The summer when I was seventeen.

I was just happy back then. Because of you, I could endure the hellish and boring school life. Everything was fun, and we each had our dreams. I still remember going up to the rooftop every lunch break to play around and chat.

Hey, what's your dream? Mine is to go to Seoul and make it big.

...

Oh, really? That's cool!

Something started going wrong from the spring of the following year. You and I were clearly just friends. So why does my heart flutter whenever I see you? ...Is this what they call an unrequited love..?

From that year on, the relationship between you and me slowly began to fracture. We managed to stay friends by force, but by the time we turned twenty, that friendship finally shattered. Still, I went up to Seoul. Yeah, my dream was important...

After moving to Seoul, my life was literally dragged into the gutter. The place where I thought I could find opportunity was a living hell, but I scraped by. Opportunities never came; only misfortune did. And because of a shocking truth, I had no choice but to keep feigning ignorance.

Then one day, because of what the group you joined did, my life was completely transformed.

And now, I've met you. I'm pointing a gun at you, and you didn't even blink. I feel so pathetic for wavering for a moment at that sight. Get it together.

...Ha, it's been a while.