Subin Lee's POV
I stormed out of the Union's training grounds. 'Uncle's hiding something, and I'm gonna find out what!'
That "Wooin" kid he's recruiting? Sounds like some hotshot Awakener, and I wasn't about to let Uncle play favorites behind my back.
Hiro's sparks were cool and all—guy's a total prodigy, zapping my icicles like he's been at it for years—but this Wooin guy? I needed to see what the hype was about.
'Tch, nobody outshines Subin Lee!'
I marched back into the Union headquarters, ice aura flaring enough to make a rookie agent flinch.
"Hey, you!" I jabbed a finger at a wiry agent, his aura all jittery. "Spill it. Where's this Wooin kid Uncle's obsessed with?"
The agent blinked, aura shrinking. "Uh, Subin, I shouldn't—" I leaned in, ice aura chilling the air. "Talk, or I freeze your coffee."
He gulped. "Fine! Wooin goes to Gangnam High, near Yeouido. But don't tell Seongha I—" I was already out the door, ice aura crackling. 'Gangnam High? Easy!'
The subway ride to Gangnam was quick, Seoul's neon lights blurring past. My ice aura hummed, itching for action.
'Wooin better be worth the trip.'
I hit Gangnam High's gates just as after-school clubs were letting out, kids spilling into the courtyard.
The high school was a typical Seoul setup: tall gates, kids milling around.
I leaned against a wall near the gate, waiting, when a group of punks strutted out—three guys, smirking like they owned the place.
Their leader, a greasy-haired jerk, spotted me and whistled. "Yo, who the hell are you? Why are you dressed like that on our campus?"
"Huh? Seems she's a gal." Said the other one.
I just found my tour guides. "How convenient. I was just wondering how I was gonna find that kid. Do you know a student who goes here by the name of Wooin?" I lazily asked.
"Wooin?" The trio looked at each other with wary glances. Oh they know him. Sweet!
"Seems like you do know him. Where can I find him?" I gotta meet him soon, I'm itching for a fight.
The trio looked at me with hostile eyes. " Crazy bitch! You think we're your tour guides?!"
'Huh?!' The fuck is wrong with them?! They're pissing me off!
"Looks like she's in for an ass-whoopin-" I didn't let the other guy finish talking and just side kicked the one who called me a bitch.
"Just shut up and answer my question." I coldly demanded.
His buddies froze, jaws dropping. "Who's next?" I taunted, ice aura humming but unused.
The second guy lunged, swinging a fist. I sidestepped, kneeing him in the gut, then elbowed his back, dropping him.
The third tried to grab me from behind—'dumb move.' I spun, slamming my palm into his chest, sending him stumbling.
"Pathetic," I muttered, dusting my hands. 'Civilians are so weak.'
Then I glanced on my side and saw three guys stood at the gate—same age, maybe 17. 'They're wearing the same uniforms as these hobos'
"Oh. Are you their friends?" I asked them, but the guy with bright white hair just ignored me and kept walking, followed by a concerned cream-color haired student with the tall dark-haired student trailing behind him.
'That cream-haired guy, he oddly looks like Hiro' I was honestly surprised in what I was seeing, Albeit not as handsome and tall as hiro, with his sharp features and all, I couldve sworn they were twins!
'Well what'evs' I have to find Wooin first. "Damn. What now? Do I have to wait until they wake up?" I sighed, nudging the head of one the jerks on the ground with my shoes.
"Hey!" The white haired guy suddenly came back and called out to me. Looking pissed.
"Take your feet off of him, bitch." He said, looking down on me.
'Im pissed again' Do these guys just piss off people around?? I was asking them nicely!
"What did you just say" My blood boiling.
"You deaf? Or do you just need to hear it?" Barked this ugly looking ass motherfucker
"You better shut up or do you want to end up like your buddies here?" So fuck off!
"You really need euphemisms for everything these days? Can't even call a hoove a hoove." He sighed putting his arms in his pocket.
"You little brat!" I threw a sidekick to his chest, but he managed to dodge my attack.
I didn't stop though. After getting my balance back, I kept throwing him flurry of punches, not letting him have a break. "You're dead!" I shouted grinning, as I keep punching him.
He using his arm to defend himself but after a while, he decided to throw a punch at me. I manage to block it with my arms, but. 'What force!'
"Ha...Not bad. So youre not all talk after all, huh?" I smiled, now this is a fight!
"Fuck out of here. Who's judging who?" He said mockingly.
"You lil shit, you're acting way too cocky..." He still pisses me off.
"Ha- Thats my line dumbass..." he said not making his smirk go away.
'Huh??!!! This motherfuck-' i didn't get to finish my thought when it was suddenly got interrupted by the cream haired follower. "Jisuk.Stop now!" cried out the sheep.
Jisuk? "Jisuk Yoo?" I asked, surprised, but now it makes sense.
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After talking to them for a while, I asked Jisuk if he knows anyone who's named Wooin in their school.
"Why the fuck would I know an annoying idiot like him?" My veins in my head throbbed 'this asshole, it sounds like he does know...'
"Yo, let's get out of here." Jisuk said to his followers as he walked away, following him.
'Jisuk's follower really does look like Hiro, this is some black mirror shit'
'Tch, how do i find Wooin now?' I grimaced. The dark haired guy keep taking glances at me earlier
'...'
'Maybe he got the hots for me?' Sigh, you're just too pretty Subin, too pretty for your own good
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Jiwon's POV
Jiwon, lounged in his dorm, Neko purring beside him, when his phone buzzed. Subin's name flashed.
'What now?' He answered, and her voice blasted through, ice aura practically crackling over the line. "Hiro, get to the Union HQ now! You won't believe what happened!"
Minutes later, Jiwon stood in the Union's lobby. Subin stormed in, her face a mix of fury and excitement. "Hiro, you're gonna flip! I went to Gangnam High to find that Wooin kid, and I got jumped by these punk losers!"
Jiwon raised an eyebrow. "Jumped? You okay, Subin?"
She waved him off. "Pfft, I mopped 'em, no powers needed. But then these three guys showed up—some white-haired jerk, a quiet kid, and… get this, one looked just like you!"
Jiwon's heart skipped, 'Jiwoo...'
Eleceed's canon aligning: Subin had stumbled into Jiwoo, Wooin, and Jisuk Jin.
He feigned confusion, scratching his neck. "Like me? What, another handsome genius?"
Subin snorted "Tch, dream on, spark plug. He's shorter, softer-looking, but the face? Uncanny. Like your less-cool twin or something."
Jiwon chuckled, hiding his tension. "Weird. No twins I know of."
Inside, his core hummed. 'Jiwoo's okay. He's with Wooin and Jisuk, just like the manhwa.'
The thought steadied him—his "brother" in this world was safe, scrappy, surrounded by allies.
'That's enough for now' he thought.
Subin kept ranting, ice aura buzzing. "Anyway, that Jisuk, total jerk—pissed me off. I'm not done with 'em!"
Jiwon nodded, but Subin's next move came fast. She dragged him to a Union terminal, her aura flaring as she hacked into the database—'typical Subin.'
"Gotta check this Wooin guy," she muttered, fingers flying.
She froze, eyes narrowing. "That… jerk! The dark-haired kid with Jisuk? That was Wooin! He played me!"
Subin had mistaken Wooin's quiet vibe for a follower, not the force-manipulating prodigy. He faked surprise. "Wait, you got punked? By Jisuk?"
Subin's ice aura exploded, frost creeping across the terminal. "I'm gonna freeze that smug idiot's face off!"
She grabbed another agent, ice aura chilling the air. "Where do Jisuk and his crew hang out? Spill!"
The agent stammered, aura wilting. "Uh, some kid named Jiwoo's place, in Gangnam. Old neighborhood, near a park. They're always there."
Subin grinned, ice aura sharp. "Perfect. Hiro, you're coming with me. We're crashing their party!"
Jiwon hesitated, Hiro act wavering. "Uh, Subin, maybe chill? Sounds like trouble."
She grabbed his arm, dragging him out. "No way, spark plug! You're my backup. Let's move!"
Jiwon's mind raced as they hit the subway.
'Jiwoo's place. I'm walking into the manhwa's heart.'
His plan solidified: if Jiwoo recognized him, he'd claim amnesia—"Sorry, I don't remember you"—to keep his transmigration secret.
Dusk settled over Gangnam's older neighborhood, a quiet maze of low-rise apartments and narrow streets.
Subin's ice aura hummed, leading Jiwon to a small park.
Enhanced Senses pinged three auras: Jisuk's brash wind, Wooin's sharp force, and Jiwoo's faint, warm spark.
Jiwon's heart clenched as they rounded a corner.
There, by a cluster of stray cats, were Jiwoo, Wooin, and Jisuk, crouched with cans of tuna. Jiwoo's soft laugh echoed, feeding a tabby.
'He's… happy.' Jiwon's eyes stung, but he steadied his breath, not a hint of emotion slipping.
Subin charged forward. "Hey, you punks!"
Jisuk shot up, aura spiking. "You again? What's your deal, Subin?"
Wooin glanced over, force aura steady, while Jiwoo blinked, confused.
"That guy's Wooin!" She angerly pointed at the crouched Wooin with a cat food in his hand.
"...and?" Said Jisuk dismissively.
"And? That's all??!" Subin cannot believe what she is hearing.
"Thats right, so what?" Jisuk replied, his hands tucked in his pockets.
"You said you didn't know when I asked!!" Growled Subin.
"True, and now you know."
Subin: "%@£#^@£#%£+#^%%#"
While they were bantering, Jiwoo came close to me and asked, "Uh, hi? Do we know you?" Jiwon hung back.
Jiwoo's eyes met his, and Jiwon braced—'Will he know me?'
But Jiwoo just tilted his head, polite but blank. "Um, are you with her?"
Jiwon's INT reeled. 'No recognition. Jiwoo… has amnesia?'
"Yeh, I'm with her. My name is... Hiro, Yamamoto Hiro" I introduced myself, giving Jiwoo a handshake.
"Hi! My name's Jiwoo!" Jiwoo introduced himself back with a hearty grin.
His core twisted, but relief followed. 'He doesn't know me. My secret's safe.' But it still pains him that he Jiwoo doesn't remember him, the good times they did when they were young.
Subin jabbed a finger at Wooin, ice aura sharp. "You! You're Wooin, right? Don't play dumb! Our Union offered to accept you. I heard you declined."
Jiwoo: "huh you did?" Looking at Wooin.
Wooin: "I did receive the offer, but I didn't decline. I simply asked for a little more time to think about it."
Subin: "That's the same thing!"
'What the hell is this girl talking about, I did the same thing about the offer... talk about doubke standards' Jiwon inwardly shook his head.
Jiwoo: "Um... is there something wrong with that? It's natural to want to think over a sudden offer" scratching his cheek.
Subin: "What?! And Who the fuck are you?!" Eyeing him up and down.
Jiwoo: "A-um, my name's Jiwoo, Im Wooin and Jisuk's friend."
Jiwon spoke, Hiro act soft. "Uh, Subin, maybe we should go? They seem… nice?"
"Wait, Hiro..." Subin, her aura now muffled suddenly talked to me. "He's the one that I'm saying that looks like you! You look like twins!" Pointing at Jiwoo.
"Wait, now that you're saying it, you're right! Are you guys long lost brothers?" Jisuk chimed in in the conversation putting his hands on Subin's shoulder.
'He...he's sharp!' Jiwon had a cold sweat
"Hahaha, that can't be possible, I am from Japan." Jiwon acted clueless.
"Right?! Are you guys really twins or something? Your faces look so alike! Wait, why am i agreeing with thid idiot!" Subin furiously pushed Jisuk away from her.
"Anyways, You better just accept the offer Wooin!" Subin demanded, still insisting on taking up the Union's offer.
"These guys don't know that kind of stuff, Subin. It hasn't been that long since they learned about awakened organizations, and what it means to join one." Jisuk defended his friends.
Subin now looking guilty at the two rookie awakened thought, 'So theyre like Hiro? Shit! Now it looks like I'm the villain! But jisuk is pissing me off!!!'
"We should go now Subin." Requested Jiwon, his Hiro act looking calm with a hint of unease.
"Tch! You're right. But you!" Pointing at Wooin, "I'll talk to you later!" Subin said with a gruff.
"Lets go Hiro!" Subin decided to retreat for now, walking away from the trio.
"Im sorry for the inconvenience we brought." Jiwon bowed 90 degrees to the trio, who just let out a reliefed chuckle.
"It was nice meeting you, Jiwoo" Jiwon looked at Jiwoo in the eyes, and left to catch up with Subin.