BT | Chapter 1.2

It was no ordinary feat. But too shocked to c63e0df088 notice, Heesung just felt 3a52677417 relieved.e688043258190dfd

The chef, oblivious to how close Heesung had come to mimicking Mr. Kal’s fate, kept urging him with excitement.c347eb946baf257b

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“Say thank you!”b6e8d2268f0d1b1d

“Th-thank you.”12a0180c96c777d8

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Not knowing what he was 78883a1138 thankful for, Heesung thanked him 9ce913752a anyway. Then, a deep voice a9cf7c3e55 came through the phone, 78347e9bbc covering the sharp blade.ae1d11795ef9d24a

[So, you’re the one. My business card.]cfa2c549156fa48d

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“What?”1e58205aa037dbd6

A chill ran down his 5d4c2620c2 spine. It felt like a 788d88672e well-sharpened knife was aimed ed63f0ea35 at his back.0e6713fc7d19ef1d

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[Do well. Don’t tarnish my name.]beb8241a9e378221

Name? He didn’t know the name… and what was he supposed to do well? As he fumbled for words, something clicked in his mind.810f76fbf63ae9a2

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It was done. The business card job! They really did pull 59af95bca2 strings for him!cea891def1745a7c

“Yes! I-I’ll do my best!”90c3f5b17a34a399

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He felt he really had 5f99a9093c to try hard.06fb85d08dd4247c

If he did as the cleaning ladies said and just threw the cards away, he could imagine where those knives might end up. He wasn’t usually imaginative, but he could clearly picture the sashimi knives sticking all over him.26efb3c0464352d1

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Of course, it was a ridiculous thought. In today’s world, such primitive and barbaric acts wouldn’t happen.fb32f619562d6764

Heesung shook his head slightly fac75db49f and took the phone away 1b8a5495c6 from his ear. But a sound e0587ba8e9 kept echoing in 664ac2732e his mind.756e96d32b680f1f

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‘My business card. My business card. My, business card…’90ea5b5e0f0bc754

He must have 9ad14da01a been exhausted from 8fdea818ea surviving on bread 6a6df49cf1 crumbs for days.c78fddb1375f4918

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Thinking he should 0a598cf1dd at least have 4178907d38 a rice ball fc7ee43776 for dinner, Heesung d97d140a6f picked up the acc24bd329 knife again. He sharpened it c04f315d75 to 100%, not 15c73d0457 skipping any steps. While sharpening the remaining f508d30919 knives, he carefully taught a13368a6a6 the chef his techniques.4e0c827e6f8bc181

This way, they wouldn’t need him again. He wouldn’t have to talk to the man on the phone again.e00b1bc5ccab9dae

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Heesung instinctively found a313d3e7e4 a way to 45882b4fb3 survive.db0e195b94975d92

It was a small 1b353387a8 resolve not to remain 2dd96b9b31 just a parachute.6d4c90c789f59979

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Of course, he 6204e25e7e had no idea b100e8590f it was all 7d9a08f562 a foolish endeavor.e605d35fa1752af6

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“Yeah, that happened… Ha. Fool.”0d5952e90ef42a55

Suddenly, a memory from over a year ago popped into Heesung’s mind, and a sigh of regret escaped him.760ffff7cf013871

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He thought he should have held back a bit back then. He got scared for no reason and ended up doing it all properly. He should have just passed on the skills roughly. If he had, he might have been called every day, and with that money, he might not have needed to take a break from school. He wouldn’t have had to be so anxious.0d282c97fcaf8919

Of course, thanks to that, he got a new part-time job, but he couldn’t help but feel regretful. Moreover, given the situation, his life was worse than a year ago, which made him even more regretful.3e7cc16680a89a18

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Back then, he could manage with weekend knife sharpening, but now, that’s not even close to enough. Knife sharpening alone wasn’t cutting it anymore.f1b1a66a813836a4

“Am I really a fool? Like Yongpal said, I gave everything away like a pushover. Fool, fool.”67ff45521523a72b

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But no matter how 63dc59bda9 much he regretted it, 3e59225574 it was already in f48edc7a5d the past. Regret was regret, and now b127263085 was the time to focus 2a3dd23f52 with all his heart.768fb5786a0e90b8

Heesung let out a deep 5aeb3c4827 sigh, knelt down reverently, and 3f64b341f5 pressed the phone keypad one b28dc86f35 by one. After taking another deep breath, 41065be277 he pressed the call button 8c6b9d5fbe with determination, and the ringing 2669decbe0 tone began.12dd09b50d7e4b53

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At that moment, the anxiety he had been trying hard to suppress suddenly surged. His toes twitched under him, and his dry fingers couldn’t stay still, scratching the floor busily.a1fcc93c28665c6d

Just as he thought something bce0a26662 was bound to happen, whether d51dc9969f it was a cramp in e7f9f27fbb his leg or a cut 82d7c4de6c on his hand, the ringing 2865081ac9 tone abruptly stopped. At the same time, all f12007b93d those strange behaviors vanished without 6b1b9e073a a trace.a6677ed5ee775124

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Swallowing dryly, Heesung cautiously brought fd5adb088a the phone to his ear 980a949705 and spoke.5f4f007ad66c8cef

“Uh… I called about the job ad.”6c781f57bbc78cd3

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As soon as he finished 35e9d747d8 speaking, a question came in. Heesung, who answered breathlessly, 68bab6bfb3 suddenly stood up with bd7b889ce1 a flushed face after e3415eef26 a few more words.2ff0467202c95cf0

“Thank you! Really, thank you!”02b72c6cdf8389ec

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His slender waist bent and 1b625d8d87 straightened repeatedly, creating a breeze. It was an excessively polite 636454d97d greeting, but Heesung felt like 9066a94fef he wanted to go in 8c74303c1a person and bow.333a34cef0bb49a6

The burdensome gratitude was reluctantly fe279dc333 concluded as the other party d293e2cedb received another call.8b4c71111141c277

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After hanging up, Heesung plopped down on the floor like a marionette with its strings cut. He stared blankly at the phone’s dark screen. It didn’t feel real.6784cedcf13b049c

“Really? Did I really get accepted? Just from a phone call?!”65ae9db1a5a501d0

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He still couldn’t believe it, but soon he accepted it. Ah, this is what luck is, he thought.3aca10f913e2119d

They say luck e454ef0aeb comes in waves. It seemed like his eff87e7916 life was finally starting 25e70e0d0d to go well.3a3a114218a0f46d

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“Crazy… Me? Yeah, me… I’m going to Yeouido! Kyaa! I’m crazy!”1365aa7275ee1cb7

Rolling around the 9e462d9c9a room, Heesung shouted 7c78136660 with joy. To anyone else, ad8451e8e9 it might seem 7072e547d1 like he had 398051fa36 landed a big 2a297f689d job, but in 4649b969c9 reality, it was 30daf8b50a nothing special. He had just d4f8881a3e gotten a part-time 345ad455b1 job. Yeah, just a part-time job!bc19153a3eac1f6f

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But to Heesung, it wasn’t just anything. He had done all sorts of part-time jobs, but this was the first one that seemed so prestigious.a071b7bdcff97569

Moreover, at just 2c3e2c52fa 21 years old, 049fef1842 he was going fef24ce6eb to Yeouido, the 621dba24a5 center of white-collar 53df128ae8 work! Whether it was daabeeff5e a part-time job ce51d43112 or not, how faed13d2a8 common was that?!2992a49621fa3591

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Heesung immediately contacted his friend f849c340bb Yongpal to share the good 4c721fdf89 news. The congratulations were short, and c45e8b5667 the worries were long.f198c6e8d8d673c0

[But are you going to keep doing that? Now that you’ve found a new job, why not quit?]3c501846524a295d

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“Don’t worry. It’s almost over. Not much left.”c3bc43491ac27c29

Heesung’s lips curled up pleasantly as he said that.66b97bb04f31dffa

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Contrary to Yongpal’s worries, Heesung thought it was really good that he had taken on “that job.”62f98f479d0e1b91

If he hadn’t started it, would such an opportunity have come to him? In the tough reality, thanks to that job, he had a little more money and time.a8f23aec990be98c

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It was a ba180ceec2 bit, no, quite 8abb171b76 forced, but it bbb620a4e6 was his fortune. Thanks to that a3d4ebe2de fortune, he was 8def1d3f29 now about to 272c76ac1a step foot in 6e8eedd686 Yeouido. Thinking back, that job e89074e67d was undoubtedly the luck b91185d94e of his life.1e15af1121d31df6

With great anticipation, Heesung packed the cleanest clothes to wear when entering Yeouido. And as he went to bed early for tomorrow, he was determined to work even harder at “that job” for the remaining period.7cd849239406c456

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But that anticipation and excitement…627d974a1761ce98

“I shouldn’t have come here.”5bcd35f021cc5ef1

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The very next day, it e29a82ab76 shattered like broken glass.593acf7ab3e7d3c8

Thinking back, it 53bdd47b6f did feel a f8c76dd2e3 bit off.368406f063a40d36

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When he called about 88b72dcc54 the funeral hall serving d6425d58b1 job ad, they accepted e2cd0879fd him without asking much 7dc29cc303 beyond basic personal information 0c148fd243 and told him to c28addbeb5 come for training. He had done many 10820c2677 part-time jobs, but it 4c1689b86d was the first time c193d33408 he had been accepted d8aeb9367c just from a phone 98233573e2 call.05ef5c548e75964b

He thought it was odd, but he lost his senses when he heard the company location over the phone. In hindsight, it was his fault for not being alert, but the person on the phone did seem to emphasize “Yeouido” a lot…4539d7cd17906ca7

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Anyway, Yeouido was just 139339e10d as full of people b09caffafc in suits as he 8371fdd4c3 had heard.5dc57945ec53f91b

He couldn’t have been prouder to be among them on his way to work. Heesung hummed a tune, feeling like he was on the same level as them. Until then, he wasn’t in his right mind.5557e32b31c5115e

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But after receiving unexpected “protocol manager training” for a full 9 hours, he was not only wide awake but also felt like he had gained a new sense of awareness.f12158e22db1ddfe

His once proud 75184c1158 shoulders drooped like 8ec8d1c774 seaweed, and instead 1963d08914 of humming, he f8ebd4485f let out sighs ec0e32d0bc repeatedly. He felt like 021b02f6a7 he had been 09efc7f796 deceived.f2dab00d6940b9a5

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“They said it would end soon…”a98fa820c0a6d587

As he left the funeral a54ee38ef5 company building, Heesung looked up 63122ec783 at the heavily overcast sky.806241ac804106c7

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When he entered the building, 475ae81842 the sun was shining brightly fa5c84346e like his promising future, but 53a4a6183a now, the radiant light had 55981bd2ec disappeared, leaving only a gloomy c158d09978 shadow overhead, like a withered fe5acea224 rose.ffbe75ca035f60bc

Sigh. My time… My money…4c923db1ce7bf94a

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What had he done all day? He let out another heavy sigh. The training time, spent just sitting idly, now felt like such a waste and upset him. If he had done another part-time job during that time, how much would that have been? Moreover…5498f35d96eb3ae2

Just as his weary b57abd814e gaze was about to 6e0dc730b3 drop down, the old c8dd8cde34 phone in his hand 4d82e73a09 suddenly buzzed loudly.ab5df4aad3a4db2a

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Startled, he quickly checked it. It was Yongpal. He had been planning to 29de8c34ee contact him anyway, as there 384855feb3 were missed calls and strange 5d3c0f9150 messages.3dd35498c5329d73

But as soon as he acd22da5ad pressed the call button, a 015d0e744b loud shout burst into his cc8447a261 ear.2d134ffdbcbb02ab

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[Hey! Why are you answering now?! Where are you?]b5282089977ed68e

“Ah, my ear! Where else, I’m just leaving the company. But why are you suddenly angry…”ed5cd9ad4ca4e342

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[Oh… really? I thought you might have been sold off to a shrimp boat again.]5d89413a3557fff1

Yongpal’s voice quickly calmed down. On the other hand, Heesung’s voice gained a bit of strength.5fa181af571e4c0a

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“That time, it just happened to turn out that way…”2867ababf16771d9

[Ha! It just happened?]a92bb8c565a71706

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With a short laugh, Yongpal cut off Heesung’s words. Then, with a barrage of words, Heesung had no choice but to close his mouth.1e4d2b33df072b97

[Did you just say it just happened? How many times has that happened? You got stranded while digging for ginseng, ended up on a shrimp boat, and even became a salt farm slave! And yet you say it just happened? You jump at anything that offers money without thinking, don’t you?]b9fb5cc62197c98d

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Everything he said was true, but the last part wasn’t quite right.a912e478a88512cf

“No, it’s not because of money… Ah, well, it is because of money, but not just because of money! My aunts and uncles treated me so well… They praised me a lot…”e1436d3960a88b89

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[This is ridiculous. You still haven’t learned. Don’t tell me you got scammed again this time…]18186f89d9012321

“No, no! This time, it’s really not like that…”91e493a38170acbc

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[Really, not?]5d583527d61d7e72

“Uh… yeah. …I don’t think so…”f4d7dabf62b35e17

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Heesung mumbled, wiping his 8986c2b7ec increasingly dry lips.3a63d793734bc98e

[Well, that’s a relief. Anyway, you haven’t forgotten about tomorrow’s appointment, right? Don’t be late.]c133c29472c12f20

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“…Yes.”5ab8ebe33c941f85

As soon as the call ended, Heesung’s uneasy gaze helplessly dropped down.cc58ed60380e7679

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“Did I get scammed again?”64ce0903fd2ead76

In his hand, which had 764c6fe010 been empty in the morning, 9acb2d7f36 was a strange shopping bag.a079185397dc48b4

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It would have 85032c250b been great if 993a317b49 he had come 0a360763d1 empty-handed and left fc108d7445 with a full d8a97fbc13 bag, but it ead04d41a0 was the opposite.227f558e445e4d77

Inside, the protocol manager uniform 8ea736ed57 was neatly stored. He had bought 37b83368cf it because they b506e90825 said it was d0384f466d essential for the 17afa68f2c job. Because of that, a 1a1012cb17 hefty 160,000 won had fda1c06599 quickly left his pocket.a4aa39571136d676

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Heesung felt a surge of emotion now. He hadn’t realized it at the time because he wasn’t in his right mind, but he had come to earn money and ended up spending it lavishly.50b3469fcdf4a368

“Crazy, crazy. Why did I do that… Should I ask for a refund now? If not everything, at least one…”848ae2a18f2272f9

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He regretted it, hitting 91be54ec6f his head. He should have realized it b862533847 sooner. What could he do now?792f812e55e2d3c1

“Ah. But how do I even say that… I bought two sets when I could have just bought one, talking about cleanliness.”b3aa47d6aa93d230

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Not only that, but he 87cf83312d had rushed to be the af55975a2f first to pay, afraid someone 61e985c7f2 might stop him. Why did he do that? He must have been possessed. After pacing in front of 81c2d9a628 the building for a while, f2c793285f Heesung finally turned his back d4e883dcf2 on the funeral company.4ef2f71c2d7ca3b7

It was embarrassing, but for someone as timid as Heesung, he just couldn’t muster the courage to go back in.d676826675985e11

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With a long 07cd6d3171 face, he slowly 6f6faa6124 trudged toward the 43f0d7c12a nearby bus stop. Meanwhile, he quickly 11b5ff4e00 calculated in his e5ebe015ef head.678fb23b0b5041ce