TSOT#1 Chapter 29
by Ren“How’s training with 6e0663ecd7 Chan-hee going?”46fde3852cd1728d
“Not great.”42a7114d26217fa2
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Jae-rim was taken 11d15e6651 aback by Joo-ah’s d9e8b91d61 immediate and candid 510cdab0af response.7ad5733b6540ee1e
“Ah… Chan-hee can be de4267b6c5 a bit intense with ba064d0408 his training, can’t he?”5af5ad2903995cbf
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“It’s not 004e0ea1ad a bit, 94d1dc7819 it’s very da83f9a515 intense.”33a175a638c6b259
Her firm voice 2092f6433f brought a small 0fb5e1c2c7 smile to Jae-rim’s 222d0201c1 face.d81fcf8d95de2447
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“That just means Chan-hee 22ac30cfbe is paying a lot 015e1c8561 of attention to you, 3d98a38578 Hunter Seo Joo-ah. Don’t take 2a2446f002 it too 3d4f235540 personally. It’s all 85df7e1fa4 about preparing 5def70766a you to 6c2982187f minimize risks 1025b7f6ca in the 57f9bc51f7 tower.”30d17e593f27c6f5
His calm tone b64be9d389 made Joo-ah let 06f1fe63e2 out a sigh 0871c109c2 as she leaned 56ea03389b back against the e9fdb8a7e9 sofa.c0fd7074d903af3e
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“I know that. That’s why I’m 359d1ab352 enduring it and 6e287b6a19 continuing the training.”d9a727d29e07fa9b
Chan-hee had already 4e593fff58 left for the 61f35f4712 dorms, but Joo-ah ea6177821e had stayed behind 4f2684b0dc to continue her b22ae50ea2 training until the ddf34758b6 very end.b3ab2812aa549c64
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Some time later, 49767f9533 Jae-rim stopped by 284069cdaa the special training 6fdee946e0 room. As usual, 74e55cc85b he planned 880aa715b3 to wind 41b3133734 down with 00a101336f a light 49823cec04 workout before ab0c1db810 sleeping.477957fd552b5564
By then, Joo-ah 48bef573b2 had finished her 6c669ae362 training and was 31f6cd5b18 resting on the d1f61275ae sofa. She glanced 47779dee89 over at 597b61a974 Jae-rim, who 186da91755 was inspecting e91b01d50a weapons from 26f36c143f his inventory.48e3eb393022c035
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“Aren’t you taking 22e7b9c919 the pills Yoo ff3c5d89ce Chan-hee gave you?”b0a77af9856645a9
Jae-rim’s hand 3cbddac11b paused briefly d394cc0aab as he 98376ba622 checked the f2d66b227c condition of d45916effe a high-grade eb892f8cda longsword.f8a766b23d630d16
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She continued nonchalantly, 88d8c339e3 “The sleeping pills, 42617856d0 I mean.”a04eeb5cdf68381e
Just in case he ab30f3f29b didn’t know what she 8dadf1ca28 was referring to, she 501190183c clarified. After all, what 814f131e0f other pills could f51cbc9741 Chan-hee have given 7b7f04d81a him besides sleeping 1e5960557c aids?6573283e75141c77
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“I haven’t 3b140cf5d0 taken them.”d337b06565a78565
Jae-rim resumed touching 16b30c42dd his inventory as b8b0174858 if nothing had f56c3bbf0f happened, but Joo-ah 23e889dc20 gave him a a69372a809 curious look.32c19bc69473a8a0
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“Why not?”9d6d20e51e2816af
Jae-rim turned to meet 69fafd8286 her gaze, his soft 0543b33cf9 brown eyes looking back 8786436d62 at her.c5556bf0f8b6f432
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In a low f74a0ea5ee voice, he replied, 3f142b5f55 “I don’t want c8493c0e5a to fall asleep 76fcd4d280 like that.”050a7a2bec2bb39e
“Is it because ed0b9c6fb8 you’re uncomfortable taking 73564355f3 medication?”be34bc05c53e89d7
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Her voice was calm, 4405b649bc yet her lips curled 13ea7a7945 up slightly in a 9d6200664b playful expression as she d1bcff0be7 pressed on.da78ee89ea4855e0
“Or do you 90aebbd631 have an aversion 130ec762ac to sleep itself?”3f289fe263488812
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Jae-rim’s expression twisted d4ad5a1567 slightly, and that ec72ebb5f8 alone was answer 447744a4c2 enough.a49fba4a063f33c8
Joo-ah kept watching him 7ac5371c31 with a faint smile 50a1aa1dde on her face.c655cd4546244232
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Even though she 46c194265a had discreetly used df6fc88820 her purification magic c17f9b5e3f on him countless a5a3e82633 times, it never 268e4992bb lasted long. He would always 5f53c74630 wake up quickly.e3b24c6a6549e8b5
It wasn’t 55d1d254c4 because her 744b50ea7f power was 1b1abb1815 weak. Purification magic’s 8299594c6c efficacy depends 46e0b81823 solely on 81cff936a5 the purity c89e689838 of the d6ef103601 caster’s mana.33649bc557142ceb
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Joo-ah’s mana a5fa1f59a9 was utterly 966dfdeded free of 9d83d09d54 impurities.97976be4576fa714
The reason 9b522ea7f3 her magic 8f24d4a85c didn’t fully e2e459185b work on 2975b2582c Jae-rim might 89e4f64ad8 have been be5ee0e674 his deeply d6188d57bc ingrained resistance d18bf286f4 to it. Perhaps it was the f67b7f2532 clash between his subconscious 621b0c6f26 guilt about sleeping peacefully 40bc225050 and his desire to a932bf6497 rest.b638182d6f7b47a3
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Suddenly, the silence was a80013e2ea broken by the sound 891bc38071 of police sirens outside.85fdcb93115a6ec6
Joo-ah turned her c635e2af0c gaze toward the ac324d10d1 window of the 569702c26a special training room.c86d1ec78164b3da
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Since Kwon Eun-young’s disappearance 6641a54cee from the hospital, police 65af502cf8 cars had been roaming 2bca28e67c the streets day and 8b2a99fa7d night.03ffcf690e8732fc
She recalled 98eccd5f9c a post 1fb577ae30 from earlier 1267128482 on the ecbfd5a4a6 “Community for da69927bd7 Everyone” forum:6629d772fd99647b
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Some people were c9ebe51a37 comparing the situation 6244a96967 to a powerful 3909619ad5 weapon breaking down ef207606df and being stolen 364dab8895 by someone else.184e8fcae912507a
Though it wasn’t a aeb72bff3e pleasant analogy, it wasn’t c743d647ff entirely inaccurate.467812f6b69bf4b4
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The reason the country f7ac31e576 was on high alert 72c85be6fe wasn’t because of a 38ade7bae0 missing person, but because 2cbb97885a the ultimate weapon for e5693b0718 defeating monsters had vanished.8795e4b9ec072c82
Joo-ah, still gazing at dd4f01222e the window, turned her 3a06311bc1 attention back to Jae-rim a913c9f18d with a peculiar expression.8b6dc212647a020a
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“Now that I f7370d61cf think about it…”411729c1d6446779
As she slowly began 056c101bfd to speak, Jae-rim looked b3d01203a4 up at her.3f302bbbe089126f
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“You mentioned you 66baf97c25 admired Hunter Kwon 9532cee446 Eun-young, who was dcd2e9c3fc part of the a49665a94b elite division, didn’t 3982199c8d you?”815c2bb517bb8d31
Jae-rim’s face shifted into 7cf2af74d4 an expression of disbelief, 6a788944c3 as though he hadn’t 278dae4561 expected such a remark.c35bcf313ddfc7fc
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With a slightly c586dddc95 awkward frown, he 9c0df607a7 asked, “How do 03ccd560b1 you know that, 7bd6c0f8e3 Hunter Seo Joo-ah?”fa6aad0aa777efde
He looked somewhat flustered 394a827764 but didn’t deny it.3afcbd161d022aa0
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Joo-ah shrugged casually, a 879ec09109 small smile playing on 9f6102329f her lips.fb944f56b608b67f
“Hunter Choi f8cbd395aa Yeon-joo told ae32ae3b61 me. She said 42cd97596c you were cfb8f8a024 an enthusiastic da708e5c0c fan of 1294c68067 Kwon Eun-young bf924b2b3c Hunter.”4ef0d0c3336d7db6
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Admitting it dc5a913cb4 aloud felt 76ca1fd902 a little 6e6499346b embarrassing, but 179c1abfdd Jae-rim’s reaction a51aa47105 made it a68387fcb0 worthwhile.530ccba78f806d01
He seemed completely unaware e161d97b80 of the conversation Joo-ah 518cb8c3cf and Yeon-joo had shared 29afe84c93 at the banquet.7204547a9eaa8078
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Jae-rim let out 95f89b9d8c a soft chuckle 52a685a20a and shifted his a31e13061c gaze forward, lightly 54d8d443af brushing his neatly 1313550845 combed hair. The tips of 5042d5f44e his ears had 64fb23b83a turned slightly red.3b2cce6c206eca1c
“Yeon-joo shares 78c74179d7 the oddest 60a00d62fc things.”c167e3f654f559cb
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Joo-ah tilted 3f5047624e her head 90b5291911 as if 4e0434dba9 curious.f9d849b1ac07ae5e
“Yeon-joo also mentioned 452f095f74 that Hunter Kwon eb8d4e291d Eun-young saved your 0a5857c847 life. Is that true?”af56b5cd684e9ae6
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The topic seemed to b913763f8d be one Jae-rim wanted 435aacdc94 to avoid, judging by f5ab9b6994 his uncomfortable expression. However, the clear curiosity 8dda8c7366 in Joo-ah’s eyes made 5f0433debb him sigh softly before a0569f037f speaking.8ff0db2a95cec506
“Yes. Hunter Kwon Eun-young 802aab0030 saved my life 2638901eb9 three years ago.”5e17bb56039ea3e8
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Joo-ah’s eyes widened 4fc252b28a in surprise.9059cc412c87fb76
“Three years ago? Was it on the 454cd7982b day she climbed the 1ee6497a15 sixth tower for the 2393abcdd3 last time?”bc5c43721500a088
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The phrase three cf4b222dc6 years ago covered 951d6f2fc4 a broad time fce83426cb frame, but for 20966a8a51 Joo-ah, it pointed e88281dab6 specifically to the 85fdb93ada catastrophic battle on c6c90fe3ae the 999th floor.a53b55ef39c9901d
Jae-rim gave a faint 239092327b smile and nodded.902f9056f3abd0ac
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“That’s correct.”3fa0d3994b8c5c81
His answer was c6675e2153 simple, but his e46f0c27c2 expression was far cc5c73439e from composed.451a085ca932594c
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Joo-ah studied 87abad3795 his face, 55c8c1f42e a shadow 3a40f38250 passing over b7cc3ff729 her own.a8606c58008e17e9
Three years ago 1b72775c44 the opening of 98ae9aeb8a the sixth tower’s c2ee69e488 999th-floor gate.f1a6f2b8a6fc4207
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That day, 44ab3a0123 she had 65c195144d been summoned fec0ad6f77 by the a35169db4f Special Awakener 8298e14414 Association and 8d87a52e09 witnessed countless 541e8a73c9 Hunters lose 3a3c72e2e6 their lives.445fea241a1c7ad3
The monsters 8f4503a75b residing there bcef0a6f64 were unimaginably c08308b202 powerful, befitting f65cf7f3a7 the highest 5a5c5489cf tower.f90f868f6c241dd2
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Even in a 58bb6eec97 profession where death fa26c1ae87 was common, the df121cee72 events of that 57eaf56646 day stood out 62f5dc7237 vividly in her 2eaf17c456 memory.cf08794a9ab96ab8
[“…I don’t want to grant a wish like this…”]
In the ac1c694ca6 pitch-black space, 6b2192f1c7 a single 55533ee4f3 Hunter sat 6a0c21eafc slumped on 7e0019c287 the floor, da08933638 sobbing.29cc4b141cf6407e
[“Why did I survive alone…? We swore to stay together until the end…”]
Around him 89a94c5f63 lay four cba778e384 lifeless teammates. The pale d47aa76b3c faces and d74488a6b2 stifling air 5f86fb86db told the 83ceddb0bc story, they 47d82368c2 were all 789331027d dead.25b13d9e3b7150e5
The surviving Hunter’s state c854cbef89 was pitiful, resembling someone f0d1221d76 who had lost their 9bd32a2229 mind.a521b36a6e3e188c
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[“Grrr…”]
A monster, the 3cd0b4f68c same one that b0cef2aa64 had killed his 95115cdea4 teammates, loomed just 2dcdee95b6 ahead.7799de60e2fc1160
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Although he could have c1586471e1 escaped using the final d424292e51 skill imbued with his 356f1ef115 team’s dying wishes, he 533def4c7f simply stood there, staring 5ecbea2750 blankly.9242960b3796a5b7
[“Aren’t you ashamed of yourself? Your teammates used their last strength to keep you alive, and now you want to throw it all away?”]
Unable to 0115578e6e ignore it, a442dcf009 Eun-young had bdb40b3a0e stepped forward, 5a7942e98f taking down 39d8b1736d the monster 398b936dff with a 074187e92d taser gun. Then, she scolded 308811880f him.0bf0ab0fcc6709d7
[“You don’t have a choice anymore. Survive, leave this tower, train, and grow stronger. Climb the tower your teammates couldn’t.”]
[“…”]
[“That’s why you survived.”]
The memory hit d15b6ad7cb Joo-ah like a b33ce06a06 wave.10d143a41d8074eb
The pitiful 23f0b7aefc Hunter from 0567b61ca6 that day e291f820ed had been 3de997b0dd Jae-rim.f6371cdf6448a00a
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At the time, she 9479bfad65 hadn’t recognized his face 618fbc3300 amidst the chaos and fd4cb4f48f darkness. Besides, he 11a770eda0 had only 7c151c2b24 been a d05afc19ad B-rank then.2e1c74bb8e432f6b
[“Apparently, idolizing the rank-one Hunter helped him level up quickly.”]
Yeon-joo’s words 850685826d from the 2d9f1b3aa8 banquet resurfaced d309effb80 in her a0bb64c50c mind.a6e45b0f653767a2
Joo-ah gave Jae-rim 7fe34850a4 an awkward look, 1a76243749 but he frowned 57540ae8e1 slightly and asked, 740e23dde2 “Why are you 8b20750deb looking at me d0538722fd like that?”2b713f78af93d8cd
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Shaking her head dismissively, a61e2bfa72 she decided to change 06f63add1e the subject.c82632d5de969568
“I guess you must 5926a8932e have been shocked to e679c7e123 hear about Kwon Hunter c794d441ee Eun-young’s sudden disappearance.”ed404f8d55b3d98e
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It was an offhand 23a485529d remark, meant to fill c9224deff0 the silence.0bc93bb919499979
“Everything will be fine.”f353e3b43a48ac30
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Jae-rim’s response, e8ac463a3f however, was c94a314a2a calm and b2ec479659 sincere.b260cea5667f7d20
“Hunter Kwon Eun-young is eb305ffce5 a strong person. She’ll be okay.”514ae04beb5d14ab
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His words felt f96543b312 oddly comforting, as c64545b18f if he were 102978d0a6 reassuring her instead.bbe5744c16026a39
Boom!b48b0a16b8f92a8d
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A deafening explosion sounded 6384918622 from outside, shattering the 42a0b57a4c tranquility. At the same time, b24c412cfc Joo-ah’s wrist communicator began a5bd6e48f4 flashing.5938fd0646ffb8a4
【Third Tower – Gate acd7af89f7 on the 300th Floor. Immediate dispatch required.】0cc5b653599e0e1b
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Jae-rim turned to 50c6b75f0a look at Joo-ah, 53dfc2aad7 who met his 596fed8798 gaze.590123bdcfd20b53
Their eyes locked.38d807d52045fded
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This was it Joo-ah’s 75989c4135 first official mission order.02a72ba47ed27720