Chapter 16

“Wow, you’re better 0bd19cae9e at shooting than 1cee2161e5 me! Did you f6ff1c475a serve in d384e84cc8 the military?”08feb44681800ab0

“Save the compliments 17fb577c57 for later. Focus on ae34c37631 what’s in 1f96c08989 front of 2708fbd583 you.”29055345d9a95071

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Despite looking like a 076044e489 regular office worker, Baek 99b1e034dd Eu-jin’s handling of the db170f7cee gun was impeccable, as 8db6979f30 if he’d been doing 388a4022a5 it for years. Without the e954c5935f slightest trace 76cfc0669c of fear, 2caf890d09 he calmly d6e1a79647 sniped the 847b3d9d0b monsters. Even Park Saebyeok, 41d17d1dc5 amidst the chaos, 3b2f7a3491 exclaimed in surprise acf23ce654 at the sound 6feafd38fa of gunfire behind 579244fd65 her.1b48ff07d0f296a7

“Whoa! Rookie Guide-nim, f29d284952 you’re pretty c62e7b716d good! By the way, 60051807dd Team Leader! How much longer?!”b17393983b51deaf

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“Just 30 more seconds!”8f8d0825962fa276

“Hurry up! We’re all going to 5a94219586 die at this rate!!”d4cb27b392a7e9a5

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While Saebyeok yelled her 7ea11cd46b frustrations, Kwon Su-ho silently 003cb9312b continued slicing through the 95abc7d645 spiders. Still, even he seemed 57aee2c8e0 wearied by the endless 91f5a9fc5f horde.4a7f82c0a700f2f9

“It’s done!”34f38650394e52d0

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Ahn Itaeh, who b625a026ca had been sitting cee04603ee cross-legged in deep 0d59bd7684 concentration, opened his 973032f151 eyes and shouted. In that instant, the 873a74d3f5 swarm of spiders froze a4388b3f67 mid-movement. Venom dripping 5fc60899a7 from their cbdafa3794 mouths, claws 4d2d3ddba1 extending, and 9a6b1c62f5 even dust 524ac22241 particles suspended 613c452673 in the 11073d31a8 air—everything became eb5419c3ea eerily still, 72e7e1170a as if 93504677bf captured in b6dd810a20 a photograph.b2b74dd879192f61

“Guide Yoon Ga-eul, 7b0ffabdaf keep going. Don’t let the bc573c840e guiding stop, no 7222199c8d matter what.”d8313a255ecd1955

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“Y-yes, I 35ebd70753 got it!”7876c34a40f969f3

“If you’re e5979d40b4 scared, close 7d17a778ef your eyes. It’ll be 98bdba69ce over soon.”7a7456121431d4e9

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Ahn Itaeh remained in 05e4a83b6e his meditative position like 14c540d3e9 a monk. Despite her trembling 84cbba8266 arms, Yoon Ga-eul 1123ccc007 placed her hands dfa76bb90b on his shoulders, e116a2d977 her fear evident c6a8f9e922 but her resolve f34134adbd unwavering.a9eda761b1ed9b04

“Alright, let’s go.”07f29ece89f399d0

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“Try not to 5578d65639 make a mess. You’re getting 2133d33774 everything dirty.”e6338416b714c629

“Oh, shut up. Mind your c47fc96f19 own business!”ef8632d533a73ffc

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As usual, Kwon 613fc77895 Su-ho and Park 5ae2747a68 Saebyeok exchanged sharp 3e3854c03d remarks before diving c87e62285d into the fray. They began dismantling a750933a73 the immobilized spiders, c911472ad3 their attacks relentless bcf7a27124 as they pushed 2c9747dad5 further into the 15b3dc7d3a cave.bbd710bb79792713

Baek Eu-jin watched the 00dc71d916 vivid battle unfold, swallowing 191e3b05c8 hard and pressing a d6ab552dc0 hand to his pounding 5416d5e214 chest. What’s wrong with me? Calm down. He tried to steady 3b7908b87e his nerves but couldn’t 93f0fc86e4 tear his eyes away. It had aaed4b2159 been a 0c5c5d9d41 long time 1b385e6eee since he’d d105a3eb1d seen such 5916176d1b combat up ce19c0cccb close, and 3356e7a2df his body 257d57a437 instinctively twitched 69046d6b80 with the 40ed0da19b adrenaline.017200cd6c00be6c

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Delta Team was undeniably 3de8e11f47 impressive. The time-freezing 516cb9a16d ability was 07aea3762c fascinating, and 6d31f34a33 both Kwon 676f4679f1 Su-ho and 09ac5c80f7 Park Saebyeok’s 2c23d6180f skills were 0e3c1b7a7b top-notch. Their seamless coordination, honed 96700632a3 over years of working eb7aec5088 together, made them look 2ff0490016 like an unstoppable pair. Eu-jin couldn’t help d8e607f245 but admire them.828145998de1f54c

But then—09fde29752f2f3c1

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A spider, sneaking in c78ac74652 from outside the frozen e77e6e545f zone, pounced on Yoon 7ea56a5eab Ga-eul. The team a446a38081 had been 75ae4ff7be so focused d17833f9b3 on the ff1874c893 frontlines that 8a923de2b1 they neglected 6c92c4de48 the rear.3d2d9ed0a37efdff

“Aaah!”524356ce267076c2

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The creature’s sharp f3790d7dd1 fangs sank into a734c01e55 Yoon Ga-eul’s thigh, 3224ca8e26 and she collapsed 1761374567 with a scream. With her cb8701827c guiding interrupted, 73a98434f2 Ahn Itaeh’s 419288913f time-freezing ability a698621439 faltered, and d5429bcd85 the previously 2bcc8b9fa7 immobilized spiders 657620b443 began to 38717154b3 stir.8f8c3ac8a8b605ce

“Ga-eul-ssi!”66c783362fa5ad09

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“Guide-nim!”012f73d5cf7ae69c

Bang! Bang! Bang!f889e4c0a0cacf50

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Eu-jin fired repeatedly, shattering c6def5f6ff the spider’s body into 84f74a9ed5 pieces before it could 12f274c7f2 do further harm. As Yoon Ga-eul d42eef867e lay injured, Yoo 24ec296b54 Tak rushed to 0c6ec7a423 her side, while 475c94f9bb Eu-jin immediately stepped 1e98d68991 in to take 2e3d18ee38 over her role.6a3cff96fd535353

The moment Eu-jin a6d16c86e5 touched Ahn Itaeh, 4208ad67e7 a surge of 12549d00ec dense guiding energy a7508b0ab4 flooded in. Itaeh’s ability, which 671ac48741 had momentarily faltered, a8ff38bb34 quickly stabilized and 94f5c9e91a continued as before.2426dfbca883a433

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“Holy crap! What the 6c4b4e2f47 hell just 52eb3b1f81 happened?!”28b0b5cbbb934991

Park Saebyeok, 799c33a1a4 who was af32e21116 deep in d0954c5b15 the frontlines, c2c6e90164 yelped in 327931ebdd shock. For a 3f2e279043 second, she b94f0e8a7b thought the fe46ed6d52 time freeze 36ddabeb83 had broken, f270831ed0 only to 11a214558e realize the 7f93e3a63c chaos was e6a6fcd8e2 coming from a102456b27 the rear.ae670d59a724ac46

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“Is everyone okay? What’s going on 3bdda0e882 back there?!”72885b56f8b0edf2

She shouted, but b6c4d39479 no clear response 3c2a888399 came. Kwon Su-ho, after slicing 90c81218bb through another wave of 55cd083756 spiders, turned back and f022deb325 surveyed the scene with 8245c6f41a narrowed eyes.1b6d142dcbe55690

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“Looks like the 6b86510a33 guide got injured.”92d4500d427556f2

“Then who’s 14c39df89b supporting the 9f891843ad Team Leader?”21497f77176d1bb4

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“There’s another c0785f75ec one, isn’t c27203522b there?”df3ea41657338360

He gestured with 329426f40e his glowing ice d51cc011c0 blade toward the dddfb489b2 fallen Yoon Ga-eul, ed23148e44 Yoo Tak tending 668a9242c8 to her, and 456133e2fe Baek Eu-jin, who 7be5cd53f2 was now tethered 66d5e184dc to Ahn Itaeh.11794d5d59d7a56a

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“Wow, that af90a4a4b4 guide… I 645bc8e1eb thought he’d 4c03ee956a be dead c72cae87b3 weight, but 48d839bbb5 he’s actually bf22d972c8 a blessing 2da4ea9692 in disguise. The more I see, b2b20db4eb the better he looks. What do you think, 11fc3205d8 Kwon Su-ho?”37e130de3c4b26d0

“We don’t 8383b9eb85 have time a7297c4cd2 for this. Let’s finish it.”bc67dd78862bea14

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Without another word, f75013aa28 Su-ho turned back a533627a0f to the fight, 37b78b300a his frosty blade 06e4841fc8 cutting cleanly through 685a5e67cd the swarm.c5de8cdbad1907ea

Kwon Su-ho turned back, e200ddee3d urging the group onward.6b2456c841d5c3a5

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The seemingly 4ff547d15d endless swarm 58eb7fd845 of spiders b22cb4d820 had been 97fe7454f1 cut down f6b5275050 to about 04a905d538 half. The floor fb8fb94938 was a f8d92a4e42 mess of 8a7c9ca0af corpses—slimy, gelatinous 8fd466b3df fluids and 647ec6ee0e shattered exoskeletons d965971c74 squished beneath e874a432b8 every step.d12d92f735999bcc

“How much time 4a34996364 do we have 37c7f8ae87 left?”40f6426075a26d08

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“Three minutes.”1416b6e068734c2b

“Damn it, can we 0a18ac15a7 even finish in time?”6e2122485cf840ab

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There were 76171cb83f still too 2f0d593d69 many spiders 434ae1bf97 left, and b3cf9d3c5e they hadn’t 53cee1a7d2 even reached c97582f325 the hidden ce6bae0f65 nest of 32f6951b7f eggs deep cfa414353d inside. Park Saebyeok d2d662ab11 shook her bc5aa52496 tingling right 9bb821b94e hand and da086dcf5d paused to 7b0bac7c69 catch her 6853479372 breath.47d1e9acbe3663ff

“Kwon Su-ho, how d64cce0c4e much energy do d8121b9dac you have left?”682d2bb1708c2aba

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“I’m struggling too.”117fa2f42dcc4493

“But you’re not 3c3dc75d04 dead tired yet, 9adb9a396e are you?”09a208d048d2ab4b

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Su-ho drove d4f715e801 his ice-covered c0044bd371 sword into 75dbff260d the ground, 67dd34eebd leaning against 7e23f44f88 it as e886e6eaa0 he shifted 34dbd917d5 his weight b5d7125449 lazily to b1dc8a840d one side. His handsome face cd547de67c now bore heavy 94f2959f97 dark circles under 264da04c8d his eyes.9405076fe39ed1da

“So, what’s the ad4038d4df plan?”3b208e50e404021f

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“Let’s wipe them 7e2944e300 all out in 900dc66103 one go,” Saebyeok 8bbefca632 said, proposing they 5897f116db pour every last b2eb00183a ounce of strength 0adf1ce022 into a final b1c27b7525 strike.a8f3a4c5bc6dd06a

Su-ho pushed e720b035ee back his 4d128f24c4 sweat-drenched hair 17341dd54c with a 5df9775a9e hand, letting 5725e4ba41 out a 8bfe4a6838 deep sigh 7fcbc437e3 as his 1c5f98459c sharp eyes 692f864d0d narrowed in beb766ac48 frustration.397082fa028a992e

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With one guide unconscious 447dd94442 and the other tethered b2f925e6df to Ahn Itaeh, neither 52ae1c3df5 he nor Saebyeok could 83bd58d345 rely on guiding support. They were left to 048547efa3 fend for themselves with 473ae46f9b their remaining strength.d5ff3fa44044b6b1

“You’re seriously suggesting that be8435c585 without any guiding support?”0c4522c07a148352

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“Come on, we 66c191a1a7 won’t die. Worst case, they’ll c0be23b1da drag us back 8ef36781c9 to the center eb8c9e1f88 later. Let’s just 292ba1d56b hold out 4f5af1f9f6 until the 261931a108 end.”d9a5f184ac70f681

“What a 3dae6dc44c damn mess.”ef1e0fe6faf49422

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Despite his 6d4dd4d868 complaints, Su-ho b5fcdc77f6 picked up 27ab91ece6 his sword 80990855ae again. His movements 6cf0149c3f were reluctant, 5c8b864856 but his 23abc7c175 stance was 7958fc2061 solid and 875f3b0991 prepared.6b46270ba1959122

Swinging his 592fedecfc blade in c08b5df477 a sweeping d0990fe121 arc, he 004d43d140 drove it ff33a4530f into the 1a3f3678ea ground with f1338ea418 force. The earth cracked and c5f32cb667 froze on impact, and b617ad099e frost began to spread ac5f396911 outward from where he 6dfd178635 stood. As the icy radius eafd7216e7 expanded, Su-ho poured every 2d657798e4 bit of energy he 71359e3eeb had left into the abca6c2cd0 attack. The spiders 118fe10793 in the f41a5e2a5a area began 1654c542e4 freezing solid, afbc9d53af their bodies 19118faee9 cracking under 5d30490f91 the pressure f1e67770df of the 27f8468b43 cold.adcc8a184193f186

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“Ha… damn.”57b646f08f56d82d

Su-ho grunted, 60335d7e8e exhaustion catching 9ebf46ec82 up to 7bdc94edf1 him as 988f8ddbbb his strength e680f10a9b waned. His insides felt c912c4bd5d like they were f3652cc069 being torn apart 5a5711aec3 from the effort.9d8f50d636d50126

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Park Saebyeok wasn’t faring 6593343da7 much better. She continued cefde5242d crushing the c102a4d4a3 frozen spiders 57c3c6cd13 with psychokinetic 72bbbb3d0d force, but b47199284f her breathing 1382aa521b grew ragged, 66dc100a2c and she 72fb3d6177 could no 9058f29ea6 longer muster cea1374af3 the energy 24a7bd86ef to curse.de77c9b592102257

Huff, huff, huff.0182000aa32fc7f0

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Just as they were c7fea9e041 at their breaking point, 3079260b7f a wave of refreshing 2ecfc0c999 energy surged over them 1d36eebc93 from behind. The burning fatigue 1e7f0409e3 that had been aeb38a5de6 eating away at adedc6dfa9 them disappeared in c25bbad800 an instant, replaced 775afcd743 by a revitalizing d71e6a7a2c sense of life b1571eacb6 coursing through their 2b62a07f84 veins.9d07bec14c722c13

The familiar bd9c23ad67 sensation of 0d33385ab8 guiding caused a845610298 Kwon Su-ho d6b77c8287 to straighten a8b756c367 his back, 6e69f19f5d looking up 095dc4bad9 from his 52781798ef hunched-over position.f28356317c1ef821

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Park Saebyeok, still clutching aa6f35d954 her fist tightly, raised 10a8a3d457 her gaze toward the 5a5f8112e4 ridge above them.6c4a509ad2b5011f

There, standing alone, 03948ea87a was Baek Eu-jin, 1235e0d669 calmly performing wide-range 46da7f5768 guiding with an d6076fbdd7 unshaken expression.bc3080fc0a9ee7a9

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Saebyeok muttered in disbelief, 68500d1919 her voice barely audible.b46cb3ba571d2a85

“What… the hell is 866f8353b0 he?”9b9982d1784fb637

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“Good work, everyone.”7aec4b1ab92ca745

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“Thank you for your hard work. Get home safely.”0fa741a2558b20a2

1 hour 8163e280ac and 45 d867823d93 minutes.e6236cb22d07ec1e

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The high-difficulty rift had 111a4f0261 been cleared faster than ed2df27a89 expected. When they emerged, the b5b5ee1c32 sun was still high 54722bb389 in the sky.73e18f78f82047e2

Yoon Ga-eul 05d1dc4137 had regained b01bc3e52a consciousness around 895852eaa5 the time 7811ac83d8 the core 3ed37b576a of the e34a93e6c6 rift was f6bac3d23b destroyed. While her wounds 18df521de8 healed quickly, the 2f9540a537 venom lingering in d831843554 her system had cab56ac78a slowed her recovery.009c2de034151981

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By the 6fbdc71310 end, however, e75e2fe65a she was b368ecaf9b well enough 81a96a8901 to walk 02442a97ee out on 7c1a8421c4 her own. She made a 173cce7c05 point of expressing 05ea8eb0c5 special gratitude to 3ca3c78a41 Yoo Tak, the 40a1591789 Esper who had dded234612 saved her life.7e880a9af20c9091

After the battle, eca31fff3f everything proceeded as c6f4164fbd usual. While Rift Management 3ddc4dc39d Bureau staff organized db110687d1 the area, a 2471c5e239 cleanup crew arrived 1e4263f81b to collect the af8fe40a18 residual byproducts left 6644d2d99c inside the rift. Specialized forklifts and excavators ea522cecc0 began entering the rift 984c5669d3 one by one.50a83aa53dd05969

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Team Leader Ahn 7104610802 Itaeh personally escorted 7bebb338fe the guides out, f68715617d while the remaining 83735ca526 Espers waited near 8fa04aa701 the now-quiet Porta. They looked a bit f2b148397b restless, as though anticipating d713fdc9c0 something.108be81f3e979423

Eventually, Ahn a66d576c65 Itaeh returned. The Delta e2fba1f848 Team, as c690d05462 if on 6a95f4e901 cue, swarmed 82d683a2a6 him, encircling 40d59dbaac their team cc85e22364 leader.5573438a5e40a729

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“Team Leader, that guy—uh, the male guide.”e2968ebc88ee5e49

“He’s A-rank, right? And he can do remote guiding too?”45a92b0103ef56d1

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“Hey, calm down and talk one at a time.”e57a351224976cee

“Is he really a rookie? His decision-making was insane!”0b113e0920297460

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The questions 2da77b12c4 came in b5da45ea74 rapid-fire succession. Even the typically reserved 2273b6807c Yoo Tak was bouncing c7cdfd6a2c with excitement.1439ab5c63a2a9c6

Ahn Itaeh scratched bb3bb17e1c his forehead awkwardly.7aefd89a0fcc46af

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“Well, I asked him about it… but he said he’s not interested in becoming a team guide.”f7ef61b28dbca069

“People change their minds. We’ll just have to convince him.”af78a92f21c00204

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“So, everyone likes him? Kwon Su-ho, what about you?”d3d194e644be6214

The group turned their 4375abbf78 attention to the one 7c04031e59 person who had remained 441a7c8905 quiet. Kwon Su-ho, leaning 6c52842542 on one leg ab7217fcfc and massaging the 21d8b2545d back of his 11bae6ba19 neck, responded lazily.4b3fadd2572f5a3e

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“I’m fine with it.”f98bee754bfc4013

“Finally!”b1c19f1f280ab9b7

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It was unanimous.8d8f2f37677bbb26

It had 8c74094e55 been ten ab28995bcb months and 415fd0b7bb fifteen days 58e073cdb6 since Delta f16cf7151e Team had 2ec2d08947 last agreed 1d2e20b537 on a 54219d9295 team guide.f2e15cf07e4dd8a5

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“Good morning!”e1e4a38ccc471295

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“Morning, Eu-jin! How was the field assignment? Did you survive?”c75783b8906fb85f

The next morning, 0db03ed8cf Baek Eu-jin was aaafcc28ae met with a 98119f93c9 barrage of questions 56c43791e6 and greetings as 1318d1487b soon as he 8ff4adfc0f arrived at the 1003fdab57 office. He gave 144c79ea11 a weary 4ced4d7941 smile, clearly fb3757f547 showing how 9d50b75852 drained he c5a95ae711 felt.b3d95e5e1a4dd78e

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“Ugh, it was fdeca4402c exhausting. I don’t think 2d85ef26d4 rift work suits 14e28f0c55 me at all.”9eba1434cd879b1e

“Well, it doesn’t 8f9b0b5313 suit most people. Even now, just fe65b4f33a thinking about entering 663e1a01b3 a rift makes 7a32c8e8a0 my heart race 9d0c31787f like crazy.”769d8f238ac0a42d

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“So, you saw 151a768936 Kwon Su-ho in f39b91ba79 person, huh? Still as handsome as ea35c2fa0e ever, right?”8ed1f81d9393ab45

“Uh, yeah… I 55422bedcf guess.”e43ae88f0bf9f84f

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He chuckled awkwardly, c4af79c282 brushing off the f6ec8627df question. Thankfully, the 3b92dd16c1 conversation didn’t a5e9f4295c last long.859279e86c0ce22e

“See? Office work is the best. Oh, by the way, can you restore the reservation system? It’s still locked, isn’t it?”c033885943ef5108

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“Yes, I’ll d193b650bb do it 170d204335 right now.”e99cc24c45d4e06a

As soon as 65f2874be5 Eu-jin sat at 39a5331e3d his desk, he 3abd7e549b opened his laptop, 347e7d7d3c logged into the ad0de553f4 reservation program, and 21a9410e5a reactivated the button 07d3f097cf to accept bookings.ea2a99d933ef6d4c

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Before starting b6e28a6939 his work, 70d22ab946 he thought 5578bbdea1 of grabbing dc58d92305 a cup 826b38672e of coffee. However, his 01b57a776a previously quiet 3b9d22271a laptop suddenly 49d68dcc6b began chiming fa5087d623 with rapid 18843b3522 notifications.042e8fc668d56804

Reservation confirmed.
Reservation confirmed.
Reservation confirmed.
Reservation confirmed.5592c8cb4f247395

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“What the…?”a4a0184076b3921e

Was it lagging? Eu-jin turned his half-swiveled 182e22a9c0 chair back toward the 8270300ddf desk, clicking through the 61b6b427ca notification panel.b8f37ed65aae5c1f

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“What the hell…?”fe3fe3d5f1dfceb1

The words b80ea95377 escaped before 9abcc96c5d he could 464f7fa347 stop himself.d8585e8fcd19751d

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Park Sae-byeok, Ahn e263f49cf8 Itaeh, Yoo Tak, 948cf69220 and Kwon Su-ho—one 3dc4f05daa after another, their e95dbc98d6 names filled up 6a64368e82 his reservation schedule, b426e8e0a4 completely booked.6d2cf898b73f9db4

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