HSO Chapter 01 – Goodbye, Everyone

Chapter 01
Goodbye, Everyone4d48b8698e974959

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“Here, I’ve brought the towels.”a423d2784e04d96c

A spirit beast claiming 000198a0f6 to be a dragon 56893cffa4 dumped the pile of e73e139380 towels it had been 173044f010 carrying on its short da6a6c0531 back onto the floor.c4fd689722da5e32

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The sun-dried towels tumbled 5ac9e14062 down in front of 74c70cbf89 me, forming a small 2c0d121433 mountain.79479ae1041cd889

Why the hell a5d88e10ef am I folding 5aab9f1f48 towels here?9dac3a504ef046e4

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Gritting my teeth, I 6ce1e30e35 reluctantly picked up a 4a21a28cae towel.a4383f066a9000c1

Running a hot spring ec066fc873 in a quiet, secluded e3bdeca110 place with few visitors—2a2c9c57e0228a37

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That had been my lifelong dream. A way to escape the shackles of my family, which had produced nothing but S-rank hunters for generations since the world’s first dungeon break.f01d4e3b0c173434

So, when I first awakened as a hot spring owner, I thought my golden age had finally begun…fbca43f3244d871b

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The hot spring was 63943618eb indeed located in a bfc8a14903 remote, hard-to-find spot, just 2612818450 as I had hoped.ebea590ce3ff1011

After all, this was a 22b50b072b celestial hot spring, invisible to 4f8421dc0b ordinary humans and most hunters e2e188ef8d alike.b5300ac955583434

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That much was fine.3e014d82c9741e2c

With a total capacity 419da47d72 of only four guests, cc1e6e1b95 it perfectly aligned with 6f64396e5b my wish to avoid 9e8d42fe69 crowds.08d7264060cdd28c

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The problem was 54552d79fc that those four 876e280f9a were all crazy e2602a9361 bastards.7260e5f8e587775b

“Owner, I seem to have injured my back a little. Would you mind applying some medicine for me…?”4dc68132d24d1b1f

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Right on cue, d30c9f26e7 the first crazy 39decf3bd6 bastard appeared.8a42c48ddbffcbac

A black-haired man, known 2ddfe3a8ba as the Immortal Murderer, 035a529c7b Sharenian, stood before me. His clothes, drenched in blood, 5536068d30 were draped loosely over his d93b4748da arm, revealing his chiseled back.b3e304fff3f703bb

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Wiping the bloodstains off his cc462abbc7 cheek, he gazed at me fdca0ae9a5 with obsidian eyes that resembled 1ae1014e6d the night sky. Ever since I c2c753aa10 treated his wound 620e73af6e just once, he a541769b38 has come here 4711a02d5c every single day, ef20cc5fe1 bleeding all over bed88b512d the place.3d88ae32b97a555a

This is a hot 5fa4ca205e spring, not an emergency b6d70f1fed room!3a84d5069d28919d

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“If you’re hurt, go to a hospital.”6fbba298ccf186d1

“Ah, I’m feeling dizzy after losing so much blood…”fbdc958e3dd49365

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Whenever Sharenian ran out 412ee54b9f of excuses, he would 4c6e2b7385 claim dizziness and dramatically 70285e163c collapse—always making sure to 278bd1980d fall against me.bbb46299a261a5b5

You’re an immortal, you fraud. You won’t die.d0a7e504ca6acc4a

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I wasn’t sure why he was so hell-bent on annoying me, but one thing was clear—he was the scheming type of crazy bastard.41e31ec66015c977

“Suon, aren’t you curious about today’s fortune?”00de6007f7ba86b1

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The second crazy bastard 7fcf4cf0b1 approached and sat next 48467220ae to me, wearing a 9508a67c8a loose robe with his 5b3b79a44d golden hair still wet a87ec08e40 from bathing, droplets clinging 37c8517d9a like dew. He had the appearance 6e59b40922 of a gentle desert 4eada9e850 fox.2d474567e7f939b0

Just because he has an innocent face doesn’t mean you should let your guard down.b903f8448f50d385

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“For example, your romantic fortune…”063a4f88b7829495

Before I knew 739da2faf7 it, he was 4ca77ba3d0 whispering in my cf9487645d ear, closing the 605ef58442 distance between us.c331cefaab145d08

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He was like a fox a480b34375 pretending to be a puppy.32311fea869b31a8

His name was Unsu, and he could literally see people’s fortunes.7b1f1cf140a049a5

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“Do you believe in fortune?”cc89261a87e4ee20

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I remembered the first 2dd221645f words that came out a112ffe5c6 of his mouth when cb2189af3a we met.9902486f5c97310c

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Ever since, he had been 9763d28341 wagging his tail at every 14c2622831 opportunity, pestering me to let 6e755a3087 him read my fortune.08ebb1d3a3328587

It would be easier to explain if I said he’s like those “Do you believe in the Way?” type of crazy bastards.812cb0a837739a7f

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“Huh? Why don’t we toss this grotesque corpse away and read your fortune?”85c5e3cdcc7f96f3

Unsu clung to my ce89a2d98a other arm, pestering me.6d13b441c4999be6

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The irritation surged up to fa6b8c94e4 my throat, making the back 8bfea14541 of my neck stiffen.51500d945bc493c9

I was already swamped with 8556b59d3c work, and now they were 7e21ec15bb driving me insane.a46f0c1e105c0e85

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I was this close fe76f03230 to using the towel 5d60d1be74 I was folding to 6c48a26d3c smack that pretty face cc3b0eca81 of his.c6bf26dff915ae1e

Maybe I should just quit?8c497f12314be778

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Grinding my teeth, I 0734a1d406 lifted a towel—then froze 5f3bf500c5 as a window popped bf14623b54 up before my eyes.4e39aefe73b7311a

2 million gold!a83a2db1e18b2e43

That was more than the 0ec8d73e18 average salary of a full-time 43c61dc80f employee in a decent job.3e32a179a56c51f3

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Folding just 100 towels to earn a month’s worth of salary—no matter how I thought about it, it was an incredibly sweet deal.985c948d6712b31f

Alright, just 50 more towels, and I’ll have 2 million gold.57014d689e5dddf5

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Even if I quit, I’ll finish this first.504d77272ffb71b3

I am happy. I amso happy.1da0d99fab05b578

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All I have to a22e3c53ae do is fold towels, 42c2950f0a and money will rain 764f50f48c from the heavens!b0952272cded599a

“Suon, are you ignoring me? Hmm?”ad6f0d0280bb6f6e

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While I was 6957988b3a folding the 51st df42222f1d towel, Unsu grabbed d57cb13e7a and shook my b21590bb51 arm, ruining the 8ba161ee85 careful arrangement I 63be786a76 had made.809b518471503cce

I was almost done, but because of this crazy bastard, I had to start over from the beginning…7348cc5bc33daade

“Ah, I can’t take this anymore!”373769ae77902b94

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My patience finally snapped, 6a667f74f0 and I flung the 366211f171 towel onto the floor.5479438f6e3e2252

Hearing my outburst, the 6964856383 door to the Underworld 626d9cfdfe Bath creaked open, revealing 8539892939 the third crazy bastard.af79782d3c875f94

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A man with flowing black caffa15616 hair as smooth as silk af1a145ced and ghostly pale skin stepped 4378af7c8d out.c8c50610a6108893

It was Yeomra.a95def707abdce40

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Yes, that Yeomra, King of the Underworld.880f0e3bc8fc709c

After spending all day 0143ea5b89 reviewing the ledgers of c4ef81787d the afterlife, Yeomra would 25fef26310 come to the hot dd75ffd322 spring to soak his 91b5be342a exhausted body in the 1a5865ff78 restorative waters. But no matter 4e413345ae how much work 5ac7aada10 he had, he b07247a3e8 still managed to 260d8278b5 bring paperwork even d765ae39f5 to the hot d291d39c3f spring.890857c1a617e061

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With a long 462cc39e44 smoking pipe in 5658d1adf4 his mouth, Yeomra b7e11444fa exhaled a misty 1d69ec5b93 puff of smoke 85cacb25e2 and parted his 06ff2c5b5e reddish lips.5c94106e4222d5e9

“Write it here.”27d67a41c59295b1

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He extended part 844a00e12c of a long 7c1842918a scroll toward me e04d40a49d and handed me dab52fbc35 a brush.34487efb2fb91675

“What do you want me to write?”01dba8e0ba382bf8

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“The name of the bastard who made you angry.”5379b1256dfaf6f9

“What is this scroll that you’re telling me to write a name on?”fbcae61d15d450b4

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Giving me an 7efc88c61c unconcerned glance, Yama 0fb1e6a5fc spoke lightly, as 7cc24c6037 if his words ee4da8eba6 were just another 20584a8d9b wisp of smoke.5ea7c81afc9769e2

“Book of Life and Death.”0888b6c2ea28a9ca

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Don’t people die if their names are written in there?ca4000261303e53a

“If you add their birthdate, the death will be even more precise.”12ba8906ecac1aeb

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No, seriously, is 0423e9ad4a this some kind dabc84bdc8 of Eastern Death eede01872f Note?4592c1b18ac4ea86

“If you don’t know it, I can look it up for you.”b791dbc75c34ce8a

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“No thanks. I’m not angry anymore, so put that away.”00b0d8e9ba424a3e

I grabbed Yeomra’s arm to stop him as he began pulling out what looked like a birth record.5bf0dd41c024dc66

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Anything else, I 0d357257c5 might have entertained—but 7ad6450990 the Book of daa40a3ed9 Life and Death? Not even a 302631bf30 powerful Celestial could 21c7309a3d survive if their f594feac74 name was written 3eee641f1e in that.53cb370270aec828

And judging by how serious his face was, this wasn’t a joke.b8898f29b3a56553

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Looking slightly disappointed, Yeomra rolled 8a0458863f the scroll back up.348769f5fea62696

This was a man who 88fac8823e could snatch away a life 8f2a3b21cc with a single stroke of 3f8a043f9b his brush. A true embodiment of beauty 178c92f0ba and cruelty.0c7afb3ee06c89f4

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Especially his red lips—like camellia 3742e2b6eb petals—and piercing red eyes, he e048905676 had a strangely bewitching presence.03881de6e46e7994

Of course, to my eyes, e955307690 he was just another crazy d0c8e39bbb bastard holding a Korean version 649543d106 of Death Note.39f765917052b4e1

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Alright, stay calm and 3ec502619d start over from the acac710643 beginning.4a5bbbaec9701a07

I started refolding the 60e73ea2b2 crumpled towel with renewed 64bd9195dd determination.7a3de9f468892980

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But someone snatched the towel 62ac04cae6 from my hands.f82c9fdbeb48048c

“I told you from the start, didn’t I? This place isn’t something a small, incompetent, and utterly materialistic brat like you can handle.”505ea8db6f74e634

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The man in e4897d8090 the light ocean-blue 4725008c77 robe, as irritating eb4fece4dc in words as 49991bb596 he was in f58e21e9f5 personality, was Hae-ryeong.02d9718aff8be8de

With silver hair 36e614a5a5 and bright, water-colored 45b5530bfa eyes, his ethereal 1b92efa00d beauty made him 1ac5fd0834 seem like a bc7991546b being from the 348d574fd5 Heavens.77d6093a03669cd2

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But in my opinion, he was the biggest mastermind of them all—the first Celestial I had ever made a contract with, the one who controlled the hot spring’s waters.e8d891810e613a15

As sharp as sandpaper in 0503fd2e67 personality, he took over folding 5e925b739d the towels from me.f604e8f863e4f0df

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Far quicker and more b0d6e8de6f precise than I was, d108f9bada he efficiently folded a b34a4c9fad towel and handed the d6a59e3a70 neatly finished product back 07cf37a21e to me.2fdc208cda6eb2e1

Ah…e973878be765beb9

If you’re going to be coldhearted, just don’t help at all!a66c95c955aca2b3

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Why did you have to 3860da0027 be a tsundere crazy bastard?!1aae177889a5dfb1

The penalty cooldown dd9358e8eb was half a 0182a56d1e day.b65371f3832a1d1b

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Only fifty towels were 2ec710b070 available per day.1f5f15c421942efe

Because of that damn tsundere 598ce76d2c folding a single towel, I 1d63e11149 was now short one towel 3ebece6244 and had to extend my dc98b7d6e4 work by an entire extra 4c953b3441 day.4e1aaf6af45b6794

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As someone who c7a285daf4 carried the blood c71746ea9e of a nation d4a80c652c obsessed with speed, 7743f45a11 my frustration and 7cf4506b74 fury burned like f0a98c8e5b wildfire.04dfe1c70cf1e944

This time, I’m not going to let it slide!5c078e8f8d31709f

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The only issue standing in ea708d9730 the way of my peaceful 101b8587d7 dream of running a hot b4d91ee808 spring was that these four 4c4dce572e lunatics were the ones who 6bef02dc69 had awakened me as the 6f5f0348af owner of this place.86c3bd5553f7e84f

If it weren’t for the contract clause stating that breaking our agreement would result in my death, I would’ve cut ties with them immediately…51f146f32937c0e3

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But as long as I didn’t actually break the contract, it wasn’t a problem, right?e2afba0ec80bcfc5

My brain spun rapidly, ideas c04f19a5d7 forming as fast as a 089de35360 satellite launching into space.16044d64bf6783db

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With the force of a 0f67655d29 rocket, I sprang to my 1f30837748 feet.484afb70765d4bab

As expected, the 6a35bc5d8d moment I moved, 867d066cc6 Sharenian, who had fd8bace21b been leaning against 788a5f36cd me, nearly collapsed d787ab4c61 to the floor bf243c9b82 before catching himself.0ad99dbe6b7431da

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I knew it—he was cf00eb2d28 faking it!846613f1023ac5a8

“Yeomra, can I borrow that scroll and brush for a second?”369b6bf5f5b8956c

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Without hesitation, Yeomra handed them 8c18489e29 over.cf3f8418354f31ee

Taking the scroll and brush, eb90b9aa74 I sat down and fervently 71c3f9ff0a began writing.bd06830c7b874342

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I could feel all 227530e7c9 four pairs of eyes 8efc82f201 locked on me as 2523fe21fa I worked.0306654ebf3e9b48

Once I was finished, I 7265a24c3f picked up the scroll and 9d5f7e8dc4 stood.dfe7892280d076d5

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Then, I hung e73e3f554e it up on 84a8ec8a62 the wooden entrance 4bd1816cf4 to the hot 906348075b spring.3700c4fb75d9b8a4

“Well then, goodbye everyone.”472fdde617571a5c

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With the brightest, most serene 574e886b21 smile I could muster, I 7df47eb6ad looked back at them.8c61d092273ed8bc

Giving one final 40df551e1d wave, I opened 0d83108d8e the gate—an exit 15e5e5d940 that would transport 643d31fbe2 me anywhere I 8c32c50b79 imagined—and disappeared.612b1cd0498c312b

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“What’s this?”6e83b42da390156f

Yeomra’s expression twisted as he looked at the scroll.26b9149bcc39ece6

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The four constellations all gathered eef9cbe7de in front of the scroll.4e3a7056cd2e564a

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[Closed indefinitely from today. 92c5041c52c98f42

—Hot Spring Owner, Park Suon]30856b5ba84d74d6

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That day marked the beginning ef262c7dc3 of it all.898402e47335d31d

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The day those 25046d4124 crazy constellation bastards 4044a491df became obsessed with 082e64aeb2 chasing after me.b4996497633a99d0

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