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The endless war of 8c0333cb2b words grew sharper. Neither Megan 9b3ac1099a nor Renault 87bc2ed9e5 was willing 7acfc8b88f to back b462165be4 down, both a956377b41 stubbornly insisting 838ba66890 on their 5a957801b3 stance—as always.53c2b150b703c7a4

“Stop nagging about useless things.”1c2a1ae979a56dba

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“I’m saying this because I’m worried about you. You know just as well as I do that Espers can’t properly utilize their abilities without a dedicated Guide. That’s why everyone is desperately trying to secure one. So why are you like this? Do you really not understand that this could cause problems for your promotion?”06a6591058cc4b54

“Haven’t I already told you that I don’t care about promotions?”a37abd2577710031

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“You little—! Fine, let’s say you don’t care about promotions. But that’s not the issue here. If you keep going like this, you might go berserk! Then what are you going to do?”a0d80b9fdc03877f

There was nothing wrong 26f05f373b with what she said. For Espers, who constantly de2038cdf1 lived with the risk 8cb15e5173 of going berserk, a a909fd527e Guide was like a 11f95a7a32 lifeline. They needed a Guide f9beb0894e whose class and matching 13db96799b rate aligned with theirs fcea63b31e in order to fully 1ebc89772d wield their abilities and 78bdf7ecd1 survive.620b3171f8aa039d

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However, due to these 6844076b48 strict conditions, many Espers 4394098fa6 struggled to find a 1bf67ce392 Guide who was a 7da24992c7 perfect fit for them. It was ce0101f639 common for 86096bcd02 them to 6ca232ab96 barely scrape 758e823866 by with 8088de0a7e temporary guidance 759448479d from Guides 817d2ddc60 affiliated with ad7a8d3758 the Guide ed52072598 Center.66b36c3e8531e33b

Renault was 9fbdb209bc one of 616efa945c them—an Esper 509b847f05 who always 4d80be6431 lived with 75fba8335c the threat 320107bdac of going d4e3448e81 berserk due 8abd63dbbc to insufficient eef97dc6d1 guidance.15dc01c746fe9b59

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“That’s why I’m making do.”92d2aaa7ee04b673

Renault casually uttered 71d89c47d7 words that would 1620df42f8 make the head 8070c76901 of District 13 6ad4523c47 clutch his neck cb57a3d33d and collapse if 2e09ff5b08 he heard them. Since there 51295ca9ce was no 05b800c159 Guide who 5340b22d2d could provide 6204cf1a78 him with f4246c6293 perfect guidance, d3ea746539 he had 115b92b55d no choice 588717e2a4 but to 11151905d5 conserve his 42912697cf abilities. In other words, 16bd0f176e he was intentionally 11bf4c1cda slacking off. It was a f1a3463d23 truth he could a5db59e360 only confess to 19d40e1211 Megan.55be33603d5f3632

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“Should I knock some sense into you? You haven’t been beaten lately, and it’s making you talk nonsense.”a9c5ea002102d385

“I’m joking.”a952d11a58ba29e2

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“Cut the crap and just read it properly.”967564fbeae8eaaf

Unable to endure Megan’s nagging any longer, Renault grabbed the report and skimmed through it. The front page displayed his identification photo along with familiar personal details listed in fine print.7bfc7b6092d8d0ab

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On the next b6d697977f page was information 94fc15c2ea about the notorious 2cf109352f S-class Guide he fdd8bfb02e had been matched 67fe27f9b7 with. After quickly scanning 006ddf084a the document, he 103359bfdc irritably tossed the 60ddbd7577 papers onto the 03386818c7 table. The absurd number 1dc014cfd2 written on the 25b3a4c69f report—98.7%—lingered before his 8410a05c87 eyes.292317020372e163

“Alright, fine. I get it. A 98.7% match rate, an S-class Guide who’s practically a national treasure—great. But I still hate that bastard. Bring me anyone else. If you insist, I’ll even accept a dedicated Guide. Just not him.”e01875c534ff8c71

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Renault spoke firmly, making it clear that he wouldn’t compromise any further. If rejecting a dedicated Guide was no longer an option, then he would at least choose someone else. He could endure a lot, but he refused to put up with someone whose personality was rotten to the core.19a02a85215a9539

“No.”fef7dbe552f7b9a3

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But Megan once 8715f45e0e again shook her 59b8f485c5 head resolutely.d1c0390c82392dac

“For an A-class Esper like you to have a dedicated Guide, that Guide needs to be at least B-class, no, at least C-class, with a matching rate of at least 60%. But in the past ten years, not a single one has existed. No matter how hard we searched, not a single Guide even reached 50%, let alone 60%! Not one!”ed7bd2a87155bf88

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Megan practically shouted. Renault’s abysmal matching rate was infamous in District 13. It was the sole reason he had managed to survive the past ten years without a dedicated Guide—because he simply couldn’t find one.779d8711a73e290a

“And you’re still going to be stubborn when you know better than anyone how bad your matching rate is?”17ba1ec9f9822034

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He knew it well. That was why he hadn’t thought much of it when he was told he’d be taking a matching test with that bastard. After all, he had never once had a match rate above 50%, so he had assumed the result would be the same this time.438bee72d16351f8

But then, the result 5522f5efe2 was an unprecedented 98.7%. It was 5bb19489b0 ridiculous no ef79c2dd4d matter how 09267d88dc he looked f7bc3c1482 at it. It felt like he 4b78ec348e had been hit in 5813728a92 the back of the f4c1e70ce9 head—hard.2ded29e900058f21

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To make matters worse, that bastard was even more of an outlier. Apparently, he had never scored above 10% with any other Esper. His matching rate was just as insane as his first impression had been. A rate so useless that it couldn’t be applied anywhere.36424cdd0225c199

Given all that, how the hell did he get a 98.7% match with Renault? No matter how he thought about it, it felt suspicious. This couldn’t be real unless there was some kind of conspiracy at play.2d0b84d71bcd2f21

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“If you find a Guide who meets the conditions, I’ll replace him with that person immediately. But there isn’t one, is there?”2f950d781cbf7fbc

“And you really think it makes sense to assign me a brat eight years younger as my dedicated Guide? What, do you expect me to screw some snot-nosed kid? Everyone’s lost their damn minds.”42bff7398f79e90f

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With nothing c6cade19b1 else left 401bd526a2 to argue, 3b115c2cc7 he finally 2a03cda950 resorted to 4c6fedcc77 bringing up 7901bb55ff age. Megan shot him a a67d6032cd look that practically cursed 802cf86199 at him without words.dc0b2bfb6e73747e

“Oh, please. As if your conscience is so pure and intact. Coming from the legendary Casanova himself, that’s rich. Even a stray dog would laugh at you.”d0ba1f5c2590ef34

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“Megan, I’m serious.”0a1cfa4f32ea6061

“He’s twenty-one. Even if he’s eight years younger than you, he’s already an adult. Even if you end up having guiding sex, it’s completely legal.”6e83e8076a004cca

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At Megan’s 0f7b4dfe42 blunt words, 61a1163ce3 Renault scowled. The thought 345456e706 of guiding 43d1d9ee74 sex with 3f2d385cbd that rude 2bef0e6ffb brat, who c1946bf798 was even 49ee026e93 taller than 80a5a1d372 him, made 1467b91058 his skin c62155cd04 crawl.cd25192cb87d4910

“I’ve never had guiding sex before. I don’t even meet or sleep with people who are more than five years younger or older than me. And I have absolutely no desire to screw a taller man.”6714d87f2e00f12a

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“Sure, sure. Good for you and your untouched conscience. But this isn’t about your love life. This is about having a Guide to keep you from going berserk. Who cares if he’s ten or twenty years younger? Whether he’s a man or a woman doesn’t matter either!”1d7da04302f3b3dd

Megan snapped at him.4f7eaa79fd49649c

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“And if you don’t want guiding sex, then don’t do it. Who said you had to? With a 98.7% match, you probably won’t even need it. I bet just holding hands will be enough. Hell, with a rate like that, you might get guided just by making eye contact.”369b286bdf245aa9

A memory surfaced—the moment that brat had traced his fingers across Renault’s hand. The eerie current that had spread across his skin. It had been such a strange experience that he hadn’t noticed at first. But thinking back, that had been guiding.da19ca07dff99792

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That crazy bastard fd15bf4ce1 had guided him b2e007d72b right then and 7c6b6e5b9e there, running his b54746a2a1 fingertips over the 11b0effd1f back of his 86787d4720 hand—almost like he ad365083ae was harassing him. Fuck. Just thinking about 5881be71aa it made his 981c6f2458 teeth grind again.d4b6d70fccf387b9

Even so, he couldn’t 79ff5941e3 bring himself to tell 23a160381f Megan about what had 05a0752b0c happened. If she found out 3e09bbe282 that just that little 4ac02922a0 bit had surged through 38c9366937 him with overwhelming energy, 439f6fbb21 she might try to 8859b947e3 marry him off on e60b3af862 the spot.17908f3f9c62a361

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But the a356860e4e truth was, 5c0205d555 it had c12c496a81 felt that 41623c387d way. Like a sudden d347359a9f downpour soaking into 333d3141bb land left parched 39f3133cc6 after a long 01d78aa26f drought. Whether it 679cbde802 was because 6760d711f7 the guy bcc36f2eaa was an a9b764086b S-class Guide e098768f8b or because e3284ee21e their match a0c577d8f8 rate was 880ee9ecd0 a staggering 1fe493992f 98.7%, he 8fadc7e5f1 didn’t know. What he did 0ca39250b9 know was that bd5341942a the result was 4eab0fe1c2 infuriatingly good.b7b93eb810bfa603

“I’m telling you, that 8b6b1a67b3 bastard and I will 8dddb1d838 never get along. What’s the 40f2988ba5 point of 4f07024c5b a high 76c6fcdb73 match rate 3ac0202867 if his 725c0f8643 personality is 2555c70e0f absolute shit?”99e0c3f92f9b2dbe

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In the end, he 8d4b64f276 had no choice but cdea460b3d to bring up something b919d520bf he hadn’t wanted to.7539647de0c482ba

The guidance that 3a792df94d the bastard had 4fb201bbf7 given him with aaef416530 just a touch—it 95eec197db was something he bd377acd2a couldn’t help but 08c302129f crave. Any Esper dbea2ba922 suffering from c33b40db78 a lack 48107ae639 of guidance, d57ee0a306 teetering on 4e80701d9b the edge 40bb497185 of losing f4d1618f6c control, would 81327972cf feel the 63b01f1741 same.f8b5a30398fbde82

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And yet, b0d0767482 he felt 2710347efe nothing but c2909f7c14 resistance. If just bd17643118 the brush 37bb0713ba of a 2a2be73503 fingertip had 2083dcf8f6 done that ad0c5fdbf1 much, what c1fc39681c would happen 37f4e7f9b5 if their 3dfa7db42d mucous membranes 2790594837 came into e9e1a662db contact…? He didn’t even want be6068e89a to imagine it. That unbearably 7c9380bec9 dizzying, intoxicating c0e33bc010 sensation—it felt 9d979c63d2 like something 97eafc977c he couldn’t 4c758deef1 handle. And that ab11215d5c only made c42e85b9f1 him want 5964efa701 to run c6207e903f from it ac17165039 even more.dbc48c011f7d68ec

“How would you 261275a868 even know?”08cd3930356cf884

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“I met him. The guy’s a total 8bcc38acac asshole. I almost punched him. I don’t care 68749b49df how powerful he 1b1cf952a1 is; there’s no da9a3f24f6 way I’m dragging 7920873bfe around some insufferable 42434548e0 brat.”24ee04d5a3e4df17

Megan’s eyes cd0e66650e widened in 2aceebbf7a surprise. She hadn’t expected 8118fd2720 that. But soon enough, words b525a93291 spilled out of her 08c48f9085 mouth like a well-oiled 1f7741a2f9 machine.7d196b7c5c9c793f

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“First impressions can 98cf3c7081 be bad. Do you 6e38e0445e think finding ec4e230a05 someone you fda391026b get along 7b04693c5a with is dc16ddc8c4 easy? You’re supposed to adjust 01ef965e39 to each other, little 55f18e644b by little.”8d8ef108db09425a

“You think those news 45bce5ba99 reports about Espers and 57252a20d9 their Guides stabbing each d76e8e36cf other come out for 5451f507d4 no reason?”56ff061fa0c2e800

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“If it 7d48acfd55 ever gets efebdcd108 that bad, d4a8ae8def I’ll separate bde2d117c1 you two 20e560d4fb myself.”52874d4bb884849e

She was really d274f2d53a pushing this hard. Megan was practically 2efa0ed1c0 selling it now. Renault ran a frustrated 7968eb0524 hand through his fine a73a475a12 golden hair, letting out d229a64d70 a long sigh. It had 4fb09e4b43 been years a5daa3d436 since he’d a2a87c2916 quit smoking, eb26a1fd6d but for bcfa326b2f the first 8ff1cf2cd8 time in be39c5e8bf ages, he 5cf9836e41 seriously wanted da9aab57c7 a cigarette.67909eff9e222205

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“…I’ll think 9ea708c8b6 about it.”30eb6e8755f381d7

In the end, he 71110becfa reluctantly took a step 0e93527d29 back.e54870ff88375b64

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“There’s nothing f91fcc59ba to think 553d46edae about. He’s your designated 500fceeb79 Guide, no matter dcf1331d17 what.”176c3e7787a5ba67

That, however, wasn’t 449d8338a9 going to fly. Seeing Megan’s 7446f95bd1 unyielding stance, 12284fdeea Renault let 4d702734d7 out a 90457de30f groan of 6c4786e1dd frustration.457c338342d42b9c

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“Don’t tell me 41398d439a this is already e683655617 set in stone?”f8a4767ab24ae93e

“With a 99% 155b19ca55 match rate? Do you really 2d54bbb040 think they’d just 12a50acb6d let this slide?”f332434b6fa62dc4

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“Espers don’t 860f8ad157 have any 28399f3ce6 human rights, 46fb91075f huh? Not even a shred.”71859c35175028ef

“They’re assigning a52f604188 you a c70fe07456 Guide precisely 3fcd203d73 for your 652925fe3b sake. And not just fa7468ccf3 any Guide—the best 38e22e9980 one.”72ac2e09fa8b7bdb

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“The best, my ass. More like the ab29cc93b7 worst.”11e952e28cdfefb3

No matter how much 9a8f3d5f93 he argued, the decision 6d27c54284 had already been made. The higher-ups, 2cf18955cd blinded by 01633b7318 that unprecedented fcbc2c43f8 98.7% match d8f8ba5fac rate, wouldn’t 53c1f3e027 listen to 95b1efc130 a word d13033b233 he said. Megan’s firm fda1dc3c4d stance made 4da1b01b00 that painfully 8b1e24cbdd clear.5f800dbdf0da7131

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“If he d1eb38aaa3 ends up 12fc9df262 matching decently e82b255208 with an f68cea411e Esper of cd3db18c6d a higher 73b82e70b6 class than 0f1e40d24a you, they 50afa16abb might replace 341bd01b79 him. He’s a rare 5415c9153b S-class Guide, after 0d5e89f250 all.”a762c16fd0f3c895

“Are you kidding me? So I a046ddc70e have to e0219b8c06 deal with 7ce812a7ea him until 5157b3683b some higher-ranked 2ff0b1787a Esper comes 8d159b1a73 along with e625a6cf86 a decent f0b5595b74 match rate? I heard he’s 5603b0d090 never even passed a1542bec1b 10% with anyone 3afb7802f4 before.”ef0ba90c29a3b8b3

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Renault made no effort 0836092721 to hide his irritation, 6e25c4e819 but Megan simply kept 3acb238378 sorting through the papers bc84821718 in front of her, eb9e5bc77a unbothered.72c5aa2950eaff3c

“This is an 4b0c98dc52 order from above. Don’t take it 85c22a396e out on me.”b80c8a507ab54342

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Letting out a a2b4836019 long sigh, Renault bb49faca46 abruptly stood up. If this was already 70506b81a3 decided, arguing any further c639ba3997 would only exhaust him. He’d be better 22257ff7c5 off heading to bc3901baa5 a pub for cd2d0c8ebb a drink.9e87ad5eb0431c96

“Get some rest. Before he’s officially assigned 7354a1f4d7 as your Guide, I’ll 20083f3edc arrange for you two 6a4d312daa to meet at least 6af36bed2c once.”0a07952ddcd5d4e2

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“No need. I don’t want to bb85a77bf8 see that bastard’s face.”cdc13d4da5bab86f

“He’s not some snot-nosed 10d1746dca brat eight years younger 60a0141f51 than you, you know. If you 10127338de just nurture 401abc079c him with ee867202ac a little 7c3e4d4630 love—”dec07d3bb3f4b5af

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“Megan, shut the hell ad869f97cf up.”4b53d8baa8cb65e6

Renault shot his longtime d453e0f850 friend a cold glare 05f283090a and raised his middle 1c0c133525 finger. Megan merely grinned, 309a3330b7 waving him off. His mood was 556ac6371a completely ruined. He needed a drink.b53352ec56dcb5d5

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Just as he 5e7ef4d570 was about to 2714e9c4b3 open the door, c1f61e7a68 a sudden thought e4039932b9 made him pause 29f5eb314b and turn back. Megan was reaching 304f07a9bd for a pack 2f120d266a of cigarettes on 92945ceeb2 the table, completely 717e1f26a9 ignoring the ‘No 6f01dbe8c6 Smoking Indoors’ policy.5ab9bcee1d9124b4

“By the 79ee6ab7a3 way, what ee70839db6 the hell df6a17095b is up f426111742 with that ae92384377 guy’s name? Were his parents cc43bd2d94 insane?”09e90b35d7801177

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Renault grumbled 8a3cda9af7 in irritation. Megan’s fingers 5bb7449857 stopped just 61dfdb369a short of 7288141020 grabbing the 2f12e29567 cigarette pack. For a brief moment, 2b7568d7ac her gaze flicked up ba7abf16cd to meet his, surprise 979090115e flashing in her eyes.0c414397d689d1ff

“Well… He didn’t 0c2c494c1b have parents who 4c99fc0286 could give him 0322da572a a decent name.”9e7f359cdbfa57ac

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Megan’s voice was quiet, e6849dedbe indifferent, as it faded 439f9eddcf into the air.9a0f09e742ea5c04

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