A guy who doesn't get hurt even if he gets hit
Wounds and Questions
Biased school violence committee
Formal reservation text
Antae's Secret
harsh training
A clumsy challenge
It's ruined
Objects from parallel universes
Master of Life
Revenge of the display
Black Stone in the Safe
The appearance of a stranger
Energy Booster
The conflict between conformity and choice
The missing grandfather
explosion of anger
Last live broadcast

Author's Note

The small things of daily life are dyed in blood
School violence so cruel it's pure

One peaceful weekend, An-tae went out to the downtown area to meet his close friend, Jeong-sik.
We were planning to go to a new snack bar together and go to a PC room to play games.
That was until I received a call from Min-gyu out of nowhere.


“Ahhh! Save me.”

When Min-gyu called to say that kids from the next school were beating him up, An-tae and Jeong-sik immediately headed to where he was.
However, the ones waiting for Antae were not the students from the neighboring school, but the bully club 'Seventeen' from Antae's high school.


“Are you here? You need to get some work done today.”
“Why me?”
“Even if you get hit, you’re still a normal guy.”

As the name suggests, Seventeen has 17 members.
As the leader declared war as if it were a normal routine, the remaining 16 men began to beat Antae and Jeongsik with their hands and feet.
The formalities were over in an instant, and An-tae held on even though he was hit so hard that he heard a loud thud.
Then they pulled out their phones and started something. They started a live broadcast on social media.
The image of An Tae, who was bleeding profusely and was thrown into the water, was broadcast in real time.
An-tae's blood flowed onto the pavement, and Jin-yeol's giggling laughter filled the surroundings.
It was announcing the beginning of hell that was about to unfold for Antae.


A harsh reality that cannot be understood
The death of a friend who was strangled by a wound

An Tae, who had been severely beaten, quickly woke up in the hospital, but Jeong Sik did not regain consciousness for a long time.
An-tae found it strange that Jeong-sik, who had not been well-fed compared to An-tae, was unable to regain consciousness.


‘Is it not true, am I weird when I’m perfectly normal…?’

But the really strange thing happened after that.
At the 'school violence committee meeting' held while Jeongsik was still hospitalized, the perpetrator Jinyeol's side was arrogant, while the victims Ahn Tae and Jeongsik's side were anxious.
Even teachers demanded forgiveness from those who had been unilaterally abused for no reason.
The grandmother, who was the guardian of An-Tae, who had no parents, kept bowing her head, and Jeong-Sik's parents, who were running a store in Jin-Yeol's father's building, took the lead in signing the agreement.
An Tae, who was at the scene, was seething with anger, and Jeong Sik, who learned of the situation belatedly, was even more emotionally wounded before his body could even recover.

And after a while, Jeongsik committed suicide.


An existential secret revealed after 18 years,
Puzzle pieces slowly coming together

For Tae Ahn, who had suffered merciless assault and wounds from school violence, the death of Jeong-sik, his best friend and the only one who had the same wounds, only left him with an indescribable sense of helplessness.
Even at that moment, the scene of An Tae being hit was being endlessly circulated on the Internet, and countless gazes of varying temperatures were pouring in toward An Tae.
The trials that were too much for an eighteen-year-old to bear led An-tae to the rooftop railing.
The one who interrupted the boy's small resolution came to An-tae as if by chance.


Mr. Lim, who had known An-tae for a long time but had never had such a close conversation with him, saved him while also leaving him confused.
Ahn Tae, rescued from the hell of reality and left to wander in the fantasy of space, gradually began to understand the old man's words that he was not an ordinary human being.
A body that doesn't get hurt even when hit, a family that doesn't have a single thing in common, the attitudes of my grandparents that I've always found strange... it felt like the pieces of the puzzle I'd been holding onto were falling into place.


An Tae, who realized the secret of existence, wanted to retrieve the supernatural powers he clearly possessed but which seemed to have never been properly expressed.
Because I thought it would be a weapon to relieve the vengeful desire that still bubbles up from time to time.
The old man carefully advised An Tae.


“Hatred and resentment will be the force that brings your superpowers to life.”

A desire for revenge that cannot be let go no matter how much you try to let go
The gun finally pointed at the world

From then on, Antae's training began.
The blade drawn out for revenge became more meaningful as time went by, sharpening it rather than pointing it at its intended target.
However, as Antae's embrace expanded and his abilities improved, and as the cause of revenge lost its momentum, Jinyeol continued to challenge himself.
I kept throwing stones into the calm and quiet lake of Antae.
Antae's grandmother and grandfather were hit by the stone, and his uncle ultimately lost his life.
His wealthy parents and high ranking at school ultimately turned him into a demon.
And Antae realized that he too had to change in order to deal with the devil.
Protecting those around you is also protecting yourself.


An Tae, who had been awakened repeatedly, was now unstoppable by anyone.
Perhaps the reason An-Tae was able to develop such abilities was because of Jin-Yeol's relentless bullying, making it impossible for him to remain still.
In that ironic principle, a cosmic 'bug' from a parallel universe decided to use his power as a righteous human living on Earth.
I gave you as many opportunities as you could, and I was patient enough.


Who pulled the final trigger?
Will An Tae be able to protect his world?
What kind of place is the parallel universe he was in?
It is a novel that has the magic of making you curious, asking questions beyond the clear story.
One might suspect that writer Goh Jeong-wook's supernatural powers were at work.

Author's Note

If everyone in the world refuses to confront injustice, evil will continue to grow like a poisonous mushroom.
The saying that good triumphs over evil will also disappear.
That's not in keeping with the balance of the world.
We must not extinguish the spark of hope that evil will one day be punished and good will always triumph.
Victims should never be forced to transfer schools, disconnect from society, or take their own lives.
This work was born from the hope that they would have the courage to resist evil.