KTSR | Chapter 15

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“Do you think the executive director will protect you forever? He’ll leave, and you’ll stay. You’ve got some kids with ripped cheeks because of you. The trip to Seoul is canceled, by the way. Got beaten by a jockey with a dick-sized ego. That kid’s got it out for you. Watch your back. Got it?”a7142fcb8cc5c36c

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He was just… tired. The warmth of spending time with his grandmother earlier that day felt like it happened ages ago.29362f0d87a35581

“Ugh. Idiot. If I were you, I’d go to the team leader and beg for protection.”856d3097460aaf29

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The last guy to hit Ijin’s head stood up. Ijin glanced down, glaring at the face marked with pockmarks.83c23aa1d7628058

The guy, irritated 4b3b615d21 by that glare, a009065385 raised his foot 98569ed631 to kick again beb492a2a3 but then lowered 679be637cf it.eb4653585d6d4dc1

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“We made a bet, you see? Whether you’ll die here within three years or still be rolling around here in three years.”5fcab67f71e5738c

In this place where 1117b57f88 they make money from 598e8996cc illegal gambling, even the 484a84644d smallest details were turned 93305ee4e8 into bets among themselves.fbf33c40133ff347

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“So, I bet 50 on you dying. So, please do well?”9b77b3f26ec23034

Ijin’s odds were the highest in the history of this Colosseum. That meant the betting odds were high too. Seon Ijin was competitive, but he didn’t want to let that bastard win.15c7b7dfd65f412e

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Ijin also 0f80860c86 placed a 7828eb7993 bet. On getting out b32aaafeed of here within 8f202d9c73 three years.0f3f1ffc68f94e8c

He’d likely be the only one betting on that, so the payout would be incredible.3ea5cedb875ce3ca

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After the guy left 7673c62998 and the door closed, 6f707ed086 plunging the room into e107694f3e darkness, Ijin let out bdd0ba9cea a small sob.36195abafff0aee2

The next morning, forbidden fe91b59dc3 from breakfast and lunch, dde2ce6eb1 Ijin was outside alone, 4f07c0b233 basking in the sunlight.aa6808fa72c64aac

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The early c853be61b5 winter sun 885a162a31 was as 200e76d116 dim as 2859ef8e88 if covered 55192153a3 by translucent 2a974be2d3 plastic. Still, just standing 03f335f110 there blankly seemed 4c94e366c4 to warm him 4847dea0f1 from the inside.b01d57eb24512034

“No, hyung, no. Director, this can’t be done that quickly. We need to apply for the domain.”262668a1dbc7d0b6

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“What’s a domain or a whatever, are you doing legal work?”0110fcb3102a4a72

Amidst the chatter that reached Ijin’s half-dozing ears, a man’s voice followed. Turning his head slowly, he saw the executive director walking with a cigarette between his middle and ring fingers, followed by a man in a checked shirt and glasses, bustling around him.775074faee87546d

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“Still, we need to apply. And to do it the way you described, hyung, no, director, it’ll take some time. Please give us more time.”cc7b74d499bf33c6

“If that’s the case, spit out the money, you bastard.”fa4f081cc0e0fcc4

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The executive director, laughing in a way that made him look like a normal person, unlike his usual laughter. It was as if he was just another person living a normal life in the sunlight…884199220fd2989c

Lost in that surreal scene, Ijin caught the attention of the guy in glasses, who glanced at him with a surprised “Oh.” Then, the executive director also turned his head towards Ijin.faad879e3cedf3fc

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Ijin looked at the head of the villains, the executive director, and gave a slight nod in greeting. It was the kind of bow you’d do if your back broke without even hitting a rice cake, as the team leader would sometimes say.35814d88e5604b3a

He could cd9102e8a3 feel the 9433369abd man slowly aa44e0d292 scanning him. Pretending not to notice, d029d4052e he turned back to 611826cd97 stare into space, and 52c5789b83 their conversation became much 98cc9e334d quieter.c38f8867d124268c

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Kwon Hyeongdo chuckled at Seon Ijin’s attitude of treating people like air. Did he really just live on horseback, not knowing that such behavior would draw more attention? Indeed, for this reason, Ijin had been getting little hits from head to toe whenever he acted this way.0bdd2d56e184d17e

“Cute bastard.”d07ad81b2596cc9d

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“What? Me? Fuck no.”e105a23267390e22

Kim Jaeman replied with disgust. Kwon Hyeongdo, instead of hitting Ijin, smacked Kim Jaeman’s head.82b082e9be797b7a

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“Stop blowing hot air and say something useful. I’m sick of your whining.”55b957bf6b2dfe74

Kwon Hyeongdo’s gaze finally left Ijin. Kim Jaeman grumbled again.7529da3b5486841e

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“No, even if we do this immediately, the utility won’t match the effort.”cb7bd9e84e9566a8

“Do it anyway. Who would come to this backwater? Later, they’ll just bet money from their rooms with their phones.”88cbd12fcc76084c

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“Hey, that’s too much. Later, they’ll be shopping and watching movies on their phones?”1a903d56d0838f0c

Movies… Ijin remembered the talk about going to watch movies in a place where there wasn’t even a cinema. It must be a lie. He wasn’t the type for such refined hobbies.ee1f512e9da759b2

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But if he had seen one… what and where would he have watched?cc22c02ac0c39fc9

Ijin once loved movies, but now he didn’t even know what was in theaters. The bustling cinemas and even video rental shops had become distant memories.342891cb95b7afcb

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“Seon Ijin!”f9d23b0b2de411e7

The team leader’s voice woke up the dazed Ijin, who had been fasting since last night.9873bf9a7e847043

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“Come to the dining hall.”cbea5868f23c0e3b

The team leader 328fc521a2 motioned like calling 3164dac3b6 a dog. As Ijin slowly got ddb3773aa1 up, the team leader, df8aec7196 seemingly impatient, moved towards 808dc2d804 him. Then, spotting his d52765f5a9 superior, he stood b386e96b12 upright and bowed b776013310 90 degrees.624e3c6262b751c3

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“Director! Good morning! Did you have a good night?”07f2c66fa51f8e6e

Ijin had 333ae12d8a never seen ae03f36eb9 the team cef6307a1d leader this fe43c0c789 servile before. Not even to the 800247f7a7 boss he seemed this 02f94909dc respectful.d4e1ecb6f7874c63

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And didn’t he know his subordinates got beaten by that man last night? A good night?10e19b5b02b3a6ec

“I told Seon Ijin not to eat. Why are you calling him?”1a2ab81e0c8df625

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The man asked 80a956891d leisurely, smoking the e15114baa4 last of his 613071c3fb cigarette. The team 7d011397e0 leader looked 1f88f51315 troubled.41bfc5f3bde18bca

“There’s… no one here who knows how to do the ward or ad stuff, so I was about to gather all the jockeys. Just in case…”bd47eaafb914f80a

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“Even if it’s peak season for thuggery, let’s be selective. All we’ve got here are husks.”3d8ca108a1bd369e

Laughing, the 709fafa691 man began ec55ef1ba1 walking towards 236e636329 Ijin, and 0b860a4c86 the team 0122db9c57 leader followed.4805940a1f0e9234

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From the look of the team leader, it seemed he didn’t know Ijin was late yesterday. Had the man not mentioned it? Or maybe he didn’t see or care about his beaten subordinates. Ijin was tense, worrying the man might bring up his story to the team leader like a snitch, making his stomach churn.de3c2b63bb94fb19

“Does this kid know how to do Word?”123e99044dc3b0a7

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Before he knew it, the man was right in front of Ijin, sneering. He grabbed Ijin’s cheek with his cigarette-holding hand and turned it left and right. It felt like his neck might snap.f26a40f1c4e43a42

“Aside from being pretty and riding well, I doubt he knows anything else.”92fba36097f6e8fa

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“But those two things are enough, aren’t they?”d4690ec35398f8d6

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Was he asking me? Ijin didn’t respond.7d6db8f2ef1773fc

Instead, the team leader laughed ‘hehe’ and rubbed his hands together.37b5879464ef774f

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“Yes, those two are enough. He hasn’t earned his face value though…”1faaa7f1d914305f

“That’s for me to handle, so it’s fine.”45fe79f9c1a9b680

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Ijin shot a glare at the man. Even through the ragged, uneven bangs, the man seemed unconcerned. Well, why would he be scared of someone’s glare when he beats up gangsters?41f17a0742ee29aa

“Can you do it?”31b995d00b0f62e1

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The man asked, still holding Ijin’s face, moving the cigarette to his other hand.4911ec9ca2cdfacf

“…I can do it.”c1684c53c5969c4a

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Ironically, Ijin had 1181249adf worked with Word c1e26c4662 before.4b998e65136f6ddd

It was at his former stable, whose whereabouts were now unknown, where they taught him to do this to check his odds and others’ more easily. Ijin had quickly found fun in puzzle-like tasks and basic formatting.04059a9af92d2112

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Now just a rotten bf4f904bd8 memory from a bygone 2736f788dd era.57356824f3efad56

“But I’m not good at it.”fb9966a8551933cc

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“Not good at it?”1dd84a222fe07784

The man e80040d11f smiled broadly, 546ef28b6e looking down 1b9ba05d1f at Ijin. It was bfcde0984e a smile f28f5ee966 that seemed 6f52380952 to mock d99e76fc7c him.8b2841727b7c3881

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“If we had met in Seoul, you would have caught the boss’s eye. Such a waste of your face and mind. The ten percent proposal is off the table now. Next time, it’s nine percent. Not tempting? Your belly might be full.”e40583d7f723862b

The team leader looked 2e67aa3278 back and forth between f27e2593b8 them, puzzled about what 5f881b09ef ten or nine percent e54f1e5501 meant.4b4aee342017b715

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Meanwhile, Ijin felt genuinely relieved that they hadn’t met in Seoul.a54dc72660f84802

“He says he can do it. If we’re desperate, we can use him.”de352304525847c6

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“But he won’t listen well… If he acts up, send him to me, Director. He listens to me.”d5bd9dbcf8f0b8e7

The team leader pounded his chest proudly, but the man didn’t even look at him.426b49fce280f9dd

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Instead, he slowly traced from Ijin’s jawline down to his neck before pulling at the round neckline of his t-shirt.5ac67fec8137aa33

“You got hit?”ca2784f563b7a0c8

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There were 7bc38d0c39 bruises on e1d81a1842 his chest c2167d6c06 where kicks 9ddc5ccfbf meant for e43aa92fbb his face f58abe4866 had slid ddd1f0539c down after f62213c303 being blocked a4f811156a by his b57760d76e arms.6bec48ed9cf9efb8

“Looks like it wasn’t long ago.”f7d53018d6beb746

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“Ugh…!”be03e3aa0d28e9d9

Ijin winced as the 1ff36b2f3a man pressed on the 4912e4d6e8 bruise. It hurt terribly.559b3dafad28ad64

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“How did you get hit? I let you go last night.”8dc57103dfac1f97

“…Not because of that, right? Because you let me go?”6ae61cced9bd0af5

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“Oh, so it’s my fault?”439989c18b12e817

The man laughed as if it was the funniest thing. He didn’t seem surprised, meaning he anticipated this. He knew all along.419e0465d71c80ad

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“Then get hit by me next time.”a057ec913a7cf224

“I… don’t want to get hit.”72bb2e3cad39d240

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“If you do well, you won’t. What did we say would happen if you don’t get into the top three within two weeks, Team Leader Jeong?”ea92e04ba793446a

Team Leader Jeong shouted 5eea3590fe like a new recruit 20a3743c3a with strict discipline.cacae521645c3f56

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“You said you’d let him ride something other than a horse!”5ce22ee8a61aee23

The man still didn’t spare Team Leader Jeong a glance.f8b8079a22a02b89

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Ijin now 6116c934e6 stared at cb1af53bfa the man 9971b09664 openly, his 1373634506 fist clenched.735095bfce4e4d9f

Kwon Hyeongdo found 0881b354b5 Ijin fascinating. If he f1352fae00 were just 4802787833 another dragged-in b8e6c44236 punk, the db5b679fd4 smart move 5a6df66a7d would be 8ea2943340 to lay 06091428c9 low and afe742a250 endure quietly, 997624fa7b but even 49922c7d57 if Ijin e662c6a6ce was a 7071ec66ae bit off, 4edd2be652 he stood e3072718a3 out too 3fc61ed79b much. Even in the photos 3cec4e34b2 of jockeys that were 43d8879377 discreetly spread among the 0ff28b2450 VVIP targets, Seon Ijin eb745f988e had overwhelmingly more people ca058a27b0 marking him.2c8ef8818edaa058

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“Ijin.”8224936d3ac4b838

The man spoke a00649eee9 in a very 5c204af38a gentle voice.2884ac12c2e64a66

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“I hope you come last next time.”b6609a84f061c837