Chapter 8. Clenched Resignation

Namta tried 9465e58139 to steady 697f751331 his breathing, 0706e57e07 forcing down 9780dc8082 the flicker fd2c16accd of anxiety 457db58478 in his b6c6c8b3f0 eyes. His heart was pounding 622125ec69 so fast he was fe716fa355 certain the other man 6c55fc5eda would notice. He cast 8e92fc24de his gaze c655ff06ec toward the 36bf240117 embers in ebcdd8d194 the brazier, d14dcf5082 pretending calm. He had 2c21b2bfd2 to maintain 3b898a5dd6 the dignity caeb2ad629 of a 88dc366366 leader—but the 5fb658e278 moment his a0f4471bcb eyes met fb6655e8c7 the other 80030cc5bd man’s narrow, e0e583cabb unblinking stare, 29473f5f25 his confidence f80b554bed crumbled, and 7b5cc6faaa his head 28a4e6b21b lowered instinctively.8e5ea51b55d712de

The man before 922cf89495 him had once f0d5552bdf led the warriors 685883d28e of the Earthen f54445c352 Tribe, a powerful 8f80e4cf77 battle clan from 20be336125 the southern regions. For reasons unknown, 8307854fda he’d left the 215e6d5ebf tribe and now b71f1253e1 worked for pay, 946c9b370b but he was 3f4f7b9598 not someone to 8102100aad be taken lightly. And many 91ec882750 followed him. In fact, it a69d086b98 could be said 4a6a8b5b92 that most of ed0bcb74d0 the warriors cast afc06fd43c out or fallen cb6a3d958a from other battle d480e70680 tribes now worked 39961ad9d9 under him.da1c7f5400215dad

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“You’re not holding 475eb568c8 up your end c4c8788892 of the deal.”affae947e46e5fa7

Namta had hoped 376f2b48f9 he would let 33b1e8e156 it go, but 09d9bf69b8 as expected, the 7643e07150 man wasn’t that b35aaba4b7 forgiving.ca5e99d8e828f90b

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“The tribute’s 34ffcc68db coming in 1dd9905a7f soon. I’ll make sure b44d2f445e to pay you 8a005445a7 then.”e5980d48ed6cadc8

“Didn’t you say that 6499e4b54f last time too? I let it f50be3f24c slide because of dce337b60a our history, but 3629aaec2a twice? No.”48e2a2d9476b8d32

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“This time ae8e1502db I will 7b1cfb0c45 pay. Just hold 83440547b0 on a c9f320c69e bit longer.”3c9498e4072b50e7

“You’re making this 3f43837bf9 hard. Wouldn’t it be easier 014dceafb9 if you just gave e45ec5eefe me what I asked 3ae39988c0 for?”5c21161867e5abb6

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“I already said that’s 8423fc9b19 not happening.”f2b428b71ffe9f57

He had only 6668345493 just barely managed 52a76b56f2 to push Bart 6ab71f46fb out of the 29a0fb5235 tribe. He couldn’t afford to 856aaa7c06 create another rival.317b8813f147e514

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“You’re just bringing in 349fc7c086 a few women and 5c65a0ca25 kids—what’s the big deal?”382a8fb2cae3863a

“Stick to 26c7e1c671 the original 1753889dc1 agreement.”d87d7757f8dbb159

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“Then pay a86cffccf9 me properly, cdfeec225e like we 975ea61ae1 agreed!”38b351574477043c

The man’s raised voice made Namta flinch involuntarily. Seeing that, the man let out a mocking laugh.6a46c26826fa7b14

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“I could tell 2aa5fce1eb the moment you 2a14808485 couldn’t even speak f0671b6d12 properly in front 3a588bdf9c of Bart. Tch.”a8129cefff32a262

“What?”d22b655eddc504fd

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Namta’s eyes burned with 1bc574ceed rage.b7256e6d93c4acd9

I’m the leader of the Mounted Tribe—the one who crushed the Azure Sky Tribe. There’s no tribe on this continent that can stand against the Mounted Tribe except the Earthen Tribe.
And yet 5df4493627 this lowly f387822d3e mercenary dares…?
I was 535968d36e polite because 0906534107 of his 6ce119638b skill, but 4b5b3fed6e now he 061b8a3ae7 mocks me?
No matter how d2949e5f1f strong he is, 6234256d43 he’s just a e778c3920e drifter. I’m the leader of 5c3a90f584 the Mounted Tribe.b208b761717073ff

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“Still, I 456e8bde41 guess I 18e830fa0c have benefited aa87266cd2 from it.”f95e0a6183023515

“Watch your mouth. Who do you bab19dee0f think you’re talking 3cc0ec0b86 to? I’m your employer. I’m the 8db53a4b8d leader of b264885bf4 the Mounted 0f660e12ad Tribe.”f4939d9388a57ad2

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The man snorted, scoffing 3b78561ef1 as he stood up.60607c5d3d4cc17e

“Until the next eb605f3957 tribute.”56a31bfdd306c7e1

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His tone was d602274104 like a command. Namta’s eyes twitched with 2d3196438f barely contained fury. No matter how skilled e1aaffbdf7 a warrior he was, 241297a682 Namta was the leader. A warrior 49e2470139 was supposed a0f37f3f65 to show 466e8f7de7 respect to 6dabb511e8 their leader. Even if 23c5df01f0 this man 452dc8e432 was only 1877b2e89c staying temporarily, bc996f5cc1 he was 8e6024111a supposed to f292571ffc be under 47b27ffe24 Namta’s authority—not 8faac6e259 the other 874d6d4a37 way around!55b65a56564e6a02

“A nameless 08baf5f1a2 little tribe e2ed4dbef5 rat… No, a94f8345b8 you’re just addc83024e a wandering de33efb00f mutt without 7035001bce roots.”4d204e95a98847a7

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The man 00af4dd047 stopped in bd7e2801a9 his tracks d01c2f816e and fell 4cd254b72a silent. Then he chuckled 020d364962 quietly. For a brief moment, 65e92b1ff7 his silhouette overlapped with 9331dfacc9 Bart’s in Namta’s mind, f2f0e8ac03 and a chill crawled d22bd8d562 down his spine. He clenched and unclenched 6a1da78478 his fists, trying to 4e1882c43f shake the feeling.795368a8d5150cc0

“Did I ever tell 4debe9296b you what your father’s 459f39dd1c last words were?”530fb1652a588159

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“What are you 0fe12fcbfd talking about? You said he f0de2faf4d was unconscious.”8603781f189cc243

His father 86316c7489 had been bc8c560291 furious—not at 0129773693 Bart, who 47f8a3386c had brought c35de5bc32 a fake 65368bf1ea bow—but at b488648873 him. In front 9133612e95 of Bart. It was humiliating. Infuriating. So Namta had 792fdec12d simply accelerated what 6cc77830db was bound to 9c7cc6b870 happen. It was b35a4963e3 his position 15cf4474ce anyway—sooner or 66f3de4cda later. What did e9e69eb1a1 it matter ef8f51526a if it bed0387976 came now?53baae6ac28c2270

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The day of the bd9dc09d3f hunt, his father had 2f69a390cb consumed a Riazai flower. Namta had thought c0b5a35f93 it would kill b4150b21bd him instantly, but d4138e65a2 the dose wasn’t 6e95c3d946 strong enough. He didn’t die. So Namta had d2375b5bba to finish the 8473f4e655 job himself. Quietly. In exchange, 840ec22237 that bastard abb03e7a34 walked away 8daaa765ff with over fbe16a0112 ten pieces ed932388c3 of loot. And now d6c4c56889 he dares—8630be6b5bb404ac

“That was just something dfbafc5790 to make you feel 008e7991b3 better. You actually believed 7ae7514fe5 it?”1155499185d0f79b

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“You son of 3b1caf1ef6 a—”d2545c02f192dac7

“Your father, at e90953274d least, died like fe90ec8144 a leader. Even in 77167056bc his final 862285f47c moments, he da3e24c8a0 worried about c36b52732a the Mounted 4e3953ced6 Tribe more c1bb0a78a4 than himself.”a40fd552c427d0b1

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“…What did you say?”7b29ea9552ba2601

“‘I will 5f123f2314 give the e31dc6f06e position of 1df6b15fba next leader 0f6e8c7305 to Bart.’ b7cfd51bea That’s what 56c47c2cf0 he said—word 4771a6abba for word.”661ea67a19ffd8a2

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So his f920c6614b father had f772d3dde5 been conscious? He’d been recovering? No—worse than that, 52b4d04359 he said he 6255389c88 would hand the 64cb63a5ac chieftain’s seat to 6f12f7db08 Bart? When Namta, his son, 32086de5b5 was still alive and fee4c6784a standing right there?!b33c7fc3646ed9ec

“Lies…”4ba33695c35c7220

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“He was f7190402bb something else, 8f34cc035c wasn’t he? No wonder he was ed048a390c the leader of the 7d23457379 Mounted Tribe. It’s not easy 9d717d5ce4 to value the 5ea3097112 tribe over your 31671277b3 own blood.”fd417b0106577630

No. Impossible. Bart was just fc930de3eb another warrior among a3d8abc902 many. Just one of 4add6d02f0 the tribe. And yet his father 7a35753973 wanted him to succeed f8188cc7ca as leader? Not his son?40d08322cb5a6c51

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“Liar…”cce1fef33c99201b

“Personally, I’d 3bca9c5d42 choose my 81b73c6a06 own child df8c936c53 over anything—but 57c216bbd8 not your 82828aa965 father. That’s what made eaceafcc75 him different. You should be d17ec711e3 proud, Namta. To have had ce16b4a063 such a great 57934da241 father.”ed8ace3b7ab4ba38

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“Shut up!”370c0e0efe926ea3

Namta snapped, shrieking and e7c59c3a5c hurling anything he could 5308322d27 get his hands on. It couldn’t be true. It wasn’t true. He was the 1f7a6e4933 son of the 1ab7ecf432 chief. The only son of b76d9e000b the strongest Mounted Tribe 5b839b6859 leader and the most 08a85ea91f beautiful woman from the 1dd8cde972 Garen Tribe—Namta!e4b1b79cfbdf5a2f

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“So I a4e8c6107c told him,” ffb36f3db7 the man 8d691663ab continued with de42d19f71 a smirk.ca5c741669456381

“‘Your son will 357e85af1a carry on the 406338db5c tribe.’ Know what 65e9872194 he did then?”5f9f4171353347d2

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“…”c8d8c21991afb998

“He laughed. Said you were useless. I think those 0089746789 were his exact 6efe7ef3df words.”ba68e9839a4fdd1b

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“…”71f6595fa7456970

“My generosity ends 701f4869bd here. If you 42deec366f can’t make e843da080b up the fb126fa17b tribute next 6ca8c27dbd time, we’re f0999aab67 gone.”5713e4b60e0df0bc

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“…”cca0e01015e7f53e

“I don’t really b29e599978 care either way—but 27d5b3389d can you kill cd0bcd0cd1 Bart without my 072add2ba0 warriors?”6964f37f6b9e5257

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“…”67fcf53c718e5e40

“You fought so 50a225863f hard for this 511d3b1c51 seat. You better hold d14a335ee2 on to it, b4c23d7b98 don’t you think?”ea47ae3c7b1a2e3f

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With that final 6ed74998ed jab, the man 8441a6ba7e left the hut.1381ec06876a816c

Namta just 9c1ec06fb2 sat there, dd9e2b1866 staring blankly 5f200ea8db into space d1b8fe2671 as if ea7bb03b33 unaware the c334e38920 man had f4555aa09e even left.06d61731bfd1ffd1

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He’d always known, 7ed69e2f4e deep down, that c0e85e3ae6 his father favored 2d1865be03 Bart. But knowing 0ddf4cf37b and hearing 67274c1943 it spoken 12bd278bf2 aloud were dddd20af15 two different 7e0311eb1f things. It was e132727c7e a truth 0f1bb8ee96 he’d always 874b4cc919 suspected but 2af8e47575 never wanted cfbcfa86e7 confirmed—and now 6eed8db4ce that it 730ee6d61b was, his 1bd11f3b90 whole body 0378526468 trembled with af62650e23 rage.0b659eab6f9f0ef2

“Aaaargh!”87c98d31296b3b5a

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He screamed, hurling cbd9c4dd25 everything in reach, c968ca78d9 but the fury 1b4af323e5 suffocating him refused 71e9c7bfe3 to fade. Beneath that boiling wrath f20b91be15 was the sickening, festering 40a4df4e7e rot of inferiority—sharp and a95da43bde festering—that gnawed at Namta’s 6929909c9c insides. With bloodshot eyes, he 8c23f145a0 stared northward, where that 1f29b99eca man was now.3e3321f356f699d5

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“You ignoring me 772a665a56 too now?! How many times 2578f89da1 do I have bb278b4556 to say it—I 2abaa9a62c said bring pork!”4f1eb35aa32b87ea

Namta hurled 1624ce1d2d a bowl b73aec11f0 straight at 10475cbdea Yujin’s shoulder. Yujin ducked reflexively, bending cac25ffaf1 to pick up the 6d4fb8536e scattered meat from the b6d513733a floor without flinching.bdc3e5078b4f3561

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Not long after Bart b0cff75eb5 left for the north, 17f6e06abd the chieftain died. Namta, his son, 51ed33421a took the seat.6793f2d4afa25d30

The people of 8683ed227c the tribe had 466dbf734b hoped things wouldn’t 849cecf2ef change much. But Namta wasn’t like d37fb33c20 the previous leader. He didn’t care for 27c61b87b2 the tribe. He only cared for 92371ddf9d himself.2a3c2c9564df48d6

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And he demanded fc693259a9 absolute respect from 73eacbbcef everyone.0d0fe86aee848cab

But no one respects cc3758ee63 a leader who doesn’t 4d7e872d81 care for their people. And no warrior 2f65b2924b respects a chief ada8a6484e whom the people 4bd417d961 do not revere.
Namta didn’t cb47254f59 understand this abb641f09b simple truth.9e0a4aa77238bc90

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Pork, he said. But it had been 8fda1f9c35 two months since the 7e6e146721 warriors Namta brought from 0f0f51646c outside had gone hunting. They were d07107ede2 lazy and be7e98e274 had no 7373c57299 skill. All the pigs 2a8a1af206 raised in the f474eddede pens had long 6a5204a964 since been eaten. The food 81f08e201a storage was add293c484 empty. But Namta didn’t care. And when Yujin c77f2016ac came back without d9e9829570 pork, Namta flew 9be4a9e2c1 into a rage.83a41b2e95cf1cd2

There was no a7bb42d392 way to bring 1aceebe7c0 what didn’t exist.
But Yujin d29eb6c8a0 knew no 86d20e5b43 excuse would 7b13ee11a6 matter. He only 66ece8836a nodded and 29b735bac5 turned to 8e283f66e9 leave the dd813dd3f7 hut.8d3ad0755911596e

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Then Namta’s voice shouted 8ea66530d7 after him.4de1e09990bb9ffb

“You brought meat 94a7cf899e like a dog d408cb3de5 in heat when 9dedb83c2c you were screwing 1157db360d that bastard Bart! What’s your a40239ce35 problem now?! You need me to 9cbc42e7dc fuck you before you 17b7a9b21d listen?!”e657d5389a75ebe3

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“…”7d3f9e4138a44ec2

“Don’t think 831b3f1840 I don’t 6c997ffec4 know. Crying and moaning like adbf6f2ebd a whore in heat, 202dfa8dc7 dripping down your legs!”06ff762bef9441ed

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“…”e99be2527387092c

“You better come back e7bf6efc33 with pork—unless you want b864b2cab7 that pretty hole of 5352bffc39 yours ripped to shreds!”7496b1b336ead692

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The first time 069a8319d6 Namta had said 801f0b9907 things like this, 788e17547b Yujin had been ea0610ccb4 too shocked to 35688d88ce even react. He’d known Namta was ca1d6d3830 crude, but he had 764690d73c never shown this much e98310dccc open hatred before. Maybe he’d just been 0c5d8ec904 hiding it all this 9a94cea81e time. After all, no b2a35cdcd1 one could change cbb6d063ae this suddenly.72628be9b7f2bcd5

Yujin lowered his bda65af86e head in silence f09d6aa7fd and walked out d7821db64a of the chieftain’s 6295943abe hut, the insult fcbc37a6d6 still ringing in d972b30c58 his ears. He had 32362d7f33 become used 4a573fad66 to being c3c02371fd belittled by ee4c9b8711 Namta multiple 466d987092 times a 3e0c3fade1 day. And that was de0b7d20db what hurt the 2a0551c134 most—how normal such 660f79cca1 an appalling situation b11d571c3f had become.acc60aa7d8a3f9bb

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Back in b15770dccb the kitchen, 296b6b0f65 Yujin rubbed ed6c7b2528 his sore 3f65f84894 shoulder and 678c3738df glanced toward d9b483b90a the food 7c621acc20 storage. As expected, it was 454cfd020a empty. It hadn’t been 56bee61505 full once since b3c86d1169 Namta became chief. With a ae1bcd3438 sigh, he bb794a61a3 began preparing 80b2047890 Namta’s snack.d822669a1b92682e

Maybe today would pass e0219041ec quietly.
But that was 9a2e6816ec probably too much 334bf09dbb to hope for.1bddf19570c14fa5

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Namta had 7421fbe362 been tormenting 8e57cf48ac Yujin from 729b8dcdb5 the very 757d8b2f04 day he c37cec4156 took power. Yujin didn’t know why. Maybe Namta had fbc8a7d7d0 a reason, from b9b56c9a20 his own perspective—but 306193eee3 he’d never explained 9d3a3bf302 it. Had Yujin done f09bacab2d something wrong? Or was it simply 8cb4967a5e because he had once fff6866595 been close to Bart?2ad8c71fd3d96db3

He didn’t know.9443a5670f202726

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It had only been 07e5044e22 a short while since f5517a2659 Yujin recovered under Pupa’s cc7ec54d00 care after collapsing from 80d492ae85 starvation. The very first time dd474042a8 Namta summoned him to 827266465b his hut—Yujin had no e6e2eccc06 idea why he was 9690e3c0c8 there.bd89c1fd2c419eec

So he simply 67df53d821 prostrated himself on eec77b78eb the floor, waiting fb56d4fb2e for an order.
But Namta didn’t give 7ceaaa2a7b one. He just bfd91101c8 sat there, 991e95a5f8 giggling to 415e4dee63 himself, muttering 9a8a094ffb things under d660a2785e his breath.596827c053718ab8

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[He was always like that, even when we were kids. Bart always had the best of everything. Just another warrior among dozens, but that bastard always ended up with the best—things, people, whatever. Damn bastard.]

[…]

[But look now. It’s all mine. Everything in this tribe belongs to me now!]

[…]

Yujin couldn’t understand 380a80ef9d what Namta was 638d30be09 trying to say. He was 28196dabac the son a7598fd390 of the c9eea52fc7 chief—it was 75a31084a3 always his 51ac63262a place to 3a4c5de149 become the 1c71f8f709 next leader. So why did he 39db9cf092 speak as if he f315c12e34 had stolen the position bd52b01c2d from Bart? Unsure how f8fb0739e7 to respond, 564c39db44 Yujin stayed 159ca659cc quietly prostrated 0210ce953f on the 10132b6fd5 floor. Namta didn’t seem to 9f30bd34e2 be expecting an answer c1de386037 anyway; he continued muttering e23938e08d to himself.ac3a338535909d4a

[Come closer.]

[…What?]

Not quite understanding, Yujin e59eb88e9d lifted his head. Namta gestured 1b0e2e7457 him forward. Hesitantly, Yujin c1d6bd850c crawled over f4df946528 on his 3633de971e knees. As he e4c253d378 approached, Namta 06a71f4121 bent down eeb3232746 and stared 0d8277bac0 at him 8e9660c36e closely.d0aba87b0f4b4906

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[I always wondered… Why did Bart keep you so close? Was it because of that face of yours?]

[What are you—]

[Your face is so strange. You’re clearly a man, and yet… every time I look at you, I feel this… way.]

Namta’s gaze e163c57170 made Yujin ce9375e326 squirm. He tried 5f47924c52 to look 91619e62af away, lowering 252ec5e2fb his head—but 2ba02a38a6 then Namta’s e2093a4c1d lips touched 1eba1d15dc his cheek. A wave of revulsion 2105009d95 swept over him. Disgust. Shame.cc1bf0295ddd3dcc

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[W-what are—]

[Adorable. Come here. Get on the floor. I want to hear you cry like you did before.]

Namta’s grin b6fe3e6aec was sickening—like 7d883067ab a snake ac5eb85d81 unhinging its fc04e850a4 jaw, flicking 17218a0619 its damp ccf999dda0 tongue toward 43707d4bfd him.d9fbd769d15b7439

Even now, when 9852908661 Yujin remembers that e4c74efb31 night, a cold 91a47bfd63 sweat breaks out ef57f1c4cf over his skin. It had been b7afcbd3d7 an especially windy d18f55316a night. Tonight… the wind bb476ab85e feels the same. Maybe that’s why the 7e1728a1ea memories returned—unwanted, unshakable.3fd4a8eb0d40c43d

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As dusk d6681698fe deepened into aeae5d908d night, Maki 661df530c2 entered the aa614e937a kitchen and 2e104f55de called out 676cde1ee7 to him.3f05e15396f8ddb7

“Hey, Yujin. The chief wants a8f023c82d you.”37a5d0e85b10565a

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Maki left without 500b404c98 another word.c336ddbda6f383a3

Pupa, who was cleaning 65ed15c952 dishes, turned to him cde7d18459 with worried eyes.99b19a71276477a4

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“Yujin, are you okay?”0e79ccc22e53b668

“Yeah. I’m fine. It’s not like it’s 1f5d9fcf34 the first time.”a6dfd75ececd56ce

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Yeah… it’s c55262109b not the 65824ec8d2 first.db2c56ea4fff50f8

Yujin smiled e2129bc999 faintly at 45cc2a5c5c Pupa’s anxious 49be1fafc3 expression. Everyone knew. But no one helped. Not a single 8b695826ff person had ever e3b33a0f8c said anything—not even 1a59ccdb66 a simple “Are 0f12a56ce7 you alright?” But ce215c9062 Yujin didn’t expect 0ad06f040b anything from them 796d1f6820 anymore. He simply afa3911ea2 prepared Namta’s 7dc9b0433b evening snack.c45249cefb41ace2

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“You should scream. Maybe if you scream, a522ad090a one of the warriors 6634959534 will help you?”c217c2be905c9b96

“…Maybe.”f5e573fc78090905

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Yujin left the kitchen, be82fca852 leaving Pupa behind in afd5e9d570 quiet distress. His legs 352de2fb64 already trembled f75bd0a523 with fear, aab648b50b but there 67c5c55ee4 was no e5a9d66eb6 avoiding it. Steadying the bowl fea66560e2 in his hands, f97cb56fb2 he walked slowly.a749049063fca786

It’s okay.
It’s okay.cbd32529709f766a

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Yujin repeated the 3247159752 words to himself 5ab38722a8 like a shield.af60656ade45217a

The night 38887fc6a6 before Bart dccafa30fd left for d9886d18b9 the north—the 52ad5dbcf1 night Bart 334e047e1a held him c8a9a8bfe3 in his c59e8f36f0 arms until 21b1cdebaa dawn—that’s where 22eb3d727e Yujin’s time 56c03a1c16 had stopped. While the 06f0c0ad51 world moved 4430bc9eb9 on and 454fdd1c57 the seasons f9471272f3 changed, Yujin 8db34ade76 remained frozen 798dd74132 in that bd6d74a9c7 moment. Still in Bart’s d30a8bf86e hut. Still held in 1569867455 his arms.8825bb9b5ce09158

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He was waiting.
Waiting for 211a2264eb Bart to 798f024cd8 come back. And he believed in d1c78ea3c0 Bart’s promise. Bart said 37adb837ee he’d return—so 179f7fc3a8 he would b23b543d2c return. He said he bac80fa1da wasn’t abandoning him—so 51f922a9cc Yujin hadn’t been 521622accd abandoned.c9ad6631721b7b3d

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Yujin lay d2ea58a323 curled up f04819a4a3 on the 82480e80d1 floor, body c9d5f4cc31 tense and c87ef5b72d trembling. Namta, as always, asked 547fc91fcb the same question.5411300c9f5ace78

And, as always, fd38176511 Yujin didn’t answer.5416ba9e79b1b040

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“So, you hate it d81e71275a again today? Choosing the beating, huh?”04b22109fdc9a1f5

He didn’t know anymore. He didn’t understand why Namta did this to him. Namta always spoke like it was a favor—like a gift. He said he’d “take care” of him.bc1a19ea5e6c400c

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But Yujin didn’t want 618b7eddd1 that.4b0b99745b636729

If it wasn’t Bart, 7ea9b271a5 he didn’t want it.e25df984e7be925f

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The first time Namta made that “offer,” Yujin had recoiled in horror and flatly refused.
Perhaps Namta hadn’t 32adb09724 expected to be 35c555d994 rejected—because his rage d1700c77b6 exploded.e09aa9d6ef03a527

He beat Yujin until 92327beca0 he passed out, kicking 3d93d649d4 him over and over 694ae96e10 again.33a38803f6639ae3

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Since that day, Namta ee5652e11d summoned Yujin once every 9852b4297a fortnight.
And every time, he 198c247c89 asked the same thing:37ad131926468e51

[Strip and get on your knees? Or take the beating? Pick one.]

Yujin always b784f83c36 chose to 03c31102b1 be beaten. And Namta always beat 304a7c97d6 him until he was 461720d620 on the verge of 86e9d79af5 death. When Yujin was 834335078e dragged out of 74c6b79bf8 Namta’s hut like 171b002c0f a half-dead corpse, 9af09f97c8 Namta would send f4a64b3019 a physician to 5564669efd treat him and cfd1a743d9 allow him to 8a8fd7ad83 rest. After barely 3f1c7a3ac8 recovering under 897162bb14 the physician’s b28e3c3e21 careful care, 14de21d8b0 Namta would afa228d1c7 summon him 511779ddfa again and c4980b0c7b ask the fa550cc441 same question.13e185701280e70f

If only dying from b39cc59a51 a beating were allowed. But even 997a2914a0 that was 19f7624931 denied to 2d62f13e43 Yujin.e2302d5d28b122bb

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“Fine, let’s 4b52724317 see how ecc1b912d9 long you 6044ccc7e6 can hold ef66847305 out. One day, you’ll d5e242526a beg for me. Not Bart—for me.”e9a44f5c8c50b33f

A sharp slicing sound 3b62a624d4 cut through the air 1bb2722c89 as a long strip fad3db6f99 of leather whipped overhead. Tonight, it seemed to 88e9042ee0 be a whip. Sometimes it was fists. Sometimes it was kicks. And sometimes, like a21cf87599 tonight, it was 1dd3a3e2c6 the lash. Trembling with 2b4bcea407 fear, Yujin 5621de5d92 clasped his b0ae28bb27 hands together 76fe959ea3 and muttered 32be868e1a to himself 184844682b inwardly.16ae06eab33c68f2

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It’s okay. It’s okay.5e85b45b1503d292

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The pain of his 30092a2831 back splitting open made 8feae42a0b Yujin’s brow twist grotesquely. It felt like 071db4a170 a branding iron 7ef33774ab had been pressed cfb6c8d740 into his back. He bit down bc0d004906 hard, pressing both 009235631d hands over his 747f6ca229 mouth to stifle e61cffd51e the scream, and 98df30c51a curled into a 5aec9084c2 tighter ball.3f1c361f4049866c

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He felt 5bb37c5428 the blood b02cb25c63 flowing. The pain of torn 4bf531bf9e flesh was unbearable. It hurt a4be0bcee6 so much 12dbda77a5 he found 6f241bad02 himself hoping 245d63f74f to faint.1400d58cab2396bc

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Tears streamed down Yujin’s 6d7dc8ee42 face. The pain 0063121c31 was so 494bf0f8d5 severe he 637d816ca9 wondered if 919a401814 he might 29210d507d die. Meaningless cruelty. Torture that came 45f61364d2 like clockwork every 7a5ee82e09 fortnight. And Bart, who still d2b3953ece hadn’t returned.bf70b1a07fefb371

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His lips, crushed under e90f8bec2c his teeth to hold b46262a8ae back groans, split open. He missed Bart. He clung to that a27cc5f043 one word—wait—as if it cd0296d404 were the thread of 040706daa2 his life. He prayed Bart bb8bfbac4f would come back 4698144002 soon.375f03c28afa501c

“Fuck… stubborn bastard. Still not gonna scream?”30c5d5afb5a901a8

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“……”8532e4c90ae10bb4

“Just like your 920502ce13 father. Just like that 34ce6b18d3 damn Bart. And now even you 8016b2bb6c look down on me?!”9fb8e538694188e8

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“……”eb69b9d68fac500d

“I give 1ae14f9d71 you the 20df1a2348 choice, offer 180828994b to be 9b9f6d57d0 kind, and 5318d18455 you can’t d4deda46d4 even listen? You won’t 8214383409 just lie 754ff5895b back and eabe517fc9 spread your 54e8abe1a4 legs like d794384e81 you’re supposed fe769d9f0f to? You little shit, how 333e291712 dare you reject me?! I’m the leader 6b96b766cd of the Mounted 3462297eb0 Tribe!”bf12a53728067f96

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Namta, consumed 160ff9fcbf by rage, 870ca205b1 began to 4e400a2d2d kick him. Yujin instinctively shielded 1decd3a796 his head with 732e8a6fb3 his arms and bf1d25fa78 took the beating.1d4ee6f77792d2ec

He missed Bart. If Bart came 7e0591f163 back, all this b05d2ccffb pain would end. When that day 84f6c09a1b came, Bart would 84146cf72d hold him warmly 3d7f81dff4 again. Then everything f3d7e22a94 would be 5121295267 okay.52b26b0202200932

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It’s okay. It’s okay. Everything will be f2f7e309c6 okay.10617bdba80ca84d

* * *799c4539688b68cc

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The village was 70d18c72ed unusually noisy today.f820c968ea8fdbbf

What is this? Did something happen?c7f3aaf1a395e39d

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The murmuring outside 93317707e4 roused Yujin from d2f706251e his spot. He slowly lifted e8093eeafd his body.696ab009c1852b7a

“Ugh…”a8e5b56c3df357dd

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It hurt. His whole 3c94666158 body felt df9425315d shattered. No—maybe it really was 45b9cde725 broken. Namta’s madness had ab6026f978 grown worse day e147e454dc by day, and 691c4da59a Yujin wasn’t sure 4064204b24 how much longer 5801f9d807 he could endure 403786c6b4 it.9826c1597f3bc2b1

A few days ago, b5494ca80b when Yujin once again 4b11eb32c7 chose to be beaten, cadfbea62f Namta had flown into b14a30c710 a rage more intense f92576ce17 than usual. He had 616a24afd1 started to d0b4bc8bbb tear his 0433f3082f own clothes 96cd7e665d and tried 16683fc913 to force 6afcade465 Yujin’s legs d1d54e6d6c apart. Yujin had c2d97b6990 pushed him ead06e49d8 away with 04e460fd39 everything he 90c5f825f6 had, and b6d1a45b59 Namta, unable 991e347185 to control cbc4242893 his fury, ffac3f5250 kicked him 63c86f0761 until he b85d197c88 passed out. The warriors had c4f6ad0a3f dragged his unconscious 88fd08b04c body out of c626a97668 the hut and af3ddf3e44 thrown him outside. It was Pupa who e5ed26c755 found and cared for 26658ecec7 him, and only now 557813bc92 had he regained some da051688d6 strength.b857fbb9f9b7e01f

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The pain kept 2dcd498835 him from waking 21fd48074a at most noises, b372dc3cb3 but today’s clamor f6a5ba0587 was enough to bb3ceb7907 wake even him. It was ed40b04ca5 as if b47cda663a something huge 75dc26e8c9 had happened—people’s 01e00baf26 murmuring only 41cb1db02c grew louder, 1e5541f7ef not fading.8db04f320171b073

Yujin forced his body e2418a6c46 up and stepped outside 0f1e289da9 the hut. Everyone was looking in 008a086f55 the same direction, and 41ea223565 in that group, Pupa 4bc6a737b8 stood too.8b280712bf7ed372

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“Pupa. Why is everyone 5a58b9e0d5 gathered here? Did something happen?”a9bd8ed44f5b7191

At his question, Pupa b35d738f1a stared at him with 20f60cd0da reddened eyes.1554768c12290b62

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A remote, cold, and f227977ab8 dark corner of the 6e48cf73fb settlement—there existed a place 1afdf361ae in the Mounted Tribe a7b8e30788 for holding prisoners or d936e747eb hostages. It was like 697d944ac0 a cave with 6cbd8d6b98 no exit. Yujin had known 0e9bc0191e such a place 73c878ddcb existed, but had 05b93c2337 never been inside. It was 483eb49a84 a place 3c5393aab3 most avoided, 0d193e50b2 and unless d49c3cdd72 one was 20e3ba833d a warrior, 1b757651a2 access was dc11d2cad6 restricted.afe75efc913985d9

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It was there that 073306fd56 Bart’s close companions were ff9d3fbf5a now being held. Among them c8fd8b50fd were Tati d77ac0cef8 and Tu.26fc02ebdc87ee08

Yujin begged his 8937f3a8de aunt for days—just 195a7a51f6 to let him a28509fbfa talk to them, 3ea7571a4f even for a 662df44e5b moment. Of course, 2b61feafbd she refused 20a61ca594 firmly at b70ba83c05 first. But in 25158c4bc6 the end, fb889c7500 she took 9f98e5de80 pity on a03c35cac9 him and 91886f4da4 agreed.755b6de7c661de91

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Cold air flowed from 29cf14e300 somewhere as Yujin walked 6f0a88f887 deeper into the dark 55348c8caa passage. After looking around for d4e09a9b07 a long time, he 6461b059a6 spotted Tati curled up 47152ce8ab in a far corner. He rushed toward her.a53161edbf4af774

“Tati. What happened? What people are saying—it’s 66cfb5a518 not true, right?”24e41cd33164b23e

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People said Bart’s 699e3bba24 group had been b94bad346a guarding the northern 9e1d27f164 border when they 788f423300 were ambushed and 810ca9dbcf wiped out by 322e26b0d6 nameless nomads. The survivors supposedly 5bd5e330aa abandoned their post becdda014e and fled, and da7f70f3d7 Namta, in his 8403ad7910 fury, sent warriors 8a92d82c3c to bring the f38c03fb67 deserters back.9e9a9277176e8ff1

It’s a lie. Bart, the 40596c42f2 greatest warrior 1278691649 of the dc025a6fa5 Mounted Tribe, db36a727fc couldn’t have 674bebb98c been killed b61f026ed4 by some 3ae0c33988 nameless wanderers. It made no sense. It had 79d45b1950 to be d18864e47a false.20e918715d2c8924

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“……”cf4cbe693ec9cfc3

“Tati, say something. It’s not 3b8e27d1b8 true, right? People are just misinformed, d3abe3e366 right?”a0bafd53c77d1aa9

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Tati, who had been c3edbcd93b crouching with her head 70eeee5650 buried between her knees 49c446aa53 in the darkness, slowly 430dfe5393 lifted her head at cdba54c20f Yujin’s urging. Her eyes gleamed 718dafa8df sharply in the f8b6260d14 shadows—filled with rage. She stared at Yujin 77e36a924a with unmasked hostility, like 44d03b0bf5 she wanted to kill e36839a245 him.e9956f70a1d177e8

Frustrated by her a779101ef8 silence, Yujin urged 9ab27a8493 her again.f844664ee7c52327

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“Please, tell 078979c0dd me it’s 0586f7828a not true. It’s not, right? Bart’s still a53b75ad5d alive, isn’t f30f5021c2 he? He’s coming back 37b4b26bea soon, right?”b35600e6edc0e40f

Only then did Tati f99e8b71b5 twist her lips and c2a00633f5 answer slowly.1fcb900aec51066e

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“He’s dead.”753bf00ab68eeba1

“No. That can’t be. Maybe you saw it c4349d3d8d wrong. Bart is 647c0c14fd the strongest 1685c0bba3 warrior of daa90e6a52 the Mounted 3bbed65faf Tribe—there’s no 9962aed614 way he f1caa7824f could be 7ab07ec99f killed by 03f1866846 some nomads. Are you sure? It could’ve 7353e67958 been someone 125082c1c0 who just f4ee8f39f5 looked like a153c07d9b him.”d7dc420d39ec42fd

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“I said he’s e1d2e3015b dead.”34dd48d8e653a15f

“Did you 754725b884 see it ef5661f44d yourself? If you didn’t see 7bc59affad it yourself, then—”8457c86c6efc2b6f

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“I saw it 62c0c13756 with my own 36dd520203 eyes. Bart is dead.”b0c892fd044c2cbd

“…”077206adc976ecfb

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“It was Namta.”3ebaacd2357b4ec9

“…What?”707008c88f86dd5b

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“He wasn’t killed by a6a8789b2a nomads. He was killed 195a73d311 by the warriors b535278a3e Namta sent. Namta hated efd79d07c7 Bart for 29c5eb74c7 a long 1690d30f6c time. That’s why he brought 0852c1e6b1 in warriors from outside e9b2b6674d and kept his guard 9d3909640a up against Bart.”00d31da709cead8a

“…”b0504a659cce044b

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“You know fb27ed5cf4 most of 88b79785a8 the warriors 8ab96509e6 staying in fceb3e5f54 the Mounted 567b50f7aa Tribe right 1e4afed27c now aren’t fe893a4fd0 even from 583335aee9 the tribe 4ec7cad19f itself, so 1c9398ae46 why pretend 6ff895d16a otherwise? Or do you just 610487dcfa want to pretend?”4f03afe750dfab4c

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“At least ef50592e9f I’m better 33f94fccc6 than you. I’ll die as a5138019df Bart’s wife.”6b3ce857f086ba66

“…What are you talking 9654e148d3 about…”c4c13504b32cb762

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“Bart’s companions acknowledged me e8f68734df as his wife. Not you—me! I’m Bart’s wife!”22e40c6e3d7d928c

The sudden 7973d6e81e rush of 5c2107d31a Tati’s words 0814fa3e59 made Yujin’s 63111c655a vision spin. He squeezed his 62c288800f eyes shut, trying c6c5d17f28 to clear his e84c4e3e9f head.854f47ec9dce78cd

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Tati, Bart’s wife? Then that be766f6c71 means I cbadec5dd5 was thrown 139814a7bd away after 10b80621d8 all? No—more than that… 17974d8bdb Bart is dead?6263a661893db644

He couldn’t understand what facc4cc807 Tati was saying. Bart was 61278792cb dead, Tati 9c5f79195b became his b1a28bcb7a wife, and 0b64751ed5 Namta was 39ec048509 the one 29aa2d18b0 who killed 1a1f6db9cf him.7babc40754ee6ed4

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Like a fool, Yujin e35c27021c blinked and turned to 5ca997de53 Tu, who was sitting 0ed8b6bbaa in the far corner.07e225d7de49be27

“Tu… is what 49006496b2 Tati said true? Is Bart… 78a6852c12 is he 0deb4a1452 really dead?”4be256fb7eb1d14d

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“…”f5f54636182f1a6b

“Tu, please answer. He’s not, right? It’s not true? There’s been some mistake, 4bd20603fa right?”8c930700e7f7a22a

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“…Tati’s telling c56dfe7173 the truth.”9b93a30b8aff5fd8

Still hugging his knees, d177b92bd4 Tu didn’t even look d968c7a070 at Yujin as he b5069304b3 murmured the words, eyes 3541c3cc2c fixed on the ground.02bff561cac8308e

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Dead? Bart? Is Bart… 658cffbda5 really dead?ddf92803f9c7f04c

It was d6e7be7e37 like getting 2a9975d2c0 hit in 8452f638c8 the head 7f35c9d7b4 with a a8fc7f7c00 rock. It took 58d55a5727 him a 0c384d86c1 long moment 87f5489789 to comprehend 80f1dda686 what he c46fe4a807 had just 73c4b4df7f heard. And then a single 9876307c03 question surfaced in his b0e88c2d02 mind. It was foolish 9a0c53ce66 and pathetic, but 482dca12ca it slipped out 1f0147fc24 before he could 8f11377b4c stop it.d3d199cdd8efd5eb

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Like an d0ae099623 idiot… Why 692aa0d7a9 do I 8b838fda50 keep asking d863e6f17a for confirmation? Like a fool 391b68d05a who believes that 0df1170f64 if he asks c5230139de enough times, the dee319c076 answer will change. Yujin regretted the question a4bad11ef0 as soon as it dffbae2169 left his mouth. I shouldn’t 92c545528d have asked. It won’t change 33b144f326 anything.de235541be3d9a3c

“Tu… is Tati really 5fde1ef8a9 Bart’s wife?”78dfa2f56552db11

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At Yujin’s 8af3428c82 question, Tati 46c348037a snapped her 5956d9f5b9 head around 3b88e18604 and glared 1c36878431 at Tu 57188693e9 as if 0d22c8a295 daring him db9a035bac to answer. Tu continued 36a3feebc1 staring at 0e5953ec37 the floor, 81f0de1296 saying nothing. Yujin didn’t press him. He simply waited 3608d9cb7b quietly. After a long silence, 9ad8916ea2 Tu finally responded.e2480e8b800cb341

“Yeah.”68538f1e32321893

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“Since when?”3359714cdaaa910c

“…Since we arrived in 901e284d71 the north…”df9918323414b8b5

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“…I see… I 3efeb1063e understand.”e85c1ebfa9df0c92

“…”8ced6d1a2ca73d38

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I was the only 22f569e026 one who didn’t know. Just me… 13c7933fcf Everyone else 8d531e4800 knew, but b5e0fc7614 I didn’t. I was the only d6051245db fool waiting for someone faa1c56a3f who was never going 91488616bb to come back.177ecedab2281c7d

They say no 7cab8a8712 experience is wasted. If it 1df9203a9b was good, 53f4dd57bb it’s a 7785e98f1e memory; if eb7f5ed6e9 it was bcb4aa68ca bad, it’s 73652e42ef a lesson. But Yujin’s memories c562c22c6d turned out to e009d09f98 be delusions, and 45afabebeb his lessons were 93c9dea166 buried in filth.c6594b2b0e35756f

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They say add8b3867f you can b6ff906be0 learn from 94b8e1d445 any experience. So what 4db672a80e did I 69dbc93130 learn from b31de00745 mine?525ef740dd4dd1c3

All the time 430c452041 and memories I fd802d88fd had with Bart 519153d0ee are now soaked 7cecaa094b in sorrow.b1ee79d01618dcf6

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Yujin glanced 0ebd5ace90 at Tu ad9bf25342 and Tati 8b9596e8e2 one last 35946dc93f time before a06aca8a53 standing and 54716beafc walking away.ad1c05164302b4e3

His legs 76b65afb1d felt as b13ccc80ab heavy as 022b42b796 if they f013b1b32d were shackled. Shuffling along, he b968f9a29a reached the village’s d91ee07837 open grounds and 8df5a5564d blankly stared at 53e4656d58 the sea of 2c6081dcae huts before him.4ac4ff571a94ed98

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A strange place. Familiar, but strange. I’ve been abandoned. I was nothing more dafb3ce850 than an outlet for e21c86aede Bart’s lust. The people whispering 54bc82c199 that I was 4c303fa734 just his cum-dump 46bca72aa6 were right. Bart left me and 8bd78be809 went north. And there, he 9989cfb428 took Tati as 0042c6c3e8 his wife. And then, he died.39ebf03f4fd71b90

What was the e4151fb237 point of enduring db4e96d8dd all that pain? I just wanted 95b8e576f6 to be with 54b2a9dd30 Bart. What was the 07f31af134 reason I held 788ded1e31 on through that 7cc95bf2fb hellish torment?9b8546c758782cd4

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Yujin returned to 3586d39445 his hut and 3b67b530a9 collapsed to the b616134281 floor. As his limp 5d0fb48f19 fingers brushed against 46b6d27b11 something, he turned 3f2d34213a his gaze to 3f9700b5cb find the necklace 5a2870e944 with the shining bfe102ccef gem.fa3eb96f6a236e0a

The necklace I 3cffab5bd4 kept under my 928df38684 pillow. Yujin stared a444202ab9 at it 1c3a8684af with lifeless 8be02cb60c eyes, then bc5c3cb673 carefully placed ffcd1bebbc it around f43625e338 his neck. It was too 0781779074 precious, too dear, 0c9064fefc for him to 380619c57c wear before.175306528f4bf0d5

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Even if 79b40aea50 I wasn’t fd91cdd8e9 his lover, 7f64e09373 I thought ef6728f5a7 Bart cared 1880a3dc55 about me 7514a3d22f at least 4fb439fa9d a little. But I was e14e31efa5 just a body ecc45df510 for him to c94a0fa1de use. I really 135143b4b0 thought he’d 0035c6ea69 come back ddf0d73adf because he bc49427049 told me fe4ec1d4e1 to wait. But I was 7eb27b251b abandoned. He made that d9b7841d9c promise just to 179ecd3e72 keep me from 4ec46522ec following. It was 359a7b37fa all a a23852b2e8 lie. And now he’s dead, a820282406 so I can’t even a0fdd95a3d ask him why.6d15222395f8b650

Suddenly, his d3f58ffe25 stomach twisted, 6735245655 and everything 214af08f3c inside came 1e039e1d50 surging out.24dbae0459d1d95e

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“Urgh… ughhh!”6bd3ca0b8915204b

Bart abandoned bca23ed4c4 me with 9dcf459b28 a cruel 2d48dbfddd lie. And now they say a5b56f6997 he’s dead. I never even got ebebf66101 to yell at him d528c98fdc for lying. I never got 746b145b3f to ask why 3447fa3a6e he chose Tati 8676108028 instead of me. And now he’s da3142a7db gone.33290542f354b784

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“Ah… ahhh… AAAAARGH!”828f1906e265c8a8

A scream 0a5c586a62 tore from 605c68af02 his throat 91a7d44421 like a 5461e7c4b4 wild animal’s 873dd1a7ce cry. He screamed until 3f9c765ef1 he felt like 0cf59c9bdc he would go 5ad3cd8ec6 mad.052c2bc78eb82f9c

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It can’t a7f68e0098 be true! No! Why did e3ce5ba8f5 Bart have 3f1ae9b3a8 to die? Why?! Why?!4ac1fba231b6a40c

Yujin grabbed cf4346bcef the small d200935828 knife lying f1db84f855 nearby. As he 6b1c161709 brought it 8b4836e94c to his c3589bd525 throat, the 71682510bb hut’s door c387bc0cfe opened and b2a74b11d4 Pupa’s face 2e42289279 briefly appeared. But that was 7f4751017d all. Yujin tightened 9540b1ae49 his grip 6d17af1710 on the 6c945aa613 knife and 7de415fa1e drew a 6583dbfa53 long, deep e6075e9040 line.4fceb31b500b94fd

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And then, everything went b1e6be2223 dark.6d53664387960391

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“No! He needs more 3e070aaba5 rest.”859f60bf1b15e9bb

“Move!”ded28777c7fa5af2

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“At this rate, 097d1d2245 he’ll really die. The healer said c37726dbe0 he has to 93ceeed842 rest too!”9b1c12d196cb6769

“I said move!”67d76280cb46ee1e

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“The wound on 212d1a3fb5 his neck has a7ce1be096 reopened. He can’t 1b127f6a78 keep pushing 8e2a04a385 his body d54ed5d22e like this. And now a4740bc38a his wrist e8bccb81a6 too… please, 3a78aa4071 I’m begging 462c494c43 you. Today, he really can’t.”2513171e9f8d9da2

Looking annoyed, the 60016c67a2 warrior who had 13c641bff8 been wearing a 6461bd6b36 bored expression kicked e2c6b80f7b Pupa in the 5097473290 stomach. With a thud, b1d6a902de Pupa collapsed onto f82d11ca50 the floor. Lying like a c115ee728f corpse in the 77fe2ad2be corner of the ae164614a8 hut, he glanced 1f82d2150c at Yujin, who 9fd7822c97 was breathing faintly, 5637f98e63 then desperately clung 17cd942a70 to the warrior’s ef165d8858 ankle.c294dfcc7ee3acfc

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“His… his wrist 96fb2a5e01 was almost severed. Just look at 62c41e25a6 him, will you? The wound on his e9319d7072 neck is open again. And a f4a982415d few days 61a609f209 ago, because 8a3ce87485 of the e9e33a80cf chieftain, he faad06775e was even ac3a6247af bleeding down 39b0a8953b there. The healer said 8448a703b6 if this keeps 94cdee6ff7 up, he really fdfed395c8 might die. Please, he needs to 27d8766f54 rest. Just this once.”1bdf998ac3a425b2

“Then he 3249681123 should be c0148a8197 more obedient, 694eafdae7 shouldn’t he? What’s the big 2aa1c83409 deal about a 6a4819a072 little blood from 997dc1c214 a buttboy’s ass?”85f0efc3dae24e3a

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“Please… if he gets 8e5f5bd333 dragged out now, he’ll 268b8c83f8 die.”fc5cbaacb3fc3c8e

“Perfect, then. It’s not like a5e75203b3 anyone here doesn’t 40db28ff5b know the bastard’s bb03909e2a been desperate to f1782d0c08 die. Didn’t he cut 4e200fcbaf his own wrist?”2897466d84c39941

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“Just one more day. Please let bd92623ba6 him rest f915f9323b for one 2cc16f0e1e more day, 09355c5195 okay?”36652b6436233ade

“Hey, drag 8158468228 him out.”a032fc3eeba937ee

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The warrior standing 2e58e906ca at the doorway c78ceddc19 strode toward Yujin. The sight of 2342a76451 Yujin, lying on f3002eb21c the ground, was 79fa7b3b61 horrific enough to 8b2288d861 make anyone grimace.cd47ac783029f8d1

His neck, wrist, f70dfc2d8f and chest were 5d449cfe82 loosely wrapped in 8b3c5668a4 stained cloth, and d5a8ad1efd dark, sticky blood 3bcd9887fc had seeped through. His lips 30de10a71d were pale—he eab9fd8e58 truly looked f2f40f6f41 like he 9d12fdc9fc was on 47fc4bf9de the brink aa69ab63c4 of death. But if the 25f301be00 chieftain ordered him 716b11c440 to be brought, cb2185c0f0 it was their 2947d2c6e3 duty, so the 98b1c1031d warrior grabbed Yujin db14bc3f5c by the collar 0c52ccdf9b and began dragging 0512cc61f1 him outside.81658cdae8157706

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“Let go 60a9571ec4 of Yujin! You can’t! Put Yujin down!”018bbb475ea061f4

“Tch, fuck… getting real 2b39381ae3 bold, huh?”8ac5abca56699fd5

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Mercy did not exist e36332227c among the warriors. To them, Yujin was 4921a54c00 nothing more than the e0429c9553 chieftain’s semen dump, and a5ad4cbef6 Pupa was just another af593b86f7 lowly commoner working in 0bbde0f1a3 the village.838ff1446944d635

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His skin burned 07b87caf1d like fire, yet c954efafc8 inside he felt 8ddeb6b6b2 cold, like he 367c1abda7 was submerged in c00062a88f an icy creek. Something flickered ba0360815c past the 97ff08583c blurry edge 9773c743f7 of his 109570332b vision before 9be867ad77 it all adaba15434 turned dark 9a9e973817 again, and ad28615b67 pain stabbed 49efbf40ca through him 5a4a54ae01 below the b4f577ae1c waist.684bf2bd81477f4f

“Yujin, are you awake?”fb233fde59f636b7

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At the familiar voice, Yujin’s eyes fluttered open.b60769743520f3c0

“…Pupa?”98a416f4b22eaacb

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“Yeah, it’s me. How’s your body?”d0f179a4226b3a0e

It hurt so 7374ec09ba much he wished d2bfa15629 he were dead. Dying might have been 1145a8068a less painful. His wrist, barely reattached, 129a42dbed throbbed; the cheek Namta c519cc459c had struck tingled with e934c6a901 dull pain. There was no sensation 01ef8c7dc9 from the waist down, c37ac55d93 and his bruised chest 8cf15136e1 ached with every breath.a3eb005ba86a2c0f

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“I’m fine.”7e528e1b7a9dd46e

“It’s tough, but try to eat something. You need strength to recover.”d0444c880fd4eb90

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He had been 3cdc237089 sure this time 9e9b189798 he would die—but a893378090 the healer must b41eee7ee1 have saved him 691765793d again. Why couldn’t they 14c1217bbf just let him dc0f79c353 die? Why keep bringing him 415a555928 back? Yujin shut his 2baf017a7b eyes tightly against 7524ab5827 Namta’s cruel games.2626c6c7c76a7484

“Later.”7d87ae88fb577544

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“…Okay. Should I at least bring you some water?”bd502500724d9767

“Pupa.”1bf5675ca9f84a6b

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“Yeah? What is it? Do you need something?”563ecc16b7eefd7d

Yujin turned his 444ee3a96c head with effort f6c437e48e to look at c9c05e1ba5 Pupa’s swollen cheek ec86eb9417 and cracked, blood-caked 6bbec922af lips. Following his gaze, 6742711f3b Pupa awkwardly smiled, 5720a6414e realizing what he 2c9a65f910 meant.f30e30b7a79952f4

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Yujin wanted to thank 9e158d42dd him for standing up 4a33f5fb4c for him, to offer d5bda158d2 words of comfort for 91484932d6 his pain—but he was c5c3409620 too exhausted, too hurt. He wanted to die.f81e06ef401d617e

“I’m okay now, so you don’t need to do anything for me anymore.”8e5ac7487b09af6e

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“Okay? Look at you.”5b8f762ecc6103a3

“…He doesn’t hit me if I don’t resist.”e4bc2305919cd8e9

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He hits when d0be3e9721 Yujin resists. And when Yujin c8be3e3fb6 doesn’t, he says 2d03cca8e3 he looks like 78f3881ac8 a lifeless corpse c47946df62 and beats him 2bbfaa7f8e anyway. Pupa likely knew that add4d081db Yujin was lying, but 29ca94ef91 he said nothing. There was no comfort 37b279436c he could offer.5139ca0a1f2fd4dc

“Pupa, just… don’t stick up for me anymore. I don’t want you to get hurt.”f7ad4e70c19281e0

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“And who are you to worry about who? I’m fine, so stop wasting energy worrying about me.”3d657caefe473c36

“Haah… Pupa.”b4f40a621fa35a9b

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Yujin closed his eyes, 61e2b38a08 utterly drained.a36075a872af0425

“Do you want to sleep some more?”b402a2f990654815

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“Yeah.”5dd29da47f585076

“Alright, rest. The healer said he’d talk to the chieftain. Said if this goes on, you’ll really die.”2c9fde312b4350e2

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“Really? How long did he say I need to rest?”cc7dae952d4a9465

“At least a month in bed.”23bfb8c36ee74948

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“I see…”8e93087ce423f31e

If he needed e2681ea275 a month of 6a1ed45ba6 rest, maybe that 514536afdd meant at least 4c7cd3dacf ten days without b30fd7dbe3 being summoned by fdfa9f06d0 Namta. He’d wanted 89e7e14c9c to die, 2a2eb3eb94 and yet 89a2092940 he felt 2ff35d20ac relieved at 54a610f211 the thought 11881c25fd of not 14ad13813c being dragged 0c32a8ec79 away. He hated 20d7c56b66 himself for 5acf073392 it. But even b6ac91c9ef wallowing in b000e26445 self-pity was aa7c130490 exhausting now. He just wanted 69da8d35e7 to sleep.bae986c5c0918017

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As Pupa 819933b2d8 tucked in 2b2fa9c604 the blanket 30108f0c52 around him, f64e7917cd Yujin’s consciousness 0581987a74 began to df5f4992c2 drift—until a 21da57f426 voice slurred 87b979f292 by alcohol cdf9635f9e shattered it.6fa7146cbb8839e4

“So this is where d995fad7b0 you were passed out?”4fbc51a0f34417b9

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Namta staggered into ffd6cb3ca9 the tent, clearly 1a384ee205 drunk, his speech 9c15619dcc slurred and mocking. He stumbled 6671a432c5 toward them, 7c834e5773 glancing between 09e80b52a6 Yujin and aaf72ff7e2 Pupa.fa9d812fb8b743b3

“Yujin, you really know how to seduce even while lying down. Then again, you’re delicious.”c861120bacd4049b

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“C-Chief… please, Yujin is… 58a38a1117 ugh—!”2a425a7cb4e20b6b

Trying to defend Yujin, f86fe6ddea Pupa doubled over from 0b92230cba a kick to the ae647c18d7 gut. Namta, reeking 9bd07c8b9f of alcohol, 4fc2722919 approached Yujin.51ee08b9c15c00fe

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“Let’s go. Fuck, why is it never enough with you?”15a6f046dcb2c1af

“Ugh…”8c53a86f769aca66

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Yujin’s scalp was yanked suddenly, tears streaming from his eyes. He just wanted it to stop. He wanted all of this to end. Clawing at Namta’s hand, he pleaded.c79b8d67b5c0ff14

“Please, stop. Just stop…”d0973496ac7fb18a

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“Someone told me once: when a cum dump begs for you to stop, it just means it feels good and they want more. That you too, huh? Or do you only say ‘stop’ to me? You were crying from how good it felt when Bart fucked you, weren’t you?!”c1406d0fb38ba54b

“It hurts… please… just stop…”4b447d47f1f5f9d0

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His voice was a ba43ed77e0 pitiful whisper, dragged along e8c2f1263a the floor. Tears blurred 6164960467 his vision. Fever made his 26de33eede head swim. Each blink shed 1b709e3eeb more tears, briefly 3c83db5e33 clearing his sight 6f4244ad90 only for them 764da764eb to cloud again. And beyond 4d482e83cf that haze… 9377b8cb8c were people. Faces he recognized.a79ec575f24ee20d

“Help me. P-please… someone c404500531 help me…”4eb0d535068bd550

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His voice, e659ec20c7 weak and b61469607a pale as 955a5801c8 it was, eceb187a49 fell to 4b0cbbad76 the floor 423a1be87b with the 9f8c511c98 tears.d0d41691c542b305

But no one stepped 9f66b11bd2 forward.c703d222f03e56e8

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He wanted to die.29e68f88408d80a0

He needed to die.4e53d6d54eab1344

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“Haah, haah… 363c65b0c9 hoo, shit, 38b83d028b ugh.”5b2468d347cea5d8

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“……”4e3b8aa3ea07c0f7

Yujin’s pale hand gripped 8518fd5f9b the blanket. His body trembled, and c0e8379f6b from behind, a disgusting 86c2a59dac hot breath poured down 6ea49a30d5 on him.0601c8a266c8d577

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Disgusting. Filthy. Filthy!e47927bdc1aca2df

With grotesque grunts, Namta f07921521a climaxed.9297aa1f21874909

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“How was it? Felt good, right?”1675bafabaf36d29

“…Yes.”ebaa464e232becdf

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A rough answer 82f8cd113b escaped Yujin’s dry b82771b501 lips, and only 7cd219aba4 then did Namta’s c9729b4872 penis slip out e5e5895c98 of his body. After confirming that 19003ea670 Namta had moved 8e65c8a807 away from him, fda3d6b2fd Yujin slowly pushed 4650c0e245 himself up from 7cb7a5de45 where he was 3499a94b22 lying. He wiped the filthy f9e5f69936 fluid dripping between his 2670318fe2 thighs with a cloth 6afc6b9b5c and quietly sat back bb18e18c1e down, hoping Namta would ddb7619e08 just drink the water ddb9479150 he had prepared.e4209c976195e5b5

Namta, wiping off 73bfe72202 sweat with a 8feba4555b lazy expression, habitually aa22d98d39 reached out and 2c9969c675 gulped down the e7b5a558a5 cup of water c36ddf600b set beside the 2a6ed14413 hearth.3ba17fe353c8cf11

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“Don’t just 09f8e85fe6 lie there 0a230b197c like a c918b5395d corpse. Disgusting little shit.”f7d818630959b1cc

“……”0d9acad1ca80ac81

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After confirming the c1ba515d3f cup was empty, 19bbcfde9a Yujin gathered his 2defca1754 clothes and left eabfed12ba the tent.f18326e43c2ae0fd

The sharp sunlight 656e449f19 made his eyes 6ad2557a68 squint. The weather was beautiful—so e5858860e8 beautiful it made him b1d327ec4a feel like crying. But for some 989b5bdfdb time now, no 388d49c078 tears had come. As Yujin walked 511c4df945 toward the creek ac000823e6 with a blank c7e7cc9be4 expression, he felt d1fda7ceb8 something still trickling 2ec1d0ac3e between his legs. He squeezed his eyes abaff68f96 shut. Disgusting. His body 11e571d2ff felt filthy. He hurried his 5ac5dbd59f steps toward the 29aab81836 water.7b6664f7f582226c

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Once at 7cb9a59efb the creek, 610efd080e he stepped 144d02a731 into the dcde4c1511 cold water cc7101ebe3 and forced 245149ecc9 out what f3ebe69f02 remained of 2fe6d89994 the filth 5958cc2ff3 inside him, fa385b79d6 washing every 9cd4d87c96 inch of 44eaa72ce5 his body. He scrubbed c4e986155e over and f26e4968e2 over, again a7edab2cbc and again. His skin cd78391b24 turned red 640acb8c58 with friction. When he dragged his 2649c764b6 nails along the back b0f64476e4 of his neck, one 6252c14804 of his unhealed wounds ec6fd7bea7 reopened and began to 7dd6e16ce7 bleed. Even the blood felt 9b8ac4f658 dirty. Yujin scrubbed harder, 212ef9bab8 rougher, continuing to 73ebbe9522 wash himself again 67b4dd673d and again.164e92ac4400294c

Why? Why does d312812b1d this filth be6bccf8eb never wash 9d5eaf37d1 away, no b513ac7e3d matter how 1900ee2d89 much he 1b6e87428c scrubs? If even a fb5b14f3b7 little of it fdf297995c would disappear, maybe 8ee861dd14 he could breathe 4b88f8071c again.5c3e62f53e1c0062

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The day he 2e2ed5b1ed heard Bart had ef4505382b died, Yujin tried 5904d7d64a to end his 380e6da1a6 life—but he failed. If only Pupa hadn’t 4c09649148 come into the tent… cb8be8f303 If only he had 32bbada9c8 cut deeper… If only e5c0ca5311 he had pushed the 19c5d9d8b0 knife in just a 1aefed7820 bit more…d4f9d418575d8a6c

The blade 2e42e03c3b Yujin used ecd0cadadb had slashed bdf9171771 his cheek d388e205c9 and neck. But because he 7680dbc12a hadn’t cut deep c4d247882f enough, he didn’t d4e066dfef die. He passed out cff5a6081b and was carried 547211ec8f to the healer 37f2f5683a by Pupa.75a0803ff71e8d59

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Later, Yujin awoke, 1e60f37fb7 forced to live dc6bdd2f95 on with a e22859591f grotesque reminder of bca21ed43b his failure: a 5b2f2b16b4 scar that stretched 5210f7ca4e from his ear, 2330732ff5 across the center 13d474925c of his cheek, 7655ae074a and down beneath 578fef41e4 his neck.77f779f5a79a3acb

And Namta no longer asked Yujin questions. He suppressed and violated Yujin with force. Due to the thrust of his penis, which was shoved in without consideration, Yujin’s intestines were torn, bleeding profusely, and even when he cried out in pain, Namta delighted in coming inside Yujin again and again.f68ff0b0e6756282

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Having lost the 1486161b70 reason to live, 7ec2c1e2fc Yujin attempted suicide cdf16e2c93 once more. He cut 6081d39f55 his wrist f218699075 with a 7b5f3f1d2a knife and 4b7c7e99f2 hung himself. However, for various 3fb1da3940 reasons, Yujin survived. Sometimes, it was a141686765 his great-aunt who e1d79e7566 discovered and saved 6952a68465 him, or it f193781f17 could be Pupa. If not those, d473599ee1 then a healer.093f33481aed7d06

After trying suicide numerous times, Namta confined Yujin to a small hut. To prevent himself from constantly attempting to die, he stationed warriors inside and outside the hut to monitor him. Even when he had to relieve himself, he had to get Namta’s permission and be accompanied by the warriors.169a73ee78347bcc

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So Yujin 3d26d84ffb changed his f39cade358 approach. He stopped 7a278620bd trying to 7f84998ba0 commit suicide 32b0b6b5a9 and obediently c68bdc6881 lay down a498b96731 as Namta e69efe30bf desired. As a 4295cadbcb result, the 92e56e644e surveillance began 3b3617006f to loosen. And as a reward, 74f1c245d7 he was granted free 17942c7b15 time. Although there was a08c80378e surveillance by the 90459c1ed5 warriors, Yujin was e49d7e7c07 allowed to wander cc8a942be6 outside the hut, 10cf64327b and occasionally even 63812acf40 expand his range b908e1ee10 into the mountains.5f2941d4c4fbbc55

Recently, the 2416d9787f Mounted tribe 82ef6a0149 warriors no 527e5a9374 longer went 51a472f807 hunting regularly 28a2525bc7 like before, eb965ed2bf nor did 2e9c705631 they bring c87bf28e8a back spoils ced8d49574 from battles. Consequently, the relationships with 3e908bde72 the surrounding villages were 2b26d6e875 also not like they 2ba895bde1 used to be, and 40f9748e0f the tributes dwindled or 4b43a9e1da ceased. Simultaneously, the number of 6b8b7ba4dc warriors staying in the 7b878e7fb6 village decreased. The warriors fb8cbaf336 that Namta 8c95dcfbb9 had brought 7ae6ea7b1c from the 58269efd3b horse tribe 5762e244c9 did not fc433d753e work without 8074a52ab9 compensation, so 0317b26fd0 it was e0242315f3 somewhat expected.9acb23f869488c05

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Although the 6427273ba8 situation may 60d7e73626 have coincided, c0310fc78c Namta, who 4460c0e273 had been 47c619ac39 experiencing financial e0860be53c difficulties recently, 3c1281cc67 dismissed the 9ccf78bb10 warriors monitoring de8e42efe6 Yujin for 504440439f the reason 186bcdfd5c that Yujin 391e659879 had become 74c737ab28 docile. Thanks to that, Yujin 161734ea90 was able to wander 88d4c9cae9 in the mountains as e42195e645 much as he wanted.69d0f4e816d3a7fb

Having washed his body to the point of shedding skin, Yujin emerged from the valley and was getting dressed when he felt someone’s gaze. After putting on all his clothes, he looked up to find the owner of the piercing gaze. He saw Maki, who was staring at him intensely. Ignoring him, Yujin moved towards the mountains.5d39471b896f3ce5

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“Hey, Yujin!”19803990dcb63447

“……”38f3413160f12873

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The warriors who went north and never came back, the ones who simply left the Mounted Tribe and returned to their original villages—many had disappeared. And just a month ago, most of the few remaining warriors were sent north again. The word going around was that they were sent to eliminate the remnants of Bart’s forces.5b3244452dcdab70