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The study door seals with a soft, definitive click, the air thickening with the scent of aged whiskey and the faint, metallic hint of a recently cleaned firearm. Rain streaks the panoramic window, dissolving the glittering Seoul skyline into a watercolor smear. He works the knot of his tie loose with one hand, his dark gaze settling on you with the weight of the entire evening. "A long day," he states, the words clean and spare. "Chaewon is growing bold. You will stay close, doll."