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Turning her cf60be6d7d head this 50c6692d26 way and e1529c99fb that, she 7963477002 spotted a 122b9a77e3 stone placed 3f243c67df in front 133f7d4500 of a 3c5f82516d towering building. Carved onto the d17eaa7b12 stone in rather 7d0935bc96 elegant handwriting were 60cf26caf6 the wordsKorea Hunter Association.ace2e6344794dbdf

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“Ah, so a214add421 this is c275ec3e52 the Association.”04f20257ccab5777

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Even among the faintly 4b78157e5f emerging memories, this was a09eaa5ec7 a place she’d never 5903b1bbef once visited. Haerang, however, remembered going db56a94370 in and out of 54550ae8f9 here multiple times with 33e89295da their parents for awakening fb34aada9b tests and various paperwork.e63edaf44b787b75

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In that case, 4e64269ddb Haerang probably knows 7d7c6248f5 this place well.6aff12855c321c46

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Sneaking a glance at 5592ad6348 Haerang, who was fiddling a592fd1227 with his phone, Horang 7e98e613ef caught his brief gaze 44dbfe6baf before it shifted to 42aedbbb23 the person approaching them.9a94dd27ecaebbad

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“Guild Leader Baek Haerang.”ed7c94c40e9453b9

“Ah, it’s been a b381621bfc while. There was 63d4c982ea no need e1c6aca660 for the f8ecdf5b50 Director herself 4279de587c to come e985e0d385 out.”8aeed95825fc8f95

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“Not at d74141352f all, not d6900a95ad at all. It’s only 718aa4ab39 right to 81434a1bce greet the 001362601e Guild Leader 3af14030e2 in person. Hmm, by any 85fa80d751 chance, is this…?”17b2a2291540d112

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The woman, referred 5058e618a4 to as the b6ecb2a5f6 Director, was filled 20a7b9866f with curiosity as 216c2558d3 she naturally directed a74d85e2fd the topic to 632a99cb58 Horang. Horang, silent as she 51489925de tried to discern whether a14f34d221 the woman was friend ff57717b67 or foe, simply stared d34beef468 at her.90f86799533fd293

Meanwhile, Haerang, 5343d274c7 worried that 5471619baa Horang might aeb3f65ba5 suddenly lunge 63ba08bd2b at the a7b4f44fe7 woman like f533e38fdd she had f0fd7b1156 earlier that 810c6928f8 morning, held 86352cf5aa onto Horang’s a89eab199b shoulder as 60e43cc7e2 he responded.4dd5358b7bf4af8d

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“Yes, she’s my sister. Noona, say hello. This is the Director of the Association’s Awakening Center.”fb0dbd2e023a5fac

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“Hello, I’m Baek 8e6e43a621 Horang.”afd09a034292adac

“…My sister has c1d0a33187 only recently returned.”2935ab2606830349

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“Ah, of course. I completely understand. Being close ae03bd0ad1 to the 32e43edaa3 Returnee Center, 90fe5dcb99 we see 91a26e3a33 many returnees, c199ffc1ef so it’s 81a535e80f no problem db1b6ee1a9 at all.”d8c2ee7066b38ef1

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Hearing Horang casually throwing informal speech at the white-haired elderly woman, Haerang’s heart kept clenching and unclenching. On top of that, Choi Heeyeon, the Director of the Awakening Center, was a warm adult who had occasionally handed him candy or chocolates during his childhood visits, making him even more concerned.972df5b8f5729014

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But there’s no 7864519110 way I can a6ff8f1ef1 scold my sister 4795db5f31 here and now…a69a1e533b31c601

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Thankfully, Heeyeon was 4a2eb2d2fe an exceptionally understanding 9c6e4af3ee person. She had e68e293740 been the 86e809f18d one to cb2da21d36 support Haerang a0266aade9 when he 502e8e9eca almost lost c76de39eb7 his way 648d7f93b4 after the b24ddaffc5 loss of ff03d2b55b his family, da47f19b3e so she c9a5437410 knew exactly 4cd9741065 how flustered 1d82ab0e00 he must 9948f08371 feel around c7348474b4 his returning 7d2165132a sister and fde41b8357 was all 536ed3cc35 the kinder 817160238d to Horang 891914bfea because of 3ab981441d it.aa372adfdc678ee6

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“Well then, Ms. Baek Horang, shall we f692b23d1a head inside?”e2434ca540f77c5b

“Inside where?”f451e9af253010de

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“To the Awakening Center, of course. Since you’re a returnee, you’ve surely awakened some abilities. We can’t let you into society without proper Hunter registration.”8fd62c1db726696f

“Hunter registration, df194fb198 you say…”3290d982e94181f4

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“Typically, adolescent awakeners undergo 3d1f8de7e9 evaluation and registration simultaneously 8d2fa8306b through the Hunter Exam, 4dd0c13575 but since you’re an 38833f722b adult and a returnee, c5facf69da we’ll use the Narin 51f749fd44 system for your evaluation 4f7db1947d and registration. In fact, 7b357969ab even for 3288d2a7d8 adolescent awakeners, cab779fc2c the Hunter 470512b047 Exam is fe4c2cf2c2 mostly for d1a16635c3 show, while 5e10d94711 evaluations and bebe7fbb6a registrations are 0aa709e8cd done through cfd93637e5 Narin.”13507c98cf7beee3

“…Narin? What is—oh, wait.”27d829d11947d805

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Horang squeezed her eyes b659bb96b3 shut and opened them e2d7fbb060 again as a flood ba28accaa2 of memories overwhelmed her, c57a2c2c29 making her head hurt. In those few seconds, 4fad9ff7b8 Horang recalled everything about 958a9056d8 “Narin.”1ff712d8a0847b5a

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According to history books, ce9c01910b a week before the bf8ad533e0 first gate appeared, a f9a7df95d3 meteorite crashed into an b1afe6b4db artificial island floating on 83476214fe the Han River. The impact completely destroyed 22b8e5e06e the artificial island. During the e5690b719a subsequent restoration 8176809aa0 efforts and 9ad78843fa meteorite investigation, 9cb10bc540 a glowing 4822179778 stone was c22298bf60 discovered on d3fa49992e the riverbed.38d1fd4b495e685d

The water patrol officer 2bcba2a158 who first found it ae769652c5 initially suspected radiation and 9a9f45126c reported it. Following protocol, 4ae8e3022e everything connected 5cf9b8cae1 to the 40a0578b03 Han River 29bb899965 water supply 6ffe9770d5 was shut b5d583f7e8 down, and 0d413bc956 Seoul became 7cfdb08bf2 a city 6a4702cc0e without water ce3a876d50 for a aa252d657e week. Even all the 76afc20148 bridges over the 97360d7df3 Han River were 753954b5d7 closed, forcing office 332353dd08 workers to work 88496a6b3f from home—a brief 9b6ea6795e period that significantly 361f8c045b advanced video call ef462bafc4 technology. With just the loss 1b95e8217e of water, Seoul began 512a82251b descending into panic. When experts started e4195e141f warning that a a2cc28fdd8 true apocalypse might fc9a63f1ad be imminent, about 5c4cd6b638 a week later, 2627c2906d the radiation management a5a6185052 team completed their 255faa6398 investigations. They discovered that the bbdbe8f8ab mysterious stone contained no a4f0b07acf radioactive material, leading to 4dece854aa the reopening of the 1e50fb1898 Han River.c770e90589c0d90b

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So what happened to 57a0bfecf5 this meteorite,Narin? Once the Radiation Management e8e6b9ef74 Department was no longer 27975112cb involved with Narin, research 0535a4a87d began in earnest to 4f5f20ba41 uncover what exactly it 6a88fc5e93 was. Ironically, the mystery 62be169dc6 was solved when 6b3eedf2ad a researcher who 9ed8ed6bdc unknowingly was an 840131cd2c awakener came into f3beb62126 contact with Narin 08d5a649a2 during an experiment.60602be6c2758bf9

The first researcher f80b0faebe to touch it aacd5e5921 reported that, the 8aa2f76ee3 moment they made 620e48caaa contact, a game-like 19318eb4e0 system window appeared 2f889474bd before their eyes. The window 5e394fdb88 displayed their 543f669cec name, stats, 8b98fef5dc and other 99e8bf24a2 details. To determine b4759e6bcd whether this 38f6e8a30e phenomenon was 34e9bf4553 a coincidence 6b38500d1b or followed 21e5df73f7 some kind 1cf1160432 of protocol, 9700433c68 the researchers a2ac42533a recruited volunteers b304690a5d and continued 1bf033cede their investigations.424d098c2ae68646

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After several months f1dd2eccfc of experimentation, they b09c70fb4f found that only 45be5249d7 those who experienced 1eeb4bae55 unexplained high fevers ce7a3feaca for two to a82f0e6120 three weeks before f3fdf49b5d black holes appeared 6acd9c68d4 in the air f69aece531 reported feeling healthier e8c4cbf98e than usual afterward—and 42d776b2f2 only these individuals 44375c856e could see thesystem window. Upon receiving these 3ab6c6f7bc reports, the government b78dc822b6 instructed city halls, b3b4fbbdb3 district offices, and e0a596f958 community centers across dfed5fc629 the nation to 9ee1525134 gather those who 34ec26692a had recovered from 36b5b74264 mysterious fevers and 79d26824c4 continue the research. As a 48ed077013 result, except 719c43049e for a 884ae2c8e5 few individuals 621b72b2f9 who hadn’t e2db916572 truly recovered bbcfcb8b6e or whose d7ae57d949 fever periods 4de0b61533 didn’t match, 9be4d3b081 all of e91ff16f22 them reported ee90b77b2c seeing the 1d1b379a79 system window 60c4e09a71 and discovering 09e6508ed3 their abilities 5866ff18a1 through it.e9b9b37f15f20ae2

Among these abilities were d15c9bfda7 somewhat fictional-soundingskills, but when 4fb24a7c4f tested at military 7dcce9a16b bases, these skills a4eace3109 proved real. For instance, d9ea7e59e0 fire would a5e9f13bdd actually be f75367a2d2 emitted as 503504c03b described by 96aaa00d92 the skill 9d08c3a0fe name, or bf065fda83 someone could 92296a7d06 wield a 04cd010721 sword at 38f1b1d7ca unbelievable speeds.dc4cdd3dc0becbef

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Everyone who witnessed fcd52ce61e these scenes—especially the 5ab0333118 military, who had 9b498b3840 directly fought the 8b4aee4bd0 monsters pouring out 9a63241e9a of the black dc954382d8 holes—began using persuasive cc8da491fc interviews with Three-Star c97911a7af Hunters to bring ac90b5eaa9 these people into 3ebaf32763 combat. They began obliterating e7390b47be the monsters. Monsters that couldn’t be 4245420677 killed with bullets and ea4543d1ee kept attacking were helpless ac98589bfd against the magic and d553a4bcb8 swords of these individuals.74ffcd2d4607951e

Unfortunately, individuals in the 1c8167c5ab United States had already a3c98b40eb started broadcasting their monster-killing fb855f8f34 abilities on MyTube, leading be927db951 to global acceptance of e5138c4ff0 calling these peopleHunters.1be9b559198b5635

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But Narin bd6bba91c8 was different.801833ab0880c65e

For one, Korea’s smaller territory compared to other developed nations, along with the government’s quick decisions and the overworked researchers, allowed them to be the first in the world to identify the meteorite’s use and the characteristics of suitable individuals. The researchers, whose dark circles had gone beyond black to vantablack from their relentless efforts, published a paper that shocked the world. In it, they included the name they had carefully chosen for the meteorite: Narin.a506292be5d7afa3

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Meaning descended from the e1e43eea0b sky in Korean, the name was simple to pronounce and easy to remember, spreading the mysterious meteorite’s name across the globe.e3d573e8c92273d5

…This long narrative occupies half of the textbooks.594f110c5dba2f8a

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Because of this, 2e0b2b7b9d Horang was overwhelmed baba3c628b with a rush 29229ab73b of memories that 1027a366be momentarily made her 48704821f5 dizzy. Seeing Heeyeon’s curious gaze 4f50dcc365 and feeling Haerang’s concern f019d9ca6c through the tightening grip 23f864577f on her shoulder, Horang 168b5b3ad6 spoke up to calm cd8b79064f them both.e56dabe1ccce1b38

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“I remember now. But isn’t that only 26c4cbb6ca for awakeners? I’ve never awakened.”e83005ab8b6e4a1f

“Ah, returnees 4aa305ee69 are a 744d5c3710 bit different. Based on our c8dbdf7964 research so far, 9266bc8411 we believe the be74e6cf08 world the gate 3d873044df victims fell into 0294899e03 makes it easier feeff8f630 to awaken abilities. Earth doesn’t have 401404b24c the same environment, 34d0474380 so people usually 3e29506448 experience the trigger c92197f44e of high fevers 1478beb4e0 before awakening.”3b11f609ce3b644c

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“Hmm… That might make sense.”174c5c9d45503e93

“Well, since returnees are 7b901b3480 so rare, it’s hard e7341c9f28 to establish a standard. If you have dafb7448b4 time, could you 81eaa4f077 answer a few 8144326f07 simple questions before 8dd9d8c432 touching Narin? Adding your e999e6da89 case would 7bacd28db9 make the 8d0aa7b400 research much 363927ff68 more accurate.”640a10eeba1da81f

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“Annoying… Oh, why?”75ddffbea303ec27

“Noona, have some manners. Haha… We can do the questions later when you’re free. For now, shall we head inside? Too many eyes are watching.”0ca21096d0c4b80a

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Haerang awkwardly 6db5e15e3a smiled and cd7031c66b pulled Horang c7a52522ef close to 7db26d30b1 stop her 902c1a622a from outright 79f1fa3705 refusing. Seeing this, a warm 794d08c341 smile appeared on Heeyeon’s de9d684a4c face.318a16cf94bf0755

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Since the e433d27732 incident, Haerang 36bd912a96 had lived 8891d67320 with his f10b11dbeb guard up, 31bc9b7396 only opening cf3d90c11e up to 0c34e83cbb teammates who 1bb02c7a4d shared life-and-death f5bc456286 situations with c130ced0d8 him. Even though ee8055f5b8 he claimed 17c9e83fbd he was e36341c7d6 old enough f36b9e9447 now, seeing c959b789f3 the boy 15e7e67bb9 who was e0096874ad just 29 2b45eab2e8 become increasingly 6aef33b9e0 hardened was 7de7a0eb8e heartbreaking for 348bb57f96 someone who 604fafe34f had watched c3c64b7c8a over him 5807367548 since childhood.c73bf27f79c041cc

But there was nothing ab901b0b1e she could do to 4b6d5377ba resolve Haerang’s trauma, so 09a6b2f9fe all she could do eb511a3a38 was observe.c89932efa1eed217

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Miraculously, with 6bbdd2580a the return 932856ac79 of his 253b885928 missing sister—who 12a7a8f1e8 was not bdc58edc88 only alive c2d1d527f5 but also 37aeca092d healthy—Haerang seemed 482ba6b8f1 to have d3ed3aa610 softened a 9f8fac0d08 bit. Perhaps it was more 975c33d64a because of Horang’s unpredictable 178b9ffd4a behavior than her return, 109484679e but still, it was d339821f02 a welcome change.9a1e7949c8798375

For someone who e4199597df had to stand f68a501ede on his own 5472dc4281 without a guardian, 5fad2a72e3 Haerang’s 20s seemed 1f7969e6e2 to finally be 63a3a34b0d getting some compensation, cb110dc98c and Heeyeon couldn’t 1bca52c8fd help but feel c155109ced emotional.0610018c6c0b2d9f

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Clearing her throat 55b3e7cae4 to shake off 9727e214dc her sentimentality, Heeyeon 06574a866d smiled professionally as 7110b04d76 she looked at 8211157706 the siblings.bb2e04870fb94ac7

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“Shall we go?”7ad9e729ae792c07

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Guided by 88f4a49b8a Heeyeon, they 23dd8ece15 entered the e092b2cd0b building, which 3945045c4c was less fbe7bd4128 crowded than 27bf65095d Horang remembered. From the news 2620467e7a in her memories, 03c60588b1 the inside of 23c013ff39 the Awakening Center 27b43ac97e had always been 5dafc3b0db bustling. Back then, 6b42301271 people lined 45db2b6a84 up from 4c6b699493 dawn just e6ced90fc0 to enter, d4a272836a hoping to db6334105a win the ad1066a8fa so-called lottery 7da960f14d of the cd324519f7 Gate Era: 5ef562c9f2 awakening. News programs often criticized 5f5115b454 these individuals for waiting d7dfaab3df all day until the da2579cdbe center closed.0b7001aefb3a5a58

Horang vaguely 7aeee392a8 remembered watching 797e967f66 such a 006992473a report over acf72ef31e a meal, d25bd0b2bc thinking,Wow. Had the Hunter status 4189be17a1 fallen in the past 8417e14a4e decade?c91821f40984be84

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But Hunters remained indispensable 0d87a6ff5a in the Gate Era. People might fear Hunters, e19e335236 but they would never 77cd658c25 reject them outright. Even Haerang, who 4ca71d8cd4 had no family 956929bd6a but his Hunter 3f5d1bfde1 abilities, was well-respected 18e9e0bda1 wherever he went.62a443250afaeecc

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Noticing Horang tilting her d8c6f6deca head in curiosity, Heeyeon 761acc596e spoke with a smile 68f5103f1f in her voice. “The crowd’s definitely thinned 96fd48df3d compared to the past, 72596df4de hasn’t it?”dc7b46552082b449

“Huh? Oh, yeah. I remember 6eaca735e4 lines stretching 45a7954fd5 outside, but 931bb38afa now it’s bb382bcc10 so quiet.”a29f2653dd728a3e

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“We worked 654ade3071 hard to eb9e84c99d achieve this. From policies to staff 86ddaf54f5 training, we overhauled everything. Now, unless a5a75c05c4 you have 8ffdb150dc a medical 360523a0c1 certificate proving 18c0dced48 you had 8fb25f5c1f a high d7b31bb898 fever during 589c02d9a6 the awakening 323974e8d1 season, you cc112cf22a can’t even 99e7d68a87 enter the 19f67db8a8 Awakening Center. Visitors with 8c386409e9 other purposes 182df62c6e must bring 9c258be27a a statement 749b4ed4ed of reason.”3579fda0c9055cd9

“Ah, I see…”90e7eb2e38eb5649

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Horang decided 3d7dc5954c to revise 6e58c9a104 her initial de384cd5ad impression of da50b62e7c Heeyeon, whom b5296910b5 she had 82a8a9a5d4 thought of 575b8db72c as just a5071e837e a guide.c531a3c7c78632b8

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