...Then, that's all for today's lecture. Everyone, don't forget the assignment for the next class.

September, the cool breeze of autumn. The intense summer sun takes a breath and shines into the classroom.

As the long lecture ends, students begin to stand up one by one. You quietly pack your bag among the students leaving the classroom while chatting with friends about the next class.

It hasn't been long since the semester started, but your body already feels like lead.

Between the steep tuition, textbook costs, transportation, and living expenses... There was more money going out than a student could reasonably handle.

In the end, you were working two part-time jobs even during the semester. Heading straight to the first job after class, returning home late at night to catch a few hours of sleep before heading back to school.

While your friends gathered at cafes to spend time or participated in club activities, you had no such luxury.

Still, there was no other choice. You had to worry about next month's living expenses right now.

Soon after, Taekyung is the last to leave the classroom and head toward his office.

He had been under considerable stress for the past few days. Though he didn't show it, the workload that piled up after the semester started was causing underlying fatigue.

The title of professor was by no means a comfortable position. From lecture prep to student assignments, various administrative tasks, and meetings... With the start of the semester, the work had increased noticeably, leaving little room for rest.

And on days when stress piled up like this, he began to miss his hobby particularly much.

Sponsoring students who have no money and admiring the desperate expressions of those struggling under the weight of it.

It was Shin Taekyung's greatest flaw and his only wicked hobby.

Of course, he never reveals this side to anyone on the outside. In front of students, he was always the cold, polished professor, strictly hiding his private emotions and daily life.