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“No, I mean. That’s not what he meant, that person is….” “So to a rich kid, dogs and cows look like a beggar1? …My friend. I’m not a dog or a cow. “Dogs and cows are beggars though. Do dogs or cows have money?” It was a battlefield of ignorance so childish it was beyond words. People around them started looking over and whispering. Even the bodyguards noticed something and watched them closely. If Mok Seongha caused a scene, they’d step in. Kim Jinkyung decided it was…- 262.3 K • Completed
- “…What brings the young master here?” Secretary Kang was surprised upon seeing Mok Seongha who had come out for breakfast. “He said the brain must stay awake in the morning.” “Who said that?” “Teacher.” Secretary Kang looked at Kim Jinkyung as though he was a bit surprised. “It seems better to adjust your lifestyle to the exam schedule. People usually do that a lot.” As they lived together, Kim Jinkyung saw Mok Seongha’s daily routine. He was a typical night owl…
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- He first heard the word “ttibuseal” during a conversation with his elementary school nephew. “Ttibuseal? What’s that?” The kid showed him a sticker from a bread package, boasting proudly that it wasn’t an ordinary sticker but one you could peel off and stick on repeatedly. Then wouldn’t it be “ttebuseal” instead of “ttibuseal”?1 With that doubt, he tucked the word away in his memory. Later, after a few crushes, Kim Jinkyung recalled the ttibuseal. His crushes resembled…
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- “Now please submit your answer sheets.” “……” Kim Jinkyung sat absentmindedly at the desk. The students sitting next to him stood from their seats, handed their answer sheets to the teaching assistant, and left the classroom. “Time is up. Please organize your answer sheets.” “……” While Kim Jinkyung stared at the answer sheet, the students sitting next to him stood up one by one again and left. “Please confirm your name and student number accurately, place your…
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- From the time he had spent by Mok Seongha’s side so far, Kim Jinkyung had learned a few facts. Mok Seongha did not trust promises. Therefore, he documented every matter in contracts and kept them as written records. And as Secretary Kang had said, Mok Seongha did not go out except when absolutely necessary. Excluding the times he tutored outside with Kim Jinkyung, he had seen him go out only three times, and all three of those were to meet the Chairman. Mok Seongha’s obsession with university…
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- “Teacher. Do you know what a boiling point is? You must know. Since you are a brilliant person with a good head who attends a fine university.” Sarcasm toward the other party filled every single word. The bodyguards who had tried to stop Mok Seongha and ended up getting beaten that day and requiring hospital care numbered two alone. Mok Seongha stopped only after he had swung the chair until his anger was fully vented. “…Yes. I know.” “Every person has a boiling point, right? Usually,…
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- There’s a short story by Hyun Jingeon called A Lucky Day that he learned about in middle school Korean class. Of all the literary works he studied, that one was etched in his memory because of the main character’s final line that closed the story. ‘Strangely enough, I had good luck today…’ That last line, which could serve as the very symbol of irony, hadn’t left his mind all day. Right after he got off the subway, the next train came. When he checked the bus schedule, the bus he…
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“Alright. Today's chores done!” I'd been helping these three with their assigned tasks these past few days. Gathering firewood, picking mushrooms and berries, or fishing for them like today. At first, I was on edge, worried the adults might catch us. I couldn't sit still for a moment, constantly anxious. All my attention was focused on the village. But nothing happened. Just as Rotol had assured me. The adults rarely came near, let alone to the opposite side of the lake. “If…- 171.8 K • Completed
- I stepped down into the forest near the village. The girl in my mouth grew bolder. Before setting her down, she looked at me with starlight-dusted eyes and stroked my nose gently. I felt like I was about to sneeze. I wished she would stop. The two boys stiffened. Even after the girl untied them, they clung to my legs like they were frozen solid, unable to move. The girl sighed and tapped their shoulders. The two drenched cats jumped up and ran behind a tree. While I was distracted by…
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- One week before the Founding Festival. Yuram returned to his true form and headed for the imperial palace. A massive shadow surged from the duke's residence, and people's hands reached toward the sky. They cheered for the returning Kremlis. Something must have happened. The rumors about Yuram's whereabouts, which had grown increasingly dire as imagination fed on imagination, would finally die down completely starting today. Tortan came out to greet him all the way to the training grounds.…
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