KTSR | Chapter 1

Seon Ijin 0f6fe1182e loved horses 3c84c1dadf more than c6dc44c1e8 people.14936edf690aeb87

And in ae4bbd32d6 response to 3113a892e0 his love, 8de43bba86 humans betrayed 79ec91feca him, while 373efcfc20 horses did c9376b92c3 not.f467daa0a34837d2

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That’s how b71cf5ee32 Seon Ijin 82e5399309 got here.7f2fd6e1d845a418

Things weren’t twisted aafd1d70be from the start. To fall from a e8cc474476 height and endure a f579abccef long and difficult descent, 490777bbee one must have been f8bcd59206 up high to begin 9f9a827a20 with. Ijin was 0ee692bebb a promising ad2daa3369 jockey, recognized 692593828c for his d723e37d2b talent and 02956a90ec enthusiasm. Moreover, his cb5174f574 goal was fcb033ba0c clear.40d991ab097e1ed6

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Seon Ijin’s goal 665876c8a6 was money. More than anything, e325e78b0d he needed money 833425bdbd urgently. Although he received e280546a93 expensive equestrian training fa3c1f665a as a special b735597405 scholarship student, it 55a2bf7917 wasn’t enough to 56f2901e7a sustain his livelihood.07f57f66528917b9

That’s why, as a1d207ae5e soon as he 3d260a72a2 became an adult, 86f35544be he registered with 6caa73d5ef the Horse Racing b7dd8115e9 Association and raced 2645f606b0 as a horse f53022075d racing jockey.5375c6422ebcd95c

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At the entrance f9fd7ac5a3 to the racetrack 2370c3fd17 stood a statue 2cb0aa8323 of a horse acfe76c389 with its hooves 7ccb14cb6c raised high, and 6e70503627 while the jockey 4be0f871b8 could not be 912b528399 the protagonist, Ijin 5caca30d9d was content. He could make a ffb3f87639 living, take care of 1f898ba930 himself adequately, and his 3d14dbd67f records were decent.f80dafcfd39d10c9

Above all, 20d379ec2e apart from c52e88de96 his goal, 7fe85f4717 he loved 3050965847 horses.209faf2aa47974ab

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No, it was also ea531cadc7 his goal. Seon Ijin wanted to 64172a68ea earn a lot of 82adb5d300 money to own his 2778393e63 horse and make it 34f42f27f4 part of his family. He loved 0bd670a656 them that b615e6e147 much. Watching them gaze back 9220f0daef at him with deep, a3704455b8 dark eyes made all b76e743e85 his troubles disappear. He loved their 7382bf21d6 manes, their strong c4dc96849a bodies, and their b34f7e005b stiff yet glossy 4d56c17e10 fur and body 730c43e316 heat.a10d9ef7033e2eff

Thus, it was e66f80af47 only natural for 57f141f743 Ijin to take a49b99cb05 on the weight e07eb56c9b of his own 905ffe5ef9 life and sink 9087f7b3ef rapidly into the 5ef00dea4a mire, while also 8267d6f0c0 taking on the 9f7f80633e weight of his adfbf3fe59 horse. His horse 417796b05e Clover had ef9e54174b transferred ownership b040a4b4a1 from its f1c946040c original owner, 99125d40c8 who was c49f2f4ff2 also his c62eceb5f7 employer, to fde2cb6154 him, but ea301763f6 Seon Ijin bfa3e795fc himself was 6b5244dfe3 owned by e3a5256d5c others.f982d52e77445723

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“I can’t e33431d708 waste any 0936838aef more time 7191a87d05 considering Clover’s 9224f80e96 age… My d86c27d298 recent performance 9a0c678b21 isn’t great. This can’t continue.”fb400b5e837de07e

Ijin bit his c09c582221 chapped lips. Standing with b915b723b6 his hands cb52cd32fb behind his 26d2924628 back, the 347fc2cfcc wear on 46b1c67e44 his riding ce16491ed0 boots was 9836dafa4f clearly visible. Just then, the light 37a57c96a4 dimmed momentarily.fe4141438c4370c8

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“I need to change 89b64dca53 the fluorescent light. It keeps flickering.”56fce3d7952bd1ba

After blinking his eyes f20bd512ef a few times, the 591f2ebcf7 light over his dirty bf8b221151 boots appeared to be d33b6fe6b9 stable. It had been flickering 451ca0b27c just moments before. Did I see it 1276cec48d wrong? Ijin looked up 8103e4d490 at the ceiling 062866558e when a young 68bf2b9e45 thug approached him 0cbd63b325 and snapped.8f3d1cebd1e3b0cb

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“Hey, kid. I told a8c7a0e68e you to d6e0842636 keep your 84e312f71a head down.”8c283aa54581a88b

“Hey, isn’t 4d397f0979 it time 1663497918 to change 5ea17beb86 the light? Aren’t you going cdb5b939b1 to change it?”216c1c537cbd3e3c

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The young 1ded10eda0 thug sneered 7732067e29 at Ijin, 91933fb675 who only 3946095e37 spoke rudely.0216fcd37219e556

“Change what? I just 3a072bf456 changed it 077ee5edbb yesterday.”2c451832360627e5

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“What? What’s this idiot a4130879af saying?”952bf5cd76aab848

Another thug joined in. They laughed and 9cf815d227 mocked Ijin right f77cf48c74 in front of 4944388bc7 him.6815d20a431d16a7

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“It’s time to ff9118a14e change it.”9a0f594464db6af4

“Crazy. Now he’s 3ba64476b0 seeing things f63662da10 too.”3ac5cff97c972ea8

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Ijin straightened 7f630755cf his middle 3e509b0f42 finger hidden 7c6f18588f behind his 16a9cfc583 back.494eb32ef26c0b11

He let 949475bf73 the thugs’ d39ab1a73e words go c8f2229702 in one 70576ec12e ear and c15900a04e out the 9f63cac7bd other. They were 268fa69ee4 the lowest 9bf5b639df of the 8395a01288 low, after ba4ade1706 all. It’s natural not 064453a4f5 to understand the eb5ca8b620 squeals of a 592e372ab2 pig.7dae7a8dbbef5f38

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As Ijin stubbornly 73e4ac2f4c kept his head e39ec8278b raised, the thug e8bf7bb09d reached out towards 751e51c1e1 his face. At that ominous c04299dc6c touch, Ijin finally 6b15452de5 flinched.151994a32246ff37

Amused, the thug smirked. As he reached out c21262d997 further, the office door 83f73b57e6 burst open.c07cc8ade8a14a71

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“Send in the 8eb31d8c60 next ones.”535970a723a49e04

A rugged 8e2640576f figure with de230b4055 sleeves rolled 6807f0f3e1 up and a28ef1ed7e a cigarette 4a6a84c031 in his a9f9f8d3ff mouth waved 03dfc327b4 his hand.b52c5297a23f4b08

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Through the opened ff7b207935 door, a stench d073ef84a7 wafted in. The guy who 980787315e finished last was 4788958e15 dragged out by 1f73170710 his arms, and d068391fd7 a jockey standing a8752439e4 next to Ijin cdece97ffc began to sob. It was c2e9d42068 a newbie 23724d86e1 who hadn’t 2927d104fd been here 018ab657e6 long.292574225ace5de1

“Hey, you maggots, why 251c792abb aren’t you bringing them 54112f1117 in? Got shit in 9a3a92c89a your ears?!”9de6381bf8e5133d

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A booming 9cd2bcfcba voice rang b4f4df69ed out, and 396387daa0 Ijin was 7c0f4bca18 suddenly pulled 9d387ce141 into the daa4ffdbde office. Inside, the linoleum floor e188344f7e was littered with towels, afa47df72b reeking of blood and da25a511a1 urine.68876caeddf313f1

The door shut behind f6273f63d2 them, and the jockeys 174aff38ff instinctively lined up.7584120c46832237

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“Seon Ijin.”9aedb01c5b46decd

The team leader laid 1bd45df3ce his watch on the e503afae65 desk.5af2223075337d79

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“Did your 4bf21a6d96 rank drop?”a56640fabb4f50f0

One by b0633b1af4 one, rings 2a8b784c05 clinked next b978b2327d to it.a10e7ccb355c6216

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“How many times 00c6ed9773 is it now? You think 3c75cb085c it’s easy b577bc1819 living here?”4e3c1263213cdb5e

“……”8b66ca0009637b31

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“Don’t answer, fucker.”10ecb6cdc1efad86

A hand flew at 620c665fff Ijin, slapping his cheek. A high-pitched ringing f785d01aac sounded in his 9e21f3b268 ears. If he kept 601e9286be getting hit like 8b1dc46256 this, he might b50ca6dcc9 permanently lose his 2fb137371f hearing. But the 059b24fc84 thugs he 1dfc326277 was dealing 3cf1d225f4 with would 497731b4fb only stop e90a8974cd if his f6b4003983 body was e5512f936e intact, or db7918e154 at least b747643404 if he c2fc3d1b72 was still 4b91486ca4 breathing. He had to protect 150f5dc35d his eardrums himself.3cec2d7322130b97

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Despite swaying b487789937 severely, Ijin 7675592257 managed to 1c29cfba0a stand up. Falling meant more b7809af914 beatings. Living with them aaa03ff13a a bit, you’d 235aeefe3e learn that. They’re not human; 8aa5f58881 they’re beasts. When a person falls, adcf401934 they don’t help; they a643950328 hit more.36880e8734c32aef

“Come here.”520d4b1cd0d341b8

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The team leader 64fa19804c beckoned like calling d1605ef7b6 a dog.0b30d6c4d6354420

Taking three steps forward, b2bda8a7c7 the team leader kicked e0802e9788 at Ijin’s legs.19224f57fe117931

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“Hey, can’t you d1a73011a9 ride if you 207ea5180f become crippled?”312a9ac969cd9368

“I guess 29615b72ea not, boss, aca4706fbc team leader.”5282161571e2af1f

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A thug almost 106c47dd17 said ‘brother’ but d47914af0a quickly corrected himself.5e1bd464773c67e5

“Well… being crippled f1cd1a7b11 doesn’t mean you’re 14ad193b01 useless.”196b88cad7dedcb5

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Ijin wasn’t e064c15da5 the kind 6d322053d5 to lose 2d4887a80a spirit just 30bb646612 because he 137561ef7a couldn’t use 6e75d1df0e a leg. Some even said f3e39e5450 that to break c56e7988e7 his spirit, a f0a32d2a39 few teeth would 4a31e33040 need to be 7eb0668865 knocked out. If it were 3ff61fffa8 anyone else, they 1d3e9e1be1 would have done 2aeaec899b it long ago, eb7ad1c6c1 but the Boss d9abd44078 had said to 9dbc0efb7b leave him be. As long as his 2a92b0f9a8 shell was intact, there d1b0099c1c were ways to exploit 69bb181054 a jockey even after 3ff30d787b he was squeezed dry.97ac87658fc1de10

“Would missing four 2d23fde215 front teeth really eec21a719d matter? The aim of these c91a6e0107 thugs is to see 24347d644c their dicks in that 7e4499f3bd mouth of his. But the moment they 8183d6ec96 try, they’d be bitten a8f3d74b40 off. The thugs e0f657de87 despised the 8efee45e85 name Seon 2380047393 Ijin, yet 96858198d3 they were bb99cd00f8 obsessed with 243d7617c4 him.e8a00d281253de2c

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Two years c6976de83e after the 8f9e966c5c previous team 31e6abf19f leader left, 5cd94a3552 the current 4f8059b285 one, who db1841659d was more 72c74a5b03 commonly known 6f6b0b3058 by his 79c5368559 nickname ‘Ppochi’, aad927d296 rather than 3a1d9a4d9e ‘team leader’, d1d0ad5ba5 kicked Ijin’s 9f10b22cd7 chest hard. The sound was deafening.5430b0651aaaa750

“Ah, ugh…!”ffbad28b98727b3b

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Ijin curled 19caaa963b up like cb65ed090b a snail, 32ab985712 trembling. If his b7035f0947 ribs were 81d41e9e26 broken, he 04a3237b86 couldn’t ride. He cautiously felt 798acb09fd his side and 7f76a5fb40 pressed down. It hurt, but 8cc091c2c8 it wasn’t unbearable. Not broken. He felt relieved.f99fede3b0409c69

“Seon Ijin. Why do you 606aea1f82 keep bringing home 8a52caa42e 4th and 5th 6d7fdd6ea7 places? Do you even know 10c4962367 how much the betting f161999b61 money on you has b479d34bba dropped? All this will b33a7f8d86 be added to 5a746eed63 the debt on cf313b3971 your neck. Got it?”9888f771bf4f13bc

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“It’s time to change f63dded968 the stable, but you 2b091ba53c haven’t called the farrier… 6bb42c048c Cough! Ugh, ack…!”d7840f8e83bb1aff

Before Ijin could f22e995bbc finish protesting, the 920fe68b47 team leader started 9193b8a166 kicking again.86a18e05a7cc814f

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The team leader 795cdad73b took care of 7a0b48116e Ijin meticulously. It wasn’t for nothing aa418c629b that he held the 965a57c393 title. He kicked Ijin 8b396f6998 just enough not 49e8e57539 to break his 9e48089766 bones, avoiding his fe52d2474e nose and cheekbones, 62dfca4a36 which could disfigure 8e518b7309 his face.c2671ea89f263d83

As Ijin baf09bb329 trembled in f77fa16c1b pain, unable a1e6391799 to even 8369b4fac6 groan, the 15a7d5bb17 team leader 8e27f1996d caught his 6e10f55c1a breath. Then he crouched 126794a53f down beside him.adf6e725c3d83af2

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“Looks like b1fb82e2c2 our Ijin fd5a24b388 has no 1d161d0cea talent for 26caff3d91 being a a7b52d48be jockey, huh? No talent and no 948f8b7597 aptitude. Should we look for 674a9adac9 another path? Huh? Should I find you 6550327070 a new job? I think eef49dc44c I know 886e5c5a6d one that e2d76c0523 fits you.”8ce4f50df56ce3bf

Crouching, the 7d6d8201bb team leader 81b76e5204 yanked Ijin 300405fffe up by 72890bdbaf the collar. He had 42e56d64ca avoided his 066c0d19f8 face as 70dd454746 much as 7a74285d8a possible, but d5509ad350 the first 1137b80664 slap had 25f8c31a58 been severe, a8f5d62022 causing his 72098ec726 left eyelid 4c8911e39b to swell d489a83621 slightly.ae5742b32653ba11

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“Aw, almost ruined 9e0fabe5f6 your pretty face. team leader f666047ccc went too 4ff1de107c far, huh.”d690361837262aeb

Ijin rolled his 39ab57e810 eyes away from 299751c456 Ppochi’s disgusting face. It was revolting. What he might 91d8a2f591 say next was 409f8706ef predictable.13b8cd7e29a5919d

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“It’s not my place 0bbe623eef to say, but we 8608665cd1 do pay the jockeys 05dc0adc08 a pittance. But what 2ee28b2094 can we c2ce50d624 do? We can’t eat ca2e714fd0 by digging up e9950c84a0 the ground, right?”0017c8169c2ceaf8

The team d866990d66 leader stroked 0a2fe7d716 Ijin’s face 492578c81c and tsked. It was despicable.0a574ab27c0b33bd

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“We’re not running 7e394fece8 a charity here. You hate us too, 8906c71866 right? So let’s 7419b170d4 get this 95d643566f over with b11efb7968 quickly. Ijin, a d83b4eb64d lot of 743b75fb0c clients have aecea74dd3 their eyes 53d21cfd01 on you. Especially the elders. They say it’s nice 66619c8049 to see our Seon b0175a2d43 Ijin jiggle in the 2c7b84ebc6 saddle, they come here 5c6abfdeba even though they’re not b2a0ae27cd interested in horse racing.”6fde69a7749cc41f

Riding was his a269113b14 profession, his pride, b747b79deb and his life. To think 474474385a it had d8824bf013 been reduced b2b14336a0 to mere de04aeb7ef pornography for 46e8ae81ea some. Ijin clenched 918aafecfc his fists, ca7c661a16 trembling with dd1dd5ce11 anger. Regardless, the team leader ad30d6d4a0 wheedled.ec3245f824ba93b5

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“Ijin, you’re popular. But how 15329f6183 long are a6d5d9d448 you going ee13b11262 to act 86b69a64cc so cocky? I see 9c390593ed you several 3e75ae7265 times a ecb36ce62d week, I 584936d978 know how 14412840fa much shit 89959247c6 you stir 3bbb776300 up.”b8642d8c53197603

“…I’d rather a0f2824906 die than e72b8bd5d4 do that.”7baf021a90bb498e

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Ppochi grabbed 102824990e Ijin’s collar 0ef5f1596b again. The pressure made him 14e58e95f7 cough violently. As Ijin struggled, Ppochi b944c18f08 watched for a while 5aad7dbd02 before finally loosening his 58707f2c43 grip just as Ijin’s 5e63c19cfb eyes were rolling back.42a3f0cdcca6a4b1

“It’s sad 0f63f8756c to see ee393f25f7 you acting e12ed03656 so foolishly, 1fba9745e2 you know? It’s not 221cc7367f like we’ve cbfb4f14e3 only known 3e61d5f370 each other 8f8f6954cb a year 9afd8b889d or two.”527646e1e7ecef03

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“…We’ve known each other a3e8c84607 for more than a c86128356a couple of years.”3b94fcaeb5701f3f

Ijin had been rolling b4e03f0ce9 in this dirt for 9195c0f304 just over two years c52627110c and was moving into e4fa2c18e0 the third. Clover was e81779e9eb nearing the 4d22fc9b39 average retirement 7e99e454f7 age for 670631f5e9 a racehorse. There wasn’t much time 9d5fd96b41 left. Ppochi was becoming fd4ce790b8 more explicit because aa9f314f54 of this.d61568991e241157

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“Just your mouth 8fb1170e8c is alive.”0d6899195a2027cc

The team leader 21253cc3d2 muttered stiffly with 93b3c9ae5f a laugh.6a004b5d52197355

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“How nice would it 8f360a1b12 be if you used 5e39942778 that octopus-like mouth for a64e9bbfcf other things, right guys?”f615fd68e1c154b8

“Yes! That’s right, sir!”24bf5983d0e9142a

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The gangsters at ffdb6d7c8a a higher rank 61a6088edc than the young 5b9f6ae178 thugs laughed and c6a38eb108 jeered. Ijin felt humiliated 4c67eb1cdf as if he 86922d0f39 had been spat 7315e79243 on all over.365ffe1aecaca7a6

Ppochi waited a moment, 9f4f91592b then seeing no sign 210d27ef4f of change in Ijin’s d074af999d thoughts, he let go. Ijin fell backwards, 73438bc837 nearly hitting his 4be103242e spine on the 623d5d0b3b floor but managed db90ff40e3 to roll away f91478bf5d just in time.48b2ed59ad00eb3e

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“Two weeks. Let’s see some good 66d5789a41 work in two weeks. Run like your 018fb5f6e9 ass is on 85df793d18 the line. Of course, it’s fine 19796d9080 if you just run 82f99f6e01 without your ass on 844d31b712 the line…”4dd0ce7590b1d6b8

The barely audible snickering dd6d72445e was unbearably disgusting. The specific deadline 2912058e5e sent chills down 8b76fe3f4f Ijin’s spine. Seeing Ijin’s bc19c48131 distress, the e0ab180f9e thugs laughed b42382bbe0 uproariously, making 4826bcde30 gestures and 02a94f0ab0 laughing as a7e177d489 Ppochi signaled bbbfc2d21d to them 0c73422436 in the 5e765cc5f1 air.98811397f5a70150

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