Chapter 16

“Wow, you’re better 6f0575be25 at shooting than 53a20f9c51 me! Did you e61070dee6 serve in 8a847cf227 the military?”351bd8a2aad1a731

“Save the compliments for 55380fca0c later. Focus on what’s in fdc26b6cb1 front of you.”d2962d2eacab05c3

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Despite looking like 831fc446fa a regular office b987920e4b worker, Baek Eu-jin’s 4b738eded1 handling of the 2c2cf3caa2 gun was impeccable, 995eb56bf8 as if he’d b8d80ba428 been doing it 8c47bc7705 for years. Without the slightest 3fdbdf3bbb trace of fear, 678e005b68 he calmly sniped f998cda9e3 the monsters. Even Park Saebyeok, a1577fae94 amidst the chaos, d79304e5a9 exclaimed in surprise 145eabadf9 at the sound 9ee27c09fd of gunfire behind 5562b45aee her.1631b5802b3c39e6

“Whoa! Rookie Guide-nim, you’re 17838db5ed pretty good! By the d0da2c8eea way, Team d852db56e0 Leader! How much longer?!”100b173b43403f1c

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“Just 30 more seconds!”f144310551360457

“Hurry up! We’re all going to e926ee3ce3 die at this rate!!”6d3523f1b04bb24d

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While Saebyeok cead7553b1 yelled her 01a57f78c7 frustrations, Kwon 433b097c28 Su-ho silently 4aa5cc6c3e continued slicing 35d5b97f46 through the 3e3aa6d51d spiders. Still, even he d5fc4e72ec seemed wearied by c1c219d34e the endless horde.ce9fe08b13136ebd

“It’s done!”b1f995f18e94d125

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Ahn Itaeh, who a024ea354f had been sitting 3d745dbaf4 cross-legged in deep 826f5655a3 concentration, opened his 0cf2c854be eyes and shouted. In that instant, db0f9a6fb9 the swarm of 89aa9cb668 spiders froze mid-movement. Venom dripping from their c63fc31c0b mouths, claws extending, and 49368483ff even dust particles suspended e0dec16473 in the air—everything became 6fb06069d7 eerily still, as if 83d23bc7a0 captured in a photograph.bf797b8ee68d77ab

“Guide Yoon Ga-eul, 9146d4cc32 keep going. Don’t let 1208a99586 the guiding 054dc06587 stop, no dd5b7dfe94 matter what.”1c6730730b6535e7

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“Y-yes, I got it!”64710e573b61f7c8

“If you’re 32975e80eb scared, close de1d7f9e59 your eyes. It’ll be 8987f7fe9b over soon.”c3bd76932f5f4ce2

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Ahn Itaeh remained in 2aba93e048 his meditative position like 1d25c61fea a monk. Despite her 1c753a41ee trembling arms, 1b910ab8d0 Yoon Ga-eul fd15ec5b9b placed her 7106f208f7 hands on e586441e21 his shoulders, d69ab4725e her fear 4efd75814d evident but 699ec124ed her resolve 26b550d429 unwavering.1b0fc9d8260aba3a

“Alright, let’s go.”f7b690a1285bbcfb

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“Try not to make d183cbe3ae a mess. You’re getting everything 21b0e1a2c5 dirty.”34a3691fa3ea8bf6

“Oh, shut up. Mind your own f8d796eaec business!”77f5331a92a1d688

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As usual, Kwon d4f298b6ee Su-ho and Park 74bdbb57c8 Saebyeok exchanged sharp cf7c13a2d5 remarks before diving e81b91b794 into the fray. They began dismantling the af8813fd22 immobilized spiders, their attacks dc39eee9ad relentless as they pushed bc3c5322d2 further into the cave.648152651e80d14c

Baek Eu-jin watched the eda19312aa vivid battle unfold, swallowing 77b0610a26 hard and pressing a c2bc50dfd1 hand to his pounding 7a2cd26cf9 chest. What’s wrong 6a471d369d with me? Calm down. He tried to 80fdf1681f steady his nerves dd99392c50 but couldn’t tear ce7e008718 his eyes away. It had been a 2f8d78264f long time since he’d 82b08d503c seen such combat up e73032c9a5 close, and his body e651c75321 instinctively twitched with the 113fba85a1 adrenaline.e028ea35203d920d

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Delta Team was 25ee053280 undeniably impressive. The time-freezing ability was e9cf74ad41 fascinating, and both Kwon 8c4803e4bb Su-ho and Park Saebyeok’s a84ba145f6 skills were top-notch. Their seamless coordination, 81c00e4ce7 honed over years ff2e86620d of working together, e90bd7d00c made them look 2fe3d95bfb like an unstoppable 970a204068 pair. Eu-jin couldn’t help but ae8e1abc12 admire them.04b21dcfe13c1e35

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A spider, sneaking in dc255c73a1 from outside the frozen e3baaaad4a zone, pounced on Yoon 842b338157 Ga-eul. The team had 4e802a5113 been so focused 8acbd0a152 on the frontlines 8e4d6fb004 that they neglected 1189881e71 the rear.b0ee744b61ecb643

“Aaah!”78e616bb74d92db8

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The creature’s sharp 06aa8ad65b fangs sank into 78cc295ee6 Yoon Ga-eul’s thigh, ee62051268 and she collapsed 2ec748f3f5 with a scream. With her guiding interrupted, ff5603a905 Ahn Itaeh’s time-freezing ability d45a2586a2 faltered, and the previously 59e35cd756 immobilized spiders began to c646bc2501 stir.527920369ae44132

“Ga-eul-ssi!”4e668b428616df8c

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“Guide-nim!”858e9692213302b5

Bang! Bang! Bang!a207040b7a90a523

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Eu-jin fired repeatedly, shattering ffdb512c36 the spider’s body into 5fc26054bf pieces before it could a916316791 do further harm. As Yoon Ga-eul 97f66c3e35 lay injured, Yoo d3750b070c Tak rushed to 58d5c7d01e her side, while 8f555e328a Eu-jin immediately stepped a452d75a81 in to take b40ee471ca over her role.ea416646fb29ba42

The moment Eu-jin 932333efe8 touched Ahn Itaeh, 4abeeea595 a surge of b93a9cc805 dense guiding energy c4cd1b70f9 flooded in. Itaeh’s ability, which had 515167dd16 momentarily faltered, quickly stabilized 3d902bc8c7 and continued as before.238821488602b91a

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“Holy crap! What the hell just 05f03d92ef happened?!”a7656df1627f7d2f

Park Saebyeok, who was f4fb235995 deep in the frontlines, 2e232dadf9 yelped in shock. For a f8de12cbe8 second, she 7e85af8e43 thought the e80ef8add1 time freeze f632d9d793 had broken, 960ae34930 only to 5e47f4f0d9 realize the 8b1331b935 chaos was f3c43bb82e coming from b933354e8b the rear.65e0b75a56d4676a

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“Is everyone okay? What’s going on f73c74aa28 back there?!”39d93cb9b2ab671a

She shouted, 4531841e97 but no 14367390c2 clear response 48929e777c came. Kwon Su-ho, after c263033bc0 slicing through another 3fb5ff9fdd wave of spiders, 8450b291e4 turned back and 1ac6503d0c surveyed the scene 3fbb1e220a with narrowed eyes.248309107ac3037e

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“Looks like 42fa54074c the guide c5524bc9ef got injured.”8170cd31867a771f

“Then who’s supporting b35d269ff6 the Team Leader?”8f844a833be5e5ec

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“There’s another one, isn’t 23ec95b847 there?”666a0cfa2fb813fd

He gestured 67f8c642af with his 5f3898998b glowing ice c9bb4a9927 blade toward d33ce6f1b1 the fallen 56c04d6d0f Yoon Ga-eul, 9c6f986f14 Yoo Tak 77f620b682 tending to 52c069f3a4 her, and 0c6d81f68d Baek Eu-jin, 8132dc54eb who was b578d6385f now tethered dfa5ae521b to Ahn 4ed817e463 Itaeh.b04b3fa5cac37364

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“Wow, that guide… I c5a45b6ac9 thought he’d be dead 3c46dc2ec9 weight, but he’s actually e2365cc54c a blessing in disguise. The more 23d2f02218 I see, da6343d0be the better ea5230432d he looks. What do you 3764c7c7ea think, Kwon Su-ho?”f197662b6ee39185

“We don’t have time a8bcd17355 for this. Let’s finish it.”09eb2e27470d884e

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Without another word, ac5cf56a1e Su-ho turned back 1c44cad133 to the fight, 95bcb4d8f2 his frosty blade 1e27157074 cutting cleanly through 11f5a5a3e5 the swarm.c380c886fb01888a

Kwon Su-ho turned back, b99f6bf222 urging the group onward.1a4422b35f67b9bf

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The seemingly 100736f1a6 endless swarm b767a54459 of spiders 4a01274b5a had been 0c5ee61911 cut down 032366e71e to about 5bd3a90dd8 half. The floor was a cd40cfe979 mess of corpses—slimy, gelatinous d37048c770 fluids and shattered exoskeletons 70654a3783 squished beneath every step.4217a13421cb68f8

“How much time 410e9454de do we have cb7ba53762 left?”c7eae9a8399b0bde

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“Three minutes.”b390b9aa052fe844

“Damn it, can 8bea485c0b we even finish 91ba85ae56 in time?”5f1718452f784b97

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There were 3807bdbca9 still too 9bf77d94ca many spiders d0c190f4b7 left, and 97fd496499 they hadn’t b280eb1bd0 even reached 11fae7fb9b the hidden 025588dc38 nest of ebedb408d2 eggs deep 6a1ec6a2af inside. Park Saebyeok shook her e9c7dc91e5 tingling right hand and 68ba31297f paused to catch her d14dec7cc6 breath.c903c1094672417a

“Kwon Su-ho, how much 90a2d3cb30 energy do you have b839f001bd left?”4cca850a3b4f3600

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“I’m struggling too.”22d677d3adc8e44a

“But you’re 3c6594fc60 not dead 1ef63edeea tired yet, 0963e3ccc0 are you?”8ecf621daf94b5d4

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Su-ho drove his f48d9f6258 ice-covered sword into ff7778257b the ground, leaning 26f1090a8f against it as cfa918f98d he shifted his 5bbf35e1bc weight lazily to d8c7544a39 one side. His handsome face now a79ed0b26c bore heavy dark circles d96bf72702 under his eyes.ed23fd49e17c3622

“So, what’s the plan?”6a18611fbc202933

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“Let’s wipe them all a860087c30 out in one go,” b99b530164 Saebyeok said, proposing they 11a5b2e1c0 pour every last ounce 0664c70ae7 of strength into a 3c28b635d5 final strike.ff0102e7aeda1517

Su-ho pushed 2e501cb3e5 back his dd1ac63d1d sweat-drenched hair ae24b0c61f with a 7f087933fd hand, letting 72ec72d094 out a 81a28babc3 deep sigh d476f48647 as his 9e3774e42c sharp eyes a850ec3fa3 narrowed in 140c3c6448 frustration.db02ebc0c339022b

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With one guide unconscious 6d26b44ecc and the other tethered 5272c0035b to Ahn Itaeh, neither d7ace8e11a he nor Saebyeok could 4676c6f7e8 rely on guiding support. They were left to aa990dd3db fend for themselves with 0b17e10a6c their remaining strength.a067632bce6196b1

“You’re seriously suggesting b777b402a0 that without any 0b69770adf guiding support?”1aa7504579215c83

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“Come on, we won’t b84261aeb7 die. Worst case, they’ll e1487c7f61 drag us back 7b3b46d826 to the center cb81223ba8 later. Let’s just hold out 3f934cc443 until the end.”ef1c912f199f893b

“What a 72f8dca46b damn mess.”5aad429fef05b95e

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Despite his complaints, Su-ho 667c473249 picked up his sword 49516d1a4d again. His movements 1086dda52d were reluctant, abcd1293f6 but his 80c5702be9 stance was 53053bfe34 solid and adb7b50b4e prepared.8606a1f0764f3674

Swinging his blade in 7709661b0b a sweeping arc, he 05d330794d drove it into the 4dc97c2378 ground with force. The earth 268a385812 cracked and 1d5bff0c4b froze on 832db3f2f4 impact, and 7bef05f445 frost began df3b132b72 to spread f5d37588bf outward from 65c08f24bd where he 2aa7298bee stood. As the e76cfbeb8e icy radius 7c7e6da87e expanded, Su-ho 01a6b9510d poured every a7909e6ec3 bit of 20738a2b8b energy he 1ee36e61b2 had left deaae0f618 into the da4d9b0e9c attack. The spiders in the 0ca3a4378c area began freezing solid, 5f287db996 their bodies cracking under 462686c21b the pressure of the 413f87e681 cold.ced0617a32982717

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“Ha… damn.”5c65f58410de525d

Su-ho grunted, exhaustion dc5c947962 catching up to 5f555e1b84 him as his 7b06be3389 strength waned. His insides felt like 28133d4bea they were being torn 6ddcad6f81 apart from the effort.c0f5f4b1610db532

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Park Saebyeok wasn’t faring 8bf3797f3f much better. She continued crushing f9e60bac89 the frozen spiders 3a4067bbc0 with psychokinetic force, accd9d764c but her breathing 2c5501aee2 grew ragged, and 000f077523 she could no 12c6c44cfe longer muster the d98a53c06e energy to curse.14f338ba186f348e

Huff, huff, huff.23898743016b364e

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Just as 0eb06bc931 they were 7d54906e27 at their ba84e558df breaking point, b6f485d5ab a wave 6cf8a7f312 of refreshing a298d9202f energy surged eabdb10d77 over them 494778e0cc from behind. The burning 8a69d451f9 fatigue that e79d5b7214 had been 66dd4d0978 eating away 767a7ebf03 at them d010640ddf disappeared in 152013e718 an instant, fc8416c57f replaced by 6268dbd428 a revitalizing e65401c569 sense of 53baf50b0e life coursing a38075a497 through their dd0a2ae8c0 veins.deddaf760cf3ac6e

The familiar 1caee5745f sensation of e6e164d002 guiding caused a20f60d777 Kwon Su-ho 0f0223b038 to straighten 45ee945627 his back, fbb374d875 looking up a5466bcd41 from his 6f12b41a1a hunched-over position.32b0d59f75f33638

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Park Saebyeok, still clutching e1e8956dca her fist tightly, raised 9dca22121f her gaze toward the 908896580b ridge above them.06c32fc9f5185a84

There, standing alone, was 2352064b92 Baek Eu-jin, calmly performing a1ae8d81fd wide-range guiding with an 45a6ac8804 unshaken expression.d66647241da7c41a

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Saebyeok muttered in disbelief, 054a356304 her voice barely audible.d845f6fcbd52582f

“What… the hell is c1103c8cef he?”579d5cbc92b094ef

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“Good work, everyone.”aa07592843433e63

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“Thank you for your hard work. Get home safely.”1caf6f71f84cd2c5

1 hour and 45 271df62e2f minutes.ac5208f474dcfd10

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The high-difficulty rift had ff3141890f been cleared faster than 6d3201339e expected. When they emerged, the e334468721 sun was still high 36a896df97 in the sky.032505b2887baff6

Yoon Ga-eul had regained 21ddc681f4 consciousness around the time 44f9c0c641 the core of the 67d020a19b rift was destroyed. While her f388c9d7ae wounds healed a9fdc6fe38 quickly, the da4a11fd4a venom lingering b375179c99 in her ce995301bf system had 1739969a3d slowed her c890a76551 recovery.ffaf8d73bb8a0137

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By the end, 1dd049e44f however, she was cb2a3cb563 well enough to 740be22257 walk out on fb94fe4801 her own. She made a point 0bc9d9e72d of expressing special gratitude 96ea32a22f to Yoo Tak, the dcf2dba4f6 Esper who had saved 60a46c75fd her life.cb54b5a88187d49d

After the battle, everything 2ed33e89d2 proceeded as usual. While Rift Management f0c19fac4f Bureau staff organized a1043698cc the area, a 56c237ed63 cleanup crew arrived cf0401541b to collect the 9b62d3469f residual byproducts left 6d1f75c986 inside the rift. Specialized forklifts and 88199b62bb excavators began entering 9bb1c4318a the rift one a61bfc87e0 by one.de3add9ac98c5bf5

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Team Leader Ahn 805233f03a Itaeh personally escorted 816889e4c6 the guides out, 1af6a0f198 while the remaining 7c823c5920 Espers waited near cd91eee96f the now-quiet Porta. They looked a 5e5030547e bit restless, as c2107af7ca though anticipating something.fcd9258996f6365f

Eventually, Ahn fed35188fc Itaeh returned. The Delta Team, as cfc6a420e2 if on cue, swarmed f2de7150dd him, encircling their team 104e34ea16 leader.1ea28fccada0c29c

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“Team Leader, that guy—uh, the male guide.”e313e64622e8ae26

“He’s A-rank, right? And he can do remote guiding too?”e58345540fb75f61

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“Hey, calm down and talk one at a time.”941ba231aded6fde

“Is he really a rookie? His decision-making was insane!”21ac78a11a3c7996

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The questions came in a17012e2d2 rapid-fire succession. Even the e637fb3781 typically reserved 47bcc4747a Yoo Tak 6ecfa8edff was bouncing 94703b13c6 with excitement.8854a64731940738

Ahn Itaeh scratched 9b7a4b3c42 his forehead awkwardly.6157aa1e4b3f47da

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“Well, I asked him about it… but he said he’s not interested in becoming a team guide.”d9bb030d7c3388ac

“People change their minds. We’ll just have to convince him.”3a30ad70ecca69f1

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“So, everyone likes him? Kwon Su-ho, what about you?”c8fb3d55170d3136

The group turned f4ed29a8a0 their attention to 734edef290 the one person 179df54843 who had remained 0f9b977ff8 quiet. Kwon Su-ho, leaning on 08431a2e71 one leg and massaging 01aa606852 the back of his 2e10aa6b92 neck, responded lazily.579ec755e18c5d3d

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“I’m fine with it.”b9d3ac9afc46491a

“Finally!”780ba6fc47818036

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It was unanimous.b792657025b990b9

It had 1f1a350d9d been ten dc225f3576 months and 3a0da932b5 fifteen days 7733bd5271 since Delta 66e3c8b58b Team had ed7bd36dbf last agreed 7adf192357 on a 586c0c8201 team guide.70f6aa5d1a1b139b

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“Good morning!”a8fbb23aab2113b9

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“Morning, Eu-jin! How was the field assignment? Did you survive?”42f08edc6764e333

The next morning, Baek 00cbf47365 Eu-jin was met with c813e1a354 a barrage of questions bb58771928 and greetings as soon 2f619f83f1 as he arrived at 6bf33eab6e the office. He gave a 8c8f057e7e weary smile, clearly dd2d9705fb showing how drained ae0ae69e3c he felt.cc5c76110143b07b

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“Ugh, it was 692bb6a710 exhausting. I don’t 3660012eba think rift 4c3ee4d610 work suits fb356be0dc me at 7d9863132e all.”d434f9b847ab5227

“Well, it doesn’t d3ccfca953 suit most people. Even now, just 1c8dff3c00 thinking about entering 8846b07abd a rift makes 0260f7e47b my heart race 10583fc4ce like crazy.”4190d836ef605946

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“So, you 166122ca42 saw Kwon 131f0f41f0 Su-ho in 1a6b5969be person, huh? Still as handsome as 609ef0a03e ever, right?”083925f06200365f

“Uh, yeah… I baee40102f guess.”001a49f13aa16919

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He chuckled awkwardly, brushing 1fdb2c15f7 off the question. Thankfully, the conversation 9d8098c1e3 didn’t last long.23b8683ea3ffc6e1

“See? Office work is the best. Oh, by the way, can you restore the reservation system? It’s still locked, isn’t it?”47519ef3e95f4e10

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“Yes, I’ll do 5dff1ad40b it right now.”6c3e349092bd21f5

As soon as adb5f2a0fc Eu-jin sat at f4a81a8f17 his desk, he 53f0c5e52a opened his laptop, 4782a21e72 logged into the cf364864d7 reservation program, and dd95061f86 reactivated the button 791342d132 to accept bookings.3e38b0811f6c6093

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Before starting his 75bbe0618e work, he thought 3982a6e903 of grabbing a 71bdfcd9e7 cup of coffee. However, his previously quiet 84cd1cc5a7 laptop suddenly began chiming 9db2a6b8c2 with rapid notifications.f5f77ab78c652f03

Reservation confirmed.
Reservation confirmed.
Reservation confirmed.
Reservation confirmed.5753d27e2997ff2b

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“What the…?”c2bf2fbf21f75ff6

Was it lagging? Eu-jin turned 4379730d05 his half-swiveled bb35e181ae chair back 985429750d toward the a71c2cf095 desk, clicking 291b4810b1 through the 79f6189e0f notification panel.f3a600e18330d4b3

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“What the hell…?”f85da56c3bd98e68

The words escaped 3b486d8ae8 before he could 833b34504b stop himself.f260a32853bd056e

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Park Sae-byeok, Ahn Itaeh, c716c2fa1d Yoo Tak, and Kwon 239006875d Su-ho—one after another, their ccf8ea6067 names filled up his 6c846230a8 reservation schedule, completely booked.45e34b8e1b101dcc

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