TSOT#1 Chapter 32

The only plausible 917fa6053c location for the 616d1b40ae treasure chest seemed 11b0746d9d to be the 7ea1939530 path where Yeon-joo 826dbbd9fd was.b8173d9c24f23737

But another 45702f115b thought crept 8389a2ac98 into Seo 0379c98295 Joo-ah’s mind:5634d49062f2ce90

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What if it wasn’t f553de326a there either?3f31374a81cd76a8

So far, cbd1e3a523 none of 71f8d823e1 the team a5ac6e2b52 members had 5003d3a379 found a 0c612d5e57 treasure chest d21c29e65a in their d786be1266 respective areas. What were f166a5d944 the odds 8419d94a7c of one a2918ac4ff being where e1267e4b1c Yeon-joo was?7dee1f5e789105b4

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“Is there really 845cf9e14d a treasure chest ca84490e06 here?”42f2d278b3d1600a

Yoo Chan-hee spoke with b6381c7caa a face full of f7c5cd5c5b annoyance. Meanwhile, Shin Jae-rim extracted 3e0d644739 a magic stone from 762bba65e0 a monster Chan-hee had 1477940ede killed and handed it 856c921d4c to Joo-ah.14eaa993e03f4d4c

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Caught off guard, fb60d9410d she took it, 9de7160f09 then nervously glanced 38b92e1e96 at Chan-hee, who 24694eb615 gave Jae-rim an 2132bad8a9 incredulous look.1377ad698b4f412f

“Why are db2cd33837 you giving 5766454f76 the magic 68a33d1685 stone from 679dff3fd9 the monster a2749806fb I killed 6c38ab8c49 to her?”aaf230201357be7f

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“You don’t keep c23c518306 B-grade magic stones bf674f50f9 anyway.”a189819c42a4a4f4

“Yeah, but why give c084ef6816 it to her?”a3bda60cd2ccceb8

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“Better to 46f04ddb8c give it 6b66ddeb12 to someone ffe84eb00d who needs 66f4e85d2b it than 76178ecb6f to waste fa81eeaba7 it.”41b9f1c30e0fe693

Joo-ah, unfazed by Chan-hee’s dissatisfaction, activated the magic stone.402c130bf9f6b9db

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[Defense has increased by 4.]
[Defense has increased by 4.]
[Defense has increased by 4.]

Chan-hee looked at 0c6438fa16 her in disbelief.ffe1a2b31e71b9f1

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“Did you not aa472fd643 hear me just 85fae932e1 complaining to Jae-rim?”7ab5413ccbe2f1f9

Joo-ah replied nonchalantly.a052010594eab72d

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“I heard you.”6efec906d2867828

“And you still 4b66fa1314 used the magic 943f2ca6e1 stone without asking 33936b46de me?”060bd8c165a5ab3f

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“I’ve already 9b9e1d2828 used it, 541298e8d1 so I c1fa61af27 can’t give 3fcab94544 it back.”a32d04600888eb33

“No, seriously, 6ea8369a51 why would c0aa02e894 you blatantly d7a398f2e6 use the 324f01ebcb stone right 3386082ab6 after hearing 717106c7b0 I didn’t b04953affe want you c206a6e7e4 to?”f6c14b34f1833f4a

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Joo-ah answered with a 8235024675 sly smile.5fe66c1e2bb0a421

Jae-rim interrupted 6bb59529f0 the argument, f0aab67db0 glancing at 6dddb82850 the floating bd724e9d8b timer in 25aa4a841f the sky.a58742a5285f01bb

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“Time’s almost up. We need to solve d69e03f600 this quest quickly.”cbf26b6a9b6418ab

He started walking, prompting aa79fd95e3 Chan-hee to sigh heavily a8fc647cf2 and follow suit.3dcdf481476a1f29

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“This first c4934fa88d quest is 60591352eb unusually complicated b90bf9bc15 today.”0e9e8364ed7ae214

Lower-level tower quests were a0d5132078 typically straightforward. The higher one 3a2bc55b3b climbed, the more 40849dbfb2 complex the challenges fc9faedfdd became.51c49b4a8c652173

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But this fdfe33623b particular quest 7283cb4182 was unusually b91db47161 intricate, likely 9627253923 a prank 8f869a849a by the 34b3755c0e Storyteller to d10b201091 welcome the 08df6892e1 newcomers.1d3c8edec20ca250

“Hunter Yoo 6d6c0f9287 Chan-hee, did 3bd3cf3469 monsters appear 8fd011cf3a when you f73c8c4dcf tried crossing b977428a01 to another 144e267b33 path?”7909366a3ae4e79d

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Joo-ah’s calm voice 77af2da597 drew Chan-hee’s attention.879c2bf323f284ff

“Well, yeah.”b42e5346607a3809

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“It feels like the 5a502d3a3b tower is deliberately keeping df97a5d304 team members from meeting c5e4d80787 each other.”5e066bef57cf3c73

Joo-ah muttered indifferently.084113d890bdfbf0

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Was the 3dc3fd4914 treasure chest 74a6195d24 really just d4f90a897e a chest 9f6b21b109 filled with ea2601e5b9 common treasure?3e6aa9254bd776b5

No matter 6dc566ad4d how much 39a13a0cad they searched, c6b8c0f345 there wasn’t ac480a259c a trace 2db06cc349 of it.aca1cbae8d52b2ce

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“Perhaps…”6faec201f79435cf

Jae-rim suddenly stopped in e3272c6054 his tracks, his expression 75f491d499 hardening.d221b17a39034c0e

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“The treasure chest mentioned 8b9fc15eee in the quest might 73c6706d5d not be a literal 819612f80e chest.”1481d5a3395bac5c

Chan-hee offered 4e866bb61b a clearer 8679568875 explanation.ab9c81aa368fb7cc

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“For example, 6f8dbc67cd it could a5ec84a65c mean all 025c90fecd the team f6da5b195c members gathering 057e7c0486 in one 1144255bfb place.”b2c63242c0c7954e

Joo-ah checked the 7211c21f5d timer again.6483fb251771a50c

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[02:59]

Only about 2c19aa76be three minutes 3c79350edb remained.1b4bae902bf70172

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Chan-hee pulled cf028a32d4 out a 61082149ee massive sword bf25bf5b28 from his 4a26ebd4b4 inventory.0382671a3f33fb8e

The Dragon Sword, a a63090a3a8 weapon only SS-ranked Hunters 8285a9a537 could wield, was as 1fdd882524 powerful as the legendary 40acf95557 dragon it was named 49a1127dfb after.51a7a9c664903408

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With a single, 2e75c39feb swift slash, Chan-hee a0ef6e1d35 destroyed the towering 96b5ff95e7 wall of trees, d759f46a19 revealing a massive c969fd91ea monster concealed within.bee6c0f4caec2663

Its sheer size blocked 4050d5b0c3 their entire field of d7bf3d8ab7 vision, and its overwhelming bf214fea29 presence filled the air.16a7894150ef8f5e

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Level: B+
Attribute: Wind
Special Skill: Thorn d6bb6f2fa9 Vines
Note: This monster appears 2075ec7890 to have emerged from 1f6e5bf6bc the gate on the 1febaa58af 300th floor of the 2f75ed7adb third tower.1cba4e91ed13be62

Sensing danger, the 8b66b9bea8 monster amplified its 4ce644f5c2 magic, temporarily increasing e4be830160 its level.2b05010c8d4bb328

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Chan-hee clicked his 0c32e10ff5 tongue, clearly annoyed.915f5e1393f5e9fa

“I’ll handle this. You two 6334c351b7 go find c0fef4efb2 Choi Yeon-joo.”32abac80456bd6d1

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He charged b35c59b0de at the ca7f201068 monster, shouting 42c19db30a as he ec9afa206e went.57609bea66e5285d

Jae-rim and Joo-ah 7c672ad6e1 started moving quickly, 90c4f6098b but another monster 69ab85f292 of the same 4b627e98f7 kind emerged from c21b0ca2ef the trees.e2105e85e6a2a8b4

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One minute remained.3e5425fbe3175042

Jae-rim engaged 3284d4e1d7 the second 8438afa786 monster while 7fc411eefd Joo-ah scanned bc9a067c0c the surroundings.ab647d1c04f0a61c

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Then she 7ef7eb20f9 spotted it—a e68c589783 glimmer of 86974472c2 blue ice 3ccc85d656 crystals in 28ba5c3dc0 the distance.73badd2981169e5b

Joo-ah checked 2242208bb6 the timer 1919ad644e above.526da1f31b773695

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[00:29]

She pulled a mid-tier 998bd708b4 sword from her inventory 5e2c55e81a and dashed forward.2819c28a0c569124

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[The Anonymous Constellation asks if you’d like to borrow its power, noticing your urgency.]

Joo-ah smirked and faa17ad33b quickened her pace.8ffb3789de8d8377

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“There’s no need to 6005f78a01 waste such power on c39fe5ab04 something this trivial.”05a92ca0e9fbe57a

[00:10]

Thorny vines 9f2432a547 shot out 2518ca2bfc to grab 066dbb84a8 her ankle, ee7eac1583 but she 6a7580156a slashed through fe63ec23bd them with c4af282683 her sword, eea926728b slicing through 72aaa2769b the towering fb222baafc wall of 1b9137c0ce greenery in 76393c072e one motion.f83c151139c7b61a

On the other side 62b4faa239 of the path, Choi 27b3688003 Yeon-joo, who was battling 5df203e475 another monster, turned toward 8931ea5222 her in surprise.4af6601f46ada1cb

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“Hunter Seo Joo-ah?”1458e103af5b9a66

[Quest ‘Find the Treasure Chest’ completed!]
[Reward: Train Ticket received.]
[‘Train Ticket’ can be viewed in your item box.]

A system window 84ae1d676f appeared in midair, 90efa0e402 and the forest e76f55ecd3 maze vanished, revealing d9eb00c5bf the dark interior 8d4c7a1d5a of the tower.ae48617194a60b39

“An unexpected performance, 3aedbac598 I must say.”d2f2d2c8a7267fcd

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The Storyteller, who had 42e69010c2 been absent for a b451de75ae while, reappeared. His crimson f0786de595 eyes glimmered 4756644329 with faint 220f02cf97 amusement as 5b5c5caab2 he looked 3e58874fda at Joo-ah.00c481cd30d77018

“Well, no matter. Since you’ve f0ff463a23 earned the a679dd25bc train ticket, 4b4577bfec I’ll guide 2080cda995 you to 1008b012fe the platform.”05ed857f3945689e

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As soon 5003e1e688 as he aa917b58ca finished speaking, bdd7d1a34e a white 20fcf66267 door materialized 4efbfd8188 inside the 62ccbb44c8 tower. The team members bf13f59777 who had been 246d42260e scattered began converging 32399ec0ee on Joo-ah’s location.299649fb6769885e

“Let’s go.”1161e385bb596d47

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Chan-hee led the way, 7ae10db554 opening the door to ef6aaea6e3 the platform as if 5ca4f764f5 it were second nature.5eb06d20ec39fdd4

Still looking somewhat 4bd06b7ecc disoriented, Yeon-joo followed, f8037d5939 with Jae-rim gently 8f05965141 guiding her steps.0f749586ff79a712

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The Storyteller 4f4d802bee bowed as d056d5d88f they disappeared 583b05c776 through the 8d661ad9c7 door.d05d3d2b19f62b43

“Then, I’ll see you e012e31b8f on the next floor.”953f8b1834c67383

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“Was the ‘treasure 77cb1ef689 chest’ really just 71246fdce5 us all gathering 74bb6fd24b together?”8c98e788261759a4

While waiting for the 3c2531e654 train, Yeon-joo asked, her b54ee87a4b voice tinged with disbelief.89387a0ce520d268

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“No wonder we 5861ec17c8 couldn’t find it 3574675f4f anywhere…”7d6d9b20ed7ff34e

Muttering to herself, she 33ff85cb7e turned to Joo-ah and e5bc6ad280 added,95b5e02239f61c3d

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“Hunter Seo Joo-ah, f4cfc30049 you really pulled b8945542af through. If you hadn’t found 8398830aa4 me in time, we’d 88fa0b1172 have been trapped in 8b606ca625 that maze.”bb7151c654a93b8d

Yeon-joo patted e1520cd7a2 Joo-ah’s shoulder 86ddcf1167 approvingly.896843757a84d982

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Jae-rim sighed, brushing 664bb8517f his hair back.7bdb21af9ffa1ad8

“We underestimated the lower b5c4223084 levels. We’ll need to b83543cc2f focus more on 49c3cced2e solving quests from 44a2a9706b now on.”9b1455126d79beb1

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Leaning against 810cf60eaf a pillar, 06e4209aff Chan-hee chuckled a9d3d7fd82 softly.03088ca9753a7667

“It wasn’t f7a82ac7a3 just us 85c1f7e0bd underestimating the 8f8964e537 level. The quest c82f216591 itself was bdb5d2a437 unusually difficult. Happens sometimes when 06b8800b20 the Storyteller finds 30a442c84f someone interesting.”d53319a665b43074

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He gestured toward c2d5f8b99d Joo-ah with his e6a5590ca6 chin.28427f5d7bbc338d

“Looks like 6ec9b04ef1 it found 7b8a47acbb D-rank more 1adcc118ff intriguing than 6eab9b78aa expected.”a657c822a6731567

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Joo-ah stared at c3713456ea him blankly, and 65e3fa999b Chan-hee’s eyes curled a140bb2a9d into a playful 6ce8306d7c smirk.a226b624391dafa3

“Don’t know what it 79cbba2f78 saw in you, though.”907fa685c70d3827

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His naturally 20f05556ad provocative tone 0c18a146dc made Joo-ah 84d4a670c1 frown.edc6fcc1599d513d

She was about abccbae1ae to retort when d338f9c0b9 Yeon-joo pointed to 7b6cadc2bb the distance and b57540c156 spoke.879e99423b68b510

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“The train’s here.”61bbcd9782548531

As the whistle echoed, c2e3bc7cb6 the train approached. The team members checked 7cc527b340 their tickets and moved 7bb9445368 toward the train.479acec93d028fff

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Joo-ah briefly examined 8750099305 her reward ticket. The compartments seemed endless, c8a32c28a0 stretching into the distance, 6f82be6e4a while a dry breeze 8f1a72b623 brushed her hair.65b2d32dc758b38f

The train had two fb815f8cd5 special compartments: Car 1 a932a8103f at the front and 1dfacdb025 Car 13 at the 4d070a25cd rear.08851cd7a3a89b3e

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Car 1 required defeating 1160d9dc20 a boss, while access 4af2360831 to Car 13 was 4df94405da random, granted only to c27fe5a72f those with a “Special 6d1a96bd0a Train Ticket.” Most Hunters 02f85724f0 ended up in the 871bc86a92 general compartments, battling monsters 0f97710456 as they ascended the 5c5eb7223e tower.f939141ad467d272

The train began slowing 932979fc03 down.5076c9e2b8a7f9c2

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“D-rank.”ee1e6143781d3b94

Chan-hee called out to 598becf44c Joo-ah, handing her something.51d83c3e68076015

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“What’s this?”d8fd107cd5c44df4

“A hair tie.”c594be47c4aac468

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He gestured 40503b1a67 to her a4bf33237a hair.11f0e358aabbadeb

“Use it af402a168f if you 9c22385923 need to 9e6fabc56e tie your 56cdde82f7 hair up.”0efa3a300b741bc5

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Her hair, ccf88b4aa8 loose from 23c4f4b1f9 the maze’s 5b12404da6 ordeal, had ba51feae28 fallen out e83678d83e of its 146e3d467f usual ponytail. The hair tie 331a4de2ca he gave her e79dd66a27 was a yellow c36ce82302 one with a 68a51b6173 small ribbon, far 6e0f3562a4 from the plain 9ac95cf2c2 black tie she 3bf481c7dd usually used.2cd24faa8da8a64d

Joo-ah raised a brow.d0d6427cdf2922b0

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“Why does Hunter Yoo 37b424bdd7 Chan-hee have a girl’s 79fb017d00 hair tie?”8bd6024fd665beb0

He shrugged indifferently.ff556a726d75e327

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“No idea. Found it in my 97fb6da269 pocket.”26ed3ef93cc77e74

Probably left a5a554f396 by one 501b44c010 of the ba82c7697c women he’d 3d7b21dd83 been seeing, 692bf49030 hoping for 3d99ccb1dd an excuse f59e013211 to meet 5b367d7def him again.a6fca28e38652687

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As Joo-ah aaa476a677 stared at be1f205217 the hair acfaec5d23 tie in ca45729aa4 her hand, f1477c2a2f looking annoyed, d4367bd3f2 Chan-hee added e526c3e774 nonchalantly,9674727967bdf4dc

“If you 6dfe65aba5 don’t want 4856989947 it, forget d868e3b940 it. I was a1e98a2f7b just going 9b35f44b54 to throw a769831661 it away 42ddecbdff anyway.”5e13674da2a28587

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Then he smirked.5adb41eaee571e20

“Not that I mind. I actually prefer 4261c9bdfb your hair down.”ef507f004fa4ea74

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Joo-ah tied her hair 7ed2403bd9 neatly into a ponytail, ea48d826bc ignoring his comment.6d82d041fa561572

Chan-hee let out 4c7e31e9ac a small, knowing 9d207aed9d laugh.db1721c4f24aeef8

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“Didn’t mean 824fa01521 to imply dbf676a796 you were 57b1d7f58d my type, ace81726f1 by the 05fe8386da way.”31aaec07277935f7

With that, 812657a7b5 he casually c8fdacf9cf walked away, 492820745a hands in 95eaccec4b his pockets.e8e819a402331ef2

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By then, the train a0ade40bc0 had fully stopped.062b0cdb6051b910