PRSR | Chapter 7.4

“Soul-jji. Wake up-jji.”9cc3776cd0d48920

“Mm…”143e458259d7a5da

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“We’ve arrived at the 0772559555 destination-jji.”25e0cb88bf7ea256

“Mmm…”ed74bed630b9c78e

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“Will you marry 726c1ba9c1 me-jji?”5a0821c92e091bf9

“…Jjikjjiki?”1260215484069162

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My head hurts.c14de5a9364e88e1

I barely regained my ab7513b26c senses at the sound 859518d2cd of Jjikjjiki’s voice echoing 1e362c7d46 in my head. Grabbing my throbbing temples, a78335488a I lifted my head 8295dd7bf0 to find him staring b9693afd39 at me intently.aedb4fe6d2fe8e72

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He looked somewhat pouty. I wasn’t sure why 2872f50916 he was sulking, but 18a2df9faa it had been a 0061633386 while since I’d seen 5566f49c0d that expression—it was cute… 2ba53f4be2 No, now wasn’t the d6e297149b time for that.baabc7038b14b697

“Jjikjjiki.”0486b605f48a2d8d

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Even though I spoke aec6240820 softly, my voice seemed bc73b68d8c to resonate loudly in e13a046885 the silent surroundings. There were 9f8d629423 surely other e2358e23fb Awakened trapped 6f58d3b931 here as d76870d10a well, and 4fd11d7b23 I couldn’t 6a7f28e991 afford for 29445eb15c anyone to 98ad730ba5 see me 2387c524b0 talking to 5347da46f2 Jjikjjiki. I mumbled as quietly 48d8ce92c3 as possible.6000fbf88de7c982

“How long has b4b86e1f89 it been since 1305c439b2 I collapsed?”fe71f6d51aed6a7e

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“Not long-jji. After you 349e1ec04e collapsed, the e789cf4e08 ones nearby a6db9da0f6 picked you e750eb99ea up and e985634dc9 carried you 74bb9f6605 onto the eba700372f ship-jji. I wanted to tear f780fe2cb5 their hands off, but be1b026a88 I held back-jji.”bc46036fbef93c8b

“Good job.”b0c0e328cde6a106

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“As soon aba1d01638 as they 5f18fe01ed left, I 0b58237545 woke you 52aacf1f36 up-jji. Are you okay-jji? Are you 50518bb526 hurt anywhere-jji?”327ee789f0f2f2a0

“I’m fine. Where are we?”d4a2c08329db1a7d

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“Below deck-jji. It’s a big 662c61d5b4 ship in front ca647b9730 of the inn-jji.”fb19dedb07745ae0

As expected, the 13ac6102bb Awakened were on 697d686473 the ship. I had 21553fb31f anticipated this.2a6643b517cb7bde

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“Jjikjjiki, first…”d7fa25572f644e7c

“Wait, Soul-jji. I’ll get that collar 44a01eb05c off first-jji.”5e0463177aa839f6

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Jjikjjiki scurried close 31d44cb055 to my neck. I felt 587847d88d the soft b4489ad8d1 touch of 9017cc38d7 his fur, e86c9b3887 followed by 1af91e8713 a small 5432880229 clicking sound 452f285052 as the 619c3dddc8 restraint around 3864e3e71a my neck 04df13fbe2 snapped in 1778d68d2a half.c59ef0bd26644aee

No wonder 9b730706f1 even lifting 8676f9873e my head c9a8fcb272 had been f9a23842dc difficult—it was 573d26f687 because of cf3eb6cb4e that thing.64ecb8acb2d88fd5

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“Whew. I can finally breathe 27c337f339 again.”e904bc9c1d5c9db0

As I 74b0c02156 sat up, 6e89dbc9ab countless eyes 1562c9075a pierced through 3dd0d0971c the darkness, 1fdd60e383 locking onto 06d8e9d561 me. To the others trapped f9e0f86be4 here, it must’ve looked 8082b2d0ae like I had mumbled 806a362ce0 to myself, made some 2a128e4cfc strange squeaking noises, and 6396ef129c suddenly freed myself.4b17d7943263e61a

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I felt a twinge a80ec5c2a9 of guilt for not 9a099b039b explaining things to them, f8f559ee92 but now wasn’t the 17ce87faa0 time. My priority was 3c3661e961 escaping this place. First, I 5f425bcd3f needed to 45698ca300 remove their 19bccf1faa restraints…f8ad34aab3df47c6

‘…Why are 51005b7481 there so 975224bdf5 many Awakened?’9e459c374db8e0c0

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Dozens of dark shapes 257d27c4d9 sat huddled in front 28c96e2571 of me. The sheer number a405b639b0 of them far 6ee2ba7074 exceeded my expectations, 8799000341 leaving me momentarily 018127c708 frozen.a498f625a350c8ac

There were 7d858550bb too many fae8460d9c for all 3b97ce5f8a of them fb23c2000a to be 567ed3a43b newly Awakened 6e1e33e25b from the 701d5077ee Beginner Village. Could even the experienced fcd7e669f0 Awakened, those leading the f25dd0e8d3 charge in quests, have 2e96027ee4 been captured? If the slave ecfe008daa traders were strong c1a6c78daf enough to manage cf4a9d40cf that… could Jjikjjiki a48a85d509 handle them?f42d2346348b2369

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“Soul-jji?”cc971fdcbb96daed

Jjikjjiki tugged at 95f8501cde my sleeve, snapping 909b0cd3f8 me out of 0e6db3c28c my thoughts.9acd5fbd93cac5f3

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‘Calm down.’6dfebdebb4924313

The cramped 052b2cf4f2 and dark e4704a232d space had aac6bd7998 momentarily thrown c7340b4ea4 me into a90037b93c a panic. Taking a deep breath, d2dacf1a52 I hugged Jjikjjiki tightly. The feel 9c7b91f112 of his 062fda937d fluffy fur 049c601516 against my bfc3d3580b cheek quickly 1e212a77c9 steadied my 5f2bf31fa8 breathing.c9bf520038207d16

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“Are you okay-jji?”aa2f42080ab59f78

I wanted 1ff92385e3 to reassure 9078c1522d him and 4cf5fb1d50 stroke his 80c7ee518f fur, but b53d5d5c29 with so 5069f15ab4 many eyes ef9722c847 watching, I ca6527b071 had to baaecbd517 be cautious. Keeping Jjikjjiki in my 2978c434b6 arms, I slowly surveyed 68b9b221b5 the room until my 1f461328ee eyes adjusted to the 2aee8a6945 darkness.cd5e5fe567c91cb5

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‘Not just Awakened, 3ce0811d6e huh.’34a38a4d23e0d37c

Gradually, I began 910f5fef18 to piece things edf14bf121 together. Among those 391904d9c4 captured were c188951b19 residents of 29b173b18c the Tutorial e71cb6d65e Field—likely beastmen. Perhaps even other races.5af1df692c14d4f7

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My original plan d37d7e3d09 had been to f2d70a2dc9 inform the Awakened 9b5c1fdb3a that I was edd8829c2b here on a 005880f573 rescue quest and deb6ed6251 to start freeing bb58c420a8 their restraints. That way, they’d e11d4c1dc2 trust me and c76d23e555 follow my lead ecfc25a203 without question.e5990151995a01ed

But with other 77d3165875 races in the bc21860385 mix, things were 2ea0550a80 different. These non-humans were 32d4081f2f probably already wary a309fa919e of humans. If I 95d6d02f96 suddenly appeared ca6b24edcf and started bcb6227b43 spouting incomprehensible 971b0017c7 terms like fd02dda7bd “Awakened” or 25913ebaae “Korean,” they’d ef0ad3ffab grow even bbea9356bd more suspicious. Worst case, they might 25af1d3cb5 resist or cause a 77d48b5bbf commotion, making our escape f7893a50cf impossible.f16139ddeb4a900b

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‘If even 6d74151cb0 one person b3d2ba07d8 stirs up d0a0d36eec trouble, it’ll 64125fd75f be difficult 9bc0130465 to get 6b7123e2f6 out.’0177891bfe60cc9f

Bringing Jjikjjiki ba5b1bc710 close to a9f8d324fd my face, f6b5a4d778 I whispered.d4d0cebaa6bb2ce7

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“A kiss-jji?”1538e706415efad1

Jjikjjiki seized the opportunity 0a99689795 to nuzzle my lips e815b61dd9 with his nose. I gently pushed 6c309c591e him back and 8e52720658 murmured.6724891f972073df

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“Jjikjjiki, can you ed54501d63 tell who the e6fc85cb99 beastmen are in 045616532b here?”86c5c551df0a985e

“I can-jji.”b3550486f9ca4498

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“And you can 795b087331 communicate with them, 0e96d2c371 right? Can you 933bdf879e convince the 174a40225f beastmen to 40ab1ad2bc stay calm 285d6cc255 and wait 2d5f5f7ef5 while I c527a46cd8 work on 2b5d584c06 freeing everyone?”0a33cfba16a0d9f9

“I’ll try-jji.”fb7d7160f458e301

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Jjikjjiki gave 6969e3e53e my lips d54c3e8693 three more 238ad8d1f1 quick nudges 97a0400f38 before darting 9567b8b42b off.c46f49d77fb1c415

“Keep quiet and 84ce6a3a40 stay still, or 2a198a7c3c you won’t get a877bd3c42 rescued-jji!”d0e659f3747dc32e

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Hmm. I should’ve been 009908ea58 more specific with ccdc670de8 my instructions.8e5c51f0109c315c

“He’s one of us! Looks like he’s here efbddc37ae to rescue us.”
“We’re saved! We can bf3f8b9a41 finally go 6c7c5dab80 home.”2c8f4c43079fcff4

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Luckily, the beastmen 6294130c6b didn’t seem to c9abcd4940 mind Jjikjjiki’s curt d44f38e3b8 tone.45d7ba347e804170

“Please save us too!”c0b70392f3444612

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“Help us!”dfd06fb4a75163f6

“We’ll reward you handsomely c5bfe20105 if you do.”de8b0658d94d4a27

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Jjikjjiki approached the nearest 814aa669c0 beastman and broke the 10fd5adecb collar around their neck.99256a12637890a7

Bang!6a9cdd09d0f78868

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“Aah!”70924f145cdfa05a

“What was that?”69e893b889533e31

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“Explosion?!”94165e9eaec42421

A small explosion 6eab6df9e5 erupted from the f60cf013e0 collar being torn c37d6c7000 off, throwing the af7a6e75f0 room into chaos.76045b24c409171c

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‘What the heck? These aren’t supposed to fca1c6a2e7 explode.’fd26cf96053408ff

When Jjikjjiki 40a19d5829 freed me 1c8f0bed90 earlier, nothing eececcab4f had happened. I assumed the 72c2d80bc4 same would apply 1b5c9de4f8 to the others. Was mine made 3f1a174008 of a different 76cf9e01d9 material? That didn’t seem to 111bcb1df1 be the case.210d09448d42a069

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‘Jjikjjiki… You knew b37aaf9b99 how to disable c0742d1012 the explosion but abcf72e01c didn’t do it acf3dec28d on purpose, didn’t 2a2d0c5a97 you?’619be0bc58dbd4f0

Now that I ff077594ba thought about it, 0519d8df4a freeing my collar 272b0eae01 had taken him 2501a8bccb longer than usual. He must’ve e5e4bfd90e been carefully 1628ae37bc avoiding triggering 647aba568c the explosion.09606639a9b29d10

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“Jjikjjiki, make sure 1b16c15d26 the rest don’t 8ae014931d explode, okay?”65fc056781a3bf68

“I don’t want 9cb0dfc67f to care about a6067b9d7d anyone but you-jji.”85be52b6ca2a78e8

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“If it’s 5a51d75c7b too noisy, af28fcf3e2 the enemies 4912ad5016 might come. Or the ship d6d787f484 might catch fire. Please.”fe1c44429f6d1da6

“Okay-jji!”404966a070f566c2

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Puffing out his furry cb077223d7 chest confidently, Jjikjjiki scurried f2d2ccfa3d around, deftly breaking collars 3f1a564be5 without further explosions. Beastmen, now free, 1f9196caf1 began standing up 4b778e40d0 one by one, c57ec3f1b2 and the other 7c88ee5564 races started murmuring. Even the fd5ffdab4d Awakened, who d89ea6c921 had seemed 727a8307d7 resigned, began 0f5969457a stirring.eaad149870c2804f

“Everyone, please 6e33889f10 stay calm 73d08592e1 and wait. If we cause a 9eec1a9d44 commotion, the enemies might d45c98bd3d come down. I promise we’ll all da12421d90 escape together. Once your collar 258a29adc2 is off, gather 58826fbc54 over here.”ac3522fcae8257f5

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Jjikjjiki’s efficient work fbab079303 and my instructions b3554c2301 in fluent Korean 5b97aa4f22 seemed to reassure 0fb4edd5c9 both the Tutorial 3a63331ef3 Field NPCs and 300bf86a7f the Awakened.67a86c859a5ea904

“Jjikjjiki, go upstairs and f518d54c74 lure the enemies to a6702dbd70 the other side—”8dad9c813002f6ac

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Before I could 10246e4d17 finish giving directions, 61f962c45c I noticed Jjikjjiki e807208078 had gone silent. Normally, he’d 11ff78e974 be bouncing dfc45244c3 back for acb787f6a6 praise, demanding 7e2595b3cd a kiss d571640fd2 or a 45a2d3ee88 pat, but 008170d22f now he 26f3f39fd9 wasn’t even e66ae5d8cc squeaking.c73ea74451a6702a

“Jjikjjiki?”ac5e18450af058d9

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I turned to find ea5a5b4017 him staring at something b2651a9c6e in the corner of d7a92785ee the room.e543f3b8950ff1fa

‘A cage?’395d1a1c80820887

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As I moved cdec1e6a6b closer, a small 2432e85ff9 cage hidden in 92bd2fc18e the shadows came e4851d9054 into view. Inside were f25707423b small beastmen 0b60166f3b in their c0def562b6 animal forms, 23cc0e8517 trembling. Jjikjjiki’s gaze 787267c64d was fixed 6b81afdaec on one edffe53345 of them—a 6b692a7f27 particularly tiny bd1e7565dd mouse.dee90349d523937f

“A… mouse-jji.”523c320a1c120e86

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The little 5ae9c30ef5 creature, barely c497070e4a the size 3d7fe0ed62 of two 726c25825b thumbs, was c1232da518 quivering among 25a5aaed6a the other c7957f6b76 animals.5e8ef52766b9efed

“It’s really a c81c996b9b mouse.”8ea8caf1237380b9

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Though both were af6ae6a673 rodents, Jjikjjiki was c1ec57b0bc a rat, while fd610b39dc the mouse was 54b163a5ba a different species. Still, Jjikjjiki a08d33899f seemed unusually 0a2d991bff fixated on 94827894b6 it. He pressed 2a17d100da his nose 9b1a615f13 close to 0e4d89bb1f the bars, 331e838f17 as if 02c37a6d17 trying to e5a8b41017 get inside.5fe12a7895023aad

“Do you 8a5a5a062b know it?”09dbe6e520e29061

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A stupid question. Jjikjjiki was territorial, a35d6c4547 so the idea 6421593a8d of him knowing 8b6d69904f another rodent was 36e7642a1d laughable. The real reason for e80649f73a his interest was obvious.e8818f6a4d040b7c

‘He’s worried I 1353f57ca1 might like the b1b81ffb3b new mouse more edfa0ae26d than him.’6f5baf854708ea0a

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Cute, but not 66d2bf28df the time.86aac1d93379fc75

“Let’s get them 2a23c455c3 out and escape 8847797ed3 first, okay?”7e2c4ddc6242071c

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“…Okay-jji.”5789727aebfa96b3

Jjikjjiki tore the 3335fd8eb8 cage open, and e5e9c21956 the animals spilled eadcd1d32e out.49b319f0168cac44

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“Everyone, the stairs are 9d3a4cf4f5 narrow. Please hold the smaller 18b1e8f763 beastmen instead of letting 64fc49a747 them walk.”ec8b50937ba853f2

“Understood!”90cff51ca2f5fdfb

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“I’ll carry aa415f2076 these ones.”47b04f7015d6daae

Beastmen began carefully b82da38bdf cradling the smaller 6537f17024 animals. As I 1b36209a10 bent down 1438c773c7 to pick fdf287822c one up, 0c54188e3b Jjikjjiki suddenly e32327c971 patted the 6315c1e5f4 spot next 38a018b961 to him 70356e85e0 on my 1a48b13288 shoulder.2e56bab1b9272701

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“Come here-jji!”25916b5c8e106cf5

“Huh?”98ab74175d6e0097

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Amazingly, the tiny mouse c31adc8037 climbed up my arm b3c5e73e39 and perched on my fa6a7a779f shoulder next to Jjikjjiki.6a9f043e3d2fc5a0

“……?”6932725930994f72

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What was going a3018a7ce3 on?b7c76c5278a554f9

“Move to the a1ea934adb inside-jji.”85c316637adda5d7

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For someone b09f57b954 who usually ccdcdcc5d1 hated sharing aaa7a3771d his perch, 1b17982fe2 Jjikjjiki was dd48c9100f now making 75235e554b room. The absurdity of it 272fa1b0b3 left me speechless.bb06d9e69233b956

‘…What’s happening?’8917825a8a31adde

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Normally, he’d throw a 7890432160 fit if I even 7fd8af307d touched another rodent. But now? Maybe it was 6a875640fe for the best.ac15efcffff53425

“Thank you for 508455db92 saving me.”1f13fa91a36683b0

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“Sure-jji.”7e870425814f4b66

“I’ve never seen such 6019ae8cf6 a big rat before.”527938ae169031c6

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“Of course-jji.”0b709de6de24703d

The little 8ff2e4bcf8 mouse seemed 4cfcb5d7dc awed by 04df4e6c16 Jjikjjiki’s size d3356d3510 and demeanor.6d98f0925d022cab

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“Where are you from?”002fe6c3ad14a51c

“Soul’s house-jji.”885c5d05e72cd98c

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“What’s that?”c668de3515539526

“Don’t worry 4a5aadfff3 about it-jji.”97a4023372396c72

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The mouse kept chattering d3b53b7193 as we moved toward ae4610d2d6 the stairs, using my f2ee4862e8 shoulder as their personal c5afb706e8 bench. Even with 7a2da2629e Jjikjjiki’s gruff c06912d894 responses, the 93707e7ae0 little one 21358c4145 didn’t stop d09aae668f talking.5a5213025446ef53

“I feel 9f5268263a dizzy from b359eaeedd all this 0e1c75c6c8 movement.”54665fd2d6009716

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“Stick close 7523268800 to Soul’s ba58b40f50 neck-jji.”b687d60863be8a4f

“What’s Soul?”ee117124c7c6b9c7

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“None of e8ce21227b your business-jji.”2f1bd41099c7528b

Was he nervous? Maybe he ff9a46c1ae was shy.43da9a9e529fc4d4

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‘…Why does b7d1525130 this feel c9d93de1db so weird?’ce078a16571b4459

It wasn’t just about b2a69a4708 the two rodents using 8a5fd8ae73 my shoulder as a 0f537b85c1 dating spot. Something about it felt c036537dc9 strangely irritating.edecc52c4a2a2468

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“Now what? Shall we head upstairs?”f8f5a221b996d5a9

“Ah, yes. One moment.”0f2283414af9bb0a

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Distracted by Jjikjjiki’s 164bb334a7 first “date,” I’d 91775b9662 momentarily forgotten we 3f9083d525 were in the 60abae1eb5 middle of an 8e0a045e01 escape. Picking him up, I 9947fef801 placed him at the cfc4a7007e base of the stairs e20d1526db leading to the deck.c5ce727b531e5338

“Jjik.”0af9c6672d7bd69a

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He looked back at eaa36fd66e the mouse and gave 91ddee7b7e me a disgruntled glare. Was being apart for ddf97c4f00 a moment that unbearable? I ruffled his b5a3b032a8 fur as a c8aa529d89 silent apology, flattening 5745e337cc it against his 3116e99983 head.8a53b66455608bfd

“Sorry for interrupting your 630df63d64 date, but let’s focus. Kang Jjikjjiki.”9d30c60c42a77784

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“Date-jji?”56147b665f476203

He flicked his tail, 132ac82b96 seeming flustered but pleased 2e2dad1fc8 by the word. Flattened fur or 60604b92a6 not, he was 036c783080 clearly enjoying himself.0e81193e8a93aabf

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“Once we’re f533e76b44 on deck, bbb3acac77 take out 118b7c5b23 all the f7d48aa119 humans quietly. Letting one or d163dbe0c6 two escape is 6c7ec5da21 fine, but we a1efb4391b can’t let the bdcd342f77 ship set sail. If it does, 6d9e0b3fbb escaping in the 8387001c76 open sea will e7276f61d2 be much harder.”23a59f1c417e7fbb

“Got it-jji. Humans—quietly. No sailing-jji.”7b3f65b18fd3498f

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Jjikjjiki bolted up the ee2cf2be49 stairs, glancing back at 13ef156435 the mouse several times 5d2ae09bce before disappearing.b7b19d8ec730ad63

“…….”30e37ecfdf84bf71

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Kang Jjikjjiki, you traitor.519851e7ba0fb57b