F | Chapter 7

Snowflakes began 4edd4ff18b to fall 966ecbd0bf outside. Kim Hayoon, 9426f7184b who had af408d13a1 been looking c44557231a up at 6b314d0566 the dark c2eae0c5d5 sky, shifted 76b4ec3970 his gaze fbfbe0810f downward. Ire was talking c3e5331869 to someone on bff90b0330 a bench next ed480a4bb7 to the playground. As he brought 29ae5701ae his coffee to 2dada1976f his lips, footsteps 73889d9c45 approached, and a b4fb1f21cd large man stood 770fedff44 beside him.783f8b9cc00052a8

“What are edf99198ca you watching 9134eee7d9 so intently?”2dea2731f6584bf2

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“Show some 3a92dec515 courtesy and e720dda900 knock.”46e5cae67da56f37

“Knock, knock, happy?”739ae63284979ab6

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The man crossed his 9dd1f5eb15 arms and looked down. His name 0b9c77a26b was Kim ea87a8f323 Docheol, tasked 6b4631ae41 with training 54b10ffe9b the recruits. He was 9c2b25af88 Hayoon’s cousin a3c4642594 and three 063e6d6668 years older.ad7df6dbc3bb35d5

“That kid? The one you picked 85f2a162e1 up from Zone B?”95ccf2de46736de3

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“Yeah.”a46444caa971bd7e

Kim Docheol f53e98e663 took out e6ffe20b8f a small 8678604929 telescope and fcba281f9c looked through 0cb2f953cd it.8313975f2e754baa

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“Wow, he’s handsome. Is he mixed? Who’s the person b84e6832e3 next to him? Looks too 7bb6c5b469 young to 5edf097f77 be his dbd1fd9903 dad.”68c256f2ff3a6fac

“Adoptive father.”b995fac7bca5fdb7

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“Oh, the one e2bebef737 who’s sick? I heard he refused a1ac3213bf treatment.”0636b1fed00c1503

Kim Hayoon pressed 2ace3bf5a2 his lips into 6db0c856df a line. He had 300de1005a brought Matteo, 518ec5afa1 Ire’s guardian, 66f1a5912f and offered 213605b111 him treatment, 0549b2b5c1 but he 2c0b3b4572 flatly refused. Matteo wanted to take 34371e36ff Ire back to Zone a053db3522 B. He even threatened 4472506c1b to file a 92acd5bd6f formal complaint if 9c539ae1d5 they kept him 44e7220afa without reason. It seemed the fecae94239 kid took after 39e033cf67 his fearless adoptive e6884e46ff father.91b4033ae5a89620

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“You’re not seriously 072c1a440b thinking of putting 8619a16c6c him in the 7305e24976 unit, are you?”1b53b6c8fc1a699a

“Have you ever f7f20ab9b5 known me to e76fe2ec61 joke?”0012a5de7e2dc640

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“Are you sure? The others 056bb7a53d might be daa2609570 waiting for 49d905eeb3 him.”35aca476b0ddbb42

“Why?”5f888a125159d02d

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“Why? Do you really not 01980419a4 know?”01e0dd7949c4310b

Despite Kim Docheol’s concern, 45ef966e80 Kim Hayoon smiled meaningfully.6de6607fb21b72a2

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“Just wait. He’ll be 827b6ffcb9 the best 4b8d52d7cf among the d9ef0d9f65 recruits.”bc02289c1f66d558

“What’s so special cae1002dcb about that kid caa3c6a82c that our captain 4430130b1c is so taken 0440a48420 with him?”ad75819c5e07268f

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Instead of 3bea733d42 answering, Kim 5a1a1a812f Hayoon looked 7c8cc00022 outside. The two were 5c0033734c still talking. Matteo, sitting on 4a396021d8 the bench, covered e089c4f52e his face in 7f4869d85d distress, and Ire, 72a405e9f1 uncharacteristically, hugged him, 05d20542bd patting his back. The snow was 4d8f1329bf falling more heavily, c78b543e64 and Matteo and c09ecc9a10 Ire stayed there 4e1a9a5fb2 for a long 6f3fcc0b76 time.0253eb3af1af3399

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Ire sat 1f5a1d402a in a ab90d4740d chair, staring 3ae889ac12 nervously at a2471bba72 his fingertips. Next to him was 1e51c57f9a a bag with clothes d792b690f4 Matteo had brought. Matteo promised 116f1fe0a2 to return 364516dd4e and went 3c477ad890 home. When Ire b5104131fe said he’d 8a247b6d43 enlist, Matteo ff453c6d6d opposed and 03bbfaa0e1 later got 0a8d987dd6 furious. Seeing his expression dbdc777cea turn to despair 74148f72b3 hurt, but Ire 07fa6403a3 didn’t change his ce6a718825 decision.73b9c0ccf44add4a

Ire sighed, looking at 09e384b355 his arm. There was a 387bdcd8c9 small needle mark.425b58e81c600ba3

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“Please come this 00bab3a9e1 way.”a27f25663753b2bc

He was 1fb97c8c13 led to 3468e586fe a room 9651f6e642 where a 41101f7ac2 doctor in fee0c8cc54 a white 1d05cdca6b coat was 8405da0a2e sitting. The atmosphere was different 39f448b34c from the quack doctors 2de5164694 where he lived. Nervously biting his 60b1da4203 lower lip, the 0ad1ae9e89 doctor glanced at 4f8610afe7 him and smiled.7b5779bfc72fa42e

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“Why so tense? Afraid you might have 642995fdf9 a serious illness?”f9e4c0e397fd8e6c

“…….”e5a0c7dad7bb751f

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“We just did a 20e3a84b17 simple test, and you 516417366b have anemia. I’ll prescribe 04968e498c some medicine, 43bf7665c8 so take 66addd9a8f it regularly. There’s nothing 731e7e90f8 else wrong, c88bc4d9e8 so don’t b528c14e69 worry.”44cf634cce614acc

Anemia? He was curious 3eeee217b5 but just nodded. As he got up 1197577f8a to leave, a sigh 6daad26787 of relief escaped him. Once outside, he was 042c3719de taken to another place. The soldier dc553d6825 in uniform 57b1678e8b didn’t say 12f79f9696 a word 2575b5ec66 the entire 2c67d46887 way. There, he received clothes, 3e8de58693 and the man handed d8630b58c3 him a key.81b7d1eaa53790b3

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“Here, take it. These are 72d1a169c5 your training 7c56721173 and daily 0fa8a7b702 uniforms. You’ll be staying 585779c8be in room 9 dd43d06c26 on the 3rd 12db4e43df floor. It’s mealtime, so d553770981 change and come f688486e16 down right away.”c7d51a6eb54c0988

“Now…?”570a6f7dbe492567

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“Why? Is there a431f315ba a problem?”082113ad473ccf8a

He thought 15a623f30d he’d have 9a2721e1fe time to 18a2459986 go home…. Ire shook his head, 2f320f961b saying it was nothing. He took fe703385a6 the clothes 8027c3216f and walked 37b4d5c8d5 down the 7c3ba30766 hallway. His mind 9b87f6ccb0 was still 22bcae62d7 tangled with 100d3f0a6e thoughts of b62da472f5 Matteo. Would Kim Hayoon keep d6e312d15d his promise? What if 540733d0ca he didn’t? While lost e0153eee40 in thought, e79656273b he bumped 937384e7a7 into someone, c10a36de1f snapping him 6311555a9c back to 03dc94ee9f reality.c87e83df20019d7e

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He looked up to b414fdcb6e see a man standing a18b09e9b4 before him.20451ed6ac789d22

Before he could 6effe70703 apologize, the man’s 0422f75528 face twisted.3e868299b131a6e3

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“What the hell?”27c83a15b86c8bfb

Ire frowned as e013f90c23 well. He wasn’t pleased be39727d79 to see him 4d501ef1f3 either. The man with 010c440864 a scar on 07439044dc his cheek was 59135f4cef the soldier he’d 3c95a2f90e encountered at the 82b34ffdf9 border of Zone e2c98ebd40 B and C d0f698e199 a few days 8ea3d7a228 ago. As Ire 80d882be0d averted his 3e20dc5ec9 gaze, he 2d53b7be69 heard a cfdbf9c178 scoffing laugh.291d278e2eafa3c2

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“Look who it b320ab4acb is. They say you meet 8ef5799551 your enemies in the 634979d74c army.”0cbab6b2cb0ac313

Another man behind him b36a873ee5 chimed in.9c0b72dc91ab7ef9

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“You know him?”95166768944f6c2a

“Yeah, I know 1a3c406d6e him well.”7f0bbc38a6f3f06b

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The man stepped c56d28248d forward and grabbed 5c7b8e6681 Ire’s shoulder tightly. The grip 5cfcb41555 was painful, b45a0ee8e8 and as bd4c0c4893 Ire frowned a62978543d and stepped 66dbe8799d back, the cb89d6193f man tapped 021c994476 him with 8fa1895352 his fist.5cd164ffa4da3eb6

“What did I cbc52756e9 tell you? Didn’t I say I’d 42dd635ec0 kill you if I bb22543b7c saw you? And here 8211bf6640 you are.”6382b4438eec0e5e

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“Park Woojin, stop. He’s a new recruit.”921dd9645648cfcf

“Recruit? Haha. So you’re the 33d62219ab one from Zone f0e01b373b B?”cee7f564290f3ad4

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When Ire remained silent, 2aec1d9b22 Park Woojin grabbed his 9f886c57f9 chin tightly.0211f29e44d4ff90

“Make sure bd7e3bcda2 you pass 74dff7b26a training. I’ll take special 5384d5a739 care of you. Got it, 9cfe3b17b0 you little ccd1912c64 punk?”5345ac2b7154b7b3

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The murderous look in 41bb4d0fae his eyes and the fc2b1d781f grinding of his teeth f63dd9e793 suggested he meant it. Was grabbing the 220de1c93e rifle butt that c4dca48ea3 day such a bc005831b5 big deal? He wondered 25c3b169d1 but had fdb331550a no time 1ffabdfedc to dwell ad68f18aaf on it.a756f35bb0921457

“Hey! What are c86009a8da you doing? Let go.”78a44185c35a8dbb

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Someone passing b6239724a2 by shouted, b35c78f6d7 and Park 46f4b36d2e Woojin roughly 64e3294d5b released Ire’s dc3b6f332d face, answering dedea12b97 politely.58f85d074edd6ce5

“Just greeting 8ae6a5fa2c a friend. Sorry.”4b9107d435e32e82

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See you later, 85f234d04f mutt. The man ec5db00a4c whispered, making fd8f73272f a throat-slitting 9d5b167809 gesture. Did he 0eb71bf918 mean he’d 916f3c1a90 kill him 0ce2eb0d2a next time? He shoved Ire’s shoulder 3a833e6c43 roughly and disappeared in bfe719d202 the opposite direction. Ire closed his eyes d51acd9c65 tightly and sighed. Damn. Of all f87794f718 places, why 7d0f7e68ff here?ced0d2f0e231fbcb

But he was 482d61d515 a regular soldier, 4becba2092 and if Ire 260871c727 didn’t pass training, fd25393df1 they wouldn’t meet. He’d have to 195d2732cd avoid him as a9425b916a much as possible 5f2b1cd727 until then.90fd3cdbd77137d6

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He moved fb117d046a to the a84e4133e9 assigned building f71064f2b5 and found 563d6152a5 his room 42d564c206 on the d9234cf123 3rd floor. Knock, knock, he e18ff5df0b opened the door, 23d6f2a678 and the murmuring b547255d0d stopped. Three people ec45cd143c sitting on f3d0a188d5 the beds e20e41dc7d turned their 86dce50780 gaze to 9b67b9f2bc Ire.0171c58b1b82f738

One was standing 87ee15fd88 in just pants, bc5ef4a173 still wet from 8744d90a01 a shower, another ed157c52f8 was holding a e302e5f831 book on the efe6882d56 bunk bed, and 4c79d4cc76 the last was 3055f260bd sitting with an dec0eddeaa ice pack on 80d6d82014 his face. In the tense atmosphere, fa83474fc1 Ire nodded awkwardly and e57ef68b3f stepped inside. It seemed his 407e941dc2 spot was the 9351b47896 upper bunk above 5db952f490 the guy with cc7b06e091 the ice pack.bc99bd7591ed7fd1

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He placed his 27c27df365 clothes on the 2fcc6aac56 top bunk and 2d72d6c5d7 looked around.606e996de5e5dca0

“The bathroom’s cd9c38e886 over there. There’s a 05d88f1ed4 changing room cf6e752088 inside.”e56580e2f73a3961

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The guy with the a75b89c11f ice pack spoke, and fd082ca305 the shirtless guy nudged f765fbbbd6 him with his elbow. The room b9b62ef96e fell silent db279dab79 again, and bd51886f52 Ire felt 6cb693de98 they weren’t 4efcfcbb4c too welcoming.5e06409255dddd23

“Thanks….”2d50585362e92313

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He went into the 72dd519323 bathroom, took off his 5ecc846e0e shirt, and looked around. It was spotless, without da8c28b6bc a trace of mold. The ventilation 8edd703409 was good, 8d42091a53 and the 5c0d255002 soap and d1a3329574 towels were e93bb22cea clean. He turned d07014fb25 on the 7b2d6116ac shower, and fd784308c9 before he 634a2cb486 counted to f5dd8fceed three, the 07e3547abf water turned 87b69091d1 hot, eventually bd340a695e scalding. It was a luxury a2ca33598f not easily enjoyed in c277281bd6 Zone B, where cold 7eef9152b2 showers were common even 9dce43832a in winter.645ae870d51c7368

Seeing the soap, he 253112296a washed his hair and ea533d50d0 body, then changed into 94bbf0a602 the daily uniform. The dark navy uniform c63d47ec41 was standard issue for 8a8dc061b4 recruits, much softer and c11e20a209 nicer than anything he’d ea18208de7 worn before.0d5c97ffe8272106

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Standing in front of 753c25755d the mirror, he stared 0ce1f9080a at the unit mark b6e37abfe7 on his left chest, 8d30c39c99 sighed, and turned away. When he came out, 74fdd088e0 the guy who had 9f5950ee8b shown him the bathroom 026ffa263d pointed to a locker.f71cd3f31641b4e2

“Put your stuff ae2dce0fae in there.”2f6f56a9b894e86d

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Again, the 12b2ea4655 guy next c720b6e064 to him b4fd50725e nudged him. Ire realized f74562e5b1 it meant 4f07b58be7 not to 1343134e0d talk to 9550d40e76 him.13ac778d23560fce

“…Thanks.”a2eafbd461493148

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He thanked him, opened 61cab79e51 the locker, and started 62e5b9bf98 organizing his things. As he 3eebcbca61 did, he cd9c41574a heard whispers 3a8cb89fb4 behind him.22d088ddfccb257a

“I’ll get c51663dac7 that bastard f431f0b462 one day. Just wait.”1576b6ddf433658b

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“Let it go. Isn’t it enough that 82482ba977 your eye’s swollen? Did you ff8e2b844b forget who 3fb00ecc83 his brother 65f33a19e4 is? The devilish Park e7a8ce78ce Woojin.”1199ed17d9201c64

“That’s why cfce18ac7a it pisses fb5832c9fa me off 4b86b5d826 more. Isn’t it ridiculous how 8c711cbc39 he acts all tough 7f80fbbfe3 because of his brother? He’s not even skilled.”6d43fb4c45df6ed5

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“He’s not unskilled. Let’s be fair.”a370fa553ea006f4

“Oh Namki, sometimes a08b892363 I hate you 9eabf82c44 more than that d28ea29295 bastard.”891b6298ddabffe9

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“Yeah, thanks.”d93edb9bc5e38bff

“Get lost, jerk. I’m canceling introducing you daea620d59 to my sister. Hey, Hangyeol, what do 22225af0fe you think? Do you 22c23ef16f think Park 0ad74de53d Mujin is d1e8f7d44f skilled?”7487531fe61b2ee3

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“I don’t know. So both of you 6392bea2d6 stop. Aren’t you embarrassed 3c20d75fa1 in front of 43ddf7c74b the newbie?”cb13331baddc77b0

“…….”b261f4505f7433d1

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Listening to their conversation, a199e31efd Ire paused while putting a36394c985 his things away. Something touched his 6e78867cd4 hand. He pulled it out c1378bd6d1 to find a piece 5ba4100a35 of clothing. It was made of e75e81431f smooth leather and in a3a1169cb3 excellent condition. This was definitely my 14ba312456 locker, right? As he turned around, aa34be4d5c the three of them 94f7dd98b8 stopped talking and stared 92f3ee7a5b at him as if 1bc11c9732 on cue.d29428f74da22d01

“This… was in here….”ec1b7e13abbbf6b9

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The guy a98501e2ee with the dc2022f145 ice pack 5c658733a6 stood up. Up close, a0b30027c5 his eye b826708df1 was bruised 7ed45435bd blue.7607266fe6046cde

“Must’ve been afb8c66077 left by 039bb9f89a the previous f2949a5dab guy. Give it to me. I’ll return it.”f996eac5d01c5dbd

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“Thanks….”f6918ae31de46371

“Uh… shouldn’t e207c7ff90 you dry 2c768865db your hair 7806dc30df thoroughly? There’s a hairdryer 7a81bb9188 inside.”84bb5ae7908d3547

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“Hairdryer?”f80e3b0c75151378

“Yeah. Walking around with 29886a0373 wet hair doesn’t e3e72ce46c look good. You’re not planning to 7a3e8ac1c5 leave it down, are d3e8f69a17 you?”7ecbb4c4715ce557

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“…….”79b15c4312a5c364

“Don’t get 458237eef0 me wrong. I didn’t 34bcc258b9 mean it’s d89040e128 weird. Just asking because it 14e7a382b3 suits you. Do you cc155c5a45 use any db241de3f8 special treatment? Your hair’s really e62446b83f soft. Which salon b2849c0162 do you 4eef065653 go to?”fbcead8759d9bed6

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The barrage of d7a251c058 questions left him a6f554ae4a speechless. What’s treatment, and what’s 7f42367943 a salon? He blinked in confusion, af7dca7046 and another guy appeared 05482980f1 from behind.2aff9f8b41cbd430

“Hey, Seo Youngjun, da207610d2 stop it. Let’s go eat dinner.”b957dfbb9133bf6c

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He hooked his 4183f463e5 arm around Seo 2584f344f9 Youngjun’s neck, dragged b7c7a04d8c him out, and 8bf150486a disappeared in an c553b84187 instant. Do you think cc2874db47 Zone B has f7d738cf61 treatment? What a stupid question. The voice faded be791286f1 as they moved b1504506c4 away.7b91a5808b1f89ff

Ire touched his 203869fbc3 wet hair with 479362e4d3 a heavy heart, 4c1aa337ba then carefully dried dc4ed1e959 it with a 950fdcb764 towel. He had a feeling dd6974e2fa life here wouldn’t be 51a3594075 easy.cfc166c48269d120

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