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3. 

At the end of part 2, we find out that BSH had been suspecting Jisan Agent to be the same person as KSE for quite some time. (At least since before hospital arc)

Explanation on BSH's suspicion

However, he wasn’t ready to accept it. 

[Ep 369]

“Are you… actually…” The agent who becomes unreachable when a certain person goes missing. The agent who seems to know him strangely well. Did that… …… …… “Well, never mind.” Baek Saheon took his hand off the tank. He couldn’t get an answer right now anyway. No, perhaps he himself wasn't ready yet…

BSH in part 3

1. 

In part 3, it seems that during the 3 years, BSH has come to accept that KSE is the Jisan Agent. It probably helped that both these personas went missing for 3 years.

In addition, he seemingly has deduced that KSE’s actual personality must be closer to the Jisan Agent - an altruistic, kind person. 

[Ep 392]

“......Hah.” Baek Saheon pressed his hands on his eyelids. “I knew it, that you're this kind of person…”

After all, even Roe Deer had kept saving his life. So it all makes sense that way. 

2.

BSH also seemingly thought about ‘Then why did he keep up a psychopathic front in front of me?’. He seemingly came to a (pretty accurate) conclusion about it.

[Ep 394]

“And you don't need to be so worried about getting caught. If she was the type of person to not be able to control herself and get caught, no matter how we're cooperating with each other, I wouldn't have been honest towards her.” “......Ah.” Baek Saheon’s one eye stares alternately at me and Assistant Manager Jin Nasol. “Because that's what it was like with a guy like me, huh?”

To me, the above bit read as BSH having his suspicions be confirmed, rather than realzing it for the first time. Because it’s not like KSE was talking directly about BSH, when BSH suddenly brings up the subject of himself. I think he already concluded that that’s why KSE kept up that front towards him, but having it be indirectly confirmed by KSE made him get emotional.

It makes sense that BSH would come to this conclusion. BSH himself knows that he’s a selfish, greedy person. 

[ep41]

Baek Sa-heon knew that he was a selfish person, obsessed with practical gains.

In 393, he also seemingly feels a ‘twisted amusement’ when talking about how the guys who beat up KSE ends up calling him a lunatic. Presumably because he now knows that that’s KSE doing his thing. 

But also, this must have been another confirmation - on against which type of people KSE pretends to be a lunatic. 

3.

To summarize. 

For a long time, BSH believed that ‘KSE may act like a kind and caring person in front of others, but he shows his true face to me. He’s a psychopath!’. 

[ep49]

Go Yeongeun looked at me with a look of pity on her eyes. “Hm. Since in corporate life, people look down on you for even being too nice, maybe you might like to consider not speaking too highly of others?” Huh? No matter how I look at it, it seems like you’re seeing me in an overly good light because of how I saved your life… but thinking of my silver heart, I just bowed my head. Let’s be nice! “……Thank you for the advice.” Baek Saheon looked back and forth between Go Yeongeun and me with a look of disbelief, but then shut his mouth. Then he stood up from his seat and left without saying goodbye.

But slowly he realizes the truth : 

In fact, KSE’s true personality is closer to the kind, caring persona he shows toward others. It was only towards BSH that KSE was putting up a psychopath front.

In addition, even when having a long-term cooperative relationship with BSH as Jisan Agent, KSE never revealed himself to him. He only added it to the list of roles he played. He was never honest towards him. 

Why?

Because BSH was an untrustworthy bastard, that’s why. 

He was so untrustworthy to KSE that even after they built up a genuinely cooperative relationship, he never let BSH see his true face. 

Everyone else knew that KSE is Jisan Agent but BSH. As a result, everyone else knew that the liquified being at the end of part 2 was KSE but BSH.

That’s how little KSE thought of BSH.

Again - BSH himself knows that he’s a selfish and greedy guy. 

But still. To realize that this one person in your life who taught you about altruism, who saved your life multiple times (and not bc he was a psychopath like he originally thought lol), who is the one person in your life that you want to keep helping & saving & caring for, thinks of you that way… 

Isn’t it only natural that it hurts your feelings? 

BSH probably had some time to deal with this realization, but still, when KSE indirectly confirms it in 394, I think it’s understandable that he lashes out.  

What BSH wants

Currently, from the text, BSH seemingly has two conflicting wants when it comes to KSE.

1st, He wants to lord it over KSE (the former Roe Deer) a little that he’s now the higher up and KSE is a lowly worker. 

This fails at every turn he tries it bc KSE simply does not care. He just will not be intimidated by their difference in position. 

And BSH seemingly doesn’t want to actually enforce anything. Like, in 394 when KSE greets him by saying ‘section chief-nim’ BSH is immediately like ‘speak casually’ while using honorifics himself. BSH doesn’t actually want KSE to be sincerely intimidated by his position. 

But still he wants to lord it over him a little, you know? So he’ll say things like (ep 393) “If you're in your right mind, shouldn't you be saying '(in honorifics) Do this please, I beg of you' first?” Only for KSE to take the fun out of it by easily complying without any emotion. 

2nd, He wants to help KSE (the former Jisan Agent) who is for some reason stuck in a hellhole receiving terrible treatment. 

As KSE himself points out, Section Chief BSH keeps going out of his way to help him when KSE himself only asked for one thing. Canceling his bills, saying he’ll smuggle KSE out of there… This is arguably even going beyond the things he did for the Jisan Agent. 

Of course, this is all only possible bc BSH now has the power to do it. He says so himself - when KSE is like, don’t overdo it, BSH is like, it’s not like I’m still a supervisor. 

BSH now also has the advantage of actually knowing KSE’s situation fully (...well at least more comprehensibly than he did) so he can actually anticipate KSE’s needs and help him without KSE asking for it. 

Based on these two things. I’m going further and saying: 

3rd, BSH wants KSE to think of him as trustworthy and dependable. 

He himself thinks of KSE as special - the only person whose survival he prioritizes besides himself. But KSE obviously did not think much of him despite all their connections. To KSE, BSH was less trustworthy than a bunch of his other colleagues.

But now, BSH knows about all of KSE’s lies. (well not all of them but yk) Moreover, now BSH is in a position where he can actually make a meaningful difference in KSE’s life. 

(When KSE gets worried about him getting noticed, BSH is like, I’m a section chief, okay?! There’s no need to worry about me getting noticed! (Also, you’re worrying about me now?))

So, now, BSH wants to say - trust me, depend on me, ask for my help, you can trust me now, I can do much more for you now… 

The thing is, BSH is going about all this in not a very sophisticated way. 

For one thing, the fact that he has those two conflicting wants which he keeps showing at the same time is pretty funny. Like, stick to one thing and you might get it. 

Also, one way for BSH to gain more of KSE’s trust would have been to show altruism to people beyond KSE. Like at least make a try. But when BSH realizes KSE told JNS about the pills, he gets immediately pissed bc it’s unnecessary risk. (Him helping KSE was necessary risk of course) And the way he expresses that feeling - he’s like. I only shared this (potentially lifesaving) info to help YOU, not anyone else! You should have asked for my permission! <- incredibly immature way to express his displeasure

BSH def knows that KSE would like for him to be more altruistic. too. (again, the hospital arc.) He gets incredibly defensive and ‘even a bit desperate’ in 392 when he talks about how KSE looks disappointed in him about not having helped others. (I can’t even tell if KSE actually looked disappointed or BSH was just reading into his expression of concern for the other guys.)

In short, despite how much BSH has changed, in many ways, he hasn’t changed much at all. He’s still the same BSH who was selfish, temperamental and always on the defensive. 

It’s just that he now really really cares for KSE and wants KSE to trust and depend on him. 

—--

Anyway, that's my thoughts on BSH. 

In conclusion, KSE should maybe consider voicing out loud some of his inner narration about how impressed he is by Section Chief BSH! Wouldn't that make BSH happy!

[A/N : this is basically fabrication as it's not really confirmed whether Choi is actually K.Lee or not ^^;; but as chronic HoChoiHo shipper I'm taking any ideas to draw my fav ship in LMAO]

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2. Baek Saheon now

The Baek Saheon we know also works at Daydream, as part of Squad F of Field Exploration Team.

Squad F also includes Jang Heoun (Bison) who started at Squad Y but managed to be transferred after a few months.

Eventually, Baek Saheon was promoted to supervisor, one of the early ones to be promoted according to Kang Yihak (Ep 219).

As supervisor, he'd have gained access to the fox counseling room. He'd also have been assigned his own darkness, just as Kim Soleum was assigned the tarot cards.

We don't know if he was transferred to another squad along with the promotion, as Lee Seonghae was.

3. What do other people say about Saheon at work?

<Part 1>

Jang Heoun, ep 84 :

"He's a kind person."

Kang Yihak, ep 158 :

(to Jin Nasol) "Why don't you order Mr.Goat over there to do it? He's being quiet like a dead rat."

<Part 2>

Kang Yihak, ep 219 :

That employee who was so obsessed with information and items from the very beginning, who was always cajoling his superiors, eventually even got promoted first.

'He seemed like he was investing quite boldly in extracting information from his seniors right from the start!'

Recently, he has been quiet for some reason. He must have realized the truth that investing in Darkness is the best way to go.

Eun Haje, ep 259 :

"You mean Roe Deer's batchmate? That slick, sly guy."

"When you hear 'Daydream Inc. employee', a series of stereotypical keywords pop into your head, doesn't it?"

Terrible personality, self-preserving, selfish, calculating… (…) "That's the kind of person he is."

Kim Soleum, ep 318

'This guy is really committed to the corporate life.'

To think he was coming to work this early all this time. No wonder he eventually gets promoted to section chief.