SSSCE Chapter 23

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“I can tell just by looking. You resemble him a lot.”e154d7898beab852

Why did those 41b85cc2c6 words feel like f0b96865eb an insult?5b620a2bcf5fe527

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After biting 17b725a7b4 my lip, aa88ce5dc5 I hesitated c221c2b47a for a e7a4b48660 moment before 9dd1b9aadb asking.1563030ebdb7a377

“…Do you know that man?”63f088ed47264bc2

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“Of course I do. We shared a cell for quite a while. He and I both got life sentences. Haha!”043c6ff86a0a6584

How amusing.ee8751f213081af2

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I looked down 4c1d353be0 at him with 66e327b16b cold eyes.3052459a4d3f568f

But the old man didn’t flinch at all. Instead, he grinned up at me.5b190ee9862c7bcb

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“You must’ve come here because you’re curious, right? After all, he’s your father.”02df792d6694224f

“……”5519dcafa79a988b

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I hesitated for a moment at the old man’s question.d94ce144d448bbcf

Curious? Was that 84f90c6e8d really why a4be73e059 I came e7ac118c68 here?c004d37c4cb0cb78

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These prisoners had been 999f95b2f2 trapped in the basement 7ff128dd74 the whole time—they had 31e279d516 no idea what happened 4ca8af0109 in the yard.d089f06e8370012b

But it’s not like I could go on explaining everything that had taken place.58be1906047cb00e

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“…No, forget it.”389c7bfc97366a9e

I turned to leave, but the old man’s voice stopped me in my tracks.bbc37c03b705bfe0

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“It was strange, though. That man…”5b8c6ed5070d64e6

“….”91f1a903a36ebbbc

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I hesitated for 79ef95b86a a moment, then ca9d49d2a0 slowly turned back.55f4110d371e2edf

“What about him?”c59be5a6a658070e

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“On April 1st—so the day before all this hell broke loose—he told me to run.”f4a59d3cb48159a7

“…!”8545a448adcd43c8

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“But this is a prison, isn’t it? I laughed and said, ‘If you can escape, why don’t you go first?’ But wouldn’t you know it—he really was gone the next day.”de6b37c690206c29

I stood there in silence, listening to the old man’s story.c1c6045d245c1cd1

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“A prisoner, and a serial killer at that, just vanished—of course the prison went into an uproar. And then monsters suddenly started appearing. Well, you know the rest, young miss.”3619364328f191c7

He rubbed his e30290965a ribs, which were da44c05485 protruding beneath his bbdafbc275 thin shirt, and 40675dbe36 gave a crooked 8a4989fd4e smile.6f1b986d7ba0efac

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“He disappeared… Do you have any idea where he might have gone?”72a2cf339bd8ac93

“Hmm… Ah!”34f0e748104caacb

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The old man scratched 6f95067661 at his thick beard d4b67e1be2 as he spoke.156e9d1f2ac991a3

“Back when he was first brought here, he told me—one day, he was going to Mount Baekdu.”2918f525c3bd8c28

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“Mount Baekdu…”72033987bebb7fde

I repeated 0702c90976 the word dc9dc61df0 to myself, 01b35f8bd3 then gave 105f8d08d1 the old 83f2df6614 man a a48593e69d polite bow 8c40934e43 and turned 565594460a to leave 803410db43 again.0f4183e59ad61e9a

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“Do you hate him?”dba4fcd054e77c7c

This time, I didn’t turn around.5f3f0e78672fef84

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Standing still, I 4b2c2baf21 heard the old 42fb57efd7 man speak once 4a35779a32 more from behind 179061b1d4 me.93152044f5474f99

“He was a strange man. I’ve spent my life rotting in back alleys, seen every kind of criminal scum you can imagine—but he was different.”aa5760cc281cceb4

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“….”78561f5f5f9c2767

“He wasn’t some lowlife thug. And he definitely wasn’t some lunatic demon worshiper like the media claimed… So don’t hate him too much.”716d31ec4e96fa27

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Without turning, I tilted 24ab8af3a5 my head slightly and 3763cdc4de asked with a blank 1557520b35 expression.91befb9c226a535a

“In the last fourteen years, did he ever mention having a daughter?”11f0f9958065ab71

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For the first time, the old man’s smug expression faltered.f0eaa828954e17e6

With that, I turned 7765296087 and walked away without da589ee9b8 a trace of hesitation.5972934e0e30a0bb

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The stew was ready acc0ea3bbf in no time.8bb63bcd41d5e189

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Over the burnt fc07bc938a and ruined prison 4892a572a0 courtyard, the rich c979ff7916 aroma of meaty a503a6a39d broth began to e2395ffe31 spread.95ec333d8adcf373

People gathered 39086a1986 around the a491b4f967 pot, taking 18814e8f18 their portions 8d49b0e81d and devouring a0b8a36f10 the food d127c01f8c hungrily.abae09068c8616e7

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I sat slightly 80e2340270 apart from them, 2bfb2e755b perched on a cc5aca8539 piece of broken 4305f481a2 stone from the 62ad019a6d collapsed wall.56eee8f7bf5c5cae

Then I e81182b48c whispered softly.82ecfcb486e8a1eb

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“Access ‘Yoo Hyun-min’ personal information.”0f06f401c86c93de

“…Thought so.”f043fb2db9838148

I quietly closed my 3876c270d2 eyes.3c342132297d4f0d

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A notorious psychopath. A demon worshiper. A grotesque 3d3df2b050 serial killer.b6b002805be9e7a7

If that man had survived, it wouldn’t be surprising if he became an avatar of an evil god.fdcdfbdcb336525e

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But then there was TOAA in his study…a2b3815fc299268b

The fact that he 669312a8f7 knew about and tried 2c69984906 to destroy the survivor e6667bd91f camp in advance.97493147179ad486

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And that unbelievable power, gained in just two weeks after the Gate Outbreak…0569ece45ed8291c

How could any of ce0492a185 that be explained?e4eeb25a02d82449

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“Mount Baekdu, Baekdu…”65c0f7b5a0414558

After the 4fdbf7a84d Gate Outbreak, d5e6b0ad44 the North 148cbd58ae Korean region—having e3b4a6a67c lost its 680fe0de96 leadership—was completely 33de448216 devastated in 00c112dfbc a single 474c311465 day.0720fac86755c54a

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And at Mount 7f578facb9 Baekdu, the highest d8588464f9 and most sacred c350e32900 mountain on the 88167acb68 Korean peninsula, an 422de68a21 evil dragon took a2841cd02e up residence in aad67c4fe6 the crater lake.a46c15be7ce99e4a

I remembered that part—midway through the novel, the protagonist travels to the dragon’s lair to retrieve an item and ends up becoming a dragon slayer.101fc4d26426709c

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Right now, 240fcf99e1 I was ba7abf897c standing at 0fae89c7b7 a crossroads.dc63d18c3dfb38fb

“Noah.”558acdbb6e89e9cd

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A soft, low voice 6a325a2871 calling my name made aedc50ec91 me open my eyes.5de28d7de4241bf0

A man nearly 190 centimeters tall stood in front of me—his body firm and muscular with not an ounce of fat, pale skin that didn’t quite match his build, and cold, sharp eyes.55659f81894598b5

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“Noah. The stew is ready.”07c326afbdf42534

“….”729fbde6f0f1a511

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I looked 7e78b3d47d up at d642c89802 him silently.af8754f21dc2a747

After hesitating for a 7a0ef6ed8c moment, he finally opened 079a9261bf his mouth slowly.153d5b27046e4982

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“Are you… alright?”8694315d110db56f

Such a stiff, 2ee6da6f54 awkward way of 3c6aa486ac speaking.9fed2cb8982a53a9

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That giant man must’ve chosen those words with great care—and the sheer effort behind it made me let out a small laugh.3552541e75cd3430

“Was he your father?”683c6e9a32f98636

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It was in 2775f6fb5f past tense.0b2ff88020c28be8

And I answered eae48a33d3 in past tense, ee298c625b too.dff526c92714b2dc

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“Yes. He was my father.”384e733e98529ef1

After a moment 1a67fa77e6 of silence, he f2df340689 spoke again.b9489baa0a46823b

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“That man seemed to know something about this situation.”16146deb7b346da2

I nodded in deb107d868 agreement.4a307aa4a776d139

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He had witnessed everything by my side—he would’ve picked up on something.8dc0aeb4c3ef323c

“Noah. Do you… know something too?”07fc902a4306cdca

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Baek Yi-heon, the protagonist of the novel I’d read, asked me that.4d798d4a868df49a

Just then, ead8f395db a breeze 0619881852 from somewhere 7ed2088eff blew through 162de29f48 and tossed 0e7e6baadc my black 6962b3407a hair.7661567cc922655c

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It was a 6a9a3f48ad relief.8f6df87088730ecf

It would help hide 0406a144d2 my expression.df18662f07009092

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“No.”d6719edee1203a83

I answered.2a13fc46191a8e72

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Tucking the 5fbf74cccf strands behind a76969eac3 my ear, 8b2c92a0d4 I spoke d6d0513080 once more.5c71f75bed5ea3a3

“My father was taken away when I was seven. I don’t remember anything.”4fd60655fc4a5c1b

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“…I see.”742e05b714ae1f0a

Two paths 1b1c0f2409 lay before e5fb564827 me.a0ca086ab58b6743

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The truth about my 343a5d111d father. The mystery of TOAA, b604b61d11 the book that sat 63f809c5ec in his study.b25e20fb27136a12

The path to Mount 569f26b861 Baekdu to uncover all f87da082ab that.790069e3a7ad28a1

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And the other—turning my 4d064e8493 back on everything and 5081ac8fb4 heading to the shelter 9ea53bc004 to survive on my 02b7ce8597 own.361317d084c6f1fa

The decision, surprisingly, was 8abe9385f9 easy.14d0fc9c836319e1

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I’d been abandoned by both my mother and father.ec87dec0cca408ac

In a world where I don’t even know why I was born, I have no desire to save anyone.573e562ace749a20

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Some people are 5737581eb4 just like that.44b12c8c1c05e60d

Not everyone f1070df8c0 can live 8d2b67ef96 like that ed160d596b man, like 3374bae5f0 the protagonist.bd45a18f024b2226

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There are 6855cfad5a people like 3bdec92fdc me, cowardly aa286c7eec extras who 61be51dffb only think 97df4c13c5 of themselves.24be02918e17cd9c

…And for an extra like me, survival still required the male lead.9defb2e669712103

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Because divine power could only be borrowed when used for humanity’s salvation.3e0f3e9a60f07ad9

“So in the end, the camp is gone. Are you going back to Gangnam, Baek Yi-heon-ssi?”666c9a0a0e05d85f

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Baek Yi-heon hesitated b2841be6c8 for a moment 48b50eb7fe at my question 847a8f01ef before answering.e85e0d7cfb174aae

“That man and woman… something was off about them. And they were powerful.”a8ed5654ef586664

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His cool face remained 294c212e57 composed as always, but 7685dfb3e4 his clenched fist was 7c6176c4c7 so tight that his 387f5e96fa veins stood out.ba9da16bdcb10200

“I realized that going to the Tower now wouldn’t make much of a difference with my current strength. I’ll go after them first.”c5fa7a4f45dd972a

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There wasn’t a hint of hesitation or doubt in his voice.c08fa6ed6006c77b

Firm eyes. A conviction fa066a6431 always aligned 5bc4b99eb6 with the 0afb247cbd weak and 8f887f3edf with good.0d9410f93a459dc0

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And a 6c0181aaa4 resolve willing 9de12a17a1 to die 56fb74cb1a for that 8b7a5003f4 conviction.c2453b925d835e36

The image 0f54c4d9b6 of the 0eb51c0c15 protagonist was cef66ef6c0 so radiant 2e7e2ce20a that I f816d9217e had to 160f5433a6 swallow a ac022529fd bitter smile.549fd994964dedb7

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Too dazzling 3eeafb6007 in contrast f5a77b3e79 to someone 735157e65f like me, bdeb76da43 a cowardly 0eac2b8488 extra.d1676130dd53b6c3

But only for 47ebed4192 a moment.42fb771bfbd0d6c3

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I quickly 9076f04813 returned to 0214db607d my usual d28490d57c calm and 16376091c8 said to 6c984b54ae Baek Yi-heon,20a39efb659fce4e

“I met one of the prisoners who used to know that man… my father. He says he has an idea where he might be.”ddeaf57e0c030395

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“Really? Where?”755f3bc9e67bd533

I looked at 77c3e6c43e him and answered b163ecebfe without batting an af7517579c eye.63213fb417d4598b

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“Busan.”b9e27ee7b591f455

A lie, of course.1f9c7cc234d90b93

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There’s an old saying,If you have no 3f88be123e teeth, use your gums.eed2524f27c1836d

The survivor camp is gone, and it’s too late to wait around for someone to invent a monster-slaying god-tier item.ca25f81e6e96b2fb

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And another old saying,The thirsty one 35aa67e88a digs the well.52624ee6a1df595c

If that god-tier item doesn’t exist yet—then I’ll just have to make it!fcaa775059794889

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Somewhere around the beec30bf59 middle of the 1d7a3fd514 novel, if I 36b58aa366 recall correctly—c1ebdba3134d6325

The protagonist, traveling without 99357338f9 a healer, gets seriously 9ee5dac0cd injured and ends up 7744d2ec1e meeting a companion in 2837cb090b Busan.aed6b0acde683e72

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An awakened 1ec58daf09 being blessed ee276ebbbf with the 50f1ecb05c powers of 65177fb905 healing and 9e58f361e4 item crafting!838ee4e77add9783

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