The scene changes. Mr. Hong, Vittorio and Vincenzo were in the bar. Vincenzo was coughing and Mr. Hong smiles.
"You have a very low tolerance to alcohol" Mr. Hong says.
"It isn't about alcohol, he has not had makgeolli before" Vittorio answered.
"You have never makgeolli before?" He asks.
"I don't think so he ever had" Vittorio says and Mr. Hong nods in agreement.
"No" Vincenzo replies.
"I see. It only gives a mild hangover, so drink up. Here. Bottoms up" He pours down the glass for Vincenzo. "Here you go" All three of them drink up.
"I can finally taste it now that I have had my second glass" Vincenzo says.
"In that case, drink up. Here you go" He chuckles as he pours down another glass for the consigliere.
"Cheers" All three of them clink their glasses and drink up. "By the way, should I congratulate you both for diving headfirst in to hell?" He asks and chuckles while Vincenzo and Vittorio also smile.
Mr. Hong chuckled at this.
"I am fighting against Babel because I am stupid. But not you" He points at Vincenzo and Vittorio.
"By the way, are you also a public defender?" Vincenzo asks him.
All of them knew where this question was coming from.
"I am. For one person. I truly pity her. She was falsely charged with murder. And yet, she accepted it and made peace with her pancreatic cancer" He replies.
"Why would she do that?" Vittorio asks.
"She believes she is being punished for abandoning her sons in the past. She says feeling guilty isn't enough. There are people who readily accept their punishment. And there are those who are shameless even after committing a crimes. In any case, only the kindhearted and the weak suffer. I know you both won't get it" Mr. Hong answers and Vincenzo sighs.
"You have no idea how better we get it than anyone else" Vittorio says in a low voice.
"For the past two days, I experienced firsthand how the weak suffered. I couldn't do anything. So, I became even more furious" Vincenzo says.
"Those who are truly weak endure the feeling of helplessness and rage until the day they die" Mr. Hong tells Vincenzo as he pours another glass for himself.
"I have a question. What is the story behind your Law Firm's name?" Vittorio asks.
"Nobody has asked me that before" Mr. Hong says.
"I don't defend my clients. I become their last straw, a jipuragi. When they don't have anyone to lean on, they can still grab onto me. I am their last straw" He explains to Vincenzo.
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