# WebtoonLib — MONSTER IN THE CLOSET #1 ## Series - title: MONSTER IN THE CLOSET - slug: monster-in-the-closet-o5al4zm9 ## Chapter - number: 1 - chapter_key: 1-6vus6s - release_date: 2026-10-31 ### Summary MONSTER IN THE CLOSET Chapter 1 opens with Ju Yeongshin, trapped by unemployment and pennilessness, accepting a suspicious cleaning job. He learns from his master that work has stopped after a death at the Baeksan construction site, he has 20,890 won left in his account, and his former cellmate Shin Jaehyeon calls him for a luxury penthouse cleaning. Finishing the kitchen and living room quickly for 50,000 won a day, Yeongshin begins to hear strange breathing sounds in the quiet house and the tension rises. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Yeongshin checks his bank balance of 20,890 won and realizes he may soon be homeless - Yeongshin calls his master and learns work stopped after a death at Baeksan site and he is last in line for day labor - Yeongshin doubts Jaehyeon's trustworthiness and senses something suspicious about the job - Yeongshin meets Jaehyeon and enters the luxury penthouse to start cleaning - Yeongshin wakes to alarm, sees black cat, and views electricity bill showing livelihood struggle - Shin Jaehyeon calls Yeongshin offering a penthouse cleaning job paying 50,000 won per day - Yeongshin finishes cleaning the kitchen and living room and moves to help with bedroom - Directed to bedroom, Yeongshin hears strange breathing sounds from closet area ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser MONSTER IN THE CLOSET Chapter 1 opens with Ju Yeongshin, trapped by unemployment and pennilessness, accepting a suspicious cleaning job. ### Spoiler summary MONSTER IN THE CLOSET Chapter 1 opens with Ju Yeongshin, trapped by unemployment and pennilessness, accepting a suspicious cleaning job. He learns from his master that work has stopped after a death at the Baeksan construction site, he has 20,890 won left in his account, and his former cellmate Shin Jaehyeon calls him for a luxury penthouse cleaning. Finishing the kitchen and living room quickly for 50,000 won a day, Yeongshin begins to hear strange breathing sounds in the quiet house and the tension rises. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 101 ### Content HUU... HUFF HUU... 6:00 Thu 3 Sept Alarm BEEP! SHAAA HUU... CREAK !!! MEOW? A BLACK CAT... WELL, THAT'S OMINOUS. YEONGSHIN? WHAT'S UP, KID? MR. FOREMAN? YEAH, I'M JUST CALLING ABOUT THE SITE AGAIN. SORRY, KID, NO WORD YET. I DON'T RECKON THE SHIT SHOW'S GONNA FIX ITSELF ANY TIME SOON, NEITHER. THINGS WEREN'T LOOKING GOOD FOR THE BAEKSAN SITE EVER SINCE SOMEBODY CROAKED IT THERE, BUT NOW IT'S TOTAL PANDEMONIUM WITH THE UNION AND THE PRESS GETTING INVOLVED. THE MAIN CONTRACT'S ON HOLD FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, WHICH MEANS EVEN THE SUBCONTRACTED WORK THAT'S ALREADY STARTED IS A NO-GO. OH... THAT SOUNDS PRETTY ROUGH. HOW ABOUT ANY DAY LABOR JOBS? I'LL TAKE ANYTHING I CAN GET. Electricity Bill SURE, THERE ARE ODD JOBS COMING IN HERE AND THERE, BUT YOU'LL BE AT THE BACK OF THE WAITING LIST FOR THOSE. TIMES LIKE THESE, WE USED TO GET SHORT-TERM PROJECTS AT LEAST, BUT THEY'VE ALL DRIED UP NOW, TOO. IT'S KILLING ME, KID. YOU AND ME BOTH, BOSS... SURE THING, KID. YOU'LL BE THE FIRST TO KNOW IF THERE'S ANY WORK AVAILABLE. KEEP YOUR PHONE HANDY AND TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, YOU HEAR? THANKS, BOSS. LOOK, I'M DOWN TO WORK WHENEVER YOU NEED ME, SO COULD YOU GIVE ME A HEADS-UP IF ANYTHING COMES UP? HA... 9:24 EZ Mode Welcome Mr. Ju Yeongshin Seoul 000-000000-00-000 Balance ON Balance: 20,890 won Pay Transfer Savings LOOKS LIKE I'LL BE OUT ON THE STREET SOON ENOUGH. Incoming call 010-920X-367X HELLO? THAT YOU, YEONGSHIN? WHO'S THIS? IT IS YOU, RIGHT? I WAS HOPING YOU KEPT THE SAME NUMBER. IT'S YOUR BOY, SHIN JAEHYEON. OH, COME ON, YOU DON'T REMEMBER ME? MAN, THAT'S COLD. WE WENT TO THE SAME MIDDLE SCHOOL AND EVEN JAILED TOGETHER. ANY OF THAT RING A BELL? OH... SURE. NOT IN THE SLIGHTEST. RIGHT ON, DUDE! I KNEW YOU WOULDN'T FORGET YOUR OLD SCHOOL LUNCH-SERVING BUDDY AND CELL CLEANING DUTY BUDDY! WHAT'S UP WITH YOU BEING SO HARD TO GET HOLD OF THESE DAYS? UH-HUH... SO, WHAT'S UP WITH YOU? LET ME GUESS. HE'S TRYING TO GET ME TO JOIN A CULT, A PYRAMID SCHEME, OR AN INSURANCE SCAM? DAMN, DUDE... YOU REALLY HAVEN'T CHANGED, HUH? WHATEVER. LISTEN, ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A PAYING GIG? TO HELL AND BACK I GUESS... DEPENDS WHAT IT IS. CITY SQUARE CITY SQUARE WELL, I'VE BEEN DOING SOME HOUSEKEEPING WORK FOR RICH FOLKS LATELY, AND I'VE GOT A JOB LINED UP TOMORROW THAT I NEED AN EXTRA HAND FOR. HOUSEKEEPING? YOU MEAN LIKE, CLEANING? YUP, PRETTY MUCH. THERE'S MORE TO IT THAN THAT, KINDA LIKE WHAT HOTEL STAFF DO. THE PLACE IS A HUGE PENTHOUSE APARTMENT, SO I CAN'T DO IT ALL BY MYSELF. THE DAY RATE IS 50K, AND YOU CAN HAVE 30 WHEN WE'RE DONE. DO A GOOD JOB AND WE'LL BE PAID RIGHT AWAY. YOU IN? I ONLY SAID YES BECAUSE BEGGARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS, BUT THIS IS- YO! YEONGSHIN! IT'S BEEN A MINUTE, HUH? LOOK AT YOU, DUDE! GETTING OUT DID YOU A WORLD OF GOOD! I GUESS SO. YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED MUCH. STILL GOT AN ATTITUDE ON YOU, HUH? SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE, I GUESS. TAKE YOUR UNIFORM AND ACCESS CARD BEFORE WE HEAD IN. LET'S GET IT! TIME TO MAKE SOME MONEY! IS IT JUST ME... ...OR IS SOMETHING A LITTLE FISHY ABOUT THIS JOB? AT LEAST I KIND OF REMEMBER WHO THIS GUY IS NOW. WE WERE INMATES TOGETHER, BUT I REMEMBER HIM GETTING OUT WAY BEFORE ME. WHAT WAS HE IN FOR AGAIN? ASSAULT? FRAUD? YOU USED TO HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF PALS BACK IN THE DAY. WHY CALL ME INSTEAD OF THEM? BECAUSE WE'RE BESTIES, OBVIOUSLY! WHAT KINDA QUESTION IS THAT? DOORS OPENING. I MEAN... I DO HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS, SURE. BUT YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE I COULD THINK OF WHO LOOKS AS TRUSTWORTHY AS ME AND PROBABLY WON'T FUCK UP THE WHOLE GIG. HAHA WELL, I'M SURE YOU CAN TELL FROM THE FANCY-SCHMANCY BUILDING... BUT THIS CLIENT'S A REAL STICKLER FOR QUALITY. WHY WOULD A CLIENT LIKE THAT HIRE AN EX-CON? LET'S JUST SAY I PULLED A FEW STRINGS. WHY, YOU IMPRESSED? YOU'LL FIND MOST OF THE CLEANING STUFF IN THIS CLOSET OVER HERE. THE KITCHEN'S OVER THERE. YOU CAN START WITH THAT. HE'S A REAL SLICK-TALKER, THIS ONE. MAYBE HE WAS A SCAMMER... NICE VIEW, HUH? MAYBE I'LL HAVE A PAD LIKE THIS ONE DAY, HAHA. FIRST THINGS FIRST, TIDY UP THE KITCHEN AND THE LOUNGE, WOULD YOU? I'LL START WITH THE ROOMS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HALLWAY, WAAAY OVER THERE. GOT IT. TOO LATE TO BACK OUT NOW. LET'S TAKE CARE OF THE JOB FIRST AND THINK ABOUT THE REST LATER. BE CAREFUL YOU DON'T LEAVE ANY SCRATCHES ON THE FURNITURE OR THE FLOORING! WHEW... I WONDER WHAT HE'S UP TO OVER THERE... WHY IS THIS PLACE SO QUIET, ANYWAY? I'M DONE WITH THE LOUNGE. NEED ANY HELP IN HERE? DUDE, HOLY SHIT! HOW ARE YOU SO FAST?! I'M DOING THE WALK-IN CLOSET RIGHT NOW. MAYBE YOU CAN TAKE THE BEDROOM THEN. DID YOU GET A LOAD OF THE CARNAGE IN THERE? THE OWNER MUST'VE HAD A PRETTY WILD PARTY LAST NIGHT! IF YOU'VE GOT GLOVES, PUT THEM ON. YOU DON'T WANNA CATCH SOMETHING. HUU... HUFF HUFF HUFF ...? AND NOW I'M HEARING THINGS... To Be Continued ## See also - [WebtoonLib — MONSTER IN THE CLOSET #1](/series/monster-in-the-closet-o5al4zm9/chapter-1-6vus6s) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/monster-in-the-closet-o5al4zm9 ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. 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