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- Fake again.

└ I'm the fool for believing journalists.

└ It's not fake. Among Awakeners, status windows really show vision increase.

- There was no such effect on the lettuce listed on Hunter Market last time, so what happened.

- So who revived the lettuce?

└ That hasn't been revealed yet.

- This rumor spread overseas and foreigners are waiting on Korea Hunter Market to buy lettuce. Shouldn't measures be taken?

└ Don't worry, you underestimating the nation of course registration?

└ Agreed, they can't beat us even with ten trucks.

- Buying buff lettuce for five times market price from anyone who has it.

- My relative works at Agricultural Research Institute and they said they never made lettuce there.

└ Is a relative's word trustworthy?

└ Father-in-law's fourth cousin's spouse's uncle, something like that?

└ My brother works at Agricultural Research Institute too and said it has nothing to do with lettuce.

└ Whoa. Then they really succeeded in natural cultivation?

└ Anyway, people on Cutie-land are searching satellite maps with eyes blazing but haven't found it yet.

'Gasp!'

Baek Eun read up to there with wide eyes and calmed her pounding heart.

Cutie-land, Korea's largest community site and total information hub.

Their information power was so good that they would dig up personal information immediately whenever an issue arose.

"These crazy indomitable Koreans...!"

At this rate, getting caught was only a matter of time. Anxious, she bit her nails and hurriedly called Baek Dan.

After a few rings, Baek Dan's voice came through.

- Peanut. Did you have lunch?

"Yeah. Roughly."

- What did you eat?

"Just capsules, too lazy. No, that's not important, Baek Dan I'm in big trouble."

- What? Wait, wait. Let's talk after the meeting.

There was brief bustling noise over the phone, then it became quiet as if he had moved locations.

- Say again. You said big trouble? What's going on?

Baek Dan asked back with a serious voice. From that low tone, she could feel he was frowning.

"I happened to see an article about buff lettuce today, and in the comments I saw that Cutie-land is searching satellite maps."

- Hmm.

"They said they haven't found it yet, but what if they spot my garden on the map?"

- Is that why you called?

Baek Dan chuckled. She was dying of worry and he was laughing at a time like this—Baek Eun's face scrunched up.

"Is that why—how serious is this!"

- Are you stupid? You think I wouldn't have handled that when we live in a house where the yard is completely visible? Don't worry, our house won't show up on satellite maps.

"Huh. What do you mean?"

- It's complicated to explain, but anyway our house isn't updated on satellite so don't worry.

Is that even possible? It's a satellite?

Though bewildered, Baek Dan wouldn't lie, so Baek Eun finally felt relieved and let out a breath.

'Still, I can't live on edge like this forever.'

Baek Eun wondered if there was a good solution, then suddenly raised her head.

"Right!"

There's no need for me to be the only farmer in this world, right? If I secretly purify various lands and plant crops there, I can avoid suspicion!

Baek Eun resolved to go on a purification tour soon.

∞∞∞

Two more weeks passed. Finally today, the first day of the semester arrived.

"Dad! I'm going to school!"

"Our princess! Wait! Take this."

Baek Mungi hurriedly ran out from the kitchen and handed her a shopping bag full of tumblers.

"Huh. What's this?"

"Blended fruits. Share with your friends."

Seeing Dad smiling broadly in his apron, Baek Eun put her hand to her forehead.

"Ugh, Dad. If I bring this I'll get scolded again. I'll just drink mine here and go."

Fruit juice easily exceeding 500,000 won per glass, in a shopping bag full? She'd obviously get scolded for spending Baek Dan's money on luxuries again.

"But wouldn't it be nice to share with your friends? Dad is so happy that our daughter is going back to school..."

"You know I don't have friends. Even if I did, wouldn't they have graduated by now?"

Baek Eun had taken a leave after completing her 4th year 1st semester, so her classmates had already graduated this year.

"I'm fine with this, so give the rest to Mom and Dan. Thanks, Dad!"

Baek Eun downed the fruit juice in one go, handed back the tumbler, and left the house.

"Have a good day, princess!"

"Yeah!"

From Hannam-dong to Korea University wasn't very far.

Entering the classroom quietly as if she weren't there, Baek Eun sat in the farthest corner and rested her chin on her desk.

Even in the first week of the semester, the classroom was packed with students. Among them, the ratio of female students was overwhelmingly high.

Probably to see Lee Dojae's face.

As someone who had boldly skipped the first week of every semester until now, she couldn't understand it, but since Baek Eun had also come to the classroom to see Lee Dojae, she had nothing to say.

'They just don't know Lee Dojae's true nature.'

Well, she had to admit his looks were something else.

Light brown hair and brown eyes as if lacking pigment. Sharp eyes and a high nose on white skin—he was stunning even on TV.

'If they knew how terrifying that handsome face becomes when killing people, they wouldn't be like this.'

While swallowing a sigh internally, the chattering voices of female students pierced her ears.

"Mimi! You succeeded in course registration too!"

"Whoa, what. Jihye Lee, you were an Awakener? Why didn't you say?"

"Didn't mention it since I'm E-rank. Still, I succeeded in clicking fast to see Lee Dojae...!"

"You too? I waited from dawn."

"But I heard there are many Awakeners at Korea University. Guess it was true. They said there weren't many registrants in the first semester."

"That was when they didn't know Lee Dojae was teaching. Remember? Everyone flipped when he revealed he was an adjunct professor on the first day."

"Ah right, I forgot. So sad this is his last semester."

"I know. Why come for just one year, sniff sniff."

"Hey, don't say that. I'm just dreaming of seeing Lee Dojae-nim's face up close even for a year."

'His last semester?'

Good thing I applied to return. Baek Eun perked up her ears in the corner and eavesdropped on the girls' conversation.

"Actually I heard he became an adjunct professor because someone asked him to."

"Who? Someone who could move Lee Dojae?"

"I don't really know who. There are so many rumors about Lee Dojae I don't know what's true."

"Right, who knows. What's important is we succeeded in course registration through that competition rate and now we'll see King Dojae soon."

At those words, she glanced down at her watch on her right wrist.

1:55. 5 minutes left.

Then it happened.

"Huh? Isn't that Baek Dan's sister?"

At someone's words, attention suddenly focused and they began whispering while looking at her.

"Looks like she returned this semester."

"What's it like living as rank 2's sister?"

"Whatever. Must be living the sweet life."

'Here we go again.'

With a sullen face she ignored them, but thinking she couldn't hear, their voices grew louder.

"But why is she here? She's a civilian."

"Right. Wasn't this an Awakener-only lecture? Special treatment again?"

"I heard she got into this school through special treatment too, if that's true that's shameless."

I never got special treatment, you jerks....

She tried to ignore but couldn't help twitching her lips at the unpleasant words.

Just as Baek Eun was about to open her mouth with an annoyed face.

"There is no special treatment in my lecture. That's quite an unpleasant remark."

"Gasp! Sorry, Professor!"

The female student who spoke earlier sat down in surprise. Lee Dojae was walking in with heavy footsteps through the front door.

The noisy classroom became quiet in an instant.

Lee Dojae was clearly enormously tall. He looked taller than Baek Dan who was 185cm.

The black suit pants worn under his white Chinenese collar shirt made his legs look even longer. Beautiful, pretty face with an unexpected muscular physique.

'What's with that physique? Crazy.'

Did he just exercise instead of closing gates? Why is his body so good.

While Baek Eun was admiring purely with her enemy(?) before her eyes, she met Lee Dojae's eyes.

Unlike the hollow appearance in the fragment, the man before her looked like a living person. Definitely the same person, but completely different feeling.

Just as startled Baek Eun was about to avert her eyes.

[Main quest has arrived! 〈1〉

You have encountered a character from the Fragment of Truth.

To prevent future destruction, you must prevent scheduled misfortune.

Safely rescue Lee Dojae's younger sibling from a dangerous situation!

Time limit: D-15

Success reward: Experience 500, Fragment of Truth II, Seed Shop Opening, Title: Queen Bee

Failure penalty: Approach destruction ending

Main quest is automatically accepted.