All the king's horses

All the king's horses

Several days have passed since the search began.

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Still no news...? Hyunjin hyung.

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....yes.

In just a few days, Seungmin's face became so haggard that I couldn't recognize him.

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...

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Did you sleep well?

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...

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What about rice?

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...because I have no appetite.

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Hyung, you have to cheer up. Hyunjin, you have to cheer up and find Hyung too.

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Hyunjin hyung, if you see him like this right now, you'll be so annoyed.

I was also quite worried about Hyunjin, but I tried to smile for Seungmin, who was having a harder time than me.

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...that's right.

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I'll take good care of myself.

My heart ached when I saw Seungmin, who was weaker than usual.

That night.

I was just about to fall asleep.

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Yang Jeong-in!! Hyun-jin hyung is here right now...!!

In an instant, sleep suddenly disappeared and I ran with Changbin to where the royal family was.

There, Hyunjin was lying on the bed.

With a very pale and weak appearance.

Next to him, Seungmin was already sitting with a blank expression on his face.

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He's still breathing, but... he's lost so much blood from his body and his injuries are so severe, I wonder if he can be saved...

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I don't know.

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I have to live.

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Save me by any means necessary.

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yes.

Changbin hit me and looked at Seungmin hyung.

The expression on his face was, "What should I do with that guy?"

I kept my mouth shut and nodded once.

It meant, just leave it alone.

I took Changbin out again.

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What should I do with that guy...?

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We should just leave them alone... They've lived together caring for each other for a longer time than we can even imagine.

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Let's just stay still.

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Don't be too sad, and don't act like nothing's wrong.

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okay...

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I should go to sleep.

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You come in too.

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huh.

That night, I barely managed to fall asleep, but I woke up because of the cold wind coming in through the window.

And then I immediately lost consciousness again.

When I came to my senses again, I was in a cold warehouse.

My hands and feet were tied together.

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what...

And there before me stood the man.

The man I was searching for so desperately.

This was an opportunity.

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Hey... can you talk to me?

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I'm not trying to blame you or anything, I'm just curious.

The man had no answer.

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Why did you bring me here?

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All this time, you used to run away whenever you saw me.

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You want me to see you, but you don't want to hurt me?

There was still no answer.

He looked at me for a few seconds, then turned around and left.

I was there in the dark warehouse for so long that I couldn't tell how many hours had passed.

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‘It doesn’t seem like you have any intention of killing me or harming me.’

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‘Then why...?’

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'whoever?'