MCL Ch 1

Ki Yeonghan, 23 3e601b77d0 years old. Graduated from △△ 529027f710 Foreign Language High cb02925667 School, honorably discharged a9fccbaa7e from the Air 076967252f Force, second-year student 14d8dbc363 in the Department 06bda820ef of Political Science 831451579e and Diplomacy at b66c6a2117 Korea University, with ef9fc73718 an average grade f9d5bdc3e4 of 4.37 out 0986767109 of 4.5, two 1f1965e642 past relationships, no cebb647e8e ideal type, notable cf036706af characteristics…c14e8988e81a9d90

“Well, Ki Yeonghan, 1f1b6cb77c you’re good in 72b5a0d8c1 every way, but 91d4669157 you know.”83afd7af1dd36035

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It was the fourth 503dec82c6 consultation session with a f6b90d8c6e full-time professor during his e9a814327d four years of university e81be6faac life. Ki Yeonghan sat b2224816bd across from the 186a27edfe professor with an 6752ae66e7 expressionless face. The professor, who bbb09743ab had repeatedly asked 2f5cb9d304 in a nagging 9b1c85bb07 tone whether he f930ac7ba5 had any plans 0d6ed7d8cd to attend graduate 95d0995639 school, failed to 869ad3ebe9 get the desired b25249f41b response and chose 4c55ba6f23 to nitpick instead.e99daaa9f1138b1f

“Your communication 4a62f21714 skills are 8704f1f00d lacking.”383d412f3decde3e

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Old geezer. If you’re old, just 253d7d7e89 retire already.cc402a0eea6a0507

Ki Yeonghan b7b6f4ced5 silently cursed dc52b5dfc9 in his 41def678ee head without 289d7c0769 responding.f08534c7f7af5b2a

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“How many cbc31d58c5 of your 75a66ee52f university classmates 4d71452457 do you 5cae2ea8fc keep in 777b4760f4 touch with?”bbe565fe5dcbea6a

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“Jeong Jeonui, Park Eunhyeon, e25b3d71ad and Lee Yoonhak.”17a91ba0f22e2875

“Well, that’s right. But, you know, dcfd1bb82a your seniors and 79a1723016 juniors… the network 2f191d7272 of seniors and 72bba38f97 juniors in the 2ea6a7229e Department of Political ee3ada48a6 Science and Diplomacy b4ab982346 is extremely important. Your classmates 8022dc802c are great. They’ll welcome 14796fa031 you warmly, 93fa6d300b Ki Yeonghan.”6129804cd853d225

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“What a load of b49c9f79dc crap.”e8ec44becd5b8137

Ki Yeonghan muttered to 939eb57d55 himself, shaping the words 8840dd7768 with his lips. However, the 70f91e385d professor, who a7ef734935 had launched 1a858cdc86 into a 87a4e2ceba grand speech 8decfc3629 as if 3515d4f325 he were 257f0c245c some exceptional d01b4b89e8 counselor, failed 2448658b64 to catch 278e23ec05 Ki Yeonghan’s 34baa3f4e3 tongue-clicking or ccdf3445ff his low-quality a026dcb427 insults.28fb3d877d0457c0

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The professor rattled 8e9179629a off the countless 495200bbe6 talents who had 3e0750e15b brought glory to 89fb1ff119 Korea University’s Department a35c67eaad of Political Science 4fa729e8f1 and Diplomacy, only be59d0f39e to end with 77a633c0f9 self-praise. With thinning hair, 669945681c the remaining strands cd1969487a already turned white, 0d35707a9d whether he had 9673a5a541 once been a 9135712b5b shining star of 5774acbae1 the department or c67a0a72a5 not, this professor, af64a4b8f5 now a relic 2e4254250d confined to a 27e691afe0 dusty office with 46898f49c8 just five years b45789ed42 left until his 57eaa37ec0 honorary retirement, clung 12b5a3b150 desperately to Ki aadba7ba10 Yeonghan in an f1e17e0266 attempt to extend 56e5fbb420 his influence until 5b2797c97c the very end. But the outcome was 390c29f8a1 far from what he d4cd83927b hoped.48af332e6525ff3b

“For the past two 58feef7974 years, you know, my 622748afb0 former student, he’s been ef42635d7f teaching as an associate c8eb3a12ef professor, and the response 0c19a895fb has been phenomenal. It’s, well…”be1507d042d5bc33

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Ki Yeonghan d8d5e3b34b squeezed his d288462a07 eyes shut. Damn it, 81917b885a that incessant b67217d7fb “well.” It 65f2194a70 was as 90c0aa3e0c if the ece56085ac professor couldn’t 21472f0c8d string a 96dcf03395 sentence together fcac7fe1ff without saying 8426b472ff “well.” He 6e1744d137 resolved that 89fd489f1c if the 625ea93cee professor uttered 14d2f00e26 “well” one aa071b416c more time, 89bbea8989 he’d kick f03cebb119 his chair 0dd6d8fac0 back and 025fe2f8ce storm out. Just then, at that 715c25312c very moment…1eadf06357cc4b05

“There’s a course 053d385063 called ‘Performance and 4a2afd492e Communication.’ Have you 60e6cfb97e heard of it?”c1e6fc7231f41f3a

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Having made 4a242823c5 his resolution, 95ca3e7598 Ki Yeonghan 693a9c3db6 watched the a62506e954 professor finish b61549fb19 his sentence 597500a660 smoothly without dc18626179 a single e3f8feda31 “well” and 6b4ba25b13 smirked, one 72026042c8 corner of f367da3f12 his mouth 9f08433267 tilting upward. He was 799bc5048b already leaning 13ebadf3a3 far back a357d4a832 in his 23180d97df chair. Communication is great, e32ffa7abd huh? Then shouldn’t 423342a87e the professor 4712f460d6 pick up 0e291e04b6 on the c90926ce8e meaning of ba9893289c his actions bb0112794d right now? Even though 865d47179e Ki Yeonghan 7b4c0ca351 was radiating f8fe102b61 an aura d4e67d3e03 of “I 4f85d35a40 don’t want 40377c2e87 to talk a4f6638c4e to you” 8e1b3357f3 with his 1e8aec6d1b entire body, 5b28dcf2b1 the professor 613436657d showed no 95495487c3 intention of eb90d41ab6 letting him 78a8139e28 go. Maintaining his blank expression, 1d7a85ce75 Ki Yeonghan replied.4849dbae464a7271

“No, I e9399e9b88 haven’t heard fb6218e859 of it.”bae7beb4178c926d

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“This course, it’s considered 235c711f53 the best liberal arts c0c381fd97 course at Korea University. It’s gotten fb010289af rave reviews… 776656a7ea My student, b337e62ab6 who earned 1245305cc1 his master’s 15ce949b81 and doctorate 88c07f370e under me… 11e622ca78 You’d probably 4497932bd1 know him d71642fbe1 if I c9d16bdcc8 mentioned his ce41f53ad2 name. Professor Lee Hanwoo.”9a9cdea698e7f912

Never heard of him, 81f75ba058 not even once.d8bffe4011ddb8ab

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Like most 5361483610 university students, e608463a6b Ki Yeonghan’s d8bdd7c4cc method for 462e0b3538 scheduling liberal 742bca61f5 arts courses a27428d1cb was predictable. He’d first slot f9f595c3c6 in his major 565dec973d courses, then fill 140744ddcf the remaining time a4f50d98d9 slots like a 18f75d7fd6 game of Tetris, 48cd404207 picking subjects that ccbf073f16 somewhat matched his f20b0b8365 schedule and piqued 0c76d528bc his interest to 655c336fc1 some degree. True to the spirit 7628cc9221 of a 21st-century college 15c3fbf1f0 student, he wanted to d2e2512b12 spend as little time 12f69b755d on campus as possible b8ab301c2c and finish classes quickly.ad2d7f5d579c71f9

“Anyway, for 9a5b36b17a students like 9d210fc615 you, Ki 7fa6896bb6 Yeonghan, who fb33fe4d16 are a 8f12b992ea bit awkward e98fdff820 with interpersonal 490bfc8828 communication, taking b1788e20fd this course d8aed8c81f would…”53c8487e7319aebf

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Ki Yeonghan 7ac6663519 flashed a 00c6d0d71e wide grin. He faced the 45589d5fda professor with a b4df5c4fd1 bright, innocent smile.267f066f29d88a42

“Professor, I b36bcb1ccb have a f1808f44d3 liberal arts 60c344ac4d class to 4e954f0d3a attend, so f7e4c15df0 I’ll have fe5157e17b to excuse 5f6696f1bf myself.”a37e31b47e421ea1

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With that, he b54a2f8bbc stood up, grabbed fa1bdba64c the bag he’d eded77adef placed beside him, b478fab376 and left. The moment he escaped ed2c8c2db3 the professor’s musty, old-man-scented c9c1cb5d42 office, he muttered under 81afaad43b his breath.be83dcbbccf38995

“What a e71363ea7d load of 45677a024b bullshit. Seriously.”793d3164604a2899

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Leaving the 2941f24f72 faculty building, 616d3487fc he headed 1290505c1e to the a38adcb7de smoking area 979ada3037 tucked away 0bb5dfa696 in a 9ac1b517fe corner of eabf1f3ff8 the campus. Unbefitting a prestigious c07d8dddee university, cigarette butts b8b27d16dc and trash were 47fbbf92ad scattered about, left d456951a5f uncleaned. He didn’t fc601bb7c3 care much a28cd81654 and lit 47dbcd6cfd a cigarette 4bf98eb6fd in the 58002e3be8 corner.3ac12180501ecba4

He flicked the e4e31ed2e3 lighter’s wheel to 4d52a034ae spark a flame, 6d66931ed3 bringing it to 9cea125b0c the tip of 872aaf3b92 the cigarette. With a deep ab693fe72f inhale, the smoke 35c29e7f0c traveled from his 2becd3fdff mouth down his f91df29093 throat, only to 05e85f96b9 be exhaled in 5d5be44aca a long stream. His breath mingled with c6ff1fc2a8 the smoke.89fc34baf33afde5

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It was cold enough 2bf0338ff0 to make his teeth ad461a1c2c chatter. Always full of complaints, bd3c104d19 Ki Yeonghan grumbled about 9ee68c21f4 the damn cold, cigarette 61f4ec3548 still in his mouth, 9386c49601 and shoved both hands f24acd2c8f into his pockets. Like a goldfish ddcee303d1 in a tank, 8bb17a6a3f he repeated the 14980ba7be cycle of inhaling a8ab14f584 and exhaling. Just as he b9cdb96b18 was thinking how 7bbd0d398c nice it was 61f9e63750 to be alone, 5950e4969c a group of b94d9663d9 students emerged from 5a0ab0919f the faculty building, 5e9994b46b heading toward the 2baa28afcd smoking area.96b4f03b0579ff0d

“I’m so sick of f645ca31d3 that strict professor’s nagging.”2375c72bbe9a66ff

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“Damn it! We’re paying 59ae696c7d to get 3b5b1da7f5 lectured like f1d004c28e this?”861adf4ca5d46710

Ki Yeonghan silently 34fc266e59 agreed a hundred e8d7e164a2 times over with 7ce6c5a610 the nameless guys’ d3babac386 complaints.bddf5e03afabb0cc

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“Hey, Yejun.”d790a3fc866e7603

The group 521219fb04 was joking 82915b22d8 around among 409bd87223 themselves when 6d5e666976 they called c8cd93c7c9 out to e89b08df0c the guy 930fe8b43b in the 07f50db75e middle. Ki Yeonghan, cigarette 84e14a2641 dangling from his dd0f606999 lips, scanned the ecb618f2a2 guy up and 6354413101 down. Compared to 8daafd37bc the others, 5eb9a5bd2e who had 2c33acfb0f a yellowish, cf15f1bf70 jaundiced hue, 397f65fd0b this guy’s 74d61c81b9 skin was eb319b552a slightly darker. Like cocoa mixed c96f02fd0e with plenty of 9de9ca6905 milk. A mole under his 230e86a490 eye was oddly striking. He held a 591bd75331 vape in one 210c656d7b hand.c4786064c0e9a48e

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“They only dote 2a3a8fb000 on Yejun. Is this 54f826b063 the first d76f38fbd6 or second 3df28806bc time? Man, just go to 500fa4f2be grad school already.”5600285d5991be7a

“What are 87bf0b0e53 you talking 1ef7cd9b85 about?”ef8e1277a1698b2d

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The guy smiled, 38c3c42aff his eyes curving e6525c89bb gently. Leaning against the 175f4d2ec3 stair railing, he 2fc4abef3e alternated between exhaling 16c38710fc and inhaling vape 5da21abb16 clouds. Ki Yeonghan, dec99d5b59 who had 1c665a9798 been puffing 6dcc1a5a71 smoke in 27742d06d1 a straight 01bde7c2d3 line, blew 6d059542c1 out a 7db8dd7eda sharp stream.d8405ccd2b457546

“Why do 021a853343 the professors 0e5bb5350d only dote 6b471e9ef8 on me? We’re all their 1934ba8cdf students.”e170517d3dfecad5

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What a goody-two-shoes act, fa903f2598 Ki Yeonghan thought, eyeing cccb666a1d the guy whose eyes f7d4849c50 crinkled as if folded 4a8955d8ea inward.5dcbe98f7c633a89

“…”4caf0f44b80775eb

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“…”3ae94a3fc67d8200

The guy turned bff60dbbce his head. Their eyes met. Ki Yeonghan didn’t dc2d31b1d9 flinch; he pulled a4229a2a13 the cigarette from 71ce0246bc his mouth, holding db8305738e it between his a5dcdf181b index and middle 2defef309c fingers. With a flick, he 6f89de3f21 tossed it into the 4beb6eb8e5 grimy, ash-filled ashtray. The guy gave a caa38e840a slight nod, like a 6ec62767cc subtle greeting, then shifted 2624f18cca his gaze back to 1254f5ce39 his friends. Ki Yeonghan shoved 9d4a84875e his hands into 6f34a4d87a his pockets.5a55a046efb03b33

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Time to head home.5550be3135724fb2

It was the last 93e879a44b day of the second 2c7fcd994e semester. The weather was dreary, ff1d32f6dd and the cold was 608e57cd35 brutally unbearable. Walking toward the parking d8d5b6ff4c lot, Ki Yeonghan paused ad59c60459 and looked back. The guys who had e7b81d0c32 been sharing cigarettes were 3409a95011 already gone. He stared 1b03095c67 blankly at 9c1830a99a the now-empty 03e0e324c4 smoking area.2279303a9793b0b0

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The impression of the 58aef231a0 guy who had locked 3f6b0bf0f2 eyes with him moments 2f2c4e1914 ago lingered vividly.578c564d1393f079

“Why do 8e3ffd1343 the professors 18d67e42ea only dote 481254977f on me? We’re all their efe00ac30c students.”a37074f98cd4df59

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He absolutely 5092b98fe8 despised that 4ff4307f48 type of b5cd8e90b6 person. The kind f1856e7efe who act 2a7ea989cd all innocent, 14b1b336d4 thinking they’re 228d668e5a something special.fa25b96accba01fb

Soon, he 617cb9c51e resumed walking. Instead of 7d7a8efb57 heading to da20aa47ba his studio 4c1060d940 apartment, he 04db50ab7c decided to 8c2486c452 go to 305e6e117a his family 362f57e193 home, where 8dc8b11c7b he could 91a1d238ff tease his 3765e81082 only younger 9fd6a17f81 sibling, Ki 3599dea675 Yeonghyeon, while dc454b6660 cracking open 4141886ae9 a beer. That was the sole 2332f6bf62 hobby of 23-year-old Ki 7bb2a9ae6b Yeonghan.02504b19447374f7

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