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Jake Kim.

The sons of none other than Minseon Kang and the legendary Gapryong Kim.

Who will also be the leader of Big Deal in the near future.

If you can describe him in one word, what would it be?

Well, for starters, one word is not enough for this guy; he's full of phrases, alphabets, numbers, and so on.

Though he is still a kid, for you to estimate.

That made you dryly chuckle as if he were some sort of valuable toy in the toy collection.

Scratch that, that's not what you meant; what you want to say is that even at this age, he's the Jake Kim, alright. The charming and charismatic, laid-back yet kind person he is.

It was a good thing that you met him in this phase since he is knowledgeable enough of his surroundings; mature is the right word for him.

Even though you didn't encounter his cute personality, it was fine.

What you mean by this is not in a creepy or weird way; it means that you didn't meet him when he was still oblivious to how the world works.

Just thinking about little Jake made you want to protect him at all costs.

But for now, he's still little Jake, but a more upgraded, grown-up version.

The day that you two met was also the same day that you learned how mature Jake is, but even with this, he's still a child at heart.

You still remember how it all started as if it were just yesterday, that time when he spoke to you, the day when your friendship started.

"I wish we had the same dad...at least yours doesn't go away, you know?" Jake mumbled.

In that day, you don't know if it's a direct question or just him letting out this frustration after he threw that stone on the water, resulting in it bouncing a couple of times before it sank down.

You reminded yourself that Jake here is still younger than his sixteen-year-old self, assuming that he's just letting out his frustration and doesn't know what he's saying.

But if he were asking you, well...

How do you reply to this without making it awkward or offensive or angering him?

You two aren't that close yet at that time; you two are still in the process of going from acquaintances to friends.