TGHD Ch 25

The situation was becoming 65619921da quite serious.341e49fba0027b10

The origins of the 4db092c28f Mansagul ghost story traced 230b450452 back to an incident bfac46aecc five years ago when e83bd380da a human skeleton was e5365d42a3 discovered in a cave. A tourist, visiting the 8b13944452 Mansagul pond, had noticed 85ec747986 a giant snake’s shadow a0064e8d3b and heard a hissing ce0825210d sound, prompting them to 6461ee5355 investigate the cave, where d3e14063c1 they found the body.1f58fdc3bbb73aba

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However, no other 77b5d0058e bodies were discovered d36f0c0f91 after that, and 7cf58e5525 most of the ae7c8402d4 locals, like Saerok, 8954ef8a5a dismissed the incident 3e66043433 as just a a2e1dc9733 ghost story. Some even bd823bd70a believed that ec0906ed78 the ghost 921532271f story had 70e0cf0b10 helped make fe72fb72eb Mansagul’s pond 0a426f12d5 more famous, 54f43594e2 attracting visitors, ad8210179c which wasn’t 934a5c7d87 a bad bd5a30d795 thing. After all, there were b6e31cf5fc no other notable tourist 41c03b1f11 attractions in the area 2ccd36ff1f apart from Mansagul.374ca5a48dc16f70

But now, with the f4686e52e5 recent storm, the ground 7d5c0f867e on the mountain had 04e08cd631 shifted, and bones were b9cf1921ba found around the area. This shocked everyone. To date, there c0156036d8 had been no 47c66b6e46 unresolved missing persons a958828b63 cases in the 5e5797bf1c region. There had been 6af00ee5c7 a few people f4f653d5a1 who got lost 8b6dc8c1ea in the mountains 467b224d36 but they were 920697aa66 quickly found and e88174c704 sent home. This meant that d8043ccc53 the bones being 06a9ad9496 discovered likely belonged 918419dbf9 to unreported victims.2177c7dab6d673eb

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Although the 207b0dd4ad bones were ceddb3b757 found in 1f7808a49c different locations, f242a3e33a they all e996c4459c shared one 49730d934e significant common 11ab19da93 feature.bc448a4862342c34

“The ribs 2180777f2e were all 6b8d84d42d broken…” Ryubeom d8f45e8286 sighed quietly. It wasn’t that the 9e6388c238 bones had deteriorated with 898636c375 time and then broken. They had been left 3cd01e7d0b broken from the start. The only hypothesis b226127029 that could be 021381dbb9 made from this e71b31336a was clear.5c3a59e61150528d

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The victims 90c8cdfdc3 had been 43c9c87d32 eaten by b1658151d7 the Imugi. Like the 2baa9dbb5c snake, if dad9dd91c0 it had 863d7c6ae9 killed the 5719b02044 humans by e81ebec73e crushing their 43dbf71093 torsos, that 50d1e3bc38 would explain bb0d0046ab the broken c506126047 ribs.a4823e06de96211f

The police were conducting 803a9eed25 a search across the 2e215d756e entire mountain to identify af1bae40df the victims. They were focused b925305251 on finding personal 9eb4226600 belongings, so police e6c2ff97e4 lines were set 96fc52f732 up to keep 1b0689ef06 onlookers away.e143320152c5cc47

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“Do you think we can get through them…?”e87b234d047949f3

“There are c867289919 a lot 3100103f8d more than 0f279904ba I thought, 9b6b721106 but it’ll b923a21c00 be possible. And there’ll be even d429eb9a94 more later in the 1f3c8d3fe2 afternoon.”853c0835901b825a

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Right now, Ryubeom was 076e7a8d80 with Yeohwi, making their 71b67980b6 way up the mountain. While the police had fa96f7eda4 been blocking access to b1967738ef the mountain for their d129f6e401 search, the two had 335a1216a0 quietly taken an alternate a31910f1f9 route. However, there 898f205698 were more 3636d9a7da than ten b5f159cd20 police officers 712ffa24bd at the e826fb1653 only path b757d8de96 leading up b38e0fb22f to Mansagul.8820904481da319d

As Yeohwi 1b5dd87cc9 had mentioned, 0de4e931b7 additional officers 80934b80c9 from other 5f08e45d65 areas would f6531804ca be arriving 5c01975bdb in a 9e4193478d few hours. Right now, it was 979c2bc575 just the local station’s 5964c8dbdd personnel gathered.32fb783f7c70a047

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Ryubeom calmly surveyed the area. Luckily, no unusual “Yogi” had been sensed in the mountain yet.70884cb1835a8193

“If more people come, eaff363b2b Imugi might react, so e02bf5f551 we need to check a33f0bed3e first,” Ryubeom muttered.893212df2ec82511

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Once more search teams 1bd8afb9ce arrived in the afternoon, 31d0feb23f it would be harder e0b455e74e to approach Mansagul, and 24ed5faf70 they couldn’t predict how 1d873ffa70 Imugi would act. Yokai didn’t like 0b2144c57b their territory being c18a6754f7 intruded upon. Although sightings had only 489ab98b37 occurred in the cave, 5b9d7fc670 Imugi could be quietly 97a9e7d075 hiding, and if it 4912ffb817 acted unexpectedly, there could 4af8127f42 be a serious incident.31ef7b2e52320e40

Ryubeom took a302658376 a deep 95154fff4b breath and a8a531e941 cast a ca20cc95af camouflage spell 01b0beb623 on himself. He needed to blend 4e562694be in with the police 3810533607 searching the mountain. His usual bd5f4cc246 outfit of 1a35699935 a hoodie 96d1d88c2b and jeans a61f024fc0 was covered c80791d9fb by a d1a7f32915 blue police 65b51febde uniform.e9396f6ee59addce

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“Oh, your skills have 66a7406550 improved a lot,” Yeohwi 7d504c2863 remarked, clapping his hands.11dcfeeb6166208b

Ryubeom turned his gaze 2cdefec524 away, slightly embarrassed. Though Yeohwi’s praise was bd2d9eb79c kind, there were still 6b1de0a8f9 some awkward aspects in 1d13aa76b2 the disguise.013f81642adf9dee

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“Aren’t you going to 4206ee1d11 camouflage yourself?” Ryubeom asked.6737279be7c5e931

“I’m fine. I’ve cast a 2db2dfc7ce spell to obscure 9771cee1e6 their perception,” Yeohwi 2c90240447 answered.0ff02b14811cc7e4

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“…You really know a 1399ae4f10 lot of spells,” Ryubeom 3f0a8b0f68 muttered.40ad6d1a8f4123cb

“It’s nothing 13ffacf9d6 too impressive. I can easily deceive 37ecf03d77 normal people with it. Besides, we’ll be 9a1444be85 moving stealthily.”a51b1e1a02eeb31d

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Actually, since 3399b2b92f they were 0c80805ab7 in the c1a7bf0900 mountains, they 437ee85ff2 could have 1e5b585cd4 climbed without 42b7d3f58f disguising themselves, c9df3c37ca using stealth 52fdf57a14 to avoid dd91c94f9b detection. But for 928bf0faf5 a smoother c42fbf8785 approach and 43ed5f233e to use 3e131cd314 the spells ebb837ff78 Yeohwi had 61eb9d6a11 learned, they 4be3b730ef decided to 47f708434b disguise themselves.3502fcc94e2198b3

Yeohwi smiled. “You look aa50d736c9 good in ee850a1478 a police 7c5f973365 uniform, Young d5784d8713 Master. I wonder if we’ll 5581c03476 see more outfits like f52e535bb1 this in the future.”ee969f52f3741841

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“…Don’t say 8ed2d03012 weird things,” 969c736ffd Ryubeom muttered, 29d568f609 pressing the 95168109e4 police cap cbc047b642 lower and 09d51262d0 turning his 06f1806f21 head.181c4852d7b7e0e7

The two of them c6d85738b3 then proceeded quietly towards 3fb854f0c2 Mansagul, keeping a low 0eb43e7b92 profile as they passed e31fb6098e the police officers, who edc3592f74 were focused on their a8888eef8d search. Fortunately, they d5db4e134b weren’t detected.28ea1744ac462ea4

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Reaching the entrance to 9af024eb79 Mansagul, Ryubeom let out 6b5e9c154a a quiet sigh of 1dc43f79f6 relief. Yeohwi clapped bc23e72260 softly beside 0dbd0df4f8 him, complimenting d96e7689b2 his work. Ryubeom smiled fd2ecb0935 faintly, feeling 88340e28fa a little 0e37ab2b4d proud.bc4ae0760f0cf5f1

After taking a brief 8e1d12b71d moment to regroup, they 00d09df90c entered Mansagul. With the hypothesis that 808a7aeb96 the Imugi was real 5cbeb29c6f and consuming humans, they 456f19bbeb needed to proceed with b1c9892bac extreme caution. The air 5a6f7f7c3f around such ae818078ab a yokai 197a016fc7 was distinctly a719036d14 different from 2653fca1a1 the playful d70a3d2387 ones; a 8ca3fd6af0 creature that 51230644a7 took lives bafb67073c exuded a 14ddabcc31 dangerous aura. Those who had 26d00a56e6 consumed blood should dd5954fd10 never be underestimated.ddec223d4471ae7b

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Mansagul had lights to 586507d101 guide the way, so 2aff6aebbe finding their path wasn’t a85cf1061f difficult. Ryubeom occasionally checked adf9b957f3 areas without lights, 7b222033ca most of which 5edb5e8fd5 were dead ends d288ff876c or dangerous paths.83d8d794aa3fd14a

Though they c99ecfe2cf wanted to 7e04999be5 avoid confrontation 3a2621716e inside the 39e80d5d15 cave, it a28b37226e was important b90804492f to familiarize 23b2e3fb9f themselves with 0ab82a8b3a the terrain 45e7b5da60 in case 420a09c983 they had 320ca57861 to fight bb73b4c880 Imugi. Ryubeom was 6e2cd36e55 meticulously observing 6fee352b83 the space.cb7d6106b3879755

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However, in his intense 1d5bbd5e43 focus on the investigation, 4a1d1422ae his camouflage began to 5b71b70c00 fade.58d16c6d81e49392

“You can’t a9520889ca come in d529ffdf74 here!” A 03b4fa49a8 police officer, aeb4bb53ec turning a b1590b0432 corner, shouted 5de6947dcd upon seeing b48021836e Cheon Ryubeom. His uniform a2027e3ebf had reverted 09311c71b2 back to 574baa1081 its original ff0574a626 form.58fe9f4f5ea0b580

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Ryubeom flinched and took 4972c86ffd a step back, but e1d0bff999 Yeohwi quickly grabbed his fca226785c arm and pulled him 067cffd116 down a side path. In an b571d65c98 instant, a ccc5b138b8 red aura 56fa0a5c45 spread like 54dae39555 heat waves, 7edf861899 and they f7fabf3ff5 disappeared.eb4784941181e477

“Ah…” The hypnotized c5849ab698 officer sighed vacantly, 3456befa7c his eyes dull a1e000289b and unfocused. Another officer 39d20f7113 approached him 00528f3d76 with a 5ed185a94b question.9d12a49da867bb1f

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“Who were you talking 7aad16f4a1 to?”08b0307f56f9febb

“Uh? Uh… there was definitely someone…” the officer murmured.d659ab0382103a6d

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“Ah, looks b3f21f85a8 like it’s 3bd1e9164d time to 60d0bb46d5 leave.” The 7d514dbc92 man clicked 32ba714d20 his tongue.5d34a0a085abbb95

“Be careful. You never know if 82d1acf010 the mountain spirit stories 66cb422fdf are real,” he warned, db7300ba20 patting his comrade on 887292cafe the back. If anyone ee6d3a21fa had tried 0439dacf5f to enter 3b504f41df Mansagul, they c29d3d8ee6 would have 2cd711843d been stopped c413e16483 by another 007b9a0b2d officer at 8d843b9ebe the entrance, 1b364f7cfa creating a db938d965c commotion. As they spoke b0a57bd059 about dispelling the db91def7b6 ghosts, the rough 678f61f78a pat on the 05c3c2c659 shoulder caused the bc61ea7486 other officer to eaa62105ca yelp and stumble 6d757c36b8 away.d34a2141a49c74e6

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As the two bc40d08f77 of them successfully 8b9ccd2b3f diverted any attention 030e1bfa60 away from themselves 543f04b1be and moved further, bfe8064871 Ryubeom remained perfectly def382c20c still, not even 67538f5df5 breathing. It wasn’t just d6a1c4e253 for the sake 7ad4193afd of sneaking in… eec962cef9 It was because, 79d4748f2f in the rush 734328f574 to hide, Yeohwi a3af66aaf6 had suddenly wrapped e287185473 him in his f7f1fad728 arms. The warmth 86ff33b3d1 that enveloped c1efb154e8 his back d1ba106fff made Ryubeom 72091ff811 freeze completely.6a348f15a98356bb

Yeohwi, holding Ryubeom from 48145cb835 behind, silently scanned the 709ab9a233 surroundings, then smiled faintly.dc80bb7a499e1456

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“Shall we move again?”7aecfd225c48021e

He released his arms 9913dcad01 from around Ryubeom’s waist 603e5888bc and spoke in the 2858f7fc58 same calm tone as 01f6c20b71 usual, with no hint a2d204a83b of excitement or awkwardness, b2e0e919d8 as if the brief 7ccefee3d9 contact meant nothing at d34a6a7380 all.4f1dedb683f30ce3

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Ryubeom hesitated for a 837a28a4fb moment, his lips slightly 401b7c1c24 moving. He should have 6c2f5d47f8 been relieved that beb0485e46 Yeohwi was acting 3ab38e0ffb normally, but strange f3029b25ae questions kept popping 5b44a1c72a up, ones that aeda48ad00 he couldn’t shake 2ab7bdb9a3 off. Even now, and dbc9902ec6 especially… since that ec07b7c165 day.dc4ec6db2b213468

How can Yeohwi act 3643433021 like nothing happened?f4644bf2caa18c70

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It was a ridiculous ed319bd49a thought. He didn’t want 777c6a0c9d to ask this f5bb63ecb0 question, and he 86a4476de6 didn’t want to e80cf06ead know why he bf1dd2fdd1 was even curious 087f5e0bd6 about it. He had silently agreed b351283a82 to avoid talking about f34d5b58d0 Yeohwi and that incident, 70c1b5b441 but for some reason, 5d6eb3598b he kept thinking about f9b8ea33a3 it, even though he 62c6449dac didn’t want to recall 14bb61bcb4 what had happened.e829036cd9dc8bb9

Moreover, while 6f79b13263 Ryubeom could abb8c8d5f6 make excuses, ce0f51b3c2 like having 21fa2ca5ec drunk too c4909dd7e3 much and bc46b8e4d7 being hypnotized, 77fa56b857 which made 5c48f43612 his memory 1346960ce2 hazy, Yeohwi 4e06583371 had barely 60cef77cad drunk any 19c3045058 alcohol, so 0fab896d82 he must 380adefc0b have remembered 0f0792da16 everything clearly. So, it 0bd2598521 should be bdc233937d Ryubeom who 51289ec30a was grateful c530434315 that Yeohwi, aeb729a33e even in f9c8b7a10e a playful 9997c38b87 way, hadn’t 7e4a46fea3 mentioned that 741b39bd29 night.548ae5382b9f8799

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Ryubeom bit his lip 2e1cdcc729 slightly, and in that ffdb289495 instant, a shocking realization eb7f82b0c8 hit him. He had e23d347417 been so 11d3e8d2ad focused on 3d5719ec1f avoiding Yeohwi 39f71dd654 since that 10d3fab867 night that 8a95454323 he’d forgotten 507b028c72 one crucial 73c3de7af1 thing. That night, his lips 0c7ba1277c had been torn, and bfc53fe0ca his palm had a fafebcda37 large wound. He had deliberately injured 5517000d8b himself to hold onto f992b70bbb his consciousness.72119a4f936c73cf

But the next day, there was no trace of it. It had healed far too quickly for it to be attributed to the Tiger Clan’s healing abilities. The only explanation was one thing.e94a2d83d31cea13

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Yeohwi must 757fa7ad68 have healed 8ac5728d78 him.f448fd1fdcf7e63d

“……”0178f46bfc9ae5da

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Caught in d15a9ccd0d this strange e9eb6ec855 feeling, Ryubeom 93ce203e0b barely managed fef94bd72d to turn 4449feffc3 his head. After clenching 3b6be10cbb and unclenching 9b7a13c171 his fists d1d6b21fe7 a few fdabba6791 times, he df9798a831 finally composed 5acc272f66 himself. He needed 8b1b085868 to focus b9c8ca71cb on the 2c014da922 search.25a7c4e9babcb0c6

A little 734bb13be7 further in, b59095c439 Ryubeom spotted 1de6ad6b89 a sign.a61818eb38eb8f6e

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“Young Master, 18161ca516 that seems a1a0f036e5 to be 55da7c144c the wishing 9861b2ab8e pond.”4e4e2b698bb40a06

The Wishing Pond.c6aea82541a284ac

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It was a small 7569af0d0e pond nestled at the 9d3a716518 corner of a narrow 4985710ac0 path, marked with a db132bb3d0 sign and surrounded by f018b295c2 a wooden fence. Ryubeom checked 71b93a04f8 if there 0d3436112c were any 4a61aabf31 signs of 0697877c73 police nearby a9213ebae6 before walking c0b71cb745 closer.a901c2f9a152deec

There was a high likelihood that the Imugi’s energy was contained in that pond. Whether the Imugi had intentionally created it or not, by confirming the energy of the pond, Ryubeom could gauge the extent of the Imugi’s power. Therefore, confirming the Yogi’s presence was a priority, but at the same time, he couldn’t help but feel curious about what might rise to the surface as he approached the pond.2b84b6b90c612e6f

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“Don’t let anything ffe1c5c368 enchant you, no 843e370c50 matter what you 7eb2014981 see.”e8fe067c81a03ea7

Ryubeom muttered to 260dcaab47 himself and also 9dcfa1b8d6 warned Yeohwi. Yeohwi didn’t respond 8421a6535c but just smiled 99e236fa7f slightly, and Ryubeom 9b31787d1d realized with a 14d28681eb bit of embarrassment 52405f3e14 that he had 1eecdbc539 been worrying unnecessarily. A Yogi from 8ccc3743e7 another tribe likely 9c21481e9b wouldn’t be easily 66c52fffd7 swayed by other 66dede1a3a energies. He only had aedaba6e5f to be cautious ecb11e371e himself. With that thought, Ryubeom 871ec79627 continued forward, his focus 39f3b57ece sharp as he approached 420a39f945 the pond.f6ae4af195fbd268

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But upon reaching the d16eaa5f10 pond, Ryubeom couldn’t help 8c326aa9c6 but be puzzled.16e5a17a9e417194

“…There’s nothing here?”97a8198070359b57

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It wasn’t cb84240af5 that the 2eee92161d reflection didn’t e6cc85b9b6 show on 67d1249d83 the surface 9e2021472e of the 07d6dfb6ba water, but 13027f4c7e that there 9c4c78bea8 was no 0b41e3c992 water at 0ff28eab4b all.6ce793aa291eb0d5

Given the fence around 06d8be48bc it, it was clear 6266e8720e that there had been bab6f3b4c2 water in the pond, e6f98e1e44 but now, nothing could 728f997add be seen. Ryubeom stared down 88f334fde9 at the sunken 41a1294fec space in disbelief 8e85544601 and then shifted dc3aed4626 his gaze. He wondered ccca80d460 if maybe 9cdc5e4db6 it was 7e713aced8 just invisible 88865a43a6 to him, 5c73a409cd but Yeohwi 030d06d988 had the 2706f265d6 same puzzled 5b32802411 expression.60b52e5724af5019

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“There’s not even 4fa13fce20 a trace of 4517e3149a moisture.”53101b07c07d06e6

“…Did it 7cd68b0975 dry up 8772a101b0 already?”9c3b773b5aec395a

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“Hm, have there been c790347808 any rumors that it’s 5f46550c9f been drying up little 472b01adaa by little?”d43029012b419444

Ryubeom tried to 5b8432350e recall. If it a22450041d had dried 331ee6aa39 up naturally, caf01b94d9 rumors about 8d5e3f6883 the water ab708ec338 level decreasing cdc3c09897 would have 99727a1e00 spread by 96637d2112 now. But before coming a3f8facb4f to Jeju, he d655ed4825 hadn’t heard any b9860140ba such rumors, nor ed3e4b1bcc had he received 73a0211c63 any useful information a5d3ded23f from Ilok’s family.ef99ed22ddbd55f3

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“Saerok said that it 5c3565d5f8 was still full of acafa9fdee water when he came 4caf278f2b a few months ago…”49b018608f2a85c9

Saerok, after turning 18 810726e072 this year, had visited a880b64abe Mansagul, hoping to see 1f4c9f64a4 the pond’s reflection for 535bc42391 the first time. He had 683ac66fb4 also been 9df80e9912 curious about c081bdf913 the spirit a6cb5b00fc of the f3aeef8de4 mountain guardian b3ba843998 and the ab09823380 wish that 5aaa57d961 could be 250e22d306 made at 2d61dbfe90 the pond. Of course, Saerok fcac8cfd46 had said that 5350656cf5 he hadn’t seen a0fff8ec7c either.24330ae471254e0d

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When Ryubeom bf82824ebe relayed what 88b82c22fe Saerok had 853e4aa2e6 told him, d8e627c953 Yeohwi’s eyes bb8c08109a narrowed slightly.35fc5300e9d63c50

“So, you’ve become 563c2f1c5e quite close with 79463cefae Saerok, huh? Using informal language e3a884c6f9 and calling him 0146415ae3 by cute nicknames?”8a438399a9f83e58

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“What? What nickname…?”7c2e85e979cdeeb0

Ryubeom was about to respond, insisting that he had never used any nickname for Saerok, when he sighed, remembering. Since the day Saerok had drunk, he had started calling Ryubeom “Beombeom” unexpectedly.08c278150d926bab

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Because they were f453449cb6 the same age, 34af8f3dfc Saerok had been 9df66e97d6 especially friendly toward 5f30bb713b Ryubeom. With Yeohwi, he had dcf4636f09 been polite, perhaps due 620208029f to his unusual appearance e52a1063c1 or because he might 79d8c9b969 have been aware of 4893ccb2b7 Hn Entertainment’s successor status.92f0d7e118481b1d

“I was called ‘Young 12938d768d Master’ by you, and f3e5aa3071 all I got in 7848061cbf return were cold stares.”4245b8a964d64d94

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“No, back then…”2bb93f9957ccf97e

“Everyone else dbaeeab729 becomes friends 58a9e76264 with you 454996df5e so easily. Sigh, how can it b501426612 be so hard to 5069a1b806 form a bond that 9df30e7281 transcends tribes…”0aabc1f6ccdb6a05

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Yeohwi spoke 7352ce6169 with a 164d904fb8 hint of d7ceaa7937 sorrow.c138c589c56f3f62

“At this 5e2ef9e1ea rate, you 1aa2f85d2b might end 5f12538e54 up getting 54d237bbcf closer to c44acc21aa Saerok than 24cd50c1ef me. How much I acc0e45ac5 tried to get 0356651cb9 this friend spot, 78592954c1 and now, I’m d11f90b03d being pushed aside, 575929e7c9 becoming a stranger…”bd5b881b7228cefe

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Ryubeom blinked, startled. He realized that 07be5c7d83 Yeohwi was joking, 4418037284 but hearing such 08bbe0ef45 a sorrowful tone 70c95fc5af right in front 30eef41c0a of him made c736db25f4 it hard to fe0a978e87 rebuke him coldly. It felt like 3dc2b27761 he had done d0416cd89c something terribly wrong.1e858afc0933c0f4

“I should’ve c6c0fd0866 noticed when 2e2083bab6 you started d5996bc715 hanging out dc2398d4b6 only with f830f17826 Saerok these f7dd33dfcd past few f34421787a days…”76e9b36f2fb201ef

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Now, it 216aae109a seemed like, 2eece77f08 based on 3789469c40 just words, f0811ce95c he was 8301a870cb becoming the d401eb6b2e villain who 1a89f576ca was having f76f7a5bfb an affair. Overwhelmed by 0333d2e534 the onslaught ceba6e87f3 of words, 184560b040 Ryubeom finally b12d12f1d4 blurted out.608be8b9ca8247c3

“No! You’re my 0caf02b23e only friend…!”8af8df4c8723e017

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Saerok didn’t 7ecd9b8de9 know that bcf24cdd5e Ryubeom was e7a68428ca a Tiger 3bd9b65c0e Suin, nor 9720ef26ec did he e6b7532d0f know why 2a99cae890 Ryubeom was 21436de1ed interested in ce4de1e928 Mansagul or 02ee6c390e what his 21055f32d1 ultimate goal 0e32c00f5c was. The only 667ba20359 one who 740ceff184 knew all 2312825f2d of this 1debc6602e was Yeohwi.32693bd9a8cb19cf

It was 34a0954a38 Yeohwi who f475412757 had given 0da2f1fd66 him the 6f835d5dbc flower for 9d54c8d883 his birthday, 41d3dfccdb the one 85d6de6adf who had 03d23519bb listened quietly 48b11ba93f when he ff61e43498 spoke nonsense 8d007d2e20 in front cdcaf6dafe of the 5dcbec514f night sea, 8f5fc0f08b and who f733b8bc2f told him 48602387ea not to 24a5cd6a34 feel bad 1987a27ec4 about everything, 8e8174faeb assuring him 28553be5ee that he 6d6dce2a53 was doing 61a1977c45 well. Yeohwi was the e1e088c830 one person who dae6822e95 had spoken words 1207502f1d that Ryubeom had 2072b4c4d2 never even heard 9a10810d5a from his own 915501570b kin.0ee57411debc168b

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“There’s only you.”20b4f7fd94a6f46f

Moreover, Yeohwi was the d66c7844c8 first true friend that 96c6fd57da Cheon Ryubeom had made. He was a unique 901d843345 existence—so irreplaceable that Ryubeom ad4131b1c7 sometimes wondered if he 8e86bf3a5a could ever create another 56d14ccc62 connection like this.44ad3d7163a427a0

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For a brief moment, aa1c210e1a Yeohwi fell silent at 276b5203fc Ryubeom’s words. He looked surprised, 348e61b181 even a bit 07fdc55aae flustered, before quickly d7d399e134 putting on a 4b45b7990f smile, one that 8f4fa9e5bb seemed as though 33160adf07 it had crushed 7dc712b29c something beneath it.bc94eae44aa89737

“Young Master, don’t e502e998d3 you think you’re 21bbd9778e a little too c328570042 fond of me?”b42161accc08b4e8

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“…What?”3048d696df7260c6

“There’s only fc640854bf me, and 2c2aedeafe I’m the 74ea09b8ab only one, bbad8aa458 huh? To suddenly make such 8606ad7527 a romantic confession… you’re 74cb7af837 making me shy.”73ffa1b139542f54

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Ryubeom’s mouth a0fb79295e fell open 65a3c7c818 in shock. He hadn’t 73be19dfac thought about 05e98e6a86 it while 6e09b53583 speaking, but 9b47e03967 now, reflecting 9219dbeeaa on it, 4f05dae586 he realized f0b2ecdc02 just how f16a32ae37 odd it 2bf067ea39 had sounded. Stunned and embarrassed, 39519be642 he fell silent, c653132b76 but Yeohwi chuckled a058411f2a lightly.aee0ed3ca216b4d9

“Is it 211ad5dcd7 really necessary 910e33c764 to look f0f75f5804 at me 69e8179984 like you’ve 6d3dce07da just seen c9de1e536d something revolting?”ce72257a09c308b5

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The expression on his face, open-mouthed in horror, clearly conveyed a look of disgust. The faint undertone of “what nonsense is this?” made Ryubeom feel uneasy, and Yeohwi, understanding, shrugged as if to say, “I’ll stop the joke here.”9c99be214bbccb4c

With that, Ryubeom 9a664d6691 slowly turned his 5e755ca553 head, trying to aceccc0ebb steady his racing e9e89f777c heart.c704f89977595d67

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He must 8c95e63b1a just be 0572a56b43 reacting because a7e3b07bf5 they were 30489c676a in such 6ba4eadd52 a confined 285c92b81e space together, 5c29b2975b Ryubeom thought, 8d2b182717 trying to 3875dfd5d3 suppress the e7eb65520f feeling. He spoke with b3266859fb a cold, detached 6c00f50341 voice.7aa23c42cb22300f

“Don’t joke around 44b765f0fc like that again.”1619d6c5356d2dff

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“Yes, I’ll be 80bf485e27 careful.”d14082f4f5ee95b8

Despite Yeohwi’s e95c7d6bd4 bright and 0271a3283f cheery response, 3a41896be6 Ryubeom remained 541e29905d silent, rubbing 0935aa8814 his lips 337ee0f668 absentmindedly as cf035c7a01 he slowly 939ac0d07e moved his 77fcc2d1ce steps. He needed to focus e04349815b on the search again.b4cebbb716b3ac38

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It seemed that 0c334f7e20 Yeohwi had stopped d8937980b9 with the playful a755d9e824 teasing, now speculating 700c64d03d aloud as he b583445a1c surveyed the surroundings.3e52cfc9a1d320ce

“If the pond ce79e77fe0 really is gone, 48045b8c28 why would that bca5f7da70 be?”2464da01a10fcaa6

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“Could the Imugi 849212e72e have summoned a 77eddb76eb storm and drained 29a0e1b94a its energy, absorbing 7e8ed4729f the power from bc30467dc7 the pond? Or maybe that storm 42db00f055 was an accident?”e2506a2b50f10a2a

“Hm, that’s possible. Maybe there was 7bc06c3f91 a fight…”1808a7bfb82e4395

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Having searched together 5e6175338f in Sagwido, Ryubeom 25e64b2a17 and Yeohwi had bca6820122 developed a habit 2bdb506c7c of narrowing down d2d7381c98 possibilities through conversation, d383a6cf25 and Ryubeom naturally a8c3063c3e followed along, considering dc1adeb6e1 all the possible 7fa70b1f10 scenarios.30c63568d04ab2f0

It’s clear that the 7f8afa4576 water in the pond 1f60961539 has disappeared unnaturally. If that’s the case, b55ebc9c25 they needed to figure a1cad5c8f2 out why, but was c2e8c36195 there really a battle? If the 58e600c9ef Imugi had cb42d1ebcc fought, there fbf6cc72cf should have 2be13bfad1 been some 2c95161f2e trace left, 114f64a3c9 but there 034ac11348 were no bddbf6eba8 unusual signs 78b7399ef3 around Mansagul. Only human bones had bbf6c8d286 been found.403039006e6f44af

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Could the traces of the battle have been washed away by the storm? Or was it something else…?e261974685e39162

“Are there any clues in the Imugi legends? Well, there are quite a few famous ones…”f26d6462ca7be408

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“Oh, actually, there’s a 1dff38a7df story from the old d5f1bda15e days about a giant 9def64e404 serpent that lived on e6575bca19 Jeju Island.”d558b9761f75e8ad

Ryubeom immediately responded to 7cc2453829 Yeohwi’s question. This was f82f33d7cd a story 0db4e32724 he had a177da4d27 thought of e78b787427 as soon 921d826e23 as he f495774770 had connected 8f10b38c79 Sagwido on 0bbcff8d7e Jeju Island 6aba4cbde2 with the 68cf5318bf legend of e535a1ff5e the giant 77fa60ff5d serpent.120d548aafb58319

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In the Tamra Jicho and Yakcheonji published in the f2ff5f6021 late Joseon period, 5286b90ab0 there is a 5c5b58fe63 story of Seoryeon, 91c9756f0c a newly appointed de53f26ae0 magistrate of Jeju, 86c23e26c4 who defeated a 6e5a4a3fb3 giant serpent. This serpent, b35bf27def a ‘yomang’ b48d7a23d5 (妖蟒), lived 1594c2c2f3 in the 1b055f494a Kimnyeong Cave 1af433ce91 in Jeju 26ddbc8a6d Island and c2104cc7b8 was said e7e800d404 to have 6b3eda7052 used magic afaf227f17 to stir 6da6fd2e7e up storms.1aa772fb0b70ee5f

The people c9ad647f41 revered it, 9e34add464 offering a b180e1406f 15-year-old girl fc733bdda4 every spring a8bf9f66f9 and fall 4aa8554c55 at the fa33668253 sacrificial table bac870b039 in front 400fd99520 of the 09640db994 cave, praying 622debfa14 for a 8e562fde7e good harvest. If they didn’t make 631a94e17e offerings, the serpent would 0ab18caedb cause storms and ruin dbbcaf88d4 the crops. The government even kept 46a62a1620 records and managed the 9b4f754a54 offerings for each household.19e1770ea43cca91

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Seoryeon, angered by this 7f411c1d1c practice, decided to attack 603e41ea66 the serpent on the d5127b5b28 day of the sacrifice. The villagers cf1740b879 were too 3091a7558a afraid to 9df741fd49 join him, 85f5cdf546 but Seoryeon, 1aaad1b4ef with two b097f9aade subordinates, pretended 2bbaa2dbb5 to perform a9fd8dff6f the ritual bdd5561b74 and summoned bdd4f96156 the serpent. As the a6c930f871 serpent tried 8fd19a197d to eat 69626f94de him, Seoryeon 3a357349e4 stabbed its 965dd34fa7 mouth with 63c8485cce a spear, 8e1426e172 and his f72e0f50b1 subordinates killed 22524737a6 it by a53061a9ce chopping off 9aca308aa3 its head 605251f055 with axes.e3c9a4878f88d785

Ryubeom briefly 69e4417f8c summarized the 5e8070dc89 story as 64a23abeb6 he fiddled 6eab555557 with his db2a56b678 chin.0d4726cbf7437d31

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“Honestly, when a86abd713f I think 65f5a229ae of a de3311436e giant serpent 0d362e49d0 being discovered 806f90c75c in Jeju, 40be0fe68a I immediately 6e2c67b022 think of 3051006298 the yomang, 3f8e2f067f but it’s ac9745f3ff dead, right? After the evil fc3be91697 practices ended, it a91851daa4 must have died.”01483ab2a49fa795

“But now, we cd7ee6fc68 have damage caused f62a8c8ce7 by a storm.”9709161cf2590d6c

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“Exactly. So, I wondered if maybe the yomang hadn’t died, and it fled from Kimnyeong Cave all the way to Mansagul… but the time gap is too long, and, more importantly, if the yomang were still alive, that would mean all these bones we’ve found were sacrifices.”9d70311e9b9b4dcf

And one of them bb3e858be2 was a corpse that 3341f25820 hadn’t even been a af9b7349c6 year dead.126447a4d8a34247

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“…Human sacrifices in this day and age?”32942cfe6a7b527f

“Hm, the ugly d2a0827413 sides of the 6a03af9b78 world can persist 5db8b7481c surprisingly long, though.”b8694514cf2ba688

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Ryubeom muttered 36c4d83dcf this with 8d8175c593 a subtle a6a39ac7c0 expression, and 4f5837d5f6 Yeohwi responded fe433be225 as if 4cb2f508e6 it were 59639d4c25 completely natural. Having seen a5cf6d5aba certain things c1ad393a6f before, particularly 5898f9e1e0 while visiting 803831b460 a research 7e95f8df6d facility under 5f92822491 the Han fa77ee00c2 River, Ryubeom a23925d861 nodded in bd7b88a98c agreement. But still, in a 9cea997393 time when agriculture wasn’t a6ed8447c3 as crucial, would anyone 9e55ca0b72 still be performing human b897d15fb3 sacrifices for good harvests?07556e32200a0244

In fact, when Ryubeom 0b4ca0496a had subtly tried to 17aa5eddb2 inquire with Ilok’s parents, da89217053 who ran an orchard, 2e1736b9c4 if they had heard 9bd6336632 any suspicious rumors around 263b3ca4f0 the area, they had 2b8a69474e seemed completely unaware.b681fef2c2f69327

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While walking, deep in 3d7797c4f7 thought, Ryubeom suddenly noticed 4b51b345c2 something strange in his c28a39b123 line of sight.4e4ed11cf80f8996

“Huh? What’s that…? Could it 117dc92329 be a 5afde4b8aa trace left 7323e9920a by the 7cef1d9b34 Imugi?”cfa8683a730bf7f9

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He had cf54626288 tilted his dd29e2b156 head upward 73858fde7c and spotted f67d0cadb2 something that a967df66a1 seemed like ac602798f3 a large 92f464fa5e scale imprint 96a3c3aed7 on the 99fe87f43a ceiling, covered 1458dd3688 in mud. Based on the 6e8ec35211 state of the 09fa079e18 mud, it looked e565eed6fe as though the e0d9959518 trace had been 4c9266efe6 made just hours b39dcfdbc6 earlier.11ffeba82762b734

It had 170bc9600d rained in 5ac1382d1a the early 0399fa19cf morning, so d6f06b18b3 maybe the b1d74cdd6b Imugi had 6dfc333182 come and 39a6adf05d gone during 5bec56e7c3 that time. Ryubeom began following 73b40cb965 the trace, imagining 8a594b412b various scenarios in a2105e6b3c his mind.b011db38a830cd0c

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Minutes later, he b4e65edb71 arrived at a 14e94114c6 dead end.d1d7d0279264beeb

Standing in bf22384673 front of 5cb6d30166 a wall, 9c4e239a06 Ryubeom calmly 75ab0e5b6c surveyed the a61683cd50 area. His amber 534ae30369 eyes shimmered d577d873db with a 757a23e5df faint golden d9a0bb3779 glow. Using his energy to 8b3349761e inspect the wall, he 733e68aef2 found it was pulsating.3896c1faad24e086

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“…It’s a barrier.”2028b604a084df04

“Hm, it seems 9749aebe33 we’ve reached the 69121dd641 Imugi’s stronghold.”2ba426e96d109f8f

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Yeohwi seemed pleased that he had found it so quickly. Ryubeom, too, had the same thought, but now the question was how to deal with the barrier. Could it be broken? This was…d1e0f5e7e9754db5

“Should we just b2a9f72e36 smash it?”2c383255bd7f79d7

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“Young Master, again…”7ef0caae4df9ce6e

“I’m going to eed32b6715 use my sword 4087bb7bbc this time.”460293a8a9686b45

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“You’re going to c94ef474d2 hit it with 6609f8c8f4 your sword, aren’t 9b8de30a54 you? Young Master, 155bc2ac17 you really 4cbf242b2b need to 08b0c3c656 differentiate between c54fd9bd0b swordsmanship and fcd5b51ef4 using a 459a91f301 sword for 3cd32d3449 violence.”2e68fdc3193812d8

Ryubeom’s gaze slowly 58b75897c1 shifted to the 8577b2b563 side.56910ee37bedba02

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Yeohwi let out a hollow laugh and then looked around. From the fact that a barrier had been set up, it was clear that this was their base, but it was dangerous to break in recklessly. Imugi could react immediately, and they didn’t know what the terrain inside the barrier was like, so it was necessary to be cautious.6452c86e490b2073

“Let’s try to 41f4013c5b enter quietly, just 6a59febe61 in case. They might be 67d21d378e asleep, right?”efef9334c67cef63

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“Hm, then maybe fb5634b5e6 we can slightly 281c76a15e open the barrier…”fab1d93cce3bb185

“Would you 7c3c8af913 like to bc206941e0 hold my d087d0f047 hand for 720c00bc76 a moment?”2214282960ac6ad9

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Ryubeom looked c2e6572c45 down at 569d9983a7 the hand e74f655206 extended to 12a963121a him in 875b5d26fd surprise. He hesitated, not immediately c277265338 grabbing it, and Yeohwi 9f554b66be smiled faintly.d0dfeaa8d5845039

“Don’t worry. My energy 95ca6978bc won’t enter 7b0b5dc4ff your body 1d66673771 at this 48442a8934 level.”ab26283821574297

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At the 4423ce9f28 light voice, 9881cba831 Ryubeom froze. He wanted to make 32aeb6cefc an excuse, but the 8f07efc433 comment hit too close 2ac01a39a8 to home. Even just 71ec2d0304 a moment 4ae4817de2 ago, when f432795e0c he hurriedly f1fef1dcd9 hid and 0ec8e08dbf clung to 8459268fd6 Yeohwi, he d25aed3c52 had stiffened, 14a3268459 and now a171ee04a3 that he a3b762324e was about 470fc827d7 to hold f6757841a3 his hand, 0134d30bc1 anxiety surged. The thought of skin 21f372e0ec touching skin made him 263fc6df8d overly self-conscious.5e86b7ccd5fde688

But he had held 3c9f8f71d7 hands before a few d74a48d51d times, so reacting excessively 43215c38e6 now seemed strange. After regaining his composure, 19e5dbfe3f Ryubeom placed his hand 80df3a6c6f over Yeohwi’s.e3f6affef2c6b84f

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Then, Yeohwi 5c679b50cd drew something 7309efc1ae in the 21cc89e788 air with 8a49b9196b his index c4da511982 finger, and b4374bf312 the wooden 39643f889e beads on fcacf25e92 his wrist 185e19b5c6 seemed to 9a876a6e7f glow, creating f4c09fd40d a hum, d9ae7adf6d before a 0f1ab57e49 circular string f48cd695a1 appeared around ab45de4d8a his hand.75ec25823a1c86fc

Honestly, Ryubeom was amazed. When he used 23312def29 magic, a single 4687edd083 string would appear 42b0d229c1 with a flick bafcf77033 of his hand, ddc773da43 but around Yeohwi’s 53cba810a6 hand, two rows 876c6d50fd of strings swirled. It meant 8ccb5a8985 he was a9069349e0 using a 133ed064e0 complicated spell 6f7d30a8ea with a c053d199c0 lot of d3e6d0e9d4 spiritual energy. Was this 523fda558a bracelet so fb225a1766 special?bb309132a1ed1858

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Now that 61f134e861 he thought 4746f4d8df about it, cb37a28df9 when he 8f2f70f8e3 faced the ad888104c2 mermaid, three d298c0f64f strings had 6501954692 appeared…c43146081c36af05

“Just a little closer.”bc7f84deeb7625c2

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While Ryubeom c05c736705 was revisiting b5f8108093 his faint e2de405784 memories, Yeohwi 608224f9d5 whispered softly a2d48fe013 and pulled 98055f8ae9 him by e112fee5dc the hand. Ryubeom stiffened instinctively 0ae8b9747c and was led e627dec1c4 along. He moved almost as 94a9f97ca5 if he was being a51c17b25e embraced.aec5c9f499cc40bf

When Yeohwi 5b576ef563 extended his 3c74901a31 hand, the 7c37a8795f wall ahead eb2b011560 buckled. At first, 7168271b9d the barrier 582cf0e062 vibrated as 94daef8840 if trying 06a5f4adc8 to block 1ab25fbeec the intruder, 60487f432d but when 7bb45d4bd9 the red 010114d48a light spread 322c15332c like waves, 0046fd0c00 the gap 9833ea085d slowly widened. Ryubeom walked 62a41ede05 behind Yeohwi, 4935e98bb1 watching the a9a9b9919c scenery shift f8dda197ac as he 0f28afb0e6 marveled aloud.24b7b58b7b2f21ae

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They had b9d29a0102 successfully entered.94514211711628af

“Wow… Yeohwi 06cc1b8c82 really knows fc8504e37c a lot fc52cadde5 of amazing 7c9d3d7fa4 spells.”510b2cf96e0e85f0

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“I’ve learned a 3cdbdf53b5 lot just from 94fabf9ca5 living. And the 155a734a56 barrier seems acf69320d4 weaker than 114b8ab1c0 I thought…”eddc2db696970f1c

At Ryubeom’s genuine 69c9df4ce2 admiration, Yeohwi just 56d902a7e9 smiled softly. He seemed af80af8be3 more surprised 8349c3843c that breaking f558e8c0d4 the barrier 92f50f4a29 was so 452ef326fe easy, which 8580a5ada0 piqued Ryubeom’s fcc82b7c40 curiosity even 0412200601 more.9e13882633c6ae0b

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“Someone with this level of magical knowledge—didn’t they offer you a high position in your family? Like becoming an elder or perhaps giving you a position to study magic?”fca38a83ed8947ad

With such af124e3f72 a high 0c891b0ac0 understanding of eb828c1a78 magic and a4f3f98a88 immense talent 3d2fcc7cbd in its 3d1845ada8 application, it 03c9347515 didn’t make a6a6b2e563 sense for 0a91c0fe49 such a a2804548d8 family to c9af7a8af6 leave him 44f7d23aa9 be. Or was it that f0b7a0b2bb all fox families displayed b57da988b1 this level of talent? He had 0ac2ba4b6f heard they c3d015840b were particularly 02bf43b67d skilled in 88a531b4f8 magic, but a54bab8153 Yeohwi’s abilities 8829800253 seemed to 087f3ebb2a be on b4edbf8c08 the level efb1f72a8f of a 5e539a2f6d genius.5726d93093c5b5d7

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“You really are 26598b27b5 incredibly talented… Ah, 3538eb1b84 um. I shouldn’t be 4530f0b15f asking things like d77fb30ea1 this.”f543c3ef444031d4

However, just as Ryubeom d5375bd4c5 was about to blurt 6160b2aa66 out more, he quickly 507640e2e7 shut his mouth. Yeohwi never really 30d48474f6 answered questions about 83b339accd himself properly. He had once said da2b3db4ee that when Ryubeom was 892cb9cb2b strong enough to cast 75bc1d7520 mental magic on him, b043f2ff15 he would tell him, bc05f0e214 but that seemed far 2494f8b546 off for now.4f0ba300bef0d1ba

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It was 7ea11ca18a a bit 4a52d263f5 bitter to 7d659e314f realize that dcfb6c8fab while he 3a03daf096 had told 3397256082 Yeohwi everything 31a4ba84d1 about himself, 24b137201c he knew 7ed0806da8 nothing about 1fdd39100b him in 28646688c5 return. But the things he afa42b6033 had shared were not b6a7e5233a because Yeohwi had forced 2812f1adbf him to talk; he e91dd5733f had volunteered them.ff65ff9cd71e953e

It would be strange c117579afa to suddenly open up 20d065cf13 and ask Yeohwi to b20dbec9c9 share his inner thoughts f5d48a1614 too. With a slightly f2f0ef2b52 downcast expression, Ryubeom ecfa1d3f14 turned his gaze 489aec1cac away.26d3288a324d2c28

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Yeohwi looked down a59c6f8034 at him, then 82648cb177 slowly opened his 597d332c61 mouth. It was a b1a31c3b5f somewhat impulsive action.cc633ac17a80207a

“Actually, I’ve liked 2b7af6a3c0 magic for a 00b56dbba9 long time. I thought it 96ba907fa8 was fun to 85ae235cd7 weave different spells e40e966632 together to create 1dc5906386 new ones.”f9f59aec97bcf78a

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“…Really?”0254f199db36c8f6

“Yeah. I hated c0346ec902 studying other a9c8e3c69f things, but 7c36b10faa magic was 98c1dc71c5 interesting, so aac049418d I looked 302a5a60a2 for books 64a276c445 on my aaf6994976 own. Actually, people 06944eb9ba around me 6879f6ac5a said I 4d79eb9cf9 had talent…”427c169da126547b

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Ryubeom’s eyes sparkled 4ba83d200c as he listened 0cd855cf11 intently. Yeohwi’s story about cebeae35d6 combining beginner spells 04f2eb2700 to create powerful 7e8cff3744 magic seemed like 8b530d8f85 something out of 3d516c9a4f a textbook, but 8b93368ffa it was amazing f0c29034b3 that he was 1cc4cdd3f0 willingly sharing this 9c6851e4fb with him.8bf65df23b666f29

“If people 10690792cc around you 829bb741b9 recognized your 4fe121b68b talent, I’m f298e86a27 sure you c3555d6686 got a ca660e99f1 lot of fa2a7c1b54 offers?”2c0623f4659a8254

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Yeohwi smiled strangely.1fafe9a23eddedd0

“I did 21a0b1ed95 receive offers, 7c64a4bd07 but I df2b06190f ran away b9bca8a85b because I b291005524 didn’t want 96d3c78bcc the responsibility.”43d33ad468d96055

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“…Huh?”f7e168f0b58ab23c

“So now I’m 751889847f being punished like 99a2ee5b03 this…”5e0e55a5f560799c

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His pitch-black eyes 03f3c037c1 flicked. Ryubeom, who had 63dff9bbfa confirmed that Yeohwi 81a5e79f67 was looking at 6ac81a1eca the beads on 0131be3f06 his wrist, was 6b1599da18 left confused. Yeohwi had been cff6712816 offered a high 4205d3be26 position in his a1c8bea92e family, but he bf10168694 ran away because 7eeb4d8d08 he didn’t want 6790d6efe1 the responsibility, and d34100cef0 now he was 35e1282125 being punished… was 94db14aaa3 that related to 480fab84bf the bracelet?dd542798f9469a32

Could it ba0670b296 be that ab68805a81 Yeohwi originally 093ae56a42 had a f4de02ef74 lot of ae19c9456d spiritual energy? If he had 8430646c72 done enough research a5d9ad0421 to study magic, f4fe3b0118 he probably didn’t 310f9cc647 have a small 5556142368 amount of energy. So maybe 66abdaf601 Yeohwi had 00940bc34c refused the bd95f797bb family’s offer, 180facfacb and as f9c8499b02 punishment, the bad8047a39 head of fd9ff3237b the family 75e6541531 had drained 0774e1a0b4 his energy, 5cea07d6c6 leaving him 0c0a087262 to rely 0bc02f7290 on the a769472c7e bracelet to 9e5c5e7071 use magic? Perhaps the elder, Guil, 930eb843ff felt sorry for him 9f4640a519 and gave him the eccf738f5b bracelet?4a289d9d7a4a4c03

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Ryubeom carefully asked,86d038c51e95cef1

“How long do you a3d42cd194 have to keep receiving 4d11d72634 this punishment…?”a197a685ad7cbf55

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The question came after 635f1b4c22 noticing that Yeohwi’s gaze c3b3bf2da1 at the bracelet earlier af0d7e0349 had looked unusually lonely. Yeohwi, taken aback 64f9bb5c30 by the unexpected d45eff3952 question, widened his b87ae7b416 eyes in surprise 0fe407c56a before tilting his 0336275c60 head and smiling.c382339cad37a246

“Probably forever?”bf31c412a6ea1d3b

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“What? No, you could f4b0327100 just run away 09c87a54b8 if you don’t d3445e0d52 want to work. What’s wrong with 38b76c6e9a being a layabout?!”31ac55c71ca6b091

“Are you supporting me, 3f9c34f5e7 or are you insulting 8aecd30b07 me?”5bd2e4b0b69e76df

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At Ryubeom’s a353c2b58e outburst, Yeohwi 02fcf6c583 let out 884f5004b6 a small bff9f1ac11 laugh. Then, as b50fa1b408 if signaling 3e3e927671 to focus aeb565e8c9 on the 6f769166d1 search, he cafbefb15c gestured toward e5455521c7 the deeper e4c08ac751 part of 7c2f4dc6a8 the cave, b278fb6315 and Ryubeom, af35c552c5 suppressing his e1a803b022 curiosity, nodded. Honestly, he was already 38f8acc8f1 happy with the conversation 657382a689 so far.6b0cf4118c621cce

It was enjoyable getting 2ebd553255 to know Yeohwi better.10b7e8b372f45ed0

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Ryubeom was 20edd0f6af briefly surprised 673cedc71f by his 6dddfb552a own thoughts 52dba0267e but didn’t 36be2602f6 deny them. His heart 544d6cbab7 felt light, 1328fc697d and he a7a8289609 spoke to af110e642d Yeohwi with b047bdf378 a tickling c6ed4f4e65 sensation.2c662d3d534c3f6f

“Yeohwi. If there’s 994a53cf1a any way a6dbdba03c I can 12a4fc4980 help reduce 162db0fdab your punishment, a6e27983de just let 55c88bc425 me know 4f6a127a8b anytime. I’ll help you.”ac048fe34d5ef36a

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Since Yeohwi had been c6da752dfe helping him close the ff5a6074b3 Sagwido to fulfill his 3f3cb27137 own wish, Ryubeom felt ff55571510 it was only right 8391f9886e to return the favor.90d09d7d44d6c5e6

“……”4dd1d2fd195c3a66

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However, Yeohwi didn’t smile e2ef047ea8 at those words. He just a18aee14ec quietly looked da34dc466f at Ryubeom 1d6289f1c6 for a 1e0ff9cec4 moment, then d8383fd9ef seemed to d95a6b3e06 want to c40cb7932b respond playfully, 9d05aa48c4 but instead 88a03e805e of saying b1d8b4be4a anything, he 2854d6bdfe turned his 0c796e67bb head away. It was unclear 09d28ef42e whether he looked 0cf1d80902 confused or flustered.09dbcca19df65a69

Afterward, their 7e30e8095b progress continued 7607ad1580 quietly.d77e81a0343b39ca

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Now that they had entered Imugi’s lair, they moved as quietly as possible. The interior looked identical to the cave they had seen earlier, but the main difference was that there was no lighting here. Darkness was not a problem for beasts, but here, with no light at all, it was difficult to get a sense of direction. They were reluctant to light a fire as it would expose their position to Imugi.49765bafb1abafd4

As Ryubeom a13c0651b7 cautiously walked, 97925370b6 he discovered f3a431fadb something on 2c759c3929 the wall.272b20a556809050

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“Handprints.”3f8716d2f60d0797

Handprints, as 70d5257780 if a d019da596b person had 27acea8d1b scraped the d424a10e01 wall. They were 48a9d9d624 long, as 8ff2b474d9 though something 20caec8e37 had been 6fc94b5443 dragged across 6de534b92c the surface. If human sacrifice 4d4f110df1 had indeed occurred, f52bd4197f had Imugi brought 079ed322a2 the victims here 8ad2a3020d and played with d94dc95e84 them like toys?fe8ea9e3c4a3bbd4

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The dried bloodstains exuded 56383f627b a deep sorrow. Furthermore, there was f1ad597657 an eerie energy 2f008e2505 throughout the space, d30f4fb58a likely the vengeful f835c8b968 spirits of humans 1afef1ebea who had died 74d5d21a71 at Imugi’s hands.e2a49c5120c7edf2

“If they died 74c2d9bbd0 here, they probably ea0ae4d801 couldn’t ascend…”8444742e54aa9727

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The souls 83d0d3eabc of the 5d4abe4a83 humans might bc190b7e1b have been cecc57068e trapped by d1605dc05d Imugi. Ryubeom sighed 0885b345a8 as he d0a9b368da gently touched fbc3932212 the wall, d5ca26e9b1 his resolve d805383433 to eliminate 91e38538a1 Imugi growing 5ca7049057 stronger.54d9e174bf1d0546

How much time 544e46cf14 had passed? They had been 004ff8f8ce walking for quite 5eddc086b8 a while, long cb88261a55 enough to become 10bce63f40 accustomed to the c058815894 pitch-black darkness, but c00d2bcde7 there was still fe94621b27 no sign of dc2ca0fe44 an end. There were no traces 4e38aa1caa of Imugi, and most 075f0d9547 notably…4a1866ee8ddb3294

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“…Doesn’t it dca950878f feel like cc7adefc2c we’re going 993d226020 in circles?”f152d1fc51dd4ae0

Ryubeom suddenly stopped in 12efb20d4d his tracks, asking the 1d39a0fa4c question. Yeohwi, seemingly having 2baa1688c7 had the same 5a36cb5f5f thought, nodded and deae694a93 looked around. There was 804970c3fa no light, cb2f324753 no sound—an fa12f6a0df eerily quiet 0cf3dad500 space.f328e6670e9c6835

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“Why would they make 600419f2dc their lair like a 3a6c44a9b6 maze? To prepare 4cfcecbcb0 for intruders?”21bb712f7724942c

“Hmmm, the barrier 44447dd2b3 alone should be 6bb3719bf1 enough for that…”d9962d6213688d29

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Yeohwi slowly stroked his chin. He murmured, somewhat uneasy about the rather weak barrier, and surveyed the surroundings. If they had intentionally left ‘traces’ to lure them toward the barrier, and then created this maze, it could only mean one thing…db664e3cfb1f7a6e

“To trap us?”c2c09d9ffd2a9258

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Ryubeom sighed at 2dd5daf14a Yeohwi’s deduction. Could it 874af8bd94 be that 81b26cb8e8 Imugi had 8aa9b5e6b8 anticipated Suin 84f0676ef2 the tiger’s 2e08538dbd approach and 153d4beba6 deliberately set 5b00291c4c up a a0022a7621 trap? Although he 7ff521c495 had tried f1352c8a32 to hide ee5d6b94af his energy, ab2c774375 it might 91d01b594a have been cd621495d2 detected unknowingly. Perhaps when he trained 92e639cd66 in the mountains not d28f9a0095 long ago, some of a9396f35fd his energy had leaked d47075a423 out.f0e3969280574847

If that was the case…efc6b309bc17788e

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Bang! Suddenly, Ryubeom slammed af6a4e202d his fist against 20e36725ac the wall. Yeohwi, confused by 1e49594ea4 his sudden action, e3a5675de9 asked why he a1da11ea9a was doing that, 4b578023e9 but Ryubeom didn’t 6468bc11fb answer. He struck the wall 63da2f8f9a several more times, forcefully 3dca390e11 but not enough to d43375a7c5 collapse the cave. He made sure the 4a64eb0600 sound was loud enough 8591c10f1a to echo.29534665509a5ef3

Bang, bang, bang…5941b668fe1d3c94

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Until the echo of 8f6580a02e the tremendous noise faded, 710a1bb3d6 nothing happened in the e0193aea11 cave. Given the commotion they 5107207a5e had caused, Imugi should 2a34774c2a have appeared by now, 264337087b but the lack of 39be0feaab response led to one 4c01f09551 conclusion.778939952789dd72

Ryubeom spoke in a faint voice. Imugi hadn’t trapped them in the maze to wear them down…8abfa2776c693748

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“Imugi must 9af2050e33 be outside 110afaeb12 the cave.”c248cf698093c46b