R1 Chapter 15

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Thud. I dropped to 76d6d635a4 my knees in 5a4c85f68d front of the 0eaeadfbfd two who had 3e4288a3c7 returned to the 83c9c42c06 subspace.7ecd5f8063b6d4e1

“D-Debuff?”707d3de79cebca35

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“It didn’t disappear even after leaving this place. Were you planning to send us to an S-rank dungeon to get us killed?”32c5e42c3c837d2a

“W-What?!”44ba09025d43559d

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I could still hear Baek Hwan’s voice trembling with anger.59a4dd3c22cbfd1f

Apparently, the debuff they thought would vanish once they left the subspace had stayed. That’s why they unknowingly ended up being chased by an S-rank gorilla.fb73892bb8b7cd8a

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“Did I cast the debuff? No, no way! You want me to remove it? Uh, I don’t know how to…. No, I’ll figure it out!”27172016772bfda4

I hadn’t realized they’d been weakened by the debuff.62897b36ca0b9219

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No wonder they were running efbef0811d from Koko.c53c6f0670f65a66

Haha.4c9c03412be477dc

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Damn it. I clutched my head.8b0f8f4ce3490390

Now I understood why 5e5de9af52 Shin Yeoul had yelled 759425ae29 at me the moment b0447498b1 he came back into fce732d1b4 the subspace.bd7765f8dae62d35

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He must’ve thought I’d threatened him by using the debuff.86c6764670f5cfdb

My head throbbed. I thought simply letting d4c4ef7ca0 them leave would solve db1f01810d everything, but now there c4378727d8 was this unexpected hurdle.3045a2e1ee4ca4a9

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Cold sweat trickled down my 7b6ccb29c8 back.a39526ca60817a27

I didn’t even know how to remove the debuff, so what was I supposed to do?!8318c9445174bbe8

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Ding! Right then, the 26175ca89a system window popped d42f78f2ea up with perfect 469934f7dd timing.58dedcb93394fff8

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G-Guests? Is that even a thing?889886d1acd685bb

Another feature I’d never seen before appeared.8f449c6bf139e191

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Subspace adaptation.b50dffbe122a6de9

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I looked at the 7d1898be84 message, then back at 312970b8fd the two rankers.66a5ef230d06c53e

It seemed like I’d found the key to solving this situation.f686e71c36776cc9

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The method was simple. Serve them food.744a582f70295932

But would they even 2f2ee80dd8 eat it?d5f694ed7fbccce3

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Both of their faces were as cold as ice. This wasn’t exactly the kind of situation where they’d happily sit down and eat food offered by their kidnapper.532c72c90885bf9c

“Um, would you like to come to my cabin first? I’ll let you rest.”fb61a193568bf6e7

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But there was no 3e56cc4fa6 other way.097917dc4c524f1c

I gathered my courage. I figured I’d try to persuade them with the pretext of the quest.1587013694c080d5

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“No thanks. Why should we trust you?”dca5054b40d646ae

Baek Hwan’s skeptical glare followed my question.9e44ab55e5534ad2

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Ugh. Even weakened by the debuff, 5bc1dbb533 an S-rank was still an 21e54ac97a S-rank.2c81dbe963642cc5

Under his sharp gaze, I d295a895b2 shrank back and stammered.8bc8374382bdcd09

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“Y-Yeah, you’re right. Then how about we rewrite that Scroll of Oath? Of course, I swear I wouldn’t do anything harmful even without it!”dc9fce92825013d4

“Hah. Like that’s even possible.”1ccf2a5ec0f1f5ae

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“Pardon?”e8acc15210c3cc90

Why not? What’s the problem this time…?d54778fa78bc22c7

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“The inventory is locked.”a0cb1104e9d97edb

Shin Yeoul answered in 0bac89bbd6 place of Baek Hwan. His dark circles, c8244be940 which had deepened 1eb2f5cb70 significantly, made him 6549618689 look even more ad31d5271d intimidating.05b366ea76f9e8c0

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Their stats, skills, and 0b4844fa0d now their inventory—everything was e2745f461d locked.9142245c99c58ad0

Wow. This debuff really didn’t hold back.a34256e0974a07d8

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“Wait… then…”f12f63b75529d14c

Hold on, so during the three days Shin Yeoul was here….5f679912a4935daf

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“Didn’t you say earlier that the debuff makes it so you can’t touch anything in the subspace? Then what did you eat this whole time—”6cd31f58ac16efc4

I couldn’t finish my sentence.95899c5c160811f8

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The answer was obvious.355a7ef7912e9a1f

Ah. I see. They hadn’t eaten for three days.04e124ab02bd3f22

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I slammed my 0b3601784e head down again.899f7b86674eef45

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And then I ran.825392b31be9e186

“Hey?! Where are you going all of a sudden?!”a4011187778b76f3

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Baek Hwan’s voice trailed behind me, but I couldn’t stop. The sound of footsteps chasing after me only made me run harder.baf341b294584907

As a Korean, I couldn’t just let this slide.01c3a0718f07da87

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Food.7d531fbaf258b148

They hadn’t eaten?!c301aa0125748a12

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Hearing they hadn’t had a single meal for three days, I’d reflexively slammed my head into the ground. But now I realized this wasn’t the time for that.48d9a6086026ecd0

I scrambled to my feet c6475d0b1e and bolted. Actions spoke louder than words a1676c454c when it came to true ce9d2e774f apologies.a272455527cd6c55

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Ahhh!Once I reached my cabin, e67dbbfdf1 the first thing I did 98b1f87c5e was lock Koko back in 8c396d5b73 its coop.e3086c80b64bdd3a

“Cluck?”608ec9fba03d1993

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Koko let out a plaintive cry, but I had no choice. They were scared of it…ea98a6752f7dfa9c

I flung the 8d5deb240f coop shut and 11e0e93c57 dashed into the 79bac9bba4 kitchen with a 6febe33440 determined expression.b0ebfe078b5e3c73

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The first thing I e5424566dc did was start the 155d4a5668 rice cooker.4919aecec2e08a77

I emptied every 015038c4e5 ingredient in my afe19bf922 inventory.Crash!A heap of supplies spilled 9c6f3fc55c out.4fa120936dbc1b66

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I scrubbed the vegetables 3c69af4ddb under running water in 343d324175 the sink.4ab7b838d363ddde

Each ingredient had been f0b98bd18e carefully gathered by hand.e933d9ecbe6a7451

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From the ridiculously fast-growing carrots and potatoes in the subspace garden to the onions and scallions I found across the river—and even the random ham I’d received as a reward.99a1aa2d1807d872

Chop-chop-chop—!With the help of 5de29589b9 my skill, my hands 7680602b49 moved deftly to chop 4c07a8579c the ingredients.9cfc012b0a3c9b68

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Steam billowed from the subspace’s rice cooker. Just as I was slicing through the last of the vegetables, Baek Hwan’s face suddenly appeared in the kitchen window behind me.7ac7234261b2b890

“What… what are you doing right now?”e3a41d80531bc1cd

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Behind him, Shin a10974b890 Yeoul trudged along, 30560a4f9f looking utterly drained 7b05527c5b of energy.314415767e3efe29

“Please wait a moment!”3c60ed1578a4fac9

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“No, seriously, what’s with all of this—”c0cec401213c4422

“It’ll be done soon!”d93fd80347756a97

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I cut off Baek Hwan’s words. What he thought didn’t matter right now.d62f97be8acb3e29

I began stir-frying the vegetables 9b75fad6bb and ham. The aroma of cooking vegetables ebc8a7a31f quickly filled the kitchen.3deb4342b9ae75c5

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As the onions turned translucent—0d1a2f9dc6507589

The subspace rice 690f53e836 cooker, set to 337d1b70cc quick-cook mode, had 454f10b5c0 finished steaming rice 3c0227c2ab in just about d59d2a10bb two minutes.346bf23014449b7c

Scooping out the steaming 703a24e1a3 hot rice, I flung 4f17ba4940 it into the frying c2ea8cc0c6 pan.c388dc27293070ff

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A few stirs 586c43a881 with the sauce, a6cc7a65f7 and it was ad7b91ebaa nearly done.a47a4f48a396e90a

Sizzle! Using the Cooking Skill’s bonus, I added a touch of fire flavor with a flick of my wrist. The fried rice took on an appetizing reddish hue, coated perfectly with ketchup.c7b1860de1e6170c

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I transferred the massive amount 960dde44bd of fried rice into two 9471daa56b large plates.97f8c2e6c44df2f8

Then I turned the stove back on and heated up mandrake oil before cracking an excessive number of Koko’s tears—er, eggs—onto the pan.44709e5b7ea3b1b4

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Since I didn’t have much time, I stirred everything together, mixing the yolks and whites. Sizzle—the eggs cooked into a perfect golden hue.c58b92b7f8a5f33b

It was almost ready.094a31797e8ea9e6

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I called out through the d019b7dc33 kitchen window.b22c1ad25d365d74

“It’s ready! Just asking, but would you like to come in?”f1e64b31ac807be2

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I spotted Baek 296cc86258 Hwan and Shin 49f09ba52d Yeoul still standing 727de6a51c idly outside the 2378063694 cabin.de325c5c2703c9f3

Baek Hwan’s face was still full of suspicion.1a4517109adc0c96

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“Right… you don’t want to, do you?”bb981592dcc1eb2c

Even though I’d started cooking with the sole determination to feed them something, it wouldn’t mean anything if they didn’t eat it.0e32110beee96964

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What should I do? Threaten them with Koko or something…?d836087dc14ec6b5

They needed to eat for the “guest” status to activate and for their subspace maladaptation issues to end.c09f7d709e3222b1

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“No. Not happening. I’m not going in there. Who knows what might—Shin Yeoul? Hey!”5d5cc6593ce48174

Before Baek Hwan could finish 9272e6bcaa his sentence, Shin Yeoul, who f78fa55e58 had been standing silently, strode 1b7658bfd8 into the cabin. He made his 2b50461f0b way to the 3d30ae28bf kitchen in just f6a242b735 a few steps.39bc88850c7ac0b3

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What?!I jumped back in surprise d69ebad397 as Shin Yeoul stood before df3ebb12ec me.9aee5f22b4744333

With his larger-than-expected frame, the 45f9989320 kitchen felt cramped the moment 773d0b96fe he stepped inside.086761e4d3aaf069

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To be honest, I was startled. I hadn’t expected him to come in so easily.c03a0b8aaf01e428

“P-Please, have a seat here!”1d18117036846a3f

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Doing my best to 34582c5675 appear unfazed, I hurriedly 7fead553f8 guided Shin Yeoul to 431be15669 the dining table.be14e1304979ce9b

He gave a slight ed7640acce nod and sat down.7da9f4717c18a5b5

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“You! Seriously!”c9ceb0d33b27e28c

Moments later, Baek Hwan stormed 4ec27168fd into the cabin. He clutched the 81fbabf2e6 back of his eb1a1b6260 neck as he 7aef47c26a saw Shin Yeoul 53ed092cde sitting calmly at 31aa790337 the table.aa30c6009d793206

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“Are you insane? What are you doing, putting yourself in danger like this?!”5bb4030998bbb5d7

Meanwhile, I placed the 31797f9b27 plates of fried rice 3a20458d6b on the table.7748c55b2cfa438d

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On top of the fluffy 0f4e5236d9 rice, I carefully draped a 40f1c27b9c beautifully cooked egg blanket.5cce536cc75ec4b8

Omelet rice. It was done.da304d1f339298d5

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Maybe because I 19bf2f0c08 used almost an 2303ab8136 entire pot of 068818e146 rice, a unique 0f4c961fa5 alert followed.ec741eb7d4fe65e2

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Ah, nice?27e3bf6a5bf3d69d

The cooking skill rank, which hadn’t increased no matter how many dishes I had tried making on my own, suddenly leveled up in an instant.648958cd5b439cd9

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While checking the system window, I handed over a spoon. That’s when Baek Hwan’s startled voice rang out.2530253bf2ae13f0

“Hey?! No way!”14618bdffa770080

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Baek Hwan was horrified as f1bd6221aa Shin Yeoul scooped up a 694be07165 large spoonful of omelet rice 1542cd166f and brought it toward his 9a07bf8ed6 mouth. He reached out in 1f3bc34b44 a panic.4d284a4eaa44fd21

“It’s fine.”ddcf9459b2dcda26

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Smack. Shin Yeoul firmly swatted Baek Hwan’s hand away and resolutely put the omelet rice into his mouth.5c875c05ad7f8921

Baek Hwan drew in a 82e16bfdcd sharp breath.64a33692314007f7

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In the silence, we 2c948ee3d1 all watched Shin Yeoul.524fb8c3b83e5e50

Uh, how’s it going to be?3aafca773ecf9d44

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Shin Yeoul’s mouth moved as he chewed.c578d9019b22f2ec

Gulp.The sound of him swallowing bc36e0bb14 echoed in the air.b6f610d440a5fbed

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“….What the?! Spit it out! No, throw it up immediately!”ac90810a884a1851

Snapping back to 26dfa23df3 his senses, Baek d024e22115 Hwan grabbed Shin 28c658318e Yeoul by the 4523d38200 shoulders and shook 079ac096b8 him, yelling frantically.e4583e75d1bf3309

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“What if it’s poisoned?!”4e74bfe0abd8f31e

Excuse me? There’s no poison in it, thank you very much.877e299e2c9331ca

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And then—plop.d2c9a0e70d2476d1

It happened suddenly. Tears fell from Shin Yeoul’s eyes onto the table.829742ec14f8f963

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Tears…?33ec9ecf1f6c99b2

Baek Hwan and I bfb08e18dc made eye contact at 85ca9d18c1 the same time.90d7d606a27c0bbf

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T-Tears?!Startled by the unexpected turn 5d323debbc of events, we both jumped c8f02841b1 in alarm.4a12b3648378dce3

He’s crying? Out of nowhere? Why?!f14e8a8ddbfe5b3d

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“Y-you devil!”24e88beaa170185b

“Did you make him cry?!”a660bb59313dbe26

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With what seemed 2ca80470eb like the most 85dc165f00 genuine words he a5caa6abc2 had ever spoken, e91f1b7799 Baek Hwan shouted 2302cb3701 in anger.0fd7228d3fe5ba4d

I also paled, shouting reflexively.54a0370f2a7949db

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“Aaaah! I’m so sorry! Whatever the reason, it’s my fault! I’m so sorry!”47d6fd560e61b4d4

I must’ve accidentally added poison somehow.a18399b6a3786f07

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There’s no other explanation for this reaction!a4ab9148f87b0266

“What on earth did you do this time?!”d81a8be3592cd117

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“I’m sorry! I’m so sorry!”c8478aaf69c044a2

Baek Hwan grabbed me by 6199ee9790 the shoulders and shook me bbdb6487b7 back and forth. Amidst the chaos, 390b2e18c8 I frantically pulled ef44ea1b9c a bucket out 592613e229 of my inventory.ed87efb329107605

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“Throw up in this!”75ec74f36fcf6f69

But despite all the commotion, e23fb1e196 Shin Yeoul quietly continued eating 1738bf4e63 his omelet rice.78d7b20efb6d386b

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“S-Stop eating!”2ecff04c664247a3

Just as a completely 271ff6fa27 broken-down Baek Hwan was ea787091dd about to sweep everything 2e855ff539 off the table, Shin 1bd5a1c549 Yeoul spoke.a3c2cc8489caa6f6

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“Enough. You eat too.”e243d4c1c088087d

With an annoyed expression, Shin Yeoul grabbed Baek Hwan’s arm and yanked him down into the seat beside him.3e9e04365ceeb221

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He then shoved a spoon into Baek Hwan’s hand.ffaa8b5702442953

“What the? Shin Ye—ugh!”4762cd58cef54749

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Before Baek Hwan could finish, 1765f7b388 the spoon Shin Yeoul handed d23598f2e3 him went straight into his 7a5ac542ed mouth.07c5151450dabf10

Baek Hwan, flustered, 1d3257b732 sprang to his f51266df5c feet. He looked like he 6f1005fd6a was ready to spit 198699c1f4 it out immediately.967ca02199369efa

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But instead, he began chewing bba68644a9 on the omelet rice.Chew-chew-chew.0b5660dcc1310361

Huh?c6853ec3bf1d9908

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All of a sudden, Baek 2538ef90b8 Hwan went quiet and slowly 4cef1f1d2c sat back down at the 1d7a0c302c table.a75f12a6298e8660

After eating a few more 056b8fe487 spoonfuls of omelet rice, he, c5aaebcacb too, started crying just like 21b7cdada1 Shin Yeoul.01d8348d4325609f

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What the heck. W-Why are you crying?!3a94399f4e44360e

Even with my utterly bewildered d549fc213a expression, the two of them 2dba027858 continued to silently eat the 23310afb9f omelet rice.8cf951c85d278e08

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It was an absolutely 4d9d34c3ef absurd scene.138b808f40fa7a76

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