Chapter 1: Before the Games

In the shadows of Seoul's unforgiving streets, a man struggles to survive while caring for the one person who keeps him grounded-his sick sister. Caught between mounting debt, a dead-end job, and a system that offers no mercy, he is forced to make impossible choices just to get through another day. But when an unexpected opportunity presents itself, offering a glimmer of hope cloaked in risk, he must decide how far he's willing to go-and what he's willing to sacrifice.