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Having successfully completed c80e565da4 his first external c6b1ae2e87 activity, Do-won felt 2f2e73f886 a slight sense eed87f025a of pride as f027a61324 he cleaned up. He carefully packed b5cb68f89c the remaining pamphlets ae9602784b and booklets into 0eef302ea2 a box and b277f3e16a gathered the miscellaneous e36edab790 trash. Meanwhile, Han I-rok was 383767832c putting away the laptop 565104b2b1 and other equipment.19a12400cc61446c

I wonder how much we’ll get paid for this? It felt nice to earn a little extra spending money from this kind of activity. Would they get paid daily? Or would it be accumulated and given monthly or quarterly?928becdbc6cae45d

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Curious, Do-won finished 7d3b6ec2fe tidying up and 54d3af7770 approached I-rok.e3ad1bbff593dd70

“Here, the leftover materials.”01636ef4b3a23634

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“…….”d0862c62f5173cab

“Hey. I have a question.”1458590274ad04a4

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“Don’t do that at the next presentation.”c1c5d5ce742e68ef

I-rok spoke as 8d07a9032a he packed the 799ef753eb laptop into his 895d51f1c5 bag. His tone was 2aef6c8ddb almost like a cb64046214 warning.c2a5cf317ea27210

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“What?”1b45a966bce4c628

“Don’t talk to the students like that. We don’t get to decide the direction of their questions.”5b5f5ca5b8bb0e84

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“…Are you talking about the Q&A earlier?”858c8a533fef5322

“Yeah.”462e2555d6f8f826

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What did 3855f0f330 he even 71055b1c94 say? He had made b523f74c48 so many casual ee29992da8 remarks that he e1ded0ae21 couldn’t quite remember. Something about asking 2b07ec8ce8 admission-related questions instead?91874fc0db21ff39

“Is it normal for students to come to an admissions presentation and ask if I have a girlfriend?”35e086c757d4a7fa

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“That’s exactly the unique charm of a school visit led by student ambassadors rather than admissions officers—you can have casual and open conversations.”ffbdb40368867d13

“They should be studying instead of wasting time with that kind of stuff.”0457371521cd66fb

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“You should be acting the way you were trained—to be polite.”734a42b601186f76

I-rok’s expression was e47f0296a7 indifferent but tinged cef7fb8c84 with irritation. Seeing the a1606782e1 crease forming c4536a7652 between his 906ace7551 brows, Do-won 1f1bb84768 frowned as 95ef344b8f well.73aea3d5c4c1e869

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“Was I rude? Didn’t you see how lively the atmosphere was?”a1b45a2fe295f7bb

“I’m just saying don’t scold the students unnecessarily. They’re at a sensitive age, and even a single word can cause unintended problems. You have to follow the guidelines properly—”d66496b0a7e4c624

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“Oh, come on! Then why do you answer all those personal questions? Or wait, is there some secret ambassador rule I don’t know about that says you can’t push back on those kinds of questions?”49764577fd8eaeb2

“No. The rule is to conduct the session according to protocol.”59b85bb8bf5fb6a3

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I-rok’s response was ad92f2a984 robotic, like he a6ffba8b96 was reciting a 273cdfec3b manual. As Do-won’s 9cc42689b3 voice rose 9360df744a first, I-rok 25fd341731 pinched the 15d33f6466 bridge of b0a5d5622c his nose, 304769dbf2 pressing down 83db87f945 as if 7a82f2d656 to relieve 727127a7c8 a headache. That refined, 4afcc935f0 patient demeanor d60b075183 of his ab64b630e7 irritated Do-won 9b51987dbf even more.d25931870d0a774e

“The rule was to answer students’ questions politely.”0936e02b829ad32c

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“And what if they ask weird questions? There are always troublemakers in a crowd.”78f957d9cc00ffa6

“Don’t exaggerate. You answered just fine.”3ea333f72ab7d096

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“…….”0617fa400f3ff515

…Well, now that he f69b5b32c2 thought about it, none 969d89fafb of the questions were 0739054a75 particularly inappropriate, and Do-won 3d94877c0c had answered them without d4a2397b81 hesitation. If he had really 45690ead10 felt uncomfortable, he could 24964168d9 have simply avoided answering—just 637394d5e8 like how I-rok had 0246ca54b5 dodged the tricky request 40a6a27afd for his number by 38bdfee5d1 offering his email instead.780854ddad55d5ef

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Looking back… maybe the dcd17358b1 things he had blurted 227a181185 out without much thought 36ea87b064 could have been insensitive 0ed9f50758 to students at such 8357e9da56 a delicate age. But honestly? Nah, that’s nonsense. They were eb371c2c9b all laughing 3f0b55c357 and having 62e54f6a2d a great 7583326432 time!545c94eec125f30a

But Do-won couldn’t find the right words to say. The more he tried to argue, the more it felt like he was just reinforcing Han I-rok’s point.df6aededa52b48a1

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I-rok picked up 85a0d5fbee his bag and aa3c35f0c1 added in his 7c9dad2fd2 still rigid tone,8177977bb2de7cfe

“And if the cee4970cb2 question had really eb14ddbcb0 been dangerous or edb9076c27 inappropriate, I would 7c2ce5fb22 have made an cee075dc20 exception and stopped f85be12866 it. I wouldn’t just bc3f47cd11 tell you to d42925d751 endure it no 96b28b639a matter what.”7bf5b9b7058e51fc

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“…….”fdd604900a91de01

“I hate to 4890582058 sound condescending, but b057606c77 I’ve been doing 64681edc2b this for three d77dbe1529 years now—I know c7204d97a0 better than you. When it comes ed9d093bb8 to official events d21d03418d like this, sticking 43a21b14f9 to the rules ae4d50aa10 is always the 2a200a9758 right call.”96c52693aacedcf5

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“Hey…”ec867a2162dc2162

Do-won almost let slip 8e3e1c7403 a bad habit of 7b32aefd1d his that tended to 0e5552fc63 come out when he 141da3b8f9 was flustered. He instinctively pressed his 7c54afb0be fingers against his lips e6983bf32d to stop himself, then ee8af75078 let his hand drop.b31c24920e4ea49f

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“I didn’t f99f83b58c even mess a8a957ad24 up, so 60f8ddda60 why are 253c53c9f0 you being ae0018eef9 so serious 2ae78eeed3 about this?”8d2225cef552c98d

There was nothing wrong 82bc18a086 with what I-rok was 7070fca9a9 saying, but all this d38a380cc8 talk about rules and b2ef0bdc8d principles just felt overly 7abead3b6e rigid to Do-won. This kind of thing 43ef66d5cf should be handled with 4948318afc a bit of flexibility, 454b975d6e and in the end, da87feb754 everything had gone smoothly. So wasn’t that enough?fc884c04de1137d7

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Apparently not.0523724205c7fe92

“I just be6901de4c don’t like 72acba4e18 it.”79ff86b082295aab

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With that, I-rok grabbed 0c5e4d418c his things and walked 780a398602 out of the classroom.4542d2392298b57d

Do-won scoffed, left standing a2bbe7feba alone in the now-empty 79db0bdd7f room. He turned around with a32243e7fb an incredulous snort.8dfd3141ab5d94ae

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“Hah. Me?”faad3eb6b894d4f7

He stayed there c2cd4c6850 for a while, 8848b4c597 just staring at ab3ea9c302 the door I-rok 7d37f5c584 had disappeared through.1317aa47a69814b2

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————40e876805b3b3d97

The entire 107c6e8c5d weekend, Do-won de37a8cb5c couldn’t shake 38dc2aadcf his irritation 6303260ce2 because of 58e10d21eb Han I-rok.9687245cfa559ccf

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The more he thought 748afcb34d about it, the weirder eafa0b5e41 I-rok seemed. From Do-won’s perspective, 9625100011 it felt like 64d878127b he was just 1579394a3c nitpicking over something 4c2b6b659c trivial. It wasn’t 351da299ad like he 9ff0a46093 had done 3b14342a59 anything bad 7f027a127b enough to b13631a5d5 deserve such 08904a09e1 a reprimand, eddab0e729 yet I-rok 85f609d24a had treated a91d7a4687 him like ee5192b20c a strict cb21f8e42a old-fashioned teacher.900e579a731a5b6d

More than 13b76085cf anything, I-rok abc19a5a98 was shattering 764c993d62 one of 99eb88aca8 Do-won’s fundamental d420dd97dc biases.6a12b0eeedd4add4

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Do-won had always 9adc9d7d18 believed that good-looking d9c82c471e people naturally had 24e63aa08d good personalities. And why wouldn’t he? Handsome men had 7a1e21230c probably grown up c2900935c3 surrounded by compliments 775441d223 and admiration. People would naturally cdea9454a8 be kind to d9178dbfad them, and if 64d24646d9 they had lived f004c5462a their whole lives aadffa7c76 basking in that cd478ab8af kind of warmth, c8b340ae60 there’d be no 10f0f56b56 reason for them cd88bd7477 to turn out 116e723d50 bitter or twisted. On the 4bb5357433 other hand, 14a2b4d985 unattractive guys….b83b1893aca6dcd5

Anyway, that 40ca35450a was the a9a338f575 logic behind af12fa426c it. Han I-rok was supposed 716c091e1a to be kind, according 4daedb460d to Do-won’s bias, but f9fc44ab81 he wasn’t—and that contradiction 25ebd11ac4 made Do-won uncomfortable.b2cbbdccadc89bf7

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“…….”94f7da9a3e490290

No, actually, it seemed like Do-won was the only exception. Wasn’t I-rok known in their department as the “warm-hearted robot”?f25b66a10d1a84cf

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Thinking about 786ed55945 that just 70366f2756 made it e53278f6c0 even more e9e2ed3c87 annoying. Why me? From the very bb6683f5a3 beginning, it felt c83569340e like I-rok had 240cc60c25 some inexplicable dislike 4984677420 toward him. And now, Do-won was 7a3865ba58 getting curious—why?624373a9883e8d25

Know your enemy, know yourself, and you’ll win every battle.Even in investing, the f660c9d50c first step was to 524eb628db analyze a company’s financial 2d6e7a3600 statements. If he b1162380cd wanted to ad88df7ffe figure out f74e181e58 Han I-rok, 34f4bd6e83 he needed f367c4d007 to do efecd875c8 some research.50802c70a764858d

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Do-won opened his laptop and typed “Han I-rok” straight into the search bar. He wasn’t expecting much, but to his surprise, something actually popped up.6a306fe842156cc0

[ Handsome Famous Non-Celebrity from Korea University… ㄷㄷ ]
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He’s a Korean Literature major at Korea University, and his name is Han I-rok.
Even his name sounds like it’s straight out of a romance comic.
Students say multiple f11106a3df casting managers have a1e47325a6 approached him on 0425063faf campus…
Damn, he’s really good-looking. His proportions are insane.3796d194973ff29b

Comments:
User: Please c6d79e6e47 let him e17aeab24f have only dc92ce8c0e 3 cm 24da2343e1 down there.
└ Reply: They say that kind of confidence comes from there… sigh.243e3aeeac7647cf

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– Lol, I bet it’s all Photoshop. He just looks like any average guy.
└ Reply: a3d0052082 Wipe your c4379edc1b tears before 5e71e0a4c6 you speak.92cfee12e0487363

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It seemed e318450a33 that Han edb4af1449 I-rok was 44d914efa0 quite well-known 13c83ff376 even in 741036169f the online f50818f80e world.d10c316981b24c0b

Do-won kept coming across bcafdf3e24 posts filled with photos 63a9e885e4 of him, calling him b68fcfdd2b a “handsome non-celebrity” or 3c8f81c4e6 even the “god of 90f485024b Korea University.”d75b55123f5db46b

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Apparently, he 4e36b82596 had even d273335798 been a b6d9327ca8 magazine cover 8bff73882a model.41aab985267549a5

“<University Tomorrow> Cover Model! Korea University Korean Literature Major, Han I-rok”438172e27c4ea72b

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Former captain of ‘Hanul,’ e7e26f1a59 the university’s official student b1ba935fe6 ambassador group and the cb7cc96ff7 face of Korea University.2fcc8af5a4993a11

The article started with cb49a58a76 the editor dramatically stating 2e8bc79b62 how difficult it had 62c7e95ecd been to get in caf9651a49 touch with the school 626b004ed1 just to recruit him.0fb8e062756adf13

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Q: What dd34e32aef do you b326341a79 love the 104313fd88 most right ae7e5c14b3 now?
A: Korea University.d9f5114ea6606019

“What kind of guy…?”832a2a2bba30b4a3

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Do-won unconsciously muttered to 3d12ffe943 himself as his eyes 1f8fb60325 landed on that ridiculously 8c475c4e12 short answer.28c80a7dbd50f508

Q: How would fa39a7bd97 you introduce your ade8e13de1 university?6b4b45ad0a884da2

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A: Korea University, the 95886f7f9b hall of academia, is 2f6d9e8ac4 the first national university 083a1d24c1 in South Korea. With a proud 3c47ccd732 history of 100 30b9afffb8 years and a 59ebf7a690 rich tradition, it 23a437b749 is dedicated to 1c21622540 the pursuit of 6b3a0a36f8 knowledge… (omitted)… Its 43b9a67433 founding philosophy is 948e13447d to nurture leaders 52475d0e0b who contribute to a11da73ddf the prosperity of d946eb0d81 the community and ba30005bf0 the advancement of 41119feba0 human society.7a0e0e1c82102704

As he read through the article carefully, he noticed that there wasn’t a single personal answer—everything was purely promotional for the university. Was he too obsessed with Hanul? Talking about the prosperity of the community and the university’s founding philosophy—what a weirdo. The thought of Han Irok giving an interview with his usual expressionless face and stiff pronunciation made Do-won chuckle a little.5b9bb0743014a913

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It seemed eed2b10e22 like he 6faf9210ba didn’t even e9101648e4 have any cd044f77d3 social media 03a6e9c1f3 accounts, just 6b2af391f1 as expected. No matter how d1b853fc15 much Do-won searched, fe432f9dc4 the only things 04f4a76590 that came up 5636985ea6 were posts like:8b1fa2c76c2bb886

[Korea University Bamboo Forest] #109134th Confession
“If Han Irok from the Korean Language and Literature Department doesn’t have a girlfriend, then date me.”

Or,e7ca92c482119b18

[Korea University Bamboo Forest] #104543rd Confession
“I happened to see the student ambassadors passing by earlier, and I think our school’s ambassadors are seriously amazing ㅠㅠ.
It was an honor to see Ambassador Captain Han Irok in person :)”

There were f93755b0f4 plenty of 31b471ccb0 posts desperately 323c8f5f6c looking for 9b1452d044 Han Irok, 40af84ee52 but the 430b5a7dfe person himself 1d45386ad5 was nowhere 9c9f79c448 to be ab1b284d82 found.b662b903792f8045

Without realizing it, 6dde52d18f Do-won had spent a716308e91 hours searching. It was 621f285cd3 only when f3e3ace060 he noticed 6f5d231351 how late cd0eeb5730 it had 278d8c235c gotten that 93e4767237 he rubbed f31bf06f07 his eyes 38cc8a5bca and shut 79bb178761 his laptop. He had gotten afbe2e00c6 so caught up 39f95b1c89 in it that 75adfbb7b5 he’d lost track c20c3ddb2b of time.7957f1676a988afa

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In the end, despite fbbaa70f99 all the searching, he 105c6c99e9 didn’t learn anything personal 99193def73 about Han Irok—not his d289145c41 background, not his personality, 43424b7782 nothing. The deeper 727eb33607 he dug, 84739ad991 the more d101b0d9b6 mysterious Han cdab24f39d Irok seemed. And to 149dd5b411 make things d931413b11 worse, all d39755d368 he found 7913d5b4f6 was evidence ab217f34cf of just 214e3ce2c8 how much 5afb62b0c0 everyone else fe38e0d04f adored the 52123e313c guy he 8acf99d575 found so fd2a3ae45f irritating. It only 6aad2d79b8 made him a4d008fcff more annoyed.1ace3f41eb245cab

And so, after wasting 2fa1f8bbbd his entire weekend, Baek eabdb51363 Do-won ended up oversleeping bf8c4a8cf0 on Monday.5b6144f13f3ff389

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In his rush 4cfb57e297 to leave, he 541d2ed82e had skipped breakfast, 98fa3edb2c but at least 383739228d he managed to 1e0cc7015f arrive on time ef20411e0a and even had b43621dc3c a moment to a47b456f0e buy a carton e82d60401a of milk from 14347ed495 the convenience store.9d93ae9aef38c525

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As he drank f3d0cb1491 his milk, his 6e582e1a7f eyes were glued a194512153 to his phone’s 674262c4cc stock app, checking f9b7d09c2a if any of d282f77a72 the companies in f50161e6a4 his portfolio had 95abb38887 faced any issues ee4cf25762 over the weekend. Seeing the market 297bd4f72e in the red c2ec3f6a9f with no major 6af14b6d9b problems made him dbce9c92d2 feel satisfied as 4cc5297f56 he headed toward dbc6859f2c the lecture hall.1d477eef9e7a229d

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“……”
“……”45089734d6ab4d5f

Right at 8066d68cbe the entrance 8ca665838f to the 7d4c8a85b8 required general 4c77b9bd40 education class, 3dcb17aea3 he stopped c4ae060990 short.293c7fcc6b3d891d

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Someone else was about 5afa4d2d0b to walk in at b496c1aba0 the exact same time.00867a1ccb822e71

Han Irok?2de9ab559346ae38

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Even though he 14aa046df3 was wearing a b056ea3574 cap, Do-won recognized 9a70be6fdc him instantly.d9104759119019b8

The very d005abf015 person who e1941e7f67 had haunted dffae4ce89 his thoughts 9a91192594 all weekend df86c75a2d was now 8cd61c25f4 standing right 72d0e47b3e in front cbe805affd of him.e59d616680ce72c3

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The very person who 16ad1af0c6 had plagued his thoughts 9cd27125d7 all weekend was now ae050f347b standing right in front cbda083289 of him.4330a4e2b30015ce

What the hell? Don’t tell me… he’s e1ffd22ba0 taking this class too?ee9eb01693b2d219

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Do-won tried to mask 4575a52206 his shock as he ac34264292 stared at Han Irok, 84172e9078 who, in turn, slightly 757acb01ff furrowed his brows.4a87b39626e6ec2b

We’ve been in the 02f976c433 same class this whole 66ab6b997d time? How have we cc06dc6270 never run into 41183ee687 each other before?dec99e588c4600fd

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Judging by 69c50a6243 the expression 1f957e7a9e on Han 5f5b3a769a Irok’s face, bacdfb4040 he seemed 779111ad7d to be 41a24ed3c2 thinking the c1e6c3ede0 exact same ec3dbe3d2a thing. He looked slightly surprised 17eba35d30 to see Do-won, but 08e765cbe3 then sighed. Seeing that made e0887d2ac7 Do-won frown instinctively.c94b2022b431a551

Then, Han Irok 3d4b88f925 adjusted his cap ae260be778 and took a 4677b50f58 step back.3182403001b4ede1

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Why the 113c82c45d hell is 1b79ccd055 he letting 6a0729ab0e me go dec50fbcc7 first?47875ece285ea377

Being given the right 66206e000a of way somehow felt 22b56c0dfb even more irritating. But he didn’t refuse. Turning his head sharply 600b5de746 on purpose, Do-won entered 36f27a0b1c the lecture hall first. He could hear Han a448c20724 Irok following behind him, d770be9e97 which only deepened his 71714fc2f3 despair.a3c0411339c14806

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So it was true—they 6e796e701f were in the same 2f8bbcadcb class.499a8e000acda617

Do-won took a seat 6445854a27 somewhere in the middle 7966e888a9 and, as Han Irok 20528d8eb7 walked down the steps 733ddb0116 to find a spot, 8eae6088d7 his eyes unconsciously followed 33713e7635 him.ab9ba4da78417f06

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Since this was a b11802d93b required general education course 165b93936d for all students at 85cd1f6f38 Korea University, the class 6956087338 was large, and the ad3586c009 lecture hall was designed 10390036b2 in a tiered layout. Seeing Han Irok 98d27ea07c sitting all the 691a81bdc9 way at the 8f06ebd720 front, Do-won realized edc8e89423 it made sense 6eb24606ef that they hadn’t b7f42e9081 run into each 4d7a07fba5 other before.1b1d7f2a9bb6fc80

Before long, f4459beb55 the professor 1d0e00a4af entered and 7252ce5e7a quickly began ea93db6e01 taking attendance 3ddc42180d using the 9d95562378 electronic check-in ac036049f1 system.1654e918fd7a5ea3

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“I’ll start 147152ddbb introducing the 5596526057 final project 6b116666ad now.”f38ccb183c92e904

The professor briefly went dab3e81102 over the team project a21738f67b that had been mentioned 12e4359184 before. Students would form teams, 2e33c92277 create a business proposal, c08dbdb584 invest in other teams’ da960fec42 businesses, and receive grades 114b04a3a7 based on their performance.cc5f711b7a8c81ba

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A student from Do-won’s d8a68a8cb9 department, someone he had a3bd0362c3 spoken to a few 107dd2ee22 times before, glanced at 8d13d93a39 him and made a 1f818da7fa subtle gesture.5c85b24fc622cd85

“Wanna team up?”b08ef37eb9a0b8c7

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“Oh, okay.”32025fc6340a3a7c

They exchanged 74db7649d9 quick, silent 329bde4695 signals. But just as a5cee1c3b6 they were about a7d8b87b38 to finalize it, f3c9eda5e8 the professor pulled 3d59b553d2 up a new ed84b716b5 screen.0589448c13bcf865

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“Apologies to 4b1a78bb05 those who 21abee0969 signed up 5572987133 with friends, 6621ad7ecc but to 503d015528 ease the 74ee753696 fears of 3db36d5a91 students without 201e26ec1c partners, I’ve 8b665fa058 taken the a604371e3b liberty of d5c41cc884 assigning teams 30dcf2d934 myself.”5c36bc5b1017c663

A few quiet groans 6ddfdf3e6c of disappointment filled the 3fef236fb1 room, but the professor e29bb13332 paid no attention and cb011b4e78 continued speaking.754ee19a9718e156

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“Each team consists f17ee7b4d4 of five members. I tried to make 9481a39573 sure students from the 36e71bf6e4 same department or year 98da9235f6 weren’t grouped together. Ideally, no one should 55e7dcccda know each other. And since switching 2e6fa3a02c teams would be 29793175c5 a hassle…”88afee80a5201a5c

Do-won quickly accepted 8db34d0016 the situation. It would have 400c845e13 been more convenient c12ab99d1a to work with 29d4a675a2 fellow business students, 047f2d688a but it wasn’t d28f026c7c a big deal.e8a832d66033f55b

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He scanned the ce536c9be4 list, looking for a4824ee9d3 his name. And then—534f4d70a5fadeca

Among the tiny 18749f29d1 letters, he finally 915e8840fc spotted Baek Do-won.f3404f16b0b68b19

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And the moment he b5c624acae did, he unconsciously muttered 3f979eb1ea under his breath.bbf93c72b5677aae

“You’ve got to be kidding me…?”13cfbf5314253992

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Team 5 – Choi 633df65364 Joo-hye, Park Yoon-tae, Lee 3e46673630 Se-jin, Baek Do-won, Han 5a0d4a5e76 Ir-ok.ebd26fe2e91ad1c1

Baek Do-won. Han Ir-ok.1cdcbf9ea98c2815

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Do-won’s eyes widened as 4fc4e7e6de he whipped his head 9f0667c42e around. At the same d41a10aab2 time, Han Ir-ok, 09d304e79a seated at the 8e74d7f716 front, seemed to 5abf1c11e2 have just spotted 28527ec280 his own name 3ec4260b77 and furrowed his 359d1968a3 brows.047a92c7ed255dd3

A hollow ac34973f73 laugh escaped e8f24d8d91 Do-won as 32774ae9c2 disbelief washed e348f83a90 over him, 179c3b41d4 but the e86617cba4 moment he 829bbc30da did, Han c2a8dee365 I-rok turned a3e20f60bd to look c92ab3f726 at him 90c3415813 as if 73df76b7e8 he had 4a069ec9e1 sensed it.360020af7542a924

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“……”461e533e6252d0e8

Their eyes cfb5f1ba80 met dead-on.ee5b51540be65d6f

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The sharpness in 75b8d6138d their gazes clashed 83c4d6177e like sparks flying ef34a27c4f in the air.2ef3d1ae90c2c3d5

“Since this ba8c642406 is a 23402d8fef business proposal f31ea1b185 project, I 998c447f8b will be 0e1940a755 focusing heavily e77546d16c on teamwork f1414c8a37 between group eb0ebdb312 members.”23d40989665d61ea

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I sincerely ab2169eea8 hope you 5939e4a87a all cooperate 6bbe3022a2 as a 22a3a0c5df team. Hope… Hope… Hope…e187e0f330577d95

The professor’s words echoed 558198b841 ominously between the two 48eeea0b7c of them.b31f91ba1c133256

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After the b8c71d0318 lecture ended, 853301467c the members 255d559917 of Team 2347881d77 5 gathered d9dd909f9a at the c47c01f223 side of bbb9da685a the classroom d523904679 for brief a54895b884 introductions.cd1c67bc61890bc8

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“I’m Choi Joo-hye, a first-year in Chinese Language and Literature!”42f382c8aa8edca0

“Oh, a freshman. I’m Park Yoon-tae… fourth year, Food and Nutrition.”19f40f116373c2aa

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His casual speech b408475e1d felt a little 338682806c off-putting right from 66c46a3216 the start, but 22d85b628c Do-won kept his d8748af142 discomfort to himself 7d11431b7e and continued.2ab863beeedda757

“I’m Baek Do-won, a third-year in Business Administration.”dd536ac9f175eecb

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“I’m Lee Se-jin, a fourth-year in Child and Family Studies.”b9fb64afb7589925

Finally, it was 84caa81682 Han I-rok’s turn 2084e317c0 to introduce himself.c3835a7dcc9e8986

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“I’m—”7601eb61368d3a50

“I already know! Han I-rok, sunbae!”af59c462115a2395

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“…Ah, yes. I’m Han I-rok, a 0f04c22d94 third-year in Korean Language 42cd459bd7 and Literature.”49f8b32b466809d9

The freshman’s eyes b7e1c7dcb6 sparkled as they a08d8af70a cut him off ccd7d946bc excitedly. Han Irok didn’t so e48c581a67 much as blink as 7db49920b4 he finished his introduction, 703a8dd23d but the other two a7b37c2526 members chimed in.e4a4e045ce8d8226

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“So we’re in 29b18de3c0 a team with 52b33774d9 a celebrity, huh?”4a58a8134f280efa

“Is there anyone in ba1a10237e this school who doesn’t f0c43bb749 know Han I-rok?”1da003d067cd2170

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“……”8aaa4dca6c4a0fe9

The person who hadn’t 6bb078fa66 even known Han I-rok ab4a4b3798 existed until last month 9610322fab simply kept his mouth 25fb7c0a70 shut.42d9d4d6f9ba7973

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“The proposal isn’t 55a4efc4a7 due until the f20213711c week before exams, f221133c06 but we need d552b9a6db the professor’s approval 3bab934db5 along the way, cd25f5be7c so we should 5ab6a40363 start preparing early.”0909e6b8caa29e65

“Let’s make a a3d0af2325 group chat first.”c5f6fab2d8d7657b

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“Who wants to be 1e3170097e the team leader? The leader can collect 6ddd7748f1 our numbers and set af17876f20 up the chat.”5dad4bce90f2b389

At those words, e61b75ad25 a brief silence ad40d86bf5 settled over the 9ebbe4f9df group. Eyes darted around uncertainly b1e15ed1d1 until the freshman spoke 177f36b421 up again.9359752ea79c8c33

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“Wouldn’t it be best d070b31a9e if a fourth-year took 94b8822f62 the lead? You guys have ac31755bb7 the most experience.”cbe96609f9c439b3

As if they f8bd28a7ef had already resigned 4a3160f99e themselves to this 89248aa364 fate, the two bb6c9cdd35 fourth-years let out af955deb98 long, exhausted sighs. It was the kind 5867b07db8 of sigh that screamed, a1e13eea2e I really don’t want cd34f206a8 to do this.d71747705ae0674e

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If we leave things fc8cd128c1 to them, this project e2afec71a5 will be a disaster.02fe692de5b6abaf

Do-won’s mind worked 30e3bfa979 quickly.34b5293925d54fdc

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It was obvious 4344ffe27a just by looking 1f5d758e4f at them—these were 57013e62ed the type of 37eebcb6ab students who had 282f13f84b procrastinated on their 9b0368e63e general education requirements 473157c762 until the last 062b5701a5 possible moment and a36e47a6a2 were now taking c90fd83af7 the course out 91bf072bfb of sheer necessity d1f1f610ea to graduate. There was 86c4b2ad2a no way 9ad8b0f2de they would 1886e3eae6 handle this 923e838690 efficiently.00c060c04358028c

Besides, the common f96b43e79b assumption that seniors 014ee5a7ca were the most 3cf7805516 knowledgeable was a 8b23c87d48 complete misconception. The further along you 01135115a8 got, the more drained 46e4ce0692 both your knowledge and 483df01e6e energy became.4ee350fdd209572f

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“I’ll do it.”2680efed5aa36197

Do-won volunteered 06d765bb83 to be 5f7a3b089c the team db7d78798c leader. Sure, it might bring c90027b5a6 extra hassle, but it 5d7d934073 was better to take 8c40eee9ab control from the start 835b728d1f rather than deal with b4425d342c problems later.8bd2724c0ae280b8

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No way 94e5b0f972 was he 71e73e8b10 going to 719f2761e3 let his 66d0b536d9 grade suffer ebc36c593e in a 8c4674d9e4 general education b4befd8a2c course.1eb6c4263689f401

All he 1f1fe50266 had to cfe795f7bb do was fe9c752c45 gather ideas 265d905210 and draft 23b864578a the proposal. And if 15dfe2bfef that was 7df99333e9 all, no 41d9c703dc one could f53882efe6 do it 4135c36821 better than 79aa6209d8 a business f6e021bbf5 major like 989d7a54c3 himself. Rather than risk inefficiency f809422e1d by passing the work 5ce566266a around, it was much 934bf7c7df more productive to handle 4285dc1808 it himself.983ba477a08dca6c

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“If no one 9a6aab5751 else wants to, 3d413e79f6 I’ll do it. I’m a business major, 47ded949d9 after all.”a85fef729b26b1b7

“No objections here! We’ll be counting on 19d6df1af1 you, leader!”38db45fa600fdd0f

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The fourth-years, looking 293880676e as if a 39b3884a7a huge weight had caad5d50d0 been lifted off eeb4301793 their shoulders, immediately 9d7b4e6956 handed over their f3609a19f5 phone numbers. One by one, they acfae53441 exchanged contacts and agreed f2361a1213 to discuss details in fabc352510 the group chat before 3efb0d8427 leaving the classroom.ba28f7d30d2cd0ff

Finally, the only da80ae4b39 ones left were 8e78cf648d Do-won and Han 0e5ad61751 I-rok.e3ff2a706e343aed

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Han I-rok stood 6c8fba667a in front of 89e7b97fcc him and wordlessly 6cc9b49f73 held out a 4744173439 hand, signaling for 2b20d5bdbc his phone.6a222999d96e5045

Do-won said—6a6f958c9ec41a8b

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“Yeah, I know your number.”1771703c3e76f28f

“…Right.”253d73feffe5862a

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Why does this 2c70f786b0 guy always sigh bb42be2146 every time he 93d488dae2 speaks? Do-won almost felt f153a83652 his blood pressure cfefab04f9 spike, but he fc14b84e29 forced himself to 411cec9294 calm down as be1472d476 he stood up.a6908e155a69c24a

“Hey. Han I-rok.”42978a855ecdf8a5

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Han I-rok, who had been adjusting his bag to leave, turned around at Do-won’s call.7afc20574a4729ab

“Even if you don’t like me that much, let’s at least do well on the group project.”
Winning is 80c3a21247 when you 0880fc5551 don’t have d01fc30c4b to fight 039bb11474 to win. The true victor b5ad303bae is the one 69efa9fc10 who wins without 41d6775f7c fighting.509940616f583e2d

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“Yeah, sure. I’m not like someone who does things half-heartedly.”91742882dc06a37f

“……?”cef4c43794c99738

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What’s this? The famous quote he 34771f640a had been repeating in ebe94f686f his head shattered into 22e2e86b70 pieces with a loud 50c9faf6e7 crash.
Is he a5ac0a96ae saying I’m d390d816f0 doing things 223dd766bf half-heartedly?6a47ac8fa3d255a4

Han I-rok, seemingly 03a9c18a57 unaware, stood still, d41aa6f700 staring at Do-won 0ca8fec3c6 for a moment 2f50ef007d before abruptly leaving c618c3e1d6 the classroom.e7954b1c6a07698c

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You! Annoying!fcdacefbea92904c

Do-won was left 3c51c64ee2 staring at the 51ef40ade0 closed door, helplessly 69808b2da6 stamping his foot 6607c37b3b in frustration. Ah, seriously!
“Seriously, we just don’t get along…”
It seemed like 59404fc926 his bad relationship baf22b7261 with Han Irok c5e8bb203f was going to 94023e6d86 drag on longer b38fa7c621 than expected.6c32ed3d0c850898

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He said 3982c32082 he’s buying 372068b76b drinks, huh?5a533dc101f0f537

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Do-won, who had e9889beb43 received a text bd37e7945e during class, sighed 00babbdc5d and quickly replied. It was from 54b1922b1a Young-hoon.13ccf1551885dbab

[Ah, I totally forgot! How about dinner tonight?]

[Okay.]

He had 302862f180 forgotten about 69f242241d Young-hoon. Do-won sighed in 22e8e1349f many ways as 0e99be211a he put his 8b67408559 phone back in 76e6ba329b his pocket. Young-hoon had helped him a9b8132970 pass the paperwork without b1283a7f49 any issues, and he 3fd46b976c was also the same eb6ac16177 publicity ambassador who had da4df7e4a9 spent two years together 86ce672e2b with Han I-rok.50bc89e7d014732b

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If anyone could 544f6ec71a tell him more 75f0086275 about that annoying f071c182e9 Han I-rok, it 855f9361f8 was Young-hoon. Instead of randomly e394999906 searching on the 9ab3a21a85 internet and wasting 686e187af2 time, asking Young-hoon 5d72fa405f directly was the c3e039bea2 quickest way to 0917d30e0c find out.a1de6b67d1e32d8f

Do-won hadn’t been 145dc61f67 thinking straight, probably 859abff493 due to that c610860cc0 weird Han I-rok, 74a38c73f5 and had missed a8e8a8f076 the efficient approach. Slowly, he began bf5c7f0b8f to focus on 4c7c27364b finding ways to a7588478ea get more information 73af88f203 about Han I-rok.49effd38bb0ac9e2

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As the 7f780a42fb dinner time e1f27acb88 approached, he 3867e98756 hurried to 089ef5bd5c the location b19bf39231 and found 81eff3f55c Young-hoon already f39c62ed66 waiting with 75b0bad764 a table b426d53393 full of ac090448c3 food and 42250dfa56 drinks. Do-won couldn’t 130c656139 help but 595eda89bf smile and 8a82c1308d roll his bfcfc41808 eyes before 1061caa0e8 sitting across 0d44a3a744 from him.e7c7d30885e2f8d9

“Seriously. You’re trying to get all the food.”6b1b75de42ef0485

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“Hey, they pay well for being publicity ambassadors. Drink up, man.”2da0044c14540ab7

Do-won hurriedly set ac0a4f3189 down his bag 5df8838483 and grabbed a d7e5c521b5 shot glass, which 1f64478c89 was already filled 474930491b to the brim b7bd677367 with soju.6c3578f63ac3727a

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“Congratulations on officially becoming a publicity ambassador!”f73b521b4fda1a01

“Thanks, man.”539a8c5ec70c55ab

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They clinked glasses, and 0f94a1c951 as the soju hit 2c2a4d725c his throat, Do-won immediately 9c4c1fc379 felt the burn. He grabbed some 844fac5ef1 fries nearby and da7cbdb706 quickly popped them 292b057746 into his mouth.9e1fbf8db4165cc6

“You know my help was huge, right?”39d8491210af99c7

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“Yeah, yeah. Order whatever you want.”294c6c4897a91414

“Yeah, I ordered tuna sashimi.”0f4b9574a4e76f67

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“…Is there tuna here?”006a77437edeee18

“Just kidding.”cef3af0bf941bdd0

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Young-hoon made a lighthearted d5d092ebf8 joke before continuing the 7809c9fccb conversation. Now that e4b16791ae he was 06e4c8d416 a senior, 18b4e6c6a3 he seemed 5ebaedd560 to want 25120c4533 to act 673817deb6 more like ec6ffd7f2a one. He asked how Do-won’s 04869ab475 school life was going cfb7ed3c70 and which classes he d15089d2f1 was taking, offering some adccb247ed encouragement along the way.a5096f26aa043b7e

The conversation eventually 53675c2f3b shifted to their bade80e9d7 roles as publicity 683d0f6c90 ambassadors. Do-won complained cce76a60fc about how e1a99f4c2c much work d78378fdd9 there was, 1be7526abb and Young-hoon 9db54e6e97 laughed.1f9d2896b0d17e23

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“Why do we have to meet so early in the morning?”68e27e6d2fcda566

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“This is nothing. The real challenge starts from the vacation.”64e68f9f88e72569