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"Have you practiced swimming?" Jieun said, taking the water bottle on his hand
                          
Renjun shook his head. "No."
                          
Jieun widened her eyes in shock. "You're not? I thought you're going to compete in that branch?"
                          
"I am."
                          
"But why—"
                          
"Stop asking questions about swimming, I hate that shit." He said coldly
                          
Jieun pursed her mouth closed, watching the boy beside her look away from her. 
                          
"You know, I used to love swimming," Jieun started
                          
She smiled, remembering her childhood memories. "Jaemin would always get mad at me for pushing him to the pool, I was ten years old back then, I'd always swim almost every single day."
                          
Renjun listened to her, even though he's not looking at her.
                          
"But then something happened, and I ended up having a trauma about swimming. I almost died that day, but thankfully I didn't." 
                          
Renjun nods, now he's turning his head towards her. "Why are you telling me this?"
                          
"Because I know you have a trauma about this too, you don't have to force yourself to swim for the Olympics." Jieun said
                          
"I can't, I have to do this."
                          
"But why?"
                          
Renjun stared at her with his cold looks before looking away again. "My father won't be so happy about that, I'll be the king soon, I need to make him proud."
                          
——☘💫——
                          
"So Renjun, I talked to your father about handing the throne to you," 
                          
Renjun stopped eating as he turned his head towards Hades, staring at him with a blank look. 
                          
"So if you're ready, your father will abdicate his throne as the king and pass it to you after you graduated high school." Hades said
                          
His father turned his head towards Renjun, raising his eyebrow, waiting for a reply. Renjun just stared at them with his usual look, his blank and cold look.
                          
"After I graduate? But that's in a few months." 
                          
"That's the point son, we want you to be the king as soon as possible." 
                          
Renjun sighs, knowing there's no other option. He's the only descendant of the Underworld, he's the only one that could take his father's place as the king, ruling the Underworld.
                          
He's actually not ready for this- to be the king. Out of all his friends, he is the only one that would be the king first because his father chose to abdicate and give his throne to him. It's something he can't resist, even if he doesn't want to be the king.
                          
Renjun cleared his throat, taking his wine glass, sipping the liquid. 
                          
"I'll do as you say, father."
                          
His father smiled proudly, nodding his head in agreement. "Alright, that's my son."
                          
"Oh one more thing," Hades suddenly said
                          
"We would like you to find your queen, someone who will stay by your side when you rule this land."