The sky over the city was painted gray.
Rain drizzled down as Han Jiwoon walked beneath a broken umbrella. His body still carried bruises from the night before — his first kill under the Sin System.
He didn't feel guilt.
He didn't feel relief.
Only… emptiness.
"One target down. Sin Points: 100."
The number echoed in his mind like a game stat. But this wasn't a game — it was survival. A cursed journey tied to someone else's karma.
As Jiwoon entered a half-abandoned internet café, the holographic interface of the system blinked to life before his eyes.
Assigned Sin No.002
Name: Nam Gitae
Crime: Human trafficking, underage exploitation
Last Seen: Underground club, District 7
His hands clenched into fists.
"The deeper I go, the filthier it gets."
Jiwoon leaned back in the broken chair, eyes staring at the neon light flickering outside. The system didn't care if he was tired. It didn't care if the target was dangerous.
It only demanded one thing: purge the sin.
Flashback – One Year Ago
"Jiwoon… promise me, no matter what happens, don't let the world change your heart."
His mother's voice still lingered in his memory.
Back then, he still smiled. Back then, he believed people could change.
But the man in the mirror now — with cold eyes and a contract written in blood — was no longer the same son she once held.
Midnight Mission
District 7 was the underbelly of the city — filled with music, vice, and violence. Jiwoon entered the underground club with a forged ID and eyes that cut through the crowd like blades.
System Alert: Target confirmed. Nam Gitae is present.
He spotted the man in a VIP booth — surrounded by fake smiles and bodyguards. A monster in human skin.
Jiwoon's steps were silent, precise. But his heart pounded with a strange rhythm.
Suddenly — a flash. A scream.
One of the girls tried to escape. A guard raised his hand to strike her.
Jiwoon moved.
Fast. Too fast.
One strike. One body down. Blood on the wall.
He grabbed the girl and pushed her aside.
Nam Gitae tried to run — but Jiwoon was already in front of him.
"Who the hell are y—"
A fist shattered his jaw. Jiwoon pinned him to the ground.
"I'm the debt you thought would never be collected."
And with a single command, he activated his First Sin Skill:
[Sin Consumption – Level 1 Activated]
"Your sin becomes my weapon."
Dark energy surged from Jiwoon's hand into Nam Gitae's chest, sucking his life and the evil from his bones.
System Update
Target Eliminated
Sin Points: +200
Unlocked Ability: Shadow Bind (Temporarily immobilize a sinner)
Jiwoon stood over the corpse, breathing slowly.
For a brief second… he smiled.
But deep inside, the line between justice and vengeance began to blur.