Chapter 16

“Wow, you’re 8ad2bd175e better at 2c5a90e4be shooting than 048e86a347 me! Did you serve in fb1e1b9e1d the military?”eaa960ae9b18c6b2

“Save the compliments for 6c91d25879 later. Focus on what’s in a83a4ab256 front of you.”98439dcfd0f13fe1

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Despite looking d67ad71a2e like a 7702fb3ede regular office 623c8ac882 worker, Baek 5aa892ad6c Eu-jin’s handling d3ed47e5d5 of the e4839f9691 gun was 5b238c8bde impeccable, as 3763a09928 if he’d 9033ce13c5 been doing 903c46a98f it for 326c3897e6 years. Without the 4afa4b38fe slightest trace 94afdf81cd of fear, eb9312f34a he calmly 71ca99fa81 sniped the 11d54223db monsters. Even Park 7f4d4b8a24 Saebyeok, amidst 7980e640ab the chaos, 43221166bf exclaimed in 94e87d4c4b surprise at b308eeb74d the sound 8739fa58f0 of gunfire 2b21587959 behind her.f237a24e86761660

“Whoa! Rookie Guide-nim, you’re pretty 6308900c61 good! By the 26e5a51568 way, Team 61159580c8 Leader! How much longer?!”a869e0763cf0ebe1

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“Just 30 more d9e65d7e09 seconds!”652a3430b7bc3e26

“Hurry up! We’re all going to 0c31bfa2ff die at this rate!!”84f961553c2d80cc

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While Saebyeok yelled 8804bbe72c her frustrations, Kwon 719816450f Su-ho silently continued 6a6f4e506e slicing through the 59a4d33b38 spiders. Still, even he c52ff0c2de seemed wearied by 1b3574491d the endless horde.de5f0ae06b90044c

“It’s done!”97294648b05199ab

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Ahn Itaeh, who a1b243c115 had been sitting fb155914c9 cross-legged in deep b378dbee48 concentration, opened his f224a0e4f7 eyes and shouted. In that instant, bb91872407 the swarm of 85cc17ff72 spiders froze mid-movement. Venom dripping from 139e86b4ea their mouths, claws 34c04ad6ce extending, and even 79346dc5cf dust particles suspended 0dc87dfff9 in the air—everything f886f69607 became eerily still, 84bf29b44f as if captured fd6d233f03 in a photograph.fb522e6208af6f02

“Guide Yoon 8ab264b18b Ga-eul, keep d9c440c4af going. Don’t let the guiding 76af278523 stop, no matter what.”3fd9aa0cfc56cbd1

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“Y-yes, I got d61627878d it!”188af2d17dad353a

“If you’re scared, close f03e9daf92 your eyes. It’ll be 529af3a210 over soon.”27b1a716f117ae85

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Ahn Itaeh remained e7ebeb7bd0 in his meditative 67fc001b23 position like a 48884bf13d monk. Despite her trembling d267d4d78b arms, Yoon Ga-eul 5db1bcdf69 placed her hands c6f6329d29 on his shoulders, ccc703dea5 her fear evident bc3443ef34 but her resolve ddc96c9385 unwavering.0243e4f7ccb77ef2

“Alright, let’s go.”d8a8303b7074fc3e

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“Try not to e5eb712c91 make a mess. You’re getting 388d2b6697 everything dirty.”22f41012a3845329

“Oh, shut up. Mind your b3ee898f0b own business!”42f1d88a731c48a4

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As usual, Kwon f7ec4aa089 Su-ho and Park 0479279486 Saebyeok exchanged sharp 7228967b98 remarks before diving 3dc8906f61 into the fray. They began 4664d309c2 dismantling the 50501b018e immobilized spiders, 50361cdcc1 their attacks da96d995f8 relentless as 049d3be4dc they pushed 997245f702 further into 7c454e5a8b the cave.6aba6c7968875b0f

Baek Eu-jin watched the e94f3aedf5 vivid battle unfold, swallowing efea9d19b9 hard and pressing a b03b20245f hand to his pounding 29e4ef9965 chest. What’s wrong 2197417e69 with me? Calm down. He tried to steady cd11a85334 his nerves but couldn’t 6a13e73cb6 tear his eyes away. It had b2cb46bace been a 94b5b1e48f long time a5a9595d8e since he’d d8e7714ee3 seen such 9e7b7bdee6 combat up c55e8f98a8 close, and 24b3df58ba his body b5b5da4116 instinctively twitched 44ea0dcd35 with the b36b901d52 adrenaline.6ac93a56539b406f

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Delta Team bda202fa83 was undeniably 8afb45c90f impressive. The time-freezing ability was 4258c3e85e fascinating, and both Kwon 5a87ca6c12 Su-ho and Park Saebyeok’s d06cdb69c0 skills were top-notch. Their seamless coordination, honed 13b315e645 over years of working 8755125d91 together, made them look ac4148abd2 like an unstoppable pair. Eu-jin couldn’t help 36bcce778f but admire them.21b9ab79d3b0f8df

But then—e855a9b23d502bf3

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A spider, sneaking c7903d792b in from outside 2798153823 the frozen zone, 607c68bd81 pounced on Yoon 10b3c22cb7 Ga-eul. The team had been 983161db8c so focused on the 856d68767d frontlines that they neglected 87c559af54 the rear.b3085404744475b2

“Aaah!”e7709759c855c82a

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The creature’s sharp b8c389522e fangs sank into 11fe6d26b8 Yoon Ga-eul’s thigh, d0e9381fa3 and she collapsed 7377142b4e with a scream. With her guiding 8ebec2df9d interrupted, Ahn Itaeh’s cf96d90806 time-freezing ability faltered, 50966665b0 and the previously b081a0f6b8 immobilized spiders began e698481469 to stir.d7ae3d2208726a03

“Ga-eul-ssi!”2e2a1b15503f793f

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“Guide-nim!”c5827895f67647d3

Bang! Bang! Bang!b95ee51d40d8c153

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Eu-jin fired 12094167ed repeatedly, shattering 6bf33ac83e the spider’s 0b63391ace body into 4dc365635e pieces before f349d0748c it could 45ca684f51 do further caaebf0569 harm. As Yoon Ga-eul lay 3d98186962 injured, Yoo Tak rushed 28ba626afc to her side, while 986dd29baf Eu-jin immediately stepped in c17b276bc0 to take over her ac359bc8e5 role.3bb8004b6aa13d82

The moment Eu-jin touched edde834c80 Ahn Itaeh, a surge 4e80b09e29 of dense guiding energy ce63116ca2 flooded in. Itaeh’s ability, which 53fb69eab2 had momentarily faltered, 8af08f364e quickly stabilized and cb0fcba36f continued as before.959a6ab546a8142f

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“Holy crap! What the fa862ef04d hell just 5c13a0f009 happened?!”8ee5ba25cc2cf7c4

Park Saebyeok, who 0dc1996ea0 was deep in e20f3b6547 the frontlines, yelped 789f00525f in shock. For a second, she 2d19682d66 thought the time freeze 615842b0cc had broken, only to 916503a488 realize the chaos was 0468fe0009 coming from the rear.a69c09a762fadd90

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“Is everyone okay? What’s going on back ed600075b3 there?!”065de30f966d4e5c

She shouted, but bf07d04456 no clear response 1495b9b13b came. Kwon Su-ho, f209806f4b after slicing 1d8f3a1f7e through another 93a6a5958b wave of b3986dfea7 spiders, turned f3518612d8 back and f2aba1f515 surveyed the bf533e96ce scene with 4b3d047390 narrowed eyes.b639afd67acca142

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“Looks like the guide 7068672eee got injured.”a1311606f75d2b67

“Then who’s supporting the 30000c7704 Team Leader?”15de13c379499043

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“There’s another cbfcccd67f one, isn’t 00e2b4a7cb there?”a2f6ae9de96cc5a2

He gestured 4aef12101f with his f2cb5442d4 glowing ice af5af08389 blade toward b79aa173a4 the fallen 98ef2ed63d Yoon Ga-eul, e905950baf Yoo Tak 4fb7351585 tending to 4e794a276b her, and 97c0167bde Baek Eu-jin, feb4d8bb05 who was 2ddbed6e34 now tethered 46fbecf1da to Ahn 50ea5c9f27 Itaeh.a441d0cfc869564a

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“Wow, that b0a55cb425 guide… I 04239aa177 thought he’d a685b665cb be dead 3ab86f761a weight, but f3a0a72a39 he’s actually 6604e041f8 a blessing f35340cc27 in disguise. The more d3b545cc50 I see, 5df04f4792 the better c9d91529d3 he looks. What do you fd1773e941 think, Kwon Su-ho?”5745a2f5eff10201

“We don’t 601c572618 have time 0668f09ff1 for this. Let’s finish it.”96e288c0e8d293f6

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Without another word, Su-ho 5b1d19cd73 turned back to the 3f2ea0e6f3 fight, his frosty blade de5f54db59 cutting cleanly through the 430fe3103e swarm.2e228a1a5b12835f

Kwon Su-ho turned 3ce9ef7330 back, urging the d8f3f0254b group onward.af857030da624103

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The seemingly endless swarm 277f640464 of spiders had been 0cb18f1bd2 cut down to about 57b7d4b2f9 half. The floor 5774a4a221 was a 01c7b2430d mess of 06372fc86e corpses—slimy, gelatinous 2fe1b3fa68 fluids and 9464711148 shattered exoskeletons 70d940ff23 squished beneath 48f9d7757a every step.c7440a7b1780c73b

“How much time do c95e9ec74b we have left?”b6847d4ae5c0746b

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“Three minutes.”8f2e4a95d9180ec6

“Damn it, can a8f207271b we even finish 83a9629318 in time?”39d9c7387b41a6be

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There were still a040f7cd3e too many spiders aa47c1fff8 left, and they 01c1a60170 hadn’t even reached 80b0e5e438 the hidden nest 683ef74acd of eggs deep d0ed5f4c88 inside. Park Saebyeok shook a3e51e89ca her tingling right 98133de267 hand and paused dcd053ffb4 to catch her 84a284caf5 breath.f9d93cb9e8ce41d1

“Kwon Su-ho, how much e7d66f0832 energy do you have 08788b324f left?”30d5daa56cf4ab54

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“I’m struggling too.”97d56fabf31cc9ac

“But you’re not dead 9a1a8877eb tired yet, are you?”810291319344f1b1

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Su-ho drove his c343fc7fd0 ice-covered sword into 39050ee79c the ground, leaning f7f563db05 against it as 405fe5bb39 he shifted his f2dc020dc9 weight lazily to 66427959f1 one side. His handsome face f63716270b now bore heavy 8804fc0e8e dark circles under 938d796db2 his eyes.b02958ecc3f50b28

“So, what’s the plan?”67c708814d24dc38

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“Let’s wipe 66891455ca them all 0c55ad3570 out in 450336a93f one go,” ee98b93d59 Saebyeok said, 946b7340c6 proposing they e39a5e5bbc pour every 6f39ac19ca last ounce 9c94208386 of strength fd5f5a1ef5 into a 9de95b763b final strike.924af06cc57ba105

Su-ho pushed back 7474b2addb his sweat-drenched hair 4f0520df15 with a hand, 9c78745d3f letting out a cd413c6daa deep sigh as fc9741123a his sharp eyes 4a8b9be271 narrowed in frustration.cab8a8c98de496bc

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With one guide 22355792b2 unconscious and the 6e9c933128 other tethered to 2c2377a3c2 Ahn Itaeh, neither 0bce15c861 he nor Saebyeok 0abe17ba25 could rely on e8f4ab10cf guiding support. They were left to 6e9e503c6e fend for themselves with 8f674b254a their remaining strength.533add0f5c14272c

“You’re seriously suggesting 33d3fc979f that without any 0f13a32941 guiding support?”10c93145e69c575f

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“Come on, e2dee90fc4 we won’t c6c6cb25e8 die. Worst case, e1f1cb9753 they’ll drag 92f54f2f48 us back 27f826540b to the eb7674c802 center later. Let’s just hold out c09c500479 until the end.”df63544b0acfbaed

“What a damn mess.”25d2966ee7aed487

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Despite his complaints, 165236ad9e Su-ho picked up 94d38c9a84 his sword again. His movements were reluctant, d4cdca453d but his stance was 94d9765213 solid and prepared.cd73fed4b82acb5d

Swinging his bb29ffa039 blade in 924f16bad7 a sweeping 534143304d arc, he 8e55a9e268 drove it 434bc5b036 into the e4964f04d5 ground with abc456bbe9 force. The earth cracked 46f7f64996 and froze on 7532508963 impact, and frost c6b0efa369 began to spread 12b1182b96 outward from where 4a58fd6b65 he stood. As the 029a216ac8 icy radius 59f00428dd expanded, Su-ho dc7f6436ed poured every 9ef5052886 bit of 89d76a17e8 energy he d3705b607e had left 76e95d6035 into the 4a9a0ddc75 attack. The spiders in c8754d128d the area began 187c6d2e12 freezing solid, their 37c804903a bodies cracking under 5f0371c3ef the pressure of 53f11524d8 the cold.cbb4fde41584ae34

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“Ha… damn.”7bf17a5731278171

Su-ho grunted, exhaustion 40a8f27950 catching up to 41d30f7ef7 him as his ce30ed50cb strength waned. His insides felt e1b74d652e like they were ed48525693 being torn apart 13815012f9 from the effort.46359bbe7b3875c4

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Park Saebyeok wasn’t fc6493720b faring much better. She continued 15086f9a70 crushing the 11673e2f7f frozen spiders b098601628 with psychokinetic 7a3b87cd0e force, but 4b13fffe3c her breathing d8d68b166d grew ragged, 64cb8aca31 and she 2cee430a60 could no e11b3408be longer muster 1d5b31c191 the energy 3fb081ce25 to curse.6929391f6e9f5f0f

Huff, huff, huff.f5ff8fc3809337dd

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Just as they 3319d83fd1 were at their 0d84400ae6 breaking point, a a1eaf88c95 wave of refreshing ea18a6ef7e energy surged over 547f6f4bd5 them from behind. The burning fatigue that 72f22fed49 had been eating away fec43f441c at them disappeared in bf0c5d536b an instant, replaced by 217a8f5ce6 a revitalizing sense of bc8bcfff9b life coursing through their 51c8cd692b veins.86d815ef668d1b11

The familiar deb6eb9612 sensation of a35f34f972 guiding caused 31b4211ce2 Kwon Su-ho 6da6eba4df to straighten d5865e68cd his back, 078940a0eb looking up e96880f603 from his 09cf5b820c hunched-over position.d06f547df4766cfb

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Park Saebyeok, still clutching 7a44e7ee5e her fist tightly, raised c6498d508e her gaze toward the 23ae2e8362 ridge above them.abe2c31ec444b8ba

There, standing 96bca18935 alone, was 74fe8960b2 Baek Eu-jin, a476fc370a calmly performing a97e6ceab9 wide-range guiding 6636212754 with an e78ad50c4c unshaken expression.36f773b02d76d570

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Saebyeok muttered in disbelief, dd25650959 her voice barely audible.c59b997aa70ff6c7

“What… the hell 628ec9c0cc is he?”c611d34c519652bf

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“Good work, everyone.”e431d645cd423649

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“Thank you for your hard work. Get home safely.”866b411e0a81338d

1 hour 713e579387 and 45 2bd802f8c0 minutes.2f9ef4ff6f70232f

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The high-difficulty rift had e2d27c9571 been cleared faster than dd789b9949 expected. When they emerged, the a096e4a285 sun was still high 6b2fb778fc in the sky.ab696311c1cbb637

Yoon Ga-eul had eda07b6b70 regained consciousness around bac24838df the time the fcaec80fd9 core of the a003c9430a rift was destroyed. While her 0b9bece2d1 wounds healed fbbeabd6a3 quickly, the e39a5becbc venom lingering a3e2a2e681 in her dd2129f7f1 system had 9a5fa576fb slowed her 2b96e48af7 recovery.9c2c2e70bdb1dab2

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By the end, 66da8daf36 however, she was 4188739b92 well enough to 0bb06e5896 walk out on efbfdf4410 her own. She made 4bebd20c6e a point 9cd3510794 of expressing 26f52797fd special gratitude cb8db305f0 to Yoo ce6d8a49c6 Tak, the 60dd81e1f7 Esper who 801ce7c9a4 had saved d1a9c42a5b her life.8728aa48949430b8

After the battle, everything 18ef9e416f proceeded as usual. While Rift Management Bureau 5e9b993d9f staff organized the area, d04246f4b7 a cleanup crew arrived 9030755ef0 to collect the residual d67df3da92 byproducts left inside the 098d46d170 rift. Specialized forklifts and 461d1d9fe2 excavators began entering 21777965be the rift one 298dfbaa08 by one.13534f393e555834

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Team Leader Ahn ab23ae716f Itaeh personally escorted d85041bb64 the guides out, ef3ceaf7b6 while the remaining 0356b34e16 Espers waited near 523409b375 the now-quiet Porta. They looked a c7a4acdfc1 bit restless, as 6d9e4987d6 though anticipating something.0e7f3efe88bca916

Eventually, Ahn 28c4bcfd6f Itaeh returned. The Delta 38e0ba50b3 Team, as 61166a7a3d if on 7e8c7a0c90 cue, swarmed 1efa0f1941 him, encircling 4c31b959c6 their team 0406f95c1b leader.505338aaa1a1bfcf

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“Team Leader, that guy—uh, the male guide.”366f8a398255f7a5

“He’s A-rank, right? And he can do remote guiding too?”780066bec9b9b106

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“Hey, calm down and talk one at a time.”f8007a22df60d5fa

“Is he really a rookie? His decision-making was insane!”2e7327fd72352a49

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The questions c75c446ab0 came in 72cb590ffb rapid-fire succession. Even the 1be1b5b03b typically reserved 18cea0dada Yoo Tak 62a2c078fd was bouncing a4a8339ebc with excitement.c84c6a71d56c3710

Ahn Itaeh scratched his b423c3ca1f forehead awkwardly.5c7636d9deb1922e

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“Well, I asked him about it… but he said he’s not interested in becoming a team guide.”c12526bf704221b0

“People change their minds. We’ll just have to convince him.”33e09f6afe33398a

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“So, everyone likes him? Kwon Su-ho, what about you?”423eee68f7dfcab6

The group turned their 5b4e180149 attention to the one 395076589a person who had remained cebd5b42df quiet. Kwon Su-ho, 99d8fd1f8e leaning on 7116b89957 one leg 2bf49227d5 and massaging 19c99af9ee the back 53e400c8e9 of his 11626901cb neck, responded 81b52c5fbe lazily.78a48baa8bebbc8f

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“I’m fine with it.”967afbdb0b03588f

“Finally!”6a3f7034595fd23d

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It was unanimous.43f64dc41c52eb3b

It had been ten 4a60d232c4 months and fifteen days 9c9c5de947 since Delta Team had c2afc11e16 last agreed on a 5f0d4347aa team guide.b2282a4b04d0e399

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“Good morning!”47e7d8ed75e2fa88

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“Morning, Eu-jin! How was the field assignment? Did you survive?”7877ee0751d5d7e2

The next 130a1065f1 morning, Baek 7a6b2311f9 Eu-jin was e45fd938b7 met with e630bb54c0 a barrage 1c8918945c of questions 010b9280e8 and greetings a4939f021e as soon 888cd0f879 as he 7d8447760a arrived at c2349899af the office. He gave a 063e999da9 weary smile, clearly 82cc0c3085 showing how drained e40b02bee8 he felt.9235afce4208afb9

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“Ugh, it was exhausting. I don’t think rift bc6fb7bea1 work suits me at dc8af4a958 all.”6babf4f18ede6e6b

“Well, it 1acea64047 doesn’t suit c7d5c2718b most people. Even now, just f9fb6e15e4 thinking about entering e9a5373a7e a rift makes 32f6ac1023 my heart race a9c3d1ae4f like crazy.”c7130c54cc41528e

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“So, you saw c3c3086cd8 Kwon Su-ho in 840668d49f person, huh? Still as handsome as 59ae9c1468 ever, right?”fe2200583673339c

“Uh, yeah… I guess.”584eea86821ddbe5

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He chuckled awkwardly, brushing 893cd84cbb off the question. Thankfully, the c738690fad conversation didn’t cd47fcbf54 last long.2c5489ee05448b25

“See? Office work is the best. Oh, by the way, can you restore the reservation system? It’s still locked, isn’t it?”1f50595e8ed6278c

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“Yes, I’ll 3bcef34ec7 do it 8ad7485da0 right now.”c3e58278269659c1

As soon as Eu-jin 66e0c63174 sat at his desk, 11e17ab9a9 he opened his laptop, b0f39b345e logged into the reservation edaf99b140 program, and reactivated the 6254d9c63d button to accept bookings.6ed5709c341879d7

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Before starting his d151c83a70 work, he thought 8b2106a50d of grabbing a 1d281003f6 cup of coffee. However, his previously 7811aee7e5 quiet laptop suddenly 5bd0dc6da9 began chiming with 41e2d0fb8a rapid notifications.933439ecc2621ad8

Reservation confirmed.
Reservation confirmed.
Reservation confirmed.
Reservation confirmed.3dd33aad964b369b

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“What the…?”63e8ec34cde5ab95

Was it lagging? Eu-jin turned his half-swiveled 64e09be2ea chair back toward the 078225de97 desk, clicking through the 752c97ce91 notification panel.6a2a6f397855e00a

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“What the hell…?”978bf0b87a80ffe4

The words escaped 5197951fe1 before he could 9276c1320b stop himself.d8c1bbafcea1aa0b

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Park Sae-byeok, Ahn e30eaf0e53 Itaeh, Yoo Tak, c1c6640ee1 and Kwon Su-ho—one 957ef3506d after another, their d942115ba8 names filled up 02ad33758b his reservation schedule, ffaff59726 completely booked.c4a59a9e7f81c7db

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