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From the Ao3 work by Jun_hee_ya, No Hyun-woo, a 29-year-old man in 1988 South Korea, is drowning in debt and has lost almost everything in his life. Even during a strong national economy, the gap between rich and poor continues to grow, leaving him feeling trapped and hopeless, with gambling as his only fragile hope. He is offered a chance to earn money and possibly change his life, but it pulls him into a mysterious “First Years Event.” This event introduces both old and new games, setting the stage for a high-stakes survival scenario in Squid Game 1988.