TGM | Chapter 9

“…Are you crazy?”08e46f97a1b0fe48

The first words out of Kang Inho’s mouth when he arrived at school unusually early the next day. He burst into the classroom without a bag, and the moment he saw Haehyeon’s face, he scrunched his eyebrows.3236e16a05e83a34

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Damn, I thought I 262000643e woke up properly. I even remember falling e121b24860 asleep early, using the d6c7e8d7cc nagging as a lullaby.4c2a127e9dd81420

Ah, maybe I’m still dreaming.68100f332887d768

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Even though he knew it wasn’t true, he tried to reason it out.76d86db3c366453c

Otherwise, there was no way to explain the bright yellow, cutesy band on Lee Haehyeon’s face. Not even a kindergartener would wear something like that. It was annoying how well it suited him.7d4281dfdefaebb6

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“You’re early.”503dfddddabc60de

Unaware of Inho’s thoughts, Haehyeon smiled brightly, as usual, saying something unrelated. He clearly asked if he was crazy, but Haehyeon never answered properly.f1fa8597215af7f5

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At this point, wouldn’t it be okay to hit him?d936dd278104f0a7

Kang Inho briefly pondered, flicking his wrist. Maybe he put the band on his mouth to preemptively brace for a hit. It was a ridiculous reason even to himself, so he quickly felt deflated. Haehyeon was dumb, but he wasn’t a masochist.af4b3e5bacadce20

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“Yeah, just ignore me. Ignore me. Damn.”aaff4e4fd3b56124

“Um… did you only style your bangs?”7b42c17e4575040b

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“What nonsense.”dae722477652c155

Never mind. Haehyeon shook his head 204ec23020 and smiled again. Without asking, b121e4d6e8 it was ea84a16b30 clear he ccd032be60 was in bac15d9d7e a good 175794895f mood, as 4b416d7404 he seemed 28f64e8df6 to be d02e96abde glowing today.a0b3b375cb20971b

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Yesterday, he was out of it, and today he’s grinning like a fool. Should I take him to a hospital? Inho wondered, plopping down in the seat in front of Haehyeon. He acted like it was his seat, but it wasn’t. Kang Inho’s seat was by the back door, not the window.8c6bd0ae7b6dfe5a

Everyone knew f5ab832b52 that, but 473f4b0236 unfortunately, no 5723302c7b one pointed 3660a1f385 it out, 40fb7b4d7f not even 58861c99f2 the owner ae07fd5ce9 of the 206879d3a4 seat.5a96cf89d59832da

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The person who came to school in high spirits took Inho’s seat without a care and sat down. It was still early in the semester, but he was adapting too quickly.d825d14b43962e9f

Yesterday, he showed up at dinner time, and today he’s here for homeroom. I can’t let my guard down with this guy. If he starts attending classes, that would be truly scary.82b0917a59d3f144

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“Hey, you guys! Sit down quickly!”285cdf404781d674

When the 9 o’clock bell rang, the chaotic atmosphere quickly settled. Listening to the homeroom teacher’s announcements, Haehyeon touched the band at the corner of his mouth with his fingertips.3eff3702bbebef78

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Feeling the smooth 3dd33c3c07 band, he felt c3b89b454b a bit embarrassed. It was because he aa5ae6293b had deliberately changed the a5ddc8c5fe subject, just as Inho 7dd829550f had guessed.14263280d56a3aa4

He knew it was strange for a grown boy to be wearing a band that a child might wear. He had debated for a long time before leaving the house. If his sleepy sister hadn’t asked why he wasn’t wearing it, he might have just left without it.533565d4ed696c48

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His sister, 62d337d303 who had 3a9381287a approached with 23f16d9639 sleepy eyes, 2caa4988c1 had opened 7e7b166a21 the band dff40d4b98 and carefully 1bd24b7b0f placed it 9ba2795d7b on the 7b5949c0d6 still-torn corner 58fec5594e of his e3770f4e9c mouth. She giggled, saying it 64ffc55732 looked nice, and went c7144907f2 back to sleep, but 81cc077558 it gave him a e2a90a785d sense of justification.e9eb7f44ca357dd3

“Well…”8ca22d280dfc72f6

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Today is Wednesday.5fb5b0e8a989aab7

The man d4a93825fd would come db8a882040 on Friday cd6a11934d anyway.00088434c8d6e708

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For over a month, he hadn’t broken that pattern. Yesterday was a special case; the man usually came at the same time.8f2babb335962d4a

Having seen bea863a226 thick textbooks 53e1bf9d40 on the c7179bbbfb table, he 8b3165697f assumed the 1ddc81fcef man attended 3f2921b905 a nearby 8e5d3e1b5b university. He speculated whether a95f2d65ff he had classes 5e4e7facd7 on Friday, but 2572363674 not knowing much a41b7aeaaf about college life, cded676e85 he could only 55dd73e2b7 imagine.f57d78ebaab6b79f

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Some days, the man would take out a laptop and type something, and other days, he’d read untranslated books. He’d stay for an hour or two, then disappear once his coffee was gone. That was the pattern Haehyeon had observed.fba59b887f7f3cf3

In truth, he hadn’t seen the man’s face that many times, since he only came once a week, but… feeling embarrassed, Haehyeon looked at the blackboard. He felt like a stalker.5eb00a202109ae2e

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Finally, lunchtime arrived, 38d9fabd24 and the hallway 31b2c55234 became wildly noisy. The sound 3224f06d56 of kids 643410afe1 rushing out 87e3526412 like four-legged 902c017a43 beasts filled 9ac8b456a5 the air b171f3c230 as soon ca0fff986d as the 5871b7500e bell rang.d3f1470cfe463a10

Even as 650ccf50ea seniors, it 57d9c33011 seemed no 471804a1b1 different, as bfd42e23f8 the once-crowded 07a300e4f1 classroom quickly b83b24b101 quieted down. Slowly closing his 383291c544 textbook, Kang Inho, cd7e578158 who had been 3acf75f6f6 half-listening to classes 1edbfb2e15 all morning, slid 731576ed8d out of his 1833a6dc57 seat.8ccdf4397e0d0c7c

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“I’m leaving.”6ac39b0969f0f289

With those words, he becd04579c disappeared.4da8eef4d3ceab1e

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He wasn’t going to the cafeteria, so that was it for his school day.d63547b1d2d40e0f

It was a ridiculous routine, but knowing the reason, Haehyeon couldn’t say anything. He had no intention of getting involved in someone else’s complicated family matters, especially since it was deeply connected to his sister.41cd1daf0386468c

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“……”bd489d720e84dd0d

Since he didn’t bring a bag, it was natural for him to leave empty-handed. Muttering that at least he wore his uniform, Haehyeon laid his head on the desk. The sleep he had been holding back rushed in, and within a minute, he was completely asleep.ccd2b66eee960d0c

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He couldn’t help it since he worked at the convenience store from midnight to 4 a.m.37a3f0a4735f3e0a

The lack of b14678c7b2 more than three 15e8876812 hours of sleep a85c35ddf9 naturally led him 07deda470c to give up 3c80af7dc2 lunch. This moment, when others 80c17e6630 rushed to the cafeteria, 95846ffc5d was the only time 26d052c441 he could catch up 31d6db5cab on sleep.ed81c348df3fb5f0

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Before long, 7bbd62bf02 the once-quiet 7c7ecc7d78 hallway became 579a8d3aaa noisy again. Students who had devoured 68625d613f their meals returned to 56685fd2ed their respective classes, but 2a632cf586 one classroom remained uniquely 509896e963 quiet.67c0d9e93636e2b4

It was Haehyeon’s class, Class 4.900db2004548e1b4

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As if by 832748b372 agreement, the returning acc301a788 students lowered their 39ad288e5b voices, sitting far 505b47a99c from the windows, 799ed35ebe chatting quietly. Most left 118e0e1d01 the classroom, 1265ee6207 and only 0870a7306a those studying fa4fae7917 remained.b3d869adb8ebe0aa

Then, one of 6a7f9b8677 the groups that 0a054c2079 entered the classroom b4e10ee3a7 late cautiously looked 2e5de2d93f around and spoke. The seat 40a86f6dde where Kang 7220b43c01 Inho had f1d4cb3d9f been all 54e81ef5bd morning was ea8093cfe3 empty.d50170119da1f5eb

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“Hey, did that guy leave?”c8102cbe603d8721

Since he wouldn’t have gone to eat, he must have chosen to leave early again. Another boy, sucking on a juice box, nodded in agreement.3fc6651305a03ab6

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“Yeah. He probably left. He never stays at school for more than four hours.”26d1a61af32252cf

“Wow, then why does he even come to school? He just does whatever he wants.”0aeebfdc4c6807bb

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Once they b398df9762 confirmed he 2f71f5e805 was gone, dc362cde19 they relaxed. Realizing the same thing, 5ab43f185f a few others began f2d9bc5669 to curse, feeling relieved.ec419e29436b7f89

They say even 4181eae970 the king is 21520b065d cursed behind his 1fbf15d11f back, so there 3c31390f58 was no reason 83957b6c05 not to badmouth 9148360b4a Kang Inho, whose 67c6542fa0 personality was notoriously ada150255a bad. It was the first a014e08dab time they were in 0b0dfc8276 the same class with b3e72a80c3 him, having only heard b837add7a5 rumors before.360b7b26c0815c34

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As the atmosphere quickly 773b48d872 shifted, a boy who 38cb8ec65b had finished his juice ebfa0d71c5 laughed and spoke.3594cda382f997de

“Yeah, I know you’re all just jealous.”4ef8754b79f48d4b

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“Jealous? What’s there to be jealous of?”1d501f5799f3f276

“Is that a question? You want me to praise Kang Inho?”c1a22b75235418a3

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“Ah, stop it. It’s annoying.”375540efb85033a1

“Just being an Alpha puts him in a different league from us. We’re mixed breeds, and they’re purebloods. It’s always a classic line.”d60637a2a2476e5a

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Imitating a statement made 8a1610725a by a certain politician, 4cd9e52799 laughter erupted. Most high-ranking officials were 70ec50f66a dominant Alphas, so such f5b55ed5a5 outrageous remarks were common 147448fef1 on TV.ef1fd02b09db6889

Reactions to traits were sharply divided, and students’ attitudes towards Kang Inho varied. It was the first time an Alpha attended a school full of Betas, so even the teachers didn’t dare say a word to him.a26f0bafbfe58f48

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Well, it wasn’t just because of his traits.e845f56db6679ecb

Thinking about it soured one boy’s mood, and he muttered with a sigh.5502ccf4f5ea4637

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“Man, I should’ve been born as a chaebol’s illegitimate child.”d021078644a77a39

“Oh~ Can you say that in front of Kang Inho?”b7df5da7e151214b

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“Do I want to die? Someone got their teeth smashed for that.”54353e1132d184e1

Last summer, there was 0f3b3f7127 a guy bold enough 723b79bdaa to mock Kang Inho fbc29081cd to his face. He was one of 226a78933d those so-called tough guys, 09ce401855 and he ended up 2b03d8a423 with all his teeth 9f70dda65c broken by a desk 8623b2bb37 Kang Inho swung at 44a157992d him.775fec6b6aa991cd

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He must have been acting cocky, thinking Kang Inho didn’t cause much trouble, but he ended up beaten to a pulp and sent to the hospital.ede893049c1b8e57

Remembering the same incident, a couple of guys who went to middle school with him clicked their tongues. They said he wasn’t normal. If no one had been watching, he might have killed him.b520542ea4d5237d

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“That’s creepy…”93d60e0fc8b2a750

They should have said faa7495bb7 it was ridiculous, but 40a31308db with Kang Inho, it 8d5a1e73de seemed plausible. Though he acted 34c803850a fairly normal around 80ffb1a94b Haehyeon, it was e5ef741f73 clear he was 0949e2521f a different kind 09cd9dc94e of person if 4300b2c20b you watched closely.365c1dd055dd1935

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Why did I e059d81f09 end up in b316b64523 the same class 8eef940b09 with him after 2f406b6183 dodging him for ebe20f9601 so long?e9d78e1dae83084e

A sense bd66491fa3 of resentment 41ba4d39ca bubbled up, f48d3325a2 but there 16bb3fc9f0 was no 451db8e2c2 one to c334a88d5b blame. As his mood c9b8b22e20 plummeted, his frustration 8f22a1fdd7 spilled over to 8988300349 an unrelated matter.be9a196d0fffed1e

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“Ah, but now that I think about it, it’s funny. Why do we have to tiptoe around him?”2a99e1f2b187324d

“Who? Lee Haehyeon?”bc773a0caf7a897d

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“Yeah. Does he own the classroom? Why do we have to whisper just because he’s sleeping?”007ca1d6fed8c804

Realizing they dd556a6033 were unconsciously eed2085b48 lowering their 020cc47c97 voices, he 760e42bc49 felt annoyed.446b57eb531f7460

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Glancing over, he saw Haehyeon, who hadn’t moved an inch. It was amazing how he slept without making a sound. Having only seen him sitting upright and listening to classes, his sleeping face felt unfamiliar.0cd23feb3152eb4c

He always thought Haehyeon 17e1652acd had a gentle impression 32e3a077ab because of his soft 024d31f4ea smile, but seeing him 81d7f9ea5d asleep gave a different 2a79fa8c20 vibe.2708312482e765f8

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Maybe because 9505aed4e7 his skin af8b8b5c57 was pale, e577c61745 it seemed 63797f433c translucent in 5665360d6b the sunlight 8eb7729393 streaming through 6543aeb3cd the window.fe456c36abfd7708

He had been complaining about why they had to tiptoe around him, but now he found himself admiring Haehyeon’s appearance without realizing it, and he muttered to himself.4f4027da74718f90

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“Hey, is he really a Beta?”8a782bd41decedb1