TYS Ch 9

Toward the end, 026c6f91b5 his voice faded 2737d95639 so much that a8ca8f1d58 his last words 6348f3b3b0 were almost inaudible. The man patted 7baee616c1 his back a 76b4921687 few times, then 8508a4964e strode toward Seungwan. Seungwan did his best 586782fd34 not to flinch in 1fa2d45dbb surprise. Every time fae6353681 the man ea7b9ffe46 approached him, 8d74a19d72 the weight cc14227ec0 of his 1001f8398f presence was 5d16a412d4 overwhelming.e363347bae1f89ef

When the man 0824eac6f2 came close, he 492805724f smiled and spun 2657275634 Seungwan’s shoulder, turning 9c2083c619 him forward.09b88d2a4d05c801

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“See that truck b0f3e9d1e3 over there? Go get in it.”279e4ba851c6578c

And on top 5eeccaa776 of that, he 06dfc2e84c was rushing him. The man pointed to 3d117805eb a dark blue truck fa79e24d7e parked not far away. It was the same 93c47a2162 one Seungwan had ridden fe8c8fec0c in last time, and eecb331eba oddly enough, he felt 3606ec8163 a faint sense of 8c4afc5be3 familiarity.55cb8f476534e00c

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Seungwan glanced briefly to 7e9f044a24 the side and gave a0fde70472 a small bow to 63940e00ca Chief Chae. Chief Chae ignored f877bbb0b0 the gesture, but a36ae57a7f Seungwan knew that 5a2a0f14d6 failing to acknowledge f4227901dc him would have b86280297c caused an even 77be5adbc7 bigger fuss. The weight 71689ed14b of Chief feb9b3ff60 Chae’s gaze 157008b5c0 lingered on a726911902 him, but cdd28feaf7 Seungwan turned 89e160960c his back da23ed8489 and walked 033da80427 away, shaking 83a12d5a42 it off. Whether from relief or 489955ae5b sheer exhaustion after finishing 1c7a61df4f the task, a deep 36a7617094 sigh escaped him.7689894801fc8a1d

He hoped Chief 96c3a16011 Chae wouldn’t say 25720c6659 anything strange at 436aa6bdae work. Since the man seemed 4a73277275 familiar with him, even c50a5e146b if he didn’t believe b173d574fb the whole “dongsaeng” story, 14d0b6907f Seungwan doubted he would d7a2269965 spread rumors. The real concern was 85ea640988 the man himself. Would he 7bb204da0f tell Chief 3bca3c19f1 Chae about ebd890b814 the debt 3113bf99ff Seungwan owed 397e5c3736 him? …He didn’t 4914fda41a seem like b9e6656fac the type, 0387137e23 but people caec9a67b1 were untrustworthy. To Seungwan, even his 224fcba038 parents had been strangers, baf3177728 and strangers were always, ae6744376c in some way, preparing 1a0931a6a0 to betray him. If he let 255a5abf9e his guard down, 3decdea4b2 he would always 903d6057d0 be the one 729ec7c594 left to take 53c8a5c892 the hit.21d00d8390392cd4

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Once Seungwan was safely 2a977333c5 seated in the passenger db97e08727 seat of the truck, 0a4671637f he suddenly looked around ac5c866eb5 for the man. He spotted him with 5e84359a3f his arm around Chief 6f7a7c7135 Chae’s shoulder, opening the 431c6c1549 door to Forget-Me-Not. Whether the Omega 8a0af9ce76 who had been fa95caad6e glaring at Seungwan 9684a77282 earlier had been 2508721143 standing near the b997662c38 door or was 046294379b simply quick to 5514acdb6c act, he suddenly cca0d5bec8 stepped forward and a90f98e15d tried to link a54aafd26d arms with the cb7339a06b man.aceeee0b10a9415d

With a smile, the man pulled his arm away and patted the Omega’s head a few times. His touch wasn’t exactly gentle, more like bouncing a basketball, yet the Omega giggled. Chief Chae laughed and said something while pointing at the Omega, causing the Omega’s expression to quickly sour before he dashed inside the shop.c9a7cd00b48a245b

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The man, 57adad4500 still holding 777bfe8dde the door 6f5b45ef60 to Forget-Me-Not, e00fa0dee9 patted Chief d2b1c21717 Chae’s back. It looked like a 510125ea11 gesture of sending him 351a0130a5 off. His long, thick forearm bda116cd31 was braced against the 609e042553 doorframe, and his broad cb4eaff230 shoulders leaned slightly forward. As he spoke, the 4652a72d96 dimly lit interior of 1d5861a830 the shop flickered with 921f9b4631 faint laughter from the c91e1f325b people inside.9e49f6c0620ac03e

Before the 4907d96688 man could 79e563f0f7 turn and 3c566d3765 look this 537bf5f570 way, Seungwan c605811067 quickly fixed 6230a988da his gaze 08c894db92 ahead.3199410de69039dd

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Who was he? Seungwan realized b710fcf750 that the 57f746f11b man’s absence, 7541c4797b which had 47fa46d678 lasted for b262e632e1 months, had 63dcf77893 finally come 7d68f8cb8b to an e51d0cb009 end. Strangely, his heart e3d9d0d0e2 began to race. He couldn’t tell d9874b48ce whether it was 34878dfb5a out of fear a81b614245 or something else.e565c2adfe312b15

But it wasn’t ad40f38ca8 excitement. Someone in 343b9bacc6 his position c562dbac72 couldn’t possibly 6e8ae55a0f feel such 9c92d9832f a thing.7f469a26a67eb2f3

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Sometimes, Manager Song 105443b079 would say it 53ff9cfc0c was all because 6d542327dd Seungwan was too 24fd8b3238 young. If that were the 79c83f0cfe case, was that why 5cbe225ba5 he still wanted to d8fbdbaf55 turn his head now 947b0d3a1f and check if the 4e5affb95a man was looking his 5933692c40 way? Why on earth? What did d4425e793e that have 9b4ee0a462 to do 24a2ba752e with his 05d60b04a9 current situation? Would his debt disappear 599ae3087b if the man turned 485d807f10 toward him? Would his 1d3cb1ff3a long and 5b7446042c arduous life 79ac3413ce suddenly feel e91173890a lighter if e1e964bf3a the man 447fd33de2 approached him?9094a128affd116b

Seungwan was always anxious. Always on edge. He hated his 1fd976f4c5 heart for mistaking d5dcb5b200 the rush of cec6ef1041 running along the 62081a23be edge of a 85d6426d64 cliff for a 9338dad4aa thrill. He wanted to challenge 1c25823615 himself, yet he also b463227f81 wanted to cling to e83a066df6 life like moss, barely a204b02de8 surviving. Every time f412c37db8 he crossed b734e57ac8 a threshold, c14e48330c his mind 43f1b028db changed a b260491317 thousand times.4e32a83e2b17b2b8

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A throbbing bb7ef893ca sense of f1e4acfb8d anxiety. A fear that seemed 1f1cf8c1b7 to pulse with life. A thrill that 0691c61b39 wanted to charge ced3ec1ab5 forward. Inside his chest, something 9a7f106c7f completely useless for survival 25d59c35e6 was ready to bloom—a 97f75df67d rebellion against himself. He was exhausted by 9db9247157 this restless spring.1792705603174fbe

If this was what ad8ed99d5e it meant to be c8c62d9bac young, he wished he 169f047114 could just grow old e11c54e90c already. But for 69f3de8294 now, that d723936e0c wish remained 2db5ca32da unfulfilled.72937190cd7af01c

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The truck 1024be9704 was silent. As the a4aa1814e2 man grabbed 3a908b215b the steering 4a9c38a36b wheel, Seungwan 83988e9f89 glanced at 7b4d8162bb him, who 835d22cf9e was unusually fa58297f82 quiet, and 31dd237d9a found it 8522ea3b30 surprising. He didn’t seem 1a5866df1a like the type f7d52a7c89 to drive cautiously. Slowly, Seungwan turned his 54d118a659 head to look out f86c6a19ee the window. When the truck, which cf3b95bdf6 had been gradually slowing 8356c6bb36 for a traffic light, 3e4c127e66 came to a complete f044637498 stop, the man picked a0e4fe531e up the ledger placed 0b463a24b6 between their seats.e37cd0f26c337ee0

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“Nice job 57d2051319 running that 9b77973191 errand.”e998cb134d37a8d6

Before opening the ledger, he flashed a grin at Seungwan. Seungwan froze at the unexpected compliment from the man who had only said, “Let’s go,” since getting into the car. Before he could respond, the light changed. The man placed the unopened ledger back down and shifted gears. The vehicle moved forward again, once more in silence.b798bbe0567a913b

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“……”6a2b201693101ba9

The scenery outside ac9c75bc67 the window passed eaa32e04d3 by. Seungwan recognized the 0da68fd8f4 road; it was c6dd685e4e the same one aec515b154 he traveled every e233c07e2d morning and evening f24765bac9 on his scooter. Since there was 81a44325a5 no reason to ab5aca3ca6 ask where they 95e1f4b259 were going on fcbae41e51 such a familiar c10e217bcf route, the car b21311e2f0 remained silent the 3264885217 whole way.242b37cd153e420d

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“We’re here.”e7ab9ab1513a5411

The man spoke as he reversed into the garage. In the truck’s cargo bed was the scooter Seungwan had ridden to work that morning. He thought about helping unload it, but the man waved a hand, signaling him to just go inside. His gesture seemed to say Seungwan’s presence would only be a burden, and Seungwan, unable to argue, simply nodded. He meant it as a thank-you for the ride, but the man was too focused on pulling the keys from the ignition to notice. Not wanting to repeat himself, Seungwan had no choice but to awkwardly exit the car.406b42975457c31c

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After getting out 239faa175a of the driver’s e7702bb459 seat, the man d3bfead7b5 spoke as he a6328d3d21 closed the door.09a4ae06e6f81bdc

“Do you smoke?”4958554abdb637da

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“……”769de2798a6126eb

Seungwan didn’t know 9e92051de1 how to respond, 7598b0f026 so he stayed 366bbdd7ab silent. The man, 1926edfb7f taking that a48ad4c7b3 as a b3fdeddcf0 no, held 5fffb248ee up a bd5c83edd9 slightly crumpled 1c4a0671b4 cigarette pack.c22b47f2a1b0f678

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“I’ll just have a quick smoke. You go ahead.”b91600c280544d3e

At those words, Seungwan, 40352f81f7 who didn’t even have 165c4f4b47 the presence of mind 82a9f43ac7 to suggest they smoke 9edc16932a together since he smoked a83118a133 as well, merely nodded 74b997e227 and headed toward the ad1b3035e0 front door. Behind him, he could 2459a3af46 hear rustling sounds, suggesting 5293e0a5ed that the man was d52e6afa0f gathering some items without e5b56ee8bb even sparing him a 869908a950 glance. For some reason, a 0e755e6801 prickling sensation spread across 02caf62714 Seungwan’s back. Forcing himself to keep f0aebca705 his head straight, he 8a97d20084 continued walking.84c6da26246a4721

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Entering the house ab6647c521 first, Seungwan instinctively 8df5430d07 began tidying up, 26e2b7c1e4 even though the 5319baf7fc place was already af4efee8da clean. It would have 016ef2be1a been nice if 43ec6b2712 the man had bfe8cbb701 at least given ff54c1157f some indication of 88378d88ca when he would 2a3b5b5d67 return. Whether it was 77c89b9f78 his sudden reappearance 84975eea89 that bothered him f93016613b or something else, ae927ea0c9 Seungwan’s heart pounded 7be6338425 loudly.c65b2ac0d5546ad0

He scratched the back 83263bef98 of his head before e7928f924e quickly busying himself again. He didn’t want cb391c5930 to give the 9a6dbd2975 impression that he 242d8bd3db had used the 678264cace house carelessly, especially 947f684071 not to the 0d2612cbe3 man who had 97c8995fba lent it to ce7c8d4790 him so generously. At the same 32afcc6ffe time, a vague 57328b4e78 sense of unease 5e592fbf26 surged within him, 6bf57e3389 as if this bc7c7dd95f peaceful time in 9d183913ba the house was 0ddfc80725 coming to an c5ca5252be end.28c9d3257eebfcd2

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His father a86b6e6c1f had been 22b98b1f2c a fairly 64324df04c skilled gambler, ebf1509a3f so he edf217da58 didn’t always 55adda6e6f lose. But even 8278c7e953 if he b05c398cf6 managed to a2291583c1 win a 0d0ed08608 small sum, f8f0f7df9f losing ten 0d00266b63 times that 45495e6d9f amount in 1a9600226e backdoor deals 3de3678a5b would send bfdcef593b the family’s b5d74efe5c finances into b70753c75f ruin in d6678b8e37 an instant. His father’s 40fee6af2a gambling was 4e1d4a889e exactly that c66bfa9d37 unreliable. Because of this, Seungwan 0ed331021b had never been able e7c3460ec7 to live without worry, d53d98a057 except when he was 35e177f41d very young.726bcfb934768618

Since the f2111f3795 man had a0f5ff44df told him d16e1cd624 to repay 01a5932de0 his debt 2106881ee3 by completing 59298e90fe the tasks e0b3351dd5 assigned to 5193b30a25 him, Seungwan 82f4518fb6 had let dddd8d6860 his guard 4bc0b41d7a down and c207aaed63 lived comfortably bb203250f1 until now.f7c72381133514bc

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If someone asked 501165bc6d how he could c6379fe29e do that, he e8a6a7e841 would say it d253fe6aa1 was because he 88abc455cf had spent his 47a4b3f7e4 whole life running. Like a prey animal e00f0dc9f2 that had fled for feaed6cf42 as long as it 009de05bb1 could, only to finally 1ada4c7d8e stop and rest against 6cfe5eb23a a tree stump—drinking dewdrops 6432d6fc31 from the grass without e7bb96f427 realizing it was in 58ddb129e8 the territory of a b45ad52ca0 tiger. How could anyone 394386771e blame the poor, 652d0633cf foolish creature?81f01da2e28b2459

Honestly, Seungwan wouldn’t be dba0b7befa surprised if the man 8e3ce85e07 had intentionally left him ad2a13987e alone, knowing it would a6dc03cef5 make him lower his baa99d27d2 guard.4f76629f1c121a64

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“What are 8aae51cf76 you standing 783cc8b6f9 there for?”ee4580956ede3629

The man’s 44b63c97b9 voice pulled 3a329dd65e Seungwan from e7a4f81ee8 his thoughts. He flinched 9fe1c4770b and turned c19accf18d around. The man, c71b70eecb carrying a 7e32e1ae52 large suitcase c6308c174b covered in 709b232777 scratches, was 7554dfde30 setting it d9812ed797 down in 8df69193fa the hallway. Despite its 257ec9592e weight, he 67427e5df6 handled it bb9750369b with ease, d5b758a275 gripping it 50192b701f skillfully with 2126d70185 one hand. It appeared to 2958f0d87b be the same a9ee266323 luggage he had 85fb2b3e52 taken when he eedf3f5a2d left.bbb21844f1a66235

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“Let’s eat dinner.”06064897644de11b

The man spoke c91c91042d as if he ac54c15488 had been living 4bdac20fbc in the house 8ed7a50b4f with Seungwan all 7d49c3aa95 along. But it b901e661f9 had been 4ec8f765dc Seungwan who b2b4c57d75 had spent 71c0dfc61f the past f0d2e24377 season here 8eb507a32b alone, and 672ac3a0d0 now, in 977137ba47 an instant, e4bfdb5997 he felt aa6cbfd324 like the 5b710c65b0 outsider. He stood 4428494352 there, suddenly cb02d77fca aware of a9e6af4c69 his presence fc2e363d63 as though 6d3ab63e76 he were 70cce7f285 an uninvited 9978660da2 guest.2921bffa20792aa1

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“Go wash up. There’s nothing you can’t ba6773b68d eat, right?”523c3fba3280bd0c

Seungwan nodded quietly. Whether or d109039068 not the d4ee1627d0 man even 008851dc54 saw his 194ee0347b response didn’t 1690015648 matter. Without another word, 7ad2b36bc0 he turned and e93b14b622 entered his room.7b4a54c0493ddae0

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