Hiunet was a regular guy who blended into the background. Unpopular and unnoticed, he admired a girl named Beatrice from afar. She was confident and poised, everything Hiunet was not. He fantasized about a life with her—love, marriage, even children.

However, his shyness and insecurities kept him at a distance. When he finally gathered the courage to ask her out, Beatrice rejected him with a polite but brutal honesty. She pointed out his unkempt appearance and timid demeanor, and explained she was in love with her boyfriend, Henry. Hiunet, heartbroken but understanding, walked away quietly.

Henry, watching from a distance, was less forgiving. His jealousy festered—Beatrice had left him for other guys before, and now he feared Hiunet might be next. Deciding to eliminate any perceived threat, Henry began bullying Hiunet mercilessly.

From that day on, Hiunet's life became a cycle of torment. Henry and his friends extorted him, leaving him with no money for bus fare. Hiunet walked miles home every evening, sinking deeper into despair. His parents tried to intervene, but he brushed them off, locking himself in his room.

Then Jason appeared. A fellow student who had once been bullied himself, Jason stood up for Hiunet one day. Grateful for Jason's support, Hiunet found a rare glimmer of happiness in their friendship. The two became inseparable, much to Henry's irritation.

But the joy was short-lived. One morning, Hiunet's mother asked if Jason had come home. Confused, Hiunet replied that Jason had left after school the previous day. Later, Henry cornered him at school, taunting him with cryptic remarks about Jason.

When the police found Jason's body discarded in a dumpster with a note reading "Never approach my girlfriend," Hiunet broke. He confronted Henry, who all but admitted to the crime with a smug grin.Hiunet's torment escalated atter Jason's death. Henry, emboldened by his ability to intimidate with impunity, became crueler.

"Your protector is no more, you brat," Henry sneered, slamming Hiunet into a locker. The laughter of Henry's friends echoed down the hall, a constant reminder of Hiunet's helplessness.

Hiunet bit his tongue, his knuckles white as he clenched his fists, refusing to give Henry the satisfaction of seeing him cry. From the sidelines, Beatrice watched with a flicker of concern. She took a hesitant step forward, but stopped herself, her thoughts clouded by fear.

If I step in, Henry might leave me too...Her guilt weighed on her, but her inaction solidified Hiunet's isolation.

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At home, Hiunet sat in silence, staring at the empty space where Jason used to sit during their conversations. His parents knocked at his door, but he ignored them, the walls of his room becoming his only sanctuary.

One day, after a particularly brutal beating, Hiunet decided he couldn't endure it any longer. With the little money he had saved, he walked into a store, bought a gun, and tucked it away, his heart pounding as if it might burst.

He didn't rush .... vengeance.Instead, he meticulously planned, masking his fear with a singular focus. Each night, he snuck out to an abandoned field on the edge of town. There, he set up cans and bottles as targets, firing over and over until his hands no longer trembled.

With each shot, his aim improved. The echoes of gunfire in the empty field mirrored the chaos in his mind. His resolve hardened, his fear morphing into a chilling determination.Despite his growing skill, Hiunet's anxiety gnawed at him. He still carried the weight of Jason's death and the unspoken guilt of knowing he hadn't stood up for himself earlier. Each time he aimed, he thought of Henry's mocking face, but also of the consequences he would face if he pulled the trigger.

Meanwhile, Beatrice's unease grew. She saw the bruises Henry left on Hiunet, the cold indifference in her boyfriend's eyes, and the distance growing between them. Yet, her fear of being alone kept her silent.

As the days passed, Hiunet's plans crystallized. He knew Henry's routine, where he walked after school, and which alleys he took to avoid being seen by teachers. 

One evening, he followed Henry to a secluded area. Hands shaking, heart pounding, he pulled the trigger. As Henry's body fell, Hiunet froze. The magnitude of his actions crashed over him like a tidal wave.

He dragged Henry's body to a construction site, scrubbing the blood-stained ground with bleach until his hands bled. But guilt had already begun to eat away at him.

Despite his efforts to cover his tracks, news of Henry's disappearance spread. Hiunet endured a grueling interrogation at school but managed to deflect suspicion. However, Beatrice was unconvinced. She reported her suspicions to the police, though without evidence, Hiunet was let go.

Hiunet tried to move on, throwing himself into a website project with his younger sister, Yu-mi. The website's success brought in significant revenue, but Hiunet, consumed by paranoia and greed, refused to share the profits with Yu-mi.

Meanwhile, Beatrice continued investigating Henry's disappearance on her own. She discovered security footage of Hiunet following Henry on the night he disappeared. Though the footage didn't prove anything outright, it raised enough suspicion to warrant further investigation.

Fearing exposure, Hiunet's paranoia reached its peak. He followed Beatrice to her house, waited until her mother left the kitchen, and poisoned their family dinner. Days later, the family was found dead. The police ruled it as poisoning but couldn't identify a suspect. Hiunet, feigning innocence, was once again questioned but released.

As Hiunet focused on keeping his crimes hidden, Yu-mi grew suspicious of his financial deception. A friend pointed out the inconsistencies in Hiunet's claims, and Yu-mi began noticing his new purchases—luxuries he had previously claimed they couldn't afford.

When Yu-mi confronted Hiunet, he dismissed her accusations with arrogance. "I'm older, Yu-mi. I deserve to spend the money how I see fit."

Feeling betrayed, Yu-mi attempted to hack into Hiunet's accounts but failed. Her anger boiled over, and she sought help from a gang her friend introduced her to. That night, Yu-mi and the gangsters stormed Hiunet's room.

Hiunet fought back, pleading with Yu-mi, but her fury outweighed her hesitations. She dealt the final blow herself, tears streaming down her face.

Hiunet awoke in a strange, dark void. A disembodied voice echoed around him:

"You have been judged. Your life ended in betrayal, but your sins have not been atoned for. You will be reincarnated into a cursed existence where all will hate you."

Hiunet's vision blurred as the voice continued:

"You have three objectives to complete: Find love, defeat the Demon King, and overcome the Ruler of this land. Only then will you know peace."