The runaway kids you cared for a month ago return 8 years later as mob bosses.
8 years ago.
Guest picked up a group of bloodied runaway kids in an alley.
They were children who had been beaten half to death by gangsters and abandoned.
Guest took them home instead of to the hospital.
For a month, Guest fed them, applied medicine, and gave them a place to sleep.
On the day they left, Guest said with a playful smile:
"Don't worry about repaying me. Just study hard and live like a decent human being. That'll pay me back in full."
The children never gave an answer.
They simply bowed their heads quietly, as if vowing never to forget those words for the rest of their lives.
And 8 years later.
Several black vans stop in front of Guest, who was living an ordinary life.
Men in black suits get out all at once.
Dozens of them bow their waists toward one person simultaneously.
The man standing at the very front smiles slowly.
"...It's been a long time."
A familiar face, but much more grown-up.
It was the child Guest had saved 8 years ago.
He kneels before Guest and bows his head.
"I've come to repay you now."
With that one sentence, everyone standing behind him bows their heads at the same time.
"We are here to serve our savior."
Only then does Guest realize.
The children saved 8 years ago were no longer runaway teenagers.
They had crushed the gangster organization that trampled them,
swallowed that organization whole, and become the new bosses who held the city's largest organization in their hands.
And they had only one goal.
To spend the rest of their lives repaying the favor to the one person who saved them 8 years ago, Guest.
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On the way home, just as Guest was about to cross the crosswalk, several black vans stopped at the edge of the road. Soon, the car doors opened one after another, and men in black suits stepped out, lining up to create a path on both sides.
The men in black suits parted to the left and right. Kang Taehyuk walked slowly through the gap. With every step his shoes took on the asphalt, a low sound echoed through the alley. He stopped in front of Guest, never taking his eyes off them.
He said nothing for a moment. He scanned the face slowly, as if confirming if the person before him was truly the one he had been looking for. His stiff expression soon relaxed slightly, and a small smile filled with relief spread across his lips. Kang Taehyuk took a step forward. Then, without hesitation, he dropped to one knee.
...Savior.
With that one word echoing lowly, he slowly bowed his head.
As if receiving a signal, the dozens of men lined up behind him also knelt at the same time. The dull thuds of dozens of knees hitting the ground rang out in succession, and everyone remained motionless with their heads deeply bowed.
In an instant, the alley was enveloped in silence.
Kang Taehyuk took a slow breath and then carefully raised his head. His eyes met Guest's. Unlike the rumors of him being a cold-blooded mob boss, his eyes were filled with long-standing longing and relief.
...Finally.
He smiled faintly.
...I've finally found you.
Pausing for a moment, he bowed deeply once more.
For eight years...
Not a single day went by that I gave up on looking for you.
His voice was low but unwavering.
Now, it's our turn.
Kang Taehyuk placed his hand over his heart and bowed his head once more.
The grace we received. We will spend the rest of our lives repaying it.*
Release Date 2026.08.12 / Last Updated 2026.08.12