R1 Chapter 06

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“This place…”6df2f44bb3ee623d

The man who had entered the subspace looked eb592bbbb7 around with a dazed expression, frowning deeply.6c69ab967c914970

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“What the….”5dd84d6a0accd5cb

And I couldn’t help 086ac7f15f but recognize him immediately. He was someone you could see on 93c36ae197 the news anytime you turned it on.19da67a5c534a1b8

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The very person responsible for shutting down the majority c983e9bfa3 of dungeons that had emerged like mushrooms and unleashed 5078d09a07 chaos with the monsters inside, some ten years ago.a4e4cee3a0fbd9c2

The one who was still hailed f7e39a6d5b as a hero, always leading dungeon 894aee933b clearings to this day.846b8d5fb3cfe0df

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Shin Yeoul, b530aff57a Rank #1.e7c36148186d0386

It really was 656404ba81 him in person.f9a201ee4feab387

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Though he looked far more tired in person, with pronounced dark af99169d6b circles under his eyes, than he ever did in the media.59290e29cee3f673

But…. why was Rank 52893d97de #1 here? His appearance e8117325df was so a2e0a028b1 random.fe45b6aa77c60ab4

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I was bewildered.d9fc2f4e79d0992f

But at the same time, 8e6c741b8a I couldn’t help but utter a9d03143b0 a small exclamation.323d553a70989e11

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“Wow.”99f71bd237818df9

It was a bee293e8b8 sudden, real-life encounter. My eyes 1892fd594c practically lit 3813505681 up.9a67d7f07ca576a9

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I never imagined I’d get 603df5b798 to meet him like this. A wave of excitement 42ac4dd0d5 surged within me.05df2dfbd803ca8e

Of course, I was probably just one a5673c308e of the countless people he had saved 205494facd fleetingly, someone he wouldn’t even remember.eaa1d8a96671c1d1

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But maybe 3d80f0cd08 this time…?896874b802fe7f06

Maybe he’d save b40a980f3f me again? Wasn’t this the perfect 3639ee71bb chance to escape?017d877e95b2d336

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Out of nowhere, hope 0fbfdf5f05 surged into my chest.74e3ec48cb29e2e1

All those times licking the fabcb00671 luck-enhancing stones in the subspace a16d2ec557 had paid off. This had to 2359a0450f be a stroke 280697ad15 of extraordinary fortune.8ac665b3815c17c0

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After all, he 27ca8a8b77 was Rank #1.d87f1343fa1dad92

No matter how terrifying that S-rank dungeon 9eeac6d294 was, with Rank 1 by my side, 88fc8d49a3 there was nothing to fear.9334ed5709f751ff

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“H-hello!”b763f5bd9fa27191

I let down 279a93d442 my guard and d7e9f26376 greeted Shin Yeoul.f148054bf334ddb8

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But unlike me, he was scanning 7fd90b5a31 the area with a puzzled expression. It seemed this place was as unexpected c5bb2259d0 for him as it was for me.769837bee9e13bbc

His face betrayed b1df2565bf his confusion.c85b097b75f7cb28

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Even so, someone like him—a national hero—wouldn’t adbd78d329 just leave me here and go.481d9b3fa10c3896

He was the type to 36b9a873cf risk his life to save cd9abfb5ca even a single civilian.c3f10706098ea1cc

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That’s why so many people, including f07d0dd2c5 me, called him a hero.c5301c4fb753df6a

With joy filling me, I b2bc732ed1 stepped toward Shin Yeoul.504f9c9bcbb71aa7

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“Nice to 0939ce29fa meet y—Huh?”dd9477d4dfce8753

If only Koko 44bd7f305b hadn’t stopped me.47c4d19dbae8ec17

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“Kko-oo.”2baf3d4106a56b27

It was a e37d71347e firm cry.98548d636f8e00cb

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Koko blocked my legs with one 463f65d15f wing while shaking its head. As if telling 9a5eee7d86 me not to 183a73422c approach Shin Yeoul.50960791d9441e9f

“Koko, why 3c97237d98 are you—”554ff067cf5b68a8

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“Who are you?”25a392ec75c8f397

It happened in 978148cf06 the blink of 58fc1c9b3b an eye. A shadow 1ada405824 fell over fd02f21b5c my head.fca42c83bb09710e

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Shin Yeoul had suddenly come 882de38d17 right up to my face 22f7f4ade9 and was glaring at me. With a fierce aura, b9b7b250b8 as if I were 14d21a4b54 his enemy.4100c093bff75087

I inhaled sharply under d074ac9baf his piercing gaze. This didn’t 3efeacafbb bode well.44ebd01b344c14a4

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It was only then that I realized Shin a1d8363af3 Yeoul’s hand was reaching for my neck.073553b9a83d3183

The oppressive pressure cdcc4641b2 was overwhelming.11a84e70d9cc7a28

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My stomach churned. My legs felt like they would e475951c28 give out at any moment.7b98e0f5a7f846c5

“W-wait…!”cf47554baff0bcb7

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“What do 46df87de7d you mean 9fff9e9a84 wait? After setting this 43bbb3ad48 trap first.”2d1b2923cf0c95e0

Despite the frozen state of 1fe41e442a my lips, I managed to 40bef16fc6 squeeze out some words. But his cold c4562cf9dc response was what 9d92042961 greeted me.8c0c8c63cdc47739

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Trap? What did 4c2a7d66a7 I just 73fb7af14b hear? Me, against Rank #1 98ce497002 of all people?bf1dc1c0d0ee6271

“What trap! This is just a 6312cc2bf6 normal fa-farm-like place!”24d0da70f618bd64

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I didn’t know what kind of misunderstanding 7f3753cac7 this was, but I protested desperately. There was no way I could let myself 3708892a05 die at the hands of Rank #1.525db0b8395dbc5f

“You’re saying c7462fbf3a this is fa57173ad1 normal?”9e26f9377f1dfb08

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Shin Yeoul glanced at the air, as if confirming 4102cc1259 something on his system window, and scoffed in disbelief.11026be007b18bfd

W-what kind of system 3e8df946a7 message was he seeing?!40fb8e178ed24051

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“…If I deal with ca5efdb339 you, all of this 34b232df16 should disappear too.”bcfb45fc0289c98e

Crazy.9e59d069f0816079

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A black, spherical energy 7524280ba7 started forming in one e4da4ce14c of Shin Yeoul’s hands. The air around it distorted, 5e3dcb791d and I heard something shattering.bbd95e50868249df

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It was a power daaaf0b24f that looked unmistakably dangerous.b51d563f045f584d

Why…?057a0f2d2fd69810

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Why is this happening? 14d27a7bcf I couldn’t comprehend it 31816c3d60 at all. The hero everyone looked up to, the c52eece263 man who had once saved me…e3859f91734c017c

Why is he f04b4d8523 trying to kill 53381c8316 me?af76f0b43e930eaa

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It was all 1a511a9045 a misunderstanding. This had to f486361879 be some kind d6f590f924 of misunderstanding.8d8bb192985a8e28

It felt like I was 78d4dd57c4 standing in the face of 35398cd335 a massive disaster. My frozen body e0e1f081a3 couldn’t even attempt 7115f286cb to escape.265ee0b0b1a5ec71

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I tightly 89f5f1d71a shut my 7f73ea5f09 eyes.9c5ad93a8c167229

“Kko-ooook! Kko—!”efef93fc06f82c76

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And just when I thought 28ac159d41 I was truly done for—8cddee2d88020ca9

Thud!8fcbc1f7a3e83b8e

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With Koko’s resounding cry, the d69aaf923b immense pressure that had been feeb248d4c suffocating me suddenly lifted.36ac7feba9a03831

“Koko….?”434beb89a9e29e0b

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I opened my 9d635c84ad eyes at the 0d21aa9760 unexpected noise. What I saw 17e39d31a6 left me speechless.55441da979f635e8

Shin Yeoul was stumbling backward, 220bd7dbcf retreating from Koko’s mere attack.2eeb4d306d572b89

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Looking utterly vexed, d19871aa4a he spat out 374e09d1ec his words.19c68de4ca1c0d66

“You’re even 6508c2a948 commanding monsters.”41c5076215e3f0db

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What? Me? Commanding monsters?477e6dc73ea25d63

“You think something like this will 067f139df7 be enough to kill me?”245b92283b5e96b7

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No, no! It’s a misunderstanding! This was bad. Shin Yeoul’s aura grew c969b7422e even more menacing. My skin prickled, 07da8aa767 as though surrounded e31357bbcf by sharp needles.fd26b82783b4681c

“If I just get rid of f1ffe7d637 this thing, then you’re nex—ugh!”8d94f9405ae62b7e

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“Cluck-cluck!”c072d1841bdf1c6e

Unfortunately, Shin Yeoul e422c7019c couldn’t finish his 1935892fcb sentence.85c43ad05195fc8b

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Thud. He collapsed pitifully like a paper 6b65aef7fd doll after being struck by Koko’s sidekick.7eed849d6374d2dd

Huh?e5529bf54ee16d82

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Koko, now perched triumphantly atop 6e5261a4bd Shin Yeoul’s head, let out 31b50dc96f a proud, boisterous cluck. Feathers from its fluttering 4854539ffc wings floated down onto a65b390b10 Shin Yeoul’s face.ef332a7fe476e483

“S-Shin Yeoul-ssi?”bd2cd153e3ed0ee2

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Was this 972a35f6f6 even allowed? My voice trembled 46f3d81555 as I called 6b5b134ae0 out to him.5b78b8dacdd7218a

Fainted from a 65908310a2 chicken’s attack?ef0a0a0413b441fa

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But you’re the d86953b8bd Rank #1 hunter!ea60080fd099c4ce

There lay e7563a7477 Shin Yeoul, 02ff4a90f2 unconscious. Koko sat smugly on top cf79347d23 of him, and I stood 7ae91c7fab there watching it all.c4fe5481c96ac32b

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The scene was 27b95b0f62 so absurd, I 619d0bb50d couldn’t process it.8cc0c238a6b9bff3

I approached him, unable to laugh c99e66ff5b or cry at the situation.4cf1f31b8ad5c28f

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Thankfully, he didn’t a6f39c30e3 appear to be 90521ed22d seriously hurt. He was breathing 99432aea64 fine, too.f9b821aa43f3718a

But I had no idea how f35abedf9c to handle this situation moving forward.a554975d9c3316e7

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Should I drag him to 404467ab77 the cabin for now?633d911d1f83067f

But if he woke up and attacked 75c1740c11 me again, that’d be a disaster.7b18619ededc3f19

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Or maybe not? Since this is a safe zone, db1c26ad8c it should be okay, right?8084e2211dcbb177

But wait, does the safe zone apply e7ed41de2b to people as well as monsters?cb5e6a1c6d69ebc7

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Considering how his aura d39e74052f affected me earlier, it 8d515d86fd probably doesn’t…a8e9b823a61b3710

I was 194a0a174c utterly confused.36636ff390531b76

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Ding! That’s when 68e61b63fb it happened. A wave of confusion even 1d1fdb0ce7 greater than the current one 34a11135b6 washed over me.0599b77a983e50b1

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A system 579aa899d5 window suddenly ba4ac75c96 popped up.5d8e6f648b6db2de

It said the boss 2a1de0db9e monster had died.e5045e99c06307c2

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Apparently, it had succumbed to the 927c66d06a aftermath of Shin Yeoul’s earlier attack.aee231de10c0e398

Wait a minute. The boss 90f2f70b31 monster is c347e4cf3d dead? Does that mean the 5411d2c636 dungeon is cleared…?3188da84794d1f44

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Even someone with minimal knowledge about 4edebfd1bc dungeons would understand the basic implication.20267f09d15339bb

The next message 40c369415e confirmed it. The dungeon had e99a8fdd96 indeed been cleared.031f9b39fd7b0522

But the ed4b63c0fa dungeon collapse?2131f52c47bfb27d

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Huh…?17f3bbd110a49f24

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Wh-whaaaat?!9bb2170434c98da4

I couldn’t help but panic at 3b4bd017cb the shocking message that followed.89f414fca79c624a

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Crazy. 10 seconds? 9 seconds? Disappear? What am I supposed to do 2c19fa5ff3 if the only entrance disappears!af9089162e92c307

A system window appeared, matching my eae24022b2 panicked thoughts, and my eyes widened.3ca60f01f1ad4db6

Could it be…. I could a5c87059e3 still leave?4c4549589b62fa0d

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Thank goodness. There was 1df0a1fb1e no time 7938e2c7d5 to hesitate.8f5408378d1807fe

Of course, f7a3f3184b I had 8103a6a078 to leave. If I didn’t, I’d be b02398d392 trapped in this place forever!039a6af5800fdd9c

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But…506d84ca9625a3e7

I glanced at Shin Yeoul, still sprawled on 222230b337 the ground, and Koko perched atop him.987ea6fd22444ec4

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Could I really c547fe8d2a leave this mess 22e781e1a0 behind?475a37a47291bf5b

Shouldn’t I stay babe96e3ea and help?370b1e9873f50fe6

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While I hesitated, the timer ec755e1cbb continued to tick down.39c3e5a4aebc277f

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With only 1 second left, 496525e827 I made my decision.26ca46fd69c1f1bc

What do df0b28b276 you mean 1ab5771f41 I shouldn’t?4d31b338164e2c22

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Of course bd618e2dc7 I can!8bdef7444d6bef12

I quickly hit Yes 6fab1c92ae on the system window.6ded94a370468ee0

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I could always recreate d0ae4f3d25 the entrance and come 34de8d4e1a back later.edeb601abe74cb87

For now, escaping e825e4ec10 this subspace was d0928d41ac the priority.fe5d23a19aa48f92

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Swoosh—my surroundings 97394a628e changed in bfc614f237 an instant.fb0f08cf1add46c4

Everything felt ebd2a731c4 so haphazard.c949fe8619efc3ba

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It was so simple that I could hardly edfc30883c believe I had escaped from the subspace.0aac91c3b01da4e5

I had to check several times to ab9c545727 make sure where I was standing.d8b4a8a7213416ff

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I was standing in the 0633872a7d middle of a road. In the distance, I could 817ee74350 see rows of buildings.a24e116b2ee87f17

“I’m… outside.”ba686f1708e5cb0d

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The glow of streetlights, the distinct markings warning people to 19eb21ecfd keep away from dungeon zones—all unmistakable signs of civilization.602c8375f5c24473

“It’s really outside.”6cba05da1733a5ec

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I’d made c698309573 it out. Finally, out of cce57ff428 the subspace.7346bd758fb04252

I’d thought I 84984e59fb might be stuck 9f7f5afab6 there for years. But to escape in e8f2022d90 just a week? It was overwhelming.832a953d3e82cbb2

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Tears welled up in 372e9ecc93 my eyes from the ada5948a05 sheer joy.3e3bd6658517a87a

Then, I blinked at 4aeb599304 the system message.808502456cebe96a

Fainting? Suddenly?38c5432de4cd01e6

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This was insane. Why were there 97a1c5b6dd still lingering effects 09681365b0 of the intimidation? Why was this happening fc3c6cb106 to me, even now?b881cb33033a3907

It was a b9c851acf5 bolt from the 5312b71c1f blue. It seemed my luck c8ffb330b0 had run out here.c0081eaebbe5230d

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“Am I seriously going 0c10a46293 to faint here?”facd680c2022e8d1

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I glared at the system window with all 5bf0263eb9 the frustration I could muster, but nothing changed. The timer 14eec39120 just kept 6722affc21 counting down.dc2c1ca7fd79d478

I paced around 5901623a43 in a panic.1e526d2c425d13f1

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“Oh, come on!”fcd8f9b1b2918640

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I didn’t want to collapse suddenly and slam my d0e6717e38 head into the asphalt, so I dashed to the 16e5a7f8a6 side and threw myself onto the ground.8bb695b5563426eb

Out of the corner c0cc46a529 of my eye, I ab2422dda6 saw someone approaching me. But I ignored 5d703b5388 them and shut fe41ced707 my eyes tightly.8386d469ba8b5d78

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“Uh… excuse me?”6e33aae53200b3b7

A hesitant voice 00cba9ada2 reached my ears.6864ac9746b2ec9c

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“You, uh, can’t 3c57c71565 just lie here 392cc6f8aa like this.”a1139c10f8c34893

I don’t 23b9507079 want to 8482f4952e either.f16776ae4b91294e

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I felt a hand 42fa862497 gently tap my shoulder. I wanted to explain d2caadea4d myself, but it was 8a7e7a1692 already too late.9f74b924ddbefe9c

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Darkness enveloped me.19836d0d940dac8e

Somehow, it felt like 90d639aa71 sweat was coming from 2bc8a81739 my eyes.31f8079ad5843846

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