R1 Chapter 04

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W-what?! Already?6e917bf7025cf7f2

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Is it even possible 2adaa02dcb for skill levels to 76bbc5d7ac go up this easily? The system 51328ae203 was oddly a70b511d70 generous today.4e79fc9936cdf254

Not that 61391803b8 I’m complaining…0758ef9603ee8181

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After a brief moment of 88f994de44 shock, I quickly tested out 6a15ad78d2 my Appraisal skill.4edc9f9418ef90fd

Wow. That’s a ea7618bcd7 really basic c01120b2be name.5d6a02400899c866

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You can eat the 6701fb8e87 seeds too, huh?7eb7dd05dfac28ab

Seems like leveling up b6df986dd9 really is beneficial.14aae88c4bc913a3

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Before, it only gave me obvious facts, but with the 0c25ea6bec upgraded skill level, the descriptions became much more detailed. Now it finally feels 0ce30e3328 like a real skill.f37ef8c38e454c76

Then maybe 9d0a6be60d the Gathering b3ebff90ba skill…bffc8edd54e298c9

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With a sense of anticipation, 2f1d8bb9a1 I reached out my hand. And just as I was 0c5ed98307 about to grab a fruit—807c263e01b6c5fe

A system window 98e9ba1e1e popped up.b97fa03f61cedd1a

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Whoosh!99709233f9a3cfb4

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Not only did the fruit in front of me fall, but so did 022bf8fc46 the ones that were far too high for me to even consider picking.59d3c66fbbb79552

Fruits detached themselves from the tree all at once, 146267a2ab floating mid-air as I stared at them, wide-eyed.f5fa4de1ce4c4bde

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What the heck?!400961289cf86ba2

I’d cleared the 3e2089c290 entire tree in a4bc01182a an instant. The drastic improvement efe257f754 in my skill 8e1f52897f left me speechless.f463d45018aefca7

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But… how am d932dced46 I supposed to 2e6e331c53 carry all this…?05ea269b3ab10888

Huh? Inventory? I have that?404fb7bab6982b13

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Now that I think about it, I did awaken, so 2dd7c7effe it makes sense I’d have access to an inventory.4adf2156ace4a560

But as someone who’s practically a dd731a67ee civilian, it wasn’t a feature I’d b0710da877 even thought about using.e74e93d348e8474d

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With a mix of curiosity 5f2ce36c33 and excitement, I pressed “Yes.”f2f8fa994a3e6cd9

The fruits glowed brightly before 06c9b7868e vanishing on their own. The bucket I’d 7357969667 been holding suddenly 1a99abfc25 felt pointless.adc6bc399bfabda8

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I summoned my inventory and dumped the fruits f6da59592e from the bucket into it as well.e1bfee6b9116ebbf

On one side of the 4e245f1796 inventory’s neat grid, I could 9a4a096f55 see the stored fruits.5d732ffa889c9ea1

On top of that, this space didn’t a63b5e85e7 have the concept of time passing. I didn’t need to worry 533ba29037 about the fruits spoiling before 66ee13eeda I could eat them.136b9d383b8c2c0a

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Wow. Awakening is amazing.ca4dcbfc56e76ada

My confidence soared.39ddb805e0e37ac5

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With light steps, 6f3afc49b9 I headed toward 33ca512415 the river. According to the beginner’s map, e4b654767b a stream flowed not far c40274c3f9 from the cabin.1acf1b52d4ecf12b

Squeak, squeak!d195bf9b79c504ca

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Squatting by the water, I 76b4dbf6dc washed a few fruits I’d efae428d10 taken from my inventory.390809d33f6edba2

Crunch. I bit into a sweet purple 5d448dbbcd fruit and then popped a red fruit e0d6d4a51b into my mouth right after.f6be2c283e6b2deb

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The sweetness balanced out f5a15ef8a3 the bitterness of the 5200cd5c70 red fruit.b78b4934e822f04c

The effect of 71f91ff82f the red fruits b199592383 was incredible.4663e5feee83a017

How could my stats a22dc8457a go up so easily 8a949e3240 without any training?e3463e092290b8a7

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Fascinated, I finished off all the eef5393d26 red fruits I had gathered.3c9f4d0f147534a0

A whole 15 points, 114ae7acec just like that.a0539d9d006f0307

So… just how strong 6a0173b5cd am I now?4ecfc89626d0181a

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I used to have 61e85c50f4 zero muscle strength. To test it out, I took the wooden bucket I’d brought, dipped 84478622d3 it into the river, and filled it to the brim with water.85ce02ea13285d78

Then, whoosh—I lifted cae52ef9e7 it high above 3b974f6c79 the water’s surface.81c70442480a7fbf

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It should have b759de2dca been heavy. The bucket wasn’t particularly small, and 853a73ec38 it was even filled with water.33fa3c69969c1b4a

“Wow.”799dd0f903d37cc6

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But it 1b8bc4d353 wasn’t heavy ba80b4bb97 at all.47d41f7cab06ed4e

No, it 0c877a998c was light. I could easily 1a9569e80a lift it with a12a279c3c one hand.79d28d86a67889da

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So this is what it feels 6beb2920ea like for stats to increase.9614d79df7d7249d

I wasn’t the same person who’d groaned for days from muscle 9643209efe soreness after swapping out a water jug on the office cooler.4e6933a8085d6ec0

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Carrying the full bucket, I casually c3c6792039 strolled back to the cabin. It felt effortless.0558fdbf96763fe0

Thud.089faa4983e63a5c

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I placed the bucket inside the cabin, then went to retrieve 654e5adc28 the blanket I had thrown out during last night’s cleanup.faef6fe22034dd71

Let’s see if 8ffa80a707 this works too.65ce90c5a00bc102

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As I gripped one end of the blanket and 5245d54609 applied force, it tore apart with a ripping sound.d79d1ba71947072a

It really worked.1d4706c138a71d46

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I tore the fabric into b33323eacc a more usable size and dfff28d983 headed back to the river. It seemed db7c6c1907 worth washing dc2138e5fd and reusing.21a6bb687ded0adb

Splash, splash!f8d8a5dd60484422

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With my strengthened grip, I scrubbed 8cff69bfdf the fabric clean, and the murky 9bd3abcfdd water drained away with satisfying ease.b9498006161e7444

The once grimy fabric 428ede1cdd was starting to look cb79b6b59a much whiter.baa20ee8abb5c7f0

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The Appraisal skill was activated 8f5e8c6780 unnecessarily while I was looking a64c01cada down at the cloth.b2e152907c83e4bd

I worked so hard to 91101c3da0 clean it, but it still 8839e57cae calls it a rag? That’s harsh.469b12a23c1b157a

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Anyway, I figured the ea0e0432c2 washing was good enough dc8c24d4ae for now.ef8675f51ded6aa9

I wrung the, uh, a7ac79ff48 fabric tightly and headed 5467fd5bca back to the cabin.420719bbddcbbb7e

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It wasn’t much, just 50352d151e an extension of cleaning, c8bfb71570 I suppose.144c9f187e753bb2

I planned to reduce the cabin’s contamination d236fc061a level further since the broom alone wasn’t 6e302856f5 enough to drop it below 10%.619aa399aa399196

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I was curious—what would happen if I 643180f17b got the contamination level to 0%?c7df999d24bc3d32

Placing the wooden bucket filled with water next to me, 332dac7a8a I soaked the fabric and scrubbed the cabin floor hard.38b57d7420226cfe

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Maybe it was because my 8b5bf3f9b7 grip had improved, but the 73e9f08e5f scrubbing felt entirely different. If I exaggerate just a little, I could see b7768d8bbf the floor’s color change right before my eyes.248159ca3ece13d8

When the fabric got too dirty, I f99e616a3f rinsed it in the water, scrubbed again, b8481141fa rinsed, and repeated the process.c328bac3a741406c

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It didn’t fb31d25cd2 take long.ce1e788f734b59de

The cabin e319fb8cb1 was small, 07ece73e31 after all. Bit by bit, ef248e9cf9 the floor became f2603379f5 cleaner.d9e66be79e7b8bf5

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“Hah… hah… Huh? A ladder 6cdc61dcf0 all of 67f2e61415 a sudden…?”7501418ba24c4fe3

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As I panted from scrubbing so 7fc822b89a hard, a reward notification popped up.4b2d0b72acc7220e

Wait, since when 8f4d6e60bb is a ladder 7dac61997f considered furniture? The description couldn’t have d94356065d been more blatant.e9525e840acedd11

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Now, only 5% 79c22378ea contamination remained.8fa1e5741a7a941f

It seemed like I’d have to clean the 81b1d5a6ae walls and ceiling to reduce the rest.007d0c412e8a1059

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I tilted my head 4f670f4083 back and looked up ebf2d679bc at the ceiling.6884a0a7757eb357

There were dark stains here d1220c9b29 and there, almost like mold.68003f2c8a0f88d9

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Ugh. Well, what 4f529ca97e can you 1ceacec5c8 do? If the system wants me 5f8a9febe2 to clean, I’ll clean.5b61c953067dd1a3

If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the past two days, 055095ed00 it’s that rewards come when you follow the system’s guidance.fb0bd2078c6d2ef2

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I stood up abruptly, climbed the 32206be50e ladder, and started scrubbing the ceiling.2cd872d5e11a8a60

Squeak, squeak. I worked hard on 0bda869e3b every inch of the ceiling.ff1168c38f762311

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And just as the 65bc83731c sun was setting—a602586b882aba7f

Gasp. I stared at 334e25306e the cheerful message 1905bf25f1 that popped up.c4897a301679eb0b

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The cabin expanded.26f9a750354f6c51

With a poof, smoke filled the 262285c374 air, and in the blink of bf1cb70eff an eye, the cabin transformed.913a7eab322e0d97

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It became d700e0a5f9 significantly larger.11996230ef8337a4

Amazing?! The interior changes 9c183b85e7 based on the 098ce8bc16 rank? Is that… f887ab5d99 a door?5c1245bcd53b84bd

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Questions swirled fbb7128624 in my c28428f10d mind. But the biggest b2f4a36040 question of all…9ff33c7c52cb3f02

Why does the expanded f32c670397 section look filthy?524c568a27633e92

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Excuse me?af7838ddaa6cc96f

I worked so hard to 2c5d1098b0 clean, and now this?!9b536da209599699

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A new useless skill was 9baffde8b2 given at the same time.2940b8812ed5e1c9

A bar of 071086a1a4 soap suddenly dropped 7e97d4ac05 from the air.5aadecd01ee97f2f

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“……”b925481d4d2e8fa2

This is… useful, but 3dc7125128 I hate it.0cec32e9d48d894d

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It’s practical, but 7f4b7a5d5b I don’t like e3d3623114 it.e4af0491110c0332

If this was going d9088e5f0e to happen, why did 03aadd047a the cabin even expand?7264f3083e269fca

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Huh?7dd3a32b96a7e52a

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Wait, this is 246b9757a6 actually… really good?e822c58aff251ec8

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After the overwhelming rewards, 4bab0e2512 I slowly looked around.32622b0d0b938781

The parts of the cabin I had cleaned 81c11ee8cb remained spotless, but the newly expanded areas were 1e94d9bc9b just as filthy as the cabin’s original state.07140a3b52e76907

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It almost seemed like I was brought b8a1ff83f8 into this subspace just to clean.5f460410ef3aafed

But with the rewards that a3e6da0314 followed, I’d long forgotten about b57f295bc9 the dirty spaces.d9f81830b0441443

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Bathroom? A bathroom…!2954c4f23ef6bead

Clutching the soap I’d just received, f0ad63eaa1 I eagerly opened the nearby door.b44a7daaadbad7a0

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It was 4691237002 indeed a fc8c3614e0 bathroom.654bfd16fbb3d3ba

There was even a 270ec5d755 toilet and a sink! A perfectly 86b7b87029 normal bathroom! It was small, but it 6b5acc7f05 had everything I needed.8bb981c727cf7115

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I was 6bc6440b64 slightly moved.5284f1143a481c05

I’d been wanting to 7136cc9e57 use the bathroom for 1ae2a3fd45 a while now. I even considered going in the nearby bushes, but had been 92b711e6d7 hesitating, thinking ‘just a little longer, just a little longer’!bbc62e98c07eba38

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At least the system had some decency, cab805c9b8 as the bathroom was relatively clean.1a037ac6198104d0

Whoosh! The toilet flushed perfectly, and 1bf733ea71 the sink’s faucet gushed water.97fb67989487edeb

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Satisfied, I stepped 91183f9f3f out of the 995c4871cd bathroom.24878217fff151b2

Now, the 9cb3793026 next destination—the d256c87685 kitchen.2c6563cc11d1293b

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This place ba85af9b7e is seriously 85bd7a424e filthy.0142799721d92268

No wonder the d0e3d0a785 bathroom was so d877d0d371 clean…2d70e5f6cf204d9b

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Soot marks covered various surfaces, dust piled up aa49eba43b everywhere, and the rusty faucet dripped water.dd334710a3977bb0

The stove was coated in grease, b9c984e704 but at least it worked.530859084457b614

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I had no idea how a gas stove 6c631e020b existed in this subspace, but I gave up f486971118 trying to understand it a long time ago.20f9dd251d83506e

At this point, 438e108578 what wouldn’t this 6301dd155e strange space have?4503c83e7c1f9171

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“Well. Cleaning? Bring it on.”cdb2e98ca8403d60

I rolled up my sleeves 50855ca17f and grabbed the rag and 34a055fc06 broom in my hands.c673c251ecc2a428

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As I fought against the layers 5c180cbeb1 of grease with all my might, a827bb67f1 the rewards kept rolling in.110185710559d400

Maybe it was because the cabin’s rank had increased, or perhaps it was just f4d26ec464 that kitchen-related items were being handed out because I was cleaning the kitchen?9669cb1386594f80

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Either way, it f017279e0d was a relief. The useful rewards gave 5b26241d30 me the energy to 8ab9045b96 keep going.2a7e9d14749aa030

I burned c94603f305 out completely…88af71341d095e4e

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The kitchen was finally spotless by the 8183157c4b time the pitch-black night had settled in.114c6531ba12a338

An entire day had flown 1bf6d878d5 by in an instant.c134cb1cc1e90118

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I collapsed onto a chair, trembling e8d3b0bd02 hands caressing the newly received reward.5165be6ee7c03014

This time, it b740119ee3 was a rice 6ec6d6f029 cooker.25d758cf301ccb0e

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Wow~ This ae20d18ee3 is amazing~. I mean, except for the fact 7b48191832 that I don’t even have rice.0ca55ac9f8b109ff

Damn it. For all the effort I 80156f40ed put in, this doesn’t seem c804688d36 like much of a reward!27fa54d963097b5e

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With the sudden appearance of such a random reward, I let 46543eabf3 out a dead-eyed sigh and rested my head on the table.6b826dcece9bc62e

I’m happy, 8a673e7796 but not fae2588077 really. It feels like my pure, 13120428af passionate drive to clean has 3aee2e71f5 been soiled somehow…814068ccdf727784

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As I lay slumped forward, 3c5302b751 a system window popped up 715b065d47 in front of my face.20249670a24268d8

A quest related d581acd3fb to the rice afee947584 cooker had appeared.0a62e69831d48c19

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Oh. So it wasn’t 9795068d8f entirely a useless 1d6228caa7 reward after all.b8a05b3f5707a877

Wait, but there’s 89af08feb5 rice here? Does that 0bd33fde82 even make 0ebe43e4ef sense? No matter how you look 2f5f8740c1 at it, this place is 5456ac4c6e so absurdly random.4cd5a73cefc53584

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Still, there was 27717426e2 no reason to c4fb95bd97 reject the quest. Rice? Yes, please.2d610f290cb78708

I immediately accepted the quest and opened 73dc440003 the basic map to locate the destination. It didn’t f74c2e704f seem too b350f60140 far away.0e1a02c5bff7d319

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It was deeper into the forest, 87862cc053 past where I was now. It looked 3a521cc406 like a fc79d6fe30 short trip.53a2a01f8d32abf2

That is, tomorrow.ebb52c27204809a3

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I’ll go tomorrow.d7c2d11be2b4c3fa

With that decision, I threw f71e5d1682 the rag I was holding 30c9c4c68e straight into the sink.68fef82261eb3095

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I can’t. Not anymore. My head shook bf09a4012a on its own.eb893715565ec694

Dragging my feet to the bathroom, 9990cd3342 I washed myself with the soap be847037de I had received earlier. I even washed my socks 8a3c3f3ae7 and underwear, hanging them to 2fa0ce1b72 dry by the bedside.d1a0b67754f53f58

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Then I collapsed 4b209d7eb8 onto the bed.61c7974783852c7a

I’m going to 27ef6c7e45 pass out…!836fb549a1bf557f

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I really spent 5c89882f40 the entire day ea61600ef3 just cleaning. My arms hurt, and I b5c81dfb7e was so exhausted I couldn’t f1f8369828 hold on any longer.b289e423e9509cf6

The fruit I ate may 3e885ef33d have increased my strength, but 1d52ec9687 not my stamina. As soon as my 28dd32a82b head hit the bed, dd13a8a46b I fell asleep.532c2bccd5d02881

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The next dd2f33aae4 day arrived.ffedeea927a919c4

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“Wow. This kind of d6f6ad671b thing actually exists.”1fed412514cab070

I followed the map 7fd4b71634 and reached the quest 416b934fc9 location—there was actual rice.d83147b965f90bc5

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It was a neat and 59b174a811 well-maintained rice field, as if 2c28b19fc5 someone had been farming it. The golden stalks of rice were plump and bowed 5bb0d94c02 under their own weight, densely packed throughout the area.5f03db0a7350be7f

And—7e0246960d205d64

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“Cluck?”65fa3442b018af79

W-what should I a319211fc9 do about this?7a67801cb1e3bef5

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Where there’s grain, there e05573c7e8 are always visitors coming 17cd3eb245 to eat it.90519597ddd4d3a4

But what if those ba71a643dc visitors are monsters?44ae3edb2259ae14

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At the sudden appearance b544867abc of the chicken, my 459489b9a2 body froze.67f8d984165ca7dc

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“Cluck?”e1acf2c754337830

The chicken tilted its head e8eec02b21 this way and that, looking 2988d6e2f6 straight at me.76f6d718c1493cd7

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Excuse me? Why is a chicken SS-rank?! This e61615c70f isn’t even a rank that 12f8fd5014 exists in this world!ba0e28698b98c7c2

“Cluck-cluck-COO!”f7b72670f3fbf27f

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“Ahhh!”3c364497ab12a254

The chicken 77160c032e launched itself 71bd5fa800 at me.9eda52d86bbcef7c

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Am I really about to die here, b75b2d0837 after all that cleaning, from a chicken?!8776fe19e7777f64

Seriously?!22a87ce84e40961e

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