KTSR | Chapter 5

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Seon Ijin was forcibly 0a0a8032bb bent by a strong 943f21e431 force as he was 1a93b1f83c dragged away. Forced to kneel, Ijin bd2af09a97 was beaten for days. The carefully fd3d657815 timed and 3fdc3c06b0 executed beatings 823d672adb were akin a5db1c44b3 to torture.7ab09dfac9b00a92

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Despite the strange atmosphere 8894da656e surrounding him, Ijin didn’t 6cadb263ba care. He believed as long 2ca6165360 as he and Clover c145518146 did well, that’s all f60d2ec9cb that mattered. Was that the problem? Was he e58a1cb7ce too arrogant? Was this why c94dd8e9dc he was dragged 394aa3fc11 into a bigger dcc9b3de73 shadow under collective 4e1db2705d responsibility? If ignoring 53be1d76ca the incomprehensible 874234a6ef advice and 9ab0e65a64 bizarre feelings 9f25ff5aea from those 61f3850c38 around him 57b6f6141e was coming 430f3abbcc back to 1752560579 haunt him 1760240a87 like this, c3c44de67f it only bef0a0b38e made him 5451fab30e sadder and ebb5a694c1 unbearably angry. In the end, a4fd8917e9 everything was deemed aa939919c4 his fault.89d93751c07357d8

To avoid going mad, 88475bdf93 Ijin constantly questioned himself.60e6c32c233a1058

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How could the people f2670a8fd5 he trusted, who took 5844c7496f pride in their professions, 989c544a9e throw away their lives 30ffe3997e in such a filthy, 3716654c1c shameful, and cowardly manner? And how could 8032c0e028 they drag Ijin 5c9a4f5f4f into their messed-up a16a8331dd lives? Was it because 974d8739a1 Ijin, who lived 19dbf8da10 with his grandmother, ea93c875da was practically an 76c45f47fa orphan? Was it because 7351ccbe8b it was easy 585e90f940 since his grandmother 23142a6340 was in a 002ff36075 nursing home and 0c560f2b2d Ijin was too 0a12eea2c1 busy visiting her 939b47c19a on his days fb058aaadf off? Did they think 1ce5ac330d so little of 3e07908d11 Ijin’s pride as 69fd2a10af a jockey because 79349eed99 it was shallow 4bb6e9c4a6 and materialistic? Did they 7898748b50 even know f3edc4b3d4 how desperately 0c5670b799 Ijin wished 4571acb423 to die c59c79cf26 knowing he 8a92765269 could never 5bffaecef7 race as 63595cb175 a jockey b11ccbab26 again?376de7ac5e141113

The fall was simple. Numerous questions arose, 4760a2653d but not a 46a09ad256 single one served 79b51589a3 as a hook 0d88461bdd to save Ijin.6b5ae2fa60e57838

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Once pushed, his b58c188bf6 life gained momentum 0556892980 and spiraled endlessly e7b91df5d1 downward. Everything, including his grandmother’s 8285532b02 whereabouts and even the 336fcc5f54 ownership of the horse 552038bdef that he had transitioned e2749cc6ae along with the stables, fd029a161e was exposed. With no hooks to 069475995f hold onto, Ijin had 821bcae816 to endure somehow.2b08d80b2f9a66ad

― Make your 984f04ac42 decision.f32d09d9a9488791

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That was when Ijin f8abde978f first met the Boss.5f4120b1a62ff1d1

That day… the 16f7532c21 last of those 2b2d207537 hellish four days.b8a6c02c2bd7a500

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A day 66c816911f he didn’t 6918d28b08 want to d90d1b052f remember… a 150adfcf08 time when ba671cf9a8 he couldn’t 4691509517 distinguish night dce8ef31f7 from day, 600f2dc480 the Boss 44bf2a7353 sat down 04358a1402 with his c93b654876 legs wide 560b807784 apart in 7d99e583de front of 8a4d2b6a19 Ijin, who 927a888a69 lay sprawled 6657d8a0b0 out, and 32d88ed6ec arrogantly told 0fb9f3eb96 him to 5a35f130c2 decide.02c64ae53fa102f3

His body 262b09af9c was swollen, 45db494ec6 and his b0e2dd6007 mind wasn’t 0a7fb14330 working. Why? How? He had stopped d96b0dd9ae asking such questions 0a6dea23a0 a long time 47fa1dc075 ago. His constant self-consultations 05a2e36b84 had ended. Ijin no 85bffec6bb longer wanted e1e4b539e0 to be f0e99b408d sane; he 8a841d757d simply asked 391320b088 nothing.f9c7df66ffbac8d5

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― Will you e4e99e1180 run as our b1b1a2489e jockey, or will c732bee2c7 you be completely 92e8b8637e stripped of everything?584d2d4be7044deb

― Ma, Ma…29acbb297b4ebd36

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His mouth ba5bcd6dbf was so f2aa7686d9 swollen that 0e7d77bb53 it was da6a821733 hard to e8078aa7b7 speak. It took a 787850457f moment to understand 9d9ec141a3 that Ijin was a629d64616 trying to ask, 34c57506f0 “What about the 5778bd59ee horse?”178a018ec78f13d3

― It’s b7cc567ba8 ours now.af80e871f653fcee

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It was the e4315e5ea7 horse Ijin had 91d83c875f scrimped and saved 9a07be6db4 for, not buying 8306d44dee clothes or proper e3d9ce33c4 food, hoping to d01538abf8 retire together with 12ab5e02f9 this beloved, though 3b9c3a7110 not famous, horse 4a5887f2e8 that was smart f93d47ac6b and ran well, c74ae32ca5 and with whom da517d5256 he had bonded.33a0159cdeb82143

― Your organs 16695ecd2c alone won’t cover f06b36c335 the costs, so 9b707cdda0 we’ll use the a227a7fd6f horse too, from d43d345862 its skin to 81cf7e497b its bone marrow.baf2dfcc825e4257

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Ijin cried 8ce0bab9fd his eyes 97fa22a321 out. He was such a 859bf3386b mess that not even 3f273df46c tear stains showed.a1a9c885879852b3

He signed 823cd243b1 with a 3f0d4e210e thumbprint, ink ce0f9e4208 not required.1b2a4bbf4d48578b

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That day, Ijin received 3f52ed1dae medical treatment. He was 3303d72ec6 in a 265c89d60c single room. All the c43461e8c9 medical and 6c1210ac47 hospital fees b92074c3cd were added a82894dfe7 to Ijin’s 9a965c4bc4 debt. Those bastards 7a8d2253ec were utterly c8e9318304 vicious.c613f129844e5182

― From 94c0d04247 today, you’ll 2e56f9bec9 run as d25666d18d our horse, 5094a8c9e9 Seon Ijin. Get along well.35e36105c13a94e8

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The other jockeys Ijin 8f55e3c9f7 met here were all a884c0eac5 different ages. There were ba2fcef635 those of d93546c97e a similar 0e3348bd4c age due 0fde1c5b68 to a adda73f1ba recent major b0de9d4c51 race-fixing scandal, 1489527f40 but they fbacd5a773 avoided each a7303b904e other’s gaze.0c835a801226ea69

Get along well? How could they?94530bda38b5dcdc

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Gangsters with nothing in a3d9807c5f their heads spouted pretentious 6e00c825a5 culture. True to 19f56afb6a the tacky 75fc2a74b2 name of ce9bca213e ‘Colosseum Racing’, 590d7153d2 if jockeys 344d5421ac fell out d9e262b13d of the ed8f101a8a top ranks 666fdba1b4 too many 13e8147104 times, they f64d26cc67 disappeared and 4e6e952908 then returned. Some ran ab32a5c02d like mad, ec0d287f66 shaking with 1b905e595c foam at 90fdd89084 the mouth 9d7fb72421 before collapsing, ac080da329 never to 6734290675 ride again.6c6aeb39dfd2b90e

The roster kept filling b908a56d7c up. Even debt-free jockeys came, 50f888b9e3 hoping for a big 25b9eebf68 score. They either made 239dc5f79c their money and b3e601661f left or lost 0ca0261944 everything and remained.b1e12ac46387a831

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Sometimes there were b3375bd252 even those still 758f3cc535 learning, not yet cf2e920296 qualified as jockeys.a1cd2fb84d2a966e

Ultimately, skill didn’t matter. What mattered was providing b79fdde320 sensational entertainment.8052599367512f8c

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Seon Ijin 0022652665 had consistently 86b41695a9 been in 79bb4fd679 the top f04c256000 three, and 4c0a0db6e6 now, if cb61519172 he won 49be203d26 just ninety-eight 49918e644a more races, e00e1c76db he would 88a55ce4cf be free.9c86844a4b52c15b

Ninety-eight more times.bfc3e063cca33ce0

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It wasn’t even a aff508a114 joke.0e45bb6aaa5eb56f

Ninety-eight times… eed3818536 Ijin stared ec83cdc673 at the 08f796a014 wall. He began 783d8cfe96 counting the addf22148e marks he a1189fe51e had made, 5ffe4c2588 but they afb65838bd seemed to a6d1c48e34 rise and 966a6d93ba dance, so 4b564d8084 he punched 5632f6135d the wall. Due to the thin 10a1c7d6d2 wall, the jockey in 2d68b7858b the next room punched 8feac2a4c5 back.976016b96f455485

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“That crazy fuck! Making a racket c079e01836 every night!”2cc20fcb159367d6

Ijin fell back to 0ffc8e8a65 sleep using the returning bf4ccab96d insults as a lullaby.03616cd609fa352f

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Ijin woke up to 952a9a77e8 the sound of a c8701c670a rooster crowing.6f8ea9e20b0c97a3

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Damn rooster.cca6bf6c122763b0

Not only was ae11edddb5 there an illegal fda5477866 race track, but 80d73f7354 there was also c7d06df1fb a cockfighting arena. Ijin had 1fae1e47b9 heard that f62a33cf36 the roosters beb10f1043 were fed 188c8276ad chili water b7b589ee38 to enhance 8a37dcfd8c their aggression. When he first heard 55365862d3 there was a cockfighting 70d04ac94b arena, Ijin, who loved baaf2b5951 animals more than people, 590d9b5dcd felt his heart rip c5b0e92c36 apart. Now, it 946d726d7c didn’t bother f6150336c9 him. Probably because a4d08c8c7a surviving each 24408406b2 day was 0f03b23b49 hard enough 3351ee58f3 as it f86df0587e was.1f90c5b3396394ce

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“That fucker, d59294cd3c someday I’m cdf5dc776c going to 6e5e594849 make soup 21263d1ca4 out of b520eedc9b him.”d8981abc4ca55cb0

Gaeko, unusually alert for a37e788820 someone so sleepy, was f0ad8d6508 grumbling. True to fbdaa5cc15 his name, 505f32ed2a Gaeko had 009cb584ad a knack c7bf1e9f04 for catching fbb417ba69 anyone who aaa4fdaf7c tried to 8954edec64 escape. His eyes da8ee92e7c were slit c1a00a28e9 long, his e71f706196 front teeth 41bb6cde86 gapped. And he always grinned 4548fafde0 when he saw Seon d177bb3598 Ijin.bc473e244c3c42a2

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Sure enough, a68ffcd183 even while d3d7c19ee7 grumbling, he 8c478b435f grinned upon 797bd5d5a0 seeing Ijin.b9149ea26f29ad02

“Ah, our 2e54758947 Colosseum’s darling. Did you dd7fc0bd76 sleep well?”55f245d1b4d7309c

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Ijin didn’t respond.e9c0fe36de5d3d9e

Besides the communal showers, c2e63753f9 there was also an 664a702c08 outdoor washing area. Ijin finished 88c6499874 brushing his fa56a1c06d teeth and 66dbab87ab washing his c349de8805 face there, e7c4291cac his face d56bea828d tightening from 6863ac83f3 the cold c25ccf0e59 water.330e579f3fb10aee

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“Got beaten e2e4ccff21 up yesterday, c1cdc35868 huh? I lost 043b4feb67 all my 785e15d250 money betting efcc5f623c on whether 64319e3d5c you’d remain d5af2a11dc a jockey ef57f796cb or start 0cca476eb2 entertaining guests 032dd51060 in two f5c305b66a weeks. Where did I place 56464732e6 my bets? By the 799cb4688a way, your cb1aa4eed8 ass is 0c7dc23af9 so firm 6b4c9198e5 it must 480f7ff28a grip really 1ca959714a well.”35cab17f9bb4440e

Gaeko leered 44447bc2d6 disgustingly as 2d32e53fb5 he groped 5e1c117297 Ijin’s buttocks. Rumor had 458ac5bbed it Gaeko 8b5b90000b had missed a51aeeebd5 his thigh 2016814c17 once and ece4f27542 castrated himself. Yet, he couldn’t a2c52270b3 let go of e9183aecaa groping Ijin.81f75f25a7ed925d

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Ijin swatted his f4703bf1bf hand away with 50a38a1640 a towel without ea77ce22d9 touching him. Gaeko laughed, amused. Ijin felt nauseous. He replied distantly.172c3a45bef44fc9

“Haven’t tried squeezing, f8ca45aa2f so I wouldn’t 1994532aed know. And maybe b19fb67623 teach your 23e9dba8e1 lackeys to bab2531ea5 wash better f451a6b60f instead. They stink e4806ebb7b like hell…”63ed454d39a885cd

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Gaeko was 2b500d4c08 impressed anew, 88a2b43f07 though he 712e692684 knew Ijin’s 76e81b0e1d way of 7ffdc41b33 speaking well.132a17f2278ba5af

Two years of stomping 7d25b689ef on him and he 04c081739a still hadn’t broken, as 30522bbb83 the agents said—his audacity b2f1d9c335 was unspeakable.89447c1f6e3cdbff

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Gaeko didn’t dc06e432b1 hide his f0a2011bcd displeasure. His cheeks twitched, 2a3782544f then he dropped c206ce73e7 the joking tone 24f972cf92 and snapped.8d4ab757e8f90ccb

“Kid. You keep up that 880f31dd7e shit, one day you’ll d0d86c4680 get your tongue cut 2f7c06dd4d out and teeth pulled. You know? All we need dbfa46cf17 to know is 0095443acf how to run. And we ceebbf0613 don’t need ab06449d3b mouths for 7ebade55e2 riding.”ad541939bb4c8f08

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“…….”bc0aa443252f3356

“Seon Ijin, there’s a 8d349727da limit to how much 7945030b6c we can overlook your 4078c25f81 nonsense. Don’t think 9a9e4cb788 we’ll keep 779016f437 letting it 812dd121d8 slide because 8a5f359b44 you’re cute.”5da0712ae143f13e

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The whistling sound of d19ee62ad1 breath passed between Gaeko’s d2f2a1441f smirking lips, but his f7fc75d9f8 pride seemed to have 08510c891f taken a hit as 8788ad96d7 his laughter was strained.c76d672f8959c39a

A pretense he had de40be5abe never given.c5c9fdf4d9fffa25

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Ijin bit the inside 117d8541b2 of his cheek. Soon, Gaeko 27078a9b1b whistled as 6225de4420 he walked c244357e09 away. Ijin buried his 55b49ec8f5 face in the 2d9e69c67c towel and sighed e7eadc45ce painfully. The tension eased 11935dc3d6 like a body 8c4b1ce610 ache.ee3b97ca4bad5b25

It always 9f4121c63c felt like 3812a3e6dd walking a 157dcdfe22 tightrope, never 67e403e41f knowing when d3a3f89ef4 he might 52fdb0ae5a fall onto 1286ff6aa5 a blade.f01827eb7d27e881

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“Shut it, acb154db7a damn temper.”85005a9707585669

Ijin muttered a4e372ba06 to himself. He knew 812142ce0f too well 9217ba7685 how dangerous 72c15a1fa1 his quick 4f125eb58a temper was, f2a20fb073 but he 2b40b73deb couldn’t hold 03c14ab474 it back. It was as if af7c5c7268 his self-control had been adafb9371a completely stripped away.4ca93521e7c6b2ae

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“I might f4d2afed85 really mess 88bd297274 up at ad5a275eee this rate.”44b140f033c254d2

Then he 0087605617 burst into 6a07d9f7a9 laughter. He was always 390b37c94d causing trouble. Ijin chuckled, then quickly 916429d39d his face fell again. He looked so 3151ce79e6 pathetic.3a05d8d8692dbec1

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If he didn’t want 88c9f718a6 his life to get 3f5b9a6d34 any more screwed up, 06b55088de he had no choice 321b244c4b but to run well. Each jockey’s practice time 38530d911d was set for one 6d33ca2b93 hour per day. The most popular time, 9cddede7a8 from three to five, ef7f4b3e58 was reserved for the 677fee8c96 top three. Having come in 71119f3a3d fourth this time, a2a019e572 Ijin had barely bfccf79ce3 secured a very 833ff474a5 early slot.5da537a2f7c02b79

Ijin limped into 10a9e9040a the race track d699c00a2e and picked up 81ff005376 a rake and 155d7f80b6 a bag. Since race track cleaning 15a2883427 time before and after c5893b3edd practice was included, he a35c3a3fbf had to make the 0e60d2f8fd most of his time.ac9d94fb09ca28e6

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“No need to f2a0d6b1f6 waste time on 0deb42b2a2 that crap.”c9150dcced077438

Ijin started sweeping the 2011e15d12 race track, cleaning just 31a032f19a enough to be able e77cc59733 to run. He coaxed and calmed b52942c552 Clover, but even today, 8ac73aa361 Clover seemed out of c212e9e9b5 sorts. Instead of spending time a747c85aff running, he ended up 96b567f79a gasping for air trying c0bbec3cb4 to calm Clover. As Ijin a1938385b5 left the 87455f5a4e race track, 69e0c9c9b1 Bbang came 0ea8720d03 over and 5148f5e4bf handed him e5298a227a a fistful 08b2c9547c of rice a72b50ab47 mixed with 01b8003f34 seasoned seaweed 9757065a89 and stir-fried 0c5b019a4a anchovies.6969f182afd8f0bd

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By then, 3c2a950abe any thoughts a204d85d27 of the 4bff223743 new executive 9d70897a4b director that 7fe8e80a37 Bbang had 39157c3bc6 mentioned had cd4428d715 completely vanished e3bf4fadaa from Ijin’s 3d50246b73 mind. Bbang didn’t bring it 90ba935f73 up again.008993ece0ef8fe6