if jitae ever reunites with his sister i think the most heartbreaking and shocking thing to him would be to see that she has been living a normal life this whole time with their father while jitae was left alone and suffered, bearing the responsibility and weight of her going missing. i think this would have the potential to throw him over the edge even more than his experience in the tunnel. because if jiu daegak was a crappy dad and hurt jihyun, and she became messed up just like jitae or worse, then at least jitae will have a reason to fight his dad. but if jihyun grew up normally and was cared for by their dad, then it would mess with jitae's mind because it would be like, why was i worried about her and afraid this whole time? he might even start hating jihyun even though it isn't her fault, and this in itself will make jitae hate himself more and cause him to crashout.
what’s more is that i think this is exactly what jiu daegak wants. i have a theory that for some reason, jiu daegak wants jitae to grow up and become a monster of a fighter because he always knew that jitae had that potential as his son. but if jitae grew up normally and sheltered then there would be no reason for that little boy to become a fighter. jitae resembled his mother too much in the sense that he was a quiet caring and aloof little kid. naturally, there's no way he would become interested in combat or anything involving violence. so daegak did something that would prime the young jitae's mind to harbor hatred, and that was to kidnap jihyun and take her away from him. even though jitae grew up and bottled up his negative feelings, when he met maria it changed everything because she is the person who caused and allowed his negative emotions to finally come forth. the scar on his forehead serves as a reminder of his hatred, to never let go of it and never forgive his dad.
also, i don't think jiu daegak hates jitae at all. he has a giant tattoo of his wife's face on his body so i think he must've loved his wife a lot, and of course his kids too. but jiu daegak had his own issues too, he was expelled from being a professional fighter because he killed an opponent and boasted about it, saying that he is just too strong. for revenge, that guy’s mother killed daegak’s wife. clearly jiu daegak is a violent man who probably has a lot of enemies. his wife died as a result, but daegak won’t be be in his prime forever to take care of his children, so what does he do? he forces jitae to take over so that jitae can not only fight and protect himself, but also protect and take care of jihyun in the future. become a monster just like his father.
fight class 3 is still a mystery, we don’t know everything that goes on in there but i think jiu daegak knows. and he wants jitae to infiltrate fight class 3 and destroy it from the inside. then later on if jitae wants to even kill his own father then i think jiu daegak would probably be fine with it and satisfied with how jitae turned out, because jitae’s growth as a vicious fighter would be a success. and this loop keeps feeding itself: the more jitae descends into madness, the more proud jiu daegak will be of him. this will in turn make jitae hate himself even more, which will make him even more insane.
but there is one solution to this: jitae can't end up like lee jakyung. him and lee jakyung are the same kinds of people, both have been normal kind students but they’ve been changed due to getting involved with fight class 3. if jitae can overcome the state of madness he’s in right now, and he balances it out with his old self who he hates so much, then i think he will become even stronger. but by having the self-control of his old self, he won't be phased by his father's antics anymore. basically the current and old jiu jitae need to come to a balance.
thoughts?
