SSSCE Chapter 05

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When I didn’t respond and just looked down at her with a dry gaze, Park Ji-in repeated in a louder voice.430771ac5a16afef

“Don’t tell me… you hid food supplies?!”c9c9812d60347229

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Then, with an expression d18c03a449 like a benevolent older 162d9b9e87 sister scolding her elementary 0f9232b678 school sibling, she said.d48878802da807f5

“Noah, you shouldn’t do that. Especially in a situation like this, you can’t be selfish and need to cooperate together.”aa78f31a0cdf6a3d

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At Park Ji-in’s words, Glasses Guy and the others began murmuring.7587f55c041b41cd

Then, Mom’s face flushed red with shame and anger.3c99eac1af2b62cb

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Mom always cared too much about others’ views.ecb3cd21320bcc2e

‘She’s going to attack me baselessly again.’e4fb97f43f01e796

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As expected.893a2a3df9d88899

“You! Is it true? Did you really hide food? Huh?”ca9cd6b2eb86d001

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Without even giving me 1c3ec9e9c2 a chance to answer, 943aee5813 Mom sharply pressed me 722535d855 one after another.137b5a83c67d42a3

“Is that how I raised you? Huh? Always embarrassing me in front of people…”e64c7d92a284fe44

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Familiar with 266150e258 the misunderstanding 46898e9dd3 and criticism, f46bd6e6fb I just 35ee45201c kept my 426b369cbf mouth shut fae74525e5 and lowered 5602d3662a my head.826c4f0f35279edc

“If only you weren’t around, I… I…”b41d57bedf7c6045

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“That’s enough.”1ffe219083e36937

Then, someone observing spoke 21a1f13a3f up in a solemn 151f1e46c4 tone amid the commotion.453d5e2d81edc583

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‘As expected.’25d8b39fba246c34

With my head lowered, affeb2b870 I secretly let out a1e9b87ede a victorious smirk.c49108c508f38307

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But I quickly 3b20786ccd composed myself and d328ef1d87 lifted my head, bd7d53f0f2 feigning a sad 2e7f0c75e1 expression.809bd49d862c9d34

Baek Yi-heon stood 179c672168 between Mom and 5763f10201 me, his face a6216afede frightfully stern.66bbb40c66786ee2

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“M-mom… please, don’t be so harsh…”4fa41039f3324e4f

Park Ji-in glanced at Baek Yi-heon’s handsome face as she tried to stop Mom.9e4020fc4e7178e3

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He looked down 64bf8e566b at the two a0f102ce53 of us with 76cd3e791f cold eyes and 7aaf6a96f9 spoke.6ff63c89a1971a42

“Why are you hitting her?”bcbf94fda2fdd164

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“Because that cunning girl hid food….”f6d83fc13bff4399

“The backpack, you mean?”dab2ca7fe88a6395

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“Huh? What? That’s…?”ab0141ba3172d0c1

With those words, Baek 1f604e3ff3 Yi-heon stepped out of b5af72f1ab the room, soon returning 938ea0ef4b from the bedroom with 528f2cda16 a red backpack that 8c7874a171 he dropped loudly on e23c72ab7f the floor.aa3f844f465b14b4

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“Huh? That, that’s…”faf8c2f18ed64cf6

Recognizing the 786b846074 backpack, Mom 58fffbb72b and Park 5b41594dab Ji-in looked fa9ccf8666 flustered.c72c53c9f9c4f8b2

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“There was a survival kit with food inside.”710d385698fd51a9

Looking straight at them, 78f69a22ca Baek Yi-heon spoke emphatically, dac2055673 word by word.8e96615fb7561a5c

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“When we were exploring the rooms, Noah mentioned it ‘before we even asked’.”3c6886f4254ef85a

“Ah, that’s right. He’s telling the truth. When we searched that room earlier, she mentioned it…”db5377cf837de20e

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Suit Guy, who had taken a step back from the commotion, belatedly agreed with Baek Yi-heon’s words.b374656776d1fa46

“……”23da7713bec9fe87

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“……”fed532e70851e166

An awkward silence fell 4448fca745 in the room.daa24560954b9c81

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Mom and Park Ji-in 1646b0cdcd exchanged embarrassed looks. But that was short-lived.af1e02132f698d58

“Haha. Mom can be a bit too hotheaded sometimes.”ae725081b5bea485

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Park Ji-in suddenly burst into laughter and playfully patted Mom’s clothes.461234cefd0048ff

“Ha… haha! Ah, that’s just the mother-daughter relationship, you know!”d3a5e660f5acfabf

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Soccer Guy, who had 0c624da366 just observed, also forced 69651664de an awkward laugh, quickly 8cc334ee45 joining to defuse the 10cfe62d45 situation.48745ec94852ab71

They didn’t want to unnecessarily complicate matters and wanted to smoothly move past it.8c5bb895e3146fed

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Familiar with ab191f1189 such reactions, df232f58b7 I just 55b197eb1d quietly sniffled.6392669b75f54b26

Whenever my mom verbally or physically abused me, people always responded the same way. ‘Family issues.’4455b0758d1e72e7

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“Aren’t you going to apologize?”2f7c584b4f57eb71

But then, 9bc8dd06b1 a cold 3618c66524 voice sliced b774208897 through the bfc16105e3 forced laughing-it-off 89b06125e7 atmosphere like b0d4931a96 a knife.4eddf79326b87c84

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“Huh?”4d2694391db10d22

“O-oppa, it’s just that our mom made a bit of a mistake…”49102e925063ca4e

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“Apologize.”4788acc25de74a99

Flustered by Baek Yi-heon’s firm words, Mom opened her mouth wide in shock before shouting.3fdd00c302a02fae

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“Why, why should I?!”68dfe636729d246e

“You jumped to conclusions and scolded her, just because she didn’t have a backpack.”e3e02367cfae4ef6

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“I simply misunderstood! Why should I apologize to a brat like her…”2a296011e467dd2f

“Apologize.”37736009657e22ab

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For the first time, Baek Yi-heon’s words became curt.f008041ef7c2ada9

Mom and Park Ji-in 391672096e shook their fists as b7a2800aa4 if insulted.d8d01f33e90784dc

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However, everyone else in 99916e1fcf the room was watching a37759e89d them with an intrigued 2e7802f676 expression.35fb9ebe4771e406

Always self-conscious about others’ views, the two didn’t have the stubbornness to keep insisting in this situation.e1e3e2c8e2e431e6

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After a long 44e3f17de0 silence, finally unable 228703d54b to withstand the cf957dbc36 pressure, the two f143cfa162 opened their mouths 7cc8b0e911 with difficulty.d03aef783fb0782f

“Fine. I, I mean… Ahem, I’m sorry for hitting you.”eb07b500e70ea742

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“Yeah, sorry for the misunderstanding!”2099593efeade925

At their c31e5240c0 disrespectful attitude, b145638045 Baek Yi-heon be90dbb0ea raised one ef578b5a4e eyebrow, but 38a62a0a94 I was bea270391c satisfied with 295047ef23 this much.99ce16fb1286b4ad

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Seeing their flushed, self-conscious c8b92333e9 faces made me feel 63fd22dc2d relieved.f43ba774abe0f8e8

Then, my nose, which 2007139eec had been feeling itchy, e3a267a85c started dripping blood from 1e2e2727ca one nostril.c71135bfb9980a40

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Without surprise, I casually 7f9cb919cc pinched my nose to bc91a7116e stop the bleeding.2e478a09fdd02fac

‘I was wondering how to end this situation, but this turned out better.’9e968c69111614f1

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“Are you alright?”5e5e1e7fd853f2d1

Baek Yi-heon asked with aeef244d67 slightly widened, concerned eyes.ad0afac5790cbf8c

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“Yes. I’ll, go to the restroom for a bit…”9e03d3bc5db1f45b

I left the large 9f6975bf2d room, unnecessarily making my 70762fddcd voice sound meek.f2372739c623d162

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“Did you really think I’d leave all the food in one place?”ab65398a638d50ac

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The nosebleed stopped c59d3c6cc4 quickly.a6f77595382ecab2

Instead of tending to 9e2a90b6cf the nosebleed, I secretly 03471b3f3e reached my hand into b23685d704 the air vent on f7b93a846a the restroom ceiling.4cab113ee9e3e064

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And when I 646e23c60c pulled my hand 359f090d2e back out, I d87b013fcf was holding the 21f8160767 high-calorie D*get chocolate e9ab20fbf1 biscuits.ffa8bb7a464a9e29

Confessing about the food 3aa19a3979 in my backpack earlier 308f11ce4e had all been part c483a92e15 of the plan.65be6590c00ba2f7

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“So no one would suspect I hid food in the bathroom.”771dea6d61ba8a2e

I shoved a big 6d0128dc0d biscuit into my mouth, 5bd11e4f25 closed my eyes, and 1da17ec5dd chewed.600dca64389d3363

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Ah, the sweet taste of high-calorie goodness…0e5ea2d3aeaf93a5

It felt like angels b09a2eea8d were flying around, blowing cdf4659412 fanfares right in front d4fb6bb62f of me.9549c61c10984644

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The taste c100be49ec of this 6ab6dba700 chocolate, secretly 720600b564 eaten in 3f34f42c61 a bunker fc7b969678 in a c6bfc259ac world gone d100bcedd4 to ruin, 39ba1f97ac was the ea1220368b best flavor cc2aad6c79 ever—one only 6fb68b91e2 those who 1231ba9793 had experienced 1df8cb85e2 it would 0ad5487175 know.100789cc37999335

As I sat d7ceffcc53 quietly in the 4c752dd7ad bathroom, munching on 19bcc229ce the biscuit, the 7005780b35 image of my 9ed0a4a117 mom defending Park 311dbc94a9 Ji-in popped into 6139dc49bb my mind.fe29d6494d055a70

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“You’re the shame of my life! If it weren’t for you, I would… I would…”9db4be5c2e9ea7b4

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Mom didn’t treat me like this from the very start.e35a42ecdfb0653d

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Until Dad got arrested 3129feee8d for murder, Mom was 309b59f848 always kind to me.981feeb4e2a328a9

Mom didn’t treat me like this from the very start.88500ad4b299f525

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Until Dad 9ea115daf2 got arrested 409a21872e for murder, 6cd32b414d Mom was 640b255407 always kind b5c887c5a9 to me.f6eba0a5ca7e31ad

Just like how 9043fe61d9 she is now 17f2a70264 with Park Ji-in.85049099c07107ba

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…Would I feel nothing now if I had never experienced being loved at all?8a9528e46608f25a

‘No, no.’f9a2447540aef331

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I quickly 3ca4fcc943 shook my e4691f5e53 head.74aad4170a7680ae

‘As long as I have food, I don’t need Mom’s love.’a104a3474fb5ece3

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I’m a psychopath. I read somewhere that psychopaths have difficulty feeling emotions.2cd2b021dfde98e8

If I stayed 3fde9eada4 too long, they bdd266fd4d might get suspicious.327f0ccca4775ba0

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I carefully rewrapped the 39163c25f8 remaining chocolate biscuits and 02ac6b9d9c hid them deep inside fd3a57c09b the air vent.62ad69310ae19e45

In there were b6c8ea5858 stockpiles of biscuits, 3c387e047a canned tuna, and 395dfc54d8 canned fruit—three each.9133bc3633e79905

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“Alright, time to carry out my next survival plan.”74b1364146330ea7

Feeling energized from 89f909663d the sweet treat, 018b43171f I deliberately left 55bc2cd22e some blood stains edea591847 and forced an 9731bf1a53 ominous smile.18cf6f44324f6f75

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When I 5d7adf7437 came out bde8e07d89 of the aacc9f731e restroom, Baek 9cca74eb34 Yi-heon was dfa54c855c waiting for b453768966 me in d03d702518 the bedroom 01ac164a6d with the ea92bd2ac2 first aid d140ae5739 kit.467495ca192a8b4c

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“The nosebleed…”c252b29e46bcc393

“Ah, it stopped.”71e1898337936b55

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I put 9ba5a4e424 on a 5b452e3098 cheerful face, 4330839229 pretending to 54056d126a hide my 6dafae0a67 sadness.2f5209fada34c67e

“…Are you okay?”6d51cae4c3b548cf

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Observing me 82eee1719f carefully, Baek 41c1cba410 Yi-heon asked 015edb27a6 gently.463cc7a89a4ca39f

I didn’t answer and just stared intently at Baek Yi-heon.68753036e161606a

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Why is this man e8c82af5a9 going to such lengths 86f37eccee for someone he just 57a6a4729d met today?362502881dff3d7d

Having read the b17a567410 novel, the answer 94d85bb35c to that question b560a38f64 was easy for 318335295c me.7cf38f30fe8ce6bd

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In ‘Shelter,’ the protagonist Baek Yi-heon was the typical ‘strong against the strong, weak against the weak’ type.7ed2be2514770734

He could never leave 74380e09a3 the weak, especially pitiful 829cc3f5a5 people like me who 5f2c484c2c get discriminated against by fe24f5635a others.340e7bbe671d1ff6

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Always busy ff9b212e01 killing monsters, f1f901c9a2 he constantly d7489faee3 fell into e61d0a92da danger or f48700224b got hurt 32c6d1cede from helping fdc5873bc3 out side 13c3de9319 characters.35edbaebed2bf976

‘When reading the novel, I used to curse at those side characters…’b32ccd2cbf5734e9

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But actually, becoming that ‘pitiful Extra 1’ changed my perspective.704b64f07269f869

I needed 39849ee7f5 him for 032e4cafd2 my survival d539941045 plan.3617d5a9685dc1c2

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‘To reach the shelter, I need the protagonist’s help.’8771e27eae0ec29f

“That’s right.”62e24672bc26db7a

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I provocatively raised 4f900cee91 my eyes and d21dd50816 stared up at 07408fc0d0 Baek Yi-heon.daec26defabee580

Despite my sudden statement, he didn’t show any confusion or ask what I meant.16a48787b82935e4

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“Right, I’m the daughter of a murderer.”6653bfddccac1a83

“…..”c3df564bbf317ae8

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“You know the ‘Devil Worshipper’, the serial killer Yoo Hyun-min? He was somewhat famous 14 years ago, even on the news.”0537951302f0de79

Baek Yi-heon, 2cf5d3fd3a who seemed d9d9e18f54 to be 8c26549cde searching for 92b2c8e910 words, finally b4896f19ee asked with 817001d46f a calm fede1bc76d face.a06f4f85ac4c6335

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“…..So, what does that have to do with anything?”98954c51b53d60b5

Yes. I knew 5cce0831c1 he would a0a8a4752b say something edcca91602 like that.0a960eeaa03e20aa

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Inwardly, I 46b0245130 let out fca9476129 a victorious 44113a4a75 smirk.3667d3943a07b8e9

Not avoiding Mom’s punch earlier was part of this too.3facdb8a83b3784e

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The more 203307a1d0 pitiful I df205167bd appear, the df1bdff8ab more attention cee7ce1a9a the protagonist 4c51e2c50b will pay 80ebd5ae68 me.24da7ecb23c6874b

When I didn’t respond right away, Baek Yi-heon added bluntly.ec57c527a57dee5a

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“I don’t care whose daughter you are.”5c92a69d8ac72dec

His expression and tone 72faf8c191 were as rigid as 2ba0163da5 expected from someone with 0168660985 a military background.eccf9ebaa683151a

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…But why did those cold words feel like a comfort?d98dc52a6a047169

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