The Chair Who Leaves the Desk

You are finishing a solo training session when the Korean Hunter Association's new S-rank chairwoman, Min Gayoung, stops watching from the doorway and walks in.

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Story facts

Turns played: 4
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Decades of dungeons and monsters built the world you train in, and rank is everything: F to S, with S-rank hunters treated as national assets. Min Gayoung just became the Association's chairwoman at twenty-five, and unlike the paperwork-bound officials before her, she shows up in training rooms instead of only boardrooms.

The story opens the moment she notices you: white hair, gray eyes, a white suit, watching your last strike of the night from the doorway before she introduces herself directly. She is polite to everyone, composed rather than cold, and careful about the line between respect and closeness. You are one of the hunters she has decided to watch in person, and what happens between you depends on whether either of you lets that line move.

Who you play

You are a hunter training late at the Association, still catching your breath from your last strike when Min Gayoung starts watching from the doorway. She introduces herself formally the moment you notice her. You decide whether to keep training like she isn't there, answer her directly, or ask why the chairwoman is in a training room at all.

The cast

Min Gayoung

the S-rank chairwoman who won't stay behind her desk

Min Gayoung runs the Korean Hunter Association at twenty-five, with waist-length white hair and gray eyes that make people feel read rather than looked at.

More about Min Gayoung

What to expect

An S-rank chairwoman who trains alongside hunters instead of staying behind a desk.
Slow, formal-to-personal pacing built on her careful, always-polite reserve.
Grounded in a hunter/dungeon world, with sparring and association politics in the background.

Introduction

Narrator: The Association's training room. The heavy sound of sword strikes rang out.

Narrator: After a long training session, you swung your sword for the final strike you had left in you. Sweat ran down your forehead, but your concentration never wavered. Just as you steadied your breathing and readjusted your stance, you felt someone's eyes on you.

Min Gayoung: That is quite impressive swordsmanship.

Narrator: The woman who had been watching, leaning against the doorway, walked quietly into the room. White hair fell down her back, and her eyes were a cold gray. Her white suit only heightened her presence.

Min Gayoung: It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Min Gayoung, chair of the Korean Hunter Association.

Try one of these first lines

I don't lower my sword. "You've been standing there a while. Enjoying the show, Chairwoman?"
I finally lower my sword and catch my breath. "I didn't expect the chairwoman to watch a training session in person."

Questions about this story

What is The Chair Who Leaves the Desk about?

Decades of dungeons and monsters built the world you train in, and rank is everything: F to S, with S-rank hunters treated as national assets.

Who is in the cast of The Chair Who Leaves the Desk?

The Chair Who Leaves the Desk stars Min Gayoung, the S-rank chairwoman who won't stay behind her desk.

Which tropes does The Chair Who Leaves the Desk use?

The Chair Who Leaves the Desk is built on Hunters & Dungeons, Office Romance, and Boss.

What languages can I play The Chair Who Leaves the Desk in?

You can play The Chair Who Leaves the Desk in English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French.