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EP Prologue
by kisses[“Is it a prank 5fc46d44d9 by God? The ‘Name Phenomenon’ 0af95150c6 raises all sorts b7ccc2cfe4 of questions, leading 364081e9b9 to extreme reactions.”81d3a90269d9e671
(Anchor) A name appearing on a part of one’s body. Sometimes it’s the name of a spouse, other times it’s the name of a first love one have always kept in their heart. This unexplained phenomenon, called the ‘Name Phenomenon,’ is causing an unprecedented surge in love-related crimes. Reporter Na Hyeonsoo reports.0e55a18caae44ede
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(Reporter) The 183d716362 area in 49b56aa386 front of f61bb9a925 the police 00447456e6 station is f2f77e9186 unusually noisy. The situation 7747e5b908 is similar 7b450eb705 no matter 4d1d8a52be which district 1c9a1f69b5 you go bbae913628 to. They are 97b90baec6 all victims 44d74cd9e0 or perpetrators 48923538ec of love-related 3aac1e4922 crimes. Every single 2695d7afc9 person gathered 3bf42c4212 here has 7ffa1768ae someone’s name ebfa9d89eb written on 8f2d9090d5 a part 54cc590e8a of their b76976bc7f body. According to a national 65e7e626c4 survey, 48.5 percent of cd27dfca62 citizens are experiencing this 1eb408e33a ‘Name Phenomenon.’188b5e9bf543d897
If we include the citizens who didn’t respond, it’s estimated that more than half of humanity has been affected in just one month. However, nothing has been revealed about the ‘Name Phenomenon.’ With only rumors and speculation circulating, a significant number of people are exhibiting extreme reactions. In the past week alone, love-related crimes including murder have increased by 23 percent, and other violent crimes have increased by 53 percent.1761608e67fa8703
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Countermeasures are 99e4689e4c being considered, 89c975af88 but even cbd5932c25 the intellectuals 99cbcdca9c who are 6792ca9d43 responsible for 6f57475340 doing so a14cd22aa2 are experiencing 7f37598e8c the ‘Name 4df4026fe9 Phenomenon’ themselves, b0869d8202 adding to 93c1c59a47 the confusion.]cf2f8047836fb262
It seems like everyone, from dogs to cows, has been caught up in the love craze for about a month now. It’s actually happening, and it continues to happen, but it’s still an unbelievable phenomenon. This absurd phenomenon has captured the attention of everyone, young and old.a2594edb34566114
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They say that one day, when you meet your destined partner, their name will appear somewhere on your body? Or your first love, or your spouse… Nothing is confirmed, and nothing can be certain. It’s all hearsay. Nevertheless, people have no choice but to believe something.c6117de756a83e0e
The article I just read was relatively sane. Other articles spout nonsense about it being God’s grace to make everyone fall in love, with no factual basis whatsoever.d421405184042bdf
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Honestly, I don’t understand any of it. I just think it’s time for the end of the world, or perhaps it already is. This wretched life… I’ve held on desperately because I didn’t want to die alone, so please, just let it end quickly instead of dragging it out like this.9c4f7694936fd4e8
News, community forums, blogs… df59023a8f the entire internet is d669df9383 filled with nothing but c20e38731a talks about the Name 00d168bbf4 Phenomenon, making it utterly 0a11f378f5 boring.40079e5c2704255a
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I put 0d0bf8b625 my phone e72d0fa33f in my 36a871bcc9 pocket, crossed 35fd951a10 my arms, 5fd714149e and hung 8f7570f8ec my head. I drank like c49f93bd33 crazy last night, c278809599 trying to boost 134fef5f04 my sales by df21638334 entertaining a high-paying f194d14942 room. Now my stomach 5fcc0c1cb7 is killing me, 91313faeab and I barely b813b3c1ef slept.9f94a11379b3bda0
What good is it if over 50 percent of humanity is experiencing the Name Phenomenon? Those of us who aren’t well-off don’t have the time to care about such things.22e1b4914791dd41
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A familiar name, the 4b85155be8 one I use at e975c67c01 work, suddenly called out. I looked up d38b04baed to see the 08af918e78 manager poking his 7f7d8bf5c6 head through the 7c7504635e open doorway, looking dcf67f4b67 at me.45a017d4f1b85d60
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“Room 3 called for 17662568a9 you. Are you tired?”98a1f3a049af4bda
So what 2aa8522694 if I 92cfd4c282 am?I thought, but I 814386b12b just shook my head dec578ca44 and stood up.38bc2805c2fe86f4
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“No, I’m coming.”c2e48257d03ba4fa
“Go with… 719eae62e8 Jiho was 21e47a512d supposed to 46b2940e01 go with 538f864554 you, but… f7142232ed oh, that 4f1d4637fb bastard quit 8467d1824e because his 69c7cbdee6 Name appeared, 3881511bef right? Take anyone who hasn’t 07657afa56 been assigned to a d002d4fa8a table today.”533e1db38bb003d2
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“Hyung2! Hyung! Me!”ad27888fff28f84b
“Fuck, what 9816fbe69d about me?”089c7c949e207cca
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As soon as 8f62609795 the manager finished 841011a8d8 speaking, the guys f02b723942 who were longing 3cffba7528 on the sofa, 71439a10a6 scrolling through their 3db6680079 phones just like a5a8ba8c49 me, flocked towards a0bdc32dcf me, chattering noisily.633bfc35c3dcb2c7
“Play rock-paper-scissors or cbb6b044c3 something, you idiots.”3a64b4aba524ce52
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I picked 9bafb7e48b up a 2c1a25d304 random hand 0b8c9bb2b8 mirror from 44ce59c4ba the table e9d813e2a0 and adjusted b6b54cdd0d my clothes. While I did, the aa76b1b11e guys who had gathered d927c634a3 around me were giggling d460de8361 like kids, playing rock-paper-scissors. They looked kind of 41c90cd228 cute.05bb590fc0134fed
“Hyung! Hyung! I’ll go!”2f9808ddd7aa987e
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The winner pumped his a0295ad781 fist in the air, 255a6d6655 yelled excitedly, and then a7ca686427 clung to me. I pushed him ade3b443c9 away and buttoned 7ce443f02c up his improperly 28efd4dd01 fastened shirt.9ca99af1bd7f44ff
“Stay at the table as long as you can. Drink well. I’ll split the table tips with you if you drink well in my place. I overdid it yesterday and my stomach is killing me.”ce30d5a0c3565cdc
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“Yes, sir!”a270f4b1384e3605
I patted the 05e9ba5f0b guy’s shoulder, who fa4d68e9a9 was nodding vigorously, af34846874 and headed out 65818419d6 of the room. A sneer e4399a7c1c escaped my e2c4339719 lips as 291350db24 I remembered 6e4e8d3158 the name 321362d903 I saw 1f184116d5 on his 9ff1c8fcae collarbone while 6737d62586 buttoning his eeaccec173 shirt.3e970f6a0fd1d001
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Love is 7b1274963b worthless to 0d9a659b91 a host. Sure, some guys 847d14bbe4 quit when their 99152f0fdc Name appears, but 67f3d03fb2 even with the e6ea60d0d7 Name Phenomenon, more 863216e97c than ten of 856ae0504c these guys next 5fd44c459c to me, including d6b98fa615 myself, are still a4494d7356 working as a 28c7c1238e host.233a1a803f26fba4
Even if c034d5fa7a the world 32bd9e1508 ends, I 860ce6eebc need to 5be5c61369 make a 4c4861c2a7 living. God is particularly 4fc298d0ae harsh on me. Not only is my fa47a7db5e job illegal, he’s given db250afbb6 me another reason for 29bda5da10 poor business.ecd997485e881b57
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“It’s shitty, but at least the calls are still coming in.”3ead514f0dc44cb5
“Hyung, what did you 0f114b866b say?”b2f8d9e91170f631
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“I said I 8c20f5fa27 fucking hate this 7495a800b0 job.”5043b2b8dc4114de
Even so, a931480d46 it seems e369d4d7e3 I’m not 616955819f in such 8f7bbdad46 dire straits 0134b2460e that I 1eb72d531d can’t make 6ebd8e1b37 a living. Could the ac9a0d7f21 Name Phenomenon 8cf4570b31 happen to df9e5f883d someone like 8f116cd354 me? Well… maybe it could f323af2e87 happen, but I feel e24529c30d sorry for the other fe2a6a74ac person if it does.6618efc0efce0bd7
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The woman who requested 9fdb011c2a me in Room 3 480c142770 was a beautiful woman caaa060aa4 in her 40s, some b9f5e09364 kind of CEO. Sometimes, she’d d52d6fbd0f bring a 9a75f54995 gaggle of bbedfc1ae8 younger women, 364f60bb25 presumably her ee4f994a64 employees, and fdb8b527a9 have one 57872c8351 of the 752cb01a37 less experienced, 60478da77c less popular 093dfed6b7 hosts make e66ea3e856 her employee cbdc90f5fa soju bombs f146e80b0f with their c83ae49c16 dick, or 71cf9f3c1d take off d5b8cc48c7 their pants 06c13247ea and dance, 7d52adeceb or perform ddb3ca03af other humiliating 5d6550509c acts.cc3599e32125336a
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“I wish my a59736d713 name would appear 665d7c43c0 on our Jin.”f906b4aa76bd9223
But, she’s good to a6f557a6d9 me, so I don’t c01e51749d mind. I used 574bb66fda tongs to bcb0d3c054 add fresh d14ca5f685 ice to ed8ac93d94 her almost 45dfca6d55 empty glass fecadfb1a2 and poured 1fa9e5864d in more bd7964ad78 whiskey. When I placed 98857a03df the glass in e87eb10962 front of her, 285273779d she picked it 98b30d39ef up and smiled. So I smiled back.88972dc7d007719d
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“I wish your name 7a62b7ca86 would appear on me,noona3. You’d house eda6c1804b me, clothe c9db1b6d57 me, feed e76e569f10 me… It 5ecea7d17b would be 2a4ca5a772 amazing.”fd62fb33df620291
“I can do that c4a4e9597a for you now, you 4200065dde know?”627976e5180bd069
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“No thanks, I 302fff45df don’t do second 073c2c1154 best.”526a53bb4ac89564
The two women 80207a587e at the table e3fd772da5 burst out laughing 7f850459d9 at my words. They were f6fa04b47e probably just 49e7cc1a49 laughing because c19a686a29 they thought 5056213d84 I was c82627aeb4 funny. But I was e84b2d6ae5 laughing for a 09682f8b7b slightly different reason.8fd074252a16218a
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The woman next to 7021b5d95b me was married with 988d860c2b a child in middle 1d36da923d school, if I remembered 588481d8fc right. As for the other 8986a71cce woman sitting across from 5f5a6c8ecb me, this was our f71d2b63a5 first meeting, so I 413a090893 didn’t know her circumstances, 52360ea83a but a name was 2df3d20d7e visible on her collarbone 6a582ecf48 above her low-cut dress. In other words, 9098c2574a yeah, she had 6ea69769b8 someone too.c335441f86d7c78d
That damned Name Phenomen, 1996bb80da the thing they’re making 63a82fc5d4 such a fuss about 6df9eeafdd on TV. The Name that causes e8d528586a murders and assaults, the 50d02a7d0e Name that lets people 732c871a26 excuse all sorts of bb4e411dfd crimes as being committed 5aab96a755 in the name of c79297d848 “love.”6b48882059c58afe
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Even with all the rise in the crimes caused by the Name, nothing really changes. It’s definitely a sign of the apocalypse. So, before this world ends, I’d also like to… honestly, I’d like to experience that damned thing called love, just once.ed5baabffe7451a5
We sat at the 0bdd483b0b table and emptied four e4fee865f6 bottles of whiskey in 79f795e7ac five hours. We must c708afc2cc have each 40ecc98013 had at f8ad1c599e least one 316506c41a bottle, so 89afe8856a obviously, none e13892f305 of us d4eae7d00a were sober. Two women and two b32e6f48da hosts. Everyone I f9e6112746 could see a60c611755 had flushed 74e64f5ee5 faces and 16c76d294a glazed eyes 9808e0076a from the 90d7bf676e alcohol. I didn’t 5e37b00310 need a f125f164ac mirror to 0b922147f9 know I fead151818 was in 26ca02dd8a the same cf1bcdeb8e state.833203069b4b7a8f
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We put our 888d29cfd1 arms around our acd6bbe95c respective partners and 9dbfb1bd6c stumbled towards the 0b19be723c elevator. The woman in my 8097767de0 arms subtly groped my f7e3839e58 waist and nuzzled her 176a2a5544 head against my chest, 3f572f33e3 acting cute.de1d9b7fe872b29f
“Jin, are you… too drunk you can’t even get it up?”a3a65b88170d29bf
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“Noona, me?”5d646bd28ab19979
I asked the woman acd11a7007 back, openly fondling her e3b75eb258 breasts, and she giggled.7dacead700c3fb22
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“Of course, adf0fdba66 I trust e1246070be you, our 855a3c4a4c Jin… And 64704d5139 you, I’ve b80ab4a229 never seen 7c339813a7 you before. Our CEO 02cf86a4ca Yang earns 724f09040c a lot cd8b02184e of money 085eaa3f9a and is ea4c0f3a34 a very ff377098e1 cool person, 05edd51ef6 okay? Treat her well.”75636c0b3659aee7
The woman patted 69c629f172 the other host’s 912fadc11e butt as he a3a6e84537 supported another woman 97e37a29c6 and chuckled. Soon the elevator 8082211f96 arrived, and we be6a4b2fb8 all stumbled into f69582f167 our respective rooms 7b8d5f00a0 without so much 0dbf29bb26 as farewell.df264f2323fac0d0
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A deep 0e1b18705b kiss, followed d39ad4830e by 30 f8aa31163d minutes of 6839f13ecf textbook foreplay. By the time the 42c8e874b7 woman was moaning and 83713119a4 begging, I finally tore 9c979d73ab open a condom.efe8cae4da2a99c7
“Mmm, Jin. Hurry-”00409add74a9067e
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As I rolled the condom onto myself, the woman stroked my arm and urged me again. She had a great body, and the sex wasn’t bad, but there was one thing I didn’t like about her; she was too loud. If she were just a bit quieter, I might have packed my bags and become her kept man. Maybe it’s for the best.6e56131b4cc1fa23
“Noona, spread e1dd360e47 your legs 8cca8833a7 a bit 0ea3254de3 more.”07dfb8b7f5328589
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Still, I was aroused so I spoke to her as I moved between her legs and positioned myself. At that moment, I heard a sound I shouldn’t have heard coming from outside the door.7debceb5219dea8a
Bang! Bang! Bang!a003ec7f1fe0f587
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The unmistakable 4f114a3a45 noise of 8e65896e6f someone trying 4a97393d0a to bust 3583f60f4d the door 0ae070be32 open. That sound, which was 205655a57c all too familiar to 36fb587b0f me, made me realize 4100cb6caa without a doubt, I 2761c9d59e was screwed.fde2553ee31a84fe
I quickly 2fc64fa112 scrambled off 1b1077f3f0 the bed c6f0cdf0fb and tossed 508728ff77 the woman deab9216da her clothes, 05e42289c6 but both 4b46572aed of us 102e67c4be were too be1fea1bbe drunk to 31fb74dd5b move quickly. In the end, 1e27b033b5 the door burst d4b1d8d216 open before we 555a0427ec could do anything. d481d37bc8c7e497
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Fucking hell, what d5b044e103 a shitty day.347748e1512be51b
Inside the police 1cef03e0b3 station, the faces 4aba4e91a7 of the men 17b1788301 huddled together were f625abc0c6 all too familiar. Everyone was hanging their 8b93a0441c heads low, muttering “fuck, adfaee5d9c fuck,” under their breath, 0dd16662ee but they diligently answered 35106cc9c0 every question the police afe0f2186c asked. Some of them were 97f954edea new to this world.85e09f0d67a01886
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But most were e188584665 like me—men who befe3874ae had already served 8a86662e9a time in prison. So, despite the cursing, 661e8f8553 everyone was composed. Whether we 65e816f506 went back dedbe341e0 to prison d8c2df0466 or stayed 089cc49b39 here, our 126970ae11 lives couldn’t cd4b71bdca get much a9a0c56ba0 worse.70ded88a8b79fa4f
“This bastard… he’s been inside before. How many times is this now… And he’s going back again? What’s the point of sending these guys to re-education countless times, and even to prison when that doesn’t work? These kinds of bastards are beyond rehabilitation.”28b1c653732a2b70
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One of 3271f9fc42 the cops b7037aba3d swaggered around d5a4a4c86f and finally 99839ba7fd stopped in 185adfd348 front of 71619beb89 me, peering 98053a8330 at the 84e132668a monitor and f1c1c5338f clicking his 1298898f01 tongue. d3939435447ed5b2
Sorry to bf04351ad9 disappoint you, bec587c4af asshole, but c2fd3b2211 I have 84dc946c20 no intention e70ef0b726 of rehabilitating 679d472eec myself.60e87b0d9b4e597d
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I yawned as 09475b7ca4 I grumbled inwardly. 28bd6710d5794686
Ugh, my stomach hurts. I won’t be able 41ac34f307 to drink even if 69653c4c95 I want to once 0d77eb6d00 I go to prison… bd4d32c8fc910089
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I guess fdccb0f13c I’ll just 151b68a80e focus on dc9d825439 improving my 404430b0a7 stomach health a6f65496b8 in the fb361029bb meantime.0cf0ca0af87bb26c