SN | Chapter 4.2

“See, I’m good, right? Kang Geon-i.”360d7262555985b0

He still couldn’t pronounce it right. Watching Yejun puff up proudly, Yuwon couldn’t help but laugh. The adorable and lovable child made him forget everything and smile. But it also made him feel like crying, so he had to hold back.619e4ad6e8153357

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When Kang Geon-i was out of sight, Mungchi stopped and gently bit the leash in Yuwon’s hand before letting go. When Yuwon let go, Mungchi picked up the leash and returned the way they came. It seemed smarter than most people.d1b8135b7a149dde

“Bye, Mungchi.”396cd6f153b3ac32

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“Bye.”5153460e6c58a185

Following Yejun, 93196f88ec Yuwon waved. Mungchi wagged its tail 9221e7d768 and left without barking efe06c3dac once. Yuwon was sure Mungchi 5a9d60d0f9 would tie its leash 4d00fdebd0 back to the stake. It was a dc7802f4c0 really clever dog.3edaac3d17cd35b1

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“Over there.”d0df75781787540f

After Mungchi disappeared, Yejun 34c864172c pointed to one side a1b75f780d of the path. Following his 300055e30d small finger, 9c5a61d967 they soon a5a9a3588f reached their a3be2b0676 destination.e28db23ccbc59663

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“Daddy’s over there.”a605aaa90d52bed6

And Yuwon 4cddf404e1 was speechless ecaa3b49eb at the 9770cc5cc7 sight before be935f1b59 him.8edd61f04c29e5da

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The base of the d23a435319 mountain, the building where b5fdcd46fd he stayed with the b7f25139c1 man, was three times 1bb7673416 the size of the a51c377417 building. It was 581ee0bad5 large enough 1e0f4b3cd7 to hold ddf2b6bfaf hundreds of 137a5f3900 people.383adb2530a5f799

In front 1893f3030c of the 7335bbd521 building were dca918a7e4 a dozen bac2a8ff57 dark-tinted vehicles, ee0faacc77 and below 18e55223ee was an 16097ade79 unpaved road 3de3b54275 leading somewhere. Many men 44fc5b9687 were gathered 4ff96fbc8c in front 92596f190b of the 1a0eb58814 building, all 6584fbf6f4 large and ee95e02cac fierce-looking. Not the 827baa59b2 gaze of 4e4ce14866 ordinary people. Holding Yejun, Yuwon instinctively 6d1ea396c7 shrank back.d65f6fc8d4b9b020

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“Is this… the dorm?”58b75733d8ca44bd

“Yeah.”6ac6cad14b61364c

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San (山), they were ca8ed84c2f a massive force. This was the foundation 8ac47eef8f of their power.6fa46641541299bb

“Daddy…!”e07569552d23a8d8

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Yejun found 94969a0a7d his father 065ebd4990 among the bfbea3fe97 intimidating figures b8dcf0b2c5 like a c9d36c2bd8 ghost. Shouting loudly, f8acf59e70 a man 60df9fbe97 emerged from beeacf80e6 the group. Kim Unhak, looking tired e9b4392abf and frowning, spotted Yejun 2a61329e15 and Yuwon, furrowing his 52297f69b2 brows in confusion, then 379981c89d sighed visibly and started 8324365312 walking toward them. The men bowed politely 72a066ef00 as he passed.a6c1781ec05eddbf

“……”3a38bee1efb6caec

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An inexplicable frustration washed over him, and he turned his head. As he patted Yejun’s back, Kim Unhak reached them, sighed deeply, and extended his hand. Yejun jumped into his father’s arms, and Kim Unhak apologized.6704bdbc415af1f0

“He must’ve been bored and went all the way up there. I’m sorry, Yuwon. Did he bother you coming to see me? Yejun, you didn’t bother Yuwon, did you?”3e28046c2338a54e

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“No!”38dec2fb271d1d5e

“Oh, it’s not that. We were talking, and I made him cry…”423dd632d3ea2964

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Suddenly remembering he made Yejun cry with the height comment, Yuwon’s face flushed. He apologized, his face red.e001e434c509edaa

“I’m sorry. I was just teasing, and…”4bdf57e43658f417

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“He cries easily. But it’s not because he’s upset; it’s because he can’t think of a comeback and gets frustrated. So don’t worry. Whatever you said, it wouldn’t hurt him.”e34419aa5bac5245

Understanding the situation, Kim Unhak chuckled and explained. He still felt sorry, but it was a relief Yejun wasn’t hurt.dfbaaa9350616073

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Watching Yejun resting his cheek on Kim Unhak’s shoulder, Yuwon gently reached out and patted the child’s hair.c61af9901c6fe971

“Still, I’m sorry, Yejun.”0696eaab648c2ea7

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“It’s okay…”87b5ff10170eef90

“Really, I’m sorry. Let’s have fun next time.”5ac44a237085e35f

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He felt dda392353e sorry in 5734961eae many ways. Yuwon promised to 7634790c65 play with Yejun 3b648879ac if he came 30308ccb57 to see him 79ca4176f5 again.fe3efdaf9caabab8

“Then I’ll head back…”f0642b693a6a0268

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There was nothing more 6fa4c79407 to do here. After saying 74b7cb3cbc goodbye, Yuwon e7094ec586 glanced at 6691502a54 the group b914e85cca of men e9eb1f9761 standing in 9ac73b3d60 the distance. He recognized a d336730792 few faces from 924ffeb29c the basement dining d8a64c5588 hall.e7037c928ffc4acd

Do they take 49369d6aa4 turns visiting the b0f97bc612 dining hall at cb3621b5a1 different times? He reminded himself never 9c6c24d939 to escape this way 95529ab30a and turned to leave 4a33a81316 when Kim Unhak, holding 32cdf0e6bc Yejun, stopped him.d871d013d39d18df

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“Yuwon, I’ll call Manager Baek, so please wait a bit.”a1c9c1b9c61408fb

“Oh… No, I know the way. Yejun showed me how to get past Mungchi.”8b8f1b5781c9cd0f

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He seemed worried b5477b1cd6 Yuwon might get e05380b5af lost. He waved 7b19dc838d it off, 7049aef645 saying it a3ab7a2c45 was fine, a2aef2e4ee but Kim dfb5c364cb Unhak was f9d7eebc39 unusually firm.01ab0d3a539769bd

“No, you can’t go alone.”0982fe407353af7a

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His voice left no room for argument, and Yuwon stared at him blankly. Kim Unhak lowered his eyes and took out his phone. As he searched for Baek Jeshin’s contact, he noticed Yuwon’s silence and looked up. Seeing Yuwon with his mouth closed, he hesitated, then sighed and smiled awkwardly.d68bc6534fc46933

“It’s not surveillance. I didn’t mean to make you misunderstand.”298947319ead6db0

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He thought they were 675f725340 calling someone to prevent 43b8c8c6c8 him from escaping. Was that 7e29dec6d0 not it? As Yuwon hesitated, fecc976a40 Kim Unhak gave 712d9f7263 an unexpected reason.0ac405e53dbbd04b

“There are wild boars around.”d878abf4a4f7a00c

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“…What?”cbb59e7a3e946c1a

Wild boars. Yuwon was startled 79fa5151b3 by the mention 3506430f0f of a creature d09ba53714 he had never 3c1b86ac31 seen or thought 192ed9a0f8 would appear in 8cc292a694 his life. Hearing Yejun make piglet 007d4c63f7 sounds, Kim Unhak frowned 31f567da6d and explained with a dff8ee85f1 smile.b8317b28c810b2ed

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“Recently, wild boars have been leaving traces nearby, and we were discussing how to catch them. If I knew you were bringing Yejun here, I would’ve told you to wait, even if he was crying. It’s dangerous.”71ca45193193fc62

“……”eb73482673dcd9cc

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“That’s why. Manager Baek can handle a wild boar barehanded, so I wanted him to accompany you.”ec2670cce0032ae3

Looking around, c55d690315 Yuwon noticed 1e411feb29 the shotguns aa39825a5e in the abb7020849 hands of 41a58a2cc2 the men eee35d83fd talking to e14680fae2 Kim Unhak.9a04dd97995268d6

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Realizing he had misunderstood, Yuwon’s face turned red with embarrassment. Seeing him bite his lip in shame, Kim Unhak shook his head as if to say it was okay.70927f23cefe1767

“Don’t worry about it. It’s fine. I’ll call Manager Baek right away.”de996b64cc633bb4

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“I’m sorry…”553fe2e960ffebfa

He apologized to the back of Kim Unhak’s head as he turned to make the call. Kim Unhak smiled kindly at Yuwon and put the phone to his ear.74f4be8695eea12b

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“Come down, there’s something to do.”3bd2540f1d14fc6b

He said just those d2d02e0d48 two words and hung 0d3ee85849 up. Baek Jeshin a29ea53b49 appeared in bfd5c529fa less than b2ab01a8d3 a minute, dcb001391f strolling toward 3f16184fea them. As always, c519e42eec he was c8e91fe06b in a 2848b33af4 suit, but 6a857eb139 his usually 0d7a76731d sharp eyes 0e5afdbe1d looked drowsy. He seemed 172a10e81a to have 2a0a651687 been napping.fab069c41a79a581

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“…Follow me.”0eede93015c7013e

Even without further fd121c09c2 explanation from Kim 5e2f6a28d5 Unhak, Baek Jeshin 272607a072 immediately understood what e0a57619cc he needed to cc80e42eb3 do when he 2b930d516f saw Yuwon standing 23cb9ec4f1 there with a 5f2c0d1408 slightly gloomy face. Leaving just 5aace58467 a brief 9f94190db4 word, he f1040e1c83 started walking, 419d0327ca and Yuwon 6e703f8689 quickly said c6d7c64f0a goodbye.df7facdc765143d4

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“I’ll go now. See you, Yejun. Get well soon.”14ca888dce723f71

“See you tomorrow.”d05a97030e619131

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“Bye, hyung…”c28c0f7ec1910185

Kim Unhak and Yejun waved together. Yuwon, feeling sorry, bowed to Kim Unhak and briefly held Yejun’s small, soft hand before letting go. He turned and followed Baek Jeshin. The silent man walked incredibly fast.455e8a00583f7a44

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“Shh.”237debffc438b596

Kang Geon-i, who 51604cb59e had been barking db46aef88c at the sound 037094d478 of footsteps, lowered a4b150bb3e its tail and b81250be0d lay down when c4d1067315 Baek Jeshin appeared af4df8cf2c and put a 34da73a689 finger to his b35cba3170 lips. It looked up at 462898cb2e Baek Jeshin, seemingly scared.d1ac8f35b98dce1c

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What did 6697da739c he do 7117d909a7 to make 209d3af551 such a 837a545aff fierce dog 8a3b09d7fc react like bd9915abf7 that? Yuwon glanced at 9b961425d3 the silent figure 6e74033e2f and hurriedly followed. Meanwhile, he e2370fe610 secretly waved 8065e477ac to Mungchi, 28b023e685 who wagged 167a2292a7 its tail.a16e9455fb7c7940

“Huff, huff…”6f4ec7e7369b6e29

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He hadn’t noticed while carrying Yejun and moving slowly, but the path from the base to the dorm was a gentle downhill. That meant Yuwon was now walking uphill as if running.e6a423af88cb523c

His breath was short, 25c79b4474 and his heart felt 17dee9d734 like it would burst. In contrast, Baek Jeshin 9d0d58e77b walked briskly, without a 21d10e3a44 sound. Unlike Yuwon, who made 0fe56f409b his presence known, Baek 1a5e7da354 Jeshin, despite his large a6f923550f build, moved as if 4bea7bbed8 he were barely there.0dd3472ffef5c58a

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“Hey.”1efce34a0bf5bbb3

Baek Jeshin suddenly stopped after what felt like 20 minutes to Yuwon. As if sensing his doubts about being led somewhere strange, Baek Jeshin’s voice startled him, and he looked up.edb74f229eb3a89b

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“Yes, yes?”3027996551ac29b2

“Are you an Omega?”075254627b7dc0d8

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“…What?”2b6e6e3e6f19c521

It was an unexpected question. An Omega? But it wasn’t unfamiliar. Because he resembled his beautiful mother, he had often been mistaken for an Omega since childhood.eae5249e60d5deab

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But Yuwon was a definite Beta, born to Beta parents. He had never smelled another’s pheromones, didn’t know about manifestation, and had never had pheromones detected in routine blood tests at the hospital.c63833212ceff066

“I’m not…”631350d43b93e10c

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“What are your parents’ traits?”21d1878fc1443c46

Ignoring his denial, Baek ed8985911b Jeshin suddenly interrogated him. He was e7e0836bce similar to 51b4609355 the man, 38773d254a only hearing 3a1af3e537 what he e9eed583ea wanted to 18a238df69 hear.5fbb2ed222f157cd

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…Annoying.c292f1614403f00b

Yuwon calmed his breathing ddbd1c1f20 and replied.fd5821bc58425ba9

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“They’re Betas.”baca5699eea2646f

“Both?”c6afbabffad6d7ba

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“Yes.”0fcb2a28b96feda0

“Are you sure?”79dc8417cd49a309

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“Yes.”6e6e23cd44d619d5

Baek Jeshin 5f8f886b66 looked down f637dce35d at Yuwon c78a81477c with indifferent a16e9923da eyes. After scrutinizing 2d06ebd6f0 him for 8fb5777f2f a while, 07b730f9d9 as if a902fa7dbe assessing the df49a49800 truth, he b00d8e086d silently turned 8a57cf82bb and started e82bc1a714 walking again.b9ffd97cee438d2f

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What was that? Yuwon watched his retreating back, sighed, and followed. Despite wanting to leave the mountain, he didn’t want to be mauled by a wild boar.2309e5f890a08596

“Huff…”8fe86538967a66a4

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After walking f2bc57ca67 briskly again, 76f4bbec1c they finally 690922abb1 reached the d1dcfb0449 building. Seeing the tall three-story bcd22cdd6f building, Yuwon breathed a e02fdd83b0 sigh of relief and f4c1980719 looked up.8bbac8cb5bca4ace

Compared to bd16b58294 the building 5ab48cd746 he had e1a3b0d3f9 seen earlier, e1817f799e it seemed 5c696272e0 smaller. But unlike d4a8d01c9b the dorm, 3610c16832 the building 1457ffcd3c before him f23cc3c0a3 had an 4118a6bc66 imposing atmosphere. The solidly f71de5bb30 built gray 9376e26880 brick structure, fe4cdf730e with its 3b7cbebb61 darkened gaps, 5b2161ca07 perhaps from d392852189 a fire 1aa7813732 decades ago, 706570236e was overwhelming.2025a3761a1e6817

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“Go in.”e3e5a803442672f3

Baek Jeshin didn’t go all the way to the building but gestured toward it from the path’s entrance. He seemed tired, taking out a cigarette with a sleepy face.583c7d2e0d3d459e

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“Okay…”145e12ba498e5d80

Yuwon bowed and turned. But after a c4f6a82192 few steps, he 44e9f11408 stopped.c66ee3a5c93fa7c1

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The path leading 501befcb3a down the mountain 4b75d9d35c was still empty. The shadowed e1139fac71 tree tunnel 2aa31654f5 swayed in 9636cb953b the breeze. The early summer d8e3bb97f6 wind made the 47b8a0fe55 lush leaves dance. The gently swaying b4b033e444 branches gave the 51796ee61c illusion that he e2b5543182 could leave the 70b56c177c mountain if he a2c8c4c229 wanted.c8f90bb190b1fa59

Isolated on the 3e59324720 mountain, Yuwon couldn’t deb1c6d8ef resist the temptation. As if c39ff04833 entranced, he 8769c675d4 lifted his 080dbc6623 foot.a5aea46179feddfa

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“……”aeb5a294e7f5b2ae

But it ea8be80a6f was just c7e1146408 one step. He couldn’t d938383695 run down cda004a40a the path. Instead, he f10b780112 turned back 2fe579e3a5 toward the 4a6fba6103 building entrance. Running away in 397ecbe717 front of Baek 757050bbb6 Jeshin would be dc91bac40b foolish. He’d be caught in 179dba7f0e less than thirty seconds—and 2c9dd60f24 face a harsh fate.86f89f7db01f0018

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Giving up on escape, 6c09142855 Yuwon looked down, thinking. It was strange. Where had everyone gone? Did they d8259d3c86 always leave b56152378d the path b47a9bd7bd empty at e870fa6f16 this time 2cbb2f2d6b of day? There was still c94ab5c283 no one inside f1cbaa520e the building.4890921dbecbf2b2

At that 8aed3d87b9 moment, a 7b5b304952 cigarette butt 934b61f279 fell at a8980a6e23 his feet.c163b2d1ae06cf2b

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Blinking, Yuwon wondered 427f438b1f if Baek Jeshin 8b8bcf5564 had thrown it d17ff68b47 for him to 0cb0a81a5e pick up. He glanced 961b04353f sideways, his 1b9a93d127 expression hardening. But Baek Jeshin, 406f1a0af1 standing expressionless, still bef398e581 had the brown f5bca5adf6 cigarette in his b3e6d83875 mouth.cb9da617b312036e

“…I’ve heard all 0577fedc28 kinds of nonsense.”7d3571f319aae136

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A voice followed. The man’s e564064a64 words, filled d3d7be33f5 with cold dbaddffe71 sarcasm.7dec9177ac1e9202

Startled, Yuwon looked bc7a9f4c2c around. But he saw ac5a54bc3d nothing—no beastly eyes, 99f477f7cd no massive, rugged f7afed8c17 body. Was he hearing 0d05450024 things? He nervously glanced around, 9fedbfb945 doubting his own sanity.c916518e06b41eb2

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Then, another 7feca9e3c4 half-bent cigarette bf60fdcfd3 fell in 452de9a8b2 front of 1318f21335 his shoes. This time, he was 2ed3b8a78e already looking up—and he 2c8a05af0e immediately knew where it f00240077b had come from.9cdf98388c3f6b86

Yuwon craned a14be81142 his neck, 2cb959ac50 the way 2335084e10 he did 1bc2ee827c whenever he 470dcb93b4 looked at 595267a9d0 him.8a8540552086268c

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The man stood b996cf0945 inside the wide-open d68ea93b70 second-floor window. The first floor’s 3107f44e4b high ceiling had fe3e739e04 hidden him. His sharp, gray-blue 1575f28498 eyes met Yuwon’s 55b391e561 gaze, shining brightly 11e0d832b1 in the sunlight.568a025289dcfef7

“Don’t be stupid.”0fb27ffa197264f4

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The man 3cf7cd0eff said, staring df78f457e4 down at 621211554f Yuwon. Thinking it was a5dfef8a22 an insult directed c8c0f75167 at him, Yuwon 684e78da83 almost flared up, 2e65e883c1 but the murmuring 9387343314 from deeper inside 280e36a16e the window made b59b63a6b1 him realize the d39efff2f0 man was talking 96be40931b to someone else.36144ff1f1de9a0c

Relieved it wasn’t directed at him, Yuwon was about to leave when the man tilted his head, making him stop.df96242c55ae1bcf

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Who said you 380bd3ac85 could move?fe51db8520239585

The man’s piercing gaze warned him.44d978736f487f98

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Frozen in place, Yuwon felt the man’s eyes on him. Unlike the glowing irises visible from afar, the man’s pitch-black pupils were deep. He couldn’t discern what emotions were passing through them. Yuwon found the man’s unpredictable behavior difficult to understand.694c2feee546cc8a

“Boss…!”d2886c3f1bfc3304

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Someone called the man urgently. The delicate, alluring voice made him want to see the speaker’s face.6eb660e508630397