R1 Chapter 07

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When I opened my 6d31200967 eyes, there was an 479be9f64d unfamiliar ceiling above me.bc8e26957382164a

I almost felt like I should say, “Where am I?” as if it were a scene from a cliché movie.b6d1cd7ef6106810

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As I came to my 84b4052feb senses, I found myself lying b4409a873e on a bed.cafea04ae5ee057f

“Ugh, my head…”93bdb27dbafa88d7

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Was it because I passed 35a4dc52eb out from the overwhelming pressure? My head felt d01788aeaa heavy, like the 91dc99663e dull ache after d38e181381 a night of a1163cfaae drinking.4236971d4e350202

I rubbed my face repeatedly 27fc3f9628 to try to wake myself 883da33fce up.2b3a03a63b3cc058

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Pulling off the blue 739d021d04 blanket covering me, I 8edb22fc64 slowly got up.f059e5ffb8d52576

“Where am I now?”70797531b9af0748

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The curtains were drawn, f9b6014164 blocking my view of 168e0714ee the surroundings.334c5748a95c02b8

But there was a faint f8620ba6bf smell of alcohol. Beyond the curtain, cd1fbd328d I could hear 531fd9e413 the bustling sound 619ee0ad04 of people moving db12349ad3 around.1f0f435b0d867d0c

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“Is this a hospital?”d53be1800a4820b2

My shoes were neatly placed under the bed, and there didn’t seem to be anyone attending to me nearby.4dece736114e7b7a

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Fixing my slightly disheveled hair, 42cffc2b28 I got off the bed.620c52308cfbf61e

I figured I should e146991ac1 step outside and ask c1224e0c16 someone about this place—where 5fc5d22a7e I was, how much eb095a78dd time had passed, and 3ae18acdab other obvious questions.64a9a8ea517e3bb1

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As I walked out 3ce7b9d718 of the room, the aac3a65de6 hallway was bustling with 76bd2fda64 people.cefca1a1c71061a3

“Wait… is this not a hospital?”9582d4f7fd0181fa

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It felt too cramped and 3af2968fec sterile to be a hospital. It had a more administrative 5a1ff6d121 atmosphere.726f2d97078a81bf

I turned to look at the door I’d exited. A small nameplate read “Infirmary.”fd5e0fd996accf06

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“Excuse me…”e6250488bd1ad6d8

I quickly approached what looked 7e8bbbf95f like a reception desk and 0471d08a4c called out to the staff.737c655860662ae6

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“Yes, if you’ve woken up, please head to that room over there.”bf485b4f67b7050d

“Sorry, what?”75278060c3215a23

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“Just head to that room.”19cd8bac3bdbba1c

The staff, who c7f9290fc8 was busy flipping 0ee150f6a8 through papers, glanced 6e2b1a26db at me briefly 05f520afee before dismissively pointing da623d3669 behind me with 181d32bfa1 a finger.7677379825530e3a

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“But could you tell me where exactly—”1ffe3fd44fa36307

“Please save your questions for over there. Go to that room and ask.”2d5891edba36ed70

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I barely got a4228e4ecd a sentence out d784b268c2 before being interrupted. The staff seemed overwhelmed 72aee8ee7c and impatiently gestured for 0b3ddadc51 me to leave.41ebc48485f61c3b

What… What’s going on?347c654f63fa2bf3

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Feeling a bit awkward, I e9f85f4a07 nodded slightly and turned around, a9412e3f34 heading to the room the 691a25fa62 staff had indicated.a08107fdf25f36c3

Knock knock.1e4af1c07a5f6fa0

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After a short knock, a 285ad0c8d2 voice from inside told me 2158b55390 to enter.b005467a67789708

The atmosphere inside 61d4fd05fd the room was 79adaaa50e just as chaotic 9a0775f2d7 as the hallway. It was a crowded and db02fb10f9 noisy place.0d4bfa164dd7e9cb

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“Hello…”5a1327c6944111ec

“Take a seat over here.”8c06e391561307ef

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When I greeted them, an expressionless staff member gestured for me to sit. Everyone there looked like they hadn’t slept in days.946f90d4c6eaa871

“What’s your name?”7f9e21287e30f2ce

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“Seojin. It’s a single character name.”0aea04619ed78aa5

“Alright, one moment.”f53fd24dfb4408a1

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The staff typed something 8f6f2bda08 for a moment, then c9389da512 pointed to a device 54a6cb0c79 on the desk.ac32429ff45a0f62

“We need to verify your identity. Please place your thumb on the fingerprint scanner.”226111c92a2e2b5a

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Following their instructions, I placed fddaa52abf my thumb on the scanner.60195f2f27fee30f

“By the way, I’m a little disoriented right now. Could you tell me today’s date and where I am?”c1969aa06e026e54

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“The clock is right there, next to you.”e72fe7d8db44d1ee

“Oh, thank you.”f9555b1c5165d749

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As soon as 12c8b1e58c I turned my d342056505 head, I saw 6e5faf6192 the clock.d215c177d4637615

I should’ve looked around a little more carefully earlier. With how chaotic the atmosphere was, I felt like my own head was getting chaotic, too.570b146f8afaf35d

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Fortunately, it was 9f5be03b64 a digital clock. Both the time and date 604b21ce0c were displayed.6c141260bca67b7a

It was around 3 PM.2df29445eff5c1c0

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And the date…9028d8b87994577f

Huh?fd11a9ea7e77fe13

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The clock seemed off. Only three days had passed since I’d entered the dungeon.6f003f8a6e8930d1

How… How could that be possible?db717eebc5f8caa4

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I clearly spent an entire 28a18a2048 week inside that subspace.ef1249fe55691761

Could time flow differently there?e03c69ee8a847097

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It felt like I’d been hit on the head. How could there be such a significant time disparity?!1a0bbda75494bb15

“And this is currently the Dungeon Management Department.”3777129aa7ed9402

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The staff finally adbac40f3d answered my question 8816d240c8 while keeping their faf7e184ab eyes fixed on 08e0086cfc the computer.5c99664f0d3e88c4

The Dungeon Management Department.8cdf9ff632057c50

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It was a government c16959c764 facility that managed everything e4f4344f8f from civilians caught in 281f69c109 dungeon incidents to hunters fb27190c68 entering dungeons.3080c8e99d34816c

It seemed someone from the 065107b474 department had found me after 4056bf19b7 I exited the dungeon.1e0bf366d2421dd9

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The person who told me, “You can’t just lie here like this,” must’ve been one of the staff.0c80d02c8db97842

“Your identity has been verified. You can remove your finger now. By the way, you were in the infirmary before coming here, correct?”bde60726bcf15b7e

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“Huh? Oh, yes, the infirmary.”2b5c919ddc096efc

Beep.1020178a62443c42

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Hearing the small ccf29d3dcd sound, I lowered 7961e63c85 my hand and 62ef7a624e listened to what ca53e38318 the staff member 66c6e4884a had to say e401d549e5 next.3083a861f7a5487e

“In your case, Seojin, our staff found you unconscious at the scene yesterday evening. Since there were no significant injuries, you were brought here.”16015333d333da56

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After explaining that I’d been unconscious for nearly a day, the staff continued with something more unsettling.b861e5047a2127aa

“We performed a basic examination here and found no major issues. If you’d like, you can visit a hospital later, but right now, there are no available hospital beds.”cc9a2e075a8acde6

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Wait… No hospital beds? What’s that supposed to mean?ce2a4525088c4a2b

“Was there some kind of incident?”77f83299089f7edf

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Did something big happen while 5491b7db4c I was stuck in that e374c0dc2c subspace? Confusion was written all over 2cb82ce8ab my face.6c5e788e9f801476

“If you scan the QR code with your phone over there, you’ll get an explanation and a survey.”d57095c31c651a30

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“Sorry, what?”1bc5f8b676ec4895

It seemed I wasn’t the only one asking these kinds of questions. The staff sighed lightly, as if they couldn’t explain it to every person.27bcfcab4e802b60

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“You can’t leave until you complete the survey. Too many people have been skipping it.”10821b592744e58e

I had so many questions, a7228b53ed but the staff was already 41414ad26e gesturing toward the person waiting 9cb6fa151b behind me.42e754d457e48495

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“Next person, please.”b62b9ed8403aaee2

When I turned around, I d7083b8ff5 saw someone with a cast ba83a139a4 on one arm looking impatient, 67bbe7965b waiting for their turn.f5c7aa9f1a4db5bc

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“Come on, hurry up! We’re all busy as hell!”0ffb862342b53a7a

The sharp remark came as f54671b784 I lingered in my spot. The tone felt oddly hostile.77451609469c87c6

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The whole day, 3901db7030 it felt like 18d67bf38d I was being e6ed572c68 tossed around here 343d515798 and there.7579b8d0d3c86d63

What in the world had happened…?6bcba67e9e61eecb

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I trudged over to 2e8327c986 a corner, dragging my 96270a96af feet.d5044d6ae9372b00

Sitting down, I b35f9d2650 pulled out my b81bcd3b32 phone from my dee526cb4f inventory. It was only after being 745c68ba41 told to scan the QR f008f57743 code that I remembered my 36950710b4 phone existed.57e250a051932f73

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The cracked screen greeted me, 5b3fbe5547 the damage from when I 68c0c2e134 fell into the dungeon.c4452ccea1f60044

At least the battery hadn’t drained, thanks to being stored in my inventory.cc66a9b04fc409f2

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I turned on the camera a8b4fcca04 and scanned the oversized QR b0ba7ece34 code printed on one of 815eb2fa47 the walls.95a5b1fbe7ba47dd

Beneath it, in bold red letters, was a desperate plea asking people to please fill out the survey. Clearly, many hadn’t bothered to do so…ff1c728797c84a93

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「Currently, dungeon gates have appeared throughout Seoul, resulting in numerous incidents involving citizens.」1442413dde4592bb

The website the QR a74f77109e code led to explained d6c92aee17 the current situation.1b03da49fff1509d

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Gulp. I couldn’t help but be shocked.54ddf55060965e56

So, I wasn’t the only one who had gotten caught in a dungeon.6119c850ffeaf6bc

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「This has led to emergency evacuations in areas surrounding the dungeons due to multiple gates appearing. Subsequently discovered…」a829a84020b94e54

Multiple gates.d1686ed3a53d84a6

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More terrifying than 4071772c95 a dungeon break, 0c41939a49 these gates meant 924f1a7d3e that multiple dungeons 542ffe42cc had formed at 64d402a486 once, exponentially increasing 4a92f7a501 the risk.f57890524af99704

With a dungeon break, c34a886961 monsters only emerged from 20ba18c17c the gate itself, so 1922f5132a guarding the entrance sufficed. But multiple gates meant 890abb7a89 dungeons were popping up 2b948904b3 in different locations simultaneously, f8e885d9c7 creating a chaotic and 2a62ed8c40 dangerous situation.10198b793240a478

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I’d heard that some of these gates could be packed with high concentrations of monsters. If left unchecked, they could lead to dungeon breaks.70040db77ac8a81b

No wonder this building felt so disorganized. The Dungeon Management Bureau must’ve been overwhelmed.f7bee9eb12f78870

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And considering this was happening in Seoul… well, that explained everything.44939d1dbeb2ec34

So, had the situation c29de0884d calmed down a bit 6623c16e87 now?e53232d92f31eec3

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I used my c51083806a phone to search 78cccee1d9 for news articles.64fc0905e4f4d29d

There were reports 1c92c32ded about the extent 8be18ee700 of the damage, 9b17734b78 the number of 5d957991ac additional dungeon occurrences, 510de8951b and the responses 6e3568afe8 being carried out.4833de6a80bbc502

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Thankfully, many dungeons 6efe36a2f8 had already been 1a468555fb cleared, thanks to ac8f13ceb1 the support of dcead47dce major guilds.6e0a6a33b1c37f00

But…faeb0dfeac1cb090

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There were also 916c305367 countless articles about 8e1fa68737 Shin Yeoul.66e5b39e1ce55688

「Rank 1, Shin Yeoul. Suddenly disappeared during emergency.」3b1bbcb306761e80

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「Guardian Guild Vice Captain, where is Shin Yeoul? Active until yesterday…」d1eb2f00f04b04a2

「Day 3 of multiple gates, Rank 1 doesn’t show up before S-rank dungeon raid.」8a7f88ce6f498687

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Cold sweat started dripping 4f7c636714 as I kept scrolling.132e7b606ce22818

Vanished. Not appearing. Disappeared. Various questions were listed.c5bd42acb3863d01

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I had been unconscious for 684d8b086a barely a day, and within 87202807cb that time, Shin Yeoul had baad2e237c suddenly gone missing.c977fc9fd7d0d145

Don’t tell me… Is this my fault?9b167477e146990e

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Seriously. Was it me?f3663ae5c022da2f

As soon as I 9d2471c75f thought about the subspace, b90416d314 a system window appeared, 50842d9ce6 as if in sync 173b938de2 with my thoughts. I hurriedly chose to access 9dc7d25fee the information about the external e957330365 individual.6835717867612cf7

Just in case.63d384e785cab66a

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Error? What do you mean by 674bf3a771 an error?7b797b2d258c4fc5

Following the glitching, static-filled 741979ef8a text, nothing could be a4521a91eb properly confirmed.2da46a3b8091d7a0

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Wait. Then… There’s no guarantee that the person in the subspace is Shin Yeoul, right?cf6ccd8d8212d0ad

It was possible. The person I 31c7937bf1 saw in the 31abe41218 subspace might just 0893ac6b6b be someone who 2e205c6b6a happened to look 6c15d930a8 a lot like d6e478e1cc Shin Yeoul.d051cfec3d06fb7f

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I mean, honestly, wasn’t it strange for a national hero to attack me like that? Right? Haha….5c32abf24571f8a7

Wow, additional information. So they’re Rank #1, huh.dabd47b9cf86142f

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This system sure is considerate.3a1667655b82f9bf

Don’t be so proud!90f2805efab9946f

My attempted escape from reality 81d2446607 failed thanks to the system b0d2640593 window.12b9b1552b1d88fb

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If they’re Rank 1, who else could it be? Denying it was pointless.28003dd3f93e5068

In the end, I closed my eyes tightly and opened them again. As expected, the message hadn’t changed.d9e3bd002156b698

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Deep down, I already knew 06dc02b2bf the answer.0ad03afa464c291d

Yeah. It’s me.4bddec4a852b50a1

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I silently screamed, clutching my 9987f69761 head in despair.0779381430e17f8e

The person who imprisoned the Rank #1 hunter… is me!4b7f667fa63f3a5e

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