LS Chapter 8 (Part 2)

Most of fc049f8193 the skilled 233234deae warriors were f644de1eb5 already dead 3536f9434b or had 1b9bba18f6 left the b3eafed133 Mounted Tribe. As a 2d38f47fe2 result, only d040a51b72 poorly trained 867db1750b and barely 82dc1682ff capable warriors e4089985c4 remained in ea1b71c992 the village. Maki was one of cf788694c2 those warriors.3cef2634a34869cb

“You see 9b90842fac someone, you 47354163b1 should at b1fc00a660 least say 4293bc1745 hi.”4113a0827bf0d163

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“……”5cc2216aae85add8

Maki, mocking as 84b88e0c5f always, grabbed Yujin edfeee9515 by the back f713c04932 of the neck c95b810685 and forced their 70cd95d1b9 lips together. The sensation was f3988c920f fishy and soft. Yujin simply b8dd208e66 stood there 4c6fe09e56 with his ac806e3c93 mouth slightly f5e700f507 open. After a while, 60c783a80b Maki, who had 792e2e2b3d been greedily licking 50f21a91d4 the inside of 8aa08da482 Yujin’s mouth, finally a1310f49fb pulled away.0924850b41cf3496

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Yujin wiped the e281ea9333 saliva from the fd14db5ed2 corner of his fb56a8b9da lips with the a715e2bae2 back of his 9bc655f51c hand and stared b2b52bdcd4 at Maki with 42b27b67b3 a blank expression. The sun 204f528d4e was about 34d584e19d to set, 6c2c3955f9 so he 4e9853f0ed needed to a248e3594f get into a64ba72f44 the mountains ce930f1f29 quickly. If Maki 5b79cbc1c4 had something d72a1094b9 he wanted d194cef850 to do, a3529b695c Yujin hoped 1a5ee99ffb he’d do d077d32eac it fast 7cb667a833 and be 1da97a98e4 done with 5e8e4756f8 it. But today, b84fd0fea4 Maki was 3f036f014f stalling, and 6eb5e94ad2 it was fdc752b818 exhausting.6b687bb2aa9a7419

“You treating people differently 7812d2c73d now? You used to smile d1601b704e just fine for Bart. What’s with the ec611e0cea corpse act?”8a2177e7f8bc2032

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“……”7085063248d5b3e0

“What, you won’t even 3a372b4f3a smile unless the guy’s 2c0261054d got power? Acting all picky for 23d6ff0c39 a little pussy like f2cd8de731 you.”2552df53fb2689c8

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“……”e2ff637246b8fd05

“Still, when you b6f1bea1ed smile, I think 250e5b150f I can see e96153bc6c a glimpse of 44c16b7ef3 that old face. Go on, smile for 988e54046a me.”d980105911feecf3

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“……”630cb7ad64ad83ec

“You deaf or what? I said, smile.”1b4579c3d548f185

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“……”cbd7841214e00908

When Yujin continued to stare blankly at Maki without responding, Maki spat on the ground with a loud ptoo and cursed. Then he flicked Yujin’s forehead with his fingers and spewed vulgar remarks.5be8c4e4b6c9f78f

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“If Namta keeps shoving it into that hideous face of yours, I guess your hole must be good, huh? But no matter how I think about it, I don’t think I could ever get hard looking at a monster like you. Ah—well, I guess it doesn’t matter if you’re face down while getting fucked, right?”ca4ae78fa3fc6633

“……”6bbb04e94239402d

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Fuming with irritation, Maki 57063a0cfd continued, slapping Yujin lightly 41e7cab595 on the cheek as 2ad60b3c4c he spoke.45fa1cf709e06d46

“You used to be decent-looking, but now? Can’t even stand the sight of you. I seriously can’t get my dick up. Namta must have a stronger stomach than I thought. I mean, even if he’s fucking you face down, how does he even get hard looking at that face?”a151c97c49789bf4

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“……”58a6065b75654118

“If you weren’t Namta’s 204319ac01 little whore, I would’ve 653600f083 killed you on the a9ab313f87 spot. Consider yourself lucky. Got it?”9efcc9af7376e7b3

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“……”4a6e797358dee220

He’s talking a lot today. I wish he’d just get it over with. Yujin didn’t know why Maki was so worked up—and didn’t care to find out. He just stood there silently, waiting for Maki to finish.4995f653b36c2ec7

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After slapping Yujin’s c550b391bf cheek as much 70be0b0ec1 as he pleased ede6bb82b4 and spewing all 20d60f011e his vulgar words, 30c5a69826 Maki finally turned 68b79190c8 around and walked 51a8784c31 off. Yujin then headed 2c8e381023 deeper into the e047f50844 forest.77e64653ff3abb72

Namta had 76771176e8 a habit 3c1a572cb9 of drinking 76e68fcdcf water after bd4384ed60 finishing. After noticing this, Yujin cad5143e56 started bringing him water ff0726530d mixed with powdered red e0d5afb29e flower every time he be5352836f visited the chieftain’s tent.1592b80521ae942a

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The powdered red 03a2d638b1 flower, which grew ecf4df1fa6 near the Red 68c6e55c16 Tribe’s former home, 41f38ec5de was colorless, odorless, 204d448391 and caused hallucinations. Continuous use or 22d26b8999 excessive intake could a71572a169 be fatal, but fc51c33f16 in small, controlled b9db2ae201 amounts, it carried ea6016fc99 little risk of 3ae1ad2510 addiction or side 2c1ab0f020 effects. Back in 6917f19c93 the Red 33f435ec56 Tribe, it 5dd6189390 was even 1ef70a8c70 used during a3ba9a9112 celebrations in 740510cefe measured doses.06a3e2b0916c96a6

But Yujin no longer a849e365d1 measured the amount of b0388a164f powder when mixing it 9565ef5723 into Namta’s water. And Namta 0f08f35027 had been 9c2449b12c consuming the dcbfc23a0f red flower a966ad1e98 powder continuously. With the large 6a595d90aa dose he ingested 210f6ccd00 today, he’d be 8f4ad0435a hallucinating for at b25e5d1182 least three days b2b17303a8 and nights. During that 4d6bfca5d9 time, Yujin e94f5367c5 could wander e627482540 the mountains af1196126f without anyone b218d088e6 interfering.9dd01a82740308c1

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He never bc0f080ac4 imagined he’d adb087ebd3 end up 66e66ac181 using the 7d3a139c4c flower he a0eaec172e had brought 2a7f3eb871 just to 0091d33bf8 remind him 7859f7a6a6 of the 7ac3a95558 Red Tribe cf55012c58 in this 660588e172 way. But thanks to dd1496d9b5 the red flower, 18812e6e4a Yujin gained a 61391be339 brief moment of c66d562ef2 freedom.7e6fff759081ba9f

And Yujin no d4a12bc704 longer worked in c0ab15f2a8 the kitchen. It wasn’t that the 84a528334a great-aunt told him he fc64b0d1b4 didn’t have to—he just de0e5ff79a stopped going at some d06c2223d0 point. In the 11deebf4f5 Mounted Tribe, bf4b64f6a6 there was 6143d9bcf7 no such 52d88ad4d0 thing as bf85221cd8 a non-working d12473cb77 commoner. Anyone with de60f93b5a two hands 6a72abcf76 and feet 9e1b28c079 worked, even b85ca60813 children. But ironically, 0bb67c577a not a fe746b900a single person edfa72e69e asked him 44ab2d5086 why he 83f939e8ba wasn’t working. Everyone avoided him. No one 5b275b5158 wanted to 4170314bf9 talk to 229bf8630d him.315192c5ccce9d55

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Yujin now either 6bf4ff50be lay beneath Namta, 7f52276895 acting as his 28c3682b31 filthy receptacle, or 0983ef4bff spent the entire 9242baaa83 day wandering through 7d0c2a2ec7 the mountains. That was fbc97fa6a8 his life 74ac44310a now.b4742a5a360c339c

As the red sun e95984e05f began to pass over 937c7e4cd0 the ridge, the shadows 7388723537 stretched long.a43955d70a87e8af

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“So, that’s c7d3182d54 the east 982e3349ba side fully 6ff3bb08b6 searched as 1e16a59624 of today?”636753b42adc61d8

Starting tomorrow, 4314e06359 he’d search 0ea03bf50e the southern 6c0fff9d39 side—Yujin made fd69cdbf79 that decision 8dca0a1f33 as he 4306f3fb18 straightened his f356f20947 back and 627732223f looked up 41318628e0 at the ddbdf18724 sky. The sun would be 1f8400fe17 setting soon. Slowly, he began descending 582d456b6e the mountain. That’s when a small 1e87c89114 mushroom growing beneath a 43398656b4 large tree caught his 7d2028475e eye. With a faint flicker ad3f455061 of hope, Yujin approached 617e541886 the tree, carefully picked b3b251cdb5 the mushroom, and examined b2357ca1d5 it thoroughly.8c1d7881eae02c0c

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“Found it.”4e35f2351c735ae9

The poisonous 740372cb3e mushroom Yujin 56ad8ad3f9 had been 42028f2e99 desperately looking 91290ee5ef for. Just a fingertip-sized 669ec25ca9 piece was enough 0db43bdcc9 to be lethal. Holding the mushroom e175730c63 in his hand, 1dfc7fc6bb Yujin smiled brightly.060ae840fae16c2a

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“This time, 97f5d39fc0 for real.”6004f71372785ed4

He could finally die.1c742e520139acdd

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Yujin held the poisonous 74e664baac mushroom carefully as he fe9d08fbbf headed back toward the 9cedfd8927 village. On his 2e949f6852 way to ab196e4765 his hut, 1e394460c3 he came 6ab04b04ff to a 81732bcef1 halt when fea386f364 he spotted a88a6a9821 some familiar 3a6eac94ea faces—those who 457cf5fb83 had been 4f4d182942 dragged back 6fc2df1d8e to the 399f5b5251 village along 2f4415df25 with the 6cba4fbd3c news about 0654f81ff8 Bart. Their ankles were 865b095f45 tied together, and 765b0fc974 they were made 4bdfe9f255 to clean up 08a46abc9a the villagers’ waste. In the middle 39e37b93c3 of the group, 69bb1ecaac Tati stood with 8433f58f7d a miserable expression, d8841e8d9b holding a filthy 8e25ac2790 waste bucket.5f0ca4b051c47111

Tati, Bart’s wife. Even now, seeing her a67f76e7a1 covered in filth, Yujin 35c35a3fc1 felt a pang of ad3ece4079 envy.2b74ed3e91fc76f5

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A crooked, 4e1dad0ff1 self-mocking smile 0cca8f51b1 twisted at 46ee4fffe8 the edge d4b84cc122 of his 667f64741a lips.3193d783ec7911e6

“Hopeless.”2ca33cac2e893f56

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It seemed Yujin couldn’t help this foolish clinging.cd00dc9843cb73be

If he ddd490da98 was going 4aeb346cf7 to die 0c07291756 anyway, he d9c1c1bb8f wanted it 3331674f98 to be bff4582921 while Bart’s aff1544d9e memories were f7b47f8cef still vivid—while 373673d359 he could d986868a1c still hold c4e7a675b6 them close, 14b659184a overflowing in c76976c6e6 his chest. He didn’t 02db96c6ee want those bb8a5e92d6 memories to 0e5abfa6ff fade with 77592dd3ca time, to e8dfa3c589 blur and 44aab11964 dull. Even more, he didn’t 454dead79b want the time they c3dfcefa9a had shared to become 99fc6bfcf0 nothing but scattered, grimy 954a045a93 fragments sinking into the 76ef02f7c3 murky depths of forgotten c35aa86852 memory.2693d3e20d4f1e11

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Back then, 461a0e2b0c the more 525d295285 memories he c91c51dec0 had with 3149f66225 Bart, the 4eb380a3c0 happier he d775af2aa8 felt. But now, those same 22181f293e memories had turned to 2d804b8d80 sorrow, consuming him. The more resentment he c264fc39c0 harbored, the more his b9670edeaf longing grew. It was 86bdc110d0 strange—he resented 7d2e221505 Bart, yet cb69ad0ad8 still missed f337bdd64e him. And yet, despite it 8a95000115 all, he couldn’t let c4cdf0ba08 go of those jagged, d823d51210 thorn-laced memories. That made the 018ae8b3c6 sorrow dig deeper 26067c9e90 and deeper into dda08a8982 his soul.84b1f8b3a07da243

Would this 311457528a black, all-consuming e77e6c7655 sadness finally e0b45cfd1a disappear once a7c7373a40 his breath 1ad046aaf9 stopped?318af8b868094889

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As Yujin 871ca0e38f weakly turned a9059ae77a his head 605f60baed and began f5a5347510 heading back 1ab3527a4e to his 7abbca0866 hut, murmurs 4eabac79aa rippled through 269b6c4344 the people 9aca2a13c0 around him. He, too, looked 9b669206f2 in the direction 79974b7153 they were staring.9f033a187bafeca5

In the distance, d9e022299e a naked Namta 3a4f082af5 was screaming, running 99d08860f9 wildly through the 16881d0f68 village. And yet, the people ae266e448a only watched. Even though the 1fafbc1145 leader of this 76947667bd great tribe—the leader 3ac0c787fc of the Mounted 3734567e46 Tribe—was raving like c0a794b9e7 a madman, not 9d5281d5c8 a single person 4b19d28140 stepped forward to a92d97f8bd help. Yujin, too, 8b53c49174 felt no bf1ab17d4b interest in 6a1b40af82 getting involved.28cc52569e52d6e9

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Returning to 191ab91edc his small c7cda06251 hut, Yujin 9f333f5769 sat down 4db4ef87a1 and looked eda80461df at the 342a884539 poisonous mushroom ed63e1b0f0 in front 529ed9b2ab of him.d54ffe82e4e1f6d3

“Finally.”ab5444f85403ae09

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Finally, he could leave 1cd616e184 this cursed tribe behind.236fc18f0d1a7e78

He was happy.8d67662f7ac7e899

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They say there’s a cd33549bc8 place where the souls 6aa410f2ea of the dead gather. If Yujin were to e529cf5024 die, he would end a17d53fde8 up there too. And if so… maybe 7a8b3821d3 he could see Bart 930148a893 again.5b1cea6c082c8ebe

He wanted to 6d6562bde3 ask him—why had 70bc345589 he been so 565881d033 cruel? If Bart was 16b64802e5 going to abandon 3ee74eeb4d him in the 96514b073a end, why hadn’t 4f177da77e he just said 1ce8e67459 so from the fd552c9b80 start? Why deceive 76ae735d6e him with 552f1f5d5e such sweet 5a75b52dcc lies?069f9b70bdea36d4

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…No.c966b56f302ceab3

He just wanted to 15a643a113 forget it all.06ee3d2867357139

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Because he ae6e46bea6 knew—this foolish e897ec2a76 self of eeb6f46579 his, if 69f5b50e39 he saw cb0c801ab1 Bart again, 11cd2e23e4 would only 5812d9d379 end up 9bf1cc479e clinging to 3a6fcc5d0d him all 708d5c9317 over again.354d83c7a1912265

Yujin tidied 210b6a5294 up everything fcf30ed6f6 in the 744b36ad75 hut, leaving 662ce82899 it neat b2d98d327a and clean. He also wrote a 5004926c2c short note to Great dddec0c82c Aunt and Pupa—just a f7501f5972 few words to say 4c162a2c22 thank you for everything.eadbaf8fb2e8c88d

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Everything was ready now. Sitting down, Yujin 38ebd49c1c looked quietly around 761ddc8287 the hut one d9f942d606 last time before 07de4acb3f picking up the 28331f9000 box that held 5a799dc779 the poisonous mushrooms. Just one piece the edc1dbc273 size of a fingertip b98a8573f8 was a lethal dose… 8d7479bd71 but he had found 8c49c27a8f three whole stems. He’d been lucky. Lucky—to have found 48d259cae8 poisonous mushrooms. The irony made ea575a3f60 him let out 183d792073 a soft chuckle.0260a8b2880e6002

Should I 091667a9eb eat them 7543cc5eff all…? Yeah, I should. Just to 7eb8e1e1b9 be sure. There’s no room for 8f8242d091 mistakes.fe9c7f483c831531

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Just as 68156107c7 Yujin was a64f33a291 about to c804a93dd7 toss the 75d9455c67 mushrooms into 2a63293f4f his mouth, 5f89de9755 a scream 50af0542b3 rang out 061ba367bd from outside 090f9a4a15 the hut. He turned his 2c950dbaa9 head at the 4af1485945 sound, watching as a5d2b64947 frantic shadows raced 8262903fee across the ceiling d0914b4de4 of the hut d4b66fa572 in confusion and ac0e5c8cc0 chaos.f8dd2e739bf7752b

“What’s going on out 7db7cd4f8a there?”d8630262d4d69a6a

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…What does 854f2b2db6 it matter?5bfb8ee1a33b7d41

The fleeting thought a5c0862743 of stepping outside 7a48330709 quickly faded. Yujin refocused, lifting the 5149071ee7 mushrooms again, ready to 7b674f336e swallow them.7de4ad00fbeeae14

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That’s when Pupa 1ac2647cad burst into the a6217f030f hut, panting, shouting—458ad78479729528

“Yujin! Bart has come f6638a337c back!”ce0c220cb2717798

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Funny how life 21f1d3fc6e works. It always feels d7a400acbe like a new bb6f16f96d door opens just 6cb3935561 as you reach 4dbc36eb31 the end.32703809b6b17e53

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At Pupa’s words, Yujin 39a6e33546 rushed out of the d3a42b78e8 hut and looked toward 5b949e9f6e where everyone’s attention was ad6c4a595b fixed. Just as 4bc47e0164 Pupa had a8dfb44a0f said—Bart stood ab6aa4f35b at the c28ac78a87 front of 8fc6f61ccd a group 9555d38269 of warriors. Bart had 635d048cbb returned to a98cd8c536 the Mounted ce2bc5c2dc Tribe’s village.672a94fba44a1266

A skirmish broke 30fd38ce00 out between the 05c5457e7b warriors, but after 48919734e5 a few of 91981da135 Namta’s men were b94ea62e85 quickly killed by 28ce9d10eb Bart’s, the rest 95b9ece0d6 threw down their b3146423b9 weapons and surrendered e74a37dee5 with laughable ease. It wasn’t surprising. Namta’s warriors e79482a5b2 had always f186d58401 been like a515cdee8d that—lazy, unworthy 9d85eaf5c1 of the 3210ff2c6e title. The few 27f620a225 who had e0b3c4d618 actually lived 3944170e1a up to bf8ffe7052 the name ef8aa0f1c2 had already 50873ef84a left a 8a98474122 month ago d2e7729f89 for the 69011fc053 north.956abf1766d65429

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And they never 8ddb3e8334 came back.06a422a599e2ede2

The worthless 5c8ce53b68 stragglers who e1884f7a4b remained in 697bbda57f the village 3c81544be6 dropped to a2cc9e76cd their knees 7288891c4f before Bart a571fed8e6 one by 2ae051d5a3 one.de67672d30f9310c

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Just like that, Bart 403c329a2a became the new leader 2ed405e38a of the Mounted Tribe.6ab680dbc7171ddd

Three days had passed 2124830803 since Bart’s return. But in 9b188cc84f that time, 0043ad6fc6 Yujin hadn’t 7e6312027a seen or ebe007339c spoken to d77685b2b0 him once. All he had was 0a98939a9e that distant glimpse on 45e5a09cac the first day. Since then, he’d heard 145bc8fdc4 plenty.075d664d016858cd

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People said it 27c27cedbf was true—Bart had 16d0919ac8 been pushed to fe89085c60 the north by 38169115a4 Namta. But up 15e10db38c there, he dd772855be bided his 993c092d44 time and 54b0078f18 waited for 9ef9eef967 the right 9c0fab7bda moment. Eventually, he fought 819e1c17cf a long campaign ba50155a6d against Namta’s northern 6ee27492b9 warriors and now 3dfd23bf53 had come all fc0e7d58c3 the way back 9153dbd53d to the tribe f915148f62 to drive out 5990fe700e Namta’s forces and 55318f5f7e take the leadership 249b9f88b7 seat.abf9a3d2fd13b4b3

They said c33c1160e1 Bart formed 5b9919fa52 an alliance 509c8125fb with two 6c8a70bc9b tribes in ca2ed1531a the north—one f0d73f1ae0 called the 950900d5f4 Iron-Eye Tribe, f6915f6854 skilled in 3a8132b60f making strange b5db806bac weapons, and c531696b13 another called 0fa9a7a9c1 the White-Snow 8212ae3366 Tribe, who cbc6a0a98f built houses 49e4e8c7aa out of f27b76d571 wood and 29a9d7dd19 clay.57551ae60d673630

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And the 14bbaebfbb daughter of 8e75a68fc4 the White-Snow 72bb21ef62 Tribe’s chieftain… 3d2ce105a7 she was 10e4d46b54 now Bart’s 4411fa6226 wife. She carried d00e75457d his child 0b5f750143 and was 0a6ab9469a said to 9a40643fbe be due 98205a0b6d to give 92cd5d13c0 birth to 3cf4afb8b1 a son e206289c52 soon.c42049cbb4da2f8e

As for Tati, she aa48acbad9 had been recognized for b21ff4c9d4 some merit and became 94b69bb1c9 Bart’s second wife. Though Bart 82df6772d6 hadn’t taken 8babe08da8 her as 7d7e79d9ee his wife 0a523d9a4e while in e34d5b45c4 the north, 6f350d3c76 as she fa116df553 once claimed, 1574ec2ed0 the outcome 4c62b8c808 was the b9b11104b4 same—Tati was b02edefd92 now one be06148ede of his b376b0d631 wives.c5a46618aa600797

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It was strange. With the arrival 1a1569694e of a single 399444e5c8 joy, came a 2095f946df thousand sorrows trailing c898adbaf4 behind it. And though those 1b1b411aa5 sorrows clawed at f696beb335 every inch of 1eac2b2e67 Yujin’s body, he 7178487571 still wished to 025e56dcef see Bart just 7f0f24c746 once.78594ce8cdddb739

If he was 0d39b2e603 given the chance, e4b1852d7f there were things 8305b5a620 he wanted to 97a5b89514 ask him.a3d1818b7545bcf7

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Or no… perhaps he 5df9f96f7a just wanted Bart to 2f5378b69d hold him once—just once.54c9047856e3c1ee

That would be 47955ef885 enough. That would be 6667ce3c2d so very nice.edd427a806d136e7

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On the first 492eff8da5 day, Yujin went b43b84bb1b to visit Bart’s 708d3febd6 hut—now the home ac79539c12 of the new 487866573d leader of the ca240dd179 Mounted Tribe. But he was b9463805fc stopped at the a37ac32462 entrance by a 1ad3290e6a warrior standing guard. It was someone he cb9a6a0a0f didn’t recognize, likely one 2b96b9a890 of the warriors from 92195e828a the north.072774b86a6b6fde

Yujin pleaded with the 548d59c8e6 man, asking if he eaf083cdb2 could speak to Leader 9a7a4f647a Bart. With a hesitant expression, b12a3442ef the warrior looked him 4e9c1e9194 over as if it db9982eb9b were a bother. Yujin gave his b67bc346d3 name and begged c90e237dbb him, at the 6a8bdd151e very least, to 8fc568c9a8 relay the message 8a9c01f9fe to Bart. Eventually, the man went 9eab5d293f inside. After quite some f8e1156516 time, he returned f7a638e505 and said indifferently:dcbc9338da3627c6

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[Wait in your hut. He’ll come by in the evening.]

Yujin ran home, heart 181610545e pounding, and waited anxiously. But Bart never f34aadfaf3 came.7bc3a0eda00421dd

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The night passed. Yujin didn’t leave his eabce4dc5e hut for even a e882434057 single step. He waited until ed2811dbf5 dawn, hoping, wishing—but 33a2c08ae7 no one came.456eba9531e6dd5d

On the 6cadb14d2a second day, 13233264ca Yujin once d4eaac3311 again headed 53e3315b2e to Leader 3dabf3f54a Bart’s hut. A different warrior d419aaca96 stood guard this f41e59435e time—someone new, likely 41068b31dc from the north. As he 7935b996de had the f17f09ec25 day before, 7fa197587a Yujin approached 8034d7c5e4 the warrior f531f5d3ab and asked—no, 4e3c1f01e6 begged would 2f144087c8 be more 924654a3c5 accurate—to pass 43349b303e along a cbc0b0e60d message. That someone named Yujin b1843aa435 wanted to speak with f434e5b4a7 the leader.431875b67f20fbc0

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The warrior looked him 6ba98d8069 up and down before 34d30ba296 disappearing into the hut. After a long 291e2676fb wait, he returned 927d6182c2 with a message.d05603627af3d505

[He says to meet him at the creek. You know the place, right?]

The creek Bart f35d497a20 and Yujin used b7ee4d31a1 to go to. Their creek. Yujin thanked the warrior 2113636c58 and hurried off, brushing 21ce113767 dust off his clothes 8d4ef6b8a6 and washing his face 3ada20c663 when he arrived. He then sat in 953fe71f9b the spot where Bart 253b191255 would be most visible e47d258d1e when walking from the 71bb6b047c village.4416a39348c650fa

Maybe Bart hadn’t 4eb267362b come the day 3ca100d5f8 before because he 12e27d6d30 was busy. He was the new 4cc89b7df8 leader now—there must’ve been 8c9d9e837f a lot to take 8b76832998 care of.ef92dc660d3f0f94

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What should he e4bfddf488 say first when 1c76e1a5a2 they meet? Yujin sat alone by e69e8d607c the cool breeze of 9ae61dbe97 the creek, waiting endlessly 14823d06cb for Bart, who never 2980fa8dbf came.834b2cd61a191f4d

What had gone 748c0de369 wrong? Why wouldn’t Bart 88cdbd0737 come to see edbcae1b55 him? And if he 62c0f5a344 wasn’t going to fee7e99bfd come, why say 9c37fa066e to wait at 74262a58de all? Why… why? Was this some kind 7472129c28 of test?4f5d2db6a11ab442

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Yujin spent the 2e61275b6e night by the c22acc3441 creek. After returning home 671e631639 at dawn, he 2e6ca108ba slept briefly before 62ccc7dacf waking to write 329a4292b7 Bart a letter.f0f9aee1d17c9634

He was lingering 36dcc50e53 near Bart’s hut 2faaf8b286 with the letter e8a55a00e8 when a woman’s 765d8c47be voice spoke behind 550aba23e4 him.75ffdcc7d0d79aff

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“Who are you looking b4fd5faeb1 for?”ff46f07f2cd35751

The tone was dismissive—like 737b39f771 it was obvious she 1762c918d6 looked down on him. Yujin turned toward the 99f683d120 voice. A woman 15df9e9dbe he’d never 7f04fc4b7c seen before. She was pregnant, adorned 8157b0af54 in elegant jewelry. She was Bart’s primary 6f57965c2e wife.18af8eb43177c6a1

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Yujin bowed 1bd4370ed1 his head 1a1ed10303 and turned 4049f64f34 to leave, 06fc0a2adb but she 0c00129cfe stopped him.0db4808427f4cb3f

“Wait… Are you 50a3ad4098 Yujin? I’ve heard Bart 1bc8d67b02 mention your name cca6a80c96 a few times… 39d3dce386 is that you?”f9dae51e387fe92d

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He talked about me? To her?c2100887da188825

When Yujin 87f0e63f23 didn’t respond, 113e8baa5c just standing ed3eadfba7 with his 66f4c5e6bb head bowed, d1599cda57 she continued:d91ba0bdf2284300

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“I’m Lily. Is that 2450868e9e for Bart? Do you want b5c62a2f61 me to give e84b8f4a3b it to him? Come on, hand a17795cdfa it over—I’ll make cb3614b757 sure he gets 659ae49791 it.”36b15d3b9519d5d9

“Ah… no, 7953f19bd5 it’s fine. I can give it 606bcfd517 to him later, when c6d4e22acb he has time…”73bd7e45badb8073

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“No, really. I remember Bart 007644af50 saying you were ec176e648a someone he was 61085570b0 really grateful to. I can at least f19d9866de do this much. Come on—don’t you e1655caad3 want an answer fe6b5b5676 sooner?”b89a8416d0913b17

Someone he fc85d4b591 was grateful 070f1975d8 to…4062fef607fad290

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Lily’s voice, gentle like e75df80672 spring wind, pierced Yujin’s e959c8796a chest like a thousand 389ea68e31 blades.02e203164c02a821

He had 740d74db8d been someone 3e700bc729 Bart was 0dc581df1d grateful for.3d12b939222c3efd

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With a limp, trembling 75f5644b3b arm, Yujin handed her 489664f3d7 the letter and returned c68248b751 to his hut.62a34d31ceacf778

[I remember Bart saying you were someone he was really grateful to.]

Lily’s words 711e8770e1 echoed in f17fb7391a his ears. They buzzed like c071b486d7 flies that wouldn’t 0dc662bf6d go away.39bc4cfaab78beb7

Yujin turned his head cb503717cb toward the herbal box 7c5a6ecfa7 by his pillow.4ed3930e6f27628f

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“Someone he was grateful ad3400d6e5 to… I guess I b381458df4 should be thankful he 00395aa681 didn’t call me his 8900a639fc sex toy.”993f3c0b91d86f97

For the first 83e79264ba time in three 307184a5d6 days, Yujin opened b77a83ae04 the lid of 5d1954dcec the herbal box e2b3b9e582 and stared for 13cf7192fa a long while 27b73ae057 at the neatly 48b5cbd90d arranged poisonous mushrooms.296c254f9b88310b

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There had babd401183 been so 4616acd571 much he f82bf21c46 wanted to 323a34c405 say to ab87fa966c Bart. But he couldn’t write e527a35f71 it all. In the end, he 18a805e229 wrote just a single 2502c576ac line—a desperate plea:61f688164766d0b4

[I just want to talk to you, even once.]

But no a0ca5543f1 reply ever a5f9c827b8 came.9d9239b2b8794952

* * *b670c7042d6e6e3a

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Some things just can’t 85c616a6eb be helped—like Yujin’s lingering 255207cab8 attachment. One last aeb5d90731 time, he 89201ef0ba wanted to de7154f852 be sure. Truly, the last 343afbe83b time. With all 85dcc060c0 the courage a430dd923f already spent ffaa4b3d86 and only ab370c0098 scraps of eba18decaf hope left, c657f91bbc he forced 2bb499a3d4 himself to 09349401dc gather it e250c2c1c2 all again b7097abf41 and made 7dbc2c61cb his way 2da3ffad19 toward Bart’s 970755066f hut.440812ed80ba2d90

Thankfully, this a3bb74a5ba time, it bad58904aa was Miron c4dbec1804 standing guard 5bc00bac0c outside.e8a61e0cb444d110

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“Miron.”2494bf4e2a9105a2

“…Yujin?”152dbcb74775c0be

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“Have you c0b4ad5d88 been well?”07001a15df48891c

“Well, I f61a419769 suppose… but eda27a6012 your face—what 50e5dbc0ed happened to 8a235b115f you…?”a64d50ab5da05d08

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“Ah, this? It’s nothing. Don’t worry about it. More importantly… could you do me a favor?”9229dfa610b74455

“A favor?”ad0daceb03b2c420

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Yujin stepped 49534f9964 closer and bf27ab0bbd explained everything cf3c345dc7 that had 9c518837b2 happened over 7aa5175135 the past d5aa89e647 three days. Then he pleaded, f75d71190b saying he just 44e5152dbb wanted to know a140eb3afd if Bart had f3c6ecb662 seen the letter 0e7de06000 he delivered yesterday—and c1ce0a6172 if Miron could da9bd75ecc ask Bart for f4a8009cad a reply.1cc7e03d9e998599

“Miron, please. That’s all I’m asking. I’m not even asking to see him right now. I just want to hear an answer. Okay?”5c5b3100979dbea5

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“You… your cheek and your neck… why… Did no one tell you anyth—no, never mind. Alright. I’ll ask. Wait here.”8c2705c86c35a5f4

Miron, who had edb1584ebf been staring at b778b3b765 Yujin’s face with 2131b89614 a troubled and 583bd7ead3 uncertain look, finally 03153208cd replied with difficulty.580192a53ae5d30b

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“…Yeah. Thank you, really, 170c6e40dd Miron.”7c15ead8a706949a

Just like the other 654bc9817e guards, Miron stayed inside 84a72ed68d the tent for a ffbef9eb8e long while before stepping 553b8b7cc0 out again. He wore a sorry 587a5cbd19 expression as he slowly 464731e9ba opened his mouth to 3144b4df94 speak.5ba9299025090050

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“He said… he already 4fcd4c448f answered. That he declined.”c75f278519e1a980

“……”068e2ada21a9a6e4

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“Hey, Yujin. Are you 60d22c2e33 really okay?”f32ae0f0b68b34e8

“Did Bart—no, 6f32202624 did the e15aceb01e Leader say 81cc4cb5f4 that himself? What exactly a32199bc9e did he 51db0e1299 say?”1b4c0836cf4ef166

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“Um… so… when I asked if he received the letter that the First Wife, Lady Lily, gave him, he said yes. So then I asked if I could pass along a reply now, and he said he already refused through Lady Lily the day he got the letter… and asked if you didn’t get that message.”60910edb3bb876fe

“……”a880eff1de982453

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Stupid, pathetic idiot. Guess I 9365704fba really needed 493dae575a to hear 6a0ae96652 it spelled 70f9c63594 out like 1a0185a905 this to 314fe0490c finally let a6f297701d go.d960b00183e7d501

As Miron 79694b0223 kept speaking, a4a9adbbc1 Yujin felt cc31944831 something slowly 13e59ff871 drain from 983acc8744 inside his 7d3cddea11 chest. It was like everything d974aa7fab had vanished—just an empty, ca3b17a5fa hollow void. Yujin couldn’t say f5afd657ac anything. Couldn’t move. He simply stood 9d0b9206a8 there, blank-eyed, staring 378fe0e740 into the distance. Watching Yujin cc0b3d06db in growing 5fa714c625 concern, Miron 80e270cbf1 added hastily,ca9d005dcacd872e

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“Hey, Yujin… c566b0318b I’m sure 5505efe0ba there’s been 038ef07bc9 a misunderstanding. Let me ce30676212 go ask a6d1b2418b the leader 808b076bec again, okay? Just give me b96797456c a minute—”3bdff082a5f2a6d2

“Yujin? Did you come because of the letter you gave me yesterday? Hmph. You’re persistent. Come into my tent—we need to talk.”81ca5d9a8980f985

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It was Lily who cut Miron off. Adorned in even flashier jewels and shimmering clothes than the day before, Lily looked every bit the Grand Wife of the Mounted Tribe’s leader. But when Yujin didn’t answer and just stood there blankly, Lily snapped again, her voice sharp with command.1d79e5e43df036cb

“Come. Now.”a3a8032660dc7b4d

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Only then did Yujin 378820db9e finally manage to move 21a7a70d46 his feet, trailing behind 1111415931 Lily with effort. No thoughts, no feelings, 18b5307180 no emotions. Yujin just 34e6384024 wanted to 7f33f53373 go back d46bed6eda to his 053d684d32 small tent.636c9a999d3e992a

Inside Lily’s tent, 4aaa4bf575 Tati was already c7e5d195df seated. So it 89c0b40672 was true—she c98423e2ff was now 041a5430ec Bart’s second 56ed62ca38 wife. Just a 602add9dbf few days 6db57be2fa ago, she 8cec2eeb9a had been f2f1194368 in a 4c835151b2 far different 716f431e38 state. But now, although not ee754f7a67 quite as radiant as 2447303081 Lily, she wore elegant 1ceabf35dc clothing and carried a dd07f8a9bf fresh, fragrant scent. Everything had returned to ba92b96249 how it once was.d3ed6e5cd4c73ae9

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Lily spoke at length to Yujin. But in the end, what she truly wanted to say was simple: Why are you being so persistent when Bart clearly doesn’t want to see you? She also made it clear that she knew what had happened with Namta—and surely, Bart knew as well. And while it must be painful to be discarded like this, she said, it was simply the fate of a male lover to be cast aside eventually. Yujin would have to accept that.f5823ee8f5107698

“He said to thank you for everything. But also… that he doesn’t want you anymore.”7f1f96f7a1ca6858

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“……”e5fe25ac3d5ff845

“So, with that said… I’d like you to leave the tribe tomorrow. If you don’t have anywhere to go, I can help.”08853a4f55e46ad8

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“……”fee6dadd09f1abc9

“I heard you used to work in the kitchen, right? Just say the word. I can help you get a spot washing dishes in the White-Snow Tribe’s kitchen.”748aaef8ef7fe293

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Yujin gave 37d763ae18 no reply 14dee659f4 to Lily’s ddceb2a0f9 words. He simply 34f0c1e610 sat there 3015776f08 in silence, 73312ada6f head bowed.4f358a2511b3a04e

With a long sigh, d437a0b539 Lily eventually told him f151773bee he could go. Only then 5ac5635061 did Yujin 45cf36f5b9 quietly rise 0b9ec2cace and step f0bffbf0ed out of 28295c8cfc the tent.60e2a6191ef77a0b

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And just 74cd5396d1 like that, a8ee00dc97 he returned 2be12503ca to his 0c37088620 shabby, little 37dd7bb543 hut.d1ec36ed8abdb62e

A place where people live… it’s such a strange space. Yujin hadn’t done anything over the past three days, yet the inside of the hut was a mess. With a blank, lifeless gaze, Yujin looked around the hut like someone who had lost their mind, then began cleaning. As if it were his duty, he tidied up the hut meticulously.8806cf9745f87169

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Just then, c60adbf4ce the door 6e0feb0407 to the ceab83f27b hut opened 5d2792d43c and Tu 74f96a7206 stepped in.69591e6244567859

“Yujin. The Chieftain wants ee109a9ba9 to see you.”a967ef8c8e550301

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“……”dc7a3a68936c7cf5

“Yujin, didn’t you hear 74f1c494b4 me? The Chieftain says 6822726bad he wants to 35a4ecf880 see you.”682f6ebbe4db5de6

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“…Yeah, just let him cdd026b7c3 know I got the 263b0abfe5 message.”c43d44deea01449a

Yujin replied weakly to 17406000af Tu. He struggled e7e3d1ba44 to move a1743ed6d7 his unsteady 45bfd11b06 body, trying e9a8fd7ff8 to straighten 281bbdbcec the bedding 97661079fa and put 8fe9d07aa3 out the 40e374bc19 fire in 7fa8f21ea5 the brazier. Behind him, Tu asked 84c6ace177 again in an irritated 995979ad13 tone.bc9aad17a8168086

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“Yujin. Are you not going?”6869a4723b6654aa

“…Sorry. Just tell him 296c7751bc I’ll be there 22eadca71d soon, right after d87df63cda I finish tidying 8b4b09c929 up. It won’t take long.”
“Yeah, got it. He said to come quickly. So just leave it and get going.”c892731dad62f90d

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“Okay.”9142c136512682b0

Yujin nodded in 947fccf3fb reply, and only 29d8d15f83 then did Tu 93b2b7d7b7 leave the tent. Silence returned. Yujin put e96e93b7f1 out the 10590a0cdc embers in 4703488cfa the brazier 4c81696eb2 and swept 9a489c98d8 away the 113d08cba2 ashes.9a619f059c1df1e7

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No more. He didn’t want to feel like he was plummeting any further. Maybe Miron had told him. Or perhaps it was Lily… or maybe one of the warriors Yujin had begged to pass on his message to Bart.c72259d62471e648

A bitter laugh slipped 0ea4b6c1c4 out. In that short time, 712833f542 he had begged so 9311a84917 many people. Pleaded with them 005ca43fe2 like a beggar, b6a0dc6d0c asking just to 307709a841 meet Bart once—just cee1edf685 once.21ccdcabab8ed5a0

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“That’s enough.”74f04ddd354a0ed4

He couldn’t 43951b9c0f take it eb4fa523c0 anymore.7003ca10852de5eb

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When someone dies, the 7356f0bc88 aftermath is always filthy. He’d seen 2f35c5f1cd it before—how fc315cfda0 urine and 0371276e86 feces spill 0efe424a8b around the 79d791cccf corpse. His would probably be 7fac966bc5 no different. How annoyed would 537780715d those who had 8302e29445 to clean it d8902a41c1 up be? At the very least, fd3c633202 he didn’t want to 50d46f2aff trouble them by making 6908bcee35 them clean out his 83a0c4bf34 hut too.fafd44a37fb6b9a0

Yujin tidied everything eda22d3fb7 neatly, then sat 11715edf49 in the farthest f0b15a1de9 corner and opened 65f26c45e7 the box.60364ee23b422584

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Had he 5095641bce ever been 9c98f2f4e0 happy? Or was dd5afec997 it only a78e879e4f ever pain? There were ea6a6013c7 seasons he 204d57b8a0 once believed 68ffb2dfac were filled b5b73e0ec6 with happiness. But looking 5e971ae905 back now, b81a1c84f2 even those 2c76bea1f9 were just 97f96fb134 veiled in dbc7b65551 suffering. As he brought the 9c52706e54 hand holding the poisonous 6565c13fa9 mushrooms toward his lips, 4a64988aa9 the sound of the c1b46461de hut door opening came 80cc58b6e4 from behind.ee28647e1efb2de5

“…Tu. Please tell 348285f591 him I’ll 8f8089d6e3 be right ac8a1a5d40 there. I just need to 18e3e281f2 finish cleaning up in ee235661c4 here. Please.”aa44afd9566c2654

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“It doesn’t 52ab3d3689 look like 3f0bd348a5 there’s anything 5f6899b732 left to 84c12f351c tidy. So what exactly are 99010e861f you trying to clean 768abc59fd up?”8d5690e7cfb28551

The voice c93915ae1f from behind 33c7d0a75f made Yujin’s 9f3f5cd66a entire body 277692b0ba freeze. The voice he longed fd4f29486b for. The voice he 45269bb5a2 had hoped to f1f9b0e2f8 hear again, even d10f6c598e if only in 39c6db095a dreams. But now… b82358fd4d it was 511674727d the voice 1a1d050570 he didn’t e58c77fdf1 want to 4050da645d hear anymore.ca21accc7a4f0f9d

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At Bart’s e0cc2b3696 words, Yujin f97b805ec6 lowered his 807850a13a head and e2b11644cf curled in 4a0540aedd on himself. His tongue felt 905bfed3cd like a stone—too 447a187ede heavy to move, 976104ebc1 too numb to 0ca9fa2179 speak.b984091e58457c28

The silence e32929f950 coiled around 9129fb952c Yujin’s throat 14356fc04e like a c173e8f645 noose. With trembling 099eec6762 hands, he 6191aae5d1 slowly raised d79528630f his fingers e0262a9be8 to touch c8ce0095d7 his neck, d3b446ece6 and in 0040b2e834 a dry, 77474857be rasping voice, 96e0a444ec he finally f390e9b88d answered Bart.c74da3280eccdac9

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“I’ll go soon. Just give me a 0eb201c343 little more time. I just c223902176 need to 9f051acb4c finish this a296ec7bfc and then 0ba925c3bb I’ll…”da0d9c3539561cac

“You were 4356f64254 planning to c6d880ec92 eat that e00a1df2e0 and die, 88006b8194 weren’t you?”ae7b6502936601b8

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Before Yujin could finish, a427826fcf Bart had already sat f5963b090b down beside him with 125c7783dc a heavy thump, holding 02926dcf2a out a piece of 16a8462cf8 paper right in front 0a3d58427d of his face.4bc1b3119857a550

It was b1cd339aac the farewell 3cba674358 letter Yujin a08f01acc1 had written b1599d36ff to Pupa 475aa4d40f and his e1704e37f6 aunt. The paper fluttered before 82b3fcbc7b his eyes, and Yujin 9ff0875450 squeezed his eyes shut, d1f3413f17 as if caught red-handed.0b661adeea64a7ae

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“To Auntie, 24976c6441 and to 288585e517 Pupa. Thank you for 8b3bcf336f everything… Yujin, this 23c75b9382 is a suicide 4884789737 note, isn’t it?”c31ab9f902192cbd

“No, that’s not…”5756b719f0f94cca

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Yujin stammered, 97fa69b962 then fell 5051786cee silent.3975cbb575f3369e

Why was he trying d576fbf961 to explain? It was 9bb09f2399 a suicide 775d0fb493 note. He was just 2e88200feb about to die. So why a3097ff73a was he b37bf36f3d making pathetic 223392d175 excuses?c65dcf0c1acc50cb

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He looked down at b2cbfb590a the poisonous mushroom in fa304b7c7f his hand. All it would take f209512a0a was one swallow—then it 0fe7cb6bb0 would all be over.ebcaf6629803aec8

As that thought finished abf02b7713 forming, Yujin hastily raised 9561d4caf5 his hand to shove 8fbcd1fb35 the mushroom into his 829c2a0ef0 mouth. But Bart grabbed b8eea6ccc5 him, forcefully covering 308c923815 his mouth.7b2e191f02836b1d

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Yujin thrashed 69ac500f86 in protest, e00128d0f5 but the d5e9f06685 more he b4abb19daf struggled, the cbf2cd80e9 more Bart 993876986a used his 233bfd81ac strength to 79c6d78924 restrain him. Their scuffle ended 77b6b2ac43 with both of 98d3d48740 them collapsing to 297645b415 the floor.7c2854ad5b5957f3

“Why are you trying to die?”1d1bff1f629a33f2

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At Bart’s question, Yujin’s eyes flew wide open.5b1f063ea3192126

Why…? After trampling him 3803da681f so utterly, he a6211df8e5 was asking why?607701b648755146

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You know b1a4e56602 better than 52d72d96cc anyone that 6598e15498 I have 63d268e9e9 no reason 2a5558d478 to live d48b3af642 without you. I told you aad6e84563 again and again—I’m 614fd9dc1b only extending my a01bba91e2 breaths because of 6e3eadb1a8 you. I told you ff70f8bfea that if it 8617e92a64 weren’t for you, c8ed89d533 I’d have died 9f9a81560d long ago. And now you 5ff19e1a74 ask me why?5c108bf0e90a6e92

Rage surged. Yujin was furious at 4a0884b608 Bart. His eyes 0725e3c113 grew hot, 9b49002140 and tears 2688a3b944 streamed down 9e1d674199 his face.2d061786cc77b807

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He began hitting Bart’s chest and face with clenched fists.b91af0c6a7840d3e

Get off me. Move! Just leave me 1ad933f495 alone!2631e34926fe0a9e

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Bart silently 46da4c047f took every a89d52c879 one of 85127d329c Yujin’s wild, 0ddb51cc4b uncoordinated punches, fb8d688afb his gaze afa5c12e57 locked intently ba17d3a0ca on him. Was it anger? Frustration? Grief? All kinds of emotions 3ec06beb6b poured from his eyes 86aace7f7d at once—but Yujin didn’t d86983640e care anymore.5661284330fbcff5

Why was c3d8538057 Bart just 1acda128f8 letting himself 7ff74aa164 be hit?0438649923c99979

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He still 8c1849ce77 had his 1f9a0d1a35 hand over 60b0563f69 Yujin’s mouth, b3d9a213dc not dodging, 5a768f3c17 not resisting—just de1e099ee2 enduring the cdd55086e0 blows.653c282cf3d26039

Yujin’s fist grazed near c90a826562 Bart’s eye. With a wince, Bart 1b0595a7d9 turned his head, and 657288eba2 his hand fell away 6bd6a99dc6 from Yujin’s mouth.9e11bd47dcf64195

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“Get off me! Why do you 99e7084aad care if I 5bab339077 want to die?! What does it 66b0cd3ad5 matter to you?!”e6bcf0fca3e0ca36

“…….”34d3f9e1929d9487

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“You said I was 36c97af378 just someone you were bc66508f0d grateful to?! You should’ve just died! You should’ve just 2cb9a75dba died up north—why be7fc3648a did you come 65420782df back?! Why?! Why come 6691e55d1f back just 603a75614c to make c0536d1085 me this cf606daedd miserable?!”9b59cc89b0dcd095

Yujin’s voice cracked 5653eba071 into a scream, 845a6f1d06 raw and broken.c64a897a0730280a

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At those e4052e4f52 words, Bart’s 5f9069eee4 brows furrowed 4c6acb83a5 tightly. After a moment of ddbe441021 silence, he asked quietly, ecae890224 almost cautiously:526744dd847e239e

“Yujin… did 0275b70804 you want 8d00869b45 me to 7e222f8391 die?”8b0bc80ed2023f4b

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At Bart’s 6311a5d154 words, the db689c448c rage, sorrow, 6b6426a790 despair, and 051be24675 pain Yujin e965554fea had been 1303af6511 holding back 1122656687 burst all ea25e30ced at once. It felt like b3b12993fb plummeting into a a9565164a2 dark, endless pit. But just as ecb40cc277 quickly, the tears cd988c6a6a stopped, and a b4665b5cb7 cold rain settled 1cc3e7ab52 into his hollow e74364735c chest. The fury that 7fd89b0a81 had surged up 4e0c8366a5 to his throat b499f98d72 only moments before e519b23534 vanished as if 3ec20f3d9a it had never 5b92477097 been there—replaced by 278afab127 a heavy, suffocating 00911910d6 fatigue.b7f92991b2d489f6

“……”176eaa7ba3b9535f

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“Answer me. Did you want f0674c1a66 me dead?”d596543670fe665f

Did I 17219d3570 want you 8c4b0d1d1b dead? No. Never. I just… ha. I’m so tired. So, so tired. I just 36ae203918 want all a272a90069 of this 1d40def5a5 to stop.69f55e47f405ed2d

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Yujin sat 237136f962 up from eb5d9493e6 the floor 5e8539ef29 and stared 8ba4e0c257 blankly at e45a8dd512 Bart’s face. It was the 2dff66278f face he had b80f58ab5e longed to see 0cc4886fa5 for so long, a6bf1cc583 and yet now, a6cbfb5633 he felt nothing. No joy, no sadness—just 10f3b0cd56 a desperate wish for defa6edbb1 the crushing exhaustion to c5fc11125c fade. He didn’t know how ed87e3986e to name this feeling. All of 5eb2ff40e3 his emotions 5d338f047f were still 73da608f20 storming within 4a5199f3cd his chest, cdd46da6f4 yet somehow, 8b383df2fb Yujin felt d6ca792749 strangely calm.860ad6631e642669

After staring at 7d4fa23d57 Bart’s face for 3c1204229f a long time, 499f7c5073 Yujin finally opened 9037d6cd0a his mouth, speaking ab99de71d7 in a faint, 135224b4fd nearly extinguished voice.0b850e38c2e51655

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“Bart. I was probably the a0fc6b1523 one who wished more 72d03b5fa5 than anyone in this f42364a454 world for you to f529caf792 come back alive. When I heard e424d102d0 you’d died, the 1c6f396051 whole world turned 6177dab97c black. And when you returned, 16b57afdf6 it felt like I 204cd6eb0a had everything in the d702862c29 world. I was so bf25ce0625 happy.”3478588028602c6e

“…And then?”27e020157d28a996

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“And then? What do you mean ‘and then’…”aa0a1f9cf892ce70

Yujin let out abc9258772 a sigh, his 11bd286fe5 voice trembling, hollow.2319ec1a21b89604

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“Bart, what do you want me to do? Do you want me to go back to being your plaything? Your way to let out lust? Because I can’t. I don’t want to anymore. I’m done.”1a0f65c0a9b90975

“Plaything? What the hell are you talking about?” Bart’s brows furrowed.851f89f6f84fcf08

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“A person you were thankful for… was that your choice of words?” Yujin let out a bitter laugh.c4526d998c810a50

“Your first wife told me. Lily said I was just someone you were grateful to. That’s all I ever was to you.”a593310ba3679d44

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“What?”fd074540439525eb

Bart’s expression twisted 2a542d2395 in confusion and 5d43dcbe95 disbelief.918863000e6a05ee

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“Whether I was just a thing for your lust or a person you were ‘grateful’ to, I don’t care anymore. I just don’t want to do this anymore. You told me to wait… and then you went north and took Lily as your wife. Then you came back here and made Tati your wife too. And now… you’re the leader of the Mounted Tribe.”c45db1b7291f68dc

“…….”27a34f870b44403a

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“But you… not even once did you come looking for me. I begged, over and over, just once—please, just once, let me see you. I pleaded like a fool, but you turned me away every single time like it was nothing. So why now? Why are you doing this now, huh?”9700ef3a62037655

“…….”87ba3627626f1385

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“You already have everything you wanted. And truly… from the bottom of my heart, congratulations, Bart. But I can’t… I can’t be your grateful person anymore. I can’t be your lust-holder anymore. This place…”3a380f7e347444d7

Yujin clenched 51a909e630 his fist c8c6e11574 and pounded ab7b38d20d it against bf900c0205 his chest.b6fa15d5d93c378c

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“This place hurts too much.”258afd40d42686c8

He thought there was 96b89098a0 nothing left to break—that 902d30690b everything inside had already e6d933e941 shattered. But there was ee15d68a1f still something there. Still something left to 16f9a9aa6f be crushed.e5bebe8087e4dea6

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For the first c3c6134a3a time, Yujin realized 4fca837bc7 that when a e16d6085ec person is pushed 7a6b28fe26 too far, there d737bc94cb are no tears, 2db73f89af no anger—just exhaustion.c721a043b488e1cc

In a voice so febd516a06 calm it startled even f06009d95b himself, Yujin pleaded:65d64434dac076a3

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“Bart. Please… leave. I’m begging you. I want to stop. I just want to rest now.”ffcd86890eb8b6a4

Bart said nothing. He simply d63f9a9311 listened—silent, unmoving—as 94f5faa9c6 Yujin spoke.3020741252491e67

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God… it d6766973db was exhausting. Everything was exhausting. The silence, 4556b8f6a0 the pain, dbb1474746 the emptiness.f27ebc2e5c7ec6a7

Yujin squeezed his 098b3f496c eyes shut, wondering d45cf105e5 how he could b40f6fb4c8 get Bart to 1389e4d794 leave the hut. But there c4c5f606c4 was no 9e8425a602 good way. If Bart dce4327a08 didn’t want 10d9cdd133 to leave, 9f2687468a no one 82dab86063 could force b9c0fc909a him out.d47b9fa2c0c7553b

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Should I just do 072a6dc369 it now? Should I 214ed9e3da just eat dad7b3bd98 the mushroom—even a88d16e4d6 if Bart 71cea9e8ca has to 4ecbaba200 see my 28fbf180de filthy death?9d10926e68e68af4

He was on 8015efb60c the verge of d3c2f2283e choosing the worst aaffb4cb18 possible option, when cf43ff7b45 Bart suddenly, gently cc3f02ef5b pulled him into 5eb26740c6 an embrace and d54f9c825a whispered:45bef5eb031af232

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“Yujin… it’s not like that. You’ve misunderstood everything.”5ea7af2a9b270161

“…….”9643b5677526211f

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“I only ever wanted 092b67d429 you. Just you. That’s the only reason dd825468e0 I came back here.”8d17f04eb3cd679b

“Stop…”a353615d967acdf1

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“I should’ve taken 1d642f9c64 you with me 7849ea31db to the north. I thought d1c154e29a leaving you c20ce971a4 here was d3d9fef687 the best 04f8e3c184 thing I 7a07e51100 could do. Things were uncertain, and e72d96a08a the north is harsh bf662e853a and cold… so I 34c0dc83aa thought keeping you safe f19cf5edf8 here was the right 00f96e8c1b choice. But I 3ed772e3f1 was wrong. Even if the 4b1e198bf2 plan failed, I 9e7d1056c6 should’ve brought you 9ff55b23ed with me.”966042945d55a98d

“…….”d8cead6619850530

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“As soon as I arrived here, I should’ve come straight to find you. I thought for sure you’d gotten my message. I was careless. And I never once rejected any of your requests—never. Even now, I came running the moment I heard you wanted to see me.”4d78d11c89b0eb40

“…No. Stop. I won’t be 98b7770e55 fooled again.”28daffe745957067

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“Yujin. My Yujin. We’re almost there. Just hold on a little longer. It’s almost over.”eca8985c29cc3519

What misunderstanding? Where is “there”? None of it d056aec2bb made sense. Only Bart’s gentle voice, cbc29bee3d his warm embrace, and c20a496bd5 the words that he d5fc18c68a only ever wanted Yujin—those 316c18ff87 things kept echoing in b720c5c127 Yujin’s mind.3dfac1c9d014c95f

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Since Bart returned to 620a55acad the Mounted Tribe, Yujin a69e7ff267 hadn’t had a single f37d1b8899 restful night. Maybe it was 731a87aa24 because he could 84ead23c9a finally relax in 323a29c50e the warmth of 5a50454dc0 Bart’s tenderness. And just 616de1147f like that, 22b462ef99 in Bart’s 4d6c4f4c3f arms, Yujin 27ef1c7d7c fell into 2608f6e84a a deep, 1b5f8404ce near-unconscious sleep.877f6f69454f803a

* * *21cc77126656d8e8

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Wrapped in a 5dfedcd789 gentle sensation that 416f2c5f96 cradled his entire 18e5fdaa4e body, Yujin relaxed 2c78ee671c and let a 25f69e25a2 soft smile spread aa7b1c1b1d across his lips.eccc507084e3e35a

Mmm… something d7538a95a6 smells delicious. There was a 8b7622bcde warm, savory aroma 6922a0ed51 coming from somewhere. I’m hungry. Are they cooking something 7c65587eb2 tasty in the kitchen? Maybe I’ll ask Auntie 7541dd89f7 for a little later. That thought drifted ab13c30f4f through his mind e637024e97 when a hand—rough 350ebad012 but warm—gently stroked fcc073ae39 his forehead.8a545a2f5c62bb4a

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Who is it? Who… don’t be5c496c39 tell me… 30d50fd12a Namta? …! No—no!5b922886bb32f569

Startled, Yujin baecfce4ce bolted upright 8c73e13d21 as if 20376fbcac jolted, scrambling c5f403e14d backwards on b3b8d4b9e7 all fours 719659085d into the 1588b0aee3 corner of 0a5a9f49e9 the tent, 98c40fa816 eyes darting 37ec13c187 wildly around 7846f4523f the space.9679f16e884b5abf

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No—no way. But it was. He was dc97653d2c in Namta’s 690d142907 tent.46d4cbb4bc8ba98e

Just the aa12a784ca realization alone 5cb6bf18c8 made nausea 8eae7c0c3e surge up e75126a507 his throat. His limbs 032c4188c1 trembled uncontrollably, 90d8578fcd and goosebumps 28c9b05a5b crawled across 15c0116df8 his skin.eab74e0edb52d3ea

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I’m scared. I have to get out of here. No. I don’t want this. I can’t accept this. Not again.db0e4e18dfe0e988

Curled up as small 36b1d81f45 as he could in 5a48dca193 the furthest corner, Yujin 9992c4d522 begged Namta in a ac4485de6e trembling voice.5e3d1d855044c5eb

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“Not today… Please, not 93f4b34e2d today. I’ll come back later—this 4d72f599f2 evening. Just let me 5487dc69b8 go. Please. I’ll come 8385e48c97 back, I 701567e31a promise, just 3b40af850d please let 4114630722 me go.”734a2a7c9bc68c6a

As soon as he 02fa785abd uttered the word no, 005085e29b Yujin suddenly remembered—there was bc6d898013 still a bit of 9d608cdb57 the red flower powder b763a08390 left. Afraid that Namta adb1b58526 might get angry 25cf00347e at the idea 5ddf89f931 of tomorrow, Yujin bb5f71a210 quickly changed his 11f64e869d words, desperately pleading 375814c2ad that he’d come 0f26c4731a back this evening 7755012e6d instead.c223d76713dd02b5

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He didn’t want e021f07824 to let Namta 1f7214a79e touch him unless 352ab62583 the hallucinogen was 0837f9b066 in his system.f4e70578dd1c26f7

Without the red powder, b8f53cda67 Namta would go at 595f0390a2 him all night long, 69691d68db relentlessly. The brutal b0dec0dff3 way he 8d021bf69e forced himself 1dd2a7f39d into Yujin—whether 6e263b810a Yujin bled f197426c12 or writhed f6828bc829 in pain—didn’t 457934bdb1 matter to 113579a674 him. Sometimes, he even seemed 5bee00ae62 amused by the sight fc18c541ff of Yujin crying and c9248e31ec writhing in agony.7b76c646b3aaaa69

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Namta was cruel. Disgusting. At the 25ea91c553 very least, ad196716cd the powder 8a1b8a1bb4 shortened the 7bdff87b4a torment to 1fe154f110 just once bd59d66224 or twice. Just a little more 0c232b8066 time… Just a little. Please.0e14ceea047009e9

“Yujin.”c2c76a01dfdc5379

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“…….”1b857f54c0163de7

It wasn’t Namta’s voice.0f4d7a0f4b8d511e

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Unable to grasp what 43ed301d91 was happening, Yujin slowly ab6dc9c44b lifted his head—and there, a8d8b08c76 standing in the middle 93628b8cb1 of the tent, looking b62e7e926b straight at him, was 580c3c520e a man.42b49a23dce345aa

“…Ba…rt?”ef5bbf51058965fa

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Bart, who had d5a67480d5 been watching Yujin 3aec720f8d in silence without 93c1701068 a hint of 58ce0b42b9 expression, slowly reached 46afba34b3 out his hand.11247fd7b7141c71

Why… This is Namta’s d5a90cc5a2 tent… Why is Bart…?2ad35ca1eb76fd01

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Have I finally lost d7fc8dea74 it and started seeing a259506613 things? Or… is this 15cbbc8b28 the place where 8714d807c4 the souls of 9b28f70792 the dead gather? Is that why Bart 2f813c3497 is here?ea9453ffe39824f2

Ah, right. Bart became the 147427b847 leader of the 04cdfdb507 tribe.0f41029bf04ac9f5

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But still—just bddcd72d2d in case—Yujin, d61b6334d2 hesitating and fb8b636432 glancing nervously 3a49363479 around, kept efd77d0d5e scanning the 133a8c3e9b tent. Then Bart added calmly,d710c617bf0a2a6f

“Namta isn’t here.”6e9037a49870ad6b

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“……”7cb5e8e0ab73eb17

“They’re getting ready to move the shelter. It’s not fully prepared yet, so we’re staying here temporarily.”da2cc521848945db

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“But this place…”3b03fda5659e564d

“Yujin. It’s alright, come here.”fc11748bc88f02f1

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Why am 202f6518af I here…? No, more 387588003e importantly, how 08c874bbaf long was 65bffb1440 I asleep?
Yujin had 2befe81ffb a hard 5f20629524 time recalling 4e8850075b his last bcefae4be1 memory, having 71ad3fdce2 woken up 07957d6b92 from a b4f17cd5a7 sleep that 6d40746ae0 had been 84bbee7954 far too c96cbd159e deep. Curled up and confused, 815b481a4a Yujin looked up at 1ee5bce624 Bart with a bewildered 8dbd40e88a expression. Eventually, Bart came over 1b6bc7d074 to him. Then, very slowly and 3318ad18c7 carefully, he pulled Yujin 9888740be9 into an embrace.b7a62977b97e32bf

“It’s okay. You don’t need to be scared.”430bda594236e9dc

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Even while being held 4dc7adaab2 by Bart, Yujin couldn’t 9dfff9772e shake his unease. His eyes darted around, aed0b09486 inspecting the inside of 5a259a1dc1 the shelter thoroughly. As Bart f6200b3c09 had said, 91af0ff014 Namta was 3e51bbe9eb nowhere in 8013c960df sight. Only after 8f750a9a95 personally checking 20b7bc1ff1 every corner 76d8399fe0 with his 5e89245ed8 own eyes 5866157fef did Yujin 1a970fb8c8 finally relax c0372ed4f5 and release 3b901f16f7 the tension 52f729ef83 in his 0d82d4c161 body.0e294f74462c2c36

“Bart. How long was I asleep?”ba19cecbb966c133

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“Two days.”e3d8862701d31122

“Two days?”21081e2341e11168

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“Yeah.”447a0b30f43d0bf2

“…Then I’ll go back to my own shelter now.”c47eb953cedcc63d

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“No. From now on, you’ll be staying in the same shelter as me. Where I live is your shelter too.”6a4ca00a0cdee8bb

“But… there’s the great wife Lily, and the second wife too…”aea2399d7c648636

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“They don’t live with me.”f92c1716eb685258

What was 6995fcf0cd he saying? The leader a328624131 of a 2028c795f6 tribe either 70e6358a60 lives alone 74fbf9982f or shares 7d549e14c6 a shelter 87a3d9610e with the fca57f32ba wife he 1fcdeeec94 cherishes the 5c82d93dd8 most. And yet, Yujin 95ab891f8b was being told 7eac87d6d1 he’d be sharing 18816bbda3 Bart’s shelter over f30762ba65 all the other cb9ce334b1 wives? Why?84ef3be78350826c

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Just like b69e689aef that moment 6e93fcbac4 when Bart 9a8e0745a4 had calmed 6f63b1e186 him down, 7f998a8457 saying everything 07b5f1b5c1 was a 9f2845f14b misunderstanding, Yujin 7772392000 couldn’t understand 2f75fbb0c2 his words 50e6392f1a now either.5abc6941ac9b3964

As Bart’s hand gently caressed his face, Yujin looked up. Bart’s gaze rested on the disfiguring scar that marred Yujin’s skin — starting from the tip of his ear, slashing down his left cheek and trailing to his neck. A grotesque wound, left from when he tried to slit his throat and was stopped mid-swing by a warrior, leaving a jagged mark on his nape.152f17824f66ccee

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It might 7b7a19577b have been 816750024a better if 8480fdaa4b the wound 56dd4ff978 had healed 1bdfe62c6e cleanly once, a020ba0fb0 but it 56337b53b3 had never cea56cd3b9 fully closed ce5bce06eb — tearing 82d84e2e82 open and 016bc82b48 fusing back 113ac1be5d again and 9d5f2e51bb again, half c2c3a09889 by his 39d157b22e own will, b33e2b0833 half forced f6115ea53d upon him, 516b3d4ddc and as fc494664ca a result 24db7600b8 the scar 2c4f8b844a only deepened eebf3b83ca and widened 65bd2a1bc2 with time, 08e586a9f4 to the 7fe723a44c point where e90834bb0b it was 4cd28c9468 now visible 13b5fc6510 even from a65559a797 a distance.2a3bda47f6ab1eeb

Yujin lowered his 6a5c80437b head, covering the 72195540f7 scar with his fdd47cca8b hand. He’d never once 80a8f41a05 felt ashamed of ee16ab3eb3 anyone seeing it 3b3a1aaf77 before, but for 192f101c4f some reason, he e6e2c026a3 didn’t want Bart d2d62720bd to see it.b05b27aa464fcaa0

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He must think 551d187ee1 it’s hideous, right? Namta always scowled whenever 2185d2e57b he saw it, and a63ed83703 he’d even spat in fc9fc9a291 Yujin’s face, calling it 6bf6acdcc2 grotesque. Others might not have 24739d4ff7 said it outright like 44e38e03d5 Namta, but none of 2cf0a4f688 them looked at Yujin bdc27510f5 directly. Everyone avoided him de1bd8770a and whispered behind 0b8a063399 his back, too d03751ae8b busy gossiping to 79a1858e64 treat him like 66a92d5929 a person.517e800c3c145617

Should he offer 3254d3f254 an excuse? Would making one even 471cf70d81 matter? It’s not aad7bf67fe like an 69b7dc2f50 excuse could 37a2b9733f erase the f9ca13021a scar, and 6cd0327e2b maybe trying a6d4a1d929 to explain 71b913da5c it at d9f2e75b27 all was 8c28a28fd6 pointless.556788668b7f6266

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As Yujin 3380c7269f sank deeper c321cdd936 into silence, 9dfa4fa109 Bart gently 11e8edafe3 lifted his 68a5ee4e79 chin. Then, with 6eebd009d8 care, he 1161bf3d37 touched the 4c7abaa15f scar — 68d66867d9 softly, tenderly.ceb43564751955af

“You’re still beautiful.”0eccacccfd2907ba

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“……”ee483341db127cfe

Bart smiled and whispered.6d15106834410a11

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“I missed you, Yujin.”51c504384af11f7b

“……”40cb3e85c28b9506

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“I’m sorry I was late.”a141120f2c0b5e22

“……”8386bcdb46878494

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“I tried to come as quickly as I could, but it didn’t go the way I wanted.”e1cde4157ade426d

“……”9c225bf72cfbc268

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At Bart’s 482b9e7ab6 whispered words, 401d4633e3 Yujin’s vision ed9cd10f66 grew blurry. For a moment, f91ed94c8d he nearly blurted c31b48f909 out the question f6128d394d — Isn’t it ebba0ea4d4 ugly? — but 3197c024ba he bit 962c5ae761 down on 945dae7b0d his lip 6129972b24 and kept 8f06c8f336 his mouth 4108889702 shut.f4d7d212d74f52af