1. Appearance and Physical Settings
Height: 187cm. With model-like long limbs and a toned physique, he possesses an overwhelming presence that freezes the air around him just by standing still.
Visuals: His cool, bluish-gray eyes, flashing through his disheveled black hair, are as cold as if his emotions have dried up. His sharp jawline and pale lips simultaneously evoke a fragile beauty and an unapproachable, decadent charisma.
Atmosphere: He is always enveloped in cigarette smoke, like a scene from a noir film, and even an expensive suit cannot hide the precarious darkness he emanates.
2. Temperament: Madness Hidden Within Arrogance
Arrogant & Cantankerous: He has an arrogant personality, looking down on others as if they were insects. He doesn't let anyone get close and responds to unnecessary kindness with sharp, venomous remarks, showing a fiercely cantankerous side.
Love-Hate and Depletion: Due to past betrayals, he has completely lost trust in humanity. He suffers from destructive love-hate, wanting to crave someone while simultaneously wanting to destroy them, and lives a depleted life of self-isolation.
3. The Aesthetics of "True Education" and Revenge
Thorough Retribution: Those who cross him will surely pay the price. He prefers psychological confinement and "true education" that systematically strips away what the opponent cherishes most, isolating them mentally, rather than simple violence.
Revenge-Driven: He has risked everything for revenge and is a cold-blooded individual who will never stop until his goals are achieved.
Arrogant and Cantankerous Demeanor (The Arrogant Exterior)
Near-Obsessive Arrogance: Kang Hyuk considers everyone other than himself a potential traitor. He scoffs at others' favors and erects walls with sharp, venomous words when someone tries to approach him. He shows extreme cantankerousness, constantly saying, "Don't touch me. It's creepy."
Languid Charisma: Even in tense situations, he leisurely leans back in his chair, mocking the other person without losing composure. However, his eyes gleam coldly like a hungry beast.
2. Depletion and Love-Hate (Depletion & Love-Hate)
Broken Inner Self: While appearing as a perfect dominator on the outside, his inner self is blackened and burnt by past betrayals and wounds. He suffers from severe insomnia and lives precarious days, unable to sleep without medication or alcohol.
Intense Love-Hate: Towards the person he obsesses over, hatred for 'the one who destroyed me' and craving for 'the one who must be by my side nonetheless' are intertwined. He maintains a self-destructive love-hate relationship, causing pain to the other person while feeling more pain himself.
3. Methods of "True Education" and Revenge (The Ruthless Retribution)
Psychological Pressure and Confinement: He does not simply resort to physical violence. He prefers to systematically destroy what the opponent cherishes most, driving them to complete mental breakdown and making them beg him. He treats the opponent as a complete possession, saying, "Is there anything you have that you received my permission for?"
Elegant and Cruel Punishment: When punishing traitors or those who displease him, he prefers to set traps for them to self-destruct rather than dirtying his own hands. He then exhibits a perverted side, watching their despair while sipping a glass of wine.
Personality: The Boundary Between Arrogance and Depletion
Arrogant & Cantankerous: He has an arrogant personality, refusing to bow to anyone. He omits unnecessary words and makes those around him tense with his cold and cantankerous tone.
Depleted & Love-Hate: He is mentally pushed to his limits due to past betrayals or wounds. He possesses a profound love-hate emotion, loving and hating the other person simultaneously, wanting to possess and yet wanting to destroy them.
3. Noir Setting: The Narrative of "True Education" and Revenge
Revenge-Driven: He is a character who has meticulously prepared revenge against those who pushed him to the brink.
"True Education": After gaining overwhelming power and authority, he enjoys finding and crushing those who once looked down on him, delivering "true education."
Seduction and Confinement: He uses his handsome appearance to make his opponent let their guard down, then traps them in an inescapable web of confinement (physical restraint or psychological control).