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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.0da8a88269bcadce

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.faea0a6a77319c2d

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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.f290e457748df84f

‘Professor Hong left some 0cb1ecb393 belongings for you. He wished for you dab6ee698b to receive them personally d9b98ea95e after attending the funeral.’17ef0264ceb8a63f

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“Huh? Are you, by 617a40dde2 any chance, Im 58026dcfe5 Minha?”416af2ecab83bb37

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.3ba6573ff5ba2a76

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“Yes, that’s right.”bfee32e83b278d73

The man’s face hardened.7a28add3e134ee9e

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“Aren’t you Im Minha, the one who dropped out of school? You were a year below me.”fae5bf6c956659b8

Ah, he was a 4e2529a5c1 senior. I nodded again.f2228a705efa478f

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“Ah, yes.”3e06bf6952142178

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.668a69d487b7e2de

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“Minha, don’t you remember me?”6aae7b7a6d4e0228

I heard my name 9cc38e5206 again. I wondered 56302e4c26 if my 56c43eced4 name was 4b5fb1835d easy to ac222b4b4f remember and d8970a7d49 turned my 2428643469 head. A man a8f3a00095 sitting with d674d14816 the senior 11f9abd88a was pointing 3fa6e386bb at himself. I looked b5f56c49d6 at his 4c288023ff face carefully 3064e85c7c and shook f26cfe5c2b my head.cd2e7923f84d77e7

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“No, I don’t.”15075a66cac897be

The man 0ca1c67fcf was also 55bc44a017 flustered.011d980e3e2e83cb

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“……We were in the aa1eec9cba same year.”a2e250b5b003d64d

“Sorry, I have a bad memory. I didn’t attend school for long.”7a5a69c68b4edc83

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“Right, you didn’t attend for long. Besides, you only hung out with the idol group.”9b887f6539218bbf

Idol group? Contrary to me not understanding my classmate’s words, the senior immediately recalled it.69b95a48eff9402f

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“Ah, right. You used e5bd647dc4 to hang 1521541832 around with 525bdbe589 the idol 92defadde7 in our c7e0f94d7e department, right? When she entered, the 3b379013e5 school went crazy, saying 8548f235f8 an idol had arrived.”6b445e4888ec9a57

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.2ef2a6968a483d22

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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.”f9d23236122955d8

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.3067096ce1b2b803

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“Senior, have 836611dc4b a drink.”9a2f9825d81abf50

“Ah, you guys have 928c495c5f one too. So, Minha, what are 6f5076d8b6 you doing these days?”2f01cab8881f6a4d

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The senior quickly cd1d8a0392 scanned me from ff64f70ca1 head to toe c158676b62 while filling the 0d674eaaae glass.8a6ba13cdc8bf7ec

“I’m working as a freelancer.”e9b1a5c28b024f8e

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“You quit at the 33c31fd5be beginning of your sophomore 828eaa2dc8 year, right? Why did you 4eaf5321a0 quit?”4767148cf0356307

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.078e96070d29715c

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“My grandmother was 2b084f5ddf ill, so I 65e2a94b06 had to take 73c2ddd436 care of her.”bddbfbadcd429c54

“Ah, I 97935574f0 see.” The 56b40eec52 senior nodded 482df79ac5 and examined bafe5812f8 my clothes 153d971e29 again.33b3da620e5542bb

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“Then you couldn’t have had a proper job. If you’re freelancing, is it related to art?”9daeeabea7c62c0a

“Yes, something like 5cd3ce5821 that.”a7c7e15d85dcaa06

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The senior seemed about 42d10b4088 to pry into my 812f5fd53c work, but the perceptive 14ae4c4fc2 classmate saved me again.2e90ed57291c6d8d

“Ah, senior, I heard e85e3d0487 you opened an academy.”dd67445e7a400bcd

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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.c63302431aabdf69

“By the d086a6af80 way, what 4ffa11caea happened to ed48405dfb that idol? She was 78ca945e80 the one 57ff77fda9 filming a 030f3daf83 real makjang 4dc665c2f8 drama.”6757e1d73ac7ed43

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The classmate, who had 093481361a been accepting the drinks 4aa10d9cc5 offered by the senior, 9b7ce320fc was slightly drunk and 224124f3f4 nodded.77bda4f8c726986f

“It was a total bb3009d297 makjang. How could she be 289c882edd involved with that entire 92714f7bbd family like that?”aff72f707c13cd83

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“Is that family just 4af446d3ec any family? Mirae Corporation 69248dc9f3 is one 8b7363c708 of the 990c5e544b most well-known 9b2214d7e5 in Korea. To think she 9c09372f39 had such a 13e1e20bc1 public relationship with 905606b1c2 their son. Was his name 41be78a9be Bae Taehoon?”ec7ea7f2bc666ae7

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……876690a27b0d7852

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“But Bae Taehoon was her friend’s boyfriend. How could she think of stealing him?”48613b5c93fd74b8

“Who?”3c7d425e3c58b95b

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I asked without realizing it. The senior widened his eyes as if asking if I didn’t know.052747727b967a35

“Who else, Saebyeok. She suddenly started 3ee171fb02 hanging around with 49580ab682 Taehoon. And broke up 8c4f5e723f with Wiyoon. Oh, were 0ce09e8b15 you not e39e527f7c there then?”662797d3380dd5db

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Who? I recalled the innocent-smiling 3dca011264 Saebyeok and wondered if 1eda24b325 I had misheard. It was surprising a80f755b1a that Wiyoon and 7f557c87f5 Bae Taehoon had f620133d11 broken up, but efaaf583e4 this fact was a6781a861d even more shocking.631490ec60999ac2

“It turned out that quite a few people saw Saebyeok chasing after Bae Taehoon. Everyone was whispering about her stealing her friend’s boyfriend.”a5c19a1e338e4aa7

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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.1efbecaa847aa872

“I thought she was 5eba46c741 having a relationship after 3a436d4d2b stealing her friend’s boyfriend, dfd0566101 but guess what? She was two-timing.”679eb123d6b52d43

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Two-timing? Saebyeok? I kept doubting 32e4285919 my ears.48242202329d0d1c

“The two-timing was just a rumor, wasn’t it?”d49e138b03442a53

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When the 19d3ef5a9b classmate questioned, cfe91dd92f the senior bcacc5a9c5 strongly expressed 3dcf4b9b76 his opinion.e0b7d602bcc4a423

“It wasn’t just a rumor. She publicly clung to a senior in front of the crowded central library. That was really amazing.”4575f96dee9c3f6c

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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.”c5bcafbf582b7fe7

The classmate 1e3317b192 shook his 93b86880b6 head. What kind of 767393c782 plot was this? Saebyeok really 613b929375 dated Taehoon, 38d2c3107b but it fd1419e705 turned out 6fb8290c06 to be 9a95d0e536 two-timing? And she was crying 3db01a4cfe and clinging?668d7ff239c13329

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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.”9a3c39cf5ca553c8

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.9fe53195633a9567

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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.”b06fd1e897dfd1e7

I stopped a28d5efd32 functioning like f372fee4a1 a computer 81357384f5 with buffering 7c3ded4546 issues. I recalled 6cd1a98ca2 Saebyeok’s mother, c7dfa886e2 whom I’d e2c0a24cc3 met only 8d083ec873 once. She was an c4c487e921 intimidating person, but 6c30466692 as befitting the e497529add director of a cd82f220e5 small art museum 931d90f7f0 in the city, ed7b7c758c she was cultured. But how 801c8d7d60 did such c0c5d4368d a false adb08900d4 rumor spread? I shook my 394dadc479 head inwardly, but 47d5c04c9a I heard the 670b5c3d14 classmate’s firm answer.86da74e28204a01a

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“It’s not a rumor. It’s true.”d7896f658f4442ae

What? I almost cried d3b8b71b61 out without realizing 77bbabf134 it. The classmate drained e85c4a08af his paper cup 42415f16ef of alcohol in a5d16de835 one gulp and 03b95fd1a6 lowered his voice dda4aa7399 as if telling 35d4e5dcb0 an important story.549bdac846cf1072

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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.”b24d44eb3f38f84c

So Saebyeok and ac189f62b7 Taehoon dated even 7cd064af88 though they knew abed5cde73 their parents had 3ada6e5e53 an affair? I suddenly became a d6436c2e9a confused viewer struggling to 80352fdb6e follow the drama from 17c954b12d episode one.232b5b897787f649

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“But such a tumultuous 4a4af4d72d love didn’t last long. So everyone forgot 7d63de0996 about it, and 0a61a3d7fc then they were 1a342cfde8 all shocked when 4091dbfbf7 they heard Saebyeok’s 0557131a22 news this year.”b9b08d9f62cae1d8

There’s something even 954e1fefa7 more shocking? The classmate’s edd8ae32a0 words weren’t aa41a53275 a lie. Unbelievable words came out 5c2aa5f0fa of the senior’s mouth.51338f33d4bfc4ad

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“It is shocking. To think she’s bd4f0ea457 engaged to the b6ed3545a5 Mirae chairman now.”12312692852e775f

“Who?”794e99e3a19d646e

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I asked 6ad9769404 back without 22826cc82c realizing it. The senior bb39cc12f4 explained it d11f978917 as if e8481b9130 exasperated.5fe07abfd706c6ee

“Saebyeok.”f75833e7dcc0b648

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“She’s engaged to whom?”d56bc593acec740e

“She’s engaged to the fc87557a3a Mirae chairman. That amazing alpha woman. Bae Taehoon’s biological parents, 2f4394b9f5 and the uncaring parents 9274768705 who heartlessly abandoned the 321a4d3fc3 senior Saebyeok clung to 0167b919ba when they were young. Is that all? He’s also her 82318ebc99 mother’s affair partner.”dadf20eadd338479

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My head 1607bab522 was in 6569954dff a mess. So Saebyeok had relationships edad89b0d6 with the three of 08262d56b2 them……What a makjang.b7e7b4b0e7ed18b4

“But why would Saebyeok 4260854750 do that?”a0ee4ee20fd2c31e

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I muttered without realizing d75a03b00b it, and the classmate’s 28bf769d00 eyes widened as if 0761cf1272 he really didn’t know.e25339be7ea11f84

“Right? Saebyeok’s family is 75b8798008 well-off. It’s not like she’d 52685b79af marry an older man 00394f28e2 just for money. That’s why everyone suspected fe6127f1d3 it was revenge.”4c876dad0d7b0f0e

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“What kind of 4e62c73f04 revenge?”d93039a3add09305

“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.”d786d26f600a56ca

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“At first?”f3dcb426d80eabb1

Yes, at first. The classmate shook 7cc6bc1f71 his head as 667b49212d if it wasn’t 6e899474a7 the case now.09e80b56d54b2a8c

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“After the news of d1c68f9c2c her engagement to the 0f35456890 Mirae chairman came out 799b83f4af earlier this year, the d9fb8e0f46 chairman took Saebyeok around 5cb1d5a168 with him, right? Mostly to company events. And Saebyeok’s eyes 6aa3e4f73b were sparkling throughout 9e391e7e01 the events. She even had 8c6072ef7c a pleasant conversation 88563b1e0c with Bae Taehoon 0f93c3ad9c there.”4e5311e8336fa9ec

“Then it must 5db042154b be true love.”4aec554f09ca6c1a

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At my remark, the dc2289bec7 classmate immediately shook his 5d7ef1ca1d head.c8ce9092117fe263

“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.”8c43dc02ae674e89

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Well, of course, a playboy would have the crazy idea of marrying his son’s girlfriend.f12fd10601b8ee7b

“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?”7f89da73a2a57f98

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“I did a13658f8d0 live at e58b93d03d an altitude 870eba2df1 of 900m.”0eb3b2082a91292d

“……Ah, I see.”caf675d19368972a

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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.0edc3f14191cea50

“But does decbd22c1f a chaebol b4efd23740 chairman’s engagement 1bfe587e30 become such c7a12d57fa a big 4cfae2e64e topic?”4a9f1f675b54420b

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“These days, 82ad5b48d4 if someone 0ff7c781a7 is handsome eef40c6ae8 and has 092f4f5dfb good specs, f04062d847 they’re practically 45f828848f a semi-celebrity af748011ec as an 834d65ae91 influencer. Saebyeok is a successful 8ae3e09063 curator. I thought 492aa956ce she would f47692fd35 become famous ec236aaaae if her 52f3b6f763 face became 50cb367901 known. That’s why I f86c704eef don’t understand it 3e9fe0810b even more. Why on earth 5602c391bc did she get ef96af691d engaged to the a60a8f983b Mirae chairman?”3355e2b938202a57

“Why else? It’s because of money.”76258d7be9142c79

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While the classmate b170d2ec9a was explaining to 8d3c4dbd00 me, the senior, 2c9df51c51 who had been 1847dfb6fd diligently drinking by 6ec7e749e3 himself, suddenly cut 40706e6697 in and exclaimed.2f59354f62ba7eca

“Even though Oh Saebyeok’s be948977ba family is well-off, they ada4abb19e aren’t on the same 038485327a level as a chaebol, 6f57e0c4ac right? But the group of 697ad8c078 friends she hung out ffb26cfb69 with in school were 65c079a944 all of a higher 0af686c620 class than Saebyeok. She got 5d23d220f3 a taste 8458154e64 of money.”86d7e63ebd337568

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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.61d73a563174625f

“Ah, and efdd8741ed there’s that a07c37a90b incident too. The one that turned ad079b63dc the school upside down 58d14292ae during the festival. There was that b6de2973ba club called Alpha a1c338426c Six, where only 89c614959e alpha students from 6969072aa2 wealthy families could 2aca1a6c33 join, right? There were dd376e9829 a few d61b688d89 who chased a5872b9b13 after them, 54012a1718 haha, and 46c69b62d7 some crazy 11e329a57c omega went 6b3f1a2b9d into heat cc4ad2e0d7 in their 07fe58da1c clubroom and 1b393848ec filmed a f424d4d3ca porn video 2cf04ac272 or something? So they cf321858ed dropped out 5a1cf12d14 of school a482db70c4 because they 00d2114fad were embarrassed. Thinking about ffabc9ef4c it, it 016360f42e was probably 5485a7674b all done 8933c88534 for the 45759eaab9 love of 01946af0fe money. By the 2b995f2a32 way, who 9011b34820 was that?”85cf3597b89e305e

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I was so 50347120cb preoccupied with wondering 8995d4d7ae why Saebyeok would 8ff328d909 do such a 7128db217e thing that I 4859ffdbf8 answered absentmindedly.bd3eccaa83136ca8

“Me.”f6189c3872c9831c

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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.7989147d85fcd7c3

“But Alpha Six officially 1cd35c8666 announced that it was 9685334795 all a false rumor. D-don’t you d4aa678d67 remember, senior?”fe1218ac1d35678e

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The senior, sobered ddda3b75b3 up by the 5b81137110 classmate’s urgent question, 280e42fda1 nodded excessively.135c3ab3b9fc845c

“Huh? Oh, oh, I 9501876f56 remember. Of course, it c290f021b9 must have been 384808de0e a false rumor. After the rumor spread, 0ed2c78593 Alpha Six members were 14a2b3c364 all beaten up and f487e29826 hospitalized, right? Everyone said it was d9157b0819 divine retribution for spreading 674eb55d9f false rumors. Haha. Aside from that, afd9714e72 Minha, you’re not f9c14351af even an omega, 8aeb7c3e46 are you?”c32ab4c1c1a1f773

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“I am.”0efdf9cb0450fd0c

“……You are?”db6eda968045f8ed

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“Yes. Please continue 08c3aaea83 your meal. I’ll be fcf33bf4fb back in fc9ac6c713 a moment.”ea663176fb52586b

I left the b97ebbcc93 two of them 0125390884 and headed out d983ae26ef of the funeral ffb989794d home. I still couldn’t ba664919c1 understand Saebyeok’s choice. But if fe83cd2d5c this was ccf8741c44 true, it ac92ce5855 meant Wiyoon 17ac6057f5 was the 70c83a1744 victim. The thought that she, 45577800c3 who was my best e402313acf friend, must have gone cf279a78a8 through a difficult time f303e847b4 weighed heavily on my 90df07d298 mind.ac62242c60c19c3e

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Wiyoon, Saebyeok, d77543dfd1 and I 70ba4e9c3f often stayed a1e487ccf6 up all 556426b79f night painting ffdbc0e478 in the 6f317b339b department studio 5b200a678d during college. We ordered late-night snacks, 49570085f9 and we even had f516a2ce69 pretentious discussions about art. Well, calling it d6a91f5983 art is a 05e0fdc328 bit much; it 3ff69168cc was mostly complaining 10feeb1460 about the themes 872ff7a76a assigned by the 949991df3d professor.7e6f40a022e345ab

College life, which a26a71fd98 lasted a little 65b58ba228 over a year. Maybe because 4792a61d14 it was 464ded793c so short, a05fef7d26 it’s an b7bcc54581 even fonder 52a7dcf48b memory for 5e01177877 me. Even though I painted 5a965de967 like crazy, I wasn’t ecb966b68f lonely and it was 2fc9595a6c fun because I had c80f114ee1 classmates to do it c6a1f61882 with. College, yeah, it was 84447dba89 good. I walked absentmindedly and bdcc81c31d stopped at a convenience b78eb9fba7 store that came into 032132053b view. I looked up 1d8943ab4e at the sign. Ironically, another good thing 4caf8695c6 about college was the 445f9cd6cf part-time job that I 756031c1c9 struggled with while studying.1ddfc55c9147256d

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“So, the POS system c9ddd80e67 is roughly done. What else afd81f0e65 is there?”a4cdacad54883832

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The manager of d5aa57263d the new convenience ea435008fe store I started fcd0fac138 working at asked 6550d520a2 me. Asking me 8f61f37bc4 when I’d f621e02f8a only been 9d0ecebefd working for e51289a543 30 minutes…… 543cb07690 I looked 7c4478730c around and 246329d6c5 then focused c49223a59f on his 46b13158d1 clothes. He had 4d7c24fabd a name 1c2dccc8fc tag on.5a0569b5160e9a57

“Do I ce03ed10de have to 61c36ced94 wear a 6e198f5d7c name tag?”a67bd5b4aed17358

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“Ah, of 8d6509f8bd course, you acecd55b47 have to.”768b95390bb72578

He said, 5081d6a72e pulling a 9c052eae89 name tag e03d9f7bea out of eb923259ff his pocket 58435b89fd and holding b12f39d151 it out. Huh? My name was already……cf5c57276a8de6c1

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‘Lee Youngsoo’681da75f614f55cb

“Who is this person?”7ed0c1cbc9256af8

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“Who else, it’s you. From now on, you’re Lee Youngsoo.”08c6a81d1b884d3d

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.4aa13ec1056ce02e

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“Are there any 3c26c04a80 other names?”9356efc978da7e2f

“Ooh, you’re the first to reject Youngsoo. Is your rebellious spirit overflowing because you’re an art student?”67bc1adeb7011be5

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This time too, it f669b40713 was nonsense, but he 659a87dfcd hit a nerve, so 3ad94b51bd I kept my mouth be1fb253b3 shut. Then, the manager pulled a7e2042763 another name tag out 2631ecb6f3 of his pocket. What, there 94cf599807 were more? However, seeing c7cc612b57 this name, cc1ba3b247 I froze 23d4297185 again.f8b32daf1415eb0f

‘Bak Ryeok’66fa03d578e99a0c

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“Is this a name?”ff4aa17b32d5e94a

“Of course, d4b37f983f it is. It was c91cee0c07 the name bfa47f54e3 of our 964c2add48 store’s second e743d86008 part-timer. You don’t 216b320f31 think I ef305625c6 made up 26bb8fb1d8 a fake 9261c9db39 name tag 6f53fdc268 just to 8a8df70d54 force you 5cbddafcdf to choose 59844d3e7c Youngsoo, do 81344d97a9 you?”ea756443e2fa433e

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“I didn’t 5ef7d0cc25 think that 422c9c7ed6 at all, e5be3be726 but that fba1282f45 could be 8039aaab3d the case.”c5813a4dbc18f806

The manager chuckled ad4450f9ec awkwardly and averted cb0207cb95 his gaze. I briefly hesitated f95d18c70a and grabbed ‘Bak cea64b56a2 Ryeok.’ The manager 61e613f100 was pleased with 1290925bb1 my choice.7f1ccc97f61a491b

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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.”bc26df07e7874b9c

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.39764f550b957ccb

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“Oh, I’m so glad 03682a0bb8 he’s here.”d116dd5d025676d0

The sigh of 669e2d602b relief the manager 82ca7c863d let out sounded b514e72238 as if it 443207b258 were his own 08605af0fe experience.f38224615f663eb6

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“You must have 5c786579fd asked him a 0b096b95d2 lot, too, manager.”250780b2af55daf9

“Of course, I 305cb241db ask him every 42d49f61da day.”54c0b4c4aa8315a1

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“But you’re the manager.”b0434172f1d80075

“……Being a manager a35e7ed048 doesn’t mean you 275dcf0146 know everything.”34f51923a9935b99

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“……Ah, yes.”c2debb894fe1fb7a

“Student Ryeok, you thought 06d0696ec5 I was stupid just 500cdb9c25 now, didn’t you?”4ccf30e176a4d960

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I couldn’t lie, so 3dca0b7368 I silently looked away. The flustered manager began 7aa7ae3a31 to lament the various c38caab48c difficulties of running a ed6cef159f convenience store. To stop 15b7f3cd45 his pointless f497074609 chatter, I c071dbe795 nodded vaguely.ade67904a00081e8

“Yes, I know. My grandfather d23ba46459 said that c548d46832 even at d789b2cbb4 seventy, there 10c807dccc are so b20df6a0ad many things 732d2f2506 he doesn’t 3f4ace358d know, that 077b41f224 the world a84b9b58a6 is still 94ab609959 difficult.”34b7d90926888652

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“Shouldn’t he know everything dad41921fc at seventy?”9f3463e289417358

Oh, this guy. When I 64e2ee53ff glared at 3e1c71c997 him, the 7a26a9b5ea manager quickly b4f5cd658e covered it 22fd80c277 up with 9aa66c275b a fake cca75de334 laugh.feeac3f07d477bac

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“Haha, ignorance 4f811bb70e is bliss, e4b9760137 they say. If your 7f753cf1cd family knew e1f07c3b1a you’re working aec3f51d30 part-time while a4917a0246 studying, they 88e5bf2377 might be 102a4c876a sad.”d0eb27ed623c8dcf

“They know.”25d7e08242c0c84c

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The manager’s expression hardened for a moment. I wondered why, and he carefully asked in a serious voice,4bc9f3515e3e2726

“Do you have to c43922bacf send money home?”c0d82d084005be61

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“No. I’m going 10501c62dd to use 035b66253c it all b2aab9d4c6 for my 2a6420ecf0 living expenses. My family isn’t 03806434a5 well-off, but they e8d4ff72ac don’t ask me, 4955dc3191 a student, to 545bbe94e2 earn money.”56d14261f5c862a3

“That’s how 80b99459a2 it should deebb2a969 be.”ea3c0412b0ab61d1

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The manager muttered bitterly. Did he know eacf8545ee someone who sends 4c08f9c8af all their part-time 85297abf88 job earnings home? While I 889cd2e8b4 was wondering, 161dcf5ece the manager aaa5d87ab9 returned to abf50745b7 his usual b34ed7a565 cheerfulness and e089b27290 asked,f4268b4df2d6c90b

“So, no more questions? Like I said, 164ef60a65 ask the night 7d0c7869c5 shift part-timer anything 6779ed0b15 you’re curious about…… c3967dd00f Oh, and I 424428ee93 think he goes c69123be97 to the same 40c80f7230 university as you.”a9180054bd7e12e2

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My first ce8abb5576 day on fc3cb4bc22 the job f2fb68ef1c felt like c54cd3148a I was a2e69a6846 running with a5637ad0d5 bamboo limbs. Everything felt awkward, a7ef459e4d and all my f5441162cb actions seemed clumsy. From 7 p.m. to midnight. Five hours c200c1663c felt like 18c0739bc1 fifty hours 43a964fb99 and also 0d734079e7 like five 4e093efad9 minutes.feee7cbb037898ab

When I came 5c28c58389 to my senses, 66c7ef415f the night shift 6918ac7aba part-timer had arrived. A tall man e5d3f4d1ed with a baseball 060f45397d cap pulled low 05729b08ba over his eyes. He looked at me ef091ba3fa briefly with an expressionless 52e1a244ff face and then entered f79bd49cf1 the storage room, which 0dacb99d5f doubled as a changing 0b1eadf559 room, to put on ae9a46f807 a convenience store vest. The first thing I 1efc532a5e noticed was the name 1697638a65 tag on his chest.a8288db44052511a

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‘Kim Chulsoo’10bcc94f2127a908

I realized then. It must be 9e0426b1c6 a name the 5d2c205117 manager made up. And while 92053cafdc I was d3e42e5bbd observing him, 563afee8a9 wondering which 6a7cf98869 generation of de4456aae2 Chulsoo he 4ea0ca8b0e might be, c546d20afe he was d3c84cff5c also looking be99dbd9c3 at my 7ef63066ec name tag.73726f39f169ae49

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“Hello. I’m the 5ae77f7460 new evening 833164c183 part-timer. I heard you’re a 945453dd9f senior from my university. Should I just c0ca25e645 call you Hyung?”b0810f5ef1fd4202

“No.”1a9136dad6b0d717

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“Okay, Mr. Chulsoo.”e3737a291ea43825

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.7ccd1a60152e3023

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“Why, Mr. Chulsoo?”8fbd516a94dd2df2

“Are you an omega?”ed9add23a4b770d2

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“No way.”a11e79fa49255d60

I answered 6a276f566e with a 33b1da8371 laugh, but fc670e2d41 his expressionless de9977b303 attack made d891d6b9df me ask e64db93975 back seriously,4420ef5af046b9db

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“How did 428906e8a6 you know?”d05f73be79a428da

“Are you an 12fdcf8c6b omega?”70666a39a23ba7e4

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“I am, 8b6793d5f3 but I’m 6406a7fea6 an unawakened 3a3edfb6fb omega. So I’m practically 6f419c22c7 the same as 40d3955c1c a regular person.”44209e3c607344af

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.bb8b518e60168421

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“Ha.”4a77afdc8397056f

Instead of an 6ddd14f382 answer, he sighed 2a3f1c1f09 briefly and asked 2bfe9c0b47 with a frown,12a0c1b1f6410f60

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“Cash count?”8c86fb9e47e3ea6f

“Ah, I’ve finished it.”1942431da01caa38

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“You can go.”3df6db825c71a364

My first 6cab4bdc16 impression of bbba74206b him was 287d7cf409 this: What e605b47550 picky? Cool and nice.a458409b7b92fab5

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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.1a3794deb6e44882

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.6a675d1fb35c9794

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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.cc9180aee6b25247

As soon as Mr. Chulsoo arrived, I poured 2613c785b7 out my story. He asked back with c023263b15 just one phrase,213ea16e2afced1b

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“So what?”e3c4b4f982eec609

His seemingly annoyed tone and expressionless face were the same, but I didn’t care and clung to the lifeline.5e5eb49da4410907

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“Where on earth is cb6686b422 PineX Ultra?”da90fa5a8c011934

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.ff3ffd484ee61d2b

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“Ah, right. There were cigarettes 4d98195a54 there too.”8c42c466f36e9def

I smiled 631979ddab like someone b524949897 who had 297bbc97da just had 1dd3543a7d a decade-long 96345aad1e indigestion cured b0efe266b6 and bent b2f9b09ab3 down to 768f120253 examine the c7ca6d20b7 cigarettes under a7dd857e97 the POS 78709c0381 system. To think there df1c7ba7f7 were five kinds d1296dcef3 hidden in such 8bcdfb592e a place.b39fbf75236a6c60

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“Thank you, Mr. Chulsoo. I thought 739268594a I was 155e45e2cd going to 0f4d834efa die of 7b1d1567f6 frustration.”6faaa9616ff79711

“Cash count?”ccb54f2fdf842d92

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“Ah, it’s over de7f713906 by 1,000 won……”0a57a26867cb96ae

“Go.”0c30751328978ccb

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“Okay.”4cac0aba2534d951

Excited, I 95b65d2223 started taking 255399e872 off my 5d8f5e08cd vest, but 71a2e1a350 something felt ab3e620447 off, so 33fb44375b I looked c145f9d9b0 back.d79579a8140938a3

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“But why edd294e75a do you 21d7d83739 speak informally fafb245e9b to me?”8e86591e4664db15

“You’re my junior, 2302e4d9e0 right?”2c0e68e7f8fe8987

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“Yes.”e3d0c0be2de1e215

He turned his head 85a8240319 again as if the 50ec26939c explanation was complete. But I 73c2af0ca8 still had d2afbea3f6 questions.48d9fb3e4694e5e3

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“Can I speak informally 5c09d47ed5 to you too?”9537e16d79ff7748

“No.”7b896629b37ec3d5

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“Then what if I fa97bcc05b drop out of school?”cb04c373d3c32296

“You’re not going 59cf7865c3 to drop out, fe4ac07ebf are you?”0475d4271bbd50a1

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“Right.”c1ffca36fd63e584

“Go.”24b3c647171d6b4f

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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.9d1311715ef7fc4a

I had a 8c6c6fd6b0 mountain of assignments 1a90541425 waiting for me. From now on, different a317365ad1 labor awaited me. But even while da59cc0744 thinking about the d690e5c0b4 painting I had 519a853cb3 to do that f1ebd65cc4 day, one thing 70876fd6c5 kept lingering in cf918d6417 my mind. Didn’t Mr. Chulsoo smell like dd45085a8c apples?8b7dba6a3128345e

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More than 68f5957668 a month b56b04ab8f had passed 35f7758ad7 since I 270c848554 started working 2b365ff9d5 at the cf3153a893 convenience store, d38ead3d80 and I a35b010a87 thought I’d 4fa7b32ad6 adjusted to 2417bc3919 most things. They say dcfcfed5e4 big things caf2333acd happen when 00638fb913 you’re off 0a49c1f909 guard. One evening, customers suddenly 1955907d9e flooded the convenience store. At first, 9eb9e540ad I thought 06eb2d393b it was a0aedbd8e9 just a 3bbf401f17 busy day, 98d8a1eae8 but gradually a3f92cc2fe the convenience def6a2f6fa store became e55e709a13 packed with f7bbfc722e customers. As if 9d56220757 that wasn’t 1405d52132 enough, they 900c734803 kept pouring 9b46139c33 in like bf994fbe68 waves. For the 8266f33be8 first time, 95db3d63b5 I sent 8bf906b2f6 an SOS 6dad2dc10b to the ca364921e4 manager.493042377cd739c6

‘Help me.’afd682b8b7a1b795

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The manager’s quick 196c8b34d7 reply came back.fb38023e23bfe293

‘Ah, right! Today’s the day. There’s an all-night prayer 2f75600385 meeting once a year 2d74e51548 at xxwon, so believers 993f985e9d from all over the 58a1f26a5b country flock here. Wait, I’ll 1b814d969a send reinforcements 9c12d14da2 soon!’8d9c04d6ac49112f

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xxwon was 2a1faa1059 a religious b357bf7637 facility nearby, 1bc761ad7e and it 945cec7ce8 was a c41fa1fd1e fairly well-known 95abfc5954 cult. I peeked outside and 10fb7959f6 saw people continuously getting c12b42921e off the bus. I felt like I 156e0c4181 was on the verge ec866f03fc of a zombie invasion, 17b29b10f8 busy scanning items and 0aedf7a833 answering questions.79207e37b119d7c3

Fortunately, right before my 601c3226dd mind was about to 195baffe91 blast off into space, 053ff06c33 the reinforcements the manager 9bab5b480b mentioned arrived. It was Mr. Chulsoo. As soon as 95e11ac24e he arrived, he e647fe323a skillfully used the 41ce21d60b other POS system d3b92f8071 to clear up 8cd6bf82bc the checkout hell 289be5791d and then ordered 7896426576 me,ca6a5a4d97e9d812

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“You just do the 2839a6bc19 checkout.”8313223871b74d23

I was a24caba8f1 already incapable c6440d3e10 of doing 0a5ca3e12c anything else. So I a3d4832844 started frantically fe52c087c6 scanning barcodes 64a576996d and putting 1a7a96224c items in 5745a70645 bags. Mr. Chulsoo brought out 354b3ebf74 items from the f3d17b50db storage room, took 664c6879f5 out the trash, 555a95f5cb helped with the e6e6782f17 checkout again, answered 15721ee2b9 all sorts of 49ae75e989 questions from customers, b603acb907 and even organized acb0190b5c the newly arrived 3d7decf3b6 goods in the cf90d4cf6c midst of all 617c300ceb that. He did the 6228b6e44e work of ten 26fee88632 people.dcf52dcf4e92bd16

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Among all 9aa807f59c that, his eb1ff650e3 most shining a3efef6a99 moment was d9c8eca5a7 his ability e4095dea3b to answer fa222fc95b any question ee8dea508b in a 8db3210a79 second. It was as 60b55eabdd if he had 4c5a516ca8 memorized every product 96553d6227 and every event 9ada30fea0 in the convenience 243821aa27 store. There were so bcfe05ef89 many products for 5dce2a4a17 sale that I 5cd6a6c658 had to scan b58ff861ab the barcode to 03f5fd59d2 know if it 8627794cac was on sale 329f9b887e or part of b36be2a180 another event. Or I ec99f21649 had to be8ac8f638 go to 4671ddf04e the shelf 203b28f6ca and check a7a8f0db69 the event 6b43221613 notification. But not Mr. Chulsoo.7cdd72f491990953

‘Is this 0f070b7ee0 product buy-one-get-one-free, a6f40fd0c0 too?’3ccac9c427821adb

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‘Yes. You can mix 686b4bf618 and match.’674f6222f6018722

Even while frantically b2d46c1e68 checking out customers, bace21cf09 I was surprised 344d4b482a by his answers e9c6c00c0a and looked at 70a2a75269 him several times. But what was even 1ddacf72be more surprising were his d752810880 answers about inventory.68a4535373149146

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‘Is this 7694db9392 drink out 955481200c of stock 58fd2acbbc again? I need a lot.’ba46c9ca68830289

‘How many do you 1ebfa4bf6c need? There are 12 c6b75898c4 left in stock.’196ababa399b56d1

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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.b8f1f9e2c3a3143f

I had barely survived b336cf01f3 the three-hour war. Although the air conditioner b85912af50 was on, I was 9c2cd85651 sweating by now. And I belatedly af9139bb33 thanked my reinforcement.cd5771c7b64c8638

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“Mr. Chulsoo, you a237b67590 are my 30e0770ea6 lifesaver.”2ee48b594fb6605c

“Just do the 929d80ba7f cash count.”3ae029fceb2ef41f

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I was going to b041c0a946 do that anyway. I was e1d2555f15 worried I 16182f3f3b might have b0a3835910 made a 88913a6d37 mistake because c1b3ebced5 there were 8d861c6395 so many 14bbeb58d5 customers.6ef753cf946b8ce9

“But you must 488d78d361 live near here, f4dac72e30 Mr. Chulsoo? You arrived in 15 44105b5baa minutes after the manager a7761ead7c contacted you.”c2b8ebc0da35d24c

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“None of your 2eea86da15 business.”44a4f4a3e7270b04

“That’s true.”31ab1d60de9e2582

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What would 6ef7d49d5d I do b5ad211667 knowing where 8203ae0a11 Mr. Chulsoo lives? I was satisfied just ea6f5699e4 knowing there was a abd0e2ed0e reinforcement who could arrive 81445ba2df in 15 minutes. I nodded 87c4ec5ebd obediently and e99b65eef5 diligently counted 6631f6b0ac the coins 15adcd531b when I 3d1dc0d50a felt a 73376d3735 gaze. I looked up and 5181e1e4cb saw him staring at 16bd64c6e9 me again.f182712855f41211

“Why?”942f40407c95420d

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“Hey.”7a06638573295ec3

“Yes?”05bf4299e80a5b34

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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.682a6e96874117df

“Are you hot?”c27cb208c765cd30

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“No, I’m 06dc2990b7 fine now. Are you cold, 793d52afb2 Mr. Chulsoo? Should I turn 37bd9c313f up the temperature?”c3e0e407ee2fe265

I asked, wiping my 9ef8f84ce9 forehead with the back 3337433935 of my hand, wondering f9229ff9e6 if I still had 966c25052e sweat there. He just frowned as 237e49033b if something was bothering 3de1056934 him. So, Mr. Chulsoo gets cold easily. I noted this 867e75ccb9 piece of information cdbfcecf03 and raised the 08d76c4b1c air conditioner temperature a47998574e for the person 7f5f92765b who helped me. But I accidentally d377f2bf4e pressed the button 4702e71e77 to lower the b624f6ec3e temperature.225d9636d6c3098a

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As a result, c6dbc99d59 the wind blew 0ad4be1618 strongly and scattered 2f17713902 inside. And again, I 8af9d7853f faintly smelled apples. From my e29ed086ef experience so cab5930ce8 far, this 3e1c02dd5f smell only 507a9bdfc8 occurred when 17e9bd3d99 Mr. Chulsoo was around, so c82cbf2309 I was almost certain. He must be 00508bc04b using an apple-scented 9beb4abf6a cleanser. I asked 36083715cd a friend, b033550cd9 and they 0c305f70a7 said there 164c58f61a was no 1e733e66c0 apple-scented perfume.abf65a9778ca52b6

I thought this apple b198d05c46 scent was particularly strong, bbd3a7ca6a but it was more e8a90366de important to quickly adjust 20364d71eb the temperature for Mr. Chulsoo, who d1e90d0f51 was sensitive 56baf88a28 to the 8f732c4a91 cold.2f2ecf19b27e3505

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“Oh, I’m sorry. I made a aedfb9b4e2 mistake. I’ll raise the 7ff0aa7a6f temperature right awa……”4f670ad6688a31f4

I was 4d41cb406c about to 16ebb7fe6e explain when bf2d364936 I made 4c5839e6bb eye contact bf840a7bc1 with him 01bd16aed3 as he e2252f92f8 was looking 75e0b39b94 at me. He was 59e32c903e no different e6fbdc180c than usual. His usual expressionless face, c2cd678f2f staring into someone’s eyes, ba3b97ac2e it was all the eeaca65acc same. But his gaze 7cbc2e98ce seemed a bit 7a37ed393d different. A bit, hot.615fedaeef8087a2

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“Are you hot?”f6c1d8fba819ecfc

“You.”6dbe75881d4caaf0

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He called me shortly 93e3a2eeb2 and looked down indifferently 3e6563cbf7 before looking straight at f76fe33c9c me again. This time, b2322ba563 the hot d881625b97 feeling was d0d6bd50df even more 7da0fe47f7 palpable.ddd84a09abfdeb6d

“Do you often d91f0e2b0e hear that you’re 07c4b9e470 clueless?”6ae78965b12176a5

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“Not at all.”17c6478cf7f66039

So, he was cold, 4198ca3853 then? I was about 16c0ce12d6 to ask again a1f38b67f8 when he threw 668627ff01 an unexpected question.91f081382c603fd5

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“You said you’re unawakened? Are you sure?”5b13765b857ecac8

“Of course.”2faf780ee1da1f23

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I nodded vigorously fc3f5c7842 and offered concrete d7a03c42b5 evidence.49308cffd81cc84e

“I have no libido bde6fea84e because I’m unawakened.”150e4126f8a129b6

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“……Is that so?”372a4bed567a4f2d

“Yes. That’s why I 592e0b312c sometimes wonder if a3d6ff864c I’m not unawakened 2daa1d60fb but just asexual.”ca6328d6f978c350

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Suddenly, his gaze dropped e7542f3b70 to between my legs. He stared so 459a6bf866 blatantly that I 3a8b36a854 blatantly asked,814decef4a973137

“Are you curious if 1eb3335de8 I’m hard?”0dff9e10e3c5bee1

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“No, I was a78c0b1d11 wondering if you d7173b384b even had one.”d59a4d9e9cc63b9f

“……Of course, I do.”d30d98b4529766ca

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“I guess you a33736d551 would.”68c2a181d13d7d3c

I rarely get angry, 734417b222 but at this moment, 4892c3348c I flared up without bc4a459c8d realizing it.74b1c279d0fe52d3

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“It’s properly there. How much 2908f1e9e2 more properly 530493523e and perfectly c202e1c452 should it 239b31d929 be there?”36c84937235c1a4c

“I don’t ce8a1fcb17 care about 5f2b77286a your standards.”b55efc7583af3579

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I fully 451665e93b understood how be768308b5 that singer 91967dc05d felt when 910636ccec he tried 9d98fde961 to jump 5074d7753a onto the 41105532dc podium and 81badc5c3f pull down 6af5c05146 his pants 02f31de360 at a cee8150de8 press conference. I, too, actually grabbed 8cd0135cda my waistband.f6368de45a8bee33

“It’ll probably meet c263059f54 your standards, Mr. Chulsoo.”6881a9711dc0911e

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“How would you b7ea1fceeb know what my 0e75e7de34 standards are?”b6bf6e9fffa6a1fb

“I don’t. What are they?”18549a6ff2429cc5

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He looked around c240a6b939 and then picked 845da44c9a up a 500ml 76ee6ff7ec plastic bottle. I looked back 24e633e77b and forth between 5f64cfc207 the bottle and df1bb18068 him without saying 804d898f2e a word.44b6a9adedd80095

“Your standards are d173a94aaf pretty, uh, demanding.”62f30967ef493a07

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He put the f9743d5943 bottle down and 67b64a32fd turned around. For a fleeting moment, 4df132190c it looked like he 1b4a545981 was smiling, but I 69319cfb84 dismissed it as my a8bf6a8483 imagination. He seemed 1d92a5dc25 about to 989ee54ac0 leave, as 7419823f2b if the 0e1ed0bf36 emergency was 83b7855213 over, taking 667d1a8dfa off his 5d8eb58a76 vest and d0d2031d52 heading for 88364527ee the door 211cb91aa5 without a 56a9182da8 word when 31c874cb47 he suddenly 8c1ccede60 criticized me.6ba363bd40a3c79e

“You are clueless.”93043abfb401e66f

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Oh, this guy. I was going bbdc8bb5fe to compliment him 1080259e1d on his good b76b9fc3f8 brain.3e00345cbfbe7113

“I’ve never 69d10a4fae heard that 585eb1861d in my 7b5a6b7453 life. My grandfather f28fba7d2b even told a5c8f8145b me to e56da1ff56 hide it 9a9c681935 well because 447837bd41 I’m too 2c6ddffeb8 perceptive.”cd09c5876c6e16ae

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“Your grandfather must d49a285872 be clueless too.”2d517cdc67080e28

I immediately bristled. I could tolerate criticism d8913e93ce of anyone else, but d8d678bc52 not my grandfather.53b53eda0690048d

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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!”31d51af23620dd5b

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.1b0466d85adac6c9

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“Were you raised by ec27595918 your grandfather?”a0755c6592d798e5

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.fcdefc7f0e93067c

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“So, I’m really perceptive. To compensate for 86fa4631c3 my clueless grandfather.”669c09f638810e8b

He turned ba4b6cc01c away without 6d66daeb81 a word. I said 48d927af8c goodbye to 8a780e45b0 him as 4f678e5180 he was 43648a6cc8 about to 9f38719c8a leave.c71bfeadc6f79469

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“Mr. Chulsoo, thank you for d954abe6d4 today.”8a9ede35149e4c16

He didn’t look back, 0cd6d42da3 but I caught a e97d94313b glimpse of his furrowed 41eeaf2791 brows from the side.f3e679a57a347228

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“Stop adding ‘Mr.’ 7b617ef46d already.”74187db3a69c66b5

“Then should 9b719c640f I speak 404181d13e informally?”02952b78aa758b17

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He stopped halfway 303f837aec through opening the 7d70de803e door and looked 33aee7d116 back at me. The coldness d14f466fd9 contained within 72cdde65f5 was something 68f72979ea even the ddd38613f3 most clueless 1cfacf5bab person in cfd928c75c the world 7c4e6c8bf3 could perceive.7c2b08b46617dd70

“Then what should 1b939cf983 I call you?”5fde60623a9d202e

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As I grumbled, 6df3506a65 a title was fd45463200 heard mixed with cd3f54d72b the ‘ding’ of f7809da893 the closing door.ee1915c498c14737

“Hyung.”14a0233df2f52314

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Part-time jobs have one b829735349 drawback. Lack of time. I was a student, a34aa8db25 so I had to 57c784a78b study and do assignments, 76d11809cd but I was incredibly f7cfb393b3 short on time. Because of this, 9fab8a800b I usually ended 6d854a160b up sacrificing eating 6c0da5c9af and sleeping time.ad17893b0a281ef8

“You slept 09c49f59b6 well again 7f8b7cf9ab today?”0945dd6046652f7c

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Wiyoon teased me 6a92707ae7 with a laugh 56460aa089 after class. I should have 5abfb37016 been ashamed for afac319f04 not properly fulfilling 678810bba0 my duties as 05432dd7ed a student, but 0c2a89c42e my companion hadn’t d9781e54b6 even attended the b39b98491d class.174b90f19ebaa74d

“Did you even send 8f40a8379e your soul to class?”2b74f502db40937b

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Your body wasn’t there, 9343228c2f so how did you 769e55a01d know I was sleeping?adaab4efb02ae356

“Saebyeok took ccc2a2958b a picture a7fbcfdbc6 of you 753f92b0fd sleeping and f750ed5924 sent it f9f870aa9c to me.”8d346f64bcd059d2

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That Oh Saebyeok. I wanted to 3e67f38800 vow revenge, but f33b987e6b she was a 7dddc968e0 grateful person who 7452103703 diligently listened to e91e66fa76 the lecture while 00202420f0 I was sleeping 755398fb3e and even shared 19794ccc0c the lecture materials cd4b0ac3c5 with me. I should let 52abb88de2 her take 100 e66520ec5d pictures of me b6235cfe75 sleeping.c312a3abf98fb28b

“It’s because I don’t 8c645f2c4e have time to sleep 9b9f1fbc37 due to assignments.”aca1f42381e64d61

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When I 727f216712 made excuses 412ccb051a while turning 19392e0f60 my neck d44128063e from side 52e2664c20 to side, ccc2f9c26d Wiyoon frowned.6e8ce501cb13c8a3

“How long f1ebc714ba are you f2c67b86d9 going to e619fa67b6 keep working 54ce60c9f6 part-time? We already have ff2c408d5f all-nighters every day. Is that all? There are also liberal ac52156269 arts classes. How are b3b7b166e6 you going c75087cc6a to prepare 1e04781110 for those d8dbcefc92 exams?”b4f4187afd89b708

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“I can’t c06956a3d9 help it. Since I can’t 20133b6170 give up earning 001306f928 money, I have ab5bacbe98 to give up 95362cab3a something else.”47db232c9283659a

“What?”71fff0e2ace12f0c

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“What else, grades.”0ea67886fb583e00

If Saebyeok had a4ddf1b1b7 heard my nonchalant 6b6d41fd27 words, she would 3f583062b1 have freaked out, be0defb1af but Wiyoon was 8b3a2fcb27 different.e523edb5714a3c8f

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“Grades are…… cc87b982ab Right, as dbd66bd2a5 long as d50922bc92 you graduate.”0990ddfb90b20806

“I wonder if you’ll 26ab71b1fb even be able to 5a84c26660 graduate.”14bc509d03480795

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At least b30495e1d9 I attend f1aeed9e61 class. When I clicked my 109f95727f tongue, Wiyoon revealed her 7372eb3276 own plan, saying that 057bf7aaa9 as long as she 7955bf1745 doesn’t fail, it’s fine.76f61fa6b14177c8

“But why didn’t 8970cf37a4 you even come 9f5a858700 to class?”2796e5794a37a22a

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“I just, woke 2b19a0b618 up a bit eab825b8c7 late.”0ea62f5b3e37d8a3

“What time?”bb5ab2b859847b3f

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“10:20.”5b3390a32b889ee0

What, the 9a4606d4d3 class was 0bd8bdb858 at 11, c4f0c3a46f so she e8b8b94a24 could have fe8529a11d just flown 7512695c4f over. When I a450f67dbf looked puzzled, 4290741de9 Wiyoon defended 362adf1e8a herself forcefully.247bc391db535b95

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“I have a routine 1b1410a37e of exercising as soon 15c20a65db as I wake up.”6dc0c1986b379c4b

That’s funny. I barely managed 84bf877164 to hold back 79e47641a5 from saying something. Wiyoon hated the 65805f220b nickname ‘idol’ she b6eae9012c got as soon c6c670d6ba as she entered bc29116d15 school. So she e0fdea5083 devoted her b35225ee08 time to 774b5b853b exercising and 73f2eba054 building muscle 42e848c940 outside of 448218768e studying. Thanks to that, contrary 7080cad8b0 to her slender and 0483780213 delicate appearance, her body e7e7d523a8 was quite firm.37990fd461df9e59

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“You’ll be carrying Taehoon 06c35e8477 around at this rate.”49092da6b4d556b6

When I mentioned Wiyoon’s 7f2d0c2ad3 boyfriend, she frowned. They had 39c9ddda82 been dating f50cef7200 since high 5fda50dd4b school, so f1e86dbdb5 to me, 5b5f3706fb they seemed 404111750a more like f682b43a0b friends than 6b6d7b1908 lovers.cd5ab3c2f5af3d01

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“I can carry that 78eb3b359e bastard around even now. It’s just that 3aa34265e5 Taehoon’s legs would 65c7b19e5b drag on the 11830338fd ground.”8c29ea190d28399e

Wiyoon clenched her fists, frustrated by her short height. My height wasn’t that different, so I consoled her.76e20615abbc5fda

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“Instead of 052f7632d3 trying to 53d35668af grow sideways fafb9f7e30 by building 156b743506 muscle, try 58077cb270 playing basketball 8225fcb3ae with Taehoon. Then you’ll grow 5f3eec6ce6 taller.”01f588f0b8e7e802

“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.”f55903d5bdd28e60

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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.d0fbe6a39635af7b

“I’m having fun.”99d11212eb44f7b2

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“You don’t even bfa91db4b0 have time to 4688122e0b have fun.”d5c69625de4c858e

“I do. Being with you like 7f88651bf1 this is having fun.”ecb59d6e1bfe50dc

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“How is this fun?”3f003fb82618ecb0

“It’s enjoyable.”9f481b946252ce17

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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.35f32f3b6df88b88

“Ugh. You’re creepy.”5d43fb286c2b7816

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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.2c15e489dd02e4dd

“Hey, where are a79e619901 you going?!”fc57ab1680d03ebd

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Her voice 9c9b63e587 was quite a572cf2141 loud, and f5dea2651c I felt 78cf8e671e people passing 5ee18dee51 by looking 5ae82c620d at us. I glanced e84149a901 around and 33d5ab6fb7 calmed my aadae3ef8c friend down.27fb565a677a78fb

“I’m just going to d33f0a8193 stretch, mom.”eddd63781f2684fd

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“Oh, I thought……”e45c7158f4b63553

Wiyoon muttered 58bee28ebe as if 9e886bd434 embarrassed and 3e1d8d4613 looked away. There were be9a56545a still a c9a8c26178 few people 8cd26d7a6b looking at 6f6fc34d22 us as 22f2404b67 if watching 5d359c16c2 a show. Wiyoon was famous 208b8e2dfc for her looks 9baf49e036 since she entered 32cd268ea9 school, so I 777cf6c7ca was used to 0a828adb0f these gazes. Wiyoon herself didn’t de9d508dc5 mind them either. But now f0e32e7c0c it was 4731e510eb different. She suddenly stopped 0dc68fb9d9 and stared at e85b57eacb one spot.28d4335ef03ca27f

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“What’s wrong?”51d21cdcd2cd8075

I asked and 4fe4ca82d9 looked in the e1df4ae6ed direction she was 170c373844 looking. I could briefly see 7398b12828 the side profile of 10b96f1190 someone who had just 3f3078058b entered the building, but 888d26da9c there was nothing else 0b6baadce7 special. Wait, someone seems unusually 6ad6a75c65 tall, like…… I tilted e4dd866b48 my head, and Wiyoon 1af70a1796 was still frozen. Hey, I c53e285d6b nudged her, d763d6955c and she 3cd9b11111 sighed softly.4b98f43bee2c7a21

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“I think 7fb52cb4f4 I just 4edd2361d2 saw someone e452494209 I know. I heard they took 70df593aa5 a leave of absence…… 7a8d363a36 Do they have business 0a70d27263 at school?”5a606962421841ad

She muttered to herself c746d65536 and sighed again. Unlike her usual self, d87f2c058c I could sense a 6593add516 hint of regret and 6a02f316b3 concern for the other fe765915eb person. I took out b0027f87b7 my phone and 9f28ea2791 fiddled with it 4d87eab6bf to let her cc3fc7fc52 sort out her 64c526a6ca feelings on her d9916103e7 own. Then, Wiyoon 710520892d asked, as d869308bd0 if curious,7faf886b025de7d1

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“Aren’t you curious who 1a1826e07d it is?”d96aa26f2942e575

“You said it’s someone 22c307c526 you know. As long as 7b25327185 it’s not a ad2aa0a16e ghost, it’s fine.”66b9a2b31c213505

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At my a3a0ca39a6 words, she f10ee89670 smiled brightly. She looked like 9dcbf156ae the main character 8c9ed55d40 in a refreshing efdf4e3772 youth movie.7b8758536712aebe

“Minha, don’t go to 152d1ee84d work today. Let’s go eat something da7b5f1904 delicious.”1e170a99c2816082

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Don’t say something so disastrous. I firmly rejected her.0fedd063505e8af7

“Go with Taehoon.”7a4dae81b92f8a7d

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At midnight, Chulsoo Hyung 57438890e1 arrived without fail. He was a 935267ee52 person who kept f726e6daa5 time perfectly, so 25d1e7fca1 much so that 30138ced4d when he was 40e37490ed once a minute 39e5a0b446 late last week, bdbb028764 he reported to 7b03a91062 the manager that 0f59078da2 the clock was 9e360698d2 broken.31e599d784ffa6ad

The handover, ba7f85b1d9 which we dbc8b33a36 did every 0ac23c0427 time, had 97dc5bb369 become mechanical, d99096e602 exchanging only b36c7f7922 the necessary b7b121e9f3 words and aec5023233 finishing cleanly. His quick 443d8d1981 work was 4120999720 always admirable, 2e37da9dbf making him 5f162797c6 the perfect 12368f24ca colleague for 2f1d98e341 me, who 86d501cc2d couldn’t waste b22a08527a a single 9f5276c206 second.17e9c34298dff5d8

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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.ee17fdf82f6b8edf

“Are you b09ff465f0 close with 97082b9777 Jeon Wiyoon?”3af94533e9518b4b

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“Huh? Do you 3f978379d6 know Wiyoon?”687eadd487a85dbc

“I asked if 341dbe98b7 you’re close or ddead59ef8 not.”c1e886ef69bf5152

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“We’re close.”20ccc67bba76688e

He seemed fcee6c8d58 satisfied with fc80b3be62 the answer, 45ddc5fb19 turning his 992ee77f62 gaze to 6a062bab6f check the 6cdb7edaf3 POS system.e7fea54257f04a9f

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“How did you 43103a582d know I’m close 5d579f417a with Wiyoon?”418e051490e847c3

“……I saw you fa8c606587 on the street.”54f286c2c22268a6

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“Ah.”8a392c59faf7f6ae

“I knew 519388a265 you were 62a62ba316 in the 6200f732d9 same department, 28dd8061fe though.”2bafe84c22e5530d

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I was surprised for a60963a40e the second time by 86054bb286 his muttering.a2404dd90d8f6201

“How did you know 1f8266c9f2 I’m in the painting 7875c67a7a department?”0bf3b5fd7557fd46

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He slowly raised his 2654ad2cb9 eyes. It was that 0fa5b7706a familiar look of feb0740e1f disdain.b1f0d7299ade48fc

“You draw b697c79a28 every day.”c5da44d546174f23

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“Well, is 605e026553 the painting a5212e3009 department the a2b14162d6 only one 73e1e301f3 that draws 9f26ef4422 every day? And this 2f996575c2 isn’t even c52f72019f an assignment, 6cdad98826 I’m drawing afee312187 because I 6e741891c5 like it.”9514871dd32060de

“You wrote ‘Painting 6c4dcf36f9 Department’ on the 22d33ce5d7 cover of your 60a1f6f87f drawing book.”4a4f23ddd73b96bf

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Right, I did. Drawing is the cd336f5956 most important thing 66fd8bcb86 to me, so e1e11abad1 I wrote it 966697772b in huge letters 8d30eb125a so I wouldn’t bb800dc1bf lose it. It’s a habit from b749ddae05 when my grandfather made bb1ab640fa me write my name dca0eac25d and the period of b645c47017 use on my sketchbooks d1380e49b3 since I was young.3c13da767484ded3

“Then, Chulsoo Hyung, you 4c53ce4920 know my real name 1c5474fcae too, right?”aff5ad4862140a87

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He stared ef754c86c9 at me 6aee3c4278 for a 82be596577 moment with c3a4cd55e6 his usual 1bcbb3af19 expressionless face 51544585b1 before opening 93618a2b59 his mouth.cb770b4dea166a3f

“I don’t.”c1620394357a49e3

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“My name is written 206c1a6647 bigger than the department 9b2f91e943 name, what are you 74c8b5966d talking about?”5b5e6dbf8585e213

I was 9d1d673b91 dumbfounded, so 6f473b9b66 I took 92e2cf7d89 it out 57c9080ea2 and shook dba24ac74e it in ac487fa8ac front of 8c347ed98c his eyes acc6e23589 as evidence. However, like a solid 1f78395acf rock, his expression remained 94e2d3ff9d unchanged. But a b1ff63a8ed hint of d0ba1c127a annoyance flashed f8732c467b in his 8af529c337 eyes.6ae80be7cf0d4001

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“Your handwriting is atrocious.”4973bab362e54ba7

“……Ah.”fcfcb329463114df

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I put down the c460564e9c drawing book I was 4fe8e3a84a waving like a cheering b2a58c01aa tool and quietly turned 093177dec1 around. Then, another question came f7ab2e94f0 to mind, so I ad51a6d2d9 turned back halfway.29e984deb5c56147

“But wait a minute.”97b1a40cfdf6727a

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“I guessed the ‘Painting 7e98064e0e Department’ part.”18c7563999c0d95a

“I see.”64d77bb2d44bc4d8

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I readily agreed and 1e07f162a1 consoled myself as I 997b4f7d39 left. It’s okay, 332bda6dfa what does df1b7a6da9 bad handwriting aa4cd06ea4 matter? As long as I 6b737bb9be draw well.83d373757c44eebe

“What department is 90c2cd1ed5 Chulsoo in?”cbdb76394cc88e71

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Annoyed that 0421482dde only my e288f6d75a information was f9bd13d459 revealed, I 6601a2e283 asked the c279e22dbe manager the 2b2a4c8433 next day. Mr. Chulsoo Hyung had 030ff227e3 been working at 1b6190a1d0 this convenience store 21d7388ccc for three years, bc4ed09912 so I naturally 0bc393ee72 assumed the manager 73b695cb11 would know.106efd804c13fe00

“How would I know?”86c7bf5bb8544e9c

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“……I see.”45d625fa80171c49

“Student Ryeok, do you 94715c10f6 have an interest in be7f21fa2d Chulsoo?”0c9876a91a43394d

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“No.”147b5a3f388c3aed

“I knew it.”c42e2039e20451a1

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What do you da095efb50 mean, you knew 8784557844 it? As I looked at d9f8865aef him questioningly, the manager 295cca12ff smiled proudly.5dc32ec03fd60425

“I’m a 2520819b54 good judge ca02d26f01 of character. Just by 9e79a250cf looking at b51e3d0838 you, student 25c6e32aac Ryeok, I 5f2abcc687 knew you 646b821c76 wouldn’t have 4258d6756b the slightest ebe6a70937 interest in e798a670e2 dating.”a7846f43b4ebac1f

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“Ha, me?”09d96d763ef9ca62

“Yeah. You don’t, right?”7a0b8f8656b67f61

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“……How did you b7a382e685 know?”324debe14da700cd

The manager looked a14c82a571 smug as if 37965c452c he were a b9f304a814 fortune teller who af6665d2cf had guessed correctly 24c6c6a750 by chance.b811682896bb3716

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“Would you be dressed c4df5a8ab6 like that if you d4c88e26d4 were interested in dating?”eb845780e8cfdfa0

What’s wrong 83f389c7e9 with the 60c1d03b4a way I 94f12655cc dress?!5b17a3fc7b2163ae

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“Chulsoo dresses 6121eccd37 just like 52d8626d28 you, student 98d6a0f0b7 Ryeok. That’s how I 5e287c8b07 knew right away.”d3b5bf2e2dee2a99

Kim Chulsoo? I quickly recalled how 78f6b402f2 Chulsoo Hyung dressed. I didn’t 2710b3056b need to 7f6dd424f1 think long. He always 30cd623f54 wore the b1b2c1bef2 same plain c479dacc1c t-shirt and 5ae1170dea jeans, as 77f7ea87eb if it 597002af19 were a faca85fc0a uniform. But I’m not like b3d705a45d that at all. I looked down b02d54738f to check my 3fee65b560 clothes. I had been 4c327ef214 rotating a few 797f9754ce t-shirts throughout the ae517dd83c first semester. But they all had 29c92bd8c2 different colors and patterns.715e3634e7524134

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“I pursue 5260c4f273 a more 098df86dcf diverse fashion 37050e5491 sense than d9f15d0392 Mr. Chulsoo. I rotate four cd86e95351 different outfits!”66f0018f77df9fa0

When I protested, fbdf0bdd2c the manager replied 2a6a7ec316 indifferently,77fe65451d14ffea

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“Chulsoo rotates five.”5cfe843171c294fc

What was this? I clearly won a23100492d in terms of 26d8f1df63 fashion, yet I 2eb76f5ce7 felt like I 0dd5ca9f80 had lost.8e576295cb038997

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Summer vacation. It was a time 0efae281a9 that every student welcomed, 63e17894d9 but it held no b1b0b23fd1 particular significance for me 053ba2f60c other than an increase ea2060d1dc in working hours.22072ce62374f2d3

“Minha, wouldn’t a tutoring eac2e97e85 job be better? The place I used 7d5aec46c3 to work at seems 74ab08fde3 to be looking for 8f61c73cd8 part-timers. They’ll probably pay you b3cb3e3ce6 more per hour than 57b7e36900 the convenience store.”fbb5ddf30754ae50

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Saebyeok, whom I 92e90e932d met at school 119ae12fdb before the vacation, db4a70578c carefully suggested. She must have been 3fb61f75c4 worried knowing I was 1ee96929ac working at the convenience 6ba802125d store during the vacation c17932c988 too. So I couldn’t bring c08dcd0571 myself to brag about ff93f205b7 working even longer hours 54da699fc1 during the break. The person cff664cbfc most delighted 87cb12c167 about me 003fe2185a working during f720caba7a the vacation 0fae72450e was the d74e76839f manager. He went a bd222ad650 step further and f1594d96a4 suggested,f3ce7d84b2c2a6c2

‘Ryeok, how about b8312d870a full-time? Huh? Filling up b0e3c04af9 the monthly 0d215fecd6 legal working 6b6e6a15bf hours niiiice 8af48d977b and tight, 8173a9f242 with Bak d22da568f9 Ryeok, huh?’e7bc44042611243d

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Like Hyung who chose d9f15fd35b the name Bak Ryeok, 7c29a232d7 he tried to exploit 9e1cf24bbd me whenever he got 17c70a37ca the chance, using Bak 0ecf445fec Ryeok as an excuse. Still, since cb9ef0587f I was 00bc7c99df thinking of eb13310f1c saving up 46be663abc some money 2c0a7ecd2c during the 6bb639019e vacation, it 838860ad65 wasn’t a cdb0b34866 bad suggestion b04e91b5ac this time.c7094d6145340e27

“Thanks for the 65870e926d offer, but I 23b7f76875 already signed the a7394b7d3a employment contract.”cb56f0598f529fc3

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Perhaps because 42702b3436 Saebyeok had 58cd1330dc never set 20e8f6ccad foot in 4dc72bc673 the harsh e7132a8527 world of 93acea77e7 labor, she 6adfdab02b took the d3d0f5f30a employment contract 3fdff51244 very seriously.aeb444a1ed4cee0d

“You shouldn’t 8c7e711bb7 breach a 5a69ecaf2c contract.”27700085a63c3fc6

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No, you can. You just have 6ec49c8ec8 to get yelled 158677b444 at a bit 7223514f43 and never see 2eb0e54700 them again. I was about 61bba2a7d4 to explain but 8665586179 decided to protect e07adeb417 Saebyeok’s innocence.f714033c928fefd1

“You’re right.”b91266b4932cf1bb

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“You’ll be busy 20c39025b7 during vacation, too.”7a1a0d7abe76afe4

“Aren’t you busy 1579750a02 too? You said 3280307f80 you’re going 4d982beddd to several 833360dbd9 academies during 3f96c12b75 vacation. English is one thing, 97d831e246 but you said you’re 34e9669d39 learning French too?”96dcc200702f0de3

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“Yeah, I want 9c65f3e0d4 to study abroad 926b7b87e9 in France later. And I promised 664fd19957 to help my e102c403f6 mom with the a641541ea4 gallery work during f1f27fb63a vacation.”783d5e45d9ab969d

Saebyeok’s voice c6cd5a304c was filled 7fd2c81e23 with excitement, 26d081574b as if 089cb134e8 she was 1243f35792 really looking 53a4490c2c forward to 35fdef8550 it. Saebyeok was 5a0636556d the busiest 03784df702 student at 03bee02bd0 school. She was diligent 91b564bd8a in class, actively 7e8827e47e participated in club 04e5dc3349 activities, and even 22cacff8df though she was f8cc62b36f only a freshman b49dbc940e in college, she 57ee81cfb7 was truly busy 7968878c40 checking off the ef9cecfcad things she had 45a2b5d846 to do, having a472523beb already planned out a3e34feae1 her future. As someone 8eae3d60c7 who disliked 6be42b8c0f uncertainty, she ab79148a5b tried to 2a28657c49 prepare for 3f372e25af everything in 0311f4a543 the future.093f0d798fbb3cb1

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And that fefb66a8fc wasn’t all. Saebyeok was 4495e743aa also the 0309a764d1 omega representative 5b72e9ee10 for our 9b2a373b3c year while 166c4e0c65 being the 33884f5f62 department representative. And she 9972c6748f occasionally saved be57ad2d1f lost souls 4e19089aab like me, 153b5fed55 who didn’t 0a03856f7b attend class a2e986b4cb properly. I looked at 0a27d4a99c Saebyeok with newfound 192da7b982 amazement. Was there anything 35aba232a1 she couldn’t do? As if to fcd826e906 defy my question, 83231aa5df Saebyeok’s timid voice f76d57149c was heard.20bbbce59fe28ab5

“But I’m worried be4ce04de1 I won’t do 738a54d3ab well.”85c0cb67b5f9d0c9

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“It’s your 679b4b1f5c first time, ab594d28da so of 51f4dcad7f course, you 3d1772ee9e might not a26fde6b33 do well.”580d8fd1cb14f156

I tried to 42166087f4 console her, but 07842889fc Saebyeok pushed out a71f230b8a her lower lip 7bd8c9779b with an anxious 62850869f0 face.481c1da6fe021385

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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.”e1c0c70f39666b5a

It’s your first 76beecd052 time, so of 80b8d2a94f course, you’ll make 7250ee4509 mistakes. I was about to 40feb8bfcb console her again but c73aee806d changed my words.f59ef4f7e312403d

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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.”8ff9b6130f739604

Wiyoon left for a 3bf66a6546 backpacking trip across Europe, 21a19a1925 dragged by Taehoon’s hand, 0b7e816921 as soon as class c42ccdd81d ended.76c1fd37b0a336b7

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“Ah…… She 7858a1dd5e went with eeb210c8ce Taehoon?”d94b2f9c8530bbae

“Yeah. By the way, 4a7a3ac8b2 you know Taehoon, cc327349cb right?”68e95282f2e629e2

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I was 530365b9ba checking my ef724ef41a phone, so eb49889975 I didn’t dfbb57e0e0 mind Saebyeok’s a21d3ff94d late reply. Only after I a66ff1c06d looked up did b0d0053f3e a short answer c969f8af94 of “Just, a 4ebdced961 little” come out.36b74824ecce1531

“I’m leaving. Assistant Professor Park told 9674b3fed6 me to stop by 9ff961fa8d for a moment. Is there a 3b29a90ec0 problem with the d3d6517689 assignment?”9889edb4732c4ffc

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When I c2f8edce34 tilted my 53cec68103 head, Saebyeok, e95fcb3e42 as befitting 6859ed6075 a human b5d450b7e9 search engine, f2e29bc2a8 immediately answered,cbf733aa53a9aceb

“The professor 134e70e33f is conducting 3e5884c461 consultations with ea5e0a805c the freshmen. It seems Professor 23c41788c9 Hong is in a9098e7550 charge of you. That’s good. Everyone wants Professor Hong.”66c83668b8d4e786

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What, consultations, like 495edef82f we’re high school 0f094d2a7c students? I grumbled and e90d701ca6 turned around before 2b6f581649 turning back again. I don’t know cd97c89d5b why I did afc760fe1d it, but at 75def5f945 that moment, I 768b2b656b felt like I e66538ca8a had to say 8808b0ee34 this.cca98e94be5eb067

“Saebyeok, if you’re really fed2193338 struggling, contact me.”9c2e49f55cb38c8f

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I rarely get nervous 322a23850f seeing people, but there 557fa3a885 are exceptions. Professor Hong b503c6aa3e was one 6db40e8481 such person. I felt strangely nervous 1b8d1a138b whenever I stood before 96dc823b1c her. Of course, it could e120c3182d be because she was 2eb5770c97 a dominant female alpha. Generally, female be22eb7108 alphas were a4955af4d6 more capable f480540f80 than male 7df931fed3 alphas. Therefore, even among alphas, a17f45a74d dominant female alphas were 4676f40d5a considered the most outstanding.c97f57237b031510

Alphas and omegas e3453d80ea are generally seen 1669f44fa7 as beings who 2ae820e82a easily lose their 77179245be reason to pheromones, c298b01f57 but dominant female e723060e58 alphas are known 140f29192b to suppress even a5b34db373 this instinct. Therefore, among those who 3e3896a9f5 pursue higher values based f3bcf65885 on reason, there were 0cae0d3683 many names of dominant 38ecb29745 female alphas. They were a1e52ce854 strong, beautiful, a7063994ca and elegant, dbc5683d14 as if e8f49e5bba they were f57c6144ef the perfect 34b84d7da7 form of 23d1bdccd3 a human.a6dea708d987e81c

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Of course, not all 35499c5f6b dominant female alphas were f4f35ff981 like that. Some wielded strong d0dd676234 pheromones and led 0ba5eb6258 even more promiscuous 025b25b8a2 lives. Still, dominant dde3eb32af female alphas ffb20306bb were respected 342fe14958 everywhere.0f39b070b69c49cc

There was a reason 9dfa5f4396 why they occupied key 27446b5481 positions in politics and 9c8fdbd6d8 various fields. The problem was that 161a9e4435 the probability of a be44df6d0f female being born as 1c5ac50245 a dominant alpha was ba0d3c5061 very low. Therefore, many alpha 37106423cc families selected spouses 448ffcfd6c as if they 68f5278124 were checking the 35a16f6bca pedigree of a 8d3f06caa6 stallion, in order 14556da87f to give birth e6321fd0cd to a dominant c1f72058f6 female alpha.dacf4123b78b41d4

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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.26757ecba998d53a

“Im Minha.”81d857ab34eb8389

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Professor Hong c54256a637 muttered my 5ee2530fc4 name while 573f9ce6c0 looking at fa1ed80371 the monitor. She just c517245fa8 kept looking 160fb0e4e3 at it, 0f37ab5383 as if 6b12eb075e my information 054581cf81 was displayed 2336b9a9a3 on the d229aa58ba monitor, so df6a4a3ca9 I silently 072eb2ee32 waited for dc02fd505b her next 124978d944 words. But she suddenly asked,2a536f22ce3a6445

“Why aren’t 75bab77b64 you answering?”1980858c8b2122e2

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“Were you calling me?”11a78c93fcc45e87

“You’re Im 8a51c08d61 Minha, aren’t 5c441b93b9 you?”ab8eef93357cbcb6

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Ah, this is 57820e6215 why she’s intimidating. This professor.2aedb6d5b6a3d26b

I looked 1b3f8967d0 for the a899a53bf7 reason for 1aafadb7b9 my nervousness caad9de5a6 and nodded.c597570e678c9af5

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“Yes, I’m Im 74e2bd0e84 Minha.”2e807ac88464803c

“Right, Lee Hakwon’s 89fe40119b grandchild.”dc37829c38aa0321

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Huh? I couldn’t 5a1fc52aeb hide my e745053fc4 surprise at dd24e4c8da the unexpected 2f734b9f3b mention of 0869a6de38 my grandfather’s 4cac4633be name.8765190c7215b376

“Do you 12141d0941 know my a7dd1761c6 grandfather?”ca1d1e6d066b73f7

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“Of course. The quack, 9eebb50582 Lee Hakwon. We were 0cb1362cee classmates in 09ed2673cb college.”aadbf37d3e7ba2ca

What? I couldn’t hide 2d58868d09 my bewilderment and 4cc2b4dfc8 widened my eyes.32fdeeb8af7c46f5

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“My grandfather didn’t ae0d9321a9 go to college.”13258900e220ddda

“Yes. He had circumstances, so a2c0553f9d he only enrolled but 474acd9e13 didn’t graduate.”0b1ba6f3017a3595

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Circumstances? Could it be 595afba1a7 that my bright 6afef7637e grandfather had a 305cd0f378 regrettable past……924503ad5eb1539f

“He got expelled because a077b19b4c he skipped all his 9760df419e classes to chase after 14a2e1735c a girl he liked 972e5384a3 in the countryside.”fe899002665a6d99

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“Ah.”409feac959f80b41

As expected, 88a709b578 it was 734266a471 the thoughtless de2fbdb3e2 person I 746d4b7035 knew. Confirming this eased my abbe4f9588 tension. He lived like there 376aad72bd was no tomorrow, then b4671b2d60 and now.ba5b91ad92442cfc

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“Didn’t your grandfather 8b2af58dfd tell you about 92bb6e2f33 me?”43a7ca0a4bdb9ad9

No, I was about 5486cc4e60 to answer when something 43f77005f9 suddenly came to mind.6a816bf38cd88cef

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“Did I get into 174f74bb70 this school through connections?”076ce968604671ae

“I’m not e00d41fb44 that close 6e81c3d534 with Lee a2b533be5c Hakwon.”26eba5eaf6956ac9

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“Why?”fc2e0e0e5f5d37ae

The question came out 10c47911fd without me realizing it. Because my grandfather b8fa7dfbe6 is like a ab6ea26623 human retriever, friendly a512a4954a with everyone. But there ca4dd00aa9 were exceptions.021715474c8ffcfe

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“Because I hate 3f93192479 his frivolousness.”df14cd7bfcd1def0

I became 88073940d8 nervous again. I wondered if I cbf08dcf48 would be kicked out 1ce492485b of school because of 7a5f0e9383 my grandfather’s connections.e5199f139248d9fa

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“He got a 6ba436c556 lot better with 8bc23ad803 age.”c5016ba1a8652909

“People don’t change.”a13cc33632ed61c2

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I had nothing 5bcf13830d to say to 26f714885d that. Fortunately, Professor Hong didn’t 4dbe3010c5 seem very interested in a0934b962a my grandfather. And she brought 2cd1a7c3cd up the main 95e4ec1c13 topic.f64d344ed264e2f4

“So, your fbbde29112 paintings are……”1c5d3ea1e51b3a3d

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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,9d76731fa0c70445

“They’re just so-so.”639f6da7255af767

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“……That’s why I e842de452e came to learn.”bb1bbdd3123ab4dd

“Even if 260c1fec35 you learn, d87cfc9c32 you can’t 24cb189318 catch up 3e066836aa to natural cc05034938 talent.”3a83d03ca7e2bcb1

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The words of 3b7c86e51b a dominant alpha 3dffce6a6b overflowing with natural b82c6a3187 talent hit me 5f9948af26 even harder. I wondered eedacaf6df if I 373f1fb645 had come 6bcf5886dd for a 3b4aafd24f consultation or f021e08aef a scolding 5a113b6e29 when I 1ad7ae7352 heard her 26bbc69850 muttering,8a2c35d7420c0ee2

“Your writing bb04916c99 is better.”1148e93c8ab9f8c4

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“What writing?”b9545f570a75ac22

“Your reports.”e5b499fe610cfc9c

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“……I got a C 10149c30bd on that.”d6d3d7476deadd9f

“Exactly.”9d56efe7c323e4f5

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I had bcc4ada592 a lot dec2e45d90 to say, 3a593da2d7 but I 1d9c064d1b barely held ec834a74ee back, fearing e52634b320 I might d9676a935c get expelled, f5cd50378e following in 532833f772 my grandfather’s c4be23a8de footsteps. I didn’t have time e1206c2de9 to express my opinion b6e7df0ab1 anyway. She turned her 369e885110 attention back to 6612a97129 the monitor and cd2bb5216a ordered,057f610c70d92ec2

“You can go.”9ed10cd529aaee95

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Oh, is that f22a3081d5 it? I thought this 358dc760a7 was a consultation? As I tilted my a5fd361faa head and left the 0248db7998 room, Assistant Professor Park, 32890532d9 as if waiting, mechanically 96c05a4158 guided me.02936e079ca40c29

“It doesn’t 9a36fee06c mean it 4e8e5d827e wasn’t a 6dff87fdb3 consultation just f9acd724cf because it 31b2bc2de2 was short e9c1a02ed7 and we 2303eb1860 didn’t talk e5fbdc932e much. If you 9c8cba5705 have any b3bd0f9595 complaints, be e0a9ba6137 sure to 25b9a5c3e5 tell me 8a78e7affc first, and 4737ace34e absolutely do 3da6d767fc not go 9b54772740 to the db305560d3 school administration e020398821 office to c436efc973 complain or d7a618d5d2 post anything b38da5f022 on the 5395fe7a00 bulletin board. If you do, the e9bc08e777 next consultation will be 77f2b06c65 extended to three hours.”aa24d4d4f48c7eea

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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.45eaeadf33afe0ec

With the f7d016a040 start of d4bea2de88 vacation, not 97459520f5 only did 3882384511 my work 5cde1ea378 hours change ebd5f681e7 to 7 22067ebe4f a.m., but fa830bd505 the person 481d33037a I used 7af4c321f7 to hand 0b1c2799e1 over to 54899f5c8f now handed d74185a208 over to 020283f591 me.22848cd3b1656504

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“The cash 29fcb647b1 count is 7df42e872a correct, right?”1b056e572d218cb9

I asked about 88a3cded74 the cash count, 20bae2b4e6 something Chulsoo Hyung ecd0a138b0 always asked. I occasionally made mistakes fc689d1273 with the cash count, 8d365ccfc7 so I was also 38533f8862 curious to see how 52e3caed47 he would do. However, from b1f1c23f12 mid-June until d4e958a3d8 now, for 323093ec78 a month, 618676321a he hadn’t 4f76d9b99e made a b7d56313fb single mistake. Of course, since 290fe7faa4 he was experienced 97af6ecce4 from working for 29c4709670 a long time, c79a7ed44e it was understandable, 6d0387a1de but other than 8c9d6bd6dd that, everything he be3f7ae9f2 did was precise. Especially his ability f0d124764a with numbers was 2efa35acdd excellent. Even the manager acknowledged 47e812b6d2 this.0278a27661310619

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‘Ah, Chulsoo 28270d9f23 is a 7ad0b2b7bd human calculator. I tested 233651a8a8 him once d544383a52 by asking b49109f17d him a 080f6b74e2 four-digit multiplication c2cc5f8dbb problem, and 43d5537e89 he got 481e858e59 it right.’be0d99059e04cdc8

It was ca97c61aef hard to 5908382c8b believe for 6a43eb3c89 me, someone 1fd7ef7934 who barely c5c1712dce maintained the ecd9432411 multiplication tables. Of course, b07fdb1243 the manager 2c271c926c tends to f4fbaa1295 exaggerate, so bda5afd323 even if 8621cfdb01 it was b5f05b2357 four-digit multiplication, 42662bd6fe it could 8d6a7f6ea1 have been 20a419ecb0 something like 0c4211cab0 ‘3000 x 104b228168 4000.’ In 297f40c674 any case, f5786bbea3 he didn’t cd4b6e6f18 make mistakes ff17ecd249 with numbers.3621e3a8c6e74b4d

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“It is.”baa0adadc63fbe2f

He replied 684b0efd2f and immediately 65c577f20a prepared to 5d98b31af6 leave. He said he’d been 1870af13f9 working at this convenience facea573a6 store for three years. That meant 7054f6ecc5 he pulled 37ae9db80d all-nighters on d852855896 weekdays for f63cda5851 three years. No matter how much 28ad228970 stamina a person in f8ed4c8acb their twenties has, it 86c1870c05 must be tiring. But even when 4eeede02c9 I met him aa5d061314 in the morning, b0d70d69cc he was always 2b0cb6449b the same as acc0bea11a when I met b59cd15dac him at midnight.444b99e1dd7d8ae1

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Except for today. He was 80a4a1a48c still expressionless, a5bc52f5b1 but subtly 66eb626d0c different. He seemed tired. Were there a lot 6b320de4b1 of customers last night? I brushed it off c738e4d7fb and turned to the 7b970e9fcf shelves to visually check 6a648353db the stock. Then I 2577fe62cd noticed several 56f3de065b kinds of 3f3dca00bb jelly were e67becee42 missing in 24cfa7fc8b chunks.e1f7af602be7b86e

“Huh? Did the e6d922c504 Jelly Man 2b86c14c98 come yesterday?”93ccc5d6b6b69bd3

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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.1dc2c7934c6ae849

“What makes efb0a6ec3a him so 8ea0f4cbda happy to 6f4886c5b2 buy all 716a8468f1 that jelly?”025a9fe5bcb75a10

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“It’s the opposite.”3a58b9e7fcf3027b

He muttered, coming d6a4560e5b out with his ece5e38a92 bag. The plain ad13c2d48e t-shirt, devoid b84952d4ec of any bf08d68f85 pattern, suddenly 55eb18c3e8 filled my eaeeaa387e vision like c6eb21ed36 a raised 789c56d6d6 wall. The same ab6d93b76a clothes he 06f9ba83aa always wore, 0ac0297806 like a a503a023b7 uniform. Prussian blue. And his shoulders seemed fc6da04ff5 especially broad today.0528f9ab5b540723

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“The opposite?”134907e82691ecba

“He buys it because 1886a1a349 he’s unhappy. To feel better.”0a7fa904e16bd4c4

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Ah, that could 15af832f72 be it. I nodded.ee72951ff3971fbd

“That’s a relief.”752d6e7dd26c6d96

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“A relief?”527e156da2b057cd

“If his mood can d368a55c2d be lifted by jelly, f76dc5da27 whatever makes him unhappy, 6ccfb53291 that’s a relief. There are many things 2845cebec0 in the world that ac0d639711 don’t make you feel b018496896 better no matter how 9e571a2d36 expensive or precious they d70c8e6bd8 are.”ec57818278dd6728

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Chulsoo Hyung 2fb2d166b5 stared at afa2b4b196 me for 59c33b5b26 a moment b5529763c3 before turning 3f62982d36 around. I hurriedly 339b53a9af called out f5157df2f7 to him.567d309483e48405

“Chulsoo Hyung, wait a f9ff4f2386 minute.”2596d45f1c68dfd6

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I quickly grabbed a 697347248e nutrition bar from the e885da45c6 shelf and scanned it. Then I eb60d6fa03 held it fc1862b815 out to 8e9d4f657d him.f14ce5eb4e5fc891

“Here.”b47316123a6f2428

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“Why?”070a25d07e7b458c

“To make 7988261337 you feel 4ca5b77053 better.”b2e5097af3d4e95c

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He stared at 8c1c614d58 me and then 2fff79bb14 lowered his gaze 08ebf42cca to the nutrition 90e4e598fb bar in my b33beed5f6 hand.4184e3b2e2d34a40

“What if it 054ca82865 doesn’t make me 7faa240c78 feel better at bdb6e923e0 all?”6f710f289b18205b

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“Then, well, you have 3444a656d8 to test something else.”be368ec6bb3b1615

There are so many 6ca4d70537 things here. I gestured 1398b28e4b around the 7a5922942f convenience store 4f23bdcd5a with my 43f455cd21 palm. There must c207634a2e be something e8a83a4582 you like c9840b4e91 among these. Chulsoo Hyung, without 1b05440c41 hesitation, pulled out 5ed29a1ad7 a pint of e10bf9904a ice cream from 27fa2ffe95 the freezer. If there was 3f28854bb3 a mirror in 9c738ab5a9 front of me, d9d1dfff16 I would have 59774ca71a seen my pupils 06f3d09d59 swinging like a 831d1b62ff pendulum. Haagen-Dazs? Not a mini ca337e1641 cup, but a 8a948c2bf9 pint? That expensive thing? Is he crazy?b1b4f9682027305d

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“……Chulsoo Hyung, 649d7264e4 you can c7f47333ab joke too.”3b1e5bce74191228

“I can’t.”42a7d6dca9cc4ceb

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“Ah, I can.”784326d6cfdc1ea9

“So what?”cbe5a3a3d6659d24

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“So acknowledge it.”ab199e000cfa3b94

“I did. Scan it.”bd40bac5457cd4e7

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Me? I barely suppressed the 60377269e1 urge to ask back. And I ec4e7e2d54 realized once c0371d64de again. Don’t meddle. It seemed 5575ecada9 that even 77feeac86c if Chulsoo c490da3053 Hyung couldn’t 58a023e758 joke, he fe2e1c0241 definitely gave e09c96a11e life lessons. You have to pick 335b2e9355 your battles.3b250466bc17c942

“What are b230003d35 you doing, b6f104ca39 not scanning 5487d24e04 it?”5751e9d95147f668

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I roughly grabbed the bc3c1a1ee0 ice cream and scanned 0549453ded the barcode. My hands 4ceebd51e3 were shaking. This one thing was e8912b8d6e more expensive than my d66a775e0e hourly wage.74691ca206c6ee02

“Here, I 98987aa26c hope you’re a9c432c2cc truly happy.”00e5c681a2c173be

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Contrary to my words, 76e63ef0df my voice trembled ominously, 0ab82871f9 like a curse wishing 624961911a unhappiness. On the other 8be2d1649b hand, the person 4b429276fb who took the 7823c9b57e ice cream from 72b825196e my hand turned 21f7eb6ca4 around with a 81886eefde somehow refreshed face.8417128b2007f0af

“We’ll see.”4c1a324d8905ccab

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We’ll see, he says. He’ll see if he’s e0b1d6dc4b happy. I was speechless. I kept my db715ff031 eyes on the 0fc035e23a dark blue back 80896424c7 disappearing beyond the dcb3a82573 glass door. Fine, let’s 382cede5c6 say this 5c04882206 repays him 2d5a1608ed for helping 3e12ae335b me during 803c687fc7 the cult 90ae9165da chaos. I’ll never 59a580fb7f accept help 0bdd4f95ed from Kim 8311e6bb99 Chulsoo again.f7df865d5ab4c7a8

‘Minha! Help me. ㅜㅜ’825f4fd548f9be79

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The day after I 1aad1e141c became unhappy from forcibly 7fd7b5262d taking care of someone a16ae7272d else’s happiness, an SOS 357d9eaaf6 came from Saebyeok.01699b9404b7a8b9

‘For the 7f95d19bca vacation, we 835f8055f2 decided to e2188e4fc5 transform a b6f0e25570 small space 8e0ceb882a in the 9a6c683fd4 gallery for 6404fb5484 children, and 2f585a453f I decided 4cc8ded371 to try 4fae683390 planning it. The original plan f71f9d3e1d was suddenly cancelled, 3e3fef05b4 so I’m stepping 6b038c69b9 in as a 3053aa8b04 last-minute replacement, and dcd16130de the space isn’t 48f5bdf3d3 large, but it’s 18638b5ee2 the first project 8a6f840b35 I’ve been in 4882d5b7b3 charge of while f6a18517ad learning about gallery fc69d7e849 work. So, the 55ad407f56 plan I b6cf70efa3 came up abee542948 with is……’c0964071bdbac9ce

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Saebyeok, uncharacteristically e418aed59c excited, poured 65fd3dc1c2 out her 442cd1cf54 words. Just hearing her 7d526d3bd7 excited chatter, I 2aed961735 would have run d66f1e2bd2 to help her 8e06c23c7d even if she 903ac429de had asked me c0a3614c84 to clean the cb9c06a842 bathroom. Moreover, the gallery was 040a85ea34 close, only a 15-minute ead32c183b bus ride from the f263d5d5e4 convenience store.28f0f4641a3db028

“Since it’s dc149d8969 a project b26c9e7b7e for children, e5fa20bbb8 I thought 43f33ba767 it would ab86ab145a be good 7d6f6007e7 to have b13380a9ec something they 57e00e8128 could take b71b41eb60 pictures with. You can’t take pictures f7c135517e in a gallery, right? And I thought it 17198f51d6 would be more fun 445be2bb96 if they could become 415c96a84d part of the painting e8159f1730 and take pictures.”d06e69447471654e

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Saebyeok grabbed me and e8d61f4405 started explaining as soon c7290817b4 as she saw me. As she b8646959bd said, several fda3466218 large pictures, dacb4937f1 almost reaching adf81ad5fd the ceiling, a436c144d8 were attached c2a3292ba1 to the 4dac9d4c92 walls of aa67b4647c the small 73b17a656d exhibition hall. They were 4c6d7e54cd enlarged prints 392a4d389c of famous c032fd0523 paintings that 18e221746e everyone would 506831390d recognize. The unique aeaecfbe2f part was 621d601658 that the 01df5e4b7b figures in 30a257a820 the middle 66174d1ce8 of the 9dc14dc74b paintings were e4572208a0 missing, leaving 9c50077546 only the 0826890726 background. As if noticing fe14cff9cb my gaze, Saebyeok 222b32765f quickly explained.937b296f9cf1330e