DI Ch 10

Contrary to his terrifying aura, his tone is quite playful.

“If you look at me funny, why are you hiding somewhere like this?”

“Oh, no. Hyung. Uh, I’m really not…”

The man who slapped the lumpy man on the cheek said sarcastically.

“I’ve never had a younger brother like you.”

As I listened, the sarcasm was low enough to irritate a person, but I couldn’t move my legs because it was shaking. I felt numb, possibly because he has a more fierce atmosphere and a bigger body size than most adult men.

The man raised his hand high and slapped the other man on the cheek. He was slapped with his palm, but why am I hearing the sound of bones breaking… I’m not sure why I’m so scared, but I felt a sense of deja vu at that moment.

‘Everything seems to be a joke, but the behavior is bad, the tone of voice is harsh, and he has no hesitation in his attitude.’

It was a description I had heard or read somewhere. My senses cried out. He is Tae Seong-je. Even if I can’t see his face, it’s Tae Seong-je! At that moment, goosebumps ran down my body. Why, why is he here? Moon Gyeong-rok was here, so he must be nearby, but why he appears now?

The stark scene of violence came into view every time a car passed. I felt as if my blood vessels had shrunk, so I clasped my cold hands tightly and walked backward. I didn’t know if I was moving properly. I’m scared. I was so scared that my whole body trembled.

Even those who are not afraid of violence will be terrified in this place. The dreadful sound of violence gripped my ankles, and I couldn’t move. My vision blackened. A physiological sense of fear overcame me because I had never seen an existence with such a distinct presence as Tae Seong-je anywhere.

He shook the man firmly and demanded an answer. With a bored expression, he put out a cigarette in the man’s mouth as if he didn’t like the answer. The man who was struggling squirmed like a fish.

For a brief moment, I wondered if what I was witnessing was real. Is it true that what is happening in front of my eyes is not from a movie or a novel?

There was confusion in my thinking circuit, but the cold air and the sound of cars passing by quickly brought me back to reality. I felt sick to my stomach and thought I was going to vomit. If this is true, what was I supposed to do with a guy like that? Dating? Are you crazy? How am I going to do that?

I was contemplating on my own with a deep sense of disappointment. Even if I didn’t look in the mirror, I felt like my face would be pale.

When the second part begins, the other side will seek me out and try to seduce me, and we will become lovers, but… To do that, I have to ‘pretend to be in love’ with that person.

Love? That man became lovers? That sounds crazy. I can not do it. I can never even act!

Seeing it in writing and imagining it was not the same as seeing it in person. It was really different. The other side is also acting with an ulterior motive, and it will make no difference if I get caught, but if I get caught, the situation will change. Tae Seong-je is a big man who is somewhere between a thug and a gangster. He is someone who has no problem using, threatening, or beating people.

So if I get caught…

The rushing fear caused a strange noise to come out of my ears, and I broke out in a cold sweat like crazy. Tae Seong-je used Seo Seung-won, who is living a normal life, to get Woo Ji-min into trouble. Seo Seung-won is just a toy to him. He wouldn’t want a toy messing with him.

He has a cruel hand and never treats him as his own person, so how harsh can he be with toys?

Tae Seong-je was the man who asked to cut the healthy finger in order to test his subordinate’s loyalty, Moon Gyeong-rok, the venomous snake. He gave orders and acted casually in ways that a normal person would not be able to. Furthermore, even if he acted infinitely lightly, as if he were brimming with whims, he abruptly changed and brutalized people, making them nervous.

No one was not terrified of him. Even the fearless Woo Ji-min was frightened. Tae Seong-je is not someone I can deal with casually, but I think I overestimated him. Woo Ji-min, who called Kang Moo-hyun a formidable nutcase, was a different kind of madman to the extent that he thought he was caught by mistake.

“…”

“…”

I’ve had a long time to be stunned. I realized that I did something stupid when I made eye contact with Tae Seong-je. I don’t know when he found me. My mind went blank because I felt like I was just having a tiger in front of me. Tae Seong-je gazed at me as if searching for prey and slowly let out cigarette smoke. At that moment, I started to get confused whether the place I entered was a noir novel.

I was clearly in an advantageous position.  I know the future and I know him well, but as I looked at him, it felt pointless. The beautiful but strangely terrifying sharp eyes restrained me with a persistent and sharp gaze as if it were a habit.

I couldn’t avert my gaze, but Tae Seong-je couldn’t take his gaze away from me either, so we were staring at each other in silence. It was only a brief moment when our gazes met, but it appeared that that moment had captured time. The bright light from the headlights then flashed between us and disappeared.

Tae Seong-je’s eyes had a strange look to them, but it was so fleeting that I couldn’t be sure. My hair was wet because I was sweating profusely, but I couldn’t care less. I gritted my teeth and gave strength to my leg, which was on the verge of collapsing.

Oh, shit. I think I’m going to vomit…

It felt like my insides were twisted. As I grabbed my stomach with trembling hands, I saw one of the men who had fallen on the ground sway and get up. I noticed a knife in his hands.

Crazy. After seeing the blue shining knife, I took one step closer to Tae Seong-je without realizing it. I grabbed Tae Seong-je’s wrist and pulled it. I was surprised to see Tae Seong-je appear from the shadows under the moonlight. For starters, he’s too tall, and the wrist I’m holding is thicker and harder than I expected…

Seo Seung-won is slightly taller than average, but this person was as tall as a volleyball player or swimmer. More than anything, I was surprised that he was so easily pulled out. Despite the fact that his wrist was heavy in my hand, he followed me step by step every time I took a step back. Look at this… If I step back, he comes forward like this. Like a baby bird… The moment I was in awe without even realizing it, Tae Seong-je stopped abruptly.

“The road.”

“Yes?”

“After that, the road.”

As soon as I looked back at him blankly, a car passed by.

“Ah, oh. Right. I see…”

We only blinked at each other in the strange silence. What I had impulsively committed came to reality, and I began to sweat profusely again. Ah, oh. What to do with this? At that moment, the man with the knife met my eyes. Cursing came out of nowhere. No, no matter what, this isn’t right.

To my crazy mind, it seemed that I would appear as Mr. Seo (20 years old, male) who had been hacked to death in an article the next day. Frightened, I dragged Tae Seong-je and left the alley. I heard a ringing in my ears as I ran down the night street.

I don’t even watch horror movies because I lose my hearing when I feel scared, but I don’t know what the hell I’m doing. Fuck, if this ruins the future development and affects the ending, I will commit s*icide like Seo Seung-won in the original novel.

I was scared to death. I’m afraid I won’t be able to go home. Even though it was self-inflicted, it was unfair. I felt like I was about to turn inside out and I was going to lose my mind in fear. I should have just let go of this hand and run away alone, but now I couldn’t. My eyes were blurry while I was out of breath.

I will soon be out of hearing or sight. It felt like disappearing into silence. It’s been a long time since I’ve been running this much, so I’m out of breath. If it hadn’t been for this solid wrist clenched tightly in my hand, I would have believed it even if I was evaporating and disappearing. I was so scared that I grabbed Tae Seong-je’s wrist tightly.

The running was stopped entirely because Tae Seong-je stood still. I turned around and my nose bumped against his hard chest. I was running as hard as I could to see if the man with the knife would follow me, but I couldn’t move forward because Tae Seong-je stopped. I’ve never been pushed by force, but I was stopped so easily that it was ridiculous.

I grabbed my nose and barely caught my breath, then quietly raised my head. The look in his eyes as I wondered what he was doing was terrifying. Second of all, he made a strong impression because of his distinct features, and this was heightened by the fact that his pupils were brimming with excitement, as befitting someone who had just beaten someone. Should I have just let him get stabbed? It was burdensome to face him directly. No, it’s uncomfortable.

“Cough, that, haa, tro, trouble…”

… It was a difficult situation to say to a person who was beating someone up that he looked like God. Either for him or me.

I quickly swallowed the words that wouldn’t work and bowed my head, pretending to catch my breath. I had to find words that fit the situation and context. Fortunately, Tae Seong-je didn’t say anything to me despite the fact that I had been panting for a long time. This allowed me to breathe comfortably until my hearing and sight were completely restored.

“When I saw the knife, I thought it was too dangerous…”

While I was babbling and explaining, Tae Seong-je, who had been standing still for some reason, spoke up.

“You’re bleeding.”

“What?”

“You have a nosebleed.”

Oh, shit. At a moment like this

My face instantly heated up. I hurriedly covered my nose with my empty hand. My head was busy. What do I do now? Should I hold on to him? What am I going to do if I hold him? Having a conversation? With Tae Seong-je? It’s not even funny. So should I let him go?

But what if the two originally had a relationship from the first part?

If this is the original development, it makes sense that Tae Seong-je easily seduced Seo Seung-won. Seo Seung-won had a girlfriend in part 1, but in part 2 he suddenly said that he was in love with Tae Seong-je. It’s making me crazy.

When did I have a choice? There wasn’t. That irritated and frustrated me even more. I didn’t know what to do, so I bowed my head, but I noticed blood stains on the back of his hand. No, it wasn’t a stain; it was injured. Unknowingly, I pointed it out to him.

“Your hand is injured.”

“You look like you’ve punched in the face.”