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Yunjae is curious about Gon as he told Dr Shim. Dr Shim told him that he could have taken himself out of the situation, getting beat up doesn't mean he's brave. Dr Shim was a heart surgeon but no longer does surgeries ever since the death of his wife so he honours her by baking bread.

Gon came to the bookstore & bought a magazine, he said he read about Yunjae. They had a conversation about his family dying.

Gon's history is that he lived with a Chinese couple, a childless couple, and was in youth centres. He mixed with the wrong group and decided to call himself Gon.

After the incinerator incident of Gon beating up Yunjae, he was suspended for a week. His "father" beat him for his actions.

One day, they were seated opposite each other. Yunjae mocked Gon & he went crazy again.

Gon returned to the funeral and "threatened" Yunjae. He "teamed" up with 2 other boys at school. He started bullying Yunjae but would not get a reaction from him at all. He wrote on the board and announced that he and Yunjae would have a showdown near the incinerator.

Yunjae showed up at the place and Gon just kept beating him up. Yunjae just said that he can't give a reaction that Gon wants so he should just stop.

There was a new kid in school named Gon.

Yun Kwonho, who had asked Yunjae to act as their son to his wife received a call a few days prior that they might have found their son. Their son was Gon. Yunjae had met Gon (aka Yun Leesu) in school, and again at the funeral. Gon had become famous for the rumours about his past in school.

He met Mrs Yun, "playing" as their long lost son. She was out with her son and she had to pick up a short call. However, when she tried looking for her son, he was gone.

A few days later, she died, and he went to the funeral. Using a young photo of her, Mr Yun explained that that was the last photo he found of her smiling before their son went missing. Just as he was about to leave, everyone turned and saw a boy.

Yunjae (protagonist) kept seeing a particular man around the hospital. He was Yun Kwonho, a father of a missing child and a husband to a sick wife. He asked Yunjae if he could act as their missing son because they look alike. They found that the son was recently found but Kwonho said he's not in a state to meet his mother.

Yunjae agreed.

He started high school & one day, a schoolmate who's known to talk back to teachers asked him how it was like. Simply put, protagonist said he felt nothing and the news spread like wildfire, all because he doesn't feel much.

One day, he had dinner with Dr Shim & said he'd try to continue schooling. Dr Shim also pointed out that being ordinary is actually very tough.

Dr Shim Jaeyoung left him a note to come upstairs. He owned a bakery and the entire building. He offered to help with finances if needed. He suggested that the protagonist need not worry, he should save money for school & essentials. Dr Shim would even give him food and money to continue working at the bookshop. He mentioned that his mom said to take care of the protagonist.

The protagonist continued schooling.

End of Part 1 - His mom survived but was as good as dead because of brain damage. The victims of the killer held a funeral for 3 days. They found out that the killer was just a normal person. He got retrenched, his family left him, and he fell into debt. He isolated himself for a few years, only leaving to visit the library, reading books on martial arts, self-defense, and wielding a knife. He had the urge to kill.

The 3 of them were out for Christmas Eve, which is also his birthday. After eating, he saw the plum-flavoured sweets he knew Granny & Mom liked and the staff went to get a refill for him. When he took 2 handfuls & was about to head out, a man went on a rampage, killing both his mom & Granny.

He just watched them die from the inside of the restaurant.