Chapter 136:
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“Shin Dowon? I’ve heard that name before.”
It wasn’t a completely unfamiliar name like some others on the list, but she couldn’t quite recall where she had heard it before. Not to mention, this person was in his prime years at thirty-nine years old.
Seora was certain he wasn’t a popular item creator among Hunters these days. However, the fact that the administrator had included him in the list likely meant he wasn’t just an ordinary person.
“He was active for seven years after the cataclysm and then almost retired. It’s normal that I don’t know about him.”
She had just entered high school in the seventh year of the cataclysm. She hadn’t awakened or paid much attention to Awakened individuals then. Still, if the administrator had put someone who had been retired for six years on the list, there must be a reason to remember him.
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“…”
On the first day back to work in the New Year…
Seora, who had been trying to smile at the people yelling “Headbang” in front of the association’s headquarters, finally lost it when she arrived at the office. Her difficult-to-maintain smile gave way to the cold look in her eyes.
“Yun Seora-ssi! Hurry, come over! We’ve been waiting!”