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309 Hunt (2) “Urgh… kuh, kuhak!” “This is quite a peculiar magic.” Hong Seok-young tilted his head from side to side. The magic was dark. Not in the sense of some ominous aura—no, it was physically dark. Seok-young looked up again at the dungeon’s sky, now shrouded in black. It seemed as though something like ink was blotting it out… He raised his left hand. As he lifted it to eye level, a scrawny man was dragged up along with it. Brittle brown hair, pallid skin… The man…
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310 Hunt (3) One mark for capturing the mage. One mark for destroying the dungeon core. He’d left, brimming with confidence, promising to finish the raid in no time. Yet how many times had he used that item today—the one he’d worn all these years, wondering if he’d ever truly need it? Hong Seok-young swallowed a groan, thinking of the identification tag now etched with two new marks. He never intended to be stingy with it, since it was a matter directly tied to real injuries, but…
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311 Method (1) Bang!! “Where’s Mr. Han?!” “D-Doctor! Please, calm down!!!” “Let go! Do I look like I can calm down right now?!” With superhuman strength, Gamble shoved me aside. I slid back helplessly, staring at her in disbelief. That woman—she’d make a fine hunter. She’s overflowing with talent. Han Eun-young, the recipient of that overwhelming energy, spoke with a resolute expression. “My brother went bankrupt after going to Seoul three times in a…
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312 Method (2) “Absolutely not!!” Han Taekyung protested fiercely. “Never! I won’t allow it!!” “I’m not even asking you to give it to me, though?” Gamble had always been good at Korean, but lately, his skills had improved so much it was hard to believe. He didn’t seem to be studying the language any more than before… Maybe it was because he’d grown closer to the kids recently. Kim Chaemin, perhaps thinking the same thing as I was, sipped her coffee and marveled at…
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313 Method (3) Han Taekyung’s face, with those shining, golden eyes, radiated an unmistakable sense of otherness. His features were otherwise ordinary. He didn’t look like some monster with a grotesque form—he simply had human eyes. And as for the color… well, aren’t there Westerners with light-colored eyes? Yellow eyes aren’t unheard of, either. But Han Taekyung’s eyes behind those sunglasses—how should I put it?—didn’t give off that sort of impression. I thought that if you…
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314 New Family (1) Hong Seokyoung spoke about what the mage named Erve Schneider had done. Unfortunately, I didn’t know much about mages. I wasn’t so idle that I could remember every two-bit mage from twenty years ago. So, inevitably, I called for Kim Chaemin. …Correction. I was about to go looking for Kim Chaemin. “Teacher Woo. Do you have a moment?” If only Imiseon hadn’t found me first, instead of Kim Chaemin. “What is it?” Honestly, I thought…
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315 New Family (2) There was something I hadn’t told Kang Taewoo. Patrick Kang, the father of Jonathan and Sophia who lived in Hawaii, had lost not only his wife but also his son Jonathan and daughter Sophia in the accident two years ago. And then, half a year ago, he passed away himself after a long illness. Hong Seokyoung’s father- and mother-in-law, regardless of their missing son, mourned the death of their relative. When Hong Seokyoung contacted them about the two children, they…
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316 The Duty of a Younger Sibling (1) ‘Atlas? You mean the one from Greek mythology?’ There was nothing to be gained from Kim Chaemin. It was only after I mentioned that it was a pharmaceutical company specializing in potions that she acknowledged it. ‘Ah, that place. Yes, I know it. I’ve heard of it before.’ ‘Don’t you work there with Dayeon?’ It was Gamble who actually recognized it first. But that was the extent of her knowledge. Our areas of interest didn’t…
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317 The Duty of a Younger Sibling (2) Life is not fair. The children of the laboratory, including Woo Irok, learned that lesson quickly. So, did they rage against that fact? Well, if you asked, I could only answer no. Even anger is not distributed equally. The children didn’t know enough of the world to understand that feeling. Those with numbers ahead of Woo Irok, the older brothers and sisters, must have felt differently. They were the ones who had lived outside, like Kang Taewoo,…
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318 The Duty of a Younger Sibling (3) —It’s, it’s getting closer? What do I do?! Woo Irok’s voice was clearly flustered, but it was still steady. He hadn’t panicked yet. This wasn’t an extremely dangerous situation. All the more reason for me to keep my head. Still clutching my phone, I headed for the director’s office. Damn it, Imi-seon was already nowhere to be seen in the hallway. How long could she have been gone? She’s quick on her feet. “Woo Irok. Where are you right…
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319 The Duty of a Younger Sibling (4) The Archmage is competent. To be honest, more than just competent—convenient. Look at Kim Chaemin. Offense? Defense? There’s nothing he can’t do. In truth, Kim Chaemin is an exception. Most archmages, with their clearly defined specialty magic, are highly specialized. It may depend on the type of magic, but if every archmage could do what Kim Chaemin does, the world would have long since been conquered by magicians. It probably has something to do…
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320 The Duty of a Younger Sibling (5) The little doll moved. Its appearance was nothing special. A wooden puppet with a comical face painted on it. There were black stains, as if it had been scorched by fire, and here and there were gouges and nicks, both large and small. At most, it was the length of a handspan. Its size and looks were far too insignificant to attract the attention of the world’s most renowned magicians. And yet, on the stage, there was only that shabby wooden puppet. No…
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321 Guardian (1) What Uirok was saying was simple. “It’s awesome!” Uirok, unusually excited, raised his voice. “I want to do it too! Like this!” With a flushed face, he stretched out his arms. The movement was clumsy to the point of absurdity, but it was clear enough what he was trying to imitate. I wiped my face with a dry hand. Yeah… I get it. I understand why he’s suddenly so eager to become a Hunter. Ironically, I too once dreamed of becoming a Hunter at just about…
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322 Guardian (2) There was not a hint of shadow in that snowy white hair. The strands, remarkably smooth, did not look like those of an elderly woman at all. The old woman, her hair swept up with a large clip, smiled gently. Before I could even react, she pulled me into a tight embrace. “At last, we finally meet!” Her words were so familiar, it was almost bewildering. “Isabella, let me see our grandchild’s face too!” In contrast to the old woman’s abundant hair, the robust old…
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323 Guardian (3) The white-haired foreign couple stood out conspicuously within the school. The school’s regulars were always the same, and it was rare to see any new faces. So, a pair of elderly foreigners who spoke fluent Korean? And they were the grandparents of a classmate, no less? But these were only high school students, after all. No matter how well the couple spoke Korean, it seemed difficult for the students to approach foreign grandparents, and so no one did. Perhaps, in truth,…
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324 Guardian (4) “Uh… um. Yes… that is, no…” “You look just like your brother!” “Why are you so skinny? Did you eat? Should Grandma give you a snack?” “I heard you awakened? Then you need to eat well. Your uncle awakened at your age too, and he ate so much—he rolled around on the floor like he was turning into a pig…” Uirok’s eyes spun round and round. I understood Uirok’s state better than anyone. How lucky I was not to have been in that situation at his…
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325 Declaration of Revenge (1) Ding-dong. The doorbell rang—a sound I almost never heard. I glanced toward the bathroom, then opened the front door. “Good morning!” Isabella Blake greeted me with a bright, beaming smile. “Oh my, I told you we should go together.” “You’re just too slow! How did you ever manage to explore dungeons at that pace?” “And you never thought maybe you’re just too fast?” Isabella paid no attention to Robert’s words. I looked past…
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326 Declaration of Revenge (2) Classes at the co-ed school started at 9 a.m. The current time: 8:13 a.m. It took just over forty minutes to walk from home to school, and we were about halfway there. Even if Kang Taewoo had just spent a short vacation in Hawaii with his little sister, and even if he now had a home in Korea, I wasn’t cold-hearted enough to send an eighteen-year-old straight to the dormitory. I told him he could commute from home just for this week. After all, he lived across…
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327 Return Home (1) After that, Kang Taewoo didn’t say another word. I can’t say I wasn’t curious what he was thinking, but for now, I left him alone. Let’s focus on the bright side. At least he hadn’t tried sneaking into the infirmary, nor had he gone looking for the old lab. Of course, at this strange school where there were more teachers than students, sneaking into the isolated infirmary would be a challenge for kids with their current abilities. The lab in the abandoned…
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328 Return Home (2) I watched the approaching car carefully. It wasn’t one of the black SUVs or sedans favored by Dasun, nor was it Kim Chaemin’s yellow sports car. For the record, Kim Chaemin’s sports car was parked in the school lot, looking pitifully neglected and covered in dust because its flashy owner couldn’t be bothered to wash it. The old, slightly worn white sedan approached at a slow pace. When it got close enough for me to see who was in the driver’s seat, I couldn’t help…
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