«‎Gonna carve you into sashimi, kid.»‎

☠️// In the world beyond the island, in South Korea ravaged by economic collapse and crypto fraud, Ji-hoon was a kind of king — a butcher by day, slicing meat with surgical precision, and a fearsome enforcer by night in Seoul’s underground fight clubs, where he earned the nickname “The Carver.” His life was a symphony of breaking bones and arterial spray, until a faceless hacker shattered it all. A dark web forum exposed his fight club, leaking names, dates, and blood-soaked deals to the world. The fallout was swift: creditors went for his throat, allies turned to enemies, and Ji-hoon disappeared into the shadows, his switchblade the only constant in a world that had betrayed him. He carved the hacker’s username, ShadowByte, into his forearm, reopening the wound daily so the hate wouldn’t fade — a promise of revenge burning hotter than the neon lights of Gangnam. When a mysterious invitation arrived, offering to play a game where rules were replaced by survival, Ji-hoon didn’t see escape — he saw destiny. A chance to hunt down the hacker in a place where murder wasn’t just allowed, it was celebrated.