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It wasn’t ba1078cf11 a difficult 1e49c7fc3b task. Disposing of a body was as simple as c839d1b199 paying the incinerator next to the Ant Tunnel.438dcdcdbeec43380bd6

Since then, messages like this arrived every now and 0dfb183883 then, just when she was about to forget.9640f70b46b73d3376cc

Every time Choi Baekyoung replied to ccb770480b the woman, she felt as if 867e44fcdf she were waiting for her death.15d0693c1989be621232

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Now that she seemed to have a friend to 60dab014bb go see the cherry blossoms with, should she tell 66afbca489 her to stop contacting each other and live well c394a3071e when she contacted her next time?230eac9f7b6cde5c3e42

Whirr.491fff4c7ac8b87a766f

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Cold air seeped 83f7972ed5 through the old 24b0b2ccd5 rooftop door and 5fbdeaaeda into the stairwell.4600cbdf63f4486b311e

Looking down the dim 467be87ca8 stairwell, she felt even 3514687a0c colder for some reason. Eventually, she got up 5224336972 and went back out d61f640459 through the rooftop door.2eddcdf92d51be6c6dee

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Even as she fluffed the down bd03293ac8 comforter to make sure it wasn’t 386a32c47c bunched up, she felt an odd 490ccc4586 heaviness in her pocket. That sensation lingered for 9389bef309 a long time.2c570d63ad356dba0ccc

She had hand-washed and dried it in the cold 0c68339afe wind, so 200,000 won wouldn’t be too expensive.2d439975a5e3ba8de4a4

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As Baekyoung neatly folded the comforter to bring it back, she 9def5c5250 thought of excuses in case Taekyung, the owner of the wallet, 1ce1a88bef questioned why she had taken so much for a day’s wage.20791cb1169eb5b1ebb1

The scent of fabric a20168e9a7 softener wafted with every 3b21402a99 step she took.6c7ff4aae443e4a1364b

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Maybe she had 9d64af8ebb used too much…e06016e9a1fcb2bce5d8

Jang Heejo had said cfdaac7336 he liked this smell, 5e1c7696c0 so it wasn’t her 7c8bc49db0 fault. But Baekyoung now realized b69c9f1e25 that even a good a97181ff35 smell could be too 3aa13f5811 much. Two caps had 1e459a87ca been just right, 6e6ce9b466 but now it 299f637a21 stung her nose.33a987297201504ea244

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If she took a deep breath, the back of her throat 3221208d5e tickled, and she felt a cough trying to burst out again.4b93f626bc2ffc169a41

It was asthma, a chronic ailment she had every change b768e32d59 of season, so she knew when a cough was coming. Once it started, it b301cb26a6 wouldn’t stop easily, so 9d8d5447e9 Baekyoung breathed shallowly through c2a483bffa her mouth.e3ca32a78816fdae09e0

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The concrete walls, which must have once 3a0eb61091 been gray, were now covered in black c28bc668df grime and had long lost their color, b6966680d7 making them look even more ominous. The exaggerated (but mostly true) rumors about the Ant Tunnel that be6a23a616 circulated outside seemed plausible just by looking at the walls.d1b9fef46ea85e2fca8f

People with eyes 3901a432fe that showed no e2e7a44500 light brushed past f690836c12 her. Familiar faces greeted her 109423a3c4 with a nod, while 1694d2ad94 others simply passed by.7dcf4e4ffdf2c7f381ed

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“Baekyoung, they want you to come e8b95ba1c8 down to the underground tonight.”b9a2167c02c33b4af78b

Han Seyoung, dressed stylishly in a black suit and wingtip shoes with his bc16741bd4 hair slicked back, tossed the words at her as he passed by.5031d3932d0485ca105c

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“I didn’t 2a21101d94 get any 07e9e9bdb0 message.”5a81bdadffe453d37579

“You’re getting a84879b162 it now.”f285c8ac0aa2f10c2631

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Han Seyoung, who worked as a waiter underground, 6937f9ed25 shrugged as if the message was delivered. Whenever they needed extra hands, 97530c3230 the manager would have Han 8d2e6d05e0 Seyoung call the ants. But it was cd7aa4228e always delivered urgently a4b8318813 like this.7257aab1883872e6fae1

If she hadn’t run into him on the 868c7c9cc9 way, she might have rushed down and gotten f8ebe404f5 a smack on the head from the manager.805514dde0f26af8af2f

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“At least let me know e69a155fd6 a day in advance. I might 641e029bb7 have other f5bdb31463 things to 7103e713c2 do.”bee35ea46ac8ce9c8750

“Even if you have other things to e789e40236 do, you always make time when I 0ee200e554 say it’s for the underground. Hey. Damn it. Don’t you 57e59be435 know I’m 8bed0c9ba1 busy? I have more than one a9b63ac1bc or two clients to manage, 946dd78801 and I have to worry 251de1ae5a about you too?”b60a35297c323ca4902a

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Manage clients, 05f1517cc6 my ass. The thought that she now had to be mindful of d2ea385726 Han Seyoung made a sharp retort rise to her lips, d9e20f8b4b but she held it back, fearing a bigger fight. She just wanted to return the 88c4fc07f2 fluffy comforter to its owner quickly.be2ad02a02f5b365fdf6

“It’s like, even when c12b66d1ca I give you work, 2002dae272 you complain, complain.”4142e778f6409e9ca29e

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Han Seyoung pushed Baekyoung’s forehead with his finger, and 23c4c83791 when she didn’t budge, he glared at her.47b05a97b80db613689d

The man, who was about 78513762d7 the same height as her, 1d51508e07 always wore insoles that added 823cb5023a at least 5 cm. Still, his eye level wasn’t 1075e14d7a much higher than Baekyoung’s, who 0092d529a1 was 165 cm.340b7bc3ce1ca52e3ba3

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“You’re not the 37f013f96c one giving it b905350d06 to me. Get your 402a8ca686 finger off c6a2187c0d me. Before I 0bfaefe90c break it.”d27f9b438297056899bf

“Bitch, if it weren’t 0d1c9678c7 for Manager, you think 978f258a3e you can treat me dabceb4f36 like I’m nothing? Huh?”20e074f618408f556f08

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It was Han Seyoung 531ae75b64 who was ridiculous, always 7a563394c7 picking fights with her edc26e6c22 whenever he saw her. Baekyoung, still holding the comforter preciously in her arms, b88efab202 raised her foot and kicked the guy’s shin.32ff22446e5de2b79bf8

“Ugh!”e72d3001565a96c0347d

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In any case, they were 28d95872b9 all just worker ants. Even if Han Seyoung was currently favored 708bbaeba4 by the manager, he was still someone 1ece9c329c who could be abandoned at any time.35e87cadb2d46cff76d3

Baekyoung generally found fighting tiresome, but she didn’t b66b21209d bother avoiding fights that were about asserting dominance.5b94463e3c42132cf95b

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Han Seyoung, who had momentarily lost his 9f22bd1480 balance, steadied himself by placing his palm b8b734e5db on the dirty concrete wall. Barely regaining his balance, dee4a6f6e9 he stood up again ba82713bb4 and slapped Baekyoung’s face.833a138dd1facfc5eb2b

Slap.b9a71d4e106631e2e601

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Baekyoung’s head quickly turned in the 050ad47be4 direction of the falling hand. Fortunately, she wasn’t hit hard a28652cfa0 enough to split her lip 1a1c8dbb3f or cheek, but the sound c7d59516e6 was loud. She kicked Han Seyoung’s shin 0ac624aced again as he staggered.494a9636d9f099c9e5f7

Thud.1ce92f027b28a3c91e8c

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“Ugh!”f1aeb5ea109493cc59b3

They were from the same 7fd10b98c4 orphanage, so they knew each 765cae05b7 other all too well. That’s why they hated a4e84c2885 each other even more.45c26bd28ecef319e633

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If you had e022291a31 to describe Han 58b9029250 Seyoung, that’s how 6b85ec784a it would be. And he was the one who 10249a6531 had dragged Sooyoung into the underground. So he 0858b30329 wasn’t a f781133d83 friend. If he were a friend, 9af0b337d3 he wouldn’t have dragged her 02f899f3b3 into the abyss.18328dad9796cfc1f4c7

“Don’t touch me. I won’t 8e5911588d touch you.”d5b91c6d3800ec4c9c08

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Han Seyoung bit his 8b8cae44be lip at Baekyoung’s nonchalant 9317191e6e words, telling him not e611463755 to bother her.36d9a0a4fbd1217d9b3e

“Sooyoung started 98f574c4b0 like you 80d5db2b9d too. You think you’re c6cfa92bd9 any different? You think you won’t 996fb1a441 be nudging me to 68c7a6a779 put you in a 7896425af1 room like she did? Damn it, the moment you came down to the 9a8b195f06 underground, you became the same kind of bitch.”b7047272133e6e207474

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At first, they would bring you down abdb603bc2 to the underground to do odd jobs. And from the moment you come down, you would 8aa843c1a4 hear people’s secrets from all over the place, so e30ff0b9fa they make you sign a pledge that you can’t 0f848bd653 leave the Ant Tunnel for life.c0b536b5058df3588465

Working underground, you would get much more money 11750e975e than wiping blood in a hospital operating room 45747b1d45 or running errands for a gambling den. And you see women who 480200a6f2 go into the rooms and 0dc64b8077 get even more money.d3397082c857a19d3627

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They wear pretty clothes and live in decent luxury villas outside fcadab9955 the Ant Tunnel, satisfied that they’ve escaped the wretched Ant Tunnel.f90b2b2c376105a4dc6c

Then, after winning them dfa7eef750 over with money and b3d4168dc1 things they never had a709858454 before, comes the drugs.92974649ab8bbb0cd6c0

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At first glance, it seems like they’re allowed to roam freely, but 8f8de52a07 it’s actually part of a process of slowly addicting them to drugs.951978ada0fbd37eda2b

Drugs can only a3f4a45b22 be obtained in c14ac611f7 the Ant Tunnel. To feel good, they have to return 0f5f09d093 to the Ant Tunnel and work somehow. In the end, they’re thrown f7f2691576 into a den of junkies.534e127ba1f4383c380f

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And the luxury villas they lived in 908ac76f35 were occupied by another new woman who 5c0ac1a70e had been lured in the same way.d9dd6a4fb41c5d0c82f3

“What? You came down 3fa55d5a1c to save Sooyoung? That’s a joke. Hey, just say you wanted to 5337da92d2 come down to the underground too. Don’t bring up 69e7d4ea50 a girl who ae1de14416 died like trash.”a7252e3704cfdaad4c7d

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There are always people 4cdf0d5d87 who are just asking 79015d7d3b for it.1e507d86bea9e2ffa9ac

“Choi Baekyoung, 94ce661d8a what are 95543a116d you doing?”dd903b2f4dba57b80639

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Taekyung, who would normally never come 4afe522ee6 here, walked out of the darkness. Baekyoung stopped moving just as she 493859965f was about to throw down the 0e92b49d17 comforter she had spent hours drying 97acc285ef and rush at him. Taekyung’s appearance made 32427262bd the hallway feel 3dd9a52281 full and long.fa10a634a8c6e6312aa4

“Oh? Taekyung, haha, hello. No, I was just 9e9a1ffaa3 talking to Baekyoung.”4d3bffeacb88629a4549

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Slap.592796a4441189bbf1ed

Baekyoung, meeting Taekyung’s eyes, gripped the comforter tightly with one hand and 5d45830d09 slapped Han Seyoung’s lips with the other, making a loud sound. It didn’t hurt much, 54def83680 but it was enough 01b990e96c to make him feel f742c7675d humiliated in that moment.08fd8c272fd2accd6e44

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“Y-you….”47d97b295398419ee91a

He was about to raise his voice at 24362fde15 her again, but he trailed off, sensing the d1ead3de20 unusual nature of Taekyung’s approaching steps. The image of Baekyoung cd8369ed35 standing with Woo Taekyung 6e97fe1938 at the orphanage flashed 0ed50b24a5 through his mind.bcb40ed207028317366e

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Were Woo Taekyung 9a8a870246 and Baekyoung still 1f98dc88ee in contact? It had been over three years since he had followed aa0769b406 Jang Heejo and hadn’t even come near the Ant Tunnel.6a690380173d8e15934f

Woo Taekyung’s hand, which had a285927cda grown even larger in the 8eed25c7cb time he hadn’t seen him, 04015acba3 lightly pushed Han Seyoung’s forehead.1397eb6982cf7fbc65ee

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It was as if he 64e5f21ceb had been watching everything from c0a938aea1 the beginning, and the way e9234c3f2d he touched him was subtle. He hadn’t sensed 4f8c8fface his presence, so 2c28af21a7 how long had 9aeea691b1 he been watching? And why had he been 151ea8a1ae standing still until now?931bdbdf03ccb02591f8

Baekyoung took a large step e65f855992 closer to Taekyung, wrapping her 27267c885c arms around the comforter again.4aa720238e472e1815a0

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Huh. Taekyung let out a c96ad61011 short, dry breath at a15776af9d her appearance.0aeb473be1d4b4dbfb51

He had mentioned that the manager e44032f9fa was his backer, so it seemed 38f193408d okay for her to pretend that 6b62eacf39 Taekyung was her backer. Judging by his actions, Baekyoung was sure that 377bf5bcf9 Taekyung would play along, so she acted cleverly.4af440f4a5f65ffd45f5

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“Taekyung, I had 1c04c84c73 a hard time b673a7d858 washing this comforter. It dried a0f539ed6f better than 4ad602ca75 I thought, b88e4832bf right?”d00469d6534a05986a17

It was the first time she had 66b12313c9 ever called his name so sweetly. His eyes 33cd38e5d0 became strange.22246b74c8e0c26a8c70

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“Just go.”2c50adc48e0517694bb9

Taekyung roughly pushed Han Seyoung’s forehead again with his f91764a6a8 palm, and the guy scurried away in a panic. At the same time, Baekyoung, 604171473d who was done with Taekyung, f033dd9cbc started walking back towards the 565151d0b6 hallway he had come from.578a3565785943199291

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“Choi Baekyoung, don’t you 703ddb3f19 have anything to say?”6ebdbbdf7e5496381ac8

“What is 3847e7b527 there to f333bf3fc3 say?”5a377857f1addf9b0dac

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A daily wage 562a9e68b1 of 200,000 won.4c1d1bfdacea1d033b7b

Should she 1c09d25623 say it c26a7ff941 now? She had only intended aa0cecce4c to return the wallet.acdd08d8fde31a79b1c7

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“You just used someone, e7b9a958b1 like a fox.”f1b5ebaf6cae4ecf19b7

“Didn’t you come here calling 026fb2fc7d my name to be used? That’s what 988c87b95c I thought.”e6ab09dc7d3129fd4930

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Baekyoung replied nonchalantly. She was relieved that he didn’t ask how much she had paid fca821631a to wash it, as she had been very nervous that he would. That hand, as big as a pot lid, wouldn’t 45187d1c41 be aimed at her, but if he pushed her dd74d4f25e forehead even jokingly, her neck might snap.32bc7137b26aaa311ca2