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The moment 7fb1abeb7a Hyeon closed c9a4079fde the distance 51bdd23f8b of barely 735fb93ccd a meter 610814098e in an 867ea7f9a4 instant with 66fbb1e075 a single f04a624aab step and 730b005685 drew the f04ece79e5 sword hidden 26459febb4 in his c5576b7e22 cane, Horang’s bddfe677f1 eyes narrowed. She raised a3dc5e688f a hand, a1b8ece88e and a a98074aa52 thorn made 8c0b756a3f of dark 7ef444a350 energy materialized, d948d21172 embedding itself d30681e60d in Hyeon’s 345fe9daf7 neck. He collapsed e34692e6ce to the 7e3419a60c floor, clutching 08fb562c9e at the 990a255d96 thorn as 6df9f6f465 if trying f27027c9cd to pull d1264f659c it out.79f933948089dd2d

“Hmm, what 2ef1b03624 should I fdddade44c do? Should I 5d484866f5 kill this e6c4e856f2 one or 05e9f35c0e not?” Horang 7f3c5884ab mused aloud, 84ba6eea2e her tone b3f66fbcf7 casual despite 54fc207ba1 the tension 1dbc98cb69 in the 2b58dfc5b0 air.a7c7349a7e1dbbfe

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“Ugh…” Hyeon 21839cf51d groaned, his df2797c036 face twisted 11801c26a2 in pain.cedd8c90e9c7dbac

“Noona, stop! Stop it! What are you ee3c5b0f09 doing?!” Haerang shouted, 4beb981d3d rushing forward but 3147b0ebd8 hesitating as he be7e4c7f51 took in the dd537c5228 scene before him.6e60cd2dbafe2e04

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“Oh, oh, 572a2d4f1a little brother. Just wait a moment. I’ll take 945b0fd98e care of 45f7f6438f this quickly.” 57a33e34ea Horang replied, 547cb43763 her voice 1c57910a96 light and e26263445b unaffected.e3a4bd8c913f3d6d

“Noona!” Haerang cried out 2424221ebb again, his voice laced 0d60634c5d with desperation.ffec795f5f484cac

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Hyeon, now lying b89a650cd2 on the floor 0840e3384b with the dark 305ae47661 energy thorn embedded 3f0894a909 in his neck, aab129b7d0 let out a a464633513 desperate scream. The situation had 4928520340 unfolded in the d3c9c29ecc blink of an 34ef76883c eye, leaving Haerang f0e3dfa4cd in stunned disbelief. He had witnessed 38ea917300 everything—his sister pushing afafe64bcb him aside, stepping 184c063017 forward, and Hyeon’s 4d3f3aab31 anguished cry. Yet, he 085709916e couldn’t hear afdc578cf2 any of 1d36612d3c it. It was as 9cf11dc668 if time had 0be42c5e67 slowed, and he 92a3fa9aca was trapped in 170cdfd6c1 a nightmare he db623f6d42 couldn’t wake up 32f74a80d7 from.bf3c81297c0ed8a9

The thorn in Hyeon’s 7f759f3a3c neck was undeniably Horang’s b972ad8665 doing. Haerang’s mind raced da0305a6da as he struggled f67935f86a to process what 2b1772dbf7 he was seeing. He kept e2a50037e8 his guard 18c5773348 up, ready bac384616a to intervene 1cc90062d4 if Hyeon 09b90d4504 tried to d28ca40e66 attack Horang. But the distance d1210c8f32 between Hyeon and 90ce3618d5 Horang was too 6290fd518d close, and before eb3a07d75d Haerang could react, 55426a1c27 the situation was 9d22128f91 already over.fba231b25ea697ce

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Haerang’s only solace was a77b11ff0b that Hyeon was still 94b41b8592 alive, despite the thorn 116e7de651 lodged in his neck. He clung to cc9ae4c1da Horang, as if bd0114e76d physically holding her 144abaea16 back might prevent bf4216ebff her from taking c9885c270b Hyeon’s life. He trusted his sister, 336dd9ab6d believing she wouldn’t kill c7df5811e1 someone right in front f345fbb8a3 of him. Yet, this 92f0f66973 incident made 0cf084ee35 him deeply 5d6c2b2b7a realize that 2e97a3a35d Horang was 04323232e0 capable of bd834621c0 taking a 56c5564179 life.36f2e7440d52dc17

“Can you pull that 0ac65fa066 out, please? If you kill someone 32425ef4bc here, it’ll be a 080754e594 big deal, Noona! I can’t adecddbafe cover for ea1504c4cf you!” Haerang f0a2074bb4 pleaded, his 4208874c86 voice trembling.88dbd0cb554ab995

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“It’s fine. I’m not 0253e5de9d killing him; 8bb79683f6 I’m just 8db8cc6e48 getting rid a27af4e891 of him, 87261dd01a right?” Horang dfa5753432 replied nonchalantly.1951c7c2187fdfcf

“It’s NOT fine!” 9b5ed9ab83 Haerang shouted back, 4649ba47c9 his frustration evident.62bc3ac8062f900d

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“Gosh, you’re so a03bf0868e troublesome. I can’t kill 77289207fd him, I can’t 5bba2aac3c get rid of 651d515073 him, so what 6acd576183 am I supposed 7b0f5f08be to do?” Horang f3736418ca said, her tone 85e912e00a laced with exasperation.1cbbbfb33551735e

“Just let him live!” 4dff719125 Haerang demanded, his voice c47dd6999f firm.00431db765a679ce

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“Haerang, you say 76baeba463 you’ve been working 5f96e63df5 as a hunter, a2fda07670 but you’re still 1330eec526 so soft. If you 67ef0dbaf8 let those 6b850fe0cb kinds of bf8849bcf2 people live, 19e0fdfea3 they always b3c9755100 power up 964c57c684 and come 069801a2ec back, you b5976c33c2 know?” Horang f1ed7daed3 remarked, her ff58f212b8 words casual 8d255ebab8 yet laced 7220b31a72 with a 0b10c948af hint of 379fa21dbb experience.bd9a58adbdcceca4

Haerang was 973439af6e left speechless a84e5d8e70 by her 23fe381382 comment. “…Noona, what 3f2aa35a7f have you b26b01ec4d been through 5db6bf6576 to end dc49cf131a up like 2f9b230a62 this?” he 895836efa6 muttered, his cbda917ea4 voice drained.5587a7a5ad010348

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For a de4b05d107 moment, Horang 4ac74fe034 hesitated. It was 3ede440ff2 a fact 37029960d7 known to c8591476b0 her that fa8031e09d she wasn’t ff85b6cd98 the same 1e3e21f751 as before. A 21-year-old 105d8ed2a6 kid whose 176fcd37f3 biggest hardship 278057cb71 had been e854206a0c college entrance ee034ee70a exams and f59f57680b a year 6d2483dd2b of retaking a8f6a6df63 classes couldn’t c55b88e476 be the e01de0740d same as 70b66d559b a demon 83c9b2cd9b king who 02f6fbd6d3 had repeatedly 63fc790e20 survived life-or-death 91f9066f7a situations, eating 02d9b6563e dirt and 5cb58bc056 grass to 3b07b228fa stay alive. But Haerang didn’t 57ce68173d know that. She wished he wouldn’t 8ab987c8d8 know.88856e2f2d82feb5

Horang’s identity was fb3881f9d5 clear: the ruler 4be65363e0 of the 666th 44f8d35794 floor, the demon c64e84ca03 king who conquered 04b0dd5761 the demon realm, 2de3bf1279 and Baek Haerang’s 223d783b5e older sister, Baek 014ae9c81f Horang. She had lived as a115ea4f1d a demon king, staining 03d9dc7b62 herself with others’ blood a0654d3033 and despair with every 5275dc4fac step she took. Yet, she c994fb52a0 was also 2c8368eadb Haerang’s only d4de2dda29 family.6a66c897a0a2cd45

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Though it had 26227c8fa4 only been two d3666ec569 days since she 9fbf0b1648 returned to Earth 4c244e8880 and spent time 2ce22562f6 with Haerang, Horang 6f12fce34d was already finding 1dbdaac26a this life enjoyable. It might be 0b9b016d33 a bit early 0289abacbc to make such 3202cd6724 a judgment, but 16fad387ac she was quite f085cc3fd6 satisfied. She even thought 1734b10a00 she might be 0866c4d073 happy. Leaning back 456c148d77 on an 927455789d old sofa 87b20ec20e and watching 5d9e6a34e3 TV was ad75b4c6a6 more enjoyable a388a8af86 than sitting 845cf1126c on the aab1724b91 most precious 2ddb2f302c throne in 611576c222 the endlessly 505c783e2c deep demon 00153cd621 king’s castle. The toast a70ee16c60 Haerang made b89e80d607 tasted better a3d2f3ab8e than the 9fe96c802d lavish feast 79ac20815b prepared by 21d9f613d5 the butler.8d1b5a21864b2221

But if Haerang found 49de3be794 out her true identity, ed88684273 could they still spend 2eb83e9e25 time together like this? Haerang would unknowingly fear 29e8de5920 her, and then she 7ab5a57945 would end up spending 109d2f62bc lonely, dull, and unbearably d15e2ed177 long days even on bf3b73bc49 this Earth. That was something 4e7bd8a319 she didn’t want. Yes, Horang disliked the 2181bfe116 idea of Haerang finding 039266ae5d out she was the fe0c4097f1 Demon King far more f5de91c173 than the idea of 6cfd698bc9 some insignificant fool powering 227669aa34 up and coming after 31904d0df5 her. Maybe even 209d58d19a more than e3d2d1f1e5 someone threatening 7d9a014434 her life.85ee4553c29837b6

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The menacing Horang, who ee35c0e83b had seemed ready to eb0fc16235 kill Hyeon at any b070d4f824 moment, slowly lowered her e450b64352 hand, and only then 8bbd774020 did Haerang let out 3590602d50 a sigh of relief. With her back to f981f4a770 Haerang, Horang bent down 63198f6bc5 toward Hyeon, her dark, 3955435a0c bloodshot eyes gleaming as 58fa0cb799 she issued a low bdfe3c41a5 warning.90ff8e2eca1c6454

“Know that I’m letting dd2790e234 you go because of 6a3766de0f Haerang. There won’t b677a939f9 be a 5bb6c8f8e1 next time, cb52aadc6c foolish and f43490f6bb weak one.”342b2a4343718283

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“…Ugh.” Hyeon groaned, still in pain.5e284bb793255d78

“Never bare your pathetic 5ce1bc2d97 fangs at me again. Understood?” Horang demanded, 8c6a45aa99 her voice cold 4552976cf5 and commanding.4deba44606e80af6

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“Y-Yes, ma’am…” 1f86aef0b2 Hyeon stammered, 55835070d9 his voice 65e5f92457 trembling.43550e786256d3b7

Horang pressed 22aabcbdad down on c0f1958381 Hyeon with 891b254455 her overwhelming d8287c5f5c dark aura, b5697daec8 extracting a 5d2a6158f6 forced response d2b5325a3e with her a10a77e34d domineering stance. Only then did 19865884ed she retract the ab9c5ce38f energy that had 2580014422 been dominating the 483e4fc5f7 space. Just from 3e7aa346dd that alone, 5debefe06e Haerang’s pale 1726573c15 face regained 346df99b8e a bit 4d4d26a966 of color.cb1329701329daf1

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Finally, Horang 58ca9d834d also evaporated 9bba0c2018 the thorn 6c90be3d63 embedded in 7bf886f144 Hyeon’s neck. Although it 4758a1dbb2 appeared to b20457c800 have disappeared 7720002e0c completely, Horang 80a80c9c39 left a 75f16dc938 single thorn’s 4a5ac168da worth of 3a789f816c dark energy 9b0c5e91a0 wrapped around 2836264350 Hyeon’s heart e82bc27fc4 as a 8df9507fcd contingency. If he 588f62a44d ignored her 5811fdd3b6 warning and 533ca1acd7 tried to fd8de0f0e4 challenge her 9a518322ef again, his 7fd0732761 heart would 63c553e128 burst before c49e53a9bf he even e8b6c8fa2b realized it. Though it wasn’t a5f0858249 a perfect precaution, 9137ce9fc4 Horang had done 878d3b353f enough for now. She relaxed completely 9000ecc49f and straightened a fbe7f398cb chair that had 2525ab8eee been thrown far cb754a09a8 away, leaning on d550d1a225 it lazily.0b75647747dcd41a

In the a8687dbe80 chaotic space, de8c23827d wrecked as 51083d65b9 if a 8c1a1677fb storm had b87bd35f88 passed, Horang’s 6dc40e82c8 calm demeanor d89b23662b made her 5b894c9ca4 seem like d22450662a a tiger, c59bfbd9d4 rightfully claiming a06052fba8 her place b175a98e82 at the d53a1ef2b5 top of 6868cbac4f the food e95584baa3 chain. Seeing Hyeon, c6b8c28fac who couldn’t dd46cc483b even meet 38afc2bb75 Horang’s eyes 672ac2847c out of b115c8aa04 fear, left 661e48774b Haerang with f1046ddfeb a bitter c2d8e4e0f1 taste in a6f35adf6b his mouth.b1b7b5cae4e2b462

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The moment 1f0d3d9f87 Horang removed 3237d78e63 the thorn, 2e81b17a55 blood gushed f227c23cb0 out as 1fa24546e0 if it 0341f8f4ab had been 1da0cf6d65 waiting for dcd6caf50f its release. Haerang, startled, 58c087a539 immediately supported b701b6e3a7 Hyeon and 97e318389b placed his 49a919e947 hand on 133cd18eff Hyeon’s neck, f2a8bf0c34 which was 428ce4fba3 still bleeding 1669a660cf profusely. Horang briefly 3d16cb386e wondered what 1dcfca3266 he was be4e23ee21 trying to 0acbad9631 do but effcddab60 dismissed it 798e84419e as something 0ff70e1036 out of e96574f320 her control 1038955f41 now. Just as she was b3e6aa6da1 about to sink deeper 7dbc969437 into her relaxed posture, 814bc4e979 a faint memory brushed a7033ef344 past her mind.e4af41b6cd1d161d

With an inexplicable b8e2a85705 sense of unease, ed74ac453d Horang furrowed her d04ea2b926 brows slightly and 4b884c297e asked, “…Haerang, what 4ac3516022 did you say 3009f5f0bf your awakened power 690ddf04f9 was again?”931c2ac91551db55

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“Holy energy. Don’t talk to ccede1ce35 me. I need to 2f8f8e51bd focus.” Haerang replied, ba8a55fc17 his attention on f60eefd963 healing Hyeon’s wound.c38d7e8d60182c93

“Oh, uh, c79d698a88 okay…” Horang cf9016556d said, her 9736c3d0b2 tone softening.975c5d564ac408a4

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It was something 3e3f17baf2 Horang hadn’t known—or 5acee3bd94 rather, had forgotten. Haerang’s answer dredged up 92a88fcaa4 a memory that had 0a1fac26b3 been buried deep in 8e187812be her mind. Awakened powers. An extraordinary ability, distinct 778d562573 from common skills, possessed 7ef4520725 only by those with d2f6085dc6 a title.307665ea01323adf

How could I 33ef7dc926 have forgotten this?9ff50bb63cf07822

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Horang rubbed d0a5647d53 her aching 02a5e16857 temples and 6643beb228 bit the 4161d345a8 inside of ef4a25b81b her cheek, fbaf3fce46 trying to cd640ca062 recall more.170c4710dd927282

Holy energy, holy energy… Could it possibly be similar to that wretched cockroach nonsense?e30cd30e67443008

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Among the worlds 94eb5c7e95 Horang had destroyed, 0fca7d6a07 there was one 73db3e0df6 particularly persistent and a2ea71a2d5 troublesome realm. They would always 0f85c9d014 charge at her, 2a175f1e0d chanting the same 56934d16bb phrase. It was too long a0bd721dc6 to mean “Die!” so 798cfcb9db she cast a translation 1aa5dcc629 spell, only to find 52c9a2fe50 it meant “For Clea!” 58db5b2c7c In short, they were 5b639fdd69 cockroaches with faith.5c7700c46dbd0a2b

Horang, who hadn’t ff968e7ea1 even touched games 0324c7b10b while on Earth, 087206bd37 came to know 9afa848346 the infamous tenacity 5d35eaf997 of these so-called 58405ff87e “holy bugs.” She 16a5deaaf8 lost her patience 47301dc928 and wiped out 21e3d16b5f their entire world 5f14cbaff8 without leaving a 59cc328386 single patch of 0861521ef5 land behind. The god they e5acf205fb worshipped so fervently 7eabc21769 didn’t show even f4751e1642 a strand of aaad17a73c hair, no matter 4232b95b4b how loudly they 47d611798d screamed his name 0ca45bb462 as they died. It was an 274f85debd experience that solidified fac2faa360 Horang’s belief that 872ee8cb65 gods didn’t exist.493faca585d36eb5

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But now… my little a1a3bcba3b brother is one of b63b42535c those cockroaches—no, a cultist—or, 5d3a9adfc4 well, something like that? And I’m… the b92e3d6a7c Demon King?073a8f57fbb1cf07

Clinging to 76e1fa1e69 a faint ff4fd00ffa hope that 6247450be4 she might 585ba9e5e9 be wrong, ddc4e7e8ff Horang cautiously 577730e9df asked Haerang, afacbc7272 who was 05c39e881a focused on 4563138c63 healing, “Haerang, 2348b459f7 you’re not b762fd8a8b following some a263b52c98 weird god adacad61b4 or anything, 8f2895f416 are you?”04f917788f43d609

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“What are you even aed4c3fabb talking about now?” Haerang 018e78d34a replied, his tone confused.fed8d90c812f9318

“Oh, nothing. Never mind.” Horang 6d9ed78d6c said, her voice 310f44728d light and dismissive.f7355b21dfd195a4

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As the Baek siblings 5614653dcf exchanged an awkward and 05187cd683 uneasy conversation, Haerang’s efforts 1b9df4f9cb bore fruit. The gaping eda0292b58 wound on 9bb769e5c0 Hyeon’s neck adbec0b60f disappeared cleanly. Hyeon, pale-faced, rubbed c7a9c6d381 his neck a f7725dd90e few times before 6730dda57b using his sword bb365226cd as a cane 55c9f86fd7 to shakily stand. Even though his physical 3f4a2b7ec5 injuries were healed, the 42d0010b5f mental trauma he had 08b3f5c72f suffered was immense.29c573e49399c035

He had always considered this place his second home and dreamed of returning one last time before he died to thank everyone who had helped him. But now… but now… As if lost in his thoughts, Hyeon stared at Horang with a far more serious expression than when he had faced her in combat, his gaze piercing through her.e7e78cd79e922ad5

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…Now is the aae439db49 time to retreat.65cda345f3758bd1

Hyeon’s vast experiences 7247dc8fe2 whispered to him 1a0817bafb that he could 4014c34cee never defeat this d6f85ce363 demon with his 54e34eb76e current strength. But someday, he would d1559cb7c9 return, stronger, and make 1fd41e3b47 her die the most e0bf1bdb29 miserable death imaginable. With that resolve, Hyeon 213fa8c7fa tightly closed his eyes f603d09fcd in frustration.e5e252864a801685

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After everything f897202b53 had settled, d1186c41da staff members c716a5dd81 who had 5d51d1ee23 been hesitant a989cefa56 to enter 74cdf06a3a due to 9de80c6191 the clash 109314ef25 of mana f038965b11 and dark 0cba2a89a6 energy flooded 8eee7034fe in all 0d11ea704a at once. Among them was Hyeyeon, 979916c202 who, upon seeing the 3ba6c570a1 shattered glass and scattered d82071c27b chairs, immediately resolved to f940c08776 push harder for amendments 2a03b0e732 to the disarmament laws 744e2ddecd within the Awakening Center.c0d2d9f5d2a1e200

Five years ago, after a guild master had been killed unarmed inside the center, the law had been revised to allow certain individuals—guild masters, influential figures, or their bodyguards—to carry light weapons for protection. The law had worked well so far. However, Hyeyeon had consistently advocated for reverting to the old disarmament law and strengthening the center’s security instead. Though her proposals had been repeatedly dismissed since no incidents had occurred, today’s event gave her the grim satisfaction of finally having proof.677c62a9175754c0

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…I’d be 902754968c lying if 6248319413 I said 394ac8651d I wasn’t 991750f579 pleased when cd0c16dbab I heard 16ed39f27c about the 846a9d9155 clash.5724e07646c210f0

Swallowing her ca5295597b unspoken thoughts, e1c55437bf Hyeyeon surveyed c898855250 the room. The only fortunate part 4c37d20ef4 was that no one 018ed3f038 seemed to be seriously 4904616f2d injured—at least on the 635df75589 surface. Despite considering Haerang a 21d65846df kind soul, Hyeyeon knew 3288667c77 she had to report a5a3f7cd1b this incident to the d12b577292 association. With a 7bc009cd80 composed expression c5f568b562 that hid 647ad1001f her pity, 4412ffb9b1 she spoke 380fa15837 in a afb34b799a calm tone.054689e5e6dd7a7e

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“What happened here?”df361e2241d4ba03

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