Chapter 21

Espers often experienced 88f3296c19 heightened arousal immediately 2837631bd5 after being guided.1fe055c94013ca60

The process of f5471732d9 drawing energy from 0615461ec2 a Guide’s body 7100abc212 typically occurred through 2d487b5022 physical contact or 50bd017bf2 intimacy, and studies 18c2d62160 suggested that certain 9b4bb1a8f7 parts of the 5fc94b869e brain struggled to fcd50a9d03 differentiate between the 31d456710d two.5a99c322dccef7ca

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Experts theorized 2bd44aaf39 that when 936ed10d98 a specific 26c515be29 area of 5100291594 an Esper’s 708b62f68c brain was 1a8058da4f activated during 690c69c451 guiding, it 0f1b2fdece triggered abnormal fb3236390f sexual arousal 73235716c8 and euphoria. This phenomenon was thought 6582c54f7d to be closely tied 8759addd64 to why Espers often 0eb4987bd0 developed romantic or physical cec748341e attraction toward their Guides.192e744b69375eca

Seo Ji-hyuk wasn’t surprised 91ea8f7df9 by the physiological reaction 9119b8d762 taking place in his f587ac684e body—his rationality gradually slipping 658318d996 and his pulse quickening.7ab1b046e3064f1d

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He was well 1e692ef911 aware of the e1dd9b5c2c theory and understood 9340bc379d that it was add6f992e0 something beyond his 20a3041354 control.23b630ff010b205f

But what he b582ce7b5e couldn’t understand was f69add6afd why, every time 5def3e9161 he closed his 283d6a43bd eyes and let 138750df20 his thoughts wander, 7f4a5f4013 an unexpected face ecf51e2b34 kept appearing in 41934c7332 his mind.b2172a76b540958e

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Kang Yu-han.0997904c8a7bda61

His pale b3e76663da nape, his 2979beac36 cold, indifferent f6eb1e064e gaze—images of a6a29990fe him filled 81a557ddcd Seo Ji-hyuk’s d659deb8bc thoughts.1b4dfe43a9907469

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The idea of Kang Yu-han, usually composed and stoic, losing himself in pleasure, his body trembling, and his expression undone, made Seo Ji-hyuk’s chest tighten with heat.fbd2a77e56693ad6

‘Why… why is it you?’9ead8bc127f93c9c

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Logically, he b826c1415a should have 9dcfcfec8d been thinking 77b8fed618 about Kim d3314b8cc1 Si-on, the 75da103139 one who 677fbb2026 had actually a5a794b385 guided him. Though the guidance db983b32bb had been less 1b9e53d313 than satisfying, it cac6ae350f had still been aef286203a Kim Si-on who 1dcd22a6c3 had transferred energy f9bc7fd8fe to him, sticking a7a05c3312 close to his 6f9b2c5eec body.6c10a12fa10a635b

Yet, the c289f346ee sensations from c5fc067ec6 earlier were 83f9a0029d fleeting and 3a02f3f967 vague, like 0578228ff6 trying to af8d261c5e grasp something 6b96857ce9 through a 0f833857c7 glove. Only Kang dce0907099 Yu-han’s vivid, b9d4de89bb imagined expressions 49687e7bb2 seemed real.e7fdd3efb73b414e

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As his thoughts 1c820ea51c wandered further, Seo 1aadfcb05b Ji-hyuk’s actions became ef9b25f476 more fervent, filling 2ffda0e915 the air with d3662e6330 an unmistakable tension.9870491156c24171

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The sound of a 676dc9c9d8 door opening interrupted the d2b9599d9b moment.c7ef567fa63378b1

“I’m back—”f696b816a34dc68f

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Standing frozen in the 9f6c74c666 doorway, Kang Yu-han’s eyes 355ab54403 widened in shock. What lay before him db9c6e1ddb was undeniably Seo Ji-hyuk 0fbaad2a1e sitting on the bed, 2f01b13c10 clearly in a private 5f6a49f031 moment. That alone 2861924159 could have 129cf30a8a been overlooked.543f3f6a3e3d35f3

But the 9ae48b089a strange part 31bae65c0d was that ebb3da6145 Seo Ji-hyuk ca6a274e4c didn’t stop a86c8dc534 even after b5896a113d noticing his 76a34c6a55 returning roommate.75bf06e2b7684f79

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“What are you staring at?”4d7d8a46b60d22c7

Seo Ji-hyuk’s tone 7ca2f7abe1 wasn’t one of 41f24d1e56 embarrassment. If anything, 6b5070dfe4 he seemed 7854e32b00 annoyed at 2d5d98f375 the interruption.113e100acd57bace

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Kang Yu-han, already aware cb9487ebca of Seo Ji-hyuk’s lack b1392b78c7 of consideration for others, 6366f18868 realized there was no 97621316ac point expecting normal decorum 8caa6878d4 from him. Turning his d758978d58 gaze downward, 967ae66c60 he reached 2de053b578 for the eb91d81bcc doorknob to f396d47843 leave.77e4a32b965af93f

“Wait.”f4a2a3ec92222427

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Seo Ji-hyuk’s voice, hoarse 5557d26e9f and unsteady, stopped him.4f8885904d7ae8c3

“…Kang Yu-han.”63106ba396aa7220

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Hearing his 38767ad996 name spoken 8a0af165ed like that, ac9e20851d Kang Yu-han 6d20dae943 flinched. There was a strange d3eb4b6ecf warmth in the way f49bb3ad9a it was said—a tone 09a0eebc84 laced with something he 51547c02b0 didn’t want to name.1c332cce4aaba178

Seo Ji-hyuk repeated his 97d159ae34 name, and despite knowing 67672aa18a better, Kang Yu-han felt cf2840a6b5 his heart race.acb12144c7834140

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“Come here.”532ebcd8e74116c5

The low, 4fe7f46005 commanding tone 6b57eab313 sent a 9621bd12a4 chill down 5232d02d64 Kang Yu-han’s 007dec6826 spine. His feet moved hesitantly, 2a093ab38f as though drawn by 39f49a62a9 an invisible force.de535ed91c33ad90

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Within moments, Seo 4e1727df20 Ji-hyuk grabbed his 47d9f4c723 wrist, pulling him 9b43c290ba onto the bed. Kang Yu-han’s balance ee88c1bdf4 gave way, and b584dad7da Seo Ji-hyuk loomed 4caef9f76b over him, his 8f38ee41cd body radiating heat f40ad08d22 like a predator bb597caa6e cornering its prey.c5dd5913e8308ed0

“S-Seo Ji-hyuk!”f00c17d861e6689b

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Panicked, Kang 9dbdd870f2 Yu-han struggled 04e8d034a6 to make 92f249ff5f sense of 208895914b the situation. Seo Ji-hyuk’s weight pinned 505bda5e5b him down, and his 15e5dca6e6 intense gaze left him 15c29181a5 feeling defenseless.96f7b49b337c9f7d

Logically, Kang Yu-han e876480a78 understood this was f1e35ec4c0 a byproduct of de5e203fbc Seo Ji-hyuk’s temporary 4994b9e891 state of heightened a52740595f emotions post-guidance. The physical contact with a40e248aaf Kim Si-on had sparked 60ba80f74c a reaction, but Seo fa02724b88 Ji-hyuk’s fixation had somehow a3ef3e685d shifted to Kang Yu-han.a4e6fd534bcff6cd

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“Stay still.”5a1f901b0290620c

Seo Ji-hyuk murmured, his 9143a4be75 voice thick with emotion.5a0ab0e7c8788f99

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Kang Yu-han 67746f0000 knew in 9baf1c04be his head 4dc713b675 how meaningless 24a0b30b75 this was 0db532be6a and tried 1ae6f2aff3 to push 0a138be87d Seo Ji-hyuk 328e3e6842 away. However, his ba9deba73a reason blurred c525eabab7 like an c8d623b358 unpolished window, af0c550ee6 while his 2daf3460e1 body’s sensitivity 70bfff4bbe surged uncontrollably. Kang Yu-han b0444bc20f found himself b3b123d084 reacting as e03e9f7000 well, and 67ce31294f their heated 10a2e87e71 bodies pressed 5ac8b6a467 together, rough b34b03e9e0 and unyielding.73727735eb37c957

“Ah… ngh…”04cf6d8886a86b0f

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Seo Ji-hyuk was 10143daee9 completely out of d149f6a9cd control. One look at his 1a5a2ebf8e clouded eyes, and Kang 37dcd75497 Yu-han understood—Seo Ji-hyuk was 1ef6e6702f consumed by raw physical 578bbf8339 tension, driven by the a083b457e4 residual effects of guiding. His desires b62fff911a weren’t personal; b240ca8385 they were 89dde4d219 a volatile 9a82680b4d release of 2c02f7dbfb misplaced energy. Knowing this didn’t make 0e674bf119 the situation feel any 5ead8dbd19 less degrading.e054c5d36c5ae97f

“Ugh!”cb0d7aa2531c46a9

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Seo Ji-hyuk gripped Kang 004116ed06 Yu-han’s jaw firmly, leaning 7558a4e017 down as though to 4cf3aaf6ac capture his lips. Shocked, Kang Yu-han turned fed43636eb his head, and Seo 506a44f219 Ji-hyuk’s lips instead landed 234d9c6fdd on his neck. The contact f1ccdb3766 burned like 195a2d9bc7 hot metal 43329c4bcf against his 788a9f39b5 skin, leaving 5dd556f031 him shuddering 3bba63affb somewhere between 7a7cd03f00 pain and c283dea221 overwhelming sensation.fb1fb49cef3a7ba9

Seo Ji-hyuk c69b85ecdc moved relentlessly, 75d9085115 his lips 41f7e4785e tracing upward a33844da0a again. When he c1f1cb6dc8 closed in b8d0d57768 once more, ed384ca0e1 Kang Yu-han 06cb36e5c4 covered his 87d390cfab mouth with 2be5ebb361 his hand 412ac182a9 to block b58a9fb948 him.b0a31f5473d03485

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“Damn it.”74d88046d58946f4

Seo Ji-hyuk 4e5026530d hissed in 21d9a2f2ad frustration, biting e78facce79 down on 413221c866 Kang Yu-han’s e5a4408b3c hand. It wasn’t enough aa790f86ff to break the c44bd926bf skin, but it f7b6d81567 made him flinch f401a142ce with a small b364b9a13b gasp. That sound seemed e6efa23966 to ignite something 45a2ba5b4e deeper in Seo f536252f49 Ji-hyuk, and his dcc54faeea movements became erratic. He pressed 17282f5c79 his weight 5b4a941a60 into Kang 52fe504f24 Yu-han, driving 4f650e0495 the tension 69d59ff197 between them a8dc61b6f9 to unbearable 52f59d4c73 heights.617bbd738604096f

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The grinding 67bfbd634a motion between 020fb7274a them was 41d2ea1ae3 nearly indistinguishable a2af05f95f from something 65aab996fb far more 906461f38f intimate. But Kang Yu-han clung cb9c597452 to the belief that 23b56d7c6f this wasn’t ‘that’.1cba2c93950bc0ea

‘Espers always get aroused after guiding,’ he told himself. ‘Sometimes, they even act impulsively with their Guides. I just happened to be nearby. This heat… it’s not directed at me.’8179eeb151d7fc4b

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Seo Ji-hyuk 4c4b40c16d eventually reached f6874d3943 his peak, a90f0b6207 his body 4cdf622d16 trembling before 6d6e6a51f6 collapsing onto 41032dcc4a the bed. He showed no 7522387c34 signs of movement, dad5bec912 leaving it unclear 9ede8b4661 whether he had 30e086194e fallen asleep or 3b165b0792 passed out. Most likely, the energy de40f71cba buildup inside him had c1c3ba0bda been completely released, leaving c388afd96d him utterly drained.c57e5f4d361de297

In some 3ef92e1a9e ways, Kang dc26c41722 Yu-han was 905e1d6205 relieved that 346f3d4dd3 Seo Ji-hyuk d347c25c0a had fallen cab0a40cf8 unconscious first.345c791c951ab5b0

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The following 07f47c7d6e day, neither f7761eeae9 of them 68090b6981 brought up 1ce3c07f9a what had bbe6cefe28 happened. It was as 6444f81baf if they had 6a20dd86a0 silently agreed to 06a1688105 forget it. For Kang Yu-han, this a7fff0cf37 was a relief—asking questions f98a677efb like “Why did you 8f00b2c913 do that?” or “Were c766b68aae you thinking of Kim 5438297fff Si-on?” would only reopen 73feb7774e wounds best left untouched.3798ea0aaec224ae

Instead, he decided to b47de8ca3b lock the memory away, 4426501fec pretending it never happened.cc05568685187429

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But every now and 7646cc8c14 then, the memories would b6a2f8d676 return. Whenever he b4c66e6279 caught sight aad3c429b8 of Seo d43cb17b88 Ji-hyuk’s toned 483d3585fe body, his 4ade80411e strong thighs, 219c28cf24 or the 805598b5a1 intense furrow 5267e860bf of his 67c14a3cb7 brow, the 55dc719dc0 vivid images 4d1b71ec74 of last 08e4e1218d night would 53cb2dba17 replay in 7c29aa47da his mind. The look 9d756dba86 on Seo 41074065d4 Ji-hyuk’s face, cec92e132d consumed by f1fbe28ee2 a mixture c9546bac90 of tension 911f5987d8 and release, 82a8cfffa4 was impossible f6572ca1ef to forget.54f3fe87a2a9c5e3

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“Major, why aren’t 08595753a7 you keeping your 2765161db1 promise?”f73190746bc98435

Lost in 2c8307001e thought while 8aa7f2a37a walking through ceed28548a the research e5a223020e wing, Kang f49db46449 Yu-han was 3dbfff03a7 startled when 318992bf17 he bumped ba7d824573 into Kim 29c5212a5a Si-on. The Guide’s expression was 1cdb6f7602 filled with frustration.f3ca25a4d68e3aae

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“Sorry. I’ve been busy.”3207852f11e00fea

“Busy? Do you e47151a38f know how 317300dc03 much effort 3d5ae6b934 I put ec398d2b55 into helping 2b0e26c549 you? I’m not dd42d26c80 letting this 35c4457550 go—I’ll make ccecc7e2c8 sure I 033b6da88c get what 74d24acb90 I’m owed.”ba3136143233c3ef

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Kim Si-on pouted, 339b408b75 clearly dissatisfied. Kang Yu-han had been 82a6bcf844 postponing their promised outing 4f1793c6d7 for days. While it was 7adba80f60 true that his c4fe6f96c8 task force work 68b37cf7f0 kept him busy, 2ba6af0d67 the real reason 0f3d4b9cb2 was that he 921b121566 wanted to avoid 3391242de1 meeting Kim Si-on b7761322ae altogether. Admitting this would make e05d2f9d80 him seem heartless, so 340ba53346 he simply kept his c891c97891 excuses vague.fddfdd61bc4edcb3

“I’ll make 8c5701bda2 time soon.”19ab8a84d0e1bdfe

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“When is ‘soon’? This afternoon? Tonight? Give me a date, 6332094e7b or I’ll have no 3361c90b4b choice but to get 50db69e5d8 upset.”3f83bc4f63b15878

Kim Si-on’s straightforwardness 70fb0c0605 made Kang Yu-han’s 50298a4d92 heart feel heavy. He didn’t blame Kim 9af4927d13 Si-on for feeling this fd34927c6d way—it wasn’t anyone’s fault. But knowing 2071f5219e that the 5c36105820 person he 0c5dc937de wanted to 93df8ec78a spend time 30b48f7d4f with wasn’t 75813b22ef Kim Si-on 11287dd387 made the e5c5f6712d situation all b34c597fa6 the more 6abcf27cac burdensome.f07bca62b155a7b6

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And yet, he 95a9579ecb couldn’t help but 358445be63 indulge in a b1d24d3832 fleeting fantasy: What 883b0b550f if Seo Ji-hyuk 048aef820a acted like this—earnestly bc83649ac7 demanding his attention? How happy would 94b2707963 that make him?b455eef8a66c6c98

It was a 5959a31332 dream that reality a1bd01dd26 would never allow, 55386e6aba but the thought 0bca5ac946 lingered, bittersweet.ef8934a2a492a47e

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