37 – An Uninvited Guest at the Interview
There are 3 interviewers at Baekwoon Hero Department, and among them, the chairman is always included.
Having an interview with the chairman of the board was one of the long-standing traditions that was preceded by an anecdote that the founder Baek Seung-cheon had a direct conversation with outstanding talents and recommended them.
“I dreamed of becoming a hero since I was little. In order to develop his physical skills, he underwent awakening training at Cheonrim…….”
“Pass!”
“Yes? I passed…. Is it?”
“Yes, the acceptance letter will be sent out. Get lost.”
“Okay!”
At the words of the chairman, the young man’s face brightened during the interview. However, the expression on Baek Jin’s face did not brighten when he said the word passing. He was very much rotting away.
I wonder if all the guys who said they would become a hero came from the same interview lecture, and the words they spit out are similar.
I wanted to be a hero since I was young.
So I worked hard.
What awards did you win during your school days?
What activities did you do?
Do you have any qualifications?
What do you do best? Etc….
“Who told you to brag about that here! Did you pass the test anyway? You have proven yourself that you have basic skills!”
As long as they came to the interview, they are beings who have completed Baekwoon’s verification in terms of their skills.
Now I am good at handling knives, I am good at running, I have some experience. No further proof was required.
“Then why do guys who want to become heroes unnecessarily brag about their specs! Have you been to study abroad? Have you been trained? What do you mean! That’s what’s important here! Rather, explain what kind of mindset a hero should have!”
I was interviewing as a minimum safety device to weed out the character-breakers who didn’t fit the hero in the slightest, but.
I couldn’t hold back my anger when I kept hearing the same thing over and over again.
“aaa!”
At Baek Jin’s roaring cry, the other two professors thought to themselves, ‘Chairman’s interview stress has begun again.’
Hey, they don’t have to be in charge of an interview unless it happens once or twice. However, Baek Jin always has to be in charge of interviews because of the tradition that has been passed on since the invitation.
I think hearing similar words every year is a grievance. I understand.
‘Your voice is still loud.’
‘From the ear… , blood.’
Befitting the Baek family, who had great physical strength since the beginning, Baek Jin still boasted vocalizations as if he had boiled a train firebox, even though he was over 70 years old.
“After, next. Next applicant, ask them to come in.”
At Baekjin’s words, someone knocked on the door, and soon entered the interview room.
The moment I entered, I politely bowed slightly.
I expressed my confidence by walking toward the interview chair, stretching my back and opening my shoulders.
It is wonderful to see the standard appearance.
When I asked who this kind of talent was, it was Bi Eun-hyeon.
‘You bastard! It’s finally here!’
I tried hard to hide my joy and declared it in a serious tone.
“Sit down.”
“Thank you.”
“Okay, let me introduce myself. Within a minute.”
“Hello. I am Bi Eun-hyun, who applied for the Hero Department.”
The first comment was ordinary.
“I dreamed of being a hero since I was little.”
I was a little disappointed in the second comment. It was no different from what other applicants were saying.
“Because I felt so beautiful and noble in their repeated self-sacrifice, protecting the weak from evil, including villains and monsters.”
The only thing that changed was the next sentence.
“But these days, that is not often seen. The hero was idolized and, at the same time, the object of wealth and fame. Not that this is bad. If you look at it, the value of a hero risking his life for others may now be paid for.”
Eunhyeon Bi knew Baek Jin, the main interviewer.
He liked to be overly confident, and he was a person who thought about the future of heroes to the core.
That’s why he knew that rather than appealing who he was, talking about his job as a hero with aspirations could increase his liking.
“In the process… ….”
Baek Jin-eun Baek Eun-sol ― Even when I had an interview with her granddaughter, I just thought she was cute and passed on it. He was a standard interviewer, so he didn’t listen very much.
It was different now. For the first time since this interview, Baekjin listened to the applicant.
“I am strong. Baekwoon’s test proved that.”
Other applicants appealed their strength through specifications. However, Bi Eun-hyeon was different. He appealed through Baekwoon.
Because I passed Baekwoon’s test, I am strong. The top student who achieved an unprecedented record of 600 points was given a boost in this way.
This was a natural thing for Baekjin, and it strongly captured the hearts of the other two professors who were proud of belonging to Baekwoon.
“After I graduate from Baekun, wealth and honor will pour out. But I don’t want that.”
At Bi Eun-hyeon’s words, Baek-jin smiled faintly. Baekwoon’s way of thinking as a student, his confidence to graduate was admirable, and I liked his mental state of dismissing wealth and honor as such.
Someone might say this. The interview isn’t even over yet, so it’s not too arrogant to mention graduation.
Baekjin could be sure.
Those like that are the losers.
The spirit required for Baekun was the spirit of a victor who has already achieved or thinks he will achieve it.
Humility was important to a hero, but confidence was more important. Only then can you continue to overcome without being weighed down by public expectations.
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“I want to prove the value of self-sacrifice again here.”
There are a few things that Bi Eun-hyeon said earlier that she didn’t mean. Mostly it was money.
Hyeonsaeng is earning a lot of money by recruiting Dirakit, but Bieunhyun, who has lived in poverty on Earth, knows the importance of money well.
It’s never trivial, and I thought that the more the better.
However, I know the character of Baek Jin.
There is no applicant who does not know that when interviewing, it is necessary to match the taste of the interviewer as much as possible.
“It’s not an act of losing money. I want to show everyone that it is a beautiful and noble act.”
Hearing Bi Eun-hyeon’s words, Baek-jin was genuinely happy. He thought for the first time in a long time that a real person had appeared who did not pay attention to wealth and fame first.
He was on a different level from the other guys who were talkative.
Even with the title of hero, there are numerous people who cannot risk their lives for others throughout their lives.
By the way, Baek-jin has already figured it out twice. It was the number of times Bi Eun-hyeon practiced self-sacrifice with the determination of a saint to kill himself.
I really like it.
This is really unique.
Now I have a question.
“The villain catches and threatens civilians. What should I do at that time?”
“Has there already been a victim?”
“Yes.”
“It is a basic rule of a hero not to negotiate with a villain. In particular, when a victim occurs, the disposition of the villain must be prioritized.”
Don’t negotiate with the villain. Human life is important. Therefore, the evil that threatens human life should not be neglected.
A remark made by a warrior in the past. Thanks to this, when the hero confronts the villain, he can reduce the pressure of civil rescue and take an active offensive.
The number of villains committing hostage threats has also decreased significantly.
“The villain stabbed a person and ran away. What should I do in that case?”
“If the citizen’s breath is still attached, heal the wound with a potion and protect him.”
“Why? Didn’t you say that you prioritize arresting the villain?”
“That’s because the villain had control over the situation. Arresting the villain is important, but you shouldn’t ignore the injured.”
“Right.”
Answers questions without hesitation. It was also a standard answer that matched the spirit of a hero.
This is fine. No, that’s great
I didn’t even ask this question because the other guys were too annoyed to talk.
“Is there a hero you admire?”
It wasn’t right as an interviewer, but I asked a personal question.
I was so curious about this upright boy, the hero he would respect.
“Yes, there is.”
The eyes of Bi Eun-hyeon looking at Baek-jin shone brightly.
What is it? Are you the hero you admire? I got a sense of anticipation. Asked immediately.
“Who are you?”
“Just one hundred….”
A hundred?
Chairman Baek Jin’s heart was pounding.
“This is Yeonho. He is the hero I admire the most.”
“Cool!”
It was an arrhythmia.
“That’s right.”
Baek Jin felt a headache.
The talent to watch the most.
All in all, a son who is too honest and boring.
Respect for a guy who has no achievements in her life except for giving birth to a beautiful granddaughter!
“Haa… ….”
After Bi Eun-hyun left the room, the two professors had to suffer from the sighs of Chairman Baek Jin for a while.
***
The boring interview is over.
Baek Jin was sorting out paperwork in his private office.
But there was an old man who suddenly opened the door and entered without any manners.
“Jin, how are you?”
I lifted the bowler hat that was on his head with my hand and lowered it to the front of his chest. The person who showed such a face was Castin.
“Kati… …. This guy isn’t dead yet. Isn’t he 80 this year?”
“hehehe, there are still two years left. And you treat a comrade who hasn’t come in a long time too leniently,”
“Are you rude? If you remember how you treated me in the past, this is how well I treat you.”
“Did you eat it? Wasn’t it all for justice?”
It was justice. It was a problem because the definition was so coercive. Even now, when I think of what I did back then, my heart flutters.
It was neither normal nor legal.
“So why did you come?”
“Bee Eun-hyeon. I came to tell you not to bother him. Don’t you have a peculiar taste that rather annoys people you like?”
“You treat people as perverts. By the way, non-eunhyun? How do you know our chief?”
“You should know better. He’s like my grandson.”
“Grandson?”
“At least, not that much. He is the heir.”
“Heir…… ? Ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha!”
I couldn’t stop laughing. It was because Castin’s remarks were nonsense.
Baekjin knew. He is definitely not a person who is looking for a successor.
You know the dangers of secrets better than anyone else. So, he was an old man who would hug everyone and die.
“Does this sound like a joke?”
“…… It wasn’t.”
Baek Jin immediately turned his face. It was because Castin’s tone was that serious.
“I should have told you a long time ago. Incredible phenomena are being ‘witnessed’ all over the place.”
“Yes, I did.”
“I’d love to stop it myself if possible, but I’m too old for that. Time is running out.”
Kastin took off his coat. Baek Jin had no choice but to widen his eyes at the state of his body.
“Death is near.”
It was the truth. It was an unbelievably skinny and withered body.
“So, I decided to believe in the only child I had watched with my own eyes.”
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