Before the Storm.

As I and Da-yeon went outside, I saw Tae-oh Kim waiting for us.

Kim Tae-oh greets Dayeon and me.

“I have something to say to Dayeon, can you come from behind?”

Kim Tae-oh, who was momentarily torn between his duty to protect Dayeon and my request, nodded.

When I saw Dayeon’s expression stiffen at Kim Tae-oh’s reaction…

As expected, Dayeon was more sensitive than I thought.

In order to buy time, I spoke to Dayeon as soon as Taeoh walked away.

“Da-yeon…”

“huh?”

“I… I only have Dayeon…”

Dayeon looked at me in surprise.

“I only have Siyuni!”

“No, because Dayeon sees it… I think Taeoh is more important than me…”

“no!”

I blew air into my mouth, clenched my teeth, and avoided Dayeon’s gaze, and Dayeon started to fidget.

“I really only have Dayeon… I could give up on everyone except my dad…”

Dayeon lowers her head for a moment and looks up at me.

“…I’m sorry… Siyuna…”

“No, I’ve liked Dayeon a lot since a long time ago…”

“…huh.”

“But… I really didn’t do anything… Dayeon was bad.”

Dayeon looked apologetic as she clearly recognized her mistake.

“This is a secret… I thought Kim Tae-oh liked me before…”

I said a converting blow.

“It’s disgusting… I told you not to look at it…”

“ah…”

“How can I… stop hating me?”

“No!!! Why do I hate Siyuni!!! There’s no way that would happen!”

I started to solidify it and told Dayeon clearly.

“I’ll try to tell Tae-o more clearly… just like I said to Ji-hoon.”

“No… Siyuna…”

Dayeon held my arm pitifully.

When I tried to gently push away Dayeon’s hand, Dayeon held on tightly and looked up at me.

“I’m sorry, I can’t stand Dayeon hating me…”

Dayeon finally started crying.

“I’m sorry… I only have Siyuni… I was bad…”

Seeing Dayeon sniffling, I felt sorry and immediately hugged her tightly.

Da-yeon ends up crying.

“Why is Da-yeon so bad… Kim Tae-o is so bad, for no reason our Dayeon is being possessed…”

“Yeah… Taeo was bad…”

I could barely hold back the laughter that burst out at Dayeon’s cuteness.

When I arrived at school, Park Jihoon looked at me.

“What you looking at.”

“Wow… You really are getting prettier every day… Why are you living in another world alone?”

“Try searching for my mom.”

“What’s your name?”

I told Park Ji-hoon my mom’s name, and he searched it on his cell phone and was shocked.

“…really?”

“Isn’t it pretty?”

“Wow… your mom is coming, wow, you’re drooling… are you tired?”

As the crazy bastard gradually crossed the line, I landed a leg kick.

“evil!”

“Just look around, you bastard. Are you a crazy person who is making a pad lip and insulting me?!”

As he grabbed Park Ji-hoon by the collar as he fell and started punching him in the face, Dayeon quickly stopped him.

“Hang in there Siyuna!!! I probably didn’t mean anything bad!!!”

Jihoon blocked all my fists with his arms and his face was fine.

In fact, my hand that I hit hurt more.

As I was looking at this situation where only I was in pain, something came to my mind, and I rummaged through my bag to find a weapon.

Park Ji-hoon must have seen me like that, so he quickly ran away.

“I’m sorry baby!!!”

Park Ji-hoon’s voice rang out as he walked away from the playground.

After a day at school that repeats itself without change,

Dayeon and I were walking home.

Perhaps because of what happened in the morning, Dayeon expressed even more affection towards me.

“Siyuna! Are you going to art academy today?!”

“Hmm… I guess my dad is dating the aunt he built at home… hmm.”

“Really?! Uncle? Lie!”

“Yeah, that’s a lie. They said they were working on an album.”

“Aha~ So are you going to go to art academy?”

“Um… No, shall we go swimming for the first time in a while?”

“Oh, great!”

Since we were going in the same direction as Park Ji-hoon, Kim Tae-oh and Park Ji-hoon were also following us.

At that time, a group of kids appeared from the front and seemed to be waiting for us.

I looked up at Park Ji-hoon behind me and said.

“…? Is he your friend?”

“Are you saying this because you know I don’t have any friends?”

Kim Tae-oh suddenly took his hand out of his pocket and walked ahead of us.

Just in case, I approached, but as expected, there were kids blocking the way.

At first glance, there were over 20 people, and most of them had yellow name tags indicating third-year students.

Among them, one of the kids wearing a white name tag indicating second grade was the kid who confessed to me that day when we were taking a break from class.

And there were two first graders, a kid named Chanhyuk who was going to see Park Jihoon these days, and Kanghoon from my class.

A yellow name tag approached and saw us beyond Tae-o.

“You’re so pretty, but you’re so pretty.”

“Don’t come any closer.”

“Mara? Your words are a bit short? Are you making a fuss in front of a woman? Huh?”

The kid behind me who looked like a captain said.

“Is that the guy? The guy that Jeonghoon was so scared of and told me not to mess with. Wow, look at how big he is. He’s 14, right?”

Maybe they’re talking about Park Ji-hoon…

From what I remember, a guy named Jeong Hoon was the kid who sat arrogantly next to the president of the society.

I flinched when I saw Jihoon.

There are a lot of eyes watching, Park Ji-hoon said, putting his hand on Kim Tae-o’s shoulder.

“You take Dayeon and Siyoon with you~”

Kim Tae-oh grabbed Park Ji-hoon’s wrist and put it down and laughed.

“You don’t have a cause, so I’ll do it. It won’t take long… Please take care of Dayeon for a moment.”

A boy who is taller and bulkier than Park Ji-hoon.

Before discussing whether Park Ji-hoon is 14 years old, isn’t that guy over there an adult? It was suspicious.

When Kim Tae-oh approached the kid who looked like a captain, the kid said.

“What are you doing? Why are you here alone?”

I heard those words from afar and put my arm around Dayeon’s shoulder, expecting a great spectacle.

This looked like a bully student bullying the gentle, soft and kind Dayeon, but he didn’t care.

“Are you going to see Da-yeon?”

“Ugh… It’s scary, but it’s okay.”

Maybe it’s because she watched Kim Tae-oh and Park Ji-hoon fighting, but Dayeon also seems to have developed some tolerance.

Let us follow obediently, the kids entering the alley…

It was definitely a blind spot, so it was difficult to even see that we had entered this place, let alone on CCTV.

Meanwhile, the funny thing is that even in this situation, Dayeon’s bodyguards were watching from an unseen place.

The reason why the bodyguards do not step forward is simple if you think about the future.

If Tae-oh, who is next to Dayeon, defeats 23 people in front of him by himself, who will touch us next time?

In that sense, I was looking forward to how fun it would be for Kim Tae-oh, who is called HSW’s little monster, to intuit a 23-to-1 match in real time.

If Park Ji-hoon steps forward, he will immediately feed that big kid some honey chestnuts.

That big kid will fall down foaming at the mouth…

It was obvious that the children who saw that were scared and ran away.

Park Jihoon must have had the same thought as he took something out of his bag.

It was popcorn.

‘Look at how thoroughly prepared this kid is…’

“Hey, are you the only one eating?”

“Of course two.”

“oh…”

As the three of us ate popcorn in the back, the kids spoke with an undertone of displeasure.

“Why are you being so rude…?”

Kim Tae-oh stopped the big kid coming towards us.

As soon as I put my hand on Kim Tae-oh’s shoulder, Kim Tae-oh twisted his arm.

When I landed a knee on the jaw of the little boy who was lowering his head in pain, he lay down.

“”Oh oh…””

Jihoon Park and I were filling our mouths with popcorn with even more enthusiasm, and Dayeon was also eating a little bit and glancing at us.

And then the full-scale fight began.

Kim Tae-oh, who places importance on practical training, made all his movements neatly and quickly.

Practical movements in which each movement is not excessive.

Even so, it may not work out for Park Ji-hoon yet…

Regardless of that fact, it was clear that it was great, and Park Jihoon and I looked at it with sparkling eyes.

Taeoh is literally flying.

Like a fish in water, Tae-oh moved brilliantly and had a smile on his face.

Among the kids who get hit by Park Ji-hoon and fall down when he hits them, it seems like they are excited for the first time in a long time.

Kim Tae-oh cleaned up most of the fight with a left-handed jab that looked like he had a stun gun and a clean straight straight to the dizzy kid.

Then, he grabs the little boy’s clothes as they turn over from his head and slowly places him on the floor.

Literally subdued, with no one having their face torn or seriously injured.

Even though not much time had passed, the 20 children stretched out were moaning.

If you get hit like that, it will be hard to find any bruises.

There were three people left standing, excluding our group.

As I looked at the little boy who was astonished by this situation, the popcorn in my mouth felt even sweeter.

“Cheer up~ Win~ The winning side is ours~”

Kim Tae-oh smiled at me and looked at the big kid.

“If you don’t want to fight, I’ll just leave.”

“…..”

Park Ji-hoon, perhaps impressed by Tae-o’s movements, practices them alone next to him.

“This time, you use your right foot like this, right? Oh… Then you use your left hand…!”

It’s really sick…

After that day, the little boy named Kang Hoon no longer attended school.

It was more fun than I thought to see Park Ji-hoon’s regret as he was grinding his teeth.

The weekend is approaching, and I think my dad heard through Lee Jin-seok that Ji-hoon beat Tae-oh and that he beat the bodyguard.

Even if Jihoon came to pick me up and I met up with him, I didn’t really stop him wherever we went.

However, there was something I made clear to Jihoon.

First, you must return home by 7 o’clock.

Second, never allow Siyoon to take off his hat and mask anywhere.

Third, take pictures every two hours and report the location.

The last one… Park Ji-hoon gave me a half-serious, half-joking request that if I behaved badly, he would rip off my nipples with nail clippers.

I was currently sitting in Jihoon’s training room.

To finish exercising and go to the PC room together.

Jihoon must have found his height, no longer growing rapidly, but starting to grow slowly at 180cm.

While drinking the coffee I bought at the cafe, I watched Jihoon Park, who was practicing with the players in the cage.

Before I knew it, the director came next to me.

“How is Jihoon?”

I was on my phone, and when I looked up to understand the exact intent of the question, the director laughed.

“How about as a man? Jihoon is definitely going to be successful. I need to catch him before he becomes famous~”

“Hmm… I don’t think Jihoon will ever be a waste of me no matter how famous he becomes…?”

‘UMC’ is a stadium where only the best fighters on earth gather.

Even if Jihoon becomes a big guy there and can collect a lot of fight money.

The rules of the competition allow me to play four times a year, so if I paint all year round, I will get more money.

Above all…

It’s a job that costs less than my dad’s copyright fees and monthly rent.

It’s because my dad lives an easy life…

Even if you spend just 1% of the money you earn, you can make a lot of money.

“…I see…”

The director looked at Jihoon with sparkling eyes.

“I’m looking forward to Jihoon leaving UMC at the age of 20…”

“But isn’t Jihoon interested in the game?”

“That too… right…”

The opponent Jihoon is currently sparring with is middleweight UMC athlete Oh Jeong-su.

Oh Jeong-soo couldn’t help but feel embarrassed when he saw Ji-hoon not being pushed back at all.

Of course, if the two get along well, Jihoon will still lose.

Oh Jeong-su, who received Ji-hoon’s kick, was once again shocked.

“Wow… you really are a monster… You’re 14, right?”

“Ahaha… thank you.”

While drinking sweet coffee and watching, Park Ji-hoon made eye contact with me.

He pointed at me as if to take a good look.

The speed has become noticeably faster, perhaps because the method has changed to focus on striking.

You’re probably trying to compare my punching speed, but you’ll feel it yourself.

That many things are slower than me.

Nevertheless, Jihoon has made tremendous progress.

I imagined for a moment.

If the Jaehyeong I knew from the past fights with the Jihoon Park of the present…

Although he is still lacking in physical strength, his skills are overwhelming.

So… what if you fought Bakgi with your bare hands in the past…?

It seems worth it.

The weight on Jihoon’s stylish fist is so brutal.

If I were to allow that fist to hit my weak body with even one correct hit, I would start to feel paralyzed and predict that I would lose 100%.

Jihoon Park, still a welterweight, takes on the UMC middleweight pro who is said to be a monster.

Even though he is not at the age where his muscles are fully developed, he does not lose in a strength contest…

If Jihoon, who aims to become a heavyweight, improves his physical strength… it goes without saying.

After Jihoon’s training, we headed to the PC room.

In the PC room, Park Ji-hoon was watching Oh Jeong-su’s game, wondering how far his power could reach.

Oh Jeong-soo is defending his ranking title.

I was fighting the 7th ranked middleweight.

He must have been quite serious, because he was concentrating with a straight face.

“I’m next to you, can you see another goal? Beat me first~”

Park Ji-hoon looked at me for a moment and smiled.

“That’s right…”