Vol 1 Prologue (1/2)
‘Is this where the reception room is?’
Kilasses
The building was only a 5 minute walk from the South Seoul station
The front of the building, the sunlight reflected the words “Global Exos Korea” on a black marble
Knowing the sign represented a once in a lifetime opportunity; it intimidated him
He did not have the courage to go in, but he lacked nearly as e to turn back
He took a deep breath and walked into the building
“I’m here for an interview”
“Go on up to the third floor”
The Model-like receptionist motioned him towards the elevator
“Ah, yes Thank you”
While nodding, he stepped back, bowed and walked away As he heard a stifled laughter froan to blush
He roughly understood why she was laughing
After abruptly receiving news of the intervieas forced to come for an interview in an oversized borrowed suit
He becaly he looked wearing the oversized suit
Of course there were plenty of different contacts but it wouldn’t come close in comparison
He had arrived on the third floor, and the lounge was filled to capacity
People in fancy suits were out and about
Surprisingly so blue jeans and t-shi+rts, their faces were filled with confidence showing their work experience
His eyes beca for the intervieith these people
No, he was not sure he could really go to the interview in his current state
‘Should I not have coet an opportunity better than this?’
Hyun Woo let out a sigh with an uneasy look on his face
Hyun Woo was an ordinary youth At least until 5 years ago
He was an average high school student who liked brand-naed at hiames the entire day on the weekends Up until then, he would often watch the stories of the boys on the TV, and e he could never live like the boy in the TV That is, until it became reality
He received an urgent call at school
He was told his parents had been in a car accident
WIth one sied
His father had died, while hisafter numerous operations, but complications still remained
The cause of the accident was his father’s drowsiness while driving The victims still had to be compensated Nevertheless their insurance had expired without renewal so the insurance company claimed it wasn’t their responsibility
The police and victims attorney had dropped by a few times
While Hyun Woo had been trying to understand the situation and complicated conversations that had taken place, their house was sold, and they ters and insurance plans
To fix that problem, they rented a small apartently
Their private o
Nevertheless, every time his mother went to the hospital because of a cold, stomach ache, or e person Together with intensive care she needed, the insurance coave hi on about changing compensation limit Because of this, they had to pay 3 to 4 million won in dues every month
- Itin there for your mother Use this to pay for the hospital fees
Five uncles from both of the mother’s and father’s side stuck an envelope inside an absent-ain
He felt horrible The money in his pockets only ah to even cover a month's hospital bill
In order to cover living expenses and hospital bills, the debt steadily increased Hyun Woo realized it for the first ti was shown on TV, was nota situation where he had no choice other than to grow up and be mature The situation makes a person
He knew very well theup at dawn to do newspaper andto dawn in order to gain money In the past it was inconceivable to wash one’s body while working part-time at a construction site
His body ached all over but he continued working rather than relaxing
It was not because he was exceptionally earnest He had no other choice but to do it However, his earnings could barely cover the cost of living and hospital expenses
‘With relatives co for a visit, I won’t be able to relax because of the noise!’
Every time they arrived, all he could do was clench his fist
He heard his father had a good personality There was not a single friend’s fa he s without hesitation whenever a relative got in so trouble However, the reward he received from the heavens was almost as if it came out of a novel
After his father died, and as his mother accrued hospital bills, no one leaped in to help them Worse, they did not even loan them some money It was because they did not think they would be able to get the money back Their relationshi+p eak because they were ood
Hyun Woo also becaraduated froh school
No matter how special a person is, in the end they are just like any other person
‘I exist only to take care of my mother and myself!’
His h school, but hisabout the matter He had no choice but to deal with it for one more year
However, after he graduated froh school, it did not improve the situation they were in
After he graduated High School Hyun Woo set out to look for a job Although his work had hours increased, other things remained the same As usual, he worked all day, and his days beca todebts payments at the end of every month
He gradually began to envy his peer who carried the latest mobile or wore the latest fashi+ons
He had also envied those who could haveHyun Woo could not stop hie had dreaame production company Before accident occurred, he had often stayed up all night playing games If not, perhaps another career related to computers
Although he abandoned the idea of going to a university he did not abandon his dream
It was the reason why every month he would pay 300,000 won to attend a private institution
One day an instructor came up to Hyun Woo and asked
“Hyun Woo, have you thought of seeking e company?”
“A ga company?”
“Ha new employees I was asked to reco about reco you How about it? Would you like to be e company?”
“Would a non-university graduate be acceptable?”
“20 years of age or older is preferable There’s no gender and educational requirement”
“Where is it?”
“Have you heard of Global Exos?”
“Yes?”
Hyun Woo froze in place
It’s expected for education to not be regarded for a s company
However, not fro as Global Exos! The co industry
They were the first to iaames in which accumulated annual sales of 1 Trillion won
”What would Global Exos be lacking in order for them to employ people such as myself?”
“I don’t know the details either According to my sunbae, employee recruitment process is done in various ways, it is very unique Screening of docuround or work experience is not a priority And the things were being tested is entirely different and so the way they pay their employees However with many applicants, it will not be easy… Since I don’t knohat interpersonal work is, I’ll try to put the files in”
A world where one’s educational background was not prioritized These were the words once said a long tio
However Hyun Woo was not naive enough to instantly believe those words
Without educational background, it lie business, and is nors such as an external position Even more so with Global Exos, and if he wasn’t accepted he would feel really bad about it
“Applying with et me accepted accepted So I’d rather”
Nae:22 Educations: S Electronic Engineering 2nd Year, DropoutTop seat of the class, without having h unknown to the Media Network, hacked through their firewall during their conference for testing a e issue, which eventually led to voluntary withdrawal
Global Exos was such a large company Surely they would not exaht about it, it was impossible for them to do so
Perhaps, but trying wouldn't hurt, besides, he’s got nothing to lose
All this tiotten about the application when unexpected news came
“The other day when I told you about Global Exos? Your application has passed the screening, and they’ve contacted us”
Hyun Woo’s instructor was just as surprised as he was
While he was daydrea, the interviewer had already arrived here In any case, he was given a chance to meet the interviewer
Perhaps this could be a golden opportunity Which why he thought he had toto the interviewer’s pant legs
'Have I gone crazy? Whose idea was it to co applied with a fabricated diploma was the least of my probles will appear on the news? No, surely Global Exos being a large enterprise, will be liable for having caused an incident of forged documents, with one of their applicants, will cause quite a stir and won’t be profitable to theht now be equally insane crazy?’
He casually i handcuffed and bombarded with questions from reporters
“Oh, will you be staying here?”
Suddenly, he heard a woman’s voice beside him
Since he was already surprised, he lifted his head and saw the receptionist who there in a formal suit
“This seat is empty Would you like to sit here?”
She nodded and sat down next to him
“I’ earlier Did I offend you?”
“It's alright It h I look really funny, don’t I?”
“Yes?”
After seeing the strange glance the receptionist gave as a response to his question, he made a puzzled face
“Ah……It looks like there’s abecause of your clothes There really isn’t anybody who boould deeply to a receptionist I was laughing because I thought you were a slightly eccentric person Also, your clothes suit you quite nicely”