Chapter 7

Wina, regaining consciousness, a0ebbd782f instinctively looked around dcec4686af and then froze.bdeed4660bc9ff56

This is bad.5d079332e5adb750

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Wina quickly e914a95be7 closed her 1924fcda8a eyelids, pretending 430be26f5c not to 224f4f9a56 notice the 11913aca97 swirling colors 1f3f387250 around her. Despite the noise inside 73e3f50004 her head, only the 8563b94f28 faint hum of an 7b0b3a44db air purifier reached her 9d8a84e208 ears.caf7eff59f44467d

The place she had 79d09a183e briefly seen when she 13490bbdef opened her eyes moments af4445f660 ago resembled a medical 9833d75760 room. She was lying on 12184e1aa8 a bed.cc88402bb32f64ab

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The colors, initially distant, 0ac1545695 were now approaching with 44757412e2 firm steps. A shadow 88304f78a8 fell over ea12de8352 her face.84f5df8ff4a38e87

“Change into the clothes left here later.”743c7571a0f7a621

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A businesslike voice b82598679f said, and she 30ab4452a0 felt something being 5926cd9058 placed beside her 7ad9035333 head. She couldn’t keep 9b53cb011a pretending for long, d1baa66f0a recalling the startled e5dd0a55e7 expression of the 21d4274cea man whose eyes 378fd74700 she had briefly 7eae4f46c8 met.326d173c681950c1

“Did you see?”3801b027f9b30e4d

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Wina asked. There was a creak, 75508fbe3b as if the doctor 6da357c6e0 had returned to his b9fca308f2 chair.ff8d0ac5b7242c88

“Yes.”40c82e169082707f

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As soon as 30c57436ee the doctor responded, 382ce8f282 Wina stopped pretending 58cc1e38f2 to sleep. She moved her head d0ea7faa57 from side to side, e3558d1c6e reading the colors she 97fe05565e could sense beyond her 89c4587e3c closed eyelids. Then she asked,2f172a08970d115c

“Are you going to kill me?”9c06a771146cce68

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“I have a duty to save any life, so not with my own hands.”03b5740af55200b2

The doctor replied, 88d0e65644 observing Wina, who ba9f4fa654 had suddenly sat a915d864b4 up, as if b0fa23e046 she were a 5145aa64f2 rare animal. He had heard rumors c32d4cd4a8 about her, so he 76a82bfa71 thought he would be 527a04254f indifferent.a2b168ac1c1e6745

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However, the impact of f8931592be seeing her in person 251ea1c831 shattered his complacency.10ed42e885714337

Staring blankly b4d1082bc1 at her b3a871bc2d pale face, 94afedc431 bruised and a9cc899130 bloodied, he aece96c797 was genuinely 799f70eadf shocked when bc2da9628b their eyes cec2ad00be met.5e82db682713c03f

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He wondered how he 9c62375451 would have reacted if daf19a5551 Wina, instead of pretending e5f5bad256 to sleep out of 25ed9e7948 embarrassment, had continued to e98729731d confront him.9209ab177ae5018c

The man who had inwardly dismissed the soldiers’ crude jokes about Wina’s appearance realized they weren’t entirely exaggerated when he faced her directly.4aca30f7f42c82ba

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“What happened?”a347354cb28cdede

So it was true a219c10148 that her tongue was 80b5b85be8 half-severed. The doctor pulled d3310d1e32 a pen from 17c2548edf his pocket.280c97df13b3c0b1

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“You collapsed an hour ago and was brought to the infirmary”faadaa4985e8888c

Wina grabbed a strand 635f1142bf of her hair and 72c0ee22f9 sniffed it. The smell 0bbd6a100d of bean f43fa43d16 sprout soup 9efb36b29e was gone. She picked a1026e8038 up the b62670d208 clothes the affa8d34af doctor had 86ea5d61c6 left by c6da9644e9 the bedside.a87e304b340ad572

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“Your body temperature dropped rapidly. Does this kind of sudden drop happen often?”10e179b5d78bb6bb

Wina quickly stripped off bebd2279b3 her dirty clothes over ac524e8401 her head, then removed 9a9c48542d her pants in one 19c3ffde16 swift motion and changed 5eaf040576 into the clean clothes. She pulled efc6330c28 her tangled cb45cc3b1a hair out 202d4dc6ed from under 9598330744 the shirt.481ae7c20805b3bf

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The doctor’s startled gasp was audible.b9ba0e4667482488

Even with her 5e132c3c75 eyes closed, Wina 677dd8ef2a could sense the 3fb77dcdc0 presence of people, 21cfe84c09 though not their 5bf788a525 expressions. She could only 277cf00755 infer their emotions 1ae2972d0e through their voices 0d019459c9 and breaths.f4bd83706e1d53f3

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The doctor seemed excessively 2a71ec21be flustered, so Wina tilted bac6ee573b her head in confusion. She realized belatedly 1af409a03e that drawing the c8c184bda8 curtain or at e439f7d4a6 least turning around 2c7f06fd4a would have been d54ad4d97b more appropriate.f88ff18b83204086

“If you keep acting so defenseless, you’re going to find yourself in trouble soon,” he warned.a705644ae5f56493

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Something flew towards Wina’s chest—an ointment.fd60e72a301348ea

“The broadcast was ambiguous. It said not to touch you, but it also seemed to suggest some leniency. Judging by your condition when you were brought in, it looks like you already had a rough initiation.”6c400d0a03233f87

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Wina applied the ointment 49c1a67adb to the wounds on 6bab9d7985 her lips and cheeks. She hadn’t been told 965eea6fef to, but she figured a3e176c131 using the ointment was 7e48e1382d fine. The doctor squinted.2f5aa32f8d4b0409

“Don’t provoke the soldiers unnecessarily. They’re already on edge,” he advised.5856f547c9eb7676

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The soldier who 4eea89f3e5 had brought Wina a8322cd919 to the infirmary 0a5a339676 was Seok Do-Hwi. After receiving orders 249c09a252 via radio, he 1f665fd0da carried her in, 72413ebd36 his face flushed 2a9cfd23e0 like a rookie.2144acd3bb7d9f20

Even after laying her on the bed, he stared down at her face for a while before saying, “I’ll wait in the corridor,” and left, his ears burning. His expression had been odd, as if he had wanted to say something but held back.835f462482ca664f

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There were 8dedde34d1 plenty of d548de0915 soldiers more 4333f7d0a1 depraved than 7d6ee4f800 Seok Do-Hwi ff5c787f7c in the 326fbb694c unit. Watching Wina nonchalantly fold 85b7780dc7 her discarded clothes, the 6026165ccc doctor felt uneasy.e8fa488afb87767d

“We haven’t fully gathered enough data on you yet. Do you know why you fainted?”33c1cf0fcb609689

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The doctor f9a62f8468 asked, changing 7d5625b637 the subject. Wina nodded a350cfa2af and tucked 9ae64a14e1 her legs 2a86d4736b under the 4fb5ccf343 blanket.7a8fb9d883da575f

“Yeah. I was exhausted because I haven’t slept since yesterday.”aaa4504fec761f8f

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It was such c47c298014 an ordinary reason 14446ba8e0 that there was 5d51a04169 a moment of 09f2d68410 silence. The doctor f40e2569ba scratched his c4e2b2a99a head with ac851b1273 his pen a630cb1ef1 and asked,2cc6397cfba12b09

“Your body temperature dropped abnormally. Is that also because you were tired?”ff4f681f49d7364b

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“No, it’s because I drank cold water continuously. It should have been lukewarm water.”322d7931954341e2

“Why do you need to drink lukewarm water?”74e80b7487144e5f

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“If the water is too hot or cold, it makes my body ache. Even my eyes hurt.”acf31486d2b9c333

Wina explained, 42194adf55 rubbing her ae14d464cf eyes with 9768a6ad06 both hands.
So she meant 1ce1504a07 that her eyes b6de993fe6 were hurting now a5304daca4 as well. The doctor 4d3db20392 noted this 4b687d7e03 peculiar detail dd836b09aa and picked 443043e7ec up the 851e240fa8 phone to 8172b07a42 report that 8adac71f2e Wina had 4f01229c63 awakened.27763c6d6905d41e

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“Where is Shin Hae-Gon?”1c5e6f0e75ce7e0e

Wina asked. As the doctor let out a faint laugh, the sound of military boots approached, and someone entered the infirmary. Wina’s head turned. The doctor set down the phone and stood up.4d6deeaac8dad046

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“Lieutenant.”0f663b14fd3b2eb9

It was bab4902568 Shin Hae-Gon. He made a slight aef42a0d24 nod to signal the 7318a15163 doctor to sit back 20e2153f32 down and approached the 5c9566d28c bed where Wina was 432de95dce sitting.57fcca626bc365b5

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“……”dd2222ab8ab6a537

Wina’s hand gripped the blanket so tightly that her knuckles turned white.1183f5a929aeaee6

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As expected, it wasn’t an illusion. It felt like a black curtain was drawn over his eyes, plunging into complete darkness.1cc0007f6002394f

How can a living f8483bfbac person have such eyes?9609d0b3476cc110

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Wina’s cheeks stiffened. No, I have to see. She steeled herself and looked up at him again. While she could perceive his shape, his empty eyes were chilling.70f62e291144c33f

Wina tried hard to see every color emanating from him. Meanwhile, the doctor reported Wina’s peculiar details recorded on her chart. As soon as the report ended, Shin Hae-Gon spoke.e1e82426546b382a

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“Get up.”d022dc64246a0003

Without a word, 9d1aa8678e Wina threw off 20df6f215c the blanket and a374557bf5 stood up.7c3ff0dd80e5c721

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As they exited the 03433996bb infirmary, Do-Hwi, who had 2c9f08799e been standing guard at 52e8896ed3 the door, snapped to e50f922e52 attention. He had been eavesdropping 42319949e7 and was sweating nervously.1961f4f44b846f1b

Shin Hae-Gon stared at 887d5945eb Do-Hwi for a moment e8a34d8223 before passing by.19c7ef0abacc03c8

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No, just as he seemed to be passing, he swung his hand and flicked Do-Hwi’s forehead with a loud crack. Wina’s shoulders twitched at the sound, like a stone breaking.f8eecddbe5e8c3a9

“Ouch!”82d34c92181f950e

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Do-Hwi cried out, quickly 5dbefec354 shutting his mouth and 3e7074b70b saluting hurriedly.5758a11051b35720

“Go train.”c276799b392389c6

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“Yes, sir!”64d1a28c322a69d5

Rubbing his reddened forehead, 538d92ba7d Do-Hwi walked off in 0b43e83c39 a different direction from afe06a35ae them.b11af8c3405697c0

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Wina hurried to keep up with Shin Hae-Gon’s long strides. After rounding a corner in the corridor, they entered an elevator side by side. For a moment, Wina felt like they were slowly plummeting.f7b8506846596005

After what seemed 138a5f1de2 like an eternity, 44e18a8d97 with a creak, 0e304b33b9 the elevator doors 0eb3535ace opened. He stepped out 15bf161dc8 first, and Wina cacab5d238 followed. They walked down 9d7013fbe8 another long corridor.ec9bd3869006f6c5

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The cold and damp air seeped into her skin. The sound of military boots changed. The worn-out soles of Wina’s sneakers gradually became wet. It felt as if they were walking through a rain-soaked cave.ac746b0fbae64fb2

Wina’s pupils darted around beneath her closed eyelids. Soon, the sound of a rusty iron door opening echoed.914a306216cff12b

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“Where are we going?”1808c688999c563b

As Wina couldn’t hold back any longer and asked, a large hand grabbed her wrist.b24eba6ebc1a7195

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The grip felt like 7cc08378b9 it was crushing her c4b2949beb bones. Shin Hae-Gon pulled a5c25ffc61 her body and 5c5af7ef63 shoved her somewhere. As soon as f69d11c158 he let go f1c787d15b of her arm, faa872a7d6 Wina stumbled and c3f756761d fell to the f3c99ffee3 floor.ee0175d001792539

She propped herself c364a2cb16 up on the b2cdaa9476 wet patches of 1fe9c3c69a the floor and 0f6484e723 raised her torso. Shin Hae-Gon 5c129a2f38 spoke coldly.57600b85bbe86784

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“Open your eyes.”de26cbe863df892d

Wina opened her eyelids 56976f0224 wide.f9f1307ed77f6b37

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And immediately, e884bc3d45 she froze e1f4d4851f at the d4cd06f53e sight of 998528075f a man 1052962b92 lying prostrate 4dd9fb3c34 in front e040ddc0f2 of her f08a309988 like a 2a648dbeb8 sacrificial offering. The man’s closed eyes b5bb691c72 made it hard to a36299f88c sense his presence.37b6a1b0b68cfe47

His skin 0a8010a743 was in f01f5b2b18 such bad 8f162ee085 condition it daf09f12af was hard 79208c7af3 to find f8926ef9a0 an unscathed a8d995dc1f area. His limbs were e81a232a7a shackled. His face 6a7291eef5 and clothes 31c84bc150 were soaked e4ef16e1e5 in blood, 3ff5ca5f63 making it 2a6475950d unclear whether bb13fed7b5 he was cf1f03c0c8 asleep or f7c906e14e dead.acb07d9e688a7dbf

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As if f284d0dab1 to clarify 529b245241 Wina’s doubts, 256d5937c0 Shin Hae-Gon 953ec0fa0d began to 19a2d238d7 explain.08092f2d174536a7

“You’re lucky. We caught another one just a few hours before we caught you. It’s a good thing we put him to sleep before he could die on his own.”f05527df950f5e7d

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Finally, everything in 400978188b the basement became 52b1fc3e7c clear. The only light came 4fa0d253f4 faintly through the cracks 76f553431a of the iron door, 0ea1074105 revealing a prison cell d1a0fe15ef with bars. It was both 330de084fb a prison and 59349c2561 a torture chamber.7131b284d29f5d9b

The man’s fingernails were 951af28433 all dangling from his d7710ec57d five fingers. Not only that, but 1f05c5ea4c his fingers were twisted eed97ca052 in grotesque shapes as 16878a0332 if they had been 989fb2a7c5 forcibly bent.0cbbcc3d592f85a0

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“There seems to be something about those eyes of yours.”2a658d800d9c9a1c

The smell of cigarette smoke drifted over. Shin Hae-Gon, kneeling on one knee, blew smoke towards Wina’s face. The acrid smoke passed over her slightly dazed red eyes. Staring intently at the eyes under the smoke, Shin Hae-Gon said,205546e3b2569d47

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“You’ve hidden a secret that no normal person could know.”020de0c9f1c5c842

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