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I finally have a goal going forward.
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Honestly, until now, I had just been living however things went.
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I climbed the tower and cultivated the plains.
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But now?
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I have to bring down Mitsuru’s backers.
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How dare they threaten those around me?
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I can’t just stand by and watch quietly.
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I need to pursue this like a real man, relentlessly.
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I have to disrupt everything to the fullest extent.
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The method isn’t difficult.
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I just have to keep living like I do now.
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Make and sell items.
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Earn mana stones, cultivate the plains, and raise new magical beasts.
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Not only Bbyak, Somi, and Toto, but also all the magical beasts I’ll raise in the future will be plenty.
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There’s also the Earth Rabbits and the Dudermoles led by Dusik.
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And I’m sure I’ll meet many more going forward.
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Mitsuru even muttered something about the Black Beetle.
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It’s the Blue Dragon.
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Her backers are connected to the Blue Dragon.
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Is it a magical beast as strong as Bbyak?
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But one thing’s clear — the Blue Dragon hasn’t started moving yet.
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Why?
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Even though the baby Phoenix got an SSS rank, would the Blue Dragon be any different?
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If there were someone raising another divine beast, who received the world’s first SSS rank, I wouldn’t be here.
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In other words, the Blue Dragon’s existence isn’t certain yet.
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Even if it exists, it’s definitely not being raised by human hands.
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“Ah, Team Leader. I’ll give you the items I have.”
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Since we met anyway, I might as well strike while the iron’s hot.
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I took out the items Somi had made so far.
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25 bottles of hair loss spray, 3 flower bracelets.
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These weren’t things you see easily.
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“Understood. I’ll try to sell them at the highest price and contact you.”
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“Ah, and please take care of these too.”
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Next were the Earth Rabbits’ harvested carrots.
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50 boxes, each weighing 20 kg.
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A total of 1 ton.
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“Isn’t this just carrots?”
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“Yes. But these aren’t ordinary ones.”
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Dohyun smiled knowingly.
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He opened a box and grabbed a carrot.
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Then a system window popped up.
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No way, are we farming crops in the tower now?
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Diet carrots, huh?
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This will definitely make money.
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50 million people live in Korea.
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Half of them are women.
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How many Korean women haven’t tried dieting?
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From young students to wealthy heirs, middle-aged CEOs, and even elderly ladies enjoying their golden years.
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Not a single one would have skipped it.
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And this isn’t just Korea.
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Looking globally—
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It’s impossible to even calculate.
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If you lined up people willing to spend billions to lose weight, they’d stretch all the way from Seoul to Busan.
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This is a jackpot business.
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After item rentals and player care services, this was agricultural product sales.
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“Is this all you have?”
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“No, I’m steadily growing more. There will be more later.”
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I harvested 1 ton of carrots in just a few days.
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It’s all thanks to the springs.
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The more fields and working magical beasts I have, the more production will increase.
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“Understood. I’ll handle the carrots and hair spray through auctions, and will actively push the flower bracelet rental business.”
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Dohyun thumped his chest as if to say, ‘Trust me.’
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I can rely on him.
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That’s why I entrust things with confidence.
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“Then, I’ll get going first.”
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“Good work.”
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Now I had a goal going forward. Time to head home quickly.
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I have to raise my three brothers and nurture the Earth Rabbits and Dudermoles.
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At the same time, I’ll cultivate crops and mine mana stones.
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Wait for it, unknown powers of Adom.
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I’ll show you exactly what happens when you mess with an SSS rank player!
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***
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Kieek—
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In Kyoto, Japan, at the hidden underground secret facility of the Seryu Group, a black bug exploded and died with a scream.
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Yamamoto Takehiko’s expression darkened instantly as he watched.
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The bug that manipulates humans: the parasitic bug.
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Two of them are a pair.
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If one is fed to a human, it parasitizes the body and lives on.
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It can alter memories and control the mind, turning any human into a puppet that obeys its commands.
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The other one acts like a detonator.
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If the brainwashing is undone, killing the remaining bug leaves no evidence.
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But the only case when the parasite kills itself is when its paired bug inside the host dies.
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Modern science cannot detect the parasitic bug.
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Due to its perfect parasitic nature, even if the host killed the parasite, it wouldn’t be possible to know.
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In other words, except if the host dies, the parasite never self-destructs.
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But clearly, one parasitic bug self-destructed.
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And its host was Mitsuru.
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Mitsuru.
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The player who awakened the S rank after her predecessor.
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Ten years ago, they fed the parasite to her right arm.
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True to her name as the ninja of Adom, her skill in hunting monsters hidden in the shadows was admirable.
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So Takehiko approached her.
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On the surface, it was a job offer.
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Though not large in scale yet, the future looked promising.
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Mitsuru accepted willingly.
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For a girl just coming of age, this new challenge was an exciting adventure.
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But tragedy came sooner than expected.
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Mitsuru accidentally discovered the hidden truth of the group.
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In the end, she was forced to be fed the parasite.
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All memories related to the group were erased, and she was turned into a puppet who obeyed only commands.
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Thus, Mitsuru became Takehiko’s right arm and handled many tasks.
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Yet her parasite self-destructed.
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That meant she was dead.
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“Who in Korea was powerful enough to kill Mitsuru?”
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Takehiko wasn’t too shaken.
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She was his prized subordinate, but still just a small asset.
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Kidnapping an S rank player and feeding her the parasite was nothing difficult.
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After all, the Seryu Group is Japan’s top enterprise.
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But Mitsuru was different from ordinary players.
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She was an assassin trained under Takehiko since the early growth of the Seryu Group.
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On the tower, she was an S rank player and the strongest ninja.
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That was Mitsuru.
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So who killed her?
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It’s impossible in Korea without firearms or legal methods.
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The only possible guess was that she died during tower climbing or gate defense, but even that was ridiculous.
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She had been climbing the tower for only a few days.
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There was no way she made a careless move, given her strict obedience to commands.
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What about the gate?
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Mitsuru was a new secretary dispatched to Korea from the association.
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She had no duty to defend the gate.
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No matter how much I think, I can’t find a reason.
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The emptiness from losing a prized warhorse is indescribable.
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With a lonely expression, Takehiko stood and headed somewhere.
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Then a man in a black mask appeared.
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Without a word, he knelt beside Takehiko.
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“Mitsuru is dead.”
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“How truly sorrowful.”
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Takehiko stared at the masked man standing before a glass cage holding numerous parasitic bugs.
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He took out a glass bottle filled with red liquid from his pocket.
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“Go to Korea and break this. We must hold a blood funeral for Mitsuru.”
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“Understood.”
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The man vanished at the command.
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Takehiko stayed behind, gazing at the empty spot where he had disappeared.
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***
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Early morning.
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Woo min climbed the tower again.
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To root out the backers behind Mitsuru, he had to become stronger than ever.
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I’m not alone.
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Outside the tower, I have two SSS rank magical beasts.
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Not only that.
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I have Somi, who effortlessly creates amazing inventions.
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Honestly, I’m not too worried.
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Still, I have to do what must be done.
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First, climb the tower.
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Of course, calling it climbing is just a formality.
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I finish it in a snap.
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The rank, of course, is SSS.
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I’m so used to it that it’s annoying when people ask.
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With some free time left, I checked the community.
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An ordinary day, no different from usual, but in the community, every day was a storm.
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ㄴ Wow, SSS rank again;
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ㄴ Auntie, one bowl of gukbap here please!
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ㄴ What? A Korean player with SSS rank?
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ㄴ ㄴ ㄴ I don’t know either, just climbed for the hell of it lololol
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No matter how many times I see it, I don’t get tired of it.
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It’s almost like a religion.
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Ha, this is why I use the community.
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Just then.
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Father Earth Rabbit finished harvesting carrots and came looking for me.
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Actually, he hadn’t left the tower yet.
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How is the internet so fast?
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It’s thanks to the communication tower I built yesterday.
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Now I can use data freely even inside the tower.
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Lying in the single detached house I bought for 50 tons of mana stones, I leisurely looked at my phone to pass the time.
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This is healing.
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Don’t I have work to do?
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Resting counts too.
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Then.
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My phone suddenly buzzed loudly.
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Usually, I just exchanged simple texts, but now calls were possible.
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The name on the screen was Seolha.
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Before answering, I cleared my throat.
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Click—
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“Hello.”
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– It’s me. Woo min.
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Her voice was already lively.
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Looks like she climbed the tower’s 50th floor.
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Truly worthy of world rank 1.
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“Really? Congratulations.”
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– It’s all thanks to you. So, do you have time today? Like I said yesterday, I want to treat you to a meal.
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Oh my.
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This is definitely a date request.
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Lately, the atmosphere between Seolha and me has been unusual.
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Am I just imagining things?
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Of course not.
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Even Bbyak, Somi, and Toto agree.
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How could this be just a misconception?
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“Of course. I’m free anytime.”
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– Then I’ll come to the association by noon. See you there.
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I glanced at the clock.
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It was already past 10.
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I better prepare now or I’ll be late.
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“Got it. See you at the association.”
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– Yes.
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Click.
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After the call ended, I clenched my fists tightly.
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No way, something like this would happen to me too.
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To have a meal alone with Seolha, the witch of frost, or rather, the beauty Seolha.
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It still felt like a dream.
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Ah, but this isn’t the time to daydream.
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I had to get ready quickly.
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As the appointed time approached, I arrived at the association.
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About 20 minutes before noon.
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But Seolha was already waiting.
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“You came early.”
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I smiled awkwardly and took a step forward, but Seolha suddenly blushed.
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She lowered her head shyly.
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“I-I just got here too.”
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Good thing I came a bit early.
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It’s cold outside, let’s go inside quickly.
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“Shall we eat first even if it’s a bit early?”
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“Sounds good.”
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Near the association were many great restaurants.
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Well, the commercial district is good, so no wonder.
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Among them, the best was a famous fine dining restaurant featured in the top 1%.
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Price was no issue.
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At least a year ago, you had to book in advance just to get a seat.
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But who was Seolha?
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Everyone’s idol.
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The witch of frost.
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The most popular player worldwide.
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That’s when my connections shined.
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Apparently, the chef here is a huge fan of Seolha.
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Just as we were about to enter the restaurant—
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Ku gu gu gung—
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A sound of something collapsing.
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“Ka-kyuk!”
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“A monster!”
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People screamed in panic.
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