Epilogue: Free At Last

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Freedom is pricey. All Freedom.

The freedom of a country must be won in war. The freedom of a people must be won in love. The freedom of a right must be won in politics. None of these come at an easy price.

The price to pay is always the hardest part. How do you weight the significance of one human life against another? Who gets to say it’s fair? Who gets to play God with us? The price is always high. Too high. The price is always high.

I paid the price for my freedom.

Aron.

Nana.

Joshua.

Hayi.

Jun.

Wonwoo.

26.802 soldiers.

I paid the price for my freedom. The freedom to stand in a café and roast beans for the rest of my life. If I could do it all again, I would have done it differently. I don’t think anybody’s freedom should ask so many lives. Not even mine.

But I know that they would all want me to take the freedom their lives bought me. So I’m taking it with both hands. Because in the end, my goal is still the same.

It’s not just my freedom I’m fighting for.

The bell rings and I look up with my customer’s smile. “Hello! Welcome to Wonwoo’s Place. What can I get you today?”

I can’t really see. When you get half a grenade in your face, it’s a miracle to still be alive. Wonwoo wasn’t that lucky. I can see light, and vague colors, that’s about it. But I can still smell the difference between a Java and a Brazilian.

“Hello, cutie.”

I grin: b

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wallflowergurl #1
Chapter 34: I have to say that this was a story where I really couldn’t guess what would happen next. Very Game of Thrones in the manner that characters were killed off so I was trying to not be so upset whenever it happened but they all had their own story that my heart still hurt for them. I would have NEVER guessed the ending even though I felt suspicious of the lunatic who just “decided” to kill of the royal family, like there had to be a bigger motive but the mastermind of it all stumped me till the very end. Thank you for sharing this story with us and for giving us a semblance of a happy ending in a world where reality and death holds firm. I enjoyed this story very much!
Deedee0416 #2
Chapter 34: YOU AMAZING ER I THOUGHT SEUNGCHEOL DIED BUT NOOOOOOOOOOOO IT WAS WONWOO I NEED TO READ THAT CHAPTER AGAIN CAUSE I WAS NO LONGER MENTALLY ALIVE EVER SINCE SEUNGCHEOL KICKED THAT GODDAMNED GRENADE WHY MUST YOU DO THIS TO ME OJDJNFJVKDNS
Taemin22 #3
Chapter 34: I love this, but omg the amount of deaths that happened T^T.
I was soooo especially upset at Joshua's death, but it was an overall nice ending <3
I really enjoyed this^^ I started at like midnight and it's now three in the morning
Peachyeolss #4
Chapter 34: U U MAKE ME.CRY. WHY. WHY. I LEV U AUTHOR. IHOPE I DIDNT GET NIGHMARE TONIGHY. IHNORE MY TYPOS
Peachyeolss #5
Chapter 33: ... what happen to yoonjo *tries hard not to cry but i cry*
Peachyeolss #6
Chapter 32: wTF WTF WTF
Peachyeolss #7
Chapter 27: author nim, i cried. srsly i literally cry reading every chapters of yur fic. why Hayi. why. why Jun too why why. god if im in the fanfic, i WOULD ING CRY AND CRY AND CRY. I DONT HAVE THE COURAGE TO READ THIS FIC ANYMORE BUT I HAD TO BDCAUSE THIS IS BADABEZT
Peachyeolss #8
Chapter 9: **i cried reading the last chapter**

tHE TITLE REMINDS ME OF SISTAR
Meload #9
Chapter 34: WHY DO I ALWAYS STUMBLE BY YOUR FANFICS AND I ALWAYS SUFFERRRR , AHHH I AM AGAIN IN A FANFIC THAT IS YOURS, CRYING MY EYES OUT AND SUFERING WITH ANGST (I'm a super fan of your work, I begin in the middle of the benefactor, then I continued reading it, every time you made an update and now I'm reading the bound and begging ) BUT WHY I ALWAYS SUFFER WITH YOU, IM GOING TO ACUSE U OF ABUSING WITH MY FELLING (sorry for my English but is not my first language and it's 1:48 AM and I just finished in like 6 hours this fic so I'm a bit emotional) love your work, I didn't knew that this fanfic was yours, until I read the way scoups talked with woozi when he is sad " My little, precious, beautiful jihoonie" it's like, your way to write, this have already happens, I stumble in a fanfic, and when scoups talks with jihoon like that I know that is yours (I've already read the benefactor 4 times, every 3 months I read again basically) I don't know why I'm taking (writing) so much but I really love your work, specially jicheol ones, (who am I kidding, I've only read jicheol fanfics that you've written) anywayssss is 2Am and I really need to sleep, keep writing fanfics, your imagination is incredible and the way you show their love is adorable
honey_chickenberii #10
Chapter 34: Well I already knew what I was getting into but things weren't as what I've expected... This is the most angsty fic I've read. Like my chest literally hurts from just reading this. The fluff at the start just makes me so happy! And then I crave for it when the angst comes. Jihoon in pain is me in pain. The story is really good!! Thank god the ending was atleast satisfying, though I'd had to mourn over this...
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