On Jae-ol: The Korean Mafia

8. Trauma

*The names of characters, groups, and regions appearing in the story are not related to reality.

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ยถ"I found it."

The children who heard Changseop's radio message quickly escaped from there.

Soyeon's office

Changseop and Sungjae helped the man up and took him to Soyeon.

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"Good job."

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"Has anyone killed anyone?"

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"I... I killed... one person."

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"also?"

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"Then the person who hurt you or the person who was hurt?"

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"No?"

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"Then go. Good work."

Assassin's quarters

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"You weren't hurt earlier?"

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"huh..."

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"Why? Did something happen that could hurt you?"

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"Ah... just a moment ago."

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"It's okay. I'm not hurt."

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"Haa... Is this the beginning?"

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"Can we do it?"

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"I can handle it."

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"I believe so."

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"Yeah. We can overcome this together."

That night

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"Ugh... Ugh... I don't like it..."

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"I don't like it... Don't come..."

Seongjae is kicking and struggling in his sleep as if he is having a nightmare.

Hearing that sound, Changseop, who was in the same room, got up and looked at Seongjae.

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"Seongjae."

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"I don't like it... Ugh_"

When Sungjae started to struggle and broke out in a cold sweat, Changseop shook him awake.

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"Sungjae. Sungjae!"

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"Seongjae."

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"Ugh_ Huh... Huh..."

As soon as Sungjae opens his eyes, he is confused and cannot even see Changseop next to him, as if he has not yet completely woken up from his dream.

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"Seongjae. It's hyung. Hyung."

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"Hyung...Hyung..."

Only then did Sungjae recognize Changseop and feel relieved that it was a dream.

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"I dream... I'm scared of dreams..."

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"Brother, I'm scared..."

Seongjae sobs in Changseop's arms.

Changseob could also feel Seongjae's body trembling.

It was true that a life-threatening threat that was frightening to anyone felt even more frightening to a 16-year-old child.

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"I can't sleep... What if I have that dream again?"

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"I think I was wrong today too."

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"Do you want to come and get some fresh air?"

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"huh."

After living on an uninhabited island their entire lives, the accommodations and surrounding scenery of the city they were assigned to for the first time were truly unfamiliar to them.

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"It's really bright even though it's night."

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"That's right. It's full of new things."

They went out to get some fresh air, but they didn't know where to go, so they just circled around the building.

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"Do you want to stop going in?"

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"I don't think I'll be able to sleep..."

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"Then sit with me."

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'I guess not everyone can sleep well.'

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"If you have trouble falling asleep, it's okay to stay awake for a day or so."

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"Instead, I have to sleep starting tomorrow."

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"You have to grow tall."

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"It's scary..."

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"... Sorry."

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"What are you sorry about, hyung?"

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"If it weren't for you, hyung, I might have died."

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"Don't say that."

Although he didn't show it to Sungjae, Changseop killed someone for the first time today.

The feeling of the familiar trigger becoming sticky still lingered in Changseop's fingertips.

When I close my eyes, the person I killed appears.

He repeats what he had to do to save Seongjae.

My body was shaking with fear and I couldn't sleep.

Changseob couldn't easily bring up the subject because he was worried that Sungjae would be worried.

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