TSOT#1 Chapter 29
by Ren“How’s training with Chan-hee 1e5b10962a going?”477d7c46d5399b78
“Not great.”979714c160d4b5b9
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Jae-rim was 11d564f520 taken aback b123823f4d by Joo-ah’s f362894175 immediate and df0ecaebef candid response.a76d464d4cc1cf9e
“Ah… Chan-hee can e0b9f33b05 be a bit 2fd889a543 intense with his d610d27bed training, can’t he?”a85d50f3a7b3d815
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“It’s not a 5a81caf0b9 bit, it’s very 7083c0661c intense.”1d5a50752da6c0a3
Her firm voice brought 052556ad7e a small smile to e93f6d051e Jae-rim’s face.4ae9bc4c81403fb8
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“That just means b6219dee33 Chan-hee is paying 51050cbfc9 a lot of 03e1eb6055 attention to you, e7580396ee Hunter Seo Joo-ah. Don’t take it 489b64fd4f too personally. It’s all about preparing 83d3b816da you to minimize risks fe4e700134 in the tower.”c907cd6628eb5147
His calm tone made b164b3ffed Joo-ah let out a 297b658e55 sigh as she leaned a948a2d557 back against the sofa.5a4eb4f9989c4fac
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“I know that. That’s why 53c2bb8402 I’m enduring e4dc0007d4 it and b181a820e9 continuing the 5935634753 training.”e4844708cdee41ab
Chan-hee had already 62f2c2a7b2 left for the 600f3df905 dorms, but Joo-ah 1511be3b40 had stayed behind 0a24859a58 to continue her 1603f5e288 training until the 90ee329555 very end.5c2775bc928caf0d
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Some time later, e642115e34 Jae-rim stopped by 170aefdd53 the special training 90dcfa0c1d room. As usual, 45257d3bd7 he planned 9a6aa68f79 to wind 59750b86e0 down with 8ae0015da7 a light 64047c192a workout before 0bbf67eaa7 sleeping.054d8a9f7d790081
By then, Joo-ah 64529dd89d had finished her 3ea8d19255 training and was ca4bc9e6a7 resting on the 06c663c133 sofa. She glanced over at affd656a92 Jae-rim, who was inspecting c412479a41 weapons from his inventory.77ade2ef89ca105c
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“Aren’t you taking 5578a9b570 the pills Yoo 29bf8415d6 Chan-hee gave you?”36a066dbbfa1f3f5
Jae-rim’s hand paused briefly 53814b84f1 as he checked the 9bb3a2d32e condition of a high-grade 82e68f0b22 longsword.49fbb2dbeb7f2975
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She continued nonchalantly, “The c8a5fcab06 sleeping pills, I mean.”fee10e6b0382fb69
Just in 0589457532 case he fa4ac637bf didn’t know e0f6d556ba what she 883d441597 was referring 2cfa8aac4a to, she f686734815 clarified. After all, what other 5f85164ffb pills could Chan-hee have fe5690f9c7 given him besides sleeping ef677cf869 aids?60cb526bc905c11b
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“I haven’t taken 3582069d88 them.”b3e50493e32fe981
Jae-rim resumed touching 91ad0a2298 his inventory as 8a90c78001 if nothing had 46f2344d56 happened, but Joo-ah 18016f7786 gave him a 5dd103d8ec curious look.37ab9af1b201f176
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“Why not?”4f5fcec5ecea6f4c
Jae-rim turned to meet de4d39534b her gaze, his soft 44f3ec354c brown eyes looking back be1b5deda5 at her.cdd45accd7e0c89d
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In a low 6db1880b81 voice, he replied, 54e11a39c7 “I don’t want 48c63e98e6 to fall asleep 9387a968fe like that.”d000e519ddeaa23f
“Is it because you’re 5cc6452e77 uncomfortable taking medication?”0348d8df33c54701
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Her voice was d8bf7413c9 calm, yet her fd4bcc2797 lips curled up 3f9bd17b55 slightly in a 4373c0e2ff playful expression as 38bf2525aa she pressed on.bb8f899f0ab321ae
“Or do you 4bb9a4eaba have an aversion c7fa691465 to sleep itself?”dae8249ecad8d1e9
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Jae-rim’s expression twisted slightly, e144053437 and that alone was 9536fa57d1 answer enough.ed3e842dcd68c3a9
Joo-ah kept watching 0a7d20040e him with a 088d6946a0 faint smile on 9e7afb70fd her face.fb010fb06e9196a3
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Even though she 8106a47bdb had discreetly used a2266553fe her purification magic d0414e2a0e on him countless 27d7e6a507 times, it never 39ec9ae0e9 lasted long. He would always 054eda3bc0 wake up quickly.ac56feb411a29e11
It wasn’t 5ef1a11358 because her 5bc45ee8b4 power was 2b1e6e6183 weak. Purification magic’s b574412cd1 efficacy depends e564b9fb64 solely on dfd9020502 the purity b533b18887 of the b7353d96bc caster’s mana.834b73f475d36c82
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Joo-ah’s mana was utterly 9f526991fe free of impurities.7ab6dc6669d5a443
The reason her magic 59282b01bd didn’t fully work on 48d5ad7c46 Jae-rim might have been 023c04a2b6 his deeply ingrained resistance 172f4c4f93 to it. Perhaps it was eb0d565b45 the clash between 279ec3a139 his subconscious guilt d76445c71e about sleeping peacefully 85493db00d and his desire 26ea27064f to rest.5a04e11515137359
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Suddenly, the silence b59c55bee0 was broken by d947b28f5b the sound of bd37baedfc police sirens outside.c5dbc9bdcf259a9b
Joo-ah turned her gaze 93d2a90637 toward the window of 7acb244123 the special training room.cbc3469c8c49a621
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Since Kwon Eun-young’s e53111ffe6 disappearance from the 8d907e9072 hospital, police cars cce3275144 had been roaming 01011de9bb the streets day c183914357 and night.7c69ef8775bd88bb
She recalled a 1c156c82d7 post from earlier f4f4ecb954 on the “Community 78e9c54c17 for Everyone” forum:bfccb3c47e223fc4
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Some people were b06aa3f404 comparing the situation 29fa2a3758 to a powerful aab1ea4677 weapon breaking down 363f64bccd and being stolen 9a30909f26 by someone else.c59b5831c536f824
Though it wasn’t a 5d126326f3 pleasant analogy, it wasn’t bd8c89fdd5 entirely inaccurate.bc94b48be2e8ceb9
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The reason d8272cd708 the country 4b7bebd686 was on fcc18ef163 high alert 9aca1eff2b wasn’t because 21c54e773f of a f2a888f5b2 missing person, bcfc84b3c1 but because e4037a30dc the ultimate fb06e0a2f9 weapon for eba11f167f defeating monsters 1a34e2f66d had vanished.0a101b0ecedf0e00
Joo-ah, still gazing 60a01183c8 at the window, 18e84562a5 turned her attention 50cfeab2ff back to Jae-rim a7a0aaf382 with a peculiar 0e04e8cebc expression.cff84411de344828
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“Now that I cbce1d34b4 think about it…”cbda72d967e7a309
As she slowly began ecf7a983cd to speak, Jae-rim looked fb532ae87c up at her.cab2639336c1988c
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“You mentioned you admired b39eb0ab06 Hunter Kwon Eun-young, who 4c4333241f was part of the e98cfbfdd0 elite division, didn’t you?”d336d19f10a6c0c4
Jae-rim’s face b04187f0a8 shifted into d3471f0b5c an expression 5126a6d5d8 of disbelief, 157a953860 as though 0479f6c46b he hadn’t 1cf09bc59e expected such 6150d027df a remark.9e5334acecaa990e
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With a slightly 0bb1a471c9 awkward frown, he 18ec947ddf asked, “How do 3e3e8430cc you know that, dc38e02c53 Hunter Seo Joo-ah?”7309464f319147c6
He looked somewhat fa4696976a flustered but didn’t 71de2e25f4 deny it.d8a6d93dc4c5c6af
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Joo-ah shrugged cceb120e9e casually, a 0cf7ed3225 small smile fa3cc6963b playing on 3b56846ea7 her lips.5318ff24fb65af64
“Hunter Choi 9b3596291c Yeon-joo told a6fd0f54af me. She said fa4b1fcfb8 you were a1d591c392 an enthusiastic 8b307ca9f5 fan of 8d0a229504 Kwon Eun-young 162d58681d Hunter.”9c50c02c9b5e00d1
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Admitting it aloud felt 5ec3f69d64 a little embarrassing, but 31f03fda6a Jae-rim’s reaction made it a014f6f9bc worthwhile.9bdd89a2bff5d47e
He seemed completely f55bbc187a unaware of the 0463028bab conversation Joo-ah and 7d20074449 Yeon-joo had shared 1b280ebbdd at the banquet.c13f9c31788212c2
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Jae-rim let c11f3cfb31 out a caabf0cf08 soft chuckle cad33e6751 and shifted d54481f4be his gaze 316be0464b forward, lightly ae227ee5b8 brushing his b64deba1d0 neatly combed 7fcd56af44 hair. The tips of a585dcce5c his ears had 138a8a409b turned slightly red.b2dadd51b1d85ed5
“Yeon-joo shares 37f40b0d97 the oddest 348e514114 things.”d62dd77f065dd0d0
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Joo-ah tilted her head 70cd287f36 as if curious.6fcbfa262aa4b283
“Yeon-joo also mentioned that 8c6e8be396 Hunter Kwon Eun-young saved a133ab4d5d your life. Is that true?”c498d2381980f670
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The topic seemed to ee37ec64d3 be one Jae-rim wanted beeba9c3cb to avoid, judging by 6bf10c0bae his uncomfortable expression. However, the clear 87c738f39d curiosity in Joo-ah’s 35b3c8260c eyes made him 34c0392f51 sigh softly before 1d5decb1b7 speaking.c3108509eb347305
“Yes. Hunter Kwon Eun-young e042ba2150 saved my life 34408ed8b7 three years ago.”14477fadd91cf420
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Joo-ah’s eyes widened 1e2d2bad49 in surprise.96e1baa3f408ab61
“Three years ago? Was it on 2e9ebe13bb the day she d276dcc86b climbed the sixth bb9eae9d8c tower for the 77f0aec1aa last time?”6cb5953967bed7d0
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The phrase three e1a9fa2e09 years ago covered cf115e81f8 a broad time 4cc44ead57 frame, but for 2f0b0abae9 Joo-ah, it pointed f69b7dd8dc specifically to the e8d5050086 catastrophic battle on 44b4659a04 the 999th floor.474bd5aae57d1d4a
Jae-rim gave 262e90233c a faint 1726905d62 smile and 0f47504554 nodded.0842a8d50ed0ec23
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“That’s correct.”649a79ee0b421bdc
His answer was simple, 1cd475aa9a but his expression was 5509697828 far from composed.ff5add6a0bbef673
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Joo-ah studied his face, c753773df4 a shadow passing over c8d7cd972f her own.694f947a06c35465
Three years ago 0b649d1d8b the opening of 7172ef1aaf the sixth tower’s 45de33f338 999th-floor gate.346626f8a513de8a
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That day, she had cb47e38e7b been summoned by the 40ea32040d Special Awakener Association and 6d88b8ee11 witnessed countless Hunters lose fe2da557ce their lives.cc1ea6cb7d07f771
The monsters residing there 9fa0f833e4 were unimaginably powerful, befitting 4c8d46ee88 the highest tower.fd56d21218538558
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Even in a profession fc59c8551b where death was common, 63b160bf28 the events of that 740f8165fc day stood out vividly 4d919060f9 in her memory.ef21de71c1ed4266
[“…I don’t want to grant a wish like this…”]
In the pitch-black space, 5a2cd30f5e a single Hunter sat 29c640dc1f slumped on the floor, cb503d78a3 sobbing.9f23968a92831642
[“Why did I survive alone…? We swore to stay together until the end…”]
Around him lay four bb1c1632c5 lifeless teammates. The pale 143a5e4582 faces and c6412fd7a2 stifling air 80479cc160 told the cd4fc7c8c4 story, they 4a56f0126a were all b3319dd663 dead.58cccc05d517dfe6
The surviving 621b17f1d8 Hunter’s state 3172152f63 was pitiful, 6e0e984b20 resembling someone 2f15ade53b who had 926b7645e5 lost their 8f2a4539e2 mind.d8ac579b9d86230b
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[“Grrr…”]
A monster, 074931f34b the same b9d0ee0df1 one that 0a328da755 had killed 7ccc8da1a0 his teammates, 820ffd2e37 loomed just c53f931a5b ahead.4f73558d9cfb6eef
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Although he cd63dd4ef2 could have 881d1d5ee2 escaped using dd60adc9b0 the final 1c515e4f5b skill imbued 85fbb57347 with his 9b2e44510f team’s dying 91cfd3cee6 wishes, he 57ffae4c8e simply stood bc2152bb4b there, staring 752f63dc2f blankly.6bcb85105e981311
[“Aren’t you ashamed of yourself? Your teammates used their last strength to keep you alive, and now you want to throw it all away?”]
Unable to ignore it, 2fe434543d Eun-young had stepped forward, 2d2fd87a50 taking down the monster ff910c36d3 with a taser gun. Then, she scolded 4e31cae3f4 him.3f2f3dbe6b03b421
[“You don’t have a choice anymore. Survive, leave this tower, train, and grow stronger. Climb the tower your teammates couldn’t.”]
[“…”]
[“That’s why you survived.”]
The memory hit Joo-ah aa0e7a15fc like a wave.2f9869e402a70213
The pitiful Hunter from 8a888f0ef6 that day had been f9d61d9c19 Jae-rim.662b6cbbe0c95da5
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At the time, 301ce24fdd she hadn’t recognized 85409d7ccc his face amidst f0fd0d8267 the chaos and 54679aad6b darkness. Besides, he ea8666e275 had only 5ea611dd78 been a ab3ed0fe0f B-rank then.19b3d4f7e088f8cd
[“Apparently, idolizing the rank-one Hunter helped him level up quickly.”]
Yeon-joo’s words from 271768d313 the banquet resurfaced 3970bc2e51 in her mind.a89ba2520d2dea0b
Joo-ah gave Jae-rim an 3ddc5f525a awkward look, but he a26f100083 frowned slightly and asked, 08ae772a8c “Why are you looking b7ec9ca1ba at me like that?”63fe2c50470045b0
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Shaking her head df10890634 dismissively, she decided 9553701951 to change the de449fd828 subject.7009aada49c91873
“I guess b78dd969d4 you must 2a970ecd30 have been a7bfeac1de shocked to 8b264e0b82 hear about bdc3f411db Kwon Hunter da4abf2ce0 Eun-young’s sudden 56bf88fccd disappearance.”1a2561b7513615e2
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It was an b69ff0b1cb offhand remark, meant 38e2eef3b3 to fill the b0ceb13587 silence.af5753e800c2f58a
“Everything will be 64f636a8c5 fine.”3d304aac729bf872
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Jae-rim’s response, however, 872d3a2a86 was calm and 9e05781427 sincere.2a795943c5af1f47
“Hunter Kwon Eun-young is 714db78fa5 a strong person. She’ll be okay.”45ed90649bacff84
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His words cf13e488e8 felt oddly 4778ba41dc comforting, as 72b357772b if he 624a4b06e9 were reassuring 81be81bb86 her instead.2bde7d1ecb0649a8
Boom!f849b6756bcd5b58
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A deafening 1f6616c2c4 explosion sounded 9b62c9b3ad from outside, 9c08556afe shattering the 78022e6151 tranquility. At the same time, 59623e9e99 Joo-ah’s wrist communicator began d68750f6c0 flashing.bc542b1b7da7359d
【Third Tower – Gate 61aca38162 on the 300th Floor. Immediate dispatch required.】5d9c2c057bae224b
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Jae-rim turned to look 01d5661d80 at Joo-ah, who met aed6135bfc his gaze.dc8fb76f1d9d20b5
Their eyes locked.86812e3c6d09ec79
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This was it Joo-ah’s a258f627f9 first official mission order.4e0bc104a0352921