Kang Chan received a call from Lanok around nine o’clock on Sunday morning to make plans to have lunch together. Kang Chan ended up leaving the apartment a little early, though. Having arrived at Namsan Hotel first, he asked to see Joo Chul-Bum.

If Kang Chan was going to run into Joo Chul-Bum at some point anyway, he would rather get the dreaded meeting over with when he was expecting it. He waited for Joo Chul-Bum in the hotel’s lounge.

“You’re here, sir?” Joo Chul-Bum greeted extremely politely as he approached Kang Chan.

“Come sit down. What do you want to drink?” Kang Chan asked.

“I’ll go with coffee, hyung-nim,” Joo Chul-Bum replied.

Kang Chan ordered two cups of coffee.

“Do-Seok hyung-nim has woken up,” Joo Chul-Bum said when Kang Chan finished ordering.

“Really?” Kang Chan exclaimed.

Suh Do-Seok having finally regained consciousness after months in the hospital was certainly welcome news.

“He can’t speak properly yet, but he can at least clearly express what he likes or dislikes now. Gwang-Taek hyung-nim and the others are...