Special edition set of the youth bestseller "The Shop That Sells Time" published
Can you offer your time for someone?
The first and second stories of "The Shop That Sells Time," beloved by a million readers.

Kim Seon-yeong, a bestselling author who has raised the bar for Korean youth literature and been chosen by over a million readers, has been published in a special box set containing the novel's theme of sharing time with the world.
The special edition set of "The Shop That Sells Time," reimagined with a sensual and sophisticated design, will be a meaningful gift for existing readers and a new experience for readers encountering Kim Seon-yeong for the first time.
Through the first and second stories of "The Shop That Sells Time," we can consider together whether we are willing to give up our time for someone.

Volume 1

My mother couldn't eat for a long time because her throat hurt.
I felt like I was pickled in salt and would never smile again.
My mother, who was as beautiful as a flower in Onjo, was so sad, and my father's pain was so intense that I could hardly breathe in the spring.
Every year spring comes.
It was dazzling.
That's why it was even sadder.

--- P.29

Onjo made a promise while looking at his father's memorial photo.
I will live bravely and proudly, just as my father wishes.
Standing in front of his father's memorial tablet, Onjo's fingertips felt the thrill of putting the PMP back in its place.
Onjo wiggled his ten fingers.
The PMP, which glided back into place, must have given peace to many people.
Onjo wanted to brag to his father.
I also moved for someone.
Maybe I saved a life.
Like dad.

--- P.47

There seemed to be a strange power at work in eating face to face, listening to the same music, in the same space, at the same time, and in the same air.
Even at school, I have friends that I eat meals with.
Even if we are in different classes, we always gather together in the cafeteria and eat together.
Isn't the desire to share happy acts among human instincts the very essence of sharing Kairos time?
--- P.71

Is time so pitiful, so cruel, so sad?
Life was like a war between people I wanted to spend time with and people I didn't want to spend time with.
Isn't that intense pattern of yearning for the person you want to be with and not wanting to see the person you don't like for even a second, that is ultimately life?
--- P.115-116

The child did not return with us.
He said he needed a little more time.
He said he would go back when the new claws grew stronger.
No one added anything to that statement.
Jeong I-hyeon hugged the child tightly.
For a long time, the two remained entangled.
Onjo and Nanju shook hands with the child and then parted ways.
When we shook hands, the child said thank you.
At that moment, tears welled up in my eyes.

--- P.229

Volume 2

“The next meeting will be announced again on Facebook.”
The children who had participated in the protest walked with slumped shoulders, as if they were checking out the high wall and turning away.
“Why are you punishing me for doing the right thing?”
Nanju said, mulling over what the grade head had said.
“If the world were so just, what would be the problem?
“The Mr. Scissorhands thing probably never happened.”
From the time he was little, Onjo was told to listen to his teachers when he went to school.
I remembered my grandmother's voice, which she used to greet me every morning and evening.
The words he repeated without fail, after carrying my bag and checking my clothes.
- Don't fight with your friends and listen to your teacher.
- Oh my, did our puppy have a good time at school? Did he listen to the teacher?
I was brainwashed by the words I heard every day without fail, and I thought that obeying and submitting, even when told to do something wrong or when I saw something wrong, was a virtue.

--- P.43-44

“So, you can see that the scope of buying and selling time is expanding.
Some people buy time, some people sell time.
We just have to tune it out.
Time broker.
You can call them time brokers, time sailors, etc., whatever you want.
“That’s the kind of concept it is.”
“Oh~ awesome.”
Onjo got goosebumps.
He continued speaking, rubbing shoulders and exclaiming in admiration.
“It’s a time-sharing system concept.
It's about making good use of each other's time and making it available for others to use.
If this happens, time will literally become a medium for buying and selling.”
Onjo recalled the days when she had worried about being used for nefarious purposes and heard sarcastic remarks about how she was no different from a paid errand center, wondering if she could really buy and sell her time.

--- P.59-60

As we entered the school gate, several mothers were talking to Morning Poop.
It seemed like he was guarding the front gate, stubbornly refusing Morning Poop's urging to go to the teachers' office.
If the school is chaotic, it can affect children's grades, so you may want to resolve the issue quickly.
Perhaps because the petition against the motion was circulated, the number of students gradually increased.
A large number of people gathered, just as water came in and formed a huge lake in an instant.
The number of parents also gradually increased.
There were quite a few graduates who didn't wear school uniforms.
On both sides of the front row, placards calling for reinstatement were held.
Lee Hyun decided to come forward and issue a statement.
I was surprised to see reporters' cameras lined up in front of the protesters.
So many people come.

--- P.152-153

“It’s okay if it’s Saturday morning, but the scariest enemy is probably sleeping in at dawn.
“Sleep is our biggest enemy.”
“If you have a mind, sleep will be a problem.
Let's leave that up to each person.
“First, call for reception.”
The blood on the gauze on her forehead hasn't dried yet, but Mom is preparing for her next move.
My mother's phone rang constantly, and it seemed like she was talking on the phone and coordinating opinions.
Onjo posted the request to Timeby and Timeback.
Those who owe time to Timeby are given the opportunity to repay it by participating in the Dawn Reservoir, and those who have saved time in Timeback can be persuaded to use it in the Dawn Reservoir.

--- P.215-216