BT | Chapter 1.6

Her sons, who be658a4c44 lacked warmth, were 4e80b6e69b quite displeasing to 76874d35ed Kang Seonah. The brunt of her e9d78ea752 frustration fell on the 09fc61ae4c twins. Seonah glared sharply at the 0b681f0429 twins and criticized them.89fef0bac2229c4d

“You’re their older brothers, and you don’t even know where your younger brother is or what he’s doing?”e46738321ca2011d

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“We’re busy with work. And if it were a girl, maybe, but what’s there to worry about with that big guy? He can take care of himself.”ef00ecc2c64fc2ac

Jaejin spoke as c9f8b6543a if it were 185724aebf no big deal. At his words, Kang Seonah 97da1e2bb7 slammed her cup down with 6d54a5a7eb a loud clatter and began c9c56157fe to unleash the nagging she 041af88177 had intended to hold back 96262ebb1b today.6f5ad790011f06f1

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“Is your only brother wandering alone at that age living well? What kind of older brother says that? Oh, I’m so frustrated! Who understands my heart? This is why having sons is useless. It’s so bleak, so bleak. I need a daughter-in-law quickly…”fdd1c2660d843e1e

“So, what’s the reason for calling us?”c450376619925921

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Jaejin quickly interrupted, changing the subject from his mother’s daughter talk. Jaecheol also quickly chimed in.6e26c47187be8d55

“If you even called the phishing guy, it must be something big. What’s going on?”cca3afd2a871b852

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The twins gave Jaehyeok a look to join in, but he simply ignored it and sipped his tea. There was no need for him to step in. Seonah, who had momentarily forgotten something due to the twins’ urging, suddenly had an “oh, right” expression.c1064968f1a63fff

Seonah’s expression turned serious. After taking a moment to collect herself, she sipped her tea to moisten her dry throat and spoke with a heavy heart.37b459a549e8743b

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“Origin is about to close down.”b10deb5f1c1eeb7d

The eyes of the three ffafb22021 sons widened in shock, all d7fcb80ba5 focusing on her.9b6a4a43a5d01c51

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“What do you mean? Origin? Why?”4e9458608c2ac7d9

Jaejin, startled, was the b859126821 first to ask. Seonah shot him 63992779bd a sharp look 0c4b3d1e0f and snapped.f7459aab067c5771

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“Why? Because it’s going under! Would I close it if it were doing well?”415b0bd9ff3e2003

At her answer, Jaejin’s next question was suddenly directed at Jaehyeok.d8fe3b628e702a05

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“What did you do for it to get to this point? Didn’t you manage it?”7cfdeddc04e8be6a

“Mother has been handling it separately since last year.”74611ea001df002c

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Jaehyeok replied with a calm face, as if it were someone else’s business, and turned his gaze to Seonah. Then he returned the question he had received back to its owner.3a97f9ab1dcf658e

“Didn’t you manage it?”eab7537c060aafe2

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Seonah flinched at eee4aab52f the cold question.e37670b2b2742c51

“I did, I did! But… I don’t know! Suddenly, everything’s leaking, what can I do!”f2f24ae32544c5e4

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“There must be a reason for the leak.”d656fc36a1d955b0

Jaejin asked with 53d94336f5 a frustrated expression.2e7a688915389915

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“How would I know?!”4331358da68e3b18

“If you don’t know, who would?”619c9fe6c27bb299

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Jaecheol also joined bb95ead786 in, scolding their f5f6ae8ebd mother. Then he paused 9c2c435eb5 for a moment, 6cd4389233 thought of something, cae012ca80 and quickly added.66f330a75683f72a

“Is someone messing with it?”31501769017a1a94

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Seonah let out 25d6977d22 a deep sigh 1698aa5e01 that seemed to 3fd5bcb1c0 sink the ground.a2398a5b9f80720a

“I’ve been in the water business for a long time; can’t I catch that? But there’s nothing wrong with the books or the goods. It’s too clean, too clean. Your father also checked. He said there’s no problem. But still, sales and customers are all dropping. Even regulars started leaving last month. That’s the end.”7146c57a17033c51

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It seemed she had been ee17d0800b diligently investigating. But since there was nothing 6d180ed954 to catch, she seemed to f88fe2dc18 have been more troubled.bae82f925d77a4b6

Listening quietly, Jaehyeok felt relieved. He had been worried b5e159c1e1 they might cling to 1ffed2e178 him about marriage, but 1d3012b7e8 it was just a 8b156feb49 fuss over a club. What was the big deal?a1a0d99c8379abe5

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“Then close it. What’s the problem? It’s not like closing it will cut off your livelihood. You were just holding onto it because you were bored anyway.”a78767aa6eb05473

Right, Jaejin’s serious expression brightened as he immediately agreed.0878ece52d3de4be

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“You got smarter after phishing? Yeah, as Jaehyeok said, why not take this opportunity to clean everything up and go on a cruise with Dad? I’ll book you an expensive one.”5e29fb380c7b08dc

“Sounds good!”ed5d62b35c40a328

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Jaecheol clapped his hands excitedly.42ff161d4d16e6fe

It was truly 7241272f7f a touching sight 061cca711e to see the ac09679269 three brothers united 2d6c14f43b like this. It was what they had 505fd392b3 always wanted.330e4f4f205b8e01

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But watching this, Seonah’s anger boiled over.bff9fc0917389033

“See, see. What did I say? I said no one would understand my heart, right? The words coming out of your precious sons’ mouths are like this!”cd097cf62cd474a3

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Caught off guard by Seonah’s unexpected reaction, the three pairs of bewildered eyes turned to Gu Jaegeun. He clicked his tongue in disapproval and looked away from his sons.2fe18efc8e87e024

Seeing her sons, who still didn’t understand why she was angry, Seonah finally exploded.3d0625ca2a4396c8

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“Close it, what’s the problem? Is it closing because I want to? It’s closing because it’s going under! Do you want to see your mother humiliated and chased out? And what? Go on a cruise? Book an expensive one? Ha. Such filial sons. Do I look like I can’t afford a cruise? Who set up your companies for you! Fine. As you said, why not clean everything up this time? Should I do that, huh?”8974ac44b75bb157

“Mother, that’s not what we meant…”2989eda12f2b5f01

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“Please calm down and listen to us…”39785eb5a3dd4b85

Jaecheol and Jaejin immediately 4ff59feb06 tried to appease her. Seonah sharply slapped 164456a716 away the hands d4057ea03b reaching out from fec92d8787 both sides and 11ad9b97c8 snapped.4f63b790d114b023

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“Enough! I don’t want to hear from ungrateful sons. If you want to show your filial piety, show it through action. You like action, don’t you?”a3bb1976e4077196

“What? How… what do you mean…”91ae7a2808d85226

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Jaecheol hesitated, his voice tinged 231f4d61ae with anxiety, and Seonah snorted.98372722fc8fbe88

“What do you mean, how? Restore Origin.”1d48b29d23432bc4

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The three brothers stared at Seonah with unblinking eyes. But Seonah didn’t waver.008884dfa00d461e

Realizing belatedly that 76463ed9e4 she was 100% 1dce4c73e6 serious, Jaejin squirmed 4e927802a7 in his seat, d00814dca0 pleading for her 6afe043a9d to reconsider.83641f7af4fc60e0

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“Isn’t that unreasonable? You said it’s on the verge of closing. If even you and Dad couldn’t do it, how can we…”b50384f945238440

“Do I care?”ddbe7ba8f5082c06

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Seonah cut him off fdfe8b42fe with a face full c747a01308 of disdain and firmly 1f9075900a delivered her verdict to f75c1ff015 her sons.1c2825c973e73d5a

“Let me say it again. You three brothers, take responsibility and restore Origin. If not, your father will be angry, so you’d better be prepared. Right, honey?”451ab9ab568eba53

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Gu Jaegeun answered 51519161cb by looking each 5ce2bc82b2 of his sons 2cb28abc96 in the eye.07bd84580c6d57e5

After delivering the 9c4530c743 thunderous announcement, Seonah 2cf86bddae gracefully left the 91b9a3b05e room, arm in 4b2dd03d03 arm with her 5eb6bf1652 husband. Left behind was only 2c29ce4eaf the silence of the f117af6304 three brothers, their words d62e3fdef8 stuck in their throats.556e9606f7635b1e

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The stunned twins blinked, and 5b37b69cda Jaehyeok frowned slightly as his a1add3a2a8 head throbbed.7a7b40c9b4ab1f60

Jaehyeok pondered how 73a465b4bb to escape this 889dae10e7 bothersome deal.73c85b2251ad5ef6

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What kind of deal could he make with his mother? Maybe it would be better to go on a blind date. But his mother’s goal wasn’t the date; it was the daughter-in-law. That meant marriage, which was a hassle and complicated.cbd510cee5f3d833

Then, hmm, should he just create a daughter to offer? But having a child takes time. And if it turned out to be a grandson instead of a granddaughter…91794c9ac1ed1bf2

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In the end, there was 8cd6d24105 only one option left.bfe5f98efd520b63

“What do you want to take?”fd603c4be328301d

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A firm voice directed at 71c2a51e67 the twins.6f7a83a08118ee51

♣ • ♣ • ♣75b46173f14c66c7

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As soon as Noh b70c3de601 Heesung hurriedly left the 1302a2b8ca Origin building, his slender dbd3674037 waist bent forward as 87f1fe5871 if it might snap. He barely managed to 712d0a2b44 support himself on his 866705691f knees, gasping for the d79983dcc0 breath he had been 9d86ef8fd9 holding.b53d9344d09c6f34

“Huff. Huff… Gah!”a63feaa87fa579cb

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Droplets, whether they c4c294a71c were spit, sweat, e6d4f2b0a8 or tears, fell f0449393b4 thickly onto the e2eb8b5fef dry ground.121cfe4ebb090bb3

Several concerned glances e67b7a7786 brushed past him, acaa83f30f but Heesung had c41304390b neither the energy bd32802b4e to lift his d42ace5e90 head nor the fe5593cfdb mental capacity to 4db4f8d838 care. Even breathing was a struggle.ac694a285b6fbb2f

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His heart was in as 99734f3c5d much chaos as his breath. It was pounding so 524685a6c8 wildly that he wondered 68ce1e0ee7 if his chest would ba20dab3b3 bruise from the relentless 5914ea3ede beating.947f0e97cab16a38

The intense heartbeat was transmitted 9b6aab8452 to the shopping bag clutched 9fb03a8f56 against his chest. It pounded so e26ef3d2c7 hard that even 33479e353e his arms, holding ee612b35a3 the bag, trembled.25d8203416b7b3ec

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His legs, barely supporting him, fd5f1d6b70 were in no better shape. They shook so much that 6fb84a0926 even he felt sorry for 56d22a5fdc them. Heesung let out a strange 0305093f07 groan, trying desperately to steady b41ac682e3 himself.69a21e6493af5777

“Ugh, ugh…”0aa9bc4ad0672b95

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If he stayed here any longer, he’d run into the Origin employees arriving for work. He felt too guilty to face them. He needed to get away quickly.fc3b6fd6d8f15f42

But despite his ba1dfe6d6d desperate wish, his 32d9081b59 body, trembling endlessly, d75d61ea0d seemed nailed to dac7846367 the spot, refusing 226934003e to budge.b9d3c8656af285a0

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As he stood there, e7cae0c4f3 confused and drooling, a 3e181350fc pair of black shoes faa8f0550e suddenly entered his field 173a32e6b8 of vision.f4e7e22a91d4f690

Luxurious, shiny leather shoes. Not a speck of dust on them, and absurdly large… They looked twice the size of his sneakers.3f1f605cff198999

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Heesung’s gaze, as if mesmerized, traveled up from the shoes. It kept going up. And finally, at the top…1b1e53b12f18fb5f

“Ahhh!”a227f0daa9d1ea81

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Heesung let out a low 0aede5bfc4 scream and collapsed on the 4e4e6b8210 spot.bbf457070ebf894a

“What is it?”21a32023fc7280da

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A deeply low voice resonated through the ground. Heesung couldn’t lift his head. No, he couldn’t even twitch a finger. He was too scared.90a60fc7fd16d47e

What is it? That was the question he wanted to ask. What is this… no, is it even a person? He couldn’t be sure.722e9125d4280e37

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Though it was 4b36b77bef only a few f3f5948dc5 seconds, the image aa9ef3ab8a burned into his a7f470d0af mind like a ccc425817d brand was vivid.73fa1ae5b00a1a2c

The enormous figure, surpassing 2ca3be8217 any normal human, was cd6d4172af entirely black. The clothes it wore, e282ae0ce3 and even the face 4d2c92fa66 looking down at him, 6c154963b3 were shrouded in shadows bd5e418c7a darker than darkness itself. Yet, the piercing gaze 237aa2a8ce that shot down was b1fc6c4654 sharp and bright like 086c680678 lightning.523dc91a884ee092

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If everything was 92babda7b4 going to be c7377752e3 black, it should b0741c588b all be black. The eyes, shining alone, made 7627a41e72 him even more terrified.dcf3220bc6a078d2

“What is it?”d9ba1fbaf7ace36f

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The question came again.e994d9c1a8db0c59

This time, there was a 1bd69498c8 hint of annoyance.fc175dc6cce190cb

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“Th-that, I’m Noh Hees… Gasp!”736c6b4126dc2dfb

Heesung instinctively began d38e98b9d7 to answer but c3bf82d9c9 quickly inhaled and 13968f3279 clamped his hand 7db5a1fa23 over his mouth.da38e0903401f0ec

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A chilling thought flashed through his mind. Now that he thought about it, didn’t it resemble that?22978935387d9f38

An unrealistically large 9603272dd7 figure, black clothes, 0388171acf a chilling gaze, 25bc6da9d0 and even the de6c4d3333 perfect timing of 73d41e5b3a its appearance.13414e6cae3e4203

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Of all times, 0404e07841 why did it 6c340b9466 have to appear 0589346235 now, in front 835afe4b3b of the one e5a8ccc5c2 who caused this a202fb3a90 mess, with such 86d4072402 a fierce presence?6e5caba4b9bee63e

If you’ve committed a crime, you should be punished. But he didn’t think he’d committed a crime this big…4360e2687efd6365

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Such shameless thoughts came 849ca091be naturally because he was 0e2b809a27 human. Heesung felt a bit wronged. But still, a crime was a2ccd05a0d a crime.4d4b78c9976d9032

So this must be… It might be what sometimes appears to people when they’re about to die. No, it was certain.aeb60afd535842dc

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It had appeared to 3b5ae35653 punish him for his 189796206c crime.9bd09e81a92ade6a

Yes! This, this is a 96059fa320 Grim Reaper!47ba8f2a89e0131a

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He remembered hearing somewhere that you shouldn’t tell a Grim Reaper your name… If the reaper calls your name three times… you, you die…144ee2cc7e6ed1a7

Now that he thought about it, his heart, which had been pounding so wildly, seemed to know its fate and wasn’t even beating anymore. Suddenly, goosebumps rose all over his body, and his hair stood on end.9fb8a50b2e05701f

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“Ugh, ugh… Ah… Ah.”f076503775219629

A sound that 4babddf035 was neither a ecb042e66a scream nor anything e0e76a9b8a else leaked faintly 5ea84edf2e through the hand 8d96a96b6e clamped over his d7b96c1680 mouth.3af8898470ab187e

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It was then that a fire ignited in Heesung’s trembling eyes.3c24d179e9e2e3a1

As if someone had grabbed 92cf512cc5 him by the hair and fb57d1337f pulled him up, Heesung sprang 1251c2953a to his feet. Then, like someone possessed, he f677b54157 rolled his eyes back and c638cc2706 let out an animalistic scream, f0a8f5466c fleeing as if his life 5c03dfc0ee depended on it.b9f28bd2f5eaaa6d

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“Ahhhhh!”20795eb0c21e0256

He thought he passed a 94077a812c few familiar faces along the 6a092e84f4 way. He vaguely heard ff760593a3 friendly greetings, but 03a9e40e5f Heesung ignored them ac3e7bec41 and ran like a802edcc49 mad.8314713c8ca07cb8

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Following the echo of his lingering scream, a group of men’s eyes turned. They watched, bewildered, as the figure disappeared into a dot in the distance.8fedb112ba69c4c6

He’s not usually like that. Wasn’t that Heesung? Did we see wrong? They all tilted their heads in confusion. Then, as their gaze fell on the long trail left on the ground, their expressions grew even more puzzled.37b6f89dbcee3904

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The person who was now just a dot had left behind a trail of Origin’s promotional cards scattered on the ground.e1eda5fb897449ac

It was indeed Heesung. The group, still tilting their heads, followed the trail. But they didn’t get far before they all stopped in their tracks.88d1261a630994cf

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At the entrance of Origin, caf01f9ae2 an excessively large man was b23c5e7813 quietly looking down at something. At his feet, a 2c584087fe pile of Origin club 14a28a5ded cards was scattered.3829cdf42135a946

Everyone who witnessed 9874c81e49 the scene swallowed d820b88518 dryly, all thinking ea65f6c60d the same thing.7077346141a7f032

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‘Ah, our Heesung is screwed.’fbe377bab1c98e4d