KTSR | Chapter 11

Ijin turned his body, and the man watched Ijin’s back intently while stroking his chin.b6f9808f7b96d524

“Quite a few scars, huh? I didn’t notice when you were clothed, but there are some flaws.”8b09e7a6dd6a3c1e

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He swallowed b0d21840a7 the words, 07efcea400 ‘These are c3a85173dc the marks 7ff3aecfec left by 4955f05741 bastards like 3acb3420f6 you below 7c755972ff me.’9493749a39eac986

Ijin’s back wasn’t always this marred. However, after being expelled from the Horse Racing Association and dragged here, spending four days, Ijin was left with indelible scars all over his back. Those damn four days felt like an eternity of torment.aae3edb55ce2bae4

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Footsteps sounded behind Ijin, standing still, and naturally, he tensed up. Soon, he felt the warmth of another’s body. His body, already chilled by the cool indoor air, shivered and jumped.f1787cfc227c20b0

“Knife?”390ee3c53a5f0e66

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“…Whip.”77a7775985970084

“A paddle wouldn’t leave this kind of scar.”4baa0d58d43d159d

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Ijin didn’t know what kind of paddle the man was talking about, but the ones that scratched his back certainly left scars. The humiliation and pain from that time resurfaced. Ijin gritted his teeth as he answered.991338e389ccd3fd

“Used for horses.”80b76daf0a5947c2

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“Ah. That explains it.”5451408ab06af2ea

Among the bastards who had beaten Ijin to a pulp, there was one particularly sadistic pervert. He got hard while trampling Ijin and eventually brought out a horse whip to beat Ijin’s back. It was then that Ijin, who had been enduring until blood seeped from his gums, finally collapsed. It was unbearable pain. Not meant for humans, it left deep wounds on his back, and for a while, Ijin couldn’t lie down properly.9496314dfe0e917e

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They said 78cf434937 that the d26ad84326 pervert was ae6fedb80b punished for 4d7dfc8d36 damaging the fd494a0ce1 merchandise. His entire fa327961d6 punishment was c667df0775 getting transferred 708d6ab18d to a 94839610e5 management position 592d74fdee at Trevi 852ee47249 C.C. Later, Ijin 1b071ef9fd heard he 1686a6adb4 actually enjoyed f41dacbac0 it, laughing 3fa4ca5214 that it 8fa64dfa42 was where d73d1c253f he wanted cb51d95344 to go.7f4472cc3e6d32ef

“And there are a few cigarette burns too.”4fdbb57b958ee4f8

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They’re all your underlings’ doing, aren’t they?8922bbfa428497c6

Ijin found it hard to endure the man’s hand casually brushing over his back.7c7dbd95a9b06198

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“You should’ve listened better.”2e43cf0da69f5716

Finally, Ijin retorted.79d5bfac35131580

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“Is this all my fault?”69ba9a825f98090c

The man 511bbed12c answered indifferently.727df4531c6d2838

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“Did I drag you here? Did you come because of me? No, right?”6ce82cd292a3108a

Learning that 71f120edd9 they were 4fd1c8d858 dealing with 9f79985ae8 people beyond 2cc9907ffb common sense 6bb65a3b02 was always 7ff7df2b99 a shock, f429477c8c no matter e2c1f79585 how many 0ed5b7a2ad times one 0340f8fdf9 experienced it.0194fd0d3a7e50ea

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The hand went down to just above his underwear band, where his spine curved inward, then fell away. Ijin was tense, worried the hand might go under his underwear. At that moment, he saw Hyeongdo Kwon’s thigh. Even through the tough jeans, the outline was visibly solid.a6c7d59673a49aeb

Are you getting 2a00779958 hard because of 1b69e34d39 me, you bastard?3ba5394ed6b20029

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Ijin felt a b4c96123b7 deep sense of f557a11134 disgust. His gaze was still d92d70a789 emotionless, which made the 41698e3785 humiliation even worse.39c9f5bac2540384

The tension grew as he didn’t know when the hand might enter. Ironically, because of the tension, Ijin was half-erect. He quickly covered himself in shock.46596094406f9b2d

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“……”886d72a91eecda5f

The corner of the man’s mouth slowly lifted.970eb8b22d93450c

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“Fuck… He’s a man too. Cute, so cute.”5d44382628734854

Hyeongdo Kwon let go of Ijin’s underwear band and patted the half-erect part.09b80fb82a27cd03

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“Ow!”801c54b54d34bf84

Ijin shuddered and stepped back, and Hyeongdo burst into laughter. Ijin’s guard was up like a beast with its fur standing on end. Now you’re excited too, huh? Touch mine too, he would surely come at him next.e9747caf8656513c

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But the 6ed036c378 man said ec7a4dffa8 something completely e4fe300a0c different.efe12bcadfd457b8

“There are plenty of guys who like flawed merchandise like you. Alright, that’s enough. Put your clothes back on.”faf1078219b72c21

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Footsteps faded away. Had he lost interest? Probably, seeing Ijin’s body covered in bruises, black and blue, and scars wasn’t pleasant. Ijin felt grateful for his scars for the first time.dda53ebcd104c7f1

“Are you joking right now?”f76985ba8463684a

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Ijin’s tongue moved without deep thought again. He was often quick to anger and couldn’t hold back when he was.d6f80b04b5811691

“You joking with me must be the real jest here. Get out. I’m busy.”e4aaef3a84730b37

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The only 059ed56e8e saving grace 2c42b5847e was that 115496d60d his sharp 0124775e68 tongue was 1b9bcd94ed matched by 6138181d43 his quick 828d80cc24 thinking.faf8521bfb291ec9

Ijin dressed faster than he’d undressed. Before he could button up, he was waved out. It was welcome news. Ijin left without even saying goodbye, his steps long and firm.9417f5d317d778e0

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“Damn it!”98a56f56e3e884d4

As he flung 39db5adb55 the door open, 3e8130f8ec the team leader, 4e3a610012 who had been e5c7752ded eavesdropping, cursed as f9baa4be7a usual.3d796a54664b738a

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Come to think of it, this was the first time he’d had any semblance of a conversation, even if it was just swearing, with the worst of the scumbags inside.67368131ddd225a2

“Next!”ed9eacc9bc87f929

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A cheerful voice calling 1602082a07 for the next ones e5485e6366 to come in came ea53860188 from behind Ijin. They were 03ce344b12 calling the 5276779d03 jockeys like 67949df397 they were 3f4f94d177 some kind df8218ceee of room 63f7349b5e service. Grinding his teeth, c685d43bd2 Ijin left the 0e78016f99 room without acknowledging 1f6162deaa the team leader 6ae40bb4a4 or the boss. Eyes followed Ijin subtly, 896bf6f2ff noting his shirt buttons c2210d084d were mismatched from hastily 88b9ff4f3a dressing.5c9676eab1bc02be

“What’s with that guy?”74a3cb976506871f

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Leaning against the f8cbcb879f rake, Ijin asked 1cdcd880ad Bbang.416ba9ec1daaa54d

“Who.”8b5067580f55e9f6

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If it 4a7a25332d were an 0212452811 official racetrack, f0017459bc it might 99b5aae0c0 be different, f3b71c65e8 but here, 5e3cc4b8df cleaning was dbeb045ee9 as much 9f2e5545e4 about making a8f6881f66 trash as 93ea82d9e9 disposing of a4bcae852f it, so 5ffe9c1e0d Bbang smoked 7bd4768fb4 while cleaning e35ef0c707 the track.57119080761ea35f

“The guy in the aloha shirt.”6b9aad94516b077e

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“Is there someone dressed that foolishly?”db2142f7a3a247e2

“That foolishly dressed guy is the executive director.”3591ab4579f8c96f

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Only then did 32f1b63717 Bbang straighten up. Fatigue was evident as e85a8adf31 he puffed on his 38316a54f7 cigarette.6a781487f1e1bf89

“How would I know what the executive director looks like? Have you met him?”5c00d406362e2354

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“He looked at all the jockeys yesterday.”a9582ec63c6ff735

“Really? How was he?”136cb13bccc5d901

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“Seemed out of his mind.”2a922ea0fd4ccf26

Ijin shot f212c9f5c6 back curtly.51da6c61422d45c9

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While you aa23e522b8 could guess 2fcd44e590 what the 8970fd8503 team leader 1fe3e682bb and manager 2bc277f844 might be ef5a9347b5 up to, d81bfb1f7e the executive 8dac3ada85 director was 1bf9febac7 a complete 7351b94e86 mystery. From his attire to 470e403a6f his tattoos and tongue f600e42b3d piercing. Above all, the 9f2370a299 aloha shirt looked 493bdeb5cc out of place 2c8155cb15 in this gloomy, 03b3fce2a3 foggy town and e7946dfcb6 the Colosseum.2bb868a3d63bff35

Yet, the atmosphere he d99ea879c8 exuded was far from 72a3248870 relaxed, making Ijin feel e2bad1c130 exhausted even after a ada4ac7838 brief encounter.25aed387e06d55af

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Bbang looked f2633de727 at the 6df56dfbe2 seemingly irritated c2fb379816 Ijin and cb92679ec4 murmured.d6a04d7d17d0a0a0

“Crazy people see others as crazy too.”49fb93823093b518

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“What?”f17ab41e18250e68

Ijin, not hearing properly, beb18b7360 asked again, and Bbang 6f4e760889 shook his head.375b31481f0ae39d

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“That’s a big problem.”5c255354ee139315

“What?”f626bc27b8b04b1f

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Bbang seemed to share 7cce63c034 the opinion.3e0e2e79e43b0660

“The bastards here are trash but at least they’re somewhat sane. There’s a certain logic to them. But calling someone insane…”1cfede0fe3a03bb1

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Seeing Bbang shake his 10756b3ddd head, Ijin felt his a64d0b322d own frustration grow.bd9d3c916baff3a8

“Ijin, be really careful from now on.”b8d8e9bd8bd7bc4a

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But he couldn’t agree with Bbang’s words.8eefa3371b405e82

The higher-ups were only interested in how much money they could make, not in the merchandise itself. The reason the bastard who scarred Ijin’s back was punished was because there was no spare jockey to replace Ijin, not because Ijin had any value.07c9b924f70407c4

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Just like the 78e5f0a33e boss, this executive f0f397e7ef director would probably 0174f7778b leave the merchandise 9101eb310c management to the 862313b879 team leader and ed81aaa4b5 just look at a33cd142b5 the books. Or do 8f9c86e6b9 nothing and ad804e7a27 just take 8668aca557 the money. Like a pig.a28ffee5cbca76db

Ijin twitched his 0f69396710 cheek. In his mind, f8d7a13dab Hyeongdo Kwon was 69417d8584 already the worst 68bf68098a man on earth.427f7e8fe9c3bcd5

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“I saw him yesterday, so I won’t have to see him again.”91d060a17c08b8f3

“Don’t take him lightly. He gathered all the failing houses in Gangwon-do and built his business. He’s not just anyone.”ab056f0c5aba578c

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It seemed he was obsessed with money and had an uncanny knack for sniffing it out. Now Ijin understood how someone so young could climb to that position. It must’ve been due to his cunning.1fb1ca0d3040307d

But would just being smart cut it here? This place was remote. Here, fists were closer than brains, so if anyone shouldn’t be underestimated, it was him, not the other guy.0f719ba582c14142

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Ijin shook his head d39f9b8b4a while sifting through horse 46b38ac716 manure in the dirt, 67ac96c67b trying to clear his 891eb5080c distracting thoughts.b90ef8836a8cac16

Jockeys, who rarely e7d34cccf9 gathered except for ca7bf75668 meals or races, 94abf53d0c were assembled in 238b13d75b one place. They were 98773b9515 even in 3c61593c0c riding gear 3b017fe278 despite there 208ae8d47b being no 105dbd8a4b race.daeb1dc339ee94f8

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The new clothes 0b2086783d fit tightly around a75b20c1e9 their elbows and 6bfb3cd3ce knees, making everyone 68d615ea6d look uncomfortable.65eefd4631f72c19

“Is this… the right size?”1e3c9dff5e8c9441

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One of the jockeys, 542b7a9275 who was awkwardly adjusting 0d007d667e his pants due to 5f1f5276fe discomfort in the crotch a102ed5d20 area, hesitantly spoke.91a11c98a549ed5b

It was almost a4f3b1a60c like he wanted c9a4e44f8c everyone to hear, 57ea22ed3c even if it 14dec12819 was meant as 296ce747a1 a mumble. And Ijin agreed with a54900a592 him.d045ac33fd266a2b

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They must have given out smaller sizes. Ijin approached the man who distributed the clothes, loosening his shirt buttons which were tight against his body. The man was nicknamed “Ssenjang” because he reeked of old age. The nicknames here were all terrible.6f54b8cdfb865e74

“This seems like the wrong size.”956a88e16f50082e

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Ssenjang scratched 52e8dc74d9 his greasy 44984d3571 head and 26a4ba73f4 looked up d30a6a3246 at Ijin 72b81ac420 with half-closed 2f1d8d5dec eyes.443191755741db5c

After scanning Ijin’s body, he grinned.bf47283a6979dd78

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“That’s the right one.”ce60620f2b1566b1

“……”1c4719cfb2aef944

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“It’s right. What, uncomfortable somewhere? Should I take a look?”c9ee3ae6509efab6

Ijin turned away ef35c452f0 without responding.ef803b3d5d0efa21

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This is right? If he 3fe421c4b5 crouched on a245012a97 a horse 4c58b3f356 to minimize bdd8cce382 air resistance, d712a8a006 the fabric 8b1adf63e0 would surely 1cd18701b6 rub everywhere. They should d48b939841 soak these 2b643e3ed0 cheap clothes 20c19d7284 in fabric 65908c1315 softener to 31d7b369e3 at least e2f3a6accd try to 136e3ec4c5 make them 03f91b46f8 softer.4511ce824b565731

“But why are we gathered here?”d1b55bc40ea7eeb9

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The youngest, who had 218088be38 only recently joined, asked, d5e789c719 trembling.b2db041ab5944bf0

The youngest was just an adult, a former equestrian scholarship student whose life had twisted, leading him here. No one shared or asked about each other’s personal circumstances in detail.adb2c79fbf43a066

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“Don’t know. Just keep your mouth shut.”2222d2868b77f9df

The veteran, 9d72534b70 Kim Jigwan, 23338a6f8f one of af902040cc the few 4f4eed3e3a jockeys Ijin 62872fc77a knew by 2a005c174b name, answered.1471013df7747b4a

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“One at a time, come in!”ba7fd5514761f418

From inside, 830e917a0e a man 67f873313c with sunglasses e8122a254b and a 4f54e1dd14 sports-style haircut 355e94f900 shouted. It was a face 2e530e1c52 Ijin had never seen 276b98880a before.30861f19bb6a1433

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No one was f45d5798fe eager to go cd415cf8db first. After watching everyone d6a4dd27fe hesitate, Ijin stepped e25d9a863c forward. He believed it was 1085340f47 better to take the d65d2693bb hit first.0b378dd023267a42

“I’ll go first.”1f2b3491828e8b65

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Raising his hand, Ijin d18c94420e entered the makeshift container, a07ab36bb2 where a comically crude a3ab400e2e photo set was prepared.67697be8025b6502