Time Mansour - Chapter 52



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Episode 52: When a fish dies, it leaves behind bones.

Port > Font.

I keep making really stupid mistakes… I’m really sorry for confusing you.

**

Actually, it’s not that big of a deal.

Since the Korean characters are broken, there must be a problem with the Korean font.

It’s an idea that anyone can come up with.

If the same symptoms occurred when the environment was first installed, engineers would have naturally suspected that the Korean font was installed.

however.

If the Korean language suddenly breaks down while the program is running smoothly, it is not easy to assume that the Korean font is not installed.

Because unless someone erases it, it won’t go away.

“Wow. That’s true. The font is gone… No. The font is suddenly deleted? Does that make sense…?”

Vice President Ko looks at me with wide eyes.

Of course… that doesn’t make sense. Someone must have touched it by mistake.

As you run a business, you will naturally be involved in the hands of many people.

I think maybe one of the companies accidentally deleted the font while working on it.

Well, I don’t know the exact circumstances, but it’s highly likely that the people who deleted it didn’t even know about it.

If I had known, I wouldn’t have let things get this bad. I would have just turned it in and reinstalled it.

Anyway, things seem to be working out, and the air in the office is getting lighter.

Only then did everyone start to relax a bit, and murmurs could be heard around them.

“But how did you find it all at once without even looking at it? There might have been a problem connecting to the font. And there are many other variables, right?”

“You said there was no error message earlier. Since the font was not installed in the first place, there is no error from the program’s perspective.”

I answered Vice President Koh’s question while looking at the monitor.

If the font is installed but the Korean characters are still broken, an error message should have been displayed in some way.

“I can’t touch the system directly. I’ll look up the installation manual.”

After saying that to the assistant manager, I tapped on the keyboard. We played along. The assistant manager did the installation work, and I looked up the library manual and guided them.

Unfamiliar with Python.

So, let’s check the manual more carefully.

I was explaining to Vice President Ko.

Suddenly, Vice President Ko tilted his head.

“No. Now that I think about it, it’s strange. Then why is it that only Python has broken Korean?”

“Maybe… the Java program has Korean fonts built into it, so it didn’t have any effect. I don’t think Python has fonts built into it. Well. I’m not sure. It’s just my guess.”

I also lacked confidence, so I trailed off.

Although it wasn’t accurate information, the other employees who were watching around nodded their heads in response to what I said.

I thought you wouldn’t be too keen on outsider involvement.

Luckily, there isn’t much time left until I get off work on Friday.

The employees look at me with expectant eyes.

As the tension completely released, the rumbling grew louder and louder.

Rarely.

My story started coming up in conversations with employees.

“But what does that person do?”

“Don’t you know? It’s famous. Korea Jaeshirong.”

“Ah! Someone who uses the Spring manual? It’s somehow different.”

Embarrassingly, it’s all praise.

The more this happens, the more the director’s shoulders rise.

on the other side.

My head is gradually dropping lower and lower.

To be honest, I was a little embarrassed.

now.

I’m just installing a Korean font.

That too, with quite a bit of wandering.

“Oh, man. I’ve never done Python properly before. I don’t know much about this.”

I’ll just give you advice from the beginning and then back off a bit.

Although I regret it later.

Because of the admiring gazes of the employees from the side.

I can’t bring myself to put my hands down on the keyboard

I stared at the monitor for no reason, pretending to be more of an expert.

My mouse is clicking more than usual today.

**

Finish everything before leaving work.

I came to a restaurant near the company with this manager.

The fish is flailing around in the boiling water.

It was entangled with vegetables and gave off a fishy smell.

“Thank you so much. I almost wouldn’t have been able to solve it without you, Youngjun.”

“No. If I were in the same situation, I would never have found it.”

I found it because it was someone else’s business. I answered nonchalantly and picked up the ladle.

‘It seems like it’s all ripe.’

The ladle is submerged in the frozen pollack soup, then floats back up, releasing steam.

He held a ladle in one hand and extended his other hand toward the director.

“Please give me a bowl.”

“Oh. Yes. Thank you.”

I poured a piece of pollack onto the appetizer plate. The oil floated on top of the soup.

“I’m sorry. I looked so embarrassing today.”

“Huh? What?”

“At work. I was a little irritated. Whenever something big happens, it always happens like this. It doesn’t get fixed.”

“Well, that was to be expected. And it’s a bit strange for a person to always be calm.

If you are calm, be calm. If you are emotional, be emotional. They all have their strengths and weaknesses. After answering, I put some Dongtae in my bowl as well.

He fillets the fish with a smile and removes the bones.

I feel so relieved after removing the thorn that had been stuck in my body for a long time.

Warm up your stomach with hot soup.

“If I talk about the cost, you’ll say no again, right?”

“The daily wage is enough. More importantly, please get me the ticket. I’ll pay for it.”

The director chuckles at my words.

An expression that said he somehow knew this would happen.

“Is a ticket okay?”

“Yes. If possible, it would be better if you give me the best seat.”

“That’s… the seats for the invitations are already reserved.”

“Is it the first floor?”

“It’s the second floor···”

“···”

For a moment, a look of regret crossed my expression.

The manager smiles awkwardly.

I still have to ask for it though. After all, if it’s an invitation seat, it’ll be in the front row.

After I sorted out my thoughts, I was about to ask how much it cost.

suddenly.

“If a CTO position opens up at our company, would you be interested in coming?”

This manager was saying something strange.

“I’ll turn down the heat. Eat more of this quickly. You’ll all be scared.”

I just said what I wanted to say.

The ladle hits the bottom. Grunt. After lightly scraping the pot, I scoop up the remaining scum.

“Every time I see Youngjun, I feel so sorry for him. Don’t you feel bad about living like a bum? Don’t you have any desire to go higher?”

“No. It’s so good right now.”

“···”

As I smiled brightly, he lightly hit his chest, feeling frustrated.

“There’s something like that. Since I was born into this world, I want to leave behind a name. That kind of ambition.”

That’s why the director clenched his fists and got angry.

“Okay, okay. Okay. If you’re done eating, I’ll turn off the lights.”

He nodded vaguely and turned the lever on the gas range.

The spark has a short life.

Rather than dying and leaving behind only three letters of one’s name.

It’s important not to hurt others’ feelings while you’re alive.

Wouldn’t that be more ambitious?

While thinking such useless thoughts.

I stare blankly at the manager.

As if he had a lot to say today, his lips kept opening and closing.

That’s too grand a story.

For someone like me who just lives an ordinary life, these are words that I have no sympathy for.

It seemed like I could hear it, but I couldn’t.

**

Spring has come.

It’s already been a year.

The season my sister left has come back for the first time

He enters the columbarium holding a flower.

Put fresh flowers on the altar.

Stop in front of your sister’s picture.

‘Sister.’

Right in front of your nose, but out of reach.

Put your hand on the transparent glass.

My sister’s smile is contained in that small jar.

“Sister. It’s already spring here. How is it there now?”

Is it a place so good that you don’t want to come back?

Because I like being with my mom more than myself.

So you’re not coming back and you’re just staying there?

If I had done better, would my sister have come back home?

Every time you ask a question that has no answer, your breath fogs up the glass.

I bit my lip because I felt like crying.

I looked at my reflection in that opaque glass.

Suddenly.

-Strange old man. Why are you so ugly?

I remember something Sohyun used to say often. It overlaps my blurry face.

I sniffle, and then burst out laughing.

He cries like that and then laughs, blowing his breath on the window.

I lost my tears without even knowing it.

Instead, we get a little comfort.

**

I came to the cafe alone.

Nod your head to the music.

I leaned back on the cafe chair and played with my cell phone.

-The book was published. Did you hear the news?

-Oh. I know. Thank you.

Check Jaeshirong’s message and reply right away.

-So what are you doing these days?

-Well. It’s the same.

-So you’re going to continue to focus on operations and bug fixes? Or are you not going to develop any new projects at all?

-I’m not confident. I’ve hardly ever done it before. If it were something simple, I could probably do it. But I don’t think I’d be much more efficient than other developers in the first place.”

-Okay. Then that won’t work. Something came up, and I was going to recommend you… Okay, I understand.

Half-developer.

I thought so myself.

A developer is someone who writes code.

and.

I’m a code-squeezing person.

I’ve spent my entire career primarily doing maintenance.

therefore.

To use an analogy, he was an A/S repairman.

I fixed any broken product, regardless of its type. When a problem arose, I would first unscrew it.

Because I’ve been messing with the program so much, I’m sick of taking it apart and finding the broken part.

on the other side.

Creating a new program was quite awkward.

If I had to put it into words, it would be a position closer to that of an editor than a creator.

After doing only what I was told for a long time, I ran out of ideas.

‘If you work hard, you’ll end up being an idiot.’

I was just blaming the company for nothing, staring blankly out the window.

A familiar silhouette passes by beyond the window.

‘Hey! Mister!’

Our eyes met.

I couldn’t hear it, but I could clearly see the shape of the lips.

That’s when Sohyun finds me and sticks to the window.

Only then did Junwoo and Da-eun, who were following behind, come into view.

After exchanging a few words, we realized too late that we couldn’t communicate because of the glass walls.

The kids are rushing into the cafe.

“Sir, what are you doing here?”

“Hello, teacher.”

“Uncle, it’s been a while.”

I thought you’d just say hello and leave right away.

The kids are sitting on their butts and not thinking about falling.

Since I thought the talk would be long, I ordered separate drinks for the kids.

After a long time, we all gathered together and chatted about things we hadn’t been able to finish.

“Oh! That’s right. We’re going to Dream World this time. We’re going to film for O-Tube as well.”

“Oh. That sounds fun. Have fun.”

“Teacher, have you been to Dream World?”

Da-eun shook her head at his question.

“Really? You’ve never been to Dreamworld before?”

“I’ve never been to an amusement park before.”

Aside from field trips from school, I don’t remember ever being in an amusement park.

Because I’m scared, I didn’t really enjoy riding rides in the first place.

When I was working at the company, I didn’t have time for that.

At my answer, Sohyun folded her arms and nodded.

He pretended to think about something for a moment.

“Okay, sir. Okay. That’s good. I did you a favor.”

He opened his mouth right away.

“No, that’s fine. Just act like you usually do.”

The moment Sohyun opened her mouth, I could tell what she was going to say.

I waved my hands left and right in a hurry.

however.

“I’ll take you too. It’s this weekend.”

The answer came out as I expected.

“Really? Is your uncle going too?”

“Okay, let’s go. If you come out, the subscribers will like it too.”

Da-eun and Jun-woo also join in.

‘Honestly, it’s annoying.’

But if I were to be honest and say it’s annoying, I think the kids would be disappointed.

first.

“Okay, I’ll check the schedule.”

He nodded dryly.