Episode 155: Kimberlite (1)

Interview waiting room at Hermit Crab Academy Daechi Branch.

“… Language is... mumble… voice and sound… .”

“Thinking evil is making evil… .“

“… Paleolithic and Mesolithic... .”

There is a person looking at them with a hard face in the place where many lecturers are preparing their lectures.

His name is Pi Hyeon-deuk.

A 5th year Korean language instructor from the Department of Korean Language at a local university. He's one of the people meeting today for an interview at the hermit crab entrance exam specialized academy.

‘Hey, that’s my situation.’

Pi Hyeon-deuk, who looked at the people, took a deep breath.

Even if he was only a short time ago.

[Congratulations on passing Professor Hyundeuk Pi. You can go to work from next week. - Daechi-dong Gulag Academy]

'done. Now the end of hardship is the beginning of happiness!’

It was because I thought that I would never have to worry about preparing for an interview again.

But did the heavens even envy him?

'Yes? I beg your pardon? The school… Are you ruined?’

Before he even went to school, the academy… disappeared

‘No, does this make sense? You just passed!’

Typically, the golden age of instructors is between the ages of 30 and 40. It is safe to say that your life after that depends on how you spend this period.

Because of this, I slept less and prepared for a lecture at the academy. I went to a large school... … .

'under… Does this really make sense?’

Pi Hyeon-deuk took a deep breath.

It was because the academy went bankrupt, and all the efforts made in the past went to nothing in an instant.

But.

‘Yeah, it’s not just Gulag Academy in Daechi-dong. If you look carefully, you will find a good place.’

He didn't give up.

If I gave up here and went back to the local academy, I would be comfortable right now.

‘When you turn forty, you will regret as you hit the ground wondering why I did it then.’

Because of this, he frantically started putting resumes in the academies that were not involved in the special investigation.

However.

'Thank you. I'll let you know the results later... .'

The reality was harsh.

He applied to all of the academies.

‘I’m sorry, but it’s difficult to work with us… .'

‘I’m sorry, but next time… .'

'I have no choice… .'

leaving out. leaving out. leaving out.

Most of them were rejected from the application form, or even if they were lucky enough to pass the application, they were rejected from the interview.

‘No, does this make sense? Are you saying you’re all out?’

Of course, normally, I wouldn't have fallen out like this.

[I am working as a math instructor in Songdo. I'm thinking of moving the academy to Daechi-dong, but I've heard rumors that the situation in Daechi-dong is very bad... Really?]

[Comment 1: Please do not come. These days, Daechi-dong is sincerely hello.][Comment 2: As all of the large academies collapsed this time, the competition increased and the treatment was not good]

[Comment 3: That's right. Compared to the old days, the instructor's treatment... I'd rather stay in Songdo.]

The problem was that the instructor cut-off line in the Daechi-dong academy had risen sharply as a large number of instructors with similar circumstances poured out of the Daechi-dong academy.

Thanks to.

'Well… This person has a good education, but no experience? leaving out.'

'This guy is all right, but he's too old. leaving out.'

‘Oh, this guy is pretty cool. pass.'

Only Daechi-dong academies were screaming joyfully and selecting instructors as if shopping.

So, it's not that he has a better academic background than others, and his experience is not that great, but in terms of games, he's only a '78 Korean language instructor'... … .

‘… God, Buddha, Allah, Ahuramazda… Please score only one pass letter... .'

I have no choice but to grab my phone and wait for the acceptance letter.

Of course, as I didn't put in one or two applications, it wasn't that there were no notices of acceptance. Most of those places… … .

‘How about working part-time for now?’

It's a place that tries to imprison him under strange conditions.

‘350? Hey, where do you get that kind of thing these days? Everyone is arguing that they will do it even if the basic salary is 1.5 million won. So, how about starting at 200? Anything more than that, you can take it as a percentage.’

There were only places that offered a saloon that was just enough to drop if you paid your utility bills.

‘No, 200? Hey guys, go to a local academy if that's the case with gangsters.'

so that.

[Pi Hyeon-deuk Teacher! It's hermit crab academy! Because your application has been received. Please come to the Hermit Crab Academy Daechi Branch by 1pm on the OO of October! The viewing range is… ]

When I first got a message from Hermit Crab Academy.

‘A hermit crab academy?! really?'

Pi Hyeon-deuk had no choice but to doubt his own eyes.

By the time he was writing the application form.

‘This time, the hermit crab academy is recruiting additional instructors, how about putting it there?’

'Huh? hermit crab? Hey, you know my education and career. As soon as you receive your resume, it will be divided into three seasons?

‘You mean that you don’t see much of the instructor’s career at that school? Trust me and give it a try.’

After hearing the words of the instructor I was working with before, I put the application in just in case.

‘Ah, can I?’

Because I didn't have high expectations.

‘God, Buddha, Allah, Ahuramazda… thank you!'

But today. When you open the door to the interview waiting room when you arrive at Hermit Crab Academy for an interview.

'Where can I get a house? Would it be better to be near the academy?’

He fell into despair.

'This crazy... .'

because.

‘Is that person Gulag No. 1? Is that the head of Thermopylae's math team? Huh, there’s also the head of the LSD Academy, right?’

This was because most of the people in the interview waiting room were famous instructors who could be recognized just by name.

'under… How to compete with these people... .'

You entered the dungeon and it was full of level 999 monsters.

He sighed as he crumpled into the corner of the interview room with a sullen expression.

If it's a grade, it's a grade. Because there was nothing to show them in any career.

However, among the instructors of his age, he was rated as quite good at teaching.

'In front of these people, wrinkle in front of the pupa.'

The people in the waiting room are all renowned for their excellent teaching skills. So Pi Hyeon-deuk, who had just set foot in Daechi-dong, was not a good opponent to rub against.

For a moment, a thick skepticism engulfed him in his head.

‘Should I give up everything and go back to the local academy? If I could go back now, I would still be able to write novels and novels to my heart's content... .'

It has been 5 years since he graduated from college and started working as a lecturer.

‘One building to be raised in 10 years!’

When I first started working as a lecturer, I had a rather ambitious dream, but as time passed, my aspirations when I started working as a lecturer disappeared somewhere, and all that was left was my worries and fears about making a living.

‘Ehh… It’s a mess, but it’s a mess.’

But then he had a word running through his mind.

“To get the impossible, you have to try the impossible.”

That means… The words of Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote, and the words of the protagonist in his novels. And it was his favorite word.

Moment.

thump thump thump-

His shattered heart started beating again.

‘Yeah, I’ve done something so far, but I can’t give up like this.’

Then, hot energy poured out of Pi Hyeon-deuk's empty chest.

'Let's try it, thinking it's the last thing.'

So when he reaffirms his will.

click-

“Everyone has been waiting for a long time.”

A woman with a pale complexion entered the waiting room.

“Now, please follow me from No. 1 to No. 10, and the rest of us, please wait for a while.”

Hearing her words, Hyeon-deuk Blood clenched his fists and stood up.

The number he received was 4.

Now, after a while, you will be confronted head-to-head with those in this waiting room.

It was definitely trembling, though.

'can do. Yes, you can.’

I didn't fall into despair like I had just before.

‘… You have to try the impossible.’

It was because the words in his head gave him strength.

and after a while.

“Interviewer number four.”

"Yes?"

“The interview for the 3rd person will be over soon, so please prepare so that I can enter as soon as he comes out.”

In the blink of an eye, his turn came.

Blood Hyeon-deuk swallowed his dry saliva and wiped the sweat from his palms on his trousers.

‘Okay, the preparation is perfect.’

His lectures today are basic grammar and free literature.

He was confident because he had practiced and practiced while waiting for today.

'If it is only Sigang, there is a possibility.'

However.

"Hello. This is the 4th interviewer, Pi Hyeon-deuk, who applied for the Korean language part of hermit crab academy.”

The moment he entered the interview room and stood on the podium to give a lecture.

"Wait."

His expectations began to go wrong.

'why not?'

The director of hermit crab academy and the representative of hermit crab limited liability company. It was because Kim Jun-young, who might be his employer, raised his hand and stopped him.

Pi Hyeon-deuk looked at Kim Jun-young with puzzled eyes. Then, Kim Jun-young opened her mouth slowly with an incomprehensible smile.

“Before we begin, I have one question for you.”

Then the people in the interview room looked at Kim Jun-young with puzzled eyes.

Of course, it was common for questions to come up during poetry lectures.

‘The question is usually during the lecture or after the lecture is over.’

But it wasn't something to object to, so people just looked at Pi Hyeon-deuk.

gulp-

Blood Hyeon-deuk, standing in front of people's eyes, swallowed dry saliva and nodded his head.

OK.

“Master Pi Hyeon-deuk.”

"Yes?"

Junyoung opened her mouth with a look of anticipation.

“Are you writing a novel?”

In an instant, Hyeon-deuk Pi felt goosebumps welling up in his arms.

‘No, how did you know?’

His secret hobby that he did not tell anyone.

The driving force of life that made me endure the intense five years of teaching.

It was because the first person who saw his aspirations had pinpointed it.

At first he thought it was because of his department.

‘I can’t.’

Unless there were one or two Korean language instructors from the Department of Korean Literature, this could not be the case.

there

‘I asked if you were writing a novel. It's not a play, it's a novel... .'

He looked at Kim Jun-young with a slightly tired expression.

'Rumors have been circulating that the head of Hermit Crab Academy has a divine power... .'

However, this was his lecture and interview.

So he had to answer any question, no matter how trivial, with all his heart.

'I don't know why you're asking, but I have to answer... .'

"Yes… Sometimes I use it as a hobby, but… .”

OK.

"also… .”

Kim Jun-young smiled strangely and nodded his head.

“Master Pi Hyeon-deuk. Success.”

It was decided that Pi Hyeon-deuk passed.

Pi Hyeon-deuk looked at Joon-young with a blank expression.

It's been 10 minutes since he entered the interview room.

Because all he did was answer Kim Jun-young's questions.

‘No, I haven’t done anything yet???’

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