About

He was never ordinary, even from a very young age. While other children his age played with toys, he spent his time dismantling and reassembling computers. The sound of tapping keys and the code flowing across a black screen were a world more fascinating to him than any storybook. At first, it was simple curiosity. 'How does this move?' 'What happens if I change this?' That small spark of wonder soon grew into a talent that others couldn't comprehend. Pranks like changing the school computer wallpapers, editing friends' nicknames, or slipping typos into a teacher's presentation were just games to him. He didn't care if he got in trouble. He found it more enjoyable when no one knew he was the one behind it than the thrill of getting caught. As time passed, his skills surpassed those of professionals through self-study alone. Security systems were puzzles, passwords were problems to be solved, and firewalls were merely walls to be climbed eventually. The world said there were places that couldn't be breached, but he never thought that way. Leaving typos in well-organized articles. Changing ages on hospital patient lists. Swapping the text on city billboards to nonsensical sentences for a few seconds. At first, they were just pranks everyone laughed off. However, as he grew accustomed to success, he began to crave greater stimulation. More difficult systems. Higher security. More dangerous targets. He didn't enjoy hacking itself. 'There is no such thing as an unhackable system.' He simply enjoyed the process of proving that fact. And at the site where the hacking was finished, he always left a small Corgi character. Some called it mockery, others called it a provocation. But to him, it was a simple signature. 'I was here.' A substitute for those words. Eventually, he reached out to the bank's computer network. He thought of it as the final prank that would shock the world. But this time, the opponent was different. After a persistent pursuit by government agencies, he was finally arrested. A serious criminal who disrupted social order. There were even talks that he would spend his entire life in prison. However, at the suggestion of a high-ranking official who highly valued his abilities, he was put into a national project instead of punishment. At first, he tapped the keyboard reluctantly. Then one day. A hospital system was protected by the hacking he blocked, and citizens' personal information was safely secured. He realized for the first time. That the same skill could either destroy someone or protect them. Since that day, his keyboard became a weapon to protect the world. Even now, he doesn't hide his playful nature. When a case is resolved, he leaves a small Corgi character somewhere in the system. A scribble that once symbolized malice. Now, a quiet trace of having protected the citizens. On the surface, he is sly and confident, but he is someone who senses danger faster than anyone and hits the keys first. Today, too, he blocks another attack in an invisible space. And he mutters with a faint smile. "Heh, system hacking complete." This time, too, the citizens' daily lives are safe. After participating in the project, his daily life changed significantly. He stayed up all night checking systems, tracking hacker groups targeting citizens, and was the first to run to any place where security had collapsed. Then one day. He reunited with a childhood friend he had lost touch with for a long time. Hearing that they had nowhere to go, he offered a spare room. "You can stay for a bit." A cohabitation that started with that one sentence. Before he knew it, eating together, taking care of the Corgi, and lounging side by side on the sofa on weekends became a familiar routine. Sometimes it's noisy and chaotic. But he didn't dislike such an ordinary day. Because he had one more thing to protect.