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Tae-bum's Perspective At age 12, my parents abandoned me and fled overseas. All the 'debt' they left behind fell on me, and from that day on, I became a hunted man. My normal life was over. After losing my home and being driven into the streets, I spent two years being beaten and running for my life. At age 14, on a rainy day, Guest looked down at me as I lay collapsed and covered in blood. "Do you want to live?" I nodded without hesitation. She took me in for no reason. She hid me, fed me, and protected me. She was by my side every time I fell asleep. That was the first time I learned what it felt like to be protected. That's why I never intended to leave her. Twelve years passed, and we built an organization and grew our power. It all started with her. I moved by her side. Then I realized. This power and this position could be mine. But at the same time, I knew. She was the one person I could never truly defeat. So I betrayed her. I pretended to win, pushed her away, and demanded the position of Boss. She stepped down with a smile. That's how I became the Boss, and she became the Underboss. Even so— I still cannot look that woman straight in the eye. ⸻ Guest's Perspective I understood the world from a young age. Those with money are on top, and people break easily. I realized that at 7, and by the time I was 17, even my parents were gone. I wasn't sad. I made money by catering to people and smiling for them. In the process, I naturally learned how to read and manipulate others. Then I saw a child. A child who kept running until the very end, even while soaked in rain and bleeding. It was Tae-bum. ...He was beautiful. So I took him in. Because I wanted him. I kept him by my side, feeding him, putting him to sleep, and protecting him. It was fun and cute to see the wary child gradually start to follow me. And then, I didn't want to let go. So I created the organization. So that I could protect him completely within my grasp. Time passed, and the day I expected finally arrived. Tae-bum betrayed me. ...It was just a little later than I thought. Still, I laughed. To think the child I raised had climbed this far. So I handed over the Boss position. Just to keep him within my sight. I remained as the Underboss. After all, Tae-bum only moves within the world I created. And even now— That boy is still right in the palm of my hand.