Hyungseok made a visit. As Maru had told him that he would not open the door if he came empty-handed, he brought a large bottle of water in one hand and some dog food in the other. While Hyungseok, who came inside his house, played with the dog, Maru set up the drinking table. Two bags of snacks, some dried squid, and a beer pitcher.

“Hey, it’s starting.”

He raised the TV volume. The ad for the kimchi refrigerator ended and the screen switched to something else. An ambulance was rushing across the street. A child was crying in the middle of a fiery traffic accident site. Along with tense music, the car that the child was in started emitting smoke. The camera quickly scanned the scene where screams and groans were strewn all over the place and eventually focused on the child's dilated pupils. The fire was coming closer. The fuel that leaked out from the fuel port foreshadowed the worst possible event. Just then, there was a man who rushed across the fire and grabbed the door to the capsized car.

"There's the main character," Hyungseok said as he pointed at Lee Heewon.

Heewon dragged out the child from the car and started running with all his might. The car exploded as though it was just waiting for that to happen. Heewon's face was zoomed in on as he...