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389 Inside (1) “You know,” Alex Hope spoke up, slowly, as she checked her raincoat once more. “It’s true the school was suffocating. Not that I’m trying to complain, but do you know how hard it is to avoid the kids’ eyes?” She’d already complained plenty, so I had no idea what she was getting at. “There’s nothing fun to do, either!” “What are you trying to say?” “I mean, I did ask how long I’d have to keep hiding because I was bored! But still!” Hope…
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390 Inside (2) “A missing police officer.” “Police?” Hope’s eyes widened, as if she hadn’t expected that answer. “She was a police officer who went undercover inside the Ark and then lost contact.” “Oh…” Hope let out a sound that was somewhere between a sigh and a murmur of awe, then walked further in. She stopped in front of the crow mask, gazing down at it in silence before speaking softly. “Did you know her?” “Personally? No.” “But she…
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391 Inside (3) The strategy for clearing this remote dungeon in Gangwon Province is laughably simple. Catching the crocodiles that inhabit the dungeon isn’t exactly easy. Even if they can’t see, that doesn’t mean their other senses are dull. Besides, in modern society, what really raises the difficulty of a dungeon isn’t the form of the monster, but its size. No matter how big a human gets, it’s hard to surpass two meters. But monsters? There’s no limit. And compared to humanoid…
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392 Greeting (1) Short-cropped hair. Eyes fixed on the camera. An awkwardly stiff smile at the corners of her mouth. Shoulders held tense with effort. And yet, on the face beneath the police uniform, there was a pride that could not be hidden. I couldn’t tell when the photo was taken. But considering what happened to Kim Yuhwa, it must have been quite some time ago. Perhaps it was from when she had just become a police officer. What was that young officer in the photograph thinking…
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393 Greeting (2) “Uwaaah!!” Han Taekyung shook himself off with a loud yell, mud splattering onto the ground. “……” I glanced at him, then looked up at the sky. Unlike the pitch-black dungeon, the sun blazed in a cloudless sky, dazzling my eyes. We hadn’t actually spent that long in the dungeon, but it felt as though we’d been inside for ages. I could guess the reason for that feeling, but I chose to blame the least burdensome cause. Humans are meant to live under sunlight.…
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394 Greeting (3) “Hee-jae!” Unlike Hope, who radiated clear displeasure, Tati, the dungeon’s fairy, gave Hope only a single glance before completely ignoring her. I thought, since she was a monster herself—well, formerly, at least—she might react in some way, but I hadn’t expected her to dismiss Hope so thoroughly. Was it proof that Hope, after losing those wings, was now entirely human in every sense? If you carried something like that on your back, even monsters wouldn’t see you as…
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395 Greeting (4) ‘Come out. Now.’ ‘…….’ ‘You’re not coming out?’ ‘Uh…’ ‘Number 2. Stay put.’ ‘…….’ ‘I said, come out.’ ‘…….’ A cold silence. Without thinking, I gripped the hem of his clothes, and a gentle hand pried my fingers loose, careful to keep the woman at the door from seeing. Slowly, I got to my feet. The hem of his black clothes brushed past my nose. I reached out again, but before my fingers could touch, he moved away.…
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396 The Path of Learning (1) Yoo Ji-eun was bored. And with good reason—there was simply nothing to do at this school. Lately, there had been more activities, what with the so-called “hobby tour” and all, but… It still wasn’t enough. An empty classroom had been turned into a cute little library, there was now an audiovisual room for watching movies or playing games, and there was even a badminton net set up in a corner of the field. Lee Seung-yeon had put that up, but the ones who…
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397 The Path of Learning (2) ‘Get inside the classroom!’ ‘Don’t come out!’ ‘Hurry!!’ The commands were sharp and firm. There was no time to ask what was happening. Woo Hee-jae dashed out to the field, Kim Chaemin following in his wake. Still, those stern words were enough to make her hesitate and head for the classroom, where the Hunters from Dasun approached. They repeated the same warning. ‘Don’t come outside.’ The school staff gathered as well—nurses,…
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398 The Path of Learning (3) “I’m telling you, I wasn’t like that.” “The more someone says that, the more you have to be suspicious about their past.” “There’s nothing wrong with my past.” “Really?” “Really.” “Truly?” “…I’m serious.” “Then why won’t my eyes believe you?” My father grinned slyly. “How can you live without trust?” “It’s because I trust you too much that I’m like this!” Hong Seok-yeong tapped his fist…
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399 The Path of Learning (4) Over seventy percent of South Korea’s land is mountainous. As a result, most residential areas are built along or upon mountains. The apartment provided by Hong Seok-yeong was no exception. The entrance to the apartment complex was a fairly steep uphill road. It wasn’t exactly hard to climb, but it was certainly a hassle. I clearly remembered complaining to my father about that hill back when we lived here together, begging to move somewhere else. Not long after my…
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400 The Path of Learning (5) …… I looked at my phone. No sooner had I checked my messages than new ones arrived in quick succession. The following messages were all photos. Dozens of them. Pictures of two elementary schoolers in adorable aprons, covered in flour. The last photo was of them holding the finished cookies. Cat-shaped, rabbit-shaped, each cookie decorated with crooked, cute faces. I smiled as I looked at Uirok with chocolate smeared on his cheek. Whatever had happened…
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401 Dining Together (1) As I’ve said before, Yangseong High was in a remote place. The nearest city was at least a thirty-minute drive away. Though, calling it a city was generous. It was a town, really—a town. For this reason, and not only for safety, the school was planned to operate as a boarding school. Back when it was a pilot high school, Hong Seok-yeong and other veteran hunters had helped students commute, but that couldn’t go on forever. Eventually, even this area would develop its…
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402 Dining Together (2) “…All of a sudden?” “No, but think about it.” “Where did you even hear that?” When Han Taekyung came to the lab, going on about having a great idea, Hong Seok-yeong hadn’t been there. “Han Taekyung came and told me.” I pressed a hand to my forehead. I’d chased him out, telling him to stop spouting nonsense, and he’d gone straight to Hong Seok-yeong with it? Should I call that initiative or just recklessness… What on earth did he say…
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403 Admission Review (1) “Uwaaaah!!!!” A scream rang out, echoing through the air. Kiru-ruk. The monster, reacting to that merciless cry, lifted its head high. Its rough hide, the beak concealing sharp teeth. The crimson crest atop its crown trembled this way and that each time it turned its head. The instant it pinpointed the source of the sound, its wings spread wide. “I—I’m sorry! Please, spare me!!” “For god’s sake, just shut your mouth!!!” Gritting my…
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404 Admission Review (2) Six days ago. The faculty was thrown into confusion over the new student candidate, Abel Kim—Kim Abel. “Didn’t you see it in Marseille? The bad blood between magicians and hunters? When the magicians were fidgeting because they couldn’t get close to Michel, the hunters were looking at them with utter contempt!” Kim Chaemin insisted, relying on what he had seen and heard in Marseille. “I’m not saying we can trust them completely! But there’s not enough…
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405 Admission Review (3) Present. “I-I’m sorry….” Eva Robinson stammered out an apology in Korean. The Korean she had hurriedly learned in such a short time was limited. Hello. Thank you. I’m sorry. She wasn’t a tourist, for heaven’s sake…. I let out a sigh. “I, I’m, uh, afraid of d-dinosaurs… is that right?” She quickly switched back to French. Seeing her trembling so badly, whatever I’d been about to say fizzled out. If she’d said she had a fear of…
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406 Admission Review (4) Four days ago. “Wahahahahah!” Han Taekyung burst out laughing like a madman. “Wah, wahaha, kek, kehek, kuh! Kuh kuh!” Then he started coughing, clutching his throat as he tumbled out of his chair. Just when I think about giving him some credit, he manages to ruin it himself. If that’s a talent, it’s certainly a unique one. At this point, I had to wonder if he did it on purpose—dodging complicated matters by acting the fool and slipping away. It…
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407 Admission Review (5) “I thought you’d be coming tomorrow!” Eva Robinson looked a bit embarrassed, but her energy never wavered. I’d seen it in Marseille as well—she was a person overflowing with vitality. Still, the way she kept glancing at me suggested she lacked confidence. “It’s hard to just sit still with that ocean right there.” “Exactly!” For a hunter, it’s better to be brazen like Han Taekyung than to shrink back like that. That’s actually why I brought Han…
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408 Layer Upon Layer of Mountains (1) Two hours ago. In front of the dungeon gate. “Did you contact your father?” “Yes!” She wasn’t a minor, but this dungeon raid was being conducted under Jean Robinson’s sponsorship. He was our precious prospective sponsor, so he deserved to be treated accordingly. Well. As both a sponsor and a parent, a call is the least we could do. It’s just like announcing the start of class, isn’t it? The dungeon Jean Robinson had secured was…
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