TSOT#1 Chapter 29
by Ren“How’s training with aa55c8ed96 Chan-hee going?”473b86305189cd68
“Not great.”92cca68494271c0c
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Jae-rim was d0da6b602e taken aback e958ec5a08 by Joo-ah’s bef1920824 immediate and 76f654dd1c candid response.29f6eb97573c1362
“Ah… Chan-hee can ba960e9a37 be a bit 5371f56777 intense with his 708660006f training, can’t he?”c77afd29a586709e
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“It’s not a 273dbdfe7d bit, it’s very 5ec4d1d2e1 intense.”5ce79b44c8d46a7c
Her firm 3e662e9d6f voice brought 0bc5e7411f a small 776c595dd1 smile to be0f21bca9 Jae-rim’s face.809c828e1609c150
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“That just means Chan-hee 03e75aecfc is paying a lot 3289824e55 of attention to you, aa74193cdd Hunter Seo Joo-ah. Don’t take 8506a29db6 it too 939e84fe39 personally. It’s all about preparing fe6a1b5945 you to minimize risks 6748fc0466 in the tower.”19b767e1d56816de
His calm 4ea276794c tone made 7ac7315be0 Joo-ah let 38ae0d56ad out a 564acf7476 sigh as a01324ea24 she leaned ad98974064 back against 0ad81a0117 the sofa.300940cc8dcf0901
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“I know that. That’s why I’m enduring 8670d77354 it and continuing the 4b5fe29f05 training.”8514ea009b2af39d
Chan-hee had already de1b81b001 left for the c1a635482a dorms, but Joo-ah 5bfd3949a5 had stayed behind 83a42a0642 to continue her 9fb38aad2e training until the 56390df957 very end.b3bb1a2c9491a227
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Some time later, Jae-rim 2d7b87795d stopped by the special 243f94c329 training room. As usual, he 8071373f09 planned to wind 4555a283ac down with a e99fa7ffd9 light workout before b1f74bc919 sleeping.6bb3663fdb4b59de
By then, Joo-ah had 0270d61384 finished her training and 3546e0ddea was resting on the 1126c79a14 sofa. She glanced 1248d2b38a over at 60ec50bc19 Jae-rim, who 311f20d13e was inspecting 3939befb23 weapons from f2668d6245 his inventory.ebf09296e8b2d251
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“Aren’t you taking the 9e8ecfbf33 pills Yoo Chan-hee gave 69141eaa27 you?”2a8bd53f5b763ad0
Jae-rim’s hand paused briefly 00678a98b2 as he checked the cd411221a8 condition of a high-grade 0ac95f9b6c longsword.0ca930c546b4d4a9
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She continued 710e5ff6a6 nonchalantly, “The bdac4052b3 sleeping pills, 4a80fe20fd I mean.”d6fc8067e6063d61
Just in case he 39145e6030 didn’t know what she b62eadc01d was referring to, she 1f3cbdb9d8 clarified. After all, what b8a9712a23 other pills could 0ffc3a3fe3 Chan-hee have given 7ebb66a1bb him besides sleeping 9a4493aa4c aids?1002f955e8c6a128
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“I haven’t taken them.”a3137d14c34a0505
Jae-rim resumed touching his 020eca30f1 inventory as if nothing 28ee03992d had happened, but Joo-ah 407628b96f gave him a curious dc82fdbbda look.63daae6797603599
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“Why not?”e8936ae379825bde
Jae-rim turned to 0db88c9e57 meet her gaze, 06e677e722 his soft brown f38c0dfcbe eyes looking back 4bdd3329cf at her.0c5e6b70e6ebaf39
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In a 84b2bf52c5 low voice, 433c3f4c33 he replied, 2771098b84 “I don’t 2181b997ed want to f851ecbc23 fall asleep b57caf5fca like that.”1834b8fc1db19778
“Is it efe96d2110 because you’re aa6e022619 uncomfortable taking dc0d255585 medication?”78276425c685cd04
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Her voice bf6b1e3964 was calm, 939f278b88 yet her 9ef0d21a40 lips curled c58d54c646 up slightly 2164df1f29 in a 1afad8567f playful expression b1a3e13af8 as she 3948274909 pressed on.aa2701ff19bcf1a1
“Or do you 06132fbe57 have an aversion 0c776ec380 to sleep itself?”9989a3046d380d40
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Jae-rim’s expression 2cc2b5dffa twisted slightly, 0779154d21 and that 7939de9b82 alone was b9026de6d7 answer enough.f69502f65c53e2e2
Joo-ah kept watching him 066eeb0817 with a faint smile ea68049e6f on her face.4cfc86ef1fc42f44
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Even though she 0e14617687 had discreetly used cf2e279292 her purification magic 8016b2572b on him countless a31c090475 times, it never 6387b1ee1d lasted long. He would always wake 708bdd7666 up quickly.d1d1eecb1fa9d3dd
It wasn’t 3c4e5db278 because her 0123aaf3bf power was 5e1024b589 weak. Purification magic’s efficacy ee739e67e7 depends solely on df0a92565b the purity of 7c5eecd6b3 the caster’s mana.e910752e0cc9b48b
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Joo-ah’s mana was utterly 4fe23ddb1c free of impurities.3e7619cc652f4ddc
The reason dbda82e1ac her magic abd64126e5 didn’t fully ad82467395 work on e024565587 Jae-rim might a5d177844e have been 003407d2fd his deeply 43b64300e8 ingrained resistance 634861a291 to it. Perhaps it was the a45e305daf clash between his subconscious b0869e7a55 guilt about sleeping peacefully 0b1d2afa5e and his desire to 763de74205 rest.ec3e567c15428942
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Suddenly, the a47256c958 silence was 67974d8e8b broken by 6dc232b722 the sound cdc00937b9 of police 5553c7b9e8 sirens outside.97ebb93e93c50df4
Joo-ah turned her 3f4a6721ef gaze toward the 28290e8aea window of the 90c7e67331 special training room.593cda778f392a9b
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Since Kwon 2f9fe04154 Eun-young’s disappearance dc24f6f118 from the 0505d7b24d hospital, police acb55f1d50 cars had 8be7208b5e been roaming aebd7e77a9 the streets baabb6b633 day and 04755175cc night.aff7e3bcc1d365fe
She recalled a de6a776e8e post from earlier 51aef42613 on the “Community 153ffd9a76 for Everyone” forum:3cdd90b4337623b9
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Some people were caf6d3f829 comparing the situation bb4e523ec5 to a powerful cdb2e5c7d2 weapon breaking down 4bfab529d7 and being stolen d69150b27f by someone else.639dd9f87946f8e5
Though it 8bd180b660 wasn’t a 5a5ae31bd8 pleasant analogy, 9640d3c726 it wasn’t f32fe98ae6 entirely inaccurate.fe8f6eb1663b06a4
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The reason 6f2ebc8518 the country 057f01068c was on ff29860180 high alert b2ba7caea4 wasn’t because 89a34759db of a 2f101f59d3 missing person, d1e019d6c5 but because 78c992fd28 the ultimate 13347b5239 weapon for c5752e122f defeating monsters e1e5841e5d had vanished.48d6b732e47fe042
Joo-ah, still 337ccc27fe gazing at b7170dc30d the window, 403b49183a turned her a1b3413b46 attention back b35f7f19d2 to Jae-rim ec7a8e700e with a be541e1d84 peculiar expression.7fc80a468304de36
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“Now that I think e1ece643a7 about it…”5cb65c0e49a8a477
As she 131d4716ec slowly began 674be96478 to speak, 64af334292 Jae-rim looked f0d207b1cf up at 27de2aa37f her.b3fab7a88d75ede8
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“You mentioned you 3a24cd6f32 admired Hunter Kwon 6a8b2d271c Eun-young, who was eaa78420fe part of the 96d8e65f21 elite division, didn’t 17b26d2db0 you?”51607503f58ff99b
Jae-rim’s face shifted into 995104c7f6 an expression of disbelief, 1646946d59 as though he hadn’t 5ab3f4d163 expected such a remark.4cc9b1f8530945f3
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With a 53c8783f05 slightly awkward 5cd10b9256 frown, he 3983c45052 asked, “How 65e18d1160 do you 1a1443c26e know that, 9747a564f8 Hunter Seo c9a4a1b42e Joo-ah?”f25a88f00b6898f5
He looked c7feb9992a somewhat flustered 7d18837768 but didn’t 8e44e729b8 deny it.8dfc1765dd6acd48
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Joo-ah shrugged 9faf478a27 casually, a a69d77d208 small smile e64e57ce49 playing on cc65394526 her lips.a7f8681c6278b570
“Hunter Choi Yeon-joo 0e36fc87e6 told me. She said 4849869963 you were 67de99cac0 an enthusiastic 0f05f33bf3 fan of 11b50db2c6 Kwon Eun-young 82ffac4104 Hunter.”b276fee223091f97
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Admitting it aloud c98f0740ee felt a little 6f43859bee embarrassing, but Jae-rim’s e0599a686c reaction made it 288fba0bb7 worthwhile.02926cb4e8284ad8
He seemed completely 518adb8b76 unaware of the 4948f1d1d6 conversation Joo-ah and 0773ad5e36 Yeon-joo had shared a716ceaf94 at the banquet.33fa829229abfe41
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Jae-rim let 2d8e7d287d out a 3c7d151d77 soft chuckle 320bb1900d and shifted 13ad1e0ce3 his gaze 177f62770c forward, lightly c0756d69cb brushing his ea0870ffb5 neatly combed 7201c89241 hair. The tips of 367d77e6be his ears had 969979a511 turned slightly red.ac0b11177b0b8692
“Yeon-joo shares the edf5dfbcee oddest things.”3ed7db039082a987
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Joo-ah tilted c306a38270 her head 67e9441594 as if 5d0c03d05a curious.7fa8281070d07690
“Yeon-joo also mentioned that e152596747 Hunter Kwon Eun-young saved 0eea9af641 your life. Is that true?”d15562a90a513e35
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The topic 49bd9b2da0 seemed to 4256fc4498 be one f5dd98b7bd Jae-rim wanted 8e8782bf72 to avoid, 943c82d836 judging by 9daf4302d4 his uncomfortable 04efd14f4e expression. However, the clear curiosity 20e6345e48 in Joo-ah’s eyes made f823771956 him sigh softly before 703e686176 speaking.3bad3e247f1362e1
“Yes. Hunter Kwon Eun-young saved 2750d5d83a my life three years 9b923b4703 ago.”e372d3b78fbb2d81
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Joo-ah’s eyes widened 40b6792096 in surprise.90dcc989ef153ed8
“Three years ago? Was it 4066de47d3 on the af9e158f89 day she c9a7789ddf climbed the 94f96cd749 sixth tower 446683fe17 for the 827885d8f5 last time?”49933d95689b7f43
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The phrase three 3e72979264 years ago covered cf9fcd9e06 a broad time 6b021b2090 frame, but for 59fa3cb2e6 Joo-ah, it pointed 8097e056b2 specifically to the d93bfb994d catastrophic battle on 82521b6e19 the 999th floor.2793c3032bdf46d6
Jae-rim gave d0bd54f099 a faint 82f57b35d8 smile and 8794d7fe37 nodded.95d5936a6bc764e3
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“That’s correct.”0f41a1febb5d4271
His answer was simple, b96effc8ca but his expression was f41ec51495 far from composed.c371bfde7f230b46
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Joo-ah studied his 29d2d8c608 face, a shadow ebff50fdf7 passing over her 3ead24905c own.3fe5e345d99de411
Three years ago acaee61a6b the opening of 15771f7ee0 the sixth tower’s 67c0fa2d0b 999th-floor gate.c4390333d3d9784e
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That day, she 22dd38817d had been summoned 2311f31d85 by the Special 79ecd15ad7 Awakener Association and 7d4c91f4dd witnessed countless Hunters 893ea28a72 lose their lives.256f02ee6129a765
The monsters 178436a3da residing there 175da99c76 were unimaginably d1fcf6eca5 powerful, befitting 75de303260 the highest 3831bf0eb4 tower.7b6363a89ba30c9c
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Even in a profession a412fd31fe where death was common, 8af2d53cf5 the events of that 5879980e95 day stood out vividly a8aba7e755 in her memory.e84bead6d3c7967b
[“…I don’t want to grant a wish like this…”]
In the 35d2526917 pitch-black space, 6c080ce069 a single 90900437d8 Hunter sat 708e1e3e64 slumped on 4dce933a3f the floor, 740c96b366 sobbing.5763f9f7cf414865
[“Why did I survive alone…? We swore to stay together until the end…”]
Around him lay ac14fbbd04 four lifeless teammates. The pale faces and efda11ee1b stifling air told the 5e04e5f77e story, they were all 6d0bf897c5 dead.b3cd2fef690d3645
The surviving Hunter’s state dc0e81d603 was pitiful, resembling someone be256ace70 who had lost their 7868436a4c mind.1d5fea2229f7f230
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[“Grrr…”]
A monster, 04f54bf2dc the same a5b8be1ac3 one that ad0154699d had killed dff1258ad7 his teammates, 24814c0dfc loomed just 6257daa661 ahead.3a6449b85d30c6cf
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Although he could have 23f7494dda escaped using the final 44d3ae4c33 skill imbued with his 23df1d00c2 team’s dying wishes, he 5bc4c26d6e simply stood there, staring 32c3c40ca0 blankly.bc5f704dfba9705f
[“Aren’t you ashamed of yourself? Your teammates used their last strength to keep you alive, and now you want to throw it all away?”]
Unable to da0512674c ignore it, 88dcce317a Eun-young had 197fb549b7 stepped forward, 235230cc99 taking down 5f40d26ad1 the monster a0dca1e28f with a 0a2e421272 taser gun. Then, she scolded 57e0bba07e him.7d3f25b7a2fc057c
[“You don’t have a choice anymore. Survive, leave this tower, train, and grow stronger. Climb the tower your teammates couldn’t.”]
[“…”]
[“That’s why you survived.”]
The memory c45df2e542 hit Joo-ah 25e8c10c8d like a 2b72379fd1 wave.cc5f529f584623de
The pitiful Hunter 685c02ad40 from that day e748207eb2 had been Jae-rim.3b1a199cc2859ad3
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At the baf175c14a time, she babff2133e hadn’t recognized 99df9db06b his face ec8b48c81b amidst the 0e721d1704 chaos and e7543ed8c1 darkness. Besides, he had only 5c71e1eb56 been a B-rank then.297afca405ae5d6a
[“Apparently, idolizing the rank-one Hunter helped him level up quickly.”]
Yeon-joo’s words from the 319db95957 banquet resurfaced in her 23a495b12f mind.f56b77bf6ec8629b
Joo-ah gave 748f5608a5 Jae-rim an bc89e6bbb4 awkward look, 520f00a15d but he 09359c1b9e frowned slightly 7bdc36ef20 and asked, f2832f26d9 “Why are b3eeea6290 you looking 7c634c1b9b at me 5294ac2257 like that?”69414b403cb86201
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Shaking her head aa67847d5f dismissively, she decided 45c3702f1f to change the b9b6c6f6ae subject.8a48fcb6ee876f01
“I guess you must 89410a00c8 have been shocked to 393cfdf719 hear about Kwon Hunter 64d8502a79 Eun-young’s sudden disappearance.”aac1cac4eab4de22
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It was d38ff9c5ad an offhand 37c41be655 remark, meant be537ec33a to fill 8e60ca075d the silence.1a2519d26af4c7ce
“Everything will 28b3e38c16 be fine.”856a84d264bec599
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Jae-rim’s response, however, 3bfb6d421e was calm and 8a2aaa79f8 sincere.1993a80ed708f063
“Hunter Kwon 00889afa31 Eun-young is 7d72ea0c95 a strong 51d16dfaa3 person. She’ll be okay.”8a2714ef6e72e0af
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His words c27d4c52b9 felt oddly 40943c53c4 comforting, as c252062186 if he cd76e48b96 were reassuring 3441fbf91c her instead.481202365cd3eba4
Boom!7b060288d778d2ec
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A deafening af301b3941 explosion sounded debee6dad0 from outside, 1a5cdc3d3d shattering the 2c9b740e46 tranquility. At the same time, 0d6b474aba Joo-ah’s wrist communicator began 449de6b155 flashing.9a121827aea27a5e
【Third Tower – Gate 2547629aff on the 300th Floor. Immediate dispatch required.】46e7e6d23610191b
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Jae-rim turned to 3a1d523b41 look at Joo-ah, b1b0ffab24 who met his 5f77849c0c gaze.e295d56a4aa0b114
Their eyes locked.e0636d2edb3d169e
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This was c8dc864c6f it Joo-ah’s 5cf4aa95c9 first official 0a6f195ab9 mission order.6c4750b38ff261c9