He saw something inside the darkness. It was his memories, fleeting past him. Had it all started back then?0

‘You have to protect your sister.0

‘The bond between siblings is stronger than that between parents and children. You have to rely on each other until death. She’s your closest kin, so you have to protect her.0

‘I trust you.’0

His father’s voice which he couldn’t hear anymore, skirted past his ear. Since that moment, his sister Yi-Yoo had remained in his mind as the small child grabbing a hold of his sleeve and standing behind him. When he heard the name Jung Yi-Yoo, he always thought of the little girl from that time, who always had tears in her eyes.0

‘I leave it to you.’0

‘You will be an adult soon.’0

Who had said those things? Was it a relative he didn’t see anymore? The uncle who shook his head as he said he couldn’t take care of Yi-Yoo, or a different uncle who demanded money for raising Yi-Yoo while Yi-An was overseas?0

‘It’s your duty.’0

‘Protect.’0

‘With your life.’0

Yi-An’s first assignment after joining the special forces unit was to protect important figures and civilians on a battlefield raining down with bullets. Among them, there was someone who was burned into his memory—Yi-An didn’t know who the man was or what he was doing, but he obviously looked like someone who wasn’t suited for the battlefield. He wore glasses...0