In the great hall, twenty-nine young men gathered, following three guides wearing the same uniform as the Captain.
Honestly, he was briefly flustered because he couldn’t even imagine they’d select this many people. At the same time, he doubted whether the party he’d be participating in was really that sex party they’d mentioned.
We invite you to Paradise.
Do you want your own true vacation?
Have you suffered from sexual frustration every night?
Do you want to meet special connections where hearts truly connect?
Did you want to receive the highest level of treatment?
If so, you’ve come to the right place.
Paradise Project will provide you all with true rest, comfortable sleeping quarters, food, and even fun recreational facilities—all at the highest level.
Wonderful and beautiful people, unleash your talents to your heart’s content here.
Taste and enjoy everything you want.
Only in this place is the world yours.
You are the crew and the masters of this project.
We welcome you.
Welcome to Paradise.
He calmed his anxiety by recalling the garishly splendid invitation content.
“We will begin the orientation shortly! Everyone, please be seated.”
One of the Captains shouted loudly.
Then the noisy hall quieted down and people began sitting down one by one.
As if waiting for this, a person stepped up to the podium.
The person hosting the orientation was a middle-aged man in his early fifties, a boring-looking guy wearing an ordinary gray suit.
“Good day. I am Department Head Kim, in charge of the orientation.”
The middle-aged man who introduced himself simply as Department Head Kim delivered a welcome greeting in a dry tone.
The twenty-nine selected as crew would work in teams with the Captain who’d guided them from the bus to this place as their team leader. In other words, Jiwon belonged to Crew Zero with the Captain as team leader, and would be on the same team as seven men who resembled him.
“This place, ‘Nakwon,’ where you will spend the next three weeks, will join forces with you to become a place that provides comfort with the best facilities and services. That means our crew members’ roles are very important. Before talking about what you’ll be doing, there are precautions, so please familiarize yourselves well to prevent any unfortunate incidents.”
Department Head Kim immediately conveyed precautions regarding contract violations.
Naturally, in a confined space with vigorous erections—he used the word erection precisely with a completely humorless face—when young men in their twenties gathered, various problems were bound to occur. One of the serious dangers among them was movement into restricted areas. He gave examples of cases where people secretly snuck into spaces they were told not to go and died gruesome deaths.
For instance, some were found roasted on barbed wire fences, and sometimes hands and feet were severed. He emphasized that in any case, there would be no separate compensation; instead, they’d have to pay penalty fees.
“Please don’t forget that we’re paying you the enormous sum of 700 million won based on the premise that you’ll keep your promises with us.”
Soon it led to talk about sex.
Right. This is it.
Finally, Jiwon put down his worries.
The content was this:
Your top priority is satisfying the guests, but romance is free. If you lock eyes with each other and suck dick and fuck and get fucked, that’s welcome, but please break up coolly when you break up. He lamented that even in reality, male bastards couldn’t take being told to break up at face value and it led to despicable violent incidents.
Like with erections, Department Head Kim showed no change in expression and had no hesitation despite talking about things inappropriate for a public setting.
He subtly indicated this wasn’t his first such project, and shook his head saying there had actually been an incident where someone nearly stabbed a rival to death with a knife and fork.
Naturally, the perpetrator of violence would be expelled and have to pay the corresponding penalty fee, and the victim would also have expulsion or retention decided through committee deliberation. If the victim was expelled, even if they didn’t pay the penalty fee, the 700 million would be lost. However, in case of death, 100 million won in consolation money would be paid to the bereaved family.
If other minor rule violations were detected, corresponding penalty points would be imposed, and the moment accumulated penalty points exceeded 50, they’d be mercilessly expelled. In this case, there was no separate penalty fee.
However, having signed the confidentiality agreement, even if expelled, they couldn’t breathe a word about this place, including the interview.
Department Head Kim repeatedly emphasized to “absolutely not forget that all contract violations and violence have expulsion and penalty fee endings waiting.”
“Now, I will inform you of the places prohibited to you. There’s also a map on the tablet PC that will be distributed separately after the orientation, so please make sure to familiarize yourselves with it.”
When he clicked on the laptop, the lights in the great hall went out and a map appeared on the large screen.
The building was closer to a massive resort consisting of a total of six floors, including basement levels 3 and 2, ground floors 1 through 3, and the rooftop.
“Basement levels 2 and 3 have various recreational and convenience facilities including a swimming pool, gym with fitness facilities, sauna, billiards hall, movie theater, arcade, waxing shop, massage shop, barber shop, and more. Most recreational facilities operate 24 hours, but the rest can only be used during operating hours, so we’ll post the times separately.”
Only basement level 1 had nothing written about what facilities were there, and entry itself was prohibited.
“Basement level 1 will also open at the same time as the party opening. You’ll end up going even if you don’t want to then, so don’t be too curious.”
He spoke in a subtle tone as if it were a dangerous place.
Next, the first-floor map appeared. In the center of the first floor was a massive lobby, and following the left corridor from there were the great hall where Jiwon currently was and a small hall, and on the opposite side were an infirmary and ten training rooms. On the right side of the lobby, he could see text reading cafeteria, unmanned cafe, and convenience store. Not only the cafeteria but all facilities had separate passages drawn besides the main entrance, but he didn’t mention those.
“The cafeteria will be used as a place for you crew members to eat for two weeks, and after the party starts, it will transform into a banquet hall. You can look forward to it.”
It was a voice he didn’t want to look forward to at all.
“I don’t need to explain the unmanned cafe and convenience store, right?”
With these words, the screen changed.
It was the second floor. The second floor was also divided into left and right sides with the lobby in between, and except for eight rooms marked H.Q. (Headquarters) in the right space, everything was bedrooms for team leaders and crew. He briefly introduced that H.Q. was lodging to be used by some of the managers, but he privately speculated it was probably rooms created to monitor the crew.
Department Head Kim pointed to the rest with a red pointer.
“This is the lodging floor where the twenty-nine crew members and team leaders will stay. Bedrooms are assigned one person per room, and all items including toiletries are replaced or replenished every morning, so use as much as you want. And three days before the party begins, everyone must vacate their rooms. After that, you’ll stay in separate facilities prepared in the great hall, then be assigned rooms again after the party begins.”
Movement from room to room was prohibited for the first week.
“Also, not only sex but masturbation is prohibited.”
Before Department Head Kim even finished speaking, jeers came from here and there.
“How the hell are they gonna stop us from jerking off?”
Someone said boldly.
Department Head Kim’s gaze turned toward the young man who said that. He looked at him as if pathetic and quietly warned.
“It’s specified in the contract you’ll sign shortly, but CCTVs are installed in all rooms. Same goes for bathrooms. If you engage in prohibited acts, you won’t simply receive penalty points but will be immediately expelled, so please keep this in mind.”
‘I told you to put it in, not to cum. We want people who do as they’re told.’
Jiwon naturally recalled what Han Seoho had said.
There was murmuring, but Department Head Kim continued speaking without concern.
“Instead, whether you play billiards all night at the billiards hall or sing at the karaoke—that’s your freedom. Use other facilities as much as you want. And the third floor and rooftop aren’t prohibited zones but restricted zones. You’ll learn the details gradually, so I won’t explain separately here. That’s all. We’ll take a fifteen-minute break.”
With those final words, Department Head Kim exited, and the team leaders in Captain uniforms followed behind him.
Only the crew remained in the great hall. Everyone stood up from their seats as if they’d been waiting. But since exit to the outside wasn’t permitted, they had nowhere else to go and scattered to various spots around the large hall.
Most drank the water they’d received when entering the great hall or munched on energy bars while looking around. Only one or two were having conversations, and generally they sized each other up with their eyes.
Jiwon also sipped water while surveying the rest. He counted heads first.
One’s missing?
