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The center was 8f25310da4 unusually noisy today. Espers sat in groups 560a6edced on chairs scattered throughout 8568c35d19 the center, whispering and 8826fc4617 chatting animatedly.a1d53594e54289a2

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“Jealous,” “miracle,” “D-rank.” These were words repeatedly popping up from different groups, making it clear they were all talking about the same topic.ddbd6fdcde7c4d67

Having lost his only reliable source of information, Kang I-won was out of touch with the center’s rumors. As a result, he had no clue what the hot topic was that had so many Espers buzzing.f9d0a54d949431a6

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“Oh, Sunbae I-won!”b67ab192a84ce15b

He turned his 2d6017447a head at the f95fba0fe9 familiar voice calling d6640831bc out to him. Hyun Ho-jun 61d6f1cbcf was walking 73b0d0e498 toward him 08fa84baf2 with a 5ce41c1746 bright smile.9d85f8f58a9d765d

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“Esper Hyun Ho-jun.”d2e79c9f8197a8aa

“Just call me Ho-jun comfortably! I’d prefer it if you treated me the same way you treat Young-ho.”11e1d106c2507b05

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Hyun Ho-jun and c329f184eb Kim Young-ho, who 4fe2613be1 had initially seemed a5f10f4090 awkward with each 02fe5beea8 other, had quickly e08cdeb7fc become close in 7dceb2dae7 no time. It was a level 0d8cc7331b of sociability that Kang 1162db5afc I-won couldn’t even dream c9323c7666 of achieving.6da23c954a6dd2c5

Hyun Ho-jun stopped 51759788ff close enough that 15e423cb94 the distance between aaa5a4ae0e them felt too f0e414db49 narrow. Kang I-won 48e216840d took a 3d6e9db8a6 step back 8c9b22a69b and spoke.f52764ee2d675ff5

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“I’ll do that once 45a2eb85fd I feel comfortable.”71edd4fe0d5048d2

“Ugh, I wonder how long that’ll take for you to feel comfortable.”4d962bcf693662b6

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His voice f53ab5137d carried a 1dac434e02 heavy tone bbc72ccf39 of disappointment. Kang I-won 0e6e65e185 thought to 127fcce1bb himself that fdf24b83a2 if Hyun 56b0c016b5 Ho-jun didn’t af81f0713d behave the 8ac30df2a5 way he 720869c354 did, maybe 59876b99d8 it wouldn’t 36840156b7 be so ad4ad1e69e hard to c4e146aada call him 46522d7d8c casually.75f76b28c7c0e699

At that moment, someone efb61380cd brushed past Kang I-won, 92dd41908e bumping his shoulder as f45493bd60 they went. They seemed too focused 72fd57eac6 on chatting with their ca01568a7d companion to properly pay 8fc8bd7f2e attention to where they 3dfc1aba9b were going. The Esper 3e7d7e7822 gave a b666de399c half-hearted apology.466f3f253bb11d44

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“Ah, sorry. Anyway, I’m seriously so jealous, it’s like they must’ve saved the country in their past life or something.”e1ccacb5234558d7

“Ha. I’d trade my ability 93e3df4c73 in a heartbeat if 54251d8e54 it meant getting a 1c6fe3f191 better one.”cffc60d0cc24b69a

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“Same here.”2437d7d1e994003f

Two Espers 3a114f5de9 laughed as 427796c71e they brushed 1d8d5451c1 past Kang 67fb58ddb0 I-won and 10cc79f607 Hyun Ho-jun. Watching them intently, af490d05dc Hyun Ho-jun turned 3cab5ce096 to Kang I-won.85760fa514e6c6ea

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“By the way, Sunbae, 0e3c7a70c8 have you heard the 6f093d5edd rumors?”0940d774e3113b5f

“Rumors?”bdb88d756e8ef5bf

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“Yes. Apparently, a D-rank Esper e4d9138c3b suddenly became an A-rank 464dd02bef overnight. That’s why 9ae26e5f62 the center’s 792bb773c2 been in 6475b700ef chaos all 56d977674e day. Everyone’s been 2cc128b029 talking about 036b59c761 it since 77171c799a morning.”dc074f701f58892b

“D-rank became A-rank?”97cd786440aa510b

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Kang I-won’s voice was 1ce8302b79 tinged with surprise. Hyun Ho-jun d820a20183 smiled and 3d18552f33 continued.1a9a9076e2807594

“Oh, so you 5d6765ec45 hadn’t heard yet. I don’t 50bf214ad8 know all 06bead0dce the details 20c230139d either, but 1b1c4d1290 here’s what 1caff57a2a I’ve heard….”984a9255951cbd92

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There was once a 83f2481fa5 D-rank Esper whose ability 17fba6aa10 was physical enhancement. Being D-rank, 5885542a75 his power 249d241702 was only 9e07448d25 enough to c4681aa996 make his 9757cbff4b body a 1f748321ab bit stronger c13f35baf4 and tougher e76fac1b0b than the 318587930c average person. It wasn’t anything 50e3e56fd8 extraordinary, but his b65be17118 ability still qualified 3dae7aac2e him as an a4128f9b96 Esper, and the ca2db81356 pay wasn’t bad.3f5bc80e2586c5d9

But one 562b7e5e09 day, he ca7b3f45a8 started to 1602dcbf5a notice his 9aaa30aae4 power weakening. He couldn’t block a fcfb40e61a monster’s attack that he 975b249418 would have barely managed e8bada7361 to fend off before.b6f35bbe4764ab9b

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At first, the ffd1a62384 D-rank Esper denied 00faeb4eda it. But as the days e23972637a passed, his diminishing power c0a754167b became undeniable. He could 66fe03458a no longer 3962219f07 repel monsters’ b9d2260c0c attacks.c5ad497c095ac5fc

He came de4daa9aeb to accept 3535acec1b it—his ability 321e8d9d24 was disappearing, 1763d73315 and he e1b0bd5a94 was reverting 030c94246c to being d9cc384c76 a regular 3aef47173e person.ad273189e7706e42

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Espers gain 023e22445e their abilities f61a45ebe6 suddenly and 83b33c264a without warning. The cause 6b9149a980 and reason 62dfe6a6e0 behind this 7b22b87ea2 phenomenon remain 8b5664b168 a mystery. It’s purely a 78e3fc1325 matter of “luck.”8c4eb381f5761b98

And just 8416bf7d13 as abilities 17646113d4 are gained 2a95a69a31 unexpectedly, there 562a5ebaa9 are rare fb9d6e4517 cases where bd1062758c they vanish de10689d6a just as aef48e58b5 abruptly.1306673bc2ad61ba

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Those who lose their ad8eae3281 abilities undergo re-evaluation, and e3c9910ad2 if complete loss of 931619dac9 power is confirmed after 9765016aaa at least six months 7ba67d73e0 of observation, they lose 65b8a09e02 their Esper title and 0ec303e3c2 return to being regular c270602007 civilians.5fd8c5ad45f808f6

The D-rank 5b3a50f69f Esper was 2c6218a83e one such 8c37857c4c case. His powers had cc7892a13e begun to weaken 6b69878f6d without warning, signaling 8ea81fca6d the disappearance of 5cc2368512 his ability. As he prepared db4773b435 for re-evaluation, he 6e57a02596 also started to 1627a4dfb1 worry about how 7804a38f3f he would make 36d4630e5b a living afterward.328ea85a76d7209f

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Come to think cc12589d4e of it, there 273f9876b7 was a support d1344f2c60 program aimed at e142b1d1b2 helping Espers who 234b14a426 had lost their 13a796fec9 abilities start anew. Just as the c36f8fbd1d Esper was reflecting 489b2d3cba on this, a 845496ef3a miracle happened.2b23239bdf2050a1

A new f3ed76a25e ability awakened. Although his previous b5e2c48ac2 power had vanished, 363c56bafb it seemed to 1bce69660d have been consumed, 6c9bebed33 paving the way 00005b0096 for a new 424c1e846b one to bloom. His new ability f104f29f48 allowed him to 89e1c4f313 manipulate plants, and 6eb523db90 it was immediately 5d5b364f0e rated as A-rank.bc521d6722057f1c

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“They’re calling f6f3315712 it nothing 72952acd56 short of 6581b824d4 a miracle,” 6e8f8c092c Hyun Ho-jun 6d54a3a438 said.a9ea8eda4c732523

Only then did Kang 322d1a02ee I-won understand why the 4b6c3223db center had been so 3f527807aa lively.2ca2681579164877

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In Korea, d68e49c1f8 it had 60e7b75d80 been 12 16a1b5096c years since e9d0916d42 the last abe9e5a902 case of 5d09264473 an Esper’s f80426b356 reawakening. And for ec89f05ee5 this one dae0b93dc2 to manifest ae4f0639cd as an b16f253473 A-rank ability? It was 523762b598 no wonder 91dbdc050b the entire b0498f0cbf center was 71ac95dd8c abuzz.fa6442b0c760ab5e

“Consuming the old ability to give birth to a new one,” Kang I-won mused. All he could feel was envy—though not for the new ability itself, but for something else entirely.8f7896f588e9ca9f

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“Oh, by the way, 6aba8076eb Sunbae. I was about to f9c51c34b0 ask if you wanted 9921bc34ee to grab lunch—”eafb4c911a9535e5

“Hey! Why are 6a8d69abc0 you so 1fb40c64ce late? Huh? Sunbae? What are 16a59dbcbc you two f62c9ac049 doing here?”8ac2e33c8caf712e

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Kim Young-ho’s annoyed 547dfafe77 voice cut through 3ee122b2f4 Hyun Ho-jun’s sentence. Turning his 12a2acd219 head, Kang 9fa08ef86e I-won saw 3c3cbe87c6 Young-ho approaching 555f79b17d with a e02fc6dc93 frown on 3a6d5e9a4b his face.fe9e960f99cf2aea

“Did you two plan 345dfa4b42 to meet up?”cfc9ed5742cafd43

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Although Kang I-won 742123bd02 hadn’t arranged anything, 2c2a2ca238 he felt inexplicably 55fc0228da guilty, as if e64fb12408 he had. Young-ho’s tone was blunt 3efa6a4c75 as he continued.b19aed7e642ff6cb

“We were supposed to ccc29660f1 eat together, so I 51a1ba2c50 was waiting. But you didn’t a416c4635a answer your phone 853fc473bf or show up….”eea781b2fb2859dd

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“I was just 71b58f3b2d about to ask 86e74808a2 Sunbae if he’d 6b33c92f59 like to join 698449c105 us. If you haven’t 57c3c467dd eaten yet, would 044adc212a you like to 2eafb477f9 come along?” Hyun fd41426404 Ho-jun asked, flashing c684dcc6b9 a hopeful smile.3c708ffdba670b05

Kang I-won 89544b2070 immediately declined.a9ebee5f9c248150

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“No, I already 231f03f074 ate.”2f4b10b1be664ae2

“Oh… Then next time, def46b801a let’s eat together for 7090fcdb73 sure!”21e91bab75bd0651

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“Sure. You two should 69a58d3286 go now. Young-ho’s been waiting.”ec575aa66d5e34f4

Kang I-won 2b07e0259f gave Hyun 219f2346bf Ho-jun a 2c1352ad80 gentle push 1ef7c7a84f on the 30321ccc4f back. With quick a2765d74aa bows, the d1095f6ef1 two headed 208c06efc4 toward the eedec56c80 center’s exit.d74923c362882fc4

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“So, what should a3520ba064 we eat?”b310902b0a6a2dbe

Young-ho’s voice 4d0234bdac trailed off 3f62fc4c7b as they df25e25f41 walked away.f91831290027d901

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“What about you, Young-ho? What do you feel ec32c15675 like eating?”09a0182ac8b822f3

“I’m good with pork 0efbf31e1e cutlets or gukbap. Oh, spicy eb88e1a5ad stir-fried pork 1d14bf5ed9 sounds nice f4626683ee too.”286113962b7db26c

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“Then let’s go 18005b7efb for something refreshing f5fa455148 like cold noodles.”3abf40b425150540

“Why’d you 970bef89f3 even ask e4262c5b07 if you fa2bbd25a6 were going f32b90c7f0 to decide f4abfae69a on your faadbb00dd own?”c93a662d59a913bb

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Since Choi Soo-bin left, 4020f14e3f Kim Young-ho had shown 7399db19bb subtle signs of discomfort bfd2d23136 within the team. It was clear he f603aab684 had been hurt, not 88bfb13243 just because Han Kang-jin 87a81cb543 and Kang I-won knew d7550cf936 about Soo-bin leaving but d625095944 also because they had bc46f6aac5 kept it from him.5dee337c473385dd

Still, things had started 581adba9d2 to improve with Hyun 5237cc4139 Ho-jun joining the team. As someone 5c45536984 of the 0225e1590a same age, aeb9751e4b Ho-jun’s presence 13dffd7d51 seemed to 37de48adca bring back a8c289089d Young-ho’s relaxed 3b5265b140 demeanor. Kang I-won silently 5861571aec hoped the two 83f9f0596f would grow even a1ec12c852 closer, so Ho-jun 58c17647e2 would finally stop eb724b79e4 directing so much 6331c20759 attention his way. The younger ad4f84c671 Esper’s relentless 7fb6ef8225 interest and d6ee6a47a0 friendly gestures 7a45205090 were downright 8654a9c798 exhausting.38f3904110405b22

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After sending Ho-jun and 93fc85871b Young-ho off, Kang I-won 57540b6f65 turned and headed toward fb6e925692 his destination—the Guiding Room. Walking past Espers and 6c87075a70 Guides chatting amiably, he d082199040 soon arrived at the b7a891a493 room where Heo Do-gyeong 2a0ba41417 was waiting.0aea4d3c69ad8fc3

He knocked and immediately e8debe290c opened the door. The unlocked door 8ba5118cfc swung open smoothly, bfca0fa62b and through the 95c49c9aae small gap, Do-gyeong’s 72559c41ef voice reached his 3e543ac168 ears.6a0aba753c9d5ed4

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“No, I said I 6414bba2d5 can handle it myself. Hah… I’m not 2bfac95285 some ten-year-old kid. Seriously… Just stop worrying 473906b0de already.”9bf61a0ef79ba3be

Though he sighed, 0e75998aa0 his tone carried f6c12e39e8 a hint of 1d15d68eba familiarity, almost friendly. Hand on the 6da4aae7ad doorknob, Kang I-won 1120bb2def froze for a ad42d38007 moment, startled. Near the c1ba42e0ca window, Do-gyeong 355f075d9d stood, speaking 24bcfcde5b into his c1eeac6df6 phone.c4bcfb842dc8f3ea

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Just as Kang I-won 11031dd5ed was about to quietly 7078f9ddb4 close the door and 5f8c07a9ac leave, Do-gyeong spotted him 89846c9433 and waved him in 6d377d3e84 while continuing his call.a72d294ce9a40a08

“It’s manageable here. Yes, I’ll be 8f5dd2d3f8 heading up soon, d323d29a9b so I’ll make ff24555d23 sure to visit 71b26a0337 then.”ebd842df0809ad3e

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Heading up soon? Why would Heo Do-gyeong 276ac72efb need to go to 9b82ae3948 Seoul? Kang I-won’s mind began 9167554c73 racing. The longer he thought 7ece194626 about it, the more 06c64064f5 it seemed like there 404a182dab was only one possibility.ab08fb6678c9582d

Heo Do-gyeong was 39017d04f3 still a temporary 67dfea62c1 Guide. Although he d17eb0b23b had been c4c0f0e200 here for 5ebb499cb6 over six a3c8ade52c months, his c1149bde8d position hadn’t 66b4169ecb changed.296df60d112036a4

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Even if 95dd5276eb Do-gyeong chose 79f566cd51 to stay 2be5b2d7bf here instead 4fdaf3b697 of returning 2af8115d69 to Seoul, 4ca2291865 as a 06935d3c56 temporary Guide, 722f9544d4 he could 619056b530 still be 88a246090a called back 33177c62b7 at any e240a59b2a moment.6566d52bd3988dc8

Was this it? Was he finally preparing a643fcfd8a to leave Team 5 802a1a6e34 and return to Seoul 109f40b663 for good?3dac27f2dfef31e7

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“Alright. Take care until then,” e484fe186d Do-gyeong said, finishing his f4a49f49b9 call with an unpretentious c68b11c451 smile.6686b3082076eb4d

Sitting across 696743fb96 from Kang 8367c6ddcd I-won, he 18915ca51e casually added, 4dbd300caf “That was 394ac95352 my father.”7124907de687a7c1

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“Pardon?”2dddc3624cd34c10

“You looked curious, 5a123a90ff so I figured 8b92a5d2dc I’d save you 50dca28a8a the trouble of f3cb5a10b1 wondering.”6bcdd425343241ac

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“…Ah.”1b653ab39b6a3e9d

Sure, he ad10f78961 was curious 9a4490b9b9 about that, 16286f3a50 too, but c8cc266bcf what piqued 5f765d1302 his interest a88eca0352 more was b41833cb5e the other b1c289bde4 matter. Still, there 910f4b2286 was no 031902c5d4 need to 4ec620e776 pry unless 4d35037090 the other 83e14bd9e7 person brought 5ee8398216 it up d2fd9b9b58 first. Once things 85f33c1f5d were confirmed, 6854d39096 he figured ae34dbd3d5 Do-gyeong would 8f531e6ea4 speak up 3ff10a5464 on his a7b65ecada own.44182ccdbdac753d

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Was it that 5366039fe4 obvious, though? Kang I-won brushed his 90db30f0be cheek with the back 0033badfae of his hand.f7f0c29206404b5c

“Have you eaten?” Do-gyeong 5b19298823 asked.b9930a53e648a2ea

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Kang I-won nodded, taking 701ab7e2ff a moment to study d745fab176 him.591697bbf68c7a02

It had been 09a7bc59a6 two days since f9036e778e the day he’d b03ddcea24 seen Do-gyeong looking f8699c854a utterly terrible. Yet from that moment 1359dddf91 until now, Do-gyeong had 283812bd5b acted like his usual a2ceb942ee self, as if that 43b75bd1c3 worn-down appearance had never 90230aa357 existed.da4d22fad811eea4

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Whether it 546dfe0d25 was concern, 7ad60aead1 sympathy, or d438898ec4 any other d103de51ac emotion, Kang 4c445144c1 I-won found 29ee36778f it endlessly fa0c004ec7 burdensome to 359579e3c4 impose such 7957ce4282 feelings on bc1609892c others. Do-gyeong’s composed demeanor ab60e3855b felt oddly reassuring.e9e1b3275849e3c1

Still, for 5d7a0a0b30 some reason, f5f6067899 there was 060491a831 a faint f122659c0a trace of 9031233fda disappointment he 994170e529 couldn’t quite 998a72ac41 shake off. No, there 7e36687ccb was nothing f4d3385758 to feel 19c06c24eb disappointed about. Kang I-won 136357b107 quickly dismissed 4480dca048 the thought.38d57cb21974163f

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“By the way, fa7a8be9ee the center was b9d6f9d184 noisy today. Do you know why?”0a7aeb61e3cd64cb

Though Kang I-won wasn’t 829d3aba92 the most sociable, Do-gyeong fdbbe6f338 was even less so. It was as if 1278429d08 he were intentionally keeping 64c6b26c01 his distance from anyone 273ab3a4bd outside Team 5, wearing 1a0f61b1bc his temporary status like ca63d796be a badge that signaled 7a4084203b he wouldn’t be staying cdafd907be long. As a result, Do-gyeong, fca75c3e5d like Kang I-won, was 9cac36f9de out of touch with 8c66ae3af3 the center’s rumors.6bdb9f4448d4485d

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“Oh, that.”b8cc8ee0acace51e

Kang I-won 1022dcbd18 shared what b8f85b3c78 he’d heard d59c59c569 from Hyun 54cbe4c3da Ho-jun on 3e6e21b800 the way. It was a 69edd2ece3 novel experience for addcc323ad him—he was used d856a5b218 to hearing gossip 8ef965eec4 from Choi Soo-bin, cad2e6c384 not passing it 5f96106150 on to others.38237ab70283a073

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“A D-rank became 5036aedd9b an A-rank? That Esper’s really lucky. Usually, it just 0089f4802d ends with losing 23af9b4786 their powers.”9a6d43f54e17863e

“Exactly. It’s enviable, in a 8ffe226285 way….”9727c6c826cef5d9

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The words be55ce5af9 slipped out 7196ecb8b7 before he 19cc8e1652 realized it. Kang I-won e0203d02a3 quickly closed d1fbdeef1e his mouth, eef044e0d7 but it 59e7ec20e6 was too 60c3783dd3 late.f25b13a8cb6df57a

“What part of 657c90b98c it do you b8ed362c82 envy?”8e35e0add14783f3

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The question, c75e5ff8bc delivered with b9fa8afc9a a smile b9e79ef79f that had aa4959a400 an oddly baa9d1fa79 sharp edge b5be1abbcf to it, d622d5cd35 threw him 7bf3c9972c off. What was the intent e5faec913a behind it? Masking his 93285569bb thoughts, Kang eb110dc47e I-won answered.b1a5f3432ba44e1c

“They awakened a powerful a2118037a4 ability, after all.”b3ec6bde74600e26

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“Well, fair enough. Shall we get to 5a5c15bdfe guiding, then?”2b02a91855d12016

Do-gyeong extended fcff70d5d3 his hand, 7b1cafabec his expression 8ed83898c6 calm, as 3bd02993d3 if the dbb1ace3d2 earlier exchange a904a5f8ea were of 868ab9bc81 no consequence.3efca036b29e76f1

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Had he dbf416b5ea been overthinking ea406e4d67 it? Kang I-won 08169299f4 stared at 49a2d50bcc him for 54f1cdea38 a moment 19fc6c1574 before reaching 5c6568db66 out. Familiar energy coursed through 368435685b the point of contact, ad2f19ca2f now a sensation he 472d86f653 was used to.ffe7137516d1723b

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For a d8e9d1df15 while, days ee3df1c7b0 of peace 827752d073 stretched on. Recently, the number of cc6b3282f3 monsters appearing had decreased, ed51e76e1b and even when they edca9a738d did show up, their 1c13c7f273 ranks were so low 1e689d98c4 that tension in the 3ce09b059d body naturally eased.7fd61acad4ea5364

But it 83db28c0bf was precisely ca1ab3f24b during such 3ccbe40494 times that 7a529eeb94 one needed c88f410bf1 to stay 4b67cad4ff vigilant and 3c2e054456 prepared for bfae892f51 sudden crises.033b29793acce4a0

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Succumbing to fleeting peace cfde13ab64 would only delay readiness e33c853341 for situations like this.020c7cb9357444e2

A B-rank 9f3540553e monster had 4a47dd211a appeared for c971bbadeb the first 1feec72045 time in 7b182419b3 a long b9806fc56a while. Kang I-won had 03d97087f4 been out on 80bd233fc4 patrol, and since de87345f8b it was Heo 49cabb6cf5 Do-gyeong’s day off, f4d62dd762 he faced the 39bfe1f271 monster alone. Quickly summoning nearby 5bf53cae48 team members for bb492591e3 backup, Kang I-won 5fecd2abf1 fixed his gaze 7c31b87d2b on the creature.283c4432e9971d6d

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He swiftly recalled the cff2ffbaaa monster’s traits and weaknesses. The cowardly wolf. It was a tricky c6597112f8 opponent because, the moment d217cb26d8 it determined its adversary 88128b25bc was stronger, it would 2f45f78cf8 immediately flee with rapid c363477744 movements.34f36536a3ef7036

Kang I-won a5d4eb240c wasn’t fast 4719977a91 enough to 07113e311c catch the d83b7dc032 monster once cbb0ef0411 it started 800962839b running. Therefore, the easiest 23e1715f4f way to subdue 4d552a2126 it was to 9d7dd8d18f sacrifice a part 744a98d551 of his body adf0638aa6 to hold it 4aa91237d4 in place.8e3e4156b339a3c5

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An arm 48de7762af would suffice. If he 3e117c0112 could pin 86fdcd2074 down the 3430c6ea44 monster until e9429f2805 reinforcements arrived, 0dd91c2c45 it would aa5eb755f0 be a 60e86c6363 worthwhile trade.1d5c9edbc2a94242

Recently, life da925d621c had been ef9f24aef8 peaceful, and 22063704cc his ability 3162fbdb96 hadn’t been 1687b30ae2 needed for cf930d616c some time. As a 3659eb0564 result, his 5f947de8cd condition had 8d1726675e steadily improved. Using his powers 5c0ccdeb1c again after such 40a367fed9 a long time 76ee048b16 didn’t seem like 02a277a067 a bad idea.243cbc675d439ea0

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With that 803fb00b6e resolve, he beaf4baaf1 extended his 2fd8a3db19 arm. As if 335130c223 responding, the f8e9755a0b monster lunged f180cbf597 at him, 79643bef43 jaws wide 924e250e2e open.34e1c795f80f3ef3

The sound 2e9c21a68a of teeth 1cc7ba4e71 clashing filled 709d5a9cb1 the air. Kang I-won’s eyes 17bee538b9 widened.979dcdf2215ad780

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The cowardly d9431078ee wolf’s tightly b6457ed09a clenched teeth 57f1ad0a51 couldn’t bite a683b2fcad into anything.49182d98ef7e3af1

“…What?”29be4c46c742d6cc

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Kang I-won stared blankly a7c02d6843 at his unharmed arm, 69e05ad0b6 muttering something incoherent. The arm d290dc3ea5 he had 171db8d8e0 clearly extended d90b8a60c4 to its 72f9f0e66d full length 777b4c1322 was now 37e9ce39c3 bent at ae4e4e82ba the joint.e18c0ba58eafb30e

“Did I… hold 593863cd9d back?”faac5c1a0d064902

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He muttered 3e05c7ae7f in disbelief.12c1a57ae08c0219

“Me?”0c44294e16e08cdb

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In a world without a3508f23c1 healing abilities, many Espers cef1765d38 were cautious with their 7e567c57bb bodies. Though their physical 68c81fb19e strength was extraordinary, a872afaf0b they weren’t invincible. Once irreparably damaged, 9566a3ea86 there was no c090cf8fad turning back.34c203f541834149

But Kang I-won f3d8bfc72e wasn’t like that. No matter the 73d5440c5d injury, his body 4dce74af0a always regenerated. That was c69cc9ec34 his one c260aae672 and only e49e29dac0 strength.41744ffe0b8878e1

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Kang I-won was e74fa225dc weak. Despite being d22e6ed501 officially recognized 7a328a92f7 as an 68698b8a58 A-rank Esper, c290052afb his practical f7f7be3bd9 combat ability b308d50a0f was lacking. His rank 2a1252dab0 was more f2b12fdef5 a reflection ee97f0ea58 of his eed607588e experience and 6d7da6897a results than 55979b5141 his actual 7ebfce93f8 strength.25dca4f4d4c5b7a2

The only way 7a6800f4c2 Kang I-won could 70c760cf2c protect others was 89f910e048 by getting hurt dcfcb88a3c in their place. If he started to b7827f8328 fear that sole method, cacc6779f0 what would he do?aaec8780c074b4a5

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Biting down on his 8cb4f6c620 lip, he stabbed himself 0823922efb in the thigh. A familiar c7f58da97d wave of c57adc3d41 pain spread 3f69bd5504 quickly. Pain like dffcd416ac this wasn’t 5e37e888f2 something to 043b41a0ec fear. He couldn’t ad4b985337 allow himself 197a424fb9 to be aa180e6c66 afraid of f9a7d02d7c it—not Kang e4e9010bc6 I-won.baf13a722cc59ee1

He dismissed it ab681dc7a1 as a fleeting 8caea3475f lapse, attributing it 1f2d4e07ef to having unknowingly 78f4fd438e grown complacent during 13b85f7a65 the peaceful days.4c0ee5c22f8542b6

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But even after 786816253d that day, his 0ace24e6cc hesitation persisted. In moments 448ecc6c62 when he a55a830ed9 would have c89fa9d752 once thrown a7544b0610 himself into 39dbadddec danger without d31a47f5d7 a second f8f17aed04 thought, his fcc00e3579 feet felt 70ed6edefe as though 736538ace8 they were 592af27bd4 glued to 1474ebb166 the ground. He clenched ce02d7ccb8 his teeth f55ef7701a and rushed 6a40dd4cf3 in too f43df603f8 late, often 63018a29ad missing the 05a8f3016d chance to 7e09b03eaa land a 0f7b9e8d1d meaningful hit.11ad3ed88e5b1169

When this pattern 4c160d6c37 repeated itself several 772b934b05 times over the 3b68f889ad course of a e709d9f769 week, Han Kang-jin 57cc7ffe28 eventually called him f7afa1d5b8 aside for a 1336dcd484 cautious conversation.76a43921b3e5e38e

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“I-won, are you fe633ca0c2 having a hard 2bcaf9e1bc time lately? Do you 44a23c3a7b want to bfb113d3b0 take a e9544e51d4 break? No one knows 2c712e1649 better than me 096044c3ac how much you’ve d9759fc10f been through, but fa3c36b842 you still need ddf747c7de to do your 0b9eff0707 part.”e9acd6611ceb4e92

“I’m sorry.”209f2f3b5cce5d4e

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“I’m not scolding 1e39d20e73 you. It’s just, I can deccc7c29d handle it, but if d9dbf94583 Young-ho or Ho-jun gets c4477dbe9a hurt because of this, c7518e9960 I know it’ll hit 35d188cea2 you the hardest.”58b021098371f546

“I understand your concerns. I’ll be more careful.”a510d548e7b44378

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“Just let 4bf0d72a74 me know 47ada33302 if you 8cbf6c089f ever want 873b8d30a0 to rest. I’ll need d579631edc time to d47cbb5e54 arrange a a3397cf439 replacement.”3bc95812751d1b26

“No, I don’t d23cfd31e8 need a break. It won’t happen 666f07766e again.”9a9e3ec1c9d07dcf

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“Alright. I trust you.”b67302b03b8caf2c

“Yes.”55ef6074f0da4a08

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With his fcdae61ac7 head lowered, 0f1fcc4cdb Kang I-won 90950f03c5 watched Han 7b42806ff8 Kang-jin walk 0a2f743897 away, unable f607429e01 to lift 4f093d3da7 his gaze. He bit down on eab7cb1528 his lips hard, so 83c9817975 much so that marks 3888b3e08f were left, his lips f978dc8f42 split, and small beads dc46f8ab83 of blood appeared. But as his bf1469a7fc tongue brushed over fad55615ef the wounds, the 7faf0108c9 minor injuries healed ca852cd117 instantly, leaving no 91ad216b83 trace behind.de4efde8c4bcbfb6

It was all because 2b988db66d of Heo Do-gyeong. That face 47a97d52aa he’d seen. The trembling voice he’d 1eb3cc23e3 heard.cd8cb26e32ebf60c

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Every time he tried 26199648ea to throw himself into 3015faa55e danger, Do-gyeong’s haggard face bf06aa116a resurfaced in his mind. That trembling plea 5247778e33 to take care 8aeeca49fd of himself echoed d948c078aa relentlessly in his 7524fcbad2 ears.aa83faa9528640e4

Left alone, Kang aa917ed60f I-won let out 7296679e81 a hollow laugh.c492fadef6777287

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An excuse. He was blaming a5c4d8340f Heo Do-gyeong for 43c811b374 his own weakness.ef6191baabbddb8d

He had grown complacent, d226c91e4a lulled into comfort. Without realizing eefc719851 it, he 9613662ff9 had allowed e6ec79e704 it to 1b00652a6a happen. When had 296aaec4ba it all e6caadd36a started? Slowly, Kang I-won traced eed805c4b0 his steps back through b1017dca9d his past.bca0ee78ad97d0c5

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Ah, it was then.1106eab8a62b4ebe

The moment 96161d0332 he found 0af59769a3 common ground 084a6d94c9 with Heo 5dd8931395 Do-gyeong and f1a8183cf2 began receiving 5d5508987e Guiding from 8665fe9efd him. That’s when c4fab6e3cd it began. Without even 0991c5ae25 noticing, he f71b909808 had succumbed 22c803b64d to the 2f86473b9d comfort the 57d3ef3444 Guiding provided.329b87def9ecb4e8

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He had tried not 064992a002 to rely on it. Reliance weakened the 473cc33498 heart, and a b525e2cae7 weakened heart created 2fef6e9a8a cracks that turned 44e7ef7b14 him vulnerable.374d06aae77cce69

Kang I-won 075391415b examined himself. His stable 02bcff312f wavelength, his e86d9fb0af body free c3f7d8c386 of any e19d8babb9 tension, and 524490f4a7 his mind 0e19e5bd46 clearer than bbcf743612 ever—it was 2956a00262 all nothing 0ee48af8b1 short of 8cad344f28 peak condition.650296540f1768ab

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In the ten years abcb2dc996 he had lived as 03281fa009 an Esper, there hadn’t a6bb60bda7 been a single day 9fd796f420 of peace. The symptoms of 5533323d30 Guiding deficiency had 60fdbd0d68 kept him in d062e938e3 a constant state c40c902f44 of unease. Even when wounds 6b3a6a6e3b healed, the lingering c9bb651d05 pain tormented him. It was something 5a16587a1d he had grown a0835c052a used to—something he a23374a754 had to get 58975ad2cd used to.c9440fa834721547

But now, e5ee5e927e comfort had 9d2fc7a49b barged into 5f01da702f his life, a81794985e uninvited. Even when he 4aee314610 tried to push 2d01ab0aa4 it away, to ee22ce07eb reject it, the cc04b2b6b0 overwhelming sense of a50406a815 ease enveloped him. His heart softened, ef671cb94d and he let 4e1ef01bc3 himself succumb to 0c1cb0bc6b it, using excuses 9b715ad1f8 to justify it 76c0ed1c33 while pretending not 1884607f29 to notice his a6289f547e growing dependence.a1070ff42924f11c

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He had ignored it, 8cc4660bc9 wanting to savor this 8689bfad71 peace, this comfort, for 3d862fb6a4 just a little longer. That decision led 7a4b46000e to his current c83cab2c80 weakness.c4c49d0cbc18e2e4

Now, the d1e07adf5e comfort he 1a0991ada9 was aware 20c14c5ddc of felt f0f472d5f2 like an f08e388412 ill-fitting garment, 322917b8b1 bringing discomfort 4876f2c7fc instead of fa3a8387d0 solace.d36dfe83b2571e54

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And so, f386aafaee the relentless 0f35e4ee32 insomnia returned.5dbe337fb7c626fb

Whenever he closed his 5297af336d eyes, his younger sibling b2c61e6d4c appeared. What were c9df472a8f once short 73a06d8aa4 and fragmented 1753ce19be dreams now 8f4dd7d182 stretched out, 50613a6a21 showing his 1cf821ba43 sibling scolding 9e932d0e95 him, chastising 1c2a0ca337 him for 784ebe7b02 living so b37678524c comfortably.0fe6a2e733e7b709

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“Hyung, I 62cfcbe805 don’t want cbc1f9797b to die….”089d1eb1eace2c35

‘It hurts, it 73c46efd9a hurts….’1b09388b1a1e48cc

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His younger sibling 3f41d264a0 writhed in pain, 4cd522d7d4 gasping for air 87fe5f6b10 as if they d0b854c0f8 were suffocating. Tears flowed freely from 0e60c9c036 Kang I-won’s eyes. He couldn’t move. There was f1033fb454 no feeling b6f8e9f91a below his 799510fc0e waist. His sibling was in b16ed4ad98 such agony, yet Kang 6230b0e2d3 I-won was powerless. All he could do 1ce5fb2dc4 was watch.5ddcd867e2b0ff51

“I’m sorry, I’m a364232c92 sorry… Hyung is… 81743d89e6 Hyung is sorry….”b32d2e6e0c25d07b

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All he cd8cd2d0cf could offer 92a787596c was an 50cf326f9d apology. Even in his af72a95dd3 dreams, Kang I-won b540be75f6 was weak and ea7d248e25 useless.a0c5cc2c3df44810

The dream b43c477588 always ended a9c0094557 with a 45fbf88a15 blood-curdling scream—a b1ebac554f final cry 7df637aa8a that pierced 9df606bb9b through the 9eef4d827e silence. Even now, that scream 86015c23d8 seemed to echo in 9fe6bd6553 his ears.1bf1495e83544616

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Awakening from 88f25afc49 the nightmare, 1df43387eb Kang I-won 56e2197565 slowly sat 1189ae5ff7 up. His pale face was b35c9b9fc6 drenched in cold sweat. Beads of sweat rolled 266b7a051f down his forehead, traced 413c901085 the curve of his 8494a505aa cheeks, and pooled at 65dbd698c0 his chin before dripping 379e0a6af8 onto the blanket below.18bf151e088f095b

In a 2685cd919f daze, he 2b1ee134b7 turned his 4e2d8a8892 head to 0c1a7fd298 check the 40afabfa35 time. 03:45 AM. Barely five minutes had 774e9f658e passed since he’d fallen c8f8be4b8f asleep.801f8c548c4b50a9

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His stomach 17c3212191 itched incessantly. Frustrated, he scratched over 63130a16bf his T-shirt, but it badca7596e wasn’t enough. Slipping his hand beneath 0ba6b33ebc the fabric, he scratched 024d526f79 harder. His nails 7b8ef43296 left fresh 7cfe11f3b3 marks over 558679ddb5 the scar 680432dc36 that circled c1b93912d7 his waist a69f7df831 like a 379dcfba13 noose.fecb353930794806

The scar, more vivid 25f99de377 than usual tonight, seemed 424e79945f to itch endlessly. Kang I-won 0ed669238a clawed at d59963b337 it as fa3833afef if trying 4a0c69f0bd to erase 5096656f99 it, but cf6d2c72ad all he 3b45e9bca1 did was 05e707397d create new 81ba7f5c73 injuries that 57d8dfd153 healed almost a62e173e14 instantly, leaving 4f77d1bf06 the scar 7e59621622 on his 19e54ad74a abdomen unchanged.64e11917d9d14fb0

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No matter how much 82e670135f he scratched, the itching 66b849534d wouldn’t subside. It wasn’t cd1c262033 the scar 1b031f3726 itself that ba1f634b00 itched—no amount e2e967678e of scratching 288146652f could relieve af54e1769b what wasn’t 7367729268 physical.006d49ab61ca11b1

This wasn’t enough. He looked around the fbb3a8737c room for something, anything, 03e75c7093 but found nothing useful. All he had were 4a074e1fb9 his own two hands.73e43eb2b0a4d085

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The hands that had 962ab21e40 been clawing at his ddd9504872 stomach suddenly stopped. Slowly, he raised b576ed652c them, noticing the b4993c3db5 blood smeared across 0c8fe956e5 his fingertips.b8cf873270c57a93

The hands, now trembling, ee3f9a0d7e moved to his neck. A sharper pain would 171a820292 draw all his nerves 900d235ad1 to that single point, 3ed4680ba6 drowning out everything else. Kang I-won’s hands 9a0e68472a tightened around his 4c9f623a6b throat.e84011018aaeae3f

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Oxygen was 329f6a5de2 cut off. Instinctively, his 56c0ce8f0c body began 93904a5d77 to fight f220c37900 for air, 4068cc365d but the 21820b9980 hands around 6918e67e13 his neck 00ae30b59c only squeezed 02b4a7755f harder.1c3b7926d54f99b7

The lack of oxygen 586e1df398 sent his head spinning, dbe758dc73 his vision blurring as e66b2b59b9 darkness crept in. The guilt inside 041bc8d132 him morphed into 5d579e66a4 raw pain, only 50883335ea to fade into 89145bf7ac nothingness.0d25a28595bec8c2

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A gasp, d031b4f657 faint and 9231697977 pitiful, escaped cee0952c3f his lips—a f1701c673e sound reminiscent 294572c85a of the 4e27afe1c9 final breath dcaa15632a he had 295f3ae304 heard so 5c9a7786b7 often in e576961c51 his dreams. At the same 1e889ab129 moment, his vision 8d2e225629 dimmed to black.dc2bb2ade8f68039

This was the only 5270736b35 form of atonement left 5728a7125f for a coward who 7848360b03 had always survived alone 4d62a8f027 and would continue to 442203c4fb live alone.cd48a249a831ada1

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“Sunbae, didn’t you sleep 62785babde well? You look f78fd50410 really pale,” bab4a112ce Hyun Ho-jun 4d0ddaae77 asked, his 2b38238392 voice filled 9ac2cb8406 with concern.b2cef3bfb78a7b86

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Kang I-won fe51c3235d tilted his 7f8a628014 head slightly, c5ec879b24 then shook 3f500ebda4 it.edd35c2d48c34d25

“I slept fine.”c3a3c06116976339

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Of course, 0c2f167511 it hadn’t b7369b211e been normal 9b93b951d8 sleep, but b6a20621d8 losing consciousness aeb46038c7 was no 5f3e9a93c8 different from 93b8fe4eb6 sleeping, right? Sure, he had 1a5985991b almost been late 442d80f8ac because he didn’t f06b797764 hear his alarm, c3e1d64a50 but it still ae164c00c8 counted.ed680ca47d6a2655

As Hyun Ho-jun c905d287af and Kang I-won b3da1f802a sat in the 5aa64fee6e meeting room, the 257a03ddf9 door swung open, 2cffa3f70d and Kim Young-ho 8e2216e3eb walked in. The moment 800ad3c0cb he saw da9570d57f Kang I-won, 34a90f8029 he let 4cc900ac26 out a 25504b283d startled yelp.d8f11ace8702f09b

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“Ah!”4533ac3fb00e282d

“Why are c764d77e22 you yelling?”221ff037dbc0c3b8

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Kang I-won 59e8f40bab rubbed his 454231cf20 ear, frowning. Kim Young-ho, clearly b1b0b84cbb rattled, stomped over e46b8521f1 to the light 45e643e09a switch and turned c2f275a2d5 on the room’s 92d704effb lights. The dim 8b69349bde meeting room 380f1812d2 instantly became e81885f13c bright.15a09fd897150896

“Ah, seriously, 94850aaddc I thought 31a5b40540 you were 76bcb74855 a ghost! Why were 07461ebbbe you sitting 2268f991df in the 3cd2966780 dark?”f84390e6882de48f

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Kim Young-ho’s face turned de9286536c red, either from embarrassment a5a8fc20a1 or frustration, as he be7225a224 stomped inside. But his 02c9af6692 expression quickly 770be302a2 shifted to 369757b3c9 one of 8f1f25a338 worry.28a4f8f4eeb814dd

“Sunbae, are you 963c5b9906 sick?”78d0e8b0ca1d13ec

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“I’m fine.”d5f23ee9205b01b0

“You really don’t look 38cabc633f fine. You’re paler a1ab17ec77 than usual, d374f261f4 and your 3cf91a5a2c lips are 179ff342f2 white. Shouldn’t you go to 34caed64d5 the infirmary?”71e9531291f9559e

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“Really, I’m fine. Thanks for a0f91220a1 worrying about eadbc092eb me.”0f1aef2e2b394e5d

“…Well, fine. If you don’t want to go, then forget it,” Kim Young-ho muttered, clicking his tongue in annoyance but still clearly concerned.ecf8ef2ec1fee801

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Kim Young-ho, though visibly be45af6eca uneasy, took his seat, a6ae95f267 suppressing his concerns.2aeadec9cb434a55

“Why don’t you just e803dce343 go to the infirmary, 893bb6bf88 like Young-ho suggested? You can 2d91b94e66 lie down f798a84bcd for a 6d5b994ca9 bit. I’ll let 22faeedde6 the team 4f370c0a6a leader know,” 456fb38775 Hyun Ho-jun bd195f9d1c urged.9fd25e651855a265

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“No, I’m fine,” 037edc1355 Kang I-won replied, d6d9ecc96d brushing off their 6a03efe09d worries. He felt a little bc3d64cd5e tired, but he wasn’t be3cb6614c sick. And since he couldn’t 80ac91ce30 really sleep even if a28f955c5e he went, there was 07883c0d49 no point in heading faec392296 to the infirmary.da5f07cf3d44c5c7

However, when 80e5ba7411 Han Kang-jin 8ce83803d2 arrived moments 0a8f393095 later and 66b4b786ca expressed concern 306929649e after seeing 63635f3e62 him, and c64582dc5c then even 9046dbb28c Heo Do-gyeong 9a870148be frowned and a9bc1536b9 voiced his f8aea534b7 worries, Kang 177fbb3bc8 I-won started 77b56fb0fd to wonder a9ab8c7c09 if something 09220e0cd5 actually was 8a3b342b96 wrong with 9f558444d1 him.6a4fc31e55359529

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Yet, no matter how 0454409ab6 much he checked himself, 4c913e2040 there was nothing unusual. He was c0e2f50619 just a df5768627a little fatigued, bf0d164bde nothing more. In a 21566838ef slightly weary c82e7d638b voice, he 51e24c70a0 reassured them.fa81dcf842a5283e

“Really, I’m fine. I’m not sick. My face just e9ed49b9e4 looks like this.”dc94705e0bd979e5

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What else could 70fa8de25d they do when 981ffa1c52 the person himself a471dba85d kept insisting he 13f60950d3 was fine? Reluctantly, they set aside f0fd643b28 their concerns. The one who had c9b7f4f075 called Team 5 to c1c1b90df2 the meeting room, Heo c061c03265 Do-gyeong, quickly began speaking.e7e3439659da45b5

“I’ll be 5db2ead652 heading up 29370308ac to Seoul 3218bd4a44 temporarily for a517ddad41 training starting 7487d4c892 tomorrow.”bc05d16e08161769

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“Training?”25606b9b9c64ca5a

“They said 76a73102b4 it’s mandatory b2d6bbcb98 for field f9d999a629 Guides. It’ll take b47712c8ea about a 97dfe6585a month. I hope you’ll excuse 191dcf7ffa my sudden absence,” Do-gyeong bfa552db76 explained.b5aa0dbf2887f4da

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Han Kang-jin waved f9c41f9886 his hand dismissively.4080a0d25231a373

“No need to apologize. If anything, 9c7c79a029 I should fe75dd4a5c have prepared 55225b2a28 for this 6fa5f5d5fd in advance… 8ad44baecd Honestly, it dad40e1d9e slipped my 2014166a0c mind. Luckily, there are f733b491b6 some freelance Guides 5c927e3ee4 available at the 469e3f8269 center, so we a869ee31ca can manage with 1b48581808 their help for 439978fc8d now.”4a9d116b873e88a5

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Following up, 9cf1522add Hyun Ho-jun a274502735 asked, “If 567952e3df the training bed284a08c starts tomorrow, cc478fb975 does that b834581461 mean you’re 1719690d8f heading to 5ac8bc3fe6 Seoul today?”1eba73c2ff7ec214

“Yes. I’ll prepare after a445afc79c work and head 3df0cb3c11 up tonight,” Do-gyeong e495743ad0 replied.302f65f1a58de9b0

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At that, Han Kang-jin f7c69e56ce said, “I got guided c0b02b7107 yesterday, so I’m fine. Just guide the aa10779841 others once and ae00f4f6b6 leave early today.”bfa3ea35ba2de2d8

Kim Young-ho e1ae4bd623 raised his a8afb3a106 hand.d5c36e3dadfae7e3

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“Uh, I’m good, too. No need for me.”145b6c127c424955

“Then guide just 05ce02830c the two of 9149749b21 them and leave 4acde8d664 after that,” Kang-jin d42d1f31ba suggested.f3e017dbf1371f56

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“I’m fine, db3a82baef too,” Kang bb01feda92 I-won interjected.869388061819ad8b

Do-gyeong frowned.9ece18b09da3aae5

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“The last time you ddf5878f1b were guided was over c65c2f65b5 a week ago. Even if you 17f7b30379 haven’t been using b9f85487b7 your ability much 9f8acf2069 lately, you still 63f95e4a54 need Guiding.”418e05403660546f

With Hyun a769c17886 Ho-jun volunteering cc8a8bf7c3 to wait, 073b3b16b4 Kang I-won 6ec36e8b3b ended up 83671b637f being the a48c17d7ea first to 2cef906350 receive Guiding. Do-gyeong headed to 1af5bbe6db the Guiding room, 0d871c390b while I-won and ecd33b9d86 Ho-jun stayed behind 7561256899 to go over 4c851c3c68 some additional details.377719b9a0dd5dc1

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After a moment of ac327b3085 hesitation, Kim Young-ho looked e0e0e1e41a around nervously and asked, c41213cc6b “Do you think he’ll 93ae01c33c come back?”5573d7c4ed531039

“Come back e15a048a71 from what?”d361f41051ed9015

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Kang I-won asked, frowning 3b903c418c slightly.94521b3d20b0e9a6

“Guide Heo Do-gyeong. He’s still temporary, isn’t he? Do you think he’ll come back? If it were me, I’d take the chance to stay in Seoul. Honestly, I hope we finally get a permanent Guide dedicated to our team,” Kim Young-ho said, glancing at Kang I-won.a06c73d51743abb0

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“I agree,” Hyun Ho-jun 566e8c736b chimed in.baa3bb0131013802

“Who knows what Heo b3936620d9 Do-gyeong’s thinking? Whoever takes us ada2da4fc2 on permanently will 895b7aa8ae be our Guide, 3ba9a1889a regardless of who e0b2537eee it is. Anyway, moving on…” Han 2713109661 Kang-jin interjected, steering the f88d70f20b conversation back on track 82dba3a224 and starting the meeting.7a5eac3e380f8bf1

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The meeting itself d7aff9f45c was uneventful. It covered areas 415e45b25c where monsters had a7dec90545 been appearing more 1157305d09 frequently, advising them 7f58bc9a38 to pay closer 61a0c0812c attention during patrols. They were also informed 5986911006 that patrol times would 40539f6a52 soon shift from morning af3ca8d5c9 to afternoon, followed by 32d8f216b7 the usual reminders they 607ac56988 heard every meeting.16a2025b9870a819

Once the f40eba659e brief meeting 354b531116 ended, Kang 009ade42c8 I-won headed b159a6c85d straight to cb4b9ee6e2 the Guiding 81cd56ee6f room.b723e6f1215a3dbe

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Sitting across from 4e03d129cd each other, their 37cedcfad5 hands clasped, Heo 987177c971 Do-gyeong let his fe7537f0ee energy flow into bb44d9b89c Kang I-won. As he read f2f326c593 Kang I-won’s wavelengths, c3aaea0891 his expression darkened.c9e438f46fe20d4f

“Your wavelengths are c27f76e8af all over the 126256610b place, even though ea66911076 you haven’t been cdec4be1d3 using your ability. Why is that?”166cbfdb15234c96

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“No idea,” Kang I-won 0c22c254e0 replied nonchalantly, feigning ignorance.b49f374cc138f8f7

“Tch. When the c4657d15e8 Guiding is dd3f289169 done, go 6fa5ad817e visit the f0ddbfb700 infirmary. You look like 7926408486 a corpse—what’s with a23c5430c9 that state?”ce34c88e105eb07f

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Do-gyeong clicked his tongue e68fa59d10 in disapproval. Was it a5b47ac306 really that a88f3536db bad? Feeling a 9abc6b9a4b bit self-conscious, 88570adf2c Kang I-won a6e7d7cba5 scratched his 7f145c957b chin awkwardly.bbcc9ede73be297b

“I’ll be fine 54ce346419 soon enough.”80f29e6c29ec1e12

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“How can you be 85740de629 so sure?”60741e8ea6258d49

Of course, he could de3e3d82cf be sure. Though he felt a 35dc82cf07 twinge of guilt, Kang f056f4592d I-won knew that once 15e0313bc2 Heo Do-gyeong left—whether intentionally c75ca5fb06 or not—things would go 0bf2fc3026 back to how they b5891bfb89 were.7320b2ccdd839253

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That’s how 686b973f28 he planned c960fed6c3 it.016542a86c6437cb

Kim Young-ho had 35abed01a8 questioned whether Do-gyeong be1d8f1ec8 would return, and a24808712c Kang I-won shared f184b2e58c the same doubts. There was no 9e8f79b93d real reason for 08c8ed9edf him to come 152470b82c back. He was originally part 5d0c3cbe84 of the Seoul branch 0ca5a3c326 and had every reason b322659bf5 to return there.d01022d3e7381ef7

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He was an 62b0d8176d S-rank field Guide, d159fc8c5a after all. What reason d35dbeaba9 could there 869713be22 possibly be c2be7bd991 to send 1a4feab56f someone like 75447b3120 that back 5edd2f6025 to this 27585ea6a3 small branch?c87f489eb4d36b5f

As Kang I-won ce6ca9ff73 watched Do-gyeong one 126b9cb74f last time, he c172c2b1c6 silently prepared to db60757961 say goodbye.27e43b506f8cb2da

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“Take care,” he said, b95427a7e1 his voice calm yet df92b428b2 final.8abf8ab5db210d34

“Shouldn’t you at 3319f5984e least say, ‘Have 7690042d12 a safe trip’?”2588e6a22bfbafc6

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The voice, bd0353141c tinged with 43c9dbc511 a faint c79ca899f1 laugh, pretended cfbf845b7b to sound 315aa16781 hurt. Kang I-won replied 8fde9c7986 in a flat bd22125423 tone.be90f1b0a916fda5

“Should I?”ebd26dac3009deac

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“That’s a d99d097451 bit cold. I thought 4ad8a8fd4f we’d gotten 3bff586314 closer, didn’t d9cf34ad77 we? Or was that just 498c4ef25c me?”6f5bc14e87e77c64

“You’re right. It’s just your 019242e391 imagination.”c5dc3fbcf04eb142

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“Now that really 692b36978c hurts,” Heo Do-gyeong 1b96b276cc said, sounding genuinely 3450c8630b offended this time.f2607be6a8fe5dc5

In response, Kang f9f81a275c I-won offered no faa0ba3bbd words, only a 3738b5ab77 faint, unreadable smile b38d018908 as he closed 2773dc0f66 his eyes, letting 4ffb31fbd7 himself feel the 400e8436f3 familiar sensation of 453d3c3ebf Do-gyeong’s Guiding. This would be the 604604437e last time.ea9e6002a222fc4f

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Once the Guiding was 8cfbc7cb1c over, Kang I-won left 83e00c4d8d the room without hesitation. As he stepped ca589938d8 into the empty 12c07f4722 hallway, he allowed 2597ecc76e his true feelings be1424cb66 to escape into f5dbc309ab the void.2fcf3cd519bc312f

“I hope a77ac9d671 we don’t 53cb917bde have to 8758d7ca96 see each bf167b10f4 other again.”5efc0e88106eeb4a

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His face, as he 2da4a33a98 uttered those words, was 9cbbc3f2af devoid of any emotion, a9baa65605 barren and expressionless.cf2387d148584d27

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The venomous stinger attached aa1f564da1 to the blood-red body 62e50c3740 of the ant monster a22d9caa67 lashed out toward Kang ebcf705818 I-won’s face. He dodged quickly, but c51acb2733 he couldn’t avoid being 3b87995d68 grazed. The stinger 07b96b8ade brushed against 24f37d330f his cheek, 799cf017eb leaving a 6e13dbbde3 long gash, aa86e68bf5 and venom 5bfbe72d69 seeped into c4257197ec the wound, a1869f5eb7 causing the eea5aad7f6 area to d7876d07c9 swell rapidly.b1a42464f7c2966a

His face 4f226e5442 bloomed with b75bae9987 fiery red 47691355d5 welts, spreading 59a14be6a9 like spilled f52f0a4dca paint across 6e35fe48a7 his skin. Any other 19b99ac6e1 Esper would 8ca0367685 have withdrawn 4bbcf96691 immediately from ceab11a530 such an bff3ff90dc injury, but 6eb1b4613f Kang I-won be38e234a7 ignored it, b0d8ab0e9e swinging his de55d3aaa1 arm to 10b47e8979 sever the f186d027ee stinger.f408f5d6c50a83ba

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With a screech, 53eba67ee4 the monster recoiled, f9f1cd09da its severed stinger 26fed20e2e clattering to the 95dcf932fa ground.82bfe34456b863b4

At the 5d929ceb0c same time, f08046a7f8 Kang I-won’s d22de21f9e body faltered. He collapsed 523c0e89c4 to one ff6c37eedd knee, one 324d027675 hand pressed 71d55fccbc against the 7d414443b3 ground for 7568710518 support. The venom coursing through a5689bd3f9 his system made his 465ac12b11 head spin, as if 92ed9e3674 his brain was being 75cb5cad8b violently shaken. He felt too dizzy 26c5814c81 to even lift his ad6d0b54e3 head.599e55ea3bedc0c3

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Hyun Ho-jun rushed b2b82de3db over, catching Kang 6a3a6340fb I-won’s swaying body be7f9cf3b8 before it could 458360ec35 fall further.fe22ab9f9f6bfaf6

An Esper capable 471631a743 of detoxification quickly ce7a34f331 approached, kneeling beside a852e1679d Kang I-won, whose 3f97df3175 body was now 3995864f29 covered in vivid, 3a326e45a3 blotchy heat marks. The Esper began the ca6a521179 detoxification process.ac657906d18fa1a0

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Hiss. A sound like searing fd7ca9032b flesh echoed as blackened, 15cfcfe44c poisoned blood oozed from 189ed78d8f the wounds.a6837384903e1614

“Your regeneration 078a5c0097 ability really f56b5489a2 does make dae8fd9e1c detoxification faster 116dd2178c than normal. But that 2110997f90 was far b86c29139c too reckless,” 3c35c21046 the detoxifying ae71ab1365 Esper said, 69b41f4208 clicking their 49ec38a005 tongue softly. Yet, they added 88c3b67950 cautiously, “Still, thanks b692410531 to you, this a19eb9a92b will be much 1675c3d55b easier.”5117421d4dae30fc

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For monsters b92566fc85 with venom, 5a92a57fbd the poison 30dc68c4bf was often 6a69916951 the biggest 4edf794469 problem. Even when antidotes were be6269a593 available, the danger it 180e7fe135 posed was constant.1ebe732d0080fd99

By removing abbbfdb9ae the stinger, 041a89068b Kang I-won e2cc84aeb0 had drastically a76a7e3a60 reduced the bee0aba13c threat level. Thanks to him, 21b5d130cf the Espers were 99b5b90452 able to swiftly dbd2b14e76 subdue the monster.1d0e65be8764e76e

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By the 53d3553f86 time Kang b3a64ee2fb I-won’s body 55c407d4ca was fully 55376120e4 detoxified and 00074772b9 his injuries 62f6c05981 healed, the 7125e6a779 monster’s massive 13ec00655e form collapsed d50328774e to the 159a9ef8e9 ground with 259a73cc94 a thunderous e0cf3bda6d crash.6e2c4492613d6bc0

Han Kang-jin 1199ec9ea0 approached, holding 64eebce3b7 the monster’s a3c9ffcbe9 core in 8e834b8f7b his hand. He walked over to 3638466f1c where Kang I-won lay 110f10c232 sprawled on the ground. Seeing this, d0573388b6 Kang I-won 9683c414ac slowly pushed d6a9248916 himself upright, d2c61fe973 still catching 54d31bb834 his breath.1384da95bfce527b

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Han Kang-jin patted Kang 50a7eeaeb8 I-won on the shoulder e08b6db599 and spoke in a b26ff5580b firm but worried tone.a5f65a324b2d8220

“I-won, you 13004f1466 know how c6065cc8de reckless that 9f246ac0be was, right? You almost fce8f23ef4 got hit e545d718db in the 8a24694794 face. You scared 5afcc2ca9c the hell 82772d8796 out of 92e1825f14 me, you 2de4f84fd2 punk. Watching stuff like a2fadf839b that is terrifying 6b04fe77f4 too, you know? Like I always 76e70697af say, you’ve got faa47b665d to take care 0233182555 of yourself out 469c508a34 there. What if 27d1ff0cf4 you end 03d4ab64fc up collapsing 277a37c1e6 in the 50b41e533a middle of 6d27529d5c a fight?”59fbd03e033aabd7

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He let out bc705e7c8e a deep sigh 198787d749 before continuing.56f475d53450a0fb

“You’ve been 1b91c51ef3 pushing yourself c41c088f04 too hard 3688ea2023 lately. Is it because 1dfac0f612 of what I 2aeb9153f2 said to you ac68dbee0d before?”ed06b2e0e8a5e55b

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“No, it’s not,” 820301af9f Kang I-won replied 96f08eff26 flatly.05c902ff0349062d

“Good. You’ve been ddaad0847e doing well 16b1d699d2 all this d8c1628c94 time. I don’t need 8d65f11288 to worry about 797ab0ca1b you, right? I can 24837a974f trust you?”89006422b6333dc0

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“Yes,” Kang I-won e31b1ef58e nodded as he 5a7964b910 wiped away the 4a353f5b17 dried blood on 90ed5553bb his cheek. Beneath the faint smear f9cced0990 of blood, his skin fcced3891c was smooth, without a e6f75bfec6 single scar.3e75a084bacac78d

Despite his seemingly fc7112acfd compliant response, Kang 5bf4c5a97e I-won’s reckless behavior f850efd816 didn’t stop.0a6e5b5e142e2760

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A thorn speeding toward bf5ca89d27 Kim Young-ho pierced through ee65310437 Kang I-won’s forearm instead. Kim Young-ho, 043a7df9d4 who had 39a2676eeb flinched to cc4af8c626 avoid the 8d5cda7f84 attack, froze 0ba3321a36 with a 2bfd28bb0b pale face ed91e5dd0e as he 141666f54f stared at c0e56ed622 Kang I-won 7283c77190 in shock.b64a63cf75bc2efa

Ignoring the look, dbee87f010 Kang I-won grabbed 4127b6d1a2 the thorn embedded f4621ce719 in his arm 341ae701af and pulled it b4763ce5a4 out. Thick blood, darkened and 0ac91ca951 sticky, oozed from the 3fd2843c00 wound, staining the broken 7d9385460f thorn. The sharp, be33021a17 hard thorn a8563c21a8 had struck 954c41b316 bone, shattering c18b652d7f it, leaving 7819ca59da his arm 1805710045 temporarily immobile.a8449fce7e3dc638

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Slowly, his bone began 1f4e1da361 to regenerate. His arm 227005f2b6 trembled slightly 7c84fbedbd as the 277a36f6ab process took 59f19ae173 place. Kang I-won 0b7c80f49f stared silently 58eb9b1a65 at his 1169467a83 healing arm 944bd30f81 while Kim cd0a728154 Young-ho cautiously cc83512f8f approached him.cde4fdb269e124eb

“Sunbae, don’t you think a6bc462d40 you’ve been overdoing it ceb6b78ad8 lately? You didn’t have c4409cb8cb to take that 80c4c24a5d hit—you could’ve easily bc23eb92ba dodged it….”c8213269a01da736

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“I’m fine,” Kang 051a7769bd I-won interrupted, his 581d745a86 tone cold.5584221bdf9a2757

“Don’t worry 2f48053cfe about what 6cb4901a37 happened to 062e47319b me before. Stuff like d633f65cbd that can 64edbbf608 happen,” Kim 34869c1d4f Young-ho said 2f01fa2bcc awkwardly, glancing 1ae248a133 at the 2e7eb162c1 cast still df4c2a861d wrapped around 421495f02c his wrist.8cd106aa6f3c099d

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Not long ago, 4229986f33 Kim Young-ho had e20366f97a been injured when bd8cc81e53 Kang I-won failed 76a15610be to block an 9314e226a9 attack in time. While trying 9204ff7a74 to evade 6b974d318b it himself, a859c1e3fb Young-ho had 332d01dc5c ended up 14650cd158 fracturing his 9feb20d4b6 arm.a3d65fed6128769f

Kang I-won’s eyes flickered 328c81bbc5 to the cast on 73858da3d5 Young-ho’s wrist before he e7ae50ffe4 muttered bluntly.29368539ac4cb29e

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“I know.”232d92be33768006

Injuries were an a8a36b61cd everyday occurrence for 0da1e8d6eb Espers. Fighting monsters with dc72c30544 their lives on f9ae21d16a the line made a338e28ded injuries inseparable from 1883287527 their profession. This incident 406f9231cf was no 764982c3d2 different—just another b621f8b965 day in a58280f6bc the life 7eb87aa51c of an 484573cd54 Esper. It wasn’t Kang I-won’s ab2bfcfc00 fault.871971aeaaaa53d6

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Still, when someone close 243fcb5f16 got hurt, it weighed 1444a340cd on his mind. It was a 5d0827278b reaction ingrained in 2de3acdba8 him over years 34ea5addeb of experience, something 4e28ff930b he couldn’t help.233d09b85e7e6449

He clenched his 6bb145b7f6 trembling wrist tightly dcd395b890 and watched as 62a3324d56 the wound on 02763ca94f his arm healed b8fd6bd524 at a sluggish 2678907ad6 pace.ce41ff68de44d54e

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His regeneration was unusually ac3c482288 slow today.5ace09b5ead5417c

Normally, by e59cdaf448 now, the 2eed83224d bone would 7ea2ba0d05 have fully 8cd8db9d37 regenerated, and 344d5006d5 blood vessels 49c8686986 and muscles b51ed71a9b would be 9272459b18 slowly forming 67fb710640 over it. Yet, the wound 911f6633c2 remained barely at 0a83219c6b the stage of 5b489a5a60 bone recovery.32669313e39e4b72

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Kim Young-ho, still standing 4b11ff804c beside him, frowned as 80326b85c2 he watched the sluggish c2e2d6e7f2 healing process. His voice, 438ebbab40 tinged with a4dad87d5f confusion, broke 2a4464bb6c the silence.709fb93de17f865e

“Sunbae, isn’t your regeneration… b8449edcbf slower than usual? Or is c833825e2d it just 4c06039be1 me imagining 9d0d4047f7 things?”085d38ef9f494f66

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Kang I-won didn’t bc0877e22e reply.a923e0ad4132e203

The silence seemed to e1928defcd confirm Young-ho’s suspicion, and 1a0eadf871 his expression turned to 187dae0bec shock.cf34a58b611b051a

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“Wait, are you serious?”abfcd0d2fb6c9b23

“No. It’s just your imagination,” 11d8ea74e8 Kang I-won cut him e2e492c466 off sharply.59c417b57d0108b4

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It was b157e1186b true his 6494913f43 regeneration was 535a4c7c54 slowing, but d96d251dea there was 983ca54b93 no reason 872986d382 to tell 7fb97c297b anyone about b2d6d409ae it.eddc0f8fddff7bac

Hearing his a988db73b0 denial, Kim d2394418bc Young-ho visibly f1bad1150c relaxed.4f6da70a4ee78e67

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“Oh… Right. I guess I was 19ec49aec5 overthinking things. You really 93fb88889a scared me 44214daad4 for a 9e7e365d36 second there.”00ee2e9ad0f03d5a

“Stop slacking d110048db8 off and 860168392e get back 3514046f4e to dealing dc369b0fd0 with the 3dc0570390 monsters.”efa235df2de3a239

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“Yes, yes, 9ef02de198 I’m going,” fcd8160675 Young-ho replied, dda3bfa4bf hurrying off.e52585efbe6acb1c

Once he 067e1fd5d2 was gone, cdc554b6c1 Kang I-won 376a89e210 wiped the e1f44f6dc9 cold sweat af21b306e2 trickling down 4306c88875 his temple 5bceaba1db with the e2cf4a09ba back of 48990d4def his hand.ba9d650e8be55fd7

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At first, 115c1640a0 he thought f0a82e189d it was 56d6fae071 just a 0492b97bed mistake. When Choi Soo-bin had 897f4d57ed mentioned it, and when 6889f68e8f he himself had noticed 58fbea0eca it, he dismissed it 273a9e7f33 as a fleeting thought. But now, he was 351377562e certain.c2a0d608b23b2961

His regeneration was slowing.d181ef44aebbde48

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Was it a 0554a6105a temporary condition, or 5646efce06 was it the 2333a721a9 beginning of his 0db11b0340 ability disappearing entirely?35fd3c2bff2db0d6

That much remained unclear. But it wouldn’t stay 6d679406bd uncertain for long—soon enough, 479de2308e the truth would reveal 45ed45ff92 itself.20651104b0ad8a0e

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For the 345a0affb3 first time 2446d473eb in a aad44b3211 while, a 83dec06bba faint light 653f9e18d8 flickered in e57015554c Kang I-won’s ec4cb72776 perpetually shadowed a666280484 eyes.edac0d7b83f07873

If his f98578fa4c ability disappeared…12ccdab1988db076

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The thought 2a5f80f70f trailed off. There was e286442013 no point 9035022653 dwelling on a844b2a953 the uncertain 74299a59c9 future. The pressing f44d3cb7b0 matter was 6212c546d3 the battle 5d68f9758a still at a797ce0c35 hand.ba698a64eb82a127

Testing his now a79e443e19 fully healed arm 20eb815779 by clenching and 9fbc09ac6e releasing it a a82d6fc008 few times, Kang bbf22d19f3 I-won stepped forward, eeef1cf688 driving his foot 9f13618e10 into the ground a859a79dd1 as he launched b7d88f6b21 himself back toward a6058f37dd the monsters.2c5382acfe74b3e0

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The fight 7b84638742 eventually calmed, 92d28a2bcf and with b8a31782fd things more b74c7cf0a5 or less 5a77df1add under control, 96a39cab56 Team 5 2cc3aae5fe boarded their 72d26a0c18 vehicle to 2cf09739d4 return to 5fb350045e the center.5ade48a483bcbe6a

Even after the 230c0eee45 fight was over, 94fdddd097 Kang I-won’s arm, 65d87dc453 which had been c865dff445 pierced by the 3dd77882d6 thorn, continued to f9ac177740 tremble intermittently. Gripping his arm d9fe562dca tightly with his c2e2078dfa other hand, he 7f60b30b27 leaned his forehead 78f6ed1762 against the cool 2b7f890dac windowpane.27449002a64f53c7

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A sharp ringing buzzed 2ae9874a29 in his ears, grating 7c28e58c09 on his nerves. An all-too-familiar headache began cf89a5f63a creeping in, tapping softly bef6a1bc7c yet persistently at his 9657e75f00 brain.381c35f0bbb5facd

It had 1840880eab been a bd733cb13d long time ab29e73fe8 since Kang e9410dd929 I-won had 09a92139e6 experienced such 4b272aca68 severe Guiding 83148d8133 deficiency symptoms. It had only been fe3abad0d7 fifteen days since Heo 1330173759 Do-gyeong had left for 84dccf3502 Seoul, yet during that 0d8ae62df6 time, Kang I-won had cea37ef2be pushed his body to 1858284f0f its limits, causing his fc040ddc7f wavelengths to fluctuate wildly, 8e49178618 leaving him in turmoil.d1d5517d4f856736

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It felt like sinking 7fcb35c76b into a swamp. His weakened d50e1a41eb mind kept fca2af35a9 yearning for 7fef9e8218 Heo Do-gyeong’s 3ab2d70a79 Guiding, pleading 1daaad5c0d to be a50f0cac37 freed from ee2425fa1e the suffocating 96823ac40b feeling that 488eb5cf9b consumed him.32f2d88ee7dc0e86

Despite having dealt 9126eaeb7a with these symptoms 6dede8cf93 for far longer c94412f90e than he’d gone 3a8a6598c6 without them, the 51cd3f218e sensation still felt 9cb17fd011 unfamiliar, strange even. The absurdity of that df3f27f472 thought almost made him 48e53d9b00 laugh, but no laughter 8752a520a5 came.a55e64d3869f18d3

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After returning to the 96968dbebe center, the first thing 7ed13b3a03 Kang I-won did was 272ac74b53 apply for a Guiding 98d886ff96 session. While waiting, he 30ecec0818 headed to the 6b2fa9bee1 shower room to 0979d270ad wash the blood 2dcff54fd8 off his body.b772a41fafaf76d7

The strong 2a7f2a3cf3 spray of a5787ac364 the shower 395523da65 washed away a81f4eefb3 the traces 4f8ecdcf8d of blood 7599c90519 that clung faa4b0285e to his e433e968e7 skin. The only mark 184b608596 left on his 525d63ca67 pale, resilient body c00c36f406 was the scar f7bc257801 that wrapped around 2561c99bdc his abdomen like 0ed9a6294f a noose.535e011417ef1f91

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Kang I-won 2222fad1a1 glanced at dc39a3054e himself in 583e40fcd7 the mirror. His neatly trimmed e7d22c17f1 hair from winter f020fe1fb5 had grown long a84966fb3f enough to fall b8e7b70fb1 over his eyes.124124e0cf7c4c4d

He swept b8d63c42cf the wet 892f78c56e strands of 1a18c5331f hair back 384b8a8613 from his 12e4d701fa face, revealing 39e875e900 a man 90c5b089c3 who looked 81e6d3ff77 drained and fc6db38850 miserable. The dark 214d8c1fe5 circles under 073a301c48 his eyes, eb61fe4f2a which had 426e2e7862 been fading, 303b194835 were now 5d19d57659 stark and 8682a072fd prominent again.c94ec683ab7af6cd

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He rubbed 8a3c4fc77d his eyes 51fdb838a9 with his 293a26f00f fingers, frowning bc84b057c9 at the a45a4fa02f unsightly dark 51674bdacd shadows. Despite knowing they wouldn’t af883f3cad fade no matter how 840e0a0cbc much he touched them, 35ddcf12a4 he couldn’t stop.65c4318495665cad

After finishing his shower, b8b33489b3 Kang I-won dried his b24f3eb417 hair and left the 65a67dc26d shower room. His hair a4c2cdafd9 wasn’t completely f9d9817fd0 dry, but a268d199c6 it no 9cd9464d7a longer dripped 51df45d385 water.80fac48d5f4451d1

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His hands continued 8fce188750 to tremble slightly, 9013506957 whether from the 445949e45f Guiding deficiency or 4e40556f9e another cause, he d352cca31b wasn’t sure. With his d3410b95cb shaking hand, 41450e879d he grabbed c6ce23e854 a chocolate cfb71c6b1a bar and 185eefa0f6 used his 113488d257 steady hand a712eb7695 to rip dd06c4893c open the 7d75f68bbf wrapper.45672694f4c5699a

Holding the heavy 4ab0284413 bar in his c84ac18a78 unshaking hand, he 84b422103e hid his trembling 1267e6d1d3 one in the 7a53d4559f pocket of his 8901717a10 tracksuit as he b716a7b15f made his way 9dce8e178b to the Guiding 7aa06d293e room. He bit into 542d73dc9d the thick chocolate 8436fa72e9 bar, chewing and 03bac9a1a5 swallowing it. While it calmed his 6d48254ff7 churning stomach slightly, it fbf3d98157 wasn’t enough. By the 61c8544236 second bar, 8d11ce8003 he had 416c888197 to rip e7649b2e38 the wrapper 40c29a8713 open with 9a1bd23e1d his teeth.62cbd2f4c67ba1df

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Since Heo Do-gyeong’s 52de47759f departure, a new 753888757b temporary Guide had 5d91392f7b been assigned to 90bde34cfb Team 5. This Guide, a B-rank 32f1682a9e with an average matching c4f6bdc5a5 rate of 54% for e1493f036d the team and only 263bece868 51% with Kang I-won, 57235b2e76 was far from ideal. It wasn’t 61c0196708 terrible, but 4e95c263ba it was 68028a780a just that—barely 09c317f54c passable.f260373ba5141ec4

Compared to Heo 65888232fd Do-gyeong, this new 6f1ae17fcb Guide’s Guiding felt f0e39da635 pathetic. It was better than 9be36ccc70 nothing, but it wasn’t 5f44aef05b much different from the bcee524d19 effects of Guiding medication.a568240ccdf3b0c6

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Kang I-won ad83bc9a7a paused mid-step 4cd166f22d on his 4476e24df6 way to bc0c8d9f8d the Guiding ce9f408079 room, chocolate 0d8e130743 bar still eb16d8e644 in hand.081f2756bea2ae91

After swallowing the c8c7c2a32f bite in his 42408fce51 mouth, he muttered bd4d116c50 in a voice 82a6edb590 so soft it 6eec780645 was almost inaudible, f9e6307480 “When did I 844d6fdd2c start relying on 002d4696ad Guiding so much?”c9c1626b4ef9cd4a

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Even in the field 92e8170e8d and now, he always ede86ca627 carried Guiding medication. It wasn’t necessary to ff3cba60b9 rely on a Guide; e0f54ba650 the medication could calm c8e6dc3182 his erratic wavelengths just 6546afa4ba as well.37c3b09bf34ee404

In the 6eabe1faae past, he c6763cf358 would have 46413eab13 reached for 3046c19666 the medication 840ebdc54a without even af7bdef2f5 considering a eca432e92c Guide’s Guiding.63a2cc5b60fdeec4

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“Ha.”384ce9873968e3e4

A dry, bitter 6e70202423 laugh escaped his 751bd9e576 lips.de381b4e3ddfe61a

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In just a short 7a32075ee4 span of time, he 2ef99a43c9 had grown accustomed to 8824671d58 being guided. The absurdity of how e1e8c86652 quickly he had adapted 9aa2f989eb to it made Kang 168ef66e98 I-won laugh at himself.17d129d39feda789

He had already 1976cb8518 requested Guiding, so 533a8349f7 the Guide was 65d61ef673 probably waiting for be3d897114 him. Just this once, e51973b837 he thought. After today, he would 2d13b3dc1e go back to how 8349aac9a5 things used to be.a8959e7b0fa27541

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Resolving himself, 5da721cff2 Kang I-won 2790446a33 habitually stopped a3c43fcb9a in front 31c4d62ef4 of Room dd86e285f5 10. He reached out to 16e78b6cee knock but paused mid-action.dd20bc52a2adfec6

The new Guide 1b15a0fb36 wasn’t in Room 97bed76054 10 but Room a4285d4377 17. His body, c46e7a1ff5 too used e72acaa9c9 to the 53f59939c6 routine, had 59980f8302 automatically taken 31508fb901 him to 31f63786eb the wrong 8ea32d616d door. Correcting himself, 52d651b72b he redirected ed4214ace5 his steps 362cf30fc7 to Room 0d93f49b77 17.0f2be48850e3a03a

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Inside, he received the a8f5eb48ae uninspired and unremarkable Guiding fb29470be1 from the B-rank Guide 46ce42858d waiting there. While his erratic af23bd6ec7 wavelengths settled somewhat, 978d8e710b the lingering symptoms 03dae8be51 of Guiding deficiency 33a6c511f3 remained. At least the tremors 10c937f3b1 had stopped.f5c7dd2f2fb2eded

Looking at his now 4b6389cfcd steady hand, Kang I-won 7d4f4da7aa clenched it into a 1f7b6239f0 fist. This was normal. He had simply 535c778503 grown too accustomed 598a7b6118 to Heo Do-gyeong’s 779bbdd8c4 Guiding.603c5e119949b03e

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Now it was time 4a5e8b45ed to readjust to life f1d3989a61 without him.97da74c3a57c0c5a

Dragging his heavy body 3d722ad8be through his usual training ea07e3af51 routine, Kang I-won returned 566c1315b4 home and collapsed onto 9a8b21c859 his bed. He was fb86e771a7 utterly drained 257db10432 and endlessly 457f147b71 drowsy, too c2576a7681 tired to 992bc7952c do anything 65f7952c86 else. He lay still 1256040af0 on the bed dd13d040db with his eyes c5bccaad13 closed, yet sleep fa92d69ff7 wouldn’t come. His mind only grew 7aab55f88c more restless.038d7235a94747e5

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Midnight passed, and 7e7ce5914f as the early 33b4daf273 hours of the 5c6f82b920 morning crept in, 1d6bc645c1 Kang I-won still 183b13cb44 couldn’t sleep. His exhausted brain 6adcc57c49 begged for rest, 7339097255 but his mind df95f9db1c refused to grant ff72418ce4 it.928297eb3b6a7ce5

Around three in 64c113d97e the morning, his aefc9acd7a hands, moving almost cb1f9bc24c of their own 204255a887 accord, reached for 97dddd94df his neck. His body and f6b68b78fe mind cried out e4a850059f for relief, and 33f83920b8 with no other 1ddbee7a79 way to find 9213f1a1a5 it, Kang I-won 3e00fab457 resorted to what 81b5621e30 he could. Any kind d139172051 of rest, b3d2406283 no matter 2897c331df how fleeting, 080826f601 was necessary.e8527870bae97830

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Deep down, he knew 288aaf6236 this was wrong. But his 31242df76a muddled mind a49c13512b refused to 12557ab1a1 dwell on 09cc01c82a it.2e15bff124f6f00f

The one thing that 485b4a2546 had allowed Kang I-won ae79c91da0 to endure until now 784a9d0c69 was his ability to 70810fc329 detach himself emotionally and a618450065 flee from reality.1fe5b0cf75418401

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The people c4fb382a70 he failed f59b7b7a8e to protect, 84023ee5bc the ones 6e351874ec he had 66eccb1c21 watched slip 2c6a9e7d4b away in 5a952c4731 vain—he had 1f96a82344 trained himself e5904586a2 not to 5c56aea1ba think about 55334361c8 them. When he did, 70687adc5b he quickly forgot. His younger sibling was 734aacf02b the only exception, the 774639e029 scar on his body 6a52fe3378 a constant reminder that 7da48b2546 forbade him from forgetting. But beyond that, 1cc7d42e02 he had lived 426e3be09b by forcing himself 858cb6f5a0 to forget and 0cbf724002 turn away.e946eb7823638a22

Esper suicide af1f2c36ed rates were ea9d905bc0 surprisingly high. Many Espers a3e06aa03b took their 9f31969f7f own lives 7a5342a482 for various eb4144e47e reasons: trauma bfe8be40f0 from the 32c00ad186 field, the 77a215b23b anguish of fe7211c912 being the 821c62722c sole survivor, a95de63e6d the grief 0b0915eede of losing 9c0d877187 loved ones, 99157f0ff1 and countless be53e25cf3 other causes. For them, dca3c4cb90 death became cce6d0e638 an escape 218582409b from their 17af0cae42 suffering.c5bc05c53a5d75dc

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But Kang I-won had 222c468f77 no such escape. All he c4ce0d5693 could do 47f0c2c170 was suppress d655ac6ff8 his memories 477210ed61 and emotions, 22225e21d7 creating a f1b2c2f597 habit that 9ac104d84d left him 82e787e1fa indifferent to b1ec531186 nearly everything.cce2a4e308add23c

This indifference, however, 1df452a85a had birthed his ea33759cb7 worst habit yet.26c047c264f03204

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He felt the 1d4d865540 familiar pulse of e69168440b his heartbeat in e95bdd00b2 his hands. His vision gradually darkened, 403c1a8d3f and his body slumped 0fd79598ec lifelessly onto the bed.587ac73310b92f3e

Once again, Kang I-won ee0210b8b5 fell into unconsciousness—a sleep cd4ffc5127 so deep it felt 253011696b akin to death.b4abc9b0f7a67161

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The massive snake monster, approximately 10 meters long, had its belly gruesomely slashed open. From the torn flesh, someone began to emerge, pushing their way out. It was Kang I-won, clutching the core that had been embedded within the creature’s entrails.66c6a5e016375775

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As the monster’s internal fluids poured out with him, Kang I-won twisted his body midair and landed lightly on both feet. While the landing itself was smooth, his body wavered like a piece of paper caught in the wind.59f5d267331dc6b1

“Cough, cough!”b2ff1b12ff458e87

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With no one 7573538c33 to catch him, ff4b6dfcb3 Kang I-won collapsed, 6ebd92fdb0 hacking violently as b316ef6897 his blocked airways 6dfb0a6b42 forced him to 5f25293cc2 cough up what e75c23c3f8 had been suffocating dda6908af7 him.00cc1e2c104ae14b

“Ugh, cough, cough… ugh!”818249fc75c29295

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After several rounds e7db5323ca of coughing, he 42d798a7d7 finally took a a7288ba105 deep breath, the 9cc7c0637c core still clenched 868d5a05db in his hand. Dragging his body along 44c92ed154 the ground, he pulled 53d2fe88f9 himself away from the 8708dc4582 snake monster. A close-combat d2bc3f4b5e Esper hurried 246dbc17cf over to 52ab73bb56 help him.95696873da4017b0

“The core is out! Finish it off!” aaed83f6dd someone shouted.efda2199633c7fb2

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Arrows made of ba0c1200c0 electricity and ice 00383bce60 shot toward the db1b878c32 snake monster, and 63c96c6ce1 explosions rang out cc45381bed from all over e98c5b4c2b its body like 7f054501ff bombs going off.42697bc1c9c7fa0b

The close-combat Esper ac1e2e9309 helped Kang I-won f8c9b018b1 lean against a a32d67f82c nearby tree, glancing 702c7ad6a7 at his limp 4e20bcc3aa form with a a1f94e00b6 small click of 7b7ba9eaed their tongue.61232edc883939c4

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They still 8bae4f11e1 vividly remembered 679788574b the sight f5510e45bd of Kang 725d849ac4 I-won charging a2e7304226 into the 0f60e6499d gaping maw 1809ca9c66 of the 67e12cfb67 snake monster 21c4d128aa without a 8056109221 moment’s hesitation.a1ca7fbf5288e717

They’d heard rumors about 1df8dfdd2c this Esper—a guy who 1c5e13831d earned his A-rank with 67c2dd046f nothing but a regeneration 29c669efc3 ability. They’d always 64169acccb been curious ca12314dc2 about him, 81223e11d5 but now b7b2ba6487 that curiosity 33727e4f25 was satisfied. He deserved his rank. The man was 7868454fde unbelievably tough. No matter how 5cc6d5596d immortal someone might 46f2507cc8 be, how many 3a27429162 would willingly dive 10e49049d9 headfirst into such 1b803156ef a situation?693b41fe778e0086

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Having done their 405c943812 part, the close-combat 1e01b1e7d8 Esper returned to 7dc62f12d7 the fray to f031680f18 assist the others. Meanwhile, Kang I-won 22a2706a90 leaned heavily against e9aaeddea3 the tree, struggling 36899b71bc for breath.665c2662d7ceac52

The unknown fluids that 19c2d950e5 had filled the snake d20d126b1b monster’s stomach had made 7c12d7be44 it nearly impossible to 4d6525056a breathe. The stomach’s 2417ad0c82 tough walls f35c40d05c had been e8346d544b difficult to b78e95a438 tear through, 2f67c10d4b and it 33e7c1a783 had taken 2280e3dc5f every ounce 62ec2cbe15 of strength 47b824b448 he had, d2cdffaeed pushing him 5b4a99721b to the 2c37ef4569 brink of d4ee0b76ca unconsciousness multiple 3830c8947d times.0c2b001418f6b0b8

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If the aaee45cc7d stomach lining 9e8ab9a54b had been 3c7cc16149 as tough 019b05fa35 as the c8278cc0ef creature’s outer a335391ae8 skin, he 632181709e would likely f428ac4896 still be c73293b75f trapped inside, be43c5fe65 drifting in 409bea6dd5 and out 0474208190 of consciousness. He would’ve had to dbba43e854 rely on the other 031427cd1d Espers to kill the b04cbfd69e monster and rescue him—a 957ea50605 humiliating outcome he couldn’t fa61d47d7a bear to imagine.4e4fb5f1d4d96aef

With labored breaths, Kang 4ee356d3c9 I-won forced his head e05d828a00 to rest against the 4245361cd0 tree, his body still 63a97b40b2 trembling from the ordeal.1ab62b08ea869b14

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Watching the dazzling attacks c7316f501e land on the snake 78c267a728 monster, Kang I-won reached 6127d1f04c into his inner pocket 4370a87bd7 with trembling hands and 1339564e46 pulled out a vial 54e5800ef6 of Guiding medication.9ec0430593f0b9c8

Having overused his 1cc17154e5 abilities inside the 4860fb3b4d snake monster’s stomach, b9e679ef47 his wavelengths were 73094b3d46 violently fluctuating, and 4e93df93ee his body was 2d1a8e0b43 in disarray. Fortunately, the 0aea9ac72d contents of 557ca279f7 the stomach bfdfad7b80 weren’t acidic, 3716f9192e and the 2274a42e20 medication, safely 7202ec2fed sealed in 071ec3ef00 plastic, remained 220f7946c4 intact.ab6021b7245346a0

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Unzipping his 11aff18dde jacket and 0a3b86d3d2 lowering one c17786e33f shoulder, Kang 1b00c4c1f4 I-won injected 9856ba945f the Guiding d09e1dc386 medication directly d2171975da into his 3e737305c8 bare skin. He waited for 006a3b9f4b the effects to b1b8b3ee4a kick in, but c8a6b16946 his erratic wavelengths 896724742b showed no sign 3765c05957 of calming. No matter how 617d1e1284 long he waited, f34ac04444 the chaos within 2b6c1ca21b him refused to 1757f7b8a5 settle.405bb09dcaa85ff3

He stared at the 61d3c90f4e last remaining vial in e9ce2a5b67 his hand, hesitant. The bright 884fea0c74 red warning 55eefd341b printed on efd84c62c7 the plastic 6db4be15f8 wrapper gave 68c0b22ac8 him pause.855fcab03dab28c4

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[Recommended use: Once per day. Do not exceed the recommended daily dosage under any circumstances.]

Below that, in smaller c89b50c35a text, were additional warnings: ecea04952d the medication was a 8c7a57d3ae substitute for proper Guiding, a985038263 and overuse or consecutive 8c9cc8aed0 doses were strongly discouraged.dfe33e2c98363a55

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Kang I-won skimmed 58d0b1f865 the text, then b9eea7b30b tore the wrapper 36cdde3f23 open. What could go wrong 6f006924d7 from a slight overdose? His regenerative ability, 0bb22d751e while not as 6680c05f89 reliable as before, 0326203a8c was still intact. After all, wasn’t it 2996fc345f why he was still 0e6f50d01e alive and breathing?522d8dad328fc3e9

Brushing off the 396edc6ea4 warnings, Kang I-won dfc267139a injected the second 204a3a0afa vial without hesitation.696eef604e62ab16

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This time, 9653ee1b4d the medication 7e6f6d58a0 finally began 7cd3cf303a to take 35ecc081d1 effect. He felt 7b91c8b911 the familiar 8f7fd0d04c pressure of 4a89c5bf84 the drug 573a4db2ba coursing through 89f6c12a39 his veins, b30523b237 spreading throughout bf3363f5cb his body 159a5924a0 and subduing 673b392da7 his erratic d3338c4ee9 wavelengths.b48efb7949ccd0a6

But then, a 05cb718981 new and unfamiliar b0607aec16 heaviness overwhelmed him. It felt afa37476c5 as though bbbc33bd45 something impossibly e74e7de2cd heavy was 6849640e64 pressing down 6f2e85de5f on his a89cfe984c entire body.fed9a118714c8020

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He instinctively clutched 32f1e6b934 at his throat, 4425528a9e his fingers digging e8a52d72a1 into his skin.b4ae614f49646907

“Ugh… hgh…”f30f73674433ec23

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He couldn’t breathe. This wasn’t like 68c22770b4 the suffocation he c6210ce913 felt in the d42555fa8e monster’s stomach—it was 35c43b55d8 different, more insidious. Kang I-won 30976c080c scratched at 03c7f09acb his throat 0aaed69710 desperately, trying 88a52d8b6f to force cecc6f8080 his airway 856bb8c17e open, as 799a089206 panic clawed 13f7babc8c its way 9a6dea7d98 up from 52a10822f3 his feet.56c493d01a10dd0c

Just before f3c2e3a88a he completely 38e665ce19 succumbed to 42fecbbaff panic, a ec08142cb3 faint, needle-like 422996664b stream of d786775d66 air passed 830e8d6e39 through his 1ee866d50d constricted throat. It wasn’t enough. Gasping desperately, Kang 8e1c73c717 I-won heaved for 934ad810dc breath, his lungs 5c0d9b80bc aching.2ab3ed2c339f6c00

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