00 Loan shark Kim Tae-hyung x Debt collector Kim Yeo-ju.
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"Hey!!!! Kim Yeo-ju!!!"
Here we go again, my parents, so indebted that I'm almost ashamed to call them parents. My family has been on the run, having borrowed money from loan sharks since before I was born. They'd spend the money they'd earned working hard in our shabby house, buying a few bottles of soju, then coming home, drinking them and immediately lashing out at me. I'd lock myself in my room, lock the door, plug my earphones into my crappy phone, play downloaded songs in a house without Wi-Fi, and just lie there, dazed.
"Kim Yeo-ju!!!! Isn't she coming out?!!!!"
"···, be quiet."
I'm glad I don't have any troublesome siblings. If I had, life would have been even worse. When I can't sleep, I sometimes overhear my parents talking. Sometimes I hear them talking about selling me for money. It would be better if they were caught and just the two of them died, but the loan sharks who kill every single family member are a headache.
"I wonder if I should get a job at that organization..."
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My parents died. On the one hand, I was happy, but on the other hand, I was now in a situation where I had to pay off all my debts... It was a situation I'd barely escaped, but it got worse. Loan sharks came knocking on my door every day, leaving me homeless. Relatives I've cut ties with now left home with the 3 million won I'd given them as a child. Going to a hotel or motel would have resulted in immediate bankruptcy, so I just went to the park.
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"Ugh, it's cold."
Having left without even a single layer of padding, I felt a chill colder than a house without a boiler. I was in a state of confusion, wondering where to sleep and what to eat, when someone tapped me on the shoulder.
"···?"
"Kim Yeo-ju, right?
"who are you?"
"You don't know? You do, don't you?"
"What kind of nonsense is this?" I thought, and instinctively took a step back at the face that resembled one of the many faces I saw when I was dragged away by a loan shark organization with my parents.
"Remember, me? Only now? That's disappointing."
"How did you know about this place? You didn't follow me, did you?"
"Why do you think not?"
You really followed me.
"I didn't know you were this thorough. You're quite smart."
"You cheeky X. Don't look down on us too much."
"So, what was the purpose of following him?"
"I don't know."
"So, how much debt do you have?"
"3 billion."
"Don't lie, be honest."
"Oh, was it too little?"
"That's not what I meant,"
"Including interest, it's 7 billion."
"What, double the interest?"
"Two badges, three badges?"
"I don't have that money."
"It's not worth it because it's not there."
"So, what do you want me to do, sir?"
"Sir? No matter how I look at it, I'm not the type of person who would be called an old man at 27 years old."
"You look exactly 27 years old, just like an old man."
"Kid, you don't have time to spare?"
"For a 17-year-old, a 27-year-old is an old man."
"The 10 year age gap is so annoying, man. Okay, just do it. Just give me some money."
"I told you there isn't any."
"How long will it take? A week?"
"Are you crazy? I don't even have a place to sleep right now, so how can I raise 7 billion in just a week?"
"Then how do you want to pay for it? Or sell your body."
"Are you this age?"
"That's the best age."
"Okay, something else."
"Would you like to work for our organization?"
"What should I do?"
"Just killing people, hacking, etc?"
"Killing people?"
"Can't you kill me? Your parents are dead too. Oh, by the way, aren't you going to hold your parents' funeral? I was going to go."
"Okay, it's a waste of money. Why are you holding a funeral for my parents if they're going to sell me?"
"Okay, follow me quickly."
"You're so impatient..."
"I can hear everything."
shit.
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Loan shark Kim Tae-hyung x Debt collector Kim Yeo-ju.