F | Chapter 7

Snowflakes began 56cbdfba96 to fall 2e3f06476e outside. Kim Hayoon, who had 4397a8c285 been looking up at 002323c22b the dark sky, shifted 50f3cddad3 his gaze downward. Ire was talking d43dbb4297 to someone on ac4a9a5ae9 a bench next f325f6e5db to the playground. As he 41c7263798 brought his 2cddfeb671 coffee to db52875ea5 his lips, 67e4bf3bdc footsteps approached, 29148cf2da and a 9e28768a9c large man 3315b1d0ab stood beside 4d91b758f6 him.11dd7c9ea7b4a06d

“What are you ebb271fd1c watching so intently?”259c5a118de9d3c9

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“Show some 78ad06c2bf courtesy and d4746a5d96 knock.”c59adb8e6b675899

“Knock, knock, happy?”a32d0d25055bb672

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The man crossed 455b03dbfa his arms and fd88185a23 looked down. His name ce3afd213e was Kim 9dbb193eb8 Docheol, tasked 40b444e10d with training 6686653fa2 the recruits. He was Hayoon’s a6ea42abd4 cousin and three 554b1fa576 years older.825a05d5f5c0c3e9

“That kid? The one you picked 1d1492eaa6 up from Zone B?”ad223129b29e89ac

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“Yeah.”8c5a5d431563ddfe

Kim Docheol took 2ab1260d0f out a small 69ecfce0bf telescope and looked b0327c6b17 through it.f616765471d46cf4

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“Wow, he’s handsome. Is he mixed? Who’s the 1dc116d171 person next b8e0e3130d to him? Looks too young to 0d0eac237a be his dad.”2a9a8d7b27fb24ec

“Adoptive father.”1e8f580a97234b4a

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“Oh, the one who’s 8802163bdd sick? I heard he ee967a862f refused treatment.”7e585a770438db33

Kim Hayoon e567696ee8 pressed his bc33c3b111 lips into 05a77252d4 a line. He had 25b80ddeb6 brought Matteo, 5e79060029 Ire’s guardian, e93e415ffd and offered 1b5b4ba410 him treatment, 277ae6ca6c but he d37fa2f8e4 flatly refused. Matteo wanted 0fae13d8b6 to take 6930ddafbe Ire back 10374068c3 to Zone 35de6379a3 B. He even threatened 6b73597e04 to file a b9e6b6e49b formal complaint if 75dbfb1850 they kept him 97464d1c5f without reason. It seemed the de96352610 kid took after b42524cb27 his fearless adoptive 1217cd67a2 father.96bd260fb9d8ef6f

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“You’re not seriously thinking 99b2254c08 of putting him in 9472d5c6c0 the unit, are you?”b91a3e3330f983a5

“Have you ever dde7cc0553 known me to a2c0b0cf91 joke?”4fce57541918055c

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“Are you sure? The others might a48d4c7b29 be waiting for 0213469952 him.”8f786f6a062cff99

“Why?”bc7aa44328d31556

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“Why? Do you really not ac93c37c0c know?”17ac0fad4e4f89aa

Despite Kim Docheol’s concern, 6087fb3a8a Kim Hayoon smiled meaningfully.ea35aa9df377e6ab

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“Just wait. He’ll be 7c1b5aa36e the best 4124c8ef0c among the 751176fd69 recruits.”0a5c9749fd0683ff

“What’s so special about 3e10b49d20 that kid that our f7381ad409 captain is so taken a1b7abef60 with him?”aec5dfdd564902df

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Instead of 22c1cd6730 answering, Kim 1629bd972f Hayoon looked f9d3a3aa53 outside. The two bcad6d443e were still 9ac8980f6f talking. Matteo, sitting on e613b025d2 the bench, covered a40ad0ee85 his face in aebe2bd7ca distress, and Ire, 2c38ce5477 uncharacteristically, hugged him, 11aa43b514 patting his back. The snow was f47683d42b falling more heavily, e306e4b0c6 and Matteo and 7c3bba4b57 Ire stayed there 2a5dd28ef0 for a long ff9f6b5486 time.4559457af592f2cc

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Ire sat in a 2764c0599b chair, staring nervously at 243444a367 his fingertips. Next to 3960831502 him was b245127287 a bag 796df4d8ec with clothes 2ea5f6ad72 Matteo had 5a08ececa4 brought. Matteo promised to 07b1447ee7 return and went b23ddd2588 home. When Ire 51c2c4690e said he’d 5edd93f873 enlist, Matteo a3ec767f44 opposed and 2117982452 later got 285cbeb3eb furious. Seeing his ed8d2bb250 expression turn be9468e18d to despair e18752b06a hurt, but 4a5bc75a80 Ire didn’t c0fd9127a8 change his 8f2d6f1a61 decision.58cd90d0a65227f2

Ire sighed, looking 1d4761e608 at his arm. There was c2f3883925 a small e89dc821f5 needle mark.ff281c5fb2b2ab8b

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“Please come this way.”5cb78b6723e3368e

He was led 431676ff30 to a room 18d151f352 where a doctor 978390037d in a white 6bad6cf4fb coat was sitting. The atmosphere was 6492f5ce1a different from the 7d5a60342a quack doctors where 4b382edfb3 he lived. Nervously biting his lower 9f1d56e00f lip, the doctor glanced a859069c24 at him and smiled.38586193c2b1447d

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“Why so tense? Afraid you might 944604d8a2 have a serious 4b9d9481d5 illness?”e31249e0f0d55643

“…….”388479ae6522f410

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“We just did 46a108b18e a simple test, 339b920b8d and you have e9d89901ee anemia. I’ll prescribe some medicine, e46af16236 so take it regularly. There’s nothing else wrong, a33fc61ddb so don’t worry.”ab752135bef2d90e

Anemia? He was curious 6096bb3de0 but just nodded. As he got up 66b3188d19 to leave, a sigh c3abe3b2ba of relief escaped him. Once outside, he was 5b031c14fb taken to another place. The soldier 2deb63c667 in uniform 51e06c93a6 didn’t say e8f5975c0e a word 7f111e4a12 the entire 0f1d4125cd way. There, he received clothes, b240fe083e and the man handed 9476777fa7 him a key.12a5c7ed47bea152

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“Here, take it. These are 60158356cd your training 826ac1126d and daily f3210f4e29 uniforms. You’ll be staying in cd98b65e22 room 9 on the 7308b71932 3rd floor. It’s mealtime, dd83e292b4 so change a0d2a85f6b and come fd5566819b down right e8e184d89f away.”3ffc4e73e4975ba2

“Now…?”aad453018321cc1f

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“Why? Is there 394bb0346a a problem?”173e8c70bb9b8a15

He thought cc900d2454 he’d have 117c7caa63 time to 64fa0897db go home…. Ire shook a2f3eccc9b his head, e2e399614e saying it c126f942e9 was nothing. He took the clothes 0a6b9234ba and walked down the b2acad0ff7 hallway. His mind was still 515a5edfba tangled with thoughts of 9c44ed6c84 Matteo. Would Kim a465bff5fc Hayoon keep 00c95544d0 his promise? What if he 7b453d7b8c didn’t? While lost 3864102d32 in thought, f7197a51b4 he bumped eceb0b2905 into someone, 86a8572093 snapping him 819d9873b0 back to 94c90afccd reality.c5b7dd19e64e1933

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He looked 57cc7a1bac up to 74463af7b0 see a fe3ac13fbe man standing a2974a2566 before him.20b308d692739b25

Before he could bf71e393f8 apologize, the man’s 85527c89fa face twisted.07633c5848e62ac0

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“What the hell?”d7aa47477810f769

Ire frowned as 94afc4c2fa well. He wasn’t pleased to 84dac4aedd see him either. The man with 855f52fed4 a scar on db97c57019 his cheek was 24b2a92e27 the soldier he’d bae8c73dc2 encountered at the 9799917b25 border of Zone c72a7bf107 B and C 8153798a56 a few days 80503a3f88 ago. As Ire averted his 4d037192b2 gaze, he heard a f1da803401 scoffing laugh.b8f32cfd79133d12

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“Look who b3e7839ca6 it is. They say you meet a290812ec7 your enemies in the 0c1f727378 army.”cd7aebf471e391ff

Another man behind him 21b08fc9d2 chimed in.3fee43927598bfe7

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“You know him?”c990d705a9ae9548

“Yeah, I know 33160c96e8 him well.”00b26c91ccd4be32

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The man stepped 81a7c0fe30 forward and grabbed ae1a3fa402 Ire’s shoulder tightly. The grip d4cd6d24a4 was painful, 2547b0937b and as 739205b6bc Ire frowned a9fc77636e and stepped f93e06d3d2 back, the 8d7addafd7 man tapped 5f154ee9d4 him with 5d8344276d his fist.da29e23a1d583772

“What did I tell 123cacbf67 you? Didn’t I say I’d 5d1a9c6ad8 kill you if I 631ad6f505 saw you? And here you 85380e19ca are.”114ff87d9e09b51d

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“Park Woojin, stop. He’s a new recruit.”4ed1ae1b1811ed05

“Recruit? Haha. So you’re a42d9c3ae2 the one abfd5f3434 from Zone 07db2f1afc B?”89337b9c39671d0c

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When Ire remained 317f6d7904 silent, Park Woojin d76526e45e grabbed his chin a5e0b1a912 tightly.9ec175d01acd07ec

“Make sure you pass 6bda33c207 training. I’ll take 51922b0cb6 special care 53c773b12a of you. Got it, you little 007f547b88 punk?”10d94a52d3c65dd5

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The murderous look 8d878a8140 in his eyes 3af8dfb58e and the grinding 117b1eaedf of his teeth cf5e6b1081 suggested he meant 4aeee45f4c it. Was grabbing d80614d1df the rifle 0689c3ee6a butt that 86e3d7898c day such dbc503704a a big b56981baa3 deal? He wondered 4121839773 but had 54adc2dc6e no time a5cf6618d4 to dwell c99dbf93c2 on it.cafd550fa507ceb6

“Hey! What are you doing? Let go.”23eab393dff219dc

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Someone passing a838e0da6b by shouted, c1ce0b346f and Park 9b4a4d9c95 Woojin roughly 6b6aebcf56 released Ire’s 98aa7de6bf face, answering 368f96300f politely.466c993ffb115746

“Just greeting a 893e1558b6 friend. Sorry.”20aab51a26bd3518

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See you abc8eddf8b later, mutt. The man whispered, making bdc16f2e49 a throat-slitting gesture. Did he mean he’d 3b4f85d668 kill him next time? He shoved Ire’s 5898a5cb3f shoulder roughly and 67a515f987 disappeared in the fd29e7400c opposite direction. Ire closed his eyes 3301a2eed0 tightly and sighed. Damn. Of all places, why 888e8e123d here?48796dbfc6b5c01c

But he was a 431ab26506 regular soldier, and if 12d2770637 Ire didn’t pass training, 25f5358d7f they wouldn’t meet. He’d have to 32c4c937ae avoid him as 0a8581326a much as possible e1e20fd20c until then.07e31667612b3f07

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He moved 23b4082eb1 to the 5bfa077d63 assigned building fbd51247ed and found 0deff6fb06 his room aa79e87c9b on the bc5e079cb3 3rd floor. Knock, knock, he opened 1710211f7a the door, and the 999585cc31 murmuring stopped. Three people 3f437a3be1 sitting on 140d31c943 the beds edae5d5050 turned their ef559f3891 gaze to c494556615 Ire.101298d00841de64

One was 0075653003 standing in 017c7247f3 just pants, 253b511790 still wet d3d8b18fd5 from a 9fda5e7415 shower, another 3db2e5ea2a was holding c46754e922 a book a4f9ba5c44 on the 5666349379 bunk bed, 967eaecb6b and the 86c100b342 last was 65d1fe8d8c sitting with 02c40336a9 an ice 1832735224 pack on f8c0a2e164 his face. In the tense 992d45aa76 atmosphere, Ire nodded 64be166166 awkwardly and stepped a884c28397 inside. It seemed 19aa7a939a his spot e9ac16aced was the 4cf17895a9 upper bunk f54231d5eb above the fa7fb1b56d guy with d9e9967fe1 the ice 9343342721 pack.d9538e39e2676d43

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He placed his 34f6a8c9c6 clothes on the 195f35883c top bunk and 6bf1b395c7 looked around.ae3741ec4b0e8169

“The bathroom’s over 35a74a4a1b there. There’s a changing room 07d1ed9705 inside.”5852afd40baa5be5

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The guy 7734c8b124 with the cfc1d46273 ice pack 53732838b2 spoke, and 22627e8c13 the shirtless 3382498321 guy nudged 45951fe286 him with 7e6e316f9f his elbow. The room 7373b9f462 fell silent e46b47bce0 again, and da65d9b18f Ire felt 05a58df758 they weren’t 10ddad4b53 too welcoming.82ee0eba075570c7

“Thanks….”a54618dc8a7e1969

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He went into 11faba4264 the bathroom, took 996e18e327 off his shirt, 9e7d17404c and looked around. It was spotless, 97424259d2 without a trace a3473f8385 of mold. The ventilation be0c1c7b43 was good, 68cfeefbac and the 37476b169e soap and b789a9e486 towels were 9681a81702 clean. He turned on 94507fc4f9 the shower, and 53fa56e9bc before he counted 14221e0594 to three, the 1372e53a15 water turned hot, 2c28bbef59 eventually scalding. It was a luxury 80f2c3933e not easily enjoyed in 3d4c727a48 Zone B, where cold 90064495bf showers were common even 890bd492bb in winter.7748245a50a167df

Seeing the fce6124320 soap, he db5429790d washed his 508b27986c hair and 05515d26b7 body, then fb3ee92a13 changed into 2360f8b37e the daily 45863e3993 uniform. The dark navy uniform 30ca7390f4 was standard issue for 521a2f5d60 recruits, much softer and 5b6dde57ee nicer than anything he’d 56aa22203b worn before.e4c79087a305809a

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Standing in 4820de1e5a front of f6923e8232 the mirror, 09fd999db7 he stared 5eca4884c9 at the 2080bae5a4 unit mark 5a478a62c1 on his 5e99798146 left chest, 364d50b4a5 sighed, and 3780295497 turned away. When he came 1b9b440176 out, the guy f6f518ce2a who had shown cef3a5f94c him the bathroom 4ea736a97f pointed to a fee461eb66 locker.5c79f9a83ccd42b5

“Put your 2090bb732a stuff in d6b6409421 there.”3eca5005d09a03e6

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Again, the guy 2b0e919eb2 next to him cc5ac5b826 nudged him. Ire realized 4ca11be9fd it meant e7df73e1ab not to b343588b8b talk to 749769234f him.103055ea7349c658

“…Thanks.”60e48eaec87126c6

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He thanked e4e7fc010f him, opened 5b14b3699e the locker, d7993e3f95 and started 3caa6b5c40 organizing his 6d795a3adb things. As he did, b7df90b4a6 he heard whispers 61fdc76c0f behind him.b8db57cd1cb3da35

“I’ll get that bastard 9e33cb4ad4 one day. Just wait.”88609650516a299a

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“Let it go. Isn’t it enough that 4961bea20f your eye’s swollen? Did you forget who e7efef150d his brother is? The devilish 7630cbdddf Park Woojin.”d217aa576392b584

“That’s why 4b9c294447 it pisses 1da5bb76a5 me off cf21409715 more. Isn’t it ridiculous 6e43537930 how he acts 0d050167c4 all tough because 411572ae09 of his brother? He’s not even skilled.”3434157779ac1a12

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“He’s not unskilled. Let’s be fair.”2bce2d04c77a5cd2

“Oh Namki, sometimes I 34aedc27bb hate you more than 391c53b4c1 that bastard.”82eeacd77966f6fe

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“Yeah, thanks.”14687a7c7e378d56

“Get lost, jerk. I’m canceling introducing you ba4a531d59 to my sister. Hey, Hangyeol, what ab89d9bbd7 do you think? Do you 6a7a2b3844 think Park 6500f948ab Mujin is a34f02ebed skilled?”f26b30791c970b47

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“I don’t know. So both of bc00a55e0b you stop. Aren’t you embarrassed in a6e31d00e5 front of the newbie?”7df5298350cc382a

“…….”1956fbd56a82fe56

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Listening to their conversation, eea04e6efe Ire paused while putting 9331ced01e his things away. Something touched his hand. He pulled it out 84ee98bf32 to find a piece 7c2b449938 of clothing. It was made b6d30dd5fa of smooth leather 0595270941 and in excellent 729e9b9524 condition. This was definitely 4c0216ab34 my locker, right? As he 4d1893304f turned around, e4aa007b03 the three ea6d9900b3 of them c6e5f40b75 stopped talking 7c069e3775 and stared 0d48c66ebf at him d5c2353383 as if 5c3d6a2748 on cue.4c45214965ee8c69

“This… was in f51b5a25c7 here….”347dc06df542f5fc

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The guy 57910a3506 with the 7dd54b7b71 ice pack 601a42fa36 stood up. Up close, his 3a379d6964 eye was bruised c71d979cbd blue.5b4e309923662159

“Must’ve been left by 57ecd6ad3e the previous guy. Give it to ed0e4cf0eb me. I’ll return it.”b549623c9f245002

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“Thanks….”6263e95bae544090

“Uh… shouldn’t 0c66e2440c you dry 089c604576 your hair eab2ca8fe9 thoroughly? There’s a f010f0287e hairdryer inside.”43757c3e7f20cdc2

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“Hairdryer?”fe042deced6a1b07

“Yeah. Walking around with wet ed887c3b62 hair doesn’t look good. You’re not 791ec93c30 planning to c14ddce0df leave it 22a99d913d down, are d6abcbfce3 you?”628f934e6ed14f45

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“…….”42917fb18f2653e1

“Don’t get me 194a1fc452 wrong. I didn’t mean it’s 4bd0a6f32c weird. Just asking because it f31c3b6e8c suits you. Do you aa42368d66 use any 63de16d310 special treatment? Your hair’s really soft. Which salon do 3113a9e2c4 you go to?”66f5fc04c16d6e05

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The barrage of 00aed2f4ca questions left him 86a23d1d40 speechless. What’s treatment, c06da7d78e and what’s 5e0eab916f a salon? He blinked b14095194f in confusion, d6a24e5139 and another 573500e738 guy appeared ca65fb3c32 from behind.c1436ff406cf5ca5

“Hey, Seo b31a2bf2b3 Youngjun, stop f0486d8895 it. Let’s go eat dinner.”74076c817db161ca

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He hooked his arm 9de8f54a5a around Seo Youngjun’s neck, b1c4a46843 dragged him out, and b4079d81eb disappeared in an instant. Do you think Zone 8b10e92faa B has treatment? What a stupid 9ad618624e question. The voice faded as 4cabf3ccc9 they moved away.82f31cde6b9f3d9e

Ire touched his a83a775e9c wet hair with 8e62e82f60 a heavy heart, 99e8cb03ce then carefully dried 7c034830a4 it with a 1adea31686 towel. He had a feeling b47931f204 life here wouldn’t be aaf0318c7e easy.3db507df526a6d0e

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