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When three beings are bound by a common need of a house, they encounter that there are multiple ways to find money when rent is due.

Kang Jihyuk was the eldest grandson of Taesung, South Korea’s largest conglomerate. He should have inherited everything Taesung had to offer, but due to someone’s conspiracy, he lost his parents and was abandoned in an orphanage. 20 years later, he returns to Taesung under the name 'Seo Jihyuk'... and his revenge begins.

Chapter 6 in Naver's 2024 Rookie Short Story Collection (2024 루키 단편선).

Kang Jihyuk was the eldest grandson of Taesung, South Korea’s largest conglomerate. He should have inherited everything Taesung had to offer, but due to someone’s conspiracy, he lost his parents and was abandoned in an orphanage. 20 years later, he returns to Taesung under the name 'Seo Jihyuk'... and his revenge begins.

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1943 Bengal- Kalighat LORD THEODORE NORMAN He stared at the young girl in front of him. As far as he could recall, his parents arranged his marriage to this girl. A Zamindar's daughter and an Indian at that. What bad taste. Zamindars needed the British government's support; no wonder they were always trying to curry favour with the British. Never thought he'd be the one having the bad luck of marrying an Indian. "So..it's you?" He asked her in a slightly irritated tone. SIYA ROY CHAUDHARY "Sacrifice of my freedom and being caged to him forever?". She snapped, the sharpness of her voice slicing through the air, and stormed into the bedroom, the door closing with a soft thud behind her. Her words felt like daggers, piercing deep into his heart. He hated the way she spoke about him, especially in the presence of his parents.

Zenon is a boy with only the useless skill [Interpreter], and he's stuck at the bottom of F rank, unable to get promoted. He's ridiculed by those around him, and he spends his days doing uninspiring jobs to earn a living. But one day, Zenon's fate takes a dramatic turn when he's selected to be a support member for a group of beautiful S-rank adventurers! What was thought to be a useless skill, [Interpreter], becomes an indispensable ability for S-rank adventurers of different races, and with the true power of the [Interpreter] skill, he can even transform the techniques and skills of the top S-rank adventurers into his own strength through [Interpreter], and Zenon's abilities improve dramatically, and he rises through the ranks. As he goes about his daily life, he starts to be relied upon for things other than interpreting... "We can't live without you!"