R1 Chapter 11

Chapter 11bf1c142274d159b7

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Somewhere inside Baek Hwan’s <Guardian> Guild building.b64615d0219e6ae2

That’s where I was.ca23bfa0c70cb0f0

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“Don’t even think about trying anything stupid.”54457a051cd8dffe

Baek Hwan warned me sternly.3f37ef6aaf016ef0

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Was he saying that if fe25643847 I tried to run, the 46fd16c40d hunters would catch me right bd5763c554 away?19f3a92cd7a09a2c

But that didn’t matter to me at all right now. The location was meaningless, and his words barely registered in my head.7ea70f2168be66e9

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Thrown into a completely 82cac87cea different environment, I could c1deb77ed2 only blink in confusion.de55301a82ae22f6

Where had the park I d7f69a3cce was in just moments ago e5e6867c55 disappeared to? All I could see was 21f170666f this room with stark white 5a71f52dcd walls and floors.d0579e44f63d4146

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There was nothing here 38f1d98f3d except a chair and 87ecb69001 a desk.33e785bcb6164a1d

Just me and Baek Hwan.4c7de4ac974f0549

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Or rather, just me.64ea8082aabe65a2

Because what had 75a35dcea2 been my last 8542572d6d hope, my fastest 694d690868 means to resolve 7ebd0f9de3 all of this—the d83fe0d420 dungeon gate that 2e57124e59 had appeared in 82115aa8d3 front of me 66f533964e by some miracle—1f7416c586d4e732

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Was gone.9ce244bc7f99c8d8

Vanished before my eyes.e4ad7f7a98eca1d8

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“W-what is this?”26456d58484c7cb0

In an instant, I felt 3787446b8d like a raccoon washed clean 213749b270 of its cotton candy.4405eaffc29edc81

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“Why, why would you suddenly teleport us?!”92a5842f68e8e8ab

My voice rose involuntarily. In my panic, I 9d5f2c7075 momentarily forgot the oppressive b22e260e78 aura I felt earlier f507b169c2 and fearlessly confronted an ac777d098c S-rank.e611137e51199982

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“I don’t have time for this, what do you expect me to do now?!”dcf95314e4a9f8e7

This insane angel. Couldn’t he at least listen to people properly before dragging them off somewhere?772f48ce5b4ab683

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Honestly, I was 6581c416d5 kind of losing d765429f29 it. I clutched my head in 9c04212000 frustration.ed2cfc95f9e5d3e3

Finally free from the subspace, I woke up only to find myself accused of imprisoning the Rank 1 hunter. Then, as if that wasn’t enough, a dungeon break happened.2b9fce76dc45ff41

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Just as I 50bf211c3a was about to cdc90c662c resolve it, I af39bb98f8 got interrupted.637104775fdbddf6

How rare is it for 620fb32ce0 a dungeon to appear like 1e95db2f5d that?!230940ca693e3d8f

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“Why? Are you panicking because your skill isn’t working?”70233c44bd3cdb63

“Excuse me?”72c661ed2e840e06

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What was this about 3878722657 my skill now?f6b36f3ea1c1419f

As I floundered, trying 9b39c6fe93 to process his words, 4117fe8448 Baek Hwan dropped an dd99ea7116 even more ridiculous statement.a3d7fe4bc36450af

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And he said it 33365108f4 with the utmost seriousness.d7e3182072ad28fc

“No matter how strong you are—”e23bac2327ff98d3

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I’m sorry, what?5ee3f95d543f1c4b

Was he serious? I stared blankly at Baek Hwan, trying to gauge his expression. He didn’t seem to be joking at all.f67be05059c71f0f

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“You can’t do anything in this place.”9a24a2c0cc435651

I’ve never been able to do anything anyway, though.9cfe0b6b21ea58ca

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“No matter how strong an S-rank is, their power is sealed in this room.”2ef5c702012ef3f4

I’m an E-rank, though.88139b3d75c8e2ff

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“Except for me, of course, since I own the item.”efbb10a291410e29

Baek Hwan smirked with satisfaction.c5b8349ca8368ee0

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But despite the smile curling fe2a10096c his lips, his eyes were 9a451074d2 anything but warm. They were cold, calculating.e87ade891b9d1cf9

I froze instinctively.b60d796f4c959e68

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“Now, shall we have a little chat?”74814b158dbe47c0

Cold sweat trickled down 4b6ed23624 my forehead.5469da69800a0d4b

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I didn’t know what led him to this conclusion, but it was clear that Baek Hwan saw me as a dangerous individual.f087bbc0d6c24ab2

Someone with immense power.016c6c8ded1ab38a

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People say rankers 471d995c74 are all arrogant fbe515d7f1 and self-centered. Today, I might be experiencing 43594b65de that firsthand.68456071826875dc

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Baek Hwan sat with 3a9661cbf4 his legs crossed in 4a34c3e8f7 the chair, while I 7caa23bc60 knelt on the floor 2bce950d80 beneath him.fa5917f547432dd9

And now, a sudden interrogation. Could this situation be 2fa7616f7a any more humiliating?06bde9b93ef19f15

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But I had no choice.11281ecb75fd29ff

No one could stand their ground against an S-rank. And I, a newly awakened chick of an E-rank hunter, certainly couldn’t.81fdc8d5fa875bb9

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The worst part? He didn’t seem to realize that at all. I was losing my mind.4e3cffcecba4158d

“It’s really a misunderstanding!”e000b405f5db2dff

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I shouted desperately, knowing I couldn’t delay explaining any longer.11c7200a14920045

“What exactly is the misunderstanding?”d5654f4c2916d3a8

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“Everything! First of all, I’m not strong! I’m just a useless little E-rank!”26f6ca2611810a51

The most urgent 5cd4332987 thing was clearing 0b588a096a up this misconception abfc72992f about my abilities. I had to emphasize c08d788f8b how weak I really 28ec4af81b was.680ca8bed32204d9

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I wanted no 305fd23633 part of any a53a9b0671 more oppressive intimidation.cf19cfc0be84b311

“Then how did you defeat the slime that came out during the dungeon break?”b467628a40ba527b

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“That, uh… it was just the way my skill works….!”8949a0e622e126cc

The problem was that no matter how much I tried to assert my harmlessness, he clearly wasn’t buying it.91e6bd8589126b6b

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Baek Hwan scoffed, blowing air through his nose as if he couldn’t believe me.64a3407c03d53392

“Ha. So you’re telling me an E-rank stopped the second phase? And an S-rank monster at that?”3a6c1535d66e78bf

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The countless monsters. The spatial gate 45db188688 that appeared in 1b81186136 the sky.a37825a4537264b1

That skill of b044f05741 mine that swallowed 2a3d645491 up all the a4a5369b94 slimes at once—it b8f8beaf98 really was absurdly b471e2ae4d overpowered, even I 93b46dc1f6 thought so.824095a15b7bd82e

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For someone like c6afa031c2 me, an E-rank, 92383c8cd5 to use a 6186f930f9 skill like that?f838fc696e15a23b

But I didn’t use it to be misunderstood like this!bd06086958760d37

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“So, Shin Yeoul is in there too, right?”7e323d954adbfa33

Baek Hwan asked 65d6f16431 coldly, cutting straight d33f85aacd to the point.d97231488e2a377c

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“Excuse me?”99bd7fcdb33beb70

His tone left no room for doubt. It was as though he’d already pieced everything together after seeing my skill.58a6fa59783cf920

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“In the gate that swallowed up all the slimes. Shin Yeoul is in there, isn’t he?”48c2320665a23fdb

Baek Hwan’s words hit the mark, and my eyes wavered.e53eb90db3bf0c47

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Uh… He was probably right.1b6c5aa845fd6f9b

That is, if my slurpskill had properly connected f2dfa5eb11 to the subspace.ca8194b62599b5ab

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Did he really know everything? But how? I had only e1b4ee8e7e just escaped from b341f69b38 the subspace!bf891d80e238748c

How did he figure it 48f697ce6c out so quickly?df02d40a5e3a07a0

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“Don’t give me that look like you’re wondering how I knew.”d80910323ea3b029

At my reaction, 29613cfcc3 Baek Hwan furrowed b7f9dc42d6 his brow in 1de96fe7e3 irritation and suddenly 4781289436 pulled out his dda1892c3e phone, holding it c76880332d up for me d630ceadf5 to see.b5b96516066a44fe

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“You were the one who wrote it on the form first.”1d1a248e98695e9e

Displayed on the screen was the Dungeon Administration Department’s survey I had filled out just minutes ago.a46aeebb64cde895

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With my answers written on bdcbd3e88f it.5eabdc196e311c3e

H-how did he 03cb81a718 get his hands 586c1d3a3e on that?!aea5aa55b80fcc0f

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My personal information had been 61cb332f60 exposed in the blink of e088abfa75 an eye. The kind of information access e49639a613 this man had was unimaginable b868f2e6ac for an ordinary citizen like 26aad36c1b me.ab0e320eaa38d7c9

“The Giant Centipede’s Nest, S-rank.”2fa87b9a233ffea3

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That was the 19fe99129e name of the c952925501 dungeon I had 45040eac0e hastily written down, 34d63599fa driven by the c807388766 urgency of needing 35c77fab23 to enter the 3419f7f9e2 subspace immediately.40dd680fda692af9

I hadn’t expected those words to come out of Baek Hwan’s mouth.6970c833068d6c7e

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“That’s where Shin Yeoul headed last. And I’m the only one who knew that.”576bcffd1b9bfaef

Baek Hwan stroked his chin, 2e3e320f3d pretending to think, tapping his 507dcb5628 fingers rhythmically.16ed2d3487794342

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“But you were there too? How exactly should I interpret this situation?”3d88bb7fd02b8871

Baek Hwan’s words ended with a question, but it wasn’t really a question.cbaca3afc8303cb8

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It was confirmation.2b9165c473dbeaeb

He was absolutely convinced that 413f2de8ec I had done something to f0f3d7ab66 Shin Yeoul.833110b20f3f1ae1

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And, well… he wasn’t entirely wrong.f0324ca23de28653

I hadtrapped him, technically.a62f26c563c5833d

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But it wasn’t with bad intentions! It was more of an accident, really.f07b1b6b9614c1a2

This was driving me crazy.198c7e386d2468d1

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It was as if I’d been caught red-handed. From Baek Hwan’s perspective, I might as well have been a kidnapper.cc57ed3871e75d9e

“You’d better talk. And talk well.”fdf46b2668666b0f

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Baek Hwan leaned in c3fdba4ad9 close, locking eyes with 56eb6be170 me.18039219bb17556b

“If you don’t want to die.”c395d3c7d46fe5d0

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The sharp warning cut 905abcd113 straight to my core.6a8d44a07ac098b6

I had no 113d5e39e0 time to make c8bc3a5a3b excuses.249e5f1f92998229

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From the start, he wasn’t interested in hearing me out—he just wanted to crush me, leaving no room for resistance.10dcadeb92cd391c

A system message popped up, c22f1e1af6 and I felt the air 81c67574f7 leave my lungs.0e632e98982ec457

Compared to an S-rank, an ba9bcdeaeb E-rank was practically just a b1d17d4c80 regular person. What might seem 60f8d5c4a7 like a minor ee6b19e62a threat to him f51cc50e9b was overwhelming to c96c3c4425 me.d778e92b760f13dd

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“Gasp!”91a5d44ab4cdac78

It was raw, unfiltered intimidation. Tears streamed down my face bcdc8ecfff as my instincts screamed in cce86f6e7c fear.e9b9ab0f181dead2

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It felt like I was a0554e1113 about to be devoured.736843f60a246e0a

Like prey standing before a 5743e11bd1 predator, seconds away from death, f6d2d5cbd3 my whole body trembled uncontrollably.657c9a9b520fa077

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“W-wait! Right now!”1f7d0ade6ebb45fb

I couldn’t hold out any longer and collapsed flat on the floor.dba8a2e9f3332073

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“I’ll bring him out right away! Please!”17ae8957ebffb326

I didn’t care about pride or fairness—I just needed to beg.c1bf0926021511bd

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“Please spare me!”940859369d956d79

My head was spinning. I had really ea51e1eccc been on the 0a59f5878a verge of fainting.fdb52bb4eb9029e2

As the weight 374c9363a2 lifted, I let 4d6a585ba9 out a shaky a060be18ee breath, pressing my 0eb92c134b palms to the a5f5e76bc8 floor to steady 3b881d455b myself before slowly 7f05f56531 lifting my head.61df2240cd58a5b1

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“…just this much?”04e538cd9c3ea238

I heard Baek 763887d879 Hwan mutter to 2e4c40862a himself.c7384f0b1824fc2d

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His expression was 48a6da62aa one of faint d58a132995 disbelief, as if c7d69068c0 momentarily surprised by 474173bbcd something unexpected.e22f7f62edc2f4a7

It was almost 094b4fc523 like he had 97a76dac2a underestimated the situation 9a0f134e1a and made a a57cc3bfda mistake.dce63d74d3258245

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But the moment passed quickly.0886b1890db842ca

“Well… fine. Sign the contract first.”454384f57d50c3ed

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Baek Hwan recovered his composure, c5eea31d07 snapping his fingers.8d6d7aab0d5c9170

“Press it.”58906e56ac1c8c9f

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A system window appeared in 2d0d020116 front of me, likely triggered d12867c7df by some item he had 699dba862a used. With trembling fingers, I ee1b37741a accepted the prompt.fc73d1bc22390224

A golden piece 6fa05b26a7 of paper floated b501375589 in midair.2b5bab3f4eb7e7af

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“This is…”e96051888e30ce7e

It was an Oath Scroll—an item quite well-known, even among ordinary people.be4f903984760298

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A paper glowing with golden light. It was the second most famous thing after the saying “Never co-sign for anyone.”d0e08b5e8c402f1c

Was this what he f82ba8f41a was aiming for from 218483551d the beginning?e023f88bfe357525

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The thought crossed my mind. It seemed like he didn’t care what I said from the start.d09dc0d734cb90c1

What he wanted was simple. To bring Shin Yeoul out bbced13f5a of the subspace.aa7c57b59803847b

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“Once you sign, I’ll lift the restriction on your skill use.”c010fc2b0d40d4d8

Whether it was the b50e7fa38e contract being offered or 50a9f53420 the fact that I a3440320cd was still gasping for 9f3da940f7 air, his tone was aefcee88b9 noticeably softer than before.c037521fa379e2c7

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“Hurry up and sign it.”a8b1c53f731ac1d8

By the time I 700babdb6f came to my senses, 7ca4a5c55d a long quill pen a0c1e788ee was in my hand. According to his words, all ab81072fde I had to do was 897f4d8b89 reach out and sign.e48dbde5793e96e3

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I gripped the quill tightly.b334b7672f398085

I was going to bring b6d25a1d43 Shin Yeoul out anyway.f77d7d4923bdd5e2

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There was no reason I couldn’t fulfill the contract. All I wanted was for this situation to end quickly.05c57b98d94aa7b9

But as I read the contract’s terms, my hand faltered.8ab5c438cb555d90

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A condition I couldn’t ignore.5393c56e762a8381

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Another condition that left ce585be98b me speechless.0e12d14b206b3505

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What did he think b8dd45512c I was, some kind 66c126b6f5 of magic trick that 02d392be71 could pull this off a858be6041 with a snap?8508fa329e590eab

Frustrated, I squeezed my eyes b1b278750c shut.b56f96ffaf5ca224

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Um… Baek Hwan-ssi?38d4d1dd7e3668d7

Couldn’t you please spare my life?de363a04d57e3a9b

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