THE TRUTH MANSION'S
Chapter 17's

        After the residents of the Mansion held a long meeting, they finally decided to accept Jin-kyeong and Dokyeong. The brothers were not L2s who lost citizenship, not natives and their children who could not get L2 status. The brothers were the first outsiders to appear in the Mansion since the old man of the building supervisor arrived here ten years ago.

        The building supervisor's old man looks at Jin-kyeong and Do-kyeong with a comforting look, as if he's dealing with two rejected people. “I can't say welcome to you guys.” He hands the key to Jin-kyeong. “Jalani just live as is.”

        After cleaning the apartment as much as possible, Jin-kyeong goes to the job agency as the old man suggested. He said that was the first thing to do if they wanted to stay in Town. After all, one needs money to live and needs work to earn money. However, Saha cannot get a job just by submitting a CV and attending job interviews like everyone else.

        The agency was in an office building not far from the Mansion. Many well-dressed office workers went in and out through the large turnstiles in front of the building According to the words of the old man overseeing the Mansion, Jin-kyeong walked to the back of the building. Beside the ramp of the parking lot was a small door without any sign leading to a narrow corridor with a low ceiling, which ended in another small iron door. Jin-kyeong opens the second unmarked door and comes face to face with a shabby sofa for two. Beside the sofa there is also a large table and wooden chairs that look old but sturdy.

        The agent sat behind the table and was seen cutting his nails. There was a piece of tissue on the table, but the pieces of nails kept flying all over. The agent was an old woman wearing a plain sweater and warm trousers. Her lips were dyed dark red and her hair was short and curly white. She looks like an ordinary grandmother, but also looks like a crazy woman. And the scar under his eyes was very striking. The two-centimeter-long scar was like a scar from a knife stab. It seemed that the wound was not properly treated when the woman was first injured, as it healed badly. There were parts that swerved in, there were also parts that stood out. The skin around the scar is also dark in color.

        He must be eighty years old. He moved slowly, spoke in a withdrawn voice, and his body trembled. He held a luxurious pen with his trembling hands and filled out the form himself.

        “Which building and what number unit?”

        “Building A, unit 701.”

        “My age is thirty years. My sister's age is twenty-five.”

        “Previous work experience?”

        “I used to work as a restaurant waitress and such, while my sister was still in school.”

        The agent looks at Jin-kyeong from head to toe, then nods slowly and says that he will contact the Mansion's supervisory office if there is a job for Jin-kyeong.

        Jin-kyeong returns home to the Mansion down a street flanked by densely-flowered magnolia trees. The ivory-colored flowers on the dried branches look as soft as expensive tissue. The sun began to sink, making the flower petals reddish in color. The flags, placed between the trees at a certain distance, swung lazily. The flag has an emblem Jin-kyeong had never seen before. The seven-pointed star. He had seen the same emblem framed and hung in front of the office building where the employment agency was located.

        Jin-kyeong stops by the building's supervisory office to ask about the flag.

        The old man pursed his lips, turned his head, and asked back, “Country flag? I've never seen him. Well, this crazy country might have a national flag. No, no, you mean heptagram? If that's what you mean it's the coat of arms of the Council of Ministers."