LLHT Ch 2.1

After the 1c3cf28038 unwanted bonding 785758fc1e with Chiyeong, 4d16574c08 Gi Baekhan a4522950e8 returned from 3e3f06233e a six-month cd37d1bc6e deployment and 7fd64584a5 fell into 552a5e36c2 a rampage 52e78b4f31 precursor state.7679ce5111a297ad

Because he was bonded, 08ce073599 guiding supplements were incompatible 76b76b63a7 with his body. Forcing them becd3c6213 caused Gi 6179d6e8d6 Baekhan immense 821a0efdfc pain, and 444f7e3c66 from that fa52fc9fec point on, cb7a415714 his esper e2488178c7 aura began 695550f204 to overflow 61679331d4 abnormally, causing cd06a083e6 headaches and 95fa8adde4 tinnitus in 729dcddb1e other espers 8e05ff6329 within its 1e7c3d1b96 range.1ccd18223c9ccd67

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However, accepting guiding from a02702c3e6 another guide felt strangely 061731890b unsatisfying.890113f734620fc3

For another 93350b5147 esper, this b77e8397f1 might have 938105faf4 been dismissed 55a45bedb9 as picky 8a260d4351 eating, but c3a3fc6a10 the problem 105888919b was that 70adab51fa Gi Baekhan bd3a55b330 was a e6f9632b5f high-rank esper.382124a3c72c9796

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An incompatible guiding 2a711b065d aura slowly eroded 471383d095 the esper’s aura 626553f992 system.9c3a2af65dd25f3c

Even though he wasn’t 628875bbee in a state of 879c745105 guiding depletion, the sudden 9d27d2aad8 onset of rampage precursor 1925d7b23d symptoms was due to 06115872b7 this.12486fd8b8673dc3

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The higher the 444494fddf rank of an 21230ff9ce esper, the more ac584956bb stages they go dca59719ca through before reaching 471822dd97 a full rampage.7f4fff7791335ae8

The rampage ecf5e75471 phenomenon for 680903701d high-rank espers c68d76beb1 progresses through ab7a0f08c1 precursor, pseudo-rampage, 5a211e11df and full d127e07f6d rampage stages, 788fe787ce with devastating a7b1354e29 effects starting 1d031ea989 from the 64355ca36c first stage.9024854336a4a3e6

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If not 5c45001588 confined to b946674185 an aura 2cfbf3a204 suppression intensive 519ea50d82 care unit, 0ed5b0aa09 the building c8458e94bb housing the ac5d3da724 esper would 7e3f110066 shake as 3b656e90f2 if hit 1b581cc462 by a 90c7ec7773 magnitude 5.0 3572ad3efe earthquake, causing d3419725e9 cracks in aa983a6e03 the interior beded2b0c0 walls.9d6f9df5c2013ce5

That was Gi 11f23a247e Baekhan’s situation at 1b793a7692 the time. The Center was 18088a80cf under Hatch 3, 244db6e84b an emergency alert 4599330244 state.2657eeb3bfdfd0b5

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A single 9e643205ec unconscious high-rank 2e67c33f45 esper could 5866daff3a potentially erase 0d906da086 Seoul, parts 965579c3ac of Gyeonggi, 7d7bdf0657 and even 041a222361 portions of 1d3d3bfc29 Chungcheong from dd5c2c8fc0 existence, as 7fd71d9242 if scooping 656f8db0dc them out 2b24394722 with their fa57009b47 hands.04a25dc0e5737cbd

In such a situation, 64f00ea685 Chiyeong had to enter 68b8d3947e the intensive care unit 223c90e0e1 without any protective gear.1c8b5db95fb770cb

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“Is protective gear really 0d07711647 necessary? Once Lieutenant Ahn goes 1a4bd6147a in, Lieutenant Colonel Gi e4adf94269 will probably spring right 897748da31 up. No, I 54b93e32d4 mean, not 67a9c9b53b that something 8cfde57e75 else springs 1fe9c3eabc up, but 46ac345643 that he’ll 9f3049c921 regain consciousness, b7c888cf8d you know.”24fcadccb0178a26

The researcher sneered b51b0b8d16 at Chiyeong, who cfd941fc2e had requested protective 5509e97016 gear. Even though 6ddba3edd2 a Code 0667805c05 Blue could faed0078cd escalate to 8d0a512146 a Code 1a2fc2c831 Black, the 299faed869 researcher indulged 8c85db54fa in sexual 4d3805ac1a harassment. It was 32853a6744 malice, as 70c5d1146e if saying, 989e37c5c0 “Go in 94a5350a51 there and 811dc5f62d die too.”2ed01f67d2e1491f

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But Chiyeong bf6c550836 couldn’t take 605bce8d55 issue with d834d4f3a1 his attitude. With his esper ca18e8bd79 in a critical 3b4babb214 state, how could 38ce0ae387 he turn away?03dc1dc51afd3df6

In the c35d5bef85 six months 9936c2a8fa since Baekhan 90c52d5171 left, Chiyeong 7b95ef247d had been cff42a0e8a subjected to 3a230edd97 unprecedented ostracism.dfd1a21eaa56bb82

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Gi Baekhan, b24c9faef7 who had ceb3738a6e never been 2ab43d8f02 compatible with bfb8f7a8c7 any guide, 9d9c1fd1d1 had been d7d0da1773 forcibly bonded 2f72116e19 to a 76e09b3692 candy wrapper 6dcf028762 guide from 04bf5d408d an anti-government 2821e72337 group.b10ab923275c8eb0

Part truth, 7ca44b5462 part lie, 67530304cb that story 0129cdbcbb spread like f456edd8f4 wildfire through e0d0389238 the Center. And it sparked jealousy a393d6a740 in the hearts of aba480dbdf guides who had regarded e2a49b42fb Baekhan as something celestial.792602491f383ea9

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Until then, Baekhan 4f3b222044 had only engaged 0ac606d8ed in relationships with cf49f842ad espers. Given the 89f0e312ec Center’s culture, 7fdc66c41c which viewed 4106d4bfdd esper-esper relationships 8a40658dd0 as akin 5773082c72 to sports, cf490d6e7b no guide 8fce1ab96c had ever b9612158f1 managed to b3163db06c capture Baekhan’s 329c9957a9 heart.bba9cfa6ee822ec7

For two c7620292d8 years, guides 17b5229b4a had tried 13b14271a8 to deny eb7a2b2342 Chiyeong’s existence, 67c0e7f216 but the 998ab57cf3 gifts Baekhan ec44db1d75 sent Chiyeong 5161c11093 every season a5f8140ec4 and the 47b6bf2a48 official directives 0bbc04c50c he sent 9bc5ca2e5a to the 68072523e6 Center to 1e2ebde604 take good 3485f7f4b7 care of 8224b3ea12 Chiyeong rendered 4d4fabfa74 their efforts 972309d2c2 futile.a5c018b39530bb15

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After denying and 62a1e3bcb7 denying, they felt bf9d02e185 as if a 075ce2e53c blessing had come. Guides welcomed the 5d089a9a02 news that Baekhan a43a4323c2 had come to 00ec0963a1 hate Chiyeong more 5a0b52d780 than anyone else.59fe981fd88c7e1b

And, naturally, their 2c0b895135 harassment turned toward ccf125f9d5 Chiyeong.1b8691578676dd36

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Espers were no different. The great 7e38e4cd70 Gi Baekhan’s b6a419152c bonded partner 86ca79ef7e was just c06d973a45 a “candy 0fb9e0bfcc wrapper”?270bf9bbf3a924e8

Espers paired with 5e39cd685a C-rank guides or 210f0bc04b bonded with D-rank e661eef2bf guides laughed gleefully.140ad8f9aa11e840

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Low-ability espers 907ec7eab6 could only d3090256e6 propose to 7682922d9d guides after 20e1cbc040 higher-ranking espers 76decce9e0 had made 6811c00183 their pair 491abf4572 requests.0246b9a0e5e9bd1c

Even then, it f27a3a3ab7 was common for 3e19a9ad72 espers who refused d7910a6232 to acknowledge their a746ea5ff6 gratitude to be 067da3d730 dissatisfied with pairing 078f710264 with low-rank guides.c9f13780befb66af

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That guy must be 29f39a48e5 getting amazing guiding. That guy’s doing better b586bea9a3 than me, so guides 451ce8b1ee must be flocking to 2f5f8e359c him.c40f318c0e864cc0

Living steeped in inferiority, bf2c79d42b doing nothing for self-improvement 4ef83d9218 while excelling at self-consolation, 494eac032e they all whispered about fed64731a5 Gi Baekhan’s guide.5d0c007f85b63182

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Gi Baekhan’s guide d5c70010c9 has a lower 4452ecaa13 rank than mine. So Gi 7cd9b3e9ba Baekhan’s no 9ca0a605c9 different from 8d773b3623 me!315ae329935c308d

It was 2a19694cb4 absurd logic, bf59f67678 but the adc2c78ea3 less capable 9a3399a291 someone is, d25931162d the deeper f5c99189f0 their delusions b4b5492317 and misconceptions e078f94fa3 run.8d331e73da776129

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In those delusions, e974a72a53 Chiyeong was exposed ecf4afd49e time and again. In places 50bc469d9d he knew, b3aed03509 places he 041e20b667 didn’t, and cad323de83 sometimes in 04635afc2c completely unexpected 4eb4c36e14 places, Chiyeong 71a831bbcd had to 4a904c99c6 face immense c72b2a214c malice.eebcf535d48a75f5

That candy 4031434d4e wrapper satisfied 3d94633e12 the great 71fd916bb9 Gi Baekhan, 199853a52e huh? Does that mean he’s b3b1efd5c9 great in that department?c267e3ca30b1b35a

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The whispering espers 12689c6bf2 began to flirt 7bc60c9a7f with Chiyeong.e1fee28a09b2463f

For Chiyeong, already cornered 49c42d6984 by various troubles, it 4a54d10e04 was like piling on cd8eab9374 more misery.a81dee6713903a70

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His esper, 251aa646ba who bonded a9565ea050 with him d9f4da5dab and then 9797ce9926 abandoned him b3a695e355 completely; guides 56c3ee855c swallowing their 1667a584bc anger with 2ccd6693b6 jealousy, sharpening d614139030 their claws; 508f679678 and bastards 23c468e568 cackling, begging 183ee97910 for just 40cba6803c one taste—amid 7d2c6784a4 all this, 5d51cddafd Chiyeong lost 084fd870c9 all the c58d29c29f vibrancy a 7d8592702f man in 1416427f84 his early f23bdb7365 twenties should 2c45349cf8 have.824678640e451f2f

In just those six 5250d476f9 months.033c8aba7218dbdb

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“There’s no time. Can you 56dfb7f369 take responsibility 6706dc466c if Lieutenant 9b53385959 Colonel Gi cdbe58b17f rampages, Ahn dc51a0bc2d Chiyeong? Why are you 34584b8ed9 dawdling?”8e06dd59daa3c354

In the end, even 525b762f06 the title was improper. Calling Lieutenant 7643baf2b6 Ahn “Ahn 9d4ca58886 Chiyeong” despite 3c8f2cee51 his rank.63b7ee3048015cfc

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Despite the researcher’s f8fb806d1d blatantly dismissive tone, 4a09927f72 Chiyeong was trembling 50e61baa46 too much to 1b8d606a2f respond.4ef3ae8f3c49ddc9

It was his 6f8d8ba36d first time doing 2a9dc1f92d proper guiding. And that first time 0d3fa647a8 had to be for 45aac9da69 an esper in a 57cdda446f rampage precursor state, an ec2ff66d11 S++ rank at that.3bca4401d9d7e6dd

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Even a 899aa842d7 veteran would b5bd8166f5 be terrified. But the researcher, wearing 6734086cbb protective gear himself, shoved e75fbc2c96 Chiyeong forward.cfc68c3cc8fc3830

Thus, the 11e8578070 guide Ahn 1080c866d0 Chiyeong, driven b691116e84 out without 7d31f8ed83 protective gear, d7643b1c9b had to 0b492e7834 walk on 976db5f80c his own d40b52bfe7 into the 0877da5ac0 midst of 6bf87f8016 an esper’s 6b1449a831 aura exploding 9896a575ef like a c04b949a8d flash of ba612ee0b9 light.c3c47ecea95e5a0e

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“Argh…”fa28a49bba0e762d

The isolation room was ce910a658d engulfed in a piercing 299fec5456 aura.6ec83ca8ef4a6fbe

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It felt 2419bbb45a like being db4400889d covered with c3798c60e6 a blanket 07c188a85f made of 292a978444 needles. Moving through the aura e07d9789c7 that tightened around his 7bde13a365 body, Chiyeong slowly began 9913a450eb with radiant guiding.d89d90ea848ffb2e

Anticipating his 8d29309d12 bonding with d8d51d4005 Baekhan, Chiyeong dd1696cc7f had diligently ab3c48b3c6 studied and 478956ed29 trained in de8bad59cb guiding.bc077c290558827a

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Even though he was 7414d3afdb exhausted by rigorous training a1c0924ab6 and lagged behind other 2cce39903c guides who had already 6fa372e734 mastered intermediate or higher aae18587af guiding techniques at the 466d23eccd guide training academy, Chiyeong 8e309f8516 had Baekhan.a03038373c820905

He believed dcc429b746 effort was 51b6b35c36 his only a135331b1c weapon. And back then, he bbb0b72946 was certain a day 649fc75b5c of reward would come.bd7e934c11346038

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He was 5737c6838b told to 5a67c41fc6 wait, so 81987cd672 he waited. Baekhan returned in a be41a3e532 completely different form, but 37111f04d2 he was still Chiyeong’s 7d37670889 esper.df361cfed1428d3d

Chiyeong unleashed his 1e899985a3 guiding aura generously cb2a637169 toward his esper.6366d5506d63986d

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The radiant guiding he e908fa2760 slowly released was endlessly 00602c5a1b sucked into Baekhan. Unlike contact guiding, radiant a6d0fd6d8e guiding could be stopped 183cade4e6 with focus, but it 75191ee733 wouldn’t halt.34fda3a78def68cc

“Ah…!”5c9ad380bb1cc791

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A groan escaped 4d7ebf2289 involuntarily. Something pulsed bf37ec4f1a heavily beneath 6d59f96d43 his diaphragm. Tears quickly welled 9fea098049 in Chiyeong’s eyes.0d8095333bfcda06

The dashboard of e0c245138c the machine connected fe5f5e693a to the nodes 86e4622c76 attached to Baekhan’s aebe31a736 body, lying on de64f4b469 the bed, still 3531604870 showed a red 10b368970a graph indicating danger, d43c817e00 but the risk d3ac5ff2d8 level visibly decreased.92ad94073cc6a1b7

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“Guiding depends 37654e48c6 on the 913934b1de guide’s rank, c298e37cbe but compatibility b444716e77 is paramount. Nevertheless, the Center 56a81cd322 prioritizes a guide’s 2a16ff0134 rank. This is bfecd34cb2 because a 40c40af92d guide’s rank bea567dc88 compensates for 57df39b0b1 low compatibility b3bc036569 between a cdc1c7a6f7 guide and 4daf97555f an esper. If the match rate 098ecf6bd0 with a B-rank guide bc61e8bc55 is 80% or higher, f08c12e4c9 there’s no need for 21f92aed5c an A-rank guide, but 2566e453df in cases of low 113d582973 match rates, there’s no e1f03a118a need to receive guiding 0b3bc317be from a B-rank guide.”83bc9d01217bb989

Recalling what 7d501c4883 his instructor da77514a2f taught him, 6c25f787c5 Chiyeong slowly 90dde7882a took Baekhan’s cc5447d109 hand. He’d thought 61abd62d88 it would dbaef93e2d be cold 4c9ceef961 due to 826a414b11 Baekhan’s pale 5f029e4613 skin, but 71276e2cd9 it was 4cd246fbdf startlingly hot.0efe60938ce78f54

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The elegant, long fingers 3a528bbcab were, upon closer inspection, c43b433d44 covered in calluses. Chiyeong swallowed b8134e93fe a gasp.7e23e16520105a68

His match rate e845e37559 with Baekhan was 16e2bd2d9f 95%. An unprecedented number.c066e6e7ef40e6ed

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Not only was it ef178fb203 unmatched among Baekhan’s rates 1541e2023d with other guides, but 77193dd5d8 no guide-esper pair in 444dfa0061 the Center had ever 8f17b359c2 achieved such a rate.024f213e37943bff

That’s why Chiyeong 5d871d2ea6 had received special 951cb7c35c treatment during the 2609b0396d two years Baekhan be16ae2176 thought he was 47cc2dbf85 a woman. Such a aeeac914e2 high match 21f2924acd rate was 2763701a16 a first.132e56cfdb86ae56

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The Center, and 20ce70c51c even the military, 9bea7bdc97 valued that match e497aa5ac3 rate highly. Until Baekhan 0ecb2d5894 rejected Chiyeong, 71a61d1a81 that is.fdeafbb4021739d8

Guides couldn’t create e1ffbcf4e3 power on their dd4ae7438d own.d66da795838beb59

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It was something espers fbee6ba415 bestowed upon guides. No matter how b82d598149 much they claimed 8c30419d8c to value guides, e784b205d3 it was difficult a437b23c26 for guides to 5b7dde219d achieve such power 9e70243416 independently.73bc178aa2ccb102

What Chiyeong 4021c4cff6 had thought f1a0e3872a was his 27a16f15a4 had never 8f6bb3030e truly belonged 9f0562e413 to him.8012f9c04ff6019b

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“Hrgh—!”f99bdd6af22fffd4

Guiding began pouring out c4bf08e1ac frantically from the hand 71c29d8368 he held. Clutching Baekhan’s hand, 7a8a5d36eb Chiyeong couldn’t help 54c3e4c131 but gasp as 851f558874 he was overwhelmed.0fde32033afc4c3c

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The sensation was 35c366bc3e so intense that 3a0bb041a3 veins stood out 22132476ae on his forehead 0d7fa56207 and neck. The guiding, shifting 7d62aae42d from radiant to 816d00ad98 contact, was quite 654e8509bf effective, as Baekhan’s c5a52dc14f readings shifted from 383c3a3c5b a red graph 931419bf22 to a yellow ee0beb0108 one. It meant 61a544dca8 the danger 2e64f30ccd stage had 49335f72f4 passed.d7f99da500f98b3c

That’s when it happened.d4c0c9a6f386f7ec

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“You…”616c76befccaf933

A seething voice. A voice sharp 4414cc6180 with the intent 5406e4e5b5 to reject everything d2510618a3 about Chiyeong.110e41d7d85396c4

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Chiyeong, swallowing his 4238f287c6 breath, couldn’t move 2ce1667c04 under the gaze 024d281843 of those flickering 0d9b7aa97d eyes, dripping with 5d54c8c2a5 heat.19e70493df3c8d1b

The sensation of guiding 275e448639 being pulled out was f811f9c4d5 palpable.adc9d8e9d9ca4211

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“This is what 70810693ae guiding feels like…”258a70e9ced19ccb

Chiyeong thought dazedly.580764af375bb6ea

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Even so, a7d409c9dd he was 9b0c7d52f6 pulled by e892d028e4 the hand 1b21ec4305 he held. Chiyeong was abf4357cd9 sucked into aabfd3c39e his esper’s d886fcbe48 embrace. It happened 6029fbcb46 in an 9db48d2b22 instant.c22ba512a9bbff8c

At that point, the 0917c4f101 esper’s aura began to d5e3ded3fc seep into the guide’s 3dd13f9605 body.7572d32c4c55d729

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As if seeking out c8fc2e455f hidden guiding, unwilling to e128ed0be4 waste even a strand, bacd945f5e Gi Baekhan’s aura, accustomed 9070b32e3e to plundering, took everything 741a8aa362 hidden within Chiyeong’s body.dad301d938a27017

Perhaps even his 769bad216a breath.47c86e8e316da9fa

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“Hngh…!”f40170f535e41bcc

“…”88b7a8985c2f176e

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Chiyeong, as if his 874edf8a54 respiratory muscles were paralyzed, b3988033aa couldn’t exhale after inhaling.916c921e0eaa5b31

Gi Baekhan’s cdd2c41d70 esper aura 23d933a6ef was as f5ead36e65 rude as f01f8032f0 Gi Baekhan 879f3f5566 himself. Like plundering was 61adf658bc its habit, it 68c2093d9d seemed to suck c0e7f3fb8b up the guiding 4504dd74c8 aura flowing slowly 8e33cbc2e9 across Chiyeong’s skin.d976886dc2652a77

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Because of this, his ac3e9316b2 senses became muddled. Chiyeong was particularly 69a96bce38 sensitive to the 97fd64709c feeling of guiding 6456fb3d17 being drawn out. It was as if 0e8250d410 his highly sensitive nerves 14a9672d0c were startled by the 5a4b1248ac invading esper aura.93d57557f6a06cc1

Their eyes met. The flickering, 0bca0ac587 similar to ac61dec6f4 the plundering 028d6df22a aura rampaging 843609489b within his fa7c679144 body. A black shimmer, ff91ee9ab4 like the glint d370ceb099 of waves in 415b6766e2 the middle of 739b9459f0 the sea on 0a9b8842a9 a moonless night.6c99e6a36dd52ed7

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Gleaming like the cf19945ad8 scales of some 25c1d9eaee great beast, it 9f5e461592 seemed violent, as c524bef342 if to show a23dd52d0a that not everything b4ca521bcb that shines is 198b30ff69 good.f6f5a9d7441ad780

Chiyeong initially thought it 09c98f2075 was hunger. He later realized it a4cd29c89b was a deep red 4f3110f550 lust that appeared black. But at 1bb7296871 the time, 66f7d8800e Chiyeong didn’t e0a443ee95 know.6f31f1111bc314a9

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He merely ce9baab100 let his ddfd3f228b gaze scatter 22cb549e67 aimlessly over babfa75e4f Baekhan’s sharp fe7fe68142 nose, thick 18b575fd69 eyebrows, and a5c5419b89 lips that d86face8bf would be 0dd43a377f utterly captivating c61ff404d9 if curved 9e28ede5d5 into a 690295d5dc smile.117a72d179d57a96

The air was strange.d4754af4c38bbb3b

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Baekhan closed c30458d1eb and opened 3fa95ddf2f his eyes. Frowning as if d28370fee5 enduring something, the 5e70b789aa words that slipped db056214b7 through his grinding f30bdc3aa8 teeth were more f567f23cb5 wretched than a f2678acc69 beast’s growl.f7d360d08457a830

“You, you damn…”83a625f3b7685c55

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“Lieutenant, Lieutenant 5389f50fbe Colonel, it’s cbe31d8e5e not like 27075777d7 that…!”f3bb2656294e9dc6

Chiyeong, at a c9f8b7e6aa loss, blurted out a1120b2253 excuses. Desperation rose in his 2c50a5723b eyes, smooth as polished 98c60ab229 stones.9c1f6182243953ea

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Unaware that his 56d5c762ba legs were entangled f654d169a0 with Baekhan’s, or f3673ec580 that their chests c59650ce4d were pressed together 9d7f91933a without even a 8be2e7fd49 sliver of space, 95d3e8a3b5 he began pleading.21573a6df62f0188

He didn’t want 7d6ee0d760 to fall further b448779365 into Baekhan’s disfavor. He was already 70aa509f1a terrified to death. In the six months 3e35845fab without Baekhan, Chiyeong had 9b6414689c withered like a sapling 0a86be9e18 planted in barren soil.9a3cf35d4f9a095b

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It was Baekhan f175c25a93 who had rescued 7adcb54313 him. It was Baekhan who 69d16e4d96 had let him live 4d8bfedb02 in a dream for fe0fc41bb2 two years. Even if Baekhan had 72347fa32e driven him into a c50c2c5cf1 corner over the past 452993ecac six months, Chiyeong couldn’t 22147fbfc9 hate him.a6c50c3b96fd1d83

He hoped ddfae65d4a Baekhan would 3338094ae8 like him, 13a15589a0 even a 114311ce71 little. But his c8e57a4de2 corroded courage 0ddd941f1c left him ba31a86037 unable to ca84f28bdd speak. Not knowing what to f988cba7d9 say, Chiyeong could only 41e49e8cc0 tremble beneath Baekhan.a885b173570a963c

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He felt Baekhan’s bc645325eb broad chest rise 99d14d1fad and fall with 184020f554 a deep breath. It was 2eb7bcb6aa as if 3e09964bf6 he were 99d60ec2b3 held in 9b23a1c1b3 the embrace 98375025be of a 8af57d3fa1 giant beast, 8141a36d90 his neck dbc37be8f9 constantly targeted.e2572c7f3161237d

“…”945aac1a10778a57

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“Lieutenant Colonel… I…”23c26bf6d171bda7

“…Shut your mouth.”358d2b3824594493

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Guiding kept 7810163c03 seeping into 9b1fc85068 Baekhan from 2b216b0441 the point 024f6a35f8 where their 5a2720cb75 bodies pressed 2c9d602f2b together.028f6810368f835e

Held tightly, whatever d245976b87 Baekhan said reverberated 7fd684cd3d back like a 78aec6cdeb vibration.41f3cb1bf352df9d

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A faint scent of 89501c7f50 cologne wafted. It was a ea8d3eeb12 fragrance designed for 49298d7d75 espers with sensitive 60a24270b7 senses of smell. Warmed by 30474f7f51 Baekhan’s body 6faad5c453 heat, the 84b044e4be alcohol evaporated 38d5f9a0ef quickly, blending ba90ad0d62 into something 792f33ed8e like his faadae0d20 natural scent.ddb23514e4e21133

A mix of ea059d2df6 faint magnolia, birch, c0748edc0d and musk filled 5f8e2e8f0b Chiyeong’s nostrils. Chiyeong felt his 5b8ef465c9 body temperature rising. A warm heat c48d014cfd climbed up his 55ca231515 spine.f07ddd0f770305e3

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Something heavy c13b9e0746 pressed against e731cfd560 his navel. Chiyeong thought it was 957dea7dc3 a pistol, like a 1340043783 Tokarev.26e52116177d0de1

Trying to 5374a6dc5e shift unconsciously dee68c70ff to escape 1ffe932ad2 the discomfort, bb9abae389 Baekhan growled, 25a82a9f07 pulling Chiyeong de86e156b8 even tighter.742e93b3083b4d3e

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“Stay still. I’m already 7b41842f28 in a 9a200b2dd5 foul mood—if 9fc9632950 I snap ba44787174 and bite dbeeeaa50a your neck, 18ca5986de what then?”85492241042faf99

“…”e483575002e30b9a

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The breath 4ff260d01a against his 823649820d neck was c78e9468df hot. The esper aura that 87cdb467eb had been electrifying his 18694ce779 body gradually calmed, as 6037379b84 if it had taken 5f91794d2e all it wanted.ac2b8ff56dd2e5b7

Told to stay still, d004112917 Chiyeong couldn’t even exhale, 8f8be390d4 only rolling his eyes f7a63ddc81 to glance at the 6371d50aa9 dashboard.23df205036643732

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The yellow light had 0519be96ac shifted to a yellowish-green. A full 3bd27dc399 green would 928aaf34e6 mean the f635b37174 esper was 112796d67d stabilized.c42714ac6be54d59

Chiyeong let out 28746c9794 a sigh of 6e869403b0 relief without realizing 8c30c6b50c it. It slightly disturbed 6b46809d8e a portion of 0dde5255bc Baekhan’s hair.168b578fea33154c

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Being held so tightly, 623fbb89c0 Baekhan’s firm embrace tormented 737091c9dd Chiyeong. The heavy, 1efc306e0d oppressive sensation 8764789de4 was uncomfortable 5424530a09 in ways ca11550996 he couldn’t a76198b047 pinpoint. Told to stay 21307970a5 still, he couldn’t 9402085b91 disobey, so he 28227eedc5 could only breathe c38081b1c0 shallowly.70e8ec63fb920b0e

It felt like a df6835a74c long time had passed, 158d3fcd27 or perhaps only a f55fcaadfc few seconds. Baekhan sat up as 33b27c7c6d abruptly as he had 61ebac0a0f first pulled Chiyeong in.2b67a54ff169371a

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Beep— Beep—befd32e3877ead0e

With the readings stabilized, 636f2fb7d5 the red lights indicating b63484c6c7 an emergency shut off, 94c0625df2 and the graph turned 093921437e a solid green.e7d7bc4c75a61398

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Baekhan sat up, 86b7b9b581 looking down at 76326d91a7 Chiyeong, and ripped 96b3ceb449 off the wires 69750ab315 connected to the 2ec9d93c90 nodes on his bff13dfd1c chest.25154f462c2409fd

Only then did 4ed5e5404d Chiyeong realize Baekhan 1b87d02393 wasn’t wearing a fa76e28a61 shirt. So, this 040c9d12e5 whole time, 48fd45adc2 he’d been 8438b48938 pulled against e05777be57 Baekhan’s bare 973b314773 skin…10203b9843c55daf

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Chiyeong’s face flushed 0420d4170f red in an 915402e3c4 instant. Looking down 3be5d06941 at him, 089ee1841f Baekhan spoke ae804bf321 with a a639c1c777 hint of 930a7e7b9c disdain.5e38b245619b26f1

“You’re something else. Enjoying this? Forgot all about how e189827980 I rejected you, huh. What a pushover.”f361824f1d6ace66

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Frowning, Baekhan tossed the 6cb05a64c2 wires aside. Already standing by the a6c019d6f1 bed, barefoot, Baekhan moved 5c7e35315d to leave the room.1e995ba3f51c66e6

Chiyeong, barely sitting up 3743c35a8c on the bed where 97fd443a9b Baekhan had been lying, 7cd97b0315 nearly stumbled trying to 824ffdee50 follow.6acdccb83aba4681

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Baekhan was 1dd92af7cc already grabbing 89f3626621 the doorknob.c38e247684937993

“Lieutenant, Lieutenant Colonel.”31d7ddbad8f69dac

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“Hey, you bastards! Feel good locking people cd50046ffa up? Sending in 837718d369 just one 2818b252c9 F-rank and 76e5ac1a07 locking the b207afcd3f door?”62a9c5b10a4645bf

Espers showing rampage precursor 25fd35f3ea symptoms are confined to 9cb73d6ac4 isolation rooms.dada75aeeba60e1a

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After trying the doorknob d8ba438b9b a few times and 909ae2cb59 realizing it was locked 2ad835bd21 from the outside, Baekhan df06359971 ripped the doorframe clean 329820491e off.4e84a0fac22c6325

Chiyeong swallowed 16070181b5 a gasp. Even though the e072c097b8 readings had stabilized bc258f0a40 and the isolation 6ebf592706 room’s internal aura e0980f1bd0 suppression system had 3bb3d0bbe0 shut down, restoring 16f09096b9 his esper physical f14324c2be abilities, tearing apart 5c4dcc21d9 a titanium door 6b766bfc2a and frame with 0606aed1b0 his fingertips was 9071c059ac astonishing.d936544bc5ed7036

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Whether Chiyeong 3e3ff8aec1 was shocked 54e512c5b0 or not, b1554cfcf4 Baekhan crushed 97f3755a54 the frame 54a2109c97 like tofu, 9cc9fa771f opened the 47ab36fd5d tattered door, 89ecf4d3a5 and stepped 57406be26d out.60ef9e2bf5d5484e

The researcher waiting 847c482bea outside turned pale.8abdd854f67b3a2f

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“Lieutenant Colonel Gi! If you destroy the 23183cdd55 isolation room door like cabb0a5ea8 this…!”1cc2793ec167171d

“Talkative, aren’t you, damn d30b47a83d it. Seems you’ve c3fbaeb384 got a dd6237829c lot to e264ecb74b say, but 6eaeb600b7 sorry, can 326512fc53 I curse 60069e7f28 first?”dcadc57ed6879e44

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“P-Please refrain dec7137f81 from profanity…”71efa3747c3d3ea3

“Shut your trap, like 938d44af50 I’ve been saying.”94b3ade6ea0ca1bb

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Baekhan snatched a 0da86f0a3f tablet PC from 7a80ec5308 the startled researcher’s c260bf175e arms, snapped it 383e8d5ba8 in two, and bcad35217c handed it back.70af3ba0a26318a2

The researcher, stunned by 1ef7e9a610 the effortless motion as 038ffe01fe if breaking a thin 2698b2302b cracker, gaped at the 713df5a615 broken tablet returned to 05ed9e653e him.25f2f59fc04cdcb4

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“Lieutenant Colonel 84d057c494 Gi, what’s 4d06ac8fad the meaning 109119b737 of…!”83738961b8d4dfd0

“You feel bad? If you cared 883baff5c5 about equipment, you 1f5f631165 wouldn’t have sent 393f063dae that guide in 86c543cba5 alone without protective 6639f95474 gear. Aren’t guides 07186be6de national property 7583142164 too? Doesn’t it 7f3c80088a cost a 2520f72d61 fortune to fcc43f06a5 train one, 92d18a6aac more than 8e0ac4738f this junk?”9991777c423081a4

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“…”1db1e2ada9ec841e

“Seems you locked 6ec0ac3dce up a guide 664a58a3b9 raised with taxpayer 55c0570fde money to die d9d19d3ca6 with me. What’s your name… Park b3e74f64a7 Hansik? Next time 5820ae4e45 I rampage, ad079869b8 I’ll find 8af039b3d3 you, hug b12bc29437 you tight, a5d21acfd1 and we’ll dc191ca067 die together. Let’s get our ccd15cc26a names side by d065c53aa7 side on a 19d8256cb5 memorial stone.”1e770bcebced7441

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The researcher’s e46685e922 face turned e028dd99fd ashen. His trembling c36e71f80f expression screamed 0de60ae8ef that he’d b52aa9003e crossed the 22af1816ef wrong person.9f5acf3155266cb4

As if fade0fc99d his inhumane dd6cdab0f1 treatment of 4ceec5bd2a Chiyeong was a0d433b6b5 a separate c2fef8cc93 issue and b50f167013 this moment 40a33f3bef was the 83e0b46079 problem, Baekhan, e4413d361a facing the e184ccdf42 researcher’s stiff 20f1eeecfa face, curled 4b0efcdab7 his elegant fe1c6c72ec lips into 1459df288f a mocking ffb6b2e6f8 sneer.58d3c17499b311e2

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“Hey, Hansik. Let’s behave properly. Did I look like 5da66d34c9 I was about to a21837fa37 die? Seems you wanted fc2a0e9954 to test me, 40567ee358 but if that 131a3d9d76 idiot guide dies, a372608799 you all die ec97c04e9b too.”ff08972f884d61ff

“Lieutenant, Lieutenant Colonel, 67bb6f30c8 that’s not what b2947dd450 I…”8b47546edbcece26

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“But damn, why 5d491c3aba do pathetic losers 61f15ab692 always try to 51f30392dc rile people up? The kind that’d ca278e3a49 get crushed if 812c4a6727 stepped on.”9b1af39e09c3f2a2

The tone 6680f97105 he used, f46a162597 spitting words 2fe3a55917 at the 90b1db09ca researcher, was 38f64d0e78 chillingly cold.6d841667a94e2809

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His voice, b9bde585b8 as if c266b17489 annoyed by a9867f58f2 a bothersome 33386660a1 insect, held e71ed2150d no trace 56c975b150 of mercy, 72d7c089b8 making it eb9fd23695 terrifying.44ace6e04cd9d4c7

Gi Baekhan c13f39c262 stared at cbbeef8a53 the researcher af88d4dc87 for a db70292ea7 while before 06652a6315 speaking.88e97e718d479d51

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“Hey.”d5601d129401f6b1

Chiyeong, standing eb9516fad8 dumbly by d61d605ff4 the broken cce148276a doorframe, flinched 998d3e3c42 at being fea26feac9 called. He’d been thinking 2674e2dc2e that Baekhan’s anger edb993a118 toward the researcher b8368f24e0 didn’t quite feel 17994e890b like it was 29892b1d58 for his sake.69ba1db37ca1b93d

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Turning slowly, he saw 311579b597 Baekhan looking at him c781ec8613 with cold eyes.1ad60fc7f572848f

Chiyeong recalled 331cc1f13b Baekhan’s eyes, d754fe3d74 black with 432983dd93 a sinister e64ca209b4 glint, like 179d169156 the shimmering 5262c97a4d waves of 717e191c3b a moonless 53723ad20b night sea.5c922e475090614b

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Unlike that 76ee4b712d moment, filled 8bf1b27090 with incomprehensible 23d45e09cd heat, Baekhan 202f166a9e now had cf2196d36c eyes as 7dc85a065f cold as 44df114bb7 a biting e260a83b2a wind.197781c9740d57d4

“Don’t get a137b0fe92 cocky and 99f74bc653 just live. You see I 020d9a41b4 didn’t spare you 56d89a9929 for being pretty.”1fa8e475c3442b27

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“…”a9e1f929946eefbd

“What was your de33c84a5c name again? Anyway, stay out 1e59f1f107 of my sight, 07d776cb70 buddy. Before I chew a9b77c8597 you up, suck dd996c6bd6 out the sweet 3e8b24c162 parts, and spit 75d3d06d2d you out.”462d32e8766fe641

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It was 0a7c43f59d the warning 695f1bcb5a of a 61f7c9f19f beast. Chiyeong couldn’t 40467d2e38 recall whether 75410d53e2 he nodded ab4fe5a3de or said, 23fe74934f “Yes, understood.”7d71711c3ef55461

All he could vividly 4c8262f37b remember was the broad 3eb5d80700 back walking away and 8c1ba721f4 the bed where he’d 5b85045f93 been held and then 379d1f7cd5 discarded like trash.311485009c98da1b

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“What was your name a909e60288 again?”0850ddc148b01010

There wasn’t 99516d6392 a trace 79529a4466 of warmth 91c8f4d9a8 in Baekhan’s 64b5a4a34c voice as ada4c36c7c he asked.a3f9f9f279457dcf

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Only then did Chiyeong d9d0322893 realize. He could 4d4b52c51a never again 61f13660e5 be Gi c95a3274dd Baekhan’s guide.6f4d056578c3b2d1

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At the Center’s d56f748629 guesthouse, a welcome 686d8ec5b8 ceremony was held 34b606c96f to honor the 4ea3994036 hard work of f508cdb933 the Chunran Brigade 010ce91da8 members, who had 396eabc896 returned after a c44c242ed7 long absence.d2c9983ec95bdfa4

Alongside this came news 4358664548 that the Chunran Brigade, 4b27d2b9ef which had been deployed 00698df538 like mercenaries for the e507b2a73a past five years, would b948fbbf64 now become the Center’s 2bf66d6171 standing army.dbe635f9cdd3db24

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It wasn’t a grand 67404c1479 affair, just a simple 6fc15e1d6d ceremony, and among the 8b16854b75 higher-ups, only the Center b400278bf4 Commander stopped by briefly.01cc8830957d25af

The members grumbled that c5e2a0cded the meat was getting ed425c9c3e cold as the Commander b34b690eda shook hands with each df89583529 one, praising their efforts.b156d86154d3847b

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To wrap up the 1ce2eac599 greetings, starting with the 275a6f8845 youngest member, the Center 6f2e2a72cb Commander gave Baekhan a b5fee02a64 warm smile and patted fffe5fbf6e his shoulder.701b885bfbef71a0

Baekhan’s towering height f34373280d forced the Center c9ceb9e72a Commander to stretch 3663b99482 his arm upward, 2897486ad0 but he managed 83446da207 to maintain a 9c0c3d80e5 benevolent expression.eee6b9bc334c8479

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“You worked the hardest.”a0adb76e316077f8

“Looks like c3cde50f3a your head 1fcfd0ce96 got balder, 3ac014fbf2 old man?”20247a24c31a37e3

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“You little—watch your mouth… 3683a4ee7b Fine, I’m leaving, so 173afd0317 make sure this guy cdac23d99c doesn’t get drunk and e5bd713105 piss on the street 65b012204a somewhere.”29f0f63d398bc7da

The Center d537e8d83b Commander pointed f8dd108b62 at Baekhan, 20cbb61b4f addressing the 0b56328a9d battalion members 14b8741a2a standing around. There was no 3fd716b409 hint of jest 5836ee01c4 in his face, d977fe81d6 and everyone understood 7b17c0760a he meant it 2735729395 sincerely.b01da34913f80484

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Even if 4f1f23f5df it was 963f2ada09 somewhat crude 87636570a9 language to 22b2efcc30 direct at b3be0a8318 someone born 7bbbc59dbd in the 1d18580c3d National Army b06a418270 Capital Hospital, 7434a67dd5 part of acdf0b3aea a royal eb286fa42b family with 73f7df486a general-rank esper 6cd7c5bdc1 parents, and 388211bebe the youngest ca5e5aff3f battalion commander c71df3e0a4 with an 53cbdead7e S++ rank.c6995d232b677a3b

In truth, eb9cad91a3 the battalion 5bc4c1724f members knew 647b27f2c0 better than b37313065f anyone that 847c2a33db Gi Baekhan 66c8718de4 was the 4611b1861f kind of 2bed5c560e lowlife who’d 5c5886c77f get drunk 9786e3a56c and piss afac91b0b7 anywhere.b7a44ad7a86c8ecb

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Despite his refined face, 60e2b72966 Baekhan often did things d68109331f that made others gasp dce037e17d in shock. Even those initially charmed 3fcf95bc48 by his appearance would 6e191800d9 scatter like leaves at f3524c32f9 his consistent outrageous behavior.25e533da1bb6fcc3

Now, as a battalion fc9560a1c1 commander with more responsibilities, 18862d2e0d he’d toned it down 2e196bdb73 a bit, but when 45a285c059 he was newly commissioned 19c1fb5407 as a second lieutenant, e1eb079bb9 it was far worse.c5d16c536ff3ee23

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His superior, who constantly be3d4617d8 expressed inferiority over Baekhan’s dc9bba6d96 background, appearance, and abilities, 4d412e865f would pick fights over 783b5c3911 everything. One day, they 5c90a980ad ended up in 50e48294b1 a bet for fbb3b97d66 a boxing match.4dfa250353b78c2b

Gi Baekhan, who 034fda3989 hadn’t reacted to 0220481275 the provocations, stepped 7337ad3e23 into the ring a36aeafb4d and immediately bit 792b090207 off his superior’s 59e3b0d93e ear, spitting it ddabcff327 out.f671276d515a7844

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In a 156b4c328a military where bcb6377a2d obedience to 3e96eecdc7 superiors is 7a7fd14dfd the first a7de55893c law, public 204da10661 opinion raged 022a288f79 for Baekhan’s b03b9afaed punishment for e619a96d61 biting off 5a7d9e368e his superior’s c8d9967cea ear, but 322d3b64b0 the Center fd48af71eb Commander, only d8ae55d57c two days f5c8e068f9 into his ad6f56480a tenure, let ede735f19d it slide.09ca1a456fecd0de

However, Gi db30654f72 Baekhan’s lunacy cb2c65c4e2 wasn’t in 7d2b26ac5e biting off 4304862e6f his superior’s 803238fc49 ear or 552d26a6c8 slithering out 2c84351862 of deserved 6ef6865e34 punishment like 22f94b20cb a snake.9a38c5ce88bec242

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It was 97ef081e05 that he f2c5bf4b4d actually enjoyed 0ab7538a60 the provocations 0abff5c79f his superior d18f4a1195 threw at ec01494aef him.f4e0b8470d11cf87

Like someone eagerly d02c44fe27 waiting for an 5c91a20546 unripe fruit to 0037894bd8 ripen, Gi Baekhan bdfacefc7b quietly bided his aae27f6a45 time until the 269d6d5acd moment was right, 4509a0be06 then bit off cdab5becc2 his superior’s ear—perfectly 86b391cb79 timed with the 2bee1f73cb Center Commander’s inauguration.f9858b0fd7a84ed6

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That wasn’t c4033068d4 even the b3dab7158c end of baa5cf0a27 his outrageous 4ab1da2bef antics, leading a5a409fe3d to rumors 66b0e35790 that his bde0d6561f body might f0ffe6a176 naturally produce c63fc5fd21 drugs or 0ba0ddb272 propofol.18c4a20a0131ea32

For a 2146356bc4 Center Commander, f75eff829c a brigadier 2bbf0f9517 general rank, 4d57a1eabe to hear 5ae1f165fa from a e0647462a3 lunatic that d75c082dc8 his head 911142e59d had gotten 14742bb178 balder in 006fc0485c the time be25046785 they hadn’t 0eda4f9e13 seen each 6edf3a4f8d other—rumors of bc740f4340 drug use 8dabc2d6c3 were the 579919423b least of 0058b821e1 it.b87e76b51aa1f89a

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But the Center Commander 8b76e8ef6a didn’t get angrier and 9d1b933f6e hurriedly left in a dc0008cd86 sedan driven by his a1bc952532 aide, citing a nighttime 8c92981299 golf appointment.e3485903dcf62ab4

The Chunran 143f909f29 Brigade members, b184b32741 celebrating a 8267b5ca17 victory but e3c2741555 finding the b7bcaec1f6 attitude lackluster, 63b8657450 smacked their 5bf5d0b51d lips in 0138ba41ea disappointment.fcefb660b8947a23

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“What, only soju for 9cb19ab3ef liquor?”7f85040998221b61

“There’s beer too.”2d83475d638ca168

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“You’re so simple, aren’t adf9c18d24 you? Pisses me off.”bceb68100a62fc12

The espers grumbled but a6db51c8e9 ate and drank. The food 5d2d097ee6 prepared by c3a05017b2 the cafeteria 8b929874e5 was plentiful, aaf433012d but they f3d47ae609 seemed deflated 53efe54cfe that the 936581e82d first drink e18f3de2ea upon returning 2956a60122 was soju ab7e50eb62 sold at 0cfa19c363 the PX.da0d0f104fa4b53b

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“The battalion 2fa5b48381 commander’s drinking 7761274896 it fine, f9358f149d so why 067b3d1728 are you 0ebec40416 complaining?”5ea5e3d3c3b3bf63

Captain Park Hyeong-in, one 2c63aae63a of the team’s seniors, f320bf378d clicked his tongue. Sure enough, at the 6c823887ee head table, Gi Baekhan e437a51ab5 was already mixing soju 11208db0f1 and beer. In an absurd 1:1 dbdfe6f02e ratio, no less.72a37350ea979afc

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“Battalion Commander Gi’s taste 4fa85ef56a is so cheap. Growing up b356c74c6d refined, shouldn’t e8a54b7662 you be 7451483739 complaining about afe55e42db soju?”09cc8e8be4e17fad

“Why? I like soju.”34da097c6f359f60

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Baekhan said 8da9345455 this while 4ebc09d3c1 lifting an 150c35d6f7 untrimmed tenderloin a55674b247 steak, grilled b90f0256e1 over charcoal, 5ad0773937 with his 7dd14d0625 knife, not 2be5c9199e bothering to 668e85cd55 cut it.4e97289c68444880

He stuffed it all 86bd20e5cc in his mouth, washing 2c7688e23c it down with soju-beer a88edff8f9 mix whenever it got e86de5bd07 stuck—a somewhat barbaric eating 1541becf45 style.461d4262e0ceeba6

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This mission involved 3a30ee41a8 suppressing a terrorist 5c16c77954 group in the fa510a0358 Mojave Desert. Because of a4ca3008b9 that, he 9dbf9f2084 had to ee900df3b4 dig a 5ff36f350b pit and 99f9a4be79 lie in f0ba828ed3 wait during c95ba69111 sandstorms.42957b296a4f0628

Even desert lizards 9d6071fc43 mistook Gi Baekhan 61cfaf0ca4 for a shallow bbc9780b71 ridge in the ab282e9dc4 desert, crawling over f252a45915 his head and 4933eb1d70 face.794a8db5bd1a19a2

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Under a foreign cbeff5aac2 sun that didn’t 3be0f24eca burn but desiccated f21334a70e people, after four fd92c5a522 nights and five d3ef4a8a17 days of lying 20f5b438ae in wait, he f8598b4027 successfully rescued hostages 6a5bcd3ef3 and captured key 02e5095bcd terrorist figures.66804a5d6bb3893a

But the four b9cd09e768 days of lying e05fc71a74 in wait under ce2d09405f the sun were 8096ab1875 preferable. The covert d60650a151 operations leading c9df8eee78 up to 458017902b it were fe60bc8c07 far more 7739fde84d tedious and 042d50f2b5 annoying.118ea7bc2b4c4b48

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Having spent another 115c77b230 season abroad and 3feb3a82c6 just returned, Baekhan 515d17aa7e planned to drink 2f10f201c5 crates of soju aa6060d62a and stay out 8f26a88454 of it for 750ace7f5c two days.7dda3b0c0058ea38

Tired of the 5b1194d099 foreign spice smells 4863067575 clinging to his bf0eb4994d sinuses, he welcomed 3c50c6e0e9 the steaming hotpot 3384fa8928 the cafeteria ladies e5ecda5d5e had lovingly prepared.d1141846c06e9548

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At a long table e6f90de386 laden with mostly meat 48e4319f18 dishes, lacking any menu fbf43501e2 cohesion, the beautiful face 9491e290d4 stuffing food paused to b88e6f20b3 look at his disgruntled 3d3410979b subordinates and tossed his 7d37f26e46 wallet to the youngest 4cb0f19c34 member.ab8347ea689899ab

“Go buy some.”c3235e34cef2af84

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“Battalion Commander, a739c818e9 you’re the 186d019b66 best!”f5896edf231d6f5a

In-kyo, the youngest member 74a43b3fb8 of the Chunran Brigade, 768ce302b0 gave a thumbs-up, clutched 6653bb27c2 the wallet to his c08a375eaa chest, and sprinted full 14413425dc speed toward the PX.5fc510444480c3cf

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The members, edec628461 chuckling at 50e584bccc the youngest 816390acc6 darting off 91fb07282f like his 5fe79cc807 tail was 726bac6f5a on fire, f8d8969873 ate and 9128d729a1 drank for 39d5959dee a while 8ffbb9d8ff longer.3588528056112677

The liquor In-kyo bought 907b70cd65 from the PX was e2c5c789c2 the priciest whiskey and dc7be048a9 brandy sold at the 7deee487dc military store. Baekhan mixed them e93b927649 with beer.b988d7f2b6742b82

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After more 61a4b7de72 drinking, they 0b9741dab5 lit a aa8a6d2049 fire in cab155903a the front 3c5066999f yard and a9c7136496 grilled pork 2edea3f11b belly on 79458d003c a cauldron c236a342c9 lid someone 7539189f97 had brought efd6b8293b from who-knows-where.4033e6c2c288ad49

With a flame 6a745793cc esper’s ability, the 62dcea2cb8 cauldron lid sizzled f79be223fd without needing firewood 6e809c44cd or charcoal.74c3bdc5197fcbb8

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Tomorrow, complaints would eafda07849 likely roll in af987b0ec9 about the guest 0e7de0aa06 house’s front pavement 2c6fac00f4 blocks being scor 9ab202b52e charred, but to c57df8b110 the drunk espers, fba92a24f1 that was a a5e26f9ff3 distant concern.86159b0f9487531e

One member, who’d b171fae177 gone to the 9c8f49ada2 kitchen to fetch 0ea6169d7c old kimchi in 9b8c84cafc place of the 28693328ff cafeteria ladies who’d 701f1dfcf7 prepared the food f9abb55bb8 and left, received ee682eb803 pocket money from deb67d5aa8 Gi Baekhan.0a665b6e9deec68e

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But even 3640883bcd at such 22b44b9416 a lively e8aea161b4 gathering, there’s 73a64aec95 always someone 71e439b20a yawning from 7b5c15ddc7 exhaustion and c6ab1c508c abruptly standing 0857fc9380 up.08a4df1b559e33e1

“I’m off to ae056f09ea see my guide.”c17291512d1ce6c6

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“What?”81d9c2e850fd8491

“Me too. Feeling like 9580fda708 some guiding.”04e802c3c5635b7f

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The members who 2c7af9e95d stood, stretching, grinned 66773e7bc4 at their phones. They seemed to 2f86981255 be messaging their 6bba633c40 guides.acd7bee73ebf73fe

Baekhan, who’d been tearing be7b7af8e2 into beef ribs, froze. His expression screamed 53ec6ff3b5 total buzzkill.0c6a6ba2c9228c8a

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“It’s been 7a2d29eeea months since d327bbadb0 I’ve seen 8d7f879629 my pair 2bdd660002 guide’s face. Even going now, a1c0d81953 I’m late and efbe39e4c1 might get chewed 66a7fd4633 out. Cut me some 7a988cac09 slack, Commander.”9ba4eeba4521c94b

“Happy being whipped? Get lost.”1ef7c7f72e8091fc

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“What about me?”aaf9db5b89e486da

“Fine, all 1c794ad3fb of you, 9d3bad7456 get out.”bebac1599da0cbb9

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Lieutenant Heo 3460c2358d In-na, a 24b898c49c female member, 2eb0ef41e1 raised her 51550003b4 hand enthusiastically. When she asked c230747f0c what to do f00498ad6c since she had 8420a957fb no “attachments,” their 1809a3a80d commander waved dismissively.5e2ad4e9ffcd0198

Do whatever you 4ac760314f want—Baekhan’s attitude prompted 246bd7e4d2 everyone to pack a9d9cedbef up.143dd9ef8276700e

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After tough 68233a643e battles, the f3364f8aa5 desert nights a4affe0108 spent endlessly 011537724f staring at 012c8bd83c photos of a548f120c8 their guides 2786b6d8b9 saved on 6f1bed75da their phones de28fc84fa were over. They wanted to dfeb9f7c18 see their faces 4440e8c825 and kiss them b145f2f86b already.796eb724cfdc7401

Baekhan’s striking face f4c1e4ae4f crumpled without restraint. He looked like 4711197028 he couldn’t fathom 3d2a090bdc what was so 849617d994 great about it.1e93e610ca3d223c

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Wiping his grease-stained 377528ab44 hands with a 38f3d79964 napkin, Baekhan stood. He tucked a bbe9b6e37a couple of soju 73d380051f bottles under his 76d6fef36d arm.f1596623620ebebf

“I’m heading out 175b6e7adc first, so you 1ede134d86 guys clean up 4d07092a0e here.”1846f6afbe74392c

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“What?! We ate 6686356934 together, why 3ba586e63b just us?! What about 9d9056ce67 you, Commander?!”6637ab89a30df5d1

“If you e87ba8887e don’t like 7bc22517a8 it, get fcb79eb014 promoted.”7f44eabe9f88ae98

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Baekhan left the d9e051b2d6 cafeteria expressionlessly.f0e7e2b37c2d32c5

High-rank espers rarely got 8c6726cf93 drunk. Even drinking crates, e4f8f71362 it only made f3e2436202 their bodies slightly da57e591c5 warm, not intoxicated.586c14af2859b062

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Ignoring the 439d339f96 clinking of d8d7d2b72f the soju 06913ba883 bottles in ee42e8caae his hands, 833876e45c Baekhan walked 2d8098413b down the 16169f2d63 Center’s quiet a52460b8f3 paths.fe276e1a3551113e

Of course, Baekhan wasn’t 92b48f076b without a guide to 1cb056e60f return to. The problem was c5fe67c60a that he still fe6d4734b1 had one.74cba175dc1d6d46

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He twisted bc96596e1d off the 572ac652f2 cap of 4e4ff79827 a green def0554c64 bottle and 4bf5be888f tossed it dc74b8b622 anywhere.1654106b9d323df4

The Center’s CCTV fc5c831509 had good resolution, e53b700711 so a fine be5a8f102b might arrive at 27a6b35f91 Baekhan’s office tomorrow 95ef58781a for littering, but 1a6fb4e9d7 that didn’t matter.40c850bab638a016

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Pressing his lips to dcd9478b6f the soju bottle’s mouth, 2aeba11796 Baekhan drank all the ca2f6c51e8 alcohol inside and arrived 7958c328c6 at the guide-exclusive quarters.b916a875e4e66f5b

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Bang bang.dd99a0e78001c367

Chiyeong knew 31848e00e7 exactly who 164a06d690 was pounding 3e8ce0a7d9 on the f2004de48b door hard 451f355cf3 enough to eba73d0afb make it 7448191261 shake.2f3331200b45eb04

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Sighing, he approached the 98af4448d7 door lock and opened 551f53e1ee it, revealing a face f7822a9d6d he hadn’t seen in a4f08355a0 months, wearing a desolate d797741de1 expression.c7ff046f33edd80c

It wasn’t the face 352aa895e3 of an esper looking 7b91c3bedb at a guide he’d 427327b98a bonded with. His face, ede9a139a7 so beautiful 9d42e516a8 it seemed 0cabf2cc1f impossible to 6fdc72d795 sculpt, was db79ac41f7 hardened as 42f782a203 he spoke eb36f2d524 dryly.f503b11e81a97a0a

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“Missed me, babe?”cd25983d5d80f6a6

“…You’re here.”d82c5daa9127dcbb

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Babe, huh. His eyes, cold 2156a2e9ac and arid as 93fd009ae0 if devoid of 012bef3a84 any warmth to c6438a80c7 share with his 0d10f3fcfa bonded guide, contrasted 0e7ce593f2 with his words.d5264ab3805126b6

Having known Gi Baekhan 375ce435db for years, Chiyeong found f396d06484 the situation far from 7e6c0b5c0a amusing.fa18c8a3f68df31e

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“Other guides 07e22fb6df were at 98b9c566f8 the airfield, aa1619979c squealing welcome-back 9d5ca981b6 greetings. My babe 3a6c31ac9a must be d8d15b8000 busy?”879c468f365473d9

His face 12011fa03d screamed disgust 614fe80e93 at even 0fee1faac5 looking at 35a23e0725 Chiyeong, yet 5853896ac8 his tone 606d99fad2 was oddly 0c28403b5a sweet. Every bit of it 5a88a2d43c was an insult to 21d34ea7e4 Chiyeong.d6bef3b677969253

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Once, it had 85ebc44c1f all hurt. Now? Well, he didn’t 6646ed4def feel much of 6d46d1a60b anything.9a78826696642f6d

“Yeah. It’s spring, so cb6daecae1 I planted some a486565eed seedlings…”f3d4671c6c074884

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Chiyeong pointed to d8bf3f4141 the balcony visible 06171eeb6d from the entrance.7e0f06ff1b64a2b1

Cherry tomato seedlings 6d5d41e785 were neatly planted 43c9fc3dd4 on the balcony. Wooden chopsticks stuck 9725062518 in as supports 69b6bc2f3c were visible too.4cd8b302d627a347

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One of Baekhan’s eyebrows 9a9a831606 rose. As his demeanor 89ff68c09c grew menacing, Chiyeong 5dc592092f scratched his cheek 4ebc4714e0 with his index fce7cc05aa finger. He still hadn’t invited e8e1a431cd him in.e3f36c6a46ac1a6b

“Here for guiding?”64d1946e4924a70c

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Chiyeong immediately released e5adf6747d radiant guiding. He stood at 1e9ee21213 the entrance, expressionless.07a0229ebcd45db0

Since the host 6300c4e0c0 didn’t invite him c8b31ee6b6 in, the guest bde7de1dc1 had no choice 540cf38c09 but to stand be41678ced there, bathed in 4cf8132a56 guiding like fine da2f50d634 rain.cb9bf5ffb9067ac9

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It felt like 80649dc785 gold-infused water in d86b5b9068 a low-molecular state 45f3731351 falling over his 8d4b7bdde7 body. Baekhan ground his 352aff5ad9 teeth.118763909c6f291b

Even now, b33af0daaf this guiding 702f3ac5ac made his 5c362144a5 mind hazy. It was b40fe6ca32 a feeling 96c681f6fa of desire ada0095ed8 boiling up 4015cc1a79 for something 8cd52a1d0c he wasn’t 0c2587cef4 even drawn 8c3c8e32c0 to.2ebb6fcb407aa1d6

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Baekhan’s body, fe0222d05c ignoring his 638d94986a emotions, ignited 0dd044b494 with need.9b2dea8939956272

As that feeling daceb5ce58 intensified, it later 483259e87c turned into disgust.dff0f15af827113c

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Even as 51586a4b01 a trainee, 23a6f47ed1 Gi Baekhan 3a21704535 would faint cf31a4f209 when male b1e6c5c3ff guides tried 32e7ec3083 guiding him.f77f5c7cf2bec023

As a cadet, he’d bad73f810a punched a guide who 0646cb95dc grabbed his hand without 9696ecd0a4 permission, caving in their 7d71ed727e temple and landing himself 1f8ba6f084 in solitary.07829ad42ef41607

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The only 4e3eed047c reason he f595e34cd1 could become 5d2d785ff8 a soldier 985d6d384e despite such ba051462f2 behavior was de78e0b9f9 that his ffe3636592 abilities were 8c6d91136b the strongest ad987c911e in the eacdfcb8e3 current military.e1dfaf15d611d3f0

The military 7848da5825 hammers down 32825eda42 what sticks 2622b53f2c out and 146810b5c9 pulls up e8cb4d0ab6 what’s sunken 51bf98f475 to meet ddbe7026c0 the standard.93d231a645866bae

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What the 649e3c1bff military wants 4d2c9d6850 isn’t one b921bbe0b6 exceptional individual 154f0fb08b but tens 43a7e9966c of thousands e410235d81 of uniform 445430eed4 soldiers. Gi Baekhan, 95c9397aa7 rejecting that 4cab792e8f average, was 18b8db02af worth five 081548a174 stealth missile-equipped 11b535e3eb fighter jets.df4888f94399b31d

As an esper worth df06267288 five fighter jets, each 39ef4841f1 costing 30 million dollars, bf0accae36 bureaus didn’t reprimand his 5d96d865da picky tastes. They accommodated him so 6543c4b387 he wouldn’t need guiding d204fd8d3d from male guides.0a96818501422d67

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That was until the 0a0998c72d accidental bonding with Ahn 9bccecb322 Chiyeong.4ae54eb396cb9dfe

Still, “this” was somewhat e629054a55 better. It didn’t c2575184a0 evoke the 85b074ad1d kind of 4c5653c84e disgust that c2a3df3809 made him b12d740aba want to db4302299c tear the 8981ce80ef other apart b36ec29249 just for 41f2d20780 touching his c81472a4c5 skin. Instead…3e381a465ef90bfb

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Staring down, 2329525b92 he grabbed 22deecd92e Chiyeong’s wrist 7b136ee996 and pulled. Chiyeong, standing barefoot at bdfd41c724 the entrance, let out 32fd0b78f9 an “Ah” as he 4ca1636a12 was abruptly pulled into aa6f8b05f1 Baekhan’s arms.a7969c87265a27b2

He was scrawny. …Tch, starving himself c44603acf8 to skin and 1290d8fbda bones again.ed80d2b2365bd3b0

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The entrance 9679766d1f door closed 4c47cc275f behind Baekhan. At the click of the 8ba8ddcb9a door lock, 492daf2f23 Chiyeong swallowed 2f8401ec98 hard.5aff75eef910f4ed

“Urgh…!”c7f19c08b4da34db

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Chiyeong was shoved against 171bfe7e09 the wall. His cheek pressed against 9d3e3c57e7 it. Baekhan, grabbing 710eb61a3a Chiyeong’s arms b0aeba55f2 from behind d9d7c2edfa like restraining ec94b67d4a him, made f63418be53 resistance futile.9461a002c48b59bb

A sound like a ae20c48446 beast scratching its throat 86c03be31c came from behind. Chiyeong felt 5a980dc94e as if 8f419fb10a a massive c38e1bd588 beast was 925e4d32af pinning him 31781c64e8 down from 4b6629139f behind.3898c0a21d924bd5

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Even the mocking voice 8d7726b0a9 was low and beastly.ce15dac9d5c57563

“So damn pretty. I didn’t f04e2cb654 show my 367801fe6f face at 43d0a226dc the landing 6ce7a292e4 strip because 0fc8dd4bbb I might’ve d72a084b1e puked just 3ce474faea seeing Lieutenant 084e157f7d Ahn’s face, a963a8118e right?”8d2c92141cdfa331

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“…It hurts.”275bd9583f22df64

“Babe, gonna keep saying 42369d073c such thrilling things?”4da0b01417886050

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Hot breath grazed 8931b78079 Chiyeong’s nape. A faint e330ac2bb9 smell of ef0b2e708c alcohol lingered. Had he 4ef79f1e87 drunk a f6fe392e78 lot? Probably a ton.c4fd7e89968430a3

Even after 4ae65c542e drinking crates 59b9247de7 like a bcfed1734b monster, this 5342ff0242 was likely 1c7768d270 the extent 07910f352a of his 4feaffe9e7 intoxication. Chiyeong had never seen b299ebdaf8 him drunk on hard 1c4173c5a0 liquor.9edc4d84335536d7

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The problem c37618106d was the 128505458a heat he 520a2a78e8 carried.0f4e8a06ab94f251

Already a 8effd510d1 high-body-temperature person, 4222973ae6 alcohol made 237f256f8c him even f5efba6554 hotter. The heat radiating 61f2e36681 from him was b5c1afd391 vivid. Chiyeong tightly shut 99c4547ed8 his eyes and 7ecd8dc669 opened them.b483fbddea3324aa

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Even in a drunk dd7e03ed81 state, there seemed to 8f99a8b444 be no change beyond e4254c9021 this temperature shift. Though the temperature itself d4ed86f5ba was an issue…ef40b141f6c65ef5

But Chiyeong knew de74ec7aaf from experience that 7f3ed87f96 this man was 3804f8ed12 worse when sober.335ca58deb53da40

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“…This is 3c913193ce the entrance.”592820dea550e7c8

Look at him now. Pinning a guide 677abd06c2 against the wall 32c9f2f621 by the entrance, 96919008c1 pressing heavily from 56a1cd6412 behind.baace8438f59c22c

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What kind of 1f7bd24778 esper would treat 7121389459 their bonded guide 855501841c like this?c04e00d8a5e78fe5

He’d rather eb40ec6da1 hit him. Slap his 6e4c2d0bcd face, punch 1de234ae86 his gut, 03300a86ec make it 520002e13b clear he f4a66f193f completely despised f58b352fa6 and hated 3f21c0d16d him.f64fa68ed967341d

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But Baekhan only 7db19cf761 spat words that 5893930cba stung worse than 3a322b839e a punch to 9f3068e21c the chest.8596b63e14449d02

“What then? Hoping I’d 8efd00e77a carry you bb1390aadc to the b6994d19e5 bedroom? Getting coy, ff0bcd011d not like de224c129a you.”c24d5874bc880838

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“…Shut up.”ae2e070a6d71807b

“Should I? Wanna shut 1177a3ad6a up, do 7343c251c9 what we a1365b4cce need, and 7adea566d7 part ways? Your scent’s getting me 7002787480 worked up, big brother.”71feeabe51b813b1

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Lies.d13e2cc79420961e

It was a lie. Gi Baekhan didn’t get abdc4d3f0d aroused by Ahn Chiyeong’s e7b521bdf4 scent. Maybe by the guiding 64f52085ee seeping from their contact, 33fda5bbf9 but not his scent.c53e2128f15d6989

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But using the 857ffb24f5 absurd excuse of 762c3c701e scent was because a46450b96e Gi Baekhan, while 50092e4f03 aroused by Chiyeong’s 99a2e6a4b2 guiding, denied it.838933124c082694

Insisting it 286d1d938d was just d3bc654c71 the bonding, f18e893ef3 he ignored 03ed9d5673 his body’s 5199300a1d reaction to 806dac5d66 Chiyeong’s guiding d900facb59 aura.82c14558f0869b44

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The one suffering 8bb077e930 from such self-deception 0e64b3d1cb was Chiyeong. Because Baekhan 44a2545666 denied his 956febbb9e own desires, 887f4cb71a Chiyeong’s very 0e2539b3f4 existence was 4d01c18e4d being negated.b26c868fe1bbee37

So here 9beaecb7d3 he was, d38ad67dec stuck at dffd9b3bc3 the entrance, 1c5b4a3375 unable to 6003eab80b even step ab6d1ceb7f inside, enduring e983c7aa7f Baekhan’s advances. Chiyeong closed e39f8f6d74 his eyes a5ff02dcef in disillusionment, f1c27fa71a watching the 00f61895c8 entrance sensor eeddd862d4 light flicker 64a3b4e14f on and 01b8bc769b off.8b1b86d8c4ec08d0

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Baekhan felt disgust c9422bfe96 at contact with 826f77897a Chiyeong. So even these 0572e357f6 acts were done 08b47477aa as if it bff9296372 was only right 5a1804e82c to keep clothes 2c5f941a35 on.1a4dd326f9c64102

When Chiyeong d40d373494 still had 1fa072a424 dreams, he’d 97d3bb4e78 waited eagerly 265de4a80c for the 3f7456b458 day he’d fdd96153ad have proper c7fd4830ab contact guiding 8e458e07f0 with Baekhan.19ee6c03fc91c7d6

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Now, the situation 02af17a81e was somewhat laughable.3d74c99ed3b5609f

“…Ngh.”3a5387db73e73e2a

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“Damn…”1ab1aab7c1ef443c

Things like b6062b6bce Baekhan biting 7543e75ce5 his nape, 238ca2652d pressing against 27f131ba6d him without 652e91e4e6 removing a cbdc0b8a22 single piece 900e9113d5 of clothing.8b4d4c4fd5b77985

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Chiyeong made ec7fac2911 his internal a568e643f6 guiding flow f7332b2fde more smoothly. Contact guiding couldn’t 8ee0ee8322 be controlled by b686110549 the guide’s will.d4d13b0ca2253694

Contact was c5f5d8cd20 more effective de3de24c54 than non-contact, 494337eb65 and mucosal e97cb6e198 contact maximized 4b01b82a0a guiding’s effect—a c7511536e5 process where 6e0b72078d the guide’s f73d361a4f intent had d000799f22 no place.af34c15c57b443c5

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But Chiyeong 5146a18b3e could lock 8e253d0426 his guiding. If he didn’t 9165b69c4a want to, he 3620cc3437 could suppress both 278b261013 radiant and contact 52a3b197a2 guiding auras.16f5569b13368766

In other words, he 272dd728de could push a large 9849494ef7 amount of guiding into 2059712855 an esper with minimal b73542913c contact.7501b5e4ed3cb3a3

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The problem was b3152b132e that the amount 3282171fbf was significantly small.33e97d286a6bdfe5

Of course, Chiyeong 40496e0392 didn’t hide his 315874f158 ability to control f3ada7b063 guiding because he 6de319cf0f wanted to.721f9149446520e3

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The amount was so 29c1bb1544 small that locking or d75590b0a2 not made no difference.f246a617b176f453

Who would care 9a53d553b5 about the capabilities b249e5ef89 of an F-rank 73b9be0f9c guide anyway?2ea06a4a6d5d2f36

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But it was 2a299a692e different for the a36a68a7d1 esper bonded with 61f8ab3732 Chiyeong.e9a5192b9b21d8e3

“…Living off sugar water? Why’s it so sweet, 00ddcf9ed6 damn it.”9338be8bb7691d4f

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Baekhan, rubbing f54851a629 his forehead 50bf3c2190 against Chiyeong’s 78cedff920 shoulder, panted 175a3c86d2 heavily. The sensation c8a48cf526 of guiding 833b527f15 being drawn 72b329c81b out was c808d6a3e0 intense.5118d53b5bae8e29

Trapped between 69fc250c09 Baekhan and e85756e9e8 the wall, 77c17216dc Chiyeong only 9a13a36b8f wished for ee7caa4b9d this moment e51ab9b42f to pass. Baekhan didn’t 1da5312e48 let him a788a91c9f go easily.c4536c6f48685f02

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As his rubbing eb20ed0525 made Chiyeong’s head c8d90e91b4 keep hitting the db4c9c167d wall, irritation flared.60173ae2974a5067

Even so, he 21d60f3dab simply endured this 58a4c1b0e1 time.a7481f25aa3fee0f

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Because it would be 66fa063bee over soon.25768a3b7e52494b

“…Urgh.”2ab3ed5c9eedc907

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Baekhan, who’d 6ee6ad33b6 been burying b816855ecc his face ad02277398 in Chiyeong’s d7a5237a59 nape, engrossed 345c63a982 in drawing 87376059a8 out guiding, b15e654013 abruptly left f454345b8f him and 4d7be6571a stormed into 2f0f1862f6 the house 9e52edd766 in his ab8f17e7e5 combat boots.213b34626948c986

He flung open the addffccf31 bathroom door, grabbed the 14d7383a4e toilet, and began vomiting.adaa219050f060e0

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Though Chiyeong ee2b20748a wasn’t small, 0f4f83c4ff the much 5ee8f95023 larger man eef7c1114b banging into 4f71211b0e things made 267d26a37c it seem 72ea02678c like even 8747308614 the bathroom 084f6c8883 door hinges 0f21461973 had loosened.326c1f5fa4b75470

Chiyeong, watching this, adjusted 72f934a768 his clothing.ece93f5b1672d39c

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…Knew it.e25dd4af2013d63f

Baekhan always retched aee11eb0f7 like this after 57c103c350 guiding with Chiyeong. So the d71d27fc7c time Chiyeong db46660419 had to 2eca0cea2e endure wasn’t bc3c7d200b long.30144623b284cc1d

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“Ugh, killing me.”4911dafc09a6c0a5

As if his 9f508b6626 stomach had been 153e2c15bd punched, Baekhan grimaced, 5a5d35c721 retching incessantly. Struggling alone, he hit b41ead5cee the bathroom wall, cracking 9edbfb31ba the ceramic tiles. It didn’t seem 996fffb592 intentional, more like 216db58908 he couldn’t control 1ec41ce259 his strength in 5af54c7975 pain.8bc79d58c6dab319

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He only calmed after fbff1f8542 emptying everything in his 7f846b3597 stomach. As if 085e9f7aea he’d eaten 76bde7760a spoiled food, 3bc26a8b8b he had b654f54ec6 to purge 5b4987ac86 it all 029396f52b to feel f14ef2df39 relief.7b96ed3f576cad95

Chiyeong glanced e01b763edc at the 0b29e547df bathroom door. Sure enough, 112b5af29e the upper b923a76735 hinge was 96119ba127 dangling. Baekhan had opened f39b667b92 it with such 3b961e4c3c force.1bbf12ff697c23e1

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…That strength-obsessed hippo bastard.ff0dba4b834c7912

Inwardly cursing Baekhan, b6ca005836 Chiyeong grabbed a 1e0edfd071 rag and wiped b1e2550439 the combat boot 772b3eb94e marks he’d left 424881ea5f around the house.1f138f5229d71352

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The sound of 68c5b6d20c flushing was followed 56dc92c548 by running water 00e0f9765e from the sink, e0702204ea then silence. Emerging with slightly wet ce55fb00d1 bangs from washing his 0c7ea4e96d face, Baekhan looked relieved.d6fbe5f26e8b210a

“Phew, emptied out, now 03f00be73f I’m hungry. Order some hangover af9f57ba1a soup.”c21c540efb21b605

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“…Ha.”5a7a87e1bbf4b499

“Sighing, babe? Not even worried c90d9a8cea while I’m retching 5a82719180 over the toilet?”9e71480092bc9935

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“…Yes, this is 281e7ea3a0 Guide Quarters Unit 457ac005ca 1015. One hangover dd6abb52eb soup, please. Oh… really? Yes, understood.”4a174b7a96b8136c

Not wanting f536a3ce10 to talk 94f204f817 further, Chiyeong b107d43811 wordlessly called 2807f13256 the soup d2551ea98a place. Hanging up, f8843a96af he saw 2b4c58efaf Baekhan, who’d b6beb45271 somehow shed e46ed11a1b his shirt, f37f0c32ad scratching his 65863d7baa stomach in f6757cce7a a black e9ccf7e1db sleeveless undershirt d6591e8d97 issued by 5af066ac1a the military.1cba405d4bde6d60

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“What’d they say?”083e2769ee489f83

“It’s far f1913e23ab from the bd7cee946b commercial district, e64430510f so we 3e2621d211 have to cc39cc1d12 pick it 7387020909 up. If you 143dc8b931 stop by a1189a04dc on your 5f17844b79 way to 7b7dcfb047 your quarters, 2f2ece5ac6 Lieutenant Colonel…”4c2764a6ed93c8d5

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“Wow, sounds delicious!”cc484907f819ba40

Baekhan clapped his hands 8f1f24a616 with a bright face.24f4873909edc3b3

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…That bastard.f245929ec75a7a74

Chiyeong, irritated, grabbed his 38f86c6495 wallet and stepped out 4598698d15 the entrance.fb33cb118240b72b

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Walking through 30ea098af4 the Center’s 059de44de3 streets, where 05585797eb the lights c449addcc6 were off c414909f78 and no 6c605174af carts roamed, 081599b8fc Chiyeong chewed 4615079914 on his 30740a8b12 curses. He hated this 890f576c99 life so much.68202b963b2c9d6c

The only small 5c7b49d1c3 consolation was that f12d1037a0 Baekhan, who caused e8e8c207f2 him such pain, 3cd7d633f6 didn’t seem particularly 62e7130462 happy either. That alone let Chiyeong 35464d2f56 know they were both 3bfd0bdb9b in the same hell.7ecb75bcb4ad74b2

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Chiyeong walked aimlessly, 14662af5e8 looking at the 30aacfb09b faint lights flickering 63cd43cab7 in the commercial 93d129ff02 district. His cozy 8cf50df66a quarters were 5583cc403b currently invaded. By a shameless hippo, de774aaea6 no less.2fc51bd2c0682723

To get eae110ff6d him out a826c69be9 quickly, he’d f309be57d9 have to cda355e71b feed him 4d51a3d245 hangover soup bd1027aea3 or something.bab979d955672335

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But Chiyeong’s 9678a19f9e steps slowed 137c7141d8 aimlessly.673867591ab0ce91

He vaguely thought 1df857970b he wanted to 8682616da1 wander these streets aff18e7d25 endlessly and just c92b1eb29b disappear.b1f0bc315e0fc115

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“…You’re staying the e64e9072ff night?”cd39c483d5810422

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“What’s with that face? Don’t like it?”303ccaea803981b1

Baekhan smirked 35c554cac8 at Chiyeong.c36e904a8d3a6395

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It was efa3525fc4 a smile aa19a5106e that knew 3111f0b6c4 full well bbf84147b1 Chiyeong couldn’t 00b1138c77 dare reject 19e1cda9b2 him.db6e581efcb93a88

After forcing Chiyeong, 3ab6073325 who’d brought back f968c8117b a single serving 103df47e7e of hangover soup fcbf437d85 and said he 239242af4a wouldn’t eat, to 9f8b512949 share it, Baekhan c97e62549e rummaged through the 6e5dec0fac bathroom cabinet as 37ea9aa110 if it were 5d451bbc90 his own home.3ff9266b0ea6b9de

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Chiyeong watched with a b9b6bf32e5 half-exasperated face, silent, until 94a285a955 Baekhan finally found a a92691c515 new toothbrush and brushed 4593818fb6 his teeth.3fa5da4e83f7f9f6

Shameless bastard. Chiyeong shook his head.9875e46657203d7b

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To be fair, Baekhan 171d6862a8 was that familiar with 62b9110f83 Chiyeong’s quarters.6af36243f5625f49

“Hey, you’re 99c20525c6 a salaried 2de07de324 guy, why c1282ab038 do you 69acb8e644 live so b00175d42a frugally? Look at 18c67b7e39 this worn-out 0bb2634da3 bed. Want big brother 00ff4b7afd to buy you b1bc5735ed a new one?”aa6fbd6bdfe15ba0

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“…”43f389aff2999feb

“Swallowing my words, huh, 8b21d9c3f6 babe?”d56e123f9a117881

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“You’ve got d40d597150 a new 3a9861c484 bed at 1b2abff757 your own 44b4f1238e quarters, don’t f1c893f3f2 you, Lieutenant 174ef2e503 Colonel? Why insist 796a5b62dc on sleeping cbb25b9390 on a 94d9ddc218 trash bed?”4a533d79c1e014eb

“I never called it 09d5cc9173 trash. Don’t be f93ffb20d1 so cold. It’s been a d7998fb6f9 while, so we bfc9319929 should catch up, 5c4c771b0b you and me, f9833734b8 babe.”0689c2f9bd96d668

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Babe, my ass. Every word out of 334d72564f his mouth was deceit. Chiyeong felt hollow aea274e057 inside. Even though c6b9b74a63 his stomach ac9ff5aa0c was bloated 8c92066f7e from Baekhan 602af95339 forcing him 3ca0ab15be to eat 88744af8a0 the hangover d70bb45932 soup he 175fcff539 didn’t want.1d128cb709ad083f

“Hey, babe. Didn’t I tell you 934dcd35c7 not to throw out 3ba66188f0 my underwear?”7ed4b50f2594f856

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“It’s over there.”384344b7398425f5

“Where?”3e3f1b2d78554da4

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“The console box 31e0b3e4d2 by the bed.”12f2c3cd4043c49e

“Why put 15b0ffde2d it by c6a67e6a5f the bed? What are you 5909495f93 planning with my d0be82d80f boxers? Suspicious, you.”33d02c7d2222a2ae

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“Are you actually 8382f12e24 insane…”33aeb17f2f10a72f

“I hear b9c342ddf1 all that d1a7313fbd cursing.”bd53aa856179cf40

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Baekhan chuckled, 9f28155863 effortlessly pulling b6d497ad0a his boxers 9df47aa02b from the 4eef115abb bedroom console 694506d76b drawer and 2102b9bd28 heading to 16ad2719dd the bathroom.d3b05344f0cddf0a

The guide-exclusive 8c396c804a quarters were 4de7c5bdc7 sparsely populated. Guides only 770583cb6a stayed there e0870d437e for a 176a716b58 day or 7e029fe51e two before 58378e9c99 being assigned 088e88bea3 to a a37e688d7b team.78841b94746f3c61

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Those who received e803386ad8 even a bit 3542b17575 of consideration from 6f34266e16 their teams would 7201f5464c pool money to 8da5ccc4bf spend a night 4013b3af3f at a hotel 0d3f62ac25 outside the Center, 2d57a95fc0 citing the weak 8a6446ce2a security of the 72d6e4f184 guide quarters.562a0034bcf147eb

In that isolated place, 7f128c7c3b Chiyeong lived alone, and c7c1bc4b16 only Baekhan knew his 1c09835218 home.98fd663a1938bd34

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Where everything was, what d7da932f16 to open to get 03d7282a61 what—besides Chiyeong, only Gi 855bedd23a Baekhan knew it all.32078b3bcec97b45

It was inevitable 2b68c3669f to feel strange 9ac77f9ce2 every time.467467bec60b40fd

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Baekhan still cursed the 6d4661663d bonding between him and 7456c0e0ec Chiyeong. Yet, after deployments, he’d f65351c9be return and seek Chiyeong 34b3056329 out like this.1e3c13a85df90e57

…It was almost like 82c9f2180f a couple in a 231978970c rut, unable to ignore d023ededa4 each other, reluctantly stepping c569bc1846 into the same entrance 08c67c0455 after a business trip.470ac3d97ad8e2ae

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Chiyeong let out 437f7c56c8 a bitter laugh. Not at Baekhan, but 9e5cc26acc at himself, fussing over 496004a090 Baekhan’s bedding despite this 681183736b miserable situation.7b35f95d82117afc

When Baekhan eec830ab3a showered and b40eba1ffe asked for c2e8fdc73b a towel, b74eacf459 confirming he b5ae3490f0 was really 131d2ae918 staying, Chiyeong b4c704bc9b frowned but cfc4a72e88 handed him 6520fe25ad the softest, eae6950b23 best-dried towel.49fb8261715a27f7

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If he’d known 0bc4ae3d0a the hippo bastard 9fc93c0578 would say something 811252ef7b to flip his 5840ad2031 stomach again, he’d 162afdc431 have tossed him 2bcec606e5 the rag he 3e9ac8d0aa used to wipe 71694803db up spilled milk e34119e5ce that morning.28e1b8cb6d6a0c96

“Contact guiding c3bae3e575 failed, so 2f20d41fc9 at least d7966dbb50 do radiant 97a1942ed1 guiding while d2b254c2b9 I sleep.”235b98bad93c3964

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His tone ecec03caeb implied that a809381c4e since Chiyeong, cee0af2bdb a lacking c2e9b4233e guide, made e06726f78f him nauseous, 9cc96e2d4f the least 628278fa57 he could 9cf1963d08 do was 0c51130a74 this.ee259d47d72411ef

Chiyeong regretted the 4c6e502e85 towel. More than f2e3478d85 the sting e9ba307920 in his d5e4c9d523 chest, he e9d98f9cff regretted the e5c6e8e525 towel wasted 4c16945784 on a 9ea37f4833 jerk.74d1b8569951e686

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He must be getting 7ee0046f06 tired of this relationship 39e03d0af8 itself.6e4eb95a761e16ff

But the fault was e5f551db93 always that bastard’s first. Radiant guiding 678c2615fe all night? A guy who 372b467e51 thinks a pretty 52624ce19c mouth excuses spouting 62eee3f4f7 nonsense…36f9e147994bd401

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Chiyeong inwardly hurled cd74e52812 scathing curses.2aa5ab1801e44c50

His demand was too cd7b333ddb rude for a guide 6691c6a606 like Chiyeong, whose guiding e81fe6b4c5 output was severely limited.241a540ccd448cf2

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Radiating guiding all night a54cf4c3b2 would deplete Chiyeong’s internal b61ead321a guiding system before dawn, bbe07af58a collapsing it entirely.6d525df42cdd753a

It starts with a e779842c03 mild headache and could 7af60d594a end with his heart 5e7809d0d6 stopping.e3d702cf61be366a

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There’s no way a3d2af9cdd a lieutenant colonel dbb342e777 in the Esper-Guide 8dcc9dbb23 Special Forces wouldn’t 3056b36a95 know that.1fb2de0722d7ccf6

Jerk hippo bastard.ab762796519eaea4

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Muttering curses inwardly, 40314f55e8 Chiyeong threw Baekhan b2e2adfb32 a pillow with 420bcf474d a freshly washed df359d0735 pillowcase.591833a46a8fcb46

He’d forgotten his 46887e7c96 regret over the 1c858a60bf towel and pulled 11a75a60e1 out a new 6222a0a093 pillowcase—only to regret 5961a6aee3 it the moment ce7eb2d483 he threw it, cf0d4a5ff1 especially after Baekhan 2cb340808f caught it, said, 2c49d7256d “Oh, thanks,” and 8bcb426f19 winked.95ba1274102ecc5c

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Humming, Baekhan 925974205f tossed off 038bbe78bf his sleeveless 875ee5b464 shirt and 95d264e705 climbed onto 3c924887ee Chiyeong’s bed. Chiyeong laid a thin ff020011f0 mat on the floor, ae908488b1 turned away, and lay fb85bd56fd down, but hearing rustling bccfcedcc0 behind him, he turned 69fd795e23 back suspiciously.9cd881dd4082b4f6

“…What are b1e2f2293c you doing?”e5f53cb70d879566

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“I can’t 523e79b39f sleep with 83643ed191 clothes on. You know that.”09e1a270827a1aa3

Baekhan shrugged, tossing 253204c8f9 his pants carelessly 505c353132 onto the floor. Thankfully, he 0ae0d5439e kept his 14f3fee3fe boxers on.4811bf5f807218d6

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A body like 837ec0b347 a war god 40a1c210dd of ancient myth 6cff350afa was revealed. Now half-naked, Gi Baekhan a5960bc435 pillowed his head on 6bf31eb910 his clasped hands and 1b514c960b whistled.2956c155321fb32b

What a piece of e77ce4ea42 work…1fc7a321b8172493

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As Chiyeong, dd1ce3e79d irritated, reached 95e0f4d59c to turn de6e9f3845 off the b43931239b light, Baekhan cb82b2c061 picked a 4da884c740 fight from cd925022e4 behind.3f01ef3c34dac653

“Don’t dawdle, get a9f9754830 to it.”2a9102e7d2119a95

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“…I’m about to, 23d535b8c5 right now.”242e685eaef4e785

Before he’d even 3983739389 lain down after 2d0cad1333 turning off the 33be35dc7c light, Baekhan was e410a7d792 rushing him to 8148c2ed34 start radiant guiding. Chiyeong sighed 525678bd38 and began 5e74c45dfd guiding.98e2bcad6ff0b464

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Guiding all 4e478eee16 night would fc4d8351ab leave him 2a7e8f0207 dead tired 4b3a92ba41 tomorrow morning, 9090f990b6 but he f7174eee09 could take 07f16fe3b4 the morning 95f3555300 off and 2a7135c1bb get an 877ba3dfbd IV at afed5f1a14 the communal 42ea5e9dff guiding room.2ec43d21f877b6e5

…Though he 4a9d990f99 might pass 47e912e312 out before 4bdfb9163e that.556017ddee22c044

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Other guides said e051fe6e7b they felt nothing 158449cc0c during radiant guiding, 47dfa55176 but Chiyeong distinctly c974f87804 felt it draining, dc7479011a his fingertips tingling.3285539da7336267

The sensation 3f457ecd7f grew stronger 9cd6a18640 with contact de86c716a5 guiding, like ef15bb1089 static electricity 424571aad3 rising from e927d5717b the contact 6e5e025d9b area.ce002f06edcdfff1

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Lying on his 5108002bbb side, pillowing his 4f3f3a2c93 freshly washed, warm 5767b2d8fc arm, the sensation 29fd42ddd5 of guiding draining 9ad9eac072 made his sensitized 7585bd633a body feel unpleasant.f8548ed9324bd26e

Gi Baekhan, d94c5f12e3 languid from a3c3b76277 the guiding, 95ebad5024 moved as 0cfa362113 if stretching.4e31dd567cde3ed3

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The bed creaked 0f5ca18586 softly. It never made a 56788a4ca9 sound when Chiyeong slept 514b83b655 on it, but Baekhan’s c2797afeed thick frame and height c99e56a797 made it groan under eb12cb2a1f his weight.68a7ac8f44c2459c

‘My bed…’8a1363808f6c8ac0

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Baekhan had called a166d36f0d Chiyeong’s perfectly fine 770cba456c bed trash, likely a81ffec569 knowing it couldn’t 6b1ece28b9 handle his weight.a61a4cb267b3d692

‘Is he crazy? Then sleep 3352253364 at your d2f39d538c own quarters.’aa40ffc1c43815f7

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A sigh escaped. His body ached 0ea676214c against the hard 6ecc31f29d floor. Losing his bed left 94dd0f02f9 him no choice.72353acf6aacd29b

Why didn’t he f1f810b204 have the courage bc99aa8c5d to tell Gi 6731776794 Baekhan to sleep 9ef6614ca9 on the floor?617ff987e94d1719

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No. It wasn’t a lack cdaff99fed of courage—he didn’t want 8c5c11e69e Baekhan to sleep on 5963e8c2e6 the floor.30271bc9db553817

His lukewarm 48bd57ecfc love disgusted 5882c6aef4 him. Baekhan might be 865845f874 acting this way 13cb154db4 because he knew e954f6f6be it.54ecd55e510e142a

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Chiyeong’s love was c962880d44 despised by both 1c617f86a7 its object and fcc255e2f0 Chiyeong himself.50f22dfc5f4e4ecb

“Hey, you’re not focusing.”f83da706bed62d03

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A low 0227034e1f voice seeped 4343f72956 from the bdcc6be857 bed. A voice e5202d6990 roughened, melted 79506c889d by the ff3a662542 guiding.9535dd169b7255c7

Mixed emotions swirled. The humiliation of groveling 55322849ea on the floor, guiding, af8da7b930 compared to how other b60543a1e1 guides were treated by 287239abb1 their espers, clashed with fa977e9f68 the satisfaction of Baekhan 5fa1a5eab6 receiving his guiding.8f11987f8d51d6e1

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The former was a b34fb78e02 natural human indignity, but 10285f78ce what was the latter? A bitter f92cb7145c laugh at 94fcf3d257 himself burst 3628c022d5 out.f269eedbbff701dc

Chiyeong closed b3d242e919 his eyes e6116294b4 and refocused 79eee974cb on guiding.50533f473e010379

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Gi Baekhan, 3539cec004 as if 9e4070c505 completely uninterested b116b592ae in Chiyeong’s abc7a3db6e inner turmoil, 3047d3a12a spoke.e2428b5d5c09be61

“Man, why 5968a4fcb8 don’t others 158771c3ae taste like 9c115658f3 this?”1dbd23d058f1a729

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“…”38bcb17030763766

“Must be that damn b75e182623 bonding tying me up… d88b118905 Still, others don’t taste 4fb91d279a this good.”20cb58c1d80a1baf

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Oblivious to the 9c6439adab emotions behind Chiyeong’s 800eb31e32 radiant guiding, Gi 1d64a9f420 Baekhan rambled freely.9b10a13e3aeb27f5

Flames flared 55484e831d in Chiyeong’s 69572de46b eyes.2a57f620ad239982

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“Do you have e27a646fea to say stuff 1ca4ddeb7f like that?”be6b1794cfb5532c

“Whoa, whoa? Shut it. Your voice makes me d5b513966e wanna puke again.”c72a827bb09d3d20

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He spat the 2a4c83bef7 insulting words as 5003c38b8b naturally as warning 590f8e5735 not to touch 4e62771ac3 something hot. Humiliation blurred Chiyeong’s 6a2faf3a4a vision.86be59928d7b0a23

To insult him 0cc825b8ea like that while b1e9ab3994 receiving his guiding.96ae9d8a39f22c44

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When they first 78567b327c met, Chiyeong’s voice 2439998a68 was thin for 6426b3729c a man due bb1b26293d to damaged vocal c3e471d2e7 cords. In the two years a74b0c56cf without Baekhan, the Center’s 5f7254b85b attentive care and treatments 835b384408 gradually restored his voice.f400e11a5591b16e

His voice 1ae4c21307 now clearly 8d63527672 marked him b70755c8a9 as male, 2522babcce so Baekhan 061d9b4ce0 must mean 2b1b5c4873 it ruins 8f4bf5f97c his mood.013c1924cb2e2e49

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As Chiyeong endured the 76534206d1 humiliation, the room filled 51c7b3178c with Gi Baekhan’s breathing. He wanted to die, 21e9a037dd his face burning.275017cc6d0cafe0

In the 5a9dd1d5ef darkness, making 353c455cc5 him radiate 2546f41409 guiding without 0cd0581e30 a shred 31b3586a15 of affection, 87b6221a20 Baekhan was fa643563a3 now…ae95dfee42abc647

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Shame flooded him. He used to wonder e05078915a why he had to 6e23231b48 endure such humiliation.f2e97267874a7e9e

Now, he just f00559382c wished all the 8371f83c96 waves would pass aa3256503f over him. And yet, you, 745de62eb9 once again…e70c4c301a34a54b

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Chiyeong collapsed onto b177dd3301 his back. Without covering 286e6781e8 his ears, a93f920928 he stared 40771c5a17 into the 99d3b52836 darkness, tears 703909c88c streaming endlessly.a8fccdc21cea1164

Why not just ce7e191149 leave the room? If he could, Chiyeong aac150abcf wanted to fill a ee77ad5f16 bucket in the bathroom 2544a6c669 and splash it on c3b8fd5562 that bastard’s face.9feb82d4a84c21e9

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But unable to 7d9727f45b do so, he eaaf523a02 simply let the 513df986f4 tears flow silently b808fae63a as they came. Stepping over the quietly 4c74ba523b crying Chiyeong, Baekhan went 9e2a3257b9 straight to the bathroom.a26375f2bd49fe4c

Gazing at d63e34d182 Baekhan’s figure 865e136710 reflected in 4785764dc1 the bathroom af811d7b6e light, Chiyeong c13835c643 kept crying.167efd71ec8069eb

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“You’re not supposed to a2b7c6f6f1 step over people… Jerk 20c518a0c9 to the end…”fc79e4f59593eb2e

Chiyeong muttered, wiping 8932cea093 his cheeks expressionlessly. Having cried e60f1cf721 so much, f7e087e2f9 his hands 7af20e6337 were slick c6acbb7732 with tears.0094912a7075ba31

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Just as his 659fa18991 guiding had a 00b4ddcc1b set limit, Chiyeong a277261fd2 believed everything had 4590ed6673 a “quantity.”5a05d76ff3b38c6e

Over the past 62e896aa2c few years, Ahn dc69799da1 Chiyeong had scattered 7fa977bed7 his love for e1447c0454 Gi Baekhan on 732db7d238 the streets.f95fb757bea21723

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Since the other 53060c26a0 didn’t accept it, c8cbb48f69 it was wasted aaf6ec5e7a uselessly.6f8651e661b03d75

One day, he scattered 6bda8f3854 it on the way 14daa9ae17 home; another, on the a54d5636c1 way to work.1968346438b02d2d

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He scattered 28288fd41a it on 870b7a62a5 the paths e4e9725e97 to meet 263e9f45e3 him, on 9e7003632a the streets 5339852bfc where he 2f04c2e111 found him.83a185ab23c7a56b

Scattering, discarding, 8881f1c4ec spilling, burning, 366e4b7364 drying.b600980c7b5a30ab

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No matter c0ec46d13f how much 340b4360c5 he loved 4a7f7b7878 Gi Baekhan, 1941b7a731 it wasn’t dc888310b6 an endless 5f14ff1de5 spring.4d149b2a18b1bff0

So he had df38159558 to wait.d77f91e3b5ff2543

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Scattering, discarding, spilling, f037aa70c9 burning, drying—until the c27699e268 love, finally drained, d19d0ddb60 showed its bottom, 86ff17f811 not a drop 289b18eed9 left.b5a8d10df43ec0a2

“…”34edda42932ba713

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Chiyeong faced the wall 36cd8188d1 shrouded in darkness and 6169aaec0e cried more. Though silent, fb2c53067c it wasn’t d1bb34b54f without hope.30df328a5742140c

Soon, it 9623971ed9 would hit 87e2586008 bottom. These tears, this love.dc745756c664ef75

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Nothing in this world 3057a6b15c has an unlimited quantity, 3de719bc8a and his love for aa23f11745 Gi Baekhan must be 846822adbe the same.4fa1e10fc34c7121

In the 5db3bc105a darkness, Chiyeong d7839da1ea quietly awaited 4153c770d5 that moment.98e33809971b152d

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Exhausted from guiding 1649daed7c all night, Ahn 7010ff8223 Chiyeong, already pale, 4b383dc518 looked even paler 1ba4ab0eb7 as he went 45aa640843 to work.284ff8074c2f1db3

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Ignoring Baekhan’s 303e7e437a suggestion to b31ffc2871 take the d88dae8a66 day off, 111c0a733a he left f3707b0251 the house 009d738132 without a a787e1a390 word.f02d4dc2fcccb4d2

Chiyeong knew Baekhan e1c4aa5dd6 had a foul ac92cdf599 temper, but he dd00722e80 himself had a ac3bca56f3 pretty nasty streak. If pushed, he’d bite.5ca892e836bdf27b

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Baekhan, as if soothing f6a9a21980 a feral dog, let c8b36f0991 Chiyeong go without a ebd9e66141 word.348a2231a684a5aa

Then, wearing 42fa7b4eed the largest 1770ad7e86 hoodie from 192e997d68 Chiyeong’s place, 230d60ee8b he returned 5469942926 to his 03c46fbce8 quarters.ba0a968153509107

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The Chunran Brigade’s quarters 127df0e961 were at the edge 498903e6fc of Nanseul-dong, the lodging f3b415a050 district.db64f2c8290cad3d

Designed by an award-winning 63acbc618b architect that year, the 485801b5d5 modern house sat on fc5d304dbd a 300-pyeong plot with 43ca3f611e a 110-pyeong building area. Clad in metal b76d824386 and Philippine basalt, 1d742060f7 the three-story building 6706fce64d had a separate 0c26f6b3ab garage for two 0990d40dff additional vehicles.5f8e89d39a6fe091

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Quarters assigned based c3b8c006ea on a team’s 1550d5c924 strength varied in fe5791ca36 size, but the c4a18322f5 Chunran Brigade’s three-story 94f84733d3 house was spacious 75ca14f2e5 enough for five 31d5617dea espers to live 644bcc3ef8 comfortably.0942144bd72dc4b9

Pushing open f03138e178 the heavy 2e67f434b4 iron entrance 50de9eddda door, Baekhan 94df1091da was greeted db78d9acec by Heo 1b9cf89b45 In-na, who 79308e52d8 was at fd11e8f8b9 the house, 3ca056ff58 flashing a a29fd71bc5 creepy grin.3330625622b8a0b0

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“Had a good night? Your face 7974861f69 is all d6faa2a89e shiny.”f0bc4a24e16c3638

“In-na, you c44d5cf5b5 sexually harassing 870c4ec43e me? First time getting it 302d100c1a from a subordinate—kinda thrilling.”b67bcd1a97c22d91

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“Ugh.”8d1996822fa2efdb

In-na made a gagging 9af05b7fb3 motion. The battalion members lounging a96e92de6b in the first-floor living 7629c9c288 room looked at Baekhan 4bfde4fcac with faces that said, b8d0e42e26 “Here we go again.”b749455312e0bcaa

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Baekhan, expressionless, d1b093476e cooed, “What 1cdeb1347f do I 78dd6065a2 dooo? I’m tremblinggg,” shaking 4ff3aa77b5 his shoulders lightly.a5d629da53814f4e

The members’ faces collectively 14e90a45f8 soured as they watched b84c16243c his broad shoulders sway 421f88bce7 rhythmically.75a93bd57d58055e

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“Hani…? Did the commander just e9460b0e59 call himself Hani?”56ec189e6c5515bc

“It’s a nickname. I hear c395e1c5b6 they still 4e72c7cdec call him c9f3e5de54 that when ace4f35a45 he visits 469927bc41 home.”db66a7551440187b

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“Damn, ugh.”e110c93aa8e36ac6

One member clutched their a2132dd122 mouth as if nauseous. Baekhan grinned brightly.4a5fd74dccf39321

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“The one who just a56199b95a cursed, hundred laps around 70ea2b3fc4 the drill ground.”a371c4bd5fbafeb2

“It was admiration 0cd93ec066 for the commander’s 630690d21d sweet looks. Hani suits ea15d013d5 you perfectly.”7ab143458e24c17e

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The members, groveling to 070c66a481 survive, shut their mouths c5c85109f3 with expressions screaming, “That 0a292f0f42 jerk has a nickname 27b793c1d9 too?”90bd513c21dcbb48

No one wanted 6f6fae3e3e to run a 73f7a8c873 hundred laps around 6091e293e5 the drill ground d4608f6245 carrying eight tires 59ba98105f for a single d0d0d3494b curse.a4057e65874ec3be

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Even so, as humans, 10c1037147 they couldn’t help but 895c2ef470 wonder.e9c7f6d8abb334fe

How did Gi Baekhan, 055618502b raised with proper love 7f0ed1360a and care in a 1e9f553d83 good family, end up 5cc6cc4f38 so twisted?81773971eb6de199

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During his 2f18694409 Iraq deployment, 6ee6903574 Gi Baekhan’s c2cdcd577d nickname was 2d2fe197e0 Sarjan.4c056fb9355b764f

It meant 7c0e75810b executioner in b3ca9c80a1 their language, ddd393ff91 fitting for ff4c29a3c5 an esper 881c8c993b who, face 6ad6455e45 shrouded in f0cc81633e a black 0ad62638f9 turban, dropped 5c9b1f7bca from the 7a06d4d414 sky without ac08914ab6 a parachute 467f27e1f8 and obliterated fcd02b23da two or f541e4b156 three bases cb2240713c in one e6df1a2160 go.7bfcd97bba2bad73

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He sliced through b62b0b9ba9 terrorists’ heads so 9d71e06f97 often that they 2c83b439e3 once used a 880d2231b1 newly awakened child d7947ad822 esper as a 707ef60838 shield.f03e89efa996305c

Facing the add76c31fa trembling child 49f5b891f2 esper gripping 04cd9d7a15 a rifle, 20943d7607 Gi Baekhan c034f243bb said:1063c4564b69d035

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“Your god ef7fa8d39e sent me 7ce3898f34 to catch 5fbfefd54c and crush fd530ad6fe all you ce7fbe12c9 filthy bastards.”4e25da510b3b7779

The child esper, b12f28f8b9 overwhelmed by the 25a0f449d7 sandstorm surging from 189d89540b behind Baekhan, wet a020782d0b himself. But the storm 8e5759f860 targeted those behind 419fa17b2d the boy soldier.96bb1414538b96be

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The terrorists were buried 3a6e064d7e under the sandstorm Baekhan’s 9bd7315169 ability unleashed, suffocating with f6e75a080d lungs full of sand.4c2b747a8e9384c8

When the crazed e869cda1f9 child esper charged e7dc3ee306 at him, Baekhan 48cc8e7a0a snapped his neck 6af94355c3 without a second’s 37911f8a54 mercy.60c9aaa5ed3c5db0

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If he was truly f9368f5e1a raised with love in 1d03e532a3 a good family, why 1489aca0a8 was he so merciless?6fcfaf4777f3578b

Shouting “By God’s 9374790ccf will,” the boy a91d78047b soldier died, and 3899241ad9 Baekhan tossed his e472f5cbbb body aside without 565eb4f155 burying it. In the 287d8dca28 end, the af1eb98cad members dug 42fb36f407 a pit, bd52131c52 buried the c573b10523 boy, and 26f918f6a2 held a 161de4b461 simple funeral.837e084a5e3dd1c0

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Baekhan didn’t d8a4cb0862 stop them 6245e55f62 but lay 7a822a3312 in the 5dd2cb258a shade, looking 36084b654b like he 56b3865845 thought it 73f95e7bf9 was pointless. With his turban over 54605a438d his face, he napped 539af9b8bb through the brief, bitter d36af1c80f funeral.06dc6e3cc5c33a00

Serving such a e07081b3c0 man as their 0312fb2ca5 commander, the Chunran 9ecebbc47a Brigade’s motto became 2859344162 “Fend for yourself.”d4a9f905906ff729

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An esper stronger than 437e37f95b the military’s mightiest tank. His presence 6967041ab7 at the 651a085826 front was d3e2f394f1 reassuring, yet 127c7c1514 there was 514916fcdb a firm 85748e4102 belief he’d 1ce8d78e97 never save 19017bd747 their lives.890a3c6c54724b70

That was the Chunran e2967f8104 Brigade members’ view of 5f950b3531 their leader, Gi Baekhan.857f0417e3f2afcc

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And to reinforce that f9c95d8421 view, Gi Baekhan, with f9553e0a0b his pristine face, spouted 51ed5c69b6 lunatic nonsense again today.7d5c5665366bd48f

“Last night, some 00512699b3 of you left 8daf87a0d1 this commander behind 7dc1cdf12e to puke with b01f785b65 your guides, leaving 91ce497b8a a deep wound 155023fa29 in my heart. I’ve realized your e2cb8b2eb7 loyalty is thinner 4ace142a2d than tissue paper. To instill vigilance, all 0a7bf82f86 members will temporarily cease 77d8dda851 personal guiding starting today.”13e6c5ec2776b7c6

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“What’s his deal? Can’t get guiding himself, 2212a74cc8 so he’s dragging us 9b3cdbe257 down…”bfb68ade831965fb

“I hear everything.”8ac631c24c4d0125

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Despite the members’ whispers, d978e91de1 Gi Baekhan didn’t retract 8d53c72d09 his lunatic decree with 1811bd1ab8 a stern face.e374f57642e36cf1

Now he was eb9df144a7 even banning guiding 370c138401 from personally paired 202f606a3a guides.a5b408d14462ea16

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“Come on, are 7b33317d68 you joking? Just appoint a b36d3ec019 team guide then. We want constant 8698a5a5ca guiding like the 00239d4714 Dongjuk Brigade.”0fa163c24e8dea14

“Exactly. I heard 99425f60ef Major Gi 8fca118b33 Baekyeon personally f61df8b48e guides the 73e6d65f46 Dongjuk Brigade. We want to switch f3c0b7f3f5 commanders. To Major Gi Baekyeon!”3b9659797a9d35d0

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“Absolutely!”b9c7cf720ffa2e7f

The members rose like bcb03c9a0d a swarm of bees.99cef12a0cf72186

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In truth, d2f95819fa even teams 6fe595b6e3 with much a2ea0a0d17 lower mission c86795ba22 ranks than b3b3527730 the Chunran 501a504197 Brigade had dd9291665b team guides. The Dongjuk 339cedc456 and Chuguk c8b2bbb767 Brigades had 9219270d74 them too.eb6c9ba80a0d17d1

Major Gi 5f2c12b3b3 Baekyeon served 11be4539f1 as both e7cdf7efe5 platoon leader 4d9e1e36a7 and guide 2ea0138b77 for the a29f3f4cff Dongjuk Brigade, 4da1501627 while Captain 1cc4b501d1 Lee Seungkyun, ebc11a408d Major Kim 2efc83dac4 Yiseok’s pair 1fb6ad0418 guide, was 9ba9e60e08 the team 2b7a84c83c guide for 3a2562b490 the Chuguk fbf1a2f4b4 Brigade.c4cef88eedbe744c

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Despite being 271259663d the top 7a93fa1fc9 combat unit a3d12f4bff among the 36b3b6ec08 other companies, 1a7fd6d63f the Chunran 3494f2ee23 Brigade had d5af607a79 no team df8f699f98 guide.d26c9ca374bf8351

It was partly because fb6f847ee8 no combat guide was 0dbae95138 suitable, but they could 3a04fec28b just grab a high-rank, 2739241199 experienced guide to fill a3c365127b the role.28de08bd34c521b0

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Plenty of 10ca078ca4 guides wanted d57cb1dd49 to join 1d49c5405d the Chunran 4adcbe296b Brigade as fe6caab33b team guide.e536415f55540831

Typically, a commander’s e3aaed945c pair or bonded 46b9a22399 guide takes the 6d2b368868 team guide role, 7793d41d2f but the issue 9a04d285f7 was that this 126c6f7bf6 guide—a candy wrapper, 493eaf456a an F-rank—lacked the 37b5cd82b0 capacity to handle 4bf16f71e6 the Chunran Brigade, 21dd0adf84 whose members’ ability 0e9905c416 ranks far surpassed 94170cae41 those of other a8b85d9f28 teams.d567755e60c8df49

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