HSO Chapter 10 – There’s a Corpse in the Hot Spring

Chapter 10
There’s a Corpse in the Hot Springa5c17974e391d227

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I definitely followed the “Hot Spring Mugwort Latte” recipe, so why did I end up making “Mysterious Green Monster Latte”?d34c99cc6b9986de

I glanced down 7e2bf96e17 at my hands.5793e89756938fc9

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Considering my history of ca0009dce8 crafting disasters, it was 6be2188ec7 entirely possible.a96b250c5b9e3cca

But Hae-ryeong was fine after drinking it, wasn’t he?5b2aed2df233446e

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Then, I suddenly eb336c0a1a remembered how he 88cc1e5ffe had dashed into 00a3c18b5c the bathroom with 411df1b627 every ounce of bd06739792 strength he had.6df724435d8a612b

Wait… was that also because of this bizarre latte?17a88054206bb65b

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But he said it tasted fine…59a2559a61dba0f0

To confirm, I took a 61e3becac0 sip of the leftover mugwort 1e7269f004 latte.d22f3d817f0a9bed

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Then, I immediately c3ab1833c1 dashed to the 13621f0d34 sink and spat c585f8dca8 everything out.d00fcca7010cac93

Now I fully understand 5102a0f24a why Park Si-woo said a5a9135022 it tasted like slime f80a87b37e juice.6f218bef3af680d1

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I was the one who 9191b4ea6a made it, but… was this 9527609582 even fit for human consumption?8772f53e762ea8f9

It would take an extraordinary cd72f8c203 amount of willpower to get 6ce6a804db this down.75f08a7e9e124351

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“Hyung, are you almost done? It’s urgent…”c47236abd51beb32

“Use the master bathroom!”ec63472ee1c80bb7

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“The toilet in there broke a while ago! It hasn’t been fixed yet, so I can’t! Hurry up…!”6edde3da5439d7af

The bathroom door 616fdd47ec rattled as Ji-ho 36f2104ef3 desperately knocked.64fd3a5afbcbfe85

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“Quit rushing me! I feel like I’m dying t—…”68cd7a3e83b92349

Before he could finish his ec8db08065 sentence, an unholy sound erupted 062e3a7b14 from inside the bathroom.15a07df498b26d32

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Time to escape.39a0db8c95125581

Realizing the severity of the 42f10f5947 situation, I quietly retreated to 437d2772c6 my room.b198ebd0d66f93e2

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‘Hae-ryeong, are you still in the bathroom?’3d12ee05643aaee6

So it wasbecause of the mugwort 3185303d12 latte I made.78a0c310e0437c43

If it tasted weird, why didn’t he just spit it out? Why force himself to drink it?d5ce33b44e2f772a

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Since the mission wasn’t completed, Haeryeong must have also gotten the “Mysterious Green Monster Latte.”842c8c62a9f78b4d

Then why did he say it wasn’t bad?50e12c1181befd47

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Because of that, 5f38b3c513 I thought I 3a05f78aff had made it 71126ad2fa correctly.93107e24e927f06d

Suddenly, I recalled the progress of Hae-ryeong’s affection level.7f26c9d1c4742d93

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…No way. Was he actually a tsundere?b1704406381a3a0a

…How much did he lose that he can’t even walk?!4e489402b1b8cce0

‘If the latte tasted strange, you should’ve said something!’81c766c459960b95

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Like hell I’m believing that.3956b9fdef1a464d

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Even as he crawled because he couldn’t stand, he still denied it was the latte’s fault.8dd23ee81af7cc1a

That settled it—Hae-ryeong 0a94706cda was a tsundere.abc7658973aa8959

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But more importantly, my 382d51c93a cursed hands had just 5c71c70883 caused a disaster.3bb8e92c06dcd3c7

‘Yeong-gye, is there an antidote for this mess?’f8974762de023b82

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Since I was the hot 76fed1ed48 spring owner, that meant I 36ed3e6edf could do it!12f04f77092d1712

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Finally, some good news.ff7eb832338ae533

‘How do I make it?’d252089a9dc5ade0

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…So even the medicine jars were picky.4a32190c82083e2d

In short, I couldn’t make the antidote anytime soon.d173c18bdae1c533

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‘Is there no other way?’8ee59a979e170823

Because of my cursed 749950a6ab hands, three grown men 276c5c7d3e were clutching their stomachs, f049429f8f unable to leave the 5897df615a restroom.39cc642681afb27e

Honestly, I was e9de082728 impressed by my 60d71bd4b6 own destructive power.b4eef5d820c0945a

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I should probably a63602643a practice making mugwort 1aac5db1ea lattes more carefully.a3ac1c2ae608fa4b

If I sold this as is, I’d definitely get sued.b35aa827d87c261a

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‘Yeong-gye, one more question.’d435e5a4d3627cb4

‘Can other hunters enter our hot spring?’da2b6f6dc9d0dfdb

…Wait, so it’s invisible to them?6481044590c985c7

That meant all 9dbbcf2a84 those hunters scouring 3927d3b04e the country for a83d4ddc56 me were wasting cff873cc2f their time.0e75d8730aafaa7f

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Feeling relieved, I was about c0d7d5ee98 to relax when Yeong-gye added ad3a3a4622 something.f4e97d3bd08aa2d0

…Even if it was rare, the fact that anyone could enter made me uneasy.a97e34527d88f179

‘What do we do then?’a568d783f402100f

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Until now, no one 98d3597034 knew about the existence 43141f2b0d of this EX-rank hot 1ab528444c spring.0816091e6706e87a

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But things were different now.0f4e6a05c8fd40f2

Right now, everyone edea1a72c8 was desperate to fd9cceb801 find both me dfe39a80b2 and the hot 001fc3a5d9 spring.5b05e9ffde3e69e2

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Feeling a growing sense 50507232a7 of unease, I sat a6c0eede7b on my bed and af5d2de43f opened the Anonymous Hunter 686fb1eed3 forum.425eca6b46ee80fc

Nothing spreads real-time 6ae0da3adf information faster than 882a84e5bd this place.4e0f8313a58950bf

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As I scrolled through the 8be75a15ec posts, my face turned pale.27156b5feaccd438

<Met the Hot Spring Owner in Person>25b657f6dc0a8252

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Did someone really see me?ddf67903d6193031

I quickly clicked f912738d47 on the post.96bdd8149c7da05a

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<Met the Hot Spring Owner in Person>b513aeec63fdfc67

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Please contact me if dc827d6ea4 you see this. xxx-xxxx-xxxxe7daf7dce872078d

└ Anonymous 1: As if that would happen.ac315680530c84a6

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└ Anonymous 2: That number’s gonna get spammed lol.3a57d39d93c71ec1

└ Anonymous 3: Everyone’s on edge about this, so stop with the clickbait.6936688a0f4c7cc7

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└ OP: Alright, next overly serious person.370b8171919bd9c7

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Ugh, my heart almost dropped.235b8d1b9572bf04

I seriously thought someone 600115fb5b had seen me.a735be6ef21eec33

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Before, I would’ve brushed off a clickbait post like this without a second thought. But now, it didn’t feel so lighthearted anymore.3fa359663b68d079

<Story of Visiting an EX-Rank Hot Spring>f2182e638f736380

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This must be another clickbait 4ef62c07ff post.076076d2b43bae5f

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No matter how I 1366f9b018 think about it, the c7c3e5b500 place I went to 598d970a11 seemed like an EX-rank dc9eab89c0 hot spring. I had a cup of 4ec900d0bb tea there, and my stamina 18a9e35b4a increased by 5.0077be2b3e50fc80

└ Anonymous 1: Yeah, sure. Next clickbait.dcf8a75a6044864e

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└ Anonymous 2: This guy does this all the time. Last time, he said he 7572903474 ate tonkatsu at the hot b8036bd57c spring and recovered from being e9db78af65 on the verge of collapse.78a8b154cd289bc4

└ Anonymous 2: The funny thing is, when he tried to go back, the hot spring was gone. Pretty sure he’s just writing a novel.4a6360efff61347d

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└ Anonymous 3: This dude’s telling us fairy tales.51278a7c4521655a

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…This one feels real.d5d004f4087676f4

Now that I think about 78ba5c0eb9 it, I remember seeing a f951a7dd6a post about the hot spring 67d0025397 before.1fa45d6c828fc9b2

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Knowing about the special effects of the tonkatsu and tea… realizing that the hot spring was gone when they tried to return… everything matched up.cab715429901a69b

If rumors like this were already circulating, that meant things weren’t as safe as I thought.458c84fa712ce03b

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‘Yeong-gye, where exactly is our hot spring located?’5ffb56398d2ee92c

If that’s true, then only an SSS-rank hunter could even catch a glimpse of the hot spring by chance.f287a361e387b90e

But I’ve never heard of an SSS-rank hunter before.c592abe82bdf3bf2

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If one existed, Park Si-woo wouldn’t be ranked number one.fa1f608fad83e656

Most likely, an S-rank hunter 1cd7a6bf5d got lost wandering through the 77b4f654df dungeon and stumbled upon it f9d5b82dc7 without knowing where they were.0a3f86bac574a25f

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There must be plenty of hunters wandering around out there right now…8e07106894378427

And if one of them happens to see the hot spring…c0824570fc9caf7c

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Just thinking about it was 2f5dbfb635 terrifying.4a817635350e0e59

I couldn’t sit still.2fbbeea3f9bafda5

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I needed to go a9d642d0ca keep watch.63ea3c35692f75c7

If worst came to worst, 7ff265621a I could just knock them 8767439117 out and toss them outside d86b1f3dd8 the hot spring.b609a074d12a0b6f

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It might be a54fd8070b difficult alone, but 5a884e2a13 if I borrowed e09d08e1dd the power of 5ca22dfc0c the Constellations, something da2dc9f732 could be done.7c446258d5531f6c

I took out the 0dd272e3dc Hot Spring Master Key.4f51bc4275089cc1

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Yeong-gye said I needed to 964c57e49d recite a password to return d34978478b to the hot spring, right?1200d8cb12e7564a

‘But I don’t have a password yet… How do I get to the hot spring?’76e2f6ea9373aa97

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As expected, it’s smart.a72cf7781790325f

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The master key 770d6fbad8 understood me perfectly.c2d14d8995806e97

Do I have to decide 2d2052e622 on a password right now?bc4075f9e6ad0821

What should I pick? I need something simple so I won’t forget…faebd972d9bc9dea

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As I struggled to come 6d328b6fa6 up with a good one, 416b98025a my door suddenly burst open.4c173cf0fbf6482c

A frantic-looking Park 0dcef2958b Si-woo stormed in.f416564e27097096

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“Plunger!!”47acfc17c1ebaa08

“F×ck!”d4e89f8cf309540e

Startled by the bca5df2446 way Park Si-woo 8510b0f18f kicked down my 66f0e4113d door like a 689c06af7e raging monster, I cb7c1812a2 cursed without thinking.84fb5e560adb8b79

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No, that’s not it!!4e15c35affa9b774

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My body trembled with frustration.1219dc4582df9fc3

“Why the hell are you looking for a plunger here?!”0c0915a93706430a

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I yelled at 240afa4f71 Park Si-woo, who dbf5e3eb9c was clutching his 4bb032256e stomach and twisting 76ee0a41a5 his body like 836ccdeee3 a pretzel.6f4107fd8b307a16

“The toilet’s clogged! What do I do?! I’m about to explode! Plunger!! Hurry!!”eb6a6d69cfaf7461

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His face was bright cc0e66f512 red—he was definitely about 0d00853eaa to burst.8f2613b3e05dcab8

“It’s in the utility room! Now get out!”5d1e22d633a33cad

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I kicked Park Si-woo’s butt and shoved him out.b9256ef1af8e361e

I heard his pained scream, but I didn’t care. I locked the door behind him.cb8f9c5a15a51b10

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Damn it.7175f36e6fe6fc22

Once the password was set, it couldn’t be changed.d527f8c111a0adb4

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“Seriously, Park Si-woo… And I have to call this guy my brother? F×ck!”fbc2bac1a4a0fbe1

Just as I f0e7c506be vented my frustration, e04939a275 another notification popped 18e00379d2 up in front b65ccc30c1 of me.fb7f813673778364

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Damn it, the password was “F×ck.”4c52043583e9f415

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Without meaning to, my 4d6214661c habitual swearing had triggered 29c670b3bf the master key.e5b27467b62f0ab5

I arrived at the hot spring…bb24f5af870c92d2

And felt something wet a282079d32 and sticky seeping under fec114b1bd my feet.aab2b44aeb804ccd

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I hesitantly looked down.6d0ee6c7c59e26ab

“Ahhh!!”9a877d1bbb1721b3

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A pool of dbcf9379b7 blood spread beneath 9e3e69f063 me.cdf640cc31f047e9

Startled, I stumbled backward.42713925b63f56b7

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Lying there was a man 7ca45ab719 with black hair, breathtakingly beautiful—0aa433d167b73795

And completely drenched in blood.78fd070fdedd3bc6

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