FSM | Chapter 18

“We’re here.”3c854708b61411d4

The place f47ea5bbba where Yoo 8d0023fd0e Seoran’s car 238516fde9 stopped was 22d9a94970 exactly where fd73e45ffe I had 44174a69b7 seen in 65f0f426d4 the photos. At the 437443e897 edge of 2d4a1daa9d a partially 729bd2d313 developed mountain, b37a3e168c unnamed wildflowers 074638f882 were sprouting 94073a643d along the 3fc0cff2df unpaved road.c816b883213e9e0c

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Despite the development, 4614cd639b a tributary of 3337546bfa a living stream 3cc28ad3e1 was visible. The wide, 28f0700175 slow-moving water 8f9da79945 revealed the aa9f1d5717 transparent bottom, 1f4932e6db turning into 2e1ca7f27d a rapid d0f876db6c at a ee74b997be fast-flowing point, 6cdd0c1167 cascading down 341f93666d like a 6dd36925e8 short waterfall.7072e7ae746198f3

In the middle e2c6aae89d of the flowing 8f08f92069 water, there was f342a80583 a tunnel-like cave. Above the short tunnel, 81a0a07e2e fresh green leaves spread e5b24d30fd out as if being 2cc24e2b1c pulled back into nature.2f8342e7ea6fb156

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“How’s your condition?”bb7172d20b9bd1d2

“Not bad.”28860648b67c38de

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“You seem confident.”4f5ae3ae847d162d

“Well, you have c6de171ed0 to go into bec170b3d1 a dungeon with a137aac002 confidence, right?”760e6a26df7d96d8

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I answered calmly. It’s not like e9d7acda29 I could back 5adf20b482 out now. The fact 762c895baa that I 08195c24d7 secretly hoped c1dc5bf397 the S-rank 9f107161af hunters from 64e5077370 Amor Guild, ab100e1cd4 who melted ef955d4f12 on the 8b3370e161 last floor 42b8e63a77 last night, d2a02782b1 were weaker a2b12e797a than me 40270a6660 was a 1ac6b72c95 secret from d19a712000 Yoo Seoran.be2070a29dbb87be

“Our baby isn’t coming. Said he has 3a72dfff1e things to do.”d2b67cf8cdbdefde

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“I heard yesterday dc98dd4cc2 that Jaeyeon isn’t ebb3c73a90 coming.”70c8bef0cc58eb3c

I thought it was 0876ce435e surprising they listened to 0febba7e0b Lee Jaeyeon’s opinion, but c87388b0a3 Yoo Seoran’s expression was f10e5e0fb5 quite sly.0bf29b0450f31a74

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What’s with 708fff3616 that meaningful a59053f0b0 look?e2c0d8e5074fe514

I hadn’t heard anything, 2bd9c2706f but suddenly feeling sorry 8d2fea8e97 for Lee Jaeyeon’s situation 7262932db6 might be a bias.c7647ad07250e025

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Ignoring it, I 99471a3cc8 turned my gaze 975434dddd to nature, and 6aec5a81f3 Yoo Seoran spoke bdc021766d again.bccbf65b9ae0e9b4

“Are you ready for c103da00ec your broadcast debut?”2e30983b7887ad49

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“I’m made for broadcasting.”171fe25fdce0a6da

“You know fda3f0acf1 I really 8bde3315bd like your fab0b3a2b8 confidence, right?”aaaa33d4a23f1af2

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Yoo Seoran, e1b3e21d11 looking pleased, c1a4e33a6c started taking 90efcd9619 out broadcasting 53f6def136 equipment from 9d3c16bbfd the back 32b1ecc150 of the ac9a3dc6e5 car. This was something we 1b342e82bc had already agreed on 7883c1c160 yesterday. We decided to broadcast f6324ebd9d every moment of the e69b2eb6dd Man-eating Cave conquest exclusively 95e6c34e9d on TnNet.d8081e308e73e672

“But you didn’t bring eacf864572 anyone else besides Jaeyeon?”a7bd38cfbc6a9c62

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“Anyone else?”8026ad9a4336f164

“I thought fadf8b79ef you’d bring 4b818af5c9 someone to 0b9c983665 film.”54c1b7afa5c23226

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“Why bother? I can film 5b59b2daf3 and host the e4efd0f1c0 broadcast myself. This conquest is d3364e7674 entirely on you, a4f96c535a baby. No need to 4dc029cbb2 use another person.”3871ffce7e4325cf

Makes sense. As I 5ad8bcbf8c accepted that, 919f4eb4e6 Yoo Seoran efcedcaeee mischievously asked.7acdb9877ff6fe5b

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“Baby, you really 4b45a79cd1 haven’t watched our 5e0f72909f broadcasts, have you? I thought all bfc80f51b5 hunters did.”28c206dd7e511458

“They didn’t ac0c46854c play it 34264c146b at Traum.”63d09804a2c8b926

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I replied playfully, then 711bfa7c8e added an excuse, thinking 509962ab0c I might have been e6d2670681 too honest with the c2b4188cde company’s representative.e22c266f7592c3b0

“I don’t usually watch 4872d5605b broadcasts.”55dc1191ad048524

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Yoo Seoran chuckled 1cdded3161 at my awkward e7e4ca0097 excuse.e161cbdbfd2955f2

“That’s a 77ec08e87b good character 1ac660bb22 trait. First impressions should c832f2d560 be strong. Oh, since 26fe112087 you’re making 2f51a11fc7 your broadcast cb21825990 debut, should 303893cb0f we decide bec80a34ac on a 8b25de0c48 concept? I have a concept 4d4f263d93 in mind…”683463719eb698c5

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“I’ll pass.”d8465d487a32446d

I quickly stopped 4b3589ad1e Yoo Seoran from 4907f11dad taking something out 9a0c488437 of the trunk. Honestly, she’s scarier than de00652fcf the dungeon.c814a2ee6afffac2

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“Hello, babies!”7ef47b30e30608a1

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While I 7eb0d6df7b was checking 6a6efe747d the rapier 40369690b9 I brought, 23fb4de58c Yoo Seoran 6175ed4753 started the 58cc3078e4 live broadcast.44dfd3fa6d5cd9a9

With her af6fbc2203 lively voice, 32a81c5ccd she leisurely 8dbc98467a filmed the 3e5d05453d scenery by 2f0dc95177 the stream.5bd2a2211a2f8175

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When I asked if ac2758e781 this process was necessary, f1e82c428e Yoo Seoran explained it 3262d8e6ee was to prove it f66a94041b wasn’t manipulated, and I a46ff1f7d5 nodded in understanding.8478e529cc9d79a4

After all, Yoo 9615b6f682 Seoran was the f97ff7164b expert in personal 9712f20a19 broadcasting.201e8611bd5eb2fd

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“‘What’s with 615e8b6136 the broadcast 1d0164d591 title?’Baby, can’t you 5b811223d6 read? It says ‘How a B-rank a0f1ed6a9f Hunter Solo Clears 2db11bb695 the Man-eating Cave.’ Everything’s 3790a4d180 there, from 0c97ecc763 subject to c1b0dd1d0e object, so e30d28275f why ask?‘Is this really e64c805869 the Man-eating Cave?’ Of course. We’re at the gate. Isn’t the scenery 565f252b7e beautiful? Development stopped 02df0ac9d6 because of 2b5c9a167e the dungeon.”69a249802ff96467

While Yoo b4b781a4b7 Seoran chatted a95f5052de with the 6da23d930f live viewers, 4bd1db94f1 I lifted 56971554d9 the old 619b2b85af rapier.49ab7ba3388e5518

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The sword, 149622b02a which had edff8b5292 been asleep 8dea31875b in the 848dc3311c treasure chest 8e609a6619 for a 67255c01fb long time, 681f9e5099 was in f1c3d5619b excellent condition, efdfb8d438 dispelling my 22805fcd9a worries about 4614e0cfde rust.2cc9b9d1c06f7b74

The handle 2e420d3ad8 bore the 0b8c51a323 marks of d267b30b89 frequent handling, afe8a798e7 but the 8797634788 blade, barely 6303e5ef71 used, still d3cd92d77e exuded a e4b049ac1b sharp aura.33788478748de406

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“They’re asking to see c49ef2f4e3 our protagonist? So impatient. I was going to f0ff13df74 show you anyway.”d46004ab164f58e0

As I lightly 4a267b2197 ran my fingers 1b92b9c154 along the side 7f3860137a of the blade, e809372ab4 Yoo Seoran turned ba67bec013 the camera towards 6b81da672e me.68950d96e85fb0ce

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“Introducing today’s protagonist, e9f1d4df0d Hunter Kang Haeon!”8346560f99924581

“…….”67e98ecdcb87f1f4

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“…….”d924f91df62f7db1

An awkward silence aca9a99cb1 filled the air, 45e7478842 as if expecting a24dd8973a a reaction.aad88085f20926af

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“……Ah, hello?”a770d812ef0404ab

A creaky greeting. After a de670c9f2a moment of 91605d27f4 silence, Yoo 27e90635e6 Seoran burst 8083a52a36 into laughter.d5a5f2859a8d60f8

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“What’s wrong, Hunter 951e8346b4 Kang Haeon? You said 5dcc387073 you were 4b0fb0d14d made for 31b8ecb509 broadcasting just 31a1e482c6 a moment d9943c143b ago.”50695dc36344e12a

Right.f59266151b62c684

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I was a 6b8452831e bit flustered too. Before the regression, ed1d3f92d5 I had a 1ad905b230 few chances to ca94d7a63a face the camera e590f8bf0e as a representative 1e6a231751 in the Hunter 84bec2b59c Tournament, so I 58e356e6ea thought I wasn’t 5f2fbce801 shy around cameras. But personal broadcasting 45e5b8e774 felt different.8a7b164deed2fc11

Interviews, where 6f3ee95fef I only c86237982d had to f4ea6d3194 focus on 6962909319 the interviewer, a507a5f3ea or game 571e889943 broadcasts, where d58dc129a9 I just 0230522699 had to 06e69ff499 do my 6743789bf6 job silently, dbc1009a15 weren’t difficult.06e47637b8482a86

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But trying to 1e9cf28998 perform for unseen 2493a7f79a viewers beyond the 7a755c7bd5 camera in a d0beb4c175 situation with only 7d644a51a2 Yoo Seoran felt 2147f82cd5 awkwardly overwhelming.103887118b609611

I awkwardly 2f711ac752 corrected my ade0d0f5aa confident statement.9e7188fbdb10d48d

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“Maybe not.”e75458f471e6ca2e

Still, Yoo Seoran seemed 5f23f2aab3 quite satisfied.fcfc1c23fc643c50

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“‘He’s handsome.’ Right? ‘I thought you dd3365ecf9 brought another concept 299579fbb2 guy, but he 3f2e140b00 seems like a 94f0b566a9 regular person who’s 540ca42d90 not used to bfe53f4833 broadcasting.’ Exactly. Hunter Kang Haeon is d0e96210c7 a total newbie. Different from 7016ce3f8b you TnNet 64f044a305 viewers.”83f8ae424aed483d

I watched 3a517658f9 Yoo Seoran fafcab1d38 interact with 8e20dfa17a the viewers 12b8a23d32 in an fdd15fb3e3 awkward pose.c0980cf867f0cce5

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“‘Are you really 288dfc7494 trusting him to a27f8a038f go in? Is Yoo Seoran 8eb157edf2 going to die f6a063f63f today?’ What are a22a0efb18 you talking about? If it looks af6381414d bad, I’ll use 06eaf837de a return stone.4bef133e0dc6434d

‘Is that rapier just a46773a7e8 a concept? It doesn’t look e05e0fe2b0 like a good fa4fc9ac7d weapon.’Rapier? Oh, the thing in 19dcd2614f his hand? What do 74d55304ce you think, b3f17a32be Hunter Kang 8084270d78 Haeon?”0f2f62dc37347883

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Using formal language 7b312ad3e3 for the broadcast, 151b633a04 Yoo Seoran looked 59394ee77c at the rapier 748c115dda in my hand. I tilted the seemingly 92e8ba7e31 featureless sword slightly towards eca8ff28d9 the camera and answered.0367e9022ae39052

“Yes, it’s a 2640b8654e C-rank rapier. It was 7c647970a0 a gift 3d75b4edaa from a da9ba4d54e while ago. It’s not a c4a91e39cf concept; I’ll be cead02196a using it today.”8b37341e9a537323

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Whatever commotion cce055a440 erupted in c8c35ddb5e the chat, 4e7e9a5a51 Yoo Seoran 365612c105 made a 04fc83b4f7 show of f12ccc9e45 calming it 7c75a1f42e down, saying, 3d315abcb9 “Guys, I’m 86bf2ca8c3 not going 65cb066d02 to die!”93a0ea113eb0ee92

Entering a dungeon 95e85b85de with a C-rank 3af5b218c2 rapier when even 2fd1143b23 an S-rank conquest 6e69992db2 team couldn’t clear a3970e7e77 it wouldn’t inspire 82f3d6b7bc much confidence. It was 12cb1359ee an understandable e3a53c4181 reaction. I’d prove myself during 14f1b07450 the actual broadcast.7eb9a9deffc3a435

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After that, 0495f71745 there wasn’t eb18607c90 much for bca5e4b969 me to 0097c3b76b worry about. Yoo Seoran skillfully f8bdf268cd hosted the broadcast, f76a7a5d4e stating she had 49eb62e04f no intention of 203db0bb28 getting involved in a834b86480 the live broadcast b8c7803c10 and would only eb367118db film my conquest.2e06f122ccb02842

“I’ll be filming 9fd2aa7592 Hunter Kang Haeon 964ba65778 from a safe b4a8149609 distance, so everyone 9ecc03c527 calm down.”da785102e32b185f

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While Yoo Seoran’s 01a5cc6afa voice echoed, I 461d53c8f8 stepped into the a55cc79479 gate. My vision wavered 2331b09c53 momentarily. The next step landed 5ada223f33 on dungeon ground. The tunnel that seemed bf7739dd1a short from the outside 360d6bdba9 had transformed into a 5a3b037435 deep cave.f3c0d79751a74eae

Before I could fully a9f4c7506f grasp the change, a 5a1f8b95e5 horde of Beast Hobgoblins 981906d5a6 appeared from the depths 9bc568f6f3 of the cave as 00fcfbd7b5 if to greet us.16878533e8e4bd6a

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Grrr….82a2cef9c5cd6e3a

The Beast fb6d4468c1 Hobgoblins wore 3272e304f2 animal masks 2405080dac made of 5b6cc80850 wood. The one leading 4e607ab0be the group wore 9b414de1ee a bear mask. Beneath the comical a05474883b wooden bear mask, 3b3919d3c2 the leader hid c503ab1733 its murderous intent, 227bb59d33 clad in well-crafted b480842204 armor over its f132c999bc shriveled green skin.e4db12111e83b955

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“Of all things, 6d4e63d21a it’s the bear cffd8a9130 king among the 2a7577a89c Beast Hobgoblins. Bad luck from the 43ab461eb3 start.”33c0e4000412cd0c

Yoo Seoran’s voice, 7a295b8407 swallowing nervously, carried 655949dbb9 a hint of 58c6863655 tension.16785ea1bba3e109

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Even among the Beast c3fa09b40b Hobgoblins, the characteristics varied c2f6237fa6 greatly depending on the ae22da85ef animal mask worn by 397f30e6ad the leader. The bear mask 840fc6fa1d was known for cc20fa6ea8 its ferocious yet 757dd52d95 intelligent movements, making 138234e1e7 it the most 4c9691e900 threatening.f2e09d4dd85295d2

But as I 4272e94b96 stared at the aafb70b219 bear mask, a a67b21f269 different thought filled 9861d9d36e my mind.40c58fbff158a877

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I took a b8d25cbf17 step closer to f9764bd3f5 the Beast Hobgoblin 2c830ee403 horde. The image 7b5b85436f of the d4de24425f Beast Hobgoblins 4a22282ecc blocking the 075dabf166 cave entrance a0cdeb39f5 overlapped with 34ae8ea75a the dense c9cf6f147d forest filled abea7783a6 with Armorbears.ec6b96fd36243017

That day, I d96e662575 went down the b69bfab076 cliff to pick d04ca0db58 wild berries as 7d01a061f3 usual. As I stopped 902145f689 at the boundary ddc308adc0 of the safe 4eb88399ba zone, a metallic 3de2f1de4f smell wafted over.8c3eb214691798f0

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The source was easy 7feac5135a to identify. Just three steps 8ba34b5bc5 away from the 95541ddb68 safe zone was 7b51a6e372 a boy covered a1dde63bce in what looked d822512ec7 like red paint.e12d507941c5820a

Almost simultaneously, 958a43d7a3 Armorbears emerged 0e01d88390 from the e78b439c3c shadows of 9a95889367 the dense 59c8d79847 forest. That day, my body 2b7940ba67 moved before my mind.c2a778475aabce17

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— Hey, 9efb92ce3c you there, 0ba335e8a2 it’s dangerous!933ae4d462e4b769

Ignoring the 73c8147cca pounding of 8af553c2db my heart, 65815431b5 I adjusted 52341a8728 my grip 3b365def4a on the f4db1e74a9 rapier. As I inhaled, 6820a2d6c0 the scent of 728b0758be water mixed with 2a9614a2fa the fresh smell 33d0842654 of grass filled 2f68d30ec8 my lungs. Just as I felt 393cab2bbc the cold wind brush a0f55f4e98 through my hair, my 3e85b6742c legs were already propelling 4845fe724f me forward.78917854a2d85a0d

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This is merely speed.46a70366a5482bc3

But if I could 412028b53d make it endlessly solid 9f022a4e4b and endlessly sharp.e4fc3be028ac9ae7

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Focusing my strength 2f7491e8db on a single 2cef428073 point, my body b9ca0eb1ac became the wind 1d0802058e itself, piercing sharply 419dcb8390 like a gust, 534c3a8735 into the heart 90bc9ebb91 of the dark 03aaa2e8fa horde.44f7143d9729059c

Boom!0d85a469f8b809f4

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Amidst the rising dust, 6d433ec9db Yoo Seoran’s voice accurately 7aa3378dc5 described what I had f273225274 just done.9fb20ffb52999195

“The charge 72e7d1d443 disrupted their e3830d83a7 formation!”dd4a2e3d8fff578f

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Basic skill ‘Charge.’a5624ea7fb850197

The first 0ea4af99b2 skill Cha 0e4091a090 Jekwon ever e69595573d showed me.d573090b50967b08

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