FSM | Chapter 4

“This damn bastard, what? Should I make you realize hell is happier?!”21d0be3f417de007

Hey, that’s a rough welcome, isn’t it?d53fb1f46c76bd48

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Choi Hyunsoo punched bc3273380b my cheek with 029a9c92dd every word. His bloodshot eyes f2825adf7a were disturbingly intense. The taste b4d6e0e0eb of blood 4677d185eb quickly filled 2894a2b9dd the inside 789662a174 of my b16e8d991c tender mouth. The familiar metallic d2aa18f096 scent I had 5f2a9e6ad9 smelled just before 9fc17e532c dying filled my d54756849c mouth.2f155f46b71731a9

“Feels unreal, right? Want to die? Who are you throwing into hell? If you’re going to dream, dream nicely!”295010ab76fd0bba

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But what really 05cbee0c6f bothered me was 3830932436 that his strength b72037318b was weaker than aff4dff21e I remembered. While Choi Hyunsoo was f47a6659b9 catching his breath, I b1f0016f8f rubbed my left cheek, 35aac4fefe which had been hit 6f8f413925 several times, with my 607a18a530 palm.8f0386c1383bd110

“…?”8ec40488daa62925

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Instead of 117e00a34d my bare 7ece8fba4e palm, I ded415f70d felt the cd52fb6420 rough texture d7b806601a of old 78cb9a46d0 leather on 842bfcb681 my cheek. Leather? I looked at my 6239f73ed9 hand. Worn-out brown leather 60ab39881a gloves were on c0e2d88376 both my hands. The studs 088e3d6f77 on the d6e647730c knuckles were dbb38f45da half gone, 31a792b11d but they 31db98002d felt oddly cf71fb813c familiar.4ac34a5b6e9073b2

The fourth and third 1659946f54 studs on the left e9c7f744d7 hand were gone, and 22ecb893eb the second and third 4e957c390d studs on the right 681bea0eeb hand were missing, leaving 73d3674719 the gloves tattered.be837e9c729ab0dd

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I definitely remember seeing 206d53e755 gloves like these. What is it? Why does it 6e8f9daa89 bother me so 7c6e36792f much?427717718b30fe0e

“You damn, need to fix your manners. Hey, answer me. Kang Haeon.”7f036fd9009f38bc

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After a moment of silence, Choi Hyunsoo’s breathing became rougher. It was then that I realized he had misinterpreted my lack of response as I was trying to grasp the situation. The man gritted his teeth and growled like a beast.3064a9a3c218e81a

“Are you ignoring me? You still think you’re great, don’t you? Ha, don’t even think about using a sword today. Damn, why are you wearing gloves in your position? You don’t know your place.”a79a6f7e18ca8067

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Choi Hyunsoo, 046747dc91 who was 4088e3122d drumming and fdf84236c9 playing the c39248ba5e cymbals by faee038a8d himself, roughly 442a456076 pulled my 8df8048880 wrist and decb571488 threw the 115cae2112 worn-out gloves, 49353435f8 which seemed a5dc2ed584 doubtful for 25666f85d7 combat, to 56e0127b78 the ground.1be9f3ba97086d05

His eyes were be7ea89437 so red with b40c4974c5 anger that I d740d19cb2 was worried about 9bc60e12a1 his health. If there were a 813bafb58f humidifier category in hunter 7d580e8a64 classification, he would definitely 5888f1a410 be number one.f24414af5259c5c4

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“And what, Choi Hyunsoo?”7a7387a26065b163

His shoe crushed f1c7a66f9e the gloves.a9a5439b2b247477

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“I’ll make sure you never think of calling me by that name again.”70af6847c1d9236a

What, are you some 21st-century Hong Gildong? Talking like you can’t call your father ‘father.’435b82e63f64158c

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Choi Hyunsoo, who couldn’t be called by his own name, glared at me with a cruel smile. His already unpleasant impression looked even worse.071b4afa2bce5b3f

Too bad. We’re not in a position to give advice.9b4f15eb4bff041d

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“Listen carefully.”0a6af93a58b77fb6

Earholes are always open. And the story you’re about to tell is probably something I’ve heard so much I could recite it. Your obvious self-praise. Your obvious introduction. The titles you’re dying to flaunt.5b656e9b0b532986

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“I am the number one in Korea’s hunter ranking.”518cfbb6ebd84a66

You’re not number one. Don’t lie, you bastard.05c6a725e5b03058

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“One of the five S-rank hunters in the country, Choi Robin.”072572fa2308239e

Choi Hyunsoo spat out the words exactly as I predicted, without missing a beat. If he was going to boast, just saying he was an S-rank hunter would have been enough, but I couldn’t understand why he added lies.3cc2a3fd173e1197

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His face came so close it almost touched my nose. I could feel his heavy breathing in the narrow space between us. It seemed like he was trying to intimidate me, but I wasn’t scared at all. What he was saying wasn’t even my concern.90959961fd36d6e0

His voice, filled with 903309c9af anger, felt familiar. Everything was 504d8768ae converging to 41d3610fe1 a point 1c1abee9d2 deep in 9cb5501fe7 my memory.2953bd332591c006

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— What? If you want to 67c1b9f30c die, die alone, you 1d73e15f2f bastard.fddfcc7b58a282bc

I was dead, 4f70a269e0 and this must 4a301056bf be the afterlife.70d56aaa64b24ed8

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But if what Choi 1198b35077 Hyunsoo said was true.ccf2ddb1adb12447

— Feels e67713dff5 unreal, right? Want to die? Who are you throwing 4b78ca5be4 into hell?6b2205a97d217206

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If by any chance this wasn’t a world of the dead based on my memories, if all of this was real, then this must be…7d46242da4a1a0fd

While making an absurd 3f11598b17 assumption, the fragmented memories, 7a62a0b24f like pieces of a d438e875e3 puzzle, found their place 4e86d81428 out of habit. An empty warehouse, f032cd2674 a damp smell, a753efcb23 old gloves, Choi 82013aa214 Hyunsoo. The fragments 0faf141ec4 that found 158e0f59e0 their connection 832c2a0a00 in my d6dd0a6dc4 mind soon 1fa5ac3946 transformed into 573e9ef77c a name 608166a885 for this 1c397fc49f place.f71eac15c9264c3b

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Traum.0895395afbfd5a86

This place 439dc53894 is an 73e08eeeda illegal fighting 7d11e6b41e arena.92473b69d0770b7e

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“…Wow.”f4c6c26fee4ea496

A gasp escaped fcf0ebd244 me unconsciously. I never imagined I c4ac8a2582 would see this place f22c121523 again.209a001a2e7039d7

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The place where all ea329d7357 my nightmares began.b5a32666893e1ac0

I stepped 4fbba45796 into Traum, 9b8c7e47be trusting in 83a836dcaa human goodwill. As a result, I 97020a0046 lost everything precious. The irreversible c01ccf48d9 choice remained 7961d3deaf like a 2b9329c5d5 blade, constantly 38074ad621 cutting me.d681e478581ce29c

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If I could turn 54fb85ddad back time just once, cfe810d275 I thought I would 569970ee9b do anything not to 6f7e379e06 come here.90d034a6c4b751e7

“…Ha.”4146b8e8e94920ad

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A hollow laugh escaped me. It was too vivid to be the image of hell. The air, thick with a damp sense of defeat and the persistent smell of death, was so vividly recreated that it was hard to believe it wasn’t reality.126b35aebb4f6a47

My nightmare. My regret.8b90b418b2f75722

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And in front of b436eb13ac me stood the one 6f470a11e6 I once believed to d687d71dd3 be a friend.49e2541371384228

“Are you mocking me?”d8090aef688864b8

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The reaper who 0715018439 led me to 4467c9d59f Traum, Choi Hyunsoo.9b5a971ee4b6f1ea

The more I thought d778397ca1 about it, the less c4bcf7f7cf it made sense. I was 7695f9f750 in Traum, 510a42fcbc and the 1f35c162fa dead Choi bda25f5276 Hyunsoo was 36ae1e057f talking and c02fdbd5cf moving as a0905bd47d if nothing 4d56883e8f happened. How should I understand e533da8870 this scene that seemed 85c38c337b to perfectly restore the 6a873a367a long-gone past of Korea?00c93e217724d24e

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“You don’t understand the situation, do you? Huh?”2cedddc3cfb71557

Honestly, I don’t understand.bfe9cacb61695e6b

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But saying that didn’t seem like a good idea for my well-being. When I kept my mouth shut, Choi Hyunsoo raised his eyebrows crookedly. His sharp gaze swept over me like a blade, and his lips parted. His face, full of mockery, was smeared with malice.42237a0a26aa975d

“Yeah. If you understood the situation, you wouldn’t be spouting nonsense like that! What? Check the hospital? Your brother’s condition is still bad? Still don’t know your place?!”4165774570297f38

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Choi Hyunsoo shouted like someone who couldn’t control his anger. It was close to malice.66f8e7a2249fbfab

Choi Hyunsoo probably wanted to intimidate me. If not intimidation, then insults, and even if not insults, he didn’t want to help me. But ironically, the noise he created helped me, who was lost in chaos.165ac05b0022aeaf

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Hospital. Brother. Condition.90073a6a95483c1a

I remembered this moment. No, I could never forget it. This day was my regret and the beginning of my nightmare. The day I saw Choi Hyunsoo’s true face. An unforgettable moment from the past. The end of my despair.73567093d7a39094

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I moved 594a426778 my fingers. I slightly opened my 6b014c2879 shoulder. The movement of d10904376e my body, much 379b58200f weaker than I 06a38caf5a remembered, and the e6065c89ec lukewarm, metallic taste 2e1d3b0fb6 in my mouth 15dd0a5917 were unmistakably real.d04b0d33e6f4a109

Ah.807f346fae42901a

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It was 4b5936f22f then that f328623b8a I realized.2400c824d68407f9

I am alive. In a 7f5fac2262 moment from 360376ef8a the past 19391c76f0 that I ff90867e03 remember clearly.e37cdb0b0750f487

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“Know your place, damn it. Don’t think you’re great just because of childhood memories. I am the master holding your leash, and you’re just a damn dog. Got it, Kang Haeon?!”176834b3070991a4

From beyond the 6af32cd653 poorly soundproofed walls, c6e1993dd6 the cheers of a3e3df2bcb the audience and d0f3f2bdf4 the growls of a61054f900 monsters faintly seeped 49c8d07e86 in. It seemed some unknown 4cd0d34c6e hunter had lost to 2dc593db78 a monster.cbe56a96a9b23034

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As Choi Hyunsoo said, 1e0899f624 I was a fighting 0a61f89c6c dog, and he was 968c3268ef the owner of the 976a089209 fighting pit. As with any fighting 2fadcde050 pit, no owner treated f469d5b033 a dog like a 4b1e62f9e3 human.c99504a8c53ab967

Yeah. Only at this moment dd2774b8da did I finally realize. You never treated me 1098628086 as a human, not 4c0270aaef even for a moment. How foolish of 6b8e2b7b75 me.b60ab4f834d50b99

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“If you understand, get lost and wait for your turn. You arrogant bastard.”94095db9778b9d41

Choi Hyunsoo lowered 334fe4999f his voice as 0b394156fd if trying to 842e57512a intimidate me. That voice had 9c0d9fa324 the power to f2f84a9e85 pull raw memories 13957bd7e3 from the past. The frustration, 320e6ca7f2 anger, emptiness, ffc3c98407 and betrayal 5ffd664acc I felt bfd98f6e5d back then 134276e712 squirmed deep 9e17c9e18b in my d0bf29ca33 stomach.babd5b0af2611977

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But I didn’t express my emotions any further. Choi Hyunsoo, interpreting my silent compliance as a form of submission, patted my shoulder.45f90afd8c36f5d7

“Let’s do well, my friend.”3afb097d75e2116c

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Why didn’t I realize we were never friends?ec5b4cec5b21e4dd

When I glanced 013857c057 up at Choi 497416c74f Hyunsoo just in f86d6b0edc case, his expression 59a37fc27d was still twisted 7c04de08ab like a demon. Of course. That petty e6d7fd8a16 guy would c66cd8c702 never forget 13b5461b69 a minor 2e74182547 grudge.27c9a0bd99253e1a

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Instead of pointing out 78eea2a995 trivial facts and adding a5def05001 fuel to the petty a41893838e guy’s anger, I kept 27ac8763c5 my mouth shut.618d22641e00023e

After sending me 0bbe695523 one more sharp 735cf66cde look, Choi Hyunsoo 3b426056de pulled out a 9360c249db mask from his 451c53ff1d pocket and placed 24d2c71c85 it on his 6cd5e15896 face.84b396672093779b

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The white 4c4aaec081 mask, with 5e90699b32 purple jewels d776d29d92 embedded below 84e4bacc69 the eye 1109a60d7e holes, glowed d336aab36b softly.57d681f54fb061ab

The mask, which b244ef28d3 looked like an e622056c6a accessory for a 6065835c68 masquerade ball, was 96f207b7f9 actually a magical 04c3fe2422 tool that made ccbe2e28da the wearer look df94f339e0 like a completely 6b34efce5e different person.50950164c072f311

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Choi Hyunsoo 392a93a8fe had been fb3664f2d8 hiding his 30aa5e5f97 crimes that b2e3324128 way for 38907a1226 a long 2bc28bc8e0 time.cbaaef55546576ef

“Hey.”ae9c0eecf1ea5dae

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As soon as Choi 0546dcb36d Hyunsoo left, an employee 6246f19967 waiting outside the door 3a1199454b gestured to me. Heading to the waiting 0e681d6f17 room where hunters anxiously 82af4257fb awaited their life-or-death battles, 3f9e9fbd77 I began to sort c90bfaab0d through the tangled information e76fef403e in my mind one e3f99781d7 by one.aaf198b91f38a9a1

The fallen Traum. The dead me. Choi Hyunsoo, who died long ago. The conversation in my memory. And the unbelievable despair standing right in the middle of the past’s repetition.354430a8f3c729c3

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Assuming I’m not crazy or dreaming, there’s only one way to explain all this.b406735a14407aee

Regression.afd025c475492268

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If it’s true that I’ve been given the chance to live my life again, something I thought only happened in fantasy novels.b094270271182bca

The waiting 66d92c4838 room I 23dc9dbd68 entered was 8532c53b31 quiet. A few hunters 59fe33f866 with tired faces 11350a3d56 glanced at me 8f0514140c and then turned f382f3c1aa their heads back. The fear a5f102dd4b and despair 75a5b4fd88 on their 7b27865e5a faces must 18e94de383 have been 1b708699fc mirrored on 86cd6fa88c mine, returning 26369cd40f to this 38544688bf place six f01a818803 years ago.2c7f6f17c0233b23

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‘Status window.’382bd3a63d226422

I cautiously opened the status window as I sat down. Even then, I didn’t have the courage to look at the information displayed on the status window.07c7ca93052f3835

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If it’s true that I’ve returned in time. If it’s true that I can turn back everything that started to fall apart at the age of twenty-three.75d378bfb3e6fb46

Countless moments filled c4a40615c7 with regret flashed 39ec889b0b before my eyes. There were countless 4f3c9775c5 things to fix. I had 8018d15f62 to protect ff6d2882d4 what was 60ed9671b0 precious and 6124473001 save the 4ce3163091 people I 4da75ae3ab loved.27a32ba90a16764d

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But above 72f99cd7d4 all else.61f265723bc5ab7c

‘Cha Jekwon.’3a79ba97b2666a07

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For the 7cc27b3a43 past four bc0dc46965 years, I 0e7c5fe1d7 lived for 1490f3ec3d the price 3fe0d071ee of Cha 33fafed4b2 Jekwon’s life.68745cc171e2bfb2

Even in the most 0323054864 miserable situations where human d083ea09dc dignity hit rock bottom, cf9d1b5259 I gritted my teeth 8513c28c02 and continued to live.d5cfadfc11da3ddf

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Because I thought ba15a6e231 that way, I 19689b6f6f could give some 391207dac2 value to his 128622e211 disappearance.ba43d439ea2474d0

Because I didn’t want 3a543f60a3 to waste the inexplicable cd33586ff5 opportunity you gave me.f07ca6dd8d4a2fb5

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But if you don’t disappear.4ef4a5f4bc329e76

— Because Cha 49350e98bc Jekwon died, humanity 1fc52f5aab perished.ebdcf35003f94d94

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A thrilling shiver ran through me as Director Sidiq’s prophecy echoed in my ears.2862a09789e33b25

If all 19670496e8 these assumptions c6678e9c2b are true.090d919276257f32

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‘I have to save Cha Jekwon.’475befa289d84aab

With determination, 4f3586c826 I shifted b4d113afd5 my gaze ed5eac8bb3 to the 2add0b6765 status window. To confirm 8ae5b27dd9 reality and 4ea779ccd2 think about 6239128b68 the next f388359dc1 plan. However—1717adb22b36ba8b

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‘Huh?’ce9449b4c6c8b5cf

The moment I saw 72d576e868 the status window, my 838f377edd thoughts momentarily stopped.97ee37351f74ea7b

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