Translated by: ShawnSuh
Edited by: SootyOwl
"Hello," a voice greeted Yun Seo on her way into the building, and they exchanged bows. It was Pyung Jin Lee, a book critic who had been rising to fame because of his TV appearance.
"I enjoy watching your show quite a bit, Mr. Lee."
"You're too kind, Mrs. Baek."
They walked together since the two were headed to the same place, and his yellow necktie dangled about.
"We haven't met since the recent reading."
"You're right."
Pyung Jin was one of the judges for the Dong Kyung Literary Award that year. Consisting of four novelists and three critics, judges met monthly for a reading and discussed their opinions on the books that were published that year. So far, the candidates were narrowed down to fifteen, and the time to choose the final candidate had finally come.
"Which do you think will be the top four?"
"It's hard to say," Yun Seo said, keeping her answers brief.