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✅ In case of detection of plagiarism, 4,000 characters excluding spaces are required for the apology letter.
✅ The place names, relationships, and events in this story are unrelated to reality.
✅ Material requests are only accepted in the [Material Request Room] episode.
✅ Admission Fee: Red Bell Comment.
On a rainy day, a woman wrapped her crying child in a blanket and headed off somewhere, tears streaming down her face. The more the mother cried, the louder the child's cries grew.
"Now... I have to meet a good family here and live well..."
Moonlight Orphanage. The moon was particularly bright that day. Even on a rainy day, the moon, obscured by dark clouds, shone brightly. That day, I was abandoned at the Moonlight Orphanage. I was only 16 months old.
***
I even heard the story of how I came to be in the orphanage from the director. My name was also given to me at this orphanage.One hundred months.That's my name. Baekwol means bright and white moon. It was named after me when I came to the orphanage, because the moon there was particularly bright and shining white.
One winter when I turned 17, the director called me into his office.
"Did you call?"
"Oh, okay, Baekwol. Say hello."
"yes...?"
"Hello, are you Baekwol?"
"hello."
"This person said he would adopt you - congratulations, Baekwol."
"Huh?! Really...?"
"Nice to meet you~ Let's get along well from now on."
"Oh, thank you..."
"Baekwol has a family now... It's a shame we've been together for 17 years..."
"Still, this person is a good person who earns a lot of money and donates a lot."
"So go and have a good time~"
"Yes, Director... Thank you for everything."
"Can I take you now?"
"Yes, you can! You can take him with you since the adoption process has been completed."
"Please take good care of our Baekwol"
"I'll take good care of it_ Let's go, Baekwol."
"Yes, goodbye, Director."
So I left the orphanage where I had lived for 17 years and went to a new family.
***
He was a good person, just as the director said. He took a limousine from the orphanage to his home, and he even had a personal chauffeur, so I guess he had a lot of money. He was very attentive and kind on the way there.
"Huh? We're here, Baekwol. Let's get off."
"Oh, yes..."
What kind of house is this... a duplex...
bang_
"I'll show you your room_ Go there and unpack your bags."
"Congratulations on becoming a family~ Let's take our time and figure out the titles."
"thank you."
"The room is the second room on the second floor."
"Come in and stay a while."
"yes_"
The house is really spacious... Where did you get all these fancy paintings... The carpet is so soft... The slippers are pretty too.
widely_!
"ah...!"
"Oh, I'm sorry..."
"Open your eyes,"
"Are you walking straight?"
"yes...?"
"What are you?"
"Oh, that's..."
"Min Yoongi!! What are you talking about with Baekwol?"
"...Baekwol?"
As I was climbing the stairs and looking around the house, I bumped into someone. He was wearing a padded jacket, probably heading out somewhere. My first impression was... frankly, it was scary. I could tell from the way he frowned and glared at me when the man on the first floor shouted.
"...Baekwol..."
"Oh, that adoption?"
"...but could you please step aside?"
"Ah, ah... yes. I'm sorry..."
"Min Yoongi! Where are you going again!!"
"It's a club_"
"Are you going to the club on a random day?!"
"I'll take care of it."
Clang, bang!!!
"That's just... I'm even more of a brat than I was in high school..."
"Oh, Baekwol. I'm sorry... Are you surprised?"
"His name is Min Yoongi, um... should I call him oppa?"
"Brother...?"
"Yeah, I'm 25 and my name is Min Yoongi."
"Even if your personality is a little rough, you understand. You're a kid who's been through a lot."
"all right..."
"Rest in your room today. Do you want to eat anything?"
"Oh, no, it's okay."
"Okay, then if you need anything, call me~"
***
I'd adjusted to my new life, but there was just one thing bothering me... I was being bullied at my new school because I was adopted. Telling the old man would have solved it right away, but it was scary.
Today, I got robbed of money in an alley behind school. The man gives me a lot of allowance, but he knows it and keeps taking money from me.
"I guess adopted children get a lot of allowance, lol?"
"Well, you should be thankful to your mother for abandoning you~"
"..."
***
"I heard you have a younger sibling."
"What's the point of adopting her anyway?"
"I heard you're doing well in school?"
"I don't know, I'm not interested in his private life."
"You too, please be nice to your younger sibling."
"Why bother with something like that?"
My first impression of him was that, unlike mine, his clean, innocent face and eyes were something I didn't like. He'd clash with me, and when I'd get angry, he'd quickly become sullen and say nothing, which didn't sit well with me. I wondered if he'd go somewhere and be bullied...
"Huh? Aren't those kids from Star High School?"
"I guess so. Wait, what? Stargo?"
"Yes, the school uniform is Stargo."
"Tomorrow is the entrance ceremony for Star High School. Do you want to go there?"
A few weeks ago, I overheard his dad suggesting he enroll in Stargo. ...But what does that have to do with me? I don't care where he goes to school.
"What, these days kids are bullying other kids too?"
"What are you talking about, like an old fart..."
"...Isn't that Han Baek-wol?"
***
"Hey, say something."
"I want to see your face again, the one that used to be so tight"
"...Can I go now?"
"ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Ah, now it's kind of funny."
"ah...!"
"Where are you going? I didn't tell you to go yet."
"Let go of this!"
"Hey, this guy~! Haha ...
"Shut up if you don't want your face smeared with cigarettes."
"You guys should just shut up."
"...Brother...?"
***
It was definitely him. Just as my first impression had suggested. But he was surrounded by a few kids, his head bowed, as if he was being taunted. I was just going to let it pass. It's a bit odd for him to suddenly act like my older brother, considering how close we've been.
But when I saw that kid suddenly being grabbed by his hair by someone else, my eyes rolled back, so I put out my cigarette and ran straight over.
I don't know why I'm going crazy over that guy calling me "oppa" and only then shedding a tear. I decided to live my whole life without ever being attached to anyone.
"What is it, oppa?"
"You don't have an older brother, lol. You're adopted."
"Who said there wasn't anyone there? I'm his older brother."
"You guys are Stargo kids, right?"
"Then what are we going to do_"
"Take this."
"Byeoldal Enterprise CEO... Min Haram...?!"
"...What is this... Isn't this the business card of the CEO of Byeoldal Enterprise?"
"Hey, Han Baek-wol. You tell me."
"huh...?"
"What's my name?"
"M, Min Yoongi... Oppa..."
".....Ah, this is fucked."
"I'll give you 3 seconds to jump, and anyone caught will be expelled on the spot."
"3, 2, 1."
My dad is the CEO of a fairly large company. So, if I just mention his name, there's no one who doesn't know him. But he's the faceless only son of the CEO of Byuldal Enterprise, Min Yoongi... I'm that only son whose name I know but whose face I don't know.
So, before I could even count to 3 seconds, the kids ran away, took a breath, let go of the arm that was wrapped around Han Baek-wol's shoulder, and saw Al still crying, so I wiped away someone else's tears for the first time, as if I had developed some affection for him.
"Why are you crying? What did they say?"
"Why didn't you tell me? It could have been solved in one go."
"You idiot, you? Are you just going to take it?"
"(Dori Dori)"
"Are you a baby? You're acting like a baby."
"...thank you..."
"I have to go home. Are you done with school?"
"If they bully me again, give them this and tell them he's my dad."
"If you don't believe me, call me and say, 'Dad, come get me.'"
"Then they'll come in a limousine with the Byeoldal Enterprise logo on it."
"...Uh... yes, thank you."
"Let's go home, I'll take you."
"I wonder if that guy has developed feelings for someone..."