HSO Chapter 06 – Starlight Falls, Sha-la-la-la~

Chapter 06
Starlight Falls, Sha-la-la-la~fc07ebfa19afda4c

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In an instant, the surging 96d86fab6e hot spring water swallowed me c01be78160 whole like the gaping mouth 8a382825db of a whale.423dcb6d8afbc529

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I had no d47119ce23 time to celebrate 134bb9ea1e my promotion from 0ecb7f91a6 F-rank to E-rank aa06085fa9 before I was e84ff6aee2 dragged underwater.ee24056d18408aad

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I can’t breathe!50de70d5a456a1a3

How unnecessarily considerate to tell me exactly when I’ll die!69dbfba7c4ec2929

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I flailed desperately, trying to a1fcde798e reach the surface.6bb2141bc9e8aef7

Why is my health depleting 7179c0eb90 so fast?4496bdf3d4fdedd1

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At this rate, I’ll die from lack of health before I even drown.19fcf7cb7a4f4948

Fine. I give up.3782ff36e257c96a

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As the sense of 1bacc78d82 resignation settled in, my 3b8a1bd824 body naturally went limp.38ccc23a7e5018a4

Ah…7db9558d36d4d5e4

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So this is how 4f91f3c901 I die?80191feff17dc7f0

I had big plans—using the fortune I’d earn from running a successful hot spring to hire skilled hunters, find my missing parents, and finally create a place where Si-woo and Ji-ho wouldn’t have to live as hunters, constantly risking their lives.b907cd3e1e8196d8

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I thought we could all gather at the hot spring, laughing together like before…846fed80ac0faf58

As soon as the countdown cf0672b67d hit the ten-second mark, my b09fb9cf43 vision blurred.1f570bc7c5ead3a3

Just then, a radiant light e5566179a5 bloomed in the water, illuminating 89acc92f4b everything around me.c69699a7e1df2ba1

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Someone’s hand reached out, pulling me close, and then—warm breath was passed into my mouth.3c299deb18eef70d

Even underwater, his silver a0200fa8f6 hair shimmered mysteriously, his e5c73186e2 long eyelashes casting delicate 30941dc613 shadows over his cold 5146233d2b sapphire eyes.1bc71b96eada57da

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The one breathing air into me was none other than the man known as the Constellation ‘Ruler of the Hot Spring’.73cbf88edf1adf49

I’m… alive…18969e3dfcc850b8

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Holding me in his 31ef676bbb arms, he shot toward a65ee3aceb the surface in an 66d7c5c5ee instant.c0651814fe819a7b

As powerful waves surged around db0e7dc36f him, his sea-colored robe fluttered 602aa7fd0b wildly.a04427b0cfa89de6

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Something felt strange.d0c060f6a44d8245

Why did this seem so 0838c8a3dd familiar?e4e09c6eec6d4b92

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As my blurred vision cf081e8431 made it difficult to c8daa24b73 focus, an old, distant 99a1d15705 memory overlapped with the 1bfc5d4e51 image of the man eb785d987f before me.d8b0685dd78fd6b4

This isn’t the time to be like this…58c99eac9e8212ee

“I was supposed to eat pork cutlet for lunch…”2d44db4ae4a8672c

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“Get a grip, kid.”c059e1f512a82b0c

A low, gentle voice df173f30bd echoed in my ears.d59ba525ded1fe48

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But my eyelids 930960c5c5 felt too heavy 521f2afcfe to lift.8b3ff2156be9de4d

“….Ginseng… chicken soup is good too….”9709a8a490c42748

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My mouth is watering even 693ad89251 at a time like this.c5e7a288944ba2b6

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I’m hungry… and sleepy…8f922a70547edcbe

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I barely ate all day, 94cbec6933 and falling into the water 767cf1b0cd had left my body feeling eaadc2d534 cold.a10793d1d6e0dd2b

“Cold….”bf22899581906eb0

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Instinctively, I burrowed 73305e80b8 into the warm, f82e5a8b53 broad chest that 28bb2d0936 held me.0a24d89f7dd3b260

“You really do everything, don’t you.”ddcd3d93845b88ab

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I felt someone wrapping 523b5e3b33 me in what seemed 8631e73447 like a cloth.e716e545afe46eab

That was the last bbd686cacd thing I remembered before d8ce1978be losing consciousness.825b81dfc87b465b

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The rich aroma of fried food…65b9e51917ceb2a0

That’s definitely pork cutlet!c8699067d7da6951

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Lured by the delicious smell, a0c6e54d42 I slowly opened my eyes.0bbd301df17adadc

“Huh? Where am I?”e9be23ed2b0775ed

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I found myself lying on 39e656529c a futon in what looked a80d235d5c like a guest room, now dea342799f dressed in the outfit Younggye 9c930fc362 had given me earlier.4660045effdb537b

The last thing I remembered was falling into the suddenly erupting hot spring and struggling underwater…3ffb2dd06867ebeb

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Even as an awakened being—though only an E-rank one now—I couldn’t believe my total health was just 30.7025a10811caa82f

Even considering that I was 2572b1ebdb a hot spring owner and b9cfe5251a not a combat hunter, an ebafc97d6b E-rank hunter typically had at 60e21343bf least 1000 health.f4a86ef082e6e956

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This was seriously pathetic.0338ac721e021c53

Might as well check ec43462aae my stats.ab744e5fc20dc8cb

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Maybe I had ad5b4a1200 misread them before.d23b50033ed6ee26

Desperately hoping I had a53587288e made a mistake, I c0c26fa47c opened my status window.c51c99e1f87e4e02

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So my eyes weren’t wrong.bb5e09547cd694bc

Health of 30 39f076ad49 and strength of 182a0a2961 20.af17a52cd270709b

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I let out a 5651101af5 deep sigh at the 07dc4d3d86 despairing numbers and shifted 5fa22f8bed my gaze to the 8c276e70dc hidden skill tab.65bf7c900a3c1df9

…I’ve never heard of hidden skills before.158e4d369d43c755

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And all I can do with the Hot Spring Pass Sales Desk is sell passes, yet it’s EX-grade?8f43579e3e33091f

Since the EX-grade hot 9ea449eddb spring was classified as 9453000e05 a hidden field, it c82b4582f4 seemed that all skills d491d966b8 related to the hot b8bd07c081 spring owner profession were 349a757d93 categorized as hidden skills.360a41c5c841971e

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What’s with this lock?adfae7c97c7e8b59

Curious about its 4dea8314c4 presence, I tapped 7d8b546fcf on the locked b075de65c1 icon.5aa0aaf90d34be9f

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Looking at the locks, 3c5e989117 it seemed there were 56b4cea535 more hidden skills.e5cad1b55a7b08ca

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There’s also a lock on my stats?8b04512015ba8da2

I need the favor 17754c6d52 of the constellations to e64131e9fa unlock it?a83ba00faeda0823

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But how did the progress cb9ad286a8 reach 50%?e96e6319f3085256

I didn’t think any constellations had taken a liking to me.b060bd1111143319

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Oh, except for one.d11ea512527c15db

That constellation was wagging 484b46a7b4 its tail at me.380087a9e7f5c23a

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The first one that came 552ab6b48f to mind was Do You dc0328b873 Believe in Luck?360164ed7690b0e4

Then who’s the other one?7d3f9297cee792e8

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Curious, I pressed the Check f3abf6d211 Progress button, and the favorability a03a5ff14c progress appeared.85ebe653e8f21d91

Well, Yeomra was expected.28194892229fc294

But looking at that name again… Yeomra of the Underworld?71809ee9ca23fc40

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It had the same naming sense as Park Si-woo’s Black Flame Dragon nonsense.ca64b8521802b89e

If he was actually 54e6a80d01 the real Yeomra, fine.306c636d35f5c12e

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If not, he was definitely 9288eb8c29 suffering from a severe case 8f4647dfd1 of chūnibyō.3b257846340b8334

Can a middle 63e93fa9bb schooler even become 8e83f55d1f a constellation?c771ada35a617708

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Wait, do constellations e8f0b785de even have ages?d63e80f5fe85c75b

Since constellations were f889d7450c mysterious beings, there 005412c87d was still a bdc4aae83a lot unknown about 1e62f1b5c8 them.d521faef05ae87f2

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As I entertained these random 6cd3acd56b thoughts, I shifted my focus.4d5648e6ae33a1e8

Huh? Unsu is incomplete?282b9fbfedd7ce35

Then ,who actually likes me?f7d31604fd6ee136

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That guy invited me to tea and wagged his tail like a fox, but…291067cdf45d601a

Turns out he was 996a6bd91e totally different on the 55270df60e inside.641eb9d31c47b89b

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I’ll never trust him again.d62c9c3544baad92

Feeling strangely betrayed, I scoffed 79e4e800c4 and moved to the next e52e5aa763 name on the list.d0fc5ef50e2f48e7

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Immortal Murderer…? I haven’t even had a proper conversation with him.6b5bf516fdb29ee3

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Is this favorability thing accurate?29349a6150e09716

Thinking it might be a 44e374e52f mistake, I closed and reopened 4f8a36b34a the window, but the results db0545cdce were the same.5696c861cf9146e7

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Is the name next to 196594e8dd the title their real name?d546c4906e515f98

Sharenian… I feel like I’ve heard that before…1098bb9edc64c6b7

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Didn’t Yeong-gye mention it once?7f4dc190fd6e170e

But I couldn’t remember exactly what was said.853491384d7b62bc

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Well, if it wasn’t important, I probably would have let it slide.00b65efe008963ea

Deciding to move on, I checked the final constellation’s favorability status.ecaf017a3ed22119

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Seeing the name, I couldn’t help but let out a laugh.2902b45a7f4d55cf

I’d sooner believe that Park Si-woo was a normal person than believe this.fefd2caa2564f5b9

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Just then, I heard footsteps 6c28d56f68 approaching the room, so I 3ef574e512 quickly closed the window.a1ee49b8ddb1ded2

“You’ve come to your senses?”c07abf4a25e68518

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The one who slid b1833434ad open the door was 098e17729d none other than the df5f7a7529 Master of the Hot e274ba1fb9 Spring.33f7edb5f3a5667f

Unlike before, he cff0b97c46 was now dressed bd293e21e6 in a traditional 5eb122810c hanbok similar to 4fbd1eb5ec mine.1574f2209f6243b3

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So, it really aa8aebedb2 is true that c10115b34e a good-looking face 0adf50b461 completes any outfit?1ded36196b68e84e

That deep navy color suits cdd4a48ff4 him well.2ac968fd77d095fa

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The dark shade of his b3e1958731 clothes made his pale complexion e7f03d50a6 stand out even more.41badfb7190e9a6d

No, now’s not the time to admire his looks.a852d66bf1c3a47e

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I snapped back to 364bf119a0 reality after staring at 33a7a344c4 him a bit too efa1a5749c long.2e563ced67bb466b

“As you can see?”537e6ee56857a292

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I raised both hands and 4c42a91644 shrugged.37f618b31823f49f

The man lowered himself 3c505cee00 to sit in front ffa1bf08f7 of me, placing his 776e0ae7fd large hand on my 66707d7559 forehead before pulling away ca82d53726 almost instantly.8c1f8b00208e7c9c

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Did something just pass by?99733b4a795ab7b0

The whole thing happened so 95e59cb516 quickly that I just blinked 5339d410e6 in confusion.33eac14bfb1501ed

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“No fever, it seems.”36521d788c17330d

Muttering to himself, 71ca72142c he then stared ff74433475 at me with f3dac5fd10 an icy gaze.d5e7b8a2f461329a

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His piercing eyes were 84844db128 so sharp that they 996aaa98da almost felt physically painful.55ad7bf4146e9ea5

“Why are you looking at me like that? If you’ve got a problem, just say it.”9230f774933c5a98

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“You…”9d6f44cd80b6c236

His cool-toned lips parted slightly.edc4ffaeea56fbc5

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“Have we met before?”e091d1c9060d5fa8

“I just awakened today?”89c1804ea4664570

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“That’s true.”6059bb597b11bba2

He seemed just as 29eb17c93e baffled as I was, fda5b763d5 his expression full of 8a39df9ff3 doubt.2f42d83d84e3397c

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What kind of question cb67ef703b was that?c756c3ec0e23d37c

Then, the window 77e0bc9963 I had just c445837b32 seen flashed through ce1d8606df my mind.dca2afd31c724136

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“…Are you a tsundere by any chance?”f683df4aecb59466

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“What is a tsundere?”fda6059ae47167bd

Hae-ryeong’s eyes filled with curiosity.40cdb6f22416a19c

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“Well… You know, when someone acts indifferent but actually cares deep down? Like how you’re cold to me, but in reality, you’re interested in me?”264153e5986cec7c

I just wanted d6537674db to confirm what 359f1f52f7 was on my 3f5ee21636 status window.9ae00b40636b63e4

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But the moment our eyes 310f3595ad met—08237d5c629a9b40

The countless profanities hidden 7a975c55ab behind the stars rained aab0253731 down on me.8a91279f99e5444a

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