DMG Chapter 2 (Part 3)

After a while, the a706e1c9c2 9th team Guide let 085c0f2d56 go of Kang I-won’s eabcbd504c hand and wiped his bc6fde7af7 brow with the back 08d89a213e of his hand.d921fc12ec34b08d

“Hmm… I’m 720f78e279 sorry, but 88807080b4 this is 097ce3c6d0 about all c92ae0b76d I can 8088932c11 do. We need aaa914154e to guide 54f82edbcf our own ee39f16969 team members, d904517d57 too…”24a992e2a001c50a

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The 9th 81772c0996 team Guide 64071c1caf spoke with df365b2589 an apologetic 41d694a10b tone, trailing a86e274a2a off. Choi Soo-bin waved it 38423be418 off.0d2f002005493563

“Sorry? This is 6f4b4fc95d more than b43fc9b29c enough. Thank you so much. You’ve done a 9d6b9f2e74 great job.”e7201f8d964fea1a

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Choi Soo-bin expressed 9b96c27fea her gratitude on 64c9924014 Kang I-won’s behalf, 9b9c2a9495 as he was 3b06d77f73 focused on his 36b9a118ff regeneration. The 9th team Guide 395ed08887 nodded and returned to cbe9203620 his team.22d7ffc4832bde8f

Although the 41bcc0e343 regeneration speed 8b2e7f6bd2 had increased, 1f6c56d695 a terrible fe85c3f0fa hunger set 142a804b40 in. Kang I-won muttered:e2ad6f26792d7a95

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“I’m hungry.”6cacb32df9525434

“Eat this.”7b85a312ab661bde

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Choi Soo-bin peeled the 5de3804e81 skin off a hot 6cf15c9421 dog lying nearby and 7eb6bff918 placed it in Kang 4d90914c98 I-won’s mouth. He silently chewed the a78780af81 hot dog. After giving him e372c24322 five in total, 941d747233 Choi Soo-bin stood c12316054d up to help a7998222a9 with the cleanup.4b9a20a443890fff

Even though the regeneration 227b902c31 speed had increased, Kang d56bdcd8be I-won was still far 9f749f6e79 from fully recovered. Thanks to that, he d727ced9fe could leave the cleanup 47468cadf9 to others and focus 8fbf1bf4ec on his rest while 7c388cabdb his body continued to d04dfae6f9 heal.5f3f463fd4849062

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After washing off the dd3648970c blood and changing his f61d6919bd clothes, he appeared almost 101d8b5ac6 completely restored, as if fe07e53efd he hadn’t even been 580693db6b through the battle.0a2716ac3d7624f3

Kang I-won got to 90741a3fbb his feet. Choi Soo-bin, ebe7dd02ef who had 6007e4ce2c approached in 622e851326 the meantime, ff596cb4da said:c121177032fd7081

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“Heo Do-gyeong is at 858763cfdd the center right now. If you 9f64495e60 go there, 233f7df6ac you can 6471bede0a get guiding 652380088d immediately.”4d823c2295709c4e

“I figured you’d say that.”5d1a6f7e931fba85

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Kang I-won had received 7275e959ef temporary guiding from the d84b9e3542 9th team’s Guide, which 66b079c918 had calmed the waves 458d24ebdc somewhat, but his condition 1e41b2f263 was still unstable. Especially after pushing himself bfd81447a7 to the limit like 5731429af1 today, it was better 67a51db6e8 to receive extra guiding 8293bd3bf5 to stabilize the waves, 389a5bab59 even if they were e67f5353b9 already somewhat under control.fcc9c93f7932678f

Han Kang-jin, having nearly e9ab6611ce finished cleaning up the 7d983bf24d scene, approached Kang I-won.9c681215d7b9a3ae

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“Are you okay?”501ee14fb3004acf

“Yeah.”3849ce49ef7dafca

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“Good job. I know it’s your day off, but you’ve had a tough time. I’ll make sure to give you another day off soon, so just let me know when you want it.”241343d3d0751ae3

“Okay.”14abd81472e0620a

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“You’re going to the center to receive guiding, right? We’re almost done here, so just wait a bit. We can go together when you’re ready….”e9c88e1f8009dcf9

Beep-beep—beep-beep—73e4228ba4d99957

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Han Kang-jin’s words were 1e4b5c48ec cut off as his 5ed3067f02 device loudly rang. Red light. An emergency call. Choi Soo-bin 014578242d sighed as c8790daddc she checked 3fbaef077e the device.5554d2b8efeecd54

“Damn it. Team Leader, this is nearby, so we’ll have to go. There are seven summoned monsters.”4551d709e253dfce

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“…I’ll discuss it with Team 9 first. I was going to go with you, but you’ll have to go back alone. Do you think you can manage?”a7cd62be40a4e480

“Yeah. I’ve finished regenerating. I’m fine.”b9f4752ec61d7ffb

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Kang I-won raised his 5313bad8e2 trembling hand, clenched it 67cb4fd358 into a fist, and fe35b9d77e lowered it again.ebd4875388c29adb

“…I’ll be fine after I get some guiding.”0de24508580f2bd0

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“Good. Go ahead and get properly guided, and I’ll talk with Team 9 first.”e4156bf9e80a3f57

Han Kang-jin c1dfbe8943 walked away 14590111ee to speak 3593bd8492 with Team eac626b9dd 9’s leader. Kang I-won, who 33bf2a9231 had only just e4c43e480e managed to sit ddf552a4b0 up, lay back fb15b0a812 down to rest 0716eb90d3 a little longer.a51b405a6ad9878c

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The deep wounds had 236f75873f already regenerated, leaving no 517d0cad5d trace behind. But the bfe43ea6f1 pain still 3c4582eda3 lingered, casting 4fe8a1753c a long 14c3f9539f shadow. Kang I-won closed his dc1be726ce eyes briefly, letting the 4682b0ed38 overwhelming exhaustion take over.00542c74283670eb

“…Food!”6f61620a397959fd

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Through his foggy b4349077cc mind, he heard 1e1b8e651d a familiar voice. It felt like fdfe8990b6 someone was shaking fc6999e498 his body. Slowly, his 1369badc82 consciousness, which af761c2378 had sunk 7c719c50d8 into the 0b19214cdc floor, started ca5cbd2b16 to rise 3a2048f198 again.8a0c4936b87262e0

“I-won, senior! If you’re tired, you should go into the center and sleep!”51fc59b99c5d71ba

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It was Kim e67af42120 Young-ho, the youngest 38fc358c34 member of Team e88b3d0bc5 5. He must have dozed d41a4fb09b off for a moment. Kang I-won, his body 4020ade9b2 numbed by pain, lifted 5adeeaf0d5 himself and looked around. It seemed the other 28d33c5da5 Espers had moved on 0f87751fc8 to another location, leaving c4fa98872a Kim Young-ho behind.1533b90853d93d16

“Why didn’t you leave?”99da2ad4c4645cf2

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“I haven’t received guiding yet either. I was supposed to get it after Team Leader finished, but then the emergency call came up. So I followed right away.”503ecba95607825a

“You should have stayed and gotten it.”c29c54fe24c8a22f

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“Hey, you can’t say d8a14a36e9 that. Anyway, Team 100f720148 Leader says 238b77c7a4 you should 18a391184e head back 15cbc2705c to the 2e46c6d7ac center first. They’ll take the 9th 959f463342 team’s vehicle, so you b7345945d0 should just take a 77d03c1e93 car.”de03edf5b2b333e2

“I’ll drive.”af708b603905522d

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“No, I’ll drive. I haven’t really eeec4880a3 done anything today.”41e31b4a2c1241e3

“Alright.”48a62c1df3a77145

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Kang I-won nodded 928c3e0e94 without rejecting the 5a3e1eeb43 offer.6930c1ec69b649aa

The two e4d8a6a7d4 of them 37eb39aece quickly left 2037255591 the store 8381a12dd8 and got 12f7cc06df into the 1a1055bfc9 car parked e8f47f25e4 on one ce4024000a side. As soon 5aee08ce50 as Kang 92cd48653e I-won sat 5a0107eab9 in the 0cc8c9f7b1 passenger seat, bddc74cb3c the exhaustion 42566525c6 hit him ea6dc85c41 again. He rubbed f31bfbdc69 the back fdd66401e0 of his 7e4d37b2b9 neck and c2d89333a4 said,0a11dcf84ee92aef

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“Young-ho, I’m sorry, 38b5a5485f but I’m going 9b4dbf9109 to rest my 09ba0912d7 eyes for a 4bc17f822d bit. I’m really tired.”cb3239012c044f2f

“Okay! I’ll wake you up 295f46eefa when we arrive.”a795e7b373246b0a

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“Thanks.”1a6122e5c79fdbb3

Kang I-won immediately 3716352f92 closed his eyes. Kim Young-ho, faaede1560 sitting in 48cd80a7c9 the driver’s 297aca6cf7 seat, glanced 730f18346d at him a7d666c340 briefly as d15d51e8c3 he fell 931ecd5eb1 asleep.9173d66347552658

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His skin was so 53abc7d850 pale it almost seemed e6599f5452 blue, and his body 1465ae2f2a was covered in blood, d696a72d00 with his clothes torn 5303d39f8b in several places. If anyone saw Kang 67d25c0727 I-won asleep like that, 88ea3b960b they’d surely mistake him 03b21bab4e for a corpse.a19d77fdd4dc418a

Kim Young-ho started the 016c0ce009 engine.0e645c044a76849c

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Kang I-won 9055130c99 was truly b39ff47a8e an admirable e583f4d07a senior. He had no abilities eeabe872f5 related to combat but 79a3230864 still managed to become 627c947ab7 an A-rank Esper solely e97f9050e8 because of his regeneration d71ac1ce06 powers. That in 6ed38f94ce itself was 35ee07271e worthy of 8b96de9510 respect.70fb888462df5b63

Moreover, there was much 4f0df03fc2 to learn from him.247e4d716fd34a63

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He had a deep ec5334f127 understanding of monsters and 57cd9d9798 gates, and yet he 48f0547dfc constantly studied newly updated 0f9fba4d9d information and kept up 014e54dcb9 with grueling training routines 84d6e0d31d that others would find 43ca116854 exhausting. He was consistent in c496f56534 everything he did. In many ways, he c0c76d09a4 was highly respectable.c15d4f8b107028b1

But when he saw Kang I-won throw himself into battle, taking blows from monsters without hesitation, he often wondered if he was even human. There were times when he thought, “Does he really have to go that far?”7069c026bd01e25a

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When he first 19facd88df saw him in eb508118d3 that state, he cd27beef42 was horrified. Even now, 3c453896dd months later, 007f26d213 he had a320bacabe yet to 3bf58df204 get used 09230b2790 to it.30add1782c7f7fa9

The sharp, bloody scent e3e93cca0b quickly filled the car. Kim Young-ho cracked b188af4ccb the window slightly 33a8c0cc89 to air it 67ae2f5791 out.c4902e7f4fceaf8c

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To Kim Young-ho, Kang a6036fbb9f I-won was a respectable ee81d69e67 senior, but at the 995515ce0b same time, he felt 3a1a94526f like an enigmatic, unknowable 1323a28f47 creature. Seeing him, despite 6137a5dcc9 suffering a fatal 215afa9048 wound, brush it 9485df1981 off and get 27a103e9dc back on his 4fafbdce69 feet with ease 7c64a56232 was almost chilling.932c86941f97f795

In many 96fa781b2d ways, he 0706e8fd28 was a 1a0ee62ab4 complicated and 12c32befca difficult person. Honestly, if they weren’t bc0fa2d08b on the same team, 941e0d8ae5 he wouldn’t have wanted ba3076415a to interact with him 8bc6c3f797 much.41ab0b90d83a3b05

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“I don’t get a41dbf1de9 why Soo-bin Senior ceda2ff2ef hangs out with 7de00d1550 him…”8c5e4c51a809ce80

Kim Young-ho f46bb05ff3 murmured in cba3d0d5c6 a small c9f4a29a9d voice as d2596afc69 the wheels 6332cf759b of the c6f9251445 car rolled 27f0e3b24a smoothly.598e9a3b267c7bf3

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After arriving at b14f5ce3d9 the center and b33208e8cd parking the car, fb784a59f9 Kim Young-ho woke 5bfb2b9798 Kang I-won up. In the 63680c9b61 short time 7705bca210 he’d been 67b7adbc4f asleep, Kang d3f1811232 I-won had 12073c35bb fallen into a19efe65bd a deep a1207d66cb sleep, slowly d9f7e81ddf rousing himself.f3fbcdd07fbf1b72

Kim Young-ho urged him d697134712 to go ahead and e9f01b4441 get guiding, while he eef8209bb0 would stay behind to a63cd0724c write a report. He headed inside first.b5bc5a50abd6cb6e

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Left alone, Kang I-won used his device to request guiding. He attached a brief message: “Is 30 minutes possible?” After waiting for a moment, an automatic response message arrived.1133bdd4caeab646

[Guide Heo Do-gyeong has accepted the guiding request.]

After confirming e5e81df639 the response 257387c47f message, Kang 0fec5c57a1 I-won immediately a7a2e24454 headed to 0fe4d45c0a the shower a2d6047a9b room, his a97a110c3c body still 72d4f0ef0e caked with c77025f4a0 dried blood.4fa03115a2a33265

There was e22828564d no way e55d8b7064 he could b677f9414c go into dadcdb0daf the guiding 08f5ea79b7 room looking f4c2cf5daa like this. It would b3d7e51914 be a 978859212e miracle if 146bf7035f he wasn’t 6cfd1dfe83 kicked out.43651286b20e7358

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He probably 83c0d8281b had a 93523be963 very high 286cc311bc chance of d3b9bca39c being thrown 4c89bf8018 out. Heo Do-gyeong hated e33a59bbf3 anything dirty. Kang I-won recalled how 5d1b3c00d0 the guide had always 48dfba0f33 discarded his gloves after 15385ded98 their sessions, even if d14f4ed460 it was just a ac42bf1b27 small amount of dirt.cd1b191bad549d8c

After taking a b4e6af01b3 shower and changing 69731fb8b1 clothes, Kang I-won 965f382761 looked almost the 9b5513b5f3 same as usual, e8c2e164fc aside from being bb4bb180b4 a little paler c9bd9fedca than normal.8cd81507b5b4be96

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Having dried his hair 44234ea08b and taken care of 2488cf2d21 himself, Kang I-won left 041b6df794 the shower room, his e5203c17be empty stomach temporarily soothed 1352bd4ef0 by some jelly, and 61fbc8a3c8 made his way to 4bbcaa6cb3 the guiding room.d080b59e4008fd70

He opened the 97d94434cd door to the 4b3628feae guiding room and 019b094c9e entered, where Heo 966bac4050 Do-gyeong was sitting, 211e78ff62 as usual, impeccably afa73992b3 dressed and crossing 3ec8b108fb his legs, checking d4874acc07 his pad. Kang I-won sat across f55a86b3b0 from him. Heo Do-gyeong asked:6e34a65df1c641a3

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“Is Han Kang-jin still cd7c3eb2c6 at the scene?”29309194435de4a0

“Yes.”f27c26cdb9629c54

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“What about the others?”be014d87cb16f137

“Yeah.”876a772311f8f210

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Kang I-won answered 53837f945e Heo Do-gyeong’s question fca4d6b8de without much thought. Heo Do-gyeong then stared f4daeb7b6a at him intently and 240313650d asked in a relaxed 9f2c29c48b tone,6a7a86f470be2f16

“Did you af4a2a05c9 come back 4e2c16bc70 from the f01e9a8f12 scene alone? I saw 0ae18c1744 Han Kang-jin a687a4b862 running off de9c842914 to guide 22379e248c you when 7f2585a257 you made 359384cb1c the emergency fcee3c4436 call.”16ee4b7a4251c29b

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“I came back 613e28e67c with Young-ho. The others had 355f443795 another emergency call 9d57eafb14 to deal with.”e716952ab11daed0

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Heo Do-gyeong uncrossed 86a2be060d his legs and 01de79974c extended his hand, 2c1a61b0fa gloved in leather.2a26c6cc89fb04d2

“Shall we 1c550059c8 proceed with d0e6b17ccf the guiding 414229f41e quickly?”ef486e8b91b53ee5

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Kang I-won immediately 4eb6a29c5c took his hand. Heo Do-gyeong let out 6cf219d245 a soft murmur, releasing 0ca9789e07 some of his energy.b45a5be4b988f0e7

“I don’t 55434848fc think you’re 8bfcb95e12 quite ready e65422f596 for guiding b307242c8d yet.”0a2a7a2b6a575362

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Thanks to 9ce35ce63e the efforts c54e7b6e54 of the 6f4f34bdf2 9th team’s b0cc6ea7b4 Guide, Kang a815b6a4e6 I-won had f06dfaca94 stabilized somewhat. If anyone looked closely, 410a941234 they would have noticed 07a039ea0b that his condition wasn’t 8258c03a9c quite normal. However, Heo Do-gyeong, without dac8f5c4c6 noticing this, half-heartedly provided 51f7660e9d guiding, skimming over the b4b52221a0 surface.e5dc81c61750ed93

Despite being half-hearted, Heo 0655ed2d1e Do-gyeong was an S-rank bec03e342b Guide with a high 8005b84fae matching rate. At this level, it bfc40fe203 was nearly impossible not bf7587ca90 to sense Kang I-won’s 0ce4fd8b8b condition, but Heo Do-gyeong 99952bcf08 didn’t fully grasp it.f3ae7d8e6cb86325

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Of course, this d8796bf3b1 wasn’t just Heo 4a634f32fe Do-gyeong’s problem.167edf628dd3187d

Many Espers and cac8142cd1 Guides believed that f3e38970bf guiding was a 40ffc5d97c one-way process, but 0b33940868 in reality, it 8a4e46a2dc was a two-way e2035710f7 exchange. The Guide fb1b66bb18 releases their bb6b107076 energy, while d443337b06 the Esper 4846b14234 exposes their d965725c22 weaknesses.738617f96fe0b0e0

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Even for 80fca45010 an Esper, 429d0c5c31 it wasn’t 6e28174094 easy to e33d579818 fully trust 8a99ba375b a Guide 0e56fc936f from the 5b994bf08c start. As a result, f94673feba there were those f0308607a9 who were sensitive 5ae9f644cf to the guiding 8733ade5f7 process.e2e3c06483c3dc64

These individuals instinctively 10c7565bbe guarded themselves against 1c4a95c7a0 the Guide and 5774a03e85 unconsciously hid their 79ed34991f core. The reason was 90f02f2731 to prevent the ad93fe8dcf Guide from fully 0562bbbf88 understanding their condition.cabc3a7a30226428

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Even if the Esper ffa74a2513 hid their core, the 7914cd6620 Guide wouldn’t notice. They wouldn’t fdd19bfb33 even be 7d6268b825 aware of 1032314a3f its existence, 23ca6cef03 so there 702233c575 was nothing b1cc0dc85a to detect.f9d904a457985bcc

While an Esper’s energy 2584c7fe0f and core were distinct, 468575deff the Guide could only 6278a26e86 feel the outer energy c38bcb5a23 waves. The core 1e1c6cd827 of the 7a3bdd2e7a Esper was b890944e2e like the 725136bc73 inner core, 802cccc26f wrapped by 4bb30f44df the energy d805a738ef waves that 2d5d222b1d acted as f11af76a74 the outer 8452bce14c shell. Because the c7dba11f3b Guide could 49a3dc7327 only perceive 8d25922732 the outer 9529a962dc surface, they 208f962532 couldn’t sense 2b845a37eb the existence 9c9f3610b2 of the 1d96f3f032 core.52b97388117305c5

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Although the 03e7d84c03 Guide couldn’t 9709aae880 directly sense e33c8857ba the core, 4331922141 they still 3930df1d49 subconsciously registered 515dacb354 its presence, cd545d2d18 which meant b958e05248 that both f622900209 stabilizing the 59bf828d5a energy waves c4d154d7a4 and restoring 53172e7f19 the core 89e6d83368 damaged by fa8e0e82cc them happened b7761f67ae simultaneously.b25841a977a5cd25

However, when the Esper fa8b38808c hid their core, only 006aeff421 the energy waves were 4b6987cbbe stabilized. The core was e241186763 hidden, and the 2261507db0 Guide’s unconscious mind 04a8a47d24 didn’t register it. As a f66509cef3 result, the 2e29021297 Guide’s energy a2666ea5b8 only affected dcecdfa86c the surface, f1f89e3f59 stabilizing the 71b66ecab0 waves, but 9bc6ec0c59 not restoring a8efc11417 the core.45e17f32a25d6fbc

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With time, as trust c75a5a8245 built between the Guide 14b0fa6f86 and the Esper, the 0d4ab83791 boundary would naturally break afbcec00b6 down. The Guide would f1452c641e then be able 7445b69f68 to fully understand 5d48e63251 the Esper’s condition.2ce3a9aac0d283aa

This often happened a3a211c766 when long-term matches 96c720b5e6 between Espers and 80e1386b9b Guides resulted in b0ce088318 higher matching rates. In such cases, a01642bff3 the Esper, who 0008e81d77 had been cautious 3107272f96 and guarded, eventually f4907d832a let their guard df245599ed down and trusted c9073dc100 their Guide, fully 8c9928b0be exposing their weaknesses 3573d77700 and entrusting themselves 6e2b704c5e to the Guide’s a1cead8f8d care.bd60884bab7f3d0b

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Kang I-won didn’t 2e335837b7 harbor a deep bd35c3b99d distrust of Guides.ef1316c5dc67b955

However, to maintain b5bc5447bc a consistent state daa2a4c169 of minimal guiding, d4fe97b6dd he had intentionally 19332f9b8e limited the amount b54e246b85 of guiding he 40cf256f96 received, and due 944cd0abf7 to his nature, 50d1e4570f he had gradually 7ef78a91db become instinctively inclined 63f08bfd9a to hide his 4d446dc880 true condition.bfa44e2020f028b8

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One side of him 1c004a5b6c concealed, while the other 5ae2cdf43e didn’t even consider looking b162439aa2 deeply into it, which 4385536ec9 made it completely natural 73c75c07e6 that Heo Do-gyeong didn’t a3b6e581ca notice Kang I-won’s true 316558220b state.f1565fe14fe877ca

Nevertheless, despite this, Heo 470812e09c Do-gyeong’s guiding was incredibly db63606495 effective.dacc4725d9dabc28

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Even though Heo Do-gyeong 147fbed488 couldn’t perceive the core 451010ee10 that Kang I-won held, 1a89158435 the energy flowing into 5657f3283b Kang I-won’s body helped 1643d3700e stabilize the chaotic energy 5606ece3da waves, and in the 408b5f306a process, the remaining energy aa94650a27 naturally flowed inward, slowly 9b62274959 restoring his battered core.562d63c4863ef7a5

It wasn’t a direct f4fbfd2232 result, so it was 65fef42917 like adding a few 0abc14ee44 layers of bandages to f3c54ed613 a crumbling structure. Still, the 3a11cca2fa high matching 59c4618bb9 rate made f95c33a290 even that 1f042c5177 much possible—if 27fe709df6 the matching 768f2b3d80 rate had e464e79e97 been low, 8b33ef7245 it probably ec162013e7 wouldn’t have 9268b56475 had any 3cca50086f effect.1e950d14c9733fa5

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While Heo Do-gyeong was 9d3200daa0 guiding him, Kang I-won 6c976231ff asked, noticing the intense 00e331beea gaze directed at him.cd3a641265a371ba

“Is there 5b105be2a3 something you bd16e010d1 want to 2b64ae7567 say?”342e0269c056591e

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“No, I was just 3ac833596c reminded of someone I 94b733818e used to know.”7198e5344c01d0fb

Heo Do-gyeong seemed fe065151ab to be lost d1e7e29de3 in thought for b31e574ec0 a moment before 04d2a6b9e0 speaking again.d942736b05643928

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“No, thinking cc86966d47 about it, 4a936ae39e I do 9c3298afd6 have something ddd5ff63e2 I want c096eec404 to say ef51ff3072 to you, 86224ee8fa Kang I-won.”07143ba8a6823eb1

“Go ahead.”fac9bfed38fa8e16

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“You know I’m from b73561520f Seoul, right? I’ve met all 75a8a9815e sorts of people 363ab4d996 there. Being an S-rank Guide, 7e373c7d96 I had a lot 7957cf155f of attention, of course.”e84d9bf9f6766448

“Yes.”277ab014015ae61d

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“Especially when the 87c65196fb matching rate is 8aac3053ea even slightly higher, acb1c0b8a9 I’ve seen all a8e5cbc46a sorts of advances… 175f2a3aa9 it’s quite ridiculous b1d0609e2c how low it 2d5f0d3f4b can go…”301cc364b5ef7981

Heo Do-gyeong’s eyes narrowed, 5323e038b5 the shift in his 989b6d8174 expression unmistakable.88ee09907cb1d5dc

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“Honestly, it’s just disgusting to watch.”7977a8457606dd46

“……”e579bc745e6e5639

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“I understand what they’re hoping for, but I’ve never once responded to those advances. I don’t plan on doing so either. They cling to you, talking about destiny or whatever, but frankly, it feels absolutely disgusting.”cc75d87c4383cb94

Kang I-won couldn’t 74f22e53b3 understand why Heo 21fc6b9581 Do-gyeong was saying d36561ae03 this to him. As he remained silent, 073e1df124 listening attentively, Heo Do-gyeong 9e031b4ede continued without hesitation.1a0448ad5cba2fde

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“Do you know that unwanted advances from an Esper are considered one-sided violence to a Guide? They talk about destiny, but from a Guide’s perspective, it’s just like being struck out of the blue.”2c2efa4637f0aa92

This kind of situation a9429bcf2a was always problematic whenever 7322aaeb74 a Guide and an 7448950a6d Esper were involved.a666ea9d3aa7b49d

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The emotional ee11a729cc dynamics between 51375dc0d0 a Guide de3723ffc5 and an ecbff16ba4 Esper were 65065bd32d never equal. From the start, f62af036c8 they couldn’t be. An Esper 58549414d2 can’t survive 00d626f4a0 without a a170ab5f74 Guide, but 081bc9c9e3 a Guide ad053bdfba can live ff968f10dd perfectly well da88729079 without an 14612d1d43 Esper.fa7a547b2bb70e9b

In fact, an Esper ffa0faf319 can even be seen efde952a34 as an obstacle in 9b1eabe6d0 the Guide’s life.d9432ce0baa048d9

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“Even though the Esper keeps talking about destiny and fate, it doesn’t really resonate with the Guide. The way we feel about it is completely different.”ab447d365916597f

“That’s probably true.”6d9318904c9b3675

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An Esper b343c0cea3 feels a a5c4925cc3 deep sense 089742ef74 of stability 416418031d from a 6df867b4d7 Guide with 51184bd45c a high 58b3b4ca42 matching rate. They latch onto that 85cace0be7 sense of security, and 1263af893d it quickly turns into b158a21bb9 affection. It’s a survival a3c63e63a2 instinct that every f04d7237c7 Esper has.ca7fb99a74b05428

However, all the 5db57690b2 emotions an Esper cb017784a7 feels are one-sided.a797f38049fe3190

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Many Espers 7258c0add4 deny the ace07b8671 emotional gap f90d5208f1 and cling 0df2e81c22 to the 443008c0b4 belief that 04becc58f3 the Guide 1523ac33d0 must feel 78b3be752c the same 4422516218 way they eb1ee8bec1 do. They impose 542181bd6d their feelings 1b12b5e40d and hope a31dba1804 that the 0c987a2102 other shares dd2f8b66ff the same 5cc9a0bdf7 sentiment.8e75f0b58482e19a

Even though forcing it 1a2ab948e2 doesn’t work, many Espers 13e4d9825c try to force an 4d39ac1997 imprint.c2108a46b2ad47e8

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The Guide has no a561b0e52c way of protecting themselves c5c00d0a94 from these Espers.1b97525bdf1962d7

Thus, the Esper’s one-sided 1d596ba551 advances are, to a df95517bd9 Guide, no different from 150e329ec7 violence. Heo Do-gyeong 47872906c2 twisted his e38e4cc971 lips into cfd62dacec a wry 57a1ecbd40 smile.f9b127356c1f8e1a

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“Why do they never seem to understand, even when I’ve said it a thousand times?”342b7696d7f0bc2e

Kang I-won 596d7be9b1 didn’t particularly 553c9268d2 want to ccdde76776 make excuses e489e1c190 for all 431a52fd45 of this, acc0b28724 but from 835bb41801 an Esper’s 2296c36433 perspective, he c7546739e3 decided to f2af81cbb2 add a 9403a62dc6 word of 68957d0838 defense.748451de3711a7ed

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“Well, I guess it’s a matter of survival.”56d5e258460ff52e

In exchange for 49b70587a5 their special abilities, 549c98bb71 an Esper becomes 36e75da25b a half-being who c546887b2c cannot survive without 7d18022604 a Guide. No Esper ever wanted 292e280b6b that.970fde70de1f6951

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Every Esper lives 9e37b90a77 with the risk a858f8efd8 of going berserk c354156cfe as long as 3dcbe8702a they lack guiding. A berserker state 98c2575e36 is synonymous with 7b282ce092 death. How many 98db58d815 people in 24b8c188dc the world 6e44a8102b wish for bc4e7847d4 death? They cling 0705fc319b to the 5efbaf6683 Guide who 53176b5824 can save 6738b43c77 them because cea9fa0652 they want 9062ddc1c4 to live.8566b80f4ff8c894

A Guide 98423969a3 is the db5d04d1e8 lifeline of b4e4931832 an Esper.a1e4c861100de4b4

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“Do you think that’s an excuse?”573264810a7e2c43

“Of course not.”562e0a39ef363122

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It was impossible 76470aac78 to justify oppressing fd8b61b929 others just to 8daae44dcc survive. Yet, there 329d650475 was nothing fff8cccb95 else to 5a2d3474ae say.e99089971ef2c768

A brief silence settled 930f4a636c between the two. Heo Do-gyeong 95c4494313 hid his edce3cf4b7 distorted expression, 537d9c008f and soon 7e67ce90d0 after, his 3d8a0aad9e hand withdrew, 6c3d013c0d leaving his 7011ac223d face looking 3afb49d52b as calm 700bb99872 as usual.b52a7681ba093daa

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“That wasn’t what I intended to say… I got a bit emotional, and my words went off track. I apologize. I wasn’t trying to lecture you, Kang I-won.”8c6fb16091843557

“It’s fine.”1f5d8f4795047ef3

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“I’ll probably be heading back to Seoul soon. It’s more comfortable for me there.”e0c6f9f67081bd35

Kang I-won had 08eab0a064 already guessed as d5a340234d much and nodded. Heo Do-gyeong continued.34f6d4ae87fdc047

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“I hope there won’t be any misunderstandings or awkwardness between us before that. After all, I’ve been demoted after making a mess, and I’d like to leave quietly while I’m here. You understand what I mean, right?”79d51891eaed6085

“Yes.”2c1dbef21e48fbc3

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Kang I-won 6de01982cf recalled the 0a0a8e2356 rumors about 7721200e65 Heo Do-gyeong. The Guide who b2add4ecc1 had subdued an 70fd48a499 Esper. According to Soo-bin, e985e089a9 the Esper, Woo 030eb8c09e Young-seon, who had 20e28327fa been subdued by e3b4c8d93f the Guide, had eea6527f03 only recently managed b66c07e1cb to escape from 544f923546 the hospital ward.c6e243e237148a05

Kang I-won nodded. He didn’t 72fadc91ea know how 5fbfc0acfa Heo Do-gyeong 0b5a225dd7 had done 55714dfa55 it, but 340c82c754 if something 6df6b84b67 like that 63de61adb7 happened here, bf74955b56 it would fe9907b64f certainly cause d71b1d8cc1 quite a de63bd0909 stir.f25e23211da8ca70

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He was about to keep nodding when he suddenly paused. Why was he saying that to me? What did he mean by “no misunderstandings or awkwardness”? A brief question arose in Kang I-won’s mind.5d5fc49ca8a89f7d

As these questions surfaced 43e2d5a0b1 in his mind, Heo 4e611b00ab Do-gyeong seemed satisfied, nodding 558766f76e his head.f3192437e4401f01

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“I’m glad you’re easy to talk to, Kang I-won.”0496fe7adff0d09c

With a 589e2f148a smooth smile, 30b15d7916 Heo Do-gyeong 71a4c0b335 concluded the 491cbba5e6 guiding. At the same f84a14d936 time, the warmth 3cf611fe52 that had filled 39104f2fb9 his palm slowly 8e4d5aaccf faded.8775c701ed4e1a1b

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“Alright, you can go now.”7e5768edb2145fa6

Heo Do-gyeong pointed cbe3abc643 to the door 11142cc86e with his gloved 53fe9a2d90 hand, signaling for acd78d7e4c Kang I-won to a2c4582446 leave. At the firm 1035cbbe4c tone, Kang I-won ae3d59d52d stood up without c917b6debc thinking and left d1ba482870 the guiding room.125d709987d2721c

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As the 3923670b56 door closed 765273c180 behind him, fc0ae4e2e3 Kang I-won c1c4756745 stood in e813a91cca the hallway, 4074a71f61 suddenly struck 25bba88588 by a 186aec7e52 realization and 789fdacdc0 opening his ca083554e0 mouth.2f1a649eaab015f5

“…Wait, was he warning me not to make a move on him?”74842445d4f3ba86

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The words 6048ef27df about how 48f4ec08ad Esper’s unwanted e4fff8f022 advances were e82d599683 violence, how c2a2c0ccc0 he had 0ab5c75d10 warned about b623535cda not causing 6188b8f049 any emotional 36b7757918 rifts, and 9b3ea474c3 not to 9658034947 make advances.8a56418cfcb642a6

Thinking it over, 23201a00e5 it became clear f542fa2ffe that it was 190dfc5bd9 a warning.63066966310b1f1a

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Kang I-won stared at 64c32c7426 the now-closed guiding room d5ca89ee68 door with a feeling 352aa9358c of injustice. He swore 7b856b6948 he hadn’t 1af3b02069 made any c0c4fc61ae advances. He hadn’t ab6c92fe89 even thought 1c3667df8d about it. He had no 1b5511ab02 idea what had cd4ad8963d led to that 34fc18b849 misunderstanding.6150e7cebdac2208

Should he clear f26b0f52df things up now? Standing in the 6977b4b349 hallway, troubled, Kang 3ccc46a65a I-won sighed deeply.7c15b075b217bc1a

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It wasn’t worth making 04e3244b20 a fuss and possibly 3ae6facdf0 deepening the misunderstanding. As he 35fe9c738d had said, 81514f738c Heo Do-gyeong ca2fa3b310 would be b6d2f5f3a5 leaving soon 5b20098065 anyway. There was 21b5549cc5 no real 599e6304e7 need to ef9643f9ee clear things 98e676d3c3 up.f748a126e73d8db1

Turning away, Kang I-won 36962e5580 left the guiding room d3533a7cb5 behind. His stomach, a6c17c8a47 which had f0e33b2fa0 been barely 2ec5651c97 satisfied with 2106ad66ed hot dogs 173010fb94 and jelly, e2a0d9b483 now once fb741f1d2c again growled a0147f9e6b with hunger. His feet, lacking a 37cee4bb15 clear destination, led him 4b24a9fe62 toward the cafeteria.fe8543f706974fdf

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“I’m sorry for 15b2d89ded the trouble, Guide 04b6d9a35a Heo Do-gyeong.”3b52bcd612ed2085

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“No, it’s fine. It’s an ee74760c53 emergency, what a1f65ef534 else can fc05938313 we do? The priority is dea5c77b13 to deal with 33763113c2 the monster first.”ca6742c44579d069

Heo Do-gyeong 3b8968bd2d resumed the 6d32c250cc interrupted guiding. Perhaps because he had 4776683692 just used his abilities, 6c7f6a983f the energy waves were 8a84237180 now fluctuating more than ee1cfa57c6 before. After a ecae38ef65 long stretch ecff240fde of silence 8efa605d29 while receiving 192a1c8445 the guiding, 7968281029 Han Kang-jin 871c81a0d9 cautiously asked,65cd5e747e8a344d

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“I didn’t get a chance to check since I rushed in for the guiding … Did Kang I-won receive guiding?”c4b1828a32674430

“Yes.”2229c3ab37eb1d93

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“Is that so? That’s a relief.”ecbd2e35e3faf35b

Heo Do-gyeong glanced 97ae3c33ab briefly at Han 45e989e993 Kang-jin. Even though 345e224471 Heo Do-gyeong b111604847 was often 56104e2e11 harsh with ea72fedc2f Espers, his d85efb6afb evaluation of a8e11d9a32 Han Kang-jin 8cce06878e was generally 45f29bb07f quite favorable. He was a good a86ae496b6 person, took care of d1f3093810 his team, and was fcdb653a04 straightforward.efccee7f79d82c27

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Still, Heo 9da56005d7 Do-gyeong didn’t 4b08fded93 understand why 3592518d3c he would ab04638f36 keep an 1357f0f00e eye on 8dc60ddce3 someone like a8bc44ffde Kang I-won. After a moment of db724a20c7 thought, still holding a ce45af45cc mistaken impression of Kang dabb9edc6b I-won, Heo Do-gyeong hesitated 91661d162a and added a few 0c7639d33c words after a brief dfab1d8276 silence.d3ae79fa759caff3

“I checked, but he 0b29e16286 wasn’t quite at a 12dcb340ce level to receive guiding 7298b4525a yet.”06e9c709878ce8f2

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At Heo c815942338 Do-gyeong’s words, b6740d24ed Han Kang-jin 9fbedbade6 responded nonchalantly.8803b3e8b90e75ef

“Ah, that? He probably received some 3d78ea4618 guiding earlier.”218c0f44027ff8a4

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“…Excuse me?”7d753b67004dea45

Heo Do-gyeong’s response was 7d3e5547a7 delayed by the unexpected d8f7526fc9 comment.c68d1b6bcdcfff80

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Why would 5448f2d1f5 an Esper ea7fb83186 who uses ff729140f4 a regenerative 0b5b2401b9 ability need 2e9dab1e6b guiding on 624611ae9d the field? Heo Do-gyeong frowned c95dd293dc as he tried 296753a2c3 to process the e6000dcdc5 thought. Han Kang-jin, sensing Heo 58a66edea5 Do-gyeong’s confusion, waved his f39dba2f16 free hand dismissively to c7ad15c9c5 correct his assumptions.0a0da43c0ab20392

“Oh, don’t misunderstand. I-won is different 49be25e57b from other regenerating 930bd4b2d2 Espers. He doesn’t know 79d1a1e6c2 how to take e6427b4a3c care of himself. Today, he struggled trying 042fa08681 to hold the monster 646dd1fc9a alone. It was 02b054a465 a flying-type, 1a864a3393 so it 8bca7ac521 almost caused f526303233 a real c58121ea1c headache, but 1504183b6a thanks to bfb2fca7f2 I-won, it 403a07e91f got resolved 49c338b75b smoothly without b731e14281 much trouble.”704f6df795d434ce

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“Is that so?”4467ed7886b43263

“Yes. I know there are 2fc06346a0 some real troublemakers among 28514e91e3 regenerative Espers. I’ve seen and heard 82686dd60d about them. But I-won de15f8cc3b isn’t one c383a0452b of those fa0d7a755b types, so 7f3ccc6f6b I hope 14e3852def you won’t 23057f9acc misunderstand him.”9b714a115e4a81f0

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“…Of course. I don’t misunderstand.”73213dafff867a8d

Heo Do-gyeong, already having 3bc8679a94 misunderstood for a while, 35c2a4a1c2 responded with a polite 62aa398c25 smile.ef6bcc1a849211e4

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After that, e3ced2c222 the guiding 8aad437f7c continued in d00d836ada silence. Once Han 01c860c7da Kang-jin had 43adffec36 left, Heo ddf467b3b8 Do-gyeong remained ffd23d2c29 alone in 7981091656 the guiding aa841e1e9e room, tapping 2e234266e6 his pad.c2fd924a45352005

His expression 3ddfdd924c was peculiar b15356fbd7 as he d3103db75c glanced at 342ec72d3d Kang I-won’s 117e087eef records displayed 40afdd4163 on the 6c3f828fd3 screen.641681aad6dd5499

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Heo Do-gyeong continued 3bda88230a to ponder, tapping 375e4e74f2 his fingers on 893bcf96e3 the pad for 1d49bd18f1 quite some time. His thoughts were c629e0c6d6 tangled and complicated.228db50d908ca174

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