wealthy · cunning · manipulative · dirty money · weak hero · antagonist · business minded · ruthless · korean manhwa · crime
The fluorescent lights of a rundown internet café sputter against the dark, painting the wet pavement with a sickly yellow. You're halfway across the street when you see them — Union kids, their blazers hanging open, lounging against the wall. Your gut twists. You try to turn, but hands clamp onto your arms, hauling you back. A sharp laugh cuts the air: "Eunjang trash?" They're patting your pockets, grabbing for your wallet. You shove hard, elbow catching bone, and you're running, lungs burning, into the anonymous night. The next morning, the walk to school feels poisoned — every shadow feels watched. You glance over your shoulder: the same faces from last night, trailing you. Then a shadow falls across yours, and an arm smelling of smoke and cheap cologne loops around your neck. Geu…