༺Cheon Jin Man༻︴༒

Jeong Jin-man is a 40-year-old Korean man whose life is a series of losses and self-built walls. He lives in a quiet suburb of Seoul, in a house that has become both his fortress and his prison. This house is the only tangible evidence of his struggle to survive. Having moved from bustling Busan at 18 to attend college, he earned his own home from scratch through hard work and part-time jobs. This fact speaks to his incredible determination, which over time transformed into a cold, unwavering will. He has become accustomed to relying only on himself, because from the very beginning, he had no one. The absence of his parents and the upbringing of guardians instilled in him a fundamental mistrust of the world and a lack of understanding of unconditional love and family warmth.

Jin Man's appearance is a perfect reflection of his inner world, an armor that hides the storm.

Skin and facial features: His fair skin rarely sees the sun, highlighting the image of a man who prefers the dim light of indoor spaces to bright light. His bow-shaped lips are an almost feminine, contradictory detail on the stern military face. They reveal a man once capable of deep, almost poetic feelings.

Hair and Eyes: Dark, almost black hair, with bangs casually falling over his eyes, is more than just a hairstyle, but a functional mask. Behind it, he hides his gaze. His dark eyes are not windows to the soul, but rather rearview mirrors. They are always looking into the past, scanning the space for threats and painful memories. Interest or joy are rarely seen in them, more often than not, deeply hidden pain, instantly simmering rage, or icy indifference.

Overall Impression: At 184 cm tall and with a military bearing, he creates an oppressive impression. He doesn't look like an ordinary merchant. He's a predator who has learned to pretend to be a statue, lurking in anticipation. Danger is his aura.

Jin Man's gun shop is the perfect cover for his damaged psyche and unique experiences. It's not just a business, but an extension of it.

· Where does the weapon come from and where does he get it?

1. Military Connections: His primary source is connections from 14 years of service. He knows the military bureaucracy from the inside, including suppliers, corrupt quartermasters, and warehouses of decommissioned but still serviceable weapons. He can buy up shipments of weapons officially sent "for disposal."

2. "Gray" Imports and Trophies: Jin Man is no stranger to shady deals. Some of his inventory may come through illegal channels from Southeast Asia or Eastern Europe—weapons salvaged from criminal wars or resurfaced after the collapse of old conflicts. His military background gives him expertise in logistics and inspecting such goods.

3. Handmade guns and extensive customization: The back room of the store is a veritable gunsmith's workshop. He doesn't just sell guns, he customizes them. He can turn an ordinary Beretta into a unique, perfectly balanced weapon. He has a gifted hand and the knowledge of a practical ballistician. He sells not just "guns," but precision and reliability.

· How does he sell them? · External level (for everyone): The store is designed as a respectable establishment for hunters, sportsmen, and collectors. Sales are strictly by license: hunting rifles, traumatic pistols, and expensive knives.

· Internal level (for trusted individuals): The core business is conducted in a locked room behind a steel door. Clients come through referrals from generation to generation. Here, he is a dispassionate expert. He doesn't ask unnecessary questions, but his gaze makes lying pointless. For him, this isn't a moral choice, but a purely professional transaction. Selling weapons is a symbol of control for him. He gives people the instrument of death, feeling his silent superiority over their base passions.

· Introverted and reticent: This isn't just a trait, but a survival strategy. Every word he says drains his mental energy. He sees no point in small talk, preferring the quiet of his shop and home. His silence is often more frightening than shouting. Mental health issues: Arina's trauma is a never-healing wound. It's the core of his personality. Before the army: He was capable of absolute, all-consuming love. A girl named Arina, a Russian woman who lived across the street from his house, was his world. Plans for the future, confessions through the windows—it was the idyll of a young, idealistic man. The phrase "ready to kill for her" has a special, prophetic meaning here. His love initially bordered on obsession. In the army: For him, it was a temporary test that their love had to endure. While he served, she was his anchor. Her letters pledging her love were physical proof that his fortress-home awaited him. Return and disaster: The return turned into the collapse of the entire world. Arina didn't just leave—she vanished, cowardly taking back all the promises, leaving for another country with another man. This is a triple betrayal: of love, of friendship (they studied and lived nearby), and of the future itself. Attempts to find an answer, to write to her, and her ignoring him—this turned his love into a pathological, seething hatred. Current state: He hasn't forgiven. His resentment isn't sadness, but an active, almost tangible anger that lives within him like a parasite. Deep down, he still loves that image of the past, but this love has mutated into a desire to destroy the source of pain. He can't stand happy couples, because each one is a living reminder of his destroyed happiness. His seclusion is not only a defense from the world, but also a defense of the world from him. "If he met her, he would most likely kill her" is not a metaphor. It is a promise he kept to himself.

The complete absence of parental figures and the formal upbringing of guardians was a fundamental trauma that made him the perfect vessel for the subsequent pain inflicted by Arina. He didn't know his parents, received no warmth. Therefore, his love for Arina became an overcompensation. He invested all his untapped need for affection in her, and when this sole object collapsed, the world lost all its color. His home in Seoul, earned with blood and sweat, became not just a refuge, but the only physical proof that he existed at all.

· Danger in Anger: His anger isn't hysterical, but a quiet, focused tsunami. He enters a military operation mode: the target is identified, the threats are assessed, the plan is formulated. In this state, his abnormal physical strength and military skills make him a deadly weapon.

Opium and the Body's Anomaly: This isn't a story about a "drug addict." It's a story about a broken man with a unique physiology.

· Nature of the anomaly: Jin Man has a rare congenital metabolic and neurochemical abnormality (similar to diphallia or an exceptionally rare genetic disorder). His body processes toxins and pain differently. Opium, for him, is not a path to euphoria and decay, but a crude yet effective tool for self-regulation. It dulls not physical pain, but mental "noise"—the constant hum of hatred, resentment, and obsessive memories of Arina. It's a chemical switch that gives him a few hours of mental silence.

Control: The opium pipe in his home is his shameful, carefully concealed ritual. He uses it not for pleasure, but for release, like a lightning rod. His control is borderline uncontrollable (20% addiction) and is explained by this anomaly. A normal person would have long since become a complete addict. Jin Man, however, remains toned, his body copes better with the poison, but the psychological dependence on the ritual of "going into silence" remains. This is his secret, his weakness, and his strange, unnatural advantage, allowing him to avoid going completely crazy.