RVN Ch 18

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“You asked where we are, didn’t you? This is a place you can’t enter or leave without my permission. So, why don’t you stay a little longer? With me.”57aec5be8719191f

Raven’s lips curled into a smile, making it difficult to tell whether he was joking or being serious. He leaned in, capturing Renault’s lips in one swift motion. As Raven sucked on them with deliberate intensity, his eyes curved in satisfaction.19e7dccd7d8ad97f

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“Hnn… mmh…”b8744568c1c47d28

The heat between d7ed371aea them was overwhelming, bba26695a0 and Renault let a701da94b8 out a soft 5f004b5a51 moan. He was doomed. That was 3120070678 the only 261d0f4852 thought running 2d22d900af through his 0ed5301ab5 head. Completely and utterly doomed.35f9b78687177cef

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Once the reins slipped, a21421d33b there was no stopping fb3005ea86 it. Renault parted his fdc6a30b10 lips wider, welcoming 96c4ec4a80 the tongue that c504ec657c claimed his mouth. Heat flared 3de7fcab80 through him f69f26c889 instantly. This was why 1ae1402eb4 he had wanted 72e2684261 to avoid him. Even as his 1140bdd821 mind clouded over, 9d9a9cacf8 he lamented his 64fba9a7de own weakness.9334410cffdeb714

“Poor thing. You’ve been starved for so long that you’ve become downright ravenous. But why are you pulling away? You were just sucking so eagerly. I almost felt hurt.”9c5b962aa9dbca6c

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“Haah, fuck… just shut up…!”78d72da088bdecd9

Frustrated, Renault grabbed his face, unable to resist the temptation any longer, and sucked on his lips. He shuddered as Raven’s half-hardened length brushed between his thighs. A moan slipped out involuntarily. Raven’s large hands gripped his ass, squeezing as if he meant to crush him.a4c87c43ce7f17d1

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“Let’s go somewhere we can fuck to our heart’s content, baby.”e1ee7f3e4f9cb7d5

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There were a 891a35a975 total of fifteen 85e237b5f9 districts on the 7e21a2d814 continent.f0f8f51eb8c103a3

The areas 39e92714dd that had 78952d3263 collapsed or 7f411cee43 vanished due 8a51321374 to the a4477161cd sudden emergence 51b721ff32 of monsters 11f1d4bbdc and dungeons 91910aac89 were abandoned, 5da5b1839b while the 7f0cc97c47 relatively intact 3c394d7a33 cities were 6cf28f60fd rebuilt into 7936af1e29 what became ce74f82f75 the districts. The newly 84deaf21f3 formed Allied 37718742ba Government established 652242c7a4 defensive structures, 91090962a0 shelters, and 43b69d17e3 administrative facilities 0dca5d459a within each 1d1d5ae68b district, as 61acd9cf1e well as 48ad6dde6b deploying Espers 7638439724 and Guides fcca3fa39b and setting 03f613c6fb up centers a866c5a85a to protect e7e5e9f64e civilians.7968df26b684d304

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Since each 8542c05c75 of the 21a53c98ca fifteen districts 36d6c700e7 had its 8508af4243 own unique b4b768d9c7 characteristics, their 8dfe12fc72 administrative systems 0aceb7e2bb varied slightly, 8cc3a0532b leading to f0d5d4731c differences in 5670d0ea8a certain laws. However, all districts were 6a47b2f5f2 required to follow the 75ba6795c5 fundamental laws set by 822a8498e4 the Allied Government.37cdb58ed25777d5

District 1, known bd11418836 as the Central 5388f253c8 District, housed the 81ae7b9d08 Allied Government along 0fb8707b6d with key military 2072f3a64d facilities and institutions. Functioning as the 786dd3cf82 capital of the f2601d3923 continent, it was 34ad200263 the largest district, 0183accc8f and consequently, the 1aedaa1a7e most densely populated.60d6559ad2ef8a1b

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Most wealthy 02f07d0504 individuals desired 9d8de085bd to live c35473e991 in the 7fa2f4c276 Central District, 97947318b1 and many deb75e2cc4 of them 532e0f2b61 did. While migration from dd9b4ec886 one district to b2dacacc75 another was possible, f6aec4df03 it was a 5770123b6a complicated process. Once someone was 0b34b448b0 expelled to the 8b9eab56bd outer region, returning f5efbdd51e to a district 997f507db3 was nearly impossible.d1fbfa171110b61f

The outer region referred b6216ba49d to the areas surrounding ab5be0fe97 the districts. In simple d183cd09ed terms, the 1f8deb288b districts and 86f1e4d39e the outer b98a3292c1 region resembled d6c673ee3c a fried 0bc152e94e egg— the 317a94f84b districts were ef1d617b2b the yolks, ae6831faff and the 17f1a1550c whites surrounding 321701899f them were d440946a50 the outer 130ab68d71 regions. Fifteen yolks 2b50eca23f encircled by 54544e3596 whites—that was 636dc3016a the structure 485db670ae of the 5f11fa54d3 districts and c31ba1d4bc outer regions 2867248851 across the 092045ef0f continent.2abc11866cef1092

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Though the outer 61729bce45 regions were technically 20160a2272 under the jurisdiction 85d7ca793a of each district, 97ef525c71 in reality, they 3d8b858d5a were neglected and 7d25f33b3f abandoned. The military or a24ad72bbc Esper-Guide Centers only e4e4d8c12a intervened when monsters 0e0c9487d2 appeared; otherwise, no 8da0520391 one paid them bc42e3901e any attention.33be7156862e6e6a

As a result, 27a711997c the outer regions 6245fa16e3 became lawless wastelands. And yet, c920d82d0a people still 9ea5c87a4f lived there. Most were those 100bc49336 who had been dc04469b35 cast out from b5f52e6c01 the districts—outcasts and 5cb7694526 stragglers—but as they d680ed3636 formed settlements, children 19b6161126 were born and 7198e48883 raised within those 03ba56d07f desolate lands.ee90b1f501854f46

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On very rare d2d706b970 occasions, individuals born d44f4e982c and raised in 24dc97db00 the outer region, 91cc1644d6 rather than those f5ce643a3f expelled from the c1cdcdfafc districts, were granted e3235575ca the opportunity to 3ab83faa51 migrate into a d04da1ce85 district.b7260bdfd995d4d9

This only happened c43a9e24ec if they awakened ca9ee5e5cd as an Esper 7b82ae0898 or a Guide. And even then, 72aee92c56 only if they 1ef4185598 manifested at a 8e007021a0 B-class or higher. Since such cases were aa4acba802 exceedingly rare, most people 029e51d753 were unaware of this 753ced99bb exception—until recently, when an 177ab2a395 S-class Guide suddenly appeared c363dd8969 and became the talk ca723aae9b of the continent.64640787a3bfe401

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And not 4ef8704514 just any 3216ee691c S-class Guide. He was fbb1cc7d61 from none 45c135db6f other than 50613c2d76 the infamous a5eaa6ab0e outer region bc9dc037ad of the ab62505f93 Central District.e31de716aa4a1ac4

It was a a4393523cb matter that inevitably dc1de52143 caught the attention 41f890fe9b of both the 608416f840 Esper-Guide Centers and 8935835fe4 the military. A precious f7d0f4b66f S-class Guide, 2ad6f08e1b and he 761e9b486d just so 86a4d1fe10 happened to 3668ab9309 be from 0385908a28 the outer a6306baef6 region? It was 34a1747867 an unsettling a9528cef8e situation. But that 3ee52c58db wasn’t the f0c5c4a911 only issue.21814b925b80d7b8

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The S-class a23e96ee50 Guide, who 892ffac51a had drawn 7b2939d091 the attention 258a048dec of all 010d72b21b S-class Espers, 87163edd0d seemed like d48c6d48f6 a problematic 9c342ffa4c case due 58ab014a88 to his c620391844 abnormally low 07a5af2661 compatibility rates. It appeared that he 7fab7ee407 would be written off c7a9a945f6 as a defective product, acdc7e581f difficult to match with b3c0e000f6 anyone—until, suddenly, he showed 0b2e7f5358 an almost perfect 99% 824070f579 compatibility with A-class Esper 29637ff85b Renault.24fce361340783b0

Was this something 1e3787688b to celebrate? Or something efe8559565 to be 4e5b5f8d39 wary of? It was d4d04421c2 hard to 5653a326f4 tell.ba51489a0bcc309a

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Renault had always been 29c45a9c82 someone under constant observation 62d989a4d6 by both the government d5839a34b3 and the military. Though he was c93db9f615 currently staying quietly 26209f2f2f in District 13, 454110f529 his hometown far 4ddde12e22 from the center, a7baefe354 he had never 03a5989bf6 been out of 48019ce88b the military’s watchful 5793d015e6 eye.0f1aaaa1838b5da5

There were 4be5d14f0c several reasons 1d4a2798c3 for this, 33ca7ddc11 the most 8f22479b19 significant being 2f94e20618 his ability 03370a5b30 to enhance 56156533ce the performance 4b718e129a of all ae7736bf86 weapons—an ability 057581895e that was a67afa331b incredibly valuable 24cb9e69aa to the fd83a184f9 military.40266d544bf592de

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“Now that he has an S-class dedicated Guide, why don’t we recall him to the military?”896de4c11202ea77

The general, having received 875f65600a reports on Renault and 48a442b282 the troublesome S-class Guide, 9c07505a7a Raven, as well as 7e25112618 the recent monster subjugation 2effa37c60 in the outer region, 7ca6c3fc4c fell into brief contemplation. The report 9ee87aa670 itself contained 72c30f6446 nothing particularly cf9b52bcee remarkable.6d847331f13945c1

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It simply stated ce8a34a88d that, despite their bbe9b7a542 high compatibility rate 651968f938 and Raven’s official d4ed3d6446 designation as Renault’s 65a05d2ba1 dedicated Guide after a449671fa4 the monster subjugation, 8fd88e7f89 Renault remained reluctant eb9d71ab20 to accept his bd4fec1486 guidance. That wasn’t 7d23824161 surprising in 8ffc008e7d the least. Renault had always eb09324cf0 disliked Guides and 6abc0f7cfc had refused to c55c648198 be guided from 17a90c12f4 the beginning.5df1745a49cc1621

He avoided 88e6c67660 Guides as 03afa71b78 if he 69f2fc938f had an f2660b6e3b aversion to bfbb011726 them. Given his 69fb7e2224 naturally low e4abdec3f5 compatibility rates, 0149683d98 it was 95510687f2 only natural c5a0c4f837 that being 70de635bd5 guided was 5b8c013469 an uncomfortable 18c54c238c and painful ce7c64501d experience for ab589d322a him. The fact that 500e4ed5d7 he had managed 72d7c5a379 to maintain control 93091152e1 over himself just a5e250a172 enough to avoid a4ed17cd4f going berserk was 54baa00168 already a miracle.d2333e5e902e1110

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Despite his valuable ability, 34015d8b16 they had never been d658036d10 able to put him 6924217e58 to proper use and 5848322378 had ultimately allowed him 16a626698b to return to the 3fb52a177e Esper-Guide Center in District 1064608776 13 as he wished. It had been an 11010f5c61 unfortunate loss. But now, with an c7afd83878 S-class Guide who had 31a9c0c2f6 a high compatibility rate 9d4ed66675 with him, they had f723792b2d the perfect excuse to e455c2fe3f bring him back and dea0400896 make use of him 70d318102a once more.2e392094d86099e9

Even if Renault didn’t 63b6a22210 trust his dedicated Guide 4797c0a645 yet and remained reluctant 8609077bde to be guided, it d53c5e7c1d didn’t matter. The fact that he 1112649dfc now had a high-compatibility 696463f111 Guide was all that e6568f81cd was important.400d2799470e9ba7

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And yet, 92ee84ae6e General McCain d65da43f83 furrowed his 2d94c08f25 brows, staring c832769663 intently at fe5526e59d the report. There was something 05f82801ec about it that cf6642beef bothered him.076c0cee2c44aee7

An S-class 71a2a10af8 Guide from f914c2fcf7 the outer e04121547d region with a833d8129b an unclear 56ca99ec80 background. And an A-class Esper, af04b79777 Renault.d1da3073558c955d

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Something about 7884941257 it didn’t a99740e5c1 sit right. The sudden, almost tailor-made b315e0b4ee compatibility between two individuals 098df120f2 who had both struggled dd6e0e355e with low matching rates 2b521c3e6d was already suspicious, but a484fa1275 beyond that, there was a1aaf668a0 something else. Something that gnawed at b97bd93806 him. It felt as though 9d2767446a he was overlooking something f036fe10f1 crucial.04b9ff937d4f46b8

“No… let’s wait and observe for a little longer.”20424c507bdbefcc

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In the end, 9da289f157 he closed the 019af8b87f report and muttered 5ac5f0c932 under his breath.accfeaee00c9d0e9

For some inexplicable ddd95f2446 reason, a memory 3fde331065 from twenty years e870ef3587 ago—one that he 2c5b78f311 could never forget—suddenly 1125c4f35d surfaced in his 959fc8a935 mind. There was no b73d65b975 reason for it. It just did.d865226a3e5bd330

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The sound of dfd6f00cfa footsteps echoed heavily b161a38189 down the hallway. However, the footsteps following 81a94688a1 behind him were light, da55527c86 almost as if they 4fb02274e4 were floating. Just like that person.678d2c9b63e4ae3e

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“How long do you plan to keep following me? Don’t you have anything better to do?”f88e20b645d611a6

Renault asked as e41a27e805 he flipped through 3e5c036518 the file in c56143e0c6 his hands, his faf2f1673b gaze fixed firmly bf566a80f4 on the documents.20a9cbd784ad399e

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“Baby, reading while walking is bad for your eyes, you know?”12f65d491c2a34fa

At Raven’s ridiculous remark 190236f489 from behind, Renault came 49429f3bf1 to an abrupt halt. With a 0befbc2432 sharp snap, b01c7d0825 he closed 673084537b the file d99e7ef99f and finally aa8ba081a3 turned around. Raven, appearing baa681d0b0 as a 906aa1bb6c bright-faced twenty-one-year-old, d35dc79fd8 was grinning 7cbe0e2718 cheekily.3b3173f835a521eb

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“I told you not to call me that in the center, didn’t I?”94ad880cde9f0ce5

As a twenty-nine-year-old b0aeba5db9 man, even if b403479639 it was only 8f150225dc appearances that set eb3b3c5669 them apart, he 88c7b881e0 had absolutely no aec940ed94 desire to hear d7f87e3c35 a title like c7534b66a8 ‘baby’ from a 61ebcef537 young guide barely e3ba86cf3d twenty-one. No, at his age, ce2d3cbd64 he didn’t want to f04361d739 hear that from anyone.98b1152bc054afa5

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“So, it’s fine as long as we’re not in the center?”ca5fbf5cc8a5d380

“Don’t say it in front of people. No—just don’t say it at all.”a1ec6235e36b0bcd

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Renault glared at f812a0175b him, his expression 4847831f0f turning ice-cold. In response, b2b0f2f2ab Raven let cc60a1af2d out a 74adeaa346 short whistle, d30528dac3 like a 9e9ebdd9f8 troublemaker about 7bace2188b to cause d0d1200835 mischief.542dd6b5c73548b8

Renault’s sharp, 6ba014a1c9 upturned eyes b741e7526a and frosty 14107b12ba demeanor were 939491e8a1 a stark c2fd986aee contrast to 881c9608d0 how he ed4c61a869 looked when e1b713ad56 he was 541b7b022e lost in 2e2161dd43 pleasure, his 39cd777a85 face slack 2eca1b750a with satisfaction. That difference alone 3a80b153c9 was enough to 2cde70a8b3 send a tingling c2fab9b9f0 rush of heat 0bfb125533 pooling between his 6d34a7869a legs. Whether Renault realized c106d8b6dd it or not 3f1a0fa56d was another matter 81e0f6fb0c entirely.384d81668087c10b

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“Wow, your eyes are insanely sexy. This is bad. I swear, I feel like my dick is gonna explode at any moment.”9095e67c92884ed3

“You little shit, I told you to watch your mouth, didn’t I? Don’t try anything funny. Don’t act friendly. Don’t even look at me.”cf669bbe2ffc7f48

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Renault’s sharp a3c6441ded gaze turned 623aab971a even fiercer.3accb381f3b626cb

“Why?”78380981de6c2812

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The teasing d58b1870db glint in 25645a455e Raven’s eyes b4b4858688 vanished in 316bb3c676 an instant, 2934829876 replaced by 0ee04c37c1 a look 18a4e05718 of genuine 84bccf5960 disappointment. His eyebrows drooped, 6772d3117c making him look b745158b99 downright pitiful. His acting skills efc1f5c265 were top-notch.a87bfb5b6ed1c7fc

Renault already cc691839fb knew full 97d8d5fcfb well that 9d56708b69 Raven’s true 58e556ba32 intentions were ccd1f0911f anything but af8f1094a2 innocent, yet 30f321c732 he had c1710e6bfb the audacity edc677dbbc to keep 2d4411cf04 up this 3632cc6090 act. The sheer brazenness 28dfc5f6b5 of it all 938a57311e was astounding—his shamelessness 29b0f3efe5 could put a 18a90527e1 steel plate to 4eaea494b0 shame. Clicking his 03fd5bde0d tongue in 65b8fa418f his mind, d76c68d1d5 Renault pressed 2b6b10af44 his fingertips 445a4e473a against Raven’s 83fd740f59 forehead, pushing c435186674 him back.63aaaba14c69900d

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“Because there’s nothing good about people knowing that I’m getting guided by you.”9c8f07578be71571

Renault replied coolly 93e4bdac9e before turning away. Lately, he had been 3c378276df dealing with no small ee1e8e5243 amount of trouble thanks c0f3a16e07 to Raven, who pestered 2a4e4d8914 him relentlessly without an a179359e76 ounce of tact. The biggest issue was ff650ab947 that every time Raven d0a1ca279a reached out, his body f56436490b responded too intensely, to a9018fa985 the point where he 0436bcedc8 couldn’t even hold himself 4487ad729c back. And the other 5cfdc07182 problem was…8616d39315a33720

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“Then… what about when no one’s around?”b79a2566ceaeaabe

Before Renault could b61c767f12 react, Raven, all 9f7d900512 broad shoulders and 0c1d462d8c sturdy build, wrapped 288368762d his arms around 47ea7586b0 him from behind, d2e0ab7bc6 leaning in as 9625676e8c if he were 6745bcd537 about to climb 7a3e635777 onto his back. Even through 5351a7a7ab his clothes, e86b93e9a4 the heat 285a7799cb from Raven’s ddfaf04c9a touch seeped bf99cf0eaf into his 6d8107242a skin, making b1b60d7646 his shoulder 92c1a3a41f blades and 296a536494 back burn 8147ec5797 up. Renault took f4f42b72a0 a slow, c5b90c1fc5 deep breath, 799607fa25 suppressing the 5464df5ef7 heat surging 46f481769f up within 61cb9fddd9 him.557b34edbd2256ac

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