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Episode 13: Will You Do It?

Kim Hyungmin had always been with Kang Hyeon-ah since childhood.

During the time when memories were first being formed.

It must have been around kindergarten.

Back then, he remembers himself as quite a lively child.

Now, he is an extremely cold and aloof person.

And Kang Hyeon-ah was such a person.

At least, that’s what Kim Hyungmin knew.

When did he start to like her?

In truth, he didn’t really understand what ‘liking someone’ meant.

From the beginning.

Kim Hyungmin had never experienced love.

20 years old.

The age when people become adults varies.

In his country, it was considered the age of maturity, where one holds their own beliefs and values.

Among those years, his time spent with Kang Hyeon-ah exceeded 12 years.

Some would say this:

Kang Hyeon-ah is Kim Hyungmin’s dog.

Simply put, nothing more than a loyal servant to listen to his words.

In reality.

His mother said this:

“Maintain your boundaries. Don’t let her bite you.”

Why?

We’re friends, aren’t we?

Kim Hyungmin could only swallow those words, unable to speak them out loud.

He knew this fact better than anyone else.

And also, he knew what impact those words would have on Kang Hyeon-ah.

Kim Hyungmin followed his instincts.

It happened in 2nd grade of elementary school.

A foolish age indeed.

Around 9 years old?

The age for sniffing and eating snacks in front of the school.

Perhaps that’s why?

It was a time when he didn’t yet understand backgrounds.

If we had to define it, it was a time to establish backgrounds.

Anyway.

At an elementary school in Seoul.

A girl, whose name he can’t recall now, hit Kim Hyungmin.

His personality was nasty, and his pride was strong.

Unfortunately.

There were far more things that didn’t go his way when he was young.

So, it wasn’t strange.

It was the first time.

Being hit by someone.

Especially, the class distinctions emphasized by his mother.

In a South Korea that held the ideology of equality for all under the sky.

His mother, who belonged to a higher class, had a significant influence on him.

In other words, a student from a lower class dared to harm him.

How dare a commoner touch a noble?

Although not explicitly stated.

Subconsciously, such thoughts were deeply ingrained in Kim Hyungmin’s actions and habits.

Returning to the current situation.

After being slapped in the face, Kang Hyeon-ah stepped forward.

She moved forward nonchalantly.

As if she were a knight in a fairy tale.

There were no clinking armors.

But in her stride, there was a sense of confidence.

There were no swords or spears to cut down enemies.

But her fists and determination were stronger than anything.

He doesn’t remember much about what happened next.

It was just a fight between 9-year-olds, but blood was shed, and teeth were broken.

It was only natural to retaliate against someone who touched his belongings.

It was the duty of a dog, and a deserved reward.

So, Kang Hyeon-ah remembered being praised.

There were no major social issues either.

After all, Kang Hyeon-ah’s mother was a prosecutor.

There was no one to challenge a heavenly prosecutor legally. They had to be content with a hefty settlement.

It seemed to have started from then.

The desire to hold Kang Hyeon-ah in a corner of his heart.

The longing to give his heart to someone beneath him.

To Kim Hyungmin, Kang Hyeon-ah was that kind of presence.

Beyond a mere servant and master. Someone he wanted by his side someday.

However.

Things don’t always go as planned.

No matter how hard he tried to win her over.

With money and power on his side.

He was someone who couldn’t move the emotions of the one he liked.

Perhaps it made things even more interesting.

Since the situation and relationships remained unchanged.

From Kim Hyungmin’s perspective, it felt like an exhilarating challenge.

However.

Kim Hyungmin is now…

Above all, she was burdened with intense humiliation.

Of course.

The woman who thought it was hers, that it would become hers.

Far away, heading outward.

Dull noises coming from the stairs.

Confrontation with harassment.

The situation was becoming complex due to the intensifying emotions.

Kim Hyung-min saw sincerity within it.

The knight who had approached him with an indifferent expression.

As if possessed by something.

Started to approach with eyes filled with worry and emotion.

That expression and action.

Seemed to categorize their relationship as.

Master and servant.

In a bureaucratic and condescending manner.

It brought great shame to Kim Hyung-min.

Calm down. Stay calm.

[She’s the one Kim Hyung-min asked you to bring.]

Kang Hyeon-ah mentioned Kim Hyung-min’s name.

He was the one in control of the action.

A word that saved him from being consumed by emotions.

Thanks to that, he could calm down.

Yes. Nobility is essential.

Nobles must be noble.

Therefore, Kim Hyung-min did nothing wrong.

At least not at school.

Even though he didn’t understand the qualms, legally, he didn’t engage in finger-pointing at anyone.

Why?

It was done by those desperate girls trying to appear strong and the crazy puppies wanting to look good in front of him.

Their mistake, not Kim Hyung-min’s.

He just casually turned things around on the surface.

Returning to the situation.

Kang Hyeon-ah slowly climbing the stairs.

There was a slightly different atmosphere than usual.

His expression was also a bit strange.

Since Kim Hyung-min often looked at Kang Hyeon-ah’s face more than anyone else, it was natural for him to notice first.

However.

He knew something was changing.

But he didn’t know what it meant.

It just seemed awkward and subtle.

Why was he making that expression?

He hadn’t established it yet in his limited experience.

His thoughts became complicated.

The more so, the simpler Kim Hyung-min thought.

Wasn’t he called Hansaein?

He wasn’t unaware of his background.

He stiffened his neck and confronted the Hansaein in front of him with discomfort.

“Hansaein.”

“…Yes?”

“Come here during lunchtime from now on. Let’s hang out.”

“What if I don’t want to?”

“If you don’t want to…”

Ha. This is surprising.

He never imagined there would be a rebuttal here.

Kim Hyung-min’s eyes sparkled.

It became interesting.

So far, every student who came here showed the same reaction. Like Jeong Ah-young kneeling beside him.

Lowering their eyes and trembling.

Unconditionally accepting and feeling anxious.

What was amusing was amusing.

If Hansaein didn’t appeal to him, then it didn’t.

“Men usually don’t hit…”

Kim Hyung-min muttered.

His gaze shifted to his fingernails.

As if tidying up his nails, his fingers crossed each other, grooming his hands.

This was a kind of signal.

The perfect dog he wanted to present to her.

Park Hyo-rin stepped forward.

“At first, you’ll be weak. Hehe.”

For a woman, touching a man’s body was quite a pleasant thing. Unless he was a grandfather.

At least women with sexual desires liked it; they didn’t dislike it.

Park Hyo-rin’s laughter echoed through the corridor.

There was a sticky honesty in her desire that could give you chills.

And then.

Kim Hyungmin’s gaze turned towards Kang Hyeon-a.

He saw emotions in Kang Hyeon-a’s eyes.

What should he express? Love? Concern?

Yes, it was like that of an actor in a movie.

When the loved one is in danger, in distress.

The protagonist and hero often had such eyes.

Kim Hyungmin’s mouth twisted slightly.

In his heart.

He felt the anger rising from deep within.

In short.

Damn, this sucks.

If Kim Hyungmin hadn’t clenched his teeth, that word would have surely echoed.

It was that honest and straightforward.

Kang Hyeon-a has feelings for Han Se-in.

Kim Hyungmin concluded that this was a clear fact.

Just because you touch a nerve doesn’t mean it will always explode.

As if to prove that.

A clear answer popped into Kim Hyungmin’s mind.

“Hey, wait.”

“…?”

Like a perverted laugh.

Judging by Kim Hyungmin’s mouth alone, it might have seemed that way.

However, his eyes were not laughing.

Above all, they were cold.

Well, she had fallen for another man while liking him. It was only natural to be chilly.

Jung A-yeong trembled.

As if hesitating to see the situation.

Simply staring at the ground.

Kim Hyungmin’s mouth opened again.

His gaze and finger pointed not towards Park Hyo-rin but towards Kang Hyeon-a.

“Kang Hyeon-a.”

“…Why.”

“You do it.”

“……”

For ten years.

Obedient to the owner’s words without fail.

A slave who perfectly obeyed and carried out commands.

For the first time, he hesitated.

And questioned.

“What did you say?”

“You know. Because it’s the first time, take it lightly.”

No subject came from Kim Hyungmin’s mouth.

That was an unchanging fact.

Only his gaze turned towards Jung A-yeong.

To torment her as he did initially.

Start with physical violence, very mild violence.

Subtly.

It was an instruction to Kang Hyeon-a.

What will the hesitant dog do?

Bite the master?

“…Okay.”

Kang Hyeon-a’s choice was obedience.

It had been so for ten years.

It was a relationship too firm to contain personal feelings.

However.

Kim Hyungmin’s eyes were still displeased.

Although Kang Hyeon-a’s expression was blank, showing no emotion.

To Kim Hyungmin, who had seen her face countless times.

It seemed like she was making the saddest expression he had never seen before.