TSOT#1 Chapter 20

For anyone else, Shin Jae-rim’s words might have been hurtful. However, she took them without batting an eye.b3a797b012c39401

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Jae-rim looked at ec8c1e38e1 Seo Joo-ah with fd436e1454 a puzzled expression. Then his gaze 739d56ce46 naturally dropped to 6ef4456f29 her small hand, d522c2ca2b tightly wrapped in 4b347543b7 white bandages.8bd471b8420b5941

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Thanks to 7482efa1ee the healer 9eeabbfd18 Hunters working 7be263d1f1 in the c113c90eeb infirmary, the af68c156f8 immediate damage af78abc7f6 had been 2d6ad8fbd6 addressed, but f3266d2060 the scars fa9be0928b couldn’t be 0e180bcba8 erased.d1da897b856898f1

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The battle 116337d5a1 with the b44d376ead monster that 479916ca74 appeared at f6857b47f5 the banquet d738263bd7 hall had e865610916 been no 9c58e5fa72 light skirmish. Evidence of e9f19e35be the fight 907632b716 was clear 2d0667e3b3 in Joo-ah’s 785dd3b3e3 tattered uniform.2440cece0515fdb3

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In South Korea, e920111fc0 a country home 57bc5cad0c to six towers, e1465203fa battles with monsters 5f3b597cf8 were not uncommon. However, this particular battle 49c8a35c44 had been on a 72503b8379 much larger scale compared 2675923d6a to others.ee8dec2f815abe22

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While monsters 78ae30c171 had also 6a7ad46654 appeared near 7877341aca the Special f1562c33c8 Awakener Academy, bb08d6e80f which wasn’t 273273cf3e far from 01bceec0bc the training 21bbe595fc center, the 40c6036969 creatures there 7c0d74bc9e were weak 33cf1e6585 and few 8e1ace153b in number, fbd503f385 easily handled e796ddd0dd by a 0231d36821 handful of 080dbe6ab0 instructors.e2681f97985759c3

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This meant that, unlike 994d6c6f41 other places, the training 8514f03826 center—housing more Hunters than 9ea6ead102 any guild and stronger-ranked d829b97b49 Hunters than the academy—had 7434d54875 been attacked by a 68c0878671 group of A-rank monsters.a5b21cf918fa67c5

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In light of the bff97a4d36 event, the Special Awakener 0ae85bb29e Association announced it would eaec40de22 provide free psychological counseling b082ef036b to the new Hunters. Many Hunters had reportedly 05623af78a applied for the service.ba76b77e495d3d51

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Jae-rim assumed that 565af069b9 Joo-ah, too, must c45e512007 have suffered significant d8f687940e psychological trauma and 1f0db70a38 thus should also c2d42fdd8f receive counseling. With this in 783c0b4576 mind, he visited 325565d585 the infirmary to b909ea5ffa share the information 122d63b88c and ask if 9ec69a02db she wanted to ca5a18bc6e apply.15988461c4eb0797

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Yet, despite the severe 1e2f7adaef burns on her hand, 7a87e60bee her expression remained unchanged—calm 69ec168c15 and composed.a69d4215256f0360

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That serene, easygoing demeanor 055f98645f left him flabbergasted, and 01f047ac85 he couldn’t help but 55d4aad370 laugh.e2b15b46931f4df1

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Joo-ah frowned slightly 0c2167c7a8 and asked, “What’s 3c841b9aed so funny?”f90f9f8b86e6771b

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Jae-rim, gazing 46a35c7169 at her cbc6ee974e intently, replied c86f47eadd in a 4720a26dff low voice, 9f35553c17 “I think 8740d5e3b1 I’m finally a3fcc13fb1 starting to 15614b6781 understand Hunter 619b213da2 Seo Joo-ah’s 93aa9c97e8 personality.”411b48cae6b63c92

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“My personality?”da4e1639a6239d8a

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As she 1d1a563da5 tilted her adc997abec head curiously, 614f660179 he added, 9a8425a542 “At the 7c70fc6fc7 very least, de9446e7e5 I’ve realized 4c34ab0257 you’re not 430de298c7 the type 20635ce4a9 to overreact 906d744415 to small 0937f66702 matters like 985bb39a99 other new 8396b77272 Hunters.”e9ec28ba714a0663

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Joo-ah gave a 546550d0f2 faint smile and 984b6a451b asked, “Is that e9bb34da36 a compliment?”3766167c5dc2e4fb

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Jae-rim shrugged lightly. “To me, 993618a853 it is.”276c20b3f419b5ec

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Satisfied, Joo-ah nodded. As their eyes met, 23354cf633 Jae-rim spoke plainly, “The c23801036f Special Awakener Association has a57c32ccb1 announced free psychological counseling ba596123e5 for new Hunters. Would you like 9ee386c6e5 to be added 1a5f90f1fc to the list?”344c173069a1239f

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“Psychological counseling?” 224ae65d28 Joo-ah’s eyes 472a4bec3e widened.33137b362462daf7

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Her expression quickly 783ab02e2c shifted to one d58c1c1878 of disapproval.8ef812c70d3988c7

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“Hunters these days even 15b8ea38fd get support for things 93f7998091 like counseling?” she thought. With a 5d198fcacb matter-of-fact tone, 5f91071917 she answered, b0bc584aed “No, I 7b8f07a741 don’t need a9a2a54eed it. As you can a3b58760c2 see, I’m fine.”23583d457f0bbf5b

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Jae-rim smiled gently and 861a135cdc said, “Still, you should a1bd58c84a take it. Just in 62fc8a77a2 case of b9a83de4ee any lingering 62489d7be3 aftereffects.”67cf06dab8057bc7

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Joo-ah frowned, wondering ee362d27a9 why he was 1119b06977 even asking her d92d992a89 opinion if the 79a0b6d4cc answer was already c3f05b0912 decided. But instead 9dc1e15839 of retorting, 4b14bf1ce7 she closed b9746a8ac5 her slightly b67f73904e parted lips.fd236983cf4a92c5

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Somehow, that steadfast expression 3eb378e560 made it clear his 225fd83d89 question was just a 0f1803cbf6 formality.4686de037d4af6c0

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Jae-rim asked how 2ab488c2f0 she planned to 9cef9948cb approach training for 100bb070a4 the day. Joo-ah hesitated 58e0d84977 for a 3fb94235b2 moment since e934092d9f her stats 2e57d4a328 hadn’t fully d0ec0c2db2 recovered yet.cc1e546df196e5b6

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“If you don’t plan e8061758c2 on skipping training, let’s 8fdf3546d9 keep it simple with 142d00dad5 some monitoring.”9695a1e7810fe56b

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Jae-rim easily resolved her fc634ea25f dilemma.0c97ef4566845302

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Nodding in e4cb4ffd44 agreement, Joo-ah 43a6729213 watched as a856f91463 Jae-rim left 6b7a476140 the infirmary, b331581200 telling her 94d98b94f0 to rest 749e7e3c35 a bit 50602c9158 longer before c34e2f32e1 heading to 9957c9fa06 the special d04c920341 training room.e910a932e174bbb6

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[The Anonymous Constellation congratulates you, saying your relationship with Shin Jae-rim has grown closer by the size of a single grain of rice.]

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Joo-ah replied 36bd4c39fa with a 2c8a55142c wry smile, c7235bb193 “Sure, thanks.”037c642753a77a6d

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She stood and b8be5efec6 tidied her disheveled 004a45bf0c uniform. As she did 3fcd22947e so, a status d3f98ee312 window appeared before feb6e23d4c her.8db011a2ab827344

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[The Anonymous Constellation suggests you rest, saying Shin Jae-rim also mentioned taking it easy.]

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Tying her 9ea1996d9b messy hair 67702d7284 into a 74848a370b neat ponytail, 72608a1fa2 Joo-ah muttered a2d542bf2c indifferently, “He e5cf185431 said just 25d826a7a8 monitoring today. Guess I’ll bc4ec6e107 relax while 4e2fad7f9c watching my f829259046 team train.”194783ef70d800b8

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[The Anonymous Constellation declares they’ll reward you with a support coupon for never knowing how to take it easy.]

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[The Anonymous Constellation has sponsored 50 coupons for ‘Energy Drinks for the Hardworking.’]

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Joo-ah rested 4da7262357 her chin e5966c4d6b on one c562a5a341 hand, her ce696f22b4 expression bored 4c780cdad2 as she 8a42dc807d watched her ab5a628811 teammates train ff67737a40 through the 399096d8e8 glass.d0bf8c2026d3aba2

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On the first 5ded92b3de day, monitoring had 8068598cb3 been engaging, as 13d5c6c460 she’d spent the 9b6ac3c1f5 time analyzing the 270bae00d7 unfamiliar attack patterns 93fa1e1a63 of her teammates. Now, however, it 3416550b63 felt like watching 3145298c27 a rerun for 132de623c8 the hundredth time.da1490553d443a50

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“Hunter Choi Yeon-joo 4389609b46 will use ice 44def09a8e magic here again.”199c62d10da8db29

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Her finger 42ba12e66b pointed lazily 78150a9031 at a 389ac16d9c virtual monster 24a8ceb99f with a 483e254227 bizarre shape.98f4f2f6c376a517

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“But the opponent 44714447d9 is a fire-attributed b993ec030a S-rank monster. Ice magic won’t work.”fd37a41fb27f34af

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As predicted, the e391bb6b03 monster easily deflected 6e6a2a7de0 Yeon-joo’s ice magic. Unimpressed, Joo-ah shifted f1e0a56d7b her gaze to a37a266778 Jae-rim beyond the 41e3784576 glass.1d06e75027e5dfcf

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“Hunter Shin Jae-rim is ee732610e0 strong in both attack 40a94abd35 and accuracy, but…”c7d7aeab5117113f

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She observed df5c35e3fa him swing 3d746ec8c8 his blade 03482691d6 and added ebb7626cf0 flatly, “He’s c44df71492 too slow.”528db8bc2f42d2ff

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The virtual monster 303e694092 grabbed his blade a7e47a96f1 with its hand 153e1a4c26 and hurled him ec090250b1 into the air cf4014279d before slamming him 0f228cce68 to the ground.e5bda9ea4b137de3

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Jae-rim glared f7e9026e6a at the b1d1eef206 creature with e065e40d94 clenched teeth. Meanwhile, Yoo Chan-hee strode 8954387fa5 forward leisurely.0cbcb3a464ccaf1a

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As the monster 6fbb1c7e4e began gathering energy, 3adabb31ac its dark red ba3f94d14f glow grew ominous.24da7a419dc33b48

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“And Hunter Yoo Chan-hee…” Joo-ah’s eyes narrowed as she watched him. “…is annoying.”7b0eecb7070adbdb

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Chan-hee quickly retrieved cb1a964d5a a taser gun 0bdc41374e from his inventory a4b6204a44 and launched several cc80d5a522 shots at the 59051241b8 monster. However, the energy a53d9f0d21 surrounding the creature 099028aee6 deflected the projectiles.38ea311b554d8a54

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The creature began 6334018bec leaking fiery energy acb3a0e429 from its surroundings, 337a849656 preparing to unleash 81abe6658d a massive final fb67c9c530 attack.76262c729327f318

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Chan-hee, mid-charge, suddenly stopped in his tracks. At the same time, the monster unleashed its ultimate skill, [Flame of the Wind].

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A fiery vortex ce5c8e9586 exploded forth with f805247db4 an enormous boom, 27cd2ac2e7 covering the training 5a4c23bfd9 room in white 7c7fa0d95f smoke. Tremors rippled baaa0fba02 across the 6f162891c8 ground.9083dfcbcb07cfa4

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As the smoke cleared, 3f9fc83237 the charred remains of 2184201660 the monster became visible.938d4ce5603c61f5

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[Training Complete]

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[Congratulations! You’ve defeated an S-rank monster in 17 minutes and 42 seconds!]

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[This result will be recorded in detail on the Special Awakener Association’s training performance log.]

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Yeon-joo and Jae-rim stared ac5fdc5a9b at Chan-hee in disbelief, 6d46db2d5c their expressions a mix 66d942f558 of exhaustion and astonishment. Chan-hee simply shrugged, 2689074e03 as if it 3c224c5c08 were no big bd5aa73ab4 deal.0069fcc440fe9e26

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He had manipulated e306775b64 the monster’s energy e769cad5eb to the maximum, 86f16cb83a forcing it to ff2c2ab178 self-destruct.09e8468d55ba754a

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As Chan-hee 3680446e29 turned, his 598ddfc6d1 gaze met 2483de9d8d Joo-ah’s through 32d8dcdb9f the glass. His eyebrows twitched abd7c35e54 as if to c3a2af46db say, What are f7e61777b9 you looking at?ba192d2029c75ac4

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Joo-ah muttered indifferently, d6b6e7bc1e “Still don’t like e28d4362a7 him.”1f68e53c9fe60cb4

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[The Anonymous Constellation prepares popcorn, saying the next training session looks promising.]

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Without a break, 2f4e3fdd87 the next training 442e75f404 session began, this 4162182856 time against an 552c08ee1f SS-rank virtual monster.8abe83e8fe2a9cc9