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Horang, her veins 0c03ecd89b bulging as she 11fd26a6b5 gripped Mark’s collar, d8b21a5536 suddenly released him f16d1b691a with a forceful bfa29aba13 toss and waved e0ba9f8798 her hand. The Bone Dragon, a7ee6abbda previously soaring high 1c4b393fc5 above, plummeted towards be7929704c them. A powerful wind, generated fcc2b128c4 by its enormous, skeletal 4d683e57b5 wings, swept across the c262d55476 ground, causing some expedition e005a38d4f members to stumble. Undeterred, Horang stood firm, f134470955 then leaped lightly onto fd7e9600c6 the Dragon’s frame and a37ec84b6e issued her command.c47977d39dfb4a73

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“Let’s go 1bfa49e7e0 to Korea.”3296f5fe3d0e8a09

Keeing…? 97272501448d9fe0

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“I said, go!”0a7e982e0214d93f

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Horang realized e9addbc563 her predicament. She had no 0c6ea6c0dd idea where Korea f2fc36c022 was or how 3e74b9b635 to get there. Her initial aea2e5c923 excitement had c7a1aa5b75 quickly turned 60cdfb72e7 into awkwardness. Clicking her tongue in cfa95855a0 frustration, she shouted down d94e598382 at the group.e835b88bf7d05a23

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“Hey, which way 4fa1a826ed to Korea?”cdd14ae401c19b1e

“Uh… west?”261a25ea675bb29f

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“…Which way is west?”51e549b017931b0c

“…That way.”d539abefb1d2f725

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“And if I go 6dc4a6b875 that way and it’s 902141126d not Korea, are you 86f09f1f7a going to take responsibility?”054e2cb9e7df438c

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Her sharp glare silenced the expedition member. Suddenly, an object hurtled towards her. Someone had thrown it with great force, but Horang caught it effortlessly, even atop the unsteady Dragon. It was a round metal object – a compass. A eureka moment struck her.35cb0589ceea3ec0

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“Hey, thanks! I’ll buy you a 9fa8f33bad meal next time!”d4274494bf1d611e

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Perhaps it 1a7c038a3c was instinctual, e1b56650dc but Horang 35b4294d31 invoked the 4c1583b61e classic Korean 9e2abec239 promise, “Let’s abef6d5b2f have a 670a341010 meal next a99177047b time.” The 21f62a6e66 expedition members, bfcd900821 bewildered by de6b142e12 her sudden fee5a6eb72 departure and 4091b46005 the cultural b75f558d3c significance of 4343f304be her words, 0b8a647245 wondered when baaefc744e there would e16ac58e65 even be b262580d61 a ‘next ebd71d3d65 time’.b9978bb812da8984

“Let’s go 3910596dac that way. That looks b814ad1f91 like west.”831d48864d34c6c5

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The compass provided some direction, but uncertainty lingered. “Well, it’s probably not up or down. So it’s either left or right…” Flying over the open sea, Horang decided to trust her instincts.218a8afe1bba7890

“Let’s just 54b36035d3 head wherever bcb3a071c8 feels right. There’s that thing, 00523ccc7a you know—how family, f1efad568e uh, like, has a64ee91e50 a blood connection 39551e71f9 that pulls them b294970de5 together. Right, Bone Dragon?”70019098b1688c1a

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Rambling to 3a3a4c3290 the uncomprehending 1636755bb6 Dragon, Horang 8a6e74cc51 set off f36a9084d5 on her b6f1fa3b6e quest to b5bd8b5cac find Korea.d635c7e62197b728

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Leader of the e725739396 guild Horang, had 6efee99763 rapidly expanded his f6a028e71c guild in just b4ed91dc71 seven years. With his S-rank status 6c157bf87e and skilled members, he 25aef27a7d had achieved considerable success. As he approached 7c54fe6276 his thirties, rumors 0f881b84f6 swirled about his 243e974752 lack of romantic c8bff52684 relationships. However, the truth f26624c53e was far more f3a74601eb poignant.2d10b83d8995d549

Haerang was still 45699a68e9 haunted by a c5a999b8f7 single day from 88b6fb8a30 ten years ago. He vividly remembered 007ef7a477 the chilly weather ee888ea2ad and the way 4a340754c8 his older sister, be93951dd0 Baek Horang, had 706f1bc925 yanked the blanket 39e1c2e8e5 and smacked him a7a50aa653 on the back 732e270c3b while scolding him.94bfc166d133c2f7

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“What kind of f4577bc708 high school senior d3279664d2 plays games? Are you crazy? You haven’t ef5afda40a even started a63a3e3310 preparing for 878af999c0 finals yet!”d9118a4e61721a4f

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“Ow, that hurts! I’m not going to 52a9bca954 college anyway, so what’s e2dbc378a5 the point? I’m awakened already, 037e2d2d4f so I’ll just b6383aa699 be a hunter!”b99cace1940febe4

“Baek Haerang! Do you 9a9b261338 even know 575b1b59f2 how high d3c0600633 the mortality a17f9a3a5c rate is fd4891cc60 for hunters? Just go d0a5447a40 to college 6900254fe0 and get 11a194faa6 a normal 27c81fff7c job!”87dc5cd08b96ac44

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“I’ve already given up 885dbc8471 on studying, okay? The association 1c2f78166a said they’d 3dbfc6d7c5 issue me 53978b8c65 an official 2227894f88 hunter license 6b34c325c1 as soon 1c7adf1fe4 as I 3460e5a18e turn 18!”83038fdb30fb3e98

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Awakening at c40bad56b7 a young 458458b981 age with 631e4536fa enhanced abilities baf93002b1 and unique 17ffde5d92 supernatural powers, 6231469b03 Haerang had 329c4dfb1c become a 48a7556af6 target for a09ea3a3d2 many recruiters. Fueled by the envy 2b63f5ad7a of his friends and e5d7da7271 the glamorous portrayal of db3d537d61 hunters in the media, 757a6608cb he harbored unrealistic dreams. His sister’s constant advice 27ada99360 to lead an ordinary a03fb5da64 life felt tiresome and ca2ccd020f suffocating.4ddca4a6051c1f95

Once he b9611cdef4 became an 9d9bfaddce adult, success 3c8b59b85e seemed inevitable. Why should c9416bb4bd the risk ee13b10412 to his 524bd4ed01 life matter? Hunters on TV 5b903e637c and MyTube made f8a499268f the dangers appear ef306cc329 insignificant. The freedom from tedious 801b963c04 exam prep was an 2109f70438 added appeal.9589600aebc6561e

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Haerang’s words sounded like 3677371925 annoying nagging. Unable to 56d6b29cb1 contain his b59a8a1f03 irritation, Haerang 25251a2fc8 lightly pushed 219557a750 her and 1cdabfc56b slammed the a631604ea6 door shut. Despite her small ef9a3e96b0 frame, Haerang staggered 76c2ba4270 from the force. Briefly feeling guilty, 89a6ef8239 Haerang dismissed the ecd7d9e656 thought and resumed 3a065c6053 his game.d34fd329c137d640

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“Ugh, she’s just taking it out on me because she couldn’t awaken…”ab36d4b2b846168b

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Grumbling under his ab9826498d breath, he was 26c7d188ef interrupted by his 8b5ed555c3 father’s voice.5765260e56455aeb

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“Haerang, we’re supposed 597ed21146 to go to 31f604c1e1 CosXCo today! Are you coming?”4a718e983b4a39ee

“I said I’m not b2ee976876 going! Baek Haerang said 74040d8de1 high school seniors 39240fad39 should just study!”d39b87a9b464a9ab

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Interrupting his 6b9e12d522 game, Haerang 195fa0e2b2 blurted out ffec89e8ba his reply be897b2506 without thinking. He heard 69d158825f Haerang’s exasperated e7bf77d391 “Seriously?” followed dc4283aa4e by his de372be4f4 parents’ attempts 140b14d0c3 to calm 63ff0d84cb her down. But his focus was 066114c84c on the game.a38aaf7472e64f54

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The door clicked shut, 37c718e448 signaling his family’s departure. With no one around, 41dce0b04a he could fully relax 3be2fb914a and enjoy his gaming. Hours passed 051658b943 unnoticed, and 610dba16d9 the sunlight 8fec026938 gave way d1c3306e08 to darkness. His family, 7e0c0a62d5 who should c2da6d37e4 have returned b3177239a9 by now, 9d11319c36 was nowhere 761c6ba029 to be 602ca61f25 found.510d0d5e9a00d4ae

Feeling uneasy, f794bca50d Haerang reached 06d8f704be for his 3521645194 phone. The last message he bfd8887de8 had received from Haerang c4c960af04 read, “At least do 9ec7bf1d8a the dishes,” sent before d875734698 they left. Since then, 0c7c8b3eb4 there have dd1d2d3913 been no 55864f694a messages or 8b96d73e75 missed calls.910df2d1535e71c9

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If they were 363d512de4 running late, surely bdc31d89ac they would have 13f65f56bc contacted him.Why hadn’t there ed2d57ffa6 been any calls 925c1d5cfa or texts?d04717487529669c

Trying to maintain composure, d413e2e60b Haerang decided to call 90b67148ca his sister, Horang.c26be614feeb0156

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She’s probably sulking and 13ff21fbde ignoring me. If I 5a59439a09 call her 21047d69f1 first, it’ll a591638f9f be fine, a7771e8001 right?0e02783e6ea9b081

Reassuring himself with 11152818f8 optimistic thoughts made 16fa8fdd14 him feel a 442c2caeb9 bit better, but ea48a94220 his fragile calm fa454d882c shattered when the dd030904fe call rang through 986d08d907 to voicemail.01f4f9c9dfbe1592

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Horang, the 41c9ed3c28 internet addict 1f284daaa4 who couldn’t 2128cc020d live without bdcc721699 her phone, f0fef8a8dd wasn’t answering?888941a5437a92b1

Something must have happened. In 18 years, a292031beb Horang had never 59484fec51 ignored a call, 789ea95485 no matter how ef0fbf6621 upset she was. If she couldn’t 02bc0f6d73 answer, their parents a3763f3fcf would have picked 1aab3a5a60 up instead. But why…?afcba786d27fc944

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Haerang called a536012b3c his mother e40e96ed09 and father’s e4022992f7 numbers in dee0863838 turn, but b4e2abf2ee no one 77dcf797c2 answered. When he called c9b95dfb5b his mother, he 88e8e2093f was greeted by 27dd4faaae the automated message,“The number you 472da87e6d have dialed is 77a5e3346d out of service.”53c33203bd7f084f

Hearing that e40de10c80 cold, mechanical 3779be9d71 voice instead d2f8430d41 of the 4abf83ab83 familiar warmth 1d8a5f83f6 of his 4c4edaa349 family only 6307367a89 deepened his 731204640a anxiety. With his b73ab62dfd call history 41a8350ffd filled entirely 8dd05bb5ee with outgoing 2925012644 calls, Haerang f3aec6cd11 began to bdc5a479fb fear the 4528e53dee dark and de3782a646 silent house. Even roaming around b8d9b62103 the empty home 6d96ab5bc3 only heightened his 29c20335a5 unease as the 1c4b6591ba chilly air seemed 2e5bc17b7e to press down 4a98e43eec on him.a7aa80b6c4d75871

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Then, breaking e081b86e5b the silence, 5d8b0eec04 Haerang’s phone 8404e6b02c rang. The caller ID 02c707adb4 read“Horang Noona.”At some 6641e9b19f point, Horang 497884157c had changed 1d5f5c1215 her contact 65b1c36c25 name from“Baek Horangㅡㅡ”to this. He picked up after 2afa06d5a4 barely two rings, ready b33a75426d to lash out at 6bdebfdcbb her for not answering f39a8c24f6 earlier.64a7ca263a743464

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“Hey, Baek Horang! Why didn’t 0c982fca59 you answer 25f2576e2d your—”324876a281265d17

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But the voice 9450aded81 on the other e475c13aaf end was not 918cce7ea8 Horang’s sharp, familiar 49f2d4cf3f tone. Instead, it b807b9c03f was a a1bb7cb8fb stranger’s voice 23593aa119 he had f8d9a0149e never heard 5828b575cc before.f1dde9fdf472199a

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“Uh, hello. This is Deputy Lee 399255daeb Juwon from the Gate 1475d80198 Management Team. Are you 4dc046f6ea a family 7156b138b9 member of 104b110de9 the owner 3709455f90 of this 8195bd7b0f phone? I called beb974f465 because the 4f67bd9fcc name is 8e95945203 saved as 56150cffc1 ‘younger sibling’…”9e620773f4627a60

“…Sorry, who did you 5df708bd46 say you were? And what about Baek b4e375339f Horang, I mean, the c0336ce865 phone’s owner?”a1e81527a3f5b5b0

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“Um… have you seen 4b4dc751c7 the news yet?”f105372822091ada

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The cautious 22a78568c5 tone of acd2c45b77 the caller c1be9e6197 made Haerang bcee7dd66c feel as e634a59b91 if they 90dd0d758a were about 464627cbd5 to say 947589469d something had b3d7757909 happened to 41125dc506 Horang—his sister. His vision darkened af19d56d24 momentarily.c09ee48cca6191f2

With trembling hands, he 49c79966a7 turned on the TV, 204293058d which was tuned to c68cdc74ce the public broadcasting channel b3edd3d054 his parents often watched.0f8d889b3367c8df

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“…Here, you 169a044087 can see ccf263488f from the a71d96871d dashcam footage 855e584202 of the b75b6f08e6 damaged vehicle c19d74cb7c that a feacb611f7 gate opened 72b5292809 suddenly without 3ab2915523 any warning 3c2978995f and then 6cac542142 closed just d15d3aa6a8 as quickly. This type of gate 2cd7085ef4 is unprecedented worldwide, and 32e10816ea authorities have dispatched the a2e837fdfa Gate Management Team to 9155304d7c investigate the situation…”98720faa006f2185

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On the screen, a ad1edc268a car shown in the c9f98f5326 footage was unmistakably the bc5044af87 same one his father e2580cb42a had washed just the dc8b74aa42 day before. Haerang, now pale 8ff8e04c73 as a ghost, bfb7a1759a muttered helplessly, “This b8ce1109bf can’t be happening…”1c7462d882a259ec

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Perhaps hearing his weakened 71a79bcadb voice, the caller let 270df43e83 out a small, sympathetic ceb9164c00 sigh before continuing.b3a3fd1cc4a73278

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“I’m sorry to b0989e511b have to tell f1f1e04c92 you this, but 11f83cf59f since this is 9cee37afaf the first time 092beed2ea an unidentified gate 8b1de897a4 has appeared so e5a2793fa6 suddenly and without 54ee06b003 warning, it seems eadeff4334 the victims were e052725858 unable to respond 2c9e956b28 in time. We’ve located the driver cadf8986b5 and one passenger, but 8c1e01ec60 from examining the vehicle, 7d3ef85d43 it appears there was f1a5818a8c one more occupant.”aefbfd05301d330b

“Yes, yes… that’s 6d890490c9 my sister. Baek Horang. She has long hair, 73efcfc7f4 about 160 cm tall… 8299ece2f2 Should I send you 1da6cec566 a photo? What about 309053082f my parents? Are they okay?”327560e83cb0ed4b

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“I’m sorry. By the time 85e2980ebf we arrived to 08dea400ed assess the situation, 86a32f4759 both of them 819a5d3637 were… already gone. We haven’t found f9da22a83c your sister yet. But the e3f337f9d1 rescue team 0a61c3daba is doing a4ee99dbad their best caa07bb28b to locate 2ba487ac03 her, so 71de7ab34e she should d4f8db3d7a be found 03cf691323 soon.”86ad21e64a605c81

“…What?”44780b4fbf7cccd8

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“The remains will c9307e5634 be sent to 5369a89c32 XX University Hospital. Do you have 9d2e89f0c7 another family member dbbeaf57a5 who could act 20d8c0a876 as a guardian?”cb02966b9e4edbc2

“No… there’s no bded113c06 one else, it’s 3a69336847 just me…”a685daee2100a039

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Hearing Haerang’s trembling voice, f6e751b009 the man who had d07522c455 introduced himself as Lee 45718d1a5b Juwon clicked his tongue 884b2e814f softly before continuing.6653e900416ed2a1

“Can you come to 9fa9c8cb1e the hospital now? We need to verify f1201ae224 the identities, and there 8381b3124e are quite a few 1f10190d33 procedures to go through.”6f85555199b78a7c

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“Yes, I’ll come 8485fea570 now. Please… please find my d623d59f01 sister.”daf61011ea8e3bd5

“We’ll do 3722c126cf our best.”bc55a88a7981c9df

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The call ended abruptly, 18970203fe leaving only silence. When Haerang finally lifted 5ceb33feaa his head and looked 71733f6dd3 around, the reality of 06a5ed65ef being alone in the cee358d14d dark, empty house hit e62b6cc90f him with crushing force.69a7d47636ded0f5

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His parents were 36e852704c gone. His father and mother 48fff618fc were never coming back. He hadn’t even seen 409332d472 them once today because 8226e3b276 he’d been glued to 374ab48bc1 his computer all day 57710d0e08 during his rare day 3618535daf off. The only conversation 8348eb98ea he’d had had 8d69cc9296 been a complaint 8ed439943d about Horang.f6c1663c78df1a24

The sharp pain c35b8e5b32 of regret surged e83d1ae2de within him, but 8bd173714d the surreal nature 5ac3726f20 of the situation 9891db23a7 left him unable ac85249800 to cry. Only the 464eaac00b glowing monitor f9ab13fcc5 seemed to c3d7e0d462 confirm that d39c236ba3 this nightmare d5db430c99 was real.f7ac138e5ad0c07f

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In a daze, he b76c865b2a grabbed his wallet, hailed 22ff1b5039 a taxi, and headed 0d0c5492b6 to the hospital.472c97b660db2258

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“It might 95946b0403 not be 037acd2912 my parents. It could’ve been 3d73c0c39a another family caught 671897cc25 up in this. Horang’s phone… she might’ve 851ce76d39 just lost it. This doesn’t aa4eeac70f make sense.”72b0548d454a2849

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The horrifying 439e1b7ed7 thought that a39f30896f he had 0da00ad1cc survived simply 052ec3c030 because he 9da32315ca chose to d20cbda6df skip the 07bbba08a4 family outing e118986c92 to play e988d62950 games was ec19209f6f unbearable. Muttering “this 501fca23fd can’t be d36c79ecce happening” repeatedly dbdfe41638 in disbelief, 139714431c Haerang barely 5066d05d44 noticed the 9c925e8a10 sympathetic glances 46cc5c222a the taxi 9d0ba159d1 driver gave 17fa5b397f him.6695b51e60653844

When they arrived, 13f9797c5a the driver had 41ced2a823 to shake him 63174eb2f1 gently to bring 1689c1add5 him back to 7fa38e4792 his senses. “Kid, just 4e4e5596ed go on 197fbeb2d8 in,” the 40bfc20a3f driver said, 037153e98b leaving him 1d9408a224 at the 1a2225c3f5 hospital entrance.bd0ec348364755b2

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Without even realizing 1c18cc8feb he hadn’t paid 6946706852 the fare, Haerang a91a9b4423 stumbled toward the c4efca8ca4 hospital. What happened after c4e2d07207 that was a 923275f1a4 blur.e786d35414db5338

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