Chapter 1

"Did you ever hear that story that if people make it to their thirties without losing their virginity they gain magical powers?" Han Sooyoung asked that day in the middle of work out of nowhere.

Kim Dokja looked at her with daggers in his eyes.

In theory Han Sooyoung was his best friend, the person he talked to the most and she had gotten him the job at Mino Soft shortly after she was hired as one of the writers for one of the company's games so technically he owed her a lot, but she was also kind of an asshole and he very much suspected that the reason she'd brought up that topic on that particular day was to amuse herself watching him get embarrassed. He decided not to give her the satisfaction.

"No, is it a webnovel?"

"Just something I read online. An urban legend."

"Sounds stupid."

"Maybe, but it would be nice if it were real, wouldn't it? You know considering that a certain virgin I know will be turning thirty tomorrow."

He could try to deny it, she'd known him since they were both teens, but theoretically he could have lost his virginity at some point and not informed her. But he decided it was useless, and honestly what was the point of trying to seem cooler than he was, so he just asked:

"So what powers am I going to gain tomorrow according to your research?"

"It didn't say, but yay magical powers."

"Yay." he said in a completely serious tone of voice. "Can I go back to my work now?"

"Okay, but you know, you don't have to get boring just because you're turning thirty soon."

"I'll keep that in mind."

It wasn't until Han Sooyoung started walking away that he noticed that Yoo Joonghyuk was looking in their direction with a strange expression of concentration on his face.

Shit, did he hear? Kim Dokja thought.

He really hoped not. Han Sooyoung knowing he was a virgin was one thing, but the idea of the other people in the office knowing this detail of his love life bothered him a lot. Especially someone like that guy. Men like Yoo Joonghyuk had a tendency to make Kim Dokja feel small, not only was he handsome, he was also younger and so much more successful than him. When Yoo Joonghyuk had originally been hired by Mino Soft as one of the creative directors for their upcoming game Han Sooyoung said it was basically a publicity stunt, Yoo Joonghyuk had gained some notoriety in the gaming community after winning several e-sports tournaments and being kicked out of his team despite this for his bad attitude and lack of team spirit. Han Sooyoung said that she was sure he wouldn't even last six months at Mino Soft, they had even made a bet about it. A bet that Kim Dokja won because Yoo Joonghyuk was annoyingly good at his job. To the point that not even his personality interfered with his work that much, yes he was quiet and cold at times. But he was also attractive so those things that would make others not like him so much if he was ugly, just made him look cool and mysterious considering his pretty face.

A man like him probably started having sex when he was a teenager and never stopped.

After about two seconds of eye contact Yoo Joonghyuk looked away and went back to work and soon Kim Dokja did the same.

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The next morning Kim Dokja woke up to his cell phone vibrating, on the screen he read: happy birthday, nerd

thanks he wrote back to Han Sooyung and went to get ready for his first day of being 30 years old. 

He left the apartment and stopped at the foodtruck where he often bought his meals.

"I want the number 3 sandwich, but without tomatoes please." Kim Dokja said already holding out a bill to pay.

The foodtruck guy took the bill and thought:

This guy comes here basically every day and always mentions that he doesn't want tomatoes, does he think I don't know that by now?

And Kim Dokja heard every word the man thought.