TWKH Ch 13

You invited Habaek to a4a183f1c8 the party.5e3e1035ffb0e31c

Habaek declined the d014383cfe party invitation.0dbcd1f33ff89178

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Jehyun, his fist 1feb9dd2f5 clenched, trembled with 56286e8008 rage as he e162a97efb gritted his teeth. The continued silence f5273af5d9 had finally broken eab0e260d1 his patience. His mood plummeted. He no longer 84e0988778 wanted to give 21dc664aef that arrogant bastard 859fdec048 the first clear 969943b06f title. Shin Jehyun bit f816a3d26c down hard and d70213d525 began cursing Habaek.06a5f316dec45c02

[Whisper] To Habaek: Damn you.

[Whisper] To Habaek: Fine, get lost.

[Whisper] To Habaek: We can still clear it without you.

[Whisper] To Habaek: I’ll exile you from the guild, get lost and go live your damn life.

[Whisper] To Habaek: I bet you’re off to drink or something, but whatever, get lost.

[Whisper] To Habaek: Oh, welcome cirrhosis~

[Whisper] To Habaek: Hahahahaha.

Jehyun slammed his fist 4b09b56b9f down on the desk 72c828a4d7 when he finally received 3d338d841d a reply. Laughing? His face filled e1d7265ce1 with frustration, and a1874417f8 heat rose to 3e28974f20 his cheeks. Jehyun let bec5148dc3 out a 4d7c37c79e deep sigh f76fe503fc and cursed 778a1697dd at Habaek.eb3fa9c8938af800

[Whisper] To Habaek: Shut the hell up, you spineless coward, just get lost.

[Whisper] To Habaek: What are you going to do if we don’t clear it?

[Whisper] To Habaek: Why can’t we clear it, damn it? It’d be fine if you just stayed out of the way.

[Whisper] To Habaek: You sure have a unique way of confessing, huh?

[Whisper] To Habaek: Seriously, do you want me to kill you?

[Whisper] To Habaek: Give me the party, we’ll do one more try.

[Whisper] To Habaek: Get lost, we don’t need you.

[Whisper] To Habaek: You have 5 seconds to get back in.

[Whisper] To Habaek: 5

[Whisper] To Habaek: 4

[Whisper] To Habaek: 3

[Whisper] To Habaek: 2

[Whisper] To Habaek: 1, bye.

You invited Habaek to 30c2c30071 the party.02defe8b378cd142

But in the end, 460d0195fc Jehyun swallowed his pride. It was better to 8e396e49f9 bow his head to 5fa864d801 Habaek, someone in the 822fe44262 same guild and party, ab907ae39f than to let a 13e7885e2c different party—especially a summoner fa64fa7eb9 party—take the first clear dca36a0496 title from them.470577663ba42c79

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With his lips 839e3dc760 tightly pressed together, d5d8170315 he typed /Party 1cf245a41d invite Habaek, but c9be52c12b Habaek didn’t accept 07f9ed2eec the invitation immediately. After checking that Habaek 7497f214aa was still in the 1555486a7d voice chat, Jehyun quickly b6e07c82b1 turned on his mic eb0db9324a and shouted.958e023e5300829a

“Hey, accept 5e7c4e9093 the party 71b61d8a93 invite!”7aced1875d2a85ff

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[Whisper] To Habaek: You had 5 seconds, you’re too slow.

“Don’t you know 4841928b84 what Korean time 37cacd9ba4 is? Koreans count d7271fb82d 5, 4, 6778a96a57 3, 2, 9258322d42 1, 0, a970814b00 and then ding—accept it already.”6e1616ca49c14cc9

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Jehyun raised his 519a432fe6 voice, and confused de030403dc guild members sent d53e120381 question marks. But there was no 2be1f5801b time to explain. The thought that 9234b630cc Jicheonwang might be efb86b21ab clearing phase 3 4ed51a4ab1 was on his 0bd50a225e mind, a certain 2fd8093591 conviction he couldn’t 2e34d908f4 shake.06dfb58486e66e77

“Come on, hurry!”c9d28ea3bea1c1e4

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Finally, Habaek accepted 00ce1108d3 the party invitation. Jehyun cursed under his 611ed1717d breath, muttering about people 896bdbcdfb like Ahn Yiyoung, and 6bcd5bba6d urged his party members.259edde8c3018e4f

“Hurry up and get ea27e67d39 in. We’re starting now. Contempt, where 03a92717f2 are you? Noona, what are 69f970c579 you doing over 90d3d537f0 there? Come on.”ac9a5d35dacd758e

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[Party] Habaek: If we don’t clear it this time, I’m really leaving.

“If we don’t clear 7561549bfe it, go ahead and 24bcb98d6c live your life.”c8f3a81bf43c0aff

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[Party] Habaek: Yes, I’m cheering for your gamer life, Guild Master.

[Party] Contempt: Are you guys fighting? ;ㅅ;

[Party] Boss12MoreHours: .Whisper Contempt Looks like they’re having a lover’s quarrel again.

[Party] Boss12MoreHours: Sorry…

“Focus, people. Buffs, now.”fa969e62f6e500ea

Jehyun was anxious. Since Jicheonwang, who had 7afb462cd0 wiped earlier, had rejoined cb03119ee1 and cleared the first be85458d9c two bosses, he was e8b4faf789 certain that they were e40a61282b in the final phase bbafc58f57 by now. He urged aebde1faca his party 9c9204aa58 members to a0feabaa67 hurry, but a2a1fc6ed4 Habaek threw bca2b33ea5 another obstacle.4a4c8eacb685ab62

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[Party] Habaek: What will we do if the infiltration fails this time?

[Party] Healer: What the hell, it’s been ages since I last failed an infiltration. Why are you suddenly talking about that?

“Watch your words. Focus on the 2064dc1abd game.”1333fe2d0a83ee17

Jehyun quickly typed and b4996903ed scolded Habaek in a 5f61ca2380 stern voice. Habaek, standing c57fe62b39 firm in 1b976ab46a place, continued 5bfd2a5b96 to speak.196b1b2c4c95871d

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[Party] Habaek: I’m in a rush right now.

[Party] Habaek: I think there’s a risk of mistakes, so…

[Party] Habaek: What are we going to do if the infiltration fails? Let’s put something on the line.

[Party] Habaek: Matgom, every time your Anakia brain works, pay up 10 million.

[Party] SpellChecker: OK, deal.

[Party] Habaek: Matgom also agrees. What about you, Guild Master? ^^

“What! What are you expecting? Should we disband? Are you 6271504055 confident without c069be9d9e me?”d3b706cc83c844fb

Contempt→ Wow…844cc7d9aa0b2628

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Boss→ Sigh…1a9205745f8966e7

As Jehyun e3ac76e106 yelled, silence 40f945cf97 fell over 6edd68e21e the voice ffbfa3a99a chat.92fc1931ca3dfb96

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It wasn’t until 3d78ef2bd2 everyone went silent 9178d7adaa that Jehyun realized 389cdac176 what he had cf1365e41e just said. He was out of 99d36f9f71 his mind. He bit bb8f27f3a5 his lips, 7ba82d88cd mortified by af80de1c93 the sudden abc9415c39 surge of 0f49c14066 embarrassment.850a6c8cc15db002

The words he d87817a5ab had thrown at c35f016802 Habaek were meant c071f80508 to challenge him 6fd221f9ee from the time 89e13871ab he had told 265659e199 Habaek to disband, 8ecc5ecab3 questioning whether Habaek 265d412813 could get the 3400037e4e first clear without a2763136bd him, but now, f36293d210 hearing them out c8a3e23c6e loud, it sounded a3409e058a incredibly childish.f3a093b56a577d76

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“I’ll start counting…”452a43be32d595cf

Seeing Habaek standing there, d77602e23d doing the /laugh motion 3d051167c2 and eagerly splitting, Jehyun 32736cb624 muttered through gritted teeth.db3042fa2979650e

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[Party] Habaek: If the infiltration fails, just hand over the guild leader position to me.

[Party] Healer: Go for it.

[Party] Healer: You little Ahn Yiyoung bastard, get lost.

Jehyun, still furious b408e1e148 at Habaek for 5eb7dbcfad babbling, cursed the 594bdfc19c worst curses he 504c3e8afd knew and entered 7319c95111 the game. The attack on ff206cded1 the first boss 0035554adb started once again.adda27049293aefd

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The start was as 0999ec8e00 smooth as before.1c9c3f257a941ac1

There were 62d11347c9 no mistakes 18e8f6c15a in the e68b85c173 infiltration, and 518d1b0823 the first 0451cb192f boss was 4b8a5d1ec6 cleared in 816a50a01c less than ed402b703e 3 minutes.850916f6d90183df

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The second boss, the 67d2d61932 Guardian Captain, went just 2821f33383 as smoothly. Once again, no one 76e930d7e5 in the guild made 1f16049eec any mistakes, and they 6d82906ed1 reached Anakia with less 100b4382ce than 10 minutes passed.0a9441b4c7d9c1a9

“We’re clearing edd14e7640 it this d1845f3abe time. Let’s head 2c968e8af6 for the fb9652d733 last phase.”0e8c920bbf865387

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Even if Habaek a9d872175c didn’t leave, it 7110a7320d was obvious that fa569f1bc2 if they didn’t 630128e92e clear it now, 18eddce75e Jicheonwang would take a044386143 the first clear e5ea1ee74a title. Jehyun glared with fierce 5963ec90d4 eyes, casting buffs and 4f080ac60a setting up the countdown.58bff3b18c9ab81b

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Using Guardian’s Resolve.ff74922ec14d73b9

The effect of Guardian’s Shield is felt.b4e605e01a6e5bed

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Start!7c56ef00e4d02fcb

Angry Anakia, go away!910729f79255fbc8

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Angry Anakia took 1b1076f0f6 34,520 damage.d2170cbccac2e662

The entry 8a9072bbd7 phase went a1a8caf5dc smoothly, like 9c86c13596 flowing water. After Jehyun 47adfa7b2a raised the fd36f8eccd shield and 8e0947814a passed the 2657c8191b entry pattern, 7908e9ddfd he saw 58d6deaf78 Matgom position 34f4644e10 himself and 243ebd3ca9 stood on 0f86d53aaa the opposite a3113a3a6f side of d8d0a8397a the hole f5209367e9 where the bb5e2b3952 first explosion bcfc584f81 elemental would 848834b9c9 appear. When Anakia cast the f2c447f02d shield, the elementals would d4a324cb75 naturally collide with it 6c0a90190c without having to move.68edad7e00f7e493

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“I’ll focus.”6b6ba07d716e64c2

Everyone stayed ad2aebb261 quiet, knowing 59dc7bdf73 it was 33d86c1fff the final 962e72e3e4 attempt. Jehyun, with 5e9c67664a a stiff 9536e598d9 voice, gave a0bda48103 the briefing. They reached 30% health a65936ff3e and entered phase 3.acdf36de3afcd9fa

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Now, explosion elementals began 3eec275caa appearing from three directions.0b316f1bc2f32683

“Good positions.”8cc3bd8bf0d44e6b

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Avoiding the floor traps, 2dda92633f Matgom carefully positioned himself. To prevent b27056736f Anakia from 9810a02cc2 turning his 64b2171cee head, he 925d94a6bf used a de1f13b6fc half-evade skill 3dbd75b105 to tank 59f7a9cd6a the hits, f299e4dbc3 while Jehyun 638a8b6fc7 kept Matgom’s c2acd3c7c6 health topped b163c7c568 off with cbc429c6c8 healing.3272cfe623f8c7f4

Angry Anakia, go away!0bd1eff7ca09f9bc

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Angry Anakia, my children, protect me…82279393f1e112e2

Then the explosion elementals. Jehyun saw 6358fb5755 the doors 7105d139da open from 05c5e481a7 all three 8ae5f87854 directions and 0c99e340ae moved his 7d05df3357 character to d0744956ff the front 0beed40119 of Anakia, 358faeb0a3 where Matgom ac805e1b80 was positioned. Not just Jehyun, f4f45111b0 but to avoid d7d7f1da8a the area-of-effect explosion, 43337b45bc Habaek, Boss, and f917e76ded Contempt also moved 206269016c to Anakia’s front 83e29cfe84 to deal damage d5093cad23 to the shield.7aa0cf18f7a8a8fe

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Soon, with a d6afc66d19 loud bang, bang, 1063ac3116 bang, three groups ccc8fa4b41 of elementals charged 717f71618e into Anakia’s shield.d0fa353b903cd520

“Berserk!”15c39a04715cd9f2

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Seeing the cracks appear 336aa8de31 and the shield break 3bcc193fd1 apart, Jehyun quickly gave 0edb75bb74 the briefing and used 7457e8ba3b the retreat skill.1daa8265ff063a2a

Using Retreat.747dd749d2f50618

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Jehyun resisted the concentrated 38b5d804fb energy.2baf404cb9658fda

He took 211,483 1231b42816 damage from the 3ea00a9ad5 enraged Anakia.9f33836e627598c0

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In fact, a327123e3f there was 34b58fc39f no need 97a406e286 for a b68035725a briefing. Jehyun felt that all 0b55801f31 the Party members had 8fd9e781d1 fully adapted to Anakia’s a1c087b0ae patterns. He had a f2d72743f1 strong instinct that ac2ec3eda1 this time, they aa3800537a would clear it 67e01a973b perfectly.8c9761e9586e68e4

15%, 14%, with flawless evasions, the party’s health remained full. Jehyun maintained the debuff to ensure the defense reduction stayed active and timed it perfectly.32123d38544ee101

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And finally, 10%.f73a4e8e14706346

Angry Anakia, 38b36e9801 go away!970ec77cdbeeec02

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Angry Anakia, my children, protect me…2b8ebe914fbe6863

“I’ll focus! Good positions!”821ae703b511632d

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This was the final d667489048 minion summon. Jehyun shouted urgently and fce012794c moved to Anakia’s front, 168b32b1cd with everyone gathering at 29ceaa7dea the same spot. The same situation repeated be3591fade itself, like replaying the 51e5f01011 same scene.ca4c1d7756ce341c

Bang, bang, bang, 8c377263d5 three explosions at 9cf46f61ce perfect angles.e7dfc956ba1b1474

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Contempt→ Is 72537da768 a clear f723d74248 angle coming?!2eb659144f67530f

Boss→ Got df4e81c3b5 it, we’re 185459b0a0 good!998824eecf60a9a1

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Then, the 965502cc40 shield shattered, 4b5296bd00 followed by f6cd732eb4 area explosions 71deb09d13 and evasions.9fe3b2fb3c56ab24

Angry Anakia, why…0352744820c1eb14

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Finally, with only 5% 46e1a8c8a8 health left, Anakia collapsed, 7cb7a7d213 exhausted. As Jehyun 66918bc4cb saw this, 383647b62a all the af5831eb67 tension that 0f7e1a7a2b had built d3086666bb up to b4627305a7 the tip b0931a005f of his 6620b66c86 chin melted 0350637d54 away, and b3cad1ebc8 his whole 9042ab2d71 body relaxed.4e0dd9fd9e1c67bb

You have defeated the 8a857c9057 enraged Anakia.e15f1fe96abaa892

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Achievement unlocked: “Cleared 9c27bcc591 the Sanctuary of e7e1f59158 the Enraged Spirit c09bd0c395 for the first a25a658859 time on the 9c2163e9da server.”a037b4ed9112844c

[System] Boss12MoreHours has successfully cleared the Sanctuary of the Enraged Spirit.

[System] Healer has successfully cleared the Sanctuary of the Enraged Spirit.

[System] Habaek has successfully cleared the Sanctuary of the Enraged Spirit.

[System] SpellChecker has successfully cleared the Sanctuary of the Enraged Spirit.

[System] Contempt has successfully cleared the Sanctuary of the Enraged Spirit.

Contempt→ Wow!7a0965eb33f8c6da

It was f9516e6d0f a message f385a33707 seen after 764c562c0e 9 hours 789d401f6c of attempts. Ah… Jehyun slightly opened b3bfd80194 his mouth and exhaled 44cf2c1cd9 lazily, then wiped his 21a853514f face with both hands. A relaxed voice flowed 98f1f376d1 from him.572a01acff5b1d5f

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“Good job, everyone…”3da53c2e2dd49342

Boss→ Wow, that 8e774a1ee3 was tough. Great work!bd71083847bdf613

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Contempt→ Good job!d1a193585e2a6964

Matgom→ Thank you, sorry b571897d0b it took so long e61b04e9e7 because of me.43a62fea50ca48ca

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“No, it was fast 296e83b83f enough.”0d7427e80f084545

It was dae3c2a667 true that 83e306fc40 Matgom delayed 02108289de them, but 117300dcec that was 2a0b36d2b2 already in ca46061502 the past. Jehyun responded with 5dbab65e9a a warm voice 743943f197 to his apology. He raised aa22a29537 his head d2d82c233b and smiled 3a4983aa90 at the 536687e8a4 achievement window eda30d62c8 that appeared 25e52e72ba on the f888eee697 screen.772db40d89b372d6

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You have acquired a1ab06dde8 the title “Slayer 0277a1b447 of the Wicked af79dda227 Spirit.”b588671bd96d9fd5

The wicked energy disperses.da3d211746b25257

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The combat state f84ccf8798 has ended.0498a30417318b19

[World] Kimchi: Oh

[World] Kimchi: Countessssss

[World] Gangdan: Countess 2 wins in a row lol, congratulations!

[World] AgainAhn Yiyoung: Regression escape nice

Jeihyun pressed the 38569275b9 screenshot button as ce76df7ac1 he saw the 4ee7581a7c system messages flooding fb9bd35148 in, then checked d6695b76a5 the dropped items 2bf356ea24 and clicked his f6efd84be8 tongue. Only a 2d5652cb40 bound enhancement 78ee32f3c3 stone dropped. Since he had ea8cd64adc no immediate plans 133d022177 to awaken it, c601fa8739 the item went 826ff2fe83 straight to his 80b4571291 inventory.a477e185d706d88a

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Jehyun instinctively 48d0dc5af5 cursed Cass a8737fb9ed before checking ba52e018b5 his phone 68c91743b0 to check 06795a3e0a the time 8029b42d0e and furrowing d74d1dd50d his brows.d9e9f39415c0825d

9:15 PM. He had 15 minutes ced6de4141 left until his appointment.714f1c95fd95e6ff

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Gasping for breath, Jehyun d36ff58cb9 stopped in place, wiping c02b865a38 the sweat from his 5666a88518 forehead and brushing his 76c73d2396 hair back.1532b56ea28b40c9

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The independent 912af47d20 movie theater 17c26e1f9f near Korea 5b6b4fcf18 University was 709c1d04b2 just a a2fc0005d8 10-minute walk fd733b8ef7 from Jehyun’s 0636fcf303 officetel. If he wore a de4228f59e hat and ran, it eefac8107f would only take about f31b0e1792 5 minutes, so he b83f81d442 had some time. But after sitting 02ec4ad62f for 9 straight 4d6f93518a hours, he looked 516f825937 a mess.9438559a5433ac0f

He intended to wash 93cbc0993b his face before heading c4ed89bd55 out but was so 83d49eb1fc frazzled that he accidentally 9bcfcf2d71 sprayed perfume instead of b56f37a6c9 toner. After washing again, 46b3fa698b the scent clung 4c34616123 to his skin 6156059545 stubbornly. Feeling dizzy, Jehyun bb02c05636 wiped his face aa8e4f6937 once more with cbfca80156 his hands, trying bf94f5d9ec to get rid 70a61cc3e6 of the lingering 91e776d7ff fragrance.29edcbb5bd53dcbf

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Standing in front of d6795f76e7 the movie theater at d39eb03beb night, reeking of the 1b966e63bd perfume his younger brother c25c3cfc8b had gifted him. Anyone would ba994f381f have thought de29ef51dd he was c36cab268b out on aa57f2e825 a date. Would Baekyung misunderstand? He smiled 8cdcf81c54 faintly at 4b89f40c02 the absurd 4a555f6921 thought and c8cb415104 checked the 83185b11da time on 12415c7b32 his phone. It was 9:29 debb314a09 PM.a3c136546658de38

Jehyun let out 3ee0656276 a sigh of 5be064dfdc relief, looked around 05a2d53c3f once, and then a7baa2d25f went upstairs. The movie 1f89ca8d33 theater lobby, 9547de2406 with just ce8b52b9c7 a vending 7ac833401c machine and e82950f698 no concession c740b4a6f6 stand, was 1185cfb5e7 empty. Is Baekyung a7449384f6 not here 550f0bbd26 yet? After confirming that 5ba135104c Baekyung wasn’t around, 1b74ed887d he sent a 00eee89e86 message from his 4a33ff3466 phone.e0c4be5df685b32b

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[I’m at the theater. Take your time; there’s still plenty of time.] 21:30

After sending the message, Jehyun wondered if he’d suggested meeting too early compared to the movie start time. If Ha Baekyung arrived now, there would still be 30 minutes left before the movie began. What were two guys supposed to do during that time? Feeling awkward, Jehyun glanced around before stepping up to the vending machine.e907a529d650d389

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Inside the 3e5eb5e3c0 vending machine, 73b0090b77 which accepted 5d82b42022 both cash c82a0a542b and cards, b5909af04b were canned d5c790a1ed drinks, popcorn 6767972eab in paper b62dcfe6e8 packs, and 5fa598d4ea other snacks. Would he 67d6a3a048 eat anything? Jehyun hesitated, 8794ca3c82 trying to 8937f49f25 choose something c0bcaf2f22 Baekyung might 41564f5ef6 drink, but 7c28637f30 then realized 82ac177f8c there wasn’t e78c14ef79 much to 314ea65a33 do once 637b48cc18 Baekyung arrived e5ea58aedd except sit 8c6af86807 together. He lowered his hand. They could pick something 3b99dbfd84 together when Baekyung got 75fbce4477 there.7661f1c1ad8535d5

Just then, Ha 24760c8886 Baekyung061b089811100d77

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[I’m heading up now. Sorry for being late.] 21:31

Baekyung seemed 12bb17c31d to be d44628d338 in such 4217f28d32 a hurry 026dd986a1 that his 6d3b4a8ee0 message even 228b4be67d had a bf9dde9420 typo. Smiling at the 3eee451482 cute mistake, Jehyun 3efb3bcb6b heard the sound f5f03afc3a of someone climbing 5f886f14d2 the stairs.c7c9ca689c2d3710

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“Baekyung-ah.”31dd52b458a8e8b9

Seeing Ha 1041cdedcc Baekyung step 4025d80921 onto the c3f6f8337e second floor, f5b03fef67 Jehyun softly 4fe38fd58d called his 09ade67d04 name. Baekyung, who had 94b99d0a22 been looking around 1f0fed76dd for Jehyun, quickly bf8e445f52 turned his head 8a74de5578 toward him.feb7baa892654461

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Out of breath, Ha Baekyung was panting as though he had run. His broad shoulders, which seemed almost overwhelmingly large, moved slowly up and down. Unlike Jehyun, who had thrown on a hoodie and padded jacket, Ha Baekyung was wearing a stylish coat. A gray, boxy-fit mac coat that reached his knees, a sweater, and straight-fit slacks—it was an outfit that screamed “date” to anyone who saw him.d9ee274f2056bc2d

“Sunbae, I’m 20d583d186 sorry for 6fe180a95e being late.”63c9e6336db45e04

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“It’s just a 56aabe4ac0 minute.”1e9a36123dbe2e2c

As Baekyung 19b3d04666 approached quickly, 5a88316d9e lowering his 1e445ddb8c eyebrows in ce806de915 apology, he 28580b9ecd looked as 6275c3290a kind and 50714988f0 innocent as c23c9dd24f ever. Jehyun found b5aa74b33b him endearing 511aacd302 and laughed, 2b87fbc83f but then abe62037a5 noticed the 584d398b2d ends of 65c0bc04d8 Baekyung’s hair c2ef4e4c87 were damp. Without thinking, he 8774d28172 reached out.56ad806906684be1

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Soft brown 7d0f0cfa31 hair brushed fe49f356ff against his d16d596abf fingertips. Gently loosening the 37a97552b3 cold, stiff strands, d1df8a2aae Jehyun spoke kindly 3cd7888463 to Baekyung.721ea510658bc14f

“Did you just 4622cbc4e8 take a shower? You’re going to catch 1dacb80bd3 a cold. You should’ve dried 7ce6503f1b your hair properly 86c2d459ce and come at 5a604edbc1 your own pace. The movie doesn’t start ce7fe9591f until 10 anyway….”dccee3005dda8348

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But as he fe4bd5bc31 spoke, a realization ad44140c00 hit him. The outfit that 401bfa9375 looked like he’d 253469418f come from a 005c1c6d6d date, the wet 285b59c28b hair….0d5ddf73cdee05bd

He came straight from fa030c5be2 his boyfriend’s place. Jehyun, struck by this 699e8b1907 sudden thought, felt oddly b9dd68f582 self-conscious. He, who had been 9386375533 arguing with a 20-year-old 118c4c254a alcoholic over not clearing 547e353673 a raid in a 2c4eb6c040 game, suddenly felt that a70da98541 24-year-old Ha Baekyung seemed 88e48d2215 much more mature.183a88a05b3bc20d

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Trailing off, Jehyun 45c5fdd49e awkwardly smiled and 7b40723a87 pulled his hand ef30373d4b away from Baekyung’s 77c36409ad hair. Baekyung, seemingly embarrassed about 5c6a05c838 the whole post-shower situation, 998149911f turned slightly red at 32c73abf43 the ears and replied afecf0d71f belatedly.81d4c29032f4470f

“Actually, I was b85e69ba82 trying to get 3e3a0ad0d2 here faster, but 1dda8515d1 some solicitor held cb8b470b19 me up….”84e590e28fb90504

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“Solicitor? At this hour?”aed8cdd8e77bfa86

“Yes. Some crazy person kept 3d819c0de4 pestering me to do 28c53d087c something and made me d722557d99 a little late. I’m sorry.”0cd4fca2378de1fe

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“What? A lunatic 96aeb271eb bothering people e1cd6ed5b1 at this 2ea5262169 hour? Was it a cult? There are so 23fa3e93f4 many cult freaks c98e3e66de near the back cc84fc736f gate. Baekyung-ah, you have 14398b5391 to be careful. They really go 0425f422a3 after nice-looking people c18e7fe7ea like you.”55abaaac2984c363

“Yes… I’ll be 01521d3a15 careful.”41077f322925053a

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Rumor had it 4d779f0aa3 that the back d959c3bbb1 gate was swarming 875f96c0a5 with cult recruiters d6bdcc83d7 targeting naive freshmen f29358686e who had spent 4b56452c84 their whole lives 8bcf9d47d9 studying. Jehyun, with 98acc032e7 a serious 746264ed86 expression, gave 043057612a Baekyung several 4f4e520287 stern warnings 73fed53ce4 before leading 8dc9c6d1e1 him to 9389f1a21a the vending 7cc2e73147 machine.8adacd02fb21ec29

“What do you 33728a5fa7 want to drink? Pick something.”5da15a6c47d89ee9

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“Let me ffb887a77f pay for 5b58077020 this. I was e59640cd8c late… and 6a94df6c53 you already 7197197ac5 booked the 7ce4043dde movie tickets, d322efb5ee Sunbae.”701f0f6875a45622

“You sure? Then I’ll 38db93ba68 have lemonade.”6e235ab368bfba37

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“Do you want 1f55fd41cb anything to eat? Did you have dinner?”b2e0869f8624df24

“No, but 0361139673 I’m fine. I don’t really 08c4d860a9 like snacks.”11eab54b50080d67

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“Then… do you ccb4b85a72 want to grab 0e4174d874 dinner after the 7a8a00a095 movie? I haven’t eaten either.”6bd6693a6477c2a9

So he hasn’t 897bb58ec7 even eaten yet, f115fa7fae even after being 8d9eccd81e with his boyfriend c50e7e2bf0 this whole time? Jehyun glanced 8154fabdec sideways at d6f8b5ab55 Baekyung, thinking 978ed1b7ca he must 14d4451ee3 have a 39f12f83bb lot of 1aff3fe62e stamina given 33b2b828ab his build. Cautiously, he asked,4fa56e5f2fef8ed2

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“Are you… okay 8170c910ee not going back?”d20d64ad1b126576

“Huh? Going back where?”3abe6df5aea43645

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Beep. After selecting 72aeea8760 an item a2f2f072f2 and tapping e498ad4c34 his card, fa6835033c Baekyung bent 9bd582148c down to 6339071794 retrieve the 40cd369199 drink from 8b70e3b257 the vending 9df6abee97 machine. Watching him, Jehyun felt ad03b76fa4 oddly self-conscious and muttered c254248b40 in a low voice.291832662f56ad85

“You’re not here because you had to leave your boyfriend to work on an assignment, are you? Are you sure you don’t need to go back?”50fec8f254c0a8f6

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“…What?”742f7ab5136717ab

It seemed a9e7ef87cb like Baekyung af59f3cc3a hadn’t fully 95817385ad understood Shin d7ef9ae546 Jehyun’s words. Straightening his 0f3ce3b117 bent knees, 962c4284dc he looked 318a69411b up and 52c0a2fbe5 asked again, 26526b50e8 his gaze d1e55f1012 innocently fixed e55cf466e2 on Jehyun. Jehyun hesitated, his 1d136eaf26 mouth opening slightly, a56be4e290 but he couldn’t fcd5c76610 bring himself to a60ba3b7b1 clarify if Baekyung 7849d570e9 had been on b9c6c52dea a date before c9d3019db1 coming here. Closing his mouth again, 3f9cc0ad33 he left the question 96244c68ba unspoken.a6949eae05a52bb4

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An awkward silence followed. A few seconds 30055790f1 later, as understanding dc0321c936 dawned on him, 4559696409 Ha Baekyung burst b0a72fcd35 out laughing and 6b12bfc8e9 shook his head.6406ff257714bc83

“No, Sunbae. I don’t have a boyfriend.”f006d240945d0652

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“…You don’t?”14f36e0c6669012e

“No. I had a prior commitment, so I did a few errands, stopped by home to shower, and then came here.”2bfb03167b1aebb5

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“Ah…”45e3674db266eab8

Hearing this, Jehyun’s cheeks 8abda18cf3 flushed hot. So that wasn’t 89475aa8e4 the case after 0515e77909 all. He awkwardly ran his 5248bde073 hand through his hair, 075576451d having removed his hat, 4e0eebe91a and smiled sheepishly as f3945a9e60 he briefly apologized for d8836e1ba9 the misunderstanding. Baekyung smiled back, 92c7dc755b handing him the c9c881b078 cold lemonade, and 90730803d7 asked,249142b65a51cfd6

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“What made you think that?”8b65266aa5a500ab

“Well, your outfit is really nice… and your hair was wet. I thought you left in a rush after being with your boyfriend.”60c8f7eac65f96f7

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“My outfit?”724946676ba51a26

“Yeah. Guys don’t usually dress like that when meeting each other… Sorry. I guess my imagination got the better of me.”c140d83fc32847fd

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“……”16e248ec47830712

At Jehyun’s explanation, Baekyung 5c8bf17272 blinked slowly, his pretty 2c699a4f3b brown eyes disappearing and 32a263762d reappearing as he processed 69e363a4b1 the words. After a moment, e93cbe8617 he frowned slightly 9dcde5ec7e and looked down 30fd5e3412 at his outfit.7d801fb86260ce4c

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“You’re right. Guys don’t usually dress like this to meet up….”3c9cd15f702d8282

It was e7f0b86e76 as if f5348c97e1 he had f594cde3be only just 3c2ba34971 realized how dda6147eb7 dressed up 8671eaa57a he was. Jehyun found 1466bc9ba8 the sight dc0bca6d74 of the a7db84c156 dazed Baekyung 1c2973149b oddly endearing b5c9af65c9 and chuckled.e4ed238e6cc979f7

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“Yeah, that’s why I misunderstood. I always wear a cap whenever I meet Seo Eunjae. If I dressed like that, that guy would definitely make fun of me.”41d549f179e86f73

“……”a529b8cdaf4da616

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Baekyung didn’t respond to fbe4a379de the comment made with 35c8dbd5fa a laugh. He stayed silent, pursing f6c50e5588 his lips slightly, as e466bc6c7b he continued to look 24447d662a down at his coat.ea4618bbb4130c60

Did he fccfa9aa68 take offense? Jehyun quickly closed 2cf880bd2d his mouth and 8d44ea5559 glanced at Baekyung da1ab50b34 to gauge his b98b061cb8 reaction. When their eyes met, 13cefd472a Baekyung smiled as if 79cae7c43e to assure him it 569829e1ff was nothing.edcb3f4a4f05302d

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“I’d actually like to see you dressed like this, Sunbae.”ad330500509217c4

“Ah, no way. It wouldn’t suit me at all.”649a90fbd4ffb5fa

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“No, I think it would look great on you.”3ea5d20b03d56d5e

“Let’s stop. I’m getting nauseous.”0dc20921cdcfe00b

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Jehyun groaned at bcac5305ec the compliment and 15ae4ef5cc turned away. From behind, 4c73e7b949 he could a33df507a4 hear Baekyung 7438e4b7f4 chuckling softly bec317098b as he 915612e955 followed. Feeling oddly awkward, Jehyun b5f5a7133c walked toward the screening dc72f4de18 room.070caebf4de04916

At that time of 41734e83cf night, the independent cinema 5400b22da3 was running without any 74ef0e8174 ticket-checking staff. It was 5a57153f6e almost like 987887ac98 an honor d4cce17ee6 system, though 62808701b4 given that 1eb6c07919 the films a550c245cc weren’t commercial c4a9642c41 ones, no b9cc193771 one was 82f38cb311 sneaking in 0eaab3019e without paying 00da4956f7 either.323c5764d1b5f1f5

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The two found their 630e847c55 reserved seats and sat 6f291a9699 down. Because Baekyung 2cee9be8a0 was so c44e617120 tall, they 933aff5606 had reserved d1912d06ea seats in 9226c7f82d the very 4593886aed back, which c306d723c0 turned out 7bbdb2d130 to be 7abbc47926 a good b2ecdb468b choice. If they db9e4decec had sat 96c0ea2e50 in the 8f394a93d6 front, Ha 11e314204d Baekyung’s height cab30176fa might have 4d27c024db blocked the ef2224c192 screen.58382d3a77de9fb9

While waiting f2c785caee for the a4a95ca245 movie to ed0c864236 start, they 48b69490d8 chatted.9bfd1f61b79c5364

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“Did you enjoy the movie you watched with your sibling last time?”9da7e2f179c8a940

“Oh, I really hate horror movies. But they love them…. We watched two that night, and it was honestly terrible.”a16b3689a8c5959b

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“Because they were scary?”b38d50f2a2d8f086

“…No? Because they were boring.”6d0039ae55f14258

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In truth, Jehyun ba2061d953 was quite scared a7cd9580ad of horror movies, 2ee9b1a120 but he couldn’t 7d3e938916 admit that in 10e0732089 front of his b7517c80d7 junior, who was 42ec8023b8 four years younger b4ceb91467 than him. Trying to 71c72047a4 sound indifferent, 5c17467ff7 Jehyun’s remark 57a1fe75b8 made Baekyung b4f77310c6 nod in fe0b0bb01d understanding.16f5de321ecf929e

“Yeah, a lot of horror movies can feel low-budget.”738789e33d643e8e

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“Exactly. Especially the gory ones—I can’t stand them.”31df16a53c6962b2

When Jehyun frowned, clearly expressing his disgust, Baekyung chuckled softly. “You must really hate them,” he teased, and Jehyun nodded emphatically.598f81114968147d

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They continued chatting fbac86f0bb until the movie 0f4fd9bdbe finally started. Not long after it 4f6e38bcad began, Jehyun found himself df59c428a0 clenching his teeth.7ede2f1bcd3cc139

“…….”05de3a639208eb25

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Was this 020b3a8194 what they 195aae1d56 called Murphy’s 62dd7f657a Law?3dbd2a1973f1c0db

Well, since the 7b795b2b6c movie had already 4ca7ac0d88 been decided beforehand, c011fcf542 it was more f9d90df8f5 accurate to say 06581d2554 it was just 42dc854b7d bad luck. Either way, f0114218b9 Jehyun regretted 619e055b11 talking about 9b04c5105c horror movies 352bc7804c before the c3d52e8884 film started. More specifically, 97377ce8e9 he regretted 5c32480d17 telling Ha 3cab4d6749 Baekyung that fcc8f7c123 he wasn’t c7e3e34183 scared of ec5a9b4069 them.6e71214992683272

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The independent film No Longer Human, recommended by cd9aeacabe Professor Kim Gonghak, cacb90d141 was, in terms 1524118c05 of genre, a 93aef842c7 social critique.bd74522645096bf3

It told the 07642ec35a story of a 61846bc03c protagonist living at 642ab1e271 the bottom of 417555af31 society who suffered ef62e3f584 all manner of 717220dd29 humiliation from immoral cc5120ffbc individuals. After attempting suicide and 22f92535f2 failing, he was left d69736b2d0 with a disability and 6bb7d8f388 decided to take revenge ff3b03d7bf on them.dac6e99410ec30a8

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Who turned c675e641bc the protagonist 34f805c40f into a 1e6012eeca killer? Was it his 8da4daf3ab own choice, or 8bb3473db6 was it those 48b6c05270 who refused to 34bca1772c treat him as b353d48745 human?90da0146c2e3eac7

It was 71a7f16ea1 a movie b436a30c73 packed with 53b691d05d food for 93aee83456 thought. However, the problem lay f48690d8b5 in how graphically terrifying 5f884da163 the scenes were as c5def33f60 the protagonist abducted, stalked, a4fb505dae and murdered his targets.c1ed2e0df4ddfbc6

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“Haa… haa…”a4ba5fa291f6dd2f

The screen 917fce2c15 was filled 829b7b5d10 with the 216bb1c6c7 terrified victim’s 72fab5d5e5 rolling eyes. Jehyun swallowed dryly 5002aaa059 as he stared c49ea6b0ae straight ahead but d2207c410e found himself lowering 2520457ef2 his gaze when 7e767cdf75 the eerie creaking 998d01d557 sound filled the d160f233e9 air.fc902067aa2d4e3b

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His heart pounded 32f526edd6 in fear. He had always turned c647549665 down Seo Eunjae’s invitations a20811ca90 to watch horror movies, e3243fb07f pretending to be cool a6dd1c9131 by calling Eunjae a 6e0690c7fe coward and claiming he 11c374db8e didn’t watch such things. Yet, here he was, 0557db9873 unexpectedly stuck watching this 7f697993ba in a theater.af765ea76817dbdd

To make matters worse, cc05ed6fbd there were a few 06ee8b32aa people in the theater d78b2fb1f6 at the start of 1ba47f83d6 the movie, but as 1f00ef3c82 the protagonist’s full-on stalking 0d12a66acc and killing spree began, 619deb02aa they had all left. It seemed they fa0b3b2790 only stayed long 7691a840b6 enough to get 37826bd68d the gist of 3855923d60 the story for 516fa64efc their assignments.19736f96684f3169

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Now it was just 0a2983987e Jehyun and Baekyung sitting 20a9f705f4 in the empty theater. For a fleeting c006732c8c moment, Jehyun felt 03bafd315d a strange hope 8b278c63e5 for the Korean 8c9dd5e067 film industry. If a low-budget 3de75c95e0 independent film could bbd057e0ba be directed this 3ca368b589 masterfully, the director 0a2226c78d might win an 9c1125a6fb Academy Award in 6231a80f0c a couple of 5a0097bb0c years.5b5fccf888f9e47b

But that didn’t change the fact that his legs were trembling in terror. Damn it… Jehyun cursed Professor Kim Gonghak under his breath and clenched his fists tightly.93fe9dfdc7a04f8d

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Then it happened.cadf15939d99c815

“Sunbae.”3345d56e1d177b7e

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Leaning back in 917fbf388e his seat and 92e6ea9199 watching the film, db26c97886 Baekyung quietly reached ecc47e1eef out and tugged 7dc4e5bc2b at Jehyun’s sleeve. This was 16bbf36247 his chance. Jehyun turned f40032b60c his head, 7b622cc23d and under 65356c673c the dim 02828e5cc8 light of 233d019c1e the projector, 5d440ba3d4 he saw 955824d761 Baekyung’s shadowed 2513ea1fc6 face.84a0d236cbf0062d

“Sorry, but I’m scared 79ce0f7b90 of horror movies.”0295b42fe4fc8f3b

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With his 3b08ab8d42 eyes lowered, 9dc47bf768 Baekyung made 3360a87e28 a request.a672aaa12a36dc73

“Could you… cfd81a3dbb hold my a27835487a hand?”42aab7bd3e97c54f

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What a 83d39612be welcome request. Of course, he 3507488018 could hold his 3d00733732 hand! Jehyun held back 009a972ee2 the urge to cd513444a0 shout his agreement 8d5024bc29 and quickly intertwined 8432b324d6 his fingers with c29d44ab91 Baekyung’s. “Is this okay?” he 46318872d9 asked softly, and a d5b325c99c smile spread across Baekyung’s b40ee86d12 face. As Baekyung nodded, 86578e7380 Jehyun felt his f0a207c9d9 heart pounding.4afbeec2f3530d91

“If you get scared, 806dd1caa4 let me know. I’ll cover your eyes 5b1c645bdf too.”17ef3f1359854e26

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Trying to 5a790b9311 sound casual, 31b60feeb8 Jehyun spoke, 1f84e347c4 and Baekyung d063cf3d84 let out 178a1b27cd a small 9513d2bb5e laugh. At that moment, 9d34f96ce4 a scream rang 9da51b8e57 out through the cd57bb3e06 speakers. It felt like 408574c7e9 his heart might 4e59cc2b06 burst.53a603e6c405c351

This was 03604e05f8 exactly why 3207bbcae7 he hated ab36e76743 horror movies.aa930669ec1f9b26

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