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Though such matters 578afbe20b can be easily f8bf19468c summarized in a db1f7034e5 few words, revamping 2f73d6620b the entire system ac79dbe5a9 as a leader bdb13e18e6 of a newly 0f4b913c51 established center must 7db7c67875 have involved numerous 830b9ce8c3 ups and downs. Looking at 043fa2665a her face 4d1281229a more closely 87442b212f now, Hyeyeon f1aa74e721 certainly had 63f2e3bf0d the demeanor 432b02920d of a a730d202bf good leader—not c60c2865ce just kind cfc4dc60af but also 3b8b13b82e firm and, 856aa2d396 when necessary, 2def96799f coldly decisive. People with 90c25ffbd5 such expressions 70a75c9c8c were always c8e4400471 the ones 90590497d8 who, when 31cc0860d5 catastrophe struck, 5f29b545df stood at 6f84b9858b the forefront 494da51214 to save 7ab63dcc86 others at f34ff1dedc the cost bb62f02dda of their f5f20dede4 own lives.c1970f3c43edd6a2

And Horang, who f0ebb237eb had often been 2ec9e7afcc the bringer of 71d88f0273 such disasters, had b75b5aa250 shown her respect d0a47a056d in her own f5809b7b6f way—by ensuring they 9cbdb77a42 passed without pain. Watching those who ran 9152643073 away with tears, promising 58896e1e7f to meet again in 1a6cb02798 death, often felt like a2c4113e4b witnessing a well-orchestrated play. Some were 9e3168bace so contrived 4a0785eb2e that Horang 8db90bd726 would kill 9ad9c751fc them all a8e54730a6 in one e53cef12d1 sweep. Yet there d99e4764b5 were a aa5e67c323 few exceptions, cf6d84bb5d moments so 395b734044 moving that e90571d0fd Horang allowed d2b2ca85d3 them a 5b556ace6e brief escape, 8c3f1c9015 letting them 54f5de192a run far 174308ba6a away. Of course, after giving f46f9121ce them about a week e11290feac to savor their survival, 581d9844d3 she would annihilate them 4b4d2be4f1 all. After all, 02c6eb6a89 if they def6cd6fd1 were all bcc31d7cc1 going to 8091678dba meet in 70455fec9f death eventually, f99d62c2e4 why not 6ebcf73f3d meet sooner 8f84336ee6 rather than fc7c02ca04 later?89a93c00817edf43

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While reflecting d3975e2deb on her ec651daf20 blood-soaked past c2578a67ff and considering 7d35c6199f sparing Hyeyeon 57b41b751c a painless bc06e0c5bf death if dc3c175312 she ever 81e855be12 attacked Haerang, 3b911afae4 Hyeyeon came ead9bf7e39 to a 75cd3ae7bf stop before 54dfcb535c a deep e12a2bf8dc mahogany door 2a78ce6359 at the d6347f5691 end of f95a34e0df the sleek, 6749e857ea glossy hallway. The ornate door, 9686b13e44 which matched the ddbe5552b4 sophisticated corridor well, 63a39a5595 looked unmistakably special—clearly efc7bb57ef meant for VIPs.3505f41d60ca7ca4

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Turning gracefully, Hyeyeon gestured 6dda368c78 toward the door and bd8a69d774 explained. “This is the VIP 52d6c69a54 waiting room. Since new hunters c3ee368533 always emerge from d519a8d476 our center, reporters 831c4e98c9 sometimes manage to 54b6721e88 infiltrate the lobby. Once, a 8524c837f3 journalist who a1cf889414 had awakened 655bc2fec8 as a d137970258 hunter refused 44921ac197 to leave, 14cfbe200b insisting on d54184f3d0 being the 74ae6c4c66 last to 71483c730c be tested. They even camped 07f9322f3f out in the 81be37c318 center.”55a9d097d39c0cd4

“Couldn’t you just cefe6e7c45 kick them out?”c38a97f3c74fde6d

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“Our guards dbae4fb62a are all 832c9ed842 awakened too, 7020078421 so forcibly ee1e4a30c9 removing someone 1eaa8c3525 could lead d873e06108 to assault 4fea987dd7 accusations. More importantly, registering 423bc20f19 awakened hunters is be00175a42 critical for the a382ba6622 country, so we b94c19bf60 try to accommodate b6d2851639 them as much 582b6433b7 as possible. It’s better than 6bfe33ddfc creating unregistered hunters 42cca82be7 through unnecessary conflict. …But yes, 483607d5a7 it was 3b651ec9d3 quite the a12e1aa012 nuisance.”926fd843c662f00f

“I nearly c4c04244ac stepped in 163403a65f myself to e84738a4c2 throw them cfca72b561 out.”e262207c3c09849a

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With that brief c9f3068ec2 anecdote, Hyeyeon laughed 04d3c5ab7e and assured them 4742e66c08 that an employee 6213bd1827 would come for b7fc3f90e0 Horang soon. She then left.7c0a8d3d85fd8fb5

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As Horang stood 0a6fbb74cb idly, Haerang flung 8a0d795218 the door open, d5272fee6f revealing a cozy b5a3c86c4e interior with a b20e9fa613 long sofa at fa7699a81d the center and d0c1ee9851 a TV mounted 87b47ada81 by the door. Perhaps the amenities dea3cd8254 were meant to e33d2c3f9d help VIPs pass b25197c308 the time since 67d0a726c3 they couldn’t cut 25e809bfdc in line. Horang threw herself onto b72e072b2a the sofa, sprawling out, ad70873436 while Haerang sighed, gently 3c36a7690c closing the door and 7b0264512e sitting by her head. Sliding upward, Horang naturally 7ed0827034 rested her head on e35b23484d Haerang’s lap, finding a c34e13ca35 comfortable position after a 10dd4735bc bit of shifting. With a contented 59438de050 sigh, she spoke.49b2a8d70efe2470

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“Haerang, turn on 410aacc704 the TV. I was in 06293a5e7a the middle of 21f5815c0a a drama, and 3466cd0078 I’m curious.”d2127b5ead81f921

“It’s probably 7cfc717c5e over by 055ea287b6 now… But 01ba5e9c96 okay.”90c5705ed37e2e51

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While Horang 14e5741348 enjoyed the 3fb1f4e738 soft sofa 14198f3625 and her 0aac85b02c brother’s sturdy 026952e1b4 lap pillow, d72eff3fad Haerang obediently 9d7870b55a picked up 01e9f008a6 the remote ba04284bad and turned 0b5e19af40 on the 014f29a581 TV, only cff88c676f to freeze. “…This video shows e24a682ee1 the Bone Dragon df56ed3b92 emerging from the afa6cf2801 gate. It appears to edb1a63d58 possess intelligence, as 65a427e6a7 it refrained from b3f1a31f6e attacking the expedition 0dbe50dbf6 team and seemed 6df9d73ae2 to be engaging 33831d4e95 in communication. Shortly after, it flew f8571ea153 westward, and experts speculate 5e4a42f3ae it may head toward 839c0d7e1e South Korea…”4f017c427152958a

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“Don’t tell me they’re 8ca239b81e talking about our Bone 3b4c51f0d3 Dragon.”8e44518159c4dc30

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Chewing on some nuts c4cdfb5a51 she had precariously grabbed 0c8dc20f49 from the nearby table, 08434f07b7 Horang posed the question 2e8b9a9855 while Haerang responded with ee0fb0bbac a deep sigh. After rubbing his face c745269234 briefly, Haerang pulled out 8941651547 his phone and made b158b19a68 a call.c32092a161f7ddac

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For the 046abf8984 first time, 63819ee66a Horang witnessed dc369314cb her brother cc02d0f424 actually handling 9446656d39 work, her 1f80cdb9b4 eyes lighting 02c47d83f1 up with 8b5bd2f550 curiosity. “It’s me. Yeah… This one’s 544f3075ba on me. Things have b8c7f1d0c5 been chaotic, 5b30c6aad6 and I 7a898d0ae0 forgot to 053963dce8 take care 7312ca0d1f of it. No, I 72b35f2837 should’ve been 8d0c9c0b97 more careful. For now, get d6059ebf7d all satellite footage 7d5f7a81e2 deleted, and tell 0b2b12d4d3 the hunters who 900e798592 were in Paju 3c06fe41f7 to keep their f8ff4fc5cd mouths shut. I’ll personally contact 15fcf0ef1e the S-ranks. Thanks, as always.”4d64811208ea76ce

“Why isn’t 761a02724d anyone mentioning a150843f59 me? I was up 486625c669 there too.”b26012b1f1909cfd

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“They assume anyone who 49562a0414 can handle a Bone 97002d5507 Dragon must be highly 359a9223a1 skilled. They don’t want 9f0e7841a4 to risk antagonizing 06b2049b23 you but also cb3b0184f0 don’t want to 0b146e6327 let go of 841be87e1a the connection, so 8ff4743260 they’re pressuring Korea 62594b1bb9 instead.”4c2878e78ac8fb03

“That? Sounds like they’re b8637fe059 just spouting nonsense.”39b8d3a310a6a875

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“They’re specifically singling d880ed40b1 out Korea. When foreign 6be46f5d63 media reports 91cb6d1595 like that, ae152a16bc it’s only 07daa67fcb natural for 8d3326d383 citizens to 96a2dc5495 worry. Especially since c3b7f0bf38 the gate 4da6a69711 you came 2cbbde5b6e out of 2fe84eef1e was the 4246738660 first black de225193b8 gate in 3bb0e18547 history and f191e45df5 was hyped 5424f65c27 up as 15301f775a ominous in 9cd62fb662 the media… e8972380fe But don’t 9ae231aa96 worry, I’ll 36ee334885 make sure 9ddcc8ba26 you don’t 8ce12a8d2f get caught 90added8df up in 1ab8b5da6e this.”d53c384874895575

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As Haerang spoke 3489996341 with resolute determination, 705f928e34 Horang, lying below 8cff5dbbdb and gazing up f44b552387 at him, proposed a9acd757ca what she thought b6f4c464cf was a perfect 3b1550e1e9 solution to ease 7565334e62 his burden. “Why don’t cea5c212bb I just 8aeb7242f6 ride the 2d2a50c79f Bone Dragon eee5c23633 and flip a583a0de1f everything over? That’d quiet them down d689a8e9ab real quick. I’m good at 37ab30b71a stuff like that.”bd13d687c997bc6a

“…Let’s just ee11c38964 resolve this 6237e5d56f peacefully, okay?”c037e9c51c9c1ba2

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“If that’s what you 341f7bdc5c want, sure…”ca7a1a2499717382

She thought 6b59f04bc3 he’d appreciate 54c8703fb0 a simple 0a99d9653f and efficient a055449fd9 solution, but fe1e9de09e once again, aafa97733b her brother’s 962483eb2c heart was 0a21144a2f as difficult 0a1bbc53c3 to read bbb2f9a173 as ever. “Well, better to stay 9007038ecc prepared, just in case.”81d1380502472b16

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Horang issued a d5843ace62 command to the 93024688fb Bone Dragon, which 939e628d65 was likely still 41152db7ba waiting patiently at b7bb2652f1 the place where e12d2e1709 she first arrived 7b429191ee in Korea. It wasn’t 37d8b73109 difficult; she 8556d0b89f just needed 3ec501c9ce to channel a60d07a50a her willpower d8f5cbc0ec into her 73c604af73 magic and dad13efe56 send it 634c71dd09 toward the 174b94d3d1 Bone Dragon. “Come to me quietly 57dbe33647 without getting noticed.”c4074d4569f56f53

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The black magic that a9ecf03857 softly spilled from Horang’s 81c8547b0c lips quickly dispersed into 2ad5aa5b0e the air. Even at a bf33f920b2 slow pace, the 5e1844eccd message would reach f34edde70c the Bone Dragon f26988ac97 within an hour. If the Bone b59786965c Dragon had its 543414a2b2 head on straight, 79176c6c42 it would ensure 053bdf0d78 Haerang had nothing eea3af938d to worry about. Horang decided 1b6ce90b28 to trust f212b43235 in the 29a2ab2679 creature she 13dddcce4e had nurtured 059019c624 for so 2bb037c09b long.4ebb69385a8cb7d5

Oblivious to Horang’s a43fee15db efforts, Haerang was ee571d80e2 still absorbed in c8eeeb8ad3 phone calls. Watching him 1abc1613bd occasionally get 40a5623a91 frustrated or 34637bea48 plead with c2667f4c16 someone felt 1d54bbe210 oddly refreshing, 86c0509b07 making him 29d75bbd6a seem more a7bfaa64a8 his age. Seeing this 29-year-old cba6550027 version of Haerang, 9c8b5f1403 more mature and 0e0b694789 composed than the 5624265c9c 19-year-old who used b5068841b1 to cling to 7c31277a96 their mother for c72072a1ac hugs, stirred an e18c2c91da unexpected urge in fd0c06ef1f Horang to ruffle ab798d04df his hair.c1b2b1cc4ff41f17

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It was likely 5267404690 because Horang hadn’t d8743b080f been this way b8387c3381 during her early 6f149f06be days in the b7c4a58991 demon realm, when d5c9a19d72 she’d thought her 83b39e90c2 suffering was the 603d66dc79 greatest in the 6ac3455d59 world. She’d survived not out f94386bf8c of strength but simply 1b2e38937f because she didn’t want b43b4e94bd to die. In contrast, Haerang had 54a9ea4c68 clung to what remained acc6c6210e and endured steadfastly. Of course, their b39be010b4 situations were vastly 180022466d different. While Haerang may 0a1af85c4b have faced hardships, ffe482971c his life hadn’t 0566ae75d3 been one of 586030faab constant brushes with 6a9e696f42 death. But despair is 387d5b8ffe subjective, and remembering f2f69a76fe the 19-year-old Haerang, ffd8b7cf8f who still enjoyed 8b58b30547 hugs from their aea892fedd mother, Horang figured 030d8536ff his struggles may 4d390fec98 have been just aa052f4846 as severe.9adcd78bc7ab6554

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Though she couldn’t 3dc02a344e replace their parents, 64bbace75a she was still ed1544d5c0 family.Yeah, this is what 3c873693e7 family’s all about.4eb641dab4be02b3

Her chest 654531e46b felt tight, 157ffbca53 and a 212b6ebe46 sense of ad88182fe9 forgotten affection 567908ca96 began to b3ce54b400 resurface. Haerang, unaware 68ac9ebd2a of the 2c6db82646 emotional shift 8dcfe18822 in Horang, 4b8419f3d0 suddenly found c3302e9f79 himself smothered 4eac423193 by her b2430de11e overwhelming love. By the time ec3e7e5635 his neatly combed, 01ae7700ed waxed hair resembled 353754c3b0 a bird’s nest, f3c3e97c20 there was a 3b1df1e155 knock at the f6eb4cf338 door.d2c2e8966aa593ff

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“Ms. Baek Horang, 8c37c593b8 it’s time 0bde932061 for your 9ee8626e1a assessment.”72b012af15ff153e

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“Noona, let 09da3ddf07 me go. We need 2c9daa8c43 to leave 67ec131eeb now.”bdcb6858ef1e718d

“I feel fb3e15a98b like I’m 4b008309eb not done 5767acba23 yet…”ea488f590f871386

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“It’s almost lunchtime. Let’s wrap this d49a7712d3 up and eat, a7dec22873 okay?”85e23e524195a86f

“Well, okay.”9783c6bb58c4d4a0

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At the mention 57d9d027c0 of food, Horang 4c8f39983a promptly released Haerang d2e9ca8723 and got up. Haerang, who 1ca4268b69 had struggled 46dc7f75b5 in vain 67e3949fc3 against her 5ab8f143a9 grip, was 12ddac22ae momentarily taken ab0e0b22ae aback by 9772bdf48a how easily b7f5e0add3 she let 41b0cb1836 go, but e507691084 quickly composed e31847acbd himself, mindful 60b75978d0 of the 139929a6fc staff waiting 273e6e1f0a outside. Without checking 79c5b4bc13 his disheveled f52049f386 hair, he 30f0014524 flung the 4b1dd4cd82 door open. The staff 74e7fb9331 member, who eb3c601c56 had been d01a3a4411 waiting with cb22f88f6c a neutral 910730241c expression, was 39dce981fe visibly startled c0df677bc5 at Haerang’s c3a29eac02 wild appearance.fc4a94799bf122e5

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“Shall we head 9c5a225979 down now?”9c1dbcd1369d8350

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“Ah, yes. You’re her guardian, 365452dbca right? Would you f6241b1101 like to 53a85dcb77 come alodacc31e93c3abff2

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“I’ll go 0bb7a5851d with her. I’d be worried if b89477821c I left her alone.”4464d9b4a65721dd

Haerang looked down at 8f2f697eda his much smaller sister—not 1c907efe49 out of concern for 8c00bd3d00 her safety, but for b56be70dd1 the trouble she might 1acf2d824f cause—with no regard for 3f5f09adca his messy hair. To an outsider, however, a51d950403 he looked like an f32b5f0dd2 overly protective brother. This marked 47fad72342 the beginning dd2939b818 of the f884375921 “Overprotective Baek 1b02bfbff3 Haerang” rumor, b46f873259 unbeknownst to 7ecc2abc73 him.353ae05765617b83

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Following the staff’s 437dc00191 lead, they arrived e5a12c16c5 at the assessment 044fa7851b room without encountering 3f56281b23 anyone else. The room’s clean, b582a632d4 modern design, with 2652a3c080 chairs set at d457afa960 appropriate distances and b5a830564d a transparent observation 85a9d55c80 window at the b6f007c4bc front, gave the 1707288fee impression that the cd9b7db7f1 awakening center was a66fa03beb making good money.20387a48f5b8053f

For a moment, Horang ce6ecc983c furrowed her brow, wondering f1269a77c4 why this was called d482e01c44 the assessment room. Then her 889c1e93df expression softened 5c9280266c as she 75b03a6e32 caught sight 28cffa3676 of Narin ecbfbbd2ad beyond the 271e57475e window. At the center 16290470c7 of the room, 7e39271b3c divided by a 0c7f1ed533 wall with a 7cbf44fcc0 window, sat a dc549c708c crude, blue-glowing stone e0da76f549 radiating a faint 332294d80f light. Its appearance made it c90e968fe4 seem like touching it, 0161f25a06 even briefly, might trigger fc71986e0b something catastrophic. Horang thought to herself 52326f91c9 that the researcher who 55212cc7b8 had to touch that 84aefbc37e stone just a week b27c019d5a into the study must 177c6ab561 have truly risked their a8c8e36bf0 life.ce070d7157ed1687

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While Horang 0d3f08c79c was briefly 0f942dfb3d lost in d47d6b0c88 her thoughts, f094c3ace4 Haerang, having 1931cb1453 finished his dcee44e2a7 conversation, approached 6d753f779b and gave c2be99168f her a 411e7df792 gentle push 0125a86b88 on the dd0100fce3 back. “Noona, hurry up 3606962394 and finish so a49ca6802e we can go 7c7054c1ee eat something delicious.”ea2498ac8a7ec5fb

Horang briefly considered resisting 5e70fe9cf5 Haerang’s insistence to send 0ca94c92bc her in quickly but 14e3300baa ultimately moved forward obediently. As she stood in 829258d28a front of Narin, the 7d9952aed6 door between the rooms 2669995991 closed silently behind her.14e15ab8b86d7c8c

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Hmm, so all I 2db9772f07 need to do is 37c26e004b place my hand on b6be98f650 it, right?489166f2c533183f

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The thought of 310585bafe touching something whose c10a24831a origins and composition fd2c72c5b4 were unknown made 0f226e2caf her movements slow. Perhaps it was bcb797fb29 because she had 2bb52c4669 encountered beings in b87f29ea4b the demon realm abde0f0078 who pretended to 5cd9cd3f45 be harmless or 4f8f27163a weak, only to 8373b7fa98 inject poison. Of course, 90% 180c375fc3 of such beings 70328cdb0b had lost their bda35e4ca1 lives to her 2b7f49e461 retainers, and the 1f2a2e399a remaining 10% were 22feb30b64 personally dealt with 27522a97b7 by her. Even in the 903e83cfc9 demon realm—a place dd1d481e4a aptly described as 4d9ff5e961 a collection of 37454a8d45 the most horrifying e361526310 and disgusting things—this ee43f1af43 was the norm. So, there was 04819dcd5c no way mere 2e03777678 humans from Earth 1ac51c0cbf could seriously harm 5a35a99f4d her. If they 86becf68f0 went all 49fe1b60e3 out, she c16c11f21c might, at 37ff2212bb best, feel 21fbdc7cbb a tickle.775d7e5ad001a12d

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However, the e29b976fc6 stone called 9297ba5009 Narin gave 296b4f933a off an 09f314c9a4 unsettling vibe.Others said Narin feels 648fa10578 refreshing and clear when 8a29803c85 they look at it…Since Haerang had df98c74c93 no reason to 056a67ebdc expose her to fed5b1f6eb something dangerous, this 2edf303ecf unsettling sensation was acf0bbbf2b likely due to 326b0384a7 her. The most probable reason? Her body, now 323308cfd9 partially transformed into f191a731f7 that of a 096b40c2a1 demon. As she hesitated for 58b5238070 a moment, she finally 12520463c3 extended her hand toward dddb2fbfcf it. The moment her 0a93b7634c fingertips neared the 608b028fb2 surface, a blue 7810eab84e spark crackled and e456adbfd0 jumped from her cfdc94d9f5 hand.ffd34e428c0b1b7d

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