R1 Chapter 07

Chapter 07e9f6ac30779f6022

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When I opened my 1af823b364 eyes, there was an faf44f89fa unfamiliar ceiling above me.134c15ef843be551

I almost felt like I should say, “Where am I?” as if it were a scene from a cliché movie.063713a67adb1822

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As I came to 26bb11f6d1 my senses, I found 3982a778eb myself lying on a 6ce17f03f5 bed.de0b2950b4f36d12

“Ugh, my head…”a2b9f54ac0a1acef

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Was it because c787d0afff I passed out a869183081 from the overwhelming 302e5beebf pressure? My head felt heavy, 3aacfc3038 like the dull ache 030ecc5f60 after a night of 2560a18019 drinking.f6f2e9749aca9f27

I rubbed my 6e8be7902b face repeatedly to 283f36dc41 try to wake 118b6f30b1 myself up.35e70fa1d0866ae8

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Pulling off the blue blanket 195546d2b1 covering me, I slowly got d849e119b0 up.fbf5fe9af908a581

“Where am I now?”ed4649a250d53f81

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The curtains were f73dfb98b2 drawn, blocking my 555182cd2f view of the 6605340b66 surroundings.21fc12a0bd9b2bb8

But there was a faint 95303de8f6 smell of alcohol. Beyond the curtain, f6349e7a95 I could hear 3b496e52c6 the bustling sound 54040c6b1b of people moving 6473961d9b around.75dac6b95a988acf

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“Is this a hospital?”9a724644503e7639

My shoes were neatly placed under the bed, and there didn’t seem to be anyone attending to me nearby.abae14ede0a58a40

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Fixing my slightly disheveled hair, ae90493a27 I got off the bed.5c252eb348eb95e5

I figured I should step 72af549493 outside and ask someone about 16f45edf6e this place—where I was, how 46f8817339 much time had passed, and 3a19dc6236 other obvious questions.15d738a2fac1f2e2

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As I walked 47fd7a7415 out of the d23a3fd482 room, the hallway ab7eb889a2 was bustling with 222ababda8 people.f6b46713b2118d38

“Wait… is this not a hospital?”177218072d8f2363

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It felt too e9271e6fb8 cramped and sterile ebb949f217 to be a a3bba6d69b hospital. It had a more f996b20bc5 administrative atmosphere.0847cb0d95cad62c

I turned to look at the door I’d exited. A small nameplate read “Infirmary.”74babd908c3ecdfb

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“Excuse me…”a4bdaaa30ea1a970

I quickly approached cbea33d068 what looked like e38fe6d419 a reception desk e062741e61 and called out 2c3119db3c to the staff.4f66b8e1da2d0382

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“Yes, if you’ve woken up, please head to that room over there.”d2c0e192b277eac8

“Sorry, what?”62debbc390095883

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“Just head to that room.”94cee436e4b9215c

The staff, who was 9329f859df busy flipping through papers, 4dad6e2dfa glanced at me briefly 23ecfc1b88 before dismissively pointing behind 1fdbba1302 me with a finger.947996a5088e32ed

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“But could you tell me where exactly—”bd9fe7f263f26f67

“Please save your questions for over there. Go to that room and ask.”4c4c8318f77a4a69

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I barely got a d2d60cec38 sentence out before being 811768b8e3 interrupted. The staff seemed overwhelmed 28af838c80 and impatiently gestured for f73bc8e1ac me to leave.3b1f1dfc239f1341

What… What’s going on?4a9511fcf5958f9a

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Feeling a bit awkward, I de79fe537f nodded slightly and turned around, 8ac8232b9e heading to the room the 5bcb3e480e staff had indicated.895fb528e378a44c

Knock knock.23fe01c1bb69ae57

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After a short knock, a 61028575ad voice from inside told me 94d6aa396d to enter.b4531f67a87dd964

The atmosphere inside the room 50cc88eb7d was just as chaotic as b9c5b519f3 the hallway. It was a crowded 9a58f8eb00 and noisy place.175b0de1f330898d

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“Hello…”aaeb6c808115da37

“Take a seat over here.”217afe562d753f7b

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When I greeted them, an expressionless staff member gestured for me to sit. Everyone there looked like they hadn’t slept in days.3b89b359f3fc24e5

“What’s your name?”02f263d478aba557

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“Seojin. It’s a single character name.”a49503b4c6492305

“Alright, one moment.”871ef50e7b28ef75

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The staff typed something fa7e8926a8 for a moment, then c71bf5b7fd pointed to a device 833cf51a81 on the desk.7d3f283fc1a09f96

“We need to verify your identity. Please place your thumb on the fingerprint scanner.”1b978f4135768342

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Following their instructions, I placed 48103e2a74 my thumb on the scanner.ed87eaf211a47c1a

“By the way, I’m a little disoriented right now. Could you tell me today’s date and where I am?”0daa0b11839768a4

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“The clock is right there, next to you.”3b291bb4753da526

“Oh, thank you.”79c46d6d1069547a

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As soon as cce6efc1e2 I turned my ae317a90ef head, I saw a836edb695 the clock.a1bcfff91c928255

I should’ve looked around a little more carefully earlier. With how chaotic the atmosphere was, I felt like my own head was getting chaotic, too.9c5fcac9c266c404

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Fortunately, it was a digital 7f2fd61bcd clock. Both the time 2a0605580c and date were 6c33624db5 displayed.28a4022fe34231fa

It was around 3 PM.903d4c665393489f

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And the date…8de2f9b19e4b3a9d

Huh?0ddedb5fcaf90d8a

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The clock seemed off. Only three days had passed since I’d entered the dungeon.72ba79e242bf72d8

How… How could that be possible?ac134a17e834c57b

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I clearly spent d09e506753 an entire week 06974cdfc6 inside that subspace.7c800e93b7f9a32a

Could time flow differently there?c7e3c3f15385e63f

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It felt like I’d been hit on the head. How could there be such a significant time disparity?!cbcdb4f839205739

“And this is currently the Dungeon Management Department.”227be5f78c685d0d

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The staff finally b7ed825ac3 answered my question dd746e2284 while keeping their 455266f2d3 eyes fixed on de290fa46d the computer.bd767639ad6ddef2

The Dungeon Management Department.c6ba3dc1f652f37d

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It was a government d339d7fb64 facility that managed everything c9fa2f7b35 from civilians caught in 2945e4a012 dungeon incidents to hunters a7ef8057f1 entering dungeons.c15c862c0009221c

It seemed someone from the 63479387ef department had found me after bc724a2fd8 I exited the dungeon.f1e878cec7571113

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The person who told me, “You can’t just lie here like this,” must’ve been one of the staff.0b8baf0f12e08511

“Your identity has been verified. You can remove your finger now. By the way, you were in the infirmary before coming here, correct?”f5ac29e0e1943c38

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“Huh? Oh, yes, the infirmary.”583506eb961968ca

Beep.609370324f77d025

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Hearing the small sound, I f325a1cc54 lowered my hand and listened 0cdeb08d3a to what the staff member 913ba546cd had to say next.af8edea1b3bef69d

“In your case, Seojin, our staff found you unconscious at the scene yesterday evening. Since there were no significant injuries, you were brought here.”be8382c09f9e8ef2

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After explaining that I’d been unconscious for nearly a day, the staff continued with something more unsettling.b95e25b4fe4ed0e1

“We performed a basic examination here and found no major issues. If you’d like, you can visit a hospital later, but right now, there are no available hospital beds.”3b90930ea0c190b3

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Wait… No hospital beds? What’s that supposed to mean?93f5c983e254653a

“Was there some kind of incident?”7d483e35423064ad

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Did something big 836e1721ef happen while I 40f76de88f was stuck in c41c1a76e8 that subspace? Confusion was written all eec806816b over my face.4ae31eb7bb591c33

“If you scan the QR code with your phone over there, you’ll get an explanation and a survey.”93b4bab406a0a90a

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“Sorry, what?”d6e5175c9c4816bc

It seemed I wasn’t the only one asking these kinds of questions. The staff sighed lightly, as if they couldn’t explain it to every person.82e83c2e4a730bc5

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“You can’t leave until you complete the survey. Too many people have been skipping it.”05693a9c442152fb

I had so many questions, 0513b4de94 but the staff was already d88b8d99db gesturing toward the person waiting 9cbaf27ead behind me.d4b1c532c1d13ed0

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“Next person, please.”cb41a7cc7e98229b

When I turned around, I 74d627dcdf saw someone with a cast 3324d93711 on one arm looking impatient, 4315beeddc waiting for their turn.b5c05a40cab6f057

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“Come on, hurry up! We’re all busy as hell!”ebcc0c47aa15ee3f

The sharp remark a8c3fd4142 came as I fedb57f73d lingered in my 3553031639 spot. The tone felt oddly hostile.a16ef1bd919ad259

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The whole day, 169fdf989e it felt like faa042870a I was being 8498d08592 tossed around here bc13b233b7 and there.8af5ac266ca28eba

What in the world had happened…?609e120818149b7a

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I trudged over to a 5c52947df1 corner, dragging my feet.73a7fc95a7af5c53

Sitting down, I pulled 24d34b4031 out my phone from c9be4aa765 my inventory. It was only after ae35e75a12 being told to scan b7087bebd8 the QR code that b649d0ae77 I remembered my phone 0e7880bdfe existed.f9fca3172f357ddf

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The cracked screen 9c276f74be greeted me, the 9ebd17eb98 damage from when da75534209 I fell into d21a754768 the dungeon.5b1dc6570b3fc6ab

At least the battery hadn’t drained, thanks to being stored in my inventory.19e74be14ad878a4

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I turned on the 838f3938ae camera and scanned the 20a5a53b11 oversized QR code printed 796148a3b6 on one of the 7e12f62bef walls.cce59e76afd421f0

Beneath it, in bold red letters, was a desperate plea asking people to please fill out the survey. Clearly, many hadn’t bothered to do so…0bea289dc6811917

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「Currently, dungeon gates have appeared throughout Seoul, resulting in numerous incidents involving citizens.」d7fec9c47502f008

The website the abe3a2dc17 QR code led eda310bab9 to explained the 55632ef364 current situation.55ba2a4e1871b249

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Gulp. I couldn’t help but be shocked.a062da653c2cedaa

So, I wasn’t the only one who had gotten caught in a dungeon.bda4a8a91799a350

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「This has led to emergency evacuations in areas surrounding the dungeons due to multiple gates appearing. Subsequently discovered…」fce68af3c07e0282

Multiple gates.54fb5f8639860662

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More terrifying than a dungeon a916f8fb90 break, these gates meant that b0f3ea941d multiple dungeons had formed at cec322895d once, exponentially increasing the risk.b3993c8a54db96e4

With a dungeon fd6c44a17a break, monsters only 57cd63bd8e emerged from the 4f68406577 gate itself, so 37741bac8e guarding the entrance 2a8592e13d sufficed. But multiple gates meant dungeons babca56353 were popping up in different 4444240cbe locations simultaneously, creating a chaotic 2325c79167 and dangerous situation.aa4778d4392a67aa

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I’d heard that some of these gates could be packed with high concentrations of monsters. If left unchecked, they could lead to dungeon breaks.d3b46563a7b2ebe8

No wonder this building felt so disorganized. The Dungeon Management Bureau must’ve been overwhelmed.67214e0b938c4815

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And considering this was happening in Seoul… well, that explained everything.7972d5d71fd394ec

So, had the situation 86cdddad6e calmed down a bit 4d97dce88a now?ec4b5f919f1aedf7

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I used my 2b26fc3d4a phone to search f1e3894bf8 for news articles.ed5e38c445ef0461

There were reports 106118cfd3 about the extent 3183b0c2ea of the damage, 7b93bdbd9e the number of 0cdc871318 additional dungeon occurrences, 68b62d3364 and the responses 512022aa03 being carried out.3cfdda889e97f038

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Thankfully, many dungeons had 8efa21db79 already been cleared, thanks 941b3af5ad to the support of 46189ea7a0 major guilds.60fc2560d3a6e2f0

But…099cd4d474d36234

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There were also cf3e6413c9 countless articles about ef58aa7b04 Shin Yeoul.eeebad39abe8b57e

「Rank 1, Shin Yeoul. Suddenly disappeared during emergency.」7c9d71c8289dfabf

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「Guardian Guild Vice Captain, where is Shin Yeoul? Active until yesterday…」d1b6bdb0ebc6deb3

「Day 3 of multiple gates, Rank 1 doesn’t show up before S-rank dungeon raid.」2765abdb8bc2a2b7

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Cold sweat started dripping as 9678d252da I kept scrolling.8e3c84f121020cd9

Vanished. Not appearing. Disappeared. Various questions were listed.00a8c3c70e32afde

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I had been 5b12d218b6 unconscious for barely 340ce187ad a day, and ab454419f8 within that time, f47d7a6967 Shin Yeoul had 61de71130e suddenly gone missing.e7fc67c45cde24b4

Don’t tell me… Is this my fault?82f00bae7e71d69e

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Seriously. Was it me?7d7fd8e7d037fd8d

As soon as I e5f718895d thought about the subspace, 217440b17d a system window appeared, 7173acdde4 as if in sync ea4f7fdd40 with my thoughts. I hurriedly chose to 3f2d641f2b access the information about 1261e8f14d the external individual.195c2e786a4ba5cd

Just in case.e6b5b43dad1d917c

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Error? What do you 45502202f4 mean by an e1619accbd error?351378f21aa9dbfc

Following the glitching, static-filled text, bd03352ded nothing could be properly confirmed.fc601791c689d312

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Wait. Then… There’s no guarantee that the person in the subspace is Shin Yeoul, right?10c7968257bdcc0d

It was possible. The person I saw in 1a9d71472d the subspace might just be 511f392652 someone who happened to look fa5602c3df a lot like Shin Yeoul.643d0d6f79fd1bde

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I mean, honestly, wasn’t it strange for a national hero to attack me like that? Right? Haha….3a110ce3545b2039

Wow, additional information. So they’re Rank #1, huh.b184e9890d1f3e98

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This system sure is considerate.4ab0b327b0a2a4d4

Don’t be so proud!ba0f1010cbbb4b06

My attempted escape from reality 1f49e0cb35 failed thanks to the system f5ebc6a354 window.9855ae4d8e7a86f4

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If they’re Rank 1, who else could it be? Denying it was pointless.b00a98b844b671f7

In the end, I closed my eyes tightly and opened them again. As expected, the message hadn’t changed.1d0d7321ba5900e8

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Deep down, I already a0df9137b7 knew the answer.47552f04d8200636

Yeah. It’s me.b3d07bc783c2a2f8

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I silently screamed, clutching my 86a145dbb5 head in despair.4dceb6b1c4ff4622

The person who imprisoned the Rank #1 hunter… is me!f6bfae12f6b75dee

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