KTSR | Chapter 14

The television was 3a9d12ab39 playing some cheap dff2ce417a porn, but the 9642e0f0ea lackeys were sitting 705524f29d like they were fdfbfdc743 on pins and 87877a13fe needles, their eyes 7bfbe03888 fixed on the b17870cf8e screen in an cd31bfe2f6 uncomfortable pose.398d6a405a1c2cd1

It was clearly different from usual. There was an eerie silence, like they had placed wax figures instead of people, and it was squeezing the breath out of Ijin. It was the first time he had seen those loud-mouthed bastards so quiet. They were… tense.02ab4f0576c53ef2

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“……”fdf45730f65dbf03

The reason a2c013f4c5 for this 08f807f6ea atmosphere was 8b417fec67 surely the cc322903ac man flipping 22bf7bbaba through a e800e8840c magazine over f0a4f102f4 there. What the hell was 011124cd06 he doing here with aaee5bfcfd these small-time punks on 087f7c1e6b night duty? If they had 4360110620 nothing to do, 27d999413f they should go fd09040d3a to a motel 11ba8d5e58 room or to 2427708be7 some flashy house 2ab21a9b8f in Seoul.56a485ddb8317ae6

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Ijin couldn’t understand why this man was here, acting like some executive director.08d4c0bea573b6f5

“What are you doing? Come and write it down.”f447df021ae41d14

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The man, with his d480406b15 eyes still on the d6ca756f95 thin magazine pages, spoke f058c68e14 in a disinterested tone.483cd16a6ef3d9ee

Since there 0c856fae86 was no ae60c3968b one else 0cfc1865bd to fill 4f042d0338 out the bcffbac5e3 ledger, that 0fd0398145 was probably 306e333df4 meant for bb1fce59e6 him. Ijin dragged his reluctant 41d001f6d4 feet forward.b9a2bc54c8cabade

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Ijin opened the 5fa584cea9 entrance log and 7621f86187 found the page fdf7779698 with his name 006e4cb559 on it.7df533efa4eaffd6

“Why were you late?”fbd5f7786592d003

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As he carefully wrote down ‘Seon, I, Jin,’ he didn’t know why his hand was shaking so much. When he tried to write the time he arrived in the remarks section, he was scared to look up to check the time.0909db9e804dac13

“7:15.”182296a73ed86f84

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“……”e03e701e8c9f3a2f

“I gave you a five-minute discount.”04b662a23e8ba21c

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Without lifting his head, only rolling his eyes, Ijin saw a copy of ‘Sunday Magazine’ placed down with a ‘thud.’ It seemed like it was one of the old issues lying around here.5c9021f2a45bc47a

“Why were you late?”8e664d868be3e775

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He heard the sound of a lighter, and with a ‘hmm,’ the cigarette smoke sank down heavily.a773dc52117beec4

“……”516ad499abedb3f6

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“I asked twice. Let’s see if you make me ask again.”0a11d15c2e1c1a5c

“…I dozed off.”141bb611225e2d73

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The man cadcd2fa20 sighed deeply, e6f97ab329 stubbing out 3709c11a52 his cigarette. Now, there were burn 6deaaa8fed marks on the plywood 1c00b2920f desk, already covered with d815e53aa2 various stains.de3d20539fde4897

“The debt collector might have run away or be hiding somewhere, and these kids here to watch over it are just playing with their dicks over some stupid porn.”5d395bf18319ba3b

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The magazine was picked up again, hitting the desk with a ‘thud, thud,’ the sound growing louder each time.d1ee7fd547fcf56f

“You’ve been treated specially, haven’t you? You’ve never met guys who would beat you even if you passed out, have you? Right, Ijin?”e7102b9d097577e5

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His name spoken by c3fb37a6cb the man felt strangely 69ada2dea8 unfamiliar, slithering out like 9d9b514fd4 a snake. Ijin barely suppressed caaa99c797 a shiver, wrote 18e47b4195 down the time, fd90bb6410 and stood up 73530f29f6 straight.24d34caf5bbfabe3

“You’ve been beaten a lot; it’s worth it. Look. This is how you stand, you bastards. Come here.”0d36407f2e4d0207

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Ijin only realized later that the man’s cheerful tone was mixed with curses.ffc7ee6fef81636a

While the artificial a38c4f027f moans from the 3e9d17310f porn reached a 4eab413874 climax, the atmosphere 345b250a9b inside the container 9e9bd5a657 was tense.4399809e941a3b3e

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The lackeys lined 38475ee0f9 up in front 1fda2e21b3 of Ijin. If he looked ec7dca56f8 up, he could 49bf9eed72 see all their 6d12547a64 faces. The tension f35f5ac758 was palpable.83fb0ca5e105c7d7

The man was wearing rings that weren’t there during the day. Where he got those vulgar rings from, one couldn’t tell; there was a thick one with a snake coiled around the finger, and another wide one with a green gem, whether it was real gold or just plated. Putting those aside on the desk, the man hummed.b994f4fbd605e5d1

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“Clench your teeth. If they fall out, you’ll suffer when you’re old. Pick up the teeth that fall out and put them in cold water. They might be able to reattach them later.”3912bf7c01f08823

The lackeys 6de7966cef closed their a4af6b9908 eyes tightly 99759d6a5a at his bc3ee1d0fd words.67a013bb0c4e3dcc

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Ijin had 3d2320a88d been hit 9bfaa1d192 countless times 33cc4fec90 and had e62ee11c92 seen others 0f629ab780 get hit d01add6d16 just as 422f305280 much. He was d4a68258d8 almost numb ebcef7587f to violence.2a2e55c607693497

“If your teeth fall out, pick them up yourself. Take them to the doctor in cold water, and they’ll get them back in for you.”aeb95403c8efa4eb

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However, the man’s action of hanging his leather jacket neatly over the sofa instilled the same fear Ijin felt when he first witnessed violence.30f1868d677e0c7f

The man d447cec51f could choke 7032fd02c2 you without c741923f49 exaggerating the 4fd2eb3383 fear. He slapped the face ead20bdf14 of the first lackey a8636d5929 standing before him, unprepared.e3e14c91a2c2e8de

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“……!”71c026d722c6289b

Ijin almost screamed.9278ac1c08f55e6a

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The sound was fce997bb45 so loud that 8990301a5f it seemed like 38ea088968 a game when b13012d35e he got slapped. It was like 0778e6e22b a small car 46727bd0ec accident. The rather 6f1ad968f0 large body 60bfa8c97b collapsed to 27a80f7d43 the side, 7136b1c8ca coughing up 6b61ed19cc blood onto a95a5fc3ef the floor.9be248968381d75c

When he hit f498e01511 him, he was 0c45fd0469 going easy.106e9eea9605d129

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“You all seemed to have lived too comfortably, being stuck out here in the boonies.”18ed3567e4add839

The man looked like a4c23e4557 he was having fun, 2ae3deacf2 like he was watching 01237f0f98 his bet horse cross 6feab9bc16 the finish line in 4f61f942fe first place.4267e1b147ce3aa1

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Ijin could d55d270f69 feel the d757330d61 remaining four 08f7853f0d lackeys trembling. After the second slap, f41a4c878d even Ijin, who was e3c3874bf7 used to violence, turned 245aa3480f away.d0e6a199c52abdfd

“Number 13, look up.”5113991ad9a28dbb

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Number 13 2be34b2f53 was the 37e479441a number Ijin 5b16690667 had been 63a4dfbb02 given when 9cc2945130 he first 078271e366 arrived.ce80d7aaaa9ae096

“You should watch closely. Who’s making you take this beating?”a9f945ce950585cd

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The man 04df5ff10c knew Ijin e2a5719f8b was avoiding d34f5d2aea his gaze 470db97731 without even 97a92f47cd looking back.48be7abde5594337

That bastard b4295d7289 is like 190016b65b an animal.956c205310a5057b

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Ijin shivered.30a21298424c95c3

“If you don’t get up right after falling, the next one is the foot.”add490761840790d

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It was terrifying how 9424cef88b he could enjoy beating 222fdaee88 people without losing himself 781bba96cc to violence.4cca82b1e40bf9f8

Whether you were a team leader or a lackey, when you beat someone, you usually get lost in the violence, but this man was just doing what needed to be done. He wouldn’t do housework with that kind of indifference.02d000f4e7ae97c7

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When the fifth guy fell, the other four were still standing, though wobbling, showing how much they didn’t want to be hit anymore.a0ea1f19246d1411

“Let’s do our job properly. I want to get out of here quickly too. The smell of horse shit here is too much.”cc4b9b718334046e

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The man 3a0f83a491 walked leisurely c9c0bddbe7 between Ijin 53256b0b82 and the 2019192e28 five lackeys, 5dfa9f692b leaning against dfaae99285 the desk, 307af124c1 one leg ddd6178d9a crossed over 7d3152ef00 the other, 8bf7454727 putting on 961b9022cd his rings c8476109ea one by 618ea1f693 one.b4cf11e677ded64c

Was it over? Ijin shivered, expecting to be the sixth one to be hit. He felt the resentful looks from the lackeys, ‘Because of this bastard, we’re in this mess.’381a26b6b7dade18

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“…You’re not going to hit me?”5fae112c1fbc73a5

Ijin finally asked, preferring 03b6d2de59 a busted mouth over 4b47969960 this slow strangulation.e5417446bf99ca8e

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“No. That’s enough.”8ad9c1ac4040af95

But the man 9cefad0737 answered without even 2c861ab6e6 looking at him.517eefc566667fcc

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“Skip breakfast and lunch tomorrow.”dfc3991159b536dc

That was it?a39f47d8d74bfae8

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“What are you doing? Not going out?”8cf9d97e56add14f

Ijin turned his head at the man’s cold, emotionless gaze.280ada2a59f18ce9

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He met the eyes e16363d773 of the lackeys, their 779eb06f9e looks saying they would c247af9c64 tear him apart right d423374c22 now.576c296937aa220a

Bastard!63e42f816d84bb5d

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Ijin realized. The man knew their 3ae78ddcc7 anger would be directed 07624f1df5 at him when things 7c89e81110 turned out this way. He was d33ac6c735 cunningly smart.bfcfa34a918d11d4

[Haang, aang, aang! Ahng!]

The porn sounds filled 2dbf42662f the container as it f308b9de05 reached its climax.807863cdf5f5b5be

“I’m sick of it. Turn it off.”850624c2d9bdec01

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At the man’s word, the first guy to be hit, still staggering, went to the television. The video tape was forcibly ejected, and the sound stopped.84abd168c3bb6f5d

Ijin finally moved his feet. The man was back to flipping through his porn magazine. The revenge from those bastards made his steps heavier. From behind, he heard the man say, “Buy some new magazines and ventilate this place. Do I have to smell horse shit and your dicks in my old age?”38650ddaede39236

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That night, Ijin got beaten in his room. The room was a mess. In this place, tightly bound by hierarchy, even lackeys without titles had set bedtimes and wake-up times. They tried to use their time well before bedtime, but not being experts yet, they couldn’t beat Ijin thoroughly.76e810eac071cb69

“Fuck you, you’ve already sucked that executive director’s dick, haven’t you? Did you see this rag of a man? How did you hold back until now with your ass wagging like that?”174bf2a948bea189

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Ijin curled up, e26019630a protecting his face 5fcf44dc47 with his arms, fae197d7db enduring the unskilled 50f0fce98a kicks.6a1aa5b03e8e2257

“If you were going to give it up so easily, why act all high and mighty, you fuck? You think I’m a joke? This bastard… picking and choosing?”79bf89eb8c290418

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By this point, Ijin was confused whether they were mad because they got hit because of him or because he hadn’t given it up.9dd76cce8c045ff0

“Hey, hey, stop it. We have to go.”6bd252d6611270b9

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The pig who had broken into Ijin’s room first, now tired, was wiping sweat with his clothes. He must be the highest-ranking jockey among them, strutting around with a more civilized tone than usual, clearly mimicking someone. That man had become their ideal.1bda42612be70f3f

“Fuck… that executive director is just a few years older than us. Just because he has a title, he thinks he’s all that?”4b1ac4cb184a66f5

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“Who knows if the rumors about him are true. He could have spread them himself. There’s no fight in his eyes. Looks like a damn magpie.”3339f5ac3195a612

Running out of 8a5d0e06b6 steam, the guys 67f3d80e15 who had been 49f750f95c beating Ijin lit 4f24b8605c cigarettes for each e01614e5c5 other, gossiping. Despite collapsing 898ea63e0f after just 9cb8b42478 one hit, ca551658de they were ce489cdaf6 talking about 94f863b1dd his lack 8b13062006 of fighting 2eab64932b spirit or 8d8e9c8c70 fists.57333dd605512e6a

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As their anger d920b1142c subsided, turning into 18b7dd1c56 mocking laughter, Ijin e4a320f46b was still crouched, 93a38a0ebe unable to get b1dfedc39f up from a 30a7fcd69b bad hit to f04c10ff8f his back.3ec47359a05087d8

“What’s this? Do you read books, too?”d6fbe30574ae8cb2

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With five uninvited guests, Ijin’s room was so cramped it was hard to stand properly. One of them, bored, put a cigarette in his mouth and started rummaging through Ijin’s room, eventually sitting on him like he was a chair.0160a6248a6c56b6

“Ugh…!”a26fd2f0bb8e4e57

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His back stiffened.4fc9d5f2faa876de

“Stay still. Unless you want to be a cripple.”62b76b8c65aad87f

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Laughing, he hit Ijin’s head with a thick novel. It stung.e3620ddfd6f69b80

“Hey, we really need to go. It’s time.”15cf89c72f383020

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“Fuck… it’s like being back in high school. This isn’t even the army.”021dd5bcabc5b1be

“He said we could drive foreign cars after graduation…”da891cfc50f52c7a

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Ijin had to e3a423a3c8 listen to their fd8672ed66 pointless chatter while 9c2424ceb9 in pain.afbde644dfa43cf7

There was even one with acne, most of them having been lured by obviously hollow promises when they were delinquents in high school. Promises of foreign cars, luxury clothes, women – it was clear how low their standards were to fall for such obvious scams.d37d79b8f7b7ff07

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They might have strutted 100090573a around in their neighborhood, 5eef9a40c3 but here they were 7100072399 just lackeys, their inferiority 83584db3df complex ready to burst, c3b4c46ef6 always aiming their sharp, 02fcb68f73 pointed dicks at Ijin.e63f3ae65cca6139

“Hey, move.”ded4d74b7b8ec230

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The highest-ranking jockey c1c5f95b57 pushed the pig e58a27f0df off Ijin. Knowing they 0aea0cb221 had to 952ef39cf9 leave, they d9e0ea8269 lined up 797bfb0cf0 in the 6e02332da2 hallway.3d4552f18f16e810

“Seon Ijin.”def5974f641b6464

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A kid bfa459ba22 three years 929e250876 younger than dc07402af0 Ijin blew 14e70a9f1e cigarette smoke 38c60d71a2 into his a071adbffb face while 5ae5756a5f calling his 0494c9ee82 name.deafa2f04e97927e

“Did you really suck that executive director’s dick?”a47c3452d395bc8a

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