IF Chapter 22

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He felt like his 2fd5e5e361 circuits had stopped.219c02fa64e08b2c

Baek Doha felt 4d3e98a8e2 exactly that way.b033661d7d8490cc

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‘Why on earth are you here?’f3c1c443c1278e42

In front of him was Yoo Yi-joo. It was the first time he’d seen her face since they’d fought and parted ways.53dc4cc77d5755d8

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This must surely be a deep place…3cbf651283f219ba

“Why are you here?”ede51cec6d1e3b3d

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Yoo Yi-joo asked, looking bc4573355a flustered. Baek Doha wanted 9f231f248b to ask the e7c00392f7 same, but Yoo 32f675e87f Yi-joo spoke first.5640847dcc9d96dc

“Let’s go back together.”2fc59a586eb22fc7

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Her face 9c6138df83 was stiff 98a2ffdbd2 as she 3fcf6a8203 said this.0dcd5e3a3f93bc81

“Go alone.”00743970ee11bd12

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“…Why?”70260f3edc11e1e3

Yoo Yi-joo’s eyes wavered at the immediate response.c3ff5812a30926ec

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Baek Doha neither 8094346627 looked at those 88f9c65563 eyes nor answered. Instead, he stood 018a74f3c3 up, staggering.68918223ae93ca4d

“Wait a moment!”7b6f48514eaa773b

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“Don’t come.”c64b691be81aefea

As Baek Doha stepped back warily, Yoo Yi-joo’s hand stopped in mid-air.dac06e56ebf7641c

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In fact, even the S-rank Baek Doha didn’t have the strength to go far at this moment.4bb31c88368efdee

“You can’t catch me anyway.”47230147c2112799

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Fortunately, Yoo Yi-joo didn’t know this fact.2de8324be183def3

“So go back first.”eab2da52aaabe25b

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“…Can’t we go together?”e13a091bebaabb30

Yoo Yi-joo asked, taking f026bea2cf a step closer.c7ae7d2abf1cdb67

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Baek Doha turned 84a6ab9740 away from that a89f80a7bc question, which seemed acfb0a5cda almost desperate.a1174af8d6a5c713

As he tried to take a step, Yoo Yi-joo’s expression became urgent.b7239544169d069b

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“Okay. I won’t do anything.”65b662106fe58c2c

She took a step back and raised both arms as if to show she wouldn’t do anything.296fca3629da035e

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It seemed like he had seen such a gesture from her once before. When was that? Baek Doha’s thoughts, which had been traveling far back in time, were interrupted then.98b1e39be15b3b47

Kuguugu—!607a4ea0844397c0

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“…?”0e42c8a9641d0127

The ground 7d6d503d80 where Yoo b397a1dbd3 Yi-joo was ffb6ec8eee standing suddenly b8a5579db7 began to 764f589287 shake.e23c67c675b7623b

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Kuguugu—!698a6acfcdb50d16

The ground rumbled ab750f7ee0 low, sending a 8c7db8134d warning.45d24abbcb6a6262

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“Ah.”a4b31c75045a887a

Yu I-ju turned 37e784fef7 around, seeing her be6ccf3283 shadow on the 311bcac053 ground being completely d4c01e5ab6 covered.1dba8b9b26fba1af

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‘A serpent…’677c2b68b3737250

A serpent that had c7dc5a4676 been buried in the f7f03e592d ground revealed itself.413488370d893093

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Seeing the serpent’s head tilting, Baek Doha reached out his hand.c25ccf273772c4d5

“Yoo Yi-joo!”ea0762e722d6be12

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Puk!46d9187f6346a104

But his hand couldn’t quite reach Yoo Yi-joo.65220508355f3c94

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Blood splattered everywhere.a563371352535ea5

Before he a9825db6e7 could even 551c5d123a register what 62818c3427 was happening, d726c649b5 a hand df57ce610a seized his 6f036b452d arm and 4404ca74eb yanked him 15a71674d9 back.e170ef8e27766a98

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And there, standing before ddd9202c11 his stunned eyes, was 3737711e68 Yoo Yi-joo—completely unharmed.643cb541553219ad

“Got you.”0e52a76452df2b07

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I firmly grasped Baek Doha’s wrist and inwardly caught my breath.68ade1d7a63d737e

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‘It’s damn hard to catch an S-rank.’40ff6f147fc7aae3

Looking up, I b8950499cc saw Baek Doha 0735275952 in a dumbfounded 5361f14388 state.c47431d682e51b2a

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“H-how…”877297c01e749da9

He seemed truly bewildered, e5d75a811f just staring blankly at 6f157ee8e9 the corpse sprawled on db87193af5 the floor.f00f5d7fa0337f79

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Did he think I couldn’t defeat such a serpent when I’ve killed swarms of them before?69e3d4b936d89755

“Let’s go back together.”f7d176cc980d12d7

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He underestimated 4df351535b me too 32c445a791 much.7ed19e2d9e7c250e

I spoke seriously while holding Baek Doha’s hand.54857b18a21656f2

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‘Whatever it is, going back is the right thing to do.’082ddfce2cce556a

Rather than 9de01aad33 being alone 23b3d63ec9 in that b1b7c60767 state like cc6175e78b before, it d3f407292c would be 7d57868ff4 better to 586498cddf call Lim 71894b9756 Yuchan or fde6d52ed5 Cha Si-hyeon f90ee71e81 to stay 86536df7fa by his 5195f6c17d side.b572f9d6755c726b

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Baek Doha’s gaze, looking into my eyes, trembled very slightly.aff9d8f08aae7bba

“I can’t go.”6e91020cd18cff5b

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But his answer was dcfa9668bf nothing if not firm.b51d19e76637534d

I opened and 30508b1797 closed my mouth a9fe2ec2a1 repeatedly before asking.fac0f5a07cee1ce8

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“Is it because of your eyes?”800e0daba0dcfda5

Baek Doha’s black eyes wavered again, as if disturbed.d4b14eeaf676cfe3

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Judging by Baek Doha’s reaction, it seemed like his changed eye color might be a weakness, but I had no intention of prying into that.42b8964b28dae3fe

The problem 5e45e1fa05 was that 6999173834 Baek Doha d1d8aa286d looked like 4d1cedfb4f he might 5440b6a3ce die right beafd1c503 in front cc09097822 of me.ca01ede6c5f3120d

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“Hide your eyes. I’ll help you since I’ve already found out anyway. So don’t be stubborn—”29b5069db57f6481

“That’s not it.”11d1f1fff176b0f1

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Baek Doha dropped his 7d06f99eb9 head.6dfa094e9840c5fe

“I can’t move.”67a38455650280f8

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“……”e53d0f60aa6b5f3c

“I don’t have the strength to move.”d53edf822554ab79

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I could only freeze at his words. To that extent? If his body was that bad…10b71b7a469c3604

“It would be faster if you go and call either of the two.”a3923bdc4221a26b

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Baek Doha spoke calmly fac8960d2b even while gasping for dcf73773c5 breath.d76121aa6bc92c6e

I stood e549a73a6a up, becoming b82e503008 calm along bb502d5f4b with him.070a39db0f6f5c3f

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“I’ll call them.”9678fed8124d9f0b

“Okay.”baf8be8e41bf0ebc

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“You’ll really be here, right?”1e48e3e5d4f62331

But a 690718ba7c strange anxiety ad0d2de223 gripped my de43dc25f3 ankle.8dd2820d3077a4b5

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The anxiety clung d9fc3844e8 to my ankle, bc5197de57 making my steps 8b12283ddf progressively slower.aa7fd0ab17e93a0b

‘Can he hold out until I call for help?’d47a85579b86ed13

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Finally, unable to shake 9a481f2b20 off the anxiety, I 755ba0717e stopped in my tracks.75586cb20f6db383

And turning back, 9e769d9257 I ran again 9c977f7124 to Baek Doha, f4b7156de6 who was burying 9dae868797 his head in 68cac15a92 the ground, groaning b717121af2 in pain.1776158a305fc06e

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Hearing my 667791bac5 footsteps, Baek d4921de42f Doha raised 3039c14854 his head, 03556f71c5 saw me, 51489c74cb and frowned.23806a8ce4db7fce

“Why did you come back…”1ad7a434b22fdd76

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“Can I ask you one thing?”619b855b4b897d6c

I cut off 18afbf8932 his words and d702241edb asked. There was 535904659d no answer.26fcb2f3b32bb9c3

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I couldn’t tell if he lacked the energy to respond or was just ignoring me, but I just opened my mouth.03979942c42edca2

“By any chance, that S-class potion you said you used on me. Were you carrying it to use here?”842b3643a44ff3c1

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“……”15eef062988eb266

Again, there were no 50344818a7 words, but I could f323969b23 tell that the meaning 510a624cff of this silence was 8263e8136e different from before.126e6190f1ada2ec

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“I see.”3f8ab6f972c8bcf0

You were going dcee45412c to use that f7c11e9838 S-grade recovery potion 79c76207aa here.916afcc67b3ba31b

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‘Right, I thought it was too lucky.’32e75c462997968e

I finally understood. It wasn’t a mere coincidence that he had it; he had originally intended to use it on himself.ad0a40ffb7f343ba

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And despite that, he used it on me…9a3f757963ad34d6

“Are you crazy?”6501ad634fa51f68

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Haha.Baek Doha laughed e641b57031 out loud at 0a61b8a776 being cursed at.48f81cb51bdea8fd

“I’ve never heard that except from Cha Si-hyeon.”7b59498226c6ca9f

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“Liar.”da42588df53bd0d7

Anyone can see you’re crazy.1be72fada4fc8c2e

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For one thing, the fact that you don’t feel out of place between Cha Si-hyeon and Lim Yuchan proves it even more.1f0519093dcc9441

“…Why did you save me at your own expense?”7a055ea0a9d9a2bb

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I could 5e091b8573 have survived 63adaa1dbd without the 388539167b S-grade potion. I had bbda166d0d a sub-quest, fc3afa786e after all.d1e56474db65474a

Of course, maybe I a9c45a040e recovered faster thanks to e4774889de the S-class potion.159e1b813c727fa0

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But enduring a few more hours in the darkness, where I couldn’t see anything, was nothing compared to Baek Doha’s condition.a16549479826c19c

But why…42710bab9e8f0454

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“You asked for help for a month.”cb1d8dc23b0777e0

At his answer, 1019954967 I could only 1c4dbdc5a2 freeze.b39ff431ec3a455a

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The memory of my 988c7e01c9 first meeting with Baek 8bc1be550d Doha flashed through my 6d26fb1c83 mind.c09d96c13698f6f6

I remembered that day when he raised both hands, saying he wouldn’t be harmful, so please accept him.11f6d8e0dd5f5b6c

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‘I…’4376b9a34ad1a5fc

It feels a bit miserable. If this is the price for begging to live while knowing I’d be a burden, isn’t it disgustingly expensive?6c14e33d0f9fca88

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“You don’t need to make that face.”fa09e00f61d4f17d

“……”1371f7c0bba769b1

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“I’ll be fine in a week.”53ae7780d3152c93

He said as if to comfort me. But with a heart that couldn’t be happy at all, I stared into space.9b141907b366cca6

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‘A week…’634aa42e5bebd238

He said it 82bdbd6e02 would be fine 5be3d252cc in a week. The blue 8563afb7ff window, more 90e03ff6ff spiteful than 56305b5b8d ever, filled 0cb09e0a2a my vision.f19113b6ac79ce93

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I tried to raise 9195793a60 my head, which was 26b6eff522 gradually drooping.63da936cd1a2ffcf

The system window sparkled d1bce48b16 in the air, urging f52300bfc6 me to save Baek 4b6ce8a4c6 Doha.471516c2b0e7777b

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Maybe it was because I was annoyed by the letters imposing on me, I spoke to the system even though I knew it wouldn’t listen.0e0d1f3a13d0e35d

“I would have done it even without the quest.”ed9e35f74147acbf

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“What?”cd10329a890a5d51

Without answering his b005c2e667 question, I clasped fe459c042e his hand.3c4cb49f7e6006b0

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“I clearly told you to go first—!”cced720fcd0710fb

“Didn’t you know? I don’t usually listen well.”55c9ae5e2f55541d

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Seemingly flustered by 1401c1484a my sudden words, 60c63e98aa Baek Doha tried 81fc517e18 to shout something 78ae206b3b but choked.65d8e186d6d0ebbd

“Baek Doha, I have one request.”6e7a7c2d59af8f0f

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I could see blood flowing through the gaps in his fingers. I raised his hand over my neck. Baek Doha’s eyes slowly widened.7589ac9cc61c623d

“Hit me until I’m about to die.”91142dc6b08320f4

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“What?”7daed06af78af785

“If you can’t, knock me out or something.”9491f9767842a8f4

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He frowned deeply.00fc5fa77dd45fcf

“What are you saying now…”5bdd583d4167b9e3

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I wanted to get 5ed663e39c an answer, but such 8b719f82ae luxury was long gone. I slowly knelt 50f507d70b down and closed 2357c25d46 my eyes.511e7383280bd70e

He clearly said he could take everything. Then…72fd5700956f4eae

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“Yoo Yi-joo…?”d8da0d4af7f946c2

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‘How did you endure this?’886003da807f481a

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That was my 63c11c8180 first thought after d6cf465608 stealing his abnormal 9fd9b087c1 status with my 691a03b9f7 skill.44b486b8a1dcf6dc

If the pain b1734438f0 from nearly dying 23a718097f by the monster 674d8c37b6 was like having 893107ab24 a knife stabbed 60b1a8fd89 into my heart, 9791f50857 this was like ced8adf2de being slashed all 890b275987 over my body ae10a8d6c3 to the brink f6cf914759 of death.d2fe2d4dc258a49a

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I couldn’t tell which was worse, but both were damn painful.fad3b5c0179ec18e

My head went numb 0fee19c690 with pain that felt b2ab609ffb like stabbing and scratching c643c863ff all over my body.78398f195602ed34

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Amidst the f54b00d855 pain, I 0a6d0a7f52 coughed, and ae3569cf80 blood burst a264582b31 out.8ada5aee98b580b8

Worried that the blood would soak Baek Doha’s clothes, I quickly covered my mouth. But even that action seemed too much, and the blood I tried to contain kept flowing through the gaps in my fingers.2857a4f330dcad54

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‘Crazy bastard.’7d8f6cbb38c5bf66

My hands trembled. I don’t know what he was thinking, feeding me the S-grade potion.6d3025b04ee141f9

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Indeed, Baek Doha 5319a39109 is quite a 2f8cb7586b madman too.578099a95648ab22

Meanwhile, my vision 6ba5bc4ebc kept blurring and 06ede5c7f1 clearing. I gritted 208694e688 my teeth 9d0362bcf1 and endured.b1bb7d0b034a78a5

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‘The sub-quest should appear…’11e5da1a16b97742

I had d4a889b277 to go 3919563250 to the a5acac6260 black zone 476f765710 where I 51ca102a88 could recover 1845d75101 my physical 7dce5ae127 condition.0d9beabbf85af170

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The reason was obvious.7df3f657884da534

In that dark space, there were no skill restrictions, and I didn’t get tired.33155594d1aa11ec

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That was c6aa497f71 my only d53fc4f620 means of 91434b7fb2 protecting Baek 6f10f8dca3 Doha.28fd9c02a2cdf35b

The problem was that the dungeon guide seemed to activate only when the body was injured beyond a certain level, and now it didn’t seem to meet those criteria.41fd4fb6907c54fa

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The time I a22793a886 could steal the 00ccea295c abnormal status with 318bad2721 my skill was c8e934bb5f 15 minutes.ca81a9e84d2e9f54

‘I need the sub-quest to come within that time to completely take away the abnormal status.’96726bfabc8d33a3

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My physical condition needs c859c4393f to worsen to the 2b17dd83e8 brink of death right b7e5f0e19f now. Slowly deteriorating like 519a824190 this was of 3078680df5 no use.7cc810a5a162bf1b

And the only being who could finish me off here was…7dddb28f6a0889de

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“Baek, Doha.”141d3af2899c2d27

Only Baek Doha.0cdc382a77988f94

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