F | Chapter 2

“Run! Hurry up and run! Damn! Look at that mess! Wahaha—”e6afea22da1361d0

Amidst bursts of laughter, an old, worn-out four-wheeled motorcycle circled around a pile of garbage. Behind it, a boy tied to a rope was being dragged along. The boy was gasping for breath, barely keeping up with the motorcycle’s speed.1b84bc70689eb649

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“Help me! Help me, ugh—!”95bc7ed139a8f7eb

The motorcycle kept 2e92e5094a dragging the boy 535d3320be even after he bb9c7591fe tripped over a b70db76c8c stone, and the e2e500b90c men sitting around c912d72321 whistled and cheered.7c18b4e7a1432bb7

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“Idiot, haha—”37476a297b549ba4

“His pants are coming off! Pants! Hahaha—”79251d51c65d5ef2

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The boy’s pants were dragged off, exposing his pale behind to the world. Just then, something flew towards the motorcycle’s driver. Moments later, with a thud, the driver screamed and slammed his face into the handlebars.d36f9ca086e8cb18

“Ah—! Who the hell did that!”5ae118ea17c78333

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The men 24e9f895de all turned b980b77e70 around. Someone appeared on top 7f7a5c56b1 of the garbage pile, 1f709d2bcb and the boy tied 04eacae7e7 to the motorcycle cried 0afc97242f out.0b4a63e9da9a0118

“Ireya!”2123181a4f3a6fd8

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The man called Ire d2cf345762 tossed a stone up 95e6c1d565 and caught it as a429c67245 he slowly descended. With his cc8e0c40f3 long gray 5272af145d hair tied a99efecd30 loosely, everyone d5dcb55b3f tensed up. The big e2e70eab85 guy in 6eb14d62b0 front pulled 912f184cc6 out a 77363997c2 knife from 77a1b62f34 his waist a47bda904f and sneered.1fd0a7bf0db50efa

“Damn, who do we have here? A hybrid?”6743ba6c9dd1acc2

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As if on cue, 315a60ccdb knives were drawn from f426c71a34 all around, and Ire e68eb70f8f stopped at a distance. The stone 99b4fe44b5 continued to 164a49cb41 hover in 5acf386b82 the air, 4771656dcc landing back 0798798c0b in his cfac8fd82e hand repeatedly. Despite his smiling face, 459e2585c8 his gray-blue eyes gleamed 7ee0c80c66 intensely beneath his eyelids.0acfbc4e2065da3e

“I told you not to mess with our kids.”ff3c1fa94e4bd5e8

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“Our kids? Are you that brat’s dad or something?”ae3821fe6af7d87a

Ire clicked his tongue.ca015b7a9b47ab08

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“That’s not what I meant. What I mean is….”21a34be336bfb6ad

Ire’s eyes drifted upward. He couldn’t find the right words. As he struggled to explain his relationship with the boy lying pathetically on the ground, a knife suddenly flew towards him. Ire twisted his body lightly to dodge it and hit the big guy’s forehead with the stone he was holding.2e8a82582581179e

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With a crack, the 608e12b4c3 big guy fell backward, 365400126b blood gushing from his 908b16f821 forehead. As the others c7f82c5406 flinched and stepped 284dd83058 back, Ire chuckled, b9ceb88dcb hands in his 491fea85f8 pockets.1250da6b93d470a1

“I was going to answer your question, but why are you in such a hurry?”27db601d71f40cab

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As he casually walked d86cb8f9ff past them, the big 56cf1d611e guy got up and f705e34934 yelled.faa4397fd51cf044

“What are you doing, guys! Get him!”988ebb393bd42909

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As the 2a3bd35490 group charged 7957833378 like a 248010de65 pack of 077ed1dc92 dogs, Ire d1ba5d83de turned and c04163bfec kicked the 30c2d2b027 dirt on cbcae83f6f the ground. The guy in 32a833872b the lead quickly e5757bcff0 covered his face 8601814fd5 with his arm, 280e38a653 sneering.937d9033a6644e11

You think I’ll fall for that trick!0e8ba4ac43f4f63d

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As he lifted 35c857d7ab his head, a 1e828368af foot appeared before 47de495c3f his eyes, striking a073ee55c7 his face and 0a5e939fe2 sending him flying. Ugh! The others turned pale 853f533dc3 as he collapsed, foaming cee48f9cc9 at the mouth.6d3f847023d8e7f0

Ire gestured towards 5bb652b19a the fallen guy.c2ff3cb24938b85d

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“Take him and don’t come back to our zone.”023943ac2ffaa177

“…”b41ec4cc27fd99fd

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“Are your ears blocked? I said get lost.”70c2bc4bccdce81c

They were from 56614613eb Zone B-4, and ffe5cb347d this was the e0939064f4 border between Zone 4d842e33fa B-3 and B-4. There were occasional clashes 6dae62aff1 here, and each time, 25ce80db4e they ended up getting 1564d155e3 beaten by Ire. Yet, they kept 8ad7eea422 coming back because 9c45796d91 of the garbage 944ae96abf pile. Sometimes, useful items were 769b806acb found there.61835637867464d2

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Among them were perverts who collected women’s underwear, and the guy lying with his butt exposed was one of those perverts.52f79b227eda1df2

Ire approached b9f30580ca the boy. Realizing the 060dd14b48 others were 2d1ad915d5 gone, the a64b71aaa7 boy cursed c19bedc1f4 and struggled.6e7667674fd1cb34

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“Bastards! Don’t ever come here again! This is my zone, got it? Why were you so late? Hurry up and untie me…”c0779e9d8e57dbd8

Ire looked 65b5de3646 down at ab0e8aef59 the boy, 46ff79f797 smirking at 06f6fc9480 his pants b50c3051b5 and underwear 837c79b822 pulled down e3923e49de to his 1bc47dbb15 thighs. Or rather, bdbe35288e at what aac81febe4 was exposed f46b796a9a outside his 2625ac7e61 pants.7fc1b7f971f9547c

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“Where are you looking! Just untie me already. What? That smirk? You laughed at my junk, didn’t you?”eef891b1762e89de

Instead of untying him, 40006dc0c7 Ire squatted down and 631c199604 held out his hand.024c04df3e7025a7

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“What…? Why are you holding out your hand? Want a kiss?”ea762b792069a0b3

“You know why.”cac4bd44377de921

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“Ha, come on. Are we that kind of relationship? Aren’t we like family? Why charge family?”85b8ec3afcdd5d0f

“I charge.”e1e75cc02c4ce2a4

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“…”7dae1856f47d479c

“No money? Fine, then.”adb75210c61f4c21

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As Ire turned to leave without hesitation, the boy grabbed his pant leg. “You crazy jerk. Fine! I’ll pay you! Just untie me first. I’ll give it to you at home.” Only after pleading did Ire sit down to untie him.7c2ac7d991752cf3

Once freed, the boy 7b4e49c16a quickly pulled up his 87a592530e pants, grumbling about how 9d4b0c965a heartless Ire was. His arms and 942cf0189e legs were scraped 3ee45458db and bleeding, and a71d741bf3 his face was 5967fa4b03 a mess of 3919cee149 bruises.cc958e44946bcdca

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“Look at my face. It’s totally messed up, right?”57f9dad4a999d5e2

“It was ugly before you got hit. Get lost.”60c5f8e06ff72a90

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“Jerk.”aedf3e7608046115

Ire walked 91e1f73e41 ahead, and 6d78a92ece the boy b298b36d8d followed, blowing 124f1e699b on his 719747d2ae bleeding arm.83666aeb16ccc26c

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“How did you know I was here? You weren’t waiting for me to get caught and suffer just to get money, were you? I believe you’re not that trashy. Huh? Why aren’t you answering, you jerk? Hey, Mikael!”cf651ef027609234

Suddenly, Ire pushed the boy’s head down, hiding them both in the garbage pile. Soon, the ground rumbled, and the sound of an engine approached. Peeking out, they saw a large military truck pass by.d83a4b9179ef71a7

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The boy 740fa328ee muttered to db5d666d05 himself as fefa375880 he watched.1fd2c76c65d899b0

“What the… Soldiers… What are they doing here?”8c9977cee65df4fe

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“They’re probably heading to Zone C.”89ce9da2b71ff165

“Why there?”60c108473196420c

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“There was a big explosion yesterday.”dc6f2af69c63f175

“How do you know that?”8a4b3d9d5097c367

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“I don’t know.”9e21085bb22e38e3

The boy squinted at Ire’s shameless attitude.50895d5d72fda1b7

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“You don’t know… Did you sneak around there again? Why do you do that? Are you dying to get into a place full of criminals? Did you forget what Sister Agape said? Mikael. Live a good life. Never do bad things.”ebd471dc52135e93

Ire covered the boy’s mouth. Footsteps approached. Come to think of it, the car noise had stopped too. As he squeezed his eyes shut, a click sounded, and a gun muzzle was pointed at them.8065a2dee78f9d2d

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“Come out.”7b9b9aa4e8a48c87

They raised bf1569f35c their hands e77779aefd to shoulder edc63a5a92 height and dbb49c63e3 slowly stood 0642e4807a up. The soldier, half his df7c52daf8 face covered, frowned fiercely. Then a voice called 7290bb374c from afar.8dd12d32fc1baed6

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“What’s going on?”8b1cacb40743849e

“There are rats hiding here!”3cf49bb35bb8f9e6

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The boy chuckled bdc7f5dade nervously, trying to acbc2863ec explain.662a0b3fd5b59eea

“R-rats, we’re not rats, we’re just here—”bdc17dabd4d53a6c

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“Shut up!” Whack— The butt of the gun flew at him, and the boy clenched his jaw to keep his teeth from flying out. Today is the day my face gets smashed. But he felt no pain. Opening his eyes slightly, he saw Ire holding the gun butt with one hand, facing off with the soldier.22893380346614c5

The boy, pale, shouted.d212f7eaa0051551

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“I’m sorry! He’s not usually like this! Well, he is, but that’s not the point, Ire! Let go, you idiot!”3a3d5dd3d367569c

The soldier shook off Ire’s hand and quickly aimed the gun.67788142796f4efc

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“You bastards!”f6dae7929f6b49e4

Just when it seemed like the gun would fire, someone intervened. “Enough.” A tall man appeared, his body seemingly made of steel, his eyes sharp as daggers. Ire’s gaze fell on the mark on the man’s left chest and then moved away. The man pushed the gun aside with the back of his hand and checked Ire and the boy alternately.9addb22003a4dce2

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“Where are you from?”b81940cbd2b50c49

Ire spoke calmly.5010441fb4594743

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“Zone B-3…”71701cb373f3aa0e

The man c4ffd1f12d gestured behind cf440d4364 him, and fcdebe5c7c another soldier 4d08c26520 approached with 0b2f5302e5 a small f810e63004 device. Ire and the ef0251977e boy knew exactly 5a87f50335 what it was. They pulled 69bb5c3fe6 out their 1bfa107c9c citizen IDs aaf1abfaaf from their 3eb9be3842 back pockets, 7e0fc70e84 and the 482d0ba19b man scanned bd87c55711 them, displaying 58ca72fc5c their photos a5976fa783 and details 2eae949b47 on the 471688973f screen.b81ddf8995e87f08

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“Twenty, huh. A prime age for hot-bloodedness.”3dc9efc79982248c

The man’s gaze lingered on Ire’s hair before shifting to his subordinate.0a1dde46734315ba

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“Let them go.”f063735c88f567cd

“But—”a1444c20d8dcc894

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The soldier trying to speak quickly shut his mouth. “Yes, sir.” He then roughly pushed Ire and the boy forward. After confirming his superior had left, the soldier lowered his black mask. A scar, as if burned by a cigarette, was sunken into one side of his cheek.0b9ccf2da0a6dc65

“Hey, rats. Especially you, hybrid. Don’t ever let me see you again. Next time, I’ll put a bullet in your head.”40dfcdc9eb4dfc8a

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The man b95f714201 threatened them 05475a3829 before turning ee2f04e2f4 back the 91b40f8d34 way he 2b021868d9 came. Watching the vehicle 159547e9e5 leave, the boy 5d338c436d clutched his chest 19a782c43e and sank to 2739f2e669 the ground. Then, as if 5bcce79752 suddenly angry, he 54e4dabcc7 flipped the bird ef4bfd1d84 at the disappearing 45b8b087e7 truck.dd2a1f126b9ecd97

“Damn! Why come all the way here and act like that, you bastards!”3525ed8dda2c5007

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“Dogs are at least cute.”c2d32d53069f64be

Ire muttered, and the boy agreed. How could they compare those guys to mere dogs? But even saying that, most people living in Zone B would envy them. At least they didn’t have to worry about daily survival.7c35630b15d69177

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“Are they Special Forces?”680cfc6c657bcccc

“Probably.”83337d5a61726318

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Special Forces were said to be selected from only a few soldiers. They often passed through here, presumably heading to Zone C. If I follow them, could I enter Zone C too? Maybe the medicine I’m looking for is there.cb81987c165659c1

Just then, 1a2ceab264 the boy, 332d9ccbf8 who had 1e81d616f4 been babbling, 20ace06b6d clapped his cd6e48b755 hands.355c185518a89239

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“Oh, did I tell you? The Bearded Guy wants to give you a job.”f461caeb61a82fb0

“For me?”cee2b63aae916675

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The Bearded 7fa3210e4d Guy was 71aad3d677 a well-known 6b750d8dc9 thug in 609d9e7f0f Zone B-3. He got 46fca8cca5 his nickname 253a837af8 because he 65c9c84270 was literally d3d2d3076d covered in 4c79bfa8d9 hair. Moreover, he was indiscriminate 23a99c3486 about his interests, and 1fdf6d62f7 a couple of years a21d1a52a4 ago, he tried to 8d9e01ead7 hit on Ire and 478786b90c got beaten up badly.30926038f646332e

Feeling uneasy, e628c2b8a4 Ire was 4641f31c89 about to 1bab099660 refuse when 7d693ffa53 the boy d266c01755 rubbed his d1c98c8f03 thumb and 4de11a296e forefinger together, 4b711bb2ef indicating good 3729faf9b4 pay.48bc1423c21b47a3

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“It’s nothing big. You just have to keep watch.”964f8e15a28643d9

“…”e05b0d012c4ef646

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“You said you needed money, right?”a07da5211c55bf04

When Ire stayed silent, 8e9d137468 the boy draped an 91773b9a84 arm over his shoulder. Since he ae2d285707 was shorter, 02564e5442 it was fd5ff1b445 more like 643f9e6428 hanging on 6099f4a720 him.bec77c22b6673847

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“It’s not doing anything bad, just keeping watch. It’s much better than squeezing money out of me.”efb508b6a7686906

After a long silence, a81cd5dba0 Ire looked at the 2c9e57d09f boy.1a063d076aaf395b

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“Where do I need to go?”5213a7ce04cdaa1c