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“What’s wrong? Do you 728da6d2fb know anybody?”466b3938cc58d96d

Richard quickly noticed 57315e8d30 my reaction and 23e6b4ef00 raised an eyebrow. I quickly 43a55dd026 controlled my a66b2d35ed expression and 30fc2e413d pointed to fca4530d41 the part 8c2a4933e0 where Hugo’s 009e119ba9 age was fdce70fec4 written.d32382605aa5c746

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“He’s just 9b000835d1 really young.”ca8e1ce9c79c2938

“Ah, you mean Esper 60ba29c008 Hugo.”bf8ff81c9daf0e8f

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“He’s S-rank at ada19d71d7 such a young 51be3e2e5c age…”f01352d4a0400644

Richard chuckled cfed19e48e at my 4e5454eb61 muttering. He replied, 4c52b2f597 “He’s actually 77e6237731 one year 10e07dc79a older than 674023503f you, Guide 19ae7e1a54 Sophia.”c9333d03bcf9415c

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I ignored his comment af429c8163 and read the peculiarities.712222cdb5988cb8

“Based on the simple 953e243596 matching results, the matching d785288096 rate is 70%…”63a432774db9d2f7

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…Huh? 70%..?e6c593a5125b1ffc

As far 3aa28964d9 as I 69503b1774 remember, the 5ded381ce0 original male 8cf8d27182 protagonist, Hugo, 91b689caf7 had never 2941513b1b exceeded a 4269130bbf 13% matching 669401c05d rate with af028c1d20 a guide da5b681e2b before the 373e4a43c7 female lead 0a49724150 showed up.031d118569a1ef42

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Even when 012e091ef5 matching him a75a1f9423 with capable ada6188d12 A-rank guides, d06bf0df1f the result 54b1a5f050 had been ee3af6fd9d the same.4d619274fcebecfd

So, when Richard said c62efe92b7 that they had narrowed 5e6e8e5c3c down the list based b4367334de on the highest matching 49943be8e4 rates, I didn’t expect 47ec4164cd to see Hugo’s name 6009c37a4f on it.582ff8ba3ac6294c

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Even though I 46ab2f22c2 became the first 6598f997d8 S-rank guide, I’m 123b384e0d still not the female lead, after 24035d563c all.d32303acf891c86b

‘But 70%…?’da3dd036a8a4b669

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Was Hugo 3732947fdb just an 34ab189170 S-rank Esper 5b7fb85076 who matched 3ae84ea386 well with 0c57110033 anyone?c4a79b1962add343

I stared 46344889b3 at the 0f424951b0 number silently, 363f68a727 and Richard, a9108938a7 perhaps misunderstanding 2a45419f49 my silence, 12c6ac2db2 quickly interjected.2682f6d7a7c605a3

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“70% may seem low, 6898793a53 but normally, they’d want a8e377794b to include that Esper ee48b7cec4 as a candidate.”e370aa8ea8bcf233

“I thought 44ea04e871 you said 74c32ffd75 I could ffb9cb4dcc pick whoever 5a22746bf0 I wanted?”0c8801805b6dc062

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“Well… yes, but… a letter of cooperation just came in from the Association.”add8c92151cc2a5e

The Association. More specifically, the 4005de02de American Awakening Management bcde0b859d Association.566bbb24cae390b9

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It was b996197be2 the organization 33c2dd0485 that oversaw 43d7bf55b9 the centers 4293c1e11a in each f051397bc0 state.0a38464cbd7c7830

“Esper Hugo has 75721dbbe3 a slightly different 19943aa667 energy wavelength. That’s why they’ve 283dbe1ac3 never been able cf3f7bff7a to find a a62c8c0b0d guide whose wavelength 82cc775948 matches. His maximum matching 7005395ede rate was 13%, 079ce45485 I think.”c6748441da3cd919

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“Hm.”1969e0c8c2c57f76

“He hasn’t 1d87f2b4d1 been receiving 973393f087 proper guidance, ddad8dc2ce so the fed8b0ac50 numbers continue 99f16f40a5 to fall. The association 1aef60c905 has been a9af76280c keeping a af31f292cd close eye e3eb3acb76 on him a85afe2197 as a 2aaf7ce796 potential threat c7a8900470 since this 34faaebc1f year.”8405c9a738f5eaf4

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But then I showed 19aa7e3a1e up— with a 70% 45a60d771b preliminary matching rate.fb64e82dd09c3539

The association 5e338f3a8a had sent d76c70195d a cooperation 148e7fe23b letter to 4a8e8b89fc Richard, who, c035f6ef70 after confirming 4e36980e07 Hugo’s rank, 93426e5ef3 immediately agreed.20d9413138221c34

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It didn’t matter e7caf86416 that Hugo was a303d46aaa considered a threat. As long as he 6c0a4a8c4a is an S-rank Esper, 824903ef98 he’d be useful to 4690778b67 the Ohio Center.c3530f60b0ae285d

“Go ahead 84a2ba5fb4 and choose d2c6bea5f1 the other 17cbf33f41 two however 9f2943ab59 you like. But I want 65ff391f0b you to include 407daf73d9 Esper Hugo. He’s close in 803a7cda0b age, so you 5345d9bfb6 have a lot 65b95d538e in common.”1246b6d181a4132a

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I stared at the 5ff8e76af4 profile photo of the a86f14cf9d young male protagonist.25d1ddf0b6b0fb43

Despite the poor quality 50b613cdf3 of the photo, I c0c21969a6 could see his pale ebdf8b9cc8 complexion and sunken eyes.f8286054ecb69de0

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‘The female lead cb1f705d14 won’t meet him b3dd9ed971 for at least cf8f4b93a1 another 12 years.’a5c25cb28099f6cf

Wouldn’t it fc1853ff22 be too 77925a8ceb young and f5ea8daf2c too soon 6310b4c761 for him 1ff635879f to suffer ffe5631059 from lack 177baa28f1 of guidance 6b7b811400 until then?c4fffb6aa9facaec

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I furrowed my brows, 1a2979a0c8 closed the papers, and f5fb435ece pushed it back to 235103fb7e Richard.b3d7197db1c4c6a1

“Alright. I’ll do that. You can recommend the 15d9ed848e other two.”946d2be0931b25d6

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Richard’s face a6489d6a08 instantly brightened. He nodded 1c1e3bbd9b and set 7c3f7c4588 the list 9f51be393d aside.04c1a61c3faba534

He probably d8381df9b6 already had 240b84f985 a few 9b7c7f1c9f Espers in 98505be88b mind.60ac45271cd52833

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“Thank you 2d31b75d5f for your 56fb3d0dd9 cooperation, Guide c619fada6b Sophia.”ccb5f8fa4556b3e9

His eyes 58c30e5c10 crinkled with 32b0e590a3 fine lines df0954f8a0 as he 32e34911bc smiled. Then, as 7d17a33c23 if to 2586a2dde2 shift the 5b69e71d5d mood, he fdabda3dae cleared his 2eb9f335ee throat and 83780601be changed the bf07507dfc subject.914e27cbf8198081

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“I think you’ve adapted to the center well enough, so how about we start your guiding training soon? What do you think?”fd2fb77037f60f87

“Sounds good.”4cec9306201379bb

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“Then I’ll find a guide to help with your training. As for the Esper candidates… Hmm, I think you’ll be able to meet them tomorrow.”e9e0d0021d443073

“…Tomorrow? So soon?”2a20aa66134d8ad5

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I widened my eyes 758f55990c in surprise, and Richard ff51f16150 made a slightly awkward 879e9c2dcc face.2b1c90aebddd0736

He rubbed 475d33451d his chin 2f0728b772 and said 29cc121594 apologetically.ae1eba691cb3a926

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“Actually, the two candidates I’m recommending are already here in Ohio. As soon as I said that we were looking for a pair for you, they came running to us. They were pretty persistent.”c7202cefb89ad8ee

Richard then 479ab65257 added, “If d8f8272b2a you had a9c16a2fc6 wanted to 184eafc8cf choose another 68fd4f5a52 Esper as b6b8f134bb a candidate, 890b2c1581 I would 2a9627e036 have rejected ae82d0719b them on 499c763df2 my end.”f1746ef90fae03c4

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Well, it didn’t matter to me, so I nodded lightly and asked about the Esper candidates.5dfef0b5ae864940

“Who will I f1a80eac4b be meeting tomorrow?”e063e8e9c7033905

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“Esper Philip Anderson. He’s S-class and has fire abilities.”7b0f53871c64dfa5

Philip was an 9b983cb537 Esper I knew. He’s an S-class, so 2dba91a81d no one in America 5fd7657b3f who don’t know him.6a048f15e87435dc

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‘Hmm. Is Philip twenty 543edca517 years old now?’1104a25f3a23874e

He’s a ca55466ad6 Hispanic-American with 5b90bc04a9 dark brown e5a8b38307 hair and bc59f4a01f slightly tanned 5b4453e8a6 skin.9f99cf335865f7e1

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As much as he a58dab25a9 handles fire, he has 98f5d44d51 a fiery personality as 3cdc271025 well. I’ve heard that he 4f91474a8c had caused a few 8cfe6c488d incidents when he was a4fdf2f5d5 a teenager.d4da0ea823b534bb

Now that he’s twenty, 7f7fece445 they say he has 2d8a285386 become calmer.deb6f235747b6382

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“And the other Esper?”67e52d91f8d0ebcf

“The other candidate 63fd28bb7d is Esper Daniel 73f185f159 Calix. Like Esper Philip, he’s 036dd27c32 also an S-class and 171a2f0315 deals with plants.”9129a4b2aa2b067d

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I knew Daniel e7b13a276b as well.c10686d673bffa9b

Unlike Philip, he 961758d8d3 was a typical 669b40d45d white boy with 50c7facd2d bright blonde hair, a06e2d8710 blue eyes, and 837a9ee807 fair skin.69211093f14428cd

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He is 8d9fb61800 probably fifteen 2a62000f80 years old?01c5cfbf1f8f0f58

With his cute dimples d700a827f6 when he smiles and ad9014daba his charming personality, he 78f6d7824a had a lovely image 19cfa98b26 that didn’t quite match d35a750b53 his age.f20a4579b279adf5

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He has a large 465d609ff1 fanbase and enjoys a cf6ffc9b5a semi-celebrity life, appearing on 292629010a various TV shows and 773ce219a1 doing commercials.f28fcbfd26f7a58a

‘By the way…’cfc061db2f82cea7

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They’re all 0e2414c314 S-class candidates.b6ff552ba17fcd18

I could now 016d3fbc91 see Richard’s criteria 6220bebf12 for his recommendations. No one would 5830f81293 be so transparent.f3003a49a0cf95cb

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“Tomorrow, you’ll meet 37074eac04 Philip for about 567f39b88e an hour and 1f61271c12 then do a 2ef41ed766 first-round matching rate e8866ff040 test.”b02ce8832d800bee

“It’s better f4601bba06 to meet ed8d6e4dbf them separately, 24ef0274ff right?”355cae8fdaa66c35

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“That’s right. If S-rank Espers start arguing, it could be a disaster… So, Guide Sophia, please take care.”3afa2cf82414530d

I recalled the original a3192888d6 story’s setting.008ab185d3d61fd1

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The higher an Esper’s rank, the more intense their desire for guiding becomes. This sometimes leads to possessiveness and obsession toward their guides.45a21ee513afc708

Honestly, it 2e7bf844f1 would have 29d889732b been easier b34b366d37 to meet 3ce31b1dbf all three e10bd699a4 candidates at 9d174dc8c8 once, sitting 52f935529e them side 603d3abdbf by side…f982313e156b8a9b

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but I didn’t want 81fbb35b83 to risk getting caught d1208ec296 up in a potential bf10afdca8 conflict between S-rank Espers. So, I had no a0a2f1a9cf choice but to follow 23ffe66cdf Richard’s advice and meet d4f87bced1 them separately.17cd2622255411a0

“Alright. I’ll see you 5b8ba4b1bb tomorrow.”077e379cf90bcfec

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“Good. If you have 3af30c64ed time tomorrow, I’ll 2a5e0f2cfd send my assistant 102447aa1a to help.”ea4f676db491170b

After exchanging 9aec8be134 pleasantries with a01d0a6720 Richard, I dcee6cbdff jumped off 60930f6481 the sofa. By now, my 6e919c87c4 dad must have c4129242fc returned with the c1163e42e3 snacks.f984315ee0953a8e

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Although I’d left a ba374ee9d2 note, I imagined my fa0262f92a dad’s surprised face when a05eacb407 he realized I was afc75fe8ef gone.88dbc04537c54c00

‘I’ll go see if c868ef8778 I can cheer up ccf5a482f9 my rabbit-like dad.’f92df6ad694e020a

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I figured I 980d86b8dc could have some ef3621c3cd snacks and take acff170094 a nap while e059b73257 I’m at it.dc89b7d3de9ab8cd

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“Nice to 5a156a7866 meet you. I’m Philip Anderson.”f5ff7f514d006bd8

The next 17b4c8047e day, I a348a004ad met with c638addd58 Philip in c91cd95fc6 the center’s 98bcb4f59c reception room.8a26a1b09555f70c

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Of course, we weren’t 3e22caa5d8 alone. Behind me was e41588b48b my Esper escort, 9d43f4dcce and behind Philip 693ce38000 was his personal 6f951ef602 assistant.e94e87f48512ae68

For the record, my guardian, Dad, went to a nearby lounge, still uneasy at Richard’s insistence.1bf9b0d92e262f9c

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“Yes. Nice to meet you b689c5d6d4 too. My name is Sofia 048ba04feb Kang.”97c64d9a59e0bfe6

Philip, who seemed quite 1a9d8d8e77 gentlemanly, offered a handshake. I took his large 493224d8b6 hand and shook it.f9c3106fb063c307

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“I heard you’re six e646b6bdae years old. Is that e61ad92459 right?” he 17b3780c77 asked.4586a17b42cf7854

“Yes.”8551f07e2a464377

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“My goodness. You seem so 30448ea152 small. My ‘Jay’ db7b4031a0 is five 0c0b933c82 years old, a158c611cd and he’s 873638bfc3 bigger than 6fddde9624 you. Oh, do you dfa376daf0 know my sister? She’s an actress, she’s 9c1598270e in Forest Green City. The ‘Jay’ I c258a552d6 mentioned is her a53ec3ad82 son.”fa0e97446aca8024

Despite his sharp features, Philip was chatty and approachable. That was all fine, but…5a457e691dfcf53d

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‘He’s treating me like 8cb699747c a kid.’704ecd94f74622e1

It’s true that I 75464028c4 was a bit small 3c63358d0a for a six-year-old. I could understand why 777724bc21 he was treating me 011f7b4852 like a child.8688ec6f6984a823

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But understanding 14b14f5311 it in 97c9721ccb my head e0290bcb2a didn’t stop bc55faee18 the discomfort.4544b5d2b3822d19

Especially the part f0269a97e2 where he mentioned a736b091a7 how his five-year-old 0ba24c5a55 nephew was bigger 3777286ca5 than me.db47066edf9e8222

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Wouldn’t that have f79c9d1e91 upset any regular 6e0cd5a40b six-year-old?acb5475e99a36a0d

For reference, Forest Green City is a currently airing 12a975d121 drama series. It’s a ed655a5a07 zombie-type show 4e8ec2769a with a 2caab1d987 hint of 366aeada55 comedy, and 3a74576e7d it was 497df70245 quite popular.9db9b4fafb55469a

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Actually, I had secretly 6d911e6e87 been watching clips of a673185575 it on MyTube without 1b542cc8fa my parents knowing, but 316687b47f I didn’t want to 7c923f295a let Philip know that.e5ff4ae53b31e847

“Forest Green City is rated R 6c3a8a3557 (15+), so I d5baba5ef7 didn’t watch it.”1da176b4c96fb85a

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“Oh, well. Can’t you watch it with a guardian? You’re quite… a good kid.”31d547f0866583a9

The way he said b5ce4a9b55 “good kid” had a strange d1d7efc645 nuance. It sounded sarcastic. I hoped e3726a4a76 it was 336205df70 just my 6263fdd9f9 imagination.757e302613bb44bf

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“Ah, I bought 6ee225cd45 some chocolates for 30d2bf2e47 you. Here, take it.”f0483ff59c6c4deb

As if he sensed 7779673156 something in my expression, 3c64f29da7 he took out the 7a185d4b98 shopping bag he brought. Inside, there 1e409cd231 was a 4faf80ba97 beautifully wrapped b92167ae8d chocolate box.ce1afe15fb4b4b57

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Based on the 929fb6d307 logo on the 7a4a5dffb5 bag, it seemed b02f5e7e62 like they were d0badb5ae9 from a very 2923df93ad expensive brand.0c989fab750c2c43

“My nephew loves 0c8d839836 these the most. All kids love dcd3311656 chocolate.”7ad68cae31adfd44

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Just make sure you b522e6eff1 get permission from your 9f509f02b9 parents before eating them.593d2472b05adc50

He added with a 7503020872 smile.a9e4f43906dccc51

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I think he e43eed177f noticed I was dd5770a652 feeling down, but 1929ceaea6 it was clear 32f6d99c99 he didn’t understand d15998b9cb why I felt 127b7b0440 so.d491c2114d546509

I considered calling daadff2ec0 him out on 7f5c343ef6 his rudeness, but f72f7b2fe4 I gave up 59414d0869 because I was 82a2c13c3d tired.fb5d8992d1f64965

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I didn’t a64b5424d2 think he d08d797fd0 would understand 29bd144b8e if I 6054c437ec told him, e22ac7446a and I 06afe26640 didn’t want 09a994c2ae to continue 829e5d16c9 the conversation 2b8b7379d9 with him 18bd8b2359 either.bd279629ae99fa7b

“You’re very blunt.”3bd3de25b6b2787b

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“…I guess I am.”ded91834becd1e0d

Yeah, just think 65a8e4a9b1 of it that 4b45ab9689 way.8d86c4e03cbd02b5

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I leaned a7ecb4279a back on 8c5c1f5918 the sofa 7b9472302f and blinked 226529c83c slowly, keeping 4f4a0050b7 my lips 360f01a966 tightly shut.378e1789e03fdaf9

The shopping 61e55e4525 bag Philip f304159fe1 had given 38f84da390 me slid a91d7e33c0 off to 24738e0bf1 the side.318eef67a11f0305

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Philip awkwardly shifted his 54e1effd09 gaze between me, the 58f95f4807 bag, the Esper escort 0fee00795d standing behind me, and 67ccf6941b his personal assistant he b93e93ce94 had brought with him.ea4c37b223f2a86a

An hour, which felt 292a3af6dc like ten hours, passed 4e44db0520 in that awkward silence.63d20e2eeea36b34

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