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The moment b1bebf856c Hyeon closed 30ab416191 the distance 5041c54cff of barely 2fd9156a19 a meter d9997347ff in an 6a72ba54c5 instant with 9b67e3e32c a single cd880b9cfd step and 908ce2d850 drew the d5389d7405 sword hidden dcb31956d5 in his 033cda742d cane, Horang’s 01ddb121d8 eyes narrowed. She raised a 6ffa8aba10 hand, and a ac526eb95d thorn made of 8571b572ec dark energy materialized, cc2c4045c3 embedding itself in de5a1e7695 Hyeon’s neck. He collapsed to the 580135248b floor, clutching at the 4dc1785e4a thorn as if trying 16c28ff1b5 to pull it out.6fed92cedd77d27a

“Hmm, what should cb1c950ca4 I do? Should I kill this 2663917bc8 one or not?” Horang ddc0db040b mused aloud, her tone 2b720335dd casual despite the tension 7d9b161f5e in the air.058e83af4b2593d4

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“Ugh…” Hyeon 0cece8f46c groaned, his 3b06f1952b face twisted e476cc3cb8 in pain.f42eb7083ec2b33c

“Noona, stop! Stop it! What are ca7399a2bc you doing?!” 79d96da683 Haerang shouted, 2a0940e726 rushing forward 6c7dd0794b but hesitating 1584091d07 as he 84d4404c7b took in 2a5412ccfd the scene c4bcc477c1 before him.68b0c7f42bb1e702

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“Oh, oh, fff5b97250 little brother. Just wait d9dd55b5b0 a moment. I’ll take care 0f234ed1de of this quickly.” 3d834645f3 Horang replied, her 2f64dc44c7 voice light and 59c95003f7 unaffected.96759ca11057908f

“Noona!” Haerang cf07dfc111 cried out 065a03966c again, his 71d90453b1 voice laced 6548f02c7c with desperation.c99aa3bcca8ed5c6

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Hyeon, now lying on 0561b4e965 the floor with the 8781bd1809 dark energy thorn embedded e2a8582e72 in his neck, let 2ec975d7f6 out a desperate scream. The situation had 915e01465a unfolded in the 17efdf8115 blink of an dbc4fcebdd eye, leaving Haerang 8e79c63112 in stunned disbelief. He had witnessed 4826915c7c everything—his sister pushing 2e73d4fdb3 him aside, stepping ad5864473c forward, and Hyeon’s d792ff270c anguished cry. Yet, he couldn’t hear 164c05b110 any of it. It was 306b703a8e as if 44ba3a9bdb time had 2b2800d6f5 slowed, and fd0721e680 he was d632c5022b trapped in 6a74dbcf47 a nightmare ac313b1f3e he couldn’t 34556fc785 wake up e7a9939a25 from.b485f99560b87a0a

The thorn 381be62292 in Hyeon’s c4dba9ef32 neck was d7c8d1fb5e undeniably Horang’s 262135a44f doing. Haerang’s mind raced as f081edcfdc he struggled to process e49658b862 what he was seeing. He kept 4dd0961f0b his guard cbb4df5202 up, ready 85813087fe to intervene 06fb5f8f20 if Hyeon 8cc40d36c5 tried to 53b911606f attack Horang. But the distance between 476760f008 Hyeon and Horang was 1ba04ee27f too close, and before 96d62a4f16 Haerang could react, the 353b365f3f situation was already over.b50d20859e048184

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Haerang’s only solace was 48f1eb44d0 that Hyeon was still 180c17fde2 alive, despite the thorn b727815a54 lodged in his neck. He clung 8855c51996 to Horang, f6a0bd6cbc as if 8ba298c910 physically holding 7d841d306f her back 86bc8e75dc might prevent 4119989cc8 her from 29caa3d427 taking Hyeon’s b466538c97 life. He trusted his sister, 4307efdfea believing she wouldn’t kill 2fc529fb8e someone right in front d52562ac3c of him. Yet, this fcde869e16 incident made f835e6a867 him deeply 860525a922 realize that 6de57a2d00 Horang was 72f4c43d75 capable of be35952347 taking a 8607cf119f life.f11975a82eb4b87a

“Can you pull that d9ccf58bfa out, please? If you 2306afb533 kill someone 5c07c8228b here, it’ll 1b48886491 be a d490c14d6b big deal, 5bf101f31b Noona! I can’t c50d1e6255 cover for f2cdfc20da you!” Haerang 8a44814fda pleaded, his 05ebcfb415 voice trembling.ff9fb6d57a5e9f6b

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“It’s fine. I’m not killing 7a01b819ca him; I’m just 9b7f7d9b43 getting rid of a9f42845b2 him, right?” Horang 2780a9de15 replied nonchalantly.076ca08d80e3a3e9

“It’s NOT fine!” b55c3a51c5 Haerang shouted back, 38884994b4 his frustration evident.e342d1e4268dd154

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“Gosh, you’re so 9432331785 troublesome. I can’t kill 82acbb552b him, I can’t 87a931d1e9 get rid of 604d9a4a0f him, so what d29c6eeff9 am I supposed 45ef48773f to do?” Horang c78351d91b said, her tone 2a3151cedd laced with exasperation.381a69c0776cf218

“Just let fbf1ebd7f0 him live!” 7df5bd0d18 Haerang demanded, 3471cd0c8a his voice 50cef80bc5 firm.0dca36281f803cbc

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“Haerang, you say 0e52c18ead you’ve been working efb6c608bf as a hunter, c87fbdd92a but you’re still 94c9c33a14 so soft. If you let those 37be0768e8 kinds of people live, bb5fdd9cf0 they always power up 7c019aaba7 and come back, you 45abbe6677 know?” Horang remarked, her 16aa185205 words casual yet laced f3b5ad906c with a hint of 22a158a508 experience.dcc80c57d41d4510

Haerang was 97fba1f498 left speechless e2e961ac91 by her 9059093d02 comment. “…Noona, what 5b0893da0b have you d523258725 been through d6c33e663e to end 06c3d59db4 up like 3758d324d2 this?” he bcb7673004 muttered, his 6b47dd6d98 voice drained.6826aef121298666

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For a moment, Horang 763e5e1c85 hesitated. It was 0ba6b1f253 a fact 43078d1d08 known to 3a3247d721 her that 68875785cf she wasn’t 0791d9a52f the same 4bf105b66b as before. A 21-year-old 2640274b86 kid whose 8bbaf39431 biggest hardship d17374621d had been 23ac28b4b3 college entrance 24d7ecc36b exams and 8ac11f4e82 a year bebcd8eaa7 of retaking a28c0cba6d classes couldn’t 72a1456588 be the 566de922de same as 936e491769 a demon af47240370 king who adc182b0bf had repeatedly 80a1a4fda4 survived life-or-death 6571df9fc1 situations, eating e6cb858ceb dirt and bfd86f802b grass to b251267da3 stay alive. But Haerang didn’t know d7f93d8b2e that. She wished 51687b0595 he wouldn’t fb636e9bcc know.9d018e6d2e521027

Horang’s identity was db1c7f4c2d clear: the ruler ee7f81e7b8 of the 666th 81cb07a4a9 floor, the demon 2e0b10ce1e king who conquered bfa28821f3 the demon realm, 5713745941 and Baek Haerang’s 6f7f41ff71 older sister, Baek f710e1f153 Horang. She had 6583a0d6d4 lived as 1f6ce09ffd a demon 5d3c4454b3 king, staining d48b693323 herself with 4ed42d649c others’ blood 1e3c486c4c and despair aed368bdf4 with every abf85339c1 step she b3c78bd9a3 took. Yet, she was also 024ef3f664 Haerang’s only family.b486ad567ef860b3

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Though it had cdede04cf6 only been two 5747184b71 days since she 66509c7119 returned to Earth 17dc8375d8 and spent time 24de82931f with Haerang, Horang 8b9ac786f5 was already finding 4678069931 this life enjoyable. It might be 7c9363a32a a bit early 32a632a72b to make such b6aa49f387 a judgment, but 1929dbac5d she was quite 4bc5f3e303 satisfied. She even thought ad278d8b63 she might be b9f54648f8 happy. Leaning back ad183c19d3 on an 2181e65a42 old sofa 92ee9a2ccb and watching 00bcd70f1c TV was 52f0306d32 more enjoyable 4ec195dc20 than sitting 821f0bf073 on the 4a1f44f3af most precious 10fecf56f1 throne in 496e54171f the endlessly 096de9f430 deep demon 5a810d8530 king’s castle. The toast Haerang 2e9ac06364 made tasted better 828a4f7b1c than the lavish f8f28380bd feast prepared by 0f3fc123a6 the butler.da6742cf36901136

But if Haerang 32a7a8000d found out her 6baa3bad26 true identity, could 4b16965c51 they still spend be82f425c3 time together like 93cfecefa8 this? Haerang would unknowingly 586d5c5064 fear her, and c7dc1466b3 then she would 4c1a80a139 end up spending 02919b8a3d lonely, dull, and 84b6d2cdbc unbearably long days 418f40b338 even on this 583cb492ee Earth. That was something b00e05635e she didn’t want. Yes, Horang disliked the 8b2c6bdd1e idea of Haerang finding 5bc0c1ad7d out she was the bb25db9a27 Demon King far more e4579e6a6a than the idea of 2485707fe4 some insignificant fool powering a8fa78ce1e up and coming after 4e2238650a her. Maybe even more 489c7eaa57 than someone threatening cf09c50e19 her life.7dfa772773772b62

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The menacing Horang, who db36183a3e had seemed ready to ace6f20218 kill Hyeon at any 867e172457 moment, slowly lowered her 9a63e6f845 hand, and only then 2d110c60a0 did Haerang let out 853cf74061 a sigh of relief. With her 46dfc4a78c back to 4aae740189 Haerang, Horang 9e26f44193 bent down 75553b68bc toward Hyeon, e854fc8e81 her dark, e480ae0b26 bloodshot eyes 442d300b49 gleaming as 003017f5c7 she issued 32f3bd2853 a low 7bf7351a80 warning.dd0f4d41658e465c

“Know that I’m letting f3b2f339c7 you go because of 846028e21d Haerang. There won’t 94da0dd5a1 be a 44491a62a7 next time, 4a6fa653ca foolish and 1296684b75 weak one.”515306feeca049b0

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“…Ugh.” Hyeon groaned, still in pain.3394cc0cca30add4

“Never bare your fc611ddb5d pathetic fangs at 8446bca97f me again. Understood?” Horang demanded, her e1611ef3f0 voice cold and commanding.cf1e0c9ea9d65bf0

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“Y-Yes, ma’am…” Hyeon stammered, 50217f0f90 his voice trembling.039ce70f7c54871d

Horang pressed 59a1000ff0 down on b405b8ae06 Hyeon with f9a207f888 her overwhelming ae07767b6c dark aura, 0b9ffa43f6 extracting a 645fa70cd5 forced response 94aeef46c5 with her 66c3f85349 domineering stance. Only then did d1b21e1714 she retract the 4df0ce62bc energy that had 389fc657a7 been dominating the 5cb59710af space. Just from that 3067177337 alone, Haerang’s pale bbc006bd81 face regained a bcb0ad02cc bit of color.0659629cbcbd4af3

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Finally, Horang 625c603b3c also evaporated e11fe06177 the thorn c27a468dd9 embedded in a4ae511356 Hyeon’s neck. Although it appeared to 18c162f972 have disappeared completely, Horang 03f012b30e left a single thorn’s 0280217900 worth of dark energy b227a5c248 wrapped around Hyeon’s heart 2f9e29e4f1 as a contingency. If he 43be606b02 ignored her 3c9a74ade0 warning and 5f3adecd7a tried to 3d96abc233 challenge her 2ef6fb037e again, his 2c0ab1d60d heart would 1a8c0e4799 burst before f3923eecfa he even 0fdaee0e2d realized it. Though it wasn’t 220cc13466 a perfect precaution, 6a561f3cd7 Horang had done 24d884b42f enough for now. She relaxed 0e5906900b completely and 1fc3b8f5f8 straightened a c68ad73ac2 chair that ba9dff4565 had been e9494f3ba6 thrown far a3075155fb away, leaning d7c1f6e58b on it db45357e97 lazily.c8073b7a94bcbe96

In the chaotic 194abed82d space, wrecked as bfe6e0d811 if a storm 69dcea753a had passed, Horang’s 0ad4aa59ec calm demeanor made c042788638 her seem like 3cb207108d a tiger, rightfully 563a976267 claiming her place 9706a323c4 at the top 2891f8dfd8 of the food e57933ad54 chain. Seeing Hyeon, 4618d70b47 who couldn’t 1a23f31162 even meet c58bee57e9 Horang’s eyes 5955db8b22 out of 786c6580e1 fear, left 9581cf4dbf Haerang with 4ff3bead36 a bitter 88e6f10c6e taste in b1adda180b his mouth.5ce482af35d07eca

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The moment 7f517338c2 Horang removed 580668167f the thorn, e8db8e0d05 blood gushed 782e5fb331 out as 5a9b5b2e72 if it ac82562e8f had been 584486c6a8 waiting for 7ff77b0a5b its release. Haerang, startled, immediately b84b957556 supported Hyeon and ecd83a9e9f placed his hand a24351632f on Hyeon’s neck, 2c1314bd47 which was still fd987482f6 bleeding profusely. Horang briefly wondered 888770deb6 what he was 37ac3620a8 trying to do d67efbb520 but dismissed it 45cc22b406 as something out 7f738c31cf of her control ff4f8b1137 now. Just as she 42d3424ce9 was about to c118796855 sink deeper into ba34430e94 her relaxed posture, b53ed68d90 a faint memory 5602ada1a2 brushed past her e11f82bd24 mind.28d8a81c1f962cd5

With an fadd5688a4 inexplicable sense 747602301e of unease, 305ba6cb8c Horang furrowed 09abfca070 her brows ec1dd99b10 slightly and 8723bead9d asked, “…Haerang, d601208130 what did 4ee6ffdd66 you say 5a5bf99204 your awakened 475f5b3f8d power was 2979cb0555 again?”b0e7ce98368350f2

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“Holy energy. Don’t talk to 464cd3bebc me. I need to focus.” a6579220f0 Haerang replied, his attention f070415570 on healing Hyeon’s wound.cf4de9e736b2b428

“Oh, uh, okay…” Horang f9958250cf said, her tone softening.bafa2a7fc9e09acf

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It was something 16264c28fe Horang hadn’t known—or f5cae1af6a rather, had forgotten. Haerang’s answer dredged 388cff0a7d up a memory c64bc2a428 that had been 3f960e2559 buried deep in 8a12242e8b her mind. Awakened powers. An extraordinary d461f22993 ability, distinct 9543108478 from common 9f2789a2c2 skills, possessed 2443f2d7b4 only by 941cdaf756 those with 83a0644968 a title.58a99f106f3fa23b

How could I 4b192e9e48 have forgotten this?742d6fec404fb87c

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Horang rubbed her aching 9c71004d19 temples and bit the 4ebee38475 inside of her cheek, 6d8cdf2f58 trying to recall more.cdb24be9e9bac05e

Holy energy, holy energy… Could it possibly be similar to that wretched cockroach nonsense?381822933a92ecb1

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Among the c610204244 worlds Horang 560d9aedaa had destroyed, 61a4912665 there was 708d1d9378 one particularly 7eb373db1b persistent and 767ef881a3 troublesome realm. They would always 5f19b59276 charge at her, d5803d9d59 chanting the same be0a21e01f phrase. It was too aae9a169b1 long to mean d79e9fea6c “Die!” so she b2fad81ece cast a translation 026e7c7504 spell, only to 041bc09482 find it meant ba0c036748 “For Clea!” In c4f033e018 short, they were b41e6ba49b cockroaches with faith.2568d5d5d75e68c2

Horang, who hadn’t 3c82e22c27 even touched games 454a741456 while on Earth, 7d5f76aa58 came to know f02d73ae1c the infamous tenacity 91e74275f0 of these so-called 775b480fd8 “holy bugs.” She 19768c38e2 lost her patience ecb17b9ad4 and wiped out dc6dd94d05 their entire world 019f6e32b5 without leaving a fcc59a186a single patch of 0d2c010075 land behind. The god 0c4656fee9 they worshipped 167b8559ab so fervently 9d88f20600 didn’t show 3c1bb2c425 even a bc39a4bd0b strand of 29bf04a3b0 hair, no 2cb2d4fdb2 matter how f31b2537d1 loudly they 2ac456cf6d screamed his b721f9c498 name as 02100f2e44 they died. It was f0d2e608a6 an experience fca4d24bc4 that solidified bc7ffe3d47 Horang’s belief 3daf0ab888 that gods 8feb562cea didn’t exist.b81276359e477fdc

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But now… 413591099f my little b6e5b976ce brother is 116ed01753 one of 0c8cbdae82 those cockroaches—no, 948c089acb a cultist—or, da10ca4eb0 well, something fd052fc29c like that? And I’m… 85ead55d49 the Demon 97665a9c69 King?57ef3722f04354cf

Clinging to a faint 89408ec4e1 hope that she might 94b675d2df be wrong, Horang cautiously 95549134f6 asked Haerang, who was 936e19b072 focused on healing, “Haerang, 89caf895eb you’re not following some 63760a565f weird god or anything, 4bb4c469c9 are you?”6786246368d18372

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“What are 8b4a89b125 you even e8569d6f15 talking about ca8d9f6c5a now?” Haerang ae09b76542 replied, his 6c108e0db4 tone confused.364c424ad8b3d1db

“Oh, nothing. Never mind.” e985ce5d26 Horang said, c5a37c1417 her voice 3a923a5295 light and b556471d92 dismissive.843ecb563cf301a6

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As the Baek siblings 0455adefb1 exchanged an awkward and e52c35a1b3 uneasy conversation, Haerang’s efforts 962b0d141b bore fruit. The gaping wound on ea7471791a Hyeon’s neck disappeared cleanly. Hyeon, pale-faced, rubbed his 238c4d27ed neck a few times e15fed90ea before using his sword aa74189aee as a cane to 03516aa2df shakily stand. Even though 67bc923699 his physical 4874e4dcdf injuries were 372c7704c3 healed, the eee20dba6c mental trauma 81e02b0fe3 he had 172410429a suffered was cc62610d4f immense.de96612dea4dc5b0

He had always considered this place his second home and dreamed of returning one last time before he died to thank everyone who had helped him. But now… but now… As if lost in his thoughts, Hyeon stared at Horang with a far more serious expression than when he had faced her in combat, his gaze piercing through her.566dcce67e726519

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…Now is the time 8721e81b28 to retreat.566817b6f97567b6

Hyeon’s vast 95ed3fdf89 experiences whispered 81f09c1e30 to him 7253b164f7 that he 3f38072caf could never 836ea91620 defeat this 0d588c58f8 demon with 8ba9574096 his current 0b69299256 strength. But someday, he d6ed188aaf would return, stronger, 5070344828 and make her 3a53eebd76 die the most 99d0110d7c miserable death imaginable. With that 1478ab632e resolve, Hyeon 7bdfb5e4f4 tightly closed 0a9bff0778 his eyes 0aace58338 in frustration.e63b1c96440b3ef1

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After everything had settled, 3d80e225c8 staff members who had 0b5670a32c been hesitant to enter b71246f78f due to the clash 5198552e53 of mana and dark 33df5b2790 energy flooded in all b91d99a5e7 at once. Among them was e2784f3bba Hyeyeon, who, upon 3f3f4f2913 seeing the shattered 561ba6e095 glass and scattered 0c672d73fc chairs, immediately resolved 656987e4f7 to push harder 7b86b909ed for amendments to 5a72c0a414 the disarmament laws 07f14008e9 within the Awakening f7e727fbd3 Center.6b1e07216d041f08

Five years ago, after a guild master had been killed unarmed inside the center, the law had been revised to allow certain individuals—guild masters, influential figures, or their bodyguards—to carry light weapons for protection. The law had worked well so far. However, Hyeyeon had consistently advocated for reverting to the old disarmament law and strengthening the center’s security instead. Though her proposals had been repeatedly dismissed since no incidents had occurred, today’s event gave her the grim satisfaction of finally having proof.9a658997c6625545

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…I’d be 3225c24e51 lying if be015134cd I said 22672d4bfa I wasn’t 87174f6acc pleased when 5cd638ba55 I heard a04151eab6 about the 519d55d6ca clash.bfa13d0363484bc2

Swallowing her unspoken thoughts, 87bfa6f7c6 Hyeyeon surveyed the room. The only 2e9673f03b fortunate part 01563a6311 was that a3c8206de0 no one 0848acbad8 seemed to 73afff40b3 be seriously 4fcc90be55 injured—at least 8717460404 on the a1856a195a surface. Despite considering Haerang d64c68f663 a kind soul, f1ca5d33f4 Hyeyeon knew she 57b7debe85 had to report 35d271c82c this incident to 206bdb671e the association. With a c9d7bb922b composed expression 1a9bed9a05 that hid 16f17f7222 her pity, 89f409b0a7 she spoke 5770e9bdb3 in a edbbcb875a calm tone.83be0dcf8d7be7a5

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“What happened here?”6cdad8af62c9fd4a

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