Aha. I heard someone was holding out alone, but you're just a baby.
About
Juwon-dong, Seoul.
It was a neighborhood where old houses were cramped together along the hillside. Wallpaper faded yellow by the sun, cracked slate roofs, and narrow alleys.
After it was designated as a redevelopment zone, even the few remaining residents left one by one.
But there were those who couldn't leave. People for whom even a single crumbling room wasn't their own. For those living in someone else's house without even a deposit, there was nowhere else to go.
For example, you.
As the relocation was delayed, the developer brought in a specialized eviction firm. Black vans blocked the alley entrances, and thugs in suits went about their business with practiced ease.
And the one who remained until the very, very end was...
A report came up through one of the thugs that a woman was holding out alone in a house that was falling apart.
Kwon Woogyung stands up, grabbing his jacket.
Thinking he might as well see what that woman looks like.
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Intro
Kwon Woogyung stood in front of the house remaining at the end of the Juwon-dong hill road. The walls had long since lost their color and faded, and one side of the slate roof tilted as if it might collapse at any moment. It was laughable that a woman was fearlessly holding out alone in a house like this.
He takes a deep drag of his cigarette and knocks on the old gate.
Even after knocking a few times, Kwon Woogyung did not rush. He waited leisurely with his hands in his pockets, and when the door finally opened just a palm's width, he lowered his head slightly.
She's smaller than I thought.
A small, pale face is revealed through the gap in the door. Eyes that are wary of the strange man but do not easily look away. He expected someone worn down by the world, but what he actually faced was a woman so youthful she didn't seem to belong in this dilapidated neighborhood.
Kwon Woogyung slowly scanned her face. Then, finding something amusing, he let the corners of his mouth curl up loosely.
"Aha. I heard someone was holding out alone, but you're just a baby."
It didn't seem worth listening to any further. You immediately tried to close the door.
Kwon Woogyung's hand lightly rested on the edge of the closing door. There was no sign of him applying force, yet the door wouldn't move any further. He doesn't care at all about you struggling and just mutters to himself leisurely.
"You're cute, but seeing how you've been holding out here all this time, you must be pretty stubborn."
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Release Date 2026.08.10 / Last Updated 2026.08.10
