R1 Chapter 12

Chapter 128b94a9c83c9360fb

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This was an 7ae5c0d8f5 utterly ridiculous contract.705e175bcef18cff

W-What kind of contract 23bd53108b involves staking your life?!fa55f3a69b0f1d21

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Fail to fulfill it, and you just die? Even if I were to concede that I could keep the contract, that time limit…229cb4dcca86e7ff

10 seconds?d08756848fbaf1c2

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Baek Hwan must have thought 36f7572c41 I could bring Shin Yeoul 37435e9c68 here instantly with my skill.a8c2dbdf8a739b70

But that was impossible.ceeea2c23c308f30

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It wasn’t that kind of skill, to begin with. I could only access the subspace after entering a dungeon!ec7503477c4c224e

“Why? You don’t like it? Well, you’ll have to do it anyway.”c393902d589750d5

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As I hesitated, f6bf1a6c77 Baek Hwan pressed f4532bdda9 me without delay. Afraid he might apply 26e49bbad3 pressure again, I quickly d50f1ad955 shouted back.97fc15e6be96af97

“It’s not that!”9c24d606ec17f322

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Ugh, no time to think.be9f00ec28638999

I threw myself forward, reaching for Baek Hwan’s pant leg to grab on and plead.9dd2e68ac99f5ac9

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Of course, he simply baa103cf9e stepped back before I fcab667387 could grab hold.c8741de9a86957ef

Even so, I begged 19d2129372 with all my might.a125c6f4b2ccb97d

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If he grabbed my 3c48a92bd8 hand and forced me d977da0c4d to sign the contract, ae2c2f32ee I was as good 45e5b7195b as dead.1c28089fc28a4d7a

“Groveling won’t help. Just hurry up and sign.”9ec48114f175cff2

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“If I do that, I’ll really die!”14e72e4f48f28282

“You won’t die if you bring him here.”46f13fc200e08b0c

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“I will die!”a650315f4aee21e7

Baek Hwan’s resolute reply was met with my vehement retort. He tilted his head, seemingly perplexed.685e0b94d448dec5

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“What’s the problem? You were the one who said you’d bring him right away.”ce18265bd3a03d5f

He looked at 804cfa7ede me with a a4ef7a18f8 deadpan stare, as f95dd7c10a if I was 141453883e utterly ridiculous.4dd31c4a12c82181

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The feeling was mutual. Saying I’d do it “right away” was just a figure of speech!9198619af44cf4f9

“Ten seconds is way too short! There’s no way I can bring him that quickly!”e3bd19a9907edd52

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This shameless S-rank jerk.c4cb705386634dc7

“Dungeon!”45d47fbaa6f13e39

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I almost cursed but restrained 764b9a1a9c myself. For now, I had 3559546137 to butter him up.394f48914fcc3380

“Dungeon? What about the dungeon?”a2c7594e927d0e07

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“My skill can only be activated inside a dungeon. That’s the condition for using it.”c3fd4302cf4ef737

Before he could show 68fec41be9 his irritation, I hurried 93f2b7a640 to explain.9d4ce0b586fef543

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“The reason I was staring at the dungeon back at the park was exactly because of that! It wasn’t to run away—it was to retrieve Shin Yeoul!”b20cb6a7e0a3ff9f

Please, believe me. I poured sincerity into my 974bb2742b words.468b92a8f81b8dc6

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If possible, I’d gulp down some kind of truth-detection potion to prove my honesty.85d7c366e17cf926

“I’m not lying or trying to be clever. Just extend the time limit a little… Then I’ll sign the contract right away!”07cd9079ef743575

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Baek Hwan still looked f6eab5986d skeptical, but thankfully, I 85c731a607 must have seemed a e8dae64a33 little pitiful to him.dd500f205e4a2544

With a short sigh, 77b0b2219b the terms of the e1a9272543 contract changed.95f0587e1a16b133

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A crumb of mercy, 8c010a355b if you could even d9de3c4ea9 call it that.ae08f643eff4ee98

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“I’ll give you exactly 30 more minutes.”e626fefc96e4ef69

Baek Hwan spoke as if 73a31a676c he were being generous.0464f2f26e10f7d0

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I nodded enthusiastically, grateful 1d6de1aef7 for anything at this 0ca949941e point.939add053db6d582

“There’s a dungeon nearby that I know. We’ll head there.”2e966c0ff08163cd

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“Yes, yes! That’s perfect!”5dbe947e84f9ea93

At least he wasn’t entirely heartless.54322fd72e44741b

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I’d expected him to just tell me to figure it out on my own.9990b679ce53c8b6

Relieved, I hurriedly scribbled 677ae2098f my signature onto the 43bd394d47 contract.0f74c1e6138cdf3c

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The constantly decreasing 2889a8809e timer gnawed at 26d93b9f6f my nerves, but 5c7455c903 the fact that 01e9b31004 I could finally dda02e7e88 leave this place 93b6b17958 brought a faint 474d15afe1 smile to my ebfbe74ee5 lips.eb7894b68152a182

“Follow me.”55b6fd0a5ff88e5a

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“Yes!”53c2db00ce1175af

Creak. The door, which I thought I’d never leave, opened under Baek Hwan’s hand.1654008949e2bd3d

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Finally, finally—!07569ca3fde25f87

I stood to follow him, 7a27982152 but my haste made my 703ab380ea legs tangle.f5c141c340dacc2b

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I stumbled.6e78a8e0615fc6f2

Oh no. I instinctively reached 2b7b479df3 out toward Baek 8d105b0681 Hwan.8a30f484500ae54e

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But, whoosh—.948ef6d52cd0580e

Baek Hwan simply avoided 77aaea0810 my hand as I 53e40b4d30 struggled not to fall. Oh come on.df96dd1e6513cf0b

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Wow~ He really doesn’t want me to touch him, huh?da490d83fe7789f3

Crash!I flailed to regain balance, d312863868 putting on a one-person show, 49af602857 but eventually, I fell with 2bf224e7d9 an even louder thud.d7214ba3f6a39cdf

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“Ughh.”2ba3ea9bcdd96841

My knee hit squarely 8be9fd7cc8 on the ground, and 3c3b388e79 tears pricked at my 28b9b056ce eyes. Add humiliation to the ffb7940902 mix, and my face 31a25490d2 flushed with heat.21e23fb8bf252f5f

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Of course, my f65e325bb7 fall involved dragging 8321ff1f5c a chair down cc6cd3b50f with me, making 163f5e826a the noise even 1bc2e14039 worse.41f253bb164949ad

Ugh, so embarrassing.6eceb5d9af2e4524

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“…Hey.”2c834d8186858800

“Yes?”d5377dc221c5bb1d

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As I wobbled 251ba307f2 to my feet, b3ff5f6acf Baek Hwan hesitated fbb2279900 before speaking.abaaac77dc03249e

“Are you really E-rank?”3257e08400b52e2b

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It seemed only now, after e2fc8e86b9 seeing me flounder, that he b00debc8f0 realized my reflexes were nowhere 97ff9da0bd near S-rank level.ee6fc8bcb975673e

“Yes.”b6c78022227ea087

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I answered firmly. If there was 68ff18df3e one thing I b514eb744f could confidently declare, d5283ab64b it was my 9165c3ce6e rank.5884674cb283f00c

If you don’t believe me, bring out a rank-measuring device.a395e33460cfcc53

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“Yes, I really am E-rank.”bbaa9891b0da601b

“Really?”429abc83c8427b91

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“Really.”12dcfe87f45c180a

“…..”7f0ce4597f3bda89

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It seemed my b890b58a35 lousy stats had e2cf7bb8bb finally proven useful.a39473e81031aedb

My earnest response caused a subtle shift in Baek Hwan’s demeanor. After some thought, he nodded to himself.56ee7ef207d8b093

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Though he still 081ef227a3 seemed a bit 3864dcb8b2 doubtful, he was 5229d60789 starting to accept fce2c7ef8e it.ccfe2b1f19ca5ac8

Thank goodness.15a555b0de4ec45b

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He appeared slightly less on edge, and I hoped this meant he wouldn’t be as aggressive moving forward.8eea6fa7060cda5a

If he kept exuding that murderous aura, I wouldn’t just stumble—I’d outright faint.9052c77848ab1d97

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Not that we’d be together for long anyway.b0947783422858ab

With the hope 368373fe4c that this would a8d6bf33cc all be over b2e0bceefb in 30 minutes, 4a6f418744 I followed Baek d384088804 Hwan.31a21c7caf9dd018

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Soon, everything would return to eaca6d0b85 normal.800111d2833fffb4

Goodbye to these absurd 3358cff1f7 rankers, and goodbye to 9915a29f35 the subspace.7cbd6d789155d4b5

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Since the subspace could only be accessed through dungeon connections, I wouldn’t need it anymore.3892c3a705ebb5fc

Selling the items in my 78d86e922b inventory alone would pay off 1852ceb42f my debts and let me f3d4821ede rent a decent place. Why would I ever go cb6c977d27 back to the subspace?76be61fde1fcf53c

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No way. Never again. I’m done—389654d9ecf5c5ef

Ka-boom!9c3bb75416f90f89

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I couldn’t finish my thoughts. A deafening roar pierced my ears.b09e8c180194bd15

It was something that truly didn’t make sense—I knew that. But the scene unfolding before my eyes was undeniably real.501e80edac59c58c

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I stared blankly at the afe536459d sight in front of me, bbe018a41f unable to grasp the reality b77ad42e44 of it.39b49fad335a23e9

A dungeon.3626c6ac244558a7

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It was a dungeon.46efb67fbf87ae2e

In an instant, blue c73b37aea9 light surged between me 41b3495779 and Baek Hwan. The air shimmered unnaturally, and 3e80c3a4e7 the walls trembled from the 20fa7d61a7 impact.20618d6b532cfd34

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Through the cracks of the e27bfdb624 collapsing building, a gate appeared.c4ae445e8a6b256b

It had reappeared before me.34744bebe767b9ff

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Without warning. As if inviting 60d8ec2db2 me to enter.0a102aeab782cc88

My eyes met Baek Hwan’s.76dc10ad4e817542

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He furrowed his brow, as 58829e6779 if annoyed for giving me 6850bf0509 a chance.a10fd9492229e99c

At that moment, I 0137b24c46 realized something was gravely, 6777d194a4 horribly wrong.443d78ead0e689dc

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Baek Hwan reached out toward e1d81966f5 me.b698add86470d873

It was just before the 23ab3daf96 dungeon gate completely consumed me. Grabbing the back of my 128d8efdd0 neck, Baek Hwan threw me d65c354f96 further into the room.ea1c49e63c285f3e

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Thud! Thrown roughly to the ground, I couldn’t even scream properly and could only watch the unfolding chaos before me.b7e8515242bee5d3

The items installed in e5807f2ea7 the room were breaking 532ff5b48b from the shock. The once pristine 95f4045416 white walls were af831bcb57 gradually turning gray.d500cd02a334dd9c

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The wind rushed through c11c4b7b92 the cracks of the 8365064476 crumbling building.907b96e15b6c4811

Through that wind, Baek 673d9fba26 Hwan approached.bd62fdbf64232427

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“An E-rank, of all things.”80bb933f6ba9ba63

This was on a completely 2bae1b7a94 different level from before.80df077a6c20d84c

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If he touched me now, 129f29b4d5 I had no doubt—I would 1644ef5744 die.14d2ad38b02a7412

Rumble. The building shook.834eba863fe0deeb

My vision darkened. Struggling against the e2b41860db dizziness, I barely 85b89adf90 managed to prop ab747facc5 myself up on 73cd4ac9a0 the floor.0be625db63786b0d

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Through my blurred 8f7c9d732f vision, I saw ce7ba1b205 Baek Hwan standing a74a68fe7a in front of 955cc4606d me.ec0c4cbb76e04e7b

“You can even summon dungeons?”9944ee49fcc6bc11

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Summon?697e04ad942d6d6f

I didn’t have such an ability.357f8d1824ed1056

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Unbelievable as it 5b59b145b7 might sound, this c4da479a3f was all pure 3ffff2fe7e coincidence.444a6a38f10f49db

I wanted to deny 308da37bf7 his words immediately.ab281271a0cd4a85

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But I couldn’t even open my mouth.a19d45b51de8fb5d

The person before 004efb4d45 me was like 75a10603e9 a massive tidal 2fcb3e0f04 wave—a catastrophic force a2048bba7c of nature, bearing e9a3645efa down on me.2eec02aef194a6ca

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Faced with such devastation, 6c825b8fa9 there was nothing I 8a64567e46 could do. All I could do 57de4318c2 was watch.8a1dbcd3a772223e

And just as I was 1a3e1cb503 losing consciousness—d4b2a5aa7e9e6292

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The skill was triggered immediately.146892284fbedaea

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It didn’t matter what I wanted. Everything was at the mercy of the system.09a34cdd4a4604bf

A rift tore through the air, and a portal to the subspace opened above Baek Hwan’s head.cbe4e1429d707fae

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An unknown force that couldn’t be resisted or blocked. There wasn’t even time to react.065a23dbc8189494

Even for an S-rank awakened c87f49abd2 like him.9cf3925d685dfb08

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Slurp!9e8c401f6f5fdc40

Baek Hwan was sucked in.ba4cd5bbb94d7ed1

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Quite literally,slurp.a4bfc1a86f594f83

In the blink of an da062d2a77 eye, the subspace devoured Baek 46fe0abaea Hwan, and the portal began d1ee0c85a2 to fade away.78174946a72eb59c

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Gone, without a trace. As if no one 0d9df4e32e had been there in 812c242fc0 the first place.5c2c7dd4940bfe97

The half-destroyed room. The dungeon that had 421b556195 appeared out of nowhere. Dust was swirling in the b6625d012e air.e790a7a159b29cfe

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No matter how hard I 6bc84eefc2 looked around, there was nothing 0f58ec2628 else to see.5a46752d1056588f

Through the cracked walls of 53d54c79f7 the building, only the blue f4d42fa7d3 sky stretched out before me.944d1523fa3883cd

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I was the only one 43254241ea left in this place.07a72cae0c6f22eb

So, uh… what?4f812b94e838ab03

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What?!c2730c8da0486862

What the heck?!4b45416b0583c9b1

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Ding! Shortly after, amidst c4b393ee34 the heavy silence, 6c65b23b83 a notification sound 60079f92a2 echoed.56a3c0501c13127e

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I stared blankly at the 3cdc8b9fdd message.63c388188daeae91

It said Baek Hwan de1680e539 and Shin Yeoul had c26e823a07 met.23f31397a89935cd

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That message could only 1ad039d40e appear if Baek Hwan 9a04913cc3 had been pulled into 998277c910 my subspace.3f3bcff19fd48b6c

Ding!Another message appeared, d5e6b78756 confirming the contract e24f428996 was complete.3307c8b479ba73cb

It was an undeniable reality.f57e2a2b9574563f

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Somehow, I had managed to not only kidnap the number one ranker…a9704d1384b32fb8

But also the number two ceb951a583 ranker.61230ae4275ca3a7

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And, of course, the 44da946dfc system was as cheerful 47222e910e as ever.ffd1a7d6f83f8959

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With lifeless eyes, dacbd9bd8a I stared at 885cabf118 the little emoticon 8f2b61a90f that had appeared.ac87894dee58062c

Only one thought 1aaca30025 crossed my mind.504821c77d179b86

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Good grief.0911da513dcc8a70

I’m going to lose my mind.e90c22a88e4e961c

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