“What’s this?” Kang Jin-Ho asked while pointing to a large white object before his eyes.

Jo Gyu-Min replied with a bright smile, “It's a present, Mr. Jin-Ho.”

“A... present?”

“Yes. A present to commemorate your enrollment at our university. You got in through your own efforts, so it's only right that you get a reward for all your hard work,” said Jo Gyu-Min in a deeply-pleased tone. From his facial expression and manner of speech, one could even get the impression that he was responsible for Kang Jin-Ho's success. Then again, that assertion wasn't exactly wrong. Without his help, Kang Jin-Ho wouldn't have gotten good-enough grades to enter the university.

“But... a present like this?” Kang Jin-Ho scanned the 'present' with narrowed eyes.

“Yes. Presents like this are rather common these days.”

Kang Jin-Ho rubbed his chin.

'So, the present is this whole thing, right? Not something inside it, but the whole thing.'

He continued to scan the gleaming object before him, then turned his head to Jo Gyu-Min. “So... the present is a car?”

“You passed your driver's license, after all. That's why the chairman specially prepared it for you. So? What do you think?”

A car as a gift, was it? To celebrate getting into a university, no less?

Kang Jin-Ho recalled hearing about such stories. Of course, he thought that giving someone a car as a present was a bit over the top no matter the occasion. But who was he to criticize a stranger spending their money how they want? The poor being conservative with...