*The alarm goes off, Sungjin wakes up feeling a little discouraged, after looking at the ceiling for a few seconds he gets up and starts getting ready for school*
Sungjin: Back to school... *Sungjin thinks with discouragement but soon this discouragement turns into determination*
*The walk to school was calm and silent, Sungjin still goes over in his memory some of Hae-won's teachings, when he arrives at the school gate, the entrance seems bigger, the looks on him made the whole atmosphere heavier. As he walks to his classroom, some students whisper as he passes, others stare or look away, the certainty is that the atmosphere around Sungjin has completely changed*
-They say he survived WooTay.
-They told me that the guy with blue hair is his friend.
*Sungjin listens to all the gossip but continues on to his office with a firm gaze*
*When he opens the door to his office, the room becomes silent and everyone starts to stare. Sungjin looks around the room and sees a single empty seat, which seemed to have been left there specifically for him. The path to his seat seems like swimming in a sea of mud*
*Sitting in his seat, Sungjin notices a note on his desk*
"You may inherit the name, but the weight on it will crush you" *The words written on the note ignite a spark of will within Sungjin*
Sungjin: Crush... *Sungjin thinks, remembering what the mysterious figure said the day before*
Sungjin: Nothing will crush me! *Sungjin stays motivated despite his fear and apprehension*
*During class time, Sungjin didn't even pay attention to what the teachers were teaching. He used all that time to refine his Style Stealing. He unconsciously made some movements that caught the attention of the other students.*
*During the break, the whispers continued without stopping. Sungjin had become the center of attention that day.*
-It was chaos. I heard that WooTay was dragged around like a sack of potatoes.
-Yes, and the guy with blue hair is completely scary. They said his eyes were black like a demon's.
-The most chilling thing was the sentence written on the board.
-That scared me.
Sungjin: Hyun-woo, what did you do... *Sungjin thinks about his friend's attitude.*
*Sungjin continues on his way in silence, but the spark inside him grows stronger and stronger.*
**In a room on the second floor walk**
*WooTay is sitting in one of the chairs, with Kai and Mo sitting in front of him, but now an older figure is watching Sungjin curiously through the window*
Kai: We lost control... He became a spark surrounded by fuel. *Kai comments a little apprehensively*
Professor Baek: You fed a myth, created a symbol. What remains for us is to show that this symbol is a fraud. *The teacher speaks calmly in a threatening tone*
*WooTay closes his eyes in anger, Kai and Mo just listen in silence*
Professor Baek: I will break this Symbol. *The teacher speaks as he leaves the room, leaving a crushing atmosphere in the room*
**At the end of the day**
*Sungjin walks back to his house. As he passes through the gym, a group of students stare at him and start laughing. One of them snaps his finger, but Sungjin doesn't even look, just goes on his way*
*Upon arriving home, Sungjin decides to enter his grandfather's room for the first time since his death*
*Sungjin takes one last breath before opening the bedroom door*
*As he opens the bedroom door, the smell of his grandfather's perfume takes over Sungjin's body, making him unable to hold back his tears*
*The tears of longing mix with all the pain and fatigue that Sungjin has been going through in these last few months. The memories return to his head, which reinforces the feeling of wanting to become someone like his grandfather and his father*
*After taking a breath and enjoying the moment, Sungjin goes to his grandfather's closet. Upon opening it, he sees some old clothes, some documents, and a suitcase with gold details, Sungjin takes the suitcase and takes it to the table in the living room*
*When opening the suitcase the first thing Sungjin sees is a photo of his grandparents with his parents holding the baby in their arms*
Sungjin: It's been a long time since I've seen you, mom and dad... *Sungjin runs his finger over their picture*
Sungjin: I think you'd be a little disappointed with my current situation, dad... *Sungjin talks to the photo, venting all his feelings*
Sungjin: But I know you would never have abandoned me, even though I've been weak all my life, now you can be sure, keep watching over me and protecting me, because I'm going to rebuild our family's name. *Sungjin demonstrates his determination and his will to honor his name*
Sungjin: Mom, you always supported me, even when I wanted to be an Olympic swimmer without even knowing how to swim, you never doubted my abilities, maybe if I were like that too I could show you another version of myself. *Sungjin dedicates this moment to his parents, telling them about his wishes and regrets*
*Sungjin continues exploring the briefcase, in it there were more documents from his grandfather's old restaurant, more photos of unknown people and an old envelope, with some reddish stains*
*Upon opening the envelope a ring and a folded piece of paper fall out of it*
*Sungjin takes the ring and carefully analyzes the description on it "Valhalla", that writing carved on the silver ring leaves a feeling of happiness and hope in Sungjin who looks at the paper and prepares to read the written message*
"Daily update
From what I have been analyzing over the past few days, it really was the [stain] that has been recruiting the young people from the schools, as stated in the last update the [scratched piece] the students are under a kind of Rank system, those students who are more skilled and stronger have a higher Rank, with this rank they [stained piece] in addition to evidence of involvement of these young people with some recent crimes, among them vandalism and drug trafficking, I believe that these young people are receiving orders from a leader, but I still need to confirm this information.
Father, I know you wouldn't want me to get involved and get back into action, but know that it's necessary, many young people are having their lives completely ruined, I can't let this situation continue, not while I'm still alive.
-Shin Taegon"
Sungjin: Father...*Sungjin recognizes this letter as a possible connection to his father's death*
*Sungjin holds the ring and puts it on his ring finger*
Sungjin: Don't worry father, I'll finish what you started, as long as I'm here, the Shin name won't be forgotten.