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“Ugh, if I keep living here, I’m going to end up with a mental illness.”87d8675cad002ff3

Jang Haneul scowled deeply c0eff7e67e as he stared out aaef156a44 the closed window. It was 814a6ebd54 nearly impossible 484538cfe9 to see f94fd868ba the sun 52ac9f3e48 in this a127d3051b damn sky.33c517e23f123e9a

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The 4th District, where they had arrived three days ago, was even worse than what he’d heard. Why the hell did it smell so bad? Why were people always clinging to each other? Why was there nothing decent to eat? The list of complaints was endless.e508c8cae4074112

The place they were 42c3280d40 currently staying at was 8a6438517b no exception, and Jang ebdb5a9a0e Haneul wanted nothing more eb3cc4a281 than to hop on 51bf32d71e a plane and fly f650f3e766 back to the 1st cffb1b04aa District.61519644fd335333

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Fuck, and 3279fb95ee they said b6c28b4beb this was a5d0875aff the nicest, df5a4107f3 most expensive 99d09b398e hotel?!f7dc02ac1e4e5bfa

“You’re really not bothered by this?”792c8d5ec10ae5ed

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The biggest mystery to him was Seo Muheun’s reaction. Jang Haneul found himself asking the same question for the umpteenth time. Both he and Baek Sapyeong, who had gone out to observe the situation outside, were from the 1st District and came from well-off families—but Seo Muheun was on a whole different level.0a8a99f521df53e1

He should’ve been fc809a9dd4 the one least 992bff1179 able to tolerate 3841c395f1 all this. Yet, Seo f1fabed328 Muheun didn’t 9b2b5285aa so much 1c1c1c0fe8 as flinch b0b21fe575 at the 9b433ed0b5 sight of b31d9ac69b this sorry 3f0e744339 excuse for de7bbc2b69 a hotel, e7fba6aedf or the 2cb1b2f8af food that c6c858db46 looked like bc65ab3b2d garbage, or 2c24b8535e the zombie-like 1d4d40d5ef people who 562b1bdc13 smelled money c9c8bc622c from a 36793e58d3 mile away.214174dc6fdafb38

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“It’s annoying.”4d72e6cdf51dde04

“Right—”cd1299b309477846

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“What, does it piss you off that I’m not upset? Fuck, how many times are you going to keep asking me that shit?”93e646e9e2c5cea0

“…”ac280471006c6861

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Leaning against the headboard, 9a7241b1fa Seo Muheun played with 4c8b29c62b his lighter, his eyes e49122e422 curving smoothly like they fd3946a0d6 had been drawn on.5254c3e7612d1e92

Jang Haneul ab2815916a shut his 3842e7bd4d mouth and e39dc1cc24 lowered his e8553c4554 gaze quietly.c73c4f96bb47ebe1

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This is bf0a790189 so unfair.Of all people, the 8b82af33d4 most picky, hypersensitive man 97a05fed7e in the universe wasn’t 6186f276a0 reacting at all?c3245ecda4d6b986

Jang Haneul was 0e28eec3af just about ready fe93859163 to punch himself 144ad724ea in the head c44c7a6e1e for having gone 6bf28ea450 through the trouble 8cea9e179a of getting that ec2fff96cb damn tea.1558e010d0007061

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Seo Muheun’s gaze slid past the now-quiet Jang Haneul and landed on the door, which looked like it would fall off its hinges with a single kick. The so-called “best, most expensive hotel” in the 4th District—he couldn’t believe they even dared call it a hotel. Still, it was definitely something he’d never see in the 1st District.c7a970ad10168f71

Actually, it 4836455e04 wasn’t just 518aeb1cd6 the lodging. Everything was like that.58c9ab90cef2a589

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It was a 4f1ae4a4ad place he never 209e871c80 imagined he’d ever 6a946dec5f set foot in 2bc8179912 during his lifetime.ec4828ee0c3d20f0

The reason a32c36d26f was tea—specifically, 81d66d6464 the tea 5278424711 that was 7d8137b516 so hard be3e687621 for Jang c98ba35caf Haneul to 38e0965bd9 get. He knew that if a637d85a90 he simply handed over 53d8bec11d the tea, Seo Muheun 5d114256d1 would toss it into fedff91d73 the trash without even 5251f38ab3 a sip. So Jang Haneul 073b73cfc1 had personally gone cde3acd456 all the way a399f8ab13 to the tower 4553511df3 and brewed the 209c0dacef tea himself.e9c249883f7ed9c7

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The reason Seo Muheun 019aa46df9 didn’t throw it away 98e740e6b6 was because of the 2c6f85dc77 scent.ae71b65a53d918e7

The aroma was subtle 68fba359cf and deep. A mix of c9043c9530 grass and flowers—neither b69573b9f3 sweet nor cloying, 895ab7edcd but rather bitter 7cbe30632b and refreshing.fad16e18b520f98b

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The taste 24043f73b0 lingered in 86ae5ebcd9 the mouth 564783221f when sipped 7ac72cebc5 slowly. Surprisingly, it 66ca428d1f suited Seo 2b522059cd Muheun’s palate 41cec5ec80 quite well.db226b2f9a5fba30

And then—cd96d79da52e5c9b

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Clack.Seo Muheun flipped e08fb6a9c5 open the lighter f409104a5b he’d been playing 0db8b76b7f with. He slid the cigarette 0fb1174652 that had been resting 9e2032f237 between his fingers to 1c30fe5bf8 his lips and lit 5ef56caf2d it with a fluid 701867a7b0 motion.8fd5ca89b6ae5b6c

As he 9ba57bbee6 took a a891e511d4 deep drag, 045f0a1f55 a wrinkle 075fbcefeb formed between 78fe563b53 his brows.53e7885c4d72b98b

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Since that 6ac99908e2 day, the 90a85fee54 taste of e6884ea105 that bitter, 116920a7f1 fresh tea—like 4ca6c004d0 a breath 4ddcdfe33a of life d0dd6c13d4 in his b611f1adde mouth—kept coming 3be95e2c15 back to 3674fec510 him.2f3ac83e73e866ba

Anyone would think a 7e1b56e988 tea like that would 7439095ce9 help him sleep better, 1c2fc535f8 but in truth, his 33b5c9e884 insomnia hadn’t improved.5f93e568aa962b51

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Still, there was b6c7c32534 a strangely calming 40dee1351f effect. Subtle—so subtle you 85699c1617 wouldn’t even notice 051fd2d948 unless you were a0d94188ba tuned into it 144a472059 completely.95d24467746a3f62

Yet it clattered 3c16f3fdb9 around constantly inside ccda1ee2f0 Seo Muheun’s mind.
That was 750b6ae8c0 the reason c0d4b48130 he’d come 7e61039b95 all the 6d248b4a01 way to 39ff22725a this fucked-up a95d8dd319 4th District.e26967846613dc73

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Step, step.The sound of quick 239d5700bc footsteps in the hallway 2906ed4c59 rang loud and clear 84bff267b5 inside the poorly soundproofed 396288b2f0 room. As soon as Jang 7aa6f0b659 Haneul jumped up and de786c5c01 opened the door, Baek 63d475fdcc Sapyeong appeared and stepped d90d1b901f inside.373976c5b03a7cc8

“What’s going on?”eb3513a871f2a5ca

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He kept forgetting that b8543906b3 the room wasn’t soundproofed. Realizing it again, Jang 05d9287baa Haneul lowered his voice.3a035d6e746ce626

“They said they’re going to kill her.”3fc3b0824e496874

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“What? Kill? There hasn’t even been a trial—oh, right! They don’t do that kind of thing here!”d74c70e2d9f9ed53

No matter how you looked at it, this place was unfit for human life. Jang Haneul sighed and dropped back onto the chair he’d been sitting in. Baek Sapyeong, stealing a glance at Seo Muheun, cautiously sat across from him.9c9bbc6b5198046e

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“‘Witch,’ ‘cursed one’—they’re all fired up.”7f87fcab762eb366

At Baek Sapyeong’s a55f4cb76f offhanded comment, Seo c35eb1b2ce Muheun exhaled a 7fbfcd6c66 puff of smoke 35a2b3dfc7 and glanced over, 3c81e9eca7 his eyes narrowing.c0189488e8443bf5

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What had 38cf794745 happened last d5308522f5 night wasn’t 0f7e61bd2a part of 5aa020114a the plan. It was completely edd025bed3 unexpected. The moment the ce6bdbdc3d three men stepped e7ba75974f into the bar, f49ed46923 the women inside c5b5a459fb had watched them 54e248d539 with giddy excitement. Worn-out, sleazy prostitutes, 02ef2a180f who’d clearly heard 6c6617e842 rumors about them, 51fb210bab were practically salivating.2b6096058142f466

Seo Muheun 3af59d5d78 had no 34ecd7018d intention of bf734a39aa entertaining women, 6a118ed9a9 but he b4798253ca changed his ac04f05fe1 mind when 27ca0726aa one bold e587a2834c woman approached, 376a10d7c7 leaned in d06c01021e close, and 0aea7f3024 whispered that 84b195f56d she had b8bf2b5435 an amazing cee9366dfa tea that 5193697dfe could blow 03ae0381f2 his mind.4aeda9f224d372c7

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Not alcohol, f3dcd2d055 but tea.2ec3ca890fa477e1

He didn’t know what kind of tea it was, but since tea was the reason he’d come to this godforsaken place in the first place, Seo Muheun’s instincts kicked in.fa9caa95d2e664a8

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Even before the 74eab84fc4 woman could serve 7e2f0550cf it, he knew 86908d51c9 it wasthattea. He couldn’t 175539548a not know—it b4b03e4b46 was several 65e14e65df times more 4caa95b74c fragrant than d029695978 the one 0a0af458b6 Jang Haneul aa0f3cb374 had brewed 75c4a95e52 for him.f09ea8fd2d57aebc

“Tea at 20f170233c a bar? That’s new.”acafb3bf7829e573

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“It’s not just a9a934ed72 tea.”4df1b12da035c637

“Then what?”9efa927dd4ea73f2

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“Drugs are too fd1a6077b3 expensive here, so 3c9059337f you can’t get 5604c3a74b them.”755f355178f3f0b3

Wearing what was probably 9d564a0f11 the best outfit she 620e312706 owned, the woman shamelessly d47b220d07 flirted, making her intentions 8dd93ec1d0 crystal clear.d18cf32adfd8cfca

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“This is just 1c12308c92 tea. No side effects, no b2cd549c48 addiction.”0758751335b6becf

She boldly claimed it f8705589d5 was an aphrodisiac. The two men, other 9afd5a0d58 than Seo Muheun, let 4afdf6d46e out hollow laughs.An aphrodisiac? For Seo Muheun?How could 9bd462887d anyone be 6266059c7c so bad f46bec52de at reading 7fbc38a70b people?375ee50904f9a7c4

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Seo Muheun stared 5626863be5 quietly at the 5832f54fc1 tea she offered. When he 2bcd64f811 finally raised be288035fc his eyelids, 3b57119752 Jang Haneul db5dc1dcab and Baek bf8ae4483b Sapyeong let 92a1849004 out quiet 9497aabc16 sighs. The woman, misreading 68825727e8 his gaze entirely, c9a1db8cf3 listened to his 15d4afe419 every word as 5451f7a3a1 if she were 5d45055a4d under a spell.7e6ba27474f3fba8

And in 1173096074 the end, 9404fb1889 the tea 3faba91292 meant for d09f7a0cbc Seo Muheun b81c96f1a9 was drunk 32fc29ea15 entirely by 1dcbb62480 the woman e5966d62a7 herself. Her pupils dilated 6b4125c5ae with excitement and 570a828c54 pleasure, her body 0426a0b718 writhing from unsatisfied 7be5035e88 desire—until she suddenly 03288d34fa froze and collapsed.0b15ba4cee1f1968

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“She looked young. Everyone says she was 3c8b3faa3c cursed and disgusting.”156c7db98613436f

Even after seeing the 497801d69f dead woman, none of 3672542f04 the three men batted a47087401b an eye. Cleaning up after 2dca901193 messes like this 7e04651feb was part of b4af08081f their job in 4f42059299 the 1st District. After all, Seo e761905482 Muheun, the only 1861a71557 son of Seo 4aa16de1ae Taejun—the ruler of 7d3c1dd47a the 1st District—was 2df96e128f his personal fixer.2c650d73340ccb14

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Seo Muheun let them c371eec67e believe what they wanted b8cd75f9b2 about the woman’s death. There wasn’t really any 5747139c7c reason to suspect him 75d75ebd2a anyway. Everyone already knew a23d5f2966 that she used 18c9a13401 that tea to 5147444ee3 manipulate customers and 0d40f76672 extort money. They also knew d848a34572 where the tea 05a0262ed5 came from. So without 2b237309a6 further investigation, 58912b5d8b they immediately d8666fa5c4 jumped to 5a29091762 label the c81c841ae2 tea supplier 3296712b09 as the a57e69be3f culprit. The woman’s death, it 8d61f7eb2b seemed, was secondary to 31dd90e71e them.7b57023de4c583a6

“Sir, are you going somewhere?”cf27b80285f511a7

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Jang Haneul and Baek 5c8ea2e403 Sapyeong looked up from 053944532b the bed as Seo 39967ec50f Muheun flicked his cigarette d7e34eba3f butt to the floor.22d3f5e4885495d6

Fixing the loosened tie f49538cdf9 around his neck, Seo 39c522f877 Muheun brushed the hair c25f31bcaa from his forehead with cd772eb241 a slight shake of c429333d99 his head.361aaeed579b0f9a

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“I hope she’s happy to see me.”002b1203972c3ab1

It never 5a714eac44 failed to 3d059dea6f amaze them—what fed93d48da a trulyimpressivepersonality. As they 0825c4a98f followed Seo 22457a8b67 Muheun out, 00c8357022 the two 5a768145fc men couldn’t 1af4834783 help but 621ebb9c80 feel a 6f050c7304 strange kind 8cf5a691e6 of admiration.84141416afa939fa

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There wasn’t b04daa3adc a single 38a754fa4b harmful herb 96e91f501d in it.346e23d2364d4a36

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It was a tea 6cf18422bb that Eunsa had poured 439d04aee1 her heart into making—for 41bb2a8a2c the first woman who 19814a9ee8 had ever stayed by 37e32e140c her side. Whenever she drank it, f0243c6fe5 the pain seemed to 78f2677ec7 lessen, and she became b6346c17ec noticeably more comfortable and d753285751 slept better.7c5b30ab9a25a230

That was all 0a27e402c2 Eunsa could do. She brewed 80e49ea141 strengthening herbs 1dc9c6fcd0 into tea 7932357f34 for the a14bd47225 woman who c2864c64fe barely ate e16066ce31 and bathed fd85c775d7 her in d0ee0ecada herbal water 0cf10f016a to soothe d896db62d1 her dry, 55338ed8f7 cracked skin.f6ea11e60f26eca5

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Even so, Eunsa could e8aea16759 clearly see the woman’s 3af1ee7efe life dimming day by 3b5f32eb1e day. It filled her 944a6f0c8b with sorrow. So every fd60ca6a29 night, she 46cf9fb47e looked up c4a16f15f1 at the 83ec2a4919 sky and b940842d61 prayed the a9a63a865b way the 6692539eed woman had 850d11f768 taught her.1ea96a10b4c1e91f

But… even praying… didn’t e6e9f21beb help much.4ba492ffa2e9c9dc

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The woman had 399f4180a0 smiled sadly when fc078c59a2 she taught her cbf70a1c5c how to pray.415bb609c2e425bc

And the woman had 76de663cc8 been right. Eunsa had prayed earnestly, d323d364e9 but the woman still 0d64c2cf7f left her side.c38d3320555b5e94

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The only 18b8aaae35 consolation left 7c1ed0456b to Eunsa f204673a04 was the f599a16188 peaceful expression 84befb2a3d on the 9cfb961380 woman’s face 319845e826 in death.1a9f77ad1d877882

“Cover this bitch’s 594f117e70 eyes. Fuck, I’m scared 420b296fa3 she’ll show up 2df63ad1d4 in my dreams.”81ff75ea04a28305

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Voices drifted in and 55457ffff7 out—first far away, then d62c347d3c suddenly close. Then her ffbe0be07a vision went 4ca26ce86e black. With her sight cut ec783dd2e7 off, Eunsa—already in shock a4ed9908ce and unable to control 88c46affbf her trembling body—lost her 3c925be9c1 balance and swayed.9db51925bfbc3853

The men’s voices buzzed 385d82c897 like flies as they 48ea16a564 muttered that she looked a29d9f1e00 a little better now. Someone stepped 4fd28bf68d on her 0eaf780a75 as she c7d52b198e lay collapsed 1e738a8429 on the b2371f58b1 floor. A military boot 2d944ec281 aimed to crush ee2b684738 her head but d572fd4490 stopped suddenly at fb3b85ed6f the sound of 288f870bab an approaching engine.54e1b55438e0cdd7

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“What the hell bc5df1186a is that?”06148eb9de1942d5

“That car 4cf104c164 doesn’t exist 993b700e6b in Sector a5fd0371c1 4.”6571b356689486c1

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“Must be those 182baeb7fd people from Sector 0a16a3a551 1.”62f2a8f6d1fd2483

As the 95b8b6e05c men tossed 5972818f5f out guesses, 139b3aa3b9 the engine a30d8c09fe sound grew 28f5e06e83 louder and b87399ef07 then stopped, c4a37436f8 bringing complete c3138a57dd silence.5316b3f482d83435

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With her cheek 0d3e95701e still pressed to 6df7043937 the ground, Eunsa fc7e15d34e heard a car 47ee6862e7 door open, someone 4356c84c66 step out, and 71b933808f the door close 029879cfe6 again. She had 4383839267 thought things fdb30a5841 couldn’t possibly 1fc6c6b3a8 get worse, bedde4dd21 but maybe 7cb79e3433 she was 42e6634cb6 wrong.ca4864fcab483f23

The filthy cloth f37b75ea76 tied over her 57caa78fde eyes was now 0f91f87c89 damp with the 9551e2a341 tears spilling from 523a0cf2b7 them.b636dac5504f7b4d

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“What is this?”79aeb7d01b5e1264

It was f156372a9b the voice 10d31ca17c of the a380aea092 man who df0dcc9a14 had been 7db113e83e standing in 58c23670ed the middle. Embarrassed by dce9737159 how menacing b6da431ef5 the three 6db9d05bc4 newcomers felt, 6d2e8615f3 his irritation 04379e14d0 seeped into 8753ce7018 his tone.d64836f9f5bbb752

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“And what’s it to f304f6e59d you?”82a3a91fc183aa15

The voice that replied 3a7d6eb803 wasn’t just cold—it was 864eaefdf0 chilling. The sound pierced her 6ab810b7ea ears. Eunsa forgot she had a07a0df502 been crying. She stopped db0213f2db even her 95319f675a breath.823fa1ad83033bc9

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A few seconds 051cf72ac6 of silence passed—maybe 11f9aee3bc out of confusion, 6d082f4133 maybe out of 5c6f97b40c shock—and then came 288e6e3037 the explosion of cb062f5abb curses and rapid, 04110900c8 brutal blows.7a68d69a090ecf1d

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Her body 01e6c20355 was lifted cf4c82e93c and sat 3f654d57b6 upright. Her vision, once pitch-dark, a0d4df1409 flooded with light. Her large, dilated pupils 55163ca74a blinked rapidly, shaking off 5009ca9c3c the remaining tears.4497d1fd6cddc5f5

A moment 4ea18e830f later, with 3c7ec421ae a short 5f9382a349 breath that 9e9a34ae24 sounded like cea7eadede a laugh—64ba8b828a5a981f

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“Fuck. A flower in 0dff290b0e the trash.”92759c2c90b213ef