By the time I had evacuated eight, no, nine people from the building, I looked at the clock. The hour hand was already half past one o’clock. It was already too late to go to the appointment ceremony. Even if I left now, I would be late.1

At the time, I thought that nothing was more important than saving the remaining people in the building, and I decided that completely giving up on the appointment ceremony and rescuing the trapped people in the building was the right choice. With my movements that were fueled by my own sense of justice and compassion, I pierced through the flames and entered the building.0

Inside, I found Jin-Seo.0

I don't remember the exact situation at that time, but she seemed to be crying. She was either crying because she was sad, or she had breathed in too much smoke and had coughed too much. In any case, it was clear that tears were coming out of her eyes.0

“...”0

I laughed when I saw her cry. To be precise, laughter came out without me even realizing it.2

Jin-Seo was the chairman's daughter. If I risked my life to save her, then I would be able to leave a favorable impression on Kim Chang-Won. Since my body was already completely battered, I figured that it would be better to push my body further and damage it even further so that I would be able to elicit more sympathy.1

If I did that, then even if I was late for the appointment ceremony, they might take my circumstances into consideration and give me a chance. And even if I...0