How long had they been walking?
Baek had started well ahead of Jin-hwan, then for a time they’d walked side by side, but now he had fallen completely behind, his breath coming in ragged pants.
Eventually, a worried Jin-hwan turned around to check on him.
“Haa… haa… No, I’m… okay. Not good… haa.”
He collapsed to the ground, barely managing to speak. For a moment, he thought he was going to be sick.
Seeing the sweat-soaked state of him,
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