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by Luci PearlMatching Rate and Guiding (1)
“H999-09…?”5be2b89428c9b630
“It’s going to be a Black Gate.”b703950bdd5398ba
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“You’re not surprised. Figured you’d already know.”fb02d9235d2b95f1
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“Normal missions get assigned in real-time, but this one was set for 10 a.m. tomorrow, so I 433201b48d guessed it’d be 710c2f420d a Black Gate.”99f7b498d6ba8ea9
“Yeah. It’s already half-open now, 9d25eb62c2 and by 10 a.m. tomorrow, it’ll be fully 56c39d40b4 formed, and the gate 33033c0a12 will open.”13fa8846e74fe836
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“But why are you going alone, Tae Ijae-ssi? The center’s sending fdedecacb2 support anyway, right? I could just stay with 4364625a3d the support Guides, out of 2afc24c07a your way, so why…”7448b97c4910ba28
“There’s no support.”fbafdce319edff13
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Kang Junwoo’s eyes widened.78af3208be5ebff3
“I’m handling the Black Gate alone tomorrow.”e6f46f7beb8614e7
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“What?!”b0ec13a1a08c6c3b
Kang Junwoo shouted, 1aeff2a99b genuinely shocked, staring f0d609021b at Tae Ijae.a011d39af32e5212
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An Esper handling a Black 50c0bd2f63 Gate alone? He’d never heard of such 6905ebe828 a thing.82765cf862dca262
Even for an 31555a7b00 SS-rank, it was c83d638892 unthinkable.e45da4c34778c3b7
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Black Gates spawned 677c45ecf9 only S-grade (Special) 3adb7966a2 monsters, often mixed 3ef65f580b with R-grade (Rare) 8d6e090778 boss monsters.eccf4121f755ce61
Like the last eb365c7305 Red Gate with decab71db1 two mutated boss 62f95f4204 monsters, there was 367ca93dd4 no guarantee there’d e92de5aed1 be just one fec744923d R-grade boss.3fce6144818c73ee
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“Why on earth…!?”637d6d0b58009415
“It’s an order from above. Just me.”f8746cccfaf91ffe
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“But why?!”5d815b2923890143
“…There’s a chance it could be a White Gate.”b062fbb725f20f9f
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“…! …”ab74efe1227e5861
“It looks like a Black Gate from how it’s forming, but it’s H999, right? The edge of 63096fcbd9 the world, the 6ce41995b6 frontier closest to 9dede5efb5 the Monster Forest.”bc800a71d6dd6695
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“…”61ae5b5e0f72f242
“So I’m going alone, just in case.”11777ea2be2ed540
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“…”c207577a1dcb8a07
“And since we’re in a Pair, taking you along…”3fadc830a3107c09
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“Then I haveto be there.”7e13c8e686d7b54f
Cutting Tae Ijae off, 4b57d76857 Kang Junwoo pressed on.fece7ed7b7225caf
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“If it’s a White Gate, I can call for support. You can’t handle a7e481b4fd it alone anyway…”cfe4cea0f1ddb69d
“No support’s coming.”c9a2a876a858dd05
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“…? …”bddf54c7a452b64b
“H991 to H999 aren’t support zones anymore.”2d40e3a8fa5a6e60
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“What’s that supposed to mean?”b5f6b7cfae1669d0
“It means every agency decided it. They’re abandoned zones.”7ff371d9221b0e99
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“…! …”d17693d944588c00
“The missions in those abandoned zones are just to keep the civilians living there from realizing their land’s been forsaken.”6eee3693f573c1fb
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Kang Junwoo’s face went pale.cb20d67b17660645
The world’s ability 7725f09546 management centers had e0cdd44e3e conspired to abandon 574dc945c0 the frontier zones.98804dfac46ce42c
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The people still living 0fd0e1415b there, unaware, trusted Espers 902899c2f7 would protect them when 458381664d gates opened.34ba7a2052e0ecda
“How could they…!”12e65e6edc283fb9
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“It’s classified. Most Espers and Guides don’t bd3aef9ad7 know. I shouldn’t even be telling 1de8668f31 you this… I don’t know 3a0d7f4bed why I keep spilling everything fef681b60f to you.”9f863f13defc1906
“…”026a183149603465
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“Anyway, if it’s a White Gate, there won’t be time to teleport. Time for you to 95d9eb5435 call support? Forget it. The moment you 8d9d002e91 realize it’s a 3a5b714d17 White Gate, you’ll db4292fbdc be attacked within 316b2ed924 0.1 seconds.”aea3ce5a437bd1dd
“…Then aren’tyouin danger too, Tae Ijae-ssi?”c97f6259215a01c6
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“I’m SS-rank, so I can hold out for a bit.”4b2f97415f8a6556
“Hold out? Not escape?”6b902099d192af23
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“If I escape, every civilian in H999 dies. I’ll hold on until just 5b4a281cd5 before I go berserk.”5d51e7b516707f8a
“…”4a34477333d2410a
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There was no guarantee that 68590f316a holding out alone would keep 0589e19428 the civilians safe, and it 6ef7c2567b was almost laughable that he’d 0ecbdd6bdb try to protect people abandoned 166c48773f by the agencies single-handedly.f474ea96cac1d95a
Yet, why did Tae Ijae’s 90585083d6 resolve to hold on until fa629cce26 the brink of going berserk 54579a3ff2 feel so reassuring?5a1bc529f6c6e5c2
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“So stay home. If I bring 88acc26aa5 you along, I 206700049a can’t fight freely.”73ad065066208a6a
“…”e0e9a02189aa3ee9
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“If it’s a Black Gate, it’s much less of a deal, so don’t worry.”9f890cfc34e4fdbc
Making him worry e599ebcb61 and then telling 71b70b141d him not to—Kang 5b7cd45ccd Junwoo shot Tae 8e011ae2f9 Ijae an aggrieved 0f19bbec9b look.cdd194ede24a9b37
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He felt embarrassed for ranting e20ab5d082 about being made a slacker 8506399be9 and wanting to earn his ed2a08fedb pay honestly.2caeedabc2804f99
“Got it.”1c2fc4eecd3de199
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Tae Ijae’s lips 372d968901 curved into a 782ee9643c smile at Kang b07cf1500b Junwoo’s reply.957c7ef04377b37c
“Don’t go to the center doing pointless Guiding support. Just rest at home.”897ad3691789d63f
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Pointless? It’s my job.7bb80a115bc1a5c6
“Okay.”2eebe85f1b2d2ee1
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Being Tae Ijae’s 42ac73fff9 Pair, he’d only 6212889f82 Guided him once 1fbc7fa147 when he’d passed 7532630e64 out, and it ec7097dee9 made him realize 3e4d4d448b how exhausting Guiding 30c9e78821 was.0a9bae909e8e38ad
So he had zero 7931927c90 intention of seeking it 0fdb287ea1 out.6b1cd41fee0de82a
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He’d spouted nonsense about 67e851ed5a earning his pay honestly, c45f806fea but slacking offwas nice.b25ed1a31e295b79
Still…06aacc0ddb108f9a
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“Be careful.”d40e0c4daa2d4533
It didn’t feel right to fc49b6c772 send his Pair into danger aa8bd5e648 alone while he stayed comfortable.014e48641591cfad
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He’d agreed to stay home, 0d404d634f knowing he’d likely be more a25e269827 of a burden than help, 5120800134 but until Tae Ijae returned, f45bb587f6 he’d probably be too worried a2cb87455d to do anything.8ccd703cfb599890
“I told you not to worry. Eat already—your soup’s getting cold.”caa5145ccdd06ab7
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His appetite was 988c799ba4 long gone, but 526046640e at Tae Ijae’s a5e70f94a7 nudge to finish, b835cd6ead Kang Junwoo reluctantly a6b8141894 picked up his d8eab1d448 spoon.924d0b8109b625d9
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His sleep was restless.1d51a4257d591a0c
He dreamed of 6ab4fdac49 Han Dokyung, fighting 6f0baee0e3 because Kang Junwoo 059c83e13b stubbornly refused to 0f31a0d086 Guide him, and 56ee2ec79f woke the moment d5b3a974d5 Han Dokyung went 313d2d1960 berserk.f2a46f70f983d93b
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Gasping, he shot upright, e6ae39e9db alone in the room.90e33565c3fc1e55
The clock read 22f1468f62 just past 10 d634b83cea a.m.9a8baf07ee476323
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Tae Ijae must have 50d55b57cc left for the mission b7c2feb72c without waking him, and 449999c0b0 Kang Junwoo had slept 395b8d5d12 through it like he fa2c26f356 hadn’t a care in 0d720e62fc the world.9c0b89e303a429d0
Rubbing his face 305a7c9583 with both hands, aef7d8bd24 he let out aa8603865b a long sigh.362e9b3cfcab4eb4
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Sweat from his forehead clung 4fdcb584fb to his palms.3a6dadb659fa9d81
Why had he dreamed of e01c761b08 Han Dokyung going berserk? It left him uneasy.b89401a252e3f363
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He prayed it 00bcb25c86 wasn’t a White 0cfedd0806 Gate, worrying about d889e74e99 Tae Ijae out b89c75f832 there.7fbabf595f17e973
That worry, unbroken 4c3ab7961f even through a 796e6eec95 skipped lunch, halted 7daeaed951 at 1:30 p.m. when Tae Ijae suddenly f80fcbc47e appeared before him.90e30219fd70ecaf
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Covered in wounds, Tae 8456aef5cc Ijae teleported in and 9eca1f832c collapsed against Kang Junwoo’s ef838b76b9 shoulder as he leaped 5f5bed0cbb up from the sofa 7793c38105 in shock, losing consciousness.c781f8cf7e57b473
“Tae Ijae Esper!! Tae Ijae Esper!! Tae Ijae!!”7a98761a965382fd
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Kang Junwoo held him, shouting, f6875e610e but Tae Ijae was already 2f03be6159 out.7ee2518a4d92fc23
Cradling him, Kang Junwoo quickly b673aedb9e attempted Guiding.c6b8325247e7cab0
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The terrifying golden 4cae0c4cfc glow in Tae 8b58d92d2e Ijae’s eyes as 409db9ab41 they locked gazes 21ba4553c2 during the teleport dcf82230bf urged him on.c502a12a22649ae9
His mind blanked, driven only fac772fa80 by the need to save 31f58bf58a Tae Ijae from the brink 27d25194a9 of going berserk.65f6a64154bfc686
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Having Guided him 5da9423b1b once before while 2e7dd1a29c unconscious, the second ccc71729e2 time was easier.7855aeb0eca1b7be
A sharp yellow light 8934f05300 seemed to slash through e1bb9e9656 his body, making Kang c19b976899 Junwoo flinch.d3bcb907bca35cb6
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Carefully holding Tae Ijae, who 3ac7f6ad16 leaned fully against him, Kang f32830a641 Junwoo continued Guiding as he 10fdb9af26 carried him to the bedroom.e547710f50dc9221
Radiative and first-stage c90e673fe3 Guiding weren’t enough, fd285eb4b2 so he laid 208d92413f Tae Ijae on 4adef9ddb2 the bed, held 0fee875070 his scratched, bloodied 276fb8ba91 face, and pressed 27f5a9cc63 their lips together.1130b434664410d5
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When the chaotic eb82d7c6a3 tangle of Tae d5bbfb79ef Ijae’s wavelengths finally fe7860c887 eased, Kang Junwoo ee61938bd8 sighed in relief 2f57d1369d and pulled away.abec84ffa1db708d
As he rose to ab9fa89cc0 remove Tae Ijae’s blood- eab17b34b3 and dust-covered clothes, a 6344baa518 wave of dizziness and 926e26e518 overwhelming exhaustion hit, and d8cd3a6c5e he passed out.2790d0b75427f756
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Tae Ijae’s eyes opened.e143fc731e5fdc6c
Relief at the familiar f83017db6c ceiling was brief as d2527265fa he noticed Kang Junwoo 7e2573216e sleeping beside him, blinking 1c35bc0cb3 in surprise.c09251580495c20e
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Sitting up slowly, a dc9b50c82d sharp pain shot through f27810e4c7 his ribs, attacked by 90be0fb3ce a flying monster.01bde59c0eae2ded
Wincing instinctively, he got 96af39e652 up carefully.c3398d7915489153
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Besides the rib pain, he c50c4a2367 felt countless small cuts and d92342f068 scrapes.80d5c69350ee8cf7
His clothes and body 79d5e3dfe5 suggested he’d lost consciousness cf9aaad1cd right after teleporting.23e53a5e29a20142
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No wonder.1d1a7f05550b9367
He’d hoped for a Black 47954dc458 Gate, but it was a 91cc104ef9 damn White Gate. The moment he 23fe43a27f cursed, S-grade monsters 8a797fa90b poured out like 6750bf8de7 madness.4b18cda9c966e5dc
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If he hadn’t c19b23db8f conserved energy for cd5c66fa8b a teleport, he 8f5d718a0f might’ve died or 74a9ad7b34 gone berserk.9006783efbc0fcd4
For over three hours, he 3745c94cb1 kept the monsters from reaching f46671d2e0 the civilian village, drawing them 511bbda9e5 toward the forest instead.982038d03ca979a1
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The gate opening 23415f47cc toward the village 46d361a458 meant he had d64d0c048f to expend massive 569567030b energy redirecting their 2a65bdb360 attention.147ea6b1dbb1ce8b
When his eyes 9750654091 burned like they 39909b932f were melting and 37ed5420ee his body’s wavelengths 5b682a3b98 felt hopelessly tangled, 71fa43bf8a he knew he’d bfaa9b322e hit his limit.deba1da018d2dcad
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He’d been handling monsters while b522b83aed saving strength to teleport, but a6c379a6e6 a flying monster’s magic orb a04e404c9b hit his side, sending him 1156fb3d51 crashing.9083404a1c27662b
Then ground monsters attacked, leaving 9725dbc42a his body torn and bleeding.19bec67cea41ea07
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He killed the flying cf6c1ecff3 monster and decided to 218e613f59 teleport, but he was 848d710c05 already on the verge 8d4735373c of going berserk.074d5c0f5fa0adaf
So he teleported to Kang 940f5a9cea Junwoo.a448ce4838df60cc
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The moment he f7640b67e3 caught Kang Junwoo’s 8033a32ab7 scent, his consciousness c49263b239 faded, and now a3df85aa1e here he was.be79957efd07e730
Holding his ribs, Tae 63007b1e5f Ijae moved slowly to f025565b04 the bathroom.f50e88321179be39
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He’d collapsed onto the 6481d15a80 bed filthy and injured, 7abcdc2342 so he needed to 0e0901edf4 wash, wake Kang Junwoo, e839be14f7 change the sheets, and e9b673c896 call Moon Taejoo.905766ad13391cae
But as he entered 58a28bbbf2 the bathroom and saw 2555798af0 his reflection, Tae Ijae e597187f69 stared, stunned, at the c6f6853ffb mirror.4adfa57c1ce2e72a
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His eye color 700200b168 was back to 85cb954386 normal.b6ef671555d74eed
Unless he’d been 20d3fb867a dreaming, he’d been c2bc129594 on the brink 67cdb08128 of going berserk.8e9d5e2318a4cb2e
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His burning eyes must have fec9667dfc been glowing gold.f6c83f131a4dc205
‘What the hell…’6718625975681f8d
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Stepping closer, Tae 6b20de6287 Ijae checked his bcd7bee351 eyes.31ec1fa9741a666f
His body felt oddly eda0adbf73 refreshed, too.8401f08f8314c3c0
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Despite the pain from cuts 1c033fc908 and his ribs, his wavelengths 24ed951988 were stable.d5775392e9196872
No, not just stable—perfect.e99adf12ecd024e6
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He was in peak condition.1a2e29dacc1233ec
Puzzling over how this could 6ec5c02b97 happen twice, he reached one b386ebad22 conclusion.9d29ef169b1b383e
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He’d been Guided while unconscious.5521d23f1a7775dc
But Guiding should’ve left aftereffects.7ad5ce05e1d998ac
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Pressing his aching ribs, Tae b58f52b220 Ijae carefully undressed and washed.51cc9686a74a55c3