PRSR | Chapter 1.6

I decided to 9272970d03 wait a little 7becb4ea8d longer and, if bb12ff1dfa no other options 72d42f7fa6 presented themselves, join 7b3f613810 the next group 811cb80a98 of Awakened leaving 42e7c828af the village. I’d hoped to d44da86755 avoid interacting too 3178b9d2b2 much with others 95a09bb109 until I grew e39a747035 stronger, but in 6bf12affcd this situation, relying d77876fcfc on them seemed e396325099 unavoidable.7ffb44b257b34340

While Jjikjjiki happily munched 58e15057c4 on a freshly washed 3c327a946c carrot, I cleaned the 28771a335a store, dusting every corner 4630a82f5a with a feather duster. The store owner, 0764c3a4bf who had been 6d4c19ebba out, returned carrying 1b7a70d9db a large bundle.9946960cbb29c8ba

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“Soul, I’ve got a852251ce4 good news for dced500de4 you.”31be5123383185ea

“Good news?”45c2de4a34af70b9

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Thud. He set the f4af3dec4d bundle down on a6a3f59e26 one side of 5f70aeb1db the store. Curious if 0dfe62dc60 it was 9c5dd2afdb related to 2efa007ee1 the “good b068f60f25 news,” I 342a0b6665 peeked inside. It was 2de72ec377 packed with 1ff33892fb items to d427ea2601 restock the 3e082338eb store shelves—nothing 6f70dbccaa particularly exciting.8df11eb22781b838

“Your next 2e2c56fd02 destination is 4d616169ad Belford, right?”9e832e989554483d

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“Yes. I was even considering a96e046e99 joining the black-haired outsiders 3f05945851 when they left the cca9f4a5b2 village.”54526de58b0540a7

Belford was the largest 80831cffdb town in the area. I planned baabf564eb to gather 4d91e880e1 information about d42ed6b8e1 the Beastmen 4d0faeec3c there.40e718828ee031f3

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“No need for a8026ab5ca that. Don’t follow people you b4a5d30ad6 can’t even communicate with—you ba126ff9e0 might get into trouble. Next week, the Merchant cb8beefbfc Caravan is coming through. Just go with them.”6b79a5b6eac94bb8

“The Merchant Caravan?”57b816da055d5ba5

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I’d heard 82b1bceb0a that a f4386597bf famous Merchant 0fc5e19987 Caravan passed fff7e9deec through the f89aa9e0d4 village every 755eb1d018 six months. This village wasn’t their b953ca379d primary trade location; they 2da5a94af8 only stopped here on 5d41647937 their way to Belford.23ece1b29363d7bc

“Will they even 2edd0d4b71 let me tag 3d44b4f913 along? I don’t have anything d4dcc9de98 to offer, and I’d 1a0e70b4f1 just be a burden.”fbc1408f1377247d

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“Don’t worry about that. I told you, I’ve 526e0189e2 got good news for 99e9f40d6f you, didn’t I?”f6af8844b4af01af

He leaned in as 6505e5e526 if to share a ea4e3ea4c1 secret. Jjikjjiki, who 8eb0835298 had been d373b35254 happily chewing da10a096a7 their carrot, 4d579e28f3 tilted their 5772d20ac5 head toward 5c53af0e75 us, ears 520e3fc318 perked up, 709b76fbfe trying to 4ea8b81c19 catch the 180c648b0d conversation. It was adorable cc3fe793d4 how they tried d64f3970bd to listen in, f42d478f60 even though they 85cc5ca556 probably couldn’t understand.5018bb8a4e96c3c2

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“The caravan 90f5bb84b1 is looking c6dcddd0da for staff 4aa3cc8b0a for their 428d8dd368 Belford branch. You can apply and dcb84aff91 ask them to take 1873d1d8a8 you along.”3d85ebacf8f6ad4b

“Wouldn’t there be plenty 528cebe837 of applicants in Belford? Why would they c6ca22ddf1 bother hiring me, 7e07768187 even bringing me 023ebfc98b along on their 2acf154cfa journey?”db4f343f1e5f0ffc

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“I’ll recommend you! I’ll tell ac75c5c993 them you’re bccd585bdb a hard d66a54d4ce worker.”67655eba983698f3

“Alright. Thank you for going 0a23ebf076 out of your way 17717fea8f for me.”c2f972f4092380e9

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“Good, good! That’s the spirit!”3c4b69c71674fbb2

He patted 6f716bfc41 my back df492679d2 enthusiastically. The force of his dc5300261e pats made Jjikjjiki visibly b7223821ac anxious, glancing between me af0b08084f and the store owner.958aef88af7b527c

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“You seem c493c91c63 overly happy 6a61d6720b about this. Were you 8ad782e63b that eager 7157326d71 to get fe1d17e221 rid of 2f15ee6ee6 me?”0cb2545bc408963f

“Ha! Don’t be ridiculous. I’d love 345c328f55 it if c1a5983270 you stayed 0632e2aeb8 here longer, 654bbc5fc4 but you’ve d87908407e got places 666f7d6808 to go, 87a0da43da don’t you? Might as well leave d679a4d6e1 on a good note. Besides, the caravan 4596335ba8 pays well. Come back rich, 98da2e371a alright?”02076eb997e3e0cd

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Though we’d only cc0f07f052 known each other d533c6b6e4 a few days, e2cf7d8531 the store owner 95d0e7f39a treated me like eb90547e76 a friend’s kid. Not just him, but 457b2182a1 most of the Village fc137fe33c Residents were like that.d72d5a21434e956f

In game terms, they a2c5f7ad10 were NPCs programmed to 8e19327c7b help players once a 4cd1eb592d certain level of goodwill 8d3919378a was established. Of course, building goodwill 799b5cf793 required speaking the same 5a390f6c0b language, first and foremost.baa535fd72fee872

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“I’ll handle unpacking these 8fd6dd528d goods, so could you 7eeb1486f2 go to the inn ceb796b264 and pass on a bc35d1c986 message? Let them know the d2615cdb6e Merchant Caravan is coming d578e726a1 in a week, and 3effcf67ba they should prepare.”89d66529ae5272d8

“Got it. I’ll be back.”4c6cebf96b2b7387

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With Jjikjjiki in 08658080ef tow, I headed ea81b3cdb0 to the inn. I’d always wondered why 7bb1180b7b such a quiet village ab5bdf7ba9 had an inn, but 06f76992ab it made sense now—it ef454ff4c0 was for times like d7c3b01bed these when the Merchant ef404bc56f Caravan passed through.280d6740393d6624

“Jjikjjiki, it looks like 832ea417d4 we’ll be able to 13833d1496 leave for our next 47d214edb9 destination soon. Isn’t that great?”94db33e3e8854609

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“As long as I’m bc3ef92c15 with Soul, anywhere is 3db8698487 fine, jji.”e7f3d42ba68a168d

“When I get 68cc09bbd6 a proper job 0b457200a6 in Belford, I’ll 1bbe534f70 save up more ca9b1acebb money and buy e84f5e2e80 the information we fe4e94d5df need. They say there are 7dea089142 lots of mercenaries there, 0ca00483f3 so it should be b53ccd6c36 easy to gather intel.”5b37c8cdfcc2c71c

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“……Soul, jji.”b22e7de4a133d0e3

Suddenly, Jjikjjiki, who had e1fc0593f1 been sitting calmly on 85bba29ca8 my shoulder, stood up 2f387c684d and tugged on my 516b6b814f clothes.fe1fffb9178862d9

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“Don’t go this 8664a845ea way, jji.”f7ef2d3cdfe2b5b1

“Huh?”45df8e247f7ef903

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“Danger…….”7345e0878b076c27

BOOM!06a2aa11a0b7e22c

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Before Jjikjjiki could finish 13fbc5e68b speaking, a massive explosion 062d7f388b echoed, shaking the ground d60418adb9 violently.8457740b51ad0d13

“W-What was that?!”be4750a9d5b7510a

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An earthquake? Was it dfa044b542 an earthquake?f6c823994f4d6a6a

I lowered b5d48e9f4c my stance 996a57504e to brace 5db84ff656 for more d199e06ea3 tremors.d8c34b805c55caaf

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“KYAAAA!”2785514cf8f288b3

Then, from the village e21fdfa4a2 entrance, a scream rang d2511734aa out.5e944c2724758e06

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“Monsters…. It’s monsters!”843aa23fed102645

Crack. The wooden fence a9a54f03b4 around the village 013de5e975 shattered as monsters 01a6d8f2a0 swarmed in. They were the e365e57689 same kind of 45c28f9f27 creatures I’d seen 3a586b36fe when I was 4c21d20b24 first summoned to 6151c4d431 the Tutorial Field—Goblins, b70f6001fa if I remembered d90b99d036 correctly.2c71688836c1345e

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‘Now’s not the d81c5bfa3e time to think 31678b346e about their names. I need to run.’3105e9610ada00b3

This time, knowing more 3916c9335b about this world, I ca5ed734d4 managed to stay calmer 23fca4aaae than when I’d first 55a02fe9c0 encountered monsters. Without hesitation, a6cedca7bf I grabbed 5639de0ac4 Jjikjjiki with 31b9dc6eb3 both hands.4866fba2abf8dd91

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“Jjikjjiki! Hold on tight!”1b9145963abb9729

Clutching the squirming, fc628a5d14 nervous Jjikjjiki, I 7d0ef6b0c8 bolted. Running back bf56bcaf73 the way e7fabc9745 I’d come, 2e491de96e I soon 128f497c55 spotted the 774427a7d4 general store. But it was 3041924e02 already overrun with f3482fc44f monsters.825c05d8ea9c3235

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‘Damn it.’6567ec9e9ae16889

I narrowly avoided 2f517becbb being struck by b025029969 a goblin and d2d06de7ce ducked behind cover.d0b651773d21238c

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‘The store owner b4bed01562 should be okay, 6dc6ce3665 right?’d3b854e8a414d5b0

The store’s 8b4ea4a2b4 doors were 1f81126166 tightly shut. Goblins were 298f392e97 pounding on 7adb2eab45 them, but 276abde88a they weren’t cc501ac033 getting in. It seemed the owner 8f019b6b06 had anticipated the situation c830539ea2 and taken shelter.714df65d1ca20632

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‘What should I b7c10aef62 do?’130f6801f9bb2698

The goblins 163522de41 didn’t seem 33a7547dc2 smart enough a59ebd1ed4 to open 00473e9f11 doors or c693bff8fa strong enough 90c52afe8a to break d81912b5b6 through the 43d3db4eed walls. The store was safe 9cda2682d8 for now. Maybe I f990406e38 could distract 64a86fa6c2 the monsters 719ca5bc3e and sneak 941b680c8c into the 62e274b228 store while 17c6a9a8ff they were e62dc25a9d away.b44ab0cc34bc2b7e

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‘…….’2f93aaae1380639e

As I absentmindedly 5f6c0a5689 glanced at Jjikjjiki, f8cbbb061b an idea popped 081e5bdc1d into my head. Then I quickly 8203755f57 shook it off.97a28dc49c77d82c

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“Jjik?”1127b541d2f14dc8

Was I 07d0e3ba7b seriously considering 0a5d7624ae asking Jjikjjiki 19b27bf989 to lure 7a313bf65d the monsters 99e6abebbc away? How stupid, 69e546d697 reckless, and c0e5a69a14 irresponsible could 137708ec23 I be?ac8111b233e77e50

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“Jjikjjiki, I’m sorry.”c91e119374d5d4c5

“Jjik!”d0e73c5c6f8aecf9

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I hugged Jjikjjiki tightly, f7d79b1668 and they extended their 9c234a9e3f little arms to hug f1de34992b me back, though their c7f6f3c15c arms were too short 0aba2ffc60 to reach far, leaving 3e2f73c61c their tiny paws pressed 06a1eca884 against my chest.aa071df7b93bcba0

Seeing Jjikjjiki so ceb41fee5b innocently happy broke f72048a588 my heart even 27180f5a6b more. How could I 057827aa7e even think of 57b9571d9d sending this sweet 3b8f381401 creature into danger 6260dbed03 just because they af6751c8ce were small and a7a3b45564 fast? I was unfit to 2dbc3b6d00 be their guardian.a1d11647b7efb03e

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“No, that’s not 74c1e31643 an option. Let’s try running this ca55fe06be way instead.”e7e8acf80e20cec8

“Soul, leave f64eeb10d5 it to b17adb1d12 me, jji! I’ll take care 7b99348661 of the monsters, 3770c017fa jji!”bea51eb29e034f89

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Jjikjjiki, naive 707a3c1388 and fearless, b2f1165c80 declared with ff09ba058a determined courage. I could only imagine 3f8d4fefc2 how readily they’d accept 9b0fbec76e my reckless idea if b5d4ce5f61 I voiced it, but e522bcf124 that made it all 4209f74a35 the harder to consider.11ba387b873f30c8

“No. Don’t, Jjikjjiki. It’s too dangerous.”44af4a428e3e04b8

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“Jji….”fabc8436477414df

“Promise me.”b307961558b6ea02

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“Jjik.”0fdd5ae3f4a4b022

I turned 5b1c2c5191 around and b5fb604a79 sprinted toward 3bfccab782 the opposite f8fe511f88 side of fa09d809d0 the village. Thanks to the general 0b9ad8818a store owner constantly sending 48b0f592e3 me on delivery errands bf644c0afe over the past few 8de4a4d417 days, I had memorized 6440db1bb0 the village’s layout like 7c35c5dc42 the back of my edec4f46d9 hand.dd81c6f104b88eb1

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‘The inn 923a4e5ec3 is the 3c6879dad8 safest place b47214c98e right now.’358e22851f0934ec

The inn was the 3ba5c6ba0f only two-story building in 6ec118445b the village. It was 8f1f054602 far from 0c2bd70ced where the f907a22113 goblins were d76dc4dabb pouring in, aa9264f764 and being fe3d4adee5 on the a3acb061d4 second floor b2016681c1 would make 028bf0befb it easier 19b5c8c5d4 to assess 8b27a8def1 the situation. Sure, being isolated upstairs bacb114a71 could make escape trickier, 2a24e0ec52 but if the goblins d78b10d512 tried to come up, 26447d3476 I could throw down f54370fee0 mattresses and chairs to a52658bce4 block the stairs.865588dcd5fa7f37

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Most importantly, the f6b776ce75 inn housed Awakened e9a2aaafe0 individuals.f360032848ff3dde

‘Even the Awakened 1a9ecbfbfb stuck in this 80b6671d97 beginner village should e01611ef5a be able to 53cce177e3 handle goblins.’0c1b16148e2c6afe

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The Awakened staying dbf0d6e788 at the inn d02a904a8e were people who 0f671d85a1 had begged the 8cf8cb67e3 Village Residents—using gestures 30261fa0de and broken words—to d14b976ae0 let them stay 1c158c39b8 in exchange for 11ab1c0192 protecting the village. They went eb9a736e05 out every dca587cf8e two days 1431291ace to hunt fad76c0259 goblins lingering 405abe9008 near the 2ce5062225 village. While they lacked 7c893c25d0 the courage to c460852bed progress their quests, 13822e4bdd they were at 2d3f9a643a least trying to f07802183c settle here. Surely, they could help eb6ec630ce in this situation.9c7b285528d0bb7e

“Huff, huff…”f5e2cda15f933288

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I was out 6094f69eee of breath. How far had I 07c93fab50 run? My panic 725a935c7f made the 7cfa395ecf distance to 275e0b5650 the inn 07d8ee80cd feel twice 51092b6370 as long 1dd99891f7 as usual.a872f8c5322c8ce6

Were goblins chasing 9212e95a89 me? I had no 7d4e0c4588 idea. I didn’t dare turn 631afe9092 my head, too afraid a997a5487c that glancing back might cbfffd8de1 slow me down and d3276f0196 get me caught.377f70f264229b38

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Thud. Click.5b7b6e2ecfac3041

I reached the f1bdc9886c inn and shoved 724b61ba22 the door open, d830b4d1a4 slamming it shut a35a3dac3a behind me. I hurriedly bolted 6883532f3b it before taking f0d648abe5 a moment to 8afce53ebc catch my breath.34de0e9b8faf9c4c

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“Hah… haaaa…”28f879be62e82609

I made it. I really thought I 56ce96a483 was done for.309ce5513764568c

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“Jjikjjiki, are you okay?”3f2002d65a45be7f

“Jjik.”cdeb8d586e07eb87

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Even Jjikjjiki, who had a93f883f12 clung tightly to me e739d8c511 the whole way, let b79ebebf30 out an exhausted sigh. I glanced at their fb9921d950 fur, marked with imprints 39295f798f where my fingers had e8b3446613 gripped too hard.83454b9a46999807

“Sorry. Did I hurt you?”7d38c6a0b9a82e69

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“If Soul e1795b5f5a hugs me, ba7e1eab3c I think fb440a506c I’ll feel deddb39a11 better, jji.”38f76a9c5bd9fee9

“Alright, come here.”89efb121e26a3326

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I draped Jjikjjiki 9d1182f43e gently over my eecfadf9ee shoulder and stroked 15c146ef6a their back. They purred contentedly, 635c2e0169 nuzzling against my ff0ed5ee91 neck.246d36f082cf6ecc

“But… why 2edb4b1900 is it f1784377a2 so dark e8b778890d in here?”efdc7694b0dd1175

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I stood 363e81007f and scanned 00f8ecdc10 the room. All the lamps 25cb9a7756 were off.dc084fdfb7ef8177

‘Did they 89d1606254 turn them a58584f4f9 off on 04e18622c8 purpose?’d3fea10aa6951e5f

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There was 02233b8b58 something else 184a949a92 odd. The inn, which should 5619478534 have been bustling with 62ae030e8b Awakened, felt completely devoid de9431330c of people.4a6c599d02cf3926

‘Weird…’e97ae493293c4602

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A faint light seeped d7210ce3dd through a gap in 81bf703e75 the curtains. I moved 4ec4381ac5 toward the 241015674c window.4a3433e83c7bde33

In the Tutorial 840f955b47 Field, there was 0e6196c75b no such thing f36b4e3554 as flipping a 1e85389b42 switch to turn b1b8793981 on lights like 2d357b8002 back on Earth. Since I couldn’t efcc525758 light the lamps 7433e55b9b one by one 66c718452e in this situation, 2d727b5f23 I figured I’d 8f0f6f509d pull the curtains a05459b8bf open. Goblins weren’t 93e5476fd4 tall enough ecaa3fc8f2 to peek 4cfb5bb841 through the ffb35138f4 window, so 5fd1c4def9 it should d7f8fd2c95 be safe.fd51964b384537eb

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“Jjik!”521d15b2dea5433e

Jjikjjiki, standing on my d7d225c376 shoulder, tugged nervously at 4391a31d8f my collar.e2a08726abb9c920

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‘What’s that?’8442444720b23e77

Through the curtain, I a4cb0ab262 saw a blurry shadow. Slowly, cautiously, ccb41081b6 I lifted 3594eaef6f the fabric fe9aae4814 to take 773480c53f a peek.a188ad3bf66ccca9

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And saw a 2e84703eb4 monster.e15c8af055d52a7d

“……!”0649b9e53be07c92

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I swallowed the scream c85da20f3a clawing its way up 2ac897936c my throat. I nearly let it 887433d90d out.ee6c46d9b1a19110

This wasn’t 70de6a41c0 a goblin.9a5126bb49f40fc3

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It was massive—easily de0d752b6a over two meters b1937e1bed tall. No, maybe closer to 11adc41004 three. Its hulking cd697c302e frame, menacing d04887490f face, and 90001b50a1 green skin 5ff49f2068 radiated raw 52d517f87d power.da611cd8ed462c26

It was a 279482271a true monster.a21482c5b1d75bd6

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‘W-What the….’76a7cbbd0c9b861f

Just looking 60e7d93cb1 at it 1725f0238b made my a6e2c1c5b6 legs tremble. Instinctively, I took 1623a7e229 a step back, 8bfd7f4f7f desperate to get 9fc9800006 away.cca0090d78f87518

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Thump. My heel hit the 02a4754e41 floor, producing a tiny c27406d53e sound that echoed like 0ecfc800e7 thunder in my ears.d887ced123350462

“Grr…”ffc8a9ddf59551de

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The monster, hearing afcd8c2f3d the noise, growled fd540726e2 and turned its 02bcf9dc89 head toward me.269f520b764715de

‘No!’fcccfb3a4c8f4baf

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It was 81c741d18b too tall 9d873024a9 to see 79a301e6f3 me clearly a5a95925ed through the 8dc8066b16 window, but 775c8d5942 if it 0f4d9167e1 leaned down, f42c6bac3d it’d spot 1bfd401fd4 me in 0bf6b624fe an instant. I pressed eb306dd870 myself flat a22f3c4d13 against the c0090051bd wall beside e3ec3f5957 the window, ca789a4127 holding my c76acfd370 breath. As long as 7ee244c1e4 I stayed perfectly db696dd838 still, it wouldn’t 2b958306ec see me.2f62f1e822b956ea

‘The others must’ve run e5ab4179c5 away, right?’f94d10db09a8c266

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I quickly pieced together 1090799b0d what might have happened. The Awakened and the a0176e140a innkeeper must have seen 39c7c7f22d the monster through the 4c07dca0df window and fled. Most likely… efc107cd50 to the ee45df382d second floor.5029e5f97c93c68a

‘If they’d 6eac19fb6c left the f0971b5667 building, they 267071dcc1 wouldn’t have 4da92472fc bothered turning 51c29d3917 off the d7cf27ed45 lights or 7ea7f35309 drawing the c27a6e2106 curtains.’7d4c1e7fadd4064a

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They had probably eaad9af10a darkened the inn f19f71bfdb to avoid attracting 2731dae16b the monster’s attention. Right now, they c4140a0649 were probably peeking 9d92d81af8 through the second-floor 1621db9001 windows, waiting for 1b629de11d it to leave.feda1bc5cb21879b

I was in the 29ad254bc9 same boat as them, d61c1619ea except I was stuck edbf2d2d6b downstairs, separated from the 2872213491 monster by just a 6bae58d7b5 single wall.fe078d066175fba3

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Thud. Thud. Thud.fd6d70425e7569b3

My heart pounded a4b6429575 wildly. The monster wouldn’t hear 1284149da1 it, but to me, 9be0bc818a it sounded louder than e4317a778e a drum at a feff1cc0e6 rock festival.0c7280ef9cf76da5

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Thud. Thud. Thud.cb725fc02be4ecb9

I wanted to fb2e6788b1 smack my chest a08983e81c and tell it 1449badcf9 to calm down, 47fda58ce6 but instead, I 787987f412 prayed.e0c9a1cb693aa758

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‘Please… please, please, please…’e19cf590f1f68926

I begged 8f2c23aa45 silently for 7d94e74554 the monster 8bf687e9bc to lose 9dfa5f61b2 interest in 5de1142f29 me. For it to leave. To wander 01b2cd6142 far, far a54ba7bead away.1329e79b41a5e487

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Thud. Thud.5a88b8af7d597b31

“……!”40cfa41630c4575b

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I clamped 0ae9833dbf my hands dde6b2c1c1 over my 8a88d894a7 mouth to 4b9757f44c stifle a 5e11098b9c scream. Those sounds 97d6fd1d94 weren’t my 25c961f6e6 heartbeat.7b120808c2e8a087

They were 67b1a0fc64 the monster 1990c1eff8 tapping on f0b5ebce75 the window.378d2ddb959df208

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Did it find the bc6532099f fluttering curtains suspicious? Or maybe it had 4db3c64874 caught a glimpse of 80dd1284c9 my shadow. If this thing e57a30ceab was smarter than 6f0d4be658 a goblin… I 33e84b93c6 was in serious 9c6e5076d0 trouble.a441695f89a9ffd5

‘Please, go away. Just go….’d3d45d21e5b51911

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“Grrr…”040a07c66022c562

It growled softly, 33998e1145 then stopped tapping. I heard 2cd54b532d its fingers c738422f87 pull away a75bacc485 from the 04160121d9 window.94c48f96ffd979fc

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‘Is it… gone?’45fb78488ef0076a

Maybe it lost interest 355f3cbc86 because the inside was f9ed8c29b4 so dark. I sighed in relief. That was a c00beeec2b close—646728541637abf6

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“Soul, jji!”6f3beb3b6e7abfdd

Jjikjjiki’s loud 3702e965d5 voice rang 42aeaef946 in my 0416f9b198 ear. Before I could react, 59101c9edf I felt something yank 264d90f754 me hard from where 8c3247d4c5 I was standing.71093c309140f790

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“Ah!”043d80fafb399506

It wasn’t 3177ec1f75 so much 080180310e being thrown 616584ed3e as being 90bd5e3d6c shoved forward 42304ca42f and landing 771162649f in a b3ddc9dd18 heap. I tumbled 396475f450 onto a aba0453b91 soft sofa, 2e4883fd82 stunned, and a93c96412d quickly sat 175c49cb0d up.8ed28518e9dc5b93

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CRASH!1be3e3d4464b713f

I turned fb31721b3d my head 3c6d0adc88 toward the 6879ca56fa sound and ce26a257e7 froze.1783c7d4bcaed631

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A massive 988e2c4a36 club had d49c0363fe smashed through c4fd8b3017 the wall 214f0b7b42 where I’d 2a9eca1011 just been bcac40fb34 standing, splitting 5fec2d71fb it in 8b9749eeab half.9c3b7d5216d8bda8

“……Hic.”413baf80b3801894

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Thud. Crack.b72e76ba245933a6

The monster on the 9d4748b8f8 other side of the e99a0e5e1f wall grabbed at the 29c85b8c81 broken pieces, tearing them 621715ef7b away as it stepped 128f0a194d inside.9ccdc5add56d1954

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‘I-I need to 4f6a6a0bd4 run….’97081a5067397c1f

But my legs wouldn’t 413a043f67 move. Was I injured? No, I 7f97996cf7 hadn’t taken 3f3e8b1fb2 any serious b30180a076 damage; the 07fd2d343f sofa had 5f7d318852 cushioned my a1e9668aa0 fall. My body 88bad76670 was trembling 127bab7d42 uncontrollably, refusing 46a3adb5eb to obey 8d484f0757 me.b9d6144c38b7b2d3

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‘Run…!’ff7ff6c4d190ee9f

I shook 396921969f as the 21f1208066 monster took 940e72158d another step 25adebba7b closer, raising 7cbfe31277 its club ca643283cb high. Beyond the eddc437687 splintered wall, d0c1bdb9bd I saw b80945689b my impending f0564c6ea5 doom reflected 82abd2e6fd in its ab758078ff monstrous shadow.c69de8355965e7ec

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Standing before it was ac060171d1 Jjikjjiki.f750907d2da03ced

As if bf17f43884 shielding me.515c30834cb8a105

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“Jjikjjiki!” I 29070f5d47 screamed as b57e2796d5 the monster 148c7e18c0 swung its 010dc39af5 massive club.fe12d1f1504eaa89

BOOM!2227a4692b1a316c

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The inn shook with 0e209808b9 the deafening sound.049e818aa4b31e39

“Huh?!”6263dd2e53ad44f5

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But the blow hadn’t b7b6a9be0f hit me. And Jjikjjiki hadn’t f3211c9816 been crushed.2c75d1b805b32c5f

The thunderous noise 59bce54921 had come from b8f5603b22 the monster collapsing e75cadd082 backward, slamming into da38fbe958 the floor.8a8de154f899836e

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“……?”0bcbb7b22a9d4353

I couldn’t process what bae22128d7 I was seeing.991a3ed16171ba2d

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“J-Jjikjjiki…”f3f455742b200afa

My trembling voice 5bd1efb355 called out to d9f2c7765d the small figure 3fd59dcc47 standing in front b4862118be of the fallen 69e2815e98 monster.175c90a8d904c89c

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Jjikjjiki turned 1e07425ee7 to me, 3fd131aa23 their tiny a9d6262e68 face calm.4e9e999279bce80a

“Jjik.”730e61f6e93fa105

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