Beijing, China.

A city equivalent to Seoul, the capital of Korea.

"Maybe it’s because it’s the capital, but walking around without a mask is going to be tough."

The air pollution felt almost visible.

I pulled out the mask I’d prepared beforehand and put it on, scanning my surroundings.

The other students were slowly getting off the bus, many of them also wearing masks like me.

It was clear that paying attention to health was the smart thing to do here.

“Hello!”

“Oh, Teacher Xiao!”

As we were all getting off the bus and curiously looking around, a young woman approached us, greeting us brightly.

"So the supervising teacher actually speaks decent Chinese."

The two exchanged pleasantries, engaging in a casual conversation, while the other students and Chairman Lee Ji-Cheol were busy scrolling through their phones.

“You’re not really here because you were bored, right?”

Feeling like it might take a while, I walked over to the chairman to ask him directly.

“Hm? I truly did come because I was bored,” he replied, pausing his texting with his granddaughter, Lee Soo-Rin, to tilt his head at me and smirk faintly.

“Society is doomed,” I muttered.

“Well, words are powerful, aren’t they? That’s why they call it magic, after all.”

…Sometimes I thought the chairman might be just a little unhinged.@@novelbin@@

“Oh, speaking of magic, did you see the new car from HyunTech?”

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