Hugo suddenly let out a small laugh.
He had discovered himself unconsciously smiling at Winter's message.
Yes, I'm fine too.
Hugo thought silently.
It's fine.
And it must be fine.
For me, for you, for all of us.
His dark, shining eyes and raised eyebrows began to sharpen like a keen blade.
***
The next morning.
From early hours, a group of men began to gather in front of the Seolbeop building.
"Ah, ah."
A screech of feedback from the speaker echoed loudly through the streets of Seocho-dong, Seoul.
"Microphone test. One, two, one, two."
People who had just started their commute on hurried steps glanced at the men.
A crudely unfurled banner clearly read "Alliance for a Society Without Nepotism".
"We condemn nepotistic management."
The man holding the microphone began to shout. It was clearly a slogan aimed at CEO Maximus Kang and Hugo.
"We condemn it!"
The group lined up in a row chanted after the man as if it were a refrain.
