Emili
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Chapter 12 The only sound echoing through the cave was the sound of dry throats swallowing. No one dared to speak first. Even the party leader, who had treated Chan-ho like a mere porter until moments ago, stood frozen in place like a mute. “If we're going to waste time, I'll go alone.” Chan-ho's dry voice broke the silence. Only then did the party leader come to his senses and hurriedly stammer. “Ah, no. We should go. Of course we should.” His attitude had noticeably shrunk. The…-
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Chapter 11 Taking a long breath, the hot air filled his lungs. Chan-ho slowly raised his upper body from the mat spread across the floor. A bead of sweat that had trickled down his forehead gathered at the tip of his chin before dropping to the floor. Ever since the day he had sent Choi Kyung-soo rolling across the floor, Chan-ho had stayed mostly indoors for several weeks. Instead, he had kept his body moving constantly inside his cramped room. Basic training consisting of bodyweight strength…
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Chapter 10 Beep. A window popped up on the terminal screen, signaling that the settlement was complete. On the receipt handed over by the Association settlement office clerk, zeros stretched out in a long row. It was an amount bundling together the Ogre’s massive mana stone, the loot scavenged from inside the gate, and even an unprecedented reward payout for an FFF-rank solo clear. Beyond the transparent glass partition, the clerk’s gaze looking at Chan-ho was complex. It was a stare as if looking…
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Chapter 9 The strong stench of rotten beast blood mixed with feces violently pierced his nose. The deeper he went into the cave, the stickier the air became, and the beast bone fragments scattered on the floor made an unpleasant noise as the soles of his combat boots stepped on them. Chan-ho stopped in his tracks and stared straight ahead. At the end of the dark cavern, a massive silhouette was crouching amidst faintly glowing luminescent moss. A giant frame whose head seemed like it would reach the…
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Chapter 8 “Requesting permission for a solo F-rank raid.” He pushed his ID and the gate entry application through the counter window. The clerk sitting beyond the glass partition accepted the documents and tapped on her monitor. Scanning the barcode mechanically and checking the screen, her fingers abruptly froze in midair. “…Pardon?” Her eyes wide, the clerk looked back and forth between Chan-ho’s face and the monitor. “Um, Hunter-nim. The rank registered on your resume shows as…
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Chapter 17 What Can Be Sold, What Can Be Bought (1) The sight of a seventeen-year-old blond midfielder and a sixteen-year-old black-haired forward smiling brightly with their arms around each other's shoulders made for quite a picture. The two were similar in height and both had handsome faces, so they looked good together. On top of that, they were both incredibly photogenic. And so, Santiago happily stared at the photograph in the online article while sipping his morning coffee in his…-
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Chapter 16 The Forty-Year-Old Man Hides His Age (8) Contrary to Kang Do-in's expectations, Lucho, the manager of Real Madrid C, was not a racist. If anything, he had rather positive feelings toward Korea. That was because his only daughter, who was thirteen years old, loved a cartoon where Korean idols beat the crap out of demons. Of course, the fact that he liked Korea because of his daughter had no influence whatsoever on his player selection. Naturally, the color of someone's skin didn't…
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Chapter 15 The Forty-Year-Old Man Hides His Age (7) Three goals in 45 minutes as a substitute against Real Valladolid. Five goals in 65 minutes as a starter against Atlético Madrid. A total of eight goals in 110 minutes across two matches. The past two weeks had certainly produced impressive results, but they hadn't changed my daily life all that much. In other words, I still went to school today. “Yaaawn…” It was an ordinary Monday, no different from any other. School life…
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Chapter 14 The Forty-Year-Old Man Hides His Age (6) Most people want to make money doing something they love. Of course, being good at something and liking something are entirely different matters, and there are also people who prefer to keep their work and hobbies strictly separate. Even so, nine out of ten people dream of succeeding at something they love and living a life that others would envy. This is especially true when that profession allows them to receive public attention and…
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Chapter 13 The Forty-Year-Old Man Hides His Age (5) Dopamine is an irresistible sweet drug for high school students worn down by academics and college entrance examinations. There is a reason kids that age are so easily tempted by alcohol and cigarettes. And I knew that my existence had become a source of dopamine for them. I was famous because I belonged to Real Madrid, and I was unusual because I was Korean. I had combined two things that were both famous and unique, so there was no way they…
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