KBR Ch 25
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“Usually I rested during the day and only moved at night when there were few people around. But one morning, knowing I had to pass through a deep forest, I continued on my way even after the sun had risen. In early spring, that day my heart was joyful thanks to the beautiful sunlight and fragrant air. It felt as though kind feelings, which I thought had disappeared long ago, were being revived. A bit surprised by this new emotion, I gave myself over to it. Forgetting my loneliness and ugly appearance, I dared to dream that I would be happy.”46dd4b1877805427
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[EP 2. Android]
It took a long time to finish reading the children’s version of <Frankenstein>. Someone who doesn’t know the situation might scold me for taking so long, but Choi Seolwoo, an android being chased by a secret agency, didn’t go to school and spent almost every day alone at home acquiring knowledge. Looking up numerous words in the dictionary to understand them was a labor-intensive task.9b13d90daa38e770
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The used children’s literature collection that Mrs. Choi had salvaged from a secondhand store was already tattered, which Seolwoo liked. If it had been new, they would have had to handle it carefully to avoid getting it dirty.57924f7c88d94905
Nothing angered 880a328fa0 Choi Seolwoo 4b5ac65d4c more than d8011ddc64 seeing cherished 6093b25662 possessions get c417d24304 damaged. This obsessive 7b1cf026b5 trait was 5eb1b28a1e so strong 17895444d0 that even ff23a707c6 if a ae62c5e931 single bristle 4eab61e4ac on a bb9b70757d toothbrush became f4b4c43117 crooked, Seolwoo 6ac61db22e would scream c9bdfd9b91 and cry 9b2ebb2685 in sorrow, ef974c9a0e and if 019ebd7a13 a stain 0054947650 appeared on 766bf07e0b shoes, would 0b6207c1db throw them 29e7890f2e in the f43236a0dc trash in 6b39ccf8b5 disgust and a5e5db98d6 vent anger 53568b52d4 until becoming 7738ab412d hoarse.376262994e73555d
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Mrs. Choi sometimes found 749e449986 it difficult to 111b4aca86 endure such behavior e2567c0638 from Seolwoo. Only after the landlord cdca9f0cb7 complained about the noise 5fddb487d0 and threatened eviction did 55324cb2e5 Seolwoo learn to forcibly ec3adff6a6 suppress anger. But even 49f0698802 if not f2f6074ced crying, the 00f47e3685 heart still a3a24bbc1d hurt just a22e786238 the same. Whether screaming loud enough 0caf5c5e03 to disturb the neighborhood 42da75da49 and wailing until lightheaded, 402645c1e3 or not doing so a4b0b7f798 at all, the feeling 5016aa5290 of heartbreak when something f6c2e04d11 precious became damaged remained 87df517c90 unchanged.620d1ea7c12e5c68
It really hurt. Choi Seolwoo couldn’t understand why Mrs. Choi failed to understand this aspect of Seolwoo.b851db96ab8f2664
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Things not going as desired. That was an important issue for Choi Seolwoo. Because, in Seolwoo’s mind, most things surrounding Seolwoo absolutely never went as desired.ee31b78d239fa6ad
For instance, fa5bbd0f87 a large 7b1881906f wall-mounted TV, 2141fc4cca smartphone, a 0be61161e1 house that 3d7f09d89d looked new, 77c5f0b817 a father c31ab9b089 and mother 61dfd1b187 taking their d4c0ece3d8 child for 40bcf87818 a piggyback d8a001168c ride to 81fca215a9 Seoul Grand 1e8c410765 Park, peers 33a6abbe4e gathering for 711b6b61b4 birthday parties 3b2a2d3ee0 at casual 17283fda20 restaurants.5a95948179071e40
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These were 92e1de494c things permitted 8156ecf13b to others 5a8bd013f8 but unattainable c81c666619 for Choi 226c72d85f Seolwoo without c262bdbcd7 using some 819d25dd80 kind of 4a5e1ca42a magic.bbf640ab5f851cfe
Even birth was like that. Choi Seolwoo’s birth wasn’t something Mrs. Choi had decided freely. Seolwoo learned this from overhearing the landlord couple talking in the yard.e61e6da5d90d5c2d
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— Just evict her. A single mother, fbbdbbfa69 and from what 538a7b4cd3 I see, coming ed611731a3 home at dawn d0123e2f59 every day, she 008d0511b0 seems like a 3fc0752f9f bar hostess.4861379a517b5ed9
— She’s pitiful. It’s not like she’s behind on rent.d8fea2afee798d82
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— Oh my… Having a child recklessly without planning, what to do? She seems young too. She should learn some skills and get a decent job. What will the child learn growing up? Tsk tsk… I only feel sorry for the child.16f3e4625f018dd1
Though not slower than peers in understanding writing and arithmetic, Choi Seolwoo couldn’t attend school because of being a secret android. Several pills had to be taken twice a day. Even until reaching fifth-grade age, boring homeschooling continued, and Seolwoo had to wait alone until late at night for Mrs. Choi, who left for work in the late afternoon.212f38a1dcc940c2
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Most major aspects 150bd1da44 of life were 2bd8c31af4 beyond control. So when 111b82c700 the few 2662cd1b4f things that 87368150b2 could be 3b41869f24 controlled went 77aa569b4c against expectations, 09f15a8646 it was 6157fee72c incredibly frustrating.1d46c3f9c7eb81f6
— Why doesn’t she send the child to school? Wait, isn’t this child abuse?4fe45c251a3db6ec
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— She says the child develops slowly. Must have low intelligence. How can a child who just learned to read Korean attend classes with others? And you can’t put a 12-year-old in a first-grade classroom.2196fc26ddef2e47
“Idiots.”f381b25af8736242
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Seolwoo mocked the landlord and his wife with a curse word heard from TV dramas while turning up the volume. Choi Seolwoo wasn’t homeschooled because of slow development. It was because Seolwoo was an experimental robot being chased by a secret government agency and needed to be cautious. That’s also why signal-suppressing medication was necessary.15823065f297ff50
Choi Seolwoo db5388a92d spent every 663d03a561 day alone 152f35cbc3 at home. As Seolwoo 903db0a9c3 grew taller, 8b29b67b27 Mrs. Choi would sometimes 9dc252f300 take Seolwoo out 1e2d3171c4 at night to 1c2891a44f move to a 7c7b940ecc different house, or 817f2272f9 stay in a 097c317695 motel room for 33ea0f3da8 a few days 5620f27a52 before moving to 248866b859 another place. This happened several times.cecce8d7ac760d0b
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“Bad men keep finding out where we are and chasing us!”a364af6f522a4c6a
“Why does that happen even though I take medicine? Did I do something wrong?”25a33a13eba4d71c
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“No. Seolwoo is taking the medicine well, right?”343a8e72b6a8d99e
“Yes.”4e66bc7251487c12
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“Those men are very good at gathering information. They have spies everywhere, always watching with their eyes open to find out where Choi Seolwoo lives. So never open the door to anyone except mom, understand?”0763a96b18de3f58
“Then let’s set a secret code! As a sign it’s mom.”dae17b9b0ffaef75
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“Secret code? Where did you learn such a difficult word?”5db9b6d67c503ba4
“From OCN.”1b056502e17cddc8
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Running through dark alleys at midnight holding Mrs. Choi’s hand, or staying in musty-smelling motel rooms for days wasn’t difficult for Choi Seolwoo. For Seolwoo, it all felt like an adventure, like being the protagonist in an action movie on OCN.3250ef27667578b9
— How am I supposed to pay it back! Are you really trying to kill someone? I can’t die, I can’t leave this child behind and die!4a8083c78d3fc7fa
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One night, Mrs. Choi screamed 6aa97c516c loudly in ad1c9eaf28 the motel 257ad3a643 bathroom. Mrs. Choi often cda23f150f quarreled with b48a01edc1 others, but 2fba8bdbb8 that night, bb025c1573 her tearful 57371105e4 voice sounded 8b2b87f62e particularly painful.18f57018a884c312
Seolwoo climbed onto the vanity chair, poured bottled water into the coffee pot and boiled it. When the button clicked down, Seolwoo opened the lid and blew on the water in the pot to cool it. Looking for a cup, Seolwoo found a paper cup but thought it wouldn’t hold much water. Carefully, Seolwoo poured the slightly cooled water into the plastic water bottle.549e2772e4a62eb0
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As the water ad3e68f74d was poured in, b83fead523 the plastic bottle 927d05888b suddenly crumpled. The water de2609ae12 bottle must 246d34d7f9 change shape 1a64e15704 in hot 41924f2faa water. Seolwoo approached Mrs. Choi, who was a24d81a35a crouched crying in 0b97e439f4 front of the 0312b09408 bathtub, holding the e2b3f5d9bb crumpled water bottle.42d4624a9dd4c366
“Mom, does your throat hurt? Drink this.”0cf83e5e87157280
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Mrs. Choi looked at 7bb7e01d01 the water bottle 60e4da40bc and cried even 54a94a22d6 more while wiping 0d5227a465 her nose. Seolwoo leaned 4d10095924 against Mrs. Choi and nagged:91ba91721328248b
“When did you start talking differently? You always tell me to cry quietly, but the motel owner can hear you.”29ff914cf5624f7f
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The frequent moving helped correct Choi Seolwoo’s bad habits. It was perfectly suited to the tendency of not bearing to see possessions damaged. Since it was impossible to create a cherished desk or belongings from the beginning, young Choi Seolwoo learned a method.ffe0e012fb26000b
“Mom. Just throw things away before they become precious. If you don’t want that bracelet to break, just throw it away now!”5fa62f33caaf6143
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From then on, Choi 98ab6bcc9c Seolwoo stopped creating attachments. To both people and 59f787dd51 things. This made 0b043600c4 life much 579f4b3a1d more comfortable. There were no more 1b5627f94c instances of crying until fd0233063a the throat was raw. When a secondhand ff3298aae6 desk appeared, Seolwoo c3777793e0 would immediately scribble 719b75d723 all over it 8f4d873478 with colored pencils 54d21798f4 and markers to 041700bbfb make it dirty 69e7d33c26 first. To prevent it 6239b6df62 from being soiled 6720a807d8 by others. Toothbrushes were bent out 4dc5816ed7 of shape right away. Shoes were 7b914c1192 deliberately smeared 13ae4dbd3f with playground f3f8801803 dirt as 8842655e47 soon as 061e822c8b they were e5369b2070 purchased. Everything became easier a32a0f3ecf that way.f5852d4e3babc563
So after moving to 9890710def a second-floor rental in 55fc6db938 Bangbae-dong, the only thing e65e48a84f Choi Seolwoo cared about 6e0372fd0c was just one—Mrs. Choi.2253645233e5cd28
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“Oh my, miss. You don’t know because you haven’t lived in this neighborhood? That’s why you moved into this house.”29e65c374292fb46
“Huh? What do you mean, grandmother?”0007bb833711f975
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“They set the rent cheap, right?”36c0ad278b68ef1d
“Yes, it was cheap so I moved in, but why? Tell me why!”c701de1dd2c01a49
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Choi Seolwoo tightly held Mrs. Choi’s hand as she chatted in the alley with a cigarette that smelled unpleasant. The gray-haired grandmother also held a cigarette in her hand.721f28b0b33f2b85
“Well, just live with it, thinking you’re saving money. Just be careful of the landlord’s second son.”783ad0a9f712f8eb
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“The second son? Why, how old is he?”4f2825c826d7e139
“He’s known for being very strange. They say he’s not fit to be human. A fourteen-year-old boy who doesn’t go to school, hangs out with runaway teens, and comes home only at dawn. Everyone says he’s dangerous and doesn’t let their children pass near this house. His older brother is said to be top of his class, but how can two brothers be so different? Even his mother can’t handle him.”1afec38ab17a416d
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“Wow… really? Really?”421a5325312e0fa4
Mrs. Choi squeezed Seolwoo’s hand hard. When Seolwoo complained “Ouch!” because it hurt, the grandmother who was crouching in front laughed and said, “Look at that temper.”ac9905fac3975daa
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“The father seems to work far away. He comes home occasionally, and they say he fights with the second son every time. It’ll probably be noisy.”2935c7330e5d04fb
“Ah, fuck, this is annoying, really. The landlady didn’t mention any of this!”519a39635f7ff215
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“Of course she wouldn’t if she wants to receive rent, would she, young lady? Next time, ask the neighbors when looking for a room.”81e1c30719660b99
“I was in a hurry. Haaa… so annoying.”1c128ec8cc118a14
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The grandmother spoke as 3201cd9705 if trying to comfort b60e847b8c Mrs. Choi.6150e178a8d52819
“What could happen? It’s not like it’s a girl, but a boy with a penis. If you’re really uncomfortable, just move out after living here for a month or two. But why does your child have such smooth skin? Is it because they stay inside all the time?”7a36d91148c6d48a
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“You shouldn’t judge people by their appearance, grandmother.”d0ee143c122dbbea
Roaring laughter erupted. Choi Seolwoo 05e8864257 looked up 80084c31ee at the 8c2f44212c second floor 3fb267834f of the 5157abb92d house. Several broken flowerpots were 39494c8f27 piled in front of e478d86e8f the door, and nothing a6b2a25533 could be seen through 2301b00cc2 the window covered with 624fac5440 rose-patterned curtains. Judging by the laundry e9fe1fc639 hanging on the rooftop 197f8fc49f and the shoes piled 72885f0868 in front of the 890ab633ed door, the family seemed 71243166e6 to consist of four dd770ff3dd or five members, and eae921ab83 nothing particularly strange was 39c2b3a2f6 visible.3b53a9d91ffb18f4
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