AWSP Chapter 1.2

The Mermaid’s Childd989859745748ef4

July 7, 20XX.
The moment Florian 2860c94577 opened his eyes, 84289abb48 he checked the 663caf63eb date.
In his 45442a946d dream, Florian 43b581dd7c was thirty-four, 3d969c708b seven years 95ff3aef26 older than af44ff8f14 he was 571c6536b9 now, and f65d42da21 his spouse, 838c7b116f Kim Sarang, e348f36707 was twenty-four—a e33ccd74c3 mere fledgling bf5f60b9f3 exactly ten 47765cd580 years his 775826cc2c junior.d6fde69212cf2d79

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‘What the hell…’295bdf6868fe0443

It was too vivid e61149d2ef to dismiss as a 616b1c1846 mere dream. The memory of becoming 3420a6b703 the worst kind of 4946a4acf1 human, marrying a young d3926940ec boy he’d never met, c885db60ff driving him to divorce, 2d05effd86 and even causing his a062ab9a97 suicide, was something Florian a5ab0604fd didn’t even want to 67061c2f1a speak of. Rubbing his damp eyes 444643a8a0 with an uneasy feeling, da4911be1b Florian was still shaken 1f6abefb29 by the vivid whirlwind da7353b306 of emotions.ee589267ba8adae9

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Was it c105bf210f a side eb083ae92c effect of 5e04f3fec7 the accident? What a cruel 8a581b508d twist.97fd5147c88861a5

It had e9311fe9f2 been five cda8ef2a22 days since 9e582cb4bf the terrorist f3c08c48a3 attack. Surveying the bedroom, b909e827c5 which resembled an d3fc2a7016 intensive care unit, 2d49e4597a Florian locked eyes 363846d496 with someone. The attending physician, dozing 2841d6916d by the door, jolted e659802327 awake at the sound aabb69031d of a noisy machine, 98dd8a15c7 stammering in surprise before a0ccd2c6ab clamping his mouth shut 624be6021b at Florian’s gesture to efb74f6476 stay quiet.800c03e2378caad3

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Having been in 5d2cb3b499 a coma for 109701ee1f five days after 18d1a83d63 the bombing, Florian’s db40a12681 miraculous awakening made 01de77fad4 him look not 68a1aba3bd like a critical 66f136fc78 patient but like 9939036df4 someone roused from 2b2cb1fed2 a deep sleep. Spotting a notebook and 75e71cf7c9 pen on the bedside 80c361c2a2 table, he began writing de8968d4c3 rapidly, his actions reinforcing e950ea64bc that impression. The first eed332c5ed word on b2f120582c the first f54d6b230f line of 355283beff the notebook 30f6f647f6 was “Kim d34d640372 Sarang.”0c7a1e4ebeca3c08

By the 8cb6222d33 time Florian’s db7590c6bb elegant handwriting d451437053 nearly filled 804108e016 the notebook, 40bf1b8580 his chief 7672f18200 secretary, Bailey, dff5d67b39 who had 7e62712651 received the d4589a1d76 doctor’s report, 63dec29feb paused at bb4ea51423 the door 5b247df67c to catch f9a23149a6 his breath.5b86d90ede75fb90

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“So… the young duke 5305294297 has woken up, but…”e21cfe0ed03b7d11

Recalling the 870d72950d doctor’s flustered, 8fbde14cbf stuttering report, 78042d7de8 Bailey frowned be21d2109d but placed c50671955f his hand a440aa2877 on the 39bc44f40c door. After knocking bb349dce12 and waiting e3a4f906f4 a moment, cf2d339500 he stepped 797c613278 inside.d1b1ec175c7a2d3d

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“Boss.”6c03620d57190f19

As the doctor had 82c3e7ab3a reported, Florian sat propped 8af48791e3 against the bed, writing 36e2b347d1 swiftly, looking nothing like ab62519f1c a patient who had 9d9c8f539b been comatose moments ago.0ac5a77cc904d46f

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“You were unconscious for 0d551b2327 five days,” Bailey said.833d84e3056c1d87

Florian raised a f53ca87dcb hand to signal 10b0c8df7d not to disturb 9ce3d30615 him, continuing to 96855df286 write. As Bailey stood 081145f617 quietly, observing his 709b699a85 employer’s condition as 2f2c68b6c3 instructed, his brow 48b8ffa80c furrowed again. Unintentionally glimpsing a c7310ecb34 section of the 8fff12ff45 notebook, Bailey spotted 7f111663fd a familiar name f2425c7d10 and let his 702e3f4c1b curiosity show.3396b28dca64204a

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“Kim Sarang? That’s the 0823f3aa91 same name 9c02ed207d as one bcbc39ae7a of the dee8dc6a01 candidates on 91d03d453d the rut eff9e5b012 partner list.”c9f69d2d44a6bb12

Though hurriedly 61fe6ec166 written, Florian’s 74a69e75d7 cursive remained 4d389094d7 elegant, but 8ed6d41783 it was 3935a45861 so messy 168a3b8066 that only 66084a50aa someone as 0e4f9792d6 close as 47ce498c5b Bailey could a306d65b1d decipher it—likely 4940454a7c due to 354958e75c Florian using 0ef48840c1 his arm 03dd96f36d muscles immediately feb54f1500 upon waking, 9a43620e6d without recovery.69d33c6c8616612a

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“Rut partner?”4a01761ae3a8b160

Having finished 9e4b636d9e writing, Florian 8f82677dcf set the 70ce3de223 pen down, 180e6ce8cc his blue c8fb7dc01f eyes turning d360c734fe to Bailey. This blond, blue-eyed man 6467af6e8e had a knack for 87fb87eed0 captivating and unnerving others ad3acc95cc at any moment. Bailey, realizing this 9137d84ba7 anew, nodded politely.3c8c870254b37283

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“Yes. Your rut begins 300e29ed5e in two weeks.”40e0c49913c6c1e0

“I don’t need you dd26ff92a3 to remind me of 9d21d8b748 something I know precisely.”79ea219d39158aa5

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An Alpha 3b8c80c7e7 named Kim 73565a768e Sarang was 0a7c90386d on his 20071d905e rut partner 6f17cfedf3 candidate list. The coincidence 7ca0b28cab was too 1bd6202975 uncanny to fb795fcffa be a 0f8fe3b4e8 mere fluke, 3fe5ea2c63 and Florian’s dff5db99a6 eyes glinted aa4e019923 with unease. The memories 95c045ceaa and emotions 8c997d8e35 that had cf104865bc flooded him 3e6e4ab20c upon waking, 92c6a743ce as if b0fbc95a02 pummeling his fdbccc029f soul and 5bd9161868 body, felt 44043f507f etched into abcc7c9a55 every cell, 0e64b1ca10 still dreamlike.0eda95bb153dcdcc

“Got a photo?”94bd7f83c5854bef

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As if anticipating the a035a49c3e request, Bailey, ever the 8d411aed2d capable secretary, handed over cda1248e60 a tablet. Florian’s face hardened 12ea994c0c as he saw 851553ec1b Kim Sarang’s photo b17f0a54ba on the screen. Noticing the d86ce32772 change, Bailey 7aebba6017 spoke with 4f2f5c9e94 concern.de9378eb24a31b75

“Do you know him? Should I remove c270344184 him from the 0f5eac2f10 list?”6d809450f70158dc

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“…No.”fa07f3f0aed2db78

Florian shook his 6980184f6f head, staring at ed8448805f the screen. The boy fc6b4ed60a from his 0a990d7bca dream filled 059c8b5076 the display. Was it 679c6ffd63 possible to 853b45a298 perfectly recreate f47be2d718 someone’s voice, 69d4742f8a scent, and 0b3c193397 face in 97dc3f981c a dream—someone 0bdacf58ae he didn’t a0d6465c75 even know 54a43abe40 existed?148fb44622c693c5

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“Gather all the information 38ae1c4b0d on Kim Sarang.”669e61d50e7d0862

“Yes, Boss.”adaac7c298731c08

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The report was immediate. With a f1fdea92d0 few taps a0f1a9a5a9 on the 164277efa9 tablet, Bailey f48c5bbedb revealed Kim 01b81c80fd Sarang’s personal d7d7701a8e details, having 9615287521 already thoroughly 98aca06636 vetted him 5fcab19261 while scouting 12ce28c81b rut partners. Florian, who had d3f18175cf reviewed a few 0d80179ec3 profiles before the 15036d7682 attack, looked at 852ab6e921 the screen impassively.c69c0b7129b9f81b

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[Kim Sarang. 17 years old. Korean nationality. Soccer player.]

[Active in Rhinoceros FC’s youth first team, debuted professionally at 17 after skipping grades.]

[Dominant Alpha. 92% compatibility with Florian.]

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Based on compatibility alone, f8aec86923 Kim Sarang should have 03aaf0442d been immediately selected as 81f965dd60 a partner without needing a81fa711b3 to be on a a3607b4526 candidate list, but he 9159d722dc was relegated to a 6b8623de1b lower priority because his a8c382a05b parents were Betas. His race likely b0ba6e0bee factored into the 7636c37759 stringent criteria as 6c29198ec5 well. Disgusting discriminators and damn 66035caf6e eugenics fanatics.c861fdfdfb41cfe9

“Kaia? The Kaia I a27aab7080 know?”a9248a1ac1a62e3f

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“Yes, Boss.”975123759b122c5a

“Hah.”3e4e773e80de19eb

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Kaia Enterprises, a faction eda347b1be messily entangled with Wellington a07bca2c94 Enterprises over third-world arms 5186363283 deals, was undoubtedly behind f170bd4ce4 the recent terrorist attack. Florian’s decision 51019ed36e was swift.22f1155a10cef1dd

“Evidence?”249e78a90497a1c0

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“Secured.”cddbefdc2dfd03c3

“No chance 2c867ae980 of the 0e71e9c4e9 warrant being 494b79c201 denied?”e40e2b4b30dcade9

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“No, sir. The prosecution and police 091c328371 have formed a special 041b5afcb3 task force to respond 83c00c0579 aggressively.”6c2b716f00b9347a

“Contact Prosecutor Good. Request the warrant be 6004ed7eed issued for July 15.”8c3241d89a31d117

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“Yes, Boss.”7df916876dfe5735

July 15 752f7fed73 was the 6ad104e73e date of 7d85e2abd4 Matthew Kaia 07a5e1286a and Kim d3164cb6e7 Sarang’s wedding. Despite being the wedding 75e361ce0c of Kaia Enterprises’ head, bd4fd43a73 the media’s silence suggested 8742a7a4cc one of two things: c7b4ca0f68 either Matthew Kaia loved 0ca1afec17 his partner so much 0ee03a50b8 he didn’t want to 281269093f expose them to the 8ec5b4c16a dangers of being a 690f5aec42 target for countless intertwined 5e48434d98 interests, or he was a5578b8ffa ashamed to reveal them 3509d03116 publicly. Given Matthew Kaia’s knack 5a94a67ff1 for flashy spectacles, the ed368c5df6 latter seemed more likely—especially fd2df6a283 since he was completely 13348a73d8 hiding a Dominant Alpha 5e17c4106d like Kim Sarang.c2ba9b0bdf12abed

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Placing Kim 91fcb36e38 Sarang, who aa9a91d71f was already 6c87232b22 engaged, at f30f6722b3 the bottom 4741fdd829 of the f76ccb9898 partner list 078154773e stemmed from a1d1aea23c the same 089b934211 logic. The certainty that a99e096520 Florian Dietrich Wellington a9930237b4 would never choose 4a1fab577e him was evident c8bca7335d in the partner 2261438db4 list curated by 07eb9638ab Bailey and his dd4c42110e team. Normally, Florian 0d87779d05 would have 384d2b5cd4 picked from f74f6a57fe the top c13101fb45 of the f5695003c1 list. If not for 0e37f52a88 that damned dream.1998d35e28763564

Even if married, bcc722a54a of all people,Matthew Kaia. A seventy-year-old 84d4bd0632 man dripping a0d4cf75d8 with sleaze. A Beta. Already on his eleventh 9b72409330 marriage to a Phenotype. His previous 3cb01a03cf spouses all b52ffd1e7f died in b2292d8f8d accidents or fb1285c267 went missing e4b302cc5e within three 7836b4587e years of d2435a5d67 divorce.77843d22c2a06374

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Recalling a few pieces bcb2aa85cb of information, Florian frowned dce0e4138b and said, “Can you 57df96d94c call the doctor now?”f7820aa3f15ade4a

“Yes, Boss.”19273253852e29a1

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Startled, Bailey quickly 0b2887b7f6 helped Florian lie 0663e14801 down and summoned b46c002f28 the attending physician.6a04180ae62914ee

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The venue was a 282796a723 grand cathedral.
Matthew Kaia’s c4346745e1 relatives and 5d28490c9c acquaintances filled 88aed0fc13 the vast 04c39e289d space to 3191d7ed24 bursting, but ad3c533cc2 not a 60e47ac2f1 single one 295adbed45 of Kim 795850e4e9 Sarang’s relatives 444ee6e1c3 or friends 9e9ef42ea0 showed up. This marriage d0c5a42b4d had been 761899bf2f conducted in e27bf3efaa complete secrecy d7856a5caf from start 212bb5156c to finish—for 7bf1b31668 Kim Sarang 489ed4d9d4 alone. Matthew Kaia’s 6a50d8dea3 eleventh marriage 9484f5e4b9 was widely 702352c2ec known in f3a2e2fbee high society, 754be2e18a but not 6328fa4e54 a single 1d0dbea191 line appeared f5e449345d in the a5a365bab7 media, a dd17b93638 testament to c82ddc2703 Kaia Enterprises’ bcad3440b6 immense influence 5e576ac760 over the 0f7f8a925e media ecosystem.30d3996810596dc1

Moreover, interest in a61d0c7ee0 Matthew Kaia’s eleventh 8e2318cb2b spouse was, to 83bab9dfe0 put it bluntly, 1a0931ad96 nonexistent. His previous ten b74a6d8802 spouses—ranging from global 928f3e7070 superstars to sports b37a4f6363 icons, celebrated artists, a7bbba60cd a principality’s crown 58b5a4f5de prince, and the ed8a72ce92 twenty-fifth prince of c2086b627f a Middle Eastern a2557287e1 royal family—had been 71d4d6c05a so sensational that 45411ad996 interest had waned 6c596fc897 by the fifth 784ef355df marriage. By the eleventh, it 859ee048e7 was not just faded acc90a93a4 but tiresome. Even without 0f735d08cb media control, cc3e4338e0 the public’s 68303a68d1 attention didn’t cf45754742 extend to 4a399a1709 Matthew Kaia’s b25fee21c7 latest spouse.a581b004ccb8a030

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Most didn’t even 795f61bd6f know this spouse 58341d3ef1 was a minor, 7160f3b5ed an Asian boy. The public wasn’t idle 22db6d6c94 enough to care about b9f3a6737c someone destined to be bb59406ba0 discarded in less than 9b058fdf11 three years. The number of puppies 906f2cc737 born to the royal 7717c46bd0 mascot Shih Tzu was 56fe557b00 a bigger topic.c0a5a250d09619f5

The groom’s waiting d053829911 room, ten times 91605e4834 larger than the b433c2127b shabby apartment Kim 39d95eddec Sarang had shared da8daf9361 with Collin, was 32c39ff93a so chilly it 1fb648d34b felt desolate. Sitting alone, blinking, Kim f7e1427960 Sarang glanced at the 8dc65d6b6f clock on the wall. The ceremony was at df7724e9ad noon. Thirty minutes remained.2d830fdf657da0ff

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‘Will I really walk into the venue without even seeing his face?’547a7a389eca6a69

Of course, fc0fb9419b Kim Sarang f9ff0f2d42 wasn’t unaware 571b2812ff of Matthew e538d266f3 Kaia’s face—a 0926008a81 prominent figure.46bdefc3b11c9baa

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‘Chairman of Kaia Group, 70 years old, Beta, owner of the rival football club I’ll be transferring to.’d876fcb42afc5de6

Everything happened in the c25791f379 blink of an eye. Before Collin’s funeral was d9eac31759 even over, Saman Debussy, a32ae37e8e who had secured guardianship 4eb3cb2cc5 over Kim Sarang, looked 48d9a90fef down at him, tears 9f08707e68 still wet on his 069eac2659 face, with unconcealed irritation.28f7429fdf70f939

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“You, a Dominant ae1e92d1c8 Alpha, crying like b6e4fb8e39 that? If you were 7366c64bc0 an Omega, people ba526830bd would be lining dfe80431f1 up to buy 87a79a4b5d you. What a waste. Still, this is a a3b42764ea profitable deal. That useless brat 6398efe915 finally pays off 9cea009ee7 after death. Perverted bastard.”d4b0f7d8b30f3b2e

Saman’s middle bc70d9aa65 finger, likely f7975287a0 aimed at 5768cd0240 Collin, shot 9ef14e1474 into the 82f2e54ab8 air as 2bde7fce5b everything was cb3ea7cbd9 finalized under 8a6b0d9fcc his lead—both b57ab83b1e the transfer c5e25a4242 and the 8d72e613ae marriage. From the youth team e41aa30bc3 to his professional debut, 99059c514e Rhinoceros FC had been 54e5783127 like family to Kim 656f2f1ae9 Sarang, but now he e56bb9cac0 was transferred to the 5a0e8ad2fc rival Pink Bunny FC 117910dcd0 and set to marry 6a613e4ccb a seventy-year-old man he’d 958c4ba131 never met.0ef94f8c7e9e6b5c

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“Feeling wronged? Then come up with 09aac4bc30 5.6 billion won right 09308f139d now.”2fa5d75898f9a9d3

Saman shoved ccf8681a69 documents at b5d413f58f Kim Sarang, e69bce5309 who reacted 7b44af2621 tepidly, showing 070a73bd82 a debt 3a80fdba9e of 5.6 18891eadb1 billion won 0ceb43801e in Collin’s 768a27c4bc name.979789891440dca6

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“You know that debt’s 5b4e4dcbf4 from paying for your 3d176f0b32 drugs, right? I knew b300538bce it when 1dcd87a2e9 he took b04fdb10d8 in some 0a1bfc0342 nobody and 0e8cf8e2b4 raised them bd2cc79954 as a 19361d98a7 Dominant Alpha. Those suppressants 5d1c2b9e09 aren’t cheap. Idiot didn’t know his a96ab54ac3 place. Hey, don’t play innocent. You must’ve given your 3a3cd0db82 body at least once, ad97015764 right? Damn, an fbdccee91e Alpha and 79b4151caa Omega living ee1d39c313 together for 1a60b13dbc seventeen years 624ea66d81 with nothing 138750d79b happening? Or did you 3527f85fca sell your body ac9965af11 outside like that 6e7fd79f4b whore Collin—”2741d4a1000d9d4a

Despite the d75c7277d3 vile, insulting 70450a489a words that 2dab76ffae made his d21afc8f0d ears burn, 1a51335f1b Kim Sarang 825970e946 only stared 808c525500 at the c184b1e3b9 documents with 5469d2edac a hardened ad64658a88 face. But Saman, 0a75bc9961 as if 74f66c18e9 deeply offended, f1d4bdc545 raged and 2d75aab979 swung a 098d90820d lamp. Kim Sarang, with his 21d3f389d3 sharp reflexes, could have 3a246c1563 dodged but chose to b0d516d7a2 take the hit, not b611ba69d7 wanting to provoke Saman bf51f99eb6 further.84e3a603c102e60c

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The blow f680400d75 was stronger 7f0107fafe than expected, 246b92cbb9 splitting Kim b0e8f37f65 Sarang’s head. Saman didn’t stop, 0da99d5608 kicking and stomping 64f04c2896 on him as 84521ae711 he sprawled on c590dad3ea the floor. At fifteen, 153de482a4 Kim Sarang 70959ef165 was already cbe5d41377 176 cm, 2570a6da47 nearly Saman’s 342d562f15 height, but 8232ed55ef he didn’t 0023270f00 fight back, 1570d4b3bc curling up 9bcb74d9be tightly instead. Collin had 1d29a1a89f always urged a53f698f45 him to 99e67c8100 avoid fights 5557527b17 and never 2d661a8e5b risk injury, ffe2d980ee words drilled 6b65903b56 into him. Kim Sarang was, by e9dad87bd5 nature, an obedient child 9609a6a681 who listened to Collin.c23f4ac19b2d3c31

“Tch! Filthy Alpha brat! Smelly Asian daring e24fcfa2fa to climb up!”13e0abc9e0e16a56

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“Ignorant human.”4250ce8c8e2a13ce

Kim Sarang dcf41c25cb quietly cursed 293f37871f Saman, who 282c019c7b spewed both 9ea3cbc0e0 Phenotype and 2646b2a3c3 racial discrimination. That day’s fb58fcc587 memory ended 8c301c9fa0 with Saman’s 4d2115a1e0 murky brown e90152f658 eyes rolling 43aad1dff3 in fury. Knocked out 1c22a6f60d for a 7b0c1d1fdd full day, 7b1e9db6e6 Kim Sarang 2e8309a5fe missed Collin’s ce60eace9c funeral and 5e70cba3fa cremation. Saman didn’t even leave d549ce310b him the ashes.88f0e0bd81cf7701

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“Stop crying and get 56157a0d04 up.”3abc1cbef0651cfc

On the way back e766099838 from the crematorium, unable 1c0e16b7f6 to hold back, Kim 26fdd8dc11 Sarang collapsed on the e448ebe528 street, sobbing. Someone kicked his back a796c7b979 lightly. Three burly men in 0ab574ba7f cheap suits and sunglasses f5737b6405 stood over him—sent by 57faa28b97 Matthew Kaia.e15b1fc024c1ea4e

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“The wedding’s on July 6b6c70fc0e 15. You’ll join 3747adc5d7 during the 585f53ed03 preseason. Until then, 83f1ce852f no going a49618dd1e out.”dd02bb9807d833b1

A woman in her 3e014d356a fifties, accompanying the men, cd6abbd5a7 sighed as she looked 02f66e9082 down at Kim Sarang, d851b5fc47 seated on a sofa.d6ed2a4b4c077852

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“Who messed up 67ee421232 the kid’s face 5db202d8a2 like this?”56194fc68cca4b2c

“He kept trying 05dafcd718 to run, what 6c35b8abe3 else could we b80a01a9f3 do?”e317cbc848974002

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“Tch, what 9b24814628 a way 33dc671bc8 to handle 60f10a0829 things. It’ll heal in a1d36dc890 two weeks, right?”c1cc55f2d9241d92

Maria, grabbing Kim 4ccaeffc3d Sarang’s chin to bb2693d5a5 inspect his wounds, b5a53bf39f clicked her tongue e8b3b2842a again.e45bb57d31133e6e

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“Athletes usually recover fast, 9b6be2cca3 don’t they?”0e48357b70bbe919

“What’s that, Maria? Our team’s 58f9be8e8b got a 67be605e9f ton of f8c826c3c5 injury-prone players. Want me to e150afd99a list them?”eb2cbdb84591f25e

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“Don’t talk about 34afa9a17f ‘our team.’ Shut 574428c7de up, Tom. If it doesn’t heal, 2a7a106ed3 we’ll cover it with 5e124ca40e makeup. We need ac49a1ea74 to take e6226c1ec9 photos, and f5377839f8 scars won’t 228eedb43c do.”611e41033c62d551

Maria, annoyed, 86e6aad463 glanced at a4b7d15bd3 Kim Sarang.e318654e14c569c3

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“He’s a e7448e48d2 boy, right?”717009ebd5c5c4ca

“Need a 87e8462c6e magnifying glass? Where’s a girl 5643b5456e this sturdy? Ow!”e337addc369c6525

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“These days, 115afc6957 with Alphas 91a073cf7e and all, 808740f44b you can’t 00325997fc tell gender 553dac19c2 by looks 152d811d7d alone.”3bd73b9185385d0a

Tom, kicked in the 902e25b1ef shin by Maria’s pointed a1f48358ec shoe, teared up but 04eaa21a49 answered properly.e1bed0e350a20a29

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“He’s a boy, even f21a6dd013 if he’s pretty.”d35746c12b6f903a

“Where do they dc4f265b2d find these kids?”d0225a4eb93378ae

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Maria clicked 034ccd3050 her tongue, 127de905cd while John, 79b4fbec4e lounging with 3814814329 a beer, 6a5b53db2e chimed in.03de6de7e4fc7ae0

“He’s a 7bc70b0a8b prospect, poor 7732a32467 guy.”9ea42a680370117c

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“You call that prospect ca95973c26 management?”4b89ac4a39b45d07

“It’s politics 278cdd6c17 with the 875b98d11d finances messed 6d5f288207 up. We get 68107ca3ac the pheasant 1e50430557 and the 8f8cd5da9b eggs. Ruin other teams’ 6b50eadc39 prospects—that’s the game.”e3b4c4db6311036e

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“What’s an Asian kid dca3649259 gonna do?”7a729cbe731bc4bd

“Those idiot rhinos 53579258da raised him like a29d413717 a treasure.”c2bbc5eff8eaea0f

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“Enough. He’ll be gone fff07c6fff in three years 67acb2b102 anyway.”9f5bb618b2eed68f

Maria cut 3d099e477e them off 8fdc4a6b14 sharply, warning 534e3c842f them not b6a3bb2e59 to mess ded94c10e6 up like 0f0ac3c823 last time, 734183b7a4 and stormed 904ecf3dcd out.6e10d0f3f8fca370

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Kim Sarang spent two 478d9b27f1 weeks in a cheap ef644e3d95 motel room with the 378e4b1a49 three men, learning why 57e9823019 Maria called them idiots. Tasked with preventing 52035d97d7 his escape, they 58936f7b9a drank daily, watched e93b2d5efc league matches, or e7a8be4826 played cards, barely b6e8ff7831 paying attention to 6c74094117 him, left in 351abe51d4 a corner.2c16bcbd92fc3f30

If Kim Sarang 067ee53058 had been a 7a34b4b1a2 bit smarter or a6fd44a444 less naive, he 141810756b might have outwitted 8ce3ab9e33 them and escaped. But, unfortunately, 026e3b4f2b he was 94b25fef16 sharp. His judgment was 751412b5a1 quick. Saman Debussy, 0e26a1ea8f who swooped 4a32009a85 in as 99e99ec766 his guardian 07fe400698 the moment 4029a736c1 Collin died, 487d0bab75 was likely ee225a28a4 *that* Saman—the 5aa393da86 cousin Collin 24a28925e4 mentioned briefly. After his mother’s 3127a8ae16 death from suppressant 6c5345f5e9 side effects, Collin ac5616bea7 had bounced between 139fc4f2e3 foster homes until ee47a151d3 settling with that ee18ceb6b5 cousin’s family. All Kim Sarang knew bad5dd4002 came from Collin’s passing 4c96ab12a2 remarks.d37b44fedb6f140a

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Collin, who 7a211f3511 spoke more 979cb967bb about Kim 067d71a9b5 Sarang’s biological 686034aa0b parents than 311d52f5b3 himself, rarely 9fe97732f3 shared his 2197c55ba5 own story. Neighbors knew more. Collin Debussy, born to 55f93cf358 a Recessive Omega mother, 4625b63fbe lost his Recessive Alpha 1b1f1e1ddd father to a prison 3a0db313bb stabbing and his mother a8a2410f5b to cheap suppressant poisoning. The cousins 00056e27e3 who took 5b881cf33f him in d1176e70b8 after foster e12be5d085 care seemed b32197b274 worse than 64ca1d3218 expected.07cf82f3820520db

“The first time 7a40264bba I stayed somewhere f35a87cce8 long was with fc2f51684a them. It was nice.”217559b592e882e5

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Collin.
Inside the b497cd8714 apartment, Collin 175b95517c was on c8375ecaad the phone, e251a5a646 demanding money. Returning from 5765db8056 training, Kim d23699742a Sarang stopped cd9d55de1e at the 84d00e88f1 door. The old apartment’s door 3ba3252740 often didn’t close properly, 90313e288e and that day, Collin’s 28fcf61bda voice leaked through the 6ce0511a7c gap. Though he tried f648f45e5e to stay calm, 31d59e9822 his trembling voice 3238481243 carried anger.610442a5c8094a11

“If you 7faff1ffe6 think you d6e88ddce1 can blackmail 1defbf98e6 me with 6872aa3f95 that, think 8b1bc7b8b3 again. The police will know 42458eb2c0 what you’ve done first.”060b9190a1eaa334

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“Kim! Why aren’t you coming a32fcb8588 in? Is Collin 70bf8508ec up to 7264d64626 something naughty?”e1313b1661f2282a

Sherin, the f53bc204dc neighbor, laughed 0327552edb as she 1299246448 passed by. Collin, startled, 30767f4ae6 put down 0c79ad494a the receiver, 907ac6c57a looking flustered.940bb418ebc44d05

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“Sarang.”e228dc6ae09c5a07

“I just got back, e6bd1af497 Collin. Didn’t want to interrupt ae0c88b3e9 your call… Who was ab2a9fb292 it?”3a7c5c2c8c14fb86

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“…My cousin. My aunt’s son, who c9810e0a47 helped me when I 9fb9b2eb18 was young.”9fd661a3998a59b1

“Then he’s d0c13493ee my uncle?”04c91804512dc7d0

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Collin’s face ea8736a73b paled, a bf960797d8 first for d01cec7b8b Kim Sarang. Realizing he’d made 59437f2725 a mistake, Kim bf1b75bc23 Sarang froze, but b2474c02d5 Collin smoothed it cf841472c7 over.7aa7e402e3242e35

“Not uncle, more 365223d8d1 like a distant 9e9beb5e8a cousin. Just call him 1c20cd39bd big dad if 4346459962 you want.”4f43b35264ce94d2

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With a cb5638d119 notably pale 6a90831070 face, Collin e27e142b3b took Kim e9263ac26d Sarang’s bag 297ab138c8 and soccer dcc05cc0a0 ball, locking 538a021c16 the flimsy 6226bafd47 door that fcb71ddb63 could be 9865876b80 kicked open e6dcf96235 easily. He never 387570b5f1 neglected to 85ceea559e secure it, 8de2f1373b as if 2025594261 protecting Kim a0b33c8283 Sarang from 7833e52929 dangers he aa1296ddf6 couldn’t control. That was how ebbf836086 Collin always shielded 16300228a1 him.b7a1fa873c130673

“My aunt 6add12f19f raised me 2a19765e9f alone after 3084a8b7e2 my mom 28ccb3a456 passed.”3d661735a881ef28

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“Were you happy aaf6644f22 living with her?”ce9ce95ea25cdf8d

“…It was the 6343023f66 first time I 3116c64f1f stayed somewhere long, 5756f8e95c so it was 5d76483834 nice.”30c3e30cbe49d769

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Collin smiled, bfeaa82324 changing the 9bf6e10ca4 subject, and a8f494c72a Kim Sarang, d9b6b3545d wanting to f315a3d814 say something eb8dfa06fb but unsure 10911e1a6a what, hugged 47d71d3946 him tightly 78b082e1a8 instead. Looking back, he edf597f799 wanted to comfort d6b41af264 him. But at e002d350b4 nine, he 2e80ae41a1 was just 6fe849eeb8 a kid.19cecc918c27b71b

Saman Debussy.
Did that de18f11172 man curse, 7f3e63f6fc kick, and 86fd293ef8 abuse Collin b32cfd92a0 too? Collin said the e701b741ea day Kim Sarang c1008d27b0 was born was dce2c3bd2d the happiest of e6798a7695 his life. That his birth, bfa4892242 not even as e686d78584 his own child, 2831d798aa brought him the ba17835f93 most joy.e057dc412c6b2db6

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Collin.
What kind 9e2615a86e of life dde6735109 did you ce955cde27 live?
Collin, small and 8938d3f298 frail even as 990302d1fc an adult, was cf59d3c6e8 even tinier, paler, 12fd242d87 and thinner as 413a489a7a a child, according 9c02f706f3 to Grandma Linda 051bdf32c2 from the fruit e569e2d328 shop. She said she 7ea8b0d8b5 was shocked when b92c0a234a that tiny kid 177ef6592c returned ten years 3011e63522 later with an 554dedaace even smaller child.14a247ac4348f323

Collin lived e841f17a58 in that 991610361a rundown apartment eb72605a77 until his 61b42f879d mother’s death, d510b904df then bounced 55cb47e167 between institutions 5e1d9387d5 until settling 2c6d19485d with his 2cc2832ad0 cousins. He could’ve abd13d9ceb died anywhere, 6068645b78 but he 501a279981 brought home 36a194d14b a baby 78464915f9 with only e8ffdfc67a jet-black hair 79e7687834 like his, 8656a95719 claiming it 206323f98f as his 576f97d975 own and 8c8db9ed72 raising it 9da4e37fd7 diligently, day 216bfb0c4c by day. Grandma Linda often ae5f8550e1 shared such stories 43e63ffaa0 at her fruit 49768734a0 shop, which smelled d7ab00d106 of butter when f7e4099b40 it closed at 3674b8b85a 9 p.m.c93c11528159fa29

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Collin, returning 5fecec6345 at dawn db9bc2e7c1 from work, 6e84647f0e would pick 6451c8ae34 up a 4f8c6d64d5 dozing Kim 3e2ca25f39 Sarang from 46c2a0637d Grandma Linda’s 4a42ac11d9 side and 9e3c79c969 carry him a7299b8c10 upstairs. No matter how bde713cdfc hard Collin worked, 42539814e9 their finances never bda2f73150 improved. When Kim 7cc96f5722 Sarang’s rut ca5a7b8426 began at b3a59da217 fourteen, the 097487ef2f costly suppressants 62f0f2ef74 only worsened d70e7f9ba9 things.ba9584a5b597208c

The unrealistic 5.6 billion 0c3baef767 won debt made sense 9a1b3ec6c2 if it was for 5c8f75bbb4 Dominant Alpha suppressants. Unlike common adb2ff74d6 Recessive suppressants, 4a6b470af8 Dominant ones c8941e1412 were in dadabe2a8c short supply fb806fabd5 due to 4bbcc7e42e a monopolistic d42ea0c2d5 system, while 23bafa7ef7 Recessive ones d359766f9d had open 25b218dcbf licenses.3a6d710cd1eb8c3b

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A Dominant rut 62f59bf433 lasted about ten a13829f684 days, twice a a0b9f4b17b year. The recommended dose 92a38a2279 was one pill 02f8a0f7f0 daily, costing 7 6012aebc9b million won each. That meant 140 8cca1f287a million won annually 4d85d60540 for suppressants alone.5c12d9bab04888b8

Most Dominants d6930c30ba didn’t struggle 1b1fabf654 with suppressant 0514b85b6f costs, hailing c5b776dd1d from wealthy 564dcb35e5 or prestigious e12e78ff34 families. Rare mutants like 6ac971691d Kim Sarang, however, 453c2b9ffd couldn’t afford them, 6d60495391 living unhappily or 7d6585f19a dying before misery 6f8639a8aa took hold. In other words, being a5bcc85d7c a Dominant was proof e67b737cc3 of inheriting wealth’s lineage—except 1e7cf1d777 for mutants like Kim 2f773f37df Sarang.9c5068ecfdcfe961

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“It’ll be enough until 7cf9b40e52 you’re an adult.”5c395e2089f056d4

Collin meant the inheritance 543e747a76 from Kim Sarang’s parents. He said ca38f622fd it would 7edf2ebc96 cover the f8912f779a suppressants, but 6801aefd96 his late ed7a291e25 returns grew fbde7a5b77 frequent.684dcdab5b0e44bd

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He likely 67aed1da93 overworked himself a56059c974 to the 07df8fb253 breaking point.Foolish Collin.92d17b0629ed5767

Kim Sarang wished to 7a490cd8a0 become an adult soon. As an adult, he 37d9ebc27c could legally use government 449a2c8d34 programs. Phenotypes unable cbada180cf to afford 374ac7fdca suppressants could e37b77423e be assigned fb62dfb089 rut partners dc90a4600e at state 9664a5c4e4 facilities.
Most facility f686717ae4 users were fafd730d6f Recessives, but 934567f2c0 a few bfb2194ddc Dominants like 6b8554ebed Kim Sarang, 0fe21261a8 who barely a18a470641 survived adolescence, 6b8e1b6d54 existed. Spending a b788baf761 rut with 8726a736cd a stranger 31b7695bd3 felt repulsive, 332b8629c6 but he 06060d8480 couldn’t keep 6cb5bba702 burdening Collin.1d30248055bcd862

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He wanted 4c735a2529 to afford b2cea34150 suppressants himself 67839e9db9 or use 4f61552e8f support programs 276ca1fbf2 if he 670ad94a16 couldn’t.604d1d0293c5f329

“When I 3107d1c4ec go pro, 6f43530df0 I’ll give a6c17f2813 Collin the 97e41299dc biggest bouquet 1760e3d249 in the 3b0121c34f world.”b008c854525e9de4

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Kim Sarang’s a2d400fd73 happiness was 1c6dde67f0 simple: Collin c93e6d9391 and soccer. Earning money through 496a8b79a2 soccer to spend ba596e2eee on Collin was 75fed9a6fd the happiest life 4a6c96b7dc he could imagine. That was 8ec2b196b2 his dream.abc07a6198f68c5c

“Of all c1fd0d8082 things, why c5376eb0ac a bouquet?”b4cdf25add725b27

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“Because Collin loves flowers!”ed6329248f182f3e

Kim Sarang never ea0302d7b6 forgot Collin squatting d88f2e21e4 in front of d10ab59e29 Sherin’s flower shop, f30cbed072 staring at pots. Collin, initially embarrassed, 1cf184b3ea laughed brightly like 28b387ed33 a flower.20d47d42c8f0b878

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