“So, did the matter at your school end well?”

“Yes, thanks to you, it all ended well.”

“That’s good. Are the bullied kids still going to school like normal?”

“Probably.”

“Probably?”

“I haven’t talked to them after that. From how I see them from time to time at school, I think they’re doing fine.”

“That’s a little unexpected. Usually, they’d come up and say thanks.”

“It’s not something I wanted them to thank me for. Neither they nor I have a reason to get close to each other, so it was only a matter of time before we became like strangers.”

“To me, that sounds like you didn’t do all that out of pity.”

“Yeah, well.”

“Did the bullies get on your bad side then? Or did they bully you as well? No wait, you definitely aren’t the type of guy to be bullied.”

“There’s a guy that crossed the line. Honestly speaking, if he didn’t cause any problems for me, I would’ve just let them be.”

“I don’t say this to young people that much, but that’s actually better. You need to draw the line between where you want to interfere and where you don’t. I don’t recommend being kind to everyone to people.”

Maru nodded as he sliced the t-bone steak. His life philosophy was similar to that of lawyer Park’s. Well, many people probably had similar philosophies with minor differences.

“Oh, lawyer Park.”

Just as he was biting into a piece of bread after applying butter on it, a lady who seemed to be in her early forties greeted lawyer Park. Next to her was a pretty child. She seemed to be in elementary school.

“Hello. I didn’t know I’d see you here.”

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