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If it had been before the regression, I would have likely done exactly as she had ordered. However, things were different now.
In my heart, I wanted to fold those two bastards in half and shove them into a sewer, but I barely managed to suppress that impulsive desire. This was because if I finished off my wife here, the level of my Awakening abilities would no longer increase.
I stormed out of the house just like that and began walking the streets until my mood settled. At the same time, I continuously repeated image training in my head on how to deal with the affair partner.
Fortunately, the video had been recorded well. This would one day become a powerful weapon for me.
As I walked aimlessly, the sun was setting before I knew it, and I found myself standing in front of the hideout.
Vrrr—
My mind had calmed down to some extent when a text message arrived from my wife.
[Jagi, I’m sorry. I didn't know you would hate it that much. I did it because I thought you’d like it, but I guess I went overboard. Come back inside when your anger has cooled. Even so, isn't it a bit much to just leave the house like that?]
“Ha.”
I was so dumbfounded that words wouldn't come out.
She is a complete psychopath.
I felt more angry at my past self, who had merely listened to her words in silence before the regression, than I did at my wife for sending such a text.
Even if one were being gaslit, how could they have been taken advantage of to this extent?
I closed my phone just like that. Right now, it didn't seem like any text she sent would cool my anger.
For the great task ahead tomorrow, this was a time when mind control was necessary.
When I opened the front door lock and went inside, the house was chilly. I couldn't hear the sound of Jo Sang-nim’s chatter or Woo Do-hwa’s exercising.
Since this house was silent, I couldn't get adjusted to it.
“Jo Sang-nim, Undonghwa! Is nobody here?”
Whether they had gone out somewhere together, the lights were also turned off. The only place where a light was on was Jo Sang-nim’s computer room.
I strode over, swung the door wide open, and shouted.
“Sang…!”
However, I couldn't say anything more. An adult video was playing on the computer monitor, and Jo Sang-nim was looking at the footage with a curious expression while wearing a headset.
In an instant, my eyes met hers.
She was looking at me, frozen like ice with all her movements stopped. My gaze naturally moved down below her and then back up.
“Sorry.”
Then, with an awkward expression, I closed the door again.
In that moment.
“Kyaaa! You crazy bastard! What are you doing coming in so suddenly! You idiotic, pathetic loser!”
At her scream, it felt as though the entire house was shaking.
A short while later.
Jo Sang-nim, who came out of the room as if nothing had happened, took a canned beer out of the refrigerator and handed it to me. She said Woo Do-hwa had left the house, saying he would return tomorrow morning.
It seemed he had gone out to handle the task I had requested.
He certainly was fast.
After receiving the beer with an awkward laugh, I explained the events of today. Of course, I didn't go as far as mentioning the masturbation story.
By the time the story was finished, the number of empty beer cans had already increased to four.
A slight intoxication had set in.
“So. You’re saying those two bastards were doing that act in your house?”
“That’s right. Pretty much.”
I replied after gulping down another beer. Having walked for several hours, the beer tasted just like honey.
“Just how have you lived together until now? Divorce her immediately!”
I was the one who should be angry, but she was the one making more of a fuss.
I slowly shook my head and spoke calmly.
“Let’s stick to the plan for now. I already knew this kind of thing would happen anyway. Revenge should be step-by-step. Surely.”
“Ha, you’re not normal either. Seeing as you won't divorce her even after suffering such a thing.”
“There are a few things I need to do before the divorce.”
I showed a sheepish smile. I couldn't bring myself to say that I had to raise my Awakening levels.
I decided to change the subject instead.
“And should I really be hearing that from you? Based on what I saw in your room earlier, you’re the one who isn't nor—”
“Hey! Do you really want to die?! I just watched it out of curiosity!!”
Her face turned rapidly red as she suddenly pounced and began to choke me. Rather than the feeling of being choked, the sensation of her firm chest crushing my face was stronger.
However, I was not the me of the past.
“Where do you think you’re going with such a lack of strength?”
“Kyaaa!”
I lightly grabbed her arms and pulled them upward. Then, I climbed on top of her to keep her from moving and pinned her lower body down with my legs. Consequently, it turned into a situation where I was naturally lying on top of her.
“Ack! You son of a bitch! Doing this to a powerless woman is foul play!!”
“You’re an exception. No matter how I look at it, I don't think of you as a woma—”
Snap—
In that moment, a button near her chest area came undone, and her voluptuous chest was slightly visible.
“Oops… sorry…”
I inhaled sharply and tried to climb down from on top of her. However, at that moment, Jo Sang-nim wrapped her arms around my neck and pulled me down hard. Then, she began to shower me with a ‘don't-ask’ kiss.
“Mmph!”
Damn it! The sensation was too good.
‘Ha, fuck… we shouldn't be doing this as friends.’
However, my reason had already left the building, and I began to indulge in her as my instincts led me.
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The next morning.
“Ahem… good morning.”
I sat at the kitchen table, clearing my throat awkwardly.
On the plate lay boiled eggs, toast, and sausages. Jo Sang-nim, who had brought orange juice from the refrigerator, sat down on the opposite side and opened her mouth.
“I’m saying this once more, but yesterday was an accident. It was because I was drunk and your situation just seemed so pitiful. We are not in any kind of relationship. Got it?”
She spoke while pointing a fork at me. She looked ready to stab me if I said I didn't understand.
Well, it’s not like we went all the way.
I couldn't cross that final line.
Even though we did sleep while holding each other tightly all night long.
“Of course. Understand. Don't worry, there won't be any clinging. It’s not like we went all the way anyway.”
“Hmm. Then that’s fine.”
She coolly picked up her plate and went back into her room.
I ate breakfast roughly and was warming up my body on the rooftop as part of my morning exercise when Woo Do-hwa, who had his hood pulled down deep, returned home.
To my question of whether he had a good trip, he merely nodded his head lightly. It seemed he had succeeded in everything.
Then, shall we begin the preparation work in earnest?
That evening.
The Alleyway Street in front of Geum-yeong 5-cha, located on the border of Mi-hyeon-dong and Sang-buk-dong. Young people commonly called this place ‘Geum-o.’ A shabby 3-story building located at the very end of Geum-o toward the Sang-buk-dong side.
It was a building owned by the Chunseop-i Gang.
The first floor was a bar, the second floor was a billiard hall, and the third floor was a Hold’em bar; they were operating an illegal gambling den where if you won a prize at the Hold’em bar, you could exchange it for cash at the second-floor billiard hall.
To go up to the third floor, one had to undergo a simple ID check at the entrance of the second-floor billiard hall.
Right now.
Two hulks guarding the entrance were looking at the two uninvited guests who had appeared before them with scowls on their faces.
“What are you guys?”
Two people with fairly sturdy builds, wearing black training suits, black hats, and black masks.
They were Na Hong-gu and Woo Do-hwa.
Their attire looked suspicious to anyone. No, it looked as if they had dressed that way intentionally to be suspected.
“I asked what you are. You bastard.”
One of the giants reached out a large hand and roughly grabbed Na Hong-gu by the collar. However, the two of them still showed no reaction.
“You crazy bastards! Are you ignoring us right now or what!?”
Then, this time, the giant beside him swung a fist toward Woo Do-hwa. Woo Do-hwa lightly avoided the blow, grabbed the giant’s arm, pulled it back, and flipped the giant’s body using his waist.
Whish—
Whoosh!
“Whoa!”
Crash!
The giant flew down the stairs and fell as if it were a lie. Seeing that, Na Hong-gu grabbed the arm holding his collar and lightly threw the giant over his shoulder just as Woo Do-hwa had done.
Whoosh!
“Guegh!”
Crash, bang!
As a commotion arose from the two giants falling down the stairs, men with ignorant looks came swarming out from the second-floor billiard hall and the third-floor Hold’em bar.
“How was it, doing it for real?”
“It was easy.”
At Woo Do-hwa’s blunt words, Na Hong-gu spoke while shrugging his shoulders.
“Just now, I used my waist, but you can also throw using your hands or feet. It depends on the situation. For heavy guys like that, using the waist works better than the hands.”
“What kind of bastards are you?”
“Is that guy the one who made the kids like that?”
“You fucking bastards, where do you think you are.”
“These crazy bastards.”
The two people engaged in an in-depth conversation about throwing techniques regardless of what the gangsters were saying. And they only began to move in earnest again once the bastards had come right in front of their noses.
Thwack! Thump, thump!
“Gack!”
“Guegh!”
Using the narrow stairwell, they moved their bodies as compactly as possible, using elbows and knees to strike the bastards' faces or stomachs; they had changed their fighting style to suit the situation and location.
Thwack, thwack!
“Ack-ack!”
The two people, who pushed their way up to the third floor in an instant, charged straight into the interior of the Hold’em bar. Their faces were difficult to recognize as they were still wearing masks and hats.
“Argh! Everyone, crush them together!”
At someone’s shout, men began to rush in from all directions. Among them were bastards holding iron pipes and baseball bats.
Then, the two people who met each other's eyes nodded and began to deal with the bastards while moving to spaces where it was easy for each of them to fight.
But how should I put it?
The two of them didn't focus on beating the bastards down, but rather on smashing the interior of the Hold’em pub; they destroyed everything from the Hold’em tables to the display cases, bar tables, and chairs.
They mainly threw the bastards toward the tables or appliances while performing throws, and the sight was quite amusing.
By the time the interior of the Hold’em pub was completely destroyed, all the gang members were rolling on the floor while clutching their waists or heads.
-Get out now. A crowd is heading your way.
At that moment, Jo Sang-nim’s voice was heard through the earphones the two were wearing in one ear. Then, the two who met each other’s eyes began to quickly exit the building without either needing to be told first.
A short while later.
A crowd of men swarmed into the Hold’em bar. They were all wearing black suits and possessed menacing impressions without exception; they exuded an atmosphere of a different caliber than the thugs who had been here.
In their hands, instead of iron pipes or baseball bats, they held sashimi knives.
At that moment, the gang members split to both sides, and a man in his early forties strode inside. He had a shaved head and a distinct burn scar on his face.
He was Park Chun-seop, the boss of the Chunseop-i Gang in Sang-buk-dong.
As soon as he entered, he looked around the Hold’em pub. It was, quite literally, completely smashed. It seemed it would take several days to resume business properly.
“Haaa… these fucking bastards…”
Park Chun-seop’s face was filled with wrinkles.
Then, the men who had collapsed lined up, knelt down, and bowed their heads.
“We are sorry. Hyung-nim.”
“The bastards suddenly charged in…”
“You’re saying there were two of them?”
Park Chun-seop asked while holding a cigarette in his mouth.
“Yes. Hyung-nim. They were no ordinary guys. They are guys who have learned professionally.”
“Did you see who they were?”
When Park Chun-seop asked with a scowl, the gang members could not answer properly.
“That is…”
“Because they were wearing hats and masks on their faces…”
“You stupid bastards! You should have taken off their masks no matter what!”
Park Chun-seop shouted out while throwing a cigarette butt at the gang members.
“Excuse me…”
At that moment, one gang member who was kneeling at one end with blood streaming down his head slowly raised his hand.
“I saw a little bit. While fighting, one guy’s mask was taken off. He was definitely a guy I’ve seen on the Yangkkaengi Gang’s side.”
“Are you sure?”
“I’m certain! I saw it clearly with my own two eyes.”
At the gang member’s words, Park Chun-seop’s face began to tremble.
“Yangkkaengi, you son of a bitch… so you really want to try having a war.”
He fell into thought for a moment, then took a long drag of his cigarette and threw the butt away as he spoke.
“Get the tools ready. This time, I’ll have to take him out for good.”
“Yes. Hyung-nim!”
The gang members swarmed back outside.
In truth, the gang member who said it was the Yangkkaengi Gang had been in a state where he had promised to leak false information after receiving bribe money from Woo Do-hwa.
Having faithfully kept his promise, he leisurely left the place under the pretext of getting his forehead stitched.
30 minutes later.
A modern building located on the Mi-hyeon-dong side of Geum-o.
On the surface, the first floor was a bar and the second floor was a room soju bar, but in truth, this was an illegal brothel where women were selected on the first floor and sexual services were provided in the second-floor room soju bar.
Finally, the third floor was one of the headquarters of the Yangkkaengi Gang.
The two people stood in front of the building.
The neon signs flashed brilliantly.
“It’s quite flashy.”
“How’s your stamina?”
At Woo Do-hwa’s question, Na Hong-gu held up a thumb.
“It’s sufficient.”
“Let’s go in.”
The two people immediately went up to the second floor, lightly subdued the gang members guarding the entrance, and went inside.