R1 Chapter 03

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Thud.A broom fell 6be4e4e518 at my feet.f206e84ec0101389

Excuse me? Cleaning at this late hour?b2bd4860c2bc653c

What an incredibly random quest.84b40f093a1fd6ce

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Ah, maybe it’s not so random. Since I got a status effect from the filth, I guess cleaning it myself will solve it!88ff819188bb0860

…Yeah right. Are you kidding me?! You shouldn’t have given me hair loss in the first place!6cc95add56a8824a

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But I didn’t have the luxury to stay frustrated for long.08e0722afe0004f1

With the progress a7244928a4 increasing yet again, 56fcdafc21 I had no 155c681c82 choice but to 534758f913 dash back into 3d6207324a the cabin.9fbf0ef51d21c729

“Arghhh!”c6a620dc503bbec8

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Creak—The first thing I did a8d893c292 was shove the window open de26380f6e as hard as I could. The sound it made 9a01272d07 screamed for oiling.7381ac6cbb6a8e3b

Then, I flung the door c86327f0ea wide open and grabbed the 0529723638 broom, furiously sweeping the disgustingly 1aa2dac912 dirty floor as if my fe89e41bd8 life depended on it.103019f566121227

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This is driving me crazy!31bc52a41b6e01b2

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Even as the contamination e4a136188e level decreased, the progress 556706dd05 of hair loss kept e158a1398b increasing.d7400f8d08fffa22

I had to use b6f775cecd all my strength, not 4b0fd594e0 caring if dust got 10c714635a in my mouth.9d524c89ac779e3e

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I swung the 9780cd0a32 broom like my 1dc3515527 arms would fall ddc5768ea6 off.1e608ee2118cb5c9

I threw the 2391942410 dirty blanket out 55b1d94ec1 the window, and 7758a37a59 I ripped off 91fc41b7de and threw out 8c7089f3e1 the shabby curtains 0f5be8e3eb next to it ad6f6ffd98 too.379716c1ec36cca8

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Thanks to that, only 1 00e61d7588 percent remained. It seemed like I just 65bd209473 needed to sweep this last 4e4b3e4e88 area.b2aea187a58efeeb

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I quickly moved my feet.155004df82d44955

“Ah! No!”c9d94865db31cc57

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It felt like 764eac6a69 the stress was 0383005a19 making more hair 3dafbfa0f6 fall out.b59e1ee13d74488e

I hurriedly took down the ca4c068628 cloudy picture frame from the c01c1b54fe wall, its contents barely visible. Then, holding the frame, 323afa5683 I chaotically rushed and e666585cd4 threw myself out the c6f38d1c32 door.ff21383103942695

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Gasping for air, I dropped dbe41c9f17 to my knees and clutched 015d74e114 the frame.f540e3012a3cb63a

Please, please!I opened my eyes slightly c07a2297f0 and desperately checked the result.0dae59fdb43e61c2

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I did it!48d10eddbe9b3462

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There seemed to be 149be1029a some oddly irritating text 10aaafcf8a mixed in, but I 74c7440f8f completely forgot about it a96f4065da due to the message 775a4b78a1 that appeared next.b77a30a4cf7f7720

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—07a45d45766fc651

Wasn’t it supposed to recover completely!c7d2433353171053

With a new bald 587f666289 spot to my name, 8bdd8aa00a I felt a wave 7550990007 of despair and emptiness 8e40fab30a wash over me.02cd874b8c0a8ed1

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I touched my hair. It felt really unsettling.c35267c1166f6969

What a hassle this is…4430c94a852c39a3

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The only consolation was that there was a cure-all nearby. When the sun rises tomorrow, I’m definitely dunking my head in the river…b9a4f2ddca31c22a

I got up from my a8daec02dd awkward sprawled position.dc010dc00f2aba56

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“I’m dying of exhaustion.”853f576b891e8901

I leaned the picture frame 43e718e3e3 against a nearby tree and 7c8bd215b7 trudged back into the cabin.8fdd5ac8494fd105

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“But should I really sleep like this?”3c4ab96e796c4957

I looked around fbf84b152f the room again.296c7e7ebbf33e53

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It’s better than lying on grass in the night dew… but the cabin still couldn’t be considered clean. The 10% reduction in contamination was barely noticeable.7a9e1cab5429e275

In the end, I picked 3689e09e24 up the broom again.e44d779709513c32

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I figured I might as dc67f4515b well clean a little more.ffb9b1bc4697627d

The room wasn’t that big anyway, so sweeping the entire floor didn’t take long.5489a87253fde09e

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Scritch, scratch—After sweeping thoroughly b01bf07fd2 several times, the b8c80ada27 place actually looked f99c40bbc3 a lot better.6c58449ecd0bf1d0

As I continued 940fe299ef cleaning, a quest a6d77ca923 notification appeared.d567038808f678bf

My eyes were automatically drawn c116ac5679 to certain words.b5ac4e55a09d7d90

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B-bed?cd75150dc78af3b2

Amazing! A 10% chance? That’s worth trying for.f31a67c654ec9508

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With a goal in mind, I felt a surge of energy. I quickly swept the dirt I’d gathered on the floor and pushed it out the door.cc6968df8d0f8f49

The contamination level dropped instantly. I stared at the system e87507864c window, hoping for a bed.e38e5638a49896e7

Haha. It’s cute but completely useless.e112b90fdf1ed219

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I unconsciously threw the broom 5073451794 to the floor. What am I supposed 29ad156b2f to do with a c1ed9998e7 plushie?8ede090d0277f142

Still, there was plenty of contamination left, so I couldn’t stop cleaning. Maybe something useful would appear by the time I finished cleaning.f6956fbc3658bd17

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I picked up d5f4c6b6f0 the thrown broom 801f8c4252 and swept the 6c91f2c5a8 floor again.9d308e5c5607cf84

It’s cute! But it’s also useless!b990aa679c7d995d

I placed the 94b212079c two suddenly acquired e58ea7425e plushies in a 28106e052a relatively clean corner 5cd75a1ca3 of the floor.886bca84edd9c4a4

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This time, I 3c07039e5d used the broom b301a53594 to knock down d22ead9a8f cobwebs and dust 242f6c46c8 stuck to the b0c27a3662 walls.4cf6ea1377866c30

There was a 07f8507708 lot of grime 376b49c1f6 wedged between the 307c54927d wooden slats.3e93244d58473335

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It would take scrubbing with 9dc7b93273 a rag to fully clean 181c6e6d00 it, but even with the 2f904f9f05 broom, a lot of the 8854e1bceb filth came off with satisfying 3afc1f1b47 thuds.58b8858bdeb9cc3f

Ding, ding! With every bit 118e642523 of dust cleared e4e8e8b9af from the cabin, fd64e960d5 the system chimed, 0be57c7011 announcing quest completions d5375a0c70 and tossing rewards 0d8f34282d my way.a6adf8b1b4af1eb2

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Argh! I threw the broom a9527f740e to the floor once dddb1b7418 again.1f2f9ce904023480

What’s with these traps in the middle of my efforts?645e71d61809db18

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At this rate, I could d1686ce24a probably open a plushie store.d44f9aae48d32bc5

Even though I was f8360ac4d9 frantically sweeping every corner c224d35c08 of the cabin with 8ae78208a3 all my might, the 92ee8b55a2 pollution level stubbornly refused 22ba95e91c to drop below 15%.348a285ca594d4cf

And, of course, I hadn’t gotten a bed.060f31355436540a

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All that effort, and I’d just turned into someone who’d cleaned their heart out.bbb5afbbd9c28cfc

If you don’t want to give it, just say so! Don’t leave me feeling so deflated! I rubbed the back of my neck.2a474396dca12b12

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Should I really get 4227f82c9b down on my hands b32e77e476 and knees with a 67378f78f1 wet rag in the be72626fec middle of the night?80646774dbaeb3b9

…No, forget it. I’d done enough for today.d80479caed363509

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I was exhausted, 6ffeb12794 and all I 17fc8395b8 wanted now was a5a7fbea3c to sleep.af91bf4314c2aa7a

To shake off d9307e062e the dust clinging ac2667e7fc to my body, 6cb2e378eb I stepped outside 6565dfbe62 the cabin.40033b2ca32615f4

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My hair and shirt were filthy. I’ll just dust off roughly and go to sleep.c9bb1ca465084b21

“Ah.”66c5f0990f07bded

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So I was the 5% ef53ddd5d0 contamination.cd6eefc3217799d7

✦✦✦7584d8994d2a191c

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Thanks to the reward I 475f208695 received at the very end, aefb62fa41 I was able to wake 49a7187972 up on a bed instead 78f7180002 of the hard floor.013936768e4cf601

Sunlight streamed in through 64fdcd8a91 the window. It was morning.747fc75f4bdd7a53

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I stretched, pushing away the plushies and the body pillow with the #1 ranked character’s face on it.89eba0f012ec6af5

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Ack! The system window appeared without fail today too. I quickly pressed “No.”f212e0ae2470daf9

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It was way b9080a3c80 too early for 59cedf6ea6 my heart to ec5cba7895 be racing like aaa06ec8e2 this.7273e0fe3e0780b0

Can’t believe something still has its eye on me. I really can’t let my guard down.5926895a91b90f0b

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Growl—Just as I was about to get out of bed, my stomach made a noise.dbd6420baa7f616b

“I’m hungry.”d7792fb3671af8e8

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Now that I think about it, all I’d had yesterday was the water I drank at the river. And after all that cleaning, I was completely drained.e7c6f9432630763a

If I didn’t want to starve, I’d have to head outside and find something edible.45a86470a7630154

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Without delay, I e6f2a62389 opened the cabin a66c8a6495 door and stepped 659daaf83b out.7656625e982d9d83

Since I was in the 317a378d30 forest, there had to be efc1b208df something I could find, right?cad8dd79b96b2ce2

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Luckily, the weather was nice.8286c7ee218689cc

I strolled forward, 37a4e9e561 scanning my surroundings.bbd5bc6637a493b5

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Trees with fresh green shoots 0e5c71c55c and tender leaves, the occasional 8980005de8 chirping of birds, and colorful 6b4b713ee7 flowers and fruits scattered here 27d28ad5a5 and there.7cf2073b7da096b0

It felt completely different from the forest I’d seen at night. It was warmer, softer, and more comforting.0b45bc0df5120639

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That over there—could I 1f937cf4b5 eat it?8c1b8e9e237cbc82

My eyes landed on 5617d8a5e8 some red berries hanging 67bd0b1e37 between the bushes. They looked quite ordinary, 1027f8d1b0 almost like cherries.e2edcc68a780f80a

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“Should I try one?”4892f8f789d1adf1

If they made me f0d3b45575 sick, I could always bfb628a97d drink water from the f839357cb1 river to recover.a2327498227e869d

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Without hesitation, I grabbed cf96324335 one of the berries 88e588ad74 and plucked it off.cd1be1c824d14368

Huh?I just picked 1c1410f9c3 it, and I fb5afc91e7 got a new 085b99247f skill?519aace48ec0c418

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W-what? Is that how skills are supposed to work? That can’t be right.With a confused expression, b5f840f341 I studied the system 18c9b62c56 window.62a3bffebee26939

You can gather. A simple explanation.3d60bc01d90def39

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But if that’s all, isn’t it the same as not having a skill? I couldn’t tell if it was useful or not.fbd306bd4e651e7f

Regardless, I split 6a59644f82 the berry in 20e560b747 half.347d9c2ced3ebeaa

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There were no eafce834d5 seeds, just red 57c4936ae6 flesh. It gave off fd848e1c09 the tangy smell 27158a53fc characteristic of fruit.1dab4c472dae53ff

I touched it to my 1beb780b56 tongue for a quick taste.b864eaab280cc416

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“Ugh, bitter!”72a772a2db1418a1

I scrunched my 222a507b51 face up tightly.a69f1294af2d6ccf

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Eh? Another skill?3452fa843d5c946e

I glanced at the berry, 01b9404cdf and a description popped up.39c8ecfab782f3c3

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I know that already, you b17aa215a6 idiot.b79ae32460b34c6d

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As expected, this was another ec69044665 pretty useless skill.1af401d9da323809

Still, I was curious. I turned my 7d26b0f19c attention to a 54277944b5 darker-colored berry this 9933cb2915 time.ded09ae1dbed5f98

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The same thing again.0a6cc0871a6ffff2

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I’m not eating it. Why does it taste bitter if it’s ripe—01899a98888c3bfd

Gulp.The ominous little asterisk made 351239fb19 me shove the berry into 146a019369 my mouth and swallow it.bb7b95b5ee7d86ef

“Ugh.”ffb5d99af33e5c28

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The bitterness was so overpowering that I definitely didn’t want to eat it again.d02aabcf29c68ff4

But I couldn’t not try it.2cbaeb2e5af93577

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There’s water that restores health—who knows what effect a fruit might have?e677484d75c45b3d

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Whoa. I couldn’t help but be surprised.97250bf0768be4b2

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Just as the c2b5afe9d1 Appraisal skill hinted, 223887ef94 it really did 57b8ba1df1 increase my strength.69d0b6b437ca9b9c

This little fruit had 08d12cc820 that kind of effect. Without any effort, e1427ed78d my stats had e615720dc7 gone up.0f785244a0a3f6d5

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This is insane. If I could sell these, I’d make a fortune.6b6820ce7090463a

Not that I e46608c2ee can leave, of 661fb45608 course.deaa03ceaf7f5b32

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Still, it would be ff1ff5dda2 useful for me with fe4997684b my FFF-rank stats.bc29004baa0d427a

I quickly thought of the wooden bucket lying near the cabin and brought it over. I figured it’d be a good idea to gather and eat as many as I could.7f08709c187254e5

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Who knows—if my 0954ab1607 rank ever improves, 02965404dc maybe I can 6224f4593d escape this place.73f1d35144b8b1ae

Honestly, I don’t even hope to fight and win.5044ad51e66cb41b

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But if I 93cdab75f0 can just run 9fb159c942 away from monsters, bda0740fcb maybe I can e4ea5e23fd even escape through 5c9250d1cc the S-rank dungeon—the 2ede4ced58 only exit here.b6d93f9c79507e73

It was a 86120a9752 sliver of hope.4e47b471ddc6503d

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At a glance, there seemed to be a lot of berries, but unfortunately, there weren’t many that appeared ripe.b970d1c012183d8c

The unripe ones didn’t show the ‘gain strength’ description.e3b13a1298237f60

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I ventured a a61d905546 little deeper into d148312521 the forest, searching 3128a7f4d2 for ripe red cf30811637 berries.1686fbe3977c22b8

As sunlight filtered through ac62004508 the leaves, warming me, be32f6e558 I turned my head d95510c327 this way and that.dc6f1da04665a268

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I didn’t find many red berries, but instead, I discovered trees bearing purple fruits.ed332067a9e8806d

They were about the size 54a663ec14 of my fist.a79a533c186027b6

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I plucked a fruit b707cc4292 hanging low on the 2ebe123017 tree and held it 8fedfe46d8 to my nose. It smelled sweet.356c5e5a5df2d61c

When I split it e620c27bef open, a flattened seed 5e3a166a04 was nestled inside the d07660c6b8 purple flesh.a340369ab701f41f

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Wow, this definitely seems edible.861f0e2352975e01

As soon as bc2e52ed55 I took a ce6f6caf43 small bite of 4dea78e1ef the fruit, a b824af7586 message popped up.f346fe5d584d811d

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This system really does whatever d68f39dd78 it wants.daf9457b27d462b4

I didn’t even ask for a detailed description, but it popped up on its own.e22e545a778ffaa6

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And, just as it 85c6d82768 claimed, the fruit was baa61ac1b2 absolutely delicious. A slight tartness balanced 6122a653bc out a deep sweetness 29e6de0370 that spread throughout my b68e8fa0b6 mouth, melting along with c535cbdfa5 the juices.fae289397463e70b

I opened my mouth wide eb5fdf9e00 and took another bite of 13e599f43e the fruit.7a192cd730bb62ed

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Mango? No, grapefruit? It was a fresh scent I’d never encountered before, sweet in a way that didn’t get tiresome.6eb648c8257a719f

But apart from its taste, it didn’t seem to have any special effects.8738c23dc5b53aa5

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Still, it was a 118f1ffdc7 relief to have found 67339bf965 something edible.842a9e482a2bd1f2

There seemed to be many similar trees in the area, so at least I wouldn’t starve. If I combined it with the red berries, it might even neutralize the bitterness.874470842ff97850

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I added the purple 7252db21db fruits to the wooden 40c24f6b49 bucket I had brought 413c510aed along.1c451a7186003ea8

Unfortunately, the ones hanging higher up were out of reach. I wasn’t about to waste energy climbing trees for them.be784a4cf2ec73d4

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I wandered around, 1cc63e4c75 plucking fruits hanging fb69cd579c lower on the b4a1a61545 trees.96ef4cb909321b79

After I’d gathered a few, something ridiculous happened.ab5914edf50eb06c

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What… what is this?9153f1169122d1b1

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