Special Civil Servant
별정직 공무원
Synopsis
Failed exam-taker becomes secret demon-hunting environmental civil servant in life-or-death job.
After failing the Grade Nine civil service exam four times and many twists and turns, Han Maru finally succeeded in becoming a special civil servant under the Ministry of Environment. Goodbye, gosiwon! Goodbye, convenience store lunchboxes! But the joy of passing was short-lived. It turned out to be a life-threatening national secret job?! Along with the yellow dust came the demons, creatures that kill and eat humans. The Grade 9 special civil servant job involved waging war against these demons! Han Maru's life-threatening civil service career begins. (Source: Naver Corporation, translated)
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