Tae sat on the stiff wooden bench, his wrist throbbing and his mind racing.
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(thinking) “All this chaos… and for what? To be ‘saved’ by someone who vanished into thin air?”
No—saved wasn’t the right word. That man had stripped me… dislocated my wrist… and still managed to disappear like smoke.
“If the police hadn’t arrived when they did, I’d probably be dead.”
A Russian officer stood nearby, trying to sound reassuring.
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“They must be after you because of the big contract you're handling. But please… don’t think badly of Russia. It’s not usually like this.”
Tae gave him a nod, barely paying attention. His entire body was screaming for rest.
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(Thinking) “I just want to get to the hotel, crash on the bed, and pretend today never happened.”
Just then, another officer stepped in — older, more senior. He raised a brow at the scene.
Senior officer
“Why haven’t you sent him off yet?”
officer
(Asking from tae) “Ah—sir, if you don’t mind, I can drive you to your hotel. It’s the least I can do.”
He didn’t thank him — just followed along, half-asleep already, his wrist useless and his pride bruised.
Soon, the car pulled up in front of a luxurious Russian hotel — tall, elegant, cold.
Tae stared up at it, sighed, and thought,
“If this is just the start… I’m so screwed.”
[Hotel Bathroom – Midnight]
Steam curled in the air as water ran down Tae’s aching body. The heat soothed his muscles, but it couldn’t ease the storm inside his head.
He leaned forward, palms on the cold marble, eyes locked on his reflection in the fogged-up mirror.
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But his voice—calm like still water… and yet the violence…”
(remembering) how it felt—the suffocating pressure of that man’s presence. No shouting. No warning. Just pure, merciless strength wrapped in silence.
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“If he had really wanted to hurt me… if he had gone even a step further…”
He couldn’t finish the thought.
His fingers moved up, slowly peeling away the edge of the mask. The disguise that let him become Sakamoto.
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Fuck! “That was the first time… I couldn’t fight back. Tossed into the dark. Defenseless. Naked. Powerless.” Agh!
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