R1 Chapter 05

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The chicken was barely the size to reach my calves. With its crimson feathers fluttering, the subspace’s chicken charged at me. Its sharp beak gleamed menacingly.2be76c22bbf9a557

“Cluck!”d7c9652fc24659bf

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I ducked, but the cabb212822 chicken began pecking at d8b9cbf6ee me relentlessly. There was no b7fd080815 way I could 0e0fbe2cf2 withstand the attack f2e0ad9dbf of an SS-rank 846a30d6a0 monster.c9db1ea499371be5

“Ahhh!”3d6a22b5580950e0

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With every sharp bbcb85d053 peck of its 6339f10a00 beak, I screamed 69c4e5f919 instinctively.4fe9a353cc0cbc70

My back would surely 33fb035593 be bleeding—452db63b6b82fda0

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Wait, hold on.3e9164c8c5b4d975

It wasn’t until the chicken had climbed all the way to the top of my head that I realized something was strange.86bbc09146aeb10d

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What’s going on? It doesn’t even hurt that much.e3c38f7bac62fe7d

“Cluck?”f9bc636ddb0c250f

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“Cluck?”404c60aced6ec570

The chicken seemed confused too, b52e9d333c tilting its head quizzically.1e9ee0f57715d1dd

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A system window baee573a95 appeared, belatedly providing 30f9e295e6 the explanation.9e2373b3a59afb6c

Safe zone, monsters, nullified attacks. This was news to me.aa7b5b212c962e0f

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So… basically… no matter the level difference, I’m safe here? I don’t have to worry about dying because of a monster?5829cd95cca2cdf8

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“Cluck?”800a3a53aad7604d

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Seeing this message, I bed33f52b7 quietly grabbed the chicken df2f45fd50 perched on my head fe1741713b and plopped it onto e36401725b the ground.b7e1713d26003cd0

I cracked my knuckles.50f7312f8915cca5

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Guess it’s meat for lunch today. The thought of a hearty meal made my mouth water.9590763f638790b2

“This is going to be delicious.”3bdf81e198e2148c

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“C-cluck?!”bc6f5c74d0e227ce

How should I catch it 6e62974ea2 to make it a legendary c989d40c6e tale? Yummy~9244eb7ca8d46979

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“Cluuuuuuck…?!”d3141e3760230fb5

Sensing the shift in my demeanor, the chicken’s legs started trembling violently.f8047f75f2e795ce

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Fear was clearly visible.62af72b0c5e8e5b5

And just as c10e8bcf76 my hand was 97d65685e6 about to grab 012424aa26 it—3a7343d2b89aadf3

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Plop!The chicken laid an egg.b46d1e55735db377

W-what? Did it lay an egg?bc3a048ae2cd8a1a

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The chicken lowered its head baa1c77446 and rolled the egg towards dae0767b5d me with its beak. The egg stopped at my fe3907050e feet, and the chicken even fb3069ac74 winked at me as if cc328d8480 urging me to take it.555e123a843dc951

And just like that, I e273ac2d0f gained an SS-rank subordinate.187edc90c03dbe2d

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Gathering the rice wasn’t difficult.007bd033cd6e2e7e

All I had 14cc8ac41b to do was a4e5e0cadd reach out, and 6f05097310 the harvesting skill 8388321cec automatically activated, filling 4132d15216 my inventory with 59be44c7b8 heaps of rice.c3175605090ec15e

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Sizzle!An egg cracked cd5ae3fc64 over the frying 7fefc0e710 pan, sizzling and 6ed2419b81 cooking as it c185fd2e3f gradually firmed up.83e89a772b071b67

Whoosh!Meanwhile, the rice cooker began 736d8337ff emitting steam. The aroma of cooking 65e9795ef0 rice wafted through the 9eab3b665b kitchen.f9f0a80e19c5fbb6

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My mouth watered instinctively.ea0d7e749b146e27

Carefully, I flipped the fried egg, ensuring the yolk didn’t break, and turned off the gas stove.c2db90ce1e6e0a7c

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The residual heat would finish 6ef21c49ff cooking the egg to a 0a084cabb8 perfect soft consistency.2af17e384d9c2624

Beep, beep!The rice cooker 5f3e180d48 signaled that the e19b0dd664 rice was ready.40aad94baebaf54c

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As expected of an item, cf25a79fe4 the cooking speed was extraordinary.f38999fbb3ab3468

Opening the rice cooker, I 70ebe0d393 was greeted by a steaming 954c6e9b30 pile of glossy white rice.c100080e55e58839

I gently scooped the bb63d2343f steaming rice and placed a618f44da5 it into a properly a9e83588cf sized bowl.f66101a74565e087

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Then, I carefully topped 1a75987063 the rice with the 61a5ad02f3 perfectly fried egg.acf690d5e9334017

To finish, I 4d83408e8a drizzled the savory bdd6be564f soy sauce I 0d09536c4d earned from cleaning e459ccd8f3 the kitchen.18b612d4e8e59438

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It would’ve been even better with sesame oil and kimchi, but this was plenty satisfying.8c67fb6c89777cc2

The reward for the quest 3a6225c32a appeared—sesame oil.26fdb39efda2342c

Yes! ….Wait, why is the quest reward sesame oil?!cee0b014287576e0

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I mean, I need c24c268014 it, but still.fff4bcd9a809190c

Why do you 6f5a2203d8 keep giving unimportant d0190dab62 rewards?3b1f551e8d37ad86

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Clatter.At the sound 3cb18a777f of my complaint, b2fa88bd88 a plate of e09c030344 kimchi suddenly appeared b2068190ba on the table.648b55f29fef5597

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I stopped thinking about it.65285b7006e36253

Right. It’s all good if it’s good.ccc58f57c91e61ca

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I drizzled sesame 21d61b7616 oil in a 0a8ac5d2ce circle over the 95b0bf7907 egg. The distinctive, rich, nutty 1dba2afedc smell of sesame oil 4b26609fc7 spread everywhere.8c7ef442e3058cd2

Ah, I’m so hungry.0912a0e2d06cbf2d

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I used my a7bdebb4de spoon to break c81f358ded into the center b251d96323 of the half-cooked 98ee81303e egg. The golden yolk 3675c086fe oozed out and 0dc26448f8 seeped into the 598ab4775c rice.6cbb09216ae2b007

Before mixing it all together, b4dd31981a I scooped up a generous 010dc4ddb2 spoonful of yolk-laden rice and 3429447e5a topped it with a piece 33de39283b of kimchi.c81d8e0b36385c08

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This was the real reward.b455e89635b8d68c

The first proper meal 41220048c4 that truly felt like 730d234f45 a meal since coming 9b80b85f80 to the subspace dimension.0352f85636624b04

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I put the spoonful into 93a37a8d51 my mouth. Slowly, I chewed, 607782eebd savoring the taste b36818a217 before swallowing.7072dd37f9a026d8

And the thought 734c1a5014 that came to 6b5a433393 mind was whether e9a76e8eaa this was even adeb8d7eda allowed.e67b6b6ed5bcadd7

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It was delicious. Truly.05948404542b4b11

I furrowed my brows as 6de01a7155 I savored the taste. It was so b533ea2886 good that it e6c2aeecb5 was almost infuriating.5fa4f669e663781a

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Maybe it was because it had been so long since I’d eaten like this, or perhaps the ingredients from the pocket dimension were just that exceptional. Either way, it was several times better than usual.73a8a94e8742cb14

The fluffy rice, 46eba3e313 paired with the 77f3fa9fbe mild saltiness of 227c19c5a5 the egg and f0757d3196 soy sauce, blended 75b0b57393 into perfect harmony.8d96d69613f26fdf

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The texture, soft and smooth dac56e792e as it slid down my 0aec139c10 throat, made my eyes widen e86a8c2ab5 instinctively.7ca53849482accc1

I hurriedly mixed 512d7dd718 the rest of 674bf3544c the rice and e70989dca8 egg and finished 2753eff03e the bowl in 49ed77da8e no time.090efec478feb21d

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“Koko!”8c5de4952dd0d38e

Then I jumped up from 2283578f51 my seat, opened the door cfc0578472 and called for Koko. I could see 41c8db8bf4 Koko earnestly pecking 2f5f228ea6 at the ground c76eb524d7 near the house.554d89117d4daacf

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At my call, its 21be459bff eyes wavered.c1941704467628da

“C-Cluck?”7259e683ff968ef9

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Hey. Just give me 5500be3466 one more egg.c531571613d42865

After using Koko’s eggs to make a third bowl of soy sauce egg rice, my cooking skill leveled up.66257f6604d260b9

The skill explanation remained simple.6ed9fe6d79f5fab7

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And finally, dishwashing supplies.399bea35643cc582

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At this rate, they 0bdc4033cc might as well hand cf4b2e17c1 over an entire household ac5b78e406 setup for free.a792355f4e0f4451

Are they suggesting I 460a1d8b7b just settle down here 1f87d68d45 or something…?6a9b2a3d50df02d9

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Whoa. After completely finishing the meal, 624f57b58f another notification popped up.0e64888d34e3eb46

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Surprised, my previously bloated stomach a19a7f9c63 suddenly felt like it had a7eff4c9c9 digested everything instantly.8776e68c76aedabb

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Isn’t this basically cheating?192e67ed4f12cbcd

A skill-level-up buff and 555dfbba5b an immediate increase of d770df1428 5 agility points, just f5d06ccad0 from eating?8a1d815c6240ee92

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In my heart, I dedicated 41081ac609 this joy and glory to d73e349aea Koko.89665792cad8c01c

“Cluck… Cluck-cluck.”6481ace174621608

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From beyond the window, it 4bc34a72ab almost sounded likecluck-cluck was crowing in celebration.d4d3f3b90b93aa4f

But what’s this?f84a703bbf9a648c

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“Why is there light all of a sudden…?”4fa202d331667f3b

My skin began to glow b5eca51a85 faintly.ea7bdd39feafc262

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Could this be purification?!7caae37f0af5bd2e

The light quickly faded, but strangely enough, I felt… lighter. Cleaner. Though I couldn’t quite tell what had changed.f7755a55258b8d33

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And I still didn’t understand what this meant.da44901dbb9a8acc

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A week passed.be6d9fdd5231e4e4

A lot had 2dc3627380 changed during that 31d98de8e1 time.62abb4e277a1992e

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The inside of the 97e75a3122 cabin was much cleaner, 212e62f219 and right outside, Koko 7004e0df4a now had its own 1355c9e85e house. Right next to it, a706a82c8f there was even a 510e247c51 small vegetable garden.7f4f3bef74490eaa

By the river, a bridge 49e3d244a5 had been built, allowing access b000c85053 to the other side.953be69096a67829

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As I walked 4a3cc83d82 farther and farther 0c4808d57d away, the basic e5bb994b2a map transformed into cf8f12c13b an intermediate map, 6d5976f9b1 and regions outside 79ffe176a3 the safe zone 4b22e5bae2 began to appear.001793dc54b2d1b8

However, the map 3c22eb3029 was still filled 845b72cce2 with question marks, 450e1030ce leaving me clueless 9bd5ba5e71 about what lay bfc7dc4903 beyond.0937d0078293c190

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The transparent barrier marking the edge of the safe zone seemed to silently warn me not to cross it…. so I hadn’t dared to venture outside yet.f9a8cf81b94de76b

However, I didn’t plan to stay trapped here forever.7ba8b83307c7d274

I bit into a seed from a dried purple fruit I’d prepared earlier.e82d9b1fa9b3153c

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Crunch, crunch.The seed tasted nutty, almost 2beae02df4 like almonds, spreading a pleasant b0bbacae5b flavor in my mouth. The texture was 15b69ae0df snack-like, making it 87d30ac42d easy to keep c60433a173 eating without getting db3f3c18a6 tired of it.477dfe89c0526572

The single digits—or rather, 1f36531620 stats that barely even 9855db1f42 reached 5—were steadily piling 61fffc9d67 up, thanks to the 0965f2daee act of eating alone.afd4832b09958075

I had managed to rise b490aaa3e2 from FFF-rank to E-rank.396f9b0bc9873471

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Which explained why I’d been so busy stuffing anything and everything into my mouth lately.d915bf76e95ac8a4

Even the grass I picked e12692bb89 while walking by was labeled 77a9e0be7a as medicinal herbs in this 8169a686d3 subspace.e5ff4f80c69efce4

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Some stones, when licked, b38a5e70d3 increased luck. The weeds in the a498b097d5 yard made for excellent 74c3bc872a palate-cleansing tea leaves.3de607b46ffc1fba

None of it f5b7f5d34b was harmful to 42f91d2051 me.978e288afdc41dcf

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All I could d44bba6bee do was hope 901b6e2e7d that by steadily 681d0bfe45 increasing my stats, 0c3542e5da I would eventually 146ffd4467 escape this dungeon 5bcf785062 someday.0fb58f8dc183fe41

It’s just that the dungeon was S-rank…de6c5f99c2f2cd14

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But there was hope.d63c357188647e15

While the only exit was S-rank, fortunately it wasn’t a single-rank dungeon with only the same rank, but rather a complex dungeon with various ranks from F to S.7a4cee2a5ab56b5f

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If I were lucky, 2338407322 I might avoid encountering a1551d1b28 high-ranking monsters.81471c8954f0ec3f

If I were 537718b15a even luckier, I d55c532c79 might run into 4dca35536c some hunters exploring c5f35f8db1 the dungeon and 8e9f35c8cf escape with them.e04beee2fc9997c2

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But the real problem was that, as of now, I hadn’t obtained a single skill that could help me with either defense or offense.c0680f92c9f6e791

Everyone else—no, even 5d4da6263d the colleague who 90a55cc93c sat right next cb8ef00c2a to me at 8937eca4be work—boasted about acquiring 647302b13e flashy combat skills 0a121cdddc while arrogantly throwing 9e87924388 down their resignation 57d7f9a4f6 letters.395f4fa6bfae1d9e

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Meanwhile, the skills I’d gained in the past week were cleaning, gathering, cooking, farming, and so on……6867c95bafea5de5

All of them were 321e327beb only useful for daily 00f47da122 life. Haha.c9a7fc31f24c453a

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Damn, it wasn’t funny at all.d312c3608c3ced48

So, while raising my 2d0903ee5d stats, I had to dc524223c4 somehow acquire another skill—something de982c3a23 useful for fighting or dff4b1fd56 escaping.817fc98776006ebb

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And the only way 90bb68f66a to do that was 61e29d231c relentless training.87cd42d0ef10d7df

A gust of 1cdc714bd5 wind blew from 793e0422e6 afar.661786a6604f9c65

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“Cluck.”053c770e215732d8

I tensed as I 4e68a2d196 turned to look at 19572a3b7d Kkoko. The chicken met my gaze d3986582f8 with a determined expression.103526e96afeabcb

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“Cluck-cluck-COO!”4759c523ba4fba14

With a cry, 33e6fe9586 Koko charged at 87c2c23f50 me. Whoosh, whoosh-whoosh! It was fast.9979a9dd1d0f1848

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I dodged left and right, 47efd7d3b0 flinging my body around to 525e78d3d1 avoid Koko. But I was 3f3979745f soon caught by cbefa27766 its speed.34881fcdb4bebdb0

The chicken took 7227770125 to the air 3eb5407016 and struck my 6cbf3cd31f head.253a96c387f75ac2

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Peck!11533a3148e10500

“Ow!”01675ffe96b7939a

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Peck, peck, peck!Its sharp beak mercilessly targeted the center of my forehead, and I couldn’t help but scream.bc0da6377c8a4315

It really hurt.9026770f91b29691

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“A-again!”1d5ac679147b72e7

I grabbed Koko and 2d9d1e766e flung it far away. Flap-flap! The bird landed lightly bb96d6a260 on the ground.5332a31e3651760b

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Round two.bf1db0a6da6069e5

If you can’t dodge, it’s death. I just died once!cb734cd636300fca

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“Uwaah!”8b55155bcad19db4

“Cluck?”30856e4340f1bd77

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I pretended to charge at Koko, then swerved as it leapt into the air. This time, I wouldn’t get caught.48c8c678725b8c4e

“Huff… huff!”4e0648bd3a52d14f

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I ran for dear life. If I couldn’t even evade a single chicken, how was I supposed to escape the dungeon?!7260b5274e424ef8

Ack! Of all times, why was 7bcda460e4 something trying to come in 9219277611 now?!4522176857a29730

I frantically pressed ‘No’ without even reading the details.79002b80887c3540

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Even though this 9a574dbc27 was a safe 576d839a7b zone, I had 87eb1dc5b0 no desire to 603282b8e9 let a monster 9c1380594f into the subspace.c021383dc4aecbda

“Cluckck!”fca5b9cf41774c30

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Koko’s cry echoed behind me. It was close—too close.10a87826329ad058

Flap-flap! A small shadow flitted past 0d3ef1f160 above my head.ff898b3c05b147d2

I randomly hit “No” to dismiss the system window blocking my view.a6fc2a8e490cff77

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“Hah!”d824ad09415d00b3

“Cluuck!”4182321b7a6d8ae0

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Thud. Koko, which had soared 9884259473 over me, landed in 32a5acd1c0 front of me with 63708761c4 its wings spread wide, 727e0d5df1 blocking my path.e3b0c6d731a3f5b2

I skidded to a stop e63d049e4e just in time.d3bf6f53e668daec

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We stood in 9b3e957ece a tense standoff. Finally, I was able b732cf60f1 to properly read the f09744f7c5 message.4adff94fb30d06b7

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“E… Emperor Centipede?”d0b0cf134a3d280f

Goosebumps broke out 31e8660fa0 all over my 6954b887b6 body.ca6ad6de4eccab1d

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W-what did I just see?3d7f073cb9e89e49

“Cluck!”db5dd0618951eb35

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“Wait! Koko, hold on—urk!”da395cc7d2408fab

Thud! Koko charged into ad22fd4cc8 my solar plexus, b8ac11891c making me lose 16b2abb932 my balance and 6dffa43326 fall backward.bc1745db2c16a514

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What happened next felt like d841f71527 it was in slow motion.e434dfa1c1ec3c96

In front of me 76c34ed2c7 was the system window 42a773d1b7 that would decide whether 9c0b7d5dda the S-rank boss monster f180b98e54 would be allowed entry.950938adee422716

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As my body tilted from d9fca64ea6 the impact, my outstretched hand, f719e60944 which was trying to stop 447f31411e Kkoko, moved toward the selection 16bd094f68 options.918b2bc76e0a472f

It was a split second.38416a452124b721

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The system window followed my eb48227289 falling body as if it bb44507cdc were mocking me.5ee94a6594be70ea

‘Yes’—and the tip of my finger.05509e12627f703f

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I was about c0b9a53fec to touch it.7c0d154e264447fb

Ding! A new message appeared before the S-rank monster’s request.b66768410e32d525

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Tap.My finger made contact.50cddfb6fcd43f66

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Thud!My backside hit the ground. I stared at the message 3aabd7683e in shock.ae3120656702dc19

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I had accepted. And in the most 2f7320f6ac absurd way.f97de8ad22b2d499

I had accepted!31339d576d731a2f

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But it wasn’t the Emperor Centipede. It was an unknown, unidentified entity.2f333960a5017593

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What?! That’s even worse!808ab2993be282ac

“No! Wait, cancel! Cancel it!”bf29216afd6dfb24

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Creak.A door-like white gate opened.40b4052b693a17dc

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And what emerged from it….670712ed6c2f5cfb

Black hair, piercing ce212d2b3e eyes, and dark 0ea23bdcd8 circles etched deeply c27eeef4f0 under them.1f823db9fa4ccf6a

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An appearance so 444df72ef1 worn and drained 972fdf098d that his haggardness 6983260368 overshadowed his good b7e5642e93 looks.dbc6a7f28f6874be

In short…39f6c3b6a974ad87

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It was the Rank #1 dbe507f681 Hunter.9ac19be981f89ffc

Ah…?a27430f0bf531de2

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