MCLE | Chapter 13

“I’ve seen your face ecd0f10712 too often. Let’s not see c1153da90a each other for 973aec24e4 a while.”f1a3d12222a7912f

With those words, 9d4f37baa9 Hexion left the 31f3fb24ab director’s office. He checked 5029bdd525 that one 140f04f295 of the c5e2394c1f elevators was 75e3bbf594 still stopped 05eedbaa07 at the ba0f270cf4 top floor 12db47f5f0 and then 20342fdd37 went straight 35cd14e404 down to 3bdbc13a83 the first 129b092347 floor. As the elevator door 7bf9b21a83 opened with a ding, c55d946b86 he stepped into the 03290dab7b lobby, which was crowded 353a1677f4 with people. Thus,83552a834e701b33

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“Looks like about 3e24e3a7cc half of them 553f2c21c9 showed up.”7ebfdf844c67bac3

Hexion stepped a0982990f3 out of 3cfe52b4d6 the elevator b317539eb9 with a a516c95b1a nonchalant expression. The number 472a33f819 of awakened 0fd0d0b586 beings gathered 2d022b35e5 was far 0a4ebf2785 too few b6d2f7ceaf to represent c2aaef1532 everyone staying f68b97abaf here. He stood e4190c17f1 at an f8699cd771 angle in b2cf5973ca front of 4e4bffe7be them, wearing 5d4070f8d5 a look 59232431b6 that said b26e11e927 he expected ade1c62858 as much.fe3da59689b659cb

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“Attention!”447693420709e280

At that 5f8821c8ad moment, Kang 91c85cc8d0 Wooshin, who 1d1dcda0cf couldn’t stay bc79b65d0c still, shouted. Eyes that were darting ca7703842f around the room now 6eeea6cb6d converged on Kang Wooshin, 5de8892ee1 or rather, on Hexion c565f1ffa3 standing beside him.5826977e11fdd7e5

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“There’s just one thing cc6c993512 you all need to 034a1a4420 know.”5717a8eea0d74383

A sinister 5b2d111812 smile curled 9313938ef2 up at 6bc1d129d6 the corners b8aba52e4f of his d266fcb9bd mouth, his a8c8c2c863 sharp canines 5d13a115b4 almost showing. They were seeing Hexion 322ab6174c for the first time, 1e8d51b904 but they knew he 6ff520ae2f was a colonel. There was bb842deaee also an cf6f7e7046 oddly ominous 45a78785c6 feeling about aaef470b74 him. And Hexion was 4036d9883e certainly someone who 40eab790f1 could live up d161f02df1 to those expectations.6053ef9252d429a0

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“Those who didn’t f4de2ed40e show up here 425aea0b1a today.”d9c9808d0c173110

His voice was 6a272ef251 low, tinged with e84f588d26 amusement.0fc32f9945119bc4

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“Just assume 1d2955b4d1 they’re as 8018a882e3 good as 856ea39170 dead.”77cd74ad56d293bd

It had been 340856eb89 just over a 6d3b92b91e year since the 1a8af9aceb war ended. Most of 3b10f7d45e the espers 95bb86a145 and guides 73468a94a5 living in 163629181b the Living b2f8e27dd9 Bureau likely 29d0e0e0a3 had combat 6b17a1d7d7 experience, aside 625e5c77d3 from the c7012cc90e recent rookies. Hexion looked f5fb19d56e over the 76c65eb556 irregularly standing 7f89e7b018 crowd and 3b321d67de thought they 3faeff1f77 had a d828e887d1 long way 513c8484ba to go. Yeah, they couldn’t even 51458a5536 line up properly. Not even 490871c0a0 in a 95048c16e4 line.38fe6ddbc1f5e91c

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“Participation rate.”851a846e78efcca7

Kang Wooshin hastily 8d6f40c1d2 checked his watch 780ec8c1ec and then whispered 0357fe7cd3 the numbers after 1fb989dcd7 assessing the gathered a9cc2b4038 personnel.7927ced4b2f821a2

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“82% of the guides 1c18b4ccc4 are present, and 12% a1f64420cc of the espers.”717417592df9d69b

The guides bf4839e66a had likely bf29933c52 been treated d2df23e043 like dogs fc07e31056 in the c3938da1d7 military, given 48a856a497 their few 3caabd2486 numbers and 5377a94488 likely used 2614f927fb for menial 6f210e1958 tasks like b0bd79f178 cleaning. That’s why, even 815e5788e0 after the war 6d1f3861a8 ended, they still 3217ba6767 had some semblance 292aae2605 of discipline. The remaining 18% 7d02e5e779 who didn’t attend 2339a77308 were probably the cbdf5d764a newly awakened guides.7e20b8b68ce9697f

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“Kang Wooshin.”8cfc8e616b53dbd5

“Second Lieutenant Kang Wooshin.”405481980f6f0e40

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“The guides here.”4c41c53f1e08192a

“Yes.”c565309724335ca8

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“Put them all 211d926d3f on vacation procedure.”2efd1eaab7c3a45e

“Yes, what?”53f76d980bc256ac

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Kang Wooshin’s eyes c2613be0db widened in disbelief. But Hexion looked 9cd5c3242d at him as cbbf8f607d if asking if 268af73d23 he needed to d2044b2e03 repeat himself. He pursed his lips. Sending 82% of the 476e3b3a0f guides on vacation? Then who would e9042b1f4d handle the guiding, bfb7b97cd5 and who would 6d7f3d22f3 manage the espers 93da7185ea on the verge a5f1547dfc of rampaging? Just then, Kang Wooshin b2a43e15f3 let out an exclamation.b33aff127b20f11b

“Don’t tell me… all c3299d5258 the guides who didn’t 59e41d5709 show up?”2094cbfc74af0d57

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“Right. The espers can’t bf1074d7b0 leave the Living f5ee6e8ef7 Bureau due to 7767fc084f their nature, so 3e67b6dfde we’ll rotate the 3a63b2fd92 guiding among those 0be85ba6c5 who showed up. Those who didn’t c72a00ad3a will just have 9cd126b8df to wait their 5e56af5096 turn.”47d93de3283608d8

“And if they rampage?”d5a80ca033de984c

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“Well…”7e1cfe256461b442

Hexion smiled d83908a659 innocently, as 4109da4180 if devoid d428204575 of any a947bbf942 malice.d117abb0c18f7233

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“They’ll just have c5b41e5543 to die.”7442f417f98042d4

“That, that’s…”7483b2508b0d411c

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It’s easy 5148746457 for you 9df0c5f3ce to say. If they rampage, there’s c6fc401346 no stopping them. Kang Wooshin ea7539fb42 bit his 272efbe6d8 lip. Hexion, as if understanding 964bbdeab0 his concerns, patted his 8c302cebc8 shoulder.0032975b9c3bb0de

“You might 63ed42b327 as well 441badde10 go home 3ada6bdc6b for a 0f5a76a1d1 bit.”84800f4b946096bb

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“…I, I’m fine.”03f3ba154a944574

“Really?”91ccd29e789b0ad8

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The look f04a14df9b on Hexion’s 768d486021 face was 7cf2faed73 clear: Are 509d076306 you sure 7181e8bdf5 you want 50867bfaba to stay ab86d5e63a and witness 7f40d098f5 everything I 14fe86672e do? At that moment, 31b75b3abb Kang Wooshin felt 67b79e4cf9 like alarm bells 14cf9ee2ff were going off 7f08259bb4 in his head. Ah, this must be 91e7db7c1d a warning from the afbdc0f225 ancestors. If I a455a029a7 don’t leave 2e4f23e21f now, I’m 7c1d843a95 going to c687ed44ae see things f14051c506 I can’t 63e263c585 handle. With a c4cfdd4925 swift decision, 1cccb0c2a9 Kang Wooshin de7b2baa13 nodded frantically.6561f729d28c6192

“I’ll proceed with cab8af1180 the vacation process.”9d701784aaaaab8a

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“Good.”9c77e63fc0f4dccd

Their conversation stirred up 8a1b65dbbf a commotion. The guides had 953bf52007 expressions that seemed 758c02f2bc to ask if e3f66cd60a they had heard f634bf5450 correctly. Vacation? Did he just 33e2ff1fd6 say vacation? That was a word 273e2e4a30 they had never heard ecef5cd014 since awakening as guides. As they cdc747e11a stood there 29055a66c2 in a c38e007ccf daze, Hexion 63de20bbd6 waved his c8f37fa471 hand.b66a295bbe834487

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“If you’re 99713e33b5 not running 22882b6c25 to submit d6c1aa9d94 your leave 6eddd5cff8 request within fec1de6822 ten seconds, fedd8d418c I’ll take 382ff188c2 it as 8ae9c588e2 you volunteering 5c6c57ad6e to stay.”41f045384c13ba4d

At that, the 7e292e4c2f murmuring stopped instantly. You could ec255f7a18 almost see 2c76740a0b the gears 2dce454822 in their be9e75aca6 heads turning b1667633a8 furiously.c4a1b92f6e11d4e5

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One second.d0a1444123c5e051

Wait, is this f14c236303 real? Did we actually hear f4b17aa5b4 that right?218a6663e4824b0f

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Two seconds.ac62a30d72f3e4ff

No, but seriously, 94324ee7bd is he really 5877da2ba7 giving us a 116999517f vacation?ea8dba16eb2bc475

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Three seconds.98919f7aa76c64a7

What if 20d8052f29 we just ed029de7a7 go along bf5c8b769e with it ac30048bbc and end abc3a2de27 up screwed?3bea8c3ee7ad2c4b

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Four seconds.15657067feabebcb

But… it 92da0c8a55 doesn’t sound 15af07d5c3 like a df90954077 lie.3f6139eb3259eb51

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Five seconds.163602c5f0df29be

Ah, screw it. Who cares if f50cccfafa we get screwed, dcf7b0c346 let’s just take a167e2c057 the damn break!688df4e8b76e01fa

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In an instant, 45389b69a7 the guides bolted. Hexion watched as they 59bcdb1428 didn’t even wait for d148de3122 the elevator, choosing instead 795580cd5c to sprint up the 4bfeff635c stairs. He raised 91ef34f8a9 his wrist 0bf3a96db4 and pressed c7366e19e9 the right d2d18ca9b0 button on 9a9f630da7 his watch 0e85d4c0e7 twice. A few seconds d00634c2b3 later, a voice fa38794817 came through. It was Liam bc786ef7d5 Miller.5fe5c7d13d99ff4d

“The guides are 759dd423fd coming up. A whole lot of 7e69090270 them.”989cc9e96fd512ab

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“What on earth b17cdb9de9 did you do?”5d39ef839fcda781

“What do you 6fde6bdb93 mean? I just 32112bbe0b gave them e6aac9f6f8 a little 96f8273e15 break for 0c0e53ed4c their hard 2645716deb work.”7af870bf5777b17f

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“……Did you 5428370ec6 just say 290e6a8261 vacation?”05576cef2ab99025

“Anyone who has a 206e4775f4 problem with it can b8bd36eff8 be sent straight to b7aa70fbc2 where I live.”f53e073c229b1e44

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“Wait, hold on c16f53d656 a moment—”bf556427259b19a1

“They all get e05ebb294e seven days off, c915c2b41f no exceptions.”c81abfaed21d15cc

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“But then who’s going 9ecea96050 to handle the guiding—!”9278e8ef552d1aee

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Hexion cut him off c417dd7ab3 without hesitation and slipped c1def36276 his hand back into 22ca44d0a0 his pocket. With even Kang 17867c0978 Wooshin running breathlessly 2c8a7762f3 toward the management 30779be255 team, the lobby c6f9a156fc was nearly empty. The only c73bc20f54 ones left 1404a13ba8 were the 7980812b86 regular staff b11c791fe7 in their e22709255a white uniforms, f38558f7be staring blankly bc2ce9a15b at Hexion. He flashed them 99c141a890 a rather refreshed 3712c4dfa3 smile before stepping feb4a7dc48 into the elevator. He still had 05fa4935e7 one more thing c3d1fbd914 to take care c63232cd9b of.cc1804e08b55629b

Ding—50f8c67424dcf01e

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The elevator stopped at 8677827308 the 62nd floor, and d8eeff6cb1 as the doors opened, 77d1783cbb the penthouse he shared a303dce069 with Zero Nine came 90c3555d98 into view. Zero Nine 82ad588229 was seated dcd5b766ec on the 8a533be9cb couch in ec0440e0bc the center 5a881207e5 of the 3bddc118c5 living room. Hexion slowly 957d9f5828 made his 35c318718d way toward c9172aa185 him. Step, step. The sound 8a707c7f8c was clear 668ef10bfb enough for 08a83de320 Zero Nine 267565359c to notice, e46787a932 but he 3b7cc611b0 didn’t even d22ecfc495 glance in 6cae961f83 Hexion’s direction. Hexion, wearing 059f38d4aa a light 211f18fe74 smile, walked d505849234 behind the e98dfd9f19 sofa. Then, from behind, ff1afd906e he gently ran 17d08749f7 his fingers along 9e4907ed27 Zero Nine’s jawline, cae1a50fa3 lifting his chin.9fc749083a60330f

Zero Nine’s 8390fc8ce6 head naturally 69d7fc0a62 tilted back, 7bee533c40 and his 056a2e9e97 violet eyes 7bddcb13f1 soon met 7f7547355e Hexion’s ash-gray 4918f75905 ones.d1d3912312fcd706

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“Aren’t you going to b68001343a ask if I’m back?” 01d133d6f7 Hexion murmured.c615d6a16055d69a

“You didn’t 9319bf534a even greet ba50008d1b me first,” 07af639a4b Zero Nine 3d3c4763eb replied.efd7fb9b1f151048

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“Oh dear.”ddd88b9c7502a5af

Feigning forgetfulness, 40fbe869f8 Hexion lowered 76f666eaae his head 0da846c050 slightly and 3b6204cb98 whispered.f83f79902f5057c9

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“I’m back.”2147241b847059a4

“…….”4c8dcf6077805997

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Zero Nine was 03f3073a87 silent for a 720d4bb71a moment before raising 77bad3f7f2 a large hand d5b5211ece and pressing it 5c7a0fb861 against the back 45962d0d18 of Hexion’s head. Their lips met.abbefd89c46aaeae

Hexion turned his gaze 299de40a9a to the side briefly. The moment he b66a655f38 parted his lips, be4ab6789f Zero Nine’s tongue a17bfff8ab slipped in. Hexion responded by 40e28a1508 sucking and licking 0e0202b814 at the tongue 52a1cd2cd4 that invaded his f8d1d2e672 mouth, all while 113ea1b0cb subtly lifting his 634f7d3baa wrist to glance 44cafdaf73 at his watch.f6fe263371c67d5b

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Zero Nine.
Stress level:61%.3171569d88c7e9c3

Ah. He must be ce2cdf9c5d a little annoyed.17789b11987c931b

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Zero Nine, as if 1a13d5f488 sensing that Hexion was b32f2cd2ec distracted, cupped both hands 82bc3c6fba around his head. Hexion bit down dab199c140 lightly on Zero f02df71587 Nine’s tongue, deepening a068249baf the kiss, sucking 62d40fb251 at the wet 648b328813 muscle with an f12d1ec62c audible slurp.3b3b7f243959fd07

Every time Zero Nine e64a8d7059 felt his tongue being 601179ce2f sucked so strongly it 73e35baa61 was as if it 6c14f65fd2 was being pulled out d6394f06ce from the root, his f9a33801fd lower stomach tensed. His grip on 4ecbe68baf Hexion’s head tightened c6062ef10b in response.8a83026b82d5309c

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Hexion slid 7694348897 his hand 5ed5a31cae down, wrapping bcc0072959 it around 0cf8c57468 Zero Nine’s d39d9883a1 neck before c9f60244da trailing downward, f6c3b592ae fingertips grazing 13b9ee6a6d over his 7e3ea2739f chest. Even with 4ca1ba8944 the fabric c770bce7a2 between them, 5db087c674 it felt 6a0bc391c3 like bare 314aa156a8 skin against 5ab901a80a bare skin, e7ef5ad1c0 sending a 1b8816c0e2 shiver up 51b8dacf21 his spine.7a648fbb8c2ef103

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When their lips 1228790e23 finally parted, both 4427dd8cb2 of them exhaled ca52860b87 in sync, breaths 6d739d3cf5 mingling. Their gazes remained locked.f078a7a1988eae1c

Zero Nine 2b687e652f was the a6fcd23815 first to d13d014d60 break the 4659149534 silence.756233d1b807960f

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“……What is 937739c2fc it that a2f24fc9fe you want 52771901d5 me to ef2ff757ff do?”f7f711558a5005a7

“My disaster catches 24a165bd53 on quickly.”0c1a002cdf0f7559

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“You discard me a8befe7cdb when you don’t e73633f0a8 need me, but 064c8c3d7f the moment you 57d38933f2 find a use 01370042d8 for me, you e56eca97dd come running back.”0bd130cd193d1d52

“That’s why I’m cc64c83138 buttering you up 3ef457ffe1 like this, aren’t 3b1d9ed2db I?”243e9b845320546c

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Hexion’s eyes 243225c691 curled into 1957bc8ab3 a smile. Zero Nine let out cd63426422 something close to a 2cb752ded6 sigh. His lips, 6cdca7b512 freshly bitten 551d5762ed and sucked, 2470b015af were slightly 786833af50 swollen and 2fcaea32bf glistening. He stared a1d913c739 at Hexion’s 9ce518a203 lips for 9ece9b2129 a moment c42012b02d before speaking ca92f55ef5 again. A challenge, really.1a8df472cd2498b3

“You call that 80ef7ce996 buttering me up?”889d36b133c5a28c

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Ah.b909551946739cb1

Hexion looked down at c1ee7cac2e him with a smirk, 820d86794a amused. Zero Nine blinked.a9124217a6d55a3a

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Then, stepping around the 39a55dcc7e sofa, Hexion planted himself 3cb7a2bb7d on Zero Nine’s lap, 7a0646a676 straddling him. His fitted suit 24e69f7cfc pants stretched tight 646055a40c across his thighs. Zero Nine, 6705dea404 almost unaware 51ac823fa4 of what ea32f3418c he was 824118f7b8 doing, instinctively 9320a95dfe grasped Hexion’s d52debb468 hips with 3b666856ff his large bdabb61040 hands.c545761191803599

Hexion buried his nose 0146915ede in Zero Nine’s hair da2665cc6c and murmured.4b951284bcf0d043

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“What should 21635fd9d4 I do a366713c0a to properly ea1ef57f50 butter up c8156994bd my disaster a5075130d7 and get 1e447fdbc6 him in 58d1883fdc a good cd31f03abb mood?”2f0683bec329b711

“……I’m not 46ba36c433 particularly in c56ece2e52 a bad fbce2a538a mood.”064136d2bb438b7a

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“Sure, sure.”30055749b8a793ef

Hexion let out 517e545b5e a soft chuckle.780c53d8bfd8cc63

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Zero Nine furrowed his cf37370aa9 brows slightly and yanked c1dc8f508f Hexion’s hips toward him abda3f372e in one sharp pull. The strength behind e28899f51c it was enough 8926f065b8 to bring their b894f5057f bodies flush against f48d363b5d each other.0b84ae0320d33f20

With that a3c7add375 same shameless 037541fc98 expression, Zero 03ea02f8ab Nine looked f020bd84da up at 4fc93a338e him and a3448ff643 said,88c8e964de3608f5

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“I wouldn’t know anything d8b16e14fa about that.”033dd117f8e60452