20. The Ugly Duckling
“My son will do well anywhere.”
The day before going to work, my mother said.
“No problem.”
My father also nodded beside me.
His eyes look worried, like looking at a child thrown into the water, but he still shows faith.
I felt reassured.
I was confident too.
I’ve been fine so far wherever I belong.
School, academy, and even with Hyemin who lives next door.
Only now has Hyemin become gentler. He was a scary kid when I first saw him.
A child who is full of resentment and resentment towards the whole world, and often runs away from home and deviates.
I also got along well with Hyemin.
Moreover, I recently realized this again at a new employee, OT.
I’m the kind of person who gets along like water.
With that cheap Jeong Jeong-nam.
Even with Woo Miho helping me by my side, I was the most likable person in OT.
No matter how harsh the people at the company are, will they still be like Gi-nam?
“You’ll be fine.”
What’s more, my father even said this to me without my mother’s knowledge.
If you know how to be polite and blend in well, there shouldn’t be much of a problem in social life.
I also searched the Internet for things like the new employee’s physical appearance.
“But since it’s the first day, it would be better to wear a suit.”
Because my mother’s opinion and mine were the same, I even wore a tie this morning.
The first day I went to work by taking the bus and subway.
It was a building in Yeouido.
I tried to act calm, but I was moderately nervous.
When a senior greets you, you should smile appropriately and show humility, right?
You probably already know the OT results.
He didn’t act like that.
Because I maintained my grades decently and focused on human relationships.
Let’s not stand out, be inconspicuous, and blend in well.
Holding the employee ID card I received from OT, I passed the information desk I had seen before, took the elevator, and got off on the 7th floor.
“Whew.”
I took a breath, opened the door, and headed to my assigned team.
3 external security teams belonging to the dispatch headquarters.
It was the name of the department I belonged to.
I know roughly what it does, but I need to go in and learn the details.
That’s how I arrived at the department where I would work.
There were four desks, one empty and three already occupied.
The first thing I noticed was a middle-aged man with the appearance of a celebrity sitting with his back to the window with the blinds half-closed.
I thought he must be the team leader.
The team leader who made eye contact was the first to say welcome.
“f*ck.”
… … huh?
Is there a sh*t that has a different meaning from the sh*t I know?
Would that be an appropriate first word to say to a new employee assigned to your department?
A man with a round face sitting at the desk right in front of him looked at me.
It is a chubby and cute type that resembles a panda with black under eyes.
He must be mixed race.
He picked up the phone and spoke while looking at me.
“Are you kidding me? No, you’re new? Are you kidding me!”
Blood appears on the panda’s forehead.
“You know our department. But sending a new person? This can’t work. I’ve told you many times. Send an experienced person. Otherwise, you should send at least the first or second place. No, team leader. No, that’s not it. …Ah. “I didn’t swear.”
Click.
The call has ended.
“sit down.”
I turned my head to the voice.
It’s the last time. She was a boyish woman with short hair and charm.
What is this? Is it mixed race again?
Judging from the fact that she is not of outstanding beauty, she is not a pureblood.
She raised her finger and pointed to an empty seat.
sat down
I had nothing to say.
The woman got up from her seat and headed to the team leader.
“What should I do?”
“I don’t know, shii-i-ibal.”
The team leader is very foul-mouthed.
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“senior?”
The woman’s question was directed to the panda.
“I don’t know. What should I do?”
“……Then I will do the training for new recruits.”
There was no answer.
I was quick-witted.
I realized it without having to look at it for a long time.
‘I guess.’
It seems like a bad personnel decision.
The feeling that this was not my place stimulated more than just my five senses, it stimulated my sixth sense and hit me hard on the back of the head.
“Yoo Kwang-ik?”
“Yes, new employee Yoo Gwang-ik.”
A female senior, her white shirt is sharp like a knife and her pants are too.
The face also feels like the angles are somewhat hard.
He looked tall, close to 180cm, and his cleavage muscles were visible through the half-rolled shirt sleeves.
Overall, it was reminiscent of a slim but sturdy brick.
“I’ll tell you what to do.”
He was a senior who was like a born soldier.
“Yes, senior.”
Since I don’t know your title, I’ll just say you’re a senior.
She tapped the monitor, pulled out a pile of files sticking out from under it, and handed it to me.
“This is the Hwarim personnel list. Memorize it by tomorrow and burn it.”
This is a company raised by a government-affiliated organization.
I quickly understood that everything would be confidential, so I should burn it.
Still, the day is a bit short, right?
I took a quick look, and it seems like just counting people’s names would be in the hundreds.
Of course, senior Chadol said he didn’t care about my questions.
“I don’t leave my ass here except to go to the bathroom or eat.”
“…….”
“This is a security call, and this is a general call. If you receive a security call, say ‘Who is the new employee?’ and immediately connect to the person you are looking for. The instructions for connecting to an extension are on the phone. When you receive a general call, never say immortality, transformation, or company. “You understand that we don’t disclose internal matters, right?”
I barely managed to get the contents of the brittle tone into my head.
I saw two gray phones in front of me.
One for security, one for general.
If you receive security, connect to an extension, but if you receive general information, never say anything about internal affairs or confidentiality.
There are small stickers next to the phone that say ‘Security’ and ‘General’.
“Then I’ll go investigate.”
And then she left.
After senior Chadol left.
The time for thorn cushions has arrived.
pestilence.
Click, click.
Ta-da-da-da-dak.
The sound of keyboard tapping.
“I heard you did this team leader? Congratulations.”
A friendly sound from another team.
“Are you Ki-nam? Nice to meet you.”
A welcome greeting heard from afar.
It’s Jeonggi-nam.
As I slowly turned my head, I saw Jeong Jeong-nam, a member of another team, beyond the five partitions.
He’s welcome too.
Drurr.
“Are you free? Your eyeballs are rolling? Do you have any work to do?”
As I was looking at Ki-nam, the panda’s voice caught my ear.
This is done by pushing the floor with your feet and dragging a chair.
“no.”
Let’s just say no.
I don’t know why, but I was taken by this guy, my seniors, seniors, and the guys who will work with me here in the future.
“Where did something like you come from?”
I’m from Earth. They’re not aliens.
I just answered in my mind.
If I tell a joke wrong, I feel like I’ll get punched in the ear.
“You said CEO Nam is an Avengers?”
“f*ck.”
The team leader muttered in response to that question.
Is that the only thing that person knows how to say?
Maybe so.
The f*cking team leader took a deep breath and put his face back into the monitor.
He immediately took out his headphones, put them on, and frowned.
Panda Assistant Manager.
I searched through the directory and memorized my team, and I also knew this guy’s name.
Lee Dong-hoon, his title is assistant manager.
“Avengers?”
I asked back.
“You don’t know? What do you know?”
I don’t know anything. Today is the first day.
While saying that, I want to at least wink.
“I’ll beat it up.”
Drurr.
The panda returned to its original position.
Avengers. Is it because I was picked on by the boss?
If I’m going to do the Avengers, I want to do Iron Man.
Even in this situation, my wit stands out, what a man I am.
There was nothing to do. I just memorized the directory.
I was able to go to the company cafeteria to have lunch in the middle of the day.
It was delicious and full of nutrients.
I sat across from the panda and ate it, but it wasn’t digested well.
But I persevered and ate it. Once you are hungry, nothing can be done.
At 6 o’clock, the team leader stood up, walked around, tapped me on the shoulder and said,
“f*ck.”
What do you mean, follow me?
“Get off work.”
Panda interpreted.
There’s so much in one f*cking word.
I woke up thinking that.
It wasn’t like there was anything to talk about just by sitting down, and Chadol, a senior who was worth talking to – her name was Kim Jeong-ah, her rank was an employee – did not return.
Conclusion of today.
Jeong Ki-nam was cute, and Woo Mi-ho was refreshing.
Father, there are so many crazy people in the world.
Somehow my boss and team members went beyond what was normal.
After work, I came out and stood in front of the building.
The welfare and salary of a class that eats away at quite a few large corporations.
Of course, there will be a lot of work and there will be difficult moments.
I was determined. I was prepared.
I didn’t know it would be so bad from the first moment.
A cold wind passed by me.
It was late summer, so the heat had subsided by evening.
Standing like that.
“leave work?”
A familiar voice called me.
“Hyung Gwitae.”
Next to him, John was also seen.
okay. Get over it, John, I needed you.
John giggled and put his hand around my shoulder.
“Did you have a hard time? Would you like a beer?”
“With soju.”
A broken heart needs disinfection.
“Miho, do you want to go with me?”
Gwi-tae spoke to Mi-ho, who was passing by right next to him.
Woo Miho walked past without even answering.
Does that mean it’s not even worth answering?
“Did you see it? I saw it once. I think it’s slowly coming to pass now.”
Our Gwitae hyung seems to be mentally insane.
“let’s go.”
John led us.
Soon we arrived at a shell house filled with the sound of popping and the smell of baking.
There is a round table with plastic chairs, and the door is a swing with thin glass.
There is a place like this in Yeouido too.
I found this place after wandering around the back alleys a few times.
“It’s a good restaurant. My senior told me about it.”
John said.
These three are accustomed to controlling their senses appropriately.
Well, I’m not the sensitive type to begin with.
“Here are three shells and one soju.”
“With what?”
An aunt who appears to be the president is wearing an apron and tapping the commercial refrigerator.
There were two types of soju.
“On the left.”
It was a soju advertised by an idol celebrity from Immortal.
“Let me ask you something.”
I asked as soon as I ordered.
“Is it just me?”
“huh.”
John nodded.
Among the new employees, the official broadcaster is Yohan.
“why?”
John began speaking.
It all started with the president’s intervention.
It means that CEO Nam Myeong-jin was directly involved in my personnel matters.
You can do whatever you want up to that point. Still, since he is the president, he can at least exercise personnel authority.
It’s never been like that before.
It is said that the boss was also a good listener to the difficulties faced by employees.
So, if you wanted to change departments, there was an email you could send directly to the president.
The problem was the department I belonged to.
3 external security teams belonging to the dispatch headquarters.
The dispatch work itself is quite difficult.
Among them, external security is a place where only the elite of the elite can enter.
A place that is so difficult and requires so much ability.
In addition, external security team 3 was notorious.
“It’s famous. The team leader’s nickname is Blender because he grinds all the employees who come in.”
The f*cking bastard, no, the f*cking team leader’s nickname was Blender.
“And that panda?”
A panda is a panda.
“That senior is said to be in a control tower role internally, but I don’t know the details. Anyway, he is a talented person. I heard there is no one who doesn’t know about this job? I heard there are dozens of scouting offers from other companies every year.”
“Who is that senior?”
“You mean Senior Kim Jeong-ah?”
Before Yohan knew it, he took a gulp of the soju he had poured and held out the glass again.
As I politely filled my glass with both hands, he spoke so softly that my immortal hearing could barely hear it.
“That’s it. A superhuman made with an elixir.”
I looked back on what I saw on the pad during OT.
The pad contained most of the common sense about the world behind black holes, including immortality and transformation.
What John said was one of them.
Immortality and transformation, superpowers and magic.
After four special species appeared, ordinary people also felt the need to keep them in check.
They dabbled in the realms of magic, sorcery, and alchemy.
That’s how I made the ‘leap’.
The information section did not mention how many human experiments and inhumane practices had occurred in the meantime.
I knew that something like that had happened based on a rough guess and feeling.
Therefore, it is the result of inhumane human experiments conducted under the leadership of the government.
That’s the leap.
When eaten, it grants powers not granted to humans.
Of course, just eating doesn’t do it all.
They say this is an area that still needs a lot of research.
“It’s nickname is Knife. The team leader said its role is to cut it before sharpening it.”
No, there are no normal people.
“A blender, a knife, and a panda. The Avengers are the Avengers.”
I blurted out a word without realizing it.
It was a thoughtless comment and I didn’t say it out loud.
Guitae, sitting across from me, suddenly looks at me with a blue face.
His sensitive immortal senses sensed the presence of people behind him, and he also accurately recognized the direction in which Guitae’s eyes were facing.
It’s behind me.
Turn your head slowly.
I saw employee Kim Jeong-ah looking exhausted.
“I told you to memorize the directory, but I didn’t tell you to look after it, right?”
Oh, why are you here at this hour?
She said that and walked away.
Our seats were at the edge of the swing door, and she seemed to have accidentally heard my voice while walking outside.
It’s unlucky for me to get scabies.
The sword moves away. At the same time, I had a vision of my path becoming like a sharp-edged path.
“service.”
My aunt left some toasted pine nuts on a white plate.
I looked at the pine nuts and thought.
I feel like I’m screwed.
fantasy,
