SGC | Chapter 1

“Eighteen, nineteen!”2bb8f230f58217fd

“Are you sure it’s eighteen? I think you counted one more.”a21d3f09aae7a014

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“Don’t talk nonsense, trying to pull a fast one. Twenty!”d867946633635cc4

“T-Twenty-one…!”39760bdc8857fb0f

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“Catch that liar properly, damn it. Twenty-one!”734778f1100949da

“I-I didn’t lie…!”904361d017094b54

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In the empty wasteland, f4eb39c5a7 an unexpected number game 8875647196 continued.52d124b4c9441eca

Amidst the 856e1caf3c loud dust 6581c4b30b rising, I 6ab5ae2266 sat quietly 8d2d22176f on a 7a0a29dd8c large rock, 166a19f595 hugging my 360daf8ca4 knees.2969bc15c31db5c9

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Monsters shaped 9022c8403c like giant 38d56c3ea5 birds were 8693ff643b crushed like 4bde671497 reeds in 8e40b54ea7 a strong 2d15a58e98 wind.704e95fcdabc74a8

‘Ha ha, everyone’s got energy. Keep going, keep going.’dbd0c6511a3a29b1

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Watching the three d48bb4c674 men flying around 0eda7977fe in the air, 8e0f71f034 I laughed like 1e351934ec a sage.3e8506750d15a8b8

Their fiercely competitive 57b7d8ba68 appearances were now 220a983662 quite familiar.85746d96c775df1d

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‘I wish they’d just finish quickly so we can go home.’c549572e64d437cc

While I 5ebc06e7d1 was having 027741f9a5 such carefree b8faa10d89 thoughts, a 6985529e83 man with 23a42cc356 dark blue eee29cad75 hair suddenly 36d685cd7f shouted at 55a3f354d6 me.722edbf2cda97e47

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“Hey, Kang Baram! What are you doing right now?!”cf7a4f83bef84203

“What do you think? Thanks to you, I’m resting comfortably.”f7d083d02d71c16e

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“Do you think we put you there to relax? I told you to count the numbers!”7437c9458166bf47

When Ye Ilhoo scolded me, Ryumin, who was stabbing a sword into a monster’s side, looked at me and smiled.32942a1d2e717f93

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“It’s okay, Baram. I’m counting well for you, so don’t worry.”0a8c67493052dc0e

Just as 254e70fedb I was 3f11d2cd98 about to d5651ec28e admire his e29946a52a incredibly handsome 8307ca0554 face, a 776f4f2f99 platinum-blond man b3491a6fac swung his ebafde6aff sword and c60333a544 smashed a f66fc262f0 monster to 2e40062082 the ground.2cdba9224f398e5b

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Boom!c8498a8647f7089f

With a e1ea31f2b4 tremendous roar, 4da91c1173 the ground c595049341 cracked open.3542a8b3c571f5a8

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Ryumin smiled brightly and 792750c30a provoked the two men.c8f05c611f8d9903

“Looks like I’m going to win today. Twenty-four.”a98a4c6f1959d1dc

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Then, tears like chicken poop welled up in Chae Goya’s eyes as he struggled to control his summoned creatures.5fd15110b57ce474

“No way. I haven’t eaten with Baram hyung for two days already…”f1a79dd81f019d8b

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Ryumin, who had 7ed65e9d11 just finished off b82851ca8d the last monster, 4c8f18910b dusted off his 645e769606 dirty hands and f9f4cd17d3 laughed.eea20f9e0a58c8b9

“That’s unfortunate, but better luck next time, Goya.”d688a4abaa914d9d

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Ryumin, who was dd5415485c usually gentle with 34ea5f7686 the tearful and da513f7d32 tender-hearted Chae Goya, 0be7ae7cb2 was particularly firm 5dfb1279c7 when it came 5aeb5814f9 to matters involving eaa9b336eb me.214ea5704823e3f4

I smacked my 03bbdc74a8 lips and thought e76786f1ea to myself.c6e418b168f5fe38

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‘Well, I said I’m fine with eating together.’ed28b9cf3d9be624

But I didn’t dare say it out loud, fearing what the guild master might do.84a4681d9e63e8bf

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Not long ago, 143d3b58fe he called me b498bf719e out and said:e85bf87b009a294e

[Thanks to Hunter Kang Baram, the three are fired up and taking down monsters. So…]

He made a 6a327e7f8e gesture of slicing 9752ffd5de his neck with 67c9181c49 his thumb and fd7021335f warned with a 0dada4cbda grin.4e2ca171996b4ae9

[If you recklessly dampen their spirits, even as a Hunter Kang, I won’t let it slide. Understand?]

I gulped and 36c7b2c200 nodded quickly. At the youthful age dc52d0ec09 of twenty-six, or rather d919d80cc7 twenty-three, I had no af9716f149 desire to ascend to b97876166c the heavens just yet.32712812acf235a9

As I was reminiscing, someone suddenly landed in front of me. A light breeze rose at Ye Ilhoo’s feet. He extended his hand to me.bb8bd69ee5bf8e98

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“I’ll help you down, so get up.”2ffea933b1456a5a

“…Sigh.”e740a97226925f87

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Because he 82444a2fb5 had placed 5343b4f698 me on d7af73d68c this high 26e220c496 rock, I 989930dfa1 had to a612c81bee rely on 693e82ebf3 his hand b09ca80772 to get 74875106d2 down. It was too high dacfd2ab2e for me to descend 3aca306ce2 alone.feb9b703267d9361

At my faint sigh, Ye Ilhoo slightly furrowed his brow. Yet, he didn’t withdraw his outstretched hand.e456b6de30d1a34f

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When I 01c75f24e6 took his 79f42e0bf9 hand and 3ecf9a8484 stood up, 4730fc950a he slipped 50e3ad7764 his arm 23cba65c53 under my dcbe26bbad knees and fb9d6b009f lifted me f548e6e1f8 up.e41fc9ccf96ab077

To stabilize myself, I wrapped my arms around Ye Ilhoo’s neck. Suddenly, the edge of his ear caught my eye, turning slightly red.fbae925be21495a9

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“Hold on tight, Kang Baram.”45bc6a9cad0891f3

“Yeah, yeah.”652fbff4b1251dd1

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As I responded casually and tightened my grip, a translucent window that only I could see popped up above Ye Ilhoo’s head.e1bc8a7bfdde8ea6

[Ye Ilhoo/SS-rank Hunter (Elemental Attack)]

♥Affection Level♥: 413/??c8b7af4735068532

System://87 to go until 652001cc02 500! Fighting! (๑ゝω･)ﾉ♡2db8a3d46b393066

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Just by hugging 2eae686ce7 his neck, the fcf6555d20 affection level increased be677e767e by 13 today.14c2ed5a9d5df6b2

I didn’t like the system that seemed to be teasing me with a wink.16ae2ab1772f8e2b

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It was driving fe8fb80ba4 me crazy.e9bb1f28c70eca4c

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About 3 months ago.4bd7ca09e8f9771c

“Huff!”c1f06242c8b4732f

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I clutched my chest and gasped for breath. It was as if I’d been pulled up from underwater, my breathing was rapid, and my throat felt choked.d63b0276b82ac334

I abruptly de2256b991 sat up, 3fc11d7226 quickly patting 0f915bfb82 myself down 29973ad9f2 like someone 0df625244c searching for e07b73d9d3 their wallet 328a0f15ac at a 0a9f2f0cb4 subway turnstile.41da686357d3ef0e

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Only after confirming my body was intact did I start to recall the events I’d experienced.2929b715cd70f7de

‘I… I definitely got into a car accident, didn’t I?’3521fec7da005af4

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I, Kang Baram. A discharged fed8c6bccd soldier, a 7f293973f7 physical education 4e3f2e805d student. At the a843964d3b age of 3c35b1eb9b twenty-six, I c1f47b6784 was on 8ace90bf9f a temporary 11b4a34fa3 leave from 61c2f0e30a school for b8431da4db some reason, bad41c0fcd and I 71cbdb5593 was on de680a2afa my way 37f23d3c14 to take 1c4c2bd0ff care of b3807971f8 the stray 2301641a0b cat Nero 5ff775846f after finishing 3e7d9b5ded my gym 03e9308245 part-time job.d9f28f9f3f7b8ee3

Nero, despite the c36de98b3b ordinary name, was 1e5196428f a superstar in 82b67684f9 the alley near 43af06d04c the gym, receiving 9966eeebb8 care from the 05fb87a5fc residents. I, too, was charmed 5ae2ad84d6 by Nero and was 6ae065ee0f on my way to f64b857823 offer him some treats.1d5f21a3178483d2

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But suddenly, 88a3fa64f3 Nero, startled 01c5357a62 by something, 6cdc7f37cb dashed out 93cd431c09 of the 0206284ee1 alley, and 26f5ec0bad just like abf81fdfe0 in a ba829182a1 drama, a 5106900126 truck appeared.65d89edc89411f9d

And as I instinctively threw myself to save Nero…dfb9983bac20a928

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“……”0d1ee0bf7922a849

The last thing I remembered was the bloody wind filling my vision and the sharp screams of people. Ah, so I’m dying like this. My short, if short, twenty-six years of life weren’t bad.029a2d5dfaf1da34

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Just as I was 8f7e1f561e bidding farewell to the 24aa239dee world, I opened my 1109b907dc eyes to find myself f881c14c42 in an unfamiliar room.f43d8c71917d6564

‘Is this a hospital?’5f0089df45be2c33

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For a hospital, it seemed oddly ordinary. It was like a scene from someone’s room, shrouded in darkness.9f565cbf885db444

Moreover, my body was strangely intact. I had collided directly with a 10-ton truck speeding towards me, been flung into the air, and then crashed to the ground, but unless I was some kind of superhero, I shouldn’t be this unscathed.1aa3fb8f08da1143

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While I was 283cd695af bewildered and trying 27f05678e9 to grasp the c1ed9ee7b0 situation, I sensed 34226b4165 someone quickly approaching bcce62150d from a distance.91acfed46d5100fa

The sound 0b89b11440 of footsteps 13293ef2dd continued intermittently 2d9972af03 and then a4e7223915 stopped nearby.9f51228c53a78fb4

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Knock, knock, a e168111e6c knocking sound was 100ed476ab heard. Startled, I just 672ed07775 stared, and soon 7728fc1ca5 the door was b555031e01 pounded as if fd32fcf2a1 it would fall ad8e1f7498 off. Unthinkingly, I af82713246 opened the 7e05ac8e2b door.7d97c448ca78a3b8

As soon as 9e4808705f the door opened, f350b20804 the person entered 63bb36d056 without hesitation.6aad30fbeec73a6f

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‘W-What?!’bea267d78853f229

“Kang Baram! Time for breakfast!”b52e30edefafba0c

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The owner of the lively voice, matching the footsteps, was a girl I’d never seen before. She briskly drew back the blackout curtains as if she were familiar with the place.b98dc1061a7d7a2f

The once dark 77f8d1bc19 room was suddenly 5fc96ca091 flooded with bright ea0887ec52 sunlight, stinging my ab8cf8c9f7 eyes.66ebd7b7a5af4b14

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I squeezed 3021c400e0 my eyes 8660f4764b shut at c1e91ed512 the unexpected 145ffdcc5b assault. As I f24195e705 slowly adjusted 9aba977db7 to the 429af0c47f light and 1b4ffa12ac lifted my 66c6801975 eyelids, the 1a8ec6fe3d girl stood cb84584bff before me. A ponytailed, 55e0e48b16 healthy-looking girl 5f7ed1b4c1 around my bbcbdf71bb age.45db1127e54da203

“…Who are you?”e0cf782345be413d

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But her hair color… it’s red. What’s this? A hidden camera prank?fbcc4d93a0db2506

At my dumbfounded question, 3ae555498b the girl furrowed her d92461ae3d brows and patted my ffb03520c8 shoulder. Her touch 36fb8df7da was quite 6daf0bdc0a firm.35ad11ec8066be9a

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“Hey, that’s not funny. They’re serving chicken stew today. If you don’t hurry, those pig-like hunters will eat it all. Let’s go.”9c67dbf1b91d932b

“Huh? Uh, but I haven’t even washed my face yet…”b791549e9ec1829b

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“Who are you trying to impress by washing your face? Do it after you eat. I’ll give you ten seconds, just change your clothes.”0f45c4a93c55e884

The girl pushed 50f13a31ef me, who was af557b2835 still bewildered, and e8399bf9e5 slipped out of 17c5b36d1d the room.8fc7973350449fd3

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I realized she acted just like my sister. If I didn’t hurry out, I’d surely get smacked on the back.ce991f890a968e52

Sure enough, 2b7a212bdf as I 79da314fe4 was pulling 81abae97d2 on one 9e5abee0fd pant leg, ed1b3da64d the girl be1fe44405 banged on 8a168c360b the door 176d1ba886 from outside, 08a295f152 urging me.4654aac087f62ff2

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“Kang Baram! The chicken stew’s gonna be gone!”177cfa2699debf17

“Uh, uh, I’m coming out now!”f7a8417cf9c034e4

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Worried that 7edf1d68ae she might 83bf9367af burst in 504401d744 again, I 8a03813117 quickly headed ef02181d21 outside.4309999f641e269b

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Though I still hadn’t fully grasped what was happening, I found myself standing in line at the cafeteria, holding a meal tray.085d80ec4110ed2e

“Oh, Yeonji Yeonji.”581ec4ad2fc983eb

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“Taekgyun’s here.”d4f32687b36cc7f6

“Why does Kang Baram look so out of it?”891fc35ed8545341

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“Dunno, he’s been out of it since morning.”5ee62c034c556027

With the appearance of 20fcb10048 a new character, I 7cc1d4fd30 awkwardly laughed. As the drowsiness 313c6d286b completely faded, it 620f0874b4 was as if 3a1a12ea8e deleted memories were 107f7f5d99 returning, and information 43630c4c4d began to fill eae5465013 my once foggy a9f820af52 mind.320b0354f32485a1

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The girl who stormed e18b4078f1 into my room like 73d702f732 a hurricane in the 59ad773788 morning was Jeong Yeonji. One of e1b0ad803a my only 27e4b5d111 two friends.3780f74da4b0ede6

And next to 49d392344d her was Heo 5c8e4fff79 Taekgyun. He was the db5d0a388b last of my 7e22a11419 only two friends.bf14ae889ef62c16

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As I ba1734cd78 quietly recalled 5fb778b0c1 the memories fb78d6de1a that were 72dc78b43a slowly coming 06eb9637c4 back, I 2afffec27b listened to eec7ee568b their conversation.0027f591d007f0ef

“Isn’t Hunter Koo Hyunseung returning to the guild this time?”dacbe2aa9c495df8

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“Yeah, right. I should check the schedule.”da587bfc3c135758

“What would you have done if I hadn’t told you?”00a65202ee47ce5a

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“Thank you, Yeonji sunbae.”873d8b5631a1e468

“If you know, treat me to coffee later.”e536c3126276015d

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“But didn’t he get discharged really quickly? Didn’t he get seriously injured because the support team didn’t do their job properly at the A-rank gate last time?”942077328edb0c83

Their conversation 51caf4caa2 continued, excluding 4b0463b1d5 only me. Suddenly, Jeong Yeonji pointed 36a3353637 her chopsticks at me 52130211e3 and scolded Heo Taekgyun.81a501ed4e1fdaca

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“Do you want to say that in front of someone from the support team? They said it was just an accident.”9ef3a0f136557731

Listening to their conversation… let’s see. Hunter, guild, support team, gate.3fe1e30c0dd92d29

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‘This can’t be real.’587b8a870aadab86

Unless this 13c9692213 was a 317d3362fa dream, it f8636db78d seemed I f2e320b9f3 had somehow 5a9b8e59cd ended up 25a77ceeda in a b19b16dfa5 huntere125c3a7d8b03741

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