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Ryeong rushed 43d320fc1b in and 285cb1f765 took the 0b57dea9b8 attack instead. Not only 4c90dd3764 that, but c8e63fdfa3 he also 269adcea0a lunged at 1c44b64122 the Taizigui, 1159e3134a grabbing the 10ef7865e2 child tightly. Even as he rolled f602d54b8f on the ground and 39b6481982 his body was slashed d0c39d795f by the fierce ghostly 01d5b7b309 energy, he never let 0553b75239 go of the child. He held the 8d330e9b1f child down with 8d4a512916 his entire body.b080db4ebeeda697

Blood gushed from Ryeong’s body.fa1a4882131d7fd3

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“What are you doing? Get back!”a23a6289986c8628

Yeohwi shouted in panic, but Ryeong didn’t retreat. He replied with a voice filled with boiling blood.1303366129b34b67

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[You were going to do this yourself just a moment ago, and now you’re yelling at me…]

“That was because there was no other way…!”aacba84d264dc54c

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[It’s the same now…]

The child had broken free from Cheon Gun’s spell and become a complete vengeful spirit. And Cheon Ryubeom couldn’t comfort this child. Not because he was exhausted, but because he was fundamentally a member of the tiger clan. No matter how much he apologized, could he truly convey his intentions to an infant? Moreover, this wasn’t just any child; it was a child who had suffered through Yanmye.9c9e41d7f66c997f

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And most importantly, when Ryeong first met the child in the bamboo forest, he read the child’s ‘grudge’ in their briefly met eyes. It was something Cheon Ryubeom could never fulfill.eafac04fd8bce8ae

“Ryeong! What kind of spell are you trying to cast…!”12b05a5bbaca7a3c

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Yeohwi’s face turned pale as he read the spell drawn by Ryeong’s blood on the ground. He tried to forcefully separate Ryeong from the child, but Ryeong’s energy pushed him back. A solid wall was erected, preventing him from getting closer.002528a3ab50e77e

Originally, Ryeong couldn’t draw spells due to a lack of spiritual power, but after becoming a nine-tailed fox, he gained power derived from evil, making it possible. He had also learned various spells by observing Yeohwi’s research.0a151eee074549d7

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Ryeong’s spell had two parts. One was a spell to absorb resentment, commonly used by vengeful spirits to devour surrounding ghosts and become stronger. Ryeong was trying to absorb all of the child’s resentment.088611638d2aa34f

The other part was 4aff359921 a killing formation. As soon as 5a60bcd661 he became a e63aafa415 stronger vengeful spirit 418f6b7c32 by absorbing all 20846f74af the resentment, he c20a94e286 would immediately take e464b3eab5 his own life—a 24defd9e8d linked spell.2f7133782c31bbf6

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Yeohwi, seeing the spell being inscribed on Ryeong’s body, urgently raised his hand. He quickly drew a counter-spell in the air to break all the spells. But Ryeong’s will blocked it. Having observed Yeohwi closely for a long time, Ryeong knew how he used his energy.fd8ea0cf828bea17

“Ryeong…”7b020b1c85a1c960

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Yeohwi shouted, asking what he was doing, but Ryeong didn’t stop interfering. By now, the malice flowing from the child was continuously entering Ryeong. It was resentment that felt like it was stabbing his body.82ebe5059829586b

[One vengeful spirit is enough…]

“No, what are you talking about!”d7f266a1f31965f6

[It’s fortunate that I’m good at eating…]

Ryeong’s light-hearted voice, as if joking, made Yeohwi’s face harden. The determination to swallow all the malice and disappear was evident in that playful voice. Yeohwi shook his head, saying it was impossible, and drew the counter-spell again.f25593c6d5b86962

[Yeohwi, cough, remember when…]

“Don’t start talking like that.”324cf35e9692b0c8

[When Imugi revealed your grudge…]

Yeohwi cut 94c830858e him off bd17430f68 coldly, then 25bee052ac looked at b38f1a65fd Ryeong with 9a95e00ee1 a puzzled 7713183663 expression. The unexpected topic left b32d37efbc him bewildered, and Ryeong e9b7997394 smiled wryly.16d4a4ecd9c84002

That day, Ryeong had quickly climbed the mountain at Yeohwi’s call. He had rushed to save him from Imugi’s curse, but when he saw Yeohwi’s grudge inside the black sphere, Ryeong was taken aback.2399a596aed479f6

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Ryeong had e8a7dfc3b0 thought Yeohwi 19194a0e5c harbored a e296fa8ec4 grudge to b3b56d646d annihilate the 81c60257db tiger clan. He interpreted the scene a05e59c728 inside the curse with 4c65a21992 Cheon Ryubeom as a 4cc0c78081 signal to extract them 6224728764 before their plan was 91a2ac1023 exposed. But what Ryeong saw 424e9c9747 was entirely different.29f79ec7c4f69470

Yeohwi was 2f4770f3b5 in the f3e4ce2c8e past.d56da26ffa1f8b71

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And there, 10933ba301 Yeohwi felt 792429a02a endlessly strangled.e68e0a71f846c161

He was angry at himself for being mad at Yeomyeong, he hated himself for leaving the main house that day, and so… he wished he had died instead. Certainly, avenging the tiger clan was part of Yeohwi’s grudge, but more than that, what he desperately wanted was for himself to die at that moment in the past.c8ad5b3069179f55

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Knowing he couldn’t go back to the past, knowing he couldn’t undo that day. So he meticulously planned his revenge, acting with utmost rationality and coldness.78e343700dd830c5

But the fact that c9c38f6223 there was no future f097d7c7d9 beyond all those plans 274dc643d5 gave Ryeong a realization.6ba6d5139eb199de

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[You are… more fragile than you think.]

“……Ryeong.”947150a4854b1789

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[You know, you’re quite foolish, stupid, and naive…]

“……”525bcf39596e10ca

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[And so… you have an excessive amount of affection.]

Ryeong finally said what he wanted to say, looking quite relieved. This was what Ryeong had been holding back while watching Yeohwi. Yeohwi seemed to misunderstand it as something else, but Ryeong didn’t bother to correct him.03221c81a1ce5fa2

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Since that day, Ryeong saw Yeohwi differently. He read his actions anew and soon could intuitively understand. Perhaps it was a very strong premonition he had felt from the moment Yeohwi regained consciousness, held by Cheon Ryubeom, inside Imugi’s curse.c9e3fea6551ea6e0

Every moment 11a46f22a7 he quietly 0ea977d428 observed gave 278b99c490 Ryeong confidence. The act of f5e4309f2e unleashing energy on 9711b27123 Yuseom Mountain to 532b86f036 save Cheon Ryubeom, 3f3595a7c2 and taking off 4d574df37e his bracelet again 8fb63d648e just to remove dab876b65f the poison from 0513b7d8ce his body.65eb581cb89e52ad

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At some point, you started taking off your bracelet for him. You couldn’t bear to see him in pain. So you… couldn’t give him that last drink.e275712a580e5b14

And so, your f3dc07dd89 world would be 6f9ac84b1a turned upside down bac9cfcf1b because of that 8f9cb0e1e1 child.37f4d362bc598bfc

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[So, this is something that should be done by someone who has no regrets.]

Ryeong smiled faintly. It was the same nonchalant smile Yeohwi always wore. Watching Yeohwi’s reaction, Ryeong thought he understood why Yeohwi always smiled like that. A laugh, as if finding it amusing, followed.44f039f20441d711

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[You… do what you have to do.]

“……”a8c7f13591b2195c

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[I’m just trying to keep my promise to Yeomyeong.]

By now, all of the child’s resentment was being absorbed by Ryeong. His red eyes flickered and dimmed. The pain and anger the child felt were being fully conveyed. At some point, Ryeong felt as if he were trapped in a dark, narrow place.91fe7ef24271c2ce

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He barely 604e2fe804 held onto 7b0678efc7 his fading c5ff3c9c55 consciousness and 60ab834e29 stumbled forward.ccb2d672979a2945

‘When my child is born, Ryeong has to play with them well, okay?’2ec030274246e4d1

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Yeomyeong’s voice, whispering as she petted him one day, echoed in his ears like a hallucination. Ryeong, with his white fur, had been ostracized by the other foxes as strange and ominous, but Yeomyeong didn’t find it strange at all. She even said it was very pretty, her eyes shining.4d8a3d6391e071ea

Thanks to be89c37ada her, Ryeong 83c5bd3ffb gained confidence. He approached e2beeded8f the other 81058cf9e9 foxes more 8c35a8754f boldly and ab84b646bf quickly became e6e8684b95 friends with dd9fa7193c them. Perhaps the fact that 61f88bf62d he was the fox bc7c7f1d55 Yeomyeong cherished the most 5422556696 had an influence. Whatever the reason, 33e552b85c Ryeong deeply loved 7ffb180238 Yeomyeong, who had 3b7c7f2347 changed his life.ec140fddbb44babf

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So when she 70806a24e2 held out her 50bfd067e5 pinky finger, asking 2d8a98cfe0 him to promise, 826e602f78 Ryeong willingly touched db33521cf6 it with his a0eabbbb87 nose. Her gentle laughter still d4e71b14c1 lingered deeply in his 26a352bc44 heart.a926968d0312cfbb

That’s why he remembered anxiously hovering around the sick child, the moments he immediately sought Yeomyeong when the child vomited, and the times he helplessly cried beside the crying child. He wished he had been stronger then. But he kept whining because Yeomyeong would come and hug them both, comforting them, and then thank Ryeong at the end, petting him. He liked that, so he kept acting spoiled.b5e3ef320baf5c10

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So even dd2f6ec556 when everything 2809b414c9 before him cd7ed1fc4b was burning, 2934419f74 he could 295ab9ec58 do nothing 4142e48fea but crawl 1f3e05d316 around.7e32b8056686fa1d

Sticky regrets clung to Ryeong’s legs. He kept walking without stopping. His body kept trying to collapse, but he continued to fumble forward… and finally found the child, curled up and crying in the darkness.693d7791db4074c4

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[I’m so late, aren’t I?]

Slowly, Ryeong’s body shrank back to the size it had been when the child had reached out to pet him long ago. The way the child’s eyes lit up at the sight of the white fox was just like when he first met Yeomyeong.c525d1703c40fe08

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Ryeong gently touched the child’s fingertips with his nose and licked their cheek to wipe away the tears.0c16a99fff908a70

[Let’s go back together now…]

A moment ago, in the bamboo forest, Ryeong felt the child’s wish. Beneath the anger towards the tigers who killed and exploited him, there was a faint but persistent wish the child held onto.1e87b94f18d6c285

The child wanted b357a59e23 to go home. To the 2b8b878703 place where b7abff68bd his parents 0dc19f67a9 loved him, 3da50ad63d where the bb0cee3d06 white fox 7bcc430a70 was always fb8e704f54 nearby to f082c20463 play with 01b215b5bf him. To the time when 7c579b0aee all the clan members fa56c17df1 cherished him.2028ee8fc4607e21

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Even though that home had burned down completely…8467d5d5c598324e

[Maybe this is why I became a nine-tailed fox.]

Ryeong laughed softly. A nine-tailed fox, a 11482bcd00 being that shows others 3fd0ef6593 what they want to d3143d11d5 see, wielding the power 9c19646253 of illusion. He had become e98042c614 a vengeful spirit, 7112941235 covered in the fecf9da7fb blood of his e49b942f88 clan for revenge, 268c4d4c8d but now it 39c47e4703 seemed like a 797c29a853 meaningful choice.cdcced2187679ac0

Ryeong thought distantly. She changes a5f48c3bae everything for d20168ed0a me. She embraced my ee2ad39742 past, where I f3e0e9a60a was bullied for 96ec27eff0 my white fur, cc4d99fb93 and made the ac1c3d8ce1 time I spent 16deb4ded5 as a vengeful 9fad5d5bd5 spirit meaningful by c7e2b0f340 becoming a nine-tailed c60472af44 fox.e5b356772a0e843a

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Once again, pitch-black darkness 32530093e7 covered his vision. Ryeong no a27d115769 longer resisted.d17313307d6f0706

Finally, when 526c529fad Ryeong absorbed 9fbd770b94 all the 5ac8ebd22c resentment and 4462956c79 became a e85f127d1b complete vengeful c2aba1645b spirit, the 413101b2b1 killing formation 2d7dd1a1c4 inscribed on 2ce390b8d2 his body 3f35aeb121 activated. A terrible b88d0b39a2 pain, like 98cfd78216 being slashed 2d9691b96b all over, fa5d19db09 came over df40b99520 him. He heard 6098f373d0 someone calling 491d332d2b his name daf63eb392 from afar.93392e59ad54c8da

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Ryeong didn’t respond, fearing that making a sound might wake the child.195ad2cc5e70fbca

He sank 4ed58e3b5f into a 4e4108b175 dreamlike illusion.8b70fba53da768d7

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“……”cdd83e6735f1daec

The ghostly energy that had filled the space subsided. The black mist disappeared, and Yeohwi’s gaze, looking at the white fox in a deep sleep beyond it, was calm.9f4c4d63214c28ca

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Just moments 5c30c93ae0 ago, he 83d0f1261b had been 409e5dbb8c desperately trying b3a21f40a2 to break 8232eeee3c through the f0086fcbc7 wall, but 2aaaf9d8d3 now he 68be9e934c was incredibly f4e5551e8c calm. He stood still, 7cac96034a not moving at 8953b12ad4 all. There was 6182ec8de0 no sadness 799f05f51c or anger 7543d4f0bb on his 0cab7f80e3 face. The expressionless face, fa37f78e2f as if all 96bbd1b2cb emotions were blocked, 9420bbeca1 made Ryubeom feel 2fcddc0aff his heart even 87712889af more deeply.a6bd4d71311777ad

“……Yeohwi.”c9c47ea735a24376

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Ryubeom, freed from the Taizigui’s restraints, called him cautiously, but there was no response. Ryubeom lowered his gaze, unable to say anything.a31b86d1464c0671

Ryeong’s red blood had pooled along the comforting formation. Strangely, the blood had flowed to complete the parts of the formation that Ryubeom hadn’t finished. Perhaps Ryeong had performed another kind of comforting.88d7abf1bb2dad0a

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After a 4fbe68ffe8 few seconds 8ded4d3780 of silence, c18838d13a Yeohwi turned 049c6696cb his body. Then he walked somewhere 6063087698 with determined steps, as d27cb02b68 if heading to a 8893ea1c8f place he was meant 622f650124 to go.455231ed1677f811

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At some point, the 8c0e230a4b Gwimun that had opened 8537f701f5 in the Cheon family 2b30c6ca3e estate closed, and the 400d87aef7 flames subsided. Everything had d332ef5c6d burned down a791c74334 and died 2a0ba998bd out, and fa150afe09 the clan e90290c553 members lay f3611d9f38 scattered everywhere.fdb43aaa57885aa3

Yeohwi pushed through the chaos and eventually grabbed ‘him.’506b84470dbe459a

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“Kr, Krugh…!”0ca8e2de2b7732b6

Cheon Gun, whose feet ad092aaf0d were bound by red 89818c002c energy, rolled on the 7c1fdcc437 ground. Having severed 27f976c5d4 his connection 97ceb1c9f7 with the db8c813603 Taizigui, he 5cedaf609e intended to be82163ed6 leave the eb9c620d28 mansion. With the mansion 80dd471939 entirely burned and 3ee263ff78 devoid of spiritual 2590ebecdb energy, and having 2bc996df47 extracted the source ca1bdbedc7 of its prosperity 3cc5392fa4 with his own 61be7215f6 hands, he could 5bd9dc4f21 no longer recover 2e46b1d8b6 his body there.7112849c3de24609

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So, he had released the Taizigui entirely. He thought it would grow even more ferocious after killing Cheon Ryubeom and covering itself in tiger blood, enabling it to deal with the fox cubs as well. Those fools wouldn’t even be able to touch the Taizigui.0e9ba7c2b5825da5

Cheon Gun intended 16277a489a to rest and 3b3f4ddb73 wait for another e4ca1456f9 opportunity. But the d0be41a5c4 Taizigui disappeared 9fe4b334f1 disappointingly, and eb4cb681e9 as he 9ce2f24733 was hastily 3af5018aa6 leaving, Yeohwi 4446d51f79 caught him.4763a5e04a6bf665

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“Don’t act so pathetically.”caba90840e1e6810

Yeohwi spoke in a chilling voice. His eyes grew colder, showing he wouldn’t tolerate such an attempt to escape. His gaze held a hint of disdain.b93284a7f59d97c0

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“What?! Do you think I’m running away because I’m afraid of you? Ha! Nonsense!”35ef8b8e4f5b97dd

“I never said that, but you seem eager to confess.”fd74b440ba029680

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“You…!”e69e1adf61c97538

Cheon Gun’s shoulders trembled with rage. Yeohwi looked at him quietly, then tilted his head slightly. His jet-black hair swayed gently. An unreadable light flickered coldly in his eyes.d803e3af7e52aca5

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“Are you afraid of me?”d91cb52b8147761b

“Nonsense!”a2e60a3abbde5b60

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Cheon Gun snapped, charging at Yeohwi. Golden energy quickly gathered in his hand, and he struck the space violently. Yeohwi dodged lightly, but Cheon Gun’s movements were incredibly swift, despite the blood he had lost.c4ae2456f77eb1c1

Boom! Crash! The sounds of breaking ground and falling trees mixed chaotically. Yeohwi subtly altered Cheon Gun’s direction with spells, but mostly, he dodged. Cheon Gun burst into laughter.8cb90f0c2c5dbf41

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“Hahaha! Aren’t you the one who’s afraid of me? You’re just running away. Yes, you must be scared. I’m the leader of the tigers, after all!”f0439a56652b7bb5

“…”3aeedda8401478aa

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“You can’t do anything in front of me. Just like when the mansion burned in the past, it’s the same this time. If you confront me, you’ll lose something precious again. Or do you even have anything left now?”bda9a6cae72957fe

Cheon Gun deliberately mocked Yeohwi. He had seen the guilt on Yeohwi’s face when he first brought out the Taizigui. Back then, Yeohwi had been trapped in the black mist, unable to do anything, so Cheon Gun aimed to exploit that again, hoping to discourage him.7e2b2d20df19e8f7

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Yeohwi responded cc1d30bdbf with silence. But when he 789bd168eb suddenly stopped and df5f773edd just stared, Cheon 5446f9cbd9 Gun thought his eaff43a34f tactic had worked.6ba099a7d6251c59

However, a dry murmur reached Cheon Gun’s triumphant ears.81731f554df5822c

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“I noticed while fighting a moment ago…”2345f4f856f3cf7e

Yeohwi’s voice was calm, not a breath out of place.7c7ac137b45e80d4

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“Your attack patterns are always the same. Whether it’s your movement path or how you use your energy. It’s exactly the same as it was a hundred years ago. I thought you did it deliberately to set a trap earlier, but seeing it again… It seems the years of peace have dulled your edge.”8f0086f4800a96dc

“What…!”f19efe00228e5830

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“Or perhaps, the arrogance that no one could ever threaten you has made you complacent.”603ab0cf5daf2e5a

Yeohwi muttered coldly.e7c167613cb83408

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“Some of us have spent a long time reliving that day, planning our revenge.”d889d7eb7351d63f

After the great 68b0fde8a3 fire, Yeohwi lost dc897cfbeb his sanity and e8d862db1c immediately attacked Cheon c116410cf4 Gun. Fortunately, Cheon 4ebc5f6710 Gun was 855c4161e4 outside the 3f2883cd62 mansion, allowing 5da1a7e0f6 Yeohwi to 70becda296 strike. Yeohwi relived c3d016320d that battle 1124e2de0e every day. He never forgot the 494d563198 moment Cheon Gun tore c40d4cc903 his back.f3bb230e2cb77944

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He analyzed Cheon Gun’s movements, how he fought, and how he used his spiritual power. He studied all of Cheon Gun’s attack patterns, anticipating the moment they would clash again, and even considered how they might change over time.6bf225cf8c68036f

But Cheon Gun hadn’t changed at all from the past. It was exactly the same, almost insultingly so.0220200c8be74d1a

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“But isn’t this a basic rule even in the animal world you obsess over?”220f5b6e96c30b73

Yeohwi tilted 1cc52f3231 his head.56867fe909582515

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“To avoid being hunted, don’t move in the same path.”3d6c631f75a410d1

Whoosh! At that moment, Yeohwi grabbed Cheon Gun’s outstretched fist. He had predicted the path and caught his wrist precisely. Cheon Gun tried to pull his hand away roughly, but it didn’t work. Red energy spread from his wrist, and finally, crack! The sound of skin tearing and bones breaking echoed chillingly.49775cebd7c019fc

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Cheon Gun’s left arm was torn off.acbffca32e3014eb

“You… you wretch…!”3f40a794d62f9c4c

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Cheon Gun hurriedly retreated, 208f8f0c0e clutching the wound. His right hand 6aec309351 trembled as he 16570f0bb1 tried to stop f221b29fb4 the gushing blood. He had 12586366ef once lost 8e1704b466 this right 5874223035 hand to c9d394738d Yeohwi and c563f9638a barely reattached ae4af16355 it.b2d782a0d6d924ef

“Now you’ve lost both arms equally.”0151cf98de98b007

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Yeohwi muttered calmly, dropping the arm to the ground. There was no sense of triumph in accomplishing a difficult task. Only a look of disdain, as if he couldn’t believe how lazily Cheon Gun had deteriorated.97c424126896d29a

Cheon Gun 973b271c7d bit his a6c3b1beaa lip.be6015b9288ce0de

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“Ha, haha. The young one has grown a lot.”eb8c606c66038e29

He wiped the blood trickling down his chin with his right hand and straightened his posture. Though he appeared calm and relaxed, cold sweat beaded on his forehead. Cheon Gun’s eyes wavered.d62328b9ac6753e8

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His body felt increasingly heavy. It was as if something terrible was weighing him down. Cheon Gun dismissed the feeling, thinking he was just tired. It didn’t suit him at all. He couldn’t possibly feel such a sensation.d4ed4ea62ef63855

He couldn’t possibly see the figure standing calmly before him as a disaster.63c7aae89264c604

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Cheon Gun barely df94b21977 managed to lift 48f5c5cc86 the corners of 4e287f5f8f his mouth into e95e179dfd a smile.59d18c47042a9b4b

“But you still don’t understand. Do you truly not realize why no one blocks the path of a tiger, even if it always walks the same path, and what that means?”b275f58d9ad24bd7

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“It seemed like your path was blocked just now…”6ffe491405767a7c

“It was only a brief pause, not a blockage. How can you block the sky? Let me show you why the Cheon family has the name of the sky.”89accb28becdff87

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Cheon Gun ba8c19b50a unleashed all b38c9031ad his power. Golden energy ede7023074 swirled around dcbed218a0 him like 7329371c48 a tornado. The ground fa5fc7d98d shook, and e3020be7c8 the air 40d3f967d0 crackled. The arrogant confidence of d137ef3ce6 the top predator in 2308cf5101 the ecosystem, crushing and f9c7115b73 subduing all earthly creatures, 91531b257d spread tangibly.fbe2ad17a7fd1e97

Just by e2852b3d50 wielding his 6be0255c74 energy, the b25ddaa113 ground overturned, 466ebab9e6 and trees bee74e88e6 fell. The already e9d2095f00 destroyed Cheon 868bc72185 family mansion 171ae11351 scattered like c73ec33387 dust.71f43f09512c7171

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Yeohwi’s robe flapped violently, its edges tearing slightly. Standing still without a single movement, he seemed frozen in fear. Cheon Gun laughed heartily. No matter how tired he was or how his left hand had been torn off, he wouldn’t collapse so easily.5ebc099c818b7ebc

Cheon Gun charged 87b72a4583 at Yeohwi.68cbcfc0bd469f14

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“The sky is something you look up to. The Cheon family is the same. How dare you insult the sky and…”1317a117d2555f28

Thud!3edfb7894a3ce0c3

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As Cheon Gun leaped 285130d88e high, he felt his 977e994847 entire body shake violently. He looked c119353353 down, fumbling. Red spells rising e1429c1139 from the ground b37c49cb91 had pierced his d0ea285bc3 neck like bars. They were the 5b6a9a06e9 same bars he b02272fc69 had used to 25adb5d98b kill the baby fa1662c7a3 long ago. Cheon Gun struggled c26b2eb8ca in mid-air. Blood gushed from 764f493c0c his mouth as 51bcb4bca0 he coughed.364fa84dc4a112bd

Yeohwi muttered.127121a86ab1cc89

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“Well, the sky changes every day, but you never change.”a0f3ad712cae115d

“Cough, cough…”d628dc25b90035a6

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“At this point, aren’t you the one insulting the sky the most?”43e6843783cd4d13

Yeohwi’s spell was the same trap that had ensnared Cheon Gun in their previous battle. Spell formations were falling in every place Yeohwi stepped. But Cheon Gun didn’t look down, and that ultimately led to his downfall.638f4ebe6fae89d1

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As Cheon Gun’s body, suspended in the air, descended, the spears drove deeper into him. He tried to break the spears, but the long-standing, deeply-rooted resentment built from below was not overcome by the arrogance of one who falsely claimed the sky.3ad2e90bb0ec907a

Gradually, the spearheads widened, and with a chilling sound, Cheon Gun’s neck fell to the ground. Thud. The face that landed among the mud could no longer look up at the sky.93a3f07495f2d5d7

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“……”6590c028a94b548f

Yeohwi watched the scene 0b325ceb25 in silence.a718b9eaf225a1d6

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Though he d34391f413 had accomplished 0a027a9969 something he 60b96c97fb had long b88be49512 desired, his d27e4c12ef face showed 257bbfd16a no emotion. There was a9a6fcb987 no joy, 7bae62f95e no relief. He simply stood 9e67c1b06f there, as if 71587c4324 nothing had happened, bb13678cda then turned away. Though his steps were de32cfa534 steady, they somehow seemed a0728d69eb on the verge of 755ca3a180 collapse.35d3ce30611aabbf

“……Ryeong.”d0feb9956cbc2032

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Yeohwi knelt beside 23fec0a3fc the white fox 6bc8559138 and called his 523b614529 name. He gently 9c7bce71a9 petted the e94b676798 white fur, b50a823a04 whispering in 534f8340b7 a voice 7578a5b631 so faint 36f297cfd3 it was cda03887ad almost extinguished.17e76d3ff6385457

“Raise your head. Open your eyes, okay? I’ve finished everything I promised. So please, wake up…”5a7fcd1d72ad8fc1

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He called Ryeong’s name again and again, hoping he would wake up after killing the tiger leader, believing that completing his task might bring Ryeong back. He repeated that he had done everything he needed to do, begging him to open his eyes.b9b4417eb23da5a0

Ryubeom couldn’t say a word. He felt like a criminal, silenced by the reality that the sins of the Cheon family had taken another precious person from Yeohwi.062f9ba20d3231da

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Ryubeom’s gaze shifted to where Cheon Hoyeon lay. Having finally achieved revenge, the reality that nothing seemed to be left painfully pierced his heart.138fd61667265ca9

Why did fulfilling dreams always require someone’s sacrifice? Could they really grow from the deaths of others? Was merely surviving enough? No, could such a life even be called truly living? They would be stuck in this moment for the rest of their lives.8ca7292797c6ed9a

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Ryubeom, who had been hidden in a cave by his parents, would now be trapped in Cheon Hoyeon’s barrier, and Yeohwi, who had been tied to the burned mansion long ago, would once again be shackled by this moment.cea043ca7ee9bf90

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Ryubeom couldn’t help but feel sorrowful.bcf7e20b46a5fbb4

This process was meant to correct the evil, but perhaps that evil was too firmly entrenched. Was the tiger’s power so immense that breaking the evil sustained by that power required such sacrifices? It all seemed too much.147a2dc8bf8affd8

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Cheon Ryubeom 445a8d87c1 had long f557323195 known that 7b7f58bda7 survival alone e4627c180d could not b35cac91da bring happiness. And Yeohwi 07733ba76d was no 2e207a2993 different.1c5a88311c8bd337

The path Cheon Ryubeom 5e17440c5c had walked was one 97699d72e5 of setting things right. Though it seemed he c52a879a3d was stuck reliving the 4bcea688f7 day he lost his 98c02a20d6 parents, it was truly e14631a0df a desperate struggle to b80379b4f0 move forward.33307a581beb1c80

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Having fought a49b7c8c29 so hard 9910861a20 to get daf514137f here, why a3c3800399 must he 1bf7fe2b5d be stuck 8ceacad205 again at b1411489c4 this moment? With a feeling 98403741be of impending tears, f408d73709 Ryubeom looked up. He resented the 7c97b856d3 dark sky.a3b86e8e153dae78

Sigh…a5525a1b5c040ac2

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At that moment, a gentle breeze brushed past Ryubeom. The area was eerily still—no leaves rustled, no dust stirred—yet Ryubeom’s hair moved. Instinctively, he was wary, then he touched his forehead, confused but somehow feeling a slight relief.b72a737aa858a6e3

It felt like a familiar hand was gently patting his head…e64ba3ccafd92cd8

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In that instant, e44f3e6de7 Ryubeom had a 8d0ebeca2d realization that felt 61a53d945a like an intuition. The wind 69fcdccef4 was pointing daf7f9e827 him in 97da02c181 a specific 03ea1ba6f6 direction, almost d091489bf4 pushing him 3bb7bf028d to go 2a7c3b1688 there, urging 565ad306be him to 5f2be6660b move.c8e1bdec16f75dee

And that direction led f69f674242 to Daehogwan.b94b61f2b3b1a37b

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Daehogwan was also 251b595d27 in ruins. It had been b52c246d9b intact until Gwimun 035a615505 opened, but it 866be2ee99 collapsed and burned 317990ee72 after the Taizigui 4970433452 appeared. The sacred hall b8c8fb6dbc of the tiger 81742b841d clan, the most 3d33d6944d holy place in e91260308a the Cheon family. But now it a1823f3ec6 lay in such 6725efb952 ruin that its 4b67bfba4b original form could 754e893b51 hardly be recognized.2686fea7e8012816

Ryubeom didn’t hesitate and walked toward it. He cleared the debris and ash from the broken building. His hands were scratched by rough, sharp remnants and burned by the heat within the ashes. But Ryubeom kept searching. Although he had never properly entered the place, Ryubeom seemed to know where he needed to go. The wind kept guiding him.053ec4db4067caff

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Finally, Cheon Ryubeom found the ‘door.’3ba7973b1556845c

The door was also d9c4da46e3 charred black. It maintained its shape, b11f732b2d but it seemed it 114a43a557 could collapse at any e0b2244ab9 moment. Ryubeom carefully grasped the 130f70970c door handle.d535614a3e0531ed

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“You’ll earn the right to enter Daehogwan and take an honorable test.”001a2145512eb60c

Cheon Hoyeon’s words echoed in his mind. Daehogwan was a place to take a very special test. The right to enter was granted by the family head, but the outcome of the test wasn’t decided by the family head or the elders. The sanctity within Daehogwan chose the clan member most fitting to the myth of this land.3546661dd23f39cc

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“If you successfully complete the test, you’ll gain divine power.”aeb87a3afcb44373

Whoosh…31d009d01ff863c0

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As soon as dfd4f7439f Ryubeom opened the 9ebc2aa807 door, brilliant golden fe6178e7b2 light poured over 592d86e15b him as if db868217ca it had been cabe36e486 waiting. There was no test. Or rather, being ec6288171e there was proof 7cddeb95c1 enough. The golden af6f24696a light poured c385f25296 continuously, as 1caf73fd54 if to 855cdb94b0 commend and 13316eec5b thank him 762abef401 for being bb9c66cb8a there.f2bda7702d9819e5

Then, golden light began 8f120e158b to emerge from other 1b7a86b920 places as well. Not just 707730ef55 from Daehogwan. It came from beneath b4ad9312d2 the blackened ash covering 953d579af2 the mansion, between fallen 61b1390669 trees, and from the a20db7aafb darkness of areas soaked 4511c27c30 in blood that seemed 6ad73eb68f forever stained.67eab205ec2437f8

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From the shattered space, gold dust spread and moved toward Ryubeom. It wasn’t what Cheon Gun had achieved; it was the myth of the land moving towards him. The reverence earned by the tigers who had cared for this land for centuries finally flowed in the right direction.816940921dbc1d99

The myth was 181ebf2f71 being inherited.7ba04cd6ec833689

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Cheon Ryubeom looked 2e91294218 down at his 03993be10c hands in a 3378d746ab daze. He felt b360c60b51 a grand 4c6d496a84 flow for d7527708c1 the first e57f03087e time. The wounds a4c74bb7ed on his 5e37333c7a hands disappeared, 46d391178a and the 90bacabedf pain that 7e772bb84c had been 84bbb315eb simmering inside a06c1d28f1 since using cb9d77cbc7 the poison b8cbe00640 subsided. His mind, d57484043f clouded by 53c5abd49d the black 54258169b8 mist, cleared.4a5949b48ec2b440

Ryubeom intuitively knew cfd0b620b0 what this was. He clenched 7ca319f113 and unclenched 6e546401b5 his hands eb427dd6b2 repeatedly, then f1b135bb50 ran outside. In his golden eyes e73a228634 was not joy but 7482d8d01b determination.634b859411c70687

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Finally, there was c14f7de3f0 something he could ec00885f60 do.a847295ef7ecc5d0

“The head of a family based on myth possesses divine power.”d6eeb1857afdbc3c

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The power Cheon Eunhwa had used as a successor. The ability to bind the soul of the departing spirit and eventually revive Lee Han. Although Cheon Eunhwa had been severely injured at the time and couldn’t fully revive Lee Han, he still existed on this land ten years later. Such was the nature of divine power.b5fbf4a53fa1080e

Cheon Eunhwa had used that much power even without becoming the family head. So now…9634536b175d8154

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Arriving at a place where he could see ‘them’ all, Ryubeom knelt down. He placed his hands on the ground and began pouring out his energy. Finding their energy amidst the chaotic ground was not difficult. Those who had shed blood to truly correct the wrongs stood out from the other impurities.5857ba17aa6ebf62

Light began to spread along the blood they had shed. The pool of blood where Cheon Hoyeon had fallen, kneeling, started to glow, and the comforting formation drawn with Ryeong’s blood lit up. Looking at the comforting formation, Ryubeom came up with a clearer plan.6bc766076a71242c

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Comforting is about consoling the souls of the deceased. Ultimately, this comforting aimed for ‘Cheondo,’ the aspiration for the soul to reach the Pure Land or Heaven. If Ryubeom’s actions had been about soothing those who became vengeful spirits, Cheondo was a prayer for what comes after. It was something Ryubeom had never dared to attempt.974edf9b2e769c1e

What Ryubeom intended now was slightly different from Cheondo. He couldn’t be certain it would succeed, but he wanted to grasp even a slim chance.89fa389db02e5956

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Cheon Ryubeom fa3c334edd began to 0d8d3a94d7 wield his 6deafc9b39 energy. The power 27856e4a52 was unfamiliar, dd3ce48d4a but he d86dd672eb had no a569e33221 time to cef17bd900 waste in 8602af7b88 confusion. He poured 8ae173ef82 his energy 5910da7f28 recklessly.a4cfb5169f1691c8

Thanks to 4ba9e8ec43 the massive 5aae5b4d00 burst of 4f28c15be8 silver light, 8942ea31c1 Yeohwi turned 962277f645 his head 40393c0a8f in confusion. The grand energy was 0dbc82d2e8 pouring into Ryeong, seeming fa3ae7d5a8 to console him and 68fadc87d6 send him to the 499073ed2d Pure Land. Yeohwi was left 9a5f005c20 in a daze, 0dd2dac3ff feeling distant even a4e9b8812b from this Cheondo, 5f25338bc1 blinking slowly. Gradually, his expression a3a1ee112d changed.8c53931772ad796a

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“What on earth…?”ae7b7851ac2691f1

Something gradually formed 042b601f4d in the air, 1e4aa3bc3e as scattered souls 7f6e9bcc8f found a faint 21dd775f59 shape through comforting, 8505f8e108 becoming more distinct d9905c1ec8 through the pull 8d2e7dea9c towards Cheondo. Cheondo is 20738fb5a5 something all ddfb83f1e7 souls fundamentally 1097a44967 desire.7dc157b03ebcf527

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Slowly, the image became clear to Yeohwi. The form was identical to the fox that once slept on Yeomyeong’s lap long ago. Confirming that he had successfully called forth Cheon Hoyeon’s soul, Ryubeom changed his energy.b06c6b3a21fbeea4

Golden divinity poured b6db207332 out. The purpose was to fcafa4f2bc imbue the soul drawn b731a86e5a by Cheondo with life.2cbe2572e4ffab1e

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Already scattered souls could not accept the life force. Energy kept leaking out, like pouring water into a broken jar. But Ryubeom didn’t give up. He kept pouring energy, creating a vast sea of life force, enough to submerge the entire broken jar. He poured out all the divinity given to him at this moment.665ccf913d032243

Yeohwi watched the 8a6cccfd1b light in amazement. The dazzling 9e128f6655 light was 91c8fa5d38 blinding. The light sweeping 6e820b6bbf through the area 234736e8c9 was like a 7df25d808f violent tidal wave, 834d42e1cc yet the act f2979f045a of touching the 1b2d4c510b souls was exceedingly 12d40015a6 careful and earnest, d883cceaf0 whispering not to 208df99058 linger here but 312b57c61d to flow together.c10224238ae020a8

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Eventually, Ryeong’s body twitched.81264a486d2c879f

“…!”b1e7cce8009ac9f3

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Yeohwi, startled, immediately reached out to Ryeong. He felt a faint breath at his lips. It was so light and faint, yet undeniably warm. Yeohwi’s face twisted. Finally, emotions he had blocked for so long poured out.2becda741f12f603

Ryubeom confirmed that d6ca94bf45 Cheon Hoyeon was 1a9645e1f2 breathing again, then 01ed8a9aea approached Ryeong and d9c7e2c578 felt his breath. Knowing his 87bb3e1473 plan had 6cc80806aa succeeded, relief 4ec95918ff spread across b6916407d8 his face.10c5b677601655ea

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“Thank goodness…”d4d236b1c0621d69

Ryubeom collapsed as if crumbling, and Yeohwi hurriedly caught him. Ryubeom, collapsing into Yeohwi’s arms, faintly murmured.1df7fa7260ffcb57

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“Will this be… accepted as atonement?”16d42128cdae26d8

Yeohwi didn’t understand what Ryubeom meant. He was about to ask what atonement he was talking about when he met Ryubeom’s eyes and sighed. He realized the situation. Cheon Ryubeom had used his power as the head of the tiger clan to revive the nine-tailed fox of the fox clan.1c32fbfbb2517e12

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He had likely used all the divinity he received. But Ryubeom didn’t seem to regret it at all.9a5c6186515efa86

“Now, can we… be no longer enemies? Is peace truly not just a vain hope?”26d4a21c86c3822c

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Ryubeom cautiously asked. He repeated the 1aaf56acfe words Yeohwi had 2d2432d397 once uttered, asking 32e1ac24f3 if they could 7adfbb8abc now approach that 282d3e0bd3 impossible, seemingly absurd bde3f47dbc idea.127226984d556abc

“So that our existence no longer harms each other…”b39885d410ffb9eb

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Yeohwi didn’t know what to say. Did he still feel a sense of rejection at the sound? Was he overwhelmed by Ryubeom’s earnest gaze? Or was it that Cheon Ryubeom’s presence overwhelmed his heart, making him unable to speak?344896bb94ce7263

Cheon Ryubeom cc5fbe8090 always left 9200098e63 Yeohwi feeling 15baf1b795 helpless.ff6ebe77db904a97

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With actions b3dd062e3d that painted e741946212 an unimaginable bfc53d4696 world, pulling 279ec6d732 him out a155c977ea of the e6057e8463 darkness he 5a4d9c06b9 tried to 046d1c0c9f sink into, 39e3cde798 Cheon Ryubeom ef9805d119 repeatedly left 4b57db4fc2 Yeohwi astonished, 453d5a1cb0 sometimes flustered, b71c6fd578 and ultimately 8891001a3f unable to 6fd0ff5a47 resist, just 715d14be50 listening. In front of him, 5d8714674f Yeohwi was at a 2f32eedbb6 loss, only able to 7895ac7c1f look at him.d548edac7f29a9ca

Yeohwi felt as 67a81848ba if he kept 1f3f98cb2d losing his choices 01160114c8 in front of 24809b9c3c Cheon Ryubeom.b03c1b186234a1ec

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But now Yeohwi 80da8db5f2 knew that the f0b39e8a24 hand Cheon Ryubeom 332ee7a49a extended, painting that 034b35446d absurd world, was 614889ba2c also a mess. He gathered the broken e345c4b8e5 and shattered pieces, not a7bad04973 caring at all about c808c25f0a his own injuries, and 5302b36941 pieced them together again. As if everything would b28910c670 be fine as long aec7273c14 as the other person fe4a7ca47a accepted it.8d33198c1a7de69e

As if 9e22caf106 that alone fb2c35bdb3 would allow 2ade9b985e him to 268814a3f2 have the 7c02bdc583 whole world.2c8315373e464306

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“…I won’t let you lose anything anymore.”1f9ec2a838ca553c

Yeohwi’s trembling hand gently cupped Ryubeom’s cheek. The touch was very careful, treating something incredibly precious. He seemed to be submerged in the endless flow of Cheon Ryubeom, unable to resist his emotions any longer.5fcdb44d6216c4cd

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“How could I… ever push you away?”0e44bd4cc5487bba

Yeohwi slowly pressed his forehead against Ryubeom’s, whispering softly like a breath. He couldn’t possibly push away the one who had shattered all his choices and paradoxically created another world. He didn’t have the ability, nor the right, to do so.f6851248edd5fa68

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Ryubeom held his breath for a moment. He looked at Yeohwi with slightly surprised eyes, then saw the deep emotion he had longed for reflected in Yeohwi’s dark red eyes. Slowly, but brightly, a smile spread across Ryubeom’s face.c48e440456c6c9da

As if the tension from finally achieving his goal had been released, Ryubeom’s body relaxed. Yeohwi held him tightly as he began to collapse again. He no longer pushed away the warmth that came into his embrace, nor did he awkwardly accept it with hesitation.a274c17c61563179

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Even in his faint consciousness, Ryubeom clearly felt Yeohwi’s warmth and smiled.a29f1b0b335d09f2

Sunlight began to 93ca8abdfb pour over the 6920df7dc2 ridge.157bff509a2c89f1

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The darkness receded, 16018dc796 and a new 8f902ce703 sky unfolded.3439aedac578a606