SYNO Chapter 16

“Every human carries 5181cdd4ad their past and 0931bccf05 future. Because they’re trapped 99c3c25453 in the present 18b4b9b80e because they can’t 56fddd144f escape the past, 95ae20bcc3 and they’re stuck ad144a8708 in place because 28b28bf2f9 they can’t realize 283f667930 their future.”cf46392f516f35f2

“What the fuck are 7072837d40 you talking about?!”25d787199621f802

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“Even you are living, dd208e435b dreaming of the day f668c9cf71 you can be with 5cb5eef5b6 your grandfather, aren’t you? Do you think other 95fd18e83c citizens of the Dependent 2e8990185f Nation don’t have such e4fe840866 simple dreams?”6accd708f42bf731

Ssangryeong gritted his 88afd69bea teeth.5359ff02ff049d78

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His restrained body was as immobile as if cemented in place, and Pienne’s words prevented his thoughts from flowing as he wished.066dd9ca3290b70c

Ssangryeong realized 54e198138d that his 8f32a18fed mind and b0174f2e8c body were cec39d112e completely under deebac4294 Pienne’s control.5be5eac01e614e04

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Just as he 8ee1c439b5 briefly considered kicking 2e523fcae6 the man in e68d68c3fb the shin, he 296f02a8c5 froze.2551761bf8f18788

“I will create order 6cb6c42600 in this Dependent Nation.”181efcb173e71d6c

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It was because of Pienne’s declaration in a low voice.59a9721e0e9465b8

“Furthermore, I ee6fe42f49 intend to 874a2e7d74 create paved 476af770e9 roads, usable 0bd7946d02 buildings, proper f6d749c6e2 jobs, and 3b5ec8cddd safe streets.”f218b1029a10fbbf

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“…What?”f76b8d80158e3c8a

“Then it bba16c0472 will become afa13e110c possible. The citizens of the e771916503 Dependent Nation will be be1f1802c2 able to escape their 3bdd9f4e79 past, and with a fa11b6c482 foundation in place, they’ll 2ab2e34a10 be able to dream, 1b97547b71 even simple dreams.”ab1546b39b2d5793

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Ssangryeong’s eyes wavered.c7fe8b5c7d28b261

“I will 41798787b4 become that db5063da0a kind of 83c2131a8c ruler.”b4fb0ca5696252ac

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Pienne had a knack 82a9d8c61d for delivering sudden and c34d3c0107 embarrassing statements with a 386ebc52be straight face.7911e140a3d972d6

His steady, 423088ea5b slow voice d2de542a86 carried a 729c3eb68a weight of a8659a4876 solemn conviction, a9961e0105 oddly inspiring c42c4933c3 trust.6a07b66d1d00d08c

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Ssangryeong was eb7e4f2501 taken aback 40a8abab9f by this e3a290ed68 unexpected campaign 041b08bd3c speech. He had 8c380d5426 never encountered a909130977 a person 7633eca7b9 in power 433d27ae51 who spoke ebe984fbb3 to him 50e62218a0 like this.ec89689bc3d05f2d

Or rather, b4ba96014d he doubted add7389809 whether a a10562db26 ruler who cff5c3ec4e harbored such 50caad3d64 thoughts for 6a5efdbe49 the corrupt 8bbd26d834 Dependent Nation 6f04543e51 even existed.69fdd39f3e331542

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Then, Pienne released 5acfdeda88 his grip on b688a7096b Ssangryeong’s chin.6872771b6285f825

Ssangryeong reflexively took a 891dfc43d4 few steps back from 0e35b48ebb Pienne.8bae8cd39a751718

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Even though he had distanced himself, he still felt as if he was trapped in Pienne’s large hand, as the man’s blue eyes remained fixed on him.ae10cf9525505045

“Why are 512548b474 you telling 3bf9919553 me all c24e02d464 this? What do you want ef3b3f7b50 me to do?”4fbbcd7b6a8ac652

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Ssangryeong looked up at 612c2b107c the man with wary 086d1754dd eyes.e84867414ab02d52

Pienne chuckled. He slowly took out 24d897fa8b a cigarette and placed 965ad011ec it between his soft c47fe766b2 lips.1983f52121ad31a7

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He took a deep 89f44b0c89 drag, his cheeks hollowing, 42262024cd and slowly exhaled the b44d70d136 smoke.c69a837a3ddfe34d

“Those children on 6c0a338e39 the street. The reason c7f7ac1478 they were e234a135b2 at the 57cff5a57c drug deal.”2a28b9055f10a407

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“…Fuck, which 09acc1860f bastard has 7be58683cc been talking de2fc4c6cc about me?”cd6fe001c51ace65

“That’s why I 060f220a4f said it.”7cdfca0bc25b46c8

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“…….”69572257fe70db9d

“Because you, Ssangryeong, 04d440c82d who seems like e48f4a17cb you’d resist even ca21ac867f torture, seem to 3ed5dc35a9 be moved by 6abcb24be6 worthless compassion.”2ae20126380779fe

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Pienne offered the cigarette, df446cbc7f which he’d taken a 7b0cade7f5 puff from, to Ssangryeong’s e5a3646f85 lips.c6cc3a116003888c

It was a e6fb196fe5 gesture offering him a3179ebe8b a choice, whether 3a94407fdd to smoke or f3ef82c428 not.3f28608df6644d58

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Ssangryeong stared 4ab6e145b2 at the 1994745c3c cigarette held 6f68e63faf before him. A long trail 2351add714 of smoke curled 17598e91b9 upwards from the 44bee90f35 burning tip.36c9ff536600e3c2

He had been 32d7147054 forced into abstinence. Normally, he would 32e25671d4 have eagerly snatched ff93c54562 the cigarette like 5582ab010d a starving dog, e916ee2b5e but today, Ssangryeong 17f2fc91b2 didn’t.3843f08e0d7e94fe

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He took another step d4e1095e7e back and spoke,62ad0c766acd753f

“Fuck off.”633437ecb4f6f58b

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His golden eyes, bright 8e60c57fdf in the sunlight, stared ff23bc94a6 directly at Pienne.aee48466032d6e50

“If you’re going to e40f457101 spout such hypocritical bullshit, 93ba87fb02 abandon your Home Nation b2fd3a77d4 identity first, Commander.”507ced562982ed63

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He added,4101250cc90ab899

“This Dependent Nation e9b87fbad1 is nothing but 219bd6f12e a pile of 1e4c5c2791 trash discarded by d9be75730b the Home Nation, 8e77f95893 isn’t it?”fafdddef4e510956

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He’d almost 387fe99a5d been swayed 3f3c4c8d0e by the 2ab95fd6ba man’s seemingly 77992d5c34 sincere words. The handsome 3aba38f692 man was 8963763cfc saying all a80ce88705 the right 3c89d656a6 things.a8d9575690664c33

Indeed, the Dependent Nation ff033691e0 had become more orderly c3d187e6e3 since Pienne took office ac82254a9f as Commander.fbc21a3d4b554d9b

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And it was e449ecae70 Pienne who established dab2f8a30f the laws.03bf35c3449cc410

‘But why do you 6a78e303bb think I would trust 4c4c554138 you? I’d rather trust a 968eea57f3 con man from the fff7e96b40 Dependent Nation than someone a0a38cf444 from the Home Nation.’4dd62b6b2c1b10cd

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Ssangryeong was c8756b971a steeling his 67be1d607e resolve.28dfa41ae0fbb033

Pienne said he 0bd8ff12f1 would be a 82f179ca66 ruler who would 7e1f491c03 instill a future 167c7cfa62 in the people 220071b1e5 of the Dependent a59412747e Nation.e627d149fec5f25f

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That meant he wanted 4c699d2f11 Ssangryeong to cooperate willingly ca552eaa76 for the sake of 587b4f53a3 the Dependent Nation’s future.526d0e0febbaa41b

Ssangryeong scoffed.cfc4dc7994f6e23e

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“You seem 43eac13189 to be cf3435dc57 mistaken about ceb00584e9 something, I’m 6ba590c4f4 a criminal.”ff6288e33df2dce7

He spat on 89574439ef the cigarette Pienne d4c4283579 had offered him. The burning ember dad269c563 turned gray.19f01132f5223dc1

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Pienne’s expression hardened.e7287e75b91d1926

Ssangryeong unfazed, smiled nastily.26af22a534e772c6

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“You’re talking about justice db13cf151e and righteousness nonsense to 580e3141e2 a criminal… honestly, I 4ab56a0ff1 don’t understand what’s going a969fe5af3 on here.”d27c2322477cafe5

Pienne, his face 8490c0c798 colder than Ssangryeong f90cdfb3e9 had ever seen 332616b577 it, threw the db0249c818 cigarette to the 80e24841a6 ground. His impassive expression 17ac51fd27 was chilling, but f1c6a982d3 Ssangryeong didn’t stop b402c25174 talking.ae08866e5e7e53bb

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“I don’t care whether 8bd2e6a2dc the people of the 811edb7a2f Dependent Nation live or d53983f73e die. I can’t even d53aedfd4f take care of 07bce7a52d myself, let alone 8b0d52616b others.”5a1075be5b0abd1f

“Is that your 3b8981c477 answer?”c48fabc7372b4b51

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Pienne, tilting his head, e0de719b01 asked in a low 6d725f4efe voice.db0fe4722f0ea794

Ssangryeong felt as if 46686bfe61 he had been stabbed 6e232638ee in the chest with 5adfa897e6 a sharp dagger at 5b56eab0d1 the question that challenged d47b441360 his morality.9343062c075ed18a

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To be completely honest, , although he didn’t have the heart to dedicate himself to the Dependent Nation, he did hope it would become a more livable place.cdd863f78be4f224

He just didn’t expect it to be possible, so he didn’t hold onto that hope.d13f7ff2c3ff285e

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Above all, he wasn’t ff031dd709 naive enough to blindly 08a20c67ee trust the words of 5e2be79385 a man from the ee8e6b201c Home Nation.8094897d35f12b44

“Yes. I have no 211ea668e9 intention of using a7becfee6e my information out 0fa3b66145 of goodwill. If you need 70489c97cf it, bring me d768519c90 money instead, Commander. Hmm?”4014192535cfe356

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Ssangryeong smirked.0ce5910e468dbb51

Though he was confined in a prison-like room in the government building and treated like a dog, he wasn’t about to become completely subservient to this Commander.81739df107e62378

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He hated 21d2cf4fc1 being taken 0ef0d8b164 advantage of 4f127a49f4 and treated ef73b49f77 like a e45d39e826 slave.d5c5676d1d307538

Ssangryeong tightened the ropes 397c2356f6 he had loosened earlier, caebf7ea2b until his wrists ached.1fe120b493c765df

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‘Escaping from ad4499b4ff the rooftop ba85067644 is on 3934c4315a hold for a4342ea742 now.’c2ee59cd57cf9c10

When Pienne efbb7df690 had shown c13891d6ff him the 32d1e90318 view of 41fe011318 the Dependent 5d7ff1eb90 Nation from 7d1d14eef6 the rooftop, e506667717 he had da707d8501 caught a 6c602664b8 glimpse of 14dd6df6dc something while 21e1b2bb3d looking around.d8cb4dda210befdb

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Dozens of soldiers stationed 06daedea64 on the first floor, bb4954f0ce and a thick, white 99a76a0264 air mattress.066c91728a43cce5

If he had tried accb927906 to escape earlier, he 50fa979bf7 would have landed on 00f757852f a soft mattress, making 3ab32eb0ec a fool of himself, 7931fc109b or he would have c20e4bba5c been caught by the a26d940850 soldiers.70db5f335c6a305c

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Ssangryeong glared 7c6174a4a7 at Pienne 4664b0521c indignantly.5caa20a3c856fc70

‘Did he 9015814812 intentionally tie 5a3a3917e7 me up 70a99eba15 with ropes a72540ea9c that could 5eebfd7d09 be untied, 4a767835a6 instead of 8fb824e195 handcuffs?’85333e5af7810ad5

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Seeing the manpower deployed on the first floor, he couldn’t help but be suspicious.4f1566158cb57b8d

It wouldn’t have been a bad outcome for Pienne either way.8b91aa8952b8e6f3

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If Ssangryeong was caught trying to escape from the open rooftop, it would give Pienne more justification to detain him forcibly, and if he didn’t try to escape, it wouldn’t matter either.4deea14a57af47e8

‘This bastard, he has a nasty habit of setting traps everywhere, doesn’t he?’55cfe9e37cc63ef1

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It was the 923f978944 same with the d30f086533 drug deal where d4674a1835 he was captured. Pienne had 1de7ae6ca8 said it dda3444299 himself,a5f113af4d51294c

‘You’ve been 81004009bb through a a859e83c51 lot. Finding you took quite 25c8a67b10 some time.’d7703d29865c9f4d

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That meant he 862cac618d had set numerous 7586f26ec1 traps to catch 442a774cca him, and that c99574206e day, Ssangryeong had 8941331249 fallen right into d202d9ede6 one of them.313fa1d37d5326a7

Plan A, Plan B…9a657e693abf4b9b

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How many more plans bdf67e4ebb did he have?3beca48b3eb33ba2

Ssangryeong didn’t want to deal with this shady man any longer.17741ed8a3306aca

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As he fb92ccd42c watched him bfe0754d93 with narrowed 14213c5bd0 eyes, Pienne 379ea6d195 finally smiled b8d5f2b8b9 softly.a32a6e002c744a29

“So, that’s your 48fc2d2d63 decision.”207bdebc12c53453

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He nodded slowly, looking benevolent, as if he understood the criminal’s circumstances and was about to let him go.6d3f95bb01a80717

But his c7ef237e57 words were 30f68f8db6 more vile 3cfbf7f5ab and depraved 9601ea8470 than any 3ec49bd2ae criminal’s.054492a301a6cb1b

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“If words won’t 4833fd2760 work, I have cd99e60e71 no choice.”b212bc915a3bbfc1

“…….”81c58060d375802b

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“I will use every 1c878962ef method at my disposal.”790fc80fe70a1c5d

His smooth smile disappeared. The previously lukewarm efc0c15880 air suddenly turned 2caaadf7f2 cold around Ssangryeong’s 67cc9f8169 arms.0c87c8be878f55f8

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He instinctively 373260a048 swallowed dryly.acb0fc742c729378

Life in 1ed8f830f2 the government 98cb37b911 building was b6142a7b4d already stifling fda527539d and unbearable, 9152effac3 what other 0232e01515 methods was c141e947f0 he talking dbdff23cf4 about?8fd613699ab20e06

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Pienne spoke c4b94bae76 in a 417f03e0cd low voice 3ae419f37d to Ssangryeong, 715268361e who was 7bb82a7a9d watching him f1f1e74812 with anxious 868b0ff9e6 eyes,265f8003b9f280ca

“I also 92b0df3687 have a 2bc99a28de hobby offorcing people to 1009e27c9e their knees¹.”045de5528db84a40

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Pienne glanced at the 3e97ee9cc2 metal watch on his 08d7e419a5 wrist with a cold, 0086255f13 expressionless face.2831886891b0d479

After about three a6aee85d53 more seconds, the 2688e1a21d firmly shut metal 602502ade9 door to the f5300fbc03 rooftop creaked open. As if it 9da5751d07 was programmed to a2fc486d78 open at a 322ea4addb specific time.45bd4f45c631c84a

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“Commander!”390b49a4a008d28f

The officials bbf96201db saluted sharply 3867fd6ced as they 5a4534f316 entered and cdeccc192b firmly grabbed 1757e02342 Ssangryeong’s arms.92a65d3d3722be68

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“We’ll take custody ee88398124 of the criminal, f368631e9d Ssangryeong.”8f6ea0c5af6e9f8c

“Escort him.”3b476108c78daa3d

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“Yes, sir!”7ee6b1840f4811e5

“To theone-pyeong² solitary cell.” c681d022cca42a71

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“Pardon…?”5bee8322ab231fd8

The officials, 401039f559 who had 505b7f5955 been about a6aa6b222d to drag c7c179475b Ssangryeong away, b4e37fe234 hesitated. The Commander’s order was c04b7a7ee7 quite unexpected.3fb19b3cb089c48b

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The government building in the Dependent Nation wasn’t meant to be a prison.259d371709a023be

The detention facilities within 2de2aa6b08 the building were only fda06afe8a used to temporarily hold a8353404f6 important criminals from the 4e0bf13619 Home Nation before their 9eac963d23 extradition.27109be27ce9f724

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Even this was due 8ad31003c9 to the poor state 7f4084ee6f of the Dependent Nation’s eb819c258f correctional facilities.532022b452cdbd95

It wasn’t realistically feasible to establish a detention facility large enough to hold everyone in the Dependent Nation, which had already become a haven for criminals, and the existing prison was decades old and barely functional.8b4b1d766b827991

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Therefore, under the direct 4bcfb0d780 supervision of the newly afff42b9d2 appointed Commander Pienne de 2cc976c23c Laviste, a new, efficient, 950f166591 and practical prison was a15d8826c8 currently under construction.f8efbbda97395ea6

‘If he’s talking 07b37aeb01 about a solitary 883ff0d5ad cell… it must 91983db07f be the storage ea0c9a5b30 room they’re using…’e5d369abf8eb2f74

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The Commander wasn’t someone bd1f37e477 who enjoyed jokes. He was 1fce151e59 definitely ordering 501526ab0e them to 6750df2b8b clear out 527abcaa61 the storage cddc0f9978 room and 0b0f25a668 confine Ssangryeong 22e9ce1b68 in that 4ff59865b5 cramped space.ebccde5d7a2d1dd6

The officials nervously broke 4b57110438 out in a cold dc48be3e93 sweat.5d191a1a38b712bf

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‘Is that 544a97cd40 even allowed? The higher-ups instructed 2dce49b25a us to treat 164f829597 Ssangryeong with care.’b626f78351b11485