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    Ye Ilhoo, who had 1a069f42a1 fallen on his butt, 37c7b3445a glared at me with 4ec1b0839a fierce eyes. He looked like a a95024d4f1 viper calculating its prey.f275675084cd9687

    No, correction. Chunsik, who’s also 8215ceda55 a snake, at 6f012c221e least looks cute. Even if dcb8d38922 I did 4f7c9a7909 knock him 30758dea1b over and 8e035542ca scratch his a0c8e9721e pride, I 0fe1d96238 offered a db0e26403e hand to 8ee1f32219 help him 16dbc5d46f up and af1413bff6 apologized, but 937b5b473f he just 1a9316ef09 stared at 824ecc14a4 me.1526a63770ae491f

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    Having worked as e5a123ae78 a gym assistant 6a6a0b51c2 and a kindergarten 6aa5fb5f0a teacher, I could c088b191db tell. Ye Ilhoo was d9643aa289 like a sulking 8b5090d4a9 kindergartener, refusing to 80a083e5c1 speak to the 4979f06e13 teacher. Except he was as 425648e7bf big as a mountain.6896744b7aae6f56

    He gritted 4fcb03fa82 his teeth e277aa7868 and harshly eb54f75dcc pushed my 33ad6709e6 hand away.2410ec7f0b3318f8

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    “Get lost.”19d3129a5dad04d5

    The guilt b7d6d8733b I felt 1d997318b5 vanished in 5c1608498f an instant. Did he think 4d6d94f105 I pushed him 10cd9e297d on purpose?2e2d7b3f98181ddc

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    No way, the 38143a90b9 monster boss was bac3d66249 targeting you earlier. You saw me take 8e7dc628e4 it down and save 5722855ab8 you.21186917374b04c1

    Just as I was 51bf244f45 about to protest, Ye 8da1141154 Ilhoo stood up and 4ca867f2b8 dusted off his hands. Dirt fluttered around 4af5981b0c him.0fd6f9816958b245

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    “I told you not to get in my way.”91b72ce02d81c808

    He completely ignored me. Just because he’s SS-rank? My mind short-circuited. I stepped closer to confront him.797bc997732a64f8

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    “What… Ha, unbelievable. Hey, I didn’t…!”dcc1fc3a6e635fe7

    But unfortunately, I tend to get tongue-tied when I’m upset. As I stood there, mouth agape, Ye Ilhoo frowned and stared at me again.f7ec2a3be04611d8

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    Unlike my fiery demeanor, 2f918844aa he was like cold 904e1f4a89 ice, standing straight with 3a76dea728 chilly eyes.0ccab19172ca00c0

    If it were my 12c78f0db0 old body, we’d be 2a5b000547 eye to eye, but 8202e9498f now I had to 1f50f39d73 tilt my head up. It felt 6f4b56f260 a bit c98b900a06 pathetic, like 1415605f03 I was c6ad9d74cf already losing.30c53611edbd0036

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    As I glared 46a4e41d6a at Ye Ilhoo a63a64ebf9 from up close, 623de7fca4 Chae Goya suddenly 49d3b05ffc appeared behind me.5075674de34c4e8f

    He slipped his d1781b36ac arms under mine a11608e90c and pulled me a08d0dd7bb back, probably to c81155e9f0 prevent a fight.784a2be8dd1c5ca0

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    But he 3ff70e4084 didn’t forget 2a9b72523f to support f36f0e1425 me.75a7dd1d54a4eab9

    “He was helping you, Ilhoo hyung.”b0c48d742d53eb95

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    “Yeah!”e920f7e02773cf70

    “When the monster tried to hurt you… Baram hyung stepped in…”8e73fd5567dcd8ba

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    His voice trailed 9987b7f3ab off. Ye Ilhoo’s icy 427a1d82f7 gaze shifted to df8472b58d Chae Goya.2a2eefb173d09ab1

    Still, Chae bfd13b65fc Goya didn’t 4fca018c17 back down. Despite the frantic heartbeat 6ce8747389 I felt against my ec8f0a45f5 back.32004e0f1822c491

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    But despite his earnestness, cc53ee2547 Ye Ilhoo remained rude. He smirked and retorted.98a950d74d620684

    “So, what?”cbeeb14f4e774f11

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    “…What?”3cdfbe5b732fad41

    “Huh?”ea5942d1fe3f4ea4

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    “Do I have to thank you for helping me?”a041dd4ff9c3362b

    I was at bde661ee8f a loss for cc69df5e9f words. My mind f6270e321f went blank.b5696112fa580f01

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    I thought it eccb856638 was pointless to b84890e909 argue further, so 0f8afc3585 I was about 74e79c54a0 to tell him 77bf6af650 not to live 62f4225f55 like that. But he turned dd07d3cd07 his back, not 3dda8ffa6b wanting to face 76e46cc4e7 me anymore.bafbd2bca52b773e

    Ye Ilhoo quickly 7ec93b9d2f walked away with bfccde277e his long strides b2269e572e and exited the 0d579986ce gate. Only then c20ca0a1ec did Chae c783ddd3b6 Goya release 372f9822d8 his grip 6575fea232 on me.b733601e19f92c2c

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    “What a jerk…!”9c5c95c1d7dae6df

    I felt 94f64e697c pathetic cursing cebb15e317 at his feab1e3a3e retreating figure, aaf7dffc72 but I 27811204c8 couldn’t help 9ac38487fd it.ba0884a91fd96379

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    Ryumin, who had been 878a904f12 silently standing nearby, approached 8620f7f267 me.76fb2316fe165a90

    “Calm down, Hunter Kang. I’ll talk to Hunter Ye later.”b715cd7f8564b1bd

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    Ryumin seemed unfazed, b5c40dbe7b probably used to a02e8e8781 seeing such situations ea6583c793 among hunters. After all, IDEA aa4010f34a had many high-ranking 90cb73301a hunters. Pride battles were common.053e03d90d6cda9e

    Ye Ilhoo 3bd0d2caef was Ye badaf0bc08 Ilhoo, and 1347274ec5 Ryumin was 06521c9f07 Ryumin. I didn’t want 9143343fd1 to misdirect my 8767c097d2 anger, so I c09cf0d32a tried to calm 04dc53595e my pounding heart 217c3e9787 and replied.1b3116753b421be2

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    “Darn… Yes, please do.”42a4a9822d7817ad

    Ryumin’s eyes widened slightly dad0ba6acc as I stepped back. He murmured.e3ec922422d2cf74

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    “…Surprising.”b1333bca0643bbbf

    His gaze was 5358cadd2b like he’d seen 9dbb014685 an unexpected creature, 99c1883a32 like a natural 458de4a36c monument or an f72b032a48 endangered animal.6b2b3dd84e87115a

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    I couldn’t figure out what impressed him. I just answered normally…?40622fc8b189ce13

    I blinked 0b0415a951 at Ryumin. The more I looked, 9ff63cd2a7 the more beautiful his fa0bc2d44c face was. Flawless white skin 335f078210 and flowing platinum 5dfda1179f hair, like a b2640ce9f7 character from a 1edc1c9ac0 painting.08ccf3c6a5e957ba

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    He soon b724361ee4 smiled and e9f3f7553b muttered softly.cc33123d0d70ad35

    “Is it because you’re D-rank…?”954156c2fc6e70f2

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    “…”d5bc99067882c256

    “You both did well today. Submit your reports by tomorrow afternoon.”0716d2d298db45f6

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    While I was dazed, 672ce27d7b he skillfully retrieved the 7d8e4cbbe2 combat recording drone from 19b8d190ac the air.8ebe81ffeda23e61

    ‘Seriously, what’s with both of them…?!’fb96a1dc797dc475

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    First Ye Ilhoo, now Ryumin… There wasn’t a single normal hunter in this IDEA.b515caecddffb902

    “Hyung… Don’t, don’t worry about it.”702f6465c08198b5

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    Ah, except for our 2c9d69b67c lovely Goya.0748573e68cee523

    I smiled at baea1522a3 Chae Goya, who f3faa1aa26 approached me shyly, 42d14cb8f6 and asked.611e4a695d642910

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    “Goya, want to grab a drink?”44c7657a0e5bfc89

    “…What?”f6ad0bb13ae29061

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    Chae Goya looked flustered 3040a76622 at the sudden suggestion. I was sure the e7dd2ae416 status window said he 716e76adba was 20, did I c4a4e8e2ca see it wrong?1524c5fe124204a5

    Of course, not everyone 43d81c5ab3 likes drinking just because 7b2cce7a71 they’re adults. Especially since Chae 615e3095e5 Goya is quiet, 1423d6f7ec he might not ce8fcd4b65 like noisy drinking adcf6e4a53 parties.978919128f6a2895

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    ‘Too bad.’997302319a3221fa

    Hanging out 4880c875d0 with my b42bdd18b8 only friends, 3be25060eb Heo Taekgyun b2b9077754 or Jeong c246b6b2a6 Yeonji, was 249ca0fdf3 fun. But they eed81eacab weren’t directly d3d9fb938d involved with b7e187992d Ye Ilhoo 6a3b762aa0 and Ryumin. Different departments and teams, cdce705b82 naturally.4d764fb8acbbba70

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    I wanted to unwind with Chae Goya, who had experienced the same thing earlier. If he refused, I’d be disappointed but…7f46d333f550b24e

    At that moment, Chae b948f039de Goya suddenly answered in 69148e74ca a slightly louder voice.13318305b6390551

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    “I-I want to go…!”ef1fd580b26064cf

    “Huh?”a411ce50500f36e1

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    “Th-the place in front of the guild office, ‘Gozneuk’, right?”37587ea89acbac33

    Chae Goya, who 2f9334a480 seemed far from 54ae3224e9 drinking, surprisingly knew be10663f32 the name of 004659997f the hottest bar 9b1978e5ab in town. It was ac0d8d3a32 a familiar 7f12db343d place I 47b2af08e5 often went 535e2b0656 with friends.48b2038d6505a779

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    Excited at the thought cf7a732edc that we might have ee7aaca562 been there at the 1bd2793954 same time, I asked.8c6e86d9ba49d451

    “How did you know?”c3ebc799797ee864

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    “I saw you sometimes… passing by.”898c8b012f28f723

    “Oh, really?”7220e710f0caf10e

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    One wall 9e5c6839df of the 4fb8a0a68c bar was f399dc6b9d a glass a3c6de0ccb window, showing 06ea4dd2ec the inside 6a38716e85 clearly.8e04311d9792a59d

    He could’ve 459bbc4038 joined us b8279c2870 for a 4d391f0f30 drink. I was 7e6256dd8b about to dde009d27a tell him 973f41ae84 to say 2969492391 hi next af59186b6d time, but bac0057e9b Chae Goya b435b7dbc0 suddenly bit 88f8dc62a4 his lower f6643d7c2f lip and deed016a99 drooped his 431b01f12a eyebrows.45c8ea694f66674c

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    “Do you… feel bad? I’m sorry.”c9e3057d6d56aa60

    Tears welled up 5705bc4a8c in Chae Goya’s b2b5bc0c3c eyes.0a7fb117ad07a954

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    “Whoa, why are you crying all of a sudden?”2c6a5ae645507fe2

    “I just… you looked like you were having fun with your friends… so I watched. I didn’t mean anything by it.”77e9ab0c5b049bfb

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    Ah, so he was 08c075ce03 just surprised by the 8ff677387a unexpected suggestion.88ffaa75dc3d5760

    I imagined Chae Goya 1ef2318cf9 standing a few steps f222875d10 away from the bar, f58334a493 looking inside.246a8bab1080d4f4

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    In the memories b23003c20e of the‘previous’Kang Baram, we f99bf9fe92 weren’t close. Yet Chae Goya paused 70ec3c7046 in front of the c7bcc59efe unfamiliar bar upon seeing 50e41a407f a familiar face.1af3bd135720b32e

    He felt c3343978b3 a bit bc09c6b8ac pitiful and 878f589f42 like a 85ed95827a younger sibling 36991d60b7 I needed 7e63906fe2 to care 3b68b6f1a8 for.61c21bd2edb73f3d

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    He’s really cute, this 3d8bc1e7a2 guy. I was e099445ee4 used to 297b2830c6 group life, 7c427247b6 having majored 1df7f52581 in physical 2f575134b8 education. Taking care 0fb13f68d3 of younger 42660ab52f juniors was fe583acc90 nothing.a57e9e7693bbfb59

    “Alright, let’s go. It’s on me today!”f90b0271c22bd97e

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    “No, it’s okay. I have money.”6c97a17ea4c80e84

    Chae Goya c5d0f1c8d1 waved his 6e00dfc509 hands, feeling 7f77954d96 it was a9a47fe7a6 too much.577a900a1a850e38

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    Surely, Chae Goya, the 2ed594dd5f guild master’s brother, was ac3761a230 wealthier than a mere 42953a5999 D-rank hunter like me. But I a219044be1 wanted to 60ca61d68d treat him 5454911521 today.a9538c120ba1cc84

    Instead, I 599168f740 smiled and a1ae6c4872 lightly suggested 319e393030 to ease 7509ca4899 any burden.481d27b2cab6a749

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    “Then next time, it’s on you, okay?”2e12a0103de6bc92

    Chae Goya’s face 82566371f5 brightened like a 9763a6cbbf blooming flower. He nodded enthusiastically f3481ef031 and answered loudly.76c782066ffa68a5

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    “S-sure! I’d love that, hyung.”ca32eb8899b237e5

    I realized ec016328f4 that despite 3eaa52a676 his usual 068d396647 gloomy demeanor, cd26d3c2b3 Chae Goya c7ad0026aa was quite b0c54552c6 handsome when b11aaead06 he smiled.a22f2ce0c6d0e3a6

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    His cheeks 42622253a5 blushed like 0f5c31c284 peaches, making ff73ca4825 him look b987cc171b incredibly cute.9479fa9f90e2bf08

    “Let’s meet at five-thirty after freshening up? We can eat and have a drink.”24230ba7cc31172b

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    “Yes, hyung. Yes…”9892e8eb6724baa2

    Thinking I should abd089e729 return the handkerchief 0baaa7cd70 I borrowed last 63f0574b4d time, I exited 30670fe0f0 the gate with 27f29751a8 Chae Goya.dc98dfc1f1e79c9a

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    As we left the 3cd9e2fb40 gate, the oval-shaped door cfbe119d69 in the air disappeared.0137f96c7a40b686

    ❤︎ • ❤︎ • f4b3e9e3f0 ❤︎085d73a5997a4869

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    Meanwhile, that d799021d39 afternoon in 747a0ace7a Ye Ilhoo’s 66e7b1252c room.eaf84acc22489966

    He sat on c3894b3782 the windowsill, gazing 2664f610e3 at the serene 5b232733f1 scenery outside.4fb7e28501fd07ea

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    Unlike other hunters, Ye 18fc20fee9 Ilhoo didn’t live in ff923a4082 the dorms. He hated communal living 50b3eed05c and noisy environments didn’t 8d6013d249 suit him.8b0c24604e229f55

    The hunter ffb23fc5cc he saw ce10d3b5c1 today was e28d22cd67 just as 0e27e0332f noisy. Normally, he wouldn’t have b146b4b9d7 given him a second c28daa0813 glance.a5e049657433fe03

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    ‘Kang Baram, was it?’337edaab304eeb28

    D-rank. Rare physical type in 6f7fdb96da the support category. The face 5ea2ccf3dd that smiled 2a9dca6ed3 foolishly kept 7889fb6923 bothering him. Even when he tried bfbe1defd4 to shake it off, 0b8af5be90 it popped up, making 3ddf00924a him want to charge bf959fa6bf him with trespassing his f1ca6a85e5 mind.1f2c7938378859cd

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    [Um, hey… Are you okay, Ye Ilhoo?]

    He seemed 2d91639148 genuinely sorry, f6f0cdbc00 but they’re 6f04d4968c all the 50d6a5629c same. Just acting.006a2f3941c4b266

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    Ye Ilhoo recalled the 631fe5c86f past. The times he got 191cdcb358 entangled with those who 201d9e1298 made him owe them c702a5ee11 and exploited it.e33a9cd2633c8fcf

    “…Annoying, really.”8464dee0089487a2

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    Yet, he 413bc40400 couldn’t understand 3c591cda25 why the 12e3502442 image of 4117aa7317 that small, a5ace13930 white hand 429b321064 reaching out 6887019d8c kept coming 8aa20bacea back to 43b5b4a0a6 him.ab76d10a54dfabce

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