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Episode 179: Rope Dance (2)

pirate

A term used to refer to those who attack ships at sea to loot cargo and kill people.

Vikings, Japanese pirates, Somali pirates, etc. refer to a lawless group that has not disappeared from the time when humans first started trading through rivers and seas until now.

Well, looking at it this way, it seems like a word with a very diverse image. In fact, the general image of a pirate is…

Age of Conflict!

From the late 15th century to the mid 18th century, European ships traveled around the world, opening routes, exploring and trading.

Barbarossa Brothers, Bartholomew Sharp, Henry Morgan, Anne Bonnie, Edward Teach, William Kidd, John Avery, etc.

It refers to the lives of pirates who were active in the Caribbean and Indian Ocean and the images created by various media based on their lives.

Therefore, the general image of a pirate is…

gun and knife.

one leg and a crampon.

Cannon and rum.

And treasures and skulls.

It is commonly depicted as a group of sea forage.

But there is something most people don't know.

That's right... The life of pirates, portrayed as dangerous and rough, was actually moved according to a very democratic procedure.

Their life, which at first glance seemed chaotic, was in fact maintained in its own order and system.

Indeed, there is no choice but to...

At that time, to be called an outlaw of the sea and to threaten merchant ships around the world was an act no different than turning the world's commercial districts and even the world's power groups as enemies.

So the laws and institutions outside the ship didn't matter that much to the pirates.

Only one thing is important. It was a sufficient amount of goods to buy my life and a new life.

So, of course, the distribution of profits and the treatment of captured prisoners… Until the captain is appointed.

Whether they were slaves or nobles, whites, yellows or blacks, the moment they got on the ship, their identity and race all disappeared, and everyone could be treated as pirates with the same rights.

Therefore, in a way, the group called pirates was like a consultative body in which individual interest actors gathered to maximize their own interests.

… just like us now.

“How are you?”

When I asked, Kim Yong-deok, who was sitting next to me, frowned.

“What are you talking about? Are you talking about sitting next to Director Kim like this? Or are you asking how it feels to be stabbed in the back? Well, if it's one of those two, I can tell you enough. Yes. I feel terribly dirty. Are you okay?”

An answer sharp as a thorn. It was a pose like a wild boar just before running away.

But that's not what I was asking.

“You seem to have misunderstood something. I was just asking what the vote would be like.”

Then, for a moment, Kim Yong-deok looked at me with sharp eyes. And then, heh-Hani turns his head away.

“You will know what to do.”

Judging by his words and expression, he seemed to be quite confident.

However.

‘My fingers are trembling,’

His trembling hands and his hardened face were telling him how tense he was.

I smiled and looked around.

[Candidate #1 - Hermit Crab Academy Kim Jun-young]

[Candidate 2 - Jungmyung Academy Kim Yong-deok]

I caught my eye at the temporary polling place and the people who got up to vote.

“Come on, everyone, line up! You must write down all three characters of your name accurately. If you write even one letter incorrectly, it will be considered an abstention vote, so please write it down without making a mistake!”

People who move slowly according to the words of the temporarily selected moderator.

I looked at the long voting line and remembered what had just happened.

'What are you doing! No, what are you doing! Director Kim, Director Lee, Director Park! Can you do this to me?’When Director Yong-Duk Kim appeared at the conference room earlier and started telling the truth.

‘How about running for president instead of doing that?’

I had recommended him to be elected as president of the academy council.

Even though it was a meeting held in my name, there is a big difference between being elected as the president through a reasonable process and arbitrarily exercising the authority of the president.

'what? run - huh? I? During this time?’

It was because it was something that could make Director Kim Yong-deok keep his mouth shut.

just as expected.

‘Hey, okay, don’t be silly. don't have cancer I see that you have quite a bit of money, so people are flirting with you and you are confident, but let’s see where we are.’

Director Kim Yong-deok, who heard my proposal, accepted my proposal without hesitation.

‘Directors, this is Kim Yong-deok. As you all know, that person 10 years ago was a lecturer in the middle of Daechi-dong, Seoul. He is now a person who successfully runs a 500-person academy… do you all know In the 10 years I served as president, I have never moved for personal gain… .'

It seems that the confidence given by the title of a former first-team instructor and the position of the head of a large 500-member academy made him move.

But.

"Damn it… .”

Voting lines getting shorter and shorter. Anxiety was evident in his eyes as he looked at the line.

‘Now it seems you have understood the situation.’

Obviously, it was undeniable that he was a former first-team instructor, that he had been running a 500-person academy for nearly 10 years, and that he had finally served as the president of the local academy council.

However.

‘Now that doesn’t really matter.’

Currently, the number of people attending the meeting of the academy council that I held is about 55.

Most of them were people who received my contact and expressed their intention to participate in the formation of a new council.

So, no matter how much Kim Yong-deok put forward his career, his chances of winning were slim.

‘What if I come and vote now?’

I looked at Kim Yong-duk's face.

Then, anxiously trembling eyes and tightly closed lips caught my eye.

But there was no shadow of abandonment anywhere on his face.

It seemed that he was not going to give up his faith in himself until the very end.

Then what...

‘You should respect it.’

After a while, the long-awaited counting began.

However?

The temporary host widened his eyes as if in surprise.

“Kim Yong-deok. Yong-Duk Kim. Kim Yong-deok… Is this the name of the head of Jeongmyung Academy for three consecutive votes?”

It wasn't even called by the Grim Reaper, it happened three times in a row.

Surprisingly, Kim Yong-duk's name was being called a lot.

In an unexpected situation, the eyes of the people in the conference room turned to Kim Yong-deok.

Kim Yong-deok, who confirmed the gaze of the people, looked at me with a triumphant expression.

“Heh, you must have been expecting this a lot. I'm sorry. After all, isn't this what voting is supposed to be like?"

Apparently, I was inspired by a better situation than I expected.

It's because I didn't expect the initial counting result to be like this.

But… The surprise was just there.

[Candidate #1 - Hermit Crab Academy Kim Jun-young 49 votes]

[Candidate 2 - Jungmyung Academy Kim Yong-deok 3 votes]

[Invalid 3 votes]

Only 49 votes came out, as if it was a 49th year for Kim Yong-deok, who was called 3 times.

My victory was decided by an overwhelming majority of votes.

“Damn it!”

Kim Yong-deok, who got up from his seat, looked at me with an expression that seemed like he was about to run away.

But.

'what… Seriously, what are you trying to do now?’

'Ugh, the three-year-old habit is going to be eighty, so why is he eating all night long... .'

‘A person should know how to obey the result neatly.’

The trend has been around for a long time.

People looked at Kim Yong-deok, who could not agree with the result, and asked for his calm with his expression on his face.

“… … .”

Kim Yong-deok's face hardened when he saw people's eyes.

He seemed to have noticed that he could no longer resist change.

"Phew… ”

He let out a short sigh and slowly lifted his head.

Then, after looking at the people for a while, he started walking towards the door of the conference hall with helpless steps.

“… … .”

I looked at Kim Yong-duk's back.

It is said that the life of a pirate is quite democratic, but in fact, a pirate is a pirate. They were criminals.

So, in the words of the pirate who lost his respect and was kicked out of the captain's position... not so beautiful

Without being able to accept the outcome, being bound and forcibly walking on a plank.

Or, after accepting the result, he danced the 'rope dance' under the gallows.

No matter which one you choose, it was the end of the captain of the pirate ship that you were given only the first-class choice to escape.

'Originally, that's what a pirate's life is like.'

So, the moment I became the captain of a pirate ship rather than a privateer, I could be like that too.

‘Originally, a private ship and a pirate ship are literally just one piece of paper.’

After the turmoil that Kim Yong-deok left for a while has been settled.

“With the above, we declare that Director Kim Jun-young of Hermit Crab Academy has been elected as the first Incheon Regional Academy Development Council.”

The moderator opened his mouth.

OK

clap clap-

“Thank you, Chairman.”

“From now on, I will only trust the president.”

“Loyalty, Loyalty.”

The sound of applause filled the hall.

I got up from my seat to their cheers.

Then, after politely greeting him, he slowly opened his mouth.

"thank you. You trusted me and elected me, so I will do my best to find a way for our council to go.”

It was the moment when the long and long voting curtain was coming down.

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A few days have passed since the day of the counting.

While I was at the office preparing for a special lecture, I got a call from someone.

Follow-up- Follow-up-

let's check

[Special Auditor of Korea Curriculum and Evaluation Institute Dok Go-gyeong]

The name of the man in the same boat with me was floating on the screen.

It seems that he called as soon as he heard that I had finished my work in Incheon.

I pressed the call button slowly with a smile on my lips.

[Teacher really worked hard.]

Dok Go-gyeong's voice came from beyond the receiver.A rather cheerful voice seemed to tell his feelings.

In fact, it was a time when the achievements of the past were gradually becoming visible, so it was understandable that he was showing such an attitude.

[Billionaires’ tax evasion by Mr. K, the director of J Academy, a representative academy in the Incheon area]

[Citizens angered by the Guri City Academy Council’s ‘Collecting School Fees’ Demands a Police Investigation]

[Chairman of Uijeongbu City Academy Association acknowledged ‘collusion over the past 5 years’]

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From his point of view, he's getting closer to the world he's been dreaming of.

I smiled softly and opened my mouth.

“What trouble is there? I just did what I usually do.”

Then he said in a firm voice, as if he was not even strong enough.

[no. Thanks to the hard work of the teacher, the results are showing faster than we expected. All thanks to the teacher.]

Well, it wasn't too bad for me either.

It is unknown how many people are currently working as private academies, but being evaluated as the most successful among them means that the opportunity to participate in government projects in the future increases by that much.

However.

‘Hmm… .'

There was one part of his words that I did not understand.

"However… Are the tangible effects already in place for me?”

The question was whether the effect was fast enough that tangible results could already be seen.

Of course, the heads of associations and academies in some areas have been wiped out due to the past activities, but in reality, it is a minor change in the country as a whole.

When I asked, Dokgo-kyung spoke in a voice that had lessened excitement.

[Yes. Well, looking at Korea as a whole, it's not enough, but there are enough changes to be meaningful. In particular, significant data is being collected in the Seoul and Gyeonggi region, so we plan to publish related content through the media soon.]

‘Consolidate through the media… .'

It also meant that the first phase of the private academy was slowly coming to an end.

Hmm, then... There was one thing to look forward to.

I opened my mouth slowly.

"then… Isn't it time to move on to the next step?"

OK.

[Yes. If not, I leaked a story about the next plan to the press yesterday. I'll send you a related link, so check it out]

Dok Go-gyeong replied as if he had been waiting.

Ding-Dong- Ding-Dong- Ding-Dong-

I could hear messages arriving one after another.

Let's touch the link sent by Dok Go-kyung.

[government. Preview of elementary, middle and high school internet lecture system construction!]

[Total project cost 1 trillion. The largest educational project since Dangun!]

[Private corporation's public ownership? The government ‘will select the operator through an open bidding’]

An article about a national project in which a huge amount of 1 trillion won was invested caught my eye.

[Did you check?]

“… Yes. Has confirmed."

[great. I will send you such related materials by e-mail, so please review and prepare.]

The phone soon hung up.

I closed my eyes and remembered the number I had just seen.

1,000,000,000,000.

1 trillion.

and national projects.

The highlands were close.

An unexplored land where no one has ever planted a flag.

A new continent is just around the corner!

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