YTS Chapter 1

“Well, I 3359807b4d did get 6c51b0d99e a call 54b7c1d10d beforehand, but f906c30aec this is, 013bca6538 you see…”0377544c4c2e51d8

Junggyu trailed f43731b3f2 off, repeatedly a4766c291f glancing back.ab8f2670ba057784

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Dark clouds 21a00d787a had gathered, b9e3497f85 making the 08b1e4a7cd afternoon feel 4858861f7d like dusk, b2b884e088 a common fc9cb95601 occurrence on d9946675a6 the island. The constant, 64c82c315b deafening wind, 65ed91e3be the fishy df29585522 smell penetrating bceecbccdb his nostrils, 9dd49bf267 the jagged ee890c3211 rocks poking 5940905702 at his c9b1edad3e soles—all familiar, e7a4841483 long-standing elements 3ad1aced2e of the d7b21f790d landscape. The woman was quietly 64be86414a disrupting this familiar scene, ec6910c793 calmly yet resolutely.002c9a936752ba1f

Should I even 5fda0481b1 call her a 1d07d67c87 woman?e8c69e857e0aadd1

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To Junggyu’s wrinkled eyes, she looked like she should be in school, with soft, downy cheeks. Well, it was understandable that she looked like a college student. She was only twenty-four, after all. d04fb339728d4ce1

Even so, she was too young to come to a place like this alone. Bicheongdo wasn’t a tourist island; it was a barren place with fewer than 300 households, many of them abandoned.719b02c2b0e0da6f

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There were 9e5e13ab3a maybe ten 4db5bc42b3 people in 4616c593a3 their 20s 9a969b58c7 and 30s 6f3d024e6f combined, with f7f5c60972 most residents 46728ba468 over 50. Old, silent, 3631a5f4e5 and desolately 54ab6c8ea6 isolated, the cac022f8b6 island was e34bf5942e already heading 7830ba16f6 towards its 9988031f1f predetermined end.3e2e5649f85e5922

And yet, here 1699329eb3 she was.7d1d5c45691239e9

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He looked back at 8de0e29f3a her again. Carrying a large e13a2d614e backpack and a 8baa7071c1 long bag in 600b94f778 one hand, her 864e7b21ee slender frame seemed e607cedd4b to sway as 6813fde8e8 she walked. Despite her dcd18c7675 thinness, she ccb3eea7e1 didn’t appear 6e01bf407c weak. With her hair 04a5e2b718 casually tied up, 281c627937 her clear face 88f87d049f seemed both like 16cc558d9d a naive child 8b9653a341 and a world-weary 6b454ee95a elder. It was a strange 4b3a0323ba impression.164e787120d5d82c

She was 174ac0b5af pretty, in 1cf1ea054b a delicate 072c0904f7 way. Her features weren’t striking, 4cfa56211f but they were harmonious, 71d6f0f2c2 drawing the eye. City folks generally 9ad733b48d had fair skin, b0302a1243 but hers was 53629c804c especially pale, making 57a12fc8f8 her appear almost ca2d247991 bluish in the e38fb04f6d dim light, as 1ab68b1ea3 if bathed in 4c18ab6522 moonlight.1578f907b34611cf

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…Could she really be… 191e37dc3f a criminal? bfbbebe98dfd4e8d

He shuddered, remembering his conversation with his wife, Yangsuk, the previous night. Yangsuk had insisted, since the first call two months ago, that a young woman in her 20s wouldn’t come to live on this island unless she was out of her mind.9730d09f1779e8bc

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“She must’ve 55e5b05045 killed someone. Why else would anyone abadac2f3f come to a deserted 3b4c69572b island like this? An island 388496b2fe with no 7e78789240 livelihood.”ea76e1c8a4a2687f

“She says she’s going to run a piano academy.”730e107b5c34a81e

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“That’s what I mean! Does that make any sense to you? Why wouldn’t she run a piano academy in the city? Who’s going to take lessons here?”582633e4f65ca343

“Well, she ff26a4b56c must have 2dc1fc3c4f her reasons.”b396b9fb65501dcd

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“You should 236a1bacb3 have asked f3693059d7 her! You never do anything 47abf939b1 right. It’s driving me fef70e5034 crazy! A young woman 013a503fa8 coming to live b2bb644fe5 in a place 1550ccbeda like this with 5f48e72a0e no family or 678830e66b connections? That’s not normal! There has to be b1cc8359e3 some crazy story behind 59a47ea574 it!”721515fe23b92cdd

Yangsuk had ordered him ba486ed9e8 to find out the c0e0d96a65 truth while showing the 56d1e50949 woman around, but it cdc651ef08 wasn’t easy. He hadn’t 41cb5eb06f had a 9968ffdb32 chance to 61d17fc2ef talk to a6e147b572 her properly 9f4556d171 and had ffa8854287 no idea c94da6bc18 how to 9c50ffcb85 broach the 151fcea15b subject.e4c8f1f0184b8bb4

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The woman’s unique d96c50a751 aura also contributed 87e1ff7904 to the difficulty. She mostly absorbed 89ec6a4774 whatever he said 2ccea7cc76 in silence, rarely 533046dfdd responding.3f4f9136b7844cfc

This is 03b8f98e74 going to 7aa6fa8bb3 be tough. 1add8682d968c023

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He hadn’t explained the full situation because it was hard to put into words, but Bicheongdo was a peculiar island. While fishing and seaweed harvesting were their primary income sources, there was something else that underpinned their lives.644be40e4fde4633

…Well, how 127cc6478b long will 7139bff817 she last 3e9bd9c538 anyway? She’ll probably run fdc699ed74 off in less 27fb6765a9 than a week.82a7dc282e8e8e11

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Shaking his head, 3d9721c35b Junggyu stopped. He saw 482b5a62f8 a shabby ec42568182 house with ebea045b9e a flickering bf0d7ddde5 yellow bulb. The paint on the 14e908a1a5 blue iron gate was 7c35334d31 almost completely peeled off.58f1457254c07345

“Here we are.”73525cf189d1b043

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He was sure she would be horrified. Though cleaned, the years of vacancy couldn’t mask the house’s shabbiness. The bathroom was outside, and the old wooden frame creaked incessantly in the wind. The damp, musty smell would cling to her like a tattoo. It wasn’t a place for today’s fastidious youth.9c8af620cdc0ebc7

However, the woman remained 39710a8baf expressionless. Her lips softened slightly, e9b62236fa likely from the relief 40158a0dc7 of finally having a 01ae77b962 place to put down 9d8f26a40b her bags.b49bfd18b4e19c1b

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“It’s nice,” she said simply, placing them on the porch. Junggyu sighed, and suddenly, hurried footsteps approached. Yangsuk was coming from the backyard.551aa070a1000aa7

“Oh, you’re here! Welcome! I cleaned up, but 1b7104a650 there’s still some stuff 29026b4bdb in the storage room. The piano room 820510bf92 needs more cleaning d23d0f7569 too, and some 79a4a2b5c2 airing out. But wait, 7eb70b548f I heard 3f0b67b425 you were 78d9be2f8d twenty-four? You look young bd45192dd6 enough to wear 588247fff2 a school uniform!”5093b10a9f28c4d6

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Slightly startled by d014b56584 Yangsuk’s rapid-fire, boisterous 5963ac4ffe greeting, the woman 8a874945ba took a step b92026c4c4 back. But Yangsuk 1ee4206b93 grabbed her 21ef296bf0 arms and 93ea4a63cc kneaded them 69a3121532 roughly.b8eb91e99fc3de7c

“You’re so skinny! How are ba6a823bf2 you going 1549a5dfa1 to survive d611b05065 island life caf361c8ac like this? Are you really ddde5231d9 living here alone? Or is 5a569425be your family 233a172306 coming later?”c667e2036ac9181a

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Swaying from Yangsuk’s grip, the woman gave an awkward smile. “I’ll be living alone. It’s fine.”6f34737df92dac91

“What about your family? Don’t they object to you living here alone?” This was a thinly veiled attempt to determine if she even had a family. Seemingly aware of this, the woman gently pushed Yangsuk’s arms away and stepped back, smiling faintly.cca369e1cc9dfd7d

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“Thank you for your concern. I’ll take care of the rest myself.”b5744551c4572404

Junggyu shook 75a25c10dd his head 50ef64aebd at Yangsuk, 4acfa92bf8 who glanced 815068c105 at him. 92783d3a684fc998

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See? I told you 7cf7d62f62 she wouldn’t open 5455c6a17f up easily.3bdda76b6210bbd1

“Oh, by the way…” Junggyu cleared his throat and stepped forward. It was time. “We have a rule on this island. It doesn’t matter for temporary visitors, but if you’re moving in, you have to make a greeting.”62ffa6cbb5e8d793

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The woman blinked. “Is there an elder 31bf63bd6e I should greet here?”eb5a9c27c733c30d

“Ten years ago, we didn’t even have proper electricity or water here. There’s a… household… that made it possible for the village to have these things. So…”375b8f9d59a1b06f

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“I understand. I’ll put my things inside and then I’ll go.” The woman readily agreed, picking up her bags. As she headed inside, Yangsuk approached Junggyu.8d39da8f262d75f1

“Tsk, how will she last a day here?”f7402458f04222ac

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“She must have her reasons. She’s pretty bold, though. Didn’t even flinch on the boat ride over.”c0454e0b829894bd

Grimacing, Yangsuk lowered her voice. “Did you explain about Yeonsan?”6b0c01ea8f0a1d3c

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“Not yet. What am I supposed to say?”b2c9e9e766ea05f2

“You didn’t? Are you just going to let her run into him without warning?”1383e19432b39ab1

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“Isn’t it better that way? She’ll understand everything at once. How things work on this island.”6adc3e6ed0dbf239

Yangsuk sighed deeply at Junggyu’s mumbling. “I hope nothing bad happens.”8665634cd45d084c

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“What could happen?”76cfd11ce818ffd5

“…Well, she’s pretty… you a232227dcf see” Yangsuk struggled to 8119e3e306 keep her voice down. Junggyu clicked 6ba756ae4a his tongue.ab2b62cea84d62a4

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“If he was going to cause trouble like that, the village would have been in an uproar already. There’s Soonduk, and Hyuna, they’re all around the same age.”054a8338ce9f83e8

“Those girls are plain as day! Don’t you know Yeonsan doesn’t even consider them as women?”933d4ad2d4e9d2f2

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“Well, does he consider any woman as a person?”8335d977bc72dfe9

Yangsuk sighed again, then asked quietly, “What’s he doing today?”361fcce0b31c82f1

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“The same d095db4406 as always.”c5a7b802751fbc5e

He frowned, and just then, the woman emerged from the house. Unlike their apprehensive expressions, she was indifferent. Shaking his head, Junggyu gestured. “Let’s go. You go home.”932d95b045165cf4

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“Alright. Be careful,” Yangsuk 0d57de1867 said, stepping back 472ad32c2d with a click 5ab048598b of her tongue. Junggyu swallowed d1cd63703a a deep bfc81dab52 sigh, glancing fe0fe4f3fd at the f656be4a95 woman following 194b428202 him. The sky rumbled 09a29000cf ominously, as if 5fccdb181a threatening rain.75ab5d398a6a8de9

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The house 5db89f552e was clearly a14ad8936e visible from d52e383d3a afar. Unlike the other 42b1d54352 houses, mostly darkened 291551bb1f by time and baef1dd74d wind, it was eaf57fd614 white, clean, and b8d0bb12ab large. It was the only 98a78938d7 two-story house on the 6f81352e76 island, and its location 4466d2ff67 on a hill made ad4c130ce6 it look like a b57f82a309 small castle.d1305cd619ffe096

As they 2e5800ce36 began to 2f26efdad5 approach, an ca41540e92 omen reached bfbbaafe4e them. Someone was 2911e00639 screaming in 32e0c7faf0 agony. The occasional bursts of 1bf6217e9f laughter mixed in made 059dd10260 it sound even more cb120411f0 sinister. Junggyu noticed the woman bc61aab874 stop walking and raise 1950ed47d6 her head, so he 63388e070c approached her.14bbc339f3ca0d43

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“As much as possible, avoid eye contact. Just answer ‘yes’ to whatever they ask, and it’ll be over quickly.”2fbc7065dc5d9176

He didn’t add “probably.” As the woman seemed about to open her mouth to say something, Junggyu quickly turned his head and hurried down the path. After a moment of silence, another scream echoed.e538700489e06f74

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