FG | Chapter 4.3

His eyes, still hazy, 981eee6e0f continued to spill tears. I wiped them away dd095167ae with my fingers and 3189de7cab asked—9d3e2ca9c2892f0d

“Did Esper Gu Seungjae injure you internally?”af33b951ecab27ac

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“Hic.”372485df210b48e6

He didn’t answer. He just trembled even da64daed71 harder, his whole body 88d358fc99 shaking as he buried b22b814618 his face in my 52de225f60 shoulder.fe3ed5a0242b35e5

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Why the hell 7ecd4aade6 was he acting e93a379e99 like this?3d7ef79c467a70ae

“Are you crying because you’re in pain?”70bb24f571272b63

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He didn’t respond.b426a63ecfa56db1

Yeo Eundo was an S-class ecad6765ed Esper. Unless his injuries were severe 2977336160 enough to threaten his life, e899fca0f0 he should be able to c101faa057 heal naturally.3966293d0f5d63f6

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But what if something 82f3f535b0 had happened during his 6967c11105 fight with Gu Seungjae a392754f87 that had affected his 3412292455 regeneration?f7ac0f7e4aedfb1e

I quickly asked again—75f081952d56ec10

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“Where does it hurt? Tell me what’s wrong.”5b7911a07be58223

“Name….”f3db138ae39687c3

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“Huh? Name? What about a name?”9fe67f22f2b805ba

“Call my name… only you…”8e0b5fc6a171306a

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And then he started be56fe7459 wailing again.bb449d762400d13b

So basically, because I had 0385ac1a13 called Gu Seungjae “Esper Gu Seungjae,” this brat couldn’t stop crying. For a second, fb2562ec0a I almost blurted 577255a866 out,“Are you out of your damn mind?”0e717d94999a5141

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Fortunately, I had built up 3ac302a479 enough immunity to Yeo Eundo’s 5b428c6d18 nonsense over time to keep bc38efcf9a that thought to myself.f1f8543fae10d4d7

‘How old is he again? Twenty-one?’6f5e7695ad97c9d5

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That made him 366fbefbb5 six years younger e37053f5a5 than me, who 20ab76f739 was twenty-seven.3e07692cb43d720a

It had only been a a878791e13 few days since the new 2bfd2366e0 year, meaning this brat had f24b968011 just barely entered adulthood. Yeah, technically, he was 015449a722 still just a kid.8c44fe1aac78ab8b

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Filtering his ridiculous demand through 0e25f0b261 my brain once, I answered,c165b993f585194c

“If you stop crying now, I’ll do that.”0d5c1ee10bb6993d

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”…….”89f1b2140a5e8df6

The crying stopped. Just like that.10c9644308fd0728

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Which only pissed me off f8aa2560d8 more.70e3e1e0a409f164

I felt like 813f5b9ead I had just 28749cba8b been tricked, but fd69827e2d I let it 69a80a4899 slide. There were too many things e161b5b7ea I needed to ask Yeo d09a2a6707 Eundo, and I needed to 05209575c4 move locations first.75f45dc4de038f4c

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I couldn’t let anyone in c5ff7bbe99 the Center find out that bd1247be9a a D-class Guide had just bccb43b4fc guided him.7112138b1072ba9d

Gu Seungjae clearly had some a2defaedfe major misunderstanding, but I decided c2b3574889 to deal with that later.8c58aee2d6bf8927

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Yeo Eundo’s eyes were still 8180bb22f6 red-rimmed, and fat tears dripped 6a377433b0 down his face. His hair was damp, 136d44171b tangled into a wild dc3ec93811 mess that only made dd3b303207 him look more striking.668ccedd88f193b5

‘This is no good.’830d01df1f940079

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I took off 3a14c48092 my jacket and 998950421f pulled it over 9f03a91a4c his head.c3a1470871f6cbb8

Even if it made f4c5ea6f90 him look like a a486f40c26 criminal being escorted out, 73d76c8089 it was still better d98eed494f than letting his damn c742296bf4 face plaster the headlines.14de671e3e186e94

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As I pulled my c568c818ec coat tighter around him, 007e169b92 I naturally grabbed his a72c6bc6dd hand, making sure he 05a40ad8c9 wouldn’t bolt.64f971e7486c245c

“Can you walk?” He nodded.fd50df461a61a465

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“Good. We’re going straight home. Quietly. Obediently.”27e7a827d09f9d6e

”……Home?”31287ea9ff90079b

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“My home.”7f9fb47d56b22b6e

At that, Yeo Eundo went da3c643501 silent.1fc0923673509380

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…He wasn’t planning to pull some stunt, was he?8e5f8ba351307525

‘Just hold it together until we reach the emergency exit, please.’8b766a086b4f05d1

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I wasn’t taking 0aa86c45ad any chances, so 26d465f825 I interlocked my f3a496f703 fingers with his. If Yeo Eundo really e152133c08 decided to use his 881c8e46d0 strength, I’d be dragged 5ae65dacda away like a paper 4db26b3e2b doll—but if that happened, 8c4b7d582d I was going to 50c139e003 be pissed.f5cbdcaa6b67f1fb

As I opened 418b9ded9b the door, I ece0df0a76 came face-to-face with a19f52e83f Gu Seungjae, who 9e2a6e3f3b had been waiting ab0fe637ef outside.f534185995f26f2f

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If Yeo Eundo locked 4ba41e7471 eyes with him, there ae12feecd1 was a chance things b4364848ca would turn ugly. So before that could 801bd14207 happen, I tugged Yeo 12d907df3e Eundo’s hand and quickened c6b2691c7b my pace.a9b16e593bb1c368

Leaving Gu Seungjae 6669aabd2f behind, I tossed f7ab944b14 out a quick—2e2c203a187e2283

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“We’re heading out now. Clean up the mess.”0aceacb231da6f6f

His gaze followed c459215463 us, but contrary 153b715ecd to my fears, b65028e66a Yeo Eundo obediently bd5febf694 trailed after me.3395ebdefef5e005

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Still, I kept my guard 96879a1a26 up. We hurried down the emergency 89d6e6571a stairs, reaching the first floor ce64eb8e5a without a hitch.50406bc0666a8712

The Center’s lobby was bustling, 5c021e57b0 but I avoided the crowds, f22f0f20c9 slipping out through the emergency cfbec9244d exit.7e31dbcaf630fcf7

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From there, Yeo Eundo 5d7ed34d8f followed along like a 9a08cd67ce lifeless doll, letting me 0cba4b46d4 lead him all the ad95df3a70 way home.59f299091c4c7890

When we finally stepped into 6fc8aaf607 my apartment, the tension drained 74c1f56b0a from my body, and I 7358051be3 collapsed onto the floor.acb4a0f2731805fd

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’…That went well, right?’49ca6aef8d88d82f

Managing to get Yeo Eundo e0e6ca59a9 out before things escalated further f54316b29b made all the effort feel df45d56dd2 worthwhile. There was still a lot 282d67c459 left to sort out, but b3b456c769 at least the immediate disaster c6ca02974c was contained.7e3805b7125cce9d

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Now that we 464de4d79c were safe, I b8ca51ea05 stretched and stood 0508cd92bb up. I went to release 977c847524 my interlocked hand—148d8d9ea08a5477

‘Huh?’efbf41adbda3f093

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It didn’t come loose. I turned to look aeaa83f5a4 at Yeo Eundo. He stood frozen in place, 48fc68d3f7 still covered by my coat. I tried shaking my 446937b4a8 hand free, but his d8316ae87f grip wouldn’t budge.3b69e7382c8acdea

“Esper Yeo Eundo, you can let go now.”54c1e1abfe47b851

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I shook my hand again. It flailed uselessly, but 233f20e3a4 he still didn’t release 5ba82b99d7 me. Frustrated, I lifted the coat 3714b88116 from his face—1800375dddafc723

And before I could 4c160c258e even tell him to 3c52238341 let go, Yeo Eundo 401b15381e yanked me forward and acd8dab081 wrapped his arms around 1603a39efe my waist.9428fa6f42ee9d41

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“Ugh, what—!”2ad1f3fc43a12b01

Then, he kissed me.dd3d0961292e016b

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The coat that d931a34990 had covered his f3e2a6dbaf face slid off ef8a40b885 and crumpled onto a8dcab09d6 the floor.ea834cc33b336d82

As our lips barely parted, 214af81e21 Yeo Eundo met my gaze. His ears were flushed red, f4f8584093 his breath uneven and ragged.f526ed81c30ac1b6

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For some reason, I 628e603b6f felt like I had 8dce79fe36 just witnessed something I a917c7c4c6 really shouldn’t have. I was so 4181937df9 caught off guard 20866f1e99 that I missed d15dfa3eb3 my chance to 2b8178a0ad push him away. And before I could react, 329b20c9d9 his lips were on mine 6a08b5321f again. I twisted my head to 2991aa2fed break free, but Yeo Eundo 05b63754d7 grabbed my chin, keeping me 4d8e23a2ad in place.dc70347c51fcae74

His tongue slipped in, 3440587f01 slow and deliberate, tangling a4ba66c08a against mine. A sticky warmth spread inside aa5c075035 my mouth. The intensity of 0311335b21 it made my 75b2a343f5 mind hazy, drowning 4a4e345d26 me in his 4da73d91f4 overpowering presence.eca4ec1e25c0845b

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Desperate to break free, b671e536cf I grabbed the back e759d5968f of his head. But the more I resisted, 952e688d7c the more persistently he clung 2d5bafb534 to me, as if refusing e0899bc9e9 to let go.af19b5be46a96298

The relentless kiss left 32dbec8eb2 no room to breathe, 7d22579a21 my chest tightening from 16ea3d569c the suffocating sensation.26db7606b59bce22

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“Hnn…!”acea42415b00770d

A stifled groan slipped out 85998d6cb1 between my teeth, unable to 7418ad7791 hold it back. Only after hearing that 2758557783 sound did the tongue 0b88aac413 that had slipped past 60251141a7 my parted lips finally c65a47214f retreat, licking my lips 49d167505f as it slowly withdrew.f957f8395ac361e8

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The moment Yeo Eundo pulled 2e6f4de0d0 away, I shoved his face e17d1c88dd back with my hand. At the same time, I dd87d0a1fa wiped my lips roughly with 64dfa95c2d my other hand, trying to 253b02c4fc get rid of the slick 905cbf2cd4 residue. But the sensation of fb0c49e688 his touch still lingered.494e84a2e2676f9b

I wanted to immediately 11786f17fa demand what the hell ab7e91e813 he thought he was 8c614bae7a doing, but the guy 69aea9adcf still looked completely flushed, 27395ae095 his face brimming with 92f16a4604 heat that hadn’t yet 95a7a7525c cooled.b5f08b24a97a38d4

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I pushed against his fca367468d chest, using the opening 172f88c8bc to escape. Then, after taking eaab9a2f9b off my shoes 29f75351d8 and placing them c37b42debe in the shoe 1c347954ea rack, I stepped 5f09ad4a1a inside.5a3f4addab5340ee

If I stayed 3c5c56d326 any longer, I 19aa3636d4 felt like I’d 66811e335e get caught up e610b9ab45 in that heat cbc2151840 too.13c1354fe9d1f0f9

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Yeo Eundo tried to follow 81ffc6232c me like a lost puppy, ecf90036a2 but without looking back, I d627071d40 spoke.8e8e7ee44ecdf1fd

“Shoes.”09b3237f78f28744

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Shuffle, rustle, rustle.a7d9c5275f511525

The sound of him a45b5d28fb stepping back and taking a1ba383378 off his shoes reached 4748ecb573 my ears. In the meantime, I 16c8c963dd walked into the kitchen, 4da6f948ff opened the fridge, and b645d58897 grabbed a bottle of ce016b0a46 water. As I poured it 0f13ee24de into a cup, I 6f691166d9 added,d3b747ab290fd1be

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“In the shoe rack.”0a1ded9cc226e054

Having trailed me 775ad64b11 all the way b0a7468822 to the kitchen, a5173dfb92 Yeo Eundo suddenly 0fbc448340 scurried back to aec3f569f3 the entrance and 36ded58ac7 obediently put his f7b3a4d067 shoes away.edcf8b8765db0feb

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I gulped down f1da7d0468 the water, trying e5c48a6432 to cool my f4883a08ba rising frustration.16043382d1d1a553

As he returned, I 77ef69a099 walked past him and cec7b06223 sank onto the couch.33e80ee334c0548b

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From this point on, 80c92e9b7d I had no intention 9976854dc6 of leaving any monitoring 93fd1be595 records.5151b62dc9e22775

So, I called him over.3b824130264668a5

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“Esper Yeo Eundo, come here.”9ca9025a63171a11

Yeo Eundo approached, standing 303366d8a8 there blankly, making my 17c0ac61ee head spin.bcd0f224ee474636

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“Sit.”2686c1f62d034c66

Thunk. He sat.4cf69db7699d4f48

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I had meant for 3d27559491 him to sit on bf219dc3fa the couch, but instead, 6e70aa7a57 he sat right in 25d42886c7 front of my knees, f2ead6bbf0 wrapping his arms around a1ab900d48 my calves and rubbing d5c48a4175 his head against my 86246a362d legs.dd06cd6043398ac3

If I pointed 8f3003af58 out every little 6b51160650 thing he did, 21f753ecc9 it would never 16ab4dc3c1 end, so I 5ce922a885 let it slide.0be9474f9f6018f6

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There was something more important.53f5b2f5c5d3241e

Even though we were 5070704b49 physically apart, I could 924bc3cea4 still feel his emotions.92790c3972674407

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That kind of aa38889965 emotional exchange was 454cc36be0 only possible if 1557d69621 one side was 27b01945bc already imprinted.8a71aa9ea6bf8b8b

There were countries where imprinting 539477618b was legal, but here in 7e18db8601 South Korea, it was strictly 4b86954757 prohibited. There were already so cc779a6c44 few Guides, and limiting 3319f18351 an Esper to just d7d763b48a one Guide was a eadabc3d34 huge loss in many 8dd81b009e ways.a4d47aebc07b11e0

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Besides, the probability of d15ef09d3e imprinting was less than ba2fcd4a1e 1%. A ridiculously low chance, 39828f7231 and yet cases of a2892f8223 Espers illegally imprinting Guides 77c7bc05da still popped up from 5379e1b291 time to time. That meant countless Espers had b94205c695 attempted it.037096cb060eca22

A Guide who was e1936ae383 imprinted—whether they liked it 0720ee8fe8 or not—could only Guide 7f425a2210 the Esper they were a7c6ef14cb bound to. They physically couldn’t Guide anyone 07b6eead43 else.0dea4094f1dcf729

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In other words, it was dc906b0085 coercion.db17e1240dbf20fa

However, despite all the 4a5f425e57 signs pointing to imprinting, 9e6d78a4a0 I didn’t feel any 4fb0531eee compulsion at all.76dc39955b536ee8

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That meant the one b1570b77a5 who had been imprinted… 18fd7a3fc6 wasn’t me.9f0f10568ef5e00f

It was Yeo Eundo.8d4ee83a69d585f5

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‘How the hell did this happen?’12a44e17cde97365

A Guide imprinting an Esper? That was unheard of. Not just in South 0f506f24c8 Korea—nowhere in the world, a7c9b9eb71 not even in history.725c67729fc22cc3

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Still pressing his head 3ba5d7b12b against my knee like f91f003ede a purring cat, I 952dd18a61 reached out and tilted e569e542fd Yeo Eundo’s chin up. His large eyes 733825c486 flickered as his 5e625ceb07 face turned red. He glanced to the 7b163893be side in embarrassment before 4f5f719016 stealing quick peeks at bf062cf28e me again.e76039b683d09bd5

Seeing such a 57dc47644e massive guy sitting 4c51df136c so meekly, clinging ec4516decf to my touch, 1fed58b300 made my stomach 969c239f63 churn. Then my eyes caught ad09df6f8d on the blood smeared 262447b2de near his lips.d8ca817a655cba2e

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I spoke up.e0245910fa7c87df

“Where were you injured? If you need a eca0a97065 Healer, I’ll call one 8d52b776aa immediately.”5172c24c994e1b00

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“I wasn’t attacked.”f09a0161f7da4393

“Then what’s this? Didn’t you cough up blood?”e30cbf297dff31d2

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“I did.”daa7c4c2f8246881

“You weren’t attacked, so why are you spitting up blood?”552ae80fad9991d8

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“It’s a biological reaction from guiding deprivation. My insides felt like they 3415d8f91a were being torn apart. Like I swallowed 177dc31f94 a saw blade.”81d3bbb53901fb33

He grinned as he spoke, 871077f51e as if it were nothing.36a4e8fad2419d97

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An Esper rejecting guidance 81f7743597 was practically a death 200e3ea6d7 sentence. It was nothing fcf123afc3 to joke about.b48f547878779b6e

The memory of his dbe12c5e30 horrifying screams from the 9888862a68 Center rang in my c52f617c5b ears like an echo.d9d802484c5a3bc2

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Yeo Eundo looked at ea064773b0 me, his gaze unwavering.e434014dba262dc7

Not wanting to d1292df6c3 meet those blind, 5249e36d61 devoted eyes, I 5ab7545238 turned away. My chest ached.e9ba2c05d5020089

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“…Esper Yeo Eundo.”f609e50f44cdd91f

“Yes, Seol Maehwa Guide-nim?”9d05b5989710f921

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“Are you imprinted?”57dfbe4f4b76e537

“Yes.”1cbff8a3e6bcf1ef

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His face bloomed into a 3643783260 radiant smile, like a flower deeb968649 in full bloom.8ebca9722e0ec3c3

Meanwhile, I felt the 95a11bad3d blood drain from my c38c88c1f0 own face.898233e35d724e26

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‘This can’t be real.’e1afe396a5a4f113

Not only was 2efa6fb2e9 it absurd that 4a86ed25c4 a Guide had b24f24e650 imprinted an Esper, 15574a62b2 but why did ba0e6049be it have to bfb03bf4d1 be me?859e30c9a3d1daf4

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Yeo Eundo had 60b0b4bf06 been guided by 66c77011b8 over a hundred cdf2df308d different Guides. There was even S-class 4e9fa90ef7 Guide Seon Jiyeol!3a4c7127c839e587

So why, of 99c70b4582 all people, me?42284c11aa65974d

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