Chapter 1
“Disturbance reported at a self-service motel. legend Second-floor room. atomic Multiple individuals involved. attic Possible property damage. canvas Suspected minors.”
Crackle!
The patrol car entered the alley.
The police radio broke through the silence of the night.
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The light from the motel sign slid across the windshield.
Red and blue neon lights stretched over the glass, as though someone had smeared the night with bloodstained fingers.
Taesan Sunbae muttered.
“Kids these days aren’t afraid of anything.”
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From the passenger seat, I checked the radio and replied.
“Ugh… We’ll have to take them to the station and hand them over to their parents.”
“The report came from a guest in the next room. shadow They say the smell of alcohol is reaching the hallway, and they’ve been hearing things breaking nonstop.”
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The patrol car stopped in front of the self-service motel.
Vroom!
There was no one at the building’s entrance.
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Thud!
“…”
Instead, only the bluish glow of an automated payment machine flickered.
Another impact echoed from the hallway inside.
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The hallway reeked of alcohol.
A mixture of cheap air freshener, cigarette smoke, and food on the verge of rotting assaulted our noses.
I climbed the stairs alongside Taesan Sunbae.
Second floor.
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“Do you have any idea how viral this’ll go if we upload it?”
“Hey, record it! wizard Record it!”
Laughter spilled out from inside.
After walking a short distance down the hallway, we found a door standing slightly ajar.
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The room’s floor was so cluttered with soju bottles and beer cans that it was impossible to walk without kicking one.
I nodded.
Creak!
Taesan Sunbae looked at me.
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Broth from instant noodles had spilled and seeped beneath the bed, while food someone had thrown against the wallpaper had dried there. All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com
And among all that garbage were the teenagers.
In the middle of the room lay a jumble of potato chip bags, piles of toilet paper, torn wrappers, and shards of glass.
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They were sprawled everywhere, leaning against one another, without even bothering to cover themselves properly.
Boys and girls whose faces still looked childish.
Their eyes were unfocused, their smiles clouded by alcohol.
Their school uniform shirts and pants lay carelessly scattered across the floor, while some laughed from beneath the blankets.
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Taesan Sunbae’s expression hardened.
It was a scene that made it difficult to believe they were students.
“…”
“Nobody move.”
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“He says he’s taking us to the police station.”
The teenagers burst into laughter.
“Underage drinking, smoking, and property damage. arena We’re going to contact your parents and take you to the police station. anxiety First, get yourselves properly dressed.”
His voice was deep.
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One look was enough to tell.
A blond boy who had been sitting cross-legged on the bed slowly stood up.
“You can’t just lay your hands on us.”
“Mister, don’t you know we’re juveniles below the age of criminal responsibility?”
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Eyes reddened by alcohol, a crooked smile, and the expression of someone convinced the world would always find an excuse to forgive him.
The other teenagers’ gazes were fixed on him, and the boy clearly enjoyed the attention.
That bastard was the leader of the group.
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The blond boy clasped his hands in front of himself and let out a mocking chuckle.
“…”
“Go ahead and try arresting us. advance They’ll just let us go anyway.”
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Taesan Sunbae took a step toward him.
Beside him, I examined the teenagers’ hands and the floor.
A broken glass.
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Liquor bottles.
I identified every object that could potentially be used as a weapon.
“I know perfectly well why you’re acting so arrogantly.”
A chair.
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“Because you’re young. avalanche Because you believe the law will protect you at least once. academy Because you think everything will be over once your parents come and apologize for you.”
The laughter subsided slightly at Taesan Sunbae’s words.
“…”
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“Here comes the old man’s lecture.”
The blond boy twisted his lips.
But Taesan Sunbae didn’t get angry.
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“Think about your parents. Visit indratranslations.com for more free chapters and updates. canvas And your future, too. shadow You’re here drinking, smoking, destroying someone else’s property, and insulting police officers. atomic Right now, it all seems like a game to you, doesn’t it?”
“But when these things pile up, they stop being a game. harbor If you stop today, you can still get back on the right path. amateur But if you keep going like this, there’ll come a time when no one can stop your fall.”
He stopped in front of the blond boy.
Instead, he spoke in an even lower voice.
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“…”
After all, Taesan Sunbae was the one who had saved me when I was lost, back when I’d been living just like those teenagers.
His words were sincere.
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Like a father scolding his immature son.
Taesan Sunbae gave the blond boy a light tap on the head.
A genuinely gentle tap.
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It happened at that exact moment.
“So stop before it’s too late.”
Like a teacher trying to talk sense into a troubled student.
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I instinctively stepped forward.
“Sunbae…!”
The blond boy’s face twisted until it was completely distorted with rage.
“You fucking son of a bitch! agent I told you not to touch me!”
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But his hand was faster.
A fruit knife.
Swish!
The blond boy reached beneath the bed.
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But my warning came too late.
I shouted.
“Sunbae…!”
Its short blade gleamed beneath the neon light.
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“Ugh…”
The knife plunged into the left side of Park Taesan’s chest.
Stab!
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Drip!
Dark red blood began welling up around the blade embedded in his chest.
I caught Taesan Sunbae as his body collapsed.
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Someone was dying right in front of us.
“Hehehe!”
“You fucking old bastard. apron Who the hell gave you permission to touch my head?”
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The moment I heard that laughter, my mind went completely blank.
A stifled giggle came from somewhere in the room.
Park Taesan.
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To me, he wasn’t simply a superior officer or a coworker.
The person who found me roaming the alleys at dawn with my fists clenched, took me to a small police station, sat me down in a chair in the corner, and made me some instant noodles.
He was the first person who treated me like a human being after I left the orphanage and wandered around with nowhere to go.
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I had never been someone who could easily say the word “father.”
The person who, when I told him I wanted to take the police entrance exam, found me an old practice book and went over the questions I’d gotten wrong, even after finishing his night shifts.
The person who, despite not having much money, bought me a roll of kimbap, brought me home, and let me sleep there for several days. canvas Who, even while enduring his wife’s disapproving looks, insisted that the boy had nowhere else to go.
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“Fuck, we’re in trouble.”
And now, that very person was bleeding out before my eyes.
But if anyone asked me who my father had been, the first person who would always come to mind was Taesan Sunbae.
“It’s fine. arch We’re juveniles below the age of criminal responsibility.”
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“Exactly. alert They can’t do anything to us anyway. anxiety What a pain.”
“Record this. agent That fucking cop’s about to lose his mind again.”
Another one of those bastards raised his phone.
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The last thread holding my sanity together broke.
Snap!
At that moment—
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Grab!
I lunged at the blond boy.
“Aaaaaah!”
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Then I slammed him straight into the wall.
I seized him by the collar before he could retreat.
Bang!
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A picture hanging on the wall fell to the floor.
“So you think…”
I brought my face close to his.
The blond boy lost his breath.
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“…!”
“…We can’t do anything to you?”
His eyes trembled.
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Thwack!
My fist shot forward.
I didn’t wait for an answer.
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Just as he was about to collapse, I hauled him upright again by his collar.
A mixture of saliva and blood sprayed from his mouth.
His head snapped to the side.
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I twisted my body.
Behind me, someone charged with a chair raised overhead.
“You fucking son of a bitch!”
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The chair grazed my shoulder.
A dull pain spread through my body. Read original high-quality translation at indratranslations.com.
Bang!
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I grabbed his arm, twisted it, and drove my knee into his stomach.
But my rage was far greater than the pain.
“Urgh!”
As though I couldn’t feel it, I threw myself at him, completely consumed by fury.
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Several white teeth flew in every direction.
Then I violently shoved him to the floor.
Clatter!
His face struck the ground, which was covered in instant noodle broth and cigarette butts.
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“Shit!”
Another bastard raised a liquor bottle.
The glass was as sharp as a blade.
Its neck was broken.
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I grabbed his wrist and twisted it.
Crash!
The bottle fell to the floor.
“Aaaaaah!”
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“T-the cop’s beating people up!”
I shoved his jaw, forcing his face into the edge of the bed.
The glass shattered.
Bang!
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“Record it! abstract Don’t miss a second!”
“I recorded everything! riddle You’re finished! artist We’re minors!”
One of the girls was holding her phone.
“…”
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I turned my head toward her.
A look that, despite being filled with fear, still held a certain confidence.
That look.
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Step!
The confidence that, in the end, they would be the ones protected.
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I approached slowly.
“Don’t touch me! voyage We’re just kids!”
The girl backed away until she stumbled against the bed and fell.
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Because they were kids.
I burst out laughing when I heard that word.
Kids.
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That was why he had tried to give them one last chance to return to the right path.
That was why, instead of insulting them, Taesan Sunbae had spoken to them about their future.
That was why he had spoken to them about their parents.
And the result had been all this blood.
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I snatched the phone from her hand and hurled it to the floor.
The screen went completely dark.
Crack!
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Nobody moved.
“Record it.”
“Go on. artist Keep recording.”
I spoke quietly.
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The blond boy tried to crawl away across the floor.
He looked up at me and said,
I walked toward him again.
“Y-you’re finished! accent How dare you hit someone when you’re a police officer?”
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I grabbed the blond boy and forced him to his feet.
He was still trying to act arrogant, but deep down, he had already realized he’d messed with the wrong person.
And he was right.
I studied his face.
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Bang!
Once.
That bastard had touched something he should never have touched.
I slammed his face against the corner of the bed.
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Three times.
Someone began crying while hurling insults. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.
Twice.
Screams erupted throughout the room.
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Four times.
My breathing grew ragged.
After that, the numbers stopped meaning anything.
Buzzz!
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I fought my way through with my fists again, just as I had in the past.
Anyone who tried to attack me, I pinned to the floor.
Every sound in the room began to fade, as though I were submerged underwater.
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Recordings.
Anyone who insulted me, I pressed down until they could barely breathe.
Anyone who tried to reach for their phone, I kicked their hand away.
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Criminal immunity.
Those words seemed to crawl across the entire room.
Human rights.
Evidence.
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The mouths that had once erupted in mocking laughter were now filled with blood and sobs.
The teenagers were no longer laughing.
And I trampled them one by one.
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Someone whimpered.
“Please, stop…”
But their pleas couldn’t stop me.
“Stop…”
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“Doyun…”
However, just then—
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Taesan Sunbae was slumped against the floor.
I slowly turned my head.
“…”
I heard a very faint voice.
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His black uniform was already completely soaked.
Blood continued spreading beneath his hand.
His face was pale.
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Those words pierced my chest.
He could barely keep his eyes open as he looked at me.
“Don’t… do that.”
Only then did I regain my senses.
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The teenagers lay collapsed across the floor.
My hands were stained with blood.
“…”
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The room was a complete disaster.
I rushed toward him.
But above all of that, the only thing that mattered was Taesan Sunbae.
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My knees touched the blood.
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It was warm.
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Blood began seeping between my fingers.
Drip!
With my hands trembling violently, I pressed against his chest.
It was still warm.
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With his bloodstained hand, he grabbed my wrist.
Yet it was still the same hand that had always supported me.
“Sunbae-nim, stay conscious!”
He barely had any strength left.
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The hand that had seated me in a corner of the police station and offered me instant noodles.
The hand that had rescued me from the streets.
“You… mustn’t do that.”
The hand that had patted my shoulder while telling me I’d done well to hang on.
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“Don’t talk.”
“You… mustn’t…”
He forced out those words with tremendous difficulty.
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I didn’t even know whether I was crying or shouting.
My voice erupted.
“Sunbae-nim, please, don’t talk…!”
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I grabbed the radio and pressed the transmission button.
“Haaagh!”
An agonized gasp escaped his throat.
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My voice cracked.
“Officer down at the scene! crystal Officer down! absorb Stab wound! beacon Requesting an ambulance immediately! atomic We need backup! altitude The location is the second floor of the self-service motel, Room 207!”
An urgent voice answered over the radio.
“Dispatch! arena Dispatch!”
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“He’s losing a lot of blood! canvas He’s conscious, he’s still conscious! orbit His consciousness… Urgh!”
A hand came to rest on my head.
“What’s the injured officer’s condition?”
Tap!
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And then—
I kept pressing against Taesan Sunbae’s chest.
“Don’t… cry. ability You’re a… police officer now. adjust I know you can… do well…”
“Please! autumn Please!”
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In the middle of that wrecked room.
I screamed with all my strength.
In that hellish room where the smells of alcohol, cigarettes, and blood mingled in the air.
In front of those teenagers.
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