Back to Present Day
Hin-ko: "But that was the past."
Woon: "Happy to see you not dwelling on past matters."
Hin-ko: "I've changed for the better."
Later at Jin-na's Room
There's something suspicious about this Woon guy.
Jin-na writes in her diary:
He suddenly appeared in our lives, and ever since he came, my brother has changed. He used to go out everyday to a Dungeon, but ever since Woon came, he only goes out once in a while. I'm not complaining, but he used to have a passion for this Hunter stuff, and now he just treats it like a normal nine-to-five job. And around this guy, I feel this weird feeling. I don't know who he is or what he is, but I think I'm getting close.
Jin-na closes her diary. She looks out her window.
Jin-na: "It's getting late. I should probably sleep."
Jin-na goes to sleep.
The second she does, Woon appears out of thin air. He opens her diary.
Woon: "Haha, she's catching on, huh? Well, I better get rid of her faster than I expected."
Fast Forward: A Week Later
Jin-na is in class. The fire alarm rings.
Random Student: "Yo, Teach, is this a drill?"
Teacher: "No way! We have no drill scheduled today!"
The class descends into chaos.
Teacher: "Like we practiced, go in an ord—"
Before he can finish, students start to run for the exit, knocking the teacher to the ground and breaking his leg.
Jin-na rushes to help the teacher get up.
Teacher: "Leave without me, Jin-na!"
Jin-na: "No. I'm going to help you no matter what."
Using her fire-survival skill, Jin-na starts helping him out, and they manage to get outside.
Jin-na: "I told you I would save you!"
Suddenly, a student starts yelling inside the school.
Student: "HELP ME, PLEASE!"
Before Jin-na can re-enter, the teacher grabs her arm.
Teacher: "DON'T GO! I made a promise with your brother to keep you safe. Don't go, please!"
Jin-na: "Don't worry, I can handle this."
She says this as she runs back into the burning school.
Jin-na: "Where are you?!"
Student (Voice): "I'M HERE! I'M HER—"
Jin-na heads toward the voice, but instead, she sees Woon.
Woon: "Hahaha! I knew that would work."
Jin-na: "Wait, Woon, wha—"
Woon: "Don't act surprised. I read your diary. It seems you know my secrets."
Jin-na: "What are you?"
Woon: "That's a secret I'm not going to share with you."
Jin-na: "I'm going to tell my brother—"
Woon: "Don't bother. You're going to die today, long before you can tell him all of that nonsense."
Woon kills her with a clean, decisive strike.
Woon then disappears into thin air.
Hin-ko, after hearing the news, was devastated. He felt the true weight of what he had done to others by not saving that mother in the fire; the pain was now his.
He held the funeral, being the only one there along with Woon.
Woon: "I am so sorry for your loss."
Hin-ko: "Thanks, Woon," Hin-ko said quietly.
A Few Weeks Later at Hin-ko's House
Hin-ko was sitting alone, nursing a drink. "What is life, Woon? A sick, f**king joke?"
Woon: "Oh, be careful with that glass of liquor."
Hin-ko: "You know what? Get out. I want a night all alone."
Woon: "As you wish."
Woon left the house, leaving Hin-ko completely alone.
Hin-ko eventually made his way to Jin-na's room.
"I wish you were here with me," Hin-ko whispered.
Then, he noticed a book tucked away.
"What's this?"
He picked it up and opened it. The very first page read:
Hey! This is my diary. If you're not me, don't read it!
Hin-ko laughed, a hollow, painful sound. "She's the same after all these years."
He continued reading, the nostalgia slowly fading as he got to the newest entry. He read it once, then again, and a cold dread replaced his grief.
"Hmm, what's this?"
He read Jin-na's final entry and realized something crucial:
Jin-na had mentioned being burned, even though normal fires could not burn her due to her skill.The teacher mentioned they heard a student yelling "Help me," yet there was no other body found inside the school besides Jin-na.Jin-na's suspicion that Woon was acting strangely and felt like a monster.
Hin-ko slammed the diary shut. He put two and two together and instantly realized: Woon killed her.
"THAT DAMN BASTARD!"