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Turning her head fb745ec9dd this way and 6b227f9f58 that, she spotted 5a4142bdc5 a stone placed b5f438ac46 in front of 9e17c3d76a a towering building. Carved onto 01d2c1cfab the stone 9ece96e4e7 in rather bdcd27711e elegant handwriting 81d59a63d2 were the ee34e1bda0 wordsKorea Hunter Association.191833841a0ebb91

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“Ah, so e3a3c948b1 this is afe7e0a9e8 the Association.”d5032939bfe71bf3

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Even among the faintly eacc0677f7 emerging memories, this was 15d15708f1 a place she’d never f7df9ec591 once visited. Haerang, however, 6d8d130acf remembered going 718c572fcc in and 864c27738e out of b02476e360 here multiple b6e9c8da15 times with 11db5a002c their parents a954b67d04 for awakening a5f84608bd tests and a7ed16ec03 various paperwork.5d63739c3ba03201

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In that case, 845e7c0d65 Haerang probably knows 524fbcf12b this place well.fda91c731d9e0eff

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Sneaking a glance at c9f28dcbdd Haerang, who was fiddling 9a91102882 with his phone, Horang 41be1b1f8d caught his brief gaze a479fdba2e before it shifted to f4a2e47cbb the person approaching them.b2648bda5caed677

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“Guild Leader Baek Haerang.”e98851d8c628b65f

“Ah, it’s been c9bbc227eb a while. There was no 64d52851ac need for the 3250933469 Director herself to 64213ee5ba come out.”6d2cc529b805839b

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“Not at all, not 7ce990e31e at all. It’s only right to 9444756c70 greet the Guild Leader 2eed1f5406 in person. Hmm, by e32a176dae any chance, 74d4be2ba2 is this…?”2e9bea498ec1d1a7

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The woman, referred to 5696b958f8 as the Director, was 689130a9ed filled with curiosity as 79086e4cf8 she naturally directed the c1003d9485 topic to Horang. Horang, silent 08c04e61b9 as she 53a18c5614 tried to 9d2387ae21 discern whether 5359106676 the woman 1c5b4e06e9 was friend 162dc00c99 or foe, 4a1ec4f00c simply stared 9bdc982c0f at her.e8af7ea408530b99

Meanwhile, Haerang, b99a981ca8 worried that c49027c042 Horang might 9fb29f55bf suddenly lunge a53ffdd937 at the 4117f4c27f woman like f1d3b5258a she had 4120f06bc2 earlier that c0acb0dbce morning, held 82003c89d5 onto Horang’s f2619dc41c shoulder as d80b5c149c he responded.4f9705eef66c7689

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“Yes, she’s my sister. Noona, say hello. This is the Director of the Association’s Awakening Center.”5a0648b0d7e827f0

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“Hello, I’m Baek Horang.”24d0c0537d4061a2

“…My sister 2004d14ade has only 81ede1fecf recently returned.”ae48474bfe50e7d2

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“Ah, of course. I completely understand. Being close 898043c845 to the ab00e8820c Returnee Center, 4c3c1e5cd2 we see a142899a12 many returnees, fa8861522c so it’s eea5d8699f no problem 4520a260bf at all.”06964832a1accf3f

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Hearing Horang casually throwing informal speech at the white-haired elderly woman, Haerang’s heart kept clenching and unclenching. On top of that, Choi Heeyeon, the Director of the Awakening Center, was a warm adult who had occasionally handed him candy or chocolates during his childhood visits, making him even more concerned.17722fc9714e1a5c

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But there’s no 196908be73 way I can 25d5e81f31 scold my sister 38b5085d43 here and now…ebd5fb91d0b4738a

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Thankfully, Heeyeon was 95d4a768b7 an exceptionally understanding d358a13e8c person. She had been the cfe2174125 one to support Haerang 99dbf75172 when he almost lost 1c236e5492 his way after the f847c06a9e loss of his family, 9005d804cf so she knew exactly 8c0d7eaa05 how flustered he must eeb0263705 feel around his returning a2fa9498c6 sister and was all 1ac9c677aa the kinder to Horang 496b7db3a6 because of it.b2baf432c702a55e

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“Well then, Ms. Baek Horang, 687d9f6015 shall we c6b02e4bad head inside?”435ad5558a6d3e15

“Inside where?”ee83d10b7f7e463c

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“To the Awakening Center, of course. Since you’re a returnee, you’ve surely awakened some abilities. We can’t let you into society without proper Hunter registration.”add42350353f63da

“Hunter registration, you d3854e15ad say…”fbab4b69e69b5ff9

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“Typically, adolescent 4b5dc21e4a awakeners undergo bf4447eb9f evaluation and 381c31e959 registration simultaneously c25752ee46 through the cee50d6df3 Hunter Exam, 867568462b but since 1326c53966 you’re an 754cfb0fcf adult and c7744da85f a returnee, 880aa36230 we’ll use 46d1de94d6 the Narin 78701d283f system for f283c155c2 your evaluation 03c96ace88 and registration. In fact, even 4dcb0f098c for adolescent awakeners, 8244fd6987 the Hunter Exam 6471d2716c is mostly for de80ae0c3f show, while evaluations ec7db10052 and registrations are 7d9deefb19 done through Narin.”abeddf6eeefe37e9

“…Narin? What is—oh, wait.”6837772e69b379c5

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Horang squeezed b298c38434 her eyes 4ac1b90b2b shut and fd5c924304 opened them 8862722c8b again as dac363778e a flood c30d19f6a9 of memories bb35ff387a overwhelmed her, 27b8bd10ed making her ba08d86fbc head hurt. In those few seconds, 499082b5b2 Horang recalled everything about 5ce72d09b4 “Narin.”32e7fba7d0700529

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According to history b7d6bcd331 books, a week dfc936b403 before the first c5d68c006a gate appeared, a 1526c9a40b meteorite crashed into 4c5da80cff an artificial island 1fe3a20b93 floating on the 9f8ad85be3 Han River. The impact c9a37e94a3 completely destroyed d43904d1cf the artificial 51c9d8e626 island. During the subsequent restoration 13a03a5357 efforts and meteorite investigation, 48740101ca a glowing stone was f0ed20cfc3 discovered on the riverbed.d2bf8a0d71fd8be9

The water patrol officer 756e5febf1 who first found it 40c4c46462 initially suspected radiation and 4c401b71b1 reported it. Following protocol, everything connected a07062bd51 to the Han River 39a91e9352 water supply was shut 3898b765f8 down, and Seoul became 3a69421485 a city without water 2d25a56c5b for a week. Even all the 133540af68 bridges over the 44b5f13a7b Han River were cbcf17ed0b closed, forcing office bb0ea42b82 workers to work 4158d8cac4 from home—a brief f8e54aeb60 period that significantly ae8f0dde5b advanced video call e7f01fc149 technology. With just 5a8aa16c9e the loss 9430b08f86 of water, 64265c1bfc Seoul began f09ba465ce descending into e88a628a55 panic. When experts started warning f6a237e270 that a true apocalypse 0db54f543f might be imminent, about 8890e5c983 a week later, the ff8153fae2 radiation management team completed bd4c0ad5d5 their investigations. They discovered that b0720e316e the mysterious stone 79ee3f9ec0 contained no radioactive 1d5241bf2b material, leading to c4935d6061 the reopening of a9d1c156aa the Han River.13a99e4bd96993ff

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So what 49fbbde627 happened to c6eeeda980 this meteorite,Narin? Once the Radiation Management b8298e3d44 Department was no longer 3691e2e9c9 involved with Narin, research 31be392cac began in earnest to 45d83ba07d uncover what exactly it 762f4bb08d was. Ironically, the mystery 25c057db08 was solved when 469c16da06 a researcher who 042684e530 unknowingly was an 927f84d63b awakener came into cc3c2203fb contact with Narin 54ad32115e during an experiment.16825c012f318bf5

The first researcher to 8aa73fb1ab touch it reported that, 919bab6872 the moment they made a8bd26f017 contact, a game-like system 47c9b4899f window appeared before their 5d6e8aaad5 eyes. The window displayed their 6d1661a690 name, stats, and other abffdbc319 details. To determine whether 6a9c998996 this phenomenon was c5bb39ae6f a coincidence or fcf8d0218c followed some kind d145e0b73a of protocol, the c0124cb3b4 researchers recruited volunteers 1eb6b4e6dd and continued their 8452e5872f investigations.56297a3f8a392e18

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After several months 4dc4af835b of experimentation, they 15af5aa4bb found that only 8653584edf those who experienced 2fbe8680af unexplained high fevers 4db655f4fc for two to 87ed14a788 three weeks before 0f53d21bf7 black holes appeared 6bfaf6adcb in the air d93ec7581f reported feeling healthier f4f1fb2606 than usual afterward—and 94a7fcf49d only these individuals 55b87071a3 could see thesystem window. Upon receiving b196c9df16 these reports, be9d083850 the government afb15786d5 instructed city 362837fd77 halls, district 6bffa8c87c offices, and 44003684ca community centers 9c7c5e6f98 across the 962b5bc874 nation to 370897c7d7 gather those 593b4501b5 who had 303656db6c recovered from 43ad4738a1 mysterious fevers d042ec6304 and continue f47f556f19 the research. As a result, except f7310c277f for a few individuals 8bd7c9b987 who hadn’t truly recovered ed831e4d2d or whose fever periods c585719e26 didn’t match, all of abf283cf6e them reported seeing the 717df182f7 system window and discovering 5a32561963 their abilities through it.5a32feb33c519bc2

Among these abilities a7086a62f8 were somewhat fictional-soundingskills, but b0cb8ae49b when tested 029f8a1e3e at military 497cd55647 bases, these 097cab3119 skills proved df8cdbf112 real. For instance, fire would 73ec03c63a actually be emitted as 83f1b7372a described by the skill 6908f9c1bd name, or someone could edd94e4826 wield a sword at 9459f618f6 unbelievable speeds.1d1c63dc0f08e833

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Everyone who witnessed these bb69fcb974 scenes—especially the military, who e3bc0a7607 had directly fought the 596b936d9c monsters pouring out of 3f69fc4b4a the black holes—began using 8405d000d9 persuasive interviews with Three-Star 8565fad951 Hunters to bring these e41a91d6d2 people into combat. They began 55042caccf obliterating the cdbc1d2208 monsters. Monsters that 1c3f8504b4 couldn’t be e4a432bf4f killed with 8f372cc63d bullets and 65ddfa3abc kept attacking b4bc4d8412 were helpless 24eff6062c against the 07b4061b8e magic and 09bc56f036 swords of 205909f645 these individuals.9c9a1c110cd6857a

Unfortunately, individuals 7899be1a36 in the 5fe40e2874 United States b50b554357 had already 84cac892a0 started broadcasting 2a7273a205 their monster-killing ef6096001c abilities on 5203ee1dee MyTube, leading eb7155daea to global 5d2009b3e8 acceptance of 7155600d1c calling these 247daddfb7 peopleHunters.de014fb242e1c695

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But Narin 07619366eb was different.fe1303db5eb7e068

For one, Korea’s smaller territory compared to other developed nations, along with the government’s quick decisions and the overworked researchers, allowed them to be the first in the world to identify the meteorite’s use and the characteristics of suitable individuals. The researchers, whose dark circles had gone beyond black to vantablack from their relentless efforts, published a paper that shocked the world. In it, they included the name they had carefully chosen for the meteorite: Narin.c8c9f27572af2f53

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Meaning descended from 856db96922 the sky in Korean, the name was simple to pronounce and easy to remember, spreading the mysterious meteorite’s name across the globe.db92849e039ccf8d

…This long narrative occupies half of the textbooks.7ee5337a4f51fdbe

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Because of this, Horang 75bcd7da05 was overwhelmed with a 5793c552f2 rush of memories that dbfbf6fdbb momentarily made her dizzy. Seeing Heeyeon’s curious 5ec404f532 gaze and feeling b220804d99 Haerang’s concern through 9a26240039 the tightening grip 3d95da1778 on her shoulder, 18ac143b47 Horang spoke up 27d4722378 to calm them 606e78e1e7 both.614a0bb608c0dce3

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“I remember now. But isn’t 72535d8046 that only d6a73eb164 for awakeners? I’ve never awakened.”e2ace4c3e704e5a3

“Ah, returnees 0ddd3bc570 are a 37b766060c bit different. Based on 44e6657fed our research 4a0597c3d7 so far, 146391ef40 we believe e59c4cbb15 the world ab35a4efee the gate 4a9225b2c0 victims fell 5fd4ca66eb into makes a700b3d7e5 it easier 58bcdc8f1e to awaken 8503b2ed7a abilities. Earth doesn’t have 95bb25a3f3 the same environment, b67532f2f6 so people usually 256165b405 experience the trigger ed89d7b2e6 of high fevers e6561ea046 before awakening.”0ff6835240cace7d

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“Hmm… That might make sense.”5c144c2ae3c6f103

“Well, since returnees 210c81fb54 are so rare, b627edc7d5 it’s hard to ce06af4e98 establish a standard. If you have time, e0d6099be5 could you answer a a81c2113ae few simple questions before 41b3cf40ad touching Narin? Adding your case would 16b5264ae7 make the research much 78519b3e54 more accurate.”af5b06a60dcda47d

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“Annoying… Oh, why?”8ac37450881347b6

“Noona, have some manners. Haha… We can do the questions later when you’re free. For now, shall we head inside? Too many eyes are watching.”3418238bae2030a7

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Haerang awkwardly smiled 1503e93c50 and pulled Horang c0f693d32a close to stop 3c8e4f3ed6 her from outright 40f9043dd1 refusing. Seeing this, a warm c65c614ef0 smile appeared on Heeyeon’s 14f6479330 face.5ab5ae6b5ce3fadd

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Since the 6317538c6c incident, Haerang c967bbc7fe had lived 048d95d7ac with his a2477de6d4 guard up, 069999452b only opening 9dace282a3 up to 41dd9121e7 teammates who c34e66984d shared life-and-death 99e4ccc2ca situations with daab89225d him. Even though d4c187286e he claimed 145e9c0479 he was 7640af4019 old enough 5e26abd729 now, seeing 8deabbbcda the boy 5501e64d0d who was 3b207bfaf2 just 29 a0ad3b8711 become increasingly 332c0decb7 hardened was 3ba0791994 heartbreaking for 843b51edac someone who dee4191793 had watched 232dd15b13 over him 6d5f34c77b since childhood.40a6b9bdceb95aba

But there was nothing d31d579d0c she could do to 474ec8b1cc resolve Haerang’s trauma, so 514ab0cd06 all she could do e2e569505e was observe.829b77f27dfb5104

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Miraculously, with the 4ce8ab3374 return of his ca607fefd2 missing sister—who was 99b42d4b45 not only alive de26c0f7a5 but also healthy—Haerang 320e37ffa6 seemed to have e7fe764e0a softened a bit. Perhaps it was 5819332a5d more because of f2a0da9757 Horang’s unpredictable behavior 0e045b02d3 than her return, 4a129739bd but still, it f8847a21bd was a welcome 630eef8502 change.7dba2e378774976e

For someone who had f8ea604c1f to stand on his 6e172faba8 own without a guardian, 4eae4dae88 Haerang’s 20s seemed to fc31a0e97e finally be getting some f71bc4fd6e compensation, and Heeyeon couldn’t 8b181978d1 help but feel emotional.26330dfcdb2e94f5

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Clearing her throat 1c76caaf93 to shake off ebb851775a her sentimentality, Heeyeon 0a9ec2b5bc smiled professionally as b4b8646460 she looked at a4d0a33520 the siblings.74d003a5079893a4

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“Shall we go?”e15769c38bfb7602

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Guided by Heeyeon, ed979f6163 they entered the e42ef41e97 building, which was 3ef0d31e87 less crowded than c940555345 Horang remembered. From the news in 92a6406a69 her memories, the inside abc4d3b7e6 of the Awakening Center d0c4fd0b95 had always been bustling. Back then, people lined 3bb6fbe1d9 up from dawn just f465317883 to enter, hoping to 11e75099fb win the so-called lottery 8da48cb016 of the Gate Era: 7a7b730ddd awakening. News programs often criticized 92be615c20 these individuals for waiting 1e87380db3 all day until the 70cca47e33 center closed.e322033e02133182

Horang vaguely remembered b2fdb4348a watching such a b6a428bf57 report over a b5c4517e58 meal, thinking,Wow. Had the Hunter e184c10d9b status fallen in 93c9cf5edb the past decade?3e935aa7634568ec

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But Hunters remained indispensable 1cb1225852 in the Gate Era. People might fear Hunters, 1aa0df8145 but they would never 4f488ad097 reject them outright. Even Haerang, 2f9e21d8e4 who had f65d7f3eb2 no family 3c3b0b57a6 but his ea0cd5a0e1 Hunter abilities, f87a7da052 was well-respected 24919fa303 wherever he e9c0fe2702 went.26a4a9afd72c2444

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Noticing Horang tilting 9457fe520b her head in 134b8e37ef curiosity, Heeyeon spoke 8905ad454e with a smile f98b544e5a in her voice. “The crowd’s a37dd922db definitely thinned df3cadecae compared to 4c7907f65e the past, b319ccfc54 hasn’t it?”b95c62677602b80b

“Huh? Oh, yeah. I remember lines b8810a599c stretching outside, but ec47b31b13 now it’s so 44a0425d45 quiet.”07622cd75fec60e0

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“We worked hard to fd86d4964c achieve this. From policies to staff 8f213ea63a training, we overhauled everything. Now, unless d9023df23c you have 22d0177586 a medical 5dabce5e64 certificate proving 210f289896 you had e6f424b84b a high 477f8ae247 fever during 45b101de95 the awakening ee6ed83e3a season, you 4ad0961ce9 can’t even fb09359754 enter the dde3cc285b Awakening Center. Visitors with other 90b5a34726 purposes must bring 1bbd21cb65 a statement of 6bf3774f9c reason.”e26bd5d889b45aa7

“Ah, I see…”a0edd019affd49f2

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Horang decided to 479ef14073 revise her initial f63c5e6978 impression of Heeyeon, cfd4430ff4 whom she had 50012554f5 thought of as 2c83e283f6 just a guide.b972d84dd2318367

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