Chapter 49: 3.11 – Lonely Koshichei – Meet Olga

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Zhenya was busy preparing to go out early in the morning. Kwon Taek Joo slept like the dead all day and just lay in bed without any energy left. He put on his fur coat and was about to leave when he suddenly turned back to look at him.

"It will take about two days."

Zhenya suddenly reported the schedule. Since when did he say those things to Kwon Taek Joo? He just turned over without reacting.

A moment later there was the sound of a propeller spinning. The noise echoed from above and then gradually disappeared. Once again, Zhenya left and only Kwon Taek Joo was left alone on the island. How long will he have to repeat this boring life?

It's boring. Kwon Taek Joo is not used to killing time but he also has nothing to do. He seemed to be becoming a useless piece of meat day by day, for the first time in his life he felt helpless like this.

What will happen if Kwon Taek Joo continues to be left in a place where there is snow on all four sides? You will go crazy. If he hadn't committed suicide before, he might have been lucky. Each day passes and the sense of time and reality fades away. Kwon Taek Joo wants to get out of here before his mind becomes strange. His heart became more and more desperate, but the path to fulfill that wish was too far away.

Kwon Taek Joo nervously pulled the blanket up to his head.

He left the villa late in the afternoon to get some fresh air. He kept walking without a destination until the blue sea appeared before his eyes. Kwon Taek Joo chose a relatively dry rock, sat down and quietly looked at the distant horizon.

He seemed to fall into a completely different world with no way of knowing what was happening outside or how things were going. He could never imagine that Kwon Taek Joo himself would live such a desolate and jobless life.

He sighed and stood up. Kwon Taek Joo decided to take a walk on the white sand beach to relieve his still stiff body. The sea breeze brought harsh cold but was quite familiar to him.

After walking for a while, Kwon Taek Joo saw a tree branch swaying on the ocean waves. He quickly picked it up because it was a disposable chopstick. Where does it come from? Is it China? Could also be Korea. It seems that his mental condition is worse than what Kwon Taek Joo thought.

He used his chopsticks to scribble large letters on the sand. By the way, Kwon Taek Joo picked up seashells and pebbles around and placed them on top. The complete script is a distress signal 'S.O.S'. If you're lucky, ships or planes passing nearby will see it. If not, then that's it.

Kwon Taek Joo lay down on the ground as soon as he finished. The thick layer of snow covered him like a blanket. He closed his eyes, only the sound of waves and wind remained in endless silence as if even if he disappeared into nothingness, nothing would change. His consciousness gradually sank into the immense abyss.

How long has it been? A sudden sound rang in Kwon Taek Joo's ears. Were your ears ringing because you wanted that to happen so much?

Kwon Taek Joo jumped up. He couldn't help but panic and suddenly looked everywhere. A helicopter approaching from afar fell into his sight. It's not the same as Zhenya's. Could it be that they saw his distress signal? With that thought, Kwon Taek Joo desperately waved both hands.

"Here! Look, here!"

He even jumped up and down on the spot, but the helicopter just passed by without seeing Kwon Taek Joo. He couldn't give up like that so he ran to the villa. If he waved with his shirt from a higher place, they would definitely notice.

In an instant, Kwon Taek Joo climbed onto the roof and waved with his shirt. He yelled as loud as he could trying to get attention. The helicopter made a big turn and approached the villa. Joy spread across Kwon Taek Joo's face.

He stepped aside to let the helicopter land safely. It crashed down on the roof with a strong wind, the roaring fan blades slowly stopped. Only then can Kwon Taek Joo open his eyes.

He quickly ran closer to the helicopter. The door opened and a man in a black suit appeared. While he stretched out his arms to block Kwon Taek Joo's approach, a young girl followed behind.

"…What is it, this?"

It was a somewhat disappointing reaction. The woman then continued to carefully walk around Kwon Taek Joo and observe him little by little.

"Ohh. I thought it had to be better because he hid it and said he was the only one who could see it."

Kwon Taek Joo didn't know what she was talking about. Who the hell is this woman anyway? She looks much younger than Kwon Taek Joo. The facial features are exceptionally clear and appear to be both who they are and who they are not. She was beautiful but quite pale, maybe she was tired after a long flight.

Kwon Taek Joo stood with his arms crossed in front of the woman who was looking at him as if evaluating him. The woman also stopped walking and returned his gaze. The eyes are very bold.

"Who are you?"

She rolled her eyes and smiled even with that disapproving tone. She even reached out her hand without hesitation.

"Nice to meet you. I am Olga."

Olga. Where did I hear it from? Kwon Taek Joo felt a strange sense of deja vu. The face is strange but the name is quite familiar.

Olga added a few words and resolved all of Kwon Taek Joo's doubts. That's also the reason she came to this place.

"Olga Vissarionovna Bogdanov."

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Kwon Taek Joo and Olga sat facing each other for a long time. He invited her down for tea, but neither of them could drink a sip of water.

Olga sat on the chair that Kwon Taek Joo gave her and stared at him as if she was about to pierce him. She's even shameless as to confirm she's Zhenya's younger sister. Kwon Taek Joo sat with his arms crossed in front of that attentive gaze.

Nothing is known about Vissarion's illustrious daughter, Olga. Not only photos, Kwon Taek Joo also doesn't know when she was born, where she went to school, or what she did. He didn't know if she was different from her brothers just because she was a woman.

"That person, what is it that you like so much?"

Olga was the first to speak, her tone quite blunt. It was so difficult to grasp her intentions that Kwon Taek Joo doubted whether he had heard correctly. Waiting for a while without an answer, Olga shrugged and added.

"I don't understand it at all. Until now, I still haven't seen anyone who wants to be with that person."

'That person' must be someone known to both Olga and Kwon Taek Joo. There was only one name he could immediately think of, but the question was a bit strange. "What is it that you like so much?" It seems like she thought that Kwon Taek Joo herself liked him so she voluntarily got attached to him.

"You misunderstood. It's not like that."

"Misunderstanding?"

"It's not like I'm stuck in a place like this because I like it."

"So what?"

Kwon Taek Joo intended to answer immediately, but then closed his mouth. He didn't know where to start or how to explain. There was no reason for him to reveal his situation to someone he had never met. No matter what, she is also an accomplice of that guy.

Kwon Taek Joo shook his head as if he didn't want to speak. Even so, Olga made her own guess and then exclaimed in surprise.

"Were you kidnapped?"

"Huh…."

Kwon Taek Joo was speechless. That's not an incorrect guess either. Although it was a bit ambiguous to say that he was really kidnapped, Olga took Kwon Taek Joo's silence as a confirmation and couldn't help but sigh. She muttered, "That crazy guy is really...".

Olga's eyes, which were wary of Kwon Taek Joo, suddenly softened. She held Kwon Taek Joo's hand and apologized for her rudeness.

"I was rude. I thought you had your eye on that person… That person ran away with a terrorist who blew up the house so I thought it was like sleeping with the enemy. Anyway, sorry for the misunderstanding. I can't believe that an idiot fell in love with that person. I didn't know anything and came all the way here."

The last sentence is almost a monologue. It seems like Olga came here to see the monkey in the zoo. According to her words, she came here to find 'the idiot who ran away in love with Zhenya'. How silly.

"So the reason you came here…"

"I came here to recover."

Then Olga changed the subject while ignoring Kwon Taek Joo's objections with her eyes.

"But are you going to use those stupid signals like before and continue waiting to be rescued?"

Are all people who have never paid attention to others since birth like that? There was really no way to talk to that bastard or his sister.

"Who knows. Who knows, maybe someone will come to save a poor idiot."

"…Ummm, I'm not saying you're an idiot."

"Thank you for your comfort."

"By the way, what's your name? I don't even know your name yet."

"Don't be curious. Because I can't tell you."

"How can you say that? Can't you tell me? Why can't I be curious?

"If you can't, then you can't. I don't want to get in trouble."

Kwon Taek Joo persisted while Olga pursed her lips in protest. He didn't blow up the Bogdanov mansion for no reason, and because he was on a job he wasn't allowed to reveal his identity.

Olga quickly changed her question.

"So what did that person call you?"

"Ra.."

Kwon Taek Joo was about to answer but then fell silent. He couldn't bring himself to say the name 'Rabbit'. I don't know if it was because he wanted to embarrass him more, Zhenya kept using this name. It was like that from the beginning with words like "Dig a hole and hide well", "Prick up your ears"...

Olga showed her utmost concern with shining eyes. Her upper body tilted towards Kwon Taek Joo. It's so annoying.

"If you can't help, don't ask too much."

"I can't help you. If I get caught, I will be scolded."

Somehow, "being scolded" here does not seem to be the usual category of an older person advising a younger person. Kwon Taek Joo didn't think that violent guy would let it go just because she was a woman, but he also never saw him treat women badly.

That's it. If Olga can't help Kwon Taek Joo, then there's no use continuing to talk. He left the kitchen with a sad look on his face. Olga followed.

"Which room can I use?"

"If it's just the bedroom, there's still an empty room, so you can use any room."

"Well, is that room nice?"

Olga walked past Kwon Taek Joo, through the living room with the fireplace, and into the innermost bedroom. Kwon Taek Joo looked bewildered and then suddenly jumped up. In an instant, he caught up with Olga and blocked her path. Olga looked at him suspiciously.

"Huh? What's up?"

"There are already users here."

Kwon Taek Joo has no other valid reason. Olga looked into the bedroom between Kwon Taek Joo's arms and nodded.

"It looks like someone's room."

If you don't look closely, you won't know that this is a bedroom for two people. Kwon Taek Joo tried to rationalize it but his pounding heart still couldn't calm down. He was worried that somewhere in the room there might be something that reminded Olga of his relationship with Zhenya. His body was suddenly drenched in sweat.

While Kwon Taek Joo stopped her, Olga gave a strange smile and looked around the room. She said "Ah" with a long, naked breath.

"Even though you don't have feelings, you guys bodies still are very compatible."

She giggled mockingly and moved to another room before Kwon Taek Joo could justify.

He turned his head. The mark of someone lying on the pillow on the bed is still intact. Two robes rolled around on the floor and the bed sheet slid halfway down along with the pillows. He also found his underwear turned upside down and forgotten there. All of that never seemed normal.

Kwon Taek Joo sat on the chair, stunned. He had been like that ever since Olga left the bedroom. What the hell is Kwon Taek Joo doing here? Eat, sleep and pamper Zhenya. It is a habit that many people repeat every day. The difference is that they use it to maintain their species. At least he didn't roll around mindlessly or without will while eating what he gave him.

Why don't you run away more actively? Did Kwon Taek Joo adapt to Zhenya because he had no other choice? It wasn't that he felt any desire for him and he had never been eager to meet him.

But when Kwon Taek Joo and Zhenya lived together, everything changed. His body was steadily reacting to him, and now it was melting even when the sex was no different from violence. From some point on, he stopped resisting. Because Kwon Taek Joo has learned that doing so will only incite Zhenya's excitement and push him into a worse situation.

In his resignation to not being able to escape him, it seemed he had become indulgent while constantly making excuses that the situation was unavoidable. Kwon Taek Joo was just trying to make himself comfortable by using the silly excuse that he had no other choice. So even when he was raped, he still had to listen to nonsense about what rape was like. How pitiful.

Kwon Taek Joo shook his head angrily. Something is definitely going wrong. He denied it to Olga, but his life these past few days was no different from that of a lover. He lived in a villa where only Zhenya visited, slept in the same bed as him, and made love whenever he wanted. The two spent time together in the name of betting while surviving each day on the food he gave them. Being in the same room as Zhenya or having breakfast together is no longer new or stressful. It's no surprise that Olga discovered the mark and laughed sinisterly.

The appearance of a third person makes the cloudy thoughts become more objective. When Kwon Taek Joo is alone with Zhenya, a conflicted relationship with him develops without his knowledge. Thinking back, Zhenya's actions also changed subtly compared to the beginning.

The guy agreed to bet on any bet that Kwon Taek Joo suggested and became more obedient. The two of them often laugh freely, even when making love, which only revolves around inserting and withdrawing, the small touches increase significantly. When Zhenya went out and came back, he always brought Korean food with him and the number of times he went out also decreased significantly. Is that all? Before going out today, Zhenya even announced when he would return.

Suddenly Kwon Taek Joo's face and neck became hot. His heart began to beat uncomfortably. It was as if the two of them were playing family. Before I knew it, I was being dragged into things like this with him. Kwon Taek Joo clenched his fists.

It won't work like this.

***

"Good morning."

Olga appeared in the kitchen just after noon. I don't know if she just woke up or not, but her face is still swollen. She walked up to Kwon Taek Joo, pointed at the ramen and asked, "What is that?". Then she wrinkled her nose and was startled.

"You can't eat it, it's spoiled!"

The other person was eating deliciously but was complaining that it was spoiled. Kwon Taek Joo took the kimchi back from Olga when she was trying to quickly clean up the bowl. Then as if to show off, he took a piece into his mouth and chewed it greedily. Olga's face wrinkled.

"Do you even have the heart to bring that here?"

"He bought it."

Kwon Taek Joo answered indifferently and drank the remaining soup. Olga looked surprised. It was unreasonable for Kwon Taek Joo to bring food that suited his taste when he was kidnapped, but it was even more unreasonable for Zhenya to buy and bring food for others. Did something happen to his mind that he didn't know about? There is reason to be suspicious.

Olga wanted to check again, but Zhenya was nowhere to be found.

"By the way, where did that human go?"

"Why do you ask me?"

It's not that Zhenya constantly informed Kwon Taek Joo, he had no obligation to do so and he himself never asked. Since he was a member of the FSB, he could only guess that Zhenya was on duty. Of course this time for some reason, he announced that he would be back in two days, and didn't necessarily have to tell her anything.

Olga changed the subject by saying "I'm sorry" to the unsympathetic response.

"I'm really curious. After all, how do you know that the room has a design?"

Olga's sparkling eyes signaled that she would persistently pry if Kwon Taek Joo did not answer. Without much hesitation, he explained that he had combined the mysterious stories Zhenya had told along with many other circumstantial evidence.

"Koshichei…"

Olga rubbed her chin and repeated those words. Then she smiled strangely, looking like that bastard as if she was plotting something. Kwon Taek Joo left Olga alone and stood up from his seat. He brought the dishes to the sink and started washing them.

"Don't you have anything to ask me?"

"Not at all."

"Are you originally the type of person who doesn't care about women?"

"I'm also curious to hear that. Why would women ask such a thing?"

Kwon Taek Joo looked back at Olga with a puzzled expression. Even when she received a question, she just smiled. Louise was the same before, women's psychology is always complicated.

Just then Olga took something from the refrigerator and brought it to the table, Kwon Taek also finished washing the dishes. He was about to leave after wiping his hands when Olga pulled him back.

"Do you want some fruit?"

In Olga's hand, an apple was being cut into pieces. If you peel it like that, will there be anything left to eat? Kwon Taek Joo sighed and grabbed the fruit knife. I'd rather do it myself and save trouble than let Olga bleed.

Skillfully manipulating the knife, the apple is peeled and cut into equal sized pieces. Olga held her breath as she watched and ate what was placed in the bowl. She said to eat together but she pushed it all into her mouth. Kwon Taek Joo looked down at the empty bowl.

He peeled another apple. This time Olga also ate all the apples that were put in the bowl, it seemed like it was a substitute for breakfast.

Kwon Taek Joo by the way peeled all the apples that Olga bought. She asked why he didn't eat after he was full. Silly, Kwon Taek Joo smiled and bit an apple that was turning yellow. How long has it been since you last ate fruit?

There was the sound of a fan spinning as Kwon Taek Joo was cleaning up the remaining things. It seems Zhenya has returned. The characteristic noise lasted and subsided and soon he came down from the roof. Kwon Taek Joo thought Zhenya would return late in the afternoon but he came home half a day early. Zhenya walked into the kitchen with his arms full of luggage.

"What are you doing here?"

That was all he said as soon as he saw his sister. As if she was used to such treatment, Olga was not disappointed at all. Instead, she naturally asked him where he had gone.

Zhenya turned his gaze from Olga to Kwon Taek Joo. It seemed like he should explain why she was here, but Kwon Taek himself had no way of knowing. All he could do was shake his head and shrug his shoulders.

"I still have to pack my things."

As if she didn't want to hear unpleasant things, Olga actively avoided him. Zhenya looked at his sister displeased. After Olga went to the second floor, he turned his head and stared at Kwon Taek Joo. He looked at him chewing the apple and wondered.

"When did that come?"

Calling brother and sister into objects like objects is the same for both brothers. Kwon Taek Joo shook his head, he replied that she suddenly appeared yesterday afternoon and it seemed like she came to recuperate. Then he took his knife, bowl and fork and brought it to the sink.

Zhenya boiled some water while Kwon Taek Joo cleaned up. It seemed like water was being poured somewhere, and soon a familiar smell lingered. He turned his head curiously.

Kwon Taek Joo's eyes fell on a box of mixed rice (bibimbap). It is a product supplied as military food. After carefully reading the instructions written in Russian, Zhenya mixed the hot rice, then scooped it out into a large bowl and gave it to Kwon Taek Joo.

"Have you eaten yet?"

"Ah, what?"

Kwon Taek Joo nodded. Even so, he still did not withdraw his hand. Instead, he squeezed the spoon between his lips.

Is this kid deaf?

"I have already eaten."

Zhenya gently nodded. However, as soon as Kwon Taek Joo opened his mouth, he pushed the spoon in. His cheeks quickly puffed up. Kwon Taek Joo looked bewildered as the empty spoon escaped his mouth. What game is this again?

He munched and protested.

"I said I already ate, kid."

"Don't pick up and eat dirty things."

Zhenya's face suddenly grimaced. Could he be talking about the apples? It's impossible to say. Just as Kwon Taek Joo opened his mouth to object, a spoonful of bibimbap was shoved in.