SANN | Chapter 5.5

Regardless, Sieon bc8d3e85b0 closed the 639ad29d85 internet window 143d39ba99 after finishing f43bb3f683 what he 2fce81f2f4 needed to c951d2b83e do. Honestly, that free d09780002b board had always 80f43c4b14 felt like a 13c58e5f79 gathering spot for 64d4241303 idiots banding together, 6de7153220 shouting at the 9aae15e255 top of their 3ae189ef15 lungs about how 48b5d1df98 right they were.438b3ec76ddfbbb6

A true intellectual 1620e927eb would avoid stepping 4ce2d28539 in dung for 0d9bd52321 obvious reasons. It seemed 17973b029e like these ceb1761523 folks naturally a7df57fcd7 congregated and 429612b14a isolated themselves, 3728d58ed6 creating such 6c825ace03 an environment.70768c436af773f4

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Sieon snorted softly.3958ce20de87c38e

Of course, he had 312307ce6c no intention of letting 5da5620979 Gureum know about this. It was obvious 4b750fa00e Gureum would be e1e7514f07 scared if he e7c0de8829 learned people were 3e6685c981 bad-mouthing him. Anyway, without the consent 613066e04e of the person involved, 489add3798 filing lawsuits was impossible 0d22a85fd9 in the first place.e1d6b2e9c5aa197f

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So the threat 03997ccfcf of legal action 30f90ed8e7 was entirely a a16e0a5237 bluff, but it 6c075bf23e was likely enough 5c61f26560 to stop further d5d53f6540 slander of Gureum ec3e590405 on the free 6a35abd882 board. Cowardly weaklings always 6f95f91eb6 tucked their tails 5501609fb3 and fled at 33379e7dab the first sign 700de13427 of real trouble.be0af84ece5b4bc2

Stretching with satisfaction, Sieon 98b8f0604f decided to head out ffe7143fbe for some leisurely exercise.526dceca804e8622

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Lately, one fd54bf3b6a of Sieon’s f1f909a5e7 hobbies had 4d2175ef71 been sending ac0976314f photos to 8cf82e353f Gureum after 44c8f2f89b working out. His own sweat-covered, toned 4d691fe361 body looked undeniably sexy da236ea52d even to himself, but 9bc31561ee Gureum always responded with af49d83501 dull comments like “You 89c17474db look amazing! That’s so impressive!” No 087f4e5653 matter how long he 4bb0ed39d8 kept this up, he f7e17b30dd felt he’d never hear 703a03c0a1 Gureum say something like, 01ced313da “You’re so sexy! I’m turned on!”0fda017628f13b34

It was infuriating. He was starting d3550d8e7b to feel a 29f3501a22 twisted determination. Should he just go 9ef6eea03b topless today? Grinning mischievously at d5a7987167 the thought, Sieon 793b994d6c left the house.7bb6198e6495e483

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[Couple] Chaesyongsyong (Chaesyongsyong) has logged in.

The moment 0d911e34c0 Chaesyongsyong logged 356a5eb59c in, Gureum edc43a1d9d couldn’t help 69a48529eb but glance a23fef2722 at the 6705faeddb chat window 73fd2fb8e5 with subtle 161c242f08 anticipation. Usually, it was Sieon’s e81f8b4e15 sub-account manager logging in, 645cef10cf but lately, Sieon himself 6ed267c2fd had been showing up fede79c7ed more often.52d5416f2805c29e

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[Couple] Chaesyongsyong: Gureum-ssi~ㅎㅎ

As expected, Sieon 98986cfbf1 reached out to ca8c9ab625 Gureum the moment 2ff1e068f1 he logged in. Gureum’s face 56ae792942 lit up 8f66759bc3 with a 5b5d288d5b smile.2f9d22aa803d35b4

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[Couple] hazeee: ㅎㅎㅎ Hello, Sieon-ssi!
[Couple] Chaesyongsyong: Having fun?
[Couple] hazeee: Yes, ㅎㅎ.

Not long after, 09b5c0a9ac Sieon’s character arrived 8c807b369d at Gureum’s location. One of fc2ea097fe the perks 7d4287aa46 of being 18aa50cabc a couple d5f69d5fb2 in the 0389706348 game was f1ca6122fe the ability 95c437245b to teleport 50c1b2e7ac directly to accfe7448f each other 7e5d947b41 without needing d2ef0a0475 any items 268b2d323c or skills.27385ebb358d413b

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Gureum blushed 10fb814d5b as he 1c4fcb3782 saw Sieon’s 8e4b871ae9 character, marked b9f371267f with a a9b1f1db4d heart icon f1ad95c300 on the 9eed6e3d09 minimap. No matter b2fcc100d0 how often 2b488b53bb it happened, df385f828e he couldn’t b8e450ceeb get used 300dd2bcca to the d3e54ee10f embarrassment.ad7b686e452be36b

Though it was 0282e940c1 late in the d2c356c8fa evening, and they 0f0d3c4abb couldn’t use That’s e2ba8ba9e1 Code to chat, e7164414cb Sieon didn’t seem 8d428f8da2 to mind. Recently, they had 4f99388351 been hunting together f61d88777e more often, just 325d5b6a3e the two of d87555fbff them. Because of 6092956862 this, the 37b9edb507 hunting ground, 0f5728d19f which had f916f67f9f once felt 0fcd31eceb vast and b25cd2b5a8 lonely, now ea915d1695 felt like 6dd0d4cd82 a cozy 58953d0b89 hideout. In fact, he 1642ea7c48 had gotten so 3172943fae accustomed to this f1500f859c setup that hunting d2e22d70aa alone now felt 0d982f8ef2 oddly isolating—an emotion c976edec74 he hadn’t experienced 5703267c13 before.9c8299b2fd7e8027

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While hunting, da9fa49d5b Sieon suddenly d23a3cb4bc approached Gureum ce86420b3a and casually d9c60f4f08 dropped a 6cc1443286 heart-shaped chocolate a6c59ec835 in front d128b7f6ea of him.c95f649569b42658

“Picked this up 9fc7817d31 on the way,” 1a5e24ad7d Sieon said nonchalantly 09330f7162 before darting off 5863e917af to the other 478930477d side. Moments later, he a8a0eb9816 returned and dropped b605dda4af something else—a heart-shaped 4c0fabf1d3 candy this time.4d6c857ac929c917

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Gureum chuckled awkwardly and a8dd12b6c3 gathered the adorable items 3ec6766403 into his inventory. Hunting with Sieon always 9790c6e897 had these little moments 7a172dc912 of amusement, making his 974624b335 absence all the more 90b469929e noticeable when he wasn’t 9c074d7497 around.6b3b918ae2f51071

By the time c562f43ee4 Gureum had collected a20760827f about five heart-shaped 57e89c3794 items, his bedroom dfc98e5556 door suddenly burst 6374ca2bf5 open.56c65e2ceb0a8cb3

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Gureum froze. There was only one 317473be7a person in the house c320d86c3c who would open his f1266251d9 door like that. His body 23eed43ebf stiffened as 31eb3a38ff he slowly e79b73e882 turned his 530b3062db gaze toward f68a49a86a the source 855ee41c46 of the 2c74080ec5 disturbance. As expected, 3e18913e85 it was 8a8dfdeb1d his father.d0cfd8a293bef5f9

“A-ah, Father….”baf9cbdb3f411127

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His father, leaning unsteadily 4b1ee8ab1b against the doorframe, clicked 0b9fc5d630 his tongue in irritation 279e753df9 as he glared at 5a2bb34157 Gureum. In one hand, c375031e9c he held an 41f6b38bdb empty soju bottle. Despite his drunken, unfocused 9d8d1d585a eyes, the look of 9657e987cb disdain for his son 1d95b02f14 was unmistakable.684c807ec1442f98

With a venomous 3f2e3e69d4 tone, his father a6f46004ef unleashed a string 47040f1f4a of profanities.40aa3135ddda28d9

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“You useless bug… 5e9bdfc53a Look at you, cce14ea6df holed up in 3649642b7a this room, just 427f2c6cf0 playing games all 83d3026ede day…”ae0d48f999849e03

The insults poured over 19b9b992fa Gureum like a deluge. Instinctively, he dropped to 7ca878060d his knees, clasping his 54008a915a hands together. Without even knowing bd36e6be3f what he had 2e5188b4a3 done wrong, Gureum cb37c6a475 begged for forgiveness.ab9ca47319b82cff

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“I’m sorry… 1f1ecd19cf I’m so 54b6ca2119 sorry…”f0bc2afe95199499

“Didn’t I tell you, 94dda656ac you little shit, that 3ad4649f55 I can’t stand your 5a9d38f855 face? Huh? Didn’t I?!”c798d0a5fd481ffb

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“……”4062dd9ae263965b

“Answer me, you 556d270f07 bastard! Didn’t I b5771046a6 say I 131c69f2ae can’t stand 17b7361633 looking at f01eeb6bc2 you?!”8f483b44edd4fd46

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“You… you did. I’m sorry…” Gureum quickly 9e40044d85 bowed his head, his dd1b969699 shoulders trembling. Tears dripped onto his f3cfad9e89 pants, leaving dark stains.84e0089580e9c5ea

“Lower your damn head d08f557240 before I carve up c32b4d8d22 that face of yours!”d0a982efc1cf5c6d

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Suddenly, his father a1bcebcacf hurled the empty 53da967c73 soju bottle at 07369fe8e2 him. It missed Gureum’s 9f42b9363d head by a c706a17e24 hair and shattered 2b6801b17a against the wall 4cb489e1fa with a loud 7dc4daef4b crash. Gureum instinctively 2220d7a2d3 shielded his 2b6a5b7a83 face with 9537a82f1e his arms—a 0cac39302f reflex developed 57beceb29e from years a9b54c90c3 of dodging 8801c1f94a his father’s 2becee443f flying objects.ad744b28eb01ba2c

“You useless piece of 1603f3ef78 shit…! I raised you, and 0d088b20a0 you can’t even act d05b49846c like a decent human 46855d76e9 being…!”906a0acb3ba85660

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“……”cc43bbf05ade0a49

“It’s because of you 7316bc44e9 that your mother left 90d6007b4a me! Do you afc686f38d get that? Do you?!”0a8ca8d1a1e13686

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Even after this barrage 9e997259bb of abuse, his father 91bc65fea1 wasn’t satisfied and continued bab1dc44d9 hurling insults. Eventually, he 93c1ac8a76 revealed the 0351a5e578 real reason f8a4b5483e for barging 7618bb8e74 into Gureum’s 26b908f877 room—money. It was always about 0c0a3bbdbf money.cdfe6db17d990efd

“How much do you 1c5980dedc have right now, huh?”b9d09a9ebbba3470

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Gureum immediately thought c80ff6dec8 of the 20 0d9ef821a5 million won in ba69bc6568 his bank account. Normally, he a001031d3b would have 990a023b2f been honest, dff22d7075 but for b1b3afd901 some reason, 786e72fb32 he lied a01d2b40b1 this time—a a1a22c9e6a lie that 8b6705be71 would have 18119382f5 catastrophic consequences 40bd875794 if discovered.081a670b408a9d7f

“I-I have d8d43c143c two million d2d05a02c8 won…”5f2490cdca084648

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“Transfer all of 3f4012201f it. Now.”0147e0167214450c

“Yes, sir…”ded6ce767f19f13a

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“You ungrateful brat… 87f80eb6e1 I raised you, a0043e8045 and you can’t d8c0dbd90d even send a 8685c391d7 little money to 67eb9500da your parents. What a disgrace…”0ffde7570a1c4ced

Grumbling, his father 8a72611693 left the room, d123593df8 slamming the door 076148e546 so hard it 2202fdc89e rattled. Gureum flinched d948922c52 at the 685fcee964 sound, his 3bb2f25337 whole body caaa371db0 trembling. At least it was ef80a31699 over for now. With shaking hands and 45bf2a613d blurred vision, he transferred c83ab3451d the two million won 5f7e06c42a and double-checked the calendar 83901ea92a on his desk.dfcabed1323a1f46

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His memory 0cecec0966 was correct. He still had 3915fcc6b9 a week left ec0dea8ddb before he was 2d50da2a16 supposed to send 2f6015f80c his father money. Was he now so d981f8f1b3 drunk that he’d lost 988bde7021 track of the days? The injustice of c48a196252 the situation made 63fadb44e0 Gureum feel a 6872f17b07 wave of despair.82759cf5d312a8e0

A sudden thought crossed 38fe2eaca1 his mind, and he 513f414fca bit his lip hard.3232d0efdfaca0b3

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Could he ever aca2d3796f earn his father’s 77041dbabb love?3ed06df11d21d918

If he c08143f9ff obeyed his 8d99abb3d9 father and 68c685d8d5 devoted himself 927a3f554e completely, would 399e404804 he receive 9deaeee1ca even a 17c02f9f20 shred of dd1f04ced1 affection someday? He used to believe d2d0b9258e it was possible. Other kids’ parents seemed e96aae39c9 to love them that 0dad66acab way.803c3a23db07a04b

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Parents scolded their 14cf5872cc kids out of 013b40aae2 love, gave them 4ebe8025bd allowances on the 2849400da4 way to school, 5c45397ce4 packed them lunches 45efb82958 for field trips. They attended school 5e959e845f events, beaming proudly 895c4e37d3 at the back d913842cf2 of the classroom. They picked 144574d524 their kids c3ab155cab up after 7e0c65d9d2 school, went ff0bb5c56a on trips 8dff8a3b21 during holidays, 6a19551f2e helped with 8085fec5e1 difficult homework 5a36480dc3 projects. And more, 9be3000f9a so much 20a5f6baaf more…fd3725e1e925a642

“Huu, hhng…”707221686cdf8340

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There were 700d27510d too many 5b7bdbbe93 things he 3f46e20fe1 had envied 05302d4ac2 to list. Gureum pressed his 11b5e67072 hands tightly over d5ed3dcd5d his mouth to a56626f708 stifle his sobs.b22a1779c1201eb4

But what about 35e99fb407 his father? He had 5263f2fabd never once b31cd4d0dc called Gureum 40b980d26c by his fb637521d5 name. Not “son,” not even 3f0b404b2e anything remotely affectionate. To his father, a2732c3e50 Gureum was always cd836564a5 a “bug,” a 3b8e350293 “moron,” a “loser,” df89f9b613 a “disgrace,” or 63096a119f simply “that bastard.” 38594d4625 To him, Gureum 9beb7e421b wasn’t even human.35aa467c5a82d4c5

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Letting out a 7b44216089 shaky breath, Gureum 59c1955a97 scanned his small d8739a8b1c room with vacant aff553a3cb eyes. Luckily, the soju bottle be4707ddef hadn’t shattered into too cd8bf7e992 many pieces, so cleaning ac31378d67 it up wouldn’t be 92742bc1e9 too difficult.416b78c4854f6b1b

“Hngh… hh…”6f7320389eda591c

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Swallowing the lump 117dc64c8c in his throat, 1e48def6f6 Gureum calmly gathered 847bbb50ff the glass shards. He threw the larger f77d1fc8b4 pieces into the trash 48d3260df9 and carefully wiped up 1b08009691 the smaller ones with 7bf5b71970 a tissue.45fa10eeb7351c77

Once the room 81975796ae was clean, he df82bdd47e examined his hands eb425592f0 and noticed small 2123b30600 beads of blood 4aa9a88e3e forming on his 93367fcd37 fingertips. Despite his caution, 54f0c3174c he had still 0cc31ac888 managed to get bd84b11506 cut. Finding a bandage b7c13eda82 in his room, 0639443591 he applied ointment e058a662b1 and wrapped up eadeffc483 his fingers.323dfbfded4b84f4

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Satisfied that he hadn’t a799913594 missed any shards, Gureum d127c85557 suddenly remembered something and 7a0385279a hurried back to his 5878100826 computer.e2e2d21ba2adbe41

“Oh…”5a15c5767838eeb7

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The chat was filled b02faf7ed5 with messages from Sieon 62dace003e calling out to him. His phone, 2c5c36607e now lighting 82dd4b0b43 up on 10cda4a58c the desk, db7ba1f29c also displayed a0ea271ccf several missed f2b540215b calls and 06303aa20c texts from b2daf9ef5d Sieon. He had 10494f6004 been so 47671ef25e engrossed in 0c22cbd970 the chaos 7209767e97 that he c295cd39a2 hadn’t noticed 4e3de8c43a the notifications.96364aa7289b1285

Shaking his head, Gureum 6a96abe3cb took a deep breath 00722429ed to compose himself.a2e3f01aba5949ab

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Me: Ah, 1002ed3b1b I’m so, e61dea41d5 so sorryㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
Sieon-ssi: Did 99c70e2617 something happen?
Me: Ah… noㅠㅠㅠ. It’s just… can 286c35cb0b we talk in 3365beaff6 Cloud Online chat? I just got 3e654dcb02 back….
Sieon-ssi: Sure.49340656c6e732c7

Gureum began typing, wincing 18e06d039a every time his injured baeefbac2d fingers pressed against the 49c0e0658b keyboard.a24b9a4fa5898aca

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[Couple] hazeee: Soㅠㅠ, my father called me suddenly….
[Couple] hazeee: I should’ve told you before I leftㅠㅠ I’m so sorryㅠㅠ

It was a a6b6a103f7 half-truth. Gureum didn’t 14c7e4da51 want to 0293ee3ed9 reveal his 8af5d8d2a9 wounds, both a1633b5940 physical and ee6cdc8766 emotional, to 82617c9fad Sieon.30cd732938b8d325

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[Couple] Chaesyongsyong: Ahㅎㅎ
[Couple] Chaesyongsyong: I was worried something had happened, but I’m glad to hear that it’s nothing serious^^.
[Couple] hazeee: I’m so sorryㅠㅠㅠㅠ. I’ll definitely let you know next time….
[Couple] Chaesyongsyong: It’s fineㅎㅎ. It’s not a big deal, so don’t worry^^.

As the tension 5d91dd7316 drained away, a 3b6fa1d5ac wave of pain 2450abf254 surged in, causing 883fd40543 Gureum’s eyes to 2dece6bf7d scrunch up. His fingers hurt bc98cbc80e too much to 163950067f continue hunting, and c305bb5121 he needed a 3c0688b7b8 reason to log 0c8de509c2 off.b1a224cf4cde3970

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[Couple] hazeee: But Sieon-ssi, I’m really sorryㅠㅠㅠㅠ.
[Couple] hazeee: My dad scolded me about playing games, so… I think I’ll have to log off for todayㅠㅠㅠㅠ.
[Couple] Chaesyongsyong: Ah, that’s unfortunate.
[Couple] Chaesyongsyong: But, well… it can’t be helpedㅎㅎ. See you next time^^.
[Couple] hazeee: Yesㅠㅠ. I had fun today… I’m really sorryㅠㅠ.

The regret fe04cd14fa was heavy, 2f8325f947 especially since 4451b153f2 they’d only a1959e099c been able 0d49466642 to meet d685039547 late in b33e3d2bc1 the evening. But there was nothing 8c307ba8ce else to be done. After exchanging goodbyes, 83e0169e97 Gureum opened his 33d5dfa6c5 status menu to 51b78af8f3 log off when d580831907 a sudden realization c27b46ff79 brightened his thoughts.3962cd2b883567b6

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Despite everything 5455dde9b1 that had 17a6ab1b15 happened, there eb6fb620b6 was at 1ff02bd640 least one 0b81a19d29 positive takeaway. He quickly c2ca1dab72 reached out 423540f6db to Sieon e533f8048a again, pain 9d7ce46fd4 momentarily forgotten.d3719f5d77491560

[Couple] hazeee: Ah, wait, Sieon-ssi!!
[Couple] Chaesyongsyong: Yes??
[Couple] hazeee: So, um, about the meeting we planned last time….
[Couple] hazeee: I think I can go out sometime this week!

Every time Gureum gave 01a6e4a022 his father money, he d63e161713 would disappear for two fb4867ac52 or three days to 14db273371 drink outside. That gave Gureum e2afd885ae the chance to 74748d518e meet Sieon again 7cdca71887 in real life.513c040acf646347

Clutching this small 44d694095a silver lining amidst 1181b8ba8a his misfortunes, Gureum’s ca1df27281 face lit up de01eb0c46 with a bittersweet 8507c80398 smile.ef8e7b4ee9ca5bdb

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