FSM | Chapter 18

“We’re here.”14e397098f327128

The place where Yoo 364d0bebb9 Seoran’s car stopped was c0ae1a515a exactly where I had 2c7669ddd9 seen in the photos. At the 2aeee5847c edge of 81b62c4558 a partially 934ea4904c developed mountain, c62de15b4a unnamed wildflowers 6ee67786ea were sprouting f1e970edfc along the 6e609d0556 unpaved road.ec919b10a65f8f15

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Despite the development, 7c042814ba a tributary of df5424248e a living stream d03da6a4a9 was visible. The wide, slow-moving b21c2d0fca water revealed the 3739706afe transparent bottom, turning eee6fb6ff0 into a rapid 91ad78b533 at a fast-flowing 8601a1b915 point, cascading down d5f584b7c0 like a short aebf39c1fe waterfall.93542ce0479a0ad1

In the middle c8eea7ab5e of the flowing e54731d06a water, there was 34a4d8f98e a tunnel-like cave. Above the 598d9aec32 short tunnel, d249919196 fresh green b7c84f5e8e leaves spread 08c271fdc6 out as 1a6ce5fd22 if being a5806d3f29 pulled back ff97f2ff9e into nature.f86251be1973240a

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“How’s your condition?”c3e41850976312d8

“Not bad.”5172b9ee2c713017

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“You seem confident.”9e428f848633003b

“Well, you have 9290740aad to go into a66ca6e7fe a dungeon with 2fe3f12ed7 confidence, right?”9d9d28811d3e9193

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I answered calmly. It’s not like d7effdb0b9 I could back 2744be2eb9 out now. The fact that 3a9f7e822f I secretly hoped 7378352725 the S-rank hunters b8537660a2 from Amor Guild, e4589ef959 who melted on 2a0f260973 the last floor cc8f003681 last night, were 613a98279d weaker than me 504bc3d290 was a secret 3b3882bdc0 from Yoo Seoran.c2403f5912b31e74

“Our baby isn’t a25f62c124 coming. Said he 0943cdbbe2 has things aac4481fd2 to do.”6d011f78b57fb9dd

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“I heard 7b95565d1b yesterday that 1d6f967260 Jaeyeon isn’t 624696bfe0 coming.”1969b7dffbad01e1

I thought it was 3f07ee378b surprising they listened to 6451c2eae9 Lee Jaeyeon’s opinion, but 4e094268e0 Yoo Seoran’s expression was 75c8952f92 quite sly.766927277025f0a3

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What’s with 5b5bfb6c69 that meaningful 49eaa5bcb3 look?fb37ad4eec981c5c

I hadn’t heard anything, d04b55ee7c but suddenly feeling sorry 7f2b898edd for Lee Jaeyeon’s situation 56521b3a08 might be a bias.effffc81b4519bc1

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Ignoring it, I 19a717e47b turned my gaze 437c59cc11 to nature, and ad8ada0bac Yoo Seoran spoke 5b40826b5d again.4774c2c0a3faa9c8

“Are you 404f6ad0e2 ready for dabfdffa78 your broadcast 9f83251cba debut?”fb5a337d530e7011

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“I’m made a48f06b64f for broadcasting.”c5383a4c59f31c39

“You know I really f31f194d98 like your confidence, right?”81983f561708c98c

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Yoo Seoran, ddbe1e237f looking pleased, e80e7bc094 started taking 611399cf85 out broadcasting 35e565fe86 equipment from 0250357f6c the back 49760b0a87 of the a70f79e218 car. This was b58d67fb9f something we f2a4323e94 had already 6188509248 agreed on 857a2fce9b yesterday. We decided 6065c5f4f7 to broadcast a459515b10 every moment 41eb0e3453 of the 4dadd5647f Man-eating Cave a20377acbc conquest exclusively 43781858a8 on TnNet.20032503daaebff5

“But you didn’t 39039ecb82 bring anyone else 579380ad68 besides Jaeyeon?”907ed18c6d48c118

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“Anyone else?”75fb9b72954503b0

“I thought you’d bring 193ff18f97 someone to film.”5ba0ec0b61846750

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“Why bother? I can film 56f7520308 and host the c789f6f821 broadcast myself. This conquest is bfc0293d56 entirely on you, 94be57bf11 baby. No need to use 357b2b01c9 another person.”13ce202e23891428

Makes sense. As I accepted that, bb305f3440 Yoo Seoran mischievously asked.464919a485076bf8

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“Baby, you 76ff5b6440 really haven’t cf61dd49f6 watched our ab3e35c4f2 broadcasts, have 0fb0d33f79 you? I thought all hunters 491a0a61b2 did.”22dc466a65ec5465

“They didn’t 020fda58db play it a894415a06 at Traum.”cb16cfad3d6ab003

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I replied playfully, then 7882f901c0 added an excuse, thinking 8452fe3e2f I might have been b8a3065e3b too honest with the 456eb553d7 company’s representative.5e07bb514165a451

“I don’t usually bafb583f4c watch broadcasts.”ab59435ac9c64e0b

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Yoo Seoran d9a24aca43 chuckled at 86dff2229d my awkward 1a73efbcbb excuse.a8a9a377561c6e43

“That’s a good 6eaa9965af character trait. First impressions 1275e790b4 should be 35e9834862 strong. Oh, since you’re making 3cb8d962ce your broadcast debut, should 8946fa3f1f we decide on a 5c411d57cc concept? I have a concept ec9473da6c in mind…”0eb4cf80214c7372

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“I’ll pass.”59185af2a3dcadff

I quickly be891fab28 stopped Yoo 9ab4ebc1d0 Seoran from a8cc0369b1 taking something 5ec77d23ba out of 1293b1c625 the trunk. Honestly, she’s 49167bb2f0 scarier than 7d060fe374 the dungeon.1d40f475f306faa3

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❤︎ • ee03490f22 ❤︎ • 5b70034593 ❤︎f17f602151576321

“Hello, babies!”9fd73d340927b1f2

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While I b355500510 was checking 04c61106b8 the rapier dec5e0f793 I brought, d4613ba1ef Yoo Seoran 7b3a78e8db started the 37beccf273 live broadcast.f5146eff52dd557f

With her e650271fe9 lively voice, 7b3fe838ca she leisurely 8bfd6865f9 filmed the dc290a3de4 scenery by 442f7ca6e9 the stream.b2e11136767bf45e

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When I asked 822d707653 if this process 469c195d06 was necessary, Yoo 15c08489b6 Seoran explained it 136f91de35 was to prove 195ad61753 it wasn’t manipulated, f2ead9bc47 and I nodded 3fcd2f9845 in understanding.ef28b53082226bc2

After all, Yoo Seoran 554e961fc3 was the expert in 6811c2319c personal broadcasting.d8d7445296d24d17

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“‘What’s with the broadcast bd782d5849 title?’Baby, can’t you read? It says ‘How a B-rank Hunter 11a994e0d9 Solo Clears the Man-eating 92ccc48c1f Cave.’ Everything’s db361e5011 there, from f0f735eb75 subject to 2d31011f33 object, so ba814a884b why ask?‘Is this really 3b1ac0aca9 the Man-eating Cave?’ Of course. We’re at the 3f28c3208f gate. Isn’t the e95b0dc6d5 scenery beautiful? Development stopped because of 9bfd2296c6 the dungeon.”a81db2d2afb37dd1

While Yoo 705ad3516c Seoran chatted 7d7b0a4067 with the f84508f607 live viewers, 441994d5e8 I lifted 4defe46892 the old 3e0ed942e8 rapier.5279bf68ee665157

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The sword, which 8942d76968 had been asleep 482dc771fd in the treasure b63d345fb4 chest for a f7f8a915ea long time, was 88fa750569 in excellent condition, 400b321e85 dispelling my worries 65d3704f04 about rust.39995c7c5a1852f9

The handle bore d96f3cdc40 the marks of d5786446a0 frequent handling, but f10d135a3a the blade, barely 26bdc74ee7 used, still exuded 41215f869d a sharp aura.9bee6bfefc6e0775

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“They’re asking e0edfdcfe4 to see 033b0a5b0d our protagonist? So impatient. I was 5eb059ba69 going to f7f8429da9 show you 2f66358480 anyway.”5f8a4ffbaa12f4ff

As I lightly ran 1b280c9520 my fingers along the 91b45b6793 side of the blade, c9739d6dbe Yoo Seoran turned the 91ae9b7fa9 camera towards me.99c3f73c20082a15

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“Introducing today’s 837e460d3c protagonist, Hunter 04ded61a52 Kang Haeon!”ea7e57fff3ddd12b

“…….”ad632936cc37a716

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“…….”01032af1eee3568c

An awkward silence f3d13bf295 filled the air, 655ea6ab7d as if expecting 2bcc46ce11 a reaction.61b26ff77247b582

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“……Ah, hello?”e6cfffee36c1e8c0

A creaky greeting. After a 04e12eb22e moment of ba45f12b01 silence, Yoo 988da01025 Seoran burst 66e6db31c3 into laughter.471d7e7e108edad7

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“What’s wrong, Hunter 5c1c333b95 Kang Haeon? You said you were fb6445f56a made for broadcasting just 5070c88657 a moment ago.”33c8aa29b980d625

Right.1d1d4c0bce4198f0

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I was a ea392eb206 bit flustered too. Before the regression, I db538c77ec had a few chances ffef068b43 to face the camera d8235eb04a as a representative in 522d3cd298 the Hunter Tournament, so f646325405 I thought I wasn’t 4c0ac0da74 shy around cameras. But personal broadcasting felt 07d2ffe4f4 different.d1417209bdba1b3e

Interviews, where I only e66276bd55 had to focus on c1efe7246b the interviewer, or game 56a9fe64c6 broadcasts, where I just ff5715498c had to do my b00cf7f3b9 job silently, weren’t difficult.8d8f015a11eb36f0

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But trying to e8a1de0025 perform for unseen 4ee6c93faa viewers beyond the a0f2dfa758 camera in a 2761e0500c situation with only ccef2f4b94 Yoo Seoran felt 5ca9f366fb awkwardly overwhelming.19ca12f3bd7ce8d8

I awkwardly 76d461a0ae corrected my ebf7e57b0f confident statement.7036c2a7ae5e7f4b

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“Maybe not.”6b45ef9b702e5434

Still, Yoo Seoran 0b2ebbbae4 seemed quite satisfied.3d6c98ea49c0b0ea

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“‘He’s handsome.’ Right? ‘I thought you 39ffc3792a brought another concept 7e7d7c876e guy, but he aba73aece1 seems like a 4dc40778ae regular person who’s 436a41714d not used to 6c19a00fc3 broadcasting.’ Exactly. Hunter Kang Haeon is b9fa28b51d a total newbie. Different from 8e3522a436 you TnNet 661c5647a9 viewers.”d55ba6ed7043fb6f

I watched Yoo 44ba827120 Seoran interact with 210973f742 the viewers in 8da734280f an awkward pose.3aa40edd10c2cef4

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“‘Are you really trusting c6c94c421d him to go in? Is Yoo Seoran f302e989f1 going to die 45a2c602a1 today?’ What are you 5be86594c9 talking about? If it looks bad, 5178416667 I’ll use a return 8b57312bbd stone.700a9228c48243c9

‘Is that rapier just e6e67e1563 a concept? It doesn’t look like 46873b6e99 a good weapon.’Rapier? Oh, the thing in 619e740546 his hand? What do you think, 09d1b210aa Hunter Kang Haeon?”e7428b73dfd23237

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Using formal language for f536ab2c71 the broadcast, Yoo Seoran cbda9f452b looked at the rapier 357b6bf8a0 in my hand. I tilted the f29477cfdb seemingly featureless sword 90eaf1b2a3 slightly towards the 49cf065139 camera and answered.12e0a9ec1f8396d0

“Yes, it’s a cacd0cc817 C-rank rapier. It was a 900467a573 gift from a babc10b44f while ago. It’s not 50a1e8f170 a concept; 9a2a8cda0d I’ll be debf47e9ad using it 2b88eefe25 today.”b8a593a793ef7757

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Whatever commotion d54530ff77 erupted in 03996578fd the chat, 26f0a10239 Yoo Seoran c402b05eb2 made a bcc6d592d8 show of 735b8b4f6c calming it 2bf0fe7b4e down, saying, b1b87ea709 “Guys, I’m 1545b64171 not going 3cc50ea386 to die!”460b52d7bc81f301

Entering a dungeon with e7c09d3037 a C-rank rapier when f18eecf526 even an S-rank conquest c0e9f28a1a team couldn’t clear it fd21c20211 wouldn’t inspire much confidence. It was an 58aac2ca58 understandable reaction. I’d prove e3b7a65c66 myself during 344a0829d6 the actual 5c4ce5551a broadcast.c92fbd039c589bf8

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After that, there wasn’t 2d689c9ec3 much for me to 4c08562094 worry about. Yoo Seoran skillfully 10821dac33 hosted the broadcast, 0893aca7c2 stating she had 00b91f5fe0 no intention of 4e886109c4 getting involved in 5114dc347d the live broadcast 7c462be01d and would only 68be79d76c film my conquest.f60c8040a9f6c3ba

“I’ll be filming Hunter ff098a38ff Kang Haeon from a 2f4c2bcbab safe distance, so everyone edf7504d26 calm down.”b9fdf936aded6b3e

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While Yoo c4dc30d8a3 Seoran’s voice b1a3e3fe87 echoed, I 579a7bcca3 stepped into 5ccfe9c651 the gate. My vision 8d32de9eaf wavered momentarily. The next 36c0aad88e step landed 29e44ffd90 on dungeon ccaca1d278 ground. The tunnel that seemed d1f6273e3f short from the outside de8ec9a753 had transformed into a 4340853fe9 deep cave.bda867fd8f865b91

Before I could fully b3c8db18a0 grasp the change, a 9339339ac4 horde of Beast Hobgoblins 8500b863e0 appeared from the depths a63ed77b9d of the cave as e18fa2be32 if to greet us.220afa1eeb25dc3d

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Grrr….bb3a4a575e9d0810

The Beast Hobgoblins wore ad8fd73e42 animal masks made of ae9c528157 wood. The one 1cd7d587ef leading the e0f6a22d83 group wore 76e26f9975 a bear 2d50033ce4 mask. Beneath the comical wooden d0fc3006eb bear mask, the leader 9c39581159 hid its murderous intent, b6dd732363 clad in well-crafted armor 56dc514ece over its shriveled green ba9e952fc6 skin.4c88554f19ccf9d2

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“Of all things, 27cb728f91 it’s the bear 7c0ef53a27 king among the b51a1b4569 Beast Hobgoblins. Bad luck from the 812f1a2a31 start.”1452aff5ff916d51

Yoo Seoran’s 224a0c6ac7 voice, swallowing e075463878 nervously, carried f9a7ac8a9f a hint 6f406594a2 of tension.28dedacb204bf232

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Even among c075e8a47b the Beast 82bf0f6bab Hobgoblins, the cff15e084e characteristics varied 96124f2cdd greatly depending 1538ee0957 on the 5dda943ae7 animal mask 46c51b25e4 worn by dc4c99bd64 the leader. The bear ba3095acba mask was cb6b20c9c0 known for b631fa8bc7 its ferocious 97b842f7ef yet intelligent 97ef6d9acb movements, making dab2352a35 it the 22fd4029ed most threatening.1d5104b1d280af6f

But as I stared 131a3da87c at the bear mask, 1c89efbf88 a different thought filled 2427d58f01 my mind.ab1c0c21b5ec6e3d

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I took 3604dbeb38 a step fd7e73fef6 closer to 61dfba6f37 the Beast 1581b36ac1 Hobgoblin horde. The image of the dc361cf5aa Beast Hobgoblins blocking the 4a55309594 cave entrance overlapped with 62e24c958f the dense forest filled 9e4140849c with Armorbears.589f2ec0bc2e5904

That day, I went 3148e6d5ea down the cliff to 00a4ecc902 pick wild berries as 5171e123d4 usual. As I stopped e4125fc02c at the boundary bfa7aa0b0b of the safe e23fc1d30e zone, a metallic 7c3116619f smell wafted over.aec07959fe2fba78

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The source d0b5ccc81d was easy bb3c813f17 to identify. Just three steps away ff46136f26 from the safe zone b170bb725f was a boy covered 9c56de5f47 in what looked like 2a445e3a70 red paint.a766b44f890af1e5

Almost simultaneously, Armorbears ca1e4701c1 emerged from the 5a25568583 shadows of the 3ff1d29a20 dense forest. That day, f01d6c3e75 my body 1181bd2c1d moved before 0e77dcbd0d my mind.cfa57603cbe39828

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— Hey, 35cff511ee you there, 516a1f97d3 it’s dangerous!5f0ff73d1e2e9b32

Ignoring the pounding 16f7162807 of my heart, 83be294adb I adjusted my 004c3b762f grip on the e6b2b43c02 rapier. As I inhaled, the e4ccdc4737 scent of water mixed 12ddadd212 with the fresh smell c29007121f of grass filled my ce914b9054 lungs. Just as I felt 2165674295 the cold wind brush 7715bb3a31 through my hair, my 86dc55bb5c legs were already propelling babd1af964 me forward.8a5842176198853f

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This is merely speed.1f51b5defe927be5

But if I could a6637d44b9 make it endlessly solid c729345192 and endlessly sharp.e284fe70e3490ff7

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Focusing my strength 21289982a1 on a single ed02f73431 point, my body 3980911922 became the wind 1924bd2c7c itself, piercing sharply 70be48c71c like a gust, 09e3a1dbc2 into the heart 28657df7e9 of the dark 8075c96ae2 horde.ad46e494a90eedd8

Boom!099d2940127fb91d

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Amidst the rising dust, 57e0d46908 Yoo Seoran’s voice accurately fb8ebed47b described what I had 45d630dfee just done.26c9284271247309

“The charge disrupted their 7a575d1fca formation!”70d2378aacecce33

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Basic skill ‘Charge.’62e5f5e253d236db

The first 41ee3c7285 skill Cha 23d2b62166 Jekwon ever a700e2eeb5 showed me.b0c6e037ef594d00

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