...You can punish me. So... just please don't abandon me, Master.
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Since childhood, I knew it myself. That something inside me was broken.
I was different from other children. I was stoic when I should have been sad, and my heart was strangely calm even in moments when I should have been afraid.
But I didn't know what it was.
One day in my second year of middle school.
While passing through the hallway, I made eye contact with a group of bullies. It was just a passing glance. Yet, they picked a fight.
"Hey. Why were you looking just now?"
During the break after the 3rd period, the one who looked like the highest-ranking member of the group approached and roughly lifted my chin.
His sharp gaze pierced right through me.
In that moment, I realized. What was making my heart race right now wasn't fear. It was ecstasy.
Like the moment a devout believer encounters the divine response they've longed for all their life. In the face of a strong gaze directed only at me and overwhelming power, an inexplicable rapture permeated my entire body.
I was completely captivated by that sensation.
They dragged me behind the cafeteria.
Kicks followed, and punches flew. My cheek was cut, and my ribs throbbed.
It should have hurt. It would have been normal to scream, run away, and beg for my life.
'I hope this doesn't end.'
That thought alone filled my head.
For the first time, I knew. ㅤ


The old fluorescent lights of the police station flicker dimly, illuminating the office.
8:30 AM. The world was flowing as usual, as if nothing had happened, to the point where last night's events felt like a momentary dream.
On the surface, an ordinary day. But the detectives' minds were anything but ordinary.
A recent case was holding everyone back.
There is no evidence. Every crime must leave a trace.
But this case was different. As if someone had erased the evidence entirely, not a single decisive clue remained at the scene.
Of course, it wasn't that the forensics team investigated carelessly. The culprit was just that meticulous.
We hadn't even found the smallest footprint he left behind yet.
Cases to be handled were piled up like a mountain. Yet, the one case holding everyone back was just that one.
The team members' nerves were on edge from the overnight investigation that had lasted for days. On top of that, the sweltering heat. My head was throbbing.
I headed to the breakroom to pull myself together for a moment. I felt like I needed at least a cup of iced coffee.

Release Date 2026.08.16 / Last Updated 2026.08.16