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489 Aerial Aquarium (1) “What do you think they’re doing right now?” “Sorry?” We were still flying over the Pacific. There’s only so much endurance one can muster for a long flight. In fact, the closer we got to landing, the more the boredom seemed to grow. Perhaps unable to bear the monotony any longer, Kim Chaemin suddenly spoke up. “Our friends, I mean.” “…You mean real friends? Or fake friends?” “Come on.” Kim Chaemin shot me a cold look, as if he’d…
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490 Aerial Aquarium (2) Of course, Los Angeles was anything but calm. “Move!!” “E-everyone, please stay calm!” “Are there any planes? Is anything flying right now?!” The airport was in utter chaos. Thanks to emergency landings by nearby aircraft, the air was filled with a jumble of languages. The place was packed so tightly there was barely room to move, with shouts, curses, and screams all blending together. Whether it was because of the crowds or the monster that had…
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491 Aerial Aquarium (3) A black SUV sped down the road stretching from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Let us turn our attention to the city in question—Las Vegas. Of course, with a gigantic fish floating above the city, the mood could hardly be described as pleasant. The moment the monster appeared, evacuation efforts began swiftly, but with a population numbering in the hundreds of thousands, it was impossible for everyone to leave the city at once. Moreover, Las Vegas was teeming with tourists. In…
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492 Aerial Aquarium (4) Two pairs of eyes hardly blinked. Unlike their usual boisterous selves, they were excessively still. Perhaps that was why they stood out even more. Their gazes were fixed, faces serious, as if determined not to miss a single detail of the scene before them. Hong Seok-young suddenly found himself wondering what those kids were seeing. His son, Woo Hee-jae, also saw things others could not. Still, “mana” was something Hong Seok-young could easily understand. Just…
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493 Aerial Aquarium (5) He still wanted to blame his guild member for not simply trying to initiate a normal conversation, but, as troublesome as that guild member was, he had to admit the method was effective. So effective, in fact, that Hong Seok-young began to worry the monster might attack. Even a beast possessed the instinct to protect its young. But... “………….” “&#^%#$” “………….” “!$%^%%)$~#” Predictions always missed the mark. Hong…
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494 Aerial Aquarium (6) “Do you understand?” “…I get what you’re saying, more or less.” At least there was one thing to be grateful for: we still had Hong Seok-young on our side. If anyone else had said such a thing, they’d have been cursed at and thrown out for spouting nonsense. But when those same words were spoken with the weight of Hong Seok-young’s name behind them, people listened—if only out of a faint hope: maybe…? And if you added the name of Kim Chaemin, the…
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495 Moby (1) Under Kim Chaemin’s command, it had now been three days since the mages had begun supplying moisture to the monster. The fish continued to drift through the sky, never leaving the vapor. In truth, it lay still most of the time, looking for all the world as though it were dead. If it hadn’t occasionally flicked a fin or shaken its scales, one might easily have mistaken it for a corpse. The bleeding, which had been the greatest concern, had completely stopped by the third day. The…
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496 Moby (2) They were on the verge of extinction. The memories of once having been powerful enough to rule over everything remained only as dreams. It had been a long time since any children were born. Those who still lived were all so old that they could no longer bear offspring. This species would go extinct. Along with the world. There was little desire to run. What was the point of dragging an aged body through hardship? Even if one succeeded in settling in another world, death would…
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497 Pursuit (1) Desert. It was the desert. A landscape I had grown sick of seeing during my time in America. “Ah, but at least this desert feels more humane. I like it,” Han Taekyung remarked. It was a peculiar sort of appreciation for the scenery. “Haven’t you seen deserts often yourself, Dr. Han?” Han Taekyung’s main area of activity had been the Middle East. He must have seen enough deserts to last a lifetime. “Of course. The problem is I’ve seen them far too…
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498 Pursuit (2) Sometimes, watching how things spiral into the worst possible outcome, I can’t help but marvel at it. It’s not as if you have to do something wrong—or even do anything at all. Life can unfold with astonishing ease, but on the other hand, it can also become a complete disaster in ways you never imagined. Life is strange. I have no memories of having any fun during my business trip to America. When I first arrived? I barely had time to unpack before I was poring over dungeon…
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499 Pursuit (3) Let’s turn back time a little. This happened when Woo Heejae and Kim Chaemin briefly returned to Korea to check on the runes. To be precise, after confirming the achievements of two apprentice mages and experimenting with the runes. They were supposed to head straight back to America, but it wasn’t as if there was no time at all to stop by home. Who knew how long they’d be in the US this time? Kim Chaemin herself had been living independently for ages, and her other family…
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500 Pursuit (4) A will? At that word, a base curiosity welled up inside me before I even realized it. Gamble quickly caught himself, snapping back to his senses. This was all Alex’s fault, that kid who’d watched endless dramas in the lab—those palace romances about the missing king’s will in some imaginary kingdom, tangled with assassination, adultery, and power…. But this was something that had happened in real life. Gamble had no desire to sink that low. Even if it was about the…
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501 Universe (1) The universe. It was the universe. No matter where you looked, stars filled the expanse. All you could see were stars. We were inside the universe. We had no idea what Noah Michel had done in the dungeon. No matter how much we prepared, it would never be enough. But that…
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502 Universe (2) We tried many things. To be precise, it was Kim Chaemin who tried many things. She sent out vines, layered her unique spells for exploration, and even had me set things on fire. She went so far as to leave the dungeon and come back in. None of these were things one would ever do…
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503 Universe (3) ‘Listen carefully, Hijae.’ For the first time in a long while, I found myself recalling an old memory. ‘If you ever find yourself in a situation where nothing works…’ It was one of those nonsensical things my father used to say when we climbed the hill behind our…
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504 Sun (1) The structure of Mont-Saint-Michel’s library consists of a single ground floor, called the lobby, and five basement levels. The underground floors may go even deeper. At least, that’s what has been revealed as of twenty years later. Of these, the main reason the dungeon came to be called…
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505 Sun (2) Hope didn’t stop talking for even a moment. “I like dolls too.” The instant Hope said that, Noah Michel—who had been smiling gently, like a doll herself—changed in a flash. “Shut up.” The red dust surged, driven by Michel’s fierce voice. But nothing could intimidate our Alex Hope’s mouth. If anything, he seemed even more determined to provoke her, as if offended. “Why? Didn’t you want a friend? You don’t have any, do you? I told you so many…
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506 In a Dream (1) Even in the chilling scene of dead fish eyes spinning round and round, there was something good about it. For one, it wasn’t all that disgusting. No, it was creepy, of course. But the eyes, floating and spinning lazily behind Michel’s back, were within the normal range by dungeon standards. I hated bugs more. Those giant centipede-like things. “Keep going!” Father shouted as he moved to avoid the dust. At his command, we scattered. I climbed up onto a bookshelf.…
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507 In a Dream (2) “What did you say?” “Let’s set a fire.” Father offered no further explanation. With those words, he truly began preparing to set the place ablaze. No… Wait, what? I saw Han Taekyung dash beneath the bookshelf at Father’s command, heading toward Kim Chaemin. “……” I followed after Father, sword in hand, with a dumbfounded look on my face. Soon, a signal came from Kim Chaemin through the vines, perhaps after Han Taekyung had spoken to him. Kim…
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508 In a Dream (3) “Let’s look on the bright side.” We walked along the roses. Aside from his hair being a bit tousled, Kim Chaemin looked perfectly fine as he and Han Taekyung greeted us. Kim Chaemin, still maintaining his magic, looked a little tired, but he grinned confidently, insisting he was fine. He said this was the best way to minimize Michel’s interference. With that kind of conviction, there was no room to argue. I told him to speak up if it got to be too much, and Kim…
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