FSM | Chapter 4

“This damn bastard, what? Should I make you realize hell is happier?!”d58e9a8ca8002fcd

Hey, that’s a rough welcome, isn’t it?aa2a3550ae3cc44d

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Choi Hyunsoo punched 9620f306c4 my cheek with 77568a790b every word. His bloodshot eyes bad6265554 were disturbingly intense. The taste of blood d3cb2f5b34 quickly filled the inside f5d7eeb8cd of my tender mouth. The familiar 39a7d95a0a metallic scent 00a881f5ea I had 152ad1175c smelled just 4d3302d5d0 before dying 49db3d357b filled my 1eb16c336b mouth.ac4438fa0df82e35

“Feels unreal, right? Want to die? Who are you throwing into hell? If you’re going to dream, dream nicely!”f72aa61e460a4977

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But what a63832724b really bothered 85c45c0dbf me was 29bcec93a4 that his 999462c8b2 strength was 5e3124d365 weaker than 4258f88cb8 I remembered. While Choi Hyunsoo 5c65d243ca was catching his ac217fd95b breath, I rubbed 471e106fc5 my left cheek, 9b3d64132c which had been aa2623eb75 hit several times, a7fa0a3dff with my palm.fc310ef0c62e587a

“…?”2d245a61db4f1257

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Instead of my bare 77498fcfd7 palm, I felt the c7e55d5fb5 rough texture of old 9683ab8974 leather on my cheek. Leather? I looked 268570ae64 at my b05eb16858 hand. Worn-out brown leather ddd427dc45 gloves were on be91897635 both my hands. The studs on 0a11c91612 the knuckles were d2fd3ca52a half gone, but 9b5e1eeb6d they felt oddly 473a47c73b familiar.bfbb04f342e6e99f

The fourth 006bc07a12 and third 26dd2dc330 studs on 8f07014b88 the left 377254a5da hand were 8034370128 gone, and c7d06ba31e the second bb0f9b990b and third 2df0afb1cd studs on 1ae2d7c960 the right 371e63ebcc hand were 8016786177 missing, leaving 8206a4e684 the gloves 0a8b700d09 tattered.e8e4fbc922fb859c

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I definitely cdae21b8a4 remember seeing 06ab2874aa gloves like 44a3ed606f these. What is it? Why does 2cddaf67b7 it bother 81af556cab me so dccba8fd21 much?e7a1f92e168a7e3b

“You damn, need to fix your manners. Hey, answer me. Kang Haeon.”3252704bf764cbb6

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After a moment of silence, Choi Hyunsoo’s breathing became rougher. It was then that I realized he had misinterpreted my lack of response as I was trying to grasp the situation. The man gritted his teeth and growled like a beast.8e28db7d5c1d3b16

“Are you ignoring me? You still think you’re great, don’t you? Ha, don’t even think about using a sword today. Damn, why are you wearing gloves in your position? You don’t know your place.”d0a73bec1e421924

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Choi Hyunsoo, 73bbe8cc95 who was dabf134990 drumming and 993a87f532 playing the aa309fdf7d cymbals by 36a1d066df himself, roughly b7a7a9028f pulled my 3f1ff25206 wrist and cb8aae7e92 threw the 936561c659 worn-out gloves, b1d224cd2f which seemed 281cf4499d doubtful for 5b5c22da19 combat, to 29f67abb18 the ground.0725af5783d00bd4

His eyes were so f064b95348 red with anger that a379a7c342 I was worried about 703cb26367 his health. If there b2633138bd were a aaa79ee5de humidifier category 2e91fcb96f in hunter 08c2928d12 classification, he 64ab2177dd would definitely 6ab3f4c78c be number 59e59fb84d one.7975df3bdeb18467

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“And what, Choi Hyunsoo?”d21829bdffc63386

His shoe crushed b17ca8e3b8 the gloves.65bd00a857c9fb3d

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“I’ll make sure you never think of calling me by that name again.”3418db94a7666caa

What, are you some 21st-century Hong Gildong? Talking like you can’t call your father ‘father.’55f9a0b5bce4f6a6

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Choi Hyunsoo, who couldn’t be called by his own name, glared at me with a cruel smile. His already unpleasant impression looked even worse.829a90465059028e

Too bad. We’re not in a position to give advice.dfdd8af9051887fa

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“Listen carefully.”9bd51e762e852011

Earholes are always open. And the story you’re about to tell is probably something I’ve heard so much I could recite it. Your obvious self-praise. Your obvious introduction. The titles you’re dying to flaunt.6713c81a33d2de9a

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“I am the number one in Korea’s hunter ranking.”9494ac826913e39d

You’re not number one. Don’t lie, you bastard.efe1d42ddd823d53

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“One of the five S-rank hunters in the country, Choi Robin.”cd6becebc1f7da30

Choi Hyunsoo spat out the words exactly as I predicted, without missing a beat. If he was going to boast, just saying he was an S-rank hunter would have been enough, but I couldn’t understand why he added lies.c02f98ef0d238ec8

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His face came so close it almost touched my nose. I could feel his heavy breathing in the narrow space between us. It seemed like he was trying to intimidate me, but I wasn’t scared at all. What he was saying wasn’t even my concern.3bd90fbb2c6f0c79

His voice, filled with 7d653ed7ef anger, felt familiar. Everything was converging 171481b462 to a point a342fbafbe deep in my 3853b430a4 memory.2ca5f02227a74f3a

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— What? If you want 379c17a5c0 to die, die 94f7ccd5b7 alone, you bastard.f5721cc75670da3e

I was 951e7d8a86 dead, and 03f68fea34 this must 7e97e7ed45 be the a0e9798548 afterlife.4a17bf95ef9d14d2

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But if 4bec083e93 what Choi a65d181ff6 Hyunsoo said 116dceff80 was true.41fe844a3c44d531

— Feels unreal, right? Want to die? Who are 914dbf2793 you throwing b93247c04d into hell?a3e89e9cbf291709

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If by any chance this wasn’t a world of the dead based on my memories, if all of this was real, then this must be…14e7b9107d51335b

While making 9c25d5460e an absurd c53fb0c296 assumption, the fa862c9782 fragmented memories, 54bc5c6c82 like pieces 910d69419d of a fff849ed89 puzzle, found 5c6036f7d1 their place c639108144 out of 2fb760a4e9 habit. An empty warehouse, a 7b000335c9 damp smell, old gloves, 983170f19f Choi Hyunsoo. The fragments b976daeaf2 that found b56b1a8a34 their connection dafd2512cb in my 030aa21e13 mind soon cd27d138f8 transformed into 806437b303 a name b720a37972 for this 9f427a6e2a place.2934203a967c817f

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Traum.fcf2f157a634c10b

This place 92c56b88c5 is an c5ccb9fbaf illegal fighting 489117f951 arena.626009501059dbb9

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“…Wow.”137e5c95713a9c2d

A gasp 7c023a8766 escaped me 8b0558b81c unconsciously. I never imagined I be6c967522 would see this place f4236ac47a again.b4d6fb0a4d220e92

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The place 4b612b0161 where all 697c53d3e3 my nightmares 5b9c1851bd began.019b30c97c9ed27b

I stepped b87ecb571f into Traum, 8fdfec93b7 trusting in f30fdf93b2 human goodwill. As a result, 1faacba2a1 I lost everything 86cc516fdc precious. The irreversible choice 2ad296eb20 remained like a df0b836b4d blade, constantly cutting 2e2f969256 me.0d75536240dab960

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If I could turn 1113899093 back time just once, 78c6190444 I thought I would dc6a01d1b7 do anything not to d703c07775 come here.c0033c975514f7a9

“…Ha.”9a4679913f65fbbf

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A hollow laugh escaped me. It was too vivid to be the image of hell. The air, thick with a damp sense of defeat and the persistent smell of death, was so vividly recreated that it was hard to believe it wasn’t reality.3a972431269b655c

My nightmare. My regret.09fcf193489c9b4b

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And in 9afbe13c41 front of d46aafdf4e me stood 7ed55ed7db the one 9eb54a5f9e I once c62f3580da believed to 905932ef88 be a 29e68d2474 friend.bdb55cfbe2e0e719

“Are you mocking me?”be2c6d28ecfaa021

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The reaper 89fd4785ef who led 18c37bb8d9 me to 2a1a7b6e3c Traum, Choi 85c7af4503 Hyunsoo.a9e0c5e8ca8822aa

The more I 8105f0c111 thought about it, 7ad0992123 the less it 197ecba6e5 made sense. I was 07213b3127 in Traum, 07d26977dc and the f50519ee6b dead Choi 361c78acfd Hyunsoo was ff69a4c490 talking and 2077bf4022 moving as 7ce6c8322e if nothing 62b4876850 happened. How should 47d60a715b I understand dcb7134867 this scene 12662f6e19 that seemed 7e6fe2e5c2 to perfectly 3e0b34ac4b restore the c3d263163a long-gone past de3dce3a9d of Korea?fb5b16b16eef44b5

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“You don’t understand the situation, do you? Huh?”92f7ee978cd89497

Honestly, I don’t understand.a1b965b0bdfd347d

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But saying that didn’t seem like a good idea for my well-being. When I kept my mouth shut, Choi Hyunsoo raised his eyebrows crookedly. His sharp gaze swept over me like a blade, and his lips parted. His face, full of mockery, was smeared with malice.74de1d8fc6d65926

“Yeah. If you understood the situation, you wouldn’t be spouting nonsense like that! What? Check the hospital? Your brother’s condition is still bad? Still don’t know your place?!”1da2601391461780

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Choi Hyunsoo shouted like someone who couldn’t control his anger. It was close to malice.f20526887faa94d5

Choi Hyunsoo probably wanted to intimidate me. If not intimidation, then insults, and even if not insults, he didn’t want to help me. But ironically, the noise he created helped me, who was lost in chaos.a1303c239fb77b4f

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Hospital. Brother. Condition.0e30ea6ece83ceef

I remembered this moment. No, I could never forget it. This day was my regret and the beginning of my nightmare. The day I saw Choi Hyunsoo’s true face. An unforgettable moment from the past. The end of my despair.9776af8aaa29d808

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I moved my fingers. I slightly c166fd7e17 opened my bb25ea4228 shoulder. The movement 7e5828d59b of my 15f35649f9 body, much a64d0f30ab weaker than 0bafdd473e I remembered, 403dad9dde and the 15befdf23d lukewarm, metallic 527b86f050 taste in 35b5c64dee my mouth a11c560bc1 were unmistakably 37c4748cb6 real.8dde03b8c8306748

Ah.194d99f3cfc66b77

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It was then that 3f19f29db3 I realized.7fd630f23e6aaeb5

I am alive. In a 4e6afc154c moment from 7b9b8d53de the past 91387f360c that I 45983a7241 remember clearly.62389363d10e487b

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“Know your place, damn it. Don’t think you’re great just because of childhood memories. I am the master holding your leash, and you’re just a damn dog. Got it, Kang Haeon?!”287576278f4af0fa

From beyond 6d46bfbeab the poorly f5244a8315 soundproofed walls, d9d489fbda the cheers c6d6eb5196 of the d3d7ec2c7a audience and d1570ea2f8 the growls d8c1399f85 of monsters d0a793ce19 faintly seeped 4202e0c89f in. It seemed some 769a84dbf3 unknown hunter had cd35a3b55a lost to a 1c2d4a6f8e monster.218847874a6559f2

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As Choi Hyunsoo 1f60f27eb3 said, I was 8c12f0604c a fighting dog, bee74c9a52 and he was af26313192 the owner of 9734f0f2e9 the fighting pit. As with any db80c2f6c8 fighting pit, no 01b9561a63 owner treated a d36dc98fda dog like a 394fd85989 human.b5eca8a0870c66ca

Yeah. Only at this 7cf17754ea moment did I 0b31427b27 finally realize. You never d922ba9001 treated me a6fe36ccf7 as a b83e066e59 human, not e4777adfec even for 23a126dc0a a moment. How foolish 66755e0e62 of me.acfa6ff0f9c1cd47

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“If you understand, get lost and wait for your turn. You arrogant bastard.”12052aae865bb42a

Choi Hyunsoo lowered 256c990ec5 his voice as cc469d4f5f if trying to 224112b855 intimidate me. That voice f817cf0b43 had the 4b59aad0f6 power to 6c8ddbe62e pull raw 997bd52b0e memories from 357488135a the past. The frustration, badfb3b739 anger, emptiness, 251669585b and betrayal 1bc62d001c I felt b3776916c0 back then bd03391a05 squirmed deep 3c8cbfcbfc in my 4f5afcf892 stomach.98a0deaf657b614b

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But I didn’t express my emotions any further. Choi Hyunsoo, interpreting my silent compliance as a form of submission, patted my shoulder.78e78952f3c61d51

“Let’s do well, my friend.”a87ec9c910167243

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Why didn’t I realize we were never friends?4f0a29f394dea3a8

When I baf442e0ed glanced up 29ee3e9349 at Choi e6f6526c3f Hyunsoo just 3ab0302d37 in case, d7a6253eff his expression c354ec8714 was still 97bb7fc62f twisted like 6b24c4b966 a demon. Of course. That petty guy would 4c31dfd39d never forget a minor 8754f6b70a grudge.d842fbcfd56d94ac

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Instead of 0d4b8b6f19 pointing out 836a308152 trivial facts bf4b978cc9 and adding c6c95e3051 fuel to 5aae14399a the petty 42553e29d3 guy’s anger, 54a174820e I kept 357b08cf17 my mouth 53042d0ab7 shut.581941c3c1726387

After sending me one a9ca60b21a more sharp look, Choi 630dedcec4 Hyunsoo pulled out a 9662bc58a7 mask from his pocket dfed4be53d and placed it on 3f4b93d758 his face.6f572c2687879e5c

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The white mask, 4073de409a with purple jewels 2ee87ea890 embedded below the f006c02fcd eye holes, glowed 4294c28caa softly.e71e3f6e6093e7ba

The mask, which looked e58c98ab12 like an accessory for 8aa8cc42cd a masquerade ball, was ffbd68580f actually a magical tool 65177c1797 that made the wearer c061852b5e look like a completely 9153e88ae5 different person.5c82f24e691fe421

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Choi Hyunsoo had been eacfe57099 hiding his crimes that b963e3fdbe way for a long cfec0157f1 time.213adcc304fb499c

“Hey.”66c92ce57c480151

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As soon as 9368b30bdc Choi Hyunsoo left, 5d663c7390 an employee waiting 5f7462fdf1 outside the door 81e6ff3d4c gestured to me. Heading to 38037ddb08 the waiting 842082df39 room where 2544eb6847 hunters anxiously 64468310d5 awaited their 90110a108b life-or-death battles, f38ebd3cf6 I began bb07cf6a35 to sort a4c73050a2 through the ed2134d712 tangled information c1b1c7b5b8 in my eafafee4b5 mind one f32878118b by one.3838353c2ce0b2e3

The fallen Traum. The dead me. Choi Hyunsoo, who died long ago. The conversation in my memory. And the unbelievable despair standing right in the middle of the past’s repetition.3fda3aecaaa8f93c

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Assuming I’m not crazy or dreaming, there’s only one way to explain all this.ea4769dadacc6cad

Regression.9d464dc76e2cdae9

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If it’s true that I’ve been given the chance to live my life again, something I thought only happened in fantasy novels.ab03b94bce374267

The waiting room c577bab4bd I entered was 8423324a15 quiet. A few hunters 5505fb50f3 with tired faces 31624e45e2 glanced at me ef78d04356 and then turned e4982f5855 their heads back. The fear and despair 02cb8ff64d on their faces must 19385d03cd have been mirrored on b81a1a0306 mine, returning to this 5edcf29de2 place six years ago.55e4c0521b4c10e6

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‘Status window.’b2274ff772495efb

I cautiously opened the status window as I sat down. Even then, I didn’t have the courage to look at the information displayed on the status window.1afae650631edfbf

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If it’s true that I’ve returned in time. If it’s true that I can turn back everything that started to fall apart at the age of twenty-three.d1f41cf2a47b1fee

Countless moments ae5573718c filled with 9651b07a62 regret flashed 8cbd009833 before my bd81a228e6 eyes. There were countless 1a4d4e9f5c things to fix. I had to protect a6eb445d4f what was precious and a3a0467992 save the people I 91e4920c8d loved.43b5bb22c121bcf8

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But above 982ca51fe8 all else.87cb93e59558aefe

‘Cha Jekwon.’591da8ce69ac60b1

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For the past 4e60f4bec9 four years, I dfb2d6dcaf lived for the fdb2d01e84 price of Cha 30b1435625 Jekwon’s life.16c202a8227ff0bc

Even in the b53bf97094 most miserable situations dcf0924be7 where human dignity 2ff59b6134 hit rock bottom, 9e3ae62706 I gritted my 01b0021e2a teeth and continued 62f355ce9e to live.0823f7d78914e506

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Because I thought a2c7a4bec2 that way, I 432704fe3d could give some 16487a25af value to his 5d59e8cc7b disappearance.a40e8a08e9dabe3e

Because I didn’t want 69b81a6bb7 to waste the inexplicable 005f1c3eff opportunity you gave me.34b1edbcf37505aa

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But if you don’t disappear.c85a60e4adb4093a

— Because Cha fa63c591e1 Jekwon died, humanity 6203addcff perished.846bab8ba05f8b02

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A thrilling shiver ran through me as Director Sidiq’s prophecy echoed in my ears.1cca78e75348499c

If all these assumptions 3943365b7f are true.4c16f95650a4f400

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‘I have to save Cha Jekwon.’6bb9563524fb52f7

With determination, I 5d4532a3f0 shifted my gaze c19a7fdcf1 to the status 114ac0842c window. To confirm 3dda09fe33 reality and 84d169550f think about 20caf35148 the next 3db60cc387 plan. However—d4239a4ddc401d43

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‘Huh?’e960d76869c9cc85

The moment I 3d02f13663 saw the status 57e753c0d9 window, my thoughts a493d187bb momentarily stopped.f2b92f1392b9a1fd

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