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Jang Han-Il had lived a smooth, untroubled life. He was the only son of a moderately well-off and affectionate family.
When he was a boy, he dreamed of becoming an athlete. Thanks to a practical father who accepted that dream, he had received unwavering support from his elementary school years onward.
Though his stubbornness and fierce competitiveness often made adults click their tongues in disbelief, no one truly criticized him. Everyone simply saw it as the youthful pride of a boy destined to go far.
“Ha… That bastard, Eun-Ho, broke another record,” someone said lightly.
“What?! You mean the 200 meters? Did he beat that again?”
“No, not just that. He broke the records for 100, 200, and 400 meters. Damn it… Is he even human?”
No one could’ve known what it felt like, running behind an arrogant bastard, seeing nothing but the back of Eun-Ho’s head on the red track. Under the blazing sun, even his shadow stretched long and relentless, tauntingly so.
“Are you slacking off because your records are too good?”
“You’re such a pain.”
Han-Il hated him. He hated Eun-Ho’s talent, hated that he could never surpass him, and hated himself for being tormented by that fact. Therefore, when he heard the news about Eun-Ho’s leg, he had been shocked, unsettled even.
“Hey! Did you hear? Eun-Ho busted his leg!”
“What?!”
“That arrogant guy’s retiring!”
Yet, deep within, a flicker of dark satisfaction stirred. The mere thought of that usually...
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