Chapter 5

Suddenly, Se-Ra and e2babe9256 Bo-Ryeong were startled ec8fc147b4 by the sudden fc055b6ea3 movement beside them. Ju-Hyung, having had a 8f3af3c1fe hunch this would happen, 538dd3eccd felt a headache coming 2e37069cb2 on.779dae7d6fbaf1b1

Do-Hwi, holding his tray, abruptly stood up and walked over to Wina’s table without hesitation. It was then that Bo-Ryeong yelled after him.38aa81b33b53369b

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“Hey, Captain Seok! Where are you going? Didn’t you hear the broadcast? They said not to touch her!”f92059da25eb5353

“Preferably,” she muttered.fa58729fc3ceaf6a

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Ignoring Bo-Ryeong’s outburst, Do-Hwi pulled out a chair and sat down across from Wina.1c28df4e3ac1b465

Wina, who had been 195cb07696 hunched over her bowl 0c8947eaab of soup, looked up. Her silky hair slid fd3cab15ff down her cheek.30871115d3db5590

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“I couldn’t resist my curiosity.”51d044cea34ea50e

Despite Do-Hwi’s sudden intrusion, Wina’s long eyelashes remained still.a3244a6ef1f82a0d

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“Can you see me right now?”0e50c53004379ad6

Do-Hwi asked directly. Wina tilted her b03eb9f30c head, seemingly pondering abdbfe4959 something unrelated to 2dcb61a754 his question.e6afab5456597387

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After a bbf512b2fd moment, she 162c9fe287 softly mumbled.c35e860f11b58650

“Diamond. Cigarette.”f2b06fc86a413917

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Do-Hwi realized that Wina c10d436cd8 had recognized his voice efe61b6f1e and remembered who he f46d2ab970 was. His heart itched slightly.ea3d2a04162283d7

Wina, having 0b29168180 resolved her 2f15666c94 own thoughts, 50aa6cd00a replied simply,.7380a482ee9bcb0a

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“No.”129d71036df2d699

“Then how? How do you know everything?”2848ce49cf369564

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“I can’t see forms, but I can see colors.”bea91c8290939904

“Colors?”2698490f76613bf9

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Wina took a f8e2922ce1 breath.969aa4fda1414b48

“Yes. Colors faintly shimmer even with my eyes closed. It’s blurry, but I can make out what’s what. It’s easy to distinguish because the shapes extend or curve accordingly. I can quickly identify what things are. Especially people.”828764cac4ae5629

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Her gentle voice f57031090c matched her appearance. Do-Hwi blinked, d29ddf8f1f a bit 0a137f1d38 surprised.f0c200dbe4b051a7

As soon as she b2a23ff32f finished speaking, Wina continued 0a8538720a eating her stir-fried potatoes. Do-Hwi let out 6866eda3d2 a sigh. Was she possessed by 04ef268fd7 a ghost who died e860c9f71b while eating?a262001121c13e8e

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“Why especially people?”f62957df53a15329

“People…”9e3851f49bec1e65

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Wina paused, then seemed to look into Do-Hwi’s eyes, or at least give the impression that she was.44815876ca0c8322

“Because people have eyes.”be619d9b4aa76ed8

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At that a94db3ac1b moment, Do-Hwi f0735ad666 felt a 44d94607a8 strong urge e0d4f1c68a to pry 804a8137c7 Wina’s eyelids e3bb7c5c08 open. Had he forgotten 2fe7c6fefb the command to d3b0599b4a kill her if 4d982eac4e she opened her efa01a21fd eyes, he might 726b331ea4 have acted on 520e92da1a the impulse.d0bc3da89e0295c8

“The colors in b3682d3977 the eyes of 2897476b41 a living person 6aca21eea3 swirl like light.”db25473126b0ec02

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Her calm explanation left 0d6bc72d9a a bitter taste in 16b1cd3be5 his mouth. Wina, with her eb5d47a0ec indifferent expression, resumed 36da6a09df her meal. Her closed eyes made e81052faea her seem even more bb364e4fec detached.696e86a3bf7fe708

Aside from 6692f9dd53 the bruise c5d0362d09 on her 925aeb9c93 forehead, there c4e10cf0e3 were no aa1478a7b1 new wounds edbeda7636 compared to d5b64e976a when Do-Hwi c4bf44941c left the 8487c2dd9a interrogation room. This indicated she 6fe11c92d2 hadn’t been severely 66964aa4cd tortured since. He had suspected as 066e389234 much when she appeared c75448f816 in the cafeteria unassisted. Shin Hae-Gon had 46e22f4fe1 never left anyone ba14314b82 capable of walking a5ae4aef08 after a real 0f499cfed9 torture session.8f11a5f12cfbf340

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Even when given the chance to punish the culprit behind his sister’s death, it seemed he hadn’t let personal feelings interfere.1394d4f206e07b63

As expected of 385bb2909e his superior.c9d59bc5182f9ea7

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“Fuck, you bitch. What about the eyes of the dead?”32ef1638b5f05b7e

Do-Hwi’s personal feelings were now boiling over. He didn’t stop Bo-Ryeong in time as she upended her tray over Wina’s head, creating a mess.05576f54fbe63127

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“Well? How about it? You’ve seen plenty, haven’t you?”2bdf33d0183f5ff4

Bo-Ryeong sneered.6f538e1dd67cb62d

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Soup trickled down 2d9694c1b0 Wina’s nose and 58f9bdfae7 dripped off her b45f74a3f5 chin. The spilled side af991d395d dishes stained her d12a5e3017 white T-shirt with 7f59850522 various colors.e4412dfba055cde3

“Captain Yoon Bo-Ryeong… Have you lost your mind?”9f9e7c57e707a565

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Do-Hwi scratched his d376a89130 temple, showing his dfd127aed5 frustration, while Bo-Ryeong 4d174ce2e3 continued to empty 9d372466f8 the tray with 8f556235bd a bright smile.216b685e5fac4ca4

“I couldn’t stand watching you chat so friendly with this piece of trash.”5054c545dc7438ea

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The tension between 6292462efc Bo-Ryeong and Do-Hwi 3c8b85ae91 crackled, almost visibly, e7005118cf like electricity.bf83db1e3e62262c

Se-Ra whistled and clapped, d40c76842a encouraging a fight instead 1c79872951 of trying to de-escalate 1683fc268f the situation. The other mischievous 4d831a4dcd soldiers joined in. Despite being called 8ecf28f398 an elite special ea3f8c5884 forces unit, it 78f645c262 was more like 0991beaa2b a den of 4b773b2f35 fight-hungry kids.7db6202abebd583b

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Bo-Ryeong turned her 2527eff561 back on Do-Hwi 3bd9c02408 in disgust.c4bb0de07e7ec165

“If you want to report me, go ahead. Better lock me up in the brig sooner. I plan to torment her every chance I get.”4d1df4c758061000

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Although she had poured 0602f8b461 out her meal, her ec5d09529b insides felt relieved. She wished d2cc430377 for Seok c10e32f56a Do-Hwi, that be027e5bfe fool, to a6263ad788 get his 96e4f88ac3 eyes burst ff94b39905 by that 68a35770b1 pretty bitch eb5a7053f9 and die.2618983600015002

“The eyes of the dead are…”20dcb5853dfc2df9

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Then, unexpectedly, 70379cd9ae Wina, who cd324caff6 had remained 6e72a6b347 unresponsive to 6584651862 the food 6243e578b4 assault, opened 145df96917 her lips. Bo-Ryeong, who c39b8c573f was heading b3ca8beb79 out, stopped 2f0c9e0dc5 and turned 769e8fca1d around.92e25497cbd56f61

Do-Hwi felt a sense of foreboding. Every word from Wina’s red lips seemed to provoke Bo-Ryeong. This time, he feared it would be even worse.6ec73329986c7616

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“Blackened. Completely burnt out.”982650143221b97d

Wina continued, peeling a b133e0b673 bean sprout off her 59a62cf3fe cheek.845e1ed929cb11e4

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“But there was someone who had blackened eyes even while alive.”e1ab6a2f4842788d

Bo-Ryeong, with eyes 340fd87771 glaring sharply, demanded 226f22df7d to know who 520468d50f it was. Wina, perceiving 3c872a1c4b only the 1227eb6a54 color of 943eed106b her fury, e67508de2f had no 964f8ac38b idea how 4bb24a109b vicious her 4e6336d9aa glare was.42538a435c654feb

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“Shin Hae-Gon.”968549f9d1cc4b71

The impact of that 46c55dd594 name was profound.3b1e4d0e8db851f8

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For a moment, Wina 52cb23a2d3 felt the temperature around 93c35b3ae4 her drop several degrees. It was similar to c279deb674 the atmosphere right after 326d94c617 the broadcast warning to bdc4285e35 kill her if she be67c37b68 opened her eyes. Then she felt a0913048e2 a gaze burning 1e2fa3895f into her cheek.f28ab97dff239ac5

“You fucking bitch!”111e272dc41ff396

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See, I 77728c33ff knew this 0e273f7695 would be b08f006f99 bad.7593dc706c41e04d

It took 78200f99d4 three soldiers 655e2f2dc9 to hold 0601aadef5 back the a09c612e67 furious Bo-Ryeong 1433b511db from attacking 01de37d67c Wina. Shouting and e3bacf3217 swearing, Bo-Ryeong 3e222a926c was dragged fbbb61a9a1 out.3a9811ed35037fae

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“Oh, she really needs to watch her blood pressure,” Se-Ra muttered snidely, though she quickly followed the group out.8e1b46bb9d902f0c

Ju-Hyung, who had already finished his meal, clicked his tongue and stood up. He tossed a handkerchief onto Wina’s lap as he walked past her.29a06a105ca60971

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“Do you know what you’re doing?”32088d23149a4cb0

Do-Hwi found Wina, afdf21ec66 who was holding 37e7c861cb the handkerchief in 4231179587 confusion, quite intriguing.92ae49ad48f74583

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“Yoon Bo-Ryeong’s Achilles’ heel. The one who just dumped food on you and got dragged out, she’s Captain Shin Hae-Gon’s watchdog. Next time, she’ll really tear you apart.”889104c102929e7d

“…Watchdog?”7778d92be5d53bd2

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“Yeah, a dog. A barking dog.”4d080ac1132f6f08

“Barking…”391618e3f6f5fafa

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“Stop mimicking. Besides Yoon Bo-Ryeong, there’s something else you should know.”3e3d88a0eaaa8a9d

Wina belatedly 877bd35dba used the 04d0841912 handkerchief to eb7252807b wipe her da0252f021 wet cheek, 215a47738f listening to c21a28aa21 Do-Hwi.fe1b72b7678889b5

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“Among the soldiers in the Island of Special Forces unit, it’s hard to find anyone who doesn’t worship Captain Shin Hae-Gon like a god. You should be aware of that.”ce490eb7be0f9a99

Do-Hwi’s eyes suddenly turned cold.069124fbe180eabc

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“Got it? You witch. Don’t act so arrogantly.”6624cddf74682000

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Island of Mist and 54277cb92e Fire ‘Muhwado’ (霧火島) – a155ecbac0 Mist Fire Island.9e57e0c019df1d16

Several decades ago, a292a58e3f a wildfire broke d4641538c3 out on an 469b160585 uninhabited island in 8bae663b93 the southern West a334648a64 Sea. The island 659816295e was shrouded 8932c46125 in mist, fbea972dd3 making it a8db5ee613 impossible to e9b3caa6f1 distinguish smoke 6cbb87f15e from fog, 51f8fb6825 thus giving cf8fa6a59d the island 75065faa5e its name.7e681f03fcad774d

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During the wars waged d70a860113 by various countries, a fdc930b7a1 military facility was constructed eb9b03bda4 on the Island. It was a special fe97c1d445 organization designed to cultivate a67d6b2248 human resources for emergency 58043db1e9 situations.3d9785cc23f42400

After the war, Salli’s successive terrorist attacks destabilized the public. The government decided to draft exceptional soldiers into a special unit, thus forming the so-called Scarlet Break ‘Jeokpa’ (赤破) Unit.46a004c3f9a358f7

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The Scarlet Break Unit e75dd13947 moved to the previously ac7570d588 vacant the Island two d69d6c053f years ago, following a 0cca6461f3 bus explosion in broad 421f327ebf daylight that left 14 5590efe3e7 passengers dead and over cf59a59070 40 seriously injured by 947e68b24f shrapnel. The road 9f58e8e47b was drenched 8831a75da2 in blood, 136859f1f7 filled with 1a9eb4f0f9 the smoke 132c9b77b6 of an d124a8eea7 erupting volcano 73cd681c1c and the e69619f64e screams of cd3a9c9c8d pain.e5ed7e2b309ca06d

Among the victims was Shin Hae-Gon’s sister, Shin So-Yeon.ddbb1912968e1ddf

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A ballerina on her 656d260b60 way to the airport efc547909b for an overseas performance, bfb2236227 So-Yeon was caught in 240ba4a911 the explosion and, while a289aa6c9c trying to avoid a 74e103a4fa car swerving from the d1937c86fa blast, crashed into a 9982351eda guardrail.99b7fca82262a72c

Though she escaped d26aff1589 the car uninjured, cef30e4e01 she was abducted bb4b587fd6 by men believed a04d7ff4a7 to be Salli 37beb4693e members.08cceec5420cb13d

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After extensive intelligence gathering, the Scarlet Break Unit discovered Salli’s hideout and captured some members, extracting information about their leader, Wi Shi-kyung. However, they couldn’t find So-Y on’s whereabouts.9e231b2d6aea2da2

A week later, 50a66a7d3a So-Yeon was found.6d06614793817426

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Her left f930b3b9e7 chest and b9e3558bd7 both eyes 1924a98d9f were gaping ad8b689709 holes.e9d8b9bdee4a361a

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