KBR Ch 25
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“Usually I rested during the day and only moved at night when there were few people around. But one morning, knowing I had to pass through a deep forest, I continued on my way even after the sun had risen. In early spring, that day my heart was joyful thanks to the beautiful sunlight and fragrant air. It felt as though kind feelings, which I thought had disappeared long ago, were being revived. A bit surprised by this new emotion, I gave myself over to it. Forgetting my loneliness and ugly appearance, I dared to dream that I would be happy.”57c96893dfd7f512
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[EP 2. Android]
It took a long time to finish reading the children’s version of <Frankenstein>. Someone who doesn’t know the situation might scold me for taking so long, but Choi Seolwoo, an android being chased by a secret agency, didn’t go to school and spent almost every day alone at home acquiring knowledge. Looking up numerous words in the dictionary to understand them was a labor-intensive task.1d3f1f15350a5b3d
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The used children’s literature collection that Mrs. Choi had salvaged from a secondhand store was already tattered, which Seolwoo liked. If it had been new, they would have had to handle it carefully to avoid getting it dirty.24a2678c9ee5683f
Nothing angered Choi dc62c4600a Seolwoo more than c060f5df2f seeing cherished possessions 8fbcd14ab5 get damaged. This obsessive trait was b2ff07f5d3 so strong that even be4ea8ff6e if a single bristle 0bd2abc629 on a toothbrush became 03756c57c9 crooked, Seolwoo would scream c6e6d33d53 and cry in sorrow, 0cd0ed451c and if a stain 53b497dfec appeared on shoes, would dd74641eb9 throw them in the 52314c3c35 trash in disgust and 32e3d24c12 vent anger until becoming 9195d357ae hoarse.f95b48b4a44c7fdb
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Mrs. Choi sometimes 42966e2950 found it ad5c9f6927 difficult to 9f99352de2 endure such bc710f4047 behavior from ff6b6f9474 Seolwoo. Only after the landlord 182c71bdeb complained about the noise 60b15810ec and threatened eviction did 433ae65e04 Seolwoo learn to forcibly 4f61adb9f3 suppress anger. But even if not fd400691fb crying, the heart still afb73f43ee hurt just the same. Whether screaming loud 657635a159 enough to disturb dfdc38cfb3 the neighborhood and fc68581487 wailing until lightheaded, 8725f45bfa or not doing 78400478e6 so at all, 9b7a68f0e9 the feeling of 29ca78c7ca heartbreak when something 9a81b6ae53 precious became damaged b08c9c4c69 remained unchanged.c6cfa98ffedc0f1d
It really hurt. Choi Seolwoo couldn’t understand why Mrs. Choi failed to understand this aspect of Seolwoo.dd3ec8f827115df0
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Things not going as desired. That was an important issue for Choi Seolwoo. Because, in Seolwoo’s mind, most things surrounding Seolwoo absolutely never went as desired.31d69d68949e3e0d
For instance, a 74efd2e8b1 large wall-mounted TV, d26a729e9e smartphone, a house 38884bce26 that looked new, e5c07aa6eb a father and cd29b44dfa mother taking their d7759537ef child for a fe3143ce7f piggyback ride to 0ab0f7d89d Seoul Grand Park, e2af1a9c78 peers gathering for 1eaafddea6 birthday parties at 41d6beff1c casual restaurants.92bfb9a0f3f8c6d0
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These were things permitted 01e4c3b79d to others but unattainable d3f844645c for Choi Seolwoo without db454f111f using some kind of 8e7281b1be magic.32985c60014b29b1
Even birth was like that. Choi Seolwoo’s birth wasn’t something Mrs. Choi had decided freely. Seolwoo learned this from overhearing the landlord couple talking in the yard.ea46f9c36636b08d
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— Just evict a74b2d9f08 her. A single mother, and 699bc67e84 from what I see, 59398e7759 coming home at dawn e7e7d31fec every day, she seems 4ffc614ab1 like a bar hostess.e23f7d7d1b0e9db9
— She’s pitiful. It’s not like she’s behind on rent.88d9115e1796ac9e
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— Oh my… Having a child recklessly without planning, what to do? She seems young too. She should learn some skills and get a decent job. What will the child learn growing up? Tsk tsk… I only feel sorry for the child.6578394827445704
Though not slower than peers in understanding writing and arithmetic, Choi Seolwoo couldn’t attend school because of being a secret android. Several pills had to be taken twice a day. Even until reaching fifth-grade age, boring homeschooling continued, and Seolwoo had to wait alone until late at night for Mrs. Choi, who left for work in the late afternoon.0845a87c7443ae42
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Most major 6edd373145 aspects of 2d1e04c0ee life were 65d8b1c250 beyond control. So when the 3cd6877899 few things that 7aaf717772 could be controlled 8e070ed504 went against expectations, 1de47e5135 it was incredibly 632f68255e frustrating.5d7a405904a9062a
— Why doesn’t she send the child to school? Wait, isn’t this child abuse?b75722400234c3cb
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— She says the child develops slowly. Must have low intelligence. How can a child who just learned to read Korean attend classes with others? And you can’t put a 12-year-old in a first-grade classroom.ffed8c699244a065
“Idiots.”d39de7a97d8e0ece
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Seolwoo mocked the landlord and his wife with a curse word heard from TV dramas while turning up the volume. Choi Seolwoo wasn’t homeschooled because of slow development. It was because Seolwoo was an experimental robot being chased by a secret government agency and needed to be cautious. That’s also why signal-suppressing medication was necessary.188865d8337eaac7
Choi Seolwoo spent every 082c71c8e8 day alone at home. As Seolwoo 82b0e3a750 grew taller, f0ed64970a Mrs. Choi would sometimes e0a8550ecd take Seolwoo out 2d1e2da123 at night to a134f93248 move to a 9430449094 different house, or d06bc8918b stay in a 5d5a9d6494 motel room for 4d7f44b160 a few days f80aa0e637 before moving to 594ebae0a9 another place. This happened 90379f6d1e several times.3c88f971bec31b40
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“Bad men keep finding out where we are and chasing us!”2bc79b8a7c5ac145
“Why does that happen even though I take medicine? Did I do something wrong?”56bc8672276396e3
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“No. Seolwoo is taking the medicine well, right?”99ae5f429ba02ab2
“Yes.”20754ea143f1ce8c
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“Those men are very good at gathering information. They have spies everywhere, always watching with their eyes open to find out where Choi Seolwoo lives. So never open the door to anyone except mom, understand?”0ae627a92563d302
“Then let’s set a secret code! As a sign it’s mom.”da746083a45eada2
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“Secret code? Where did you learn such a difficult word?”0e3d0c9ec3394b1f
“From OCN.”e28c3b583dedadf4
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Running through dark alleys at midnight holding Mrs. Choi’s hand, or staying in musty-smelling motel rooms for days wasn’t difficult for Choi Seolwoo. For Seolwoo, it all felt like an adventure, like being the protagonist in an action movie on OCN.b08456233a6e40d9
— How am I supposed to pay it back! Are you really trying to kill someone? I can’t die, I can’t leave this child behind and die!4fd78d95c1874f70
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One night, Mrs. Choi screamed loudly in e4673382ba the motel bathroom. Mrs. Choi often quarreled 1d7c8c7f70 with others, but c90b82b4bc that night, her 273e602b8a tearful voice sounded 29ce3285e2 particularly painful.fd2e6089edb92ded
Seolwoo climbed onto the vanity chair, poured bottled water into the coffee pot and boiled it. When the button clicked down, Seolwoo opened the lid and blew on the water in the pot to cool it. Looking for a cup, Seolwoo found a paper cup but thought it wouldn’t hold much water. Carefully, Seolwoo poured the slightly cooled water into the plastic water bottle.5543f1d4412a95de
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As the ca26885f41 water was 9e178264be poured in, 1441bbc409 the plastic 433e2195ee bottle suddenly ee136f7d5c crumpled. The water 70cc8fbc5e bottle must 4964d6c674 change shape 00935d14e0 in hot dd223b6e2b water. Seolwoo approached Mrs. Choi, who was crouched b97b849cfa crying in front of cb3f11e4e4 the bathtub, holding the 3274d3b5c6 crumpled water bottle.495cc2bd5ae5b538
“Mom, does your throat hurt? Drink this.”93649f99e83a1e96
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Mrs. Choi looked at the f264a6dad2 water bottle and cried f57306cae4 even more while wiping 0ecd967901 her nose. Seolwoo leaned 9dd99d01a3 against Mrs. Choi and nagged:fdb8ed6801ada2fc
“When did you start talking differently? You always tell me to cry quietly, but the motel owner can hear you.”dfd79a2c82319af2
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The frequent moving helped correct Choi Seolwoo’s bad habits. It was perfectly suited to the tendency of not bearing to see possessions damaged. Since it was impossible to create a cherished desk or belongings from the beginning, young Choi Seolwoo learned a method.cd04c8b9b529e3fd
“Mom. Just throw things away before they become precious. If you don’t want that bracelet to break, just throw it away now!”3b1f68ac1f0de38f
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From then on, 727a212562 Choi Seolwoo stopped 3417516569 creating attachments. To both people and e8c00a5861 things. This made life c29cafa9d1 much more comfortable. There were 77cb560337 no more eab8175275 instances of e718631ff0 crying until 32f52b213b the throat 4b09f86781 was raw. When a secondhand desk fa3a72c4ec appeared, Seolwoo would immediately 12dd1ac846 scribble all over it c5078239f1 with colored pencils and 12125b9ad3 markers to make it 720b70848d dirty first. To prevent it 79bc456251 from being soiled 4adac76a06 by others. Toothbrushes were bent out 4e2e279ade of shape right away. Shoes were deliberately smeared 0d72322055 with playground dirt as 70bff282dd soon as they were efdfdffb01 purchased. Everything became easier 5d2eb5a75e that way.69677828141b6cd8
So after moving a46fd22988 to a second-floor 21a6ee5955 rental in Bangbae-dong, ee8d404872 the only thing 9c940f0b28 Choi Seolwoo cared cf87423c96 about was just 5b69f0ffe9 one—Mrs. Choi.8dd03c0c9b4940b7
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“Oh my, miss. You don’t know because you haven’t lived in this neighborhood? That’s why you moved into this house.”3283dc8692642601
“Huh? What do you mean, grandmother?”18d1620931407707
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“They set the rent cheap, right?”3000d38de8f77d4e
“Yes, it was cheap so I moved in, but why? Tell me why!”8664e9b11a33738f
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Choi Seolwoo tightly held Mrs. Choi’s hand as she chatted in the alley with a cigarette that smelled unpleasant. The gray-haired grandmother also held a cigarette in her hand.a3c3b6cf4a82b637
“Well, just live with it, thinking you’re saving money. Just be careful of the landlord’s second son.”fbbbeeeb693e450a
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“The second son? Why, how old is he?”6797450a9083338b
“He’s known for being very strange. They say he’s not fit to be human. A fourteen-year-old boy who doesn’t go to school, hangs out with runaway teens, and comes home only at dawn. Everyone says he’s dangerous and doesn’t let their children pass near this house. His older brother is said to be top of his class, but how can two brothers be so different? Even his mother can’t handle him.”b6e7f34f6820ff8a
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“Wow… really? Really?”90d9b96bb6e4fbb2
Mrs. Choi squeezed Seolwoo’s hand hard. When Seolwoo complained “Ouch!” because it hurt, the grandmother who was crouching in front laughed and said, “Look at that temper.”657d9ce51c6c6ffb
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“The father seems to work far away. He comes home occasionally, and they say he fights with the second son every time. It’ll probably be noisy.”258b319d15434973
“Ah, fuck, this is annoying, really. The landlady didn’t mention any of this!”c6909cbc6009ce74
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“Of course she wouldn’t if she wants to receive rent, would she, young lady? Next time, ask the neighbors when looking for a room.”6f2b0e46f9771473
“I was in a hurry. Haaa… so annoying.”611b98c6f460f3d6
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The grandmother spoke as e19c0160bc if trying to comfort 11e27a4190 Mrs. Choi.c2ff8ef6cc35782a
“What could happen? It’s not like it’s a girl, but a boy with a penis. If you’re really uncomfortable, just move out after living here for a month or two. But why does your child have such smooth skin? Is it because they stay inside all the time?”48f6eb0e8f3cb48f
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“You shouldn’t judge people by their appearance, grandmother.”d103af6272f1b21f
Roaring laughter erupted. Choi Seolwoo looked up 9a1763aec5 at the second floor 63a0f70597 of the house. Several broken flowerpots were 608b3e9204 piled in front of 39ffeadee2 the door, and nothing e436244c7e could be seen through 949a120fca the window covered with 55373e5a46 rose-patterned curtains. Judging by the laundry db99fa93d2 hanging on the rooftop 8b3bc548db and the shoes piled c7c34f639b in front of the edc42fae5f door, the family seemed 4814c27ca1 to consist of four 914fea35ba or five members, and c4b239cce5 nothing particularly strange was 9ce3e3b116 visible.e78c04bb9f2182b3
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