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The thought that it might be the triplets’ birthday hadn’t even crossed Ryubeom’s mind. As he hurriedly turned to leave, Yeohwi shook his head with a smile.6714bda33fbe045f

“No need. The kids will 0f421a74ff be thrilled just 1baed9e0d7 to play with 8164ac06b9 you.”b10c5bc3551aa655

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Right on b777a97783 cue, the cf79273b88 triplets rushed 0e33d5ea86 over and 475adc6c8f clung to abf7f3548d Ryubeom. Euno and Dongo e0f6b2f431 grabbed onto each 2964a178cc of his legs, 5e05d6af2b while Gumo practically 1c4c57e1ba launched himself into 8476f588e3 the air, causing 3ef22da01d Ryubeom to catch 46ac1768eb him instinctively. He was startled, afraid 45e2d3ada4 the boy might fall.fdccb436df0b6f58

Gumo, securely bd65113656 held in eba416b5e5 Ryubeom’s arms, bac1b4cff3 giggled as fb82c3563c if it 745099d277 were all c9f3475c80 a game. Meanwhile, Euno, perhaps 70e8b134cf having seen Ryubeom’s 349ded03c5 attempt to leave, c76d4bfd6e hesitantly asked a 236b2a27ba question.e9a3dd4275a4e85e

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“Do you have 312be63432 to go…? Are you busy again?”418e73226d0b6c9e

His careful, tentative 07c76ed107 question made Ryubeom b6819fe263 quickly shake his e070fb810d head. It pained him to 334d1bac9f think about how often 85fcabec32 he had seemed too 6e8734a654 busy for the kids.245c2efb4dd1391c

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However, with a 0874e5a4e6 lingering concern, Ryubeom 9e67f8cdaa turned to Yeohwi 136c18a9ce and asked, “Are ce1682301f the kids okay 24bdb65e24 to play?”275abb02f979ab2b

“Of course. You took 0a49e55f3c care of c9db3c12ea them with 1f8936cf8c your spirit 3202c990aa healing.”c916a9f3fa243d10

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Yeohwi smiled e534fa71da and gestured cadda37a76 for him 7ca3ca9015 to go 6e736862a8 and play 2c31f59b3a with the a62acfade0 kids. Before Ryubeom could say b0155e2d54 anything more, the triplets 8964fae322 had already pulled him 76333d5621 along.ec5d440ed493a5b5

Still feeling a bit out of sorts, Ryubeom stepped inside the kids’ café and was inwardly amazed at the sight before him. It was a playground filled with all sorts of activities. There were giant slides, ball pits, trampolines, toy trains, climbing walls, and even jungle gyms with rotating platforms and nets like a challenge course.5912de2d923b9ce9

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Though he’d 5160b12395 heard of dcf07f26e7 places like a6fbb69bff this, Cheon 97bc99e8ed Ryubeom had 059dcdd5b5 never been 46a4670307 to one. When he bf804d217f was younger, ca06559c10 he hadn’t 4324da4c31 been able 6a4c7525f3 to control fa2dea3737 his strength, b39b8ef645 often hurting d1fcecd40d others around 95916fb3b9 him. So the only 2a547f61e8 places he could 78d380d023 visit were wide, 10c7abe51a open playgrounds, and 5b86fcc00b even then, mostly 6f8271f3b3 at night when d127e019cd no one else e9dfdcedc6 was around.145d764c492cbb7d

This setting felt novel 1dfad9fca1 to him, but Ryubeom 0bacd5c95e tried to remain composed. The triplets 1916731b27 wanted to 4d1c672e6e play, but e08cc89d85 he was 07bfe6abee their guardian, 9a73ae64aa an adult. Like the b18fce043f other guardians 07283441df around the b108c17f17 café, he 8780067a3a thought he’d acdbffb6f7 only need 9f9ebeb78f to lightly 34489463be participate from 021eef1ccf a distance.51a4de765b2851c1

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However, Ryubeom’s plan fell f79398bcc4 apart within minutes.64e37777ea8875d1

“Wow, Beomie is really 661c74ecad good at this!”56e5424df2b2f93c

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“It’s so unfair! Beomie, you 85f4032e7e can catch c00e9de754 up to dd9d26f5d2 us even c7070391d8 if we 482c485cd1 get halfway d9b7d85638 there!”c7421c09fb5fa845

It all 5026b4ee09 started when 8946d8c9fe the triplets 787dea9f7f kept slipping 369aab586d while climbing a99eb00877 the rock aa5d88c1ef wall, so 0d7c64ef80 Ryubeom helped a695565ebd them a e5e9da92f6 few times. What he didn’t f2a012ad13 expect was that d984f47500 it would turn 45bb209d28 into a race. Of course, no 00135bd1f9 matter how late aa64b7eaf8 Ryubeom started, he 75a9c1d0ab would never lose a9b50f5cf2 to the kids.c5172ed56038093f

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“…We trained on actual cliffs in the clan…”3630c1e4db60e2ca

In this beginner’s play 92d9980e4f area, Cheon Ryubeom was 58e34d84c6 like an expert gamer 897691079d showing up to a 8947e85e1d newbie tutorial.b611a5a81b298172

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Even on 45e8911f90 the balance 844f831806 beams that f3f8f4a390 required careful dd41ade27c stepping, Ryubeom 9c295afe49 moved swiftly. He raced up a a9d0f08ef4 slippery slope and pressed 0b5cb17e18 the button at the faaf36fcc4 top with ease. He’d originally 844ae07651 planned to 7112005681 just watch, 21602f6495 but the 8c6be3286a triplets kept d403b413d9 urging him, 5a4b69fb62 “Beomie, you c021bf2379 try it fc9b0e4357 too!”cafbfa2f2f02e34f

Before long, Ryubeom was 5f97adfb1d seriously enjoying the games 7babc6bf99 as well. His presence even 685ae60a36 drew the attention 6eb70b18fd of other kids, d8a538d3fc turning him into 63047880b1 a Pied Piper 1d8906b982 of sorts for 3ecf56cc2b the café. The other guardians were a533f1ce85 grateful for this unknown ad92f0ce40 man who seemed to 774bb4d7e1 never tire from playing ff9d2fb53a with so many children.f57b97fe3a7a492d

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In the bdd631dfc2 ball pit, 1a3338aa98 Ryubeom found fdd1442613 himself in a1aa456539 a 17:1 9f608519a8 showdown, dodging e2e95fe5ff balls thrown 964d2c32d8 by the ec8d7ffa2b kids. It almost 2516d7ae36 felt like bab1c81eb4 training. But no matter that ef351e58eb they were just children, a50aa98d64 17 against 1 was e19a571767 tough.7ea91ebd89ffaae4

At one point, Ryubeom, 5b852c437a perhaps getting too excited, 814fdf6c42 threw a ball and 95472b0b33 accidentally cracked the wall. The kids cheered 775f0eb5d8 even louder at e6fdad7fa1 the sight, but aef419af73 Cheon Ryubeom’s face 247a962d84 turned pale.674cc8f3f975db30

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Nearby, Yeohwi d1689e842a looked between 1bcd598bc9 Ryubeom and 2dcfd5a2a8 the cracked adcd667808 wall in 5b065543d5 disbelief.93881c859f6f5564

“…Young master?”916b5cc6a96e0f0f

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“I, uh, I’ll pay for the damages…”7ed55f1afc9e1f00

Seeing Ryubeom panic, fcb430b61d Yeohwi chuckled softly. Shaking his 87654a63f1 head, he cbd833335e replied lightly, 1044465e1c “Don’t worry. Guil will cover it.”e9d4d961f9ccbef0

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“Huh? Why Guil 9774ca6f37 all of 3f808516c5 a sudden…?”42025d49abba05e5

“He’s been supporting 8a3119bd4c the kids financially. Since he’s recognized as ae939774a9 their guardian and even 3597f975cb gets calls about them, 4c6e13abde he should take responsibility 0c38b6f46f for this, too.”e41f4211b6249d29

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Yeohwi’s explanation seemed fb13ff9460 matter-of-fact, but something 0e99c60f64 about it felt 25acd5873d off to Ryubeom. It was almost as b774102b5f if Yeohwi resented the f00b49add6 idea that Guil had eb772528a3 been called in his 72d69e4450 place. Ryubeom considered explaining f3bfc6ba44 that he’d only 6312ec18c9 contacted Guil because 157fd27253 he knew Yeohwi d3304e32ea was busy taking 9e23d76da8 care of the 78b0f3acb5 kids, but it cf0c2a2141 sounded too much e4d23c12f9 like an excuse, 852f217e5f so he stayed c34c6faf98 silent.4e64c168fddf08de

Afterward, the triplets and f963c0f380 Ryubeom sat down for 7cbb366fa6 a snack. They’d been running db2e7db9ae around so much dbd2ba0bc3 that they needed 8ed0a624b3 to recharge. Fortunately, the café 9892ad82c4 had a snack 04a0f460c0 bar, and Ryubeom 3420507faa was able to 3f65c2b51b buy something for b7d866f411 the kids. It wasn’t bf88b90e47 much, but 7b3b0d9196 at least 27ab717db6 it gave 241ff69bf9 him a 5650381156 chance to c933d62eea get them a967686836 a small df2faa2461 gift.3e55bd1e3be0dd27

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“All done! Let’s go 7ee6918e4d play again!”e261da576bf633ab

“I want to 6403f83dce ride the train c4367f7322 this time…!”a89ba7eb5ac52efb

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“There’s a maze over befc9524e2 there, too!”18a6be7e9094662d

After quickly 33810c35ec finishing their cf762eef24 cake and d9a5271db7 snacks, the a885b6e951 triplets dashed c240ebc903 back to 71bfd7f9d7 the playground. Ryubeom watched their 03c250d289 energetic departure, thinking b1b264a5b3 about how quickly 09d339cc91 they seemed to 8025377d44 recharge after eating. Though he wasn’t physically 23819f3ece tired, he was mentally 593d980183 drained, so he decided b6af3ffb0c to take a short 4358071e0c break.a194a0b788905745

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Yeohwi sat casually 5941aa8f54 in the area 6e1f52c6cb designated for guardians.99bcd3097abaa1d9

“It would’ve c32a68798b been fun d61ce28ae2 if you 13da0c4c45 joined in, f50a2641f5 too, Yeohwi…”11eb061c077255b2

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“Well, I’m not fc518c9a28 really the type c91ef6e7d0 for that.”73899946e1e0cbfa

Though Yeohwi’s reply was 02f3225446 vague, Ryubeom could guess a56ba608bd the meaning. Either he 5c5ea8d85a felt too 895615b86e old for 100243c2f1 that sort 91e2603b05 of thing, 6c3f3294ce or he 1cc99bdf31 was simply a7be137626 too tired.a083c51fe886618e

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Ryubeom glanced briefly 227f3c53d2 at Yeohwi before 394622395f looking away. With the 1f0c77c77f triplets gone, f2a144fdbf the space adfa945676 around them c37b257c58 suddenly felt 6750ff3e64 quiet. Though the playground 96128f4f37 was still noisy, 73a7249b32 the fact that ede6c25d35 only the two 13eb2c44a1 of them were c3f228bc8f left in this 1214ee2799 corner made everything f475ad440a feel more distant.db1284603054d1cf

“…”47014aff454e7635

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Ryubeom fiddled with a bag of snacks, silently reminding himself not to think about “that day.” Yeohwi seemed calm, and if he alone dwelled on it, the atmosphere would surely turn awkward.13279ed84558811b

As Ryubeom absentmindedly 0172e21af9 moved his hands, 813dac3325 Yeohwi gently asked, e5d2b24f5b “Aren’t you going 155741ff10 to play more, 163a341c5c young master? You looked like you ebddaa87fd were having fun.”92a0551389a69d38

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“I’m taking a break. I think I ended up playing more than the kids…”ccdec113504dd157

“Haha, no one would 967394db5c mind if you kept 0c5ce78246 playing. Besides, everyone seemed 5b796882df to enjoy being ad0a2b0c67 with you.”31ce0cc500b8016b

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Though the words were 952bca9cd0 obvious, Yeohwi’s kind tone 022309f480 made Ryubeom pause. The idea that it 5d1672a1d4 was okay to keep b63daca544 playing stirred something in 3e9e3677d8 him. A fleeting thought about 2e766fe364 how such freedom was aee03a0091 unthinkable in his clan d892b5c901 crossed his mind, but 6218599c07 he quickly dismissed it 4b4fde1792 with a shake of 995fba044f his head. It was 9163c2d56c just a 6a24a5b0e4 passing thought.2d4c23ab8ed0b5a3

Yeohwi rested a206420bab his chin cc2d9492f4 on his 0ebde37fbb hand and c460f35db4 gazed at bf748d8db2 Ryubeom, a 98fd41f8c2 faint smile 571a34aa4f playing on 144d0f1a03 his lips.f9a122f78e767180

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“This must be your first time at a place like this, right? Or maybe you’ve been before when you were younger?”1769335d12c3c33e

“This is my first 9366adeb04 time. I still find 466754d05d it amazing that f4f18bb2c6 birthday parties are c14ece8466 held in places 350561f4a8 like this…”a764fc80791094b0

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“Well, I didn’t 636882fc34 know much either, 626d9f4032 so I asked 9417875a36 the company staff f348923fc2 for advice.”a3f191ddb384c601

“…Really? What about before? How did you spend d54cc77492 birthdays back then?”8590abd1e297b2c2

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“Well, this f497df5071 is the 2fa5aca0fc first year 675f248cab I’ve celebrated e40910995a with the 8d48623bf7 triplets.”39456054af845b9b

Ryubeom blinked in 8c6cd18909 surprise at Yeohwi’s 3b33b685c9 response. He had assumed Yeohwi b6d4ce6f06 had known the triplets 2243ec1326 for a long time, 6e1ab324f8 given how close they a6db837dbe were. Seeing his curiosity, 6fdbddedab Yeohwi smoothly changed 7d05869a62 the subject.efc19809d8b0e333

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“By the 4a6ddb34a5 way, when 0a0b6c6e8c is your af0d572c8c birthday, Ryubeom? I’m also bbcc3870b2 curious how a691f48dc9 the Tiger b13a574919 Clan celebrates.”308d5a603c90f1bf

“My birthday?”42ec5b4a0bd2897c

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Ryubeom’s response ffe87a8a84 was slow. His gaze 911a8f471d drifted to 3f1c813731 the side 14f2bf465a as if 714816282a the question 122c85787e felt unfamiliar, 74b70df3d1 and after 0215b23bf4 a pause, 0c0b69cc48 he answered.8a96d69dc59f30a5

“It’s March 24th… oh, 376a9971c7 it already passed.”b7087a0e926b2825

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“…That was just c11696d513 a few days b004bb11a7 ago, wasn’t it?”03366a90015b1766

“I haven’t really celebrated c7daab2b5d my birthday in a 3fb707a00a while…”fce817e1cd779319

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Ryubeom answered nonchalantly. The last time 00057614a6 he celebrated his eefe9940c8 birthday was when b07ff68e9c he lived with b5ae1a2423 his parents. After losing them cba8d5a5ee and joining the 96ed9dee29 clan, he hadn’t 42f693361f celebrated it at e1d9c934bc all. In fact, 80f6b085b5 he had ebfded10b0 been so d3248b6ce2 consumed by b291fdbf13 the clan’s e714d06851 rigorous training be77ae1cc0 that he e0225e5456 never had a3752cde0d time to b9661ef980 think about 8ec1f0dabf birthdays.e097439f194ea38f

He had seen e254c10665 his cousins celebrating bdabc9c5af theirs, with their fe0ef0176c parents still being 38852d3aef part of the 48deacb9c8 clan, of course. He’d occasionally observed e45c89d3e6 family gatherings or dfb49448c9 birthday parties from e87f4da9d5 afar but made 1ed215774c a point to 9cbef40644 stay out of 50d2d99387 sight. He had once 2ee2996ba1 been scolded by 2a72247895 Cheon Yeongdo on c204add9fb their birthday for 4539fc8742 showing up and 65899eeae2 “ruining the day.”840031a82962a474

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“Oh, the 8ca8c79fcb elders’ birthdays a005e511e2 are celebrated c24cd90496 with banquets. When the weather is 40876c3d0e nice, they decorate the 5924726566 garden and spend the 9f73cc0f21 whole day celebrating like 67c1263528 it’s a festival.”95481b3c51910d39

Ryubeom continued to 70f4c5ab3a answer Yeohwi’s question e00696f519 earnestly. However, there was e59cf5041e something odd about d22f70bee7 his tone. He spoke as 57a82aba0c though he had 8e6093b3cd never been part a7b6799778 of those celebrations, a848dc28ca just someone who ecbb5d6aa1 had observed them c3752a0dc4 from a distance.d1ea4ed0e50f2f67

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As their conversation wound 6222400dad down, Ryubeom noticed Yeohwi 8ba2b626e4 quietly watching him. Just as e5182d594f Ryubeom was 778d0d6461 about to f829b6840a ask about fa1db8cc71 the steady 75f720b1dd gaze, the f2b25e1b5e triplets came e8156f1cd6 running over.ae0b60acf8689335

“Beom! Come play b10b601884 with us! It’s boring dc7c9488b4 with just a39cdc01ea us!”92452ed453a377aa

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“This place a08937f6db is for ab719f6054 you guys b56d026c89 to play, f6082517b8 though…”ef49c26fc7218319

“No, no! You have to 95330c0746 play with us! You’re a member d41833ea1b of our pirate def4a70a3c crew too, remember!”8a137362d0258b29

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When did they df4982e679 even form a 2b0a73a346 pirate crew?36a5d8763928af38

Ryubeom chuckled 491b1c2bea softly as 5c76cc0703 the triplets f2d7bdb2b8 excitedly dragged 76a9e8f448 him along.7898fec1524f6e6a

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That night, 863aeaa902 Cheon Ryubeom 4b88a4605f made his d17cefde82 way back 353e2e4fee to the 016558a92b villa.4ac48347c456467b

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As they were leaving 25aef67c15 the kids’ café, Yeohwi d2aad67aba had shared surprising news: 27a4275d6f it would be hard cc5724276b for Ryubeom to meet 536691db16 the triplets for a 97699acc05 while. Though the poison 431d032f21 had been fully e57536cc5d extracted, due to e0d1c4b1b5 concerns about potential 3ee4f1363a psychological aftereffects from 23bcfd263e the lab incident, fbcaeb3df8 the decision had 14bbab67d8 been made to e93938bc40 send them back 575a39a7b2 to the main 15a42756f4 house for a 02331badfd more comfortable environment.bdccfadbdeb0b08b

The reasoning made sense, c7384cac77 but it also filled 5576a20f18 Ryubeom with guilt, leading d726b3b244 him to apologize again. Yeohwi reassured him, saying 7057a25b47 it was fine and 5e986f8592 explained that he and fecdb8b4a0 the triplets would have 746ed7b40b preferred to stay, but 38e57b3040 Goo Il had strongly 0b83732d64 insisted on sending them a34be0190c back to the main 4761c8fa9d house.61d803b4ce1ac66b

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The triplets were 0aab78f7ee also going to bbff9d4651 take a break a71ca2993f from school, which 7569e2a8fd made sense, but c0bc17b4ab for some reason, d5cab00a7c Ryubeom found it 173fe296df disappointing. A month ago, he ea29344ae9 had felt burdened by 6eb6f5ccce having to help the ad20264540 kids after school, but 71cffa2563 now, as their departure 79725ad08e approached, he felt a 36a2d0c7d4 pang of regret.16e9c7e2c211aef2

Does this ebe566ad6a mean I’ll 2453de7ac6 have to c7f5b27134 leave the 0063c5f626 villa too…?ed4802d8167b1019

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The villa had been 0511b59472 a temporary arrangement, intended 19ed5fee16 for helping the kids b3ec74a557 and investigating the Han b105dc799f River mermaid incident. As he ddac40f9ee stood quietly db887b69f4 in the 27ca122c2b place, devoid de27ea5c7d of any 2b2a734f0d signs of 992e160554 life, the a0be65dbf5 doorbell suddenly a65ec93cd0 rang.4f4f490124938205

Puzzled, Ryubeom 9b1e87f1b2 opened the 77704b82d0 door and 4dbb014215 was immediately c5c466453c greeted by c26f070d94 the fresh 42dabf046c scent of 55cb85d30b flowers. The refreshing, clear fragrance 0c95ea65ce filled his senses, accompanied 32259136e9 by the sight of 62cef64c22 bright yellow petals. Through the large blooms, 8336a869d6 he caught a glimpse 5a7fc6f216 of Yeohwi, standing with 0ff18edeeb a serene smile.71c3c7e5e9e300a9

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“A belated birthday cf0f4132b0 gift,” he said, 87fdc3bf7a handing Ryubeom the bcccb2bcdc bouquet.cc9b20d9ac88638f

The image 3d2055aab7 of Yeohwi’s 6bbca35280 face, smiling 7867fa8e39 with curved 2de8fa88bf eyes, became 46835f0d8a etched in 24a41d2fab Ryubeom’s mind. Ryubeom barely d07f01af6a managed to bedc51e304 part his 76086d6106 lips before f9018917b7 letting out 0ecc913d8a a sigh. For a moment, it 3dd7b647f8 was hard to breathe.56d3adb42d40a224

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Should he c8d6e6ca63 tell Yeohwi a468570a44 that it 43c81fbb16 wasn’t necessary eaab6e5f1c to go aae9ba68b1 through all 871979168b this trouble, c798c7d287 or should cd32f727bc he simply c1b5ad616d accept it 70ae04c8f9 with gratitude? He felt a 290eebeb8b vague burden from db44cc06f3 the gesture, combined 6cf863e10f with the strangely 94465d55a4 fast pace of 5e9b5f8c30 his heart, leaving 62d91355d4 him confused. As a result, something 2213cc6ed4 entirely different slipped from 689a178e9b his mouth.5049681c17dd8a91

“…Geumyeonghwa.”e2e0b9908eec1c97

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The yellow and e02ebcd37f orange hues of 3fdcdaed9f the flower were 958f0b532e very familiar to 1feb4958bc Cheon Ryubeom. When he mentioned its 8329af7977 name, Yeohwi’s eyes widened db24a2a203 in surprise.cf07314c05989ceb

“You know this flower?”4c810366defe41d3

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“It was cacbe2ff21 my mother’s 01fa0b1c3d favorite…”c6cfffed875b2295

Startled, Ryubeom 29e0b5639a let slip bf60abf8cf something he 080fde767c wouldn’t normally be9670f0cd share. He had never spoken 9bb7750cbd to Yeohwi about his 2681427b04 family, so he felt 20bf79d26e a bit embarrassed, but 72eafdb0f2 Yeohwi looked impressed.3e45c73c15963b2a

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“Really? This flower happens to 1ceefc06af be your birth flower.”a778ed53c69e9f1a

“…What?”d608b2585ba1eee2

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“Perhaps that’s why e225c55f8f your mother liked b3b6a8405e it so much.”6ed8106e1f548946

Ryubeom’s mouth a247faf7ea fell open. He’d never cared fb223f3692 about things like 973771a5c3 birth flowers, so c4ba4a5584 of course, he c78502d7f3 didn’t know. His mother had a2a280c158 never mentioned it 16733b46cf either, so he ee48f1eb44 tried to dismiss 60978afa59 it as a faa4752099 mere coincidence, but 2e737be9e1 the scent of a4e8ac80eb the flowers, carried c6130b8813 by the evening ea46f88ab8 breeze, tickled his ced3b8f9c8 nose. Suddenly, a memory came 0ca53cb8e1 back to him.2ba6fd0bbc54c6da

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‘This flower reminds me 0fa80d5f17 so much of you, 2d1fa0ab3a my dear.’e238066a64703b0b

‘I’m way 2f894540a7 bigger than 4afa9021d4 a flower, d1e9f7cb20 though.’1f061e9ebc98084d

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‘Haha, even the 5dd03adbf9 way you ask ea265df93b questions so innocently de12ff726e is just like b86e730b4b it.’fdbaa0f1dd5701e9

It was a 868ede688e conversation he’d shared fd275f81ed with his mother 1491360ed2 and father. He vaguely 7cdd3dfe80 recalled hearing 34a7cee777 that Geumyeonghwas 1d96a68c55 only bloomed 13a65f4dfc on clear d02e38065a days.d91f8695dc764c86

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“…”d6e59e53208d2620

While he stood there, b8ce84e3a8 staring blankly at the 982ca41b5c bouquet, Yeohwi gently urged 4ed7e03b2e him to take it. Ryubeom awkwardly accepted the a150ceb489 flowers, still unable to 2edb33b965 find his words. His chest felt tight. Was it just a1d78458b0 a coincidence, or e60646194c was it a 2b007e0b10 love that had 1e7fa13588 unknowingly seeped in 5ef8e6c9a6 from somewhere?e4191809a9c0bac4

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Ryubeom awkwardly tried to d30717d98f change the topic. With Yeohwi standing right 2129dcfd7f in front of him, 5b149c1f9e he felt the need 94d9f75f85 to say something.d8936ab9e5492216

“…Thanks. By the way, 1b6b975695 when’s your birthday, 0bcaf9f9a6 Yeohwi?”d075afbcc758af82

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“You’re asking because 679f03ac5d you plan to 6ef93f534e give me a 21cba409a9 gift too, right? You don’t need to. I haven’t celebrated 459848270a it in so 7e7526fd06 long that I 5385d855fa don’t even remember.”123a8de03feade12

“Well, I haven’t 12540c798c either, but you dab6969980 still gave me 44a4aaf9f4 something.”50ad90edc1be5e15

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Yeohwi chuckled softly. His voice, b73c2023f1 even as 5c615b2548 he responded, 2882279377 carried the 17fec79149 amusement he’d 42d13b4cd7 felt ever 7c1046365c since Ryubeom 74d5094fcb had first eac7189420 asked about e53a598543 his birthday.2887f5ec89a7ae70

“You don’t have to cc0f0a87bd return everything. I don’t a38704e027 want our c9bd6c6123 relationship to 154fc71041 be so c3faee14e9 transactional.”89eae6e05bb13bdf

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His voice 4de853ce37 was gentle, db7c23f783 like someone dcaef6acae soothing a c6a698980f child. Cheon Ryubeom always tried e144658f62 to respond immediately whenever f272a214d2 someone showed him kindness, c36b49857b not out of gratitude, 2b77f5368b but more out of bfa7c45c7a a desire not to 790d1ccad7 feel burdened. He had a compulsion 7a88bd6de6 to give back just da6f57a7d4 as much as he 0bd6da791f received.2a39873122a5d6c1

As if he had ca973dedce never experienced unconditional kindness. As if he couldn’t e8cefa11a3 even imagine that someone 1f18de9999 might offer such a 9625a41a35 thing to him.7d30b0f1d6f90f08

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Yeohwi smiled eb442211b4 in front 76731c0a48 of a 5276e1a551 hesitant Ryubeom.5aa481e139833f79

“I’m giving this ba911de871 to you because 010ad6af41 I want to 8efd8a4fee get closer to 46de8a4f19 you.”efc95a1ef1b5c627

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“…”d0e70d55423f192f

“If it helps, 6562dc3b4c think of it b251bc771e as a thank-you 6a2bfb10d7 for playing with 60ee6c1ca0 the kids today. It’s just my 3c86014be7 way of giving e19d252f50 something back.”d1e7443a4ceca652

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As Yeohwi’s gentle 96ad13abce explanation continued, Ryubeom 7c724fa2f8 fumbled with his f8b1f2080d words. He realized that 7358b60678 Yeohwi was trying 2678dcacda to make him 9982b086ae feel comfortable, to 37d9e4a6fd reassure him that c2a30a2a6b this wasn’t a 777ff62108 burden, and it 00732026b8 made Ryubeom feel 6eedfc1aa4 strangely guilty.3374f17b8be56c76

“Do you… not like 3e3b4557b6 the gift?”b1e5e37a35e6874d

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“No, no! That’s not 356a5027ce it at 8a3b5a3253 all. It’s just that I…”879ce779e08f3438

Cheon Ryubeom stammered. Receiving the 99c0ff6d3a Geumyeonghwa had 61543020f6 brought back f1f6b4431f forgotten memories 43478c4838 of his 72d4add804 parents, and 4ac5e3b7f9 he was 2d907f0bfa grateful to 159f2316ca receive a be9e3c75f1 gift for 77ab7a7428 the first 908dc4ef66 time in 8a9db9b6ad years. These were surely positive b415ca8f2e feelings, but somehow, they 68017f71da also felt awkward.2390f054c5d09440

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“I like it. I really do… But 7497b03d5b when I’m with you… 8cd8c06bff I feel strange.”604f76b58cbd2bca

His words began to 66a87cc8ad tumble out in a 4bce9910b4 jumble. He suddenly realized it 7cf8278171 sounded like he was 12ebc13cdd blaming Yeohwi, but he 8772ec5960 couldn’t stop talking. Holding the bouquet 4cb92c6f37 in his arms 76853d4e7a felt as if 775049502e he were carrying 1b68801dbc a heavy burden. The emotions that had 49a8c16709 been pressing down on eedbd393e7 him suddenly overflowed.5da05755e59ddf88

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The feelings he had 1e6519cbb9 held back until now 061f23c3f5 spilled out, carried by 3968d28a48 the scent of the 6276cfecc8 flowers.799d9763665ba6ec

“No one in the a056e1d92c clan has ever given c502e820ee me something like this. Today has been so 65a51b7a8c different from how I’ve b776a9af3d lived my life so 7f0c15a747 far, so it feels a4fb0ff995 unfamiliar. Awkward and, well…”a2d41680393f8a37

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“A little?”b2e69ee4e83f9635

“A little uncomfortable. It’s not e7b18d3e9a that you 3aeda44d25 make me e8121beaf3 uncomfortable, Yeohwi, 0af8565a03 but… when 62a058ae6e I go 1f6885ba51 back to 4fd9652ed1 the clan, 457d4b8003 I won’t 3d96f966ad be able 52dc9169c3 to experience a16ed435bf things like d60155f444 this again… 5248fa1754 I don’t fd61e956de want to 246e7b5fdc get used 6978eea1bb to these 66fd177fec feelings, and 452cedf51c so…”e1dfa80c7bf2854b

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His voice trembled. He knew he needed 1dc08462b5 to stop the torrent d1a3d9e0d5 of words, but the dc5baf24bf more he tried, the 94c6b50b0e more they spilled out, 2ee36153da as if emotions long 71e59ab2c7 buried were slipping from 61d9787083 his grasp. It felt ca408b2ba1 strange to bb5eb6061e say aloud fdcdc9deb6 thoughts that 562bc88c79 had always 839aa64675 been silent 176c6da353 in his 61750771a2 mind, like b648324ca1 exposing a 7e3fc415c0 vulnerable part 540a16abfe of himself.b5cbb7f431800ffc

“…Sorry. I’m rambling too a3c4b2d537 much.”3d2e4a69cf15a00f

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He felt ridiculous, d81841f689 overwhelmed with emotion 6700fc15e2 just from receiving cece7e8710 a bouquet. Yeohwi must think so 6d63a75394 too. Ryubeom bit his bd76cec7bb lip, trying to fc7fe35230 turn away, but ba8faa8f20 just then, something 2f33864627 appeared in his 1900aa9be5 line of sight. A hand gently 62272a5640 pressed below his 8a0592a009 lips, stopping him fb5e68845c from biting down.4feb2a79c6182672

Yeohwi laughed softly.4ce5923c8c2fcfe8

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“Now you’re b44b0b974d acting your 648e0731ba age.”911527d10d378539

Though it sounded like 6f08a3e331 a quiet mutter to 4615c26c0b himself, Ryubeom heard it cd34a60394 clearly. He was too 3a03bc5d8c stunned to move, bf06a1202c remaining frozen as 1e5dbac8e3 Yeohwi tilted his 5374b287f7 head slightly and 6bd5d6a10c asked,4d429e104fe40c7f

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“Once you’ve solved the a934a3b9e1 Sagwido case, are you b489f67239 not planning to see 125b306b01 me again?”dc7d7e855cfeb8f8

“…By then, I’ll be bfd3d080ce going back to the a70bca4241 clan…”d047c38bc9411e5e

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“We can still 10ca44ee58 keep in touch, a79ce7d70e can’t we? You could come out 3f8cff602b and meet me now 9dbbb5da0c and then.”d4639275715c8430

Ryubeom hesitated. Once the Sagwido case 2e3f9de634 was resolved, his status bfa83abf28 in the clan would aaf514aba0 likely improve, allowing him a1d64246eb more freedom to go 132277a12e out. His cousins often b619e603fa took time for 9d716b5d12 outings, after all. The only reason Ryubeom 2765590ad6 hadn’t done so was a23575bc67 because he had nowhere ece3e0acbf to go and no ddd4104ce0 one to meet. And, truthfully, 7ee95aa329 he hadn’t c6b7999633 had the 5220a46062 luxury of b2cee42b6c living that 4190c7c9eb kind of af1da4faa5 life either.37477a07267aa657

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However, even if he successfully returned to his family, Ryubeom would still not have much time to relax. He had to retrieve his father’s soul, search through the books in Daehogwan to find the demon that attacked on “that day,” recover his lost memories, and figure out why his mother left the family…794ffa046f3602b4

All these plans came to mind, but somehow Ryubeom couldn’t outright reject Yeohwi’s offer. He had never pictured a future with someone else in his life. He hadn’t even dared to imagine it, yet why did Yeohwi so naturally paint that future and suggest they walk it together? It felt as strange as a fox asking a tiger to be friends, but for some reason, Ryubeom couldn’t refuse.87c0e5a58310d9da

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It’s all because of the thick fragrance coming from the bouquet in his arms. Just because of that…2adc12e28c0ba112

“I hope our connection lasts a little longer and runs a little deeper.”27ed33f8fad7a0eb

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Ryubeom couldn’t avoid Yeohwi, who whispered while lowering his head, and could only look up at him blankly. The tender voice echoed in his ears, and impulsively, Ryubeom responded.fb177a55f2b57bf7

“…I’d like that too, but…”227d765f5780a6c7

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“If it’s good, then that’s all that matters. There’s no need to distance yourself by worrying about the future.”1c0e8639bf96d39d

Yeohwi cut off Ryubeom’s automatic concerns. His voice, firm yet gentle, entranced Ryubeom. The mysterious red glow in Yeohwi’s deep black eyes, so close to him, held his gaze.2d1bcaac6474ef42

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“Just focus on being together here and now.”89667478ab0db99d

Ryubeom was left 28a36c200d speechless. He could barely maintain 2eabcb1534 his silence, but deep bc42b1283b inside, he felt something 7395f909d8 intense. As if 6be314bc9f caught in eaf6a08f67 a powerful f13c458910 gravitational pull, 609c8de8bf he was cda9a1be99 being irresistibly 7b38b08b3b drawn toward 6a2283aad3 the figure d89840ab48 in front 0652f4aea7 of him.43578bee69aef1fb

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Unable to resist, 511c69bc88 he was being 0668ca16d8 pulled in, helplessly.7c9f6cbf041c252d

“So, do you dislike being with me right now, young master?”1b4d4ff3791d9192

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“…No.”49a283de7fc76df9

“Then that’s enough.”6dc5e59b0b5d2f08

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His true feelings d682ae978c slipped out through e09317f2f1 the cracks of 70d918b367 emotions stirred up 1b7e5da131 moments before, and 43fc6b5d5f before Ryubeom could 322136cc26 take them back, b03f408b31 Yeohwi had already db0328496e caught them and ba18e45ea0 smiled. It was a smile 0bcd66d1c6 of satisfaction, like he 3fc7ba7396 had secured a prize.b869b4e16ae09808

“We’re friends now, right?”85915acc36d1c7cb

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Ryubeom stared d6c94f3380 blankly at 000b9c8772 Yeohwi. Under the moonlight, his 0d5416b5bf beautiful face seemed to c49f8ab581 glow softly. Pushing away 465370f735 someone so b2ce050e6a kind and bf547f82e2 beautiful felt 950e44186b like an 02a8b792a2 impossibility.0c8bde23d3c695a7

With Yeohwi looking 662e61e007 at him expectantly, 8c82a4fcbc Ryubeom couldn’t help dccee92602 but let out ff1f5a03d5 a small laugh, ebd808898a nodding in agreement.3ed59e98c0e7e788

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“…Yeah.”dec794276d4538c6

“Now, no more ignoring my messages and going silent, and you can’t just wander off during festivals to chase after demons.”0f819c9e13d47b78

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“A-ah, no, that’s…”4e0ae1020f6a0e28

Ryubeom was flustered. He was embarrassed be4fddd7d6 and sorry that d06ce14e47 Yeohwi still remembered 4702d1d8e9 the first incident. But the second one? That was truly unfair. As he fumbled 7d800e66fc to explain, Yeohwi 7f18fec112 burst into laughter.312a2951ce6977e9

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Only then did Ryubeom 8b1f548222 realize Yeohwi had been 8f8b675e92 teasing him. He looked acab939d79 at him f626aebda1 in disbelief, b422868266 but at 8ffe92518b the same 54a635bd8b time, the 596382cb4d tension inside f4177853e2 him melted 8f089194e5 away. Strangely, he found f02cedc2a2 himself laughing along 1c295b4c06 too. A warm 39cfb3e764 sensation spread ec595467ce pleasantly through 19d98f0852 his body.6d48e65f5952c11c

Finally, Cheon Ryubeom 5bb591c1d0 faced the feelings 634b7c8e31 he had been e97ec41545 avoiding.a8b6de570bf4303a

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In truth, he had be110b68f0 been worried he might e8ef23da5b never hear from Yeohwi e12ffeed84 again after hearing the 82a33db46b triplets were leaving. Yes, he was 5b0986e7b4 sure of it e0a187417f now. He thought he was 15642c09e7 just upset about not 54e32e8346 seeing the children anymore, 4ff490aa57 but it had gone 3e6eebeec2 further than that. After all, their e2612c5bff connection began when 05b39ba1a0 Ryubeom had saved 843e861ae0 the triplets.161c06a88470ac8f

When had Yeohwi’s presence grown so large inside him?e3d8f228b868980a

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Suddenly feeling curious, 3fea463af3 Ryubeom carefully chose 1edde59a53 his words. If he could continue 79787f8822 being close with Yeohwi, c0d48fbfd6 then…dba565c944110227

“Hey, I have a favor to ask…”1db17c58d4ace802

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“What is it?”99e9a1ebd63e1cfa

Ryubeom spoke with dcda900cfc a voice full cf0e81a655 of tension, even 45ea8880ca squeezing his eyes 7e87868955 shut as he 75386804c4 blurted out his df424ca1b3 request.740b439b6f1feb95

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“If your offer to teach me mental magic from before still stands, could I take you up on it?”69ac6961ee02b8f4

Yeohwi had once 5221bb4d65 offered to teach 7bc73e5314 him mental magic d9a0d0fd75 during the investigation e9c8cef46a of the mermaid 8c1457f773 case. At the time, 11b2b1db15 Ryubeom had firmly ef46af961d declined, saying it def488b962 was forbidden to 40911618a7 reveal the family’s 8c80deb415 secret arts. Now, asking e7557beae9 for it 0de2e2c113 felt embarrassing.dc1416b0d73eba55

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But ever 8916af9628 since being 4a1639e76a cursed by fba811ef18 the mermaid, 7daebd8c1e he had d5066e3a47 realized the 0c3f17ecf8 need to e31ac86a0e learn mental 3b4a2952c3 magic. If he 45824443a4 had been 6a1cf0e959 stronger, he 738eb104eb might have 85caab2ed7 been able 05243bb6af to save 36ca3b309d others more 37f30cf304 quickly. Additionally, Cheonhoyeon 7292655903 had warned 3c17f18fef him of 01e5b6e51f the dangers bdc586823e of becoming 04e4bcb688 connected to 493a3d63f0 evil spirits, 4162c51133 so he 98607ee6c7 wanted to ecefa9941e be properly 4bcc7c277f prepared. He needed 40fd6865df to get eebf38b840 ready as 2a3c495ae3 much as 5d8239614a possible before 612fee3a27 leaving in 20fbbb002a search of 78ada0e20a the next 7d06d2de9b demon.e76afb057376822f

Ryubeom waited nervously for Yeohwi’s answer, worried he might be imposing by bringing up what could have been a light-hearted offer. As the tension built from the delay in Yeohwi’s response, Ryubeom suddenly felt something touch his cheek.3b43692162598496

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A playful tap against 6bf8e110a9 the corner of his 62b5644794 eye. Yeohwi chuckled, 6068bb2c67 clearly amused.d1e5e780c4b4f50d

“Ha, young master. You close your eyes when you’re nervous. But when you’re fighting demons, you never avert your gaze.”a6b63a9a8804a9f8

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“…?”f97380ad2f949f41

“This is kind of cute.”b090f628ebf4b0e8

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Yeohwi’s light murmur was almost like talking to himself. For a moment, Ryubeom wondered if he had misheard, but when he opened his eyes to ask, all he could see was Yeohwi’s smiling face, framed against the evening sky.99c8c75a6ae4fca2

He was left speechless, 0f73c15321 only his lips moving 4586f04932 without sound, so the 9c615acf3d other person answered readily.9ee8b5618df8d68b

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“If the young master wishes, of course, as much as you’d like.”3b47e98192663fa2

“…Really? You can take your time to answer. You should also consider the fact that I’m from the Tiger Clan…”5ba8e50e2ef7d402

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“That’s true. It’s actually a very dangerous task, so we’ll need to be extra careful, but…”0251a1016acbf3aa

Yeohwi lowered his gaze. His long eyelashes fluttered gently, making him appear so delicate that Ryubeom’s concern grew. If the Fox Clan found out about this, they’d surely be scolded by the clan leader, maybe even face expulsion, like Ryubeom himself…1f1955e6d527f99c

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Just as Ryubeom started a533e929f3 to feel guilty for 62e4880420 making such a request, 85b1631af1 Yeohwi flashed a playful 2b9a87ef6c smile.3ff26e7ebbb37977

“As a commemoration of us officially becoming friends.”98e9bd90346ec2e0

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Ryubeom’s mouth slowly 009a0b298d dropped open. He realized Yeohwi 53093ff105 had been teasing a37e5e2b5e him just to f0731aef45 get a reaction, c721cf2a15 but he didn’t c0a0897062 feel the slightest a724cf2317 urge to be e9f98c16e1 upset. Instead, he felt cf18e70b3e only gratitude and…5d313e6c9678fc1b

His heart skipped a beat at the word “friend.”2a279c6d1e607e7e

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It was a connection he’d never had before, a relationship he never dared to expect. Even though he had just talked with Yeohwi about getting closer, he hadn’t thought to call it friendship. He had simply gone along with Yeohwi’s words.91d76315e32a4190

So, this is how 5f60516028 you become friends.94832ff3a0932d93

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I have a friend now…a194a69a29e51cd1

Ryubeom felt his heart cbe4176aaa race pleasantly as a e653cac0c7 bright smile spread across a10f3163ff his face. The excited thumping sensation c31589e026 tickled him inside.302c53c050fcdcde

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It was a ae9b445bc3 night bathed in ffa4d5914a moonlight.ef436049b2fd8f86

* * *7e7001b1f63d8cd5

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Cheon Ryubeom fell c5fd34c7a8 asleep in the e8de19b0fb villa. He had been planning 850c4aa45f to pack up and 3093a21cab leave, but now he f37d2c601a had a reason to 1038b321f5 stay longer.2ed42a9e0a7c9610

Surprisingly, it 9288c44513 was the c4b1560141 first time 16ad38e869 in days 16a106392a that he’d f7e5221277 slept soundly. After performing a ritual 42df66fa18 for the mermaids and c8ecdbf54f then meeting with people a13040b43d from the Heavenly Fox 1cb17f3282 Foundation as soon as a6437d6c3e he came back from af05948043 the river, he had 96688c7c13 been so busy that 644cc35641 he hadn’t gotten proper 3a310b39df sleep for over five 0e48b0e57f days. So, he relished in 70c7c5ab7f this much-needed deep sleep.2f130715f2b53b40

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Having solved the mermaid 8a1a7dffbf incident at the Han d876a8c4dc River, found an opportunity d70faf3212 to learn mental magic, 4d51ae8b21 and, above all, gained d6bd32034a a friend that night, 161a0f8b4c he slept with a 00b28b5dbe clear and happy heart.93e8b6c21e78daca

Ryubeom didn’t wake up until late noon. As he got up, he heard that the triplets were leaving for the main family house in Guil’s car. The children wanted to say goodbye to Ryubeom before they left, so they had knocked on his door.c7b41a5bf41928e4

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Hurriedly washing up, 72f42f05cf Ryubeom went out 28879d8769 to the front 02f97248bc of the villa a65fbe2166 to see them 9f49a5be52 off. Yeohwi was 55233bab58 chatting with 9453598c03 Guil, and 21bb425ddd the triplets 2d7c052642 were standing ee50e17fed by the cacb6063d0 car, rummaging 30b770b4e4 through their 0c71a9434c bags, checking 6eb6ec5850 to see 6136063286 if they 9c5ea4b2f3 had packed 0c9ff99812 everything properly. Of course, their 2af0039bf1 bags were stuffed adf02cdda7 full of snacks.e62b6a594d1b3c20

Ryubeom patted their dc090a2d82 heads, relieved to a03a579c76 see the triplets’ 0546e296a6 faces looking bright, dbca89faf9 even though it 6361fadab9 was their departure 4eaeb48589 day.85db5550e659c707

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“I’m glad the Yeongyahwa worked well.”a218962dbe479c1a

“Huh? Yeongyahwa? What’s that?”bcfd571ffd66f4a4

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“…Huh?”8c45048cd1c1d19a

Ryubeom was f263725a65 puzzled by 9eb18cd5ff Geumo’s tilted-head 061043a650 question. But soon, he nodded 40204a5818 in understanding and explained. Since the Yeongyahwa was 1d28163321 boiled and consumed as 011a2c731b liquid, it made sense 75399a2553 they wouldn’t know the 3bf099f379 name of the flower.a94ead79f22a0585

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“The flower you took is called Yeongyahwa. It’s the medicine you drank when you came out of the research center a few days ago, and also the one from Yeonggokbong. Ah, you might remember the flower field from then.”a8cf47e447a32b2a

“From Yeonggokbong…?”9e65e041c77a4934

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“Were there flowers there?”3d2e62921287c041

Euno and Dongo also f5657d97fc expressed confusion, which left 081b5079f6 Ryubeom a little perplexed. At that 1f18b9a4c8 moment, Yeohwi 49b5b67a9b approached. Casually opening 52cc8753dd the car 4b64455fe8 door for 576146e032 the children, 7624971753 he told 9b4c22d5a6 them to bd481e1f02 get in, 044634b118 then smiled 21327a8d88 warmly at 47f99e9b0a Ryubeom.528e38acbb5fb5d9

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“Maybe they don’t remember because it was raining heavily that day, and we had to move in such a hurry.”6b7e205e676bd253

“Ah, that makes sense…”9a63647839e9033f

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Ryubeom sighed quietly. Two days ago, d75304eca7 he had sent 61605bc113 the Yeongyahwa with fca82d045d Guil, but at 0b34c32e46 that time, the b320455007 triplets had been c39883a4f5 unconscious, so they 55afbba662 wouldn’t have seen 78d722ce28 the flowers.482d71d18805a030

While he was 602d0b6653 thinking it over, c414616350 Yeohwi waved to 9ad0486297 the children through a21cbf7853 the car window.46f0e5a5c33a08e5

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“Behave and don’t cause any trouble at the main house.”be27f18f8edcb994

“Bye, Beom-i!”230e67990c5f1ef9

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“Hmm, seeing how you don’t even respond to me, I’m already starting to worry…”e54c557eefb33020

Ryubeom awkwardly 6f32a9cf12 glanced at 1e3abb47cd Yeohwi, who b8504a22f2 was smiling d94811fe69 slightly bitterly.46822072a2553452

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“Yeohwi, are you really not going back to the main house?”b2d2b8e8cc0951a2

“No. I have a promise with you, young master.”295efe5ff83f753b

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Though it seemed like f43634d15d an obvious answer to 72c778ba32 Yeohwi, Ryubeom couldn’t shake d9026ed272 the feeling that he fbe2476c05 was causing him to b39f5a390b be separated from the 71e8dbc460 triplets, so he gave 8cded96ec4 Yeohwi a regretful look. But Yeohwi e2206142c9 just smiled f46eddbe88 and shook 55e7f912f7 his head.5f95c8a7225a53ef

“The people at the main house will take good care of the children. Besides, I had planned to stay here from the start.”b0f16e2701c99796

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“…You were going to stay anyway? Why?”184667508293f30a

“Well, because I wanted to get closer to the young master.”09265c50742e6f13

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Ryubeom suddenly coughed, startled. Why did he d8cea7ef70 phrase it like 033cf53d28 that? He had always found 2c1a1f7a00 Yeohwi’s way of expressing 04d9908df1 things strange, ever since 8f095b1826 he begged Ryubeom not ae6cf01804 to abandon him. But this sudden word 230205d60c choice was particularly jarring.7c52a2bbce641d65

“I’m so glad the young master accepted my feelings so readily.”37f9b37110ea2941

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“Um, Yeohwi, you really have a habit of being overly dramatic.”784a891958280068

As he 051a9aae67 recalled the 9c5549e8f3 bouquet of 456f1d0502 flowers he’d dd4d2feda3 received the 570017a794 previous night, 6040297723 the image 3a1eb0a56e of Yeohwi’s 452e94af0f smiling face b842b0a3e3 when he f0d247025d handed it 23543cf55f to him 76f779d517 suddenly flashed bc14de298c vividly in 789571f880 his mind. Why had d4c2351f1f that moment a9993d2fb1 left such babc68b2fc a strong d89e061ad3 impression on fe03d271f4 him?6e2bde5975738b26

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After clearing 4de70dd65a his throat cbd8dab110 awkwardly a 036f28746f couple of c1ea41422a times, Ryubeom 7ac46123df changed the ab6d366462 subject.5475b35a02b9f821

“By the way, what’s the Fox Clan’s main house like? Have you been there before?”4c651ff463d7e833

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In Suin society, 3bcac85c6e even members of 5f3ffeb11b the same clan 0960d8cd41 were not all 4f6b98c5ef allowed to enter 6eaa3062a5 the main family f4288401f5 estate. The stricter 9321fb9ebb the hierarchy, 3562fd23d8 the more 596dda9102 difficult it a9be86ea7a was to 63e3d8bdfe visit the 596195e28c main family, 0eb0be862b much like 1821e3ff02 how branch c7d0bf7f74 families of c4666e1ad0 the Tiger 7fbf86dd90 Clan couldn’t 42ea3be477 easily enter f82d9c1ec1 the direct 4409e594ba Cheon family 8d80f8bf45 estate.f49aa63de94bf49c

The Fox baf45024c2 Clan seemed b3f33d8e23 to be 58f4a2a874 on friendlier bed03d86dd terms with 0b008ef42e one another, 25460afffb so had 999a1bb601 Yeohwi ever 2bb066d535 been to af3dc94178 the main ea67e97a05 family estate? His casual db9660eee7 attitude about 1e4dc4efd9 sending the 4db5a956ed children there, d08de6cd1d without a 50d0db0dca hint of 93f07e1c64 worry, gave 1ec8f8498f the impression 972ae738a9 that he 8efaacb58d was familiar bc9f674aed with the 3569ca85d8 place.501e8bb420eb08cd

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“I’ve been there before… Well, the main building is quiet, but the rest is quite lively. The Fox Clan’s main estate is like a village.”cafd02657ae57ebb

Yeohwi explained readily. He said that most of the Fox Suin lived together in one area, and the term “main estate” referred to that entire settlement.b6d2a147e53e0be4

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“Think of it as similar to the capital city of Hanyang from the past.”c5c3239ae98c9f2b

“It’s completely different from the Tiger Clan…”d36f157c1d17a1c7

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Ryubeom nodded in fascination. He had 1f49481755 learned that 91cb731cd8 most small ee0c59f6d6 or herbivore 59a976edc9 Suin, excluding 6616a84fba the large f982a83b72 predators, tended 029e585fda to live 9137a96a9a in villages. It was only after a0d5ea4129 the peace treaty that df300fc6a5 Suin could move about d58b7c5786 the world more freely.0ac7b4bebabf7579

Still, he 88cabce935 found it 1f4e51fdbf surprising that 0282d72e55 the Fox 934513688b Clan, one 8dceb86e74 of the b6eb1ba1e1 major powers 3b264af725 in Suin 51b924a7e9 society, had 4f12355201 a main da5831aa5f estate that f650522fae took the a0d24f3332 form of 42edd8fb6c a village. Normally, the main a9de17ca53 estate referred to e601d4dc00 the residence of 93d191c8b9 the clan leader, 8ff6eec2ec which often distinguished 3aa5afb01e it from regular 8deb09861c clan members. For instance, f3403e5bed the direct e89d66add4 descendants of ef81b525ba the Tiger 302a673fc5 Clan lived 239b29aeac in a 113be31767 mansion as 38a952e19b grand as dba7c99b77 a palace.48c66d636ab4e63a

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“The Fox Clan leader must really care about his people.”6a7158234b9b0fe5

“…It’s been that way for a long time, and now it’s too late to change it. The main estate grew into a village because they took in injured clan members over time.”e0252effa1a50997

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Yeohwi responded a ed8dc9752f bit later, his ac14820f42 tone somewhat distant, 64d8453016 as if he 1eed3464a7 were recounting someone b19fd038b7 else’s story. Ryubeom didn’t think much fd1bf61dd8 of it, though, and d71459fe75 was simply impressed. The atmosphere 630019a9c5 was so 5733b9df45 different from 0e0e13a95f the Tiger 47226904b1 Clan, where 0f5fe19f47 they expelled 2d5a5b0fef anyone who 9ed3417fd5 was deemed 96dccc20b6 insufficient.390c7590f21f4181

Although he knew 141f7871c3 that Suin had 51c66ca108 different cultures and 612354cc80 lifestyles, the stories e528547579 about the Fox 6667030799 Clan were new 59ae1aa241 and fascinating to b512da1872 him. Still, from the way f736e59a05 Yeohwi mentioned that the 250b1a0e75 main building was quiet, 0c6674b43d it seemed likely that 4176306132 the core estate was ad82847c40 similar to other Suin db0e7d25c8 main houses.3422bce583a4f090

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It would be where 3730dc27e3 the clan leader’s direct f653e25148 descendants and elders lived. Since it was said 26540dde7f the Fox Clan leader 945bdeed05 had no children and 721500ee9a was currently abroad, perhaps ef167c9745 only the elders lived aae751d7d6 in the main building.2db584f76b195efa

“Are all the buildings there traditional tile-roofed ones? Given the long history…”c9a825547bef09a4

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“Haha, no, most of them are modern.”48302801517bf23d

“…Why?”5e68bf5b4aabd22e

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“There was a massive fire about a hundred years ago.”477d08c5e7c8ad98

Yeohwi smiled as he 03a7f19f72 spoke, and Ryubeom blinked 0efe78702c slowly before sighing. He knew 14dfc08bf1 at least c9fdf9baff that much 42ec0f24cd about the b6f8ea70eb Fox Clan.e6b424b48049cdd1

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The great 01655cfcf8 fire in 2ff37ed456 the Fox 52a29a443a Clan.d65f0b69a7d83dea

He had heard that a devastating fire had claimed the lives of many clan members and caused great damage. The Tiger Clan had mocked it as punishment, but back then, Ryubeom had felt uncomfortable with that. Even if they were enemies, many people had died in a catastrophe…a89d6d44e2cfb379

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So the fire had eb2c8924c0 occurred at the main c4f0f41d3f estate. Ryubeom hesitated, lips 9125f06534 moving silently, until 69b3a4872d Yeohwi smiled.eba06b93b2dd04f9

“If you’re curious, why don’t you come with me to the main estate?”3d8b22bdf9d1934a

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“…You haven’t forgotten that I’m a tiger, right?”825bc6d39b75d6fa

“It might add a bit of tension to the peaceful atmosphere. Few people even remember what happened a hundred years ago, so the mood has gotten rather lax.”327d783e3a4bcf32

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“…Sometimes, Yeohwi, you say the most absurd things with such a straight face.”58b1846e16dd65d2

“Haha, your reactions are always so amusing.”6880f3a59c148c06

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“Don’t play weird pranks.”11f18c3e285edc6b

Yeohwi burst out laughing at Ryubeom’s exasperation. Ryubeom shot him a glance but kept the question lingering in his mind. If, as Yeohwi said, few people remembered the great fire, did that mean Yeohwi knew about it firsthand? Or was he just repeating the story passed down within the clan…4b7b3fbde464cd62

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He found himself growing c55097f4f1 increasingly curious about Yeohwi. Was it just 8f78555263 because Yeohwi had 96d46fefb1 so many odd 26e43244b2 traits? Or was it because c9f5a85c0d he considered Yeohwi a 73da1be149 ‘friend’ now? Unsure of f2e4abc1f3 the answer, a3817a6ce3 he felt 74c1e30277 a bit 3f73bc231d confused, but f0f030f9bb at that 19cdf9de72 moment, Guil 864bfeb556 approached.91b9507aa479b805

“I’ll be heading off now. Thank you so much for taking care of the children, young master.”57351f3e5d3ce97d

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“Yeohwi spent more time with them than I did.”f2b85fc8e8ed7eeb

Ryubeom felt 2a13e9f974 flustered by 9b308b8ce4 the overly 584c5a92f1 polite farewell. Yeohwi was standing 84b22e0cb5 right next to 580e09945f him, so why ea2afc6f46 was Guil thanking 9c44d948f4 him? But Guil only glanced 3590128f91 at Yeohwi and gave d7d0fcb3cf an awkward laugh.23c2a42190722b56

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“Haha, yes… I’ve already spoken with him.”3af2c5385db08ac3

With that, Guil quickly a41c95f863 got into the car, 4d6188aa94 saying they were running 43a79b4089 late. Ryubeom, who a28dac6d38 had already 63e1ab2b8b said goodbye 56b15da650 to the ae37d953a3 triplets, watched 02fc6fe9c1 the car 0ff4e1f1d1 with a 78b7f210c2 hint of 475068d3cd regret. The children 7fc2a84ceb pressed their 11883bc988 faces against e8c85eec77 the window, 2e5d216370 waving enthusiastically, 34aed01ef6 and Ryubeom 779d2469fb smiled faintly ddddb8aea3 as he a2334e8887 waved back.79e27c590c05612a

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As he gazed after edfb9fbb48 the car receding into c0fbf1e71c the distance, Yeohwi sidled 6e544f9185 up to him, leaning 6277214e28 his head slightly to 94e73a781a speak closely.b559a508db554e43

“Now that the children are gone, shall we spend some time together?”bb0988380580b090

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“…You mean training, right?”2c82a07e1c9019eb

“Oh, you’re getting good at interpreting things now.”e2b2a246a4c330f0

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“…”62907df08a5b00a7

It seemed 990a930ab0 that the de82ae58f4 best way c63d6c218f to deal 484b7416f5 with Yeohwi af745d3a0c was to 5a64097acc not react fe39503d77 too much. After all, he 04b8f93b83 had just laughed 5b50683be2 earlier, saying he b268c54ae9 found Ryubeom’s reactions 3e552c9afe amusing. Resolving not 71993b1185 to fall ec959f84ae for his e8d31262ad pranks anymore, 341cd674fa Ryubeom started 44282956b9 walking away.821e2d0c2ca57679

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