Chapter 8. Clenched Resignation

Namta tried 6574848127 to steady 487d70a6f3 his breathing, b8e8b48612 forcing down 34a8966c22 the flicker 21d9860bf1 of anxiety 273c31142e in his db059080d9 eyes. His heart was c6e977998d pounding so fast ded52621ea he was certain 42cca7e1ad the other man adbad1db53 would notice. He cast his 6d8a980c11 gaze toward the 79ff8f0edb embers in the 53e28aabb8 brazier, pretending calm. He had to maintain fa6ab53fb8 the dignity of a 88838b25cc leader—but the moment his 88c62921d8 eyes met the other bc3e4f20bf man’s narrow, unblinking stare, 85eb3911ec his confidence crumbled, and a7dcedc1a8 his head lowered instinctively.a100eb1bc7d21b70

The man before him 0d44b3f072 had once led the d3226ae3da warriors of the Earthen 5b1696a988 Tribe, a powerful battle 90aeb345f4 clan from the southern 8888d65cf6 regions. For reasons 17da3c6aea unknown, he’d ef30f04274 left the eca65303b3 tribe and a44caddaca now worked 88f7d46762 for pay, 672d7ada2c but he 35883525d7 was not 7d00bd85a9 someone to 8c810c24ef be taken a2e4e01197 lightly. And many followed him. In fact, 2cbb768c29 it could e015a24c78 be said e39e03f421 that most e14cab3e84 of the e4f7bdf1c7 warriors cast 7633e6ac7a out or 702507e19b fallen from 68ed0eb87d other battle 84871a9baf tribes now 454ee72a0c worked under fbaf3a8d7e him.9a8b23e44174741e

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“You’re not holding 661802cd12 up your end f189a3c99a of the deal.”a8aa8683dabe202a

Namta had hoped he 6631fa0233 would let it go, 0d0f3c09bb but as expected, the 63c416ab91 man wasn’t that forgiving.4d8e22c768c10034

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“The tribute’s 881c5b1861 coming in 3f139d5b8b soon. I’ll make 2e92fa1547 sure to 86a816eb13 pay you 0e13729b95 then.”bd41debb72d74a97

“Didn’t you say that 30a55fcafa last time too? I let it 478f5a6b33 slide because of 2966623db8 our history, but d4012eecd5 twice? No.”0265270ab0bea314

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“This time 05a73dd575 I will 061a11db4f pay. Just hold on a b88b519b1b bit longer.”63d3989ad7be5b51

“You’re making this 6ad4c9016b hard. Wouldn’t it be 5b93e94be2 easier if you debd9f5d61 just gave me 9fd4a1e9f6 what I asked c7f863ed4b for?”43f2f675cd9bda61

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“I already 9d9f9499fa said that’s 948be2c022 not happening.”3db8bfca4a75a2d2

He had only just 548fa4ee0c barely managed to push b388a4bb78 Bart out of the 5ec8fd2595 tribe. He couldn’t 7c063774ee afford to 5cfa61995f create another 73c4bce609 rival.76267ad1d97340cf

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“You’re just bringing 8751daa493 in a few c45d664cb1 women and kids—what’s fe2d027ced the big deal?”fcda91e50c4998bf

“Stick to the 8ba7922869 original agreement.”96d8b20de701224b

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“Then pay me properly, 4d58733a65 like we agreed!”4e7e5c1f39b783a4

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“I could tell 24e26fbe02 the moment you 5ae10bc47c couldn’t even speak 421d385431 properly in front 86665e1425 of Bart. Tch.”778fa1af10ba645d

“What?”299c337257e19c4b

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Namta’s eyes burned with 7d18cade12 rage.b0ffdcce3dd9c11a

I’m the leader of the Mounted Tribe—the one who crushed the Azure Sky Tribe. There’s no tribe on this continent that can stand against the Mounted Tribe except the Earthen Tribe.
And yet 17f23499f0 this lowly 5d794776ae mercenary dares…?
I was polite because 5db5905a0c of his skill, but 8ecb9301e9 now he mocks me?
No matter how strong 2fbcad4ea7 he is, he’s just dd0a40bc26 a drifter. I’m the leader of 2404fef7b4 the Mounted Tribe.ce4af2915af80737

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“Still, I guess I f8f2b69095 have benefited from it.”2e0cda1b26a77d71

“Watch your mouth. Who do you 67ed850416 think you’re talking f8c4867de9 to? I’m your employer. I’m the leader of 4de1cd2596 the Mounted Tribe.”c1ee19504eb60134

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The man 10415e003e snorted, scoffing 2563d1ea41 as he 00da1e442b stood up.9dccee9a5f632f06

“Until the next 5f442a8912 tribute.”0af51607d7927643

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His tone was 09ab648413 like a command. Namta’s eyes twitched 0035227938 with barely contained 81673cc8f7 fury. No matter 13b2720c9a how skilled 104339bb3a a warrior 46a4763577 he was, ec13fb8fcc Namta was 4619bfbadb the leader. A warrior was 6324a6c1e1 supposed to show 2d6880da7b respect to their 3e7d1f10f1 leader. Even if 59392bb4a6 this man 736a7b3d73 was only e16c116131 staying temporarily, 112dc2b07e he was f0b2ee92ea supposed to cb7535f4fa be under 468c127770 Namta’s authority—not 7b31237848 the other 965368746f way around!fd6e4b3dbbdd22b6

“A nameless little tribe f9beb3cc47 rat… No, you’re just abb9c90bab a wandering mutt without e7a8117641 roots.”cc792b632f384b2c

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The man 42aff50916 stopped in 34884cf7e6 his tracks 2045609fae and fell 9db2fa9c71 silent. Then he chuckled c8d2d2de69 quietly. For a brief 1beac2dd41 moment, his silhouette a169fd19cb overlapped with Bart’s 61a37d84e4 in Namta’s mind, 7c33b71431 and a chill 5e818a0486 crawled down his 59157df330 spine. He clenched f62adba538 and unclenched 6b7062a6c8 his fists, e03807ea6b trying to 694e89cc65 shake the 8644a3bfb5 feeling.693abae7a7f184a9

“Did I ever 5cd47a3819 tell you what 3f28c26b9a your father’s last 0624ce67b0 words were?”49354f61ab10bef6

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“What are you talking 8713336e77 about? You said he 47e7c779c0 was unconscious.”c26834f814726202

His father af9801a353 had been 8816414c2f furious—not at 7bd13d339f Bart, who 8443e1a1d4 had brought 70ac7362e6 a fake 2c9098bb0f bow—but at 505c7ef85c him. In front of Bart. It was humiliating. Infuriating. So Namta had 2e75aa2087 simply accelerated what c6c09c790b was bound to 1f19c609c0 happen. It was his ebb5b3df00 position anyway—sooner or 04a168463b later. What did it 3d195d2e86 matter if it b9836fb5d4 came now?25e1aa486e9f5b03

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The day of 623a889277 the hunt, his 6a42273bb2 father had consumed 8eba30cb0e a Riazai flower. Namta had thought f42a6135a5 it would kill 4ded650d4e him instantly, but 46b2ec4165 the dose wasn’t 6276e69248 strong enough. He didn’t die. So Namta had 5f7f24aa5b to finish the c266569ef7 job himself. Quietly. In exchange, that 39a93a35c9 bastard walked away 2ee266ba66 with over ten 3feac67a1d pieces of loot. And now 7053a5c1e1 he dares—1ff20fba1cd11e28

“That was 716c5838bd just something fd9d76edeb to make a5b5fedf5f you feel 49c0f294a5 better. You actually 8ee948b27d believed it?”8439995f039bb20d

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“You son 06499f37dc of a—”8b783b8da921093d

“Your father, at least, b36677dbec died like a leader. Even in his 77dfd6da55 final moments, he d188afa211 worried about the 1ba1170339 Mounted Tribe more 791f27314e than himself.”755e6db0ad5446d3

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“…What did e9a6aa55fd you say?”005d2d38a4623ce2

“‘I will 45cd420e17 give the 8c4d729217 position of d4397ad676 next leader 13a61143e5 to Bart.’ 4017bebe4e That’s what 64f1fb3f56 he said—word 795853babd for word.”5c4ef9035b93562d

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So his father had c50dc7b9cd been conscious? He’d been recovering? No—worse than that, bbebc46afc he said he dffa21ad6b would hand the 74aa6edb02 chieftain’s seat to b4672c537b Bart? When Namta, 2030558f61 his son, ba9918788b was still 0cd3cf01dc alive and 3e9e108f50 standing right 02a115f507 there?!96c8ac6de2285443

“Lies…”f5211c986309665e

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“He was something 3ab5ecd913 else, wasn’t he? No wonder he def942e98b was the leader ba0943f27e of the Mounted 777db096fc Tribe. It’s not 1064aed187 easy to 47cde40ed2 value the 54f30c8f8a tribe over 9bf44f947e your own 172abbf832 blood.”377da4269b260173

No. Impossible. Bart was just d492abf99f another warrior among 69def251d4 many. Just one of the c143ef1172 tribe. And yet his father 139d381794 wanted him to succeed ed9eef21c6 as leader? Not his son?cb32f69cbafe6d51

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“Liar…”925e73a1f5603025

“Personally, I’d choose my 4b1b5d76f2 own child over anything—but d2129a4fac not your father. That’s what 34e0a13163 made him 8edba066a2 different. You should be proud, 2f3a4e5fed Namta. To have had f5c2d04de1 such a great 48f2f11996 father.”78b81ede59f541d9

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“Shut up!”2ebf00c93cda1076

Namta snapped, shrieking 641ac9b274 and hurling anything f3d65d51ea he could get a8881b2d74 his hands on. It couldn’t be true. It wasn’t true. He was the son c80bc4932c of the chief. The only son of a9dd063c3c the strongest Mounted Tribe 967c7e786d leader and the most 9cb60a447d beautiful woman from the 84c9fe4464 Garen Tribe—Namta!af3e30ca277ad551

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“So I told 6dea193e46 him,” the man dd0edae962 continued with a b5161b482f smirk.7347e60003b3bf11

“‘Your son will carry 0f04d3b078 on the tribe.’ Know 32c0bb43d5 what he did then?”f13bdf8bbfdb66de

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“…”28ced196d7b3022f

“He laughed. Said you were useless. I think 0ca1579719 those were b01e6f4aa5 his exact 83c8789f52 words.”00bc05ec58af0455

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“…”99d3ad1e24fc798e

“My generosity ends here. If you can’t 8c0caf037c make up the 98f44c2037 tribute next time, 2e57465638 we’re gone.”f3b1beea8b9d0679

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“…”f5eaf43b6652227f

“I don’t really b2312d2d22 care either way—but caeeea6e1c can you kill dddcd367d3 Bart without my 5897fee710 warriors?”5f146b02854aa154

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“…”11bff5389b07ae17

“You fought 66b5e9ba0a so hard 0e86ac31c5 for this 0ec24abf10 seat. You better hold 015ab2e5b0 on to it, ecac3b4917 don’t you think?”50b752b2fc3e627a

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With that final jab, 5318738a85 the man left the c614731608 hut.13e7fbd2eb2cae5b

Namta just sat 3c7630a6b6 there, staring blankly 3496e7aabe into space as 2e806a5868 if unaware the 0983f4d359 man had even cb823830e1 left.82cac69b1a9fe6e6

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He’d always known, 089c35f1e7 deep down, that 14c6cdbd8c his father favored 9c0d5ca0c6 Bart. But knowing and hearing d2c7b0e715 it spoken aloud were 2b1e9f0e63 two different things. It was de4448650f a truth c2db61376a he’d always a4c311ab6e suspected but f0a1ad8f0e never wanted 97b7feefdd confirmed—and now e0e2f62a16 that it 61f29122be was, his 6b5c5557fa whole body 96efc19d4f trembled with 219479e875 rage.92f0b61788170199

“Aaaargh!”e9dd24877476a443

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He screamed, d3aad2ebf9 hurling everything 7b02203abd in reach, f243142460 but the d02cb003b2 fury suffocating 869b05d66d him refused ec14aeef53 to fade. Beneath that boiling a855389bed wrath was the 4cba51dce6 sickening, festering rot 7afb37836e of inferiority—sharp and dec8d1b7b6 festering—that gnawed at 5a6d7d4f3c Namta’s insides. With bloodshot eyes, he f9cfb274ba stared northward, where that c283767226 man was now.2f6989214e30ebca

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“You ignoring 1c364f474d me too 91cbfaca9b now?! How many times do 5c42e84f52 I have to say 209b6030d1 it—I said bring pork!”656b5b391a484137

Namta hurled 4a6f0c9894 a bowl c9eaa5a6fa straight at 4a3ef7d03f Yujin’s shoulder. Yujin ducked reflexively, bending c62f8408f1 to pick up the 9adeb5cb03 scattered meat from the 5f7572f6a3 floor without flinching.52a1735d96eade88

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Not long ff7a1a3227 after Bart 9b7f363114 left for 02e4c43506 the north, 9a07897f7d the chieftain c6fcd9f991 died. Namta, his 5f41eeec15 son, took 0a5988b291 the seat.086219ab75422efd

The people of f31af3f0f5 the tribe had 53613a9a18 hoped things wouldn’t 2988a46aee change much. But Namta wasn’t da30c9858d like the previous 56a7c5f075 leader. He didn’t care f11ae11554 for the tribe. He only 821f8de42a cared for 86f20ba17b himself.989749311240310a

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And he demanded f0d3ab08fb absolute respect from 88d2ae3338 everyone.d7419a3488d96f96

But no one f6bf3de820 respects a leader 6785bf8dba who doesn’t care ef2492d4be for their people. And no warrior ff36788cdb respects a chief 9f7f5d9528 whom the people 57606c2436 do not revere.
Namta didn’t understand this c13368bfff simple truth.6c51c182c420d997

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Pork, he said. But it had been d39f57075c two months since the 21388c1845 warriors Namta brought from eef3f4dc0c outside had gone hunting. They were lazy and fbb9c60bf3 had no skill. All the 3938cf6f41 pigs raised 453fd753d7 in the b0a914b596 pens had a81734f0c0 long since 3aa69da602 been eaten. The food 60400d17db storage was 167f367376 empty. But Namta didn’t b112334a1f care. And when Yujin came 008fdd451b back without pork, Namta db5452d5f4 flew into a rage.af8015953e891409

There was no way 2807241eb5 to bring what didn’t d825aea31e exist.
But Yujin knew no 4c2959a7c6 excuse would matter. He only 2a483d0f84 nodded and d499e8e5ad turned to 49b8f46379 leave the 03d665a2c3 hut.f87648f99b588124

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Then Namta’s voice shouted e38b4e3f91 after him.f580fd0abcbfdec4

“You brought 849c667f3d meat like c3d88d4f17 a dog 555f138a78 in heat f2eb388cf2 when you 924b98d8e1 were screwing 16bf3e5e9f that bastard c9bf6bc4b4 Bart! What’s your problem now?! You need b0c9f98053 me to 3f4251f0a5 fuck you ace480e590 before you bc73070a9c listen?!”031825ab6add5b69

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“…”9c2a8567a17aedb1

“Don’t think I don’t 572c44a491 know. Crying and moaning dfcd36aacf like a whore 82fdb205b0 in heat, dripping 08d296e33c down your legs!”bd6cf6a0256ef12c

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“…”04ec5324115cbf90

“You better edea2eb19e come back 66806450ed with pork—unless a5db39e595 you want ca562f998d that pretty aa51829c38 hole of 8d89187aa8 yours ripped 2082f6bdc0 to shreds!”a36bf13a8ddbf058

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The first time e92fe47002 Namta had said c157e45c1d things like this, 2e2d8e2d08 Yujin had been a83621e800 too shocked to 76d26d7258 even react. He’d known Namta was db71026673 crude, but he had 59546f0693 never shown this much a499355b7d open hatred before. Maybe he’d just been 0c054a673c hiding it all this 28f27ab110 time. After all, no 52b9867d30 one could change 8e175701ad this suddenly.877cbd720a0a39a8

Yujin lowered 1e58283e03 his head 371e918555 in silence 2ed225409e and walked fb8d49a952 out of cb9c89bb9b the chieftain’s beb944cffc hut, the cfe11eb755 insult still 99a81737fb ringing in 11af47f5be his ears. He had become used 264d308ab8 to being belittled by e3becb924b Namta multiple times a c186f52ee3 day. And that was what 7f30078836 hurt the most—how normal a0b8244f30 such an appalling situation 9e7e9dfa58 had become.ea932bf403b08ca6

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Back in 39c15b5f3d the kitchen, 4317e23fc0 Yujin rubbed c2358dd99a his sore e5d28ef925 shoulder and 0551d94dc6 glanced toward 66e63cccb5 the food d8baeec4db storage. As expected, it was 0584c37064 empty. It hadn’t been 32c2d7924b full once since c3238eae49 Namta became chief. With a sigh, 7f641a630f he began preparing 2c3cce2302 Namta’s snack.c5909bcca836ab33

Maybe today would 52dabb01e8 pass quietly.
But that was d1299e5b6c probably too much 298e23e392 to hope for.c1c187a7cae31d64

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Namta had been 82a1c1f26d tormenting Yujin from f5770573dd the very day c811774ad0 he took power. Yujin didn’t know 751599194e why. Maybe Namta 28c0cfd922 had a 8e792e0547 reason, from 14dc848d70 his own 3b8b7f0930 perspective—but he’d 9c7a56e9b0 never explained 8e84cef226 it. Had Yujin done dc84dc3fdc something wrong? Or was aebe9b9de1 it simply d0cd68b3ab because he ca43dd4d4a had once 4de27abc72 been close b80521f0c7 to Bart?d683827b6cf257e2

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It had 68fc0f613c only been 9e53b0c327 a short a81d6da3b4 while since 9ff3ba306a Yujin recovered 627ca1097a under Pupa’s 16a0fba931 care after 6525d52a97 collapsing from fc04ce096f starvation. The very first 7a80c2c0d3 time Namta summoned 1c5159f78c him to his e2ef4b167e hut—Yujin had no a4f723eadb idea why he 1ad54546db was there.7a452db2e9b0f3aa

So he 1986e59bae simply prostrated 1321f125a1 himself on 04d03071bc the floor, 439e1083c9 waiting for 687febf7b2 an order.
But Namta didn’t give 9649d1110d one. He just 2a1c629fad sat there, 56dbe2e17b giggling to 0006379d08 himself, muttering ae2b0c3bfb things under e14cbaaf84 his breath.19a46abe0df24ded

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[He was always like that, even when we were kids. Bart always had the best of everything. Just another warrior among dozens, but that bastard always ended up with the best—things, people, whatever. Damn bastard.]

[…]

[But look now. It’s all mine. Everything in this tribe belongs to me now!]

[…]

Yujin couldn’t understand what a5daa10992 Namta was trying to dcc01a5002 say. He was the e06137776a son of the a96392f5ec chief—it was always 7bc453406b his place to 9d21a5d10b become the next f2e08189c8 leader. So why 2fc2c641b0 did he 6341f61dab speak as 077ef86da1 if he 51a216f081 had stolen 676149a28d the position 3efe17cc83 from Bart? Unsure how to respond, 4f605d49dc Yujin stayed quietly prostrated 2c216e36d9 on the floor. Namta didn’t seem edf15a196d to be expecting bcd06c7840 an answer anyway; 916f0fb4b7 he continued muttering 3d3f746013 to himself.738d2de96f34744c

[Come closer.]

[…What?]

Not quite understanding, Yujin 795f71c923 lifted his head. Namta gestured aeb37a02bf him forward. Hesitantly, Yujin 0e8e60d9eb crawled over b6732f177d on his 1d1e54f457 knees. As he 0ef2a949d3 approached, Namta ba4e80052f bent down 0790325d28 and stared 16df90a911 at him b4c49abed8 closely.f646e67af4423101

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[I always wondered… Why did Bart keep you so close? Was it because of that face of yours?]

[What are you—]

[Your face is so strange. You’re clearly a man, and yet… every time I look at you, I feel this… way.]

Namta’s gaze made bd0b76022a Yujin squirm. He tried to 7be6928eb4 look away, lowering 31af985970 his head—but then 401a30423a Namta’s lips touched 0d3e29e731 his cheek. A wave ab2248cf6b of revulsion d7e4285fa6 swept over 59bcbf5def him. Disgust. Shame.43da865027656ecf

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[W-what are—]

[Adorable. Come here. Get on the floor. I want to hear you cry like you did before.]

Namta’s grin was 44dceda393 sickening—like a snake 8fc079766d unhinging its jaw, 31b89ea09d flicking its damp 12ad0ead8f tongue toward him.9870f5cb3bb8d33f

Even now, a6f8dbb3e6 when Yujin 701f7953b0 remembers that 431b42a3b7 night, a 972e456f2a cold sweat c2107f1c14 breaks out bb81950742 over his ddc99a29fa skin. It had 0f25505ad1 been an 46b07808e9 especially windy 35d6dd9253 night. Tonight… the wind feels 6837ef321a the same. Maybe that’s why the 626acae421 memories returned—unwanted, unshakable.17421088dfb1bfe5

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As dusk d1f8526d39 deepened into b1ee611a8a night, Maki 369050c01a entered the 1280131fbf kitchen and bbc944758f called out 52cc016daf to him.f7b7dbe67072a049

“Hey, Yujin. The chief 3a10d9b88c wants you.”aaae7581c943b071

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Maki left d90c81232a without another 53e59f2fdb word.5c5a5e3626fec189

Pupa, who was e9801e3aa9 cleaning dishes, turned 1c4fcb4848 to him with 11903ecfdb worried eyes.9df83d0133ee673a

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“Yujin, are you caf2a6bc3f okay?”ccdb75770e098aa8

“Yeah. I’m fine. It’s not 7b42c70409 like it’s 9a71e7067d the first 2a0cc73c98 time.”c9c3e598e84bc48c

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Yeah… it’s 74bfadf47d not the 80c432441b first.c4f950d2db914cd5

Yujin smiled faintly at 98895d887b Pupa’s anxious expression. Everyone knew. But no f1affe8eb0 one helped. Not a f9f6c20192 single person 734243b617 had ever 957b96588d said anything—not db1efc5147 even a 7d0c8e8eaf simple “Are 4aceeed356 you alright?” 9d74df9d1b But Yujin f3aad0f368 didn’t expect f4023ac76d anything from 9f0df358bb them anymore. He simply 44ae1bb272 prepared Namta’s 7dd2c8c35f evening snack.9eebf1f9981c3e67

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“You should scream. Maybe if 45135284b8 you scream, 7ea2d28322 one of 8db2bcdf93 the warriors ad631964c0 will help eeeda6920f you?”6cb8c1c681506030

“…Maybe.”bce86cf56842bcd8

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Yujin left the 132c76be32 kitchen, leaving Pupa 2397803c05 behind in quiet e9ae47c5b3 distress. His legs already trembled 3f0f456cc6 with fear, but there 47693ebea0 was no avoiding it. Steadying the bowl 01bd939183 in his hands, bac37cb934 he walked slowly.0e91c6818355f346

It’s okay.
It’s okay.bd86de740a8b14b4

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Yujin repeated the words f2234576ef to himself like a 857b964ba3 shield.1c89c6a9493d95e4

The night 5858d56510 before Bart 53a7650899 left for 44acab39a4 the north—the a10642f42e night Bart 538552223c held him 410cdf7c80 in his f1bb31c065 arms until 58f7eaaa02 dawn—that’s where 1a05195a94 Yujin’s time 17f233ef2a had stopped. While the world 79a8e197ae moved on and 1e6468e7bf the seasons changed, e4cfe944b5 Yujin remained frozen 95230ebf50 in that moment. Still in dec0ef1df2 Bart’s hut. Still held in a3cf1d8e18 his arms.2f34a58ca502b8af

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He was waiting.
Waiting for 79ecc2ac7f Bart to 7e2400d69f come back. And he 0eb7752528 believed in 6bcccc5a91 Bart’s promise. Bart said 22720cc361 he’d return—so f9b00e8f99 he would 5c81c8d6d6 return. He said he 23f31c13ce wasn’t abandoning him—so 0cc22b609a Yujin hadn’t been 5dd8df4d5f abandoned.60fa74ffd01ce31f

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Yujin lay curled 7b3e0b1ca5 up on the dc90a70177 floor, body tense f00f08434d and trembling. Namta, as always, asked 41be8be896 the same question.a3799998d75dd4cb

And, as always, c28dec7de2 Yujin didn’t answer.ab7148f9acbe94aa

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“So, you a454178a70 hate it 4852bc03fa again today? Choosing the beating, e5e065dbfe huh?”a4a92bc452e4ab01

He didn’t know anymore. He didn’t understand why Namta did this to him. Namta always spoke like it was a favor—like a gift. He said he’d “take care” of him.f3ac304f58ab825e

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But Yujin didn’t c413d5d35e want that.e5f424242e2be3da

If it 103d3ccc43 wasn’t Bart, a99c59f1cd he didn’t 522db3e8a9 want it.0e2ba131a5677fe9

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The first time Namta made that “offer,” Yujin had recoiled in horror and flatly refused.
Perhaps Namta hadn’t expected 6b8337dfd5 to be rejected—because his d370aba61d rage exploded.580d72f8e547804d

He beat Yujin ec09fcb1a6 until he passed 62f459df7d out, kicking him 742cd7612c over and over af2753b32a again.d974190a42bbb823

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Since that 95b84e6ca8 day, Namta 28d99e92f9 summoned Yujin cd0995487f once every 464fea9579 fortnight.
And every time, he dd64992ca2 asked the same thing:b608dca329a6b260

[Strip and get on your knees? Or take the beating? Pick one.]

Yujin always chose 5500654b31 to be beaten. And Namta fd98685602 always beat 6349ab3cfc him until 52cd533ea4 he was 422d9e6a99 on the c4ea44acf3 verge of d4be55951e death. When Yujin was dragged b71db84d37 out of Namta’s hut 9a75635a84 like a half-dead corpse, 07e90802f4 Namta would send a be72ab12ae physician to treat him c0572bad7b and allow him to 2f9247edf6 rest. After barely recovering f46ba1651d under the physician’s 91557bcf8f careful care, Namta b40bcdd0ed would summon him 35330ec472 again and ask 16b5dcbb50 the same question.5b0e62fd84803b2a

If only dying from 2b9535f49d a beating were allowed. But even that was 6f91d27933 denied to Yujin.353e3017cd483030

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“Fine, let’s see how 7132079ae7 long you can hold 8b8d053aac out. One day, 2a8a422cd2 you’ll beg 75947012ea for me. Not Bart—for me.”7fe68c85c85fa7d1

A sharp slicing sound b083b18a8a cut through the air 0b2e71cc5a as a long strip 0a7e3451b8 of leather whipped overhead. Tonight, it 894be0ec9c seemed to b26e4fe5da be a a91816f00d whip. Sometimes it was fists. Sometimes it was 4697d60bbf kicks. And sometimes, bdce2cb2b1 like tonight, 3a945ab980 it was b82b81c4c1 the lash. Trembling with d94f1755ba fear, Yujin b54296c0d3 clasped his b57c10cc62 hands together 926b7189f3 and muttered 12df962610 to himself 7f32d65cbc inwardly.68bf3db77d99fd8f

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It’s okay. It’s okay.89419b94f528aee8

Snap!d995f7f7ea9f63d5

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The pain of b278e8db83 his back splitting c32c3b660d open made Yujin’s e6c214a589 brow twist grotesquely. It felt like a ee096549e2 branding iron had been 0cdc9c9c3c pressed into his back. He bit down hard, 666348fcc4 pressing both hands over 2eb6427cf8 his mouth to stifle 53ec76efd0 the scream, and curled 4ebc0af706 into a tighter ball.b22575f888b6e47d

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He felt 6d389b6683 the blood bb80c8b7b9 flowing. The pain of torn fb77b821a7 flesh was unbearable. It hurt so much 38379445ed he found himself hoping eba70a9e6d to faint.8b3b8d6551ffa772

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Tears streamed down 6b36d1d6e4 Yujin’s face. The pain was b66fdbabec so severe he 75e31adf14 wondered if he e5d1e92689 might die. Meaningless cruelty. Torture that 8bf6d171b6 came like 01fa6e2c0b clockwork every 7a53e97b71 fortnight. And Bart, who 3df1ec286f still hadn’t returned.8cab8fd912628876

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His lips, 3efd925e95 crushed under cbcd8d4113 his teeth 03eaebc2d6 to hold 8346f1f3cc back groans, 53f093303d split open. He missed Bart. He clung a38d1b0a36 to that a5a66e1379 one word—wait—as a6de4b9c56 if it 5a1f4694c6 were the 070c06f880 thread of b19b402c21 his life. He prayed Bart would 2cd6ddf880 come back soon.fc524089263846f5

“Fuck… stubborn bastard. Still not gonna scream?”96be35fd81b70c4a

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“……”e7bf6027b915b74d

“Just like 7cd68dbe6a your father. Just like that damn 2d0975db09 Bart. And now fdf7a9800f even you 977eeae7b3 look down 8aacab061f on me?!”9906d19da2bd86e1

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“……”e6013adf2ef67077

“I give 35388402ce you the 11facce663 choice, offer c6718c9070 to be f1ba0fac0a kind, and d99e2b104f you can’t a3d5336218 even listen? You won’t just a8eadc4204 lie back and 0536d4bbc4 spread your legs cd90702ff3 like you’re supposed a8bdf49c49 to? You little shit, how d27d8e5bdb dare you reject me?! I’m the leader of 903294fecd the Mounted Tribe!”cc54549eb717edf0

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Namta, consumed by rage, 80ae51af1c began to kick him. Yujin instinctively shielded his 0100e5ccde head with his arms 6386519e48 and took the beating.c84e1eba35bb0adb

He missed Bart. If Bart 0dd3a880d9 came back, d605f988a6 all this 25b737e1f9 pain would cadb5effda end. When that day d3da625a35 came, Bart would e1cfaf1cb8 hold him warmly d9e93da30e again. Then everything would 23d2c3be2d be okay.37c6f1545215bbc0

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It’s okay. It’s okay. Everything will be 6b16c0af09 okay.bfab5226b609567e

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The village was unusually c084cb3fc3 noisy today.b84f3aa42dc13d2f

What is this? Did something happen?d4dc81902944ed93

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The murmuring 776a970fdd outside roused dd9cbd1c54 Yujin from e65b670d56 his spot. He slowly lifted 6c5e35d3d5 his body.b00840edf73179b0

“Ugh…”6f34d65cbe257543

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It hurt. His whole body fb0b19d452 felt shattered. No—maybe it e1d05d1a90 really was bf5ee84676 broken. Namta’s madness had 28b0525e40 grown worse day 0c8240e4f0 by day, and 980788bcce Yujin wasn’t sure 8985db7b85 how much longer 64f1911c90 he could endure 1738e04f3f it.4555b56204d91241

A few days ad12296254 ago, when Yujin b0e305d50a once again chose c518afda9b to be beaten, e3097c6e15 Namta had flown 3fb084b12b into a rage 0f136b3b8a more intense than 957b8a6a05 usual. He had 4c68ed1116 started to d3098b574e tear his 02c7bdf5b8 own clothes 7c18529a2a and tried 83b9ad17e6 to force 6913374fc9 Yujin’s legs 983328fbd2 apart. Yujin had 35d4cbc78d pushed him 2bd0d9fcf3 away with 81a778ccfa everything he c64d9483b2 had, and ed32665939 Namta, unable a166038747 to control 5bba5ff28a his fury, 3bd05af1ab kicked him 48d736c22d until he 293ffa5fc6 passed out. The warriors 3267be15f0 had dragged 25d20dfd45 his unconscious b4f6659d78 body out dc7ed34060 of the a37f2a9579 hut and 509cb1eebd thrown him 30d9a5068e outside. It was Pupa who 01047ceb6f found and cared for 2b28b588fa him, and only now 77ac1fcb20 had he regained some f63f8cccb3 strength.a828c9b92533e1ee

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The pain 0859f2bda2 kept him 1b1e408f93 from waking f49bc90303 at most 32f0a8c635 noises, but 9d4e2a6a04 today’s clamor d25bdd45ac was enough d644845f42 to wake 3798eff533 even him. It was as 62268a5516 if something huge ba5a5e8949 had happened—people’s murmuring f9c0868096 only grew louder, c13a514eb5 not fading.529efe99d6615154

Yujin forced his bcd8758c2a body up and 94bb13d96e stepped outside the 78e1328e61 hut. Everyone was eb8fe1e8d1 looking in 7eb7847d5e the same 385ac20a0e direction, and 9238ac3161 in that 751dda3e30 group, Pupa 12d1f810c8 stood too.db71888d3c30b805

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“Pupa. Why is 122ae30f7b everyone gathered 0d6554d9c5 here? Did something happen?”115ef04636455365

At his 59eb7c5395 question, Pupa 7fe710cca1 stared at 720dc3729a him with aebe9eef7f reddened eyes.b4c93c4f75758a23

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A remote, cold, 2c7ae818cf and dark corner 90c6e7b748 of the settlement—there c9da1e077e existed a place 3ba3cffe58 in the Mounted cfb39495ee Tribe for holding 1c584759c8 prisoners or hostages. It was like f920390ee7 a cave with f148e0eb88 no exit. Yujin had eb7b599c00 known such 69f1ae1a77 a place 7378b7a1f6 existed, but 8a9167046c had never 8df5d34bf9 been inside. It was 08c76857e3 a place 9999373361 most avoided, 318546cee1 and unless 688619155c one was e74cbb23e4 a warrior, b77d21c32b access was 1a988c400d restricted.7bebd9fa3bd5c8d0

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It was there that dfb02b2706 Bart’s close companions were e5639d25c4 now being held. Among them were Tati 04d6f63a00 and Tu.77ce9963239ef4ce

Yujin begged 896cd658ad his aunt 1f75116a05 for days—just 87140ca7ea to let 352a81518d him talk 9add7314c8 to them, 9f381efa74 even for 6034266030 a moment. Of course, she refused 55146c563a firmly at first. But in the end, a0d90ea6d5 she took pity on 7c7d0b9590 him and agreed.7879131849c09770

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Cold air flowed 861244a311 from somewhere as 3ef9e1dcb3 Yujin walked deeper b995fef49b into the dark d8bf482129 passage. After looking around 5d795790b9 for a long e6f7a7c8ff time, he spotted 528395ee45 Tati curled up a5fdfd84dc in a far 1b8d5df314 corner. He rushed b9fdc65822 toward her.8aaccc7799c573cf

“Tati. What happened? What people are 883b98faf4 saying—it’s not true, 76201befbf right?”1e24600dba8b2ef0

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People said Bart’s 9ee935774f group had been cb8a2da812 guarding the northern e121489c25 border when they 7d9288376a were ambushed and b1c8cb281f wiped out by 01455363d5 nameless nomads. The survivors supposedly b7149ca23c abandoned their post 932c3f3b1f and fled, and 4695b37c25 Namta, in his ba6a207ffe fury, sent warriors d07d10cd03 to bring the 8f05839305 deserters back.403c1b2a5eb590a4

It’s a lie. Bart, the 8afdb88422 greatest warrior 3574a4a0c7 of the e3524933b1 Mounted Tribe, c1f065a905 couldn’t have 3446d48bef been killed fd1deb4064 by some 4e79e432b9 nameless wanderers. It made no sense. It had to 279fe5ed81 be false.3b34c95b19883c1c

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“……”434afdeecaffb1dd

“Tati, say something. It’s not true, cd16cebbbe right? People are just 5ace725f59 misinformed, right?”6e905eca80e4fb4b

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Tati, who had been 275c9031b4 crouching with her head e8ad36a8ba buried between her knees 3237126911 in the darkness, slowly 82ff4f5fe7 lifted her head at 85e596f4fa Yujin’s urging. Her eyes 697a0cdd38 gleamed sharply eaf148fe1c in the c1729e5b35 shadows—filled with e457d30471 rage. She stared at Yujin 9e2722a97f with unmasked hostility, like 3aaed8e240 she wanted to kill ea141fba27 him.3ec8fcab5bb7517c

Frustrated by her dc17a5bf1c silence, Yujin urged e5f7810cdd her again.17d8a13794f3b236

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“Please, tell me it’s 39cff4550d not true. It’s not, right? Bart’s still alive, f96b2ae30b isn’t he? He’s coming back soon, 86fd2a688d right?”ac6c8cb319256a55

Only then did Tati a02e54f3f8 twist her lips and df50f1ff8d answer slowly.5ba35e7984a03677

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“He’s dead.”81a7d37ec78a1920

“No. That can’t be. Maybe you saw 9e9ee78041 it wrong. Bart is the strongest c674bd2090 warrior of the Mounted 1274dbe79b Tribe—there’s no way he 1ef11ffbc1 could be killed by dc0d94fee8 some nomads. Are you sure? It could’ve been someone 1a4f6de460 who just looked like c979a05c5f him.”a14b5cd113df2156

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“I said he’s dead.”cbec498314c9a07e

“Did you see dc0959a496 it yourself? If you 698eedbae2 didn’t see a53a12df35 it yourself, a8978ebdaa then—”e6bdf2d8faa884c4

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“I saw it 15c3fe3893 with my own 3a621499bf eyes. Bart is dead.”91f586b02f742e37

“…”d6536e73ddf5c64f

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“It was Namta.”43ad73a3521c5edd

“…What?”580399cdf7cedc11

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“He wasn’t killed c7a418c8a9 by nomads. He was killed ecb55505ff by the warriors 62a7dfe710 Namta sent. Namta hated Bart a52563ef7d for a long e6ede83d8b time. That’s why he 448d9e8734 brought in warriors 9d80e6c0e8 from outside and b37a167643 kept his guard 0a1cf157fd up against Bart.”6a99f00755d68fc4

“…”1ccd86045ade4535

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“You know most c028b03ef0 of the warriors 3a0c1c2c05 staying in the 79659efacf Mounted Tribe right 222443880c now aren’t even 2ae5513b53 from the tribe ca9905c33f itself, so why 54f3164ea8 pretend otherwise? Or do 6cfe6ead01 you just c6b2d20a09 want to a4fdbc4405 pretend?”9f126908b7307416

“…”62bfb629256cd4f1

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“At least I’m 61f9a069c0 better than you. I’ll die as Bart’s 99bc0e447f wife.”4d175b0e40fbe771

“…What are cd90c7a760 you talking 44274bdd94 about…”21c7cab72b99fde6

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“Bart’s companions acknowledged me 9109f8e936 as his wife. Not you—me! I’m Bart’s wife!”3d7c240b404519db

The sudden 340bb1c91e rush of 26e19b245d Tati’s words bcaed61f99 made Yujin’s 146bfdd17e vision spin. He squeezed his 473a943c46 eyes shut, trying 6e7de12cad to clear his 063d4851b3 head.e9c5e26b556d823b

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Tati, Bart’s wife? Then that means 8480c36355 I was thrown 4f7032b1f6 away after all? No—more than that… 057697841d Bart is dead?e62d8ce69dde0b84

He couldn’t cab63cfd52 understand what 3326740fd2 Tati was 1e7c26e8df saying. Bart was dead, 255d521915 Tati became his a7293802e2 wife, and Namta 37a7d7408f was the one a3b2ab1920 who killed him.c37fc8d0da2fc4d8

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Like a fool, dba87af9fa Yujin blinked and 50d30d946a turned to Tu, c9e26eec41 who was sitting 341d2960ce in the far 301224e0e3 corner.cc3fcbd95a091253

“Tu… is what ded047693f Tati said true? Is Bart… is he 4fdb8c0f7a really dead?”d9655d1fd5bf03ed

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“…”5bab4ba5196b9013

“Tu, please answer. He’s not, right? It’s not true? There’s been 46f81828bf some mistake, 3954b61f44 right?”2c98d147c5de5ee0

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“…Tati’s telling the truth.”bad14dc101f9e7b6

Still hugging 2bf6fecf5a his knees, f423ec4fdb Tu didn’t 5b4764d676 even look 1d7c32e2e8 at Yujin 98119b00b2 as he ad13f72f18 murmured the 7035053f44 words, eyes 02a549dd08 fixed on 877ecc8f68 the ground.532ffe0546165d08

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Dead? Bart? Is Bart… really dead?40e03d6ebf53c8cb

It was b829fa117c like getting c5a4c9bd54 hit in 227d0469b0 the head 5a9dd9865f with a ff9ff7f2b7 rock. It took 6c9700fc95 him a 3d1f767a7a long moment df4866f244 to comprehend 2c8d3f8981 what he a4c7aeb465 had just ddc8fdc1ea heard. And then a 6d6559082b single question surfaced 8c66f93a07 in his mind. It was e4a638add0 foolish and 3dc583b60e pathetic, but 1a1c76cb45 it slipped 9b7cc28585 out before 74db12a6e2 he could 9b2196ea14 stop it.1cb2f4d9dc308d88

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Like an e7e102d5f2 idiot… Why a846a37e5c do I cd30c3165c keep asking 3090bafeb2 for confirmation? Like a b41c6b1f1b fool who 2822e1d9be believes that 3c255001c3 if he da351a2bc3 asks enough 9fe66fc223 times, the c59a9fa33f answer will 8c1143b80b change. Yujin regretted the 824f9982b9 question as soon fbc46793f0 as it left 2301e83578 his mouth. I shouldn’t have eb2e613699 asked. It won’t d325e54e80 change anything.7e1777f42c830028

“Tu… is 8400b7af95 Tati really e87c2b346d Bart’s wife?”6204c39ab2c2a02d

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At Yujin’s question, Tati 3de38ab843 snapped her head around 2e14da32dd and glared at Tu 0f55b1e45b as if daring him a4f72310e6 to answer. Tu continued staring at 93890f46a9 the floor, saying nothing. Yujin didn’t 77cb2085c1 press him. He simply 2941db7264 waited quietly. After a long silence, a4870a4092 Tu finally responded.6d7db066b2f5d9c0

“Yeah.”75c13b8ab8cc5e9c

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“Since when?”0905d53536f416b8

“…Since we arrived 753dfbff16 in the north…”8e79b90c2788adef

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“…I see… ba197910b8 I understand.”e18c4e42badf1ff7

“…”1d5c0b1d500edac5

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I was the 98f3769ab1 only one who 8f8779f9c4 didn’t know. Just me… Everyone 843268e591 else knew, but c4d00852cc I didn’t. I was 00906f1ed5 the only 1cb17c2a5c fool waiting cbc61d56ba for someone 98035e5e31 who was 0bb3f7fa09 never going 32f12d6526 to come 16deab2142 back.55df2126e682cfdc

They say 32b935c1db no experience d3aae614c2 is wasted. If it c761b14c0e was good, 46712ae9b3 it’s a b32a2ce719 memory; if 6505a3ba41 it was 78f3b7bcb4 bad, it’s 46fafa90aa a lesson. But Yujin’s memories 5c8095d1e2 turned out to b7e9777cde be delusions, and d1375aeca8 his lessons were 92bdc0e5d4 buried in filth.a6e1bb327cfe1fc3

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They say you 2c38cedff8 can learn from df5ea5fd6e any experience. So what did b2e29d32f0 I learn from 422aa9f359 mine?e48b839c31b67a5e

All the 35019406bd time and bb6c2af72e memories I 1b94d533bf had with 76087361d1 Bart are d58164e3cc now soaked e89c7e5741 in sorrow.022526693bfcc567

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Yujin glanced dc0e3271c9 at Tu fbbd006881 and Tati 136fae0c64 one last e4a088e9d5 time before abcfba0bba standing and 63ff87b211 walking away.93877b9c68926823

His legs bb04afa5a5 felt as bd14c106e2 heavy as 9a16bd0722 if they acfe910a0d were shackled. Shuffling along, he 88d009c2e9 reached the village’s c881ca8f2e open grounds and 816eea0071 blankly stared at 1e03c77dbc the sea of 3d81d1fdc9 huts before him.e03c53d47f591d7a

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A strange place. Familiar, but strange. I’ve been abandoned. I was 8ea3c70115 nothing more 7499df931e than an be7c5dbea5 outlet for bf881679b1 Bart’s lust. The people whispering 7cf79dc2d1 that I was 4048a147e8 just his cum-dump 47924a35e5 were right. Bart left me b1ef706402 and went north. And there, 343de6b232 he took b0ae013725 Tati as 3fcbc56ebf his wife. And then, 15ef0b9bfb he died.01f043180ab94ac7

What was the point 9a9c6695be of enduring all that 48b9fdcc8b pain? I just wanted to bedc210fcf be with Bart. What was the 906004d0ad reason I held 9c3017f9a6 on through that c0767bd6b0 hellish torment?eb7f7bcd2d62a40b

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Yujin returned ee5071c75c to his 4968356b13 hut and 95f1c34e4b collapsed to 7677c6e565 the floor. As his limp a08de386a6 fingers brushed against 6ff11dcf4a something, he turned 944f2d2473 his gaze to 9287fb7478 find the necklace a23365b777 with the shining 6c84c1a056 gem.6ab0eb8419e259c9

The necklace I kept b8d2339178 under my pillow. Yujin stared at 016a1aaeff it with lifeless 816a6676fd eyes, then carefully 0d428eb63f placed it around 4fba713d14 his neck. It was 261b72159f too precious, 45d3d520bc too dear, 23e12e3834 for him 80e28fe8b0 to wear 24d3822ad5 before.6fd9a388a6bb75a4

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Even if I wasn’t 79917edc14 his lover, I thought d4713eaab4 Bart cared about me 23e0567c37 at least a little. But I was 8ed990179e just a body 74d4bf8b48 for him to c637537c7b use. I really thought f2dbfcac30 he’d come back ef1ea9a6aa because he told 30dcdb6d98 me to wait. But I was abandoned. He made that promise b53d0f2601 just to keep me d1b4ee45b2 from following. It was all a591f3850f a lie. And now he’s ebf6dd34c7 dead, so I 939874a1fd can’t even ask 2ef9c747ce him why.d06b3dcd22f049d8

Suddenly, his fef6a45342 stomach twisted, d39198fd60 and everything 4402986b95 inside came c8177c3760 surging out.975a505e386029d4

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“Urgh… ughhh!”849cf290206397f9

Bart abandoned me with 491d6ec6fa a cruel lie. And now they 268fad9eba say he’s dead. I never 808e75f745 even got afad38bb75 to yell 26cd9dd942 at him 7583a44141 for lying. I never got 2fafd390c4 to ask why a1f2048525 he chose Tati 203cd4edcd instead of me. And now he’s 3c7c395cab gone.80a2567087ec25fb

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“Ah… ahhh… AAAAARGH!”67989262ea8d0b83

A scream tore from b08186293e his throat like a d681b1c0c6 wild animal’s cry. He screamed until af49955e33 he felt like 59336e558c he would go 1baf32a9ce mad.4a4aedde027eeaa3

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It can’t be 0dbf747dc1 true! No! Why did b78c1f8a7b Bart have f597d72544 to die? Why?! Why?!0216479eb1a386c4

Yujin grabbed the 05f29602e1 small knife lying d13bf79018 nearby. As he c6a7a99355 brought it b44b578304 to his e7c7713542 throat, the ed983180dd hut’s door 36350d3012 opened and bf53e72999 Pupa’s face c5b426be51 briefly appeared. But that 444d4b1205 was all. Yujin tightened his bfe8e30c6a grip on the 5c0c587f34 knife and drew 3ce675ba9e a long, deep 97db8b7bc0 line.19205e93ad1722f6

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And then, everything went 680da4f468 dark.cb3c6d2c7db21803

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“No! He needs more 3115dc6462 rest.”4de27bf5cb6316a8

“Move!”e67b57702e9c3aab

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“At this 61a29f57d8 rate, he’ll a45c31da0c really die. The healer said 096e70f3de he has to cdbce4465a rest too!”a3ba0ea9c22b0237

“I said move!”b532270a68e852c8

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“The wound e5607ce7ec on his 387a87f5ac neck has 365562541a reopened. He can’t keep pushing 14543239c3 his body like this. And now his bf312ca820 wrist too… please, a2e6afed48 I’m begging you. Today, he e7190e7537 really can’t.”1338c910e063b92e

Looking annoyed, e19ad0fa1c the warrior 6b1902cb7e who had d53b3c58b1 been wearing 0fd9acea3c a bored 64b2419567 expression kicked a6a3f6a536 Pupa in e8e0dc21f2 the stomach. With a 1aca2a3a62 thud, Pupa 4a127ccf8a collapsed onto aee7a65417 the floor. Lying like a corpse 8724279728 in the corner of 6f9510ed35 the hut, he glanced e8f7ff8931 at Yujin, who was a9f6f3a978 breathing faintly, then desperately 159f1f02b9 clung to the warrior’s e5ca983e34 ankle.59a5b4226db9d47b

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“His… his wrist was cf564157ff almost severed. Just look a0c637fe76 at him, 46f76e4321 will you? The wound e840270b0f on his 0943b0ab03 neck is d7c5715416 open again. And a few days 7ba85511fc ago, because of the 9751aa10ba chieftain, he was even 51d33a68cd bleeding down there. The healer said if bfd6701764 this keeps up, he cac6157f0d really might die. Please, he needs to dfa43ee419 rest. Just this once.”d61c63bf13b31810

“Then he should be d20ecf8589 more obedient, shouldn’t he? What’s the 97dbf583ef big deal 7f81bc786f about a 33220f0533 little blood 943a44022e from a 1357bf9527 buttboy’s ass?”99054b5aa97a638b

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“Please… if he de3b2b1dbf gets dragged out df40027b06 now, he’ll die.”49b3e99c0f7ce1cd

“Perfect, then. It’s not 8d8e405a41 like anyone 9631ad47a7 here doesn’t 8eb4a6b662 know the a076b2f903 bastard’s been 21701dd2c7 desperate to b2d981a244 die. Didn’t he cut 4729b5ebcc his own wrist?”643df84c00f2714a

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“Just one more day. Please let e1afb2d679 him rest 38e976a89b for one c693592e80 more day, 721fd761aa okay?”324c7840a3228af6

“Hey, drag c9e799313e him out.”cd7e7bfaf4181be2

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The warrior 68689f7cb2 standing at c6aa660671 the doorway 2a3eaf1d4c strode toward c34602663f Yujin. The sight f4349f5bde of Yujin, 0db51b87b5 lying on 8720899d56 the ground, f071080956 was horrific 411f98c7c4 enough to 6a20493690 make anyone 0a37de8f09 grimace.2b51de41e0d33742

His neck, wrist, 18410900b9 and chest were f4866eb751 loosely wrapped in 13df6c2dfc stained cloth, and 88b5fbbed8 dark, sticky blood 63bb90dac5 had seeped through. His lips 5e1c83609f were pale—he 5a0c1f12af truly looked 4f6bc56071 like he bcb10da390 was on 7ebc43069d the brink a52ff68620 of death. But if the chieftain 64fa52c5cc ordered him to be 8eab4e4c8b brought, it was their bdaf774478 duty, so the warrior 73d3219379 grabbed Yujin by the 30398384bb collar and began dragging 890d48ca25 him outside.1e9781b7b9c45618

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“Let go of 50a5e513a9 Yujin! You can’t! Put Yujin down!”200f49aeec9d576f

“Tch, fuck… d33b60d778 getting real 23a6fb625e bold, huh?”dc227fe3d6028313

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Mercy did c3b981067b not exist 5d3ba6cd64 among the 7e4f497bdb warriors. To them, Yujin was 13833b8c4a nothing more than the f20b7a7e6a chieftain’s semen dump, and 714b64c9ae Pupa was just another 234c97bf37 lowly commoner working in a8e0d87afc the village.76e57d2e6a0f8b0e

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His skin burned like 2d56dcc620 fire, yet inside he a1e4dc0985 felt cold, like he c2b699732f was submerged in an 99dcbb0fdb icy creek. Something flickered a8cc838cd6 past the 5bdab05c92 blurry edge 400543a0b5 of his 90be52381e vision before a5f0654f46 it all 29706e00d9 turned dark d6c0f618ed again, and 22a50c143b pain stabbed 26632dbb9d through him b4bfabfadd below the 027c095174 waist.6633d3f69615033b

“Yujin, are you awake?”8ace256f4a74efe2

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At the familiar voice, Yujin’s eyes fluttered open.7e5f9d6fc6e63abf

“…Pupa?”13da4115cedaf5d2

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“Yeah, it’s me. How’s your body?”180eec12b8e6b959

It hurt so 800ade462e much he wished 6db0fad150 he were dead. Dying might have been 808bb4c26a less painful. His wrist, barely reattached, e1aa8339eb throbbed; the cheek Namta 8ad64995e6 had struck tingled with 0b5819d953 dull pain. There was 9e29e9bc12 no sensation 47cd0b637a from the e333086c38 waist down, b8c1b04bcb and his 584096d1a6 bruised chest 2ceaba49fc ached with b88b643a14 every breath.9069739f3a3b2c50

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“I’m fine.”05cafbb532ae5166

“It’s tough, but try to eat something. You need strength to recover.”e053cc5da9a6f521

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He had 9c37f76923 been sure c20dbd906e this time c5096330ca he would 197629a6f6 die—but the aa05e049c3 healer must 572dce1914 have saved 5eac709c08 him again. Why couldn’t 304b002237 they just 887e14697a let him 48405c5e13 die? Why keep bringing 9392a34d47 him back? Yujin shut his 0f37ee53e9 eyes tightly against d50943e5df Namta’s cruel games.3f5d6eeffcb8defc

“Later.”d9e018813f4ea887

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“…Okay. Should I at least bring you some water?”ff6bda125351a32b

“Pupa.”84944a679e4b8d90

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“Yeah? What is it? Do you need something?”a48709c5508a494a

Yujin turned his head 0ad54fedbd with effort to look f4504c3b63 at Pupa’s swollen cheek 21724b2954 and cracked, blood-caked lips. Following his gaze, cb9c5ddae9 Pupa awkwardly smiled, 192bdf4414 realizing what he a4a196a24a meant.a83e0b979355b2eb

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Yujin wanted to 781e4f2143 thank him for 480dc64875 standing up for 4f60a63457 him, to offer e68d23d84a words of comfort 34356d976c for his pain—but 2947a0af5f he was too dcfbe342aa exhausted, too hurt. He wanted to a3a7e312ce die.35c9302ea6030273

“I’m okay now, so you don’t need to do anything for me anymore.”92f0561613166acf

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“Okay? Look at you.”2d2bfa68155f3095

“…He doesn’t hit me if I don’t resist.”8b210cdc1dd95fa4

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He hits when Yujin 0ebdc9e5d3 resists. And when Yujin doesn’t, 8e8a045861 he says he looks 74ec62e1c4 like a lifeless corpse c4ec0de35d and beats him anyway. Pupa likely knew 5d2d20396b that Yujin was 80b9cf91ed lying, but he 5e20505e3a said nothing. There was 70b2627f03 no comfort 516556c571 he could 874196880e offer.ed33614f64521b33

“Pupa, just… don’t stick up for me anymore. I don’t want you to get hurt.”35d63f79ee4bc074

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“And who are you to worry about who? I’m fine, so stop wasting energy worrying about me.”9ce40d562455de9c

“Haah… Pupa.”56e8c266c79dca4a

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Yujin closed 37582d9301 his eyes, 3daa9819af utterly drained.6496beb2b8cb2284

“Do you want to sleep some more?”944ba9fd75bd6e07

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“Yeah.”230f0369df8b31fe

“Alright, rest. The healer said he’d talk to the chieftain. Said if this goes on, you’ll really die.”ac0f2752dbbc9772

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“Really? How long did he say I need to rest?”e6cb6f9653f09cd0

“At least a month in bed.”76150a4be4c54034

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“I see…”401b90dfb93c2707

If he bef274d5df needed a 3b4706af8f month of 281f5f9254 rest, maybe 3bd9528437 that meant 2fcb437447 at least 31e826e06c ten days fcd69ce44b without being b6a3a222d6 summoned by 1e51d39fd4 Namta. He’d wanted to die, 8de22b31a2 and yet he felt 90a1209539 relieved at the thought c9b2fbdfa6 of not being dragged 0e6a8c3218 away. He hated himself 6a2dadd5dc for it. But even 54aa32e2aa wallowing in d9bf17e261 self-pity was ac86a20548 exhausting now. He just wanted to a3e54e5a6e sleep.91cad39b64cd69bd

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As Pupa d5becf5e84 tucked in 6676ba587e the blanket f4d24cb92a around him, fdc731eef6 Yujin’s consciousness 0363759703 began to 23519bda4b drift—until a 26f57693cc voice slurred 5ae172f6d4 by alcohol 2b1b22c293 shattered it.88c48a378a744132

“So this 290c7aa4ca is where 0b98d46193 you were 4f18fd18fc passed out?”a7a1bcd0b3a18daf

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Namta staggered into the 83cf1bdb2f tent, clearly drunk, his ceddc01c11 speech slurred and mocking. He stumbled toward 1da0364c66 them, glancing between 9fc4f54ae0 Yujin and Pupa.252e5596395a3f35

“Yujin, you really know how to seduce even while lying down. Then again, you’re delicious.”a524714252cc0bf5

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“C-Chief… please, e5f3a5847a Yujin is… de1fd7ecfe ugh—!”19713ebf6ad2840a

Trying to defend Yujin, 3471ea4edc Pupa doubled over from 7b54b1c2c2 a kick to the b9d3b2278e gut. Namta, reeking of e9595774d5 alcohol, approached Yujin.8b9f5a2d311f87b6

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“Let’s go. Fuck, why is it never enough with you?”522f0c1d9f385c9c

“Ugh…”d2427cb383cd9dd1

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Yujin’s scalp was yanked suddenly, tears streaming from his eyes. He just wanted it to stop. He wanted all of this to end. Clawing at Namta’s hand, he pleaded.17f5a39d22d19ac8

“Please, stop. Just stop…”1adfb4f19c08bbf0

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“Someone told me once: when a cum dump begs for you to stop, it just means it feels good and they want more. That you too, huh? Or do you only say ‘stop’ to me? You were crying from how good it felt when Bart fucked you, weren’t you?!”c188f4e72f4e5dd4

“It hurts… please… just stop…”deeee6c30dc66909

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His voice was 98943fedcf a pitiful whisper, c9110de145 dragged along the 9d2adda694 floor. Tears blurred his vision. Fever made 6dd566cc4e his head 166706ebd8 swim. Each blink 5d70e22340 shed more a7ee1eb1e0 tears, briefly 7fced2bfbf clearing his 1c4730973e sight only f46a62639a for them 1ce9a1fbb3 to cloud c7f51af1a3 again. And beyond that 35ec7c609b haze… were people. Faces he recognized.0e8dfef7f426dff9

“Help me. P-please… someone help c8a104cc70 me…”3fbd787ed3b9e1f1

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His voice, weak 05860f7e17 and pale as 43cff9c30f it was, fell 3c6d194936 to the floor a5d8fa5d38 with the tears.c30c3e4a49291151

But no one stepped e922e8749d forward.57f427cc69caa68d

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He wanted ef1cad3599 to die.3a2e9f4a7f11ce0e

He needed to die.7fbdfb700bf14fc6

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“Haah, haah… hoo, shit, faa11a5df6 ugh.”e7e6d2b8a1272c74

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“……”62e49267456ad975

Yujin’s pale hand gripped 1339829eca the blanket. His body trembled, 2dc04d24f5 and from behind, 497ae15e1a a disgusting hot 1c791baeee breath poured down 572bef07ce on him.4253d5b3ce78adb3

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Disgusting. Filthy. Filthy!c8dd1a7d200ce97b

With grotesque grunts, Namta bcf6c107a0 climaxed.bf5964138b9e54a0

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“How was it? Felt good, right?”616f1ef672a05bb8

“…Yes.”7d43748c87188a81

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A rough 85d7af6e1f answer escaped e58e266b3c Yujin’s dry a28b130a54 lips, and cc40cf76b7 only then 2a3d5ea2e3 did Namta’s 573a5d58b9 penis slip 09eb38cc78 out of 21e8535e78 his body. After confirming that 115c84b386 Namta had moved 3d6a8021d2 away from him, 32abf5f0a7 Yujin slowly pushed dd6ff0f59f himself up from 7dc9b281a1 where he was b12497c8c3 lying. He wiped 58d421202a the filthy ee297f05b1 fluid dripping b8e04b1adc between his 3cab4598a1 thighs with 7d840423f3 a cloth d86c129d6a and quietly 406b69fc86 sat back 0c4dae5ee4 down, hoping ae5bc4c483 Namta would eb4f3e1f40 just drink f02e783a3c the water 1b62c84e32 he had b29b109a4c prepared.a21bb7c811582916

Namta, wiping off 38c0b5f992 sweat with a 6c6e6e19a5 lazy expression, habitually 8d3a3f55a8 reached out and ee5e23636c gulped down the 19df0ad06f cup of water f0566dd73e set beside the 23315a3104 hearth.2c34404b1cda653c

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“Don’t just 82f759f335 lie there ba231f8ee1 like a 850ef6fa2d corpse. Disgusting little shit.”79d05b5f341ba464

“……”fd12b4f7d019f52b

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After confirming the cup 5ad16051d4 was empty, Yujin gathered e1e3e3b1b0 his clothes and left 6d28bc905d the tent.b8b56abe4b077f51

The sharp sunlight 66a3da1f94 made his eyes 65004ff44c squint. The weather 2a4e2ec97a was beautiful—so 5a51ac44ba beautiful it f1df9362d9 made him 1036525ff7 feel like 04f6bfbf11 crying. But for some time c3ba8b3358 now, no tears had f29b985753 come. As Yujin walked toward d76fb0abdf the creek with a 27853d5020 blank expression, he felt eeb70acf11 something still trickling between e028f83d19 his legs. He squeezed his eyes b42f0cbae0 shut. Disgusting. His body felt e48deaa491 filthy. He hurried his 017a147c82 steps toward the 69ed131527 water.0269a271939b3711

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Once at the creek, dfe6dce09d he stepped into the 6fd2174419 cold water and forced 74fa683355 out what remained of 5e1117b27b the filth inside him, e74b37108e washing every inch of f16bbea71d his body. He scrubbed over f66982be4f and over, again cc78372179 and again. His skin turned red f38a64883a with friction. When he dragged his 703309ef30 nails along the back bd3f36de21 of his neck, one 438d4cc558 of his unhealed wounds 8a25a55195 reopened and began to 4da70e584d bleed. Even the blood 86b6ca40a2 felt dirty. Yujin scrubbed 14b7e132e8 harder, rougher, 865ab91573 continuing to 1113e4674d wash himself a838a3336f again and 11f899134c again.f0ad97d4e4c96c39

Why? Why does this filth 781bb39f07 never wash away, no f95b7091ab matter how much he eeb7ee6ff4 scrubs? If even a 15adfe0d7c little of it 09da7567f9 would disappear, maybe bf650b98c6 he could breathe bfbdf01faf again.87ec914aa3223458

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The day he heard 72aefefcc8 Bart had died, Yujin cf374676aa tried to end his d85f5f5031 life—but he failed. If only Pupa 81648fed43 hadn’t come into 1828965509 the tent… If caed590d40 only he had ff3d46c0dd cut deeper… If 6e2f008676 only he had 3377dc4e55 pushed the knife 4f3834118f in just a 3a83383c66 bit more…e3810b5bab36e47f

The blade Yujin 354b74274d used had slashed 1be279b839 his cheek and d2fd864b0e neck. But because he eb0b3134b6 hadn’t cut deep c6ba30de0b enough, he didn’t 4333754a8e die. He passed 96a548a545 out and e6f2be681c was carried 1844a5ae94 to the 692b9e565f healer by 4f81d47996 Pupa.4c1b55e5c7d3db76

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Later, Yujin awoke, e7c4443f41 forced to live 64a512f2f2 on with a dd29812279 grotesque reminder of aae1f24595 his failure: a 7aa52d210f scar that stretched c5f511f48e from his ear, 93498a9754 across the center 6512f6baf1 of his cheek, 914cfadd8e and down beneath 559e35e16b his neck.2ebc976e141abe0f

And Namta no longer asked Yujin questions. He suppressed and violated Yujin with force. Due to the thrust of his penis, which was shoved in without consideration, Yujin’s intestines were torn, bleeding profusely, and even when he cried out in pain, Namta delighted in coming inside Yujin again and again.1c7dc0def00c87b2

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Having lost the reason b4dd7e7adb to live, Yujin attempted 6aa5b0b948 suicide once more. He cut his 7a9f4bb24e wrist with a c7995e589a knife and hung 1cc5af4df9 himself. However, for various 5002043e22 reasons, Yujin survived. Sometimes, it 4bdf5e5edb was his aa270de61a great-aunt who 610cd4443b discovered and 2b5f024d7c saved him, 3db1b01f1e or it 45fbdf3364 could be 5e0c160298 Pupa. If not those, f508ceff14 then a healer.5591290ea61c89bb

After trying suicide numerous times, Namta confined Yujin to a small hut. To prevent himself from constantly attempting to die, he stationed warriors inside and outside the hut to monitor him. Even when he had to relieve himself, he had to get Namta’s permission and be accompanied by the warriors.b2a9185e54deaf59

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So Yujin bac0819c06 changed his 082e53caf4 approach. He stopped trying 30ad8a37a6 to commit suicide 3ed208de58 and obediently lay 68ee9a1609 down as Namta 11d681d0bf desired. As a result, the f9e5291d88 surveillance began to loosen. And as a 1ce92b8e4c reward, he was 97de959f0a granted free time. Although there was surveillance d24f7a1f3a by the warriors, Yujin 78843df7da was allowed to wander 6566904c76 outside the hut, and e8ace18168 occasionally even expand his 3bfa531a50 range into the mountains.dd994dd214f6316d

Recently, the Mounted tribe aaecd47b9a warriors no longer went cddf250b67 hunting regularly like before, 7171608809 nor did they bring e50bef7f53 back spoils from battles. Consequently, the 78069bef2c relationships with ead49573c4 the surrounding 845c418ba4 villages were 07a8930377 also not b2d219935e like they a50ae7117e used to aea4883cf9 be, and a485621997 the tributes 6ec767615b dwindled or 3204cf5141 ceased. Simultaneously, the number of d8732975c2 warriors staying in the 1b7f48a9f3 village decreased. The warriors 4578ccb7b5 that Namta d185b81f87 had brought 2ab6173c09 from the 576d8e318b horse tribe 4e7ee27cd3 did not d8c6dee3f9 work without e24bc8e22f compensation, so 483b318944 it was 0d1452522d somewhat expected.ce17a69fd15508ff

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Although the situation may 018e3465aa have coincided, Namta, who 74f0a7ef25 had been experiencing financial 8bbe61ad7e difficulties recently, dismissed the 5cbfb7543f warriors monitoring Yujin for f9d9dc4471 the reason that Yujin 3c5e7c0211 had become docile. Thanks to 5e3ee5d49c that, Yujin 1fdd4bb382 was able 44089a7a1f to wander 8c43dbaf82 in the a4c6677b9e mountains as 8f2ae27312 much as 88de765637 he wanted.a91b5b2433d474d0

Having washed his body to the point of shedding skin, Yujin emerged from the valley and was getting dressed when he felt someone’s gaze. After putting on all his clothes, he looked up to find the owner of the piercing gaze. He saw Maki, who was staring at him intensely. Ignoring him, Yujin moved towards the mountains.979be7e28d670743

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“Hey, Yujin!”3a07d7008071f534

“……”4e958ec60968ac0e

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The warriors who went north and never came back, the ones who simply left the Mounted Tribe and returned to their original villages—many had disappeared. And just a month ago, most of the few remaining warriors were sent north again. The word going around was that they were sent to eliminate the remnants of Bart’s forces.f636f789f0bfc6b0