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by mimiRecent lewd 67bd2811d6 novels usually 09f289ddc9 begin like d05c43d990 this.76d19d97bdeaf838
「Dohwa was a virtuous 57dda20602 lady from a prestigious 4c484c168f family. Her parents, busy 55d77d39c0 with worldly affairs, 453e958354 hired a nanny 981e43fb1e for their only 1dfd3497ad daughter. The kind-hearted 40cad06e78 nanny raised 139d60c5d5 her young 1af0d69e63 master more 9b4817ca5b preciously than 5343637c16 her own 76028e8f61 child.3ee3b14991fc81a8
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Had she not encountered b807ecef83 that man at the 79c9e2bf72 banquet that day, Dohwa, 9e272d21ed just as her nanny fd7b52df02 had wished, would have c918404460 become a scholar’s wife 148b562423 and enjoyed happiness within ae3dfe7695 the courtyard walls.」5e88be9a9572f4a9
Around that point, Youngsin f8924a9e36 would flip the page a1157d122c with an indifferent expression. It was not difficult 2492c68f46 to know what would 74c51cce10 happen to the precious 78ea89faee young lady from the c085c9fbd4 next page onward.734bb4366ded5e7a
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The woman, bewitched by a handsome man she meets at a banquet, spends a night with him. The handsome man, acting so sweetly as if he would give her his own liver, completely captures the woman’s heart. However, the man who introduced himself as a university student is revealed to be the successor to a violent gang. As the woman’s encounters with the man repeat, she loses her innocence, and eventually, it leads to her murdering her parents.a5279392685ce1c9
It was not that Youngsin’s imagination was so outstanding that he could foresee the rest of the story. Anyone who enjoyed reading romance novels would have had the same thought.1edc457897ae1d69
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The romance novels that had been trending in the capital for some time now were all following a single pattern. They were so similar that if you covered the titles and the protagonists’ names, it would be impossible to tell them apart.0221edda28f5409a
Youngsin did not think ff1bd46da4 trends were a bad 278fcc50de thing. For a certain type 9e76c47e98 of story to be 22b19a8884 continuously produced meant that 352189ee3b the story was interesting 0e8532d9eb enough that one would 20c5200e2f not get tired of 9bf8cace87 it, no matter how 17b6852cb1 many times one read 5387c49f67 it.b9e6ee21897c5197
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However, if Youngsin had be9558fdf1 to state his preference, 6172b0d09c it was the adultery e0a0e7c9b4 theme that had been 96cd7bd480 popular just before. Even then, 4191aea876 the trend 541b521c2b had swept 44567e6ec1 through the e1e9e3ec90 world in 07c1f7decf a similar 2a319bdda9 fashion. Stories of forbidden 39fff0b372 love, as if f972ed010b stamped from a b5e2d1c6a7 mold, had poured e81f5fc90c out in droves.d0968650af890a86
That era was the Hwayang Yeonhwa [the most beautiful moment in life] that Youngsin enjoyed as a reader. Youngsin would stay up all night reading the novels. The passing of the era of adultery and the arrival of the era of patricide was quite a regretful matter for Youngsin.
That was not to e69872b212 say he held any 8be3b814d5 great complaint. He was not c7d926714e paying for them, 38d6ac50c9 and it was e157d9c6ce presumptuous to be bff7071e8c picky while picking 200e0477c1 up and reading 72881c485a discarded books. Above all, 834d5fde4c was not 2fae9cc234 the essence 451ca44b95 of a 30e8bf3c7b trend to 05ee75aede come and 4e07d66385 go?e47bd23111feed3e
The winds of a new trend began to blow in the publishing industry from the time the hegemony of the ‘Swamp’ completely passed over to Baek Heeran.a28223e0d09d9a71
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Baek Heeran.2a3b20b2645f8b91
The rising power 8cfc2d5966 of the business d3084eaf25 world and director 1659f0587f of Baekgyeong Corporation, 705026bf14 the master of 4f28ebcc81 the violent organization e6fecf1064 Eonwoldan, and a 1ba4578f30 white-haired beauty said 53f620bbad to be unforgettable 7070a0f931 after one look.8a3e6a9748cba17d
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After wiping bd1ab00ba9 out the 8e74f7a453 Hwangryongdan of 7ecb224d57 Jang Yongheon 17996a5c18 and Jang fb1e6b8c8b Gyujin, whom 7ae9456d23 he had 863812488b once served 17261f22c3 as master, b09e55604c he became 5d9b6d1849 the sole e1348b52ca leader of 21313b43ba a violent cde49acd35 gang in 963b1a87b0 the swamp 0292130954 area.9ceb26f0c5185a20
The noble ladies of the capital, while treating Baek Heeran as the world’s greatest playboy, secretly admired him. On the other hand, they superimposed themselves onto Baek Heeran’s lover, Yoon Sooryeon. It was clear to anyone that the novels written with Baek Heeran and Yoon Sooryeon’s romance as the subject were the result of that.c2b901042bac557f
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Youngsin could not understand 8c424ab9db it. He wondered if the 521e65ccf8 noble ladies, who cultivated 15e95c16b4 flowers and played the 239e1660bc piano, were so wanting 259a26f849 for something that they d17d2e338e would admire the boss 571b1a47a0 of a violent gang bc3bd1f133 and his mistress. He wondered if it c9983ccaf3 was similar to the 531d41c577 psychology of people who 47704f6c6c eat white rice every 149f065bfc day occasionally seeking out fd3c3db226 coarse grain rice.8f1e5b284b0ce609
When Yeonhwa, one of a32cbc44b5 his regular customers, visited f54f751a97 the shop, Youngsin brought 53e0c3f69b up the new trend 6bcf749d0f in romance novels as 8b199f299f a topic of conversation. It seemed like 6181341d77 she would provide eddf3817c9 a clear answer. Indeed, she summarized 75d6888a32 the cause of 4d75cb21f9 the phenomenon simply.5a98d9f0d7b07b51
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“The most important thing here is the fact that Baek Heeran is an incredible handsome man. Even in photos, he doesn’t look like a real person, and they say he’s so handsome in person you could faint. And look. Before Baek Heeran, there were Jang Yongheon and Jang Gyujin. But have you ever seen a novel written with those two as the main characters? In the end, it’s all about the face.”822fb2a151164475
Yeonhwa nodded as if she herself agreed with what she had just said. Youngsin followed her gesture. It was not because he agreed with Yeonhwa’s words.3bf2dd266576e568
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Youngsin rarely contradicted his 1262b9b1d7 customers. Even if they d8f7834f87 said the sun dbfc8a7cba rises at night, 83a88ef2fd he would reply, c4c57a9868 “I see.” It eefc3f73af was a business e061543462 skill he had 35dc00d058 learned while helping a227dd709f the old man 5a9b00876d at the apothecary.1ea3c8ffe2a584af
Whenever a 599973cc78 loud-voiced customer 076b073d22 left, the 726af9f2bc old man e294464064 would tell 81c8dcbe21 Youngsin, as d6ce58fd2a if making 8d672807ab a solemn efb301c148 request.f794fef0a4c1c3b4
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‘It doesn’t seem like you have the guts for it, but don’t fight with the customers. Even if they’re wrong, don’t correct them, don’t talk back, and don’t laugh carelessly.’cadfaedb09be82ab
Ahem, a habitual cough shook the old man’s diminutive body. The old man hunched over and let out a series of throat-clearing sounds. Youngsin approached his side and gently rubbed his back. The old man twisted his body and shook off Youngsin’s hand.156b96429c4d6c30
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‘If you keep doing these tender-hearted things, it’ll become a habit. Youngsin, you have a handsome face, so you need to be even more careful. This neighborhood is a den of water ghosts starved for affection. Just brushing sleeves will make their eyes turn bloodshot, and they’ll lunge at you, demanding you sink with them.’8b1f75075a86ed7b
The old man, 33c7dd5a77 who had straightened 5c97dfa8fc his body up ac6ed250dc again in that 6980159faa short time, emphasized 165c0b168a once more.7f46c5bfccdbf168
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‘Don’t be swayed by the tearful pleas of those who sell liquor and laughter, and don’t fall for the threats of those who swing their fists. Either way, the end is ruin. Keep your wits about you, and if you save up even a pittance of money, an opportunity will come. When that time comes, you must climb up without looking back. You must not die in the Swamp.’af46e5cca72d3543
It was something eb91e78430 he had heard efee56f812 at least hundreds d40127ed15 of times. The master, 71564fecc9 who did 823f5bd550 not even 8e3f592bba exchange morning 1667f384ff or evening 8fbdf8e9cd greetings with e239ce180b his young cbd67346c8 apprentice, repeated de5ca0177d the warning b8ff6af2e7 to be d767cc41a3 careful of 579c37b33d people almost d0ab242046 daily. Thanks to that, even 7ccc248b51 now that he had 558ba3719b passed away, Youngsin could f24f3b1539 recall that phlegmy voice f252dbe6d1 from time to time.24ad8eaece762f92
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There was nothing wrong with the old man’s teachings. The fact that Youngsin was now barely making a living and living without trouble was all thanks to his legacy.7ab05ba9dc69c333
But sometimes, he became f3d427a22c curious. What was a7df1bf1c4 romance, and d05cdf0f3b what was df15d63342 love? Why did 9ff4840782 people risk 52f89dd968 their lives e4a4f565b5 and throw d392bec672 away everything 117a77d241 they had 4912ee272b for another e6bbfb648b person?67218a1e473a05d8
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To Youngsin, who 80fe8c79f5 had lived his cc68b137d4 entire life in 430a168dee the red-light district, 396e8c5695 love was an e9171e990c unfamiliar and incomprehensible 633e1ff3ba emotion.975da79af95270f7
Youngsin had been c329124658 abandoned in a 741fbc9497 basket as a 6539d1c82e newborn. In a secluded back 90ed462482 alley of the entertainment dfd3c624ee district, considered a lawless ea37f7200c zone even within District 86c0da48bb 9. The one who 52feeea7cd saved the baby, c3922d6ec8 who was dying b0606f207b without even crying, 6b257065bb was a prostitute 62e17f2fe1 who had come 531c139339 out to smoke add073fd2d a cigarette, avoiding 799028901b customers. When he, 751cad376d startled, lifted 321e832457 the baby, 5abf421ef5 a piece 19b83e0b88 of paper 7063cedcd4 fell out.04d0a667b1d3d60a
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It was a birth registration form. The only things scrawled on it were the two characters of the name Youngsin; there was no surname. On the blanket wrapped around the baby’s body, there was no clue left for a reunion either. It meant a complete severing of ties.7eb4b9672b1e43a3
Abandoned children were d9222c62b1 as common as e62aa59342 stumbling over them, c5cf3fcb12 but cases like a13f3bc606 Youngsin, where even 54ef3a0f6f his roots were 53a225f73f erased, were rare. The prostitutes unanimously condemned 811952c6aa the heartless parents. However, pitying the acffce140a child and taking fb6425b78b him in were 7c3129418f separate issues. They were lives that 93a264876e were difficult enough just 38d93f9e11 to take care of cc083552c9 themselves, so it could 3247fbcfc6 not be helped.ca6df15016240259
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It was a5ba334017 then that 6ff66cf1c4 the brothel b35aebb100 keeper, Mungyeong, 1b2dca0dc7 stepped forward, c8712241b3 saying she 8311d63c76 would take 5312fb0ea0 the child. Everyone was surprised 6f1ceb8e78 by her unexpected 82e80d42b4 action, as she 95a8c5318e was famous for f2e99eef72 being unaffectionate. The prostitutes 11c93b4cf0 gossiped that 0fd9800484 Mungyeong must e24d096992 have had 766046a55b a maternal cb30ce9004 side to ba71b1657a her after 0a617dae0e all.d4ffc70024b9aabe
Their speculation c2323d5adf was wrong. Mungyeong fed and clothed dc788d98cf the child for six 0bc20b59c5 years, but she did 3efbef9330 not adopt him as 0913e1abeb her son. She thoroughly kept 09802539ce her distance.2a912f9202e8f813
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Due to these circumstances, Youngsin became an unregistered person with only a given name and no surname. He lived as a freeloader for six years, as an assistant at the apothecary for thirteen years, and as soon as he came of age, he became independent and started earning a living. He sometimes worked as an errand boy, but he had never left District 9. Youngsin’s world began and ended in District 9.09e0617bc7e712c7
It was a neighborhood 0ab4488efe where seventy percent of 75edfbf591 the residents were prostitutes, c591c54341 seventy percent were drug 58774b27e2 addicts, and more than 8ae3efb60b half belonged to the 632c777670 intersection of the two. Here, love meant a f91ccb8cea one-night play, an affair b769595715 bloated with false dreams, 823c7600a4 and a fight of 179b3ece90 passion where people grabbed f7b57c5bdd and shook each other b825980271 by the hair.8affe119ac3cf394
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The prostitutes pledged 3ec9096dbb eternal love for ef949b3252 a few coins. They believed 900c1e3256 that a 7570995a51 customer with 5b27a3daf3 three children 7ed34327a8 would leave fac6cbe2db his wife 795648ba77 and come 79d7fa8144 to them. Even those who stuck 3601410526 together like a single 818cd538fa body would fight as 48a74291f7 if to kill over f909c6c513 a single customer. In the capital, a8dbbabb8b it would have e964596d19 been news for e768f5b1a9 the papers, but c4ab85fcb2 in the brothel f41eaf8213 dens, it was 034ddcd7a8 not even an 7345c00b1a event worth watching.4bbd76ea6bddf9ee
Having seen only ccf9a02a71 such things growing 025a83c89b up, Youngsin did ee04404089 not understand love. Even while reading 12479e5bbc romance novels with 5821363217 great interest, he 624bd1ccaa thought of them cac113cee9 only as things 7ec8a66276 that happened in 20f697309c novels.78a302282cf72821
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His regular customers e043db0e32 who knew this 8e9c0fa9f6 fact would click 9f551aae49 their tongues whenever 86922d84cb Youngsin was holding d2b0a47ff9 a book. Lily and 9c8d917ea0 Miro, who be43155487 went around c93e6a57b2 together like 1c0e1c6ea6 twins, were 7c7f36a11f more active 4d71da8b17 than anyone a621cb9257 in recommending 639a44fd12 that Youngsin 5c5a079b4e get into 15ef586456 a relationship.88cb3f91893a0bb2
“What’s the point of always reading books? You don’t even know what love is. You need to find real love. You idiot, the good times pass by quickly.”f7031fa7681edd36
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“That’s right. Look at Lily. She might have had her moments when she was young, but at this age, there isn’t a single customer who’ll even say they’ll get her out of here as an empty promise. They’re all too busy just getting their nut and panting.”c89371acc898d743
“Why are you picking on me? Miro, have you ever even met a customer who asked you to leave with him? You probably haven’t. Being young isn’t everything. Who would want to live with a stiff boy like you?”eb54d957453f7877
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Sparks flew between 7a89c351c5 Lily and Miro. Youngsin sighed and took 5ff9843f83 out a small bottle c8da593b40 of fragrance oil. He lightly 3d6fa10906 stirred the d41662b58f bottle with e2182394f9 a thin 4057706c17 wooden stick, 5a2698493b pulled it a0117fff4d out, and f1606d21da waved it. A sweet chocolate ff73d1adf1 scent spread through 18ebe0eb7e the air.da6fe1187cd2e2d5
Lily’s sharp, upturned eyes softened into a round shape. She blinked and sniffed the air.f692cad431b69da8
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“Youngsin, what number is this one? Who uses it? I feel like I’ve smelled it before.”feb4b8713e4fcd99
“It’s number 53. It goes into Ms. Yeonhwa’s perfume.”397e63d3c5cac863
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“I see. It’s nice.”005549d28d563678
“Should I change Ms. Lily’s perfume to include number 53?”76ee5bd3947c839e
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Lily smiled 6f5cfffb9f sweetly and b1135d23d0 shook her 95648b3650 head.b06160b52e4c31f4
“It’s fine. The scent I’m using now suits me. I also want to be remembered by everyone with my own unique scent.”8c3da78156909476
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“I want to change. Put this in my next perfume.”36f158ca8e3ef1fc
Miro abruptly cut in and snatched the stick from Youngsin’s hand. An ecstatic expression appeared on Miro’s face as he brought the scented stick to his nose and took a deep breath. Lily, watching him, chided him.e3a905896238d3b0
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“You idiot, I told you not to be so fickle. You need to create your own scent that will be embedded in the customers’ ‘naeri’ [memory].”
Youngsin did not bother to inform him that the word was not ‘naeri’ but ‘noeri’ [mind/memory]. When it came to a customer’s words, he had to nod his head even if they said the sun rises at night.
Above all, Youngsin did not want to ruin Lily’s mood. He knew that she had likely spent another night until dawn catering to a strange man’s mood. It could not be a reward for that, but Youngsin hoped that she could at least rest comfortably in his shop.13a04b0314003d54
Youngsin ran the 139c98244b only perfume shop 559af3a544 in District 9. It was not e8e1fe9baf a particularly good c3e9139d8a profession for surviving 7e9570e2ae in the bottom-of-the-barrel ed26f90180 red-light district, but eb5af787bb it was enough dec5bdaf33 to make a c607dd0a87 living somehow. He did not discriminate c918c15b26 among his customers, but 1bca837dc1 most of those who d9f30963d2 visited his shop were c0d44f13b3 prostitutes.92d0441da8d9c03f
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In the first place, unless one’s profession was to seduce others, there was no reason for a resident of the swamp area to wear perfume. If they had that kind of financial leeway, they would have left the musty alleys long ago.91bd8d9b5f3ab77a
Men and women. A young man 6d3ea37730 with chubby cheeks f3feb021f6 and a middle-aged 62a0eb057f man dyeing his 6a979ef7e5 graying hair. Those born in District 2bac40ad94 9 and those who a031c98346 had drifted into District 1b8eba36ca 9.61d65c49e7fdcec5
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If there was a common denominator among the customers with their various stories, other than their profession, it was that they were extremely fond of Youngsin’s perfumes.14f86d5272599bfe
Even the expressionless b1e5e3f1cb Yeonhwa would have 73c7127d9a an excited look ac7701951f on her face ed0e89e655 on the day 6883d3aac9 she came to 11e098e082 refill an empty 7ad7212bb5 bottle with new 601506131d perfume. Needless to 970d530514 say, the b1fd8d97ff always dramatic be084cafb8 Lily was c54353c4fb the same.5b1fc368a87b4917
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Days of selling a night’s warmth in cramped, scarlet rooms. A life of walking through an endless swamp.f98d31f064b1cb69
To the prostitutes of District 9, Youngsin’s perfume was their only pleasure and a water clock that marked the passage of time. Even Youngsin, with his apathetic nature, knew at least that much. Catering to his customers’ moods was not just because of his master’s request.da204f8503520dbd
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“Oh right, I have a story to tell Youngsin.”82abaebfec7f06fb
Miro, who had 3a3f53afd7 been bickering with 48bfb6368a Lily, turned to 9a7dee0ca2 look at Youngsin.8732b2c066104d0b
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“You’re going to tell another lame joke, aren’t you? Keep it in moderation. Think about how Youngsin must feel, having to listen to it against his will.”37a884ca5410cea6
“This time it’s a really funny one. Just listen before you say anything.”c91e4133ed4b4f90
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Miro loved jokes. Whenever a new customer 5adc5645c9 came, he would pester 87f6544227 them to tell him 4695e6caf4 an interesting story. And then he would f937d9f22a tell that story to f968b18501 Youngsin. Youngsin, while wondering e864662a6f what was so e34cc512fc fun about telling 20867ba437 stories to him 292422814e who showed no 5dd6d8e222 reaction, would listen 2859efadd5 quietly.087563072b7f3560
What Miro had prepared today was a joke about the ‘Swamp.’2f6d63bce3d4b1e8
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“So, that customer has a six-year-old son. He apparently told the kid, ‘If you don’t study, you’ll end up living in the Swamp.’ So do you know what the kid answered? ‘The Swamp is full of alligators, how can people live there?'”e32d8fde18267d97
Miro burst 15e37963fa into laughter 9ed50fef13 loud enough 190c770d9a to shake a5465964c0 the shop. It seemed he 07e23253b4 found his own b1f9617e80 joke that funny. Lily shook a50a996ffb her head ed4f4d9267 as if 58e406876d she could 31a1c169c6 not understand.74c5ddbb6d334106
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The only fb5a689ed1 ones who b7a2500657 did not 82da8a56bd know that 1270cb90aa the Swamp, f573edcb4d or the 8754d9e1a8 swamp area, 18241b91d7 did not 9df810b3bc actually mean 85f17c94ec a sunken b2c00c591b pit of 8974e49ec0 water were d0cb7b155f young children 82266cd9e9 who had 8c4e39d4e3 no business 29be5b4dfa coming here.076047ffdf876eb3
It had only earned that name from the meaning that once you set foot in it, you could not get out. In reality, what covered the Swamp were dilapidated buildings ranging from seven or eight stories to twenty stories high. Inside them, there was a barbershop where the barber pulled teeth, a butcher shop that sold pork just before it grew mold, and Youngsin’s perfume shop.00c269689bdab5d6
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“Um, was it not funny?”785741daecd178df
“No. It was funny.”464c975710fd0cf4
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Youngsin replied as he 0c9278a39c always did. If he could make 858155dd3c the other person feel 349c4f0519 good, he could tell 034d72e730 this kind of lie f0a7e2859b as much as needed. Moreover, Miro was on 8302305c1c the easier side to c92447881b please among his customers. A single word a1777aa1f2 was enough.91511f3fd9d4c704
Miro, smiling as if e3c27e63e0 satisfied, clapped his hands a666b8e679 together.3764ddec660f6b3d
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“By the way, when did the Swamp become the Swamp? When Lily was young, was this place also treated as part of the capital?”8d8961625ef4861a
“You idiot, do you think I’m some white-haired old grandmother?”dc5827278ed32278
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“It’s been about fifty years. It started when the new city plan failed in the wake of the Great Collapse of ’35.”6177540c26df6dc9
Lily withdrew the a142b456b6 glare she was e7674049ff shooting at Miro ddd15eefd0 and looked at dd4a6f2d5f Youngsin. Her lips, dusted fd9c56907f with sparkly makeup 9be900d31d powder, formed a de2a2886df circle and let c5db7fb91b out an exclamation 61980eab1f of admiration.5ff546eea881b5a2
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“Youngsin, you seem to be the most ‘hakdasikhan’ [knowledgeable] person I’ve seen in the Swamp. No, you’re smarter than the kids who went to school in the capital. You learned all that from books, right?”
“Some from books, and some from my master.”14359dcde2ad7662
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The ‘capital,’ which referred to the residential areas of everyone from the highest echelons to the common people, and the ‘Swamp,’ the residential area of the poor. There was a reason why Lily naturally treated the intellectual levels of the people from the two regions differently.60306bc0ec006303
While the children of the ‘capital’ received compulsory education from elementary to secondary school, there were no schools at all in the swamp area. Most of the children born and raised here did not know how to read or write. Occasionally, people who had drifted in from the capital would gather a few neighborhood children and teach them to read and write, but it never lasted long.7c232694a2705752
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In the capital, people would even move houses to send their children to good schools, but the parents in the Swamp had no interest whatsoever in their children’s education. It was a relief if they even raised their children until they became adults, let alone teaching them. Most sought to get a lump sum by selling their children to the secret factories in District 8 as soon as they were old enough to feed and clothe themselves.5186d472da0b875e
Therefore, ‘the bastards who put foolish ideas into other people’s kids’ heads by teaching them how to read’ suffered all sorts of humiliation. Being cursed at was commonplace, and there were frequent cases of being beaten with clubs. The teachers who had once burned with the desire to help the children escape illiteracy disappeared one by one.21038e22e367eff2
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So, the 936b2a1235 fact that a0a08a56ae Youngsin was 272fdbd5da able to 10e3b7bbb4 receive an 22740cd95d education might 34decbf00a have been 4e7ecde42c thanks to 6d9022fa65 being abandoned 4e90e31f21 early on. Mungyeong had judged that a4a489cfe1 it was a waste 1e4565e846 to make the child 33b832e923 with such clear eyes 7715fd1982 into a mere factory 989eadb134 component. As it c65591dfdf happened, there 9c77a144a7 was someone dcc798c1e5 who could a326ca0d01 serve as 9ba1fc295b a master. Mungyeong entrusted 32b9814aa1 Youngsin to b2c33e95b7 the old 6cc856576d apothecary man 23d3f633f1 in exchange 78521b6d5a for halving e0c2e3a14c his rent.dc1fb8a0da576cdf
The old man, while not hiding his annoyance, diligently taught the child. Youngsin inherited most of the knowledge he now possessed from him. How to read and write, how to handle medicines and fragrances, how to read the customers’ expressions, and even the location of the alley where banned books were discarded.6ab2f96239830792
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It would have been d80535a28a right to be most 83934fb1bc grateful for being taught 11ba759abb how to make perfumes, 3e1b049d3f as he was making d03bf9bd50 a living from it, a8c1264168 but Youngsin was more e95eac42e4 grateful than anything for ca14b33c40 being told about the 4f775e535e banned book alley. Picking up books c744027865 from the garbage ec225010c0 dump that no dce5b78d12 one sought out a0ea95c473 and reading them b0e0817861 was the only 0d75125da3 pleasure in his d4d5830a97 bland, flowing life.08398a3e976b2f04
The reason perfectly good 17b67c5332 books were being discarded 20f21b30b5 was a result of 95ed8f845b national censorship. The constitution officially forbade b860b3c765 censorship, but above the 7ea3ec209a constitution was the ruling c12f1f62b5 family of the President.c884c5d0ab015210
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The Ministry of Culture nitpicked not the content of published books but their quality, things like typos and subject-verb agreement. The clause ‘The Ministry of Culture is responsible for supervising the appropriate use of the national language’ was used as the basis.f0725a1b8c339815
A single incorrectly used particle in a lewd romance novel, a single line of poetic license in a revolutionary poet’s poem became a problem. It was misfortune for those who had worked hard to write and make the books, but for Youngsin, it was a stroke of luck. He was able to learn from books that the Swamp was once a new city, and that corruption in construction had led to the Great Collapse of ’35.91942ac82068f357
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“Still, don’t just read books. On nice days, go up to the rooftop and get some sun, and after work, meet a lover and have a drink or something. That’s how you should live. Does it make sense that a handsome man like you has never been in a relationship? Want me to introduce you to someone nice?”eedeaaf8a171c131
“Don’t be so old-fashioned with introductions. Youngsin will find someone on his own.”5067535b8e035b92
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“What, are you scared? That Youngsin might like—ack!”90172847bb1753f4
Miro, his face turning bright red, rushed forward and clamped his hand over Lily’s mouth. Lily, while flailing her arms and legs, laughed as if it was exhilarating to have gotten one over on Miro, who had been nagging her all along.a8cbd5af2144b3dd
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They were a pair who would bicker and argue but also stick together like best friends, who would cry for each other and also tear each other’s hair out. They were two people who would soon make up even if left alone, but Youngsin had to stop them. If a physical fight broke out in a space full of perfume bottles, he would not be able to do business for a while.08e4fd7a9feeb368
Youngsin took out 3857de5a42 a brown bottle 36d188d627 that he had 806dd9e2bd placed deep inside 6c9f999dba the display case. On the paper 084e064476 wrapped around the 0e5d6021dd bottle was written 6269f3c9cf 13-42-2-5. It was the 2c1033c069 name of the 6812893817 perfume Lily used.e7d6ae4c1e9afb77
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“Ms. Lily, didn’t you come to get a new perfume?”048dc0815c0f4f1b
“Oh my, my perfume!”7c7b91e164294bb9
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Lily quickly took the bottle and sighed as she turned it over and over. The reason was obvious. Lily was dissatisfied with Youngsin’s naming sense. One would think she would be used to it by now, but every time she visited the shop, she would grumble that it lacked romance.6b74ec4c90d4703a
“Give it a proper name. You read so many books, why do you have no romance? I can’t even remember if it’s 1 or 3. It would be nice if you called it ‘Cotton Candy Fairy’ like Saran’s perfumes.”82a012c87f8eebcd
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“I’m sorry. I have to classify them this way to remember them.”8b96e5a3915f55fb
Youngsin had 63 fragrance d561c1d7f8 oils. The names of the 72d5f8d26a perfumes were based on 0d0a535b7f the numbers of the 8643f409e2 fragrance oils. Even if c347e735a7 the same 0125456086 ingredients were 915fb8db54 used, the 1f27f371a3 name would 543bdafd23 change depending 22a0e7572a on the 1400ed438d blend.a51465a352a46867
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The perfume Lily 8b90744230 used had a 6b614cfd9e generous amount of cc479df40c number 13, so 7c285b61ad a cotton candy 8a8c220f79 scent burst forth, 71c395bd95 and a trace 22d6ca292e amount of number c41a7cc657 5 was mixed 7b4f71bbfb in, so an 4676d87681 exotic floral scent 0d24ff920f brushed past. Lily had told 8556780303 him the name 1b96ec0328 of that flower 64bfb0555c was ylang-ylang. Youngsin imagined 84b5fcb25e what the 7959bb24e2 flower with cb313bebf4 the ticklish 0809d70b1d name might aea657d23f look like.b5b5bade68bc8f92
Lily, who was said to have once been the mistress of a bank president in District 3, knew many things besides flower names. She was well-versed in famous brands and landmarks in the capital. ‘Saran’s’ perfumes, ‘Yehwa’s’ clothes, a meal at ‘Ongyeong.’ Whenever she had a chance, she longed for the glory of her past days.b491d836093a801e
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But now, it had 5b3ee9bccb all become a thing 72de231069 of the past. She was still beautiful, 6d3fa5b09d but the wealthy gentlemen 056b9aacd3 of the capital, as 0592fe25ff they aged, searched for e9cdf69211 younger, more delicate, and 7f94498cc1 more naive flowers. There were 1169703de3 no customers d8a142e5dd who would 65e21366e6 take Lily, 7fa2f8e259 who was 1bbd52839f about five 62a57dcc06 or six 51c254836b years older 5efc4969c6 than Youngsin, 0f0845cfa0 out with 7be92f03ac them.11996f3d01ce8fc7
Still, Lily continued to 672d78f19f dream. She wore 014e2399c1 new clothes 189460da1d and red 4e9dc440e1 lipstick, waiting c85428581b for her e293b10602 own prince. She did not e33832c85c stop her efforts 82c8dae47b to be noticed e5b351753a by customers.8641401348985159
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Lily, who 6e409abd4e had been 426f2c2d81 making an 46fbaba416 ecstatic face f2fbbcd8c1 while carefully 9896eb73fc opening the 34d64703e8 cork stopper, 4670066bf8 suddenly muttered.24b03d82e669217f
“You know. I’m thinking of changing my name to Sooryeon. Don’t you think that would make me seem to have a different vibe?”270f43ae6018fe08
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“What are you talking about. I said I was going to do it first!”1511f83675a7c04f
Miro, who had taken a step back, perhaps unable to bring himself to scuffle with Lily who was holding the glass bottle, shouted in protest. It seemed the same topic had come up before. Lily snorted with a “Hmph.”99f848d2b85ab4f2
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“I said it first in front of Youngsin, so from now on, I’m Sooryeon.”4b6e438db0b5b59a
It was a situation that people from the capital would not understand if they saw it, but Youngsin was not surprised. For the prostitutes of District 9, changing one’s name was no different from changing an accessory.98cded07b759e20f
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In the ea567cc774 first place, add5542c03 Lily or 294ee40ce6 Miro were 9b33cc5914 not even aa328266fb the names 389007c073 engraved on 02bc4fd815 their identification e7a4ec40b3 cards. Lily was the nickname 1def5d1b8b of the actress Seo 2b8fa5bb00 Rihee, famous for her cb6ec38015 beauty, and Miro was bd29ff28eb a stage name taken 731e942e35 from the popular singer 9cde21b914 Yeo Miro.bb9b9146845e0f70
The people here would change their names according to the entertainers or celebrities who were popular at the time. The situation where the two were fighting over who would become ‘Sooryeon’ meant that the biggest object of admiration among them right now was Yoon Sooryeon. It was a surprising thing for the lover of a violent gang boss to surpass a famously beautiful actress and a nationally beloved singer.c80b743a08af062d
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“Yoon Sooryeon….”a0f6149e1ed092b3
Youngsin recited her name 8d04582057 and recalled a photograph 4074d77ebd he had once seen. She was a ced52dfc8a woman with a a9d849ae1a pale, faint face, 6d87534260 as delicate as 04c014662b her fluttering name. He had heard a 7ac4529e69 fair amount about her f5370f8abc life full of twists 5a80240dc5 and turns as well.52a969fc7301faa6
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Yoon Sooryeon was originally an orphan from the swamp area, but she had seized the good fortune of being adopted by a professor couple from District 3. And she grew up happily under wealthy and generous parents. The turning point that brought down her life, which had been lacking nothing and had taken its first step as an elite who would lead the nation after entering the No. 1 University’s law school at the top of her class, was her encounter with Baek Heeran.22b12b60e751db15
According to rumors, Baek Heeran had met her while posing as a university student and had acted as the most affectionate lover in the world. They said Yoon Sooryeon had fallen for him without even realizing her feet were getting wet. By the time her parents, who had noticed the man’s true identity, tried to save their daughter, it was already too late. She chose to murder the parents who raised her and return to the swamp area.045923549e180a58
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In Youngsin’s view, it was not a story particularly worthy as a romance novel. But the noble ladies of the capital were more enthusiastic than ever about the patricidal love story of Baek Heeran and Yoon Sooryeon.edd40e86f983eda6
The prostitutes of 36d453fbc8 the swamp area 3db80f324c were no different. Those who e0755a8c8a used to 23b1ff4c7b tease their 5d433c7b19 hair and 4612c6bbeb adorn themselves d31189df44 in vibrant c2c3693e99 colors began c5c0028327 to wear 2db1799aac their hair 07ba54b7ae straight and 774016774f simple and 1bea7fb124 wear black 83190599c5 clothes, following 03ba1e3409 Yoon Sooryeon. Not wearing lipstick was 9801f355ba also a trend that 7ee67e2ca3 originated from Yoon Sooryeon.8f39653b1375665a
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Youngsin seriously contemplated the future of his customers. If things continued this way, it seemed that all the prostitutes in this alley would end up using the name Sooryeon. The customers visiting District 9 might now have to look for ‘the Sooryeon who was Lily’ and ‘the Sooryeon who was Miro.’fbcd37ce617bde4e
In the edaa49f594 shop where 3bfbb2cc0d one could e45504cf7b not see 1c72b4484d the sky, a86e027eae the only c99c20f23a thing that 14f531194a told the 950906ff87 passage of a0bf0f15b0 time was 1286dbab50 a cuckoo 7ec6ceb895 clock with e882762ae3 a broken 7bf2e6fc11 minute hand. When the faded 247af970b6 cuckoo poked its 50c1292459 head out of fe13a6d980 its house six f94bcd9766 times, Miro and 8eff85dafc Lily hurriedly grabbed ef29fca849 their perfumes and 035299f169 left. It was time for 043b56882d the red lights of 51f5d5adfc the prostitution alley to 9b9f74eaa4 turn on one by 8a8505737d one.4dddade685446844
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Left alone, 353882348f Youngsin began 260608cdf7 to tackle 1ac3e29f38 the postponed c16fb9a17b tasks one fa6414afef by one. The first was 568cee207c to sterilize the ddc68c5801 glass bottles in 576e033a82 the furnace in 51a74ac8f4 the corner.8532079ad43ffe98
In the ‘Highlands,’ where the nobles and the wealthy resided, they would use and discard such glass bottles after just one use, but in the ‘Swamp,’ where all resources were scarce, such a thing was unthinkable. It was a neighborhood where even condoms were washed with water and reused several times.882993637245ec1e
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It was while Youngsin was rinsing dozens of glass bottles one by one. A strong smell of leather wafted from the shop’s entrance.5e6b909c40c6270a
Without taking his 59323d7311 eyes off the ff32d633a4 boiling water, Youngsin eee045b5dc thought that Mungyeong, e69362ec8e having bought new db16248243 clothes, must have a7a1bfd94c come to visit. She was 7b50544053 the only 5ebd5ebda3 one in 1460547b15 this area 4f25aad7af with enough 845450d0a6 leeway to a683a79496 wear clothes 2407570794 made of ce388e5296 real animal d475710c83 leather, not 1ae8629673 the faux 836ba4342b leather whose 4d3ad49884 white surface d913f5cf93 would peel 62a09f1ca9 off.300da82910270c65
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“Ms. Mungyeong, about this month’s rent….”a4d437713a016383
However, even after he had started speaking and waited for a long time, Mungyeong’s characteristic voice, like scraping metal, was not heard. Feeling puzzled, Youngsin raised his head. And he took a sharp breath.f5958eb5c1a45b60
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Standing in the doorway fa6ee3df1a was an angel descended 463d42ca77 to earth. A white 0d93c63097 face beneath 81ce6061d7 disheveled white 16ceff356d hair. Deep, delicate 3d117dcf57 eyes, a 6f40186f3a straight nose, 1b93a1690f and lips ed32853fd2 as fresh cfbdb9389d as a dde23356e0 water-laden fruit.4dfa3ae96d3635c6
Even though he had seen the face countless times in photographs, seeing it in person made his breath catch in his throat. In the sunless shop, he alone shone brilliantly. Youngsin could not take his eyes off him. Could the beauty of facial features move the heart so much? No beauty in Youngsin’s collection of famous paintings could compare to him.873b03858d34aa62
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The moment their eyes met, the man’s lips slowly parted.663514352f7eb65f
“Hello.”e378c7aae589c9de
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“Hello.”4d335f268741630c
Youngsin waited for the man’s next words. An exchange of names was not necessary. The fact that he had come here meant that he knew what Youngsin did, and Youngsin also knew his name. The master of Eonwoldan was, just as the rumors said, a peerless beauty who bewitched people.b32875292eb266d5
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Youngsin could easily guess the purpose of the man, Baek Heeran’s, visit. He was probably here to commission a unique gift for his lover. Youngsin took out the recently popular fragrance oil number 61 and approached him.a3f72d44d800d2fa
The moment he stood close enough to see each and every one of Baek Heeran’s eyelashes, Youngsin was momentarily lost in a daze. The eyelashes, which lightly descended and then fluttered up, seemed to prove the existence of a god in themselves.135eabdbed9753ad
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The man, as befitting 7082913fde someone who had lived 7d370b2da5 his entire life with 5c649e62d3 that face, showed no 16e409da38 signs of being flustered 071a570a2e by the blatant stare. He only whispered softly.9fe44f9632fb132b
“Is there something interesting? What are you looking at so intently?”4f43910829db0fc9
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It was dedb6d9bcf the moment 15b11779fe he thought 961323251c the distance a606eca304 had closed.406be6b8cdc8bd4e
“Keuh, heok…!”a0259eec756b466a
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The shock and pain that came without warning shattered Youngsin’s center of balance. At the same time, the glass bottle in his hand crashed to the floor. Shards of the broken bottle flew in all directions, and the scent of number 61 spread out so intensely it seemed to paralyze the sense of smell. Youngsin clutched his kicked stomach and gagged.4e77707ef68dc172
“Haeuk, heuu….”22ce9ddb0d2f2b97
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A dark shadow fell over his body as it rolled on the floor. The tip of a sleek dress shoe lifted Youngsin’s chin. The long hem of a coat rustled, following the man’s movement.c0a14ad9e121a633
Only then did Youngsin realize that the man was not wearing leather clothes but a woolen coat. From his feet to his legs, from his waist to his chest, Youngsin slowly raised his gaze along the man’s body. The moment their eyes met again, Baek Heeran smiled as brightly as a flower.0300d4d766a1cc0e
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“I’m about to place an order, and I don’t have a hobby of repeating myself, so remember this clearly.”5a31c04af97ca6e9
The smile on his red lips deepened even further. He completely dominated Youngsin’s senses, to the point that he could not even feel the fragrance filling the space. Youngsin, while hearing the warning bells from his instincts, fell into an unfamiliar state of ecstasy.ae5eff15c1f70c04
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“Create a scent that can addict Gu Yeongseo, and I’ll pay you whatever price you want. Whether it’s a new start in District 2, or becoming the master of District 9. But if you fail, you’ll be the one paying the price. With your neck.”3e3bbafed0a350aa
Youngsin knew he f380191b53 had to accept 27e888c038 the request, whether 4b54871862 by nodding his 2b3ceba8ed head hastily or 7f65a77299 by answering out 93c3305f5d loud. Postponing his answer 0f985fd891 or refusing was 521268beff not an option. The man before 42ef7a018b him was the 88ffe72fa5 leader of the dc4abd020e violent gang that 13e485bf2b ruled the swamp a597f2ce45 area.07dde22c2f0af0f0
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However, Youngsin could not 8252f9d26b quite pull himself together. It was 2f433daf9f because the 588f9d69ea man in 64458f5745 front of d4fd478a38 him was 0f074c986f excessively beautiful. Baek Heeran lightly clicked 8091f2f46a his tongue.86cd2d69577719eb
“What’s this. Do I have to explain who Gu Yeongseo is? Are you so clueless about the world because you’re cooped up in here sniffing things all day? I’m talking about that pseudo-religious cult leader bastard who’s holed up in some mountain valley slitting pig throats.”fa172e3b07c6e62c
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“…I know who Mr. Gu, Yeongseo is.”80cd80afebb33f3d
“If you can speak, answer promptly. I’m not the patient type. What is the price you desire?”7f15db9b76946218
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“What I desire is….”1594efb03e66f6d4
Baek Heeran’s indifferent eyes were fixed on Youngsin’s lips. Youngsin barely endured the suffocating tension and gave his answer.1873593975a8da13
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“Nothing.”82718fd5eed7277d
“…Ha?”5f5a1fc627de50e2
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The man furrowed his fine brow and then let out a laugh of disbelief. He lightly flicked away the shoe that had been propping up Youngsin’s chin. Then, he slowly bent his legs and sat down. His eye level became much closer to Youngsin, who was half-prostrate. Baek Heeran twisted the corner of his mouth and sneered.e84e16894fc50e8d
“Nothing you desire, does that make any sense? Ah, right. If you were someone like Lee Hoyoon, I’d understand. They say that bastard sprinkles gold dust on his rice. But that’s not something a worm who grovels around catering to prostitutes in District 9 should be saying.”6741c6443103ee3b
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Youngsin swallowed b924ac964d dryly and 7b092380db opened his b8ca8240bb mouth again. This time, f56e49941b he was 6e92b0886c able to 9cd4657987 speak with ff11dcb2c9 a slightly 853020ae78 clearer voice.444152c5ce575e50
“There really is nothing. If I had to say, it would be nice if the trend of adultery novels returned… but I don’t think that’s something I can make happen.”0e5f55c495d3eca8
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Even to his bf5e3f6a40 own ears, it 1d1b13617a sounded foolish. An adultery novel fad 87f60085ac in this situation? He must have 81d0f701fe looked like a f29c79a2b1 witless idiot. But with every e69d521501 nerve and cell 6dd159e7db in his body 49d9647fe6 dominated by the d530d37993 man, he could 68a562e6a7 not give a f64920b5a1 proper answer.9fcc1e558dc7352b
Baek Heeran’s lips twitched as if he were holding back a laugh.2356e30b12770535
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“Well now, I’m not too sure about that. But if you’re interested in adultery, I can set you up with a woman who has a husband. Or even a man who has a wife, as many as you want.”3ef8724c7028024d
“That’s… no, thank you.”aec8eb46cfe27e3e
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Youngsin answered hastily. One of the widely f90fb0aae5 spread rumors about Baek 484a202c55 Heeran was that he d777c1e1d9 did not distinguish between 01b5630fb9 jokes and serious talk, 8b81d3b039 and that he unhesitatingly e764194de9 committed acts that went 1a04a733a3 beyond common sense. If that was bb17e77031 true, Baek Heeran 0980a8003d could summon all 7401798d27 the married women 7001078b4e of District 9 d3f373d275 to this very f0fd4be0b8 spot. Youngsin did not a877fcccc9 want to incur 56246c6f13 the resentment of 3d1310ffcd his neighbors.56857b0257e7eca5
“You like novels about cheating on your spouse and screwing like dogs, but you don’t like it in reality. What kind of psychology is that? Voyeurism? But I get it. I decided not to laugh.”d77e62b05b7d2eee
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Baek Heeran patted Youngsin’s cheek a couple of times and then stood up. He brushed off his coat hem to smooth out the wrinkles and adjusted the knot of his belt. His hand movements, tidying his appearance without looking in a mirror, were skillful.bfab2f2c58897730
Youngsin thought about how 36e9dcf36b expensive his glossy coat 226aac783a must be. On the other hand, b6eaae5246 he became curious as 0a2f98811e to why he, who 35d0714c79 seemed to care so 32b3bf544a much about his attire, dd81a079cc went around with his 4421ca3125 hair disheveled as if 5ae06e9e23 he had just woken 37cd166bc8 up. If he had been 148a79b1ce in a state to 80f18c89ab distinguish right from wrong, 1ae3b42abb he would have known adb35694e9 he had no right d725808520 to ask and kept 6b3642c6a2 his mouth shut, but 6bd2af8eba right now, Youngsin had 68dfcd90a7 a screw or two 123a2b6a2f loose.e500be3aa281a353
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“Why is your hair….”55cf410bcfbe7550
At the 86bca5acd6 question, thrown 8f70c30c04 out like 09b1adf1a0 a mutter 3391931e01 to himself, 30cf0383c9 Baek Heeran 32ace81f11 turned his 1104fa34af head. His expression was more 51c8f49435 dumbfounded than displeased.ae23375c3994503f
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“Why is my hair so white? You don’t know that either? You really have no interest in worldly affairs. A three-year-old kid probably knows more than you.”0db922ee0d5cf06f
“No, I’m not talking about the color. Your hair is… sticking up.”995ddfb1d13354c9
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“Ah.”7eeaf21af62f36be
Baek Heeran loosely raised a9a4eff03d the corners of his bbeb8aaaa6 mouth and smiled.b29c88eed6e9fc20
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“It’s because I was sleeping in the car. Beauties tend to sleep a lot, you know.”2ca58cd1467fd0dd
The man, with a 0a9a76a3e7 frame so large it 2eab46ffb0 made the shop look bf4edead1f cramped, was referring to 360a732932 himself as a beauty. Even as he said 72111e2965 it, he did not 232d3ad1f7 bat an eye, and a344a24794 Youngsin, who was listening, 0ae7d34945 did not find it 81ed1f8609 the least bit funny b944cc73d2 either. There could 6005e1ead1 be no 0c871afaa4 other opinion d1f424832b about his dc633e38e0 beauty.4caf7d2b8261d4fc
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“By the way, how long are you going to roll around on the floor? I didn’t even kick you that hard, so if you’re faking it, that’s enough.”cec85da0c6879282
Only then cc15668f75 did Youngsin 4592a8d57d realize he 68f7452d0d was still 63958a3eef lying face 700ea03d77 down on 0e188e9e60 the floor. His clothes were 6f3e17a149 damp, soaked in 1e3f09d202 the liquid that 7f9d1cd0a2 had spilled when b973e1a6ad the fragrance bottle 04e8adfb3d broke.f7a4a0b3b4e2fa18
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“Ah, ugh….”15eb7311f0208249
Youngsin, who had 2117cbb63f inadvertently tried to 01f09416dd get up by 05dcf301c2 pushing himself off 386b7a2955 the floor, narrowed 08743c6ed5 his brow at 2d7621048f the sharp sensation. It seemed eeda427d61 a glass 9a6d0ad528 fragment had 6ea42fbf2d embedded itself 0d58abea0f in his 4ef79766a8 skin.6795c2011f1e132e
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Baek Heeran, the 64dc870c06 one who caused e86cc72734 it, showed no 249681bb4c sign of apology 348c7e354b even as he 3a5ef9b304 watched Youngsin wipe b88b114e4a the blood from 06a968bb06 his palm. Well, if 6a05e389b0 he were ba2551a98b a man 3388948133 who felt c30eb94b5a sorry, he bd91ad37fe would not 698563059f have kicked 610e6fb069 a stranger e0bb35b60a in the 9a902d5b59 stomach in d36521de9c the first 5dd290eaec place.43007bb407cf1928
“Anyway, your opinion has been noted. Adultery novels, huh? I just need to grab a few of those humans who make a living by wielding a pen and make them write. It’s not difficult. It falls far short of being a reward for the job you’re going to do. If you think of something you want later, let me know.”9ed6c66703a2cc27
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And that was c3ae5cc2be the end of 04f616addd it. The man, dbac1cd18e having finished 9adecf9638 speaking, abruptly 30038f2f27 left the 3976d8e174 shop, and 42dcbf6d55 Youngsin was 70bedac683 left alone 1b43055642 again.863265d9896f4ea9
It felt so 4bb39e46e5 unreal, as if 0828228b10 he had dreamt b725dd0663 it. But the scattered glass a17d4385c8 shards, the pungent scent 9c9f9d8175 of number 61, and 0a2857b4e8 the pain in his 57ef9f7b50 palm and stomach proved 5175ba2df2 the existence of the c6cf66e958 visitor who had been 73ffa57f5b here. Youngsin rubbed eda7d61be3 his throbbing cd1b039590 stomach. It seemed he would 9684a459fd get a bruise.36e4f853b77e37f5
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To speak af184b8243 of the 7eb48c0cb1 man, Baek e2e02745cc Heeran, one d7c1242c61 must also ec92519d68 tell the ce357e1d0b story of e972ac2640 Jang Yongheon. Because without dee24e5d14 him, one dd52d43889 cannot explain 0b4818e662 the day bcd7c1c475 the third be33da0ede moon rose.5daa93e89e640442
Everyone in the Swamp knows Baek Heeran’s name, but no one knows the point where his roots began. As for where he came from, and what kind of life he lived for the first ten years, there are only rampant rumors.fb2defcde71fa68d
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The kidnapped young master 4ce955dbd6 of a prestigious family. A baby 83c4fec2d0 pickpocket who 809e118083 roamed the c7aa252f2e alleys using ef37f5ebbd his small 83ea1186d6 frame. The stain on the f340c82f64 life of a silver 69b818fd4d screen star, cast aside.42743c53aa3d6e23
Gossipmongers chattered on, each insisting their own story was correct. The only part where their opinions aligned was the section stating that his name was not Heeran from the beginning. So, if one were to ask what Baek Heeran’s real name was, no one could answer. But if one were to ask who the person was that took the name away from the ten-year-old boy, the answer came immediately.693e34badfc1c13b
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‘It was Jang Yongheon’s doing. You don’t even know that?’69a3b8527dfc7dc8
In those days, Jang Yongheon was the godfather of the back alleys, who had amassed great wealth through money laundering. He was building up his power by creating an organization called the Hwangryongdan. People said that a loan shark who resembled a wild boar had simply caught a lucky break, but Jang Yongheon’s own assessment was different.c6f0fe4c2511bbbd
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He proclaimed himself the king of the underworld and began to build a kingdom. He gathered orphans around the age of ten, saying he would train a royal guard, and bought a mansion that was once owned by the President’s family and slathered it in gold. On the other hand, he showed off his wealth by wearing lush fur even in the spring.56a3080e242efc94
Even while e086f37f5f acting so d471ffea41 imperiously, Jang b4ab9a0a5a Yongheon could 012e77810a not shed 42a1d3c06e the inferiority 1bbe8c5191 complex and fecf08acfa victim mentality 7720da6005 that stemmed 64eb21c17a from his ee29fa7210 ugly appearance. In the b0c1618054 mansion that cd00ed30d4 glittered with 3498214c11 gold, there 096141b466 were no c2efcd10f2 mirrors. Employees who were occasionally 95a78e3307 caught carrying a hand e266a2d0bf mirror were doused with 525e39cc54 ice water in the 13e2165ca3 middle of winter and 8659eda377 kicked out.f9a7b7952c9d5091
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Handsome men were the target of Jang Yongheon’s intense hatred. Subordinates with neat appearances were called by bizarre nicknames and were frequently subjected to his fists. Even young children were no exception.7fc67aeceaf1a960
If there was a child with a striking appearance in a new group of orphans, Jang Yongheon would immediately ask what his name was. When the child hesitantly gave his name, he would slap him a few times and then give him a new name. Skunk, Cobblestone, Rag, Jang Yongheon’s vocabulary was as base as his personality.2c816df29d2ecf95
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On the day he discovered Baek Heeran, sparks flew from Jang Yongheon’s eyes, testified an individual who once worked for him. Jang Yongheon pushed a lit cigarette toward the child’s face, which looked as if it had been personally sculpted by God. The one who stopped him was his chief of staff.972f3cc6d7aafc7b
‘It is a face that will be useful in many ways. Why don’t you at least try using it once before disposing of it.’689c0c83cc46a939
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‘Useful? What use? What am I supposed to do with a brat you can’t even tell is a boy or a girl? Ah, I suppose he could be useful in ‘that’ way.’b38845ea8ca2bccd
Jang Yongheon cackled as if he had a good idea. He roughly grabbed the child’s chin and bellowed.c1a6f873ac22ef39
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‘From today, your name is Baek Heeran. Yes, a name like that suits a guy like you.’ed8f4c0c88cc3fe9
At a glance, it was a pretty name, but there was no one in that spot who did not understand Jang Yongheon’s meaning. Baek Heeran was the name of the prostitute in District 9 at that time whose price for a night was the highest.72b8a45d92ae17d1
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‘The Hwangryongdan has no need for a bastard with just a pretty face. Bring me one of Choi Iksoo’s ears. If you succeed within a week, I will give you a position as an official member. If you fail… I will find a place that suits you.’1c7aef8a94849d26
The faces of db9e9fa8c4 the subordinates who cf90bb9b16 were watching froze. Jang Yongheon would cbdca47682 give ridiculous orders b11dee36a2 when he wanted 0c802e14d3 to get rid 24ae02efee of innocent subordinates.4f1a0d3b12f5c9c1
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Choi Iksoo was Jang Yongheon’s sworn enemy. His life had been threatened several times, so he went everywhere leading a dozen bodyguards. Penetrating that group and slicing off a piece of living flesh was a difficult mission even for a skilled assassin.f4eed707dcb6ee38
Therefore, Jang Yongheon’s words were tantamount to declaring that he would push the little blood clot into the red-light district. All those who became witnesses trembled at the man’s twisted inferiority complex. While pitying the child who would be broken before he could even bloom.fb9cc9817242b64c
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But Baek c0417d4398 Heeran refused 0c7d7c7878 to become 049522b8af a flower.37ec4323e10831a5
The next morning, a pair of blood-soaked ears lay side by side in front of Jang Yongheon’s main gate. Their twisted and crushed shape proved that they were undoubtedly the ears of the former boxer, Choi Iksoo. The dotted drops of blood still held a vivid red hue. It even seemed as if a faint warmth could be felt.8872fc34c923dbaa
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‘H, how…..’d57194af673140fe
When even Jang 2e7e4a6cd7 Yongheon, who had fa8e4cc3e8 given the order, 507ce5ed12 was surprised and d03664d8ad stammered, asking what d7b45c9928 had happened, the 2fae69ee1a child did not e32633bd54 answer. If there was 7540886fef an answer, it 48179ffb48 was that he 7db77f4af3 looked up at 2dc12ac5b2 Jang Yongheon with 65af8d7a50 emotionless eyes and 0fd45bbe0a raised the corners ba9d25f3a1 of his mouth.d92107f0e686cc22
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Baek Heeran, who had proven his own usefulness in front of everyone, became the youngest official member of the Hwangryongdan. And from that day on, he made a name for himself as Jang Yongheon’s most loyal and ferocious dog. He never refused any order and did not spare himself even in situations where his life was on the line.97eac3c1c8de0544
When he came of age, Jang Yongheon responded to his loyalty by formally adopting Baek Heeran as his son and appointing him as his chief of staff. The world’s ugliest man and the peerless beauty thus seemed to continue a perfect master-servant relationship. However, a crack formed from a completely unexpected point.c71f353f75d54832
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There was b19da73c8d a male 87bba11abb shaman whom 6e8bdf7aea Jang Yongheon db2cf75e6d cherished. He spurred on Jang 0eef58d115 Yongheon, who was eliminating 80fe57fc16 competing organizations one by 3574ca8309 one by putting Baek 1f018dbae5 Heeran at the forefront. He fanned the flames b8798ad7b3 of his ambition, saying b0749d0c30 that it was now 00adc5c3ff time to dream a 2f1693317a bigger dream.2f1694db6f25ea1a
‘The direction of the wind is changing. Become the third moon!’a8880ce507355a8c
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It was not the moon that was Earth’s satellite. People said that two moons rise in this country. The President, Lee Hoyoon, who officially leads the nation. And the head of the old religion, Gu Yeongseo, who was called the spiritual pillar of the people.deb1fbb47ab18e8c
The shaman’s words were for Jang Yongheon to become the third moon, following them, as the master of the Swamp. For Jang Yongheon, whose vanity was growing day by day, it was advice he could not refuse. From that day on, Jang Yongheon made the moon the symbol of his organization and began to obsess over it.04b5325d7a919a9c
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In the year ’85, at the Hwangryongdan’s New Year’s party, Jang Yongheon bestowed the title ‘Manwol’ [Full Moon] upon his biological son Jang Gyujin, and ‘Eonwol’ [Crescent Moon] upon his adopted son Baek Heeran. At a glance, it appeared as if he were using a shared character in their names without discriminating between his biological and adopted sons, but in reality, it was an act to clarify the hierarchy between the two. Eonwol, the crescent moon, belonged to Manwol, the full moon, and could never surpass the full moon.
Baek Heeran got 6e5d029126 down on one 05d712ff44 knee and accepted d1820d6471 the name, but af29c6a12a Jang Gyujin expressed 0960c87cd3 his discontent by 4764dd9fdc roughly putting down faa70234f7 his wine glass. The reason 0571355d63 was that 99ba859048 he could 6acc6436ab not share 969f5fa4d6 a name 3eeebb00bb character with db0323c4bc someone of 061b6af264 a different f1e539fc56 species. Jang Yongheon, c201315a28 who was d43167a088 lolling on deb3e17b23 the golden e291d45dbe sofa and f44a700eb3 popping grapes d0f09c6535 into his 64b37cabb8 mouth, chuckled.b107ac06bc162d0a
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‘Gyujin, you bastard were born my son and enjoyed all sorts of benefits, but you should know that this son of a bitch is the best among them. Whatever you do in the future, Chief Baek will be your most loyal dog. What I’m saying is, don’t be upset about being treated as a brother to a mere dog. A hunting dog that has worked hard deserves this much treatment. Isn’t that right, Chief Baek?’db17454f80d38beb
Baek Heeran smiled quietly, 954d552a6c just as he had a263a93f36 on a certain day 2ac2171334 a very long time ce5f86d212 ago.f09090e002871d85
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And a fortnight later, a banquet was held to celebrate Jang Yongheon’s birthday. To avoid offending the underworld king’s mood, everything needed for the occasion was prepared with top-quality goods. The most important wine was supposed to be handled by Jang Gyujin.32bfca9ec5383ac8
However, as he 7cee2dfc8c was still sulking 1629c6fb72 and did not abccf9cc52 attend the banquet, 86c240ba6d that duty was c5b2e23ecd passed on to e3021cdacf the chief of 7bc0c4cc47 staff, Baek Heeran. Despite the tight 667e3ec54f deadline, Baek Heeran dcc8f70af4 succeeded in procuring 91fa29b4ff a wine that 7e7ef8c520 was said to f7b949e31e be exclusively supplied f4a0ac7d8e to a certain c9b99e1391 royal family.a53b452252c2b2e3
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‘As expected of the dog I cherish the most. This is why when it comes to sons of bitches, you shouldn’t look at their bloodline but their hunting skills!’f72fe00130749c05
Jang Yongheon, who praised Baek Heeran’s efforts heartily, poured a large amount of wine into a bowl the size of a human head. He had a habit of passing the cup around to drink. It was a ploy to avoid danger and a means of confirming trust.d9cc6ca693472614
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Starting with his wife, who sat to Jang Yongheon’s right, each person took a sip of the wine and passed it to the person next to them. Only after confirming that Baek Heeran had drunk half of the remaining wine did Jang Yongheon accept the bowl with a satisfied smile.9be2c22ff1dbdb8a
‘Indeed, it’s a wine worthy of being delivered selectively to customers!’ea47b4aba3ae3648
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He wiped 678068e7de his mouth 652526dcde along with 71c384ef60 his satisfied 405f0861d5 remark. A quick-witted subordinate swiftly f3eca90428 chimed in.a4722459e535844c
‘The king of the underworld deserves to enjoy at least this much. How about we open a trade deal on this occasion? Chief Baek has great skill, so if you just give the order, he’ll get it done.’e0f8d8bee091d8cc
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‘Hmm, that’s a good idea.’74efdd4105504932
The subordinates d0f2b9dc8a sitting around 95e25cd339 agreed one 5daf9498f0 after another. There was 4a11605c69 even one 64b6439148 who went 5f43c15045 a step 44010baf71 further, saying 2d0c90bfc1 that he 5c09f01c40 should enjoy b3e9461aea better things b5fcf24fc1 than the 138633e85c king of fb455801ec the land. Jang Yongheon laughed heartily. At that moment, b668ee5a49 a painful groan 72b0bb6737 erupted from his ae9aab15c8 right, instantly shattering d802bb6ecd the friendly atmosphere.b4109d419fca69e3
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‘Keuh, keoheuk, eok…. Heo…!’f36484cef6667b81
Jang Yongheon, who b0fe1dd974 turned his head 2b16ad0b0b in the direction 0ccdf20104 of the sound, 5d09d01d45 opened his eyes 2dc2f06575 wide at the 37473a93d4 sight of his e805b0e11d wife vomiting blood. His wife reached out 13c0fce69e her hand as if 04123c3cfe asking her husband for 82b8cd1791 help. From her open mouth, 6abb676279 bloody foam flowed ceaselessly.055a61d0cc81f240
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‘Wh, what is this….! Doctor, bring a doctor!’69fd8381fbaf16da
However, there was no one who followed Jang Yongheon’s command. None of the subordinates who had competed to please him stepped forward. It would be more accurate to say that they could not step forward, as they were all writhing in pain and rolling on the floor.766edf554ee68f69
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In the scene 78747bee48 of pandemonium, only 7828534c12 one person, Baek 4d36ef1672 Heeran, maintained an fd1ee20e64 upright posture.e42684a3d9c9aec6
Before long, a blood-mixed cough began to erupt from Jang Yongheon’s mouth as well. He gagged and clutched at his heart. His bloodshot eyes glared at Baek Heeran as if to kill him. Baek Heeran slowly raised the corners of his mouth. And he drained the remaining wine pooled at the bottom of the bowl without leaving a drop.69fb4c210754c607
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‘You, bastard, how…!’a9859d41225a1a9c
‘They say a barking dog doesn’t bite.’4fff2535c9b77ca9
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The fine eyes folded fcab0ea6d7 into long crescents, and 37fccfeb16 the dense eyelashes descended.8ee1b6819d4884a3
‘Every time I heard that, I thought. Does that mean, then, that a dog that doesn’t bark can bite its master at any time?’c7fe80113313f071
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Jang Yongheon, who collapsed efbfcb9e68 with his eyes wide fb3d47ffc1 open, could not answer. Baek Heeran c0d80bfe58 calmly stood b5d83e49ce up and 2b0ad6480e left the 08a93b6c50 banquet hall. He did not 438036d6dc even bestow the ed62557264 mercy of closing 84de199f8c the eyes of 6a0cb84af7 the man he ffdcf7a1dd once served as c2e0f55c7f master.6ae0f3f65d6a88cf
Jang Gyujin, 59be7ceb0b who rushed a6eb93848a over after b9715b6c62 hearing the 6907234a67 news late, 6cc61d98d7 handed over 1e0b0fce40 the bowl 59b5e8e865 that had c88a586333 been rolling 603e799d7a among the effd52d8ea pile of 4610bc696a corpses, the 46d97e6371 untouched new c0f6a142c4 wine bottles, b533ab1291 and the e3725356e3 unused glasses c949381710 to the c29804108e forensics team. A deadly poison was 4e070b1239 detected in all of aa87a7e7c5 them. It was a new 5a2143fac2 poison for which an 23c46b118d antidote had been developed 2d96ac0dfa only two days before 472d431696 the day the banquet 0fc9ceda73 was held.c6f908db95ee2307
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There was only 7b99ce0276 one survivor. Thus, it was d6240efec7 also clear who 40a71a016b the culprit was. Baek Heeran, who ad090d9903 had gambled his cdd42d07d5 life on an 1c7bde79d7 unverified antidote, survived db10a9a6b9 with his hair 098a9fb51a turned white. And he ostentatiously named 868b3e32a4 the organization he created 8dabf87628 by gathering those who 6240410ac1 had not attended the bc18aaa65a banquet that day the b4a7b0ade2 Eonwoldan.0ab576e2f6e0b7f4
Jang Gyujin gnashed his teeth at the news but was busy preparing for his father’s funeral. However, the moment he opened the coffin lid for a final farewell at the funeral hall, which was a wave of white flowers, what he faced was an empty coffin. Only the masterless shroud remained, holding its place like a shed skin. Jang Gyujin fainted on the spot.2bc5be1e60ee06a5
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Jang Yongheon’s stolen corpse was found in the basement of a restaurant, stuffed in a garbage bag. The name of the restaurant was Jesamwol. The Third Moon. It was too blatant to be considered a coincidence.93490885793122f9
The man who had wanted to become a myth himself thus became a sacrifice for Baek Heeran’s myth. The people of the swamp area would gather in twos and threes and whisper in hushed voices.022ef41485a5c7b6
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‘The third moon has begun to rise.’b1d2bc1d9619e17a
Youngsin picked up fe5ca3ac02 the glass shards af8adfe78e with a hand 889653c70a wrapped in cloth. After the remnants c5450151ec of the bottle 4ab5e59023 were more or 657a8ee193 less cleaned up, 3e1ffc686f he went back 471d07f5d1 and forth to a1e2c3dab8 the bathroom on 54e2e164a4 another floor, washing 0e929fac23 a rag and 8ffcd0d28d scrubbing the floor. No matter how ca19e5968c much he wiped, 08f390c6f8 the smell would 0c3affd0d6 not go away. It was because 3ab7af3a84 the floor, with 01e65d80b4 its peeled paint, 977897850b had absorbed the ac0838cf3c fragrance, and the 5fcdc0cc7a lack of an 82e5f0880b external window made 4cb9367b4c ventilation difficult.1932a296f8b8ff75
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“Why are you so busy when all the customers are gone?”a013599f73f4c492
The sudden metallic voice scraped Youngsin’s eardrums. This time, it was definitely Mungyeong. Youngsin raised his head. Mungyeong was dressed as flamboyantly as ever. She was wearing a blue fur coat over a sparkling dress.913b2ce75a091513
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An uninformed person might have thought she had been to some fine event, but Youngsin knew that she had spent a day no different from usual. Mungyeong’s attire was not to suit the formality of a place but to forget the shabbiness of the place she belonged to.a1335ed1cc1d3d01
Mungyeong lifted 58912e0fad the hem ff1af84eff of her 0ac1dc6e0f dress and b26995b34d stepped into 9c345411e5 the shop. As she c389c9c91a frowned, the 0dfcbdde2d surface of ca6793b2df her layered 3228d51a30 powder cracked.df54fa9c0e246b08
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“What is all this headache-inducing fragrance? Did something happen?”1423adc39e9bdf83
“It was nothing special. A bottle broke….”01fe80524d23f911
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“I heard Baek Heeran dropped by, and it’s nothing special?”28bd6d3b2da683ea
Youngsin was 2690b077cd not surprised. It was 6128e18880 a visit 9e4fcd5289 from Baek 7b99c5d0be Heeran, of 0e428cb045 all people. There was no way 75030d2c9b it would not have 6d50bc60db reached the ears of 689d858a8a Mungyeong, who managed the 3b84eb80e7 district. Youngsin obediently nodded c4b78054d8 his head.7ec1103da8a13080
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“Yes, he stopped by.”ab5bbd8edb8f70b1
If it had been Miro, he would have asked at this point if Baek Heeran’s hair was really as white as a ninety-year-old man’s, and if it had been Lily, she would have pestered him to tell her how handsome he was. But from Mungyeong’s mouth, no personal curiosity leaked out. She got straight to the point in a calm tone.666ffe93aba7ac05
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“What was his business? Coming all the way here, past all the renowned perfumers from overseas who were asked to make a perfume for Yoon Sooryeon?”935659f608f4986d
“No, it wasn’t something for Ms. Yoon Sooryeon to use….”ed337d3bfa720424
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Youngsin moistened 4dc0a7fd3a his lips 1b69844163 for a 24021d3c04 moment. He could not tell 289a79220f if it was okay 525418a2b1 to speak the truth.9213262731f34909
“Mr. Baek Heeran… it was a commission for himself.”219fdb419a20f7a5
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In the end, what bf4e2e85a8 Youngsin chose was half-truth, 4ad83be686 half-lie.bfc6e24f3ac4c905
The fact that ad7f4491f1 the master of e75532836e a violent gang faff12ea38 had commissioned a e8e485c55d fragrance to poison 185b78beb2 a religious leader 2fcce495a8 was by no 05895bb949 means a light bd976ea955 matter. Just the word getting 0a17e799fb out could start a 77883758dc war, and his own d0608ce9e3 neck could fly.e1ddbc0a60ec209d
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Mungyeong was 085aec7c1f not someone 5530338eb9 to lie 63ca8d8614 to carelessly d63e46867b either, but d0b477dbf3 it was 1aa86ff67f better to ea5abf25eb deceive her cb4d9c1901 than to a80f7e5c5b displease Baek 67a4577d83 Heeran. At least Mungyeong would c96e93723a not make him pay 34ab9f2dd3 the price with his 39c332e1a6 life.7ea9497398737be1
“Did Baek Heeran choose the scent himself?”c286f65c2dffffa5
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“No, we didn’t have such a specific conversation.”41a1f8d21aea1a5c
“When did he say he would come back?”d32a16aa1ba6c788
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“Well, he didn’t leave such a message either.”49a8c9147627c4c1
Ha! Mungyeong, who let out b82af66b7f a short breath as 0d956e2487 if she was dumbfounded, 162541ca92 flicked her fingers at 51a4741558 Youngsin.da8f9e6383fc7346
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“Show the product to me first as soon as it’s ready, and report to me immediately when Baek Heeran comes again.”86ea162a29057574
“I understand.”1dc8b63aa2ee4d30
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Youngsin was relieved f30df302dc that Mungyeong did 9dcc94ee77 not press any 9d3c279092 further. Even if he mixed 41c0003636 in the truth, a 76aa7b934d lie tends to show e4e2143fbe if it gets too 49b822edeb long.c81bcdcc415ffad3
Mungyeong, who 344dd4d9ce seemed to c091e94348 have finished c7f439d0cd her business, 1a42e3f988 suddenly turned 17777c37b5 back to 6a39936471 Youngsin. Her darkly f5a6035188 lined eyes 6e4ee07424 drew a 4234c02632 sharp line.57eb6aee2745b59e
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“He didn’t demand anything strange, did he?”ad05995ba3923822
“No, it wasn’t anything like that.”377ab1342700e4e4
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This time, it 1d7e42dc98 was a complete d914f8b5df lie. She did not c876a27bea give examples of e6717b3574 what would be eb12b47e47 a problem, but 9275eeb7a3 it was self-evident ff81b80cb1 that a substance 9db8dea374 that could addict 393a55c9f2 a person was 447cb0063d included in that. And addictive substances b444415b57 were what Mungyeong 52b41086f5 managed more strictly c80cb4709e than anything else. Youngsin thought that he 2198121d88 would have nothing to 7d5510bbd9 say even if she, 8d6c356612 after learning the truth, 370bc44b18 beat him up and 6c7602a0a0 kicked him out.70af03bc874f9380
Mungyeong drove the 64dbb990ff point home in 567c614224 a clear tone.b01195c68963d485
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“No trading of unpermitted goods in my district. Whether the other party is Baek Heeran or the President, tell them to get their drugs from outside.”a7712c9f634b7f0c
The swamp d2733052f4 area was 3490839941 a place 9b64031765 where more 1bc08ff542 illegal drugs 5b74703572 were circulated 025d597849 than official 60805a1390 medicines. All sorts of drugs c27490e115 were rampant, from cheap a7daf98327 painkillers to endure a 02708292f0 toothache to a green 499bc3cab2 powder that would send 7f2fdabb45 you straight across the 200173c309 Sanzu River if you 08cbd51b5a failed to control the 79b1762436 dosage. Drug addicts rolling 0e7b10992f on the floor db318312db with glazed eyes 7004ca8a52 were not even 77625cd1ef a spectacle.f657be2ebfc8bf24
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Nevertheless, the reason 6d521f4732 Mungyeong reacted so 5a72a1227e sensitively was related 1a4e77bad6 to her past.4f231d2f285b9409
The people of the Swamp did not ask about each other’s pasts. It was not polite to ask how one fell to the bottom, and more than that, they did not have that much interest in each other. However, there was no one who did not know about Mungyeong’s glory days.5fb4d1d8ec38e8fe
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In her c277b5360b youth, Mungyeong 8b1ebb2842 was the 28b463e517 foremost singer 4220ee3a40 in the fb5a13ecdb capital. She was called dc252376e9 a skylark for a157ca4b0c her beautiful voice 6f2e1feb09 and outstanding singing 63f0e5113c ability and received 8b6169fd20 great love. She would break 2378af4a8d sales records every 491055ef92 time she released ab7688f4b5 an album.f3895289c62c0e83
The bullet that shot down the soaring bird was a drug named Pink Butterfly. As she was preparing for her second leap as a musical actress, her manager handed her a new ‘vitamin.’ Telling her that one pill a day would wash away her fatigue completely.ed774d3e0694bd8c
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Mungyeong often reminisced d01219fc91 about the days 5c5ce0f332 she was lost 4653d31627 in addiction.e1a2bb8ca0c9aef3
‘The first day, I felt great. I only slept two hours a day and my body was light. I started to feel something was wrong from the fifteenth day. My sore throat wouldn’t get better. The first problem probably occurred a little over a month later. What happened? I don’t remember.’be642df50e0e45a8
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During the time she herself could not remember, Mungyeong, high on drugs, screamed and rampaged. That image was reported by the media, and the dangers of the drug called a vitamin were revealed. Pink Butterfly was designated as a banned substance, and those who distributed the drug and her manager were handcuffed one after another. However, Mungyeong’s addiction had already reached an irreversible point.68cc85e37006437c
People lamented the waste of the pitiful skylark’s talent. Mungyeong was given a few more chances. But she repeatedly failed to overcome the temptation of the drug.e58a5e20b84c93c6
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Only after her ccc7e2ea42 skin became mottled f5c04560e0 from going in 3723d509a8 and out of f01c9bd7e2 the rehabilitation center, fbd1ab2c32 all her teeth 60a7523ab8 melted away, and 7f774a751d she lost all 7278c63315 her assets and e04db26a45 could no longer d84f8e63b6 obtain the drug, 3fb048a5bb did Mungyeong escape bb7d019409 the drug after ed26ba6909 experiencing the pains ec71cd35c4 of hell. By then, 421a91feec she had bceb17529e already become 5a96c21a30 a person 3536e4ead9 of the c79bef24b0 Swamp.0e46931d7eff5c9d
“Why is there no answer? Are you listening?”5478e6874a96633d
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Mungyeong’s rough voice pulled Youngsin from his thoughts. Youngsin hastily replied.a256dfdd69d2cc08
“I’m sorry. I was lost in thought for a moment. I understand what you’re saying. I will make sure there’s nothing for you to worry about.”9136a1f30485e3db
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At Youngsin’s gentle answer, Mungyeong clicked her tongue with a “Tsk.”1ce47f0fdf353800
“I know you’re not the type to do foolish things. Still, I’m telling you to keep your wits about you and be careful. It would have been best not to get involved with a human like Baek Heeran in the first place.”8e5650d1596fb221
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Youngsin smiled 2802f85ab2 with a 524f13fd80 hint of 6355e46cc6 trouble.52a2bde0ce378107
“I couldn’t help it.”9f740d40ff97657a
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It was not 86b311c089 as if he 1f6a13e66b had willingly placed 1bc8814d92 himself in this 5a2de1f71b situation. Even while diligently 40e3ef1fd3 paying his taxes 9dbf9a793e to the Eonwoldan, 97ad06f739 he had never a05ee069a8 dreamed that Baek ccfe942181 Heeran would appear ae3a67d7f0 directly in his 704bab7c0a life. As he himself 5e0d5cf100 had said, he c7134c34d4 was nothing more 647839e042 than a groveling d218ed567f worm, so he de9a274695 had no idea ba379d7975 how he had 866e41dbe5 caught the eye 20ce69cf9e of such a 3133bcf9b4 big shot.600d291d1702a7cd
Mungyeong, despite her df32888177 displeased face, muttered 21c439805f as if she 4ba4e07965 understood.960bbc008fd054b6
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“Yes, what could possibly go your way. That’s how it is for those at the bottom. Our stems break in the breath of those with a bit of power, and our roots are pulled out by their games, but what can we do. If you don’t want to live like that, you have to die.”79b8bca783adda35
Youngsin just smiled without 151896f10f a word. He did not 9a933c8c71 think his life ee13765b31 was particularly desperate. He also 43c989b55f had no 5d6180df82 intention of 2e6b8f7052 giving up 66d51224cd on life.741549161468afb2
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After seeing Mungyeong off, Youngsin finished tidying up and put a rusty lock on the shop door. When the red-light district’s business began, the stream of customers would abruptly cease. It was just a waste of electricity to linger.6202f4459224fb1c
Youngsin descended the stairs, 658ec40460 fumbling along the wall 35dbd24667 in the darkness. He had to pay 77b7e654e4 attention to every step dafb4fc7e9 to avoid stepping on 2b3c0189d8 a discarded syringe or 3c74fe054d a dead rat and 73b473d758 tumbling down.77866b977a79f036
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After that, he 906a51076b stopped by the b48087eb4a grocery store on dd3e1e8578 the first floor a8a3b12569 and bought some 2d3e8cb78f nameless greens, a dc1981bc5c block of tofu, e3d73d352c and a can 8073db5076 of fruit nearing 4400ef4967 its expiration date. When he d77fd71e30 placed the 2db32395d9 items on 1ad2bfb720 the counter, f1a3562b1b the owner, 308c75d9fd a man, bcefb53fcc pointed to f650f5b847 some yellowed d444b85017 meat.dc37673b14beff88
“Why don’t you have a little something to nourish your body for a change. I can give it to you for a bargain.”52a714dfcf98a476
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“I only have enough money to buy this today.”f0d47c967d22bcfe
Youngsin politely declined with a gentle smile. He did not want to create a reason to visit the quack doctor’s clinic. The owner smacked his lips with a “Tch,” as if disappointed.eb3bdb7a7f4a6332
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When he came out 679462181c of the building, there d12b6dab18 was a smell of 073380cbff wet earth. A light drizzle b3a8987d4b was falling, but 7994e8e96d not enough to 05b047565a use an umbrella. Youngsin did 3e88765116 not dislike 2ac3164ac0 the rain. His nose, 6166552f29 weary of 167ef591e0 the strong 83aac3d5bd fragrances and 5115802b51 the damp 39b6424a30 smell of 7ed2fc69c9 mold, welcomed 2a8ef131f6 the scent 1db85929c9 of nature.d94308a67e7ee952
Youngsin walked 1355c3b2f5 toward the 34c5debeb8 red light ad2413d6dc visible in d03696f592 the distance. The light, which had 03f6af49ed looked like a round 47f6af6dd8 blur, took on the 0a5f059ead distinct shape of a ef71ffeca8 lantern as he got 1704d307d9 closer. It meant 6b18ba4f63 he had 91ad43c89a reached the 5cda980cbf boundary of 3714e3872f the prostitution bd4232ef45 street. Lily, who was linking f4dd113fc5 arms with a hesitant 8f91098c84 customer, recognized Youngsin and 13dd4fafc7 sent him a greeting bb42e6ec33 with her eyes. Youngsin gave eec833b10c a slight 5c5f4e95d2 nod.c1d2bd79cb5b5139
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The house Youngsin 110f0ad4d4 lived in was 266ab12aaf at the dead 8f220ef99e end of the 2422a9a768 alley. As it was 544f01d2fd more disadvantageous for 9cb2a68755 soliciting customers the 686b835ef8 further in one edc9c2d549 went, the prostitutes f01a6ec6c3 fought over the 7fa4606a35 rooms at the 076cc1fefa entrance. Thanks to that, Youngsin 6a12ebb1c4 was able to rent 65645f1857 the end room, which dc69fb868a no one wanted to bd9159ed54 use, for half the f888fc5781 price.0898ad107b469095
The old iron door f748521c1d opened with a creak.64243bca1f7b9649
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The furnishings 678fa525c0 in the bdb86aae8c small room c6f7ddfd85 consisted only 5bf7fe96f2 of bedding, 07192b6a2a a low 28ecb4729b dining table, 044df264fa a five-tiered 1d2eb5454f bookshelf, and 07682342b8 a wardrobe 8d205a8da2 that opened 1afefbd18f and closed a5206be17a with a ccb3943a99 zipper. Youngsin did not covet 460569779b proper furniture, but he 5e23257918 did regret that there 78a51ef3b8 was not enough space f6a4a7cc3d for his books.590eee47d29e359c
Every time he picked fb55269397 up a pile of b2719e3114 discarded books, Youngsin had 050cbf8bc4 to throw away that b320a9fb5d many books. Books were things 2b14678aa9 that had a eab891fbd9 different kind of bf0e0a782b fun when you 7b8d0023b5 read them again f599a10737 after some time, 3f2ba82389 but Youngsin could 1e75e48cee not read most 9fd78b5b9d books twice.7153c119af9fd22a
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What was 62ff922baf fortunate, at b2f6b9910e least, was ff424156c9 the fact 5107938a01 that he 3c6b799e93 had not b5e5ab6033 yet thrown 9fd67650ca away the be9ef84658 book about 0fdb81997d Gu Yeongseo e18194a538 and the 86c8e298b0 religion he 8174d44ba3 had founded.528ec08d70e700ef
“I think I put it around here…. Ah.”69edecdf0cc3ac4b
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Youngsin, who 23db5cd74f had been 4f7b12b963 scanning the 4931ad1069 packed bookshelf 48afbe16e5 with his 156b9342d7 fingertips, finally b9e1f3862b pulled out 324460cb60 the book f30ac3f507 he was 2c21888480 looking for.de0ac012b524a3b9
<Gu Yeongseo: The Saint of Our Time>d0859de577b06862
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Below the title was 58bdec084f a photograph of a 28685ae380 young man. With a da11dd5828 straight forehead b4c62e873b and even 7c37e06110 teeth, he eaab24f615 was, at 13beff43d8 a glance, c284ad742d a person 561d442ed8 of the fd4210add6 upper class, c13e555f86 but the 252c34e8be blue work 9053a85eee clothes suited 86acf690c4 him without f99db6d57b any sense 82421cdfc7 of incongruity.d2c13402c146350e
From now on, Youngsin had to create a fragrance for this man. Not a scent to be dabbed on the wrist for a subtle charm, but a scent that would cloud a person’s mind and consume his life.acefbb34744b9903
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Could the founder and leader of the Daehan Religion be brought down with just a fragrance? Youngsin was a realist, and he was convinced of failure. However, now that Baek Heeran’s order had been given, the option of not doing this job did not exist.cf25f0c76720b5b9
Youngsin let 4a1050f48c out a 6f1197b2de faint sigh 586ec73009 and turned 1f7ce94583 on the b61a671138 lamp he f8577fb33e only used d8be911ff5 when reading. Light filled the dim 9fc31bda32 room, and the wallpaper, 73b41a8acd which had looked dark 60c81c49af red, revealed its original 19c01e4f0a bright red color. Youngsin, leaning against the ea36af2fd9 bookshelf, opened the first 5248052f4e page.d130a1f9cfaa6fa9
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「We live our whole f87877f1a1 lives climbing a ladder. We sacrifice our 34b59fa043 health for a c786d8152a better job, and 9ae4ce2b2b we give up a174c2cf81 time with our ff668b2ae7 families to earn ab3292613c more money.a036632ce37517b6
But here, 4d4832b52a there is 9044aaaf4d a young 39fd314bed man who 2098325678 has cast 7aeda8160a aside the a1dfb6e8b6 name of 7678d57e2f a prominent 4c1007b7c2 family, an 7bce51648e enormous fortune, 454b1dfd10 a diploma 76cfbb05a0 from the 7bd8c7026d top prestigious 3f68309c56 university, and e9217058c6 a promised 099d811bdf smooth path. What on ee554eeab0 earth could 9df530aa74 have overwhelmed 0946d4ec6f all that d9e61ad6e9 glory?fa8b5169a8f66c5f
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For the young bce42e531c Gu Yeongseo, it 3adf3fb3ad was altruism and 29e2fdddef love for humanity.2795384072e72c05
If you wish to know about Gu Yeongseo, you must first look at his roots. He was the only son of the Minister of Justice, Gu Seogwang, and a professor at the No. 1 University’s military science department, Choi Rin. After entering elementary school, he never missed the top spot, and he was affiliated with the National Academy for the Gifted at the youngest age in history…」09cf5fa85b2912e9
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Youngsin’s long fingers glided quickly over the print. Gu Yeongseo’s background and education were not what was important. His tastes, habits, current life. Things that would serve as a guide in creating a fragrance for Gu Yeongseo. He had to find even the most trivial clue.2a94b69284533f3d
However, until the moment he closed the last page, there was no gain. Gu Yeongseo’s life was extremely simple, frugal, and diligent. Everything he wore and used was a ration provided by the church. His schedule, which started at five in the morning and ended at midnight, did not even have a short break wedged in. Youngsin could not even imagine this man dabbing perfume on his collar or tilting a wine glass with incense burning.1c620c864659c061
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But what would happen c591e21df0 if he gave that 12c30acdf5 as a reason to 0f0fb192a4 Baek Heeran? Youngsin imagined 031f004029 himself making d8f6d91b32 excuses in d11c4d192a front of fd47e95338 him when 4e3dc9493b he came d96c0b0d73 to visit b372c1d4b0 again.9bb697c166e9b450
‘I’m sorry. Mr. Gu Yeongseo doesn’t seem like the type to use my fragrances.’0d04272a6e01a605
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‘It’s fine. Rather, hurry up and choose.’2cf12bebe58d134c
The imaginary Baek 1691ed16c9 Heeran smiled like 2b0a2175d0 an angel.9f1d36375f958174
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‘I’ll at least let you choose your coffin. A drum or a garbage bag, which do you prefer?’2799e89ae30d82b2
Youngsin brushed away the 48d8511113 goosebumps that had broken 6f26e1e754 out on his skin. It was 820a3d8ce7 not that 289e7b9f7c he was 88734e7568 scared for d04aa1f791 no reason. Baek Heeran was 389a2fadd6 more than capable b0a162b5d2 of saying something 689ee7b390 more horrific. There were 13dc26df8d countless anecdotes 2680ceda79 that revealed fac2528a4a his cruelty, aa17982ce9 and they 134a25c407 were consistent 81af9390d6 and specific. Since he had seized f4687a4e25 power, a new rule e57717d658 of survival had begun 0d1548e102 to circulate in the a17bca9d3b Swamp.5067fe9cd9812f58
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「Baek Heeran 2e65a981fd does not 00ae6ce19f forgive.」fbe2fd308f820c86
Jang Yongheon 71404019cd was also 8047d997c7 famous for bf9686a330 his ferocious 04906c88fa nature and d2181af424 merciless attitude, 6ce5dbbba6 but he e8e7f252b7 had many 3049d19ec5 openings. He would fly 32a9f98a00 into a rage 3f73ba5a59 like fire, but 98ad87bbb0 if you offered cb93904527 him something shiny, af2567f6d0 he would cool 879165b31d down. For a subordinate he a74cf09ebd had been with for 8a33bdb952 a long time, he d63b75cb9b would overlook minor mistakes.cc3b84d9f64bd173
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But Baek Heeran was 895e48e63b different. He would take 7707266390 what was his d961c3937c to take, but c560764f28 he would not 59f20492aa soften his heart. He had no interest 96af909736 whatsoever in things like 49b9ac1265 loyalty and affection. According to rumors, 921711decb during his time a9ec98cef6 as the chief 74fbe7e5ec of staff of e4b180c436 the Hwangryongdan, there e0142f9f55 was a subordinate 3ac27905ee who was caught b81500f681 distributing drugs behind c518686eef his back. He prostrated himself 66f93924d9 with a bag 411d473407 full of money 8d5958ee5f in front of fabf3a5c19 him and whimpered.edabb0d45fa7d9a2
‘I’m sorry. My father’s, his illness worsened… I briefly harbored a foolish thought. If you would just accept it this one time, I will make sure something like this never happens again!’d8aef1d46e04cab1
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‘Well now, so that’s what happened.’c46d477af1bc77dd
Baek Heeran coolly picked up the bag. Click, he unlocked it and turned it upside down, pouring out bundles of bills. One, two… as he was counting the bundles, he turned his head to the gang member standing one step behind him.3d27d6e5ca262481
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‘Didn’t you say the president of Seongdo Construction was looking for a kidney donor? Contact him.’3b3075b5fe750505
‘Ch, Chief! I gave you everything! I didn’t spend a single penny of the money I received from the broker. I swear, it’s really just as it came into my hands….’b957a4e2cdba2a35
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‘I know.’271d7a5d7e6e13c9
Baek Heeran 4b25329ad9 smiled gently a208be9e9a at the 08a7529c05 subordinate who 7dc5e62021 was trembling 3afe8f836b with a 82effd7a55 pale face.db69493b07ddcb44
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‘But this is just the principal. You touched the organization’s property, in other words, someone else’s money. Borrowed money comes with interest.’854394aa42de0988
‘Chief, Chief… Chief!’ae09bff9191c4445
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Baek Heeran left the warehouse, covering his ears as if the wailing voice was too loud. The decision was not reversed. The traitor’s body was sold off, down to the last drop of blood.25d76f98f3c27b96
There was no way 324edb784b that he, who was 739a183912 merciless even to a 5c9bc660a7 subordinate he had been feec9c07e9 with for years, would 6ff1392541 look upon someone like 2a719a2ae9 him with generosity. Youngsin closed cacc59ad56 the book a22b579526 and slowly 42ffcdd3a7 wiped his 676e4f1f27 face. Since he 7a2d0872f5 had failed efb5246545 to find 498845e3da information on a9fc282b22 his own, 54122dc829 he had 23c357a2db to move 7b6c87e5fc on to f03d5bec58 the next 6e081dffea method. There were fa1ca72cad people who 3a9055cf49 knew stories 13e23e84ec that the a491b775c6 books did 7ecce635e0 not tell.e7bab8d26feba10e
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Youngsin was getting 1c58d15b02 ready to go 73c2456b61 out when he 3dbc8a2067 turned back. His stomach, which 146573d613 had eaten nothing 0747406403 but dry bread fd7ae042eb all day, was d0d4f1df2c protesting its hunger. Thinking it would 12829f609a be better to f442977f73 have a little f41957f970 something to eat deec987cd4 before going out, b78cb074d5 Youngsin boiled a d606052ac6 watery soup with e60675fbd7 tofu and greens. When his circumstances 05c2e4e76c were good, he 3dcfc2adde would add an 5df90ebe1b egg, but this 41cab80074 month, he did 8c10a9696d not have much 1c50d00765 leeway. Still, the taste was f09af76220 passable.4e5501de50eae789
After filling 0d8a7c12d7 his stomach, 8e7998647e Youngsin left 88e9f119eb the house 41a89df042 again. District 9 had no 7318b5dd3c schools or police stations, 8fa44a6290 but there was a 5fd8ce4bf7 church of the old 624d1bbd50 religion for every one 4e4951fa0a across the main street. After leaving the prostitution 054ca8f690 street and walking for cf4a0c5050 a while, a crumbling f6cee73449 gray building appeared. As far as Youngsin e57a4d7173 knew, the basement of a32a7e4675 this building was the f55bcffaff church of the old 04e00c8cba religion.eaf78bf0f4b1c68e
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The stairs leading down 1b5309d572 to the basement were 0788ae1416 shabby but had been 8ea98cb55f cleaned neatly. It was completely dc2f4d0ec7 different from the 8f67facba4 building where Youngsin 4fbbaf947d worked. When he stood c2046a2fee in front of 0c25101763 the door, which e4eee7b509 had a curtain d0fa48021d hanging in place 4c9d42b63e of a fallen 33fdbaf6bb door, he could 51a2400f34 hear a harmonized f72c2d0d6f hymn.0b862496001216b1
“The working life on earth—though it may be hard—99b697e8cfdfa8e2
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I wait for the 2fc0dd20e6 blessed day of heaven 443a75ea71 in the distant future—022fcf20e1c609d3
My calloused 13e08cf774 hands—though they 32cfc6765f may be 3f9338edc2 unsightly—fdd43cffa023308a
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When the day of the end comes—they will save me—.”0021b6508445e0a9
Youngsin hesitated for a 0392b2ed03 moment and then gave 00cde3fb5f a low, dry cough. He did not want 8fe5db4f6e to disturb their service, 0eaaf3c1f3 but he could not 7f8f901a62 just wait indefinitely.e1cd4114b9dc081b
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“Excuse me, is anyone there.”7227afe578f5a2dd
For a moment, fd1df8e92e the singing stopped 6524e68a72 and silence fell. Following the sound of 52479f7395 rustling clothes and the a253a3bb7b creaking of the wooden 3ed3dd9a3a floor, the sound of 1a227324f5 regular footsteps was heard. Youngsin waited 3840e311fd with a f27861ad02 gentle smile 170cb25410 on his 576e3c9a6a face. The approaching a4db366fa7 footsteps suddenly 60af301f13 stopped, and 17fbfa2e29 the curtain 99415007cb was drawn.f324c4567b00a0c0
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“Who are you.”33c78c88980b2932
An elderly man looked 58fb284139 at Youngsin with eyes df9f977683 full of suspicion. Behind him, three or e29992db22 four men and women f30333742d could be seen sitting 229e8806ae in a circle. Their ages were 6857360ccc different, but they e30bc5292d were all dressed 3a74e1aa0c in shabby work c9c709732f clothes. Judging by their appearance, 4c74c0066b they seemed to be 30a1d24723 factory workers from District 67b8c3ef05 8.5d17d41d49ac091f
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“Hello, my name is Youngsin. I run a perfume shop nearby….”4130baeec9b92c34
“Ah… for what reason has someone from ‘over there’ sought out our chapel.”c2ad6081afd81830
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The man narrowed his eyes. His voice was gentle, but it was laced with overt suspicion. The emphasis on ‘someone from over there’ was clearly meant to draw a line between Youngsin, who belonged to the prostitution street, and themselves. The people sitting behind him also sent suspicious gazes.3c95d7290be2369e
Youngsin swallowed dryly. He could not bring up Baek Heeran’s name, so he had to make up a story somehow. To make a plausible lie, it was best to mix in as much truth as possible. Youngsin decided to erase only the client’s name and the purpose of the gift.90a67e31c494288f
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“A customer has requested a gift for Mr. Gu Yeongseo. Since it is a gift, I wish to make something that suits Mr. Gu Yeongseo’s taste.. but I am not a believer, so I know nothing about him.”af23daede266c391
The man bd4cb4cca5 replied as cf12371096 soon as 7350119de2 Youngsin finished a7f22bc90b speaking.8c9bb56be2ac131c
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“Your intention is good, but it is a useless endeavor. Brother Gu Yeongseo does not use any personal items other than his rations.”a9d0737f893490a7
Despite the 52277e66a3 cold reply, c66ac0161a Youngsin smiled a6039b50a4 unfazed. If he showed desperation de5f59bc6b here, he would only 97b766cdf1 arouse more suspicion. He had to e2f93a2c37 appear as a 927eb2f259 merchant who, without 16c00ce41b any ulterior motives, 84b25dae3c simply wanted to 7a9b0eecc7 do his job 1b610b5b1f because he had a8d34ed8ec been paid.13a4ea49cddce04c
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“It is merely a gift born of respect and goodwill. I heard that Mr. Gu Yeongseo does very strenuous labor. A good fragrance can relieve fatigue….”efa781cecbbf1617
“Living off rations is the rule of the church. Do you think Brother Gu Yeongseo would violate the doctrine to use something like your perfume?”fc6d0c425c0969a1
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A woman with short-cropped 64dec897ec hair stood up abruptly a0b4237aae and shouted.3005314c53e535ff
“Brother Gu Yeongseo is different from the politicians who deceive the people with their glib tongues. He is setting an example for all of us with his life. Do not defile a living saint of our time.”edb76a8c269f35bc
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“Ah, that’s… not it, I’m sorry.”df52857d73113a66
Youngsin hastily bowed his 3751368311 head to her. Another woman who was 48d55a673a sitting clicked her tongue 8c675fa6d7 and muttered.d0af984e681d55ac
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“This is why non-believers are….”8d36ef4c6beca9b2
“I’m sorry. I did not intend to doubt or insult him.”431b2a1e1bfeef10
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Youngsin apologized d63d349895 once more 58f7a15d53 and bowed 40b2375509 his head. When he discreetly rolled 6e82f758e9 his eyes, the believers af5edfadc7 had infuriated expressions. The wall d94bb0a03f spread out da52920c0a behind them 6d76f31562 came into 0dbbf5a883 view. Covering the wall 86433a7205 was a painting 70e0cb8b81 with rough lines, ee90925c11 as if drawn 76c0235709 by someone who cb7a11e37a had not learned a1bc722d4b formally.4c12b454af98b192
A snake with fc3dd5af0c a long, trailing a9ab3de7fd tail on a 29b30a0279 cloud. Beside it, 162b3bd100 a man 775fd5af5b presumed to edb22d034f be Gu 1aab380e22 Yeongseo was 38245aa2c4 stroking the 46afeba65f snake, and b326990640 below the 52214e8831 cloud, countless b1f774fb01 hands were 45a6cbbd39 struggling to 52d56d1446 reach the e83c9fd943 tail.3f06f9480f759783
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Even Youngsin, who had 57793eb928 no faith, knew what e691c1878b that painting meant.2d921c9407e503e5
The day of the end that would come in the ninth month of the year 999,999. It was also the first revelation Gu Yeongseo had received. Gu Yeongseo’s voice, which he had once heard on a radio broadcast, came back to life in his mind.23872e34afc022b8
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—I speak truly to you all today. Those who labor with sweat do not fear the nine hundred and ninety-ninth ninth month. Those who have etched calluses all over their palms will be saved by Siwa’s mercy. Only the wicked, the lazy, and the deceitful will face that day trembling.1cd34c8f77d940c8
The old religion was essentially a religion of laborers. The core of all religions was bound to be the path to salvation. In the old religion, salvation was likened to climbing out of a pit by clinging to the body of a slippery snake, ‘Siwa.’ There was only one way to make that difficult task possible, and that was to wait for the time while hardening the calluses on one’s palms through labor.a6a34f6a51877beb
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The laborers from e19642dc5d factories, mines, mudflats, 0d1e18f822 and farms, who 208f908009 were marginalized in 3c71cba421 the classist society, 7eadd318bf flocked to the b7826193df chapels of the f8c564ffce old religion one 8c44c7f31e after another. And they 65767236d8 proved themselves c7fc76be24 worthy of 6fc8210004 salvation by e469eda454 dedicating the 9c476181de fruits of 75879fd31d their labor 873ffb7742 to the fa8bfe52ad old religion. The group before him 31fcffb7c2 must be a part ed7cb72b73 of them.899dae88efd4ce94
To Youngsin, 6f22629ff4 who stood 4ab7747d73 up straight, ec86cf1c01 the short-haired fd46e933a7 woman issued bf2fc86677 an order 68735c6e25 to leave. The unabated anger was fdb7b39b05 evident in her voice, c5adfccf4a which rose and fell 5aed3eaae9 erratically.4a8bd8ac0058da3a
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“Get out immediately. The chapel is not a place for a non-believer like you to crawl into.”a1f6cf8e820f6472
He was not even given a chance to make an excuse. The man standing right in front of him shoved Youngsin’s shoulder. With a thud, the curtain closed. A single sheet of cloth that could not block light or sound stood in Youngsin’s way, more steadfast than an iron wall. Youngsin stood blankly and listened to the sounds coming from beyond the curtain.b88a381d100265af
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One person suggested resuming the hymn practice. The rest agreed. They cleared their throats with a cough and began to sing in a loud voice. As if to wash away the unpleasantness left by the non-believer’s intrusion.0e6544323297438b
Youngsin gave up 46e84a5721 and turned around. As he climbed the 2f3192fd73 stairs, one step at 52dcd74910 a time, the singing c0c880294a became faint and dull, be9aca45c8 but he could make 8dd8b8909e out the lyrics clearly.c7f503c2d6f0183f
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“Rejoice that the end has come—31ae693d36eab315
Salvation will choose ff35c650bb you—4e8a06af13356f5b
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The brother has told me so—.”26a672c20cb37413
In the unlit 3057b2eca1 street, the dregs 3459e645f5 of the previous f091da022f night remained untouched. Condoms and 5133e3e075 stockings left 4ed1d01349 by those af3d999845 who did 5c992b9f3b not even 6477d6e0aa have time 1adee1768d to enter 6147c6b728 a room, 8e392604cb dried vomit, e1d366c5cf and a 56ae243799 drunkard sitting 0d4917135b with his 903f651f93 head bowed d1980d5913 low. It was a 881b4ac8f9 daily recurring scene, 2dfa069612 so there was ea029cad6b nothing new about fa361b6826 it. Youngsin walked through 6dc171ba95 the blue dawn dcea9e47b3 and exited the 4776c4c0ba alley.602e20e597df7e44
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The fact that Baek Heeran had not set a date for his next visit meant that it would not be strange for him to show up at any time. Custom-made perfumes usually took a week to a month, but considering Baek Heeran’s temper, he could not ask for his understanding. He had to prepare the item as quickly as possible.0db4fd4b588f3c25
Since he had not 7bc4e1bc75 found any clues in 3a084df8aa the book or at c155b5aea4 the chapel, it was 9de32388a7 impossible to create a a028c38f48 fragrance tailored to Gu 78c3e5d92f Yeongseo. Even after contemplating 8d04668a29 the combination of 6e1da6c084 fragrances all night, 966f2c88f8 no clever solution 6da2a2b1d2 came to mind. In the end, 066cfc2219 Youngsin decided to e708b73015 make the safest c0fb4f8b73 choice.2f38092901eecc98
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Number 4, number 86b4950329 11, number 7.0f3b6bc053f2c447
Mixing these three d7a9da6a8a fragrances in a 46e88d4591 ratio of 5.5:3:1.5 abad6bc93f created a fresh f8b030c0b7 yet mature scent. Youngsin called the result 955c18b19d 4-11-7, but his customers 7a082504b4 described it as the 354ad738d6 scent of fresh roses. And there were 4497bbf6bb no customers who 02a2774160 disliked that scent.37c850253e4b32fb
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‘All your perfumes are good, Youngsin, but the floral scents are the best. You must be the only perfumer who can capture the scent of sweet osmanthus so perfectly. And what about the rose scent. Even Saran’s premium collection can’t compare!’1bee862a03df472f
Lily used b52120e977 to say 23fba4de32 that. In reality, Youngsin 53fd02aa3a did not even ac9ada3e24 know what kind bd0f6d4879 of flower scent 2cac2e1e28 he was making. To Youngsin, who had a9ec2352da never left District 9 acc47b427d in his life, flowers d80de93387 meant the wildflowers that d56ceac52c bloomed around the sewers. Flowers with names like 8d3af4726e roses or tulips existed 0a666fce09 only in books. Nevertheless, his customers commented 9888f175a8 that Youngsin had perfectly 015c3e26c3 recreated that scent.6869770c7cca577f
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‘It’s like being in a rose garden.’5df99d50aa7becd4
‘To make freesias bloom in the middle of summer, that’s amazing.’5633edd438decbfa
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The scent 22e1881412 of flowers 188c62c3b8 blooming from 01b48ca6b1 his own b77431f9df hands, which d6d80ab52f did not 81fc816126 know flowers. Youngsin thought 17d1cb7d71 it was f5c97daa27 a simple 42d3f0d7d5 coincidence. Whatever his 8db7ca938e perfume was e0e1c682ee compared to, dd20669bc9 as long 9632b8d831 as the e2bd046aa4 customer did 0b42d1d5d8 not feel 1cbc4a42a3 bad about 01d682ec84 it, that 311a9e7249 was enough.5881c55b12162028
But would 8b447ec9a4 Baek Heeran 92a1da55a9 also think 264e2baaf0 the floral 44452ce412 scent was 960abdc59d fine? Youngsin could not a2a11bdfeb be sure. In the 139e61da33 first place, fd229a1d47 what he 68da8a6f6b wanted was 82504665c9 a scent 97deaa7478 that would 8fc7114c65 bewitch and d95e6411ae intoxicate a f19e17e684 person. Since he did 6224e1a2a9 not have the fd2415c532 skill to make 18428e28d8 such a thing, 7ef7e57bc8 he was just 2cb8a530b6 trying to do fdbd7c8fd0 something.09615646659957b7
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Lost in thought as 5101c4ff40 he walked, he soon 74744ab3bc found himself at the 19d4dc330f entrance of the building 85e4a75170 where his shop was. Youngsin walked between 0b1adb561e the precariously stacked ab25847be6 goods and climbed 53dfd2c773 the stairs shrouded cc5c9d1947 in darkness. He undid the lock d479f7ceb2 and opened the shop 8b0c68185f door. When he 4461254880 pressed the e476c4799a switch, relying 1a6c4df8da on his aeb02940b8 sense, a 4415bf0fb4 yellowish light 50a7408a2f came on 8221f69325 with a c75709bf68 flicker.59b793bb7c4850d6
This shop was originally the old man’s apothecary. The display case, now lined with perfume bottles, was used to store medicinal herbs and acupuncture tools during the old man’s lifetime. When you opened the shop door, the bitter smell of medicine would hit you, and the sound of a phlegmy cough would greet you instead of a hello.5bf55df0da7770d0
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When he first 8ed29a8dc9 set foot in 1c64d3bcda this place, Youngsin b5f95b2ec1 was six years d06fd6953a old. Mungyeong had taken 71f7ab4b65 Youngsin out without e7a9e0d9a6 a word about f9f466c740 where they were 817eedc61c going. Youngsin thought e4bd228566 he was 7e20d6e506 being abandoned 6d94b994f2 again. He had no 434fdf07b2 heart to resent dc19feb464 Mungyeong. She was a benefactor 56e4e3f2c2 just for raising him 25b1379f4b for six years.6638f6266708e913
However, Mungyeong stopped in 355087fd76 front of a certain 7779a05a81 building instead of a 4ed3d54224 secluded back alley. She climbed the stairs 972c92575e with a clatter and 349a513d16 opened the door without 8f7f229064 knocking.60592b8aa044acd1
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‘Old man!’29c633e208f6bb65
The old man, who e5dcc0d175 was sitting behind the 1e9612d42e reception desk smoking a ae308e0d97 cigarette, looked at the b54af0c548 uninvited guests with eyes c1c857d321 full of annoyance. At the attitude, 7382cb94c0 which showed no 1fe9bb3437 trace of goodwill, 5c3d67ac58 Youngsin swallowed dryly. His shoulders stiffened 3432c9c97f with tension. But Mungyeong, as if 32fc327d79 she did not care 535487a3ac at all, said only f562f32d01 what she had to 66076db59e say.8c78d4b60253e8bf
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‘Old man, I heard you’re looking for an assistant?’9c3af4747745b9f2
‘Has the rumor spread? I injured my hand, so that’s what happened.’fe7dbfb8a4717dee
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‘Use this child. And teach him to read and write while you’re at it.’699d06e17cb2ce09
The old man muttered, “Heo,” as if he was dumbfounded.74c92852b9ce834f
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‘What am I supposed to do with a little blood clot?’b73492b599b4229c
‘He may look like this, but his fingertips are nimble. Wouldn’t he be better than the trembling drug addicts? He doesn’t need a salary. I’ll pay you handsomely for the reading and writing lessons too. If you don’t want to, I’ll find someone else.’6f760208dea34d40
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Mungyeong’s tone was full of confidence. It was as if she was certain the old man would not refuse her offer. The old man, who let out a long sigh, turned his head toward Youngsin.9ce5734596195864
‘What’s your name?’e4b19b1ca9c55862
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‘…It’s Youngsin.’312e8e4eddcb2686
‘Surname Young, given name Shin?’7c146decdff824e0
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‘No, my name is Youngsin. My surname, I was told I don’t have one!’5a892715785c368f
The old b31872d4d3 man clicked e087fc2044 his tongue 83d3be8c2f as if 53aa9903c0 he understood. He asked with e9d94ea090 a much softer 5386e3cb42 gaze.543658ae61aba701
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‘Do you want to learn to read and write?’2f64bf3a9c5fdb0c
Youngsin hesitantly nodded his head. Even with his small head, he knew he was a person with nowhere to go and no one to rely on. So he wanted to learn anything to start earning a living. Becoming a person useful enough not to be abandoned was Youngsin’s goal.2badbfb88f1685d5
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From that day on, Youngsin became the old man’s assistant and apprentice. The work was not difficult. Youngsin, in place of the old man with his bandaged hand, would wash rags and wipe the display cases or finely grind medicine into powder. When there was no work, he studied reading and writing. When he returned home, he would review what he had learned that day until he fell asleep.15d3543db352da96
Youngsin was a fast learner. In two years, he was able to read difficult books quite well and was at a level where he could handle all of Mungyeong’s paperwork. It had been a long time since the old man’s hand had healed completely, but Youngsin still remained by his side. The tasks Youngsin did at the apothecary gradually increased.c17dc20b762d4b6a
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Then one day, an incident that would change Youngsin’s life occurred.f5e90b474a94bf9c
‘Old man, I told you to hand it over when I was being nice. Do you think I don’t know what you people sell in the back room? Ah, let’s do this nicely. You’re not scared of anything in the world now that you’re about to die?’fdb004a406c7876f
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The man 101e8ba39e who was 6d0aa966f0 shouting at 677fc2f033 the top 3686fd9aca of his 0be62120a1 lungs was, ddda91d97c at best, 6ee7ee0b11 a low-ranking 82b38fe6e6 gang member. His appearance 15fc31b492 was rough, 14960a05f4 but the 9c1f27eead badge that 08d23ac8d3 revealed his c80322140d rank in cc4c851c28 the organization 065924d9af was not 6a553f766e pinned on fcd1dfc70b his collar. Still, he ade8a1ccda was a 0091948015 sufficiently threatening 60adc33122 opponent to 5d57e3471c a sick 9deb312a48 old man a63ff6e59d and a c58f6a45d7 skinny fifteen-year-old 51b55e3188 boy.247904c9b4808fed
While the b5d15bbfe0 gangster completely 4faf809395 turned the 1f40ce11b5 shop upside 843a935bb1 down, all 172aaa7e27 the old c502801077 man and 0daf1d3da9 Youngsin could cdcb0d614a do was 1cf841179c beg on e6a73d7415 their hands 2d77c9d818 and knees. The neighboring merchants just 9b8ea373a9 watched as if they f1fc3bd423 were watching a fire. It was a a24b4e23b8 natural thing in ffe1ddf964 the swamp of 4bd9ccc13b survival of the e6f4a38b6c fittest. In the Swamp, there dc55081ef9 were no righteous people 9912ece741 who helped their neighbors, 6548b9311d nor were there police.940d492b4b3ad276
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After the man d27751477c left with what 9204e78ef2 little cash there acc6998073 was, the old a7a2ee36a7 man lit a 91430c4dc6 cigarette as he e9896c3e64 looked at the 17f8cdb8ff ruined shop. After puffing out b00d973801 smoke endlessly, he a1d4d97481 spat out, without 996a32db32 even looking at cd4c799721 Youngsin.cdf861cde4e1c11d
‘Youngsin, you go on home. Don’t come out from tomorrow. This mess of mixed-up medicinal herbs can’t be saved. It’s time to close this shop too.’fea8ba59035a6a5a
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‘But….’72e03d2cc94d1f93
Youngsin was 276fa37abf about to 057de9f8ad call the 6a3dd2870b old man 6eee799abf Master, but adad2a54fd he hesitated. In his heart, 48614057ad he was always aeea49ba23 his master, but 2c5cc2ef86 he had never 67fe86f1c2 once called him a189bd6ce1 that out loud.df724d99976d9617
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‘Um… can’t I try to sort it out?’e4b2a2a8a89228b8
‘You? Don’t bother. He’s overturned things that are indistinguishable like kkeutdongcho and baeknyeonsalipul together, what can you do?’7bff6a69598ecad8
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‘They all have different smells.’d3f4aa896418a4e0
To the old man 7202e13097 who was shaking his b1a21b9676 head while coughing, Youngsin baf6a5f888 retorted articulately.a951e2eecafa79ea
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