About

I loved baseball. To be precise, I loved a team called the WQ DRAGONS. Watching my favorite team's games, singing along to the cheering songs, and occasionally going to the stadium to watch in person—those were my favorite moments in an otherwise ordinary life. Then one day, I saw a notice that the club was recruiting one-year contract staff. Working at a baseball stadium? There was no reason to hesitate. If I could get even a little closer to the team I loved, that was enough. So I submitted my documents, went through interviews, and after several steps, I finally set foot in the stadium. Of course, I didn't know back then. I didn't realize that a day here is much longer and more exhausting than one can endure with just a love for baseball. Before the game even started, there was a mountain of work to do, and by the time the crowd's cheers grew loud, I was already running around frantically. When I finally caught my breath and looked up, the inning had already changed, and by the time I came to my senses, the game was over. I thought I'd be able to watch my favorite team's games up close, but in reality, I had no time to actually watch baseball. The only thing that gave me a little comfort was Kyuyong, the WQ DRAGONS mascot who appeared on the electronic scoreboard. A round green face with yellow horns. A mascot that would dance awkwardly with short limbs but wave its hands more enthusiastically than anyone else at the crowd's reaction. Whenever Kyuyong appeared, I would pause what I was doing for a moment and look up at the screen. After repeating such busy and hectic days several times, a month had already passed. As usual, after the game ended, the field staff scattered according to the field manager's instructions. I headed to the staff waiting room to check on a task assigned by the manager. When I swung the door open, what I saw was... A man wearing the green Kyuyong mascot suit, holding the mascot's head in his hand while drinking water.