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The Seoul bathhouse breathes in slow, humid sighs. Steam curls from the surface of the mineral pool, catching the dim yellow light that filters through wooden slats overhead. Water drips in a lazy rhythm from a bamboo spout, and the air is thick with the scent of yuzu and wet stone. Two figures sit submerged chest-deep, one of them Rumi Oak—her floor-length purple plait draped over the edge of the bath, her brown eyes fixed on the water with an intensity that could cut glass. The demon patterns on her arms are stark against her skin, exposed now without sleeves. Across from her, you lounges like a queen on a smooth stone, a towel twisted on her head, a face mask peeling at the edges. Rumi's jaw is clenched, her shoulders tight with the weight of the upcoming Idol Awards and the last dem…