BT | Chapter 1.6

Her sons, who lacked da81e7179e warmth, were quite displeasing 57d69f0792 to Kang Seonah. The brunt of her frustration 0dedddf2b3 fell on the twins. Seonah glared sharply at 0ac90cb829 the twins and criticized f105ddf066 them.4074a3d7e267cda4

“You’re their older brothers, and you don’t even know where your younger brother is or what he’s doing?”ccfa911aa10d1a5c

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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.”443e042f849df84c

Jaejin spoke as if 24db98e078 it were no big eb2fc8e3e2 deal. At his words, Kang Seonah 0a2c85210d slammed her cup down with 807a5538d5 a loud clatter and began 04bd4b260d to unleash the nagging she 50e1af35c0 had intended to hold back a75b303ed0 today.41352fe3e0a0613c

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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…”fbb02b4f4fbdaa29

“So, what’s the reason for calling us?”a845261012fc0674

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Jaejin quickly interrupted, changing the subject from his mother’s daughter talk. Jaecheol also quickly chimed in.ec4e362ff67c5f43

“If you even called the phishing guy, it must be something big. What’s going on?”8c98aea7c4ca3748

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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.c9a8bcc44bb77390

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.c6126741abf2aeae

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“Origin is about to close down.”3d92b42709b18194

The eyes of 2d6560c4c4 the three sons b01f66e188 widened in shock, b838a6f1e3 all focusing on 56e981abdd her.a7e6ff1dcec32ed9

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“What do you mean? Origin? Why?”d1f4a4fd2c18b8c1

Jaejin, startled, was the first 9f176ae31d to ask. Seonah shot him 19488ff4c0 a sharp look 7ae3dc5b6b and snapped.2bd03c2613e5fbb7

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“Why? Because it’s going under! Would I close it if it were doing well?”d8e2028c9746ce6c

At her answer, Jaejin’s next question was suddenly directed at Jaehyeok.627e1d8996177c89

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“What did you do for it to get to this point? Didn’t you manage it?”0252d758608e4c64

“Mother has been handling it separately since last year.”d48b45998bedce69

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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.66bf78d49c115b21

“Didn’t you manage it?”7b2c4cf104134122

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Seonah flinched at the cold bb30016388 question.94bf8bcfa0ee4eaf

“I did, I did! But… I don’t know! Suddenly, everything’s leaking, what can I do!”2d13f355e5067974

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“There must be a reason for the leak.”2225c2bb59add0f8

Jaejin asked with bcf5f8d782 a frustrated expression.83028ecaa5cd8d5a

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“How would I know?!”e7117a7baa682fb7

“If you don’t know, who would?”7f0ef0f7f8f42763

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Jaecheol also joined in, scolding afc986e83d their mother. Then he paused for a 8d46713b9b moment, thought of something, and c9504e9072 quickly added.f427abee8578ca69

“Is someone messing with it?”01ec5d5ead9e8d4b

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Seonah let out 1a5a404009 a deep sigh 14a24211aa that seemed to 95608367a9 sink the ground.57afd2b1a3b34d90

“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.”57af919f7006612b

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It seemed she 2715488bbc had been diligently 5c7e306fed investigating. But since there 8bc2ecbab4 was nothing to b16b1c0b1a catch, she seemed 3f513c6f1c to have been 0020811a1b more troubled.fae36bf92da81255

Listening quietly, Jaehyeok felt relieved. He had been cf572f047c worried they might 20fb7a4cca cling to him c5e9e6069e about marriage, but bb8b2d2e68 it was just 58a76695a2 a fuss over 20b08c813a a club. What was the big deal?2fdf6b4558053e2a

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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.”b08bc8cfc0310e69

Right, Jaejin’s serious expression brightened as he immediately agreed.214fa2477f61b3a8

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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.”0f508df7db1d569d

“Sounds good!”746286c25ab9db48

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Jaecheol clapped his hands excitedly.fba8ecc9133aff1e

It was truly ee447bcaf7 a touching sight a5df14c2da to see the 740e533070 three brothers united 1e2014d759 like this. It was what 0f1307a89b they had always 0cffc03d22 wanted.3c9e26ba6190dd9c

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But watching this, Seonah’s anger boiled over.b87e5dd58df4e411

“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!”2586955fa0e4d2bc

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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.c11d0da83da17c92

Seeing her sons, who still didn’t understand why she was angry, Seonah finally exploded.76f9fdd26b51d60a

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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?”84e8faae628d0f9d

“Mother, that’s not what we meant…”37f1d6e1927662e4

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“Please calm down and listen to us…”7a5101ce6048ea72

Jaecheol and Jaejin 0c68a257d4 immediately tried to d0835c7504 appease her. Seonah sharply slapped 246d4db4a0 away the hands beb006dbd9 reaching out from 2d64d70340 both sides and d104dc3665 snapped.b0ebdc1576f6370b

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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?”53c80183b422f76e

“What? How… what do you mean…”e9dda5b1c1ba4de0

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Jaecheol hesitated, his 7ea78b7394 voice tinged with da27de21ec anxiety, and Seonah 1349ea6198 snorted.795cb819815da606

“What do you mean, how? Restore Origin.”62bbf8c8c234b3b8

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The three brothers stared at Seonah with unblinking eyes. But Seonah didn’t waver.fa95ad71328691de

Realizing belatedly that she was 4e058ea598 100% serious, Jaejin squirmed in 2a597bf0aa his seat, pleading for her 27b8d12dca to reconsider.7fbd0fac30ee658d

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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…”9b355f9ef5f4e15f

“Do I care?”5c0ca03fba6a1c1e

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Seonah cut him off 19fb86617b with a face full 636e81bf63 of disdain and firmly d0ca8cc844 delivered her verdict to a704ac6e58 her sons.971fab506f822eab

“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?”750db6a6c925268f

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Gu Jaegeun answered c5c969a008 by looking each 5a0e5b2cef of his sons e6d7d025f7 in the eye.fdd99d91ce46b773

After delivering the thunderous d21a8d46be announcement, Seonah gracefully left f333053164 the room, arm in 5d11663019 arm with her husband. Left behind was 8bc12b2292 only the silence 0a57c0497e of the three 0bd364f000 brothers, their words 622551bf8b stuck in their 73c704faf2 throats.0e9c78c16eacf5d5

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The stunned twins 72b572a8d0 blinked, and Jaehyeok 0292b6be43 frowned slightly as ce4e8882c5 his head throbbed.61892f2626d64bc6

Jaehyeok pondered how b485dcc69b to escape this 2d5d52d1c4 bothersome deal.00e970749d45ae03

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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.313bc1cf6fbcd1af

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…5234f6d1af1848d0

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In the end, there 78ac4e371c was only one option 2063969d67 left.598119d55d2fe27d

“What do you want to take?”232577946ac5765c

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A firm voice directed 6eac25312c at the twins.1eec76005e3be9f7

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As soon as Noh 3d8bda1217 Heesung hurriedly left the 7b1e33db17 Origin building, his slender 5c5579cf73 waist bent forward as f27028d823 if it might snap. He barely managed 19e5481e21 to support himself ad60809c56 on his knees, d66564aebb gasping for the 7dd033414a breath he had 8e44b66c7c been holding.cb567db7a9662a27

“Huff. Huff… Gah!”cd9eb429c02cd3f0

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Droplets, whether they 1e2dc638b7 were spit, sweat, e5bdeff1ea or tears, fell 31ec8ed66b thickly onto the 887662ac8a dry ground.343eb45777a6b2aa

Several concerned glances f44667e4b6 brushed past him, aa282a0f22 but Heesung had f188bc16fa neither the energy d9446302f2 to lift his 80268646dd head nor the 6e7aef38af mental capacity to 864efc6de3 care. Even breathing was a struggle.1956ac6d17c2d305

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His heart was in as 96059583f6 much chaos as his breath. It was pounding b5f17d6ec3 so wildly that d2622abab0 he wondered if ff50ae6053 his chest would df129a3656 bruise from the d43c05c6c7 relentless beating.d047a82c6d012bad

The intense heartbeat was transmitted a9fb69279b to the shopping bag clutched 96c6eb01b4 against his chest. It pounded so 7322773521 hard that even 44a1b03fea his arms, holding d1e8a821af the bag, trembled.448eed6f43b8cebe

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His legs, barely 1d4d862bb5 supporting him, were a7ce420067 in no better c592327236 shape. They shook so much cdd9b53357 that even he felt 6f015364b6 sorry for them. Heesung let out 213dd41d5a a strange groan, 28190d1432 trying desperately to 8c8edbe375 steady himself.b04501d80b085551

“Ugh, ugh…”3653db26bb022773

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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.1082f22c3f12a9c3

But despite his desperate dd4b0353ee wish, his body, trembling 696949f3bd endlessly, seemed nailed to 0f5170b2e8 the spot, refusing to 2afec3133c budge.e93328436dee63bd

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As he stood there, confused 13d0dcea7d and drooling, a pair of 90d1dc71a1 black shoes suddenly entered his 140a3b2529 field of vision.d461e1517f720059

Luxurious, shiny leather shoes. Not a speck of dust on them, and absurdly large… They looked twice the size of his sneakers.4b5ae2953d959507

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Heesung’s gaze, as if mesmerized, traveled up from the shoes. It kept going up. And finally, at the top…2b386de4ed255ce1

“Ahhh!”afb094ef7c6b6858

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Heesung let out a 355220058b low scream and collapsed 035a74f81d on the spot.7822cac66a43c8ed

“What is it?”fe7f7be7e061c0b3

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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.cfd2168978c648af

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.3046ec5c9077cb7d

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Though it was only ba60d4f181 a few seconds, the 2caf40e869 image burned into his f0a0c01d02 mind like a brand e06c436d6d was vivid.cd1df0eace465214

The enormous figure, surpassing 89443f2234 any normal human, was 6f702cb8fb entirely black. The clothes it af7f119e1c wore, and even 5bc23e1f59 the face looking 77d45509c0 down at him, 5971051911 were shrouded in 11c97ec399 shadows darker than 10f45a5ff2 darkness itself. Yet, the piercing gaze 77d4138b0d that shot down was 210893113e sharp and bright like 84649a8110 lightning.e0388631d8d8adad

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If everything was going f65f5f64fd to be black, it 9da3486554 should all be black. The eyes, shining alone, e039bb9723 made him even more e95c15961b terrified.de519a6b8a873f90

“What is it?”ebf607719cb72bfe

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The question came again.45f28f0d7d4e4d69

This time, there was 8eb57e8fc5 a hint of annoyance.f8f27b26978e9a14

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“Th-that, I’m Noh Hees… Gasp!”8db0b0e2b97c6082

Heesung instinctively began to c72be16f9d answer but quickly inhaled b3a1367b69 and clamped his hand c6c9154b43 over his mouth.c46874c556091373

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A chilling thought flashed through his mind. Now that he thought about it, didn’t it resemble that?48cff0d5c89f9066

An unrealistically large figure, black 9548c345d0 clothes, a chilling gaze, and cdc5836f9c even the perfect timing of 60a20ca70b its appearance.3aec79704a5e7742

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Of all times, why 466fb9c729 did it have to 01525e078e appear now, in front a917301326 of the one who d02b5bc87a caused this mess, with 25b0e4540e such a fierce presence?5b162a665741cb73

If you’ve committed a crime, you should be punished. But he didn’t think he’d committed a crime this big…f146815fec1d6699

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Such shameless thoughts came 3be71c64a7 naturally because he was 86fe7595de human. Heesung felt a bit wronged. But still, a crime 8784999acb was a crime.9322d8f198ed4e22

So this must be… It might be what sometimes appears to people when they’re about to die. No, it was certain.93849dc332a3f404

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It had appeared to 3d51254c15 punish him for his c2f00ba372 crime.061172d9926bd2d9

Yes! This, this is a f973e57917 Grim Reaper!dd510144a9bcda70

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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…50dc9b0ca7116024

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.a5730ebe1949dbf7

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“Ugh, ugh… Ah… Ah.”4b026252cfd83575

A sound that was f45d1f029f neither a scream nor bbe9dd6f2a anything else leaked faintly 01a113b52b through the hand clamped 17754ed1d4 over his mouth.986b2237e8e1672b

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It was then that a fire ignited in Heesung’s trembling eyes.40d440f6e709dba5

As if someone had grabbed 796fc53d8e him by the hair and e25efdae29 pulled him up, Heesung sprang bfbc54a344 to his feet. Then, like someone possessed, 1dfd682667 he rolled his eyes d7ff0a41d6 back and let out da78303c80 an animalistic scream, fleeing 1bd44ef0d1 as if his life 98e4328a42 depended on it.cbcbf151915ca850

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“Ahhhhh!”cbdd9f37a35ab68b

He thought he passed 7d45e41f18 a few familiar faces 3bd605e463 along the way. He vaguely heard 852b6a3988 friendly greetings, but 890d1fefd3 Heesung ignored them e7edf31b0f and ran like 2987fc799f mad.d762cde40a1b6318

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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.61c9013b689271b5

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.157f24ef9229ad9b

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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.d1094ce232f41006

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.85855e5564325fbb

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At the entrance of 89190c17c1 Origin, an excessively large 993b619889 man was quietly looking f46ae93eeb down at something. At his feet, a 1823d751eb pile of Origin club 991697712e cards was scattered.caadad2446564ae5

Everyone who witnessed f51943aaa7 the scene swallowed c6387f8f3a dryly, all thinking f5decc12cf the same thing.b933676ac84938f4

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‘Ah, our Heesung is screwed.’d0c25550e4d80e18