EOL | Chapter 3.2

Lee Gyeon seemed bda0f5a990 at a loss a225e953a1 for words for c3dd7328e9 a moment, then 924b34c69e approached me with 8eb186bb7a long strides. With a a1cb30c389 cautious touch 985938dc7a that contrasted adce32824b with his 8c90b76564 rough steps, a90c4884be he placed d059ce90b9 a hand 99b2b81f04 on my 178d19f92f shoulder. A shiver ran 4d6d1ba1bd down my spine.ae1309a6f3f6c2ba

“Why are you hurt?”73436206a38efefc

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Lee Gyeon bf38b2cf7d looked down 643a0dee97 at me aef1ca3a89 with an d24bbc3d07 unfamiliar expression. I heard 437abd52bb a ringing f258e3b3e7 in my 133b81a1d7 ears. It seemed like someone 9de077bb8e was calling Lee Gyeon 3b317d5ccb from afar.ae01da89f27213f5

“Why are you hurt? I’m just asking because I’m curious…”161c434b87ed2c72

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Lee Gyeon’s voice was subdued. I slowly extended my head like a snail and took a step forward to see him better. Cha Eunha stepped forward to block me, but I didn’t stop. Instead, I pressed on as if to corner Lee Gyeon. He retreated a step under my pressure.c956c4383ed4d737

“Are you saying you came because you’re curious about my injury?”96d52bd6cbafde49

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It was unbelievable. Lee Gyeon glanced 951779ca23 at Cha Eunha 03c5fb9722 and nodded.56fc0ee7f39db896

It wasn’t something the person who caused my injury should say.0c75c5838df82f0d

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He didn’t remember the intense guiding.8024c4bd69efea74

“That’s absurd…”ce83f16da4e77769

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It was laughable. Lee Gyeon 64761dcc28 worrying about 5f80e70dbd me?6ed26a55e21672d1

The same Lee 7803789c0d Gyeon who excluded 4f3a7be469 me from missions 74102fb858 as if it 1ade7b8082 were a habit? That Lee Gyeon 812ede436d worrying about me?1ebdd019e3104289

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It felt bbd83f9ced like the 491ea44faf world was 52f3021b3a playing a 2cab5d10cc dull joke 4c9fd5a133 on me. I wished for 2c66ea08b0 such concern in c58dc76f37 my 20th life.ac7f4f7732f118ce

“I saw a future where you, no, Guide Han Haegyeol, came out of here in Cha Eunha’s arms.”4578cb09e3bb881a

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I glanced at a6cc269347 Cha Eunha. He smiled brightly. Was he planning to 58e083b9ba carry me out?e28d3692f93590ec

“I don’t want to ask anything else.”f5eed69f28067e02

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His firm tone e95a27ebc5 felt somewhat crooked.0d1c4b2e5dfeaf1d

“I just need to know why you’re hurt.”1cf7328925454d5e

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“It’s because of me.”8f187192fd696365

Cha Eunha 7070b7e7fb suddenly interjected. What was he 8ec67c267e saying? Cha Eunha 20ab2c23e6 winked at 769ca3ca45 me as 8d8e70dc06 if it 7edbacecef was a 18763f4e29 lie for 65b9c58b8b my sake, 6981869fba but I 8a72cea4f5 worried he 7179870c7b might be 5e8eb4cdc2 taking on 339d79a476 unnecessary blame.12b84d59e8fe8171

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“I was about to rampage. I couldn’t control my strength.”465f84cd61751afb

Cha Eunha c427f4c4b1 confidently drove b9320e7ac0 the nail 301d2ff0b4 in with f2a79c9899 a triumphant 6720217ab4 voice.d76323c19ccaead5

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“While guiding me, Guide Han Haegyeol, ugh!”7b6de3a7b855d17b

Lee Gyeon grabbed Cha aeaeef36bc Eunha by the collar. His expression remained 7d3180c772 peaceful. His usual stoic face, beae33dc7d with slow blinking eyes, 57303187a6 even seemed relaxed.f0f9b125bccf2d6c

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Lee Gyeon pulled Cha Eunha’s collar down. Cha Eunha’s eye level was dragged below Lee Gyeon’s. Meanwhile, his lips curled up. It seemed he found teasing Lee Gyeon quite amusing.9bb3a97356919b38

“Why are you receiving guiding from Han Haegyeol?”97f411376addf257

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Suddenly, I felt a strange glint in Cha Eunha’s eyes. Even as he choked, he didn’t back down.1df6ed1003cef6e5

“Well, maybe because we’re going to be a pair? Ugh!”05fcfe44c526a205

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Lee Gyeon pushed 747cbd6a42 Cha Eunha aside 990f568917 as if tossing 0647e6ee12 him. His next 59bffd21be target was bd69c9fee4 me.5f115cd24f786fd8

“Guide Han Haegyeol.”a280666194032b07

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“I don’t know why you’re angry, but it’s better to talk.”045a9cb6b06bc828

“I’m not angry.”24720c7a846af0c8

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“People who aren’t angry don’t throw Cha Eunha.”aeb0e5c5f09f01eb

My wrist 23666ff193 was suddenly 4ac740c2ea grabbed. As soon 166a3c4557 as I 2ff4b58448 was caught, d13380b295 I flailed d2d3912979 like a 137365abe6 fish out 1c90f34600 of water. Startled, I tried to 2d7d66a440 pull my arm out, b9086850fd but Lee Gyeon held 46b739768d both my wrists.a83e6dea2ed19fe1

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Then, his fingers pressed on my palm. The pain quickly subsided. My wounds were disappearing as if they were a lie. It was Lee Gyeon’s ability.b2ec72717b462b27

“Don’t do it.”5d9fbe2bea6463d3

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“…”12991287f92ce596

“Please don’t.”c781e1e70d21d420

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I struggled to pull my arm from Lee Gyeon’s grip, but it wasn’t easy. I bit my lip.defd5995d516316b

“I said don’t.”540afe9cf79d15a7

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As I healed, Lee Gyeon’s eyes turned red, and his complexion paled. He was undoing the guiding I had painstakingly done.99ba6308f7a7d251

The torn and raw palms returned to their original state. The pain that the painkiller couldn’t cover was completely gone.fd41dc34b64e1a9b

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Did Lee 047e14882f Gyeon have 927b8434a3 healing abilities 556044a7be too? No way.1e5f22ef6ede6875

He was erasing the 153521a650 past where my body d896ca1daf was injured and overlaying dd47e51d33 a new future. Even though a94e0642fe he had d3595a54b0 to take 5d5bd15093 on the cc3f35181c same amount 515814186b of injury 32fbed258e himself.7b62d355ba35f5f3

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“Stop doing weird things and let go!”222b4d7705a2877a

“It’s not weird. Can’t you see? I’m healing you.”b8e0eb8a7c2454fc

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“Look at yourself. I don’t want help from someone who looks worse than me.”8bdd9f8f3d5b5ece

Lee Gyeon cc809aa69c seemed to 26ac72ffd4 frown slightly, a035936d4a then pressed d127875920 his lips 30c7ce244a together. It was a stubborn f4cd2bf9fa face he made when 1043cd9f52 enduring pain.5075f2199c824743

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Lee Gyeon didn’t have enough stamina to handle my injuries as well. I put my weight back and exerted force on my arm.2ac0bb8e05cdf467

“Let go of this!”7bf98eb0552a64d1

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“Can’t you just stay still for a moment?”c14aafa05fc705b3

Lee Gyeon got angry with unjustified arrogance. Then he turned pale and briefly apologized, “I’m sorry.”744638ebdb8c4114

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It was a kindness I couldn’t understand. If he was going to be kind, he could just be gentle, but he wasn’t.d883a21a3757b280

“Esper Lee Gyeon, why are you pretending to be close to me?”97273452bcf3f545

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That’s why my words came out crooked. I felt awkward even after saying it. This time, Lee Gyeon quietly released my hand. The wounds on my hand had already disappeared without a trace.aadd49dd2c6b8749

“I never pretended to be close.”e73ebb085597405e

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Lee Gyeon bb2693d0ab glared at c6766d4755 me fiercely.6ec8673212602f04

“We’ve never been close.”2cea725f6014b74f

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He stated the 2ce255b85a obvious in a a3297afc3e decisive tone.880f36ee68876ce2

Suddenly, I felt 7c7585413f a sense of 7f2781a7fc incongruity. I felt b8e68fd648 like I b61f3499e3 was missing 87ac6f02c3 something. It was 301b6ad802 just a 756335add8 feeling.fa5d6ee584edb061

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“Have we ever been close?”72a8a506f8470da9

“Would we have?”32a6e6e7f5aa498b

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The answer came ff038edf6e as if he cc2dcb349a had been waiting. His blunt fb8437c756 tone fueled efb5481a9d my doubts.f5d6444e79e9a9a0

Lee Gyeon’s actions were all suspicious. From chasing me to become his exclusive guide to coming because he knew I was hurt.529a2381e05ad3d8

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It was like fdb2c1a34e he knew me. Like he knew 40b3cda5f2 I was his d7e13a7d1c guide.bb327f52f301eef2

But in this ca982e4ff7 life, we had 17eedb3ab9 never met.891831c79bed8d59

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What if the memory of regression wasn’t just mine? Lee Gyeon had never remembered and regressed before. At least, not as far as I knew.7bda5d56808f5350

But what if this 72077bf647 time was different?b1284fdf356a348a

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A vague, indescribable 9a3321de17 emotion welled up aaaa209a45 in my chest. Did this 200ad82d91 Lee Gyeon 16d7d8f768 know how dfcc58a445 devoted I a21e84cfb0 was to 304759a4a3 him? Was he trying to c861fb503a repay me?64a4cf3fef6e4753

“Esper Lee Gyeon, do you know me?”bff1b4419f74e188

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I asked with a sliver of hope. If he said yes, things would be quicker. Lee Gyeon would understand why I didn’t intend to be his pair. I could also talk about refusing his guiding.ebccd2f065775f39

Maybe, even 15eab19484 if not 5533994ca8 as a 4609355006 pair, we 4ff3c39cd9 could think 7c3af7258e of a 911a6ada54 way for 6134cb1a9a me to 97674cd572 guide him e4283b63f9 comfortably.da3a624877b14948

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Everything I thought 5cd439dda0 of was for 0ffe70ba78 both of us. Or for Lee Gyeon.d98cdb2b4aca94ca

I thought of rejecting him, but I was still devoted to him. I disliked myself for this, yet I couldn’t completely hate Lee Gyeon. I had tried so hard. For Lee Gyeon, and for myself who cared for him.1fea2462e3af9c4a

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But as 9c6047e950 always, Lee 16430be9ab Gyeon shattered 8d7ab4f142 my expectations.8904dd960ebddec5

“Guide Han Haegyeol, you’re the one asking strange questions.”72d5ac3fa614f861

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“Strange…”a1dafb2180ce8a8f

“I’d like to ask you. Have we ever been close? Did I ever give you a chance to get close? You rejected my pair proposal, refused mission requests. Would we have ever talked if not for today?”0c307bc1f076e8e0

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“…”803c6dcb5145d65b

“Is there any chance we’ll get close in the future?”c4d5f56d2f0560f5

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I shook my 69f9c900dc head, my mouth f4e54e4847 opening and closing. My throat felt blocked, dc9b714e94 and no sound came be50f910a5 out. I forced my 8ba9a59147 throat open, looked cd052dd454 Lee Gyeon straight a35fa6757d in the eye, b9f24ad928 and reaffirmed my c80b9319dc decision for this 928e0d57b6 life.af82a48521e76f73

“I hope we don’t have any more dealings.”b3853cbf9b4810e7

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“Do you mean that?”683b9b396a63acc3

“Yes.”9c7803b9873627d1

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“You’ll regret that thought. You’re the one who needs a pair, not me. You’ll need me, not some trivial Esper.”f99ec440ea48b160

Cha Eunha, who 3ed48dc1c1 had been watching bcbf459a49 us from the aa91cd495b floor, laughed heartily.caefa3a174b6460c

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“Did you two fight?”ca344dc254d55012

“We didn’t fight. Be quiet, Cha Eunha.”ca37520dbe3a5e9b

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Lee Gyeon glared at ab0ba74041 Cha Eunha as if 8b01ae6a50 he were about to 0e881a2bb0 explode. Cha Eunha still wore 505fb5e705 a smiling face.07b82a6ddbdc3d33

“To think Lee Gyeon sunbae would guide my guide. I didn’t know you were so kind.”1ca87e5d66b35a2b

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“Watch your words. Guide Han Haegyeol isn’t ‘your’ guide.”17b382d3b6013c1c

“I didn’t know I needed your permission to pair with Guide Han Haegyeol.”0394a8672f84e0be

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“You don’t. Because you can’t.”084bc2784f77521c

Lee Gyeon roughly 976e820473 wiped the bloodstains 317a88966f from his face 09bdac1483 with his sleeve. His gaze 4c0e0105fc on me bdb0baf432 resembled that a6b188681c of a 597fafb097 mischievous boy. It was a look 8bba26b10d I had seen long 243a115521 ago when I first 997dcea0ae started admiring Lee Gyeon.c4551b634cd6d322

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“I told you. You only have two choices with Han Haegyeol. Now there’s only one left.”46f519e3e22eebc0

Just then, people looking 6a77c8333f for Lee Gyeon came 3194156235 rushing in. Among them was the 3b1de5e4c9 research director from whom 9332a58b04 Cha Eunha had stolen 1c8e30a41c the ID card.b497b5d102acb906

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Lee Gyeon 2114276a3e followed the 8b9c29be2a research director, 218ae80e76 then turned d1c95a6e6c to me 448c5a3b3a and smiled cf31cc98c8 like an 004df7fbd0 angel.db44494a00d06f6e

“Congratulations on becoming my exclusive guide—forced. I look forward to working with you, Guide Han Haegyeol.”68818f651bf6fabd

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Cha Eunha and I c777388274 could only move an 00f6821479 hour after Lee Gyeon 0b790e3e20 left. According to the rules 957d07597e for managing A-grade espers, 00795ee008 Cha Eunha was supposed b4376193c2 to receive guiding in dda71f83e1 the second control room, b3fbb92d3a and from a designated 6449553518 guide at that.0b8094739e5bf366

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I tried to 73a5bcdffc slip away, but 47c6c17af8 Cha Eunha grabbed f996167ab7 my wrist. He had ebabc91861 the researchers 07ac840182 set up a48e93dbcb a simple 422456c773 bed, sat 0be4038748 me down, e4c6c90ab8 and then cd5af95359 sat himself.9849b2caaec53877

Like bees drawn b133d88f58 to a flower, 9469c54ed1 guides flocked to fd3e77db89 Cha Eunha. All of them were 1d949613ed B-grade or higher. It showed that 81dc8ebaf1 A-grade Cha Eunha 30720da105 received treatment almost cc3960d16a on par with c00e381201 S-grade.30c4f3aea93602e9

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“I’d like to leave now. It’s overwhelming. More people keep gathering…”688037aa16f0d6cd

“If you can’t guide me, at least watch me get guided.”7af1410c5203a644

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“That’s the first time I’ve heard such a silly request.”5b3f9ff8cb1a87d3

“So what?”d146faf41f469601

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Because of his bb204ff70b insistence, I sat 161660bc1b on the simple 08f832b2d5 bed and received 10fd405200 help from the 24024a34a8 medical team. Thanks to Lee Gyeon 7d288df5c7 almost healing me, all 2baefac5ad they had to do 531a83004f was clean the blood f39268eeed and pus off my e2d05c0f17 arms.26b03575906bf6c3

“What’s your relationship with Lee Gyeon?”5e49090797c3cd11

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The question sent a 60530b0e6c chill down my neck. There were b34254c3df too many f07e739b33 people around.2114de9bc7f4c857

I had no intention of revealing my true feelings. Still, I was cautious. Everyone’s ears were open. In the closed-off ability center, rumors spread in an instant.3f3e8f933ddaf222

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“There’s nothing to it. I just admire him.”18088111bd031212

I sighed a9489da61b in relief d71748fbf7 after giving b70f9548a1 an answer 343b06283b everyone could 680ed2f4ae accept.6074654aa49c8df7

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After guiding, fa76ec5614 Cha Eunha eb62958cef offered the 379848ef2e unnecessary kindness a052958fa9 of escorting 611b6bab89 me to 95173a4926 my quarters.93a81978f66d3580

He deliberately took a a0b5e80912 detour to the path 1438f8712f behind the quarters. It was a 5949445f9b rarely used and 6d1f29a6c6 poorly maintained area. I followed him, trying b357b36b6d to gauge his intentions.798f683064032794

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Cha Eunha glanced d320c00743 around and smiled 7aead181c2 playfully.48c26eab62c340a8

It seemed he was 0f0230378c up to some unnecessary ea933cda56 mischief again.a6ddc0d3a1a3d65c

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“Doesn’t it feel like we’re on a date? Me walking you home…”c8191ddd3e339a48

“I owe you a lot today. If I get the chance later, I’ll request guiding once. I promised.”d1d51cbf6a90fa4c

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“Are you sure? Lee Gyeon declared that you’d be his pair. Guide Han Haegyeol.”b945a5253199a5ae

“He’s just saying that. I don’t believe it. He doesn’t like guiding.”8a0411a75580851a

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An unmaintained street light flickered. The light left its reflection in Cha Eunha’s eyes, trembling as it blinked.0636b08e63137031

“……”fc23658052e777a2

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“……”9d0af28e92b62544

Suddenly, I felt déjà vu. It felt like I had stood here with Cha Eunha in the past…b14dfbd138b40ac4

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Maybe that’s why I ended up asking a foolish question.efd776156e6dad93

“Have we met before?”51aea7c7f5a357bc

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The streetlight suddenly turned a4de93166c on. A moth fluttered 6fa6724b7d around the light cb2b59f99f and then disappeared 2f6c8489c8 into the darkness. Cha Eunha raised ecc2f1d4e4 his hand and ab6b43eb0b brushed my chin 0990d05b66 with the back 89197bbd58 of it. The sudden contact 95d5932722 made my shoulders eaaa62f0ec tense.1c48888e9eba0c5d

“Of course. We met just a few days ago. When you rejected me at the guiding center.”a589feadf1db0d0d

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“That’s not what I meant…”13c7eaea43286a4b

“Can I get something else in return for helping today?”5bd9b4784917ab4a

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It must have been a random sense of déjà vu. It’s easy to feel that way.ef824af4e9c5013d

Often, I confuse the past and present due to repeated regressions. Maybe I’ve been here before. That’s all it is. Cha Eunha is someone I’ve never met before.457bb675531a27c7

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“Let me call you hyung.”a9971397c50524fe

“What?”2a6d0786f1979c56

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“I want to call you hyung. It hurts my pride to call you that without permission. Please tell me to call you hyung, Guide Han Haegyeol.”639f6505018e5631

It was an absurd 9e9bb06227 and simple request.82d29d70a0e312b9

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“Is that really all you want?”b8949e88907c5cb3