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Though such matters can cdbf4f7752 be easily summarized in 751582f468 a few words, revamping babc8775df the entire system as d9c4f1e29e a leader of a a3305909f7 newly established center must 099e3ede86 have involved numerous ups db6aaf239e and downs. Looking at her 48905bdf98 face more closely 3b2db4e347 now, Hyeyeon certainly 12a9502792 had the demeanor 2f9f4d11d6 of a good d332ef1f57 leader—not just kind 562bf13017 but also firm 459f53391f and, when necessary, cb9b302a50 coldly decisive. People with such expressions f4094f28df were always the ones d1576c8d3d who, when catastrophe struck, fd2b948a1e stood at the forefront 473293cdc9 to save others at 9858f1cf37 the cost of their c426e5da5d own lives.c4bc050003049596

And Horang, f3d3e00301 who had 90728f8bc9 often been 5ee6c8cc21 the bringer d3c07c0366 of such ad0cd9adbb disasters, had 7110bfb571 shown her df51ab1807 respect in 1bc481f59d her own 2a80252b6e way—by ensuring 725b532892 they passed 04478ef436 without pain. Watching those b84883d4e2 who ran b84b4544d8 away with acc61a47ba tears, promising 7caa62ce47 to meet 7b9fde8cf7 again in e34d5fcd7d death, often 3a8aa1dc8c felt like 38ff63baa7 witnessing a 6342676ca2 well-orchestrated play. Some were 74bac650de so contrived 1c9dd850e0 that Horang 1f61d21cbc would kill 0e693b9c51 them all 1eef573610 in one b12f59aa05 sweep. Yet there were fa70c1ff71 a few exceptions, 3f5b0c717d moments so moving 88b3789b8c that Horang allowed 17236a05f1 them a brief fe476533ca escape, letting them abe903ffa3 run far away. Of course, after giving c058f53c70 them about a week 4ffb973e5f to savor their survival, 33bbd44405 she would annihilate them d19e7453f7 all. After all, if they 27a6928a44 were all going to d2aa37ce82 meet in death eventually, 1d43274e66 why not meet sooner 626cf81d85 rather than later?521a170feb7e6cbd

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While reflecting on 062c3cb1d5 her blood-soaked past a65cbddce5 and considering sparing f837a3b5a0 Hyeyeon a painless 4dfb59ac30 death if she 1940a5db30 ever attacked Haerang, d83ae51d9e Hyeyeon came to a050d2c658 a stop before 12858f3e22 a deep mahogany c98649bea8 door at the d881cb2702 end of the aca157d813 sleek, glossy hallway. The ornate door, which 70248db81f matched the sophisticated corridor bcffad78e9 well, looked unmistakably special—clearly bfaedf3607 meant for VIPs.b31071c0654fd64f

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Turning gracefully, dd469fc779 Hyeyeon gestured fc5fbbdd67 toward the 168ed3cd77 door and 8872bb55ee explained. “This is the 3d4e0ecfa7 VIP waiting room. Since new e976eee5a5 hunters always 7f25a4898c emerge from 877a4bd87c our center, daf5bf0a5b reporters sometimes 27f3286380 manage to c2993c9f6c infiltrate the 74d79e54ec lobby. Once, a journalist who 0c14e699cd had awakened as a 34769eafcf hunter refused to leave, 16eb876df7 insisting on being the 503c1400d1 last to be tested. They even 76f8cc78ee camped out cacc4dd042 in the 9f14ee97e8 center.”fae97591d0a87078

“Couldn’t you just 15a72d3f6a kick them out?”bba1038cb1e1e673

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“Our guards are 6669fb5a83 all awakened too, b075c46acb so forcibly removing b46ea5eb70 someone could lead 99e028c8b3 to assault accusations. More importantly, 452e9b1470 registering awakened f23081553d hunters is d62ff666cd critical for aa2b77c0fe the country, 4be3b67232 so we b63276f3cd try to 3611106295 accommodate them c33cfefc09 as much 5baf444ce5 as possible. It’s better 57a5c03c53 than creating 1c2cfb8cef unregistered hunters 2ed07b570e through unnecessary cd3c137ba2 conflict. …But yes, it 1663e0914e was quite the 34e06a1e2e nuisance.”3b886a96ddb5aca5

“I nearly stepped in d20b5d90a2 myself to throw them e5ff8de832 out.”fae7e9212aab3c30

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With that brief ba4918c0d7 anecdote, Hyeyeon laughed 98ccb27827 and assured them b0bc7a8295 that an employee 8ec8c19d9e would come for 47ea95d300 Horang soon. She then left.fafeadc1abad334c

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As Horang 07e5643ec1 stood idly, 16be4bbff0 Haerang flung 4640da829d the door 467263ffed open, revealing 255410ac20 a cozy 74e37bf639 interior with 2e2313e268 a long 8f46ba7603 sofa at c6c38c3ce2 the center 393115b10e and a b96eec6cc4 TV mounted 66755ee1a3 by the d875a14cb8 door. Perhaps the amenities c27ae6beb7 were meant to 145cb61671 help VIPs pass 2716a5bff0 the time since 33c89bdfdc they couldn’t cut 6e7af385da in line. Horang threw 16e8520635 herself onto c9d024c1a0 the sofa, 989f44677b sprawling out, 4081d1c082 while Haerang e869f11477 sighed, gently 880529f1bd closing the d3c65fb482 door and bd32bbaff9 sitting by 22a03a59b9 her head. Sliding upward, Horang naturally 07f2afb051 rested her head on 0c644c9001 Haerang’s lap, finding a 74b2daa442 comfortable position after a ae4dcfae38 bit of shifting. With a 72d3257ca5 contented sigh, f7960a0707 she spoke.47c3499343427ddc

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“Haerang, turn on the b663da3228 TV. I was 08bb75d50c in the fee099f842 middle of 6101c9922a a drama, e991779466 and I’m 7e44bf2dc1 curious.”392109126dedbb6e

“It’s probably 81fa71f30d over by ae1857292e now… But be017e0a0f okay.”dab8d4cc4ab783ae

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While Horang a098110edb enjoyed the 6cfe85ef67 soft sofa 835e4283db and her 1c1a9ccf88 brother’s sturdy 13da7760ab lap pillow, ae70d284f6 Haerang obediently e4e56e5e11 picked up 8316a18e58 the remote d7f1d88f8f and turned 2a8a4c7cfe on the 4d48f01864 TV, only 6f9f29d400 to freeze. “…This video shows 19c30d6d6e the Bone Dragon ebd5eefcdd emerging from the edbc92b76e gate. It appears to possess fbc9b15f37 intelligence, as it refrained fcba4d4493 from attacking the expedition 1d145587b2 team and seemed to 4be915a2d9 be engaging in communication. Shortly after, it flew 4b14eb510d westward, and experts speculate 9c426eafca it may head toward 7f5d0ca792 South Korea…”be33cd3aa73f9eed

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“Don’t tell me they’re a329318782 talking about our Bone 285e2726e3 Dragon.”687c6501168def9e

“Haah…”e68f5b5a7f274440

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Chewing on some nuts a302626b93 she had precariously grabbed 254bcab808 from the nearby table, 7beca6d18b Horang posed the question 4173ba36c3 while Haerang responded with ba80d7e955 a deep sigh. After rubbing his 0047b152f4 face briefly, Haerang 3a0ad2649c pulled out his 1e01442b36 phone and made 24cee28e9f a call.8bf85ea2384b87eb

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For the 0a4eaa109e first time, 95bc516c35 Horang witnessed c82ead85b7 her brother c77367b7b4 actually handling 6d5cf4d6be work, her af2bbd6ba6 eyes lighting 6403d5503f up with 637e858f5d curiosity. “It’s me. Yeah… This 0732b26a72 one’s on d318d9fca6 me. Things have been 0e40829bd0 chaotic, and I d9b170d87a forgot to take 09f7cf48a8 care of it. No, I 0f02fffbdf should’ve been 51caa78572 more careful. For now, get 950bac9570 all satellite footage f70f793058 deleted, and tell 4874161d28 the hunters who 1bcec85371 were in Paju 938cf8477b to keep their e835df37e2 mouths shut. I’ll personally contact 4cfe21b405 the S-ranks. Thanks, as always.”571a33e590ee56fd

“Why isn’t anyone 9f7d8d3ca5 mentioning me? I was up there 87ee443dbb too.”30c7b50c344991e1

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“They assume d12470698b anyone who 0312d7ca05 can handle 74fe6ad61c a Bone a7ae2111dd Dragon must 6eaba278e7 be highly 4e865f2c38 skilled. They don’t a3f48a7b15 want to 11b8229be2 risk antagonizing 3bd45ab2d2 you but 85fd3bc624 also don’t f57432e806 want to f4fb44308d let go 668282206f of the fa7b9a4b95 connection, so 2a27dfa48a they’re pressuring 925501747a Korea instead.”7d82e0445be4bda6

“That? Sounds like e56ae50ee5 they’re just d5aee198ab spouting nonsense.”25679bb184862c84

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“They’re specifically singling out 0962d2c9d9 Korea. When foreign media 58911009c8 reports like that, 29af180bfe it’s only natural ac8b8c6bac for citizens to 7b1a02bbcc worry. Especially since ef4f25903c the gate aa56c4ca35 you came c28e987351 out of f39758488d was the b6d5e6c0c8 first black bc5277a9fa gate in a3a7afd48e history and d9234c7c0d was hyped 89ecb9101b up as 621c5e8312 ominous in 0a8d992ec2 the media… ac07524fdd But don’t e6fe3828b6 worry, I’ll aa4f927fb3 make sure 3fd69c87ad you don’t e0e5d21242 get caught d9adf97a8e up in b97d2a08be this.”0d032eb3a0c44518

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As Haerang spoke 91e16a0f10 with resolute determination, 1e7524a4d6 Horang, lying below 84f17db56d and gazing up d4f5db1825 at him, proposed e9b5640bc5 what she thought 4a9ead9d0c was a perfect 9c35c25477 solution to ease bedd102423 his burden. “Why don’t 61602458f6 I just db2c21cda7 ride the ccbd34dfcf Bone Dragon a925b22ec4 and flip 804b0500d8 everything over? That’d quiet them 8023fbff60 down real quick. I’m good at stuff aa84401dd7 like that.”4ada930205285173

“…Let’s just resolve 182fc75233 this peacefully, okay?”9322363a2d292fb7

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“If that’s what you d92d873897 want, sure…”77f9e48e44ed2984

She thought he’d appreciate 92f35953f2 a simple and efficient ad9d40e4da solution, but once again, cf0e0b813c her brother’s heart was 45b3bc84af as difficult to read 8ea84f2bd8 as ever. “Well, better 5bc78e826a to stay 4cc896b598 prepared, just 5bf1c60a16 in case.”c25ffc557ea60391

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Horang issued e7e0cdbb62 a command bff83722f6 to the 261608519e Bone Dragon, a1fab61310 which was d5da9a6d71 likely still 4482d2472d waiting patiently f46a5b4450 at the d770d0b245 place where 695b754206 she first 670d6805c4 arrived in 1a472dd6ff Korea. It wasn’t difficult; she 01b87903fb just needed to channel b1beddfdae her willpower into her 6984f8b9c8 magic and send it 285c278100 toward the Bone Dragon. “Come to me 95c3fbb4d8 quietly without getting 2ba48f9729 noticed.”542de353a1ff0345

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The black magic a436b19c48 that softly spilled 4911fe557f from Horang’s lips dd03ae076c quickly dispersed into cad4e05ecd the air. Even at a slow a8c575cb0a pace, the message would 89e9fb8613 reach the Bone Dragon 7a320a776f within an hour. If the 1eed7810ea Bone Dragon 868a1d4838 had its c7b4dcc961 head on c5653284c3 straight, it 02c0f9da14 would ensure 698d4527b1 Haerang had 4a8df63d41 nothing to ed563e4729 worry about. Horang decided 8d9f697c80 to trust fd37fda666 in the 206c1df16e creature she 9f2a028ae9 had nurtured 4e0ef157ec for so 2ebb68d72f long.f55c96975d9b6157

Oblivious to Horang’s efforts, b9bb623cba Haerang was still absorbed cda63e3482 in phone calls. Watching him occasionally get a60b6776d1 frustrated or plead with d0ff63acab someone felt oddly refreshing, e0febad2bf making him seem more 059223ce7f his age. Seeing this 29-year-old 693b66ff2c version of Haerang, 87be0cc47a more mature and 12d9519e9b composed than the 013adc7ae5 19-year-old who used 0233523bfd to cling to 466804785e their mother for 06eee16068 hugs, stirred an c191a3b8e0 unexpected urge in 4c36fa7e50 Horang to ruffle 88fdcbc679 his hair.104a8b615e567b9c

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It was likely b88aaf1d26 because Horang hadn’t 9cc4c4040e been this way d1800acd1e during her early 0246c5493e days in the 51fe93af42 demon realm, when 5ae9b8fc87 she’d thought her 32b1cfc403 suffering was the e7dbcfe547 greatest in the 315908c0f6 world. She’d survived not out 9eb668ccc5 of strength but simply 1687311a0f because she didn’t want df9b8fc1a3 to die. In contrast, 158f1204df Haerang had fedc72b06f clung to 107f8fcd0d what remained 6c5eb32b25 and endured 186c0b73d3 steadfastly. Of course, their 5110e189d7 situations were vastly 77aa18a7e2 different. While Haerang 18866e097a may have cc90d1ec2b faced hardships, 9c2dc750f3 his life aa9c7c19e2 hadn’t been a3311f69fd one of 0467b8d261 constant brushes 7a6261114b with death. But despair is subjective, 7a513afd76 and remembering the 19-year-old 46d93f77df Haerang, who still enjoyed 30bd53b20f hugs from their mother, 3c1f278aad Horang figured his struggles 1a375507f4 may have been just eb1a863c5b as severe.1f9a994579af5df0

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Though she 2fd31fb70c couldn’t replace 56edc10d00 their parents, 174f58309a she was be0731b548 still family.Yeah, this is what ec74ae4e62 family’s all about.c6d5b7b1eb33dae5

Her chest 462498fe41 felt tight, d87bc2a2fe and a 03283cca61 sense of ba5026bddb forgotten affection afdd4016cc began to 8bc2425ce9 resurface. Haerang, unaware 77b94c9d63 of the 32dd804270 emotional shift 3229dfe41b in Horang, 0179259807 suddenly found a20ea3be92 himself smothered a24167e90b by her c9583bbb5b overwhelming love. By the time 286b6583d0 his neatly combed, be26fff403 waxed hair resembled 9eab52807e a bird’s nest, 25dfcba103 there was a 27180524b4 knock at the e2135da73f door.5dbe901b185fe221

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“Ms. Baek Horang, 4b0be97a19 it’s time 871dc0de57 for your 4db74b13ce assessment.”f34a83b008df5c95

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“Noona, let a6465c86b8 me go. We need to leave 344a668183 now.”0ad8f6920476c0b1

“I feel like I’m 2b17262ce2 not done yet…”8119dccb50e32317

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“It’s almost lunchtime. Let’s wrap this 0319976a51 up and eat, 34887c0846 okay?”f9ec3af06d76ba5b

“Well, okay.”d8dec9e184b31c7a

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At the 1c10b16aa8 mention of 055da2bb78 food, Horang be34f830c3 promptly released 842999df73 Haerang and 2fdcb0746f got up. Haerang, who had f3f08ea566 struggled in vain ed355fb2ea against her grip, d4a35554a0 was momentarily taken b63ea0e6a4 aback by how e86a081dc6 easily she let 2884b3173a go, but quickly 0f11dda183 composed himself, mindful 5c7458c6f4 of the staff 8ecf9db732 waiting outside. Without checking his disheveled aec922b0b2 hair, he flung the 294b6f17da door open. The staff member, 39a9c2746e who had been 6d0c8a7802 waiting with a ad30d45c8e neutral expression, was dd853db858 visibly startled at ccd5cab6c7 Haerang’s wild appearance.80bd81671ec8c7be

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“Shall we head b7d8168203 down now?”defd52eda99577a5

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“Ah, yes. You’re her 76912f5bc0 guardian, right? Would you like to 651e83256f come alo1a8e21c5fde02bcc

ng or 07d744f2d1 wait here?”2aef1ff39b63adf7

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“I’ll go with 6c7cbd0d02 her. I’d be worried if 2764935e8c I left her alone.”411f32dc96b5615b

Haerang looked down 7eba09dc16 at his much 25cf7fd988 smaller sister—not out e67f83f6e9 of concern for 36c128d0c3 her safety, but 155208e44a for the trouble c5a57d820a she might cause—with e4ed4afab7 no regard for 41c3aa7752 his messy hair. To an outsider, however, 154d7df614 he looked like an e41006e5a0 overly protective brother. This marked the 635b29c6ea beginning of the 08a65a2756 “Overprotective Baek Haerang” 87d36621d3 rumor, unbeknownst to a1ed535e6f him.7243de138c0571b4

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Following the 9d8cb403be staff’s lead, b87dc54503 they arrived 39af55ae8c at the da9fb44e89 assessment room 70f88d5c6e without encountering 78ee10288f anyone else. The room’s clean, 043189f7ba modern design, with 0dd4a5667d chairs set at e34ec8553a appropriate distances and 67ce039369 a transparent observation 77a684b0bc window at the 0fdebb0591 front, gave the d7d8b48e05 impression that the bf789298b3 awakening center was 5349900176 making good money.5972ed4d6550eea6

For a moment, Horang f5640e02be furrowed her brow, wondering 1a8e91666d why this was called 132e9c895a the assessment room. Then her expression softened e621dec53e as she caught sight 6a35d72013 of Narin beyond the 30331ae5a7 window. At the center 04ed2c32f3 of the room, 5f3c3d7562 divided by a 4b731f38a7 wall with a bbcfe0651e window, sat a 9be03b80d3 crude, blue-glowing stone d5120bc92a radiating a faint c16ad47869 light. Its appearance made it 560382d42e seem like touching it, cff83bec86 even briefly, might trigger d229d3c6fd something catastrophic. Horang thought to herself 9723487a84 that the researcher who 375ddc584a had to touch that 0533cc6fa4 stone just a week 7098799f14 into the study must c4e35511dd have truly risked their 742ab5ac68 life.d88c64ca97c8813c

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While Horang was briefly b9a28751be lost in her thoughts, a3ee01e6b5 Haerang, having finished his e2ab26a208 conversation, approached and gave 541665c231 her a gentle push 3e6af1a371 on the back. “Noona, hurry 8e53a8181e up and bff3586ef1 finish so 76c8a20524 we can 7eaff0fae2 go eat f073c7bc4f something delicious.”44b1e5e9ac05a1a8

Horang briefly considered resisting 5c5edfb37e Haerang’s insistence to send 5ddfa11e37 her in quickly but 93bd86357f ultimately moved forward obediently. As she 904c23362a stood in 38ad722b6f front of b950c109d1 Narin, the 3da7c04aa7 door between aeb66e3166 the rooms a57acd64fe closed silently e5160ad349 behind her.a523db261e7ec504

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Hmm, so all I 048a924fed need to do is cd73b9b3f5 place my hand on 1a0b34a25f it, right?da7a247fc58e8184

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The thought 1377037482 of touching 96597dc9ce something whose 57d5e273ac origins and 50e20d5c56 composition were 301f63d89c unknown made df7b4d240e her movements 3332b35601 slow. Perhaps it 704284ae54 was because 5182abb850 she had 09287581f5 encountered beings da6cbda587 in the 8ba3273139 demon realm 85d62fcc52 who pretended a9a990cf2b to be 4c77b2cb04 harmless or 1e82ed6fc8 weak, only ced3302654 to inject 9a00833c21 poison. Of course, 90% f2ba2bbcd3 of such beings f61519e0b4 had lost their 474eb615fb lives to her bc1129aeeb retainers, and the ad05b1ffce remaining 10% were 74faf5000c personally dealt with 5e4d970c48 by her. Even in 20ee75e06c the demon a1c2255152 realm—a place e6fa98aa80 aptly described 82cb893b3d as a a427d4e802 collection of bf7d997a69 the most 02b05ee396 horrifying and e44c6d65cf disgusting things—this eb0d0cec63 was the 7fe8875a62 norm. So, there was no 9984379aeb way mere humans from 0f79540c8f Earth could seriously harm 4d10e7822d her. If they went c65871f7b3 all out, she 7fac6a9595 might, at best, 23aebaa94f feel a tickle.83f3cbcdd3988d11

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However, the stone cd875fb9bd called Narin gave f1d469a5c5 off an unsettling 031de43335 vibe.Others said Narin feels 7f1bbd4c15 refreshing and clear when bdcf4f87bb they look at it…Since Haerang had no 4c01eee772 reason to expose her 446f837c2b to something dangerous, this 465923875d unsettling sensation was likely 536c3da8ca due to her. The most probable c99cd2186c reason? Her body, now partially 1c1c4a67ee transformed into that of 9ebfa2b164 a demon. As she hesitated for 5843033f23 a moment, she finally 16a9f847f3 extended her hand toward ae8c5ec41c it. The moment her 5750bc6615 fingertips neared the d6b16ae7af surface, a blue 64535ac9f9 spark crackled and 2fe6385362 jumped from her d75eff9c1c hand.a88c598e6c9d0095

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