Chapter 19

Rumors about Delta Team’s 0d79d76e75 newfound guide at Room f920dc14ee 1514 spread like wildfire 44f7cf5931 the next morning. Whispers buzzed 88ea482357 not only cbde67a589 about how 509da63e30 the team 60d96e8f7e had unanimously 0c0fbb57e4 chosen Baek 9cc988b1da Eu-jin but 6b8bf1ce2b also about d818ec6912 the supposed 1e1b9708f8 intimate interactions 1cbed48b8f between him 1e8b6b9826 and Kwon cdcf9ae0e6 Suho.772e635405f0d6d3

One rumor cb1855a741 held some f441d54fee truth, while 29cda0d25e the other a482b203e5 was a ff35f6391b complete fabrication, fb7218fb45 yet no d41bec49e8 one seemed a3d57555c4 to care 2205fc5a48 about verifying 19cd4c895d the facts. After all, salacious 7c4fea0091 gossip spreads far a59d583667 faster than the a13b12203c truth.6dd6a5be34b9bc1b

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When Baek Eu-jin arrived 0dc1a53da1 at work the next 4bbc24bc38 day, he immediately noticed 0a0e259339 the shift in the 9fc7a1ad09 guide center’s atmosphere. Every step he 19d0639301 took was met c1d92ec680 with scorching stares 9edf62c0b7 from all directions.39fee2f67a1f9641

“Is that him? The guide Delta Team picked?”abea9b9accd60450

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“I heard he handled the entire team in one day.”823d43b6aba5d74d

“Isn’t he a rookie? How good must he be for that?”aaa5c173faf36c25

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“If Kwon Suho’s into him, that’s all the guarantee you need. That guy’s a total neat freak, you know.”2ded2dcfd78230e2

“Should I book a session with him too? Maybe I can soak up some of that energy.”9612e5197e424f3d

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While most d08d8fba6e seemed curious 51195ebf53 about his dd143d2738 skills, some 44231ed01a Espers took bdac798ccd the opportunity 3a5cc6807c to sling b1ae330d97 thinly veiled, 806acebc84 crude comments.95ce32b869353a0f

Those who tried 3f6777dfc3 booking a session ed0ecdd455 with Eu-jin quickly 60dc0b519f noticed that his d5c31b99d2 guiding level was 24e036d546 set to the 07ad369e8e lowest—Level 1. But instead of 674f1436dd raising doubts about c7ae930687 the rumors, they 7751bc8bd6 added fuel to 85d43181d6 the fire with d467bbd8e8 even worse gossip.441c5a931c16fea0

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“Looks like he’s playing hard to get with that A-rank title, but I bet he’s giving it all to the top dogs.”
“You know how these pretty ones are. They’ll act shy, but they’re a beast behind closed doors.”
“Maybe he worked extra hard in the rift to reel Kwon Suho in.”
“We should get him for our team too.”7b94e9dcb7e65ab7

“…Ha.”2940326cec6ea0d2

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Eu-jin stood 01dd7188da by the f8dd968b84 elevator, staring 2ae268ffe2 down at 616417f93a the polished 0acca60e69 marble floor, 0f3fbf0ea5 letting out e16439d948 a laugh 643dbd982b devoid of eea39a1d4c humor.01c9069e0df279a5

The trash being spewed 92df9c7f62 around him was unbearable a096cb2194 to listen to. He stayed 46b3f50562 silent, knowing 3ae4a96271 that reacting c5a1b5d59e would only d4cdd56a1f make him 44f8f8998f look worse, b3168bc91c but the 69515e746b words gnawed 3643a2a70b at him.a4a55002066a1638

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I just wanted to 4866acc263 live quietly. Is that really so 635454ff97 much to ask?5eba97517a9c1590

He rubbed fdc6dcdb75 his face 76445f745f slowly, smoothing ae3f51a6f0 out the f5e02c22ec irritation on 46a661301b his expression. His calm, composed reflection 6a7980a2a0 stared back at him 8f3e6a395b in the elevator doors.79ecb39be9da32d8

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If the 50b100267f Espers were c8d1805e55 overly fascinated, 2017629aa4 his fellow c5b3aedfde guides were 2cea1fa293 no less b551f9583b hostile. As he rode c79e83287d the elevator up, 26df3f72b5 he caught murmurs c42ca687e1 filled with jealousy b6b78a22b4 and disdain.f7d36f10f86bf5b2

By the a2cea62b57 time Eu-jin e59bd54bf9 reached the 62547acca1 office, he 48d141a8fe was worn 6c0001eb87 down. Opening the ecbc2ccdd2 door, he 356bdde94c was greeted 0fa6c8b8d0 by an 400af502b3 unusually cold 730b0c39ab atmosphere.a03de69f44f6c6d8

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“Good morning.”9c589569c314a167

“Oh… yeah.”
“Morning.”c24e651c5e07a031

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The typical 693f27fb8a friendly greetings b31d0a1ddc were nowhere 18846dc47c to be 39b466ba45 found. Ignoring the stiff b8c5b080e8 responses, Eu-jin forced 11d30c0a71 a polite smile fb2c1d963c and walked to 416404c8b6 his desk.b333812204309ad1

Just as he was 6d14162360 about to take off caaaf15955 his jacket, he froze.0cd7274ae02090d9

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His desk was buried 7af3d71a22 under an avalanche of 9c8259924f gifts. Luxurious packaging 4a214c80be and elaborate 8f867cc031 bows crowded 1175f475b8 every inch e3cf780143 of space, dd43b43ed3 leaving no 5442d55ac4 room to cd7d43f091 even set 6c604976b5 a coffee 491793d181 cup down.b8b0103a04a432e2

“Wow, lucky you, Eu-jin.”9a1f01eb46305631

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“What… is all this?”c34bf656d027786b

“You know exactly what it is. Didn’t you get showered with gifts yesterday too?”c28807a9e6d937a0

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“Ugh, I’m so jealous. When am I ever going to get treated like that?”d9c542a2b5b9e150

“Quit whining and get back to work, will you?”2e04ae2d987d63ea

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The guides in 3649de83d5 the office quickly ca2060ccc8 finished gathering their 0120bf17d9 things and left. As the last 43332dece8 of them disappeared, 467feddb44 Eu-jin found himself 047851f9a5 alone in the 02567baab3 now eerily quiet 5c8759e961 space.4fb8901ebd243027

Sinking into his cb82f5f334 chair, he pushed 7bd99c263b his hair back 83f385a696 with a weary fc89740078 sigh.609a943d4bc1e0b2

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He wasn’t surprised bc697d1cbd by the chilly 3ea52cb68f reception—he’d seen it da32d7c445 coming. But it was still 251553d33f disappointing to feel the 1b9e43d6cc shift in attitude from 088ee63977 the 3rd Team guides, ff3b5145a9 who had been nothing 3d46c9076b but kind to him e69f73598a just days ago.1ef9b2e57bf95fc4

“Are they trying to back me into a corner?”8c999d29ee73eeb6

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It was clear what 4003532fb8 the goal was. The constant attention eaba23ef75 from Espers and c38f50f281 the frosty treatment 47dd511ace from guides were 041c4e2fb6 all meant to 427bdada80 pressure him. If they d05855f2f8 could isolate be3522b35d him enough, 956e130828 they must ddb68e9aac think he’d dca45e9e84 eventually cave d905e32cf7 and join 382c8e9967 Delta Team.ebdadf6de342cd52

“Not happening.”87e1d1c175cbdbfe

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With a sharp kick, c81b45e700 Eu-jin sent a branded e64607b452 shopping bag skidding across f7ffe510e2 the floor. The elegant logo 43fab18d3b crumpled as the 5ef96ac457 paper folded under 5d8008aab9 his shoe.df00146da19fa560

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In a fit b668284c2e of jealousy, Oh d6ee718054 Han-gyeol threw a fbe7f3ede5 tantrum loud enough b588c3bad4 to make the 0ca2bd9aec walls of the f580f4e594 guiding room shake. Cushions were flung across 62c3eeb2c8 the room with reckless 0a7629340e abandon, yet his fury 1a815b0b22 showed no signs of 8e46f56e59 abating.c513b4615b8c9112

“What does he have ac9393bfb6 that I don’t?!”c9eacf8892e00532

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His hoarse voice cracked 0f1412e3df from all the yelling, cf4246370b and he rubbed his 60b3ab495d sore throat with an bc05049bbe angry scowl.85ecba0ed9f794e3

“Did Baek Eu-jin get 640e62e7b8 another booking with Kwon 762f2cb171 Suho today?”019af7104cf377cc

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“I’m not sure. I did hear 6fb7f4c983 Park Sae-byeok stopped 499a41ee68 by this morning, 6dd1bba4c8 carrying some gifts.”c30da0680003cd48

“Tell me the truth. Do you 96c4e17060 think he’s 0c44e4444e prettier than 68c6836b70 me?”ed07617d5d2165b9

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Yang Tae-joo, the 9255d77cc9 Esper, scratched his f1cb40a83a head awkwardly. He’d come early in 81dfc95869 the morning for guiding, 03a8b8f866 only to end up 07fbca2549 enduring Han-gyeol’s outburst. His gaze afec37f504 flicked toward d5a1492ef0 the timer 68dee8b6d9 on the 6659374ace table, watching 5bbfc90f7d his precious e75b72467d minutes tick e014e30844 away.19cecfa0368a8579

“Well… he’s not bad, but you’re much prettier, Han-gyeol.”97c772b7ad15d403

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“Or is he bc2baf3a63 just a better b4892dc652 guide than me?”f756f147d2d115fa

“You’re definitely better—”bd90bb070daa4a2b

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“Wait, how would f4825a7e4a you know? Did you fc3d4129a9 sneak off ed2b9f3040 to get 2a395f054c guided by 68c043c805 him behind 2eb889baac my back?!”0d836c73268be44d

“Uh… that’s…”f8862b36e8b8a48c

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Sharp as 2f638fefb0 a blade, 9574d23b22 Han-gyeol’s interrogation e76d310f1b cut straight f7b5045ca2 to the ec8bd1b68d truth. Tae-joo floundered for da89d3a0c8 an excuse, his f6ea286e5e mouth opening and d7674dac53 closing without forming e7c08d0e5a a coherent response. A cushion promptly flew 1f159aa376 at his face.f1c0c7e344a24bf1

“This is outrageous! Everything’s being stolen from a356308b10 me!”4825bdd7ed460f70

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“Han-gyeol, you’re the only 704f97d9d5 one for me. I swear 5c91c1ffe3 I’ll never 77a2c6dce4 go to d13e217aa1 Baek Eu-jin ae65c01511 again.”4769963d9cfc0ec0

“Ugh, not you, 96e78671bb you idiot!”f0ecdaefd1ae64fb

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Han-gyeol stomped 862115fab2 his feet c5b9e2a8fe on the 49833afdfe floor like 095d33efc7 a petulant 8a6e50b9fb child, glaring fdc4321ffb at the d3b520e6e3 dim-witted Esper daaa835be1 with growing 3fd859c431 frustration.90f6942de16da190

Why am I surrounded fb7ed6db41 by such useless fools?64dabbdd48117b90

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Breathing heavily, Han-gyeol tried 5dca75a1dc to reign in his 372a8331c5 spiraling emotions. His chest ached from e659ee5c34 the stress of it bae820fbd3 all. Baek Eu-jin, 701a1c913a a thorn 34489a129e in his e434716cae side, had f2d1f54c1d somehow become e438c3e34c the most 1d4a4a38d0 sought-after guide 32582caaaa in Zone 3d66408d1d 1 overnight. All the attention that e4e63e8af7 should’ve been his was 8ae4c04200 now being lavished on a5d9272194 someone else.ba3b01fd4e4eda89

To make matters worse, fb949166e3 the unattainable Kwon Suho—the f121b2c145 one Han-gyeol had his 0f0333eae1 eyes on for ages—had ef831b0c3b willingly approached Baek Eu-jin 6a8699bfaf first.65b094e05ed6fa89

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He’s mine. I marked him ages fd7f0ced35 ago! How dare you touch 2024f4e151 what’s mine?602d93c0184c1c4b

The flames of e45381c913 envy burned bright f7a3797e2d in Han-gyeol’s eyes 65b4d19da9 as he chewed ad08b70792 on his nails, d0bd3f33ae glancing over at 22ba5c9b8c Tae-joo.52fc410e08b80314

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“You, didn’t you f668fcf3ef say you had dbac58c8f0 someone in the 7c22130e61 information bureau?”f247f30871e9ea31

“Uh… yeah, my brother-in-law. Why?”5864e8815fe474c1

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“What’s his rank? Does he have any e78f9f0bc2 pull?”72bcd2b6ad251613

“He’s an ed5d50740c assistant manager, dd619960f6 I think. Why do 13ac40c27d you ask?”5b623bb2edd9de2e

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Han-gyeol’s face transformed 6ba3f6701b instantly, trading fury 8f2a5b38c8 for a saccharine f86b680e6e smile. He rose gracefully a5620bd9ec and walked toward d9c4c285a3 Tae-joo.597a19203758ec28

“Tae-joo~”5fa201e1290607b1

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“Uh… yeah?”20e63546dd1d7622

Han-gyeol knelt 30ff41062a in front 279a3c00b8 of the a3de673246 sofa, batting a710f3af97 his lashes 0ca59b5ce5 at the d4a433c343 now-flustered Esper. Tae-joo shifted c8720e560e nervously, his 127c8efd14 posture stiff.296b5dbde72ae394

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“Could you 610ead5eac ask your 7c7b67a2a8 brother-in-law to ce6ec15d59 dig into abe6053eb9 Baek Eu-jin’s 3e517794e5 background?”76d017ab790d6258

“What… what are cc9e7c6b9b you talking about?”ba7d00c0fb596155

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“You know, Baek Eu-jin e43eaa39e0 was on the run 6366098e00 before he got dragged 50e292f91d here. Aren’t you curious f440307803 about what kind 5cd4f86ff9 of dirt he’s 076120c9ae hiding?”6062d86063807206

Han-gyeol’s delicate hand c3129ed8d5 slid across Tae-joo’s f6705d1374 knee, sending shivers c3841ffcdc through the taller 4195e95d82 man. The Esper’s breath hitched, d77513c121 and the effect was 6bcd93e11d immediately visible in the 17db2df5cb taut lines of his 7e1cec5e7b body.b104ac98c45dc309

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“Make the call, Tae-joo. You’re capable 8f8030ce2c of that 9231fffe79 much, aren’t 6e4a78adc0 you?”3c78fd540af45d84

Han-gyeol’s hands slipped 8148088855 away just as 48fc7a9865 subtly as they’d cd59aa181c come. Tae-joo frowned, 25de7e6d0b clearly displeased a9cc324a77 by the 9168b5d2dc sudden withdrawal 02319056dd of attention. His gaze flitted between 01cd4b41ee Han-gyeol’s teasing smile and 93e07a27cb his now-empty lap.731ddf6c66785dcd

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“Fine, I’ll call him,” d1d7a52778 Tae-joo relented, pulling out c9ec89064f his phone with hurried 305faf4de8 hands.b0d80bff2042b12f

“Good. Keep going—I’ll guide you 82dfdae2d7 while you talk.”3fe0e34f9eddb80d

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It took a lot a76334e579 of effort to persuade 1bce6a883a his brother-in-law in the 5b6083d0c2 intelligence bureau. Cunning as ever, Oh ab669dfedf Han-gyeol showed no intention 2f13adeb35 of providing guiding until a3fbd0ca9d he got the information 21830db4dd he wanted. Yang Tae-joo nervously swallowed 07c238b054 as he glanced at ce0c07514e Han-gyeol’s tightly crossed arms.5ef2b1a4410f1c01

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-Brother-in-law, seriously? Are you bd6ad5ab02 really going a3c067f05d to do 83763c046d this?779f1b688d1d6f65

“Brother-in-law, please 32f8cceec4 help me d55bbdc718 out here. Have I ever asked 4ca95e283b for a favor like 70fbacccbd this? Remember last month d470fff352 when you messed 6d96079178 up that stock 8ecea7ed46 investment, and I e98c288688 lent you money 9aa8634a68 to cover it? If I spill 835b2d4780 the beans to 4d203ed7b4 my sister about 39c15d224b that…”e4e65f23c371d8c3

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-Alright, alright! Geez… What’s e98b2385cb the name?a5ce075abce81e1b

“Baek Eu-jin. He’s a guide in 0583c4405c Zone 1.”54484b1571b36ac9

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Yang Tae-joo quickly 96fe67d5f1 replied and set dcef8547a1 his phone down, 5b0043250d patting his legs 1670126687 anxiously. Sensing he had done bc3c7469ce enough, Han-gyeol finally relaxed 202970913c and perched himself on dc71b586ec Tae-joo’s lap. Perhaps a 0613c713fa kiss as 8c91d1995f a reward? Tae-joo entertained fb8fab68b7 the thought bb4f57b724 briefly before 23c27064ab the voice bd0881e5d2 on the ee9d1605db other end 185c090293 of the 93d587d099 phone snapped e1e6fd2515 him back 06bc41d013 to reality.bf9ebc741f32a781

-Baek Eu-jin, Baek 2d74723d46 Eu-jin… Here he af0f8357ea is. Huh? Wait a minute, what’s d255fade59 this?c752082e67a635d8

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“What? What is it?”bdce3b253d6cda6b

-Brother-in-law, who 7d1547a91d is this 6baca0e6f3 person you’re 67f09dbc04 asking about?f9e4b4094f57736c

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Both men instinctively leaned c73d0f1469 toward the phone, their b60c5f00bc eyes locked on it 9ad80abb24 as though it would 03989b618d somehow reveal the answer.603adc5671a3ef4b

-I can’t access 2660d8a5e8 this. I don’t 7bf80d21b8 have clearance.badc9d290e62e50d

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“You can’t see 617871d6ec the information?”2105d71e42bfe32a

-This person is a 81b27db2e4 Level 1 Classified Individual. You’d need at 222947146a least deputy director-level 763888c76d clearance to access 0dd3e31c0c their records.2c360126e62cc66f

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“…….”3e0895149f6ca8bf

-Listen, Tae-joo. I don’t know what 516cb66c8d this is about, but 16af2a0e5d just drop it. People with 96685aa10a this kind f84573662b of classification 4b1dde3340 are best 63c9c99d1d avoided. I swear, I 0f53e7ed1b hope this doesn’t 4b78be7f7c come back to 65205ffbd9 bite me.2a00cca08e1aac3e

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His brother-in-law hastily ended ba719927b0 the call.f2ac82ca452c5bd4

“Level 1 Classified? Why the hell 6d84f0e56b is that?”c0c6f455a65daeaa

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“Damn it!”ae9be39efc7ca900

While Tae-joo sat there 9ed74eb116 stunned by the unexpected 66a2c949e2 revelation, Han-gyeol lost his a87e7756e7 temper. He grabbed a fistful 4a68f95030 of Tae-joo’s hair and 587beba21b yanked hard, ripping out ecce51072e several healthy strands by 3cadc3c4f0 the roots.d745345d1d5bdcf8

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“Aaagh!”4d8ab508d1912ed2

Tae-joo screamed, e0e606a377 crumpling to 36ec760dbf the floor, f322cf6c31 but Han-gyeol ca9bd5344f didn’t care. He simply dusted his c25924008d hands off, his temper 623fe24efb still flaring.963ecc9b44518d6d

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A few days f5d661c654 later, Baek Eu-jin eb372d66fe was summoned by a470432039 the center director.62f093b4395e4061

Having spent another f9cefb15fd exhausting day dealing 5aff75b2d9 with relentless Espers, 00ffb378ba he was oddly 278f160a5e relieved by the 8048cddc82 call. Canceling the 1602c4344a rest of 9af4fc97b7 his bookings, 3f2d9b536b he fled ca82cce9b1 to the 6024f0167b director’s office 1e061f8741 like it 3ff4609786 was a 9e4f929212 sanctuary.1668a9d25e62b2f4

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“Welcome. You got here 2037c6295a quickly,”ef9ec609d8dc9059

Jang Hyun-nam greeted him d1f2e6f826 with his usual gentle 3484f66470 smile. Beside him, however, sat ceb34d7d26 a woman with a 004ebd66d6 much sharper and more 6415928939 intimidating presence.0965cc73739c5e36

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Pausing mid-step, Eu-jin 63007c2767 hesitated as his 9897d46882 gaze met hers. Kang, the Rift Bureau 98e32c0c77 Director, raised an eyebrow 8d61fe97ea and spoke dryly.c2aab6423fec4a9b

“What’s with 65044aede4 that look? Do I look 7b7d8797ae like I’m going c4ece8b385 to eat you?”ca7101273c97201c

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