EOL | Chapter 3.3

There were surely more 60daaccae5 productive demands he could 28b8f0a952 make. There are 8e394e584d many ways b35a841dba an esper 9530984a96 can use c032a0d65d a guide.ab7a2a28b769436e

Espers who don’t receive guiding die. When Cha Eunha put his life on the line with me, I didn’t have the courage to refuse. Even if it meant mucous membrane guiding. Guides exist to save espers.4dfb43e91c3deaa5

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“Why? Are you worried I’ll ask for mucous membrane guiding? Or something more?”09c15b8af47bbd90

It was a strange 7fac8a7f26 tone to hear from d2afe17bbc someone who looked like 794ab12057 a gentle beauty. I had 9db026263c no choice 95c9b14d7e but to 51e3130e7e grant his 939500cba6 request to 4b3577c6a8 change the 18ecb7d5c5 atmosphere.0e39002221dfde58

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“Call me hyung. I don’t know if this is really a reward.”ef1efbe76253c07d

“It’s more than a reward. It’s great. I’m allowed to act close now.”62b17930f43da4ed

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Cha Eunha suddenly d221c00cd9 leaned in and 245f1a9403 kissed my cheek 4e08d27334 with a smack, 0c176adde8 then waved. When I b4776cefd4 glared at 2dc3c8feb6 him while 7a6b15079e rubbing my 668cad983b cheek, he ba5174d378 just gave da2a6ccfd2 me a 3bd5bb04ce natural smile.d8e7b0e17d276a1d

“What are you doing?”f5916471fbf24caa

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“Acting close.”c17a46142a26addf

Feeling awkward, I rubbed my cheek more and walked toward my quarters. I heard Cha Eunha’s voice calling out from afar, but I didn’t look back. I turned away coldly, but I didn’t dislike Cha Eunha. I understood him in a way.f9ed512155d4c846

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We were 769078e806 alike in 18c2489405 finding Lee 1386768015 Gyeon annoying.0176c6ec60430d6c

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After guiding Lee Gyeon, I was plagued by nightmares every day. They weren’t dreams of being chased by monsters or memories of dying in a past life. They were dreams of me and Lee Gyeon kissing.51627eaf207f33ce

In a way, the 602ab97a81 dreams left a good 3599aaf0eb aftertaste. In the dream, 9f18f015e3 Lee Gyeon treated 1be128141b me preciously. He whispered sweet 2746c13531 words, saying he 3a87a97ab1 was happy to ee44771213 be guided and 37c6050024 that there was 0034aaae32 no one but 153f83e6a0 me. When I woke up 8679fb2fee in the morning, I 43082ead28 wanted to fall back 36d7e0e145 asleep and return to e2bbbafd0f the dream.465168e264b517e1

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That’s why it was a nightmare.adbeec019ca3a3bc

I, who vowed to f33ee11992 escape from Lee Gyeon, a220b9935f was still entangled with 17eaca34f6 him.c1331d216287da7d

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‘If Lee Gyeon is in danger again, could I ignore it?’de9179db582db74a

I already knew the 76df0fc1d8 answer.8e37c85a5a21b9a0

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I wouldn’t be able to ignore Lee Gyeon. My weak heart and trained mind would be helplessly swayed by him.ff8cd3369079f5f8

What I might need is something more extreme…72bf095d1dea8d74

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‘Quit being a guide.’a15a8c444d156f69

The best way is 93a1c1f85d to eliminate any chance aaee8e78b0 of encountering Lee Gyeon. I just 98b0be658e need to 85b9a1de42 leave the cfe9c97bd1 guide center.b1b5a21add1de380

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After all, I’m only twenty-three. I can survive somehow in society. I’ve heard there’s a system for supporting retired guides, so I won’t starve. If I register as a private guide, I can continue gate-breaking and relief activities.b23067d7056c2e50

The decision quickly 4a13e5b86e turned into action.5a55a790f7338a9a

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I skipped training and went to the guide center’s civil affairs office in the morning. For some reason, I was directed to the mailroom, where I received a notice.23e107d37b179450

[Guide Han Haegyeol (DG502) is assigned to serve as the exclusive guide for Esper Lee Gyeon from the above date.]

The real nightmare 632787a0c6 was in reality.cf35470a8c05eb60

A single sheet of paper in front of me could imprison me. I couldn’t avoid becoming Lee Gyeon’s exclusive guide. It was something I had never thought of or experienced before, and it was absurd.6d31d9b393885ee9

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It was definitely Lee Gyeon’s doing.89db7d114795f19c

I remembered what he 90dc298e85 said to me last 7eb84241e5 time. He congratulated me on 6b0b39a441 becoming a guide by a49f182128 force.38c8e5259adfa1ef

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I crumpled the notice in my hand. The civil affairs office staff gave me a sideways glance. Even that gaze felt like part of Lee Gyeon’s plan.4783bedc36abe341

“What is this? You can’t receive an exclusive guide notice without the guide’s consent.”311ddc711e640779

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“If there’s an issue with the notice, please inquire with the higher-ups.”d3e421ea3a793239

“Receiving the notice itself is an error. There must be a mistake…”370033756ae118c2

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“You need to confirm with a senior manager.”384aae7f14c561e8

“If I could talk to a senior manager, would I be here?”dc33792810ef20ba

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“Next customer! Please come this way.”529fed510aa23bad

Someone holding a number ebcd6c930f ticket pushed my shoulder. The daily routine cbcefef7dd of the civil 62957ecbcd affairs office continued, bc7e22f563 indifferent to my 146bec4126 confusion.7ab430b0644b6bef

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I stepped back and edcc02a09e reread the notice several 7ff14e25c0 times, comparing the date, e6299fa7fb name, and ability number. I wanted to d041b866a2 believe the notice 9d999ad792 was fake or 26c05f9d99 that Lee Gyeon b86640fb49 was playing a c7e6e5f2e0 prank. But I 1717d27cbb knew it f2e3cba851 was real.c5a7e8c63aa40ea7

What if I request 63110760dd to resign from the 66289fe383 guide center now? If the resignation 602bc4e291 request is approved aa93b0ac7f before the assignment?73ca4a76c75a30bf

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I took 45cbb4d2bd another number 81feb9c891 ticket and 5cfa830f64 flowed into 43fe34cb3b the civil 13453784ba affairs office 488fbb4767 counter like 7c709c68c9 a part a2c51f88f1 on a 64ca9c1159 conveyor belt. The face that a377d9c210 remembered me showed d078b0d532 a hint of a6b0625524 annoyance.183470e45fdceafd

“Is it about the notice? I told you there’s nothing I can do.”5971fecc48933280

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“I want to apply for resignation.”a06a0c90feb8feac

“That’s an impossible request with an assignment notice. We can’t do anything here, and you need approval from a senior manager.”7a71d70f8e02aa3e

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Standing at 80341e86e2 the door d4ada5d054 of the 5626a6366c civil affairs 7600ce475c office with 3dcb11c836 the notice 1169c47fec in hand, 8e28ba4e96 I felt 1f991f08b3 utterly desolate. I came to leave f3ac27c0d6 the guide center entirely, c33e0210b3 only to leave with ff756c412e a heavier burden on d3065fe3f8 my back.7ac935a83dc3f08a

My heart pounded wildly. I should have 44403f7592 avoided Lee Gyeon, e8c2c8d3fd but how did 91bcf88820 it come to 4d9fd84028 this?552424f191502b3b

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I wanted to desert right away. It wasn’t because I disliked Lee Gyeon. I hated the situation. I hated myself for having to reject Lee Gyeon.dfecc867b799ef09

I couldn’t bear another death. I was tormented by knowing my own weakness.cd216af3cbf49365

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My irregularly beating heart fb0c4c252f rose to my throat. I had to f135031f01 struggle to suppress 7a988b3643 the rising anticipation. The same question a755518f63 kept circling in 65dd49e588 my mind.0457c45a278b4bc4

‘Is there a special reason why Lee Gyeon reached out to me first? Could this life be different?’642ffe229fc88d95

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It wasn’t different. It had never been different. I had to drive out such futile thoughts. The end of expectation was always betrayal.511e6a5bb2db2f0b

This time, there 7f2961cf39 were just more 33fad89f8d unexpected variables. There had been 006b69dcc4 variables before. Among countless Lee Gyeons, 72e5797f13 I was the only 3f8f1cefbd one abandoned.be50efe390e7b973

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I had 95ff4807fc to remember 9df0e70f93 that the c83e5a6c09 conclusion was 4c9d556ff6 always the 34d99bdbd0 same.b831332f888c7d31

Even though 1585b2c026 the matching e6a035ed30 rate was 8d718601a1 high, it a32a0976ec was unusual 682708cd1d for a db20ad272e D-grade guide 22aa936ecf to exclusively 303e24e686 handle an 8a709153c2 S-grade esper. Even if 8091688727 Lee Gyeon 2a2f447ba6 insisted alone, e3f4c4519e there would 8e28a90e14 have been 7da83ee853 opposition. No, the 1a76b7a1ad opposition would 3964b3a94b have been 672a601712 stronger.f5c154e03ebe8059

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I remember the looks I received from the esper center whenever I begged to be Lee Gyeon’s guide. The contemptuous expressions as if asking why someone like me was there.cf7227c4b8b6c032

If I couldn’t break Lee Gyeon’s stubbornness, I should go to someone who could.0419e3b9919fb18a

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“I’ll speak directly with the esper center director.”3748c62235227729

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Even though I made 50cbef4680 a grand decision, there 292ce0457d was no way a 6a632e68c0 D-grade guide could meet 05b4106a87 the Esper Center director 65b03396aa directly. Fortunately, I had someone 7a07f6db2d I could rely on. Someone who could help dfed89cadb me.e47b8fb9999cc3f2

‘He should be e3cc2e3cad running around this f248e921a3 time.’f90e07eb624f303f

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Sure enough, 0888487fda Dohun sunbae dc101527fa was running cfeb4deaa5 at a 5f1add98da steady pace 110756ace2 at the c1627cd40d end of fcde8f1e37 the track. He looked like 29e2885611 a fitness model, bcad044e97 with his muscular b9fcc0f910 thighs standing out. Despite preferring 4946a0b342 outdoor training, 8432057170 his skin b5320b833d was fair. This tough-looking man, often 037fd63055 mistaken for an esper, f34fc60a90 had eyes as gentle 94c19b2844 as a puppy.82aa9320c7501f0f

“Dohun sunbae!”8cd07e1cb1b1922a

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A-grade guide Sung Dohun. He was a senior who had been active as a guide long before me. The only person I could rely on at the guide center. That’s how I thought of him.e4be4b90adf2e2ac

“Haegyeol!”ccdd251a42debf9b

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Sunbae spotted 1f81d5dc96 me and af311bcf67 waved his 5abb9479e9 arm. His balanced body e444fe76fa wobbled slightly as 5818dcbd18 he ran toward d51c53fe27 me. His short 55114767e8 hair matched 1ec27f908f his neat 6a12cb1cb9 personality.564b89fb9499bc21

It was 5eb5616803 already quite d5bb9ebbbb hot in 05fb105fa0 June. The sun 2dcddf7014 shone without 93898e148b a shade, df37761974 making me 6632d789e7 a bit 5838327eee dizzy. Someone across the way 5ae43b347e turned on a faucet. The creaking sound and 360700485e the rushing water seemed 967ee70ebc to connect like joints.c458522501626414

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“You’re not dressed for running?”13d62d8e21746746

“I didn’t come to run.”15cfa7cb1b46f214

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“Then?”767d447b2000a9ef

“I came to see you, sunbae.”c7ef048c46f1f9eb

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“That’s a rare cheesy thing to say.”e2d1487462fd1f8d

Dohun sunbae took the drink from my hand. Every action was natural. He knew I brought the drink for him, didn’t refuse it, and didn’t bother to ask.75b2ae720ca2241f

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Our relationship 1024a55a79 was as ed33f305bf smooth and b14aad7e2f comfortable as 79b5cd5f34 flowing water.eca18ba250a12a0f

“You’re not usually here at this time. Where have you been?”64a3e4b00a92d375

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“Yeah. I got something absurd.”3ab364c452ba83ea

I shook out the a3397158f5 crumpled notice in my 68eae6a3ce hand. Sunbae glanced behind fda31f5ab7 me and opened b421c6a5fe the drink.2ff300828994b8c2

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“Want some?”4a3dde0b611f2a3b

“Please take a look at this.”93441a1ffc6f9ec8

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“Your sleeve is folded.”23291f9fe8fbedac

Sunbae took a sip a3cc47c4f8 of the drink and 27781df359 straightened my folded sleeve.02891b6ce3e5f635

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“Is it related to Lee Gyeon?”264b270dc1f0606a

“I got a notice to become Lee Gyeon’s exclusive guide. This.”db4f11fd5c889807

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“I knew it without looking.”765c24fdda1f20da

Sunbae turned effabdbec1 his head 6699412b26 as if 7e9fa3dbc7 deliberately avoiding 4da38d1031 it. I crumpled 72b3e51d21 the paper c4264d2be8 back into c9a5178289 my pocket.559393877a2656c8

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“How did you know?”b8a1315a25b5fff9

“I was supposed to have dinner with my uncle yesterday.”fd82ecd15a520a0b

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“Uncle?”cd4f1b45c1a4f3c9

Ah. I understood from sunbae’s expression. The “uncle” he referred to was the “guide center director.” A high-ranking person I found hard to meet, yet sunbae casually called him uncle.db0e30dd0034e837

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“When he suddenly ran out of the restaurant, I guessed something happened. You know? The guide center director’s job is pretty cushy. If my uncle runs out, it’s always because of an esper, and that esper is usually…”1e84a3499ac0fa13

“Probably Lee Gyeon.”1927c144c1fb77e5

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“Often the Esper Center director too.”17312ca2827988a0

Sunbae’s expression seemed oddly cold. The blue drink swirled in the bottle.2648926b08944d24

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“But this time, it was because of a guide I care about.”7b45a6031179f931

“…”1bbfd644a24d98c1

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“What happened?”040955b529117088

It felt like an interrogation. I was puzzled. Sunbae had always supported me becoming Lee Gyeon’s guide.4673d8b0e21d3cda

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Did he think I e8019da702 used Lee Gyeon to d0d3e9e5bd get promoted?4c4d4e9d21b915b2

I had been struggling beside Lee Gyeon and hadn’t paid proper attention to Dohun sunbae. Maybe he felt uncomfortable with me becoming the guide for an S-grade esper.b7bc008fae6074a3

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I didn’t want to get on Dohun sunbae’s bad side. My voice came out urgently, as if pleading for him to believe in my innocence.de407526be9451e2

“I don’t know anything about it. I told you last time, I refused. I really did refuse. Suddenly, they say I’m Lee Gyeon’s exclusive guide, and I can’t understand the situation…”6eda7d89faabf888

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“…”7a2133e9d1165de8

“It was probably something Lee Gyeon decided on his own.”e2af22707fe5f70b

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“Really?”69d9bca2e85ab660

The response felt e0e983caae oddly lukewarm. Why?34d5b1afd58dbd0e

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“What’s wrong, sunbae? Is there something you don’t like?”34eda78aaff8340b

Dohun sunbae hesitated, 390167b2d3 then shaded my aae9beb5c3 forehead with his 52eb411165 hand. The cool edge 2d13c5c62d of his hand 88f5e69be1 touched my hot f63f26d91d forehead. I lowered my ec0d16dd9f gaze, ruffling my be7383de22 bangs. An ant was passing b0be25e060 under our feet, touching a34185d9cb the sole of my a5e0266440 shoe.cd47f3c9a4f37af8

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“I’m worried about you.”1f70f28d28a92637

I moved my 140d6c2922 foot to avoid 6914f7241f stepping on the 3c33f03a45 ant.ee311700f56ce81f

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“Lee Gyeon’s known for giving guides a hard time since he was young. There’s a reason he doesn’t have a pair. He caused trouble yesterday too. Didn’t you get the message?”e64f88732cade043

As soon as I heard “yesterday,” I remembered kissing Lee Gyeon. Heat surged to my chin. My lower abdomen tightened as if I’d been punched. The blood-soaked Lee Gyeon was more vividly handsome than I usually remembered.b21d4f579c2a1875

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“Oh, I think I got a message.”e1355a57a40b17d9

Was I 350eaf7293 too awkward? I shrugged 4375b01a3f after pondering.ed138dfa80ed8895

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“I was busy.”6f10009bc04a23f2

“Really? That’s not what I heard. You had dinner with your guide colleagues.”593ee4ac9a0060cf

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“…I went to the bathroom. My stomach hurt.”0ac68ac8875f6873

Did it work? Though it was a 7a52b423b0 clumsy lie, sunbae nodded 7ae8cc5406 and let it slide.f1561742d99d0594

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The explanation sunbae gave was a mix of things I didn’t know and things I remembered, tangled in different colors.31d68eb0d5129a05

Last night, after returning from a mission, Lee Gyeon had to receive guiding as per the upper management’s orders. He strongly refused, but it was only a matter of time before he rampaged. One of Lee Gyeon’s abilities, spatial disintegration, had started sporadically.f58037d5b38ca2c8

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The guide 190197a1a1 urgently deployed 478b69b683 was A-grade, 58c5c089b3 with a 6f63e13d93 matching rate c9232c5bbf of about b5b1b8610f 53% with 361845df89 Lee Gyeon. Given the situation, b55bd5b908 it was a bda3c80148 decent option. While Lee Gyeon 513d88f88f was receiving a d371f3765e mission report, the 3337323b12 guide grabbed his eb90b691cd hand. It was 3d86e416d3 like a c8e276a1c3 pediatrician secretly 048ae13d99 giving a d759f280fe shot to 8712aeb26c a crying 420ba14c4a child.88104675511e9891

But as d3bcb175af soon as b7f47de08d he touched b306dbb6ca him, the 81ca3bdaae rampage occurred.412c5c1bbf66956b

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