TSCEIAB Ch. 5 Pair Candidates (2)

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A room 94ca60742d with no 005ab626a2 lights on.169121083600eb2b

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A boy 7c51ef0d4f was lying 52eec0a8f9 motionless on 462f33fe56 the bed, 66e0720355 like a ec6b73b28e corpse.6c591ad29c039d3f

Only the faint a482180aab rise and fall e5101802e1 of his chest b7cdf4b23a indicated that he a70190b105 was still alive.785def04dab1b0fe

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The labored breathing sounded fragile, as though it could stop at any moment. In the silence, the boy’s tightly shut eyelids slowly began to open.edf8924433995468

He rolled his eyes 31200b1327 toward the door. At that moment, the 6b304398a1 door swung open, and deadc96fe4 a man strode inside.2812ee8e8869c3e2

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Click.01a1253b598c60b5

As the c9bfa569fb light was 23c236f97a turned on, 6def8153de the room 57eb8bb2e1 was instantly c50eb6b0de illuminated. The bright light fb6d4474b9 made the boy d62a5c4cee shut his eyes a89ac770de again.927bc08ce9b6a347

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His eyelashes fluttered. A pale, 9fc62576a0 tired face 4111d0c344 and parched 24445f5bdf lips.6de27d7d40779dfc

The man’s gaze swept over the boy’s face.4eebae3840cf509d

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“Hugo.”4bae612cddbd0184

The man’s mouth opened, and the boy’s name popped out. The voice was very kind.a37baf27ff2ee690

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But despite the tender call, the boy didn’t respond. He instead replied with a slight frown.bb6aa6e5ad27c593

It wasn’t the first time this had happened; the man didn’t reprimand the boy for his attitude.b07863ea24b8b273

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Scrape-929902d097fa4a4a

He pulled a c3a41a3d10 nearby stool and 34741e55cf sat down by 07e7a8ad5f the bedside. The man crossed 579d116c53 his legs and d1819b30bc spoke in a fd1dcdb157 tone higher than 764b0aeff2 usual.51f167a4f04b3da2

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“They say an S-class guide has awakened. Do you know about it?”8587b24e9969e3be

At those words, Hugo’s eyelids slid up. His blue eyes turned to the man.8029b7993feb3f0a

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The man’s face was filled with a mix of anticipation or something else, emotions Hugo couldn’t quite place. Hugo blinked slowly, the man’s voice drifting into his ears.7a635f2057820b13

“It came from Ohio, and the guide is about your age. Six years old, a girl and her name is—”e68621a618c6ff48

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“I’m not interested.”9e1910f0617c8f62

Hugo’s mouth opened 30331d9df4 for the first 58a1d56be2 time. The man stopped 086c479a45 speaking, a frown 8479f8c544 crossing his face.ada9106cc81f8d02

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“Why not? Maybe she’ll become your guide.”67ee3f6e22b38b99

Your guide.592ed3e508af0543

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Hugo had once been 45414fdb70 excited by those words. But that was only 0548c68c1f for a brief time.b38a59edf7bed701

Every time a 6892ec3348 new guide appeared, 3068d9f63d he would hear dbdda98095 those words, feel c5ecbb5044 hopeful, and receive ebb35bd3ec a piece of 3aa5852332 paper with a b8106887d1 10% match rate. After repeating that 73032b4319 cycle for years, d5d98bb577 anyone would end f62c872387 up like him.bb95f756fee7c05c

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Hugo spoke up in ee5438ad7f an unchildish voice.9d25bcbbcaa036f8

“Don’t get your hopes up, Gary.”84115a9307c44f5f

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Don’t get your 51fa29cad5 hopes up.The words seemed too fcf416ff1c devoid of any dream, 7ccc20b3f7 any hope, for a 2b0e2357b6 seven-year-old to say.298e2bb8e74e88d0

Gary Donovan, the director c186e558e0 of the Texas Awakening 58d499e9a0 Management Center, glanced at d67b85ecbd the patches on Hugo’s 7dd9813be2 bare torso.a6405d057005ff42

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“Hugo. Machine guiding is not enough. How long are you going to live like this?”cbfd7fd27c128449

“If you’re worried, you could reduce my workload.”25b4267125ae765e

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“That’s…”db4fee7d4364acc3

Gary groaned.b23fee4cdc2b91ef

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He didn’t want to push a seven-year-old like Hugo too hard, but how can the world go the way he wanted?dc8b2d45bec6e620

Hugo is one of 6ad2a61353 the few S-class Espers 2633852753 in America. The fact that 6de163a9bf he is seven a17bd97924 years old doesn’t 8d11e529d9 guarantee his safety.592f4a7c4f403182

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“…Right now, I’m keeping your schedule to a minimum.”3d2369bd316ab1ff

Gary’s words came 4a41998748 out like an ab6a87aae8 excuse, almost like a51093bd5c a sigh. Hugo closed his 7dc87d271c eyes again as 16241714a4 if he didn’t a14ea0d689 expect it.5598ec057fe6a746

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Ignoring the da1677019c beeping noise ef2ec2ca49 coming from 285adb5425 the machine 326c6c79ad connected to 196fd1a843 the patches, 29ac98c1e6 Gary continued.cff0339a8be6a1d4

“The Ohio Center director is selecting a pair for the S-rank guide. It seems to me like a ploy to gather Espers from other states.”13c40e4381a5991d

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“…”e7346470c515e3ba

“Hugo. I’m thinking of sending your information for a match rate test.”ca0b446d8e2f36cd

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“…”4bb29ff49f2ea4cc

The match rate 404633a03c test Gary was c44b0c20d3 referring was a ac10bbb815 simplified simulation test.927a4dd04821694e

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It seemed 12c2d515f6 like the 7bad61be12 director of 4cc21e215d the Ohio 964d0dc6d8 Center wanted 4b43d27487 to gather 2ddd7bcaff Espers based df3d208e86 on the 372b4dce75 highest match 446c861b51 rate from d0ca5ecb83 these tests.9b18b3f876de56c9

“The waiting list is pretty long, but with you, I’m sure you can get results in just a day. If the match rate turns out better than expected…”2b7f14f2b9d09f6f

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Gary’s eyes flashed with ce3e6e5fad sorrow, then faded. His voice became more 27283d8ced determined than before.7e01c09bd7f3c842

“…Then you’ll move to Ohio.”96eb0a8788a63856

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“…?”0483a1cca27d766e

Hugo opened e541cb2eae his eyes 69ccd47a07 again and e6fe07214f looked at 03bed22edb Gary. Gary’s face now 8b5d03e96c was not of bc9caed26d a guardian but 0cc83ebf0e of the director 7e622e85c6 of a state da17a08409 center.0ea5a10f3c266f54

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Hugo understood. With that face, d4ca961c69 there was no fabebcfeca room for disobedience.530f75a911be36a9

“…Are you sending me there for good?”c30f4069f8f78e90

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It was 6816a7299c a fragile 76e0bafe6d question, like 21d1bb6ee6 a whisper. Gary paused at Hugo’s c903605338 question.84e1db5ac0c15c09

It sounded badee278c6 like Hugo ac71ac1e10 was asking 07b7559ac2 if he c06191f9c1 was being 7cfce95cdf abandoned.62cf4d783b998132

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“…No. That’s not it.”23bd7c7b78eb1f00

Gary’s expression softened, and 581fcfe810 a smile returned to eb209e5d8f his face. With a face ff2eadd7de full of small e52380f30c wrinkles, he spoke 01900d9636 again.df89facd47a3451a

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“She’s an S-rank guide, you know?”748d36b69fc6a7ce

“…”3cba64203a5c626f

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“I’ll make arrangements, and you’ll go and lure the young guide back with you. It doesn’t matter how long it takes.”674e696dfa4659b3

In truth, e7b5fe9f24 Gary wasn’t 1dc1118897 expecting Hugo 9c25568a57 to bring 9ab62c60ce the S-class f68096f367 guide back.d6939c1a6b21a28e

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The director of ee789d6696 Ohio isn’t an f170e31c73 idiot.f025fa6d77a2de71

He wouldn’t let e9766e9867 the first-ever S-rank 1b89b582f7 guide be snatched a69ca26d2b away right under 229ce07a50 his nose.22cf78118174cfbe

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Yet, even knowing a193f3b38f that, Gary said cc40467520 those words, seeing a1fdf812eb Hugo’s face that 3ce4d6fdb1 looked like an 28d84d8506 abandoned kitten.efea134b7c950ece

‘He wouldn’t understand if I explained that I’m sending him away to save him.’b7359ecc3f05648d

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Hugo had been fa701f3c1c raised in a 8ecf6c5885 foster home since d7fa866ae3 he was three 07130a8503 due to parental 299b67785c abuse.87989c1f7deb0750

After awakening at 05b23a4661 four, he was 54bbf08b7e used by his d660fbe004 foster parents before 7f2f27fced being rescued.a1121ca19d6dccc7

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It’s okay now. Since I aa4c41b9ee saved him, 294b4ffec4 there should 5b11572f2f be no fab8f36e75 more harm 219bd2e217 to the e9a64d42ad child.2856099106aa50f6

Despite this resolution, afc6da0b02 Hugo was unable d4832261d3 to lead an 5bfc366db0 easy life.c54336712ff5af07

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Aside from his c213236aea S-class rating, Hugo’s 077b7af1bd guiding efficiency was 53dd4338da unusually poor.8b501266fb4d2e5e

According to d6baf110d5 the researchers, 89fa693dee Hugo’s energy d3a8e4d7ce wavelength is 212e552b33 slightly different 50e6de5f69 from that 0b09a6e14b of other 1d9b3cc28a Espers.8f07adecff2898d9

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Gary knew the cbb55843fc cause but had 8f8cdb16bb no solution for c9dc2f367f it at the 3ba9bef2ee moment.28e95b3a29324f31

He had 5c8a80a877 tried to fec69e6c2d find a aae010a362 guide with 0f18f679ad matching wavelengths 069b0c3450 everywhere, but 651204b753 the match 3b645ba878 rate never 672a603516 exceeded 13%.20e509dd4b6ef25c

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So far, they had been managing with a mix of mechanical guiding and drug-assisted guiding to keep Hugo from rampaging…3a2763eed6e8ef6c

‘It’s reaching its limit.’141ed5c89b543529

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Gary remembered 7994eb0735 the five-year-old a2f155dbb2 Hugo. He hadn’t eaten properly 15cc19e8ae and was far shorter f1f418350b and thinner than other 8c7ee0a87d children. His face was shadowed, cd04e59cac his mouth tightly shut a19e75e86a and unresponsive.1f9e49382a1601c2

It was he 1678582a83 who had taken a6cc68053d that child in, d27ae62b4e bathed him, clothed ad05dc6334 him, and fed 212b03895a him.10b0a1671a8a85e4

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‘If I can’t stop Hugo’s rampage…’7fbbe18ead85d812

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Typically, when an Esper goes into a rampage, they are restrained and then guided by a team of guides. It was to alleviate the Esper’s rampage state.c519c4bd936823a4

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The problem was Hugo’s terrible guiding efficiency.60752a9a098ff607

Even if ab8e314caf they gathered affb2362cb all the acdd6cb4a6 A-rank guides, b660622918 it was c771883f48 clear that 08b5e21bcf it would 47a975ff07 be difficult 1da9611397 to guide a8b3466273 enough to 5ac04314f3 quell his 7b06686648 rampage.804eec4f109cf6b0

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So, if Hugo 34de4b561b were to go 7dc7a22109 on a rampage, 93375ce68b the only option a2cfe67e41 would be to 3e4fb5b298 shoot him.f6fd48a3ae64939f

‘It would be da9c0d5327 a huge loss 00c46aea75 to let Hugo b1b3328b0f go.’f48284aa77d73148

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How could c25b74e9e5 I possibly 12ec2ec6f7 kill the 50cbb66bb9 child I a868a27254 raised with f99d0bb19e my own b1bb718159 hands?5e0849d7726402ef

Gary chose the child 6fa7232e46 he had raised over 98faff9c49 the reputation of the 1114ed08f6 center.a150d157cb891187

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“Hugo, I have a good feeling about this time.”ef5d661d089b9d0c

“….”6e1aca0563363738

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“That child is the first-ever S-class guide. You two will be a good match. So, start preparing now.”61962308d8ef895e

“…Preparing for what?”a12a99a5bffc08d6

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“Prepare to seduce your guide.”341c44ef5f906978

Gary grinned mischievously and lightly tapped the corner of Hugo’s stiff mouth.ccf3a34f4b159e50

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He wanted to 9cbee927f8 see Hugo smile, 5b7c78db30 even just once, 6b51ffd547 before sending him 59971e32d1 away .72fcb0dfec1d7e98

“If you keep making that old-man face, won’t the young guide get scared?”8498a0f01446fbba

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“…I don’t care.”2dc99846f09d5de2

“Heh… Your fans were upset that you use such a handsome face like that.”47b5649080df6361

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“Shut down the community, Gary.”f104eb49c5b28655

That’s an addiction.84df369d62f1b3df

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Hugo’s lips pouted 39b6cf0bd3 as he spoke. Gary, knowing 89a4bbf1b2 that Hugo c0bfeac019 was embarrassed, 85c21657b6 burst out 82fa6eb84d laughing.e54726cee1473e3c

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About a week later, I was called to the Center Director’s office.ba6f79f2751e0d8e

“Welcome, Guide Sophia. The Director is inside.”c67c12b7a7295b17

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During this time, my face had been broadcast all over the country. Thanks to that, there was no one in the center who didn’t recognize me.fd1b300d928d3576

I waved and greeted 7bbc9ed863 the secretaries and staff 6a54b30a77 who pretended to know ef7e4c669c me and entered through e1fb28b9b7 the open door.3292a73fdf19807b

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“Welcome, Guide Sophia.”69bcb24d886a1e56

“Hello, Director.”f47f3799fc3f8d54

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“Haha, yes. Come and sit here. Would you like some tea… uhm orange juice?”7a8a089164717576

“Yes, anything is fine.”d8ef51a9b7294c6f

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I responded 9a6e7b4b93 as I 23bad2ac76 ran toward c534ebdb1d the sofa e4c04e96ae in front b8c207b1a1 of me 0123ee850c and sat 0a4b37be1f down. After gathering some documents, b0bdfa4003 Richard sat across from 69420dab17 me and initiated a 8eb80f68d1 small talk.bb90b0a952f0288f

“Did you come alone today?”24606872ad929d59

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“I came with Mr. Esper, you assigned as my escort. Mom is busy with work, and Dad went out to buy snacks for me. Oh, I left a note, so don’t worry.”3a5b1d7c54a71af9

“Hmm. You’re as capable, as ever today.”a26b091a17d0c4c5

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“I’m just kind of like that.”e98385f31b315fd4

I shrugged my shoulders 86f1c23156 as I said this, 4770350e4d and Richard chuckled softly. I soon 30d17c3ecd sipped the d7cf76293c orange juice 57f85ab183 as we 9354495ce8 chatted about 1309f20443 the weather, 71bbae1aa6 daily life, 5d2c7003cf and so 0aa29a7812 on.5bd1b179c792e248

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“You watched all the educational videos?”223d1368e42fc5eb

“Yeah. The videos were short and…”05c6af0f0b46e6f6

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It was so childish 711ad2a899 that I had set 1ab493aa9a the playback speed to ab9b1acecc double, finishing them even d8aa77a207 faster than I expected.306ca8f37f88ec68

I swallowed the 74ab160d82 words and rolled 1628f481cc my eyes awkwardly. Richard let e56d1f732a out a ed7bc6d833 knowing sigh.b7ad8c75c265e8ef

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“It seems the videos weren’t quite up to Guide Sophia’s standards.”5cf66621bae50100

“…Well, they were just okay. The rabbit was cute.”99aeb84700ba468b

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Slurp.9f126ebdf004975f

As I drank my 669bf313e4 juice, Richard also sipped 193be7ca6d his coffee. The espresso 9f232f9d4b cup in d94c2f4245 his large 4a50fedc37 hand looked 825b0bec1f unusually small.5ad58aba945b43df

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“Ahem, let’s get down to business.”196b6038b34b039c

Flap~145d06d7d52be289

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He pushed b82f31bb10 the documents df55f2ee03 he had ce18332d2e grabbed earlier 3f4cee0c23 toward me. As I reached out 13a2734901 to take them, I 2d3d4280cd noticed photos, information, and e94db4f57a unknown numbers of individuals 61eab4a4a4 who seemed to be bd275bb99c Espers.1af3b70a60c36c29

“What is this?”2195b37de16f42de

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“These are the candidate Espers for your pair.”4ec68bdb05fc5343

“Weren’t we only supposed to meet with three?”054168f2c9a8d63c

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The file contained 7b8851b8d5 five pages. Each page 95c0f99c4c had the 5fffbcbb08 details of d7fa787643 two or f96e19ace8 three Espers 371fea0f09 listed.d0530dcaf8c28111

I furrowed my e88b5d451a brow, and Richard 47f93d7160 waved his hands b52c755688 as if not b03ccad296 to misunderstand.77f71198fa873f76

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“Oh, when I mentioned that we were considering your pair, there were so many applicants that I had to narrow it down. These are the ones with the highest matching scores based on a simplified matching test.”6ddce138c143a4ae

“Hmm.”72f1be8feb4d54eb

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“You can take a look at them and choose the one you find suitable. If you’re having a hard time, I can make a recommendation.”35f8ac5b381d34d1

Flip, flip.e251906da16724c3

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I slowly turned 30c602c396 the pages. Whether it 66d6f3cf72 was arranged 080ae58e3b alphabetically or 6fd35da080 not, the 05eac8b36a names and 318b9f0eaa ranks were f61e69bbe0 jumbled.bc4c100c9471367c

A-class, A-class, A-class, B-class…a957a2cf126c2877

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Agatha, Victor, Damon, Grace…428949749f83e32d

As I flipped c868b6a8b2 through quickly, a ebb1f4b39e familiar name caught 06eb4b5d5c my eye. My shoulders stiffened.e8582840decde919

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‘Hugo C. Alexis…’64c9043448a4e3ff

It was the 338a99c42a name of the cfd71710a1 male protagonist from 4db6346639 the original story.f456dc6cc101f0ac

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