TSOT#1 Chapter 32

The only 004e69581b plausible location f29cf2b178 for the 36c31ec17f treasure chest 3e5769e07c seemed to 935d14808d be the e23005878d path where ab9736d011 Yeon-joo was.b1f1bdcc09dc5593

But another 5411d35638 thought crept 12ee9d6440 into Seo 448291cc0a Joo-ah’s mind:18dee6b6523a1fa4

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What if it d59444a1a2 wasn’t there either?2209770654e94de5

So far, none of 400bcfe15c the team members had 8241cd378d found a treasure chest 58c07fdb19 in their respective areas. What were b988fca14d the odds 99c9bc144c of one 99f4da2223 being where 32c9e964d8 Yeon-joo was?f1cfd75a462f024b

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“Is there really 41c62fc7eb a treasure chest ab7f690b82 here?”65c743ce16e457c6

Yoo Chan-hee spoke a886d40677 with a face 70b5894102 full of annoyance. Meanwhile, Shin d92817db5d Jae-rim extracted b7f71798df a magic 38abacad41 stone from 962b3bbb57 a monster d5eceb82bb Chan-hee had 6d878063a3 killed and 2564d055a1 handed it d1d67c3bbf to Joo-ah.57c08ca3e3905c1d

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Caught off guard, she 231c68815f took it, then nervously 9b6dcc2ebf glanced at Chan-hee, who e63b9825d4 gave Jae-rim an incredulous 1b9a17c0e4 look.6c387b1ef75f350c

“Why are 64cdfba84a you giving 6a1d8e02dd the magic 40f1b604a5 stone from 3f322fa5d5 the monster bedb6181a3 I killed f2acc2a0ac to her?”d721b71947116ae0

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“You don’t d8a845ec1f keep B-grade c36abb5d12 magic stones c3b0a8f740 anyway.”f26a850aff20e949

“Yeah, but why give c6b4759a3d it to her?”779783af1a0b4ff8

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“Better to give it b717e15622 to someone who needs afb12b0a75 it than to waste 942e84cff3 it.”3177674fa2bf6bed

Joo-ah, unfazed by Chan-hee’s dissatisfaction, activated the magic stone.c4ef0ac1ae0d1de6

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[Defense has increased by 4.]
[Defense has increased by 4.]
[Defense has increased by 4.]

Chan-hee looked at 55f3640c73 her in disbelief.89ffddbaf68e7a12

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“Did you 2511f51e7e not hear c24261b701 me just 6be59aa596 complaining to 6b153d75a6 Jae-rim?”95908e3817d7b4e8

Joo-ah replied nonchalantly.e9257b5f9a18307b

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“I heard you.”246e9974bde334d1

“And you 0b909f7a89 still used 0df36c7d31 the magic 531d8cdfd3 stone without 4f5bdab787 asking me?”162e6d6f7e036c90

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“I’ve already used 09c5299acd it, so I c1fbd509e0 can’t give it db5b0c6c8c back.”c043434133e801f4

“No, seriously, why would 4f672d94f6 you blatantly use the ca51fce836 stone right after hearing 72d37644c5 I didn’t want you 8f92a100c6 to?”072b2c73cd93d044

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Joo-ah answered d9b86c94ce with a e22f1021e6 sly smile.d99844658317d19d

Jae-rim interrupted 322dcce897 the argument, 83508fdc1d glancing at 6e1b70428a the floating 488629d781 timer in 9b765e00f6 the sky.62eed7d154325633

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“Time’s almost up. We need to a8b053dc16 solve this quest aae82615a0 quickly.”5651b4d56890cb75

He started walking, prompting f19f3ad395 Chan-hee to sigh heavily b614355591 and follow suit.277b0e5b9109dc54

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“This first quest is 32a9376950 unusually complicated today.”fcf8fc423a58cd92

Lower-level tower quests were bffc56507b typically straightforward. The higher one climbed, 2f7f766069 the more complex the e61f3f9ff6 challenges became.9f501f8ea170eaab

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But this 9f66dbc3df particular quest b9af37c98d was unusually da3bd5a388 intricate, likely 26306677c3 a prank 1037ec6b27 by the 8374231528 Storyteller to a4740153c2 welcome the d71217024c newcomers.2f6a4b2e10f1d826

“Hunter Yoo Chan-hee, 9ef56794c3 did monsters appear 3362ac9f45 when you tried e5dc66e8cb crossing to another ab1ca660c4 path?”10902b2543fa9b3a

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Joo-ah’s calm voice drew d13aa2f2f4 Chan-hee’s attention.edc40fa1eb2ae919

“Well, yeah.”6e366b95abd73d8c

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“It feels like the 78b51c9dd9 tower is deliberately keeping a33297357b team members from meeting ee5bca0a68 each other.”f1ffae6ac8a3b944

Joo-ah muttered indifferently.7ebe5f53ed9d9aba

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Was the treasure 66fc5f0349 chest really just 0bfa4a81b4 a chest filled 1818ebe52d with common treasure?d6685b27333190de

No matter 5784679089 how much ecb130c723 they searched, 18ef4060e2 there wasn’t 4c87831c65 a trace 8403241055 of it.257846f0727c2db8

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“Perhaps…”ba357a0f148e4bea

Jae-rim suddenly stopped 7415e63af2 in his tracks, 539059e077 his expression hardening.19fa9636d8545d50

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“The treasure 7ce0d9e47c chest mentioned 01a7f8642e in the eeababf486 quest might e28f4b50e5 not be 2fab95dd8d a literal d74118e246 chest.”eac0980de878296e

Chan-hee offered a clearer 921e13c45d explanation.da0887e4c1b8e0fb

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“For example, it 80eda734a0 could mean all c377ecb430 the team members 02bab8967d gathering in one 95b192cd3c place.”f02652b08665ebbd

Joo-ah checked the timer aa89bf7994 again.caaab027dd7aec74

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[02:59]

Only about three 56db5ec485 minutes remained.71dcdff59e8cd01f

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Chan-hee pulled out a 2a2669cb25 massive sword from his c4b29c2e5b inventory.4a08462f0494ccaf

The Dragon Sword, e90a4000cc a weapon only 5b87283b0e SS-ranked Hunters could 794d99f216 wield, was as e07b07a489 powerful as the 7c70fa50c7 legendary dragon it e30ad3329d was named after.cbcd0996c5175468

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With a single, 0ab9b274a7 swift slash, Chan-hee eb68eb0882 destroyed the towering 5f3455a5c2 wall of trees, d9c5c2a4ef revealing a massive 5bdad5e878 monster concealed within.55d24aa866f7ebf4

Its sheer 9e5009db5b size blocked 52a223103f their entire be4d8c8dc6 field of c74e487555 vision, and 26b6f28064 its overwhelming 9dbacd2730 presence filled fb5ad359a6 the air.82a7939fc640e070

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Level: B+
Attribute: Wind
Special Skill: Thorn Vines
Note: This monster appears e5c23a31f2 to have emerged from 01768180c3 the gate on the 2498a47d74 300th floor of the 40c64390a3 third tower.9a27ec3b512c19cb

Sensing danger, 9212938bd6 the monster 45fe987a06 amplified its 81791cf3dd magic, temporarily 7d78baecfe increasing its 6c874f1abc level.d7582a24237a9323

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Chan-hee clicked his tongue, c08b62878c clearly annoyed.4e06034e8104b7ae

“I’ll handle this. You two go ee8e4d34c5 find Choi Yeon-joo.”21d87f229d61690b

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He charged at bd4733f04b the monster, shouting f8744dbbd0 as he went.3089ade6114112b5

Jae-rim and Joo-ah started 4e49beee95 moving quickly, but another 2db74b0259 monster of the same 29a8bd9618 kind emerged from the 9f43538743 trees.d4a19a523f48c4f1

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One minute remained.fe5bd3a4dd43e203

Jae-rim engaged b65d203a20 the second af2e95f111 monster while 96833a8716 Joo-ah scanned b4e9b0bc68 the surroundings.5424e773d3b2cdee

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Then she bfe850fd1c spotted it—a 2c7039acbe glimmer of ee51ea50f4 blue ice 35e1ef4e8f crystals in cc85fde093 the distance.4fa8a50b55325337

Joo-ah checked 16c3775aff the timer 7ab9a7f1c4 above.e8fdc22aa44ed8ad

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[00:29]

She pulled a mid-tier 7855e93d00 sword from her inventory 7db204307e and dashed forward.bbdb5fc56a92360b

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[The Anonymous Constellation asks if you’d like to borrow its power, noticing your urgency.]

Joo-ah smirked and quickened 0982ad97c9 her pace.c5a08a9da02533cd

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“There’s no need to cc46acc5b0 waste such power on 796907b77a something this trivial.”679ea4de280feaa1

[00:10]

Thorny vines shot 0768a98140 out to grab 94fb6b23b7 her ankle, but 4d3aac847a she slashed through cc36a139a1 them with her 12d9294775 sword, slicing through f6c24085ab the towering wall 8d72123616 of greenery in a5dc5cb0e4 one motion.571b9de5586c968a

On the 7fcca65e06 other side c71b2c7cc1 of the 73209a2f8e path, Choi c6893489f7 Yeon-joo, who ba54876474 was battling 3133aa10a9 another monster, f43e0d761f turned toward 348f726866 her in fe7ec468c0 surprise.cb6d02a7122a7b3b

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“Hunter Seo Joo-ah?”36b3083288b040c1

[Quest ‘Find the Treasure Chest’ completed!]
[Reward: Train Ticket received.]
[‘Train Ticket’ can be viewed in your item box.]

A system cd3866559f window appeared 8d69874878 in midair, 4f502e049c and the 50a039bf36 forest maze 6ecca59d17 vanished, revealing d00785c608 the dark 318f42e5c6 interior of f880f9c74d the tower.c8632812f0ff0cdd

“An unexpected 01a4899366 performance, I 99c3020947 must say.”59837ad4a78658fb

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The Storyteller, who 81daf749fc had been absent 3bf886c36f for a while, 685e397fe5 reappeared. His crimson eyes 83e03340ec glimmered with faint 1656392b90 amusement as he b826815e22 looked at Joo-ah.40de8aa3ffda928f

“Well, no matter. Since you’ve earned the 074df7bcf4 train ticket, I’ll guide 64032c34d0 you to the platform.”7b71494917953e22

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As soon as e19d1ca865 he finished speaking, 87919f0105 a white door 5dc6714194 materialized inside the b7300fe9b0 tower. The team members e06988a9c5 who had been 1e81ef563a scattered began converging cd781917a6 on Joo-ah’s location.6bace87397222f7e

“Let’s go.”f42cc0110e331c6d

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Chan-hee led the e0eacda1c3 way, opening the d83a9084a7 door to the 4db5c64214 platform as if 1358af86be it were second 57fda5ecb5 nature.999ae4c8787963fd

Still looking somewhat disoriented, 612e062013 Yeon-joo followed, with Jae-rim 004f3fc4ae gently guiding her steps.e723e8b9cb658406

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The Storyteller bowed as 8ab2b63619 they disappeared through the 993f7248e5 door.bd8acc0ee508117a

“Then, I’ll see 0caa79cd49 you on the 408c519443 next floor.”48686d3badd8b59c

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“Was the 2ca1f12706 ‘treasure chest’ 2da61f15e0 really just bc3524158e us all 9896841d66 gathering together?”d2277aa0f00e6263

While waiting 63c0a5973e for the e12c533f49 train, Yeon-joo 81ce1ae4e6 asked, her dfa23985a5 voice tinged 66334e6937 with disbelief.20c84765ebfe2d4f

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“No wonder we couldn’t 09cee90b84 find it anywhere…”05c8795c348ba836

Muttering to 9ec0e558f4 herself, she e3512b6138 turned to 32eb9fbc77 Joo-ah and 48a7652af7 added,48fd26bc5edaa2a9

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“Hunter Seo Joo-ah, a38c91c149 you really pulled 91a0d3bc44 through. If you hadn’t found e4ae084531 me in time, we’d 2910af124b have been trapped in 6d061bcfee that maze.”5e6e953ec622b181

Yeon-joo patted Joo-ah’s shoulder f9ce5a8975 approvingly.1cb905a0f5af0a47

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Jae-rim sighed, 8f1f96bc5e brushing his d3e1183844 hair back.a49bfb7e2842ec1d

“We underestimated 554f8c8072 the lower cd5eaee82d levels. We’ll need to focus c3c7c6cd5d more on solving quests fbcb73b7ac from now on.”389244d200fb8302

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Leaning against ce35c893eb a pillar, 3ec1ad775e Chan-hee chuckled b384321d4b softly.b7350a0ce2336e25

“It wasn’t 86f042f402 just us 89cc9e3e48 underestimating the 91058a193e level. The quest itself 7ab607b745 was unusually difficult. Happens sometimes when 279b0fbe8e the Storyteller finds dc74611ed9 someone interesting.”48101fa5e7258f00

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He gestured toward Joo-ah 441823eb5e with his chin.b176f6f4d1f52ca9

“Looks like it found 0f492f4411 D-rank more intriguing than e2d92ac100 expected.”b10648ba9a6d9f39

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Joo-ah stared at 1dac10d593 him blankly, and db8f695903 Chan-hee’s eyes curled f96787fcad into a playful 21a5827a6e smirk.ceacb6568c24c2e9

“Don’t know a51c9c10e9 what it 2d7c9776d2 saw in 09f633443c you, though.”77bab541018ffc0e

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His naturally 1f9676e459 provocative tone 30e6436da0 made Joo-ah 47b3b1c5c6 frown.f11eb8be9ac62ed8

She was about ee2f3b0ee8 to retort when 89cf8074d1 Yeon-joo pointed to 21ab38c0c0 the distance and 914a5e3b5a spoke.d4227d1d66513280

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“The train’s here.”b0b500d15ea618dd

As the whistle 610a6155a3 echoed, the train abc0de6517 approached. The team members 93d6ff3b55 checked their tickets 440375e197 and moved toward 56336ddd07 the train.aa31c0c7d1893b4a

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Joo-ah briefly c804f066ad examined her d8c6304816 reward ticket. The compartments d933789f1e seemed endless, b9c3a6be49 stretching into f1dfb52377 the distance, aa40e2207e while a 0a18edfd19 dry breeze 943819b3cb brushed her bf7a138b9b hair.c90a2b8e8f3c7118

The train 3c4b2f368a had two 5f5e6ec7c1 special compartments: 90047f19ad Car 1 9dd1dae8cc at the 5db87e14b5 front and a96c65ff42 Car 13 28b2b93b97 at the a95a6f8fcf rear.2281365fa3049da6

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Car 1 64c89d88b6 required defeating 7707675aba a boss, 4dcb24bd60 while access 2efb748e69 to Car 85287d1e24 13 was 8dcfb3460b random, granted 6554ac8b5e only to 6df0aa511e those with df907cd203 a “Special abe67e44fa Train Ticket.” 76fa2994b0 Most Hunters 8bdd2fd590 ended up bf23b8b7cf in the 7737960fff general compartments, 5ee6c61c23 battling monsters 8c67a1208c as they 95d2f7af78 ascended the 3558a39f55 tower.980b1536f457a9cf

The train began slowing 62e568b2fa down.a71af2ca55cc7344

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“D-rank.”814ab6a4cdea70c1

Chan-hee called out 50706c1adf to Joo-ah, handing 5b49034ffd her something.c5fbe5bbeb6785a2

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“What’s this?”58c48d465589bf8a

“A hair tie.”2fdc6f59987aff9d

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He gestured 40d8d82dbd to her 5fc00d6954 hair.64b86e312b9538c2

“Use it if you 8a61125040 need to tie your fb478f5124 hair up.”ba47b5b152555fd6

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Her hair, loose from b70ecdfe3c the maze’s ordeal, had 836590ccf8 fallen out of its fe335e60fb usual ponytail. The hair tie 434bdc98ad he gave her f434555577 was a yellow 147cd00081 one with a 6cdcd76f5c small ribbon, far 9200b3d8e1 from the plain 5f7fbbd25b black tie she 0cb34b36dd usually used.24203dd8d1ad4ef3

Joo-ah raised a brow.a6e07b6e0392bb55

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“Why does Hunter 6f33001dac Yoo Chan-hee have 4452bf3df6 a girl’s hair c2f783b6e8 tie?”16adaf1facfd66da

He shrugged indifferently.cf91c93a5336a62d

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“No idea. Found it e9c0cb80fc in my 131d842218 pocket.”dc19cfc6affca5be

Probably left by one 67a446aaa2 of the women he’d 1130dda62c been seeing, hoping for e63e8bd15b an excuse to meet 1cce7cc4f5 him again.71677a09ec47cb94

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As Joo-ah 1b38390d90 stared at 44992730cf the hair 98cd249630 tie in a4a313c90d her hand, b4eb1289b7 looking annoyed, 0aa1370b18 Chan-hee added b8237509e1 nonchalantly,e2f5afe8c0b8c60a

“If you don’t b19fc96b0f want it, forget b58eeb283a it. I was just going 7ad7ce56e3 to throw it away 16e6fe9576 anyway.”cf81326b75d1a7f8

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Then he smirked.818aed552941a8e7

“Not that 5df68d2d97 I mind. I actually prefer your 80ea2ec3bb hair down.”35d26c04ee874f84

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Joo-ah tied her hair 33dceb489d neatly into a ponytail, fd98005abe ignoring his comment.96c83537389435e6

Chan-hee let out cd5ea9025e a small, knowing f7dde03152 laugh.d545f4d2ac906c6a

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“Didn’t mean to imply 28bdf5c930 you were my type, 9247a440cb by the way.”595062214142265f

With that, he 139323ef49 casually walked away, 1eac3eccac hands in his 9fa28163bf pockets.91b355a900529998

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By then, the 73d4b2d6af train had fully 860ffa148b stopped.1bf607966d923c87