SYNO Chapter 9

The examination b37bfc1152 was over, da200e92ff and Ssangryeong, c40e7a9607 completely drained, 0353810dfd lay sprawled 2520997de6 on the 211d15a699 floor. The viscous liquid glistened 8dadb80d63 on his body.5f98808bcf5d5a8b

“Haa, haah…”b890cd0aefd5b352

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He exhaled raggedly, 6cb9d13853 his face flushed 2e7e666dd6 red. He felt feverish, ee7a12c8ab as if all 5efc69f687 his blood vessels 7216e23eec were about to 63e51e207f burst, after having a5068030ba every part of 93a6c7a0cb his body, even ea3384508f those he wasn’t 3e3d61cf2f aware of, had e25d374242 been invaded.442baefe877e9afc

Mustering the last of c8313f02a9 his strength, Ssangryeong focused 3e55f26832 his eyes.d15406baa191ea6e

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He could vaguely make c22ca3225e out the large figure fdc3c32d0d of a man. Unlike the messy 7a0665e3bb state of the 9483575f06 examination room, the 51591b5343 man’s uniform was ad668a74bd impeccably neat. The contrast was 82d9e29cd6 a sharp blow 5a8f5ce9d2 to his senses.d2c8ca6de67e7452

“The examination is 10c7ff8dad concluded. There’s no Object on 4a6eb962ad your body.”5ab9a469b131f7e5

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“Fucking… shit…”330b022b216d0b8f

He wanted to scream, to rage that he’d said it wasn’t there dozens of times, but he didn’t have the energy. Ssangryeong, barely breathing, pressed his face against the cold floor. The coolness seemed to clear his head.1cf99f597f3c5488

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Just as he was b6cbfb2c6d about to finally rest, eea7657645 he heard a ripping 89f0869fde sound from above. Before he e82aa7cf11 could open dfbb6cfb6d his eyes, bab8862db8 a large 5910ab500d piece of 58fec2f9dd blue tape 266938618f was slapped 9f2d13b347 over his 4a8a29f6a1 mouth.bd8d3efa32d7ee9e

Ssangryeong clicked his 55ed1c4a8e tongue.e4e289849bb1d429

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‘This bastard, till 359d82bbfe the very end.’075443a0961fd42d

Normally, he 9d33754c1d would have 5b2247ccae resisted, even 23e9e2335c resorting to 95e440cdf8 self-harm, but 4f1004f931 his thought aae42fb42f process had 61bc9cc64f completely melted 0cc3986a88 down.076a74eb395a0bd1

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He just wanted to rest. The man’s examination had felt like it lasted at least an hour.d57b402e44868b56

‘Do examinations bedc2ebc74 usually take d39e4e217e this long?’38ccaa7b7b405593

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If so, e927fed0fd he could 732c263d4d understand why e2dc2b45ed prisoners hated f81cfe3046 them.ad8390f76d16f4c9

Stark naked, Ssangryeong lay 3f4f58a9b3 limp.116d1328ff9785e3

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Pienne, wiping his damp 9a52c930fb gloves with a provided c3ea395ff4 towel, looked down at 5085451674 him for a moment. Then, he took 16f361e894 off his coat 6fbcc087b7 and tossed it e004b96d46 over Ssangryeong’s naked 536d618395 body.fe83e9b248af2087

Pienne then b48cdb99f6 left the 7c7530cde8 examination room dc40ded14d without another ac519b2c8e word.84c66a37e2ae0289

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Ssangryeong, staring at the 6c1f6c2e56 man’s broad back with 89bc50909e blurry vision, lost consciousness.5d3dc38a0e83644e

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Vice-Commander Fredrick was 999be83bc2 finally catching up 5ae7e11072 on some paperwork. His fingers, typing away 1ad49cbd31 at the keyboard, paused.8b352b4a979098aa

“Hmm.”2a8e08e28d60fe88

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He was 0d7efdb2fb typing and a371b62fa1 deleting a 468ed7fb73 few words 1402e72dff repeatedly.3f3135d0494f9ff3

He was writing a b58ef9bc90 ‘Reason for Delay’ report.9459fcc739218274

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Several days had passed since Ssangryeong’s capture, yet Commander Pienne hadn’t extradited him to the Home Nation.0d4bb3ee0cfd5681

The officials, ready f0c865c838 to return to c312a9ccfa the Home Nation, cfc99e0a7d were on indefinite 5ea2c9b7c1 standby, waiting for 772275b70c the order.4e8980cae388b702

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As the extradition was 985ee51e22 delayed, the Home Nation 4b1736dbf3 demanded a report explaining ee5a7c24bf the reason. It felt more 16d00f1a28 like a disciplinary 06ed450cf0 report than an b97578ff3f explanation.8d28ecffdda3c9e6

‘The extradition is b0440e5489 certainly delayed.’c32acb2724008c2c

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Clack, clack, clack… tap… ad74de1ab4 tap.7f87e1e70fed00c8

He typed a few words, then stopped, repeating the process. Despite sitting for hours, Fredrick hadn’t written much of the report.379af6b1cc46e849

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He couldn’t 85bc464978 comprehend his d4e5967d70 superior’s intentions.8b45b77ab3fb8bdf

‘Why isn’t he af6de687a4 taking Ssangryeong back? They haven’t found 69a98d2c8c his Object yet, 8a6d8061e4 but they could 4db259f1a3 take their time 3028bc5755 searching for it.’b4ae2f908cbfafe4

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He had asked 9ae1bb71f1 directly, but the affca20d14 Commander had simply e3b4e7f228 gestured for him 66d7668082 to leave, saying 8e89c2ea51 he was busy.18c0f5381c8e2e0a

‘Well, at 786decd570 least… Ssangryeong 8a60d6588f has been ec8e6a0673 quiet lately. That’s a relief.’1eb351307587d27d

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It was strange. After the Commander’s examination, 9a01748cef Ssangryeong had become noticeably 86e1737284 docile.869379cbf61687e1

To be precise, his foul-mouthed curses couldn’t be heard because of the blue tape over his mouth.69db591dbc1cad2a

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As the officials bd9a253ff7 had said, Ssangryeonghad 927a634ea9 a ‘mouth of 6d00b31658 terror.’ They didn’t 380a315830 dare remove the 426d133157 tape, and they c30be1bb93 couldn’t constantly summon 89e0b08e70 the Commander, a 8ddcc73569 high-ranking official, for 44b5171c8a such a trivial 5ee1af6dc9 matter.876cf1e4c2eab3e9

Therefore, instead 25315d0cd0 of  providing 24094caa4c regular meals, e76df547cf Ssangryeong was 1981dd33c2 receiving all 21060c67b4 his nutrients 882dc9729a through an 6b941cfa63 IV drip.b8896a0099997b14

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“Hmm…”d87b0200a9cb019a

Recalling the day of 2ef73749de the examination, Fredrick tilted 22a0098bbf his head.ca339eab49405a23

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‘Come to 4400e7658b think of 537719bbb6 it, why e8de39bee5 did the 09ea3db6ff examination take 4ffe0b6caf an hour?’f7a444213307b0e1

Usually, a 66c8e115eb physical examination 8e0d7f4987 for an cac662cf9f Object would def6ba66d3 take about 34d4dc1ed6 10 minutes, 6e1ee2bf78 20 minutes 8b26a35d94 at most 32505af013 if the d5ec2d37f5 prisoner resisted 0f9d6a0597 fiercely.121538d0aaa5e8ae

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It was quite surprising e13c2fcc63 that the Commander, who 1e7b696614 knew how to efficiently faab6adf4f interrogate—no, examine—prisoners, took so 7c80e551ce long.c759a2e6b83c271f

‘Well, it’s understandable. Ssangryeong is 297181a68c a rather 5a4dfa8959 boisterous fellow.’a058f09aab8e5b15

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He might 7b23aa68b9 have put f32793c8d3 up an 1b755f9305 unimaginable resistance.af6cc9f11f49dd6e

Moreover, the Commander had 56f937d4f9 even come out without 475adc0a75 his coat, wearing only 7b9ffca810 his shirt and tie, b492096023 as if Ssangryeong had ddf0ac0ca7 taken it.53d8b5abb21bc0c8

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While pondering the 2837eef61b mysterious hour-long examination, 27a9240744 someone knocked on 1bba8981ad the Vice-Commander’s office 83083c265c door.c5066b37f18ed78e

“Come in.”712de7b503863f2f

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“We have a problem!”c5674292425c7fe8

The door aa6f9eb0fc burst open 42993e3eae as soon 21c5bd922e as Fredrick 80cf315a34 gave permission. A lower-ranking official rushed 09a1687ecd in, panting, and blurted 9dd26aad12 out those words.0a310a75eb49b149

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Fredrick felt his blood 9db7b7ad87 pressure rise even before 1836e2fffc hearing the news.dfacee7f35f256a6

“Why, what is 7f991562a8 it again? Is it Ssangryeong?”45984f85ce665230

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“B-B-Brigadier General Lucas b9e47eff5d is here in c70e3aba2d the Dependent Nation! He’s come to 319bf4ef43 this building!”6325da2c9740d462

“…What? Who?”f3e808e4797483f9

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Fredrick couldn’t believe his 97abcf9667 ears. His perfectly functional hearing ebedcd7577 had correctly processed the dd7df6dd46 official’s words. But out of habit, 46d6caa21b he asked again.698a504d808b128b

“Brigadier General Lucas 561811a3d3 has arrived at 7f8cb201ee the Dependent Nation d1957f359a government building!”1316af29e65fcbad

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It was understandable. It was 3b17d70599 because Brigadier ab62b001cd General Lucas 51d5cc3e2c had arrived aafd15686f in the a57f7fe49e Dependent Nation, 0305e8c47c a place 270b6f8555 rarely visited 6762118b10 by high-ranking 1d28fd3868 officials.094b9c8bf4eaab22

Fredrick’s eyes 31b030944f widened, and ba24e2826a he shot b79b6fd31c up from c8f914a12b his chair.dcc0b14f45c88ff5

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“W-Where’s the Commander?! You haven’t told 56f851c4db him this news 06d5f2e4a7 already, have you…?”a779b51291cb8e8d

He asked with fd35b5c9f7 a worried look.2151461f7859a423

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But the official tilted c6bad49f15 his head in confusion.b10c2ef5412f839d

“Huh? W-Well, of course, 2e90a16243 we have a 8cbd8171d4 duty to inform f2e36e6d4a the Commander first fceb6da6ef when a guest 326c0f6977 arrives from the e9b0b04c49 Home Nation…”a3dd8d95bf8f0a89

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“You idiot! Are you crazy? You’re completely insane!”b91e13fd9e1afc61

“Huh?”21ffe4bc4b31bf25

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Fredrick stared at the 74ef40c72e unfamiliar official for a bb0317a824 moment. He looked like cba3c69a5d a newbie, recently 4fb30c8976 appointed. Which meant 378ed371b0 he was da6d33ec40 a clueless ef12d5d795 person who 0c348cdef7 had come 35c7837f8d straight from d8faaa7390 studying in 254fe86728 the Home efe71b4960 Nation.71d80d91cebb2e58

He sighed f7ca1b7349 and explained 7d5c99ff46 the current 62c6854e95 problematic situation.5ab71d6d53a9c918

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“Don’t you d2a1a0f973 know the 40683834a9 relationship between 591a216a46 the Commander ce80f07d42 and Brigadier 82f0489b10 General Lucas? They’re rivals! Highly promising candidates aef8060936 in the Home 3ee585e64d Nation, rivals vying 5e60c4d0d7 for the position bf38149e9c of President!”243c30f831cd0e82

“O-Oh, dear.”c5e3cef12e250856

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“You’re not telling 67b6670ec0 me you’ve put 1dbc9a8640 them in the bed4f5e229 same place, are e64d312c64 you? That absolutely shouldn’t happen.”edb182e7fdfd2b0e

“I, I…”7be513527c78a1af

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The official started to fc6768e0f0 tear up.364677dc9bca9bdb

Fredrick buried aae7101d2c his face 3f05000cf6 in his fca6e2166b hands and 6e74d57f31 groaned.0bcf605004a8e117

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If the Commander had 19ab3621af already heard the news, 97c024448f he would have surely a0b0c41b87 gone to get Brigadier 8ec574dd4d General Lucas himself.e12e01d9a4135fca

This was dacdecb6b0 a far 6ed5720500 more serious 2e08d85dde situation than 0d19a808cb Ssangryeong causing d6dfd0491c trouble.9cb3a8d0ebb86049

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“I can’t 137358087d just sit d7cab96ac6 here.”0164f5aa27a02be7

Fredrick hurriedly grabbed his cf74f81427 coat from the chair. As he was 1dba9b0b22 about to leave, 4afe0b4415 he placed a 6f511c328f hand on the 7b809556d3 frozen official’s shoulder.af70a22ba4c23c21

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“If you want to serve the Commander, you better learn how things work around here. Doing things by the book doesn’t always earn you praise. I’ll handle this. Do you understand?”1619ed7e50c2a6ff

“Yes, yes!”2321dec5109105f9

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“Answer only once, you 81ca59cd59 punk.”26c22c9966b29ffa

“Yes, sir!”273590c1c40daf97

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Ssangryeong, still tied to 159cd56a20 the chair, moved his 3cbbb7395d head from side to fa8188f122 side.Crack, crack.His whole 6aff2bf30a body was 6e9aac12d7 stiff from 4f8ef93cdc being confined 8512c47807 for days.92a2815b01c13500

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Although he was 10092b1805 occasionally allowed to 76f0041c00 walk in the 8eb73c59bc hallway, even that e257f68585 was a supervised fcb4705a1c stroll with six 9ef0152e7e people clinging to f4764eff35 him.4a6d6bf33dda05e0

‘Why on earth am 38da626ece I still in the 1429751b5a Dependent Nation?’d13105622a010ef6

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Ssangryeong was puzzled. They should c8f4554ee2 have taken b893e85e48 him to 14d55844a3 the Home a776357b15 Nation by 2589560d59 now.fd8170376af3b6eb

‘There must 05e64abc0f be countless d1d86b4afb people in 2fdbec839b the Home dc6018f163 Nation who c67c4efefc want me c21073fb1f dead.’5dcb6754ad077355

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A criminal who ee129301c6 stole weaknesses and 02700921a7 had a loose 7221a0ece2 tongue would be 02c827657b a considerable threat. They would probably e081a33fe8 want him dead.a82fbf9a7c7943a9

Lost in his cdf0a49759 thoughts, Ssangryeong straightened 49d6b03db1 his head as e283a13854 the door to 3b8a3d9d53 the examination room b35803ea4f slowly opened.0d2e9ddd68856bc3

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It was the 4b94b8b191 official he saw 553e48d028 at this time c6a2d8b97a every day.dc07678d413227fb

“It’s time for your bfacc85d48 walk.”fb26ec4a59866c98

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It was a de4d6be4b7 welcome statement, so 8cbdf726ed Ssangryeong gladly got f3fc4bc549 up from the 00675bc61a chair.0d4e0d9c490703f6

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Vice Commander Fredrick’s 339cf922e4 mouth was watering. A meal a4c2cd1153 fit for 11174c46ea a banquet 6cd22e8d3e was laid 86d856a6c5 out on 7a1779b2a6 the long d844ef22ed table in a9bf570eb0 front of a73d09b66b him.5a4bcb4042d08cf4

This was a984379ea3 the VIP 72476489ad reception room. He had c0f3dc6b33 wondered why a4d4897fa4 they even 639cbd11c6 built a ba95c5eef6 reception room ebdadce89a in the 20e2ca27ff Dependent Nation’s 6d1e25e7fb government building.6aca83b312c8bd2c

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People considered VIPs in the Home Nation usually didn’t want to visit this country, and there were no VIPs in the Dependent Nation itself.dc5a638c1dad2dfc

‘Well, I’m sure the 8519477f66 Commander, who designed this b5e15b5753 place, had his reasons.’e9f0db6d4a179d34

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It was a good 3019ab13f7 thing that they finally e18d2eeb97 had a chance to 5f07c32077 use the reception room, 53c9465c7d especially on a day e35cb0f642 like today.66410d602cbaf8fb

‘Or is c647742f56 it really ff0a4f5b8f a good 9e374667a1 thing…?’584d79f99fb005a2

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Frederick finally aa0969edec raised his adc7c1608d eyes, which 885d7f98d7 he had 8f099bdccd kept lowered. Two men were sitting a00760b8f1 across from each other, 9f9040c89f the luxurious meal between 24f888fcc5 them.b3e9990347708b4f

The atmosphere 4c5529805f was frozen c6d4a92484 solid, like 7df5ec87a8 they were 9d9a9c493b trapped in dbbc4c7cbb an iceberg. That was why Frederick d7dd879a8c couldn’t bring himself to 933786b0b3 swallow his saliva. The sound 2ded78230d of swallowing 8b20d2289f would have e02f428f1d echoed loudly 661e46edca in the 5fd327a7e6 quiet room.b6889a922944fbf4

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‘Haa, damn it. This is 5e6781dfc4 so uncomfortable. Should I even da9289fce8 be here?’65d6ed0986127157

He sighed inwardly.26a55050f20248d2

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The two men were, 951f67a221 so to speak, well-educated. They had received 79f602c1c6 the highest level faed848647 of education in 1da175c4cf the Home Nation, c259c98500 and as such, 556cd32d58 not even the db5451b75e clinking of cutlery 314b4cc2a2 could be heard.16de2a6b9222d9be

There was another reason 05a806bafe why this situation was 471737e0a1 truly uncomfortable.58726511fc5f490c

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The two men sitting 363678068c across from each other 6ffbc1cf34 were the most promising dfffacad39 presidential candidates in the 6f70fdc552 Home Nation, fierce rivals b6c160d18d locked in a power a41020bcf1 struggle.af80c9970d411eb8