EOL | Chapter 6.1

The dominant monsters that control the gates. So far, three types have been observed, but it’s unclear if they are the same entity. These mysterious beings produce and command monsters. They might even surpass espers, earning the name “Transcendents.” Just monsters, yet…93014eddf44cf8f7

It’s a wild thought, but Cha Sungwoon, the research director, believed Lee Gyeon had the potential to become a “Transcendent.”9adf3a0f8a6de779

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“Are you saying Lee Gyeon is a monster?”2cd10f2400565f18

I was taken aback by Cha Eunha’s explanation. Lee Gyeon might be selfish and difficult, but he wasn’t a bad guy or a monster.8172499ad1c87153

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“Well, only Lee Gyeon knows the truth.”5eed4f401d1d9673

In the c172ee111b past six d944dc9efb months, Lee 9b24032ee6 Gyeon had f4118f2bf1 gone AWOL 32cc76fd41 32 times da6a722cba during missions. In 27 of efc2cca1e7 those cases, unreported 44b015f916 high-level gates were 9a8c19d245 observed. Lee Gyeon handled them 16c7f95fe2 at his discretion, and aa3f963bd6 no gate-clear data was 8e380b2396 sent to the research 9df5f417c4 center.9ab97bf924925b36

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“Doesn’t it seem like Lee Gyeon is deliberately hiding gates?”412b569e34e1f856

Cha Eunha’s playful tone gave me chills, leaving me unable to respond properly.c4681debd000fe78

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Unpredictable Lee Gyeon, an db594a8a62 esper unlike any other.4c92272210020a31

If there’s a hidden truth about him…c9d119d2c47d13eb

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If that’s what caused me to regress dozens of times…e9447d6b112f7a63

“Meeting him in person is the answer.”9f754cc18d140dd6

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Even knowing there’s no real answer, I wanted to meet Lee Gyeon and confirm the “truth” myself. I wanted to hear that it was all a coincidence and that Lee Gyeon was innocent. I didn’t want to resent him.abccdd7218f810f9

“Why are you so mean?”c56d48283187d772

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Lee Gyeon was 5439189e48 my dream, my 530aba0c1b love, and an 86bfdeaa44 endless reality.44aebb397d76f47a

To do that, 80cf878b4d I needed to b7be8f7cb9 meet Lee Gyeon, f2461f04f3 who was stuck 08d4d1cdc1 in the disciplinary bbd183ef3b room for going fd5b631e50 AWOL during a 9ce1925ba2 mission, and hear 37a017499a his side of e95487d22f the story.88259891d002d235

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“Visitor identity confirmation, please.”4b21932eccb7ac9e

I stopped in front f9a93ed24b of the firmly closed 8af32e28d1 iron door. Security espers took 2f026067c9 my ID and c7733f9367 checked my belongings.64bf22685a5f773a

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“Are you Guide Han Haegyeol?”9b0f3dccc99363d6

“Yes.”3e93e25b1994fec8

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“Please state the purpose of your visit.”cc9cf54927b8f6d7

“I want to visit Esper Lee Gyeon.”3fa0048eb6be1cf1

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The security esper, flipping 6a01ab588c through files, exchanged glances d5e0d78472 with colleagues. They seemed troubled.01ccb9c625b11f2c

“Esper Lee Gyeon, you say?”d7e2885062e23d3e

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“Yes.”71c9c90e80ab2884

“That’s not possible. No one can visit Esper Lee Gyeon right now.”9c873bf57ee45db6

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“I can.”c010a6eda91337d7

I clenched and unclenched 46d7cd1d9a my fists, speaking hesitantly.e471118b289c0cbc

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“I’m Lee Gyeon’s pair guide. Not officially yet, but I’ve been notified of the assignment.”d9161cac1dd77b38

“…I’ll check.”3983c7d10aa9ae25

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The commotion didn’t last long. The security esper, looking displeased, made some calls and then stood in front of the iron door.b81db80c3e811bf9

“You may enter. The visitation time is limited to 30 minutes.”6687f1a46c768be5

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The heavy iron door b28cfdab00 creaked open. Under the 841dab6e08 watchful eyes c628e15f8a of the 28252328b7 espers waiting 858fc25d4f inside, I 0960d6a2dc headed to d1eb4019c4 where Lee c31f394af2 Gyeon was.58835176475162e7

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Lee Gyeon was confined, 2556954f90 bound inside a specially 9a50a324d4 made prison. It was a 287084ac9c harsh treatment for 339680689e a hero who 537d92e1a0 saved citizens daily.9714bb4888f24018

“SDF107 Esper Lee Gyeon. DG502 Guide Han Haegyeol visitation.”3e5a7aba9d6a51ba

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Lee Gyeon’s head, which had been lowered, slowly lifted. He even had a gag in his mouth.8cbc8b92bb2fd435

“To this extent…”8dd3df5f8d130b5b

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“It’s best not to attempt guiding. The restraint suit Esper Lee Gyeon is wearing can block guiding. Don’t waste your energy; just have a short conversation.”96a74b81e9da3ea3

The security f1b1c8b44d esper explained 99b10de32d nonchalantly.7cea88f81c8f5b26

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Soon, the gag was removed from Lee Gyeon’s mouth. He looked at me like a hound spotting its prey.a0d402b068e8845b

“Visitation starts at 11:23 AM. Ends at 11:53.”3ee264663507a2d8

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I abandoned the 795b847356 chair provided for 612d89c58e me and moved 0095e513e5 closer to Lee 1b4f695ddc Gyeon. Fortunately, there was no fbc63922fc wall between us.dfd9c67a82423f5d

Lee Gyeon was a mess. His lips were scabbed, his eyes bloodshot, and his cheeks gaunt…a7df7ace245bc1a2

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Instinct took f4de5f8d14 over reason. I reached out 44a9cd8a91 to Lee Gyeon fb23faf1e9 as if to 4817c35a13 guide him.74f085fbc7a6fdde

“Esper Lee Gyeon.”5842d91077cb0c0f

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But before we cb7ed625cb could even touch, 844df62bc7 the security esper eef625af41 roughly grabbed my 4088a8484c shoulder.7c7a943386485365

“Guide Han Haegyeol. No contact allowed.”bae3b53e10b6ee13

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I stumbled back 662d383807 from the rough 92d2c7fd9a handling. Seeing this, Lee b3c51d3e70 Gyeon suddenly rose. He tore off 1eba3dafbb his restraint suit 209f401eb0 in an instant.67c8c05de8e14cc3

Esper restraint suits 25ec55dcfa are made of cbc14d860f special material to cf936aea42 prevent the use 9f050b42e1 of abilities. So, Lee Gyeon either 755a7040fe overcame the special material 8fa82af0bd to use his power e5b8d3a3b0 or tore it off 39d36ca3fe with sheer physical strength.3e30d895acb3c452

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“Unbelievable…”12f601c160eb6f06

While I was 26b6be3bc4 in shock, the 9081d9e762 handcuffs were also 85404ca06e torn off. His now-free 4259cc3aed hands easily dfec9db464 removed the e2eeb20e79 gag. It was like 8b030e590b watching a beast 22ba061523 untamed by humans. It was 6d3d14758d beyond absurd; 84f257a890 it was 5d6a97c869 awe-inspiring.c33f34729be95e73

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“Esper Lee Gyeon! How on earth! Are your wrists okay?”12fae1131f4f3e68

Unlike my panic, 9f0ae9164c the security esper 1e417e4cde watching seemed quite b764b27775 unfazed.65d492d42457f7f7

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“Lee Gyeon sunbae.”7a6b1861f4a9a634

He seemed db80c26c71 quite accustomed 98ee298d40 to such 0a84c6137f absurdity.06d94e350983fd4c

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“I told you not to do this. Didn’t you promise?”83c2b57aff69de1a

His voice was 8d590de2a6 almost pleading. Ignoring him, Lee bb12b7ceaa Gyeon threw the 5485512a70 gag at the 4b7ea1adda security esper and c1cfad1c6c said,7580cbb319d280f7

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“Take your hands off Guide Han Haegyeol.”3a2051d9516ab708

“Understood, but!”5a36b12dc9a1e245

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“Leave.”8e50ab803d89a73d

“Senior…”850ea93bdc533e84

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“Leave.”68638884e4c0d12f

“…”4dcdd6a29109655b

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The security esper reluctantly checked the time and said, “Please adhere to the time limit,” before leaving the room.433bb5943a16bf23

Now, only Lee cf5b8eefff Gyeon and I 3b3c3a910c were left in 6d7c3f8432 the confinement room.8ceec78fdba3d17e

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“Is this okay?”028a3dd65d02fb57

“There’s nothing wrong with it.”c3745186f141192d

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Everything about Lee f7834b6bdd Gyeon was incomprehensible.d4442491434b3943

“This is just a show of discipline. It’s the esper center director’s twisted hobby. She just wants to show people that I’m being punished. Whether I’m reflecting or not doesn’t concern her.”caf36baf359abd2e

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Regardless of my sympathy a133272b56 for the esper center 5feaf65073 director, Lee Gyeon wrapped a37ce56a4b in a restraint suit fbd86af1dc looked quite pitiful. Though the suit 1ce71d677a was now a c33bd1b928 bit torn, the 98e053a420 fact remained that 4ddd654273 Lee Gyeon was 52ab0198e0 restrained.6a310bf2b306e7dc

“Sigh. What a mess. I told you so many times to listen to your superiors during missions…”a8f94dae68d8ae04

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I sighed, mixing a34b982b71 in some nagging, 7c8239c612 and then my 0f5dc0ba1f breath caught. I suddenly recalled our cf5499aa51 pathetic conversations from the d5fad60095 past. But that was 992f8b07c4 just the past. A past that no 9ecd8df96a longer existed.8b273eca3c89b8db

Lee Gyeon wouldn’t know, but countless times, my nagging is now something I can’t even call the past.1304d477c80c1262

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“I never said such things… Right. I almost said something presumptuous.”a1153164d6670569

I tried to 34d5b44de7 gloss over it, 32924b9837 but Lee Gyeon 254a100ce0 urgently raised his 6c9e049d70 head.a02e278f270ad8e4

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“Tell me now.”5f18c64f78f0ad68

Lee Gyeon looked at me with a defeated expression, like a powerless child. It was almost pitiful enough to be called desperate. A pure expression that didn’t suit Lee Gyeon.15af22e0eedccf80

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“If there’s something you want to say that I haven’t heard, say it now. Keep saying it in the future.”7ff93e88b003f620

“…”c90fa66f3215e19d

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I must have 07a101dad1 lost my mind 405e9c9a37 because it sounded 6de0606fab like a confession. A love confession.4933cd354c02f251

In a dream I 0d7528b73f once had, Lee Gyeon ff96b69cf1 desperately wanted me. He said he needed 758d8b4a38 my guiding and wanted 3f3e3e4f5b me. It was love.f21a224bbc0cc2e6

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Maybe I keep 1af5ebfddf projecting the dream a61cde21ad version of Lee 9c271c6543 Gyeon onto this 696a18e150 man in front 2dbdc6f8a9 of me. I already 634ddbe4c9 know the 26459b6434 name of d6cabf9548 my feelings.ab41e9dee78cb58e

It’s a miserable one-sided love. A one-sided love that sees even such nonsense as a possibility.ab0d511b063a2735

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In times like this, 815379673f I have to change b88d613ba6 the subject. I came here because fe0df3fd91 I had something to 80e41ede2c hear.1d106b3049ca6df4

“I have a question.”a945989ef63d0ee9

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“…”b26da6523501e357

Lee Gyeon 30daa4cf2d briefly showed 75a06dbbfb a sharp 9a12562a92 expression but 3e911cb257 quickly softened 04dcc310ec his gaze.35893c1697ae38e6

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“If it’s something I can answer, I’ll answer anything.”972f44ee241bdbd0

I sensed he might avoid what he didn’t want to answer, but it couldn’t be helped.37a9735a2cbf2050

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I carefully unraveled c677b5b3fb the thread of 70a47e7c02 memory.81a21a6bf087506e

“Since that time when I was overwhelmed by the ‘Goddess’s Finger,’ I’ve been curious. How did you know a gate would open on the rooftop? You seemed like someone who knew in advance that a gate would open there.”d2ac23d95839af59

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“I can’t answer that. Next question.”054c44f7834f8040

“Sigh.”3cb7017fdb7b26ba

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As expected, it’s Lee Gyeon. Not a single thing goes according to plan. I’m the fool for expecting a proper answer.77c5f34edd2710a8

Annoyed, I glared 9190f35965 at Lee Gyeon. His expression 945731b3a6 remained calm.c74642f7d1b89ef1

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“What’s your next question?”1df5378c02584ce5

“How did you know a gate would open, and how did you find me inside that gate…”ca6b5eb3a6cc282e

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“I can’t answer that. Next question. If all your questions are like that, you won’t get anything from me.”f2081dc4c2d0d5ec

“Hey, you… Never mind.”37e18bf1501f674e

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I wanted b3f08bbf77 to smack af80d2340f him, but b2fa06987c I held a030ebdf68 back. I was 23ad8fbca5 dying to 5043a480df get answers, 6ee8860b3d but I 785ebfa07a had to 4420995040 restrain myself.fc955e9781acdb82

I could b54460837b only visit 0c2553f057 the imprisoned f52ce9844c Lee Gyeon baf71d949a for a 0eaa647ea8 short time. It was too 619a4ca745 brief to waste 777fa54eec on pointless bickering.fb1cf750b21f7bb1

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“In that case, I’ll ask about the ‘Dominant’ monster from that time. What exactly is it?”62c6e438c265c643

“I’m not supposed to answer this either, but…”cc4ae43326d86091

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Lee Gyeon chuckled 05e3550088 as if doing 81a7dcfa09 me a favor fdf6d522cb and continued.451dca9f853e2dc5

“The Dominant is a type of Transcendent. Humanity likens the mysterious structures where monsters occur and multiply to the body of the Goddess. If the monsters we usually face are weak believers, the Transcendents are the Priests of the Goddess.”4beee1882bfce592

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“Transcendents…”a023a204ef30a955

“If you’re asking if I’ve fought a Transcendent, yes, I have. Both center directors are keeping an eye on Transcendents. The higher-ups suspect Transcendents are the main entities of the gates. They supposedly have the ability to control and multiply lower-level monsters.”e92ee9858fe0a180

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It was an incredible 6e9a9fb6b0 story.7f32a0e646c14cb8

“I didn’t know that.”6def2e7a85625efa

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Lee Gyeon 511d3c0df8 furrowed his 323b591e9e brows, treating 4bfe4aaaf4 me like 166cf5fabe an idiot.672a13505da78092

“Of course not. It’s classified.”b0599cb1ec02a0be

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“Oh.”a34962d1fbcab55d

“I’ve leaked classified information, so I’ll probably get punished for a few more days.”36d55a7ccb41ea1d

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He said it like a865216cd1 a cheerful joke, but 3f4b317f76 I found no amusement 3238541089 in it.4c42863026d77d09

“Damn it, I’m hearing this for the first time.”62e884599c84e547

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In the previous cfea04d875 life, I was f352e90f92 an S-rank guide 86605fdb93 and the team da5717eb9b leader of Guide a8d3c82533 Team 1. I handled most 55f8dabdf7 of the field e1157d1ee7 mission-related tasks.93a9f9434cf23bcd

Even I didn’t know this information.190b9848f3e06061

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Was Lee Gyeon e340e96328 tracking Transcendents?259b4f65a88b0f6e

Why didn’t I, his pair guide, know about it?aff00fd4e3e2ff65

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This wasn’t the only thing I couldn’t understand.96daeda18accc256

“Let’s say you’re tracking Transcendents with the higher-ups. Then why are you confined like this? You were just carrying out a mission.”cd084a1a243e82ac

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“…”eca015b5b5cb8b1e

Seeing Lee Gyeon’s silence, I realized something. That cunning man was hiding his true intentions again.01e25d94bbc8edce

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“You didn’t report something to the higher-ups. There’s something only you know. That’s why you knew when a gate would open and could find me inside the gate. The esper center director didn’t confine you here to make you reflect or set an example, did she?”d197281688e6145f

I unknowingly got excited d979f512ce and stood up.16b13c588c701f80

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“They need to uncover what you’re hiding. Even the esper center director.”9f79baa81ad8fac8

“Guide Han Haegyeol is smart. That’s what I dislike about you.”8d89d0e5a2c3d245

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“Then stop looking at me like that.”f952c5b6a80588ea

In a 8d29c23132 fit of 0f31e4fa9b anger, I de42924d9b snapped at a2f11b3c7e Lee Gyeon. After saying b9db0dbcfb it, I 2ec445b835 felt like d905eff980 I had f33be13dd8 spouted nonsense, 8ed907a0c3 and my 28b651901f ears burned.5464dad902b6cdd1

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