At that moment, upon hearing what the judge just said, the boss’s eyes widened with disbelief. The silence that had filled the room before was now broken by an explosion of raw fury. He slammed his fist against the thick wooden table in front of him, the impact so hard that the entire surface shook and one of the ceramic cups placed on it tipped over, shattering on the floor. His breath grew heavy and uneven, and the veins on his neck and forehead became more pronounced as his anger climbed uncontrollably.“What.....what kind of nonsense are you two spitting out from your mouths?!” he barked, his voice deep and thunderous like a roaring storm. “Is this some sort of sick joke you think I’ll laugh at? Do you seriously expect me to sit here, listen to this pile of garbage, and nod my head like a fool?!”The two judges flinched immediately, their bodies instinctively leaning away from the force of his words, but neither dared interrupt.“Are you both even hearing yourselves?!” the boss co

At that moment, upon hearing what the two judges had just said, the boss's eyes darkened with pure rage. His entire body tensed, his fingers curling slowly into fists at his sides. A thick silence filled the room as his gaze bore into them like daggers.“Never,” he growled, voice low but deadly. “Never in my life will I believe such trash.”The two judges flinched immediately, their legs nearly giving way beneath them.The boss took one step forward, his presence alone making the very air feel heavy. His tone rose as he continued, “How am I supposed to believe this nonsense?! You bring me a video a video with no clarity, no proof, no sound, no actual face identification… and you expect me to swallow this garbage as truth?”He raised his voice even louder, the fury now spilling out of him. “You didn’t even get a clear angle! You come to me like fools, and you expect me to believe a child took down our clan’s finest fighters ALONE? What sort of madness is this?!”The room echoed with hi

At that moment, the boss turned to the last remaining judge still trapped in his grip, his eyes burning with disgust and rage. His voice was sharp, low, and filled with venom.“So you think,” the boss began, each word slicing through the silence like a blade, “after humiliating me in front of my father, after proving yourselves absolutely useless… that I’m just going to fold my arms and do nothing?”He chuckled bitterly. There was no humor in that laugh. Only anger.“No,” he growled, tightening his fingers around the man’s throat. “You two were supposed to make me look strong. You were supposed to make them suffer, make them regret ever standing against us.”He leaned in closer, his breath hot with fury.“But instead… instead you made me look like a fool. You let that bastard crawl away from the trap, and worse, you let my father witness it. Do you even understand what that means for me?!”The boss suddenly yelled, causing the man in his grip to flinch hard.“You both deserve to die.

At that moment, Soma let out a soft sigh over the phone. Her voice calmed down, no longer holding the sharpness it had at the beginning of the call. “Well… I was just worried for nothing,” she said slowly. “I’m sorry about that. I didn’t mean to disturb you or come off sounding angry. I just... I was scared something happened. I shouldn’t have jumped to conclusions.”Jason remained quiet for a second, holding the phone to his ear as he stood by his gate. The evening wind gently brushed his face, but his thoughts were heavier than ever. He had just returned from a place that no one could understand, a place where ordinary words couldn’t explain what he had seen and what he had done. And yet, here was Soma genuinely concerned, innocently unaware talking about basketball training as if that’s what his day had really been about.Then she asked, “So… how was training today? Hope everything went well.”Jason blinked slowly. His hand clenched slightly around his phone. The question hit him l

Immediately, when Soma heard the voice, her whole body jumped with panic. Her heart skipped a beat, and she spun around like someone who had just been caught doing something forbidden. Without thinking twice, she started scrambling up and down her room, shoving clothes back into drawers, kicking shoes under the bed, straightening the blanket that had become all tangled from her earlier wardrobe crisis. She picked up her hairbrush from the floor and tossed it on the table. She even wiped the mirror with her sleeve in a rush. Her room looked like a tornado had danced in it—but now, with Jason possibly standing just outside, everything had to look perfect. This wasn’t just any meeting. This was the meeting.“This room cannot look like a crime scene,” she whispered under her breath, hands trembling slightly as she reached for a pillow that had fallen to the floor. “Oh God… what if he walks in and sees this mess? He’ll think I’ve lost my mind.”She was just about to check her reflection in