September 7, 2030

  Gamamusa was fixing his makeup. He added artificial skin on his wrinkles to make them look youthful and added artificial fingerprints on his fingers to make them look like Park's. He lightly straightened his face, smiled, and then made a poker face again. The wrinkles came back a little bit and they were wrinkled up again. "Ha, I should keep going expressionless."

  It had already been 20 years since he played the 40-year-old professor. His face was wrinkled and he was actually turning 40, and he was already playing Corporal Park Sung-jae, who was in his mid-20s. He yawned, and slowly stood up. And he looked at the clock. Before he knew it, the time was past dawn and it was getting to 10 in the morning. "He should be here by now."

  Rumors had been circulating at the Baekryong Unit that Kim Dae-hyun would return to the military after completing a three-month prison term. However, it was not clear where he was going. Gamamusa, disguised as Park Sung-jae, entered the barracks. Baek was dressed in his military uniform and getting ready to work a shift in the guard tower. He glanced at Park Sung-jae and greeted him half-heartedly. "Are you done cooking? Hey, about Kim Dae-hyun, the one you sent in with your testimony, he came out of prison. You put him in because you had such a hard time. It's such a pity on you, you know?

  Gamamusa was expressionless. Perhaps it was because he playing role of 20, worrying that he's face might get wrinkled, but he didn't deny what Baek said. Baek opened the door to the home office. "I'm going. You should clean up after me." The room was messy. Last night, while Gamamusa was cooking, Baek was playing with he's fellow soldiers from the next room after receiving a break for the evening. "Ha-am..." Baek was walking down the hall with his slightly sleepy eyes.

  Then, he saw a silhouette coming around the corner at the end of the hallway. Baek Hyung-jin covered his mouth a little. He was Kim Dae-hyun. Kim Dae-hyun was yawning and taking a cigarette from his uniform and heading to the smoking area.

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  The homeroom teacher was lightly hitting a fan on the desk. In front of him were Baek and Jang Cheol-jin. The teacher was looking at Baek with his eyes looking a little dumbfounded. "..So, Cheol-jin hit you? Yo expect me to trust you on that?" Baek glanced at Cheol-jin and looked at him. Cheol-jin was sighing with an imposing look on his face. "…Yes, he hit me." The teacher sighed. "There was a rumor that Cheol-jin fought for you. What the hell is going on here?"

  Baek couldn't say anything, maybe because he was embarrassed. The teacher turned to Cheol-jin. "… I'm sorry. I know you didn't do anything wrong, but now that you've been reported, we should open a disciplinary committee. Anyway, it's true that he has many bruises on he's body. That's not even a self-inflicted wound. He still have a scar on he's back that can only be seen as someone stepped on him." The teacher turned to Baek. "…Who did this to you? Is Kim Dae-hyun threatening you?" Baek didn't say anything.

  Jang came out of the classroom and looked back at Baek with cold eyes. "What's wrong with you? Straighten your shoulders. Aren't you the victim?" Baek became a little embarrassed when he said those words. Cheol-jin encountered he's friends and walked with them as they passed through the hallway. His friends looked at Baek with contempt. Baek saw Kim Dae-hyun while walking down the hall in a stunned state.

  Baek tried to turn around and take a different route, but Kim recognized him and ran to him and put an arm around him. "Hey, did it go well?" Baek shrugged and Kim snorted. "Yeah, man. Jang Cheol-jin was going to leave you behind and transfer into another school. Isn't that so disloyal? Who will protect you when Cheol-jin is gone? Cheol-jin's friends walk by with their eyes on me. Do you think they will protect you?" Baek Hyung-jin couldn't refute. In fact, Cheol-jin's friends despised him, but these days, they were wary of Kim Dae-hyun after hearing that Cheol-jin was moving.

  Kim Dae-hyun offered a cigarette to Baek. "Hey, I feel good. Let's go to the teachers' smoking area and have a smoke." Hyung-jin looked a little surprised. "… I can't smoke. My parents will disagree." Kim Dae-hyun put a cigarette in Baek's mouth. "Then you can learn it from now on. Just ask me." Baek had no choice but to bite his cigarette in his mouth.

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  Kim Dae-hyun looked at Baek Hyung-jin while passing through the hallway, and looked at him with a slightly mocking look. "Hey, is it working time already? Hit it." Hyung-jin wriggled a bit when Dae-hyun said. He looked back at Dae-hyun, who was passing by him. "...Hey, do you remember the cigarette you gave me at school?" Kim looked puzzled as he looked back at Baek. "Huh? Did I go to the same school as you? You must have been mistaken." Dae-hyun turned back and walked down the corridor.