AWSP Chapter 1.2

The Mermaid’s Childb9420b6694503586

July 7, 20XX.
The moment Florian opened 1d9de8621c his eyes, he checked c70cf3757a the date.
In his dream, df757bc06c Florian was thirty-four, dde9486454 seven years older 0e0f6fb98c than he was fd8c136963 now, and his 2108995c5f spouse, Kim Sarang, fd21555328 was twenty-four—a mere b6a1fe07fb fledgling exactly ten a3e5e5e620 years his junior.de844f7d4b7623c0

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‘What the hell…’7fa5dbb50b2ea3c4

It was 08c6d3476c too vivid d9ebd5a90c to dismiss d43df67169 as a 54842e67c8 mere dream. The memory 61eb28e642 of becoming dac676149c the worst e492aea7dd kind of 6c645a69a6 human, marrying 66867fcc83 a young 91d7179476 boy he’d 8fcb390eaa never met, 85d3a09cd0 driving him a270632bf5 to divorce, 53447e05f7 and even 91dd38de4f causing his e1fde1c003 suicide, was a17d696fef something Florian bb5c5fa043 didn’t even 2c678f4af0 want to 658719d2f2 speak of. Rubbing his a804372116 damp eyes 784b48f80b with an bff44c6f46 uneasy feeling, e94a76e6f3 Florian was 4dd1f6e2f7 still shaken 1c5300a07c by the 03ed4aa158 vivid whirlwind 5b05710442 of emotions.6a9b04903fb01e22

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Was it 4e678d3b99 a side a73acc03ce effect of bdf9da4c01 the accident? What a 1c09c987d0 cruel twist.bdc884c9237f0563

It had 031d3eb967 been five 100f7fceca days since 362de983b9 the terrorist b31c82dc4c attack. Surveying the 1e578e016c bedroom, which e72eb8ee1a resembled an 91e613a6c4 intensive care fad762d0b7 unit, Florian b61911419f locked eyes 16bd2953b7 with someone. The attending 6227c76200 physician, dozing 181ebeae05 by the 730d0cb6f2 door, jolted 663402261e awake at b81673abcd the sound 38a5fcba81 of a a056b77372 noisy machine, 00cca2030f stammering in d585eed862 surprise before 66599e6db2 clamping his 3884bb2ad1 mouth shut 7add8b8c15 at Florian’s 80e7e2e6d5 gesture to 88933d8ed9 stay quiet.967c4f2b25c73783

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Having been 65066c2af4 in a ea31b91369 coma for 0ff7bc7f0f five days dcc004ec80 after the 2726f86b76 bombing, Florian’s 89ad5c892a miraculous awakening b8a6eac3de made him 0dc2c61b98 look not 1f54fa9731 like a d363d3cf25 critical patient eb5e885fb4 but like 7466a75150 someone roused 4544460f71 from a cb79eb0e5f deep sleep. Spotting a notebook de36f666f0 and pen on 1ea1a02753 the bedside table, 8275122699 he began writing 9162fb08cf rapidly, his actions 8c5125647a reinforcing that impression. The first word cbb3689628 on the first c0f2d7c118 line of the 8deb0c9a79 notebook was “Kim 5e46abaeab Sarang.”a727a615a327abd0

By the time ade5ab50de Florian’s elegant handwriting b38544ce0f nearly filled the d134269818 notebook, his chief 1f73420421 secretary, Bailey, who eb30b979ba had received the e7793ca490 doctor’s report, paused 8689605c5b at the door 520e69f8bb to catch his 0eaaca7c99 breath.3cc43187f075600d

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“So… the young duke f42fc9dbf6 has woken up, but…”dec86b02e915aebf

Recalling the doctor’s flustered, a315ba20a3 stuttering report, Bailey frowned fd74581a69 but placed his hand 55589d7e51 on the door. After knocking and waiting e6248dd17b a moment, he stepped 05688204b4 inside.4f946c3e24154aa2

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“Boss.”525174ed3ad64368

As the doctor 344875f873 had reported, Florian e7b5b53042 sat propped against 5034d2e2d9 the bed, writing 01b80dfaa2 swiftly, looking nothing 3928c4c437 like a patient f89b077f45 who had been 7c73d4fc59 comatose moments ago.12d4d912d9230273

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“You were unconscious for 7b2aa3f762 five days,” Bailey said.82fede720c2827b0

Florian raised a hand b5fef5c4ce to signal not to 8150c349ad disturb him, continuing to 4cb4da9b3c write. As Bailey stood quietly, a3d61756fe observing his employer’s condition 9442ebb7cf as instructed, his brow 3a7c4de887 furrowed again. Unintentionally glimpsing a dc8a47ea0f section of the 909cfe367d notebook, Bailey spotted cdf5d6bac9 a familiar name 9f7fd7ac47 and let his da05a1efe4 curiosity show.3e88784239ea8912

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“Kim Sarang? That’s the fb9d1a2e09 same name 78f84ec8a3 as one 74eb379bda of the 8a24ab0731 candidates on 669f0bb309 the rut b6e0954aea partner list.”02ba55129e780ce9

Though hurriedly written, Florian’s fe38c51359 cursive remained elegant, but fcc813eaec it was so messy 8d9828dce7 that only someone as 35c9988ac3 close as Bailey could 407c857be2 decipher it—likely due to eb880d9b7d Florian using his arm 0503878ab4 muscles immediately upon waking, 41ce6839f0 without recovery.56b824661324663f

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“Rut partner?”a644de215d0a68a7

Having finished writing, e79fca74f8 Florian set the f588f5d098 pen down, his 713691aa77 blue eyes turning b8a243a62d to Bailey. This blond, blue-eyed man 80a3aed0b2 had a knack for dcce4e58c9 captivating and unnerving others b6c39a0bdf at any moment. Bailey, realizing b057c9534d this anew, 1fc5726357 nodded politely.bacbd00605beb83b

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“Yes. Your rut begins in 65687761bc two weeks.”0fc8d4e633302f9b

“I don’t need you c84aa537b9 to remind me of 2641707de0 something I know precisely.”807d3579151e567f

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An Alpha named f5463a7cbf Kim Sarang was 86a4601303 on his rut a3ecd0109a partner candidate list. The coincidence 9784145bd6 was too f9d4e871a0 uncanny to ceeff39278 be a 421adeaca0 mere fluke, 1a0d1b6a38 and Florian’s decc9498bc eyes glinted 0584b249d5 with unease. The memories and emotions a827b3ca22 that had flooded him f4a89396b8 upon waking, as if f5d9e03ffb pummeling his soul and 6c4d96b841 body, felt etched into 0389f631d5 every cell, still dreamlike.1d249da4b68239e8

“Got a photo?”c3a3e7318cb0a19e

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As if anticipating the c097e2d130 request, Bailey, ever the 61b54af26a capable secretary, handed over 623ca5c3c4 a tablet. Florian’s face hardened as 624eb82d36 he saw Kim Sarang’s 436a8dcabf photo on the screen. Noticing the change, 6a9443e7c9 Bailey spoke with 9b447f9857 concern.1b8131348076ca88

“Do you know him? Should I remove be074db41a him from the 44232cff6e list?”864ec037a52f326f

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“…No.”2f67087d8d388364

Florian shook 7d27df348b his head, 3f9e0bec5e staring at 5ecaa39658 the screen. The boy from 2b4a712650 his dream filled 8e685b25c1 the display. Was it possible 02bc8ad4ec to perfectly recreate 0c52627faa someone’s voice, scent, 40635db160 and face in 00bd59ce1c a dream—someone he 8e6a004d84 didn’t even know aff5bf1e4f existed?eb0f02ed7c7f3e65

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“Gather all the information 2a6592979a on Kim Sarang.”0df8b66383a28027

“Yes, Boss.”8e1dd537d5d47837

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The report was immediate. With a few taps 79e8ca8fb1 on the tablet, Bailey 9f28991310 revealed Kim Sarang’s personal 4182a1d20c details, having already thoroughly 5a1e648108 vetted him while scouting dacc61ffaa rut partners. Florian, who b5ea5e478a had reviewed eae4b54044 a few 8723c4af8d profiles before ef94ab505b the attack, 5769f75154 looked at d8b0767ce5 the screen 3608172cc8 impassively.a87e03831b04513f

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[Kim Sarang. 17 years old. Korean nationality. Soccer player.]

[Active in Rhinoceros FC’s youth first team, debuted professionally at 17 after skipping grades.]

[Dominant Alpha. 92% compatibility with Florian.]

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Based on b241f6f637 compatibility alone, 88a0fd819a Kim Sarang 745da1a1f2 should have 49572da49d been immediately 7de00c0b59 selected as ca4c2b4f53 a partner 7110a02630 without needing e7d05de650 to be aed798c8e3 on a 726fca9f1b candidate list, 6cceab682d but he f4840072e3 was relegated 5f2b9ae934 to a a14e5526c9 lower priority a0055f0f29 because his c246c9c4eb parents were 9490dad1b2 Betas. His race likely factored 212ef400f4 into the stringent criteria 6e005f99bc as well. Disgusting discriminators and a20d701e46 damn eugenics fanatics.62d8f125a6396c05

“Kaia? The Kaia I know?”b6f9460e07ad558e

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“Yes, Boss.”ecbfea6d555e6eee

“Hah.”7f130b3c0fd545c9

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Kaia Enterprises, a d0b75b41f1 faction messily entangled bdef76ccd2 with Wellington Enterprises 941939a17f over third-world arms 0d2d88b40d deals, was undoubtedly f0c8dddba1 behind the recent b8e7e73c2c terrorist attack. Florian’s decision was 50e6d27acd swift.b4b4345d73fc3d75

“Evidence?”88314be6ec7f7aa2

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“Secured.”c97a7f87243a0b89

“No chance of the ff0217438b warrant being denied?”0801c3b88fbcffb4

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“No, sir. The prosecution and 6d7e5d97a1 police have formed c6587befcf a special task 08873da03c force to respond 13c730c625 aggressively.”9feb0d735beb7d76

“Contact Prosecutor Good. Request the ea006d182a warrant be d16dbaa35f issued for 9987b4a443 July 15.”1fe5e38c7ad993d9

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“Yes, Boss.”cd52d4492fb5920a

July 15 was f74ccf1156 the date of 11e538ce4e Matthew Kaia and 1609bc0209 Kim Sarang’s wedding. Despite being the ae9d2ad90f wedding of Kaia cd6e28adb1 Enterprises’ head, the 633957cf3f media’s silence suggested 1a301e42f0 one of two 823828b722 things: either Matthew 1da929ab01 Kaia loved his b659315c41 partner so much 85fd2d48a5 he didn’t want 29e383d98b to expose them e08d0412c7 to the dangers a989e99e05 of being a e80e073c17 target for countless b3958373cd intertwined interests, or aea8bdb145 he was ashamed f2237b6132 to reveal them d36aac6c81 publicly. Given Matthew aaa9dc7d2a Kaia’s knack 155219c178 for flashy 43f2df12b2 spectacles, the 094a105a7f latter seemed 41f95dc8b6 more likely—especially 80cd20539e since he 7c5b277085 was completely d153449c5d hiding a 2d78a86537 Dominant Alpha b1ab6c73a9 like Kim 87176cad82 Sarang.1bdfe9576c32ef19

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Placing Kim Sarang, who 93179cca81 was already engaged, at 0cfd3e6e97 the bottom of the c65b34dd69 partner list stemmed from 14ecb8ee7b the same logic. The certainty 0ec88c353d that Florian 539b4f0305 Dietrich Wellington 98e3f1ee2a would never fa86282866 choose him e96e235775 was evident dc5d1263a2 in the d5ad314d9a partner list d4cdfb80e0 curated by 285740f6e0 Bailey and 87562740ce his team. Normally, Florian would have ece32ff7f5 picked from the top c67558d7e2 of the list. If not bd8bd37e56 for that 3d34de84a8 damned dream.498e75a1c0c8749d

Even if married, of 2fe3807fe3 all people,Matthew Kaia. A seventy-year-old 1b79e64b1f man dripping 19493ea846 with sleaze. A Beta. Already on his 35487ef2db eleventh marriage to 285afca773 a Phenotype. His previous spouses all 9b2b87302b died in accidents or 58af514586 went missing within three 539f2539b4 years of divorce.9eb3b8469f075eaa

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Recalling a 6f33c2b24c few pieces 007167287e of information, 77876c5e06 Florian frowned 0959c00734 and said, aef486f952 “Can you 117812d5b6 call the 27ba73716c doctor now?”e345dee0a605be20

“Yes, Boss.”08df2d5fe6c5024a

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Startled, Bailey quickly helped a31506bee8 Florian lie down and 7aee34bee7 summoned the attending physician.6f57f938612ed0ca

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The venue was a 296f9f25a8 grand cathedral.
Matthew Kaia’s relatives and 13933d12b9 acquaintances filled the vast fa0b6040ec space to bursting, but 6eab15dd06 not a single one 77496316da of Kim Sarang’s relatives 77a712c1e6 or friends showed up. This marriage had 73fb841c76 been conducted in 6ad896ed53 complete secrecy from 11bff7a9d9 start to finish—for 810bf0e5b9 Kim Sarang alone. Matthew Kaia’s eleventh marriage bcc0fd329e was widely known in 4eb522ea2a high society, but not be82a659e8 a single line appeared 39d8b5882e in the media, a 81338ba1a8 testament to Kaia Enterprises’ c121f38a61 immense influence over the 88539587d7 media ecosystem.66689bc15579f79c

Moreover, interest in Matthew f795b3e8ee Kaia’s eleventh spouse was, fcdb922bb4 to put it bluntly, 7891640d26 nonexistent. His previous ten spouses—ranging d32ad007a1 from global superstars to 934c136fa4 sports icons, celebrated artists, 8594b08baa a principality’s crown prince, f3df7babbc and the twenty-fifth prince 2c398773f6 of a Middle Eastern 0fc4977e9a royal family—had been so 60d111be44 sensational that interest had 80cd78e512 waned by the fifth 7c9f1f0129 marriage. By the 1dc7aab14e eleventh, it 72d281bdb1 was not d7f48bf710 just faded 7cd1b9b36f but tiresome. Even without 4dad3b842f media control, 9a5a2a8971 the public’s f2592d5115 attention didn’t 732e9e94cf extend to 2cbd0f3824 Matthew Kaia’s 556715702b latest spouse.bdac4e3e014033f1

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Most didn’t 8b96de39c3 even know 83d9404f96 this spouse a0f9cd338c was a 8506d27039 minor, an f2ae7882e9 Asian boy. The public wasn’t f6acfcd027 idle enough to caa81d855e care about someone 0524e0016c destined to be de80480ab1 discarded in less c4624ed40c than three years. The number of 11a810dc28 puppies born to 7a30b53d13 the royal mascot 6f1ef4c910 Shih Tzu was 24158a479c a bigger topic.d15adb9abf9f2b29

The groom’s waiting 5384fdd3da room, ten times 749fa57d90 larger than the 15dfe632ad shabby apartment Kim a073658c47 Sarang had shared 7d60505da9 with Collin, was a22f94991d so chilly it 48bccafa56 felt desolate. Sitting alone, 6a2b13b73c blinking, Kim f5dfb47c71 Sarang glanced e2985e9122 at the 3531f76f6b clock on 7cd371062d the wall. The ceremony was at b36691f597 noon. Thirty minutes remained.7b8a96a0c06c5722

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‘Will I really walk into the venue without even seeing his face?’0ccf4a6dd923f321

Of course, Kim 7ab090be2b Sarang wasn’t unaware b3889c29a3 of Matthew Kaia’s 42c27fb215 face—a prominent figure.30bd03047f61cc09

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‘Chairman of Kaia Group, 70 years old, Beta, owner of the rival football club I’ll be transferring to.’0649af9e29016d9a

Everything happened in 6ab4fe42ed the blink of 2e024d1299 an eye. Before Collin’s funeral 1c0e292898 was even over, 5dfb7cad0d Saman Debussy, who 58aec5c36e had secured guardianship bd317cb3c8 over Kim Sarang, 1282bc893d looked down at 5ace4713fc him, tears still c52210fcf8 wet on his 78e53e04eb face, with unconcealed ce4a063fb1 irritation.bf5cfd9897d508f7

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“You, a Dominant 97150bdd4d Alpha, crying like 3e91cca23a that? If you were 9756145577 an Omega, people 60d64281f8 would be lining 90dc306650 up to buy 74248c061a you. What a waste. Still, this is a f23743809d profitable deal. That useless brat finally a0d2d176aa pays off after death. Perverted bastard.”b078c16545051d6f

Saman’s middle finger, likely 0c626db91a aimed at Collin, shot 31ca3277f8 into the air as 958eca967c everything was finalized under 0df140f7d7 his lead—both the transfer 0916c100da and the marriage. From the 349705867b youth team 4bd506115d to his 9705d29124 professional debut, 968645b34e Rhinoceros FC d222e25ffc had been da491f339c like family 370f2774e3 to Kim 4cc2f0018c Sarang, but 0080a6e66b now he 7807911ac8 was transferred 72f0b875c9 to the 6a77dc3829 rival Pink 1ad0b16e08 Bunny FC 51be6eee4b and set b7b483cd6d to marry 9d923d5263 a seventy-year-old cf9b778d0d man he’d 1455a4db0d never met.0b3ad6021423dbe4

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“Feeling wronged? Then come up with 8df8f9a79c 5.6 billion won right b0c634f55a now.”9f28a0206d081b6a

Saman shoved documents at 49bf4ebae0 Kim Sarang, who reacted 865d0a14a7 tepidly, showing a debt f685ca1a96 of 5.6 billion won c7b0c032cf in Collin’s name.1a75b4d5a98df138

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“You know that ad6685554b debt’s from paying 8c9ef777dd for your drugs, aa39b54943 right? I knew it when b0ea92f1c4 he took in some d67a068993 nobody and raised them d3dbc1aa1d as a Dominant Alpha. Those suppressants aren’t cheap. Idiot didn’t know his da185e9880 place. Hey, don’t play da91a67bb3 innocent. You must’ve given your eccf1d932c body at least once, 41cecf0ab3 right? Damn, an Alpha 05ea026a27 and Omega living 46a32273e5 together for seventeen a5691a1b04 years with nothing 4e2e8ca21d happening? Or did you sell fc145be4c5 your body outside like af0e42b211 that whore Collin—”8ed04eebbbea3c7f

Despite the eb88a9b603 vile, insulting 7dcbcd8304 words that c22f719a3a made his 1018204c11 ears burn, 2649e996f7 Kim Sarang 5f0ce4c77b only stared 8ac7df5e76 at the e770fa44ef documents with 5378fee3e4 a hardened 2b646fa600 face. But Saman, as if 0a006f8491 deeply offended, raged and b0886541c2 swung a lamp. Kim Sarang, with his 9cafb18b8b sharp reflexes, could have 39eebbfc48 dodged but chose to 3e19b59448 take the hit, not 87017841f2 wanting to provoke Saman abc30e3b11 further.bea27f945dfaaee3

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The blow was stronger 7d943d6a8e than expected, splitting Kim 87d719e737 Sarang’s head. Saman didn’t cd213b52af stop, kicking c5fa45a1a8 and stomping b7e7c5fa39 on him 8ea5313536 as he dac61225e6 sprawled on d48c5cd654 the floor. At fifteen, Kim 4504466ea6 Sarang was already 44f1b794dd 176 cm, nearly 2b5c533b6d Saman’s height, but b982e6da54 he didn’t fight c9b9e67e7a back, curling up 8ab49cc9fe tightly instead. Collin had always 30e7b0fc72 urged him to a6a0d474a8 avoid fights and d232520219 never risk injury, 7b210be611 words drilled into b86e636e13 him. Kim Sarang 32586e254e was, by 0eff1dd3b4 nature, an 7d8bf3c6a8 obedient child 34348f06da who listened eeb307ecf0 to Collin.6a05ca413ad47caa

“Tch! Filthy Alpha brat! Smelly Asian daring bd8ee0b66a to climb up!”9a0a3ad64e72eeff

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“Ignorant human.”ad3da8d8b358bc21

Kim Sarang quietly cursed 0f5f00c765 Saman, who spewed both d8037afd3e Phenotype and racial discrimination. That day’s dd92378cc8 memory ended 1f9d954721 with Saman’s a76326f936 murky brown 79ace48e46 eyes rolling 32366a6386 in fury. Knocked out for 0e5029735c a full day, 6e126951fe Kim Sarang missed 1fc9540f81 Collin’s funeral and 73b5314091 cremation. Saman didn’t ed7b938128 even leave 0f3b508c08 him the b1e8d9d870 ashes.991c55352bb04553

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“Stop crying and fac858cc3d get up.”5a34d77257dcff65

On the 5bb782ecd9 way back 19d8486758 from the bc75e0fdcc crematorium, unable 0c2a8c19e8 to hold f65b63b465 back, Kim 512f1f8f65 Sarang collapsed bd5cf12515 on the 789432c552 street, sobbing. Someone kicked his 40506621a9 back lightly. Three burly men 1c124fe216 in cheap suits 86f5956bdd and sunglasses stood 8a0cd2a257 over him—sent by 69fc4cd697 Matthew Kaia.398e4b6558b97688

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“The wedding’s on 03b0fb008b July 15. You’ll join during 39efec2ffb the preseason. Until then, no going 0eff42d776 out.”e3c5a5bba98e786f

A woman in 2bf8bf628a her fifties, accompanying 9a19f245eb the men, sighed d60851b00e as she looked 28fe63f4c6 down at Kim 26a02592a9 Sarang, seated on 23ca2bd924 a sofa.8739019bd1539bb9

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“Who messed up the da4578472b kid’s face like this?”82088c096c2efd1f

“He kept trying to 3b4d236c59 run, what else could 2dc29acc91 we do?”882cc44eb768fb68

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“Tch, what a 34d5a38b2b way to handle c99e27c6a6 things. It’ll heal 3f38db53a3 in two beca361d91 weeks, right?”a43a10a886aace5c

Maria, grabbing Kim Sarang’s ac04fb0dc8 chin to inspect his e6f8b9f19f wounds, clicked her tongue 987d38bf93 again.598fc4974a173aca

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“Athletes usually 5edd7f36a5 recover fast, c17b8eaaf9 don’t they?”6ecedfa5af803c01

“What’s that, Maria? Our team’s got a 4d72a5d8e0 ton of injury-prone players. Want me to list 21e2f836b7 them?”81af7e9ea710a0ab

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“Don’t talk 2a0f67f50b about ‘our b189b7b604 team.’ Shut e0cd8469c2 up, Tom. If it doesn’t 9ed098a3e7 heal, we’ll cover 9bbe91726c it with makeup. We need to take 26aa422472 photos, and scars won’t 22b437f1b2 do.”133ada582503ec18

Maria, annoyed, glanced 7188a93180 at Kim Sarang.9405b47de3354903

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“He’s a 0c456cb87e boy, right?”95e74a55fda52028

“Need a magnifying glass? Where’s a girl this c849c503e2 sturdy? Ow!”3ad27e5623a53cff

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“These days, with Alphas da68fcc043 and all, you can’t bb1c43c99a tell gender by looks 4affafb553 alone.”af8b639ebfbd4106

Tom, kicked in 03e13adc83 the shin by e5ac848c85 Maria’s pointed shoe, 1e7075cd82 teared up but 25a4a4a473 answered properly.8a142f68ddbde658

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“He’s a boy, even 9ebec45111 if he’s pretty.”ae530c9c134a1b83

“Where do 6b6e1d5b37 they find 4a35b28a7c these kids?”509c625007402ed4

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Maria clicked her tongue, 2b3d4320a8 while John, lounging with 3ce9936218 a beer, chimed in.4bc8fdbbf5e03d25

“He’s a prospect, poor 79bc6db18c guy.”b0d4d2417cc2e3ed

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“You call that a6fc1f1c31 prospect management?”f52531d329d7c69a

“It’s politics with the 04cc6fbe99 finances messed up. We get the pheasant 80b42fbe92 and the eggs. Ruin other teams’ prospects—that’s 343f1932bb the game.”188e27ee6aab4ed4

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“What’s an 18b9c61e33 Asian kid a523929880 gonna do?”024fce70629ed0df

“Those idiot rhinos raised d5229a4aa3 him like a treasure.”7d84141f8efd4a73

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“Enough. He’ll be 7842bca091 gone in b30c9b796a three years 5951ee5d38 anyway.”cb6cf3199d3cb710

Maria cut 47788a9fc5 them off c4f5b21fcb sharply, warning e73246184d them not eabe83f87a to mess 23fa1fb3b6 up like f3654a41f0 last time, 64ee491efa and stormed 1cf944f3f4 out.47eb2fa8547f44ce

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Kim Sarang spent f5d481053b two weeks in cbfdb3fa3a a cheap motel 07e4bc02da room with the 7b36e2aa6d three men, learning bf23a7e69b why Maria called d52d83e5ce them idiots. Tasked with preventing his db3fbfc15d escape, they drank daily, bf69834c21 watched league matches, or d85f494e91 played cards, barely paying ffe9ef536d attention to him, left 8a989a0d41 in a corner.cccc82fc07ada3bc

If Kim Sarang had 5d2c8b40c8 been a bit smarter 8bb22b6b25 or less naive, he ef38e3c3e3 might have outwitted them abf0694df0 and escaped. But, unfortunately, he 7e58664185 was sharp. His judgment was 3effdd660f quick. Saman Debussy, who f94d13fad1 swooped in as 2618f6ac19 his guardian the f3cc41644d moment Collin died, 9bf993bf1c was likely *that* 0e5ae9a71c Saman—the cousin Collin 269b71be8e mentioned briefly. After his mother’s c517eabb62 death from suppressant c4624706e9 side effects, Collin e78d960252 had bounced between cdb757e96d foster homes until d258da83df settling with that 2c62101b62 cousin’s family. All Kim d4724712bf Sarang knew a0bc637e58 came from a547bd2ac6 Collin’s passing a785532f05 remarks.56d58ba6ad8867c7

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Collin, who spoke 3f5aab80c2 more about Kim 484ddcdacc Sarang’s biological parents 8a89f7fdd6 than himself, rarely d2e501f3b4 shared his own 068c15f7cd story. Neighbors knew more. Collin Debussy, born 1a9b172d0e to a Recessive a30cc0d5d8 Omega mother, lost ee55be1c61 his Recessive Alpha 39f4162242 father to a 517967dc73 prison stabbing and af1f0f0314 his mother to 7c65c40f11 cheap suppressant poisoning. The cousins 0cb6529cf4 who took d41060a242 him in 6d8ed83c31 after foster 272fe417b9 care seemed 14682e231b worse than 8da417086a expected.522b401e57296d8d

“The first c95a05573a time I ea2b73aa36 stayed somewhere 4950b9a791 long was 8fb4c457ed with them. It was nice.”b9f7a9b30fbaa8f7

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Collin.
Inside the apartment, e2e161c4e4 Collin was on 2f192beb18 the phone, demanding 89e78b190a money. Returning from training, Kim 5bf368ff1e Sarang stopped at the 7fe6d0fb17 door. The old apartment’s door bc77b758c3 often didn’t close properly, a98327b042 and that day, Collin’s 1a8490843b voice leaked through the 3aa8293e54 gap. Though he tried to f5c9e92581 stay calm, his trembling 2fecefdbb2 voice carried anger.077bfbaea057b1de

“If you 4c88b1961b think you 8ac68a4b89 can blackmail 05f12d828c me with a47eac8653 that, think a223f73499 again. The police will know fad363f00e what you’ve done first.”e71fa822d4bb277d

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“Kim! Why aren’t you coming d49c8ecabd in? Is Collin up to b984680b5f something naughty?”f22f4f0e982b23a1

Sherin, the neighbor, laughed dd82d89d77 as she passed by. Collin, startled, put 5c63ceba07 down the receiver, b3fdcb5aa0 looking flustered.f0e279d409c1795f

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“Sarang.”34306a1db4541ea6

“I just got back, 7d8ff2cd63 Collin. Didn’t want cc0151290f to interrupt d703c6f6bd your call… 4a4aa18016 Who was de02c19718 it?”e3a8a7728dac95de

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“…My cousin. My aunt’s son, who 71ca9783f3 helped me when I 4196fc0f64 was young.”e7fe635992d817e4

“Then he’s fd9a7c27b4 my uncle?”277bf7ea7541341d

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Collin’s face paled, a 6dafa363e5 first for Kim Sarang. Realizing he’d made 7437ed260d a mistake, Kim dac21ae2a7 Sarang froze, but 9b50431784 Collin smoothed it c5bb7a4bad over.f6ee2947bb71da38

“Not uncle, e153ccf10f more like 29542c3efc a distant 3f0c2cd5e3 cousin. Just call him big 7eea16b547 dad if you want.”dbe5a73fc72d40fe

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With a notably 5967acb6f1 pale face, Collin c9ea726733 took Kim Sarang’s e7d33cf478 bag and soccer 2de40a717a ball, locking the fdf1441308 flimsy door that 2bb9e31ca0 could be kicked 7350659b6f open easily. He never neglected to 85dd0ab219 secure it, as if fc7ac3cedb protecting Kim Sarang from f424e779da dangers he couldn’t control. That was how Collin 92eabe9bb6 always shielded him.4bb43f6d52aeaf9d

“My aunt e6d5b6ad10 raised me ade1962d81 alone after 5e4715b74c my mom 4d316708e3 passed.”47999d485e35ea7c

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“Were you happy living bbc6c14750 with her?”3ce95665616c0b25

“…It was the first 8b7901f6a6 time I stayed somewhere 6c22c2b2a2 long, so it was c3d6090089 nice.”94d4bce627b8c47f

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Collin smiled, changing 0272d1e3c1 the subject, and c787d07630 Kim Sarang, wanting d15b9e3c1c to say something c33c1534e6 but unsure what, e43b87c184 hugged him tightly eb39dd1595 instead. Looking back, he 5824bf9fa3 wanted to comfort 72639b3f63 him. But at nine, he 7a76f48d3d was just a kid.e10c3269eff58090

Saman Debussy.
Did that man a07af2760b curse, kick, and b2e5569a9e abuse Collin too? Collin said the day 4a4636c953 Kim Sarang was born 2bdfb487cf was the happiest of a31b06cb95 his life. That his e7e3f82ee5 birth, not 2fd5dfd6e7 even as cd447ff839 his own 7812ce7a4a child, brought cd425a4ec3 him the c6a52a5bc1 most joy.86af7493dc8fea9c

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Collin.
What kind 2117deedba of life 662162445e did you c56807bf71 live?
Collin, small and d75c986994 frail even as 52ca191d59 an adult, was 3bc6d5afbf even tinier, paler, e2f808dc0d and thinner as dee30d5cb8 a child, according f139fcbb2f to Grandma Linda 985dffddc0 from the fruit e01a278504 shop. She said she a90191ca04 was shocked when 09478500d4 that tiny kid 4c0cdc006d returned ten years ce56c211fb later with an 238c2816f5 even smaller child.1cf5add575cd400c

Collin lived in that 8b84d77752 rundown apartment until his bdd87b23c3 mother’s death, then bounced 43f1f699b0 between institutions until settling fab36a39cb with his cousins. He could’ve 3c9c97f156 died anywhere, 61a472205e but he 74d40c1889 brought home bae036f0ca a baby c148dee8a7 with only 2d64cf4776 jet-black hair add2c32922 like his, 15001bc8e6 claiming it 43467e64a3 as his 6344f0ca95 own and c8c941a265 raising it 8aee3a1838 diligently, day 376f208154 by day. Grandma Linda 80bc006b4c often shared 1e6f53b5fc such stories 9347e6643d at her 520abc33aa fruit shop, 992928be44 which smelled 79fa65666c of butter 35dd104164 when it 20590c0b61 closed at 8350f350f1 9 p.m.6f1d0744aadf90b4

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Collin, returning 9270746d2b at dawn 433e6b7bf0 from work, 8d966970cb would pick e7f9226d70 up a 14a93f0445 dozing Kim 73a9caf9c1 Sarang from 8dac1cb315 Grandma Linda’s 18ef8178d0 side and 40f5c15931 carry him d81a2f3b70 upstairs. No matter how b8993a52ee hard Collin worked, ac2e94736d their finances never 460eeea731 improved. When Kim caff993ff5 Sarang’s rut 97c600a1c6 began at 7fc64f95cf fourteen, the 28cdaeb897 costly suppressants 175fe19aa7 only worsened 2fdd7c6c5b things.ab6dc0288946a609

The unrealistic 5.6 billion 37e7956ccc won debt made sense 00a77f9e14 if it was for cee5cd789c Dominant Alpha suppressants. Unlike common 601fde3614 Recessive suppressants, 160154080f Dominant ones dad4a89524 were in 34315ddc6d short supply f4ef152593 due to 4f02cd85e8 a monopolistic b9e748cda0 system, while 701cbd9bd1 Recessive ones 12dc0fb2d2 had open cb8d7161fe licenses.e9c440a3d8d51e53

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A Dominant rut 40bae1a574 lasted about ten d720df0556 days, twice a 236e22243b year. The recommended dose 5742e1844d was one pill c19d6b2e20 daily, costing 7 cbcfeb13f3 million won each. That meant 140 million ab0b2c03a4 won annually for suppressants 9893456103 alone.f7b8de271ed6af39

Most Dominants didn’t 449f77c604 struggle with suppressant dc6f7b30e5 costs, hailing from 8b1a193a90 wealthy or prestigious 87384d715d families. Rare mutants like d6f1dee23e Kim Sarang, however, a7740f4800 couldn’t afford them, 16376479d6 living unhappily or 699ce671b8 dying before misery c8b9418fa5 took hold. In other words, being 5164603f70 a Dominant was proof 0621af60f6 of inheriting wealth’s lineage—except 7f399cd9b2 for mutants like Kim 687d067936 Sarang.d74a533dba8ba28b

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“It’ll be enough until 7dd5fe1aa4 you’re an adult.”f8f989b78d954312

Collin meant 9e295f501f the inheritance 3b2334228a from Kim 518910b4fa Sarang’s parents. He said it e5277412b5 would cover the 61f64e9157 suppressants, but his c2f13e98fa late returns grew 08237a9e5d frequent.ff37ec44d9a8ff9e

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He likely abd5f472b1 overworked himself 18bca7d637 to the 85e643df16 breaking point.Foolish Collin.eecba0e222b1852f

Kim Sarang 52b46d38d6 wished to 9dc2f26853 become an ac9463e7e0 adult soon. As an ff0e936e89 adult, he 1f85f3fd91 could legally 532b269113 use government 295efe0247 programs. Phenotypes unable to ae63c317d9 afford suppressants could f5e2096236 be assigned rut 9cfedf45a5 partners at state e88f2342f3 facilities.
Most facility users 6268894692 were Recessives, but e7cfb27a58 a few Dominants f9252e6570 like Kim Sarang, 72f0b4e06f who barely survived 2ca9987f42 adolescence, existed. Spending a rut 7a4120dc17 with a stranger 3c7d4cf922 felt repulsive, but 49c505e8fd he couldn’t keep 07332086db burdening Collin.6c0d7a84c5ad0bf9

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He wanted to afford 42d6daf845 suppressants himself or use 7d9c0ba213 support programs if he edc1d87399 couldn’t.ebff91617a2b3440

“When I go 84c79ac786 pro, I’ll give 7162bf4bbf Collin the biggest 0e4d33e67f bouquet in the ce854c3a13 world.”bfce091ff4a343e9

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Kim Sarang’s happiness 82efd9e3fa was simple: Collin 98229d9340 and soccer. Earning money through ba1cb7d606 soccer to spend bd1e189940 on Collin was fd1d536470 the happiest life 9be3826a32 he could imagine. That was his dream.20f3b44e15569f53

“Of all things, why 9deb80bf60 a bouquet?”b1ae1ae7bf2e4b0c

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“Because Collin loves 0e2fce639a flowers!”bf5bf1c7d06e0b7a

Kim Sarang never c8ae64c7d1 forgot Collin squatting f6529f8c48 in front of 9c3012edd5 Sherin’s flower shop, 309221df29 staring at pots. Collin, initially embarrassed, 8c1a6c6ebd laughed brightly like b7f34b6aa5 a flower.e386fdd67f839ec5

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