A Man of Virtue is a completed manhwa at one hundred and two chapters, with an additional twenty nine side chapters. It is written by Ggang-E and illustrated by Wook. Released in 2018, it has been published by Lezhin.
Synopsis[]
What’s it like spending your whole life coming in second place? Ask Nam Jinwoo, he’s been living in the shadow of his rival, Ma Sangtae, his whole life. From high school to college, and now in the office. But passion is strange, it can start as envy or hate and turn into something… erotic. Now Jinwoo’s head is filled with the dirtiest and most erotic thoughts, none of which are in his control. More than anything, he wants them to stop. But the only way to stop them might just be the last thing he wants to do…
Characters[]
Nam Jinwoo[]
Exasperated, Jinwoo shouts how many times did he tell Kim to double check over the phone, they still need to stop the contract from falling through. Slapping Sangtae's hand away, Jinwoo speaks how it seems like he is a busy man, so should please be on his way and is further irked that all three of his maxims could apply to one person. At his desk, Jinwoo feels it is good they got the ship, now they just need to send the factory code to the forwarder. With Sangtae being the type of guy he resents the most, Jinwoo tosses a crumpled up piece of paper at his empty desk while ordering his imagined target to die. The worst part, in his view, of typical Mr. perfect, is that he is always second best and overshadowed in everything. In high school, Jinwoo found Sangtae took away all the awards he usually won. Attending the same university, Jinwoo felt Sangtae denied the opportunities he would have got if not for him, and worse yet even dated the girls he had a crush on, where he felt made to look a fool. Eating with a woman he knows and stating he is not quite mentally prepared yet, Jinwoo finds her father kind of scary. Heading out to get some air by himself, the thing that bothers him the most about Sangtae is not his outrageous capability, it is the fact that all his gentlemanly conduct and his way with people ultimately harms him and him alone. Coming across a demonic like statue, Jinwoo assails it as if it were Sangtae then lividly questions what he ever did to him. Delivering a presentation while feeling ill, Jinwoo has to step outside and leaves it to Kim.
Ma Sangtae[]
Praised by those around him, manager Sangtae remarks how it is thanks to everyone's hard work. Finding that he has fallen on top of Jinwoo, he smirks and acts surprised that there was a person underneath, commenting no wonder it was such a soft landing. Offering his hand, Sangtae states Jinwoo should watch where he is going. With their shared past, Sangtae professed that he did not know a girl was Jinwoo's ex, he also did not know that Jinwoo was running for this school, neither had he any knowledge that they were applying to the same company they happened to work at. Occasionally, his claims of being sorry about that were accompanied by gleeful bouts of laughter. After celebrating his team's success, Sangtae glances to see Jinwoo looking forlorn and asks out of concern where he is going. Considering the red bean jelly bar received from Jinwoo, he orders two more servings of the hanwoo beef, then answers who said they are for him, they are for himself. Hoping that Jinwoo did not take things personally today, Sangtae speaks candidly how considering his performance has been lacking, and how he never sucks up to the director, that would be why he does not like him. After Jinwoo leaves the room due to feeling faint, Sangtae joins him and merrily wonders what was wrong, that he is here slacking off.
Lee Minyoung[]
Kwak Jong-Gul[]
Jiwon's Date[]
Dining with Jinwoo, she thinks he has told him this story a million times already regarding Sangtae overshadowing him in everything. She continues that in their first dinner together in a while, all Jinwoo wants to talk about is that Ma Sangtae guy again, and he really has got to deal with his inferiority complex as it is getting out of hand. Asking when is he coming to meet her folks, at their age they really need to take more initiative, especially when it comes to marriage.
Kim[]
Assistant manager Kim calls Jinwoo since he has a presentation today. Beside him at a laptop while Jinwoo is speaking, he is surprised at being called upon to take over the rest of the presentation.
Story[]
While Nam Jinwoo is frustrated at an employee, Ma Sangtae is congratulated, without him what would their company do. After Sangtae accidentally bumps into Jinwoo, he also trips and falls completely on top of him. There are many maxims when it comes to the life of an office worker. Number one is one's worst enemies are met at the workplace, number two is one always has at least one person they will not get along with. Three, what is absolutely unavoidable at the workplace are bad relationships. As Sangtae heads on his way, Jinwoo discusses how the rumors are true, that his team recently won a contract worth five billion dollars. After Jinwoo concludes a project involving a ship, he sees Sangtae's desk is empty so assumes he is probably out drinking with his team using the company credit card the director gave him.
Thinking of feeling overshadowed by Sangtae, it all began in high school, when he transferred in and took Jinwoo's spot as the class valedictorian. For some reason, Sangtae even went to the same university as Jinwoo when he could have gone somewhere much better. There, Jinwoo found Sangtae stole all the scholarships, study abroad spots, and internship offers from him. Jinwoo also felt Sangtae joined the same student clubs he did to become the club president, just to rub it all in. Together in a restaurant, Jinwoo and the woman he is with change the topic to marriage.
In a company meeting, Jinwoo finds team 2 is set to take all the credit for what he has done. It is obvious the director is trying to give manager Sangtae all the credit. With Sangtae treating his team to dinner he is happy to have hanwoo, expensive premium beef often served at BBQs. When Jinwoo joins them, Sangtae mentions how the director seemed to be extra invested in this project given how important it is. After venting his frustrations, in the morning, Jinwoo is late for a presentation he is to deliver. Before those gathered, Jinwoo details how the graph represents the revenue of their potential competitors in North America. Leaving Kim to present the remainder, Jinwoo exits the room having been overcome with faintness. When Sangtae joins him outside the room, Jinwoo collapses.[1]
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- ↑ Chapter 1
Wiki Link[]
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