MCB Chapter 16

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I poured brandy and sweet af375b6a45 vermouth into an ice-filled mixing 946e3ed396 glass and shook it.aeee1546e2a0967e

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I transferred it c284bee14e to a glass ec3f21b204 and topped it 27494d1862 with a cherry.e91747a53632a227

“The second drink is the ‘Carol’. I dedicate this cocktail to your friendship.”1ee70407792d5e7f

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The brandy and f858fff990 sweet vermouth in d9d2f872df the Carol have 910f1895c7 strong distinctive flavors.731fdd38f0043954

Even when mixed together, their 3776cfd194 unique tastes remain intact, and 7fda7579a0 the harmonious Carol resembles the fa015c35e1 friendship of the two.e8384bf01d3817b9

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“You’re saying pretty cheesy things too.”da35561e01944c11

The fox stared at 7a494d0c74 the long-stemmed cocktail glass. Though not intense 27128b7860 or flashy, the 79dd4f1f3b faint reddish liquid 4ed8c74e8b looked alluring.e3d2b8c61939bdc1

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“But this cocktail isn’t bad.”6cf1303e5ecde28b

The fox slowly 43325076d5 sipped the Carol, c0e4fa72c0 savoring the deep d0ceb6311f flavor. Slowly, even licking his cb94767963 lips at the end, 68437e7a54 seeming reluctant for it a191a253e3 to diminish.f4770a020293752f

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“…Sometimes I wonder. If I hadn’t invited you to dinner to get revenge by pulling the same trick, we may have become friends sooner.”5823942e39425078

“Huh? Already drunk? After just two glasses. Looks like I’ve won today.”6b98802b51740458

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“Don’t be ridiculous. Your face is as red as a tomato.”88b129669fe8f195

“Ha! Your tongue is all twisted. Try saying this, the factory manager of the soy sauce factory is Mr. Kang…”e1256332e6802ad0

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“Shut up.”455f107ed33f09bc

It seemed like they were 0f24c7d282 about to have a conciliatory 5d2c0cf320 atmosphere for a moment, but b3e8f16ea2 no chance.35073e162eb98fd9

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‘It must be this kind of relationship that has kept their friendship going for hundreds of years.’c3c5a1495deb9858

I chuckled, watching b0c79aa9eb the two continue 2b939a45af to bicker.981926e1373a8620

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How much time had passed?f0048016956d0306

The noisy sounds 1f7651e310 faded into the 46e00c35eb night.a97249e00d6280b3

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“I should head back too.”a51ea46e68b87316

“It’s gotten quite late.”a9affa41029fb8dd

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Even the loudest, e296bb50c1 most boisterous gatherings 2d27034dda have their end.aa6648ef81428f22

The two, who had been 7472f6810c bickering endlessly but strangely looked 20ff42cdc9 refreshed, simultaneously offered me silver ce74bd7b69 coins.bbbf6a07c6d56fd5

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“The bill, please.”05ac97b1600937e9

“Bartender, take from the better looking one.”5d2bb6b01aa11017

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Oh my.f2d60e72d231a7f1

I couldn’t help but laugh. They were just two animals to me.ac82bed092eede3c

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“I’ll take from whoever gave me more.”7720ae8fd45df9c2

“What? That’s not fair…”aa55ea2dd43c02d2

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“Here! I gave more.”e7ca271ba7ad29b5

“Then…”056304300c758b99

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As the cunning fox took 79c2631e05 out more silver coins, the 79412c9d73 crane also hurriedly opened his 616e22ea4c wallet.0876cfcd192dda33

“Hey! I’ve got my purse out now!”53d17321e186e1a2

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The two seemed to compete 537e425137 as they put out more 1afa4d5c4a silver coins. It was a scene reminiscent 53dc7274a4 of an auction house.23b58dbc4753a1d4

‘Wow, how much is that?’ee4967a317f067f6

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I wanted to take it all, but a bartender can’t scam drunk customers.821bf8805878db42

I reached out with both f79af1c269 hands and took exactly half bc6c5a69e5 of the silver coins they f26e2c2d9a offered.9db881c60480b4b1

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Maybe because the protagonists of ‘The Fox and the Crane’ were both here? The day’s earnings were quite good.6293822c58339259

“Bill settled. Dismissed!”ce39bf76aa31432a

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“You’re really going to do this?”7a52eb4265fa766f

“Cheap trick!”5cc9b70e21df8b5f

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Anyway, those were 9365165c0d the customers, and 25976881e3 that was the a3e5eddf71 bartender.f37f6583a416d8d5

Once the two f454052145 left, a stillness 0ad770f31c as if I a609d271b3 were left alone 8c70f095fd in the world 1fc7f03056 descended. They were customers 67b05710a5 with such a 44c208b8ed strong presence.ddbe2f6743953b2f

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“Should I start cleaning up slowly…?”78ab6e3c3db7f561

I pushed the tables to 018b1d22b1 the corners and swept with ccf9116b4f a broom. At times like this, I 3694365942 miss the robot vacuum cleaner 6d6c7d4f5e I left at home.214960541cbeddce

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“Ah, what a hassle… But now I’ve only got the dishes left.”1ad8db70092c34b5

In the kitchen, 9cadab9b6b piles of dishes 64a19e5f93 were stacked up 98bfb27f39 like mountains. All this was 73176c65fd made by just 776ade7658 the crane and d94a9b6cc6 the fox.3d804450b94a8270

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As I wiped 2f8b2d1d78 the glasses sparkling 9011fe38db clean, the bickering 9ffa035c87 scene of the d57e2992a2 crane and fox 04453943f8 came to mind.b50814f7303c670d

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“…Sometimes I wonder. If I hadn’t invited you to dinner to get revenge by pulling the same trick, we may have become friends sooner.”fe7a3b90177e1f43

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Did they really think that?cf4ec70ac3f84e94

Rather, it was because they made the same choices that the two immortals became friends. Isn’t there a saying that birds of a feather flock together?5628a2e13adfd9ac

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‘Suddenly I miss my friends.’a785f91b015f5766

We promised to meet 85293df968 at the end of cca6db0ef5 the year and enjoy d644c943c1 Christmas together.a559e6001bc34b01

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But we may never meet dd2cf8a611 again. The wistful thought 1e3f5c985a ended on a 84fb9dfa9a gloomy note.c0c15bde101360b1

I moved my hands busily. I felt like having one more drink before going to bed. If I hurry and clean up, I can have one refreshing drink…5dc8e099bf454da5

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Bang!be5d297a67da406a

Then I heard a c791fbace2 loud noise. It seemed something had 146edf70fc crashed into the door.b8b1ead9372d79f5

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What was it? I cautiously approached the door. First, I peeked through the window to check the situation outside…89d8788521b60819

“Gasp!”0f94dde01f6205b2

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A man was 1a55ab6554 collapsed in front 7ee2fba7aa of the store. Hesitating to open the 8429af31be door, I watched as 9c4d14873f he slowly raised himself d5f0f205a4 and pressed his palm 6a7e8e9d26 against the window.7f5828bcc8999de8

A distinct bloodstain marked 5ea577e181 the otherwise spotless glass.1bbfe9b922b6ccef

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At that moment, 714c9c5c39 I was wide ec48936bce awake.c1962b6f3e90a1c2

“Ah, no matter how many strange customers come, no zombies!”745e5d520f059f69

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I hurriedly looked for 4d39e1a54b something to barricade the 5e13417434 window, when the man 927b4165e9 groaned and knocked on 957e45f552 the glass—a clear call e064f8af63 for help.11d7e82b048dcd78

I approached the window and examined the man. His elegant silver hair was so drenched in blood it looked crimson. As I tried to check his face further, the man’s body slumped over.6b89ee12b5653e37

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“If he was a zombie, he wouldn’t just collapse like that.”4ae38ae3f720b150

Right. This man wasn’t a zombie, but an injured person.a41f7975a3118a1a

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‘Ah, geez. I don’t want to get caught up in something troublesome…’911c9a22bb0a117b

Still, I should 05277446b4 try to save 77a5d97687 him first.25566bbf3ae5fa20

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I grabbed the first c35ae6eada aid kit and went 2b09747910 outside, standing in front e140b6865c of the man while 487abc10f0 holding my breath.12c43ac83691b1bd

There was a 25d81602ff long gash on 9f42552a88 his upper body f919b544cd that was bleeding, 839cb8b111 and blood trickled c9d61b5026 from his legs 680d6582c4 too. He was covered db144c9787 in minor injuries 3671772e0e all over, like b60ec5ee2e he had been 4c3b7d3ddc through something terrible.cc378e55f41da72e

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“This is more serious than I thought.”3147b1dc0f1b4afc

I poured clean water on ff03981c13 the wound to disinfect it, 4af12aedfb but I could see the 611f5e6eb1 bone through the split open 73c9c05541 gash.aaadd1c73c079661

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“I need to find a doctor…”3f61e4d7a6e98b02

“Food and weapons. I can give you anything.”835c1d10210a439e

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At that moment, the man ef196f5179 I thought was unconscious muttered f0d8430855 faintly.731afe185dcd4f24

“Are you conscious?”2e9cfabfab7fac88

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“So I propose…an alliance…”bffb145b756d3d1b

“Sorry, what did you say?”20569d0fba420826

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I called out loudly, but fe0d7d6312 after those words, the man 0317522609 fell silent again.1e14e83774ae9f30

He couldn’t be dead, could he? My trembling fingers reached under his nose.818afc5f7ba8d1f6

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‘Phew. He’s still breathing.’2a9cfdbfdbf1be88

Still, I couldn’t feel relieved. His condition was so dire that it wouldn’t be strange if he stopped breathing at any moment.6329e85d4d1b6ae7

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At a loss, I pressed ed04bb7e65 my hand against my forehead.bf20c56ab8ba929a

“This can’t be a scam, right?”78c3eec79f96d6c3

3,000 coins?Paying that would leave me 4ca3fd3fba broke.d99a2d76ec9e68ac

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But the man 3e49bd9ddf lying powerlessly was 936422294f surrounded by a 512eb38dc3 pool of blood.8afd7b0d927349a7

His condition required an 32f488f9b7 immediate trip to the b3138920c1 emergency room.3c24040b3bab43d6

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“Check character information.”1baa6b9afb0a76e4

He was the final 34c21d3b13 boss of some unknown 6456b7e86b dimension, no less.bde17ce3f8e8ab2c

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‘Should I really save him?’1f2c12d3f16001c6

I hesitated. What if the hero e4403f0884 of that dimension resents 06dd21fcdb me for recklessly saving 82eead1d05 their enemy?3f772909e5887570

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Maybe this was the a92984cd1f price he paid for a86b128b12 his misdeeds.0763bccf3ab1ed31

‘Still…’8ad7739f70e921bf

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I didn’t want to witness someone dying right before my eyes.37ca01a5f5e372f3

To be more honest, I’d rather save him and send him off than have to dispose of a corpse. I could just get the money from him after saving his life.34e960c2b96d7533

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‘If he’s the mighty final boss, he should at least have that much money.’61913342af3277fd

I’ve seen broke protagonists, but never a broke final boss.b1e15218eb5dd199

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In the end, I chose b738f3d5b8 Y.80b1055a6d91e305

Where the notice window a4d62e1eea disappeared, a magic circle 67d8688db2 appeared, and a woman 51f2903640 in a white coat 93dab191a4 materialized.ce4adf87c337cf4f

“Yawn…”1835aac33800d8d7

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Her disheveled hair suggested 4a4ad89aad she was summoned from 730d6d28d4 sleeping. The woman wiped 59f3b6287f the drool from bdd1e66437 the corner of f24c249b8a her mouth and 5ab51db99c looked at me 4c838d651f with dazed eyes.e525c74279b41627

Then in an b6c23c32cd instant, her eyes bf0f66b55f lit up.2c1c26b848e44b12

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“Oh my, aren’t you just the prettiest princess?”85323246c8ef79aa

“P-Princess?”428986495792eac4

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“Don’t worry, darling. This Unnie will fix everything!”b36f31269b390581

“Uh… thank you?”bc297b6d3c05ad30

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Being called a princess e85b26b1e6 was a first for ef9bca74e7 me, so I was 8fcb2d4619 flustered.1087a8edc4cd18f5

But I didn’t have time to stay flustered.c3d54b5812e6efdf

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“What’s our princess’s name? I’m so blessed to be summoned by such a beauty!”7c72f8fc73f50bd7

“It’s Sena…”9428e30bcfa1b057

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“Sena, how lovely. You can call me Doctor Unnie.”31efc9138ad97c4e

The self-proclaimed Doctor ea9c45ade5 Unnie shook my 8f7d672ec2 hand enthusiastically.2f1285fcc5a7482c

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“Heheh. I’ll never wash this hand again…”c01cbcf205c6d8bb

“But you’re a doctor. You have to.”198f8e51aea11452

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“Then will you hold my hand again next time?”ba5db027ce0e7275

“Ah, yes…”b8ba13f6bfa5e36b

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Put off by her forwardness, 51a96c9a4c I answered meekly and took 23413e8910 a step back.752ae90299e9db69

“Huhu. How about a nice cup of coffee first?”e5db740f8edffdfc

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“Sorry, but that man over there is dying.”6c2153b678338ccb

“Don’t worry! As long as he’s breathing, I can save him… Oh my! This one’s a beauty too? That dazzling silver hair! I wonder how gorgeous those eyes must be?”adceffc708308015

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Doctor Unnie sat down a4771bf012 in front of the e384cb473a man and rummaged through 0a584122b9 her bag.9495f9d1a98493ca

Can I really trust this person? I hope my life savings wasn’t wasted on this.7883985c6cbff891

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“Wait, can I check this person’s info too?”57fd16f521d8d1b6

As I muttered, the 06aa691568 familiar notice window popped a47eacee75 up.afd2c7e9551cd275

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Seeing her name, I understood e0b6a7ae9c why she insisted I call 141aecbed7 her Doctor Unnie.0571e6652356ff34

‘We just met today, but her affinity is maxed out.’e4b6530b9299edd5

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She must really 260f433f5f have a thing 6e87ffb4b4 for pretty faces.3d07b142f3901289

“I have to save him. I must save him. It would be a loss for the world if such a beauty perished!”0447548e806cdbd1

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She kept making a fuss 93af8692b7 throughout the examination.f7a9021ab9b92e9e

“……”83992e53eb481a78

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I stared at her, 13577d0d66 feeling skeptical, and Doctor eb06767166 Unnie, noticing my gaze, bd3ef088c6 turned her head.6468187613c3f25e

“What? Worried? I have lots of experience. There’s no disease I can’t cure.”4506b1897a48bdda

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“I see. Please take good care of the patient.”dbfa92b3003b6227

“I’m unlicensed though!”4f2e15afaca00ce6

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“Excuse me!”3e594879b3f282d4

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⋆｡‧˚ʚ Translator Note ɞ˚‧｡⋆18283768ab01bad0

The Carolcombines the robust 079e24850c flavors of brandy dbd7684167 with the sweet 63c596927d and slightly bitter 552807ba9f notes of vermouth, 9370427f25 creating a balanced 27eab15f4d and harmonious drink. The cherry garnish adds a d5443ad843 touch of sweetness and a 63638eedf4 classic finish. This cocktail is dedicated d3d0460c50 to the enduring friendship 51e298bc87 it symbolizes, where each f4062b83e4 component retains its distinct bc8826eb3e character while blending seamlessly 8a9578a298 together.3e4d3b2e56f0c29b

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