Garam Hwihak
Episode 1
Made on 21.11.20
"Lying down on the topic of dimples..."
Since childhoodDimpleShe was eighteen, the flower of her youth, and her name was Seo Dan, and she had often heard the words, "Born to be born." When she turned nineteen, her flower of youth would be gone, and if she could no longer use magic... she now had no way to live.There wasn't any.At this orphanage, I could at least eat one meal a day, if not three. But now, when I turn nineteen, I have to leave this orphanage. Even if I tried to work part-time, who would take me in, born with a dimple? Leaving here would be as good as death.
"My parents, why did you abandon me here?"
When I was treated worse than the rat you see over there, saying I was born with a dimple, I was tired from working and was about to lie down to rest when someone suddenly came running to me and raised their voice, telling me not to lie down. Seeing that, I felt resentment and all sorts of sadness, and I tried to stop the tears from flowing from my eyes, and I raised my voice and asked the orphanage director the same question.
"Dimple, you were treated like an animal for so long because you couldn't even use magic.－!"
"You go out on your own two feet, if you don't want to be treated like this."
Yes, that dimple that makes people tremble in fear just by hearing its name.Dimple is someone who can't use magic perfectly.She meant to be a beast, and because of that, she was treated like an animal. She had planned many rebellions, but all of her plans were often thwarted by the Ministry of Magic, which always found out about them. The one who was always frustrated by this slump was her father, who was the representative of Dimple.Oh, he's not your father anymore.My mother passed away from a medical accident on my first birthday. So my father always resented me and abandoned me in an orphanage.
'······Yes, I will walk on my own feet.'
I wanted to blurt out those words, but I always kept them to myself and swallowed them down. Seeing her, the orphanage director, as if he'd expected something like this, quirked a corner of his mouth and gave her more cleaning work. Dan, exhausted, was about to drag himself to collect the mop. "On such a beautiful day, I'm the one taking on all the housework...?" "There are so many people above me here, and most of the kids are just resting and playing. Why me?" "My age means a lot of food expenses." It was the same amount of food, the same side dishes, for everyone from ages 7 to 18. Then there was only one answer.Because I was born with dimples.That was the only correct answer.
"I have no luck. I can't even use magic, so going to Garam Hwihak..."
It was almost impossible.Garamhwihak was a Korean magic school founded with the goal of nurturing talents as bright as a clear river. It was a dazzling and magnificent institution, boasting students with an incredible thirst for learning, where everyone hoped to pass. For me, who grew up without magic, this was a far-fetched dream.
"I would like to ask if you know a person named Seo Dan."
The man, whose harsh tone belied his melancholic demeanor, was named "Time Manager." He was the most free-spirited person in the world of time, yet at the same time the most alienated from it, observing everything from outside of it. He lived his life recording every event, big and small, in a small yellow notebook he carried with him every day. It was even rumored that whenever he wanted to judge a student's actions, the first person he would call was "Time Manager."
"Do you remember in order to record, or do you record in order to remember?" This sentence was said by Ho-seok, who was taking on the job of a time manager for the first time, as he showed me all the research he had done about clocks along with the book on Dimple Psychology in order to remember.
"Actually, we, you..."
"No, no. I'll take you to Garamhwihak first."
"I'll tell you the story later when you're ready."
After asking for Dan's understanding, Hoseok gently grabbed Dan's waist and tried to teleport. As it was my first time, I was a little scared and my head hurt so much that I was on the verge of losing consciousness, but Hoseok told me to take the pill that I gave him, which seemed to be a painkiller, and I swallowed it.－. After swallowing, the headache pain was relieved.
But, Garam Hwihak? What does that mean?