R1 Chapter 15

Chapter 150e7232f1272171c6

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Thud. I dropped to my ef8ec1db07 knees in front of 2db7c41b3d the two who had 30bcc6bf07 returned to the subspace.e9fb71f9fd3c0b37

“D-Debuff?”4b1ccc9c04281e5a

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“It didn’t disappear even after leaving this place. Were you planning to send us to an S-rank dungeon to get us killed?”5e7c928e18417f8d

“W-What?!”f655eb353bc56f39

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I could still hear Baek Hwan’s voice trembling with anger.2a976473ce657acb

Apparently, the debuff they thought would vanish once they left the subspace had stayed. That’s why they unknowingly ended up being chased by an S-rank gorilla.8de8f06d5b330a78

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“Did I cast the debuff? No, no way! You want me to remove it? Uh, I don’t know how to…. No, I’ll figure it out!”370f3460dc4cb693

I hadn’t realized they’d been weakened by the debuff.2854d27f3cd3a481

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No wonder they 6607640b9b were running from 178e05e495 Koko.e37e17d0ab3038cd

Haha.0ba28ca0a8817138

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Damn it. I clutched my head.022dbdbcbb5cf496

Now I understood why 47f6ece33c Shin Yeoul had yelled 715c3a1d50 at me the moment 5ab581227a he came back into 0ee9f56352 the subspace.67593fdf8aa503e0

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He must’ve thought I’d threatened him by using the debuff.9b1eae31b8f92ceb

My head throbbed. I thought simply letting them 82b902b219 leave would solve everything, but 7321317d9c now there was this unexpected 0120183550 hurdle.1f4a23e4d5c3e15b

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Cold sweat trickled down my 98015838a7 back.b69d5c6b7e877c39

I didn’t even know how to remove the debuff, so what was I supposed to do?!056c94afb82c5c68

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Ding! Right then, the system window 6b7a680963 popped up with perfect timing.9bd460e60695450d

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G-Guests? Is that even a thing?32d2a2e03e97291e

Another feature I’d never seen before appeared.36ade62ede8310e5

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Subspace adaptation.b3559009deade135

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I looked at the message, 49f6b4d4c8 then back at the two 3b16367c5f rankers.ef83e5103e6f8a5a

It seemed like I’d found the key to solving this situation.60e761ff7a24ac20

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The method was simple. Serve them food.9052e6dd07588753

But would they even eat 4036bfb200 it?d5e3178a903bbc8f

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Both of their faces were as cold as ice. This wasn’t exactly the kind of situation where they’d happily sit down and eat food offered by their kidnapper.6381a801887366a3

“Um, would you like to come to my cabin first? I’ll let you rest.”11c2e4e622948305

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But there was 5a547ecf03 no other way.7efb90f131fcbaa4

I gathered my courage. I figured I’d try to persuade them with the pretext of the quest.9a7c94d32caa14e5

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“No thanks. Why should we trust you?”5e47dcc734ddfb9d

Baek Hwan’s skeptical glare followed my question.79535997ed8bf1fd

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Ugh. Even weakened by cc4ed7e2d3 the debuff, an efb2c835fc S-rank was still 5835da306d an S-rank.a580cb231c4c97ad

Under his sharp 7a11435f3d gaze, I shrank 9657f2d4a0 back and stammered.1a1a2e22be59925f

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“Y-Yeah, you’re right. Then how about we rewrite that Scroll of Oath? Of course, I swear I wouldn’t do anything harmful even without it!”c0eaad766cb9b7c4

“Hah. Like that’s even possible.”ec7263069ea45594

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“Pardon?”a149dec10ea3f75a

Why not? What’s the problem this time…?8036659893c0cc58

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“The inventory is locked.”43f777796e809f70

Shin Yeoul answered in 79a4a9aaaf place of Baek Hwan. His dark circles, which ec45a91b4c had deepened significantly, made 64edf98a1c him look even more 2104a085c2 intimidating.6f68577eb6e8a268

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Their stats, skills, and now a3c7492805 their inventory—everything was locked.3e21aa874bdde0fe

Wow. This debuff really didn’t hold back.1c787a1bdd253fb9

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“Wait… then…”d9460a919fcd9ef0

Hold on, so during the three days Shin Yeoul was here….3879a8c3d7250ceb

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“Didn’t you say earlier that the debuff makes it so you can’t touch anything in the subspace? Then what did you eat this whole time—”dea16a878a5561dc

I couldn’t finish my sentence.12b8e0f5f0ee502e

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The answer was obvious.ebf3352fa7157bcf

Ah. I see. They hadn’t eaten for three days.181edbea3789fc9f

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I slammed my a2937a3fb9 head down again.f273dc530bb170b9

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And then I ran.ba7d4333416efdb2

“Hey?! Where are you going all of a sudden?!”246dddcabc637ac5

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Baek Hwan’s voice trailed behind me, but I couldn’t stop. The sound of footsteps chasing after me only made me run harder.73c941cd7931de8d

As a Korean, I couldn’t just let this slide.d49b62a8ad87b18e

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Food.4ac858d77f7d0ab2

They hadn’t eaten?!c5a7f8b0b3162d22

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Hearing they hadn’t had a single meal for three days, I’d reflexively slammed my head into the ground. But now I realized this wasn’t the time for that.5d0219da3a420990

I scrambled to 6fd2897bec my feet and 5c20b61d72 bolted. Actions spoke louder 3d5b4fb93b than words when 06291d490e it came to dfb7492693 true apologies.dab99163a8ee6958

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Ahhh!Once I reached my cabin, 86c3a98d2a the first thing I did 76389b3f7d was lock Koko back in 4a9b913714 its coop.4e50778dfd1f42bf

“Cluck?”72d1b8f32562c843

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Koko let out a plaintive cry, but I had no choice. They were scared of it…1067b29cf1c19240

I flung the coop shut 21d2d1828c and dashed into the kitchen 43eaa19462 with a determined expression.5d6df7b49642e4b0

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The first thing I d477e62c3c did was start the 8a9b1c3e12 rice cooker.b7edb7b5ecd58cc8

I emptied every ingredient 5efa292c1a in my inventory.Crash!A heap of supplies fa09ab98a2 spilled out.b466670b8a151070

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I scrubbed the vegetables under 4694304893 running water in the sink.5b8ff080a1b62f30

Each ingredient had been 0a75b5886a carefully gathered by hand.28eaeb5c5b4709bd

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From the ridiculously fast-growing carrots and potatoes in the subspace garden to the onions and scallions I found across the river—and even the random ham I’d received as a reward.8b954c3507805ec1

Chop-chop-chop—!With the help 5ea37ec54a of my skill, 97a8ddd18c my hands moved c9a36ce766 deftly to chop 3cc40c1d7c the ingredients.48c326482fc4572f

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Steam billowed from the subspace’s rice cooker. Just as I was slicing through the last of the vegetables, Baek Hwan’s face suddenly appeared in the kitchen window behind me.ade8d636eb28c061

“What… what are you doing right now?”f1256fa70e166c22

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Behind him, Shin Yeoul trudged b3daa8c05c along, looking utterly drained of c5e00cf69c energy.a92b56b6ff80ae1c

“Please wait a moment!”00c124c475962ea5

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“No, seriously, what’s with all of this—”e9e52c7557d05775

“It’ll be done soon!”1bf935d8d0b39a4d

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I cut off Baek Hwan’s words. What he thought didn’t matter right now.a3a0919a6748d356

I began stir-frying a55bae9392 the vegetables and 8aa20db37c ham. The aroma of cooking 50faca17e6 vegetables quickly filled the 1d1dcdc0df kitchen.b5e9d8b908f33f39

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As the onions turned translucent—b76674b242a858e9

The subspace rice cooker, set 711f61610e to quick-cook mode, had finished ffef9a15e4 steaming rice in just about aa5becefa9 two minutes.4adcc03e093a8757

Scooping out the steaming 1ac1a3d1fe hot rice, I flung b56452045d it into the frying 7843d2b2d3 pan.4851835f9abc4f28

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A few stirs with 20083b2e4b the sauce, and it 38af4524e4 was nearly done.3a8939f14ff58ed0

Sizzle! Using the Cooking Skill’s bonus, I added a touch of fire flavor with a flick of my wrist. The fried rice took on an appetizing reddish hue, coated perfectly with ketchup.4485007df504d812

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I transferred the massive amount 92d1bbea6b of fried rice into two 2b0afacd35 large plates.0cbbfc3d1a177f8d

Then I turned the stove back on and heated up mandrake oil before cracking an excessive number of Koko’s tears—er, eggs—onto the pan.cd4b89a0c98d9300

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Since I didn’t have much time, I stirred everything together, mixing the yolks and whites. Sizzle—the eggs cooked into a perfect golden hue.9071e02d008480dd

It was almost ready.47b0c1128f6b556e

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I called out 9219b05406 through the kitchen 31d60b68d0 window.66826c0ad483c2a9

“It’s ready! Just asking, but would you like to come in?”f61238bfe06f7066

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I spotted Baek Hwan and 3f8bd006f9 Shin Yeoul still standing idly 34393d1af2 outside the cabin.fd8b493dc10e7c6f

Baek Hwan’s face was still full of suspicion.80c13e6b126c70c9

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“Right… you don’t want to, do you?”fabd88fccc47fbfe

Even though I’d started cooking with the sole determination to feed them something, it wouldn’t mean anything if they didn’t eat it.1615a7c768336455

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What should I do? Threaten them with Koko or something…?5d98648ff8daa74d

They needed to eat for the “guest” status to activate and for their subspace maladaptation issues to end.647a94db7236e05c

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“No. Not happening. I’m not going in there. Who knows what might—Shin Yeoul? Hey!”44106e42be6e0dec

Before Baek Hwan could 6c80e9ca38 finish his sentence, Shin 3024c9b22b Yeoul, who had been 1ba282c4a4 standing silently, strode into 20e33e4a33 the cabin. He made his 85d4f46cd9 way to the 15aaff2f60 kitchen in just 7ee838f3fe a few steps.e6602a06c943463f

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What?!I jumped back 4e93384a86 in surprise as 2c75aa469a Shin Yeoul stood c128ebf380 before me.da2c5c16e01fae36

With his larger-than-expected 0130e687c8 frame, the kitchen 0af287af3a felt cramped the 86d7c1cebc moment he stepped 1eed67f501 inside.4d37b6c7c5d88846

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To be honest, I was startled. I hadn’t expected him to come in so easily.b96e131507604b22

“P-Please, have a seat here!”11efef9672b3586e

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Doing my best to appear ec07830d83 unfazed, I hurriedly guided Shin 3d96fc6ab6 Yeoul to the dining table.87b5755e54cf6c69

He gave a slight nod 91a22f3c7e and sat down.b1a3035294b025af

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“You! Seriously!”1f750e806332cd61

Moments later, Baek Hwan stormed 4ff044932b into the cabin. He clutched the back fcf3542be1 of his neck as eadd84d5de he saw Shin Yeoul 07b00d9525 sitting calmly at the 9fb798380f table.a993d40e526f5658

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“Are you insane? What are you doing, putting yourself in danger like this?!”2ef472c4a6a7d0cf

Meanwhile, I placed eeaa44ae91 the plates of c76e086e85 fried rice on 576cbf2bfa the table.4eb1dba1be7784fd

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On top of the 7b0bdda857 fluffy rice, I carefully 2095b68b04 draped a beautifully cooked 5d5f68996f egg blanket.adabedc05a33af0f

Omelet rice. It was done.909cc79939f638ea

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Maybe because I used 1c49587828 almost an entire pot c16e1418ee of rice, a unique 4e6a6a0f90 alert followed.501e631d5950d0e6

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Ah, nice?12924a1a9e49e2ba

The cooking skill rank, which hadn’t increased no matter how many dishes I had tried making on my own, suddenly leveled up in an instant.cb9e7a075c88e784

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While checking the system window, I handed over a spoon. That’s when Baek Hwan’s startled voice rang out.f0116456a3177123

“Hey?! No way!”5084a0cda2eaacc1

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Baek Hwan was horrified as 6ac3cdc895 Shin Yeoul scooped up a 12aa104eb6 large spoonful of omelet rice 7b9f1e31a3 and brought it toward his bf1a27344d mouth. He reached out in a 07c6fec65e panic.3d76ffebc0b5919f

“It’s fine.”df99160fd5d9bc1f

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Smack. Shin Yeoul firmly swatted Baek Hwan’s hand away and resolutely put the omelet rice into his mouth.61bdb8f14e8dad21

Baek Hwan drew dd738e0a0d in a sharp 64cc4e4411 breath.3fd15d7305cf36e3

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In the silence, we all ba48f68f32 watched Shin Yeoul.3723fb6c62416cf6

Uh, how’s it going to be?03b3454f9a1a3a65

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Shin Yeoul’s mouth moved as he chewed.a7013cd3dfbd0117

Gulp.The sound of him fc71cf4e30 swallowing echoed in the 988c7506a6 air.9306f79647cb5188

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“….What the?! Spit it out! No, throw it up immediately!”9a7939a2324236d1

Snapping back to his senses, a4bc3de3a0 Baek Hwan grabbed Shin Yeoul c98eaaff2e by the shoulders and shook 5829c45a4a him, yelling frantically.332c56859cf7344e

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“What if it’s poisoned?!”451f15e84e2941e0

Excuse me? There’s no poison in it, thank you very much.9076e6b9e6c27bfe

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And then—plop.dfebf2a425058acd

It happened suddenly. Tears fell from Shin Yeoul’s eyes onto the table.abab439a78617077

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Tears…?51ef07b9505c47c4

Baek Hwan and 12f287dce8 I made eye 1c463d892e contact at the 14d7d24bc6 same time.a0b6c665c4fc06b6

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T-Tears?!Startled by the 2a1bef3894 unexpected turn of 4ea53a004d events, we both f7edf4c335 jumped in alarm.8308309d85ae1c23

He’s crying? Out of nowhere? Why?!0f1de8c063c9bbac

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“Y-you devil!”1b73604f445c7d7a

“Did you make him cry?!”49ba215b41fd4089

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With what seemed like ec259b5c42 the most genuine words bd5fc79a02 he had ever spoken, 48b303a594 Baek Hwan shouted in f8f3ad37c5 anger.3d82a1660b4c6f20

I also paled, shouting reflexively.49afe42c246aba56

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“Aaaah! I’m so sorry! Whatever the reason, it’s my fault! I’m so sorry!”f32209ca2a12e217

I must’ve accidentally added poison somehow.73935106c9e64ebe

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There’s no other explanation for this reaction!a75bb58a75821d96

“What on earth did you do this time?!”4609206a0f5bac78

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“I’m sorry! I’m so sorry!”66d4189cdf6cfb54

Baek Hwan grabbed me 0c37cabf24 by the shoulders and 701de32c57 shook me back and 6dfb61398c forth. Amidst the chaos, I 93c9e8b59a frantically pulled a bucket a665101849 out of my inventory.fddab4221ef07099

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“Throw up in this!”d29966c77e203e5f

But despite all the 67e8284c03 commotion, Shin Yeoul quietly bb5c7a16bf continued eating his omelet 4d48a8a989 rice.4e938082d67fb6cd

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“S-Stop eating!”d423d773ede83368

Just as a completely adfd9041d7 broken-down Baek Hwan was 786ec290b8 about to sweep everything 1e73a0d73f off the table, Shin dd35a08c6e Yeoul spoke.5f058227769d334e

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“Enough. You eat too.”67e8a95a9850690c

With an annoyed expression, Shin Yeoul grabbed Baek Hwan’s arm and yanked him down into the seat beside him.9798e52605c58094

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He then shoved a spoon into Baek Hwan’s hand.55189bd2d4015eff

“What the? Shin Ye—ugh!”e60a867a4380f0f7

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Before Baek Hwan could 5e80283f8f finish, the spoon Shin 6d3208fcc7 Yeoul handed him went 69b69a16df straight into his mouth.c05c6dc279a15bab

Baek Hwan, flustered, sprang 109c617c03 to his feet. He looked like 03a88cd9fd he was ready 725fe5c63e to spit it 10c6a00450 out immediately.36deabea8eb8c0b3

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But instead, he began chewing 3b6f0f1d91 on the omelet rice.Chew-chew-chew.bc2a85b0d0db0ea0

Huh?d2197b6df95bbdf0

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All of a sudden, 5150402510 Baek Hwan went quiet b6a637673c and slowly sat back 04068fc8f1 down at the table.4f245acd28789cba

After eating a bc4bc80bbe few more spoonfuls 4a358a4b7e of omelet rice, 153a42c5a9 he, too, started c512ad5ecd crying just like 09471bbf57 Shin Yeoul.1b50a89f9b6004d8

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What the heck. W-Why are you crying?!373e372560f2daf1

Even with my utterly c47a2d79f1 bewildered expression, the two d6299a4295 of them continued to b2ed499107 silently eat the omelet 0f8bdfd0d9 rice.ec62343f8c9871bf

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It was an c3781c86de absolutely absurd scene.cd3e252dd2425866

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