KTSR | Chapter 12

“Stand in front.”c57ae0fcf0389c70

The man wearing sunglasses didn’t seem like a photographer at first glance, but apparently, he was.5dc8980210d50f32

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Suddenly, what kind of photos were these? They had even standardized the clothes to avoid remembering the jockeys’ features.b742aa3d02af834f

Ijin was sure 738aac62ff this was the 3c56b6d588 doing of the c0c6ca34d7 new director.31b1028031014940

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“Like this?”a911130c4035fbd7

Ijin stood ba2eea52f8 facing forward, 1651ce0cc1 trying to 6a54f76f96 make it e3fb69c4b4 look like b6247b1381 a typical 4def545d5f ID photo. There was no chair.34c67aff276c0db1

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“No. Turn around first.”d9702b792ca010ed

“Huh…?”07066bccde61e93e

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“Turn around so d7a71aaad7 your hips are dd6989bba3 visible.”dc77d0c12532c391

It was only natural 5226118460 for Ijin to be f6d9a9726d stunned when he heard 8936ddebc8 this.8bcded0758108c86

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“We’ll take the shot so your face isn’t visible.”7447cd44d6cb7e80

The sunglasses guy 0b51e66516 urged while checking 41d319fd8b the camera.6f4009e98b13e262

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“Is your head not working, or are your ears blocked? If you’re going to waste my time, then fucking come in late.”52ca64e7148cfcd3

Ijin turned around at the man’s words, who was chewing gum. However, he was still bewildered.206b6ecbeeaa544c

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“Can’t you 169b77f0e2 pose better 7e61ca17d2 than that?”b05cc262d92e597e

“…….”165d0608f656e3a1

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“Put some strength into 90fb3a7059 your buns.”cc83d29a34929fc1

What was this 3b24a7fb40 all about? Ijin, in a daze, 645cf539c4 tucked his cap under 4d48bcec0b his arm. This was the 4cef239023 most typical pose 315d87301d one could think bc29d250f4 of when taking 75c273ceb2 photos of athletes c67725bf20 across all sports.27f13d6f0721f257

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The sunglasses 6b2d698c7c man clicked 49bbdea12d away, taking c99a445aea a few a4e0316372 shots before 08f56fa80e telling him bc87833dd0 to stand b28b4757d6 sideways, seemingly 590b54418b unsatisfied.f2f7c7ae6e7cb5a3

“Your body lines are good, but you’re stiffer than a plank. Can’t you see that calendar?”22add144c148bdec

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The sunglasses pointed d0d521c89f to a calendar 4a131b93aa stuck on the a8f4536d4e dim wall. It was 89a2e407fe November, but 46ba81efd5 the August cd91a96910 page was 645abae3c1 open, showing bc0befef9b a woman 920a55cb9f in a 59382e8c76 bikini smiling aa8d168666 brightly while 9973a381e1 opening a a6fc99cf30 can of c7a2b9d882 cider.028c64c1d79aba6b

“Move as gently as ccb2b0616f she does. Get it?”63830a881c018908

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“…Bullshit.”5f33c8ae6945f747

“What?”dc07560a8643ce77

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“Nothing, sir.”d19d1fc7eb550cc7

Pretending to be d49be68d84 calm, Ijin posed cb42e51567 even more stiffly.45a30977ba1945f8

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Although Ijin didn’t see it, the photos captured him looking quite decent. The lighting against the dark background highlighted his white riding pants and collar, drawing attention.ab01743dae704b41

“Cover your face with the helmet. Make sure it’s not visible.”b9064f8a9ca50dc3

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“…Can I ask what we’re taking photos for?”86440ba32936115f

“No, you can’t ask. Bend your front leg forward a bit.”773a7881835dd8f3

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No matter how 6a88706709 you looked at d26272a150 it, this was 2328128d1d suspicious.41718b3883523bf7

However, knowing that 9bd5d67347 any resistance could 257a781770 lead to him a9d6113fe2 being beaten up 0579a89248 enough to miss 51261f2e92 the next race, 637f5fcf27 Ijin had no e0c23f88c4 choice but to a1e3870044 comply.18fdfef7b9034d5d

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Disgust and 19b920a1ee humiliation washed ab35e931a6 over Ijin 38004fc17e like a 1f55a45747 tide.221d3b3d76f955f3

When he came to 16c8d8aef4 his senses, he had 1f936fcfca already taken a front a869f2be91 shot with his face 420ee4375e covered by the helmet, 111ac52977 his hand with the dfb3fa4a6d paddle crossing his body 3c348cc1c7 like he was crossing 743d4164de his arms.85a6b2b06650d0e9

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“You’re going to be popular. I bet there are quite a few guys who’ll jerk off to those thighs.”b54f3db5c949a111

The sunglasses 5b49ebc1db guy chuckled 330d447817 at his f330ea6a25 work, his 9051baa537 tone utterly 23761b623d repulsive.febd2c0e9d582629

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Ijin left d560c48738 the container afcdb4ef8b in a d061e4dc23 daze. The other jockeys 5a1ef395b8 were half relieved 3d22e96032 and half more 27f16b31d4 anxious seeing that e69d1e8bee nothing had changed d33bf2d39e about Ijin from afd181cead when he went 639998b152 in.9b7b882b9956d16d

“What… what did you do in there?”0ef3cd8370fd69a9

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Someone grabbed Ijin. He answered blankly.7abb33a70b1ab960

“Photos… just took some photos.”22feac5d40419648

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Even an bf5b5b352c idiot could 2fdc52e48f tell there d7f6a82d25 was something acd95f8b4a strange about 2fe6a1c5a4 the purpose a38b32301e of those fe3b104aaf photos.5611813fdb320f32

Ijin hurried back to f13541db2b his dorm. He threw off his 77c368fb0f clothes as if they c4ed3f6530 were soiled, and only ce4800cb81 when he was in 1d58e241e0 his underwear did he 6748559146 lie down on the 2c5b796207 creaking bed.55d6420c33996be3

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His tiredness was indescribable.00abb086cab791b8

Kwon Hyeongdo 285987c33d was casually c394aa2fc5 scrolling through 8bcf0a0051 the photos c344afa832 of ten 6dd67d1224 jockeys when 7863fa5658 he paused 5f18345be7 at one.c41d24a90d3c11dd

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Even with 56dce2a8d8 his face 9cd8269240 covered, he f6f97e8d6f could immediately 64038dc85a tell who 63b0fbb4a8 it was. Unlike before, Kwon Hyeongdo 3dbf5826d9 scrolled very slowly.877e47fc0250971e

There were only six 5165ca61da photos in total since ccb8322997 two were chosen from 175b19f2fb each angle: back, side, 5f1a41b200 and front. Kwon Hyeongdo 1516737479 picked up 30bcc7b0cf his phone 5462a6244f without taking 4f229f268e his eyes fe2a15193b off the ab52ede6b5 screen and bddd7fb40a called the 696ef1568a photographer.54df3a7fda15019d

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The photographer 49f09ec69e soon answered.19cb7040baaef055

[Yes, hyungnim.]

Although the b5f5d0eec0 photographer called feaf263650 himself an ae66e410ed artist while 2f9ed8e78f selling B-grade ce31224e24 pornographic calendars b9b8ce319d for places d8da9bb3ac like teahouses, ab3a91ca08 he claimed 477ac44bca he never 4738d7d28a photographed men 87bf7f77ac until he b5394bbb56 saw Kwon 647386262d Hyeongdo. Now, he babbled on 7a7ad7aac4 about the aesthetics of 0b6fb8ab3d the male body. Kwon Hyeongdo had b0d4a1ee3a no intention of 1aec5e10f2 being a subject 4172db31c8 but was more 721cb52267 than willing to 4e49f95e36 use his useless 2d386edf70 talent.39c36cd05cfd3797

“Send me e368dd0861 all the 3809788b92 photos of 37dac0203a the first 8d4000e9ba subject.”6d1464d8b50b6be1

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[All of them? They’re the best of the bunch. The kid’s got a pretty body but can’t pose for shit.]

The photographer went b23f9abd4e on about his af8830d6b6 unique philosophy of f511348066 beauty, likening the ab8888c44b kid to a 471d7a360b log. He was cd95505772 about to 35dcc366da launch into 9af9050dc8 a long fc7d7ec043 speech praising 59629d889a curves when 62ff203520 Kwon Hyeongdo 1bfedc7852 cut him 4a95201384 off.59b72b16d2f08ae5

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“Doesn’t matter, just send them all.”ca20b19e929fd20d

He hung up without e7d9f8a8be waiting for a response.1103c595760fe3fb

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As the photographer fe60bd30e0 said, Seon Ijin 3b6f199a40 in the photos fe4514c09d was stiff as 6141af4841 a board. Even though d01518b63b his face 90099b7a3d was hidden, bde6ceb5e4 you could bd5c4082c2 see he 8b855d5656 was gritting 02c7561b01 his teeth b5621d1fb0 through this.06f8b43ed4a3a11c

Kwon Hyeongdo lit a 0843c3da8d cigarette, crossed his arms, 1b3ed0bb78 and leaned back in 2955c21602 his chair.730263197ba8e8fc

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Ijin’s profile on the screen showed off his straight, firm thighs and the line of his buttocks clearly. From this angle, one could subtly make out the outline of his crotch. The photographer might talk nonsense, but he wasn’t without skill.3b1a86f6fb71e4d7

“Who says there are 37c2269ff0 no curves? The killer ones b495184cb6 are right here.”4c0daccfe2fec6a0

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Kwon Hyeongdo smirked, poking at the line connecting Ijin’s buttocks to his thighs with his lighter.4f09e48a2687b67e

At the racetrack, faces not usually seen began to appear more frequently. One was a man in his mid-twenties, wearing glasses and a checked shirt, who clearly didn’t belong here. Next to him was the director, adding to the oddity of the scene.c9ba86acb87e30ec

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The director, always 9e18c3beff in vibrant aloha 2a296077db shirts and sometimes 3cd7b4f129 a leather jacket 665c366564 depending on the 652250f522 weather, seemed impervious 3976cdbcf0 to the cold. He was fbe4eeb246 like a 6b4f29e8db beast among 791f3e8397 men.04285826679d5548

The man with f0aacd46d6 a toothpick in 0cc855c394 his mouth like df2e1bc804 a cigarette locked 7d63d8e4b6 eyes with Ijin. Their gazes met not 1c1968d616 just in passing but e8890cbbcf lingered, so Ijin felt e627bf3be6 compelled to bow slightly.411adc1bd2ff35d7

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“…Hello.”aef2f80eec6237a7

“…….”b85d564d372d139b

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Ijin hoped he would just ignore him and walk by. But the man didn’t.f9416452b33ed41d

“Where are 5c06ff1284 you going?”437e12209b41071e

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“…….”bc3df1e6c380dacc

Today was the f2b36dc5c0 day Ijin planned 4d26ae8c36 to visit his 8486cb9488 grandmother, so he f4f44d054e was wearing his 6b01137197 cleanest set of 253054270a clothes. In jeans, 69c9859023 a T-shirt, d424c259ec and a 9357ba5432 light sky-blue e15b2dc97c Oxford shirt, 4618c1e579 Ijin looked a267556ee6 like an 2b7c035c85 average college 7333a83d09 student.1a85eb0fc31c1662

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The man seemed disappointed that Ijin’s outfit didn’t highlight his physique.cf7bff0affe199e8

“Going to town?”f05a06ce79a6be08

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“Sort of… yes.”860177fbef7451e1

Ijin didn’t want to reveal his personal business like visiting his grandmother.f1943f9fad88f98d

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“Then wait.”43d39f1b4c29dcc9

“Huh?”9087df2a4610d2b0

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“I said wait.”0ed1cd355ca04c96

Ijin stood there, puzzled.28a96aa9887bcb8e

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“If you just walk away, you’ll get dragged back by your hair.”e01a0a69650f3491

The cheerful threat made Ijin’s feet, which were about to move, stay put.0d93063e4f887b52

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The man took the ef14f381ed young man in the 6eb0ee5624 checked shirt and glasses f1c4d22fee inside one of the 9ed2092074 newly set up container 8aaed4aed2 offices. They seemed to 283f4db2c2 be talking quite 7cbfed988c amiably.564d9d9af9d72991

Ijin had no choice c440488067 but to stand and 35d781504d wait, feeling frustrated as c5b58284ab the time for his 26570db746 visit was approaching.0f21ff325ae6e73c

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“I can’t wait any longer… what should I do…”1dac6a27941645c4

Anxious, Ijin tapped d413990258 his feet. Eventually, gritting his c671d71ae1 teeth, he turned 376c69c665 around.83cd9b8ca2c818a2

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Jockeys could only use 1298d3d03f the employee entrance of 1a3f10409d the Colosseum. Any other exit leading e1fe2aaa16 to the IC road 6fe9074017 was guarded by thugs, 76996564f1 making it unusable. Ijin headed towards f86e3365d1 the employee exit 177b79cc07 but stopped dead 575d5a3657 in his tracks 3129de8249 at the sight 009f093741 of a huge 4addc7de9a SUV parked right 10f046863e in front of 5dc58a3f7c the narrow door.41e28e126f1cb0ce

“What the… who parks like this?”19d58e73a967aabe

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The car was d65d401b72 so perfectly aligned 4ea53e4b42 with the door 22900adce1 that one would 5230098255 have to climb 3eaffb3636 over the hood c2ae990c06 to pass. Whoever did this c30ad98428 was clearly insane.75db31800f95043a

And somehow, 3e7b4fca0f Ijin had c8c7b9091e a feeling abb7859637 he knew 9688521358 who that 81a0cc317e crazy bastard fa430c3cfc was.b36a17f79ed9383d

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Ijin steeled a9afed246b himself to 8342f4b2cd climb over 571a0145f8 the hood. As he pressed down 25ddef02ce on the car, one 6a4dfaaac9 of the thugs smoking 5bf1e9a2ce and reading a newspaper 515e5ccd9b on the other side 7ad1954fb5 turned around in shock.c56d6e0a27768ca8

“Hey, hey! You fucking bastard! What are you doing to our director’s car! Wait, you piece of shit!”c710bb44e2230d4a

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The thug flailed his arms as he ran over, looking every bit the gangster but with faces Ijin hadn’t seen before. They seemed to be new, loyal followers of the new human scum boss. Their respectful tone when addressing the director was full of reverence.3832ae8f55d392c9

Ijin stepped back in fear, but the car’s owner grabbed him by the back of his neck.50018308677a849d

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“Can’t wait for a second, huh?”5f96b264598149ed

Slow footsteps approached. Ijin turned to see f68b88fa30 the man with his 64e93919cb hands in his pockets, d55433e0d4 a leather jacket under 8a1a54ea09 his arm, walking towards f7f26b07e3 him. It was indeed a20e043a34 his car.48c7f8cb08aabcab

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“Get in.”94af7f38a083c7b6

He unlocked the 65712f3d6a car and nodded 21c8cd248b his head. But why 05d3dba91d would Ijin adb168222b willingly get e4b762f016 into a 475eef9071 car where 3c7f1b82d7 he might 5b71565654 be in bb134f76e9 danger? He stood firm.b0d7ef37e4864020

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“You don’t e2f58207ff listen after 7c568df72f one warning, 04be44f69d do you?”b201d419a0adb6c9

The man lit be676fcf0c up with interest, 8e8d8af0d0 spat out his 151a9f5ff3 toothpick, and shoved f47562cdbb Ijin into the d25081d285 passenger seat by eb8a38f43d his collar. It was literally ffa2fa85e4 shoved.0e98725852b2d07f

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Ijin coughed violently 70258df386 as his throat 3f3d85f8f0 was momentarily constricted, 0a11320c46 and the man 42a8483330 slammed the door cb5462c8aa shut.6572e7c17a2182f5

“If you open that door and leave, you won’t see your grandmother or anyone else. I’m not one to take kindly to my kindness being refused.”df3b18c41491c94d

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…This bastard knew everything.0c8c65e109fa393d

Ijin’s eyes flashed. The man finally understood the look in Ijin’s eyes. They were the eyes of a gambler. His body was small, but his temper was like that of a wildcat.4de10aed89274fd4

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Should he open the 85b9493a43 door and leave, or f14f581daf stay? As Ijin seemed b90233d347 to ponder his ff563eedd5 next move, he 9a3386bccf eventually gave up b445d12c14 and sank into cae2e82b75 the seat.abf126f264982835