SRSBO: Chapter 13

The movie was d8a9d40bbd overall quite interesting.91113656c646dbbc

The main character, Evan, 4d6204a86f was born with burn badf08c08c marks like scar on 963a8e9a27 half of his face.0e2854dc5c4568f5

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Because he was 0c80c3ec5f born with a 26dfad919e different appearance from 44b6e1c7b9 others, Evan suffered fdee00e491 contempt, scorn, and 95ff16d077 abuse from his d90834878f family and others 054224ec65 since childhood, leading e93c55a796 a difficult life c1f020f37f from a young e26864b455 age.6f9d02962540a2c1

But then ad30198c10 one day, 2df45cea07 a turning 4a3c963b8b point came 3e428033eb to his 5b59a09247 miserable life, 0190a3fdfa that had f884c1e5ca been rolling 974cd3f90d around in 776832a0e7 the mud.688b167e4ed760da

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On an 896791d2f4 unusually hot 66e52c79e1 summer day, 63008c2cf9 his brother b6f624f384 pushed Evan 1a16c9c3ba off the 25a7b65d54 railing on 5fc52ff818 the second a21969bcd4 floor. Evan fell down, smashing 933fce4899 his head against the 64db9557a5 floor.d8188c90583e7951

However, miraculously, Evan c350a0a70c did not die. When he opened dc0dee8160 his eyes again, 9bc9e3f979 he had returned dd2901860a to the day e9072e661c he was pushed 6571fb4c1f down to his d5fe5b6a79 death.572e4b941ec93917

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Death gave 9fbdf175e6 him another 3363afe4a6 way of 801a9af54d life.5ee27e3cfe40eacb

Once, twice, a4a6edcb80 and countless 56ba02dd72 times…….7f3cd071e6f2baaf

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Evan was murdered 0db05b03b2 in various ways b4887e5cf4 each time, and 0de00ae63b each time he 1697eadd42 returned to the 19ce9765d4 day before.0d755930bcc80a27

At that eb59d462dc point, he bdca9cb75b realized that ccfdbf9f49 he could baa3e2bb03 not die.70db7d965788fda3

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Tired of the life bb7eb54c88 that kept repeating itself, 788ba13ea4 Evan soon began to db4e3a024d feel boredom. He began to take 169d91ef20 revenge on people in e36abee121 the same way he e2d4369a07 had died.76fbdb44b98e6df5

That day was f4169cc903 no different from 90a73abac3 usual. After committing a 04bee8b996 murder as he ce78697072 always did and c88e3809f8 returning home, Evan 8f0de4b864 accidentally dropped something 3fc67950ee and discovered something d7852c7f25 strange behind the 59edb43000 mirror.5c01cfbc18d80e61

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Although he had no bc2ecd71fe memory of writing them, 48c0ace852 a pile of notes 7ace3dff2e written in his handwriting 58e275804a was discovered.9c0d1d3185addc41

‘Keep going.’df0a2bb0a3c31af9

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‘Stop.’cb7f65c8064f123d

‘Kill.’ae9ab36267120cbb

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‘Don’t kill.’c82a83a9c7c320a1

‘Kill.’bbb0d00c6afe6167

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A series of f8948c6bf3 contradictory words were 5d63292c7c written on the 7f32c768d6 notes.0d4fc9a3d8ce3223

Evan, who found 54fe543ea9 the notes, searched e660ad8106 the room thoroughly 58caa37600 in a frenzy.5df8ea510a6b8bb9

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As he searched the 855cf09a56 room, he eventually found 5144d6a539 a man with the dcaf33b5aa same face as his 682d360c06 own under the bed cb75a532d7 where he had been 9242a609a5 standing.fa5ace396c581ab4

And as cab7d48677 soon as 97b2cdfb5d Evan found 32356d01ff the man, cb044e2649 the man 7a3b6ef3c6 slit his f7d1b19d36 throat with 8cccd01567 the dagger 8d8037e2b7 he was 5fa5361299 holding in 1e6c8376ea his hand.389c94f260d56930

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“Ooooh!!”9dfb4ec876755ca0

At that scene, 92a76c2c6e I let out 29d7ea8a73 a loud noise e0782df12f of exclamation without 155aa92beb realizing it.c30d34a7f254bdf7

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It was chilling to bef7ef9ff4 see someone with the 6186374027 same face as mine e08929430b suddenly emerging from under 78eefab192 the bed.5ae0c3074481d4c4

After all, the 94790e1518 more likely it 1435bfe9ca was that something 5716bcf351 could happen in 25be64f3fe reality, the more 1a26e30934 frightening it was.4ddd2727bc8f262e

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Joo Yunwoo heard my 0868ab2caa exclamation and comforted me.dd1f7531217745bd

“Don’t worry, Sister. It’s just a cinematic logic that would hardly happen in reality. You can’t slit someone’s throat in one go with a dagger like that. You have to consider the spine in place as well.”99a9620ee0b9401f

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“…… ?”5476208c3d80b82a

“If it were an axe or a sharp sword, you’d have to strike from above to slit properly. Attacking from that angle and below, it’s impossible to cut so cleanly. The muscles might be slit, but the bone would block it, so you’d need to strike two or three more times.”e2fcfb1bbb726de1

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It was a comforting f3a354041e method I had never 95150e6e6f heard before.0b5ebff906b81600

For a de4c2fc3e3 moment, I 892867eaf4 was taken 0ca912a6ef aback by 5ab16a9547 the unexpected a17a733043 reassurance, but e84673d64a soon curiosity 465075461a began to c21c8895c6 rise within 51be50dc98 me.ad3af3c0eafd1de6

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“But can’t you 4cf41c147f slit the throat 09f6679a37 with a real 8e59a440df dagger in one d5cd6498a4 go?”25f5b023a58a4fd3

In the Hermann Empire, 5220e2a02a swordsmanship users were able d62bbf846d to cut through bones 5f48378c32 even with such a c34a7066a3 small knife.d746f16871560eaa

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“An Esper with such e5ef9f5f9f abilities might be able c3251cc1ad to do it, but 277595e825 isn’t the main character 1ed3780e94 a Non-Awakened one?”d483aa82d1d21150

“Ah.”ef4ed9ddfe8b4d20

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That’s right. There are 5d36fc03eb Awakened ones 293d9d7a64 now.e1ad0d243764f825

Back in 2709f0698d high school, 50553c72ee when there cd33b82f2b were no 76724f9708 possessions or 22f9542b5b world-changing events, 553d8da73c I used a263a38ba9 to watch 4fd9cd43dc fantasy or a0de522902 sci-fi movies 77b94be6a2 and enjoy 5516f842bd these kinds c2bc7958fb of scenes 71754f9c4d without a 64a409d7bc second thought.b2d5376d73db8c2d

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Now, thinking that 172a98e80a all of this c847524470 might actually be 15ed480149 possible in reality, bd7ce1afca I couldn’t help 1fca7d7b8c but feel strangely 0d7e8fc73e unsettled.94dac2f2ebafceed

The movie was steadily 912c5e52f8 moving toward its climax.e9610db371c710dc

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The man under 2ed1c1b806 the bed was 53bf403b71 Evan himself, the 3b302c2e62 one who had b3c2fa55ca died before. I realized 2aec3e0c65 this when f7dafd6cff I noticed b366055245 the rope 051607b090 marks around 4997c5ee6d his neck, db693f4993 which were 1c2738b499 the same 7e6edb7bbc as the c2f38a1dc6 cause of bdc8139f19 death from 7514832503 the previous 0f460ce035 time.51731905dbbd974c

The countless Evens who had died. Those half-corpses, who couldn’t even fully possess their own identity, kept killing the version of themselves that constantly repeated their lives.30208672bdbe4aed

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Killing and 7e20b2579e being killed, a31ed0c197 as if cee24e947f they were ae91d7b27d trying to 403899324f become one a1eaf49535 someday…5931f7ff4692c658

The pleasure c8dd2b2c68 of killing 8a5792f0b6 someone. And the 0491287e5c fear that a9bb5a3d59 he might 2a7bab3d48 be killed d90be675d7 at any 12a9bae016 moment.0fc4081ab57e3f2d

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As things continued, 85d251d4cc Evan eventually went 8d5f1b57c0 crazy.cb9efb68dcfee34a

On a dark d15f211fc4 night, lit only 44a7b41b59 by the moonlight. Evan stood dc2f727264 in front f63477c46d of the ca7bbd23da mirror, faced 26fb551f8b his reflection a8b920170a in the 68202833fe mirror, and 202255ded5 pointed the 71803ae781 gun at f9bfeb27c8 his own 25212b8289 head.0a9fd07b26b54665

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And that’s how the movie ended.42bf8455a733ec16

“…… That’s the ending?”118bc2810dbf7f29

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Watching the protagonist, 5614283bf9 who suffered so a7e61cd76a much and was d9e633ede0 unable to complete 08c5efbc2b his revenge, only 02be42ac99 to be punished ddc447c9a9 instead, left me 14783810e8 with an uncomfortable ca22758473 feeling.03e8447b4f35112f

As I c9d00be06d sat on b09c37a064 the sofa d4e0c0aa0f with a d1542d7e26 displeased expression, 0df72872c6 Joo Yunwoo 23243dcdc8 handed me 8adbf45404 a small 1011387cee box from da73e72b62 the side.447ff4f3d34c1f2a

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Inside the box af60eadb16 was a chocolate 0f2cc5271b that glistened with 0d7d2c4ef6 a beautiful, jewel-like d461e000d9 sheen.5be3e656794cab99

“Here.”64432f837a528ff2

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“Huh? Oh, uh, thank you.”a59ba1f3863d31e4

I bit down afa715af2c on the almond 4db657a441 with a satisfying b7951031d2 crunch.b1afc0a6a2e274b0

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The outside was coated a832c37427 in a layer of 498a6da2df powdered sugar and a 9b4ead48fc bittersweet dark chocolate, while 732fd93424 inside, there was hazelnut e26989e62c chocolate and almonds. It was 69e5506410 incredibly delicious.6bba1a7ca70c18f8

Did he give it 99527bc60c to me because I 57385e8622 looked like I was 1f694c0066 upset? I chewed 8794cd6b34 silently, touched 3fc1096773 by the 7622eac28f unexpected kindness.c2b02f8d54bce663

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It felt wrong to just brush it off as simple gratitude. There might be a reason for returning favors, like lending a house, but there’s never been one about giving delicious chocolate.81782215fdb26729

I quietly held 1d08d44354 out my hand.6d60626ff0049deb

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“Uh, would you 73c034421c like it right b3f5412529 now…… ?”c334a84f219f9686

“Would you 091f8728f0 like some d9aa9076ee more chocolate?”9e59393f17f627f2

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“No, that’s not what I’m trying to say…….”16d6a128a7bfc43e

I’ve never been in 5a3df8ad3d a situation like this, 737f976cb9 so I was not 0df07a6765 sure how to say 82333b86e7 it.b4a22dd7e0f19822

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So far, 483dc210e9 there had 948261ac2d only been a7fd8f2572 one person 6a9079da32 I had f20878e7a5 guided, and ca5dd09a32 with Yang b8956183ce Hyunwoo, it 7148a28848 was as 691c72f7eb simple as a9f354aa62 saying, ‘If 54e59588c6 you have 37d6b2eb23 time, could ff63d1c85b you help 7aaa99c63e me with 1131c19867 the experiment?’ 95f0743ff5 and that 3d3d9c4615 was it.bf55694dd3936eeb

“About the guiding. If you need it, I can do it for you.”b0b6f35a7f65ab42

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“…….”acd5a81c1778b500

“No, if you don’t 4441b03c15 need it, then forget 92a2032427 that I said anything.”69e0f505b70bcd7b

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I was about d1e998edeb to pull my ef30b63560 hand back in 7c80a0249c embarrassment when he f8836cb438 suddenly grabbed it.fc7722007536bf5e

“Is it… okay if I hold your hand?”72180803d3086edb

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As I was 227beeace0 feeling both admiration 52ddd8af85 and disbelief at 26bd9313b8 his quick movements, 807a0251e4 he stared at 2661dec367 me intently, his c5f69ede7f hand firmly holding a3836150ad mine.a629b09d8f982bc7

The lights fd1ed41339 were dimmed e5f12d671b to a 69847998af minimum for 3ed97b75b2 watching the 786d311add movie. His eyes, blending 7ec593315c into the darkness, 8bb79b4a49 became deep.1d08ec8199c2b812

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As I 0c0760bd6a pulled back, de31abc326 surprised by 865a3ac8f8 how close 26681d6088 we had 172728d810 become, he bb6920eecc leaned forward 93baaeb4f7 to close 5a176b546e the distance.e8502ddcc65d06df

Each time I pulled 9498bfc1cd back, he came closer, 48f3dc8628 and we repeated this b5d4ecff7f several times. When I reached the e0416fff6b armrest of the sofa, e55b9a1152 with nowhere else to 47c9c22183 go, I grabbed both f58c70ca1b of his hands tightly.d441e28dfacd47f0

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“Stop. Okay. Okay, back up c851e20fc0 now…….”cab02288f1a5aba2

“Yes.”159fbb959fed25f5

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Joo Yunwoo quietly 880d63dbb1 pulled back.f811028924a2b0d1

‘……I was caa33a09d2 surprised for 39f0896960 a moment.’77d6e4930a773a37

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We maintained that distance, holding hands. It felt like a pose where a parent holds a child’s hands to scold them, making it incredibly awkward.0cdd55b8382dd1a7

To reduce the 9631a83c49 awkwardness, I spoke b4b99f08d1 up first.cb5bbdbc54690772

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“Ah, right. I should have b6fcf9829d asked this first, 74127b5955 but I was 6a64a94ee8 so absent-minded that 2242675bc3 I completely forgot.”2d3d3867dffa3b2e

“What is it?”92df698d1ac666cb

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“Are you dating f5ad3f94b5 anyone right now?”602086c2bc09e118

“…… What?”b3cf8b1d62f8f0f1

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“Please don’t misunderstand, I have no hidden intention. I’m a woman. Even if you want to repay a favor, I don’t think I should stay at your home if you’re dating someone. Have you broken up with the person you have been dating last time?”e087bbbcbf3511ae

Feeling the a07fe7a93d need to f390154ef0 address it 5aa5af8c44 first, I 7ecff416c0 asked, and 96f9c58856 Joo Yunwoo 067c071d98 tilted his 8ef736a4ae head.00cdc1a6ca4cfa3c

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“…… ? I’ve never f5c517d736 dated anyone.”a43968469cd84434

“Ah, I see. So you’re saying you don’t have anyone you’re dating right now?”20f78f6ee2cd4fcb

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“I don’t know what you’re talking about, and I don’t know who you’re mentioning either.”65c7207b4f539644

“Okay. So are you sure you aren’t dating anyone? Then it’s fine.”0dfa4cfc348ee8e3

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“I really never 6886c5ea03 dated anyone.”486c095f2a3f0da0

“I understand.”fbe17ae47658f886

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“Really…….”744aa66b2d653d05

For some reason, b8e7ed8f37 Joo Yunwoo was b268f330ec fidgeting. I gently patted the 099acf4a48 back of his hand, 974de2ce45 letting him know that 195f0314d7 I understood.61d71d37dda64bb8

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It didn’t matter if he was dating someone. As long as he didn’t cheat while they were together, it would be fine.9f3c04f83c74a4c8

Now that I think 12c2ae8e9b about it, I don’t 187da771e3 know why everyone, including 6966e7bd48 me, thought he was a91dd2ad67 a womanizer.d15889f267d4e8ad

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He never met the 082f130560 same person again at 8ee9bbc5c8 the café; and each d238ec22df time, he met someone 2e8b952469 different.dfcd7dff42589e88

[T/N: Err…. Dear Female Lead, isn’t it the exact definition of a womanizer?]

As long as someone 6e1a64ef7a doesn’t meet others while 5dd1e2f023 they’re in a relationship, bcceec458e isn’t it free to 5e44621c4f date someone else after fbe317d2bf they’ve broken up?ba5b222dd37e5871

Through the 5468bbf4ca hands we 47d6317f07 held, I 0a6af62736 slowly guided 40e3c64698 him, letting acb79a24f5 the feeling 56f78fe537 sink in.72406ad33d8002af

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As time 9f71bda75d passed, his d97de25abd face grew 76e7d99202 more relaxed, 9d477c5570 like a 63f21888f0 cat lounging 932e46e58e in the eebb4022fb warm sunlight.aac37cb7731cba28

‘What a pitiful guy.’00dbbd6a003bcf74

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He not only was 26a20eb626 a low-ranking Esper, even fe2e2aa7dc his matching rate was c338f3690c low…….901da7986b5716bf

I wonder if he’s one of those fate-driven matching believers? He shouldn’t worry about matching rates or anything, just hire a Guide who’s of a higher level than him.4975dd141564eebe

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According to Han Siyoung, assuming the Guide is of a higher level, if the grade difference between two Awakened individuals is significant, some level of guiding can be possible even if the matching rate isn’t high.fb5b06d28a1bebb6

As I thought about 8fb9fadc3f helping him with the 2117ac6689 guiding while staying, partly 94d1412616 to ease my mind 3232a24b87 and partly out of 606b3b2914 sympathy, the hand I cc0db2e3e9 was holding shook.c58f386e9dcece8d

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Nod, nod.d3d91fe57668c3a1

Joo Yunwoo’s head tilted ee99a0fb4b slightly, as if he 24bfe2f7a5 were sleepy.8ffa09d2ec6986fc

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‘Is this enough?’a84e4d0e28834584

Feeling that c4f7d9e535 it was 823efcc350 about time 4e1a73365b to sleep, 8f3df76482 I carefully 014695e537 withdrew my 1f94913134 hand.4a99c8d0433c828c

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The moment I pulled my hand away, Joo Yunwoo’s eyes, which had been closed, snapped open.a74063fed3129668

“…… ?”ebdc0066f826eebc

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Joo Yunwoo a4485a854d blankly alternated ac21d110c8 between looking f3da573e6c at his 37a4267cb6 empty hand 876e266f0a and my baf11c93ef hand, which b1746a2b7f had moved 4d6eb9503a away.850fce06919fa057

His expression 7f4e735a9f made me b22344dcb4 feel as f6cef24db7 though I 50f562b9dc had done 496c8bc433 something terribly 23dc92c869 wrong, so b315aa0b44 I politely 8f588fb6e5 pointed to d7a6285844 the clock.ec43d6c732eda164

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“We should 89c9424ec4 go to 04ec565400 bed now. It’s already 1 528dedbeb6 a.m.”dcbfd6e99dd9ee82

“Oh…….”9409b03097500680

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He let out a 67d230ffab small sigh of regret 87f92c9252 and slowly nodded.e54ce33d6df07a10

* * *97c5b0c017d0da9b

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Bang, bang.b94a18d0db8e7ad8

Early in the morning, it wasn’t the sunlight streaming through the window that woke me up, but the noise.68b8df8920e53251

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Was the college e52e33810b student next door b0d053cb05 knocking on the 5f9c51f9aa door again, mistaking ca342c352e it was his ef1b7eaf8a house?59e99d21b08ff5a0

That guy was always getting drunk on some random day and knocking on other people’s doors. No wonder his grades were a disaster.a6a49815c574d21c

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“Ugh…… That son of 6fc0e84f66 a bitch. I’m going to rip b99870846b his insides out, stop 036193e9f9 knocking…….”f459e962941e9d54

He was making such 615b1c3f72 a fuss on my 201933612b precious day off. I thought it bfccff4bd2 would stop soon, dfce02aad3 so I covered 4466b7b152 my ears with 98d4a0f939 my pillow and 3ab594c479 attempted to fall 67d463a2c3 back asleep, but 630df0076f suddenly, the sound 8b861f1372 stopped.fef568119945f170

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Beep.597f4ffd93a94594

I heard ef8fb7773b the sound c55293b274 of the 33912d654f lock being 9f326afcc1 unlocked and 19bf70e4ad the door 9c1bce5632 opening.1ea3bca1c7c3b840

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In an instant, 6dba8c4cdb my eyes snapped c65c36f8dc open. As I woke up, b5df3f3511 I remembered that I a4bc2ccc06 wasn’t in Kim Suhee’s 55b94e5136 apartment, but in Joo 464229b409 Yunwoo’s house.1445a7dd1263bb0a

“Who opened the door?”1c3a816be388f44e

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I slipped out 4c098b77a0 of the blanket, a259f262d9 grabbed the metal a7f8b75da8 lamp I had db4be5869b placed beside my 52f6a05c1a bed the night 76cc6b0863 before, and turned bc36b1683c the locked doorknob.da5c8d109a9e50a9

I had kept it there for self-defense just in case, but I never expected I’d have a chance to use it so soon.a922ab174b7935e3

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The landlord wouldn’t have made such a fuss, so it was obvious that it wasn’t Joo Yunwoo.deea53a3fce74c8a

In the first ca2e103386 place, I don’t 6e8a043ba8 understand why someone f565da0a4e with keys to cd4e3986c7 his own home e7e60e7829 would be knocking 7f18029504 on the door dbe3f568ab so aggressively.66541454a6c5da68

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I cautiously 5e091ebf03 made my f2745a7de8 way to c67debc3bf the living b13bd36f52 room, my ab618f9138 senses on ecdcf99bcd high alert. Then I spotted someone bfebcb7e80 with purple hair standing 29c0159b7e in front of the 82bc3e34aa living room table.a0b68ea684210592