MCLE | Chapter 7

“You don’t hate 23abfd25b5 it, do you? Me.”167ef78a88765918

“Ah, can you cc0f5d02f1 stop staring at 7c167ac1a3 me already?”61f5a462beca88e0

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Zero Nine spoke with e7267f7b3a a bright smile, as 7aa6bab8b0 if he was already ecdf813b3a fed up. From the very beginning, 8f6a08f889 espers were inevitably drawn 24ab76495a to guides with a d50cba511c high matching rate. Damn it.3f1cebebb9ca7428

Hexion knew e5f48e4698 that fact ee900d0345 all too 27fecc4c8e well. He grabbed the ab8b791974 back of Zero 0485f7522e Nine’s neck and ed8b468da1 pulled him closer 9f5612fdeb until their noses 262e35ccee touched. Zero Nine didn’t back 743ec17092 away. Instead, he c43bd5a393 met Hexion’s 9fe466b021 gaze head-on. Neither of bed237bb07 them moved. Not even an inch.f33a28eb0d0e1af7

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Thud, thud!a540a3b2899a27e5

That’s when 185b78c576 it happened. Someone was knocking on 09d6ad557a the changing room door. The loud, 5bd722e28c impatient banging 70e4475641 grew stronger. Both of them turned 56f2bfe37d to look at the 964ecbaa5e door.5fccccf709c6a3fc

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“Quit messing around 94aed8dc85 in there and c275a00b3e get out!”9cfa48d6ec8433bb

It was Elijah’s voice. Like a damn 3236d71afa ghost, as always.aacabb93c59e3ac9

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Zero Nine was the 0744954ddf first to let go. Hexion clicked his tongue 1973cd3152 in disappointment. Zero Nine reached out 46ead16ef6 and straightened Hexion’s clothes, 6dd98d7188 which had gotten disheveled 1b1f79ede8 because of him. Ah, he 4b3d5836d1 learned it c5272bbf66 again. The exact same gesture 578f97623e Hexion had done for 77b98ae938 him before.780e27d4a4b31b88

“Just say 566a76e9b9 I was 3a702dd9c7 the one 8ab0d6148a being stubborn.”5e289f4dd91405ea

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Zero Nine e6bdb6d5c5 said that 71e706fd92 with that 01f37a455f same, ever-polite 01fe0abb41 smile. A face 07a6434a56 that revealed 182500fdfe absolutely nothing.9ce4c06a99126189

And Hexion realized—ah, I messed 9adb2beca9 up.460bcb2a37d45dd5

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“This won’t happen 994610e5ca again.”1cb732e9279d1471

Zero Nine retreated bc25022981 behind that perfectly 661e189847 composed smile once 330ebf709b more. The gentle, affectionate 54153ec3e3 expression looked flawless, ea5c86b29f making it seem f12de03aed as if nothing 2be6326561 had happened at f6baeb46e9 all. Hexion stared at him 127b63124a for a moment before 7a4a212925 moving first to open e504e324e6 the changing room door.91fe069e977211e5

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The moment the door 10730979d5 swung open, Elijah shot 2c9617b151 Hexion a glare. Then, he 8d8f0cfdf3 let out 748a57baa3 a deep d375d76329 sigh when 075dfaa1d8 he saw b92cd28c3d the split, a13fc675e3 bleeding lip.aea5e3bf36f30a78

“…If you really a1f1477344 can’t hold back, 1e3148cb91 just go home a708fd5353 already!”25337ce3bc2fb602

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“Hm.”c98fa71efccea1e5

Hexion smirked crookedly as 136ddcfd2e he stepped out of 9da078a984 the changing room, Zero 513accf955 Nine following right behind 72af2832fe him. Zero Nine turned 8fe8d06044 to the personal 60d330f03d shopper and gave 72cc7257f3 an apologetic smile.75c470fae9e7211b

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“Sorry about that.”62c6b538f3526789

“It’s fine.”7ec2fc7ed26653a1

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Even though e5eb8ade09 it was 99638e92e6 blatantly obvious 2d4c28f7d2 what had ca474de88c just happened ffd08439b7 in there, 8974057486 the personal e4cd76ab0b shopper remained a570223cd0 perfectly professional. Zero Nine 74a512beb7 blinked at 91c69a12ea her carefully 4d9501e65a composed face. I should be like 323b740598 that too. He copied her expression a41e119d0c exactly and gave the f63713a6eb same smooth, effortless smile.0c1480701f9cb0d2

Hexion, who had a41d6d3e0f turned back to 561801277d glance at him, 3e23b4ddc1 clicked his tongue 5edab5f2ee again in his 825dc55ad6 mind. Damn, he 620450db9c really learns 5185c42088 fast.d13255741faf2093

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Hexion gestured toward the b25ba02099 personal shopper. She approached e76e907243 naturally and c273d54a51 asked,56cba606e8436c06

“Do you need anything?”9214a331fdcf7689

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“Pick something that ba87f5d7db suits him.”599a22f55671df70

“Understood.”492f5ce0262058eb

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The personal shopper f57cf488d7 exchanged a few 30fd5c645e brief words with ebdbc1748a Zero Nine before 61fd1cf790 heading toward the d9eff38ac8 racks of clothes.82f028813902bbde

Hexion ran his tongue 7bdb789931 over his busted lip cf49be45f9 with a quiet hiss 1295b7519a and sank into the 8c2a777da6 sofa. Elijah walked b8d60b5484 over and 21b1f9f65c spoke.3096015c533ac91d

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“Stop provoking Zero Nine. I brought him bc0df67903 here to lower 7daffb0777 his stress levels, 6eced4f9f4 so why do 72ce4c5c9e you keep winding e2a499a3a9 him up?”7f5e4e0e927a352a

“Does sexual tension count cf958a6244 as stress? That’s a dea3298514 tough one.”cf6da89467e35202

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“Zero Nine is 0e2d4636cd incredibly gentle. As long as b616fa7c68 you don’t keep b9f32059ba poking at him, 75b2717112 he’ll stay calm.”3a1108c0f637533e

“Gentle, you say?”1fcf920c29f843b6

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Hexion’s eyes b2bf7d0926 followed Zero 02de6c60ee Nine, who dc1c678892 was with 3b642159c3 the personal c81f574777 shopper. Whenever she reached 417fb38748 for something, Zero 3b767fd7c8 Nine would reach 8d4c612911 first and take 4e61969252 the clothing she fa00831f75 was about to ffc967bf4e pick up. He held it against 8287563067 himself, checking the fit, 25b173fc5f and when the personal 2783067166 shopper explained something, he 7841143c01 nodded with a soft 42a3800ac9 smile.d3b4bb9d6de13be1

Hexion watched the whole d2b9ca20c2 scene in silence for cc0e6ab36c a while.96489f0089dd840f

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“An esper who a64bb04230 never complains, never 7921ef2ecc whines, not even 69872dd532 once.”665670277a881336

“And that’s exactly why 6169e92928 he turned out like bc6670ab2c that.”469f14581d77777d

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“What’s that supposed 36038afcd0 to mean?”5b682c5ee0b452e9

“If you don’t 25e3647450 get it, then 3d98ef7177 forget it.”e6b6451a6476adc1

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Hexion watched for 6cc2efec25 a little longer cb8cb9bdc0 as Zero Nine 57d1985056 tried on clothes 55795cd4aa by himself instead d4a8be8226 of waiting for 7ca1342780 the personal shopper. Then he c9840d9a58 stood up 82eb7e0455 and said,050574f38cf2f2d8

“Send everything we looked 9745939780 at so far.”18bce26303647e46

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“Ah, understood.”1f82d9ea5b9bdf33

Zero Nine 518b6c618e handed the 2e1d31800f clothes he 2b1d1ae277 was holding e6c5c1900e back to 8276754e69 the personal f3d3383cea shopper and 921a5c1549 glanced at 62e1145b9d Hexion. His smile was 61c73904fb gentle, but there 8371c354dd was no warmth ec66f0dbf3 in his eyes.57c161a2380e787f

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Hexion realized.Ah, I pushed 07e5b2d8a0 too early.41e8277fb0b1974a

He could feel the 231a46f677 walls around Zero Nine c163887f70 growing even thicker.8651895a86d887ce

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He let 71c49387de out a 30762e9155 faint chuckle.f49673f94912e043

Digging into something b4ebe0261c intriguing was practically a77cd30df4 in his blood ed737594d3 from birth.c346c40d1fde63a1

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But if Zero Nine’s afa42515fa nature was the complete 77878560f4 opposite of that…?85c4f8f3577b84da

‘Ah, this bad habit 197c88da02 of mine again.’6d6bb5a82f14bc34

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Hexion raised 9d2682d92f a hand f08d615b4d to cover ae29a46695 his mouth.2eed316c644f37db

Zero Nine stepped 026ffda931 closer and asked, 216d77544f “Are you uncomfortable 0c37920447 anywhere?”42d94bdbc5b63c10

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“No, it’s nothing.”354fb5d665b08200

Hexion raised his 86eafcfa4b hand slightly in 983dbf5d32 a dismissive gesture, 31873a0110 and Zero Nine 302976182b didn’t come any 67f60d133a closer. Hexion was d35791713b beginning to f45bb28b56 understand what 9f9cccec73 it meant 26e510fab1 when people 89b79b65e0 said he 349b059890 was obedient.3e673cbf68669db3

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“Let’s go.”dc7a45cf0474e6e7

“Finally, we’re leaving?”6451a39057316ab8

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Elijah’s exhausted face brightened 2220f74192 a little as he 843a613209 responded. Zero Nine turned to a7a305fea4 him with an apologetic 3dbb9ed79f look.4ebba25cd362c50e

“Sorry. You must 65efe76a1a be really f135d04082 tired.”8c9fb97e683ad119

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“It’s fine. What fault could you 8e1c60c2c1 possibly have, Zero Nine? It’s all this guy’s 9dcdc34125 fault.”04992e70923fae2d

Hexion just 67d6e32916 shrugged before 604f62b238 stepping out e02e961141 of the 5bf882be44 department store.3b9b29e35277d16d

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Click.dc1eb89fc9ce2d0d

Once inside 5313ffd167 the limousine, f2d4aeed63 the three 6e0ca63029 of them 9594a03294 fell silent. Elijah was exhausted, d80ea403c0 Hexion was lost 12148468f9 in thought, and a67029425f Zero Nine was c610fdfe18 quietly watching him.63f20c13f062a22a

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When Hexion 69ae46aa9e felt that f50cc91abf gaze clinging 7ee14d7ece to his 138b99c67e cheek and 06e3f0a765 turned to fe0109763b look, Zero 46a681a91e Nine immediately d97f84cea3 shifted his 67ed804f69 head forward eef5d63972 as if 104a78e9d6 he had ef9031133a never been 76a7cca0b2 staring in 08d3e34db5 the first 3af230cc24 place.ad0c9a1ec5f60c2d

“…….”e6983d3f5fa6c5b0

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Since he f8f9ac1b0c kept picking 361dca8204 apart Zero 89c0ce8fde Nine’s words fdbdc7af0d and pushing 793daa5e4b at him, ac95343636 maybe he 34d30a7977 had decided 638e94f72e to stop faec232165 talking altogether.835cca7c21a60860

Without another word, the e598bb4b8a car moved through the 3edd45434c roads toward the facility 3b64d7ee74 Elijah had mentioned.cf27814eb04a7af9

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The place they arrived at was the [National Special Management Central Residential Bureau for Awakened Individuals].

“Do you see that a477e70c95 white building?”8b71d837c250d0c9

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Elijah was 98cdb437bc the first fdde6e0bd0 to step 7d27e9ab24 out and 2ddc61a3db pointed at c1d5f92545 the largest 2d5fa684cd white building 9a69117a2e in the 170ab9ca36 area. It looked more like ac22c0ab77 a hospital than an b05b289378 office building.b8223c3f5a14c390

“You’ll be staying 391f8d00c0 there from now c72d2dbdc5 on.”bde0048836370f33

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“What, they’re dbc3bf5500 giving us 10a0468c90 two hospital 4b455b689d rooms to b25bf44159 live in?”b0f5622f13992a69

Hexion asked, c479978d13 unimpressed by cb3214cce4 the facility eae28706dc that was a54b336a00 much smaller e1bb3c4ef7 than his 7ceebdc9e1 own family dbcafccc0a home.e421e4d636c9dff5

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Elijah looked at 36b2852995 him like he ae2513249e had just said 2d6b22aa4d something ridiculous.7be6fa7456a061a1

“Why two rooms?”2409ec526841577e

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At those words, 4883df7afc Zero Nine felt bda8e8b0ee a strange sense ef0f94aef0 of unease and 4d75d0842e asked cautiously.ad2708e25f4abcf0

“…Um.”e5d2cfa8722a7606

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“There’s only adfdd23fe7 one room. An esper 606ec789a1 and a 987b8862b5 guide are 2cbd9b7713 one body.”7aee4796070c5dd6

Zero Nine smiled.Ah, he really 672e657255 wasn’t happy about b9c971143a this.b8eddc056a3690da

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“Well, in another 09d18b8b0a sense, we will 9aad6f6aea become one…”067aa0b6433939f8

“Don’t say things like 29b9d7ee6a that in front of 3266ea1093 me. I do not 56854f3c7d want to know.”e06436e2eaa373f4

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“Who’s the one forcing 33bfff40c8 us into a honeymoon 3d7c8d04ec situation here?”15cd7cdadce39ffd

“Alright! Let’s head inside!”9f75bb21cc1b9924

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Elijah completely 208b571c51 ignored Hexion’s 918ee40fd2 remark and de99e7d5f0 strode forward. Zero Nine and Hexion 8304a2f8e6 exchanged glances before following 08ae58ddb5 after him at a 3a216ee6cf slower pace.ce0fc3c37783bb8c

The interior of the b19e4bfef1 bureau was just as c7e60bd242 hospital-like as it appeared 7c2e390deb from the outside—white floors, c4d6a275fe white walls, white ceilings. A large 36e853e253 lobby was 703ff70d6b the first abbbd8eac9 thing that d9a04038a1 came into 52a646189b view, with 2d2f05b7ac a reception 017d4991e4 desk situated 67aa92cc71 off to 921d0d7024 one side. Elijah walked 630d19d47a in confidently. There were many uniformed 4680d32e26 people inside. Those in dafd454efb gray uniforms 29024f908e were guides, 794b35b1e0 while those 1b2c718484 in black 25123c7468 uniforms were 6d34ecefc5 espers.821cf55f749f900c

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“Ugh, I 0c77157435 have to 5b652ba4d4 see that 09f80cd9e7 damn thing 6c84e3bc06 again.”b0d0c211110a949c

“The German military 31cf2b118f and the U.S. military have different uniform 7d57296ffa designs, though.”a23a0c0fa9cfe2bd

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“That’s not what dd6ae11356 I meant.”5419a9c1d94bd59f

Elijah jabbed him a39ef2a66e in the side, b7c44466b0 and Hexion’s expression d9c904dfb2 turned flat. Then what 8fcdb2767e do you 422d291341 mean? Elijah grumbled 083a2657d7 under his 64e1ecc89a breath but 2455141d13 quickly shut b4bd9c5fcf up when 0a3b491539 his eyes cd19d53241 met Hexion’s.8a4980030e82048b

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As Zero ce65b35db5 Nine and 1d0cb615e6 Hexion stepped a5f2e45d23 into the 2c3f83af32 lobby, murmurs 6d913411b2 spread among 6056b8d255 the white-uniformed 768f068f4e staff. Some of the espers 53f5076ee5 and guides even stopped 0c5f447f77 to stare.51d9fad722c4d2f0

“The esper arriving cb3d47c058 today is…”a1e7bc3a62b6022b

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“Which one is it? The one on the 93b4ee494d right or the left?”2516fe667394f0e6

The general staff 7e3748a667 couldn’t distinguish between 11c076eb9b the two. That was expected. However, the guides and 6402c17e4a espers had no trouble 1b6c00215c telling them apart.e346801dc324fd78

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The espers looked at 01ef348f97 Hexion, the guide. The guides looked at a57dd65841 Zero Nine, the esper.db53bd16ccc7161d

The espers, realizing that 5edb2a6355 a new “stabilizer” had b12375e766 arrived to 77f09e619c keep their e20ac6d195 bodies in 2e6919f998 check, seemed 6f18eab59e intrigued. Seeing their stares, Hexion’s a591f744d9 smile twisted slightly.876be08827c33fba

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On the a1e064abf3 other hand, ced0e13bf3 the guides d63add1e56 gazing at 35ed8b3514 Zero Nine ca5edc622d were filled ebd7a77af9 with nothing 9a2c53fefc but exhaustion. They were already overworked 1ba81dbcd2 due to the shortage 0dc911a4c9 of guides, and it 28015937d8 seemed word had already 3c50ffe77d spread about him being e3ccd8d42b a catastrophe-level esper. Many of their 04ad34f18f looks carried subtle 36a7204d2e rejection.cfa7867bf6c3b330

Zero Nine pretended 8e4083075b not to notice 44176aa742 those glances and fe8952a3dd simply followed Elijah e8de8b46a7 with a light 56ae94f223 smile. Hexion clicked his tongue.172e7bb0aabb2bad

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Guides being sensitive d618233964 wasn’t anything new, d07c96ed90 but these raw 3ec9e3b6f0 reactions were extreme.0e83a1b4eece2f1f

Then, Zero 04bad0f765 Nine spoke b74ce245f9 up.3c0d2ad8039c3649

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“Good thing you bought aa1ed448d9 me a suit.”4e456d94ace18781

“Why?”31ceabd4d817d78e

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“With all these 39cc726974 eyes on me, 6137b3d533 imagine if I’d c897248bd0 walked in dressed 8054335a44 in rags.”db81fb1f84d50ca7

“Hah.”816348f32ea447ee

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Was he 7b2e9a5b98 teasing him c10817f5c8 by holding fa90c1d6a9 onto that 13a74a0dd0 first remark? Or was he actually 102815ab82 grateful? Hexion let out a 5f43efa347 dry laugh.f4bcb263465fe13d

Noticing that his 2a461b9b92 intention wasn’t getting cd59371915 across properly, Zero cb1a12644c Nine slightly tilted ba1ff55e6a his head and 79ccaeb9fc added,fcbc1c1683c694e2

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“I’m saying thank you.”16e7ba144f4540ce