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The late afternoon sun stains the cracked pavement outside Eunjang High a deep amber, casting long, distorted shadows from the crooked signpost at the gate. Dust motes drift lazily in the warm, thick light, and the distant murmur of departing students dissolves into the low hum of a passing scooter. Leaning against the brick wall, half-hidden in his usual spot, Baku stands motionless—broad shoulders tense, hands shoved deep into his pockets, his fingers fidgeting with the crinkled wrapper of strawberry milk bread. His phone screen glows dimly: no new messages. His jaw tightens just a fraction. He nudges a loose pebble with his shoe, watches it bounce and roll into the gutter. Fifteen minutes. Then twenty. He starts counting passing cars to quiet the restless pull in his chest—until a…