Chapter 152 – Episode 152
I felt like lying down sick.
It’s already been three days since Yoon Su-ah has been sick in bed. At this point, I’m getting calls every night from someone I can’t tell if it’s my mom or Yoon Su-ah’s mom.
-Are you okay today, Su-a?
“Yes, I’m completely fine now. In fact, my facial expression got much better than before I got sick.”
-It seems like Su-ah’s body is really weak.
“It’s like that. But this is also much better than before.”
-Oh my gosh, then how bad were you in the past? …
Since we don’t talk on the phone often anyway, I’d like to do it sincerely. Really, it only takes a day or two. Since this has been going on for three days already, I find myself replying like a macro without even realizing it.
Even three days are this hard, so how do call center employees survive when they have to deal with hundreds of people every day? If it were me, I would have gone mental right away.
-My heart aches because I wonder if I’m hurting because of my mom.
“It’s not like that. “It’s no use worrying, it’s no use worrying.”
Totally, really.
In a way, everyone living in her studio apartment except her mother knew why Yun Su-ah was sick.
‘Omg. She did it so hard, her sister is about to die. ‘Just do it in moderation!’
‘It must have been Su-ah’s first time, but wasn’t she uncharacteristically lacking in consideration for Hyeon-woo?’
And if we dig a little deeper, only I and Yoon Su-ah knew what happened.
‘Ha! Please hit me harder. Mr. Hyunwoo… Haha, haha. Thank you for hitting on me. Thank you for cursing me. I’m so happy. I… ‘I’m alive now!’
‘So, please hit me. ‘Please give this pathetic bitch a harsh punishment.’
‘Today, really… It was the happiest time. Thank you so much, Hyunwoo. Page.’
Even now, whenever I think of that time, I feel a tingling sensation in the back of my head, as if a faint electricity is flowing through it. Would you say your mind still hasn’t accepted that it’s reality?
‘I don’t know if Su-ah smiled happily even though she was sick for three days.’
To be honest, I didn’t enjoy the intense play at that time. Rather, the feeling of rejection was greater. Because Yoon Su-ah’s situation was so difficult, I tried my best to get along with her, but I have to say that there are some things about her that don’t suit me.
‘This is why conflicts arise between couples who have different sexual preferences or tendencies.’
A long time ago, while browsing the internet, I saw an article that said, ‘I broke up with a pervert who liked getting hit on,’ and I remember laughing at it and saying it was pathetic. When I saw the pixelated silhouette of a woman that was posted along with the article at that time. Just by looking at her, it was clear that she was an incredibly beautiful woman. She had a nice body…
When I first heard that he dumped this girl because I didn’t have the right personality, I laughed at her and called her crazy. If it were me, I could spank her for the rest of my life and stick my dick in her pussy.
However, reality was different from my imagination.
I understand why what people who commit crimes fear most is remorse or a sense of guilt toward themselves. I’m really going crazy.
-… Field! Ad!
“Ah yes. Sorry. “I thought about something else for a moment.”
-I bought Sua some fruit with the money my mom gave me when she left. Because peaches and melons are delicious in June.
“All right. Don’t worry too much, because I’ll call Su-ah later when I have time. Because I also eat fruit on a regular basis. “Mom, don’t just get drunk and talk about this and that to Dad.”
-Of course! Is your mom the one who says things like that?
I think she did it sometimes. Um.
“…”
I’m sorry to my dad, but he didn’t say he wanted to keep it a secret because he didn’t particularly like him. If dad finds out about this, apart from trying to break the club on my leg, I’m sure he’ll get pretty upset. Her younger sister didn’t keep her current boyfriend a secret for no reason.
My younger sister, who had more dating experience than me, had already been burned by my father several times.
Like her mother, there is a generational gap that cannot be narrowed no matter how hard one tries, so what about people who cannot do that at all? Her sister said she almost knocked over a table at a restaurant she went to with her dad for the first time in her life…
It’s scary to even imagine.
“Hang up now, Mom. A guest is coming.”
-Okay. Be sure to tell her that you had fun thanks to her son and cute daughters.
Haven’t I already said it about five times?
As I looked at the phone call that was finally hung up, I rolled my eyes over and over again with my index finger to remove the gunk that wasn’t there.
“Wow, I’m strangely tired.”
After my physical abilities increased in one way or another as a reward through quests, I actually didn’t feel particularly tired even after working the night shift.
I guess it’s because I’m so mentally exhausted.
I, who habitually searched on the Internet for things like insomnia and feeling sleepy even after a good night’s sleep, was quite surprised.
[In 2025, would you like to search for ‘insomnia’, the 2nd most frequently searched word?]
Starting with people who feel tired even when they sleep. People who say they can’t sleep unless they listen to sleep-inducing ASMR. Or even people who are so serious that they visit the hospital and receive medication.
I was surprised to see so many people unable to sleep in 2025.
“I don’t know anything about what’s going on in the real world.”
Even if it’s a recession, a recession.
Compared to the past, in today’s Republic of Korea, people take breaks on weekends, eat hearty meals three times a day, and enjoy leisure activities in various ways. Why are there so many people who can’t sleep just looking at the Internet?
“An ordinary person like me will never know.”
I will live without knowing. As always.
As I took a sip of my food, a system message suddenly appeared in front of my eyes.
[Epic Quest]
[Yoon Su-ah’s Joy 3 / Her workplace that suits her / Let’s find a part-time job and allow her to work.]
[0/1]
[Reward: 1 million won, stamina +1, elixir (replica), positive first impression skill]
[Restriction conditions: Must be a workplace with an aptitude score of 95 or higher.]
Ah. Yes, you bastard.
They didn’t give me quests like ‘having sex’, but they gave me epic quests only after all the errands were done.
“…”
This time, there was no pressure to finish just because you started, but instead, there was a strange condition of ’95 or higher in aptitude’.
At first, I wondered what to do with this.
As I stare at the workplace I am currently working in, a small message comes to mind.
[Aptitude: 83 points]
In this way, she had to find a place with an aptitude score of 95 or higher, and even get Yoon Su-ah to get a job there.
‘Does that make sense, damn it?’
I really couldn’t help but curse.
I know what I want to say. If it were me, I would get mentally ill if I stayed home every day and did housework like Yoon Su-ah. Above all, they say that people become healthier when they do the right amount of work.
In that sense, there would be nothing better than finding a job that suits Yoon Su-ah and where she can work further. But where is it?
Even though I was complaining, I tried looking on the internet…
[Dukja/Korea’s largest self-employed community]
-Fuck. I really think the minimum wage will go back. Since opening a convenience store, I have somehow managed to hold on. The truth is, the enemies inside are much scarier than the bastards.
-I completely agree. Why are there so many bastards these days who just want to steal money without doing any work?
-Isn’t the minimum wage really crazy? In the meantime, why are these kids so bad at their jobs while they are being treated like this? It’s so slow and frustrating that I’ll search around! Don’t kid these days go to the military?
[Going part-time workers across the country. This is Jeon Ah-hwa’s community.]
-It seems like the bosses have really lost their conscience. How far are you willing to go for the minimum wage?
-The guys who give you so much money are trying to make you work 3 or 4 times more. I can’t eat it because it’s dirty.
-Can’t you report all the people who vaguely ask you to work part-time to avoid paying them weekly vacation pay? Even that is only done during the busiest times. It’s shit.
I quietly turned off the Internet. At some point, should we say that it is a never-ending conflict?
From the past, there have been topics that were never resolved and only ran parallel paths. It’s about conflict between men and women, politics, and religion. So, people used to say that it is best not to take out these three if possible.
The conflict that ran parallel to that was the conflict between the boss and the part-time workers. I don’t know if it was like this in the past. At least in 2025, where I live now, I should say that there is literally no relationship other than family.
‘In that sense, our store manager is a good person.’
Although he had a somewhat pathetic side, he was a person who took care of everything that needed to be taken care of in many ways. Well, it’s going to be a struggle. Moreover, not everything that is said on the Internet is necessarily true.
“In fact, they say that people who live hard don’t even have time to use the Internet. Or I don’t look at it on purpose.”
Nevertheless. Even if you take all of that into account, in this day and age, it’s hard to think of a workplace where Yoon Su-ah could work.
After receiving the quest, I searched for all kinds of part-time jobs.
News clipping part-time job. Test proctoring and grading part-time job. Book café. Convenience store. Part-time hand model job. Part-time underwear job, etc.
I’ve been researching things you can do even if you’re not in good health. Apart from the fact that Yoon Su-ah has no experience in part-time work. She couldn’t even get past the aptitude score of 90 for anything.
Like this, she worked hard for three days, but she gave in vain, so why wouldn’t I be furious?
‘Oh, you crazy bastard.’
Originally, they didn’t give me any sane quests. Recently, I felt like the difficulty level had become a bit lower, but now they gave me the special level of difficulty. It was a slap to the back of the head.
‘I don’t see anyone with an aptitude score higher than 90, so in the meantime, find a job with an aptitude score higher than 95 and let me get a job?’
It’s not really an exaggeration.
I thought it would be much more realistic for me to open a store or company and create a place for myself.
“It would be less frustrating if there was at least some hope for a solution. What is this…”
However, except for this issue, everything else was okay.
Ohanam’s problem, which we thought and firmly believed was solved, is still steadily gnawing on my and Ohana’s nerves.
‘Of course, there is no other option than Ricky! Ricky oppaaaaang!’
After her mother passed away, Ohana became even more of Ricky’s crush. If things go wrong, I’m so worried that this bitch might run away from me and become a hidden fan somewhere.
I understand that you’re trying to relieve it because you’re very stressed, but every time I suck on that damn Ricky, it’s actually stressful for me.
[Contest elimination]
Hanaebom is no different from Ohana.
[Title: To you who became a star]
I really don’t understand why you’re so stubborn.
In the words of one Aebom, it was a remake that perfectly complemented the parts that were lacking in her first work, and she boasted that it was the least award-winning work. That was a poor result in the preliminaries.
‘…’
No wonder, 500 out of about 700 applied works were the first to be eliminated in the preliminaries. Overwhelming number of views, 0. The number of views is 0, but the fact that there is one comment is even bigger.
-Huh. First, the title is a strainer
It was a rather novel sight to see a person who did not even blink an eye in the presence of Han Se-ryong, the chairman of the Hanban Group, reduced to dust with just one comment. The moment Ohana saw that and burst out laughing, which she had been trying to hold back without realizing it, I was worried that Han Ae-bom would become a real murderer that day.
‘But, it’s not the time to worry about others. Fuck.’
[Chaejeonggong/Employment Information Sharing Café]
-It is said that the recruitment season for the second half of this year will start a little late. I guess the companies’ wallets aren’t doing so well. September and October are usually the second half of the year for open recruitment. It is said that this time it will most likely be in October or November. In particular, in the IT industry, the number of people who rushed to receive government support last year was so huge that it has now surpassed the red ocean and is almost just a sea of blood…
We also need to solve the problems listed above. In the meantime, I also have to worry about my employment.
“…”
This was a situation where even ten bodies would not be enough. This is the first time in my life that I have wanted to possess self-immolation so desperately. Won’t the art of self-immolation be released as a quest reward someday?
… Are you going to come out, damn it.
They give you positive first impression skills, but what about self-immolation techniques?
“Ringle!”
Meanwhile, the sound of a bell ringing at the convenience store entrance tells me that I need to work part-time as well. I jumped up reflexively and was so startled that I knocked over the chair.
One of the causes that was eroding my spirit was right in front of me.
“Oh, I’ll take my time and look around, so you can sit down. Hyunwoo, you must be very tired.”
Ilha Group’s vice president, Oh Hanam, smiles at me. Why did that person come here?
