The punch sounded with a sickening crack as Donald's eyes flew open in surprise, the light turning off after due to the battered state of the repaired box, showing the crowd Donald on his knees with blood on his cheek and coming from his nose and mouth. Gray kicking Donald hard in his injured arm as he kicked the fallen blonde around, playing a bloody game of soccer with his body as Donald fell on his face. Getting up after find the strength and telling Gray, "How did you solve it, White Mamba?" Charging him ruthlessly, Donald gained the upper hand as he wondered how Gray solved the final math equation he submitted as a test for him, pushing past the pain and acting like Y/n as he honed in on his target despite all his injuries and struck. Thinking himself as he struck Gray with his left arm, 'White Mamba, all of your predictions are wrong.' Felling Gray to the ground as Y/n was forced to watch, but a strange feeling fell over Donald as he wracked his brain while stoically standing in the after math, trying to figure out why Gray off the most intense impression compared to his past opponents. As well as what drove Gray to do what he did, what caused him to walk the path he was on and why he didn't turn back.
Deciding to let Eunjang off instead of conquering the school, Jimmy expressing annoyance that they didn't at least make Wolf kneel, Donald sitting on a bench after the battle ended and looking at the window while thinking. Meanwhile, Y/n was frantically checking over gray as they walked away with the gang, Ben saying he'd treat them all to udon and to forget what the consequences would be, to enjoy the feeling of freshness they all had after the conflict resolved. Leaving to enjoy their night as Donald delivered news to his followers, "The Union, will be disbanded for a while." He added as the shock sunk in to his organization, "Any activities under the Union name, will cease indefinitely for the time being. Until I give the order to do so." Kingsley protested but Donald told him, "I'm serious, Kingsley. Please don't question me again." His assistant was furious and confused, but fumed to himself, as he cast his gaze downward.
Delivering the news to everyone as he saw Jake send Dean off first, Jimmy remarking about his boss's spontaneity with some attitude as he departed with Jack, Their leader telling Kingsley to take care of the debts he created accordingly for him. One of which was to go to Daehyeon but Jake made him give it to Dean instead. "We're gonna rest for a while, because I need to clear my mind too." Donald told Jake as he stayed behind to hear what Kingsley wanted to say, telling Donald to call him when he's ready as he shuffled off, Jake telling Kingsley that deep inside...Donald wanted someone to stop him. "There isn't anyone who can do that right now, and he won't stop until he can't climb anymore. At this point, he's gone too far." Jake nodded and remembered the display that Gray and his friends put on, 'At some point, those guys will also...no ...definitely be able to take Donald down.'
Donald sat on the bench longer as some of his enemies surrounded him, laughing as he realized they were there. Like a cheetah to a seemingly wounded prey. "Miles Joo...how stupid are you?" Donald turned to face him, "I'm going to cripple you for life this time." Quickly taking out the guys Myles brought with him, blood splattered everywhere as Donald calmly went through them, mentioning that Myles knew better than anyone what kind of life he had. Having dealt with some jobs that involved people from Donald's past when he joined up with him in middle school, "I too, will stop here out of consideration for our old friendship." Myles fell on his ass as he tried to register what Donald said before he left, but could only blubber that he was a monster. That monster looking at the chocolate bar he had in his pocket, remembering one of the last ones of the same brand he received from his mother, eating a tiny piece as he walked into the night.
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(I'm using manhuascan.io to write this because the official release isnt at 261 eps)
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"That was quite tasty." Gray hugged me close even though he was injured, walking as we left the place with the guys chatting, "It was so fun, thanks for paying Y/n." Teddy says as my smile grew, "I might as well considering I haven't used my allowance account since I got hospitalized in middle school." I though for a moment, "But how am I supposed to spend exactly ten million won? I have a lot in there that accumulated because I forgot about it." The guys were just floored as Alex told me, "It must be nice to be rich." I felt shy until we saw Donald under the bridge and he called out to Gray, "Hey! White Mamba!" Everyone looked at him, "Come down! Let's do it again!!" Gray trie dto get Donald to move, but he got hit by a car, body flying as he bled.
[Switch to Narrator]
[Huh.]
The world spun as Donald flew from the impact of the car, and he wondered why he was flying, why Y/n had a look of concern that he never thought he would see. And why Gray shared that same look as he yelled out to him. Thinking back to when he sent the first questionnaire test, and realizing that the year of the 36th Olympiad, they had been in the same room.
[By chance,]
[If I had known you earlier,]
[I wonder.]
[Could...we have been friends?]
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[I am a stray dog abandoned in a field.]
[I had to survive.]
[I needed to be strong]
[And needed to look stronger.]
[I have to reach the top no matter what.]
A hand pats his head as he opens his eyes, "Ah, did I sleep?" He asks as his mother tells him, "I thought you were sleeping deeply, so I let you be." She asks him about school, and he tells her that he likes it, that it's fun. "Working students will be supported until middle school." He adds, "And...uncle is nice to me these days." Her eyes seem to sadden when she hears about that man, "Donald...I'm really sorry." He asks what she means and she tells him, "Do you see those boys out the window?" She looks at some middle schoolers, and he nods, "I really wanted to see you go to middle school...and see you in uniform just like those boys but..." She closes her eyes as she smiles, "I'm really glad to hear, you'll be supported until middle school." She tells him to open up the drawer for his present, and she hands it to him, "Mom, I'll bring back all my perfect scores from my exam."
[The only time Donald acted his age...]
[Was that brief moment when he met his mother.]
[Although the hospital was faraway,]
[And it was difficult for him to go there often, he always went with his bus fare ready.]
[Whenever he came home when his Uncle was there...]
[He had to give immediate answers or risk getting beaten.]
[He didn't beat his mother,]
[But he demanded answers unless Donald wanted to be beaten.]
Donald had to steal from abandoned stores to eat, and had to gaze at tall buildings all night when his Uncle would throw him out to the stairwell, those same brilliant buildings. They were like castles in the sky to him, but anything that could benefit him like earning money to support him through the school, was snatched away cruelly. Even after getting the grant, he was bullied and given a different tag on his shirt, he couldn't hide his situation nor did he try. Both home and school life were hell for him, mostly due to Seungjae who couldn't accept that a poor beggar like him was smarter, ranking in first over him in the academic rankings. He was a nuisance to others plain and simple, and the hesitation that used to be in the teachers actions when asking him to deal with the trash, no longer existed after a week.
Pride was a luxury for him, and even the most demeaning of jobs became masked by lies, so others could take advantage. Pushed aside after his bully's mother bribed his homeroom teacher and denied his chance, to rise or so he thought. Because even with the test answers, Seungjae lost to Donald.
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To be continued....
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