The Most Annoying Child on Earth

Jeon Jungkook had a problem.

A very serious problem.

A problem so dangerous that even billion-dollar meetings couldn't distract him.

The problem's name was...

Jeon Gukk.

Or as Jungkook preferred to call him—

The Tiny Demon.

It had been three days since their second meeting.

Three days.

And somehow the child was still haunting him.

Not physically.

Mentally.

Emotionally.

Spiritually.

---

At breakfast...

Jungkook was drinking coffee.

Suddenly—

"Old man."

He almost choked.

Namjoon looked up.

"What happened?"

"Nothing."

Jungkook continued drinking.

Then heard it again.

"Old man."

Jungkook slammed the cup down.

Jin blinked.

"Why are you acting crazy?"

"I heard something."

"What?"

"..."

Jungkook couldn't exactly tell them he was being haunted by a five-year-old.

---

Meanwhile...

Across the city...

Gukk sneezed.

"Hm."

His teacher frowned.

"Bless you."

Gukk nodded.

"Thank you."

Then returned to solving high school mathematics.

For fun.

The teacher sighed.

She needed a vacation.

---

Back at Jeon Corporation...

Jungkook entered the elevator.

Peaceful.

Quiet.

Perfect.

Then the doors opened.

And his peace died.

Standing there was a group of children.

School trip.

Again.

Jungkook wanted to cry.

Among them...

A familiar tiny figure.

"No."

The child looked up.

"Oh."

"No."

"Oh."

"No."

"Oh."

The doors closed.

The children stared.

Jungkook stared.

Gukk stared.

Everyone stared.

The elevator suddenly felt too small.

---

Five minutes later...

The group was touring the company.

The guide was explaining proudly.

"This company is one of the most successful corporations in the country."

The children clapped.

Everyone except Gukk.

He raised his hand.

The guide smiled.

"Yes?"

"How many snacks do employees get?"

"..."

"What?"

"You said successful."

"..."

"Success means snacks."

The guide looked like he wanted to resign.

---

A little later...

The children were taken to the executive floor.

A terrible decision.

A truly terrible decision.

Because somehow...

Someway...

Gukk escaped.

Again.

Nobody was surprised anymore.

Even his teacher looked tired.

"Just find him."

"Where should we look?"

"Everywhere."

---

Meanwhile...

The missing child was casually exploring.

Hands behind his back.

Walking proudly.

Like a king inspecting his kingdom.

Then—

He spotted a familiar office.

A familiar name.

A familiar grumpy CEO.

The tiny menace smiled.

"Oh."

---

Inside the office...

Jungkook was reviewing documents.

Everything was peaceful.

Then—

Knock.

Knock.

Knock.

"Come in."

The door opened.

Jungkook froze.

"No."

Gukk smiled.

"Hello."

"No."

"Hello."

"No."

"Hello."

"..."

"..."

"..."

The child won.

Again.

---

"What do you want?"

Gukk looked around.

"Nothing."

"Then leave."

"I was bored."

"..."

"So I came here."

"..."

"You're interesting."

Jungkook looked offended.

Nobody had ever called him interesting.

Scary?

Yes.

Handsome?

Often.

Terrifying?

Daily.

Interesting?

Never.

---

Gukk suddenly climbed onto the chair.

Jungkook watched.

The chair spun.

Gukk spun with it.

Round.

And round.

And round.

Then—

Bonk.

The child bumped into the desk.

Silence.

Jungkook stared.

Gukk stared.

The desk stared.

"Did that hurt?"

"No."

"You're rubbing your forehead."

"I'm checking if the desk survived."

Jungkook nearly laughed.

Nearly.

---

The office door opened.

The assistant entered.

Then froze.

"Sir?"

"What?"

"Why is there a child in your office?"

Jungkook pointed.

"Ask him."

The assistant looked at Gukk.

Gukk looked back.

Then pointed at Jungkook.

"He adopted me."

The assistant dropped the files.

Jungkook stood up so fast the chair moved.

"I WHAT?!"

Gukk started laughing.

The assistant looked between them.

Confused.

Concerned.

Terrified.

---

"Don't joke like that!"

"Why?"

"Because people will believe you!"

The assistant slowly nodded.

"I almost did."

Jungkook wanted to quit his own company.

---

Suddenly...

The office phone rang.

Jungkook answered.

While talking...

He noticed something strange.

Very strange.

Very, very strange.

The office was quiet.

Too quiet.

Dangerously quiet.

He slowly turned.

And found Gukk sitting on the floor.

Reading a company report.

Upside down.

Again.

"What are you doing?"

"Reading."

"It's upside down."

"I know."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"Why?"

Gukk shrugged.

"Normal reading is boring."

---

A few minutes later...

The teacher finally arrived.

Looking exhausted.

As always.

"GUKK!"

"Oh."

"There you are."

The teacher looked at Jungkook.

"I'm so sorry."

"It's fine."

"No."

Gukk interrupted.

"It isn't."

Everyone ignored him.

---

As the teacher dragged him away...

Gukk suddenly stopped.

Turned around.

And looked at Jungkook.

For the first time...

He wasn't smiling.

He wasn't joking.

He wasn't being annoying.

Just quietly staring.

"Hm?"

Jungkook frowned.

"What?"

Gukk tilted his head.

Like he was trying to remember something.

Or someone.

Then he simply smiled.

The mischievous smile returned.

"Nothing, old man."

And just like that—

The moment disappeared.

The child ran away.

The teacher chased him.

The hallway became chaos.

Again.

Leaving Jungkook alone in his office.

Staring at the closed door.

For some reason...

A strange feeling settled in his chest.

Like a puzzle piece was missing.

Like he was forgetting something important.

Something connected to that child.

Something from long ago.

But no matter how hard he tried...

He couldn't remember.

And somewhere in the city...

Fate continued laughing.

Because this was only the beginning.

The real chaos hadn't even started yet

To be continued 😼

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