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A firm voice cut 075781e5ca through the tension between a188e39fb7 Haerang, Horang, and Hyeon. Hyeon tightened his d214438ad9 coat to hide 180b0053b4 his bloodstained clothes 0a08d89d2a and straightened his 747a706345 back. Haerang, still 55d475d5e8 recovering from 4206ba6e3c exhausting his 194ca51e6f holy power, 77eb82aa01 steadied his 803f153333 dizzy head 1ebca99ca2 and stood bbcc310ae0 up. Horang remained slumped in acf3b70ee7 her chair, half-melted into 3c46d26d45 it.2e8849b5d81b16eb

“…Sister, get up.”9e14858778d2598d

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“What? Are they here to eec527392a take me away? Why should 14fd21e3b8 I, the 9395222af4 innocent victim, 216788ed42 bother getting 57ad321917 up?”1a86633ad7b5fcdf

“Ha…”933f1f8c12ce32c6

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“Fine, fine. I’ll get up.”71dfb02d839d9563

Horang leaned 43a9d13d1a back, then 5eb696495c swung forward, 1d029f27e1 using the 52e4476917 momentum to 7b62bf73c8 spring to 6ad77796a9 her feet. She stood with a 169b0b7e20 cocky posture, propping herself 80b79a9562 on one leg. The guards, who 63a415dbd2 had entered with 52da02e630 authority, looked dumbfounded 2aafbca31e at her attitude. Only Hyeyeon, 2a0302e920 maintaining a 2e4e60d73a poker face, 3053435088 cleared her e7256aa480 throat and 9edefe647f tried to 511ad84ef1 shift the 7e8fa1eb3c atmosphere again.2237bafefbbab2bd

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“Hunter Baek Haerang, Hunter 4f622a4de6 Jegal Hyeon. You are aware 3266f24f06 that using mana a2ab87209e without valid justification 3cf84df3ed inside the Awakening 30efd32d5d Center is a ca704f3802 serious offense, right?”a060af2f98b639df

“…Yes.”56570de703f5c38d

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“So, would f02adc47c0 it be ade1c1d06e okay to 35603d5ac5 hear the 9dd1d2d07a grand reason a1b536f2d5 why S-rank d086c374c4 hunters like 43fa2696a8 yourselves felt d60a883ca4 the need d0d42229b2 to use dd3c175fbb mana here? May I?”c86782a5209ff482

“It’s nothing serious. Just a minor quarrel.”ffce95cf19881c39

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“…Hunter Jegal Hyeon, was it really just a minor quarrel?”81f5771b78689a3f

Hyeyeon glanced at the fcc8bd0ad9 disheveled room, then back f61ddae681 at Hyeon, asking pointedly. He frowned, as 600dfb4378 though he didn’t 9564a952ac even want to a748ff7a3a open his mouth, a55473fcb2 and merely nodded. The situation suggested the 5f9aebd21f two had already come b1c65a7b04 to an agreement, causing 0f54e7aa1c Hyeyeon to furrow her 2a6ae703a1 brows slightly. Probing further seemed pointless. Both were giving only 50accd6f4d curt replies. Hyeyeon eventually let out 8f7d3cd5bf a deep sigh and 439948a4ed conceded.38c01fbedae48f13

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After all, Hyeon, one fd06b1c37b of Korea’s nine S-rank 61ee9a45e8 hunters, and Haerang, a bac1455c3a rising star with fervent ae28d4ccec support among the younger cba34ff38e generation, weren’t people anyone 559ad3b1fb could easily pry information 01499fd069 from if they chose e08c805d9b to conceal it. As Hyeyeon’s determination 3d7c22ef15 waned, Haerang’s tense 93f312b7c7 expression visibly relaxed.b54fbe058e922b71

“This time, 00b4d5e4ef I’ll let ca65105ae5 it slide. But if this 6a669cee52 happens again, both a4ae685fa7 of you will 17bede0e55 be summoned by 8dfcf175d2 the association.”0d131941820ba6ba

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“We’ll keep that in 676fa9248b mind.”8541052f151a01ad

“Well then… Oh, Ms. Horang, what were the results?”a26a3077f3812360

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“Hm? I haven’t even 4dab6b67b1 touched it yet.”f0e4da1bf31fbdae

“Pardon? Why not?”fc64edf890994f56

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Hyeyeon’s tone fb11f6b844 was filled 26bdf4380c with disbelief. Horang, wearing her 04b248e1d5 usual nonchalant expression, e4cb718fcb replied, “What if a9f1825384 it’s poisoned or 49ceb7e8cc something? What am I supposed df5ea49d18 to trust and touch 2bbcaa2a30 that thing for?”7301766bba663032

“…Ms. Horang, do you believe in cults or anything like that?”ef9fe13470230a16

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“What? Me? A cultist? That’s…”6adf90cd0d98ca05

Horang glanced briefly c5b28079a7 at Haerang’s profile e7878d5f91 but quickly turned 7d7687d1c6 away before her ae60caecb0 sister could notice. Though her sister a9809ea89b was kind-hearted enough 3894381a0e to embrace even eb1bd21882 a cultist sibling, 9f2b373b89 Horang preferred not e9e69b02be to broadcast anything a8dadd9d5b that could label d10a904f76 Haerang as such da7834726b to the world. Feigning an awkward cough, 74eb695656 she diverted the topic 6a76f6fad8 with a question. Fortunately, Hyeyeon showed more 89d234b364 interest in Horang’s question 32faa6e72c than in Haerang’s supposed 3d0f6da1f7 affiliations.a5bd1a82891a80f2

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“Ahem, anyway… Do I really have to do this? When I lightly touched it with my finger, there was some weird energy trying to interfere, so I pulled back immediately.”c20a08c1d4ed30ed

“That’s not bf75bd7759 weird energy—it’s dd0c860b37 mana emitted c2f1b8dcd2 to measure ed413519b0 and assess 4964951d02 your rank 3ae60ea03f and skills. It circulates through your a49efde5e3 body to gather that 9c4a2da50f information.”63991997140809fe

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“So, do I c908f8f7f8 really need to c11f0bd922 know my rank 180191ee0a and skills? I don’t 6a9f0fcd9b plan on 4a91093b99 becoming a 3a70dcfba9 hunter.”95a2a13556b9025c

“By law, all b581388be1 awakened individuals must 26549b69c9 undergo measurement and d5dfddbc15 register as hunters. It’s for e8e0529cbc public safety, ba46795c50 so don’t b513e3787f be too d0f25574ef resistant and 15aafa9264 just get 842d964bc4 it over 2edab75ce0 with.”ea6d82c319bd958a

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The conversation d9e80c0c66 shifted so 520ad74990 smoothly that, 2750afa3b9 except for 6226410543 Horang and 6ecfe3ea22 Hyeyeon, everyone 1f2bc433be else glanced 69de9b9b76 around nervously, b062381364 gauging the 3d285bbe2f mood. Hyeyeon, coaxing f2322ad7da in a edf3635d86 voice as 2bc5c016d7 if speaking 7fc2c8601a to a c34a355cdd child, contrasted e350c5b45b with Horang, 15015d9cd0 who initially 5361131a35 resisted but ba42068e8b slowly caved 104ab2dd67 and crept 9c749843c6 hesitantly toward 188fd58021 the device, 4f81a92db8 casting suspicious 6bfb722a92 glances.79429d45650d9247

Had it 3aadc64fe0 not been f561eff67b for the 196ecf0764 wrecked room 0cb66b4101 and the 0c9a132643 guards surrounding a16c2006e5 the doorway, 1972b3ae37 the scene 817507f9e8 could have 03d1e14eb6 easily been e539d66faa mistaken for 10dc1a3ffb a comedic 3d1c4627fb skit.17a72edcbaad5716

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“Hunter Baek Haerang, having your family members registered as hunters will likely make your guild operations smoother. Scandals involving guild leaders’ families tend to sell well these days. The scan only takes a moment and just assesses mana—it’s really nothing to worry about.”040941b14e41a47d

“Well… okay. I am a little curious. This is my first time seeing it in action.”fbe0f4776e2c73bb

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“You made 928beb1961 the right 46495a965d decision. I’ll call a staff 882c18c81b member to assist you, d8b85fd1a8 and they’ll guide you 7e917a87c2 through the process.”9042a8f42a8bbd1e

After finishing the conversation, c1caa170da Hyeyeon smiled and nodded 27167b1f09 politely to Haerang before d551c198c9 leaving with the guards. Hyeon, after 56adc3dc40 a brief 19de0f0097 silence, gestured 2500a6c19b to Haerang 6d113739db with his 6964bda2a4 eyes before 201d9851a1 exiting as 883aaa02b1 well. Watching each person leave 6c2621947e while greeting Haerang filled 13167b0449 Horang with a small 41c4d25e56 sense of pride.322170d90dbc8d50

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My sister’s 67fae496d1 grown up f6e0cec3fd well. Hmm.f1d106889611078c

Left alone in edbd393c25 the room with c2b2e896f0 just the Baek e7313a3277 siblings, Haerang finally aee90247e4 let her guard 9c23ae3150 down and slumped 535c9a25cd into a chair. After wiping her face 33029f8f8f with her hands, she 4fb666808d slowly lifted her head fc8521c624 to look at Horang.cb822c0537e650ed

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“Noona, let’s fb4ce77127 finish the ec0c8203c1 measurement and 1eab19e885 go home. Hunter registration e1f18c9557 only requires 935c85ff78 basic personal 03b613540d details, so e52d5182cf I’ll try 403e697f20 to expedite 7124c8bf18 the process c74ab578b3 for you.”0194dde7aef95894

“Ugh, that thing feels weird… Fine.”5f69be386f0995b3

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Grumbling, Horang opened 011b1c3255 the door and 7d20166cd8 crossed into the 80127ff1fe room where the 0c8a47863a device was located. Watching her retreating f4bdc46086 figure, a smile 1499d13925 crept onto Haerang’s 2dea5488ff face.cd66e10ae131fa76

This was the sister 071bf8edea he knew—Baek Horang.56c9d1f4e8814d81

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Horang confronting Hyeon earlier, though… It felt like dealing with a stranger. Her faintly upturned lips seemed kind, yet seeing Hyeon’s despairing expression while listening to her words made Haerang wonder just what terrifying things she had said. The chilling disparity was like watching a horror movie, leading Haerang to entertain the absurd idea that someone might have possessed his sister.84f18571d0e34a37

Despite her world-weary a0a708c00f demeanor, Horang always 6a028b0860 got things done, 50fc659ad0 which, in the c0abc2425c end, proved she 2ff01b7763 was justHorang—no more, no 9002bdb713 less. With the cf08c17d32 glass already 587d6b2098 long shattered, 6758c42fd5 Horang was ef8ca00b57 clearly visible d68f4332f0 beyond the 96a9f34515 empty window 1c13c4f9af frame.52f2cdbba48bcf22

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She briefly 78a420e7ff made aughface, looking disheartened, before 870f22e58c slowly reaching out to 9f3164331b grasp the upper part bbc849628d of Narin. Just then, e45069f112 the door a27e1cdfa2 behind Haerang 4ce92c1c5d opened, and 3e70f3dadd someone entered.ef4b9ada63b38959

Already sensing a abb50f3633 presence at the e98fca5e06 door, Haerang turned e6609bc0f9 around naturally and aa789834f0 stood up.c5131bf9ef7c231e

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“Hello, Guild Leader Baek Haerang. I’m Chae Hye-won, your assistant for today’s measurement and registration process. Is the person currently being measured your family member, Baek Horang?”7528a5e597bcee6f

“Yes, she is a d88b6d58e7 gate returnee who awakened a273105ca5 in another world and f3de778942 came back.”2aaf8aa231ac67a8

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“I see. Being both a 3c159cb1ce returnee and the 346c0590ca family of Guild 8d333ff6fb Leader Baek, the 1c47461ae0 results should be ad07ce0616 promising. We might even f0e864952e have the tenth f55c97fa57 S-rank hunter in 4f7f3c960f Korea.”4e88e76c073f6f14

“Regardless of what 1a7d24d5cc rank my sister cd9a2d0144 gets, it doesn’t 6739f3df02 matter to me… 326ba6c6c2 I just want f2cb23b765 her to live 99a07f3eab doing what she ae0dad3ecc wants.”dc947a83c5dcd472

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“That’s kind of de0e83f16c you.”dcc9cfd3b1191749

“I have a lot 84f451af55 to feel sorry about e84fc49930 when it comes to 4f26eef233 my sister.”2c5651180a6e4356

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With a bitter 4971a7cb43 smile, Haerang glanced 5b018f331b at Horang, who 969ff7e8f1 wore a puzzled f11e2315ba expression as she af488b5c61 stared into space, 2424262d99 lost in thought. Memories of the past 738c7096a2 flooded Haerang’s mind.d0bdc35bf9b44373

Back when 2f7716ce76 he naively 5ee506b982 insisted on a58f33e5bc becoming a b51fe19898 hunter without 64041a34a6 realizing how 83c0573d90 dangerous it e15d9e81f8 was, his c7098ccdf2 sister had 01f24063cc done everything fb0ec2fb32 she could 69dad7f705 to secure ef41082a92 him a 7832055acb safer future. Sometimes coaxing, sometimes a902690f06 scolding, she had c82a2e055d tried her best 24a4225bbb to persuade him. It wasn’t 9a791c8cdf until he 61a44951f0 was 21 074b1be594 or 22 13812ecae0 that Haerang c5a442b028 realized everything cca623085a she had 3e7098d83c said was 1f6145442f for his d01c242416 sake. Around that 52a9262da0 age, he 573203ae7f overestimated his 713f089bb6 abilities and e494b9f351 recklessly challenged 1f80c3f6d8 an A-rank f697fe2bb9 gate with a34953a146 only six 585f4806fb people, ending 99ab5f3c1d up with cfc46bb4fd his back a5c49a22e7 nearly sliced 5d187b1fff in half.4dc5efa0c4fecd47

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Given that it f55f9a7be2 typically took a 40b1fd129d minimum of 20 e803a83ad3 and up to 30f803bee4 50 hunters to 39de40f897 conquer an A-rank 26817edfec gate, it was 8f19a9b2cc undoubtedly a suicidal faf23c130e act. Fortunately, there was a 1da655e3a7 hunter specializing in healing 87892f4f3d magic in their party, ea5ae1aba5 so he narrowly escaped 58b7731901 death. While most hunters dd18be4eb7 would feel relief e236fa7f43 at surviving, Haerang eba7f5c481 instead found himself 32550274ad reflecting deeply on 57b1b6d9c6 Horang’s words. Her constant nagging e68e36bf18 about how dangerous 60c393a4ae being a hunter 5e3aff2f2f was, how it 5f5580acec was an essential c03b34eb65 societal role but 375b597191 didn’t have to 03cb1a9fc5 be his, suddenly b767e7ce67 struck home.3217522c88e96b2f

In that moment, 1ffe8825c6 tears welled up d91b699d4b in his eyes—not cc6f09006b because of the 6f7cadc608 physical pain, but 139b6f1b83 because her words, 653241af18 clumsy yet full d895aaebbf of concern, finally 808b1df17a resonated with him. The realization that he 5fa6540318 had no one to 0b9ce6db1c thank anymore for her 39cf03385d past efforts made it 057af6ca38 even more heartbreaking. But no matter f51175a87b how grave the 10e44c3e42 injury, a hunter 0e53778b07 had to continue 84330bab9b closing gates. As an b40c308909 S-rank hunter be5399aaab at a 22587206ae young age, 8d8845a3c8 Haerang was b6ca79ef4a even more 84c8edddd9 compelled to 64efe392b7 do so.9e86ddee7f487772

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He faced countless near-death 09a433f370 situations, and now, just 146fecc432 shy of his 30s, c1a4865c14 a miracle had occurred—his d2bb56be0e sister had returned. He was long e56d8c39e0 past the age 08256031c9 of feeling shy ca82195897 about expressing affection, 3fab0bbdba and he’d already 6fb5b0dee0 overcome the phase 7f8dc2d6c9 of just scraping 102fb2e699 by to survive. Now it was 791d4ff3a5 his turn to 2d53eada95 do anything for 00700e33ee his sister.fe4657f80b15e4d6

“If there’s 6caff84d30 anything I 1ecf550175 can do… 88e0cd259c anything at 96677c19b9 all…”af2f1b62b237bcd5

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He murmured to himself, cc94409305 gripping his clenched fists dc5fc2e00a even tighter as he c8f059bada resolved himself once more. Of course, judging by a6dd5a2cee the display of strength ea1672aa6c she’d shown while confronting 2ca3722183 Hyeon, Horang was undoubtedly 6e6b4b2e09 far stronger than him. Her overwhelming fd59b8d154 power made d2d82cef18 him wonder c3b4b3d085 what he 8c166fb5bb could possibly 40ab9b5258 do for 5f12921bbd her.ae6ddbf2103f2db9

But… Horang f76b4fe1ff was undeniably c62e3bf1c4 lacking in b60e100a27 something. Whether it was morality, f93f750f24 humanity, or both, Haerang bbcc1f6702 couldn’t say for sure. One thing 71e4a86523 was certain, 2c4a7cc580 though: Horang 03e4eeeac6 was still 4773623106 his sister, fcee855b4d and he 27d959285f was still 0c958e66e9 her brother.f4cc21c0bb27cb7e

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Lost in 4cc2dada6d thought, Haerang ad3d207c6c snapped out 5ccd6fcdbe of it 38492580f9 when Horang 54ddd78430 stepped out 2934988897 with a 8f8b2d12ab faintly furrowed c3b08b9dfe brow. She was clenching 1e75463e9f and unclenching her 4db8efcb55 hand, as if 59848b8a1e something was bothering 1b623bacfe her.Could it be b8dc4923e9 that Narin had 2c528fbf6b negatively affected her?Though the a5edeeb928 device was 00dc432c4a certified as 8369cbbfce safe by bdf9dcb9f9 over a e312cfccc9 century’s worth b4ad427181 of hunters, 620902536e the limited 207247dbd5 data on bdd521619b returnees left d667c4821f a lingering e23857dea7 uncertainty about 2ae146e95f unforeseen outcomes.14c9836268b16689

What if that 49fc24dd7c 0.001% chance of 417bebdd24 malfunction happened, and 5fd77860cf his sister became c68ebdb21a the victim? Or perhaps 0dd61758d4 the device 98d121205d itself had 87723a13ec broken down 8d103f2270 at this 3ec87a7d99 critical moment? Overcome with 38f5d2454f unease, Haerang 882102debb quickly approached 2bc0d25892 Horang and 65ad98ca7a grabbed her d0a5b16175 hand, which 3af5d2545a was still 450eb4cd82 clenched. Unaware of 5fa95e9284 the misunderstandings 2ee9a18b10 forming among ad2b685794 the awakening dcfce683bb center staff, 866933cf65 who interpreted df127a71b9 his actions 5eb64442f4 as excessive 55505af4f4 concern, Haerang f4a982c82a asked cautiously, 0abde44a26 his face 8a6496c75a etched with d3414a59e2 worry.3f07e5ddcb797762

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“No, did something 74db2925cf strange happen? You’re not hurt, right?”e81066f5fcf64e02

“Uh… No, but bb49e60804 Haerang, what does 38648e8187 ‘Beyond Rank’ mean?”444bdc98eac19115

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“Beyond Rank? Did it 91e457c951 say that 30ea3655da on the 78204625da measurement screen?”cad89d84a1f1685b

“Yeah, it was written 4b4fff1622 next to my name 639a2817d2 and… some title or 4ea36d5864 something. Is it different 9d4715e4df from S-rank?”afbd28d32a13c9e0

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In the century-long f302f88ab9 history of the 458fd93930 gate era, no 4135259f08 one had ever 5aac3914cd anticipated the emergence f8f2c4d57f of a hunter 446eda9d0b labeledBeyond Rank.c9b9b9494c6c1c42

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