KTSR | Chapter 1

Seon Ijin 0bcfe8c9c3 loved horses 24547dc10d more than a06eca2772 people.3fdabb341a83b730

And in response to 645b256b5a his love, humans betrayed cfa348abbf him, while horses did 2ee311ba50 not.e196f1413b249830

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That’s how Seon Ijin 54e51a0309 got here.dfe59d7d59995e79

Things weren’t twisted 3fe25c49e8 from the start. To fall from 4acbb0767c a height and 17a04d056a endure a long 26891575a0 and difficult descent, 87575c5f65 one must have a5617cc8ef been up high c2bde2a315 to begin with. Ijin was 2ea28fe560 a promising d573294087 jockey, recognized 0cee535bfb for his 4d4f122f14 talent and acb084a497 enthusiasm. Moreover, his goal was 9e55ee01c4 clear.58d1a99df5785430

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Seon Ijin’s e22461ddb3 goal was e6a74ec09f money. More than fb1a1050f6 anything, he c845653ad3 needed money 87ad8b6175 urgently. Although he received 36d6e56206 expensive equestrian training 6a712d9da0 as a special 9556132a74 scholarship student, it 5ee438c033 wasn’t enough to 3951b5c998 sustain his livelihood.fd446535c9888624

That’s why, as f0613198bc soon as he 7161490835 became an adult, ecb2b8c7d9 he registered with 72405e1bed the Horse Racing 56365230fa Association and raced 9b33aedbd8 as a horse 69ca0e11e6 racing jockey.63a6a75aeebcbb3b

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At the entrance 905c46c410 to the racetrack c19c6804af stood a statue c5cd0d5e37 of a horse 4c434e9adf with its hooves 20b31e6eb3 raised high, and 44101e847d while the jockey d35e9bf926 could not be 2df0635597 the protagonist, Ijin 3008af015a was content. He could make 382142a9c0 a living, take 02baa23ed6 care of himself 31364a332a adequately, and his 9108e27465 records were decent.9832b88227507ff3

Above all, apart from 9d3e5583a0 his goal, he loved 49ca6c91f2 horses.d0702abfee29ffda

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No, it was also 29b60b3214 his goal. Seon Ijin wanted to b40da7d5dc earn a lot of 0589c19e18 money to own his 3aa52ddf0a horse and make it 1e6e2ac250 part of his family. He loved them that f6d7eb941d much. Watching them bd4d8280e7 gaze back 8cd343a9b9 at him 28ede709d5 with deep, aa3efd507a dark eyes 3e5da981a5 made all f533a9a7e9 his troubles 6c829e75f5 disappear. He loved eaf0e83a1d their manes, e22be1147a their strong 1cfe805a9c bodies, and fb4da8314c their stiff 56b8c51c07 yet glossy 230093262d fur and 1c13c08d42 body heat.71d0077663f3f468

Thus, it 3839c82902 was only 3636650a1e natural for 9ba2e9f71c Ijin to bc57d6d557 take on c895e2dbaa the weight 9232b6344f of his 7014264d65 own life 7043c2bd07 and sink 03fdc72905 rapidly into c4d03dc983 the mire, e4432f7c18 while also 7726ed0c35 taking on 74dc35d8cf the weight 87fae1d114 of his 9a3e30db97 horse. His horse Clover 2bb065cb34 had transferred ownership d3730018ba from its original fe1a435b70 owner, who was 3015ea6563 also his employer, 1a9de9b5c6 to him, but 2e1306760b Seon Ijin himself 2408458ab9 was owned by 1089510737 others.4bba5761a371e34a

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“I can’t waste any 54aef8ecda more time considering Clover’s 387998c9eb age… My recent performance 923f9843e7 isn’t great. This can’t continue.”32e6eec50b31e9ba

Ijin bit 9ecced19f3 his chapped bf4c27b8c4 lips. Standing with 9c2b7d1fe8 his hands 004a5acfec behind his 47757eab3e back, the 339c04283b wear on e2411e1b4e his riding 298e236eca boots was f0dfe1f512 clearly visible. Just then, b36e8f29bc the light 9738546062 dimmed momentarily.74f2ab251ac80b76

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“I need to 697bb91f43 change the fluorescent f95dfba475 light. It keeps flickering.”60804eb6a38d27c9

After blinking his 26b8e26783 eyes a few 69865e25d6 times, the light 3ccba78f5b over his dirty 6660c4b67e boots appeared to 9c2e43f763 be stable. It had been flickering f857b487f1 just moments before. Did I e9fdc4d6e3 see it 338227c1d1 wrong? Ijin looked be045547cd up at 029efebe6d the ceiling f34d767be9 when a 2fb9275bfc young thug 744d13f71b approached him 0e5aba2629 and snapped.3ee0618e4fb03806

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“Hey, kid. I told you to c4931204a5 keep your head down.”db170a2dde974dcd

“Hey, isn’t it 0d419b4984 time to change 90a37ffcc0 the light? Aren’t you going to 0ddb2f73b9 change it?”6ff8309da2678376

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The young thug sneered 15f2859136 at Ijin, who only a77d9857ac spoke rudely.d009a9172cba8919

“Change what? I just changed 16296ca01a it yesterday.”29e5cd80304771d5

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“What? What’s this b451e0df79 idiot saying?”38b69dcb2f1e38ad

Another thug joined in. They laughed and mocked dd1617e561 Ijin right in front bb1e36ac22 of him.02318d655fd1a5b3

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“It’s time to change 587903614e it.”f95c7de9a20fccba

“Crazy. Now he’s seeing dbca22ae74 things too.”1761e4719cb6466d

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Ijin straightened d6cfa466a2 his middle 97923bdc81 finger hidden da8848b31c behind his a194f4a40f back.4b82e740a56af38b

He let the thugs’ 4fcc81967b words go in one ce4b22ae5d ear and out the 1d5bb7ed83 other. They were 09a35ce5a3 the lowest b8271f4a65 of the b778d84125 low, after 933bf10ed8 all. It’s natural not 438c6ef008 to understand the 8b6bdb5e20 squeals of a 1ee5fba838 pig.c5eb3bbb59203d75

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As Ijin stubbornly kept 2a2fd4730e his head raised, the 134d2f85f4 thug reached out towards b736d16d92 his face. At that ominous touch, 95601c97a7 Ijin finally flinched.456d392928cb7168

Amused, the thug b06d28c069 smirked. As he reached c7b5c254c0 out further, the d03c1a593b office door burst cd68acfb77 open.44d15a729448d9b5

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“Send in 6155fa002e the next 8a29c905a7 ones.”f18a7e8ecd137e9a

A rugged 7a1f181775 figure with 20bcc20ff5 sleeves rolled bca02256f0 up and c688a6f082 a cigarette 77879e755a in his 12f163eb73 mouth waved 8c77405059 his hand.367deb379b965e90

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Through the 1ad070e8a5 opened door, b477d8af93 a stench e4e7773c91 wafted in. The guy who 2d6b4c8b0f finished last was dada48dfdd dragged out by 70ce4bace1 his arms, and c74907f750 a jockey standing 046d799203 next to Ijin e1fa9fac84 began to sob. It was a newbie 272ffac72e who hadn’t been here 3003defb5b long.21eb777d60bc8183

“Hey, you maggots, ecfb6ab26e why aren’t you 77d4aa5f8c bringing them in? Got shit in your d30d94fd6f ears?!”845acb6d555d863b

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A booming dbcdc83d04 voice rang 9c3aed40b1 out, and efdf7d7a53 Ijin was 4bc766a522 suddenly pulled 122c3f6491 into the 32c26e41e4 office. Inside, the linoleum 059dc1c0e6 floor was littered 2dd768bef5 with towels, reeking d21ce4ebbc of blood and 9f7b67187e urine.0939611987173d6e

The door shut behind 9813eeb3b5 them, and the jockeys 8bff697f3e instinctively lined up.c0754bf4a545d920

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“Seon Ijin.”dca20c35c66a65a2

The team leader 69e3152fdd laid his watch 87e91ca957 on the desk.87e98bd4bc6e4ed0

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“Did your 0d4c2a220c rank drop?”804c550cea97b3b7

One by one, rings d682c13dab clinked next to it.4b818d8334459f4d

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“How many times is 857e317c1d it now? You think 82e72113b5 it’s easy 2eb53ab8b9 living here?”bba1b8effd0bdd5a

“……”47a3c10bbef1ba1f

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“Don’t answer, fucker.”41ec9ca6f01bc930

A hand 9c06b710a9 flew at 581f9cd556 Ijin, slapping 79e61147df his cheek. A high-pitched ringing sounded 7e9e1ef27c in his ears. If he kept getting 25f0fa301e hit like this, he 4354e90c38 might permanently lose his af6e738bd1 hearing. But the thugs he f351ab8d2d was dealing with would 01beec1e2b only stop if his ed5ba423f5 body was intact, or 515915f56c at least if he 5df0bb5f85 was still breathing. He had to protect 605488303a his eardrums himself.4a84cf1a2b080669

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Despite swaying severely, Ijin 7dd0aee511 managed to stand up. Falling meant 2461f21ad9 more beatings. Living with them f08d1feac7 a bit, you’d c2bedd08ed learn that. They’re not human; 59a3dc6188 they’re beasts. When a person 3f886f617a falls, they don’t f49ef01edb help; they hit 4c91c4c30b more.b055d6a3d132c957

“Come here.”8eb7a282118d5453

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The team eac520df27 leader beckoned c9f33dbddb like calling 0a7725c517 a dog.3f609a9f42892fd6

Taking three f425549739 steps forward, db55b15e85 the team 072f4becdd leader kicked 8226e9d99d at Ijin’s 431263de70 legs.029ef0084b4d604a

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“Hey, can’t 749cf46321 you ride d40dd6af0a if you bbbe084e44 become crippled?”d16e88fda1269e55

“I guess not, d19ac3b944 boss, team leader.”eb57e6e97e2f056b

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A thug almost said 4ee8ae4018 ‘brother’ but quickly corrected de1197caec himself.4f3e8338bd3f80ef

“Well… being 504d8dd858 crippled doesn’t 940f78b824 mean you’re 005694e2ea useless.”b4904288628f3431

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Ijin wasn’t the kind 06a9926ae7 to lose spirit just 7045e543bc because he couldn’t use f21a87f1cb a leg. Some even said 69882d04c7 that to break 50a9c714e4 his spirit, a 597f0d5303 few teeth would 2c1cb54c06 need to be c30ef85a2b knocked out. If it were e44e4e926a anyone else, they 2222becef5 would have done 3728673b9f it long ago, 6a14f4250b but the Boss 4680cb3fa9 had said to 98146b3274 leave him be. As long as his f45bf99aaa shell was intact, there e639b64210 were ways to exploit 32f821a764 a jockey even after def8994b0b he was squeezed dry.7d5b87be8ee54511

“Would missing four 709ff4bc4a front teeth really efb1600151 matter? The aim of d4202819e3 these thugs is bb581d2e26 to see their 8c42fa49ca dicks in that 2d57f94df0 mouth of his. But the 8a24522796 moment they 2fbc440ae7 try, they’d 610a48c8e8 be bitten fc88044a3f off. The thugs ece05cb261 despised the e76a3df4e2 name Seon 4c92fe9799 Ijin, yet d53222d2a4 they were ad9c716436 obsessed with 4c5bddeb18 him.d076276ddc262045

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Two years 8c3d858681 after the 5caa8f66b1 previous team 74ae4cc5bb leader left, 1ef19f2726 the current 1d827ed9df one, who 8bcae8d770 was more 352abfabd3 commonly known 28e0fc632e by his d4cf8fb3d6 nickname ‘Ppochi’, 0d89bd6ae2 rather than a4bf11d8c8 ‘team leader’, b52f6daa5d kicked Ijin’s ee4837a311 chest hard. The sound was deafening.71f314b3ef2df6da

“Ah, ugh…!”52f40698853a88b5

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Ijin curled up like c542e6435c a snail, trembling. If his ribs were e57794b6dc broken, he couldn’t ride. He cautiously 0298b9e228 felt his 4dfae8ef9f side and 869720dd37 pressed down. It hurt, but 9d9fb8627a it wasn’t unbearable. Not broken. He felt relieved.be251ca926fb900e

“Seon Ijin. Why do 7221b857d5 you keep c318011055 bringing home 0d5428e0f8 4th and 6255f05e73 5th places? Do you a07dc9d8c9 even know a4669b08c7 how much fc69643896 the betting 4c7ebe81cb money on 346fcd65bd you has c792e67041 dropped? All this will 40885ec6cd be added to 705f6b02cf the debt on a5fa08f2fb your neck. Got it?”8d7ea691c67ee018

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“It’s time to change 722a96aa7e the stable, but you 6dbdf53c0b haven’t called the farrier… 37c60121ba Cough! Ugh, ack…!”5ce918efcb4a4d24

Before Ijin could finish 10309ec121 protesting, the team leader 27a5a0a1f7 started kicking again.7ebd1c1c57705d85

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The team leader f3e52c1272 took care of 4f8d99f32d Ijin meticulously. It wasn’t for b5ff4c7f4b nothing that he 0eb8a884d4 held the title. He kicked Ijin just 7907b7b44b enough not to break 2bdb934900 his bones, avoiding his bd3dc84aa6 nose and cheekbones, which bf0ae0171b could disfigure his face.88caacaa0501c67a

As Ijin trembled 6fd9111c57 in pain, unable c66d91b540 to even groan, 159195439a the team leader 9d8cbb2e05 caught his breath. Then he crouched down cca725cf88 beside him.e90316e54f748244

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“Looks like our d93fe52482 Ijin has no d88872b7c6 talent for being 3a08a5bd64 a jockey, huh? No talent and no 7c57bb0174 aptitude. Should we look 05cfd51f96 for another path? Huh? Should I b22c70d433 find you 893d808107 a new 2d040a18c9 job? I think I know 587f7e5e12 one that fits you.”5ca8e568b0ce438f

Crouching, the team leader 0218a1d968 yanked Ijin up by 90dcf7b1fd the collar. He had d5c6dd92bd avoided his afdddfea6e face as 0e401adc35 much as 006faacc0a possible, but 0b71242f7c the first 3879d940f8 slap had 9993d12dcd been severe, d790976d48 causing his e1b813c4b1 left eyelid 9a7c32fbce to swell 332ac14386 slightly.c5c425e542a7e6da

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“Aw, almost 8ce50e0004 ruined your 9b0c8d5533 pretty face. team leader went 126c78d044 too far, huh.”0fe521eb10234bb3

Ijin rolled his eyes b23b9237a2 away from Ppochi’s disgusting de2d7cfedb face. It was revolting. What he 5a327f2bb9 might say 93d6def07a next was ae333bb8a9 predictable.4a81ec83d5131d8f

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“It’s not 5cae6b95a3 my place ac88ec3f54 to say, c79ef64f10 but we 445252ba55 do pay 56728f434b the jockeys f10d4d33fb a pittance. But what bfa3e11785 can we 3ba2eddbde do? We can’t eat 48c0bc1a93 by digging up eb9345110f the ground, right?”dc6b03bc8f0b4942

The team leader 44b5953f16 stroked Ijin’s face 68e488bbe5 and tsked. It was despicable.6a8c836d9614a0dd

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“We’re not 5d86010675 running a 8a8cab29bf charity here. You hate us 15ffc54842 too, right? So let’s get 1dcb71b030 this over with 9bfd12c543 quickly. Ijin, a lot of 895934d081 clients have their eyes 9cb1f8d078 on you. Especially the elders. They say b8212bb385 it’s nice a152e72df5 to see b3ca38f7aa our Seon d8a8d4f139 Ijin jiggle c1887c71f8 in the 5bd5773aff saddle, they e7b1c2806c come here e300621393 even though 6fa65bdada they’re not 5bb6c9d63e interested in a034e7ff7b horse racing.”3d24f0020c7d3005

Riding was 7588f9ad03 his profession, 7696da036d his pride, bac2336dd6 and his 584fd2cc9a life. To think f356406b7e it had 68d2313989 been reduced 8362791245 to mere fef256e74d pornography for c9206cb7ad some. Ijin clenched e3e457f1e7 his fists, 4256d25a1f trembling with e8c0dd0d7e anger. Regardless, the d91c184791 team leader 9015743fbe wheedled.82dd2530744d4ee1

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“Ijin, you’re popular. But how long 1f51ff6ecb are you going 6e847f43d0 to act so dd6b3f29ca cocky? I see you several a78ee54732 times a week, I 2a95bb9ba8 know how much shit 40d2186e78 you stir up.”aa23244c273b24be

“…I’d rather die 94cd0a9a56 than do that.”0ea3040c7a6aaeb7

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Ppochi grabbed 2aeaca693d Ijin’s collar b3829b87b4 again. The pressure made dc0717f907 him cough violently. As Ijin struggled, Ppochi 3317c756b3 watched for a while cc729689cf before finally loosening his 334464d9fb grip just as Ijin’s b2ea4e8139 eyes were rolling back.a7e2230ecbe0b33a

“It’s sad to 61e522d18c see you acting 5c0bc59d79 so foolishly, you dba10abd08 know? It’s not like fc6b8631b3 we’ve only known 0f3e7a60b0 each other a 8dc11ad35c year or two.”df1cfa75448a1361

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“…We’ve known each other 45e90a42cb for more than a 8135077e0e couple of years.”6e51934227754a98

Ijin had been rolling 199aa74bd2 in this dirt for c6ce5593e9 just over two years 6a5c09e0d2 and was moving into 242515dee0 the third. Clover was 5257a0d46e nearing the 6c46377aa8 average retirement c3fadbb95f age for 7666f42950 a racehorse. There wasn’t d16ce83825 much time 4ee45597f9 left. Ppochi was becoming 4537bfef33 more explicit because 3f6f98d3d7 of this.64ec40c7157b2bb9

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“Just your mouth be75c6c129 is alive.”250e3d44c265d1e5

The team a801f667f7 leader muttered 33dc4b6968 stiffly with e3ec00cff3 a laugh.c600ce448bf480ec

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“How nice would 7b8fba934a it be if 12691a1c6a you used that ebba70cfd0 octopus-like mouth for 434fb88aa7 other things, right f0942d1f83 guys?”f2af8642e6d72187

“Yes! That’s right, sir!”5f095e9d29540a24

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The gangsters a34a67562e at a e32509320f higher rank 07c52ef808 than the 8cf59a7aff young thugs 2ddd6d21a5 laughed and 37d98d6d4d jeered. Ijin felt humiliated as d49efc4675 if he had been 4ed3bd64e1 spat on all over.9d828a01375711fc

Ppochi waited a moment, eb652e0a92 then seeing no sign a9923ddd96 of change in Ijin’s 89970390ca thoughts, he let go. Ijin fell 47d3bf5d7a backwards, nearly 6bc8e9c84b hitting his a6150f00e7 spine on 96e371ab23 the floor 847b090baa but managed eda6236d7e to roll bb0458fbc5 away just c2cf768d4c in time.90319abef5239cae

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“Two weeks. Let’s see some good b0a420cf5f work in two weeks. Run like your 1a0fd26024 ass is on 78fd50a8f8 the line. Of course, 9acdc1b768 it’s fine 8871e9b3b2 if you 5bf4d0d8ff just run 659f4cd46c without your 2c475debce ass on d5d2099d2a the line…”864d4bca496d6af6

The barely audible fae6e9c14d snickering was unbearably 279aa458ff disgusting. The specific deadline 048662cb4c sent chills down 16c270d217 Ijin’s spine. Seeing Ijin’s distress, 252512e7e3 the thugs laughed 5620d3f97c uproariously, making gestures 75d3f84707 and laughing as 52d7792c17 Ppochi signaled to a65cfb7614 them in the 70014c62fe air.9f696ce301db68fa

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