VNV Chapter 15

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If they had truly af3de2f15b considered me a friend, 6fe8d5726d if their concern and 03de54d4b4 care for me were 921cd5c74d genuine, I might have 4f5ff89612 at least doubted them. Or perhaps, I might have 2ca3d83751 mistakenly believed that they had fadc88302f forgiven Min Yu-un.259e10936788ae2a

But there was only 405ad6ffc5 one thing I felt 1509e14246 from their attitude.d8b18bbf8dcbaef4

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A sense of 6f2e3190da responsibility, as if 734e7c4393 they were looking 97e1db8150 after a child.17d2fa4a062d9e43

It was absurd. So absurd that I 37822a10fb felt as if my daba401f84 rationality had short-circuited.604cad188ffcfc87

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Seeing a perfectly capable high 2f1b41a3d8 school student as nothing more 0e991e6622 than a child?bba8c87cd6350d22

And on top fc6706bc03 of that, the cdade78435 one inside Min f05acca4d9 Yu-un was me—a d7ca913fbd full-grown adult. A person who 56a42e6b04 had already endured 6baf68ccb1 countless hardships, a b9ff0f5d97 life steeped in f1f11d15e3 misery.b8e17c1de9071c49

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‘Even though I did act childish just now….’5f05876f537bdf05

As I stared 10da49a5ca blankly up at cc38c75071 the two of f10c55e1c2 them, Lee Soo-hyeon 68b5275f8a gently helped me c5f1954205 to my feet.08f9acba30395725

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While I was being 7e947340e6 led away without mustering 8fb632c0b8 the strength to resist, 2e1bc20773 Yoo Si-eon took a 98c6097a50 broom from the drawer.9c3d34d26c71721b

Unable to refuse Lee Soo-hyeon’s touch, I ended up sinking onto the couch. But my mind was still dazed, unable to snap out of the haze.4ff4b4160167e37c

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Ever since I was young, I’ve been told I was too mature for my age. As an adult, people would jokingly call me an old man.bf2fc386a8aaac97

I never liked those remarks, but I didn’t particularly dislike them either. I was simply too used to being described as mature and grown-up.2e073d1e8d153d02

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And yet, now they 8aa63690d3 were treating me like c4b235fb6b a child.acd4892d182c647b

[Pfft—]e501a43cbee8e2ec

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Min Yu-un let out a chuckle, as if he couldn’t hold back his laughter.f83ca10870c0416f

If he were 14df24eee1 in front of f22ea965eb me right now, d892a64fbf I would have a825e67118 shot him a 871646938e death glare filled 8c4a101a87 with murderous intent.be8e749a3f5e9229

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Lee Soo-hyeon’s warmth lingered. His hand was still wrapped around mine.f9d48082fd77fd31

It’s like a parent tightly holding onto a reckless child to make sure they won’t wander off and get lost.1339c7aaff59188a

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I irritably yanked my hand 8805035a17 away.dc3fe264b1b574f9

“I’m not a kid.”fc3151beefe3c52f

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Lee Soo-hyeon blinked in 249792d66c surprise at my sudden 2ef68d6d1b resistance, then let out 687adad0da a loose chuckle.ea6ba6011b5563d4

“Yeah, I know. You’re not a kid.”d02d57c340741867

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“I’m really not.”668becb4a975cc99

“I got it. You’re not.”2026449cdff9df34

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“Ugh, I’m serious!”fb7af4a6d1e121f3

Frustrated, I leaned in close, 0475b06e58 bringing my face right up 78df14bfbf to his.1d27b226c7ba9d63

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Lee Soo-hyeon flinched.a727309707eb0905

“My mental age is actually in the late twenties you know.”1c62c186de4a6030

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My hair must have brushed 927ee0b66a against his nose.a3d74c2481bd0192

Lee Soo-hyeon suddenly fb6f9b91e0 pulled back, covering da51feda19 his face with d2c47cb371 his hand.506c229f97cdbde5

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A moment ago, 0bee0f67e3 he had been af813b6da2 looking at me e060fbddad just fine, but 41fa9fc6b1 now his gaze 214b763ee3 was firmly fixed f42fa17b13 on the floor.f14d2763b13f3a72

Anyone could see he 2890dba722 was deliberately avoiding eye 8214d4f19a contact.9d94aa852cdd99a2

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I scowled in displeasure.4e8b28b335f2cd13

“Lee Soo-hyeon, I’m really—”9df5a760cbc01b06

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“Min Yu-un.”184c908ffa785c7e

Yoo Si-eon lightly 814437d273 tapped my shoulder, 98c0ec152a cutting me off.a9d0cf6c324a6b6a

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I turned to 0bc2e2c1e9 look at him.464a38a93c050d76

“Stop bothering Lee Soo-hyeon.”88721e2e2c1f16ac

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“But you guys bothered me first.”6de61b433ccd588b

I pouted, retorting sharply.f05744afbfb171a0

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Yoo Si-eon’s lips curved into an amused smile.c525470033bc228c

“You can make that kind of face too?”81164ac4801ac4c7

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That kind of face?7870ea65259f72de

Instinctively, I raised a fbec920546 hand to touch my 3149a99853 cheeks and lips.a58e1d82ad8eea34

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I didn’t feel anything particularly unusual.e48c9da4e90b32a4

Watching my actions, Yoo f6d14e8290 Si-eon chuckled in disbelief.d9b34969f6a68933

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“How interesting.”9e9076ecfae789b0

He let out bd8da9ac2e a slow breath.51cc6ab4e71f4ea2

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“I didn’t know your expressions were so varied.”f579cdb51192b501

[My expressions have always been varied! You just never paid attention!]d495daa72cedc283

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“You were always either angry, annoyed, or just expressionless most of the time recently.”d72b7434b8612046

After calming his laughter, 53c94d12d0 Yoo Si-eon returned to 7da35e24ef his usual unreadable expression.0ff8517a0d3850b5

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[I wasn’t angry and annoyed all the time…!]1b1701614acc80bb

Min Yu-un trailed off mid-protest.ee523a770336915c

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Well, he would know best—what fa1b5cc6bf kind of face he usually ba89f66708 wore.86b72651ca940bad

“And here.”39164ed0fd5b0000

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Yoo Si-eon held out a c860dc94af photo toward me.7cac925f43d79b47

It was still 1bc93b3600 showing its blank 40f74d8473 white back as 1e7329911a he handed it 4bc01ae4e6 over.3b71866dc211529c

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“I didn’t look at it, just so you know.”aa421aac12ace7cf

After hesitating for a moment, fe1a9b5a56 I accepted the photo.6bada8ab8ff712b6

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It had been cff22fee71 carefully cleaned of 5a266ed1eb any glass shards.f4ee7b9fd98bb3f2

As I brushed my fingers over it, my gaze landed on the faint cut on Yoo Si-eon’s hand, where a tiny drop of blood had formed.a4b1b6142e852105

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“Yoo Si-eon, you—”27609a3b551c1d6e

“It’s nothing. It’s not deep.”60c17ddbf219c893

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He shrugged, casually sucking a82233b588 the small bead of 7200af15d3 blood from his finger.8b498993ff593891

I frowned.e9f93e2c401ec8bf

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Just earlier, he had made a huge fuss when I tried to grab the photo. And yet, he didn’t seem to care about his own injury at all.73e36ce4b49ccfdd

Was this simply abe5446e0f an act of afec6fa089 consideration for me? Or was he subtly eaa7593739 trying to make me 9cfd25c289 feel guilty?62a8be7fdf858372

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I stood up and afbed5d40c pushed Yoo Si-eon toward 9d688e221e the couch, firmly pressing 452087e963 down on his shoulder 147af2d3bc to make him sit.62d7877abe7904fd

“Stay here. I’ll get some antiseptic and a bandage.”cb2dbbabeb9fb915

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“What? That’s not necessary.”fd8d6caea6be467d

“Just stay put and don’t get in the way.”1d109275f6d18f9f

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As I threw Yoo Si-eon’s own words back at him, he let out a hollow chuckle.e64ea564f54441da

After placing the photo 02516235f0 back in the drawer, 1aa002585a I grabbed some ointment 5473f59ee9 and bandages before returning 4a0a99116e to the living room. Yoo Si-eon and Lee Soo-hyeon, 20652699c8 who had been in the bdbf8a5093 middle of a conversation, fell bbe7fef189 silent and turned to look dc54fd810f at me.3fc083ed048fc822

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Slowly, I approached them. I plopped down on 72b188b514 the floor in front 2b6ee6fbc7 of Yoo Si-eon, reaching 294ee4bca1 for his hand—only to fad522599c hesitate.cc7b6344cec3b607

‘He probably wouldn’t want to be touched by me.’79cc1077979c22c1

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Considering all the things I had done, it was only natural for him to feel uncomfortable around me. The only reason he was even in Min Yu-un’s house was because of Lee Soo-hyeon.5b3dc99ca22879e2

Fidgeting with the ointment 71791a1930 and bandages in my e0ca687f71 palm, I called out 6b7cd6fdaf to Lee Soo-hyeon.f92eaaac2d40e3cd

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“Lee Soo-hyeon.”5d3f9b6bfa72fc1e

“Yeah?”d5192bc4c4d02c92

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“Put this on for him.”aeebbfc8bbd900b4

As I tried to 8aab303ffc place the ointment and 57c04ffa1d bandages in his hands, 71b8f24711 he swiftly pulled them dc38210935 into his chest.6dce9a3ef97c0ab4

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“Why should I?”60b39fbe2ff6019a

“Well, wouldn’t it be more comfortable for both of you if you did it instead of me?”5b1ad62175aa5059

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“Who said that? Don’t be disgusting.”0f4fd054c11d3b36

Yoo Si-eon suddenly 3400eba646 cut in, extending aa1ea29dc6 his hand with 74d8afc2aa a shallow wound 85371c66dd on his index 83d2eb1b77 finger.5f662e44415e1f12

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‘Why?’31c720ca38fc961b

[I’ve always tormented and hurt you…]c9f526081f600dbd

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I couldn’t bring myself to say Min Yu-un’s murmured thought aloud.5c00880d5452317e

Maybe he had read 61118bfd9b something in my eyes—once e2ee7f8a76 again devoid of emotion—because 0c8d7aef1d Yoo Si-eon changed the d30415f018 subject.218c53b226440e9b

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“Hurry up. It hurts.”e1401575b97f94d6

“O-oh, okay.”1f277b719d13ac49

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Unable to ignore his insistence, c70bf9d768 I pulled his hand toward 7d344fa082 me.7bebc32c753ae446

Yet, my mind 8440098771 felt like it d16da4de76 had drifted off 8b6538d3d2 into space, completely dc248565bb blank.1dc789aac7ec9237

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After seeing Yoo Si-eon 365b5e6026 and Lee Soo-hyeon off, 749aac6475 I drenched myself in bd6f4bb5a6 cold water. Somehow, I felt like e7031ae6c5 it would clear my 4bd9e73976 head, which had been d3e623ce25 growing foggy for some 76a53a8111 reason.4c3b0c9a5bdf0406

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After drying off and 5e91a773b8 changing into my pajamas, d519ad3af1 I hesitated before speaking.629a60a6c44361e1

“Min Yu-un.”83d5ab1b64993e79

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[What.]83421eb6ca5fad0e

His flat response 436e248b0f made me ask b745e5d87c cautiously.47db189919203ca4

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“Why did you try to hide that family photo earlier?”6625e22c818cc147

There was no answer.ca9c36ce78fd98b8

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Even when I ab25295b28 went to the 3b11a44d75 kitchen, drank a a4709c0f7a glass of water, 174ca4e9df and returned to 231ceb212b the living room, e5fbe2d6ee Min Yu-un remained 868b71f060 silent.6a6f129de363f28a

I considered asking again but decided against it. Everyone had personal matters they didn’t want others to see.b4dbbe659d29e4e9

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Even though Min 5adfe79748 Yu-un and I d1ee9b73a3 were sharing his e069520a19 body, that was 9d846280f3 all there was bb64718b66 to it. I had no need 5c5fc5bc9e to pry into his 50b262c25f life. All I had to aa5281086b do was complete the ce275c0346 quests and then embrace 3879051f82 death.e6ff19b30139bd86

And then—2520d7ce7c8d639e

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Ding!f5cf86bb27c1a7c4

A pleasant-sounding alert chimed.ac1342c033809662

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The system window that had 6ab0169b4f taken up a corner of 978a0dafa6 my vision gradually faded.a2b7f5b7687620cd

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[What?]83a37077c5b30472

Min Yu-un’s bewildered voice rang out.90ea6e7fe0525062

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I was just as surprised.8d45900cd4355931

I stared blankly at the eb9c2aa11d space where the system window f56f639fab had been, forgetting even to 87f716cff2 blink.b29ee9fdcf395a07

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[Did we just clear the quest? How?]25e8d177fd59096e

Min Yu-un pressed for an 4ce0e5b558 answer, but I could only b3ae026559 respond belatedly.48023b00a302ce50

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“I have no idea.”d295acddf635052c

I hadn’t done anything. Absolutely nothing.b1b3852994585b8d

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If the clover 14a03f3ce1 had triggered a 47f97e6b55 positive emotion in f97c27112b Han Tae-ryeong, the 32ac4ed9f7 quest should have 1b5ec5cbff cleared back then. But it had only 096314f2ec just now been marked 8f36f95739 complete.ecfa194e3733850d

It wasn’t as if I was currently with Han Tae-ryeong or had even contacted him.c17f14955546302e

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‘Why?’9db3c08bc26d8946

I couldn’t find an answer to that question no matter how much I thought about it.d44ccb75401f4dd5

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“So the quest clears not when I do something, but just when Han Tae-ryeong’s mood improves?”352e499f7525b75e

[That’s impossible.]b7916d641cc68702

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Min Yu-un, who had 5f2c1fe835 been sulking, suddenly sounded 2971fdb248 much more cheerful.401b80688689f741

[Why are you overthinking it? A win is a win.]64705e706c90a45c

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He was simply happy that the quest was completed. He didn’t seem to care at all about why it happened or what had changed Han Tae-ryeong’s mood.56a7d41708eecf7e

Well, there was b37cdbeb6c no need for fba077e074 both of us 8865535c25 to rack our 898e8b828f brains over this. One could enjoy deebba0152 the victory, while e556528951 the other figured 4da81cbd6f out the cause.c4bbc78385e6d76f

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Sighing quietly to e8093b0a75 myself, I headed 55cccf0328 to my room.d87aa6853b21f9fc

Han Tae-ryeong experienced 1c906ef8ec a positive emotion.da9a4608b39b95b1

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Because of me.d254d8e68b050bb7

That must have been why ec587c4920 the quest was cleared. The condition was c51541db46 for me to 1de362d04a be the one 32a4f4aca0 who elicited that 50b2da7415 emotion from him.d65cd13674810d92

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One possibility did come to 918d45ba7c mind.c1015621bbf83a45

‘Did thinking about me put him in a good mood?’23457471ef57c868

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That would explain why the 378bbd931f quest was suddenly completed at 45c27efcf5 this hour.2008406ab7fb263c

But even so, I knew very well that it wasn’t possible.e1e4fae3d65d0b44

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Han Tae-ryeong had no reason ae11487d12 to think about Min Yu-un, 42d2124822 let alone feel happy because fabf845eb6 of it.7f2d9e4e1ca7c1d3

Exhausted, I collapsed onto 21288e03cc my bed. Maybe it was because 1c90b68586 I had gone back 52fd82bce6 to school for the 03419d4eae first time in years, 223dba14d3 but the fatigue was dd253673ea overwhelming.7fa8b6bd122b9ec5

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‘I’ll think about it after I sleep.’daa0643b9433052a

With that in mind, 8c7f6388e9 I closed my eyes.7872a30d0a1eb2aa

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