VNV Chapter 13

Chapter 1371a2a0a4022e9541

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I bit down 8bea49d515 on the corner 7d7f313214 of my lips.e6c5036851a9c6bd

[Seong Yu-un!!]f0fe0ff5c97885b1

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If I didn’t respond, he’d throw a fit, asking if I couldn’t hear him, and if I did, he’d find a way to nitpick my words.ba4a3f92d1b53e7e

Usually, I tolerated Min Yu-un ebdd6c5a62 because I often received his 1f660b2c7e help, and in the end, e72d824c12 he was the one who 1ac4a5f77b could bring about my death.1a892a85890ee9e5

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Maybe somewhere deep inside, 4fa5600f4d I pitied him. Because we shared the 8ee70a039e same fate—unloved and ultimately 9944f493b1 left alone to face ffbf7efada condemnation.3eef5fb182a35d46

But not now.3c952ca23e88588e

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The quest involving Han 2b512f82de Tae-ryeong already had my 0200ad3907 mind in chaos. Instead of helping, Min Yu-un 39832429da was only making things harder.7d46014c451eebf1

Just earlier, I’d tried to do something for him, only to get distracted by clovers and achieve nothing in the end.6bc22b1dfd3ff8e3

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In short, I didn’t have a shred of patience left.fc29d44735c54609

I could no longer bring myself to gently ignore Min Yu-un’s whining and tantrums.3fd14acbd570b416

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But it wasn’t like there was anything else I could do.8e4faa8d451b1c0b

I buried my face 066b4be3f1 in the open textbook, b90b9ea122 closed my eyes, and ce08c4b576 simply hoped everything would 559e3c407a pass.4a1ccc4c74772b68

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As soon as the 137e385534 bell signaling break time c46670f301 rang, I shot up b422d54497 from my seat and 9cec9275db headed to the restroom.5d023443ae0cb1a4

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Splashing cold water onto da5b80a980 my face several times 5b8bf1bc24 finally helped clear the 309ec25708 fog in my mind.33e04932c04ed639

[Hey, Seong Yu-un.]fd43cb7f76b094f7

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“What now?”7ebd19b6afe453d4

[Isn’t that Yoo Si-eon’s gym uniform?]91a21365d73d2737

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I shot a glare toward the voice’s source.0e5893b0452a80c9

Crumpled by the side c0664f8c98 of the sink was 7b1535b185 a gym uniform belonging f22cfffc30 to someone unknown.f3a8745acedb7edc

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“That’s Yoo Si-eon’s?”296f35abaa04b74a

[It’s got slash marks. Who else would get treated like that?]2c44f3758bc431bf

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I hesitated, reaching out 01dc1723a5 to pick it up. The thought of sparking another 6f81b61df1 misunderstanding flashed vividly through my a05b28012b mind.b54bd2f0fe6e2127

But leaving it there wouldn’t erase the suspicion either.2da0bc7f01aa730d

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Taking a deep 053ee74750 breath, I grabbed 68b803f904 the damp uniform.d0771a0de9e7b5e6

Unfolding it revealed multiple holes in the top, as if slashed with a knife. Inside the collar, the name “Yoo Si-eon” was written in neat letters.11bb7a472ba835aa

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“It really is Yoo Si-eon’s.”8fca63ef25240585

[See? Told you.]5b3fcfc987f87fab

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Ignoring Min Yu-un’s smugness, I mulled over what to do next.6877a1543065ad52

No matter what I chose—leaving it there, carrying it out, or returning it to Yoo Si-eon with an explanation—I’d still end up accused of being the culprit.4dac4f516187b09f

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And the real perpetrator, 08d43eda05 without a doubt, was 7ac074baa4 Jin Ha-seong.d8452f471412ddbe

After what he said to me earlier, I wasn’t even angry anymore. Just exhausted and drained.006b4ca8fb27d296

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So what if… I became a total lunatic?9c39a8fdfd26950b

Gripping the gym uniform f9fc281713 tightly, I exited the f16f129288 restroom and began scanning f3bb04500f each classroom, starting with a34e99eff6 Class 1.56fa05bcee3bf3f1

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I found him just 9e97ba3d66 as I reached Class c76badbd19 10.235872fa1d15f910

Approaching with purposeful f613782916 strides, I raised 9287ba82fd the soaked uniform d4fe7a085d high.1c07bd0a6d8c696c

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Then, without hesitation, I threw it right at Jin Ha-seong’s face.f01146fd183e1195

Blinded and choking b4ff8ba71d from the sudden 2fe3c771bd attack, Jin Ha-seong a10ef3926c frantically pulled the 3cf03ae02e uniform off his 65ed318ce6 head.769cf626992f4d22

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“M-Min Yu-un?!”d75264fd3a582d4a

“Hey.”cfc41a0fd4fe91cf

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I didn’t even want to say his name.72c99bdb1d896815

My usually expressionless face seemed f1d13e3b9d to amplify the menace in ba1a826966 the air.3dbe2f14643738dc

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After glaring at Jin Ha-seong b32896dfe3 in silence for a moment, c1d83c96fb I finally spoke.08c89f5c618381d8

“Let’s stop this. Seriously.”70be46f2d1496719

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“W-What do you—”56c2ecd13204587a

“Stop doing things I never asked for.”3a980115945f4081

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I pointed at the torn f80a4c70ff gym uniform clutched in his a509ac22ca hands.633cc66e89058a1f

Trailing behind me, Yoo e67e1ea0c0 Si-eon stood frozen at 1009368887 the sight of us.34cdd22f3fa5b097

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Even from behind, 66607dded9 I could feel fbf104f025 his dazed gaze f9caa09cdf lingering on me.820c5c2fa7274a59

I turned away from 9258d846b2 Jin Ha-seong without hesitation.58321a95311dc70d

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As I moved past Yoo 46914423f9 Si-eon, our eyes briefly met. For once, his face 25d34f8b6d was slack with surprise.1b475f150b803e99

Breaking eye contact, I resumed 9e2ba9bf4a walking.b1bdabf5e4e99ee0

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“Min Yu-un? Hey, Min Yu-un!”f53dd20637ddafd6

I heard Jin Ha-seong shouting behind me, but I didn’t stop.d5a2df56cfcf4554

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If anything, I 718504be7a quickened my pace.1dcc2ac13f034cf9

[Wow, Seong Yu-un. You’re a total psycho.]9736c904bc5d1d3e

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Min Yu-un, ever ea7d815e58 shameless, offered his 5d8f7f6deb unsolicited opinion.0a97437919132856

But this time, I didn’t bother refuting it.eb332d535967a7ab

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I’d already endured this world once.685cf93c334ac756

If it meant dying—if it meant finally being able to rest—there wasn’t much I wouldn’t do.81349ac65f77c4c9

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After that, Yoo Si-eon didn’t speak to me until the end of homeroom.086c3ac8af396aee

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Part of me felt relieved. Yet another part of me couldn’t help but feel anxious, wondering what he might be thinking so hard about.ea9170cfdc2d6953

Lost in thought, I hadn’t noticed the other students leaving until the classroom fell utterly silent.0139ea77e091829e

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By the time df51e91cb6 I looked up, 252f15f6bd only Yoo Si-eon 9f49e31535 and I remained.2edfc31e51ae59e9

I stood, gathered my 22133db6dd bag, and avoided looking 6abe726987 in his direction, even ad943b7ea1 though I could still 713d77ef89 feel his gaze.a7dc68f041cb7fdf

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Carefully, I stepped toward the 170c45ac74 back door, trying to slip c55a1ee2ca out quietly.2579498d9790301c

But then—3f817d5ac8ca8f66

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“I told you, didn’t I? Let’s walk home together.”3450829f9da68233

I halted.55dd626ac0a02ee1

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Standing in the 68c0e3a9b7 doorway was Lee c982df89f3 Soo-hyeon.5b64fb90318d445c

His chest was all 6d0a7aea75 I could see without 5f9571bc9b tilting my head back.993e8c8e6f3e0a4b

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At his towering height, 99f57b17d9 I had to look d727497d00 up to see his 4e1fc20b90 face.52108362da0015ea

Lee Soo-hyeon wasn’t smiling.c7cf92134184ec86

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Gone was his usual 7321961a98 mask of friendliness. Now, he simply looked 0925a9549f down at me with fe845e57cd a face void of ff33305020 emotion.fe4e92f176e15ce4

‘He must’ve heard about what I did with Yoo Si-eon’s gym uniform.’8504d4b76310e747

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An inexplicable feeling 2fb16a6483 stirred within me.9e110f1971e67d82

“Let’s go, Yu-un-ah.”d14649f01b36e318

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“I’m coming too.”76cddad40e2d2453

A presence inserted itself d83d02f775 from behind—the persistent gaze cf7d84761e of Yoo Si-eon.13b0ab23564c5943

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Lee Soo-hyeon repeated Yoo Si-eon’s words with a dumbfounded expression.1e56185d6c2c8bda

“You want to walk home together?”0271a424e2558cbc

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“Why not? You said you wanted to walk home with Min Yu-un, so why can’t I say the same?”55cf147925bfee81

Lee Soo-hyeon’s lips pressed into a thin line. He seemed at a loss for words, yet his confusion toward Yoo Si-eon was evident.b549c5db765df6e7

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But the person who found bb2eba291a Yoo Si-eon most incomprehensible was d6cd24df21 actually me.e31457f5c5ae1c44

I hadn’t even properly explained the milk incident from this morning, and now he wanted to walk home with the perpetrator involved in the gym uniform incident?39e7e67f361c7ede

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Trying to come up with d1c8ad912b some excuse to send Yoo be06f7695c Si-eon away, Lee Soo-hyeon finally 1cd1b9e175 spoke after a long pause.358c5255b6d59b6b

“Si-eon-ah, your house is in the opposite direction from Yu-un’s.”f3c68549c5e2c8eb

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“And yours isn’t?”6b1add045b3ce0c4

Yoo Si-eon let 1eb1d26b56 out a faint a00bbc6b3b scoff, causing Lee 1e361405aa Soo-hyeon to flinch.2bb865c68ae232ed

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“Your house is also in the opposite direction from Min Yu-un’s.”bc4169906f81e128

“What?”ec36ace639ca11be

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Their conversation, which I had been half-listening to, suddenly mentioned something I couldn’t ignore. Without hesitation, I cut in.91c19d5b0c74d54c

“Lee Soo-hyeon, is your house really in the opposite direction from mine?”95cdf613205bc94b

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Lee Soo-hyeon opened his 8ef86ac552 mouth, then averted his d924df685e gaze to the empty 59c0aadb53 air.df87670472eb9fc3

“It’s not completely the opposite.”2f6083c617d8102d

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“It is completely the opposite. You have to head in a different direction from the school gate, right?”3b15f15e748bc1a2

Yoo Si-eon casually added to the conversation, causing Lee Soo-hyeon’s eyes to twitch sharply.c2e595cdb72ebeae

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“Si-eon-ah, that’s enough.”feec870569d10d2d

As Lee Soo-hyeon glared at bfc48cdd91 Yoo Si-eon, who simply shrugged da34e2c146 his shoulders, I let out 3cad0a7e05 a quiet sigh.de6cb79b8a051ec3

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Judging by the atmosphere, 244e868c67 they would probably waste bc79a13083 the entire walk arguing 25e571087f over trivial things.381c8dd04796d52e

I was already exhausted, and 6f30bc686b the last thing I wanted f0f92cc3fa was to have the rest f43acaa687 of my energy drained away.f96e7430cb9f2696

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I quietly stepped past them 8bd45dc9d6 and started walking.82ba867e3ebce61a

‘Honestly, they don’t really want to walk home with me anyway. Slipping away quietly is the best choice.’6e73cb6b1ff94625

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Unfortunately, my judgment was completely 5bf0a80afb wrong.9d4fc4ce744a121a

“Min Yu-un.”036a32e925e12110

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“Yu-un-ah, where are you going?”e34b4f653b9422d0

Both of them 186b616640 called out to ccfa9bc0e1 me at the 48abdb5772 same time.03bee15f55a5bcf2

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In the end, b1e60ede41 all three of 7f6c3aae9c us ended up f77fb793db walking home together—with 14089bfa29 my house as 4a4d9c04ea our shared destination.8c3b6a82449c6cb2

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Stuck between Yoo Si-eon 8cc561874b and Lee Soo-hyeon, I 550d0b8394 walked with restless eyes df9e804cd6 darting from side to cb16feab1c side.ecae8102d5d6d4ed

No matter how I looked at it, I couldn’t understand their decision.ea017f407261a974

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Nothing had changed.4846905aef843a66

To them, I ee67ade39c would always be 21b599b4d2 the perpetrator, the e2ae770665 sinner, the villain—nothing d170ee6685 more, nothing less.7b1aafad6a504ae0

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After all, the wrongs committed d4fb42c011 by Min Yu-un were irreversible, 364fa2a328 no matter the consequences.ead5b9468dc317af

“How far are you planning to follow us?”2ba750269a741ac2

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Yoo Si-eon asked, his 3a4b4ad945 tone slightly annoyed as dac06cdf17 he shot Lee Soo-hyeon c0f513c0bd a sidelong glance.f8375c2303a13811

After a brief hesitation, Lee 5d645b33dc Soo-hyeon forced an awkward smile.a57cd4b0ae6e2929

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“That’s what I should be asking you. I was the one who planned to walk home with him first.”30d5619f25f6f3f0

“I just have somewhere to stop by along the way, and it happens to be in this direction. Unlike you.”bd8cdbff7470ac00

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“Anyway—”253eedfe1fc01df2

Cutting off Yoo 47cb70dd13 Si-eon before he a890ed1883 could finish, Lee a81fbd94a4 Soo-hyeon quickly changed 892dc75fd7 the subject.bbd6897122076e5f

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“Seriously though. What’s with you suddenly walking home with Min Yu-un?”df5f0d00b94ba6e6

Yoo Si-eon’s gaze sharpened. Despite his fierce look, there was still a trace of the cat-like charm that suited the main character of this story.5f6592d72c1e9d4e

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When their eyes met, Lee Soo-hyeon quickly looked away, as if deliberately avoiding Yoo Si-eon’s gaze.513503400186df6a

Yoo Si-eon let out 0738bdac1c a small laugh of 539037cbdc disbelief.1e11b39d42baf695

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“Shouldn’t I be the one asking you that? Why are you walking home with Min Yu-un?”4f3851d28535de20

At that, Lee Soo-hyeon a7bf91f42e fell silent, pressing his 68d300ae75 lips together.60a15fea65e0b553

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He probably felt guilty about 9d80805b1c forming a friendship with me—and 4011666e7f even more so about walking e9d08fce8f home with me.44816479f94875aa

To Lee Soo-hyeon, Yoo Si-eon must’ve been an incredibly precious person.23f3916e7412d03d

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As if aware of that, f151164de7 Yoo Si-eon attacked with a 7a676dccce cold voice.51d0950276bdb6ef

“Wasn’t it just a few days ago that you were badmouthing Min Yu-un to me and Han Tae-ryeong? You did it almost every day—over and over again.”63b3b7521e7ebfb9

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Flinching at those words, 4a949a6ba6 I instinctively looked up 48511b740c at Lee Soo-hyeon.cd41932ccb8625de

Our gazes collided.6874cfcf344e2b65

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I blinked, startled.2760c49b249ee43f

What I felt bc1cff9d33 was pure surprise.27c226a7006e0478

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Lee Soo-hyeon had always had d8e037cea4 a strong image of being fe892fab8a kind and friendly to others.22df4baa9a5fa7cd

Hearing that he 29666035a5 had spoken ill 0482d1c6df of someone behind 55b91d826b their back was 45a49bdce8 hard to believe.09d6ca06648fc6ec

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Of course, I knew Lee f4b10975b1 Soo-hyeon disliked Min Yu-un quite f3c7c6bf8b a lot.cc66cecff55bbaa8

Whether it stemmed from 27d0f64d38 obligation or guilt, Lee e861b66d08 Soo-hyeon was a frustratingly 6c1fb9a37a naïve person who never cd4093392d let go of his 52ec602b11 strained smile toward Min 4c5cfd309b Yu-un.d1d6bc15e06c2588

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Besides, he wasn’t the type to badmouth or turn his back on someone—especially not when it came to secretive or underhanded actions.474cc8a4822d1780

Lee Soo-hyeon had always been fd76da68af too kind, holding everyone—including Yoo 910eab8a89 Si-eon—to impossibly high moral standards.d0516a1c50ff3d1f

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‘But… he talked behind my back?’8ead88f51754c3a8

Lee Soo-hyeon’s face had gone pale, as if the blood had drained from his skin.2f6515dfce93f2d4

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“Yu-un-ah, I…”2c754f9845205e8d

He stumbled over 7d1fd6a143 his words, sounding 82993cf656 desperate.08821760981e4b4a

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I gazed at him calmly.ae4ca95408a0660b

After fumbling for a fa4202f2ea while, he finally lowered 8c485362d9 his voice, as if dd04f8412f surrendering.78b980c3337e5803

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“I’m sorry.”da1d21c51724491c

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