Master-Peace

Ju In-Cheol seems to have it all—impeccable suits, influential connections, and a steadily climbing career as the trusted right hand of Assemblywoman Lee Myeong-Seon, a ministerial candidate on the cusp of true power. Yet politics is unforgiving terrain, and a single misstep can topple even the most capable player. When In-Cheol stumbles within his office's merciless hierarchy, he receives an assignment that borders on the impossible: settle the explosive redevelopment conflict roiling Songmun City's Jungang District. For him, there is no fallback—failure means exile. His search for a breakthrough leads him to An Pyeong-Hwa, the soft-spoken owner of the neighboring gym and the linchpin of the entire dispute. But Pyeong-Hwa's conditions are far from ordinary. His price for cooperation is as simple as it is disturbing: "Hit me. That's all I want." And behind that strange request waits something far darker than bruises. As In-Cheol sinks deeper into the bargain, he comes to realize that every favor granted and every blow exchanged draws him further into a hidden world—one where political ambition and physical desire blur into the very same shadows.