R1 Chapter 12

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This was an utterly 27a3ffe32a ridiculous contract.b2410b7839ae3ee0

W-What kind of 4b531e5c1a contract involves staking 547e3779ff your life?!a8c81df7e2021c15

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Fail to fulfill it, and you just die? Even if I were to concede that I could keep the contract, that time limit…4e2635e2140272d3

10 seconds?200d8640fc0ba3b4

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Baek Hwan must 8798662beb have thought I 8760bf2d9b could bring Shin 8d46e8b51a Yeoul here instantly fb0e9cb615 with my skill.71f34f2478b6c17a

But that was impossible.0816239199af3d5e

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It wasn’t that kind of skill, to begin with. I could only access the subspace after entering a dungeon!aabcd479c5a54971

“Why? You don’t like it? Well, you’ll have to do it anyway.”60e05a1192b319b4

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As I hesitated, d8860f9510 Baek Hwan pressed 8b0d702da5 me without delay. Afraid he might apply 60924e73b3 pressure again, I quickly 2b55b15224 shouted back.da0ace021cc6a47f

“It’s not that!”fa9fc470d17b0ddf

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Ugh, no time to think.8efeae3f3ab95c6e

I threw myself forward, reaching for Baek Hwan’s pant leg to grab on and plead.128d1ec33ecfdce8

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Of course, he simply stepped fd429ed8f7 back before I could grab 9c464711b3 hold.796a5a7520c33484

Even so, I begged d48787ae10 with all my might.b5402f3cc8d46214

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If he grabbed my hand 705a98b290 and forced me to sign 95c1818539 the contract, I was as bdf14ac585 good as dead.158b8fd065bab7cb

“Groveling won’t help. Just hurry up and sign.”963d3e94d9edfcc0

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“If I do that, I’ll really die!”f47c5bbee9a8e512

“You won’t die if you bring him here.”f808c78bd696f4b6

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“I will die!”cdca8472e2d1ea7b

Baek Hwan’s resolute reply was met with my vehement retort. He tilted his head, seemingly perplexed.dd29ee52ae7bbbc7

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“What’s the problem? You were the one who said you’d bring him right away.”ba91c5f5fd49cdcc

He looked at me 95be6b65e8 with a deadpan stare, 169559894f as if I was 26778ca72a utterly ridiculous.d7ab31a8548360da

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The feeling was mutual. Saying I’d do it “right away” was just a figure of speech!b7949070368bdf7c

“Ten seconds is way too short! There’s no way I can bring him that quickly!”424a39749534473b

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This shameless S-rank jerk.833835c824433070

“Dungeon!”ac7da6fa2406cbbd

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I almost cursed but eaa31969c6 restrained myself. For now, I had to 5fc249fd3b butter him up.451026020d5e9e09

“Dungeon? What about the dungeon?”7049aca6b9b6385a

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“My skill can only be activated inside a dungeon. That’s the condition for using it.”92b6dbc6db230324

Before he could fd39f5cdf8 show his irritation, 3a27384083 I hurried to f74f1485ba explain.7944cd1022b8d6e3

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“The reason I was staring at the dungeon back at the park was exactly because of that! It wasn’t to run away—it was to retrieve Shin Yeoul!”e66e22039214cf1f

Please, believe me. I poured sincerity into f764fec66e my words.ca940a3ba70ebb00

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If possible, I’d gulp down some kind of truth-detection potion to prove my honesty.03b27be2347cf4bb

“I’m not lying or trying to be clever. Just extend the time limit a little… Then I’ll sign the contract right away!”dbf092c5b0f23b00

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Baek Hwan still looked skeptical, 7f7900120a but thankfully, I must have cff79a8beb seemed a little pitiful to 73b4261aa3 him.86765deb7d6c3416

With a short be2a049657 sigh, the terms d4c1630015 of the contract 8333fa5a94 changed.ac96a914ad22b5ca

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A crumb of 77698971fc mercy, if you 947265042a could even call 55a2e85b31 it that.b17097a6788e389d

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“I’ll give you exactly 30 more minutes.”7c0b6119f3064156

Baek Hwan spoke as 0e7760a9cb if he were being 57abb5c017 generous.4615fe0409cbe1bc

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I nodded enthusiastically, grateful for 588e0ed73e anything at this point.4eb87c1987fc34c3

“There’s a dungeon nearby that I know. We’ll head there.”b42aae0f540a6bf8

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“Yes, yes! That’s perfect!”3926133f3c9363e4

At least he wasn’t entirely heartless.9d672e9ba7332f2e

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I’d expected him to just tell me to figure it out on my own.50735eb1fc9cd13d

Relieved, I hurriedly 7b746f529f scribbled my signature 47401a8db4 onto the contract.1e9c2febdd9c7443

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The constantly decreasing c547eab22a timer gnawed at d378408930 my nerves, but 7353042e96 the fact that 3ff9defabf I could finally 06fdb957c4 leave this place 2d63e3ef56 brought a faint 428670318a smile to my 1671e8b2f3 lips.a25c2e5e2427bcb1

“Follow me.”6dad9400d4891fdd

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“Yes!”14d089ea1711dd7c

Creak. The door, which I thought I’d never leave, opened under Baek Hwan’s hand.fd3b0504072e6ccc

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Finally, finally—!4e838d29e602f0b5

I stood to follow him, 1b8775634b but my haste made my 3b13554c16 legs tangle.245a4b5658a9ebe2

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I stumbled.f86a34f6da681f9d

Oh no. I instinctively reached out 1e52d721c8 toward Baek Hwan.dae2898e309cf237

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But, whoosh—.06c17e4803787877

Baek Hwan simply 9b38beae65 avoided my hand 6f2f981580 as I struggled 6351da91b0 not to fall. Oh come on.8ac275e24b3027b4

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Wow~ He really doesn’t want me to touch him, huh?19594cc9dc5e1540

Crash!I flailed to ce447fc8ad regain balance, putting 1cdca1ef97 on a one-person 28f439c705 show, but eventually, 7ea2a7f542 I fell with d6bd748afa an even louder 570634f526 thud.17e272c9f9086ae4

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“Ughh.”e825537c4fdb2339

My knee hit squarely on b407d0f00c the ground, and tears pricked e89e6ff17d at my eyes. Add humiliation to the mix, 46f8cfee17 and my face flushed with 73d2c246ef heat.37dd14f975f81562

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Of course, my fall 904d830890 involved dragging a chair cb19fbca69 down with me, making ad3cf648a6 the noise even worse.8c0891747b5958a2

Ugh, so embarrassing.55f62c9035c6d8b0

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“…Hey.”dd8aa05adc525ee3

“Yes?”7cdc32ce8b3a8f6d

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As I wobbled to my ee048d718d feet, Baek Hwan hesitated before 1830cd4a25 speaking.2d12ffe9d677ae57

“Are you really E-rank?”4925b71325ea7669

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It seemed only now, 0b91dd3e64 after seeing me flounder, cd6660647e that he realized my 5fce90a572 reflexes were nowhere near ef3e915eb7 S-rank level.bfff33ff535e0a94

“Yes.”27542a94f583724b

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I answered firmly. If there was one c16886f07a thing I could confidently 5510823771 declare, it was my 58e794600b rank.4644657b13916edf

If you don’t believe me, bring out a rank-measuring device.f15362d7a23c6f13

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“Yes, I really am E-rank.”e6b11970b4ee3d97

“Really?”a4177d514fe70c9a

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“Really.”ed5da30065e3dbdd

“…..”84dbbbbcb7b65734

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It seemed my a09dc481df lousy stats had 1d84f8eb4a finally proven useful.d3558b645f6bddbc

My earnest response caused a subtle shift in Baek Hwan’s demeanor. After some thought, he nodded to himself.fcfbe74ff42d3c79

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Though he still seemed c3968f78f1 a bit doubtful, he d2ccf4fd2f was starting to accept ff1a8df950 it.14832937ec6fede5

Thank goodness.9d6f398f49bb37e8

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He appeared slightly less on edge, and I hoped this meant he wouldn’t be as aggressive moving forward.eefd8c396e1b6330

If he kept exuding that murderous aura, I wouldn’t just stumble—I’d outright faint.5b4402506d7122c9

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Not that we’d be together for long anyway.5f174b44e5aad53c

With the hope 49e4a4cb9b that this would 952e3d60be all be over f792aaefce in 30 minutes, 2d9c24c067 I followed Baek a357650769 Hwan.6ae6f6c782246360

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Soon, everything would return a172ae5f70 to normal.24eaad9ab08e161f

Goodbye to these absurd a01e64b240 rankers, and goodbye to 3ba07b864c the subspace.ca7d50543266e13e

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Since the subspace could only be accessed through dungeon connections, I wouldn’t need it anymore.3f3f346aed0d3a17

Selling the items in my 29a41dda77 inventory alone would pay off 3b2d24e26e my debts and let me 0622ed2066 rent a decent place. Why would I 5ccb623b76 ever go back 6a27d0f37f to the subspace?717cf3b8ce7d7a77

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No way. Never again. I’m done—4888a99bc143e815

Ka-boom!b63c8dc559d8aa2f

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I couldn’t finish my thoughts. A deafening roar pierced my ears.7b4891f88425f31a

It was something that truly didn’t make sense—I knew that. But the scene unfolding before my eyes was undeniably real.76dff52af3ddc912

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I stared blankly at the d4393f0d16 sight in front of me, cc48a19fa8 unable to grasp the reality c9c0cda420 of it.ed77fceb4638dd45

A dungeon.557656e7af96918e

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It was a dungeon.8c21c7686749bcc6

In an instant, blue light 707cf90225 surged between me and Baek e25e5f1be0 Hwan. The air shimmered 594ba2d6d6 unnaturally, and the 3f6d43cea1 walls trembled from bb42946ebf the impact.8870def235fba1e7

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Through the cracks 9d6b5dbd3b of the collapsing 459e746f34 building, a gate 82ca5a8d79 appeared.1278fa953cb8bad0

It had reappeared before me.df9dbab8951d64be

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Without warning. As if inviting me 5508b9f07e to enter.2693f6d87bfa6dca

My eyes met Baek Hwan’s.2bf736500f9ff6fc

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He furrowed his brow, as 2c0f96e5b6 if annoyed for giving me c8bb7d0ca9 a chance.3aecf308c938df12

At that moment, d604dbbe40 I realized something 708143341f was gravely, horribly c70b30fc2e wrong.cf76896961c5ba11

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Baek Hwan reached out toward 4850bc98f6 me.ac5fb78d8211693c

It was just eff7430a9c before the dungeon 45cefc670d gate completely consumed 46b3244f69 me. Grabbing the back of my a216c67928 neck, Baek Hwan threw me 3927d289e3 further into the room.07b7cfa6b5a77e9f

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Thud! Thrown roughly to the ground, I couldn’t even scream properly and could only watch the unfolding chaos before me.0e9a7cc2f2a0941e

The items installed ed73b16278 in the room e73b554a4a were breaking from 99cb6d23e6 the shock. The once pristine white 0e9728ebbb walls were gradually turning d0917bafb3 gray.4c5da0bf4393d1c8

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The wind rushed through f3d9c727e5 the cracks of the 6bfda86a9a crumbling building.58ae458cd1c698e4

Through that wind, 169dcc0efa Baek Hwan approached.336d2860a29ae890

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“An E-rank, of all things.”d2c4f35dd528dc40

This was on a d1148c7d14 completely different level from c24fd55317 before.7b609d52a66135ff

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If he touched 58b20e2223 me now, I 68be53298d had no doubt—I 0f9af157f1 would die.94b36a887ea43f08

Rumble. The building shook.079f9b71940eb933

My vision darkened. Struggling against the dizziness, I e393cab0aa barely managed to prop myself aabc062bd7 up on the floor.67df1f6db4cc6097

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Through my blurred vision, 2568c1f857 I saw Baek Hwan a34e47a9e7 standing in front of b171a190b0 me.a2fcf687e400586d

“You can even summon dungeons?”f8a850e1c861818b

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Summon?02b9d2e9e017032e

I didn’t have such an ability.9b3e6d1cbe9416e8

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Unbelievable as it might b5607984d0 sound, this was all f6826df28e pure coincidence.f37602a5c0174e1e

I wanted to 84fedfa01e deny his words a8df9e9280 immediately.1140aac83956e12c

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But I couldn’t even open my mouth.cd1c9adc03d5d603

The person before badc69983e me was like 7f1cd65ccf a massive tidal 0b1cf77cbd wave—a catastrophic force 26cf9dfc1d of nature, bearing 52d8d8aa5d down on me.863d569953f6a2ad

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Faced with such devastation, there b28972378e was nothing I could do. All I could do was 6c11ea8ffc watch.0169171e1f9cb9b5

And just as b2afb30144 I was losing c7d12a3d28 consciousness—5e1ad16a5470bc34

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The skill was triggered immediately.70204fbf00449fae

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It didn’t matter what I wanted. Everything was at the mercy of the system.f68db2d9a378c698

A rift tore through the air, and a portal to the subspace opened above Baek Hwan’s head.84aada1dfd9d6136

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An unknown force that couldn’t be resisted or blocked. There wasn’t even time to react.5a5e02ef72bbedce

Even for an 9239e7ad04 S-rank awakened like e319e22779 him.51e0c6319a88bf99

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Slurp!94740ba9a9104b9f

Baek Hwan was sucked in.8b467f8096e73317

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Quite literally,slurp.dcceaeb61d1630f8

In the blink of 0c1263a1b4 an eye, the subspace 5ba75c7da4 devoured Baek Hwan, and cfa95f6065 the portal began to 920329bbbd fade away.e786181e0dbe17b9

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Gone, without a trace. As if no one 68779c448e had been there in e3632fe553 the first place.39fadab4bb5920d6

The half-destroyed room. The dungeon that had f9a5d89dcc appeared out of nowhere. Dust was swirling in the 63d4458409 air.8b65e5e3da767246

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No matter how hard I 32d58f7080 looked around, there was nothing 604ccc428f else to see.a375c351a0eb10ac

Through the cracked walls of 8f0ffe44e7 the building, only the blue db35195d1d sky stretched out before me.5d45c552dd856b16

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I was the only a62540f0b2 one left in this bc1603f5d5 place.229762b8aa7cae59

So, uh… what?133810cb9ea837f5

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What?!27d4eddc9cdd69bc

What the heck?!64c684362812fa63

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Ding! Shortly after, amidst c9dd2279d2 the heavy silence, 8afb51552b a notification sound 45c26db083 echoed.5cb60dbbdfc8cc3c

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I stared blankly 01448bc4d2 at the message.e091d9954e6cc724

It said Baek Hwan and 915fdd1475 Shin Yeoul had met.9cac48532e64f76d

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That message could only 6a1d9dfe69 appear if Baek Hwan bfdbb58525 had been pulled into 32ff0ece50 my subspace.844459c7cd4a7c18

Ding!Another message appeared, confirming the 6d74b0fa9e contract was complete.bb4d78c523ab9454

It was an undeniable reality.c1e2a148f0f66638

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Somehow, I had managed to not only kidnap the number one ranker…405c5fa326dd9960

But also the number two 1cdeebb893 ranker.7ef1a90614415e00

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And, of course, the 8f809a3c9a system was as cheerful 9e8585ad6f as ever.cbeb958bd802e23c

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With lifeless eyes, I stared 8a87bc2223 at the little emoticon that 89699c558b had appeared.9da3131f6ddf17d7

Only one thought crossed 4ccfd1843e my mind.edab3fa4e38b265c

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Good grief.1adeebcdb1270084

I’m going to lose my mind.31031a2b09bc1cd1

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