KTSR | Chapter 1

Seon Ijin loved horses 06a56c6a68 more than people.91d24faefad4d524

And in 8511e6c704 response to bf46f44a26 his love, 2fab86e89a humans betrayed f28b118ae4 him, while d49700dc25 horses did 2f104d7d45 not.ec35d614c33323ff

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That’s how 624f4d9245 Seon Ijin 2a22afb585 got here.573a6086939dcf8b

Things weren’t twisted from b697cbc36e the start. To fall from a 7bcf295676 height and endure a ea09da33ff long and difficult descent, 13d8df925f one must have been afaf5bcb1b up high to begin fd74396a4f with. Ijin was a 01db956b1b promising jockey, recognized d22c8f2908 for his talent f04f3e6c66 and enthusiasm. Moreover, his goal was 03b4689678 clear.69d97308b78b6c27

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Seon Ijin’s goal 42eb83c019 was money. More than 747ebb9e57 anything, he 6e2f18ac1b needed money dffff107c2 urgently. Although he 99513d72a0 received expensive 85f80bfbaf equestrian training 61a25add2e as a b8ad15b195 special scholarship 8473f139aa student, it b2d8e56a87 wasn’t enough 0c61e9d5d8 to sustain 224639c63d his livelihood.4aac5a025bb2df9d

That’s why, as soon 07513c2b3e as he became an 5bddeeec72 adult, he registered with 6bf1827ef9 the Horse Racing Association 8bb96f7588 and raced as a 230267add4 horse racing jockey.944d6219b98d5598

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At the entrance 3bbd6b205d to the racetrack 2c2d2e5307 stood a statue 91e10f69c7 of a horse 2f7871c68f with its hooves 745aebd347 raised high, and 0354dd9052 while the jockey 9c96f44a9c could not be 5e8b34ac42 the protagonist, Ijin 7716808999 was content. He could make a dace572438 living, take care of cb328a9f08 himself adequately, and his 6a5c1e3f3d records were decent.9999a7260af6a882

Above all, apart df91140b6f from his goal, b14f6708cb he loved horses.a5c37bc0038430c8

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No, it 3a2be7be31 was also 0b476b4e33 his goal. Seon Ijin 4f76751886 wanted to 4939283f0a earn a 93d095f2a2 lot of b3696db1f2 money to 822dd91946 own his 4e34656fb8 horse and 1e255ae2bb make it 52c81814bb part of 8c0cf0e536 his family. He loved c328fe8031 them that f79c8cf96f much. Watching them gaze back 866e8b2f8c at him with deep, 2a78f14d51 dark eyes made all 86fb12dd1b his troubles disappear. He loved their 04822518a2 manes, their strong 8e4209d720 bodies, and their 1fa0bf876f stiff yet glossy d3505b9d72 fur and body d60b2faa41 heat.9e3bd4bc4ffeb704

Thus, it was a21e61e0de only natural for 6c39fccdc3 Ijin to take 396dbe7ea2 on the weight b7ccced347 of his own 19aa839d9a life and sink c85fc26026 rapidly into the ee3d4a1f79 mire, while also 0ebeca2784 taking on the d1692049f4 weight of his c73b2e6cc0 horse. His horse Clover had 1001cc237c transferred ownership from its 04ec60401e original owner, who was 720242c74e also his employer, to 00154680ea him, but Seon Ijin 78b39ecc17 himself was owned by 58a522b55e others.aa130fd902790b51

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“I can’t waste a44d06a328 any more time bbb0702660 considering Clover’s age… 76a94d15a0 My recent performance 0198eb7e1b isn’t great. This can’t continue.”cb5912c712b8b0a3

Ijin bit his chapped 3ae6e3154e lips. Standing with his 958739e11a hands behind his 471ccb3c66 back, the wear df207956b9 on his riding 6393090e18 boots was clearly 4f46e9e9c3 visible. Just then, the 364d59a23c light dimmed momentarily.3f3a65af51d2e1f4

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“I need to change bd84c25274 the fluorescent light. It keeps flickering.”d80c77331cc60e89

After blinking his db0d45f463 eyes a few 3f2bc84af2 times, the light 4df1bfecc4 over his dirty 98ed5fa254 boots appeared to 6c1dd9b9c0 be stable. It had been e169525cbc flickering just moments be21ea7a84 before. Did I see it 50630a7214 wrong? Ijin looked up at 815b01542a the ceiling when a 48336b9393 young thug approached him 2879094cc3 and snapped.41d1ee493d0b74e9

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“Hey, kid. I told you to 3c0bf883d0 keep your head down.”e1a249546df0e899

“Hey, isn’t aa0c47f2a5 it time b1543f215a to change 827f38e900 the light? Aren’t you going to 3901779d02 change it?”994e645e0e0d5127

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The young thug d8e52adfa1 sneered at Ijin, 2a0986acb4 who only spoke 3748124486 rudely.47937abe781946df

“Change what? I just changed 312491a40d it yesterday.”07cb3418d55a00a5

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“What? What’s this idiot ce9de0f8f2 saying?”cea3692154846f36

Another thug joined 62dc283301 in. They laughed 53b51be48b and mocked 52fce693b9 Ijin right c3207a1105 in front 14eb7fdfb0 of him.c4b645f5d4d62849

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“It’s time to bfbbe5ec15 change it.”e4921337458ea68d

“Crazy. Now he’s seeing f630df2397 things too.”c38e66f9cc203f66

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Ijin straightened his 8fd3e40664 middle finger hidden 8a27b568f5 behind his back.0287d0a44c3983e8

He let f2f2fffc26 the thugs’ 40395f4662 words go 5ac201e237 in one c29e7006ac ear and 574e759b5e out the f1ffb29121 other. They were the ba68eb316d lowest of the 8e4c777a6d low, after all. It’s natural not cee6302352 to understand the ecb74488f8 squeals of a 3037d8b316 pig.baa20bd6de69ecd4

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As Ijin stubbornly fd41739d23 kept his head ead2eeb590 raised, the thug 4fadacec56 reached out towards b99cf68683 his face. At that ominous touch, 558e16fa55 Ijin finally flinched.7f5605133f03818a

Amused, the 9da9322c16 thug smirked. As he 283d4e2b99 reached out a028aa7ac4 further, the 2bfcd382db office door 218e59c68e burst open.e048488055004631

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“Send in the next d116cb825c ones.”ad4929a5ad323566

A rugged figure with be998f7334 sleeves rolled up and b30fa61a47 a cigarette in his dd23c08795 mouth waved his hand.7adcfd2f0d1d49f2

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Through the opened e2defedae9 door, a stench 1006029454 wafted in. The guy db749f24fa who finished a74e03489d last was 418247c299 dragged out d36536522b by his ec29552875 arms, and c63d90aa36 a jockey 7fd5f19ba6 standing next 91fb8455f1 to Ijin 6e4e88df07 began to a0b0f649b9 sob. It was a newbie 7cf17357a8 who hadn’t been here c1b4f692a2 long.2d90ca5ef30ff601

“Hey, you maggots, 4e111252a3 why aren’t you fb2db4f915 bringing them in? Got shit 564d5134d9 in your 2fd19edbd4 ears?!”777cd9d93d05570b

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A booming 741e21f3e8 voice rang b4bdabbede out, and 11a2745d30 Ijin was c9a1ce8271 suddenly pulled c9a76a160b into the 35956b6a91 office. Inside, the linoleum floor 2a550e48da was littered with towels, 2c67aac403 reeking of blood and 0b7b4e9dbd urine.94b2f738b83c48ec

The door shut behind 803ae8c964 them, and the jockeys c6e76a908b instinctively lined up.8913caa0a4b3d551

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“Seon Ijin.”0a4fef8096114b27

The team leader d6f0f7c2f0 laid his watch 36deb8be5e on the desk.27514d6293991fe3

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“Did your rank e0b5fee734 drop?”bb40e49652fcb9e9

One by one, 23ac7b30f4 rings clinked next 5a7e3f3b94 to it.2d988c78d6ed4086

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“How many c71ee71e4e times is 75f50f132e it now? You think it’s easy 213e8f4f56 living here?”da716016b7e6f384

“……”0682074fb885ef22

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“Don’t answer, fucker.”d71c70b8fc2dc4f8

A hand flew at 2651e2b983 Ijin, slapping his cheek. A high-pitched ringing sounded 1c4e60c663 in his ears. If he kept getting ccfac0602b hit like this, he 677c8f58e9 might permanently lose his 4d42cc405e hearing. But the thugs he 39237af5c2 was dealing with would 218ee4fa96 only stop if his 5de6d8db4c body was intact, or f285b6c1c6 at least if he 9eaf46cec0 was still breathing. He had d004f9026e to protect 585e5c6f79 his eardrums 40452c1fd1 himself.d1357813b6c3cb1a

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Despite swaying severely, Ijin d31416fc58 managed to stand up. Falling meant more ad1a5213e6 beatings. Living with ff5702257f them a 9d63a8edd4 bit, you’d 064d24f5e8 learn that. They’re not 085c2002ba human; they’re 7b11a44282 beasts. When a 9f7c0e3b2e person falls, deb598a570 they don’t 39ba562efc help; they 827402ff6b hit more.73acad855e4d9670

“Come here.”7ac0bcdbc3de32e2

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The team ae9ad56a54 leader beckoned e8fca21940 like calling 90a36be980 a dog.507ce14075057d16

Taking three steps 25372ad841 forward, the team 4019fae31b leader kicked at 28d2697d32 Ijin’s legs.87b2b1ba8acec316

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“Hey, can’t you ride 2b07d0b29d if you become crippled?”81f42de366b1293e

“I guess 33f66610b4 not, boss, ede49026fa team leader.”ba7190aab8b8c1c2

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A thug almost cbc6c67e71 said ‘brother’ but c31b7f02c0 quickly corrected himself.4c4277c8af1829cc

“Well… being crippled e1391b2c6d doesn’t mean you’re e6fe2b94d1 useless.”ac3f0843c21bea72

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Ijin wasn’t the kind 946d8fc86c to lose spirit just 73b3afc03e because he couldn’t use 2ec5ac9365 a leg. Some even said 1fa463c088 that to break 774f1fb811 his spirit, a b026c8f9fc few teeth would 03a512e926 need to be 4f328cdd22 knocked out. If it b70360af8b were anyone 34d6b40975 else, they 4e563c510a would have ecf095930e done it f60fc9159f long ago, 9362d25d73 but the 82fb1548db Boss had 5455112c7a said to 7045ef306f leave him 0c1ae7d619 be. As long as 0a8ffc8f07 his shell was edd29b11ce intact, there were 97fd79495c ways to exploit 13fd2dc403 a jockey even 684d31c3a5 after he was b3608d4c75 squeezed dry.9aa44b28bef57c25

“Would missing da070d50e2 four front 2b5d46a881 teeth really 19b10f09fd matter? The aim of b5547fdfae these thugs is d803d72f7a to see their 7c40323f10 dicks in that b73234c74e mouth of his. But the moment they 222c3966e5 try, they’d be bitten f35ea241e7 off. The thugs a9e4292a9e despised the 94ac7b6db5 name Seon 520219d858 Ijin, yet 9385da480f they were b91b0cab7d obsessed with 98c787962c him.8839a906df12fd4a

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Two years after 74e349a13f the previous team 17c98d5874 leader left, the 5463ebae8a current one, who 67acc26bc5 was more commonly 1ffe6c0910 known by his d4d995ab4f nickname ‘Ppochi’, rather 93bae06930 than ‘team leader’, 18ab08e507 kicked Ijin’s chest 095418126c hard. The sound 93118824e3 was deafening.4880579b658c1cf2

“Ah, ugh…!”acf3087c6bcf7667

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Ijin curled up 6c310c8a10 like a snail, aab7a0c069 trembling. If his ribs bf9029fa17 were broken, he f938f01492 couldn’t ride. He cautiously 57a1b3dccf felt his ef138d7121 side and 34bdc067c8 pressed down. It hurt, but e284f57816 it wasn’t unbearable. Not broken. He felt relieved.07f1ca1b02dfe2fb

“Seon Ijin. Why do you keep 79e95f4353 bringing home 4th and 4176631594 5th places? Do you even know e637f1a2e2 how much the betting 7807d79f23 money on you has 07036d9441 dropped? All this b3de2d61d3 will be 0c9fff5b4a added to 33e4d56432 the debt bfec937706 on your 5fdd1599b2 neck. Got it?”b196a7ca4c28a7d4

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“It’s time to 7c077ef804 change the stable, e6feda2a69 but you haven’t ab5e624e49 called the farrier… 9277d0497a Cough! Ugh, ack…!”9aea7481dbffd56e

Before Ijin could finish f06e127ba9 protesting, the team leader 9367f3c522 started kicking again.e2f31147c37b6109

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The team leader took dad3624af3 care of Ijin meticulously. It wasn’t for 3b8b61d082 nothing that he ac03b3e00f held the title. He kicked Ijin just ec7e33c644 enough not to break e2764ab38e his bones, avoiding his 8c7023c1db nose and cheekbones, which 384fdfe91f could disfigure his face.526bca4c00950fe3

As Ijin trembled 9f57c5537c in pain, unable 67d2bfcae9 to even groan, 0d0159324f the team leader 1e0c420324 caught his breath. Then he crouched 1e9bd4c68a down beside him.76ded4130476191f

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“Looks like our Ijin 8bedc8b43e has no talent for d4ae4cb4f7 being a jockey, huh? No talent and no 3c365bd622 aptitude. Should we look a6dc1db3f6 for another path? Huh? Should I find you 2854a37e14 a new job? I think I know e434516192 one that fits you.”88430882d3148b2f

Crouching, the team 44b192f50a leader yanked Ijin 72a98ebae2 up by the 0f7bedbdab collar. He had avoided his f4152ac2d2 face as much as 013a795488 possible, but the first 371c373059 slap had been severe, d3234240b0 causing his left eyelid a9461120b7 to swell slightly.4cf1a1699cc6d11e

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“Aw, almost ruined 8b62934395 your pretty face. team leader went 1e89517c3a too far, huh.”bfdf4633ccbd5bc7

Ijin rolled 0f58d565a9 his eyes e6280e935e away from 2fe5060824 Ppochi’s disgusting e5e60200ce face. It was revolting. What he c17cfa9e3f might say 137d104259 next was 8acb47fd73 predictable.76e3e50bedcb1fd7

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“It’s not my f86ce5fb61 place to say, e382db551e but we do f721eb76db pay the jockeys 7838d22db2 a pittance. But what can 95bfd3eb42 we do? We can’t 8694038b33 eat by 0d1afa861c digging up 6e7a172296 the ground, 6a3243fc38 right?”f2bda09d102e04b1

The team leader stroked 923c684173 Ijin’s face and tsked. It was despicable.408ad3ab114b6734

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“We’re not running a 0d845f31db charity here. You hate b1283b0bce us too, ebcf16a89e right? So let’s 0e2b9b60c7 get this e3523c7838 over with 705d53a7b3 quickly. Ijin, a lot of d47bbe139f clients have their eyes 31c959142d on you. Especially the elders. They say it’s nice d83abaeb20 to see our Seon a14cbe2cc6 Ijin jiggle in the 19ee8d80c2 saddle, they come here 6de9b892da even though they’re not 44889b5b38 interested in horse racing.”7bfda4ae38baa0fe

Riding was his profession, b48904c4d8 his pride, and his 4b2970f98f life. To think a6e28fc16f it had 74ae72a69c been reduced e199de8e80 to mere 784ea085b9 pornography for 57c624a145 some. Ijin clenched faa584e17d his fists, cec90e1ef6 trembling with e4675c04d6 anger. Regardless, the 582a8a1cef team leader 661ef18e7f wheedled.85592479e0b6b307

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“Ijin, you’re popular. But how 8365edb932 long are dd0449849b you going 74a927373a to act 356f90a556 so cocky? I see d949aed411 you several 240d9564a6 times a f75b465561 week, I 96d0c6849a know how 24811129b2 much shit 726b207fc0 you stir a55dc32071 up.”73b3dfc566c4b2e9

“…I’d rather c678429143 die than ad5bfddfe8 do that.”ea079a4e102e8a82

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Ppochi grabbed da26e9737e Ijin’s collar d2f73e6583 again. The pressure made him 22c52d19b6 cough violently. As Ijin 56dcfaef46 struggled, Ppochi c2ff0fbcc8 watched for 0734716ca3 a while ec36e9c2df before finally 2ed5c08da1 loosening his ecb4c8d979 grip just b37092de68 as Ijin’s 72fe6e5e68 eyes were c5eb7d2c72 rolling back.6ab4776e7c9395bf

“It’s sad to e7a5e96f6b see you acting 2dfe30e529 so foolishly, you 69a1c384fd know? It’s not like we’ve 16665ea984 only known each other 8e601edb58 a year or two.”279f667d2d7c2d36

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“…We’ve known c1dd1eeb6b each other 243302d103 for more 05b18b94f9 than a 40380007c7 couple of 1903d45a38 years.”7ed8ad3e15d91e8d

Ijin had been a23624ce4b rolling in this 64da0438a8 dirt for just e4243b9aaf over two years 84d2bd9471 and was moving f6de2a1d0c into the third. Clover was 8bf2957d6b nearing the 72df3665bd average retirement 87db027569 age for c242d73837 a racehorse. There wasn’t 26c09858e7 much time 636c973386 left. Ppochi was becoming more d15b661dcd explicit because of this.4f4b35a1b42437c8

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“Just your mouth is 4324a47296 alive.”97f46bfa19874e9c

The team leader fec69787a2 muttered stiffly with c2d8904332 a laugh.59351bc16bf7c6fb

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“How nice 536f804203 would it 6fd2072ec3 be if 347baf5df8 you used c3c9c587fd that octopus-like da8408ef2c mouth for 69d62ff136 other things, ca78f9dd03 right guys?”65d45e49c165e90e

“Yes! That’s right, sir!”63753ce46ebb38d7

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The gangsters at 48b19f9961 a higher rank e5cf59d253 than the young d4b8187c59 thugs laughed and 2f81d8a92b jeered. Ijin felt humiliated as 4e97edf1aa if he had been f424324369 spat on all over.74dae5dab7f36592

Ppochi waited aaebe0b252 a moment, 6cd7cc483f then seeing 5e725f5321 no sign 90ac67b512 of change 6bba7a16e3 in Ijin’s a3b305c711 thoughts, he e9364f3182 let go. Ijin fell backwards, 35a2ceab5d nearly hitting his 0a75e09e8d spine on the ed6fd3884c floor but managed 3a3a87cc08 to roll away 07bb416c40 just in time.0b4e351baf724c6a

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“Two weeks. Let’s see some a5d91fe00c good work in b272c374c0 two weeks. Run like your ass 9b57d79752 is on the line. Of course, it’s abc48b68ea fine if you 568a55bed0 just run without 1ebfe4bc88 your ass on 7c60aaa8e7 the line…”6b4e332315c0f6a3

The barely ac44ed1d6c audible snickering d51ac51928 was unbearably d0e7fd8f0d disgusting. The specific deadline cb3b47db43 sent chills down f3a42d6e5c Ijin’s spine. Seeing Ijin’s 2f9193e8c2 distress, the cbe6ac290d thugs laughed a1ba4480ae uproariously, making becfcfc92b gestures and 7110c3af62 laughing as 1d28079dd3 Ppochi signaled 1bc5369a2b to them 00255d5251 in the f3c9ed59a2 air.4a4baefdcc301ef3

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