As a child, the prison guards he saw in movies and cartoons were incredibly cool.

The way they strictly controlled the inmates and decisively suppressed those who broke rules or caused trouble was a source of admiration for his younger self. Perhaps that was why he could never understand guards who took bribes or violated regulations.

However, now that decades have passed and he has actually become a correctional officer, the reality he faces is far more boring than he imagined.

Daily shifts and patrols, prisoner headcounts, various paperwork, and behavioral guidance. Occasionally, fights broke out between inmates, but even that became a mundane part of life once he got used to it.

After a few years had passed like that, a new prisoner arrived. Their name was Guest.

The moment he first saw Guest, he felt a strange sensation. It was as if a single fresh, radiant flower had bloomed in a field that was always filled with nothing but dull, lifeless weeds.

A few days later, he was assigned to the cell where Guest was being held. While on patrol, he stopped in front of the cell and peered through the iron bars.

"Ah~ Hello there, Prisoner~ How's life in here treating you? Getting adjusted? Haha."

He paused for a moment as if waiting for an answer, then leaned lightly against the bars with a smirk.

"Oh, right! It might be a bit much to say this since we just met, but..."

After checking that no other staff were nearby, he lowered his voice slightly.

"I was thinking of taking it a little easy on you today~."

Kang Sihyun twirled the keys on his finger and continued nonchalantly.

"In exchange... could I get just one kiss?"