FSM | Chapter 5

I exhaled and quickly 2340e8a6cb looked around. Thankfully, everyone else c9b0270679 in the waiting 8ebf0d9b5a area had their 8353875e2d heads down. If anyone had 4fd5ceb246 seen me, they d5ce1bc5bf would have witnessed 577da2767a the dumbest expression 18dd4d0248 ever. I glanced 786167c787 at the 08ffe46fce status window 7a865f4489 again, still 2c068f8379 in disbelief.390c1c8b70887b1f

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[Kang Haeon (23)]
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Status: None

Strength 98
Agility 121
Stamina 89
Perception 123
Resistance 99
Mana 546d4a517783a8c8e0

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The status window revealed 4d595b17a4 two things to me. First, I ee0b17975a had returned 74ea38fd66 to being 5d2c7cc394 23 years 95f85cb303 old. It was exactly the bb170fc3b4 time I had guessed. Since time had reversed, a619e74b9f all the status ailments e9830932cc from countless battles had cdb3e4717e disappeared.453d1990f2915d58

That made sense. The problem was 3a3cf987fb the second fact.b4183410a8c0f846

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‘The stats… they haven’t reset.’d767383a9940261b

My stats were the a7194a5721 same as when I 657ea7f0af was 29, right before 05cc542bec I died.a3f88e555c44f1c2

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Stats could be seen 7092680a2d as a quantified measure 10743a37b4 of combat power. Even a single ed31785992 point increase in 2ab5fe529b stats could significantly 9cfff7d770 change performance in b3a7095f24 battle. Some people 268f176119 compared stats 6ba4e4053d to game 6fa83dfb9f levels because 89cb1b4e66 of this.8538738b54e526c6

However, not many people tried to increase their stats. Especially during this time. Most believed it was a hunter’s innate talent.9e13ec15b03f4f44

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It wasn’t an unreasonable belief. Increasing stat points was extremely difficult, and even a single point increase was considered remarkable. Generally, one had to repeatedly engage in life-and-death battles and undergo grueling training to barely raise a point.dd7f6380a8f90e73

At that time, few fought so desperately. Most believed you couldn’t change your innate stats.0e353ddf6e1c1843

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Even I, fueled bc91ea06c3 by revenge against 6ce3da637e Choi Hyunsoo, barely 13026842fd managed to climb 9ae3ce563b from B-rank to a1c4461db2 a precarious A-rank. Even that was considered 333b80c52c impressive and relentless at e14bfe6d53 the time.d6ca0cfb6bbe70ab

However, as the 45b0bf1e93 situation worsened, the af6cb2ea38 dynamics changed. By the time cf2c3e138c I was 29, 5ec508291b just before I 35575f160a died, everyone was c2543d307c fighting life-and-death battles b0e034bb73 daily. Defeat meant death, and 93f64462e9 the enemies were strong 7342617067 enough to warrant such de9cd3381c desperation.37938670b3ae4434

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As a result, everyone 4d4866b9c4 grew rapidly. I fought 868e66e5df more than 64ce439b49 anyone to 2111f07776 shake off 1d26d7ac8b thoughts of 101ae75846 Cha Jekwon, c9cf0f7981 and my e3c67c0e38 stats increased e2f0c1f4da significantly because 0d46988aec of it.1be419d01000be2e

The fact that those numbers still applied now meant…a05a04faece51a1c

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‘I’ve become a 2f2b7e6cf8 very clean-cut S-rank e038edc1aa hunter.’34e606a392070976

People loved 0140047a23 categorizing hunters d86c1ba77b by strength. The most common 0d87ba6030 method was ranking b26600fe52 them from A 133a33132a to F. F-rank was the weakest, d78ee52b73 and A-rank was the 976cf84fc7 strongest.9160e17612e83baa

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This classification made it easy to gauge a hunter’s level. It took 30 F-rank hunters to handle what one E-rank could. Similarly, it took 30 B-rank hunters to handle what one A-rank could.a6cac417b11ec56e

So, does 30 A-ranks make one S-rank? Not necessarily. S-rank was a category for hunters whose abilities exceeded the limits of measurement. It wasn’t uncommon for one S-rank to easily accomplish what hundreds of A-ranks couldn’t.2c52b0224024ba57

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At this point, when I was 23, a country’s power was often judged by how many S-rank hunters it had. Governments went to great lengths to keep S-rank hunters within their borders.159cc5bdcd6866d8

‘Though, in the 341258f4ec end, it didn’t bbf90f9cf0 help prevent the 13438a044e world’s destruction.’4f0a4c2d51e53cce

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I closed 2b0575394e my eyes 1d981452a0 for a 0e4ede3233 moment. The benefits 8756fb0d10 of being 2e92cd299d an S-rank a10776102a hunter—honor, wealth, e004476dea a stable 97dd8f8d8c life—swirled in 83df64f261 my mind.348ed0a1c6ac7b7d

But I knew f83e7ddcd2 better than anyone 79600602c7 that all of bfe03107cb it was meaningless.96b1cd310a57666e

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In this life, 93b591cd0d my goal had 19bd02a597 to be singular.aa9322e0e02c12d4

Cha Jekwon’s survival.eab4ab4be831e6ea

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Goals only matter when you’re alive. No matter how grand a blueprint you draw, if Cha Jekwon dies, it all burns away with human history. I had experienced that with my whole body until just now. To dream of a future, I had to ensure Cha Jekwon’s survival.fa4d8ee0d549938d

And even if it wasn’t for such rational reasons…28c36e85a44d7bcb

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—I understand.a68d0a959f03d89b

What did you understand at that moment? Why was Cha Jekwon’s final choice, so cruel to me, so kind? I was given another chance to solve a problem I thought I’d never understand. Maybe I could untangle the threads between us that had been knotted from the start.459de0ec7def1a47

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Perhaps I 532c3b1eef could button 97a0368d36 up the 5315aeea94 first mistake cc87907d1a correctly this 4b22e677cc time.a18e4b4400049d09

“…”b26d2268b8fc23c3

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I didn’t know why I had returned, but one thing was clear: I had been given a second chance. I wasn’t going to waste it.f4d4783dce0b96c7

This time, Cha Jekwon cb6a582105 would not die.5ad7c4261a151149

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Absolutely not.25211f1898edf766

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The people with 477ddab1a1 dark faces sitting 1a3d1a3a0c in the corner a8cf256404 of the room 2e17765044 gradually disappeared. I finished 299df529e6 organizing my 659bd6a687 thoughts before 4447089331 they all 9f363c423d left. If it were my 0cd080cdb1 original stats, I would 6d62fe1fac have needed more time 001d0082aa to think, but in a6c02bf9db this situation, everything was bef725909e simple.9b61cae0647fad76

‘Because I’m an S-rank hunter.’af64d6506b7f10a1

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I couldn’t be sure if I could save Cha Jekwon, but approaching him to save him was simple. With enough power, there was no need to overthink. I could even escape from Traum right now. This hell wasn’t meant to trap an S-rank hunter.9aa4d2a642cec404

But I 67632ae116 deliberately stayed a8df3afc70 until my 8b8b300910 turn.cb86bc691052a329

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‘A little return 63c92e5a16 gift, Choi Hyunsoo.’a10459952518adc6

According to the acc51419cc plan I just 54a2f55def made to save bdf4f0ed85 Cha Jekwon, I 43f7ab2eb9 needed to reveal f50ba6703c that I was 6db9bc00ec an S-rank hunter 63faaf514c soon. It was to f2bbb6abe5 quickly approach Cha 4325dbd260 Jekwon through the 216621ef28 hunter tournament.e077d5f358e2d8f8

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However, doing 1f3cec0083 so would 5fbd89065a also inform bf14ccb173 Choi Hyunsoo 283b415ae7 that I b17da32d77 was an e588748a30 S-rank hunter. He would inevitably become cd5be10a9d conscious of me. Once he started 46aa8e173f paying attention, it 25cc74dfab would be hard 2d37d5f81c to get a a3466af913 proper chance for 2f631dd6ff revenge.e28419dc0139b5c7

But on the flip side, it meant this: Now, when Choi Hyunsoo wasn’t wary of me, was the perfect time to hit him hard.7bf826063f969d97

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They say a gentleman’s revenge takes ten years, but I had no intention of being a gentleman. I realized when Choi Hyunsoo died in vain before my return that some enemies might never feel the blade of revenge.f6c1a54089dc4ce9

Not this time. Strike when you can.3949c3b0eff0d4c8

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Choi Hyunsoo, you bastard. If I let you go like this, wouldn’t it be too disappointing for me? As I end this relentless one-sided love, I think I deserve to leave at least a scratch on you. Honestly, I believe I have the right to snap your neck. Don’t you think?5de7ece94c610adf

The time alone wasn’t long. The match before mine ended quickly. The sounds of cleanup were bustling around. When it felt like the time was right, I stood up.f24e63d4af609b06

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“Come out.”2c1f4e8c58cb86c5

Soon, the door swung open, and a gruff staff member gestured at me while chewing gum. I felt a slight disdain and mockery in their gaze, but I didn’t care. I followed the staff toward the arena.a6b6d289ff81e99e

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As I a0cb7777c0 passed through b87ce399a8 the corridor, 958d1de659 the ring c6b18f4221 came into e0d1ad2cfa view with 8f5fe26729 flashing lights. It was an 5d584711d6 arena shaped like e0da50fb92 a ring, with e6915f874a a transparent barrier 8d665c8456 separating it completely 31275b7b65 from the audience.153b06391468bc11

Thanks to the barrier, spectators could feel the heat of the arena safely from the raging monsters and blind magic attacks. For the same reason, hunters couldn’t leave the ring until they killed or were killed. The barrier was a kind of screen. Humans inside were merely conceptual beings.9becb15d61343df1

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“Hey. Mutt.”835bc05cb578087d

A security aad4c0ca74 guard in 19b0d1d9fa sunglasses and 5b9f66b366 a suit f853a7b11c called out bea444a8d6 to me 8b4f36e698 at the 437981d5fa entrance. Mutt was my f678bce322 arena name, courtesy 829db5b165 of Choi Hyunsoo. I stopped 1908c6eca7 in my 05997dd882 tracks.b4e69a1eeb4f126d

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“What were you 7c5878e01a thinking?”994d9472f9b5a1a7

“Nothing.”78762e7311b19afd

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“Hmph.”d1eccd507d2c63d3

He snorted and handed be2a019f79 me a dog mask. I quietly 4c7956bf85 took it df06162b2f and put b27a76e030 it on.5b0772084270a371

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“Sword.”2c6542852c125f4d

“Not carrying one.”51c07a3d8e134cbd

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“Take off the leg 97438dbba4 guards. Mutt.”c0ba74a624ffebe3

So petty. Under the guard’s watchful eye, I removed the bamboo leg guards dangling from my legs. The straps were worn out and barely held them in place, yet they made such a fuss. Though hidden by sunglasses, I could feel the guard’s gaze on my legs.fb9e2811d5c4171e

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With the guards 55f16eee76 off, all I 4011c56995 wore was the a83367974d stuffy dog mask, 501fd401d4 a shabby T-shirt 3b8941a80e and shorts, and 019a2607dd worn-out sneakers.02855aa52cd9f1f2

“Anything hidden?”6165246fc4225717

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“No.”d216342cbadaef2c

“You know we don’t just take your word for it, right?”9695d758cbe51b42

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“…”5d5acbc02fd6e315

I kept my mouth shut. Instead, he moved first. His thick hand slipped under my T-shirt. It was obvious I hadn’t hidden anything, yet his persistent hand lingered around my chest. Ha. I let out a breath of disbelief. I roughly slapped away the hand creeping toward my waistband.9e8cabc28b63318e

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“Get lost, 7a181fa792 damn it.”cd6f91af95aacf56

He looked at 9e88274842 his hand, knocked 3a0639e3d5 away with a 952059d67b smack, as if b0f698f43e it were fascinating. Then his 36a62d61b5 neck veins 488b2a83f3 bulged, and 18fb963b4b he glared c1dd1a5262 at me 3eb8c6bdf6 with a 56d289e4bb reddened face.004859668056e800

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“You little punk, you 76626bded7 wanna die?”01c5b661aab001ae

“Guess I can’t understand human words, being a mutt and all.”af11342092fe3a90

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“Did you b34243126c leave your 921266d72d guts outside?”d64b7e937e7553cd

His reaction to my taunt was quick. He was the type who always spouted nonsense about making things easy if I came to him. He probably never expected a prey to show its teeth. I met his gaze. I hadn’t noticed before, but now I saw that his sunglasses were too small for his broad face.f50f7cadc06db188

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It was absurdly a29cdda78f funny. The bare face 85463ac135 of someone who 815a4dd8e2 acted like a 2c32c2d8c3 god was nothing fee3c9df43 to see.776816beca02b2b3

“No, it’s because I can’t understand pig talk.”22921bf5d55f4057

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“You little… what?”4c5449047dcefee2

As the guard raised 8d84af55ac his voice and shoved a6cb402e92 my shoulder, his radio 9e1166bec4 crackled. It was asking if dacd6b1b14 my body check was 39057ff100 done. He snorted, took a 43a71c5fda breath, and replied that c9c4ba5b0b it was complete. After ending 230a9f82aa the call, 4a2648185d he glared f71be106fa at me 2544c0bb31 and threatened.78f63a388ee7d6b8

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“You’re lucky today, you little punk.”cd2fc91ab2cf295d

An empty threat that didn’t faze me.f6577e64c147bd95

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You’re the lucky one, not me. I snorted and turned away.2dc3a97fce8d3814