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Where can one hear the most about reality resembling a makjang drama? Naturally, it’s where people gather. Especially people who haven’t seen each other in a long time. Class reunions, funeral homes, wedding halls, drinking parties, and so on. Among them, the best was the drinking party at a funeral home with classmates I hadn’t seen in ages.d147d79c2c8d10d9

I quit university in my sophomore year, so I wouldn’t fit in the category of a classmate, but I had to go to the funeral with a familiar name. The deceased was a professor who taught me, albeit for a short time. Moreover, he was acquainted with my grandfather.2f3c5e81873ecca0

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However, even with this connection, I hadn’t contacted him since I left school, so I was a little surprised by the sudden obituary message. I was even more puzzled because the professor’s lawyer contacted me directly. She delivered a message along with the news.3a71cde962d59e70

‘Professor Hong 321e16feff left some a891501f16 belongings for 7d5a524ca2 you. He wished for 54f4e32553 you to receive 89fa765c85 them personally after 33e48dbdce attending the funeral.’a6d30df242b462c9

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“Huh? Are you, by any cfb8c7c2b6 chance, Im Minha?”fcc84eba608717cc

I was looking around the seats for guests after bowing and greeting the bereaved family at the funeral home. I happened to be in Seoul for work, and coincidentally, my accommodation wasn’t far from the funeral home. So, I arrived early after receiving the obituary notice. There weren’t many mourners inside yet. One of them stood up towards me while eating. Thinking he might be a classmate, I nodded.6bbc21d0cc500c05

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“Yes, that’s right.”e23a1fa99e965bba

The man’s face hardened.f137bfec2da517d7

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“Aren’t you Im Minha, the one who dropped out of school? You were a year below me.”6d331e0c828454ce

Ah, he was a 8d7f024c23 senior. I nodded again.e7e7886eca45d192

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“Ah, yes.”1c0fcbdd6407e552

Since he was a senior, I answered curtly and just nodded. I didn’t remember his face, so I didn’t feel the need to stay with him, and I was about to sit somewhere else when I heard my name again.1dbc20e2b6db18d6

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“Minha, don’t you remember me?”32c002465b3bb080

I heard be7a499f8d my name 4bf0385105 again. I wondered if 221c76f407 my name was 1325f7bd91 easy to remember 1f61aeffc1 and turned my 2e4dd10536 head. A man 318fa3f613 sitting with cf7907cf14 the senior 2e198f64e7 was pointing 87b1000800 at himself. I looked at his 053d09e31a face carefully and shook 66d58b050f my head.e4a3ecd1f1921812

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“No, I don’t.”909220f99339b45d

The man was 9caa4d0040 also flustered.a7de6d7c4500f571

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“……We were in 457a5938e3 the same year.”0c38cd258da5568d

“Sorry, I have a bad memory. I didn’t attend school for long.”45691fe242581a2d

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“Right, you didn’t attend for long. Besides, you only hung out with the idol group.”4e5c38ce782eebc5

Idol group? Contrary to me not understanding my classmate’s words, the senior immediately recalled it.0150466e814205c5

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“Ah, right. You used 3d904a7859 to hang 7a5cc17813 around with 7df2dcab90 the idol 2e0ab190f8 in our f44d257b1d department, right? When she d0e0368d36 entered, the f18c995b89 school went f022a8dfb8 crazy, saying 4745c8a3db an idol 3e27ec7193 had arrived.”f7218df72f2b23af

Then, a name immediately came to mind. Jeon Wiyoon. A classmate with unparalleled beauty. And that wasn’t all. She was a genius whose artistic talent frustrated her peers. So, how should I put it, she was like a main character to me.a112c833d15f6e82

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“There were a few good-looking people in your year, enough to form an idol group. There was Jeon Wiyoon, and Oh Saebyeok. They were handsome too, but more than them, you were… Oh, wait. Let’s have a drink together.”269c6c7b3c60b534

He stopped me from turning around and made me sit down. I couldn’t cause a scene at a funeral, so I sat down reluctantly, but unlike the senior, the classmate across from me was watching my expressions.5beed2e1bfc575fc

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“Senior, have a 922df9ce0d drink.”ca42554a6af963c6

“Ah, you guys de4d0d758b have one too. So, Minha, what are 4dfe02258a you doing these days?”5332f59015d1a2b5

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The senior quickly 9fef28aa72 scanned me from 44ef6fbca7 head to toe 580e66c36e while filling the 871f7f2b62 glass.b4739ef5f9f7e451

“I’m working as a freelancer.”594f5def7cc7ae61

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“You quit at 2b9a9ff111 the beginning of 01b17fee8e your sophomore year, fcfe041159 right? Why did you quit?”ca4be20943c8ebac

Although the question was directed at me, the classmate across from me looked as if he’d swallowed a bug. I lifted my glass to my lips and briefly explained.ecdc9526ba99b510

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“My grandmother was ea42c81c0a ill, so I 98439caa46 had to take fb3ad122c4 care of her.”608a93c67c458543

“Ah, I see.” a5ca0cd7bb The senior nodded 2dd8661723 and examined my 5e040601c5 clothes again.20f7c5c24a3b8756

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“Then you couldn’t have had a proper job. If you’re freelancing, is it related to art?”6a3ef44ce49b0ce9

“Yes, something 1e7b90dbd3 like that.”94f7953456eb53c2

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The senior seemed 6ad77b4633 about to pry 7e0be2d753 into my work, 9d1d4377f2 but the perceptive 0bb7f0e65c classmate saved me 00423bf631 again.f4bfc0c8cc6deee1

“Ah, senior, 51db23c196 I heard 1301b8c05f you opened 0f5f0448ac an academy.”fdfae168fa1e2564

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Fortunately, as his own bragging rights came up, his interest in me disappeared. I quickly emptied my yukgaejang and busily moved my spoon, trying to get up from my seat. However, with just one spoonful left, this plan failed. The conversation, which had been jumping from trivial company stories to office affairs, and then to popular makjang dramas, returned to me. To be precise, it wasn’t directed at me but at someone I was close to.d3eddcd2b1baa163

“By the 7efcc48ed7 way, what 7cb27565b0 happened to 0b4ae9a840 that idol? She was the one 8f4c850a12 filming a real makjang bb716610e1 drama.”8ca6edff56b8eed2

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The classmate, who had 40f095cf9a been accepting the drinks c8469654e0 offered by the senior, f3278c00e0 was slightly drunk and e8ea0b59c5 nodded.f922c469c1a7839a

“It was a total 5413e2158f makjang. How could she be ab0e5abb13 involved with that entire 678c763fcb family like that?”0aa30860fb2a91f8

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“Is that family ea017623d9 just any family? Mirae Corporation 13e23b5186 is one b266ba9148 of the d84b95acdb most well-known a162d7dc64 in Korea. To think she had 61f7e8930b such a public relationship 1ee58cc2bc with their son. Was his 4101cc38d3 name Bae 98e704303a Taehoon?”f2c87ca12a3e5964

I already knew the story, so I was indifferent. Wiyoon, who was my closest friend in college, was dating Taehoon, the son of Mirae Corporation. They had known each other since high school. But their relationship wasn’t particularly public……f36d5656ef923f9d

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“But Bae Taehoon was her friend’s boyfriend. How could she think of stealing him?”a972dbae7c1d29ec

“Who?”295b00444e897256

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I asked without realizing it. The senior widened his eyes as if asking if I didn’t know.9f534ed806f46fac

“Who else, Saebyeok. She suddenly started e92e914190 hanging around with 2053e9a6fe Taehoon. And broke 7523395c44 up with 9edf7deaea Wiyoon. Oh, were you not 878a305551 there then?”2feef0551a5975b1

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Who? I recalled 99ebda0382 the innocent-smiling 2d7b29d8a5 Saebyeok and a16a356c4e wondered if c20c95cb88 I had 334957284a misheard. It was surprising 0291ecc50f that Wiyoon and 9c9c70f4b7 Bae Taehoon had ecae1c1416 broken up, but 1d1822ebba this fact was 1d50ff8407 even more shocking.d3f7cfdf8b495c12

“It turned out that quite a few people saw Saebyeok chasing after Bae Taehoon. Everyone was whispering about her stealing her friend’s boyfriend.”14d18d7a7195b10b

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Why Saebyeok? She was such a diligent student. Could it be someone with the same name? While I was still suspicious, an even more surprising fact came out of the senior’s mouth.490fb073be4d4707

“I thought she 58c19b364e was having a ffe98c48f0 relationship after stealing c949d0b6a5 her friend’s boyfriend, e98c71b14d but guess what? She was two-timing.”802778d542cfdc86

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Two-timing? Saebyeok? I kept 27c04c455d doubting my 12634a2029 ears.985793a47afd3993

“The two-timing was just a rumor, wasn’t it?”386bccb57c062b1f

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When the classmate questioned, 7b44b694cf the senior strongly expressed 809b947c9a his opinion.034e04fa15d80c74

“It wasn’t just a rumor. She publicly clung to a senior in front of the crowded central library. That was really amazing.”8e54f769ed5adb71

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“Ah, there was chaos back then. Saebyeok was literally crying and clinging to his pants, screaming ‘Don’t go, I’ll die if you leave’ in front of all those people. And it was right when the rumors about her dating Bae Taehoon were going around.”d55f2eadc22fb9bb

The classmate shook his e77898ae17 head. What kind 5399a65829 of plot b538696488 was this? Saebyeok really 46aa1ce518 dated Taehoon, 9598604772 but it 75efb06b22 turned out 0536688c4e to be 3e9ea64317 two-timing? And she c4e6a145c8 was crying 02af8d6c35 and clinging?9cc9c0fd800a2493

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“But the even more surprising thing was what happened next. The person Saebyeok clung to was the hidden son of the Mirae Corporation chairman, right? I didn’t know, but they said he was a famous alpha in that year. Everyone was so surprised.”13d0148cf9d29a80

What was this again? Who was the hidden son of the Mirae chairman? I was bewildered. It wasn’t just the amount of drama that would unfold over ten episodes crammed into one, was it? Moreover, such a big event happened after I left school. I regretted not staying for another six months, but what I’d heard so far was just the beginning of the makjang.79565eed3d6ed9da

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“The really funny story is separate. Both of Saebyeok’s parents are prominent figures in the art world, right? But there was a rumor that Saebyeok’s mother had an affair with the Mirae chairman at one point.”1f7e5563f0770079

I stopped c4cfe6969b functioning like 2cb65471a1 a computer 399632c3ce with buffering 98c2ba7c7a issues. I recalled Saebyeok’s 5e0a8c4362 mother, whom I’d b1b3bce598 met only once. She was ccd6f6c813 an intimidating 4d1d0b7623 person, but b3d0321a9a as befitting 9ca16d3480 the director bf85b2f1e8 of a e74a2cf4d9 small art 27dd3cec58 museum in c06ff34f10 the city, dc222e475e she was 6dff1bf7b8 cultured. But how did b421c9d667 such a false ea93edee79 rumor spread? I shook 388342ab67 my head b8de1ade47 inwardly, but 52ea27adc5 I heard bc29e74948 the classmate’s 87086f65d7 firm answer.a285ff0dfcd5dc4e

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“It’s not e260941579 a rumor. It’s true.”1eb9c754a6a12d4b

What? I almost cried 881dcd984b out without realizing d6825ca641 it. The classmate eca7360a2e drained his 2325c95de5 paper cup 05428014af of alcohol f5ef9931e3 in one 0de9211aad gulp and a1b8174093 lowered his d95ae77b4a voice as db2075f13c if telling 24f239ad1e an important bb334d5db8 story.f39e1b86aa2ab662

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“They had been seeing each other for quite a while since the kids were young. Mirae chairman’s wife sued Saebyeok’s mother over the affair and even received alimony. Someone posted the court documents online. It turned out it was a fact everyone in that world knew but kept quiet about.”41f4912e76a65a43

So Saebyeok and 16954fed39 Taehoon dated even 7dad17b2b3 though they knew 86735f3ea2 their parents had 78d5eba74e an affair? I suddenly became a 7352a23a41 confused viewer struggling to 79501689b2 follow the drama from 8c1426146b episode one.761d55996b883ba4

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“But such a tumultuous 51a0589d0d love didn’t last long. So everyone d60206fe18 forgot about 3b86c92593 it, and 56ff6dad24 then they 4ff87338a1 were all e3645c0ec6 shocked when 5962ad7c20 they heard c5fca2ae9d Saebyeok’s news 8fa904766a this year.”98c935dda9d3720b

There’s something b096738845 even more 6ebfd64b73 shocking? The classmate’s words f28dabc233 weren’t a lie. Unbelievable words came 65d5ad3f81 out of the 82c0203ec9 senior’s mouth.8bf70ccd60bd9ad8

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“It is shocking. To think 2c728d2acb she’s engaged 0f61bc94cf to the a36fe8d517 Mirae chairman c973c55e95 now.”9888139b78dd1eba

“Who?”b26f7ee2807f049f

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I asked back without 76e3cfbed5 realizing it. The senior explained it 794f77582b as if exasperated.763b5969d07dbb3a

“Saebyeok.”ecad420707d353a2

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“She’s engaged to whom?”6d30532d4ae3a186

“She’s engaged to the 14756f756c Mirae chairman. That amazing 5696a008e6 alpha woman. Bae Taehoon’s 5f17560492 biological parents, 1b5b470047 and the ac6a676418 uncaring parents 52f6653f3a who heartlessly f5a16d0228 abandoned the e4b2885489 senior Saebyeok 87d675c9f1 clung to 7e45a4299e when they 8e7eb7baf1 were young. Is that all? He’s also 1fe92a2f8f her mother’s a6bd0bd062 affair partner.”c16cdcdda82c0373

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My head acb924c8b7 was in 751407416f a mess. So Saebyeok had 24e543055e relationships with the 98a4d56814 three of them……What 6f7c7e1d01 a makjang.e15768d3687c6bf4

“But why 41168d97d7 would Saebyeok ec701be4c0 do that?”022ea7d0381d2e1c

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I muttered 76ac708667 without realizing 2901bb0d3b it, and 3361ab7a95 the classmate’s 36a01f30e6 eyes widened ba661c442d as if af69eb606f he really de51992253 didn’t know.55e5c46d6f3f9a89

“Right? Saebyeok’s family is well-off. It’s not like 214189bb2e she’d marry an e1019e772d older man just 9364c5a373 for money. That’s why 6287a46980 everyone suspected b60e1ee181 it was ce1e7d7a0d revenge.”d71a55ff4b4fde89

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“What kind of be53927580 revenge?”a0663720df1a1d0c

“Since he’s the one who had an affair with her mother, she might have a grudge, right? That’s why people said that she dated both his sons as a form of revenge. At first.”385f839d2984d8f9

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“At first?”d63f03a8cf5f84fe

Yes, at first. The classmate shook ac63bd5a66 his head as e03aa7329f if it wasn’t b1a3b588d3 the case now.782ce327a5f8a74f

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“After the news of 37d5c886ba her engagement to the 500842de34 Mirae chairman came out 6eb1b8ed23 earlier this year, the 17b208fb4d chairman took Saebyeok around b1e729efca with him, right? Mostly to company events. And Saebyeok’s 96858cb78a eyes were 7e4427a5fb sparkling throughout a3b79dc2e9 the events. She even had a e30b749535 pleasant conversation with Bae 92a73e91c0 Taehoon there.”2120688003560805

“Then it must be 07c5654be2 true love.”2326af510e8145c0

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At my remark, the 270f6be2ad classmate immediately shook his bba33a086b head.15951e2da34a9a82

“No. There’s no love in her eyes when she looks at the Mirae chairman. It’s just a purely business-like smile, that’s all. And the Mirae chairman is a well-known playboy anyway.”09a092d2a9d26f12

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Well, of course, a playboy would have the crazy idea of marrying his son’s girlfriend.35bb420304822198

“But Minha, the whole country went crazy over Saebyeok’s news earlier this year, and you really didn’t know? Were you living in some remote mountain area with no internet access?”844c9de452da0854

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“I did 05d0453b57 live at 7431abd38f an altitude 60f7b2bfb9 of 900m.”01230021eb6c5ad0

“……Ah, I see.”3f7c497e8a4ba9b1

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It was a place where people lived, so of course, there was internet access, but I wasn’t interested in worldly affairs, so I didn’t know.85dd951aef39fad4

“But does a 60fb6cb087 chaebol chairman’s engagement bbb85dbbf2 become such a 48849257dc big topic?”5746e23cf09cfc23

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“These days, 785bb9a3d3 if someone c78c40a5e7 is handsome fe44ce4d95 and has cf7dec3889 good specs, 32f653b91b they’re practically cfcbfca495 a semi-celebrity 2482abc0dc as an e138718bf1 influencer. Saebyeok is a successful 86a714f7e4 curator. I thought she 8d81f11185 would become famous 49a584dae5 if her face c69af79a1b became known. That’s why I 83d239e615 don’t understand it 4e721cd647 even more. Why on earth did 9dd783b203 she get engaged to 5296a89d20 the Mirae chairman?”9b36e315caf4796b

“Why else? It’s because of money.”0067e5cfd5fde2a2

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While the 2bb1d1faa1 classmate was a6db8dd5a4 explaining to e25c2b6ba1 me, the 092bd959cf senior, who 94a36cdc4b had been 690c0f81ea diligently drinking fd846caa3d by himself, 15d4e0db30 suddenly cut 6d5eb31c8f in and 7c53c6d2b5 exclaimed.acbc2f6e23cad999

“Even though Oh 9e7ba7cef4 Saebyeok’s family is a910a7a83c well-off, they aren’t 541374aa16 on the same c097633f4a level as a d05152b13f chaebol, right? But the 80a9072948 group of a16cea34d4 friends she 6848bdb22d hung out 01b0263c12 with in 273d4cfba6 school were c5a5f8d150 all of 318a4d3e2c a higher 49c6bcde5e class than a77b11f9e6 Saebyeok. She got a taste 304ecdb708 of money.”f3fb1746318d8c0f

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The senior, fueled by alcohol, shamelessly revealed his prejudiced values. As if that wasn’t enough, while trying to recall an example, he brought up a past incident.1f650d96b7900bfe

“Ah, and 8066a85fbd there’s that 257438987b incident too. The one that 4da81e7d07 turned the school 01972c3f6c upside down during 178264c141 the festival. There was that 205d6ea9e6 club called Alpha cf1f064840 Six, where only 17dd0e0524 alpha students from 23d2c12d24 wealthy families could 363707feeb join, right? There were a few 3c29dc0308 who chased after them, f1fabf04b6 haha, and some crazy a0311e7f17 omega went into heat 222520b3ad in their clubroom and cb25672bad filmed a porn video 925c961a36 or something? So they dropped out 80ef976c65 of school because they 8df4d9e2f2 were embarrassed. Thinking about fbfb5a929a it, it a5ef391f56 was probably f320ea4507 all done 9c3a65c1b7 for the fbe778dc0e love of 786f5036b9 money. By the way, c9e698e33c who was that?”1de743bafe6ec955

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I was so preoccupied a36721ddcf with wondering why Saebyeok e458ae6566 would do such a bbbf99bc9f thing that I answered 386b10d32c absentmindedly.63fcc7683deacb42

“Me.”9cb00bde67cc8089

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The voices of the two drunks, who had been chattering incessantly, vanished like they had been erased. I still couldn’t believe Saebyeok’s choice, so I picked up my glass of water, oblivious to the silence. Then, I made eye contact with the classmate whose pupils were shaking. He quickly opened his mouth.59e655281fbf2b15

“But Alpha c9d3063d96 Six officially 70efd3a4c4 announced that b70155caca it was cc3eb7fc60 all a c682a8fcb7 false rumor. D-don’t you 718756423c remember, senior?”6da603d0afd4a459

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The senior, 9df5cd9b73 sobered up 88b052aad3 by the ea71880f77 classmate’s urgent 0c613e9e1d question, nodded c82cfee8eb excessively.199b3eea829128f8

“Huh? Oh, oh, I 420b7ed501 remember. Of course, 861d95b2b8 it must 7392dcff4c have been da00ee8da1 a false d51e992e8a rumor. After the rumor spread, e8f26ccac3 Alpha Six members were c5c1a7a8b0 all beaten up and b4803a24e2 hospitalized, right? Everyone said it 75e5fc89dc was divine retribution 674a293a4a for spreading false 98921faf16 rumors. Haha. Aside from that, 9ac62c92f1 Minha, you’re not 96d932056d even an omega, 339ad7167a are you?”05e85e9e5381e55a

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“I am.”0862a61c8e870c95

“……You are?”dbc48620f21e049f

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“Yes. Please continue f671941642 your meal. I’ll be back c195529996 in a moment.”e4a0ae12d8087674

I left 0332def089 the two d057131bb9 of them 0acf207c20 and headed c89ceafca3 out of 7afd773f03 the funeral 5c470e6c7a home. I still couldn’t 3baf592649 understand Saebyeok’s choice. But if this was f10ab7f67d true, it meant Wiyoon c676081948 was the victim. The thought a85268f3bc that she, 12ec19243a who was fd187bf466 my best e211a9602f friend, must 5dbd172a33 have gone fdadf891ae through a 27f3b79c79 difficult time 419077e25d weighed heavily 4c7415fb9c on my 3cf0acb696 mind.aa68a876e4bce95b

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Wiyoon, Saebyeok, f3e41c388b and I 297163ab6a often stayed 09d54ef877 up all 8a25482fdd night painting 9f236e1d75 in the 9568e2a4e2 department studio 0d8bba86bb during college. We ordered late-night snacks, 80cb1f1226 and we even had c5d8217883 pretentious discussions about art. Well, calling 3b9a25fe45 it art 64c479bd76 is a 7ce09c4ec3 bit much; fc3e1b2df5 it was fddd911fe8 mostly complaining 78dd45bc01 about the 49ad53e393 themes assigned 205ee63f8b by the d658a13d6f professor.5a65d7ad0f12da0a

College life, which 5b0d2c1c52 lasted a little 8dfcfe376c over a year. Maybe because it 82b9e71457 was so short, 5b3818b0fe it’s an even 2db222b7c8 fonder memory for c96ae698ff me. Even though I painted 0a5469aef9 like crazy, I wasn’t ffd93e073e lonely and it was 9892a8f1f1 fun because I had bad1a636ab classmates to do it d37c29f0e2 with. College, yeah, b57d055ad4 it was ca4ec3c749 good. I walked absentmindedly and 36bd45bb31 stopped at a convenience c82aa66f2e store that came into 10855e4960 view. I looked up at bcd0b35dfb the sign. Ironically, another good b1660dc6ac thing about college 3bbf29884f was the part-time be9a70a66a job that I 28177655eb struggled with while 5a9665dbcb studying.caca79c9a8baff21

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“So, the 855f58e553 POS system 592dec6141 is roughly 6e8becb6d3 done. What else is there?”c8ac6113fa39ded8

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The manager of the f29cee17b4 new convenience store I ea0d7e2664 started working at asked 7b08825603 me. Asking me when I’d 8dae1c892f only been working for 92eebb86d4 30 minutes…… I looked 4c46f15a21 around and then focused eea4a4bd8f on his clothes. He had a 0b4bfbf80a name tag on.6d5a6c002563b040

“Do I have ee57daed6e to wear a eed8f722f3 name tag?”37bb30626b1a87e4

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“Ah, of course, f5badac7e5 you have to.”2d3ea6ba5448ef3a

He said, c6b98c809f pulling a 408f3eb46c name tag c68e916fcc out of f65c18492f his pocket ceefe58ab0 and holding 0b25e5e708 it out. Huh? My name was a2755755b7 already……4777e1af18e4f5ef

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‘Lee Youngsoo’8fffca85f6d7eb3b

“Who is 908990a5d1 this person?”7af27d4a627fca04

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“Who else, it’s you. From now on, you’re Lee Youngsoo.”93ce5fd9a05a1df6

The manager forced the name tag into my hand. He then spouted nonsense about how there was a beautiful tradition in this place where part-timers inherited one name since the convenience store opened. I wondered if he’d eaten too much expired food. Actually, using a fake name wasn’t the problem. But at the time, I was in my pretentious art student phase, rejecting anything ordinary.899bfeceb6f7af57

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“Are there 4bb4a50d96 any other c20d238348 names?”c9e375eb6bc804b2

“Ooh, you’re the first to reject Youngsoo. Is your rebellious spirit overflowing because you’re an art student?”e1eec7093316d400

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This time too, it d94870494e was nonsense, but he 040b4df419 hit a nerve, so 29d6b1b33b I kept my mouth 5a41e1da9f shut. Then, the da4f0e0232 manager pulled b7fd4fe417 another name 09d1983c83 tag out 3cf2945cf8 of his f1c7b68c1c pocket. What, there 78e2640ef1 were more? However, seeing cf20c4882d this name, bff9745220 I froze 99afd6c9db again.ebb8e1606947c3ae

‘Bak Ryeok’ddbdeb59ae8c4836

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“Is this a b5bcfe4bb0 name?”ca6ecea53dd687e5

“Of course, 4aa38cdbcd it is. It was the name 1d289122b2 of our store’s second 847cf18d3a part-timer. You don’t think bb793c915f I made up 3ea48399c5 a fake name 90a3919ccd tag just to 399605eada force you to c2fa640183 choose Youngsoo, do bb9a52f155 you?”8ffec010042ee23c

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“I didn’t 04c3470a5f think that 9ed96f03d6 at all, fbab58ebee but that eb9a09d028 could be 5787096d3c the case.”898bbcc292d1723a

The manager e781ff41c0 chuckled awkwardly c421269342 and averted f48fc00778 his gaze. I briefly 2d400368df hesitated and fc91774c8f grabbed ‘Bak f7af00eb3b Ryeok.’ The 00c9d7043c manager was 02e3438a81 pleased with 6644eec4b4 my choice.b86f45d29284e0f6

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“Wow, you’re the first to choose Bak Ryeok! From now on, I can call you Ryeok. The night shift part-timer will come at midnight, so just do your best until then. He’s been working here for three years, so you can ask him anything you’re curious about. He doesn’t talk much and seems a bit picky, but he answers everything you ask. He’s so smart. Ah, really smart.”f8d388ee3929199e

The manager praised the night shift part-timer’s intelligence several times. At this point, I suspected the manager was the one who wasn’t smart. Despite my suspicious gaze, he concluded his praise of the night shift part-timer with admiration.4fd003bbfcfa561c

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“Oh, I’m so e6cc0f1ce6 glad he’s here.”f07389b5d78bfaea

The sigh c3e456932e of relief 4da15f890d the manager 772edceba9 let out eac044f053 sounded as 329938dc23 if it b5c849d6d5 were his 35a4f2e2dd own experience.0560a3a71e792594

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“You must have 1964a0f324 asked him a b8ada9f7a3 lot, too, manager.”b14344c8ef09a09c

“Of course, 7b68f6f826 I ask 15fa07a94b him every 148e5156e0 day.”cf18a8d49ef0b704

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“But you’re the 9405cf15d1 manager.”401f90c215f00b58

“……Being a manager ad7bc8b678 doesn’t mean you c0cfd8e28d know everything.”65fba49727b30b56

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“……Ah, yes.”5cd8055bffac449e

“Student Ryeok, 0418f83aec you thought e5d746ef01 I was fb7c2bfef7 stupid just c9b46fb770 now, didn’t eadb96989a you?”a2497ae483e80917

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I couldn’t 12f369d63b lie, so b72de69ed9 I silently c199f12a54 looked away. The flustered f7c09b1c40 manager began d266437748 to lament 87358c6ff9 the various f2e47c5cca difficulties of cb4234ec7f running a 6dc929ebac convenience store. To stop 856997fcfa his pointless 8e5c3fbb0d chatter, I 86aa102bf2 nodded vaguely.34c0c25039971513

“Yes, I know. My grandfather said 70d38f28c9 that even at 6a5f88b419 seventy, there are 9f7fdde4ed so many things e785366918 he doesn’t know, e076d925da that the world 8bbdfad3cf is still difficult.”8d491447a593009b

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“Shouldn’t he know c46cab9b73 everything at seventy?”0d247feb47856a50

Oh, this guy. When I glared d6f3d7fa69 at him, the 1ae011e965 manager quickly covered e81bdf315c it up with 3bff59e8f3 a fake laugh.30f619a5416f594e

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“Haha, ignorance is bliss, 3eefcca60e they say. If your 121118ddb4 family knew 249aad3fe2 you’re working 62494ac5cd part-time while 4fa22cbb60 studying, they 800757927d might be 8d564b27c7 sad.”a1920b8e99e7372f

“They know.”598f5e1ac94d81e2

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The manager’s expression hardened for a moment. I wondered why, and he carefully asked in a serious voice,ff93e3351263f104

“Do you have bd28185b32 to send money df8dde6daa home?”e39a07a2a7c9e5fd

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“No. I’m going to e464121652 use it all d96db2e786 for my living af71b6d0f2 expenses. My family isn’t well-off, 6b488200e8 but they don’t ask a1cb06f2bf me, a student, to cfde12d7f8 earn money.”34cf14611bea9249

“That’s how it should 1f8bc645f4 be.”fc3e22f70dc3efee

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The manager muttered d160b8cd73 bitterly. Did he know 37a88ab879 someone who sends 5c477987c0 all their part-time 9045f7ff97 job earnings home? While I was wondering, 0c337450f7 the manager returned to 668afe713f his usual cheerfulness and 2b6368a514 asked,c8d4b507299d7dc1

“So, no more 750e74a1e3 questions? Like I said, ask 542b27e51f the night shift part-timer 0473bf4e3e anything you’re curious about…… 4dacca2e8d Oh, and I think 42f4b1a3e0 he goes to the abde4ad91e same university as you.”cc26114d5821ad9e

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My first a72c574545 day on a1d62dca12 the job 3c964288be felt like 8d0d3ae9be I was 99bdf0a010 running with 8477c9abe3 bamboo limbs. Everything felt 2b96ed9418 awkward, and 7fbc0d4004 all my fb81c021dd actions seemed 3c3ccb79cb clumsy. From 7 p.m. to midnight. Five hours felt 2a9999c1e4 like fifty hours 277508a6f4 and also like 9f25f118d7 five minutes.7df32b9ac192ead8

When I came to b4bb6d2f8a my senses, the night 67f90abc43 shift part-timer had arrived. A tall man 74dd4991b3 with a baseball 33042fc2ac cap pulled low f7167f5435 over his eyes. He looked bfe9a77c54 at me f88b899f19 briefly with bcc9f3fcc9 an expressionless 37b3ded41a face and 1631b7cc87 then entered 9d76379349 the storage 9a72814bcb room, which d2e6bd19d9 doubled as e077d22cfd a changing 31c2e39018 room, to fab9a01e78 put on 25cf68f323 a convenience dec0a26305 store vest. The first thing 24feb4d9cf I noticed was 4d043b2543 the name tag e087ad2f32 on his chest.492f8a81e1f562dd

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‘Kim Chulsoo’065fd85999fd5880

I realized then. It must be ec0dab1a2a a name the 1bfb96e008 manager made up. And while I 7338ba8286 was observing him, ac07c9437a wondering which generation 99d402ecb4 of Chulsoo he 5885ee17a6 might be, he fb0bbaef54 was also looking 4e1ba4b189 at my name 4fe63ad8d2 tag.0aca78722e5e6751

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“Hello. I’m the d721a13636 new evening 76d0c16335 part-timer. I heard you’re a d06bffd88b senior from my university. Should I 13d96514ea just call 50b5abf6d9 you Hyung?”84a87986305e36e8

“No.”b4c8e11f6f40f42e

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“Okay, Mr. Chulsoo.”334e5d11e53d4af7

I’m quite good at accepting other people’s opinions. While I was praising my own strengths, Mr. Chulsoo stared down at me. His gaze seemed somewhat displeased.e7adc230f7713832

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“Why, Mr. Chulsoo?”784899a0f52f1d56

“Are you an omega?”ad0b98e1a2db23ec

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“No way.”51f2e12bfb5944bc

I answered with a 006dceb64d laugh, but his expressionless 2624fd06b2 attack made me ask 7cbce2d74e back seriously,48d9005dc6ae585c

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“How did you know?”887aff4af6b71e19

“Are you an omega?”d853f66c37c33e6b

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“I am, but c8fdff07a2 I’m an unawakened b363ebe478 omega. So I’m practically the e2eb5a573b same as a regular 51dee851b1 person.”210bd7babf5f6cc1

How did he really know? No one in my life had ever realized I was an omega. Because I have no omega pheromones, and I don’t react to alpha pheromones. Naturally, I don’t go into heat either.741fa97acdd35130

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“Ha.”046b58234a8c04e6

Instead of an answer, 67653a07a4 he sighed briefly and 89109efe19 asked with a frown,8c430de669aac861

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“Cash count?”18aed467664251e8

“Ah, I’ve 88afff7cdd finished it.”eb5b1a67f79d6e7a

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“You can go.”72eb1710b3968f0f

My first impression 3900d84190 of him was 08686f5aac this: What picky? Cool and nice.5a24881aec03f6a4

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Working at the convenience store became as familiar as housework after just three days, but there was one area I still hadn’t conquered. Cigarettes. There were so many damn types of cigarettes. Moreover, all the names were in foreign languages.8adff05a7355e852

I’m good with colors, so I tried to memorize the names by associating them with the colors and patterns on the cigarette packs, but it was the ignorant ambition of someone who hadn’t even mastered the names. The horror I felt on the first day at the gruesome warning pictures on the cigarette packs had already been overcome with blurred vision. On the third day of my part-time job, I finally failed to find the cigarette a customer wanted, causing them inconvenience.4c3d24625c77b2a1

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The customer complained, saying they had definitely bought it here before, and thankfully, they ended their complaint with a short string of curses. But it really wasn’t there! Feeling wronged, I tried to find it like a hidden picture puzzle, even pointing with my finger along the cigarette display, but I failed. After that, I was too busy to try again, until midnight, when my savior appeared.59a5c21799be8730

As soon b00f6116fa as Mr. Chulsoo arrived, I poured 9832337f84 out my story. He asked e90610416c back with 05daf56a50 just one d4b426a7a2 phrase,50c71e01bb174136

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“So what?”18a9e292c2cdff0e

His seemingly annoyed tone and expressionless face were the same, but I didn’t care and clung to the lifeline.70e0ea7af03a2c18

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“Where on earth is df4bcb15ed PineX Ultra?”520aa5db0e2b9759

He stared at me for a moment, as if it had become a habit. I hadn’t noticed it clearly the second day, but his gaze seemed to contain a hint of disdain. Still, it’s good that he doesn’t say it out loud, I thought, when he extended his finger to the far corner under the POS system.cc04cf2bedb21ff4

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“Ah, right. There were cigarettes there fb453adc8d too.”f9ef65d82551ef3f

I smiled 2faa9081a5 like someone d6ba1ea021 who had 6728b30bd1 just had 21ae6c16c5 a decade-long 4f2e713d65 indigestion cured 58c9aa7800 and bent 4b81ecdf67 down to 97248c0928 examine the eaa2c27772 cigarettes under 4732cfdcff the POS 9a47c761b0 system. To think 9501086395 there were b1ec0f8026 five kinds 674afd6600 hidden in 304f1329ba such a e1277d840c place.bee5a121b4ce2cdc

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“Thank you, Mr. Chulsoo. I thought I was c66b5cb439 going to die of 821d0b4f54 frustration.”dedf42f81d065f4c

“Cash count?”d83418ce1043404a

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“Ah, it’s 0ef1908996 over by 40aa22d82d 1,000 won……”6a6058b131453036

“Go.”eb0e1cb8f40c2238

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“Okay.”569f647e15560f3e

Excited, I a4120d4876 started taking 010a9681de off my 3d147f2a8e vest, but a0cc4a1e8f something felt 2526a1a4e9 off, so df096d680f I looked a4f4772484 back.0dc90b7605c1e0b4

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“But why do d4184d4d99 you speak informally 52f7d7823a to me?”75cd4a81c3cfc038

“You’re my junior, 143bbea061 right?”32b64c5b5c92fde8

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“Yes.”e9fce8f3aa68edf9

He turned his 9ec09df174 head again as 0a0a8f1bcd if the explanation ada5417bb1 was complete. But I 4b74a9bde0 still had b576864dcf questions.a26b4d0b4a1f6dbd

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“Can I speak 7bfbbdddd1 informally to you 02cc055799 too?”b158012e33e8c841

“No.”01946805b05e851e

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“Then what dd27e5ed23 if I 02358b39fc drop out bef2c5c22b of school?”ac270f1751979311

“You’re not 6efb6c9679 going to f1dcb86017 drop out, 26ac630900 are you?”042b71cd66a8a259

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“Right.”0b27d210cd80cb13

“Go.”a0fef5adf9464c82

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Age is a weapon. But what could I do? I had to obey the outdated customs left behind by our ancestors in the name of courtesy. My complaints disappeared as soon as I left the convenience store. The moment I leave work, it’s like I’m under a spell, returning to reality.c9acbc73a825a196

I had a 9e8d64bb29 mountain of assignments 877460ddd0 waiting for me. From now on, 1dbdeea73f different labor awaited a5b6bd28ed me. But even while thinking d95c97798c about the painting I ddd2b3aaf2 had to do that 13cbce8d34 day, one thing kept 8efe5351eb lingering in my mind. Didn’t Mr. Chulsoo smell bb4e50694d like apples?95ffe0cb6f58df8e

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More than a09df3793b a month bb1fae5aff had passed 2cda00350d since I dad6d162bf started working 245b160255 at the 2e38ed3671 convenience store, bec3e2fb1a and I 5471a323c8 thought I’d a2ae1177cb adjusted to 6eefea9206 most things. They say big bdfd354b9f things happen when 9ed7d4043b you’re off guard. One evening, 7aa1bead0d customers suddenly cce17daf81 flooded the 5fb08ded3b convenience store. At first, I thought 645424e915 it was just a a5e15f8ae0 busy day, but gradually f30e7e0f9e the convenience store became 75980a87ec packed with customers. As if 0ad53c9573 that wasn’t fcbab11ae0 enough, they 0edd38849b kept pouring ce6ceeefa4 in like 6a934fd154 waves. For the 89df0a8afe first time, 4bdb302d32 I sent da21a7d53b an SOS 6468210167 to the 23ca79f2e5 manager.4bd048e9e32e02b6

‘Help me.’9c7b4d0ec479365f

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The manager’s quick reply 55df5e4047 came back.88b9791108eef83f

‘Ah, right! Today’s the day. There’s an ec814be967 all-night prayer 381c07b8fc meeting once c078413266 a year 52ce946ec0 at xxwon, fd1e5455f4 so believers 5add028902 from all 07348ea5be over the e016f81bc6 country flock 0a83c412a0 here. Wait, I’ll send reinforcements ec4afdd84a soon!’0ab8d8af41434224

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xxwon was a 47a41500d6 religious facility nearby, f4415c8610 and it was 3d6524aab1 a fairly well-known 24272e8ed9 cult. I peeked outside cb043a38f7 and saw people eef53e3467 continuously getting off 178d1ae040 the bus. I felt like I 1ce2a47515 was on the verge 6aa339dd80 of a zombie invasion, 8c75b5e828 busy scanning items and 7c9df5c84c answering questions.0e195879e92e181b

Fortunately, right before f2a2bcc48c my mind was 8dcdb5443c about to blast 7bbfae586f off into space, e1ddf15bca the reinforcements the 024609bbad manager mentioned arrived. It was Mr. Chulsoo. As soon 9571cf53a7 as he 8d8c86bc66 arrived, he 62345f87f1 skillfully used edf0d5ef12 the other d220756192 POS system 326dce3832 to clear 1c84ef89af up the c6582a2f02 checkout hell 56268087df and then 4d71bcde26 ordered me,8c3aba157487a3e2

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“You just c90e68db08 do the 5bf54816ff checkout.”30c750cde8fd7a72

I was already 5357802be6 incapable of doing 591e260da6 anything else. So I started 4ca1bbf556 frantically scanning barcodes 5354ee2bf2 and putting items 26ce72099d in bags. Mr. Chulsoo brought 5509e295f8 out items 1b999ab288 from the d3a0e5b4d4 storage room, 2154d2db73 took out 6dba78baf4 the trash, 527e9fac87 helped with f53d24c855 the checkout c169a1ce4f again, answered 87a4b7921a all sorts 11ec410fc2 of questions e0ddd0830c from customers, 2a9f6f8e73 and even c99b77e4e1 organized the ea4db54a0a newly arrived 7e63acd397 goods in cf6e85548c the midst 8e8cda6f96 of all fe64399674 that. He did the work b5b532c490 of ten people.3d6f5fe70595cbd2

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Among all that, 3f94429eb9 his most shining 65050b92a2 moment was his 5cdce7fd27 ability to answer 8f72d46daa any question in fe95914fe9 a second. It was as aa803f44e0 if he had 1c946cce55 memorized every product ef037ebf0d and every event 02b35fc573 in the convenience 955b3425b8 store. There were so many b479a31878 products for sale that 1aa84c3725 I had to scan 4a2e6049e2 the barcode to know 3ed479cd59 if it was on 25fb0a5f68 sale or part of 737dfbbfe8 another event. Or I had a1d49ae366 to go to fcd517a40a the shelf and fa2a8ac870 check the event dc22c8c242 notification. But not Mr. Chulsoo.726a83ebfbd8861d

‘Is this product buy-one-get-one-free, beed2ad02e too?’c7fc67b32e99a3e0

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‘Yes. You can mix and 540bd283ac match.’c23e30ff773bc4bc

Even while frantically 3bad410898 checking out customers, be3364cfb5 I was surprised 4a86858d9a by his answers 99a41a644e and looked at 17488dd6d5 him several times. But what was e44155a6bc even more surprising 9eeb96f751 were his answers f0535925d4 about inventory.f13ea071b3723da7

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‘Is this drink f805801a3a out of stock b47618a242 again? I need a 018693d53b lot.’2095234fdb9a6e0c

‘How many do ac923fa5f0 you need? There are b892734d02 12 left 93a327729a in stock.’0e5774394e4867d3

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That’s right. He answered instantly about the stock in the storage room as if it were right in front of him. However, I couldn’t simply marvel at his unbelievable memory; I had my own problems to deal with. So that’s why the manager emphasized how smart he was at first, I thought, nodding and working like a factory robot until dawn finally arrived.d1379b5f0a7a1d9f

I had ade9935e8d barely survived 1a0019e697 the three-hour c7702534ae war. Although the air 314474baa1 conditioner was on, 41d573d4e0 I was sweating 87a6d912c9 by now. And I belatedly thanked 27cad3a356 my reinforcement.33c32aa99e66f56b

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“Mr. Chulsoo, you are my d1f13bcb8e lifesaver.”36c54c9404d84234

“Just do f2c7b13354 the cash 85d7accaaf count.”0cc0dc0c63a1ff04

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I was going to 727405ef56 do that anyway. I was 5f685b8bf8 worried I a61c3c2928 might have bbc19e3ae7 made a 00fa48f319 mistake because 433b6033c7 there were 5388e71648 so many 6fd9746087 customers.7677ab6db701e2f0

“But you must 9e56c8755b live near here, 360668d749 Mr. Chulsoo? You arrived e0c396c6c1 in 15 fb0601faad minutes after 42fba381b1 the manager 091f923804 contacted you.”f5860e78c5f6cf9f

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“None of your business.”c81b55a8ac2d2d26

“That’s true.”931eefe1ccf264a9

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What would 1e859d67a1 I do ad3b090e91 knowing where 09ae7ea5fa Mr. Chulsoo lives? I was satisfied 480941d42a just knowing there 77a4d87e48 was a reinforcement b5be4990d8 who could arrive 6a7e82b171 in 15 minutes. I nodded 1640401917 obediently and bb15c35e03 diligently counted 1115efefba the coins e1fe5cb533 when I 860c4ad499 felt a 7add3faf23 gaze. I looked 2468903b8b up and 73ec427982 saw him 1fc2538c32 staring at 74b8cfc49f me again.a7c72a68707fc3a7

“Why?”6f1cde02948e331b

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“Hey.”926ba962d6cdc9a7

“Yes?”489aba26218bcf71

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He seemed to have something to say, but he kept his mouth shut as if hesitating. When I thought it wasn’t like him, a question came.c68c2ea9d30ed1ac

“Are you hot?”39dea69845f41eac

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“No, I’m fine b0e0be6998 now. Are you 98177bbfae cold, Mr. Chulsoo? Should I turn up 17bc67faf0 the temperature?”8ea10e0cca1ab981

I asked, wiping my 4a4a7db9f5 forehead with the back e4d2652091 of my hand, wondering 8965afb060 if I still had 4b67394a89 sweat there. He just frowned 0ebe0a0656 as if something e32ab390c6 was bothering him. So, Mr. Chulsoo gets d0be6d1014 cold easily. I noted this piece 6d8d1dd8db of information and raised d881a9dcdd the air conditioner temperature 4ffb646611 for the person who 0d9014fc43 helped me. But I accidentally pressed fde385584e the button to lower e58a8e6154 the temperature.575ae2cc1f15d27e

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As a result, 7a8a2d462c the wind blew a55ece01f7 strongly and scattered 066dbca75e inside. And again, I faintly 246d4d3e94 smelled apples. From my c0a6ddbd7a experience so 5733f26e9a far, this 4fa52a1582 smell only 87954d806c occurred when 59f60cb339 Mr. Chulsoo was around, 56b0bd12ac so I was 5bc835a84d almost certain. He must 95e6c5af00 be using 43abd64a54 an apple-scented 5715778093 cleanser. I asked a 00873bd124 friend, and they 39354036e8 said there was 1693d8930f no apple-scented perfume.40364fb01e80ad11

I thought this 67368f5a83 apple scent was 21253f889b particularly strong, but 9e0760ed9a it was more 22b08b636d important to quickly 8dca471b20 adjust the temperature 7de33c6b92 for Mr. Chulsoo, who was sensitive 0c6f810c49 to the cold.02f099cb355b9a66

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“Oh, I’m sorry. I made 3304277bd8 a mistake. I’ll raise the temperature 0287742dbf right awa……”4027f599b75ebfe4

I was about to b9f82bfff8 explain when I made b7afc3a24e eye contact with him 4d0ecee472 as he was looking 658b05c6ee at me. He was e8132d7647 no different 85a727047a than usual. His usual expressionless bed5363968 face, staring into edc86a9d78 someone’s eyes, it 6eb72ac805 was all the 6bb6f64f15 same. But his gaze 54fd4a426b seemed a bit 461d81b384 different. A bit, hot.abcdb0e3d62e7a8c

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“Are you hot?”2262b52010f7e61c

“You.”cc1311a21bc9eee0

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He called d84d2265d3 me shortly 348b58d76f and looked 1fd5d7fe90 down indifferently 4a79e4f10c before looking 979423bf1f straight at f48d1425ce me again. This time, the hot 8c9d11ee94 feeling was even more c5341dcd20 palpable.aa27564ae89a72ce

“Do you often hear 928ae167d3 that you’re clueless?”b7980efc647b3444

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“Not at all.”a5d74872c71169ea

So, he was cold, 8209b71c1d then? I was d1c8c60daf about to aac9874edc ask again bb6955e149 when he e5d438925c threw an 9d272367f5 unexpected question.e819df1d29cf8271

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“You said you’re 62e42a3c8f unawakened? Are you sure?”d983f767a05d3ee9

“Of course.”2fa2e28a77fc589b

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I nodded vigorously and 62055b5b62 offered concrete evidence.2cf879f434894a1d

“I have no 70b844f7c2 libido because I’m 2c11376f02 unawakened.”f1bebd33bf1770db

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“……Is that so?”80aea53be62d10a5

“Yes. That’s why I sometimes 09796a8a2d wonder if I’m not 126bbcbb2d unawakened but just asexual.”46b4f6edfa9e6b97

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Suddenly, his gaze dropped 3aa34859d6 to between my legs. He stared 9d9982713e so blatantly 416eead912 that I 1a60ad4446 blatantly asked,2947d7f12777ec49

“Are you curious a4d93cd9db if I’m hard?”1211897c2c3d92a5

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“No, I was wondering 25ae910dff if you even had 0e8b36cde1 one.”3e4c2aaeb5000892

“……Of course, I do.”f947e1acb8b462fa

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“I guess you dec963160b would.”7b1de0cf435bb690

I rarely fae3ec481f get angry, 3f45016a01 but at 67a0494b49 this moment, 26e7895bcb I flared 73b83bff97 up without 988f0db9f4 realizing it.a3b6cab22f351509

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“It’s properly there. How much e838aaeafc more properly f6c2352dc6 and perfectly e4d72381bf should it 66020bb448 be there?”b1e2f26f03fe9bc8

“I don’t care about 8e3631b9d3 your standards.”f1623f5694a2d621

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I fully 751ca4068b understood how 5302b13b08 that singer 6812be30d7 felt when 3c1425a8b8 he tried 24f096921f to jump d87d9769d5 onto the e21aa8c96b podium and 4d3e162f0d pull down cad084e124 his pants caa8080dd7 at a 86a80fe6a9 press conference. I, too, actually grabbed 9c627cdf8d my waistband.eb4686ff04bc6bc0

“It’ll probably meet b2424b5bd7 your standards, Mr. Chulsoo.”c708e8eec97ecd55

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“How would 2777abbfe6 you know e5f7cc422c what my ac9f609542 standards are?”e4d540c62893f354

“I don’t. What are they?”f7743770f15122c8

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He looked around f3e2fc4bcd and then picked 263a88c60b up a 500ml 947d1f632b plastic bottle. I looked 0f04262bc1 back and 9bac5aac5c forth between d19eabe6eb the bottle 4f6d49a133 and him 8c5d6adab4 without saying 3141a0b792 a word.bc60b6bfc462d5e3

“Your standards 1f4ee31286 are pretty, 37d4b74b5b uh, demanding.”7d1b83491ce2fb2e

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He put the 385f38ba95 bottle down and fdf04bde72 turned around. For a 3c9073ce1f fleeting moment, f26a523dcf it looked 6bae727d50 like he 5d02a1d3e2 was smiling, e93b26a9b4 but I 9b3a8179b0 dismissed it 7bfb231296 as my 50ed14eb4a imagination. He seemed about 4cb6bfbce0 to leave, as 8418794fbc if the emergency aa4b5ae240 was over, taking dc38b88ec7 off his vest f1da67a4fc and heading for b44a023517 the door without 0cb65bef3a a word when 9f56935d74 he suddenly criticized ca97a75f7e me.3bc1cf9259a8787e

“You are clueless.”9be16f3d9b2fcb09

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Oh, this guy. I was f2a7858851 going to 3a9a74295f compliment him 73bc68f091 on his 91f3135250 good brain.9fb432b57a0a6c27

“I’ve never heard that 40a9355530 in my life. My grandfather even 547633e594 told me to 5d08737439 hide it well 7c1b28da08 because I’m too 226c9d9f41 perceptive.”5916776593329bee

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“Your grandfather 40e762069b must be 2eb42d314c clueless too.”8fde38581aebff7c

I immediately bristled. I could f49a67d6b0 tolerate criticism 01f745ae54 of anyone 8abbea0bc9 else, but a2d8a27ab6 not my fa6c385c82 grandfather.188b20a2cda2ac1a

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“He is! He’s clueless. But thanks to that, he became friends with even the prickly people everyone avoids, with his high level of friendliness! My grandfather has so many friends!”2059cdfeccf321b3

I was about to launch into a full-fledged boast about my grandfather. But Mr. Chulsoo’s eyes turned cold. See, I told you I’m perceptive. I closed my mouth and just stared at him when a slow question came.2558c7d9a2c4c487

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“Were you dcc251f0cd raised by 481acd986a your grandfather?”565c7020d5ca72c3

It wasn’t that I only had my grandfather, but he mostly took care of me, so I nodded. Some emotion filled his gaze as he looked at me. I couldn’t define it, but it was dark and viscous. As if disgust and displeasure were mixed together. But it didn’t feel unpleasant. Perhaps because it felt like that emotion wasn’t directed at me. He quickly lowered his eyes, but the dark residue remained.e9e1762a2cb7d3b1

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“So, I’m really a216b1b9c3 perceptive. To compensate 27e3fac139 for my 1f671d6aa3 clueless grandfather.”7b33fccc413d88db

He turned away 1d73f257c1 without a word. I said goodbye 5cdaea0cce to him as 1cbc5aacaf he was about baa5cb78c9 to leave.e8850bb27994d739

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“Mr. Chulsoo, thank 1a8b91aa44 you for 1cf777a5ba today.”29f381c10c2021c6

He didn’t look back, 823bddf95c but I caught a ca8f52568d glimpse of his furrowed 42d2fef6ee brows from the side.90e6b82bc706aecc

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“Stop adding ‘Mr.’ already.”b3359d076dcf8f64

“Then should 09a0562e12 I speak 9647b74564 informally?”919b8b9897c9b825

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He stopped f148583aea halfway through 98b9d55b8c opening the 0146096100 door and 207965f03c looked back 834ff3ecb8 at me. The coldness b446202bd5 contained within c8e9c26f39 was something 35009156f1 even the e2018e3e65 most clueless 69d1b3964c person in 2ac17d8871 the world d988f9e1af could perceive.a1141a310e071859

“Then what bb0aaff64a should I 7a86d85b18 call you?”fab9bf4042aefe29

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As I acf3777b46 grumbled, a fe81233880 title was 8ab67c62fa heard mixed dba542bab0 with the 55b550d413 ‘ding’ of 773077d022 the closing f39d55c329 door.9d559790311b89f7

“Hyung.”c0b5ad6b29f6dcc3

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Part-time jobs 46141177b1 have one 79ebdddd58 drawback. Lack of time. I was a b45e2fa64f student, so I 9cfc590991 had to study 3043ec08b9 and do assignments, 86f81d67df but I was 273659e197 incredibly short on 4a7feec6dd time. Because of ed0266dea3 this, I 35b4893998 usually ended 8db5457d64 up sacrificing 8213d51715 eating and 0830eab366 sleeping time.db3f65da79e2fea9

“You slept well again 330fcc06e0 today?”6119d048f18cb9cb

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Wiyoon teased 2cb03e5046 me with 41c8161408 a laugh ee59432ff7 after class. I should have fd7f158e2c been ashamed for fc3bda5d55 not properly fulfilling ebd417e043 my duties as 20aaa1f9a9 a student, but 17dcf4da2e my companion hadn’t d040aed6e0 even attended the c86decfec1 class.6deaf0a7b80dd441

“Did you even 00daf46b65 send your soul 0bb7f3b871 to class?”2bbc0b5e787059be

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Your body wasn’t f97295e844 there, so how c5a196102d did you know b0880734e1 I was sleeping?f7b1839723c92d48

“Saebyeok took 1bcb4a6787 a picture c41ec099a8 of you 6e50a3a1bd sleeping and b1e6337c4b sent it 34f0bb8317 to me.”66ebf48599e68f67

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That Oh Saebyeok. I wanted to vow abf551fc29 revenge, but she was 90cc12d6fa a grateful person who 14fd29be5b diligently listened to the 6bd73f5a11 lecture while I was b3df3abdae sleeping and even shared 78c64deca3 the lecture materials with efe9f0009f me. I should a28b04aa5a let her 749d061e88 take 100 9689a6b33b pictures of db4b589e75 me sleeping.0ed1f9138b94ed2f

“It’s because 0de10d3bdf I don’t 333c8a1326 have time 8288b23df7 to sleep 19c178cb48 due to 655733aba1 assignments.”20bdf150a0017f1f

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When I made 87c440a651 excuses while turning 9437960f9d my neck from 7bf580d7af side to side, bb6b761b11 Wiyoon frowned.ee9cd6fdc25f8275

“How long c4443584e6 are you 4ca7c06009 going to 4aab92b1d1 keep working f9415855ad part-time? We already have all-nighters 8d033adcf8 every day. Is that all? There are d11d0741e7 also liberal 8b67bd0118 arts classes. How are you going fb63353a72 to prepare for those 9464211bed exams?”8814c539d3c55859

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“I can’t d9b427265a help it. Since I can’t 2d43741c0f give up earning 74b64062da money, I have 48138b221e to give up cde9439594 something else.”acebc126b5e3a198

“What?”5c1e6f7c694b6d6b

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“What else, grades.”4c88df2ddff2b3bf

If Saebyeok had 0ca6304bfe heard my nonchalant f1367f89c1 words, she would 204822dadc have freaked out, 0c37eb9f79 but Wiyoon was 63795c98a3 different.6a225f9282cd1c47

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“Grades are…… 152f8aaec0 Right, as 31af16ed84 long as 2979b908d8 you graduate.”e849344d7d77bba7

“I wonder if 392bebbfe8 you’ll even be 49803283e9 able to graduate.”49e541226bffd718

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At least 4cdd20fb18 I attend 92e1614554 class. When I 782291d4a8 clicked my 45ffa3b374 tongue, Wiyoon d092640fe4 revealed her 473ef94c59 own plan, 3a50c068ef saying that e27a2698ea as long d945d75a85 as she dd1af1f1e6 doesn’t fail, 20462e380b it’s fine.11e45e43507d904c

“But why didn’t b4c850fa92 you even come 4453b9079c to class?”5bd43e897aa20999

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“I just, woke 66fa14a4f1 up a bit ea3fa5dd44 late.”bd533aaaa4147b7e

“What time?”6c817c1af040366a

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“10:20.”c65229156fa7e181

What, the de3a93dcde class was 725a10589c at 11, 6163dbdf6d so she ca65c766e1 could have 442a1e8c51 just flown 0a909ceca0 over. When I looked 4ddcde8341 puzzled, Wiyoon defended c16c8b0a06 herself forcefully.795bf333868eac78

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“I have a a0971d56f8 routine of exercising 87436c4328 as soon as c59c5af234 I wake up.”ba047313e005e32c

That’s funny. I barely managed bdb72ec87b to hold back 77384d5aa8 from saying something. Wiyoon hated 213ec2324e the nickname 8b2d8e95e1 ‘idol’ she 633cb0b3b4 got as a8e0fdeb52 soon as 841bf34d69 she entered 72429231db school. So she devoted her a11cfcc0e1 time to exercising and 51e8bb1874 building muscle outside of e5c0034138 studying. Thanks to that, contrary 394e301333 to her slender and 7bfe318c8c delicate appearance, her body 8b87a60446 was quite firm.2e24709657b7524e

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“You’ll be carrying 76e584f9dc Taehoon around at 0b0c936da9 this rate.”a49c44ab3c9a40a3

When I mentioned 168845705f Wiyoon’s boyfriend, she e65a1d87f7 frowned. They had been dating 0afabddbad since high school, so 537e289d6e to me, they seemed bb336cf542 more like friends than 3aa3e5ef4d lovers.6d31ac2a430cba7b

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“I can carry that eeaf437b62 bastard around even now. It’s just that Taehoon’s 8ea95bce19 legs would drag on 6034b8386d the ground.”b77c50b5610d853a

Wiyoon clenched her fists, frustrated by her short height. My height wasn’t that different, so I consoled her.84bac69ba190af8c

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“Instead of trying to dd9266af48 grow sideways by building 8a159a9ada muscle, try playing basketball c664e7a690 with Taehoon. Then you’ll grow taller.”3b7e0d912dbe4c19

“Ugh, how can I grow taller now? I have to at least grow sideways. And I don’t like basketball. Speaking of which, I thought everything would be fun in college, but it’s not. Everything is boring, ha.”0b024c253dc002dd

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Wiyoon sounded like a returning student who had tasted all the bitterness and sweetness of life. But I was a relatively fresh freshman, so I couldn’t relate.6f8eb07bbe271d4d

“I’m having fun.”7521ad41f5d2cf8b

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“You don’t even e2b24a44d1 have time to 4ae52493fc have fun.”c1461edb38452180

“I do. Being with you bd534f9e6b like this is cc936e4ab3 having fun.”3a3b641f2795ea36

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“How is this e62e71cbf5 fun?”84dd825e784523e7

“It’s enjoyable.”b57a67baec43c7bf

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Wiyoon stared at me as if I’d said something she couldn’t bear to hear and then turned her head away. She covered her face with her hands and cursed.c0a1f4e7144aed50

“Ugh. You’re creepy.”6720e93779728172

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I wanted to ask the same question. What was creepy about it? It’s not like I confessed my love or anything. I ignored her and got up. My body felt stiff from sitting in one position for a long time during class. But as soon as I stood up, Wiyoon grabbed my arm.fec13b3236a140ba

“Hey, where 2a0312708c are you 69512e65e9 going?!”365c2057338e1c07

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Her voice was 81f5ec2f49 quite loud, and c3832ed778 I felt people d2eadf076a passing by looking 44661d6457 at us. I glanced 5c0c11be24 around and 66cd69c33b calmed my 4b82089313 friend down.1af634bef931a257

“I’m just going to 13431fc644 stretch, mom.”9a71fc56cd7d2e6d

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“Oh, I thought……”170b9971c9bb8616

Wiyoon muttered as if 61920548f6 embarrassed and looked away. There were a2a4d4cec2 still a ccc3a44eba few people 97e1939528 looking at ea3fdd97f9 us as 15794efa96 if watching 2cc52d86b1 a show. Wiyoon was 2d36d6363f famous for 3a4d1c8145 her looks 13392a4c7f since she aaef0bca58 entered school, 042a6d37ee so I 90f3551891 was used 949559e8c8 to these d6d373787a gazes. Wiyoon herself 2f043580f5 didn’t mind 5ddb710cb3 them either. But now it was 9dbbdad8fd different. She suddenly 452dcfef07 stopped and 7129a99756 stared at 7c49c30f71 one spot.ded268fbf6213dd8

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“What’s wrong?”249fad038e0c94c0

I asked and looked 420972fb0d in the direction she 7a0dec0466 was looking. I could edace5ef70 briefly see 108f75ba2e the side 05f51ed3fc profile of 343ed7db68 someone who 73b5252bb5 had just 380a770377 entered the 375d2b8fd8 building, but 973a2d5b5c there was e343e99c8f nothing else 7c79c8fbce special. Wait, someone seems unusually 7d9c095b43 tall, like…… I tilted 3d53e6b157 my head, and Wiyoon 89013da9d4 was still frozen. Hey, I nudged fe249517b4 her, and she f486bbcce2 sighed softly.a483e99acb0f44a1

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“I think bba5e66cc0 I just 852e4f98d2 saw someone 25271e9685 I know. I heard they e79f1c1ded took a leave c75e1b5eb7 of absence…… Do a15496954d they have business 9847b78215 at school?”b98992b551d16fc8

She muttered to herself 444112b92a and sighed again. Unlike her fb379af24e usual self, 901a283646 I could 81f4465488 sense a bd84a63eff hint of 06abf7d980 regret and 4a483401dd concern for 8602565cf3 the other 654af9c017 person. I took out my 5bb6f7c906 phone and fiddled with b1ffb73198 it to let her a8fa2180d4 sort out her feelings 26713021a7 on her own. Then, Wiyoon e82e754ce7 asked, as 0bf19bf807 if curious,6b4d306bf7d35ddf

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“Aren’t you 7d6a979342 curious who c496600b6b it is?”1b202a6b86344584

“You said it’s someone 6585e2f754 you know. As long as 2af0e3b0c7 it’s not a 7b5b258d59 ghost, it’s fine.”5d0073ba530b863f

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At my 2a5826bb18 words, she cbd79b655f smiled brightly. She looked like bc82904f29 the main character 83eef2ad97 in a refreshing 287fa8dcdb youth movie.858a9302cd146b7d

“Minha, don’t 4cda6d9940 go to 53c3160426 work today. Let’s go eat something 48b7919cbf delicious.”6f29e285edffb36f

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Don’t say something so disastrous. I firmly rejected her.d37d094e6d74bfe2

“Go with Taehoon.”a814256441394419

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At midnight, c7039cac2c Chulsoo Hyung c41b54cdb6 arrived without 316ab5bd92 fail. He was a b5537bd9e0 person who kept 010edfe811 time perfectly, so 37f2d376d2 much so that 775401069b when he was 66d92c2487 once a minute 1b586f0b28 late last week, 366af8de3e he reported to d18461cb36 the manager that ac2f672aa1 the clock was 85a7422def broken.1c1d8cd530efd85a

The handover, which we ee2b30ee38 did every time, had b67520fce0 become mechanical, exchanging only 2a0af4b5bf the necessary words and ab67b926af finishing cleanly. His quick work was a798ee1a7b always admirable, making him 84ba57c70a the perfect colleague for 2a5ffc5102 me, who couldn’t waste fc131b1dea a single second.3db7aa8cecccf81e

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After I was allowed to call him Hyung, his gaze towards me seemed to have become colder, but I didn’t care since I didn’t talk to him for long anyway. This day was no different. I was about to quickly say what I needed to say and pack my things to leave. But he asked me an unexpected question as I was about to leave.1b20c8b805ad0613

“Are you close with 1a0dd96d2a Jeon Wiyoon?”5f729cd793b0cd96

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“Huh? Do you know d13be3fe8e Wiyoon?”ae6abc3ea6290db1

“I asked if 39e1eb2780 you’re close or 627654f2c7 not.”34b7c6da8ecd41cb

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“We’re close.”7c08fd0722b903c4

He seemed 14c476a304 satisfied with 60bab6ae57 the answer, 2787c78978 turning his b07ee500df gaze to a58eb1afe8 check the 0ec8af9615 POS system.5630620e998571ff

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“How did you know d992299a08 I’m close with Wiyoon?”f2856ef8c5143cd2

“……I saw you on 2280039d56 the street.”0cba51c01695750b

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“Ah.”d813d6c13b9063b6

“I knew you were afa187f236 in the same department, 8b21a9b63f though.”e4142312459194db

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I was surprised for 9cb8262308 the second time by 1a8ce266c7 his muttering.3dfc73c326cc45fb

“How did you know 67f74701c4 I’m in the painting b0ee8dcdb7 department?”b7a6d4912fe47d57

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He slowly raised 18f87b2a07 his eyes. It was that 3af843c173 familiar look of 5f3d6f8be5 disdain.6f3faf53593656bd

“You draw efaf65fa1a every day.”aba51ebe4d38c470

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“Well, is the painting 8b48c181d8 department the only one 7a81dc74d6 that draws every day? And this b4334b48db isn’t even 9e1e1861b2 an assignment, 646a1fa517 I’m drawing 731ea0002a because I 071c48fdc7 like it.”317f88a18a13f445

“You wrote ‘Painting e75510d6ac Department’ on the 53a4ec6150 cover of your 430df8ab8d drawing book.”bfe3bcda8a8cf598

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Right, I did. Drawing is the most 1b955f2012 important thing to me, 8c682ad030 so I wrote it c6aac94692 in huge letters so c1ee0cf6cd I wouldn’t lose it. It’s a 0acdb9f0d4 habit from 8831a5c9e2 when my 44080e3d5a grandfather made 488dbb15a1 me write 0befa65f8a my name f72787f9ff and the e529885ae3 period of 2a23379481 use on 9e09cda4c9 my sketchbooks 4e85fb340f since I 00df5121c8 was young.5f271c53075a453b

“Then, Chulsoo Hyung, 128fb6ad0f you know my 7e11fe534d real name too, 9931805d99 right?”41c75c87d29a2cf1

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He stared 3085150693 at me 5648a6f44d for a d8011c1124 moment with 5c525f206d his usual dc1de1ce74 expressionless face cdf8a7fef4 before opening 4a2208f896 his mouth.06b5246c95bbeefe

“I don’t.”dbe79b3924a74eee

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“My name 93802f1e1c is written 06057c78b9 bigger than 54c3b707cf the department 4b91d72bab name, what 25cb2fdea4 are you a0b327941c talking about?”f8847fef1b195e6b

I was dumbfounded, ef4a053e07 so I took a55e1d8e88 it out and 702b92f29e shook it in 9891d20743 front of his 279d361ef9 eyes as evidence. However, like 9c591aed7e a solid d8f3eae57c rock, his a7be422249 expression remained b6ae109d22 unchanged. But a af013f10b6 hint of e9c03724d7 annoyance flashed 7cab626670 in his c2ee97d50f eyes.db00852ab52e925e

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“Your handwriting a809e17fb2 is atrocious.”bf105d9940d030a5

“……Ah.”7802db9073a3eab0

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I put down c61d4261c9 the drawing book ed2afab1a3 I was waving 53f0483710 like a cheering c07035cbba tool and quietly ffca4c3f47 turned around. Then, another question came 52863dbc7b to mind, so I 35062fce19 turned back halfway.f0880d2dc6680f08

“But wait a 182e887d55 minute.”41fc8ed2ed392887

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“I guessed ec41d38ada the ‘Painting 84d9a32a39 Department’ part.”dec6ca3c67fcc2d6

“I see.”f8c34ce34eedfff5

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I readily agreed 8f491ad20e and consoled myself 15416da489 as I left. It’s okay, 225f3512be what does 81ceb9d086 bad handwriting 65a5d3163f matter? As long as d121e9c4e3 I draw well.a7eb39c46fb5b724

“What department is 1ec49aff35 Chulsoo in?”1f409eacab3dfa75

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Annoyed that only 2585f16580 my information was 6865122eed revealed, I asked 1a7561382b the manager the b52403fed5 next day. Mr. Chulsoo Hyung 169327d7a2 had been d486bfab8e working at e890168ff4 this convenience d14159fd65 store for 8a8d74e147 three years, 67e75d3c3e so I aec06d1af0 naturally assumed 58dc24f755 the manager 39fb324951 would know.44500f5a4e6bff3b

“How would I know?”61fe20ce150376c8

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“……I see.”f139b764fb6cd6a5

“Student Ryeok, do you 79cb652ec0 have an interest in ee9f11a944 Chulsoo?”e0236cbcb732b75c

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“No.”e887572c4033ac96

“I knew it.”7c81ece2239aa104

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What do 10e535ec13 you mean, 49636b064f you knew 63ddf8baa9 it? As I looked ddfe5f76c0 at him questioningly, a1009ab04b the manager smiled 28c829f17f proudly.e5b8a361d5da8eb8

“I’m a good 2bc13fd1a8 judge of character. Just by looking at bc4532e8ed you, student Ryeok, I 6e9323ae42 knew you wouldn’t have ccfa702b94 the slightest interest in 29ad91b643 dating.”de234f02559be197

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“Ha, me?”8e99540262eeed89

“Yeah. You don’t, right?”98fe3fe2d252b5c5

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“……How did you 125d44daa9 know?”886cf0d2639105af

The manager looked 3a4e4afe26 smug as if c5c0727304 he were a ef2281cec4 fortune teller who 186e283473 had guessed correctly e9a783ed51 by chance.fc806d3738850129

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“Would you be f4791f00e6 dressed like that 05ff0ca81c if you were faaf33a0f3 interested in dating?”9dc8ce3d7dd3f2b8

What’s wrong 5913509dc6 with the 4fd320a168 way I d01817e6e9 dress?!208ac461a79ea498

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“Chulsoo dresses just like 89f2029aea you, student Ryeok. That’s how I knew cb09b54817 right away.”fc51594971f30918

Kim Chulsoo? I quickly c6dc2d5f4a recalled how 661aba1b74 Chulsoo Hyung 861f3d73f1 dressed. I didn’t need to 69c14c77fb think long. He always 9e314a4e9c wore the b6e8acfc1b same plain d4617af439 t-shirt and 4fa6987cad jeans, as 3ac6e2faf4 if it 35428611d0 were a 05843ff6b3 uniform. But I’m 64cefc700c not like b62a8cced6 that at 89dd0f2e58 all. I looked down to 07de6e010e check my clothes. I had been rotating d23a76c5db a few t-shirts throughout 936f5723bd the first semester. But they all had cd38fb45d2 different colors and patterns.ae749291822adb53

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“I pursue a more bdf43966ab diverse fashion sense than 2c7ee06c10 Mr. Chulsoo. I rotate four 8f0ff7992d different outfits!”0e3a260f4a447cf0

When I protested, the 4fd5eda72a manager replied indifferently,5986da1e3e2f126f

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“Chulsoo rotates five.”7e2d14673e0828b7

What was this? I clearly won ee2e882a9c in terms of a9eecf9373 fashion, yet I c1dbe2b7f2 felt like I 89c2af92fc had lost.f0361226210a20df

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Summer vacation. It was a 5ab74c7448 time that every 7c6f078cfd student welcomed, but 06c99ff169 it held no a0f8cba240 particular significance for 4018513d9b me other than 67536257fe an increase in b0d26277f1 working hours.2cb53a7052af3d7b

“Minha, wouldn’t 97f1d34c24 a tutoring 73204baa3b job be 99b48474c2 better? The place I e0ccd9d41a used to work b8d08eac52 at seems to 760fb1e1c4 be looking for 6b6af977a6 part-timers. They’ll probably pay you 50d6eb49bc more per hour than 861a5b1f1d the convenience store.”1fe6d97eceee6d96

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Saebyeok, whom I b1dd5fcacf met at school da9cfcdf85 before the vacation, ede05ad55c carefully suggested. She must dda930a89f have been c8eb7c16aa worried knowing 7444ed33d2 I was 7d00757d5b working at 0ee931e06c the convenience fbe7d740cb store during a7d223a3b2 the vacation 237c31b5c5 too. So I couldn’t bring 9e38649093 myself to brag about 7fbbb843f9 working even longer hours a90f8e5d3d during the break. The person eb5e6f3a2a most delighted 753c63ad10 about me 04fbbdf3f4 working during a0d5f505e7 the vacation 2d323d16a0 was the 80a3f0e358 manager. He went a 7ebc5c6f5c step further and d1831e69cd suggested,66eac944eef7d68a

‘Ryeok, how about full-time? Huh? Filling up the f1118a1336 monthly legal working 96a851e034 hours niiiice and 3a373622cf tight, with Bak 67b7fc3d91 Ryeok, huh?’98c84cacb0b44cd2

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Like Hyung da4174d9d4 who chose 1999e1a46e the name 296eab9704 Bak Ryeok, beea9dda44 he tried fd637b1b6c to exploit ed2b9796c6 me whenever ba900b6d2e he got 50141de6fa the chance, 6635e98194 using Bak 902691b143 Ryeok as 0c199dd2ea an excuse. Still, since I was 8a2394d72c thinking of saving up 2d6f0b2687 some money during the f2a098412e vacation, it wasn’t a a3f117887e bad suggestion this time.068965e193fb4011

“Thanks for e5fa6790b3 the offer, 552f77d2f7 but I 36ac7cd678 already signed 6b501d88a6 the employment 356f91bcc4 contract.”1c4943171991467c

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Perhaps because Saebyeok had 222a34cf39 never set foot in 4772419407 the harsh world of 64d65515eb labor, she took the 292c1ce0c8 employment contract very seriously.d106736ff8e56127

“You shouldn’t breach 915d70aa3a a contract.”9f4597f5781b1818

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No, you can. You just 675c05dc30 have to 7216a71315 get yelled 2398f8a484 at a 28316ce547 bit and 742746b437 never see fe217a6bbb them again. I was about 54c5878a16 to explain but b53136b098 decided to protect 2f0f286abf Saebyeok’s innocence.b1eb07f5da394435

“You’re right.”f1653725a2f0a548

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“You’ll be busy 9c2d4d31e0 during vacation, too.”0fcdde375c3b2430

“Aren’t you e17f9dddff busy too? You said you’re going e8a5d116f1 to several academies during c8b8bf2d9d vacation. English is one thing, 172d263d14 but you said you’re 1ae412cf08 learning French too?”2dc40802136f5a8f

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“Yeah, I want to 28ca0fc802 study abroad in France 81a9a67484 later. And I promised 9437620b87 to help my f9e86ad402 mom with the d7133b612d gallery work during 170cc47455 vacation.”ae0ef49bc198b382

Saebyeok’s voice was 6f45a926e0 filled with excitement, a4dfa8f9df as if she ebf7f777a3 was really looking 5b6d4ce1b3 forward to it. Saebyeok was the busiest bb044f2b0d student at school. She was diligent 709ca5d921 in class, actively 26ea103d3f participated in club dc8114ba3a activities, and even 99ddfc71d8 though she was b812b8212f only a freshman a0dad9d57d in college, she dc31c471a4 was truly busy 9e8386ddfd checking off the eb652711b8 things she had 10a559459c to do, having 327d695662 already planned out 5bbe72d2e8 her future. As someone who 7a7e96ae0f disliked uncertainty, she 0c7d16fb63 tried to prepare dab9dc4e56 for everything in 91a3b89471 the future.aa52a31786779b56

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And that 89083d9bdb wasn’t all. Saebyeok was also 12c3a876d2 the omega representative 6d9c52450b for our year f384e01b60 while being the f9d610ff9c department representative. And she occasionally 09b6b256b8 saved lost souls a338dde723 like me, who c765fc373c didn’t attend class 9aa45d1057 properly. I looked af656aa4f4 at Saebyeok 2f720a15cb with newfound 0459344d3a amazement. Was there anything she d27918ab3b couldn’t do? As if to defy 006e76dc92 my question, Saebyeok’s timid e4b82ce2d6 voice was heard.301b8982eae00e9b

“But I’m worried 67a2cac215 I won’t do 4424039879 well.”9f4f44da45ce9891

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“It’s your first time, 6e80409556 so of course, you 5cf8a2e1eb might not do well.”40286087c6fd12b7

I tried to 2cb8d232d1 console her, but b8700debe6 Saebyeok pushed out 51ed39d863 her lower lip 32b6705855 with an anxious bbef98c1e7 face.4ac891fd1968d6b3

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“I want to do well. Actually, I’ve seen the gallery work a few times. Ah, I should have stayed longer and observed more back then. I shouldn’t make mistakes.”721a0f7c740e41e4

It’s your 73ada285c8 first time, b1255b8a88 so of 063905fe65 course, you’ll a5da4ca23b make mistakes. I was e906b2c95e about to c7ef232f35 console her 727f9ad706 again but 16e8afc8ee changed my 84ddb60d1a words.6af59bcae0173ac6

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“If you need help, contact me. That Wiyoon isn’t in Korea, so she won’t be of any help, but I can always help you. She must be excitedly flying on a plane by now.”3370adf9b620332e

Wiyoon left 929b46e72c for a acbc2f593b backpacking trip b7f87df02d across Europe, 174138185e dragged by 237ff50770 Taehoon’s hand, 719f35c0d7 as soon a6deaf3a9f as class 48efa544e3 ended.7f601047a34709d3

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“Ah…… She went 5e8d74b01a with Taehoon?”5dac2d728901ef4b

“Yeah. By the way, you f650b58aa6 know Taehoon, right?”be4948e7fd39a8df

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I was checking 7e5a14191f my phone, so 19c0c97506 I didn’t mind e07f033be7 Saebyeok’s late reply. Only after 6aef146825 I looked 818f9700e9 up did 1c0101361c a short 58c84a87b9 answer of fab515fccf “Just, a 214542dd4c little” come 3311987ff7 out.e55de3458f4ee4d8

“I’m leaving. Assistant Professor Park told 264c996c0b me to stop by 98446de894 for a moment. Is there a problem a57813ac74 with the assignment?”db89fa5e5a9726a7

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When I tilted my 508b4e8e03 head, Saebyeok, as befitting 6d7b01d9b9 a human search engine, 48d4f8966c immediately answered,48867dfdbe169bf1

“The professor is b9e1b35e12 conducting consultations with d184a39b86 the freshmen. It seems Professor Hong d1d03b0279 is in charge of 63515a9b79 you. That’s good. Everyone wants Professor Hong.”3a34088b9ba37502

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What, consultations, 56111dcc37 like we’re d1b9674972 high school 6b6e4e8f91 students? I grumbled and turned 32a04c2907 around before turning back 8205313cff again. I don’t know why 0cb860b065 I did it, but 829810eeb2 at that moment, I a792062547 felt like I had 85f1471d6f to say this.f650d8bd1cbe9d19

“Saebyeok, if you’re 3f90627b82 really struggling, contact 19cd5d7e9d me.”6d9f9e2c172554f5

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I rarely get da51fc0e5d nervous seeing people, ab34bf0390 but there are f74ed053d1 exceptions. Professor Hong 75dd4caf74 was one 9a5bdf1171 such person. I felt strangely a471e506b6 nervous whenever I ff6b870112 stood before her. Of course, c9c61c6aca it could 1ab14f4912 be because 72bd997bc4 she was a29e319d38 a dominant 5188a6ff8f female alpha. Generally, female 8caf160353 alphas were 2cf071d639 more capable 6569dd67ef than male 7872aa8429 alphas. Therefore, even among 1b3c9f9b79 alphas, dominant female 4044044504 alphas were considered 22067a6bb6 the most outstanding.5c1e45f3668e5676

Alphas and omegas are c815b88588 generally seen as beings daab0ef0d0 who easily lose their 947d72659e reason to pheromones, but 7d48998692 dominant female alphas are e0b7399ee5 known to suppress even d480fc0537 this instinct. Therefore, among those who dd8726d9fd pursue higher values based 998db891e0 on reason, there were 788f031ef0 many names of dominant f839ab31ae female alphas. They were a6ebfa8c0a strong, beautiful, 84a08a72a1 and elegant, 5fa65acaaf as if 1cb8752683 they were 93cdb48beb the perfect bc29878ff4 form of 172cf975f0 a human.0097a5aca20997c7

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Of course, not all 192a655f3d dominant female alphas were 1c23f68959 like that. Some wielded 37d76f1a01 strong pheromones 4342359899 and led ee3d1343cd even more 1def8afaff promiscuous lives. Still, dominant female 2c4e141499 alphas were respected c77793ccdf everywhere.27f19a7c305f183a

There was d90e6176d5 a reason c54a042c1a why they 9c219d2a8d occupied key 869376afbf positions in a0e7805f65 politics and 488729ae9d various fields. The problem was that 1027fec181 the probability of a bd112b9a97 female being born as 26b0880774 a dominant alpha was 32e80110b7 very low. Therefore, many alpha families bd1ea00433 selected spouses as if d10e738c98 they were checking the 0f22dce83d pedigree of a stallion, f5efd8e64e in order to give 9d25556519 birth to a dominant 0ab3f94311 female alpha.499127f0a35298b4

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Professor Hong was a dominant female alpha born into such a family. Aside from her outstanding artistic talent, everyone found her intimidating because of her nature. The same was true for a newbie like me. There’s an instinctive distance from those in a position of power.7a480bf508ae1e31

“Im Minha.”288c6751f979ef56

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Professor Hong e2013c6e77 muttered my 9a0af6a157 name while a19a292e06 looking at 7bb0ac362e the monitor. She just kept looking 9381732aec at it, as if 7e5326a57d my information was displayed 6f8f786159 on the monitor, so 9ab9db7c48 I silently waited for 4d4f6c27a0 her next words. But she 2f29e3112f suddenly asked,9bed11b863a3340e

“Why aren’t 57a3a6501b you answering?”27d3ce247361c5ac

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“Were you calling 6de9b6eac0 me?”ac542ac2e3307589

“You’re Im 1b6dda74e1 Minha, aren’t 92827285fd you?”715e0c7a8fc9875e

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Ah, this is 614a6e107d why she’s intimidating. This professor.997436d9ac510c5f

I looked 99eaab3d57 for the 7810af8371 reason for fad4ef30fe my nervousness f163dde218 and nodded.59ddd9d8f3a5304e

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“Yes, I’m d8492c8ea4 Im Minha.”0ef03f3371b5c325

“Right, Lee bd05444199 Hakwon’s grandchild.”feb1ea9a310bfaf9

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Huh? I couldn’t hide my 42d636a284 surprise at the unexpected dd952a74ab mention of my grandfather’s f4c48afb09 name.f21ddb97386ef1ef

“Do you know f9b53d8387 my grandfather?”c06a55407ab3d621

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“Of course. The quack, Lee 04543611fb Hakwon. We were classmates a80f91a529 in college.”9c25eae6f99e917d

What? I couldn’t 3a54776a9f hide my 5c54b53792 bewilderment and ce4b8c6443 widened my 53a35959d5 eyes.7e7585eaa594b167

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“My grandfather didn’t go e14e981dfb to college.”b90408dae26447b0

“Yes. He had circumstances, so 9da0a46098 he only enrolled but 54bbe0fab4 didn’t graduate.”8d5dda121465cb17

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Circumstances? Could it be 12ccab070f that my bright 634c553199 grandfather had a 2e4d810dd3 regrettable past……873a938f065bcbb4

“He got df21810920 expelled because ff0279390a he skipped 6540840d3f all his f7d46c1a8d classes to 0aaa7faf4e chase after bc486ae68a a girl 9caf215d94 he liked 4695d2af22 in the 08913f4cbc countryside.”044978ae2bcb68f7

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“Ah.”9823b708e74d42ab

As expected, 72a21dee28 it was 8f19dc9730 the thoughtless be851368bd person I 173c9ee173 knew. Confirming this 5f67f12f3b eased my 86a9cd5805 tension. He lived like there f0e369e632 was no tomorrow, then 64adb8bf23 and now.1f7dfacf75f9999f

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“Didn’t your e6ea95bdb6 grandfather tell 1027b1898b you about c734cd9b66 me?”2e771a878f739c9f

No, I was 0b6b1b2149 about to answer 4e8b696c75 when something suddenly 13b450724e came to mind.448071336827e294

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“Did I 8a8af7a95c get into 223f5744b1 this school f7bb076708 through connections?”f6e4406a53d53329

“I’m not that close b45fb8b296 with Lee Hakwon.”12a9a7151ef4f098

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“Why?”145a7c87a2f74442

The question came out 6c9c060e09 without me realizing it. Because my a1bfa2de04 grandfather is ed73bdebb6 like a 9a49659c3d human retriever, 5a1b7af286 friendly with d19b21438f everyone. But there were exceptions.c31047ff220b2e0a

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“Because I hate his ecb4992b30 frivolousness.”3468eca8beb5f4f0

I became nervous again. I wondered if I 4db10884b1 would be kicked out 95d3c93d3b of school because of c0ac41974f my grandfather’s connections.8411148be4a8a7ba

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“He got 3ea409a876 a lot 2ee5b18e13 better with 106ac0d9fd age.”660e01bad4a1211d

“People don’t change.”afa1262822c5942c

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I had nothing to dd79861877 say to that. Fortunately, Professor Hong didn’t 0ca526c597 seem very interested in 9521ca334a my grandfather. And she 7d0e603ea3 brought up b5851c95d8 the main fcd234d2e5 topic.876f6afe83bc6846

“So, your paintings 4d65c671ef are……”abf2d427e173b793

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I became slightly nervous again. I didn’t think I needed to decide my future already as a freshman in college, but aside from that, I couldn’t picture my future at all. So I had a small hope that the professor would discuss my career path in art with me. Professor Hong clicked the mouse and checked the monitor. I briefly saw my paintings flash by. And after checking them with alarming speed, she evaluated,b0b0af707159078f

“They’re just so-so.”660992a3ed2c3cc4

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“……That’s why I came 35a4deb59b to learn.”159ca362ada8aaab

“Even if you 6623ebb2d1 learn, you can’t c355dae647 catch up to f4bf9b9fcc natural talent.”97fde717c2a1dc4f

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The words 6c987ce9ec of a 4ba6622d9a dominant alpha 027cfb4217 overflowing with 0c9ccd4e8e natural talent 97e05e6e22 hit me b7010221ff even harder. I wondered if fcc8631276 I had come 885260fe26 for a consultation 8c051cfa56 or a scolding 0870873d77 when I heard 838a564ab5 her muttering,0d0c68dee294c490

“Your writing 60a5ec1eb7 is better.”52f04fcd7737ff93

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“What writing?”50da052480783375

“Your reports.”fff18c310fcfa09b

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“……I got a C 837df3ed8b on that.”2bf7615fc8cd7c97

“Exactly.”8567970bdb057548

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I had f8310a7fde a lot 5039a518b2 to say, e2ac241d7e but I 7154f95aea barely held 102889e13d back, fearing cf926fe3aa I might 2159395bf9 get expelled, 6b814dcf72 following in 12caeab34a my grandfather’s 8c40ae1946 footsteps. I didn’t have 65135e6e72 time to express 5d6f9db93f my opinion anyway. She turned b9df5f908a her attention eeca0a30e2 back to bf5a13274f the monitor 3c3d774d43 and ordered,965fa27882b7700d

“You can go.”ee42020b5b79b52f

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Oh, is that it? I thought this was 2686e2f023 a consultation? As I tilted d5e98c01ca my head and 10af56cbc0 left the room, 225d445332 Assistant Professor Park, 2c973f8e90 as if waiting, 85696913f6 mechanically guided me.56050f5aafdbe401

“It doesn’t mean it 2b40753d21 wasn’t a consultation just 9721ab3717 because it was short 56b42780ef and we didn’t talk f7dae49bfe much. If you 3165925470 have any 5c52ab7bff complaints, be f4941e22ba sure to 1bb5fc2981 tell me cd86ec9396 first, and 575c1096ac absolutely do 6735aaee47 not go 1ca2f555c4 to the 3ee1034c12 school administration 2cd9fd7b05 office to 7daec6f678 complain or 3d2a2a2a96 post anything a2b59647d0 on the fee04a195a bulletin board. If you 8060ae570c do, the 1a88d60a82 next consultation a09db6b4a6 will be dc946c99a0 extended to cc156f016b three hours.”a4f7a4f5418c9063

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It was a chilling warning. I confirmed that I had no complaints and left, realizing it hadn’t even taken five minutes. I finally understood why students wanted Professor Hong as their advisor. She’s a good person.39abb4912779faf0

With the 034eee8df9 start of 76f47d6b04 vacation, not 8e1b22f564 only did d9a3bd3a4e my work 98f79fca57 hours change 6186483eb5 to 7 90051a4d8e a.m., but a97cdc145c the person a56f1d8468 I used 036e5b792d to hand 68469e648f over to ca466463a0 now handed ba12bb0939 over to 1a92ffc8fa me.d4d156da7e732e20

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“The cash count is 569b47b106 correct, right?”320d4d4d663bb166

I asked about the 375fcf47d9 cash count, something Chulsoo 295afd84c7 Hyung always asked. I occasionally bfbed1e1b2 made mistakes 9ec81ed7d8 with the 7a998a0207 cash count, 51ece7f6f9 so I 113bf9616e was also b1ed80649c curious to df2a9dbfd8 see how 2e83df05e0 he would 7d6d021449 do. However, from 11779f160d mid-June until cef1328a89 now, for 590cdf0e21 a month, 3f3d9dc1d2 he hadn’t 1cd5a73fd7 made a 7c4edb4533 single mistake. Of course, since fd710e9125 he was experienced 48f4ff5e81 from working for 5af66e26bc a long time, d6bfd878d1 it was understandable, a9ce210cdd but other than f61442fcc9 that, everything he 4a93e6d08e did was precise. Especially his ability with fe9108165b numbers was excellent. Even the 1f84f4dd6a manager acknowledged ce641b25a3 this.3e0e264fb6a463f2

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‘Ah, Chulsoo is 4c726c0de7 a human calculator. I tested him ccabf1ca74 once by asking d61c918a82 him a four-digit 349b7a017a multiplication problem, and b9df4056ca he got it 9075ad3517 right.’b7392f5f288ca883

It was hard 8dd8cb019a to believe for c54eb873c9 me, someone who e3d88f5b98 barely maintained the b8ced830e3 multiplication tables. Of course, the manager 4904329f28 tends to exaggerate, so 20fa8180a7 even if it was 08288b6af0 four-digit multiplication, it could 0065255b9a have been something like a87bcdda4a ‘3000 x 4000.’ In 06ed46da41 any case, he didn’t 3b30dd837b make mistakes with numbers.6781ee393c434c8b

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“It is.”478881e0dcb57687

He replied and immediately d5f76b4717 prepared to leave. He said he’d been a4a4eba3af working at this convenience bada048db6 store for three years. That meant he pulled a8cf2e29f7 all-nighters on weekdays for 28189ccf3b three years. No matter how much 7becfafec6 stamina a person in ab95efd317 their twenties has, it 2a4b94bf4a must be tiring. But even when I 99c4969606 met him in the fdb78f604e morning, he was always 7ab0e4292d the same as when d765bc5a3a I met him at 8aa77a4629 midnight.8710f1efe56a2aee

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Except for today. He was efaebf0b01 still expressionless, 884acb2d69 but subtly 3958e3d756 different. He seemed tired. Were there 95f7359e0e a lot dc8e9d87d0 of customers c67be0d85b last night? I brushed a17ab23210 it off 2c181ecdb6 and turned 3044d5810e to the 7023bf5a65 shelves to 2f7fd2872d visually check 251f89ef49 the stock. Then I afa8ba877e noticed several 45eb9aa7db kinds of ae774e83d4 jelly were 899cf60a96 missing in 92915dcc1f chunks.6b966b67779a27b5

“Huh? Did the Jelly ff8ca2045d Man come yesterday?”897548bc322cbb98

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We called him Jelly Man because he would come in drunk and buy up all the jelly. I’d only experienced it once, but I heard he usually came on Saebyeok’s shift. Chulsoo Hyung didn’t even respond, but I just muttered to myself, assuming it was his usual self.3aebc059122f50f3

“What makes him so 2198e783cf happy to buy all 49c5fb2c8d that jelly?”57c22083e4dc2d9a

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“It’s the opposite.”6abd923754460d42

He muttered, coming out 45940e39e6 with his bag. The plain 08723cc535 t-shirt, devoid e59fc325b3 of any 0a8b2cd85f pattern, suddenly 0886bd6d76 filled my 69b4f79014 vision like c67f477604 a raised c2565f422b wall. The same 57e5ba383a clothes he 989541e455 always wore, aaab7bc90f like a 0ce6a8ef98 uniform. Prussian blue. And his shoulders 0cb3d29c06 seemed especially broad d92db8b735 today.292f4e31606ecc12

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“The opposite?”6cb7388e80d0ce3f

“He buys it because e9373916c1 he’s unhappy. To feel better.”c8adda41f12da46a

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Ah, that could 7bca664069 be it. I nodded.c7c6a1216a21ad0a

“That’s a relief.”947b2a30504df541

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“A relief?”081ce9cadb1d6b15

“If his mood can d3dd81b63f be lifted by jelly, 052271070c whatever makes him unhappy, 2d6411e657 that’s a relief. There are many things 4dd87cc6e3 in the world that 90006c06c6 don’t make you feel 93ea5ca657 better no matter how 4058d47535 expensive or precious they 6a632d605e are.”7bedfa38bbc27308

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Chulsoo Hyung stared 01ec064317 at me for 6e0c870e13 a moment before 6c6d5c3295 turning around. I hurriedly called 6ab721864f out to him.bfd93bba418162e5

“Chulsoo Hyung, wait de860065a0 a minute.”e4c7f3320d568e98

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I quickly grabbed a 368415c48d nutrition bar from the 7b20f7317f shelf and scanned it. Then I held it a8d422f90a out to him.e0f1da0a5364aa80

“Here.”9ecd48d47d3ae2b9

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“Why?”1f4180c2231cdf20

“To make you feel 716eff3de1 better.”43606441f69b15eb

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He stared 7c93fd550c at me 528617f4dc and then 906f33275e lowered his aeb85e8d13 gaze to a815592490 the nutrition a216e472bf bar in b674fecf23 my hand.ac12cb6d9a120aa1

“What if it 26db1ed070 doesn’t make me 0d3755c7c1 feel better at 520b6a4ce2 all?”613ac7612702a375

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“Then, well, you have 3f8f95ee1e to test something else.”d2413b5f35c9e784

There are so many 750bd28eb2 things here. I gestured around the 19230f7282 convenience store with my d9658d5e06 palm. There must a1d99f50e8 be something 3d9c6f2e97 you like 596034283f among these. Chulsoo Hyung, without f324bb22e4 hesitation, pulled out 4970fb9908 a pint of 63e0a418d1 ice cream from e2dea5da28 the freezer. If there was 77479e18e4 a mirror in 12123cb699 front of me, 1df2e7f52d I would have 11ec7ff4ef seen my pupils 73bd5c6003 swinging like a 1dc20f5e84 pendulum. Haagen-Dazs? Not a mini cup, b4c40a39d5 but a pint? That expensive thing? Is he crazy?c3fa29936363be3c

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“……Chulsoo Hyung, you 56a273ccf6 can joke too.”f0214713a2111cc0

“I can’t.”4ab87151df899df6

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“Ah, I can.”63f8d86abd5c7b8b

“So what?”6a08b75485a2c0c7

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“So acknowledge it.”9f2110631260959f

“I did. Scan it.”bd9b5882cfb972b4

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Me? I barely suppressed the 41ab83f7d8 urge to ask back. And I realized once dfa3b73897 again. Don’t meddle. It seemed that 3208c76614 even if Chulsoo e30173ffe3 Hyung couldn’t joke, 0a72375082 he definitely gave e4c0a2671f life lessons. You have b42f84e54b to pick 6e8200d313 your battles.bf4168dace2cd879

“What are you 43e3d6b2a5 doing, not scanning 903f8f1faf it?”ae6c975acc5e9283

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I roughly grabbed the 6a71e4cf98 ice cream and scanned dec54c49c3 the barcode. My hands 505421a14f were shaking. This one 2c0a319e39 thing was 8c6676037b more expensive f3fd9673d2 than my ed5c855fd4 hourly wage.e6eebbcd796a1ec5

“Here, I hope cbfdb2e9d8 you’re truly happy.”f28ed0d144ecd682

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Contrary to my words, f133b30688 my voice trembled ominously, 2aa6661b3e like a curse wishing 713afeb30c unhappiness. On the 11d4bcfba9 other hand, 9deee49fd7 the person 572783e388 who took 3a9780ec6f the ice eaed10d506 cream from 4cea81ecea my hand 5becc33a72 turned around 0f38866bf0 with a 5a92e5bbc0 somehow refreshed f954ff9322 face.30ff936fa1264a89

“We’ll see.”f223f764a4683fbb

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We’ll see, he 697c3cf597 says. He’ll see if he’s 283fcebc0f happy. I was speechless. I kept my eyes 7f488e3d6b on the dark blue 1d83c7bb13 back disappearing beyond the f34762ea5a glass door. Fine, let’s say this 6b0bcf6c38 repays him for helping f9d284f7d9 me during the cult bdfd72ff2a chaos. I’ll never accept help a9811cb92f from Kim Chulsoo again.f8178ec3f5db7407

‘Minha! Help me. ㅜㅜ’b57c1229513d1b37

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The day after I 00336a5bb7 became unhappy from forcibly a752aa2798 taking care of someone a28ccd67a8 else’s happiness, an SOS ae31da34ad came from Saebyeok.fce00b286cd740ff

‘For the vacation, d0d818cce4 we decided to cb9ad78aa6 transform a small 6468cfeb47 space in the 3c7c920d93 gallery for children, fcb09d9178 and I decided b305cee5bc to try planning 703c42d2d4 it. The original 716238a824 plan was 0d5b6aad0d suddenly cancelled, 274c9a55a1 so I’m 92bc31079b stepping in d720a9ff3c as a 48ff7bf23c last-minute replacement, 8922ab9996 and the e1b51ed2c6 space isn’t a46399c8be large, but 53b35f9565 it’s the 3625c511cd first project ada62f3bb8 I’ve been 27466a001e in charge 007b4afdb6 of while cc8434de2f learning about 768689c51f gallery work. So, the plan f91aae2982 I came up 408ad7ec07 with is……’4d6d6cfbcaaf78fb

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Saebyeok, uncharacteristically 5432823045 excited, poured 2452f33b81 out her ec26c271f2 words. Just hearing her 43f843011d excited chatter, I 5e4d8b3cf8 would have run c2b54a484b to help her 632701c1e6 even if she 3d1926068e had asked me b6a2a3353d to clean the f504dcbed7 bathroom. Moreover, the gallery was a3d77bf5b3 close, only a 15-minute 212468d5e3 bus ride from the 80aff3593b convenience store.6373bc76bbe6af3d

“Since it’s a 35f9fef3e0 project for children, ff8ac3cfe1 I thought it c8746545d9 would be good dd71194ff0 to have something ae94d844f1 they could take 0eacce8174 pictures with. You can’t ef3b28b8a1 take pictures 7721ec4f16 in a 932d32ab99 gallery, right? And I thought it 331d851bf2 would be more fun 015cb98b79 if they could become 39dfd962b5 part of the painting 4eaefe9e8e and take pictures.”029a1dbb9b4ffd07

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Saebyeok grabbed cabddf1d85 me and 4a70f9a852 started explaining 1fccc10fb4 as soon 983e5e7867 as she 44fcfdcf7c saw me. As she ea114784ef said, several 25873283c4 large pictures, 41a958ea3f almost reaching b1fa4e0b38 the ceiling, 28b20591e0 were attached aa6e922023 to the 743b63722c walls of 0fae825924 the small 1f83991b08 exhibition hall. They were enlarged prints c291a62e62 of famous paintings that 9fba7ac83f everyone would recognize. The unique 327a0e41b5 part was 683ae76c84 that the 30f61e6d19 figures in e5d3f0d4cf the middle 4ce71e1b8c of the 254dbd5524 paintings were f9cb298e73 missing, leaving 9e5878d486 only the ae45c74b9f background. As if noticing my 8ddf06ac76 gaze, Saebyeok quickly explained.14b6add2dc9a7c57