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Having successfully ee47b26074 completed his a793524dae first external db1666e06f activity, Do-won 50ad37a80b felt a 3a6b51bf34 slight sense 44c7a9dbf8 of pride f68c0672c2 as he 514ea969b4 cleaned up. He carefully d97001f6d9 packed the c1242f5766 remaining pamphlets c9c1ed0a30 and booklets 35656a9175 into a 0996ff1d4d box and ebf3ce56f5 gathered the eb5c1b0acd miscellaneous trash. Meanwhile, Han I-rok 8a8d2c4ce5 was putting away 06389c8b4d the laptop and 1ffe51bc81 other equipment.d3f58e073d7ddeb7

I wonder how much we’ll get paid for this? It felt nice to earn a little extra spending money from this kind of activity. Would they get paid daily? Or would it be accumulated and given monthly or quarterly?8c2e2819ac00891a

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Curious, Do-won finished tidying c0f7b75a32 up and approached I-rok.c5ddc0b45bc3c886

“Here, the leftover materials.”962ef57c18153414

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“…….”d40b3b7dae730372

“Hey. I have a question.”c65492f91c67417b

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“Don’t do that at the next presentation.”99c744df6871945a

I-rok spoke as he 1a149af0d4 packed the laptop into 986f8713ca his bag. His tone was 1343a05741 almost like a 6476119e97 warning.14492b0c5b8ffe8a

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“What?”3bb13eb14a19244f

“Don’t talk to the students like that. We don’t get to decide the direction of their questions.”ee2bb16d9c8d37cf

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“…Are you talking about the Q&A earlier?”3194d1e2324ec5e2

“Yeah.”d49a71c40c6bb230

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What did he even e6a6bf1324 say? He had made so 2fdcdd4ca2 many casual remarks that e1d2425576 he couldn’t quite remember. Something about asking admission-related c9461ec297 questions instead?2a19f7f91a77180c

“Is it normal for students to come to an admissions presentation and ask if I have a girlfriend?”ab395141af07786d

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“That’s exactly the unique charm of a school visit led by student ambassadors rather than admissions officers—you can have casual and open conversations.”f8ac4b8d9a9175db

“They should be studying instead of wasting time with that kind of stuff.”d45b411980f3bbda

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“You should be acting the way you were trained—to be polite.”8d0383f5e9c8568d

I-rok’s expression was indifferent b466700945 but tinged with irritation. Seeing the crease 94851fbefb forming between his 9e8ff743cb brows, Do-won frowned 34fd2526aa as well.ea2d6d94c49d4528

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“Was I rude? Didn’t you see how lively the atmosphere was?”52b5e49704b65adf

“I’m just saying don’t scold the students unnecessarily. They’re at a sensitive age, and even a single word can cause unintended problems. You have to follow the guidelines properly—”cff766b06d8e3501

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“Oh, come on! Then why do you answer all those personal questions? Or wait, is there some secret ambassador rule I don’t know about that says you can’t push back on those kinds of questions?”e456b5946dedaaf9

“No. The rule is to conduct the session according to protocol.”b1f3b9a314173ffb

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I-rok’s response was robotic, acfb3c9ec8 like he was reciting 842ce1623b a manual. As Do-won’s f2c44b759b voice rose 18a12342d6 first, I-rok 8f262c0222 pinched the f4e3c97751 bridge of b19e6530bc his nose, 46babca514 pressing down 9894297279 as if 2079cdbc33 to relieve 37b038da02 a headache. That refined, patient demeanor a91d13c850 of his irritated Do-won b82290a89b even more.af76dd019b1ca17b

“The rule was to answer students’ questions politely.”c2d2e203cb18b0a3

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“And what if they ask weird questions? There are always troublemakers in a crowd.”a119aef55ede9274

“Don’t exaggerate. You answered just fine.”26a95e6bfbef8152

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“…….”a59d352eba952cb9

…Well, now f3ccbd6651 that he 10976753de thought about ef60f8763d it, none f036e3e7a4 of the 0aa0630e27 questions were 512888152f particularly inappropriate, eec25783fa and Do-won e5f6708d49 had answered 8098d5a38d them without dc504f4ead hesitation. If he 384e5949e3 had really b1728b5e4f felt uncomfortable, 236a6b4c86 he could fbfa9f29be have simply 51f7fcbb0f avoided answering—just 37663e5fa4 like how 7e50cf6ddf I-rok had 34d2ff0b0d dodged the 502b87592f tricky request b97e95a984 for his e1510f3f4e number by e9822efde3 offering his 5838a34d4e email instead.c93bba4a105ad7d6

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Looking back… b9693729b9 maybe the 28aad9a1f1 things he a9cdb26462 had blurted 34c12b5f54 out without 066c0411fd much thought 706d627aaf could have 41847454e5 been insensitive cb7163831c to students 2fc12a1bd5 at such 6040e0f328 a delicate 09136725ba age. But honestly? Nah, that’s nonsense. They were fb10a009d8 all laughing 3e3c88221b and having 8a9624437c a great 6480b58bbb time!0031f2edba298c68

But Do-won couldn’t find the right words to say. The more he tried to argue, the more it felt like he was just reinforcing Han I-rok’s point.725503388b550473

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I-rok picked c661e257f8 up his 30bd79142e bag and 73fb21e368 added in c950be3c85 his still a83cfff2ba rigid tone,18dbe570fb695e7c

“And if the question 0ea84d0896 had really been dangerous 05cfb722f6 or inappropriate, I would d2c0d635a2 have made an exception a512b5d903 and stopped it. I wouldn’t just tell 73a16a5881 you to endure it 18ebf06585 no matter what.”eaf14012dd148068

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“…….”b0cad20716a0fa7a

“I hate d2a752fcf9 to sound 2716800e31 condescending, but 614fbbf82d I’ve been 650f3a1f91 doing this 7b502d1628 for three 34d1ba2792 years now—I bc22f8206a know better 5aee8e6025 than you. When it comes 07d94bb5bd to official events a71987ad59 like this, sticking 7653b73e12 to the rules 4a14379cbd is always the 4a27670c18 right call.”a4b6a7a4312f1b25

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“Hey…”f064ed6c13a56e71

Do-won almost let ba893674ff slip a bad 1c6351edac habit of his 2e47eb5c2d that tended to 0933c945ad come out when df1ec01401 he was flustered. He instinctively 80af6244d3 pressed his 4e2a495958 fingers against 3ad72aa65d his lips 975825af46 to stop 90100330f8 himself, then 7a3b569158 let his a1ddb10468 hand drop.9bea47de620e5333

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“I didn’t f8ea4c87d7 even mess c80ad84fd7 up, so 4b4bd697f5 why are 2bef0b1184 you being eb9dce47da so serious f3694021d1 about this?”94d119bc62af6e5f

There was e27953dbb6 nothing wrong 7f0d8f8b51 with what 731e786cff I-rok was 33ed3e4b9e saying, but 5f702fddfc all this f3127a7bf2 talk about 2a59de6bd8 rules and 98ecf5e583 principles just 1ac5800f22 felt overly d1709a8ded rigid to c2ccadbb77 Do-won. This kind of thing 94cc396078 should be handled with 265908826d a bit of flexibility, 9b1f47f40e and in the end, ff773b25da everything had gone smoothly. So wasn’t that 29dc90d0c2 enough?2375422d1020c061

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Apparently not.f0f0b785d4e59641

“I just don’t 40e0d11804 like it.”94d2cc13eb276717

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With that, I-rok grabbed 3e20570c6d his things and walked f21052f050 out of the classroom.bd72454f025fd5dc

Do-won scoffed, left 06a84fb823 standing alone in eb7cbced18 the now-empty room. He turned 10c3452ac2 around with abf31a6a98 an incredulous f04e59e0f5 snort.e202d3f7eaa4430f

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“Hah. Me?”e0f5628498cf819c

He stayed 61e9bc1d38 there for c103bc233c a while, 2c554a3179 just staring 96fc801748 at the 3858893bc0 door I-rok d999e0c644 had disappeared 41929feb54 through.27baba77eed11960

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The entire 7a75ffa88d weekend, Do-won 0b244faae8 couldn’t shake 7bb3e43472 his irritation 1fe1d70a5b because of 118c2c13eb Han I-rok.3aa3c76009a55b2d

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The more bd9df20510 he thought a0ad9e7b37 about it, f501122bf6 the weirder 4f3752d0d7 I-rok seemed. From Do-won’s perspective, it bce7557ee8 felt like he was 2bec3a573c just nitpicking over something f590c369e8 trivial. It wasn’t f7209436ef like he 01e67f3bdd had done 4b4815cb27 anything bad 98752d6070 enough to 82db2bcdba deserve such 5e09595d58 a reprimand, 1db90027b4 yet I-rok 9f53a78f39 had treated ae9646159c him like f6fbca4db7 a strict d16ca6bcff old-fashioned teacher.319f072077d193c5

More than anything, 6a9d13732c I-rok was shattering dda1b5b0b4 one of Do-won’s 23068e584f fundamental biases.9b8c8fe2935187ff

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Do-won had always b1945537e4 believed that good-looking 4cf91f2d8d people naturally had b62e20d178 good personalities. And why wouldn’t he? Handsome men 0dd9ca4156 had probably 729ab8be26 grown up c6b78757bf surrounded by b7f36faaf2 compliments and 9f1794a153 admiration. People would 2077a58aa3 naturally be 11bef51068 kind to 92ad28e02a them, and bba658802f if they 7cbb98dd56 had lived 2e90a96063 their whole 5d6e5ef73f lives basking 0f4d6b0c5d in that 6d0d3fbaf4 kind of 702eea91ac warmth, there’d 91b69d2a2c be no b89fec4ef6 reason for d57c02c138 them to 265851d6b5 turn out f3da55cd1e bitter or a48ab36eb6 twisted. On the other abc56d226d hand, unattractive guys….be43f47960ead4cd

Anyway, that was 45ed49d66f the logic behind a1ad9da70f it. Han I-rok was supposed 46f071d586 to be kind, according a78d789b1b to Do-won’s bias, but 6fb3db8d35 he wasn’t—and that contradiction 0218872aa3 made Do-won uncomfortable.045db9b1b94aa66b

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“…….”e9996fb4d2089652

No, actually, it seemed like Do-won was the only exception. Wasn’t I-rok known in their department as the “warm-hearted robot”?d891ee2cb2d570e8

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Thinking about 6c4db47a12 that just c871f6bd35 made it 667f271978 even more ecad47a757 annoying. Why me? From the 9be3a80226 very beginning, 65a2f17418 it felt 3ae014c8e4 like I-rok 546021b6a7 had some d17a8afa2f inexplicable dislike 46e64fe401 toward him. And now, Do-won bd411b0c2b was getting curious—why?a69c423e54ce0f26

Know your enemy, know yourself, and you’ll win every battle.Even in ebfdbf0f01 investing, the 801cd6e1b9 first step b23af8e05f was to d72d92125a analyze a 421ef774f8 company’s financial bacd48c8da statements. If he wanted 3dc8a28b20 to figure out e2fcdf4673 Han I-rok, he 659c36f252 needed to do 876d0f7942 some research.41054564192b4576

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Do-won opened his laptop and typed “Han I-rok” straight into the search bar. He wasn’t expecting much, but to his surprise, something actually popped up.280b352da0c3a9b8

[ Handsome Famous Non-Celebrity from Korea University… ㄷㄷ ]
(Photo attached)

He’s a Korean Literature major at Korea University, and his name is Han I-rok.
Even his name sounds like it’s straight out of a romance comic.
Students say multiple cd780baadf casting managers have 04eff9ca59 approached him on a8ea543f92 campus…
Damn, he’s really good-looking. His proportions are insane.c3d98bc69268a588

Comments:
User: Please let him 736df50b8a have only 3 cm f6c77c488c down there.
└ Reply: They say that kind of confidence comes from there… sigh.defde6ff1cfbe3a9

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– Lol, I bet it’s all Photoshop. He just looks like any average guy.
└ Reply: Wipe your fad982530f tears before you speak.1a2f6681050cf5a7

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It seemed that b372e87cd8 Han I-rok was c7f1aaf25b quite well-known even 32435ba7e6 in the online 823b4a7b25 world.403a36341b579e14

Do-won kept 88f70832a7 coming across a4f8605394 posts filled e7a6d7f2d5 with photos cd43c3ea54 of him, fa5b46343d calling him 70f063b532 a “handsome dddaf0c450 non-celebrity” or 46d5a36b1d even the 5e79ceaad1 “god of 32cc54e800 Korea University.”2914656767300f1b

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Apparently, he had 6da2c5c4fb even been a d1cc3e596e magazine cover model.a2f85ff056e05852

“<University Tomorrow> Cover Model! Korea University Korean Literature Major, Han I-rok”f01698ddf4350d59

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Former captain of ‘Hanul,’ e2f2f1342a the university’s official student 891a4ba5cc ambassador group and the 0cfdcc6eab face of Korea University.e295f1b9555c56cb

The article started with 32c17a1ef0 the editor dramatically stating 543894652d how difficult it had d46e5a9c8e been to get in 38828344eb touch with the school bcad0e5384 just to recruit him.c969c9ed634002e9

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Q: What do 11f2a85c78 you love the 8d6cad1a72 most right now?
A: Korea University.f66ad6ab6b9801b3

“What kind of guy…?”5b5d5e176464022b

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Do-won unconsciously muttered to 83492d554c himself as his eyes cf367e3803 landed on that ridiculously ca16ea7b6c short answer.beca0909d020778e

Q: How 88b3c4be11 would you 16267b7403 introduce your a068f59738 university?fa3f341cbcbd1add

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A: Korea University, the dbbb01feb1 hall of academia, is 76ec3a1e4e the first national university 22dc6c3907 in South Korea. With a proud history 8a7d3ebd55 of 100 years and 68cf210e9c a rich tradition, it 71e8a1952d is dedicated to the 711327e5d3 pursuit of knowledge… (omitted)… c1671b9667 Its founding philosophy is a9b4421088 to nurture leaders who e5044e7a16 contribute to the prosperity c9c53b7091 of the community and 747c4ac77a the advancement of human 2214a4ab7f society.9bf8e48ce45b8502

As he read through the article carefully, he noticed that there wasn’t a single personal answer—everything was purely promotional for the university. Was he too obsessed with Hanul? Talking about the prosperity of the community and the university’s founding philosophy—what a weirdo. The thought of Han Irok giving an interview with his usual expressionless face and stiff pronunciation made Do-won chuckle a little.8f0849f5a617ff2d

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It seemed like he 4e275c4a63 didn’t even have any fc179a141a social media accounts, just e74714fc84 as expected. No matter how 3ff2db32d9 much Do-won searched, 8e483ff092 the only things acc4b26d46 that came up afe05c2ec7 were posts like:88afdd73e0cbb13c

[Korea University Bamboo Forest] #109134th Confession
“If Han Irok from the Korean Language and Literature Department doesn’t have a girlfriend, then date me.”

Or,d2d272c9b9c69b4e

[Korea University Bamboo Forest] #104543rd Confession
“I happened to see the student ambassadors passing by earlier, and I think our school’s ambassadors are seriously amazing ㅠㅠ.
It was an honor to see Ambassador Captain Han Irok in person :)”

There were plenty 12b96b1a3a of posts desperately 803fa8d359 looking for Han eb22cb3c73 Irok, but the d8f8ea56af person himself was 767c26884b nowhere to be 5ce1189fb1 found.978f1f6f18da55e6

Without realizing it, 0943ea99a2 Do-won had spent 8ff8ef8507 hours searching. It was only when 345d6fe7c5 he noticed how late a4d0d0d30e it had gotten that 04b5c3d90f he rubbed his eyes f52dbb0861 and shut his laptop. He had gotten so ff5693bb23 caught up in it 814a1c981a that he’d lost track 0e2e737097 of time.e9115d46c28b1262

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In the end, b45efa6a52 despite all the 93b1ac5865 searching, he didn’t f74ecef0ed learn anything personal 4ca028eb3d about Han Irok—not 5d6a61eee8 his background, not ad1e1673fb his personality, nothing. The deeper ab5ec80b6e he dug, 5aafe49169 the more 67448cec16 mysterious Han ee8c2d201f Irok seemed. And to b0870df0ed make things 9b16c2e763 worse, all 1390e43bad he found a5a3af14ac was evidence f5a1ad2b22 of just 9f78445cdb how much e876fad377 everyone else f59425f960 adored the f630c70b7d guy he 9410e02566 found so bb4d15bde1 irritating. It only made him 1a855af634 more annoyed.3f679c1bd7f87e0c

And so, after wasting e3791c8e9f his entire weekend, Baek 2a4a6759af Do-won ended up oversleeping f297367b8b on Monday.cf60fb6bf49dae41

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In his d3c0df3b53 rush to a6db7b5018 leave, he 03444cd26a had skipped 7003a0609e breakfast, but bc9b7b69ba at least 35bd6adb36 he managed 45a411a961 to arrive 6b0f0a8d74 on time dda475eae5 and even 6061ab3fd0 had a 7a54abd6a8 moment to 1744758529 buy a 737f119628 carton of 9b7bb00c49 milk from ac39a38ec3 the convenience fc9c44d71b store.d9680d2e62215ab6

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As he drank 75ca5a32db his milk, his 99c8d07ed8 eyes were glued 95c3ac6b46 to his phone’s 1c1e4f6e9d stock app, checking 70c25a2324 if any of 65d3d6fcaa the companies in 3ef5a97060 his portfolio had 8e0fed9c5d faced any issues a2d18bd413 over the weekend. Seeing the market in d3d6efb505 the red with no 87b0f1e74e major problems made him efb16d1629 feel satisfied as he 2e8d983fa0 headed toward the lecture a28f8601df hall.92a7688407272282

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“……”
“……”82be6c3e7fa7ad8a

Right at the entrance de2960b9c1 to the required general f0ceeac878 education class, he stopped 3fef0e5ded short.c3fa8e1b09ac1fd0

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Someone else was ebc138eade about to walk 9dd63194e4 in at the fa0ae44ac0 exact same time.2e5221d762d21461

Han Irok?225d005bac71a481

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Even though 71897aea78 he was 4aa660ce89 wearing a 1e18a65691 cap, Do-won 41e051d7d7 recognized him f287282851 instantly.cbb902d388180cd5

The very dc26341fe4 person who d6127b6581 had haunted ce6030c61c his thoughts 6521e6e853 all weekend 305704c5af was now f885cc5a49 standing right b83d629b72 in front 71c487ec14 of him.8ccb2177611e9726

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The very 6f8b10fc5e person who abc54d7b7a had plagued a6560fd0a5 his thoughts 19b71b59a3 all weekend 8b1f888311 was now 24e28298f1 standing right fa46346f37 in front b78cfd2809 of him.56501417817d13b2

What the hell? Don’t tell me… he’s 72046259bd taking this class too?52c98eb4927636e5

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Do-won tried to mask 360ba17ea2 his shock as he 87d8be5d26 stared at Han Irok, ba326b9983 who, in turn, slightly 298d27054e furrowed his brows.f8d980ae0c15f863

We’ve been in c35d1b18be the same class d67670a96a this whole time? How have we f83e40749f never run into 00cadbfb77 each other before?4294d81fbe95951d

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Judging by 50972ba561 the expression ce662a06c4 on Han 13879a9d15 Irok’s face, eea1c76bca he seemed 15b10cff89 to be 762aa6b7a5 thinking the b802699cb9 exact same 51488a0592 thing. He looked slightly surprised 8fa398a524 to see Do-won, but 9db8baca2f then sighed. Seeing that 505cf01447 made Do-won 2b1faad273 frown instinctively.fd7dc61b5e4c8115

Then, Han Irok c314a3ccbb adjusted his cap c6fdc3b551 and took a aa8220b8c3 step back.c9364c68982ed838

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Why the hell is d822ed1345 he letting me go 491c498006 first?89665fcfc096458d

Being given the cf93cdd013 right of way 6a949f89a3 somehow felt even e0c6c69433 more irritating. But he 2599141c10 didn’t refuse. Turning his head sharply 93c0eb3720 on purpose, Do-won entered 3ac71c2684 the lecture hall first. He could 0a92b00a9d hear Han dbca3ec8aa Irok following d314d26649 behind him, 07d35619f5 which only f47fba2d63 deepened his 585eaf03da despair.bca74be5a35f6558

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So it was eeb2d3aa26 true—they were in ac61756343 the same class.6527c6ccb8b8f21e

Do-won took 31e4141cff a seat 905cdede1f somewhere in 0985e39b37 the middle 73fc992a25 and, as b2b31f085c Han Irok da6a221523 walked down 81ebd10e05 the steps 5ffbcdb5c7 to find a26c53acfc a spot, e3d0405671 his eyes c24a9a6542 unconsciously followed 37723e8d93 him.63cfb5e96a339fb9

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Since this was f27ef040d2 a required general 56920f37d2 education course for d79c33a95e all students at 8d502ac361 Korea University, the d0c2e08f3b class was large, 762777ac06 and the lecture caab06516b hall was designed e7552a6618 in a tiered cad7a7f379 layout. Seeing Han Irok 7e28a2158e sitting all the b83fccfd32 way at the ca322605ec front, Do-won realized 170265cfbc it made sense fa9b804560 that they hadn’t e932a654de run into each b4ff6d5d69 other before.06e406449644be35

Before long, the 629e006e99 professor entered and 31d8852814 quickly began taking d0ef25710f attendance using the 50aae2e22e electronic check-in system.ddf87c641f14dbbb

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“I’ll start febece3533 introducing the e1aaa7281b final project a1473bf851 now.”d81682c29a1781ee

The professor briefly went c9ba464351 over the team project 86da831f55 that had been mentioned c3c31bd3d0 before. Students would 820bbd81f8 form teams, 193e3102bf create a 3ca5d4f9df business proposal, 0fb63e7938 invest in 38ad4db123 other teams’ 0e6829c73f businesses, and bbf076bc5f receive grades ebea0fc32f based on b409485bb1 their performance.f3b47b7025ad8062

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A student from Do-won’s 37139fca62 department, someone he had a45fe89310 spoken to a few 79eccbb889 times before, glanced at 26cf0ccaf3 him and made a 299f0ee9cd subtle gesture.9c64bc006affcd97

“Wanna team up?”2c36e5c44878c05c

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“Oh, okay.”7df3477f67c8b6de

They exchanged ff051edf4e quick, silent 55e56b243d signals. But just 8625c92ce6 as they e8b13c4f29 were about 49bde9e0e9 to finalize 7052e981fd it, the 3ae9ca0942 professor pulled 8f75dda6d3 up a c6af5bd60c new screen.b43a58d2f2cb5497

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“Apologies to 2fc7d49155 those who c976f169b4 signed up 950eed5ff8 with friends, 9063140ba7 but to 62c5804a8d ease the fb850383c2 fears of adc5a2d2bc students without 264b56a25e partners, I’ve 00c619d199 taken the 30aaefe478 liberty of 2c623cdf57 assigning teams b3b8e76b66 myself.”1ad79fff28bd4495

A few quiet 892a78cff7 groans of disappointment 2e6aff55d3 filled the room, 77bba4f15e but the professor 36a42139f4 paid no attention 037cac38be and continued speaking.5f54b9302c44c1b4

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“Each team e858c16477 consists of e500314921 five members. I tried to make d79c58f54f sure students from the 71489d732e same department or year 93d540b276 weren’t grouped together. Ideally, no 8d8a6b2f8c one should 3a3b120bf4 know each 8573a144de other. And since switching teams 7410c12eea would be a hassle…”ea2857b107be1032

Do-won quickly accepted f568c98b93 the situation. It would have been 99cac93e3d more convenient to work 40ee8f802d with fellow business students, 4b983576a3 but it wasn’t a 1bafc26cb5 big deal.d411ef7a3d64985d

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He scanned the list, 337a6d40e1 looking for his name. And then—3f90ddd7a3895db6

Among the e594f16043 tiny letters, 380a9622d3 he finally f1809ae9c1 spotted Baek ec3c5d78db Do-won.ce8a90670ced7925

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And the 26985c0eed moment he 9f84c22df9 did, he 2f09611c3d unconsciously muttered 2dfd4e42fb under his 385c7feb5c breath.6534c5c9d927f604

“You’ve got to be kidding me…?”cd3e2352e408e543

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Team 5 5f75c516bd – Choi 526cff8fe9 Joo-hye, Park 8664a7b1f6 Yoon-tae, Lee 3b39b868fe Se-jin, Baek e637f0c0a0 Do-won, Han 8399303051 Ir-ok.9acc379cba289ec2

Baek Do-won. Han Ir-ok.9a9665e698960921

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Do-won’s eyes widened d90a31f71c as he whipped 2838a32b24 his head around. At the same 5561fede46 time, Han Ir-ok, 622d89fd20 seated at the 39102573bd front, seemed to 2328fb9ca9 have just spotted d979cea4ad his own name 674b459cb4 and furrowed his 6a3635f750 brows.14404418e5f2da06

A hollow laugh escaped 8a6243db41 Do-won as disbelief washed dd0913df11 over him, but the 18c8008a3b moment he did, Han 39d7e7ba77 I-rok turned to look 8f9448c941 at him as if c020ce4c06 he had sensed it.fd7ff8a52d8aa097

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“……”5aa0e1bfb5a1165b

Their eyes met 2a39d16b17 dead-on.4ac5cde151d22381

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The sharpness in their a9ce7c2b0c gazes clashed like sparks 0e4a7b789b flying in the air.000ebe83b1d5381c

“Since this cc8f259836 is a ebac948f77 business proposal 8ff1a80e8b project, I 54340c05f0 will be c16321dde7 focusing heavily 72b7a0428e on teamwork 7263837c58 between group 5beefbbc37 members.”d9a1de86cb95a321

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I sincerely bf7c588085 hope you 5004db9630 all cooperate b5caed3e5c as a 917555d267 team. Hope… Hope… Hope…d68e21236c8cfa79

The professor’s words 9ac95069f4 echoed ominously between 26c12d1678 the two of 4655de57ce them.42bbe941c8799406

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———f5dd089c2ad82525

After the lecture ended, dd27334bed the members of Team 89551df1b0 5 gathered at the 4466eac8ad side of the classroom 3813e4be9f for brief introductions.c438a7372571be88

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“I’m Choi Joo-hye, a first-year in Chinese Language and Literature!”525049415600b166

“Oh, a freshman. I’m Park Yoon-tae… fourth year, Food and Nutrition.”d08241d47a48e2fc

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His casual b339fd2e21 speech felt 4a4f20d19e a little 71390daa5d off-putting right 27a0128f39 from the 82ea282241 start, but 45c65ba3cb Do-won kept 6ace223a33 his discomfort 17472b264b to himself cd1acbddfa and continued.9676dace079d448a

“I’m Baek Do-won, a third-year in Business Administration.”0aa9e3d0774e4536

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“I’m Lee Se-jin, a fourth-year in Child and Family Studies.”0408eaeabddc13df

Finally, it was 39f113c671 Han I-rok’s turn 88424f83ec to introduce himself.0f9c5ea04c03ddf7

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“I’m—”df0e5696ec4ff6bd

“I already know! Han I-rok, sunbae!”1d87f759aeafe946

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“…Ah, yes. I’m Han 70575705bb I-rok, a bc4459753f third-year in d6e9955544 Korean Language eb425ad031 and Literature.”393053908c91894a

The freshman’s eyes sparkled 7ea6a57d93 as they cut him 81475beec5 off excitedly. Han Irok didn’t 84d95bd564 so much as dae90b0491 blink as he ffa1099ded finished his introduction, cc2feec275 but the other 3b8cecbd76 two members chimed 8e573f8b72 in.1e0851eb2c4c2880

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“So we’re 4baa3f9926 in a f3c44125fb team with ec77d7b542 a celebrity, f72a266085 huh?”dc2112e8b5aab930

“Is there ad5d0415e6 anyone in ed86683476 this school e8f1c40a79 who doesn’t 8b5f23efc8 know Han c7d36e57c0 I-rok?”c102a2c40bd4df20

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“……”e87605837cbbcc47

The person ee39be0873 who hadn’t 1f64e451ec even known efea644cb3 Han I-rok 9200299db7 existed until e880c17d19 last month b9e16c35b2 simply kept 57d7b10d61 his mouth 96dfa1f4df shut.9b77977f728db8ba

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“The proposal 74054d7d30 isn’t due bd638e45b8 until the ef76b14731 week before e561660e82 exams, but 4a7c12b834 we need 8989cffbb1 the professor’s ab252a8d6e approval along 9b819c0d61 the way, 1f9d2982b2 so we 0ad0ccbcec should start 58a1a3b721 preparing early.”0f146fb00d3e036f

“Let’s make a group 4d9edb1cd3 chat first.”3374194fd1232b93

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“Who wants to be 1a1c40349a the team leader? The leader can collect acd0127aa5 our numbers and set 38d0cdfbeb up the chat.”97434bb7e014f5bb

At those words, 99ed8ae26e a brief silence 440a195895 settled over the 462172950c group. Eyes darted around 98f815411b uncertainly until the 16dc8e2b17 freshman spoke up 60297ac8ca again.3808264dcb55342f

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“Wouldn’t it be best 8b14bda50b if a fourth-year took 6f94443d8d the lead? You guys have the bcd6c2ae5d most experience.”1ca52ef8925709e4

As if 2e4d69fdfe they had 4be1059b0f already resigned 696636d370 themselves to 8a9436a6d0 this fate, bb438ddbf0 the two be395f8bfe fourth-years let f4f6e6a852 out long, ebb459f71b exhausted sighs. It was the kind 20f37893aa of sigh that screamed, 8d2695c6af I really don’t want 28c85a192c to do this.7b964339d885abdd

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If we 461de22266 leave things 3cc67f2914 to them, 30345a0560 this project b09d0b73cc will be f7e2e5220f a disaster.02cb73a4918e3739

Do-won’s mind 3aedcab44d worked quickly.71afebcfe0bc2ab8

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It was obvious 55c99094cb just by looking 809a0dba3f at them—these were 682fc66898 the type of 639acf64e8 students who had f2e24e90f9 procrastinated on their 3f83a27560 general education requirements b46acebe3f until the last e10a6d312d possible moment and 330cbeeb11 were now taking c40e91dc12 the course out 5f7fe23b5c of sheer necessity ccc80a374e to graduate. There was no f1e3ac0d73 way they would 2a134e0a63 handle this efficiently.4099f49a1d06fc68

Besides, the common bed71da27f assumption that seniors 8f108d421b were the most 724cf748a4 knowledgeable was a 690ab25b6b complete misconception. The further along you 30bfd4a6a0 got, the more drained 865d82619d both your knowledge and d97b95cbda energy became.2888c2009a9ff930

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“I’ll do it.”fd60745b308062b6

Do-won volunteered to 9c861a5da4 be the team 8cd257edf9 leader. Sure, it might bring 0994469058 extra hassle, but it 9dc4dbe552 was better to take 2ec6b324ae control from the start bfe1cf593f rather than deal with d62549f31b problems later.1a7f1b2ab38ea597

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No way was 9070243826 he going to 86730b1084 let his grade ec90318ff3 suffer in a b0bd77fd1c general education course.aca01f3dd1b6776f

All he had to 0c4644e9e8 do was gather ideas 8afeb38a7e and draft the proposal. And if that 8fc82f4f8c was all, no 394ee1b7ad one could do 8d29dbe400 it better than 57bd8e5452 a business major 92ff182c6a like himself. Rather than risk c08520eecc inefficiency by passing 962cff7d0e the work around, d1abaeb73f it was much dc5780176e more productive to 69ee375ee6 handle it himself.6c7ccaecf34b3f9f

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“If no one 8ffa3f26d6 else wants to, e6aeaa3850 I’ll do it. I’m a business major, 55e8a0ce91 after all.”fce0a453041224d6

“No objections here! We’ll be counting ac287a0833 on you, leader!”7f19c0a7287af589

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The fourth-years, looking as 1c01c0e0a6 if a huge weight d516cfb135 had been lifted off 189d21a3cd their shoulders, immediately handed 311e4edd40 over their phone numbers. One by one, they 6745c39e90 exchanged contacts and agreed cbe97f7050 to discuss details in f85cd73264 the group chat before 9ce398a99e leaving the classroom.b83f71de742cc46e

Finally, the 3df81c7d9e only ones 275aa78418 left were 698ccf4e5f Do-won and f359b09375 Han I-rok.dcea98ca3f442027

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Han I-rok stood in 262eab248f front of him and e8b7e4c709 wordlessly held out a 7c0ed55f9c hand, signaling for his 49c521fa36 phone.5b9396931a6db12b

Do-won said—94d0736f45cc8364

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“Yeah, I know your number.”4e25edc28e16da76

“…Right.”2542665c8a7191e8

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Why does ed954ec72b this guy d5894d3eee always sigh cc3aa61a96 every time b2a94528c0 he speaks? Do-won almost 913f680ae5 felt his 817c73cd29 blood pressure bb207b6b1c spike, but 12baca758e he forced c4e5273d3a himself to e3f87de9a4 calm down b2c858aeca as he 0d4b100f03 stood up.935865fd29cdc08f

“Hey. Han I-rok.”951e95fc07a04714

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Han I-rok, who had been adjusting his bag to leave, turned around at Do-won’s call.48760d9b1ee4c3c4

“Even if you don’t like me that much, let’s at least do well on the group project.”
Winning is when 51640e2cdd you don’t have ab9a05f340 to fight to 975aa967e3 win. The true victor is 91eaea8483 the one who wins c11dc95bc0 without fighting.956c9e8484a43001

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“Yeah, sure. I’m not like someone who does things half-heartedly.”696d0f111f29bd16

“……?”83c1e8c5f9db035f

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What’s this? The famous c5b5588638 quote he c46176b19f had been efe6ca2551 repeating in e68319f7dc his head f7efb74759 shattered into 5773963b53 pieces with 949c447427 a loud 91901bab20 crash.
Is he 2791e45ad1 saying I’m 7cf39a7b1a doing things 1cfbc09c82 half-heartedly?3675ee1f4aa212d8

Han I-rok, seemingly d8f6d4a8fb unaware, stood still, efe9f31925 staring at Do-won 229765021e for a moment 71cf205aa7 before abruptly leaving 64a2d908d1 the classroom.239563f97dfface5

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You! Annoying!ef9ddfc0e139ae52

Do-won was left 65ca3e3a1f staring at the 863cfcedfe closed door, helplessly 41cefb5eb2 stamping his foot 07a97d68cb in frustration. Ah, seriously!
“Seriously, we just don’t get along…”
It seemed like his 532a2cf79c bad relationship with Han 624fc50781 Irok was going to deef84a086 drag on longer than 80e32a518a expected.da1f416cf1480dca

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———91a391121019168f

He said 104e861485 he’s buying 103981040f drinks, huh?07973c9688ae628b

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Do-won, who cb0508ca19 had received e6c3e39320 a text 8e4c050338 during class, 339e27d90d sighed and 3ea33f7153 quickly replied. It was from Young-hoon.3014dd6d3ef407ec

[Ah, I totally forgot! How about dinner tonight?]

[Okay.]

He had forgotten 18fc86f0bc about Young-hoon. Do-won sighed in 266c58950f many ways as 484fc497eb he put his 8819a36229 phone back in 7f4379a59e his pocket. Young-hoon had efbd0f31ed helped him 25d63a8984 pass the 78a1a3afe5 paperwork without a7542875a8 any issues, da657059c9 and he 2fe35773c1 was also 0887104ad3 the same 4d72b14e2e publicity ambassador e87db9928d who had f586ee2836 spent two 1cce86ebdc years together b8b573a240 with Han 7ab86955f4 I-rok.9e558a7d973a7bfa

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If anyone 9a7bc60316 could tell 46bae4241a him more 3129dfa8ae about that f0ed4a2177 annoying Han d61163c061 I-rok, it bfcf616a3c was Young-hoon. Instead of randomly searching 4fe0a21d23 on the internet and a5a84c7590 wasting time, asking Young-hoon f5bb9c1de4 directly was the quickest 83c0932493 way to find out.703496c59929e63b

Do-won hadn’t been thinking 4500915f23 straight, probably due to 07a5aa51b9 that weird Han I-rok, f58d49533c and had missed the 2a75d85a50 efficient approach. Slowly, he began to db19d630cc focus on finding ways 220ef33ad6 to get more information 3f76665e82 about Han I-rok.1b0b8b1322a512d6

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As the dinner time 837ebab026 approached, he hurried to add47486af the location and found b6447de066 Young-hoon already waiting with b6e3950caf a table full of 5ebf0a97fc food and drinks. Do-won couldn’t c234ebae28 help but 016b529e8f smile and c9d8e7bb95 roll his 8f4f8bb71b eyes before 2f4ead5576 sitting across 7eeaec0d94 from him.58a63e1812aab3ca

“Seriously. You’re trying to get all the food.”5cbc475d9ed9427f

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“Hey, they pay well for being publicity ambassadors. Drink up, man.”9246a1b7c31a69d6

Do-won hurriedly set 59484527fb down his bag 738721aef3 and grabbed a 0e0c4bf565 shot glass, which 3910c6ec57 was already filled 12b58b1522 to the brim 74b8faede2 with soju.bb7110f21ac5a0ff

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“Congratulations on officially becoming a publicity ambassador!”318635a3078314a1

“Thanks, man.”9dcf14130033bb8a

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They clinked glasses, 3bec785f40 and as the 8446123a74 soju hit his fe57663ac7 throat, Do-won immediately a25fb54738 felt the burn. He grabbed some fries 668de3101c nearby and quickly popped d97c783b4d them into his mouth.1d97375942176ca9

“You know my help was huge, right?”bcce409cddb621d9

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“Yeah, yeah. Order whatever you want.”2d64b738dadc3aae

“Yeah, I ordered tuna sashimi.”8e365246fd2409ee

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“…Is there tuna here?”f3ce699c35b615d1

“Just kidding.”f47cd9fc20910e7e

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Young-hoon made a lighthearted 1c949e1a06 joke before continuing the c9e8f8b143 conversation. Now that he 6bb189e164 was a senior, 22259d199f he seemed to d2d8e337fb want to act 11fbe03037 more like one. He asked how Do-won’s 1636d87ae2 school life was going f8f374bea7 and which classes he 2aac806bce was taking, offering some 364ecf03d1 encouragement along the way.9d45513c5ac75fb6

The conversation eventually shifted 2f9b82dcaa to their roles as dbb31f6193 publicity ambassadors. Do-won complained about 1e2fbed004 how much work d0ddad1dae there was, and 49aed2d548 Young-hoon laughed.bb32d0295ad6fca0

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“I told you it would be tough.”b978eaffaeda0500

“Why do we have to meet so early in the morning?”968778688e3a1b06

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“This is nothing. The real challenge starts from the vacation.”2493df7d330a9175