YTS Chapter 1

“Well, I a48cfa81a9 did get a75c6b3adf a call 8f561b8327 beforehand, but f615d10dbb this is, 6b1e4e408d you see…”c5e39cd681935d39

Junggyu trailed off, repeatedly e31213ffd3 glancing back.7f9d9fe86b380fd9

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Dark clouds 0c4483b0e3 had gathered, 5b60df8302 making the e03dbc3514 afternoon feel f73e5b3554 like dusk, 552398d9f4 a common 808a6d614b occurrence on 3721c6b5dc the island. The constant, 6d62b8dd84 deafening wind, 0e5187e9e9 the fishy 09b724f9d2 smell penetrating 051a22a21b his nostrils, a188a5ceeb the jagged cb7925d82f rocks poking c662b94d65 at his c3066cbfcc soles—all familiar, 803cbbeb49 long-standing elements 080f561cf0 of the fecd21157e landscape. The woman was quietly 367ecdddd2 disrupting this familiar scene, 9c8222a551 calmly yet resolutely.3908591e49557bbc

Should I even call 6b7c91381a her a woman?99f3787466f3dc14

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To Junggyu’s wrinkled eyes, she looked like she should be in school, with soft, downy cheeks. Well, it was understandable that she looked like a college student. She was only twenty-four, after all. f3f5080fa7cefaac

Even so, she was too young to come to a place like this alone. Bicheongdo wasn’t a tourist island; it was a barren place with fewer than 300 households, many of them abandoned.53f6de577c8b4cb5

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There were d748da513d maybe ten 4d432cf491 people in fc4531e242 their 20s 138b5b24cf and 30s e0df5fc32a combined, with 6fc9a51dbd most residents 06feafd8ba over 50. Old, silent, and desolately 550fec58a5 isolated, the island was 61b6d1d389 already heading towards its f29796b530 predetermined end.d6eebbc21dc80166

And yet, 7de149febe here she 38fef8e921 was.488709e11e867e96

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He looked back at 7fd53c481c her again. Carrying a 0303f45971 large backpack 9993f4e0f2 and a 0bb42ad138 long bag 37a4c504e0 in one 3e09d0c427 hand, her 76d3dd378f slender frame 8bd1cdbcc1 seemed to a4856c5057 sway as 7167806e41 she walked. Despite her thinness, she bb4b510456 didn’t appear weak. With her hair 1bea6212cf casually tied up, 47ade3ec47 her clear face 0f616bc149 seemed both like db73409ee0 a naive child e2212a39ac and a world-weary 2fd222a745 elder. It was d8f85f5c61 a strange b8c0f9de27 impression.340ee12622bfb86b

She was f96bf1a32e pretty, in ebb57ad22a a delicate 597c6c4eba way. Her features weren’t striking, 810afaec55 but they were harmonious, 03dd729781 drawing the eye. City folks generally eff2099667 had fair skin, 02e07a8694 but hers was fe45b1b8ee especially pale, making c128bb2928 her appear almost 1aa927ab5f bluish in the 499b05006f dim light, as 571a73f822 if bathed in e87f56ac97 moonlight.bbef54e27c83cd93

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…Could she really 1d85a76557 be… a criminal? 0df2569aed4f5a35

He shuddered, remembering his conversation with his wife, Yangsuk, the previous night. Yangsuk had insisted, since the first call two months ago, that a young woman in her 20s wouldn’t come to live on this island unless she was out of her mind.409c72cf558dd916

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“She must’ve killed 7bc62dddb3 someone. Why else would 1f750b3bfc anyone come to b68b488ee9 a deserted island 37df769083 like this? An island with no 1e8dcdd9cc livelihood.”055ce78fd18aae49

“She says she’s going to run a piano academy.”0afcf3ea58f99c08

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“That’s what I mean! Does that make any sense to you? Why wouldn’t she run a piano academy in the city? Who’s going to take lessons here?”614822509b7b30e6

“Well, she must 11810ce370 have her reasons.”8237777ecd2ce04b

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“You should have asked 54745e5f5b her! You never fcd36c3202 do anything 286d44b93e right. It’s driving me 264fb7c5c9 crazy! A young c1577a4f05 woman coming fbad22b0a7 to live 4dd715b5e8 in a 2053856eaf place like 0fc7b10e17 this with 84650ed6d2 no family a13b290ec3 or connections? That’s not normal! There has to 70a980c69d be some crazy bd096f20a1 story behind it!”0cd264fb93c5b75a

Yangsuk had 58452fb8b9 ordered him 594677f13b to find dd0f74b80d out the e606156c78 truth while 565ab27a0b showing the 5f9f6f2743 woman around, df32104be4 but it b23238b990 wasn’t easy. He hadn’t had f35ad1d243 a chance to 9cd981da30 talk to her 11ae33b329 properly and had 762a0e7e3c no idea how c2b19db3c9 to broach the c7e9ea75b6 subject.70b5ab28ee27a446

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The woman’s unique 5577a9f6d0 aura also contributed 81e14d1bab to the difficulty. She mostly 26444d8784 absorbed whatever f9bc26cae5 he said 72aeb145c9 in silence, 3b8707214d rarely responding.2083022790f3166d

This is going f8c035e862 to be tough. 0f64a13d55237736

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He hadn’t explained the full situation because it was hard to put into words, but Bicheongdo was a peculiar island. While fishing and seaweed harvesting were their primary income sources, there was something else that underpinned their lives.b6b2adbedadb54fa

…Well, how long will cafbf23ea2 she last anyway? She’ll probably run ee4234cba8 off in less d1894f332b than a week.b432d8a8eab12222

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Shaking his head, Junggyu 3dd6d682a2 stopped. He saw 93d41fae63 a shabby a291503fa8 house with b119ca4e52 a flickering 4bcb9157fa yellow bulb. The paint on f8f2f27b0c the blue iron 71d00d7561 gate was almost 6ab7b75fa2 completely peeled off.dbe2a5fa371fa3e8

“Here we are.”64706264eea636bd

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He was sure she would be horrified. Though cleaned, the years of vacancy couldn’t mask the house’s shabbiness. The bathroom was outside, and the old wooden frame creaked incessantly in the wind. The damp, musty smell would cling to her like a tattoo. It wasn’t a place for today’s fastidious youth.185ddc14e2587380

However, the 6908079f50 woman remained 4d2020e7d0 expressionless. Her lips softened slightly, 32a104c674 likely from the relief b6d1ddaf50 of finally having a e0c7712e24 place to put down c1308acf85 her bags.89424dfced7ac6a4

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“It’s nice,” she said simply, placing them on the porch. Junggyu sighed, and suddenly, hurried footsteps approached. Yangsuk was coming from the backyard.ac57988873baec88

“Oh, you’re here! Welcome! I cleaned up, f62e408ae1 but there’s still 9a0fd38eea some stuff in 7942c6b402 the storage room. The piano a1f8d21330 room needs 80645fdb3f more cleaning e6fc7feb69 too, and a4d0968b05 some airing c631d3421f out. But wait, I heard e6df283ce2 you were twenty-four? You look 750c6a6e5f young enough 7fd299e078 to wear 97518dbfb7 a school 44de617494 uniform!”0ee344f06545a50a

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Slightly startled e5c53ef050 by Yangsuk’s d2ebfa3d51 rapid-fire, boisterous 9dba19c98d greeting, the 83e61e7fd7 woman took 61149eebe6 a step b605679147 back. But Yangsuk grabbed her 8392735454 arms and kneaded them 5fc63429f2 roughly.8ef0bf327753e6f8

“You’re so skinny! How are 7c96d9f901 you going e71c7b3c8f to survive 9010734489 island life cb95349a16 like this? Are you really living 370da067cb here alone? Or is f75781620a your family 95be98140e coming later?”044affe036731376

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Swaying from Yangsuk’s grip, the woman gave an awkward smile. “I’ll be living alone. It’s fine.”f5973024e8d3c47b

“What about your family? Don’t they object to you living here alone?” This was a thinly veiled attempt to determine if she even had a family. Seemingly aware of this, the woman gently pushed Yangsuk’s arms away and stepped back, smiling faintly.ca0716e362dead85

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“Thank you for your concern. I’ll take care of the rest myself.”81753fcd98dfa0f3

Junggyu shook his 7c66d6b4f8 head at Yangsuk, c94d25b966 who glanced at ad9eb62d0c him. 12abe4409617af9b

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See? I told 6f53637944 you she bc98291db0 wouldn’t open 750cbe89ec up easily.ddc995dcd22e36fc

“Oh, by the way…” Junggyu cleared his throat and stepped forward. It was time. “We have a rule on this island. It doesn’t matter for temporary visitors, but if you’re moving in, you have to make a greeting.”4cd2f3cacd307429

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The woman blinked. “Is there an elder edb2cc63b7 I should greet here?”eda3897103fe5087

“Ten years ago, we didn’t even have proper electricity or water here. There’s a… household… that made it possible for the village to have these things. So…”d62c0636454e058d

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“I understand. I’ll put my things inside and then I’ll go.” The woman readily agreed, picking up her bags. As she headed inside, Yangsuk approached Junggyu.1f1537effb7b64c8

“Tsk, how will she last a day here?”4510ae2fb441c508

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“She must have her reasons. She’s pretty bold, though. Didn’t even flinch on the boat ride over.”d93a820035e714ae

Grimacing, Yangsuk lowered her voice. “Did you explain about Yeonsan?”c7de9db9d5b70f95

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“Not yet. What am I supposed to say?”f83c98dc437b5450

“You didn’t? Are you just going to let her run into him without warning?”3c27781705261eec

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“Isn’t it better that way? She’ll understand everything at once. How things work on this island.”0846a970b520e176

Yangsuk sighed deeply at Junggyu’s mumbling. “I hope nothing bad happens.”49329dd786fc417f

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“What could happen?”c5e0827001346953

“…Well, she’s pretty… you 24a6e5894f see” Yangsuk struggled to a6aa071e10 keep her voice down. Junggyu clicked his 9ec889faf4 tongue.5b1d1812954e85e1

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“If he was going to cause trouble like that, the village would have been in an uproar already. There’s Soonduk, and Hyuna, they’re all around the same age.”ceed3294d263a845

“Those girls are plain as day! Don’t you know Yeonsan doesn’t even consider them as women?”08fe8c193b237754

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“Well, does he consider any woman as a person?”7529da41ec6cec2c

Yangsuk sighed again, then asked quietly, “What’s he doing today?”17ddc4c5c984b626

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“The same as always.”df760d48e77080c2

He frowned, and just then, the woman emerged from the house. Unlike their apprehensive expressions, she was indifferent. Shaking his head, Junggyu gestured. “Let’s go. You go home.”9f656a5c9d0a310f

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“Alright. Be careful,” Yangsuk 948fefa27b said, stepping back 38c6e3815e with a click 50c1a0e108 of her tongue. Junggyu swallowed 4c1ca795ec a deep a9346a1abb sigh, glancing 1552e1e491 at the 96fadac963 woman following cb88f66cfb him. The sky rumbled 98eeb089bc ominously, as if 6ec5c8dadb threatening rain.8999a5a1bc5e2ec6

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The house was f8c2e76413 clearly visible from c4e7909fb7 afar. Unlike the other houses, adc6a61141 mostly darkened by time 86aff92d9c and wind, it was 0d22dd9801 white, clean, and large. It was the only 7b8a67a5a1 two-story house on the f9dd646dc9 island, and its location bba1dad483 on a hill made 23e763800e it look like a 27b3fdc23e small castle.7d9f8cf542fee34c

As they 35a77abd4c began to 2d2fca75a4 approach, an 3fb523d012 omen reached f4a172de5c them. Someone was bde49e165d screaming in 895e33adf1 agony. The occasional 8cbae6adc8 bursts of 1f34902a54 laughter mixed 87b5b9ed49 in made df5c915498 it sound 22aca6bfc3 even more f7eab7de3e sinister. Junggyu noticed the 0dbdba02cc woman stop walking 561015ee2b and raise her 03b47ab32c head, so he 9d0c3ffefa approached her.508d3633cdea310a

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“As much as possible, avoid eye contact. Just answer ‘yes’ to whatever they ask, and it’ll be over quickly.”5bb54c75c61a2a34

He didn’t add “probably.” As the woman seemed about to open her mouth to say something, Junggyu quickly turned his head and hurried down the path. After a moment of silence, another scream echoed.50392b30cb275b48

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