"Wow, man. Did you see the recent post?”

"What post? Is it on Grandce?"

"Oh, that post on Grandce. That accusation post."

"Accusation post? Someone besides Sun-Woo?"

"No, no. It's Sun-Woo again. But I think the content was a little different.”

"Sun-Woo again? What the hell is he doing?"

The school was unusually noisy because of the post on Grandce. It was an accusation post, but it was also an appeal. The students read the contents of the post by sharing their phones with each other. All the students who read the text would react in the same way.

"Uh… Is this real?"

“...Wow.”

There wasn’t even an opportunity for them to get angry—they just let out heavy breaths and sighed. It was because the contents of the accusation post were too shocking. The students looked at each other with stunned expressions. No one opened their mouths, and silence filled the room.

Thump–!

Soon, the door opened.

The main character of the accusation post revealed himself and trudged into the room, but no one looked at him. No, perhaps it was more accurate to say that they were unable to look at him.

* * *

I came to school early in the morning and studied. On any normal day, the classroom would have been noisy with nasty gossip about me. However, it was quiet today. It was obvious why. The students were not even able to make eye contact with me.

Eventually, when it reached a quarter past eight, Ye-Jin came into the classroom.

It was over. The children didn't even want to make eye contact with me. Her face, which would normally have a smiling expression, was currently filled with apprehension.

"I'll start homeroom."

Likewise, her voice lacked strength.

“As I always say, kidnappings targeting middle and high school students are rampant these days, so please be careful. There is nothing else I can tell you. Byung-Hoon, please come on in.”

Ye-Jin beckoned, and Byung-Hoon, who was waiting outside the classroom, walked in. His face was filled with bruises...