SYNO Chapter 9
by Geli CakeThe examination was over, and Ssangryeong, completely drained, lay sprawled on the floor. The viscous liquid glistened on his body.
“Haa, haah…”
He exhaled raggedly, his face flushed red. He felt feverish, as if all his blood vessels were about to burst, after having every part of his body, even those he wasn’t aware of, had been invaded.
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Mustering the last of his strength, Ssangryeong focused his eyes.
He could vaguely make out the large figure of a man. Unlike the messy state of the examination room, the man’s uniform was impeccably neat. The contrast was a sharp blow to his senses.
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“The examination is concluded. There’s no Object on your body.”
“Fucking… shit…”
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He wanted to scream, to rage that he’d said it wasn’t there dozens of times, but he didn’t have the energy. Ssangryeong, barely breathing, pressed his face against the cold floor. The coolness seemed to clear his head.
Just as he was about to finally rest, he heard a ripping sound from above. Before he could open his eyes, a large piece of blue tape was slapped over his mouth.
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Ssangryeong clicked his tongue.
‘This bastard, till the very end.’
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Normally, he would have resisted, even resorting to self-harm, but his thought process had completely melted down.
He just wanted to rest. The man’s examination had felt like it lasted at least an hour.
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‘Do examinations usually take this long?’
If so, he could understand why prisoners hated them.
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Stark naked, Ssangryeong lay limp.
Pienne, wiping his damp gloves with a provided towel, looked down at him for a moment. Then, he took off his coat and tossed it over Ssangryeong’s naked body.
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Pienne then left the examination room without another word.
Ssangryeong, staring at the man’s broad back with blurry vision, lost consciousness.
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Vice-Commander Fredrick was finally catching up on some paperwork. His fingers, typing away at the keyboard, paused.
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“Hmm.”
He was typing and deleting a few words repeatedly.
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He was writing a ‘Reason for Delay’ report.
Several days had passed since Ssangryeong’s capture, yet Commander Pienne hadn’t extradited him to the Home Nation.
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The officials, ready to return to the Home Nation, were on indefinite standby, waiting for the order.
As the extradition was delayed, the Home Nation demanded a report explaining the reason. It felt more like a disciplinary report than an explanation.
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‘The extradition is certainly delayed.’
Clack, clack, clack… tap… tap.
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He typed a few words, then stopped, repeating the process. Despite sitting for hours, Fredrick hadn’t written much of the report.
He couldn’t comprehend his superior’s intentions.
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‘Why isn’t he taking Ssangryeong back? They haven’t found his Object yet, but they could take their time searching for it.’
He had asked directly, but the Commander had simply gestured for him to leave, saying he was busy.
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‘Well, at least… Ssangryeong has been quiet lately. That’s a relief.’
It was strange. After the Commander’s examination, Ssangryeong had become noticeably docile.
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To be precise, his foul-mouthed curses couldn’t be heard because of the blue tape over his mouth.
As the officials had said, Ssangryeonghad a ‘mouth of terror.’ They didn’t dare remove the tape, and they couldn’t constantly summon the Commander, a high-ranking official, for such a trivial matter.
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Therefore, instead of providing regular meals, Ssangryeong was receiving all his nutrients through an IV drip.
“Hmm…”
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Recalling the day of the examination, Fredrick tilted his head.
‘Come to think of it, why did the examination take an hour?’
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Usually, a physical examination for an Object would take about 10 minutes, 20 minutes at most if the prisoner resisted fiercely.
It was quite surprising that the Commander, who knew how to efficiently interrogate—no, examine—prisoners, took so long.
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‘Well, it’s understandable. Ssangryeong is a rather boisterous fellow.’
He might have put up an unimaginable resistance.
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Moreover, the Commander had even come out without his coat, wearing only his shirt and tie, as if Ssangryeong had taken it.
While pondering the mysterious hour-long examination, someone knocked on the Vice-Commander’s office door.
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“Come in.”
“We have a problem!”
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The door burst open as soon as Fredrick gave permission. A lower-ranking official rushed in, panting, and blurted out those words.
Fredrick felt his blood pressure rise even before hearing the news.
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“Why, what is it again? Is it Ssangryeong?”
“B-B-Brigadier General Lucas is here in the Dependent Nation! He’s come to this building!”
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“…What? Who?”
Fredrick couldn’t believe his ears. His perfectly functional hearing had correctly processed the official’s words. But out of habit, he asked again.
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“Brigadier General Lucas has arrived at the Dependent Nation government building!”
It was understandable. It was because Brigadier General Lucas had arrived in the Dependent Nation, a place rarely visited by high-ranking officials.
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Fredrick’s eyes widened, and he shot up from his chair.
“W-Where’s the Commander?! You haven’t told him this news already, have you…?”
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He asked with a worried look.
But the official tilted his head in confusion.
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“Huh? W-Well, of course, we have a duty to inform the Commander first when a guest arrives from the Home Nation…”
“You idiot! Are you crazy? You’re completely insane!”
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“Huh?”
Fredrick stared at the unfamiliar official for a moment. He looked like a newbie, recently appointed. Which meant he was a clueless person who had come straight from studying in the Home Nation.
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He sighed and explained the current problematic situation.
“Don’t you know the relationship between the Commander and Brigadier General Lucas? They’re rivals! Highly promising candidates in the Home Nation, rivals vying for the position of President!”
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“O-Oh, dear.”
“You’re not telling me you’ve put them in the same place, are you? That absolutely shouldn’t happen.”
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“I, I…”
The official started to tear up.
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Fredrick buried his face in his hands and groaned.
If the Commander had already heard the news, he would have surely gone to get Brigadier General Lucas himself.
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This was a far more serious situation than Ssangryeong causing trouble.
“I can’t just sit here.”
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Fredrick hurriedly grabbed his coat from the chair. As he was about to leave, he placed a hand on the frozen official’s shoulder.
“If you want to serve the Commander, you better learn how things work around here. Doing things by the book doesn’t always earn you praise. I’ll handle this. Do you understand?”
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“Yes, yes!”
“Answer only once, you punk.”
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“Yes, sir!”
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Ssangryeong, still tied to the chair, moved his head from side to side. Crack, crack. His whole body was stiff from being confined for days.
Although he was occasionally allowed to walk in the hallway, even that was a supervised stroll with six people clinging to him.
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‘Why on earth am I still in the Dependent Nation?’
Ssangryeong was puzzled. They should have taken him to the Home Nation by now.
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‘There must be countless people in the Home Nation who want me dead.’
A criminal who stole weaknesses and had a loose tongue would be a considerable threat. They would probably want him dead.
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Lost in his thoughts, Ssangryeong straightened his head as the door to the examination room slowly opened.
It was the official he saw at this time every day.
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“It’s time for your walk.”
It was a welcome statement, so Ssangryeong gladly got up from the chair.
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Vice Commander Fredrick’s mouth was watering. A meal fit for a banquet was laid out on the long table in front of him.
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This was the VIP reception room. He had wondered why they even built a reception room in the Dependent Nation’s government building.
People considered VIPs in the Home Nation usually didn’t want to visit this country, and there were no VIPs in the Dependent Nation itself.
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‘Well, I’m sure the Commander, who designed this place, had his reasons.’
It was a good thing that they finally had a chance to use the reception room, especially on a day like today.
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‘Or is it really a good thing…?’
Frederick finally raised his eyes, which he had kept lowered. Two men were sitting across from each other, the luxurious meal between them.
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The atmosphere was frozen solid, like they were trapped in an iceberg. That was why Frederick couldn’t bring himself to swallow his saliva. The sound of swallowing would have echoed loudly in the quiet room.
‘Haa, damn it. This is so uncomfortable. Should I even be here?’
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He sighed inwardly.
The two men were, so to speak, well-educated. They had received the highest level of education in the Home Nation, and as such, not even the clinking of cutlery could be heard.
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There was another reason why this situation was truly uncomfortable.
The two men sitting across from each other were the most promising presidential candidates in the Home Nation, fierce rivals locked in a power struggle.
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