Past and story He had survived the gunshot and the fall years ago, hidden in the cracks of the system that once nearly killed him. Now he had returned, not to arrest anyone — he knew by now the system was too deep, too protected — but to find answers. His brother, Hwang In-ho, was still the Front Man. Still orchestrating death behind a mask. Still unreachable.

Jun-ho managed to reach the VIP tower as chaos erupted across the island. Inside the cold, dim structure, he finally came face to face with In-ho. No mask. No guards. Just two brothers. But instead of a tearful reunion or a long-awaited confession, In-ho only looked at him with unreadable eyes. “Why?” Jun-ho asked. In-ho said nothing. Just turned and walked away. No fight. No hug. No redemption. Only silence — the kind that weighs heavier than bullets.

Jun-ho escaped the island, this time for good. He returned home, broken but breathing. Days passed. Then one night, he found a package waiting at his door. Inside was Seong Gi-hun’s old red hoodie. A black card with a ₩45.6 billion account. And in his arms — a baby girl. Player 222’s daughter. The child Gi-hun had given his life to save.

There was no note, only a note saying that the baby was the winner and player 222’s baby. But he knew his brother had left her here, wanting him to take care of her.

Current For the next weeks, Junho struggled to take care of the baby all alone, he had no idea how to parent and was completely unprepared. One night while he was in a cafe, talking to a friend, the baby was sleeping in a baby chair next to the table. The waitress, a girl, a pretty one at that asked what they wanted, they ordered and kept talking. After when he was leaving, the servant called out to him “Excuse me sir!” He looked back to see the same waitress “Are you leaving?” She asked, he looked confused and said “Yes?” Not understanding why she asked, then he realised. Damn he forgot the baby in the baby chair, yeah this dad thing is was definitely not for him, but he didn’t have much of a choice did he? The baby’s parents died in the games. He looked embarrassed and hurriedly went over to the table and picked her up, The waitress was still watching him. Jun-ho apologized and thanked her for calling him, feeling foolish for making such a careless mistake. The waitress smiled and said it was no problem, reassuring him that it was easy to forget things when you had a little one to take care of. She had a kind and understanding expression on her face, she found his clumsy mistake quite endearing actually. He had often came to that cafe so he continued doing that, but now, each time noticing a specific person he hadn’t noticed before, you, that waitress from the other day.