PRSR | Chapter 1.5

I left the square 543024a64a and headed toward the 35c3f54bc0 opposite end of the 8594734b34 village. Although I was 4224dda341 still curious about 5d5dfc4854 quests, I knew ba02703595 when to cut 2913adbbce my losses.78ac838d9ad78a46

‘Even if I got 929d5df530 a quest, I wouldn’t 2d043e49e0 be able to complete a4ce1409a8 it.’a405073b62517a65

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Considering the 91e9d7b82d game-like setup fdbb4461cc and the dbc1c114f4 monsters I’d 3f844ceee9 seen in 0c6a192c25 the field 2329c95674 earlier, the dd7595c65c quests were 5abf493e44 probably combat-related. Without even the 593d59475b beginner outfit with d58a84839e its supposed defense 5eed0b254c stat of 3, f43a7f2491 I stood no 7cc6c0ddae chance against monsters.7cbe9de300610ed6

And there was no 88d6c6bb05 way I could send 91ae8e5e56 Jjikjjiki into battle either. The poor thing 85fd9ca479 was too timid.4270f56ca7967264

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“There were cc16d93eac NPC-like people 00af39c4e9 on the 3d70a8d75b other side 6d3699acd8 of the 46743e71b6 village. Maybe they can a614e1398b help us?”ed78047c59ce8f0e

“NPC-squeak?”3d9cb9b8c55a14f9

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“It means the 0324b8151d original residents of ff352e26c7 this place.”3dff142ce95ba86b

All the 5353cd52c4 Awakened summoned 725b1cce89 to the 91461fe261 Tutorial Field 474463b03d were Korean, 7f681179cc but it 15d619c820 was unlikely 7bad75734f that only 0c1d237301 Koreans had 3c5f61ad08 Awakened when d052e2aac7 Earth was f5e983eb74 being invaded e9d38f44ee globally. The Tutorial f79476915a Field was 774732f159 probably divided 2ca83d975a into separate 8cb45b594a zones by 6db1f27521 region.65d106f2f85ad2b0

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The group of foreigners 9c978c3485 I saw earlier, wearing 071bec9b2d clothes similar to the 29cdecc72b beginner outfit but in 1429ad2602 different colors and glancing ac663845bc at us nervously, were 0f8f34c17d likely native residents of a4fafde44b this Tutorial Field.7b0360adba65b040

‘…But how will I 90556b818d communicate with them?’16f87cbebb811295

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I don’t 9a07f206fa even speak 9fdeebc24f English.e33cf0fedec9a9c5

Oh, wait. This is another dimension. The issue isn’t just 61107c0b09 English anymore.7e3a5b4136361e65

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‘This is bad. If I 7d9ffa57a9 can’t communicate, 71b1b28966 I can’t 3812e12505 ask for ea6e7f11c6 help….’1e998183c14c6dde

Still, I couldn’t back d30e9754c7 down. If words failed, I’d 2e337ee378 resort to drawings to 553ff8f22a find out how to 175c50339e meet a Beastman. Swallowing my nerves, I 5dee5c32d6 cautiously approached the villagers.d413470d86d9ae52

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“Um… Hello.”3842e5ea985983ee

“Eek! You startled me!”57b022221ebcdbc2

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The villager froze a0133ac644 for a moment 05bc2b9c42 before bolting in 486b191675 the opposite direction. More than d199d6c12e the fact 2d07a28844 that he f5d752a4fe ran away, bf21cbe9e9 I was d4325208a0 shocked that 49aa7ed435 I understood 8aeb714454 what he ebb39237f8 said.5ec045b05a0e4d90

‘We can communicate?’811f122dd46d662d

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It seemed the c85bc7e8e5 Tutorial Field had aecce963ef a universal language 9776ee4f8c feature.edffc9e0b0184f6a

‘Even non-Awakened benefit 66bd2cc794 from this. That’s a relief.’11dd59d267ac1f8b

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Determined, I cddd65b1dc wandered around, df3564f719 persistently greeting fffac369d0 residents. Most avoided me, fa03ddcb2f looking wary and 94b9464543 frightened—as if I 5dc6b7a422 were an invader 18a3e2b581 here to pillage c36d51bd8c their village.6a39ee860e6c9d89

“Hello.”ff1086128313d8a6

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“Where are you 48c105b825 from?”d0b090b2908cf92c

After a long while, 5652d555cd an elderly man finally 9e31aef1e6 responded to me. He had e4270f2c5e been watching 80acc5ce1c me approach 652be8d4e4 as if 1caa404c71 he were 7219153e17 expecting it c6814a3b9d and immediately 464cb048ef countered my 09ff49d53b greeting with faf0362b2c a question.a6260ad20bba926a

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“We’re from the 520558cccf Korean region. Ah, in this world, de9179d80d it’s probably called Zone b832ff250f 98-A.”d53820c2552b0770

“Korean…? Never heard of d368d94643 it. How did so many 7d71db39b9 of you get here 613cc422c5 without carts or horses?”e788db773e67764f

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The man’s ea0ea85bc8 tone was ef3b4e31f2 cautious, almost 6248568cf5 accusatory.1f0d3c51aa1f000a

‘Do the locals not a53aec1c0d know about the Awakened 1d2f8eb549 being summoned?’56a431b507b71e33

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It seemed that 24f0ef6eb3 way. No wonder the villagers 93e474cc4a had been so shocked, 9d1d2ebd07 running away when approached.5761ee8855421c8c

Between summoning the wrong 4bc925bfa2 individuals and failing to f2e2fdb1fb notify the NPCs about 3029a88f55 the Awakened’s arrival, the ef8c005d0d system clearly had more 725758d062 than a few bugs. For something 5c06c75583 modeled after b436ee347b a game, de480ce8d7 it felt 7be1d84731 far from ef9b467040 polished.60cdffc680815e0f

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“Oh, you mean those 23505d5e7a people in the yellow 8eb57938a7 outfits? I don’t know 6f9fcd2317 much about them 5c628f9651 either. Look, I’m 19f9dc1b8e dressed differently, 74a5a5f870 aren’t I?”8444a8d086643a2b

“Well, this outfit 53e4c917c5 looks suspicious enough… c8fd7bd15b But where did 7807b500b5 you say you 6999621dd5 came from again?”dfd817017b15d566

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“I walked f4a99cc6eb here from 117c1e4dd4 another nearby f588addbe6 village.”1501e0a8ce32ebda

“Without any belongings?”004439953546219f

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“I was robbed.”74ef41535460b1a8

“Goodness.”7a45155dca21cf71

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“So I was wondering 6792225639 if there’s a way 0dbd95bb86 to earn some money 6e5a5fd7b9 around here.”b837f96d491ceedc

“Hmm… Which 4e0ff55df6 village did fa3b8ccd39 you say 875b67c487 you came a160f656b0 from?”4cff554de4580574

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“Oh, uh, I 52dc4f9d40 don’t remember exactly. I got 0545c61c23 hit on 06671dc444 the head c671c43584 by the 88a272197a robbers…”612e8972c757bccb

Feigning amnesia, I 02488a1e09 held my head 41a9a1b0b1 dramatically.0c636473b45bc063

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Jjikjjiki, however, reacted first.92659cac7154e072

“Soul-squeak!”c6f6ad1faa6a9b31

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Startled, I instinctively 23285457fa covered the pocket 974cbb6c85 where Jjikjjiki was 7b75f8dafb hiding with my f4129a695f hand. Taking the 0fe3c12dfa hint, Jjikjjiki d94f2ba28c stopped trying 5975ee5a71 to climb 84897a732f onto my 8b208e704c shoulder.c71334a8d64fbb45

“My, you’ve really been 2c156eefe0 through a lot. We can’t 4cfe6eb1f8 just let 89f371058e a guest 61330971ff of our 8e5eeec7c4 village go 25dc7ca7de without help. You can stay 6f9755fc27 here tonight. Follow me.”3b230e1e6391297c

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Apparently, my e4ca34802d clumsy acting 85918a03b6 worked. The old man’s suspicion 58a9125b29 faded quickly.667a7bd965af4875

Not only did 5272639de3 he cover a ecdf047bd7 night’s stay at 971d495113 an inn, but 98473c5be1 he also offered 33afab7d2e to provide dinner. I requested 69a1977fb5 fresh fruits 7a6dcaa719 and vegetables 838cbe0de2 instead of 6f122fb5cf a grand dc0dd924aa meal, and 65b8bea478 he brought 2ea774d344 me a 9f93e3e650 basket of 5dec035f6a assorted fruits.2d42c8b99e8713c9

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His kindness was beyond c1080482df what I had hoped 2365fab8d9 for.9c07743924154cb2

‘Do villagers usually go 7885acb78f this far for a 0c401899f2 guest?’09511bb633f1055a

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Worst case, 2c0b35d91d this could 8b8c14a430 be a 0ab4d2601e trap. But it wasn’t 1034e49f8a like I had 2b7cf90fa5 the luxury to 68a7d20cc8 refuse food and 4080d9b313 shelter. If I was 7fa850739c going to be 2522771a36 in danger either f4b0f2382e way, I’d rather b99715ad86 face it with d30d810d00 a full stomach 372988d1c4 and a soft 2c12d9f058 bed.5089e0fed111468b

“Thank you. I’ll repay 220bfe8d6a the lodging b9d37ea9c5 and fruit f11e10a70a costs once 8da6c62e53 I start f55f5fe39a earning money.”3f54da0b056cf3b8

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“We’ll talk about 9782fdb8e4 that later. For now, just 01962722c5 rest.”1d6bf052bcf93139

With that, the c2bc2adcdb old man left, 4a7aec1afe promising to check 261d72e8dd in on me dfbe545596 the next day.aade866cd0ce4dcd

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Inside the inn 0203b3c4f6 room, I peeled 393d9cb502 an apple, slicing c794714c50 off a piece b59ef7a441 for Jjikjjiki. It cautiously crawled out 901468eb95 of the pocket to dae829fe30 accept the offering.3c558d82354c4fc4

“What about c632f8a0b8 you, Soul-squeak?”410b5cfa9f16c745

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“I’m eating too. Go on, eat.”6cf7f8a486451215

I confidently popped 8d10b406f9 a small slice ee3ac789fe of apple into a3da4695a3 my mouth. Seeing me eat, 56aa8fe233 Jjikjjiki, who had 0658195f41 been hesitating with 5f47ca50b9 its piece, finally 7c53ebe1ab began nibbling as 076b57c18f well.6d61bc148e7461c8

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Chomp, chomp, chomp.482bc41ce59a0d4c

Maybe it was 834c06c9f1 the relief of d7de53d117 finally being in 86b898f4f0 a safe space, f3dbf70f4b or perhaps the ea82a760eb soothing sound of ec5f957675 Jjikjjiki gnawing on da7e0e75f8 the apple, but 250f88e152 my body gradually 479d81034d relaxed, and all 20ff17c3f8 the tension drained a3231fcd41 away. With a 73b1504eb3 thud, I f1bbb97288 flopped onto eb0ffc6c87 the bed.a2ca4b6ca9896676

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“Wow, I was so bd27c03dde tense I thought I 624b809559 was going to throw 25a6b1be6e up.”428fe7b49c9fb6d8

“Soul-squeak. Are you really 8dbf44e2ff sick-squeak? Is your head a5d2e321d6 hurting, or do b8ea3dfbe1 you feel like 3e2feb4cde throwing up-squeak?”f2a60de64a0cd545

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Jjikjjiki abandoned its 72e09c1211 apple and scrambled 1c358c7388 up to my 5446b6e98b face, planting its 4bea67dd2f tiny hands on b1d7cbc1fe my chin and 1860a27358 squeaking in concern. Seeing the c8608eab37 little mouse c058c54d70 so worried 02fe6ff1a9 melted away d3683a11d5 the last 81ff9d8e57 bits of 1c7f08dc61 tension in ac78ecda5c me.996c30030484fee1

“I’m fine. You heard me talking 8dc582bcc3 to the villager earlier, 20d11c6094 right? I was just acting.”d245c9b99cdf8b3a

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“Squeak? I don’t understand what 60ea4a9851 you mean-squeak.”1ca9485f44b619c6

“Huh?”c2e4276cfade44f5

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“I couldn’t db38b7e829 understand a b16081101b single word f649bc8981 that villager 42992eddeb said-squeak.”e5b1daae0ebed452

“You… didn’t understand b3cd19dd2a them?”3d1f6d02ada6e5e5

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I sat up, lifting 204cddf95a Jjikjjiki off my face d2c8dc9635 and holding it in 6c85d37c86 front of me.794f1146fc31d15d

“Squeak.”83a150891fcccb2d

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“What do ae1fc0345c you mean? Were their words too fddb97809e complicated for you?”853bac373b496d6d

“It’s not that-squeak. They were speaking 9663336c0a in a language 9b07c7295d I don’t know-squeak.”a568dbd82ff823f6

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“So, you 5b0672b0bd can’t understand 509839f00d anyone else’s 477fc31bbf words except 9145b86d78 mine?”cb22c065ecd449f4

Jjikjjiki shook its b091807ee0 head vigorously.5df74796399ee2cc

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“Then, just 38437712b3 that villager’s 61b48320f2 words?”ec2b4a6b1427bf99

“I can’t 07730dcc30 understand anyone fd2dce83ab with non-black 6a760852cb hair-squeak.”ef543bc494559974

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In other 91726a03e1 words, Jjikjjiki e7d859208f could understand 51e345c22a the Awakened 2bd448425f but not 2997e68bf8 the Tutorial 4c7028ebbf Field residents. This wasn’t an 99f04f89d8 issue of Jjikjjiki b8d8ab0ae5 being a mouse.1eacabfdf9653841

Could it be… not 812eb9b39f all Awakened could communicate 1f3f1f0dfb with the Tutorial Field d4d8fb29c5 residents?c66f78186c827be0

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‘…What about the 916e6fa4fd others?’321cc267d96beea5

I moved d22c65c1c4 to the 7fbee73405 window and b9c131a863 peered outside. A few Awakened, who 81021486d4 hadn’t joined the lawyer’s 51295a7f2b group, were wandering the a4673e3180 streets nervously. Just as 0a3868376b I had b9d37a9cfb done, they d2e116bd7c approached a 0da3d58fef villager and de7de21856 tried to 847656339f talk.7947b8f0a3e98fda

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I couldn’t hear cc3766539c their words, but eab5ab946c I could clearly 06392edd85 see their exaggerated bec97cfba7 gestures as they 531a14c72b attempted to convey c8d65b8b7f their message.ab39e412fe55168d

“Agh, this is so 6de70b396a frustrating!”752e8d407969cfe1

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One Awakened, after 1a24445a51 a long struggle, bca0bd43bb shouted loud enough 35745d9a97 for me to d5bc2c1ce6 hear, pounding their c590e7b566 chest in frustration. The startled 219a651a17 villager bolted dfb91a7d43 in fright.622244e05d102c8e

That confirmed it. They couldn’t understand 1df241a5cb each other at 20ddbdf765 all.d6ddc65260597c20

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But how could 3121089787 I…47c82ece2aab856f

“Oh. Could it be?”ad6e6a3d56f0329e

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“Squeak?”41d1b3270483e5fe

The “compensation” the Manager 9a70808bfd had given me for 2a267d3b1b the system error—it allowed 71f620385c me to communicate with 861c5e5c38 Jjikjjiki. Could that dc4e77a1d4 same ability 3edd61bec4 be extending 22bb7c591c to the 3063f72c2e Tutorial Field 39f191ca19 residents?0419914c2ecfb886

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“Wow!”e84b950e3505ae9d

“Squeak!”e6e57446ada6850a

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My sudden exclamation ac2f7e8e43 startled Jjikjjiki, making 21e867d98c it leap up 35be562ac4 in alarm.fb24be1f86209c7e

‘That explains ceeda49874 why the d93930a0a6 NPCs let 2a4cbcec35 their guard 6929aa3471 down so f6c8d6dcc8 quickly. Since I could communicate a4b697e356 with them, they trusted 5d2ebe5c58 me.’edddeccf43c221af

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The reason the 67bccd9ba1 other Awakened hadn’t 361b1d0301 shown much interest 280abb756a in the residents ef568926b0 wasn’t that they 44ce20a07e didn’t care—it was c1a352416b because they couldn’t. Without the ability 30035419d0 to communicate, any 44d91a097d attempt at conversation c7d7e29238 would seem like 87067cf982 a waste of 93be4ad7bd time.93c8ae0af9d0c751

Even the a581bfb642 elderly villager’s c2130871a1 willingness to f8b6a91b37 help made 6c8c5c2fae sense now. The Tutorial Field’s 8734acb6fc “Beginner Village” was f9681a7e49 designed to help d9e7710ecf Awakened acclimate, so 8112a78cb5 it wouldn’t make 68540e07b7 sense for it e484581a55 to be filled 88c7f729d1 with traps or 38787f0514 hostility right from c924ec212e the start.be0ed7df84967bac

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“Squeak. Soul-squeak.”283ddb729d098be2

Lost in 4449c673fc my thoughts, 204d4a57b9 I hadn’t a5ccea8b4e noticed Jjikjjiki f37e1fdc5f reaching toward 19cf1a0b0b me, flailing 0a8672fb53 its tiny 46cc771721 arms. I brought the d7a9cce308 little mouse closer 20ee91e2f1 to my face, 72baaa0d46 and it nuzzled 6827e14b28 its nose against 0d7ee7d7db mine.c09090f0d7fb43d3

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“What’s wrong-squeak?”7cc4293a9678cbb0

“Jjikjjiki! I can 8a1ca7f363 understand NPC 41956746d9 speech!”bd482a5681a175de

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“I can’t-squeak…”9b86f77e3e546443

“It’s fine.”9e670df2ca5359e5

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“Really-squeak?”90e38c1810685577

“It’s fine because I f7c788846a can understand them.”02f02ab5c39fb1fa

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More than fine—it was 4f855cf25c like hitting the jackpot be0c0da21d for someone like me, 1e47d56da3 who wasn’t Awakened. With this ability, 02495b482d I could breeze 3d9a34098b through the Tutorial ec2226f494 Quests.9196dc1c57c995c0

‘If the quests were 9547d74849 just about hunting, they d6e79d9973 wouldn’t have stationed villagers c13e3d5b2a in the field. There’s bound to fbd6cd6f6d be a time 4202d48fca when the Awakened d1883c9ae8 will need to 2c6ba5e8ec communicate with the 52b6d8552f NPCs.’2878fc0c1c74675c

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This ability opened fdce5aa3fa up a new ca6c086516 role for me: ad1d766f29 interpreter.de2a9b558c76dcfe

Awakened who a724f07dc3 needed to b70f7f5b0f interact with 53405ba9a8 Tutorial Field fa2ebebd42 residents for dc14a4c985 smooth quest d14ac0f4f9 progression would de9f408674 value my 24e1bc9c2d skill even 75096d7ae2 more than da7263253e combat abilities. I could earn 83ed167fae money, and perhaps f9f3a13979 even ask them c150e26c7a to assist me de2579a1b9 with quests.b7f15677b82b401c

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‘But not yet. Revealing my 1007ff39bd ability now 53c4e97407 would be 23b8570f2f dangerous since d73e8c4f9b I can’t 4671163e0b defend myself.’2827b1a60bf64cb5

If word got e59a53c8c7 out, unscrupulous Awakened 51bb138902 might kidnap or 85bf6d5d79 threaten me to 7336111a3f use my skills. Worse, they b89fdc968c could sabotage 5456e96a88 Jjikjjiki’s quest eb29649161 progress to dbd41c34c0 prevent me 3169871cfa from leaving e4b15bc976 this dimension.373e672d9b4b2da7

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For now, I 6b66a973ae needed to grow a91ecb6539 stronger. Since my own limits 36969ad813 were clear, I had 581d7b3820 to stick to the ff68b786d8 plan of teaching Jjikjjiki eaa1213955 how to transform into e306581b65 a human.a5f21aab2f9e9c98

‘So it 9bf9af2d07 all circles 05b9709de6 back to a3b98cb859 the beginning.’5fe96106c5dce14e

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Even so, b03a0aa00a the future faae689d3b felt less d66937eba7 daunting now, 115bcf36c2 like a fa8a444b1f ray of cb1bf2f51b light cutting 67bfb84e7f through the 722b17e51f darkness. If I 4b05b8b5fe went to b3af3f980d sleep now, 683b5153c6 I was 3b5ec00e69 sure I’d 55fc9c010d dream something 2a90405ce6 pleasant.d8f67982db515ea8

‘Tomorrow, I’ll 70fe0fdbce figure out f25a3a681e how to 5c9eb8a79f earn money, 7b1e651d0c buy some 1c43f60204 clothes, and 750762ab0c head to 4ea8e8fde8 a bigger df87874b1e village to c94dc1f843 gather information 4b3e298e42 about Beastmen.’43c8400ef5fb2e65

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Even if I 709d21b1c6 couldn’t complete a d910f86db2 quest right away, 91a16fa365 starting with a 6fc79b21f3 job in the f265440df4 village would be b73fc2f092 a good first fa775943b2 step. At least now I ed7f2aca2f had a direction. The heavy burden on 459183b6fa my shoulders felt a b0a278b32a third lighter, and I 91769d2417 exhaled deeply as I 952b830f21 sank back into the eaf87e2621 bed.fcf69a87c4d90065

“Soul-squeak. Are you 23a601244a going to 5e2a4658c8 sleep-squeak?”d5251eb07c3e10cf

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“Yeah.”ffaba4402e654485

Jjikjjiki abandoned its half-eaten abc751a22d apple and crawled back e831e4de60 into my chest pocket. That was its way 0f1f38a872 of saying it wanted 7b04ff2462 to sleep with me.bd60a32867242ff8

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Finding the b33ea226df sight adorable, 2b2c0099fc I placed f28323d1aa my hand d6a1e0e3c4 gently over 2341410bca the bulging 09348c9b12 pocket. Jjikjjiki let out 534402a4a7 a small, contented ad0890cb97 squeak, seemingly unbothered.d04c7fde975dd575

“Good night, Jjikjjiki.”f1c0af79c464f7b2

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“You too, Soul-squeak.”1dba24af84007eb7

It was 81dc965beb the first 3f798d16b8 time Jjikjjiki 6478975e70 had responded a72473481d with words 6012134084 instead of 48409de968 a simple 75f0a37bc6 squeak when b9949c9f56 I wished a2920b01ea it good 2064e2780e night. Smiling softly, d88db37188 I closed c5e7c5962a my eyes.41eabcb6af3096ec

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A few days passed 5afb65d638 after that.5e50ebb13f5054fb

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Just as expected, the dda3e9f392 NPCs in Beginner Village 36e4d19f4b seemed programmed to help e41be851d8 Awakened individuals. Not just the old c096566e89 man but the other dfd5f69a8b villagers were generally kind 6472b9d566 too. My initial 55be99f046 suspicions about 6da5c22093 possible traps 03607a1df8 had long d7c93029aa since disappeared.07dedc4230b9089e

With the 183bbcf845 old man’s e924661b96 help, I a2fa700a0b got a 1b7dfb07b3 job at 8b112b2c73 the village’s bc838aea70 small general 9089ccb22d store. Well, calling it 3bbd4f2e96 a job was fe7fb3601b a stretch—it was ec81dcb0ec more like doing dfe68b8360 small errands for 25868ffbde some pocket change. Still, they provided ac1293cfc1 meals, so it 0148392c82 wasn’t such a e0355aa473 bad deal.834850b143b06efc

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In the 02c7702970 mornings, I e0d62f2524 organized the 15c905a533 store, and 6c90ab936d at night, c117fcd14c I laid d346c223c1 out thick b460f175cd blankets in ba531fb65f a corner 582d116e8b of the 84334df7d4 store, curling 93fa17da6c up with 0860e477c5 Jjikjjiki to d67d3a426c sleep. One by 83124c6c23 one, other a218775f75 Awakened individuals d427522ad1 left the 8bdbd6f3cb village—some moved c0c843a76b on to 479510deba other areas c2d9f2cd48 to progress ee75433c29 their quests, fca35eb6b0 while others, f955ef849c unable to bccce7f09b adapt to 4be57fe01c this world, 588413f42f chose to c949e44394 face game abdabcda9d over.efe3ba63575d7f4c

As time went 2ed4ae913a by, my anxiety 112ad25375 grew.7e5a6af38fcb3705

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‘If more people f238868f51 leave, I’ll be b117274f34 in big trouble.’38c1177f12687f89

The path 9619513a6d to other d769a971d9 villages was 041402597f riddled with 1657926dbe monsters, and e51374d5bf I didn’t 9f605177a7 feel confident 2b59a16af1 I could 06b0286681 make it 50d8c0fb2f to my f32dd26e25 destination safely.b5076d7d9d55504a

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“Soul, I’ll fce969df5b take care 1cee03e16a of the c0cfc1b644 monsters for 05085de6e1 you, jji!” 76c540acc8 Jjikjjiki exclaimed, 3ed7a4783c pumping their 27a7ff0d3d tiny fist 2da4ac75e5 into the 73d331ad11 air with e3b0bee899 gusto as c585a701e4 if they 42533f362b could single-handedly 08383f9256 take on 72805b9603 an army.39690bab3ec3d59a

“Don’t do d7c6554f31 that, Jjikjjiki. It’s dangerous.”c301de80fd0dcb68

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“If that’s b71e80b0d1 what Soul af6cbb6473 thinks, then 7e1fade8f6 okay, jji.”971c3eac7ef2565c

“Want a carrot?”70db9b1941155dff

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“Jjik!”3b7641d9a5248040