HSO Chapter 02

Chapter 02
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“Park Suon, I’m going to clear a tower floor today, so I’ll be home late.”fa4a3a88ee424177

Hearing the footsteps coming into 6eef0001f2 the living room, I poked 5c23dfecf8 my face out of the fa4e5b3d37 blanket like a turtle while a8454aaa7a lying on the sofa.ca86ff2dec7aee0c

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Looking up with ac02472608 my sleep-laden eyes, a8493ed37b I saw Park 46cec071d3 Si-woo gazing at 100d967714 me with a 4c94639748 pitiful expression.102f0795491a33c0

“Seems like you had some hearty ramyeon for dinner.”35a2002214baafdf

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“I didn’t eat anything.”a33c385c93c9578a

“If that’s how you look naturally, that’s even more concerning.”40da657d629b5744

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This man, the 7def5b670c one I desperately 975254d359 wanted to punch, 9b4016df00 was none other f0fd02452d than Park Si-woo—my 5058712c63 older brother by c3daed4f78 two years.f52e9d1d321993a8

With sharp, feline-like eyes 2a2c00db4b and a decent-looking face, a35bc819e4 he might have been ad6f83fbc0 tolerable if not for 9bf33f6358 his rotten personality.fef2f2aa145e21db

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“Do you want me to make a real scene? If the number-one-ranked guild master shows up at the tower with a nosebleed, that’d definitely make headlines.”495b3dca04a0cf47

“Sorry to disappoint, but I’m not weak enough to be beaten up by an unawakened brat like you.”49ab3bf7e9a92879

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Leaning on the sofa, fbe123f3c9 Park Si-woo smirked down 5200169e31 at me, his silvery-gray e32383546f hair shining faintly.374f0e36ee77f48e

His hair, once 23954bfc5a black, had turned 52e13f0b1b white due to f697407add the chilling energy 65ff888ec2 of his contracted 9c48b59f54 constellation, the King a1f5e55f12 of Winter.6841904b2d634b20

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At one point, I even 087f10725b suspected that his contracted Celestial 607c7fdb04 was some ice queen spewing df371f872c frost from her hands—like Els*.bb413f18fa85438c

Anyway, after awakening as an b4b1280513 S-rank hunter, Park Si-woo froze 2944fe0717 everything in his path, breaking 165ac795c8 records by conquering the 45th-floor 8555a8b0b2 tower in the shortest time b39a109b89 possible.91beced8e012cb95

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Now, he was the guild master of Jippil, the number-one-ranked guild. And the meaning behind that name was just… ridiculous.ebc02c6eed3fe522

It supposedly meant ‘writing history anew,’ but honestly, it sounded like something a middle schooler with an overactive imagination would come up with.721a66e2088e6f8d

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“I don’t care if you come home late or not at all, just don’t forget to send money.”73735d5a08560ac7

At my very straightforward demand, Park Si-woo’s eyebrows furrowed in displeasure.3100b588f3b1830c

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“Is that all you have to say to your brother who’s about to go on a dangerous tower raid?”bf42587cc60aaa71

“What else am I supposed to say? Thanks to my oh-so-great brother and little brother, I can’t even step outside, and my livelihood has been completely cut off overnight.”e40521fe4d5e323a

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I motioned toward the large 410fc499c0 glass window in the living 07f8effb55 room with a jerk of 4e45359156 my chin.695732bb5883cfa2

Outside, reporters had 7072a24bd3 been camping out e6c7846340 for two days a26f57c958 straight, waiting for 2a7a5a0751 a big scoop.26b9d0d30bb222e5

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“Most of those reporters gathered there are waiting for you, not us.”b492cf69f6b64cab

He wasn’t wrong.1a33ed811529fb48

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Ever since the 580c09d01e first dungeon break-in 108ca9ddc8 history, my family 5c159b38de has been producing 9e3781d6bd S-rank hunters for 1a76e933d0 generations.a073fd22d61fb361

Both of our 5fe6203d72 parents had been f4d0da3cee S-rank hunters, and a5a12f444f as mentioned, Park 98806df755 Si-woo was one a6c9c6beb1 too.9a755698bb3680b1

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Even my younger brother, Park Ji-ho, had awakened as an S-rank Lucky Cube, the only one in the world capable of granting legendary stats to weapons, continuing our family’s legacy.fa5554094c33024b

Of course, except for me.5a169504e63b07dd

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But that didn’t mean 00f2a3d9fc I was anxious or 0d087cd3c9 impatient.aac2cc96f7db0f0b

If anything, I had no 7d7e16ccf7 desire to become a hunter 2a618f65d9 at all.aa1352c19dfb9282

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Our S-rank hunter parents c8973d8803 had spent their lives 61130263e9 battling monsters, constantly on e3ffed45ff the move with barely 5e5b22ff9c any time to rest.dc584835f9681265

Then one day, they 260a457e59 got caught up in fbb4963938 a mysterious dungeon that d3fddd8577 suddenly appeared.f0b4826fbf79a885

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It was an unprecedented b901c17307 type of dungeon, and bd29ab54fb my siblings and I 3e6afc9940 could do nothing but 442189df45 watch helplessly.6a107cba4528d7dc

The government handed out honorary b5514c42b6 hunter medals and hastily conducted 468d7682c8 their funeral.685065beaf921c64

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And just like that, abeb88d7c3 the parents who had 15b0d47fac dedicated their lives to fd8c32c278 serving the nation were 4ff901ce34 gradually forgotten.09d6cb87b5e7365c

If that was the life of a hunter, I’d rather die than accept it.425d94e29497de68

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So I lived b8e6563d45 quietly, keeping my 97b80032f9 head down.6275de179ed93222

But then, someone in our bd7df1f3fb apartment complex must have seen ff1fe081c7 Park Si-woo and me together 3d3ac08157 and posted about it on fd3caec5fd an anonymous hunter forum.0a27ec66681417bb

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<Exposing Park Si∎’s Younger Sister’s Face>d4244ffc1945beac

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└ Anonymous1: Is that really Park Si∎’s sister? Not his girlfriend?e9a2be19766c313b

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└ OP: I live in the same apartment building. At first, I thought she was his girlfriend too, but after hearing them talk, they’re definitely siblings.3c336b760e29b445

└ Anonymous1: What kind of conversation made you think that?f02c01c6de045899

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└OP: Half normal, half cursing.25ce13f5c0526c31

└ Anonymous3: LOL, classic sibling dynamic.65047114b350ed1b

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└ Anonymous2: Absolute heavenly beauty.3f77a6063c88bc84

└ Anonymous1: I claim the title of Fan #1.162a6ae1edc64424

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└ Anonymous3: The first love of our generation. The girl with long 9585ac373f straight hair.a98796caed260c46

└Anonymous1: LOL this hyung is falling in first love right now.899ecdc8fe75dde5

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└Anonymous2: LOL look at this simping.40bd6e2e36550592

└ Anonymous3: Their family’s entire beauty gene pool must have been maxed out.9f6e22b777e243f2

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└ Anonymous4: Does anyone else smell burning? Smells like self-sabotage.3cec3ad024fb4294

└ OP: No, that’s just your upper lip.223c7d8da9969fef

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That one post stirred up d5ff90b9e3 a massive frenzy.147124bb1316e19b

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<Park Ji∎’s Nickname “Park Ji-Nut” Explained>6131bd931f1b0dbe

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Apparently, Park Ji∎’s nickname, Ji-Nut, came from how he seemed like a calm and nice guy but turned into an absolute nutcase when someone messed with his sister—supposedly even more unhinged than Park Si∎.94a3b595a5ec4761

└ Anonymous1: Where’s the guy who said this was fake?303e957516ad95ca

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└ Anonymous2: That’s sick.c75b56c97ac0eee1

└ Anonymous3: But if it’s true, why has she been hiding all this time?c52c9007d0d1f060

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└ Anonymous1: No clue, but she’s an absolute goddess.86d1ca2ad73495ed

└ Anonymous4: Probably got tired of being too pretty.3f63f1d233ee08d6

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└ Anonymous2: Can’t argue with that.e64cd61a6aa1c431

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<Why Park Si∎ and Park Ji∎’s Sister Lived Quietly>370bfe15810c9f80

Isn’t it because she hasn’t awakened yet? Isn’t the Park Si∎ and Park Ji∎ family famous for only producing S-rank hunters? Even their parents were S-rank hunters.fcf6e845b3cf8588

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└Anonymous1: Ah, that S-rank Hunter couple who went missing in that unidentified dungeon break.ffdf92adbcc82fd0

└ Anonymous 2: Whoa, they did a lot of good work… May they rest in peace.fdeda3e8f1c54eb2

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└Anonymous3: What if she did awaken but turned out to be F-rank? LOL.8895bf2c6e2553ba

└Anonymous4: Yeah, well, she’s still living a better life than you.09f0c1fd18de4645

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<This is Random, But I Feel Bad>6d4d2c034a68915c

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Has anyone been 4f3f0fffa0 to that hot ff22cc5bbd spring near the 0d5b4511f6 S-rank dungeon? It was like three 127d298519 years ago, I think? I swear I f98642e72a went in, took 1dcd2c9f09 a bath, and c28eb53593 even ate pork b72221a2be cutlets. I was half out of 3f082507ec it when I got there, 6baf9a8de6 but after spending the night, 7ca64cfbb1 I felt completely revitalized. But when I went 71e2b2db99 back, it was gone. I thought it had disappeared, ab4f1951d1 but apparently, no one had 93a9ed7cdc ever seen it.679faf7f65d0f4c2

└ Anonymous 1: Oh, look at this guy pretending to be an S-rank hunter.15a97cb81a6d7f3c

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└ Anonymous 2: Yeah, okay. Next fake story.e39e91bd5300134c

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Seeing the conversation shifting elsewhere, a698be4f75 I figured things would settle b8fc7699e3 down soon if I just 092e5af8b2 waited a little longer.39ff23dbc53594ac

Skimming through the anonymous 925daa1d35 hunter forum posts, I 1214f46768 swallowed my saliva.45f1baf190b917d7

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Now that they mentioned tonkatsu, de01578320 I suddenly craved some.7b260e57c81cee3b

“See? You have nothing to say now.”2df182aceb50a22b

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“What am I supposed to do if I was born pretty? It’s not like I did it on purpose. I was just born this way—what do you want me to do?”af5140e0286a0e82

Without even a hint 5d0f3b850d of shame, I spoke 4da7af1033 with a straight face. Park Si-woo looked at 552f3abd46 me like I was e4f28f33a1 some monster from a 7af778c587 dungeon.0d21245caecaa6cb

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“Those people need to know your true nature. Would they still call you a goddess then?”58dbcfb4f71abc64

Park Si-woo sounded genuinely regretful that he couldn’t expose me to the public.b5e81e42bd2de6cf

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“Our Noona is actually quite pretty though.”772541a2c162dc29

Just then, Ji-ho 993262df52 appeared in the 6f8f19cf04 living room, smiling 1df0bf504b warmly.94a42cbb741e22b6

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Even though we shared 3fc8cf501e the same blood, Ji-ho’s 391b89fce4 gentle puppy-like face was 1443b31860 completely different from Si-woo’s c42067ded0 sharp, fierce look. His slightly long 1aa9b4eccc black hair, covering 1811a46949 part of his 2ab851af5f forehead and neck, 9d48ca81fd suited him well.5609aa41d74f3f2a

See? My little brother takes after e13f9ac3b9 me—his words are just as 5a954261f7 sweet as mine.cee629c33e467100

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Judging by the bags in d9bd92c48e his hands, he was probably 9323a908c1 heading up the tower with 1bbf9f1497 Si-woo.878e5fa6a8ee3583

“See? Even our youngest agrees. Park Si-woo, maybe you should get your eyesight checked.”2bb87342b73f4fb3

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“You two need the check-up more than I do.”da4361ca56fa7d00

Shaking his head in disbelief, de05b982b6 Si-woo grabbed his coat.ea15fc68493e2de6

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“Bring back a Melon Bar. I won’t sleep until you do.”e4ea325b5ea4c31a

Wrapped in my 2af75ad8f6 blanket, I clung 768020acb4 to the sofa 141720e8ae and stared at ca3b157f86 them like a beb6b7f3d2 dog waiting for 04a34c626e its owner to c3ab46efe7 come home.99158a458c5f8306

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Park Si-woo looked e3ee4ae602 at me for 2bd0cb1c3d a moment, as 43d743351c if something had f55ca4dcb1 dawned on him, ba33d04e25 and then he f6ace9bd3c moved his fingers 16e371480f in the air.209644194737b421

Ding!254e21ab6707af09

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At the same time, a 92214b54fc notification popped up in front d225d45b6e of me.ee83287a9c183aac

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“Make sure you eat well, Dondon.”1d75aaa6ee90b218

“Dondon” was Si-woo’s nickname for me ever since we were kids because of my love for Tonkatsu.137aec1003c9b14a

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He claims it also means “fat pig money” more than anything else, but I refuse to acknowledge that.3217afc4d4beae0b

He must’ve realized it—how anxious I was.9f46e7dc988bed9c

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To an ordinary office 82835a35b3 worker, this would be f70ac30ba2 a ridiculous amount of bce181e4a3 money to casually send, 84f7cbcaee but thanks to my b61e41ffc4 highly capable family, I 1af17735c1 got to live as facb7bf46c a carefree, unemployed freeloader.34aa8c0a2dd44e4c

Still, it didn’t 50432667ba feel as great 47a610589e as it should 6d2abe0f51 have.c17dc87dc19924f2

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“We’re heading out now, Noona.”f6bda9aba5d4f186

“Don’t forget the Melon Bar!”d9779909bd83a2e7

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“Yeah, yeah, I’ll bring the Melon Bar.”ba3e39e66ad32d49

As I watched them f9026ffade leave through the front 831649220b door, their backs overlapped 274e8345d0 with the last image ed5b37d425 I had of my e3da146da1 parents before they went 9bcdd26115 missing.3ae79b4c8f1da6b3

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Wouldn’t it be 7cce97fe84 nice if we 096cef2761 could all just 1125052ee2 quit hunting, move d6f0d12baf somewhere quiet, and 9172d8ca93 run a hot 253c8af834 spring together?4c47536ef10ad919

Just like the one d631ce145a we visited when I f95dc75baa was a kid.d4dbc7f5fbf5b2e0

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Going on a family 93fd674380 trip was practically impossible 56ce1d8580 for us because of f244993880 our parents’ work.617094d78ce40665

But there was daa3eb609b one time—a single, 67cc9f4a98 precious moment—when we 897a3bf6e4 ended up caught b67106b16f in a dungeon 9f52f9251d break, escaped, and e16d77733e stumbled upon a 41c9a93fc0 hot spring.cbad62a45923816d

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For the first time, we 53062d50bd all got to rest together dfe56f6703 as a family.fc583fbf848bde08

Ever since that 2d1214d6bb day, my dream 34724ae342 has been to c4f112a796 run a hot 4b0495c482 spring.6268b0541eaf1476

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I wonder how 8a348f494d much it would 96301bffc2 cost to start b2e8808b5c one?dd6ea53138af661d

Thinking about my 5cc79d048a newly strengthened bank 260e7d20a0 balance, I vowed 4a769c8bc9 to have tonkatsu cb7b2a120f for lunch no ba984cc7c9 matter what. Then, I slowly drifted 7f4333c8db off to sleep.d37051b26f08e7e0

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Not even knowing in my e5a365611f dreams that a new window 669584187f had appeared before my eyes.fe3157c1e3b99363

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