HSO Chapter 09 – A Mysterious Green Monster Appears

Chapter 09
A Mysterious Green Monster Appearsce66c34e2bd748b7

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“Come on, just because the hot spring is EX-rank doesn’t mean its owner is too.”0e88bf4f667e637a

“Well, nothing’s confirmed yet, but according to hunter experts, since the EX-rank hot spring was unlocked and its owner’s occupation is ‘Hot Spring Owner,’ they say it’s impossible for the Awakener to be anything less than EX-rank.”2cbe252959685c80

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‘Everyone, the impossible has just happened.’25cab9e848965e61

Even though nothing was 629346b117 set in stone, Park fc107b0b49 Si-woo seemed convinced that ef9abc94ba this mysterious hot spring ac4fd655c0 owner was an EX-rank 0ec100ce4b Awakener.33ef3983e8b4c303

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His expectations were so high. What a shame.8bb3c0a0c60d0441

It seems he’ll never find the talent he’s looking for.2875efd755d71bdc

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“If their job is ‘Hot Spring Owner,’ doesn’t that just mean they fry pork cutlets and brew tea? I doubt they’d be any help in breaking through the Tower.”e6559dd129be23eb

“Who knows? Maybe they have a skill that lets them flood enemies with hot spring water and wipe them all out.”7685a9f074be7b43

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I only said that so he’d give up on the idea sooner, but instead, Park Si-woo’s imagination ran even wilder.d06e5e17e356d03a

‘I did find a hot spring that could wipe out everything. The problem was, I almost got washed away and died in the process.’446b7672cce2ac03

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‘Don’t laugh.’9ed21883483bda13

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I was satisfied with my current rank as long as I made good money, but for some reason, Sharenian’s laughter rubbed me the wrong way.e242792a4f30c081

Trying to drag a complete novice, who’s never even held a sword, into a battlefield? He was definitely out of his mind.357412c7616c6d4f

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‘No thanks. Besides, aren’t you in the middle of a war right now? Shouldn’t you be paying attention instead of goofing off? Don’t people usually get stabbed if they lose focus?’3ac87b1ae296e1ca

As soon as that 5089442101 thought crossed my mind, 7ff6d0cccd a system message popped 3a7c09bfa6 up.9bca22aa9763d720

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‘Called it.’c6f51256017b659d

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I had a bad feeling e9c4405c4e about this.c5e3114706f34f91

‘Not interested.’4cdc6ea2de959690

Come to think 603200ab1e of it, what 6468040a0c happens when a ecd6eb6790 Constellation gets stabbed?4bb44708b0a7a2b4

I’d never heard about this before.cbc6d901b6c6e1f7

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If he were alive, there would’ve been some response, but Sharenian remained quiet.6a8e0fbc51e66983

‘Wait… did he die?’484e79ce83be19bb

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‘You’re still alive?’041e7ab5eee18c58

As if that wasn’t shocking enough, his stats even increased.a6d5e91b5e4ffe9e

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If there was a reason Sharenian was called ‘Immortal,’ then there must also be a reason he was known as the ‘Murderer.’4a4858d29e2d9b11

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At that moment, my c954e01b1a instincts screamed at me.dc2c61970beb477e

‘Yeomra of the Underworld, Do You Believe in Fortune?, Ruler of the Hot Spring, Immortal Murderer…’a4338dfbdeda7d3a

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From the beginning, Constellations 04527ba1a0 were beings in the 5f233d331c realm of the gods, f3013a5112 known for their merciless c567d6c7e1 nature and their habit 6835bfdd95 of using Awakeners for 099760cdd9 entertainment.dcab3a300259ba13

But the ones I had 133462734b contracts with?6df142abc988a55d

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They might just be the a3d2de1f56 craziest of them all.26b954b0a9371165

A chill ran 62c8b16518 down my spine.4a2251054376f9a4

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It felt like my own 98302a24f0 neck had just been cut.f1467084a23d4982

For the first time, a4dd7ee9fd I was genuinely relieved 4914b48564 that Constellations had a 3001a4f859 contractual clause preventing them ef6b11677a from killing their contractors.3f227e49b32c4d7b

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As long as I 32f39d7410 was safe, that was cf38f4dd8a all that mattered.6b4cb5fe7fd73ae8

Judging by the b37f9ef28b way things were 7b4b721c05 going, they seemed 73ece5c440 too lazy to 33915c8eac keep searching for edd0c41687 the hot spring 513591e62d owner.54ad437bf8070267

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That meant I probably wouldn’t run into any danger.5db449633208ecb0

“If I make the EX-rank hot spring owner mine, maybe our chances of conquering the 46th floor will improve?”3d1fdf1769113211

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While I stood there, lost 14b1d36e47 in thought with a jug f52e0a563b of milk in my hand, 7803d754cf Park Park Si-woo was still 40753474db lost in his ridiculous fantasy.cbbadf76774721c9

You’re never going to find them.95bad9945331f4b9

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And, of course, I had zero intention of becoming “his person” either.1e2eb50d4dc23c2d

The guy was df7b57efd5 so excited without 117e35b6ca even knowing that 231c24761f I was the 9a6e938001 hot spring owner.38e9c8a449266961

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Seeing him all giddy 612c7414aa like a seven-year-old was 4f085afae1 a little pathetic but 4b2f799a6c also kind of pitiful.1e880831999b70a1

“Han Chang-hee also sent guild members all over the dungeon looking for the hot spring owner. Noona, you remember him right? You know, that creep from high school who got rejected by you and then wrote a sob story about being just another fish in your pond—before you slapped him.”8059bf965d486281

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“Ah, I remember now.”f6c62a629959828c

Han Chang-hee.bfe89c4d764d4acc

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It had been a while since I’d heard that name, but just thinking about him made me frown.d59c2249df8ade63

If I had to pick the worst of the worst people I’d ever encountered, he’d be at the top of the list.266d28ae6262e2de

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Back then, he was ac175a0d43 one of the few babb3891e5 S-rank hunters and ranked 2fa78e8d36 7th in the country.45cbca0faaa47537

He used that 694133088d as leverage to 78c7683f95 do whatever he 3ce8e9d63a wanted.113d148da8ad8177

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Apparently, he had 3f7819348f taken an interest a5f95717c4 in me after d40e966bd2 seeing me somewhere.d0919849f34b5cd2

From then on, he started 60cb4ba9d8 bombarding me with love letters ca8006e143 and gifts.c94264e1da363725

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But my locker and desk were always filled with random junk, so I didn’t even realize it was from him.b33e58e801d07b24

Then, out of nowhere, e9195ed445 he confessed to me 062e914b63 publicly.0bd5d4ff715ad071

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I shot him 10d74ca277 down on the acba952c47 spot, and after 579018cbe9 that, he went 8a22ca8ebc around spreading rumors fc83e54903 about how I 395b866621 had led him 8ba582e593 on, accepting all f04672e1b2 his gifts while 0e856bb3b5 toying with his 5fd260ca50 feelings.c3615b96af47b7c8

At some point, b034091355 he suddenly stopped.eb7fadea68c9c50b

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I didn’t know the full details, but according to the few people who knew that Si-woo and I were siblings, it seemed like Si-woo and Ji-ho had handled things behind the scenes.a11f875674fa07f6

That was apparently the incident that earned them the nicknames ‘Park Si∎’ and ‘Park Ji∎.’c3b72aac0addf4cb

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After that, Han Chang-hee was put on Park Si-woo’s blacklist, and despite being a high-ranked hunter, he couldn’t set foot in the 1st ranked guild Jippil.5c2656c8d8d878ea

Later, I heard he created a new guild gathering hunters who couldn’t join Jippil.8be176d92546a8f1

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That became the country’s 3rd ranked guild ‘Yeolmang’, and I heard he still tries to interfere with Jippil’s business, seemingly holding onto his grudge.6a674de207792a16

From what I heard, he had been caught and beaten down several times, but the guy just wouldn’t quit his petty antics.07be3085a1fbed44

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And now that same Han 58df34f92a Chang-hee was searching for me.a473045a293a2923

Just the thought of 4c8f84e0f0 it left a bad dcca70a552 taste in my mouth.3980415fde6b5186

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―Breaking news. Today, rankers across the country are forming long lines in search of the mysterious EX-rank Hot Spring Owner. Let’s connect to the scene.4c603feda2b17b22

“Oh, it’s even on the news.”372be87ea4b1e906

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On the screen Ji-ho 3fbdc02a99 turned to, hunters were b3be5b772c swarming like a colony 7609b660f1 of ants, scouring dungeons.6d526474f43d3ab3

Are all those f4bb0f74bf people out in 34a89b6563 this freezing weather 4815617177 just to find fab1529435 me?f0b4a6f3973f229e

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Rejecting reality, I 9e4251dfae turned off the b838fc2378 TV with the e63766536e remote.42b8b03b144802b7

“Enough about work. Let’s just enjoy our mugwort lattes.”af629a08baed66bd

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Resolving to stay holed up ff39d27f56 at home and in the a9f616e760 hot spring for a while, a0e38e20ab I handed two mugs of 0e60b9a257 mugwort latte to Park Si-woo 5662b525bf and Ji-ho.b6397a4fcc1373dd

“Huh? I’ve seen this before.”6d1bfda49651b6ec

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Holding the mug, Park 33da4e68ee Si-woo spoke as if 65e22ac174 he recognized something.9bb5f2d901e5950b

“Where?”abe4b60f0602b645

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“There’s a slime on the 15th floor of the Tower that looks exactly like this.”432fa64c4a7b7f13

I knew it.fe4c72fb4d067012

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There was no way Park 754220d3b4 Si-woo, who refused to go 451413cd48 to cafes because they were b9fd8b38e1 a waste of money, would 3338d2fd6b know about mugwort lattes.9d3834175bc6b47f

But now that he mentioned it, it did kind of look like a squashed-up slime…22256feb60182e57

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As I stared de3242767d at the thick, aa50670c68 viscous mugwort latte, d7bd7b0092 I almost let 279161e6f4 myself be convinced d37957a886 by Park Si-woo.7732fe29e3338989

“Fine. If you don’t want it, don’t drink it. I’ll have it instead.”1f6cd66f5a289c02

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“Hey, I’ll drink it! This is mine.”5b6cbd9982223cb2

Despite calling it slime dc9f8a8378 just a moment ago, 296854b366 Park Si-woo pulled the 58daaec950 mug close to his 836cf25fd1 chest and downed it 82bf0b75c4 before I could take a00806264c it away.a224df25b1d58a4b

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“Guess I’ll try it too.”b49a89e8bf7688c6

Ji-ho blew on the steaming bb31ffda5f mug and took a sip.5ae016a2adc44bd6

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“Hey, Park Dondon.”c822aff81d50bda5

Park Si-woo’s face turned serious after tasting the latte.a4896cd82e5b0fc9

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“What?”f3e3eca3f9ce6fbe

“Did you awaken?”eea9724dd9106389

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I was struck speechless.6cea87d43397df3b

…How did he know?c16255bacf6950a9

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Did he sense something?a7fd22bb2d32caea

Then it hit me—he might’ve noticed the system notification when he drank the latte, just like I did.ad23327f109b87f1

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“It seriously tastes like it was squeezed out of a slime from the 15th floor.”10ddb7aed9853c34

My tensed-up body relaxed a2a6d2cb20 at his nonsense.98fe764e9dcf88c5

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That’s what he was being so serious about?663e81f7c738f8a9

The way he dedicated 6091d2de75 himself to messing with 5783b01f45 me really made him ff64ca0658 live up to his 26ca3c7c78 nickname, Park Si-diot.caa01f8849086fdf

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“…So, have you actually eaten a 15th-floor slime?”af8ef00624178378

If not, I can be75905ec2 feed you one myself.496429fc62ada504

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Sensing the impending danger, Ji-ho 80fdd4701f hurriedly changed the subject.5187672c8a9d2ec7

“But it does feel nice drinking something warm. I feel lighter already. Thanks, Noona.”40f3d09821544113

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Our little angel 36636c4100 Ji-ho—how could he adce67ad3e be this sweet?97680b48fa186aea

The fact that the same blood ran in his veins as Park Si-woo’s was an eternal mystery to me.fae60a683446fcb3

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“Ah!”820854925719a598

Just as I was basking in Ji-ho’s warmth, Park Si-woo suddenly groaned and clutched his stomach.3791952d0513aa13

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Both Ji-ho and I 7b503f47fd turned to look at 520b4855ad him.ace00a51992f54b3

“I need to poop!”bbe942de51f2be22

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“Really… You’re talking about poop while we’re drinking?”ffa12d1a42e9b303

Ji-ho put down 69689f72f3 his mug, clearly d53c4779b1 disgusted.c5ac364dd45edd1f

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Park Si-woo grabbed his butt cb7b7be2ba and sprinted to the bathroom.c26b225196f3d748

I still couldn’t believe that guy was my legal sibling. Today, more than ever, I wish he weren’t.405176b2d2da5ec4

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“Did he eat too much dinner? Noona, I need to use the bathroom too.”171d4c19e5dfae2c

“Okay, go ahead.”478a8204119bb3a2

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Ji-ho quietly left for the 4fdcb9d189 restroom as well.8889f08ec6964a55

…Wait a minute.19fc917ee47618bd

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Why wasn’t there a mission success notification?94bf3f17013cb507

Feeling uneasy, I opened 7b442afb76 my mission window.6bc23b38ca0164c2

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I had made three 1564ca2149 mugs of mugwort latte, e7577a77e1 yet none were counted.893ab2615ed88d40

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Why does it say zero?7cea571a13455c22

If what I made wasn’t a mugwort latte, then what was it?4c397cebc62b4ce4

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Frowning, I pulled up 38b9ac737c the info on the 3d46e51498 leftover latte I had c39b769cea set aside.a88483ccdeb0c3b5

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