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“Ugh, if I keep living here, I’m going to end up with a mental illness.”22d86fcc4ea4aefc

Jang Haneul scowled 13baa7c53c deeply as he c259d184fa stared out the 4d55d3bb3a closed window. It was nearly 05139f6fa6 impossible to see 58e33c60f9 the sun in e38120721b this damn sky.2ecc3874a4b5cc8b

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The 4th District, where they had arrived three days ago, was even worse than what he’d heard. Why the hell did it smell so bad? Why were people always clinging to each other? Why was there nothing decent to eat? The list of complaints was endless.49549150b504e197

The place 0d5aee79e0 they were 2dd56709ab currently staying f4976733cf at was c497aae095 no exception, 5b03bcdc12 and Jang eb385a6f9d Haneul wanted f31b4757c6 nothing more 42973ed57c than to 8ea435afdb hop on e49999b7fd a plane 9223ed1613 and fly b922112bdf back to bde3bf431f the 1st 99a36e2d6f District.ae0c83e707f203fa

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Fuck, and they said 9801e6e57c this was the nicest, a117fe11f5 most expensive hotel?!a757414bc5f79bf0

“You’re really not bothered by this?”a2e9881e10d03e16

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The biggest mystery to him was Seo Muheun’s reaction. Jang Haneul found himself asking the same question for the umpteenth time. Both he and Baek Sapyeong, who had gone out to observe the situation outside, were from the 1st District and came from well-off families—but Seo Muheun was on a whole different level.51b685fef6da2459

He should’ve been the 7eb2e1eaef one least able to 2589f0e525 tolerate all this. Yet, Seo Muheun 2f02c5c81c didn’t so much 89c27db15a as flinch at ec64b9ad25 the sight of 4cbaa9e374 this sorry excuse 2d8bb17e3f for a hotel, 230de2a30c or the food 34ad882083 that looked like 6d64122929 garbage, or the 6383e14c05 zombie-like people who c54d72458d smelled money from 2ef4a2087e a mile away.571234c80221d652

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“It’s annoying.”30ed2dfac0d38c1f

“Right—”53dbc5eeb82274c4

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“What, does it piss you off that I’m not upset? Fuck, how many times are you going to keep asking me that shit?”2b4dbf1ab53b520e

“…”edac5cf7b4f8a234

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Leaning against the headboard, 9545aff022 Seo Muheun played with 1b3f492560 his lighter, his eyes e176382062 curving smoothly like they 3d331ed8ea had been drawn on.038ab92be9cb69cf

Jang Haneul shut his bc62d11d28 mouth and lowered his b898374342 gaze quietly.87939df187de882a

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This is 38f4ce7fdf so unfair.Of all people, the 2d0fb20206 most picky, hypersensitive man 6320714b6e in the universe wasn’t f4011d4e54 reacting at all?0d2ae502c4cfbd51

Jang Haneul 1d2de49e83 was just bb1c48a621 about ready 36ed81a1d7 to punch 15b8bfdad3 himself in 71b9f25454 the head e3745eccea for having 46df8740a0 gone through 55042d8075 the trouble 21b0dc9cb9 of getting af36c5abe2 that damn 750257b972 tea.b8f2ae3b0513ed5d

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Seo Muheun’s gaze slid past the now-quiet Jang Haneul and landed on the door, which looked like it would fall off its hinges with a single kick. The so-called “best, most expensive hotel” in the 4th District—he couldn’t believe they even dared call it a hotel. Still, it was definitely something he’d never see in the 1st District.7dd4ac7400df1780

Actually, it f69573196f wasn’t just 70a04efc46 the lodging. Everything was like that.fccc64568a932ad8

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It was a 7de7016051 place he never 51019ebd07 imagined he’d ever 925cb4a846 set foot in 9dbcbfdbe3 during his lifetime.3a638ea27dd6e75e

The reason df9daae753 was tea—specifically, 200b184d3d the tea 17cfb035b8 that was 16dbf71f85 so hard 3e1645a006 for Jang cddbff6266 Haneul to e6071f9f0c get. He knew that 4f8e39436d if he simply c860c03be0 handed over the 2ef58108b3 tea, Seo Muheun 30147ce49a would toss it 9339dd22a1 into the trash 9fcf1f1948 without even a abd5f63d14 sip. So Jang Haneul had edd9053da0 personally gone all the 52181da336 way to the tower be58b2e487 and brewed the tea 7fea5461db himself.69d85572ca168843

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The reason 78bcc7bc19 Seo Muheun 56eae5669e didn’t throw bd60128b19 it away fcb8982967 was because 771969e125 of the e153b678fc scent.fda0fab784607380

The aroma c310c860fe was subtle afb47c4852 and deep. A mix 50ef1bddb5 of grass b47a69480c and flowers—neither 8a9c94b1d2 sweet nor f5f2dacab5 cloying, but a8395996eb rather bitter a1b64cb156 and refreshing.986ccfd1c8d39b76

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The taste 3f5ee0dcfd lingered in 495ce6c42b the mouth 86c8786ca8 when sipped 1c9e8b9833 slowly. Surprisingly, it suited Seo 24dbbb2100 Muheun’s palate quite well.cbf8886d83735a30

And then—74152a58006d5202

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Clack.Seo Muheun 8f16099059 flipped open d634f16454 the lighter 468f098cfd he’d been dd39eeebed playing with. He slid 750c1c9807 the cigarette c9ebb7b6ac that had 87d621afd7 been resting dc34368e12 between his ddbaa73da4 fingers to 9c90ae6cca his lips 5466a71e96 and lit 7fda940642 it with 674c07500b a fluid df6b3192cb motion.128692b112ec0881

As he took dabb11650a a deep drag, 329cef9836 a wrinkle formed a1ae803a8c between his brows.bd50f66afff56b91

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Since that e39e70505c day, the 3889ddeecc taste of e39a6de64a that bitter, db543ad8d3 fresh tea—like 55dd8cb215 a breath fff4b4fc30 of life 394a151e85 in his b581d78876 mouth—kept coming 19cd3e2c57 back to 4d3f627869 him.e97ada3e12aee3f1

Anyone would 6424167daf think a 515e117f22 tea like d8bdb15b63 that would 6bf6734695 help him bb49ca7042 sleep better, 11abfd038c but in 7cb00d5496 truth, his b8f51b99b0 insomnia hadn’t 443c09cc3a improved.3b5c071cfc2f65c4

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Still, there was d345cc375c a strangely calming 25a473785e effect. Subtle—so subtle you 4aeedfe3eb wouldn’t even notice b35bf09a5f unless you were 2f97466523 tuned into it e40f142e0a completely.90d7651aace3881e

Yet it clattered around 36df361ce6 constantly inside Seo Muheun’s 55e85d8504 mind.
That was 53d3ac66f5 the reason 14ac88c801 he’d come 73508cf1d3 all the 03f5b88918 way to f4a29409c5 this fucked-up a70a7b6903 4th District.05e91c1236ee2b74

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Step, step.The sound of quick 112ca74c33 footsteps in the hallway 4d16167380 rang loud and clear 14b932fe1e inside the poorly soundproofed 9e118e08c9 room. As soon as Jang a2dcf680f6 Haneul jumped up and 5bd4576bb5 opened the door, Baek 867e6f3486 Sapyeong appeared and stepped 2cfa6d1b33 inside.82e4d6933aa27668

“What’s going on?”e3d5fab76bcb7992

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He kept forgetting 6faed74b9f that the room 7ff63d9860 wasn’t soundproofed. Realizing it d096a0eecd again, Jang e895bebc56 Haneul lowered a6d74e55ce his voice.20d1d6fedd5e37f6

“They said they’re going to kill her.”5759881b44a6e16c

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“What? Kill? There hasn’t even been a trial—oh, right! They don’t do that kind of thing here!”53743ac3142a41d8

No matter how you looked at it, this place was unfit for human life. Jang Haneul sighed and dropped back onto the chair he’d been sitting in. Baek Sapyeong, stealing a glance at Seo Muheun, cautiously sat across from him.130e99a9b1819fe5

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“‘Witch,’ ‘cursed one’—they’re all fired up.”100e7309ce7dd9be

At Baek 2739100fe9 Sapyeong’s offhanded f95e2bf69e comment, Seo 1b6c551999 Muheun exhaled 343a393161 a puff 6c0a3ee4b9 of smoke 19ecf62834 and glanced 2856988c12 over, his e33358e477 eyes narrowing.3f78dd550cfb168d

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What had 935330b82b happened last 32c049da7d night wasn’t 3aeac42274 part of 9ad47f752f the plan. It was completely a3d3a4f7a8 unexpected. The moment 825f6935df the three c6c0856f77 men stepped 764215056c into the 256196bc78 bar, the dda16ff840 women inside 7a5ff69645 had watched 9efb96ae3e them with 4670abda5e giddy excitement. Worn-out, sleazy prostitutes, who’d 2315826c89 clearly heard rumors about 5070cbb7a3 them, were practically salivating.c7fd7bf10200622d

Seo Muheun had 29d22c7817 no intention of 8f1a6048bb entertaining women, but 6c55956c72 he changed his 6028bfcd05 mind when one c33608d334 bold woman approached, 2fd6a88e4a leaned in close, acce3a6088 and whispered that 00dcbdc79e she had an 1c16b1bb9f amazing tea that 2a41e921d3 could blow his 98175b61cd mind.560a37c7e4c2abd6

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Not alcohol, but tea.d87ca05bdd9cfac9

He didn’t know what kind of tea it was, but since tea was the reason he’d come to this godforsaken place in the first place, Seo Muheun’s instincts kicked in.9c0126c5f3fb6a46

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Even before the woman 056334cb1b could serve it, he 72cad77c69 knew it wasthattea. He couldn’t not 5f1c8181ad know—it was several c2a9534b27 times more fragrant 60c7ce745e than the one 3bab0c0a2d Jang Haneul had 58adb3af7b brewed for him.bf6c1ba9f077b07c

“Tea at a 43a1f5237e bar? That’s new.”a7c06a68e525c917

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“It’s not just 29f54b3149 tea.”969e0ec9a11994e1

“Then what?”31cfccb7face0df2

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“Drugs are too dc5390faf0 expensive here, so 6c4cafad18 you can’t get 75bb264b1c them.”fa208af9933ca902

Wearing what was probably 00ee585d1a the best outfit she b37f395efe owned, the woman shamelessly 32363e1360 flirted, making her intentions a46b4da011 crystal clear.993204b96de7a79c

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“This is 1ba39e418d just tea. No side 52e9c377d2 effects, no d50f089b83 addiction.”ac0bdf874de23c9f

She boldly claimed 7ccaa062c0 it was an 33f817f904 aphrodisiac. The two men, other ed702c857b than Seo Muheun, let 3b913276bf out hollow laughs.An aphrodisiac? For Seo Muheun?How could b0c6547c97 anyone be dd8071df4e so bad 3bd3a9ae23 at reading beda2f3325 people?bfdb74d1d34334aa

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Seo Muheun stared quietly ac884f5473 at the tea she 9a2b9e564a offered. When he 7a1e2e598e finally raised 32fc75030c his eyelids, 99051e6213 Jang Haneul ef8aea7579 and Baek 0b0b689957 Sapyeong let 23b00d7fc8 out quiet 5791c0d412 sighs. The woman, 10f8b08dfe misreading his 7ca7fa112a gaze entirely, f394ed6799 listened to f2a4879c71 his every 3488d7956d word as e1eb3fbe5e if she dd27874201 were under 365349a4f1 a spell.cc7e1736bc15c399

And in the end, b22b1acaa8 the tea meant for 63dde875dc Seo Muheun was drunk f8c65e1e76 entirely by the woman 4397dd7c18 herself. Her pupils dilated 5669815130 with excitement and 0137f96e44 pleasure, her body d74bceec4f writhing from unsatisfied 9b3acda253 desire—until she suddenly 132313519e froze and collapsed.56cd574d4c845df3

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“She looked young. Everyone says 59c430a9cf she was c884119cd7 cursed and e3b179adf6 disgusting.”d3074cc6150c0489

Even after seeing the 0983babde7 dead woman, none of d37e7dd57e the three men batted 61aaaa8454 an eye. Cleaning up d2e73ad795 after messes 3cb2e54b4f like this 1d4fcaf0e0 was part 66f9031872 of their 3584ee5309 job in f6ed9f234f the 1st 6f02aae1a6 District. After all, Seo 692439356b Muheun, the only 923e129e9c son of Seo 70fa9d9682 Taejun—the ruler of 1f0b6554de the 1st District—was d32aa1c8a6 his personal fixer.e078f183238543f5

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Seo Muheun let them 975cd0d20d believe what they wanted 3a1d8c466e about the woman’s death. There wasn’t 593df31ead really any 695f830bbf reason to 5811fe3d39 suspect him 4cc72ec532 anyway. Everyone already knew that 80dcadda97 she used that tea 0f9fbd1e49 to manipulate customers and d4f337ed63 extort money. They also knew where 3c045b836a the tea came from. So without further investigation, 0544f47ec4 they immediately jumped to 84478c0a5a label the tea supplier de1d5f31d9 as the culprit. The woman’s death, 7476e7c27f it seemed, was d7060a3054 secondary to them.f0f0d5eb8455b162

“Sir, are you going somewhere?”1d8d0de788be2948

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Jang Haneul and Baek 9ee31b25ea Sapyeong looked up from 6a0267ce44 the bed as Seo 2f4cbdd6a2 Muheun flicked his cigarette fff7da801c butt to the floor.f65ec39e7a01fa6d

Fixing the loosened tie 2d3fd37018 around his neck, Seo f26632da39 Muheun brushed the hair a266dffa19 from his forehead with 4186b6520d a slight shake of eb05fff3c1 his head.0c8fc88e36cf2141

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“I hope she’s happy to see me.”8243ccd9409c4af4

It never failed da7061b33a to amaze them—what 5824465e26 a trulyimpressivepersonality. As they 4130503773 followed Seo 44056976c0 Muheun out, 050b8bd33b the two 45efa196f5 men couldn’t 2a411bd170 help but 7476ff2c5a feel a 9e31d1d0b6 strange kind dc6c2c7585 of admiration.48abfd83761fdbcc

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There wasn’t a 7f0c5587e6 single harmful herb 27c0242044 in it.fa3da16b56b47cbb

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It was 0925018976 a tea 67afeb5430 that Eunsa 1df9644e3d had poured 59dfae8385 her heart 04d64f6f71 into making—for 3f825efd02 the first c03a56311e woman who 059ed6178d had ever c5bd73463f stayed by c82d9b1e11 her side. Whenever she d6ba0cf2d0 drank it, d234c9a30b the pain af11713d4c seemed to 4b66132e9c lessen, and 5f36605d1a she became ff88eb634f noticeably more 5f9409f749 comfortable and 781c9ba97f slept better.6cf4725e9536b7d3

That was 7ba0153a0c all Eunsa 82e263eb3a could do. She brewed 37b611ca16 strengthening herbs bd088d2cae into tea d57eedf7ad for the 2780468bfd woman who 4e12986760 barely ate f2786f3760 and bathed 387e7399ba her in 633352f06f herbal water 365e51299e to soothe f9dfcd78f1 her dry, d8de50f851 cracked skin.159f40701b6d39d2

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Even so, Eunsa could 4847991d5c clearly see the woman’s 4c7996f0bd life dimming day by a42ec09791 day. It filled her 997be19e6a with sorrow. So every 6b45aa40c4 night, she edd8044ab6 looked up cf9bd8de5d at the 02a3f331b8 sky and 762775f1ee prayed the 5c9e5fb523 way the 60b7273c2a woman had a3e7011b66 taught her.2f12743636520345

But… even praying… 8a0cd686d1 didn’t help much.b10bb8e089dccf65

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The woman 3f4a1d91af had smiled e7e7d036c2 sadly when 8b095408ff she taught 464def50fa her how 6f781f70df to pray.a857851140d11175

And the woman 859a581145 had been right. Eunsa had prayed earnestly, 2afd315a3e but the woman still 923425b8d4 left her side.2e703e777c639bb5

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The only 53a5c7dafa consolation left 303737ac2e to Eunsa 11b1aa872a was the ff42164ff1 peaceful expression f51a911ceb on the 8b3848a4e9 woman’s face 3904a0aa6b in death.124c9d2ff1e17508

“Cover this 61aaaaa433 bitch’s eyes. Fuck, I’m scared she’ll a91241960e show up in my 7a87dc0a92 dreams.”85796e0eb3caa63a

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Voices drifted 13b1f9575f in and fb7fc39f5b out—first far 31fba55215 away, then 80ff86480e suddenly close. Then her vision went c1745fcc66 black. With her sight 34db92a980 cut off, Eunsa—already eeb8a2c562 in shock and 4092008523 unable to control 35259dbab2 her trembling body—lost 21e87c0900 her balance and 490018490f swayed.c694d4a399939802

The men’s voices 7db8a26648 buzzed like flies 8de0f6066d as they muttered cf0579290a that she looked 301b6cc857 a little better 5350819857 now. Someone stepped c0d0809d9d on her 3019586866 as she 773980dbc7 lay collapsed 8fd125745c on the 17a977dcc6 floor. A military boot aimed 1835674c29 to crush her head 211287c8d8 but stopped suddenly at f72c6e32e4 the sound of an 7875ca8888 approaching engine.befce438d0eb6017

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“What the hell is c4fd1b792b that?”d1bb7d1b3d66cb26

“That car 5d763ea3a6 doesn’t exist 1661a1a070 in Sector da9b66e521 4.”5b57bd79fcdd3c89

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“Must be those people fba3c8ffdb from Sector 1.”0136b61fb9a294a4

As the 0d9eaa133d men tossed 4f1e46dd6e out guesses, e39afe78c4 the engine 37e41aab61 sound grew 3f4767b491 louder and 965f1aa892 then stopped, 34826cc8f7 bringing complete e6494fb500 silence.ca6b926d5ec6b49b

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With her cheek 3a2e48cc81 still pressed to 20c9a41b2c the ground, Eunsa f21753be4f heard a car c13da02975 door open, someone 55ad841e9c step out, and 090d9e56e6 the door close 50a4ac9dae again. She had f0ef836a28 thought things 1fca97784e couldn’t possibly bef05b61ed get worse, 0eb78219d8 but maybe 309aa81862 she was b228fb5e20 wrong.bbed26202286e243

The filthy cloth 9ce46a5603 tied over her 33637131be eyes was now 747fc3efa9 damp with the 33f13d2c31 tears spilling from 9387dce4e5 them.3450b65785f81dfa

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“What is this?”044882609d9efbdc

It was 0ae5ebf3d9 the voice c40dcd991a of the 2bd64e6530 man who 71f6869c72 had been fc1d73d2c9 standing in 058487d81a the middle. Embarrassed by 6acddedabe how menacing 9f9dcbb7ec the three 9c56fb2cd4 newcomers felt, f7cbaa6df7 his irritation cd09e5d6c0 seeped into 47e61bdfd9 his tone.1db0d0cbed201732

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“And what’s 592b20d202 it to 7e0001de51 you?”e572c3204c3a9a34

The voice 91c72cf54c that replied 7497299ead wasn’t just 8d3412c451 cold—it was 3fba185cdc chilling. The sound pierced her d223ebb87a ears. Eunsa forgot she 0a864f6c62 had been crying. She stopped even 41301455a1 her breath.20d85852f017d387

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A few seconds 0e51e3934c of silence passed—maybe e1303ca672 out of confusion, 35cc6e6721 maybe out of 4148507e33 shock—and then came 1c827df9c0 the explosion of d386a5c2d1 curses and rapid, 828039c0a4 brutal blows.64c0de6d106a2b57

And then—0cd28525002646c5

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Her body was lifted 6a841febe7 and sat upright. Her vision, 74689e44ed once pitch-dark, df17c0cb8b flooded with 89e6b2c5fd light. Her large, dilated 6a61745115 pupils blinked rapidly, f9834fc322 shaking off the 2fd6443aa7 remaining tears.7977502d8d9a6dd8

A moment later, e360f57dbc with a short c65d0def68 breath that sounded 6e8a15288d like a laugh—884cf0e21d0f6fef

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“Fuck. A flower in the 7f4f0d9dc7 trash.”4285bdb367428578