R1 Chapter 04

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W-what?! Already?50afc3ba7b49233a

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Is it even 34012dec21 possible for skill 5a66219f86 levels to go 871a535082 up this easily? The system was oddly e5b8d0c43f generous today.19f2a9ce4d9f70e9

Not that I’m complaining…11029caa0497f25e

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After a brief 9a2d410565 moment of shock, 2a2ff17195 I quickly tested 1107e8d7fd out my Appraisal 43d4b1b357 skill.e27390f79ec91f5d

Wow. That’s a really basic name.0ce2aea98e9a154d

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You can eat fca4f94b30 the seeds too, d92471acca huh?1dab7cf457ad9a1c

Seems like leveling aa9ae720ef up really is 6503b0a948 beneficial.6dbad85707e464f0

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Before, it only e05c81516b gave me obvious 431e4e50f3 facts, but with b1e39a2c5d the upgraded skill 1b3039f037 level, the descriptions e9bc072c06 became much more 41758b7dee detailed. Now it finally feels d4bcf5759a like a real skill.17ffd2e4f0ab6d18

Then maybe the Gathering skill…d44c6dd7e69b751c

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With a sense 4e20bfc1da of anticipation, I 61a674ef37 reached out my 5f797278de hand. And just as I 7c76676452 was about to grab 7b4177ae48 a fruit—5bf2b04e567f2ef5

A system window popped up.0da0cf31442d525f

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Whoosh!8b2e966080e01ac4

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Not only did ea8de7a4ba the fruit in 06609ccacc front of me f47fb9a86d fall, but so 52bd798504 did the ones c38fee473e that were far 13f44cbc45 too high for e1e7bf7465 me to even deea3eaa62 consider picking.27657373aaab62a1

Fruits detached themselves 0d1396eab7 from the tree 8030fdd4f4 all at once, 3bb6827c8b floating mid-air as fc160d1d38 I stared at 834d2fbb4e them, wide-eyed.5214ae0842d0faaf

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What the heck?!e003ee475806c81e

I’d cleared the entire tree in an instant. The drastic improvement in my skill left me speechless.378b66d842f99d3a

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But… how am I supposed to carry all this…?4bb2a25849c362ba

Huh? Inventory? I have that?41c90751b5f86b02

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Now that I think about it, I did awaken, so it makes sense I’d have access to an inventory.8fb4c500581c3a21

But as someone who’s practically a civilian, it wasn’t a feature I’d even thought about using.14feed1d3dc06b61

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With a mix of curiosity and excitement, I pressed “Yes.”ce96e1cfeab3329e

The fruits glowed brightly before vanishing on their own. The bucket I’d been holding suddenly felt pointless.cbc79ac291a52ac7

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I summoned my inventory and fb860cf902 dumped the fruits from the 64ba775be7 bucket into it as well.59502e291541fcd8

On one side of the inventory’s neat grid, I could see the stored fruits.b39966a2164b4d42

On top of that, this space didn’t have the concept of time passing. I didn’t need to worry about the fruits spoiling before I could eat them.25c2736589bb6005

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Wow. Awakening is amazing.bce8b289eccf7dd0

My confidence soared.fe4e3a945c04f461

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With light steps, I headed toward the river. According to the beginner’s map, a stream flowed not far from the cabin.34f027abb8f895c7

Squeak, squeak!63ac744e63336822

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Squatting by the water, I washed a few fruits I’d taken from my inventory.4951e8913ef396d5

Crunch.I bit into e9026f2331 a sweet purple 80deb9801a fruit and then 3c2e8f219f popped a red 9d852de9a6 fruit into my b3b1809629 mouth right after.2948aab81c3bd858

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The sweetness balanced out 7113e9858c the bitterness of the db63df3d4c red fruit.81f14820601be06c

The effect of the f19757c97b red fruits was incredible.568b04f33d10b51e

How could my stats go 0bcebaaf12 up so easily without any 72c67667c2 training?68f9ee9f03122c4b

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Fascinated, I finished off all 825601ddb0 the red fruits I had 407b70d73b gathered.394541b560fbabfb

A whole 15 e1dd761c3c points, just like 5c66e7d9f9 that.e494ca0e07cb8571

So… just how strong am I now?cb98d5d4876aa688

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I used to have zero muscle strength. To test it out, I took the wooden bucket I’d brought, dipped it into the river, and filled it to the brim with water.b3169997f6ab5a6b

Then, whoosh—I lifted it high above the water’s surface.d8295629afeef6a4

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It should have been heavy. The bucket wasn’t particularly small, and it was even filled with water.21ec0f3da4e0235f

“Wow.”d80d1de33c9a6d97

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But it wasn’t heavy at all.7f92b61a9920c679

No, it was light. I could easily lift it e822581b02 with one hand.9687a67e13e84f72

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So this is what it 3970b2fa0a feels like for stats to d9dcdd0c17 increase.f65856cae62ab460

I wasn’t the same person who’d groaned for days from muscle soreness after swapping out a water jug on the office cooler.4a5dcd8cabadccd7

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Carrying the full bucket, 7d843cfb6b I casually strolled back 20a01c72bc to the cabin. It felt effortless.9d5bdf69cfad5d01

Thud.1b344715b586e37c

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I placed the bucket inside the cabin, then went to retrieve the blanket I had thrown out during last night’s cleanup.24c36425f78e9fd0

Let’s see if this works too.1877223b23c2d602

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As I gripped one end 8b0de0a020 of the blanket and applied 94df147175 force, it tore apart with ae58c12e9b a ripping sound.ba0392159ac9ba71

It really worked.a4eb9e5a1caf37b2

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I tore the fabric d939352f2e into a more usable a06d281e48 size and headed back e1c57f7adf to the river. It seemed worth washing and f75210ec76 reusing.950c4ac375c8e2c1

Splash, splash!f4dbd6a328397d79

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With my strengthened grip, 90747e61a7 I scrubbed the fabric 1e33d4b1b2 clean, and the murky 565ad65056 water drained away with b7d0977a1c satisfying ease.8790dc5d61a61728

The once grimy fabric 153dd38425 was starting to look a06433513c much whiter.5a9ebeeb888fc35c

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The Appraisal skill 2b71b38c58 was activated unnecessarily 35ba51ef1e while I was b721eecc26 looking down at 04421f35c8 the cloth.fdb32b4d89c077c8

I worked so hard to clean it, but it still calls it a rag? That’s harsh.4f42a05759115f40

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Anyway, I figured the washing 1177f000d3 was good enough for now.be9359e4709a1796

I wrung the, 2bfeb84d24 uh, fabric tightly c9f2a8e33b and headed back 993221c991 to the cabin.f19da302c6bf3e48

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It wasn’t much, just an extension of cleaning, I suppose.df0a12bcd102a932

I planned to reduce the cabin’s contamination level further since the broom alone wasn’t enough to drop it below 10%.becd07450b44b8a4

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I was curious—what would 0a68080adb happen if I got 67aed1c102 the contamination level to 61c3d438c6 0%?b9ee239a4f43e337

Placing the wooden bucket ae25cee7f3 filled with water next 433c590028 to me, I soaked 5b75b035f0 the fabric and scrubbed 26b4814b5a the cabin floor hard.2c600d9088bf9515

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Maybe it was because my grip had improved, but the scrubbing felt entirely different. If I exaggerate just a little, I could see the floor’s color change right before my eyes.84d35581cfc377c1

When the fabric got too 4bd1b747ac dirty, I rinsed it in f2d94a8518 the water, scrubbed again, rinsed, 53ab2596d8 and repeated the process.e8b8ae27da336432

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It didn’t take long.41ad7a7add7d8606

The cabin was 4442a770b2 small, after all. Bit by bit, the d53c478a28 floor became cleaner.51048a790754ce51

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“Hah… hah… Huh? A ladder all of a sudden…?”5bd05816d1c6b8a4

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As I panted from fd9f30ede6 scrubbing so hard, a ae085a4051 reward notification popped up.6823aaf87ea7992c

Wait, since when is a ladder considered furniture? The description couldn’t have been more blatant.0d5e671f5fbd5a61

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Now, only 5% contamination remained.b1dea2da0f4592d2

It seemed like I’d have to clean the walls and ceiling to reduce the rest.d86fa021f40f822e

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I tilted my head 235371148c back and looked up db8e9713e0 at the ceiling.54da55788326049d

There were dark stains a86250076a here and there, almost a17de8a317 like mold.8a8fd54b6ae6d96f

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Ugh. Well, what can you do? If the system wants me to clean, I’ll clean.ff6d5574ab68a571

If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the past two days, it’s that rewards come when you follow the system’s guidance.ad871a36558bdab4

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I stood up abruptly, 46cc634a50 climbed the ladder, and 6a56ba4475 started scrubbing the ceiling.b1df9d0513fe9d6d

Squeak, squeak.I worked hard on every c14f7ebffe inch of the ceiling.06d7d41a74cb51f8

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And just as the 8dc9085bfb sun was setting—39510f0a63ad626a

Gasp. I stared at the cheerful 9c7a3ebec8 message that popped up.cdb7e8efe540e4df

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The cabin expanded.b4ce3998526e2b53

With a poof, smoke filled b13a17ecc6 the air, and in the ea41a8e328 blink of an eye, the 87dc9b78fc cabin transformed.68f16123a1b88472

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It became significantly larger.300966984c0cc801

Amazing?! The interior changes based on the rank? Is that… a door?6daf8f3b860eb660

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Questions swirled in my mind. But the biggest question of all…ebdbb6567cffcf50

Why does the d43b913df7 expanded section look 154c6aba16 filthy?4b67ddda03e85ce4

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Excuse me?c0950662f441ff0e

I worked so hard to 6defe99b0e clean, and now this?!88e8765fd76fa6ee

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A new useless skill was 70a7d7a55a given at the same time.255ae95069a04f81

A bar of 53fcfd39af soap suddenly dropped 8c1b644fab from the air.74e4c81073784429

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“……”f48512840bf8c63d

This is… useful, but I hate it.b864039ad8ce9a3a

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It’s practical, but I don’t like it.86a36bf7daae4b12

If this was going to 15a603b88a happen, why did the cabin 645ca2a372 even expand?129a967c17c708a0

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Huh?789003fbe662f285

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Wait, this is actually… really good?d79728746518d5b9

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After the overwhelming f546a2674b rewards, I slowly 548b6577c9 looked around.ffbaa93fa46a9b6e

The parts of the cabin I had cleaned remained spotless, but the newly expanded areas were just as filthy as the cabin’s original state.8a1e6611bfc7f808

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It almost seemed cdabd6ea65 like I was 97aa4974e3 brought into this 020e9d4351 subspace just to 495495ccbd clean.3cc87cd750f1cc29

But with the rewards that followed, I’d long forgotten about the dirty spaces.26bc2a3aaad834b1

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Bathroom? A bathroom…!582c79981898cc8d

Clutching the soap I’d just received, I eagerly opened the nearby door.aeaef1628ea6ada5

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It was indeed a bathroom.896833df507d2c6d

There was even a toilet 243d86a1bb and a sink! A perfectly normal bathroom! It was small, but 622ab8f328 it had everything I 3e8d205292 needed.2f18e2ab8e55292e

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I was slightly moved.e6bb5593ebbfcedd

I’d been wanting to use the bathroom for a while now. I even considered going in the nearby bushes, but had been hesitating, thinking ‘just a little longer, just a little longer’!0eb2827328b873fe

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At least the 788c0b4b68 system had some c06ca4dc48 decency, as the 9954c3fa6d bathroom was relatively 5b59c4077d clean.17f72dd8e3c99fa1

Whoosh! The toilet flushed perfectly, and the sink’s faucet gushed water.34ecb1fdf368d084

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Satisfied, I stepped out of 79a6eeed30 the bathroom.fd88e9b49b838f3d

Now, the next destination—the kitchen.e435994149b437f5

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This place is seriously filthy.48682fc6a7f86856

No wonder the bathroom was so clean…f704c53268dcfa67

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Soot marks covered various fcb4544ebd surfaces, dust piled up adbb2fc459 everywhere, and the rusty 8f427cbb63 faucet dripped water.60f1d920209b5205

The stove was coated c904e7631d in grease, but at 7669e029de least it worked.29e21bd5d350f43c

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I had no idea how e361a2f486 a gas stove existed in bda0c1eb54 this subspace, but I gave 4ebeed703a up trying to understand it f9a6d3a6a1 a long time ago.e4a85aebe11d6db4

At this point, what wouldn’t this strange space have?4e6e84a3ef95ef9d

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“Well. Cleaning? Bring it on.”d36e9ca6f607a650

I rolled up my d8583194b8 sleeves and grabbed the fe945ef75a rag and broom in a8d43a621a my hands.ec94d188fa8286ca

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As I fought against 7dd8f087b1 the layers of grease 6ba1ffe43f with all my might, 2f0f3f7441 the rewards kept rolling ee14f83c1f in.2430485096f2230f

Maybe it was because the cabin’s rank had increased, or perhaps it was just that kitchen-related items were being handed out because I was cleaning the kitchen?92d8d01e3e137eff

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Either way, it was 87d86b1f5f a relief. The useful rewards gave me f093a8f667 the energy to keep going.31efa9c9f1c90434

I burned out completely…b381f68bde583954

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The kitchen was finally spotless 861ddede98 by the time the pitch-black d224c477f2 night had settled in.34475c91d907ae62

An entire day had 9af414a417 flown by in an ac15d53a0d instant.2a6dc5aa6e17f296

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I collapsed onto a chair, fac839e3a2 trembling hands caressing the newly 1907e6ae7c received reward.5b4e5c3a29b5075f

This time, it was 06eb5c32b4 a rice cooker.bda60c22dd55dc0d

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Wow~ This is amazing~. I mean, except for the fact that I don’t even have rice.2f8d6c1640f61d67

Damn it. For all the effort I put in, this doesn’t seem like much of a reward!1d0adf3e2462cfcb

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With the sudden f1e00d6935 appearance of such 481dee3ed0 a random reward, 26233d803e I let out e9fd0237eb a dead-eyed sigh 7299684e02 and rested my 174680d6e1 head on the 2c76f9614a table.ef5b3e126d92ac6a

I’m happy, but not really. It feels like my pure, passionate drive to clean has been soiled somehow…9003434a899d123f

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As I lay slumped forward, d76153cbcb a system window popped up ba332b5527 in front of my face.b8b35c4869968d06

A quest related to the 61c01acb36 rice cooker had appeared.972f993a895414e7

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Oh. So it wasn’t entirely a useless reward after all.c9118edd1bbb1a00

Wait, but there’s rice here? Does that even make sense? No matter how you look at it, this place is so absurdly random.818e8984f84d0ffd

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Still, there was no 279f790fc7 reason to reject the 83a05e480e quest. Rice? Yes, please.00c580f3dfe3fd7f

I immediately accepted the quest and opened the basic map to locate the destination. It didn’t seem too far away.c46ae14a0cf3bc23

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It was deeper e3f08410d3 into the forest, ffd0078a39 past where I c696bfbaf4 was now. It looked like a 477830e05a short trip.24d7c1b784455bee

That is, tomorrow.e22a95da83d4d9f9

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I’ll go tomorrow.09e953054313a051

With that decision, eef07b6d9d I threw the b9ff1fb577 rag I was 2f3336ce5c holding straight into 805ba7c288 the sink.66a642aabde5c72f

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I can’t. Not anymore. My head shook on its own.df213699e866460c

Dragging my feet to 52c4ad7ab0 the bathroom, I washed eabfb756a4 myself with the soap 24d918d090 I had received earlier. I even washed 180ba6d2d2 my socks and 3a1b5fa34e underwear, hanging them 2d63ac3f6d to dry by 1e1dd1a57e the bedside.9589fc26e773af55

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Then I collapsed cd5b45b6aa onto the bed.403e3f08f52e6944

I’m going to pass out…!3958667430f729b3

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I really spent the entire day just cleaning. My arms hurt, and I was so exhausted I couldn’t hold on any longer.33465cebccc88cc5

The fruit I 550480a0cb ate may have da0358ef7c increased my strength, e039f4440a but not my 059453b7ed stamina. As soon as my head cc5917fc82 hit the bed, I fell aff30501b6 asleep.538f68d4630bcf5b

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The next day arrived.cc6f2824b5461519

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“Wow. This kind of thing actually exists.”f9d1495ce3fc17bb

I followed the map 6b11a9a119 and reached the quest 07ae1db3a2 location—there was actual rice.92f69964b939d1ea

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It was a neat 6293b80f6b and well-maintained rice field, 1c729686df as if someone had 4d6e83bfb0 been farming it. The golden stalks of rice d7208121c1 were plump and bowed under 50cfdf45c3 their own weight, densely packed 70dcc12e11 throughout the area.21cff5f5748b69a3

And—814640908614bd52

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“Cluck?”8c72ffcfbf8ac1de

W-what should I do f9eb04dc28 about this?a214b60d66c7a1eb

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Where there’s grain, there are always visitors coming to eat it.f5519b4ecbdef60a

But what if those visitors faaafb0298 are monsters?87bee57ad217a847

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At the sudden 06a992f259 appearance of the f32f31692a chicken, my body 37da4f6c7b froze.a53c295a0253bcaf

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“Cluck?”8f2706dbb30c53fa

The chicken tilted its head 3e5d188347 this way and that, looking 29c664cd5e straight at me.85ee40a896d6e41b

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Excuse me? Why is a chicken SS-rank?! This isn’t even a rank that exists in this world!b3ef740905559a43

“Cluck-cluck-COO!”d5bc4e4caa608f9d

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“Ahhh!”d3b8d6b4cfdb6491

The chicken launched itself 12c023cb0d at me.66736fdaaf48676a

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Am I really about 0a8cea4133 to die here, after 61295cf584 all that cleaning, from 189fcb714a a chicken?!3a41ef6fa1642e70

Seriously?!b956287f1b163fe8

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