R1 Chapter 12

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This was an 4e52354bc1 utterly ridiculous contract.960fc0395864e57c

W-What kind of contract involves cc30471010 staking your life?!68497bba22163d1c

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Fail to fulfill it, and you just die? Even if I were to concede that I could keep the contract, that time limit…899971aa1f45ef45

10 seconds?71a9c7da0f67a9d2

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Baek Hwan must 5bd6cd7e3e have thought I e4bd356fa9 could bring Shin 6b50944bf8 Yeoul here instantly fbbf3b956a with my skill.ad8f8a608123dc4a

But that was impossible.052c03a7c6d2223c

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It wasn’t that kind of skill, to begin with. I could only access the subspace after entering a dungeon!bd910bd7f542203a

“Why? You don’t like it? Well, you’ll have to do it anyway.”d6468594d3dec8b2

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As I hesitated, 1ed8980d1a Baek Hwan pressed c86df95b81 me without delay. Afraid he might apply pressure e110292381 again, I quickly shouted back.bef75313e71ce2c8

“It’s not that!”a7d817f1f440f952

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Ugh, no time to think.882b288b35a99521

I threw myself forward, reaching for Baek Hwan’s pant leg to grab on and plead.8655c602518b4ab6

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Of course, he simply stepped b33dd0385f back before I could grab 78266207ac hold.f3e113c9e2a4c42e

Even so, I begged b10cd54e44 with all my might.da87bdd73e0d7fff

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If he grabbed 1358e9a8bc my hand and 64a20a71e2 forced me to 63938996b9 sign the contract, 51d4ee1a80 I was as 670b5faf68 good as dead.f6d4c6b18eb8f1c1

“Groveling won’t help. Just hurry up and sign.”4c0e24e83863fdac

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“If I do that, I’ll really die!”ecfba606e89ad2fe

“You won’t die if you bring him here.”52110ca9314644bb

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“I will die!”874b50e397db0cda

Baek Hwan’s resolute reply was met with my vehement retort. He tilted his head, seemingly perplexed.2ae572cd4f82789f

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“What’s the problem? You were the one who said you’d bring him right away.”f9eaece697880b43

He looked at me with a6922109e8 a deadpan stare, as if 4c577bc2af I was utterly ridiculous.4a67076288774733

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The feeling was mutual. Saying I’d do it “right away” was just a figure of speech!9f44a74882b474ae

“Ten seconds is way too short! There’s no way I can bring him that quickly!”8a69fff67cf1d95b

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This shameless S-rank jerk.a169756db91e237c

“Dungeon!”9e1b9a8ddf0190d5

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I almost cursed ac8838da3d but restrained myself. For now, I had 7652651848 to butter him up.1e4a49c79dd883b0

“Dungeon? What about the dungeon?”79fe39e1583cf6f0

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“My skill can only be activated inside a dungeon. That’s the condition for using it.”a072450a8dcf62a6

Before he could 07190e5189 show his irritation, 4c9332b0da I hurried to 74eae0d200 explain.6654557724d4a9e9

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“The reason I was staring at the dungeon back at the park was exactly because of that! It wasn’t to run away—it was to retrieve Shin Yeoul!”f992cfeea8f85475

Please, believe me. I poured sincerity into aece9b43c4 my words.452eea1a2c3c45b4

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If possible, I’d gulp down some kind of truth-detection potion to prove my honesty.8a7adf2487578460

“I’m not lying or trying to be clever. Just extend the time limit a little… Then I’ll sign the contract right away!”49ef589ef4c30d1e

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Baek Hwan still looked 81f35c8b68 skeptical, but thankfully, I 6e1453c565 must have seemed a 1f814eb3b5 little pitiful to him.4dd68900605e01a4

With a short sigh, the 864e033b7d terms of the contract changed.a521541e69e6256d

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A crumb of mercy, 3f82dfc2fb if you could even f5217586df call it that.72185b46aabdd497

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“I’ll give you exactly 30 more minutes.”3cb916cc775f493f

Baek Hwan spoke 5c39ce9bf7 as if he 85b1238508 were being generous.eff5542ed3b0c66e

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I nodded enthusiastically, f73c05ced6 grateful for anything 9274151d6e at this point.2e59dd59fdfbe4dd

“There’s a dungeon nearby that I know. We’ll head there.”afdcc2abc27e86d6

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“Yes, yes! That’s perfect!”401543c20f0e9bd6

At least he wasn’t entirely heartless.917de0c3e0f84a26

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I’d expected him to just tell me to figure it out on my own.5a6b82e16182df5d

Relieved, I hurriedly f1b5429896 scribbled my signature 837c242605 onto the contract.8ae255b0911d5569

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The constantly decreasing timer 9e4ce67e05 gnawed at my nerves, b106041a7a but the fact that 578203691c I could finally leave f33bf62792 this place brought a 8468ccad4a faint smile to my 424ea7147d lips.31d19fb4b31a2e62

“Follow me.”0d0e3679152d681f

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“Yes!”ce0fd4ed87652dda

Creak. The door, which I thought I’d never leave, opened under Baek Hwan’s hand.a4f4f5d6371792e5

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Finally, finally—!63f7f93c97bb5e10

I stood to 8837dfc131 follow him, but 76d0dd4967 my haste made 1193c1f06b my legs tangle.f035131bfae34998

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I stumbled.642cb0c0d28c4890

Oh no. I instinctively reached out toward 45ce175e06 Baek Hwan.dc94b032f53b2acb

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But, whoosh—.431f3fe08ffe0ae9

Baek Hwan simply avoided my 09a08aa93b hand as I struggled not 8769ccde15 to fall. Oh come on.e92cd21038a53813

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Wow~ He really doesn’t want me to touch him, huh?e175fd293c5f90f0

Crash!I flailed to regain 203709d935 balance, putting on a 0f765bba31 one-person show, but eventually, 373b851fc1 I fell with an 567e8141a5 even louder thud.123273d127409490

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“Ughh.”93aa9e5158340837

My knee hit 84f2c69a6b squarely on the 56630d5114 ground, and tears 2ad48becf6 pricked at my b7902e073b eyes. Add humiliation to ae4f39fe34 the mix, and d2fdc5f69c my face flushed fdb91d71f2 with heat.2c7083137ff76096

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Of course, my fall 1dd1773354 involved dragging a chair 3207de7460 down with me, making e479410a44 the noise even worse.e1155810f3066582

Ugh, so embarrassing.c9419f036528d016

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“…Hey.”29753a9d9030199f

“Yes?”ee3d58e5ede21c06

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As I wobbled 0a9785396b to my feet, 1e74eb4b5e Baek Hwan hesitated 67fe13ce6c before speaking.f62788ab19a832b8

“Are you really E-rank?”3a10621340c54092

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It seemed only now, 0ca596b11e after seeing me flounder, fa0234c45b that he realized my 2f57f1d00c reflexes were nowhere near db0007a48c S-rank level.0a79c3b220a3b748

“Yes.”a49ee3e315fa725c

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I answered firmly. If there was one thing 3754d4a0b8 I could confidently declare, it f4d9195e23 was my rank.f30ac166a1df4087

If you don’t believe me, bring out a rank-measuring device.9847937d5f21eeb2

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“Yes, I really am E-rank.”d47ec6f21e4ffa3d

“Really?”a3a89572e2de91ca

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“Really.”2436af27638a0dd8

“…..”38ff0d47e3056f14

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It seemed my lousy 2f306cf0f1 stats had finally proven 11af3fcb6b useful.50b356baa1177f4c

My earnest response caused a subtle shift in Baek Hwan’s demeanor. After some thought, he nodded to himself.791937d45a3b3d61

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Though he still 1f61fa8197 seemed a bit 5757090414 doubtful, he was 65b5d9327c starting to accept 63264a13c5 it.7babd88c8ace1803

Thank goodness.9ed979e040ab76de

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He appeared slightly less on edge, and I hoped this meant he wouldn’t be as aggressive moving forward.5eb710d8a5ebd261

If he kept exuding that murderous aura, I wouldn’t just stumble—I’d outright faint.9fbffd12e19644a6

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Not that we’d be together for long anyway.37653c7f8fe64252

With the hope that 86379af1f9 this would all be 61e2a3bcd7 over in 30 minutes, 8cb2020285 I followed Baek Hwan.52c65bcd46675330

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Soon, everything would 6639c136ba return to normal.86f17269c75c555f

Goodbye to these dc8ccefa13 absurd rankers, and 73f01d0fca goodbye to the bc63ca6eeb subspace.b1f48b9e8e4e6f30

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Since the subspace could only be accessed through dungeon connections, I wouldn’t need it anymore.1fcc3d5e04f6a8b0

Selling the items in 0de38e2230 my inventory alone would e48d1256ea pay off my debts 28df2859a8 and let me rent 5ed931b0a1 a decent place. Why would I ever 57537844d4 go back to the 75840509c0 subspace?3b7ca71e971144a5

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No way. Never again. I’m done—2131edaa07c52110

Ka-boom!461ecd47dbc3d389

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I couldn’t finish my thoughts. A deafening roar pierced my ears.b669ee2e9735797f

It was something that truly didn’t make sense—I knew that. But the scene unfolding before my eyes was undeniably real.46ff5b953bf22559

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I stared blankly at the fd898fe097 sight in front of me, ebbce1ecde unable to grasp the reality e541700ca3 of it.cb99ad0fd71ff820

A dungeon.29a6aec5aebe1476

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It was a dungeon.06d7bc418b3e0c2c

In an instant, blue c710913e35 light surged between me 5bd8d1f728 and Baek Hwan. The air shimmered 6505ea86bd unnaturally, and the 8398ffbbae walls trembled from 9e8d3a6b61 the impact.36e551d1f1c07186

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Through the cracks 28c7358f52 of the collapsing ec38b56530 building, a gate eab57aed9b appeared.43c2399b56c2985c

It had reappeared before me.540c9a4790bae8ac

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Without warning. As if inviting me to 313f34c253 enter.708b0e3d2be499ed

My eyes met Baek Hwan’s.52145a5476918fcf

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He furrowed his brow, d351a36dc9 as if annoyed for 309de26e82 giving me a chance.add2c9219c3b036f

At that moment, dfd24c06c3 I realized something 913d18ade4 was gravely, horribly 20387b3d6a wrong.12c7bac1f79b294a

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Baek Hwan reached out d9dd2640d7 toward me.4e79d74f7f6efb4b

It was just before a9e73501bc the dungeon gate completely 5ca3127dfa consumed me. Grabbing the back of my af929b1d93 neck, Baek Hwan threw me 99ed21ee15 further into the room.fef90175320e5a32

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Thud! Thrown roughly to the ground, I couldn’t even scream properly and could only watch the unfolding chaos before me.54b77e053153815f

The items installed in e27c5f2732 the room were breaking 38f7f527f1 from the shock. The once pristine white 46e5bbfc42 walls were gradually turning 3fd5bee43f gray.e4873404f5ede787

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The wind rushed through 4cc23e14ad the cracks of the d538c7c6bf crumbling building.4f66e685bedac785

Through that wind, Baek Hwan 0165802a0e approached.d7a16873e67efb3b

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“An E-rank, of all things.”0cdcc9a0ef45671e

This was on a completely 41dabaab26 different level from before.52a15c9a1b74fbfb

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If he touched 0210b801e6 me now, I 04a0b98704 had no doubt—I f238d99faf would die.a481ca885af5cac5

Rumble. The building shook.e4e782485d1ee610

My vision darkened. Struggling against the 3d821778ed dizziness, I barely fd4a5df5c4 managed to prop 452b5f241a myself up on c50aded966 the floor.ee27bcb8a599b898

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Through my blurred vision, 36d1c26f02 I saw Baek Hwan edb012fb23 standing in front of b477521b47 me.4d99c4923a576bf4

“You can even summon dungeons?”b16a3370f5767959

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Summon?4f445104ed742b87

I didn’t have such an ability.1c43e870ed217627

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Unbelievable as it might sound, 65c1522b08 this was all pure coincidence.404c838598697bb2

I wanted to deny a9bd28074a his words immediately.acb582c25aeda1db

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But I couldn’t even open my mouth.6f4b4c7e7f94f86b

The person before me 47236611bf was like a massive 8fa17d5ec2 tidal wave—a catastrophic force 1ae73c6e83 of nature, bearing down fbf36beb2d on me.a0cda65371fdac9e

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Faced with such devastation, 2933b452ee there was nothing I 5830f05355 could do. All I could do 31f582bb17 was watch.0a3b44bed1e1d62d

And just as I e32849c851 was losing consciousness—8b2261d4103b8c5a

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The skill was triggered immediately.47c3462ae896acd3

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It didn’t matter what I wanted. Everything was at the mercy of the system.9c83eeefbcebf089

A rift tore through the air, and a portal to the subspace opened above Baek Hwan’s head.22566e3739624831

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An unknown force that couldn’t be resisted or blocked. There wasn’t even time to react.fe4a4891258da00c

Even for an S-rank 820f06f0c0 awakened like him.d7a30113b2cf8a7b

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Slurp!0c02b06e01731b20

Baek Hwan was sucked in.6e64585e5c207501

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Quite literally,slurp.a688f5bae88a7455

In the blink of b5dc6ba7bb an eye, the subspace a99efeee18 devoured Baek Hwan, and 44e4f3c659 the portal began to c47b319c7f fade away.7932572d9ee4f4fa

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Gone, without a trace. As if no one had cc2352818c been there in the first a2b87f08bd place.c6060a1b22711428

The half-destroyed room. The dungeon that had 4da481bb07 appeared out of nowhere. Dust was swirling 5fa0256a79 in the air.d5bd98e7382e606e

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No matter how hard a5cab14c44 I looked around, there 5235fe5b3f was nothing else to a8cd3c6c97 see.ae2d83941d9c7c6a

Through the cracked walls of 1b86fec587 the building, only the blue 203bcdcfd9 sky stretched out before me.1e5d44f6e50e93c5

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I was the only one a8dabf08c2 left in this place.d481cc6763138e02

So, uh… what?5b1b9bba94ae1936

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What?!646af8819c4f5838

What the heck?!d68e97917e7f3d55

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Ding! Shortly after, amidst the heavy 7455322c3e silence, a notification sound echoed.cc21d11ee7f51ea2

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I stared blankly e2d33ab301 at the message.b3762334dc6858cd

It said Baek Hwan and 8c923fc354 Shin Yeoul had met.98ad1670f87631d4

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That message could 6e00a00018 only appear if 42f6c98d2c Baek Hwan had 74bd7b8594 been pulled into 000a2c1420 my subspace.9bc58f90c500cd19

Ding!Another message appeared, a642791993 confirming the contract 8808195684 was complete.9a21ab95caa47884

It was an undeniable reality.cceb6861cdd03e88

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Somehow, I had managed to not only kidnap the number one ranker…d77d2c02fc6b25b5

But also the number two a3129bf7d2 ranker.2ed512f4d5e8cf28

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And, of course, the system cd95c10bdb was as cheerful as ever.a0690a74cf117149

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With lifeless eyes, I stared d034e47e2b at the little emoticon that 8ca475c3a3 had appeared.fcbc6fa6364a8f8f

Only one thought edba947b15 crossed my mind.a82c0224939e0b42

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Good grief.ac3810abfa640961

I’m going to lose my mind.251d4654bc419767

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