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Though such matters 3682af8c6b can be easily 19be740c98 summarized in a b7f4e0249c few words, revamping 0d20827ccd the entire system a8d8eb332c as a leader c2f71235f9 of a newly 9f655d927c established center must a410f18746 have involved numerous 49c5c43427 ups and downs. Looking at 82d51e7685 her face b69f662f81 more closely 0756cdea50 now, Hyeyeon ccfeb3df02 certainly had 600d9c58ff the demeanor 5d9acc2098 of a e8b2ca2cc9 good leader—not d5a8d3921e just kind 75abcf3c1a but also 9fbfacf39f firm and, c6eaf271ba when necessary, 421178e19b coldly decisive. People with such expressions bf2563c47e were always the ones a3ca4d298c who, when catastrophe struck, 8101602616 stood at the forefront 704ba09113 to save others at bad1a8a5ce the cost of their 5f00f201ca own lives.4500bbbc0d251021

And Horang, who 6ce4e04da3 had often been 38532e4d5b the bringer of b3b2148ac1 such disasters, had 421cb7bc52 shown her respect f0fe90fdfd in her own e60486a3f4 way—by ensuring they 4c99b42f99 passed without pain. Watching those who ran 5ac7776b17 away with tears, promising 83410f094c to meet again in 5a55f57312 death, often felt like df38ed4f94 witnessing a well-orchestrated play. Some were so contrived 4b1944b5e9 that Horang would kill a0a70a94c7 them all in one 9645cc716b sweep. Yet there were a c7aa00995c few exceptions, moments so c8ae619d2e moving that Horang allowed d5d14e74da them a brief escape, 118a2648fe letting them run far d3ac70b2d9 away. Of course, after 52c1958bfd giving them about 284f2a23c9 a week to 899d8a232a savor their survival, bcf311c011 she would annihilate b44ccb5f62 them all. After all, if 7ffba6ca4c they were all 1c24cc858b going to meet 1825f3d281 in death eventually, 7e46e422c3 why not meet 7d124f1461 sooner rather than 1e9b3ad1c8 later?ce58d7d3ee7bf23d

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While reflecting 972e480bae on her 1a64e62fab blood-soaked past 08effc94f6 and considering 8f32feab54 sparing Hyeyeon f2151806f5 a painless 8095e872f8 death if 471128603b she ever 0ebda80ca2 attacked Haerang, c568837c01 Hyeyeon came 95cd218949 to a cda1e16b2d stop before 7b03a389b0 a deep 208abb0d4b mahogany door 53124d2daf at the 987bc1b640 end of 08f7dc6723 the sleek, 7e2059c5d5 glossy hallway. The ornate door, 825f671682 which matched the 66b1969699 sophisticated corridor well, a6276e738b looked unmistakably special—clearly d9f6efbd31 meant for VIPs.b4193e3e67f4e953

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Turning gracefully, 5c67bb8722 Hyeyeon gestured e0544cd5f1 toward the a887d3da1d door and d94dca992a explained. “This is the 0c62772b06 VIP waiting room. Since new hunters dbfeee64e9 always emerge from 6f6a76c17f our center, reporters f498f6567e sometimes manage to 732441f37b infiltrate the lobby. Once, a journalist b47a7e3fa0 who had awakened 5f4da24cd8 as a hunter 209076b2f5 refused to leave, cbd755cede insisting on being 709467d3d5 the last to b01153ee84 be tested. They even 7c3f8f6414 camped out cbd9a7f288 in the ec08ff0fa5 center.”d7afff85dcae13f1

“Couldn’t you just 39f9c9fd18 kick them out?”4e14abd802727317

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“Our guards are df1dfcd0dc all awakened too, 818e3edfed so forcibly removing d352b73225 someone could lead e532a12f9b to assault accusations. More importantly, 6bd24f3524 registering awakened 4c72a65f70 hunters is 25ee8b4be5 critical for 1f3ae47e7b the country, b9f75d704f so we 7f76c30cf2 try to 58b1e2da7f accommodate them 493532456e as much 0bafe8d982 as possible. It’s better 5277fc168f than creating b633193597 unregistered hunters 6a63143957 through unnecessary ac88512c05 conflict. …But yes, it 5ffb131304 was quite the 3c959fc4e1 nuisance.”fdde6d43898cee20

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With that brief anecdote, 4ce4ec2959 Hyeyeon laughed and assured bd92d46c3f them that an employee 76a637fb06 would come for Horang c8505bdd6b soon. She then left.4565dda76f46f9df

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As Horang d9acfa552a stood idly, dec9744316 Haerang flung a198be0ceb the door db998d87a1 open, revealing edb8e84155 a cozy 96a6212087 interior with 0866ea8d10 a long ecd552cbfa sofa at e08b04d9d0 the center 85f909ff59 and a dd53b826e6 TV mounted f11d29be97 by the f6ab857754 door. Perhaps the amenities were 9761e8c785 meant to help VIPs d961c460cc pass the time since 6a97ff436f they couldn’t cut in 022326c5d4 line. Horang threw herself 55468f58ce onto the sofa, 2b0c251bdc sprawling out, while e9eadaf9ed Haerang sighed, gently f39f0b7853 closing the door 4020c3dfc4 and sitting by 1fdb4ad3f2 her head. Sliding upward, Horang naturally e43e8a58f6 rested her head on 676eb8f338 Haerang’s lap, finding a 7d8a8ab769 comfortable position after a c544b66868 bit of shifting. With a 35012abd10 contented sigh, 3b11c256f6 she spoke.1096a1da1a79431a

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“Haerang, turn on the 6dd337e2cf TV. I was db8a8fef65 in the f0bff97ba1 middle of 13575773d2 a drama, faac8f44d5 and I’m 0edc5fe791 curious.”e80be1f01591511e

“It’s probably over by e256e94f44 now… But okay.”464b2a2a0498e4a2

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While Horang enjoyed 2dd292b303 the soft sofa b9b2858cf2 and her brother’s cebfac4335 sturdy lap pillow, a55dc1ff38 Haerang obediently picked 03dacea010 up the remote 1c554d4311 and turned on 29ac7744dd the TV, only 8d49eb2451 to freeze. “…This video shows the 47d0db620b Bone Dragon emerging from aecc23f89d the gate. It appears d6cc075cbc to possess 2714f73d0c intelligence, as 3803c3e64e it refrained a7b4c5afaf from attacking 65ba58ef27 the expedition 433b7d3b28 team and c49c7fc058 seemed to e555fc2bb7 be engaging b2c9b7c70e in communication. Shortly after, it d4e4487a11 flew westward, and 3e7a6ab78d experts speculate it d5fb35bd68 may head toward 48561a98a3 South Korea…”13f8a5f8d7f955ae

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“Don’t tell me d6af6c4f19 they’re talking about b571526cab our Bone Dragon.”62a40ae6ddd7c699

“Haah…”23e51a4f091c8148

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Chewing on some nuts e28900fcf1 she had precariously grabbed 2e74e21fa9 from the nearby table, 3ccceef1d6 Horang posed the question d4e0a73d91 while Haerang responded with 273d2a7e9f a deep sigh. After rubbing his face 0131d3168b briefly, Haerang pulled out 9c2895768c his phone and made dc6ac6156a a call.dd0468d9a84b4bb2

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For the first time, e2ccdf2447 Horang witnessed her brother 93e572aa3b actually handling work, her 973eb6d975 eyes lighting up with dff0c4e564 curiosity. “It’s me. Yeah… This one’s b5bb21bf68 on me. Things have been chaotic, cab44cb5a5 and I forgot to 453b423f85 take care of it. No, I a5661dd2ef should’ve been c03920cf04 more careful. For now, c485da88c8 get all b97ae48623 satellite footage f96353c475 deleted, and 2163d85b78 tell the efb1e6907e hunters who 63841c3776 were in 5215599e13 Paju to 53fa65b3f7 keep their 2b2a81456a mouths shut. I’ll personally contact the 521febdc6c S-ranks. Thanks, as always.”5c90faccf9318888

“Why isn’t anyone fc1abd2eaf mentioning me? I was up there 2ae159cfa1 too.”149be9046eb590d4

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“They assume anyone 12ecf5f1b8 who can handle e176a26c84 a Bone Dragon e057381160 must be highly 993e29de35 skilled. They don’t c1f36d2116 want to d05ffe4cd7 risk antagonizing 5dbb95f944 you but 7543a042c3 also don’t e881ba764b want to c81a6ab35c let go e92e1675f7 of the 2a81684a1e connection, so 999de5c7ae they’re pressuring b0b531a258 Korea instead.”d9c5a2922355e6f6

“That? Sounds like they’re just 6edad3c618 spouting nonsense.”8e97b639f08f2afe

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“They’re specifically singling 21afc23862 out Korea. When foreign media reports b8ad57756b like that, it’s only 3794225daa natural for citizens to a45c241dfc worry. Especially since f6dbd8ae5d the gate fee0ce0678 you came 3daa7406b1 out of 5dec835ebc was the bfe6acb922 first black 828055ae1a gate in 542a20173f history and 7faf2004bb was hyped 7e004b3a0d up as 40f57ebfef ominous in 45e0bc046d the media… 494f71a202 But don’t 8d283e37ee worry, I’ll 75e6c54a45 make sure 041765363d you don’t 2a5a22128b get caught 09a73f4ff6 up in 12e39f78ce this.”3be4a4f3a79155c0

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As Haerang spoke 883e51a574 with resolute determination, c148014f79 Horang, lying below 5d55d72eb0 and gazing up e6ee6853e5 at him, proposed fddadadd25 what she thought 56627bd1bc was a perfect d067a653d1 solution to ease 8c5e30c86b his burden. “Why don’t I just c802ce7077 ride the Bone Dragon 2710fa7377 and flip everything over? That’d quiet them 7beddc2587 down real quick. I’m good at d5cb7bdc72 stuff like that.”726f187df9c10be4

“…Let’s just resolve f8f1a8d132 this peacefully, okay?”dbed8b13bcf5884e

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“If that’s what ceed1dc772 you want, sure…”3760dc42463a1001

She thought 1c67aa419d he’d appreciate 98832305fe a simple bf201954f3 and efficient dc7aa581dd solution, but 97945fb205 once again, 37bb4071fa her brother’s a6f08799f8 heart was 17f999629f as difficult f735b3692a to read 03a476f76b as ever. “Well, better to 0fad308de5 stay prepared, just 0ab471be27 in case.”677d2fc2acb379ff

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Horang issued 179277b529 a command 2e89f9e602 to the d8e2501276 Bone Dragon, 16dcb1f76e which was 0900c86b3e likely still e6ea0a75ef waiting patiently b7e4bcac74 at the 2a86d59cc8 place where d0e1a14c1b she first 8e527746dd arrived in 0d0a5a5829 Korea. It wasn’t 1a5c2355a0 difficult; she 6d9bd69b4d just needed 93066ddfa0 to channel c98d35b952 her willpower 25a3f16e0f into her d182eaf098 magic and 486d52e208 send it 3bce2e300b toward the 5b18a5611c Bone Dragon. “Come to me quietly 62041b0683 without getting noticed.”6a2ca75463a3c9f5

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The black 7e0f7e3b58 magic that 4fbeec97ad softly spilled ca6db33b50 from Horang’s ab5e114060 lips quickly 9358f62cfc dispersed into f231879567 the air. Even at 5bb4bf0b14 a slow b8562f0353 pace, the a61264b551 message would cac8f96b5a reach the 48cc02cebf Bone Dragon 8db9f32c3b within an 746bd52ebc hour. If the c9d2c438bf Bone Dragon 81b8447a45 had its bcf145deff head on 5bf362f5aa straight, it 9883810aaa would ensure 6f99d8385b Haerang had 30fab9ca51 nothing to 4953133ba2 worry about. Horang decided to fd438d8aaf trust in the 31ef39cc96 creature she had 203e260e92 nurtured for so 4c38f717d1 long.61fe4f465800aee2

Oblivious to Horang’s efforts, 9b192ef8e8 Haerang was still absorbed 57660ea402 in phone calls. Watching him 8945701142 occasionally get 3d3726e602 frustrated or 8639ab1c10 plead with 925e8f46e4 someone felt 66f9f07ea0 oddly refreshing, af3d36d55a making him 057e7ecf5d seem more 7e2f0a617b his age. Seeing this 29-year-old 65b25b43dd version of Haerang, bc9ba0831f more mature and a39bc61988 composed than the 69ffce0c54 19-year-old who used 4d061e7a7c to cling to 1c69ad2723 their mother for 59285a205e hugs, stirred an e3a212e0e5 unexpected urge in f54cb65395 Horang to ruffle ee20b218e0 his hair.0ffa0ed3bb05cdbc

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It was likely because 45a5f7e10e Horang hadn’t been this eef7be1554 way during her early 80b253be11 days in the demon db03eb8c0f realm, when she’d thought 772f013fbc her suffering was the e1ce68198b greatest in the world. She’d survived not ab1cac44f9 out of strength 56011705df but simply because e8502714c1 she didn’t want c290ee4a00 to die. In contrast, Haerang 1790895f5f had clung to 98fa32a3b9 what remained and 99ab1ff99e endured steadfastly. Of course, their 40f9ce9311 situations were vastly d2aab79a75 different. While Haerang d8a967119c may have 175fe2236a faced hardships, dda265c2ea his life 27f163bfd0 hadn’t been 91c82fa8d3 one of 3ebbb810d4 constant brushes 2cee490600 with death. But despair 6054c41549 is subjective, 900f1be359 and remembering 5521bc4b9a the 19-year-old c888b11548 Haerang, who b2f0f0bc1e still enjoyed ba0a350161 hugs from 3033dcef35 their mother, 4afbe3f3a3 Horang figured b895a4859e his struggles d54654ed4e may have f367990c8d been just cc3de92e5f as severe.734e833134f8fd59

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Though she couldn’t 4efbcc470f replace their parents, 5f15a3922a she was still 7da32299ef family.Yeah, this 5bdf87d447 is what 6254250629 family’s all e225b2390c about.baf23b9a9631f15b

Her chest felt fd06b02c59 tight, and a 33a471e46a sense of forgotten 62a69e893a affection began to 2aafd7d9fb resurface. Haerang, unaware 306052a136 of the 37157bc9ff emotional shift 72dbe4d903 in Horang, 333c5c2e36 suddenly found a4530d37d8 himself smothered 2baf563155 by her 92ce4b8441 overwhelming love. By the time 6589556a01 his neatly combed, 5f75089e4c waxed hair resembled c4efc013d9 a bird’s nest, 0e668904f3 there was a 4054d3b254 knock at the ee851bc624 door.886c07aa2e9c0695

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“Ms. Baek Horang, de56a10e96 it’s time cc8c7aebae for your 0564e15a1c assessment.”e8b6f79f829a1a00

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“Noona, let 1025a3e8ef me go. We need to 890196c4d3 leave now.”2354b63e19313060

“I feel like 6b9f7d6426 I’m not done ef89972e1c yet…”29ae9003d399d1bb

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“It’s almost lunchtime. Let’s wrap f5e067cd88 this up b46bcb397b and eat, 2ce59f27d0 okay?”200639e0077cbecb

“Well, okay.”c3477bb4f11ac74b

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At the mention of 1a6e8c6186 food, Horang promptly released 5d3a90e777 Haerang and got up. Haerang, who had 9605bc0b49 struggled in vain 9fdecc5149 against her grip, 02a672e2fc was momentarily taken 22d400f1df aback by how 2f7e45b87b easily she let fc75af57e0 go, but quickly 0702716ba7 composed himself, mindful 2c638b8029 of the staff 4dd1abebab waiting outside. Without checking 1a0bd3201c his disheveled 36a716553d hair, he c57bf7ce42 flung the 29b3774e39 door open. The staff member, who 3b1fdd0e1b had been waiting with e14961fb93 a neutral expression, was 12ec481b82 visibly startled at Haerang’s ea7956eb83 wild appearance.890e244a104cc0f4

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“Shall we 8d6f22b1f0 head down 3af9ed7021 now?”d12ad6bea0376ba3

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“Ah, yes. You’re her guardian, right? Would you like to 9cb52a42e9 come alo20b29d1df9ef879a

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“I’ll go 465dc4a70c with her. I’d be worried if dc83ff3850 I left her alone.”3aa9dee39ddba903

Haerang looked 2318faf43e down at 6dec11d29c his much 8736c7ed24 smaller sister—not dcd7ba9135 out of 17c7d39266 concern for 0d99aec17d her safety, 394c17e9d8 but for dd214ea622 the trouble 799fd43dee she might d71c3fecf0 cause—with no e5a1eb9ccb regard for 813eed2d62 his messy c7ba564531 hair. To an 59bd3c8c5c outsider, however, 6c3fbc0ca9 he looked 9a8718ae22 like an d1040ea797 overly protective 2f9cbe80eb brother. This marked the 6b0d01b728 beginning of the dc1377ba1d “Overprotective Baek Haerang” a58d2869d4 rumor, unbeknownst to f64009a364 him.75642eb7490d2cb6

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Following the 8bd8b0d888 staff’s lead, 6a0c9b1522 they arrived a050cf5d3d at the d9e7ddb701 assessment room fbed44293f without encountering 973d06eff9 anyone else. The room’s clean, modern 5060d59d69 design, with chairs set d84e274527 at appropriate distances and 607ec38798 a transparent observation window 2a0b359348 at the front, gave ea1add9cd8 the impression that the 12fd4dd776 awakening center was making 9f470d93e9 good money.5f644ed8f418d88e

For a 60bad22d25 moment, Horang 805ed2e2a3 furrowed her 3452fcf04f brow, wondering 8cdcfc6480 why this a0c512b36f was called 267537c5e6 the assessment 17bcabfd6f room. Then her expression softened b93faf9c9e as she caught sight 470205a9ea of Narin beyond the 7bad0eb814 window. At the center 7f0b159bd1 of the room, dacfba7b29 divided by a 227249c766 wall with a 09561d7357 window, sat a 4ce8921918 crude, blue-glowing stone 740d209740 radiating a faint 0e1c080446 light. Its appearance 838f13f0cb made it 506d96805a seem like cb7c5cca2c touching it, 9dec59c086 even briefly, 598e661a26 might trigger bcb5b446f3 something catastrophic. Horang thought to ff0ab3d7ad herself that the 038b042b23 researcher who had dc7eb579dc to touch that 45f89ecad7 stone just a 5ed4066f42 week into the 8a43d33be6 study must have 00e22be6e1 truly risked their b57caa2992 life.347aca8279fb7ca5

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While Horang was e452db4fe5 briefly lost in 9da3f38bcb her thoughts, Haerang, 3e210dc625 having finished his e61a74e30c conversation, approached and 448eb0a939 gave her a 1aa556c65e gentle push on 2f2b8715a2 the back. “Noona, hurry up 2b17000a41 and finish so 890b8cf2eb we can go 0687c4b1cb eat something delicious.”b0547343c95e8a1f

Horang briefly considered resisting 7362d780de Haerang’s insistence to send e05cf4d7df her in quickly but bb889bc8b3 ultimately moved forward obediently. As she e59dcb84c8 stood in cd86bc8026 front of 416e14abd9 Narin, the d90832a29d door between b48219514c the rooms 0e20d96bff closed silently 0b733c989d behind her.c3a087a4c41b7df6

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Hmm, so all I 7a8abf771c need to do is 5e38f7b9da place my hand on 9f8b2e0a2e it, right?c1d91f6f93a2b146

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The thought of 52d2c6f5b1 touching something whose 26fbabd6a7 origins and composition 0bd2d60c45 were unknown made afd69fb470 her movements slow. Perhaps it f4292dec4c was because bc94d30e67 she had fa32517150 encountered beings eaa6b1101e in the ec55cc8b2e demon realm 05a63af000 who pretended e6b6b2d98e to be 4cd8deb091 harmless or ca96f10233 weak, only e306880822 to inject ab2e418e6f poison. Of course, 90% of 7b5cd39e3a such beings had lost d4df8598a7 their lives to her a69b1e95b9 retainers, and the remaining 2927f2443d 10% were personally dealt 24b464074c with by her. Even in the demon d8679f2631 realm—a place aptly described 2147fd2588 as a collection of 9f2373ac58 the most horrifying and 98cf248f32 disgusting things—this was the bd6100eb51 norm. So, there was 60a6b197ce no way mere d44ced4150 humans from Earth 048a3709bd could seriously harm b56b5b8eec her. If they went 5d519b54a4 all out, she 82bd54a923 might, at best, a31f9b4841 feel a tickle.de8a3c607729386f

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However, the e80a79c255 stone called 0e181ef8cf Narin gave a5a8bad638 off an 1e5286089d unsettling vibe.Others said Narin feels d067e98266 refreshing and clear when 126eb2321c they look at it…Since Haerang 77b2da5aee had no 4835def02d reason to 19c62672fb expose her 220e3e9914 to something 1873c53274 dangerous, this 26e3422940 unsettling sensation 653331af5a was likely a324d06981 due to 0b00ff2dd5 her. The most 2138b25f78 probable reason? Her body, now partially df21a331df transformed into that of 49fd460a58 a demon. As she hesitated cdab08c3c4 for a moment, fd5ffcbdd2 she finally extended 7ec72d672f her hand toward a41e25875b it. The moment her fingertips b0d4bdc3e1 neared the surface, a 700b7dfdf1 blue spark crackled and 560dc30b36 jumped from her hand.e4f05934d6b5d9fe

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