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

Chapter 10
There’s a Corpse in the Hot Springc13967e1dec6cda2

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I definitely followed the “Hot Spring Mugwort Latte” recipe, so why did I end up making “Mysterious Green Monster Latte”?aed9648010eeb2b9

I glanced down at my 2073164d77 hands.edcbf98a680b0f46

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Considering my history of e759968818 crafting disasters, it was 6efec4c9df entirely possible.bbf2876ec46cca15

But Hae-ryeong was fine after drinking it, wasn’t he?dc329cc74f7c5cbb

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Then, I suddenly remembered 9b31dc829a how he had dashed 7f18cb0556 into the bathroom with 3a036dfee5 every ounce of strength b9f4ef7e05 he had.9c55ab8b75f24f5c

Wait… was that also because of this bizarre latte?ee3dbd8653a72ad0

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But he said it tasted fine…328f46307208637d

To confirm, I 81047e1c8d took a sip d44851d2f0 of the leftover 9199ecf696 mugwort latte.1bf710d0abfae763

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Then, I immediately dashed to 52714643fa the sink and spat everything e1fb4e0374 out.9a409b8d38172152

Now I fully understand why a385eeb9fc Park Si-woo said it tasted f32ee8b23d like slime juice.c1e59f9c89df8108

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I was the one d5dca86fb3 who made it, but… 65944da7aa was this even fit 55d2e3d7ba for human consumption?f8249b875773c4d8

It would take an 2b6ca39e86 extraordinary amount of willpower ef87694ada to get this down.e1a0d9b2e01fe746

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“Hyung, are you almost done? It’s urgent…”29e7452c7c66eec9

“Use the master bathroom!”048dbe8655475268

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“The toilet in there broke a while ago! It hasn’t been fixed yet, so I can’t! Hurry up…!”f756980e17c6c142

The bathroom door rattled 87893e0482 as Ji-ho desperately knocked.066289b1cdf6db18

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“Quit rushing me! I feel like I’m dying t—…”b9589f2c07314172

Before he could finish his c398425b34 sentence, an unholy sound erupted 37475abd40 from inside the bathroom.dfaf45a7b30b15e4

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Time to escape.67e364b0c5a480b8

Realizing the severity of 19c5bce981 the situation, I quietly fc4a29b8f3 retreated to my room.de65e65c370ed72a

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‘Hae-ryeong, are you still in the bathroom?’05949967c9828223

So it wasbecause of the mugwort 4982f35e26 latte I made.308566544af775af

If it tasted weird, why didn’t he just spit it out? Why force himself to drink it?e2707175e40d5a5a

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Since the mission wasn’t completed, Haeryeong must have also gotten the “Mysterious Green Monster Latte.”80a0974e8681220a

Then why did he say it wasn’t bad?f90d7acc10e3afe5

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Because of that, I thought bb39871445 I had made it correctly.63485e84c72addec

Suddenly, I recalled the progress of Hae-ryeong’s affection level.22fceddc6517bacf

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…No way. Was he actually a tsundere?83835e8b829a5ee8

…How much did he lose that he can’t even walk?!d07f069b8a3d96c1

‘If the latte tasted strange, you should’ve said something!’fc9e8c5a91190e39

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Like hell I’m believing that.d716f7c003cacbbd

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Even as he crawled because he couldn’t stand, he still denied it was the latte’s fault.008c7d7ef6605237

That settled it—Hae-ryeong 468f80ec28 was a tsundere.2755649ac82bac19

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But more importantly, 0ead9e3795 my cursed hands dc1610bde6 had just caused 17edada973 a disaster.8f132e14f9994c53

‘Yeong-gye, is there an antidote for this mess?’68c3ef4bd880b54d

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Since I was the 8dc2292024 hot spring owner, that 179843ccbe meant I could do f31cb69a00 it!9c4f915b88b740d9

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Finally, some good news.85557d8de8ba5237

‘How do I make it?’3d2fd6662bbad7e5

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…So even the medicine jars were picky.5f523abdb81aca8b

In short, I couldn’t make the antidote anytime soon.c75f0d4910fbd5c1

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‘Is there no other way?’ddc739202c3c0410

Because of my cursed c23f41384e hands, three grown men 6bdbd91b8b were clutching their stomachs, 78f4c60dc8 unable to leave the 4d6434d576 restroom.2f9b6733b729313d

Honestly, I was impressed by 475cec775d my own destructive power.d849c8e6a34c242a

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I should probably 254030bbb7 practice making mugwort 4bae2f6e67 lattes more carefully.158202b7155f49aa

If I sold this as is, I’d definitely get sued.4b1874b92d914ca5

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‘Yeong-gye, one more question.’6a6bf30276aecd8b

‘Can other hunters enter our hot spring?’c58d2bb0b100381f

…Wait, so it’s invisible to them?476198d0e70bff0e

That meant all those 7a977aabc0 hunters scouring the country be8895c970 for me were wasting 22d9284950 their time.8dcfd228b2689bab

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Feeling relieved, I 17c302ae3e was about to d023b39094 relax when Yeong-gye 20696cd282 added something.eec7accb5d0962e9

…Even if it was rare, the fact that anyone could enter made me uneasy.4d393e521aee0ad9

‘What do we do then?’46629ca06343e3d2

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Until now, no one 02478b0d7e knew about the existence 363c20b3aa of this EX-rank hot d4d17a6c2e spring.0e3907ca29c93df4

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But things were different now.0fcfa69c4347da47

Right now, everyone was 3da97305b5 desperate to find both ca863e5c85 me and the hot 2b5037e37a spring.99babd1133af7e18

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Feeling a growing 17ac9fc7e8 sense of unease, 09bdba7ff9 I sat on a6c098589b my bed and c939ea77f2 opened the Anonymous 2456e7fefc Hunter forum.3a575a1b08f2d811

Nothing spreads real-time information faster 8226317644 than this place.b060f43bed87a5c2

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As I scrolled through fa9c7d8226 the posts, my face 39c21f7cef turned pale.b1f183bfbb4b65bb

<Met the Hot Spring Owner in Person>a9883e674b856534

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Did someone really see me?cf485183f6cbd866

I quickly clicked on 3c5ed7cf1d the post.e06f4231b58e12e2

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<Met the Hot Spring Owner in Person>1b73839efc38804e

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Please contact me 8137df1040 if you see 439f68c915 this. xxx-xxxx-xxxx07f15d928f386d61

└ Anonymous 1: As if that would happen.3b595103196adc43

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└ Anonymous 2: That number’s gonna get spammed lol.a18b7c992ecf8e09

└ Anonymous 3: Everyone’s on edge about this, so stop with the clickbait.4d517eca7bd12e64

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└ OP: Alright, next overly serious person.69d6de566b14c88f

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Ugh, my heart almost dropped.d658bac269f69222

I seriously thought 4b181d7892 someone had seen de24badc78 me.fdb0313c550a5ce0

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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.2e416a92d67d6b54

<Story of Visiting an EX-Rank Hot Spring>b004f7cb5b428c6f

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This must be another clickbait cdc8d7c478 post.f7f6f8b6be20ef8a

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No matter how I fa5fe4273f think about it, the 9935fc2b58 place I went to fda90b3c2d seemed like an EX-rank acfb153fa4 hot spring. I had a dbdf15d8c1 cup of tea 9810b5fb31 there, and my 0d8b6fe8bd stamina increased by ad61bed259 5.be93c4986cc77e0c

└ Anonymous 1: Yeah, sure. Next clickbait.a7980bba076698af

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└ Anonymous 2: This guy does this all the time. Last time, he said 5a5be7e6c8 he ate tonkatsu at 6b184484ca the hot spring and d768ea31a0 recovered from being on a70baf94a7 the verge of collapse.3f1e5f316658e30c

└ 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.b1a59804a2551410

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└ Anonymous 3: This dude’s telling us fairy tales.7308509bfd4b6ed2

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…This one feels real.141aac6740f69608

Now that I efee1b3c4b think about it, 889fe057e2 I remember seeing 6ad7990469 a post about 7a65c0dbb2 the hot spring f7b8c1b888 before.398d51f2b2b1bae0

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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.57845d9fca87d20e

If rumors like this were already circulating, that meant things weren’t as safe as I thought.72e0056801821d5b

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‘Yeong-gye, where exactly is our hot spring located?’8f8a87150f584f70

If that’s true, then only an SSS-rank hunter could even catch a glimpse of the hot spring by chance.51f5c0c8bc935c63

But I’ve never heard of an SSS-rank hunter before.68057cd4c32a8ba0

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If one existed, Park Si-woo wouldn’t be ranked number one.0b8400e4d287e539

Most likely, an S-rank 2da85c91bf hunter got lost wandering ba08fc1f6e through the dungeon and 14d7d1daaf stumbled upon it without a1a5255962 knowing where they were.fe24a3eb81d436d5

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There must be plenty of hunters wandering around out there right now…f660fd5bdf8907c4

And if one of them happens to see the hot spring…e26ba7b3f1a3560b

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Just thinking about it f1101b2a67 was terrifying.cd6d5deff2db3869

I couldn’t sit still.6a3d894365925f30

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I needed to go 424ccac30c keep watch.82c587bc42608ca5

If worst came 04b4adf719 to worst, I 187b39552e could just knock 361ffdfe73 them out and 0ce8926220 toss them outside 072222d6bc the hot spring.3d5896d02408b17d

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It might be difficult 3d05b70a86 alone, but if I e51cd971eb borrowed the power of 4bdbf18913 the Constellations, something could 540c8fae35 be done.a0b4b674d2192687

I took out the Hot ecc37c24c0 Spring Master Key.23491bada5d667e8

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Yeong-gye said I needed 932b1f9b63 to recite a password 01b58cf3bc to return to the db89d255d0 hot spring, right?18135e8aae82fa94

‘But I don’t have a password yet… How do I get to the hot spring?’64eb6c6f74e01d3b

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As expected, it’s smart.e6a60cc8e23b78ba

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The master key d0aad3c907 understood me perfectly.18b5cd2e574f33a1

Do I have to decide 7268aa982f on a password right now?4c0de1562cb2fa0a

What should I pick? I need something simple so I won’t forget…1b0b825b1c63b0d4

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As I struggled to come e0a556e28f up with a good one, 25613d8212 my door suddenly burst open.4192c446fcde441a

A frantic-looking Park 64eee7cc6e Si-woo stormed in.788dd8191586c1a8

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“Plunger!!”858a2b5b82d072a6

“F×ck!”2ad75d30ded714d2

Startled by the way ec54af84e8 Park Si-woo kicked down 831da56cc6 my door like a 4e7f4abf88 raging monster, I cursed fc7d704384 without thinking.71867cf0e542a741

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No, that’s not it!!30dfd81a70227094

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My body trembled with frustration.576f570392ce7237

“Why the hell are you looking for a plunger here?!”f3bdd42c5b3eda2d

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I yelled at Park 1365068ba9 Si-woo, who was clutching b00a363e12 his stomach and twisting 4c72e5789d his body like a 351c0edcdc pretzel.5333bdb2d0e66565

“The toilet’s clogged! What do I do?! I’m about to explode! Plunger!! Hurry!!”cc13e2a68309109e

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His face was bright 025f224167 red—he was definitely about f78950bb97 to burst.28c6e5bc6ab8d439

“It’s in the utility room! Now get out!”860f60a4f318b76e

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I kicked Park Si-woo’s butt and shoved him out.7a1c6751d45ca4d0

I heard his pained scream, but I didn’t care. I locked the door behind him.2034d1ec5dda3ed6

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Damn it.1b989c6efa3c83bd

Once the password was set, it couldn’t be changed.a4ab41261423cca5

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“Seriously, Park Si-woo… And I have to call this guy my brother? F×ck!”c53003eb4f780f5e

Just as I vented 754dbf8a23 my frustration, another notification da8b84c97c popped up in front f7eaa47777 of me.a6ac1a6be4838f34

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Damn it, the password was “F×ck.”c61dcab13cecadf4

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Without meaning to, my 5639b05c00 habitual swearing had triggered e68a0376cd the master key.07969e42e88cb0c3

I arrived at the hot spring…44f526b66ae8c8e7

And felt something 2df872951c wet and sticky 7a1aeed9be seeping under my 43e5701974 feet.c57765fb97bec240

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I hesitantly looked down.52b0702585a1c576

“Ahhh!!”39afcded2fde4d4f

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A pool of blood 997bc2216b spread beneath me.44fb6a47332cd705

Startled, I stumbled backward.6b96fd3f4666debd

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Lying there was a man 4b0ae7319d with black hair, breathtakingly beautiful—753645f85a7c272c

And completely drenched in blood.d606ddd0ee4bed3a

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