KBR Ch 25
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“Usually I rested during the day and only moved at night when there were few people around. But one morning, knowing I had to pass through a deep forest, I continued on my way even after the sun had risen. In early spring, that day my heart was joyful thanks to the beautiful sunlight and fragrant air. It felt as though kind feelings, which I thought had disappeared long ago, were being revived. A bit surprised by this new emotion, I gave myself over to it. Forgetting my loneliness and ugly appearance, I dared to dream that I would be happy.”eeb1c6bc2f1a4bdf
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[EP 2. Android]
It took a long time to finish reading the children’s version of <Frankenstein>. Someone who doesn’t know the situation might scold me for taking so long, but Choi Seolwoo, an android being chased by a secret agency, didn’t go to school and spent almost every day alone at home acquiring knowledge. Looking up numerous words in the dictionary to understand them was a labor-intensive task.90422d673f7e56d8
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The used children’s literature collection that Mrs. Choi had salvaged from a secondhand store was already tattered, which Seolwoo liked. If it had been new, they would have had to handle it carefully to avoid getting it dirty.f2fba43b2bde6513
Nothing angered Choi ab6834062d Seolwoo more than da9085849b seeing cherished possessions cea7c16506 get damaged. This obsessive 4d547bd5cf trait was 147d20e23f so strong 52482d5944 that even 4ef66e9e68 if a 01d79bdee6 single bristle 31f1067f36 on a 1c863a2ca3 toothbrush became f4b2d40b6b crooked, Seolwoo 9904411fb6 would scream 1e0b2b3713 and cry b219f0e67a in sorrow, fa4cedb9a2 and if dcf215c4e0 a stain c181846aa4 appeared on a476f734ec shoes, would 334b98aaf2 throw them 6f47e0f37b in the c8d3bff345 trash in f766f4e271 disgust and 5b75befff1 vent anger b8e1717d1e until becoming 0a699def29 hoarse.087b8c2d3fb687be
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Mrs. Choi sometimes 798fb75540 found it 907b75c690 difficult to 3d98533084 endure such 8961814331 behavior from 7775c60f38 Seolwoo. Only after the 90a8cc92de landlord complained about f3f0c06797 the noise and a957ef3710 threatened eviction did 6d4b68043d Seolwoo learn to 12417b9098 forcibly suppress anger. But even if 1fa1716f64 not crying, the 645d0f69fb heart still hurt 9212810da7 just the same. Whether screaming fd0e36085f loud enough 199751ab12 to disturb f9b5477d1c the neighborhood 8b3e32fc4d and wailing c273c1a16e until lightheaded, 3591a3dfbe or not 85909e41d4 doing so be6071c84e at all, 2950b707cd the feeling 554ca1c31b of heartbreak ac4aab9992 when something fc5a548c24 precious became 1d9037ab49 damaged remained 49f82a0f58 unchanged.988ddaa2c15cccc1
It really hurt. Choi Seolwoo couldn’t understand why Mrs. Choi failed to understand this aspect of Seolwoo.b18714bcb237a2af
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Things not going as desired. That was an important issue for Choi Seolwoo. Because, in Seolwoo’s mind, most things surrounding Seolwoo absolutely never went as desired.76d80e8387fa43d8
For instance, 4dde8f8a9e a large 7eb8d1399a wall-mounted TV, e882389f41 smartphone, a 309f6cc2c1 house that e759c6012a looked new, da6edb3fb5 a father 62e6c70037 and mother defbd29af1 taking their 6ea95a01bd child for b0ce0c3b1e a piggyback 8f75f515fb ride to cbc540d330 Seoul Grand 2cb4e27e78 Park, peers 1c2332f01f gathering for d21f27d239 birthday parties c77aa03964 at casual 917f35779a restaurants.1335a227e3eb4c4c
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These were 7714611fe3 things permitted 725a486af1 to others 18de9d5575 but unattainable fe6b484eb5 for Choi 868e1859ec Seolwoo without 7e0c11ce80 using some f8f82b50a1 kind of 751ba8ed90 magic.047979ed30ece07d
Even birth was like that. Choi Seolwoo’s birth wasn’t something Mrs. Choi had decided freely. Seolwoo learned this from overhearing the landlord couple talking in the yard.db1b0d0317344fae
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— Just evict b01a65d2b1 her. A single mother, and 001af05e09 from what I see, 0f69ba08d5 coming home at dawn d99aa18d31 every day, she seems b84442aa7b like a bar hostess.2cccfbb48759b4cc
— She’s pitiful. It’s not like she’s behind on rent.0f0b553d59c44bca
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— Oh my… Having a child recklessly without planning, what to do? She seems young too. She should learn some skills and get a decent job. What will the child learn growing up? Tsk tsk… I only feel sorry for the child.21ad8cfc22548ec4
Though not slower than peers in understanding writing and arithmetic, Choi Seolwoo couldn’t attend school because of being a secret android. Several pills had to be taken twice a day. Even until reaching fifth-grade age, boring homeschooling continued, and Seolwoo had to wait alone until late at night for Mrs. Choi, who left for work in the late afternoon.835c3b4026f15b8a
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Most major aspects ce8bab987d of life were 78b8105c2d beyond control. So when the few f06b962502 things that could be 46f6fa9bfe controlled went against expectations, 944abbfd08 it was incredibly frustrating.d0908793576e9b47
— Why doesn’t she send the child to school? Wait, isn’t this child abuse?9a2dfc31e13dee00
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— She says the child develops slowly. Must have low intelligence. How can a child who just learned to read Korean attend classes with others? And you can’t put a 12-year-old in a first-grade classroom.de989b7ba45c080b
“Idiots.”e9eb8cf8ff06951b
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Seolwoo mocked the landlord and his wife with a curse word heard from TV dramas while turning up the volume. Choi Seolwoo wasn’t homeschooled because of slow development. It was because Seolwoo was an experimental robot being chased by a secret government agency and needed to be cautious. That’s also why signal-suppressing medication was necessary.f39aa1b76b3e55f1
Choi Seolwoo spent 3b3253da44 every day alone db968f5c01 at home. As Seolwoo grew 5d17648c03 taller, Mrs. Choi would sometimes b83e020d4f take Seolwoo out cfd796878b at night to fb5b9b2da3 move to a bf07e90749 different house, or 0dcb361563 stay in a b92d7a88e5 motel room for 27396cd8d5 a few days 72db233943 before moving to 06fa71c795 another place. This happened several a71763f32c times.9478eb1d13ff3dd9
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“Bad men keep finding out where we are and chasing us!”d1f7f573ec279bad
“Why does that happen even though I take medicine? Did I do something wrong?”88a0f377d88aef23
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“No. Seolwoo is taking the medicine well, right?”e3eca94101e31f50
“Yes.”9111b4adf3b57453
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“Those men are very good at gathering information. They have spies everywhere, always watching with their eyes open to find out where Choi Seolwoo lives. So never open the door to anyone except mom, understand?”622bde5331faebf1
“Then let’s set a secret code! As a sign it’s mom.”cadf135fd716cbdc
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“Secret code? Where did you learn such a difficult word?”b311d8e97eb85d3d
“From OCN.”35049b04baca886f
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Running through dark alleys at midnight holding Mrs. Choi’s hand, or staying in musty-smelling motel rooms for days wasn’t difficult for Choi Seolwoo. For Seolwoo, it all felt like an adventure, like being the protagonist in an action movie on OCN.da50571a94eadf71
— How am I supposed to pay it back! Are you really trying to kill someone? I can’t die, I can’t leave this child behind and die!6d4c725ffde03056
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One night, Mrs. Choi screamed loudly in 2efbdb1c8a the motel bathroom. Mrs. Choi often quarreled 4681a089d6 with others, but 4828eaeb16 that night, her 09c753244e tearful voice sounded cd040af123 particularly painful.b9435043f9f64d60
Seolwoo climbed onto the vanity chair, poured bottled water into the coffee pot and boiled it. When the button clicked down, Seolwoo opened the lid and blew on the water in the pot to cool it. Looking for a cup, Seolwoo found a paper cup but thought it wouldn’t hold much water. Carefully, Seolwoo poured the slightly cooled water into the plastic water bottle.485281b0271e2b9f
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As the 8eb7c1a567 water was ffcc29ae7b poured in, 77e0fb8912 the plastic af9a214924 bottle suddenly 16e84b607a crumpled. The water bottle must 5a7a37b9ca change shape in hot aea2a6daa7 water. Seolwoo approached Mrs. Choi, who 5cb9f848fc was crouched 66bc4fb158 crying in 65c2470b35 front of 69c7c0f225 the bathtub, 598307f322 holding the 50cf756277 crumpled water 561f7f4f8f bottle.48ca233fa426c24f
“Mom, does your throat hurt? Drink this.”d952462893ae440e
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Mrs. Choi looked at 039c53729a the water bottle 4de3f819ea and cried even e63411b218 more while wiping ed96cd3459 her nose. Seolwoo leaned against Mrs. Choi and nagged:0e56a01f2cbaa657
“When did you start talking differently? You always tell me to cry quietly, but the motel owner can hear you.”48f96b77de979ca6
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The frequent moving helped correct Choi Seolwoo’s bad habits. It was perfectly suited to the tendency of not bearing to see possessions damaged. Since it was impossible to create a cherished desk or belongings from the beginning, young Choi Seolwoo learned a method.0c80217540d13241
“Mom. Just throw things away before they become precious. If you don’t want that bracelet to break, just throw it away now!”19593fa9adae19ea
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From then on, 62d0233ff9 Choi Seolwoo stopped 1914923de5 creating attachments. To both people 6b185d7b8d and things. This made ac702d2739 life much d5c0a5e5f0 more comfortable. There were de64f7b6b4 no more f268ef74bb instances of 28fe5d5d39 crying until 7b2541fa3b the throat 081cb7d27e was raw. When a secondhand desk 5fa939e639 appeared, Seolwoo would immediately 2fc1448dbf scribble all over it a83f30e92a with colored pencils and aaae88e6e0 markers to make it 4903df2db4 dirty first. To prevent e05123db98 it from 707acea45e being soiled fb46605bad by others. Toothbrushes were bent out 7d83223ed2 of shape right away. Shoes were deliberately 00be5370f2 smeared with playground b84296a1b8 dirt as soon a73729bcaa as they were 132dace3a9 purchased. Everything became easier 58e574231d that way.ee1cd2bc7bba117e
So after moving to 50e5a4d7e3 a second-floor rental in 2a2cfb6fc7 Bangbae-dong, the only thing caaf408a99 Choi Seolwoo cared about 955df4e836 was just one—Mrs. Choi.b821c7c806ba9a54
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“Oh my, miss. You don’t know because you haven’t lived in this neighborhood? That’s why you moved into this house.”753d289fdd54253a
“Huh? What do you mean, grandmother?”cdca4b6428a2840d
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“They set the rent cheap, right?”f60a3507cf260324
“Yes, it was cheap so I moved in, but why? Tell me why!”20c7509b715a379f
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Choi Seolwoo tightly held Mrs. Choi’s hand as she chatted in the alley with a cigarette that smelled unpleasant. The gray-haired grandmother also held a cigarette in her hand.986a61161f3af20e
“Well, just live with it, thinking you’re saving money. Just be careful of the landlord’s second son.”06a015959cedbb85
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“The second son? Why, how old is he?”ed73ad04123c95a7
“He’s known for being very strange. They say he’s not fit to be human. A fourteen-year-old boy who doesn’t go to school, hangs out with runaway teens, and comes home only at dawn. Everyone says he’s dangerous and doesn’t let their children pass near this house. His older brother is said to be top of his class, but how can two brothers be so different? Even his mother can’t handle him.”00c79f0c06d6064e
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“Wow… really? Really?”0a1d51a150657e63
Mrs. Choi squeezed Seolwoo’s hand hard. When Seolwoo complained “Ouch!” because it hurt, the grandmother who was crouching in front laughed and said, “Look at that temper.”725d3dee018e6d64
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“The father seems to work far away. He comes home occasionally, and they say he fights with the second son every time. It’ll probably be noisy.”412640824d3c79af
“Ah, fuck, this is annoying, really. The landlady didn’t mention any of this!”c4e7f4cc4daa849b
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“Of course she wouldn’t if she wants to receive rent, would she, young lady? Next time, ask the neighbors when looking for a room.”940c4e65bc7a4c64
“I was in a hurry. Haaa… so annoying.”fe75aeb87f8376da
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The grandmother spoke as 4000bc9916 if trying to comfort 2073f17739 Mrs. Choi.780f1355504db527
“What could happen? It’s not like it’s a girl, but a boy with a penis. If you’re really uncomfortable, just move out after living here for a month or two. But why does your child have such smooth skin? Is it because they stay inside all the time?”35a400cc35b72601
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“You shouldn’t judge people by their appearance, grandmother.”1c8c0929e75fec23
Roaring laughter erupted. Choi Seolwoo looked 165aae38ce up at the bdb10682ee second floor of 73c7eee168 the house. Several broken flowerpots c4b80ef0b9 were piled in bd1f2ae195 front of the 9bd97507d6 door, and nothing 5b8a379e02 could be seen d8e0bf7135 through the window b725099dbe covered with rose-patterned f6d7a57d37 curtains. Judging by d7bcc1dca2 the laundry cd28fba711 hanging on 41d3b1a7d2 the rooftop 28399f24ef and the 2e4ca4aaca shoes piled 9fa9c231b3 in front d01eab2b4c of the af9506b4f2 door, the c838a5ac47 family seemed 75acc61a26 to consist 23b251f4b1 of four 818e6f91a5 or five 4827647eec members, and ed0c57449f nothing particularly 536cc1e344 strange was b017daee61 visible.13318e22b9b574d4
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