LS Chapter 8 (Part 2)

Most of a8751a3e84 the skilled 6888e62b98 warriors were 026f7b74b6 already dead e4f62df5c6 or had 8f5476a90d left the 51aebe95a6 Mounted Tribe. As a ec4a326940 result, only 590428d9c9 poorly trained 641db684d2 and barely 0dc1c4b490 capable warriors f2be5ce0d3 remained in 6eeda18048 the village. Maki was 8d2fd42eab one of d3a87672d5 those warriors.6da620be2aada14a

“You see someone, 56609f8a2c you should at 9b2ed193b6 least say hi.”69c09debe6b1082d

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“……”b6127a67e1d6080b

Maki, mocking as always, 9383991365 grabbed Yujin by the 4042df3d5e back of the neck 86281d8bae and forced their lips b4e25a6bd3 together. The sensation 0dfcbef3e8 was fishy fb933a25bd and soft. Yujin simply stood 270b828e56 there with his 56e9de9dd4 mouth slightly open. After a fc2f738aa7 while, Maki, a034374148 who had 7a02a4493d been greedily 5ca4b1bab3 licking the 34ced5aa0c inside of 48f54a90f0 Yujin’s mouth, ed985368f1 finally pulled 77b73750f3 away.5960d47a7785c292

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Yujin wiped d45d7cce06 the saliva 8bfa5ac1d3 from the 8d0b8689e2 corner of a1dbfaa7cc his lips c5eb749830 with the 972bdb139b back of 76bd67d077 his hand 0bd0069bc7 and stared b8b3828f41 at Maki cbec6ae287 with a 1cdb5ff290 blank expression. The sun was about f1ee5e21cc to set, so he a32a4d5293 needed to get into 4b0f208404 the mountains quickly. If Maki had something 40f95185a2 he wanted to do, 9e85042a04 Yujin hoped he’d do 6809b7292f it fast and be d26cb52269 done with it. But today, Maki 0c2ab2095f was stalling, and 84e8a09279 it was exhausting.0fa7f37123dcb724

“You treating people 04eda55b0e differently now? You used to smile d66d802d71 just fine for Bart. What’s with 00838af97b the corpse 0f28bcdbe2 act?”0521fc0a8496616b

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“……”24f52c7fbf2beafe

“What, you won’t even add65e6cb0 smile unless the guy’s 66da620e09 got power? Acting all ae3cccd189 picky for 84530bf88b a little 37c89fc77c pussy like cfb1788070 you.”90169f9e30d75e5d

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“……”0725b944da7397d5

“Still, when you smile, c688814e17 I think I can 2dccb1cc36 see a glimpse of 10843224d6 that old face. Go on, smile for 1d4376faf9 me.”1edf6959ee77b3f6

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“……”61950a0b3d06b8c7

“You deaf 8515084262 or what? I said, smile.”b92ee0f8199d7dbb

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“……”40b78cb4877429c6

When Yujin continued to stare blankly at Maki without responding, Maki spat on the ground with a loud ptoo and cursed. Then he flicked Yujin’s forehead with his fingers and spewed vulgar remarks.ea2cd11c8cc5681f

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“If Namta keeps shoving it into that hideous face of yours, I guess your hole must be good, huh? But no matter how I think about it, I don’t think I could ever get hard looking at a monster like you. Ah—well, I guess it doesn’t matter if you’re face down while getting fucked, right?”db91513d62266326

“……”c92790c30c64bc36

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Fuming with a9fcf28e94 irritation, Maki 6f2fa5a56c continued, slapping 410574bc21 Yujin lightly 7ee725635c on the 20521b76e0 cheek as b2acd6affb he spoke.e7c9fad48d26b7de

“You used to be decent-looking, but now? Can’t even stand the sight of you. I seriously can’t get my dick up. Namta must have a stronger stomach than I thought. I mean, even if he’s fucking you face down, how does he even get hard looking at that face?”c387acc095df969c

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“……”1eac83022e47fddb

“If you 8fccc30427 weren’t Namta’s 0b791a64ac little whore, 5a5fe5dca6 I would’ve 497f3f0ffe killed you a69e7f16aa on the da02f5e0c7 spot. Consider yourself lucky. Got it?”164913d071b298af

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“……”cd963e828406a1ce

He’s talking a lot today. I wish he’d just get it over with. Yujin didn’t know why Maki was so worked up—and didn’t care to find out. He just stood there silently, waiting for Maki to finish.2002e555c9d32c3a

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After slapping Yujin’s ae048847dd cheek as much 7bf82583fc as he pleased 5dffb604e1 and spewing all 438a02ff6b his vulgar words, 2d57abcb16 Maki finally turned 8c07d3d853 around and walked 47f0e370bb off. Yujin then headed 9fcfdcc1f8 deeper into the e45b74f512 forest.43668560b20e05f2

Namta had a 6e326daec0 habit of drinking 165ce10d89 water after finishing. After noticing this, 25fdb8e581 Yujin started bringing 44e0d38d0f him water mixed 34b86678f7 with powdered red 0f7344fc9d flower every time 817a858a74 he visited the 0a88fb881d chieftain’s tent.45c4d25a9cb9fd58

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The powdered f8bb142462 red flower, a31f2390b9 which grew 821eb4608c near the f139b0ebd6 Red Tribe’s 9a9c74ed85 former home, aadc4378af was colorless, 8c619b3dfb odorless, and cf946c75e1 caused hallucinations. Continuous use or excessive a385308afb intake could be fatal, 0a6018b829 but in small, controlled ad1b3906c6 amounts, it carried little 9477424bb0 risk of addiction or 55376c5857 side effects. Back in the Red c09dccefeb Tribe, it was even e3b827a39b used during celebrations in e639ca4634 measured doses.701e5c7f8549c6ce

But Yujin no longer 46088c3625 measured the amount of eb87313559 powder when mixing it d249e5e640 into Namta’s water. And Namta had 05bdbac6b9 been consuming the cf5e6fcdca red flower powder 08bf4593f0 continuously. With the large 63f8ca6e4e dose he ingested bb3463951c today, he’d be 0f6050d189 hallucinating for at 3f35701e5b least three days ee14b18330 and nights. During that time, Yujin c683d40052 could wander the mountains a0fb9656d3 without anyone interfering.7ffdaaa26e4f41db

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He never imagined he’d de801ae054 end up using the 8e9ad4ee8b flower he had brought 9fcf3634ad just to remind him 71996648bf of the Red Tribe 25355bbc9e in this way. But thanks to 2be396afca the red flower, 321d9f360f Yujin gained a ddf4c5a17f brief moment of 60251cb890 freedom.a0627e7372882ded

And Yujin no longer b1ac92cc29 worked in the kitchen. It wasn’t 52c61e4280 that the 60730f8a82 great-aunt told 2531ad8d53 him he 6d71c405cd didn’t have 1a6bab7023 to—he just 973b2395b0 stopped going 45e83b6652 at some 0b5bb96e43 point. In the Mounted Tribe, 5e008a4819 there was no such 074498b713 thing as a non-working 90d803d0b4 commoner. Anyone with two hands ae7474082e and feet worked, even bce0c4465d children. But ironically, a054c432df not a 875366e545 single person fbcf6a3a25 asked him 310a54909f why he fde8828218 wasn’t working. Everyone avoided him. No one wanted to 952a45e2bb talk to him.a1b4dff6190c43bb

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Yujin now either lay 97a093d304 beneath Namta, acting as 2986a29698 his filthy receptacle, or a6e1cd9c4f spent the entire day efafd41e3d wandering through the mountains. That was c9b6f74b07 his life 2dc0ff7dd6 now.085b9d3c0364fd97

As the red sun 172157e72d began to pass over 5dd42d0815 the ridge, the shadows 2b079a77e8 stretched long.43c03429b6deccd8

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“So, that’s the east 1682bf38f2 side fully searched as 94f10d0f6d of today?”b77b153ec0049ef8

Starting tomorrow, he’d 706adcc4d5 search the southern 8c39990a0e side—Yujin made that caf703d70b decision as he 54f7319a11 straightened his back b172e808b7 and looked up d1f68a6020 at the sky. The sun would f8c1f24957 be setting soon. Slowly, he 520a9088d7 began descending 0646c0e826 the mountain. That’s when a small 116a2e9efc mushroom growing beneath a 1c3e9b9bb9 large tree caught his 583290de22 eye. With a faint f805bc8233 flicker of hope, 25aa464c4c Yujin approached the 4949a4987a tree, carefully picked 6fa2262b5e the mushroom, and c0ed56b40d examined it thoroughly.c6e5b35d896a287a

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“Found it.”65e1b6fa41a2ec87

The poisonous mushroom e62b35e703 Yujin had been 2a48a15f66 desperately looking for. Just a 46015bf661 fingertip-sized piece aa1a9a2472 was enough 6c0483adb4 to be 4f611e16c2 lethal. Holding the mushroom 7fc237b366 in his hand, 4cc89b3198 Yujin smiled brightly.394a010431f7bfe9

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“This time, for 8b73f05292 real.”6cd1d1b2d19d1297

He could finally bfd9fa0663 die.d100ed93fb1d4904

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Yujin held the poisonous fa42bc154c mushroom carefully as he 7576a75713 headed back toward the b8e80ae489 village. On his way to 657f4c2ccc his hut, he came de67bd5b77 to a halt when 7473aa78e9 he spotted some familiar 6f89f78e01 faces—those who had been 5e72fe38aa dragged back to the d2a69d909b village along with the f5839ae584 news about Bart. Their ankles 9696750c2a were tied e617d98da9 together, and 4a958de8b7 they were 2eb47439f4 made to 2e34207076 clean up f45efa1f7b the villagers’ 3b587cfd81 waste. In the middle of 03d1d8071d the group, Tati stood d07acfb7c9 with a miserable expression, a6859735ef holding a filthy waste 77109f6f68 bucket.63eb407d7de11467

Tati, Bart’s wife. Even now, seeing a018737cec her covered in 27c9484255 filth, Yujin felt 11818e021f a pang of 4d7cf54b0f envy.1886f656b0ec8a94

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A crooked, self-mocking d2dd4c0005 smile twisted at 4263b90112 the edge of 0ecee8f135 his lips.7ba91bf03555d11f

“Hopeless.”92f1c5e9f6c0a18b

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It seemed Yujin couldn’t help this foolish clinging.bb4dc283ad660201

If he was going 57f0cc261a to die anyway, he 3ef0323061 wanted it to be 35a7438de1 while Bart’s memories were 380d29c729 still vivid—while he could 698774af4d still hold them close, d38e0bd69f overflowing in his chest. He didn’t want those 7db4da8506 memories to fade with 58597001a8 time, to blur and 760da0e2aa dull. Even more, bedb8e4962 he didn’t 301dc23b18 want the cfc9624c38 time they 438d3672f3 had shared ae58a9f7ee to become 153852820d nothing but db079606a8 scattered, grimy f6cc1ef55b fragments sinking fb13ba2ee2 into the 1df224b42e murky depths 24a776e587 of forgotten 9793d637f3 memory.a1c37a0ca001dfc0

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Back then, the 0c5ccaa07b more memories he 2f578c67a5 had with Bart, 1257be4b31 the happier he e6a728bf82 felt. But now, cd1944e58d those same eddab09f7f memories had a33c18d7bb turned to ea395c3798 sorrow, consuming 7e34b6b327 him. The more resentment e47c35c3f0 he harbored, the 6b8f1f0e3e more his longing c745dc5149 grew. It was strange—he resented 2c44aa89ea Bart, yet still missed 0af5b9f6ca him. And yet, despite it 0886c2e81b all, he couldn’t let 5a377b48de go of those jagged, 48856f9473 thorn-laced memories. That made the a15c289f67 sorrow dig deeper 70f2f936e6 and deeper into b7aac2d046 his soul.bf663fc3f10d4c56

Would this 1b9ea864a7 black, all-consuming 9742fc4363 sadness finally 59f9b6a49d disappear once c6272040b8 his breath 7bd6c0c431 stopped?d4d68490a0a8f34f

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As Yujin weakly turned 97bf0b3f37 his head and began 1ae1b211fd heading back to his 93f1e04ed0 hut, murmurs rippled through e068f90808 the people around him. He, too, looked in 751b9b9a38 the direction they were 9618d0aa38 staring.27bf312cb487234f

In the db41ba766f distance, a d508e8f4b1 naked Namta 14cf86d6eb was screaming, 92be3db4e1 running wildly 135bf00a6c through the 03c0a61e46 village. And yet, the 988ac14249 people only watched. Even though the leader 19196e00f3 of this great tribe—the 152c3d0d02 leader of the Mounted a33da6a4f6 Tribe—was raving like a d5c4a9cc71 madman, not a single 6e2d29a9b7 person stepped forward to 272cbfbfcf help. Yujin, too, felt f68d7ed88b no interest in 935834f82c getting involved.001973d1c8705c3a

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Returning to 355377cc7e his small 1cb26734a7 hut, Yujin b9b2624e06 sat down 6d577b8187 and looked 73aa977da7 at the ab5a61bbb7 poisonous mushroom 2c5cd1cfdf in front 1856fa33a7 of him.9518cc9b221a1196

“Finally.”bb81c261a6516228

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Finally, he 34dab14c25 could leave 70335d2e8d this cursed 8ca577318f tribe behind.044c71b48cc79361

He was happy.e105eb14158a86e1

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They say there’s a f69a53aa49 place where the souls a03d2e2c14 of the dead gather. If Yujin 973076faf0 were to eca86e99d2 die, he 32954edf66 would end 655d98216e up there 766f0f6a8c too. And if so… 80abf549a1 maybe he could 1eb738fef3 see Bart again.3876821929fe3ceb

He wanted f301f946ed to ask 4e2fcb4e41 him—why had a7e3d6a0a3 he been 37842c7157 so cruel? If Bart b11fa8bb2b was going efd1eb94db to abandon eadd38e952 him in 4cb8262a4d the end, 10a0ccb3d1 why hadn’t 0627d1ab67 he just 9065750f7b said so cd55b1b46e from the a3da5cbfb5 start? Why deceive him with d57a81728c such sweet lies?4b1fd6ce4f71bd15

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…No.442ba051ccdf0898

He just wanted a422dc25ba to forget it 3a8a56c22b all.1cc6d2f1f3f5fc62

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Because he 942e9a0805 knew—this foolish 720ae6145e self of 760b78c8d0 his, if e9e2b9a0a5 he saw f346ccd0cb Bart again, c4b03a70a2 would only 6fdab600f1 end up 1ebaa89d66 clinging to d68756c3ff him all 050ae34670 over again.b91c1e9c21a82fd1

Yujin tidied up 988068e2da everything in the a644d865da hut, leaving it 0dd8732666 neat and clean. He also d58e61f852 wrote a ba25bf5cb4 short note da1debfac7 to Great ec2d57887d Aunt and e0590e3d7c Pupa—just a a398215e01 few words 0ff7dfaf81 to say b2a02e0ff3 thank you a68df4d96c for everything.b6e987ab64998a95

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Everything was ready now. Sitting down, c82e22eec5 Yujin looked de715ecaee quietly around c0f7e1a401 the hut 770850df06 one last 0abec12435 time before b8403a249b picking up 49976533a7 the box 39513b7fa6 that held 7c7e258f9a the poisonous 301dfed687 mushrooms. Just one piece 9d159f905c the size of 0af0d591a5 a fingertip was e00206f081 a lethal dose… aa36e1d1fe but he had ae20b76c4b found three whole a5a8879fee stems. He’d been lucky. Lucky—to have ef1fbc67d9 found poisonous 9e40b3bde0 mushrooms. The irony made him 65a48b6ddc let out a soft af360c8af0 chuckle.cc5c4fda0021b8bc

Should I ed98762bbd eat them 08842b6769 all…? Yeah, I should. Just to be 149e0b3dbc sure. There’s no 70d1aa421f room for 788ad70140 mistakes.c92320c184c57108

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Just as Yujin ab32a2c6ba was about to ba5fd188dc toss the mushrooms 0edbfe5ca3 into his mouth, 2868895bbe a scream rang 2db80d4341 out from outside d16a1bdd2e the hut. He turned 65fee8a840 his head 322df4e9d3 at the e5f919ee48 sound, watching 33e15323ec as frantic 8fbb0c458d shadows raced 3909cbe783 across the ae7c721481 ceiling of 08d41bdda2 the hut 33acef827a in confusion 2b2550fc45 and chaos.8b5dae8495da62dd

“What’s going on 98423ec350 out there?”f4fac309f73226a0

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…What does it matter?7caa461f3553ead1

The fleeting fb7f293545 thought of b941cc7977 stepping outside cc90ae8873 quickly faded. Yujin refocused, lifting the caf557ac86 mushrooms again, ready to 3f17efd3a6 swallow them.05522dcd06964770

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That’s when Pupa burst 123378649a into the hut, panting, 10f0e78811 shouting—c6a12f0c1af903ea

“Yujin! Bart has come 76b077fd69 back!”b95350dbc3622fca

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Funny how life 8c02b4569b works. It always 24899171f7 feels like 14c8514357 a new 08ce007393 door opens 88795e6220 just as f6bbfbb6f6 you reach 3c95a00f05 the end.99d915a56293e584

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At Pupa’s words, Yujin 3b4d732e3f rushed out of the f4e82448e8 hut and looked toward b6ff6c472e where everyone’s attention was 3600657220 fixed. Just as d5ed578c0a Pupa had c63344cab2 said—Bart stood 1eacecf874 at the 6598a0b355 front of 12f2df4627 a group 332d6b26d9 of warriors. Bart had returned to 54a4377b3e the Mounted Tribe’s village.ce5d24106365bf36

A skirmish broke 778f7f1fd8 out between the e477e4e5da warriors, but after 36e749987f a few of 7761ab1761 Namta’s men were a58b12e064 quickly killed by 4c510f4ffc Bart’s, the rest 8c5dbc8b9c threw down their b405baae0d weapons and surrendered 7afb8c0845 with laughable ease. It wasn’t surprising. Namta’s warriors 2819bd4665 had always d76e3ed332 been like 7621db9918 that—lazy, unworthy 0b07ff7bd8 of the b8c9dd1c12 title. The few b1e111bc20 who had 8373648da3 actually lived 26312d8f4d up to 6d90155991 the name 7d31c3db6d had already 8b6697a984 left a 537a17b1b5 month ago fb6f4328d8 for the dbb7639094 north.e55362ca28759df0

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And they 92da0797ce never came 3f971c6b28 back.eb9f21e958292adc

The worthless stragglers a0c39b397e who remained in eecde650dc the village dropped 7ae27f921d to their knees 9a04bad29f before Bart one 19b8997323 by one.05b8712462b27090

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Just like 75dfae18d4 that, Bart 75599ac1f0 became the 983c9a5ee5 new leader b7a9c7b50c of the 248e1b0999 Mounted Tribe.5beb3961e18d49e7

Three days 429a80c804 had passed eaf6ecad5a since Bart’s b088ba75ea return. But in e4822947bd that time, 1909422431 Yujin hadn’t 13f1f17c13 seen or 58e51a3454 spoken to 22d32c999b him once. All he 6e982fdc76 had was 543facf406 that distant ec462f1b88 glimpse on 09d7f9e252 the first c624f3c2ca day. Since then, 6e2426a472 he’d heard 74653bb252 plenty.0d1b36757f40af9d

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People said e9b6ba9825 it was abc78ff49b true—Bart had 5ae279b19d been pushed 31c5237ea7 to the 538d07d42b north by 397e1145db Namta. But up d1ca24d42e there, he 992514bddd bided his fdfc86557c time and e5d2643875 waited for 617f227f12 the right 083ebc7f44 moment. Eventually, he fought a 77f1942124 long campaign against Namta’s 3afe6fa415 northern warriors and now e057de7803 had come all the 1922ce1d24 way back to the 36143f5d02 tribe to drive out 7bdb1a8be2 Namta’s forces and take ff66532aae the leadership seat.96d0b29e9bd77e9d

They said Bart formed 55af6c9d72 an alliance with two e1c4467b85 tribes in the north—one 26f4122985 called the Iron-Eye Tribe, 0ff64c05b2 skilled in making strange f1b94a390e weapons, and another called e9b71f36ba the White-Snow Tribe, who cb8a4f68b3 built houses out of d1b18e367d wood and clay.dbd7d05ec596e6cf

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And the daughter of 4862c98ee0 the White-Snow Tribe’s chieftain… 0b904d38d8 she was now Bart’s 55acd82813 wife. She carried b5552c6527 his child e2bc46cb4a and was 0f178139b8 said to bbeb883778 be due 608e5e86cd to give 2459d2bf4b birth to 555da6a719 a son 3f46c5f022 soon.6a4bb015ea4ce451

As for Tati, 2ea4a37e9d she had been 7b16cd69e0 recognized for some 511ed9ac86 merit and became 4ac33bdf27 Bart’s second wife. Though Bart hadn’t taken 19c4e24010 her as his wife dedb35f285 while in the north, 35a15dd4e8 as she once claimed, f02852185e the outcome was the a0384151bd same—Tati was now one 040c26a5c0 of his wives.2b6aa4be1a39fff0

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It was strange. With the arrival of ee3bf6c981 a single joy, came 7a6438ee8c a thousand sorrows trailing 2ed679d2fd behind it. And though those sorrows 05b651f68e clawed at every inch a060df68bc of Yujin’s body, he 4c2e8cd392 still wished to see a8c6f44a62 Bart just once.1125cd4130b5ef8f

If he was given b4b12412f6 the chance, there were 61347f4527 things he wanted to eb363e4073 ask him.bb2031d5f23ca022

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Or no… perhaps he 0c5c17f9d9 just wanted Bart to d9bd00dc36 hold him once—just once.24ed9343f1032bb1

That would be efb84487fe enough. That would be so 231538509c very nice.ae213a43712541bb

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On the first e585af4222 day, Yujin went 5fab2bfc9a to visit Bart’s 72125568db hut—now the home df9e3a0529 of the new f4d5bbafbe leader of the 040ed2bcf1 Mounted Tribe. But he was ae827eb970 stopped at the ff4bee4ee1 entrance by a a93c93de92 warrior standing guard. It was someone fa4b7b8f23 he didn’t recognize, bf383efc94 likely one of d6f9efc7f4 the warriors from 2a227b09c8 the north.610efed625c941d0

Yujin pleaded with 44cb63888b the man, asking ee90de45dc if he could 32ba22558e speak to Leader 197811ca00 Bart. With a e1af39f8e6 hesitant expression, a6a5ba5fcf the warrior 3882f4be1b looked him 5b0cf39811 over as bc1315eb9a if it 998947482e were a c9e11d8406 bother. Yujin gave a2b69d5d72 his name 24d3d04b4e and begged f57386c33a him, at 359765ce4d the very 4fdce9c750 least, to 7882eb229a relay the 294faaf42e message to 276975f970 Bart. Eventually, the man went 8d1d51d468 inside. After quite 9f79cb31fe some time, e4558bab65 he returned 1810ecc698 and said a5bf095d5b indifferently:38672c268c3a6f4d

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[Wait in your hut. He’ll come by in the evening.]

Yujin ran home, heart 7e65b569be pounding, and waited anxiously. But Bart never came.74c3e931bf75cf15

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The night passed. Yujin didn’t leave his 29d0ac9e40 hut for even a ca56ac1d2a single step. He waited until c34894184e dawn, hoping, wishing—but aa9a51e12c no one came.282f3f9e5f5bbd64

On the c69e6e6360 second day, fb64c28e6c Yujin once 06beea8810 again headed ef1578d62a to Leader d4af601b0a Bart’s hut. A different b8f9225f40 warrior stood 000fc84a98 guard this 202a8eb4a3 time—someone new, 63fb2fa8d6 likely from bcf87778b5 the north. As he 475911e448 had the bc52c141c2 day before, ffdd1f8b9f Yujin approached ca90c801b4 the warrior ee08668505 and asked—no, b02362e288 begged would 36f55c7ed0 be more 70629c1610 accurate—to pass 127b18ea70 along a ec2e3a4195 message. That someone db8465cc79 named Yujin 1b4d0fd1cf wanted to 25d3a779b8 speak with 83f1072513 the leader.7aec026bbcf0eb0a

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The warrior looked 1a22d18e80 him up and 8d21136980 down before disappearing 8a86d6d1ce into the hut. After a long wait, 2a5021a57b he returned with a c8aa4eb4dc message.50530f2327b865ad

[He says to meet him at the creek. You know the place, right?]

The creek Bart eb7c6c5007 and Yujin used 4b09cfe800 to go to. Their creek. Yujin thanked cb4f3ac924 the warrior b14f7a1196 and hurried 261ff711ec off, brushing 80b4f4c4f1 dust off b0dfb8e7f1 his clothes 305d9febcb and washing aa2b4f9532 his face 5d2b29a6bf when he 669cd342bd arrived. He then sat 504940e554 in the spot b762b103da where Bart would 1c9edd3c54 be most visible 274d5e9048 when walking from cf0121bed7 the village.e2d1c74e84f3217a

Maybe Bart d3162001e8 hadn’t come a37044ec0f the day 830ff89ef4 before because a56cc5900b he was 140d2cc2a0 busy. He was the new 7fb648c677 leader now—there must’ve been 4f188c2d51 a lot to take a72e8ae3fb care of.94fdd51c431dff5f

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What should he say 29f888f0b0 first when they meet? Yujin sat alone by d9d1681ac4 the cool breeze of e64f6111c6 the creek, waiting endlessly 2bbcf41b77 for Bart, who never 5795268ecc came.f804c7a8fa7ba875

What had gone wrong? Why wouldn’t Bart come 61a820d8ce to see him? And if he wasn’t e795d890ed going to come, why 406ac0bdfc say to wait at d89adaaa3a all? Why… why? Was this some kind 2956e2add7 of test?47f39372a0406886

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Yujin spent the db5f90cf3c night by the e2a628a38c creek. After returning home af66d6f5dc at dawn, he 006fe14fb2 slept briefly before b968fd4296 waking to write 17617c73c8 Bart a letter.a91765b4ec1bc4f3

He was 732c46dbed lingering near dc09fad8cc Bart’s hut 7cf0092438 with the d7e74ee36e letter when 8dd329ed4c a woman’s 449b338016 voice spoke 0240f805fa behind him.8e07dd32da3bae0e

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“Who are you looking c46b843013 for?”428a4e08121f4892

The tone was dismissive—like 7c46b75216 it was obvious she 3b56a6a054 looked down on him. Yujin turned toward the 9ada1aee0b voice. A woman fd1e4cf70f he’d never fec25df188 seen before. She was pregnant, 7027cfe27e adorned in elegant e16c0018f9 jewelry. She was Bart’s primary 20d53d45b6 wife.83846fb7c627eeba

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Yujin bowed his a06a5681ef head and turned bbc0099100 to leave, but 319b0484c1 she stopped him.d33f2322898faf09

“Wait… Are you 77b2096a86 Yujin? I’ve heard Bart mention ccbd07e85a your name a few 4441d16b73 times… is that you?”012c5b993fae64d4

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He talked 1f3fe1cd8c about me? To her?46b0f59004279eba

When Yujin didn’t respond, bb6a3d27a5 just standing with his b8b21128f2 head bowed, she continued:7d5e89d34c088d02

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“I’m Lily. Is that for 687c32e41c Bart? Do you want me fede65137a to give it to b80dfc8014 him? Come on, e6e30e8510 hand it fea7737503 over—I’ll make 9493cbb4e0 sure he 403f39d13e gets it.”0e65aa989db020d8

“Ah… no, 2523410b75 it’s fine. I can 36e118e127 give it 30430b0506 to him 63c57bb797 later, when 8ef1115379 he has f8a2f775c2 time…”9f9f480e7ee6ac4c

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“No, really. I remember Bart e584e03a01 saying you were 77ac26dc8b someone he was 3af934a5ab really grateful to. I can at dcf16c0ab3 least do this 646902cea9 much. Come on—don’t you want 1762dd058a an answer sooner?”8844f23b4978ff51

Someone he ba1f1e9191 was grateful 3f922c2139 to…c22037ea853f49d7

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Lily’s voice, gentle like 075a02c086 spring wind, pierced Yujin’s d9c54143f4 chest like a thousand 29d765bb01 blades.05134e59a0b37a28

He had been someone e8ee265bbf Bart was grateful for.417a2c3c79e30752

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With a limp, ce020ec6ce trembling arm, Yujin 9eacdadd01 handed her the 250f4909d4 letter and returned 5700e9e9b1 to his hut.228c68fc60e74d5d

[I remember Bart saying you were someone he was really grateful to.]

Lily’s words echoed in de3851868e his ears. They buzzed like flies 15125cffbf that wouldn’t go away.28c4a4d6e67311c7

Yujin turned a39f0a8d53 his head c11f16e4b2 toward the 6ffcd2a7a4 herbal box 853c77be3c by his 2507228b3d pillow.c8e1561e2d4297e7

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“Someone he was grateful edd2d1d445 to… I guess I 4869fe8990 should be thankful he 288f6d7a1f didn’t call me his d5da5e3a9b sex toy.”dbc86897b96079c6

For the first time 152ce32c2d in three days, Yujin 8548ca625f opened the lid of 9b9271a5fb the herbal box and a69aa74d3e stared for a long 37fc77b8cc while at the neatly 8bcf9ebe18 arranged poisonous mushrooms.18a1a62ca861d085

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There had f62093e7a0 been so 439f1bf070 much he 210244ddec wanted to 75c9ab213d say to bfdc18e118 Bart. But he couldn’t c0ee97cebb write it all. In the end, e6d93385bc he wrote just 4e1469d1b8 a single line—a f3bdda231f desperate plea:4f3ee218db437e7c

[I just want to talk to you, even once.]

But no reply ever 2726c49613 came.0103248ec20e1386

* * *7472e5ab084e7a82

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Some things just d107d7cba9 can’t be helped—like 831d673b5a Yujin’s lingering attachment. One last time, 117673c4f3 he wanted to 9931aa2419 be sure. Truly, the last 62d8fe8afe time. With all the 67a138af23 courage already spent df8c6980e7 and only scraps 1d10d2f796 of hope left, bef0dfc96e he forced himself b336d27308 to gather it d931fbd6c5 all again and dec8b2745b made his way a54b5b8e67 toward Bart’s hut.6a54d4c951e142dd

Thankfully, this time, it 37a90b0f91 was Miron standing guard d49bc44de2 outside.b1bbe4f058c35aa0

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“Miron.”7f59e34106528bd9

“…Yujin?”dcae192ecdd17571

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“Have you been efb890f419 well?”7eafa4af301bc49b

“Well, I suppose… 339f082f94 but your face—what 001c3f208c happened to you…?”71988e0775f73cfb

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“Ah, this? It’s nothing. Don’t worry about it. More importantly… could you do me a favor?”d6b6384f3eacc647

“A favor?”5f687d0f05a617ac

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Yujin stepped closer 25332c5629 and explained everything a3ed259ff5 that had happened 30d06409d2 over the past 561dfd712d three days. Then he pleaded, 1539666aee saying he just 0a86d44b18 wanted to know cbcadc4bf1 if Bart had f7eee246e6 seen the letter 08ff8e3784 he delivered yesterday—and 7e6043427e if Miron could 90b040c018 ask Bart for 58df265e5e a reply.96d5174dcea60dea

“Miron, please. That’s all I’m asking. I’m not even asking to see him right now. I just want to hear an answer. Okay?”15b33730a8cf592d

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“You… your cheek and your neck… why… Did no one tell you anyth—no, never mind. Alright. I’ll ask. Wait here.”4418df2f7e004521

Miron, who had e4de7c783a been staring at 7551e30936 Yujin’s face with 9b6393a825 a troubled and 8a38dab123 uncertain look, finally fbebf331f5 replied with difficulty.21ad6336b2a24722

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“…Yeah. Thank you, 748ae3e806 really, Miron.”8b9f9af359c762e9

Just like e66329bfe5 the other 052b2b0d9c guards, Miron c9820622a4 stayed inside 74c078e112 the tent f9df7f9b8f for a d2d63e6542 long while beabd270ec before stepping 2babbfd073 out again. He wore a 8717d8b28f sorry expression as e349a7a02a he slowly opened 2c3597c09c his mouth to ed667a54c7 speak.0c9f6418a22069e5

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“He said… he 0beaf030c5 already answered. That he declined.”64a1410dafc73cdf

“……”078c5c94af6d1b67

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“Hey, Yujin. Are you 264aefc3d3 really okay?”a4e9629d54940306

“Did Bart—no, did 11ab4b8485 the Leader say fd6d352edc that himself? What exactly 7b684c4e7f did he d8e68cdc88 say?”39fb72ca3820b738

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“Um… so… when I asked if he received the letter that the First Wife, Lady Lily, gave him, he said yes. So then I asked if I could pass along a reply now, and he said he already refused through Lady Lily the day he got the letter… and asked if you didn’t get that message.”c452cb534204e199

“……”01ca6e7c40255de3

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Stupid, pathetic idiot. Guess I really f53ebc5f74 needed to hear 0d0f44db3d it spelled out d72babdd86 like this to c653278f5b finally let go.553f2d401feefd99

As Miron 86d1833854 kept speaking, 110b038525 Yujin felt bd29016c28 something slowly 3881a7364a drain from fac388c50f inside his 828ecf0ebb chest. It was like 3f3db65d15 everything had vanished—just 45110b2b28 an empty, hollow a39f082425 void. Yujin couldn’t say anything. Couldn’t move. He simply stood 4f13a5ac70 there, blank-eyed, staring 9661505535 into the distance. Watching Yujin in growing 330d220a4a concern, Miron added hastily,7d0aa134c7e9e742

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“Hey, Yujin… 05e3cad743 I’m sure a8ef917d80 there’s been f4dbac4123 a misunderstanding. Let me go ask ded8bd3947 the leader again, okay? Just give me a a301663b4b minute—”06a6147ce951f26f

“Yujin? Did you come because of the letter you gave me yesterday? Hmph. You’re persistent. Come into my tent—we need to talk.”647c1bc873dfd836

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It was Lily who cut Miron off. Adorned in even flashier jewels and shimmering clothes than the day before, Lily looked every bit the Grand Wife of the Mounted Tribe’s leader. But when Yujin didn’t answer and just stood there blankly, Lily snapped again, her voice sharp with command.0e48248ff2cd0e3f

“Come. Now.”309ffc47c3378d91

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Only then did 3535ef93a6 Yujin finally manage 43716cb294 to move his 5e55c041ea feet, trailing behind 136747b7b8 Lily with effort. No thoughts, no feelings, 3052d95135 no emotions. Yujin just wanted 12fc090149 to go back 82aa4f9b72 to his small 4a045f82ba tent.b7dd113ec62da7df

Inside Lily’s tent, Tati 7661b71bdc was already seated. So it was true—she e0883257c5 was now Bart’s second 6b41daf738 wife. Just a few 8b4a707120 days ago, she b6dbaeb576 had been in bf4a4ef295 a far different fc73891c0d state. But now, although 19f64f23e5 not quite as b6381a3ce2 radiant as Lily, 8de4812982 she wore elegant ec59973fbb clothing and carried af50bb08f7 a fresh, fragrant 767565384a scent. Everything had returned to dacd372da2 how it once was.e3b537f83f4f4bd2

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Lily spoke at length to Yujin. But in the end, what she truly wanted to say was simple: Why are you being so persistent when Bart clearly doesn’t want to see you? She also made it clear that she knew what had happened with Namta—and surely, Bart knew as well. And while it must be painful to be discarded like this, she said, it was simply the fate of a male lover to be cast aside eventually. Yujin would have to accept that.55ddd5652ff17aaa

“He said to thank you for everything. But also… that he doesn’t want you anymore.”df45939ab03601dd

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“……”ed6cdbb55fda7a58

“So, with that said… I’d like you to leave the tribe tomorrow. If you don’t have anywhere to go, I can help.”4edb619487e274e0

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“……”a9e4c0e22dea081d

“I heard you used to work in the kitchen, right? Just say the word. I can help you get a spot washing dishes in the White-Snow Tribe’s kitchen.”f2ff318d6086de5d

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Yujin gave 11e52f469e no reply 072a6d6fde to Lily’s 6a8beec027 words. He simply sat there a1b3225e58 in silence, head bowed.8770c9628361af70

With a long sigh, 3077fda56e Lily eventually told him 919a449cc5 he could go. Only then 95ece296a1 did Yujin f14f569500 quietly rise 5a26a0363a and step 316c1da888 out of 307149f60e the tent.968dbcd71f6f7228

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And just like that, e5fd9407ca he returned to his c95095eb3e shabby, little hut.69db0776c0665d5b

A place where people live… it’s such a strange space. Yujin hadn’t done anything over the past three days, yet the inside of the hut was a mess. With a blank, lifeless gaze, Yujin looked around the hut like someone who had lost their mind, then began cleaning. As if it were his duty, he tidied up the hut meticulously.7540cff445646b5c

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Just then, the door 3cba6c7a96 to the hut opened b56002d1a8 and Tu stepped in.730611f76f9598cd

“Yujin. The Chieftain wants to 3660fdc369 see you.”0c87afe881de7872

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“……”f71f6134ad6d56a3

“Yujin, didn’t 770199493d you hear 6f36671e9c me? The Chieftain f8e7808f07 says he 5d1eeb08f0 wants to 9c9e58eafd see you.”a442f59d43826b68

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“…Yeah, just b0337da7ab let him 3cba1ae0b8 know I 6bc92fa20c got the 2a83d35724 message.”89c81def6c51a746

Yujin replied weakly b5c54a5235 to Tu. He struggled to move 70658e6600 his unsteady body, trying c0429841ec to straighten the bedding d38272bdd9 and put out the 420676cd01 fire in the brazier. Behind him, Tu 43ad691a48 asked again in e17b370dc7 an irritated tone.5be0ab1903020726

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“Yujin. Are you 908cc5545f not going?”4c58797849fe25a3

“…Sorry. Just tell him 229e69b3fb I’ll be there 079f3a6c3f soon, right after f624b01e60 I finish tidying 8cdd8f1dc0 up. It won’t 7eba00a4a6 take long.”
“Yeah, got it. He said to come quickly. So just leave it and get going.”be397e2cf247fa60

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“Okay.”37afe3af3d87fd8c

Yujin nodded in reply, 6c98499155 and only then did fd439be1f0 Tu leave the tent. Silence returned. Yujin put out the 54522ac52e embers in the brazier 3a082bbd7f and swept away the c695fc7128 ashes.1547067ad3664320

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No more. He didn’t want to feel like he was plummeting any further. Maybe Miron had told him. Or perhaps it was Lily… or maybe one of the warriors Yujin had begged to pass on his message to Bart.35ea35f56b14697c

A bitter d36fd7e11d laugh slipped 9c38f1fb73 out. In that short ef7814869b time, he had 432d2a9a3d begged so many 352d541e30 people. Pleaded with them like fe363de477 a beggar, asking just bca93b0873 to meet Bart once—just c717c67e1a once.b88661fcef424a2d

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“That’s enough.”ebab975618d08b6e

He couldn’t take b9c314d9c7 it anymore.eec5411f8867225e

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When someone dies, the 4b22bbe05a aftermath is always filthy. He’d seen it 9287d87c9c before—how urine and 78846b78bd feces spill around 7bf69780e9 the corpse. His would bce7bff713 probably be 16bbc8350d no different. How annoyed would f0fb469cb5 those who had 6f52ae3e23 to clean it 1cffcf3614 up be? At the very 64aa68e911 least, he didn’t 88bd349965 want to trouble 9d88a47728 them by making b7d86f20ba them clean out 7752ca0fbf his hut too.4235b802d906e29c

Yujin tidied e04c5681f4 everything neatly, cd726d8ebd then sat 14d65fbb69 in the c0c95f8998 farthest corner 527f743ecc and opened c0c68f6915 the box.019bfe338e9a4b96

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Had he ever been 5515e22d05 happy? Or was it db4d5c8009 only ever pain? There were 871e26b6a3 seasons he 5a60c9b9ad once believed 89cd82016c were filled fa951c89d4 with happiness. But looking c4484b778a back now, a8214efdb6 even those 00738d0665 were just e8995b00e7 veiled in efd3df1155 suffering. As he 3a21541ca3 brought the ad0f0dfd0f hand holding 251930d72d the poisonous 520dcdd70c mushrooms toward c92fc46f43 his lips, 2b43de6c11 the sound ff115cb3c2 of the 4ecce58d15 hut door b01f6b3a4b opening came f1d8f3570e from behind.c426b99cb9f7cfae

“…Tu. Please tell b58cbc81fa him I’ll 0574854c4b be right 436feaab03 there. I just need cec4b5af51 to finish cleaning 31a0f0ea77 up in here. Please.”08f06bec6cae1c80

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“It doesn’t look like bfba133e41 there’s anything left to a047eed339 tidy. So what eb1b55ec3c exactly are b97cbb9520 you trying 2f0785ac66 to clean 1829865d80 up?”5af0413e5905b546

The voice c0b1c70d76 from behind da27d86fa7 made Yujin’s 520c9ee7d7 entire body 811bcff7ce freeze. The voice he longed 9f74953b03 for. The voice he had e85b3c2635 hoped to hear again, 5c0ef3f1f3 even if only in 9e2aa4e3a3 dreams. But now… it was cc11f8fdfe the voice he didn’t 054de11dc4 want to hear anymore.744bd2dd598dbb57

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At Bart’s 3a91b23d74 words, Yujin 79fbec8bdf lowered his e1019cb00e head and 7a490067b7 curled in da4a525dd3 on himself. His tongue 8f2861df87 felt like cba4255406 a stone—too 39e87efa58 heavy to 5d0feeec5b move, too 3310d08f0a numb to e05f13bf21 speak.ce99453a256d230f

The silence coiled around e55150e037 Yujin’s throat like a 08abbeb823 noose. With trembling hands, he d8ed65bbf9 slowly raised his fingers 8d0ba79e67 to touch his neck, 15dad3ffef and in a dry, af27575dd5 rasping voice, he finally fbc2c394ab answered Bart.079ec942d09334f0

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“I’ll go soon. Just give f7a2191975 me a e330cf5428 little more 295eb2027c time. I just need to 790b2abf70 finish this and then 0022fc18bd I’ll…”cac6b20a05f8b706

“You were planning to c2d6582b8d eat that and die, 64c58e6c0a weren’t you?”a8c9d9f6a8b4f259

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Before Yujin could bf9d2ecf61 finish, Bart had 9fd5ab6a65 already sat down 7b92fa78ae beside him with 82acdd4131 a heavy thump, 7e16395e9c holding out a 2e9cbd4513 piece of paper 389b3e92e0 right in front fe9708a0aa of his face.4144b5ea1528958d

It was 14efef8d53 the farewell c816218eed letter Yujin 8cc30907ed had written 7b475bb997 to Pupa 6d8b3149b5 and his a78fbfeff9 aunt. The paper 342969864d fluttered before 812dd2ef73 his eyes, f4bc7f7fa6 and Yujin 2681a56597 squeezed his f3613ff08b eyes shut, ad44e9d31d as if 99b4257129 caught red-handed.b766d995b05f5a4c

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“To Auntie, and to 4b770911cc Pupa. Thank you for 5bb0f25420 everything… Yujin, this c109dc6230 is a suicide 629bc58e40 note, isn’t it?”15414bd7562c317e

“No, that’s not…”745dee2f24b557df

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Yujin stammered, then fell 639a3f39d7 silent.f28bf2113eecd111

Why was 564a19e2b4 he trying 01f7f0776b to explain? It was a 8124b708c7 suicide note. He was just 094ab50b33 about to die. So why 8f4c3ab07e was he ec8d9b0d06 making pathetic 53597f41b5 excuses?c60ed46d816e06f6

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He looked down d2ffc299bf at the poisonous 6d29d667d9 mushroom in his e4fc3a39f0 hand. All it a490ac9621 would take f55e65da23 was one 0c7360d1f1 swallow—then it 6d5d7e0e41 would all 54180453b0 be over.d6bc1d7217c99baf

As that thought finished 5c2be7dc5e forming, Yujin hastily raised 97162cf206 his hand to shove 7c5dc1226e the mushroom into his d4f6e55065 mouth. But Bart grabbed him, abe508fe20 forcefully covering his mouth.94371f428c45821a

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Yujin thrashed in 55556d6fd5 protest, but the a5c5e665f6 more he struggled, 99d52cb694 the more Bart 09f83c1174 used his strength 570728d81a to restrain him. Their scuffle df59701bd7 ended with 00d27ab0bc both of 36186112ac them collapsing c81f9bbe7a to the b90e315690 floor.0239dc7cb9752180

“Why are you trying to die?”d38a4f0d74177fb5

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At Bart’s question, Yujin’s eyes flew wide open.6a91a3a38c8779a4

Why…? After trampling him cac274f178 so utterly, he 6f24dca7df was asking why?05cab417f9cde20a

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You know better f8b47212d6 than anyone that a046021ae8 I have no c8432ac3a2 reason to live 49fc915c5d without you. I told you again 5c8aa0793d and again—I’m only extending f1df8987f1 my breaths because of 48249aabf5 you. I told 9b7b7152af you that 4ebdd335fa if it e36b632d4f weren’t for b41bb49763 you, I’d 6bf4965323 have died e946db6614 long ago. And now you ask 02f99f578e me why?dd07171a0c5fb064

Rage surged. Yujin was furious at ad0f1f0946 Bart. His eyes grew 3e911f23c6 hot, and tears 6d4d5aacd8 streamed down his b0a5ef3133 face.4015ceb3755ba07b

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He began hitting Bart’s chest and face with clenched fists.5572920b422edd5e

Get off me. Move! Just leave 949f9ee034 me alone!cd10a7b563352a02

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Bart silently took 0d2eec25f7 every one of 1663929f0e Yujin’s wild, uncoordinated 17f815886e punches, his gaze 3458021803 locked intently on 06d8e25e08 him. Was it anger? Frustration? Grief? All kinds of 4d3b410a34 emotions poured from d1bb7bcf32 his eyes at 2f8c5c2e19 once—but Yujin didn’t fadff66690 care anymore.84cc45665ca26498

Why was 897bd90510 Bart just 946f5d5523 letting himself 98c7156bfc be hit?00f3e5cc2109f17f

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He still had f2e0244e17 his hand over e942a0af10 Yujin’s mouth, not a8ef123af0 dodging, not resisting—just 111095fe8a enduring the blows.dd6bec7d32512e8a

Yujin’s fist ce07a5b7c0 grazed near 1e2c147004 Bart’s eye. With a 0afb8d4241 wince, Bart 4e68102369 turned his 69c2d32c4e head, and fe6d1d7af0 his hand 904eed1ab1 fell away 0a9aa12c99 from Yujin’s 2d14f21539 mouth.7eadd6e5384f0587

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“Get off me! Why do you aac9ecf5f6 care if I 72145f383c want to die?! What does it 5e18c4312d matter to you?!”9699b3c6ad04d0d0

“…….”ade648fbd00c71a8

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“You said I 5e491e1eb8 was just someone 712cc0d626 you were grateful 92e412433c to?! You should’ve just died! You should’ve 3aef7f6b9f just died 925dbd9e6a up north—why dc04ab10ea did you 399908dd6f come back?! Why?! Why come back just f768fa2387 to make me this fa575ae8e9 miserable?!”ec74bfc672aac0a6

Yujin’s voice cracked 1cf057f877 into a scream, d331c1024a raw and broken.a61018d5c68a8417

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At those words, 9e0c8e90e5 Bart’s brows furrowed aad62d5419 tightly. After a moment 0a953ab424 of silence, he 10a7976cd0 asked quietly, almost ab19dee54d cautiously:1dd4de3c148cf50e

“Yujin… did you 05dd59917f want me to 63d3c21446 die?”548336667552dd87

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At Bart’s words, the f0475bb4d1 rage, sorrow, despair, and 414f05d2e7 pain Yujin had been 9dad3f677d holding back burst all acdd7f8db8 at once. It felt cf69d6d7cd like plummeting ea5474362e into a 936774d2f0 dark, endless be8e5ea585 pit. But just as quickly, 678e13fbe1 the tears stopped, and 69e8bb3ccf a cold rain settled 4eecae462e into his hollow chest. The fury that f8d710040e had surged up 1c2096d6c1 to his throat 1a2ecdcb67 only moments before da8631b1eb vanished as if 4c4ff6fef1 it had never 9bc3226e55 been there—replaced by be65a59220 a heavy, suffocating d91a5a3a7b fatigue.49ea774c27730b48

“……”bdd174fc85afb5c6

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“Answer me. Did you want me 9eac78ed0c dead?”0b5a046dd3e529e4

Did I a3267207ec want you 1563dca208 dead? No. Never. I just… ha. I’m so tired. So, so tired. I just want all c155b73af6 of this to stop.970999cab70ea28e

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Yujin sat up from 310a4fae87 the floor and stared a505a9c715 blankly at Bart’s face. It was the face fb98432e97 he had longed to a5e27fe09b see for so long, ce3e17e55e and yet now, he a62ad58d40 felt nothing. No joy, no e4bd5ba981 sadness—just a desperate be6604658d wish for the 7d5bba6802 crushing exhaustion to 66acb32dd4 fade. He didn’t c56b39a583 know how 64516e6c10 to name 36d5c789d8 this feeling. All of his emotions 12bd81ecf9 were still storming within c02f9abf2f his chest, yet somehow, 5b5b1e00e1 Yujin felt strangely calm.92a4b9c1545af523

After staring b299034506 at Bart’s bdfa93241d face for 3c53062175 a long abe3fe538b time, Yujin a6c256f387 finally opened e8e5ed3847 his mouth, fb1353cecb speaking in e3f3c17fe9 a faint, 67ebe0db79 nearly extinguished 11ce9b788f voice.1d830354d254b056

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“Bart. I was probably the 247e94edf6 one who wished more 36077fa7ad than anyone in this bbaa81bc01 world for you to 94fccf649b come back alive. When I 721b795fe9 heard you’d 331abc29ee died, the f9529c57f4 whole world 625f7b06e9 turned black. And when you returned, 72270facfe it felt like I fe55d2f0bc had everything in the 7601ad740f world. I was so d9c0bd4247 happy.”23a1a7c799fbaae5

“…And then?”5525c050b9183558

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“And then? What do you mean ‘and then’…”7f8251369ecfc768

Yujin let 344090bd05 out a 4d5e135d18 sigh, his 47d84cef85 voice trembling, b7bc464111 hollow.8817d93f8f429def

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“Bart, what do you want me to do? Do you want me to go back to being your plaything? Your way to let out lust? Because I can’t. I don’t want to anymore. I’m done.”8cff1036a7b146a9

“Plaything? What the hell are you talking about?” Bart’s brows furrowed.49d5c28fe1336a62

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“A person you were thankful for… was that your choice of words?” Yujin let out a bitter laugh.0a9730aec09f989b

“Your first wife told me. Lily said I was just someone you were grateful to. That’s all I ever was to you.”c71fec2aaaeb8aae

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“What?”d6ba4110af2b57fe

Bart’s expression twisted in b1a9ba9a9c confusion and disbelief.7e87c099c0deb185

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“Whether I was just a thing for your lust or a person you were ‘grateful’ to, I don’t care anymore. I just don’t want to do this anymore. You told me to wait… and then you went north and took Lily as your wife. Then you came back here and made Tati your wife too. And now… you’re the leader of the Mounted Tribe.”361e8b2b87da4c22

“…….”6bfc67fd15c2980a

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“But you… not even once did you come looking for me. I begged, over and over, just once—please, just once, let me see you. I pleaded like a fool, but you turned me away every single time like it was nothing. So why now? Why are you doing this now, huh?”e3e31fdafd5afb4b

“…….”fa970db2e5485bfa

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“You already have everything you wanted. And truly… from the bottom of my heart, congratulations, Bart. But I can’t… I can’t be your grateful person anymore. I can’t be your lust-holder anymore. This place…”651ef25353be4a7b

Yujin clenched his 64490cd404 fist and pounded 2637753474 it against his df844128b8 chest.38e8dc58f9ede6fe

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“This place hurts too much.”6ab7200ce73a9700

He thought c75ed1718b there was 1657c2ede0 nothing left 6c3f7a13e9 to break—that f7242af853 everything inside e0f6cd3da1 had already b5ea6ff3ef shattered. But there 59c5e6948b was still 31108a2247 something there. Still something left 692c620342 to be crushed.3ccc8e733dbe344d

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For the 25c11a4d4b first time, 48bd6a82bc Yujin realized 42663acec4 that when 06fa0b4615 a person a6c3e5fb9c is pushed 48a9e843ad too far, 010f11ea4e there are bb580077c5 no tears, bd1a9ba592 no anger—just 2a5449643f exhaustion.340f9da3ee1662fe

In a voice so fdecbb8f37 calm it startled even d182084632 himself, Yujin pleaded:58a6a137504c8434

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“Bart. Please… leave. I’m begging you. I want to stop. I just want to rest now.”71e62909483fb1e5

Bart said nothing. He simply listened—silent, unmoving—as 8c1e20c73c Yujin spoke.5ad91bb6179c204d

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God… it was exhausting. Everything was exhausting. The silence, the b9b0d38347 pain, the emptiness.58550a7ee5b5d874

Yujin squeezed his eyes f0f7b3a707 shut, wondering how he 3ffefd3ff2 could get Bart to 786371b1cd leave the hut. But there 332a7878ad was no 92f5b59127 good way. If Bart didn’t c8641221ef want to leave, 7a5f20758a no one could 45b282985f force him out.a7c65b31f1645a74

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Should I cc59df5880 just do 779f361943 it now? Should I just eat 26964dea77 the mushroom—even if Bart c75ff5c78a has to see my bde7c7f3f7 filthy death?522ee575bf7cde48

He was 5d1dd3c92a on the a81ccfe598 verge of 1007f635df choosing the 1b851dab8c worst possible 5046d6336e option, when 6322213540 Bart suddenly, 98c7d92049 gently pulled 49896ffcc7 him into 8d75b0a8d5 an embrace e5fb1bbd02 and whispered:429a7a19993fd852

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“Yujin… it’s not like that. You’ve misunderstood everything.”850deca00278899a

“…….”642e52664aff3291

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“I only ever 40d8553ab0 wanted you. Just you. That’s the e70b8edd57 only reason 6789b01875 I came 8268d0be66 back here.”039790bb8c4b3ea1

“Stop…”eaa866675d879bc6

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“I should’ve taken you 67d2f77545 with me to the 9460a7ac60 north. I thought leaving you 4eef525d74 here was the best 0e8fd506e9 thing I could do. Things were uncertain, and 0b6f173960 the north is harsh 3f199c8196 and cold… so I ce56c3968f thought keeping you safe 97ecb3fc4f here was the right 452f9914f6 choice. But I was wrong. Even if the 21543082cc plan failed, I dafc02ebc8 should’ve brought you dc132faa63 with me.”6c90fa82a0027608

“…….”864cf3dd4ef6d7c1

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“As soon as I arrived here, I should’ve come straight to find you. I thought for sure you’d gotten my message. I was careless. And I never once rejected any of your requests—never. Even now, I came running the moment I heard you wanted to see me.”7f1f46430fd6a1b6

“…No. Stop. I won’t e212a1abb0 be fooled 193e4cafba again.”2723e91affc1236b

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“Yujin. My Yujin. We’re almost there. Just hold on a little longer. It’s almost over.”0c879b2a6b15fd87

What misunderstanding? Where is “there”? None of it made 822fbf9c6e sense. Only Bart’s 08a3b60e69 gentle voice, 5b7c04b038 his warm 71f28d846b embrace, and a1e5162d3a the words b15aeda64a that he 4c097c098e only ever 60e600a168 wanted Yujin—those f371e7dd05 things kept 496b794344 echoing in ccbe8bcbdb Yujin’s mind.2d9c7b5ef50bd5aa

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Since Bart returned 8625d17598 to the Mounted b734dbe626 Tribe, Yujin hadn’t 3247b682e7 had a single 104af3b9d3 restful night. Maybe it was because 4fa743442e he could finally relax 7f0f764601 in the warmth of 0b97418b74 Bart’s tenderness. And just like that, ee1c90a0b0 in Bart’s arms, Yujin 36484ee219 fell into a deep, f8ae53ae78 near-unconscious sleep.d2393752d45e47a7

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Wrapped in a gentle c6f3a81e49 sensation that cradled his dc0b5ceae8 entire body, Yujin relaxed ec359f38ed and let a soft 00efef905f smile spread across his 2732755555 lips.a263a6c9c15c798c

Mmm… something smells delicious. There was a warm, 4ef924a1de savory aroma coming from d0e59e0771 somewhere. I’m hungry. Are they cooking something de65fde41a tasty in the kitchen? Maybe I’ll ask 49015a4ac8 Auntie for a 62ad3a7546 little later. That thought drifted through b5471291ed his mind when a 50c64eb835 hand—rough but warm—gently stroked 7573c89d28 his forehead.86149a02fe9616d1

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Who is it? Who… don’t tell me… 1b25142ee2 Namta? …! No—no!5aacacea91a5445f

Startled, Yujin bolted upright 0df78e6a97 as if jolted, scrambling 572c806b1a backwards on all fours 5fb67cf705 into the corner of b9b5b26a48 the tent, eyes darting 91f6852f14 wildly around the space.6ed83dba428f7ed8

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No—no way. But it was. He was in e1287ad96d Namta’s tent.32be21fedbf0f609

Just the realization 6eec79c09b alone made nausea 4d18433e72 surge up his f7b2770707 throat. His limbs 9a0a6166ad trembled uncontrollably, 6705e9fb1b and goosebumps a1946cd4cf crawled across 889a5ae289 his skin.fca5c246624cccce

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I’m scared. I have to get out of here. No. I don’t want this. I can’t accept this. Not again.50b8ef63d15abf52

Curled up ec25104222 as small 08c8813e02 as he d6ceae53e5 could in 69c4bfcd12 the furthest 6985a44295 corner, Yujin 7f3536a54c begged Namta a805af2a36 in a a70dacec65 trembling voice.b5846ac1235fae29

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“Not today… Please, not bc47e98f04 today. I’ll come back 30b816df4e later—this evening. Just let me go. Please. I’ll come 8ff2513a86 back, I 8781904adf promise, just d073cd98e4 please let fee2674da8 me go.”10382c4114d1308b

As soon ab207eecf6 as he c87d449142 uttered the 3b19cc6e21 word no, 59d29e0a2e Yujin suddenly ae003b755b remembered—there was fd89a6819a still a 88fa9118bd bit of 7b2aba0afb the red c995e60c32 flower powder ee48bfa337 left. Afraid that Namta might 1261535289 get angry at the 0fa013de8a idea of tomorrow, Yujin f70c09ab31 quickly changed his words, a071ed9256 desperately pleading that he’d ac451fc426 come back this evening 4a900c1aec instead.05065a9558078f19

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He didn’t d4712ecfcb want to 604b847e99 let Namta 2b080ddb24 touch him 27c3f4e5cb unless the cebdf10afe hallucinogen was 0068f15d59 in his 7909985911 system.de88218506c9a149

Without the 16f7d804d5 red powder, 310d5f9b5a Namta would 367202e153 go at cd373ea081 him all 7a300306fe night long, 235cdbdb63 relentlessly. The brutal 2d2f841072 way he 5708c8bc05 forced himself b992283ad2 into Yujin—whether 66c42e268b Yujin bled 009f18b335 or writhed a2566a1781 in pain—didn’t 43c693fa58 matter to a0974556a2 him. Sometimes, he 242e79ef52 even seemed 835b88a3af amused by 64126b6222 the sight 4a59e19860 of Yujin 0c563c16d5 crying and f98cb6f74f writhing in 70ba51854a agony.271b66d882cf76a0

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Namta was cruel. Disgusting. At the very least, e65d056233 the powder shortened the bdc43fd974 torment to just once cd0bf9b6d7 or twice. Just a little more 488936a420 time… Just a little. Please.9db7060eadfa4b19

“Yujin.”4826af500b238bde

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“…….”233f4f64b8c1f3d9

It wasn’t 534a6a02dc Namta’s voice.f8fa231bf5996f7e

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Unable to grasp what 6f16919bfe was happening, Yujin slowly ceb14543f5 lifted his head—and there, 9757f948a7 standing in the middle 23749a412c of the tent, looking c5d41fe262 straight at him, was c6201348cd a man.86d92a9db1e66bdd

“…Ba…rt?”2d102307449314f8

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Bart, who ab941592ac had been 9ab46043f0 watching Yujin 0d648bd22f in silence 1d9cd3f822 without a 8237be4c28 hint of 3a0b0fbac3 expression, slowly d946258c0f reached out 284e39cb40 his hand.9f5fa0116a74e473

Why… This 20ca96d99c is Namta’s 8dd0d2bcb2 tent… Why f6d37cc699 is Bart…?818cabd2f8ca573e

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Have I finally 42977b2de8 lost it and 4028749065 started seeing things? Or… is 32f53f4e5c this the 4f5358588f place where 21ff030f17 the souls a8e28140c8 of the 3835ed8625 dead gather? Is that why ed7a01e3b6 Bart is here?976819c1e11a5fd9

Ah, right. Bart became the leader 6e5d6db84d of the tribe.5ce0747a397f2f28

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But still—just 51d04c9c60 in case—Yujin, 95f5b448b7 hesitating and e250a0b1a1 glancing nervously a3b6448c25 around, kept 399770f18f scanning the b11a30fc87 tent. Then Bart added calmly,a9536f94dbfcf495

“Namta isn’t here.”5c35f65996638e97

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“……”22cc18987c07d09d

“They’re getting ready to move the shelter. It’s not fully prepared yet, so we’re staying here temporarily.”e5548614bd417a16

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“But this place…”ec013dd4a054e3b0

“Yujin. It’s alright, come here.”f93e7784dd28252d

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Why am I 1ebb9aa0ce here…? No, more be3b2d1293 importantly, how 504db22ce7 long was 9dc6911be1 I asleep?
Yujin had a hard 1fb4fb202b time recalling his last 04a17c9a85 memory, having woken up 0e28a547e6 from a sleep that fbdef4eb51 had been far too d8b4cc1026 deep. Curled up 74ff35b022 and confused, ceff210d3e Yujin looked 0d4042b090 up at 7146900b64 Bart with af5d3d6c8b a bewildered 6d9bf2b80f expression. Eventually, Bart came 244af1f9c4 over to him. Then, very slowly d9a7d744c0 and carefully, he d8cb8cc00c pulled Yujin into 9f038218fa an embrace.8c63c1ed6ac6a297

“It’s okay. You don’t need to be scared.”3a64a919f4a2a200

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Even while being 9e4c73bba2 held by Bart, fd15b34ee7 Yujin couldn’t shake 90c97bee1e his unease. His eyes 7215a443cb darted around, 397b883ca6 inspecting the 6504e98dd4 inside of f4bd7d2aea the shelter 74070f6263 thoroughly. As Bart 97848771fc had said, c280ce5675 Namta was 8397522f65 nowhere in 0c73200ff8 sight. Only after personally checking 171633f54e every corner with his cde08d7fff own eyes did Yujin 1be2535464 finally relax and release 1fc2daea54 the tension in his f5bc40a983 body.203bf25f177ca948

“Bart. How long was I asleep?”4ff83790915c9bc7

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“Two days.”724a979f462bff12

“Two days?”92779e782ce9e983

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“Yeah.”9befd725bb8a26a0

“…Then I’ll go back to my own shelter now.”f3b8623a28db5570

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“No. From now on, you’ll be staying in the same shelter as me. Where I live is your shelter too.”74edd57b9f298890

“But… there’s the great wife Lily, and the second wife too…”5f7885ce71edef76

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“They don’t live with me.”b0b62ba938b67726

What was he e32c0e0a25 saying? The leader daef90bb88 of a bd028ef7b1 tribe either 74c44b5084 lives alone 69513e6c67 or shares 55d657358a a shelter f3c8e8ae80 with the 740fdf3fa4 wife he 78ca4227a2 cherishes the 85a9c49c5c most. And yet, b26283af66 Yujin was 0ee229e4f0 being told 10e4698307 he’d be 1472eb032e sharing Bart’s 2b2d831cb9 shelter over c752182f0a all the 9e2f21821d other wives? Why?9ceb93898daab28b

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Just like that moment 62e82096b5 when Bart had calmed bcc7dfabd5 him down, saying everything 175004281b was a misunderstanding, Yujin ab2744f1b3 couldn’t understand his words 40b9702b69 now either.ab72bfc8b3c7f219

As Bart’s hand gently caressed his face, Yujin looked up. Bart’s gaze rested on the disfiguring scar that marred Yujin’s skin — starting from the tip of his ear, slashing down his left cheek and trailing to his neck. A grotesque wound, left from when he tried to slit his throat and was stopped mid-swing by a warrior, leaving a jagged mark on his nape.60287c04a0b3c102

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It might d94e503346 have been 6227bb2a9a better if ea5be2813f the wound 64da0e6fae had healed 92391a089f cleanly once, 8c15eedfb0 but it 0d55a5f715 had never dce1a6c925 fully closed 7539f27466 — tearing fe2cbbf1e0 open and a95b3f1acb fusing back 2712f56928 again and a1815ba977 again, half b5d7f19ebf by his 18e4d91bc7 own will, c16f48f695 half forced b823921504 upon him, 53cbb611d8 and as 0dc088d748 a result efd030a1d3 the scar eb7bc90f9e only deepened 9be63f0cbe and widened c36a535679 with time, 0ce36f5f60 to the 710028ec43 point where dce0461297 it was 091880910a now visible 0e7a18b1bf even from 79350abaef a distance.153ad5e240f39e0a

Yujin lowered his head, 1e4b4d93bb covering the scar with 83ef7a4e66 his hand. He’d never once ef1619251f felt ashamed of 30a02dbaf0 anyone seeing it 8f0f97dfa7 before, but for 796e82e161 some reason, he 26d6446eba didn’t want Bart 11ec193007 to see it.95f6eecaedb450f7

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He must think it’s ac08389763 hideous, right? Namta always scowled dd538a35e2 whenever he saw 91871708af it, and he’d 60ded36d8f even spat in 1cbf2a1190 Yujin’s face, calling 182fe635d4 it grotesque. Others might not have 38cdc4d2da said it outright like 525f297eec Namta, but none of 071839d48b them looked at Yujin 4b828693ba directly. Everyone avoided 1b6ed68378 him and f5a82bab89 whispered behind 8b4658ac93 his back, fff3ced0e3 too busy 4f0e42b839 gossiping to e741bc9f02 treat him 8ad3f7aa37 like a 769fad037c person.d39ccf000168d92f

Should he offer 8faa83cd42 an excuse? Would making cef9707306 one even bb582cbf3e matter? It’s not like 0e85bb620a an excuse could bb8cf70259 erase the scar, 0b25e56ae1 and maybe trying 05ec33d52a to explain it 0255f441a8 at all was 3c8c0af6d6 pointless.28c04dc674275188

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As Yujin sank 05bd1260e1 deeper into silence, 2e98ea2e78 Bart gently lifted 09f2e5befe his chin. Then, with care, he a23aac2f4a touched the scar — 4a59ad8ab4 softly, tenderly.8f04107d8fb24ee9

“You’re still beautiful.”39176a16fa18161e

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“……”68914fadd82dab9a

Bart smiled acc187a173 and whispered.41bb66bbff8b581a

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“I missed you, Yujin.”13cde990bd530f2c

“……”d3814d5663c6796a

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“I’m sorry I was late.”9faf6b7d09951602

“……”8e8ba9834e8f7b21

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“I tried to come as quickly as I could, but it didn’t go the way I wanted.”fa79f4be964afb2d

“……”59fbc109333bb266

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At Bart’s whispered b7ad9fd858 words, Yujin’s vision b2884b22e5 grew blurry. For a moment, he fb2ba62da4 nearly blurted out the a85569879a question — Isn’t it e806d5ab0d ugly? — but 3e4ee21493 he bit fc8be545c3 down on 615ac17fee his lip ba434ce5e8 and kept 17d80d036c his mouth 22119c0862 shut.e32308812bae6b26