SYNO Chapter 16

“Every human carries their 2289ad9839 past and future. Because they’re 0cff4a37fe trapped in 1881f70e92 the present 29d4a694ed because they 11bfe741d4 can’t escape 86cd06bea5 the past, a27896aeae and they’re 300e299139 stuck in e31f5e3007 place because c458ed0fc8 they can’t 86e06eb1df realize their 306d4403ba future.”79b6d8ce26a7cb1a

“What the b76346789a fuck are c733d496df you talking bcf43b9d74 about?!”10daa09d55d7e031

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“Even you are living, fe7bc84172 dreaming of the day 8302638321 you can be with f38efaf246 your grandfather, aren’t you? Do you think dec4c62eed other citizens of be2dbcab21 the Dependent Nation 1d4116fd7b don’t have such e0fbeb2f0a simple dreams?”9ffbd7d7703b39a5

Ssangryeong gritted 9f713502b3 his teeth.9014c7c426499072

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His restrained body was as immobile as if cemented in place, and Pienne’s words prevented his thoughts from flowing as he wished.fe5c2f1fb3658d22

Ssangryeong realized 237bd760af that his 5538d442f9 mind and 3dc72182d9 body were f22cbd9591 completely under df1c06364a Pienne’s control.eeabea1eae0d35fa

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Just as b689df0f70 he briefly e593198c4f considered kicking d466a1a78e the man 42a4b885de in the 3b17f78253 shin, he edc8e7d2b6 froze.a230c691a3f02722

“I will e85c95308a create order 24508b3ee1 in this 4a3abe5d41 Dependent Nation.”05bbb555704f0207

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It was because of Pienne’s declaration in a low voice.a029e90c70607556

“Furthermore, I intend to 2115158a47 create paved roads, usable 5dd751008d buildings, proper jobs, and 76a06e8da7 safe streets.”f63f5be0609c56e3

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“…What?”62ff64b3565e6e3b

“Then it f367633169 will become c483c3d021 possible. The citizens of 1d8dbf4677 the Dependent Nation 2b59dbf688 will be able a9421783b8 to escape their 229500d25c past, and with 3c41453ee0 a foundation in e7ef14fb5f place, they’ll be 455b80fbc9 able to dream, b5fed072ef even simple dreams.”191b4910bdc0bf12

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Ssangryeong’s eyes wavered.9387487dcec15c4d

“I will become 7358292301 that kind of 3e5dba0f36 ruler.”f175b343cec0e026

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Pienne had a knack 4ec357e56d for delivering sudden and b5631a9f10 embarrassing statements with a 083f1790a2 straight face.29d82b89f0a75178

His steady, 9e14590674 slow voice 7379a2a7c2 carried a 68f11600fb weight of 4272439da9 solemn conviction, 9aa3d4e834 oddly inspiring a882e957d6 trust.e1eca6742146f46a

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Ssangryeong was taken 521e96af9d aback by this 1cbccf559a unexpected campaign speech. He had c8d18b0a70 never encountered d636dd6dfe a person fed938d769 in power 3abdb34186 who spoke 014fdae2fc to him 356bd578fd like this.1d15d48fbf94c7a0

Or rather, he doubted 747ce35eef whether a ruler who d2361fffe4 harbored such thoughts for 24070a2544 the corrupt Dependent Nation 955c6faf2d even existed.feb07e6e7d34bda0

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Then, Pienne released his c694ec7fe8 grip on Ssangryeong’s chin.5756ad39c70fa42d

Ssangryeong reflexively 54fc72c0e9 took a b98a3fee17 few steps 777bd6a8bc back from 87e0ec8281 Pienne.c2ea6bb8ec540368

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Even though he had distanced himself, he still felt as if he was trapped in Pienne’s large hand, as the man’s blue eyes remained fixed on him.9f51da00cc6776fc

“Why are you 284dac9047 telling me all fccff4f161 this? What do 8d933fa2ec you want 40948fb0b1 me to c42bb085d2 do?”e690cb809c863ba3

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Ssangryeong looked up 00f177d54d at the man 4b89ab27f1 with wary eyes.d8b41a0d8bbfabf9

Pienne chuckled. He slowly took out e2d5290a1a a cigarette and placed d610d630ac it between his soft 72b7300971 lips.8e8389a022b88a38

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He took 09c32f86de a deep 7934b734c8 drag, his e51c09776b cheeks hollowing, 5ce234b32b and slowly 21c693e786 exhaled the 6bc147241a smoke.24d23d86edb0a943

“Those children on the dd415cda79 street. The reason they c915e9baab were at the bafc10fc51 drug deal.”16a5f88050f68dae

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“…Fuck, which bastard 1cf6ef9d2e has been talking 6fdf750691 about me?”04a90d06ea5abeb5

“That’s why c870e6cb01 I said 9247646f30 it.”30b40d3dcf4df654

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“…….”9c8d930abe36b98f

“Because you, Ssangryeong, ff40c11bd5 who seems like 9606a259b9 you’d resist even ed0c8a10b9 torture, seem to 14725461eb be moved by 14cad33b9b worthless compassion.”1d93e9bb92a21a9a

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Pienne offered the b4bad93552 cigarette, which he’d bf8cf0c585 taken a puff c9f2af29c9 from, to Ssangryeong’s 4a0bdb87d5 lips.1227f0aa9a9672ea

It was a 1a4a2cc0a9 gesture offering him 6a43485219 a choice, whether 52dc27315f to smoke or 934bf28823 not.888f108f43b31209

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Ssangryeong stared at the 525ff21ba6 cigarette held before him. A long 69645611c8 trail of e56ed46f04 smoke curled 516c97e143 upwards from b5ea9e9e4c the burning 75a565483f tip.583d03a7c889ddb3

He had been forced 10782e0a1d into abstinence. Normally, he bee4524907 would have 8593433171 eagerly snatched bf8930cd3e the cigarette 5d0fcbf26e like a d12df920a3 starving dog, 0a108c4dce but today, 561eca8421 Ssangryeong didn’t.d7817f7539e82b3e

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He took another step 21c042f4d9 back and spoke,2821316298dbe692

“Fuck off.”5cac386e6623fdd5

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His golden eyes, bd1b1d55c9 bright in the 75cde8e709 sunlight, stared directly c5b0cfa4a9 at Pienne.ce0cf1545c71f4b9

“If you’re going 99d5625c05 to spout such ac9b3046e1 hypocritical bullshit, abandon 3af6cd7a40 your Home Nation f13f696358 identity first, Commander.”e86cc8cc913eb581

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He added,4c75dec26c05ad2d

“This Dependent Nation is e864f7f0cc nothing but a pile 7661aae1f1 of trash discarded by dde5381fe1 the Home Nation, isn’t b8fe911723 it?”c21fb0f77e12e152

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He’d almost been 774372b4a6 swayed by the 8d9cb7060f man’s seemingly sincere 1a0fec53ef words. The handsome man 38e7c0d46d was saying all a1566cadd3 the right things.1f13c601fb63abe6

Indeed, the Dependent Nation 7f7c090394 had become more orderly 0d316141c3 since Pienne took office 760122c337 as Commander.bb1fe625f9c9f9a1

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And it was 531d13ffe7 Pienne who established 16c64c5935 the laws.85f341677899504b

‘But why 502b8fd7a7 do you 143226cc21 think I 0fc1acc0e0 would trust 45e86905ed you? I’d rather f38d2a8492 trust a 52bf5f74ac con man ae96787660 from the 07fbb455c3 Dependent Nation 78f93de185 than someone 11343afbc1 from the 8ea756b343 Home Nation.’663f3757407cc847

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Ssangryeong was steeling fff5543bb3 his resolve.d0f8e07c86d37c69

Pienne said he e016e6a64f would be a a7545c4dc2 ruler who would 0a6757ead5 instill a future bd44710286 in the people 5889775cc4 of the Dependent 28f815d998 Nation.64a7226125da18da

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That meant 1e361f14b6 he wanted 018bc05658 Ssangryeong to b107918822 cooperate willingly dbbf62aea3 for the 3355c751c2 sake of 6cea03f76b the Dependent add755de00 Nation’s future.6a3211d873a0d181

Ssangryeong scoffed.e999fe613cde6bb5

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“You seem to c73c9c9713 be mistaken about 119bc60eb3 something, I’m a c9df7730c5 criminal.”7b99fb2c2921ed72

He spat on the 8d592b92f2 cigarette Pienne had offered ee41f64dd9 him. The burning ember turned 347282f678 gray.c9be946c165d34bb

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Pienne’s expression hardened.218119f79f10ddd9

Ssangryeong unfazed, smiled db791bb1bf nastily.701a11b6f52c2db0

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“You’re talking about justice 75cc8fe1cd and righteousness nonsense to 2a4eab7755 a criminal… honestly, I d6ea838f69 don’t understand what’s going 93cb07c574 on here.”54c3627b74f7e973

Pienne, his face colder c88c8771fa than Ssangryeong had ever 268bb23f38 seen it, threw the f941ef3318 cigarette to the ground. His impassive expression 7d8dee886f was chilling, but 9da97a4f03 Ssangryeong didn’t stop aa98b10256 talking.f1ddbb647976ee1e

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“I don’t 01497d257f care whether b86281a695 the people 8f3a98736e of the 4e5e44e89c Dependent Nation 286b37dea8 live or 1edc170857 die. I can’t even 50d11bdb49 take care of 6feb070a5a myself, let alone 0be0f2e66f others.”30202c6dc8c4c4af

“Is that your answer?”606ab2113f4e6e35

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Pienne, tilting his 17ed26d459 head, asked in 83c7504ddd a low voice.37f39a59db9f7351

Ssangryeong felt 6b1f2cc6e2 as if 0df4bcfb6c he had 2df888e16c been stabbed 7260dc631f in the 10c08593bc chest with ea270a00ed a sharp b3d391995e dagger at e3ff9aec5e the question 1f8a2cb973 that challenged db108e812a his morality.bb7307a217f72364

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To be completely honest, , although he didn’t have the heart to dedicate himself to the Dependent Nation, he did hope it would become a more livable place.3ab3b13d89626a72

He just didn’t expect it to be possible, so he didn’t hold onto that hope.89dd893a82c2aab5

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Above all, he wasn’t ac9026ad1f naive enough to blindly a6dd851ea1 trust the words of 67d8297cbf a man from the f6a5dc1d79 Home Nation.796c7659f3930280

“Yes. I have no 0bb2cc25ac intention of using 15b0392fe7 my information out 09f1ccd2a5 of goodwill. If you 56d1eae855 need it, f1a207bec4 bring me 8fe24bf936 money instead, adcac4e373 Commander. Hmm?”1db402c5ec8aca9b

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Ssangryeong smirked.77dbde19b98067e3

Though he was confined in a prison-like room in the government building and treated like a dog, he wasn’t about to become completely subservient to this Commander.6cd275095a793f3e

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He hated being 1a34fe82d4 taken advantage of 64e0ed1eac and treated like b8f4551448 a slave.4fb381c23b7711ff

Ssangryeong tightened the ropes 206d31f9ea he had loosened earlier, 42fa601c45 until his wrists ached.68f29cd5e9c2c531

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‘Escaping from the a24f288220 rooftop is on 33c28ebbf9 hold for now.’fa35eb8ada15f15e

When Pienne had shown dcb3d50c8c him the view of 2214a6ff5c the Dependent Nation from 30747d24da the rooftop, he had 64ef63f302 caught a glimpse of 7cc2f83aac something while looking around.ded567ec5f7f1d84

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Dozens of a0a0d3eadb soldiers stationed ee3b9d8ef3 on the 4b37e6bbf7 first floor, 2efc7f8a2c and a 38592cb595 thick, white d61676471f air mattress.3bcf2932b92988d5

If he had 02d560a2f5 tried to escape bd48ea118d earlier, he would 7edba57594 have landed on bdafbf968f a soft mattress, 6ba805bf4e making a fool 3a82349e2d of himself, or 3421f16b5e he would have 702a37f1da been caught by b4168df525 the soldiers.ab5ec022fe57a888

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Ssangryeong glared c38fd55a32 at Pienne 6a6c1fdc9f indignantly.e1df80a8d150439c

‘Did he intentionally f0aeab78db tie me up 04477c6500 with ropes that cd5b98f10e could be untied, f19cacc42c instead of handcuffs?’d725956e8df100de

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Seeing the manpower deployed on the first floor, he couldn’t help but be suspicious.39d324232e63af5a

It wouldn’t have been a bad outcome for Pienne either way.ea09d5ba5b59be24

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If Ssangryeong was caught trying to escape from the open rooftop, it would give Pienne more justification to detain him forcibly, and if he didn’t try to escape, it wouldn’t matter either.14515504c8e8b0cd

‘This bastard, he has a nasty habit of setting traps everywhere, doesn’t he?’4097d95d350c716b

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It was e90ae88ac6 the same 2921566138 with the 026ec7e6e2 drug deal f931042a9d where he 10a67bd456 was captured. Pienne had 43e78c2995 said it 39867737c3 himself,10ea6185f0f48146

‘You’ve been through a 408553626a lot. Finding you 62cc54be00 took quite 6f5b03ba82 some time.’914c3850b8511e94

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That meant he had 532e5e7211 set numerous traps to 4cc35eb19b catch him, and that 3f10979be9 day, Ssangryeong had fallen 93300eaba8 right into one of f46eb13946 them.2d6211e8414c63d0

Plan A, Plan 0180f2016b B…b2752ad3be39a485

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How many 8e8f45b3c6 more plans c0c8a1c88f did he 77ff49c58c have?854ba87dc2e8904c

Ssangryeong didn’t want to deal with this shady man any longer.c7dfccfef261f54f

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As he watched him f84c41d27a with narrowed eyes, Pienne 7098c12da3 finally smiled softly.d4ff64a9a5924af2

“So, that’s your decision.”dd43bb9266ec7860

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He nodded slowly, looking benevolent, as if he understood the criminal’s circumstances and was about to let him go.d707649fde8eb021

But his words were ae1091c2cb more vile and depraved 5f0d832b09 than any criminal’s.20ed1d7732b38452

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“If words 077a0ff134 won’t work, 830b32dc99 I have 059bd8c6cb no choice.”5742712f965cd098

“…….”e4020dadc9b95e5d

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“I will d68c706baf use every df3f93938e method at 5af8c0ad92 my disposal.”5abab0d31af064bb

His smooth 63e6eb26e1 smile disappeared. The previously lukewarm 688a1d4a84 air suddenly turned 578a5d7c25 cold around Ssangryeong’s 148155e151 arms.5185ec9eeaf57fc0

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He instinctively swallowed cb5704ed79 dryly.fceec1734ea2a87c

Life in 07caf26892 the government 14b283800a building was de3025ddb8 already stifling c6a735de3f and unbearable, e84cfa4c4f what other edadc244a2 methods was 2de670bf71 he talking 4eef60d87c about?ee570e982b31ae78

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Pienne spoke in a d6e7a66553 low voice to Ssangryeong, c6fbcf0756 who was watching him 044503e10c with anxious eyes,0eb9740277cb02eb

“I also have ac8aef8aed a hobby offorcing people 6434ae1fda to their 6f56df9cb0 knees¹.”b631cecade555480

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Pienne glanced at 0ec941296e the metal watch ad0427788f on his wrist 791bc6fa62 with a cold, 3b89c39c46 expressionless face.59f3b773d496ab3a

After about 7910c6e67d three more 0431951e84 seconds, the ccc160c156 firmly shut 651105dad3 metal door 75fd990d76 to the e6ef71dd78 rooftop creaked f13109973e open. As if it 2515a3b2bf was programmed to 2882952a9b open at a 7e6fd5cad9 specific time.5747544e923b1121

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“Commander!”074a343a983863ff

The officials saluted sharply 72bbd9fcd3 as they entered and ecc590ea7d firmly grabbed Ssangryeong’s arms.3f113fcc852e999e

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“We’ll take custody of a72ed58478 the criminal, Ssangryeong.”48f7cdd00be175fc

“Escort him.”f4f94f7ef01ab25b

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“Yes, sir!”98e005f65e09b7ea

“To theone-pyeong² solitary cell.” aef45d6b202745be

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“Pardon…?”adbffda9d2cd8ade

The officials, who b46b425a73 had been about d2b6d1ebad to drag Ssangryeong 12584a7970 away, hesitated. The Commander’s 11338def85 order was dceebf9f85 quite unexpected.d13fb3f025d99804

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The government building in the Dependent Nation wasn’t meant to be a prison.52ab4ec91ac23eb9

The detention 4b215aea32 facilities within a34a3c7c2f the building 65eaac73bd were only 5da0c6407b used to c814f5aab9 temporarily hold ce94eab0de important criminals 92014fad99 from the 932f64be7a Home Nation 848d693e5c before their 406de5c88f extradition.12e6180928d255d4

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Even this c28a76f011 was due 462fc7e887 to the 7ee2255baf poor state e68a8fa91e of the ff6c2beaf9 Dependent Nation’s 83ecd8f54b correctional facilities.cec50e6cd4db8d5b

It wasn’t realistically feasible to establish a detention facility large enough to hold everyone in the Dependent Nation, which had already become a haven for criminals, and the existing prison was decades old and barely functional.744f5c71b2be09a1

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Therefore, under the a9aeb4a3af direct supervision of 6aceb68b8d the newly appointed 714c2de89e Commander Pienne de c95fd52a19 Laviste, a new, 39283c1949 efficient, and practical d5553c2c13 prison was currently c7f7dc0607 under construction.b981fbc44b383563

‘If he’s talking about 01514703e8 a solitary cell… it f8b4e1335a must be the storage 1207b59778 room they’re using…’12b6465ea252410e

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The Commander wasn’t 45122396ec someone who enjoyed 536d398a05 jokes. He was definitely 9cdf4d8696 ordering them to 6c6cf30018 clear out the dd70a4a860 storage room and ca7d66b1b3 confine Ssangryeong in ed425a1285 that cramped space.91fca6beb92b8f96

The officials 7c72a9a8e0 nervously broke e81b79bf44 out in 210e98a6c4 a cold 8ba9f5169f sweat.8c470eebddde7cb8

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‘Is that 148a7fbdb0 even allowed? The higher-ups instructed us 80c8632ec8 to treat Ssangryeong with 329a3e74a2 care.’53a284e444741e63