Romance is a Bonus Book (로맨스는 별책부록)

ROMANCE IS A BONUS BOOK

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VOLUME 16

Gyeoroo, never slow down. Keep going!

No. It's my first day back, so I shouldn't go overboard.

WELCOME BACK, DAN-I, YOU ROCK

It's coming up!

She's in this elevator for sure.

I checked how long it takes to get to the elevator from the entrance.

-I'm such a perfectionist. -Well done.

Congratulations!

We'll get this off you.

We're sorry.

What do we do? We have nothing now.

It's okay. I knew this would happen, so I brought a secret weapon.

-She's coming up. Hurry! -My gosh.

Mr. Kim, are you all right?

Mr. Kim?

-I can't hear a thing. -Mr. Kim.

Can you not hear me?

Mr. Kim!

Well, what do we do now?

We really have nothing left now.

Our headbands.

-Can't we do something with them? -What can we do with this?

Shake your head like this. Shake it away.

Shake it harder. The letters have to keep moving.

Keep going. More! Shake it even harder.

We must surprise Dan-i.

Let's keep doing this until she arrives.

-Welcome back. -Welcome back.

Dan-i!

Thank you!

That was an epic fail.

-I think she's mad at us. -Hasn't she changed a bit?

-Yes, she's changed. -She has.

What was that about?

-I missed you! -Congratulations!

Everyone, it's Dan-i's first day back!

Those flowers are from me.

Thank you, Ms. Seo.

That book holder is from me.

I got you that pen and those notebooks.

-That mini humidifier is from me. -Thank you.

It's so nice to see you again.

I'll be good to you from now on.

What's she saying?

Are you not going to tell her? About Mr. Lee's contract termination.

You got confused and made a mistake.

You were going to tell her.

-Really? -Really?

My gosh.

I'm really sorry.

I got confused.

I'll make sure it never happens again. I'll be really good to you.

It's okay. Thanks to you, I received this special offer. It's all good.

Thanks for being understanding.

-Thank you. -We set up your desk for you.

That's right. We got you the sturdiest chair. Aren't we awesome?

Thank you, everyone.

My gosh, our special recruit is here.

The winner of the 2019 Gyeoroo Idea Contest, Kang Dan-i, welcome back!

-Kang Dan-i! -Kang Dan-i!

-Kang Dan-i! -Good job.

-Kang Dan-i! -Dan-i!

-Kang Dan-i! -Kang Dan-i!

I'll work harder from now on.

I look forward to working with you again.

On that note, do any of you want to learn tango with me starting today?

-Coffee, anyone? -I'm taking lessons.

-Let's have coffee. -I'll show you.

-Come here. I'll teach you. -I'll buy coffee.

Our hearts will become one.

It's about dancing with one heart and four legs.

-I'll teach you in a bit. -My gosh.

Goodness, come on.

You have to walk backward.

Why did you just make that sound?

EUN-HO

Look at me.

At two o'clock.

Let's have Mr. Cha handle it for now.

Be on the lookout for other manuscripts.

I'm sure you'll find a better one.

All right?

Why isn't she saying anything about it?

What if they're planning to make it look like

they discovered Mr. Kang's manuscript, which I found,

so that they can get credit for it?

I need a cup of coffee.

-Here-- -It's okay. I'll do it.

All right.

I should look out for myself.

What? Look out for who?

Mr. Bong.

One of the manuscripts we received from our readers

was incredibly well-written.

What?

Hae-rin!

I heard we received Mr. Kang's manuscript.

The Heroes. Where is it? Let me see.

Since Mr. Bong is an avid fan of Mr. Kang Byeong-jun,

I figured

he'd be able to tell if it was really written by Mr. Kang or not.

Yes, I'm glad you told me.

Where's Eun-ho? I heard he took the manuscript.

He stepped out for a meeting with Mr. Ji Seo-jun.

Where is the manuscript?

If it's Kang Byeong-jun's manuscript,

don't you think you should've brought it to me first?

I'm disappointed in you.

You have a copy of it, right?

You must've made a copy before giving it to Eun-ho.

Come on! Let me see.

Why did you put it there?

What are you talking about?

Mr. Kang's manuscript?

Hold on. I'll make a copy of this for you as well.

Dan-i, can you make a copy...

No, that's not your job anymore.

Is it really Mr. Kang's manuscript?

THE HEROES BY PARK JUNG-HOON

Okay, you may leave.

Yes, sir.

You and Kang Byeong-jun...

DECLARATION OF THE END OF KANG BYEONG-JUN'S WRITING CAREER

What's your relationship?

My father.

He's my father.

Well...

From what I know,

he's been single all his life.

He lost both of his parents in the Korean War,

and he has no siblings, wife, or kids.

He even wrote about it in one of his essays.

And that's why he could write so many books.

Mr. Cha, this...

Do you realize what this means?

I promised him

that I'd be his son.

I need a place where he can stay as well as a caregiver,

and you're the only one I can turn to for help.

Please believe me

and help me as well as Mr. Kang.

How could I believe you?

I have

Mr. Kang's journals.

I didn't think you would like places like this.

I was in high school when I first came here.

Back then, I only had green onion pancakes.

Mr. Kang really liked this bar.

I heard you're Ryu Hyeon-seok's fan.

That's why I brought this.

You're smart.

It's hard for me

to turn down Mr. Ryu's novel because I'm a huge fan.

There is another manuscript I want you to take a look at.

I thought you'd like this one as well.

You're Mr. Kang Byeong-jun's fan.

Are you telling me that Mr. Kang wrote this novel?

People who don't know him well might think that he did,

but I beg to differ.

How can you be so sure?

You must know

where he is and what he's up to.

You do, don't you?

The only reason you want to meet Mr. Kang Byeong-jun

is because you're his fan?

Is that really all?

What other reason do I need?

No one would write a full-length novel just because they're his fan,

Mr. Park Jung-hoon.

How did you figure out

that I am Park Jung-hoon?

Shall I let you in on a secret?

The secret behind the title

of Mr. Kang's last novel, April 23 .

BLUE NIGHT APRIL 23

I was always curious.

I always wanted to know why the title is April 23, not Blue Night .

That date isn't mentioned anywhere in the novel,

so I wasn't sure if it would be okay to publish it with that title.

It was the first book I worked on as an editor,

so I thought long and hard about it.

BLUE NIGHT APRIL 23

And there's something else

I'm curious about.

One of his journal entry

seemed off.

MY SON VISITED ME

He lived alone all his life.

"Who is this son of his that he wrote about?"

That also bothered me for a long time,

but I couldn't find the answer just like April 23 .

However, I think

I can find the answer now.

His son and April 23.

That date is

your birthday.

You already know the answer, don't you?