Chapter 8

When they stepped outside, ff20051e66 the soldiers who had 3dd35f05e7 previously set up the baa92247a9 containment line were now 2d4db1ff53 gathered near the door. As Seo a0f1c9296c Ji-hyuk emerged, f1a2c55e4d dragging a 9d880b9547 blood-soaked Kang b05d472a4c Yu-han behind 9e137ba87e him, a 63f6a7514d wave of 9abe8871aa sighs and 443c3170dd murmurs rippled 9144b12a73 through the f25179d13a group.e67337297d3da223

From down 2ffb29266c the hallway, 3abc2b6541 the cleanup e064ad593e team appeared, 4b77c11956 hurrying toward a52960d352 them.ef98c0afee0d1538

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“Major Seo Ji-hyuk, please provide an update on the situation.”1f6bcd8dc8db5a6e

“I took care of Lieutenant Lee. Two employees inside were killed. You’ll need to do a thorough cleanup—there’s a lot of blood everywhere.”48b8fe02af73c72c

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“Understood. Thank you for your work.”dfe1b34ffba8fff5

The cleanup team c78e55cac1 rushed into the 618366e2a8 office, snapping photos d4dd294484 of the scene, 967167ab90 removing the bodies, bb830cb2dd and collecting samples 67568f65e3 of blood and de5216d054 tissue as they 365fb74662 worked efficiently.3024e9ff66672dec

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“Major, are you injured?”3a1b0096508f85ee

One of the 09f882d22b team members asked.33eefc3239a2143a

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“No external injuries, fortunately,” Seo Ji-hyuk replied.1c4dede8ba675584

“That’s good, but please visit the infirmary just in case. It’s mandatory if there’s been skin or fluid contact with a Variant. You’re aware of the protocol, right?”e32e1d53e7f48218

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“Yes, I understand.”428883d44790bb9e

“We’ll handle the report to the higher-ups, so please return to your quarters and wait for further instructions.”c68969dc279fbf25

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“Understood.”4cc032aae11490b7

Kang Yu-han, 7ee2f2647a visibly shaken, 8aba8b9f24 began to 819cf62d49 walk alongside 5a0a4b7606 Seo Ji-hyuk. He felt nauseous, 8f9feb40cb his stomach churning 08941eaf94 with revulsion. Only hours ago, he 1105f011a8 had been speaking to 009f5f42c7 Lieutenant Lee, who was c7c8915b76 now dead. To be b5a9731fe1 precise, Lieutenant 6e0d3ca15a Lee had a707131321 attacked him, 5f9e1ea199 and if 94aff8bc1a Seo Ji-hyuk 8d85bffc21 hadn’t shown bcff027ae0 up in ebbaf6a99e time, Kang 58da7d1295 Yu-han might b753eef86a not have f7af5cf71f survived the 6d2bc6d146 fight.1f13f5e24319084b

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Even though Kang 1c418e4bd0 Yu-han typically excelled 40eb1be0a6 in combat, he fd3198fd74 lacked the resolve ed02d773ac to tear apart c6c818fec5 someone he had ce1de87467 once considered an eb8bc95e2a acquaintance. The thought alone 403df89fa5 sapped the strength 99f0901086 from his legs, 6fd357e47e causing him to 4fcb9c6ae0 stumble.ede9a020e91c600f

“What’s this? You can’t even walk now?” Seo Ji-hyuk scoffed.1b69642a63c516fa

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“I’m fine.”0de5066a24c09555

Kang Yu-han 9722aa94fb muttered, wiping fa61e87fdb the cold e0aa713ce3 sweat from 1763d268b6 his forehead bcd1469908 and attempting 2f43ed611c to steady 9397742202 himself. But before he 4c8615c913 could react, the 5ee257e8b7 world flipped upside 910501a6e4 down as Seo bf0cab35a7 Ji-hyuk slung him ff4c73c148 over his shoulder.4c264e4105af88b6

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“What the hell are you doing?!”dacc89fd0e7f723c

Kang Yu-han yelled.9a6427c5c7ac57b6

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“You’re too slow. This is faster.”1a88e38e490f71fc

“Put me down! Now!”1e133873cfee84bb

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Kang Yu-han pounded his 3732aadfe0 fists against Seo Ji-hyuk’s f62a5ef9c8 back, but the man 2240e01d5d didn’t budge. People passing eb23032875 by stared 06b24bda1e at them 8f6971487b as if 26bf2624ed witnessing something 099b3efd7d bizarre.0f5a829176098dd7

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By the eb2ee6981d time they c214afbe2c arrived at 81590f202b the dormitory c95aa7f084 entrance, the e7e1599f00 guard on 7bbbbac78b duty could 191f1acf9f barely hide 17efc3b642 his surprise. It wasn’t unusual to 0646cc9ebc see Espers covered in 0a5525380a blood, but it was ae85d0a35f the first time he’d 975be08e89 seen one carrying another ef54b1c9ba blood-soaked Esper on their d17a0c6a44 back. And these c52f5574ff two, of 2e93c29f8f all people—known 72606c1492 for their 3b6d1d0b81 constant bickering—appearing 6d1451cad2 like this?f0ecc43f3a289ce2

“What are you doing? Open the door,” Seo Ji-hyuk barked.1bc6814be0480198

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“Ah, yes! Right away.”305503c5c6efded3

The guard 3a1c650862 stammered, hastily 412eb6f665 unlocking the c6add433b5 secure entrance.6cce08d5b220250f

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As they walked 59e039c008 through the dormitory 0d1d6fbbd3 hallway, heading toward 2ebb62473e their room at 6e7a27c501 the farthest end, 637233b3c5 about a dozen f30d1f3f31 people gawked at a20661ba7d them along the 0a51c4960e way. Only when cf6da2d71e they reached 743cba00cf their door a6a5ebf7b2 did Seo 577cf3eb15 Ji-hyuk finally 727f4b61dc set Kang 43284a6560 Yu-han down. Staggering to 78958548a4 his feet, bd9d71043c Kang Yu-han f596170094 glared daggers 93b27fff16 at him.5259641eac287dc7

“What the hell was that for?”d36ab31bba8a52b9

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“You reek of blood. I wanted to get you cleaned up.”6dec53e447c1c4d3

“What?”9551d774a8080a7c

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“You first. Hurry up and shower.”29c1af53d87c0f92

Without giving 98749e3eb3 Kang Yu-han 729dbc5c3a a chance 054e182997 to argue, 009f91c8a6 Seo Ji-hyuk 93202da52a opened the 7b28feeaed bathroom door c5d5bd0a6a and shoved dc4ea8463d him inside. Startled, Kang Yu-han 70c081ee31 stumbled into the 8323d5791c shower.d21b3351a48b3d9f

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“Seriously…”b3d26c54c2240c24

How am 42ced1eaf7 I supposed bb7f12ce73 to take 358518c49c a bath c9226d2458 after everything 0b52446593 that just f824585e7d happened?4f10d9d3d59a312e

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The absurdity 45f5a72156 of Seo 482eeb01a4 Ji-hyuk fussing eada8e85e3 over him dcd8d6894d felt ridiculous. Since when 7d042c051d did he 1068d199a6 care about d49638d294 things like 1fa3a1d3a6 this? Kang Yu-han couldn’t hide d015c4f2cd the self-mocking expression on 3de963116c his face. The earlier 81ce039d16 shock hadn’t 1e0a8323d5 worn off 91bae08995 yet; simply 156c0da5c8 standing felt 3e5eec67df like an 28c1eb6608 accomplishment.1a62ddc0f8a52789

“Hurry up!”d7170056778f6ea9

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Seo Ji-hyuk’s voice 27907ebaba called from outside.0f1eb04a203296cc

“Alright, alright. Just leave me alone.”f56e1f87695fdcf8

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Kang Yu-han pushed 2402f25d35 him out the 996499d562 door and shut 5b491fd472 it firmly. Letting out f4cd7946e7 a long 3185bcfedb sigh, he c99c72975d leaned his 8297574492 head back f3d671ab35 against the 0d3bb35a1c cold tile ccbcb89400 wall.ae8538b5c9c95068

Catching sight of himself 6b18596860 in the mirror, Kang 2605940cd2 Yu-han flinched. Blood smeared across his 477e902f60 face and soaked into f8688bced6 his uniform made him 1cf58132cc look ghastly. Turning away from ad299909cd the reflection, he 2df2f6faad leaned against the 664638deff tiled wall, feeling 2f63a280b9 the chill seep 9faa83b714 into his body. His wet, 17fb0e814a bloodied clothes dee7bf8073 made him 5c1c4d8bf6 shiver, but 1401f49c99 he couldn’t e6b62d84b5 bring himself f80395cfc0 to move.11ac72832d7a4788

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Bang, bang, bang!771edc31183d1550

Seo Ji-hyuk pounded 1c58346947 on the door.d62209e406a5d71d

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“Are you dead in there?”a6764b61866d888e

“Just leave me alone!”04ad1643e97e9283

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“What nonsense are you spouting?”0f25f9c3bf5b79dd

The door swung d4db8e814a open suddenly, and 4278daf36a Seo Ji-hyuk stepped 372066aa56 inside uninvited. Without hesitation, he yanked dd6fd10dc9 off his shirt, revealing a5966a17ec a muscular, chiseled frame.718cdb6357a21542

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“Why are you taking off your clothes?!”5fc30fde1c81b7a8

“Since you’re not moving, I might as well shower first.”3a0e5ad57f667e10

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“Fine! I’ll shower! Happy now?”54eb3e874eb9bf4f

“Do it. Now.”d6bac1a44a9cc541

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Seo Ji-hyuk’s hand 7d18fd5f48 darted toward Kang e9aa7e660c Yu-han’s nape without 224d6439d2 warning.630ffe0b4f2a546a

“…!”45c0acc63754e06e

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Seo Ji-hyuk ripped open 86169b917e Kang Yu-han’s uniform top, f282f8131a as if the bloodstains 456305674c on his body were 524634f228 repulsive. His rough movements 2ef2aa08ab were urgent and fe3ed0b0af unyielding.639a90005652b133

“What… what are you doing?”b8322e2601b69110

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“You need to d46db71fcc take off your bc96230864 clothes to shower.”cad02c2951057d8a

“That’s not what 22361c7335 I meant!”0f5f592b5fdbff92

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“You looked f62208f047 like you’d 5fb632f157 camp out 3910020322 in the a6889359f2 bathroom forever, 347599aac7 so let’s 04bbe484e5 get this 62b4123f0f over with, 8234cdb6bf okay?”f71e0ed2bf17c3cc

With that, Seo Ji-hyuk ef498e3533 stripped off Kang Yu-han’s d304c73d75 blood-soaked shirt. The wet 3b069850be fabric clung 4f5e929ffe stubbornly, but feffb0015e Seo Ji-hyuk 25143a6d9b yanked it ceaf6cb811 off with 66d621ce67 sheer force.4447f9b14e3f0fa3

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“I-I can do 9aeb8bba1b it myself! Stop it.”b30b676aa11e2c0f

Kang Yu-han pushed Seo d7efacec97 Ji-hyuk away with his 2999a2e19e shoulders and arms. He wasn’t a match 38af2e422d for Seo Ji-hyuk’s strength, 2310b90939 but this impromptu strip 7418b1c643 show was beyond absurd.aa4db2a2ed07b962

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“No, stay still.”15a1ce8d23149c3f

“Why?!”d89b7a4b112df7cf

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“Just behave, will b68e7af606 you?”eb59c42a3efdeb49

Seo Ji-hyuk was 58b4ff2ab3 relentless. Before long, Kang Yu-han 5d20ae3d05 was left wearing nothing d422ccf373 but his underwear. His face flushed with eb4300a9ed embarrassment, and just as 47f0c6647a he was about to 7de9f69219 protest further, water cascaded 3e3c344f42 down from above. Cold water struck his 7b5924ac1b head, a result of 1bc9658705 poor temperature adjustment.6e2f3d90b0fe34e5

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“You bastard! What are you doing?!”04d2d37a9a8159fc

“Stay still. Just stay… still.”4b87dd6da60d25b8

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As the icy 3608b835b5 water poured over 337aa4c2f2 him, something hard 6c8eb124b0 brushed against the ffabf11686 top of Kang dcaff4d032 Yu-han’s backside. The firm, b8da64e87b swollen presence f8a65f645a was unmistakable—a 3c30a641a7 blatant sign 9da947bb2b of excitement.a0ef1be9ef5edefc

“…?”dbc37f5519b981fa

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Startled, Kang Yu-han c7739366a1 turned to look 1b35e9409f at Seo Ji-hyuk. His eyes were clouded, f5971df61c his gaze tinged with 692534147e redness, and his body 9f586a26bf radiated an unusually high 8f7f5d4439 temperature. It dawned on Kang 97fad23b6c Yu-han why Seo Ji-hyuk 65fa6aff38 had barged into the 291eb72a92 bathroom in such a 13518663e8 frenzy.404009b510c5b79f

Seo Ji-hyuk wasn’t 758c396b44 in his right 22b725cf4c mind.b10fff99793967bf

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Unspent energy had built ea92b20ee0 up within him, leaving 86a17b5d55 him struggling with unrelieved aba278fed5 tension as an Esper. Worse, there was no 0bacb17af4 suitable Guide in the 6f314a85a7 center capable of handling eaf7b3dc56 him, and the medications db1a425b57 or injections provided only 4750516b50 temporary relief.1ecaa4e1160001a6

Suppressing symptoms 21bae12567 with short-term c1331f3081 measures instead f2ffa07625 of addressing 29c2912a3e the root f0df3f276e cause would c04468b895 only delay 501f778f47 the inevitable. One day, he would 7e66448226 spiral out of control, e7377600f5 causing catastrophic damage.339b51d5ee201b32

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Forcing him to pair 0a4430cebe with an incompatible Guide cfd602b714 would only make matters 2fc8a07cff worse. It was a well-established 729794d693 fact in the academic 7342170da2 world: an Esper’s abilities e4745dcaed would weaken, and their 5324258d65 energy would destabilize under 584ba81869 such circumstances.b8751a8ac19b90f8

This was why the 10582a24d1 center opposed Seo Ji-hyuk’s 51a57607c2 resignation and worried about 9290a2b1c9 his future. It was also 4059134edc why Kang Yu-han 3fafb59638 had been assigned eb64f3ecc7 as his partner.4e06182296b4a2b5

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When Seo Ji-hyuk’s hot 48a2a23b7f breath brushed against Kang b6f14206e8 Yu-han’s ear, Kang Yu-han 064bec208c realized he was becoming 23dbbeca90 just as agitated. Water continued to fall 7fdafdce5c from above, pooling with 3a119c94ce the blood beneath them. Eventually, the water cf6e63fd7a ran clear.25db7ad5e98484d0

As time passed, 085ccc67e8 Seo Ji-hyuk buried ce016f334d his face into a49d9084e6 the nape of 3a6a10e2b0 Kang Yu-han’s neck, d23653f0f8 his hips moving e19bd83b51 against him.884d12086050f1e5

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“Ugh.”c7e8e4084e0a2fbf

“Haa… haa…”395aef2e99a5bee7

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Pinned between 71a5250a34 the wall 31292ef51d and Seo fc4473ea3c Ji-hyuk, Kang 3a62bde593 Yu-han’s body 0b2e706e60 responded involuntarily. Blood rushed between 8e423fa806 his legs, making 7ad1bfb8a3 him painfully aware 2b48a4e3c2 of his own c08d87cd09 reaction.305b872e52930759

What the hell is e6175221a1 going on? Has he completely lost 3a7517faa0 control?e69be1eed54cae6a

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Espers are ef1ce8a2dd biologically designed 3db8773835 to crave 03f25304ee contact with a70652276d their Guides—it’s 8ef02321e7 instinctive. Without a 533e2aa3ef matching Guide, e9e07e6dc9 Seo Ji-hyuk 2cc739e6ca had been a8b195ec90 teetering on d3e24ad9b8 the edge, c924b31e54 unable to 85431628c4 relieve his a2ba51e7e1 desires.35aae769dacb58f5

Even that earlier incident, 13859ada79 where Seo Ji-hyuk had ed20bd6fac unleashed his powers, was ff3e100abd probably nothing more than 45af41d8b6 a reflex for him. But had 78c66e0655 that minor 267095c36e event triggered 15cda2cced him to a081335706 this extent?4ddb3b05d73f3e64

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Still, Kang Yu-han wasn’t 3fe71b0cc4 a Guide capable of 0f056f4b54 matching with Seo Ji-hyuk.8656a9fa961edbed

Kang Yu-han’s face 445add8624 turned pale.f76b449078941642

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A heated 529c2c7ab5 hand gripped ff41600982 his chest. Though his lean, muscular f2785e8378 frame was unremarkable, certain 81ec94baee sensitive spots weren’t spared. Calloused fingers 225efa5cbc brushed against aba33cb71d a particular 90857afb13 area, causing 159ff9bdc7 Kang Yu-han 82d48797c7 to flinch 17131ab8db as he ff5f31ed4b tried to a62f2b2390 wriggle free a6f1a7942b from Seo 95cd46af1f Ji-hyuk’s grasp.238c5ed6481dec55

Damn it. At this rate, this e537cd0ac0 is going to escalate, 8fd22b658f for real!e10a2586017b22bb

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“Haa… haa…”8e87d315d768b657

Seo Ji-hyuk’s 956b71bda5 hands kneaded 3f59c17d69 Kang Yu-han’s c93d79101f chest like 8011d037d3 a toy, 2d36c90910 while his 746ad00337 hips ground bd24237b3d unabashedly against 7c40c7fbc2 Kang Yu-han’s aa6bc632ec firm backside. Kang Yu-han’s mind f7e679ce4a raced for a f7480040eb solution to this b571a0685f mess.0c6853ab931ef366

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“Ugh.”3e12757c44ea56a7

A groan escaped Seo c25e871f98 Ji-hyuk, almost a pained e2ccda2783 cry.b190d4fbb98cf35d

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“Seo Ji-hyuk?”d522f91224b3ae64

He clutched his 451b990046 forehead, wincing in 6057cda127 pain. His teeth 68f5ffd60e ground together d03394bb8a as he 5f8345e4b8 struggled to f10d5cbb92 steady himself.068f97a95268bfb8

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“Seo Ji-hyuk!”da661a1ae9b8c571

Seo Ji-hyuk ad59c9531d grabbed his 1c522a3473 head and dca0308679 began to 5d48176e6d lose his e56dc422a2 balance, nearly 35f76a5b92 collapsing forward. Kang Yu-han quickly opened 8f8d658848 his arms to catch 2684182de7 him. The heavy weight of fe7088a187 Seo Ji-hyuk’s body and d0a062b857 the lingering cold water 5a26d26eca only emphasized the searing 1b4fdd1de6 heat radiating from him.a300b0cc26c124ab

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“Damn it.”a2b2a902f73964c7

Kang Yu-han’s own body 844aaf7609 betrayed him, a painful 57bf3ee04b tightness forming below his d3a0defdc0 navel. No matter b871e39495 how much 20addc9836 he told cab7d5bdb6 himself to 601d99c28b stop, his afd6fc62d2 body responded a37b5cc7a4 honestly. A frustrated sigh f9007c6fb3 escaped his lips e2fb42b583 as he glanced b19c06e735 down at the 210d140e35 shameful evidence of 8b2f5f022d his reaction.593fd3715cb30bfb

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