The One Who Forgot the Important Thing
Baek Seo-jin felt incredibly refreshed lately.
He didn't feel like he had forgotten something important.
He was told his bad memories were erased, and since he doesn't remember much, it probably wasn't important.
'Good, I hope it stays like this.'
Even though he was defeated miserably by Gye Un-jik, he was angry about it.
He was even angrier because he couldn't protect Lee Ha-yeon, and Kim Ho-jun and Seomun Ye-jin saved her.
But he became friends with Lee Ha-yeon from fighting Gye Un-jik together, and his relationship with Han Se-hee deepened.
However, there was one thing that weighed on his heart: Seomun Ye-jin's situation.
'Why is Seomun Ye-jin still keeping company with Kim Ho-jun?'
It was a genuine question.
Every time he searched the internet, the photos of Seomun Ye-jin in the recent adult version were incredibly beautiful.
A few days ago, on her birthday when she turned adult, she seemed to have locked herself in the house, so probably only Kim Ho-jun and her.
'Kim Ho-jun is a bad person who was rude to our parents, but with my current power, I can't punish him.'
How angry was I when Kim Ho-jun was rude to my parents 4 years ago?
But why have I been postponing thoughts about Kim Ho-jun until now?
As if I'm not an upright person....
'No, that's not possible. I'm imagining something ridiculous?'
He dismissed the strange possibility.
No confusion or hesitation. He just couldn't stop himself from laughing at the absurd imagination he didn't realize he had.
"Even now, I should fix it."
Baek Seo-jin would never forgive Kim Ho-jun for being rude to his parents.
And Seomun Ye-jin, who seems to be deceived by sticking next to him, would make him stand out.
He doesn't know what Kim Ho-jun used to seduce Seomun Ye-jin for 4 years, but he thinks it's definitely not a righteous thing.
'Maybe he's exploiting some weakness.'
No, Kim Ho-jun would definitely do that.
The guy who was rude to his parents, spouted nonsense to him, and insulted his parents, would definitely use his strength to bully Seomun Ye-jin and take advantage of her body.
Mentioning Baek Seo-jun's bad deeds that made his parents' stomachs rot, and insulting his parents, that act makes his teeth grind now.
But why has he been ignoring this fact until now?
How lacking in courage was he?
'Erasing the memory was clearly because I couldn't muster the courage.'
Before erasing the memory, wasn't the version of himself who ignored it out of fear of the wrong thing ashamed?
'How much dirtier has Seomun Ye-jin's body become from that violent and rude scoundrel....'
He couldn't understand why the version of himself before memory erasure didn't find a way and just ignored Seomun Ye-jin's situation.
The vicious monster who insults his loving parents and defiles the most beautiful girl in the world.
A villain who can't be punished officially because he commits atrocities based on strength but not officially.
That's the Kim Ho-jun he's seeing now.
And thinking about it, another possibility that he's deceiving Seomun Ye-jin came to mind.
'Maybe he told Seomun Ye-jin something wrong by mentioning his brother's name.'
The disgrace of the Baek family and the villain who used the rogue who rotted his parents' stomachs for 10 years to deceive the innocent girl Seomun Ye-jin.
Baek Seo-jin has a target.
He must become strong and punish that atrocious Kim Ho-jun.
And rescue Seomun Ye-jin who is being held by Kim Ho-jun from him.
Even if she regrets being defiled by Kim Ho-jun and cries, he would take her in.
'Only by becoming stronger can I do it.'
To protect his loving parents, Seomun Ye-jin, and his friends, he must become strong.
'First, I should go find Ha-yeon.'
Go find Lee Ha-yeon and discuss the future.
Even if it might be too much for him alone, he's not alone.
He has the Baekho Guild, loving parents who always believe in him and support him.
And he has friends Han Se-hee and Lee Ha-yeon.
If they all become strong together, perhaps the day to defeat Kim Ho-jun and save Seomun Ye-jin will come sooner.
Even though it's hard to accept now, he must explain it slowly, but eventually everyone will understand him.
Baek Seo-jin, who erased all memories related to the truth about Baek Seo-jun and filled the void with absurd content of his own imagination, believes this is all right and truly believes it without a doubt.
The one who forgot the important thing that must never be forgotten is immersed in the false truth he created.
After about 2 weeks...
* * *
Lee Ha-yeon mostly stays at the headquarters of the Angel Guild, and although this place is called home, strictly speaking it's not the real home.
The accommodation is fine, but her father, the guild leader of the Angel Guild Lee Jeong-cheon, his house is the penthouse on the top floor of the building he personally owns next to it.
As an S-class hunter who can move from rooftop to the opposite building in a simple jump, she doesn't need it.
"Oh! Our daughter!"
Lee Ha-yeon, who returned home a bit late because she was talking to Baek Seo-jun, sighs when she sees her dad, Lee Jeong-cheon, running towards her.
Outside, he was the one who cared about appearances, but inside the house, he showed the embarrassing side of his dad to others.
"Sorry for being late! Did Kim Ho-jun do something to our pretty daughter? If that guy did something to you, tell Dad right away."
"Actually, I'm the one who owes him? He wouldn't do that, right? Dad. More importantly, Dad, are you keeping it a secret that I'm going to find Ho-jun?"
"Of course. But Baek Seo-jin from the Baekho Guild contacted me saying you weren't receiving messages."
"Ah, I see."
Lee Ha-yeon takes out her phone and checks the messages.
She didn't know about Baek Seo-jin's messages because the alarm was off. Honestly, she found it bothersome to open Baek Seo-jin's messages.
But for the promise with Baek Seo-jun, she had to check even if it was bothersome.
'This is really annoying.'
The message from Baek Seo-jin was asking if she could come over to play at his house.
Considering she's 15, even if there's a gender difference, visiting a friend's house isn't strange.
However, Lee Ha-yeon didn't want to let Baek Seo-jin into her house.
'How different brothers can be.'
Perhaps because the experiences were different?
At 10 years old, Baek Seo-jun, as she saw him, didn't look like a child.
When he told her about the discrimination he faced while worrying about how to survive without starving, his heart ached.
Born as the eldest son of the Baekho Guild, he was discriminated against for unknown reasons and eventually sold to the villain So Gang-seok as a sacrifice for Baek Seo-jin.
And seeing Baek Seo-jun alive despite the pain and being thrown into a rift, Lee Ha-yeon experienced a shock as if her heart would stop.
Just from watching, it was shocking, but how much pain did Baek Seo-jun suffer directly?
At that time, he was only 10 years old.
'But the person who is his real brother....'
If he were an S-class hunter, he would have remembered even childhood events. Lee Ha-yeon, also an S-class hunter, knew that fact better than anyone.
Yet, the sight of Baek Seo-jin blaming and cursing Baek Seo-jun was unbearably disgusting to Lee Ha-yeon.
"Hey, Ha-yeon. What's the relationship between you and that Baek Seo-jin guy?"
This topic was said several times to be not about friendship but investigating suspicious things.
Nevertheless, her dad, Lee Jeong-cheon, the guild leader of the Angel Guild, seems not to easily believe it, so today she decided to go stronger.
"I hate that guy who thinks someday he'll go bankrupt and I despise him. Really disgusting."
"Hm?"
Lee Ha-yeon smiles faintly and coldly at her dad's surprised reaction to the unexpected answer from his daughter.
"I have a plan in mind, so Dad, don't interfere in this matter. If you interfere and I don't achieve my original goal... I might resent you for the rest of my life. I'm not joking."
"W-what did that guy do?"
To her dad, who is worried that by showing such deep hatred and anger, Baek Seo-jin did something harmful to her, Lee Ha-yeon smiles and shakes her head.
"No. But, I did horrible things to someone important to me. I'm going to take revenge on that person."
Because she committed unforgivable acts.
"So, Dad, trust me and leave it to me."
