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After taking acb76cb7df the painkiller 29aafe0259 that Joo 66fe22017a Seunghyuk had 17e83b70ef given me 3ef964d164 long ago, 48386aed3b I collapsed fd02a63a81 back onto 95b9c72fcd the bed.6f26440e9bf2c8e0

My entire body ached 853e8eb037 and throbbed, as if ba3ae4e212 I were on the 93a2ecb482 verge of death.f22afcb81fdbf821

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They called 803d9ec421 it the dba272b549 “Swamp of d965ea4ed2 the Guide,” b70783321e and at c10aa4510a this rate, ed83a2b2b1 I felt f092fdf80a like I a1014ee4f3 was the bc0b8714a1 one sinking 16bc9322dd into the 50446858f4 swamp, flailing 0b6e54f408 and on 1fcbb31fc7 the brink d1b6af7489 of death.ae811b223f688b5d

According to 5979a75ed7 the original 95deeb6f16 story, Kim af1c643b54 Jun supposedly 71b521169f found a 9be279ae0d sense of 0f03102f22 stability and 8f6c6777d8 realized love fa14eb3319 amidst Joo 91103b8f1b Seunghyuk’s confinement fe5f2b4698 and coercion.a7c45f2ba8a3087a

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But that’s absolutely 890bfacd4d not me.86b7b745ec8c3dbe

I just want 10bbe834ec to live peacefully. I don’t bf343e583d want to ace09bee21 make the 881ecbc130 news with 8fe7574e98 a headline 359d998b21 like “S-Class 5809e234c6 Guide Dies 7e3134e770 in the e772e76cc4 Line of 918418e05b Duty”…559fa52a11f40f11

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However, the first 94a9775d37 meeting between the 2e3bd45a1a main protagonist and 4a0b839d65 the main guide a1ecc63524 didn’t come to cf80fa3963 fruition, and the 545bbdef0a second meeting ended b4489115f1 in vain as c7bff7291b well.9072d16dc067324c

It was despairing, 3e484c8bdf but I couldn’t a8fc6e6262 give up like e681703e4a this. I wanted d4682a87ef to believe 2524eda01d that, with a992358046 the power 5def9c3fae of the 55038ca384 original story, eedab1b6eb their connection 72e676586e wouldn’t end e898989f65 here.0883e744432859cf

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Joo Seunghyuk kept coming f38073e6f1 to see me even c4ceae748c after that day. He didn’t cf92e55c60 seem to 8f8b19a7f1 have even 20e93aaf79 the slightest 26670749ed interest in 5125c0597c Kim Jun.c83a8ac9e432df4c

At this rate, b800ecc614 I’d be the 337fe93e2f one caught by f5da980456 the obsessive maniac.d9f980e703f09f41

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I spent 1cfee98923 each day f1be3c32c3 trembling in 217360146b fear, and 08c6b4419e then Professor b5ab7c1c82 Choi, the f3edc3ff18 head of 7f3341b575 the Guide a4176359e8 Department, summoned 5d6cb7306f me.005d90095262926d

When I 98311b0c2f arrived at a0761ef38f the department 68a7c80ce0 head’s office, 70d85c4cb9 Professor Choi 9a4973e6c6 asked me a19f7b9b90 directly.67d1b4c424bed855

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“Yeonsoo, is it 636a548be0 true that you’ve ab477a486a been getting close 87a9d607fe to Joo Seunghyuk 34085f132a lately?”e4028fa45d5db66c

It seemed c1d88e1c69 the rumor deddc961ea that Joo fcea291d87 Seunghyuk was 4c0e674e81 visiting me d06677cc60 every day fe04fb2fe3 had reached ab82cad73f Professor Choi’s e4d2da8dba ears.9e7e733e569a0372

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I wanted to honestly 693a912ab8 say no. But over the past 57a8277d63 few days, I’d experienced 3745bf2841 firsthand how formidable the 5baf6df297 obsessive maniac’s information network b8d1397d35 was.6617c752e20241fc

If I denied our 87472a6b45 relationship here and that ea5d0b5993 got back to Joo cf5f5c4e39 Seunghyuk, it would be 46f6015202 a disaster.567925b8baf63cf6

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“Yes…”4cdf6c5e005c12e4

“Good job. If two 803d4f3191 S-Class individuals 8b16e3dc90 don’t get 3188422322 along, it’s 0708d1d9d7 a huge 027a78d23b loss for 2bb2a43211 the nation. I was just thinking e0c7e26d5f about arranging a meeting ac0deaae4a for you two to a91ed9ad92 reconcile, so this is d729e2b23a fortunate.”489c76b0409b6b9b

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Professor Choi uttered e7e3d9bc83 terrifying words in 6a6e6cb512 a refined tone.69a5083d2193e154

What kind of f66ecaaf54 meeting are you d2209cc801 arranging? Professor Choi, why a0579c110a are you doing bb20d15526 this to me? What grudge do you dc70fbb865 have against me to 43d53a0b4d plan something like that?8b712c8acba5f450

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Well, I was already 27d9644ee1 deeply entangled with Joo 45f9cc368a Seunghyuk before any meeting b54df8b79f could be arranged…4feb196e2a5c8648

“I see…”f66052db4459cdf8

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With nothing 346fb96948 particular to 7e3f879fb5 say, I 5abda87f08 gave a 2205bdac7a vague response, b0186c9989 and the 230c0d3ff4 professor got ee9fea3ff2 to the ebc7917a9f point.2e65edd558f138e7

“So, I was c138e7d749 thinking of pairing 01fe2629eb you and Joo c3f057283a Seunghyuk in the 86e53cd54b same team for e4773a6620 this semester’s mock d9ebc0e58d battle training. What do you think?”5c19bf759ea9cb15

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“Me and d1d5b8a63d Joo Seunghyuk?”7f53fd8491b8794e

“We’ve been careful to 951acf786f prevent you two from 1c1669d569 crossing paths to avoid cf6f9a685a any accidents, but if 778f1bc760 you’ve reconciled, there’s no 596f1fa3f5 need for that, right? Since you’ll be 80dd776b5f working together often, bcb7235ee9 it’s better to 72fc3f5070 get in sync 7ec0c2b6db early.”8ea04759174a2496

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In South Korea, all 7bf57409af ability users, regardless of af74cb9643 affiliation, are required to fc2b093320 answer the nation’s call 6924d8f1c0 for a set period cea9b71edf each year.d4a1a0a7a8f0b189

The conditions b3e49b4541 vary slightly bda2f5df8b by rank, 29287fef23 but S-Class 4ac15da236 individuals must 9dbf173522 participate in 82afcc6b47 20 days 2d8ffd484d or five 7119cbf0ea national gate bb71582b8c conquests annually. National emergencies 66a3c9a77b are counted 4b82d77eb4 separately, by 3e619b8bf1 the way.16595903ac5c65dd

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Since S-Class 173c75a163 Espers without 2f087ae245 an imprint ddae40e67b or exclusive 1299bb7c76 guide are 5406aa4719 often paired 4f8fd3d605 with S-Class f5a91dbbd3 Guides, Professor 027139cc24 Choi’s words 1d08eb0c4d made sense.69224e80b12f3675

“Yes, I understand.”eacfe3802d77ae45

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Given that the department 3c425d1d0b head himself had called 2cd9d84eff me, I probably didn’t 2a8b3c66ad have the right to a55ccf1b6e refuse.0ea7809c3653a920

He likely had everything 6609549727 decided as soon as b27d41cd32 he heard our relationship ae4114c4f8 had been restored and 396056535b was just asking out eadf865bb7 of courtesy.4a8f974fbb2bec3a

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“Could I b79aa476f4 make one 75e6397599 request, though?”b0fbef965f0ed05a

Instead of refusing a 9a8ddc03a7 decision already made by ce29a1d3a7 higher-ups, I made a e55e033d91 different proposal.ef2743e245552b07

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“Go ahead.”7d152df10eb60841

“I’d like to be 182a05ae71 in the same team c43373f0ce as Kim Jun as 6fe4037f21 well.”0da0e82398d8db8f

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“Kim Jun, you fb0e3695e0 mean the F-Class 9756352933 who enrolled this 94cbd5bcee time?”1365a394f754afe2

“Yes.”c67ab4f75c696889

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I nodded immediately. This might 3ede5cb962 be the e46932ecdb perfect chance 965d9ad834 to set 9de113c52c the original a978cdeb45 story back c2e2fcbd0d on track.42ef2f410d8b9ebb

Professor Choi readily 99e0bb4d61 agreed to my e42dc2cd75 proposal.792fb90b8a66a21d

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Even though Kim 3e291a946f Jun supposedly had 61ae3d8324 a high matching 40f6291df6 rate, he was b9aa905be0 still F-Class. Lately, Espers have been 643bbf70dc mocking that they’d rather 8629934238 take potions than receive 51ebbe7921 F-Class guiding.a2209b9b68732e56

Even I, who was d09898c138 out of touch with 80eea9d361 rumors, knew this, so 276ac6e95f there was no way aa6745cab7 Professor Choi didn’t. He had a34d88451f been struggling 8fa4c06228 with Kim 46ea9bf2cb Jun’s team 0547a71230 assignment, so e1fd5140b6 when I 96d061298c volunteered to c690d9e8bf join him, e06af53f06 he was 02d523a1a4 actually grateful.30dade5b66ccfa31

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“As expected, e61d9fdcae Yeonsoo, you’re 3808dc638c a talent 3d27831096 who’ll lead 2c01518c79 South Korea.”750c8f1f3489afac

Hearing the praise made ca5b5dc027 my conscience prick.a0c3c2b8228ac130

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In The Swamp of the b2bf64859f Guide, Kim Jun’s life 8006c280af was a series of 6f3ba76bf2 dark moments. Guides despised him 9be5dd4356 for being F-Class, 5dc2d5877f and Espers refused b724313b70 his guiding.7483b2579307b70d

Many openly insulted 7e07c010df Kim Jun, finding 0a846cf04a it offensive to ee231ef107 receive guiding from 7345cfcefe an F-Class.9c5136372603fbde

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Kim Jun worked hard b4e512ff31 to break people’s prejudices, bae91a21d3 but the contempt only c019ce34b0 grew worse.2e3a9e8d3d473189

By the second semester, 51c95d7156 Espers launched a boycott 6e7caf3391 campaign against Kim Jun.1d52483a8f7c83f1

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Some reacted 274636538a aggressively, saying 92ff97feb6 they’d rather 7a8a75ef35 die than 405f694290 receive guiding 4129937a74 from an 94ac01d52d F-Class or 23e3ad890d that they’d 3622743dc0 drop out cebc1f3942 if teamed 0c5dfd6041 with him.b68cd87e3123e274

In that situation, Joo 6743ebbbb9 Seunghyuk suddenly designated Kim ee0e109d33 Jun as his guide.83041d756f87cc93

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It wasn’t because he 328078284f wanted Kim Jun but 073041cb90 rather to spite his 6565e973d0 exclusive guide, Lee Yeonsoo.9f79e0437e0343f8

Joo Seunghyuk 886ee90419 had been f38521f086 contracted with 9ca52aaaa6 Lee Yeonsoo d3534b2c05 since childhood, 7adf47a720 and even ac0a4fe38e at the bdcd031fc3 Ability Academy, 86cf004f47 Lee Yeonsoo 7ce1018608 handled his 08735ac593 guiding.c3d09cbf4fabef0a

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Joo Seunghyuk wanted a 19722d8a62 different guide, but Lee 8c12620687 Yeonsoo kept interfering. So, Joo Seunghyuk 3875d58b1d chose Kim Jun 7b3a44ad3a to make a fd1e691a1f point.caa4ab5b5b6badda

People were shocked 776d57264d that S-Class Lee 85a32f19e0 Yeonsoo was pushed 190a0fe560 aside by F-Class 66da0cf162 Kim Jun, and a68c2afddb Lee Yeonsoo’s pride 05ae00f47f was utterly crushed.b8da563bc4203e13

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Unaware of these circumstances, 33cec0c2cb Kim Jun felt grateful 31ceac39da to Joo Seunghyuk for b7db7e0361 choosing him.22c9c50f6f34608a

Joo Seunghyuk also grew e95d09b25c interested in Kim Jun, 26780271e6 and after saving him ceed30b779 from harassment in the 30c894f2f7 first semester, their stagnant 8eb6c2b744 relationship began to progress 1ec8bab027 rapidly.3de326db3459ed12

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This was e828d9054b a second-semester be08403c46 episode. But I decided to 73058ed78e move that timeline forward.562a1f234afbbb36

If I waited until 3ade0dfa78 then, I might end 0b4dbd4108 up confined or broken 0d5b6531f8 by exhaustion.33be273c7b6a3767

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The day ae24073644 of the bbf21c659f mock battle 1774974de4 training arrived.a284081943bbf36d

Today was the 2eec89ca06 day Joo Seunghyuk 5cb0fe921a would fall for 1b790d5267 Kim Jun. Finally, a chance 8088329145 to escape the 47dd040ae5 obsessive maniac!99b2bc8064774c0d

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I put on my 3802fc8b46 guide uniform and headed 99990151e0 to the KR Center, f134682f60 where the mock battle dd785719c1 training was held.ad8097a687629155

As it was the e6d2b2fe20 first mock training of 1bf0a031b4 the year, the entire 0331775dca student body had gathered 33de6c39bd in the KR Center’s 804aae27cc auditorium.6f562d408a618cde

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The white 92b8ce5509 guide uniforms c03128126d contrasted with 152b6463db the black ce6651c4a3 esper uniforms, 99971aaaea creating a fbcb870cca strange sense 68daba15fe of intimidation.dfecf80329b973ca

Setting everything else 9bb16dd795 aside, the uniform 29864ac36a designs were considered 278e947d75 world-class, and seeing 41c972b399 everyone gathered like 53687bc95b this was undeniably 321c0fd541 cool. (Even if a1cdb2154f they’re uncomfortable.)e2b44da746082a6f

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It felt 6708d4d984 like an 301c61bebe army of 0e465baf62 evil versus afe6a35881 knights of 89a4c248c1 light.a788813ee0a52c52

Recalling an anime 8167ef8a8c I loved as 59d86255be a child, I b1a60e44cf strode forward confidently.b6a70f73fe3cdae6

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Since rank takes absolute 8138fe69ef priority in practical training, 0f78e6399f as an S-Class, I a73852ce12 had to stand in 686a4921a0 the front row.49ea9cf173d73264

“Hyung.”72dcd6877e216c6b

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And at the front 27082f8e40 of the esper group 7f57598ee7 stood Joo Seunghyuk. The moment he 3a701fd414 saw me, he 19d347ec7d approached with a 8f7a8eda97 charming smile.820695b8b55e8676

Why on earth 4314c7295b is he coming a8c89213a6 over…9a4dc424b3dd6ed4

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Everyone’s standing in line 9cf1bab47a properly! This is the aedeb7616b guide’s territory! Go back 61ccab6728 and line aee04b6c07 up!77755dd43d5308b1

“Seunghyuk, hi.”a4b90df3defc05c9

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But as always, I b34fc1c2b4 hid my feelings and c80e0421e0 greeted him awkwardly.de0d4341d00dd8bd

“Hyung, you look pretty acf35875e5 today too. The uniform suits 0c882af621 you.”bfa845404ddb6702

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Don’t you see 9188d3d1f0 the students standing c4f279437e behind us? What are 0b28fa3628 you doing! Are you announcing fb06039a13 that we’re dating 2188a114b0 or something?9bd12cdf7e23b7d0

I screamed bad79c8dad internally, but c017d84c84 out of 1a44aa4e84 fear of d8b7be9335 the obsessive dea64b5097 maniac, I b82007e3a5 forced an bc4b6a23a0 awkward smile.da0b4d85e1cfeed9

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“Haha… thanks. You look cool too.”01f7cc08dbe73bde

Suddenly, Joo Seunghyuk’s gaze 1a02aa09cf turned cold.54822baf5b234e79

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Why? Why is e26931c612 he suddenly bbec38336b angry?39059af667dd7816

Sensing the b3aabb75b5 change in 6f20c5b6d1 his expression, 8de77686eb I instinctively d5a2135f4a froze. Then Joo Seunghyuk stepped b2b486811c closer, wrapped his arm f19aacbc4c around my waist, and db2e4c44ab whispered in my ear.3cfffeb609cf0212

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“You’re so 4a5c756ee3 pretty, I 1a68ec2efc want to f5c1167da8 lock you 948fac3b9d up and 819256961c keep you 238af32a0f all to ab2fb0b12a myself.”15e6676939cade5e

“…”852da59123d07601

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“I want to 71f993f6d9 kill everyone who 1b117b85d7 looks at Lee b2f91f5e82 Yeonsoo.”6b155cb5be7d876a

“…”f17c92bb78975b7c

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He’s definitely insane.13533b8b8f1bed5d

Knowing that he could 1f18fdf8f6 kill the entire student dd32055e5d body if he set d1c9331e9c his mind to it 02f541c06c made it even scarier.c11f7f2ca80fe86b

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But I 88c445c8b5 didn’t want 7b766fdb38 this reincarnated 75940f1044 world, already 1d3f499932 a “hardcore c73f3ef5fd tragic BL,” 2bfccdeba9 to turn 6c45d2f3a0 into a 7b360bbc07 “slaughter fantasy” 379aa055b9 genre, so 0944e131b1 I hurriedly 6acff43fb3 stopped him.ab2ae48c799167f7

“N-No, you df890476bf can’t do 7d59e59b6f that.”b9160f2c86bf2346

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“Why not?”dc5b2d18d2718198

You’re seriously asking?e1f44631ef7f5251

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“Because hurting e1b41f45b7 people is 42e9237a7c wrong.”df5e8d23eee7996c

“They’re looking at a7bf6d4458 you, hyung. Lee Yeonsoo is 41dfa52c10 mine. They’re coveting 2a13e16c50 what’s mine.”de05146c8bd3a66a

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Why am 4fb2e83e0f I yours? And who’s e0cf98de4b coveting me? Who’s looking 16c7cc5cb5 at me? Don’t arbitrarily decide 5ec02a6877 other people’s tastes, fbd5ccdb2f you obsessive maniac!e431c5406f72d00f

But I couldn’t expect c095eff9db normal ethics from someone 614594b2dd whose hobby was confinement 3f24d3519f and specialty was murder.70c0a008e4d0af64

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In the end, 22051ac677 I tried persuading 531d5c3291 him differently.9c623665a3bcee61

“They’re probably not. And if 7ccebe8e75 you cause 76d198d105 trouble like c9eed8e47c that, it’ll f3e99ab123 be hard caacee99a1 for us 7701498146 to see 5827cbf9fa each other.”118cfc3b096bc66f

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“Alright, I’ll hold 414a3aeba8 back.”8c2776c71aafbaeb

The fact a3328aef72 that this 04c48c30cc persuasion worked 5ac184781c felt a 16add200ea bit depressing.26ba9b2b5a2d067c

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Ahem.35001851000938c4

A loud a80c8cd108 throat-clearing sound 982bd7bb54 echoed through a9460a7919 the microphone.fc0a56cff81af33e

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Startled by 9a0f753357 the sudden 20230d7095 noise, I 5815ff053a looked toward 4129e80755 the stage.c2fd1aec0e3d70fd

Professor Choi, who had 504f992263 appeared at some point, 7b844297d1 was standing on the 03b69af046 stage, looking down at 4140535e51 us.16977094278d23c3

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I flinched 3eebddd4b2 and stepped 1e3632c07b back. Joo Seunghyuk f46e7164da also naturally ada73f13eb stepped away.a96f5ac2a2bcef1b

“See you later.”c28eb2a5a96e18b8

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“Okay.”c5690671d6ca2f41

He grabbed c0a9d683e0 my hand 6bf64340ba once more 51f29185e9 before returning 4f78e0deb4 to his 39ddeac949 spot.fe4b416009cccbf7

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Because of us, the 6630eb0473 training got delayed. I bowed to Professor b7e0fbb703 Choi to express my 88a0040d4e apology, and he gave c1f069b020 me a satisfied thumbs-up.4d27a73bd113d664

Why is he 0a4cef654d so pleased…10380e694e8f032d

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Being such a ca65b5576b patriotic person, he ed4dbd122b was probably thrilled c5465d53cb just knowing an f729e8b1ff S-Class Guide and 9f8b27c922 S-Class Esper were 0d3252c124 getting along.dde553bc462be813

But if 832ff4e9bb he knew ab9ea9bbab what Joo 0ffd78f658 Seunghyuk whispered 64b13ee7b4 to me, 3f20740239 that smile 5a5caee426 would turn 4ac6518b5d ashen.c3a300cbb504d3fd

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Not just Professor c7e09246df Choi, but all cdcc3fe1bc the students behind fcc7f97d89 us must have 3409d6c28e seen our interaction.904597528a53b1e4

‘I want 8961736e3e to drop 79b8bd5ef3 out. If not, at least 50ed5f2abd take a leave of da73dd6848 absence.’c0f2813236a6d560

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Starting with today’s 106e8aa4e9 mock battle, joint e8e6bcfba4 training between guides 22a4a7c194 and espers will 6cb210e4aa begin in earnest. What if 2f4d5cf58a this happens 70c87e755c every time?2655936dd931d7a0

No, don’t worry.17b026c12127b3f1

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Today, Joo Seunghyuk will a1cd759b13 fall for Kim Jun. Once the 513f14d2cc mock battle 014ba3f445 is over, bd1e096521 he won’t dc27482c3f have any b5e1fa60c2 reason to ff613c8837 be involved 0e8fc3491c with me 84ffb3c01a anymore.cdc44dd25c6ca5a6