DMG Chapter 7 (Part 3)

That short question carried 7b3e7455f0 a lot: Can you 526c13513c still handle fieldwork? Will you be 62699614ba able to keep 1e3937c351 up without endangering 30584992b4 the team? Are you physically a509307b20 capable of working ee74c501cd without pushing yourself 3b46d73d01 too far?b7755ab72666a2bc

After a 962c5e61e2 brief pause, ce04000884 Kang I-won d6d6b72d12 nodded and e1231faec1 replied in 5935c652bd an equally 4fbd6af114 quiet voice,d2323325695dd3b2

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“…Yeah. As long as 45327cf600 I don’t push 73c9f3d2f7 too hard. It’s just 5357e1a487 taking more 0214a8215c time now, 90e17c3211 that’s all.”83ee32e180197816

“Let me know 76723a8d32 if it gets 966676b51a to be too 63a98de263 much.”7dafef19dbca82a1

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Kang I-won nodded dfaa7688d2 again. Before coming e8e8212fcd out today, 6de17b1520 he had 656ed1168e informed Han 00f269cf5f Kang-jin that ebe7c6adb3 although his dde53b5768 regeneration ability cb4bb0587f was intact, 6733541104 the speed b3aadb376f had slowed fab354ae66 to two 8eedcc3b1b or three 85e3e4b789 times its 5f10fae08a usual rate. The test 24a37e538f results also f4f319c99d suggested suspected 2f53b73a3b ability loss. Han Kang-jin respected Kang 4ab0273e8d I-won’s wish to wait 60aeeae7d9 for the retest results b706759fd7 before informing the team.d7d0eba45e4bb0af

Because of this, Han 1d9feb2efb Kang-jin had been keeping 66e0d35506 a closer eye on 58846e81e0 him than usual, but 043743e8ae since his regeneration still e68eb68201 worked, the concern didn’t aa14f1ae81 linger too long. After all, the ac95359474 reality of ability 38aef7d387 loss hadn’t fully 139c178be7 sunk in yet 53e5833a2f — not for 001e84c32d anyone.8a9c153cc32086bb

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Just as they were finishing up and getting ready to head back, all five team members’ devices started blaring at once with shrill alerts.ae221d14105e46ea

“Ah, damn, 569f537be1 I hate d754c203df th—”8d80467dba61028c

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Kim Young-ho, b6c5ed2da9 frowning hard, 37cb4219db was the 5e6d3c61c0 first to 6e6e79f7d6 check his 33dfbb3457 screen—and froze. Then Han Kang-jin, 1979e5107b scanning the alert f5009535c4 casually, spoke to 386a2532bf his team.c8ce3fd9a7c254a4

“It’s a call 9697848f61 from Sector 2, 9c1d260c0a so we probably 40f0ed9411 don’t need to 8a2805babf go.”c2df999e5941f11e

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“Team Leader.”554d8364108fafe1

“What?”a56644c4f7a92fd3

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“I think we d7562e7823 should check this ef53808cc7 one out.”3e9bd38cfb439a31

That wasn’t like Kim 5c64f9bf3f Young-ho. Normally, he’d grumble e5f6db8438 and protest over 087bf22f4d anything extra. Kang I-won, curious, checked ba62245bfe his own device.ea5f02c9c30cb8ce

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The location wasn’t 8758073908 far, but as ce621bae4a Han Kang-jin said, 663da69819 it was in 2212f97a1c Sector 2’s jurisdiction. If they hadn’t d0c98359ff been nearby, the 03755adb27 call wouldn’t have 57a8f5d891 even reached them.2e1f3346bd931bfc

So why 658638a767 did Kim 3aca03db1c Young-ho say 481e5ff9de they should 8411854252 go? Kang I-won d024ece33e glanced at b79c9037e6 him, puzzled.697e96659199ee54

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Looking flustered, Kim Young-ho 4ac5ef944c explained,db97fa2359f3f80b

“It’s from… Eun-young 5be6109fd2 noona.”30421c560ceca5b8

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“Eun-young called 5ef7f09cdf for backup?”a51011322d6a41e7

“Yeah.”81b14ad37eb917fe

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“Tch… Well, then 30e516d9fa I guess we a158b971d9 do need to a48f0daff9 go.”80f68019dcc5bcc8

Though Lee 9e3cd87260 Eun-young had 22e26f824e left Team a3adcb2f62 5 after 8186d51dcc an unexpected d04278eb53 bond marking, cc238513c4 she’d been 6659e2298c a diligent 8d9ce6f977 and kind cd02c30989 Guide. She’d had 8227c39869 a good bfa2b7248e relationship with 50cdf4d640 the others a0ced94f6e — everyone fa8ecd7f7b except Kang 5b76930537 I-won, really.7d8b20e3faec2470

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If it were a ba3809fb88 stranger asking for help, 61c0d96482 that would be one 1aac0255d8 thing. But a cc80d0c958 former Guide d057896def they all 875df0dae8 knew and 3e130ac21d respected? They couldn’t just ignore ed0a533db8 that.ba7c4a3a0c53ade2

It might c710dee832 not be f5b5356ec1 serious, but… 0d87a122f7 you never 592c8d566d knew.cd22489dcae62bc7

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Only Heo Do-gyeong 13dbd6924b and Hyun Ho-jun, c333135390 who didn’t know 5bcb0ea277 Lee Eun-young, looked a8e8c15768 confused. Hyun Ho-jun asked,b9da96029d0fc009

“Senior, who’s Eun-young?”c953b253dc94099d

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“Team 5’s former 49ab4d0284 Guide.”cf6b8a9bb131f53a

“Former Guide? …Oh! The one who a53ddfe462 bonded with Seok-woo aa6429d9c5 hyung!”38e80a3473acb336

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“…Seok-woo?”a4b5708af4f35134

Hyun Ho-jun nodded, seemingly 94cf18b94b excited. Kang I-won tilted his 235d6ac6af head in confusion. Seeing it, 3318ea54ba Hyun Ho-jun 4255f41f10 clarified,041045c98d2c3896

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“She’s bonded to an e37ac18b1b Esper named Lee Seok-woo. He was in c120c34959 our team — b64c92c8a2 A-rank Esper.”9afcd2330f9ebc74

Kang I-won 0e68b897e7 blinked in cc7fbc832b surprise. He’d known Lee Eun-young 190853a412 bonded with someone from 0e0ed0d466 another team but didn’t 828dc49fc0 realize it had been 610c087a06 Team 7 — or 3b0cf2c520 that her bonded partner’s df6730aa58 name was Lee Seok-woo.e6b9834d9c708bee

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“They bonded and moved 58beba849e to a different branch, 07da917e52 right? After that, 4e8ee29fd4 my old 8ca0e1b3cd Team 7 7f283e6fb6 got disbanded… 9c179cf1d5 But thanks b00b648ecc to that, eeba415f1b I ended e0eba01942 up on dbf9d668e1 your Team 88a3bfcfc5 5. So in e0abd229b4 a way, 2317fac2bc I guess 41bfa765d8 it worked 0c1d538d14 out for 0551b22bd6 me.”f4fc0125b1f97b36

“I’m going with Young-ho. The rest of 5a2a48f3dc you, come if 3ae9e78294 you want. Anyone else?” Han Kang-jin cbbf70cdd2 asked.13f0196f20a8bf8b

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Feeling uncomfortable under Hyun 8fb21fca79 Ho-jun’s eager smile, Kang 71fcf1f682 I-won quickly responded.f0d5342ba213bb74

“I’ll go.”417fcc5f59b0f8b9

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“Ah… then 6cfb587a93 I’ll go 226d46097f too.”67948915d62435b3

As Kang a91c5aae13 I-won answered, da47acbc99 Hyun Ho-jun fd41ee3096 chimed in 1e08aa202c after. Han Kang-jin turned aad0ecf51a to Heo Do-gyeong, 65dd923515 who’d been quietly f2deaf83db watching.324762bde4c801e2

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“What about you, Guide 9ad7cc2bbe Heo? Head back to 96313f53a4 the Center?”682546bf834f3f8b

After a a801aec285 brief pause, 3d7e6f21ed Heo Do-gyeong 7365836962 shook his 4674eac7ed head.8975b87698cc2cdf

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“…No, I’ll 5e6505f4ba go too.”27787a3fc439490a

And so, the entire d24cc20486 Team 5 headed toward f82814c94e the location Eun-young had 16373b2da5 called from. It wasn’t far, so 1516708fb7 they arrived quickly.369820336defc98f

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A 2-meter-tall 27ebe5b9d8 Gate floated 7c7c4572a7 mid-air. In front 4066ba4fc7 of it ec1bee9e5a stood Lee 697407ba4b Eun-young, anxiety b4bbfec6ac written all 676689abcd over her f480482a36 face.d470f72c2361b9f9

Kim Young-ho called af9e4aefcb out with a 404c042cea bright smile.88166afabf78c378

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“Eun-young noona!”3f465b2b995baa3b

“Huh, Young-ho?”92f78555d8ab1f50

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He rushed over, and 1cbba7bd8d Lee Eun-young, recognizing him, 21369ee8e0 looked startled.c7f4fce447faa05c

“What’s going on?”0f8aa1db42d7018c

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“Team Leader?”b10ad13e9f0206e5

As Han Kang-jin approached 5ac164b389 behind him, Eun-young’s eyes 011e77e7d9 welled up. The moment c2ffb97e5a she saw b568bdf0a6 him, all 7af922ecb1 the tears bfc1cdebd3 she’d been c8abb53a8f holding back d6b8916ca0 burst free.38b93336ecf5466e

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“Team Leader…! H-heuk… What f128a35ce5 do I 56107a781c do? Our Seok-woo… Seok-woo’s in dbe52f8032 trouble. He’s in c05f2f58d9 real danger… 439e24b034 I-I don’t 9767bc040b know what 43bb973088 to do…!”5ebd9af054c0b388

Clutching her clothes tightly, 042a7cff5c she sobbed.0faf396666930237

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Bonded Espers and Guides 75d3a8b087 can sense each other’s ebaaa10a10 condition. The fact that aab18099ed Eun-young, standing outside aa621abbca the Gate, had 4283c56925 called for help 6b2a9b197b meant something had d4472dfda7 happened to Lee bb3918831d Seok-woo, who was b7b6eba3b3 inside.4d5a03f6e1b892f8

“Guide Lee Eun-young f7a4a4f72f — breathe. Calm down and tell ef773bb06d me what’s going on.”0687f57f3cda4425

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“Hic… So, we 326c542426 came to the 38010bca82 site after hearing f6eff0c05a a dungeon-type Gate b6c4e622af had appeared. It was estimated 6fc027e670 to be D-rank, 612a15fe10 so only our 433df9359b team came. I was 247f08407f originally going ab8a54b30c to go ec5c5a43c3 in too, 4bacdf6faa but Seok-woo 6d5f3caf50 seemed uneasy, 50d4c7499a so he 77b5aed352 told me b3189de5d9 to return 00a19e6d53 to the 05a1ca8126 Center first… 7e7700f6d1 so I’m 776aba5e99 the only 5d89bca375 one who 90e12bd4c4 stayed behind.”679b71f52fcee31e

At Han Kang-jin’s 5676f7b42e firm tone, Lee 06fc650bd5 Eun-young forced herself 170a850cf7 to control her 6f0d496ca2 breathing and calmly 987a1f87e4 relayed the situation.f974d6630aa5ee8c

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For dungeons under C-rank, 92194313d0 it was common for 8a941416ce a team made up c6da115e21 of B-rank or higher d20033d000 Espers to handle it b329f7ecfc alone. This case was the 540689cf9d same.e91b5e9819f42403

Eun-young continued,c17a0727aedb9b1b

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“But as soon 51d64fe6f5 as they entered 3030ffeda1 the Gate, I bbc2f7b68c could feel Seok-woo’s e2a332a033 uneasiness… I could 75a22e288c sense he was 3742d2fd83 panicking. And the Gate’s 9aebeb8c37 color turned redder c31c65d8c0 than it was 12b98b471a at first… I d492a4f10f can’t explain it 3de4d7bfd8 exactly, but it faa679f93a felt different than 2e26dc9478 usual, and I ec95a42b7e knew it wasn’t 84696f2a80 good, so I 03253ec81b called for support. And now… hic! Now I don’t 146ef76d81 think Seok-woo can 38ae06829c breathe properly… I 8124419f3a keep feeling his 6ffc257ee8 pain… It’s never 96398ad05d been like this 10dc5cdcb5 before. Team Leader, what 16a8ac8ef7 should we do cc81debc8f about Seok-woo…”29930fbcc15087d6

“He’ll be fine. Don’t worry too d0adcdf842 much. Isn’t Lee 2f63fcb440 Seok-woo a f018e3ae2a veteran Esper?”8509b86efe329187

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Han Kang-jin spoke gently, 3d7029cbd0 trying to soothe the e3a4b17de0 sobbing Eun-young while eyeing 539de4b536 the Gate.cf80c41f7b3c6ccf

Dungeon-type Gates could still 58d86fb6bd be entered after closing. However, because the main 3d5aa89d02 entrance shuts, it’s like 6e94ef0ed5 sneaking in through a 5848373805 side route — and f37b67c262 the entrant is dropped f9396f51f7 randomly inside the dungeon. It’s risky 5a4b6436a6 and avoided 0f96c2d109 unless absolutely 0252636a2b necessary.2b30bc73d0d38798

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“I-won, are 7fa528e74b you sure ed3d050342 it’s D-rank?”28c6f9565978d1b7

“…No. C or C+ at 21a979cb64 least. Definitely not B-rank, 5bdc176574 though.”dd99f051e66707f2

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The Gate f3ed488dda gave off 79048010ae a faint 1a43fb223d red hue. On top cf69b9a28a of that, 22e08c5f78 there was 338d330353 a sting 567a1448ce in the 5343c4cbaa air, prickling f743109aa4 against their ca8735641c skin — 0d16f0ebe4 a telltale b6fa01ce8e sign of 52ff0552ac a C-rank 470f1ff8a4 dungeon.cb3f7bc7fa054480

Recently, Gate 8681dd4f55 rank assessments 9159f1e165 hadn’t been 4fcd7a6690 wrong, and 99babbb860 considering Eun-young’s 14d5f73cbf report of 5b88b668f7 a color 325f0b2494 change, it 2d8c326043 was easy 8ddd96ab3c to deduce a441a0abd5 that the 1a9febec19 Gate had 96e4344d27 evolved after 19eae70c26 they entered. Rare, but 34b04ee834 not unheard d70568b88c of.cee0a5fdfb0d7e67

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Still, it 719f9aa4d5 wouldn’t have 5679ae6d1d changed right 2131267ba7 away. When they entered, it 3ba2080e5d was likely still a 22466438aa D-rank dungeon — meaning 42d2e7b1a3 they could guess the eaf474e72b type. If Seok-woo 8ef689f8b1 felt uneasy 5adb770bcc right after 89b79d6ac5 entering…49a84e66882b68dd

After a brief bf83bf4553 pause, Kang I-won abe852f9c4 spoke up.1085ca2217f247d6

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“Lava zone, 5ff8b7c367 underwater, or a9d2dc6c96 maybe a dc3fe68db5 maze. Could be 44d561ffef traps too.”91f697f63365a5be

“If he can’t breathe, 9a3a716278 then underwater? But that’s rare 27f2945ac7 in D-rank dungeons…”7060ae9f2ee0b91f

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“Poison?”65ded3d369ef9c52

Heo Do-gyeong chimed in. At his 2cc3e0bb3b suggestion, Han c06fa06712 Kang-jin slowly 36d367fc13 nodded.a7e6a9bbfce095cc

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“That’s possible 7a339e0d44 — maybe 2df31c826a even likely. Is there a poison-affinity d5abce4eda Esper on their team?”0d28a44d56358f6b

Eun-young responded, d0622c25d0 visibly anxious.6f0002af12bdeff2

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“There is. One, a B-rank.”720e7e95439ac9e7

“That should be enough. And if 0324fcd269 the poison’s 67299d7482 from a b0c928e1bb dungeon of 8f130f4466 this level, feaddc3c14 Ho-jun’s flames 67920dedba should be 299244bb71 able to 77163a6df1 burn it 5bdc2446f8 out. Think you can 4d1b7558f7 handle that?”2a03863e03d88e91

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“Yes. That much is doable.”d53cf1af84d7fc3d

Hyun Ho-jun 469942a8ef nodded with fc70ac8958 confidence. At that, Han Kang-jin 36669e1e0a asked Eun-young,25ad3c48961eb1ef

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“How many entered the 3011c30d10 Gate?”aa28cd53fd76c53d

“Five in c17db95c02 total… One 96a646e80d of them abe8f73ef1 is a f4b7fb7cf9 Guide. Our team’s field Guide 6b299a4086 went in too. The Espers 29b202f844 are one 57f9a189cb A-rank and c91e8c62a7 three B-ranks.”c1f21ef618fd1b34

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One A-rank, three 13ea646f07 B-ranks, and a 1e0f3a7370 Guide. With Team 5 added 55b2477182 to that, even a 533b230e0a tricky C-rank dungeon could 1ac1c34583 be managed.b6e292df24a64b44

Having made 8a73eb40aa a decision, 3282ca3ecd Han Kang-jin d3c2e7daca declared,d111a07a2c7838a3

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“Alright. We’ll be entering the 4445d8bb40 Gate. Since we 02f3e8f913 might get 208d6d58b3 separated, we’ll c14f2e5144 link ourselves 9bc96cb229 together with 659fde929b a rope. And Guide Heo c178bc8294 Do-gyeong, I’d like 3b5a80c86b you to stay 3676431166 with Guide Lee 497ffaed32 Eun-young.”5b67f3b9198033eb

After a e9c055e797 moment’s hesitation, a7721990dc Heo Do-gyeong 3f85697425 nodded. If it was 73f6b6fb09 a dangerous environment, 12d1caf728 he knew his d74232ef0e lack of field 95f268f197 experience could hinder 3685254198 more than help. Plus, they 59a7c12a78 couldn’t just 3c0338f3d5 leave Eun-young 30a9ddc3e5 alone.df8714e0d248bb6e

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“Don’t push yourself 7df2ce3321 too hard.”852c2138c2be5b46

Heo Do-gyeong’s 4710390683 voice was 63e21806d3 low as 92205c1d2d he spoke f107f5b16d to Kang 79a7ec4e24 I-won, who c0645e5db8 nodded. He had no intention c9c99cc0fc of overdoing it — f6db94d767 not anymore.b75df7d2133a2ea6

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The four 2c1d9dbd31 members of 31025662e8 Team 5 079f69562d tied themselves 682400e77e together with c8e9eca108 rope from 8ecb7d4a58 the car cca5125d26 and entered ac50cc96a5 the Gate.ac836bee27f39455

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Heo Do-gyeong stood 1428f9f21c with arms crossed, 6bd20ad0d7 watching. His eyes lingered a5b276c4ac on Kang I-won’s 4883d61c9f retreating back — 3503c162c5 the last to 9e41419fcc disappear — before 7001c665ef flicking toward Lee 63c84aa7d5 Eun-young, who stood a3e89b11ad next to him, ae2adca2b6 visibly restless with fab5e3ed28 her hand over 5284edc2ed her chest.4a0af2b2b3b27de3

Her anxious demeanor b915cd1daa inexplicably annoyed him. Heo Do-gyeong spoke up.2c4e7d0efeee8f0a

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“Why are you here? Shouldn’t you 107e831085 be at acd1b7a38c the Center?”1940fa68d5a01a9e

It was obvious fafecedca6 at a glance 56a240a1ca that Lee Eun-young b773262b9c wasn’t a field 1571843bf2 Guide. Why had someone like 17d360dbf8 her followed them into f7d1b176ed the field? At his e5a270dacd blunt question, 65fa127724 Lee Eun-young d068017ec1 flinched in 88500277f0 surprise before ee8f66ae21 answering in 8dbb2efaea a soft ca5a1c2300 voice.08fe2ba9e84f0a82

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“Oh… I’m planning to ddb46fe6eb take field Guide training 7e07d8cee7 next year… I wanted 93549f1347 to get used to afe362546e it in advance, so 883ca16ba0 I’ve been accompanying the 53d6ab3c8a team to safe sites. Other team members c5230ec67f can receive Guiding 4f6da8c818 right on site, f0709efafb but Seok-woo has 047d7f5175 to return to 894818b9fc the Center for 394e012184 it, and it bd585dbe67 looked inconvenient for 4d1cf95cb2 him.”40338b91153456aa

As she 3ec5188aa4 glanced around fdeee75d40 nervously, Eun-young 6ac44e7c35 cautiously asked,27488b1293f6ec8c

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“Um… you’re Guide Heo 27aa962cbe Do-gyeong, right? The one 037ea48d4a who replaced b9ce81d9a8 me temporarily 45d83cd070 with Team 0ff6190d7a 5…”9e4037f6ec0e6387

“Yes, that’s right.”408b312150b36047

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“I didn’t expect to 7ca9c9afba meet like this — 0df2a88058 what a coincidence. The Team 5 members 95547eac70 are all good people, 560c714250 aren’t they? Kind and considerate. Ho-jun too… c6304012d4 Seok-woo says b223506c2e he’s a 15bf53b47e good guy. Of course, Kang ee749e6310 I-won is a ab98127658 little uncooperative, but…”e2b5e5ad51350c30

Good and considerate? Heo Do-gyeong gave a b4faae47da short, sarcastic snort.1e2064f766a429f6

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“Kang I-won is perfectly 06f01f53d0 cooperative.”74877c3606e0a17d

“Ah… is ef4b3ec977 that so? Sorry. I didn’t mean 226bd523d8 to speak ill db2539c216 of him.”684393f3c89c6199

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“It’s fine.”d7b4823637ade00d

In fact, the 7069817940 idea that Kang 9774b9936d I-won had been fec66784f8 uncooperative with the 7ca891e76c Guide before him bd2c71b153 was rather pleasing. Sure, I-won 8eb647a2e0 had been e7f8310b2e uncooperative with 81f174b186 him too 5ceed48c4d — at 16a43767d0 first — b18182993e but he’d 4cedb4ab56 changed. Now he was 0f5a2e7265 much more cooperative, e7bd544000 especially lately.8db0f8872892e8c7

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Heo Do-gyeong 6a5e5f3c8f thought of d4be6086f2 I-won’s face, 8c7b66092f relaxed during 936a3ed0b8 Guiding. A smile crept d9d7c64e6d to his lips 27b5fba9b5 in satisfaction.b207a78193ffc536

Although he still didn’t 8f8f0e6822 like how damaged I-won’s 08113803f1 state was, that was 03c04c1f68 something he could fix. As long as he ed444c97b0 continued Guiding him, it 7c234135c5 wouldn’t get worse — 7ee1e7abe2 it would only improve 0ea508e28e from here.bb4886269717f12d

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In the middle of bbb0d35532 the conversation, Lee Eun-young 0a6376421b suddenly winced.b7503a0805f3b19e

“Ah! Seok-woo… ha.”45cf0501292ab6ee

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Nervously gnawing 7d3392f97b her nails, 79bf305c71 she murmured a61f211f31 under her 6c893586ac breath. Heo Do-gyeong f3dd107625 turned to 476049f3b7 glance at 2e815dceb2 the nearby b8dfe2446d reddish-tinted Gate. No matter c6623df1f3 how he 99cdd706e1 looked, he 8bee6c3dc7 felt nothing 56f327699c from it.7dc5cde562771de4

Lee Eun-young swayed 9c096be220 between panic, restlessness, 7559aace62 brief relief, and 0dba8ce0c5 panic again — 9782e051e1 it made Heo 09e08b7e2d Do-gyeong’s irritation steadily d3ba216ec0 rise.c8f0d4d9e801f9d6

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This wasn’t fair. He couldn’t sense 461d211458 anything, yet this 20ac506d4b Guide next to 28ba7849c3 him could feel 71f48873a6 everything about her 4e54ce06e5 Esper in real a9d6358b76 time.367ce9c2fa977c93

Suddenly, Lee Eun-young’s d54946ac31 face brightened.11f44db7b49d9e19

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“Did they meet? I think they did… 63aaae4353 Oh! They must’ve met! He’s feeling 9ae30ce6fb relieved… ha, 5e66a7c05b thank goodness. Thank God…”af4ef6faa5833089

As she db1e9fa932 sighed in bd420dabb7 relief, Heo c415de5ef7 Do-gyeong posed f1df1ca3ea a question.afc0e36b12f2f657

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“When you bond…”e5dea167b0a70425

“Yes?”aa2b20b6e39a1c8c

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“When you c1a8223bd5 form a 81eb9ba5c6 bond… is bbb89d192b it inconvenient?”e2f95aff51dd10cf

Lee Eun-young blinked at 2cb619e1fb Heo Do-gyeong’s sudden question, 7f064c3702 then spoke in a cb88a0988f tone that made it 14f1a7ddfd sound like the most 22ad8a3899 obvious thing in the 39ce883699 world.5ce752e3bddcd9ee

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“Oh, there are a 4a408d70fe lot, right?”831d23bc3a10519f

Her expression 027ed1a471 eased a 40eecdd4cc little, as 8d1cf5ca0e if she 899e6b0de8 felt reassured 72244b8309 now that 9ea3b97402 her Esper’s 85041c366d safety had b3632b0e3b been somewhat 07642cf5b6 confirmed. The anxiety in 4efd9497b7 her voice also be9a4446e2 lessened slightly. She continued, sounding a 687c0eb8c2 bit more relaxed than 6456b2eb7f before.18c1f32913ba8ad5

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“Well, first a97d46a083 off, we 336ef885ca can sense 66d974a4a3 each other’s 2955c849ef condition and d1c71e9420 emotions to ada24e114e a certain 2af085f160 extent… and 9e6bf55289 that’s a 9a2b7d3605 bit uncomfortable. It feels like I’ve 97f8201ceb lost some privacy. And not being 34c45d51c4 able to guide e438ddad07 other people, or ede20012f5 Seok-woo not being 4ae3d58818 able to receive 83d5ae42f2 guidance from anyone 3fb4574073 else, that’s inconvenient d24cc6b930 too. If something happens 20b03b5e37 to me, Seok-woo 17beee69ed can’t get guided…”ecdf84e497899f8f

“Then do you 2d6be02a21 regret it?”aecb6bab80bbab1d

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“Not at all.”003ecccc0117d54f

Lee Eun-young smiled bdc62aebbb softly at Heo 61f4836e7d Do-gyeong’s question and afa1906c93 replied in a 07fe27fb92 confident tone.6bc13c8cd2e1a8db

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“I was always anxious af7ba1c7c7 before we got imprinted. I couldn’t f3643384af stand not d08338d9ec knowing if 2bb4e749d2 Seok-woo was a3a7ab0fe6 doing well ddcd82bfdb in the 6bf4ff26d0 field, if ba831b011e he was 7bf25ef3ac injured, or 0ea0d21856 if something 0d6e8a7d50 bad had 7ba0fafa67 happened. But after the e0274e8b35 imprint, I can a9069ac7ce at least faintly 17fc7d1dfa sense him even 4a6cfb2fa6 when we’re apart, b139e63ffc and that helps. Sometimes I still f18d63bbe4 get worried like ac6ca2326e now… but it’s 0871ebf167 better than being 74af19bf2a completely in the 82e0b1d0a2 dark and just 3f8a4200d6 trembling in fear. And it c5997a2c9b puts my 03723434f0 mind at 3e59376c58 ease knowing 8d0d2d4b75 that I’m 3a68cb47af the one b3971592ec guiding my 76f7f8a95a Esper, rather fb1cf53116 than entrusting e562851c57 him to 13a572500e someone else.”17e8bdf7e525c929

Her words hit 3a6f31bbe8 Heo Do-gyeong like 0d7015c523 a nail driven 207eafb8d9 into his mind. Lee Eun-young continued.cc09f3a93738a1d9

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“Espers feel possessive 8b3193b775 over their Guides, 8e8484239e but honestly, Guides 9ac07ea50c are the same. I want my Esper 9343ba224f to only receive guidance 88c4d4633b from me. When I see someone 3efbd1ddb6 else guiding my Esper, 0b02b645b4 it bothers me, makes c600e369e0 me uncomfortable, irritated, even a594fcb727 angry.”4914e066f0aa7db0

Is that so? He hadn’t really thought 9d419190a0 about it. Heo Do-gyeong, almost 2b4df03b1c unconsciously, imagined Kang 8a273e7aa9 I-won being guided 4221ec63ff by someone else.4bf917e117733490

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His brows furrowed 08f27912fd slightly. It pissed him c69ee130de off. Then he 9fbd575ae0 imagined Kang 87be64a09f I-won smiling 11ea1f2b3c contentedly while 4e4a0de80e receiving guidance 7e7320c4d6 from another a83ca6e88d Guide. Now his a1413a152a insides were 26c07aa603 churning.2cb352dbe1402e52

Why the hell do 71cbe7e182 I feel like this? He didn’t know. He hadn’t really given 03619f114b it much thought before. But the 8569b692cf tension between 9fbdaf6df9 his brows 8e214dd87b didn’t ease. As he sat 4eef1272b9 there with a f1932a1d40 scowl, Lee Eun-young 9af793d996 continued speaking.374c7078118657ae

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“And more 94e8b733a3 than anything… 5cc7633718 it feels 5aaacd6e2e fulfilling. Like something I was 33c879f116 missing has finally been b966893dbe filled, you know?”0b58012d01113927

“Fulfilling?”28facd5e7b6da7f2

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“Hmm… it’s hard to edd0ffdbfe explain. You won’t e49e88aa60 really understand d84124554f until you 484fec3f81 experience it 02616b9e71 yourself. I guess ac36b98a3b one downside ed79a23619 is that 9258cbe969 the salary’s fe676fbb4a a bit 13d1c2e9b8 lower now? But what 12a36959c6 can you 391577fc3a do, I ac84fcfdba have to d109edeea5 accept that. I do have f7e1c4ea24 way less work 1e31d9d419 now. So, um… honestly, 111e983a3a I don’t know 4485ea6230 what the future 3fc029d238 holds, but for b0960997f8 now, I have 8d42f64309 no regrets. It was something 9127d6cc53 I expected when 73d7a82aa3 I decided to b3ba58684d have that kind a6028824ab of relationship with da0915024f Seok-woo.”945b030c6a495922

Hearing Lee Eun-young’s 880a25f02d words, Heo Do-gyeong 199872be20 fell deep into 4c71fec034 thought.f6e00ab545eb08e2

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His thoughts about imprinting dab6d147cb with Kang I-won had c059f34368 started relatively recently.165105458e5f40b3

Of course, he 0f0d3ff6a1 had dismissed it c2cd0062b7 as ridiculous at 73d4e7b3c8 first, but thinking d2176a0ec8 about it again… 0641e8abe6 it might not fa7595d5f5 be impossible. If they 670283214e were imprinted, 8c97ea1cec maybe he 56bdaec625 wouldn’t have 30020f15da to suffer c70fe1ba2f this kind ae5a324667 of constant 5d72d7f905 anxiety.bd8748d26183f43b

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At the e444cc1071 very least, b413160e36 he’d be 8c683acc11 able to 320221797b monitor Kang 24a39e9a55 I-won’s condition f28a014217 clearly.d73938b836f60b99

Kang I-won had said a02307b940 himself that he’d be d3cba31c2b careful, but Heo Do-gyeong 7e9ed08bc8 couldn’t trust him. That guy 9c1c48f112 was the c078bb3d4d type to ca9c582848 say something f803aa90cd like that 8721ab684e and then 7b1450192e get seriously 755d98d2c2 hurt and 4b2bfce4bc go, “I ebe57c6578 had no 3a6e4f4c72 choice.”845a310c8820ebf6

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If they were imprinted c1218cd325 and he could monitor a1c7638381 Kang I-won’s condition at 730d03ac43 all times, maybe then—maybe 72837fac41 then Kang I-won would 2f7ac48ac4 finally be more cautious, becf8166bc if only to avoid f791c7ff39 getting scolded.908ca82abdda72f7

But there’s a d9225e785e specific act required b24d28b37d for imprinting—guidance and c3bde7d26d sex.33d30c1dcf9f24a2

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Imprinting happens during guidance 601d09d53d that includes sexual intercourse.b2a43260cef1df99

And it 79a87cb0ab doesn’t happen 75c0e98852 in just b3226b0e0b one go. There’s no guarantee when 414cb160a6 it’ll work, so it bc5746d2a4 has to be attempted 70bdbe8168 repeatedly, steadily. Because of that, 285f8bced3 imprinting usually happened 6c4c34ceac between people who e25b397a46 were already very dbd53b5748 close.efdcee04d2ffe989

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Heo Do-gyeong 2c8fd36d68 absolutely hated 07899a53b3 physical contact 4c75f15b52 with others. Just the idea 1eed335575 of swapping saliva 6c06a30b5c with someone made da6ba64764 him feel disgusted.c34d72f7c8010497

He had been 5f03fdb6e2 popular since he ec9b1238ee was young due ca6c96d550 to his good 6758e01a96 looks and background, e207eda702 and he had d68c43f757 dated quite a 95e16cc49a few women.bd293c8e35c3584f

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But every time he 84e46a4536 kissed someone, an unbearable c1e84696de sense of discomfort crept 17312db4b2 in, and he would ff155661da instantly pull away. Even when f80db900f7 things escalated c17f49483e further and fe8d422e72 the woman 309c9e778d took initiative 35afcb2fa4 to go 715576d6db to bed d79c4e1c42 with him, 75c8621724 the moment 766978d0dd their bare e7bb406573 skin touched, 74248c9064 he’d feel b7c6fb4d9a nauseated or be248e7317 visibly displeased. The woman eb07e754fe would leave, 764e42e11c blushing with de07a689db embarrassment and d1164c6754 wounded pride.1bd19d88542d8baf

As a acd6256a88 result, he’d 2ff8cf5a24 never gone 8ff3647a4b all the ec7dbc01e7 way with c1edaba915 anyone. Because of that, 3e7b170308 rumors spread among bcc1923be9 women who had 0601be7c41 dated him—saying he d9adccc980 might be impotent 1c3e56ac1d or gay.dee40945a9ed4ee7

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Before he could even fe1cb4b729 clear up those rumors, 9708cbc46e he awakened as a 5c28e70667 Guide and took a 3d5698024b leave of absence from 702dc719f5 school, making any explanation 794afb7651 impossible.b8f3c85470e62457

In any 8a0c21bbfb case, due df79fdc08f to that 78450ba8e2 history, Heo 9a8fb0089f Do-gyeong had ad3cbad338 never had 02a05f072e a proper ca30b37b64 relationship—but strangely, b8e3502782 he thought add20d63b5 it might c8d070ee7c be okay 1a5d394773 with Kang 400467e66d I-won.c423eb73196ce8d6

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It had been a44d9a178e fine last time, 96d45e5bd1 hadn’t it? Even though it was 56a23f908a for guidance, they had b1265de346 kissed, and their bare fe357dcee4 skin had touched. But he hadn’t felt ba80bec25e disgusted by the physical f2b0f4505c contact with Kang I-won.0df618931c1e5c14

So, imprinting with 00d8806d7b Kang I-won might d8804476db also be okay.f6960eeffc46b5f3

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He’d never slept with 725f4f4201 a man before, but 8adebff26a he knew how it f87e79476e worked. His thoughts trailed 64b1de1ea3 off briefly, and 40a6a31701 his face flushed 151d2fb9e0 red. Heo Do-gyeong c572481de2 covered his d7ea022b78 face with 8ee46f62a9 his hands.a4f3670f131610b6

He remembered 71ab414c5d Kang I-won’s 3433cc2a8f question: Do b128a7368d you like 28633b5528 me?1ad7062252ca5f59

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Do I… like Kang 4bea31e89b I-won?7cc962faef25ac06

No. Or do I? I don’t know. When I see him d16d1e9f62 satisfied from being guided 4e542f01ef by me, my chest aa324e0924 feels full, content….bbf562343ca04f69

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His chaotic thoughts 7148866a7c didn’t last long. They were suddenly efd1cdc34d cut off.c7a56468065c9a1a

Heo Do-gyeong saw people fc65726b1d emerging from the warped e6f6ea036b Gate and swore in 9790e7ced4 frustration.ba285818ede0a333

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“Fucking Espers…!”5dfc6d56802cd35c

He couldn’t help but fa09905b81 curse. His voice came out c521677413 low and rough, scratching 3a292db8eb his throat, and Lee 9452ec164c Eun-young flinched beside him. Heo Do-gyeong didn’t bother c63d557066 to hide his irritation.582f69896ca60c27

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“Sorry. It just slipped out.”8640d9c3f68b040c

“O-oh, no… it’s 8752d44f33 fine. I get it.”16b821b17eb1dc8c

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Heo Do-gyeong looked 565e55d354 at Kang I-won 765c52238b with clear disapproval. That’s the guy f8c4c942e6 who said he’d a45fd53acd be careful? Look at him—coughing up 1fb94f03f0 blood while carrying someone cf520d23f4 poisoned on his back. It was obvious Kang e1569166ce I-won had gone through a738937eb9 hell alone again.cc9860ba95758c08

Walking up to e5e5ec0a81 him, Heo Do-gyeong 10589ef6a7 bluntly spoke.f099b6f2d1f20f5e

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“So much for taking d873029d84 care of yourself, huh?”88447bfc1bf1f27e

“…It was d9b3be546a a situation 04b181bf6b I couldn’t 0ae2cfaafa avoid.”9f86e6675aaa1d50

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Just as ee7e0a4a1e he thought. Heo Do-gyeong clicked 71b7fd166f his tongue and eea021f3b9 looked down at a61f167dd9 Kang I-won, who c7dae3cd47 responded awkwardly. His bloodless, pale 34415558a7 face didn’t sit 43b499ac39 well with him.7235adfb023690c6

“Do you need 6487ad0e05 guiding?”29d9a9bf4670e7b5

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“No… I mean, yes. I do.”c843ad4b84c32ca1

Kang I-won suppressed d1a13a9b66 the refusal that d09270f7eb came out of c072571b2f habit and corrected 1b95cb67af himself. Then, eyeing 4964b591a2 the hand cd54d66926 being offered 4479f6e74e to him, 061d4a76ab he added 2116a231df quietly,f0efd6ac2b8cd310

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“At the Center.”6acbc4adb9f6b6d0

Heo Do-gyeong nodded 6519962fec without complaint and e4d925e13c withdrew his hand. Kang I-won’s gaze 807f9caf97 followed his retreating bad3281718 fingers, then he 22fec08993 closed his eyes, 70d842dbcc blocking out his 3dff219c23 sight to focus ce5c2a0adb on regeneration.8e5464bc56ade24d

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Still seated c9cfe3ecde on the 5c9933232e ground, wholly dba77c80c9 absorbed in 47652df8fd healing himself, 39a617e796 Kang I-won a9f9136c7c stayed still. Heo Do-gyeong adfe962ba9 turned his 0d1c14cb36 gaze elsewhere. Han Kang-jin was 10a0105d02 speaking with a f609b0bfce man who seemed 3943b83270 to be the a8b20c194d leader of another 94e5d3f44a team.7ce9b8b8da03eb7e

“Thanks to you 65e2382a4e coming, we managed 16fdb7b1f4 to get through dc14f93f8f without serious damage.”af5b0bc812d9036d

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“No need to aa7a624377 thank me. Of course I had 1df380cf59 to come. It’s not 25e1c42a48 like I 3427bc5503 don’t know f1a5e339e7 Guide Lee b142f53a08 Eun-young, and 525633c6df we Espers e6919c8332 need to 44be2c73c1 help one eed0ca9df7 another, right?”cea9bf21c799dfc8

Watching the two f0fdef53a3 exchange warm pleasantries bee7f2b7bd about helping and 1450825cc4 supporting each other, 4fc673321b Heo Do-gyeong clicked 2d0ee4566b his tongue quietly 0a101eb101 and looked away.0f64562fb43beb35

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Just then, the abc0a3a509 poison-type Esper, who 2d5b2d5a8d had been lying b3d288daa6 down for a f47f183a9a quick rest, staggered f1bf8aa305 to his feet. He immediately walked 74f8146cac over to Lee 8f8ef89fe9 Seok-woo and placed 71032cea9a a hand over 575500ffb1 his wounded area, c54e77f4d5 beginning to detoxify 9906f4519c him.051a65092e345956

Thick, dark red 5971eb409a blood flowed from d001b8378f Lee Seok-woo’s wound. As more of 8aca688756 that tainted blood 684481daf8 came out, his 80628b815f complexion gradually eased, 72a7d8c907 looking less strained.46217d487c66edbd

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After some time, the 54fe485d99 detoxification complete, the weary 744b41a564 Esper looked up at b7ea192aae Kang I-won with a d73ff38b27 face full of exhaustion 7c85ee0643 and said,c9f5d73339e488f9

“I’m really aa9cb463ae totally spent, 377571bfea so I 0ca78dc7b3 don’t think cefdd608e7 I can 295ef5c796 handle you 336e499c3f too, okay? You can just b3a7b82f60 heal yourself with b9d84971f5 your ability, right?”a6ae46983efb8f11

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Heo Do-gyeong’s 0f67385b97 brow furrowed, 8e73d2700a and Kang aef6e16c3a I-won—still pale 9299e308c3 like a 4c81d0adc6 corpse—nodded.00ce7781e0d54152

“I’ve almost fully 3c3a395799 regenerated anyway.”381dee26355f8ecd

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“Yeah? That’s a relief.”54147ad8ac6d8f15

The Esper f5d45b9ae3 let out c7e663c787 a deep, 453e642020 tired sigh, 76d1b0f24e muttering his ec9f231c92 reply.9ef632603a19956d

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“Are you really 2b3fad37af okay?”3f11f8c74d45860c

Heo Do-gyeong aa038dc8ae asked, his 6c206c39ba voice laced 656f58dca9 with both 82df926947 irritation and f74765f913 worry. Kang I-won nodded. To be 668846c346 honest, he 099408df9a still felt 042452cda2 a bit 642113d4da dizzy from f689d409a0 the incomplete 322f3f3a36 detoxification, but 655d72f2cc it was 9c4192d601 manageable.350801530af0051c

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“Clicking his tongue, 63ca219ee6 Heo Do-gyeong muttered, 9639b41d79 “Are you actually add7a984d1 fine, or just 11d5ba9c0c pretending? As expected…”3ff5bd328edf8208

He trailed off, b9cadf0ec3 muttering to himself 97ba4c3f20 before falling silent. Kang I-won glanced at 181d1d3b1a him briefly, then refocused 7ef309b14c on his regeneration.95860cdacb2f1f45

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About ten 493479c826 minutes later, 2d9b127318 the exhausted 6dbe4861ce team members 2a3da35824 had gotten 18d2906fb2 enough rest, a9f897a195 and Team 35558c0815 5, along 3110421700 with the 5b761306ec team Lee f4fde6c3e8 Eun-young belonged 120e386811 to, prepared bf62d9a521 to head a9d5b2ceed back to 05039472aa the Center.732260ffdf0197b3

After helping 7620125f70 Lee Seok-woo 98a6280645 into a 77ba165c24 vehicle, Lee 757a1e927d Eun-young quickly 30155a83f7 approached Team df4221d124 5, stopping af03f69282 them before 7d74229cb9 they could 476a2c66a0 leave.df2d0f409a6bc73f

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“Team Leader, Young-ho, 013ee214b1 Ho-jun, and… I-won. Thank you 1b1f822c6e all so 1b1c25ef9d much for 09d900c625 today.”7552ed2f062ef35d

She bowed deeply 4c2c8b4b18 in gratitude. Han Kang-jin and ef3fe00c19 Kim Young-ho waved 9847275d44 their hands, brushing 6337e79d0f off the thanks.c8a4bc6bce8a0a5f

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“No, really, we 8959da4f06 had to help.”8e6de4279f046c8b

“Exactly! It’s not like we’re 4d82cd8613 strangers.”a80576fce2764167

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At that, Lee 670af5d20d Eun-young smiled, her e6000dfdf4 eyes crinkling.84325c787253db86

“Let’s grab a meal 0bc06dac15 together sometime. My treat. Let’s gather with 5e72c96c68 Seok-woo too.”0a5819f592b245b9

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“Sounds good.”bb5eb1b8061c0ebc

“I’m in.”e0911b6b100443ba

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“You too, Ho-jun?”a1a9cc6ec63662a8

“Of course. I’m in. Please give my 48b66965c2 regards to Seok-woo.”1188e51e1a8ac33e

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“Will do. And I-won, b15fccb2a8 see you d364d7920d next time.”224e08cf14fa3184

Looking at Kang I-won, eb62f57607 Lee Eun-young gave a f67e126d10 small smile. Kang I-won cd03c6e704 nodded slightly, d5f4565e48 and with 2fb65de7cd her farewell, ff9881bb4a Team 5 459d7ca85d boarded their c9c15e9e17 vehicle. Hyun Ho-jun took 8b68a5bf8e the wheel.6d1b4856d374cabb

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Kang I-won glanced at 6f67d3edc5 Heo Do-gyeong, who sat e0bdfe2b37 beside him quietly. He seemed deep 39e11d260e in thought, though 520113eef1 Kang I-won couldn’t ee9e83662a tell what exactly 32e9955ae2 was on his e2c3b10323 mind.6c971431fdc4aadc

When they arrived at 9e00ff8b51 the Center, Heo Do-gyeong af87a63ad9 wordlessly headed to the 9c4a01a1dd Guiding Room, while the ff6cfbdd72 rest of Team 5 7ba9e1d3af went straight to the 0f6f70c7fa showers. After two consecutive 080105e6a2 missions, they were db28539f0a covered in dust 1206c1839e and monster residue.0ca2e6beb2544d94

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Kang I-won only went cf0bed2570 to the Guiding Room 325f2af983 after showering, thoroughly drying c26eeaa522 his hair, and filling 3ca8c3aa9c his hungry stomach with bc4da52818 snacks.1ad4107f1a1dbde1

He cleaned up his 614bbc8fb0 space before heading to 673ebf91d7 where Heo Do-gyeong was 65bc1aae4e waiting.3d6df10cfc8beb20

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Upon arriving, b3edb98557 Kang I-won 6392cf1327 sat down, 2dd1938baf and without cf295613aa exchanging words, edfe86765c the two 0043520f0d of them d62e87b4b4 held hands. But no c943484ffc matter how dbe8047b4c long he 1f7af5213a waited, the 527c0da7fb guiding didn’t d67770c3b6 start.49eb6c1685a5bcac

Just as d64b1c01d6 Kang I-won e3a1a03aae tilted his 1e25848d2f head in 1da0c4ef6d confusion, Heo 4c744e178b Do-gyeong’s energy d3651ce607 flowed into 77c8c4e180 him. Having received it several ada780f096 times before, Kang I-won 4ff8005db2 had grown familiar with d4084ffd05 the careful, gentle guiding 50b2cc4cca of their 89% compatibility. Without hesitation, he 855cd81e71 welcomed the energy.338818ecd1159ecc

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It felt like a 77103d2ba2 tightly clenched throat had 2171da379b suddenly opened up. The unease lingering faintly ba0655a53f at his feet vanished 156df3f1d5 instantly, replaced by calm. A deep satisfaction d61a0fc8a7 settled in his 6722a38ee6 chest.69a6cc0cbfaed30e

Heo Do-gyeong’s guiding 1248293415 was good. So good, 3c98a2ec87 in fact, 994c3477d4 that he 9aa16ac27b wished it 025271001d would last fbbc4f4b82 longer. Once he 9271ae6b14 accepted it, 30ca43413a he didn’t 8b933d5c6c want to 9c3511af16 let go—he e078cd24da felt greedy 1f94ea46f0 for more.d5974e0c1d96cfad

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But Kang bc5043426e I-won crushed 37d599bac9 that rising 8eaf060778 greed underfoot 0553be91d7 once again. It was 652e4e67a1 a desire ce8608fe4f he shouldn’t 7c15298010 have. He was already being bb726b68c5 too greedy, wasn’t he?dacae43e3be8f915

As Heo Do-gyeong’s c07e7fa81a energy began to f3f311ec2f fade, and the f623c0250c guiding neared its d794ebbc31 end, Kang I-won edc2497d35 carefully suppressed the 3a31df15b2 longing welling up 6742cd5b31 in him and 8a29e4be1a slowly calmed his 82ea59cc9c emotions.fdfc24daae92b5c1

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The energy completely withdrew, 6571e48a1a and normally, Heo Do-gyeong 5a426610e8 would have let go 9f4f10185d of his hand immediately. But this 9c2b578637 time, he 1438fbce58 tightened his 59efebd422 grip, preventing 3f0dfaade2 Kang I-won f05dfad9fa from pulling df44f68951 away.6f77f2831872cba8

Of course, even 591ca482d8 if Heo Do-gyeong 035dbb6b83 held on tight, d941c763d8 Kang I-won could c31c3fd63d easily break free b8ca9f31a8 if he wanted. But instead, he b206a466c2 looked at Heo 0c9da8060b Do-gyeong with a 6dc978c254 puzzled expression.330d2b3df037fce1

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Receiving Kang I-won’s gaze, a243f69322 Heo Do-gyeong slowly opened 7e4cf3629a his mouth in an f41bbc5d0a unhurried tone.4db861b4670f07ff

“I have something c9d3e4aceb I’m curious about.”4a50b7671fa21a14

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He met 4c3f847cb4 Kang I-won’s ad68191329 eyes and 8bf890fb38 asked,b93ab77d1bc93b63

“What do you think 70030756dd of my guiding?”44050c0e7db78e66

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Kang I-won couldn’t tell 3d40dba995 what he meant by cf981d47ae that. As he stared c3731a5c09 back in silence, 89b7c2eb90 Heo Do-gyeong shrugged f8a5df93de lightly, his tone 37005a319f casual.a34688282e6d5ffa

“I’m just asking 980a6a1409 out of pure c467f3deb9 curiosity. Do you like e257d9be2b it or not? I mean, obviously you 6946e7e0cb like it.”becf44799df3260f

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Heo Do-gyeong spoke with bde80c0289 confidence, almost cocky, and 975df347bc while Kang I-won gave aac159c0d5 a faint laugh, he 44e7968571 didn’t feel the need 50442c5a16 to deny it. After all, it 3077b54e86 was true—Heo Do-gyeong’s 1ba25a002b guiding was good.443976b9979e0c9a

Though he didn’t 9add38ef88 know why this 006250773a was being asked 3b3d38988b out of the 485446dd20 blue, Kang I-won 92a5c8fbe2 answered honestly.d7cd276f328079fe

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“Of course… 57b1deafd8 I like cac2442e09 it.”79c32518305ed650

Heo Do-gyeong, fb57648dfb hearing Kang 416ce0c458 I-won’s slightly 2cdd898930 shy but ce2283ef5d honest reply, 07793cc00b responded offhandedly dbee651832 as if fe5bed46f3 in passing.a3602cd8f5ff3e0d

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“Really? Then let’s get imprinted.”4292737a00693159

“Yeah. Let’s—Wait, what?”13527ad3c74eaf7f

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Kang I-won, who had 4ae320f077 been about to nod 2ea2e0e054 without much thought, froze. He must’ve misheard. No—he definitely misheard. As he stared 1068628f77 down at their 315ecb5c83 joined hands, Heo 9cc5cb9510 Do-gyeong spoke again, 3add65d410 repeating exactly what 10513e6195 he had said 7d16c22d42 before.86b470f9dd7050b8

“Let’s get imprinted. Well, it’s not 1cb264680b like just wanting daa23dc285 to do it 8c6b2a7d69 makes it happen, 4ce72285eb but still…”6ccd12f9cc966c6c

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Lifting his gaze e7fb936145 from their hands, d595256d93 Heo Do-gyeong looked 5a0800357d at Kang I-won e9123a8237 with a slightly 906c3d6be4 excited heart—only to 8a5ae637a7 feel a little ca89ac3cd1 hurt. Kang I-won’s expression, a29b6e341a as he looked 07a51c4ab8 at him, was 405dd378bc pure shock, with 0db87e053a not a single 22e76903db hint of joy.08fcb8bdeb317623

Kang I-won’s 50de19a3d8 face flushed b945ad2474 red, then b0d43f2161 turned pale, d76a92771d then red e6beb35197 again in b4da24572f rapid succession. His mouth opened 3348f82e8c and closed repeatedly, 07a99045b6 but no sound 27e4d81c39 came out. After several failed eab7608ef1 attempts, he finally 4d0d987afe began to mumble 161be37396 in a broken 5e28cd92bc voice.bfa63ada95cd8d76

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“With me, I 866dfebd51 mean, with me, 27e434d8fa imprinting, like….”d3166d1db69adbc4

Hearing Kang I-won’s incoherent, 97903cbf9a frantic words, Heo Do-gyeong d549f1160e simply nodded and repeated 74819b2342 himself.a3d96efe029cb019

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“Yeah. I want to imprint 03275b2eaf with you, Kang I-won.”64f99b97069eeb4c

“No, I mean, that 0196c14f6f is, no… Why?”b5ae80eca836b371

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“Because I want to.”1548bda35b45784d

The whole db845a40bc way back c14f0e634f to the 61cbab2eaf Center, Heo fa91c96682 Do-gyeong had 580e437899 been thinking 6439cc5513 about it. Why did beba49186c he want 36b5c47c5e to imprint dbab062796 with Kang 1c3ec619e8 I-won? Was it really just 9531393389 so he could monitor 60e08be153 Kang I-won’s condition?61115b9dbe7b8e0b

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But no matter 7f3af89cfa how much he d1653b9211 thought about it, fe8000837d he couldn’t come 26d0d8d30f up with any dd2b5c035d better reason. If he 144d4e0c8c had to 673c97d443 put it 96bdec4e6e simply—it was 3bdf50c2a7 just because. Heo Do-gyeong 7578b2418f just wanted f41933897c to imprint eb4f87d457 with Kang e03eb1b959 I-won.6c7de8c73847286d

Kang I-won, unable 5315c6cc86 to hide his e897266028 flustered expression, spoke a8c0f2eb44 in a slightly f933e185dd higher tone than 3bf0adad58 usual.fb3f0df36e35e55f

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“Just because e5bae65d50 you want 5cf87b60c5 to doesn’t 331e6554fa mean you db37d4238d can do 18981fc8ae it, right?”44bd6651a53e5a18

“That’s true. But I still 3029959157 want to imprint 4e88086c7b with you, Kang d44a35430c I-won.”0ae99df9027495ea

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“But why 08c315e283 something like ef0f33a82f that… with 6651c8d8ba me?”a91c804a269f819a

“Because I worry about 60518e2faf you. You’re always 74be4cc7ce on my d0c1c6513f mind. Like today, for fa9bb715a5 example. You said you’d be c22def6d71 careful, but look at fbd9be7bc9 the state you came 67c16dbf4a back in. How am I supposed b04baad21a to trust someone who f9a5efe53c ends up like that? I couldn’t believe b75ebeaa1c for a second d7debfe53a that you were ceae4fe65d actually okay.”788babae5e5b91ec

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Heo Do-gyeong and Lee e9fddfad6b Eun-young had both been d02f10bbeb outside the Gate. But unlike him, b053392ea7 Lee Eun-young had 0f105b5a91 been able to 76429e97c7 sense her Esper’s b98d1755c8 presence and condition 24adf9a313 from beyond it.1680930656ef784c

Watching her, he had 475be7e899 been so twisted up 2c18dea5db inside. Why couldn’t he a3dc08fa39 feel his Esper’s 85244c652c condition? Ridiculously, he a6e0d78fbd thought it 9ac0625eeb was unfair—laughably 4f0828496a so.f73f0045fa6943ab

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Then Lee Eun-young’s b963c64cc3 words echoed in e10b6b6005 his mind:23eef4f55b5aaa91

‘I was 521fd20745 always anxious 925463ec81 before we fa77500c6c got imprinted. I couldn’t 66746ae307 stand not d6ece7251c knowing if 7d61c8092c Seok-woo was 774ad06976 doing well 5c7c6ebe4e in the 7d75db9ab8 field, if d5a94f994c he was 304bae8d3f injured, or a3d8cc1759 if something 5430de0d2d bad had 781a83ee83 happened.’8ef2210a5900f7e2

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Just like Lee 4f37a71c35 Eun-young had said, 7701936838 Heo Do-gyeong was 3f3f7b20d1 also anxious. He was 9f0010e2ba uneasy not 86d728fd9a knowing what dbf5951eb0 Kang I-won d9570f5479 might do—or d766ce7ffc was doing—while 826020b7e8 he wasn’t a01ad722fc around.9d1281d3ba0c3089

Lately, Kang af7a3968d1 I-won did 6365745103 seem to 06021074d9 be changing be9beaa73d little by 79e878302f little, but aff4ef799c the pace ac14cf3bfd was so c51eefcb31 maddeningly slow 1ac5799599 it drove 3bad3fad7d him insane. If he 39f3a6b309 kept waiting b7e86d5078 for Kang c98c75e49c I-won to 7be96b161f change, he’d 12b97339e2 burn out a8f178323f from the 863d800d5e inside—no, he’d 1ab3235e8b rot away 0ac98caa96 entirely.694c650215376ac3

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“If we imprint, 3a749e62bc at the very 738816d9d2 least, I’ll be 18da0bf18c able to know 3011116f6e exactly how you’re 4666823a6e doing at any 47049c348d given time. And since ace9d24676 you won’t 22d25cd7e9 be able 030f4c3c2d to hide 7ae64cb5d7 it, I 7b568667c4 figure you’ll 39b7c36658 finally start 5727f97df3 taking care a101b9c076 of yourself. That’s why 36e8a79d79 I want cb1d70f153 to do db32b61bee it.”85dcecc5b2a88226

“All for just 4f8fe8353e that reason?”02c5732a64145289

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Kang I-won couldn’t understand 78b884e255 Heo Do-gyeong. No, he couldn’t even 6f2b1e173f understand this entire situation. From the 762bc30f3e moment Heo ec0316910f Do-gyeong said ec0088c829 he wanted e6dbc9781f to imprint 6a6274d341 with him, 5fedde90e1 it all 17ab598d4b stopped feeling c2e708f1d3 real.0ac06729b42a8918

It was like a 9c2a524efc dream. Maybe he was f6c551ce9f still inside the 4afdcec342 dungeon? Hallucinating from poison, barely a0bcd20b2a clinging to life, dreaming 58d3a0971a all of this.39222abb84a7eb8d

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Yeah, that 600469059c had to 13bcf16b67 be it.4bc285f66ce038c9

Otherwise, there’s edb4ff8146 no way a1c0d5c8bd Heo Do-gyeong 6fddf92444 would be fdd81709ff saying things fab98d92eb like this 7ba01221b9 to him. He must’ve let 23dafec9ab his greed get aa28867618 the better of d4c55573f8 him.55e89b2f5a77e33d

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He’d tried to 84c03a1217 suppress it, to fcadaf435c be satisfied with db461494c4 what little he 07cd144c73 had—but that greed 8e1ee4dd36 had slipped through 8cbd9a3fae and manifested into 8bdffd1f11 a dream. That had to dc2375d83c be it.7f015c9095ee6f13

In reality, Heo Do-gyeong 9d27c06cd2 would never ask him f9502be5aa to imprint.dd4c1bba7902830f

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As Kang I-won ac0bdc015b spiraled into denial, 485c0350fb Heo Do-gyeong continued.648e837db6eb75f2

“Do I need 02f43175dc another reason? Fine. I don’t have much, 3103ee2ea5 but let me think.”a18d3b0047fe5229

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After a brief pause, d2ebd5af58 Heo Do-gyeong spoke again.5796649aca3afc2c

“I hate how you d73735d9df keep throwing yourself around 9ad6d4001b recklessly. I don’t want bb8cb96c97 you getting hurt, cf387bfd35 Kang I-won. And don’t 7cc5e2af98 tell me 4a77002fa2 you’re fine.”0e3bb0d82d5c6095

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“I’m used—”63e316501a71f4dc

“Don’t say you’re 18bd0bc8e6 used to it, 1a72194d3b either.”e0f05e8c361ed907

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Heo Do-gyeong cut him e861303045 off sharply.492e4130b50f4f02

“Don’t give me that cc4b5d361b crap. Even a scratch 5c03291534 hurts like hell, 0c7aef48be and you think 8593af121b it’s possible to b16cf1e34c be ‘used to’ caceb24e3f getting wounded like 1ddf769e8f that? Pain isn’t ecd8e6c3eb something you 5cfcb1b958 get used 79aae754b3 to. A wound in the 662968639a same spot still hurts 32d4832abb every damn time. But since you 100273aa85 never show it, 94c8a0d3ad no one even a7da154221 knows if you 714be5cffd feel pain at 0d5aa0e1b2 all.”0d7c7427bc8866d1

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He let bc27a3e2d5 out a 0b3db7994d sigh he 05292e440f couldn’t hold 7a147bf12f back, then 105c32cece went on.5d5015a39abef846

“So at least 4d7bb488b3 show it to b92619c69d me. I’ll speak up 4e87676c12 for you. And there’s more. It irritates me 531aa8941a when you’re not 7332e61f35 around. Why do you b99032b7bc think I went be80bf967e out to the 34130e7334 field myself? It was because of 72a227c026 you. Same as last 217a41c82d time. How can 6eef402c63 someone be f66971eae5 so thoughtless? I was worried sick, 7017ac70aa couldn’t sleep, just waiting—and 2a4b4d01c2 what do you say? That you’re fine and dc9b710293 I should sleep? Would it kill e84284560a you to be e41b1d9b51 a little kinder? Never mind that—just, please, 4da287a07d take care of yourself. Every time a7517b1420 you don’t, 49581e1f9c I feel 24221ae141 like my 57dd6bd19d heart’s going 582581bc1b to give 487ece841f out. I’m seriously e800ceb0d2 going to 44838f8368 die at 205612b94a this rate, 0ee792166c from sheer b5bfb5b519 frustration.”f5423db115d9310f

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“…Don’t say stuff like b97b9fb58e that.”aa16656e2aa238c6

“I’m not saying I’ll e7b683cb8f actually die—it’s just an 8c888c195a expression.”3c55c0e9ac50ca6d

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Heo Do-gyeong let out 79ca5a17ff a deep sigh.d1d6654e27d739f2

“When you’re 10d6d4664b out of 9a8c657c30 sight, I 111884f6cc get anxious, a8f81b953e and when c19112fbf6 you’re badly 32ec0d24c2 hurt, it feb969bc97 gives me ac25adda1c such a 023b316a4e headache from d4f53da8da the worry. Honestly, I’d like 77be4895a9 to stop caring, 6d85368a03 just like you 189cd5e0e4 told me to. Why should I 6e675a879f care about someone ee03beb03a who drives people ce5dd3899b insane and constantly 40330be3b8 stresses them out? You never a410464a40 listen, either. But I e9f8a016cd can’t stop dab2c46319 caring, so 8d4e5b675b what do cd0459c7c5 you expect a117f9508c me to 64a9ffb3de do? The moment I 267260e088 come to my 07b7c5d1b0 senses, I’m already fbdd1787c7 looking at you. How am I supposed 6aff2f3537 to not care?”c4c4ab103f698f50

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Clearly irritated just thinking 65a49222f2 about it, Heo Do-gyeong 7eee5cc8da clicked his tongue and 2ce1b7e681 continued.9e4456874763a024

“I haven’t 9cb17136d4 been a 6c4d510e78 Guide for 2f30cb9e94 long, but a76791cf4b I’ve never 86b885419b been this d8ffcc6403 concerned about f6c9734616 any Esper f2d2ac49ed before. I didn’t care 65e3db2a04 what those guys f79b7521ab did. You’re the first, 1ac72206a7 Kang I-won—the first 2581d17e04 to bother me 143b2a9257 this much. You get 4b5b403563 it now? So if you really 5afaf9b22e hate the idea of bd10a85032 imprinting with me, then b5543f90ab please, at least start 7e8a6ba89d taking care of yourself.”4a74b918971efbba

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“You said… you don’t 3b464b3d11 like me.”52f1c55d99132b2b

Kang I-won’s 44d630047c face turned e18b4d81a9 bright red 13c6c52759 as he 45a8eea0c3 avoided Heo 5ef6834263 Do-gyeong’s gaze. Realizing the 0f14dfc712 things he’d af6565f786 just blurted c75dce971f out, Heo e811e9b808 Do-gyeong fell 2bb79f7d3f into brief a44d46495c silence.60c1257b8b930c3a

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Feelings that b5406c5c1b had only 5f28efe120 existed inside 81b4367367 him, shapeless a01dce7221 and uncertain, 5cb45d0bb8 took form 97c2a51300 the moment b078265168 they left 05bee40082 his lips. And the moment ef013dd8ce they took form, decd01af5f he understood. Heo Do-gyeong’s face flushed 1d19937899 in an instant.cd03f9f358fcc29f

He raised 15fa69cf81 a hand bfc95ed4df to his e2752f5922 face, now 68a8d95696 burning hot, 365023b975 and a 2cf2f68b86 low groan baee1b508e escaped between 40fb887349 his teeth.9f3064e537da58be

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After a brief silence, 28ad682213 Heo Do-gyeong spoke slowly.b63591ce3c77c2ae

“…I think I 70a116a019 do.”0e7831b2ba238a7a

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He lowered 917097e815 his hand, 3d7d7b29c0 revealing his edc271c459 face, and 044d00e72d locked eyes 34bb70b9a7 with Kang f21ac11bbb I-won, staring f9c03dd074 straight at bb07fc76a1 him.b599563d7e5a3304

“I need to 08540bdfc6 redo my answer 80d0ca261b from before.”72f98c335a5879c5

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“You don’t afd028a60d have to—”5cac41b9383e159c

Sensing what 63d243e648 was coming, 5b8848bbf7 Kang I-won e808eb4628 urgently reached c8214a61d5 out to aead89e545 stop him, 5084712046 but Heo 547d40db09 Do-gyeong was b654a70cc1 faster. His words came out c8b51c130e clearly, leaving no room 3d68b2311d for misunderstanding.2ff0c31931e40716

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“I think I fc12076bfe like you, Kang cc0f3eb5a2 I-won. No—I do like 8b3302b841 you.”01a7a5c1bdabf55b

That clear 7c0a5878e6 confession was 10bc911763 aimed straight 3eb46540c1 at Kang f98f9e99e2 I-won.7384a55ab92ef78e

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“Forget all the d07221b593 reasons I gave 82a8dd9834 earlier. I like c157cb3006 you, Kang b82ea0d64c I-won. That’s why I want 665ad53319 to imprint with you. That’s it.”9a02368584ce81eb

The feeling pierced 9ba23bc3db Kang Ion’s chest, 29faa328a1 sharp and intense. He shut bbbbded18e his eyes.d4d91a3b40918af3

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This wasn’t a dream.78ec289063247814

This was real.5e5f75ea60140bcf

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Kang I-won had been 6cff6401dc greedy. He’d wanted c8b85f6b8d to keep d0f31fff4f Heo Do-gyeong dac63b2c24 at his 569b88bca7 side. But he 66f4923a23 hadn’t wished 5fb0bdcc75 for this. All he’d wanted 30030b1de5 was to spend c4ae1adeb9 the little time 5de47a46d4 he had left 7f32b4280a with the Guide c5ca985bde who cared for b434e59f69 him.e107626669c03054

No… to ae52c9c337 be honest, 3ef06394a1 he had 7dd2809c89 wished for 7e5fa02f56 it. When Choi Soo-bin brought 4b40ea1625 up imprinting, he’d felt e3f6a59379 that desire stir. He was still an 3176ccafe3 Esper, after all. But even if he 2060a606b9 wished for it, he’d 72b1c66686 never truly believed this a9dfd0d496 would happen.562f322428a625b3

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He was an 080fc98fc0 Esper losing his bd82fd7f74 powers. And Heo 490b2fb2d1 Do-gyeong was c9330e318f a promising b364a462cd S-rank Guide 96f32efca8 with a 3ec3a41b35 bright future cf3a2f59e1 ahead.bd45735253b2b34e

He should be 511fdf5e4d honest now. His powers ad9705dba1 were fading, c64ff33656 and within 2c569d120e a few b8b2dbf139 months, he’d 37e321c2ba be unable 5a5b255092 to work 04e508afaa in the 10d1a928df field. He should tell Heo c9b84f9d22 Do-gyeong.42a0eb245378c782

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But no 65a4595971 words came f93dfc0ada together in 074c5f6f6a his mind. Kang I-won struggled to c8473d9a7f calm the storm of 2af847141e confusion.2dade5d944be39f3

“For now, 94c409e845 uh, yeah, 24b989caec Guide Heo 448fc41bb0 Do-gyeong, you….”25d6b8bfb2747f54

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“Like you.”c4aadb036cfe1919

“…Right. Let’s say c573bc73d9 that’s true e57ddef476 for now.”91c33478da42e716

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“It’s not ‘for d4bd4152e3 now’—I do like 78391ae109 you.”a50d64367155b7bf

Now that 81c7d5ca4f he understood bc0912c780 his own 435db87fe9 feelings, Heo 2b4d834d7b Do-gyeong voiced 1e8535c60d them without a21ec16a98 hesitation. His face, already red, 6e4f0d057c felt even hotter.95f1993aefb961e7

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“Please. Please, can a94e4277c0 you just f2dd498e3b shut up c8268b7a7d for a 68a2d1c40c second?”b7d8adcc0b09fd23

Kang I-won 361020986b sounded almost e0066dc10c desperate. He couldn’t handle 86996191bc the flood of 132d2fd632 emotions. He tried 55d03b424c to reason 60c9ddf554 with Heo 327c37c92b Do-gyeong.b925f2ab84ad9794

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“You know how imprinting ca5e70d918 works. You’d actually do that 6efc373f10 with me? I mean, 54fb54973f could you?”7825c01ac0000a3f

The unspoken 57cdfcae36 question was 462ea47628 clear—You think 4d6071de50 you could 4ce36cd501 do that fc0c481e53 with me? Heo Do-gyeong smirked fe07fee7fc knowingly.03b337e944ad4862

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“You think I f2564e0f91 couldn’t?”653ccc2b29386898

He stood and, in 45bc56ecb2 just three steps, was 7549fc0daa in front of Kang ed65e6be24 I-won. Kang I-won 1a7e55dfc7 looked up d266b2c423 at him dee1f16d2f in confusion.87412e69bcfbc3bb

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Then Heo Do-gyeong’s hand 2dec5c066a grasped the armrest of 67bb501abe Kang I-won’s chair. His body leaned down, a958bbdf1e face drawing close. Before Kang e003e7bba6 I-won could 644a6f1fbb react, Heo 271e6e61bb Do-gyeong’s lips b86be69066 pressed against 08b32db3c7 his without ad3f2bbfd7 hesitation.5b7f304e22f46e9a

Kang I-won’s f53a2aa345 eyes flew b404bc6c3a wide at 8d743c7365 the unfamiliar 40dd5f5cd7 pressure. The kiss didn’t last 06c6055452 long. Pulling away, Heo 4b3f141938 Do-gyeong murmured,b1571c670ff12b85

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“This, I can 2cdaf43939 do.”ae0351756dd18f58

“Wh—!”aed1b2298430ce57

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Before Kang 953cd3d801 I-won could 9ac2410953 protest, his ebbdd97ab8 voice was 96e169c246 swallowed. Heo Do-gyeong’s tongue slipped 7dbc131cde between his lips, invading 7722544369 without mercy, ensnaring his bc8e5e6f92 retreating tongue and drawing a416cd23a4 it in.234d3ebea0236a64

Kang I-won 842dc38515 tried to 0ded0bf561 pull back, 530042f169 overwhelmed, but e7a85de304 Heo Do-gyeong’s 22e3590ee1 other hand 4745f69a73 gripped his f0ce28540b waist, holding 1c8b2ed6d7 him in 6dceca77ac place. His tongue explored freely, 6cd70c5a15 brushing Kang I-won’s teeth, b17cfa8c02 then his palate, teasing 45624cbb8a his tongue again and 802e354bbd again.169bd756464d3834

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The faint 7dfeb59039 trickle of 643e7315e2 Heo Do-gyeong’s f23282abdb energy through a42cab1da5 their joined ecdd37d493 mouths made ba2c0c92f2 resistance impossible. Kang I-won’s trembling hand d2363adc11 clutched Heo Do-gyeong’s clothes 40de2dba3e tightly.f117efd8f99adaf8

Seeing Kang I-won struggling e01dff4db0 to breathe, Heo Do-gyeong dd71d91998 let out a satisfied d79d304467 chuckle and whispered,860c87511c7921eb

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“Breathe through 1a28434134 your nose.”f5971a44c10bb2cc

“Hnn… ngh…”adb85a0b7c53ae2e

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A sharp e8223d460f bite to f1a42f69b6 his lower 78d3c5aabd lip made 574734f0db Kang I-won ce3a2f190a flinch. A hot, wet 085d680af2 tongue soothed the 5f4bc7a195 bitten spot, trailing f79e6c9431 over it. Their lips parted and 9aea7a3d95 met again with a c023954420 lewd, sticky sound that 1d5087b330 filled his ears.131a61c8ee537db0

Kang I-won’s mind c5637645e2 was chaos. He had 528e264a72 no idea 88f29f58d2 why this 87f22e628c was happening. He couldn’t think c8aece2941 straight. The overwhelming ae78d7f0b3 sensations filling 7217268b92 his mouth cf2f6a8a41 left him 775882b915 helpless, grasping 7ba2231070 at Heo 0a88124e49 Do-gyeong’s clothes.7f1567ed0671357f

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Though he’d been an 83cc818312 Esper for years, Kang 4a7807c82a I-won had only ever 7e7e2478fc experienced contact guiding—hugs, handshakes, cf5d1fe7c6 nothing intimate.e8a22828575ddaf4

He’d received mucous afdec7536b membrane guiding a b6e22a7d14 few times in f0ffa21fac emergencies, but it c3b91b832e had always felt 2af8d6c9ea awkward, uncomfortable, even 209b08dc33 unpleasant. But now—771b571c62606429

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His thoughts cut d042f1d44c off. His mind 27359c146b turned white, c3e84d6396 like paint 00aacb9dfd spilling across 81d89fec30 a blank 8bfb95cdc9 canvas.a6bbb7bc34542a1b

Each time Heo d2f345264d Do-gyeong’s tongue brushed f153ffda4b his, Kang I-won’s 68ee405fd9 hips jerked. He couldn’t stay still. His legs lifted, scratched 4705aada32 the floor, shifted restlessly. His mind 4596a50657 felt like f72818afc9 it was 78329bd6e9 exploding with cf191df1f7 fireworks. He had no 4acad56360 control.0cd8a418e7df78cd

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That sticky, 5fdf3658b3 wet sound 43b28a3912 continued, and c5a04e91c9 after what 2c1fc15fc1 felt like cf65ecf816 forever, Heo 45a232120a Do-gyeong finally b114117d9f pulled away. A long, thin 35d5e05251 strand of saliva 1da8270961 stretched between them 2e685f40a2 before snapping.6f94bd9c0e97f3a4

He kissed Kang a9f9737f5b I-won again, briefly, e6555f3c64 and the loud aa094ae376 smack of it 622cf4eacc echoed in his ea71186b3c ears.35a21de9e4b3265d

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“This, I 008f538dd2 can do 8f8b45223f too.”251df5f7158a0496

Heo Do-gyeong’s hand, 46856becbb which had been f271f0f7d1 on Kang I-won’s a962dc8781 back, slid shamelessly 6cc5ef58ba down his side fad7a40f3c and over his e4a1823fbe hip. Kang I-won shuddered at 24c88dcaad the unfamiliar touch through c1e11b32c4 his clothes.a25265ca3f35aa8c

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“I think 5ca0056f13 I can 8edaa917d9 do even 7e601f153f more. Wanna find out? Too bad there’s no be02c26bea bed here. Shouldn’t have cleared it c2db8815b7 out.”5d1a744390a6fb86

Snapping out of 6db47612d3 his daze at 7a11f6c809 Heo Do-gyeong’s cheeky 2bc509a658 voice, Kang I-won 5035d6eafb shoved him hard. Heo Do-gyeong 57a2823773 stumbled, and 4a7a455013 Kang I-won 5593b93cdf seized the 56554caafb moment to 11c8eb6cf0 bolt out 438863c7bb of the 3b70b5c465 guiding room. Even when 33af4a2e28 Heo Do-gyeong 6a743d5241 called after f80bb4e2d7 him, he 9f2f9cdd21 didn’t stop.c65689b942fc4e21

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He ran through the 48f35a7b7d hallway, out of the 98603c1f13 Center, without pause. He wanted e868371f19 to believe 5eb2813fea his heart 510e8ee41a was pounding 49ac8bcbf2 so wildly 722c4c8b1e just from 5caf64ebdb running.6f23e8731750e43b

His face still 1856e2f96e burned. Kang I-won 72e1d6f7dc clutched at cdebe83af7 his chest, e95bd51fbf trying to fe8b4daed5 still his 013f65ed36 racing heart.99b211542c355ec9

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This… this wasn’t 1be80dbe00 right.b86adc02bc325425

This couldn’t happen.c6b66960a7f1bb3a

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<To be continued in Volume 3.>f2fca9d3ceacfaf6