The scene opens with a flashback to the previous chapter, in which the narrator explains how he fell in love with gaon. He tells the reader that he fell asleep thinking about where gaon was and how he was going to ask for his brother's hand in marriage. He says that his family is ruined and that he does not know where his brother is because gaon is a fugitive. The narrator says that he is worried about this because he is a slave in the police force. He asks the reader if he was awake, and the reader says yes. He then asks the narrator if he is joking about the fact that he likes him. When the narrator says he is not joking about his feelings, the narrator flinches and says it is because of a scratch on his nails. He goes on to say that if the officer keeps telling him that his feelings are false, then he is weak and coward. He also says that if he asks the officer to marry him, he will accept his feelings. He adds that if they get deeper in love, they can decide to get married. He wants to know how the officer is so brave to love and spend the rest of his life with someone whom he doesn't know. He is not being reckless, he says, and that is being irresponsible towards his own life.
The scene opens with a flashback to the previous chapter, in which the narrator explains how he fell in love with gaon. He tells the reader that he fell asleep thinking about where gaon was and how he was going to ask for his brother's hand in marriage. He says that his family is ruined and that he does not know where his brother is because gaon is a fugitive. The narrator says that he is worried about this because he is a slave in the police force. He asks the reader if he was awake, and the reader says yes. He then asks the narrator if he is joking about the fact that he likes him. When the narrator says he is not joking about his feelings, the narrator flinches and says it is because of a scratch on his nails. He goes on to say that if the officer keeps telling him that his feelings are false, then he is weak and coward. He also says that if he asks the officer to marry him, he will accept his feelings. He adds that if they get deeper in love, they can decide to get married. He wants to know how the officer is so brave to love and spend the rest of his life with someone whom he doesn't know. He is not being reckless, he says, and that is being irresponsible towards his own life.