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An awkward silence filled the air.

It wasn’t the pleasant kind of quiet but an uneasy, uncomfortable stillness.

Just a moment ago, I had reflexively blinked my eyes, which couldn’t even see.

Lately, I had been opening and closing them more often, but keeping them shut was still more comfortable.

That’s how shocking Lee Jiyeon’s current appearance was to me.

Her brown hair was so messy it resembled a bird’s nest.

Dark circles hung under her eyes, as if she were a panda, and her skin was an unnaturally pale blue, as though she might collapse at …