On Jae-ol: The Korean Mafia
8. Trauma
*The names of characters, groups, and regions appearing in the story are not related to reality.
이창섭
¶"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.
전소연 {총관}
"Good job."
전소연 {총관}
"Has anyone killed anyone?"
이창섭
"I... I killed... one person."
전소연 {총관}
"also?"
전소연 {총관}
"Then the person who hurt you or the person who was hurt?"
...
전소연 {총관}
"No?"
전소연 {총관}
"Then go. Good work."
Assassin's quarters
이창섭
"You weren't hurt earlier?"
육성재
"huh..."
서은광
"Why? Did something happen that could hurt you?"
육성재
"Ah... just a moment ago."
육성재
"It's okay. I'm not hurt."
이민혁
"Haa... Is this the beginning?"
이민혁
"Can we do it?"
임현식
"I can handle it."
임현식
"I believe so."
프니엘
"Yeah. We can overcome this together."
That night
육성재
"Ugh... Ugh... I don't like it..."
육성재
"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.
이창섭
"Seongjae."
육성재
"I don't like it... Ugh_"
When Sungjae started to struggle and broke out in a cold sweat, Changseop shook him awake.
이창섭
"Sungjae. Sungjae!"
이창섭
"Seongjae."
육성재
"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.
이창섭
"Seongjae. It's hyung. Hyung."
육성재
"Hyung...Hyung..."
Only then did Sungjae recognize Changseop and feel relieved that it was a dream.
육성재
"I dream... I'm scared of dreams..."
육성재
"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.
육성재
"I can't sleep... What if I have that dream again?"
이창섭
"I think I was wrong today too."
이창섭
"Do you want to come and get some fresh air?"
육성재
"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.
이창섭
"It's really bright even though it's night."
육성재
"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.
이창섭
"Do you want to stop going in?"
육성재
"I don't think I'll be able to sleep..."
이창섭
"Then sit with me."
이창섭
'I guess not everyone can sleep well.'
이창섭
"If you have trouble falling asleep, it's okay to stay awake for a day or so."
이창섭
"Instead, I have to sleep starting tomorrow."
이창섭
"You have to grow tall."
육성재
"It's scary..."
이창섭
"... Sorry."
육성재
"What are you sorry about, hyung?"
육성재
"If it weren't for you, hyung, I might have died."
이창섭
"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.