R1 Chapter 17

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Why did the body pillow have “Rank #1” printed on it? No, seriously, why was this even given to me in the first place?594f50d763d20308

This is driving me crazy.b971de1e5c702b8d

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It was one of the 0296e48dd3 random interior rewards I got 0a45279d3b for cleaning hard on my 6a386efffd first day in the subspace, 16258112eb just to get a bed.633783c7d7048e7e

I had shoved it in 8f2fe3f8e8 a corner next to the 1ac2286cb9 sofa because the printed face ae279e8283 was burdensome,163390ca81c47122

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And I had forgotten about e29ab699a6 it because things were hectic?155fc52d3fd50d87

How did Baek Hwan find e250803aa8 that? Haha?5b1f368c6c4c1162

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I could hear d6b5ebc89e the sound of 508698d4b5 my hardly earned 0b1d2516c7 trust plummeting.6c0120490c282f33

“It’s a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding.”c1ae87e91e802d67

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I answered calmly. Surely, I could 602b9a5de6 resolve this with f456494c40 words.dbfa1fd881ce84cc

“What’s the misunderstanding?”1210156db2db703f

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“Huh?”e792416c87f4722d

“Huh?”59f79dc98b4d27a5

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“That it was a premeditated crime? Or that you were Shin Yeoul’s stalker?!”be3f7c95676908ce

“Ah, both!”9a7f1f5f3a760216

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In Baek Hwan’s grip, Shin Yeoul’s face on the pillow looked like it was about to tear as he fired words rapidly.7fb91b2d6fd902d0

I snatched the body 2ff95bd828 pillow and shouted.d3e17e8a744642df

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“This is just a reward, nothing more!”89d863f5c79cda1d

“A reward? What kind of perverted nonsense is that?”31605138a1cd398d

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Thud. I hit my forehead once c3e982be47 again.24d3d070b5105cce

Not that kind of reward.699bb46d7fa6f125

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Fortunately, everything the system gave 6e794a2286 out counted as items.c7b5e933837b2d02

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Whether something was 054a3d9b1d an item or e2637c0348 not could be 9fba6d0c2d determined by the 5b977bc9c6 appraisal skill.2462b26d4ca32b2f

“There really are items like this?”c613f5f8dd3d9f55

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“I guess merchandise of famous people becomes items.”f7d05552287b85d4

“But why? Why would the system give something like that?”04b05f90ee9301ff

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“…I don’t know that either.”8c1b55c85855eac3

Although 99% of skills 8fe04744f2 were locked due to b5c8917438 the debuff, appraisal skill ed9e6bc6c8 remained among the 1% 85c1499e51 that Baek Hwan could ed0a6c147c use.f041d67c5013e98b

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When he said he could 15120370d3 only use a couple of 9c4c604778 non-attack types, it was truly 601884654e fortunate.0e3af4bc7376b439

Otherwise, I would have 3f10e20888 had to endure that 19ce0be86f piercing gaze continuously.3149c312e70271ac

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“Never thought I’d see Shin Yeoul winking in my life.”313876ed52425624

Baek Hwan turned bef5f62fdb the body pillow 824409f13e around in disbelief.ecbf817cb3a56eae

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It certainly wasn’t an expression fitting for Shin Yeoul.e7823d7f7e0a0f7d

Unlike the lemon a29337a70f candy-like freshness of 641800b900 the body pillow, 0344049910 the real Shin 36fd354e62 Yeoul had the b1fc70f1a4 fatigue of an 40afdb5ec7 office worker plastered 81a63b448a all over his 63f809c3db face.1d908f04aa8346f6

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“Stop looking at that and try this instead.”c8c3f86d37329f31

I brought over a small 01fc2dc3bf table and placed snacks on 19e4450e20 it.526c6f7c3047dd5c

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While Baek Hwan was c08a482adc amusing himself with the 1441e425ad body pillow, I prepared 0796eaadfd tea and dried purple 243c122b55 fruit seeds.8e00d718548c40c5

The combination of the bitter e931c1df54 tea and the nutty seeds b4755742ba was bound to be perfect.e64048ff161c9116

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Perhaps feeling a b33a5e8c17 bit guilty for c404d273ab snapping at me b1b677915e earlier, Baek Hwan dafadd839b silently brought the f87f61ca75 cup of tea 78c7a9fdb4 to his lips 084f109749 without further complaint.c5f6a4fdc517e288

I watched him expectantly, eager 2f17c34ba9 for his reaction.5b1dbf05cfc630c7

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It was tea 371411cece brewed using the 6200a287df subspace river water f4ed26030e I had kept 6b5f5892c8 in my inventory.c84f2f9eb2b0ced9

With the subspace water taste effect, it would instantly heal Baek Hwan’s ankle that he had injured while being chased by Koko earlier. Plus, it tasted amazing.95369f7a9786212e

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He would probably be surprised.42aa93030eceb66b

As expected, Baek Hwan’s eyes widened after taking a small sip of the tea.9f7eb3619f7a7ef1

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Pleased with the tea, 8b69042f64 he gulped down the c6aef59d95 hot drink.3453a6f25a63244d

His eyes grew even larger, perhaps due to the tea’s effect.2b253f73a3391dc9

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“How is it? Amazing, right?”d3a9fe867971cc2a

I asked, anticipating the effect.c95a5d499590d052

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Pffft—! And then water sprayed 7e018dbf19 all over my face.4fc7c7facd353b17

I closed my eyes. Water trickled down my cheeks.d807c4ef9f80005a

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Cough! Cough! Baek Hwan’s rough coughing sound could be heard.12eafb9d05dc6c16

…This wasn’t quite the intense reaction I was hoping for.c2f71fc34e5070a4

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What a ridiculous effect at d9ff497396 a time like this.1222cb965042cbdd

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“Huk.”43feb5828668f4ad

Peeking through one eye at the system window, I noticed a flustered Baek Hwan bringing Shin Yeoul’s face—or rather, the body pillow—to my face.e0fabab49cc82c85

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Squish.a432fac886df5fda

He pressed it right there. Shin Yeoul’s uncomfortable eyes touched my face.ec014378c857ef9d

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No, Baek Hwan. This is a bit…f0737b442092aab1

When he removed the body pillow, Shin Yeoul’s face was stained with tea.a3d37574229bf307

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“Oh no.”856bdf12f39e938d

An even more flustered 37c791f9a8 Baek Hwan looked at 8672e85b4a me.320fe022e43fa1be

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This person…1ee26c4852d6fd0b

He’s quite clumsy underneath it all.0a3d8bb9c9cf8697

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Earlier, when Seojin had ee19ea5074 offered snacks to Baek 11e731377f Hwan—868b13e48e033d58

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He stared quietly 05cc8328e4 at the cup d3d9404045 of tea in 511fc4b945 his hand.843696c8d4404703

After adjusting to the 9cecad848e subspace and the omelet a8a66e36ad rice, his previously sharp f2fe63ddf8 nerves had subconsciously softened.7879fa66246ee55f

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Was it because 4c988fb241 the atmosphere in 5a3c91b213 the subspace felt a2e9dd894c different since he 8b7989fc4b had become a 70c34cb7b4 guest here?d7d11ee2426627ce

All the tension had melted away, leaving him strangely… at ease.199554b88ab4b342

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Even now, the faint, bittersweet 0e62510702 aroma of tea leaves tickled 0bed836815 his nose, calming him further.94c2681d1bd15f17

Of course, it was still 3b6aa32299 a bizarre space, and she 03d24f91d6 was an even stranger woman. No matter how bcac5bf589 much of an 3d3ded9c46 accident it was, 083831eaef she had dragged e8b2f9d03f them into this b79444869f mess.4d7b8353650c1c07

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But after feeding them a full meal, it didn’t seem likely she’d poison them or hand over something dangerous.6ec07367379e4e14

So… it definitely wasn’t because the omelet rice tasted good that his suspicions had eased.3039ea940cffc3d8

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It was just that his mouth felt dry after eating so much omelet rice. That’s all.645cc4e88e2c86a3

Having reached his conclusion, c7c0dfde61 Baek Hwan carefully took cd17b5a055 a sip of tea.a319efad155f683e

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He planned to taste just c83a0cdcc1 a little and see if 723e8cf1c4 there were any adverse effects 2a2df0d2c0 on his body.f1832490d7a8f944

And then Baek Hwan’s eyes widened.44e7532e8b2ac714

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It’s…. delicious?646f089aca6fef59

Was tea always this good? Just a few scraps e24ff5a125 of tea leaves in c68a2edc7b water, and it tastes e8e0209c39 like this?363f10c5f6fcf0ac

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It was impossible not to 9f580b19e0 be surprised.78e78d3c6143a1ee

Ever since becoming an 40e0c16abe S-rank, any drink felt 9905052cd9 like plain water to 0b01bd631f Baek Hwan—completely unremarkable.50c7c96d2a958723

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But this was different.8a78f395e94075b0

It wasn’t sweet, and if anything, it should have been bitter. Yet it was strangely delicious.7bc810c02f54023d

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The refreshing cleanness 2d6423cf42 that washed through cf0ee9e545 his mouth, combined 15d3467144 with a fresh, e2e9cf9d00 nutty aroma that 6b0afa5497 spread afterward, was c81fa0b0d6 superb.857a5b31e657fbb1

Without realizing it, b4450ee770 Baek Hwan gulped d948be1613 down the tea 662b44e82e in one go.82528055e026605e

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He didn’t even notice how hot it was.4d4191b4a5ee732f

Half of him 779400047e wanted to gulp e0479e55e8 it down to b490929e11 revel in its 2eb043d154 happiness, while the c0eed29dfd other half wanted c934940208 to keep it e97e3eb80c in his mouth 5b60ac3c75 a little longer 48e0d1f023 to savor it.9769ca5f302ae491

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Sadly, he could do neither.65ce9222b614162f

Pffft—!9b26de6ac6dcf7f9

As soon as a sudden d8351ce07c system message appeared, Baek Hwan 03055ffb2f had no choice but to ca0c12c783 spit out the tea he a54782e02f had in his mouth.35935f21b4121b40

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“Cough, cough!”d830aa2d24d26fb2

He violently coughed as 11a6664bac the remaining tea got f51a1fe497 caught in his throat, 029859ef81 covering his mouth with 6befa4ae20 his hand. But his wide eyes remained effca9914f locked on the system window.9125e4d0a7c61d84

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This is ridiculous.bb5c0a59299e0556

Healing power increased by five times? What? Stamina doesn’t deplete?6dce69587c5d4b05

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All that from just b0bdd364a3 one sip?5e47b5842506582e

This was basically the elixir d67095330d of all healing potions—or maybe 4853ebe965 even beyond that.98f546c2520c569b

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And yet, she just gave 88d034cb55 it to him like it d136eaf4d3 was nothing?30fe98adb68178b7

Was she out of her b1fd81a6bb mind? Or did she not db5bf2c81e know what this tea 6fca9ef2a6 was capable of?52d4d1d274f10de9

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Who is this woman?0044ac8b2b8aed80

After the system window disappeared, Baek Hwan’s gaze belatedly shifted to Seojin, who was sitting across from him.866099071187e3a5

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Her face was dripping wet. Wait.b9f282311e5e8f46

Now that he 3767e072bd thought about it, 7c583ac8a7 the water was 3bf88cb43f from his mouth d1675d2cbe when he spat fb77f51fd6 out the tea.43d2774d231ddd2b

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“Uh.”673e37dc765dd80c

Panicking, Baek Hwan sucked eb1df06da9 in a sharp breath.953e7fed6a705d80

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In his flustered state, he grabbed the nearest object and pressed it against Seojin’s face.5970f3882a032c04

It was long and cf6c2ef4c9 cylindrical, making it easy e7cf00a113 to wipe her face 345920341f from a bit of ea534d4c8c a distance.a2b91c6c79393deb

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“Huh.”79f198a87409d1df

But it turned out c7aacbd724 to be the body 43dd221978 pillow.9d44e33ab8cda061

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Now stained with dc8d0a56d4 tea, the face bde140bbb6 of Shin Yeoul 162561ae75 stared back at f5d7759b4a him, looking even 83924fe01c more ridiculous.13fe11028a09f3a1

To make matters worse, it wasn’t even his own property…1ded4d394a9a5e2d

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Completely bewildered, Baek Hwan looked 250eb4158f at Seojin, blinking rapidly.fe2ce91481835f63

He was losing his mind.48bcee4430bc4eb7

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“Uh… s-sorry.”5740e1d3a2f3f04d

He jumped to his feet, aca7c5162d hurriedly pulling a handkerchief from 494c8de0d7 his pocket to help wipe 82c9fb16cd her face when—8bfff531615bb683

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Only a few minutes 955e053931 had passed, but the e26dcf59c1 reboot finished way earlier 241eee02e2 than expected.9d8f5883d24b59f4

The explanation even came with f6d1ec911f an unnecessarily cheerful emoji, as f5e717d45c if the system were in 6cf511f2c6 a good mood.faea937850856f26

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More shocking news followed.20d014143ad678da

The debuff hadn’t completely disappeared.977afa86c31262ff

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And then something even worse: 728e20460b a quest notification that essentially 038e3fd4cb confirmed their captivity in the a3afa1072b subspace for an extended period.abbae4a191c2acee

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Lastly, the cherry 7caf8332f3 on top—a sudden 12722fc958 reward notification.b94cb199d2508aec

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BOOM!8436b3a99d60c19c

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There wasn’t even time to process everything.5d95fd036b2a72f7

One system notification ff56b08130 after another had 06306c11ae barely registered before ecc8e4d832 the house literally 9da9f140ce exploded. Smoke billowed everywhere.9f28136474e2fdb3

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“W-What the hell?!”9e494cb5c369a1e1

“…..”b05d70ec3fc37a0a

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While Baek Hwan gawked d797bbcc54 in disbelief, Seojin simply 005b6e376e stared at the scene c0d6ec4829 with an air of 1964cac4fd resignation.97bfc20f9400ed07

System, you crazy thing!01f5bd5ae8e9ae59

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She was too tired to react anymore. Sure, an expanded house would be nice, but still….1d1ec513e314d9ad

As the smoke began 4c510e7fcf to clear, a much a79eaf9b59 larger living room emerged.f33f63af8e0f5f9f

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It was now fa6a3a4126 two or three a4176a3ea6 times its previous ecbd232b14 size, and more 1b8ebc2b10 doors had appeared.cde0fa14880a154d

However, amidst the fading smoke, ee811326c8 a figure came into view.de7b74bedffe71d4

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Standing alone in the b47a1b4019 middle of the living cfc60b787e room was none other eedab230bb than Shin Yeoul, who db12960622 had been enjoying a ca8599c7f5 rare, refreshing shower.0e8cc403ac69ae8a

The explosion had somehow extended 0e95702773 the living room into what 318b67a4b6 used to be the bathroom.608ab939402c4359

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Eyes closed and 22c99f5321 hair dripping wet, 1181ad47f5 Shin Yeoul had 6b3aa6f9bb been in the fc99990cf8 middle of rinsing 052ecb342d when the water 5ecaf3b677 suddenly stopped. He opened his eyes 20c2889ea3 belatedly, confused.4ba7a8123a926b8d

The three of c5abb3da19 them locked eyes.deea112262827d54

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“…..”9866aa716deb6cfe

“…..”5f4b7ccf9152fb1c

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“…..”8f98dc75b7985b2b

WHAM!15e85092147189d3

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A body pillow flew dfe8be2315 through the air and 798cce9433 smacked Seojin square in 5992e4bf2a the face.bf8a4624f2bdfe39

Seojin silently buried her 7ae8d0c363 stinging face into the ff773b75d8 pillow.4771a73429ea931f

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She felt like sweat was 4466497408 dripping from her eyes for 6c87e670f7 some reason.131c07b1fb6435c2

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