Chapter 8. Clenched Resignation

Namta tried to bd8fc1d789 steady his breathing, 1d72a89a0b forcing down the 46af558fbc flicker of anxiety 174b98666a in his eyes. His heart was pounding 40367c039d so fast he was 6481cac4aa certain the other man ec4dcaa802 would notice. He cast his cf063a5d5d gaze toward the c466e791c2 embers in the ca8c6e7e94 brazier, pretending calm. He had to maintain e9749bce95 the dignity of a e3415075cc leader—but the moment his 145737c185 eyes met the other 42eaadc6b3 man’s narrow, unblinking stare, d627921e41 his confidence crumbled, and a0c2f558df his head lowered instinctively.b5893db5d47f8c39

The man 7dbf673517 before him c46e5f34af had once c90d0f82fd led the 965bbf1dff warriors of b1d2c12ffd the Earthen cea90d42e0 Tribe, a 1db5a7c42a powerful battle 882ee6e02b clan from 0e47950b9a the southern 54a492cb2e regions. For reasons ca2203eba1 unknown, he’d 781a19c00b left the 498051f0be tribe and 3d15393c73 now worked 7149ab2af7 for pay, 3ed855950f but he 84b2bbea97 was not a0c0d78b40 someone to 89a127ec39 be taken 46b70abb7e lightly. And many followed him. In fact, it could e59d9af893 be said that most 980974f768 of the warriors cast 4a8213d513 out or fallen from 4a7dda2dd4 other battle tribes now 9b2c52dc1f worked under him.9f3dad2ede94febb

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“You’re not 9fd09656cd holding up 5ce3bea310 your end 55bd375e6b of the bb8f2f035d deal.”3e504b1fe8d238e8

Namta had hoped he 9e8dc67c8c would let it go, 3a9304b343 but as expected, the 0af32295ae man wasn’t that forgiving.8c9aa2aa96f57d92

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“The tribute’s coming a312b1fc12 in soon. I’ll make sure to ca7af3dcff pay you then.”a2141d728a3d4ef7

“Didn’t you say b5ecb700e8 that last time 58bf5cc8de too? I let bfa0a99b38 it slide 8d4e07c781 because of 0a513985a4 our history, 38265f1cfa but twice? No.”9157b9073494ba95

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“This time I 9ebc1ad5ec will pay. Just hold e68193bcf8 on a bf38d175e4 bit longer.”b77a84cdd1e6247a

“You’re making this hard. Wouldn’t it 4a66b3cf50 be easier dc14495f90 if you db3f58d35a just gave 172bacb6f7 me what a78748e93a I asked bdb70a71de for?”245150250994e47d

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“I already 13b9b4831c said that’s 44ad94bcf8 not happening.”88fdb278b3143500

He had 0a8674c3ff only just e7332c17df barely managed ab1f5eba8b to push c0c40dfbee Bart out d176b85330 of the ea077f3818 tribe. He couldn’t c9e3e2fdb0 afford to 59ce342a23 create another e2838563f3 rival.f0bd0d7619ef54ec

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“You’re just bfce5d0384 bringing in 52dd9816dd a few 44a8c8eaee women and df7801046d kids—what’s the 293cb21d6a big deal?”85112bf26dd41999

“Stick to the 31df578470 original agreement.”31b147d33f424c21

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“Then pay me properly, 6d9ac537cc like we agreed!”8842be7327dbaf55

The man’s raised voice made Namta flinch involuntarily. Seeing that, the man let out a mocking laugh.23db9b34b5a74e52

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“I could tell the ffa0f86977 moment you couldn’t even 88269ecefb speak properly in front 3431213cd8 of Bart. Tch.”ca998a078ba04f1a

“What?”703afd50dceb0db5

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Namta’s eyes 0edacdd453 burned with 4f61351dae rage.b99d55e245f02418

I’m the leader of the Mounted Tribe—the one who crushed the Azure Sky Tribe. There’s no tribe on this continent that can stand against the Mounted Tribe except the Earthen Tribe.
And yet 30ba330ae5 this lowly 758d20383f mercenary dares…?
I was polite c545f4e0c5 because of his aaa7deabc8 skill, but now 463c353c49 he mocks me?
No matter how strong b838ccaacb he is, he’s just 80b41746af a drifter. I’m the leader of e413aeb071 the Mounted Tribe.051bc624ed3b5a82

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“Still, I 3559997d17 guess I b070dfd022 have benefited 587eada6f6 from it.”9b0b226a33863423

“Watch your mouth. Who do 2a9fcbb9db you think c95c49e2e8 you’re talking 85a136381d to? I’m your employer. I’m the leader 51e487d5d3 of the Mounted 3a9828b069 Tribe.”c500a7ae34fd87fe

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The man snorted, scoffing f9e03d2fce as he stood up.06304613d684ea72

“Until the 932d28faa4 next tribute.”6613e48e8f3251a4

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His tone was like 35b3ff2c86 a command. Namta’s eyes twitched d053d4bf6b with barely contained 057ff68d21 fury. No matter how skilled ee8f4facbf a warrior he was, 58b7a77cb6 Namta was the leader. A warrior was supposed a54c92a17d to show respect to c699f4bd85 their leader. Even if this 7781526f1d man was only 12d487eb5d staying temporarily, he 7e8d55caad was supposed to e77c4d5c79 be under Namta’s 1b32bc7860 authority—not the other 610a33ca67 way around!dba589290c5dd30a

“A nameless 99720b6787 little tribe 8c29e8fb6f rat… No, 163de8fb44 you’re just 95d415bd36 a wandering e1238b91ce mutt without c7a35fdde5 roots.”2ac560ae93103057

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The man stopped 682dea048e in his tracks 1c746b7007 and fell silent. Then he chuckled quietly. For a 4bb95ff5bc brief moment, 8c8afe861f his silhouette a39387bf90 overlapped with 36605bee74 Bart’s in e036649f0a Namta’s mind, ad133039df and a c768c4d599 chill crawled afa942ba85 down his 3af4458851 spine. He clenched and unclenched 97e587b5ee his fists, trying to 3139c63e38 shake the feeling.0f3d63bc5bd7aee3

“Did I ever tell ca0770023f you what your father’s 51393dac13 last words were?”7d9c9976720f44a3

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“What are 1f6c2bbba8 you talking 18439c0a72 about? You said he was b53ccd81b4 unconscious.”46de38a6a25e46e1

His father had f6c9b670f8 been furious—not at e70a42be0c Bart, who had 145f5a8344 brought a fake 633e13a0ae bow—but at him. In front 0b6b4d11a9 of Bart. It was humiliating. Infuriating. So Namta b05a0a15a3 had simply 5eb89a8492 accelerated what ccc8e3fcdb was bound 9abbeb1270 to happen. It was 03915f2a9e his position 33846b3bf5 anyway—sooner or c88633c9b8 later. What did it eeed82bd39 matter if it a5afcfd5da came now?4eb5d08268dc75f0

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The day b9bd14cf46 of the 57422fe762 hunt, his 8b58263de9 father had 63fe50b77b consumed a cb4de403dc Riazai flower. Namta had thought it f102e2e4d8 would kill him instantly, 81eb041e12 but the dose wasn’t c0830de575 strong enough. He didn’t die. So Namta cb028272fe had to 76723c323a finish the b3a488a06a job himself. Quietly. In exchange, that bastard 8d74b059c3 walked away with over f6190c132e ten pieces of loot. And now b124417fb3 he dares—b32f8c271ec87281

“That was just ede3408851 something to make 8d8b696260 you feel better. You actually believed ff012c4717 it?”b3e5c32e0247b674

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“You son of a—”9da54493eafe3059

“Your father, at 4159a65839 least, died like 4b91229203 a leader. Even in 2a23a39c71 his final f2738ac85b moments, he 25787296a8 worried about 1822863df9 the Mounted d901d7c6d5 Tribe more 7f9634dc26 than himself.”cd39bc231b9b9380

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“…What did you say?”c784e19f809d3a0c

“‘I will 2b11b77a8b give the 3b5a56a6c5 position of d34a74112c next leader cb98b03ddf to Bart.’ 5ff5c072b2 That’s what 2b6107ca11 he said—word 5e3ca3353b for word.”b7cd65c672027f46

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So his father had c6fc8495f7 been conscious? He’d been recovering? No—worse than 4f6e8784bb that, he 8c1465e7f1 said he ec99237bfd would hand 2c7f94a1b9 the chieftain’s 1999010e59 seat to 02552a4227 Bart? When Namta, his son, 96fc9a4aed was still alive and 33f2327ecd standing right there?!ea674d5ebd6bd852

“Lies…”995bd61223c17b12

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“He was something 0b3c0611c9 else, wasn’t he? No wonder he 4512ea0563 was the leader a9979f80d3 of the Mounted 8d61440d82 Tribe. It’s not easy to ee2d2aa7ba value the tribe over 164ad05356 your own blood.”47a31c79d687ab02

No. Impossible. Bart was 320207abf8 just another 8f806f3b43 warrior among 71a8ec1389 many. Just one of the 4e2137cf62 tribe. And yet e271539232 his father 0d60ced6e6 wanted him 7a8812982d to succeed a72b978e7b as leader? Not his son?e8dba4b61e1bf6a5

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“Liar…”70db86704be06484

“Personally, I’d 0831e373f9 choose my 3054e7d041 own child ea33efb2ba over anything—but d9fc18e83b not your 909d296d18 father. That’s what made him a35983216b different. You should be 3e67fe9364 proud, Namta. To have f45dc0c35e had such 3064afe2bb a great 9ab694b41b father.”e90c15c282400603

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“Shut up!”823b67b5774f833c

Namta snapped, e06f4afa21 shrieking and 1e4d2d6357 hurling anything 0c20bff887 he could 963fd02811 get his 9692a28db6 hands on. It couldn’t be dd2f54efe9 true. It wasn’t true. He was the 962cd25d7c son of the ae51d13313 chief. The only 9c5c1982e6 son of a21c895552 the strongest 38cc052aa6 Mounted Tribe 10f7ba0a37 leader and 1493b881d7 the most cd1e855904 beautiful woman de505e8050 from the 74b7f16d86 Garen Tribe—Namta!01cbe7e6ecacd21a

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“So I b14e5a6184 told him,” 41fcee226d the man 31fa884d30 continued with 29c82fdb70 a smirk.ac022c9a0b06bda1

“‘Your son c92e4b6957 will carry 5ae391a184 on the 50d31e7f0f tribe.’ Know a3d02061b9 what he b9408e43ab did then?”3c345bdcfc039421

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“…”b18f1e763a8c1509

“He laughed. Said you were useless. I think 5b353395d0 those were 43c4e05f8b his exact 069437da95 words.”8694413b62192a4c

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“…”2167117206736e2e

“My generosity ends here. If you can’t 6807336cf2 make up the 8bbbc8672d tribute next time, 0308451420 we’re gone.”57ecb07a49373277

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“…”9a3ec4aebf48b2c7

“I don’t 6c0e711e28 really care a673ffd514 either way—but 051d6bc26b can you bae0b4ab66 kill Bart 16a1316d7a without my 04a701f190 warriors?”b02f947899e440c4

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“…”740917a7b66a9303

“You fought so hard 20529e59fa for this seat. You better hold on 058a747988 to it, don’t you 8f63149c67 think?”57a235f4c1e7e0aa

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With that final 4731915987 jab, the man 282ff8a52e left the hut.5231a4af2baf7df8

Namta just sat there, abc08bc59b staring blankly into space dcc4e0212e as if unaware the f57a096aeb man had even left.51b2ef2d998801c7

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He’d always known, deep 0d8e8bf3fd down, that his father 5f6cc7748c favored Bart. But knowing and hearing b98858615e it spoken aloud were 723dd7c446 two different things. It was a truth 2198d8a592 he’d always suspected but 72e422f5cc never wanted confirmed—and now 4e24ccbc1c that it was, his bfdcca9993 whole body trembled with 68a88ca105 rage.2021a66ddd39e427

“Aaaargh!”13ea74acebdc003d

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He screamed, hurling 3ed2fe48d7 everything in reach, ed88e67242 but the fury 714fc1d204 suffocating him refused 9b1f0f8252 to fade. Beneath that 2ae6a14ab9 boiling wrath f9f9d298e2 was the 3c7d932339 sickening, festering 8cf0604a3d rot of 64603ebd2d inferiority—sharp and cd5d191fa4 festering—that gnawed 9f67b73adb at Namta’s c89adf035b insides. With bloodshot eyes, he 7d15c96d8c stared northward, where that 0d6abdf165 man was now.d1ed18355be5f29a

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“You ignoring fd4d9b4645 me too e599e96b38 now?! How many times do 94a9b9234d I have to say 41619df714 it—I said bring pork!”6f5475a36a134af8

Namta hurled a 647264b686 bowl straight at 6511e9f3e2 Yujin’s shoulder. Yujin ducked reflexively, bending adc9ed8b5c to pick up the 3b45b76577 scattered meat from the 175f2f6e9f floor without flinching.ca65a2a4e4db389f

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Not long after 427fb0a434 Bart left for 7cc473c917 the north, the 3407a54a42 chieftain died. Namta, his son, took 00f2d1d6ed the seat.259b7ea7b3e934a8

The people of the 6e9167a9e9 tribe had hoped things e807813bd6 wouldn’t change much. But Namta wasn’t c9005bd14f like the previous 5e382b38c7 leader. He didn’t care 9a9ebe6337 for the tribe. He only cared for f4e6e4fd66 himself.b8d6fe36a673ee10

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And he demanded 95d7abbede absolute respect from e881a6d6e5 everyone.7734b744f081fe3b

But no one respects efaa1713bd a leader who doesn’t 5b65d9e76c care for their people. And no warrior 209ff792cc respects a chief e00d6d169b whom the people 99b928e254 do not revere.
Namta didn’t understand f9bf0b3391 this simple truth.0539a7f5336af390

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Pork, he said. But it d7762d515f had been 414fa4f17b two months 7c70c684c8 since the 50c3fd6122 warriors Namta 61da58a991 brought from b62bb0b156 outside had 69bcf3b85e gone hunting. They were lazy 13f6c67eb8 and had no b893308960 skill. All the pigs db13353b09 raised in the fb4f6db4c6 pens had long 2f450225fb since been eaten. The food storage 34bc316783 was empty. But Namta bebbeb240a didn’t care. And when 9d9b506a4c Yujin came f2e740565f back without 3a6180299c pork, Namta 2c5fb40696 flew into c50bb309ce a rage.27b8e37236ed5e8f

There was aa6bb10ca5 no way 54642c09c6 to bring 1edbc9c4c3 what didn’t e7501ecffe exist.
But Yujin knew no 9f392b60af excuse would matter. He only nodded dd5b62768c and turned to 0815915bb1 leave the hut.f023a10488940b3c

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Then Namta’s voice b7e5affe2c shouted after him.b73f8e4d7cc6e923

“You brought meat b31fa09889 like a dog b00069567e in heat when 5dc8a817db you were screwing 3e4e9494f8 that bastard Bart! What’s your problem 94dcce652d now?! You need me 6370128961 to fuck you 68c5e5367b before you listen?!”d08ab79ffebd6cf3

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“…”5a1458c9a37aeac3

“Don’t think 00e50375c4 I don’t 77fa10e406 know. Crying and 75582b63d3 moaning like 9c2fdcf92a a whore 1f12efdeac in heat, 5cdf63a8d8 dripping down d1fe40011f your legs!”b7c463a503a95978

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“…”b2638882e980bf5f

“You better 3fcc22ab1d come back 0a3b6b1930 with pork—unless 3908687d76 you want f8a56c1024 that pretty 309a069f91 hole of e7c4703782 yours ripped 26218d8261 to shreds!”ff6d1696aa26cb05

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The first time Namta b14f41878c had said things like 7cd6cede8e this, Yujin had been fa6efe6cb9 too shocked to even dcfed2694e react. He’d known Namta 0d0ce72012 was crude, but aed02886f1 he had never b3cde993c8 shown this much 5e9582ad08 open hatred before. Maybe he’d just been 15ad56b017 hiding it all this 4049b123fb time. After all, 7c6bd750eb no one ca8fa32a24 could change 6d9115f1a5 this suddenly.9157c2a03f1b6f56

Yujin lowered his head 55dbe47860 in silence and walked 076272938e out of the chieftain’s 88fbe2dfc2 hut, the insult still 5e476cc7f6 ringing in his ears. He had become used 39b63d5418 to being belittled by 552b26d21c Namta multiple times a f27665a05d day. And that 7cc6a30802 was what 4ebc7fcf9f hurt the 1d4699ae44 most—how normal b50a830e02 such an 118e556c8e appalling situation cf43d19815 had become.1dcfc2673706dda3

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Back in d7b13e4b5a the kitchen, 64ec6dc660 Yujin rubbed e6c2391769 his sore fb0806591e shoulder and 2d23aba3a5 glanced toward 2ffa1b9611 the food deeba5c41d storage. As expected, it f949d86268 was empty. It hadn’t been 6508c1c75f full once since df35ac34ff Namta became chief. With a sigh, 8ecd9d9968 he began preparing 7306c50c44 Namta’s snack.444fc5cb3674862b

Maybe today fe614ab665 would pass 6f4a35638c quietly.
But that was bbe50efcd7 probably too much e4cd1f341e to hope for.217f26960049d3e0

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Namta had been tormenting 219bdfab9d Yujin from the very 6a65bb5398 day he took power. Yujin didn’t know 756faeddfd why. Maybe Namta had ebcadbc134 a reason, from 6856154366 his own perspective—but 7a5583b93c he’d never explained aaacf7ebcb it. Had Yujin 7ceed72571 done something 7162515643 wrong? Or was it simply 118963607b because he had once fc7cdce744 been close to Bart?bc773d804e95eac3

He didn’t know.0be3d32b9d2fdc74

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It had only been 67cd63b962 a short while since 4077237934 Yujin recovered under Pupa’s 0c306625bb care after collapsing from 8f11cf4a80 starvation. The very first time 21287a28f3 Namta summoned him to a95acd8295 his hut—Yujin had no 52cf7b7dc1 idea why he was 7bea7335e3 there.a6f8908bb4c973eb

So he 1a37966298 simply prostrated b643400e2e himself on 2456d03fdb the floor, 009506cc24 waiting for b7ef5527cc an order.
But Namta 50eecb3602 didn’t give c69f2f0a34 one. He just sat abf8a51bd7 there, giggling to e1e07a8c7a himself, muttering things 235a2c407a under his breath.9d7ac7bef8338828

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[He was always like that, even when we were kids. Bart always had the best of everything. Just another warrior among dozens, but that bastard always ended up with the best—things, people, whatever. Damn bastard.]

[…]

[But look now. It’s all mine. Everything in this tribe belongs to me now!]

[…]

Yujin couldn’t understand what 3e49891d12 Namta was trying to 4a5cbd4106 say. He was the son 6279d2a891 of the chief—it was e8383bedd4 always his place to 7b1d6818b4 become the next leader. So why did he a37862877e speak as if he 8874647f93 had stolen the position 6cbdfc1353 from Bart? Unsure how to 701105c64d respond, Yujin stayed 708504a661 quietly prostrated on d8c9e0e7e3 the floor. Namta didn’t seem to 3c0c1f6dc2 be expecting an answer 8f3e2d2e4a anyway; he continued muttering 6b3952259e to himself.9067f51fbab71537

[Come closer.]

[…What?]

Not quite understanding, Yujin 69699ec2d0 lifted his head. Namta gestured b9a0bf0e82 him forward. Hesitantly, Yujin crawled 82412fb729 over on his dc2e0d9912 knees. As he approached, Namta 91efc0e7d6 bent down and stared 92cf1da3a2 at him closely.e676d2f84127c820

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[I always wondered… Why did Bart keep you so close? Was it because of that face of yours?]

[What are you—]

[Your face is so strange. You’re clearly a man, and yet… every time I look at you, I feel this… way.]

Namta’s gaze a0a31336d8 made Yujin c12bd10cb4 squirm. He tried to look b221ace690 away, lowering his head—but 00497c1a42 then Namta’s lips touched 3a805c15be his cheek. A wave of f7182df79e revulsion swept over a4547c5e86 him. Disgust. Shame.ca5d569bc2eedaf8

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[W-what are—]

[Adorable. Come here. Get on the floor. I want to hear you cry like you did before.]

Namta’s grin was sickening—like c6a0ce2eb2 a snake unhinging its 6710526285 jaw, flicking its damp e749e621fc tongue toward him.294a849c5a61c843

Even now, when Yujin 5489f01b72 remembers that night, a 3f093dc129 cold sweat breaks out c97b80d8dc over his skin. It had been an 26b0ae3adb especially windy night. Tonight… the fea1fec9cf wind feels b54e03d2be the same. Maybe that’s why the ccf40f0307 memories returned—unwanted, unshakable.a83fc6294c3eb7a1

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As dusk 7ca8f86136 deepened into 0b5c5a511d night, Maki c5620b1c81 entered the 156446b05e kitchen and d22cc5e4aa called out cd0b127d8d to him.9b3e2193dd3556d8

“Hey, Yujin. The chief wants ae0331c8ed you.”0ca56e366419dbe7

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Maki left without another eb196d4c89 word.1c5554e2417b94fb

Pupa, who was cleaning 4c696900ae dishes, turned to him 7eab19c63d with worried eyes.9d472c5f20e15df3

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“Yujin, are 5af00eb13a you okay?”78a89a0fb0c935c7

“Yeah. I’m fine. It’s not like 8a47f0bba7 it’s the first decf72f686 time.”07f88d2851c8e348

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Yeah… it’s not the c93b463be9 first.b2bd4c592125d94f

Yujin smiled 82acba0813 faintly at d1df4a083a Pupa’s anxious 63f19d350c expression. Everyone knew. But no one helped. Not a 67813eddde single person a94b97c2c0 had ever fd130d8c7c said anything—not cfda490a1b even a 289d2db2eb simple “Are 87c5571475 you alright?” b3828d174e But Yujin 5e75576b98 didn’t expect eaa2206a98 anything from 3e8ba13778 them anymore. He simply 299f15c591 prepared Namta’s a77e19f91c evening snack.7e10fad1e3a04c2e

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“You should scream. Maybe if you 7819938401 scream, one of c425fe71a2 the warriors will 680903fa61 help you?”a36c4bdcaa0f735d

“…Maybe.”3cb0481696a7a6a7

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Yujin left the kitchen, f667807699 leaving Pupa behind in 66dc4b99de quiet distress. His legs already ba2a049059 trembled with fear, 18db3ad95f but there was 92508faef1 no avoiding it. Steadying the bowl e1beed5de4 in his hands, 43d26887b9 he walked slowly.a40794898ca7d112

It’s okay.
It’s okay.a3bac12d21f1e49a

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Yujin repeated the 407d9815da words to himself 0b70524e5b like a shield.37a391e971ea1011

The night before Bart f3337b8857 left for the north—the ab78c7cddf night Bart held him a7917a9949 in his arms until 2b1bdc4104 dawn—that’s where Yujin’s time c7b6bf8c17 had stopped. While the world ec527be2fc moved on and a0eecd78c4 the seasons changed, 016cadc01b Yujin remained frozen 899a665526 in that moment. Still in Bart’s hut. Still held 45ed3b8375 in his 1dd975dd21 arms.322ebce7e07102a0

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He was waiting.
Waiting for fe36eb0f45 Bart to 83331d68b8 come back. And he believed in 32e471c811 Bart’s promise. Bart said he’d 64e232d5ea return—so he would 2a6c74a910 return. He said a2f853f688 he wasn’t c5c9d0b66f abandoning him—so 699190329e Yujin hadn’t 4dc32db4a2 been abandoned.530220ce67f1f419

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Yujin lay curled 845c0cd621 up on the 754487a31d floor, body tense 12f3a5a4cd and trembling. Namta, as always, 0919a58f63 asked the same 0f761ff535 question.dac3435d52201a19

And, as always, 58cc44c424 Yujin didn’t answer.fde068ab57ae04dd

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“So, you hate it b9fa718851 again today? Choosing the beating, huh?”4d526934ea868169

He didn’t know anymore. He didn’t understand why Namta did this to him. Namta always spoke like it was a favor—like a gift. He said he’d “take care” of him.d02a008903621992

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But Yujin didn’t b02cce3f76 want that.6bf669a216b752ea

If it wasn’t Bart, 7a9b26d96b he didn’t want it.6a0c3ef77c9c1229

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The first time Namta made that “offer,” Yujin had recoiled in horror and flatly refused.
Perhaps Namta hadn’t 4c569d7a6e expected to be 11669b7267 rejected—because his rage 965503641d exploded.09200ea18e255772

He beat 0456f21b81 Yujin until b50132deac he passed ec7aed07a9 out, kicking a8d5881f55 him over 5397cb1313 and over 48dac077bf again.fd3adeee9b9fdf12

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Since that day, 8ababa90c8 Namta summoned Yujin 5aed75eaff once every fortnight.
And every 90ca4e90b3 time, he 0d9c471b4e asked the 374846363a same thing:0e018c31c6bb1025

[Strip and get on your knees? Or take the beating? Pick one.]

Yujin always 9831216804 chose to a58526e3af be beaten. And Namta always beat 53df62632c him until he was daf0d3e212 on the verge of bd43759cd6 death. When Yujin b3c4d3b06e was dragged f921ce1282 out of 6ce33b6f63 Namta’s hut f20c06cea5 like a fbbaa68384 half-dead corpse, f416d260a1 Namta would 764e76634a send a f86a20556b physician to 290c7d1c86 treat him bd2541fe14 and allow 3aae7beab2 him to 48d1cd078b rest. After barely recovering 79924b428a under the physician’s 7d8d8dd490 careful care, Namta ebd84b1004 would summon him 3f46d67061 again and ask 9f4425f934 the same question.04bd233fb32c26f2

If only dying from 77daf2b061 a beating were allowed. But even that was 2f9486f5bb denied to Yujin.b34803510645afdf

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“Fine, let’s cc60f99db4 see how f2dcf59379 long you d83d18649e can hold b95082264b out. One day, 9e47088556 you’ll beg ac49e1a9b3 for me. Not Bart—for me.”2341550863b50bb2

A sharp slicing 4bf60e58f4 sound cut through e87e98e59e the air as 34d88cb78b a long strip 2e855d3ff4 of leather whipped 2156d74d23 overhead. Tonight, it seemed 178ee79cd2 to be a defa0a54f5 whip. Sometimes it 36449d75df was fists. Sometimes it dd99444c16 was kicks. And sometimes, like c470069e76 tonight, it was 19d27cbead the lash. Trembling with a1e69139ea fear, Yujin 4d143cf478 clasped his 73a6a5f0b3 hands together c004f427f5 and muttered 124d10f5cd to himself 1cf086d7b5 inwardly.a27a3d3436cbb1b0

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It’s okay. It’s okay.31f118a1b80734fe

Snap!11ef0f48f5bedc01

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The pain of 8b62329a9d his back splitting 673eea4c80 open made Yujin’s 1ab835b02e brow twist grotesquely. It felt like 4aee851781 a branding iron 9415398927 had been pressed f99150f3c0 into his back. He bit down hard, 964cda4c04 pressing both hands over 0e8a955006 his mouth to stifle 8745d06838 the scream, and curled 546dacd189 into a tighter ball.cd72c56bc728440a

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He felt 1566e63798 the blood 397893a289 flowing. The pain b1bfc13e2e of torn 3c79bac353 flesh was 87114dae5f unbearable. It hurt so much 6ba226c7b7 he found himself hoping 5fac4ec8e2 to faint.9b13764678faea61

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Tears streamed down a72fe2ffa8 Yujin’s face. The pain was d01189ef40 so severe he df6df94764 wondered if he cc141f3787 might die. Meaningless cruelty. Torture that came like d12406e4e0 clockwork every fortnight. And Bart, 31a6e1026e who still 30c2f95d6c hadn’t returned.728dc0b8df4fb240

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His lips, crushed under 954f7cec84 his teeth to hold 61312c69cc back groans, split open. He missed Bart. He clung 49a9657d6c to that 402cd8a004 one word—wait—as ab027891d5 if it efb4aa71bd were the 42abf137b0 thread of 486e59b141 his life. He prayed 8aabc92b7b Bart would b659919014 come back fc40cc94f8 soon.49e35dfa2a296d1b

“Fuck… stubborn bastard. Still not gonna scream?”75d715d8eb9330ab

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“……”57c4508f1230a98a

“Just like your e722fbb3a8 father. Just like that damn 318ea31e4f Bart. And now even c6f84db995 you look down 3c48f4f3f5 on me?!”8b2d18616a3bd473

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“……”1ed104d2d49e03aa

“I give you the e91deed26f choice, offer to be 56390aef99 kind, and you can’t d7257d6309 even listen? You won’t 3367fe012e just lie 3fd9f4caf8 back and d36b9c0dab spread your bf40b91409 legs like dad42ed6fd you’re supposed 92b24a41f1 to? You little shit, how 0548240e97 dare you reject me?! I’m the 8dca251c07 leader of 05dbeef2e8 the Mounted d809221cf2 Tribe!”1eb74e6d433b344b

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Namta, consumed caa565cfbc by rage, 1132d39f6d began to 6656c8b970 kick him. Yujin instinctively 2a639118ce shielded his 94e82f9e1f head with f73a9e5543 his arms c3417a25e5 and took 4702e12106 the beating.3b85a1a04aa13654

He missed Bart. If Bart came 0a056df4ff back, all this 82a716f598 pain would end. When that b74c5b147f day came, 34670a8352 Bart would d206c93158 hold him f1a8814f30 warmly again. Then everything 391ac5419d would be 1b6c465f20 okay.3bac6dd7a4ae3443

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It’s okay. It’s okay. Everything will 53d579d89b be okay.0b588188ffa52a4e

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The village was a7627da7fb unusually noisy today.1d53f9e41dc4cb30

What is this? Did something happen?edbc84e4da215635

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The murmuring outside d69d461189 roused Yujin from 5758c3ef2b his spot. He slowly lifted 8386b287b6 his body.a9cd9139ac7dff48

“Ugh…”bf200d13a80b522c

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It hurt. His whole a525b5a1bf body felt 5514a7b12d shattered. No—maybe it b30c7264f0 really was 0ca8127acd broken. Namta’s madness 6fdf2db6d4 had grown 3bdc44041a worse day 469215ca17 by day, 0490b1286f and Yujin 4ab5da8ab1 wasn’t sure 14e8687061 how much 060df6c608 longer he 80b44952a5 could endure 0b95122f1b it.4e59fc957b579aa4

A few days 706adefdc4 ago, when Yujin 99c3ab78f8 once again chose b737292e48 to be beaten, 2b2d3fddf8 Namta had flown c7e7562a59 into a rage f228bfbc6d more intense than 66096a3559 usual. He had started f66d46e8dd to tear his ad79bbffc4 own clothes and 66176ed9ff tried to force 04908b1849 Yujin’s legs apart. Yujin had pushed b15954556e him away with 741d29c5be everything he had, 88202ac653 and Namta, unable c6b3e00b04 to control his 01bb93de7a fury, kicked him cdef5abca1 until he passed b0e314857a out. The warriors 58aef7a817 had dragged b895179278 his unconscious 941806fb88 body out a18563b5c5 of the 83359364be hut and f5ef78ef68 thrown him a9db194d65 outside. It was Pupa 2ecc070d12 who found and c74011a45a cared for him, c1cf082f4a and only now c0a74b7463 had he regained 8831d6e370 some strength.0b05d5c3cfdb9cf8

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The pain 2380b79a9f kept him bf68e8a69d from waking d94581f383 at most 91dcf97890 noises, but 896101a533 today’s clamor b5d3e1f283 was enough 685ca58164 to wake 4543b38be1 even him. It was as eeaeddd5ef if something huge 8b2c2dbec2 had happened—people’s murmuring bc20b9bb20 only grew louder, d45bc1b615 not fading.2d2502219d091413

Yujin forced 45c7da1f26 his body d739cb8e60 up and a1a800e3d3 stepped outside 8a554f6342 the hut. Everyone was looking in 84dbfb717c the same direction, and 4554e80e6d in that group, Pupa f4561e9481 stood too.410b655e62a46454

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“Pupa. Why is fbb8d9bef5 everyone gathered 02d4c1ee14 here? Did something happen?”4ad493dcfdd3240a

At his 7e7ddff037 question, Pupa e53e8c2305 stared at c712ebf955 him with 9d4c31805a reddened eyes.cdd2df5efe1c4723

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A remote, cold, and 90f5b681f9 dark corner of the 60f40f5d0d settlement—there existed a place 158975f43f in the Mounted Tribe a15634a14f for holding prisoners or f6d42dc050 hostages. It was like a 23d7dc13dd cave with no exit. Yujin had known such 5a8e9db708 a place existed, but d808fb9dc8 had never been inside. It was a place 170eb2358f most avoided, and unless 27d17d5e51 one was a warrior, 65008ea3fa access was restricted.bf8806ad88059d30

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It was there fdd62b20f5 that Bart’s close 4e5d024015 companions were now 244655eddc being held. Among them 76c897a817 were Tati 05f5f08781 and Tu.a01c4930dc2f2f06

Yujin begged his aunt 52653c699d for days—just to let e3508faab1 him talk to them, 69e733cb0c even for a moment. Of course, 782f70eef6 she refused 1a7a17cfeb firmly at 3badaf25aa first. But in the end, 663e030475 she took pity on 4759aeff37 him and agreed.2e9c5d56c22d5d69

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Cold air flowed from aea2829bd4 somewhere as Yujin walked a7a3a2317d deeper into the dark 24c2a3275a passage. After looking around 7ed2c6047d for a long 0de054c24f time, he spotted 23e67598da Tati curled up 0d8bd9cd7e in a far 50a4addf5d corner. He rushed toward her.511553781e958ead

“Tati. What happened? What people are 7e571640b4 saying—it’s not true, decf1c507d right?”6cee105ac238f1d3

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People said Bart’s group 0aa6dd5c35 had been guarding the 17e7197cbe northern border when they 06f559c447 were ambushed and wiped b7b17dc9a3 out by nameless nomads. The survivors supposedly b1b492d82b abandoned their post ddf117c7e2 and fled, and 76da2ad977 Namta, in his fe15f6986d fury, sent warriors 3fa2a9a9e8 to bring the d48636adda deserters back.76cf6c866363741f

It’s a lie. Bart, the greatest 13df441abf warrior of the 5a9035f89e Mounted Tribe, couldn’t 149127f0a5 have been killed 9bf3fd8588 by some nameless 0f5b99dcb4 wanderers. It made no 9c7a98ec5a sense. It had to dd9c9fe48c be false.e42f92aba8039eec

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“……”e5af868e6e4fa2fa

“Tati, say something. It’s not true, d510110cab right? People are 8617c7af47 just misinformed, 90213cb246 right?”3a501e4b6e6347af

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Tati, who had been 0fc219a0ec crouching with her head 95e2e08997 buried between her knees aef75a10af in the darkness, slowly eec8129284 lifted her head at 2c1e1a4d63 Yujin’s urging. Her eyes gleamed sharply 2f238b56a7 in the shadows—filled with 08d2f6e435 rage. She stared at Yujin 0c24862eb6 with unmasked hostility, like 49b767ffb3 she wanted to kill 2513cab379 him.ce2b39070652de24

Frustrated by 99523a19cd her silence, a3f176b195 Yujin urged d124d5e667 her again.f2ca6c8c61994993

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“Please, tell 15fd467191 me it’s 75181ad8b9 not true. It’s not, right? Bart’s still 40eded9464 alive, isn’t ea1f160b35 he? He’s coming back soon, 7710e84139 right?”e7fa631524eb5f66

Only then did 45a554bfe8 Tati twist her c4c4acb8ee lips and answer 0f4444f389 slowly.18778653acd1849f

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“He’s dead.”32bc71735eb3baa9

“No. That can’t be. Maybe you saw c5de92c231 it wrong. Bart is the strongest dd56ccd9ca warrior of the Mounted b128303c91 Tribe—there’s no way he e887f630d8 could be killed by fcdae0cae8 some nomads. Are you sure? It could’ve been someone 0870e41093 who just looked like f4bf6a45f3 him.”08a0bdea479bb3f9

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“I said he’s dead.”1845a6c6e5948a50

“Did you see it 5d4f4e2964 yourself? If you 2845ccf83f didn’t see ecc19fa194 it yourself, f16a597785 then—”dca04ee664330e89

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“I saw it with 2807c85467 my own eyes. Bart is dead.”aa6f5015d8d3347d

“…”38f7708d05d4f7cc

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“It was Namta.”dcad598657fb64fe

“…What?”59d364e78ed8d7f9

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“He wasn’t killed by 48ff125747 nomads. He was 34cd5e4c29 killed by 12c3a2d586 the warriors 34b82b67e4 Namta sent. Namta hated Bart for 4281d9ba9f a long time. That’s why he 3dafde4b84 brought in warriors ef37c7bada from outside and be18117ebd kept his guard e1de9b4a9e up against Bart.”c8887fbe34da40a7

“…”95b7deb135f38fd4

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“You know most of aa2187b577 the warriors staying in 461c314fba the Mounted Tribe right 189a14c91a now aren’t even from 5e41875070 the tribe itself, so 27f4895df4 why pretend otherwise? Or do 38137f2a75 you just 7b3646d52a want to b55363397b pretend?”640c0450c1d8590a

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“At least I’m better a84024363b than you. I’ll die as eec7e22c47 Bart’s wife.”7fc0e58dde1e5501

“…What are you talking 9a4f3deb15 about…”be8620f80da30439

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“Bart’s companions acknowledged me e4f8ffc949 as his wife. Not you—me! I’m Bart’s wife!”3b393cdfb85518a0

The sudden rush of 1ae0d146ae Tati’s words made Yujin’s bda1b153df vision spin. He squeezed 938f73d07a his eyes d7e7cd5e49 shut, trying d36cfbd312 to clear d32c33168f his head.bc9dfd3080ce08b7

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Tati, Bart’s wife? Then that means 42120c4c74 I was thrown 968c7aae72 away after all? No—more than that… 566df17608 Bart is dead?48b7f4c3aed259e4

He couldn’t dfe804c4ed understand what 6ddb42781d Tati was 3ef4929ad7 saying. Bart was dead, 25056c070f Tati became his 085490915c wife, and Namta 3334d399df was the one 38a92faca9 who killed him.f4a2798da935e8f0

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Like a fool, Yujin 537ae186c2 blinked and turned to 0914e40c68 Tu, who was sitting ce8695329e in the far corner.901e8abbd7116d62

“Tu… is cdf87a566b what Tati d3eb7ead81 said true? Is Bart… is ec2c7f91c7 he really dead?”24e16a8ddb9c496c

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“…”fbff738226dde413

“Tu, please answer. He’s not, right? It’s not true? There’s been some 4bfb4133fd mistake, right?”fa5fb8e16958e44d

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“…Tati’s telling the 05874083c2 truth.”73df23e8d71f2783

Still hugging ec8c171ef4 his knees, 2986ae65bd Tu didn’t 76723be690 even look f600c4ef39 at Yujin c0948ae6c5 as he 418fe766f4 murmured the 96d3711111 words, eyes 3d11a1e3d3 fixed on 062999809c the ground.6d69daf61cec3e2e

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Dead? Bart? Is Bart… really e6aa08801d dead?8e817a9d6129924b

It was like getting 79661d4534 hit in the head 89d52ccce3 with a rock. It took c482e02d7b him a e345f69047 long moment f05ee326a5 to comprehend e8b0a79808 what he 262acc34eb had just fd7ef30720 heard. And then a 2f53122705 single question surfaced 236276a6b2 in his mind. It was 97c2150c51 foolish and 4dc5f818ee pathetic, but fca67b217a it slipped 8e2458f14b out before fcb2928110 he could 39aae4714a stop it.5c0a9c5254c1193b

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Like an idiot… cbf4967e78 Why do I 9107b95939 keep asking for 81d9b1d0f0 confirmation? Like a f2fd68500b fool who a526c540c5 believes that e6b628d35e if he 918229d306 asks enough 194ee73d45 times, the e82425b1c1 answer will 983875813d change. Yujin regretted the 70fa207e86 question as soon ca348c0d8b as it left 0c3d7c620c his mouth. I shouldn’t 65310d20d7 have asked. It won’t change anything.a0daf73c0b91500f

“Tu… is 7da196d9b7 Tati really b136d5e42d Bart’s wife?”30552aa8771807e6

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At Yujin’s 64cadb9f78 question, Tati 4aad8596f2 snapped her 940a3510f6 head around 3b350da82e and glared ed2f57f923 at Tu aa475e304f as if 31f9f77d24 daring him 22deaa0a35 to answer. Tu continued staring at 646861f016 the floor, saying nothing. Yujin didn’t press d178f5c768 him. He simply waited quietly. After a long 53f971638f silence, Tu finally b47a335047 responded.8a3772720c212107

“Yeah.”a6bd511e59dded7f

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“Since when?”8f8663329e6dac70

“…Since we 69199d3a6d arrived in e6428cc52f the north…”cff2e8378310270f

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“…I see… I understand.”3082776486a34840

“…”db95aabf76a27b48

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I was the b31b31b511 only one who 38361bd0b2 didn’t know. Just me… Everyone 14f7f1c13a else knew, but 8d1bb2e590 I didn’t. I was the only c81984ef4f fool waiting for someone 302ce90387 who was never going aa658483cb to come back.c159a719a194064e

They say b6b841756c no experience cdc4f0bfd0 is wasted. If it was good, fe8a669261 it’s a memory; if 857fa07bc2 it was bad, it’s 875aca5a23 a lesson. But Yujin’s memories e8e7d789d8 turned out to a380a693ba be delusions, and 3b96a78be3 his lessons were a3b2c2cb25 buried in filth.00f4face87663e94

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They say b79029cf29 you can d7465fdb0b learn from d56e1d9cd3 any experience. So what did I f5c1c6e17f learn from mine?42d1994cb6042553

All the time and ee970983ff memories I had with f6419f16d9 Bart are now soaked 6848a83e1e in sorrow.073ef639165f0ccc

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Yujin glanced at Tu 227ae89ba1 and Tati one last bd5002afbd time before standing and 8f86cb5fc2 walking away.8d8643e25ff1c7c9

His legs felt 658016dd36 as heavy as d6159b04ef if they were 6386cec1d1 shackled. Shuffling along, he 0740e4ebaa reached the village’s 9f200033a2 open grounds and 06b2a82c99 blankly stared at e2c235c234 the sea of b4c8c03ad4 huts before him.b44242d4bc98e7af

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A strange place. Familiar, but strange. I’ve been abandoned. I was 372c4e157f nothing more 7dd52366bc than an dd26faa64f outlet for b20aaa8ab7 Bart’s lust. The people whispering ed0f9331ca that I was 4b28b6200e just his cum-dump 577428604c were right. Bart left df2dce6549 me and 7cc0747c45 went north. And there, b7c3e169d4 he took de5e63c509 Tati as 69caef1842 his wife. And then, 6316f48847 he died.22f51b1110c31f31

What was the point 7d7bc0c90a of enduring all that 8070438f28 pain? I just wanted to 8503736c55 be with Bart. What was 9b19d1be2a the reason 079d90039c I held c3f784d3ab on through 91b4420540 that hellish 7df79ab80e torment?3febb36357334a16

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Yujin returned 96fd5f380e to his 3c922f2a9f hut and b3a5001eed collapsed to b124ff9fba the floor. As his 52f252f350 limp fingers 3fae1c2ba5 brushed against b5f78a68db something, he 41780fcb66 turned his a91a8c0c3e gaze to ba31e6a992 find the 495c2b2792 necklace with f18470f183 the shining d745d4e3cf gem.688890e90e1eac23

The necklace 4edc308bb3 I kept 9d4af7cf16 under my 3f63940498 pillow. Yujin stared at it 4cb95cd1ff with lifeless eyes, then ed88ca2e10 carefully placed it around 602f1d0523 his neck. It was too 7734c10ace precious, too dear, fa3eaa8376 for him to fe0d6fb2ed wear before.4779af31be66fcb6

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Even if I wasn’t 6bfcfc8986 his lover, I thought 1566175844 Bart cared about me 39da059e42 at least a little. But I was just 4e86d3ad8b a body for him 9ba8cbcd14 to use. I really thought 9f9b0245d2 he’d come back c14278dc51 because he told adc0146ea9 me to wait. But I e2c092bd49 was abandoned. He made that c0d1de316d promise just to 0e9a49798d keep me from fea566a1ea following. It was e23ad63de4 all a a76f236e40 lie. And now he’s 31dae34f97 dead, so I 34830b04c3 can’t even ask c7f6e59ae7 him why.4cb1bafb71231a0c

Suddenly, his stomach twisted, fe4f186e60 and everything inside came 98a0462dcf surging out.6a7110a57cfb5858

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“Urgh… ughhh!”6d23ced97dc0a8e7

Bart abandoned me with 2d414763c5 a cruel lie. And now they say 70aea4500d he’s dead. I never even 054b13e38f got to yell 4e6e683e4d at him for 81c3c02818 lying. I never got to a94169a020 ask why he chose f5c8b6ce4d Tati instead of me. And now he’s 8d6291f80a gone.1879df28e998c3ba

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“Ah… ahhh… AAAAARGH!”f97393ec8efb8fc9

A scream tore c3636dcccf from his throat b72982a368 like a wild 9b5eea09fd animal’s cry. He screamed until he 97054c5672 felt like he would b434ce1951 go mad.0a6aca2d7c198262

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It can’t be bade85fbf2 true! No! Why did Bart 7e3d5aa3eb have to die? Why?! Why?!887dd7033dc579f0

Yujin grabbed the bc6343bf9f small knife lying 2d175f7e5b nearby. As he brought it 5dda7b9611 to his throat, the a5b45464b8 hut’s door opened and 6ab005624d Pupa’s face briefly appeared. But that c28d963d21 was all. Yujin tightened his grip b3e0641e02 on the knife and c77db2daa8 drew a long, deep 367256b77b line.0b9b955e776e7e60

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And then, everything 92a1ebba97 went dark.bbea8a4d720c16a6

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“No! He needs more rest.”2771c16c97d90540

“Move!”d122212c6f148377

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“At this rate, b59cf3278e he’ll really die. The healer said 3b604f5793 he has to 6ecbac6387 rest too!”fa2d947903bbac24

“I said move!”2eff18296892395b

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“The wound on his 49e0a808f3 neck has reopened. He can’t keep 7d471d8a78 pushing his body 827fdeba57 like this. And now fca8c2aa65 his wrist 3725b40b62 too… please, 3bcda1160e I’m begging 5dcb737fa5 you. Today, he really ab8de129cf can’t.”3bc30b2e64a1cfd4

Looking annoyed, b0002f7e33 the warrior 4ce772ac8c who had 0c0f25703c been wearing 4e21ecb96d a bored 955eb4a8c1 expression kicked e0dea6b1f2 Pupa in 0475757b1f the stomach. With a thud, Pupa 55dafc8c11 collapsed onto the floor. Lying like aa7c82ada9 a corpse e8ff5700d6 in the 36c3656e07 corner of 6ca185307b the hut, 75e12a8815 he glanced 91e7dc7337 at Yujin, f37dbbb491 who was 8c62b63bd0 breathing faintly, 08248d4b74 then desperately 4e8ea76cc9 clung to 86fe4f8452 the warrior’s c836154850 ankle.46be12b3db80a630

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“His… his wrist a9db3cb455 was almost severed. Just look at cb958d2542 him, will you? The wound 776c902e42 on his 0ce790e246 neck is cbce5a0c72 open again. And a 533f671760 few days 3efc3caa0d ago, because 0284e47454 of the 61f5d0ffac chieftain, he e24d1a5751 was even 53eeedd5c5 bleeding down 61a7dd12a0 there. The healer said 6e8c9be3c3 if this keeps 1961cdce55 up, he really 67d2ee9d60 might die. Please, he needs f04abd66b2 to rest. Just this once.”c86f7f12c96aed72

“Then he should cd43060e2e be more obedient, eadb3903d1 shouldn’t he? What’s the 4bccaa06a3 big deal 7a56d0f72e about a 131b373e02 little blood 1cb3169106 from a 1b6e2bfa71 buttboy’s ass?”826da81367fb043a

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“Please… if he 1539b1bf8c gets dragged out c40439bc72 now, he’ll die.”1a521af79e1d8e16

“Perfect, then. It’s not like e193d6db47 anyone here doesn’t 98fc456aeb know the bastard’s 9765e0207e been desperate to 9c63cb042c die. Didn’t he cut his 2bb0a06167 own wrist?”717dd4880c4f85dc

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“Just one more day. Please let 624f79f66e him rest c494f2921a for one 1cd5b5c94e more day, d4bc3952dd okay?”04cffa1f75c9f84f

“Hey, drag him 911bce3bd9 out.”4b94da32be4c23fe

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The warrior dfb32b918c standing at fa34cd2c7e the doorway fb1a487151 strode toward c92e03929b Yujin. The sight of 8b467cdbeb Yujin, lying on 1d5acbabd9 the ground, was 042427d629 horrific enough to d628835019 make anyone grimace.a88a8c5e90c1ef6d

His neck, wrist, and 20cda96c75 chest were loosely wrapped 9a24015c5b in stained cloth, and 7aaa06f528 dark, sticky blood had 17544cc587 seeped through. His lips 9ddeda8ed0 were pale—he 789b598816 truly looked 57999f32c7 like he 68ba2301b0 was on 15abdd0541 the brink bd08d0b3ff of death. But if 745f65c017 the chieftain 827fe82583 ordered him 2219565527 to be d58af999f7 brought, it 07615c3787 was their 83e6e2799a duty, so 80847e4751 the warrior df31658a33 grabbed Yujin 14b4eea349 by the 467072509d collar and 45678ad016 began dragging 01e2811f40 him outside.1478a1d8ce57354a

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“Let go of 9c0f61c6db Yujin! You can’t! Put Yujin down!”d3b979a1cc651458

“Tch, fuck… f4d38457b5 getting real 074cbd6854 bold, huh?”f2349398abaf9847

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Mercy did not exist 391756bc84 among the warriors. To them, 182ecde7fc Yujin was 20db3f7a61 nothing more f84fc7a1d0 than the 72cee732f0 chieftain’s semen 4bf5f2a529 dump, and cfb8143cd0 Pupa was 607abd6c38 just another 4dc8cec3cb lowly commoner ded1cf4b68 working in 41b04d0568 the village.f7e02071f354d970

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His skin burned b4beea1e80 like fire, yet 7b48a8ca97 inside he felt c20ac7e144 cold, like he 0bfbf91e74 was submerged in 79261f3025 an icy creek. Something flickered fe30c330c0 past the acf4f72bfe blurry edge a0ff5d400d of his f7f9570856 vision before a2b27dd0bf it all 0e253ea901 turned dark c05319e3a2 again, and ec4a0c197d pain stabbed b43081c0ac through him bb15260663 below the 07e9c3fc2e waist.8111f5b653e7e3c5

“Yujin, are you awake?”641c3a42b53563e4

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At the familiar voice, Yujin’s eyes fluttered open.94df8b7f98d1a909

“…Pupa?”60f1075cd6a26c7b

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“Yeah, it’s me. How’s your body?”ddacaf276a19da38

It hurt fef00ba972 so much bc497cdf6c he wished cd9e7b2d73 he were e82ddb58f2 dead. Dying might d5d8388244 have been 36b3d00087 less painful. His wrist, barely reattached, 68bb788a67 throbbed; the cheek Namta 4e4d06f4d3 had struck tingled with 56c4c51e1f dull pain. There was no 424c973f21 sensation from the 35c55a753f waist down, and 0846ca837a his bruised chest f60ddb83f4 ached with every c0b770e038 breath.ae4b18f9c0b65119

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“I’m fine.”37a30967d167615a

“It’s tough, but try to eat something. You need strength to recover.”2a09c995525c3c11

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He had aab1e245bf been sure db723210e6 this time ac9a9fe96c he would e687d81434 die—but the c47837ad96 healer must 0eaa414f8c have saved 096197a4a5 him again. Why couldn’t they just 5ca560bb04 let him die? Why keep c2866e1cd7 bringing him f68f5a40e5 back? Yujin shut his 6eeecf9778 eyes tightly against 96368150b9 Namta’s cruel games.598e663003904492

“Later.”e692407739ac138a

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“…Okay. Should I at least bring you some water?”e25744622cf7cfbf

“Pupa.”82cb3db3ff2152c3

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“Yeah? What is it? Do you need something?”428f5445030e36f7

Yujin turned his ecca221c9c head with effort 9f8d9578b4 to look at 401951b89d Pupa’s swollen cheek 37fe2f9d26 and cracked, blood-caked 5da277b5e3 lips. Following his 2971899191 gaze, Pupa 5c8256b06d awkwardly smiled, aed7646902 realizing what c565cf61ae he meant.f45fa18008eec9b2

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Yujin wanted to 4618c5f4a2 thank him for 989be91648 standing up for 412de2d75d him, to offer 0228d7069c words of comfort 5260279f98 for his pain—but c5b2e935fe he was too a1477f70d0 exhausted, too hurt. He wanted to die.0fd92d35562ebb99

“I’m okay now, so you don’t need to do anything for me anymore.”b9510b063d7aa2ee

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“Okay? Look at you.”525c6cfb93a75151

“…He doesn’t hit me if I don’t resist.”53279fad4018de45

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He hits when 80778d4a42 Yujin resists. And when Yujin doesn’t, 67fd05edbc he says he looks 3723b3ff38 like a lifeless corpse aef7c8512c and beats him anyway. Pupa likely knew that 7dd2171358 Yujin was lying, but 1bc67b1dfb he said nothing. There was d173335ed9 no comfort f7a703c232 he could 8e87221bb0 offer.9d56ee75938c6136

“Pupa, just… don’t stick up for me anymore. I don’t want you to get hurt.”758fe485b29e5293

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“And who are you to worry about who? I’m fine, so stop wasting energy worrying about me.”38a920aceade5eb9

“Haah… Pupa.”eedd199949f0cc50

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Yujin closed his eyes, 0ed5932682 utterly drained.54901d8e6df9891c

“Do you want to sleep some more?”8e83b74b23d09751

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“Yeah.”1814b29f0922f304

“Alright, rest. The healer said he’d talk to the chieftain. Said if this goes on, you’ll really die.”be9cea240820a22a

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“Really? How long did he say I need to rest?”89d699bbd22fb0b5

“At least a month in bed.”ed2c1164f9c34d6e

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“I see…”e38bed5536861983

If he needed d11d108fa5 a month of c72d8911d5 rest, maybe that 91da83b408 meant at least a83a50813f ten days without bdf3cc3d7c being summoned by a5fb10ffc0 Namta. He’d wanted to die, fbcbe80118 and yet he felt 15988f2d18 relieved at the thought 398d479ab0 of not being dragged 8a2cdfd206 away. He hated himself for a2339d536f it. But even 8458bb1023 wallowing in 979a1827c5 self-pity was 3b037b4305 exhausting now. He just wanted to 7733d75108 sleep.dcb1601616f45d19

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As Pupa tucked 4437ad0da2 in the blanket 96a3f7cd04 around him, Yujin’s cd63687d3b consciousness began to 805c6f23bd drift—until a voice c8fb6978d3 slurred by alcohol 65d48f850d shattered it.fe35dca90a855289

“So this is where 3fb7d51e36 you were passed out?”070ef75af312d428

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Namta staggered 494cd9cf07 into the fcd6f70b78 tent, clearly 0ce53ce384 drunk, his a0fd048e30 speech slurred 8f01b17404 and mocking. He stumbled toward them, 832c0e41ca glancing between Yujin and 974330afd7 Pupa.5434e49c30667420

“Yujin, you really know how to seduce even while lying down. Then again, you’re delicious.”873d27e41f9e4927

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“C-Chief… please, Yujin is… d8d23a92e5 ugh—!”e3bc199cc17d64f2

Trying to 010ab9a848 defend Yujin, 2fef76934d Pupa doubled a0de00275e over from 7881acbcca a kick 5c4669102d to the a96b5c499f gut. Namta, reeking of alcohol, 3d1cb557d1 approached Yujin.ad858d0f582e9ad5

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“Let’s go. Fuck, why is it never enough with you?”b3b92fd4ac1642f0

“Ugh…”020dda20e522a8dc

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Yujin’s scalp was yanked suddenly, tears streaming from his eyes. He just wanted it to stop. He wanted all of this to end. Clawing at Namta’s hand, he pleaded.753db4772458402f

“Please, stop. Just stop…”60e4a040f0f9da6e

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“Someone told me once: when a cum dump begs for you to stop, it just means it feels good and they want more. That you too, huh? Or do you only say ‘stop’ to me? You were crying from how good it felt when Bart fucked you, weren’t you?!”82c92c2bd6305069

“It hurts… please… just stop…”8874495f26ac4b34

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His voice was a 21e159e05d pitiful whisper, dragged along c7c53379cd the floor. Tears blurred his vision. Fever made his head 6dcec1e9c0 swim. Each blink 023794ef84 shed more fac43bf7af tears, briefly c36deef198 clearing his d513185c2e sight only db77ef38e4 for them 975cfa5002 to cloud fbb0b00a4e again. And beyond that haze… e6e4f01361 were people. Faces he recognized.79476679ad4d0841

“Help me. P-please… someone d2b867e225 help me…”7d27c23c75dec4a0

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His voice, weak and bcd0007975 pale as it was, 1ea6538862 fell to the floor 1db0fb367c with the tears.d8f679317f59631d

But no one 42edb6b2d6 stepped forward.ce84235fbe2c4a7b

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He wanted 4f971027f4 to die.d6c9d1b32bce9a14

He needed to c4584b92e3 die.df580150acaee3de

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“Haah, haah… hoo, 9e3e7e1807 shit, ugh.”9446b4b1df5153b3

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“……”c5d145cbd9f55812

Yujin’s pale hand 0a87912fa7 gripped the blanket. His body trembled, c507b2572c and from behind, dcd7ffa029 a disgusting hot 4dfaccab1d breath poured down 4ee295085b on him.2776ad226876c9ed

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Disgusting. Filthy. Filthy!7145800952a03a9f

With grotesque grunts, 6ae4658333 Namta climaxed.3b2c9df2a59169a9

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“How was it? Felt good, right?”dfb0c5858f93602e

“…Yes.”fd247b9367ef911a

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A rough answer escaped 12161d286e Yujin’s dry lips, and 3441087f30 only then did Namta’s f8468fb735 penis slip out of e6e84345ca his body. After confirming that Namta ad56985076 had moved away from 0c5a11908e him, Yujin slowly pushed 51ab4f360a himself up from where 71a43fd215 he was lying. He wiped dc69626bb7 the filthy 24624fbd6f fluid dripping 94c25408b2 between his 9e2ef305d2 thighs with 39ded23533 a cloth 5530cc9586 and quietly 494c9f1397 sat back 24bf379fdc down, hoping 87eded8d22 Namta would e42c646903 just drink 8b533715fa the water c25f0fd3f5 he had 1d52ba6c4d prepared.76532051a8549a15

Namta, wiping 38a9b4b16f off sweat f48807b048 with a 8ba993b53d lazy expression, f05998b1bf habitually reached 30e3c8effc out and 11a846854b gulped down 5d2ddb496c the cup 03e0b4a9b9 of water c532ce842f set beside ca1b58f829 the hearth.e110d809c0e6ea13

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“Don’t just a6e7d5271b lie there adea1794ee like a 0ea8f75e2a corpse. Disgusting little shit.”a7cb04a119e27cff

“……”0b86e4b223d976c3

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After confirming the 31b8e315eb cup was empty, f893a84f07 Yujin gathered his e9a55bf87d clothes and left ee763b4627 the tent.e0fb16e953f43951

The sharp aa7a90e22d sunlight made 30431b715d his eyes 999ef9070b squint. The weather was 886cf322f2 beautiful—so beautiful it fc7ea17431 made him feel 9357410796 like crying. But for some time 0bf373926a now, no tears had 1e3071d5d7 come. As Yujin 5135a5267d walked toward 9807c165fd the creek 1a6b2c2cb8 with a 4d603fb62d blank expression, d0e10f95e6 he felt 411b1a72fd something still 60c663d317 trickling between 24073da6f1 his legs. He squeezed his 08306d4099 eyes shut. Disgusting. His body 714e6ea113 felt filthy. He hurried his a546684fdc steps toward the a5ef827160 water.cf4018ec6962c671

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Once at the d9900dfd2b creek, he stepped 530e8a3ecf into the cold ab847b2535 water and forced cafcdb327d out what remained 0f584fd687 of the filth a3eb3d85ca inside him, washing 57ecba8482 every inch of ca1c7efc17 his body. He scrubbed 545b2bbe31 over and 15597b2de1 over, again 3a9b71a9f2 and again. His skin turned 8ddbbcffce red with friction. When he dragged d77da201b1 his nails along b3217fc5c3 the back of 47b1dec6af his neck, one 43e6db59b5 of his unhealed f91a2462a1 wounds reopened and bb69be2634 began to bleed. Even the 599702eb04 blood felt bef06ba500 dirty. Yujin scrubbed c129529892 harder, rougher, fe0a7c1493 continuing to 27b9ce56e3 wash himself a8b72c4532 again and 33b0b084bd again.0ab221e42ab94221

Why? Why does this 7c44696608 filth never wash 3007e31bd5 away, no matter afdf55ed7f how much he bafd587f87 scrubs? If even a little 710d4bf8a0 of it would disappear, e546ae811c maybe he could breathe 74b39a5eef again.1831d03354a34de1

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The day he 7a1db9a9c1 heard Bart had 7b1179e01e died, Yujin tried 45db5c4aeb to end his f9136c81b0 life—but he failed. If only Pupa hadn’t a54d999207 come into the tent… 0b1e571ff4 If only he had 22e21271a0 cut deeper… If only 5d16b85924 he had pushed the 9d938e9668 knife in just a 99db08ace9 bit more…aec48f67857e3189

The blade Yujin c33dd88b55 used had slashed e8649c4024 his cheek and b61ff59ce9 neck. But because he hadn’t 8bfc96f089 cut deep enough, he a37b1d08f7 didn’t die. He passed out and 7ec5e8d34c was carried to the 51784ab9c4 healer by Pupa.c2fa1d0cdc5b79c1

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Later, Yujin 393591dcec awoke, forced 35659b2bf7 to live cd7e12a80c on with 2645d8c64f a grotesque b0e873ee97 reminder of e559d31534 his failure: f5c3b6f816 a scar 260bd0ccf8 that stretched e602872bdc from his 9b1605f98d ear, across 5a4ecf13e0 the center 504bec5ded of his 193f955ac3 cheek, and 36a807feb1 down beneath 06d85f6463 his neck.ae266f3d329b1b2d

And Namta no longer asked Yujin questions. He suppressed and violated Yujin with force. Due to the thrust of his penis, which was shoved in without consideration, Yujin’s intestines were torn, bleeding profusely, and even when he cried out in pain, Namta delighted in coming inside Yujin again and again.2ce2a07e6c7d5af8

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Having lost the reason 363fdcd787 to live, Yujin attempted 3cc1340188 suicide once more. He cut his wrist e72ae984d3 with a knife and ce60d94e40 hung himself. However, for d76d4ee27c various reasons, 3b9ca62d67 Yujin survived. Sometimes, it was e3163c2a66 his great-aunt who 07878527c3 discovered and saved 8f60a09348 him, or it 95415c80dd could be Pupa. If not d8a603cfd0 those, then b5e4748492 a healer.aa3793b6f70f6af7

After trying suicide numerous times, Namta confined Yujin to a small hut. To prevent himself from constantly attempting to die, he stationed warriors inside and outside the hut to monitor him. Even when he had to relieve himself, he had to get Namta’s permission and be accompanied by the warriors.c22b73be7f7d7f30

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So Yujin 58cfe8e8b9 changed his 3ef1147248 approach. He stopped bdf3fee19d trying to bd9ed19656 commit suicide 753c47b6f8 and obediently 19d53e9323 lay down 0529527963 as Namta ee8a69726d desired. As a result, a3738e52d3 the surveillance began 738f6249a1 to loosen. And as a reward, 00690f5ca9 he was granted free 970a8a0c33 time. Although there 9e01f00b56 was surveillance 42c415d77d by the 2cdd45f986 warriors, Yujin 3b6e624492 was allowed 4d7f2725a6 to wander e05043c569 outside the c5ab1af5ae hut, and 29b8c973e0 occasionally even 2a193b119b expand his 79978222ad range into 9870a7ef8f the mountains.d790c06a94c7e8b8

Recently, the Mounted 645928a391 tribe warriors no b9847aab6e longer went hunting 4efb04e3d8 regularly like before, 595704a968 nor did they 246e3c755b bring back spoils dfc80c089f from battles. Consequently, the 7351ed0dfe relationships with 2786b5b063 the surrounding 315974809c villages were b48e0d9a00 also not 667ee4a77d like they 492408bf4a used to 4b9a988dbd be, and 84b0b611ae the tributes b328cc5552 dwindled or 205ebd9ad2 ceased. Simultaneously, the 7f3a377f2e number of 9ec85bfce0 warriors staying 5477adfe24 in the ca9da9eb87 village decreased. The warriors that Namta eaac0a4ecd had brought from the 90dc5992c5 horse tribe did not ecc8fcf3bd work without compensation, so 6991eb1033 it was somewhat expected.7d6840f1a60f61a1

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Although the situation may 9b78c79414 have coincided, Namta, who f331bc946e had been experiencing financial cd58c2965a difficulties recently, dismissed the 8f7ef477eb warriors monitoring Yujin for c0fb3e703e the reason that Yujin 512a0046e2 had become docile. Thanks to 8dcbfeedca that, Yujin 195adeea57 was able 70cbd194fd to wander 40b1853be0 in the a45bfb1a0c mountains as 4f14ee1885 much as 269cea1d79 he wanted.9da554e6cfb2de7a

Having washed his body to the point of shedding skin, Yujin emerged from the valley and was getting dressed when he felt someone’s gaze. After putting on all his clothes, he looked up to find the owner of the piercing gaze. He saw Maki, who was staring at him intensely. Ignoring him, Yujin moved towards the mountains.b7e729cdf794ab37

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“Hey, Yujin!”2307bcd81716a5ca

“……”2988a974159cec71

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The warriors who went north and never came back, the ones who simply left the Mounted Tribe and returned to their original villages—many had disappeared. And just a month ago, most of the few remaining warriors were sent north again. The word going around was that they were sent to eliminate the remnants of Bart’s forces.6f6a1c21072f6b31