Next memory played in Hyun Woo mind —papers, money on the table. Kim's father sliding envelopes. Witnesses lowering their heads, one by one turning away.
Police report stamped shut. Case closed.
She didn't get justice by the mortal law. Her soul cried in silence, injustice.
[ Sin Codex: Cruelty Leading to Death ]
[ Verdict: Guilty ]
[ Reason: Victim bullied, beaten. Windpipe broken. Could not breathe. Died in hospital. ]
[ Justice of Mortal Law: Denied ]
Hyun Woo's eyes burned. Tears welled up, but he didn't even notice.
His throat hurt, like it was closing, like someone had crushed his windpipe.
He coughed once, clutching his neck, gasping — he felt the same pain she what she felt.
He could see her father crying, begging. That pain stabbed into his heart. That humiliation, that despair… all of it, Hyun Woo felt inside him.
Kim screamed. "No! No, it wasn't me! I didn't kill her! It wasn't—" His words broke apart, his body shaking as the golden chains pulled tighter, dragging him down.
The System didn't wait.
[ Transferring Judgment — Target: Seok Min-jun ]
Hyun Woo gasped. Memories of Seok played in his mind, one after another.
The boy pushed. Seok laughing. Girls' toilet door slammed.
His hand shaking, giving away coins, empty pockets every week.
A bottle forced into his mouth, choking, coughing, alcohol burning.
Headlights. A horn. His body flying, rolling, blood spilling on asphalt.
[ Sin Codex: Reckless Cruelty — Leading to Death ]
[ Verdict: Guilty ]
[ Reason: Victim forced alcohol, body unstable. Could not walk straight. Hit by car. Death caused. ]
[ Justice of Mortal Law: Denied ]
Hyun Woo head was dizzy, like he drank too much.
His throat was tight, he could feel the same shame standing in the girl bathroom, the same fear in chest.
Then it changed, his throat burning, alcohol forced in, his legs weak, couldn't walk straight, his body stumbling out to road.
Hyun Woo grabbed his chest, his breath rough, his eyes burning golden, tears welling from his eyes.
Then the System voice came cold in his head.
[ Forgiveness or Punishment ]
The chains around Seok and Kim rattled, waiting for the Hyun Woo command.
Hyun Woo didn't even think. The words came out of him, sharp and steady.
"No need to ask, System."
"They took lives. Now they pay with theirs."
"And that's justice in my eyes."
"By killing them, we save others. We save many."
He said the rest, less like telling, more like painting the school life he wanted.
He saw the school as it was now — stolen lunches, empty wallets, kids hiding their bruises under sleeves.
A place where a classroom turned silent the moment a bully walked in. Where laughter wasn't laughter, only fear wearing a mask.
Parents sent their children to study, but instead they got phone calls from hospitals, their kids lying on beds, broken bones and broken hearts.
Mothers crying, fathers begging, asking why a place meant to teach was killing their children slowly.
Kids stealing coins from their own parents' pockets, just so they wouldn't be beaten that day. The shame burning more than hunger ever could.
That was the school he knew.
But he thought of what it should be. Bellies full, no one afraid to eat.
Classrooms where heads were lifted high, no one lowering their gaze when someone stronger passed by.
A place where children laughed loud because they were happy, not because they were scared.
A school where parents could smile knowing their children were studying, not suffering. A school where no one had to steal just to survive.
That was the school life he wanted.
He clenched his fist, his voice rough, shaking not from fear but from the weight of his own words.
"That's the school I want. A place to study, not a place where the strong steal money from weak students and call it power. Not a place where they get richer while the poor ones just suffer in silence."
"No more silence."
"I'll be their voice. I'll shout for them when they can't. I'll fight when they can't."
He raised his hand slowly, his eyes burning with golden flames.
"Judgment Strike."
Everyone snapped back to reality, Hyun Woo found himself in the same room.
[ Sin Detected ]
[ Beast of Many Faces: Eidolon ]
[ Effect: Breaks pride, twists the guilty under the weight of their own emotions. ]
[ Sin Detected ]
[ Hunger Beast: Limos ]
[ Effect: Eats the host's organs. Grows stronger with hunger and despair. ]
Two beasts mainsfested from the chains, and stood in front of Seok and Kim.
Eidolon moved first. Its faces changed fast — laughing, crying, mocking, shouting. Voices poured out, cruel and sharp.
The sound of Eidolon drilled into their heads.
Both Seok and Kim grabbed their ears, but the voices kept pouring in.
Their knees hit the ground. Their bodies shaking, their mouths open, drool slipping out.
The arrogance they had, the grin on their faces, their pride of having rich and powerful father, it all broke. Shattered like glass into million pieces.
They cried on the ground, crawling like worms, begging for their lives.
"Please, stop it!"
"I can't… I can't take it anymore!"
"We beg you!"
But the voices didn't stop. Louder and louder, until they felt their heads would explode.
They banged their heads on the floor again and again, trying to crush the voices inside.
But nothing stopped it.
Crack.
Their foreheads split open, blood dripping down, leaving red spatter on the floor.
Their ears started to bleed too. The voices were too much. They screamed, but it only came out broken.
Limos walked, slowly, shaking side to side like a worm. It slipped right inside their mouths.
They gagged, chocked hard. The claws wrapped their stomachs, twisting them inside out. Loud growls came from their bellies, like beasts locked inside.
Hunger tore them from inside. Their mouths open wide, gasping, they could not even breath.
They saw food. Bowls of rice, roasted chicken, soup steaming hot. Their hands reached to food, drool coming out, but every time the food vanished away like smoke in the air.
They grabbed their bellies so hard, their fingers digging deep, nails even pierced their own skin. Blood came out between their fingers.
"Stop… please stop…"
"It hurts… I can't take it…"
"Please… please no more…"