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Chapter 237: World after the fall (9)

Chapter 237: World after the fall (9)

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In the new year, Jaehwan applied for the military right away.

It was decided on a whim. If he had taken the necessary steps, he would have been waived for military duty due to his ten years of mental consultations, but Jaehwan did not choose that route. Besides, his medical records were all free sessions that did not count as medical issues. He could have gotten help from the doctor if needed, but Jaehwan didn't want to. He didn't want to see the man's face anymore. And above all else, Jaehwan needed a place to trap himself.

He needed a place with strict rules, a place where he did not need to think deeply, and a place where he can push his body to the limit.

Jaehwan was soon dispatched to the farthest region, the DMZ where it was known to be harshest of all military branches and began his military life there. He memorized his duties and stood on patrol. He cleaned places that weren't his to clean, volunteered first to shovel out the snow, and always came back last.

He worked out continuously or read books alone after completing the tasks for the day. He mostly stayed in quiet spaces and lived peacefully. Officers loved him since he was quiet and obeyed all rules. He was also loved by others.

"Huh? Are you cleaning those rifles again? It's your free time, man!"

"Yes, sir. I am doing what I like."

"Hah... I think you should make this your career. I think you were born to be in the military."

Jaehwan smiled bitterly at the sergeant.

"No, sir."

"No, my ass. How about you apply for it, huh?"

"Haha."

Jaehwan just laughed and responded to the sergeant starting to talk about his life story again.

Born to be in the military? Jaehwan? There was no way that Jaehwan was born to be military. He was born to destroy and decimate the system.

The sergeant soon left when he got bored of talking and Jaehwan was left alone. He became scared at the sudden silence and quickly returned the rifles to their original place before moving out for another job.

He constantly needed to be on the move so he'd be busy. Therefore, he could not have false hope.

Jaehwan cleaned off the other soldier's shoes one by one, and brought wet rags to wipe down corners along with the insides of narrow windows that were not usually cleaned. A song from a young girl group came from a TV, the only thing keeping silence out of the room. Jaehwan kept on rubbing and cleaning.

One song soon finished and the next song started. The girls sang and sang.

Jaehwan then stopped his cleaning and turned to the television screen dumbfoundedly. There were girls singing on the screen. And at that moment, Jaehwan felt like the world was talking to him.

'I knew you would come. I waited. You were just a human too after all.'

The girls sang and Jaehwan looked at them. Lust overshadowed Jaehwan. And in that lust, Jaehwan took the girls, raped, wounded, and controlled them. In the end, he was controlled by them. And the girls kept singing. They kept singing again and again as if it was never going to end, as if no 'Fall' would ever come.

It was as if that song was the only reality they could take.

After some time, people came back to the room. One of Jaehwan's superiors started teasing him.