Chapter 16: Attack from Within & The Power of Brotherhood
Monday Morning – Daehan International School
Gevran sat on a bench in the school garden, scrolling through his tablet. The reports of bullying they had gathered kept increasing. But among all the names and videos, a new notification popped up:
> "Warning: Server breach attempt detected – Unauthorized login from account Lino_P."
His brows furrowed instantly.
"Lino?" he muttered, quickly calling Han Jimin and Kasang.
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In the hidden room beneath the library
"I never logged in from anywhere else!" Lino exclaimed, panicked. "I even had a VPN running!"
Han Jimin typed rapidly on his laptop.
"There's a backdoor. Someone broke in using a duplicate access code from your account. They've been tracking all our documents."
Kasang gulped. "Do they know who's involved?"
"If we don't act fast, probably yes," Gevran replied calmly—but his eyes were cold.
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Afternoon – Principal's Office
Gevran and Jimin arrived first.
"You're distributing students' personal data," the principal said sternly. "And I received reports that you're forming a secret group to... 'reset the social structure'?"
Gevran didn't flinch. "We're just giving a voice to those buried by an unfair system."
"And you're doing it outside the rules."
Han Jimin stepped forward. "Rules designed to protect the perpetrators, not the victims. We can prove there's systemic manipulation within the student council."
The principal fell silent. He didn't respond… but he also didn't scold them.
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Evening – Yi Family Living Room
"Dad, if the public finds out about our network, what happens to Korindro Group?" Gevran asked.
Yi Jido looked at his son seriously. "If you keep it clean, there's no impact. But once you lose control… the system will eat you alive. Even your mother—"
Yi-Ana entered with a tray of tea. "Hey, don't stress the boy out."
Jido chuckled. "He's not a boy anymore."
Gevran smiled faintly. But deep down, he knew: their enemy wasn't just school kids anymore. It was a system built over decades by the generations before them.
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The Next Day – A Shocking Scene in the School Hallway
As Gevran entered, all the students fell silent.
A large announcement board now displayed a secret video:
> Footage of Gevran and his friends discussing their secret network… edited manipulatively to look like a conspiracy.
Below it, a caption read:
> "Who really wants to control the school?"
Han Jimin nearly slammed his tablet. "This… is evil editing."
Kasang sighed. "Looks like we've got a mole."
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In the secret room
They locked the door.
"We need to find the traitor," said Gevran.
Lino raised his hand. "I… suspect Ji-sung."
"Ji-sung? Wasn't he a bullying victim too?" Jimin asked.
"That's exactly why. He feels left out. He's been avoiding us the past few days."
Gevran nodded slowly. "If he really is the mole… then we need to wake him up—not seek revenge."
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That Night – Yi Family Living Room
Kaeyan was on the sofa playing games. Kasang lounged on a bean bag, munching popcorn.
"Hyung," Kaeyan said suddenly. "If you fall… do we all fall with you?"
Gevran went silent. Then he sat between them and pulled them into a hug.
"If I fall, you don't have to fall with me. Just help me stand back up."
Kasang grinned. "Then we'll dance on TikTok like yesterday?"
Gevran chuckled. "Even if the world falls, you two stay clow—wait, clown."
"Offended, Hyung," Kaeyan pouted, throwing a pillow at him. The mood instantly lightened.
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At the end of the night, Gevran opened his laptop, staring at the data still safely stored on a backup server.
> "If they think they can break us from the inside… they're wrong."
> "Because we're not just a network. We're family. And family is not easily destroyed."
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