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– Sometimes I feel like I just
– don’t understand him.
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Sunwoo
What now?
Did you two fight again?
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– It just kind of happened….
– I wasn’t planning to get angry,
– but the more I listened, the more pissed off I got.
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Sunwoo
What happened?
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– He suddenly withdrew 20 million won from his bank account and spent it.
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Sunwoo
Holy shit.
20 million?
He’s not the kind of person who spends money like that.
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– Exactly. He’s usually so frugal.
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Sunwoo
What’d he spend it on?
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– I asked him,
– but he won’t tell me.
– Absolutely won’t.
– Even when I get mad, he won’t tell me.
– Just keeps his mouth shut.
– Since yesterday, he’s been locked up in his room hugging the cat.
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Sunwoo
Damn.
Yeah, he’s stubborn.
But what could he suddenly need 20 million won for?
It’s not like he’d suddenly get into gambling or something.
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– If you ask me
– I think he sent it to his parents.
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Sunwoo
Ah….
That’s not good.
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– Do you know something?
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Sunwoo
I’m from the same neighborhood as them,
so I’ve heard some rumors.
Well…
Those people have gotten into a cult lately,
and they’re practically half out of their minds.
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– Are they insane?
– What a complete train wreck.
– Absolute garbage human beings.
– A cult?
– Seriously?
– That’s unbelievable.
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Sunwoo
I wasn’t going to tell you,
but apparently they’ve been going around saying
they’re going to kill the demon that’s made their son homosexual
and get their son back.
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– Get him back?
– What fucking bullshit.
– When did they suddenly start caring, after waving a kitchen knife at their own kid?
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Sunwoo
Exactly.
Come to think of it, has he been doing a little better lately?
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– He’s okay. There are still some
– precarious parts,
– but I’ve gotten him into boxing lessons too.
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Sunwoo
Boxing?
I swear, every time I hear that, it still sounds wrong.
Doesn’t that completely not suit him?
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– Well, I keep telling him he’s great and the best at it,
– but honestly, he has no talent.
– He’s just not the type of person who can hit someone…
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Sunwoo
Right.
Like he’d ever throw a punch.
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– But he knows how to dodge now,
– and that’s enough.
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Sunwoo
True.
But when you tell him he’s good at it, does he actually believe you?
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– Sometimes I let him win.
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Sunwoo
It must be obvious you’re throwing the match.
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– He doesn’t know.
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Sunwoo
LOL.
Seriously, he’s kind of cute.
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– Don’t call him cute.
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Sunwoo
You crazy bastard.
Cute as a friend.
I’ve got a wife, you know.;
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– Anyway,
– don’t say that.
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Sunwoo
Fine, asshole.
Anyway, his parents are completely out of control.
I’ve even heard stories about them blowing through one or two houses.
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– I wish the two of them would just ruin themselves and nobody else.
– It’s not like they’re even struggling financially.
– The moment they heard he’d gotten hired by a major corporation,
– they started talking about finally getting their money’s worth out of him.
– When they told him to send them an allowance, I seriously…
– Can people like that even be called human?
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Sunwoo
Seriously.
You’ve got it rough.
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– It’s not that rough.
– I just feel like I’m always dumping my problems on you.
– Sorry.
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Sunwoo
It’s fine. You’ve listened to me plenty too.
If it weren’t for you, I never would’ve gotten married.
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– That’s true.
– You would’ve gotten dumped.
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Sunwoo
Honestly, can’t argue with that.
So what are you going to do now?
No way they’ll stop after taking money from him once.
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– Right.
– He’s secretly soft-hearted, so he’ll never be able to cut them off himself.
– I’ll do it for him.
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Sunwoo
Cut them off?
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– I’ll go see them,
– and put an end to it once and for all.
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Sunwoo
Hey, don’t.
I’m telling you, those people seem completely insane these days.
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– That’s exactly why I need to cut them off.
– I can’t stand seeing him suffer again.
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Sunwoo
Still….
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– It’s fine. What are they really going to do?
– Don’t worry.
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Sunwoo
Hmm….
Nothing will probably happen to you,
but just in case, be careful.
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– Yeah.
– And me going to see them—
– keep it a secret no matter what.
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Sunwoo
I know, idiot.
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