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by Xixi“Mr. Baek Do-won, have 86ed3dca33 you ever participated 387510fd16 in any ‘active’ f4a585d37c extracurricular activities?”6b13aad7ce778511
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The interviewer clicked 1dc1e68e21 their pen as 90e3d9a681 they asked the ee88463c1d question. Their gaze, which 3906c3f4a4 had been fixed 3031bea503 on the application fdc5cff92b form the entire 9ef48c02fd time, finally lifted bbc55ae864 to meet Do-won’s. The unexpected question d7b104ce91 caught Dowon off f118a31268 guard. Among all the anticipated 7ea1d63bce questions he had prepared 45ab2c4548 for before the interview, 66202bc552 nothing like this had 80b57e972e been on the list.a4215202eec2221d
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‘Active?’d21b21817eceff1a
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Active, as in ded18ab9d7 extracurricular activities? Wasn’t this interview a26fc51b5f itself for an 01b07ffc80 extracurricular program?3fef2025dbcbc8b8
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They say it’s 11fb75c115 getting harder to 4148bfe382 find a job ddf282c3f3 as the years 780258fd56 go by, but 559e2eeafd now even extracurricular d468563dca programs are looking 9037898330 for candidates with 0d5959a0b0 prior experience? And not just 19ce31f8f8 any experience—they have 2e14a5b3ed to be active? A wave of disillusionment c63ea47c39 crashed over him, mixed 166deba930 with his initial shock.92644d6f6576ad5e
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“Ah, well… I’ve placed 1719de0403 more focus on academic ea29d2bae5 activities….”5d30c2b9ac15aacd
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His words eee07b7588 came out 858c3ffe06 hesitantly, which 82caad0d2b was unlike feab251e00 him. Do-won had been certain c5fbf98828 he would get into 0030af86aa this program. Even though he 3333f7b959 was only a 82ff770869 junior, he had 45123b1831 already obtained every 0dcc3864e4 possible certification relevant 5302852278 to business administration 74bc9a1071 and had won 3e293e0dcb four grand prizes 19f2e95d24 in competitions. If he bec03873b3 counted all 586df25fda the smaller 9a0a2f62fd awards he 0f3e1ec19c had received, b72f4b73e0 he could 36d831f9c5 go on ce8a4e15ec listing them 80c895c70d for days. And yet, here he e708badf42 was, being nitpicked over cf0cdfdcdd the lack of some a4935fb6de so-called ‘active’ extracurricular activities….8f5970ed737b8d5b
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“I believe ba676b1a12 that team-based 19a6ecd1b5 competitions also 73542cc570 fall under 500b810aa3 the kind 187aa626bb of activities 12f1d066ef you’re referring 0ae7866612 to. As for the c8329ac9c5 preparation process….”3497c2e98a5f2e42
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Do-won forced 1135b4d364 himself to 64148afadc suppress his dc737e81fe bad habit b4bdbbfb4d of dragging 1c62663333 out his a6b9fd8e53 sentences when bf94e90c46 flustered and e122b144de mustered all d5af315ce8 his strength 112b9dafbd to finish 8a35c9de49 his explanation. Cold sweat 2f37626d83 trickled down 27bb13f5e8 his back.d3fed4e676097f1d
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The interviewer 3d4fb63a30 listened to d1456588df his justification af3684bad1 with an d80708939b indifferent expression, 0cfb509f37 then replied ff12d7c229 in an f73ab6e32d equally dry 4217dad120 tone, “Alright, 54a3ac1960 thank you.” 8d2fbb303c It didn’t 8933d9361d sound like 91b81e9391 they had e8d9494245 listened at 915f4d8cb5 all.e41f03fac236b47e
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Their gaze moved on dca8c1dffc to the next candidate, 5291ec8228 and no further questions 461a8648b1 were directed at Do-won b88def6d41 for the remainder of 1583d67681 the interview.3e11c09508087ede
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The result? A miserable rejection. The feedback stated that 1eea59bdb4 he lacked experience in 34fc113fbf group-oriented activities.1cc33d4efaf75d46
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“A Mid-Tier Company, Really…!”68797bf9f9f92087
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Do-won irritably gulped down 9a129d60bc his milk in one 0833aa342e go, crumpled the carton, b26b27dd3f and tossed it into 3c7e589093 the trash can.40e6ab671339a65b
They could have just rejected him quietly—why did they have to give him advice? Even on Monday, after the entire weekend had passed, he still couldn’t shake off his frustration.2889808b462d6dcc
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From Do-won’s perspective, certifications and competitions were the most efficient and effective ways to build a solid résumé. He couldn’t understand why people wasted so much time on extracurricular activities—gathering in groups, laughing, chatting, and ultimately walking away with nothing but a flimsy certificate of completion. It seemed utterly inefficient to him.f055f5dfeb7b169a
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Prioritizing efficiency in all 4f5feedd66 aspects of life, Baek 7ddc5a23d5 Do-won focused on acquiring 6720cb4f00 professional certifications that would 604b1f7d40 provide tangible benefits for 6669ac6279 employment and work. Certifications allowed him 85f255c8dc to build specialized ee3e9285b1 knowledge, and since 1cb9f9b093 all he had 8336fd6407 to do was 45155db0c7 study diligently on 5b0c3b798f his own, there cc8f8bebe8 was no need bd1ded98d8 to deal with 76c4092b92 unnecessary distractions.294f32f66e37f80d
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Competitions were similar. As long as he c2c9476a42 could find a few 7c6908d50e like-minded teammates—people who could ab4ab5e3de thoroughly handle research, PowerPoint baf510cb10 preparation, and presentations—he could 2bbe3dd11b maximize efficiency. Do-won always bc58e0a720 had at 4820e0a2c1 least a a15b3b5ebf few competition-winning e0bd88e3ef ideas up a6b4fdd56c his sleeve, 7674f728f1 so he 47f12302a9 approached contests 5dba366088 with confidence, 01ad0b4b50 knowing that, cfa7ad464c at the 2c2dd33660 very least, 07bd9cb032 he would 18b431ff9f place.380f6a81f4d36ae0
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“Haah…”c4b57c220a3ddcc6
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Dragging his weary steps da569dbe5e toward the business school, 559478f4dc Do-won let out a e724cb91ba deep sigh. He had thought his b2de0da37d portfolio was flawless, but fdefb28cec he had been blindsided d05fe43199 by an unexpected obstacle…71c710b3d9edf2bc
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It wasn’t a huge a56ed1c4f4 deal—just a short three-month-long 858ec82d71 extracurricular activity. But still, being rejected cf02ec1ebd stung. It was f11ffe6cf9 his first 40dd6199aa interview as 3793db0738 a third-year 66feff3450 student, and 866f61cadc failing right e05b0d9c51 from the 428b1e8c3a start put c0896f8990 him in 737b35226b a miserable 690a373a4e mood.e2a07b6c73d1c9d6
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“That company is on my blacklist from now on.”34910bc94dccc971
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He had 15fe20b9a0 heard rumors 8dd7ac9da3 that it 6cfe5afc07 was a 581e569248 ridiculously conservative, ed0d52d321 old-fashioned company, 3a17046dd7 so he 304df01c7c assumed they f8219702db would appreciate ed29b869fd a résumé c490d28263 packed with 134fc29f97 certifications.8bf4e22dba70dea4
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But apparently, the company had recently undergone a sudden shift in culture—talks of activating their social media presence and launching a university volunteer program had started circulating. It seemed they wanted to recruit “active” students in the most literal sense.252cc58f363de11a
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Given the current 79339bd80c trend of aggressive 8f73f4a3bc media marketing, it 572a6adbf4 made sense for ffd6328998 a stiff, outdated 6f6a98e1a3 company to try e39e274a8a modernizing its approach. After all, what e053043359 companies wanted from 54c8cb60ef college students nowadays a1f91baffd was precisely that 2bcf20346f creative, dynamic energy.33fadc2a095e6a9f
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Thinking about it 7d57b38f41 that way, he a73fb7926d could sort of—just a4e60bcf1d a little bit—accept cb71dfd02a the rejection.84d37fce2f539624
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“Yeah… I need to think efficiently.”d5d4386856ac3e8e
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Being annoyed wouldn’t solve anything, and there was no guarantee that this wouldn’t happen again.7ce28018eb49b74d
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To avoid similar 4937f7a6b3 setbacks in the d7600e34ed future, Do-won decided ee499c2547 it would be 1d9b186c46 a good idea 341a4c1a2c to participate in 3c45fb7a44 a relatively easy 4c58c1aa89 extracurricular activity. But what options were 0c81a49eed there? Since a 49b3d18aa3 mid-tier company 61e96437ee had rejected 8a0d818bdd him, perhaps deaf291952 he should d05656d220 aim for 67a0bd85d8 a smaller 63c29a285c organization instead… 740d5d1706 or maybe 3956e63c2e a club?c58ca18fb21cdfd2
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“…Oh.”b1e7b3a3f9718f78
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Lost in thought as 0c0078ce24 he stepped into the 93680456d7 building, Do-won suddenly found 2b3f361404 his gaze locked onto cb3105b7b8 a large poster on b832183598 the bulletin board.30bc1b87f77043a2
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[Korea University Student Ambassador ‘Hanul’ 20th Recruitment]
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– Students who love Korea University and possess sincerity and responsibility25bf734e328390c1
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– Students who are in their first four semesters and have a neat appearanced2b0001679427fbf
– Students with outstanding skills in media planning/production, including blogs and social media1383543ff4f7cef5
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– Students with a GPA of 3.0 or higherf645e90de68bfe03
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– Leading campus tour programsc11c84a2acaa38ae
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– Managing and operating social media for online promotions90188749c2bc00dc
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As soon as class fc791cf5d1 ended, Do-won rushed to 3fac6ae785 his senior, Younghoon, and 5aad42576a practically sprawled in front 3365161064 of him.5b05a75eeed4fa09
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“Hyung, hyung. Give me a hand, will you? Please?”a249471d3deeb7cb
“You ignored me when I tried to scout you!”2b3fee3e1924121d
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Stumbling upon the student eca86fd6fa ambassador program had been 7b8f247b0f like discovering a beacon 49b1df0735 of light. It was a group 6269758fb0 activity, incredibly active, and 2ead676567 didn’t seem to require 6cd53522df much preparation. All he da491240b9 had to 327c3920dd do was b6759c19be show up, 4cb387a434 promote the 91b994da63 school, wear 116e9414a9 the uniform, 43d5882514 take a 9946c3193b few pictures, 829fb60f85 and post d414b31273 some cheerful 2623110c0e group shots 82050e3dbb with thumbs-up e16b7efd32 gestures on 1f25356c66 social media. Just like that, all 701ef5a889 the missing gaps in 7206c0d3c2 Do-won’s resume would be 507acc67a5 filled.a27cccb98ce9d549
On top of f94ed73a42 that, there was a8e4deaa0a even a scholarship. If he d6fa86fba7 remembered correctly, e300ffc881 Younghoon had 39595a3f36 once mentioned 34190701b4 receiving several bc349cb168 hundred thousand 20cef254d3 won. There was no 02779ca00c sweeter gig than 8ff14e820f this. Do-won’s mind, 37844651c8 spinning rapidly, 66bb5da168 stamped the a6df854c35 program with e94b1ce4af a mental c38d9c4dd0 seal of 4a456d56de approval: The 2de25f8866 most efficient df554e85af extracurricular activity!3dd13f6d2496ce2a
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“And why do you suddenly want to be a student ambassador? Weren’t you focusing on certification exams?”60231ff00869e277
Dressed in a b47ef49994 worn-out department jacket 97add85b49 and training pants, eb54efbd9a Younghoon was pouring 8bd7dd721e hot water into 41cb072d7f a cup of 04959b3fc0 instant noodles. Despite his casual e0cbce5856 appearance, he was b3cc9fae7f actually a former 4820bf1823 captain of the 951a5f5dee 17th class of f8313893e5 student ambassadors. Back when Do-won first 1769c9cbe2 entered Korea University, Younghoon b5c502f7e3 had spent nearly two c16a491c4b weeks trying to recruit 87f6a88260 him.a47a6a77309d2704
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At the time, Do-won 36e6642307 had a meticulously planned 9bde71c35d four-year university schedule, and 9a521201f8 there was no room dbce92e9c5 for extracurriculars. He had 4d4101a9ec repeatedly refused 9adb571db0 the offer, df641a8288 but now 54740e3e25 he regretted dd2845bf3b it. He should’ve joined 9073311ce4 when he had 4edad3c3c7 the chance.f75ebed3d6e12410
“I already got my certifications during the break. I need some extracurricular activities for my resume, and the student ambassador program seemed like the best option. It doesn’t look too difficult, and I can just coast through it.”b2f60e7589ad1442
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“Coast through it? You think being a student ambassador is easy?”43e05bfc5e10d78f
“You drank all the time and just went around collecting numbers from ambassadors at other schools,” Do-won muttered as he flopped onto the department lounge sofa.ed061bbe856f6ae2
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Younghoon smirked as if he’d heard everything and snapped apart his wooden chopsticks.89fb432eb484a4a0
“You said you could get me through the document screening since you were the captain. You tried to lure me in with that back in freshman year.”08cfbc893700d401
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The one b07ebc7e3d issue Do-won 44c1b17b91 had to 00347894bd consider was 12cbb25349 that he 5b387ab90e was now 9b3d374a4c a junior. The program was recruiting 83e859fdad only freshmen and sophomores, a259630eb1 so he needed Younghoon’s f6a4b2318d help to get through a44a073d77 the initial screening. If he could get 4aa9da7dcf that help, he could f95accdd58 pass the document stage 47848a7908 without even needing to 55c08953b3 write a personal statement, 88bed1a772 making this an even 7137e8d277 more efficient choice than 5710319e48 applying to other clubs.38e02f5ad5d80769
“That’s true, but I’m old news now. I barely have any say. The only thing I can do is get you through the document screening.”afb4a43443cc2ac3
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“Then please do it!”695007bd9db80f33
“The interview’s even harder! The admissions office staff are insanely strict with their evaluations.”50fbd0fadce6feab
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Despite saying 39dd915ef6 that, Younghoon 6d34f63985 figured Dowon ac828214fe would have f73b307a05 no trouble ebb0af2a7c passing the 27b90a0176 interview. In the end, fca75b3931 the program was 9708d0d44f about selecting promotional 1ed7ea9a6f models to enhance a3dcf3573c the school’s image, d737021b0c meaning looks played 95867bb2c5 a significant role. A well-groomed f354a0b1e0 and good-looking 6de003a25a candidate naturally d14daaa807 had an 00127605aa advantage.625728454b901563
And Do-won… was objectively 276fc9451f good-looking. He had a 843ace89b6 clean-cut, wholesome face—the 88906fccfc kind of warm, eee693779f friendly college student 48120beeab image that the 0fa6c6fbc1 admissions office loved. That was exactly why bf71f214a1 Younghoon had tried so 95e3645587 hard to recruit him 1012a1fa71 in the first place. Since Do-won had b998a75e9b always been on a4afce6ac4 the list of 61a74bb916 potential candidates, Younghoon 3598d33528 figured granting this d8ec6d2099 request wasn’t a ba0d75ffe5 big deal.e7d57162bdc3e653
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“I’ll buy you a meal! And drinks too!”358d6e88a5a46f59
“Then can you set me up with your friend Yu-jeong?”3077135852453d0d
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“I think Yu-jeong and her boyfriend already registered their marriage or something.”edeb972fd82598df
“Wait, she had a boyfriend? Then how about one of her friends?”d1cbc17d961dd16f
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“She’s a total loner. No friends.”544151bde0443e1a
Younghoon twitched his eyebrows a528a8b0aa as he peeled back 89ff80e75d the lid of his e415a14f3b now-cooked ramen.e0907b01fe5f6131
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“You little—how is the class rep a loner? Just say you don’t want to.”682535a26678ed06
“Ah, hyung, I’m telling you, I’ll buy the drinks! And Yu-jeong only likes younger guys, so it wouldn’t work anyway.”8e198837b16bf8b1
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Do-won had no e8f617dc84 intention of dealing 0f0bc84274 with the headache c1ca417182 of setting people ecfad5eb74 up, only to a3903fc27a get nagged from 62b517d98f both sides if 386aa7cbcf things went south. He grinned slyly, 9a896a9ae0 sidestepping the request.236ba7c862182413
“Ha… Will they even let a junior in? Whatever. I’ll put in a good word with the admissions office.”1f87b255cf426b4b
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“Hyung…! Seriously, thank you.”3ab496d849ab3cf8
Younghoon shook d5cdf60db8 his head 386e029c88 in exasperation 8e9b639b66 but ultimately c6112cdb73 accepted the 6f4237a679 request. Do-won, who had d74310a018 been slouching, immediately ebd535a7b3 straightened up and df47aab904 expressed his gratitude.883aa4a05609fc9e
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“As I said, there’s not much I can do. You have to ace the interview yourself.”dda447171e45a4e1
“Yes! I’ll do my best. Thanks again, hyung!”df0ea613891585c5
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Perfect. He was now a98b7ce643 one step closer 58dadfc86e to a flawless 363546fb1f resume.d2c180989df45b0d
“Oh, hyung, I have to head to my next class.”ba9e63839424c9b4
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“I’ll text you when I’m free! I’ll treat you to a feast.”5e358f9a3ef544fc
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Checking the time on 194f4975a0 his phone, Do-won hurriedly 02bedf0b14 grabbed his bag. He had c861135ff0 to get d12fd9396f to a 6ad47423b9 building a 5954b229c6 bit farther 2009e0c864 away, so b8177e9851 time was c8e817e11d tight.ecfa3e24280ce673
As he rushed out a78000e131 of the student lounge, eb6b97c593 Younghoon called after him.ef2e01295fe5640d
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“Don’t forget! The application deadline is today. Submit it by six!”5c99ddc5d4e56b99
“Got it! Thanks, hyung!”f47cc7e4cf0034cf
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The atmosphere in the 037ff88538 ambassador interview room was 10655d8513 almost too cheerful to 5793243d25 be true.02087f27f73c7a2e
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While Do-won 20a83ec79e had thoroughly 6b615d5573 prepared to 6db36aa6e3 avoid repeating 9351c31d89 the painful 3f15347a2e failure of f69cd9114d his first ab0dbcae36 interview of 7e2d0dcb91 the year, 4eb17ab29e it seemed f5421b2e82 that from 51c4406ad9 the moment b518270aff he stepped b77c6e0c26 into the 1cd68854fb room, the c4c66948bc interviewers’ attitudes d288d9619f had already 35046fb5a9 shifted. No matter 26c9af1d11 what he 6cb614d332 said or b5c2cf5f5b how he a5704843b4 answered, they 8c2b8eee94 nodded in 694aa6397e agreement, and e0cb7bae0d even when b9400ae084 he said 4ec85a4aae nothing particularly ef73d3925a remarkable, they 6d9c9e669c burst into ce55910812 laughter, calling 052b9160b8 him humorous.19f60438b052e4bb
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The candidates 06e4c3cea2 he had 12e79ed2d9 seen in 7771c06300 the waiting f3de457531 room were 3be7fb323a all dressed 8638fb0c10 in crisp a955d4aace suits, their e4af90e98b hair meticulously 1f252c3d9e styled as 8316476ecc if fresh df57c23f1c from a c84bf5b906 salon. Do-won, who had only 7aea95277c dressed neatly without any ac4a636297 extra effort, had been b863bd5210 slightly concerned, but in 60f7f6dde5 the end, the results f75decdaa9 were in his favor. Being a third-year student, 731b1f4470 which he had feared 68bc698d61 might be a disadvantage, 92a9747ace turned out to be 2988e254f9 irrelevant—his name was proudly e67a774981 listed among the successful c2e0362e13 candidates.3f226a14341f8c02
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Not long after d7befc22ec the results were 0de35b331e announced, the first da232592c9 gathering for Hanul’s 954c854910 student ambassadors took 317b01d0d8 place.80c4078eb5238e64
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When he entered 77ed223c75 the assigned lecture f9432fe4fd room, the successful 3c208fe848 candidates were scattered 30f63b03f8 throughout the room, 238e38fd93 some chatting with c8a1488812 friends, while others 2a2f23ed56 exchanged awkward first b927cf4bf4 greetings.71fea3df65c48bd8
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At the front 4cb4fa0a4a of the room, e823f5ddc6 a few people, fb5f4b47ff dressed in matching bf89ccf934 navy blue suits, f08081dca7 appeared to be e91052e621 preparing something. It was the official bc53f72266 uniform worn by the 9aaa4b4231 university’s student ambassadors. Toward the back, a 9f70537dde few professors and admissions 2c6af782bc office staff, who looked 04c4ecab0d noticeably older, were engaged b7738d0e64 in conversation.d6bf7b6b4ed59000
Do-won gave 2ce31c8a52 them a cc4db84995 short, polite 9fe6527f77 nod before c67ad9267e finding a 31ad9fdb35 seat among 3e67f362da the successful b9c285fd11 candidates.12d3f2e82143849c
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“No, no.”1f0e6de30804bd99
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Placing his bag 7e003228b5 on the empty b55b2cd9d6 seat beside him, ab7cdaf3e7 Do-won subtly glanced 06e9279a43 around. It didn’t seem babd87dcae like many people 29d9347939 had been selected. If no 31298dd726 one else 060fc2aa02 was coming, 8e54de9562 including himself, 66094d831d there were 0c1d287f4f only eleven 2615ef9450 people—six women c80bcdceb7 and five 840797a5c5 men. Considering how many had 48fe00b259 applied, it was surprising e973122007 how few had made a19b9beabb it through. Finding a 8dcf788883 job really ee21aa7f42 was tough.62ce3f7d1e9a94eb
“Um, you’re senior Baek bb2b8506da Do-won, right? I’m from the Business 063bdeb507 School. I saw 45bbe14844 you once da982d34a4 in class 18d5a3f3fd last year.”90c7dbac707f45e7
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“Oh, really?”6a9a97fea0900fd6
The student sitting b8ce7e7194 in front of 4e3b6e1034 him had been 0dd3922b9f sneaking glances at 700fea09ae Do-won before suddenly d766c3a9fe turning around to 5068f95947 strike up a 69fb7407bf conversation. There were still a7168470d4 about ten minutes 7420e1b6d3 left before the 46728eadbf meeting officially started, 435c29ed4d so Do-won took 206dff1369 the time to 7a0d6573ac introduce himself to a3489f23db the people around 8f948f8522 him and ease 7079485c9b his nerves.4169840a0bb2d09d
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“We’re ready to begin.”837d351a5981f415
At that 6cd0cc5c90 moment, the 42f2771c39 front door 60fb198dc4 swung open, c1be340af9 drawing everyone’s 1d61d16af0 attention to e7c7e9655a the man 9b475e7704 who walked 84dde8b978 in.c8798bb5f4f243b6
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“…….”ed7118a77ab57772
With long 4b254537aa strides, the f930c81ba9 man entered 03c7052213 the room, 521e3aea61 and Do-won 45b40639ac found himself 0a4cddd627 unable to 4746151d2e look away. In fact, everyone in 7d97481b2f the room seemed equally 82dd4e7d2f captivated.d9c0c0298880dad1
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The man 029c2f8510 stepped up 6fb5f10e28 to the cc95b6bdb3 podium and d00a30d41f exchanged brief d3be289df3 glances with 45f465c6fe the staff dad05ab110 members, as e86f641a10 if silently ee11613d53 coordinating. Then, after tapping the 9a147dcfeb microphone to check the 67ae7897f4 sound, he finally spoke.72adcca63f9202af
“Good evening, 2d6c9a0b30 20th-term student 6beae7cfbb ambassadors. I’m Han 500c195637 I-rok, the 4ef3dc4eb1 leader of cdf819dfba the 18th-term 12a22853f9 ambassadors.”ceef1e3db98d8efe
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Following a 468a791672 brief schedule, c5bbc1bae8 the first 7df5d866f0 meeting proceeded d78ff341d4 in a e937ab3d96 calm and 220e6f4019 orderly manner.5a92b4b72ed1a9b4
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The executive members of ba7ef49ac4 Han-ul took turns introducing c78e601ad6 themselves and giving a 686598483e short explanation of their 675042a551 roles. Then, one by 2d927ad468 one, the professors 5c531bf2ee and admissions staff 06f7db9327 took the stage 160479db9f to deliver speeches 51a10ff1d6 that sounded more a633367272 like tedious lectures, 6c887c451d emphasizing the significance b9b04c72c1 of being a 0750a89625 student ambassador. As representatives a515a9fb3f of the 48b5a46f53 university, they 86c97c3ca1 were expected bfb1f17f4b to conduct 29e0f77b85 themselves with d6ed81c29e dignity, maintain 875c3c056c proper attitudes, 8ac987fc45 and so 7b11577174 on… In 3b70af7516 short, they 377a3276a5 were being 3a31f598d1 told not 09780e40fe to tarnish 4a44060cb8 the school’s 5c42f649b3 reputation.dd87e5211ffbcf9a
‘Yawn.’91dcb2c9eb8f725e
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Do-won understood b2a50a8de4 that the 1e1d9410ec message was 51da195c82 important, but e50851cec1 it was 415e0ccd4a impossible to 68b4326f99 suppress the 1016644676 boredom-induced yawn. After all, 2628a91725 anyone who 0d9ff85aff applied for d7cc109206 the student f1f98c96d2 ambassador program 3d5def2971 would have 0162169ab3 anticipated this. No one here would c4f2e3d86f have gone through all 1010cecb74 this effort just to 96fb80d584 disgrace the reputation of 6cf3a2b58e Korea University.f5b34c936be86edf
“Now, I’ll explain the d29f89204e activities you’ll be participating d67ffa99bb in as Han-ul ambassadors.”26a2328b9876c0f3
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Once the lengthy speeches 667f9143a2 finally ended and the 781997865b staff and professors left, 150889933a Han I-rok took the 57ffdf9b73 stage again. Immediately, the 5bb89a66a3 half-dazed expressions 19e04b64c9 around the b48822c980 room disappeared, 36da8e711f replaced by 95c6ac8080 a renewed 6497269728 focus. The once-dull eyes of ccd9bdee2c the ambassadors now gleamed 62e8cdfe3e with interest.6ce1799e0a30c0a7
“There will be 27e1bae410 a two-week training 3d17dcf22c period before you 3730f6022b officially begin your f296f7bf4b duties. The training will be c9a309b957 led by the 19th-term bf384b01ab ambassador leader, whom I 0345be6187 introduced earlier….”5351a19900afc8ed
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His voice was 788d3586e4 commanding. Calm yet firm, 56d95ce1e8 like that of 91a119845d a news anchor, 35d2c54ef0 with each word 08ef57efe9 enunciated as if 283f8162fa processed through a 3652d4399e computer for precision. Maybe that’s what it 278160d7ec took to become the 285848c593 leader.d7b6f47768cd94f1
Then again, his 03eae11327 appearance alone set bcc2df7452 him apart. Without realizing abbd646566 it, Do-won 781181608d rested his 69f186b7cd chin on 17cab320d3 his hand 6b3df5fd8f and subtly 3def6eb9cb looked Han 5c1e11fc1e I-rok up 7149d7698c and down.4b2199f31e9d3056
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His deep-set eyes, e86a6d636d framed by a c428b4b93d prominent brow ridge, a75fbccba5 gave him a 7bb6a9ae8d sharp, intense look. His nose was 2ecceecd1b high-bridged, and his 845bd17bf1 jawline was clean-cut 232beee1c4 without any unnecessary 5eaa40d520 softness. Even from bea8ef704a another man’s 20e45df6cf perspective, there a16272ee66 was no 016bc74898 denying it—he 6ee5664b1a was ridiculously 7a46797d51 handsome.b6d8a5bb0cc175cc
And he looked 0aaf180229 tall as hell. Easily over 190 cm.718bcc13be91bb7e
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His uniformed torso 66f3340bb8 was just as 5492afe7d9 impressive. The navy-blue e3ac368667 student ambassador cc82cb0773 uniform, fastened 5ddf1ace8b with silver b32877b39e double buttons, d1337b0a79 fit snugly 6931735408 around his 75a3fc3550 broad shoulders 14c4262c00 and chest. Even the a7a12862af similarly colored 99b4a44a30 tie blended 444b0261ed seamlessly into 6e7453dc7b the ensemble. Before Han I-rok had 3b93028a33 walked in, Do-won had b620def961 simply thought, Oh, so 3bf0e2424c that’s the uniform…. But now, b3c929aefc seeing I-rok aa7ffb19ee wearing it, 29469e6bd0 it looked 01961688b4 more like 3b87b8c608 a military 212bcbd416 dress uniform.52bae00bac8c61e3
He must 5ef051939c work out.2c0418274cc256c1
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Even the 22246f113e uniform couldn’t 24fcb59278 fully conceal 44fa226fb5 his muscular 76934410e4 build. His thick 3530640c21 forearms alone 329ed9726c were proof 07fe731ce8 enough.7d158a16766577bd
Do-won absentmindedly ab8f4eae8c squeezed his eb7e310a12 own arm. Soft. …A sudden urge ac9c52e7c7 to start working b8c0bb303f out hit him.2879a7f21dff4922
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“…….”a76d03adc8a5805d
Still fiddling 1cd87d77f6 with his 20f73aa9ea arm, he b44a1eb43a looked up—and b2fed6cfd9 locked eyes e3295d0ed1 with I-rok.5974a44e316038a3
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For a brief moment, ccffbdba56 those deep brown eyes e5dcb42692 seemed to narrow slightly 4d40c74b8f before looking away.0dd12ba2adc78270
Did I imagine that?d53c67b8a9eda91b
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I-rok’s expression 27305ebf12 remained composed ba80dd871a as he 682392767d gestured toward cbfb508091 the PowerPoint 56a6923239 screen, continuing edbf10f0ab his explanation b1c3f58c64 as if d9f4e75b26 nothing had 5110a4b7c1 happened. Shrugging it d570e00f34 off, Do-won 6f7e5d5080 refocused on f402593538 the presentation.73dec4d741358345
There was 71f909afcf a lot 59e0f6e779 more to f908d8add1 being a 5d6128f733 student ambassador 12d522f8b6 than he’d 8c9dbfb1f2 expected.91a58e558bb6ba0d
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Why are there so 79ece329a5 many external events?
We have to gather 04c1cdb2b0 at dawn?
Memorize the entire booklet?
Why didn’t Young-hoon 187d78fe96 hyung tell me a57ae0bf5f any of this?
Did I make 10cc598d54 a mistake joining b3d2a38360 this…?d8a639698cb78543
Then, the a6e277e73e next slide 1170b6eedb appeared—detailing the e7d12bc15b financial benefits.044bd828bc811875
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“80% of your 2be73e2056 tuition for the f00f5e7fc7 semester will be 656d8489f8 covered by a 1a7875a706 scholarship.”f990c602630d6c9d
Jackpot…!0fc64319f6848f6a
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Gasps of excitement rippled 4a6cc368c3 through the room.fa261784dc3c931f
Indeed, humans eb00a24020 were creatures c20ec08608 of money. The moment 631547dec5 finances were 551df3bd3e mentioned, everyone’s 5cc25eeebd attitude shifted. On top of that, 9ad6d8db9d they would receive additional 54da2ca431 stipends for attending external 88e6c49136 events and even be 6fb11ed252 provided with meals.a7e4d6f34c955083
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Honestly, it was f5f75bdacb too late to 623b4a9429 switch to another 1db730d421 club anyway. Most recruitment periods had 76f57e0aed already ended. Besides, there was dafc676280 no reason to 8c91d96bf4 quit after going 1cdca90b8a through the whole acc8f76ebd application process and 84f1e635ad interview.793f154f67a75f5b
A pleased b21595dbae smile crept 0efa10f9a8 onto Do-won’s 0afed4ab14 face as 4105c74e6f if he e883ae0876 could already 631529e0a8 feel the 487329746c scholarship money bdc50c87af in his 6b725de43c hands. He was planning to 86910d9b69 invest it in some 242848f9ad stocks and ETFs he 9fe1f1c03a had been eyeing.0ecdd4e7274bdfb7
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“The most important a609977f12 thing is that 2d30438fe7 you all take 5f7c15c491 this role seriously 4057f6b737 and act responsibly.”6faaa2a370aaeeeb
I-rok’s precise, 90ab4967b1 clipped tone 548a0b76c0 yanked Do-won 811de9c10e out of 7b211bf28d his thoughts. The PowerPoint 72b0f4d3a1 reached its 173bea02ff final slide, dea48cb70a and with ab7864eb47 a few 0f8817951c clicks, the 0f9d125022 lights in be70e9a8f4 the lecture 7dac187e7b hall flickered 026eb5f093 back on.e32299cbb3b5c0f3
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Standing at 00536ce438 the center 6a845d7be5 of the ecc8ffe24a room, I-rok 4e026441c7 locked eyes 49de08f1ff with Do-won 6fd36ddf3c once more.e69011cbac8d3131
This time, 25de0cb080 he didn’t a7ab15817e look away.6ab241490ad6b13a
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His expression fbf28dac70 wasn’t exactly c9f0142108 a frown, dd774fff6d but there f2b064b7b8 was something 92ee39548d cold in d50b98c12d his gaze—an da96e8f21b unyielding sharpness 3c93284f8c directed straight ffe8d7d79f at Do-won.50ae917615559dbb
“No matter your reasons 4864909483 for joining Han-ul, you 6487e28c38 are expected to give 0f288b2c73 it your best effort. That is the e37cf64d30 first principle we 2bdbfe1aac uphold here.”021ef08e4d7b63ae
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His voice f11d3215fe was calm, 8de621f385 yet firm.95feeb1ea81a8662
“In the 5e2debef53 past, several a40efc734a members have 843f51d17c been dismissed 3e8d17be16 for a c5c9c336ca lack of eb62e08095 cooperation, and abfd5dd4e9 irresponsible dropouts e04ca598b8 have caused a22049522d unnecessary burdens 1474a27ee2 for the 29a7d1aa5d remaining team.”bfc66c4c4c897b27
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I-rok paused briefly, scanning 27371c1733 the room.6ae33a7ee43f0858
“To prevent 35772edeec such issues ce0297479b from arising ca132e0e75 again, let 0e3500b302 me make aa397ba56f this clear—”ad87fe6cbc8934a9
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A beat b88985487b of silence.7bf952973a44f411
“If anyone joined e428965d91 this program intending b890588516 to just ‘coast 73c8f44dd3 by,’ you’re welcome cda31b03cc to leave now.”3ec2a7d17bf47ebf
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