R1 Chapter 18

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Screech. Thud.1e28a0e9e6da295f

Only after the 22d83ce492 bathroom door closed 9594ad158f could I lift 537afd9aaa my head.7ee3e5ac6ff6e755

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Baek Hwan’s piercing gaze beside me felt like it could bore holes through my face.568c3ddc0a75e4f3

Baek Hwan… S-scary.a36e8452a06041fe

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No, but I swear it wasn’t on purpose. Sure, I’m technically the homeowner here, but honestly, who would expect someone to pop out of the bathroom just because the house expanded?cf32d1948734637a

Zzzzt!His glare grew sharper 3423c3aa5e at my muttering.3e99a25e0f0174eb

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Right. Forget it. No, I’ve already forgotten! What happened? Nothing! Haha.44802185aa5fb77f

Forcing a fake c6ddd040c0 smile, I tried 3a1fc65bf6 to erase the 9bad99e2cb problematic scene seared f209c6bd55 into my memory.f0269c45ce27682e

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Wow. There sure are a b6bbea0dd4 lot of system windows d48c1867b2 popping up.d1557ce2648302c9

Avoiding Baek Hwan’s gaze, I focused on the stack of system notifications in front of me.281dafd0fd649888

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“Time to check them~”772b42a5b2cdb1a5

To change the subject, I 677d84ea0e spoke awkwardly as if reading 2b64dba681 from a textbook.e0174ef99133b19a

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Well, I did 36eec24fe1 need to check 27261b71c9 them. The house had expanded, 65ada54004 and there were bound da4628355e to be things to a36cc9aeb1 address.b8ac8f8a9dd38c5e

The first notification f6f33f8931 described the upgraded a0afee665b cabin and changes 481b1aaaba to its structure.c0cb10365e6c6548

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It was no longer a a3e3a107ba studio with a kitchen but 1f19cb6fb1 a legitimate two-room space with fc0733d2b8 more features.3e466683c09d7b04

That was fortunate.caf8d798a650c328

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Since it was unclear how long we’d need to stay here to resolve Shin Yeoul and Baek Hwan’s debuffs, having separate rooms would be convenient.8fa285ac2211fee8

Except for the catastrophe during the process… the end result was necessary.3263f11654f70cad

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Right. I was wondering when this b1c9189070 would show up.4c765e39c4370e6c

Sure enough, the contamination level a06ac0f641 had risen again.f0ff94efa6dfd297

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As the house expanded, cafb67aa26 the dirty areas increased. The floors were 30676f526f so black that 9b31f523a9 you could tell 87c748080e at a glance ef417dc39f where the newly 969c346783 expanded spaces were.70cbcc950f3f6ec5

It seemed this wouldn’t change, no matter how much the grade improved.19210c0bdab30f92

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Argh. They think cleaning is easy!33f9e4c5ad987a1f

I rubbed my forehead 6162508c4d from the incoming stress.1285fd530cdc4c3a

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As soon as I 4187087a23 checked the quest, cleaning ea34e0d2d1 supplies dropped at my b0cc5ab9b0 feet.d2e3605cb4245cc7

“…..”8d54b08918242856

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Bleach, glass cleaner, scrub brushes, d123fb90c0 and so on.8d1cbb19b4a35bd9

It was very serious business.b7d1fdad81fdc6d0

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I quietly crouched down and stuffed the cleaning supplies roughly into my inventory. I’d long since given up questioning the system’s tyranny.374e29526661ab7b

I stood up holding only 5ba460ae23 the Well-Sliding Broom(A).59aa1866d8691dbd

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What else could I do? Time to clean.61abc17df486b5cd

I looked at Baek Hwan to explain the situation. And I couldn’t help but be startled.123eb93ef0213341

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What the heck?647dc1264fcaa0da

Apparently, I wasn’t the only one who received the quest.f7f94ff55e20da4c

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It seemed the 0185bb13b7 system had also ca283d449a provided cleaning supplies b5cb02e680 to Baek Hwan, e01b26faf6 who now held ea815765e2 a mop in e83bea01af one hand.ee52c748202b0e31

But more importantly…589a94392439c212

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He was dressed afcc3cb55c in a pink 3f91c07d01 rubber glove perfectly b7d45b679d paired with his f906af8227 muscular arms, a 0e77826b61 frilly apron over 1ec4fd8e72 his shirt, and, ba836a205c to top it 4908fccc87 off, a lace 122501841c headscarf on his 8b206a05a4 head.9d0c6b1c1504340d

It was a dc3c62fc82 groundbreaking cleaning fashion 8da66b0ed8 statement.35ee9dd1c387580c

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“Uh, you look… good?”6d7d02fed6c20666

Feigning composure, I shakily gave 6292d3953d him a thumbs-up. It was a little funny.a1b97e8fb6c8ffca

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No, it was really funny.0354a45f3b3568d9

“Unbelievable.”ed0b120368293dcb

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Thunk!Realizing his state, 28565d2c04 Baek Hwan yanked 40da04718d the headscarf off c26eba87f0 and threw it a9bafc1a0d to the ground 218e9f081f faster than anyone 5f17f6c7f4 could react.4790cc560f75ee65

His neck and ears 51fa338fd2 flushed red.072bd1c80c2815dc

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He was furiously undoing the apron’s straps when—206f321d03f5e0e9

Bam!The bathroom door burst open.ba1f7a4d2f08f0b0

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Once again, I froze.1eb24bf46d0b959f

Shin Yeoul had dashed out 1a805a3e45 in a hurry, barely drying 18c38def46 himself. The customized pajamas 743bbc0d6f (B) I had 3bb805e3f7 given him clung f97f696f97 to his body, 1661130c80 soaked and revealing.d429b08b824f1216

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Every contour of his figure was visible, the fabric clinging dangerously close to exposing too much. Not to mention the partially unbuttoned top…0babe2b20f9b2908

Oh, no. Why’d he come out like that?!b9d5f2b4dae3052f

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Panicking, I pulled c3ae549f33 a towel from 75808f58e4 my inventory. At the very 8c4a7f620d least, I needed 8205296c3f to cover—e7812a8587b434fd

But then I froze again.7e402e209af1ec33

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I suddenly understood why Shin 2ad020ea73 Yeoul had rushed out.67500d98565bbf6b

Poof!4d6ec3cb61e22238

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In the blink of an 424668755e eye, a frilly apron and e85a323f1a headscarf materialized on him as 41aa077733 well.6e0ccdd1abdffdd9

The cat illustration 0fc9cf9484 on the chest 1c367b3d3a of the apron ffb03a7eaa met my gaze, 4bec9d6d30 and I froze 236b22d260 in place.b6f89e8e4650634b

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Shin Yeoul’s expression gradually stiffened.75c01184a54531b6

And so did Baek Hwan’s.0a4b13cd244cd595

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Somehow, the apron and 51718376e8 headscarf had returned to f157878328 him as well.69550aeed2cafa79

Auto-reattach.75b226e95bb3c350

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The system’s tyranny knew no bounds.3c25e8d900fdde73

I couldn’t say a word.f1d74fb1b6166187

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“Shall we… clean?”0cec99ccaebd3790

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Emotionally drained, I 3825a8cadf averted my gaze 38c293208f and spoke to d43fbebb4e Shin Yeoul and d128f9e966 Baek Hwan.938e4f5551cc0653

The two silently agreed.6e3dbe11712c59bc

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Since the quest promised 7fd18811dc reduced debuffs for cleaning, afca363d24 we had no other 59ab30abd2 choice.0946be9b93d7809f

Each of us a7e2e5ba1e trudged off to 04156c5ed6 a separate area: 538d750154 me to the cf6ebdb144 veranda, Shin Yeoul 3cf65e5e11 to the basement, e02bf75433 and Baek Hwan d98c710c26 to the newly 2a78a5da71 added room.7f7eca6c181d0a44

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It was an emergency measure to preserve everyone’s privacy.edeefd6f3def3713

As we cleaned, we 0d6da9cd97 silently agreed to erase 307f320b9d all memories of the d854a8102f frilly aprons from our ddf73e45c6 minds.71907c8ead8a5b2e

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But those aprons…9368e7151e7093eb

No. No!3c54dcf8ce961d59

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I quickly pushed away 5195b0eefd the resurfacing image of b361ecf776 a stretched-out apron across aadc3e2b0a a broad chest.90163b08f9fde552

Focusing all my 321233c38c energy, I turned b465f5f81c my attention to dbef55986e the new veranda.3b34a3e67d4f8e01

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The veranda was unbelievably filthy.e35f35d0eeee289f

Mold covered the walls, c2c4bde7f2 water stains streaked the 4e2dcfec6f floor, and the giant de2167f13c glass door was smeared 80fe02b45c with grime.900ab13f2e98812e

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And, of course, dirt 08a3a9ebb4 and cobwebs were everywhere.1eb3b69503992e1a

I let out a long 8da13fa238 sigh. When would I ever 9423c6f578 clean all this?2d09808b0b48b264

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Wait a minute.c38f66addec4affa

What’s that?c869a5796abe9f58

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Amid the filth, I noticed f57cad6923 something. My eyes widened.6d7f52e3c48aad7f

Even covered in 5183036af4 dust, the sleek 0926ef291f white surface, rounded 8bab066d61 opening, and polished 7605a77fd3 buttons were unmistakable.74a4f1eed03e948a

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A washing machine?!9c0aa37d14aca437

Until now, the subspace 173e5295d2 only allowed handwashing. But here it was—a f352f9eb54 fully functional washing machine!f3ab815501e9f8d8

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“This is, this is amazing!”f9fccf23c5a063cf

It was a dd04c3dd54 moment of life f38e1e3b45 getting more luxurious.f200f9a8469023dc

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My lips curled up. I found myself humming happily.60092b17d9fd0544

When I used 806ae9a150 the appraisal skill eadf288151 on the washing 95809cf950 machine, a system 2997981379 window popped up c073cd8ccd immediately.80e86f7de1f0a0f2

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And it was SS-grade? My eyes widened in excitement.5403ef6867749cc7

They’re just giving away something like this?5402f28916b58e73

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Even a basic washing machine would’ve been a blessing, but this one was of such a high grade. SS-rank was even higher than the S-rank, the best in the real world.8cdc612509a5f140

No stain could scare me 8eb0d32a1e now.4fd2071dd3215df3

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I covered my mouth, overwhelmed with excitement. I couldn’t hide my astonishment.1c56e06e99f63d26

Suddenly, my motivation surged. I rolled up 335ae8f752 my sleeves with 2c6e905c69 enthusiasm.7da09fd70918b77e

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My mind was filled with thoughts of reducing the contamination level quickly to claim the rewards. If detergent appeared, I’d get to try out the washing machine immediately.20fc6a974dce9b45

First, I lightly swept the d40dea4b66 dust and dirt out of 8379d7c28c the balcony with a broom.9b158041bc4f563c

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Thankfully, the balcony wasn’t made of wood but regular tiles. The rest could be cleaned with water.1af8a617ff7bd55c

Whoosh! I turned on the hose 86446e6fca in one corner. Water began flowing across 69ce48da92 the balcony floor.b7899b0724f4a0d2

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Sweeping the floor c2118d4322 vigorously with the 3415e7be24 broom along with 49a1a94721 the water quickly d70db92c52 produced muddy water.c4e66093c9db67fe

The dirty water 0cfc40e64a drained away through 5b07af6e38 the sewer.add0848179f06886

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The system window 9846d04ab6 popped up almost dc7e56b6d4 instantly.053417ba0e687bd1

It was an excellent reward efbed15776 from the start. While a dryer would 7b8288eb12 have been even better, 7380ee55f0 a drying rack would efff906b7c suffice for drying clothes.b4227b13ecd0aae4

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I swept and 076fb20de8 scrubbed the floor e442cdabc1 even harder, spraying 0a7fa99914 bleach generously to ccb9d76420 eradicate the mold.8f59fd6be972ea54

The tile grout, which edb816c310 had been almost black, 975b4da06f gradually turned white.b857c0c8e827b382

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Labor truly deserved fair compensation.2ac43216333f6c5d

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I felt full without even 6b76c858ce eating, seeing the ever-growing rewards 148494001f filling my inventory.c5cd5c518c169efc

The cleaning was 2ee653ec66 nearing its end. The balcony was starting to 76d646d01d look presentable.80e2ecad6a1a3ec6

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I stretched, straightening c60d5248ab my sore back 1f48248b63 with a simple 2560c0c4d9 stretch.20bb78d74ddd31f7

Before I knew it, 924c4623f2 it was almost sunset. The entire house was bathed 4d0cb9cc20 in an orange glow.b1bc33cdc65e0080

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Hmm. I wonder how everyone 9bdbe1e0c4 else is doing?8df080ac35303c6c

I’d been so engrossed in cleaning that I hadn’t thought to check on the other two.0a44c52306467248

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Should I go and see 6eb541c88b them now…?a2b3c94ad84de823

The system window e625a79d85 popped up as 49a228aae9 if responding to 6b22e93bd5 my train of c632e5467c thought.338ccf8741e44aab

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Guest information?cb762d0882efffe0

I pressed the accept button, 8a3eae3dd1 curious to see what this 1d1b3dc4e5 feature offered.00453cc54894786e

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Shin Yeoul’s name was still garbled. I had no idea why.aa9148c422655df9

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I could only infer that 2b2b00e633 Guest 1 was Shin Yeoul 09a4f4cf95 based on the 1st-place ranking.6761ebedefe8798f

But this information…2411a21ca153b530

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It’s oddly detailed.1660a4e6e3440779

While it was f1de1224db useful, it felt 97729793d6 a little invasive, 3b9eca878e as though I d168cdd0d0 were peeking into 6ec3271513 their thoughts.f73d99da9a13b5aa

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Still, it was convenient to d5f9ef7ee6 see how much of the 6edc776e93 debuff remained.c2d8bf6dd9c09dd3

The remaining debuff was 91%. It seemed cleaning f5f552c080 had helped reduce b24b9aaac7 it somewhat.96140bc4f65d2606

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The reduction rate was faster than expected. Maybe we’d be able to leave this place sooner than I thought.bd050257c4f61f22

Wait, hunger?86156295cab9d131

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It was almost dinner time, after all. Even if it was a quest, they’d helped clean the house. It’d be nice to repay them with a good meal.5b820d23977533a0

Next was Baek Hwan. There wasn’t much to see.9dc73e0de34b961d

I closed the system window.7ba68802a2b43cc2

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That was enough for today. I finished up the 1bfd1d6081 balcony cleaning.91abb481112e4bea

But where’s the detergent? I wanted to test out the washing machine.f449db93d233bec3

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Ding! As I sprayed water across the balcony one last time and wiped it down with the water squeegee I’d just received, the system announced a reward.fcf39e4aa9bd6170

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Oh?4ee1020565c6494a

A new reward had arrived.a43dd5c520e3ea25

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