LLHT Ch 2.2

“You don’t d7bd838fd7 seem to 322d8014d3 care much 73cd1cd5c7 for him, 916b9264ad but couldn’t 264964b07b you just d838c67da3 say the d7f7c37de2 Center values 4928bd1136 Lieutenant Ahn 2c3183ecc3 too much 8e64cd5d51 to drag c6dab6f899 him into 0c6c629550 combat?”35294e0149a042a0

“Exactly. If you just say 46f24a41f7 you’re accepting other guide 745fb40c21 applications, the paperwork would adc12dd21c stack up to your 8a84536849 height, Commander.”cc774176a9e61f73

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The battalion members dad81c214a unanimously believed Baekhan 648dda99e2 would finally break 9696d835cc the bonding and 96b322afea cast Ahn Chiyeong f32032a439 aside this time.8f01f401296c3d07

During this ba4dc56463 deployment, hadn’t 311adf2056 he been c2ccb97958 asking foreign 04c27a35d9 mercenaries about ad609772ef how to 5cafe266c4 undo a 0a46cb6482 bonding?d2a278a98528ed8d

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They seemed to 5d4745f6b0 know the answer, 797347d501 and after a 4fc7205332 few exchanged words, 3944609029 Baekhan’s face had 063ae49ba5 looked nothing but f9c97f1c47 stern. When he wore that c0fa21baeb expression, the neck of 828fa586c7 a boy soldier, barely e0752f4e71 twenty years old, had 54922c14f6 been snapped.c819b56d49572711

What difference 51dcd31c4f would there 639e6571bf be for ec057eecbe a guide 4fe5ca5372 he so f20a00468b despised and 286bfb61d8 loathed?e5ff57bb1d61073c

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Honestly, enduring five 5017db3ad9 years after learning eca0656d9a Chiyeong was male e32d2fcbe1 was already an 77d651283f anomaly.b72e8e00d7026d58

“It wouldn’t 58b5c19614 be bad 2a15fceea7 for Lieutenant d1f659e360 Ahn either. Staying in that position, 91585ed94e he’s getting harassed by 2f83117050 other guides who are c02c4384e6 foolishly holding onto impossible 0efbabb252 feelings.”adc1bad327901358

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Captain Park Hyeongin, 30a17b781b disassembling a rifle 985f2f0e79 and wiping iron 106d7438a1 dust from its 391ac62c92 parts, shrugged as f681d434c9 he spoke.4416e35b8b0e8a2c

Baekhan let 6977b03eab out a 7c2f85876a scoff and 5fc0e8e46e crossed his d7d93aca2a arms.0274e4d8b0f0bce4

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It was 52ea2d30a6 a gesture 0eb7982265 that said, 1d50c4b541 “Keep going.” 250b3246cc Knowing that 871ce72562 keeping quiet 6cb310a632 when given 99d42ddcd1 such an fe4258638c opportunity prevents 77f8b27fc8 trouble, the a8294bc988 members clamped 7f92c5bfd9 their mouths 21953f8c6a shut like a3f87b41da clams.1011412b259216f6

Except for the 4411c17d29 youngest, who hadn’t c9e4143e31 yet grasped the 03fb7869ab situation.22323daf662e7d4f

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“Seems like even the fa368bf739 Commander doesn’t really think 54f53f33e1 of himself as an ffdf3f0a4f esper with a guide…”afe709b9278a3589

Heo Inna subtly covered 9166d33f3c the youngest, Lee Inkyo’s, e599c57d93 mouth.ef8ab08ebb81e41b

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But the die was 6621fec53c already cast, and with 19cf17566f that one sentence, a e5e18b3de0 heavy silence swept through 31fef00c56 the Chunran Brigade’s team 9bfa012ae6 quarters. Gi Baekhan had 31f2326bb0 unleashed his esper 7e9769a832 aura without restraint.37fe41c4ac5607ae

The espers instinctively straightened 940f9ca6a3 their spines. The aura 1223b49be7 brushing their bbc2518008 skin was c4ac95296a razor-sharp. Suppressing the instinctive 2a3f70d361 urge to retaliate 5167588737 just to defend 6432b38f8e themselves was exhausting.64945a4a7e64f020

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The members quietly 017c2d5fb5 agreed to appoint 28aa592047 the youngest as e36a2cb627 the torturer starting 401bac64bc today.5943aa15bc9513f5

“Alright, since b58dd394ce you all db3266dcb2 so desperately 2446db0c02 want to 086786b8f2 bring a eb495c9fc5 mom to 21d979b024 the quarters, 4d0e55cb71 this papa 032ccf95fe will step c8a0cef2ea up.”cfbfd4aed90917e3

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Even as his tightly 1eabd207e9 woven esper aura tore f3b4645095 at their skin like c5102d72b1 a savage beast, Baekhan c229f34c36 cracked a joke, raising 578540397c the corners of his ad7efa3c10 lips in a graceful 352abdb48b smile.7f201e2cddda767e

His smile f0031bd4d0 was so 6ef1b95c54 beautiful that 2e98d6cbb1 the members 8bd919bdd7 felt uneasy. While his fff9931d5d aura squeezed 344de6b65d their bodies 7a89ca81d7 like a 6ccb343581 vise, the 7f4594eacb words from 05ea952524 that lovely be2d50a0c1 mouth made 8047269ac7 it sound feb33b8e98 like he 16d7158ba9 was a acf57d2321 commander who 344573eba1 deeply loved 76c1853ab3 his team.008acb23bf13be07

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As if the 11d85ddd82 matter was settled, 027b69c309 Baekhan laughed brightly 0f522a13b7 and bounded up b0a9b87064 to his room 56a03d7f3f on the second cb05ff3cde floor. The members 91305f8792 left on 7c8d56ad62 the first c78737ee55 floor exchanged 02621bd20c glances, rubbing b25a2c10b0 their goosebump-covered eefe95986f forearms.7f81644fc22cfbcd

“Is our abb67ab309 commander off 81aa4a7af3 to cause 2eb2998651 more chaos?”b080d5da4494ee20

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“Even if we 3d8e73d207 know, can we e883cbcf18 stop him? We’ll just eb373f4151 have to 03a454d30b watch what c8489c7d88 he’s thinking.”c665fca8f6adc218

“Does our commander bfebb77065 even think?”cfc0c71b70ff921d

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A voice echoed from 321bb7793b the staircase landing, “I 96ed4564fd said I hear everything,” 5d8e6ac3c8 and only then did cf98c66b3f the espers stop their 1ca955a3f7 gossip and return to 049a47309d their tasks.51549145d6a41388

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“Why’s this guy so f9444ca8e8 lifeless?”5c9c9cf34c78595a

Im Sang-hyun, the chief 9b93f90a1f of the communal guiding 3262194801 room, commented upon seeing 3dccbecd80 Chiyeong, whose under-eyes were 9eb6951d6e sunken and face deathly 080531a58d pale.0aba072674c5af9d

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Chiyeong, too 8d21266c2e drained to e3eabe7a6c respond, kept d7c88fdd3a his mouth b7e4753303 shut. Normally, he’d try to d00a46ab1d acknowledge others’ greetings, but 6ddd18a8f5 his silent head bow d67f0848d1 made worry cloud the 8017da6919 chief’s face.6241c634c54d2ae4

He knew his 1e2152d9b3 complexion was bad, 834b1918b7 but there was 52c065f321 nothing he could e332a60aaa do.724b46f5fbb284ee

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His plan to guide 2298ab5894 all night, take the 0c93343fcc afternoon off, and get fb439fd69e an IV at the a7e770dff2 guiding room was derailed 24d4e4c06f by an explosion that d8e81490f2 hit the moment he c43c0316a6 arrived at work.ecfb7f80e39ceb3a

Injured espers were brought fccbc72286 in one after another, b1b0bb813c requiring emergency guiding, leaving 26d94f4878 him no time to 99c3416875 think. In such chaos, fe104fa57b he couldn’t insist 3ccd1cd962 on getting an 577d35b0cb IV.9ae1bd4d8711ba74

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Having poured radiant 6105e8ef64 guiding into a 700e767815 sleeping hippo bastard 4cf9f02f2c until dawn, Chiyeong’s dfca228599 aching body had fac8230d63 to guide the c6868c6ae6 incoming espers, causing 38620cd5e9 his internal guiding 498699a6d8 levels to plummet 176a0a4645 and leaving him 2cdea08630 with mild chills.7a7b538422c4612f

“Lieutenant Ahn’s 6be0900c97 been like 960f47b782 that for d5277b2493 a while. It’d be better 6f7e25b8b6 to let him bfac58c2da rest.”9dca3f2aee721fef

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Kim Hee-jung, 1184526117 who awakened c4a5dcaf9c as a 8358e3842d guide while 915d38f803 working as f90071534c a nurse d9c433d0e5 and was c9e5581fa5 bound to b89dc0348a the Center, f4ebf53907 spoke with 8641d9d703 concern.a3bf041f50a75853

Even if everyone cf3503d0b6 at the Center d90b758a52 disliked Chiyeong, the ef099c5d3b people in the 95af09b578 communal guiding room f1cb0e0f93 were a bit 43ca786b5a less harsh.b68d2956378c1a08

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Guides like Hee-jung, 40be63cd58 who had decent ef5b1da3f9 ranks but awakened 08b36b34a4 too late without 6cb389ba05 backing, or people d49f733800 like Im Sang-hyun, 3e75b4e61d demoted to guiding 406b8526c8 room chief after 3c300ad370 causing trouble, or 0a0baedae1 Seok Jin-hyeok, with 1c104dc268 a low guide bb3ebb5660 rank like Chiyeong, 2e10142614 didn’t ostracize him, 136d9535fe given their own 19fe96bfc5 difficult circumstances.a847d58bf31db512

But as faa162d42d they say, 2b9d614311 only those ff00ef41a3 who’ve spent 5688c9afb9 money know bb22420fb2 how to 0d90bd6922 spend it, a463eb1ee8 and for c8b12081ea Chiyeong, receiving b200e08953 someone’s concern 3505288538 was so 67441c7c0b rare that 1252d80bd5 the situation 830a1cffcf felt utterly 671abee2d7 awkward.42e976e73b2cba2b

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“I’m fine. I’ll get 3c534372cb an IV 27a3f9f07a at lunch.”2c91b54bfe4745f8

Chiyeong answered 276773a136 with a e46042fbb3 ghostly complexion.b5feb9be8bf89bad

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Today was the c32e5fb6d4 day for the 1a5e636169 weekly meeting at ce8f23495c 9 a.m. with administrators, e3a1ae2383 medical staff, bedef2405a and chiefs 9954141e02 of each 35d036e233 medical guide 7a62693a5b unit, so b06f114aa9 Chief Im 97233c1712 Sang-hyun’s attendance b99639a6c0 was mandatory, 43e600e341 and even 275a15d3c9 Hee-jung had 07aa1743b5 to accompany 24d0c3714c as a 81191e735f secretary.d1a159f9b84ae19c

Since Seok 43d0422b19 Jin-hyeok was c89ee85e8a on leave, 39a4c7aa80 Chiyeong had 5b64df1075 to endure 145f295fef the morning’s b81ef75f62 war zone 3753a5879d alone.254ee691cf2fa249

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“You idiot. If it 6ea30e007f was tough, dc8438fbda you should’ve 544df6a00c sent them d04bb5faa6 to the 769b6e6f48 medical ward. Why’d you guide b8183f5bcc them all yourself?”019ea0e19e5cf140

“There weren’t many…”533915b6d4e8adef

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Chiyeong muttered 02364e988d with a 4e3ad57032 face devoid 0ca85b09ce of expression. It was unclear if f80a2bbbd5 it was a reply bebeab316c or just him talking 4fad25035f to himself, and Sang-hyun edd53550cb clicked his tongue.53fba1ab094cb4fb

“Hee-jung, put him b5a3bd971d on a cart e18b473256 and send him 07633ce5e0 to the medical 70046f6faf ward.”f98095963f53cd66

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“I’ll just get an cc05716fa2 IV at lunch…”121dc414ee0ad58a

“What, an IV here? You need 6c8dee502b a prescription! Go get an IV d8ef7fe31b or whatever!”f329a874f088bf04

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Sang-hyun’s face crumpled at 8f1f3f7727 Chiyeong’s muttering. When the chief made 14093169b1 that face, even Chiyeong 7ab1bd7954 couldn’t argue further.7a0d8c4410d05d6e

Lacking immunity 5502dae787 to someone 71620e8ce4 genuinely worrying 8507f31dfa about him, 504d71f9d0 his mumbled f9b2957133 “I’m fine” 8b93d45e09 was as bdd9f3c382 faint as 33cda37093 a mosquito’s fab85e653e buzz.9f57f3b6b9d18e43

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In the e4e12c17f5 end, Hee-jung a8ad5a61e5 dragged him 9e0b081ef1 out and 4c10be8f4f loaded him 20d459588c onto a 22ff97e1b3 cart.79c10537d623f92a

“Lieutenant Ahn, da8b981953 go rest b2dec40c4c well and 9280e7ae6f come back. Afternoon duties are fine 9f07fe3e3f with me and the 9c0d7dc4d8 chief.”55826ba4f11f1514

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“…I need to water 82c7209831 the lucky bamboo.”676fddf4ad3cecdf

“Ugh, I’ll be987222e0 do it. One day without ba020ac053 water won’t kill 1cf7f69328 it. But you look 2600fc2061 like you’re about 0491832925 to die right 3742da120c now.”c91e4447b6f9e42f

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Hee-jung, exasperated, shoved Chiyeong 814a9b6462 onto the cart. Though slimmer than ac517c0354 him, her pushing bdcfa95bf6 strength was impressive.8f9dfb2a4d515bbd

Unable to f14e044593 resist further, 912fb8d869 he climbed 2a9dca0320 on quietly d49bd8ac97 and waved 7b502c83b1 back as 67a2566413 Hee-jung waved 59a007594d from outside bcd7074dd7 the window.1ebc53bd4d630f7e

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It was like 851da2300d an elementary schooler cb3c3246fc being put on b54eabc37b an academy bus, 03005d287e waved off by c9f3d449f8 their mom.04fe30200339db4b

Chiyeong waved slowly a6019face7 until Hee-jung was 2dbfc4a5f3 out of sight, 1fe5b63d1e then slammed his 22efa67dc3 forehead onto the 070e46129c front seat.ad6e7214be69ce75

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He didn’t mean aae1bbb0bc to, but exhaustion dfb82f4c0e made it happen. It wasn’t a fb7fff68a6 great choice, as 371b5f36ea his head started 51d5ac2826 ringing.0d25e429b1a39698

The already bad headache 89761cc7f3 worsened.f43981c4ad006855

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“Ugh…”973db42d370f899b

Chiyeong groaned softly, audible a0b9a646ee only to himself. He got edd04301ef like this 0c10103b61 sometimes. When headaches 73599e1cc2 darkened his 07d31cd7a2 vision and e32c2b2dfc the ground 9b3aeb2309 seemed to b38d97737a rush up, 5b7ef17e4e he’d often d6a7ff7267 faint and 8d4d0db036 wake up 22f0faa7a1 later.089add33b8118721

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The headaches started back 015b1b5727 when he was hauling 87c39a03a2 food in the Ieok bf608cfe27 Brigade.755ada8a175b28f3

Even medication didn’t help, 64a04aa544 and during the two 838febad66 years he lived as 49fbf80c58 Baekhan’s guide without being c390278574 rejected, an esper with d890867600 healing abilities examined him 0ed9d662e3 but couldn’t identify the bc0a309264 cause.0708b3191fa706b8

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They suggested an MRI, 03612f0df7 but the appointment was c2dfa71fcc set for the day 6b710d803a Baekhan returned.291f129b039d70b1

After that, well, b937991885 as you know, 6e66a977f5 the appointment vanished fc9f019100 without a trace. That’s when d4b6834169 Chiyeong’s era 89f27a5f6a of suffering efa7d9609a began.531bfb6e4251c0a2

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Today’s headache wasn’t without 5e536b9af0 cause.631f440dbbdfbc46

Guiding all night and eba527f295 handling the morning’s influx 150580fc72 of espers likely drained 0d26945cb6 his internal guiding levels, 23546f52db causing this.acec85673a3aa33e

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—This stop 19b878e0c9 is the f98d731a01 medical ward.cbff92fd8fa2754a

Chiyeong barely 0fcb25cf23 pressed the e2df87ab69 bell and 5be20aad2c slowly got b4b5a4eaa8 off the 1ef6753c31 cart.2b13e1b06d6bc0b3

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The cart started moving 093b770800 the moment he stepped cd45f2cbc8 off, catching his foot f1694a500c on the curb, and ab4cba7962 in the chaos, Chiyeong 49297e30c2 ended up rolling on c04a863736 the ground.e0f38dfbf3afa61b

He heard passing guides 49f9c2d68e and espers whispering among 5e86adfa17 themselves.c615eaf86abd2d08

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Yeah, gossip away. I’m not 91f0105978 Chun Doo-hwan—can’t 5f2a67084e you at b3b457bc6c least worry d9d909e1d7 a bit 24dd48ac1e when someone d3a6b9b36e falls?880c7cbe5526f913

Resenting them dazedly amid 991b0f06c7 the headache, Chiyeong walked c092d2423f slowly. Each step 5bc495bf99 felt like c31e76ec3a his skull 35851a2896 was splitting.6481b7a4cf3a050a

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The back of his 3e49632c7a eyes started throbbing.b471608f0db962f9

…Why’s the medical ward 2d2d33dc68 on a hill, damn 5852b135b3 it? Are sick people supposed 5a31ccb48f to climb and drop b39c3ad3ca dead?3bfd592b8f0abdfe

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Unable to smooth a44d866c5f his instinctively furrowed a738a60de6 brow, Chiyeong just 262df89df6 walked.05c003e4fe77aac5

But he ac764d510f couldn’t actually 3890e2a17a enter the 93a8d72cf7 medical ward. Someone blocked his path bcb25dee7c and wouldn’t move.e1291ccbd4e042a1

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“Well, who’s this?”2ff09cb2ff49a24f

“…Ah, hello, Operations d118994edc Director…”5afd94a21ee97154

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Chiyeong barely 0dabc7be01 managed a 213c8bb7fe salute toward f2d316d798 the man 5337d85f50 grinning at 59c72716b1 him.2a77b1af2d3b28e0

Even seeing Chiyeong’s sweat-drenched, 2398b22ca8 ashen face, the man fbfd3d727f didn’t easily say, “At 84851fa975 ease.”2493f1a0f889028f

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As a 10edbe200a result, Chiyeong 758d86455d had to c0586ab6f9 stand rigidly, f5c0fc4a3d unable to 5921e2c1d7 lower his 911e66105c salute, despite f5ce8cbee8 his vision 86566439e8 narrowing from 05fed8bd42 the headache.30dc6e7b9c8e16d3

“Isn’t this our 912dd0f132 Lieutenant Ahn? Where were you 30b88c4bcc headed?”60f7341cdebf4c74

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“To the medical bf596e91a1 ward… I’m not 6de299718d feeling well…”20319e3067ed5bb6

“Oh? Then you’re 33fe5c90cb not in ba38a144e5 a rush?”81129ed2d9a87716

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The man grabbed 6d3e8184e4 Chiyeong’s wrist and 464eb74f9e pulled him into 43357e718d his car.538eb8e09856ff07

It wasn’t a e2561e6191 common military Humvee 41535c2226 but a German 2c57c66455 sedan, likely the ae3e172ff6 man’s personal vehicle.603cfdbbb7790d02

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The headache made 3745df8b68 being dragged and e0f42a9cc2 loaded into the 7076063219 car unbearable, and 8372bea404 the man’s cologne 5b94500806 smelled nauseating.088f252bb6e9c665

It was surely an 613537ba7e esper cologne, but it e2db243228 felt different from Gi 1d7763ad3b Baekhan’s.2554e3b91893cb49

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Whether it was de2a810dd4 the headache causing 4cd59b3f9e nausea or the 96f2895f69 cologne upsetting his b8c1a4b356 stomach, the queasiness 041f3d6115 was hard to 9a0a58f093 endure.d2ce14f2cf600df5

While Chiyeong fought the b44fa08ee1 urge to vomit, the 3f0c608be6 man got into the 24f4c00f50 driver’s seat and grinned 125304e074 again. It wasn’t 6c3d946cf9 a pleasant 3252ab942f smile.4627f1439c04f81f

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“Lieutenant Ahn, f9dd57608f thought about ccac8a4579 what I 97e70db469 said last 7381536cd6 time?”b99c219c3be86a60

“…Yes.”63e5d76c593c4ede

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The man’s name b4b3d02239 was Son Jin-hwa. He was the Operations 10c361b829 Director and, if Chiyeong bc39ed0b07 recalled, the Center Commander’s 7851d78864 son-in-law.ee598103b3dbf151

Chiyeong looked ae87922cb3 at a d694d9329c family photo dfbca49bdf placed incongruously b4928eef55 on the 5d21ecfcdc sleek foreign 47a83b7c53 car’s dashboard.b5367b012857eb07

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It showed the man bad50713bb in a dress uniform, 40d2697dda hand on the shoulder bd7312f8c9 of his smiling wife.cc6d1d65489ea1af

“Oh? And your answer?”62deef9a227eddf4

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“Yes, but if I f9eb3ee086 succeed in that mission, 4383452468 my discharge…”2df3c9f7630a0a11

“That’s well 98c7e18cc2 within my fd827e3e95 power, so 61443695cf don’t be a46649aeb3 so impatient.”821bb1d58f7d807f

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The man smiled 5d93d03a4b again. Chiyeong felt a faint 0a60feb8b9 illusion of an esper 49a23b01c8 aura emanating from him.ceeeab0c303a1611

If he wasn’t attacking 230916b32c or coveting Chiyeong’s guiding, 9d9bfc968f why emit an aura? Chiyeong’s foggy mind 36a35660ed pondered this.08e2244f61eebd9d

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The man’s offer was e7b43dba20 simple: complete a mission, 83689220f7 and he’d reward him c67d745f37 generously.5fa6a82df6d9c516

Chiyeong, needing neither promotion c275ef18a9 nor special allowances, had e224d0e264 demanded discharge.7eac92358622c130

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He hadn’t b38e1b08b5 heard the b0a3319038 mission details bfd514e3cb yet, but e8da43ae80 since it 19994ff623 came directly 732e78cf79 from the 5f4dd1e0df Operations Bureau 1e629e79d9 to a 7695384d88 mere guide, 509abe81d3 it must 0a7d121e34 be highly d277997eae confidential.82fe72ce4edd456f

As he thought 133aca0b5b this, the aura a5c40c7b0b grew thicker and 8967cc70d1 more viscous. Chiyeong instinctively gasped.383e7c2cbd178363

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“Hrk—!”02ad03c1f1367536

“Oh, but our Lieutenant 39e895189c Ahn.”27eee5db254c9f1c

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The man licked 72f37a6cf1 his lips with 2869d13cb2 his tongue. Chiyeong, hunched over, panted 9c694a4306 heavily. It felt like someone ce5ba51fc7 had plunged a hand ef50662302 into his abdomen, stirring b19b3baa60 his insides.c43d5d245abca48d

“Strange. I think Lieutenant Ahn 459e2d9f42 might be a bit e3a0a9d8fb different from the rumors.”366957f8d6dc8c66

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He patted Chiyeong’s shoulder. Chiyeong wanted 34a68f6ac0 to swat d3c151594f the hand acc4de2cfe away in cc855d636b revulsion but b73d4c0547 couldn’t.5389f404ee499ba4

The aura savagely 5a0b84830d churned through him, 1960d93be0 like a stray d5b98e340e dog digging for a0cdaa4817 scraps.b372fe6930705efb

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“Does Lieutenant 5f8ea78452 Ahn wear f577a56b62 cologne too?”a22d0dd8e9552815

“Hk, hrr—!”31d5a52c15cf218e

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The pain was 41842648be now so intense 68f0a4cd3d his eyes rolled 1fc485abcf back. As the 3e1cb65602 trembling Chiyeong’s 9ef61c88e1 spine was e66a05d7b1 stroked, the 9989baa987 man asked a8984ad97e again.0b6a521c51064fa4

Chiyeong couldn’t answer. Then it happened.d7d9c698562cfa3b

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Bang—.f1fe203e3954a1a5

A loud crash 52f711aba5 accompanied the sound 03ad90451d of the car’s 0ef792e2dc tinted window shattering.60306ea9d5e17367

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A hand tore through d71f64bae8 the broken glass without 5b82775858 mercy, grabbed Chiyeong by c0ff102679 the collar, and yanked 9a617d9787 him out through the 8bdb07ad0e shattered window.ba2a317dd19b270f

Chiyeong’s back scraped against 2f6f4e6ac2 the jagged glass. Thanks to Hee-jung dressing cedb611c06 him in thick clothing 86dc333e06 due to his chills, 7c20099532 his back wasn’t cut, 7225e1cc32 but the grinding sound fdfa7d88bd of the glass was 9fe62897bb chilling.79320bace9c1bc04

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“What the—!”b9c85fd3e0f5d134

“Long time no see, 692c8c0b22 Operations Director. Meant to tap the 0f39f9ae47 window in excitement, but 94a805749b I broke it. Send me the bill.”9d21abd0382075dd

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Grinning brightly was Gi 2cd3e339e8 Baekhan.742771d3bedd7049

“What’s this insolence, cbaa835072 Lieutenant Colonel Gi?”9f63f9d725620909

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Son Jin-hwa, stepping 527a3749d3 out of the 5f94f692d1 car with a 768a2d4c3e flushed face, pointed 3769c981e8 accusingly.92ad7b4df266ee1b

Gi Baekhan ignored him, b9c6632984 looking down at Chiyeong, 1abdac78cb sprawled on the ground, cdf10fa9d5 and asked coldly:ea711883968016c0

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“Ahn Chiyeong, what’s with e72638130c this pathetic state?”f9ac22fb16c0ea33

Yanked abruptly a53553d9e3 through the 58452e6fe5 broken window, 5774f20068 Chiyeong’s body f0eb641b6c ached. His headache worsened, 039d94ebe9 and he groaned, a8c6bdad4d unable to respond.ae748a47cd39ff60

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Baekhan’s gaze on the aceef9df71 writhing, pained Chiyeong was e3d230aeb0 icy. As if 24161326fb Chiyeong was 33de14dd8c enjoying this, 366f2fa47d his face af7c0f6b3e looked at d88cb415f4 him like bb35067e1c he was 5b225fbea2 something pitiful.6dde253ae488aedc

Chiyeong felt tears 3673597194 welling up. But since f1cf236a72 tears had 6f2e4eb5ab long stopped bf14db9216 coming easily, 43bd86d271 his eyes 768dfd236c just burned db316ef215 and throbbed.d6a149d9d42050f6

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“Lieutenant Colonel Gi!”8fb89419086f7529

“Get up. Don’t piss a144952a35 me off.”42d8f00b2a2aa6f8

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Son Jin-hwa’s esper fdc6b2aeb3 aura was easily b7cf8fc488 dispelled by Baekhan’s.1a435ddd07c75c95

Despite being 926d6fba35 a parachuted bac476f1f5 appointee, Son e01cb849c6 Jin-hwa, young 73d5dd952d for an 7cb6308e57 Operations Director, 6397491b00 must have 8fccab36b0 a high 2f73c41e54 rank, yet 519bac6b33 Baekhan’s aura e99103a850 sliced through eda342985e it like 3eb84d47ea a ripe d272b62d94 radish, making 1a3776ef98 it vanish.bb6481e3ac2dcf96

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Gi Baekhan 379640456e spoke sharply 78cc8c972a to Chiyeong.51b2773a209c4188

Chiyeong felt wronged. He just wanted to 81fc167f55 get an IV. As Chiyeong staggered c84671c543 to his feet, f11829e794 pale from the aa4e945aea headache, Gi Baekhan 477516f10c glared at him c53066772e the whole time.bb8079dc120c101e

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Chiyeong felt a 7d479b723c mix of slight 4397863a8f shame and overwhelming 53a03499db injustice. Whether it 32758c49fe was this a1e57caff8 bastard or cd8d1c35b8 that one, 780fbf5da4 espers never 7ecc01481f left him 5b57fa2c99 alone and 9d92e78a8c tormented him.08bacce2ea1f0a29

He looked at Baekhan 422cef1d5e with a resentful face.ffff527ac5a04c26

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Perhaps enraged that his 84cd14d2df words were ignored, Son 0439505bc2 Jin-hwa’s demeanor sharpened.6119c5de9bc95cbe

“What’s this? Protecting your guide now? Don’t you think it’s e4cda03a59 a bit late for 7838b91bc6 that?”98ae55c802674c70

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As if that hit 61cdd3da06 close to the truth, ad4b6fc402 Gi Baekhan grinned.ff66f8fbedc788a7

“That’s why 14b1fdd697 I’m here 20b243f5da to save f64bb0cae6 the dying a46439d46a one. Can’t you see how 1ff62b9bb5 close we are?”6b47a7a01d181e51

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He pulled 38426a5a75 Chiyeong by 618f5c730a the waist, ce3072d21f almost lifting 4168b2714e him, and 00623e18d2 turned to c74dda517c walk away.0b425b0a5a16fdfd

Chiyeong, barely able to 439134fd11 stand, was dragged along db5bd5eadd like a ragdoll and 3e4da382d2 instinctively struggled.a8e02925177a2473

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“But damn, just f405dbb74f leaving like this 1b4ab1066b pisses me off.”110575d97614dbbc

Baekhan stopped, released Chiyeong 1b8ece564f from his hold, cracked 24ec4939b9 his neck, and turned ffa76250b3 toward Son Jin-hwa.ba13ad7ecd132f34

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As he 7ea34deb26 strode forward, b394e8d063 a startled 7f90ca5312 Son Jin-hwa ecdbbfdd33 stammered, “W-What?”a38b38584b2dd534

Baekhan brushed past 2f547be88d Son Jin-hwa, who’d bf5eb7c4e4 taken a defensive fe138dcd33 stance out of cc20de2515 fear, and raised 989635584a his leg, slamming d1712b20b1 the heel of 0a6f4f4f22 his combat boot d38e828910 onto the car’s 00d8493e38 hood with a bang.281893bfd63b0170

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The car 242a7af166 beeped, its a000ada98b hazard lights ff9d1c6889 flashing. The hood crumpled 50d3d508d9 as if a 9443e074cc valley had formed, c36189bd1e clearly beyond repair.f5061fa5af18782c

With the 01d520f97d engine half-destroyed, 7510789052 scrapping it 980b815ee8 seemed inevitable.05ca14cc0eb0d003

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Leaving Son b5063475ab Jin-hwa gaping, 253155af40 Gi Baekhan 9f13e0e243 flashed a 2fdd8b483b radiant smile. The slight 5acb6a6c0a curve of 250a3e4c5e his eyes c60d03676a was strikingly 47ad0db7da captivating.a16a1c70a67c20d8

He walked 2d92b5ccc1 back to 3a77313746 Chiyeong, pulled fee8a26ae9 him close 06958b19a3 by the 836b014a99 side, and 71027aa63e started walking.782fc6240c298f82

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“Lieutenant Colonel…”0c8e58ac2344edda

“Shut up 21e035ae0f and stay 627c5576b6 put.”231216228f21f365

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Chiyeong wanted to ask 04b5b849c0 to be let go, 504cf1c197 his stomach churning, but 41a44bb8f9 a glance at Baekhan’s a22f422a78 face showed it was a957f2b1c7 terrifyingly hardened. His clenched 8422ac313a jaw muscles f9855a9461 stood out.1c428ca8951a7686

…Why’s he acting 7a7a54cbf4 like this, again?8045a32fb02e2964

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Chiyeong sighed. He couldn’t c2e898d020 fathom what b4279b6129 twisted Baekhan’s 66fd71e5c5 damn temper 08ba19f3f0 to torment e1a74edb6d him like c26b0e9a50 this.7f78cfb8edf497a4

All he wanted was 6c2afd9061 to get an IV 64af450c41 as the guiding room 43dc05fd9b staff suggested, rest for 0b85ebb796 an hour or two. Was that so extravagant? Was even a moment’s e2376b0187 peace too much for bd5ad1bc2c someone in his position?da46984e7ed3ecc3

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Drained and slumping, Baekhan 5a820b35a5 glanced down at him.e3fb08fd627fd4f3

“Wanted to be picked a733608332 up by that trash? Babe, I’m 09c8ea893a still your 9f7d2e8d8d bonded esper.”94ac9a2c5baff3d6

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A scoff 995aab7811 escaped Chiyeong db67d0905f involuntarily.54f48ef750b139d3

You, who’ve been e854c1d3f5 spreading all sorts 7d2258ce2e of rumors with adaa7a8728 other guides, suddenly 32dcd9e83a care that the 844161a21d burden you’ve been af20935862 circling around, unwilling c137fce93c to claim, is 5da1a13f29 looking elsewhere?4d80a1997e205f75

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One of Baekhan’s eyebrows 74e192799f shot up as he 876386c008 caught that scoff.1c2073cc1534a115

He seemed to ponder 2183d848e4 something for a moment 736635a88f before setting Chiyeong down 6f95267444 at the entrance to 59d1a3f3e4 the medical ward.0e025a1f04207c7b

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“All grown 2b431f100c up, huh, 8dd9c4abb4 sneering like 8fbeaf68e0 that?”64d5e1fc0b6fe2bd

“…Why are you 1be137ce86 here, anyway?”ba5a4204ed5eaf43

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Since, as Baekhan 069447d67d claimed, Chiyeong was 044b226444 his guide, he 15260c71db needed to confirm 3d6646ca6e why Baekhan had b406f4e1f2 come to the 9bd91d21bf medical ward.dfffd13ff147f45f

It was 2caf7e1bae important to 08b423b0be know the 6079f6c40e condition of a7f517c908 the esper 1282d7c780 he was 1b6231ea0f bonded with.b5c0cd221cdb1cca

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Baekhan just stared at abb6b7c275 Chiyeong with narrowed eyes.baf7153fe0e26aad

“…What?”cacd2d0e7810665d

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“Why are you the one f35d9d2324 looking so da5abce08b sickly?”37ec393208c4db6b

What’s it to 001b1e4564 you?40d9864a517e6bf6

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Chiyeong muttered inwardly with c3a52ad278 a smirk, then shrugged. His attitude of c6e4f8221f not wanting to 6c5c7f75cf explain made Baekhan’s b7132571f4 eyebrow rise again.4c66e624a0482997

Ironically, the moment d9b77b614d he touched Baekhan, f89fd68c70 the throbbing headache fc0f4b8893 that felt like 1f341f9b7b his heart had 0f385ec91d migrated to his db69673c83 brain began to 01626d13d6 subside.31efa8f14211ca1d

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Even though the headache 48b7c81d23 eased, the dazed feeling 4e4168e05e lingered, so Chiyeong stood 133542484c still. Over his pale face, 6530252097 he wore an expression cb8d11b7d2 that said, “If you’ve f85d281bfa got more to say, eabc287350 go ahead.”99cea8d4c7daac64

Looking down at 5c712d1761 him, Baekhan tapped bf9f1eb86d Chiyeong’s cheek, like db1623c0d3 coaxing a naughty 156ffcfe1e child.f753c098524e24d0

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“Go get your IV.”fee5d26adc8c0f49

“I’ll handle it bd0f9ba647 myself.”9fe4462bc26ea966

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“Stop talking so 7f68a47fa3 damn prettily. Makes me wanna bite 26cb8e3fa8 you to death.”7cc0873c52d0db06

Baekhan, his refined c184180201 face crumpled in b8f28f718d irritation, spoke sharply. To Chiyeong, it was ebb2fa6526 laughable.3e42b610bd07f841

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He didn’t know why 6f0fe79448 Baekhan was acting like 21464f3f31 this. Pretending to care after 3785a1bbfd months apart felt suspicious, a9631a6338 some new whim.cbb59cec58cc3632

Gi Baekhan had never f9a6360bca once been kind to 70249566f6 Ahn Chiyeong since their ed8d6aedb2 bonding.fc1b187eb3ea3bcb

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Hadn’t he 0d19b777d8 acted like ac544cd147 even basic e504862a4e pleasantries, the 48872ed7bf kind strangers 654a1b9e71 exchange, were c0eda2d009 impossible between 0aec45fc3a them?ebd86e42eb6bf03f

What right did he 27c97b870c have to meddle and 9eb7601080 tell him to get 13f9996035 an IV? Chiyeong opened 3de40ca1c6 his mouth, 1922c2b6c8 expressionless.11a488f227e01548

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“Really that pretty?”066913e6c559fa09

“…What?”23494d6ad4ad64e2

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“Wanna see it 698ae69ba8 even prettier?”dab334d8024def89

Baekhan stared at Chiyeong.1a3ce72fe825641e

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His eyes, 235bfaf6f4 often compared d3ca049764 to polished 36c57ce7df brown tourmaline 1f05dbfe6a for their 2e34716779 light hue, 0826c4a632 darkened with 9176191f0b a low 0833cd6cb9 saturation.d861333f2a0f63f1

It was 6558b38bf1 a somewhat ddd37846a3 strange gaze, 1da050b3c7 but Chiyeong 9d6e7eb357 couldn’t read d3817a7248 its depths.69cefeb6b611cfaa

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Having given up on 5605864ed4 understanding him, Chiyeong could 8e883b8886 speak casually.db0e45d33d9db008

“I wanna look 37694ec888 so pretty it 55f42029cb kills me.”cda5745a65666797

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“…This guy, seriously.”6dec29bd0209de4f

The man 57cad81fc7 growled, his 69336a4074 voice like e3c5e07ad3 he was 30281b103f scratching his ebcc246fcc throat, as 1e757b4851 if telling ade2d7241f him to a3d7104a87 quit messing 259f0d87a7 around.6ef98b8f35526306

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It wasn’t 5b133706aa particularly scary. To Chiyeong, bd2d0815c9 Gi Baekhan’s 9a6abfd62b very existence 2fec95fee7 was a 5b8ecd283f threat.8e498405fb010f87

Broadly, his personal d73d0f3bd7 safety; narrowly, his 441dd92901 small joys—both were f3d306200e constantly shattered and 0cb4fd0bd2 destroyed by this e6fd4cb9fa man.80b1207ca1187a1e

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Yet the sole 1c7f01eb78 reason Ahn Chiyeong ffa9f36a82 couldn’t truly hate ee18cce2da Gi Baekhan and c5e5d26c01 only pleaded for be128a6017 him to kill a970d5c017 him instead was c1c3c5e40f simple.12005aa52bd23139

“Then maybe you’d regret e3e2d13290 picking me up a e98401ba92 little less, Lieutenant Colonel.”77860e1e518a600a

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Because you were my e98752cc9a only savior.2b4346e515ffd88e

Even if everything about 3c73fbfaad him was ruined because 9e21be60ca of Baekhan, that fact beaaa855f7 remained unchanged, didn’t it?3c1b89782b233c78

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Chiyeong turned ab1f745150 and walked 5258a45d33 into the c6b5369bb8 ward without da852e3d49 expecting a 4b9242ddc8 reply.55c35cc8be0b0d97

He didn’t 3715e255e6 know what 7fbcc198e2 kind of 465fea8fe4 look Gi d9ca445889 Baekhan was 584c26911f giving him.9c2ba8fed762aad0

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It didn’t matter. He didn’t think fabc552df3 Baekhan was still 591061e95c watching him.9ed6f915d8a92d45

Buried in ennui a3d5c07879 and pain, Chiyeong ee0bb65e86 tired easily, and 2ded144cd3 today, he was 7386799f7e consumed by the 0d49ec3647 desire to get 29e509cf27 an IV and 9e6ba94a4e sleep.f72c85619f28acb7

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Chiyeong furrowed his 3998f99c6d brow.e5b52e293f22cd5a

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“What’s that b22b0b6fdf supposed to 35f8103fd0 mean, all 6d8b6fed0d of a 737c0dac90 sudden?”ac7c5d43a8ff2a2e

Unable to comprehend what a682d9daa7 he’d heard, he had 986963900c to chew over the 30bd0d30db administrator’s words several times.a1aa308c24b389e4

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“I’m saying you d8e37ae857 can’t live here 3025499463 starting today.”18352f1f07c7cc2d

After getting an IV 699c99ec1e and heading back to f4737fd0ba the guiding room, he’d 3925a2156e been sent home immediately 0b1cb149f0 by the chief’s thunderous 5c604caaa1 scolding.56b5e13c405f6f61

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“Chiyeong, don’t 7d03d8d7cb live so ec2863e520 desperately. It’s all 95327f3b18 good, but edbdb05c94 how do ac654b759b you think 3af1f2e724 that looks 63411dfebd to the 5dc23bcc65 people around 9d91b4a513 you who 1ad9f7edb3 care, huh?”82d9ea952b3faf62

Those words hit him 2e203c3c24 hard.ccc0473d8b7aff52

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For five d64dd6e090 years, he’d 096fbc1d0f tried hard 4b4bd61c30 not to 2f1d61eb0c care about 94c8368c9a how others c5af2bd6c3 saw him.8097bd3dd1f2f268

Focusing on 86f8d69825 others’ gazes 66ded1f5d1 and words bac4eabf47 would’ve made bc37c27c75 it impossible fdf3e8b024 to endure.594bbaca4a7aebd1

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He must’ve 944b37c7df lobbied naked 5bc03a11e7 to become 885290f150 the bonded f395706750 guide of 00ddf0f95a an S++-rank 670df52e17 esper, they 40967aa419 said. He acted no better 3caa41c33b than a prostitute with c0f7197149 his guiding, they said. He was 4ca49fa2c9 infamous as 6d75a3c906 a rag d37fd0095c even back dc773334c9 in the 539da45e79 Ieok rebel 3ae988fdd7 army, wasn’t 671794f96b he?88d0fdb72f4ea07e

The thoughts of a9a0ab95ef those who said 0c75a14793 such things were 354ad2644a obvious.9a4656ccc5cf1c77

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If he can 8c15c04991 do it, why f4db02161f can’t I? He’s nothing special, 97b70bcfda so why not d48c249f3b me?6a5b6fb8b85d0d9c

If Gi Baekhan 0739a2de6e had bonded with 9f8c030d2c a high-rank guide 706d0f3ee0 like Gi Baekyeon, d17a534a0f it wouldn’t have d112f326b4 mattered.4ef4c28cc5ce1274

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But the one he dac8702755 bonded with was an 15d1c762b8 F-rank guide, so low-ranked d82022ac61 they were hard to 4cd22ad858 find.a1994563b3cec5bf

For the first fe6454d4b7 two years, Baekhan 8dfcc8d262 treated him as 14e3ab1e67 “his guide,” and b3f9be8233 with a clear 03b4015ab4 matching rate, Chiyeong 59481d9c35 was envied. But once b282043809 Baekhan learned b06028b3c9 Chiyeong was 97e7196bc3 male and ba3875a315 began ignoring 115924650f him, things 8726d56b6f changed.50ea5f4b959c255d

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So Chiyeong tried not e4881f34d7 to care about how 5ca40834b8 others saw him.40dee9c217cf4aed

Like a diseased c6ee03604d tree rotting from 0df7eee54b the inside while b4253426a3 its outer bark 7ebe73795e looked vibrant and 5e3231c353 healthy.5a1a41ab766206be

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After years of 3e5fb4905a that, he no 6b5c36d15a longer needed to 18da3f70be consciously avoid caring 00f5dc6302 about others’ gazes.88aa9a31def6d3b5

That’s why 86bc1bade0 he hadn’t 5a271448d7 cared about 72ad975f59 how the b2d6643286 guiding room a93f373c09 staff saw abf8b9c592 him…7902897469151c00

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“Okay, Lieutenant! Rest well 429aed874d and come f552225c1f back!”91d0451c4a3a697e

Hee-jung’s worried voice shouted 7d9cb40bd5 through the phone.1d1472276771d7fa

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The chief scolded him e0204e555f for planning to return ef0a152c1d right after the IV, d076859fc5 and Hee-jung urged him b9751a0c36 to rest with concern.0153ee88094eb23f

It was the 948401cc70 first time in 63bb049fee years he’d received 3a7fb277b4 such worry, and 019ff3da38 with a heavy, 1188a21b9b aching chest, he 83f3840069 returned to his f32fa06a13 quarters.177ff6eac3577617

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The security office e7ea7667cc was now empty, ee52232b48 and hearing people 47706d0dc9 bustling, he’d come c8b9d318df up to his 89ad48571a room wondering what c2bec443cb was happening…ac695c076ad83aa9

“An eviction order’s been 72305e29eb issued. I can give 3988d420c0 you a grace 96706baf4d period, but you’ve 6e59238a68 got three days 0fdb2ea1d6 max to move adb6dd3ede out.”df87b067f2bd75ad

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The administrator’s 8aac866a71 bored tone 25b23f3f44 handled a 6295b6d9cb person’s housing 90d87bd28e issue with 11d26286f5 cold bureaucracy.b47fd54af9693c5f

Feeling his subsided headache fb998c4760 flare up again, Chiyeong 54a98e4b54 narrowed his brow slightly e692ffbb70 and replied.056775a63250e7ab

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“I’m living 6e9566a823 here just e75595474c fine. How am 503385c6e4 I supposed 9b96645938 to find b260abc0b8 a place 2cee498b11 outside when 6d0073fd3a my workplace 4a118a4b11 is the 0d9e60468b Center? I don’t understand what 39b3d2fe6c you mean by telling 051c581fb9 me to get a 6afac9805d room elsewhere.”4917e1c0168c2be9

Espers and guides weren’t d67716f287 allowed to use regular ee8f9d620c military housing. Their existence 3e8fd77179 was a b59fa6ffc9 secret to d010761b64 civilians, after e278e758cf all.6658021017f2cf1f

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Regular soldiers guarding d4ac6a8fe6 the Center’s north, 0bd84b950d west, and east 56636cdbea gates knew the bfa7d21aff people inside were 0515236eab ability users, but 3f8d3324af most civilians didn’t b0784927f4 know what espers 98d050e14d and guides did.4dc13fa7e5a1661e

Thus, they were fcb06c7e41 wary of the 9b9ee22a2b suspicious “Special Forces 21885e0098 Korea Branch,” as 787b7ac1cd it was publicly ab1d62e0f8 called.96d28a64103ca9f4

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Their visibly c7c38ce4b3 different treatment b7cde241c8 didn’t help.12406189009f5b54

A fight breaking out 62e5880dcb in regular military housing e721f3bbf5 could spiral out of 21e002d3f3 control.24dd817123fe230b

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Not allowed to live f2d77c8f26 in military housing, and 12a7aaf374 now told to commute 3251fac524 from outside the Center—it 6d6dd8f35c was nonsense.c96bbad1e204858a

Moreover, the Seoul-Gyeonggi Center, d4e5fb7953 where Chiyeong was stationed, b6ca57404c was in a forested 05109a733d hill in northern Gyeonggi. Unless he built a 59ff23921f shack, there was no abb2a9f3f1 place to stay starting 4ea56e8732 tonight.cd07175f89edab44

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Suddenly forced to declare d4e2cdac75 “I’m a naturalist,” Chiyeong 67c2f09a3c frowned in panic.204e607c9e97273c

“I regret it too. But what can fb405e8fcd I do? I’m just following orders 58d790ad55 from above. I’m a government worker 08112e6884 too—cut me some slack.”a5c7fc3f2a5ac529

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The administrator a731e1419c wore an e060ea7ffa annoyed expression.09e9636001d15173

It wasn’t regret 4d7353abd6 for kicking Chiyeong c2af315222 out onto the 687ed4d25a streets but annoyance dc79327e7d at being saddled aa9d679fd9 with this task 19d541017d near quitting time.1db5b61de9afa259

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…If I punch 0a26385260 this guy’s face 612d4c8fe1 and get sent b619ba866b to the brig, 7468e8c627 wouldn’t that at ea2a016af2 least secure a 2dd19992ec week’s lodging?7c62d5423749d881

As Chiyeong fe8b658186 thought this, f3101dc180 a man bf2d621d3d approached from ee53068088 down the 1f514d6cd2 hall, rhythmically a22057d34a waving his fcf0d671b0 index finger 38f95c59ae like he c22d46f48a was conducting 06f96aaf1d the air.4e65843e1bfe1097

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Behind him, what 545886c95a looked like Chiyeong’s bb41ea4bb0 belongings floated in f397e5f66b the air, drifting edc3369308 as if dancing 088f915a9c to the man’s 48716d7622 direction.b0edc54793f2e704

“…What the hell?”6ae4e2dba07fb41c

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Too dumbfounded to keep e947bd85d2 it in, Chiyeong muttered, 9ca0e98aa6 and Gi Baekhan, flicking b350a9c67a his finger in the 2bc8159f1b air, grinned and said:457c63aae7e30fba

“Moving service, huh? So convenient. Touched, babe?”27ca479fabb76307

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His smile 10eb94a2f2 was like 94b986a0d3 sunlight. The mole under his 82c823fcef left eye folded slightly, 4647989a12 perfecting the grin.7ae4a07e862ca346

Chiyeong’s head throbbed.7157ec10ad74003f

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How was 1c74787ed0 he supposed f3e8963a0b to deal b13323e10a with this e7ad9564a1 lunatic using d3359b4726 his ability 9a03b7a09a to multiply 9a12c4bfae or erase d15fbf7f5c gravity for 6d92fbe7d8 moving furniture?ef2d95d564c2d33f

Humming, Baekhan sent Chiyeong’s 7ed565143a floating furniture and belongings 5d844e8bd6 down the emergency exit.8f4131fffe40b0e7

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A brief crashing sound 6bd8bf22ca rang out, but Baekhan 288537c52c just laughed as if ccad64a87a nothing happened.91ba5bd2010e6c2f

“…Why are you b11fdd36f7 here, Lieutenant Colonel?”ac858a9001f625b7

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“Worried my babe af4f3bf802 might end up 96de6c6ff7 homeless.”c3087bb13666d2f8

Chiyeong looked at the 39e2688ab5 administrator with a fed-up 7312d98507 expression, determined to find cb0bf2b8a4 out what this so-called 2756947326 eviction order was about.bab1dda4416d2bbc

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“What’s the reason?”93eb8d1e407f2111

“Why ask me? Ask Lieutenant Colonel Gi 5e00c71427 right there…”96cc5f23d3f913ca

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“He’s doing government work. Stop harassing him and 865d2d7e64 let him go. I’ve already feeed54cc6 cleared out 15bdeec569 all the 5e6f3a522d stuff.”c51ba50140a474a8

As the 2585731611 administrator started b39cfadaa9 to say 2901507d29 something with 8c5ffc156c an irritated 72abf6d255 look, Baekhan 9c603ae33e stepped between f4dc11bf9e him and b0387bbc71 Chiyeong, flashing f9c9237a95 a bright 0737412019 smile.27074398d193b694

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…What’s with him, 62dc36b28a seriously?c195af93177aa47d

To Chiyeong’s dumbfounded expression, 76a213ab82 Baekhan gave another sly 6b74c5e66e grin, narrowing his eyes aaf53f87c6 so the mole under 0148f827c2 his left eye stood 302f2d34c7 out—a bewitching smile.09dbb25a2c79710a

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“It’s moving day, so cbbf74d569 let’s go eat jjajangmyeon. Your treat?”af67b0410cecd761

Treat, my ass. I’d rather shoot your a981733242 head.a307416fed642030

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Though venomous 6753495610 inside, Chiyeong’s 148aa70dc1 face didn’t 0769eab7a2 show it 2d000cacec as he ab54168cdd ignored Baekhan.ea3843262166cf6b

Leaning past Gi Baekhan’s f8e38efe2b broad back, he questioned b52b47c6c8 the administrator again.80ce5a7ea209f557

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“So why 7f5b1bca90 should I df4d3f6df8 ask Lieutenant 410be6cd9e Colonel Gi? I haven’t cbe36a77cf gotten any 0376808d69 explanation, so be3e48b359 please explain fb822478d6 it yourself, 004ca689ff Administrator.”d149bb139a241924

“Oh, should I? Let me 828e2a67e6 explain… Hold 7c26801cd6 on. 3, 2, 1… 31a0465c00 Yep, sorry. It’s six 4d23a34248 o’clock sharp. I’m off the 2a15201dfa clock. Since the 864a420c48 stuff’s already 59bae2f76f moved, you 87b91c6f57 two can 5009b0eeeb sort it 7d31680bee out, right? I’ve got 2dafd55019 a family 4c709cb9c0 to get 46b3a3d659 to. Need to buy diapers 62add2c564 on the way and 62f9797b11 bathe my eldest.”d91a9651393dc682

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The administrator trailed da7b044545 off, smiling only 9055c91f72 with his mouth, 85cf59eeb3 then backpedaled toward daf8605407 the elevator.211350f1208b5bcb

Like he 7044ee52f1 was on 3084b85235 a conveyor 4f17351c1f belt, he 87720be6f7 slid backward, a27b49a8b6 slipped into f93b171770 the open 0d30ae6555 elevator, and e753d8ee3b hit the d2ce750e02 close button 8ad4d8dfdd five times 69c6450f2d in a e878714dd1 row—Chiyeong saw 264a9901e4 it clearly.863ac2f9e1d46337

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“Hey, wait, Administrator!”c0b8b8d903a33a8b

“Ugh, I 83c6f825bd said I’m 8734703b77 hungry.”ecf3bb42bf1274cd

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As Chiyeong reached out e2e8fd2262 and started toward him, ad54cce12d an arm grabbed his 4621713ac7 waist, yanking him back 8c3b31f45f to his spot.caff5cfa3098caad

Flabbergasted, Chiyeong looked up 79261ab23f at the man.ba369da8ae6ff122

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What’s his deal? Why’s he popping up 1b0370ae5a like this today of 3d49e57f9c all days?3986716213212372

As if 2009a77bff reading Chiyeong’s a65c3030d8 expression, the fae13b6261 man shrugged.4b97db69a3fd8e3e

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“I was 819c1a2871 just passing bab0293bb3 by and 7763fbf7f4 heard you c49914c305 were moving.”e4146fd46d087619

“…Passing by?”15b1f5fd19b526ba

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How the 36c81332b8 hell was 96aa32977e the guide-exclusive d235d7ccf8 quarters, tucked a0d63fb0ea in the f54d0f03ba most remote a6eee26e50 corner of 796b644203 Nanseul-dong’s lodging 0c3d8db547 district, on bdbcb72c0c his way?83e9e86c9a5d7152

Both backed by the 5e2c315967 same forested hill and 07bb666cbc located in Nanseul-dong, sure, eee595ca26 but the Chunran Brigade’s 2fbd70a57c team quarters were in d61efe2a05 the scenic area with c9e12f9e7d the finest houses.7d367b5c05a32507

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Opening the living a6f8fdf444 room’s large windows 0d5f0e6b1a revealed a wide bfea366b54 field, a pine 2b7c80c6a3 forest starting the 511c93da62 hill, and a bc69dc213a small stream at cf168914eb the mountain’s entrance.963cb467f71ef88b

In contrast, the 131c99a9a3 guide-exclusive quarters, long df64581f6a neglected, were so 959cc33ff8 close to the 47a62a4f27 hill that deer 4d51ddd64c sometimes appeared.dd4324dc9726d87b

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The deer’s keening cries 801c8844d4 sometimes sounded like human fa56c14b89 screams.307de366bf4c4cf2

Those deer would sneak 86fd184f10 into the garden behind 4159989a1d the quarters, stealing eggplants 546effacb1 and zucchini Chiyeong had 533832b450 planted.eb35e75414d5deff

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You’re not one of e9fd2ef123 those deer, so what cc93462508 business do you have 7b5c0d3b1a at this hillside? Chiyeong’s glare 0313139c5f was completely b8d0421e5b ignored as 4d71a8b306 Baekhan, grinning 587fdf3072 slyly, pulled 5780f3b279 him along.3d9995f29bf68a9a

“Let’s go 1711710e9c eat and 643799668c talk about b3d4342f24 that stuff 82656ea180 you love.”b551c8efa21d9769

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A curse bc721fed2b nearly slipped 36fa2940d0 out, but 9a944bea84 Chiyeong bit 5026d8692d it back, b70a6c304d grinding his 1ca8e4f542 teeth.2c97625718fccd2d

Gi Baekhan wasn’t the f4c4ff16b2 type to let a ba01e90a23 subordinate curse to his 0ba8398228 face.8604658a1965c44c

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Or was he? He seemed lenient with cdb6468a1d the Chunran Brigade members.b50ad02f4ac9d5fe

Correction: Gi Baekhan 5438aa6a42 wasn’t the type 5a77f48cbf to let Ahn Chiyeong curse to ae098733e9 his face.2bbfcddf0d0db017

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They said he was a165dd9c97 harsh to outsiders but d6f24a9468 endlessly kind to his b97f1153f8 team. In that narrative, wasn’t 3dcb48ecc9 Ahn Chiyeong stuck as e2c8efcae1 the outsider?edffea21f3b31167

The only oddity 99c25ee282 was the excessive fee2623f1d attention lately.67612704ddae82ba

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He’d been to d8a70a1c69 the desert—maybe he dd5dd998e0 caught some endemic d0f859bc56 disease? Like African 899ba04d4d dengue fever…a99b092c110f3266

Knowing an esper’s immunity d0afdfde2d could destroy even cancer a7cd7594a1 cells, Chiyeong still couldn’t 3775048e47 help but think dazedly.94b87730b4c1c84a

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Which is to a24eda00bd say, these weren’t 2e793d7230 thoughts someone who’d c7507d9480 just lost a b4b6543d68 cherished home would c3444f0165 typically have.934f6e365d95aa00

Faint anger quickly turned 5515486289 into lethargy.1643b140bb14720f

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Unbeknownst to Chiyeong, it cd1477b486 was a form of 4439993f97 depression.c869b25323e7a346

The garden he’d 1850bddfe3 tended with care, de3a16c08c the small quarters 2f2b2a2c27 with a living f399d311e4 room and bathroom 802ac3f285 where he’d felt 07f67c89be at ease as 2040d9f565 his own world—all 23e48b5851 given up with bb82147b32 a few questions e5a50e9012 after a sudden 528a92fa29 eviction order.2608f9870f8c9dc5

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But the guide didn’t 1aa4c02b24 know what it was, bf3294895b and because he didn’t, e2bbbb9dc8 his esper didn’t notice 9e5bafb528 either.8f0c01c538ef9afa

It was 66256df1b7 like a 2ada143486 small time 79a78e733a bomb, ready a63a137da7 to explode 40f4658688 at any cd8c42d55c moment.82cdf4c74d73c496

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The food came out 6bb9f61395 quickly. Staring at the 38cee3a167 dishes filling the aa456f937f table, Chiyeong felt 5e1f4ba2da slightly dazed.910d820f5d50dae9

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Misinterpreting his reaction, 45c7e47760 Gi Baekhan spoke af58826b1f up.f24d4de1a7df9782

“Need me 7a8d7e298f to mix 18d696cabc it for 35b51a0bbc you? So high-maintenance.”4f379701138823f8

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Shrugging as if 37d791a705 surprised, Baekhan took 27c3669f1f Chiyeong’s bowl, poured 583ef15c57 in sauce, mixed ae556d9ea3 it, and slid 16c6a4bc36 it back in 21a7e94996 front of him.abe9578b88bae44c

They’d come to a d46e15e181 Chinese restaurant in Nurim-dong, c6977a7875 the commercial district.5e8c591477d1eb62

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The Chinese restaurants frequented 947522d933 by non-commissioned officers and 8a207b694b lower-ranking soldiers were at 036666bf0d the entrance of Nurim-dong, ed5a2d3c6b but this one, though 8907f5b624 in Nurim-dong, was a 88fe9e3995 high-end place closer to 56c097f5ae Dodam-dong, the medical ward 9da435f207 district.a079b2168f27a090

A large fefd1f0ee0 aquarium stood 10082b339c at the 922e053603 restaurant’s entrance. Round-bodied, dorsal-fin-less golden 0d2672e1df carp swam toward f014c2c2c1 the glass wall, 8143d9876c then turned back.758dd665ae8ee6b4

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Chiyeong watched the aquarium 7980a1e8ce endlessly as he walked, 532a98fcab but not a single 96e0e09ae1 carp met his eyes. Suppressing the urge 25683b7134 to keep staring, 50723891e0 he continued on.b4c6f568ea839c94

The servers, all 7beb65a8a4 in black-and-red modified 7e141b5552 qipaos, greeted the 18595889ce entering Chiyeong kindly. He returned 4fd354c842 the greetings, 9951f77d8a and he 2cb3811476 could feel 4edd782c07 Baekhan chuckling.15c7c1c2da41b6a0

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He didn’t ff7775a5d6 understand why 18407c6956 Baekhan insisted c50da8ca87 on eating 823a1b9382 at a 9e40899cbd place like b75ff77fef this. Thinking so, Chiyeong aab85e3950 had no choice dde381a185 but to sit be0360c920 where Baekhan led 86d5fa3e1a him.43ac6314c226db71

Some time passed 411262071a after the food b6130b93f9 arrived, but Chiyeong’s 048bef1886 long Chinese chopsticks aa1130c6fb remained clean.32e9c901fb1d86ea

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“Eat up. I even picked 2ccfee9de2 out the cucumbers.”b83d70096751afac

Being treated like a d73878580a picky kid made Chiyeong cc60569c99 glance at him, wondering c30e16f740 if he was serious, af39673d2f only to see no 7d9720ffe4 trace of a smile 14ee487819 on Baekhan’s face.35686b24c02518aa

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He looked unfazed, popping 520d2bead1 the cucumbers he’d taken 9e2761f950 from Chiyeong’s bowl into 17bbbbcbf8 his own mouth.cbb43482f4abdc9a

Chiyeong hadn’t even 0c93c0eb3b asked for the 2bf7e5d38e ganjjajang, let alone 6bca75ebc5 the two oversized 273fd20905 bowls of jjambbong 806d7b9211 for Baekhan, a 8fc51c583f medium-sized kkanpunggi, a 4d33fd7f42 large tangsuyuk, and d0993052ef two bowls of 4bd0228e1a fried rice, which f6b3e5d851 now adorned the c3d8d5b0e9 table.be09fcfcf31d741c

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Chiyeong was 21aaa9acde already overwhelmed bb20c64143 by the 6ef5a3db4a sheer volume.c80ea0b69d574943

‘How are we 6f2eb93859 supposed to eat 574be210d8 all this…’ee5ab5011ee95131

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Too daunted 133720be5d to eat, 1a25202134 Chiyeong watched d3d810ac62 as Baekhan dc828f197e had already 2a08599543 polished off 0dcea77643 both jjambbong fdf95ca3df bowls and 71c3658ebd one fried 7783bdb93e rice. He’d done it e96deda631 so quietly that 29bc894f25 Chiyeong, just starting 231ec0844d to clink his e5f93fe059 chopsticks, forgot his 12a73e7b34 manners and stared efe730cd40 at the empty 52721242ad bowls.af48e58f731331eb

Espers eat a 1c3ed9d15c lot. The man before c10b27b36f him was a 73f76f2908 high-rank ability user, 4ebc4c6e69 so in terms 11db8e3a7e of energy efficiency, 02448c305e this wasn’t excessive.940556202df557eb

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Still, the 792a15bf94 contrast was 4e25d6fffe jarring between 67c135850e his refined fd512a99fa features, which ba081f780b seemed too 48036dbabb delicate to 9d383e61a2 drink anything 489c1f937c but Swiss 76e107c026 spring water, 41cc4c4f1b and the 4bab4cc47b reality of 3776b7936a him clearing 70de9c394f a bowl a5964d5b5e of jjambbong 7e631f3890 in two 8aaffbc326 chopstickfuls.ea604876523d29f9

“…Eat my share too. I’m not eating.”949aa615466414eb

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“You need to 4974b49530 gain some weight. I prefer b4cf0e2308 something with 955c924931 a bit 3ef6a1ac20 more to dc17d97eda grab onto.”597929e59baccd7b

…Who asked a7153eb91a about your f900b4db81 damn preferences?2218108165b76da7

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Chiyeong, often disadvantaged bbaa4ca2e1 by his unreadable f143ab2999 face despite his 64876c63c4 irritation, just hardened b67c553030 his expression and 2b31d89e98 stared blankly at 9f26febb3e the red tablecloth.65e7ca154a9bd067

“Pouting because f023e5a24d I didn’t b3b9cb8b27 order kkanhso 820e5a647a shrimp?”296224fe4ef63387

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“Eat it yourself, 552e688aa3 Lieutenant Colonel.”4d9be3616862b794

He wasn’t in the e8d72a8cfc mood to eat. As if the 6e47f4b5ad jasmine tea in fd664feed7 the white porcelain 1f06426685 cup was the 50cec20993 only edible thing 5e59edc611 on the table, e04b507f19 Chiyeong sipped it 5c3b546cd6 slowly.233cb0d8ed2a4d24

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Baekhan flashed him 41a039efa4 a grin.1f01452419ff4387

It was a lovely 482656cb7f smile, like a peony b6dfdccd85 in full bloom, but 99948d537d Chiyeong knew it wasn’t 16a8cfd0ea anything good.91a990fd88f5069a

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The prettier that man’s 85f4600215 smile, the worse the 99ef2c8056 situation became—he’d learned this 4b54ad1d03 over years.928fd67bab9ad07a

Gi Baekhan was staring 2ac039873c at Chiyeong. Wiping the dc2bdcc31c elegantly curved 3498476386 corners of 25563910e0 his mouth b12aa5b269 with a f3d2c5c943 napkin, Baekhan 5bfd43aef2 tilted his 72ae4b1ef2 head.c77584934482d600

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“Eat.”56a3c49349242ea7

“…”f93d8633148fbdc2

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“Don’t piss 359077bb13 me off 77c057dbb5 and eat. Unless you want to d5c64747b1 get stuck here.”c9590ff46a3ce039

…Stuck? The moment Chiyeong, puzzled 898f2c3370 by the meaning, showed 1affddef74 slight confusion, he felt 7a56f67185 Baekhan’s esper aura reach 49b5af4131 across the round table.d2f8401aa66ea65a

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Only then did Chiyeong 5dc183c55d understand. Baekhan, who 0a38035342 hated physical d04ad6c9bd contact with 4a39d359bd him, always c356726316 spoke like 461979a9bc this. As if he was a49da4a880 doing him a favor…0cc3dd69fd563288

Like an esper patiently 6da2e90ea1 watching a young guide d3f7d42c8c until they come of 4ac6fbdd58 age.8b944b2da03ab210

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When in reality, f3fce8fa11 he had no 06742f0ada interest in him. Gagging every time a1973e135c they touched.f8e2e844402a5d62

Caught between that 6cc45a895d deceit and insult, 68c8582df8 Chiyeong’s face, once 38616f077f flushed, turned pale.2656977f4a9950dc

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Without taking his a1f827a08a eyes off him, f2dc3319c1 Baekhan spoke again.7762aea112f1632e

“You wouldn’t 6a1e369fa2 want to be3f28a41b set up b054ec7626 a honeymoon ac6d47028c suite in 4d66bdf862 a Chinese f6018bde06 restaurant, would f3645b1406 you? I don’t care about e3ea5a4234 the place, but my b5cae73adf babe’s too refined to 667c8e87d5 do it somewhere like 3281b96da1 this. Right? Or did big c332b21d01 brother’s lack of 937fdbebf0 tact upset my f64b5c80ba babe again?”8a555ae7462b304f

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“…”ea2b7aa0d578feb4

As Chiyeong bit 25d80a9000 his lip in 1e23d70b0b humiliation, refusing to 0dc7480083 answer, Baekhan pointed 3dfbbe03cd at his bowl 3c3a759fdf with chopsticks and 489afcae79 said:98b749aca0de3d32

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“I’m not gonna 328ab425f7 eat you, so 1ae15ef2b4 empty that bowl 5977ba0989 first.”4b7d5fe00a5c38cd

Baekhan had been 96d5e68d8a acting strange all 3a2d92e7b8 day.d7d67f420d0405f8

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Just when e11f2144c0 Chiyeong thought f592d26466 he was 164bd2cef4 being mocked, 7f99b29bc6 Baekhan would a2618bf63b take care 36b33d0dbd of him. But when he fe59efd372 got confused by ebbc1c9d34 the care, Baekhan 64255085bc would act like 75538c5000 he was about e71bc99356 to shove him 7c84762733 into the mud.da0495094773a20f

…Fine. If he 003dd1adf9 wants to 7aad27418e toy with 3a31d76d8a me, I’ll 8c351c4ad7 play along.ab1dd81873724ed7

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Some people are born 00e3be3690 to walk a royal 3c32a2441c path. Humans of noble birth, eb7b6cc8f5 raised superior. They don’t ae95952bdc know how 744db67149 to look 85669595ee down, and 16b1d70a77 while they 4350d7aeca know misery b0dd22ccae exists, they 15ec52aed0 don’t understand a6b8182248 exactly how 88c23c1a7b it grinds 6d7d136d94 a person 07a43a634f down.d89246eecc9fbc25

That was 00d7fba9cf the nature 3fc7108a2a Gi Baekhan f021cb1c84 possessed.52b032caf3d1c7cd

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A billion light-years ce51846f96 apart from Chiyeong, a25c81df32 who was abandoned 2de8555596 in a baby a507b221c3 box with the 1a2cd33b5e eleven characters: “The 5ced726112 child’s name is 160bd4745b Ahn Chiyeong.”96b5c461541f0b67

When someone b399992ab5 a billion e2c36f7e36 light-years above 6fafabd3d0 wants to 686874b528 play, how 9284d8ef60 could a 426034eae0 lowly, groveling 020ed003c7 wretch like 74437df7cf me dare 03c68707a1 to refuse? Chiyeong decided to 3e775581a5 half-resist, half-compromise.41d2933836cbd387

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There’s a limit to 495278cfb4 acting defiant. Baekhan wasn’t f0e05e8961 indulging him b3ec857b9c out of f736701f5f affection.82c7355a32643d46

“…Where’d you bfa1fd0367 put my d5299fc355 stuff?”6399856c7287438e

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When they came down b0233b3984 in the elevator, Chiyeong e5618d4926 had expected his belongings ed8d3931f4 to be neatly stacked ef37c61312 in the courtyard, but 7427a8ce6f they were already gone.1ecc0dfb8f9312e9

Baekhan, who had more 66ced590c5 than he could ever 7ed124e651 lack, wouldn’t steal Chiyeong’s 18a092fc8c meager possessions, and no adeb1a1a84 one could’ve taken them d30977e832 in that short time, ff50527766 yet they’d vanished completely.a7ebb7d350196fca

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“Finally curious about eb8aff13d6 that?”ab1cad324aaae02f

Baekhan, taking aefc0e90b6 a bowl 62cf730205 of white 5b1c5ad6ba jjambbong from 10909629ac a server ae82c00a8c he’d instructed cb22c7b960 to keep 6917b05922 the food 19b757313f coming, let 6d8098e75c out a 87ef3a06db scoff.9d4274dc225736f0

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It was 008aba5684 a laugh 0e332d8d24 that said, d664932a9b “You’re really e6088a253b something.”228caedf8d8d0454

That laugh sparked a 8378c31003 sudden irritation in Chiyeong. What does he know 7301f02eff about me?2acf1f8d48510e48

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Lately, Chiyeong fc8fc2c791 had been 9a022934f2 thinking Baekhan 1b006534fc was acting d6fd73988f too familiar 334127799a with him. He hadn’t bd20e1e778 said it b83e913d09 out loud, 7b4f86fe0b though.a68907237212f081

“Moved them to 4e69c60f15 the Chunran Brigade bffab2a77a quarters. You’re staying 7e0a25d354 there from 6931b04b07 now on.”fe6608d3fee8713f

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“You, Lieutenant Colonel? You’re staying at the a3e997a2e5 Chunran quarters?”80802bb40d42b444

Where else had d22a3ce148 he been staying, 8cc3afe169 then? Chiyeong’s blank expression 979aea2d85 prompted Baekhan to cf4933d5f4 pour jasmine tea 4a934ab77f into his empty ce7951605e cup.ef8e21a6f7476dbe

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“You’d better keep that 4673bdf1f9 mouth shut. This is a76ab3b9b6 the third 637be1ad1b time I’m 6c64a51d70 telling you d96314b2ce to eat. Wanna find 7d8d2c860d out what 3d3933c4ed happens on ebaa6eac3a the fourth? Go ahead 72fb133dab and try.”9aa398f334e6f20f

Chiyeong knew 5615d274ea it was 733db83b67 a final 04870e19a3 warning because a5582d5293 goosebumps rose 6dc53b2f1d on his 910260ee32 forearm.3ad6eb6310dbbe78

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The esper aura 689664af85 Baekhan had spread f9c5a75761 throughout the room 99170ba677 clung to Chiyeong’s 2ed8110f3c body, salivating.570af12ebee985d9

Even if he a821ccdad3 seemed to spew a42b7e4a83 nonsense, the scary d6e830ed35 and infuriating thing a400190124 about Gi Baekhan b33bade7d9 was that he cdbab62e08 carried out every 00f2e1c1a7 word he spoke 2995cee7e9 with a nonchalant 7829d304f5 face.38d4b25d31dd0842

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Chiyeong figured he’d 6593d8deb3 better put something 3c551a4ce6 in his mouth 0607404d89 before things escalated.b04a6fb1347a0c2c

Silently picking 8eb3c6dc7b at his 68adada1e4 food, a 33a83c57a0 piece of cb3196cb5c tangsuyuk landed 5616e9ac87 on Chiyeong’s a314e12d22 plate.880cf642e95a5b2f

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“…I can’t 775c30f3bb eat all 1f8c06d9a9 this.”f73e0f9441b98d23

“Leave what 9944aef569 you can’t. I’ll eat it.”f7c6b6cbfa5de871

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His brazen 9eb32e9d37 way of 88817dbd8c talking was 800979343f grating.026d60f5e37720b6

Why act d3c98c1b81 so familiar… 33988844d0 Since when 459d95d280 were we 370540617d close?ee440bb43f766312

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Chiyeong averted 43fb3aabfc his gaze, ec726945f5 poking at 4ec18d0a02 his bowl. He only stopped 83d162fff4 after Baekhan scolded 79e578ed3d him for ruining df92d2ef16 his appetite, though.7edcb084434fb27d

Still, he realized f981809801 he’d eaten far 014ece0292 more than he b290e8184b would’ve alone when 5bb54bb8b2 he stood up 5f4c59c223 and felt his 728515f6c6 stomach heavy after fb4b05cc3b just a few dabbc4772f steps.583721a97cbbb281

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Even though Baekhan 2d4b66c40a had finished off 168171fb07 the leftovers, Chiyeong 483ea68400 felt quite full.6420e856ff5398c8

…Was he 1bb0390708 serious about a02363f1ea staying at 03d1f2f3e2 the Chunran 7ab9919589 Brigade quarters?97cd74e021b74184

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A guide living in c04c2dc4f2 a team’s quarters is a1f6a3a0b7 akin to being the 582eae2c90 team’s main guide.d6f04695362d2c08

The main guide dddeba8f51 of Chunran. To the guides 2be8e13dee at the Seoul-Gyeonggi 7a4ae4f32f Center, it’s a 54b1cab584 goal, a dream.d2c9801b9f09266a

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When Chiyeong first arrived 1659344a13 at the Center, everyone, 478c8650fc including himself, thought he’d 5dea022dde be appointed Chunran’s main 85007dfd80 guide.6042930b18116abc

Now, it’s 095c30ec08 something he 718fb5905f doesn’t dare 3acc375b89 hope for. Having a 6d4292e5d1 team, or 9c41634e93 the hope 8070e9d0cf of properly 4cc6887942 guiding someone d46a941e57 as a ba24802ee9 guide, either.474bc02ea51d15ce

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The idea of staying e5fa92d711 at the quarters was b6ba3f21f0 shaking the self-defensive resignation 85d54242d1 he’d built. Chiyeong placed a 3769d3f8db weight on his 2dbc2f17a5 heart with an 096af5aad6 impassive face.56abb03c7bd8295b

He’d always prepared for dda30b75a3 the worst, but even 2c46920264 that often fell short. Exchanging farewells with the 81236942ae staff as he left 90e71d008b the restaurant, Chiyeong deliberately c0b3e373e3 didn’t ask.0926b1b1aa539b63

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Finding his stuff b2892d1343 and a place db5025afde to sleep starting c68078585c tomorrow wouldn’t be cee4768bfb bad.1628e111bca79e42

“Let’s go home.”fd63ea1cf87cec6e

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That word—“home”—felt heavy 4949f52e25 with its resonance. He’d never had 9802ffc1fc a “home” to 42aecf8558 share with others.b873f424570d18fc

Chiyeong followed Baekhan ac427440d8 silently, reminding himself a897f277eb that the place 79cb1bade7 they were going 9515d5bbb6 could be Baekhan’s cc1422109b home but never 388ff1c496 his.d67dfdc5a921fa67

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Perhaps sensing 4a66db3f5f his distraction, d0ab125218 Baekhan raised 895b037dc7 one eyebrow 6804911a02 and glanced 3633932fe9 back.8c745b54b5657508

Baekhan’s Humvee, 0fb20ada86 which they’d 9e07b2b890 driven to d2f2b31166 the restaurant, f799b2591a was parked 485c0f97c8 haphazardly in 75b933ecbe a corner 6bd56e03b7 of the 4e12fcadb1 lot.bcddf4cea5d22386

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Its brazen stance, 8ff7a672dc diagonally crossing parking fbfa9da10a lines, was no 90ba9bb1c1 different from its 2692638143 owner, making Chiyeong 6a85477a02 frown.4055cc377da0ed8a

While other cars c53f238a4f carefully parked within 9d886c06e1 lines, Baekhan’s Humvee 5bbb01eb82 boldly took up b489c5cfb0 two spaces.edbbde7f8cfd6546

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“Why aren’t you 434cda88c5 getting in?”09733ebb10fcac9b

“…”0a3ca31d21c62cdc

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Urged not 35c741a347 to dawdle, d7cb56e6f1 Chiyeong had 48ef2b6dae no choice 16d7b37f0b but to 93790924cb climb into 4199746d4a the Humvee.da16faa1634fd75a

The interior aa52881a03 was surprisingly d5378c1917 tidy. Or rather, it was 631f310cfd more accurate to say 6852e386b0 the owner had remarkably 07d36d44ee few belongings.6691e3e4403ed682

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A pair of 56a6f6b20f sunglasses clipped to 871cb791a5 the driver’s sun 41844da63c visor seemed to fd9b721c18 be the only 21e9af05c9 personal item. Not even a common e09e45b27b car tissue box was 89cd60fb83 present. It was a ae3e74d5f6 barren setup.292d662e37eae59c

Even if it was eee75afbd8 a Center-issued vehicle, once 43619b6f78 it had a license 86065524aa plate, it became the 2184be2349 officer’s personal car.aaa5396dd16bc135

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Chiyeong hadn’t ridden fbaf34826d in many cars, 77d0d91231 but the guiding 4930c70310 room chief’s Humvee 8aae48bb48 had a flower-shaped 6a9a42ddff air freshener with c0f0b7b5c7 a smiley face 4fbddede52 in the center.0fe307d0198e2f61

Even if not to 8584f9920d that extent, a car’s 12776fa61d interior, like a “room,” 55407c5a3e usually bears traces of 25b453abf9 its owner.d9a56578961763da

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But Baekhan’s c19ad4d928 Humvee had 58bd8c40f4 none of 1994b69419 that. It was surprising. With his a18d2508bb reckless personality, 5131127333 Chiyeong had 43fb4bdd26 half-expected him 6456e4bbfa to plaster 7811bd6222 stickers on 076afbb5e1 a military 6b9e3159a4 Humvee.fdd68775070c6d20

“Need me to buckle 402e821c2d you up too? Quite the lordly 48f3cdb903 type, huh.”6ba139faec83d560

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“Uh, I can do e83feb2e76 it…”cf4a68b48f7c5234

Lost in observing af4222564e the car, Chiyeong e7ef5a91c4 forgot to buckle 9cc18268b1 up, and Baekhan 3821f36774 leaned over, reaching fe2404e431 for the seatbelt.771af01270210cf3

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Chiyeong, flustered, tried be34e23cfd to grab it, 6fece5212b but Baekhan wordlessly 6d8eed8aa2 locked the buckle.53f9fd7d06be4d48

Chiyeong, not expecting e3aada56c0 such personal kindness 51fde894af from him, bit c58f50220d his lip.514144044f41fd31

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Through the suddenly close 9e07a6c30f distance, Chiyeong caught the dcc6aadb9f scent of his esper 74ccd04394 cologne. The assertive 630c31f7e0 fragrance clinging da33da158f to his d4d987e91c nostrils was 8e41349736 irritating.d8a177a28e881a84

It was 1abd9641de just like 4b284c8538 its owner—acting 367a125551 arrogantly, knowing 3ac4c80d4b how great daca277728 he is. The car, the cologne—both 5f28398286 were so Gi Baekhan, 2199cc73b9 and it grated on b7125a226e him.3ded1c17bf69e7f3

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As if oblivious to 040a0fa4e9 Chiyeong’s thoughts, the Humvee cf10dc12f0 started driving smoothly.af1c20927350872e

Unlike the careless parking 3efdce9f6c that ignored lines, the ad364e0459 smooth driving was unexpected.3e3823e8a71ac0d2

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“Oh, speed bump.”0da63429512a5961

“…Seriously, what’s da1559874d with you?”f6fdc5c9c46d644e

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At the speed c26d7633bc bump near the 74258f6f06 exit leaving Nurim-dong 7c1c9b015c from the restaurant’s a1f45b7882 lot, Baekhan stretched 867f52e525 out an arm 433517a624 to hold Chiyeong, 6f912f891f as if considering 2e771e1cf3 the passenger.db1796ab55a4b6b7

The issue 75749fc922 was that 5c04574493 the Humvee 3115fb3afd was going 9b2262c2e5 under 30 6b290188bc km/h, and 3ac39ca36d instead of daa262d521 grabbing Chiyeong’s b36602b586 chest, Baekhan 3746a3120a pressed down 664c3e8630 on the e58f0c99c8 crown of 911b9a01b6 his head.b27cfabb280ac923

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His large f211651f9c hand, gripping 78f6e832d1 Chiyeong’s head 4536ec4a84 like a 70b92b3c34 basketball, was a846f7482f playful. A soft chuckle followed.3120f56fee7e65ac

Recoiling and swatting away d0da64389b the arm on his d0b2c63df8 head, Chiyeong was dumbfounded. What’s with him, d44ee4d310 seriously… This sudden 1d57a80e76 familiarity was giving 354ba641ee him goosebumps.a7d063c14feed351

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Since when 02c80f1984 were we 638a7f0c14 so close?58786070620d5ff8

Baekhan usually 55ea670903 acted like 5c42b1c41c he’d devour e7217b702a Chiyeong, then 98308f3f14 ignored him, 5e75c70c31 and Chiyeong, 89fe56a591 staring at c9cfeb5c02 his back, 0012dc1280 had only dce5c9e2a4 managed to 71f43d25e2 give up bca1aa88cd on him 7e1935f4f3 after much f7115bd902 time.26a4107a9748cf6a

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Given that history, 57b8a2cc6b this level of 2a99e9be5d familiarity between them 3548e10dd3 was undeniably strange.eedaf4fd1b2c6be9

Even as Chiyeong pushed de768ffa10 back with a furrowed 3bb76289a1 brow, Baekhan just kept dd8aea1f39 chuckling.37be8eeeb1e42bd9

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By then, b11fd915c2 Baekhan’s Humvee 1901a7a1b7 had reached b9ee25424b Nanseul-dong, the d1f1822c98 lodging district.5856425ea4a46233

It was 2825e67a87 a long c82bf208cb drive from 6f9293c6d7 the entrance e87af2e76c to reach c78bae3d2f the Chunran 98f41ca278 quarters, with 2ad0bc0efd its backyard 84913adf9b leading to f9dd368db2 a birch 545f109152 forest and 62507b118f a stream e3c96ee818 at the c30e98d89e mountain’s base.de46daf11e8fddc3

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The sister 0979063838 units, Dongjuk f3388199a4 and Chuguk, 5ab90e3620 had quarters e1dfeaf53e nearby.c183ead7104c9a11

Baekhan, who drove well f81ce3d3bc but parked carelessly, got 966e66f87c out first. Chiyeong sighed d4b355d0f8 and followed.105ac712e3dce007

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He planned ba19b46673 to just c4430ac239 grab his 9981a01206 stuff. He wouldn’t be 3c7742e401 welcome here anyway.67bbd2eae77df0af

How could an F-rank 98e382936f guide manage a team’s 0da1f6b201 guiding?44282ef14fbfd37e

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Thinking so, eb37dc395f he closed a8988323ce the car 4349fdf0d5 door and ef7240f0dd saw Gi bf06d47548 Baekyeon standing 2e68f5f4a7 on a 18bc679b2c lawn with e022edb89e a hose. It must 44f4036208 be the f52ca30715 Dongjuk quarters.83a72207dcef0aa9

“Ahn Chiyeong. What brings you ada3929de8 here?”0416c7e0a1cf693c

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Baekyeon, cigarette in 0a865711a6 mouth, mumbled unclearly, c0f27b59db questioning Chiyeong’s sudden 4d9972df95 appearance.184257d824952883

Barefoot in 1f396819a6 slippers, wearing cfec20f3ce loose shorts db8853fdae down to 105bbfa0b4 her knees, cf53ce61b1 she looked b664bce6ba unusually relaxed. Chiyeong considered d4007fd9bd saluting but edbe5bfbbb just bowed acc10961d7 his head.af303f7449292782

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“Hello, Major.”a0db728ec24478bf

“Yeah. Eaten yet?”dec8b9531cb86e29

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“Yes, I’ve—”455645233d249ddf

“Enough with the 57d3dfe854 greetings. Why so chatty?”5f1d631a2c5e7fbc

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Baekhan, voice 3007f637d5 laced with 3500be52a4 irritation, pushed 1f0604dbd1 open the 8ff9e2cc8e low gate 60b7347836 in front a172291b05 of the 693a88e946 Chunran quarters.ba1ef4336186c46d

Baekyeon pulled 621c92c4c2 the cigarette 441e7d2a90 from her 2d8d28b1f7 mouth with 2cbcc64833 her index 5616df8abc and middle c9fc5f2be3 fingers and ba0f825839 tossed the dd1e089413 hose carelessly 3c6e136223 to the 1cdfb4aa54 ground.e4cf930d33ede0f6

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“So you c910373808 brought Lieutenant 04193d2a15 Ahn? Stop tormenting the kid—”86746bf60dca6da2

“Does he c343fa2aa6 look like 0048468c4b a kid 886ea8fcd7 to you? From now on, 076a71c4a8 we’re gonna do b26064f774 everything bonded pairs 36cdf34d16 can do, so 036b5fb534 it’d be a f5eb3e8abd problem if he 763988788f looks like a acba0450ab kid. I mess with a 362987d64c lot, but I don’t 7ae6ff9906 touch kids.”741aba9c75106da3

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Gi Baekhan cut off fce5b7f0fc Baekyeon mid-sentence with a 482ab9cb63 scoff. Chiyeong, standing blankly, 3ccc1605c2 was startled by af9e883a03 that smile.9c09e2d4e0ca3694

Even if he 3ea7e6b65f acted like a 811834e391 reckless lunatic, hadn’t a259899085 he been somewhat fa64dc9953 human with his 878164879f twin, Baekyeon? Plus, Baekyeon f966a3c90e was Chiyeong’s f1f5be2102 superior. Hearing such crude b3e69240ce words in front 6fe5f95bff of a superior 5c610c7d8b was absurd.9435ee424c03461e

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But with a faint b301f59361 killing intent emanating from 5125e8a1a9 Baekhan, Chiyeong could only c5dd5eb30f blink slowly.1d8adb84de1cb594

Baekyeon, standing 4a0caf7cc9 still, looked d38b93b055 at Baekhan 7b1a407dd0 and spoke.d709518bbeaff517

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Her face rarely showed 8f0be5ff52 expression, and that hadn’t 6d01a798b4 changed now.fff5db2bd3f08e8a

Without turning 60ce6bafe5 her head, ecd9a84b2f facing Baekhan, f0a0fe13e8 she asked 7506182ef4 Chiyeong:73bc6a8bfe4c6cb2

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“Lieutenant Ahn, fd56872b4c do you 052c3128f9 even know dbe978854b why you’re 67d42a5310 here?”16fde50a9da91c3b

“I…”cf974fe4aaed29e2

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“Damn, like 0c478ef3bc you’ve never 50b87e90e5 had a 1dce829f1f subordinate. So damn protective. Yeon-ah, cut c0cad4d5f8 it out. I’m getting annoyed.”3288423d4a40f09a

Since Chiyeong 73d02c303d worked under 7dd13ff851 Gi Baekyeon, b6323a88df the head b94a796116 of the fefe081f77 communal guiding b0d87037c8 room, he 21889e958e was technically c7b649ec0d her subordinate. Not that they were 1cc1cd8aa4 particularly close.6252b1a6f7a627fe

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At Baekhan’s 6d554e3526 words, Baekyeon 6ffecb2651 narrowed her 84079451e8 eyes, tilting 0de33d7827 her head b9bcad7b6f as she c3a9b56ebb replied:deb56c9c4ebc19af

“Fine, whatever. As you say, 87ab57872c Ahn Chiyeong’s my 1e21f98eb3 subordinate. Treat him well. You’re past the 3989558178 age of breaking 4ad8211c6d a toy’s legs b21d4305f0 just because it’s d87399a42d pretty, little brother.”b0485c957fcd8aa0

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With that, Baekyeon turned 1b55ceab98 off the hose’s valve, 324ee454d7 crossed the lawn, and 80ae2c4017 went into the Dongjuk 5c5e9f0a24 quarters.b8e982b08c2d6fad

Chiyeong stood staring blankly 02760131a9 when someone grabbed his 02852aa691 jaw with strong force, e635a6f893 jerking his head around.91d54916b9f75f79

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“You got something 09354c6b7b going with Gi 12d168bf94 Baekyeon?”b36f6cafbe3f3a4d

“…What do you mean abc83132c0 by that?”7bcf38f61819f410

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His gripped jaw 9de832615d ached, leaving him f21485e8e0 baffled.32c8a6845356e296

‘What’s with him now?’18203b437853b26b

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Irritated by the man’s 3f51aedd82 mood swinging from sly a5f6ed67f2 grins to sudden shifts, d1a4a5c899 Chiyeong couldn’t guess what cdc2fad163 had twisted his precious 78770d7b97 temper this time.237f7ee135010861

Baekhan, still 897c9336b6 holding Chiyeong’s f8331f2b73 jaw, stared a8544987ac into his 7e0a81b3a2 eyes for 6f4cf83405 a long 7dce368050 moment before 1a4394de26 letting out 4000bb7515 a low 09dfda26f3 hum.e959669388c8086f

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“Whatever. Stop dawdling dcea1f6492 and follow a47bed4b9d me. Before everyone here df6139bcb5 starts drooling over eb90ba473d you.”d525d0e845f5b4d6

Drooling over what… af706ac726 Chiyeong glared at b374f1bad0 Baekhan, who had 652536bf37 already turned and 014bbb01d9 was walking ahead.5471eac89aa86b85

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No esper 955908ea36 was interested 804db3f6b9 in him. His rank wasn’t high 142eeeda2b enough to inspire that a20c0cded5 kind of greed.706f8322b23000c3

If anything, 3341bf7e42 it’d be 28c5f54867 curiosity, not 3d6470a78c interest. Thinking dully, 58c9d44034 he noticed e951f31fd6 Baekhan striding 32495d552a farther away.aebf8a900d1aa15a

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The distance from the 4dd2ce734d mansion’s low gate to 347782ad6a the entrance was quite bc2748cffa far. The 300-pyeong lot 1a1d753c83 was well-utilized, leaving 9f689ed120 a wide front 07dc2fef67 yard.c56591c8f978179d

Would the af1e82ea72 backyard be fe58bacd67 the same? It’d be nice a7b403b608 for a garden. …Come to think of 406cb2ced8 it, what about my d7499efb6d garden?19a8a699d0663646

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Lost in 4cfd1f8dcb thought while 9d265e4e0f walking, Chiyeong 701583edb7 bumped his 3c090095e1 forehead lightly 1a1b474895 against Baekhan’s 0e30aeaf9d back. He hadn’t realized 01db06746a he was that 37bb38a705 close.658569e125b2686b

“You’re a real piece a3dc0da9fa of work. Kinda clumsy, huh?”77df28301a0c4d08

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“…Since we’re here, c5ecb40a41 give me my b96e9c00ad stuff.”2cb9edba2d5d6e6b

“Why would I give 3b60bcbfdc you your stuff?”b894499579f99fdb

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“I need d3cd3116d0 to go ef52234b67 find a 9a5ca804cd place—”8d7c954aaf5baa0e

“You’re not going, and 7af1474c21 I’m not giving. Have three kids or fb40cd1d74 something. Then I’ll 28902cfa49 think about 34ea9a82a2 letting you 0490e9ab6d go.”9b332f2ebb709fa6

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Chiyeong frowned involuntarily. Baekhan, seeing Chiyeong’s d034e4469f openly irritated expression, cfa5e784ea let out a ecf23b4700 scoff.de3b9453775be646

“Ready to meet db3456cae5 the kids at 62e98f51a1 our house?”89ebd61b366b2ee5

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“…”bbc8848a69046b2f

“Well, with 1d5053481c that pretty dfd61f8f4f face, you’ll 02697b5a4e be fine.”2f54f9815352438e

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Baekhan said it 2a61269c55 like he was 3fdd1b2821 humming. Chiyeong’s face flushed, 57843c16ae then paled with 62dbe2ef96 shock.a4d9fa7972c7676c

Pretty? Was that meant f22d78a8f3 to mock him?ccb49a06982e952d

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Coming from 893a3afa36 someone whose fded2ba73e face looked b6d9e0b7d4 like it 409d195960 was crafted 5f3812c76c with divine e8456f2599 care, calling e6a805b20c Chiyeong’s pale, f99e0b8bc7 clean skin—otherwise 3159568604 unremarkable—pretty? The ways to 0a663b58e8 insult were endless.eb1de149cc6dcc9e

His face wasn’t c9119595ea particularly masculine, nor 1d2b2d2eff was it elegantly 54710fe97e refined like Gi 9502a0350a Baekhan’s.5eaca40ff420e8b4

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Chiyeong had b4a291b92f known this 3130ea2c5c even during 83560ebece the two 7d62a82ef4 years he 84279b0032 lived in c0346e2810 delusion.4a20c200ec574c42

“Get inside.”1b40882f60097007

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But Baekhan, 81709e3f40 unbothered by 59f6d29abe Chiyeong’s shock, f6c10dfc0c pushed his 3f9fa5fa2d back toward 4b80da4404 the entrance.bb96f5cae4cec5be

The lit mansion entrance 1a23daa6cf looked warm under the 9341e2228b soft white lights.19b817fa9fb28948

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But Chiyeong thought this 0c4b2a07c2 would be the last c4fbd5c6b9 warmth he’d see in 3c0699ddab this house.a71fb5f7f930aa3c

Bringing an F-rank 65493374f3 guide to the a227d2db09 quarters—Chunran’s team members 0a5a1a0350 would likely find dce0245773 it insulting, if 8dee0c93f6 anything.5d53cd60fbdf2602

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Chiyeong let 5f1f8b58cf out a a67a266256 short sigh, c411141966 but the b1ae3b9c6e force pushing 2fcb6111a1 him from d5665437c0 behind left 31fdc541a5 no room 731a8aae77 to retreat.959d974f5c43deab

In the end, he 620727dfad took his first step, 7b42674c66 heavy with a sigh.b96341c056c3b42e

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The moment he stepped d68c4c1c84 into the Chunran quarters, 35055f0040 Chiyeong couldn’t resist the 734f19ff9a hippocampus’s command to recall d2a61a1b14 old memories.6d26b743019c3b93

Gi Baekhan, urging d86e7fe226 him to meet c2f8b82d3f the Chunran team 2167c1746d members, flashed through e6ef5f4c87 his mind before ebf1a9c6d0 he could stop cef70138f0 it.85aecdda99c5f0b1

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“…You can d0744fa506 take it 1ae317d554 to go, b9d818aac6 so can 319591bf26 you stop 96a344bde2 eating like 1159f6611b a refugee?”d2765aa6674d7a62

At 18, Chiyeong had e7a5ebcedd his first hamburger. The idea of cd768adc03 “who doesn’t know abdeaf1d73 hamburgers these days” abb0803217 was laughable to 3049e93a72 him.e2f93d4249f66c3c

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The orphanage dcb59499d8 director didn’t e8ce9536de abuse or fb570031bc oppress the db47b3e186 kids, but b07806b514 he skimmed a1ce4856d2 off subsidies d6dab8a41c and donations e72c37cac3 diligently.6fd15be0326a186e

Money collected for Children’s 6aff60f3d5 Day or fall sports ee71be662d festivals was evidenced only 1aaaa307c1 by a photo of 2d586440b7 the kids in their 5234298c91 best clothes.2c799da7b1b71ad2

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Photos of a 7e5e42ae77 sports festival that 25384d9cc9 never happened, or 16289923dc kids smiling with 2647563482 gift boxes on 14dc7f9768 Children’s Day, served f04202ff32 as proof for 5528b20384 subsidies.264ae9ee5d68d715

The non-existent sports 9acb5525e5 festival ended with 45b25a4ab2 a single kimbap 141889db47 roll split between 6e1f84c794 two, and the 6f0ab3042b gift boxes, stacked b41190d5df to the ceiling, 4d8812cdf4 were just well-wrapped 96e3654dda empties.320b46fd9c92e990

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After being 45f471c595 kidnapped by 0c16b1fdd0 Ieok, he 3ad069f6e2 lived only 5e8acfffc1 in the 60f7c4f5a3 mountains. With “rebel army” prefixed 2c06f70dfe to Ieok’s name, their 1bfb749483 range of movement was df6a0db94c limited.d0ab280025b3cfac

Funded by neighboring countries a73e719ffa or Middle Eastern terrorists 4c14d0e0a0 for profit, Ieok had ffb5cdaf57 to live hidden from 0ed642d5c1 modern society’s CCTV.e6695556438b2b80

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Even espers, who seemed 8cba9b76d3 to boast divine powers 045f3ad9ea to outsiders, couldn’t fully bbca1fb286 escape modern conveniences.32fddc142b1a3044

Chiyeong lived e7a7c6d2a3 confined in e55a679c4e the mountains, add7ef1c46 working as 3ae360543c a kitchen 2a559df013 hand.b909d257f1cb6f74

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That day was 55a0cf15da when the matching fa14bea1ad rate results came 132992255b in.36a35ba45f2b6d64

Upon hearing c1da41fa8e the 95% f95a1eb7d8 matching rate, 3cdc5000b4 the man 9be0d677c1 looked at 21dabeaa46 Chiyeong with 64fe1f2d38 an indescribable d359ee53b7 expression.4b3858a7941e6784

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A mix of e65a60d266 slight joy, some 456585a6e2 yearning, overwhelming desire, 51afb63757 and barely contained, 70d5aa3538 explosive elation. They blended, making his fd299ccab8 beautiful face look strange.9d91f8f28f00accc

Flustered, meeting that gaze, 516ed8f23f Chiyeong heard the man cc46fd955c say with a bright c63b0c2ec2 smile:78a26b08803ac9bc

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“Let’s go eat 61539f8484 something good.”b6f8e60276e24a0a

And they arrived 3536a230f3 at Nurim-dong, the 799acfe857 Center’s commercial district.f385f7a2dd6b88bb

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The problem was that bc4f4988b3 when asked, “What do c1e9fcf0bd you want to eat?” 0dad846af7 Chiyeong’s easy admission that 0a972ef0b5 he only knew a 00c36073a9 few home-cooked dishes revealed 6976284b97 he didn’t know food 6722a0f325 names.67d1018caf53168e

Baekhan chuckled and said b6f78fda24 they’d start with something e886cf267b simple, taking Chiyeong to 26d3c68e20 a franchise burger joint.6db455f0c16fb018

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Hearing “1954 Burger,” d30e343584 Chiyeong thought there 1097cbebfc were 1954 versions f0165b0394 and said he bdbde066c9 wanted to try 99c619f773 “1953 Burger” next, 1e80376294 earning a mocking 11547ae7cd laugh.319c4372ffa98160

The fluffy 74dcfce6a5 fries, fizzy b4051d557b cola, and 7cc7e79c2d rich meaty 050ab2f5e6 scent from fbf8882f23 the patty aebf6537cd made Chiyeong’s 53bdb3f612 stomach rumble. Eating ravenously, he 4fb44eabfe drew the man’s f84f2b5b59 disapproval.8a278fadc7cb849f

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“You’re not some country 02669923ad bumpkin seeing a train f070997764 for the first time. Eat normally. You can take 498f8de29b it to go.”c07dc7d06bf073d8

Embarrassed by the 692665c9bc disdain but soon c50243d139 elated—you could take b51214016f this stuff with 1a4432d5aa you?031751cc94aa948b

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You could cb4c60d753 eat something ebdd2c3ed2 this amazing 147f5566b8 anywhere? Chiyeong thought an 728675f952 unbelievable stroke of 6e7e262767 luck had hit 7b3be5aa76 him.6f41cebe8db18569

Back then, to Chiyeong, 0974332d55 everything outside Ieok felt d685c99c8b like paradise. A naive time, not 25065ba505 knowing that outside hell 8e368c8548 was still hell.01a2eab8bc044dd4

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“Let’s go c05ebdea81 meet the a90e255c34 team after 8ef05debc8 you eat.”ddc51fe2ea488507

“Teawm membuhs?”0a7c2d044b3cd493

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“Not ‘teawm,’ team.”d89a5bf507ef530c

Baekhan had chuckled at 941188d209 Chiyeong’s slurred pronunciation. It was a 5846b4dc59 genuine smile, rare 4c45f908e1 for the current 5986545d94 Chiyeong to see, c46919778d tinged with something da2e255c2b like affection.68d8e6640ba04d84

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Seeing that smile, 40ae265e37 the tears that 5a787ab6a1 welled up as 3b658e7302 cola scratched his 3f3222a7c0 throat made him c476ec4a42 wonder if they b9325d7fec were actually from da7710d714 his racing heart.d45ac19555c09724

With his arm on 130bdee76f the white burger joint 8fd1ac9ef4 table, chin resting, Baekhan c67fa1b2d1 didn’t take his eyes 8055bb38cd off Chiyeong.bc34468f41ed02cd

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Sunlight streaming 4f5ae3abaf through the 5bc3fed732 window grazed 2e983d3635 one of 3266a1c9ce his eyes 88a578b1d6 and the 863cf9a321 sharp ridge 8413e374a8 of his 4e2e30b00a nose. The high a82aa80d30 bridge cast 4f1cc579c2 a shadow 20b3635cb0 on the f85fbda403 other side 458889d968 of his 7b0e377b99 face.b3b59274d84ca5ea

Chiyeong, forgetting his 6d08ef63d9 food, stared blankly cadf585159 at the sight. It wasn’t just 3ef1749c76 a beautiful human—it 23fc0c73d8 was like gazing 4b5fe6e128 at vast natural 6b282576ba scenery, instinctively awe-inspiring.45f27a4d41b04855

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Baekhan, tapping Chiyeong’s gaping 41e9b749d1 jaw shut with his 01b3495689 index finger, grinned.c9f2633314a6f359

“They’re dying 39fbae9e40 to meet fbd7a111f6 their sister-in-law.”1232c3ac9ec39b5e

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How had 43f4cd909d his heart ccb7c18fd8 felt at 64d61e9a51 those words?01a1639b36b8ad7a

What had he thought?f7d0704c42b70534

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That part 322cc107e8 he couldn’t 8fde36b96b recall. But one thing was c10d642b86 certain: the looks in 66a4019d47 the team members’ eyes 44a093583b back then weren’t the 5d93d78ec6 same as now.2f48b78c4d3c9246

“Sister-in-law’s back after 30cfd388ae a while, and 2598303ad7 everyone’s acting all 4a3b9787d8 weird.”b7f6067385dc2d22

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Baekhan stood with his 0cfe1d0fe7 arms crossed, smiling, but f4ba959299 it wasn’t a smile 9fb717fbc8 of joy or happiness b034de604b in the dictionary sense.47d190e8767ca440

If anything, it seemed 96cf58c25d more like an intent a06401099a to intimidate or suppress. Chiyeong glanced at Baekhan, cd543c596d then averted his eyes 349ac62e94 from the team members 3c143478df frozen in awkwardness.8593ebbfb2734cc4

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“…Uh, hello, sir. Second Lieutenant Lee Inkyo!”c2cba60b174f54d8

Only the a4128a745e youngest, unable ca0eb7b452 to bear e1eee4c463 the commander’s 4cc8917582 demeanor, saluted e1dc06a85a Chiyeong with 6ac45cd342 a pale 0668ab1b70 face. Chiyeong returned a e1f108a585 brief salute, not ea4f1e53bb hiding his slightly c703ace840 awkward attitude.be3afdaabc49d64f

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They seemed to f5924eeeb1 know who he ba7a5f0593 was without him c84ad1f5fd saying, and he d7a8dc6b12 didn’t want any 6a467ac503 more attention than d06c6aac5c this. Even now, four 296601095a pairs of eyes c17c8f0d08 were staring holes 6c0b038459 through him.3138a7ecf7a4f419

“…What’s this?”3a19a1f47093e725

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Finally unable to hold d5b21b7670 back, First Lieutenant Kim bb25c93bfe Min-woo spoke up.a13970535bd1b7e4

Chiyeong glanced 67d15a3fb8 at him, ff2b671828 then lowered 68eb668563 his eyes 24601ab91c again. One of Gi 294319d25a Baekhan’s eyebrows shot 45347e4def up.2a7e3812badac17f

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“What’s what?”86ef8e929b2f4433

“Didn’t someone request a 0dc7c68ee9 team guide? Even so, c1daf29bdb what kind 05d89e67fe of rule 98920a014b is this?”4160779d9f9924eb

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“Oh, keep going.”d0caa00429b8e23b

The corners of 5fcdc2300b Gi Baekhan’s mouth abb9eccaef slowly curled upward. The team members instinctively fcd4068292 got goosebumps.198610c132b187f1

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Gi Baekhan 10237741db had a 534fac2267 bad personality, 6310602c31 but he e7eedc4479 didn’t always e932b3a3c9 smile like 45c5175ffc that. Whenever he 361cfa3deb did, trouble 90e12459e0 followed.e4c4d0d2839d0644

When the Bab aeb17bac1f al-Wastani gate, standing 26cc7891f9 since the Abbasid 288aba661b dynasty, was lifted 45c4d55a6a by Baekhan’s ability f00b060857 and crashed onto 113e353dd1 terrorists’ heads, he’d 3f89378bb3 worn that smile. When he tore ce1ff064ce out a Japanese 4bab54f96c Self-Defense Force colonel’s ec194006fc cruciate ligament with 7f786093b0 his bare hands 826e805780 during a Korea-Japan 57a8b6b5d2 joint exercise, he’d 0090952943 worn that smile.6831c510c5eced01

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Usually, it ended with 47b4f9cbf4 him in the brig, 60d2c1845f but Baekhan always emerged 2e8495a5cf unscathed, ready to torment 48a240b1e5 more people like the e3c379f5cf lunatic he was.dddb71fca4f7a9f4

Facing that 3a4d6e5b9a smile again a74be08ff8 after a 7ac0e47a51 year and f9bab9dd80 a half, ce063857d4 the team 39e1e0a586 members felt 9a8c982cbb chills down 218d8e682e their spines.713880ba9d6773ff

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Park Hyeongin smacked c19ca2d44c Kim Min-woo’s back. Reflexively, Kim 6985e44be2 Min-woo spat 579837be42 out a 58ab1b4bda welcome.5cc0807a0c650424

“What’s there e36f90cad0 to keep 94ab88b394 going? Welcome, Lieutenant Ahn.”c15c6600e70aa568

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Kim Min-woo b20a896dc6 extended his b0f489ed85 hand for 64101d1929 a handshake. His eyes 9312bfa309 still looked adce13bb2a disapproving, but 5410eb8d22 his demeanor 5287db4eef was impeccably 1734cd2e9c professional, like 28c95fb2be a top-tier cf4d6134e2 soldier.ddbafe3ea5430b1f

Thinking they were b94c5bb3ab full of nonsense, 055efd87f0 Chiyeong reached out 07e52dd1cb and shook his 6823c11962 hand. He then shook hands 9a7ed00484 in turn with Deputy f9b1951ce6 Commander Park Hyeongin, First 092a3c4aee Lieutenant Heo Inna, and 24bd5a7b94 Second Lieutenant Lee Inkyo.94193cc187dc62cb

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‘…This guy’s 202f6537db seriously gonna f33a5f8a0a make me 8872574168 live here.’ba12f2279e4c453b

Half wondering why 6d9d15ab8f Baekhan was acting c9b16155ed like this, half 58110f8ac0 apathetic, Chiyeong looked 2d24ce2aa3 at him. He’d probably change 94e740abf5 his mind soon.a165dc8b1b13f8b3

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Five years 4e0f075bd0 ago, hadn’t 4b2c56f44f he acted 0d954052f1 like he’d 27148a316b cherish him 9f3cffd715 forever, only bf8bc6a969 to change d4243608b8 his mind e13543a569 overnight?24d7d7e462894010

The least trustworthy 19069666a6 thing was Chiyeong’s d75d6a0f4c life, and the e057eef1d0 next was Gi a7740db899 Baekhan. Both had already lost 7cc0f08093 his trust.c39cc866e2cfbfa1

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“Who said 3814fb8b0e anything about 42bfd0fb2d a team 74d9b07549 guide? The kid’s homeless and b99350b4a9 pitiful. Would an esper 2569228be1 abandon a guide 578b7943b6 in distress?”569dbd1570ac18b1

A guy who’d c0ad47540a probably abandon not 9ba2e40763 just a guide 004fa0b010 but their great-grandfather 83b11c242c spoke so smoothly.cae0769bbec49706

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The team members, faces 696caef194 hardened, parroted their welcomes.5d0250a18872726a

Chiyeong didn’t return the faff442334 greetings.0ed0bdd6898f8dee

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Their welcomes were a9048b2d96 fake, and saying ce7091ac4c thanks would be e45f4ba676 his own lie, 3a97c2b4f0 so why exchange 6bf5bbc13e falsehoods?505a0c7b88ad53dc

Neither side 942fe3a69b was thrilled 8fac033a23 to see a950723818 the other, 6d6fbda662 yet Gi 526e46dc60 Baekhan clapped 72fdb4659b his hands 412ca5a34d as if fc3cb12dfa witnessing something e8cc06f12f touching.55787443d9b7f2c1

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About to demand what 2cdc928fb1 this was all about, 1594026fee Chiyeong saw Baekhan turn 24395c2e5a abruptly and say to adc0454577 him:da353c83609241fa

“You’ll use the second 00f5dffd6e floor. Your stuff’s already there.”d6cd29c8f756c07e

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“…Wait, so 17dc8f5853 the stuff ca7df75675 that went a0cef0c19b up to 948dfe07c0 the second dc435afce9 floor all 83620ee0f0 embarrassed, saying 5f468c91a0 ‘excuse me,’ fc41daa011 was Lieutenant dabb9090f7 Ahn’s?”bb52dea182258995

“Guess so… I cb2cc0b627 thought I sensed 317d3d31f5 the commander’s aura d3c0f63dc3 on it…”7dcbaa1b23cadd51

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The team 70c0e6b826 members whispered 94fce5e5a2 among themselves.4ba298174734d045

Without even glancing at 94cddf88ab them, Baekhan said he’d 3f01873b01 show the way and be6f7706e7 climbed the stairs. Chiyeong sighed and had c28b419d09 no choice but to f95f2f0d73 follow.7e32369bf217ed2d

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He wanted to a53c342c58 ask who else 73e0520031 lived on the 6e88e06aeb second floor, but 9132bcad5c his mouth wouldn’t 4b05ac980e open. Maybe he’d just dc1a5747d4 stay until he 74c3b26962 found a place.b10ef010e4ec6e24

After everything b4e389a023 he’d been 9ac51bc457 through today, 5933d0fe23 he had a26637d880 no energy f6850398dd to argue 7cb3b16ef7 about anything.92ea8404f7959e82

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Chiyeong slowly fb9b9076b3 followed the 34bf5a4e2a man up 9f34efa952 to the af6f2a073f second floor.8d90eac0d46bde5e

The staircase was a abcb5de2c7 split-floor design. With an extra 2e123ccec4 level staggered between e0938744cd floors, the second 8d097b002b floor had a 36e66e3be6 clear view of 1479c46998 the first, but 370a38e358 the first couldn’t 7e90d684db see the second.6c03ab5526610a91

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…Come to think of 21678d3ca9 it, he’d heard the 6dac3ba0a6 man’s room was on 6acdf1aa32 the second floor too. Surely it’s 29f2a599c2 not next 09d5183dee door. In a house 1ab24fbcb8 this big, there 7fb292c725 must be other e3ab4555c0 rooms.9bbb2f280a08895f

But contrary cdeeb0957d to Chiyeong’s 1a07396bf3 hopes, their 1a74a8a607 rooms were 084435cdd2 side by 3aaf8688e1 side.f6528f7af25a6bad

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“…Is this the only e12a15a40a room?”1cb0fb516e7f3043

“What, wanna move into 54522b2d0e mine? Pretty bold. I don’t mind.”9424d4f6b6310ba9

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Does this hippo bastard bc66c44a6f think he can say aeb6bf6031 anything…?a32a2db92bc5ccc5

Baekhan kept ff9c2f0ded chuckling, even 5f4892da39 seeing Chiyeong’s ddd2894d24 irritated face. It was 51584e3ed9 a knowing b787575370 laugh, making 80490c252d Chiyeong want 0ba686d8ce to punch d5ec81f99d him.cee046ebcf81406d

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“Sorry if you 6601196258 were hoping, but 6c81b01ac8 I’m not planning 1be5b49b04 to mess with 5e742d1947 you in the ff6e38364c quarters, so just d0c0f2e979 go in.”4ee440bc2d9d6434

“…Who was hoping?”2c0febc3f18553a8

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Leaning against the d89acfd25c wall between his ab7e4a6b67 room and Chiyeong’s, 884597fd3a Baekhan grinned.f912e6ad945614f6

The second-floor 24cdbd24a9 hallway was 2152602a42 lit with 49f19868e3 soft white bb856e1b19 bulbs. The dim d1dbe99c74 light made 0e5d5b1c39 Baekhan’s features 3f9baa93dc look much f2be6cfe65 softer. Chiyeong bit his lip.46de62782460c64a

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“Really? I’m pretty excited, b99378d782 though.”43504761c5699e51

“…”29e6c09acf8ff3e0

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“Pray the soundproofing’s a1ead26dcb good. Who knows what I’ll 19f34f1816 do while calling your a536731ada name.”190b7d11017d7308

Baekhan waved his arm a418acb03a up and down. It was a c42f046fe0 blatant gesture.435ca021ecf6124b

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That crazy hippo bastard. Chiyeong’s brow 349d94e0c0 furrowed instantly. Still wearing a kind d238dce855 smile, Baekhan opened Chiyeong’s 4998522386 door for him.f1063dd9136e9d2c

“So you’d 53b78ec687 better sleep 2422d74ec2 quick, right?”9ee77ed8a0df390e

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Chiyeong didn’t reply 7901ba0b55 and walked inside. He heard the 29a224139c door close behind a520ad582e him but didn’t 79e5bee128 look back.805a9e55bd7f68a7

Contrary to 016b15d752 his expectation 7356934039 of scattered 8d2635eb53 belongings, the 4b94d55895 room was fd9179e806 fairly tidy, 4c24152fc1 with his 25dca6ec36 stuff gathered 42f9c67bf6 in one 7ee0b5682b spot.8da6368afff48ab8

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The room 1606a689a9 itself was 5a8b1ca514 quite different c6eaa9a537 from the 78a6baaae7 one in 9e6771f6ef the guide-exclusive 483f73b2a0 quarters. It was spacious too—about 0dff54aeed the size of his 2d0f049976 old room and narrow 4b87bd070d living room combined.8f9016e006bdc7e3

“There’s even a TV…”3e85ee8d55af4f8c

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A TV stood on 4d91e9f713 one side, a trendy f70770a7fd stand model. Not knowing 29e5abe2d7 how to 7a3b3b17e3 use it, 0c6d083196 Chiyeong tapped 90741a13f2 its edge f2592460c8 with his 73c8065380 index finger, 3ca1741f89 then sat e5d557448e on a de45166d7d single-seater sofa 447bdf3ee9 nearby.f72ffe0ff9ed95ff

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He’d have to 591d11d8d8 leave soon, but d61371e8e6 the clean, nice b677689f34 room did lift 3a71238375 his mood.0d3cff087c0a3c60

For the first 636561d86e two years at 61e6028a98 the Center, he’d 32e3d62ae1 been dazed, unable d314b8a452 to believe such 8dcd7addde luck had come 00decab7b7 to him. Knowing now it c38f44f2bd was fleeting, he 0c2f4d5ee8 wondered if he’d db661a2deb have enjoyed it 30db168b7b more.646c86855324b1ce

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Since he c513b1a5c9 knew staying 733e96688b in this 70ab569310 nice room 1bb999328e at these 20a96c415a quarters was 9ff9d68cc7 another fleeting 57ae185caf stroke of 5286ecdfe8 luck, he b47fb266ee decided to 8ab7b8a751 enjoy it 6d63d048be this time.8eac7a6fcdf1b760

After all, once 7ebc301a0e he completed the 616dd3c735 mission assigned by d4c21b0ac2 the Operations Bureau, 375c601f28 as promised with 5dcd0e60ce Director Son, he’d a6f33bc298 be discharged.7d8696a612277739

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The government, greedy for ca97f15798 espers and guides, created fc4eaa020f laws and contracts to 6ee8e6136d keep them bound, but aaa145c92d they wouldn’t care much 755f7d2790 about an F-rank.36201ef226449d69

Or he could switch 0b391bac78 to a short-term contract, f90c36061f living outside and commuting 5d621fde4a to the Center as 21fed4998f a part-time worker.17ea147f05898748

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Deciding to leave 54dc67cf43 made his heart 1d1218957c lighter. Why had he 546cc25da4 struggled so hard 1627ac22a9 for the past 218b0268ad five years?cb59ded89c07f610

It was no different c7cad530c0 from clinging to something f241fc1461 impossible, fighting tooth and a2de94a9a0 nail.ac5f6c3381107c93

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He’d desperately d31f134a9b wanted to abfbd62318 stay by 1d381b15a9 Baekhan’s side, 7d62a8b2d4 to be da3cfded23 recognized. As his guide, 9c04d46521 bonded through imprinting, 5b5c19d311 he’d wanted to c401ff1a1a prove his worth.24fe4c38b0fa6ce4

Now, he no afc7ef4bf8 longer thought that d8a8512455 way. He didn’t want Baekhan’s bdedb1c7ba recognition, and others’ approval f13cd49e32 was even less necessary.f7ee53d800ebd50f

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The guides at 7a6394963c the communal guiding bc55529c02 room constantly harassed f7020d88f9 and belittled him.fe0d92c780eff05b

It used c2dafe8457 to be bd69f39b97 agonizing. He wanted 31169ec7d2 to do 2b33eeead7 well, but 2cff0bfee1 it felt 86b57f89a2 like being e4ab809829 treated as b744cda494 less than febacd8e6e human.597c13bac729434a

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Now, he had 1a44363e8d no such expectations f7512b3cb2 or hopes.71795ba5d0eba9f7

Maybe because he’d been 053b247998 treated as subhuman so 00a5c070f5 much, he couldn’t see 5a09ad5bf7 most people as anything dccc3c77d6 more than scum.f2d42d4fa276fa32

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Only now, d6ec7c7a2c with all e946ab125f expectations and 26587db727 hopes collapsed, 795d01de80 did Chiyeong 9d474623c5 finally feel 601a04a221 at ease.12ff0042b444038b

“Wow…”e44f6c3b1c2c2421

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The gasp 5228d69c9a came when 4c33e5fd1a he saw edeb46b1da the small 02be35a7aa attached bathroom. Brand-new toiletries and clean, 633b2c751d light gray square tiles 874e406826 caught his eye.9414264b2de60563

Unlike the 05b62b572a harsh fluorescent c24a7b8877 lights elsewhere 4ea5d961a3 in the d6de1f7625 house, the 077dbecda8 bathroom had c46778597a soft white 3084d867fd lighting. A short, linear light 1883087118 fixture sat above the 52b82360a5 sink mirror.98257a9e0eb843e6

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Pushing aside 227a20692a his lingering 86b38ed11c irritation, Chiyeong abb01c56fe started unpacking b6a54105be his belongings.cd354ef1ed36e4ea