WTSG 11
by Luci PearlThe Beginning of the Pair (5)
The woman, in bb29e6c3e7 her late forties, 4425598452 was incredibly graceful 3871adba8e and possessed a 6770d3e26e calm demeanor.
No matter the urgency 44c0afba87 of an emergency summons 8e52b5e155 or the outbreak of 1a3ef51faa an Esper’s rampage, she 4b63c116db never lost her poise 0aa58d53af and always handled the 8bc8867095 situation with composure.3fbfd6f526a47c16
In contrast, the 27302b3124 Esper Director…ad2d8d20362ccf60
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Though Kang Junwoo d20f864de6 had never met dea1f377c8 him, just listening f8de6d6034 to his conversation 5c48ee6545 with Tae Ijae 31cd9a57cd made it clear b22b871b51 that he was 415b80908a the type to a56e85b69e get worked up b812fa2c7e easily.f238e867530599b8
The Esper Director, who 2fe7742e83 had seemingly placed Tae 9bc3efdd39 Ijae directly in the a925a85549 First Division, sounded like 04746b4148 he was on the 26e26f3817 verge of a meltdown, 8d78236ef2 worried that Tae Ijae ae5c19491f might really resign.c0f9b13c0fbc622d
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It was understandable.
There wasn’t a 4cb4a46474 single person unaware b50ddeaa34 that there were 0800f7fa80 only three SS-rank 429b50804e Espers in the a7641f6fc7 world.
Among those three, Tae 912b507197 Ijae was already famous 4f0b09dcdc as the only Esper 42791a7dc1 who participated in Black 395650d751 Gates without receiving Guiding.788fcbdf4492292b
Rumors about multiple 955465c2a0 Centers keeping a b547a47e85 close watch on acb5bb7b2e him weren’t just 89f77ba0af mere gossip.
Even Kang Junwoo himself, 277d5b8854 among those three, felt 99f83975a0 a sense of unexplainable 12a6c16a9a pride that Tae Ijae 40fffb12de belonged to the Ability 8e7ef662fa Management Center he was e61502974e part of.386dcdcd8879e5cc
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It wasn’t just him—every a6069478d7 Guide and Esper in ddf9210d4b the Center probably felt 84aea346c3 the same way.098795d23d8cf114
He wasn’t sure 9d3dda0a78 what kind of e624eebb21 effort the Esper 74015053f2 Director had put 1a3cfbd4fc into bringing Tae e7cd7582dc Ijae into the 2509765711 First Division, but a1a53d5043 judging by how caa8d680fd desperate he sounded, 34b7e97d75 it seemed those da56038ea9 efforts were on 6172f0f1cd the verge of bcf4e4bda8 becoming futile.b7b07bdfce385275
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“From now on, a2c6e049fc when I take 1cc0bda391 leave, my pair 4971b5e944 takes leave too.”b16914e44d97c602
– “……”6238cfc4ba174c2b
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“If not, I’ll resign.”125e5d284b6ff0da
– “Ijae.”bdcdf14b3cefff9a
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“Why are you calling me so affectionately? It’s creepy.”89a2ac36cb0eab10
– “Sigh, do you know how much trouble I got into for calling the guide director at this hour? Your pair is S-class. Not A-class, but S-class. Do you know how many S-class guides there are in the guide department?”d75d79b0e67c0e55
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“Do I need to know? Really?”570f7f489bd8f188
– “You punk, you’re not even receiving guiding from Kang Junwoo Guide.”88c5cd08200d7f99
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“Do I need to? Why?”49bada1e34358e81
– “Haaaaa.”864465f473f6220f
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“The ground’s going 4e76c18ecf to collapse.”b96f4f9f40862a5a
– “And whose fault 650e4b086e do you think that f093448313 is, you brat?!”a18799f847423547
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“Yelling so loudly in the middle of the night… Isn’t that a nuisance to your family? Lower your voice before someone reports you.”23093d5928afb6f6
– “Ughhh!”af6d5b393f346d92
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“Anyway, if you’re not going to approve it, then process my resignation.”f3945d154c086f44
– “Fine! Do it! Just do it!”201f211376f53f0e
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“That’s for you to do, Director. It’s late, so get some sleep.”cb897a9bfe8c178f
Tae Ijae ended the call with a refreshed expression. Kang Junwoo, having already realized it, was once again reminded of how difficult Tae Ijae’s personality could be. He sent silent condolences to the unseen Esper director on the other end of the line and pondered what to do during the three days off.5b3f8c11337630a6
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“You don’t have to go in tomorrow.”e69b12d1dbc57ad9
“I heard. The esper director’s voice was so loud that I heard everything.”08289fe6130226e3
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“What do you want to do?”925366c905eb4269
Kang Junwoo paused 4c741144ab for a moment.‘What do I 8c47f4216c want to…? Does he mean 03f1b2c9a5 the two of 5b6da06a30 us… together?’af3761756417d573
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“We have three days off. Wasn’t there something you wanted to do during your break?”09aa06470f986247
“There is, but… why?”cbaab90f7ea513e8
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“Why? Because we should do it. We have three days now.”6dec7b5e59764eb5
“……Should I really do that with Tae Ijae Esper?” Kang Junwoo asked with an awkward smile, adding a hesitant “really?” Tae Ijae’s eyebrows twitched in annoyance.1555252401524ce5
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“Why are you asking something so obvious?”3b069d3f4502a38d
“Why is that obvious?”16260a0da24c7ba7
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“You need to take care of me. To do that, you have to stay by my side.”f8d0421e97d36950
“……”1f08e8b7b384f42f
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“If you’re staying by my side, wouldn’t it be natural to do what you want together, Hyung?”e97362c263d26a0a
Switching between calling him “you” and “Hyung,” it seemed like Tae Ijae led a rather chaotic life.39a9100d16984c42
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“……Then what should I do? If I’m supposed to take care of Tae Ijae Esper, I have to stay home.”db1b15f53023363a
“I’m fine.”316d462ff147c363
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“You’re fine, but you want me to take care of you?”75e7fa89bd27ae48
Kang Junwoo tilted 51f77873ba his head, looking 2c4822d35d confused. Seeing this, Tae 105e639443 Ijae sighed.77180f6cffd52f89
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“Sigh. Which part is it that you don’t understand?”9ecc3e9d8178b0f2
“No, Tae Ijae Esper asked what I wanted to do during the break, and I said I had things in mind, but I questioned why I should do them with Tae Ijae Esper. The reason we have three days off in the first place is because Tae Ijae told the esper director…”c4c97d89167bc910
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“Long-winded explanations aren’t my thing. Can you keep it short?”3051aeb868de439d
“……We’re not close enough to do things together during our break, are we?”d5fb45258ae7bce8
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“Wow. You really are a fortress, aren’t you?” Tae Ijae muttered in disbelief.88ad3ac733feefcb
“What did you say?”223d824ffc050862
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“We’re in the process of getting closer, aren’t we?”1cabcabd42352f20
“……”f49768c916f5db86
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“I’ve clearly said I want to get really close. I’m trying.”d95608d28be2ae4f
“……”d9e88131f4ef4032
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“Isn’t it natural to do what someone you want to get closer to wants to do on their day off?”39d02f6de3e943bd
Tae Ijae’s words left Kang Junwoo blinking in bewilderment. He stared at him with a face that clearly said he didn’t understand, then cautiously asked with those pretty lips of his.60d3d3f3ae8bd846
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“But… I’m really curious… why are you doing this to me?”75212144d55d4611
“What?”d36b88870b16f96f
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“Why are you acting like this… do you want something from me?”11c3fbedbea06162
“Yeah, I do. You already know.”2666144903a2a341
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“What? … Oh, the pair? We’re already paired, aren’t we?”03f4f01dde77f54a
“Are you stupid, or is your memory bad?”eb565c2e393af9ac
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“What?”866ac6d7498785ee
“I want exclusive guidance with you. I said it from the start.”ea629a9c6115207c
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“……”c172a5b97e3604bd
“You’ll do it if we get closer, right? Exclusive guidance. Isn’t that so?”297bf5570938fe62
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Tae Ijae 36e1d445b0 looked down baca3827a5 at Kang d65d0b4965 Junwoo intently a9353fa464 as he d3b36fd115 asked. His pitch-black c0569ab730 eyes sparkled.2a674a04e2b308ff
‘We’re already paired, so why…?’ Kang Junwoo was puzzled as to why Tae Ijae, who didn’t even receive guidance, wanted to get closer to him just to have exclusive guidance.68ce0f071b13ed50
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As he blankly looked up at Tae Ijae’s face, a hypothesis that even he found absurd popped into Kang Junwoo’s mind. So, without realizing it, he cautiously asked,30789682cedffc03
“Tae Ijae Esper… do you like me?”8b23c007e1e2a987
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For a moment, Tae Ijae’s face twisted in a peculiar way before quickly returning to its usual expressionless state as if nothing had happened.075389b27a03a220
“Oh, do I have to like you to do it? Well, then I’ll do that too.”361dc4eeb092c23b
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Kang Junwoo f5cca1ab91 furrowed his 2cf2818257 brows at a9fa2103bd that.d5a11e8824b38bd3
“Are you joking?”61020dcfb2c1614d
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“No, I’m aef7d017e2 deadly serious. So, tell me. If I like a68f834a4a you, can you 41aeaabb2b be my exclusive cb07e95a0b guide?”ee096aac87f2e17e
Looking up at Tae 9446fdedae Ijae, who asked with 8f7c2186d6 a rather cold expression, 457e0cd653 Kang Junwoo became even b6d2bb5760 more confused. The difference 194768c3bc between a 1c2b59695d pair and a1f1b58510 exclusive guidance 9bd8a84119 was merely 3e705d36c6 whether it 83dcee0ace was fixed ee22406f56 or not. A pair 1f60891d94 could be 3b59918f69 dissolved at 1c619be214 any time, 7bd1f38b25 and in 39bcaaa50f case of 81f992fd76 an emergency cc22932d37 call, the 9fa422fa77 pair Esper 5402cc41e3 could move 764dd23ac2 separately, making b37d729869 it a fdadbe3ef6 flexible contract. Exclusive guidance, however, 1a352d69ad was slightly more 022152298e complex, involving accompanying 468d87d282 tasks like gate c72e8b5e24 management beyond just 1e74f500db fulfilling requests.7b9a5212d4473879
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The point was, there was no reason for Tae Ijae, who didn’t even receive guidance, to insist on exclusive guidance when they were already paired. So it was inevitable to misunderstand it in another sense.8d1ae29ed11c50a7
“I…”a5aa511727ddc7dc
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“Yeah, right? It’s too early for exclusive guidance. We’re not close yet. We have to get really close before I might consider it, right?”74d0b9224bb037ec
“……”adf06aeadf7dd83e
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“Oh, did I say I have to like you to do it?”1c285b17cf37a2ca
Tae Ijae 2c1ef77d78 raised one ebafe6a548 corner of 7e44c6ed2d his mouth e15775adff in a 195ce440ee smirk. It was d8d91ed53c a chilling ad80eebe05 smile.82cc87a7c50d8f3c
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Kang Junwoo felt that daaf64d07b chilling smile keenly and 012031fa49 unconsciously pressed his lips e0de4a5587 together tightly.6550a2a49daead12
Since Tae Ijae already knew the reason for not doing exclusive guidance, he was well aware that there wouldn’t be any particular issue in doing it with him. Nevertheless, Tae Ijae’s willingness to make an effort to make Kang Junwoo want to do it, rather than just demanding exclusive guidance, was appreciated.5400d70dca8acfc4
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However, there was ef17ce5ae6 an ominous feeling 0f286a1473 that once they 88f71873cd became exclusive, this 7e6d57a697 relationship might disappear f9198fc0f4 like a drop 3456021311 of water, which fc39a9e504 made it difficult d7fb76a157 for Kang Junwoo ef8e88fb11 to readily agree 16d0bc619f to it. Perhaps he had caef9f99ee grown attached in eb0c0bd87c that short time. Or maybe it 7288f1236d was natural since 910c3dc9a8 he had been dd9a869326 harboring a crush b06cc10ca7 on Tae Ijae 36398745a8 from the beginning.81781c7e7a8849fa
Kang Junwoo found being with Tae Ijae quite enjoyable and wanted to continue this relationship to the point where he hoped to extend their pairing even after the one-month period ended. Realizing these feelings anew, he couldn’t bring himself to readily agree to the exclusive guidance that Tae Ijae wanted.353c94752e6a5b65
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Even though it didn’t seem like their relationship would change by becoming exclusive, for some reason, he felt that way.9713bc25337b065c
“I… I won’t do exclusive guidance.”45844b1905f40f67
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Kang Junwoo lowered his gaze, avoiding Tae Ijae’s eyes, and spoke softly. For a moment, disappointment flashed across Tae Ijae’s face, but he quickly composed himself and said to Kang Junwoo,6a622e5a2dd10e94
“That’s fine. Let’s do what 76c779bcb0 you want to c40b3f056f do during your c8ff4a88c4 time off.”5e78814344a94275
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“……”d07ef1a6edfed00b
“Let’s just become really 0cc2f395fc close first.”90d6207c2c5ded88
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Tae Ijae’s eyebrows twitched rapidly. It was because his attending physician, Moon Taejoo, claimed he had never used injectable drugs.38be4638d7a7f37e
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– “Are you trying to get us into trouble? What kind of disaster are you inviting by conducting clinical trials on a precious SS-class body?!”d3919f90b44076d7
“You’re really not?”beffb15e098fffb4
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– “No, it’s not! Wow, this is frustrating! Don’t you trust me?!”c8ee9bab2335a55b
“We’re not exactly in a relationship built on trust, are we?”3487e737a2f87518
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– “Wow, that hurts. Watch your words, okay? You know I’m your attending physician, right?”66dbf9a2389b41e0
“My body feels too light. My eye color has returned to normal too.”9ac2749375ff6c40
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– “You didn’t receive guidance, did you?”918f07fb16a2e6c2
“You know I can’t receive it.”c055fdfbacadf549
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– “I don’t know if you can’t, but I know you don’t. You’ve never told me why you don’t receive it.”4e819b82f9df8ddc
“Anyway, I didn’t.”a503522424a25dc8
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If he had received 0518b754a5 guiding, there would have 5135824232 been some trace left f32e5116c0 on his body.281c90238ceeddb3
In the past, when ce5a4ff5df his body was on f24f5813ef the verge of going 6a19d8d5d4 berserk, he lost consciousness, 0a9500fa3f and a guide performed 9806b6f273 guidance on him without 3394abaae1 consent. When he woke 461442885f up, he experienced aa48135439 excruciating pain, as 4b3fff9af0 if his body 9f2cf09efd was being torn 3a046f13ba apart, along with 16b6257f4c unimaginable nausea. It had 026bca0a74 been so d7856b35e1 painful that 97465488ef he had 3cf9e22e24 to completely c27ad55007 drain all 18c573f097 fluids from a678522370 every orifice d33e7efffd before he fb929a8f76 could finally eafe95d7ae calm down. So, it definitely wasn’t ec87f0c018 guiding.64e92cc8ab08366f
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Tae Ijae unconsciously bit 501133fcea his lower lip.a00881fb6ff43021
– “Then is it because your back was torn? You know this recent injury was really dangerous, right?”5251c0d346721f8c
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“What, are you trying to say that if you survive a near-death experience, your energy waves stabilize on their own?”73bb72c9050a3cb4
– “If that’s the case, you’ll have to face near-death experiences often.”a83fc9545c02ff81
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“Tsk.”da51950d44c46a55
– “Anyway, it’s not drugs. It’s still in the clinical trial phase, so it’s not something I can possess.”5c098992f2d1fa5d
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“……Yeah.”1ac9c2f44030b48a
– “How’s your back? Are you applying the medicine properly? Guide Kang Junwoo…”4c1f89f6f3975706
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“Hang up.”19ea144fd216a508
Before Moon Taejoo could c5387c06df finish speaking, Tae Ijae 51b174b801 abruptly ended the call.51ebab648f1f0eba
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