SSSCE Chapter 05

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When I didn’t respond and just looked down at her with a dry gaze, Park Ji-in repeated in a louder voice.ad640f8c05fcecd2

“Don’t tell me… you hid food supplies?!”18d0cea5e7369320

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Then, with an expression ab908b2ba6 like a benevolent older f6aa5699d8 sister scolding her elementary 5ddffba28e school sibling, she said.5e91ce94345cc2b6

“Noah, you shouldn’t do that. Especially in a situation like this, you can’t be selfish and need to cooperate together.”4062deee342021ed

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At Park Ji-in’s words, Glasses Guy and the others began murmuring.60e83b8baa71ac33

Then, Mom’s face flushed red with shame and anger.cb43bb6d7a28f9b6

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Mom always cared too much about others’ views.46606cefa541c2fb

‘She’s going to attack me baselessly again.’b4ac1fd2a4f80b02

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As expected.95805baf91dcc719

“You! Is it true? Did you really hide food? Huh?”eeab20fc4a26b09a

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Without even ba011f1fe4 giving me 322f2d3c09 a chance 97e75ceac4 to answer, 42e4ddafe2 Mom sharply cdaf7da55b pressed me a2f250d322 one after 30598f9227 another.99b90fc904046f65

“Is that how I raised you? Huh? Always embarrassing me in front of people…”c825684ea9164671

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Familiar with the 1b910b9ce3 misunderstanding and criticism, 39fab08050 I just kept 5f4aa9424e my mouth shut b49498f95e and lowered my 0c06d12072 head.2cf693aefdd06f7d

“If only you weren’t around, I… I…”925c7e62d5f5c751

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“That’s enough.”c75629a13749fca1

Then, someone observing b9ff289bde spoke up in c03c153717 a solemn tone f916d26f31 amid the commotion.502d2d69314ce686

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‘As expected.’f398b79b0a3d15af

With my head 68b1064445 lowered, I secretly 5bb101b9be let out a 08ef58e1b2 victorious smirk.8dc9ce5df980fd69

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But I 36cb67a2fc quickly composed 4fe9d6f182 myself and 0484af3f4a lifted my 00b3482aca head, feigning 89f1ea4fc0 a sad a739bf420f expression.8cb284dea5a8add1

Baek Yi-heon stood bab23cc161 between Mom and 3a6a49c375 me, his face d766cdea7f frightfully stern.d4a3620caf208163

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“M-mom… please, don’t be so harsh…”ab7270640ffc01f3

Park Ji-in glanced at Baek Yi-heon’s handsome face as she tried to stop Mom.31840f674bb5d392

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He looked down at 0ca4431ec9 the two of us 1cef55be59 with cold eyes and ecb7550faf spoke.ae4bb197464e3b89

“Why are you hitting her?”54a60e1109e344ec

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“Because that cunning girl hid food….”68a26686653c4e92

“The backpack, you mean?”ef07331cf85b4d9c

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“Huh? What? That’s…?”f67cc4c4500256a1

With those cb1536b0a8 words, Baek c64d8e256a Yi-heon stepped b40134aa1b out of bdbd4dfb74 the room, 7631e38c95 soon returning 85aa2ef933 from the de330b9137 bedroom with b065e3f20e a red 117b5e2e2f backpack that 8a8752d696 he dropped a4a0ce77c6 loudly on c07aecf969 the floor.4a089a47feca127e

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“Huh? That, that’s…”52ab42ae9033c7b2

Recognizing the backpack, 2511714060 Mom and Park f38ee68c3e Ji-in looked flustered.2063b2b5f38472c9

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“There was a survival kit with food inside.”6d907248531f9710

Looking straight 055ee8e253 at them, ead1ac9cfb Baek Yi-heon 503d7c7e25 spoke emphatically, 544a048ae3 word by 21cd080bb0 word.01f8e1eaaee87820

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“When we were exploring the rooms, Noah mentioned it ‘before we even asked’.”4cb18522b57aed6f

“Ah, that’s right. He’s telling the truth. When we searched that room earlier, she mentioned it…”32d3942cfad693dd

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Suit Guy, who had taken a step back from the commotion, belatedly agreed with Baek Yi-heon’s words.3571dc7e1c12e1fa

“……”4e02b6b154f2aeaa

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“……”df35187ee872373d

An awkward silence 30b458571a fell in the b14d8688da room.a79c357dbd58a36b

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Mom and e5cf24c928 Park Ji-in b12fcf511c exchanged embarrassed 59c9b8b55b looks. But that was short-lived.209d6a739650b6e9

“Haha. Mom can be a bit too hotheaded sometimes.”e9e5029c0176272d

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Park Ji-in suddenly burst into laughter and playfully patted Mom’s clothes.ad1f0a7181ff0b67

“Ha… haha! Ah, that’s just the mother-daughter relationship, you know!”2f1e91f6a7871ba2

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Soccer Guy, who 7dbdfc3fb9 had just observed, 8acc352aab also forced an 19b77d707b awkward laugh, quickly 703523dfb8 joining to defuse 22f6efa976 the situation.1f05e548061cd4f6

They didn’t want to unnecessarily complicate matters and wanted to smoothly move past it.f0c8ad554a020884

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Familiar with such reactions, d5b3fb6521 I just quietly sniffled.6e4cd8f49da2ce35

Whenever my mom verbally or physically abused me, people always responded the same way. ‘Family issues.’839eb58e8ad74f48

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“Aren’t you going to apologize?”932a1f6dc560b5f0

But then, a 1102d69559 cold voice sliced 6ffba132c2 through the forced 1a4d7179af laughing-it-off atmosphere like d350943e98 a knife.5f532a2d0aafeaae

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“Huh?”5bead3e9d1def776

“O-oppa, it’s just that our mom made a bit of a mistake…”74c8d8d0854429ab

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“Apologize.”bf8f2ccbc4eb3af7

Flustered by Baek Yi-heon’s firm words, Mom opened her mouth wide in shock before shouting.155ec2c157c92bb7

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“Why, why should I?!”37fcb84321efe742

“You jumped to conclusions and scolded her, just because she didn’t have a backpack.”705c1d676b835b63

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“I simply misunderstood! Why should I apologize to a brat like her…”0ec53a610d7da114

“Apologize.”b151669db8f2c30a

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For the first time, Baek Yi-heon’s words became curt.60aa1a885cbe2f55

Mom and 0ac8fed417 Park Ji-in 07e0c8218f shook their 6a9701274c fists as 9892bdd5d7 if insulted.1d85a1f72df95504

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However, everyone else in 162c48fd71 the room was watching 49866fdaea them with an intrigued a123bf6344 expression.aa1f732a093125b3

Always self-conscious about others’ views, the two didn’t have the stubbornness to keep insisting in this situation.7256522f1acc24a3

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After a long silence, 25c30e096e finally unable to withstand 62a969951e the pressure, the two 20d3084ac4 opened their mouths with a19bf8012d difficulty.fbf5e1f0ad280cc3

“Fine. I, I mean… Ahem, I’m sorry for hitting you.”646127d7dd407c9a

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“Yeah, sorry for the misunderstanding!”49f78bf31c269f70

At their e5dd4d5b9c disrespectful attitude, a84fcf4f73 Baek Yi-heon 8961bd66e8 raised one cdac07c6f9 eyebrow, but 71afe74369 I was 0293475071 satisfied with 5b4b136d7d this much.cce9647c4bbd9602

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Seeing their flushed, self-conscious 884d3d41f5 faces made me feel 0d8efd1b88 relieved.edbe60bf9f0510fa

Then, my nose, which 111a241b4d had been feeling itchy, 7592e78884 started dripping blood from 5d154c7210 one nostril.ce9505b126505f85

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Without surprise, cb346b3e0d I casually 2f357bb8b1 pinched my 930af15d5c nose to 1c327e408d stop the f5e93499c4 bleeding.a199c431962c3e67

‘I was wondering how to end this situation, but this turned out better.’22bd74d55a83ed37

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“Are you alright?”a9a8e8cffcbf3333

Baek Yi-heon 2d85c64350 asked with d33c522132 slightly widened, 7a2ab152fd concerned eyes.6490b1746a27034c

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“Yes. I’ll, go to the restroom for a bit…”81e13b17ac0ccf11

I left e606f999ed the large 9d7f2b57a6 room, unnecessarily f2b4082898 making my a3f0eec91d voice sound ddb08b9b33 meek.c5fc4ab10e2b4917

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“Did you really think I’d leave all the food in one place?”c9f453fbba0ffe44

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The nosebleed stopped 476549e066 quickly.b5539c3773af747f

Instead of tending to 59fb4b3625 the nosebleed, I secretly c01e4dc627 reached my hand into 7c7e27d272 the air vent on 0ea37dd27e the restroom ceiling.5281d69081586f08

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And when I dfe933f1f1 pulled my hand 049bad14b6 back out, I 8599c0892c was holding the ea78acb845 high-calorie D*get chocolate b8fbbcfc9f biscuits.0dc1c9c0d0680249

Confessing about the food 17c9966dd9 in my backpack earlier 0390cbb2ae had all been part 31768d33ec of the plan.e86ae1a92b4df257

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“So no one would suspect I hid food in the bathroom.”892527d72bd64c93

I shoved a big 7b6b4cc78b biscuit into my mouth, bb8a8e173b closed my eyes, and f4da4ff0f6 chewed.fe991503b6fd06a3

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Ah, the sweet taste of high-calorie goodness…3a09b41b0ca07846

It felt like 17d0f6f6e2 angels were flying 3a2afb762e around, blowing fanfares f91bbfdaf3 right in front fd56f3be6d of me.aa15fcfd0bc2d1a5

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The taste of this 805eddf06b chocolate, secretly eaten in b3c7aae646 a bunker in a 965e71cbfb world gone to ruin, c9a02c3e8a was the best flavor 2c9818962a ever—one only those who 760e9b86d5 had experienced it would 8387defd64 know.3cd6b8c6fd226b5c

As I 62ac7744a3 sat quietly 2b67e871d8 in the 0aa66bf908 bathroom, munching 0f0e3e80dc on the fa682ff5db biscuit, the 25cb75c632 image of 09ecb074f5 my mom 9ac998c878 defending Park 07644e2521 Ji-in popped 548277941e into my 1a98eb262c mind.5a787a3c46ebaf08

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“You’re the shame of my life! If it weren’t for you, I would… I would…”cd81386a42930a2a

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Mom didn’t treat me like this from the very start.6b38bbaf2dcadaa8

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Until Dad got 77919224ef arrested for murder, 8cc48d98e9 Mom was always 1c6e6c3565 kind to me.1c32967bd8ca264d

Mom didn’t treat me like this from the very start.e4298a55bc9e79bd

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Until Dad a57c6b49eb got arrested 6cdef0c4c2 for murder, a8e42d151c Mom was 8d07afc321 always kind 6832367a17 to me.7b25bd5a71d31109

Just like how she 7c4966e4fe is now with Park 9d66b47c21 Ji-in.498561b3893836f8

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…Would I feel nothing now if I had never experienced being loved at all?45b423f947aa64fb

‘No, no.’6ea9dd44c78500a6

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I quickly shook 6d6bfe2265 my head.89ab4b5d0f260610

‘As long as I have food, I don’t need Mom’s love.’78a1b8595c9d93f2

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I’m a psychopath. I read somewhere that psychopaths have difficulty feeling emotions.433fb3f8f2f205f5

If I stayed too 47381cfab4 long, they might get 75a74b0723 suspicious.9b874d7ab81c17d7

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I carefully rewrapped the 7ecd996ecc remaining chocolate biscuits and ff206a7a99 hid them deep inside 44026c016d the air vent.0b95a70ed9384a3f

In there a1f8b3b740 were stockpiles 2b025e4a69 of biscuits, c3219dc8ba canned tuna, 59ef2b8c25 and canned b3751ae1bd fruit—three each.3bf1bcecdc68556c

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“Alright, time to carry out my next survival plan.”0e392e858d36f5c9

Feeling energized 3a636a0f59 from the d0b3ca7068 sweet treat, 7a5b3b7c5f I deliberately 0ab39b5ee6 left some dc436481f2 blood stains dbbeff0a0f and forced d37db15644 an ominous d8faf9a604 smile.5cfa8409beab16d5

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When I came 9919fa5065 out of the 9eda7189b3 restroom, Baek Yi-heon 52affed4f7 was waiting for 6d25b22bd5 me in the 79a81198a1 bedroom with the b69db1ccd2 first aid kit.d68a24a5b735afce

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“The nosebleed…”c17ee8fdfef43bd3

“Ah, it stopped.”415c3be738e0ecd0

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I put 0c0e2d09e8 on a c868a3678b cheerful face, 71996c2ec8 pretending to 78bf905f48 hide my c103d61695 sadness.59fbee590d170be1

“…Are you okay?”18191e3a3f43611f

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Observing me 9ad3efb033 carefully, Baek 1227f2f49c Yi-heon asked 47dc4cb6c0 gently.815a341fb4f418c4

I didn’t answer and just stared intently at Baek Yi-heon.aea7492f18610da4

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Why is this man 83c9e24281 going to such lengths 1917e5cc61 for someone he just b9a77aacec met today?1e2196ae7420f5d9

Having read the 9438b6bb6b novel, the answer 6fd4e32058 to that question 38ecb6f8f6 was easy for 894d5b645a me.dfa6e94c9bf4aa88

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In ‘Shelter,’ the protagonist Baek Yi-heon was the typical ‘strong against the strong, weak against the weak’ type.2bd5e35e399552d1

He could never leave 0df8b811c6 the weak, especially pitiful 7df2c7c2ce people like me who 72352df0d0 get discriminated against by 509ae85a9c others.d6ed75ca761e1d4d

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Always busy killing 7cce5b62a4 monsters, he constantly a4b484711a fell into danger d04da3f167 or got hurt 78ecff4552 from helping out 989be1ddbc side characters.571ade87d564d2d7

‘When reading the novel, I used to curse at those side characters…’9f802b5459bdc143

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But actually, becoming that ‘pitiful Extra 1’ changed my perspective.813541cc315a90b5

I needed him b6a0838023 for my survival efec79fdd7 plan.6978ef7fef75a993

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‘To reach the shelter, I need the protagonist’s help.’b1bb745cb6c7c442

“That’s right.”c755e6c3e7e90e23

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I provocatively eed17554ad raised my 720da1f697 eyes and 21fdfebf12 stared up 314484b31b at Baek f9ae39769b Yi-heon.59a926458630d588

Despite my sudden statement, he didn’t show any confusion or ask what I meant.d449a4607a1de2a8

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“Right, I’m the daughter of a murderer.”3a7a50fe0d11e597

“…..”b46550f9c9125795

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“You know the ‘Devil Worshipper’, the serial killer Yoo Hyun-min? He was somewhat famous 14 years ago, even on the news.”3a41fba56eb43ea7

Baek Yi-heon, who 71a382509e seemed to be fbc2959c25 searching for words, e5e450dfea finally asked with 4f905e520c a calm face.3dbd33e195741e32

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“…..So, what does that have to do with anything?”0b9ad1c46919c802

Yes. I knew he d253cdc5cb would say something a45332be92 like that.e25db319b6db40ac

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Inwardly, I let out b3ae2f6515 a victorious smirk.aa0a4f82a30b16ea

Not avoiding Mom’s punch earlier was part of this too.e3c22199c658973a

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The more pitiful I 7bba155d95 appear, the more attention 0a2cf16948 the protagonist will pay 7e589b30af me.70de81ae9f049d3c

When I didn’t respond right away, Baek Yi-heon added bluntly.9fb5d940f8a66ed8

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“I don’t care whose daughter you are.”4a9ad6a9e831849e

His expression and tone d3684b1c44 were as rigid as 06dd4ef0f4 expected from someone with c4a04b14e2 a military background.8681858159be474a

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…But why did those cold words feel like a comfort?decd6ede0648d617

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