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1. The Gym of Ghosts
Jinwoo stood outside the old gym, the scent of sweat and blood woven into the cracked brick walls.
This place wasn't just a memory.
It was a graveyard of who they used to be.
Inside, the lights flickered.
The ring was still there—ropes frayed, the floor stained with sweat and old regrets.
Jinwoo stepped forward.
And there he was.
Hyun-seok.
He stood in the ring, hands wrapped in black tape, blood already drying on his knuckles.
Waiting.
Jinwoo exhaled.
No guns. No knives. Just fists.
This was how it was always meant to end.
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2. The First Punch
Jinwoo climbed into the ring.
Hyun-seok smiled.
"Just like old times."
Jinwoo didn't respond.
He just swung.
A straight punch—fast, brutal.
Hyun-seok dodged by an inch.
Countered.
His fist crashed into Jinwoo's ribs.
Jinwoo gritted his teeth, absorbed the pain, returned fire.
A left hook.
It connected.
Hyun-seok's head snapped back.
Then he laughed.
Like he was enjoying this.
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3. Blood & Betrayal
The fight was raw. Brutal.
No rules. No referee.
Just pain.
Jinwoo's knuckles split open from impact.
Hyun-seok's lip bled, but his eyes?
They burned.
"You still don't get it," he murmured, wiping the blood off his mouth.
Jinwoo didn't answer.
Hyun-seok sighed.
"I never betrayed you."
Jinwoo froze.
Hyun-seok saw it—and swung.
The hardest punch yet.
Jinwoo didn't dodge in time.
His vision blurred.
His back hit the ropes.
Hyun-seok stepped back.
"There was never a choice, Jinwoo."
Jinwoo spat blood.
"What the hell are you talking about?"
Hyun-seok's eyes darkened.
"I wasn't the traitor."
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4. The Real Enemy
Jinwoo pushed himself up, breathing hard.
He had spent years hunting Hyun-seok.
Years hating him.
And now, Hyun-seok was saying—
He wasn't the enemy?
Jinwoo's grip tightened.
"Then who?"
Hyun-seok smiled.
And before he could answer—
A gunshot.
Jinwoo dove.
The bullet slammed into Hyun-seok's shoulder.
From the shadows—
A figure stepped forward.
Jinwoo's heart stopped.
Haneul.
His most trusted ally.
Holding a gun.
Pointed at both of them.
And smiling.
Like he had already won.
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End of Chapter 82
(Next Chapter: The Real Betrayal.)