R1 Chapter 11

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Somewhere inside Baek Hwan’s <Guardian> Guild building.171799e314b004e8

That’s where I was.d206955fe01ee6d5

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“Don’t even think about trying anything stupid.”6e3dbca7d4ed83f4

Baek Hwan warned me sternly.39393270f279e7e1

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Was he saying 80f1a6fc9a that if I 9f5092c341 tried to run, 0ab218ab54 the hunters would 1b7d60601d catch me right e2a123f1ef away?d040cc5f63515c3c

But that didn’t matter to me at all right now. The location was meaningless, and his words barely registered in my head.06cb09b78358da7d

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Thrown into a completely f4948e17d8 different environment, I could 357a93ffbf only blink in confusion.150a60d70d239184

Where had the 30a0782e7b park I was 34ff3e4369 in just moments aca360bff1 ago disappeared to? All I could see 6b591dd569 was this room with 1223461119 stark white walls and 8d61e1ed08 floors.f30d1d2c47dd9d22

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There was nothing here except 050dd16097 a chair and a desk.0e58816340daf24f

Just me and Baek Hwan.f7c03d10cee59ab0

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Or rather, just me.9a3f38044076e5c8

Because what had been my bd01910a00 last hope, my fastest means d81ab048fe to resolve all of this—the c45bec4fee dungeon gate that had appeared 35ab7ab756 in front of me by 9b81b2884c some miracle—20ecaeab5c93f8e3

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Was gone.7ae300ed66414590

Vanished before my eyes.b99c10eba399eaf1

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“W-what is this?”f10360a764c19cf1

In an instant, I da1b885ffa felt like a raccoon 3b29cb7206 washed clean of its 173e8e3f66 cotton candy.94be5b0d0756bb7b

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“Why, why would you suddenly teleport us?!”1a8c96be85f414bd

My voice rose involuntarily. In my panic, 44a78be0d2 I momentarily forgot 1ef976b848 the oppressive aura 80ab96a9d9 I felt earlier 8a00794b12 and fearlessly confronted 7e2c6cf4a8 an S-rank.64157828d786f43a

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“I don’t have time for this, what do you expect me to do now?!”c0e7eb387e71627b

This insane angel. Couldn’t he at least listen to people properly before dragging them off somewhere?1056d9bd15057460

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Honestly, I was kind f7a35ebeb7 of losing it. I clutched my head in e51b910a35 frustration.d6601909ff6365b7

Finally free from the subspace, I woke up only to find myself accused of imprisoning the Rank 1 hunter. Then, as if that wasn’t enough, a dungeon break happened.619b08794db6af93

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Just as I was eafcc02741 about to resolve it, 182006ac16 I got interrupted.81e61ceb709ff9c0

How rare is it 24622f7528 for a dungeon to f80dbe7fc1 appear like that?!0e23158a0afe3624

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“Why? Are you panicking because your skill isn’t working?”670b009ca2d68a5f

“Excuse me?”86ecb1a19e36f5be

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What was this about my 325bc0179d skill now?a10eb13ae151372d

As I floundered, trying to f1bcd3dcac process his words, Baek Hwan 47c2e3f0b8 dropped an even more ridiculous 06ad4195e0 statement.b0824911bdfd9845

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And he said 69f54addb3 it with the c45fa79ef4 utmost seriousness.111dd9a061b87802

“No matter how strong you are—”867f2d7672ac81b0

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I’m sorry, what?6d0b967716d9bebf

Was he serious? I stared blankly at Baek Hwan, trying to gauge his expression. He didn’t seem to be joking at all.f115e487683bf118

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“You can’t do anything in this place.”0444e9189f97ceb2

I’ve never been able to do anything anyway, though.89ce3415b3fa951f

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“No matter how strong an S-rank is, their power is sealed in this room.”9c36fac67532ce04

I’m an E-rank, though.326a15be968fb2e7

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“Except for me, of course, since I own the item.”9ea5219a10ed3e6e

Baek Hwan smirked with satisfaction.909086cbfc1022e1

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But despite the smile fb6a440877 curling his lips, his 759c2b758a eyes were anything but 59152c7114 warm. They were cold, calculating.1b6d4fe65ba29bbb

I froze instinctively.aa46fde04378d4cf

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“Now, shall we have a little chat?”ae09fd4e947af97a

Cold sweat trickled down e30e55e695 my forehead.9ebd4038dbf3177b

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I didn’t know what led him to this conclusion, but it was clear that Baek Hwan saw me as a dangerous individual.5659dc46bb5b6a94

Someone with immense power.4caf7201b9332f80

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People say rankers are all 7cf95bb709 arrogant and self-centered. Today, I might 2714e10223 be experiencing that 12c4449936 firsthand.a9ef2c95031ea38e

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Baek Hwan sat with his ece3dd0f9e legs crossed in the chair, 4f919b4999 while I knelt on the dbba9d92e1 floor beneath him.73f0fd9542e8464d

And now, a sudden interrogation. Could this situation be any 02ce02bd8a more humiliating?882331bd61a171fe

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But I had no choice.ec7d0fe4948ceb03

No one could stand their ground against an S-rank. And I, a newly awakened chick of an E-rank hunter, certainly couldn’t.89b2b6fb06469452

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The worst part? He didn’t seem to realize that at all. I was losing my mind.66d50c5a84234eab

“It’s really a misunderstanding!”8165c864e41cbe0e

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I shouted desperately, knowing I couldn’t delay explaining any longer.05afd6780eaaac57

“What exactly is the misunderstanding?”f9a5842e6bb8cb54

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“Everything! First of all, I’m not strong! I’m just a useless little E-rank!”5f2e8ec0bc13678a

The most urgent 35f76c0029 thing was clearing 0b15df0242 up this misconception 5217d6f8dc about my abilities. I had to emphasize 5af82eda8a how weak I really 9e81a79b22 was.35843926ef3e05c5

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I wanted no part of 744f57e1cc any more oppressive intimidation.051537d3dbb423bb

“Then how did you defeat the slime that came out during the dungeon break?”a05ae0949d418637

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“That, uh… it was just the way my skill works….!”7c3fd294a113efe1

The problem was that no matter how much I tried to assert my harmlessness, he clearly wasn’t buying it.1e16e4ec6ce99b54

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Baek Hwan scoffed, blowing air through his nose as if he couldn’t believe me.c1076266bbeef627

“Ha. So you’re telling me an E-rank stopped the second phase? And an S-rank monster at that?”0c55335c65ce7910

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The countless monsters. The spatial gate that appeared 99c60faede in the sky.244ff388773e56fa

That skill of mine that 1032aa6e89 swallowed up all the slimes 7ae846742f at once—it really was absurdly 95e3315b82 overpowered, even I thought so.b0fc7abd681c495b

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For someone like a17f1ea883 me, an E-rank, 302243154b to use a e04373f2bf skill like that?9f8208b4282f6177

But I didn’t use it to be misunderstood like this!925518a20ab7ab27

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“So, Shin Yeoul is in there too, right?”cd9ef9bb9688d736

Baek Hwan asked coldly, d6cb8bfca6 cutting straight to the a05de00487 point.cfad522ffab9e1c1

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“Excuse me?”adcb5a741e89b0ab

His tone left no room for doubt. It was as though he’d already pieced everything together after seeing my skill.861feef223246d31

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“In the gate that swallowed up all the slimes. Shin Yeoul is in there, isn’t he?”ea806f4054cf1117

Baek Hwan’s words hit the mark, and my eyes wavered.5dd3f0f86edbc217

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Uh… He was probably right.39596d4b8d9575a9

That is, if my slurpskill had properly connected to 28bdee7aa9 the subspace.fe11ed2824f246a7

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Did he really know everything? But how? I had only 87f0902542 just escaped from 3e9eb08d0e the subspace!051baab03b7f19c6

How did he 9a8508a6e3 figure it out 5a5bf54b78 so quickly?ffc5cd82589230bf

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“Don’t give me that look like you’re wondering how I knew.”b5836990a7d40973

At my reaction, Baek Hwan 84c5fe02be furrowed his brow in irritation 68ba4e0c14 and suddenly pulled out his 8b3b4e1398 phone, holding it up for 396e883a86 me to see.4bdcd4b44074ec1b

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“You were the one who wrote it on the form first.”0784f913e5d11dcb

Displayed on the screen was the Dungeon Administration Department’s survey I had filled out just minutes ago.128ef401daeaefc4

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With my answers written 90d22b7165 on it.2e51901c57017ea0

H-how did he get add97bc300 his hands on that?!a13f38b306600bd6

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My personal information had 52a07da4b0 been exposed in the ff1a1eed27 blink of an eye. The kind of information 75e64bd524 access this man had d5aec7ef7c was unimaginable for an fd2e076c0d ordinary citizen like me.80c5a6ba31909a34

“The Giant Centipede’s Nest, S-rank.”e662e1b0f1088daf

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That was the name d0a2b58890 of the dungeon I 9e9f3c21cb had hastily written down, be28741626 driven by the urgency c42b46eb9e of needing to enter 2a3fddc109 the subspace immediately.ee4f2743b8b0699a

I hadn’t expected those words to come out of Baek Hwan’s mouth.b3692fdf439c9cfd

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“That’s where Shin Yeoul headed last. And I’m the only one who knew that.”95c666f6a4ab3772

Baek Hwan stroked his 115299d6de chin, pretending to think, 912112f1dc tapping his fingers rhythmically.2f8bdfc44308a17e

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“But you were there too? How exactly should I interpret this situation?”11c93b27194728c2

Baek Hwan’s words ended with a question, but it wasn’t really a question.e8e6d97270b1cd76

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It was confirmation.c7e3ecdc6b4d89e2

He was absolutely convinced that 6a187e529b I had done something to 65c724ad8d Shin Yeoul.c26d630283387c85

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And, well… he wasn’t entirely wrong.dde3f9fcf24cf87c

I hadtrapped him, technically.608d8ac0875ca911

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But it wasn’t with bad intentions! It was more of an accident, really.c39e69322b200678

This was driving me crazy.bcb3f9f32d4edd06

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It was as if I’d been caught red-handed. From Baek Hwan’s perspective, I might as well have been a kidnapper.5cdc8135986edf1c

“You’d better talk. And talk well.”6143d5aadceb8582

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Baek Hwan leaned in close, a777b31824 locking eyes with me.840460979be26c6e

“If you don’t want to die.”d16bde0d4f57d508

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The sharp warning cut ad8b993a33 straight to my core.7ab5572b9df0e189

I had no dd54659256 time to make d4a4c7abc0 excuses.5f60c896bcedf59a

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From the start, he wasn’t interested in hearing me out—he just wanted to crush me, leaving no room for resistance.4708903e1f994456

A system message 2101130792 popped up, and 61af9c3a7b I felt the f7dc89671e air leave my 37eb680a47 lungs.357ba0e543154880

Compared to an S-rank, an 535d4b4bd0 E-rank was practically just a 57fdb75357 regular person. What might seem c884cf37de like a minor d93b76d7f8 threat to him 8bc2897164 was overwhelming to 2c8419310a me.a968bc0a6bac0abc

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“Gasp!”e43a630ecda6e616

It was raw, unfiltered intimidation. Tears streamed down my face af1f690eae as my instincts screamed in bb338402fa fear.e120bf6330f2187f

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It felt like 42e3338a57 I was about f9acdde77e to be devoured.11fdca368c2ffec4

Like prey standing 90b26f53a2 before a predator, 7ee17303c3 seconds away from a61a8b7f9c death, my whole 0d2cc3534c body trembled uncontrollably.bd0f8589ed6cd323

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“W-wait! Right now!”bd5e177dad12fbc6

I couldn’t hold out any longer and collapsed flat on the floor.98eecb4ae9bd15ba

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“I’ll bring him out right away! Please!”d2805f213e65548c

I didn’t care about pride or fairness—I just needed to beg.c7aeb6b3616244f6

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“Please spare me!”638a520839d7572e

My head was spinning. I had really been on 001cd229c8 the verge of fainting.f2c5f1618b048042

As the weight lifted, c4b75e9d61 I let out a 3cdd57f628 shaky breath, pressing my dbbe46f9b6 palms to the floor f045a45a23 to steady myself before c49e35996a slowly lifting my head.e5d8d86fc551a13a

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“…just this much?”c5a83be3c1b23af3

I heard Baek Hwan mutter 6758f595fd to himself.940c34bf7c2c6b8a

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His expression was one of 33a23fce8e faint disbelief, as if momentarily 8abfd8b67b surprised by something unexpected.8d39d46cf56ddaf7

It was almost a43078084a like he had 1a9adce899 underestimated the situation 92884facdf and made a cda51c608c mistake.e970c26a630a3341

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But the moment passed quickly.5cb805ce5a09c421

“Well… fine. Sign the contract first.”c8455bc85e698d38

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Baek Hwan recovered 6f34e694a5 his composure, snapping f7b753735c his fingers.7ca8e515cc5a3cef

“Press it.”fd87312b722a442c

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A system window 3773a9f461 appeared in front 18de305a5b of me, likely 797f2c41dc triggered by some daecd845c6 item he had 939b2892ee used. With trembling fingers, I 0b7f2069dd accepted the prompt.0121588b042833f9

A golden piece cf2400ca36 of paper floated 2e62ce9512 in midair.504e45b787af9a78

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“This is…”d0b8837ccb4b6479

It was an Oath Scroll—an item quite well-known, even among ordinary people.325090a56bad3d8b

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A paper glowing with golden light. It was the second most famous thing after the saying “Never co-sign for anyone.”f2d491d9f77869e1

Was this what he was 332ae151d6 aiming for from the beginning?96543b9e20121aae

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The thought crossed my mind. It seemed like he didn’t care what I said from the start.ccfc1af7dcca2428

What he wanted was simple. To bring Shin Yeoul out eaf31465ca of the subspace.8ac0b812db8ac645

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“Once you sign, I’ll lift the restriction on your skill use.”5b6f011df42cc16f

Whether it was 6a678c6427 the contract being b40578b41d offered or the 758bc327d3 fact that I 2e0766d4bc was still gasping beaf2f571d for air, his 17a05f901a tone was noticeably 60bbf10972 softer than before.61d90b9fb5021547

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“Hurry up and sign it.”5ced9031059087ca

By the time I came be03b36a41 to my senses, a long 1345e0b697 quill pen was in my 77349c7275 hand. According to his words, all b9499dc9c9 I had to do was cc636268a5 reach out and sign.039eca472ec6d985

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I gripped the quill tightly.9ff2219cb63428af

I was going 4c7fdc9090 to bring Shin 1cfff62580 Yeoul out anyway.57ae28ff4882b42e

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There was no reason I couldn’t fulfill the contract. All I wanted was for this situation to end quickly.ee020c593597e2f6

But as I read the contract’s terms, my hand faltered.5ef15ef7f8b11dde

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A condition I couldn’t ignore.d5cb28e2888ddef4

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Another condition that left 0232241be7 me speechless.cd6818eaec9f06fa

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What did he think 31655d4e34 I was, some kind 7353426387 of magic trick that a3ed7da70f could pull this off 6a03bdb928 with a snap?02a6077e4d75703b

Frustrated, I squeezed my 0945ab8e48 eyes shut.ce274a7e774b064e

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Um… Baek Hwan-ssi?79891ec6bf9a38d9

Couldn’t you please spare my life?9c9d0e2952415f3d

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