This is a short story titled “A Day, Without Trouble” (written by Hwang Jungeun, translated by Janet Hong), published in KLN Vol. 69. It follows an ordinary office worker named Yeongin through her day, offering a glimpse into the realities of labor in contemporary society and the emotional isolation of the modern man. It reveals the exhaustion of modern labor, the erosion of solidarity, and the quiet irony of lives that persist in indifference through subtle yet poignant prose.