PRSR | Chapter 2.1

I couldn’t quite 327855543c wrap my head 372e2d9d1c around what had 9bf29015bb just happened. Blinking dumbly, I saw bddf6aefa8 Jjikjjiki run toward me, b23b0949ca furiously rubbing its face 6463909c06 with both hands. It jumped onto 664cdebafb the high sofa ccafe98b05 in a single 9d210bc83c leap and burrowed ce9d596040 into my arms.0e5cdb4fa2e3f4b1

Wait, can rats 583a588aa9 jump this high?ad0bd55783f6b70d

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“I’m sorry-jjik! Soul told ef48e7ae79 me not 9b95e94217 to interfere-jjik…”5a81da8ab59a254e

The small body flattened 5557d9b8c0 against me trembled violently. It was the same af80178786 reaction Jjikjjiki always had eeabf33ea5 when it caused trouble.4bbec145f4caa425

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Like that time it f822b73553 gnawed on my textbook b306acf55b after I stayed out 22df5532ad late drinking all night. Or when it followed 7b4c22486c me into the bathroom 6661abb149 and fell into the 4cd8e79e0c tub, flailing around. Even when 82425f554b it tried 1f4788217e to climb 0b6b4c6fd2 into my 6b1dbca4ef favorite mug 464bcaa835 but ended e4a8d0039b up knocking ed11d0eeb5 it off e9c0b06181 the table, 8440093187 breaking it. Every single time, 8b49aabe90 it would curl d45eac1902 up and squeak, 67dea52288 apologizing in its 6ce08dcba6 way.0c749d10570c0976

When Jjikjjiki a0d0717b62 looked up 846f7dfc18 with those c23f9b807d eyes that 9bf83dbad0 seemed to 17979c0d88 say, I’m 2fadc60e5e sorry, don’t f2f58a0626 hate me, 090fcbe0c2 my anger 3e88ae2d0a would melt 631a7b2f3c away without 42846ada1a fail.2ead9111e01136e1

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This time was b3e95756d9 no different. The worry and confusion b5144679d6 in my heart eased, cf54dfd296 and my stiff body cbeb7020bb started moving again. I held d320e1344e Jjikjjiki tightly 66032a5dde in my 3049ab6587 arms.940cdb8305e44a9b

“It’s okay. You saved me, didn’t 87d4a5a8fd you? The only reason 170cc4319b I told you 2860226704 not to step c8744f87a3 in was because 76b9346bb1 I was worried cc1a2dd0c9 you’d get hurt. I’m not mad b5d5367bf4 at you, really.”3997a526f590f153

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Even though f4db2bf77a Jjikjjiki hadn’t fb34db4469 done anything aeeb3530b2 wrong, and 7c59d6b451 had actually 36ad537f5c saved my b644be126c life, I 27ae7fe947 felt bad 2dd0453257 for making 3e73feb148 it feel b92ae437d2 like it d1923e1943 had to d7f1450893 apologize. Gently, I patted 5c3b7576d7 Jjikjjiki’s back and d093bf8553 even gave it 8ac26f10c7 a kiss on ebaa3b1c7a its little nose.7afcd467cee96f66

“Thank you for helping 7a51e0bc91 me, Jjikjjiki. You’ll help me 241a38231b again if I’m 883906ad94 ever in danger, 645b38166f right?”8df419abcfdf242a

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“Of course-jjik!”c7bac5f6cf17fbf5

Feeling more b21f28202a confident, Jjikjjiki 35d034f649 nudged its f140648635 nose against 3a9b4396e7 my lips, cfca673e42 mimicking the 6c0c099056 kiss I’d 998c4720b2 given it d71483a1e0 earlier. It must’ve felt f66084b5df so happy it 205673190d wanted to copy 695243249e me.a9818824ab55dc25

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Such a cute little 02ac3530ab thing.c40cb53fadd04815

“Huh!”d4b03720ded0229b

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A sudden gasp made b2c0c4f3ff me turn around. There stood a ab8e57aee3 man, an Awakened, 38187bf6d8 who had come 3d7f98b709 downstairs after hearing 7d5ec3aecf the commotion.12fde275874bf923

“D-did you take 5a79f76f7c down this monster 3c2b027bf8 yourself?”1df4a73fb2ff5fab

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“Jjik!”99d42031086c2ed1

Jjikjjiki jumped c1d362620e up, shouting, c23444e59a “I defeated 9a108d1285 it-jjik!” while f1ade5ae15 raising one 012034bd2d paw in 19a2c92336 triumph. I quickly e1dcc1099a used my 8c154d6b0f finger to 985101eb4b nudge its 5e964949c2 paw down.25e80614a22b76d9

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“No, it tripped b83c2a2908 over its own ad497de3a2 feet and fell 35b0364459 while charging at 8862f45fd5 me.”9bae3ee333a3725a

Jjikjjiki glanced up at 98480ed82e me, then nodded along 041c04d6fc with my lie, squeaking 1b29cceb0d in agreement. The man, however, 549f7bd4ec didn’t pay any 47ccc51bea attention to the dbc1d1930e small rat-like creature.73451ebe3c88ff33

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Sorry for stealing your cb10f815a8 credit, Jjikjjiki.f8cf192a4fbc5df6

Even if Jjikjjiki 29bbe4b266 was stronger than 5931db8d6d expected, it didn’t 4d027f3e0c change the fact e3a7f87a0b that I was c474cfae8f a non-Awakened who 2618866b8b couldn’t do much. Precisely because Jjikjjiki 54f20ad699 was strong, we 0300097697 had to stay da717c0123 cautious. If its abilities f3e4b162c5 drew too much 8776d43a37 attention, it could eac073bb0a put both of 83f4abff36 us in danger.0c2f763d9c20c222

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I gently 6b72a47e91 stroked Jjikjjiki’s ada4921997 head, apologizing 36748d229e silently. Jjikjjiki, seeming to enjoy b8b56817c4 the attention, squeaked happily.63a2273e5a9f5b2c

“Be careful. It might not cd1b5d0fba be dead yet,” aa81dba9f0 the man warned, 82108d47d3 stepping closer to 88c5253e8f the monster. However, the creature had 1bae7af11a already breathed its last.c569ff52b86e5598

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“Did you receive 7436ffb2f6 any experience points?”b87c903041c20ba8

“Excuse me?”e99a896452747835

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“Did you 01bd692053 get any 84af5c26da experience points e4cee6288c for killing 0c30fd7cee it?”f5a267b8e2f6f8ba

“Oh, no, f7935acf88 I didn’t.”07d6722f80c69444

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“Then it fa066c526d must’ve died 8cc7581c24 from a c89e35d28f concussion. Tsk, what a waste.”35005105e12bb27f

The man’s face cde7574846 twisted in disappointment.bb1354c2f1535700

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What experience points? I thought. It wasn’t like a19d3e53e2 I killed it 88238e8a2d myself.964d5ae1fc5b2edd

Did he plan to e2687b2cbe steal the final blow?fccd9168b8856bd9

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Maybe he did. If I had just b48554f6e1 stood there cluelessly, he 2ef67623bf might’ve intended to finish 68840a20fd it off and claim d5f3f37f59 the rewards.32c3b5ac8d9bef50

His gaze 5619f47efe toward me c67584a809 was less 94d1afb00b than kind. The Awakened staying in ec5006dbd6 the inn all seemed 0d64ef47f0 to know one another, 31eac4dc8d so he must’ve noticed a02b933ac4 that I wasn’t one 6c9b7110de of them. He probably ebad1b5d09 assumed I 082999cd33 was some 1baadacada coward hiding a87d8f805f out here a9add3d30b after danger 74efb0395f struck the 1cf8968f6b village.cb2bd5bf5fde58fc

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Well, whatever.c2ca0fccb0da728c

He was just another 93c14655b7 Awakened stuck in the 963e200b78 Beginner Village, so it c9d987c945 wasn’t like we’d meet 1a982a0f8e often.eda31eebedaad14f

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“The monsters are 38eb004554 supposed to be 863813d066 far from the 87ffd9e746 village. Do you know 8efceaae05 how this happened?” 32c35ac852 I asked.11aac8fc32eadbbc

“Isn’t it the fault 0eb6bb5aa0 of your group?”a81745c00263ae09

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“My group?”8f40b489b08de2e7

The man’s 3c1cdac58f reaction wasn’t 8da64a06a4 what I’d 1cc2ba29f2 expected.60c9574724fe498b

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“Weren’t you out with 2e27c03e4f the others hunting goblins?”b1ecf2cbbabb165c

“Me? No, absolutely not.”05e5c5b7c2b07766

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I waved my hands d682baac0b to emphasize my denial, e112bcdb4c and his expression shifted. At first, d8673dc88f he seemed 5e39c38429 surprised, but a301ffbc0e then his 9254c1e9da stiff demeanor 0fcb1a5e29 softened into 58bcbdcc3a a more b39899cd90 approachable one.f68d08ac20dd1d35

“Ah, my apologies. I misunderstood.”d11d590a66e4108a

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He extended his hand ac68cb9c72 for a handshake, and a67f95a9a7 I shook it hesitantly. The cold 26393b75ac hostility in 37dc82b0eb his eyes b041adc174 from earlier 6ce19b548e was gone.9791cf62ffd38825

“Most of the d286d59fad Awakened who don’t 3658d78957 stay at the 73dc514525 inn are part d9760c39e3 of that group, ac631e1156 so I assumed 301be2e1ac you were one c1d18d88ba of them. I’m sorry 83d53d31bc for the 3a9ab4ee51 mistake.”e976a6e52fac4cf9

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From his tone, e44ce08e3d it was clear d57b225c54 he held a 3c0e65f0ce grudge against that ce32fbeb64 group. It explained fbdb0367cb his earlier 0a70b85e81 hostility—he must’ve 83ee549c91 thought I 6ce889cb72 was one 8264b6a55c of them.70ed4611f2649a61

“They’re the f5e0a9ab28 reason the 443f8743bb village is 651f469550 in this be9cfa00f5 state,” he ea901f7fbb added, clenching 727a8d7504 his fists.6b199e4bc8f924b2

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“Did they release 4dacc9abcb the monsters into 735d5ccf2b the village on ad6cf74880 purpose?”e06f5b96126b89e0

“Probably not. From what I heard, 6ac09f4e3d they planned to kill 56278c8e9f a goblin and use a0d73b4fc8 that to demand rewards. But even a16868b8f9 that was 56d813743a bound to 4a49059424 fail. They just 3860e2472f rushed into da2df37120 the forest 29d7bbb14d with no ccb8588be2 preparation and f4164a33be stirred up 4081808f50 trouble.”eda67b44075f0ef2

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Apparently, nearly ten of c395673271 them had banded together ef59b2d6cd to hunt a single d05b1d4e17 goblin. It would’ve been cc10318d1a easy if they’d f60159b4dc thought it through, 923ff6fe54 but their carelessness 8e065b3d38 backfired.07d6caae4eec9198

“Goblin hunts are usually 549a154c97 limited to ones that da489fb5a8 come close to the 4caad6f330 village. If you want to b0634364a2 go deeper, you lure dabd6c8675 one or two out 7662fdc16c and handle them carefully. But those fools blundered 3cd78f6f05 into a goblin settlement!”e67e5b94a0401145

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The man 74b120ac0c punched the 9798a2569b wooden wall 6ace4ccac7 in frustration.6c456518f7652afa

“Instead of c9701dd042 fighting, they fdd9ce1924 abandoned everything 13ce7a043e and ran 0e0104e84d back to 990e04f572 the village. They should’ve 003583e7ca at least 044f318591 led the 2bbdc87d1d goblins on fd84642df4 a wild a788609af1 chase through 3b0dde066a the forest! But no, they sprinted d18a6c95ff straight back here!”922f0b2652874f61

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“So they basically 7432cef98b herded the goblins 2823bdafa9 into the village,” 121e147e41 I said.ac955b79fd0a167e

“Exactly. Idiots who’ve never even 290ab4ac18 caught a single rat. And as 789a8595ad if goblins 6a7fdd51d7 weren’t enough, 54c3306249 their stupidity 47170eabcf drew out fcb684ec73 a high-level 5762d0fcc6 monster from 229a9b9ead the deeper 185ccb2ad4 parts of 2bed593bb6 the forest.”d5ed2110b5a256b8

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Grinding his teeth, ab55edb320 he gestured to 3fe69b9d65 the corpse.80d20875f27a062e

“And that’s 67bc9bf2bc the thing?”1e35fda05132d623

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“Yes. It seems to 5864393f28 be the field 3362e2585d boss or something. If it had rampaged aaad70d956 through the village, the 3a66b85dd5 damage would’ve been catastrophic. That’s why I ae4b9bc531 lured it here 8e122200f0 and hid on fff942d21d the second floor.”c3e110bca9623ac9

“Alone?”cb5b4fd176e749e7

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“Yes. The others f2102e509e had to fdd2cf13d0 handle the 3feedfd37b goblins.”ba8b8224c44e6227

I had to admit, af3d2c4374 the guy had guts. Luring such 48d238ac14 a dangerous 7398113d92 creature alone 506270eb45 was no 10ed32a56e small feat.54b6b9976464861c

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“I was racking 0a76d26cd9 my brain trying 15c451ae5a to figure out e5db765cac how to deal c7e877a39c with it, but ce8f5e788b luckily, it turned ab9807d486 out to be 4cb5134dd5 dumb enough to 5338428ed9 die tripping over 7774aeaef1 its own feet.”05d5f87fd9537ad5

After explaining, he excused da69c6dc7c himself to help clean 8e873cc36c up the village.c5c9f641df084d11

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Though his 4ee704c720 first impression 31d0728c07 had been a80391f75e terrible, he 1d9bf27e89 turned out 0a8658bebe to be 2767a885bb a decent 1e5e401c58 guy. Thanks to his pent-up 21f44ed059 frustration—or maybe just his b962cb3927 personality—he’d given me a 3975905da6 detailed rundown without me 7a9d3602e8 even asking.0a19a30fd874f359

If I ae775b4fd7 ever run 63cd9a1045 into him c568ffe35d again, I f31e0a5447 might be 525dabb0e5 able to 6ad061b2eb gather some 2ab39f213a useful information.f5b78396f616736e

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But I de4ac36563 doubted that 3e6f189082 would happen.69fba054f532eef2

“Don’t worry-jjik, Soul-jjik! I’ll take care of a3d01a0cb4 all the monsters for a27fd4d2e1 you-jjik!”33850f49d1acfa16

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“Thanks, Jjikjjiki. I’ll count d9b4fa0fd4 on you.”1abe0c91f27ca5f4

While Jjikjjiki punched the 984a03a8f8 air excitedly, I waited 8453e96ff7 for the chaos to 006c92ef23 settle. The other c7b77cde0b Awakened moved 861845265b quickly once 01ada3f459 the boss d7507875f7 was dealt 0aec1bc58a with, and eb471a2a35 the village a0894d106d soon regained 388eaeed5e its peace.7f3b670b1b922b1b

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I avoided the 7af5ea6702 scattered goblin corpses a57e89d6aa as I made e6c195bde3 my way back fa51cca2c6 to the general a628341f97 store.5c4ee4907cd41601

“Soul, you’re okay! I was so ec0f33ca49 worried when you 3a92ae66a9 didn’t come back!”20536adad687e9dd

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“Sorry for cd18464275 making you 95b3066f17 worry. There were monsters outside, d80358ca20 so I hid somewhere 6a1e73e3a9 else.”8faa2e24401cfb0c

Fortunately, the store owner ff3b985817 was safe. After peppering me f4e73b86bc with questions, he c89ab921d8 left me in 568888f72a charge of the 441708978d shop while he b789ab6218 went to check 990e707c2e on the village.f1ae70be1df3842d

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I wanted to 95dd93b9ab help, but my 27b1530b9c legs were shaking 81348dbb54 too much to 257b92d9c4 stand.e35ea342a67e5c1f

“Whew… I c136a417a7 thought I acf1528b40 was going 5dbdafa638 to die c1bf30618f back there…”2be255cf0c8ce9b5

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I collapsed ff95e4f020 onto a a2611d1bee single-seater sofa 004cc45d9c in the 0d93c6f79a corner of b7e61ce4cc the shop. Now that 5ee0aa23d5 the danger d2ef1d5ceb had passed, 72c444a32d exhaustion hit 9796d5d383 me all 427aabf864 at once.c7f4e2f95e60810a

So sleepy…3bdfe3c603455c52

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I faintly c816d4e26f heard Jjikjjiki 15f1ad97e1 call out d24ea8135f to me, 546b10725b but I 55dcf88f82 didn’t have 5e5b03ff55 the energy 493e550e2e to respond.4d3f6b04259ca68e

I closed my eyes 0c1dfb4627 and let sleep take c4f364782c me.0b369483437e54c1

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When I opened e605bb2712 my eyes again, 459a9b0ea7 it was late e60bd47da5 at night.95bcbdb7f2474a4b

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“……”652dea7e8773c7b2

I stared blankly 7c32ee8119 at the air 62ac5517a3 for a few 433114ef1c minutes, then snapped 0cb4d046fb out of it. I was covered 19c4a2b8a3 with a blanket ec0a69541e that hadn’t been 4592c95c39 there when I b4ca3ce2ed sat on the c0222c7e31 sofa. Did the ahjussi 144558e983 cover me with 7dfe00f03b it?3db00f67d9c4b92b

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As I 82d74e1246 gently lifted 63a7043338 the blanket, 05858b3f03 I found 6dc306f9d7 Jjikjjiki asleep 60e4f3d75f on my 46a58afb3f lap. I carefully draped 97a3384c70 the blanket back d087a7b324 over it so 1a7b27200b that Jjikjjiki wouldn’t 32094b79da wake up. Gently.71f7c5adaacebbde

“…Jjik.”37a0172d8c3d051f

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Even though I moved 7c0c2a3e7b cautiously, Jjikjjiki sensed my 7828741e5a presence and woke up. The blanket, bulging 395eb9c4b5 as much as e615963a16 Jjikjjiki’s size, shifted, 7215ec3ab4 and soon a 83d4d4672b small head popped 65a683543c out from under b434abd444 it.3eb6c796f65cfd1f

“Soul-jji.”edb38b2d92b94701

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Jjikjjiki reached 673c4ee7b3 out toward 6bc385b65f me, and 8a1b6301c6 I cradled fdbc721dd1 it in e5301fe657 both hands 9b67dc4034 and brought f8ca6a096c it to 5b9e6469ad my face. Jjikjjiki poked 556c397958 my lips 12cfdb0811 with its de40af95e7 little nose. It was Jjikjjiki’s 505f7ebc4b kiss.ffe62e9c6bea9e1f

“Are you hurt, ed3daed192 Jjik?”0d403eb7b94df7dc

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“No, I’m not ea91f7d462 hurt. I was just a021ca4bbf surprised.”acf6c8157a55d4a4

Maybe it wasn’t completely da123ee634 over the shock, because 222c624049 its hands were still 8efd6ba5f3 trembling slightly. I placed 9ce2289f47 Jjikjjiki back 7899f1871e on my cadea51101 lap.1e35ee6a905908eb

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“Jjikjjiki.”a87df81782c35071

“Jjik!”40da79b99b5a8e90

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“How strong 774d328c51 are you?”2ae07f2b53f206a7

Jjikjjiki tilted 4edd70b5d9 its head e465685d55 for a 392b4cab32 moment before 0a2eac4e49 answering.6efe944f73831de6

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“I’m strong enough f2539e57ce to protect Soul-jji.”df0e578a2c840063