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(All people, incidents, and backgrounds in this drama

are fictitious and unrelated to reality.)

Do any one of you...

wish to become a thug when they grow up?

Of course not.

Yes, it's true that some students...

made some poor decisions,

but someone reported our school...

to the Office of Education...

as if we're raising future gangsters.

- Who's that? - Gosh.

Not only did that...

tarnish our public image,

but the Office of Education notified they'd send a group to monitor us.

Unfortunately, this is...

a grave issue that could lead to the school being closed down.

Don't you agree, Ms. Lee Han Kyeong?

Well?

Would you like to come up and say something?

Our students must now live with the dishonor...

of attending a school for thugs.

Isn't the least you can do...

as an educator to come up here and apologize?

Come on.

- Get up there. - Say something!

Come on!

Get moving!

Say something.

Step up!

Explain yourself!

- Get up there and talk. - Get to it.

Say what you did.

- Go and... - Speak up.

(Yusung Technical High School)

This school...

isn't normal.

- What? - "Not normal?"

I haven't taught here for long,

but I've known for a long time.

Through my teacher,

the late Ms. Oh Jung Hwa.

What?

(1 year ago)

You're not busy, are you?

I have the time to celebrate your birthday with you.

You'll never pass the exam and become a teacher, then.

You bet I will.

- I can bet you will? - Yes.

- Are you that sure? - Why? What is it?

- What do you have? - Wasn't this what you were like?

How could you?

Why do you still have that photo?

Delete it.

My gosh.

Isn't it fascinating...

how a person can change so much?

Seeing you does cheer me up though.

It's tough, isn't it?

Well,

not all kids do as I'd like.

Why did you go to a school like that?

Still, things will change now that you're there.

Like how I changed.

Focus on your own future.

Don't call me again if you fail the exam.

Okay.

I'll think about that too.

What?

Here's to Lee Han Kyeong passing the exam and becoming a teacher.

In an alleyway in Ancheon,

a woman in her 40s...

was found stabbed to death.

Police say it was a random killing...

and are continuing to investigate.

I will...

turn this school back to normal.

- Ms. Lee. - So far,

I tried to change the people who were ruining this school.

Now I'll protect the victims...

who are suffering because of them.

I don't care who I come up against.

- Who's that? - What's going on?

- What? - What the heck?

That hurt, didn't it?

You're just human too.

So don't go too far.

(3rd Period, English, Odd Number)

(Math)

("Study Group" YLAB)

(Story by Shin Hyung Uk, Drawn by Yu Seung Yeon)

(Study)

(Gather if you want to!)

(Hwang Min Hyun)

(Han Ji Eun)

(Cha Woo Min)

(Lee Jong Hyun)

(Shin Soo Hyun)

(Yun Sang Jeong, Gong Do Yu)

(Study Group)

My word.

Wasn't that insane?

He punched Pi Han Wul.

Hey, watch it.

Be quiet.

Pi Han Wul's older than us.

You could be doomed talking about him like that.

No one's listening.

Everyone calls him by his full name.

Youn Ga Min's a monster...

if I ever saw one.

How dare he punch Pi Han Wul?

Hey. I can't believe you're memorizing vocabulary right now.

We might get pulled from the reserves too.

Does that matter?

If we get axed, so be it.

Oh, really?

How will you make a living, then?

How can we make money when fighting...

is all we know?

Don't you just want to make an easy living?

What do you know about me?

What don't I know?

That you gambled away the car...

you got for being a reserve?

Darn you, punk.

Do you think you're clean?

- Your grandpa... - Shut it.

What about my grandpa?

Darn it.

Will you let the fool do what he wants?

Bang.

But then, you must be frustrated too.

You can't do anything at school because of your dad.

I thought she reminded me of someone.

Like teacher, like pupil.

Yes.

It's quite interesting.

What will you do?

She wants to protect the students.

Let her try if she can.

Yes, sir.

I did some thinking.

How about Sun Chul for it?

(Sejin University Hospital)

(TOEIC Mock Exam 1)

And so? Have you still not become...

a respectable person?

Again about becoming a respectable person?

You asked yesterday.

Nobody can become respectable in one day, Grandpa.

With my death just around the corner,

I'm getting impatient.

Only when I see my grandson become respectable...

can I rest in peace.

I better take my time to become respectable...

so you'll live longer.

You little...

Now stop talking about dying.

You don't even want to die, do you?

Isn't that why you're studying for TOEIC?

The moment...

an individual stops learning...

is when their life ends. Got it?

What happened? You were always on time.

(Registration Center)

I'm sorry.

If you give me more time, I'll try to...

Well, it's only natural to be in a fix.

It's not cheap for a high school student.

Anyway, I'll work things out this time.

But I can't delay it any more than this. Okay?

Yes, thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

What's with you?

Oh...

I was wondering why you went at Pi Han Wul.

To think that happened.

I'm sorry.

I didn't know about it.

It's okay.

Is your mother better now?

Yes.

She can soon be discharged.

That's a relief.

By the way,

why are you taking Pi Han Wul's orders?

You also want to study, don't you?

(Moment, Momentum, Muscle)

Will studying change anything?

Sorry?

What...

- You can get into university. - And what?

You'll graduate from university...

and get a good job.

But by simply serving Pi Han Wul,

I can get into YB Construction.

A recognized major company.

I'm a high school senior.

Studying now won't make a difference.

(Dae Chul)

Yes, Dae Chul?

Hurry and hide now.

Those punks have shown up.

The trainers?

Yes, it's me.

(Chae Seon Ho, Yeonbaek Gang's Reserve Trainer)

(Kim Jae Seung, Yeonbaek Gang's Reserve Trainer)

Sun Chul. It's been a while.

- Good evening. - Hey.

Goodness.

You're looking great.

We need you to come with us.

Right now?

What? Are you busy?

No.

Where are you taking him?

Who's he?

What's your name?

Me?

- My name is Youn... - Get lost, idiot!

What a crazy jerk.

He's in Year One, but I don't know him.

Is that so?

He's interesting.

Let's go.

All right.

Are you not going to study?

The midterms are in a few days.

That punk's talking to you.

He's a little slow.

No wonder. Just look at his face.

Sun Chul. We've got quite a few jobs for you today.

It'll be a long night.

(Grandpa)

I'm done.

Great. How many did I get wrong?

- Four. - I only got four wrong?

No. You got everything but four wrong.

But this itself is amazing.

I can't even solve one question.

I got 3 right yesterday and 1 more right today.

High five.

Great.

Why are you studying for TOEIC?

What do you mean?

Well...

Isn't TOEIC needed for job hunting?

In other words, you're asking why I,

an old man about to die,

am wasting my time, right?

- No way. - Really?

It's not that.

- It's fun. - Sorry?

I can see myself improving every day.

How can I not do something so fun?

Hey, son.

When you meet Sun Chul,

show him how fun...

studying is. Okay?

I think you'll be able to do it.

Last night, a man in his 40s was found dead...

with stab wounds near Ancheon Port.

Police identified the suspect...

through CCTV footage and are tracking...

the whereabouts of 18-year-old Kim,

a student at a nearby high school.

Isn't that our school's uniform?

But to have killed someone?

He looks awfully familiar.

What?

Isn't this blonde guy Kim Sun Chul?

- What? - Kim Sun Chul?

- Yes. - You mean Pi Han Wul's sidekick?

Yes.

- Yes, it's him. - Right?

Ga Min, take a look at this.

- Is it really him? - Yes.

- Look. He has blonde hair. - Ga Min.

- What's wrong? - I don't know him that well.

Well,

it's nothing.

Doesn't it look like him, though?

- It's him. - Right. The blonde guy.

Ga Min.

Did you meet with the third-year, Kim Sun Chul, last night?

- Yes. - What?

So when you were trying to get him to study,

he met with the members of Yeonbaek Gang...

and left the hospital with them?

Yes.

So that was around 10:45pm?

Yes.

What else? Anything else?

Sun Chul. We've got quite a few jobs for you today.

It'll be a long night.

No. Nothing else.

All right. I got it.

Wait.

Yes.

Well,

Sun Chul...

Do you really think he's the murderer?

For now, he's my prime suspect.

No.

Do you honestly believe he did it?

Hey, my opinion doesn't matter here.

The circumstances are pointing to him as the culprit.

(Yusung Technical High School)

Are you still thinking about that?

By the way,

do you really think Sun Chul would do something like that?

Well, he's on reserve.

And he's close to Pi Han Wul too.

But still.

Why? You don't think he did it?

What's this about? It's too early for a meeting.

Hee Won and I...

looked into Kim Sun Chul's case.

My gosh. This is about him?

Not you too.

All he does is cause trouble and beat kids at school.

Who cares about him?

Right.

Ta-da.

All right. Take a look at this graph.

Ever since Pi Han Wul entered school last year,

the number of murder cases committed by high schoolers in Ancheon...

suddenly skyrocketed.

(Crime Rate in Ancheon by Neighborhoods)

You can clearly see the difference...

if you compare it to other neighborhoods.

Is this neighborhood cursed?

But we can't conclude that.

Our overall crime rate isn't so high compared to other neighborhoods.

What does that mean? Can you dumb it down a bit?

So the overall crime rate hasn't changed.

There has only been an increase...

in the number of criminal cases by adolescents.

That means there were fewer cases committed by adults.

But there are more cases committed by high schoolers.

In other words,

high schoolers are being used for crimes committed by adults.

We can draw that conclusion, can't we?

They're using high schoolers?

Why?

What advantage do we have those gangsters don't have?

- Our good looks. - Correct.

Hee Won.

Right, sorry.

But I thought that was correct too.

Age?

Correct.

When did you get here, Crazy Glasses?

I just got goosebumps.

That's right.

We're all minors.

So we'll be tried in the juvenile court.

A first-time offender and a minor at that?

He could get out on parole in a few years.

Someone's dead. But only a few years in prison?

What was that? Are you two putting on an act?

I thought you would ask us that.

But still. Do you think he'll go to prison for someone else?

What if going to prison for three years means...

you can be a member of Yeonbaek Gang and an employee at YB Construction?

Gosh, that's a sweet deal.

Hey. A sweet deal, my foot.

Okay. I get your point there.

But where's the proof that the thug wasn't the culprit?

Well,

I don't have it.

I see.

Help me out.

Wait. Aren't you Sun Chul's friend?

Sun Chul wasn't the culprit.

What nonsense are you yapping about?

Hey, Dae Chul.

Seeing how you're still talking nonsense,

you need to be educated a little more.

By educating him, you don't mean you'll help him study, right?

What is this fool talking about?

You're that ugly jerk at the hospital, right?

I'm not.

Look at this guy.

Hey.

Are you glaring at me? What do you think you can do?

Keep walking, kid.

My goodness. Why are both of you being so annoying? Darn it.

You brought this upon yourself.

Darn it. That was a cheap shot.

How dare you use a steel pipe... No, a steel...

What happened?

I saw it with my own eyes.

Choo Sung Woong...

was washing off blood on a knife.

To be honest, everyone on reserve knows this.

That when the higher-ups of the gang commit murder,

people on reserve go to prison for it.

Do you believe him?

So far, I blindly believed everything Ga Min said.

I also find it hard to believe.

Get a grip, you naive fool.

Those thugs are using you.

Oh, is that so?

But about Sun Chul...

I definitely saw a desire to study in his eyes.

Then we ought to believe him.

I agree.

Those stupid eyes...

Of course, we'll believe him then.

I had always believed in Sun Chul from the beginning.

Sun Chul? I didn't know you were so close to him.

You always addressed him as Kim Sun Chul before.

- I'm not you. - Hey.

Are you getting big-headed now?

So what next?

What do we do?

If he was going to throw out that knife,

he wouldn't have washed it, right?

(YB Group Training Center)

We just need to find that knife, right?

(YB Group Training Center)

Pull yourselves together.

Be careful.

Thanks.

Seo Yu Bi hasn't come down to earth yet.

If you run into him, teach him a lesson for me.

Headquarters, do you hear me?

Cut it out.

Hey.

This is the headquarters. I can hear you. Over.

We wouldn't get caught at the entrance, right?

There are tons of reserves.

They wouldn't recognize the faces.

Right. Don't worry.

If you're in danger, we'll call the police right away.

Are you ready?

(Visitors and cars)

Name?

I'm Guk Gwan U from Heukchang High School.

I'm Jang Bi Hwan!

I'm Seo Yu Bi, sir.

I've never seen you before.

Guk Gwan U, Jang Bi Hwan, Seo Yu Bi...

Oh, Heukchang High?

Okay. You can go.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

We did it.

Kim Se Hyun, so much for not recognizing the faces.

Sorry.

We're safe.

I was so nervous that we might get caught.

I was nervous for nothing. What fools.

Did we have girls in the reserves?

I think so.

Hey, stop.

Dang it.

What?

Glasses.

- Yes? - Your name's Guk Gwan U?

Yes.

Did we get caught?

I told you to take your glasses off.

This isn't an academy.

Why did you bring your backpack?

Come to your senses.

I thought about mentioning it.

Get inside.

Yes.

Gosh.

- Hey! - Gosh.

Sorry. It's the exam period.

Wait.

Is there something going on here?

Something wrong?

Are we doomed?

(Yeonbaek Training Center)

Hey, weren't they going to gather...

reserves for a meeting soon?

Oh, that's right.

(Traffic Safety)

I doubt that's today.

Guk Gwan U and Jang Bi Hwan. Those jerks.

What?

Hey, I think it's too dangerous.

Get out of there.

Yes, it's too dangerous.

No, now that we're here,

let's find it as fast as we can and leave.

I'm down.

It's a hassle to come back here again.

But...

(Yeonbaek Training Center)

Hee Won, can you move that to the left?

Sure.

- I think I see someone there. - Yes.

Pi Han Wul and Choo Sung Woong on the fourth floor.

They're together.

Pi Han Wul?

What's he doing here?

Let's stand by.

The knife must be there.

Wait until they leave.

We're on the fourth floor. Over.

Hey, they're moving.

Get ready.

They're out.

When they take the elevator...

What?

What?

Dang it.

- What's wrong? - What?

Why are they coming this way?

Why aren't they taking the elevator?

What?

Sun Chul will turn himself in as soon as the meeting's over.

Keep that in mind.

Yes.

Fix the elevator soon.

I'm sorry.

What?

Nothing.

I thought I heard the door closing on the rooftop.

Who'd go to the rooftop now?

Come on.

I'll go check just in case.

It's the second floor, not the rooftop. You idiots.

When they go down to the first floor,

we're moving right up. Got it?

Wait a minute.

What the?

Shoot.

Youn Ga Min, where on earth are you?

(Rooftop Entrance)

(Rooftop Entrance)

What?

Gosh, is it locked?

(Assistant Manager Kim Sun Chul)

Hey.

(Reserves General Meeting)

(Reserves General Meeting)

Goodness.

(Reserves General Meeting)

Sun Chul.

Sun Chul has become our member.

(Reserves General Meeting)

- Look at that. - For real?

I should've done it.

This is a maintenance fee.

Use it to settle your grandfather's hospital bill.

Don't just be jealous.

Congratulate him.

- Good job! - Nice!

- Congratulations, Sun Chul! - Sun Chul!

- Great job! - Bravo!

Congratulations!

- Why is Ga Min standing there? - Darn it.

Do something, Youn Ga Min.

You see, the door won't open.

But you need to get in right now.

So why did you go up there and not follow us?

Sorry.

Don't worry, guys.

I'll even do Ga Min's share.

I'm going nuts here.

We've got no...

What?

- Hold on. - What is it?

The little ones who went inside with backpacks.

Were they Guk Gwan U, Jang Bi Hwan, and Seo Yu Bi?

Yes. What about it?

But didn't he go in alone?

Seo Yu Bi.

Today sucks.

Why did that jerk have to show up right here, right now?

Don't worry, Ji Woo.

You know what I'll say next, right?

Even if you act tough today, I'll put up with it.

Hang in there as long as you can.

Don't worry about me, okay?

Lee Ji Woo.

Be careful, Jun.

These punks looking shocked at the sight of me...

and wearing our uniform.

Back then, you acted like you ranked first.

But now, you act like a reserve?

Aren't you perceptive?

Have you not come to your senses after getting beaten up back then?

Come on.

You can't say you beat me when it was 3 to 1 back then.

What's more, isn't it you who should come to your senses?

Have you lost it, Strawberry?

With salvation as the goal today,

I'll make you into that.

What was that again?

Darn it...

Oh, right.

Let's go, Rehab Man!

- Hey. - What?

Look over there.

- Look. - Where?

Over there.

Wait...

Detective Na Tae Man is here.

Hurry.

Before he arrests Sun Chul.

Oh, no.

Darn it!

Darn it.

- Did you find it, Lee Ji Woo? - No, not yet.

Wait. I found it!

Did you? If you did, get out of there now.

He's right. Move, Ji Woo.

Darn it.

Lee Ji Woo.

Ji Woo. Why are you suddenly quiet?

Is this a girl?

What a cutie.

I killed a person.

(Reserves General Meeting)

What's this?

(Rooftop Entrance)

(Rooftop Entrance)

(Study Group)