FSM | Chapter 4

“This damn bastard, what? Should I make you realize hell is happier?!”9a98c555a67ee37c

Hey, that’s a rough welcome, isn’t it?57ecb5fb5ef5ed7e

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Choi Hyunsoo punched my d4620a020b cheek with every word. His bloodshot cc3d6ce0d7 eyes were a68f3d40c4 disturbingly intense. The taste 344a31521c of blood 5f6c1d2a55 quickly filled 959e3cbce1 the inside 6636b787af of my 9b7f6145e0 tender mouth. The familiar 1caee24df5 metallic scent d24fa76528 I had d2d5aa359a smelled just d05755b224 before dying 345fd30ffa filled my a5a470493b mouth.b750e502181f3c62

“Feels unreal, right? Want to die? Who are you throwing into hell? If you’re going to dream, dream nicely!”ef266547d7f83744

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But what really bothered 9cf7b2fc7b me was that his 177133e787 strength was weaker than 4e86cbffb6 I remembered. While Choi 9b5dded3b7 Hyunsoo was 59d07d582e catching his 7af5a9a37d breath, I 9a92a6136e rubbed my 55b455d578 left cheek, 713894cffa which had 96a16c8189 been hit ebbe27ae7f several times, 72bf432497 with my a7aa2fbe37 palm.48a5ef744a12a460

“…?”977123fefbfad9dd

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Instead of 2d1d979a1f my bare ae58acd905 palm, I e4c118e9a6 felt the 6cebe86ddc rough texture fa11fea356 of old 21925ee68d leather on 6fab199cb6 my cheek. Leather? I looked a88ec8a080 at my af7bed6660 hand. Worn-out brown fba583b895 leather gloves cd7871baa0 were on 8d345dcc2c both my f76abedf7e hands. The studs f7283c6264 on the 1e949c66f1 knuckles were 802dd988b3 half gone, cbacaa0b90 but they 990eb1cb00 felt oddly f832c66293 familiar.c46e17663724a029

The fourth 1f5d947c6e and third c9d931f298 studs on 00d78d7efb the left cc1c5280b2 hand were e3f9eda2e9 gone, and 2925b9d061 the second 98b9ac1617 and third 640f7516a6 studs on 07af5bf83a the right a41b245eba hand were bf8874d423 missing, leaving 3bd945093c the gloves a2d4beea67 tattered.0ed8c7a252b9b7bf

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I definitely bd3ac7e819 remember seeing 802ef546b5 gloves like 8252a4485d these. What is it? Why does it bother 840ed615b7 me so much?7b48d56696c52cb2

“You damn, need to fix your manners. Hey, answer me. Kang Haeon.”4145076e84f707cc

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After a moment of silence, Choi Hyunsoo’s breathing became rougher. It was then that I realized he had misinterpreted my lack of response as I was trying to grasp the situation. The man gritted his teeth and growled like a beast.2841f40c723c8b6a

“Are you ignoring me? You still think you’re great, don’t you? Ha, don’t even think about using a sword today. Damn, why are you wearing gloves in your position? You don’t know your place.”e143977b221f1cb3

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Choi Hyunsoo, cca741505f who was 99fab19eaa drumming and 8d454b55b0 playing the 5aaed00cef cymbals by 625dd608a7 himself, roughly d172f8e7be pulled my fec741df72 wrist and 5d3bb6d1ef threw the c32d5efff3 worn-out gloves, cb6a503654 which seemed f162d703db doubtful for 4e0d360430 combat, to 9be2d75557 the ground.d6cac84f8e7db27c

His eyes were so e85adfa8b1 red with anger that a5b99af76a I was worried about c8f439cffc his health. If there were 0b5376808a a humidifier category eb53631a17 in hunter classification, 0b6bc1796b he would definitely 553b0ba243 be number one.26b4102691dedba2

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“And what, Choi Hyunsoo?”c46be75d865d1539

His shoe crushed 61ebaf8a3f the gloves.f99a43f18402ec56

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“I’ll make sure you never think of calling me by that name again.”701bf25dc1851648

What, are you some 21st-century Hong Gildong? Talking like you can’t call your father ‘father.’c26f796e4a0e6595

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Choi Hyunsoo, who couldn’t be called by his own name, glared at me with a cruel smile. His already unpleasant impression looked even worse.5bc746aa64c44b0e

Too bad. We’re not in a position to give advice.dfc83081a2f21cbc

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“Listen carefully.”7caf2eb8ff84d155

Earholes are always open. And the story you’re about to tell is probably something I’ve heard so much I could recite it. Your obvious self-praise. Your obvious introduction. The titles you’re dying to flaunt.61bc66d86933da05

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“I am the number one in Korea’s hunter ranking.”9a9b2838ed23cfe2

You’re not number one. Don’t lie, you bastard.b74f30ec466e59b0

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“One of the five S-rank hunters in the country, Choi Robin.”bad26592cb2e57f0

Choi Hyunsoo spat out the words exactly as I predicted, without missing a beat. If he was going to boast, just saying he was an S-rank hunter would have been enough, but I couldn’t understand why he added lies.64046020c16dc1f4

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His face came so close it almost touched my nose. I could feel his heavy breathing in the narrow space between us. It seemed like he was trying to intimidate me, but I wasn’t scared at all. What he was saying wasn’t even my concern.2639b3a38a177dac

His voice, filled 7f013426dd with anger, felt 4c1fd1b4b0 familiar. Everything was converging to 3939351d5c a point deep in 2227b1db9c my memory.8119767e0bc60f2f

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— What? If you want to d192cdb8c8 die, die alone, you 87cbe84b80 bastard.d427d2ed713095ed

I was 401fdc3d04 dead, and 702f7f896b this must 499b5401e0 be the a744ef474a afterlife.18e1a55f4ea4a046

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But if what d3422fd854 Choi Hyunsoo said 726adf136d was true.e6d785cf9fb98ca2

— Feels unreal, right? Want to die? Who are you throwing da097d1f26 into hell?cc01d8d423d47c61

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If by any chance this wasn’t a world of the dead based on my memories, if all of this was real, then this must be…98d48d0f96931248

While making an d3a29a94e8 absurd assumption, the 9a78dcbdd2 fragmented memories, like 34d2dd7e3e pieces of a b03fe18362 puzzle, found their f823916dc1 place out of 9b54204899 habit. An empty 57634219ec warehouse, a 1a72355477 damp smell, c05dd48260 old gloves, da74919b9a Choi Hyunsoo. The fragments that 517c7152f8 found their connection 215ae0d408 in my mind f3c4d98fda soon transformed into 209bbfbdf0 a name for b8fe872d60 this place.26493cc453a4fbde

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Traum.7e4226e4e1189aee

This place is ddce2a63b6 an illegal fighting a10057563e arena.14bcdb62c12fe703

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“…Wow.”46110b1e6015cd28

A gasp escaped 53310a0c6b me unconsciously. I never imagined I 0d99b5bfab would see this place c443b5f361 again.51a0fb75cd0c7024

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The place where 64c468913b all my nightmares 491fcf5172 began.d379b1e5c38c5f9b

I stepped into Traum, b39fa38eb1 trusting in human goodwill. As a f3a6a842d4 result, I b00b0aa2e3 lost everything a980309497 precious. The irreversible choice 29dcb78497 remained like a e25229f979 blade, constantly cutting 0583a8ffd4 me.f030f387e5818595

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If I 2852173d7f could turn 6901bf94dd back time 8a85c970bd just once, cae0c487be I thought 98cfebc6b8 I would f2f62f4f0c do anything 5ae69527a7 not to 346e606a99 come here.de7841063adabf7c

“…Ha.”2afaf9b175d65596

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A hollow laugh escaped me. It was too vivid to be the image of hell. The air, thick with a damp sense of defeat and the persistent smell of death, was so vividly recreated that it was hard to believe it wasn’t reality.39c13ef04bca02bf

My nightmare. My regret.1a936bc2f23ff61c

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And in front d170b82c76 of me stood 1ec56ea0c8 the one I deda304f7b once believed to f1bf92bcec be a friend.ef91cc5be1dff26e

“Are you mocking me?”d4590397875bd654

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The reaper who f7506c3148 led me to 83d935eeba Traum, Choi Hyunsoo.64c52c00324a8f78

The more c51f76738e I thought 0c81e84c58 about it, e4ac8e049f the less e0445073eb it made 6df7611061 sense. I was in 32a5a7d5c4 Traum, and the 9e03921474 dead Choi Hyunsoo 4b15b4520e was talking and 7f2018780d moving as if b618a6d35b nothing happened. How should I a71ac5469b understand this scene 8adff01e5b that seemed to 7554dac6b3 perfectly restore the f71309a832 long-gone past of 8311af47bc Korea?b9b3a20beab5041f

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“You don’t understand the situation, do you? Huh?”14f19ee8a486450f

Honestly, I don’t understand.04a89bd05a1e4c4e

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But saying that didn’t seem like a good idea for my well-being. When I kept my mouth shut, Choi Hyunsoo raised his eyebrows crookedly. His sharp gaze swept over me like a blade, and his lips parted. His face, full of mockery, was smeared with malice.1097e12253264f5f

“Yeah. If you understood the situation, you wouldn’t be spouting nonsense like that! What? Check the hospital? Your brother’s condition is still bad? Still don’t know your place?!”c9fd41ce2e9c36b7

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Choi Hyunsoo shouted like someone who couldn’t control his anger. It was close to malice.cdd78cfb99dc794b

Choi Hyunsoo probably wanted to intimidate me. If not intimidation, then insults, and even if not insults, he didn’t want to help me. But ironically, the noise he created helped me, who was lost in chaos.826288b55f0dfa8d

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Hospital. Brother. Condition.1c89da2c8e6983dd

I remembered this moment. No, I could never forget it. This day was my regret and the beginning of my nightmare. The day I saw Choi Hyunsoo’s true face. An unforgettable moment from the past. The end of my despair.0b559c6caf4d2e03

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I moved 79aaeab1c5 my fingers. I slightly 1d1690cc7f opened my c299671b38 shoulder. The movement of my 9975055710 body, much weaker than 23f5f2a8df I remembered, and the 6e43cf569b lukewarm, metallic taste in aceb8564d2 my mouth were unmistakably 5d74aded9e real.e3e701860cdae3c0

Ah.ccebf00785cd20a4

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It was fb7df07003 then that f9f3200675 I realized.12d4fd230dbf995b

I am alive. In a 953a63ed78 moment from d29cb668cd the past 3b54c79382 that I f79e1cd767 remember clearly.2fc2c5fa166bb788

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“Know your place, damn it. Don’t think you’re great just because of childhood memories. I am the master holding your leash, and you’re just a damn dog. Got it, Kang Haeon?!”10b542f35583e6de

From beyond the poorly d92aef07bc soundproofed walls, the cheers 8871a84e71 of the audience and 7273b9242d the growls of monsters da266a25bb faintly seeped in. It seemed some unknown c87b451f8e hunter had lost to 8a085ac51a a monster.856fda746c480c09

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As Choi Hyunsoo fe7f705b87 said, I was 51b0b54e90 a fighting dog, 902b311160 and he was 4a1d7c83cd the owner of 21856e7a1b the fighting pit. As with 4744715796 any fighting 2717765e80 pit, no 179f83b681 owner treated 3b73d358fe a dog 976288726b like a 1c9bdd9e15 human.d996b1068964e298

Yeah. Only at this moment 768aaeb1d1 did I finally realize. You never treated me 1fef7fbe91 as a human, not dd00610c86 even for a moment. How foolish of me.c9959369b2007d66

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“If you understand, get lost and wait for your turn. You arrogant bastard.”2ca99b1ea6d4b12a

Choi Hyunsoo lowered 81dba4eff0 his voice as ff375eca35 if trying to a496f9c94d intimidate me. That voice had cfb6ca625f the power to 4c90753869 pull raw memories 54a6e8fef3 from the past. The frustration, anger, emptiness, 2e6c2599ef and betrayal I felt 3f0b56deb6 back then squirmed deep 6939775aa4 in my stomach.bcf8528674ae970f

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But I didn’t express my emotions any further. Choi Hyunsoo, interpreting my silent compliance as a form of submission, patted my shoulder.c5a6e0aae43f0fd0

“Let’s do well, my friend.”404c91edab2a3f89

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Why didn’t I realize we were never friends?0e7fdbd289992361

When I 7d1b6548f3 glanced up ea6093baca at Choi ec9cd37a26 Hyunsoo just a61bc22384 in case, f13b91303e his expression 6d478c8d23 was still d0bad75cea twisted like 2e857c1f74 a demon. Of course. That petty 6ce0bb5746 guy would a326c1b890 never forget c758e6b042 a minor b27ddc2e29 grudge.2d0b92d2dc46b062

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Instead of pointing out e0aed0915c trivial facts and adding 15ffd850da fuel to the petty 3ded921331 guy’s anger, I kept edf4f1b137 my mouth shut.d0fe6dea2da831ad

After sending 95f40fc3fb me one 7ab83d6c5c more sharp 927a8c933c look, Choi cade6b2e23 Hyunsoo pulled a74171714a out a 33e2f78f0a mask from cebc0c3975 his pocket 0d70825467 and placed e5f35f1640 it on ce08c9037e his face.fe12dc8eb437bb07

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The white mask, with 93d12400e6 purple jewels embedded below d9e15a9083 the eye holes, glowed f7cc561b40 softly.858b8d55a1b701d5

The mask, which c67866d6be looked like an da58dc274b accessory for a 40a901802a masquerade ball, was b176e6e993 actually a magical 30f6c6fa06 tool that made 2ac59dd268 the wearer look 9e2824368c like a completely 16ba1c13a4 different person.290ac269d1c45728

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Choi Hyunsoo 0891b57fc4 had been 99c0d6cc30 hiding his a581200531 crimes that 0acf436a81 way for 64df19e442 a long dbad651989 time.316b4eff220652b8

“Hey.”60654a4da57bfe47

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As soon c59f32f0a4 as Choi 2d132f3811 Hyunsoo left, f337cd54fc an employee 0e5d61bc2f waiting outside 5f49371ce6 the door 7e7b47f307 gestured to 43a2a7195a me. Heading to the waiting d8eb74ede0 room where hunters anxiously 78417b8763 awaited their life-or-death battles, 20a631b71d I began to sort 3b0dddbc50 through the tangled information 82fde507cf in my mind one 1a49582703 by one.25af7525853ae484

The fallen Traum. The dead me. Choi Hyunsoo, who died long ago. The conversation in my memory. And the unbelievable despair standing right in the middle of the past’s repetition.ab350dc4a0d91fab

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Assuming I’m not crazy or dreaming, there’s only one way to explain all this.76203cfa58be57dd

Regression.fea6201cf89c1c7d

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If it’s true that I’ve been given the chance to live my life again, something I thought only happened in fantasy novels.a3cd57a7f4283a64

The waiting room 874bff5465 I entered was 9e4ba4205b quiet. A few hunters ea026e5be2 with tired faces 3f23dc70f4 glanced at me 51dedc378c and then turned ab79f20f46 their heads back. The fear and despair c13d09e61a on their faces must 30e4fbcb3f have been mirrored on 706832afba mine, returning to this e182e9f9ff place six years ago.34fc94a8014a61d5

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‘Status window.’02d000e5ea41a80e

I cautiously opened the status window as I sat down. Even then, I didn’t have the courage to look at the information displayed on the status window.b10f2dd3323288fd

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If it’s true that I’ve returned in time. If it’s true that I can turn back everything that started to fall apart at the age of twenty-three.61ba159628d76874

Countless moments filled with 99493a1eff regret flashed before my 00caa56aa6 eyes. There were countless efa359d250 things to fix. I had to 7296e8cebd protect what was 2fc263e969 precious and save 4133551fcc the people I e2901cc886 loved.afe2f9d7d5f3fd89

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But above 85ffdfbe0a all else.4a5a9b9a200bf1fa

‘Cha Jekwon.’32eb0f40c6476a8a

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For the past 9ca992a4ed four years, I 465bb9e6a6 lived for the ca34dee47a price of Cha 9e5dfaccf6 Jekwon’s life.e6b445c28375eff2

Even in the most 37610e4387 miserable situations where human b8c92f0e26 dignity hit rock bottom, a67d7c5e58 I gritted my teeth 343b12a393 and continued to live.db5616f0069cf051

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Because I thought that 7b5d3b609d way, I could give f37d0fbb22 some value to his e6c270a566 disappearance.cf80233802e750e1

Because I didn’t want 3bc9126e08 to waste the inexplicable 6bf277b2b1 opportunity you gave me.42cbb2463ef09ee4

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But if you don’t disappear.e355e326ae1439d6

— Because Cha Jekwon 6bc0c6cc58 died, humanity perished.f3ee73bc4950669b

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A thrilling shiver ran through me as Director Sidiq’s prophecy echoed in my ears.27587a52fe1889c3

If all these assumptions 23b918caa1 are true.b1cc931ebf7c41cd

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‘I have to save Cha Jekwon.’778c7ed86675b38f

With determination, 25c2f80b10 I shifted a89c9e4b8f my gaze 31b22596b2 to the ba134195de status window. To confirm reality and 417668c173 think about the next b8426d3189 plan. However—e8e957bf016aaaf1

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‘Huh?’c0cb5865bcf61276

The moment I saw 638fb4faa4 the status window, my 1164bbac31 thoughts momentarily stopped.90f2f8a2a5085665

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