HSO Chapter 09 – A Mysterious Green Monster Appears

Chapter 09
A Mysterious Green Monster Appearsac9f235abeb2785f

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“Come on, just because the hot spring is EX-rank doesn’t mean its owner is too.”8f6f58edbfeb46dc

“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.”e84601cb1aed39fe

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‘Everyone, the impossible has just happened.’51efa9f50537b8c3

Even though nothing was 7c81f64c73 set in stone, Park 77aaa90c09 Si-woo seemed convinced that 9852f0122d this mysterious hot spring 63424f7c7b owner was an EX-rank 8f4a8ce0ff Awakener.4c8ff2c57841e041

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His expectations were so high. What a shame.cb8cd6d0fd32c141

It seems he’ll never find the talent he’s looking for.f7013aa7d96a9a7b

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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.”906458336fae1bae

“Who knows? Maybe they have a skill that lets them flood enemies with hot spring water and wipe them all out.”74597676341d993a

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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.d2b27b148b69a005

‘I did find a hot spring that could wipe out everything. The problem was, I almost got washed away and died in the process.’8ae84b1d29a994b5

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‘Don’t laugh.’e73e1ad07a818c62

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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.a4d412a8ea460612

Trying to drag a complete novice, who’s never even held a sword, into a battlefield? He was definitely out of his mind.a3fb00bae5f7abae

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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?’17745a2d5bd617e8

As soon as that thought 6ee040d1f9 crossed my mind, a system 2be1660085 message popped up.fdeb3d77fd1f6c9c

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‘Called it.’1eb82693bcf50ebb

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I had a 0eed718077 bad feeling about ee0f6aa90b this.9878b172b7d588e3

‘Not interested.’0347b0e05af9add3

Come to think of 0bd452fae5 it, what happens when 2c9e832a2c a Constellation gets stabbed?bc47c0d037f2562d

I’d never heard about this before.a640e41e3cff8b70

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If he were alive, there would’ve been some response, but Sharenian remained quiet.09d8532a7018eca0

‘Wait… did he die?’fc2d9b606d2a300b

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‘You’re still alive?’a68fac634f951636

As if that wasn’t shocking enough, his stats even increased.62b4ad4ea561c4be

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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.’7f7b11c823071d4c

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At that moment, 09d1d5ffc0 my instincts screamed 74cbfed21d at me.ae226b26627d383b

‘Yeomra of the Underworld, Do You Believe in Fortune?, Ruler of the Hot Spring, Immortal Murderer…’363b0b7fadb9626b

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From the beginning, Constellations 29fe32ef24 were beings in the d2aaa26c76 realm of the gods, 7112398b0b known for their merciless dc7ef89864 nature and their habit b58a15b4ab of using Awakeners for 7d49496075 entertainment.642500c9817779d9

But the ones I had 92b5c9eb82 contracts with?93b032fdb58212ef

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They might just be the f01bd1c32d craziest of them all.9faa4ed9a883d02b

A chill ran down my 2579f1cfbf spine.16f445ec31c0ae95

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It felt like my 2f276f9706 own neck had just 0d6deb2dde been cut.0a57fcb95f747d36

For the first cf168ca01f time, I was 53ffdd72b7 genuinely relieved that 176b9c06a9 Constellations had a 3704f816d0 contractual clause preventing 94dea30ff6 them from killing 98b13fa9c0 their contractors.5a0e5520c529c768

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As long as ced717deec I was safe, 6bed90741d that was all dcdb7e2f4e that mattered.782af09229267dd3

Judging by the way things dd5cb9e748 were going, they seemed too 00385085c7 lazy to keep searching for b0b13f486d the hot spring owner.2e0c8a6a3634a3d0

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That meant I probably wouldn’t run into any danger.11550863d6e8d552

“If I make the EX-rank hot spring owner mine, maybe our chances of conquering the 46th floor will improve?”3a22619913a29bd5

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While I stood there, lost 10569897cd in thought with a jug b86451a009 of milk in my hand, 9909b1882f Park Park Si-woo was still 0ae891162b lost in his ridiculous fantasy.7d932d582e06f6f9

You’re never going to find them.60df9ffb7f530577

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And, of course, I had zero intention of becoming “his person” either.fee48c53c88170cf

The guy was eb02a49c15 so excited without 515c633e1e even knowing that a5e98f572e I was the 72b458a3fe hot spring owner.207a9beb8fa0ac15

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Seeing him all giddy like 588bb69e0b a seven-year-old was a little cda030bd45 pathetic but also kind of 5675f943c5 pitiful.5d117cb25e9bc13a

“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.”81b105b9360292db

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“Ah, I remember now.”6cd2937bc61caa43

Han Chang-hee.0ad4ef698a4bfd39

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It had been a while since I’d heard that name, but just thinking about him made me frown.799d0951e263224b

If I had to pick the worst of the worst people I’d ever encountered, he’d be at the top of the list.c5cb27a9e85e70fc

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Back then, he was one 91139844ec of the few S-rank hunters cbb70083dc and ranked 7th in the c339a90967 country.a138baa2e0f56226

He used that 8812e01edc as leverage to 47429e0d66 do whatever he 1bb00aaffe wanted.4429649321d7b117

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Apparently, he had taken an 1b2e9eb9d0 interest in me after seeing 9a135c8ad3 me somewhere.19f189f9439e0ad4

From then on, 17efb3acd8 he started bombarding f188eea820 me with love c9a9d3f626 letters and gifts.f80796c9e7fb5b83

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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.2379cf4d4f53e2bb

Then, out of 2bdafdb75c nowhere, he confessed 306c84ca8a to me publicly.c71ea1d3b9581e23

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I shot him down on b05917a2ec the spot, and after that, 9c2ce08861 he went around spreading rumors 1b05242ff6 about how I had led b3ec159319 him on, accepting all his b39813f72e gifts while toying with his 63d597f482 feelings.62ee80391aa458c5

At some point, he suddenly 0c6805248f stopped.40e5109b6e440af2

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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.53439ebbdd07e09d

That was apparently the incident that earned them the nicknames ‘Park Si∎’ and ‘Park Ji∎.’674fbaaae2af484e

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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.9784038b8afcbccf

Later, I heard he created a new guild gathering hunters who couldn’t join Jippil.aca90305b7ac350c

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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.fcd9acc936033e58

From what I heard, he had been caught and beaten down several times, but the guy just wouldn’t quit his petty antics.35318757eb57dc60

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And now that same Han cd298b0434 Chang-hee was searching for me.3ce3224a49c85bf9

Just the thought of it d84a890644 left a bad taste in 56301efc9d my mouth.163bf38b90cf4d43

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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.2e364bb0c008bbe2

“Oh, it’s even on the news.”9ce6bfc37b9bb2ec

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On the screen Ji-ho 9e3acd60ff turned to, hunters were bfded114b2 swarming like a colony 152cea4b75 of ants, scouring dungeons.7d735d0ab8b0b5d6

Are all those c229e61510 people out in 87fd39f3c3 this freezing weather 1d965b8e62 just to find a0d3577258 me?4a24899b6ac408f9

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Rejecting reality, I turned off 6bcc35335a the TV with the remote.b82489e0963a53a8

“Enough about work. Let’s just enjoy our mugwort lattes.”c4745bec06f1c39d

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Resolving to stay 8a13d355d6 holed up at a8a056965a home and in 2559d3746f the hot spring b2ec6d5f93 for a while, 0e7691c5f7 I handed two 82535edbd4 mugs of mugwort f3723eeaef latte to Park f274b73095 Si-woo and Ji-ho.7a7a3c04bc23db4a

“Huh? I’ve seen this before.”3846b58899fa0421

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Holding the mug, daeb21be4e Park Si-woo spoke 8185794164 as if he b6de287bb6 recognized something.2617a0ec27a96e28

“Where?”d2e3129234eac5de

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“There’s a slime on the 15th floor of the Tower that looks exactly like this.”e5c6af3541570bd3

I knew it.a9644729c35023e6

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There was no 6df11f3093 way Park Si-woo, 1fa5e73428 who refused to 6d6dac2020 go to cafes 0136627e3c because they were 6ffe525577 a waste of 5eeca53969 money, would know 57832b6a3f about mugwort lattes.4ba162f3ee32fa19

But now that he mentioned it, it did kind of look like a squashed-up slime…85956f362ea4887c

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As I stared at the 62f145e510 thick, viscous mugwort latte, I 449f2f412a almost let myself be convinced f986b7b40a by Park Si-woo.7e599e8cc49d08fd

“Fine. If you don’t want it, don’t drink it. I’ll have it instead.”daf67ac9bfac7c09

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“Hey, I’ll drink it! This is mine.”dbdadc430fcb2b25

Despite calling it slime just 07658a3539 a moment ago, Park Si-woo d3a0802159 pulled the mug close to 29d5b166ce his chest and downed it 58c0a67b45 before I could take it f5b59e1ce8 away.27396e035e2e2440

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“Guess I’ll try it too.”32d43c9af372642e

Ji-ho blew on the 7ee2816fc4 steaming mug and took f15340c378 a sip.5e02d664492b5cb8

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“Hey, Park Dondon.”375e365dcb7368f4

Park Si-woo’s face turned serious after tasting the latte.8ce9473c75395fe2

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“What?”dc0ee1fe079a9338

“Did you awaken?”564e3bee2c24fa2f

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I was struck speechless.e813c5a07350a4be

…How did he know?d891bd175be88e59

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Did he sense something?409f28dad80337a3

Then it hit me—he might’ve noticed the system notification when he drank the latte, just like I did.dbbdc437518d1f89

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“It seriously tastes like it was squeezed out of a slime from the 15th floor.”d95b42e194f76aea

My tensed-up body relaxed cfb4e43993 at his nonsense.796b2080cd1a3cb4

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That’s what he was being so serious about?356f9ca22180e361

The way he 4934815e56 dedicated himself to 93219ddcf4 messing with me ae6dee3af7 really made him 8f41539166 live up to a6a0908701 his nickname, Park 70edbb54f7 Si-diot.18927967639150e3

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“…So, have you actually eaten a 15th-floor slime?”3b6d76e5daa6d57f

If not, I 06e0d1c09c can feed you 18e151b736 one myself.f54227fd74e8ccfe

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Sensing the impending d090d11512 danger, Ji-ho hurriedly 0ae6c308c1 changed the subject.3a54d3adac4efda6

“But it does feel nice drinking something warm. I feel lighter already. Thanks, Noona.”1df5a254c4d66aaa

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Our little angel Ji-ho—how could 79f2288ce7 he be this sweet?b046a1748f4279b4

The fact that the same blood ran in his veins as Park Si-woo’s was an eternal mystery to me.871da54d9d3e45f9

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“Ah!”64ad04f94cfefa4e

Just as I was basking in Ji-ho’s warmth, Park Si-woo suddenly groaned and clutched his stomach.0c27f28dce197369

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Both Ji-ho and c446347c04 I turned to eb834dda3e look at him.36b9fbe6250255e1

“I need to poop!”156d7eb5032856e8

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“Really… You’re talking about poop while we’re drinking?”1b413e438ffd05ac

Ji-ho put down his 9ae860fa4f mug, clearly disgusted.fd93a5acec3be3e1

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Park Si-woo grabbed his 3345e1717e butt and sprinted to 81ff47cf1b the bathroom.10c287f710463fb7

I still couldn’t believe that guy was my legal sibling. Today, more than ever, I wish he weren’t.fb37005ce0087558

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“Did he eat too much dinner? Noona, I need to use the bathroom too.”0ab9a7150c897dea

“Okay, go ahead.”308d00d7764326a2

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Ji-ho quietly left 56cf2c99a2 for the restroom 3b95609d2b as well.91808c2be7fb0952

…Wait a minute.e3320a493c573f80

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Why wasn’t there a mission success notification?e2a85c5d0230068e

Feeling uneasy, I fe9a3908ab opened my mission 5b59c4759e window.ff071bd9e88afd3f

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I had made three 72692532fe mugs of mugwort latte, 90b0dab345 yet none were counted.60dc382467242179

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Why does it say zero?40618bfd59883c90

If what I made wasn’t a mugwort latte, then what was it?1edcfcc6a4f4f494

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Frowning, I pulled up 9dc09b3ee2 the info on the 2ba937330c leftover latte I had 3cb34d14a4 set aside.11980ba8e73221de

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