R1 Chapter 05

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The chicken was barely 4af405b020 the size to reach 57694e16f7 my calves. With its crimson feathers 0ee2826e29 fluttering, the subspace’s chicken 35fece1c52 charged at me. Its sharp ad71c6e979 beak gleamed 6cfdccfb65 menacingly.178aed4cf466198e

“Cluck!”e28ef1979de27ad7

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I ducked, but the b67d043aea chicken began pecking at 1e00c8a9a8 me relentlessly. There was no way I could withstand 20a2eeaab9 the attack of an SS-rank monster.2514a6be77518004

“Ahhh!”52dd285b75e7e04f

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With every sharp peck of de6ac6791c its beak, I screamed instinctively.785cf459374f894a

My back would d719e84d29 surely be bleeding—c7787d5cba2981ba

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Wait, hold on.5549388eef82d5f8

It wasn’t until the chicken had climbed all the way to e1a234c390 the top of my head that I realized something was strange.bfa7a35825b12a68

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What’s going on? It doesn’t even 7aba1d0512 hurt that much.7cb9f7dee1ca9031

“Cluck?”7bd070d72eeef44a

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“Cluck?”851501f4944e77ae

The chicken seemed dd010ed204 confused too, tilting 40fdcf2b0f its head quizzically.24faa73f332fb719

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A system window appeared, bc91c45f6a belatedly providing the explanation.f408a742f78e8a20

Safe zone, fbe93861b9 monsters, nullified 1eb24d8269 attacks. This was news 8483bb8947 to me.38d48a5ec97f12ee

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So… basically… no matter 7252282b46 the level difference, I’m af66eb994c safe here? I don’t have to 07bc23a24f worry about dying because f29d159441 of a monster?dd19bf01afb39d30

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“Cluck?”9de2bcc9bb166009

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Seeing this message, I quietly grabbed a3d93e8c69 the chicken perched on my head e2d06a9194 and plopped it onto the ground.89b452b4a41721ab

I cracked 26072e396d my knuckles.cded9e107a7e96ba

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Guess it’s 61644ff895 meat for ec6e0f9366 lunch today. The thought of a b990b484bc hearty meal made my afe4594b82 mouth water.39b2607b2ce1f051

“This is going a9e2902492 to be delicious.”df3ab689cd408368

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“C-cluck?!”69b931f7fcc56ab0

How should I catch aea0c6443e it to make it 3d800a7f50 a legendary tale? Yummy~e8b217cf2e1f6c6b

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“Cluuuuuuck…?!”21dcb6a296616aa0

Sensing the shift in 1b929f7155 my demeanor, the chicken’s 6a747c0334 legs started trembling violently.777c2734a34a6d45

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Fear was 3dac57f008 clearly visible.94802d765467eee1

And just as my hand 0e87a3a7ea was about to grab it—20fbad9a4604ab8a

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Plop! The e0f61301e2 chicken laid dc50673a20 an egg.a328e159c04eee7f

W-what? Did it 2003746706 lay an 722349f922 egg?7713713b063a6087

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The chicken lowered its head 9c63c1dc2e and rolled the egg towards 7c0519a6ae me with its beak. The egg stopped at my feet, and b3c70bb117 the chicken even winked at me as c26349a89d if urging me to take it.0382b9c12db570f7

And just like that, I 29cdbcea18 gained an SS-rank subordinate.b13a92311dfbc058

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Gathering the rice 6e74460d49 wasn’t difficult.f78f727ce964bf1f

All I had to do was reach out, and the harvesting 738a212756 skill automatically activated, filling my inventory with heaps of rice.facdb5f17c08d584

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Sizzle! An egg cracked over the frying pan, c2f59f9799 sizzling and cooking as it gradually firmed up.473d7c41ff2214e7

Whoosh! Meanwhile, the rice 154d623715 cooker began emitting steam. The aroma of cooking rice 4d2c638f9f wafted through the kitchen.54d1b2624023e1a2

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My mouth 6c23437534 watered instinctively.734089ed84bbabcc

Carefully, I flipped the fried egg, ensuring the yolk 05f9f52d82 didn’t break, and turned off the gas stove.0c0264568cff1d49

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The residual heat would finish 2042c487f6 cooking the egg to a 74cfe5ecab perfect soft consistency.ab8d0b101e8e9f60

Beep, beep! The rice cooker signaled d275f595f5 that the rice was ready.cf3c81bd34635b1d

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As expected of an item, afedd96b43 the cooking speed was extraordinary.c6f7b969f78951a0

Opening the rice cooker, I was greeted by c98a68d543 a steaming pile of glossy white rice.b829146550b91ee7

I gently scooped the steaming rice and 79a846a490 placed it into a properly sized bowl.c4cc7ac1e8638527

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Then, I carefully topped the rice 69f3e1b847 with the perfectly fried egg.e035dbb0b4b2ce0a

To finish, I drizzled the 9d176274bc savory soy sauce I earned 96ef32c7cc from cleaning the kitchen.e36338443eb1eb8d

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It would’ve been even better with sesame oil 00b5a6125c and kimchi, but this was plenty satisfying.c113cb7dea8a21a8

The reward for the 79721bef95 quest appeared—sesame oil.fdb841d999aa06a2

Yes! ….Wait, why is 177919ddee the quest reward 1f7dca1939 sesame oil?!5e94b0139ef19aa4

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I mean, I need 4139619351 it, but still.afb0eaa316f742ab

Why do you cf07f3a351 keep giving unimportant 06d81353d6 rewards?1d68afc30da2def1

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Clatter. At the sound of my complaint, a 82bccadf86 plate of kimchi suddenly appeared on the table.ea8c5a38eb9cebfe

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I stopped thinking 7804fc1129 about it.40634cb23186b574

Right. It’s all d13b2e1012 good if c97ef85e47 it’s good.8e8d8b6b37449ac3

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I drizzled sesame oil b870cec951 in a circle over d04fc8e199 the egg. The distinctive, rich, nutty smell 155a417f7b of sesame oil spread everywhere.bc78db0c68f981ef

Ah, I’m eec24f8383 so hungry.7781b7db2c7a4fa9

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I used my spoon to break into 287d5ff185 the center of the half-cooked egg. The golden yolk oozed out 47c6c095f0 and seeped into the rice.582e33539d7cf070

Before mixing it all together, I scooped up a generous spoonful ac6aa2fc1e of yolk-laden rice and topped it with a piece of kimchi.4938d43e47ad98f2

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This was the 5cafe28773 real reward.50f39d50b956c613

The first proper meal that truly 58bd19eaa4 felt like a meal since coming 9a29477e27 to the subspace dimension.6122e844e97707fe

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I put the spoonful a0f31ccb43 into my mouth. Slowly, I chewed, savoring 93731bdda9 the taste before swallowing.ffa475dd5dd15f1f

And the thought that came 257ee4c38e to mind was whether this 1cc10a1894 was even allowed.5b6da7d7f39e02a3

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It was delicious. Truly.c1948d4cf2528aa5

I furrowed my brows as 624d1e1bab I savored the taste. It was so 7f8c2a7892 good that it 942293ff9f was almost infuriating.cd2b616c8d27cf2b

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Maybe it was because it had been so long c438a9317d since I’d eaten like this, or perhaps the ingredients 8d8bd1c855 from the pocket dimension were just that exceptional. Either way, it 0426cacb63 was several times 9da338fc50 better than usual.3f9f7e962a0db4ee

The fluffy rice, paired with the cde5cf09bf mild saltiness of the egg and 2a1b276c7c soy sauce, blended into perfect harmony.2953c16fd0860b8a

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The texture, soft and smooth as it slid ccacafc9b6 down my throat, made my eyes widen instinctively.be23c0737c173075

I hurriedly mixed the rest of the rice and ad81262f98 egg and finished the bowl in no time.7e6f4720503c285b

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“Koko!”cd1a2c8f4c71e878

Then I jumped up from my seat, 33c96c817f opened the door and called for Koko. I could see Koko earnestly pecking a0b13ed43c at the ground near the house.93c6474925c404b8

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At my 5193aa7e1e call, its ac762b5cc8 eyes wavered.f2338d7150625de6

“C-Cluck?”45695faeeda59778

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Hey. Just give me ffc38b83d4 one more egg.d07d26acba60493e

After using Koko’s eggs to make a 1e7ae2ee0c third bowl of soy sauce egg rice, 6649622c26 my cooking skill leveled up.697b6cbbe3586ecc

The skill explanation 195269da67 remained simple.5d0ee58aa888ed56

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And finally, 199d374e1e dishwashing supplies.0f068d5702b6b779

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At this rate, they might as well hand 360717fa07 over an entire household setup for free.2c06a1d94ce8330d

Are they suggesting I just e964670b8c settle down here or something…?264226fb5f07355e

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Whoa. After completely finishing the meal, 45bdb2db7d another notification popped up.91ad15cc8389d943

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Surprised, my previously bloated stomach 8b938e2f40 suddenly felt like it had ab62e9f369 digested everything instantly.9a7e2707dd9ff860

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Isn’t this 087ee1ce0f basically cheating?68ad34097681852a

A skill-level-up buff and an immediate increase 76186ba872 of 5 agility points, just from eating?ecde508198aed5da

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In my heart, I dedicated this 18cb946c33 joy and glory to Koko.c2b184dcaece9360

“Cluck… Cluck-cluck.”0d67e7f7906786df

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From beyond the window, it 83792580b2 almost sounded like cluck-cluck was b011874dfd crowing in celebration.c812816ccd9f2d80

But what’s this?3bceaedf57f9c099

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“Why is there 816bd805fb light all of 9b05817150 a sudden…?”4351fa7735ebccf3

My skin cc6bbc43b7 began to 66707ddbb1 glow faintly.7515be4e80b146bb

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Could this f61e7624ad be purification?!de6735467c458d1f

The light quickly faded, d7674f7d14 but strangely enough, I 8c33dc727f felt… lighter. Cleaner. Though I couldn’t 171098b971 quite tell what 4639598af5 had changed.d7c34fc7c6be2407

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And I still didn’t 78d09246d1 understand what this meant.662fc45b5a007829

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A week passed.910ca9af4e9c17ee

A lot had changed 6225249729 during that time.6ef60c220d77750d

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The inside of the cabin was much cleaner, and 7f83ffd254 right outside, Koko now had its own house. Right next to it, there was 88d8b135e9 even a small vegetable garden.2a3f598a3ff3e288

By the river, a bridge had been e485cfab8a built, allowing access to the other side.038f3aeda31c0725

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As I walked farther and farther away, the basic map transformed into 1192b05438 an intermediate map, and regions outside the safe zone began to appear.b34579299fa6cdec

However, the map was still filled with question 8ef73bb95b marks, leaving me clueless about what lay beyond.5b7b84a7e7980db4

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The transparent barrier marking the edge of the safe zone b26e5dcd5d seemed to silently warn me not to cross it…. so I hadn’t dared c6c94b329b to venture outside yet.e2a54bf188f2b12f

However, I didn’t plan to 741fca6931 stay trapped here forever.a9f0cf66e0a96e06

I bit into a seed from a bc4d34912a dried purple fruit I’d prepared earlier.f0c0d1a3f318546b

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Crunch, crunch. The seed tasted nutty, almost like almonds, 909c73716c spreading a pleasant flavor in my mouth. The texture was snack-like, making 1afb8ffcfe it easy to keep eating 210b827083 without getting tired of it.cab41583eebfcebc

The single digits—or rather, stats that barely even reached 5—were 72f582d3c1 steadily piling up, thanks to the act of eating alone.db6d3659e50c365b

I had managed fee614c2a6 to rise from ce571d8f1e FFF-rank to E-rank.3fdda43f48156bde

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Which explained why I’d been c61aecc0f4 so busy stuffing anything and d673780691 everything into my mouth lately.fb2252adf8f88502

Even the grass I picked while 3557048c1f walking by was labeled as medicinal 5a3ec45377 herbs in this subspace.4b64439b8dea114f

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Some stones, when 3eb7b786c3 licked, increased luck. The weeds in the 2b3f839854 yard made for excellent fc31cc4adb palate-cleansing tea leaves.d7536a9b1e0cf4c4

None of it 390257df81 was harmful to 8b438cc1d3 me.a9654310f3a6b9b5

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All I could do was hope that by steadily increasing 38d0534ea3 my stats, I would eventually escape this dungeon someday.2199f07d46273798

It’s just that 055328e3e4 the dungeon was d96a29c5ea S-rank…ee07f87e6dbb164f

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But there a4c6b8a238 was hope.678cee7a1310bfce

While the only exit was S-rank, fortunately it wasn’t a single-rank dungeon with only the f0e0275244 same rank, but rather a complex dungeon with various ranks from F to S.382589b66ac653e0

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If I were lucky, 6d5aee32f7 I might avoid encountering 8459318c13 high-ranking monsters.52e6327588d8452d

If I were even luckier, I aa6066eb70 might run into some hunters exploring 9b4b15498f the dungeon and escape with them.62c474146629fc22

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But the real problem was that, as of now, I hadn’t obtained 1575dad6bd a single skill that could help me with either defense or offense.3689fac00fa7b078

Everyone else—no, even the colleague who sat right next to me at work—boasted 3b688ff219 about acquiring flashy combat skills while arrogantly throwing down their resignation letters.ea73c5dc9edd290f

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Meanwhile, the skills I’d gained in the past week f55c5ac24b were cleaning, gathering, cooking, farming, and so on……717f7cba94de7e59

All of them 0274fc739d were only useful d51f788633 for daily life. Haha.7b548c712b9ce273

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Damn, it wasn’t f02a3739f2 funny at all.92d52b17e0e86330

So, while raising my stats, I had to somehow 0bb7b5ea7f acquire another skill—something useful for fighting or escaping.6249bab5d5db4b08

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And the only way to d128f3090a do that was relentless training.4d954b21506025ba

A gust of wind 24ef72163f blew from afar.ddc91e95666649e9

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“Cluck.”567f36ea4bc9426c

I tensed as I turned 36222f2a90 to look at Kkoko. The chicken met 2698cd8e3a my gaze with 90301bb93b a determined expression.e9a5cfef36c1316c

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“Cluck-cluck-COO!”7cbcd110e5e5bcae

With a cry, Koko fc513364d2 charged at me. Whoosh, whoosh-whoosh! It was fast.628681c95f95aa2b

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I dodged left and 97e1b3b1bf right, flinging my body 3edef276c3 around to avoid Koko. But I was soon f9f64ba3c8 caught by its speed.73e85e5838ecdba4

The chicken took to d8448d1d21 the air and struck 9be06a7884 my head.c12589d684054714

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Peck!a715528aaa27a20a

“Ow!”54204b25d096faa3

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Peck, peck, peck! Its sharp beak mercilessly targeted the center of 0e852d5cb5 my forehead, and I couldn’t help but scream.94f8b9dc4758c0db

It really hurt.c10ed7b075991c13

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“A-again!”dfc846ee3238f5e4

I grabbed Koko fc0af1d84a and flung it 3c4a8604d4 far away. Flap-flap! The bird landed eaf605cf05 lightly on the 0981cee067 ground.0ff6a09c13697971

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Round two.bfe5d7945528ab67

If you 8409dfefa8 can’t dodge, 9a5df3a59e it’s death. I just 606a73bf38 died once!ebc991eef4907853

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“Uwaah!”9a55511e290006aa

“Cluck?”435ce5552a181a9a

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I pretended to charge at Koko, then 5e2a6dc249 swerved as it leapt into the air. This time, 212d8066dd I wouldn’t c1f9c3ce37 get caught.a3745dc15ca84595

“Huff… huff!”b5e7dee4e31c1614

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I ran for 0bc7f1dbcc dear life. If I couldn’t even evade a single chicken, 18fed905eb how was I supposed to escape the dungeon?!a3c8152d07cf4c8f

Ack! Of all times, why 374ebf56d9 was something trying to 168321966c come in now?!a3265b716758f01f

I frantically pressed 0e37c982a2 ‘No’ without even 6743acbc6c reading the details.7e9eb67766d57a35

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Even though this was a safe zone, I had 52a4c287d8 no desire to let a monster into the subspace.51edcb1c585ace43

“Cluckck!”4cdfbcac99e6c5b8

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Koko’s cry echoed 6bbfffa644 behind me. It was 1c536de0e2 close—too close.00c8e85decb9702f

Flap-flap! A small shadow 55c1ac64b3 flitted past above 405ebd7e0e my head.ae816856119d0ec9

I randomly hit “No” to dismiss 4bdd7d7ab9 the system window blocking my view.c9c1bcfd0a104288

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“Hah!”316f7e8acfc5c15b

“Cluuck!”f3d82904327bed71

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Thud. Koko, which had soared over me, landed 40554b37d7 in front of me with its wings 75a8743cb2 spread wide, blocking my path.817ca3d620b3e5a4

I skidded to a1ed971866 a stop just b129f85bcf in time.f923e0bceea8c207

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We stood in f6ca935062 a tense standoff. Finally, I was able to 5a3a1710d8 properly read the message.03c01f921a38a3bf

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“E… Emperor Centipede?”6205bbc06cccb600

Goosebumps broke out all 91f144ed33 over my body.9e12913522f1dc5c

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W-what did I 28508ee6d5 just see?d6610ade04da4f13

“Cluck!”a87c249d7df43d18

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“Wait! Koko, hold on—urk!”a5b33a868bcfcb58

Thud! Koko charged into my solar f128a358aa plexus, making me lose my cefd181bd9 balance and fall backward.e075d587afde1264

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What happened next felt like f69b7cb1b1 it was in slow motion.eb731f7c0a510284

In front of me was the system window that would ea0abd7f45 decide whether the S-rank boss monster would be allowed entry.e4ae33abada26bf9

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As my body tilted from the impact, 1adcb3378c my outstretched hand, which was trying to 1ead631ce8 stop Kkoko, moved toward the selection options.504cffc70d035dca

It was bd11497da3 a split 43520b9e4c second.ea22058ffd47b2aa

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The system window followed my 8fa26cbdc3 falling body as if it 6ca811c9b3 were mocking me.442b4ab6d0f6081d

‘Yes’—and the tip e47eb3243b of my finger.fdc38a362cf38ffb

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I was f71c2548de about to 7fd52bf882 touch it.b61418af4951d95f

Ding! A new message appeared e0aeeb0d61 before the S-rank monster’s request.b555b2364285dfb2

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Tap. My 15a2a655bb finger made d03a12f549 contact.0abfbedbd461e9b6

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Thud! My backside 2484baec6e hit the ground. I stared at 6771d3570a the message in 5c0502f9e0 shock.443f79f76933b0a2

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I had accepted. And in the f8899e60be most absurd way.0c7f5a9dbd7a7cc7

I had accepted!022a8295279a6fd1

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But it 9fb1083d25 wasn’t the 8b02ed759f Emperor Centipede. It was bdd667f306 an unknown, f004124870 unidentified entity.6b83e0b88d54f6c3

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What?! That’s even worse!30afd98389e9c51c

“No! Wait, cancel! Cancel it!”35a8cc28d31ca241

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Creak. A door-like cb5bc76523 white gate opened.50520dd46ccecccc

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And what emerged ce2408340f from it….2f8a823619858112

Black hair, piercing eyes, and dark 3cc370c9cf circles etched deeply under them.ff54a5f2049294cb

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An appearance so worn and drained that cefcbb741d his haggardness overshadowed his good looks.030acc36bbe6bea2

In short…fb751e8ac6bf18f2

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It was the 57c4b661a9 Rank #1 Hunter.f1ad5a9eb0269e20

Ah…?91944fce0397d70a

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