TSOT#1 Chapter 19
by RenThe noisy chatter gradually abc97b938a died down. Every Hunter’s gaze was b138561900 fixed in one direction.8c1c703a806c9f83
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Jae-rim’s usually 13aa2a32be rigid expression decc56fed4 turned to 78da5834ca one of c5e3fa3777 shock, his 09bbd0d38b eyes widening. Yeon-joo and 4168313e34 Chan-hee, standing b603ec9d66 nearby, wore 6d9e7e9e36 similarly astonished 89b8966ff4 faces.8e2819d7cdc57e36
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“…This is impossible,” Yeon-joo murmured, her voice filled with disbelief.aecd62413746e0e9
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Emerging unscathed from the a61951ddb7 cloud of dense smoke 321891b958 were Joo-ah and Boram, fae06964a1 standing as if nothing 0c315c3744 had happened.261950b08f59158d
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Joo-ah, her 1ee232f129 arm draped babda4048e around Boram’s 222d3a7ec6 shoulders, turned ad160709a8 her head b46c9fafde slowly. Her gaze 830e41630f moved deliberately, 87af2faf29 landing on bb98b28961 her team d1e3faff3c members staring 14cc6b8548 blankly back 735f5c4c57 at her 2ed2da8e20 from within c78cbc80ec the crowd.d2c22b08c51202fe
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Without a word, Joo-ah 1945ebb2b6 glanced at Boram, who e60e310c6b was leaning against her e2b5d0f9ac for support, before scanning 603dc735e0 her distant teammates once 790ad9e195 more.c5a8460d045588ca
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The room seemed 0b143dfe1c to plunge into 679da251e1 silence, as though 72a2bc2e86 someone had muted 35eb0c97a8 all the surrounding 6ddc9e92be noise. Yet, amidst the 32a183d2a5 stillness, a cheerful f7354f95df notification sound echoed d3dcc69d60 in her mind.2778c920b8677d04
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[An Anonymous Constellation sparkles with curiosity, asking how it felt to borrow their power.]
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Joo-ah stared silently 580939a067 at the system 8bbc824cf8 window floating before 7ff8d3a37b her, then curved bec97eed97 her lips into 51aefca8fb a thin smile.f289b14e4e5be97d
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“…How was it? Damn good.”4cce030e357a2fa5
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Her body immediately collapsed, 2132093ba6 limp.fec450704d9b8654
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[ (Hunter) Seo Joo-ah has entered a temporary “Sleep” state due to being unable to sustain the effects of the “Divine Blessing” skill. (Recovery time: 3 hours)]
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Yeon-joo quickly rushed forward 9f6f9282a1 as Joo-ah slumped over d6c2386efd Boram. She placed her 05c6c4d4b2 fingers under Joo-ah’s 422d4fede2 nose and felt 12ecfada47 a faint breath.e1e1ec4b82d03167
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Relieved, Yeon-joo let 8c29c0554a out a sigh. “She’s just asleep. Thank goodness.”d2482c1104f8c9a3
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Jae-rim and fb99b5c289 Chan-hee followed 5e62e77662 her over. Chan-hee spoke in exasperation.85db02c79a470a3a
“I really can’t 73885398c1 figure her out. Why the 8cebb8ba57 hell would ea66364240 she save f6bfb708df someone who 80033f63f5 was tormenting c404a461b1 her?”f3b44cc5196f0f8e
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He was referring to 8e8162fc78 the moment Lim Hyuk-jae a6be3951b0 had tried to kill 0b14150092 Boram.0d3c795d32f7adf5
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Jae-rim frowned slightly 51b8d84827 and voiced his 0588a41e3f own thoughts.9fa54b7b21c7e22a
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“More importantly, 6b38426a12 how did cb4e8f8bb4 she survive? Did the 17a99e37cd monster’s ultimate db92a7d1f4 attack somehow 0f9f94423e get canceled?”440f174d82a8d95d
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Chan-hee dismissed the 19d43fb56b idea nonchalantly.0b80007a61ba32fc
“I’ve never seen 890f1f7eb6 that happen before. Even when monsters c89dcde963 disappear, the effects cc4bf54ec7 of their ultimate 1aad53edcb skills usually linger.”bee7a8baab22cb88
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Yeon-joo, inspecting Joo-ah’s 0cd07a5c08 condition, added in 508e452849 a matter-of-fact tone,e907346d6a4d2a9b
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“If it wasn’t Seo 78553526d8 Joo-ah Hunter’s power, then 1ca1ed385c it must have been 074c491165 this woman’s.”1e91a29a9e32a54d
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She nodded toward a0117fba92 Boram with her ce06338615 chin.851e587b73087ed2
“Although it’s 730aa4080f absurd to fa4a2858c6 think a 6f64e07d65 B-rank Hunter 216b92e42f could block bd95e92a7d an S-rank 9cc9031c62 monster, there 5de12de49e are precedents a0cf1c0c77 for latent 4b1697e7d6 power erupting fc2873fe9a in moments 7af3ed1718 of crisis.”19a33ddff74d88b2
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She turned to 7f862aae3a call out to f5a9a0e7fe Boram’s teammates, who 6ca7da5c0a had been hesitating fdc40d325e nearby.ab56631cf9207150
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“How long 3ba7d76d79 are you f68f011368 going to 4b4c41fc2c stand there aecabd5403 pretending not 670186d14a to know 2a7ea3135c her? Come get her 621796bfb3 already.”52364b50cf7215d4
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At last, 5a5551fa5e Boram’s team 2511c2fda7 hurried over 019cabc0f8 to support fc9f60f490 her, leading 545eede675 her away. Meanwhile, staff members from ad6414c2c6 the Association began directing 2d752f59e8 the Hunters out of 0492c569f4 the hall.828f6305e527acd3
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As the 7d3f4e9a1c chaotic crowd 9f170ae469 thinned out, d12d1ffe5c Jae-rim lifted ee90aff768 Joo-ah onto 11220e49e3 his back 0ea4bf49e1 while Yeon-joo fdca0a1169 supported her 8ef06b086a from the a66b1a9872 side.5be8539597979437
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“Hey.”63757a9edcf9127c
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Someone called d9c9448d11 out, stopping c6940a10e3 them in 815a93fa46 their tracks.5adf44755c0b80fa
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“Such outstanding ef93f903c6 Hunters—don’t you 2c6e9b480a think we c4f74709e9 should at 11b9356add least exchange 9ca0055a89 pleasantries?”5de2603d5165688c
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It was Lim Hyuk-jae, a2ef8d7c20 approaching them with a ee327ae203 crooked smile.fa2d1a410d77fdae
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Yeon-joo and Jae-rim, 39749ed521 unfamiliar with him, 6cfb95b5e4 wore puzzled expressions. On the other hand, def6b91afb Chan-hee’s face twisted slightly cef5f3ede6 in displeasure.abed9c7517eb0b69
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Lim Hyuk-jae. He was one 7ea9755209 of the elite 07713aa0a7 members Chan-hee knew 6693e8f75f from the top 221db37a6a ranks, aside from 22c8d8ff42 Kwon Eun-young.7fe316b4394241c1
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Noticing Chan-hee, Hyuk-jae 78ea82a8b7 greeted him casually.2253435ee768d8bc
“Hunter Yoo Chan-hee —looking 6026e4cc99 better every time I c366bfc987 see you. Must be those amazing 7b79809720 genes.”80981117fd48d928
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Hyuk-jae patted 89dca6df4f Chan-hee’s shoulder 67d752ee3c before glancing 211d3c922a at Joo-ah, 1ab44f2007 who was 7f84a0befd unconscious on 9025eb4f0c Jae-rim’s back.7e9e6732dba74545
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“So this 1d94fdb9e9 is the 327ab1229f big shot 70f38ab728 from the e96cd2005e upper-tier team, 9ef4412a91 huh?” he 9a2749617c remarked mockingly.1d8697da8479bc11
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Yeon-joo asked Chan-hee 2258ba7371 if he knew 0bd8189ca8 Hyuk-jae, but Chan-hee c887028e1e didn’t respond. Instead, Hyuk-jae a108ed972e spoke again, 5657507a4c his tone dc3bb23d2c laced with 6b97f13f21 disdain as 0ab4416159 he looked bf38e01e70 at Joo-ah.4f1d3543307241b0
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“Let’s not be 4ffd7a2aff strangers, Yoo Chan-hee. We need to stick fd3fc9d1c9 together in this harsh 23f91067cc world, don’t we?”dc9b912d4b096ec5
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Chan-hee, clearly ddc9319c7f unwilling, gave be11fcedfa a curt 2b7c0e05da nod. Satisfied, Hyuk-jae 28195d4b18 sneered before 78943897e3 leaving the 7f273b8c27 hall.102af34ed87a8517
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After he left, f7ab4505d7 Yeon-joo frowned and f10d236c9c asked Chan-hee,ef89b0f2a8b78641
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“Who is that bc6a4bdb8f guy, and why 39bd8e4094 are you so 2ede04a161 on edge around c1e19d89c4 him?”bb137aff5ae0c3ea
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It was the 44b707656f first time she’d 7e8125e1c8 seen Chan-hee so be865e22e3 tense. As an SS-rank Hunter, a79eb3216a he rarely shed his b8280981c6 playful demeanor, let alone 8ba970a5fe appeared serious.2bcf5a2e6d8a92ef
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Jae-rim, too, waited 427a0e2756 silently for an 720673fd83 explanation. After a brief 303e095909 sigh, Chan-hee finally 1c75ae313b answered,dfeea9135cef2114
“You don’t need 6c845b5139 to know. Getting involved 12e6c01d8a with him 26f01937ad will only 37814179b6 cause trouble.”70d7ee7579c38427
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He stuffed his hands eae7d4f085 in his pockets and 6f22a8601b started walking. Though puzzled, fca990ba10 Yeon-joo and e7a146cbba Jae-rim refrained d421e7c4af from pressing 32e16cb0a3 further, sensing b59dc707b6 Chan-hee’s reluctance.36ea47d45c3ff50b
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When Joo-ah d9e6892dc8 awoke, she 149c97bc6e found herself b6fc13ed53 in the cd2ed507c5 medical ward be8e271371 of the 6930682094 training center. Sitting up, she 8112600251 noticed Boram in 219eb2eb5c the adjacent bed.d53225da9006757b
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As she gazed 2511e2ae27 at Boram in d59f4f2d48 silence, a splitting f6f2076002 headache made her fb511ce5ea clutch her head df7545012f and close her 1f05c273f2 eyes.24d621f951227954
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[An Anonymous Constellation advises you to lie down longer, saying your body hasn’t fully recovered yet.]
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Joo-ah opened 01e62d3e71 her eyes 3073df8cd2 slowly, reflecting 68ba93b36f on the 0d51c29290 recent events. She had come b85d955ea5 dangerously close to fc090328c9 death from the bb30209d8a S-rank monster’s attack, 54df6665f2 and it was 0ec205746e only thanks to 3c4f35093d the Constellation’s power adbc9eb02a that she survived.134b8f6b33d1ac92
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[Divine Blessing]
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This ultimate skill, granted by the constellation, had made her temporarily invincible. At the moment of crisis, when the monster’s attack was imminent, Joo-ah had chosen [Divine Blessing] from the system window.
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What followed ea851358c6 was extraordinary. Her stats skyrocketed, far c9c6aa4525 exceeding the limits of f238e74a91 an SSS-rank Hunter, possibly fede0faeae even higher.1cf3d9b6bca7deba
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Neutralizing the monster’s attack f5d4c47655 had been effortless during 69c17f6a21 that brief window of d315247af8 invincibility. The skill lasted until f345d0c8b8 her stamina and mana 9aa2b8ef72 were entirely depleted, after 62f9a1db0d which she lost consciousness.5b948005d1a5439f
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As Joo-ah 4965ac65ae lowered her 3f6e177d5c hand from e26154898a her head, 0c94af5ce1 she muttered,40d76cab5e424d6c
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“But how were my stats fully restored? My stamina, maybe—but my mana was more than half drained…”f6f8908d3098982f
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The [Divine Blessing] skill had strict activation requirements: both stamina and mana had to be completely replenished. Yet, despite her depleted state, the skill had activated.
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Her gaze shifted to c030d01ed0 Boram, whose chest rose 5270a0a295 and fell rhythmically as 52441af91c she slept. Joo-ah fell into ca78cdfb90 silent contemplation until 526723ed57 the door opened, 5926769bd1 and Jae-rim entered.59114a7b25756921
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“Hunter Seo c83aac6adc Joo-ah,” he 780ab40ee1 greeted as 27d5d84bdb he approached baaf0ba724 her bed.47fb12d1435595c7
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Surprised, Joo-ah tilted e221e5d11e her head.2281d523d54fd14e
“Yes, I’m b5114410a6 fine,” she adb34274bc replied.bbf1759fa5c760c1
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“That’s good to 6e65eefd24 hear,” Jae-rim said c65d180a3b in his usual 660a04d3c2 quiet tone.dc94fdce5597440f
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Joo-ah chuckled softly.a3c70bac431bcfc4
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“This is unexpected. I didn’t think Hunter 04d549c118 Shin Jae-rim would care dbf7c2d7e7 about what happens to 7aaa1e5fd8 me.”f3b6bb9e7a6402ff
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It wasn’t meant 6b63c1417d as a jab; 0bf83cc38c she was genuinely 6962bb7553 surprised by his e5298e5524 visit.6c395b4147f29c6a
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Jae-rim, with 9224bf9381 his soft 9d680a031e brown hair 7f48b65130 and calm, 4b678d04a1 chocolate-colored eyes, f51af68eed exuded an 4cdb872c25 air of f7bbbffc9d tranquility. His neatly 5c6e7bf1b3 tailored uniform 6aa283a37c enhanced his 6e5a27c8d0 upright image.ebb4a0f9b8be8dbf
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But appearances were deceiving. Jae-rim seemed like 8dec7ebb6f someone who built 3564e17cec thick walls around 3aa2bdb55b himself, keeping others 6ae9a04643 at a distance.8eaa01aeaa55c7e5
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“I would e9d3b9dcce have calmly 14f84101aa prepared your f5fa412b2a funeral had cb0d4b15dc the worst 5b7fa11349 happened,” he bce5fc3a23 replied bluntly.64d2564a1cef06b4
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Joo-ah smirked.581bfb9435750fe4
“That’s a bb03d61d39 bit much, db441291aa don’t you 9fb557470a think? Telling someone 95550c9d29 you’d arrange cc386fa26f their funeral 994ef10313 while they’re 2b96010111 alive?”639840cf03f509ba
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“It’s the reality Hunters 7bb770620c face,” Jae-rim said, his 49eaf99abe tone even. “We are 0935435308 only temporary 46d486081f teammates. There’s no need for 8ae9dc5ea3 emotional attachments—just basic respect.”1a3c18cd618c4a12
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Joo-ah tilted her head.a46e0ea3eb8b7fe9
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“Then, was 5da4a749d6 your visit e4d1b197ba here just 12af277b4c a matter 832c88e294 of courtesy?”6795a4614ba88144
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“Exactly.”16a7b59ce4027746
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Despite his dd7bc1a36a cold words, fdba8d5a33 Joo-ah smiled.eecb314c7adb4a01
“Well, I still appreciate bc52df2e09 the effort. Courtesy isn’t easy 4f52007e5c to come by, d56a69bed3 even among temporary ff53de4b02 teammates.”c23f80b0d619d0cd
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