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In the twilight glow of autumn,the large T University appears brilliantly illuminated. The campus is vast, featuring a spacious courtyard, a grand stage, and enormous lecture halls. A familiar figure enters the auditorium—a tall man with long hair tied back over his shoulder, a gentle, refined face, and bright eyes emphasized by glasses. All the students in the lecture hall suddenly rise and speak in unison.

"Professor, you've arrived!"

"Yes... Is there a new student in the class?"

"Not exactly a new student, Professor. He's just here to audit the lecture."

The speaker points toward a young man, whose face breaks into an excited smile.

... The class ends, and the two men meet in the school hallway. From this height, the campus below appears vibrant and beautiful.

"You're a professor? To be so young and already a professor is truly rare..."

"Isn't that because of you? Ah, my hope"

"Why because of me? And what's this about a student? What's the connection?"

"Don't you recognize me, sir? I'm older than you, aren't I?... Do you remember the person you saved, the one who was **ostracized since March 21st**?"

...The story begins when... **His** family was shattered by the appearance of a woman. His parents became embroiled in conflict, leading to divorce. To support the family, his mother had to work multiple jobs at once. The large, loving home he once knew was gone. Eventually, his mother collapsed from exhaustion and passed away, leaving him and his older sister alone. But life showed them no mercy. Due to illness and resulting complications, **He** needed money for surgery. Driven to desperation to care for him, his sister was forced into prostitution. Yet, the days ahead were no easier. During one night of entertaining a few major corporate executives, his sister was attacked by the wife of one of the men. She and another girl who were pouring drinks were both **gang-raped** at the karaoke parlor. They were infected with a disease. The illness plunged his sister into even greater hardship, causing her to take any client offered, working late into the night.

The slum they lived in was full of thugs, and seeing her vulnerable state, they turned their attention to **Him**. His appearance, which was 80-90% feminine, attracted the predatory gaze of even men.

When **He** was **12 years old**, a group of 17 and 18-year-old youths was staking out his sister's return. **He** was home alone. Mistaking his tall frame and face for a girl's, they kicked down the door and rushed in to sexually assault him. **He** offered no resistance, allowing them to overpower him. Two held his arms while the leader ran his fingers over his pale neck, unbuttoning his shirt. It wasn't because he was a boy, but... A few blue bruises on his body stunned them momentarily. One even yelled, "Damn! Thought he was still clean! Looks like he's already been taken!"

**He** said nothing, seemingly unwilling to reply. Another said, "I live next door. I heard groaning from this room the other day. Thought it was his sister with a client, but it was his little brother, at that age, taking care of business?"

The leader saw this, grabbed **His** chin and said, "His sister has HIV, and there are no condoms anywhere in this room, so this dog has probably got the disease too!" Seeing their contempt reach its peak, **He** struggled to break free from the two henchmen, lunged toward the leader, and kissed him with all his might. The leader tried to push him away, but the stubborn youth wouldn't let go. **He** bit his own tongue until it bled, then used his tongue to force the blood into the kidnapper's mouth, making him swallow it. The man shoved him away, tasting the faint metallic flavor of blood on his tongue, and kicked him, screaming, "Damn it! I'm not playing with you!" He then fled, followed by his two henchmen. No one would have guessed that the disease which had made his mother and sister's lives a living hell would save His life that day. The bruises were also self-inflicted, a way to protect himself from the thugs.

That sordid past was a result of his circumstances, and the deaths of the two people he loved most were ultimately connected to it. The children in the slum often mocked him because of it. Later, He was taken back in by his father due to public gossip, and his ambition was sparked from that point. At the hospital, many people would say they wished they could go back to the time when their parents took care of them and they didn't have to worry about bills. But for Him, what he called childhood was dirty, cheap, and utterly disgusting. Yet, his fate was not finished with him.

On March 21st, after saving a young man injured in a car accident and then saving a little girl on the road, He abandoned the attempt to save a famous person who arrived later. Consequently, all responsibility for the failed surgery that year was placed on Him. The reputation of the genius doctor was destroyed from that day forward.

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