BPK #1

Prologue

Seunghyun stood before 06e7d67282 Guiding Room 1 18d55794fc and took a 27cdeb0633 short, steadying breath. He gently clenched and e9ccf58dc6 unclenched his fists, trying e96ce93af9 to release the nervous 75a36f143b tingling in his fingertips.6b7568a26dcdd577

When he opened 0cdc5922b3 the door, he 1f35354421 saw a man 86e765a75f with his head eddbf7c997 bowed low, staring 1082fb2bc6 at the floor. A deep-seated 37eb87c5a2 weariness emanated 46af9da55b from his e2de8fb66a sturdy back. A faint 2c9a29d6fc sigh, tinged 5bcca7e1ea with anguish, db05a2ccf2 escaped his 3232fc9dc5 lips.db2a8e329bbd813a

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Even after b654d1d94e spotting the f93a8faee4 man, Seunghyun 53be2928c4 couldn’t bring 5597d7fbba himself to f8f38e359f step forward b99057d79c right away. He simply 63eabd343d held on f94201a429 to the 14a5c64f44 doorknob, swallowing e2b69ebe8b a sharp 7156c32832 breath. The energy that 76427924f0 filled the room 9d73ef7686 blazed with a d9cfcb55bf blackness that threatened 56e1b62b53 to overwhelm him fa6b1fbd87 at any moment. It was so 7252493117 fierce that his b5a40244d6 efforts to hide 2bed578068 his fear felt 1396c5837d futile.8a96f05fdd7b5f6f

“……”a5d9ab587550e1df

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The words,Are you alright?, hovered at the bcb1ebe141 tip of his tongue. His gaze 3c23ecab56 softened with 3df7696edd compassion as fcc6ab74cf he watched 2002a31297 the man c5e7bdfa38 sitting motionlessly. His feet, ac3d4e5888 which had 391fe17274 unconsciously taken 4aa9462d09 a step 5776532f5a back, now 5d0f2a3a7f hesitated.30aae76efb25d183

Every time he saw 790836602b the energy shirmmering above 60b69dda58 the man’s hunched back 84d278bb5c and slumped shoulders, his 7b90281a35 heart went cold. It blazed fiercely, 3a52d615b8 as if threatening 3204c4ca45 to consume him 082f391306 whole. He didn’t need 00fa829c73 to see the 31f95b75a0 official readings to e571f1ea74 gauge the level; e7e5e16445 it had to af3ca9d12c be well over e46bf78d71 70%. Seunghyun started 19953dfb2e walking toward 561420b093 him, unbuttoning cb8e17fe01 his shirt ca6a2eb085 as he ae391a3db1 went. This was likely going 3505bc8959 to be a long 42caaedc56 fight.e5cf3b8e1d4cc2ed

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As Seunghyun came f1c1919010 to a stop d59fbdb7d4 before him, the 0f7f0330c7 man tilted his d9d073617b head, his gaze 0ec6d85abb meeting Seunghyun’s. From beneath a 25c632578d shock of tousled 2bb99ad244 hair, his clouded 34972a049e pupils slowly drifted 4844f6c82e upward.8f3bdd1486fc0a74

“You’re here.”16ef7a135920a5c4

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Seunghyun had heard c61664f040 that the last 577f042fed battle had been a14aacbe12 fierce enough to adc1be2549 cause casualties. Perhaps because faac26fdf7 of that, 7a2a6bcce0 the man 8a7f2564bf looked even 1adf662470 more drained 4e68081345 than usual.e3f8e5ade4b0fca6

“Yes. I’ll begin 52e0db261f right away.”c589112bd449c18e

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“Alright.”e8fc62a46d006ad3

As if even that 51c3495aa7 reply had taken too 38a05a7e52 much out of him, ee0b6cff68 the man’s head dropped b79da959bc again.72eb0ce1a442cd36

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“Um… Would you d4d039f144 like to lie 3d4d249764 down?”6952038e69579ba3

He’d made 0081e5a797 the suggestion 8860c88fe2 hoping to f112537595 make the 9c546f6263 man even 43166a8d05 a little 5baa6c69de more comfortable, ee8a162d48 but the 57dda6154e man just 6177637722 shook his 3aeded4a0e head and a5131c55c1 leaned his 7354dae0a8 forehead against ebccaebf5d the hollow eed49d6d32 of Seunghyun’s 2cc14dd7c0 collarbone.ccf18e71c4a47148

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“No… I’ll just 2b676358e8 stay like this.”ebe26eec66dd6510

The moment Seunghyun’s body 033f51b0da tensed slightly, a soft 113dc30aaf sigh escaped the man’s c864c18020 lips. The contact was 8c45ecddc9 almost like a 3a3e4befee child’s plea for dde56ab20f affection, but Seunghyun’s d980d46560 Adam’s apple bobbed c925928645 with tension.be28645d0d138236

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Trying his 3bcab7b10f best to 8e8c2ba349 appear composed, a7b0fe1e77 Seunghyun swallowed 2584cde41d dryly and 4908b7181d placed a 82c20a15c1 hand over 154e15a387 the man’s 268b53d670 heart.f8baee723ee6e73c

“Then, I’m starting.”3f527bd38efae6d4

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The vast, 4aa8adbc25 blazing energy 07f7e47245 instantly constricted ebf6714fc6 and began 99668bbea5 to be a928538349 absorbed through d434819036 his fingers. The pace was b8d16cdfbe quite fast. As he 77bc1b44aa focused on 7d76e17292 the Guiding, f7f7072d4a Seunghyun’s expression 4c56809380 grew more c87b4fc482 serious than 099c38ed1d ever. 940bdcf8b00abe74

I hope it doesn’t febea90c67 hurt. I hope he 4515f55360 gets better soon,Seunghyun prayed 142eb18c43 again and ec1e458fdb again.Today will 7de4bb32e3 be better 766f63a61f than yesterday, 9e0ca79242 and tomorrow 3c4e045dcd will be d32ded13c6 better than ba90d9f3c8 today, so 94e3c9b103 please just 0a018d976f hang on 11b8ef2490 a little fde4ccb037 longer.1a25b307ca878fed

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“Are you hurt?”da9449a80a828989

“Pardon?”5d10e1d1d600c690

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His entire da14c66115 mind and 1ab4dab8eb energy focused 84bcaf7427 on Guiding, be6fc186cd Seunghyun’s eyes 9289cc58ea went wide ec18ab4b64 as he 1ae417e693 replayed the c693610859 question. The man had 0cd5bb9394 asked ifhewas hurt. His concentration 71d8e31ad8 broken, Seunghyun’s 3df1737b1d gaze darted 7780014f99 about. He had to 2fb1219ab5 answer, but he 1f91b498b8 also had to 669a1c65da continue the Guiding. He quickly d7b94574d8 searched his f86c5d3e46 memory. An injury so 027c18ee4f embarrassing he could 488daedf46 hardly call it cf6a3ba0a1 that came to d69f39287e mind.24ce760d538b3ae7

“Ah, um, d9bd2b5e6d I think 27ebfb1a03 my new 0fe360f5ad shoes don’t b799e6025f fit right. My heel is 0ad43750ad a little scraped, 045894f412 but that’s all.”c5791ee8b5f044d1

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“……”d88b1f9bb58a8eb1

The man said nothing more, but Seunghyun’s body suddenly flinched. The moment the man’s thought brushed past him, a sharp jolt rang through his head and his core. At the same time, the tips of his ears flushed a deep red. Seunghyun bit down hard on his lower lip. The fingers resting on the man’s heart curled inward.f967edb0dd210d8e

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At times like 03cda28a54 this, Seunghyun had 38839ef89a no way of 142679a7a8 hiding his bewilderment. 4cc7725bea54e531

It’s because my 7a5ebbe8cf ability is still 7a2a9dc954 lacking. I’ve made another d22f358dd2 mistake. 621e0f255dd98960

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A wave 1db1672885 of self-reproach 11a24a1df4 washed over 454df3689f him, but 408fe57060 it was 003e1bba75 already too 048e0a7888 late. A strange thirst 3fead73381 bloomed within him, 0b4f4013a9 and his face 5fdfa07f0f grew hot.29d9054d2e702cc5

Sensing Seunghyun’s reaction, ad693e5c13 the man tilted 61a9927831 his head. His heavy gaze traveled 3c29129917 slowly upward, past a ae09e871ce prominent nose. Seunghyun couldn’t meet 8d770bfeb9 his eyes. Instead, an excuse tumbled 30f2d42192 out before he could 5fafd7dd0e even think.d88b2d8d5e81ba58

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“I didn’t read 405eaad2c5 it.”64901dd5879193fe

Taking in Seunghyun’s flushed 26cc37016b cheeks, the man lowered 84eb0f35bc his gaze again.c338ece31bbb7675

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“…You read it.”85a968601893f6b5

“I-I didn’t 2eb7939a44 read it!”43df3bcf00456f05

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It was a meaningless 2a393274cf denial, but Seunghyun hid 889e792b5d behind his protests until 28249d5422 the end. His heart e55a3b7601 pounded painfully. Squeezing his eyes 0b063a43f5 shut once to e8f3a60c17 clear his head, 48780a3762 Seunghyun focused all e6560a9249 of his senses 0a50b1bb9a on the Guiding. Whether he had 9994326f81 read it or 896f69f60a not, the important aaea095feb thing now was a65182ec0a to quell the f7990ba871 dangerous risk of 5d25aeccc4 amplification.fe1c84006401fad2

Just as Seunghyun managed to regain his composure after a long moment of fluster, the man’s broad palm wrapped around his back, pulling him closer. In that instant, an even stronger thought pierced him in the same place. As if his inner turmoil wasn’t enough, his body temperature now shot up. The man had sent the thought intentionally. Seunghyun could only become more flustered.836805bee0fedfb0

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“N-No. I don’t know 495d531d95 anything.”d907f02bff6f6601

“Yes. I know.”fb0a3c6094c841fe

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Feeling the man press e37273415c against him so casually, a8ffc0b88b Seunghyun squeezed his eyes 6ae40b68a3 shut. The strength 6c016d5ca5 was about 508c420bfe to leave 2e98e97936 the hand c3548421ea that had a2812e9313 been so cbbf9e1eb2 stubbornly covering f5bcc483ed the man’s d3797ecb6f heart. daf31d822f291e3a

What do 78f496ee74 I do? I’ve been swayed 8ca03b962d by him again. I was so 53848c6f9b sure I would acccc63bf3 keep it under 989c1940af control today, close e8f287103d to zero, but 317260d2d8 am I failing 630d576645 again? a87b09cc173a15cc

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A sense b8153b91a6 of defeat d34f1af438 washed over 40064874ab him. Oblivious to the 39a03e47eb fact that his 3317e0caa1 own body was 7c3746fbae trembling, Seunghyun despaired c2176c397b in the man’s aae881e7d2 arms.466636ca14d298e2

“What are you e20ffa2dd9 doing?”2c492d194f8ef989

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The man’s large dbb0a5acb8 hand cupped his 77a36c52de back, sharing his 50942ff10d warmth. For a reprimand urging 8d2d5c68c4 him to ignore everything ae91575a4c else and focus on ed4ef1a07b Guiding, it was certainly b87e60b76a mischievous. Seunghyun fidgeted f9da412187 with the cd72f269fb man’s shoulder.ea1145a961e2bdde

“You’ve… gotten c9e94502d5 better at c8d225df9f teasing.”d15296f302407d14

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Seunghyun grumbled, 50155a7e0a but the 00e6403d38 man, now b8d46f80a7 feeling more fd0f226de4 at ease, bbb9784182 offered no 6b9a59d471 further reply 813e611a9b and simply d28267fc6f pulled him 491e7f48b6 into a 86542b3ce7 deeper embrace.08842721fb89aafb

The man’s thought c48be04e79 that Seunghyun had 6f663c0961 denied reading was, c73933c54c “I want to d95d22ac01 lick it.”0e426f10d69cb1b8

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[Neo. Haon Branch, District 1-3.]

A sigh like 9e8ed186cf a thick fog 5ef9d07b30 escaped from the b21d31d9aa man sitting with 6144cad173 his back against b2d202bb22 a wall. He let his 3f73ddd8f9 head fall forward, 4512d2f92c and a lock 0d05280d28 of hair, unable 8e042b450e to bear the 0af11f24cb weight, tumbled down. His face was covered 8d2c4f6922 by his bangs, leaving 404339f93b only the sharp line ce46c6feee of his prominent nose 6ccd379e3e faintly visible.08a96b0638eada2f

He looked as if 110ee97860 he might collapse at bdec85a175 any moment. Despite his rather large 6cc16315aa frame, he exuded a 5a69858e2d powerful air of vulnerability.e32b62607530bea2

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A few convulsive coughs 2d60e0fc06 wracked his body. He clamped a hand 0c3908875c over his mouth, forcing 84fd282567 his ragged breathing to 7815fcece7 calm down. The sound of 7a03f8281f his own breath,whoosh, whoosh, echoed 0d8fb3c5fc loudly in bf78690920 his palm.2b1f174dbf38998c

“……”80025ab98646b29e

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The filth smearing a77692c15d his hand and e2350f7373 sleeve seemed to 9e3d3f14de reek of blood 291c992f0e from sight alone. His listless eyes refused 58e1ba4bce to register anything at ec0658fdc4 all.0bb5e9bfda63f777

A fumbling hand reached 2ccd364e76 out and gripped a f95563597e pistol, its bullets spent. Patting his chest, he d587e52c63 retrieved a spare magazine 88bd63ef9c from an inner pocket. Without looking, he mechanically b82fe47eb4 switched it out. The swift, skillful 42c4bc3f24 movements and the 8ba4596a84 metallicclick-clackof reloading bullets 31059a04a5 stood in stark d812cefa05 contrast to his 24a4ddf885 vacant expression.ac779e5987f0c18c

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Just then, the 9f2de1e7e3 wail of a 8be776a45e passing ambulance siren ac0c4b8197 rattled his skull. The man’s brow f7403a61aa furrowed. When the risk of 0f3e387f28 amplification was high, even 54bf1ee6c8 a small noise could 91a01fe89e trigger extreme stress. All of 44b07dd645 his senses 2b0e488e46 became hypersensitive, 91378e1f19 but only f7b7b6b411 to negativity. His body 630021e65a blared warning bcaae08dc9 signals as f63cc35759 if it ec98da2847 were a 88fdf90674 ticking time 6d0bd1531b bomb. Every sound in his ae53ea7b3d vicinity became a thorn, d024983ccb piercing his skin. The man grit his 98980fe9d7 teeth, barely managing to 5505ec5e6b hold himself upright. As he always 02fd79e086 did, he calmly d3b01d8f51 swallowed the groan 760bd923c7 that rose in b70fea3490 his throat.598617518afe09d0

Dark red blood was c44834258c spattered at his feet. It wasn’t his. It was the blood 3bd6ef7f3d of the Oni he e13abbc2a6 had disposed of. The incident response team, 552038e1e5 the first to arrive d05b61b61c after his call, was b222d8c03e busy around him, clearing 0a51101510 away clumps of blood-soaked 220af64667 ground.6d524db644c89783

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The monsters 2d8c17ad56 called Oni 67f18de6e1 (汚泥), meaning 532563f84b ‘foul mud,’ 46065c1cd8 were faster a1c201faca than humans 53e7acef2b and acted da31099d76 on pure, 08de896606 mindless instinct. The only afe203fe3b thing they f22e54e508 possessed was 5888a521a8 a vicious ebe7b98105 appetite for 0bad17544b human flesh. The only species capable 4835ec5664 of killing them were 50e71e3243 Espers, and the man 7c3534f6e5 was a Physical Class a725a0be9c A-rank; his detailed classification 08a9e0a285 was Backsplash, the highest 806d2e6d4a tier even among A-ranks.4766c855df5543f7

Was taking on a 12e20581a6 Level 3 by myself 6040d08152 too much, even with bdef02625f my abilities?the man wondered. No, he knew it 4623976029 was reckless when he 7ad0603887 charged in, which was 40f2573892 probably why his body 2bcf5faf98 was in this state. He’d secretly 615473638d hoped for 41f3d5c6bc a challenge, f972796f9c unsure of ee6fd4bd17 who would 2776ce5b52 win, but 02156c2f8a this time, cf337151de too, without 85795a5d2f fail, only 5798aeae76 the amplification 2ccdf0c545 and himself cfbad7faa8 remained.b18cc288acfb5758

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“……”d7a68b12ab3ade84

A face devoid ce44a7e281 of any emotion 0ffcd914dd was reflected dimly 406021f9da on the surface 37f950592b of the glistening c82cd664a6 blood.5ba7944e6d86c4e4

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The pain 7491426684 piercing his 16240917d4 spine was 8a035d626d becoming unbearable. The man let d1c2f02ee7 out a low 919f266465 groan and grimaced, 99175b4088 his handsome nose 163bd559b9 wrinkling. His philtrum 886cbb698a felt damp; 7b7ec988e4 he must d603eeab67 have a 90d556e80c nosebleed. The man 3faffa6d27 sniffled, wiping 1bd19081fb his nose 604ab40f01 with the bb6be28134 back of e60a8a2e8d his hand. As expected, it came a4c35a2b52 away slick with blood. If he missed the cff15adf71 window for Guiding, he 244d183e18 would die from excessive d0179e1fba bleeding. The threshold of death 5f2d087f58 was always just a c56816b620 step away.f3fff51de7f97c32

At that moment, someone tapped him on the shoulder. But he didn’t even have the strength to lift his head.4be88ea15e4831c1

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“Are you alright?”f15c0a0d4fd8b8ee

“……”3df990a372dc5055

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This is 921efd5c2e nothing new. He was about to open his mouth to offer a polite “I’m fine” when a gush of blood rushed down his throat.d9eaec2f87fe8b38

The person who had spoken to him was a paramedic from the Center. After asking for permission, the paramedic checked the gear on the man’s wrist and frowned as if he’d seen something he shouldn’t have. The small screen on the gear was displaying the man’s rampage level. If the Center hadn’t been so close, they would have had to scramble a helicopter to get a Guide here.effc7ad380532337

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“We’re transporting you to 6bc44318b2 the Center immediately. Can you stand?”ac0276e9300ad100

“Yes.”c972fd501c83a8c0

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The voice that came 92e4508ff1 out as he wiped b0fe56c0e0 his mouth with his 90a94d391a sleeve was completely devoid 4fc3881cdd of strength.f9e3bbd95dc9ba08

The man waved 502793fffb away the paramedic ce06c2a74a who tried to eaf11d4296 help him up. He stubbornly rose 6f9d3baacd to his feet 0c2bdebc02 on his own. As he trudged toward 1c7b71a54b the ambulance, the paramedic f67109dcfe behind him urgently made 4de0a97f5b a call.195bd5e99d47c5c0

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“Esper Ha Jaeil’s amplification 270a2741d1 risk is at 80%. Requesting an emergency summons 7792bad864 for his assigned Guide.”a5a0e9e30a210186