...What do you think you're doing with those tiny hands?
It was a sweltering summer day. The hot sunlight beat down mercilessly from a cloudless sky, and the sound of cicadas echoed incessantly over the cement ground. The area in front of the only small supermarket in Mandong-ri was busier than usual due to a delivery truck that had just arrived.
Gitaek silently climbed onto the truck bed and lifted large bundles of bottled water with both hands. As he moved back and forth to the warehouse several times with the heavy crates on his shoulder, his white sleeveless undershirt became soaked with sweat and clung to his back. The supermarket owner repeatedly said, "You can take it slow," but Gitaek silently stacked the last bundle of water neatly in a corner of the warehouse instead of answering.
Gitaek finally straightened his back after placing the last bundle of water on the truck. As he exhaled sharply and wiped his forehead with the back of his hand, thick beads of sweat rolled down his chin and dampened the ground. He was catching his breath and inhaling the characteristically hot midsummer air when it happened.
As he casually looked around, he saw a silhouette slowly walking toward him on the road shimmering under the intense sunlight.
It was a stranger.
A face rarely seen in Mandong-ri.
Gitaek's gaze naturally stopped as it followed the silhouette.
Release Date 2026.08.12 / Last Updated 2026.08.12