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Jeong Tae-eui just blinked blankly.

I vaguely thought that there was no pain. Slowly, gently, I rolled her body half a turn from right to left. And
concluded. There was no pain anywhere.

“Uuuuu…. If this continues, I’ll end up dead….”

Jeong Tae-ui made a groaning sound. A sigh naturally came out of his mouth. The sound of water was coming
from the bathroom. The guy who was taking a shower without even closing the door was humming his song as if
he was in a good mood. The more he listened to the song, the deeper the wrinkles between Jeong Tae-ui's
eyebrows became.

His body creaked, but he turned over and lay down on his side. A hot and throbbing sensation flowed throughout
my body. Ouch, another low moan comes out. I wanted to just lie there and not move, but my dry hair made me
feel uncomfortable, so I turned my head and my body carefully to at least change the position of my head.

As she lay on her side and sighed, she caught a glimpse of the smell of shampoo. It's the smell that comes from
your own hair. Jeong Tae-eui sighed.

Until his death, there were several things that he could not bear to say out loud, no matter where he went. In any
case, time passed evenly for Jeong Tae-ui, who thought it would be better to just go down into the ground and lie
down covered in dirt, and Illay, who had been lying down even after completing an ejaculation in Jeong Tae-ui's
body for which he couldn't remember how many times, eventually got out of the way of Jeong Tae-eui.

A single word, “Ugh,” came out of Jeong Tae-ui’s mouth. The flesh that had been buried inside for a long time
could not come out smoothly, as it dug into his body endlessly, threatening to split his body in two. Little by little,
little by little, Illay pushed his waist like a shovel and pulled out a chunk of flesh, while Jeong Tae-ui groaned
internally, “Ugh, Ugh, Ugh.”

'If it's that difficult, I'd rather just keep a dildo of an appropriate size in it on a regular basis. Then it will happen
naturally and become comfortable.'

I felt myself touching each of her wrinkles with my thumb, as if checking to see if her entrance was torn. Jeong
Tae-eui was lying motionless as if dead, listening to Illay's words, and thinking, "The jokes are also cruel."

Then he lifted his heavy eyelids like Cheongeun. Illay was carefully examining Jeong Tae-ui's groin. Then, when
our eyes met, I heard Jeong Tae-eui calmly say, 'Let's start with the medium size.' I realized that he was not
joking.

Even though I was so tired that I didn't even want to open my mouth, my fists became stronger without me
realizing it. Illei laughed when he saw that clenched fist.

And he didn't say anything like that again after that.

'Okay then.'

Illay, who was almost exhausted but didn't show any sign of distress, jumped up from the bed and picked up
Jeong Tae-eui, who was hanging out like a corpse. And he walked briskly to the bathroom.

He washed Jeong Tae-eui, who was motionless as if he couldn't move a finger even if he beat him to death, with
ease and cleaned his body thoroughly, then wiped him thoroughly with a bath towel and laid him back on the bed.
Only after that did he go back into the bathroom and start washing himself.

Jeong Tae-eui listened to the sound of the shower and sighed deeply for an unknown number of times.
He was a monster who strangely pretended to have good manners.

Jeong Tae-ui raised one of his arms into the air. He was dry and dry without any moisture. Of course, my lower
abdomen was so sore that I could barely feel it, but there was no unpleasant sensation left.

“It’s the only manner that claims to be human….”

Jeong Tae-ui muttered to himself. He muttered, even though his voice was barely able to come out because his
throat was all hoarse.

“…….”

No, actually, if you think about it objectively, excluding resentment and resentment, he wasn't the type of guy
whose bedtime manners themselves were that bad. It was clear that he lacked morals, as he had been forcefully
assaulted in the past, but his sleeping manners were not dirty. Anyway, I only satisfied my greed and didn't get
kicked out because I don't know. Don't just throw it in randomly... … Although I don't really listen to what people
say.

Perhaps, even if that guy's lower body hadn't looked so monstrous, Jeong Tae-eui would have been willing to mix
with that guy often. Okay, it's already been this way. Let's work hard and try to get used to it. Anyway, the
technique and energy are outstanding... … .

…….

No, that won't work either. It's too hard to handle the monster. Jeong Tae-eui wondered what to do.

He said, “It might have been better if I had been easily captured by the man sent by Xinru….”

I mumbled without realizing it, but then I was so shocked that I closed my mouth. He glanced towards the
bathroom, but fortunately, the sound of water blocked the way and Jeong Tae-eui's faltering self-talk didn't seem
to reach there.

If I had stopped by, it wouldn't have ended. This is a guy who tried to turn people into eunuchs just by saying that
he wanted to meet Shinru.

“... I really... I need to be able to know, I can know.”

Jeong Tae-eui clicked his tongue disapprovingly. I suddenly felt sick to my stomach, so I laid Jeong Tae-ui on the
bed and reached for the beer that Illay had left within reach. While lying on his stomach and raising his upper
body, Jeong Tae-ui muttered, “Oh, I’m going to die.” After opening the full top and taking four or five sips of the
cold beer, I felt like I could buy it.

He thought about it. I struggle to guess what on earth that man is thinking.

-If you had followed what reason says, Tae-i. You've already died a few times.

Suddenly, his low voice came to mind.

-Don't think about it. Forget it. There is no reason or need to meet again. So you don't think about him.

-I thought about it too, but I just concluded that you are mine, and I have a guess as to why, but I'm not sure.
There is no past basis to judge whether it is true or not.

-That kid. Lingxinru. Say you don't want to meet and don't want to meet.

-Is that kid that good? What do you like so much?

ㅡJeong Tae-ui. you are mine got it. you are mine
Several words come to mind one after another. A hand that stroked my back several times. As Jeong Tae-eui
hugged his neck, he smiled low and lightly kissed the shell of his ear, his lips brushing against it. Even the gaze
that examined Jeong Tae-eui's body after completing the act.

“…….”

Jeong Tae-ui furrowed his brows. The beer that went down his throat in a gulp was lukewarm, warming up in his
mouth while he was lost in thought.

“Wow, these are all easy grounds to draw the same conclusion….”

Slowly swallowing his beer, Jeong Tae-eui put more and more pressure between his eyebrows.

If you stop by anyone passing by and say those words, they will inevitably come to the same conclusion. There
was no need to add that Ilay Riglow was not the kind of person he usually was, or that he had no regard for
others.

“……. I wonder if that guy really likes me….”

Jeong Tae-eui stared intently at the floral pattern on the wallpaper at the head of the bed and muttered without
thinking. But he closed his mouth before he could finish his sentence. That thought that came to my mind once a
while ago and then erased it is so absurd that I thought of it myself. Jeong Tae-ui muttered, “No,” and shook his
head.

“No. That’s not it. It’s not that much. There’s absolutely no way it’s such a human emotion. ... What on earth is it?”

Jeong Tae-ui sighed and shook his head.

"Even though I'm like this, I have an eye for people, and even if I were as big as that damned Lieutenant Kim, I
would have seriously doubted whether he was really doing me... But not that guy. He's a guy who has absolutely
no human side like that. “I can bet my life on it.”

“You can spend your life, which is not yours, wherever you want.”

At some point, Jeong Tae-eui was so startled by the voice coming from behind him that he almost jumped. The
beer was sloshing and shaking in the beer can he was holding in his hand.

When I turned around, Illay was walking towards me, rubbing his head with a dry towel as if he had just come out
of the bathroom.

“You seem like you’re saying something interesting to yourself. What are you betting your life on?”

ㅡ ㅡ
“Huh? Ah… um… I’m just saying it’s based on my senses and intuition.”

“Huh? Ah…ㅡum…ㅡI’m just saying it’s based on my senses and intuition.”

Jeong Tae-eui muttered vaguely and equivocated his words. Illay took out a beer from the refrigerator and came
over.

He was sitting on the bed, drinking beer. Jeong Tae-ui looked at his profile, stretched out.

It was truly an appearance that betrayed one's inner self. Her naked body, which still had some moisture
remaining, was so neat and sound that it was impossible to imagine that it contained such a hideous mental
world. Jeong Tae-eui tasted bitterly as he passed the beer.

It's been quite a while since Jeong Tae-ui noticed his own tastes. Jeong Tae-eui liked men more than women. But
he probably would have been fine with a woman as long as he put his mind to it. That's because Jeong Tae-eui
liked handsome and lovely-looking boys.
okay. No matter how much she liked men, this man in front of her was not Jeong Tae-ui's taste, to put it bluntly.
His appearance, which could not be described as neat and handsome, and of course his personality did not suit
Jeong Tae-eui's tastes, and Jeong Tae-eui did not even enjoy being subordinated to him.

Nevertheless, the world is truly unknown. How did this happen? The opponent is too powerful in many ways to
say that it just happened for a short while. After all, if you think about all this, the most reasonable conclusion is,
even though it's hard to believe, that this guy likes himself... … .

“...No... I would probably think that way too, but think about that mental world... Is that even possible?”

Jeong Tae-ui rubbed his eyebrows and muttered. He muttered in a voice that was barely audible, but it seemed
like he had somehow picked up what he was saying. Illay, who was sitting on the end of the bed, turned his head.

“The spirit world. Whose?”

“Ah… I was just thinking that I don’t understand the thinking of people who give sick leave to a man who is
extremely strong and physically strong.”

Jeong Tae-eui cast his gaze out the window and muttered.

Although it was still far from daylight, the outside of the window was gray. It is a city where night never falls, with
every skyscraper lit up. However, it was definitely different from the day, and there was a quietness that was
unique to the night.

It was only after Jeong Tae-eui said his words in a random way that he thought about it again. Come to think of it,
he said he was on vacation. sick leave. He said 5 weeks.

It was an incredible period of time. Of course, if it's really a sick leave, or if there's a serious problem somewhere
and you need to be hospitalized or receive treatment, I don't know. But there was no way I could get five weeks of
simple sick leave.

“For what reason did you get 5 weeks?”

Jeong Tae-eui turned over, lay down on his side, and muttered. As he moves his body, an involuntary sound
comes out of his mouth. Illay quietly looked down at Jeong Tae-ui and emptied the beer can first.

“You said you wanted to meet Jeong Jae-yi, but then you forgot? Or do you not want to meet him anymore?”

What does Jeong Tae-ui think of those words muttered indifferently? And I was speechless for a moment. And I
look at him intently.

I didn't forget. I remembered. Also, Jeong Tae-eui still wanted to meet Jeong Jae-eui. But I didn't expect this man
to bring up that story.

“No… I want to meet you. I want to meet you. Do you want to go too?”

Jeong Tae-ui muttered blankly. Ilay gives a short answer.

“Five weeks. If we don’t meet within that time, give up.”

Jeong Tae-ui looked at him again in confusion. It looks like they really want to send it to me. No, to be precise,
Illay also plans to go with him, but Jeong Tae-eui got the opportunity to go see Jeong Jae-eui. Of course, I
thought we would meet again someday, but I never thought I would be leaving so soon.

Then Jeong Tae-eui said, “Ah,” and nodded his head.

indeed. The interests are aligned.

The position of UNHRDO, which is looking for Jeong Jae-ui, the position of Illay belonging to UNHRDO, the
extremely long vacation of 5 weeks, and Jeong Tae-ui wanting to meet Jeong Jae-ui, there is no basis, but Jeong
Tae-ui would be able to meet Jeong Jae-ui more easily. The expectations of some people who think they can do
it. I soon realized that the result of all these things coming together was like this.

Jeong Tae-ui sat up. My body had no strength and I stumbled around, but when I tried to move, I was able to do
so. However, because her lower back was sore from the pressure of her weight, she could not sit properly and
ended up leaning at an angle.

Jeong Tae-eui sat like that for a while, frowning, and sighed as the numb pain spreading from her waist to her
entire body subsided.

“You’re a lot weaker than you look.”

Illay, who was staring blankly at Jeong Tae-ui, suddenly muttered. The moment Jeong Tae-ui heard those words,
he was overcome with tears and glared at him fiercely.

“It’s not that I’m a weakling, but you…!”

"I?"

“……. It seems like everyone who worked with you was doing well right after it happened.”

"I?"

“……. It seems like everyone who worked with you was doing well right after it happened.”

"well……."

Illay seemed lost in thought for a moment. But she soon shrugs her shoulders as if she doesn't know.

“I don’t know because it’s none of my business.”

This guy, didn’t his posthumous manners at least seem okay?!

Jeong Tae-ui stared at him dumbfounded, then sighed and threw up his hand. The more you think about it, the
deeper the mystery becomes. There were more important issues at the moment.

“So, are we going? To the Serringae?”

Suddenly I felt excited.

You can go. To that place. To escape from this place where I was trapped without bars. (Although it's a minor
problem that I'm going with the guy who put the bars around)

Jeong Tae-eui reached out to Illay with eyes filled with anticipation without even realizing it. Holding a beer can in
one hand and tapping it with his index finger, Illay quietly looks at Jeong Tae-ui.

“You seem to be in a really good mood.”

“Yeah…there’s no reason to be bad.”

Jeong Tae-ui tilted his head and shrugged his shoulders. Il Lei just looked at him in silence for a while, as if he
was lost in thought, but at some point he nodded.

"Depart whenever you want. However, since it was leaked as of yesterday, it must be returned within exactly 5
weeks. “Regardless of whether I meet Jeong Jae-i or not.”
5 weeks. I didn't know whether it would be a short period of time or enough time. In the end, since I already knew
the place, the only thing that mattered was luck. If you're lucky, you'll be able to meet him, but if you're not, you
won't be able to meet him. Considering that you probably haven't heard of other people meeting Jeong Jae-ui,
you'd have to think that it's quite difficult to meet him. Maybe we wouldn't be able to meet him even for five years,
let alone five weeks.

Jeong Tae-ui looked down at his hands. An invisible thread was tied to the little finger. And that thread was cut
off by Jeong Jae-ui. I didn't know that luck would be with me anymore.

but. Even so.

“Then today. As soon as the sun rises.”

Jeong Tae-ui said without thinking twice. He was going to take the fastest plane there and go see Jeong Jae-ui.

Illay seemed to have known in advance that Jeong Tae-eui would answer that way, but he laughed and shook his
head.

“If I were to board a 13-hour flight that was scheduled to take place in 6 hours, I would be looking for a doctor on
the plane.Just sleep today. “Because your face looks just like a ghost.”

"uh?"

Jeong Tae-ui secretly rubbed his face. Even if he thought about it himself, he felt like he was very upset right now.
In reality, it seems like if someone pushes me, I'll fall over and not be able to get up. A little while ago, he was just
trying to get up and sit down, but his body was shaking and swaying.

“Hmm…--Okay, it might be a little dangerous.”

Lack of sleep due to physical exhaustion. Accumulated fatigue.

Illay pushed Jeong Tae-eui's shoulder to the side as he muttered worriedly, "Then when will I go?" Jeong Tae-eui
falls down without any resistance and groans like an old man again.

“I’ll schedule a flight tomorrow. Just sleep today. Where are you going with that body?”

Illay muttered, looking at Jeong Tae-ui, who was groaning and complaining of pain, with somewhat pitiful eyes.
Even though she is weak, she puts all her strength into her eyelids and glares at Illay.

“Even if you hadn’t touched it, this wouldn’t have happened.”

“Does this mean that if I touch it, it will look like this the next day?”

“It’s always been like that…!”

Why is this kid pretending not to know? People are going to die hard. However, without even flinching from Jeong
Tae-eui's wide gaze, Il-lay quietly stroked his chin, seemed to be lost in thought for a moment, and then said.

“Then it will be the same whether I take a flight tomorrow or the day after. Should I just go today?”

Jeong Tae-eui had a good understanding of this man in his own way. He didn't act as a teacher next to me for
several months for no reason, so I soon realized that his words were a mixture of jokes and seriousness.
However, the part of what Jeong Tae-eui said that he hoped was a joke and the part he hoped was serious did
not seem to match.

“Please… help me… save me…”

He groaned as he buried his face in the sheets. I couldn't have done anything more foolish than appealing for the
approval of a man named Eli Liglow, but I still muttered helplessly, trying my best to look as pitiful and pitiful as
possible. Maybe it might work.

It is unclear whether Jeong Tae-eui looked pitiful in Illay's eyes or not, but Jeong Tae-eui's wishes seemed to have
worked to some extent. Illay suddenly burst into laughter.

“Okay. Let’s try not to burden ourselves here until we get to the Seringae.”

His white hand reached out and swept Jeong Tae-ui's stretched out thighs up to his buttocks. I faintly flinched,
but the hand that seemed to hover near my hips and waist for a moment soon fell.

But before he could feel relieved, his hand went up his spine, caressed the nape of his neck, and grabbed Jeong
Tae-ui's chin.

A white hand reached out and swept Jeong Tae-ui's stretched out thighs up to his buttocks. I faintly flinched, but
the hand that seemed to hover near my hips and waist for a moment soon fell.

But before he could even feel relieved, the hand that went up his spine and caressed the nape of his neck
grabbed Jeong Tae-ui's chin.

“……?”

I grabbed his chin and pulled him slightly, raising his head and making eye contact with him. At the same time
that Jeong Tae-ui gave him a curious look, his thumb slowly rubbed Jeong Tae-eui's lips. Gently insert his
fingertip between your parted lips. The white fingertip gently pressed his tongue.

Jeong Tae-eui blushed for a moment. The fingers gently moving in and out of the mouth touched the tongue and
teeth each time. Hands wet with saliva rub over the lips.

“……!”

Jeong Tae-ui glared at him fiercely. Damn it, I don't think I can afford it.

Illay seemed to understand what Jeong Tae-eui's gaze was saying. But it seems like that reaction was what he
expected, and he chuckles again.

His eyes softened. I brushed his lips with my thumb and gently stroked his cheek with my other finger. The finger
that had been tapping and poking my cheek rubbed my cheek happily. Jeong Tae-eui looked suspiciously at
those eyes that strangely had a long smile on them.

So, that's right. Regardless of whether I liked or disliked teasing people - if I had to be honest, I didn't find the
hands touching my cheeks, mouth, and nape of my neck all that unpleasant - what should I say about that? This
must be… … .

… … no. That's not it. How can it be possible for this guy to have human feelings? no. no. That's not it.

Jeong Tae-eui thought for a moment. A suspicion that was both unclear and tickling had been gnawing in his
chest since a while ago. What can I say? But it's a bit scary to know, and I don't think I should know.

“……What do you think?”

Finally, after thinking for a while, Jeong Tae-ui sighed and muttered in a voice so small that even he could not
hear. Her finger, which was touching her lips, strangely tapped its tongue a couple of times as if it sensed the
sound as movement, but Jeong Tae-eui quietly bit the finger once.

The finger that seemed to slip out, however, comes back in and pinches the tongue.
Yes, do whatever you want, do whatever you want.

Jeong Tae-eui lay sideways on her bed and closed her eyes. Then the hand that had been covering his face for a
moment eventually fell. After that, it felt like his gaze lingered on my face for a while, but I couldn't tell. This is
because Jeong Tae-eui, who had fallen asleep and lost consciousness, did not open his eyes for a full 12 hours.

17. Seringe

My first impression of the man was that he was very quiet and blunt. He seemed to be a little over thirty, perhaps
closer to forty. A face whose age was difficult to guess was mixed in with the crowd in front of the gate.

When he smiled, with the corners of his mouth carefully raised slightly and a couple of wrinkles around his eyes,
he looked surprisingly soft and kind, but unfortunately, the man didn't smile very often. He had an expressionless
face most of the time and a mouth that rarely opened.

As I passed through the gate, the man immediately caught my eye among the numerous people surrounding him,
waiting for customers, friends, and family, or soliciting customers. At least a few white people were seen in
Johannesburg, where we left three and a half hours ago, but Dar es Salaam International Airport was filled with
black people. Among them, he stood out as the lone white man.

Inside the small airport building, which didn't look much different from any other rural bus terminal even though it
was an international airport, the man straightened his posture when he saw them coming out of the gate.

“It’s been a while, Rick.”

The man held out his hand, saying it had been a while, and there was not the slightest sign of happiness or
happiness on his face. Only after shaking hands with Il-lay and a formality, did the man look back at Jeong Tae-ui.
He held out his hand and said, still without a smile on his face.

“Mr. Jeong Tae-eui? I heard from the boss. Nice to meet you. This is Yuri Gable.”

“Ah…-Nice to meet you. I’m Jeong Tae-eui.”

Thinking that pronouncing his own name correctly sounded somehow awkward, Jeong Tae-ui took his hand.

He didn't know there would be someone to meet him. Since I flew all the way here without any plan, I was
thinking of asking about the hotel at the information counter.

Jeong Tae-eui, who had been ruminating on the name Glass Gable, finally remembered his memory. He had
vaguely heard of a man under Kyle who had been wandering the Middle East in search of Jeong Jae-ui's
whereabouts. Then he finally found a clue.

Jeong Tae-ui glanced at Illay. Illay was looking back at the airport with an indifferent expression.

“It’s small.”

“Is this your first time in Africa? Most international airports in Africa are of this size“Places like Johannesburg
Airport are unusually large.”

Gable spoke matter-of-factly, turned and walked away.

Jeong Tae-eui quickly followed behind him, seemingly not showing any signs of waiting.

“You waited a long time. It took longer than expected to get the visa.”
Since it was a local visa, I thought it would come out quickly, but the process was slow. So in the end, I was only
able to come out after most of the other people had left the gate. But I didn't expect anyone to be waiting, so I
took my time and came out.

“If I had known you would be waiting, I would have rushed a little. I’m sorry.”

“It’s okay, Jeong Tae-ui.”

Jeong Tae-ui looked at him as he answered politely. It is also a clear pronunciation. However, when he said
"Jeongtaeui," his speech slowed down a bit, making it seem like he was paying special attention to the
pronunciation. Jeong Tae-eui laughed.

“You can just call me Tae-i. Feel free to say it.”

Gable nodded, but he didn't say much. It's been a while since I've seen such a quiet and blunt Westerner. Of
course, while staying at Kyle's house, I had seen many guests who were quiet, and it was difficult to talk to Peter,
the gardener, until I became acquainted with him, but this man was even more special.

“What about Jeong Jae-i?”

Illay, who was following Jeong Tae-eui half a step behind, suddenly asked.

“It will be in the Seringue.”

“Are you sure?”

“It’s hard to say for sure.”

“How likely is it?”

“Well, about 70 or 80 percent.

“Well, about 70 or 80 percent.”

Several short conversations took place. Illay nodded. As he went out of the government building, a jeep was
waiting right in front of him. As Gable got into the passenger seat, a black man waiting in the driver's seat
unlocked the gear. After a brief greeting, the car drove off.

Jeong Tae-eui felt like he had finally landed on the ground after a 17-hour flight from Hong Kong, and sighed
lightly, leaning against the hard seat.

70, 80%. Although it was not a low number in terms of possibility, it was by no means a high number to take the
risk of spending five weeks on. Although I don't think my uncle or Kyle would get caught by the low probability.

What if you came all the way here, only to find out that you weren't here? Then it's back to square one. I am going
on vacation in a far away country for 5 weeks and then returning.

“It won’t be bad,” Illay said slowly, next to Jeong Tae-ui, who was scratching her head.

“If the words 70 or 80% came out of that man’s mouth, then it’s clear that he has it. Now you just have to think
about how you can meet Jeong Jae-i.”

After hearing Illay's words, Jeong Tae-ui glanced forward. As if I heard their voices, I made eye contact with Gable
in the rearview mirror. The taciturn man, who had been staring at me for a moment, was the first to speak.

“He said he was Jeong Jae-ui’s younger brother.”

“Oh, yes.”
Then again, he looked at Jeong Tae-ui thoughtfully without saying a word. At best, it was only a little bit around
the corner of his face because it was in a mirror, but he glanced at it carefully and spoke briefly.

“It looks similar.”

Is that so, he answered, but that was all. He didn't say anything more about the resemblance. He may have just
been saying hello. If you think about it, it is said that Westerners are generally not good at distinguishing the
faces of Asians, so if their faces are a bit flat, their skin is yellow, and their hair is black, they may all look similar.

“I’d like to go straight to the Serringae. Would that be okay?”

Jeong Tae-ui nodded at Gable’s words. Now that I think about it, I thought it was an island. He was told that he
was flying in from Dar es Salaam by light plane.

The car was entering the city. The market was lined with small old buildings, and every street corner was filled
with people. Overflowing with people, people, people. As the streets were filled with pitch-black crowds and the
car moved like a turtle, Jeong Tae-ui felt a faint sense of motion sickness. I think it's more because of the smell
of burning tires.

I don't usually feel motion sick, but after a long flight, I immediately got into an uncomfortable car and drove on a
bumpy road, so I felt uncomfortable.

“Is Dar es Salaam... large?”

Jeong Tae-ui asked, swallowing a sip of water. Gable said, glancing in the rearview mirror.

“It can be said to be the largest in Tanzania. The population is well over a million.”

"million……."

Jeong Tae-eui drank water again, wondering if it was similar to the metropolitan city. Trying to calm my nausea, I
look outward. Illage glanced at Jeong Tae-eui next to him and suddenly asked.

“I said there was a light aircraft landing and takeoff area next to the port. How long does it take to get to the
port?”

“It will arrive in about 15 minutes. From there, you can change to a light plane and fly for about 40 minutes to
reach Seringge.”

Jeong Tae-ui sighed when he heard that it was 15 minutes. If that's the case, it's bearable. He took another sip of
water. Before I knew it, the water tank was empty. As I lightly shook the empty water bottle and sighed, Illay threw
a water bottle next to me. Jeong Tae-ui took it lightly with one hand and looked at Illay.

“My physical strength is such that even if I meet Jeong Jae-i, I won’t have the strength to drag him out.”

“I don’t really plan on dragging him out in the first place. If he doesn’t want to, there’s no way I’m going to drag
him out.”

Jeong Tae-ui shook his head and opened the lid of his water bottle. He gulped it down without thinking, and
suddenly frowned, his cheeks bulging with water. Then he looked at the label on the water bottle again.

“...But even so, I feel nauseous. What’s the point of carbonated water?”

Seeing Jeong Tae-eui muttering while swallowing water with a bug-bitten face, Illay, who must have done it on
purpose, just laughed.

Meanwhile, the car passed through the market, which was extremely crowded with people, and finally entered the
proper driveway. And just as Gable said, it wasn't long before we arrived at the small take-off and landing building
next to the port.

Some say that physical austerity is more bearable than mental austerity, but it was truly a long and arduous road.
Jeong Tae-eui went through hardships until the end of the road. Behind the cramped seats of an old, four-seater
light aircraft was a luggage compartment. A large roll, like a carpet, protruded from the luggage compartment
onto the seat and pressed down on Jeong Tae-eui's back as he flew toward the Seringae.

As Jeong Tae-ui clung to the back of the front seat and listened to the loud noise of the light aircraft's motor for
40 minutes, he regretted that he should have gone by boat. They say it takes several times longer, but if I had
known that I would have to suffer as a result of being crushed in a shaking airplane, I would have chosen to go by
boat.

“It might have been better to come by boat.”

Illay muttered next to Jeong Tae-ui, who almost crawled out of the light plane. Jeong Tae-eui glanced at Illay with
a helpless look on his face. I wondered why this man had all the worries of a human being.

“When I looked down on the way, the sea color was beautiful. It would have been nice to enjoy it by slowly
coming by boat.”

“…….”

I was a fool for expecting even a moment of human concern. Jeong Tae-ui blamed himself. Also, on the other
hand, I thought that Jeong Tae-ui must have been trying to show off his pride, since he is a human being who
can't say things like how beautiful the sea color is.

Why is this guy getting more and more temperamental? … . It seems that the more you dig, the more dirty nature
is discovered. This is also a kind of fireworks, fireworks.

Still, Jeong Tae-eui stood with his feet on the ground and breathed in the cold wind, and his stomach immediately
felt better. He took a deep breath while rubbing his solar plexus, where the nausea had subsided.

“It’s not too far from here to the accommodation. About 10 minutes by car…If you have time, you can take a
shortcut and walk. “Still, you’ll have to walk for a couple of hours.”

Jeong Tae-eui's face was still bluish, so Gable spoke bluntly. “Umm,” Jeong Tae-ui patted the area around his
stomach a few times. After getting some fresh air and taking a few deep breaths, he felt better. There's no way he
can't get in the car in about 10 minutes. Besides, he wasn't really prone to motion sickness that much.

Jeong Tae-eui looked up at the sky. The day was slowly starting to set. I think it will get quite dark after a couple
of hours.

“Do you have a map?”

Gable must have realized that Jeong Tae-eui, who was asking that question, was planning to walk. He nodded.

“I know the way. Would you like to walk?”

As he said that, Gable dropped his gaze for a moment, and Jeong Tae-eui realized his gaze was examining his
foot in a cast and said, “Ah,” and tapped his foot.

“It’s worth walking. It’s not like running. Or is the road too rough?”

“Not really, but are you okay?”

Jeong Tae-eui smiled and nodded when Gable asked again. Then he adds:
“My feet are fine, but more than that, there’s no need to walk all the way to Mr. Gable since you can get there with
a map.”

When Jeong Tae-eui added, "Even though I'm like this, I'm really good at reading Dokdo," Gable shook his head
casually and began to walk away. Jeong Tae-ui scratched his head, then shrugged his shoulders and followed
him out. He only came out late for a moment, but Jeong Tae-ui muttered, “What a shame,” as he looked at Gable,
who had already taken the remaining steps ahead of him.

“He really is a man of few words.”

“Ah, that’s just the way it is.”

Illay muttered next to me. Jeong Tae-ui glanced back at him.

“I guess we know each other.”

“Well, I used to work with James. When I was a minor, he often came to my house. Then, when the department
changed, I barely saw him.”

Jeong Tae-eui nodded, remembering a man named James whom he had briefly seen once while staying at Kyle's
house. Well, if you worked under Kyle, you probably know him.

Jeong Tae-eui looked around slowly, following Gable at a reasonable distance but not too far away to miss him,
as if he were measuring his presence.

After leaving the takeoff and landing site, I walked along the main road for a while and entered a wide alley. An
ordinary road appeared. A quiet sidewalk lined with trees and an asphalt road large enough for two cars to pass
by. Although there was a paved road, cars only passed by sparsely.

But Gable stopped at the crosswalk ahead, waiting for the red light to change on a road with no traffic. Jeong
Tae-eui smiled at the sight of Gable staring at the traffic light with a dull face and stood behind him. Girls riding
bicycles on the shoulder of the road pass by and give me curious looks. Jeong Tae-eui burst out laughing at
those simple eyes, with only her small face clearly visible through the hijab. The girls quickly disappear with
surprised faces.

“I thought it was Africa, but it turned out to be a Muslim city.”

"It's like the Arab people are living on this island. It's not an environment where industries can develop, nor is it in
a situation where they can receive aid from the mainland, so most people make a living with the money that Arab
wealthy people spend while staying there. Naturally, it's cultural. It is similar to the Muslim world. You can think of
it as having an atmosphere similar to that of a small town in the Middle EastSo, you should not laugh or talk
carelessly to women.”

Gable said with a straight face. Oh, really? While scratching his head, Jeong Tae-ui thought to himself, ‘I may have
done something dangerous a little while ago.’

Gable said with a straight face. Oh, really? While scratching his head, Jeong Tae-ui thought to himself, ‘I may have
done something dangerous a little while ago.’

The traffic light has changed.

Walking along this quiet road, where there weren't many cars and people occasionally walking leisurely, Jeong
Tae-eui suddenly felt at ease. No matter how far he went, he turned into an alley inside a small mosque.

Although it wasn't a road, there were alleyways wide enough for one car to pass between the houses built like a
maze. There were simple, plastered houses lined up next to the alley. Sometimes a child would run out through
the wooden door, or an old man would sit on a chair in the sun in front of the gate and play a pipe. Beyond the
fence, trees blocking the sunlight were spreading out their abundant branches and casting down their leaves.
Every time the wind passed between them, the leaves rustled, making a refreshing sound.

“I like it here.”

Jeong Tae-ui suddenly muttered. He didn't say what he meant to say. It was just a word that naturally slipped out
between my lips.

Gable glanced back. At that time, Jeong Tae-ui saw a faint smile on his face for the first time. That smile soon
disappeared.

“It’s a good place to live. It’s quiet and peaceful.”

ah. Jeong Tae-eui realized this on his own without anyone teaching him. This man also liked this place. Jeong
Tae-eui suddenly felt better and smiled.

It was then. Illay, who was walking next to him without saying anything, was heard muttering.

“It’s perfect for traveling freely and vacationing for a few months. If you’re away from water, it might be a bit
difficult to get the things you want right away.”

"It still takes a while, but there's nothing you can't get. Moreover, there's a night market once a week on Baheb
Street - it's a town adjacent to the beach on the south side of the island, and most people who come to surf
because the waves are good - go there, too. Dar es Salaam. “If you can get it there, you can get most of it there
too.”

“Night market?”

“It is held in the central square of Baheb from six or seven in the evening until past midnight. In addition to the
commercial market, there is also a space where anyone can buy and sell items like a flea market. Sometimes
interesting items are brought out, so it is always crowded with people.”

Jeong Tae-eui nodded and said, “Ha, that sounds fun.” She was silent for a moment and then asked again.

“Are there many visitors to the Seringae?”

Gable shook his head.

"Ordinary tourists don't come here very often. They usually go to Zanzibar, which is closer to Dar es Salaam. Here,
royals and merchants from the Middle East who have villas here as another residence mainly stay. Around this
time, when summer turns to fall, there are quite a few young people who enjoy surfing because of the good
waves due to the current, but that is temporary, and after this time, there will be almost no outsiders.”

Jeong Tae-eui was lost in thought for a moment. Then he quietly asks:

“Then if a foreigner walks around, you’ll be noticed right away.”

Gable didn't answer. He slowed down a bit, caught a glimpse of Jeong Tae-ui, and walked in silence.

He said that he could not be sure whether Jeong Jae-ui was here or not. The fact that he can't be sure means
that there are no rumors going around that he has seen such a person. However, if a person like Jeong Jae-ui,
who is neither African nor Arab, walks around the streets, he is bound to be noticed here.

“There is no use gathering rumors around here.”

Gable, who had been walking silently for a while, suddenly opened his mouth. Jeong Tae-ui did not respond but
listened to him.
“The place where the villas of Arab wealthy people are gathered is in an area further in Baheb, and it is almost
completely separated from the rest of the island. The rumors of this place may go that far, but the rumors of that
place do not end up here. “No.”

“Then why is my brother there…?”

“Other than there, there is no other place on this earth for Jeong Jae-ui.”

Gable concluded. Then, taking long strides, he went forward again and put a distance of about eight steps
between them. Jeong Tae-eui licked his lips and humbly looked at his back and muttered.

“Maybe I made you angry?”

“Hmm? Ah. That’s the kind of person I am. I tend to be a bit indifferent.”

“…….”

To the extent of being told that he is indifferent to this man, he must be at the end of his life.

Jeong Tae-ui followed after Gable, muttering under his breath, “I didn’t seem like such a bad person, but what
happened?” Then, he suddenly felt eyes looking down at him and turned his head. Illay was looking down at
himself.

"……. huh?"

"You're right."

"……? what."

Jeong Tae-ui slightly wrinkled his eyebrows, tilted his head, and asked back. I tried to remember what he had
said, but I had no idea which of his words he was talking about.

“As you said, outsiders are too conspicuous here. Especially since Asians are rare. As long as they are not
confined in some central district, it will be very easy to find out.”

“Oh? Yes, that’s right. Brother, if you really lock yourself in a villa and never come out, then there’s no way you can
meet him.”

Jeong Tae-ui muttered with a frown. If I knew which villa it was in, I would secretly pick it up in the middle of the
night, but that's not even possible. However, it was not possible to hide in all the villas in the southeastern region.
I sighed, wondering what to do, but no good thoughts came to mind right away. I guess I should go to my hotel,
take a shower, get some rest, and think about it.

Illay, who was watching Jeong Tae-eui scratching her head while muttering, “It will work out somehow,” clicked
his tongue briefly.

“What stands out is that you are the same….”

“Hmm? Oh, right. If I saw an Asian loitering around, there was no way the rumor would reach my brother’s ears
and he, who was curious, would come out and see it. . “I’m not a person with a keen ear for rumors, nor am I a
person who is curious in that way.”

Illay raised his eyebrows as if he didn't mean it, looking at Jeong Tae-eui, who was muttering to himself, "How
about spreading the rumor by saying, 'There's an Asian named Jeong Tae-eui loitering around,' instead of 'There's
an Asian loitering around.' I posted it, but didn't say anything in particular.

Just as Gable had said, after walking for a couple of hours, less than 10 minutes to be exact, they reached their
lodgings. The sun had already set and it was getting darkInside the dark alley, as he opened the wooden door of
a house surrounded by wide stone walls, Gable waited for them, who came a few steps behind him.

The two-hour walk along the quiet, cool road was comfortable and enjoyable, and it wasn't that difficult.

I will spend about a month here. My brother might be somewhere on this island. I wonder if my brother is also
resting in this calm and leisurely air by now.

Jeong Tae-ui laughed. And then I passed through the wooden door that Gable had opened.

***

“It feels like I’ve suddenly been dropped into a tourist resort in a Muslim country.”

Jeong Tae-eui muttered without realizing it.

The accommodation was a small two-story backpacker. Although it was small, it had everything you needed. In
the center of the first floor, there was a hall that served as a living room, a spacious kitchen next to it, and a
laundry room and office next to it. I didn't look closely, but it seemed like there were several rooms inside the
hallway. And on the second floor, there were three rooms lined up side by side with a straight hallway in the
middle

The accommodation was a small two-story backpacker. Although it was small, it had everything you needed. In
the center of the first floor, there was a hall that served as a living room, a spacious kitchen next to it, and a
laundry room and office next to it. I didn't look closely, but it seemed like there were several rooms inside the
hallway. And on the second floor, there were three rooms lined up side by side with a straight hallway in the
middle.

Looking down from the window of the second floor room, you could see fruit trees in the spacious garden in front
of the house and a small pool on one side. Fruits had fallen from the fruit trees on the lawn, and hammocks were
hung between them.

“You’re a typical backpacker… I don’t know if it’s okay to run a lodging business since there aren’t many tourists. I
guess there are no customers other than us.”

“They probably rented the whole place. Unless they plan on spreading rumors and looking for people.”

Jeong Tae-eui, who had both windows open and was sitting on the window sill looking down at the garden,
turned his head when he heard a voice coming from a few steps away. Illay was coming in.

The person who greeted them as they entered her lodgings was a young hostess who gave her name as Anna.
The hostess, who seemed to be younger than Jeong Tae-ui, guided them to the second floor. And they gave us a
room next to each other, saying it was the best and most sunny room.

She must have realized that she was looking at the rather young-looking hostess with some confusion, so she
smiled and said, 'I am the owner of this place,' and blinked playfully at her before going downstairs. Gable adds
that he occupies a back room on the first floor.

“It’s a quiet street. It would be nice to buy a house in a place like this, open a guest house, and live leisurely and
welcome guests from time to time.”

“It’s like an old man’s wind.”

Jeong Tae-eui, who sat on the window sill and mumbled, received Illay's smiling reply. When I turned my head, I
saw him going into the bathroom attached to the room and taking off his clothes, as if he was planning to wash
up. There's a bathroom in my room too, so why here?
Jeong Tae-eui tilted his head, but he thought it was a good thing, so he looked out the window again. Soon the
sound of water was heard from the bathroom.

Jeong Tae-eui sighed happily. From the time he left Hong Kong to arrive here, it took him almost a day. As he
said, it was quite tiring and exhausting for him to spend the whole day switching planes and cars. The only good
thing is that when I arrive in the evening like this, I'm tired so I immediately stretch out and wake up only in the
morning, so it's easier to adjust to the time difference.

I liked this island where I would stay for about a month.

Even in Dar es Salaam, Jeong Tae-ui was quite exhausted. Fatigue accumulated even more in the noisy noise of
crowded people.

However, as I arrived at this island and walked along the leisurely and peaceful path, my relaxed and relaxed mind
came back to me. The goodwill mixed in the curious glances of people passing by occasionally seeped warmly.
Jeong Tae-eui also liked the strict yet downbeat atmosphere unique to Islam.

Suddenly, I felt eyes on me. As she lowered her head, a young black girl who had gone out into the yard carrying a
wooden basket to pick up fallen fruits was looking up at Jeong Tae-ui. She seemed to be a girl who was probably
hired by this house to help her with the housework. Although black features are more evident, he appears to be of
mixed race and Arab descent. However, they did not appear to be Muslims and did not wear a hijab.

Unless you're a Muslim woman, it wouldn't be dangerous to talk to her. Before that, she was a girl so young that
she couldn't even be considered a woman. It must have been fourteen or five.

Jeong Tae-eui found the girl looking at her with her bright eyes cute, so he smiled and lightly shook her hand.
Then the girl seemed to be startled and withdrew her body, so she hurriedly picked up the fruit and quickly went
inside the house. Still, her eyes were soft as she glanced up at Jeong Tae-ui once again. It seemed like he was
just shy.

Jeong Tae-ui laughed. Is it surprising that a guest came to a lodging that rarely gets guests? Or maybe it's just
because he's a rare Asian.

Jeong Tae-ui looked away. Beyond the wall, low, small houses were quietly lined up. The lights are turning on one
by one through the windows, immersed in the dusky darkness of the evening. From somewhere far away, an
unfamiliar language could be heard, as if her mother was calling her child. I laughed again because I thought this
was the same no matter where I went in the world.

I liked this feeling. It's unfamiliar, yet I miss it.

At that time, the sound of water coming from the bathroom stopped. When she turned her head, Il Ray was
coming out of the shower, drying her hair with a towel.

Jeong Tae-eui came down from the window frame. There were insects flying around the room. He thought he
should keep the screen closed, so he leaned out the window and pulled down the screen. Then, I suddenly
realized that there was a person looking in this direction from outside the stone wall.

It was dark so he couldn't see clearly. Next to the corner of the alley, a boy was looking up at Jeong Tae-ui. The
boy, who had been staring at Jeong Tae-eui intently as if he were seeing a strange animal, was startled when his
eyes met and ran away to the other side of the alley

“……?”

Jeong Tae-eui scratched the back of his neck. It seems that Asians are strange. Or maybe there are simply a lot
of introverted people.

But it didn't feel like I was staring at him in passing... … .

Jeong Tae-eui was lost in thought for a moment. However, before Jeong Tae-ui could properly develop his
thoughts, Illay came up behind him.

“It’s dark after dark. Can you see anything?”

But as soon as he finished speaking, three or four small lanterns installed in the garden lit up. It wasn't very
bright, but it was enough to walk around the garden at night without any inconvenience.

“Hmm. I can see very clearly. “You can pick and eat fruit and swim in the pool.”

Jeong Tae-eui looked back, nodding his head with a serious look on his face. But instead of looking back, he
frowned slightly. He didn't dry his body properly, so the water droplets that flowed down his body were soaking
the floor. The naked body that was casually exposed was shamelessly not covered with a single towel. Jeong
Tae-ui glanced down.

Still, it's better because it's not standing still. Well, if you get excited while showering, that's a serious problem.

Jeong Tae-ui turned around and leaned against the window frame with his hands on it. Illay came next to him and
looked outside. Jeong Tae-ui thought to himself that the window frame was not very high, so it would be clearly
visible from the outside that he was naked, but he didn't say anything. He's the one who's shy anyway. (He wasn't
one to be shy.)

“I thought I heard something running just now.”

Jeong Tae-ui pursed his lips as Il-Lay muttered the words. A chill ran down his spine. Such a ghost-like guy. Not
only does he have good ears, he also has incredible sensitivity.

He briefly wondered if it would be a good idea to tell him about the black boy who had been glancing here from
around the corner of the alley, but he decided not to talk. If talking about it won't help you in any way, it's better
not to talk about it.

“Hmm. I thought I heard something, so I looked, but it was dark so I couldn’t tell.”

"hmm……?"

Jeong Tae-eui felt like he would be more insulting if he said something like 'I didn't hear anything' so he
pretended not to notice and spoke in an appropriate tone. Il Lay glanced at Jeong Tae-ui, but he didn't say
anything.

“Oh. You’re here again. Hello――――.”

Jeong Tae-eui saw the black girl from earlier walking back into the dark garden, which was lit up here and there,
and waved her hand. The girl, who was walking toward the door after changing her clothes as if she was
returning from work for the day, shyly glanced up at the second floor. When Jeong Tae-eui smiled and waved his
hand, this time she waved hesitantly, without being shocked. Then she quickly ran out the door as if she was
embarrassed.

As Jeong Tae-eui laughed lowly, Il-Lay next to her looked down at Jeong Tae-eui with subtle eyes. Jeong Tae-eui
noticed that gaze and asked, “Why are you doing that?” I muttered.

“Why. Isn’t it cute?”

“Did you have that kind of taste in women, Jeong Tae-i?”

"what?"

Jeong Tae-eui stared blankly at Illay, who spoke in an odd tone. Then she realized what he meant and twisted her
face in bewilderment.
“Hey, what kind of girl is that? She looks like she’s only fourteen or five. What kind of little girl like that… she’s cute
because she walks around so diligently.”

“Even though you have the body of a child, your mind seems to be that of a girl. Actually, you don’t have the
tendency to be good with girls.”

Jeong Tae-ui, who was momentarily left with nothing to refute, said, “Ugh,” and closed his mouth. That was
almost true, but it hurt my pride as a man.

“If you say you can’t do it, you’re not doing it. "You're talking about people as if they are somehow disabled."

As Jeong Tae-ui grumbled and muttered, Illay chuckled.

“I know very well that I am not disabled.”

Suddenly, a slightly lowered voice rang in my ears

Illay chuckled.

“I know very well that I am not disabled.”

Suddenly, a slightly lowered voice rang in my ears.

She didn't even have time to think, "Oops." His hand grabbed the front of Jeong Tae-ui's pants. The moment his
hand grasped the crotch of his pants, not too forcefully but not loosely, Jeong Tae-eui reflexively flinched his
body. This is because the memory of those hands squeezing my genitals as if they were going to crush them still
remains vivid.

Illay smiled faintly, perhaps noticing that Jeong Tae-eui's face had hardened. He brought his face right up to the
ear and licked Jeong Tae-ui's earlobe.

“There’s no need to be so nervous“I won’t burst it out without any reason.”

In other words, if there is a reason, they will explode. And Jeong Tae-eui knew that the reason was that he was a
man who could attach as much as he wanted.

“What on earth were you thinking so hard about, sitting on the window sill and not moving while I showered?”

Illay dropped his hand from Jeong Tae-eui's groin and stroked his waist, putting his mouth close to Jeong Tae-
eui's ear and whispering. The lips sliding around my ears and around my cheeks tickle. Why on earth does this
guy have such bad habits? When he sees me, all he can think about is sex. … … Well, while I was at UNHRDO, this
bastard thought of me as an easy masturbation tool.

When he remembered that memory, Jeong Tae-ui suddenly felt uncomfortable and muttered sullenly.

She said, "I was thinking, why do you come to my room and use my bathroom, my shampoo, and my soap when
your room probably has its own bathroom?"

Before I could even hear the murmur of Bolmen’s words, Illay burst out in soft laughter.

“The shampoo and soap in your bathroom were fresher. I should be able to tolerate it.”

Couldn't you resist the urge to shower? If that were the case, then it would be natural to not be able to resist other
desires as well.

Jeong Tae-eui flinched as he felt a hand coming through his collar and slowly moving up from his waist to his
chest. She was so tickled that her body trembled.
It's strange. I wasn't originally this unsophisticated guy. I don't think he's the kind of guy who persistently messes
with people when it's just the two of them, but why... … .

However, Jeong Tae-eui, who was tilting his head, soon realized that maybe he just didn't know that the man was
always like this. Actually, there were a few times when I happened to see this man making out with someone.
Unless it's rare, it's not something you'd be able to see several times, even by chance.

“Okay, do you think we can find Jeong Jae-i?”

Illei whispered softly, tickling my ear. As he slowly tilts his head in the opposite direction, a white hand grabs his
face and holds it in place. It took quite a bit of force to bite my earlobe as if to stop me from doing something
unnecessary.

When Jeong Tae-eui flinched his shoulder, frowning at the stinging pain, he smiled in satisfaction and caressed
his face with the hand that covered his cheek.

“Well, I don’t know. I haven’t even left this house yet, so how can I know?”

"Hmm..Twins have their own senses... … “Isn’t there such a thing?”

“I don’t know what the other twins are like, but I definitely don’t have that. By the way, don’t we have to eat
dinner?”

Jeong Tae-eui muttered that and tried to gently push Illay's shoulder. He didn't move. It would have been nice if
he had just let go of my hand and walked away as if he was just joking around, but he didn't seem to have any
intention of doing so.

Before he knew it, Jeong Tae-eui felt a chunk of flesh poking at the front of his pants and quietly stared at the
ceiling.

“……Ilay.”

"hmm?"

“…….Do you like me that much?”

After I said it, I thought this was a joke that would get me beaten up, but I'm not a guy who doesn't have a sense
of humor. When I think about it, I said something similar to this once before... … It made me laugh.

Just as Jeong Tae-eui had thought, Illay, who was touching Jeong Tae-eui's lips with his lips, paused for a
moment. I thought it would stay the same, but then my body fell slightly. His face was so close that he couldn't
see it, but he could feel the eyes looking down on him.

The next moment, the sound of laughter hit my eardrumsHe laughed out loud for a while, as if he was very happy,
and patted Jeong Tae-ui's arm as if he had met a nice friend at a tavern.

"Tae. You're really good at saying things I've never heard or thought of before. Yes, yes. You've done that before.
What did you do then... Oh, that's right. When I told you I liked you, did you gently spread your legs? Listen. “If you
want, I’ll tell you as much as I want.”

“No, that’s not what I want to hear….”

“Tae-i, I like you. I love you. So, take it off.”

The voice was filled with laughter but was firm. Saying something unnecessary and not being able to see it would
be a phrase used in these cases.
Jeong Tae-eui slightly tilted his head back and looked up at Il-Lay, whose face was now visible at an appropriate
distance. Then he suddenly raised his eyebrows. He was a little surprised. Unexpectedly, a faint smile appeared
in the corner of his eyes. It may have been an illusion of the eye, but his eyes showed a kind smile, and he looked
just like a normal person.

But if you don't take off that face again like I said, it will immediately turn into the usual crazy face.

Jeong Tae-eui held on to his belt buckle and thought gloomily for a moment. He arrived here less than three
hours ago. Even considering that I had unloaded my luggage when I arrived at this lodging - although I could say I
had barely unloaded my luggage - it took less than an hour. It is too harsh to begin another asceticism as soon as
you reach your destination after a full day of asceticism.

Illay, who was quietly looking down at Jeong Tae-ui, who was fiddling with his belt buckle with a gloomy face,
stretched out his hand and touched the window frame as if to trap him in his arms as he leaned against the
window frame, and slowly asked in a somewhat lowered voice.

“Shall I ask you the same thing? Jeong Tae-i. Do you hate it?”

"uh?"

Jeong Tae-eui did not understand his question for a moment and asked back. He didn't know specifically what he
was asking about. In this situation and context, it's one of two things. I either hate you or I hate your actions.

"uh?"

Jeong Tae-eui did not understand his question for a moment and asked back. He didn't know specifically what he
was asking about. In this situation and context, it's one of two things. I either hate you or I hate your actions.

“…….”

Jeong Tae-eui fell into a brief contemplation again.

Do you hate this guy? As soon as I threw that premise out there, something started to boil up inside me. So what
does this murderous maniac like about being pretty? Moreover, not only does he boast that he can rip my head
off at any time, but he also threatens to keep me by his side for the rest of his life and torment me until I die.

… … . … … . But even taking that into account, even though it was a funny story to myself, I didn't dislike this man.
Maybe it was in a similar vein to the friends who once talked to this man. Jeong Tae-ui clearly disliked certain
parts of him, but those parts did not dominate his entire feelings towards him.

Okay, then let’s just say it’s not the first one.

So he doesn't like what he did with this guy? As soon as he threw out the second premise, he got angry again.
Then how can you like that damn bottom that looks like it needs to go to a stable? Once you put it in, you have to
curl up in bed all day the next day.

But again, if you think very positively, the act was not bad except for the insertion. Jeong Tae-ui was a simple
person in her own way, so if she was starving, she could live as long as she wanted, but she enjoyed sexual
pleasure. And this man was extremely satisfied in that regard, always making sure to bring Jeong Tae-ui to the
climax. … … Yeah, except for that damn bottom.

Jeong Tae-eui was able to shout out loudly. He said he would be happy if I cut off his dick in half.

Illay, who was quietly looking down at Jeong Tae-ui, who was thinking in his head for a moment, sighed lightly as
he came to a conclusion. Suddenly the smile disappeared from his eyes.

“I guess I don’t like it. Well... I can’t do it even if I don’t like it.”
"uh?"

Jeong Tae-ui was dumbfounded before he could even finish his answer.

His hand grabbed Jeong Tae-ui's groin. It's not strong enough to be painful, but it's stronger than before and has
a clearer meaning.

At that moment, Jeong Tae-ui suddenly thought. I didn't even know if this man really intended to end today.

"hey!"

Jeong Tae-eui grabbed Illay’s arm. Silently, Illay just drops his gaze to Jeong Tae-ui.

“Starting tomorrow, I won’t have to go around looking for my brother. Besides, I’ve only just arrived today, and I’m
starving to death. But if I end up stuck in bed all day, are you really asking me to die?”

However, Illay just smiled and raised his mouth.

“That’s your problem.”

Jeong Tae-eui grabbed Illay's arm tightly. He realized that his grip strength was no match for this man. If he had
been this guy, he could have broken his arm to pieces just by grabbing it.

Then, I suddenly lost energy and let go of my arms.

“Well, let’s at least eat something. I really think I’m going to pass out. You wouldn’t want to do that to someone
who’s passed out like a corpse.”

Jeong Tae-ui muttered helplessly. If I were to starve like this and exhaust my stamina so much that I couldn't
even get out of bed and eat nothing all day, I would really die.

Illay looked down at Jeong Tae-ui with narrowed eyes and suddenly took a step back. Jeong Tae-ui opened his
eyes wide and looked at his back. Of course, I begged, but I never thought that he would listen so obediently.
Surprisingly, there is also a human side... ㅡ
However, before Jeong Tae-ui could properly admire him, he climbed onto the bed and sat down. He sat leaning
against the wall and spread his legs haphazardly. As he looked directly at Jeong Tae-ui, his groin was swollen,
just as he had felt it a moment ago.

“It would be okay to do it after eating. But before that, we need to put out any urgent fires. Come here, Tae. Come
to think of it, the day before yesterday, you said you would do it with your mouth.”

Snapping his fingers, Illay called out to Jeong Tae-ui. Jeong Tae-ui's gaze was fixed on his groin.

Of course, I said that because I was in a hurry at the time, but even looking at it again... … .

As Jeong Tae-eui stares at the lump of flesh with a tired face, he hears Illay's voice calling him once again.

“Tae. Wow.”

I glanced up and looked up. I met Illay’s cool gaze. Damn it, where did he get offended because the number was
wrong, that bastard? Jeong Tae-eui grumbled, “Oh, really,” and scratched his head. And he approached Il-Lay with
a feeling of desperation. Yes, use it as you wish. I really, really need to seize the opportunity and make sure to get
out there next time, Won.

“Jeong Tae-i. Don’t think nonsense.”

Jeong Tae-eui was sometimes scared of this man's animalistic nature. The thought that he might be peering into
his head was too realistic to be dismissed as a joke, so he sat in front of him, trying to clear his head as much as
possible. However, without any effort, he sat in front of it and his head naturally became empty.

Looking at this again... … It's a real weapon.

Illay, who was staring at Jeong Tae-ui, who was faltering and not letting go of his tired face, suddenly grabbed
Jeong Tae-eui's head. And then he viciously presses his head with his groin. A hot lump of flesh rubbed Jeong
Tae-ui's face as she fell down, losing her balance without even having time to catch her breath.

“You sucked before. I hope you get it right this time. If my needs aren’t met properly, whether you starve or not,
I’m going to stick it in your nether hole. Suck it well.”

A faintly sharp voice spoke softly. Jeong Tae-ui clicked her tongue. Crazy guy.

Suddenly, something like a fireball rose up inside me.

A faintly sharp voice spoke softly. Jeong Tae-ui clicked her tongue. Crazy guy.

Suddenly, something like a fireball rose up inside me.

Jeong Tae-eui muttered harshly, clutching the lump of flesh sticking out in front of his eyes with both hands.

“Don’t ever say things like that again, do you like me or do you love me? Because it would be even more
unpleasant to be treated like this by a guy who jokes like that. Just as you wish, yes, if you suck, you should suck
and if you want to lick, you should lick.”

As soon as Jeong Tae-ui coldly uttered his words, he put the piece of flesh in his mouth. Damn it. It didn't even fit
into his mouth properly. No, more than that, I regretted it as soon as I put it in my mouth. Even though I could
barely put the tip in my mouth, my throat was stretched to its limit and was pressing on my windpipe, making it
difficult to breathe.

shit. Shit. Maybe this is a good idea.

Jeong Tae-eui swallowed so much of this warm flesh that filled his mouth, but he was still in a cold sweat from
the acceleration even though he was not even halfway through. Should I lick it instead of biting it in my mouth?
Jeong Tae-ui, who barely bit his tip and didn't know what to do, raised his eyes and looked at Il-lay, and then
frowned.

It's the worst. The cold face that was looking down at Jeong Tae-eui without any expression clearly revealed a
horribly twisted mood.

I felt aggrieved, wondering why it was you when this was the one that should have upset me, but before that, his
hand reached out. One hand grabbed Jeong Tae-ui's head and pressed it gently. “Knock,” a breathy moan
escaped his mouth, but was blocked by a lump of flesh.

“If you want to suck, suck it. If you want to lick, lick it? Well said, Jeong Tae-i. Suck and lick. It’s something you
will use every day from now on, so you should remember it properly. "If you spill even one drop of what I cum
today, you'd better swallow it hard, because you're going to go to hell."

I wanted to say back that there was still some hell left that I had seen less of, but I couldn't say it because my
mouth was blocked. As I grabbed my head and shook it, a huge lump of flesh penetrated my throat. I felt
nauseous from having my uvula hit three times.

But even that didn't work out as planned.

I can't breathe and feel nauseous. I struggled unconsciously, but the strong hand holding my head did not budge.
Physiological tears formed at the corners of his eyes, but Jeongtae didn't even realize it.
“What’s wrong, your mouth doesn’t move. Does this mouth only move when you say something sassy?”

Illay's harshly muttering voice seemed to come from far away.

It was then.

There was a knock on the door. “Excuse me for a moment,” Gable’s voice said from beyond the door.

In an instant, Jeong Tae-ui's thoughts stopped. For a brief moment, the hand that was pressing Jeong Tae-ui's
head seemed to have stopped. But soon, as if nothing had happened, the hand shook Jeong Tae-ui's head again,
and the lump of flesh filling his mouth dug deeper. Jeong Tae-eui twisted his body wildly. It was an almost
unconscious movement. It was accurate to say that embarrassment filled his mind and he had no time to think
about anything else.

However, Illay's hand holding Jeong Tae-ui did not slow down, and the door clicked open.

There was silence. Jeong Tae-eui seemed frozen and did not move. There was only a slight movement of Illay's
waist as he thrust into Jeong Tae-eui's mouth.

Illay's cold voice was heard comforting Jeong Tae-eui, whose mind was blank.

“Is it urgent?”

Then, after a moment, a calm voice followed, as if he was not particularly agitated.

“There’s no need to rush. I’ll be downstairs, so come down when you’re done.”

And again, I heard the sound of the door closing.

That was it. That was the end of the brief intervention from outside. Gable didn't say anything to Jeong Tae-eui or
give him a fierce or disdainful look. It was just a calm, thoughtful voice, as if nothing had happened. Even if I
meet Jeong Tae-eui again in the future, he will probably pretend that nothing happened.

but.

ㅡ
“… .

“…ㅡ.”

Jeong Tae-eui could barely swallow the moan rising in his chest. No, even if he tried to moan, it was impossible
because his mouth was blocked by a lump of flesh.

He was very upset. No, the expression that he was upset was a bit off. It was miserable and painful, as if his
whole body was being torn into pieces. It was a sensation he had never felt before. Only a little later, Jeong Tae-ui
realized that this was the feeling that her pride was hurt.

She didn't have much pride either. Until now, she had never even thought about the fact that she had such a thing.
I never consciously thought that there was something called self that I had to protect within myself. It was
always there naturally.

But now.

The sight of him lying down like an animal, with his head pressed down and biting into another man's groin, was
utterly miserable.

“…….”
Illay's gaze suddenly fell from above his head. However, Jeong Tae-eui did not even feel those gazes. The tear
that appeared at the corner of my eye without me realizing it was not because I was having trouble breathing and
my mouth was sore.

In that terrible feeling of considering himself miserable, Jeong Tae-ui could not lift a finger. What a negative and
miserable feeling it is.

“……Taei.”

The voice was heard a little lower than usual. However, Jeong Tae-eui did not move as if she did not even hear
the sound.

“Taei. …-Taei!”

A couple of times again, a faintly anxious voice called my name. Jeong Tae-ui quietly looked up. His eyes met.
Illay was looking down at Jeong Tae-ui with a very strange face. It was my first time seeing this face. I don't even
know what kind of expression that looks like.

However, it may have been the same for Jeong Tae-eui. Illay suddenly distorted his face and clicked his tongue.
Then, he released the hand that was holding Jeong Tae-ui's head and roughly pushed him away. He almost fell
off the bed and onto the floor, but Illay quickly grabbed his arm and pulled him back.

“…….”

Jeong Tae-eui silently lowered his gaze, feeling devastated. A hideous object is still visible in front of you, raising
its head. But even for a moment, Illay stood up and got out of bed.

As he was walking towards the bathroom in silence, he suddenly stopped and started yelling as if he couldn't
stand it anymore because he was so angry. After shouting so loudly that it shook the entire room, he entered the
bathroom, speaking harshly in German. He didn't come out of the bathroom for a while, spouting out what was
probably an abusive language.

Why am I yelling and making a fuss? This is where I should scream and get angry.

Jeong Tae-ui thought gloomily. But I wasn't angry either. I was too depressed to be angry. Jeong Tae-ui, who was
sitting glumly and hugging his knees, looked at Illay's back as he entered the bathroom without saying a word.

Illay was standing in front of the toilet in the bathroom. It was hard to believe, but he was satisfying his desires
on his own. While muttering a harsh curse - perhaps due to his mood, Jeong Tae-eui's name sometimes seemed
to be mixed in between the incomprehensible German - he was scanning the bottom, but at some point, he
stopped his hand. The sound of water falling into the toilet rang intermittently and for quite a long time.

Illay soon turned around and came out of the bathroom, his expression fierce. It wasn't his usual indifferent face
either. The eyes were bright blue. He picked up his pants and put them on without any care, and suddenly glared
at Jeong Tae-ui. She wasn't glaring. I looked at it. With eyes as blue as glass.

Jeong Tae-ui had seen those eyes before. Should I kill him? Those are the eyes that think like that.

It wasn't a human eye. These are not eyes that see people. These are the eyes of a person steeped in slaughter
as he looks at his victim.

“...Okay, then all the complicated and troublesome things will end.”

He muttered softly. The black eyes, like bluish blades, were looking at Jeong Tae-ui with a glowing heat.

Should I really kill him? Should I kill you?

How long had it been like that? My skin was stinging so much that it was difficult to breathe. A few seconds, or a
few minutes. At one point, Il-lay took a step towards Jeong-tae and stopped. His expression became fiercely
distorted again.

"……damn."

He cursed lowly and turned around. And he strode out of the room. The sound of the door closing roughly was all
that remained behind.

Jeong Tae-eui, who had been silently glaring at the door, sat like a lost doll for a while and then, as usual, sighed.

“Damn… that’s what I’m going to say. All the good feelings were gone... … ."

Jeong Tae-ui muttered that he was no help and stood up from the bed. Then he suddenly touched his eyes. He
was already dry to a crisp. I was so upset and miserable just now that tears came to my eyes.

Jeong Tae-eui muttered, “If bugs want to come in, come in,” and opened his screen again. Then he climbed onto
the window sill and sat down. The dark garden looked down below his feet. The ground is gone, he sighed.

it's tough. It was harder than when I was following him at UNHRDO, who turned people into lumps of blood on a
single dayAt least it was consistent back then. I could guess how he would react in any given situation, but right
now I couldn't quite figure out his emotional ups and downs.

“…… Still, I was a bit embarrassed by that beastly guy…? No, he’s not that type of guy.”

Jeong Tae-ui rubbed his still sore jaw and caressed his sore neck. I don't know what kind of wind blew that made
him suddenly move out of the way.

But even so.

“……Ah…… I can’t forgive you either. I can’t forgive you.

“……Ah…… I can’t forgive you either. I can’t forgive you.”

Jeong Tae-ui muttered like a sigh. This guy has upset people more than once, but this is also unforgivable. We
need to give people at least some room to protect their pride.

“How can I look at Gable’s face….”

Of course, it seemed like they would act as if nothing had happened, and Jeong Tae-eui would act as if nothing
had happened, but the awkward feeling that remained in his heart did not disappear.

Jeong Tae-ui frowned and grabbed his head.

“Oh, I don’t know. I don’t know anymore. I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know… … ."

Anyway, it wasn't the first time I'd seen such an embarrassing situation - it wasn't this blatant embarrassment -
but it wasn't the first time either. What is there to be embarrassed about now?

Actually, my pride wasn't even about Gable. In that situation, her pride was hurt about the man named Ilei who
had pushed her to the ground and the way that man treated her.

“Indeed… that’s right, you’re telling me to suffer like this while you’re next to me.”

Jeong Tae-ui muttered bitterly. The hand that was squeezing his head lost its strength.

Hey, I don’t know… … , Jeong Tae-eui muttered helplessly once again and lowered his gaze back to the garden.

It was then. I felt eyes on the corner of my cheek.

“……?”

Jeong Tae-ui turned his head. It was outside the stone wall. Someone was watching him from somewhere
beyond the wall. However, there was nothing to be seen where Jeong Tae-ui looked. There is only a corner of an
alley stained with darkness. This is where the black boy was standing earlier.

“…….Who is there?”

Although no one was visible, Jeong Tae-eui spoke. It was a quiet voice that did not raise its voice, but the voice
passed through the quiet, soundless garden and reached the outside. No answer came back.

Jeong Tae-ui opened his mouth to say something again. But then, I heard a knock on the door behind me.

Jeong Tae-eui came down from the window frame to a high-pitched voice saying "Excuse me" from the other side
of the door and answered, "Yes, yes." With a squeak, the door opened two or three spans, and the hostess I had
seen earlier stuck her head in through it.

She said, "Aren't you hungry? I've prepared something for you to eat, so come down to the dining room."

“Yes? Oh, yes. Thank you.”

Jeong Tae-eui smiled awkwardly and nodded. The hostess smiled brightly and left, closing the door.

When she heard those words, a forgotten hunger came flooding back to her. Jeong Tae-eui looked out the open
window for a moment, wondered what was going on, scratched his head and walked away.

As they went down to the first floor, they thought it would be really unpleasant to eat face-to-face with Gable or Il-
Lay in the restaurant, but they said they had something to talk about and went into Gable's room. In the end,
Jeong Tae-eui finished his meal and brought out fruit for dessert. After emptying his plate and patting his
swollen stomach, he was not seen again until he came up to the second floor.

***

***

I opened my eyes. I let out a drowsy breath and vaguely opened my eyes to see an unfamiliar ceiling wallpaper.
Before Jeong Tae-ui could properly ask, “Where am I?”, he soon remembered where he was lying.

ah. okay. It was Seringae.

When you move to another place, you feel unfamiliar with the place for a few days until you get used to it. I
realized that fact mainly in the mornings like this, when I woke up from unconsciousness and opened my eyes.

Jeong Tae-eui, who had been tossing and turning, thinking that he would wake up with this unfamiliar sensation
for the next three or four days, was startled by the sight that came into view before he could close his eyes again,
and his eyes widened.

“……!!”

I'm glad his tongue froze for a moment. I almost screamed without realizing it.

Jeong Tae-eui blinked his eyes while stroking his heart, which fell for a moment and then started pounding
violently. Right in front of him, he saw a sleeping face with its eyes neatly closed. It was a face I was already
familiar with. It's not a face that's so scary that it makes you panic. I've seen it right in front of me several times.
So it wouldn't be surprising if you encountered that face unexpectedly. However, I was so surprised that I jumped
up and down.
As soon as you wake up and open your eyes, you may not be surprised to see your uvula in the red-hot maw of a
murderous beast right in front of you, but this is not the case.

Jeong Tae-eui fumbled around his bedside and picked up his water cup. Only after drinking three or four sips of
water does my heart calm down a bit. I woke up. The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes in the morning was
this face, so it was worth waking up.

Jeong Tae-eui put down his glass of water and looked down at his face with complicated feelings.

“……?”

I couldn't figure it out. Apparently, when he went to bed last night, Jeong Tae-ui took up the bed alone and fell
asleep. That was natural. Because it's his room. But when he opened his eyes, there was a person lying next to
him.

Although not as good as this guy, I also sleep quite brightly... … How on earth did he crawl into bed without me
noticing? Or rather, why did you squirm in here when my wide bed was empty?

Jeong Tae-eui looked at that face for a while and then stood up. My sleep was already gone in one fell swoop.
Jeong Tae-eui, who had lost sleep but was unable to think properly, looked at the wallpaper on the ceiling and the
face of the man lying next to him. And he slowly looks back on his memories. Then, he remembered.

Yes, I remembered. Another grudge accumulated yesterday. The heartlessness of putting people down in a
miserable state regardless of who came in or not flashed into my mind, and I remembered the resentment I had
forgotten.

In the end, I didn't see Illay, who just left the room yesterday. That's why I didn't see him when we were eating, and
since Jeong Tae-eui didn't visit Illay's room and he didn't come to this room, of course I didn't see him.

In the end, Jeong Tae-eui realized that if he wanted to get angry at someone else, he would get tired first, so as
usual, he was exhausted and mumbled, so he just forgot about it and went to bed.

And, this face I saw as soon as I opened my eyes.

“…….”

Jeong Tae-eui looked down at the man with a disheveled face. Well then, I guess I remembered, let's burn
yesterday's grudge again.

I scratched my head and thought so, but the resentment that was once extinguished did not burn again as vividly
as it did yesterday. okay. Actually, I would only hold a grudge against someone who is human, not someone of a
different race.

Jeong Tae-ui sighed. The moment I pulled up the blanket to get out of bed, this man, who was such a bright
sleeper that sometimes I wondered if he had really been asleep, opened his eyes. His clear eyes, which did not
show any signs of drowsiness, looked at Jeong Tae-ui. It's always like this. This man was really asleep at any
time, and even when he just opened his eyes, his eyes were cold and showed no sign of sleep at all.

"what time is it."

“Half past five.”

When Jeong Tae-ui answered, looking at the clock, Illay closed his eyes again and muttered.

"sleep more.

“No, I was completely awake.”

Jeong Tae-ui got out of bed. Then Illay opened his eyes again. While he was quietly watching Jeong Tae-ui
putting on his clothes, he reached out from the blanket and touched his bedside. Jeong Tae-eui picks up the half-
empty glass of water a moment ago and empties it all in one go.

Ilay sat up and looked at the clock again. And he said it as if he had remembered it.

“Now that I think about it, I got a call from my brother last night. He asked me to say hello.”

“Kyle? Um… I guess I’ll have to call you later.”

Jeong Tae-ui muttered as he put his arms through his t-shirt. Then he suddenly said, Wow.
Somehow it feels very calm. Yesterday, that guy went out screaming for his life, and I was filled with resentment
and depressed to no end.

Jeong Tae-ui glanced at Illay. His indifferent expression was no different from usual. I got up and went into the
bathroom as if nothing had happened. It looks like Illay will also wake up. Shoot, the sound of water flowing.
“That guy is using my shampoo and soap again,” I thought dazedly, but Jeong Tae-ui sighed, shrugged his
shoulders, and quietly left the room.

I felt a bit discouraged. In the end, it doesn't matter to him whether he's angry or depressed. Seeing such a calm
attitude made me feel discouraged as well.

Yeah, that's what human relationships are like. Can only good things happen between people? … … I've almost
never had anything good happen with that guy.

Jeong Tae-eui sighed and came downstairs. Seeing that the office light was on, it seemed like the hostess had
already woken up. On her way to the entrance, she passed the front office with a glass door between it. As she
was getting ready to start the day, she opened a locked drawer and took out a notebook from inside. She smiled
brightly when she saw Jeong Tae-ui. She woke up early, so I spoke to her and exchanged a few words with her.

She wasn't the only one who woke up. I heard the door inside the hallway opening and closing. And then there
was the sound of footsteps walking towards the bathroom further back - the rooms on the first floor didn't seem
to have separate bathrooms - followed by the sound of footsteps. Perhaps Gable was already up too.

“What a hard-working people,” Jeong Tae-eui admired inwardly as he opened the front door and came out.

The day was overcast. Although it's not that dark, there may be fog as the sun is not visible. The dew-covered
blades of grass hit my shoes and wet the nose of my shoes. Jeong Tae-eui went out into the garden, enjoying the
sound of grass blades rustling under his feet. The calm and pleasant silence of dawn was in the air. Somewhere
in the distance, there was a faint creak of a gate hinge. Is this the sound of the eldest son of a certain family
leaving for work early in the morning?

Jeong Tae-eui approached the hammock hanging between the fruit trees. The hammock, which was loosely
woven from thin straws, looked fragile, as if it would break at any moment, but it was much stronger than it
looked, so even when Jeong Tae-ui climbed on it and lay down, it did not flinch. However, at this time, it was
damp from the overnight dew, so the buttocks that were sitting on it were soaked.

“Oops,” I patted the wet butt of my pants, but it was already too late. Jeong Tae-eui gave up and sat down on the
hammock again, picking up the fruit that had fallen at his feet. This mango is sufficiently ripe and soft. After
fiddling with it with both hands, he bit off one end and sucked the flesh, rocking the hammock like a rocking
chair.

It was a calm and quiet dawn. Inside the house, there were occasional signs of people waking up and moving
around, and in the garden, he was alone in the quiet silence.

She suddenly felt better. A day was beginning in this peaceful yet unpredictable new place.
Jeong Tae-ui lay down on her hammock. Not only her buttocks, but also her back and even her head were wet,
but she didn't care. Before her eyes was the bright dawn sky.

It was a pleasant time with a soft humming sound, and the sound of footsteps approaching from the other side
of the street outside the door. The sound stopped in front of the door of this house. Squeaking, the old wooden
door opened with an unobtrusive hinge sound. And then a familiar girl came in between them. Last night, when I
was looking down at the garden from the second floor, my eyes met, and it was a black girl who worked at this
house.

The girl, who came in with a light flush and out of breath as if she had run, stopped in place as if startled when
she made eye contact with Jeong Tae-ui, who was lying in her hammock with a mango in her mouth.
Immediately, a shy look appeared in her eyes.

Jeong Tae-ui sat up. It was cute to see the little girl hesitantly looking at her, so she smiled and motioned to the
girl. She wondered if the girl might be startled and run back into the house, but although the girl seemed to be
startled, she hesitantly approached Jeong Tae-ui. But she stops four or five steps away. She gestured to come
closer, and the girl took another step and stopped.

Jeong Tae-eui's fresh eyes, which were unfamiliar and shy and wary but not reluctant, were as lovely as a younger
sibling's, so Jeong Tae-eui picked up a ripe mango that had fallen right next to him, wiped it clean on his pants,
shook off the dirt, and lightly threw it to him. The girl winces but accepts her mango.

“You came early.”

Jeong Tae-ui said. But she didn't seem to understand the girl. Jeong Tae-eui thinks he is in trouble.

“Is it close to home? Home.”

Again, this time she spoke a little more slowly. And this time she seemed to understand. No, to be precise, I
seemed to understand at least one easy word from what Jeong Tae-ui said. The girl muttered “home” and
pointed beyond the wall in the distance. It looks like the girl's house is somewhere in that direction. Jeong Tae-
eui chuckled and spoke again.

“Have you had breakfast? Breakfast. Rice.”

But this time, when the girl tilts her head as if she doesn't understand, Jeong Tae-eui pretends to eat. Then the
girl brightens her face and nods her head.

I wonder if it would feel like this if she had a younger brother.

Jeong Tae-eui, who has only one sibling, looks warmly at the girl who seems to be almost an age gap with him
and says a few more words. Even if language is not available, simple communication is conveyed through
gestures.

A more and more friendly smile appeared on the girl's face as she shyly observed Jeong Tae-eui. Jeong Tae-eui
also smiles. This is why children are good. It was easy to deal with her because her true feelings were clearly
revealed.

Just as Jeong Tae-ui was about to say a few more words, the front door opened. The person slowly walking out
was Gable. When he saw Jeong Tae-ui and the girl in a corner of the garden, he was silent for a moment and then
quietly said something to the girl. It was something Jeong Tae-ui could not understand, but the girl could
understand. The girl mumbled something with her smiling face, then she waved her hand slightly at Jeong Tae-ui
and quickly ran into her house.

Gable, who passed by the girl entering the house and came outside, stood in front of the entrance for a moment
and then slowly came down to the garden. Jeong Tae-eui, who was holding a wrinkled mango in one hand after
sucking out all the contents, asked Gable, who was coming toward him and sitting on a wooden chair built-in
next to the pool, instead of saying hello.

“Would you like one?”

Then Gable shook his head. Jeong Tae-ui muttered, “Ah, yes,” and sucked the wrinkled mango again.

There was silence.

Jeong Tae-eui wasn't one who found silence very difficult or awkward no matter who he was with, but right now it
felt like there was a pincushion under a layer of hammock. With a mango in his mouth that he had no more to
eat, Jeong Tae-eui glanced at Gable. His profile was only slightly slanted, but that alone was enough to get a
good look at his impression.

Just like what I saw yesterday, he was blunt and expressionless. However, it was not an overly hard face. While
talking to the girl a little while ago, the faintly smiling face looked very friendly. In fact, it was like that when I saw
him smile briefly yesterday, but I was surprised, should I say unexpectedly. It is rare to find someone whose face
looks so different with just one expression.

If you smile a little, it will be easier to talk and look much better. Jeong Tae-eui unknowingly spoke out the
thought that suddenly occurred in her head.

“You look much softer when you smile.”

Then Gable glanced at Jeong Tae-ui. And he seems to think for a moment and then opens his mouth.

“It’s difficult because if you smile, you often look belittled.”

“…….”

No, he has a neat appearance, so when he smiles, he looks a bit kind, but it's definitely not an atmosphere that
can be looked down on, thought Jeong Tae-eui as he munched on a mango. But if you think about it, working with
James means that this guy - I don't know his exact age - has been working at T&R since he was quite young.
Maybe I've been working since I was a baby with no fluff on my earlobes. Then, there is a good chance that he
may have dealt with someone who looked down on him because he was young.

As Jeong Tae-ui was nodding his head, thinking about the sad past this man must have experienced, suddenly
something flew in front of his eyes. When I reflexively grabbed it, it turned out to be a yellow, ripe mango. With a
pop, it explodes in his hand, and sticky juice comes out.

“You can eat as many of the ripe mangoes as you want. Leave the already eaten mangoes aside.”

Gable said bluntly. Jeong Tae-ui looked back and forth between the plump mango he had thrown and at him, then
smiled. Thank you, he said, and put a new mango in his mouth.

“Rick….”

Suddenly, Gable opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something. But he stopped talking after hearing his evil
name. Wait a minute, the taste of the mango was gone. Jeong Tae-eui paused with a mango in his mouth.

I remembered it. Gable saw it yesterday.

Jeong Tae-eui mumbled, trying not to recall the memory.

“I’m taking a shower right now, so I’ll probably be out of the room soon. If you have anything to do, go to my
room.”

“No, I don’t really have anything to do. But… Tae is in his room?”
“Huh? Ah…yes. They say the shampoo and soap in my bathroom are fresher.”

Jeong Tae-ui massaged the mango while conveying the strange explanation in its entirety. The juicy, juicy flesh is
sweet.

Gable gave me a strange look. Anyway, the story about the freshness of shampoo and soap is quite upsettingBut
I want you to remember that that was what he said, not me.

Jeong Tae-eui thought that he would not be able to bear the unfair accusation after being accused of
wrongdoing, and added, 'That's what Il Ray said.' Gable nodded. There were no more strange looks, and Illay was
no longer a hot topic.

Yeah, it's not a very good topic

Jeong Tae-eui sighed lightly as he thought of Illei, a character who had nothing more to say than backbiting and
swearing. Then he suddenly turned his head.

“Now that I think about it, do you know what kind of person the Jungdong rich man is who may be imprisoning
your brother?”

If you think about it, it is said that this man found out Jeong Jae-ui's whereabouts. It was this man in front of me
who found out the clues to where he had gone and whose whereabouts were unknown. And Jeong Tae-eui knew
almost nothing about that. All he knew was that someone from the Middle East who had a villa on this island
seemed to be imprisoning Jeong Jae-ui.

I thought they might not have told the outside world that even though Jeong Tae-eui was their younger brother, he
was an outsider to them, but Gable opened his mouth without any sign of hesitation.

“There is a man named Rahman Abid Al Saud. Do you know?”

Jeong Tae-eui looked into his memory for a moment. But I shook my head without needing to think about it for a
long time. To begin with, he didn't know anyone in the Arab world. The only things I heard about were news or
newspapers, but I couldn't remember such long and unfamiliar names.

“And does Al Faisal know?”

Gable asked again, but Jeong Tae-ui shook his head again. Then Gable shook his head and spoke.

“The current Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia is Prince Bandar al-Fad. He is a wise man, but his health has not
been very good since birth, so Prince Rashid and Prince Ali have been fighting over leadership in foreign affairs
since then. Prince Al-Faisal is Ali’s successor. The younger brother was born in Dongbok, and we are very close
brothersHe got out of a power struggle early on and set up a business... "ㅡ
Gable, who had been speaking slowly, suddenly closed his mouth. He realized that Jeong Tae-eui, who was
listening intently to his words with his eyebrows furrowed, was nonetheless making an expression on his face
that said he could not keep up with the clandestine relationship.

He was silent for a moment and then spoke succinctly.

“Al-Faisal is in charge of the guardianship of the only son of his half-brother who died more than ten years ago.
That only son is a man named Rahman. They say he is a sickly person from birth and does not show himself to
the public much. It is said that Al-Faisal sometimes appears accompanied by his family at official and important
events.”

Jeong Tae-ui said, “Ah,” and stretched out his voice. I may not understand it very well, but to sum it up roughly… …
.

“It sounds like you got caught up in a sibling quarrel, brother.”

“To put it bluntly, yes. Military supplies are a very sensitive area in the Middle East both internally and externally,
so we would certainly be able to gain a great advantage with the help of Jeongjae’s researcher.”

“…….”

Jeong Tae-ui took the mango out of his mouth. It really didn't taste good to eat.

This is a very good thing. The younger brother is caught up in a secret power struggle between international
organizations and ends up meeting the wrong person, and is suffering death, while the older brother is caught up
in a power struggle between the royal family of another country and is trapped. It's really nice to see the brothers
side by side.

Jeong Tae-eui, tasting bitterly, threw the mango peel into a small trash can made of twigs and wiped the mango
juice from his lips with his thumb.

“That’s why he’s locked up in the sickly royal villa.”

“I’m not sure, but it’s very likely.”

Jeong Tae-ui scratched his head. If he was kidnapped and imprisoned anyway, it wouldn't have been a good
reason, but I don't know why he got caught up in such a strange situation. Well, if you think about it that way, I'm
not too bad at it.

“When I left for UNHRDO with my uncle, I never dreamed that I would run into a guy named Elay Riglow.”

Jeong Tae-ui sighed, muttering, “I didn’t even know that a guy like that existed in the world.”

Gable looked at the large fruit tree on the other side of the garden and suddenly asked:

“If you are researcher Jeong Jae-ui’s younger brother, then instructor Jeong Chang-in would be your uncle.”

“Ah… Yes, that’s right. Do you know my uncle?”

“No. I’m close to the boss and he used to come visit me sometimes, so I only saw him face to face.… -So, did you
get to know Rick at UNHRDO, or were you introduced to him through the president or instructor Jeong Chang-in?
… ?"

“Ah. From UNHRDO.”

UNHRDO, which many people around the world admire, was the beginning of bad luck. Jeong Tae-ui looked at the
sky with distant eyes.

Come to think of it, this guy also asks stupid questions. There was no way that Kyle or Jung Chang-in would
introduce Illay to Jeong Tae-eui. If he had found out through introduction, he would have been prepared to hear
resentment for the rest of his life.

While Jeong Tae-ui was thinking about that, he looked at Gable. Jeong Tae-eui smiled bitterly and asked Gable,
who nodded with an indifferent look on his face, unable to tell what he was thinking.

“You’re surprisingly curious about that. I didn’t think you would be that interested in other people’s business.”

After saying it, I thought it might have sounded sarcastic, so I quickly added, 'Oh, it's not that I'm really offended
or anything.' It was simply, truly unexpected. Since he spoke so little and had an indifferent face, I thought he
wouldn't care about how other people found out about him.

Gable was silent with a subtle look on his face, then shrugged his shoulders.
“Excuse me..It didn't mean anything. But Rick... “I’m not the type of person who gets along well with people, so it
was a bit surprising.”

Jeong Tae-ui kept his mouth shut. I didn't know what point of those words I should point out first, but there was
so much to point out that I couldn't open his mouth quickly.

This person seems to be in the same category as Kyle. He was speaking very mildly about a man named Eli
Liglow. It's not like 'I don't have the personality to get along well with people.Moreover, saying something like that
means that Jeong Tae-eui seemed to be getting along well with Illay, and it was just surprising how Jeong Tae-
eui seemed like that.

… … . Or is it possible that when he says ‘I’m doing well’ he means something sexual? Considering what happened
yesterday, it could have meant something like that. But even if you try to interpret it that way, it doesn’t make
sense. I'm not the kind of person who gets along well with people, so I never thought there would be another
person in this world who was so sexually outspoken.

Jeong Tae-eui thought seriously for a while about how to understand Gable's short words, but ultimately came to
no conclusion. So he gave up trying to understand, sighed, and opened his mouth.

“Well… he’s not that unsociable and evil.”

Jeong Tae-eui muttered that half sincerely and half pretentiously, reflecting on his own words again. It's not even
a lie. He knew how to attract people whenever he needed to - even if there were some problems with his methods
- and although he had very big personality issues, I didn't really think that he was all bad.

Gable nodded indifferently at Jeong Tae-eui’s words.

“Well, even if he is a serial killer, there is bound to be at least one person who will feel sorry for him when he dies.”

“…….”

Jeong Tae-eui looked at Gable with an angry look on his face. However, Gable had a calm expression on his face,
as if he had no idea what he had said.

“Uh… I guess you don’t have a good relationship with Illei.”

Jeong Tae-eui asked with a slight smile, but Gable indifferently shrugged his shoulders as if he had nothing to
say. Jeong Tae-eui just shook his head.

He may be a more unusual person than you might think.

However, regardless of the context of the conversation, the statement itself was not wrong. Even if he is a serial
killer who is criticized by the whole world, even if he is an extremely vicious criminal or traitor, or even if he is a
Nazi monster who massacred millions of people, there will be at least one person who will feel sorry for him
despite knowing all of this. There must have been. For example, no matter where or what Jeong Tae does, Jeong
Jae-ui will have his back.

However, even for a man like Ilay Riglow, there is bound to be at least one person who knows his vicious and
cruel nature and will eventually comfort him. He's definitely a bad guy, but he's still not hateful.

"……. hmm……?"

Jeong Tae-ui suddenly tilted his head. For a moment, I thought something was wrong. For some reason, a not-so-
refreshing thought occurred to me for a brief moment, but what was it?

There was a thought that was tickling in my head, but I couldn't quite grasp it. Jeong Tae-ui rubbed the wrinkles
between his eyebrows and thought, “Hmm.”
But before that thought could be grasped, an interruption intervened.

“Are you two having something fun to talk about?”

A low, deep voice came from the front door. The voice, which I knew whose voice it was without even having to
turn my head, gradually walked towards me.

Jeong Tae-ui did not turn his head, but only glanced at his eyes. Il-Ray, wearing only a pair of pants and showing
his top, was walking slowly with his hands in his pockets. Illay looked from Gable to Jeongtae and back to Gable,
then sat down next to the bench where he was sitting.

“I thought I heard my name…?”

Illei spoke slowly. Before Jeong Tae-ui could say anything, Gable answered with an expressionless expression.

“I was asking how we met. We didn’t say much.”

“Hmm, okay. That’s a big deal. Gable, I guess you really like that guy since you spoke to him first?”

Gable was silent. Rather than being positive, it seemed like he was lost in thought. But after a few seconds of
concluding that thought, Gable shook his head.

“We’ll be working together and finding people, so I just thought it would be good to know the basics of each
other. That’s all.”

Gable said with an emphasis on 'That's all,' and after a pause, he added.

“Besides, it’s no wonder I’m here at this hour.”

Then Illay glanced at the small pool a few steps in front of him and nodded.

“I see... It looks like he still goes swimming every morning. I guess Taeyi and I got in the way. Don’t worry, just
swim to your heart’s content.”

“No, let’s talk about it together. I have a beach 10 minutes away, so I’ll go there and come back. If Anna finds me,
please tell her so.”

Gable readily stood up and walked away. Jeong Tae-eui followed his back figure as he disappeared along a small
path hidden by bushes inside the garden, not towards the gate, but around the pool, and thought absently that
there must be a separate door over there as well.

“I guess you like swimming.”

“I’ve always been in and out of the water every morning unless there was something special going on. I still see it
that way now.”

Ilay muttered gravely. Jeong Tae-eui nodded his head and looked at Gable again. His figure had already
disappeared from sight.

“Swimming... You seem to have a slim and good physique, so you must have been exercising.”

As Jeong Tae-eui mumbled, Illay laughed next to him.

“Being in the military, working at UNHRDO, there’s probably not a lot of people you’ve dealt with who haven’t done
some exercise.”

When I think about it, that's true. 'but… … ' Jeong Tae-eui tilted his head in confusion while agreeing. When he
countered, he thought it was a little different.
“No, not everyone who works out gets a body like that.”

Well, if you think about it, we can't say that swimming as an exercise will necessarily help you build a great
physiqueAmong Jeong Tae-eui's friends, there was one who went to the national championships in swimming,
and although he had a good physique, he seemed bulky rather than slim and handsome.

Jeong Tae-eui, who was immersed in memories while thinking of a friend whose hobby was showing off his
muscles, suddenly turned his head.

Il Ray was sitting loosely with his arms draped over the back of his bench, looking at the pool. No, rather than
looking at something specific, he was casting his gaze randomly.

That man also had a beautiful body. He had thought that way before. In fact, it is not just the body. The shape of
my hands and feet were smooth, and sometimes I would think that the lines of my earlobes and jaw line were
also smooth.

Every time I get that feeling, I feel so sorry for that personality.

Jeong Tae-ui sighed and shook his head. It's a pity that I have to go through that personality next to him.

When will I be able to escape? As time passes and this man's persistent resentment fades, will he be able to go
somewhere else? No, considering his personality, he could have come to the conclusion, 'I'm tired of bullying him
now, so let's just kill him.'

… … It's so realistic.

When will I be able to escape? As time passes and this man's persistent resentment fades, will he be able to go
somewhere else? No, considering his personality, he could have come to the conclusion, 'I'm tired of bullying him
now, so let's just kill him.'

… … It's so realistic.

Jeong Tae-ui was horrified and rubbed his goosebumps on his arms and quenched his appetite.

“Don’t just wander around wherever you want.”

At that time, Illay, who was still looking at the grass with indifferent eyes, suddenly muttered. What about Jeong
Tae-ui? And he turned his head.

“Don’t even think about going out alone without saying anything.”

Illei clicked his tongue and spoke again. Jeong Tae-ui frowned at her with an ambiguous expression and then
muttered.

“If you try to run away from this narrow island anyway, you will be caught before you can even take a few steps.”

When I ran away, I planned to make a proper plan, aim for a certain time, and even write down a note. Don't look
for me anymore. It is a phrase that makes it clear to anyone who sees it that it is intended to offend.

However, it seems that Jeong Tae-eui's meaningless words had a different direction from what Illay meant.
Suddenly, he said, “Ha,” and turned his eyes to look at Jeong Tae-ui.

"He's running away..“I was thinking that again.”

“…….”

Didn't you mean that? Jeong Tae-eui blinked with a look on his face. shit. I guess I made a mistake with my
words.
Jeong Tae-ui clicked his tongue and was secretly watching, wondering if this guy was going to catch people
again, so he silently tapped the back of his bench with his fingertips. I felt like I would be traumatized by that
hand gesture. Fingertips lost in thought. And after that thought, not much good happened to Jeong Tae-eui.

“Then let me ask you something.”

The finger stopped. At the same time, his languid voice came out. Jeong Tae-ui frowned inwardly. See, it was like
this. There is no reason to ask a simple question here.

“Well… I wish I could answer. What is it?”

“Why are you trying to run away?”

Jeong Tae-ui closed his mouth and looked at Il-lei.

His voice was just so haunting. As if he had no interest in Jeong Tae-ui's answer, he was looking down
indifferently at the clear water of the grass.

Jeong Tae-eui was worried because he couldn't understand what he meant to ask. There's no way I'm asking
because I don't know. Although he was a man whose mental focus was seriously off, he was still not unaware of
himself.

That's why I want to run away. Negative comments inevitably come out, but let's use that as an excuse to step on
someone... … , Iniji. If I don't like something, I just step on it without needing a reason, and I'm not the kind of
person who will intentionally give a reason and make an excuse.

“Wouldn’t you run away?”

Jeong Tae-eui eventually gave up on his worries and lay down on his hammock, muttering. However, the answer
that came back was extremely disgusting.

"If it were me, I wouldn't have run away..“I don’t make bets that don’t win in the first place.”

Okay, if you want to run away somewhere, try running away. You can catch as many as you want. Jeong Tae-eui
tasted bitterly. I think it was a story brought up as a warning.

However, he thought that was the end of the conversation, and a little while later, Illay came again.

“Tell me. The reason you want to run away.”

“……I’m not asking because I don’t know.”

“A few things come to mind, but I’m trying to figure out which of them they are.”

Jeong Tae-ui looked at the sky while letting that harsh tone flow from one ear. As the day slowly dawns, the light
fog of dawn seems to be dissipating, and the sky gradually turns bluish.

That's why I want to run away.

He thought to himself, “It would be better if I stopped,” but it seemed like this man was planning to wait for an
answer.

“What is it with Simbo who suddenly wants to listen to my curses… Hey, it’s because I feel like I can’t die at my
commands if I stay next to you.”

Jeong Tae-ui answered while grumbling. He said it half-jokingly, but in fact, that was the most fundamental
reason. He didn't know how he would die. If you make a mistake, you could die at the hands of this guy, or you
could die from a wrong accident at the hands of a gunman targeting this guy, or you could die from a fire while
trying to chase after this guy. There were many reasons to die, but there was only one conclusion: I definitely
couldn't die in my lifetime.

“Yes… obviously the preservation of life is the most important issue. And?”

"what?"

“Is that the only reason you’re running away from me?”

Still asking lazily as if he had no interest, Illay began slowly tapping the back of the bench with the tip of his index
finger again. I think again, I think of something again. Jeong Tae-eui frowned as he looked at the finger, not
knowing what it was thinking.

He sat up in his hammock, muttering, “Oh my!” He scratched his head and frowned disapprovingly.

“It happened the other day. They tied you up, attacked you, hit you, and carried you away, so of course you
couldn’t do it. You just said it yourself, that preservation of life is the most important issue. Look at it now. The
current situation is so difficult that you are on the verge of death, but it would be better if you were a person. "It's
natural to try to live in a comfortable environment. No, it's the same even for animals, not humans."

“Why is the current environment..Are there so many difficulties?"

Jeong Tae-ui raised his eyes fiercely and looked at his Il-lay. When will I be able to tear apart that ugly mouth that
speaks calmly and knowingly?

“Elay. Ilay Riglow. You said it back then. You said you were going to kill me if you met me. You said you wouldn’t
kill me, but you would torment me for the rest of your life. What idiot would live a life of suffering in silence for
the rest of his life?”

Even if there is, that idiot is not him.

Jeong Tae-eui felt that it was not very wise to reveal his true feelings like this, but he had nothing to say as an
excuse and these were things he had actually heard in the past. On the contrary, it was strange that this guy was
asking such a question again.

“Torturing me for the rest of my life…? ―――Oh, that’s right. You said you hated being with me so much.”

Illay looked puzzled for a moment at Jeong Tae-eui's words, but then nodded as if something occurred to him.
The fingers that were tapping his back suddenly gained a little more force.

“Then shall I ask again? Why don’t you like it?”

"huh?"

Jeong Tae-ui could not even straighten the wrinkles between his eyebrows and continued to look at him. I'm just
asking something that I found difficult to answer a while ago. It would be very easy to answer, but it is so obvious
that I have never even thought about it seriously.

He was still looking at the grass with a drowsy look on his face. In some ways, he seemed like he hadn't woken
up yet. Even though he had just woken up, I had never seen him half-awake.

“I’ve thought about it, Tae. I haven’t actually done much harm to you.”

Jeong Tae-eui had no choice but to open his eyes as he heard those words slowly muttered to himself. I didn't
know that this man considered harm the same thing as murder. Otherwise, how could I say something like that?
No, besides, if Jeong Tae-ui had been a little more obedient and had not been able to take care of himself, he
would have already been covered in dirt in the cold ground a long time ago.
As Jeong Tae-eui frowned without answering, Illay seemed to understand the silence. He thinks for a moment
and mutters that he too is unaware of reality.

“He may have almost done it.”

Jeong Tae-eui scratched his head while looking at his profile as he muttered to himself. What kind of judgment
does this man have for saying things like this? But even if there are errors in many places in his words, one thing
is certain.

“Obviously, terrible things happen every day when I’m with you.”

Jeong Tae-ui muttered. It was like that just yesterday. That blasphemous treatment that does not treat people as
human beings. This may have been the first time I felt my heart being torn to pieces so hotly. The bare minimum
of humane treatment could not be expected from that man. And I couldn't stay with someone like that for a long
time. He will not be able to respect himself.

"People usually have a wide variety of emotions - it's a little different from yours - but the most important of them
are feelings about yourself. It's the foundation that supports life itself. So at least that's something you shouldn't
be shaken by."

But that doesn't work when you're with this man.

If you think about it, Jeong Tae-eui grew up in a very privileged environment. Jeongtae himself knew it too.

I didn't realize that at first. It was an ordinary house found everywhere. He had nothing unusual about him, except
that he had an overly unusual older brother. So, he did what everyone else did.

It wasn't long before he realized how valuable and beneficial it was for a person to grow up and receive plenty of
unbiased affection from parents and siblings.

“It’s all thanks to my parents that I can maintain such a bodhisattva personality even around a guy like that…
Thank you, father and mother.”

Muttering like an ant, Jeong Tae-ui bowed his head to his deceased parents. And he thought. My personality is
already good, so please give me some luck. I need to live a little too.

“So, being with me won’t let you get over your feelings for yourself?”

However, Jeong Tae-eui stopped mid-sentence to her parents because of Il-Ray's sudden outburst.

“It’s not that I can’t fix it, it’s just that it happens regardless of my will….”

Jeong Tae-ui stopped speaking and closed his mouth.

I don't know why this guy is asking this in the early morning. Plus, he has a hard time answering. There is no
particular correct answer.

Jeong Tae-ui scratched his head again. This time, I banged a little harder. Then he glanced at Il Lei. As always, it
was a really great poker face. Sometimes, when I sit down like this, I have no idea what I'm thinking. I can't even
guess.

Why do you hate me? I thought about whether there was another person in my past life who started a
conversation with this. There wasn't.

But this man was wrong from the beginning. He didn't take the wrong direction at all, but his starting point was
wrong.
Jeong Tae-eui lay down in the hammock again. Even though it was early morning, it wasn't cold and he felt like he
could sleep like this again. If it weren't for that man, I might have gotten some sleep.

“But you’re wrong. People’s words make a big difference. Sometimes I really hate being with you, but I’ve never
said I hate you yourself.”

Jeong Tae-eui thought as he answered as it came out of his mouth. I wonder if the question ‘Why don’t you like
being with me?’ will come up… … .

“If there’s a reason you don’t want to be with me, what is it?”

“…….”

Jeong Tae-ui only turned his head from his hammock and looked at Illay. He still wasn't even looking in this
direction.

“Why do you ask me that if you don’t care what I think or feel anyway? It’s my will and it doesn’t matter.”

"say it."

“See, it’s still like that. You don’t even recognize that I have a personality. What kind of person would be happy in
a relationship where people are not equal in personality?”

Jeong Tae-ui clicked his tongue. It wasn't like this man didn't know anyway. A man named Ilay Riglow is neither
stupid nor dull. He was not one of those people whose eyes were dim when it came to his own affairs. In the first
place, he was living rationally - fully aware of the characteristics of the human being he was. But I don't know why
it's necessary to ask that again.

But then, Illay looked back at Jeong Tae-ui for the first time. I turn my indifferent gaze from the pool and glance at
Jeong Tae-ui. It was the first time Jeong Tae-eui saw that subtle frowning expression on his face.

“Jeong Tae-i. The person who determines the value of whether your personality and that of the other person are
equal or not is not the other person, but yourself. You have never thought of yourself as saying that you are not
equal to me.”

“Yes. But you keep trying to eat away at that thought. If you think about it closely, it was yesterday too.”

Jeong Tae-ui clicked his tongue and said. Yes, yesterday too. To be exact, just a few hours ago.

Ilay said nothing. I just kept my mouth shut and looked at Jeong Tae-ui in silence. However, it was impossible to
read whether the gaze meant something positive, negative, or something else. I had no intention of persuading
this man anyway. Jeong Tae-eui licked his lips in displeasure and then turned over and lay down again. It was a
peaceful morning, but the board was broken.

"yesterday, ……."

Suddenly, he opened his mouth. But after saying one word, he doesn't say anything again. There was something
strange coming from behind Jeong Tae-ui, who was lying down. I don’t know, I don’t know. I'm going to sleep.
Jeong Tae-eui looked sideways at the sky that was gradually becoming clearer blue and closed his eyes.

But when I think about it, this is something that makes me angry again.

Yesterday, just a few hours ago, you turned a person upside down, so why bother digging up those memories?
Such inhumane treatment.

Jeong Tae-ui closed his eyes and kept his mouth shut, thinking that the next time this man asked him the same
thing, he would say, 'This is exactly what I don't like about it.'
“Yesterday… I was wrong. I’m sorry.”

It was then.

It was a mixture of a low clicking sound and a sighing sound, but those words pierced my ears. Jeong Tae-eui
opened his eyes without realizing it, and his blank, doll-like eyes moved towards Il-lay.

What did you just hear? I think I heard something wrong. It could be said that it was wrong. There was no
problem with the content of the words themselves or with the voice, but there was a rather serious problem with
the harmony between the content of the words and the voice. There may be a serious problem with your ears.

Jeong Tae-eui turned his head and looked at Illay with suspicious eyes. He was looking at the fruit trees across
the garden with indifferent eyes. His face was no different from usual.

Jeong Tae-eui blinked for a long time, unable to look at Ilay in a daze, so he even sat up.

“…….”

As Jeong Tae-eui brushed away his hair that had become frizzy from rubbing against his hammock, he continued
to look at him with a face as if he had just woken up.

… … . Did I hear it wrong? I guess I heard wrong. I don't know if other people would know, but even if everyone in
the world died, those weren't the words that would come out of my mouth. It seemed like he was quite upset
yesterday. I can't believe I'm hearing all this bullshit. Or maybe it's because I've been so tired lately.

Jeong Tae-eui tilted his head and looked at him with blinking eyes. Seeing him sitting calmly as if nothing had
happened, I thought he must have heard wrong.

what. It was an auditory hallucination. also.

Jeong Tae-eui regained his appetite, sighed, and lay down again. However, he heard a very strange auditory
hallucination, even if it was an auditory hallucination. I guess it was because he had just closed his eyes to sleep.
I may have fallen asleep without realizing it.

Jeong Tae-eui looks at the sky in front of him. It wasn't dawn anymore. Morning has arrived before we know it. It
was a bright blue morning. I felt like it was a waste to close my eyes again on a morning like this, but enjoying
that waste might be considered leisure. Besides, who knows? If I fall asleep in this position, I wonder if I will be
able to hear the same strange auditory hallucinations as before.

Jeong Tae-ui sighed and closed his eyes. Fortunately, Illay didn't talk to me anymore. Well, from the first time I
spoke to him, the whole story was strange. Maybe this whole situation was a dream.

I closed my eyes and felt like I could fall asleep even though I had just woken up. The languid approach of
unconsciousness feels good. Except for one thing, those gazes that disturb that unconsciousness.

I felt eyes on me. If you open your eyes right now, that man will be looking at you. Although those stares really
bothered me, should I really kill him?

Suddenly, I heard footsteps. The sound of footsteps approaching slowly, stepping on blades of grass, stopped
next to Jeong Tae-ui.

It looks like it's trying to disturb your morning sleep. Jeong Tae-ui clicked his tongue and opened his eyes.

“Why again….”

But those words did not last until the end.

Illay, who was looking down at Jeong Tae-eui, who was peacefully closing his eyes, frowning as if he was
displeased, suddenly grabbed Jeong Tae-eui's collar. And I was easily pulled up from the hammock.

Jeong Tae-eui, who had been lying down for a while but suddenly found his upper body floating in the air, raised
his eyebrows. And why, he tried to say grumpily.

But before he could say anything, his tongue filled his mouth.

“…-?!”

He didn't even have time to say anything. Illay, who covered Jeong Tae-ui's cheek and ear with one hand, held his
collar with the other hand and kissed Jeong Tae-ui.

To be exact, it wasn't a cute act of kissing. It was probing inside the mouth as if it was going to penetrate into the
body and swallow it whole. The tongue, teeth, and lips were suffocating as they greedily explored the inside of
my mouth, as if they could not leave even a single tooth or gum out of the tongue. Ilay, I tried to call his name, but
even those words were eaten into his mouth.

“I――――, sleep,……breathe… .” ㅡ
I was out of breath and wanted to tell him to get out of the way for a moment, but not a single word came out
properly.

But somehow he seemed to understand what I was saying. Maybe it was because he swallowed all those words
with his own mouth. Just as he was suffocating and felt like he was about to pass out, just as his vision turned
black, Jeong Tae-ui was thrown into the hammock. Jeong Tae-ui, who had finally regained his breath and was
coughing a few times and struggling for breath, looked up at him.

Standing in front of his hammock, he was looking down at Jeong Tae-ui. However, the moment his eyes met, Il-
Lay thought he might be frowning. He soon turns around and walks towards the house.

“…─.”

Clutching his collar and catching his breath, Jeong Tae-ui looked blankly at his back. He soon went inside the
front door and disappeared inside the house.

“……?! …─.”

Jeong Tae-eui blinked and looked at the closed door, then at the sky, and then at the ground. Then he saw the
closed door again. To be exact, the traces of Illay who disappeared beyond that.

Jeong Tae-eui lowered his head and rubbed his lower lip as if he was biting it. His fingertips were slightly wet.
Saliva is already mixed up and you can't tell who it belongs to, and it comes out on his hand.

It was my first time kissing him.

To be exact, it was the first time I just kissed him without anything happening. Has there ever been a time when,
out of the blue, you were talking about something that seemed completely unrelated, and then suddenly kissed
you and then just disappeared? No, I don’t think there was one.

"uh……."

A look of embarrassment slowly appeared on Jeong Tae-ui's face.

─I did something wrong yesterday. Sorry.

“What, that. Didn’t you hear it wrong…?”

I slowly cupped his face. The hand rubbing his chin and mouth was nervous. Uh, uh, meaningless words flow out
of my mouth. I can't do it. You can't show that guy's humanity. Sorry, that's not what that guy should say. You
shouldn't unexpectedly show your human side by saying things like that.

Jeong Tae-eui slowly covered his face with both hands. The heat rising from the nape of his neck flowed down
his earlobes and cheeks and onto his face. It would probably be red all over.

Jeong Tae-ui ate and went down. Then he ran to the grass and stuck his head and face in it. Cold water covered
my face, head, and neck.

Bubbling, bubbles of breath rose above the water. But I wasn't even out of breath. It wasn't as cold as before.
Even after soaking my face in cold water for a long time, my face did not cool down at all. This made me wonder
if the water in the pool was actually getting hotter.

I can't do it.

“……Fu…─!”

It was only when he was about to lose his breath that he pulled his face out of the water. But even then, her face
was hot, so she rubbed her face with her hands. Suddenly a light seemed to go on in her head. Brightly, sparkly.
Several things that I had not been able to understand until now were connected as one. It was as if I could see
the beginning of that connection that had been buried in the darkness.

“That guy, no way, probably, me….”

“…What are you doing?”

Jeong Tae-eui, who was muttering to himself in a daze, suddenly followed the nose of a shoe in front of him and
looked up at the person standing a few steps in front of him. Gable, who must have returned from a trip to the
sea, with wet hair and a refreshed face, was looking down at Jeong Tae-eui with his eyebrows slightly raised.

“……then that doesn’t work…….”

Jeong Tae-eui suddenly muttered like a person in a daze. Okay, then it's a disaster. If the thought that suddenly
came to Jeong Tae-ui's mind turns out to be correct, it would be a real disaster. Then he really can't escape.

"What should I do……."

“Your complexion is not good, are you okay?”

Gable frowned slightly after hearing Jeong Tae-ui's incomprehensible words, then crouched down and touched
Jeong Tae-eui's forehead. He must have been worried because he was drenched in water with a red, feverish
face.

But that was probably a good thing. That wasn't what I was really worried about.

Jeong Tae-eui just muttered, “Ugh, what should I do?” as he rubbed his face, which was showing no signs of
letting go of the heat that had just risen.