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Under the bench dimmed by an old streetlight, a boy around the same age as Sung Na-Ra wearing a hoodie yanked her hair roughly.
"Ahh!"
Even though Sung Na-Ra screamed, Lee Jin-Sil and the others just giggled and laughed.
"Hey! We haven't even started. What are you screaming for already?"
The guy in the hoodie raised his other hand to slap Sung Na-Ra's cheek.
"You better clench your teeth."
I gritted my teeth and ran even faster. If I hadn't come here, I couldn't imagine what they might have done to Sung Na-Ra. After all, kids' violence often crossed the line.
As I ran, I already confirmed there were no security cameras. So the moment I reached the guy in the hoodie, I punched him in the ribs.
Thud!
"Urgh!"
The hoodie-wearing boy who was about to hit Sung Na-Ra crumpled to the ground. Lee Jin-Sil and the rest screamed in surprise.
"Wh-what the hell?"
"Aaah!!"
Some of them checked on the boy in the hoodie writhing on the ground. He clutched his ribs and groaned. I had controlled my strength so I wouldn't break a bone, but it was definitely painful enough to feel like dying.
I used the confusion to check on Sung Na-Ra's condition. "Na-Ra, are you okay?"
Sung Na-Ra blinked and looked at me. Tears welled up in her big eyes.
"Mr. Jung?"
"I told you not to come out no matter what."
"I'm sorry. They said they'd hurt my little siblings if I didn't..."
Sung Na-Ra had no choice but to come out because they threatened to hurt her younger siblings.
Anger surged in my chest, but I suppressed it as much as I could. If I lost control here, I felt like I would dig up all the sand in the playground and bury these bastards underneath.
Then, Lee Jin-Sil recognized my face and shrieked. "What? Is it you again...
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