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467 Cactus Flower (3) Despite the fact that there was a guild in charge of managing the dungeon, there were several reasons why the conquest of the Mole Dungeon had been handed over to us. First. Because of what happened in San Francisco, the anxiety of the citizens and the politicians facing an upcoming election… Well, that’s been mentioned enough times already. Second. The chronic manpower shortage plaguing America ever since the Yellowstone dungeon break, as Daniel revealed inside the…
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468 Cactus Flower (4) Hailey Lawton is a mage. But why would someone who’s a mage be masquerading as a hunter here? It’s not as though mages can’t become hunters. Still, it’s odd for someone to hide the fact that they’re a mage. I’d checked Hailey Lawton’s background. Nowhere did it mention she was a mage, or that she had ever studied magic. Hailey Lawton awakened in her mid-teens. Fortunately, her father was an office worker at the city’s guild. He wasn’t an awakened himself,…
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469 Tumbleweed (1) Las Vegas is a city in the desert. Naturally, most of the nearby dungeons are desert terrain. The Mole Dungeon, too, was fundamentally a desert, though it was full of plants. It wasn’t the kind of desert you’d find in Africa, with sand blowing everywhere. Instead, red-tinged rocks jutted out here and there, and weeds that looked for all the world like tumbleweeds rolled across the ground. It was the quintessential American desert landscape. Of course, the sand dunes…
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470 Tumbleweed (2) Bang! The pillar of sand rose at intervals, one after another. Kim Chaemin tilted his head. “Is it… a fight?” “I’m not sure,” I replied. If the noise had been constant, it would have made sense, but the thudding sound would start and stop, as if it might continue, then fall silent, only to resume again. If it were a real battle, it wouldn’t pause like that. If it were just to signal their location or attract monsters, they’d probably keep making noise…
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471 Rotating Grass (3) Daniel glanced at Hope with a suspicious look. I understood. If I were Daniel, I too would have wondered whether Hope was a human, a monster, or perhaps something even more unidentifiable—an alien from another world. Unfortunately, Hope was all three. Daniel’s suspicions were justified. “How about the others? How wide is the affected area?” “Even Mr. Hong, who was right next to me, ended up incredibly far away. If there are any other people….” And…
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472 A Working Man (1) I don’t like mirrors. Because they are the most ordinary means by which I have to face myself. Other things are fine. No, in truth, they’re not fine, but at least I can fool myself since I don’t have to see them. “I—I’m sorry…” A voice, thick with tears, clings to my ankles like mud, but even so, I can deceive myself. But not in front of a mirror. Eyes shining gold—no one could mistake them for human. To others, perhaps, they might not stand out…
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473 A Working Man (2) In movies and novels, “intelligence agencies” are sometimes depicted with a certain romanticism. Perhaps it’s the allure of organizations that can’t be easily seen into, stirring people’s imaginations. Daniel didn’t deny it. Back when he didn’t know any better, he’d thought the same way. Maybe some “agents” really did live those romanticized lives people imagined—undercover work, espionage, that sort of thing. Is that really romantic, though? He wasn’t…
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474 A Working Man (3) ‘It’s times like these!’ The archmage from Korea gazed out at the lake, a look of regret on her face as she spoke. She hadn’t planned to enter a dungeon, so her attire was light—a dress with a flamboyant pattern that seemed both out of place and perfectly suited to the red desert. With the star-filled sky above, the scene felt almost unreal. ‘This is when we’d need Seohyun’s grandfather’s magic!’ ‘That would make things easier, for sure. Can’t…
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475 Doll (1) At that moment. Korea. Gyeonggi Province. Pharos Research Institute. Was it a subsidiary of Guild Mimi, a lab funded by Guild Dasun and the Dayeon Group, or an affiliated facility of the Hunter Training High School? No one knew for sure, and even the institute’s sole researcher had long since given up trying to distinguish between them. “AAAHHH!!!” That sole researcher had half-fallen from her chair and was now sprawled on the floor, flailing her arms. Her hands,…
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476 Doll (2) “……” Surprisingly, Daniel didn’t seem particularly shocked by Hope’s hint that he had met Henry Lehmann in person. “Did you meet him back when Hunter Hong was working independently?” Hmm. I see. As far as Daniel knew, Hope had shown such promise that Father had scouted him personally. And the reason for bringing Hope over wasn’t simply for dungeon raids. It was to involve him in more secretive matters. If that was the case, it was only natural that these…
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477 Doll (3) “Huh?” I couldn’t immediately accept what Kim Chaemin had said. It wasn’t that I disagreed—I simply didn’t understand. “Me?” What was I supposedly doing wrong? I looked at Kim Chaemin in disbelief. Was he saying I didn’t understand the kids’ abilities? What was that supposed to mean? Who could possibly know the kids better than I did? Fine, I’ll concede that maybe my understanding of the mage kids isn’t as thorough as with the others. That’s…
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478 Doll (4) “Leave her. Don’t kill her or anything.” Kim Chaemin’s voice was firm, his expression brooking no argument. You shouldn’t mess with a mage wearing that look—especially not when it’s Kim Chaemin. It seemed everyone else had the same thought, because no one objected. Instead, we all eased our stances, giving Kim Chaemin space to examine Lawton. What had he noticed about her? I studied Lawton more closely. Her staggering, as if she might collapse at any moment,…
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479 Territory War (1) I still don’t understand Henry Lehmann. The information Daniel provided was about Henry Lehmann’s movements—his upbringing, education, work history, criminal record, social connections, residence, and family… A person’s entire life laid out in print before my eyes. But that only told me what he’d done with his life, not why he’d made those choices. The Henry Lehmann recorded in those documents was ordinary. Even after moving to a foreign country with his…
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480 Territory War (2) The wide plaza, surrounded by hotels, was full of sights to see. Tall palm trees lined the walkways, symbols of the sweltering weather, and a broad fountain added a sense of coolness. At night, glowing lights and an artificial canal completed the scene. Even now, half-ruined as it was, there was plenty to catch the eye. If Gamble were here in Korea, she might have enjoyed watching this gaudy city get smashed for her own reasons. Didn’t she seem rather delighted when…
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481 Territorial Dispute (3) The incident involving Hailey Lawton and Henry Lehmann was officially announced as the work of mages who were under investigation for their connections to illegal dungeons. Blaming monsters would have been a clean solution, but there were concerns that telling the already on-edge citizens—ever since San Francisco—that monsters had appeared again in the heart of the city might spark riots. Not that blaming mages didn’t cause discontent… but it was still preferable…
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482 Territorial Dispute (4) Sandra Gamble was not an educator. She was well aware of that fact herself, and not once had she ever wanted to teach anyone. Once, a fellow university student had said something to her. She couldn’t remember exactly when, but it was probably after she’d asked a question about a sticking point in an assignment. “You, too, can’t escape the fate of a genius.” “What? Are you insulting me right now?” “It’s not an insult.” She’d gone to the…
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483 Savior (1) “At least once, there’s a future where I kill every last member of Ark.” My father spoke with utter nonchalance, yet with a certainty I had never seen before. Seeing his face, I reflexively wanted to scold him for saying something so absurd, but the words wouldn’t come. I was at a loss. No matter how flippant he could be, my father never joked about things like this. And was it really… such an absurd thing to say? Was it, truly? “What made you think…
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484 Savior (2) There was a certain emotion in my father’s explanation. At times, he grew heated; at times, weary; at times, he burst out laughing as if telling some absurd story. Yet his point was always clear, and he never strayed from the subject. “I simply can’t believe it.” Was Han Taekyung saying he couldn’t believe my father’s words now? I glanced at him with suspicion. If that were the case, instead of grumbling about work assignments earlier, he should’ve stormed out of…
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485 Sinking Swamp (1) November 30th. Hailey Lawton was dead. There was still debate over whether it was truly Hailey Lawton or Luise Kruger, since Hailey Lawton had been a real person as well. But this was easily resolved. Hailey Lawton had family. A DNA test conclusively proved that the Hailey Lawton of Cactus Mirage was, in fact, Luise Kruger. Lawton’s family raised a huge commotion, demanding to know what had happened to their Hailey, but that was another matter—one for the American…
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486 Sinking Swamp (2) The so-called safe and promising method that Gamble presented with such gravity was— “Teacher!” —astonishingly, a living being. A human, standing on two feet, speaking, thinking, and even using magic. “Teacher, are you going to stay at school now?” Not just one, but two. Park Seohyun and Choi Jinwoo rushed over, brimming with excitement. It didn’t feel like I’d been away from school for long, yet they seemed to have grown so much in the…
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