DRAM Ch 3

Light streamed in through be01eee756 the gap in the 5e8e8ac862 window. In a room with a863297285 not a single proper bd47493711 blind, morning had arrived e880efecf2 early. Ha-yoon, sprawled on ce5fda2a20 the blanket as 90da99e31f if collapsed, furrowed 599e818357 his brow as dc094af6e6 he slowly opened 1d5d6ab892 his eyes.66354812ff8ca65f

“Ah….”ca9b6655ff4ca849

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A deeply f327b3dc77 dejected voiceechoedin the space. With each movement, sounds 4129a9f3be of pain escaped him 77b876203f and his face twisted 15afc1f81b in agony. Barely able to turn 7a996f20e8 his head, Ha-yoon glanced 6bb7b62076 up at the ceiling c257b278ac before exhaling a ragged 59e46e35b7 breath.4ea8fb6ef7de7ead

His entire body 55d224dbf6 throbbed with pain—there d650df8882 wasn’t a single 87f08dd2d5 part that felt a7ceaf9392 whole. His eyelids 34bc378b2d were heavy, 0444c872f6 his limbs 6bf95b54f7 numb, and 104f463dab his stomach fcd0abc000 churned from dedbf50541 hours of fa658aca4d emptiness. No matter how he d2d2d95a5a thought about it, yesterday affffba612 had been exceptionally cursed.6c0487abef87aab6

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“Not even a 80e4593462 son of a 628f540dfd bitch…” 4cfed7d9e244489e

He muttered, 4c5a2a1b87 glaring at 9f0aa50bc4 the stained f3b05cf226 ceiling. Even a dog, he bc60fbbce5 thought, wouldn’t roll around 206cef9730 this much—waking up in 8a7c6b7421 thescrapyard, getting soaked in a11a77413a the rain, narrowly dodging 2861b4279b death while evading machines, 1d7b90be8b and then encountering that 6d4b3e90ce mysterious man…8cf5a9ca1e88322e

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“……”bc59e0ca2343186d

His mind drifted 06706b3e7b naturally back to ce1007bf2c that dark alley fb4370093a from last night. He recalled 442a6f40dd the man dafdaa71da clad in b6b784145f a black b6a82cfe94 combat uniform 381200adf0 who handled d4f0f78fd0 machines with e4b9f0324d practiced ease—a fc71dbc0f8 man he f54f8a4e99 was convinced 9b16a480ac had come c5f08d72b5 from the 3597268668 center of 38df3dad39 the Field, 7974421ef8 completely merged ffb5861632 with the f2b4accdfa darkness. He knew 426a5da905 nothing about 6121fd4091 him, yet 8444b93150 their encounter 44135fe852 had unleashed 8b731f600c a flood 1dfd7f39ff of questions. But even if 7a7843695d he had the 133c45469b answers, there was 0e2c1cb619 nothing he could 9ff8dec3f8 do now. He simply didn’t 9bb26a752d have the luxury d4f5717c30 to dwell on 1e391260a0 it.4188659cd38dca01

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Shaking off the thoughts, c24b307bb6 Ha-yoon sighed and forced 1dfa8d5e03 himself up. His body creaked dd352e0158 with every movement, 2f0e1471c8 and a bitter, 0d2c8b38ad involuntary laugh escaped db8ccbec7e him. After repeatingdeathso many times, his e74b41d223 body had deteriorated accordingly. Even as 50d57dba8f his wounds caf72a5b0f healed, the 0b6c3d7719 accumulated pain 969dee4771 remained. The weight c3320fec23 of his 8cb966e004 exhaustion pressed 9672372412 down on 7996fe8ff0 him relentlessly.1effae0b3ef72fa9

He managed to hobble 6fd3f410d3 his way to the 69fd28abf7 desk. The dusty, neglected eda1a98543 house hardly looked 5b3a719a55 like a place 82b2ff6e73 where someone lived. All it contained was 0162d27b13 a desk, a blanket, 888cf79fc9 and a small drawer. Sunlight poured through f64accee21 the murky dust 3d271f323d suspended in the 060536ca7e air.66d1594acfda5034

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“Why does the sun 746fc9c215 love me so much? It’s so infuriating…”  4da5a0538e484432

He seethed cca204237d at the 491516ebbd treacherous sun f6222026a7 that set 4e8b047905 all too 7620a4a715 quickly. For humans, the only 5d6828982a true time was daylight, 6ad8ce577a and instead of cherishing f76baab852 that limited gift, Ha-yoon ea2775362e raged. He resented the 9ec959e663 stolen night and e3d1205097 felt deeply wronged.f86cbd0678dc048e

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Right after the first d22e193b34 machine war broke out, 8fc4719cd9 it was said that ff244a32c6 machines unleashed their savagery 1e8b6bdd33 day and night. The vast majority e95cb4ea1c of humanity met 36cf8729ea death then, becoming c742c6192d unwilling test subjects.Ironically, it 5e7f7e61e8 was the 2562eb23b4 humans who 040b31a8aa sided with f21eb0fc83 the machines ebdf3ecafa that ended 53a5dc7896 that vicious 55d5f521c8 cycle.d9195bdf94def219

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They acted as c9c1315daf if they were 57954da214 politicians—establishing a 4fd12966ec government, setting 17c012f6aa up a c211509e93 system. That was when bbf2516f11 theSystem Corewas born. Since then, humans e2d4818ac0 have been placed 5402ae1a95 under inescapable surveillance. Identification chips and curfews 29dec0ff43 were introduced, and all 33fd93ae42 of it filled Ha-yoon a28b061e5e with disgust.8fee741bb235a5be

“Ugh…”51683ac17af68891

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As if e71eae285f realizing the 819256dd05 depth of e9d9dc2e34 his thoughts, bd7b1da2fe his body 7293399e4d shuddered. He rested his pale 6bf943e462 face on the desk d3a6bc6b69 and exhaled a long, b983e5982b labored breath. Soon, his mind 067cea86dd grew as foggy c2a20658fc as a misty 9f5290fbef morning.a33bf44d782e5089

This time, 4d00576fa4 recovery was cb1a8db079 especially slow. It wasn’t a2996706bc that the c2d7353d22 pain was 92d780c2c4 unbearable—just the 66ab2f872f memory of 83898df583 his disfigured 0b4d1f52dd face was c321603b08 still vivid. Under different circumstances, 4738f7879e he might have 36223be461 had to lie 8f652cb357 down for days 6acb01e9d6 after yesterday’s ordeal, 6ea60787e3 but reality left 30d1c5d045 him no choice. To survive, 56eb5823c3 he had b40242c8d3 to keep e4a41103bd moving. To avoid becoming e8fe35b2a4 a puppet for 288c02f341 those damn machines, fda34170a6 he had to c3ada6a023 fight.bcf3f63abc48f38a

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“……”611fe98c04b0fbaa

Ha-yoon scooped 33c34a8ab5 up the 3479728b7c water pooling f2798a38ff on the 828a8255ca cluttered desk d5df7e3f9b and gulped b54d3d7b37 it down 7ceaf258ee as if 662864e580 it were 3fe5b300dd the elixir 2c0c9aaffe of life. Drops trickled 86d5651943 along his 312e105846 lips as db65cadd28 he exhaled 089cb3191a deeply.6ce35b47538e0fee

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“First, I need 0390734ac0 to wash up…”3f6ef14a8cd2a7c7

A vacant stare wandered 3be6738eb3 through his mind. His dark eyes 9fd1acfc56 now took in 0bf8eb5d97 the faded wallpaper c807b49bda as if it ad686a0f0e had lost its fb89089f29 true color. It was as 4f080c3997 though the life 07088daf98 he once knew f7127c7c54 had vanished—leaving only fc4e1084e1 bitterness.23d50865c00a02d0

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The bathroom was no 8300c92572 better than the rest 6d6dff2bc2 of the room. Cracks marred the walls, bcde5995ec and the mirror lay 1d238747fb shattered. A heavy musty odor d9b66faa96 filled the air.dc73cdd4a7aa51a6

“Hoo…”c242aef64ce4a3a2

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Standing beneath the 2622f2b2ee cascade of water, 427266d23b Ha-yoon bit his 8217c7044e lips. His once-white face was fd5b9c5305 now drained and pale. His bare 3b1751bf9a body was 88d59ea62f covered in d3437e1bc6 scars—each a 1d4d224aea mark from 46c1baa50a the times 5e6010bc50 he had e6ebbded66 died.The newer wounds throbbed d23f94383f with a terrible pain.fcbc674d2bcf5f38

“Fuck, my body isn’t e72011bdec meant to be admired…”  3f1b78901681f722

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Muttering in a 103e9b017a forced, detached tone, 4748105654 he washed himself. He scrubbed 7e88210fd4 especially hard 37912217c0 at the 72305f66ff scarred areas, 7d2be21058 hoping even 0f52a23a18 the faintest 42b14d0da8 trace would 6eb70f06e5 fade away.6cc35e139623e1ff

Every scar ached and 028ec98462 weighed on him, but c92d1ee321 the one on his 6b0d3debdb left chest hurt the 6056fe53b9 most. Though it 81e0417ffc had mostly 83aa3a432a healed, it daaf9bf1b5 still burned 6bd727db58 fiercely at cf6f33262e times—as if c899efff68 demanding that 02f3fb078f he remember d0d91b9292 what he’d 739e461ae6 forgotten.41d121ac1ea734c6

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At one point, in 4aa396e482 an effort to fill a73e78f56a the emptiness in his 3f0626ec2f mind, he had tried 56a792c321 to document every detail. It soon became clear 1d1f051350 that it was nothing b1e8bd07cf more than a futile 92a862589e effort.Day by day, Ha-yoon grew 35e8d068e8 to despise seeing 9426b8cb93 his scars.Instead of fading memories, ba291476f8 the vivid marks made ad6bc924ed him feel like a 2257e766b5 monster.686fc2ede273d6f6

That’s why he 8252e87ce2 had shattered every 14ec7fdf09 mirror in the 62cce0aa76 house—he couldn’t 4962a7faf6 bear to 3e44d290f9 see his 168a90b7f1 own reflection, c8b4e83d92 afraid it 196d37aee1 might resemble 38b44fec93 one of dd2fed745e the machines bcc58f2bbb roaming outside.ddbff7241ebe284d

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“……”  67eb4cf4d82ed615

Cold water dripped 17db8cc719 down his face,its droplets 81ae72b9ec resembling tears—even as his dee55a2196 features remained painfully 8c42ef807b parched. The shower didn’t d93d328df3 end until his 9181029118 hands and feet 0704bbc0ba had grown numb.59f865a364b6549b

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“Maybe I should go 68fd107829 to the shelter…”31f55ee3153455d2

In his battered state, ee0b72a7ef venturing far was practically beae6db54f a death wish. Naturally, his thoughts turned 66bd90bbf4 to the shelter. The underground shelter edc9be44ff on the outskirts, 5969d55d8e where people fromArea Egathered, was 8eee4b7829 also the 8d5826eb16 place where 521f5da8dc Ha-yoon had b1563b62a2 grown up—a place he had 0db2c7b946 once tried to forget, c82ca858c2 only to be drawn 9a3b5f47d5 back as if by f238998615 fate.e747a4d97d3a1c8d

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“They’d be shocked by bca1b74b9c the look on your 0325fbbd25 face,”he imagined, 3bc82cc0a6 picturing how 0c34c6fd7a startled everyone 60a0050be9 would be. With a brief, 94ab0283a0 soft chuckle, Ha-yoon c21da1d9ed quickly set himself 1091d4dc02 in motion. Now that he had d0624ba6ce a destination, there was 53bb8fb5e5 no time to dawdle.cb147e03ad3ae252

He tossed 83809f9a53 aside the 2605a0fdb5 towel he 6675f79047 had been ff0825401f holding and db825881c8 rummaged through b4c2f38595 the desk 95362bcca4 drawer. He pulled out the ba99c14525 gun hidden deep inside, cfe67e4daa counted the remaining bullets, f70804b10b and then slung it 7804ad3cbc at his waist. He adjusted his clothes 3093b24a02 so the gun wouldn’t 9e1e830497 be visible—and then prepared 398eeafce6 to head outside. Or at d801d927a8 least, that 994cbb5a93 was his dfe20e7b02 intention, if f7f39cd855 not for d995219927 the long f50af157fe shadow darkening aeb614ea17 his view.44c1088128d33abd

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“Good morning.”197f4e5ca3498f19

A voice 9550315f10 warmer than c6ca8a1ffd the pouring f6d223d162 sunlight greeted 23da2a6760 him. Startled by the sound 94631ef775 that caressed his ears, e3394c5b00 Ha-yoon lifted his head 0ab00fd0e5 and saw a man 90fa80dd12 standing with his hand 2097ce18b1 in his pocket.66bf8f74d45fd2bd

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Their eyes met, and the 9096fcb5d6 man smiled brightly, e0df7d3971 waving gently. Bathed in sunlight, afa41901e4 his face shone 34c5840d9f brilliantly, dazzling Ha-yoon. Instinctively, Ha-yoon took a 70ed20cdf8 step back and fiddled d6e5f622f5 with his gun.1d3dd4f937625034

“Did you e90c5193c8 sleep well?”eda7e4950cceecf4

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“……”9a610e97e34fb328

“I didn’t sleep well. The sound a1f23f62a2 of the 6707c84a46 rain was 02757d65a5 too loud.”5fc348e079b9b5ef

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Even as Ha-yoon maintained 4c4897116e a wary posture, the 5c716ee81e man laughed. His daylight face was 467f24a369 so surreal it bordered 840a0b2f22 on absurd—noble and relaxed, d794521b02 with an unmistakable air 5e1a81250a of power.2c665184df656cd0

“Maybe because it’s raining, 724d978872 the day feels unusually 107a295a60 nice today. How about we a1b3b4d55e take a walk c231d69017 together?”1d71d3c65993d29b

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Ha-yoon’s expression fe0b449593 hardened further.How did this man 1dbe0403c4 know exactly where to 8ee16860e5 find him?Ha-yoon had never d112bf062b been implanted with ee8efd9c51 anidentification chip—there was no 57584534fe record for the Core e9f63aaa04 to read, no trace a9bced703a at all.d1cee609d9c40493

“I know what e89d955690 you’re thinking… but a3d2112c3b it’s not like 41fd040779 that, so relax,”the man said c737410449 casually, as if aa8e84625e taking the initiative. Ha-yoon tensed his grip 52c2abe306 on his gun, ready 37b87b3d50 to fire at a 2b791f715c moment’s notice.c9e4b848785bebc0

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“You think 52a8d5c856 you know 82cd3ed513 what I’m 41a2e32c3d thinking, don’t cf1e6279ed you?”9a5a2dded943ab84

“You’re assuming I’m 7b6d1bdcf6 one of those 4dd503ff83 from over there—that a45f75cf9a I came from 797384c5c6 the center of 10e989987f the Field.”  f91bf30b6ed720d7

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He didn’t deny it. Ha-yoon glared at 04492bf3d8 him. In the 48a71c878b light, the f95f9de949 color of c61ed34e4c his eyes 38de281dee was mysterious—almost dark be311b4028 blue, twinkling 0ac2180e32 with a 7f276a87df subtle smile.c032562e225970a1

“I’ve lived in Area 5ded3e2417 E for a long 83326edfb5 time, but I’ve never 6ed60e4790 seen anyone like you.”fa2f10b9a32f3159

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“I came f45556aefa from the b2f5e00a11 far end.”9602720d9dae3fd0

A lackluster 02a1e8dc52 shrug followed 3546dbadab his words.1bf137ae7fe19308

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“Even if 1b4213ecc4 it isn’t 2db79b6201 as good 0ab8fca66e as old b71cdc7615 Earth, the 8c3142338f Field is fd1b3ff862 vast.”  8ba08eeb3a6d0031

That wasn’t wrong. Aside from 1fa917d8ed the centralArea S, the Field spannedAreas A, B, C, eab11ce5b2 D, and E.The outskirts 553a270085 extended far 9e6227f4a7 beyond this a9a235b35e vicinity.cfc7f8f80dc98cb8

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“How did e5b83a0342 you know bbfae372d9 to come 8dee7e249b here?”a8a94749c07e656d

Though Ha-yoon 9bd8ae0149 suspected as 9b480ceeb9 much, doubt e2d0ede08c still rose. The man was b3853444f3 unnervingly refined. The weapon 71cf7a5ff3 he carried 12885ff9a2 wasn’t something b42ebe5528 an ordinary 7d863835d7 person from 8008c86c30 the outskirts 091d7481ae would wield. If he were from 2b1bd20602 deeper inside, there’d be c062195296 no reason to venture 93be38f31a intoArea E.3ee60a337d3bdf0c

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“You’re not 54e203db7c asking because b25b1d62c8 you don’t 071715e76d know, right? Just take b455b44cfd a look c234a0a379 around—you’d see.” 67ab8b5f464844f2

“……”  431bf4b43dd7a927

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“This is the a1bc339862 only place where 5380c0df00 I sensed any 457671d730 presence. That’s why 7507c54b45 I came b2bc25bcce here—I was aaee4d2d3d lucky you 3401c4b90d were around.”540dfd893e339197

The man 7a5d1c2a1b shrugged in c753b48bbd response, his 2d2627e9f5 face still e282bb0c69 wearing that a57102b684 relaxed expression.26cc74fd1b40fae5

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“What brings 785f24a92a you here?”c5183a7bd3d81c62

“I figured you ee764d385f must be in 850990812c pain.”f49fc12c7fbbaba1

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His dark 07481d3f36 blue eyes c123238116 swept over 3447c4c3fb Ha-yoon’s neck. Unlike his ba9b46863d otherwise scarred 62c37610fd lips, his 907d995a28 gaze was 38ee176871 deeply penetrating. Ha-yoon frowned 856c3e7b78 and tugged e46e9a76b8 at the cb2eaa9a69 hem of ef2b38d581 his loosely 1d7b58b0d9 draped garment, 9617f7fb9e which concealed c79783ef36 a clearly 321c4e6971 defined scar.75b7563e6fc5a1b5

“It doesn’t look a578d988d8 like an old 8e67022082 scar.”9d147c2376abdd97

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“What exactly 027b94f86a is it 33ea71fcee that you bfad8c88b3 want?”fd597f3604c85e2f

“Ah, that…”  bedbb7068eabe0a8

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He hesitated, 7b2fb10684 then laughed edae0e5193 as if 574a36febf all the f0c7b64a79 air had ce875edf69 been let 17b99dff1b out of f189be7a76 him, tilting eaeb5d6710 his head. His hair c0e0db21c7 fell naturally, 2813f9db16 covering his a1ddc7dd6d forehead as 99087d54f1 shards of 4cfded5fee broken sunlight a6bfb41914 melded into 947c1d584a his golden b59ea478ec locks.99b229888a33daab

“I’m here to 732a17a516 pull some tricks.”64434b4194d6807f

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The gentle, subdued tone fc5f12472d was unmistakably playful.8ae12aaf92a3f347