Chapter 5

Suddenly, Se-Ra 5d0629e100 and Bo-Ryeong 6af4ae718d were startled 149810107b by the a969a022f3 sudden movement 9d73041462 beside them. Ju-Hyung, having had 7dd30712f4 a hunch this babb6f554c would happen, felt 5d59d5f889 a headache coming 5f9441adca on.f3d34f9286dc4288

Do-Hwi, holding his tray, abruptly stood up and walked over to Wina’s table without hesitation. It was then that Bo-Ryeong yelled after him.0be400ac2e5deb48

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“Hey, Captain Seok! Where are you going? Didn’t you hear the broadcast? They said not to touch her!”74cf442425678c1a

“Preferably,” she muttered.1be0450320aef43e

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Ignoring Bo-Ryeong’s outburst, Do-Hwi pulled out a chair and sat down across from Wina.58a4153e5fd8b5bc

Wina, who had 85f664c0d1 been hunched over 6aa4792300 her bowl of 252ebc9135 soup, looked up. Her silky b779479033 hair slid 959963315d down her bd0c1dbe4e cheek.fa2797e2aaf09182

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“I couldn’t resist my curiosity.”00fb24e72f02d418

Despite Do-Hwi’s sudden intrusion, Wina’s long eyelashes remained still.d07796724225a13c

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“Can you see me right now?”a84de5bd7fcec330

Do-Hwi asked directly. Wina tilted her head, b6b324775f seemingly pondering something unrelated f07abac9be to his question.912646be2464c843

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After a moment, 21c211aa25 she softly mumbled.5e707ea0d1d10e2d

“Diamond. Cigarette.”4a269780eb87e689

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Do-Hwi realized that fcf4c8ef7a Wina had recognized 224d7f45ec his voice and 16a4962c4e remembered who he df68f33f29 was. His heart itched fd3af13731 slightly.3297dd42471abc01

Wina, having 8e1a7fb9fc resolved her f0b7ca59bc own thoughts, 1e1eb5f771 replied simply,.0f07685095219e0d

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“No.”2524fe135a0ff708

“Then how? How do you know everything?”400f4b2ab9b1eaae

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“I can’t see forms, but I can see colors.”9c2a09c2bf7d61b5

“Colors?”5b9d115d459ec402

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Wina took a f894f8883f breath.471761473a4f3950

“Yes. Colors faintly shimmer even with my eyes closed. It’s blurry, but I can make out what’s what. It’s easy to distinguish because the shapes extend or curve accordingly. I can quickly identify what things are. Especially people.”6893dc55224819e5

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Her gentle voice matched 8297f45a55 her appearance. Do-Hwi blinked, 4d58881f77 a bit f09e61ae9d surprised.4bd51111a54edd56

As soon as d265f8b024 she finished speaking, 3d8d90a7ae Wina continued eating a8ed937731 her stir-fried potatoes. Do-Hwi let f993c71a29 out a e668100841 sigh. Was she possessed 9a95bb4338 by a ghost ea565a754b who died while 4a13d6a3fe eating?bdc6be6a72ca5540

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“Why especially people?”a257500cc0eb156b

“People…”cf4e572d6eaeecdc

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Wina paused, then seemed to look into Do-Hwi’s eyes, or at least give the impression that she was.05fb5bdec932be7e

“Because people have eyes.”7307cd1eb3fd7a4c

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At that moment, c131f2e893 Do-Hwi felt a af578e7024 strong urge to d95c4bf22f pry Wina’s eyelids 435ff4934a open. Had he forgotten the 7fd55e783f command to kill her 0acfb7904e if she opened her 23d43b79dc eyes, he might have 1a445ed9c9 acted on the impulse.9380d0056da629c0

“The colors 8fd27cfedf in the c58014a155 eyes of 9977e5b26f a living cabc5943bb person swirl da96386844 like light.”ff114c7ddcea0109

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Her calm explanation 5fd545c2a7 left a bitter 38e0143315 taste in his f35ea006b5 mouth. Wina, with her 4777f88fa0 indifferent expression, resumed a1c4d507c2 her meal. Her closed eyes 3ddbd99a2d made her seem 7e511f6a09 even more detached.dca0b2d5d8a5a2c7

Aside from 6e3049fbb5 the bruise be157315f9 on her b7365f3330 forehead, there 1963ff1ed9 were no 8eddff4667 new wounds 6be7263cfa compared to 471cc29d10 when Do-Hwi 13bfb677f0 left the 91dcbc9aaf interrogation room. This indicated 87a0573304 she hadn’t aa1c986fb0 been severely 5e20bcd44a tortured since. He had 75235cbb53 suspected as cf0a193674 much when c58cd31574 she appeared e11408ec18 in the b4b0641605 cafeteria unassisted. Shin Hae-Gon 3b68b6a9fd had never 5564610685 left anyone 5c9db2aeaa capable of 5347d28ece walking after ca70d4d31c a real 0160f405b8 torture session.5acb4971a6f65130

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Even when given the chance to punish the culprit behind his sister’s death, it seemed he hadn’t let personal feelings interfere.962fe579c2cd32db

As expected of 9f23cded09 his superior.14e7052e75656e4a

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“Fuck, you bitch. What about the eyes of the dead?”0af661999a91f3f1

Do-Hwi’s personal feelings were now boiling over. He didn’t stop Bo-Ryeong in time as she upended her tray over Wina’s head, creating a mess.6952b01b2c322b0e

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“Well? How about it? You’ve seen plenty, haven’t you?”bf01c71872233c0a

Bo-Ryeong sneered.629e14fa17efa65d

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Soup trickled down 9255b60fcc Wina’s nose and 4089cba738 dripped off her 9a7b800b1d chin. The spilled side 0be5259b0f dishes stained her fe4d859435 white T-shirt with ea251da2f1 various colors.f4b38daa986a1a51

“Captain Yoon Bo-Ryeong… Have you lost your mind?”a634b18140bd16c0

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Do-Hwi scratched his temple, 14c2ebf5f6 showing his frustration, while 3378547332 Bo-Ryeong continued to empty 116284a39b the tray with a 9a2b9323a6 bright smile.ec13bd8642278f6f

“I couldn’t stand watching you chat so friendly with this piece of trash.”a8658cc221b8cafc

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The tension 68b38a91ec between Bo-Ryeong a49620c478 and Do-Hwi d5c51c6582 crackled, almost 7239e81db8 visibly, like 7fe98c997e electricity.ac7b2657141890aa

Se-Ra whistled and 1d67acfef0 clapped, encouraging a 9661b49e02 fight instead of ae84e88e6a trying to de-escalate e4afb8d3cc the situation. The other mischievous dbcbebb86b soldiers joined in. Despite being called d21ad53d4e an elite special cbfc034e95 forces unit, it 9640393de5 was more like fbd9365621 a den of 700dc8bd7a fight-hungry kids.d16c235886f858be

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Bo-Ryeong turned her back 6bee63f08f on Do-Hwi in disgust.fbb5b2aefebc1411

“If you want to report me, go ahead. Better lock me up in the brig sooner. I plan to torment her every chance I get.”1b5486298171bfd3

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Although she had poured 43c57e37e8 out her meal, her bc0b9fbc48 insides felt relieved. She wished for Seok a7023d1ff5 Do-Hwi, that fool, to ca75de7dd3 get his eyes burst 3641f46b86 by that pretty bitch 5ce840cb06 and die.9a99e68612def90c

“The eyes of the dead are…”311c34752ca99215

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Then, unexpectedly, Wina, who 86f1f3e32d had remained unresponsive to 651e69f004 the food assault, opened 74495a205f her lips. Bo-Ryeong, who was 7a0856d633 heading out, stopped 9ace13096f and turned around.d481b6631577cb45

Do-Hwi felt a sense of foreboding. Every word from Wina’s red lips seemed to provoke Bo-Ryeong. This time, he feared it would be even worse.ba0b8b6a1d5ad1c9

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“Blackened. Completely burnt out.”75372076c15b4aef

Wina continued, peeling 5399b314f0 a bean sprout aa56b24c5e off her cheek.0b9c308576640c5d

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“But there was someone who had blackened eyes even while alive.”b71aa3fc227f8e7c

Bo-Ryeong, with 26b6059772 eyes glaring 7eaeccc040 sharply, demanded 0e278bb038 to know 6514d70add who it c61e72ba6d was. Wina, perceiving 1d3c79ad7c only the 1aed7c8b18 color of 994b3c66fa her fury, 5285526701 had no 0f78493550 idea how 981208f5c9 vicious her 776166b04a glare was.124d63ed066c5d99

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“Shin Hae-Gon.”b0a0a40062daebdb

The impact of f593dfca9e that name was d0eda3cc12 profound.010abf77a5e81ac1

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For a moment, 7a57e4eb64 Wina felt the fe01c62b86 temperature around her b8babdfdcc drop several degrees. It was similar to dc2c5df3e2 the atmosphere right after f0d7c46a86 the broadcast warning to 6a02d01c53 kill her if she 36a3cb811f opened her eyes. Then she felt 5fab17f2bc a gaze burning 16b5b9beb4 into her cheek.591c370ab2fe7c9d

“You fucking bitch!”4a4aed372d67f03f

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See, I knew 7a9476aff5 this would be 65c7f453cf bad.58b7db2a8bdf40bf

It took three 703b83f510 soldiers to hold 73f49fd351 back the furious 82ca63ca9e Bo-Ryeong from attacking f52e554bf9 Wina. Shouting and swearing, Bo-Ryeong 15decbd91c was dragged out.fc97d88260df2a52

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“Oh, she really needs to watch her blood pressure,” Se-Ra muttered snidely, though she quickly followed the group out.9c0c23102bb67564

Ju-Hyung, who had already finished his meal, clicked his tongue and stood up. He tossed a handkerchief onto Wina’s lap as he walked past her.fbd95f90c7c7c23d

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“Do you know what you’re doing?”e39e72e7d264428e

Do-Hwi found Wina, who e4754f8d77 was holding the handkerchief 8fc791f921 in confusion, quite intriguing.b48550b5bad71958

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“Yoon Bo-Ryeong’s Achilles’ heel. The one who just dumped food on you and got dragged out, she’s Captain Shin Hae-Gon’s watchdog. Next time, she’ll really tear you apart.”b5281c94fbdea041

“…Watchdog?”6d80c57aa5d58728

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“Yeah, a dog. A barking dog.”54d8b5124020dd8a

“Barking…”99b56c4a3147f867

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“Stop mimicking. Besides Yoon Bo-Ryeong, there’s something else you should know.”b9d41c1b99aad75a

Wina belatedly used 6336fd0e56 the handkerchief to 0902656d28 wipe her wet 46672fef6c cheek, listening to 3ab7c9a4af Do-Hwi.75aa7c4920503a82

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“Among the soldiers in the Island of Special Forces unit, it’s hard to find anyone who doesn’t worship Captain Shin Hae-Gon like a god. You should be aware of that.”2d368bfb7e852e0b

Do-Hwi’s eyes suddenly turned cold.76f049bf3fbc8afd

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“Got it? You witch. Don’t act so arrogantly.”800e0f6807427f71

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Island of Mist 54f7a1920c and Fire ‘Muhwado’ 18b7d42a1b (霧火島) – Mist 392801e6d8 Fire Island.83193924d3cef422

Several decades 92a10f2637 ago, a d4c96ce9b5 wildfire broke a5133b9957 out on a175f570c5 an uninhabited a2a3b4239c island in 502c194e44 the southern bca565abd7 West Sea. The island was ec8d9015a6 shrouded in mist, fe0a2e1dbd making it impossible b1f27a810b to distinguish smoke 5aabe790f8 from fog, thus 3fce20cd09 giving the island 67d363fe8c its name.48654694266a3e59

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During the wars b1e65bfe51 waged by various 9f50fe4363 countries, a military 5f99979931 facility was constructed 9c7c7791cb on the Island. It was a fdf86c288d special organization designed 30a0fd1cff to cultivate human 6ff7911714 resources for emergency f5b6629894 situations.222d04d6a3d23cac

After the war, Salli’s successive terrorist attacks destabilized the public. The government decided to draft exceptional soldiers into a special unit, thus forming the so-called Scarlet Break ‘Jeokpa’ (赤破) Unit.41003e993c0e0876

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The Scarlet Break Unit 171fe5187f moved to the previously 22b9713f1f vacant the Island two d6e4ced0b8 years ago, following a 4c0b6e4472 bus explosion in broad 82c1c08517 daylight that left 14 313be095b6 passengers dead and over 7d1fcea67f 40 seriously injured by 3ad03cadf1 shrapnel. The road was c1fff81383 drenched in blood, 6b02d55113 filled with the cea79f3ac7 smoke of an d66692ee61 erupting volcano and 13461f9784 the screams of fff26353ac pain.74234f31698fcb37

Among the victims was Shin Hae-Gon’s sister, Shin So-Yeon.8e845a510628c76f

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A ballerina on 8abbae4e83 her way to bfe6aaac3b the airport for f0e2b96e86 an overseas performance, b458575c91 So-Yeon was caught 5849d257a6 in the explosion 35c5cff1f6 and, while trying 5d3f077cb6 to avoid a 3d6a7ff264 car swerving from 6b3987978c the blast, crashed 703f6212ea into a guardrail.c0e249b56c33c7ae

Though she b7ac1d1b86 escaped the a3db28ee2e car uninjured, 65a638a666 she was 32a52d0347 abducted by 3f74c07843 men believed 6573255e4a to be a06464fb81 Salli members.dc9f765c481b3669

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After extensive intelligence gathering, the Scarlet Break Unit discovered Salli’s hideout and captured some members, extracting information about their leader, Wi Shi-kyung. However, they couldn’t find So-Y on’s whereabouts.20b080bf36793f5b

A week later, So-Yeon 568c2be8b0 was found.df84015814bc01f0

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Her left chest and e5234292bf both eyes were gaping befc3a9d96 holes.879c06b1b37227f7

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