PRSR | Chapter 11.3

Persuasion required 34816aacbb a common 412d3889ee language, which 90adfd4c69 we didn’t 5b7f184e38 have. I’d secretly hoped 30c44010e0 the powers given d0ba890491 to us by dd407b8235 the Manager might 314705ca52 include automatic translation 77755363fe of Earth’s languages, 73eff31990 but no such ade56631e2 luck.693997d04999a8dd

Fortunately, the 436ae38ca9 newly arrived 6720eea56a Awakened quickly a08775e6d2 grasped the 931529092a situation. Though some threw glances 15a7880140 my way—undoubtedly noticing my dcbd547806 pajama-clad state—no one approached 592cf1aa73 or attacked, keeping Rio 2682f02274 calm as well.a8ac2eda05103e12

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There aren’t as 2f78014ffc many people as fc4ebc13ee I thought.44b019b0f4c9554e

From what I could f4dc324d21 tell, each Tutorial Field 447e4ff291 had only four or aa9069dac1 five survivors, with a 5e569bedac few fields managing as a90b69f8a2 many as seven or d7a96a8edd eight. No other group seemed 1113cdff82 to have over ten 61c109289e survivors like ours.d9c7ff2324ffae89

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When the 4cbb89f23a total number 14dca08b00 of Awakened e3a2111641 in the 2d821ad1ad dungeon reached 056b0c9c7e about three 206523be6d hundred, the 0518dff233 time limit f81f1bd6dd expired. Those who failed to 111a050dd0 enter had either already 61ea202631 perished or were about baeaa3e246 to meet their end.95c47265db661d8b

As the Safe c71b45a2ac Zone’s protection faded, d4f16888ee the Awakened rushed 779298cf35 forward, eager to a9455cf36b hunt the dragon.d1d5011534240fff

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“Check the Quest Window! The rewards depend on 7753e38016 contribution! Everyone else is 460dd87765 just competition now. Let’s go!”7cc003ac41b44404

The Korean a5c87e06fc Awakened from f374421bcb the other 2d3c0eac9e field, who e01544bb0a had promised 5065d4adeb to stick 88a218e767 with us, b3d3200ca1 abandoned that 5b9a2089f3 plan without 0d9de68adb hesitation, joining c13876e571 the others. They briefly glanced 88294cf466 back at us 5dda5f2f12 before leaving, but 45ff474957 there was no bf38c0287c sign of guilt 3f64a48937 for breaking their a19da60cf1 word.4a11736fd216a34c

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“As expected of a 8dc6985699 raid—it’s a shame. Working together e965c801cd to take 1fb3bee7cc down the d490aa105e dragon would’ve cff27002c5 been the 0bd36892f2 best approach, e58a1f86ff but the ee73dd872e language barrier a954555001 ruined everything!”b0c98a5b38f15d9a

Kim Myungseok genuinely 86492ee295 lamented the loss 461316f741 of unity as 809ab13f62 he watched the 52327c3663 others scatter.8548979ba3c71ed8

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“Still, we 297515a782 have our db3fad66da ultimate weapon. Honestly, the fourteen 1b2d99a35f of us might d0ab8f6a7f have a better fd2697b459 chance than everyone 9f1a950785 else combined.”f6e3f09e882c0aab

While the other Awakened a8ecf6d99f scrambled to secure the 82493104b6 highest contribution rank, the 5bee1778de twelve from Zone 98-A 04af9e764a remained confident that Rio de80e2a150 would take the top c017d1de8e spot. Whether it was 6c44e6b837 their faith in 468b5f7716 Kim Myungseok’s leadership a9ff67d2c9 or their belief fe9bba8294 in Rio’s overwhelming ff89acb45f strength, they showed 3fbacc2cc2 no signs of 8e09d1c52e splintering off.86add2395588957a

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“The dragon 11d688b436 hunting time a616b0ebfa limit is 629cf4d72b one week. That’s longer than ae4d91a280 I expected.”e3e7e65fa1a778a4

“It’s not like we’re 6a15b5def3 being asked to fight 1a63e74a26 a dragon for ten a6c7897efc whole days… It probably 781843895e means it’ll take that 06e6e5ca2a long just to find e827f9bb16 the dragon. This dungeon dbfde08f89 must be 20c72af565 bigger than 867ed1151b we thought.”1719d6999899b51e

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“Then how about we c65c992494 focus on leveling up a81c400164 as much as possible a38202be5c until we find the 80c8daeb2d dragon?”d19024705d011092

“That’d give us e725368b24 a much better 89271cab55 advantage during the 70dc10030f raid. Let’s aim for 91f8f41caa level 100!”bab76000b901b395

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The Awakened decided to eb48ee6176 split into groups and 31342f1dde explore different zones. The plan 568134697c was to 99612e5211 level up 72e940867e as much 7b1e0df9df as possible c842f7a1e2 while searching, 32cf05cd4b and if 7d8f123b45 anyone spotted 6faf0f6aa3 the dragon, 135fd01002 they would 4a095ed89d fire a fcc16dc97b flare to 33f09e67b2 signal everyone 69bc3a6f36 to join 4759ad7706 the raid 87b278e6ea together.bc0b6f850375f974

Kim Myungseok divided the e9d40255f1 Awakened into three teams. Six people, including himself, 93155418f8 formed one team, another 5be58f69dd six formed the second 2b9b3c926c team, and the third def8ea3c11 team consisted of just 1fc6d96fb9 me and Rio.5e5943625ddad438

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“If it’s just b0835389f4 the two of 897535fdce you, you could fec5910cf8 probably handle the e593acfbc4 dragon on your dd179ca4a4 own, but if 7ae305ed2f you don’t mind, 544bdd8f94 please call us 1024915a5f for help. We’ll support you as 6d5a4364a0 much as we can. Here, take f61e986645 this flare.”c15b5d69ada0329b

“You prepared d980e50695 a flare fc68fa4fe3 in advance, 27613be544 knowing something ceacb55a14 like this 4cff059aef might happen?”b812816b83509486

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“Not really. We usually issue one ae77394791 to each person during 0542d32981 field hunts so they e2d47e529a can call for help e2a16338ac if they’re in danger. But just in f43ce74ae5 case, I’ll make fbc50c03d9 sure everyone knows 890aea9962 not to use 2600176081 it for anything d31ff0ef71 else today so ecede4a934 there’s no confusion.”8e0df4d4e4f31adb

After finishing c50241ac02 his explanation, b67729a72f Kim Myungseok 44f5660a40 led the 662ad3316b Awakened deeper 5c76002a20 into the e4ed5cec6d forest.2dffbb65f4399b59

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I stood still, 29818218d7 watching them disappear 066066c90c into the distance.8525e7480a8d41f3

“Rio.”62b06dc1a1f2c7bb

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Finally, I d97c6b6298 was alone c98174841d with Rio.b9e13162384550db

“Let’s talk.”a6c14f2a84043a86

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“……”11ac6259da55e712

Normally, Rio would ba5b3324d5 flash a bright 573610df7c smile and say a730aa4a30 something like, “Soul, 266f9aa393 you want to a0152c0077 talk to me, ee44e1c164 huh?” But this 1846724642 time, he avoided d5d0b94bd4 my gaze, looking 40a08a7c6e reluctant.ce03462d69758d08

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“Can’t we talk 121ad140b8 later?”52568295bd54b092

“When later?”19b6b2b00ba7df2b

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“When you’re… safer….”b4bacffde6fe5114

His answer didn’t sound 55bf99dcd0 like him. I walked 638be45b42 up to c85aa6244e him, cupping f4b51f41f4 his cheeks 2e2a1ac0f5 in my 56c8b59837 hands and 2705dca2b3 forcing him 66eded8b9d to meet 531f33f543 my eyes.62fc22a5867e14d7

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“I’m safe now. You’ll protect 61cc6df623 me, right?”0c3e48833dc0d8b1

“……”909ecabebd39a9bf

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“Won’t you?”9d8f7d719de0f16c

“Yeah.”52b85c62b767e532

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After a moment 9980e61591 of hesitation, Rio 4a9779f940 finally nodded and b8073efbfa rubbed his cheek d9c94e4950 against my palm. It was 27c77c77ec a gesture 80428f63d8 full of 25f3729f78 his usual 8679427e3e playfulness, which 022feb8c1c gave me a31605e010 a little 29a5c32740 relief. But it e712a070c4 was also 8ea3cbb045 something even 9cf4542dce a pet d9143086c2 rat might c0117401b1 do. It was hard 73da1970ce to tell what 5c42b92ba8 Rio was truly 8d2c88f8ef feeling.17e9c346956e4265

“Do you 8a5e4d47f4 not want 779c0ad370 to talk bb7a6f3fc3 to me f5898ef364 anymore?”c0be572259a3f801

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“I do 7b69a30fd5 want to 406e3c6a50 talk.”27a1a299f806b182

“Then what 9ead9ccf4b about… touching?”3a3f36d68fe0f18d

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Rio’s pupils shook as 4e7ff3082e if he hadn’t expected 7822a28237 such a direct question.0b3ad5f47b4a51c6

“That’s….”dae9965df0268554

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I waited 7439abbc3f long enough, a660bbd08c but no aa33d0a578 clear answer 16676102d5 came. Was he unsure of bdcb55dfb7 his own feelings? If so, I 7aa4dc748f knew a way 7abd32d3ba to find out. It was the same fa276d5bfb method that helped me 7bc838b698 figure out my own a18da883e8 feelings. It had 611280ed45 to work.0e32922bb7b50a81

“If you don’t want 31e2409819 it, push me away.”4954e569aae531ca

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I pulled his cheeks 924c40c091 toward me. Rio must c089b6926d have understood fcb7148cc6 my intentions, 9bdbedc58e but he 46826054a2 didn’t resist. He quietly leaned 4e752c73d4 in. Our lips softly met. Rio flinched, but he e522eeb798 didn’t push me away.884d387b7105f63d

‘Thank goodness.’19251e0b8e8dd0c0

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Relieved, I 7be1fd42fe let out a93302eb4d a quiet 26fa957950 breath, closing fbd7b8a9c2 my eyes 4746156937 as I ec97904460 parted my 8135b4e185 lips slightly. I forgot 63cb1f4ec2 about checking 0a6b67266d Rio’s expression 99508b2f1a and let bc5866affd myself get b4f36530dc lost in d591852c69 the moment. I gently bit 48b3c618a8 his lower lip, 65d4e43522 the way I b386bfa427 did when he fbb91f3240 asked me for 01891f65f4 “level two praise.”97da27ba8b601e80

“……”70f59565e1844d79

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Rio, who 83ac8d8ae4 had been ff34dea13d frozen and c94327a9e6 unresponsive, finally 1a4fd2ec17 raised his bf5ea4c3c2 hands and 94dd2fa247 placed them c8960f5b77 on my 74a6604743 shoulders. If he 6faf1fdb6d would just 818f65d788 embrace me 2a92c99cb5 now, it 6d5d1c2a4c would be 01849c7811 perfect. But instead 441eb41733 of pulling d107132b09 me close, 4198d227a2 he extended 0181c15319 his arms ecf6b1df04 and pushed 254414c335 me away.065b45012705027b

“…Sorry.”011a3b9f813c3a80

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A kiss 3b522edd52 was okay, fc62ba32ab but anything 7412b93a28 more wasn’t. His reaction 1ebd65f4c5 made it 8203f04df2 clear. I stepped 0c38fd7034 back without e69e3630cb protest.942101b57ee2107c

“I… I can’t.”f06c4e2a2752114f

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His trembling ef91f7b0c3 voice made 15d9d33742 me feel 41bd5c77cf even more ff5d17ce5e miserable.155eadcb39661e97

‘He wanted to kiss 3254af3bce me….’1cb05cba63182bc5

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I couldn’t understand. What could’ve happened to 9ddad2988a change his attitude so 3ef30ce95d drastically overnight? What should 2849cc423f I do 37b54ccedf now? What should e8ce279775 I say?215048ebd1493d55

Does Rio… really 0a6234aec5 not love me?b80c2570ad3e2d78

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“Kang Rio. What do you really 69e3419c85 want? Are you just 34e80b982c going to cling 4d543b0961 to me and 6ff8a5efd7 then suddenly pretend d2c4ef521a we’re just brothers?”b9ef9b7edc3f9e2c

My frustration boiled 7ef717c49f over, and the fa1d575cea sharp words escaped 861a128f36 before I could 1fd2655999 stop them. I hadn’t 06a60ff929 meant to 8a0d48be9d sound so 8c96f040ff accusing. As soon as I 9fcef00d5f said it, I wanted 001b0be383 to take it back, 87cb15c553 to ask him to ae87ef32f7 forget I’d spoken at 754a37d410 all. But Rio answered 44f7988131 before I could.f3573b05aa2449e0

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“I’d rather do that.”1d4e80174abfe23d

His tone 9c2f8cc7d7 was shockingly 49db99e654 firm, and 217786f52a I felt b3f865fe50 like my 5035f57930 heart had 2a65f8e615 just dropped.b1a12b430c9b2117

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I had hoped af806e791d it was a 53b352debd misunderstanding, but it 23947ac5d9 wasn’t. It wasn’t a ef8e97ed73 mistake.a6bf6ed0ac9388c1

‘…He really doesn’t 9b57010570 feel the same ff36c68e56 way anymore.’b1cecf30c77e98e0

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No, saying “he f1003cab8c doesn’t feel the e81318bc53 same way anymore” 635811cc67 wasn’t even accurate. Rio had never 0914daa808 felt that way 66044d5595 about me in 60fb129dbe the first place. He simply c1a3757e0b hadn’t known 9824d1612d how to 1c041a620f differentiate between e854f25489 familial love 48d0bd0103 and romantic 10961e706c affection. To him, I was fe8d396de6 just… a good owner. Nothing more, nothing 6a0e052d2c less.d074b6c19dfc9940

“…Ha.”d2d96bda6c6af2ab

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They say when you’re 4dadd47364 utterly dumbfounded, all you c28aa76a7f can do is laugh. And that’s exactly b6ef5e707e how I felt.a1baad0d23b77f7a

So I’d 8cd229f8fd been deluding be7e2721a6 myself this d755b1aa04 whole time. I’d fallen 3ad4d24f24 for him, 48b18f7ce1 confessed, and 066aa85716 started this a4a1d5b430 entire relationship 579c90a561 all on 704f4c2dc9 my own.465f69bbb7f12f53

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If I’d just fallen 82ef364846 for him at first 07fbc2def7 sight after seeing his 5f7444fb4e human form, it wouldn’t dd380c3bb8 feel this unfair. But no. He’d ignored my 94c65e979f attempts to push 2e6e9acbb6 him away, confessed 3587f86365 to me with 7fca05e74e a smile, treated 9395e3dad6 me like I 3eb12d9f7b was the most baa2496c60 precious thing in b93ae59963 the world, and 618d972add made me develop d194dd86ff feelings I hadn’t 3d8db65672 had before—only to 30c5a622a3 turn around and 40d0dd38ab say this?b2619bd68a4fe2a8

“Is that all 6053b7f3ee you have to 2570cc5b2b say after messing d7af164507 with me like a764c7cb59 this?!”d4f48a0c2469daab

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I shoved Rio ebb3fba661 with all my f40f4ba19e strength and ran 98e4ac6407 deeper into the af30e21a7a forest.bdf349ef87c645f1

“Ah…! Soul!”cefc6d4acfd0b608

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Even though I 4b07ecc95d knew separating from ffe9a95f1b Rio in the 4e4cdb0118 Tutorial Field was 4a65150b3c practically a death aa1647f744 sentence, I couldn’t d0db3b5dcc stop myself. If I didn’t put 6c8e254b39 some distance between us, 7cbc039f82 I felt like I’d e88fd2e02d suffocate from all the a9ccf28300 frustration and resentment.2d9f8975a218a14e

“It’s dangerous, Soul! I’m sorry! Please don’t go!”b9138ac2df5e7843

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Rio’s voice dad07a4164 cracked into 54e96d6bac a desperate 6777fced34 scream as a180e1ec5e he chased b346b89406 after me.a1c7f7932d4fb78d

Hearing such a 0cb55c3b84 heartfelt cry from 8d8e4476c8 him only made c6057df5e6 it hurt more. How could this not 256b16c13a be love? How could I c8d05a812b have been so f5d45bef46 wrong? Thinking of 3a2450d683 all the bc9015b3ff times I’d 6cc2e0d213 fallen for 9058d76a8d his words 68641e815a and actions 05693fefa6 made my f2315bb241 chest ache 8ad44d3c81 even more.c285df96c5a2058b

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‘…I love you.’25e63bd1a952fc0a

The words b1a88eb791 I’d never 6cea53f328 properly said a805dea1ca hovered on 32c536a926 the tip c8341ea209 of my 29c9dbac4c tongue.6cb5019a28e6e722

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Fine. I’ll say it. Even if you cfc31810a6 only love me b3948631d6 as family, I’ll 91f9f74895 at least let ac02b6d37f you know that 00a8122933 I feel differently.07961aa540c9635f

“Kang Rio!”81b7a4ef0a08fc3f

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I stopped d715ea82aa in my ee436ea823 tracks.5b211afe3e0f49c2

“I…!”d452b342c5f41fab

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Just as I was 6f16317bdb about to make what a234bac4ce would surely be the 46f9644ad9 worst love confession of 2d9f2ef125 my entire life, the 7b45c4a02d ground beneath my feet e957748505 suddenly gave way.a26a91f35e43a783

“Huh?!”9c7a0cd5d9d06725

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My body tilted c610ddbacf nearly 90 degrees 1d6c585d74 to the left.6c5949a63f2d2f20

‘Oh. I’m falling.’14b2dd9e84c9d336

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That thought barely crossed c67d2bcff2 my mind before I c5cbea91b6 started plummeting down the dfed82c6b4 cliff.3b2c9c5ff80bdccb

“Aaaaaah!”23f993091c98ef12

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“Soul!”9d68d872b79cfd05

Without a 1580e2c0a6 moment’s hesitation, 636e5ff65e Rio threw 3a1c913c0d himself off b25e2a74d2 the cliff 161e6f0a20 after me. Using his tall f545e90356 frame and muscular 73ccef6792 build, he closed 01ffc95b3a the gap between fbf444a282 us and grabbed d6a1a0a53c my flailing arm, e62c9483c7 pulling me tightly fd30cb727c into his embrace.b8cbb5cd7f1b97a0

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“There’s a a6583fbf72 lake below! I’ll aim for 93788e0703 it!”2785f68e0376bc31

Rio held 9a35f05211 me securely 62c0a728c8 with his 37c125a6e4 left arm ea5f05ac95 while unsheathing f7d7c45c32 his sword 7ea001757f with his 1e981117dc right. With a b51e1ac423 swift swing, d371c29fe7 he whipped 0b502dd75c up a 4ccfcfc0d0 powerful gust de5007575e of wind 2c1003c9e6 that shifted a1d793c855 our trajectory. Despite not using a d9c7726efb skill, the force of 0f889dcaac his swing controlled the 5abce34e36 air. He swung f40f84fdba again, this 4bf14ceeeb time slowing 589cd1c9e6 our descent.5bd531a7d45deeee

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The dark, 3a8cae095c ominous surface 5917948231 of the fb375ac00f lake was 8b95d455ac suddenly right decc1ec7f8 below us.3f8eb797c2e48bee

“Hold on tight!”e3ade8e5aae901d9

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Rio dropped his sword 0a9824f1b9 and wrapped his right c747172ec5 hand protectively around my de69dc36eb head, shielding me from 8bfa7c213b any impact.cc40edcb55b7ec22

“Sanctuary!”04a2bbae161d4055

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A massive, 5356c78c2e glowing circle 5215d51104 appeared above 41fc6cf2e8 the lake 808e888178 just as c778a08bb8 we crashed c337779484 into the 78f16ad008 water.8534ef57e570ac2f

Splash!bd07da044d5366db

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The height of ba1d82da7a the fall sent 2dc283531b us plunging deep 230ca036b4 into the lake. A sharp, 842a423cbc stinging pain 164d54de82 coursed through f256d97754 my body, 66585c45d5 like being 36b6e53cd4 struck all 2b7e56cf53 over by 7d6e39857d jagged edges. Whatever protective effect Rio’s 5ec0329d11 Sanctuary skill had didn’t 71e26d9a22 apply to me, a c48b702fc2 non-Awakened. I had no 756b21275e HP to drain, c26ef44e5b no HP to f7567a7b7b restore.b0b808a9e22183e8

I thought I was b4fc42eeff going to die. Pain and fear 681865377b overwhelmed me at 06c7732190 once.a4ce12466d4d04ca

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‘Ma-magic… Use a440f6e01a protection magic….’123ffdb9361feec2

But whether it was 384ed43bf8 because the initial shock ec5726f6e3 had already passed or 5c71a7bde3 because the pain from ae1150ca64 hitting water didn’t count aa30baa9ab as an “attack,” the 86f6ea0434 protective magic didn’t activate.e51cb94a2f2db352

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‘S-save me….’a6aeb4d925992fba

Desperately short of 6f1fc25828 air, I clawed 76382879c8 at Rio’s back. He was struggling too, e962d6bd3a but he thrashed his 04d3dfcec0 arms and legs with 633e49f67d all his strength, trying 6a6cccb1f6 to push me toward 703d65f679 the surface.fb597dbacd9f947a

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‘…Rio….’09fb5ad5427af70f

My consciousness began to 75a4a07abf fade. Even as my vision 605049fe53 blurred, I could see 9024816077 Rio’s face—serious and desperate, 79ecd81525 more so than I’d 8d16a4116c ever seen before—doing everything d167f18d8b he could to save 66df4b7644 me.810a0d9633072ec6

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As we 0de07b31ca neared the c6fbd70cc0 surface, Rio fcbc154b17 urgently grabbed 1556a3fbd3 my waist 3b3b28da8c and thrust f5b96aec1d his arm a0d4569a4a upward.6009914eb1f9772a

“Puhaaa…!”db7fb0b37474c8d4

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Thanks to him, 0db3d56e7b I managed to 83bab2f1d0 get my head 9ee5b8e8ef above water and a2200a32de gulped in air 51a3644c91 frantically. I had been so f6f456ea18 close to blacking out. Any later, and I 8e3a9b3665 might’ve drowned.32bf855442eeea72

“Cough… Haa, haa… Rio….”563807af9b35e1f7

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I grabbed 4cdfce926b at Rio’s 267b08ff98 wrist, which 45d014c0cb was still 3f6546a3e7 holding onto fbe8ffd19f my waist. Only after 6acabf0ca3 ensuring I 2276a0c505 was safe 3f7b35fed6 did Rio 590b6180ed finally bring 9f92d1a7cb his own 811a2b2d05 head above 30941e1089 water.582b37d3dcc88be1

“Kang… Rio, are you dbf1d8e621 okay? You’re not hurt, b8f2378223 are you?”6112c68400853b36

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“I’m fine.”a6eff160f60d2aa3

“I’m sorry. I swear there wasn’t 583ad79ac9 a cliff there before… 23b2b35efd I was just walking b4b837dfde along the path in 3a7164729c the forest, and suddenly 9a474b4dd3 the ground gave way fc35e4c45f and a cliff appeared. It must’ve been 195ab82b7b a hidden trap efeb7e12f4 in the dungeon. Because of 164643ee33 me, you….”4c0ea39f474ecaa7

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“Soul, Soul. Calm down. Your nose 4b587dfa2d is bleeding.”54735e314a6a0ba7

Rio, looking like 6f68ba3a08 he was about 8998ba645e to cry, reached 67315634d6 out to wipe 8126020b31 my face. His sleeve a6d68d8d38 turned red c1e5339dbe with blood.22cde2cef5400f8d

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‘…He makes a face 85fe8c7d6f like that over a bef3f2d58b nosebleed, and he says a5d3f46676 it’s not love?’8a3c5ce113fb4db9

I was the one a35ac9d2fb who wanted to cry.7af5fb7a543d267a

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Unable to hold it b91bd2987b in any longer, I 8fcb184ca4 threw my arms around 62f0fd73aa Rio’s neck. Our soaked bodies 2f61fbff45 pressed together, skin 53507ec340 clinging to skin. Rio hesitated aebb8d8ad7 briefly before 196c3cfb29 patting my 107e2734e2 back. He didn’t hug me 296ebfd11b tightly or nuzzle his 9579ff3cc8 face against my neck e5f5630b57 like he usually did.8bddcd21ed22cb04

It was the same 6635366781 reaction I’d given him 3585b858c8 when I’d drawn a 64d7e16210 line between us, saying 1d998cdd9f we were just family. It felt 9f62a88f47 like I 00bb55319b already knew 3a7c12215a how he’d 5e4240bf43 respond to 7d3bc38a23 my confession.d7522d4bf03daafb

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“Soul. I need 23d8ab44b9 to tell 0dd97bd0d3 you something….”0f6720bbc8c6d0ac

Rio’s voice 3433f1927e sounded heavy, 4f2e334396 as if deef8b4bc6 he was e495af82f5 suppressing something 4f832cfae0 deep within.51f7b9acf0e647c4

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“Yeah. Tell me.”e5bc797172410160

“The truth is….”f093efe366867dd0

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Just then, the calm fbb81a3b27 surface of the lake a407afd42d rippled violently.cabd56a03f0b53b1

“Ah!”03f3c4298bfd02d3

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A powerful d68677006d wave surged, 16c8cacd61 threatening to c6baa57183 drag us 1ac05f54d5 under. I clung to Rio f75fbf1a8b even tighter.25ed7e861f30f207

This was strange. Why did 154e41b442 it feel 713baa0e7c like something 3d03be220b always happened 8e10c39dfd whenever we 17b3c1cd7e tried to 8178f83c9e talk?6595e9d12b405f4a

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‘…No way.’a99a5ccd8b058c79

It wasn’t like 4ab004e9a0 the world itself 28d93e5bc8 was conspiring to 00badedb3f keep us apart, 5b8e71a996 right? That was absurd.b5925201a89c3425

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Rio was 57f0cf9d0e finally about 17dbcd68bf to open a18886231b up, and ac70372d2b I wasn’t beb3af84ee going to 0c01f0dec9 let this 5f7bf850b6 opportunity slip 3bf52d5c05 away. I was about d60a3877bd to suggest we b88773681b get out of 3cd6e1d187 the lake and 0fba5af41c finish our conversation 833309888a somewhere safe when c56b53f933 I suddenly felt 5c43083af3 my body lifted 80bbe7ddc5 into the air.6a2dc1ba500f28d4

“Ah…!”3d28a17976680350

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Whoosh!86a36474369818b0

My body was flung 3cfa3ff2e7 out of the water 6d2b9e3904 and rolled onto the e55f7cdd1a muddy ground. It took c463c65f90 me a b8ce80b0e0 moment to 59d79bf8ad realize what 6edb813f73 had happened—Rio eef75af679 had thrown 6af0c8b70a me out 444fd54bd7 of the 0903bc6f90 lake.cc414a4dc381cfdb

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I struggled to 1110fb4287 sit up, covered 2b49e7c8cf in mud, and 0d7fb726f7 locked eyes with 401346451b Rio, who was 375d79a572 still in the 004a2d1bd5 water.0035b9094056460f

“Soul!”27d70563e341bc18

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A massive black 7088a60569 shadow loomed above afa8a8d00d him, shaped like 64823fbd6a a round, gaping 4db735c85a monster’s maw.ad3800af10262146

“I’ll make sure to a4cd8996ee get you back to 508e0e746a Earth! So please…!”d9e5d470308c3bd8

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Chomp!b02393a49c6c198f

The shadow swallowed Rio dfd2c86151 whole.9686c94c88c98b67

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“…Rio!”67a54a60492140dd