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.”3c986576c283c36d
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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.9d69842ea7136b25
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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.5e6abdfba2b14241
Nothing angered Choi 25368bdd3d Seolwoo more than da2cb8f792 seeing cherished possessions 961a218128 get damaged. This obsessive trait was 074df4b652 so strong that even 4f61b987e8 if a single bristle 677a065512 on a toothbrush became 15cb2ac088 crooked, Seolwoo would scream b44f5d1ef6 and cry in sorrow, c4abf403b8 and if a stain 219dc865d9 appeared on shoes, would 35280fe03c throw them in the 3b7e3ff945 trash in disgust and 6c068ff8a1 vent anger until becoming a22ee0b47c hoarse.af367639ba5f1fe6
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Mrs. Choi sometimes found 0219490b74 it difficult to 4c3e1c395b endure such behavior 83f325968f from Seolwoo. Only after the 3dc1be1b53 landlord complained about d3b174eebc the noise and b695d259bf threatened eviction did 948bf0fa93 Seolwoo learn to 84668cd02a forcibly suppress anger. But even if not f1f59c6e97 crying, the heart still 2ef5901282 hurt just the same. Whether screaming loud enough 6b6eed23b3 to disturb the neighborhood eb2229c348 and wailing until lightheaded, e0f617f69e or not doing so 2ede6ee7df at all, the feeling 9fbef0c869 of heartbreak when something aef3d99db6 precious became damaged remained e6a7acbbdb unchanged.f86552cdcf48f908
It really hurt. Choi Seolwoo couldn’t understand why Mrs. Choi failed to understand this aspect of Seolwoo.d1569f1c947d16b2
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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.5c0e8b1acbeb260d
For instance, c184f0b499 a large 7cab66ab3b wall-mounted TV, cbcbe5f2f0 smartphone, a 71a92fb9f0 house that d766a19845 looked new, 375df5bad2 a father 2fc69eca24 and mother ee7b02f769 taking their 7fdde1c7ba child for fa2586dbfe a piggyback 02f71b85e6 ride to d30dfdf681 Seoul Grand 3cac510957 Park, peers 9670bb504c gathering for 56ad5a1db6 birthday parties b29eb17786 at casual c75f74ea91 restaurants.4cd8b14ef4d3dad7
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These were 65b75f4a97 things permitted 89d9661c4b to others 526fb59c82 but unattainable f70561615b for Choi c7d8c3c50c Seolwoo without 007bbbcf91 using some 35002b4c17 kind of 2ebc42d2fb magic.bc717cf61a1f7e40
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.64358d56289e19b6
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— Just evict her. A single mother, and aefc37b3d2 from what I see, 8849e8ed50 coming home at dawn 1bb8ec9078 every day, she seems f3acf98c70 like a bar hostess.db634162be2c4d32
— She’s pitiful. It’s not like she’s behind on rent.540c6e028c8c8351
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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.71ba063cbe33ce41
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.efcd31d97758e3f5
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Most major 35b9ad73d4 aspects of ddce1650cc life were 0e048123f5 beyond control. So when the 5fc8d11eeb few things that 32c3b1a209 could be controlled a9bfca4fb8 went against expectations, c9c33d508c it was incredibly 0d5799c537 frustrating.5f8e061ec792eca7
— Why doesn’t she send the child to school? Wait, isn’t this child abuse?220ea2b2dcaa32f6
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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.705dd5aef42aaf18
“Idiots.”7ff94572cf149583
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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.12f43cdb18502841
Choi Seolwoo spent every b8ce1917c0 day alone at home. As Seolwoo grew 1c42c9da6a taller, Mrs. Choi would sometimes take 1c8477e188 Seolwoo out at night 0950e8d68a to move to a 35ede6dcc2 different house, or stay 30a27e7a28 in a motel room 119b6ad56b for a few days 7fc1215563 before moving to another 2668ee2be4 place. This happened several b9880fba4a times.ce59fee606da41cf
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“Bad men keep finding out where we are and chasing us!”857edaa98e92fad2
“Why does that happen even though I take medicine? Did I do something wrong?”eb09f9a3fdc91e76
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“No. Seolwoo is taking the medicine well, right?”a69a3aab4850c67a
“Yes.”2055515663e7c6ce
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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?”af88ec5990c924ec
“Then let’s set a secret code! As a sign it’s mom.”73254e1b9f511b5d
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“Secret code? Where did you learn such a difficult word?”8e7580b9cd6f1df7
“From OCN.”a8367473e3eee539
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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.9db53e50d44eb6c6
— 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!e3d1d4eb7ea2dfa0
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One night, Mrs. Choi screamed 797ed03009 loudly in f45f997bf8 the motel 5b834f787b bathroom. Mrs. Choi often quarreled with 4a291ec454 others, but that night, 9c5efed76b her tearful voice sounded 54a08e6260 particularly painful.d04cf8daa6f20e43
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.b6f499869ac2cba2
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As the 5ef078cb0b water was e3260d85d4 poured in, 111c2fa33c the plastic 9da4a570ce bottle suddenly 715a8a0831 crumpled. The water 218f6b2c9b bottle must e653089bbb change shape ce0bdc0560 in hot 20c9afb66f water. Seolwoo approached Mrs. Choi, who was 7bb7a957b4 crouched crying in 394ba56a08 front of the 392bf13dd5 bathtub, holding the 641268ee8e crumpled water bottle.044f7320bf881cfa
“Mom, does your throat hurt? Drink this.”b1b2e8e193c9c7da
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Mrs. Choi looked f45c515332 at the d31967e538 water bottle bfaa5a5169 and cried af5a3e012a even more 0bcc7b464d while wiping 5735b4795d her nose. Seolwoo leaned against Mrs. Choi and nagged:71459a7a99e3b4da
“When did you start talking differently? You always tell me to cry quietly, but the motel owner can hear you.”c8e0f07607614980
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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.70cd29cbf1a7acc3
“Mom. Just throw things away before they become precious. If you don’t want that bracelet to break, just throw it away now!”61483a3e1ca21b4b
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From then on, 510a946bb4 Choi Seolwoo stopped 53cef9e967 creating attachments. To both people d3b88b7055 and things. This made life much 742d75c898 more comfortable. There were no 419eaa3cf0 more instances of 113e6ca08e crying until the 32997cceec throat was raw. When a secondhand 1607f96c31 desk appeared, Seolwoo 92f4183dc5 would immediately scribble cb5089ad5f all over it c6fc583586 with colored pencils 270ecc65e0 and markers to a3e381b155 make it dirty 493f5414ca first. To prevent it e7257c5dab from being soiled dcae88869d by others. Toothbrushes were 36168a4c68 bent out bacb201e00 of shape 0f85a99ba8 right away. Shoes were deliberately 1c0575f37f smeared with playground 40d299c55a dirt as soon 30d0e0099b as they were 5aced6aab3 purchased. Everything became easier bc79b13885 that way.b7b0a67c328ffadf
So after 94190a8a20 moving to 4d36196e99 a second-floor cc54dae0a7 rental in 9d143c40ac Bangbae-dong, the 42dc149186 only thing e54efd6034 Choi Seolwoo cfe472ed0f cared about 5215993519 was just 3adca2f50f one—Mrs. Choi.1e966992eba903ec
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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.”2984fff5c905160c
“Huh? What do you mean, grandmother?”817e6d86cb05cfe8
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“They set the rent cheap, right?”f457387857963305
“Yes, it was cheap so I moved in, but why? Tell me why!”246e1f668440c2f0
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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.9f5e0bc5f91a7606
“Well, just live with it, thinking you’re saving money. Just be careful of the landlord’s second son.”a9757e8ca10f676e
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“The second son? Why, how old is he?”bd01a43286119871
“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.”575b2bb77e4b5013
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“Wow… really? Really?”ed4959c55a6ed546
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.”7660c22c25899f2d
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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.”330255951099b589
“Ah, fuck, this is annoying, really. The landlady didn’t mention any of this!”1d128e6570f1c761
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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.”aa7bdcaeb8e25938
“I was in a hurry. Haaa… so annoying.”c4f77755d916af5b
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The grandmother spoke 0fda429d14 as if trying 23e1d3c21a to comfort Mrs. Choi.6b41470bab80da8f
“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?”913fa826ea544a09
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“You shouldn’t judge people by their appearance, grandmother.”3a4fc1ad70ca9ffd
Roaring laughter erupted. Choi Seolwoo looked 281b579c2a up at the 09dd056492 second floor of 437a3a67dc the house. Several broken 06afe1cba3 flowerpots were 4cb140484d piled in 5c0f682bf6 front of 7a8606e862 the door, 6acfddd192 and nothing d645ac8bcd could be 612b274780 seen through 66ef78eed2 the window e7aaf8cc71 covered with e00ed81c18 rose-patterned curtains. Judging by the laundry b73fcd946a hanging on the rooftop d563168eb2 and the shoes piled c0d7ef7561 in front of the f7ae39b76d door, the family seemed c131399013 to consist of four fd3e56bedd or five members, and d9b52331a9 nothing particularly strange was fa604ee3f3 visible.becc807ccababf79
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