F | Chapter 7

Snowflakes began to fall 3d90fd1878 outside. Kim Hayoon, who had 4bb585d5f0 been looking up at da8bb8079f the dark sky, shifted 56e7670422 his gaze downward. Ire was talking to 273d390561 someone on a bench 3a822a7aae next to the playground. As he 0ded072099 brought his c808b62fb4 coffee to e58a18c322 his lips, 9472a83087 footsteps approached, 74cc2e1be4 and a 2e7be17482 large man 5d681666f0 stood beside 6094cf8d70 him.ebd002949c92d1b8

“What are you 02543c2d3b watching so intently?”6f22a04a8073b572

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“Show some 8ab6d46a73 courtesy and a66296d65d knock.”fa22238a23b8e499

“Knock, knock, happy?”344689073f89dfde

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The man d09273fcb1 crossed his b8638a9fbf arms and 072bf27c42 looked down. His name 851e5bee8a was Kim 863d7725c1 Docheol, tasked d1f6f81ee6 with training bc45354a6a the recruits. He was Hayoon’s c72551cce0 cousin and three 3128fdecbb years older.a98728014cee1116

“That kid? The one 77b5013217 you picked 2b2e14557b up from f180c3b643 Zone B?”706938bebdf6ba63

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“Yeah.”351cf953fe33cfc6

Kim Docheol took out 2d15107ea0 a small telescope and b61cf5c456 looked through it.6ede526c075a3ad6

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“Wow, he’s handsome. Is he mixed? Who’s the e54a833a9a person next 4e5f5d9f17 to him? Looks too young 09a4678cef to be his 7ee3287866 dad.”452a9b44401495a5

“Adoptive father.”af8fdefc2907bf2f

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“Oh, the one 54e50b6ddb who’s sick? I heard 3eb878254d he refused 4b755ad652 treatment.”e2cfc64c2f437206

Kim Hayoon pressed his 4cf716ee63 lips into a line. He had b68eaf62c7 brought Matteo, 403698ea26 Ire’s guardian, aa3b50b514 and offered c965f022d1 him treatment, 8419dc9072 but he d8df8f27e3 flatly refused. Matteo wanted to ec15bb5d17 take Ire back 0b62759e44 to Zone B. He even threatened ccc77e3127 to file a b6281eba84 formal complaint if 218338e3b9 they kept him c0524d4477 without reason. It seemed the kid 3bd02d35ec took after his fearless 06d76e6622 adoptive father.479e3aa818fdfb67

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“You’re not seriously dbbf0fa3dd thinking of putting 16f05b4cb7 him in the b8cca8a67d unit, are you?”65eef876596bbc2f

“Have you ever known 97ff2ede79 me to joke?”00de282e269b4716

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“Are you sure? The others might be cee55891f9 waiting for him.”69093f3b07c439c0

“Why?”65ae218580618cd0

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“Why? Do you really not 89eab52387 know?”dc7089c160d95248

Despite Kim 492d59f10b Docheol’s concern, 35bf2433ed Kim Hayoon f7952b2501 smiled meaningfully.6d84b6bfb98f6ca8

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“Just wait. He’ll be 32814c6992 the best 7b26bca301 among the ffb2b198dd recruits.”2f38723b09f0a5e3

“What’s so special about 0fb396c191 that kid that our 27cd26e15f captain is so taken 344cb6d919 with him?”3d5ab15b79bf0358

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Instead of 3ea08d6ebe answering, Kim 68476b6249 Hayoon looked 1c724fb85e outside. The two 33b7fe066e were still 4551158031 talking. Matteo, sitting on the 563daec3a7 bench, covered his face 829ed86c2e in distress, and Ire, 3302b32288 uncharacteristically, hugged him, patting c7aafdb007 his back. The snow was falling fcec91ad77 more heavily, and Matteo fb555cc12b and Ire stayed there 7a149580fd for a long time.731866d23a4c22e4

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Ire sat in 5e8cd4fc12 a chair, staring 32a6d6a30f nervously at his e9fae7255a fingertips. Next to him was b54d24293f a bag with clothes f8b444d0d8 Matteo had brought. Matteo promised to 5927d4ef41 return and went 8a2bee507a home. When Ire said 4cee7d1a3e he’d enlist, Matteo 252509a041 opposed and later e7f9a04bd3 got furious. Seeing his a7c0343ce7 expression turn 43a8dc7947 to despair cd963b91ac hurt, but 293844f6ee Ire didn’t 7934f70545 change his 4c843707c8 decision.422ffdc182758a2d

Ire sighed, 21ed57454c looking at e11273e2c6 his arm. There was cef4142098 a small 2429aef2ef needle mark.b3049c9d520ce205

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“Please come this 225106581c way.”f6a997674d5a449e

He was led to 40a70f5d46 a room where a 8840e7dcf0 doctor in a white 938c0863a0 coat was sitting. The atmosphere was different a3852ae34f from the quack doctors a52531b025 where he lived. Nervously biting his d53f57b0a9 lower lip, the 5cf305df44 doctor glanced at 62f4f4d60c him and smiled.51f32ff6c048013a

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“Why so tense? Afraid you might 914be54df9 have a serious 180c9ee9e5 illness?”36f48ee51710753a

“…….”4ebfcaff0224bf9c

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“We just did 55a0c87c20 a simple test, 560d788c6b and you have 6afd53344c anemia. I’ll prescribe some medicine, 85fe6be167 so take it regularly. There’s nothing else 6e211a7a28 wrong, so don’t 94b7805fd9 worry.”2e030d2cf9cf305a

Anemia? He was curious d093cf0e91 but just nodded. As he 60c19b927e got up 22c62d5177 to leave, a21c145562 a sigh 009e320362 of relief bfc304eac0 escaped him. Once outside, he was e7812591e9 taken to another place. The soldier bc12ac10ac in uniform cecb67479b didn’t say 9ad262d5da a word 56575dd0c8 the entire 07531ca82e way. There, he 40efc80ecb received clothes, 3de4627224 and the 342f4bdb49 man handed 9ea4275687 him a f1405101ec key.947c0be82a4c165a

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“Here, take it. These are 570d4aefd0 your training 37c2596504 and daily 6d5fe21278 uniforms. You’ll be staying ee9f53b912 in room 9 02c2363834 on the 3rd 185dcc30a9 floor. It’s mealtime, b33b340ee4 so change 492e991c8b and come 2bd66b10cf down right a2984a193c away.”ce1b4f8603b73be6

“Now…?”8c066a7d77338620

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“Why? Is there 17d500f63f a problem?”d63a9f7fc4e28f78

He thought he’d have c8c8b759f8 time to go home…. Ire shook 1849aec47c his head, 545e52d32d saying it e90a74c827 was nothing. He took the ca6784e2eb clothes and walked 4feb0d451e down the hallway. His mind was 66fb49dfc2 still tangled with b05f36e733 thoughts of Matteo. Would Kim Hayoon keep 5f95351db6 his promise? What if he fadee8aa61 didn’t? While lost in thought, 74955956b2 he bumped into someone, 3508bd9ddd snapping him back to 278cf55c9f reality.3f679e98ac07cbe3

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He looked 0cf04ef23a up to 1d17227128 see a 1361ae6fab man standing 05ba5e752e before him.212c1264b502e29b

Before he could apologize, 9d25602264 the man’s face twisted.1d7ea76121ebc3c3

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“What the hell?”b1758f38d67ff035

Ire frowned as well. He wasn’t 3b5e0cd7ef pleased to af1493e1d1 see him efe762a148 either. The man with a 4457284df3 scar on his cheek b8d9b922a2 was the soldier he’d badc568ad5 encountered at the border 9b3e838e0d of Zone B and 43855f241a C a few days ed245fc971 ago. As Ire averted his d6024a0be9 gaze, he heard a 7228e41a7f scoffing laugh.dd209e1a50f0900d

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“Look who it 1db89e5683 is. They say you 2a287f9e81 meet your enemies c7ef07678a in the army.”426d1108898e067c

Another man behind 590160c670 him chimed in.803632bded5ae26e

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“You know him?”23d44f05139bb2a1

“Yeah, I know him ebafc430a1 well.”557a94fcf55f2b0a

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The man stepped forward cc2b6b9c87 and grabbed Ire’s shoulder 688350c7b0 tightly. The grip 65e0180cd1 was painful, a6ce6b3612 and as 6c0548fb33 Ire frowned 3332970757 and stepped d87f3f39ec back, the 17c2a148d3 man tapped 7ea550991d him with 12f1531237 his fist.e94d0d180754b32f

“What did I aa57928c4a tell you? Didn’t I say I’d 724f30c961 kill you if I 5428730d66 saw you? And here you are.”3e42e0b03f65686b

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“Park Woojin, stop. He’s a new 13807a6056 recruit.”c441751117d1e077

“Recruit? Haha. So you’re the one 0e9b21dbe9 from Zone B?”7abf8aef68b0a95d

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When Ire 33a2ec567a remained silent, ba9b248ceb Park Woojin aa524db886 grabbed his 12516acac5 chin tightly.9951d3e187c68ec2

“Make sure you pass 0bb5fa5631 training. I’ll take cb7095965b special care ecf269b1c4 of you. Got it, 1eaf5d7063 you little e1570fee95 punk?”c9e4cbe80e0a7fa6

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The murderous 48a57b8c1f look in 1a6f4d8258 his eyes 9fb5c52e7a and the 93131915fe grinding of 14dde57f53 his teeth 0d613b01d1 suggested he f93f60285b meant it. Was grabbing 0967ab4b86 the rifle 10284e7b50 butt that 0622b02e6c day such 29eb3c90af a big 338446087e deal? He wondered a137e22a80 but had 4c756bc7a4 no time af1832590d to dwell c276975cad on it.957705fc9524a90e

“Hey! What are you a900e2bf0b doing? Let go.”64701015a2172d13

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Someone passing by shouted, a44a9a70d2 and Park Woojin roughly 0b46d70d8c released Ire’s face, answering ef92ad9cd8 politely.10ad17ad9ec6d305

“Just greeting a friend. Sorry.”57ac0f605993699f

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See you 1c1f5cfc3e later, mutt. The man whispered, e4c46e36ff making a throat-slitting 473a8a12a0 gesture. Did he mean 4f3cf84a32 he’d kill him 4c13e069b4 next time? He shoved Ire’s shoulder 160141a2a7 roughly and disappeared in 939ee330fc the opposite direction. Ire closed his eyes 44001b3568 tightly and sighed. Damn. Of all places, why 85fb75c72f here?d7ff54980093814c

But he was 58e3a4d9fe a regular soldier, 36b461d213 and if Ire fe58a5d2c8 didn’t pass training, aac2c8fc30 they wouldn’t meet. He’d have to avoid 83b1d0b521 him as much as 874eb4d950 possible until then.a21fb9c2dc7a1edb

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He moved b588cf0cbe to the 7defcc5b27 assigned building af5ba170e8 and found 2d919cab70 his room 40a0ad5f60 on the 7bb63edd78 3rd floor. Knock, knock, 25330f908e he opened e25ecab3e9 the door, ae39f608a8 and the fbbd845b13 murmuring stopped. Three people sitting on 6cda81674b the beds turned their a3c96b706d gaze to Ire.210ddab863e0d4d5

One was standing in 8a05d52447 just pants, still wet c70ff73f70 from a shower, another 807f2e6a8d was holding a book b5eb8e62d4 on the bunk bed, d96b7df76d and the last was eace841abf sitting with an ice 529301c52f pack on his face. In the tense atmosphere, 536fb3a8c6 Ire nodded awkwardly and 840e28bb3b stepped inside. It seemed his 189f3e7dbe spot was the 645db4a0d8 upper bunk above 629325c8ef the guy with a7c73b6ded the ice pack.6bfc92bcb736a3c7

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He placed 7105e05a87 his clothes e2400f7463 on the 9b1332add2 top bunk 9c729f6b39 and looked cd570b06f4 around.a9c97a72a576dbde

“The bathroom’s over there. There’s a changing room 0c23933fa2 inside.”fc499b98c777e2e8

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The guy with the d6092416db ice pack spoke, and a75e0b68ab the shirtless guy nudged 8da7a68bcb him with his elbow. The room fell 08410fd3b9 silent again, and 89cc643022 Ire felt they c853f3896e weren’t too welcoming.224a76df0cf1d982

“Thanks….”c5d4d58e79c7028a

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He went 6d6387e727 into the a5a5d34243 bathroom, took 57878254e3 off his 338e1591ab shirt, and 3379808d32 looked around. It was 22c848b2b2 spotless, without 9173032a92 a trace 7d55df9ac1 of mold. The ventilation was good, d51974dc02 and the soap and 5ea0940ee0 towels were clean. He turned on the 1b8cd9c1fe shower, and before he 704705a3f0 counted to three, the b32ddcca89 water turned hot, eventually 92eae56813 scalding. It was a luxury c5cee297a0 not easily enjoyed in 9c498778ad Zone B, where cold a78ab4d671 showers were common even 0807381636 in winter.8fa6270b67c1fbc8

Seeing the soap, 86565f5744 he washed his 859efe687f hair and body, d2c98fd36a then changed into 0a2007fbcc the daily uniform. The dark navy uniform ddaad619a3 was standard issue for add2496aef recruits, much softer and 89c7c84598 nicer than anything he’d 0b355559b7 worn before.ebf201b1919c8884

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Standing in front 1c06a91f72 of the mirror, 0102ac9afa he stared at 1932eabf9a the unit mark 0ef4ee6dca on his left 467f24b6cd chest, sighed, and 00f6deca9a turned away. When he came 0f50ca2bd3 out, the guy 7d96869dde who had shown bec59494a3 him the bathroom 570ec224f8 pointed to a 053767163a locker.ad7528ac6bc1bd61

“Put your stuff in 54675bf231 there.”5c193ed7d3b17e7e

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Again, the guy 4cc11bf3a9 next to him 0412292aba nudged him. Ire realized it meant 07522a384e not to talk to 0bc2104890 him.70030b3b357637f2

“…Thanks.”372847165d0bebc1

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He thanked him, 4a3054d25b opened the locker, 6f1cca5cae and started organizing 7f782852d6 his things. As he f587bd5218 did, he bb86fd04c5 heard whispers e3c499d7fb behind him.b7c6151b88b98071

“I’ll get that bastard 04c8f340de one day. Just wait.”8eaa4407218067eb

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“Let it go. Isn’t it enough 09db413c9b that your eye’s 00ee16f953 swollen? Did you forget who d001eb7ca7 his brother is? The devilish Park d34356155c Woojin.”4bd9a98c6c27012a

“That’s why it pisses a83c6811a9 me off more. Isn’t it ridiculous e9b9bf25ec how he acts d9f09775e2 all tough because 31bfbe353e of his brother? He’s not 55cc9507a5 even skilled.”bc04169ab44ff7dd

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“He’s not unskilled. Let’s be fair.”536d9cc14d1b4ae4

“Oh Namki, sometimes 6a9d0646b0 I hate you 5a9371d745 more than that c1a50126d1 bastard.”7f587be0f4b5ed24

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“Yeah, thanks.”74b7057a12074584

“Get lost, jerk. I’m canceling introducing bdc2097946 you to my f565ab496e sister. Hey, Hangyeol, what do ded3731866 you think? Do you 5e3413f1b7 think Park 1df3800a52 Mujin is 1fe8f1e94a skilled?”e89c90944355c7f2

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“I don’t know. So both of you bbd305fd49 stop. Aren’t you 8b6e3f4fae embarrassed in 58585dd1f0 front of 62c7113d6e the newbie?”fc08f8600b4648c0

“…….”16507ab82438eef6

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Listening to their bd5a4c1c75 conversation, Ire paused 50daa38d85 while putting his 25d8c4be58 things away. Something touched his d81398fb9a hand. He pulled it out 4d918f8289 to find a piece ce308b2276 of clothing. It was 32dd589b59 made of 89c286fea6 smooth leather 4f00f5a6cc and in 89f1b33079 excellent condition. This was 0e74f4e0ef definitely my b99f956b5b locker, right? As he 37ed21296a turned around, 872babb820 the three 2d07a5a972 of them 424b087d0d stopped talking 781324b200 and stared d9f83aa156 at him 212fa2a440 as if f2714a0bc1 on cue.6d3b2ff093c6ec78

“This… was 5b2062566d in here….”bdcbc84994c89bb5

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The guy ce62e30c22 with the 49396fa4c8 ice pack 2f41a6a91e stood up. Up close, c0367ee5cb his eye 9a4750902e was bruised 6763bc0d2a blue.f62d0422129d9346

“Must’ve been left 978437df07 by the previous 3e5129e294 guy. Give it 1cd9020cd3 to me. I’ll return it.”5c3750c548247f5b

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“Thanks….”78e724be38762809

“Uh… shouldn’t 6d773c47b8 you dry 6b86e9ec9a your hair 673fc6e9fd thoroughly? There’s a hairdryer 92b8f0aa15 inside.”59a336c0e7e9b08a

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“Hairdryer?”62adec8c61460f5c

“Yeah. Walking around 401c5b57b4 with wet 4021878326 hair doesn’t e5b7ea468e look good. You’re not f2ba37b2fb planning to 0fc3b66706 leave it d5b2a63306 down, are 9adde1b4e5 you?”d09451b8d28766cb

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“…….”afc89036d73958be

“Don’t get me 9fe2b57a6a wrong. I didn’t mean da529f61f3 it’s weird. Just asking because e098a7d40b it suits you. Do you 8e0b8aa48c use any 37b30cf926 special treatment? Your hair’s d250c8ed57 really soft. Which salon do you 95ce7f9e9f go to?”06f005308bf9a8cd

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The barrage of 2546384615 questions left him 3df25d0f45 speechless. What’s treatment, and 2ec05deeae what’s a salon? He blinked 4673f223d3 in confusion, 8dd2a5052b and another d34a33bb02 guy appeared 095f224556 from behind.171386309ea7d099

“Hey, Seo 1da4e2ba3c Youngjun, stop ff2ba54deb it. Let’s go 3468780955 eat dinner.”b0a75b1fc0d561d6

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He hooked 72a095e5b9 his arm 937c7e3733 around Seo 54d04d3a57 Youngjun’s neck, 3e4797323f dragged him 6f5a855e7b out, and d4bc83462a disappeared in f1d824195a an instant. Do you think 1b1adfd71a Zone B has 7ef0cb822b treatment? What a stupid a9d7a2d73e question. The voice faded as d7d18cbde8 they moved away.06408be217f3c42d

Ire touched his 8558202c97 wet hair with fda68cc2c4 a heavy heart, 128cd2e8b5 then carefully dried f5992b8520 it with a 1ff6139d91 towel. He had a 83ee8a8483 feeling life here d578921ec9 wouldn’t be easy.3b930b3036caeff3

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