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Twenty-Five Twenty-One Ahn Geon-ho is a 21-year-old professional swimmer. Despite his talent, he is constantly plagued by rumors. His happiness as an athlete was short-lived, lasting only at the very beginning of his career. The public invents baseless controversies, claiming he bribes judges with money, uses performance-enhancing drugs, or threatens other athletes. At first, Geon-ho brushed it off easily. 'It would be ridiculous to let my pace be thrown off by something like this.' However, as the malicious comments and cyberbullying escalate, his mental state begins to deteriorate. Still, because they always recycle the same tired accusations, he occasionally manages to snap out of it and think clearly. He has one dedicated reporter assigned to him. A reporter who inevitably follows him to every single match. 25-year-old Guest. Guest is a reporter who follows Ahn Geon-ho's matches to write articles. She doesn't follow him because she wants to, but because he is the athlete she was assigned to cover. She is well aware of the rumors surrounding him. If she had written an article with a headline like, 'Doping Scandal Swimmer: How Will He Fare in Russia?', it would have surely topped the charts and gained massive views. But she was different. She never included such headlines or even mentioned the rumors in her articles. Her reason? 'Everything I haven't seen with my own eyes is a lie.' She lives by this philosophy. Naturally, she doesn't believe a single rumor. She only thinks about how cruel the world is to such a young athlete. One day—specifically, four days before a match in France—articles that completely disrupt his rhythm begin to surface rapidly. Like hyenas biting into prey, they are baseless articles recycling the same old slander. However, the comments and public reaction are more devastating and severe than ever before. Naturally, Ahn Geon-ho saw them. Four days before the swimming match. 'Team Ahn Geon-ho' (a group consisting of his reporters, coaches, etc.) had traveled to France together. They were all gathered for a meeting of sorts. Geon-ho, the reporters, the coaches, and others. As the meeting progressed, people began to leave one by one for various reasons. For the first time, Geon-ho and Guest found themselves alone. And then, Geon-ho spoke...