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DMSD | Chapter 1
by RAETwenty-nine, or to put it another way, the cursed age. It was the first Tuesday of December, and the dreaded age loomed just around the corner.
“The Section Chief says we should all gather in the conference room because the Department Head is coming in.”
Ten minutes after Assistant Manager Lee sent this message through the company messenger, six employees from the General Affairs Office gathered in the conference room. Ten more minutes passed, and the Department Head entered with an extremely tall man in tow.
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“Due to end-of-year and New Year staffing shortages, we’ve urgently hired a part-timer.”
It would’ve been newsworthy any other time that Section Chief Jo, known as “the Bulldog,” was smiling and using polite language. However, to the gathered employees, his smile or polite speech was irrelevant.
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What mattered was the man standing expressionlessly next to the Department Head.
A towering figure at least 20 centimeters taller than the Department Head, he had a solid build and stood out in his casual attire—hoodie, leather jacket, jeans, and sneakers—amid the suited crowd. But it was his face that grabbed everyone’s attention.
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“Please be kind to him. Would you like to introduce yourself?” The Department Head, looking brighter and more polite than he had in three years, gestured toward the man with both hands.
But the man just stood there, making no effort to step forward. After a brief moment of hesitation, the Department Head took two steps back.
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The employees squinted and widened their eyes, trying to get a closer look at the man’s face. His sharp, well-defined features gave him an intense look. His skin was pale, and his lips had a healthy flush. At first glance, he looked almost pretty and somewhat androgynous, but overall, he gave off a strong, masculine vibe. His rugged build and sharp eyes contributed to this impression. The slight three-white-eyes effect in his single eyelid and his long, horizontal gaze made him seem both lazy and wild.
It was an exceptionally rare face.
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Yes, it was rare—but that was exactly the issue.
Everyone here knew at least two others with faces just like his.
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“I’ll be working as a part-timer for three months.”
His low voice matched his expression—completely devoid of emotion. The employees held their breath, waiting for his next words.
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And finally—
“My name is Kwon Jinhwan.”
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“Oh my…!” Hmph!
Assistant Manager Kim let out a noise but quickly covered her mouth. No one else looked at her; they were all thinking the same thing: “Oh, goodness, he’s a Kwon,” or, “With that face, he’s a Kwon.”
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The man, eyeing Assistant Manager Kim for a moment, slowly shifted his gaze and spoke.
“Just to clarify, I have no connection to the company’s management.”
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But… everyone swallowed the words that rose in their throats.
Anyone could see he looked exactly like the CEO’s son.
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The man bore an uncanny resemblance to the handsome brothers in Gaon Group’s main office.
Deputy Head Kwon Jinhyeon of Legal Affairs and Legal Department’s Deputy Director, Lawyer Kwon Jinhyeok.
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These two were not only brothers but also the CEO’s sons, nephews of the Vice Chairman, and grandchildren of the Chairman. The man looked like he’d literally inherited the same DNA as these two.
Yet, by insisting he had no connection to them, it was as if he was warning them.
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Pretend you don’t know.
If the company’s owners brought in a tomato and insisted it was an apple, then the duty of an employee was to research and develop that tomato until it bore apples. This made it impossible for anyone to ask him about his family ties.
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“A-ah, haha, I see,” Assistant Manager Lee finally broke the long silence, awkwardly attempting to ease the tension. Although he was creaking like an old doll while using honorifics toward the part-timer, he maintained a smile as he looked around at his colleagues.
“Well then.” He awkwardly clapped his hands, encouraging everyone else to do the same.
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“Let’s welcome… uh, Mr. Part-timer… sir!”
“W-welcome.”
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“Y-yes, welcome…”
The seven employees in the General Affairs Office, including the Department Head, clapped politely, welcoming the “Mr. Part-timer.” Among them, Myeongeun quietly joined in the applause, but suddenly felt his intense gaze on her. Instinctively, she shifted to an area where she’d be out of his line of sight.
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A new part-timer had joined the General Affairs Team—known as SaChongSil, the department at Gaon Group Headquarters responsible for handling all sorts of odd jobs. And, interestingly enough, this new youngest member of the team seemed to outrank even the Department Head.
<The Deputy’s Special Duty>
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Myeongeun, now a typical twenty-eight-year-old, was once a bit different back in the day. Until second grade, at least.
Since he was five, he had been able to see things that weren’t human—beings that weren’t alive. No matter how close they were or how long he saw them, they scared him, and he never got used to them.
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Little Myeongeun would sometimes cry all day long.
When his mother was preparing meals in the kitchen and his father was watching TV in the living room, Myeongeun would see a man’s figure crawling under the dining table. The man, black as if charred and with a wide, split mouth, grinned at Myeongeun. Terrified, he asked his father to chase him away, but his father could only look puzzled, not understanding what was wrong.
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At seven, Myeongeun was playing on the swing at his kindergarten playground. When his swing began going faster and higher, his teacher noticed and ran over, saying it was dangerous. After stopping him, she scolded him, but Myeongeun clung to her leg, trembling, and burst into tears, saying, “It wasn’t me.”
It truly wasn’t him. A girl was hanging upside down from the top bar of the swing set, giggling as she pushed Myeongeun’s swing with her hands.
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But from experience, he knew the teacher wouldn’t believe him. That evening, unable to hold it in, he told his mother about it, crying. His mother immediately called the kindergarten teacher, who, upon hearing how close Myeongeun had come to harm, seemed shaken.
Until then, she had often told him, “Children can see fairies, too; maybe Myeongeun is like that.” She thought he was simply scared and would try to comfort him by reading him stories about fairies, suggesting his experiences were magical. But Myeongeun knew these beings weren’t like the fairies in his storybooks. Even if they were fairies, he wanted nothing to do with them.
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When he was seven, his mother began dressing him in girls’ clothes, following advice from the lady at the egg shop. In the Joseon Dynasty, it was believed that dressing baby boys in girls’ hats would help them grow strong and healthy. But the egg shop lady had given different advice.
“It’s a trick, a kind of illusion. Worth a shot if it helps.”
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His father, smiling kindly, patted Myeongeun on the head, dressed in a white dress.
“Well, as long as it’s okay. Our son looks pretty, though.”
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Indeed, once he started dressing as a girl, the strange beings stopped appearing as frequently. As his hair grew, by the time he started first grade, he had a rounded bob with a hairband for the entrance ceremony.
He looked healthier and smiled more. His parents, happy with the change, enjoyed dressing him up, embracing the experience. First grade passed happily for Myeongeun.
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“Are you a boy or a girl? Why are you dressed like a girl?”
Every time he was asked this, he responded as his mother instructed.
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“Yes, I’m a boy. But I have to dress like this until I’m ten so I don’t get sick.”
The innocent children worried and asked, “Are you sick?” then moved on to other topics.
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But when he entered second grade with a new class, some mischievous kids didn’t let it slide. His usual explanation didn’t work, and they started to bully him. While the girls defended him, Myeongeun grew stressed. The once-silent beings became active again, appearing even more frequently than before.
Now, he hated seeing ghosts and dressing as a girl. His stress escalated, leading to nausea and fever. The doctor prescribed symptom-relieving medication but found no other issues.
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On the first day of summer break in second grade, his mother packed his things, gathered a large bag, and took him to a wealthy neighborhood in Seoul. After a long climb up a tree-lined street with no passing cars, they reached a secluded area. A taxi dropped them off, and as they got out, the loud sound of cicadas filled the air. The trees offered shade, making it cooler than expected.
As his mother paid the taxi, Myeongeun counted the stone steps before him—fifteen in total. At the top was a large gate, and he knew this type of house was called a hanok. Holding his hand, his mother led him up the steps.
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“Mom, what does that say?”
Myeongeun pointed to a plaque beside the gate.
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“Hmm? Ah.” His mother glanced up.
“It says Manshindang.”
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<Temple of All Gods>
Myeongeun didn’t know what manshin meant, but the moment he stepped through the gate, he sensed that this was a good place for him. His vision felt clearer, as though he had opened his eyes wide. The heavy, ominous feeling that had weighed him down vanished.
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“You’re here.”
On the wooden porch of the hanok sat an old woman in a white silk hanbok. Her warm, friendly expression radiated kindness.
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TL Notes:
“사총실” (Sa-Chong-Shil) is a nickname for the General Affairs Team, a department that handles various support tasks within the company.
만신당 (Man-Shin-Dang) is a temple that houses all God
하녹 (Hanok) Korean Traditional house
