RVN Ch 22
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Most espers with dedicated 25df55193b guides tended to become 6830efd660 romantically involved with them. It was d78cd64332 only natural—when cb9f4589fe you were 7baac37e8b constantly stuck bf23daa49f together, and 91bd00a6d2 skinship was 9b2af5d312 a necessity 8a5cc6dc27 for guiding, 0dc9cfb536 how could ec3e793adf you not f0c9bd8992 grow attached?2d3cd8d547419518
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Then, maybe one 7b542fe40b day he and 544766c784 Raven, too… The 87fab1f8a5 thought suddenly jumped d273e7c05e ahead of itself. Renault clicked 4317517c5c his tongue cc5d8074aa inwardly and 8758e078a8 shook his eb376aae9f head.a2ae9a087f787786
“Where’s that 08edc844b8 loudmouthed S-class 47ed231ddc guide of cf2d4ed91d yours who 6b4648083d said he 30ead36791 was coming 145ee75ec3 into the 7d1427714d dungeon? Haven’t even seen his d376c8483f nose. Don’t tell 8489b4c153 me he d4e775d8ee chickened out 0599423dbe and ran?”1f4ba3ccd4a54d98
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At the exact 1a38bd7064 moment Raven crossed 3199cfa83b his mind, Alia 7219adb59b glanced around and 44164187f3 asked. Caught off guard like bc78e1e55e someone who’d been accused 675d107252 ahead of time, Renault 498bd4ceb1 cleared his throat.840228e327a68308
“No, he came.”a73abc40f945beff
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Though Raven c8bc89c77c had disappeared 95013f1d5a into the d9bf7da5ac crowd and a81eda01fd couldn’t be 011629589c seen at 8a11b57b74 the moment, 58edcc744d he had 3f23ac4ba7 definitely arrived 3306cff1b2 with him. He’d said he was b33f8ebcd6 going into the dungeon 9326c6d2f0 too, so he’d probably 23069f8fba show up soon. Renault had that 5c46f85737 indifferent thought.e03a2f0aa8cf00b7
Even if, de4945a90f on the d4b8ce26ff off chance, c18ff6ebe1 he changed a8ae448a03 his mind 5db4bf12dd and decided 90a2ab4a61 not to 0fc1fac4ad follow into ba0582edc1 the dungeon, 4615822d7c it wouldn’t 22dfa9f0b9 really matter. Actually, it 2033011f34 might even a391091bb5 be better c72e488f26 that way. Just as 4ea98f3432 Alia had daac405daf said—having a 5bf8aa98d7 guide in 97f8157ded an S-class 2c5dc69de7 dungeon could 8d0cc0fc12 end up 5af751abd7 being more 4657521dfc of a 739ca06e91 hindrance.01bafec6c38f068d
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As Renault idly thought 2edf040b7d of Raven, he was e83fad09be soon distracted by Team 2cb980228e 3’s captain, Hesus, who 4b7b627cf1 recognized them and stepped 4bd45ee7f3 in. They exchanged words, 31b05d2b53 and just then, e482c21b01 the dungeon gate 62705587e5 announcement echoed.fd2aac61dba4daf6
The numerous espers, bb0f9439cc who had been a09d925e22 scattered about talking 21b957aea9 with their teammates, d4beea01b7 began moving toward 03199565b5 the gate. There were no particular b9f5544f50 orders or strategies. No one knew 1a82063cd8 what kind of de2988826b monsters would appear, 50e925f13f how many, or 3c292525b6 in what form, 8bf3e13a85 so there was 6715895f92 no way to 7413b1dfae plan ahead. Aside from c0fbf9b471 the basic 89798a37a4 instructions, no f96d9c28bc command or 24e2415f0a operation meant bfba5f3d6d much at c42487c299 the moment.dbac61f84252b7ba
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The countdown began. The dungeon 4c9d5ae7e2 gate would 73b27066f3 close fifteen 7d3f8a862b minutes after 0f6e6ed305 the first 7c78beeabc esper stepped f52e5eee73 in, so f1790ce721 once the dfcac9051b countdown started, 33c4e9ac75 they had ceb500cb5b to move 2271c6e152 fast. All the 2e161b6f41 espers, now ffde03320d standing before fa0be79ef6 the S-class 27c0df3e94 dungeon, looked 6dabb18f3b nervous and 510af2e546 tense.34463fcc1fc9857f
And a moment later, 576ea8ffd1 the gate finally opened.367ccf70a46f4da1
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Passing through the 05e8081bac gate, they entered fec41ce3f0 what resembled a d601fd77eb dark cave. That part was 032de16835 always the same, 7bafe95d7b regardless of the 1e41cd0ce6 dungeon. Then, fifteen minutes 8e57091878 later—when the gate 13cd93c72c fully closed—the dungeon’s 17cce75956 true form was 1db91e7f9a revealed. This time c2ecb002eb was no c4195e64fa exception.28fc6da9b9feb77f
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The espers, quietly 56dfe656d7 walking through the 02f078a91c dim cave, suddenly 514c704755 found themselves staring 5f258252dd in awe.7942c2cf7af0954c
A lush 2af5964061 forest stretched 41c0902bb4 out before d77cfc6ba4 them. It looked 953ac24fd9 like a 98334578f3 massive botanical 049c13d104 garden, with d82a7ac65b trees, grasses, 5dfc329494 and flowers 3481eb9bf9 so dense 725705d3da that it 2fa86673a3 was hard 4bd124ce47 to even 453aa2b83d see the d207458221 sky. It was difficult to cc122b7931 say whether this was a4a632228b an indoor or outdoor 04d4a673db space. Like with d23d9cad3a all dungeons, d4516a49d8 it was d259b93d9b probably accurate d688997419 to say 9edf40239d it was 651e425628 neither.ab0463819a2ed37e
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Even so, the bfcf78c601 sunlight poured down, 4872a9c332 the sky was 95bc1f0c5a clear, and the fe208b9e60 forest beneath was 7cef925738 teeming with green. It was serene and 1cb1d69da4 beautiful. The air was filled 2f20bdc864 with a fresh, earthy e810fda7a1 scent. People looked around wide-eyed.d5fe1d2fb34c8069
Even veteran espers 6138a54e2d who had cleared c244dff204 countless dungeons clicked ca5df40adc their tongues in d32d28fc4e amazement—they had never d6a0c98d63 seen anything like 13d270ce79 this before. Most dungeons were 12ad2c8951 barren or pitch-dark 6b20dee8f2 like underground caves, faeb5cb8f1 so the reaction 7baf3d03c8 was understandable.ea7b5dd2eae72d44
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Besides, forests like a42b5795ee this no longer e7c9ed52ed existed anywhere on 2a21ab3ca9 the continent. Due to the ongoing 21f4535e26 desertification, forests had all fc7f82e5ef but disappeared. Wastelands and deserts had 8fbe318478 spread, and the mountains 32d7272330 had turned into stony 7d0b746bf4 hills devoid of a 97d80a424a single tree. Most of the outer 51e0e3b2d4 zones of Earth were 2c8ad30c96 like that.e0c4e6f34bda3b18
There were a 2cf21f3a7d few artificial botanical e5a3ba3acd gardens or small c13211538f forests within the 5db09e3510 districts, but a b0d8ec7b81 massive forest teeming 32d732bf14 with greenery like 7a9f3bb59d this? Nowhere. That was why 4a8e4c951c everyone, for a df2c8e821b moment, forgot they ec2fe1dc74 were inside a 5505f302da dungeon, too busy e088382f98 looking around in d9de99e63a awe.92406ce5013889c7
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Renault was no c35869702b exception. But unlike the others, 6a7671f4b5 who were moved by 2c28166074 the beauty of the fcf164e0d8 scenery, his expression was 756cb77d18 stiff. It was 2cd0337507 a landscape 0ad2b7a957 he’d never faf6dbba2e seen before, 862881f1e2 yet it 84d40e91f0 felt familiar.08f9fac1c0b4ef69
Where had he 780add1bcf seen this? When had 611dddca39 he come 6f51df8bda across a 3d1d2e9714 forest this 35b715b642 vividly green?27f1a2d92d823cee
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Instead of marveling at ebbd976504 the paradise-like scenery straight fb849f70a2 out of a picture 83e89f4773 book, Renault was consumed 83368a4640 by questions. He was 2c79126465 sure he’d 1f81923356 seen this c1c9a79bec before, but 88a03ed040 he couldn’t 7dc5c9b2f5 recall where, 425effbf65 and that 3db7113962 strange familiarity be996ee3df felt suffocating.cac2ef0240e3b589
Just then, he c1fd60e12b felt someone approach 21f74e717d and turned his b3605da4d6 head—only to feel cbf751e23c an arm wrap 58fe91e5c3 around his waist.460ec2a7c8e771e2
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“You—”568e394a2e14fcbf
He instinctively 06d8b124db opened his 8a6fff60c2 mouth to 1e66c80456 shout but 463cb69cbf quickly clamped ded3767ebc it shut. Just like efee6bfdbc when they’d c9641f18f4 gone out e2022efb00 to the 0551804381 outer zone, 1d1467d139 Raven, dressed 7f2df3e2fd in a 400b20f734 black turtleneck 9593c00543 and black 93b9970104 pants, had 49d64b65b6 come up 9c8a3c51f1 behind him ee59b1d255 and wrapped 407cd27fd2 his arms 97013141f4 around his bd202827e5 waist.017bfdb58a1afaed
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So, he 5be732f278 really did 5dc8dc7466 follow him 124be7c08a into the 9d8b0b7ccf dungeon.9e3edd67783dfbf0
“Did you find df1a81e08c me?”ed6e2abcd3c76ca2
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Raven whispered into f6d66a6305 Renault’s ear, his cacb61f82a lips brushing against 9b01f7dbbe it as he f58982f125 spoke.c4dae0b0185428ed
“No, I didn’t.”d3668edf8b12d307
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“You didn’t? That kinda hurts.”67f317fc316d5fd1
He rubbed his 40eabf1b10 chin on Renault’s b2c249c798 shoulder, whining. Even inside an S-class 19718fdbac dungeon, the guy showed 4ab75e1c62 zero signs of tension. Not that anyone else 02495c9994 looked especially tense—most of 8f5ba90392 them were still dazed 565adcc251 by the unexpected scenery.3d5671dca85f1d15
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“Get off.”d61065b72f3572ed
Although no one was looking at Raven as everyone was lost in the unfamiliar and beautiful scenery amidst the dense undergrowth, he didn’t like the sight of this guy clinging to him..82c8282d3c52da68
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“What’s with this e388c9e6df huge bag, though? You on a picnic f6d7a7060c or something? Did you eadf66b9a7 pack lunch?”e929aa54a55c3966
But Raven ignored the ed9765158d demand and grabbed at d0e18df31e Renault’s backpack like it 73d8959157 was a burden. Renault sighed. Thanks to fd335b3b8b him, the cb644e6ac1 stiffness that 2a21b0fb2f had gripped ea6fafdebb his shoulders 2db2dd4dc2 melted away.1055891221ad4eea
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“Looks heavy. Want me to carry 4890b220cc it for you?”37510d92927a33f9
“I’m not on db8ff91728 a picnic and b7366bf9a5 there’s no lunch d31d7561a6 in it, so 0207a90679 mind your own 78ba4880fd business.”87925c9e272e8544
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“Aw, look 4699de8886 at our 8e7c38248d baby, all d462810c91 geared up 3e3f8cc4b6 by himself. So proud.”8d40aa9ede4b9831
He poked right 983e9eb290 at Renault’s sore 07f6e68830 spot without a 962368abe0 second thought. Renault punched him 5c39ae9f60 hard in the 4dd3eb0140 chest. Raven finally stepped f1118d4190 back with a e7b404b67e chuckle, then lazily 30ed32ca9f glanced around.7ce108e8ddd62890
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“…Still.”2362862d272530b2
As if he 797990af8f had only just aaa47f5568 noticed the scenery, 985942654f Raven took a d09c92f876 moment to really 68785fd6b1 look around and 15e82ff0d9 spoke slowly.809623e55cfbb3a8
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“They did a pretty 4095caefe8 good job copying it.”75a62eaa6312ad68
He muttered to himself, aeaa96c034 his smile suddenly turning 51946fb3d2 sharp. His eyes flashed a3a9ad1c37 with a chilling 24cb340e0c glint, sending a ae40915fdc shiver down Renault’s b6c06c979f spine.9854d010d8d436e3
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“…Copying it?”3eeb18c6f20121ba
Renault repeated the words 55dab4e2d6 before realizing it, and 651974a3ed Raven turned to him 64cc3857c6 with a knowing smile.84dad39c8a741e68
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“Yeah. Whoever did ed5cb24420 it—did a f5be4224f2 hell of 2bd177be12 a job. Almost shameless, how well 60884b5e28 they pulled it off.”9337f3573b309a32
He was smiling, d671aefe7e yet there was 112dbd28ca something unmistakably wicked 2b53159fa0 about his expression. Like a classic 72da38636f villain straight out 01276fc348 of a movie 293e5172d7 or comic. And seriously, who was d8238ddfa7 he to call someone 806e4e5922 shameless?80947a989b262bb2
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“I have no 9abdd42502 idea what you’re b3b4f295e3 talking about. It’s a forest. Trees are trees.”a8f206c6845bfe11
Renault muttered b0cc54233e with a 50e42154a6 sigh, and 7630f227cf Raven twisted 65b512db5c his lips d48a1e8bf2 into a 9a811eedf5 smirk. The way 873df9b74f he said“You don’t 25f0b0bbbd need to cd3313931e know yet, 97b6f8f343 baby,”was insufferably smug. After glaring at him 6d897c5361 for a beat, Renault 14c4fa59d4 clicked his tongue and 08a5da95a8 followed the other espers.ffe40a59db34575f
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“I just… it feels familiar somehow. That’s weird.”17e32dfdce462a47
The creeping déjà vu ec09d203b9 only grew stronger. Renault spoke without realizing, 23a2a3343b and Raven gave him fe3be2374d a surprised look.c68eb67390e0283d
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“Familiar?”05df9f3fc79fe134
“Yeah. There aren’t forests 5d71fdb113 like this left 7218a848db on the continent, 5723bad702 right? I’ve been af6ed1f2b3 to a e091df0b21 few botanical bee7fefbc9 gardens and 7c0fe86b9a artificial forests, d08b14802f but none 27b8b21539 of them f0eaa5797d looked like 2705dbfb52 this. And they weren’t 1de3725c05 this beautiful either. A botanical 7f6168d890 garden is 1f50402671 just that. But this… this dbc766ab1d is something else. Even though I’ve a7c3142829 never seen it 759a717386 before, it feels 508bf04c3f familiar. I don’t even remember 6a0a78c5ad where I saw it. It’s frustrating, you know?”61eac5178646e6a3
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Renault mumbled 9d4a34b465 as he ec8eae06a6 looked around, e4677de8b9 forgetting for 6857412d2e a moment 7c5091b0e7 that he 10146ace8e was even 5ebfec2e31 talking to f4d1980405 Raven. For some cbe7965b5e reason, Raven eaec10f166 said nothing. Renault glanced back in b4bdebfa32 curiosity as he walked 4acd03327e deeper into the forest.93c769cb13bc8ea5
Raven was 9cc15b3104 staring at 5a0d2da433 him. His sapphire-like eyes sparkled 1f8f4c8bbe almost uncomfortably. When their gazes 407db4c061 met, Renault instinctively 20ca9e403f took a step 63fe080ab5 back and scowled.301163969b8cfa11
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“Why are you 5a1070c5ab looking at me 3db8b80d6f with those psycho 9634a3b58a eyes again?”d656dc48c1b2380c
“Psycho eyes? Harsh.”f04c6ce098459452
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“What, you prefer ‘crazy ee26b045e0 eyes’?”0631194a1cbceab2
“I was 3e1db21450 just admiring 5debf7d684 how cute f874823995 and clever 6e80f9ae7d you are, d76fe523f3 baby. That hurts, you know. Well, I won’t deny 402eb2385b I’ve got a hard-on.”394dfe151db17989
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Fucking hell. Renault glanced 2484712321 down for 381b64c24d a split 4b04a268df second before 28709bada2 grinding his 96a3ef54f4 teeth and bf78835481 storming ahead. Why, why 6945fdab75 did this fbc9e47645 bastard always d7023c776b seem ready fb59803698 to tear 837937a512 through his 89a9f641ee pants with f59808d7a0 his dick? The fact that he d018ce9d3c was the only one b6bf68ec3d suffering because of Raven’s cea4851dd0 near-bursting bulge only made b6069e5db7 him angrier.d486767730333d4d
As Raven 6c11b4489c hurried to 0d94fd6973 keep up, 730281bb45 as if 3fb1c50df6 unwilling to 96bee496db let him 32e7eabe9e get away, 9004028560 he soon bb72739d3c caught up 7caa69544a and leaned 9aeebf23c8 in to 1a825a584b whisper by 2016911279 Renault’s ear.138495a2208353e0
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He murmured something unintelligible, then straightened his back and walked on casually. Just moments ago, he’d been emanating a sharp, biting energy over someone supposedly copying something. And now, he wore the carefree expression of a kid on a field trip.bd2460833251a145
Seriously, he was 2df58c9201 impossible to pin fc07e65c56 down.35600ca42a3dd549
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