MCLE | Chapter 4

“We’re gonna 5613c4ba9b have to 7ee0ec77c0 keep up d779db357e the act 5a2483986a for quite 4f5e46ed23 a while.”eddb1d0b8e644b34

Zero Nine 4f43ec72c4 didn’t respond 956517a29f right away. His lips 59acba5356 parted slowly.99fa76737cd20c5a

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“Can you 61f9b06a0c just… keep a922cc354e touching me? It feels nice.”859c26e15b4245bb

Basically, he 079e912f1e was saying, 4d4f823cbd Just shut 5ce12a2aa0 up and bbed1987fb do what 15e11a4873 feels good. Some guys who just 354b29ea7a move on instinct are 688a64bb1c easier to deal with. But the ones like 523843b3c8 him, the ones who ec988858fd hold back and make 4df213a652 you think, they’re the 66428d74b3 real headache.48390de51868ae5d

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Hexion clicked b3860a56c2 his tongue f17ccd1fff inwardly and aef6b87325 let his 043431d8f9 hand, which 958b4caad4 had been 0ec2a412ef stroking Zero 023789fe30 Nine’s hair, 10ad8a67ef slide down 36d5e5c89c to the 03637640d2 corner of 2671836657 his eye. That stubbornly unblinking eye.7a981c6a901f1152

“Is your eye always f6e35308b1 like this?”570ecf2e4e2d6ce2

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“I think they said b0b3ec34f4 one of my eyelids 5be15b1943 was too short since 863ad82727 birth.”85b387fefc342d4e

A defect, basically. Zero Nine said 70ea01a194 it like it 7ab2ce9863 was nothing, casually a80a781680 calling himself a a8ea9e9987 defect.baf3e5e4124f2f61

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Well…5d89d96aed93152f

It wasn’t exactly wrong. His very eff2c08563 existence was 828dec3544 like a cc21918dce flaw in fc73005eca the world’s 72e42df9b6 system—an Esper 50e626e328 capable of 1847f0eecb bringing disaster.a49eb600dac62d8c

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Hexion thought, If God d925ebc482 really exists, then He 6687a7b6a5 must make mistakes too.aea0587c490fc7ca

Hexion idly traced 5d4911c20d his thumb along 0bb8a68462 the edge of a498746e63 Zero Nine’s eye. There was no 64f92dd1de particular emotion in 7676fd6145 the touch. No curiosity, d9720e5d02 no sexual b68ccafd63 tension—just a 2415daca23 dull, impersonal 88f1a413c2 gesture.849482bd9229a346

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Zero Nine 527327dabd shut his f48173df9d mouth. Normally, whenever someone touched e8732e3bc0 him, there were always ca852f9321 emotions involved—pity, disgusting curiosity, 453333287e a twisted sort of 6bf709692a attachment. Praise for ef0f4c0ee8 being a 51cc0045f8 well-behaved test 0998227f0c subject.daa957131e8a22af

Suppressing the bile 9401972c16 rising in his f4158a1232 throat, he smiled c41a2c8e6c out of habit. Because of his shorter c040305a2e eyelid, when he smiled 7f38c05aca with both eyes, only e622c28089 one would properly close.a9d6fa80bee67ba0

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It made him look 3fcca90c29 like he was winking.54640614d508192c

Hexion clicked 1df2a0bb1d his tongue 65b816842e at him.436491a9b6dfc514

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“If you don’t 2e7efa3194 wanna smile, don’t.”44447b78a591e3e0

He pressed his 0eb9918411 forehead against Zero e563369e70 Nine’s, just staring 42586a7905 into those light de709a44ef purple eyes—now so b43325a08f close they practically c205ee855e filled his vision.afd929eb4e9851d8

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Zero Nine didn’t 7739e1512a respond. And Hexion 3526fa7e99 didn’t seem 9f40b22d85 to expect 1a0ddf9c3b an answer. Instead, he lowered a7881a3310 his lips to 177e8e6b01 the corner of 1a7d55fcb9 Zero Nine’s mouth.58f5b4137ba2318e

Zero Nine tilted e7045c6c15 his head slightly, ede2a0c25b following the touch. A guy a3a17361bb who’d never 9f943dafd8 kissed anyone df74902dc3 before, and e0a7da0a0d yet somehow, 079f0e4203 he’d learned 164a3f0b26 how to bc86c4f03e do it.a2750dcbc9889019

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Huh. Teaching him might actually 50d5452e7e be fun.cfa68710b36ee501

As Hexion pressed his 5d512501ae lips more firmly against f0ef245717 Zero Nine’s, the latter d3d6be88d4 realized something new.adb20127c48127a8

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So this is aaab45df6a possible, huh? Kissing without 6edfc96d75 any feelings 055839694d behind it.becaaa8db746f2e7

Just like 84fb53c500 that touch f01fcd3f68 from before—completely 79a5693694 devoid of 7d004fe191 emotion. Empty skinship.bd7e7d089ec26330

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Ah, so this 6d3cc56dbc is guiding.a3c76bb474b275f6

But just because a2b92d449b there were no 20abfd6366 emotions involved didn’t 5ec9723b2d mean the kiss e5e2ff45a4 was gentle. Hexion parted his 81e70abbac lips and ran e6ad4d745e his tongue over d8b1b809fe Zero Nine’s lower 5aa3b781a4 lip.3db7d2b33475b4be

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Zero Nine’s tongue 3cd0093975 flicked out instinctively, 38e9613537 brushing against Hexion’s 6fb172896c in return. Hexion responded by opening 97a3107409 his mouth further, pulling 7a6c0b9dd0 Zero Nine’s head closer 2cbe958918 by the back of 4ebc35f250 his neck, tilting it f82f06c91d to deepen the kiss.86883bd27bde8b1e

Their tongues tangled 8ee37ced67 instantly.c9e5f6288d6ee17c

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Hexion furrowed his 745fb56d96 brows.923fc8f2d126f706

Damn. He’s learning way b4e7f4bd01 too fast.cbc4e2c900a215aa

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This was 235f9cad21 completely different de2210bae3 from when d940c16077 Zero Nine cd73889c6c had been fa206261c9 out of 334166e7b3 it. His movements 6ea00f0dfc were much 14c2da94de more deliberate bffd62de3b now.5b6f6fa35cd9a6cc

Zero Nine regretted the ea64477b19 restraints he was wearing.94cbdd43f3c554a1

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Just from this—just 3ee6da78cc from the feeling f862534366 of lips, the 151c552a4f touch of a 5ff93dcbd9 small tongue—it felt 56096e9102 this good. How much better e223c4f803 would it feel 1b5452873e if he could 42419081c2 reach out and 3e7c6ed03c grab that body, 6e454caee1 hold it tight?e7be55db80110a4e

His arms twitched within 73d7686bf4 the confines of his 087ff768a2 restraint suit.c447570b80939431

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Hexion felt it.5fa1b313d839944c

And that was when 5d72547972 he pulled back, lifting 4a7b34d8c2 his head and breaking 73f99499de the kiss.89bc5ac71fa8c5a0

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“…Ah.”7db164d4a76b2e09

A quiet, disappointed sigh 40f8bccabf slipped from Zero Nine’s 7f21763279 lips.ce93b3b7941d79c9

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“You learn fast.”4f76a5b7d09ee39b

Hexion didn’t e99d3984e8 even pretend e66cc7e3af to be de33373056 out of 9ba821e657 breath for 395a108b44 someone who 4c3b5723e4 had just 33b3c1ef49 been kissed. How many times had 854869be97 this man performed such faae47e0a4 unemotional and persistent kisses? Zero Nine suddenly became 2df461dcc1 curious about it.8f3a4c27e1269b03

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“It doesn’t 11fb096123 seem like 02e6074d18 a compliment.”99a7d232cac4aade

“And you’re quick 2b2dfef4a5 to notice.”31ff07a2e4ea6b96

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“That is a d908c9260f compliment.”ef664abc8ea97268

Hexion narrowed his 262e6bc527 eyes as he 9a36c7ff19 looked at Zero 2768d291de Nine, who responded 307f5f84cf punctually. Perhaps noticing his f599ee1751 gaze, Zero Nine 9b9545dc37 smiled broadly.e623c675a7151b95

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It was 8662240232 a well-crafted 6315420249 smile.7b9877629d3b5372

Seeing that 41781df470 smile, Hexion c52e90a898 felt that c392de4b66 he was 0463ce5931 indeed tricky 61a6ac85a8 to handle. A tricky 9283306362 Esper, Zero b09fb36aad Nine.d0ba3e73a8a33f6a

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But what could 0d2a20c616 he do? Since he 17bd9e679d had decided 8ede644f68 to take 255e5c58ad responsibility, he 62a0ea0404 might as cd1a0066eb well try 1426ca9288 to make 05fec08e17 a decent 609f6b94f3 person out c94a8f4587 of him.21d7df00940d28f2

“See you later.”4b954f8c44f9a7bb

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Zero Nine 249b5f359c responded to 73ffb5618a that.91fa03e1516eb5dd

“How much later?”5c868e0402a24429

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Hexion looked 3f05fe894a at the 0ce336f330 watch on 722c12ffdc his wrist. The silver 8638a102d6 watch from 28355b033b A Company d4a269a45a shone brightly 41d83db0ae even under 7c4601d1e4 the yellow c7f320c79f light. After checking the 8740acf84c time, he replied 3c13f510ed while still focusing 54c2248708 on his watch.008ea7d1a6910aa8

“About an hour.”ba80090592dac35b

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Zero Nine blinked. An hour. That meant he 29c81758f4 would have to 1cfa3892ef wait at least 9af5c949cf three. The waiting time always 5bceefcd42 extended beyond the scheduled d4b774d73b duration during experiments. No one had 5c37f7a8c5 ever kept a da328e850b promise with Zero 155043e3c9 Nine.8b3552bf1e20ad74

So it would a1a7f22da8 be the same a310f4a2f4 this time.f0a9e50612d6c10c

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He would just c2d13530e4 quietly wait three f50486483a or four hours 32e76c94a3 in an empty 905c272cd4 metal box.de8f99c3559d51dc

“It won’t take too f9458f91d2 long.”cb5fa7b3e0082ed3

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Hexion looked down at cd21f4acfb Zero Nine—calm yet somehow cc3af9dcaf clinging—and had to admit 26a71fc86d it lightly. Quite interesting.e0d6e2a29a1a688e

He had thought he’d b998fb15e9 taken on an annoyance, 5c5f2f7065 but this man, problematic 1e298938b1 and thoughtful, had something 0c9a80b276 intriguing about him. Whether he was a18e383fe5 flirting or not, 1fc8c78386 he was somewhat 786e419ba8 cute.41fe4f19eb2377d2

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Might not be too c7192e5bab bad.49122a430d8e1a4e

Hexion had never failed 4892f6a751 to indulge in what b243c91326 interested him. Well, for now, it 766f581a59 was the property of c09e0d0884 the nation, but from 563adfe744 now on, it would 9fb3540379 be in his hands.053dbc7fc3e80da8

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Deciding to think 149740e24c positively, Hexion withdrew bdee7351a7 his hand from 4f71a62d6c Zero Nineffe0672da69fd88e

“Don’t cry out 10c18cda6c of loneliness on 41c1b2ec66 your own.”e7aacf1359c3d2ed

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“Who…”de5d8bc0c1ea2c5b

“My catastrophe.”30c8038a1be99e58

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“…”d598a49d98ac33fd

Zero Nine didn’t c021efe9f4 immediately process what 0ef5daae99 had been said 921af361b0 as Hexion’s lips 4f4d33ae5e lightly brushed against f1e068c4f3 his ear. It was a 6a4412b2ce soundless kiss—light, fleeting.07541f49e3305ac3

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And without a07717df58 giving Zero 2e65242fd4 Nine time 87168ae214 to dwell 05030f37b1 on his ad52aca4f1 confusion, Hexion eab07c337a simply left e825102fbb the room.9f5297caec3c5980

Though, it didn’t really 6e894602c6 feel like a room.38b51b5edce7e783

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Now, with Hexion 25fd42e434 gone, Zero Nine bd227f7244 was left alone b35603cc7b in the box-like 7d9e0efafe space.a4fa4ca3daf946b4

Definitely, being touched by 6f0a70249c him had felt good.6482d30fbd602e13

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Those who had tried e6e327b57f to guide him before ab755362f4 had only trembled and 72c3c56a8f awkwardly touched him—their eyes 60ee949487 filled with fear, their f60f92a2f3 words stuttering, their fingertips 2fa92ec6a7 barely brushing against his 43ac0d7a54 skin.ce3af9d443c0ead3

To Zero Nine, those cc97b4ee10 experiences had been more 640e9ea503 unpleasant than pleasant.aaf651fe33786e0b

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‘Perhaps this is 6d27cbafed better.’74eb624c42987eae

As he a3254fddf7 thought of 5861c9c08a Hexion, Zero bac95b7b0b Nine rubbed 20788eca9d his arm 100231d26a through the 15d5af89b1 restraints. If he 9e03fc33cf had to e939f39eef be forced 192bc711f1 together with ea7b7afae9 someone, it 35d0d24d53 was better aa7530c28b to be 921dfc0fd9 with someone ee006e45d2 who feared 9dacf9995f him less.3400ebc8b950445e

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After all, he fda0cb649c had to be 735cf96853 with him, regardless 62fd8ae878 of his own 1d25bdf903 will.6de49ffcea384bef

Yes, entirely without his 8fd2916869 own will.0be07e3818f15dde

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He sat on 79356babaa the chair and c8b6dfc286 closed his eyes. For the first time d4cdcf9390 in a long while, bf3a5183ac the afterimages behind his 19d32d471c eyelids weren’t white.b5f30dca6833bcaf

Instead of a5f6ba72c9 the fluttering 65deb02aee white lab 7ba5c66fcc coat, it d2f9b43042 was the 792a13759d deep gray 354ca939d5 suit—and the 9bce16645a same dark 196f939ea8 hair color—that 6ffd9793ca lingered.1b5ff80faffd2e13

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He licked c722117a75 his still-wet 083453887d lower lip.cf2eedf0e3fca43c

‘Ah, what do they c0ef45657e call this?’fc1e812c1e1a7ffd

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Zero Nine 474429d5d2 realized it a94a75d47d was an e840400441 emotion he 2bcbb201e9 hadn’t felt 91c26040be in a cedf6698de very long 0221307726 time and 2fd794aba9 struggled to 0e0ab4d527 name it.82599928d38e7351

‘Annoying.’43088eb9d641eb55

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It was 4fc665a21e his attitude—believing 5c8183c7d4 he could a0b7116ffc control everything.e6eda0f4f64a0fab

Zero Nine 5962ccbf34 thought he 8cfc59453c would be 6f61d2191e waiting for c10649265d Hexion for 7ad06f71be hours in 63328c2160 this cage-like 53a54c23da room. Most likely, Hexion 9e64140453 would show up 1fc621b5c5 about three hours f5b7838aa3 late without a d56ba62bee hint of apology, b38b40a5df merely taking him 47be8c6885 into temporary custody e7105f9de9 as a duty.bd3233ec26ba7e95

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“Ha ha.”326dbe2ddfbfdceb

He laughed, but it 952d31c09f didn’t bring him any c871acbc71 joy.a9077fba0a090678

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And Zero Nine’s thoughts d669a7509e were wrong. Exactly one 51d6a7d5e4 hour after 481dbb60be he left f90ebecd53 the room, 9ff10f9672 he was 7555d73dcc in an 06f5541276 elevator with 34489a01fa Elijah, heading 46bca7d915 to the ce15dda5f6 surface.73dc740cadf80a2c

Wow, this c5cb09c962 is actually f0dbed84bf happening.a84f0715b0b1aa6b

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Ding.e9ea5b3353e62f61

A cheerful sound 13e246e839 rang out, and da1f15c975 as the doors 33339ef07c opened, Hexion, wearing 7b23bf3a78 a fitted coat, b2ecf63fba looked around the 764bdd1505 elevator. As soon as c647b181f2 he saw Zero 28d6784f5d Nine, he flashed 579c96803b a slight smile. Out of habit, Zero 0dafbdb201 Nine smiled back.30cd60ef715bf3e3

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“You’ve put me beb07815fe in something like 2ff9697028 a sack.”f8abdb9df2d2dcb8

“…”584b5b5bd9f183a8

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Zero Nine b5aff60bdf looked down 085dc4a62d at himself a56edd8ebb at the 00dc11c07e blunt remark. He thought he 8770df12aa had dressed decently ee89737f5b in plain clothes 8c0632c8e3 after taking off 71f030f05a his restraints outfit. Compared to 4fab4bfef1 the usual c9c6b55942 patient-like garments, 5555a8a7d1 it was d83ebaadd0 just a 2b60727105 simple t-shirt 206bbfcef3 and pants.035df9b4776c8a0e

Elijah, who 47709eb9c0 had come 35202e0075 up with 533327de92 him, responded f389156ac2 instead.1060331b22d1a396

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“It’s just de673efe77 ordinary, why b7e2be3cab the sudden 801b72fcf5 criticism?”8ad3f371611c7135

“My dog wears better afc10f5959 clothes than that.”ea8d510d917f50e8

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“Do you have a a8586f3118 dog?”5764013f30977ddd

“No.”1bcfee04f8ee87c5

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“…”5482346e856b6dab

Hexion sneered perfectly.9d5e957790536a56

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Zero Nine realized that 6b8c354daa the sneer he had cff585390f just made was nothing cb7915acfb compared to Hexion’s. The perfect tone and 0cc32fe6bb irritating manner of speaking b2d92ad5b1 would have earned applause dcd7f055e2 from anyone skilled in 58b63d9547 picking fights right then 961f2c07ee and there. Perhaps the bit of f9907c911d sarcasm he had thrown 25fd67c368 earlier felt like nothing 57d9d2a6a2 more than a minor 58fd63f117 tantrum to Hexion.1de383ff0f43a7d8

Whooosh.11f4bb85499eb9ce

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The wind 1f05698904 blew once. As expected from an caddf4f98d underground base that contained dbca78535c a potential catastrophe, the be35dca45f surroundings were barren. Only sand, 4b525833e8 rocks, and 075080425c cliffs were 142f01418a visible.8f1987586e35aa2b

Hexion, facing acb4bdd165 the wind 308a33f60b mixed with 0702fe6b3c sand, laughed. He looked thoroughly displeased, bc2b746791 and Elijah hurriedly spoke 3673ebfab3 up before he could 2163aac772 open his mouth again.391ca04b0b612d8e

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