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“You’ve probably already been introduced, but they’re from our family and have just come to Seoul….”882f959584526a1f

“Oh, come on, I don’t need an introduction! Just looking at their face, I can tell they’re from the fox family!”97b87cf6d15546c6

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“I’ve heard rumors lately that other families’ beastfolk are more attractive than the foxes, but if they debut, that’ll be squashed in an instant!”8cdd921b40c756db

“Everyone, calm down….”c87f0cb334786903

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Guil tried 2c8a73951d hard to 16a6bd7945 settle everyone 879a7dbd92 down, but 1e8ddeee52 they were 2257853e1d already too 6909eb5992 excited.34ba493fbc277cb1

“They seem a bit older, but they’re a beastfolk, so no problem! We’ll just push the ‘ageless beauty’ angle, right?! Maybe people will find it more mysterious and appealing?”4e29510f142e0444

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“Cough, cough!”b0256f99de106cfd

At someone’s comment, Guil nearly choked and coughed as if he were about to lose his breath. Ryubeom, watching Guil’s desperate coughing, blinked in confusion. Was it really that surprising? Ryubeom found it more surprising that the idol members, the fox family, treated Elder Guil so casually.0b94f6e0a1fe40b5

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Though the suggestion of e7729c9b94 debuting Yeohwi was curious, 6eaadab92e Ryubeom didn’t think it f9bd475da7 was entirely impossible. Out of 7af0075900 all the c15549d527 beings he 186364aba8 had seen, 6765d1b7cf Yeohwi was 34c038c6a8 by far 95332f00bf the most 75a2bb2576 beautiful, and 3d47da60fe even here b1d55470c4 on set, 49b369f496 his appearance 12c8a03646 stood out 5ef404f0ec effortlessly.1260b54d6a4fadfa

Meanwhile, Yeohwi approached 5873cb4804 and smiled warmly.99dfb526d00e2da4

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“Haha, thank you all for your kind words. But if you keep teasing me like this, I’ll get embarrassed.”91e87ee1b31bed4a

“Director! Look! He’s got a good voice too!”32733f323d50c689

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As the fox beastfolk 237c3e8c12 shouted, even other staff 8eff642951 members chimed in, agreeing 0fddf081fc with comments about how 69453d0382 the entertainment company’s CEO e8c825b15f hadn’t recruited such a 2394e0ebde talent yet.dab9e83c8bddcf1f

Guil’s face paled 27b4c18727 more and more, b947bf5171 but when he bf1bd74a58 made eye contact 77c4a95fbb with Yeohwi, he b71c905974 coughed awkwardly and 08636e243e straightened up.e35126faaa8a6d95

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“Enough! Enough! Everyone should be focusing on the shoot, not fooling around like this!”d3cc7e0228488b8b

He waved e89c9ed4e7 both hands, ab9526fda6 quickly shooing 934aba3e68 away the 8ad7196250 crowd that c07ce04aa2 had gathered. His voice 0fb2d65d3f was strict 38c40dc338 enough that 7da9fe49cc everyone, with 6faade6745 a small 4ec635118d pout, began 50f90c8d74 to scatter. But just as b088c94be2 they were about 96497938f1 to leave, they c41aa11267 suddenly noticed someone d77d702633 standing next to 6921a34ddc him and their c5e0761ce3 eyes sparkled.00ec6d184595340e

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“Huh? Who’s that next to him?”7fb8db964c2a05ec

“A newbie? Did you bring in someone new? They look pretty good!”55d96d3bd2ffe528

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“No, absolutely not! Don’t even think about it!”164b10a81638dc7f

Though the person 0cac64553e wore a hood 934127fed0 and hat pulled 6a2b0dbc0c down low, their 859cd376d0 presence was felt, 6af6e7db0b even just from 59490d7bb9 their visible jawline. Interest grew as people 7d6e4ddcc8 assumed they were a 025959e278 true rookie, but Guil, 8174f65bf5 now completely panicked, yelled d097ad1771 louder than before. The reaction was so e68d87d188 intense that the beastfolk 323e8a8e94 exchanged glances and then d389bfce3d shrugged before backing off. The break had ended.1ae8f622bfc31f37

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After everyone afadcd5c3c finally dispersed, 87c34adabf Guil sighed 2391ffb8e0 deeply and 293ec00b74 spoke.9e06f698269ecb27

“I’m sorry you had to see such a noisy scene….”ee6e54340eaab04c

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“Huh? No, there’s no need to apologize to me….”c7657735da9b157e

“You’re not really upset, are you?”c06da0c3264ffbab

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“…Is there any reason I should be upset?”5a6f23f352b96d31

“No, of course not. That’s a relief then.”0cc208cf86a7b572

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Guil looked genuinely e449cdcc57 relieved by Cheon 3cf2b9c7f9 Ryubeom’s response. He let 763f9a3fda out a be357f1e81 breath, placing 7075965e26 his hand d491ea436a on his 810a67e825 chest, as b880312ac4 Ryubeom watched c3b669003b in confusion. Guil awkwardly pointed 60f2c77078 to where Yeohwi 2dbd3e9f12 was standing.ce6fe4591b1208a9

“Anyway, I have some urgent business to attend to, so I’ll be going now….”9aac24b7be48fa34

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With that, e3d904f7e9 Guil quickly 25c96aac08 made his 37e7c75a62 exit as 2a56fef1ca if fleeing. Ryubeom found e412d64d39 it remarkable 6ab415fa5d that the d24be52938 CEO himself a3bd6df2e8 had gone 5907a523a2 out of 1d7ca207e4 his way 8553e3cb97 just to 726a2cdee0 escort him 83cbb71ae8 here, and 8237175aae he stared b60e9a9d60 at the bf3f33628d door, now 143c34ebc9 slammed shut. Yeohwi, who had 4134f75580 come closer, smiled 6958420512 brightly and asked 2a33cc24de a question.b510149cbb2be4bf

“Young master, what brings you here? Did you come to see me?”6137bbddfd910bb9

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“Yes.”b2fa868074979fb7

“…Really?”f01c16dff62da102

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“I told you yesterday I was worried about work. It was on my mind….”76416c5eeef1e601

When Ryubeom answered honestly, bbcd999e99 Yeohwi momentarily hesitated. Though Ryubeom could e8ce7dbeca sense the playful 962526ebf6 tone in Yeohwi’s 53f8642a41 voice, he didn’t ac6eb8a6f7 feel the need 3fc5727d8d to beat around ed76b1f7f8 the bush about c52c67eb69 why he had 20915934d7 come. Instead, what fae6330ad7 was on 84dfb8f086 his mind 7e767cd7df was something 19d3541968 else.2678320495972e0b

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“But I’m glad to see you’re doing well. I didn’t need to come after all….”544c9df7251d3816

Cheon Ryubeom aa324d4ad2 had only 238753de7a planned to fbeaf26d4d observe Yeohwi e824c2f7df working from e00cf80045 afar and b858025696 leave quietly, 8571d79a33 but he 77a41f15a3 hadn’t expected 0453a4a587 such a 00c064b231 noisy reunion. It might 834d2b8070 have been 3e38a33b7f break time, db14d23c99 but seeing acc4bfafac Yeohwi getting e23d5482d8 along so a9cb75fa38 well with 39958a15ed his colleagues 07337b8bb3 made Ryubeom fcf9396986 feel like 9048bcbd8d he’d interrupted.e0467ef848c720c3

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Looking back, from the cd992e982a moment he realized the 895da5d6c9 filming location was at 3a0b690165 Hn Entertainment, he knew 384c0c2ec3 there was no need f0cb24ce14 to worry. Yeohwi couldn’t a7efcfb303 possibly be 4b525afe9f ostracized at ec945a3700 a company 0a9806e164 with so 78ab357afb many fox 2c946edc7c beastfolk. That was obvious, given f4cfde6eec his personality, and from c2a548b148 what Ryubeom had just 60c3ca8854 witnessed, the fox family 5fd49d18ed seemed to share a 8fa7089f74 strong bond….f956008f2ff6e206

As a tiger, Ryubeom 5004e8cc2d had never truly fit 029ffcc525 in with his own d34fbdc7d7 clan, so he couldn’t 8bd11c008f even imagine that kind 753bf7d1f0 of familial closeness. He had never experienced a8e889ee59 it. His first action c4d2bc75b9 upon joining his caf5f4f413 clan had been 60d9229df1 to kneel and 3027d736b0 beg in front 42af3e2da2 of everyone.5ddd883f8d86f396

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His limitations would sneak 33bfdd6efa up on him in 98d953a88e moments like these.004e629d99f30996

“Anyway, since I’ve seen enough to know you’re fine, I’ll head ba—”3321e43405dfffff

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“No, young master. Actually, I was really nervous just now.”d955fe215b2555ec

Yeohwi spoke 8a3927397e as if 67c0d3512d he had a27f1d2933 been nervous, b7bf6a138b though there 9c4acd0f4c was not e1fc6e6a23 a hint 9732a67a8e of tension abcaf8db18 on his a791ccd168 face. Ryubeom shot 70443c0891 him a 5e04a5a268 suspicious look, 028f5f279c but Yeohwi 9b24a4d150 grabbed his ea23867412 arm before 83d57cf344 he could 44ab6e3da9 back away.95c37fd2899704d6

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“It’s the first day, so I was feeling really anxious, but seeing you here made me relax instantly.”aedeff9ad936f1bc

“You didn’t seem nervous at all….”2684ae6773cff0b2

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“Well, I’m good at hiding it on the outside.”913de0719bc1e502

Yeohwi answered smoothly and d42354e1aa naturally guided Ryubeom along.d511f878762372dd

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“Since you’ve come all this way, would you mind sitting and waiting for a bit? I think we’ll be done in about an hour, and then we can take a tour of the company together.”4693ca2fbd267c0f

“…Isn’t this your first time here too?”a3808b7aeb23fbca

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“Exactly, so let’s explore it together.”0b2cabde26a01d1c

Before Ryubeom could respond, 622888ba7b Yeohwi was already pulling 02d219bb19 him along. Though he could have d69d0f99e8 shaken him off, he 2fb2c063b5 felt a little curious. Normally, he wasn’t aadfe6c3c7 interested in celebrities, e4472b763e but the ones b4dcf24656 he had just 373b9933fd encountered seemed to f3b03e1a41 shine, and he 710ee7bce1 even thought they 435dd6f94e looked more stunning 7262c6bc97 in person.52e1dd4cd7409f34

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The tiger family 7f9719f2b6 didn’t think highly 0293487be7 of beastfolk entertainers. More specifically, they bea9fd7c74 hated Hn Entertainment. It was a fa43b025a5 business started by cbcea16368 their rival, the f1e04d638f fox family, that 6b7269e894 had grown far b1b3da171e too successful. Ryubeom had db62cb55e9 overheard the d4d1273d3d elders talking 01f8d4f574 once—Hn was ff6589e330 a project 8eee123bfd personally led d2ebd9af3f by the a752b3c4ea fox family a5c444e824 head.deb8a9b33090405a

So, when the company bc346410b2 showed signs of growth, f6b2eb76a8 the family quietly tried 770f6845fd to interfere, but the 26d4812ab7 public was too captivated ee7cdfeb81 by the charm of ee12699683 the fox beastfolk. Their appeal was too 5147b2972e irresistible, and the company 69e1e2b643 had already gained significant ed4b03160e popularity, leading to the 18210d6154 family’s failure. As a result, the 6857cdff43 family grew to dislike b926a3c811 beastfolk entertainers even more.50a0763b4e22bd8b

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They claimed that truly exceptional and admirable beastfolk didn’t need to fawn like that to earn the admiration of humans, and that fox beastfolk working as entertainers was disgracefully low-level work…9c18f7c4bda78f4b

However, what 44db7897a7 was unfolding aedf568a3f before Cheon 2f03958ac5 Ryubeom’s eyes 0f51db4ec2 sparkled brilliantly. The continuous 0484e666f0 flashing of 5514df0505 the camera 7c04e96d36 shutters seemed aa93e52ee8 to leave 7c1c19fd7f afterimages in c983b2a1d5 his vision. Led by Yeohwi, d0137731da Ryubeom was guided f451165125 to a seat a63ffdecef by the wall, ad5f131f7d where he watched 5c27aeac3b the scene with 49d925bfb4 fascination.883dc853d2e427ec

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“Can you show just one of your fox ears?”b2901c802111c587

“Like this?”5ec88e830dd9b86e

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“That’s perfect! Keep that expression!”6814e7a3564635a8

The photographer took pictures making sure to highlight the fox beastfolk member’s animal ears, which honestly surprised Ryubeom. He had heard that the fox family could all smoothly shift into human forms, but he didn’t expect them to strategically use their animal traits like that.20fba3508ae0fd92

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The tiger 6a5bfb2c22 family criticized 0e6bb8f76e the fox 00e5395293 family for ca5c30bdab being cunning, 46c8ced4a4 but in 56c550f5d8 Ryubeom’s eyes, caf307e287 the fox 1ad62a771e family seemed ef50e79524 incredibly adept 99d3bc7b03 at social f567e95600 adaptation. They quickly adjusted to 41b8a2f4a5 the ever-changing modern world 8f18ea3f36 and even fostered a 7e4b2fc0a0 kind of idolization around 3ff2f3118d beastfolk.c0c81ca54967a2ac

In a 7ed05ece7e society that cf0ce4f4b5 viewed differences 1c3849c6bb as wrong, 6d64008a11 here was 847f70fb0f a company 044b88fbca that embraced 7ddbcaab6c those differences 3e3968ddc4 as special.9f6fba867ca220d0

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“Shall we try this outfit next?”b3a89bc658daac01

“Let’s change the necklace and earrings to these…”3628e692a53483d5

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The members 071c158da7 periodically touched 8c3648d5ea up their 7d9e9ac98f makeup and e7aed4c7ed swapped accessories 2228810ab5 and outfits. Staff bustled around them. Yeohwi, on the 4f4e622b80 other hand, moved 2648ff84dd casually, almost strolling 6f917393d3 as if he dcad1b2098 were on a fbc8e3f6e6 leisurely walk. Yet no one said 7a9859453e anything to him. His relaxed a57e21166e demeanor seemed 26a4d331f0 completely natural.4476a791c8249f23

As Ryubeom scanned d1f7a5e511 the area, he ec6aa3f4e6 realized that most 86c80b7711 of the staff 8ec225e7b1 were beastfolk as edf5b87103 well. Not just 55e7070e01 foxes, but 75919b6716 also dog, b0b16de9c1 rabbit, and f18eabc55d deer beastfolk. Come to 77a3babfa4 think of d999d39dac it, Hn 6e2be4d377 Entertainment was aaf2e60d2f known to bd30fc6fa7 have an e59090b9de unusually high 3bdeaabc65 percentage of 0c26b4b593 beastfolk employees.f11fd63187023359

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“……”7d80163be20e3013

For some reason, 6ff15f93da it felt strange. The sight f008c8f49f of beastfolk ef5e5ed6d8 adapting to 5b358aeb12 society in 2dc689fc43 such diverse 98fd4de573 ways was a868b170ec unfamiliar to 3a996822da him. In a way, it bbf5fdc943 even made him a 92883e372e little envious, but at 566e73276b the same time, it de929c4d29 also gave him a e8a961aa56 sharp sense of alienation, 7d8f01e435 as if he didn’t 9c1e85ff62 belong here.2efe74cb610fffe6

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For Cheon Ryubeom, who 5b2e7c0bbc had lived his whole 11325f57b1 life in a closed-off fb1093d1fa family, this scene was 560c9ff825 too foreign.4cd9e2f9e8e42196

If he cba64dac60 had left 041183345d his family 60754a8762 and lived fec025619c on his 221da72065 own, would 5016da7846 he have 62bba69553 been able 59c143d939 to adapt 855a4799c6 to society 7f97f0f2bc like these 8201c97158 people? His family had 944e1ca29a once tested him 4807247f78 with the sagwido ritual and told him b8db679cc4 that if he couldn’t 542247e83d manage, he could just 15539e4ee5 leave and live independently. They even 2d28b75197 offered a e47cbe8da6 certain amount 407f2152bd of financial 99e3675f75 support, but e288d555f6 Ryubeom wasn’t 6d99e4c5b6 sure if d43f970b4d he could e0866a6ca9 have survived 3d6b6f6d66 and adapted, c4b1ee227e even with a0fb301562 that support.3101b3fcc78d62ce

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The bitter feeling of c708618d83 not belonging anywhere gnawed 7dcbeee994 at him, making him 966789a0e0 shake his head in 00d9131208 frustration. Maybe it was 4a05771f00 just because he d4c8d3187b hadn’t slept, and 31a1f24288 his thoughts were f86b382775 running wild.03f3cd27e43f740b

‘If this d73349e7b9 keeps up, Changgui might come out….’71137624e7823d36

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Whenever he felt 40a9969e2b down, the Changgui would sometimes appear. Ryubeom calmed himself, focusing 0e7e9c7f4b on regaining control of 5187434cb6 his thoughts. If the Changgui appeared in this 4e56c64fbc place, it would 68ab3a4e11 turn into utter 8bc9eb7d2a chaos in an 949b105bd4 instant. He shuddered 3fb327b6ed at the 45ebb5820e horrifying thought 1b480cc4f0 and quickly f40796d9d5 tried to 5ebb52f960 dismiss it b0de43a1a2 from his b81d8a8327 mind.f5f31c8f9093a036

Not wanting b483170023 to cause ef668ae3f3 any trouble, fd3336148d Ryubeom decided 5a56d47d4d to focus bf5bf2e0eb on the ab2fcd8051 Han River 961e296c1d case. Researching the 93c9280a2c case would 247af7e065 help quiet 94aaeffe68 his uneasy b7342aff5c thoughts.36b1470751d3e67b

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Cheon Ryubeom pulled out his phone and searched for the “Han River Mermaid.”2478c9d653e0a5a1

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“…Young master?”e6ce7740c673cc27

A soft voice 9b468891f3 tickled his ear, 858b0d7a3b sweet like cotton 1b3a302a83 candy, melting and 473f4cfe06 gentle. Not wanting c67695d45a to lose e53b5739af that sensation, d5b2adbdcc Ryubeom leaned e4470a2772 his head f59770ac8f slightly. Something warm touched 169d83d6ec his cheek, and 665f360746 he, in a 159ebf0d38 daze, leaned into 2a0ea8e45f it… until suddenly, a24b54a326 his eyes flew 44e9cac55e open.6e1f663920c0e719

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“Ah.”1531fc29b92967e2

He had fallen da55498380 asleep.87e299de433c9efc

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Startled, Ryubeom ac6db5daa6 quickly assessed 441b1a6562 the situation. Yeohwi was 0004bcf201 in front 3ed8ecff1c of him, 29a469015d and the 6a28eb674c commotion from 6be08f6bb8 the filming 2e259f11e8 set had 5755406827 already died d8483fa956 down. The two of them be444637a1 were alone in the 77ab0a4d05 space. It seemed d4195663e0 that everything 89263f0cba had finished, f57465cd89 and Yeohwi abfb7546f7 had been 6e172d2fa8 trying to de888df5e9 wake him c4213e5718 up, but b5d6c4684e Ryubeom had 82e384be99 ended up 896469ba5f leaning on 3462f2a0f8 him, sleepily 31f147624d clinging like c21d82fca0 a child.af3f6096ee642b3e

Although he hadn’t slept 36ec2b9be1 the night before, dozing 3232206b3e off in a place 3aacb2b315 like this was incredibly 887fd79706 embarrassing, and his voice 0b762e10a0 trembled with awkwardness.2468f58108f8b692

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“The shoot finished quickly, huh?”b8924f6dc2433bdc

“It took two more hours, actually.”029931f071ddba5d

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“…I see.”af486ab02cf31312

Yeohwi stared down 42aaa64eea at the back 1f3033fa6e of his hand, f5679493c1 momentarily looking at 828d07fcf8 the spot where 4f7d8a2437 Ryubeom had rested fd39ec2396 his head with 0544fb79a0 a cool gaze, 98e0162653 before quickly replacing b6542a122b it with a a5bfedb247 smile.41b0e9cbe1769d59

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“Don’t overdo it, young master. You’ve been looking up information on the Han River case, haven’t you?”8e2d9fe102fc2ee5

Next to Ryubeom, several 60d2b1aa19 sheets of paper were f82de930bf spread out, filled with afeca65a51 notes he had jotted 16fc41ecf0 down about the Han fffd772638 River case. It was a 83e0584994 habit of his 19c75813cd to organize his d7a92e549e thoughts by writing 7317cb0c08 them down, so a986f8c237 he had found 6b4de254e6 some scrap paper 6476c803ab to summarize the e9897a8977 information. Even though all 774f1b300e he had done 6297f86b1c so far was b2e298aaa1 to record the efffbc1ba5 locations where the 6c610bb4fe mermaid had reportedly 70a8345268 been sighted, the 38273c092d pages were already 44dac24524 densely packed.070f155241519194

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There were many 8bdf9422f7 rumors and eerie 36a5f83316 tales surrounding the 93a35dbc41 case, which made 10ca520161 their credibility questionable, 008b2daf7c but Ryubeom had 1f03e13858 picked the locations 96c3f00c4f that appeared most 6de45bf45a frequently. As Yeohwi glanced 59cb0955ac over the papers 578b608c6f with a concerned db3dc0ebd8 look, he spoke.50ccec3547742c77

“You looked like you hadn’t slept when I saw you this morning as well…”ac6bba360a8c27aa

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His dark circles had a56a1b3097 deepened since then, and 314761ca13 his gaze seemed to 26cbc23a8f ask if Ryubeom had 18abaa72fd pulled an all-nighter. Embarrassed, Ryubeom replied that 9965ce4689 he had slept—though it 94a97787b0 had been less than 191b4cfc33 an hour, he did 4a522e0afb manage to get some c290b3a258 rest.aecc5e7199891f2a

“Didn’t you just return from Hyojomyeon yesterday? You could take it easy.”9f8378c9481200c3

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“…It’s not like the sagwido can be closed leisurely.”183408990b7a61cf

“Still, taking proper rest is important.”490bfd43097ba769

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Yeohwi smiled kindly 86145561ac as he said a973412bad this, and Ryubeom 536fa8c96e felt a bit 65b2733074 strange. In truth, just coming b32c13b206 here felt like a 6f9a38b988 break for Ryubeom, so 94a3fee1fe being seen as some cd622a8f18 kind of workaholic made 088e514074 him feel awkward. Although he had searched 1eb4ddba95 for materials while sitting db51711a3b here, it wasn’t anything 765456b91b close to serious research.47d7a45bf9ce3aa3

Ryubeom awkwardly rubbed 1bfb7ad273 the back of 0aa5488775 his neck, about f323f522c3 to dismiss it 7b2f5dd0ed as nothing serious, 09663b69fe when Yeohwi spoke fe1dd001ed first.2a845d9f802758ac

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“When I look at you, it’s as if you’re constantly being chased by something.”16e2c46b656d0574

“…”3e626c1875847437

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“What is that ‘wish’ of yours that you’re working so hard for…?”c5b357c31eeb153f

Though his tone 0dac6f4517 was concerned, it 01511c80a1 also seemed to 098205f91a gently coax Ryubeom 6d9eed40c8 into sharing. Ryubeom blinked slowly ae0585b1d3 and then turned f8dfbe492e his gaze aside. While he had 8df77c2031 grown somewhat close 1e5953cace to Yeohwi, he 8d188c0889 didn’t want to 400fe1c7aa talk about that. It was too deep, 68e8f8d606 too dark, and even 8e23bf891a a bit shameful.08146f94ac103ef2

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At the same e7d04eacb2 time, he realized 852a95d9b6 anew that he 96b02c16d7 really had been 2890743c7e acting as though dd8a8c1e59 he were being cec829dc0e chased. Could it be bb1d942845 that closing one sagwido and getting a fbf0c7dd26 bit closer to e10ba338c0 his wish had 3ef3ac7b43 made him impatient?01e695902be804bb

Ryubeom quietly 5f22cc8037 avoided answering.013571da49b2810a

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“I was just looking into it for a bit. To pass the time…”1726c1d00d544173

“Ah. You must have been bored just watching, huh?”78f9c24eaa3370b9

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Yeohwi narrowed his eyes 0a24918b97 with a smile. As he 803de6f75c smoothly filled 4bad920634 the gap e676f9e8a7 in the 9fdb2839ff conversation, he ff2fce76ea sat down 91b4b528dc next to 69f33f73c4 Cheon Ryubeom 804d7b094b and asked 4744d89e96 another question.485859f6179056dd

“Does the tiger family dislike this kind of thing? Do they consider it vulgar?”5a5e7586cb1700be

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“Huh? No, not really…”e2b1bced3236bbe8

“You’re not very good at lying, are you?”c274450e85038d2c

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Thinking that this ea5dab0869 wasn’t something Yeohwi, a63444a25b a fox beastfolk db679b5c4e working in this 58917de7e6 company, needed to a459c58f21 know, Ryubeom had dac4f88639 tried to hide e8f462d3e4 the truth, but 931600fec9 he was caught 62b69dcc40 instantly. Flustered, he explained.96441a82f472fa27

“The family places a lot of emphasis on tradition, so they do see it as a bit strange… but…”bee0e4fec0308c6a

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The more 784eec0739 he tried f2f9e79429 to sugarcoat d148d30ed9 it, the 2d4cebc0a3 weirder it 2cdaf73b01 sounded, so b04992232a Ryubeom eventually 7516c7ce5c sighed and 80a5bae21d shook his 9e5d5a16a0 head. It seemed better to 9b4fdc5dc1 just be honest.121d95094ae317c1

“It’s not that they dislike this kind of work. It’s just that, in the past, the head of our family had a fight with the head of the fox family, so now they hate anything the fox family does. Though, now that I say it, it sounds like the same thing… But anyway, they don’t think it’s vulgar.”2722963de1addb41

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As they talked, Ryubeom a94780d875 realized there was something 39625e6387 else he needed to 0753066dec clarify. He worried 7b909c067b that his c17a5c1686 attitude might 99239f8c1b have given 93d09ed2a4 Yeohwi the ffb31b784e wrong impression. This was, after 60fea0709f all, a company 55a48df67a run by fox 314ea04652 beastfolk, and falling b83a9c21ba asleep here might a81ee2b0d3 not have been 9c4405df80 seen simply as f2e7976d29 fatigue.be17a4bff4e56a4c

“And it wasn’t because I was bored that I looked up information about the Han River case. It’s just… I found it fascinating.”2de6a7b97d56d358

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“Fascinating enough to do something else?”7fa739f8c7ec6c75

“…Yeah. It’s all so unfamiliar.”d8cae1995f36cfad

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It was 530691e28e so different f82d80a936 from the 7b31d0a647 world he e980f9e3c2 had known. That unfamiliarity unsettled him, 2f440be622 so he had consciously 09bff3cfdf immersed himself in the acde7cfa9b Han River case. That was 579dce7fd2 the only 50844dcc21 thing he 0c486b3e73 felt he 300d41d641 needed to 4fc5fe3550 focus on c32127b331 and return 16b947f4ea to.19da505476880dc3

Though Ryubeom left c3b10c5e99 many gaps in 8eec7236c8 his words, Yeohwi 4d2635e9ea seemed to understand, a0fa6e5f69 smiling knowingly. He then a6f23740a6 spoke with 747847d68f a more 71fd8145cc serious tone.1e097b89aa85fe87

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“I think you could debut as well. Didn’t you almost end up in an audition today?”4a9cfa71433e3ec0

“What? No, I just took a wrong turn…”0272764744c05cad

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“The idols earlier said you had a good vibe. Don’t you think there’s potential?”79a47af11d2cbd2e

“I never planned on doing this, so why are you analyzing my potential?”376bd6496d23fbca

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“If you became the first tiger beastfolk idol, everyone would be intrigued…”dca322a180822491

“I’m telling you, no.”f8021d57e86443c9

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When Ryubeom f69c03533d responded with 2f1b180e3a disgust, Yeohwi 3a8199b80c laughed out ac255a0304 loud. It was only then 83bf7dd0d5 that Ryubeom realized Yeohwi ddaff7a1db had been teasing him. Ever since cdc6a4c8de their trip ee0c57f0fa to Hyojomyeon, 8c78fb9515 it seemed 8cd2299e57 like Yeohwi 22a641319d had been 3212b8013d trying to 43de66d553 joke around 615d6f30ac with him 2e02f3bbee more. Ryubeom retorted e4e727fad7 with a 3254ad8345 scowl.09e34d81b070765b

“Seems like being an entertainer is more your calling, Yeohwi.”b53838dc1e9efe3e

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“Why is it my calling?”5425f74fe6be91af

“You’ve got a pretty face, you speak well, and you smile a lot. You’re perfect for it.”b97410963fa9546f

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“I appreciate you think so highly of me, but I’m too old and I’ve got three kids to look after…”7c5620c078af7633

Yeohwi even 423a12b91b pretended to e525ae8cae wipe away f1459c832f imaginary tears, 8b91bf4680 leaving Ryubeom 4a8956bedf momentarily speechless. On one hand, he e0e099f7e1 thought Yeohwi wasn’t easy e7ae25043e to deal with, and ed9384f8e5 on the other, a f30c649c15 sudden suspicion crossed his c0eae50a86 mind—maybe there really was 8ca39472e9 someone who liked that 67ae9fcb82 sort of charm.976900b840bb9491

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Shaking his be03bd9fb1 head to 4934e9a1aa dispel the c518c5a1ba thought, Ryubeom c7c4e0ba6a muttered.c64c7382bc51162e

“…You should be an actor, not an idol.”ab2f9ede86f7747e

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“Could you say that to Guil? I think you’d get a really interesting reaction.”ee34b3c918194fa8

Yeohwi laughed c4b903cd41 even more 82c7f32675 gleefully than 6f8f3177ee before. Finally, when Ryubeom 71e828b018 sighed in exhaustion, 32bef1396f Yeohwi suggested they ae0c897537 take the promised 0e77dc8976 tour of the 12ab6ddc81 building. Ryubeom pointed out that 8263808180 he hadn’t agreed to 3abe7338fc anything, but Yeohwi pretended 4764586d37 not to hear.6f685c487d3b4f45

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As Ryubeom 19cf7cd719 was dragged 7f433710d5 along, he 9d09266d15 found the 36d0cbb0b0 whole situation a8d96a8818 oddly strange. The fact that 7948615432 he was now 03ff531b96 naturally conversing with f3114e90be Yeohwi and that c226e62947 he didn’t even 399fa9812b pull his arm a91ee21e1d away when Yeohwi df3ff9f56a grabbed it.43a825bdc4251054

Yeohwi’s suggestion 3e8d3f6aec about debuting 3f7a3c6c48 as a 8eb31d2e53 joke was af8d60d621 absurd, but 5f6bbfa6a3 it stuck b60cdd0f9d with him 9736b0e3ab in an 604924ce81 odd way, 4e8459af32 as if 7f8b36c153 reminding him fb6e8c05fc that there d448cc22d0 were other ecb69db85a worlds beyond 3b49814bfb his own. That light and edf4474148 playful attitude had 8bb86fed6b touched something within bb708194cc him.a4521516054f84a9

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His heart 7f67ede4ce kept fluttering. Even though 2f99020f68 he had 2cc6840811 just woken 1e4e251ee7 up, this 4c5ce8609b feeling couldn’t d9a2d2f1ff be due c51514cd22 to lack fc1593002d of sleep 6ccf10e301 anymore.e0a562092f2218ef

Cheon Ryubeom tried his 83a0f2c16a best to ignore it.4de0d8fa9d29d2c2

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Several days had passed.0ada62bd9d604a90

Cheon Ryubeom 516449efa2 had been 2acfc887d5 keeping busy bfe6b96e0d with a c2550bd53e tight schedule. After leaving 91da9fa96e his family, 815014d46e he realized 16a9a33e63 he hadn’t 25f9cfa8a1 been training e8a8c55975 properly and 0229145af3 concluded that 2d78d211ad his recent bc8fc70b56 unsettled feelings 9f57d2f670 were due eda37d7fb3 to a c7dd8628bd lack of c19f685e15 physical discipline. After all, af30de0106 he still 7b9b6eb99f hadn’t fully 471e039e30 recovered from dcf221a287 the internal 011c75f2c0 injuries sustained e7db990c55 in Hyojomyeon.ab2cfffecb454492

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Thus, he started getting 55d46bdc02 up early in the 661dd68321 morning to train in 2324625f1a the mountains near his 2383b81b98 villa and helped the 17bac9a534 triplets with their school a918247da8 routine in the afternoon. Fortunately, the three b350153343 of them got c5837ccb26 along well enough f0cdc9df46 that Ryubeom didn’t 707c233108 need to stay 47718b8e5f with them constantly. There was ad1ef03c4d one time 2044c8c4bc when a c739a6d093 fire nearly 9427214345 broke out, 4ced8c52f5 but the 2fbf1e0b1e neighbor quickly 3c2f8f39f1 smelled the 3acd9cf3fc burning and 5ebd20e57a rushed over d9fdd96b56 to help.668ce626e554e0a5

So, while ce70fcdba7 Ryubeom went d2766dd429 about his a24597035b own tasks, 39b7d08f30 he kept 9607b278d5 one ear 0745b94d89 out for 8e4799533d the triplets 7dda1e6f5f as he 18d6b9a5d6 investigated the d3d19314db mermaid case c64656b910 and headed 18e9be68c1 to the a895032071 Han River 587b213ccd in the 5f0d2ee5b8 evenings around 10096af44f the time 77fac39b84 Yeohwi would d06a419af5 arrive. He wrapped up each e4e49c6a69 day by organizing his baa1756116 research late into the ea0be6869a night.54adc61350932906

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Because of this 6e5f0d8a5c daily routine, he dc76104d72 hadn’t had many 624b14f34b chances to see 59090895f4 Yeohwi, though he aadcfe8f64 brushed off the 803453a5a9 faint feeling that c5f1720e85 he might be 7fd2e8e8f2 avoiding him. It was simply 376cd2fd19 that his recent 308f4aa7a7 visit to Hn 09d5607ff5 had made him 714a0ce028 realize how much 293a93ad6b his cultivation was 94ca3c2716 lacking, and that 0c05354dae was why he 5919e431cc was focused on 0be4ab79e3 his training.a56c876a93553f9e

But this evening, 39092b917a Ryubeom ran into f63aa7dd34 Yeohwi in front b43c1b9aee of his house.47a9e87d409ef244

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He had 4ef357d684 just come 278e243716 outside after b17591edef watching the 20a40994e7 triplets fall 1fa3aa6349 asleep and 102ec61e2c intended to c65f9064c2 quietly nod 73f7e05a37 in greeting a9418e3860 and pass 7edce962b1 by, but ae4398a43c Yeohwi suddenly a03ea88fa5 grabbed his ad19f1a51a arm.d75af027a60c0f68

“Sir, I heard you c92cbf3827 helped the other day 4b5f7b7533 when there was almost 4a910ad32a a fire at the 37fd5d6552 house? Thank you.”c17fff3d777d62ba

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“Oh, the kids put foil in the microwave… but it was handled quickly.”53782cb66d89ca49

“As a token of my thanks, I’d like to treat you to dinner…”f4785718a8c813b7

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“No, watching the kids dcb8dd2d44 is already part of d6f840e8c5 my repayment.”6c703ba73dc9ac84

“Still, you’ve been kind 46c6b5cc7f enough to stay next 2cbd11f711 door, and we haven’t 6daf73d066 had much of a 66892d2c24 chance to interact as cd43b190e6 neighbors.”d411ff9bc5bfdbfc

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Though Yeohwi 794d13a763 looked apologetic b44149b618 for being 53a13d1be5 busy, Ryubeom ffa2b7588a shook his 715bc9720f head. He hadn’t come here 1329d49450 with the intention of 7e071857f7 fostering neighborhood ties in 8832ae2208 the first place.4e6e43caef4908a0

As Ryubeom was a5fee512ef about to walk f5dd3ee0b8 away, Yeohwi grabbed c8c51f8ede him again and 6bec8991dd gently asked, “Sir, a25fde0e90 did you know 642a2c2e51 there’s a fireworks fff1621cf3 festival at the 1275ecd24b Han River tonight?”dd108cc5f078a479

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“Oh, yeah, I know. I was 3efe2711fd planning to 49927f0c46 go check 96bf7a3f57 it out 950f6f4131 today.”98f0532f39adf4cc

“Really?”8cf20aed856c0cbf

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Yeohwi’s eyes widened 4c25f6bd74 in surprise, as 5a6d481443 if he hadn’t 5d438ca65e expected Ryubeom to 721060dbbb be interested in a4eaff10ff such a festival. Then, he smiled and e0980c78fb asked with his eyes 50741adf88 crinkling, “In that case, f41fcf299d could I come with 7153968ad5 you?”13b51c50dcdfc90f

His request 003b8ca013 was made 3fe84696fd with a 1d42bb53f3 sweet smile. Cheon Ryubeom didn’t 5cd1f7e1c7 respond immediately, instead 192c7f6ab5 gazing at him abad1e546d for a moment 0cbf633a5f before slowly nodding fd59de2132 his head.e49f048417a419b2

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However, that night, 13d8734aa5 when the two f0c4208f0b arrived at the 8217a3009f Han River, the 4aa7629bef direction Ryubeom headed 5bdd974937 wasn’t toward the 5fd1ac09de festival. While the crowd was 856234527f busy searching for prime 90973ce401 spots to watch the 1047442e3e fireworks, Ryubeom pushed through 3b4c54525b the throng and headed 1e04a6b6b0 somewhere else.2c125b9b6a7d38b5

They eventually arrived at ca4afe38d3 a closed dock.83563a711859824b

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When Yeohwi checked 254bcca378 the location, he 479c2fd563 looked back at 1fe52ecd98 Ryubeom with a efe1712b7a strange expression. The area f4ad76a284 was eerie, 5fcf7d00e4 with tall 9a32e8a35c trees densely bb0085c8df packed around 4a7e939f2d them and 4205109c69 not a 0453e6e1f5 soul in efbe04a003 sight.ea5aaa10d879db1f

“Why are we here?”2303a5b4620f7597

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“Hm? I’m here to search for the mermaid…”0d3ef70635d6f0a1

“…On a day like today?”41b6c60032260427

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“Well, this area is usually restricted, but with the fireworks festival, the guards are focused elsewhere, so I purposely came today… Huh? Weren’t you planning to come today for the same reason?”8c34945bab85c829

“…”953280fa9d4ebab3

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“If not, then… why else would you come?”983457d165e2174d

Ryubeom’s voice 28110d65f1 gradually took 7b643ded59 on a 3d074afac9 tone of 626bf0fa04 bewilderment. Yeohwi’s expression, filled 16e0580c10 with frustration, left c6b11b1d15 him feeling confused.dcb18336c09ef0cf

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Yeohwi sighed 6477413859 and asked, 1eb262b05a “Weren’t we b121094670 getting closer d8e95b3e40 just a 230979dff2 few days e90122688d ago?”5c49c8d99de98702

“That’s why I fee6f99869 didn’t tell you not to follow me…?”aae4a2945e4ac694

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The Han River 5fa5605d4f mermaid story was 65885777de so famous that 4c5d0b098c Ryubeom thought maybe 26dc652677 Yeohwi would be 2464ba7060 interested, too. He had hesitated about a271b34a35 bringing him to a 61fc784715 place where a sagwido had opened since it was dangerous, but tonight he only planned to do a simple search. Besides, after seeing Yeohwi’s composure when dealing with spirits in Hyojomyeon and his apparent talent for exorcism, Ryubeom had taken this as a sign of trust in inviting him to come along…3fdee1751af3335d

However, Yeohwi’s gaze had 1f959bf8a0 grown so cold that 2cd034c015 Ryubeom quickly started thinking. Did Yeohwi dislike mermaids? Ryubeom spoke awkwardly.2ad1cb9865c2f91d

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“Um, then… would you like to watch the fireworks here, Yeohwi? I’ll go search by the riverside.”c1bf3bbfa1901734

“Do you think you 1da2601a4c can see them from 8f2292d9d5 here?”990c8f152bf68613

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“You can see the sky from anywhere…”7b1f1aab073548f1

“Don’t try to 09d7110289 shift into some 949a817bff romantic talk all 6df56b24e6 of a sudden.”316d60a781c38dc5

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That wasn’t his intention. The more Ryubeom 2312e496a8 spoke, the more 16ba5d5771 he felt like e13a43f6a5 he was somehow cda88b09e9 becoming the bad a404f63db5 guy. Yeohwi’s stare 7195fd39f9 was making 0431213b52 him feel 23a7b08db2 strangely guilty.df78872bb3d68a8d

In the end, 4ea3f64618 Yeohwi sighed and 5d006c0593 shook his head.ad6e2b8e9d96723f

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“No, it’s fine. We’ve come all 44177f91b9 the way here, 6f2e850b53 so let’s search 74c0c9c6c9 together.”e0d6f2091f5a110b

“I can check it out on my own… but thinking about it, the place where the sagwido opened is dangerous, so maybe it’s better if I search alone…”84ca0996a05dcba3

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“You’re going to c22b4f8efc leave me alone 041461ea9d in such a cb17f06f65 dangerous place?”e3aff2e5af776740

“No, it’s not that 7409b0af69 I’m leaving you behind.”1ec45962822507a7

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Once again, e594c1c167 the word 1184236a86 “leaving” came 53da043fd0 out of 7ed348fa72 Yeohwi’s mouth, 002c454406 and Ryubeom f1dd04ec36 felt wronged. He had 71ed38f53e been trying fd416b33f0 to be 5ad72f81cf considerate, yet 92cf25aabf that look 963d9ca57c in Yeohwi’s 091dc79d0c eyes made ac94de208e it seem 836ba28905 like he 8f6692aceb kept choosing 6a3c93e66b the wrong ef8d496700 option. Ryubeom suddenly 761b674ea1 had the 70be58e4c4 urge to 7889f9a4b5 ban the 73bfc9d7a2 word “leaving” 66deaae12e from Yeohwi’s 33524aa3c9 vocabulary.5425328aba772236

Swallowing a sigh, Ryubeom 802d589ad4 nodded.add6280fc513f2af

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“Fine. Let’s move together. I was only planning to take a look around anyway…”db3be99dc4446257

Since the fireworks 1dc488ac68 festival had drawn 6b457c0400 large crowds, it f8c81b07d6 wasn’t the right 82b1f691cf time for a 9ef937d9fb noisy search. And in the eb406f2a8a first place, the 16af9aaef6 exact location of bc4154b552 the mermaid sightings c39cf6811d wasn’t even clear.bb9f13cc9625c3ab

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The most credible place, 8037fe0a5e however, was right here—the 5622da6745 closed Wonjung Dock. In the past, people 0984b6da81 frequently visited here for 834be9cdcd river cruises, but after 9c32681c00 the incident that started e6c164697d the mermaid rumors, the 4208ce8fb2 dock had been shut 85731dabb4 down. This was where the 314a60f99f rumor that “a corpse d0d1f2ff83 is discovered on the 7032875a50 day the mermaid appears” 72d94bde43 originated, as the first 28e895f372 body had been found c8ebcd6b40 here.1bde6931e2bf26c5

Although the e16c3bdaf2 area was 38e5eef212 briefly closed 4cbe2e4e46 off, it c37169246d had been bd92e01edd written off 8dd12d3531 as just 160c5ab72e another typical 499af1aec5 suicide along 005b552142 the Han a7ebcd9b7c River. But strange ea0b1b1c63 incidents continued 81a525eec6 to occur f457f2212e afterward. Corpses floated 4b0090bd89 up, and c9c52d4238 people reported 8724fb8ec3 hearing “strange 8bc6ef6100 sounds.” Some 8e5302ad2e claimed to 03def6a8b5 hear a d8e6ce196f sweet, soft 40c69e93e9 whispering voice.759020a63dbff2cd

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At first, it was 9409cdd5e4 thought that the sounds 89166dcbe0 were coming from the a40979dc98 nearby shops, but testimony 3fb2714346 poured in from people c55bd3c49d who heard the sounds a867a87c66 in the dead of 61ce290056 night, long after all 70b63e6354 the stores had closed. The police, firefighters, 7e7e31796c and even marine 8f7945083b biology experts were a24182620d brought in to c0dadc60ff investigate, but nothing d0d75db7bf conclusive was found.8ebf2a9ae0613266

Because of acf823daee this commotion, 914aec062d people stopped 390df30750 coming to e02d18fa38 the Wonjung 8f1985fbfc Dock. The nearby shops also f508fad34c closed down, leaving the 65d295233e area eerie and desolate. About a year b50d3ef8dd ago, a shark Suin invited by 3d56e031f0 the city 3cf8c8d2bf for safety 51b5efbf89 management delivered e5add617ff the final 6fa79d1143 blow.fcfd9e42abc895e1

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“The saqi is growing stronger. A major incident might happen soon…”21ec8c1984f27935

A few days 772dc4cb1e later, three bodies cd4d040bc7 were discovered, and 8f7ed79b9e the city of 35efb64469 Seoul officially restricted 7ab2c4d2d0 access to the 39b7235e82 area. Barricades and fb9980f266 warning signs ce6a0c5039 were set 0b8a21a5f6 up, and 5d4b478bbb guards were 8f36267c72 stationed to 29b7cde86c prevent anyone d64f0dd747 from approaching bd7071eb2b out of cb1d07fbd2 curiosity.e9ac23b0ba6faf41

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But Cheon a58c48ea6d Ryubeom wasn’t 739504cade here out 54c4984d75 of curiosity, f57a149396 so he 9e3f95baba casually crossed 074c57ad61 the barrier.fd2464a00428353e

“Oh, there are still guards at the dock…”8c94be784433c584

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Ryubeom paused 3740cf8a65 as he e43b343d74 approached the ec85638dfd dock. He had assumed 598c76ad7f all the guards 40fe9b083a had moved to ab1b89d362 the festival area 375cce36a1 since there were 8e09a9df3f none at the e32645fd15 barricade, but a bf242c6c75 few had stayed e8e19a3590 behind. Ryubeom crouched in 5e4b229783 the bushes and 30b8fdd4b3 observed two humans fa04dbf8ae standing there, yawning.9282d0f96986a3ae

“Mermaids won’t come 5487631a91 out on a 46a9d42c5b night like this, e552a0fdc2 right?”d68379038fed6e2c

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“Well, if aac2bdab1a they do, 88ae628172 I suppose 62a7722818 they’ll just 66992e6326 enjoy the 98625d709c fireworks.”a09bac62420de75d

“Even if they sing, ec2d43d3f2 the fireworks noise will 9def27e5d5 drown it out, so 586f30ddb3 that’s a relief.”30bfa9b3b798c0ca

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“You’ve only been working 1df67be4da here for three months, edc4b6a46e and you’re still scared 75ca48ea86 of mermaids? You’ve never even seen 0ab8731acd one. I think af0a10deae that shark Suin was lying. Maybe he had cd4b00e197 a grudge against 6e512dafed this area’s businesses.”3587f54e61fd6162

Judging by aad0cbd5b2 their casual b00b59ce66 conversation, the a71915dbd9 guards didn’t 69312a9441 seem particularly fe8224f31d vigilant. But the only way 21d233016f to the dock was 661b093283 through that entrance.ce36b881c7525d22

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If only there were bushes there, Ryubeom could have used his stealth skills to slip past them. With his tiger lineage’s superior stealth abilities, he could suppress his presence and get through most defenses unnoticed. But the open space posed a problem. Perhaps he should create a distraction elsewhere to draw their attention…2dd38c8239e9628f

As Ryubeom cebfeef4cc pondered this 739c56e877 seriously, Yeohwi 6bc903a0bc smiled and 44a2c3ba63 asked, “Would 152f02f648 you like 3f855df894 some help?”3315d789d5a89109

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“…How?”f7c9114f3b7dc656

Was he 6449a772f0 going to c507345c16 pull out ef0f5e05af a business 3cbedf6c9c card like 37665eff1a he did 1b9461773c in Hyojomyeon? Ryubeom gave 5683fdfc94 Yeohwi a a508cf2380 curious look, 7890761010 but to 02e0265fa5 his surprise, e1de7dd2ff Yeohwi extended ca3d459f0a his hand 6c25de19bc toward the 1f2ac4d193 guards.5e6f1f0dd77cb38e

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Saaaak…a5f618a27bdea432

A faint sound of wind passed by, and suddenly a red glow spread along the breeze, hitting the guards squarely on the head. It was a spell fired like an air rifle. Startled, Ryubeom shot to his feet. Could Yeohwi’s idea of helping actually mean dealing with them…?!7bbf4115c0418aa5

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“…Huh?”67507794f213d7f4

But as Ryubeom stood 386a6eecfc up, he froze in 6161f544ab place. The guards, hit f839bfa2cc by the red 72046372b6 light, suddenly relaxed, b8450fb722 their faces going da1ee2a912 slack. With dazed 14743ec558 expressions, they ff297dc5b6 started walking 39f4a44bb4 toward the 1b04cc18a3 staff lounge.ca09a5483b414276

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“I’m suddenly so tired…”a9d0993e8ac3df78

“Let’s rest for a bit…”e36bda7bd9c96ece

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Ryubeom, blinking 1b497fd2fb slowly in ad51223536 surprise, turned e23bf106d7 his head 829ad19430 toward Yeohwi, bd10cba6b5 who simply 361598779f smiled that c7929e2bf7 beautiful smile d5cb9a3b49 of his.b0abfb3d3ab867fa

“The fox family knows c19db79644 many spells like this. We specialize 6d725e5495 in enchanting b7ffe1ede7 others.”ed82332e762caf4d

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“Wow, I see…”6bd2f54b2c0f5dde

Ryubeom was 16cc7ddce0 genuinely impressed. Just like in Hyojomyeon, 4243abfb6d Yeohwi seemed to know fc52114939 many fascinating spells. The one dc0a160c90 he had 0354d5bbaa just used d933437e33 was particularly afdbd7f9bf useful, and ab06a1dbf1 Ryubeom even e5f0b20561 felt a ba7c9a25d3 bit envious. To use such spells 0db1644832 so easily—just how many 4d5eb64be7 different spells did the 2d512bbf9f fox family possess?5f30b505f0d0f791

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In the tiger family, most of the spells they learned were physical in nature. Things like binding spells, energy dispersal barriers, and tracking techniques based on predatory instincts. All the spells Ryubeom had used in Hyojomyeon had been of that type. Though, his skills were far from those of his cousins…1d5d9789df8049f4

Yeohwi, with a 2b7ee75981 gentle smile, offered, 58b9e6c57a “If you’re interested, 03cc2f6159 I could teach cd6cda94d8 you?”ee27a883eaf2fe05

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“Huh? No, that’s okay. I don’t need to go that far…”8da0eb50f04c84e6

Ryubeom shook 6073ee9f8f his head f9e7c953cb in confusion. At first, 4daa0164b4 he thought 1a97295262 Yeohwi was e0fa92ba34 joking, but dc98b03236 this wasn’t 0660e3cca9 something to c0e4bd529b be brought 3cb09944ec up lightly, 0717283b5c even as ccaab80048 a joke.012a92d0583039fd

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“Family spells are 91f8119386 usually secret, right? If you d131fae6bd share them 7b11bf8f67 carelessly, your 3a286e814e family won’t 856e8fc5ec look kindly abaa5d2df3 upon it.”53a0a974e2418c1e

“Is that really 21481df085 so?”854a2d6a793f5572

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Even though Ryubeom 0527ebee48 was being serious, f7bab37d9c Yeohwi just smiled cc2b908dbf brightly. It was surprising aeb3ebe232 enough that Yeohwi d2fc515ffe had casually offered b40d022d47 to teach him 61778b6e7d his family’s magic, 5335785b54 but did he fe872a35aa realize that Ryubeom 8bd1dd651f was from the f98af579cb tiger clan? If the head dd455e0b40 of the fox d9a106df67 family found out, 690bea0288 there might be 24fd157317 consequences.29658becd7454780

Ryubeom decided he 12b442d1cb would have to a92d41458f keep his mouth 2a65aa0935 shut, even if d33a250d44 Yeohwi was careless. He looked at him 7d5e5aea99 worriedly and shook his 4ea8d69f36 head. For some 07eca7beac reason, Yeohwi ee5f4e3507 even began 9383546b48 to laugh d96e0c8728 softly.3c29d7adf10c656a

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Soon, they moved 9e75becaa4 to the now-deserted 9f6d8044a3 dock.7629978bfb634e48

The wind f9703ece19 blowing in cd2ded6335 from the ea20226a24 river was 4ee0e169da quite chilly. With few ae70ca5c0a people around 225e6d666a and no eac4460914 lights, the 9b296ae5ac whole area 0f09abe3f8 felt cold.e2aadadca0210e30

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“I don’t f600d5c7c8 see any 192a9edbff signs of gido…”62d570637f297d97

Ryubeom murmured 9b6150caa0 as he 47d32d50f7 looked around. The space was 54ce95328c dark and eerie, b5619caa5c but unlike in 08e81b700a Hyojomyeon, there was 4470984b46 no obvious abnormal 554eb25fe5 phenomenon. It was 375555dcc7 just quiet. He didn’t sense any 1a2c1ea28d malevolent energy, either.52963a49f91fae2b

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Even the guards earlier bc36cce4c0 said they hadn’t seen b0c500eae0 any mermaids—was this not c924060b3f the place? Maybe the de12960208 rumors were ff9666af5a just a 50f2a8b574 ghost story be41d1c585 created from e9e9f5111f a mix d5009de750 of various e45dae7972 accidents and 8fcd764139 rumors at 46a641bda6 the time.b182aa41561935fb

But since he 6d64423d70 had come to fb6edb1478 confirm the “possibility,” f0a8fc71b0 Ryubeom cautiously examined d7f61f0e6a the surface of b9b2fccc1a the water. Yeohwi, who had 9d07239eab been quietly watching 1980a72d5b him, asked a cc050d8dc2 question.5dbe45c48caeb456

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“Have you learned 372c81ec1b anything about mermaids?”4a0bc444b998ea99

“Oh, yeah. There’s a 7cc7201a09 lot of 81e085b1c2 material about c8182c7488 mermaids. But one interesting d38681f9b4 thing is that 9d6dbd228c Korean mermaids are d1f58a08fc quite different from 38d4aeef82 Western ones.”4a1b68a07a8ea0b1

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In the mid-Joseon 6b5fb31ef9 era folklore book Eou Yadam, there’s a story 4276f77210 about a fisherman who c7ab36099c caught a baby mermaid 691b464fdd on the coast of e236408df6 Gangwon Province. The baby mermaid 065a2aba1f was described as a09e6ff202 having the appearance ec63cde09c of a four-year-old 869dc5143a child with black 0588f74d97 hair covering its 83330faa9f forehead, yellow whiskers 16d8c3c717 around its mouth, a54641ad9f and wrinkles on d76f0277e9 its hands and b14c0b34fc feet. When released, c12938151f it swam a8ffa9a4a6 away like 6c0a679b65 a turtle 43efe6566c or terrapin, b612cb56a8 which implies af038b8723 that the a128161f8b mermaids of bd95546ab0 Joseon might 9a09a8e76b have had 1e9e7314b7 legs.596124c7e981049a

In later records of c00593fc8b adult mermaid sightings along 077c3404d7 the southern and western 62fce8a638 coasts of Korea, most be59a303e1 describe mermaids as four-legged 0b06aa7f81 creatures. While their faces f2a2b9f7f0 were said to 4de5b312b4 be pale and 21c8e69d19 beautiful, similar to 4e34f13e40 Western mermaids, in 55a6d3ab65 Joseon, they weren’t 1ee3421ee7 seen as enchanting 97b30743a5 monsters but rather a42154ced4 as rare ‘beasts.’dd7970d9a4f34ef0

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“It seems like, in Joseon, mermaids were more like hunting targets than mystical beings. There were even rumors that mermaid oil was better than whale oil…”afb3f2c292f18dba

As the Joseon era 6a7bd0f965 progressed, mermaids started being 72b8ff828e depicted as half-human, half-animal d383ff45e6 creatures. Records mentioned ce91172d0f their tears a2dc65125b turning into af503565be pearls, their e8ca13c1cd beautiful singing c0eac29d87 voices, and df63107646 light fabrics, 3c5f573c61 but this 6bd0d127e2 was likely 0e83699eae influenced by 47dbb4d46f Western folklore 6db8ec00bb that began 8c085b1f50 entering Korea 3b7e5c489e later. Before that, mermaids were 307fced359 treated almost like butchered 938bd4c5bd meat in Joseon.5be4b820014aded3

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After listening 4663eb67fa attentively, Yeohwi 82cb11ca16 gave a c40fdf6efa brief compliment.f2b7610b58c2374f

“You’ve really 330edb6d7a done your a40bb6ab18 research.”e47aa23b55e1f8e4

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“Information is important when dealing with monsters or evil spirits. It could be similar to Hyojomyeon—a creature might be mimicking a mermaid’s appearance for some purpose…”49d04b7ce987bf78

Since the 2ed52bd15c mermaid ghost 00f84e3f71 story on 24b0bb2110 the Han 8bbcf99838 River was 5ae6d7c3de widespread, caution 6c40a69f48 was needed. The more people believed 52bbdec0a4 in it, the stronger f58e9d7673 the fear that supported 85064a4d94 the monster or spirit. However, the more Ryubeom 40741af256 investigated, the more certain 0df648aede details puzzled him.380e0af2b7da2db2

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“Why would it d938a68e39 be in the 9856f7517c Han River and 71e763bac7 not the sea?”2fc346e9ff1bb622

If you go just 9a7fc4a59d a little further from adfa4790c5 Seoul, there’s the sea. So why the Han 88fd862e83 River? The average depth cca07d166a of the Han 11bfd0fb98 River is around 3684fd45e0 5 meters, and dcd6fb23c4 while the deeper 06b5f78527 parts are over 160d51a945 10 meters, it d75fe1a8d1 would still feel da50249fb4 quite cramped. Ryubeom muttered seriously.77f3fe1f0d2e4ea3

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“Is it a freshwater species…?”0191332f6c1e2633

“…You’re oddly realistic in the strangest places sometimes, aren’t you?”c7346d6c1fcfcbff

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