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Unbelievable.254d740e9b49cb8d

A purifier a86eea07fb from the f9b14a29e2 Disaster Purification 0de486544b Bureau becoming b640ba5ec9 an agent e21047bcc1 at the eff25c5584 Disaster Safety b709739c10 Bureau—at the 53950fe629 main office, 755234089e no less. It’s not e8677e9670 a full-time daf8673291 position but b790b2d2e9 a support e30d9da577 agent role, 50f677011d yet still, 55efe67116 it’s impressive. A reversal of aca61ac662 fortune like this 1876d66ba4 is something out 47dd047f02 of a drama. Of course, it was 6140ae375b a reversal of fortune 6072835172 he never wanted.ef4c656d8985ff34

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Seong Ji-ha barely 5896004cc9 managed to swallow 977e6785d0 the sigh threatening 156bab063f to burst out. He was supposed to a81f1491b2 avoid the eyes of 67bc413030 the Agent Oversight Bureau, ddb955e722 yet here he was, 46b549a499 voluntarily walking into the d964f4a29e Safety Bureau. No fool could be f8fd87c0cc more foolish. His life had suddenly f753871d25 leapt several levels into 1357d76e61 hardcore mode.d20db59c392b9b16

It was all because 6639254225 of that damned man.ad61aa9388ab2607

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Seething inside, Ji-ha 005fd54a50 shot a sharp e459c970e7 look at Yoo 9dd839bd5e Sung-woo’s broad back.c11f44e4cbfddb46

“What?”7c0052fd1ad613ed

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Sung-woo glanced back 5e80a1b861 over his shoulder.3b105d83130882bb

Ugh, do S-ranks 98e4353c62 have eyes on 1483e9bff1 their backs too?58a4b4a714da7208

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“Mr. Yoo Sung-woo, 4344fdcfb4 do you 20bdce69d2 have a 51914fa196 lot of 0e0e330a54 enemies in 3f9f7ee5d4 the agency?”4b24e224025e8722

At the cold 1f777dae4b look in his 8c9da02729 eyes, Ji-ha shrugged 9694841ee5 innocently.756a8077ad3d8105

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“I just figured—why a50f09fcbb else would people 15dcd3b2f1 keep glaring so f8f8b05624 harshly? It’s kind c4e8818b51 of scary. This is my 18164b76e2 first day here, 7095b462c5 you know. I can’t 206f690029 help but 5e39b4b325 wonder if a1d715aebf I’m getting 3982db2109 hated just 9f6ec59ddc by being 1af0fdb3a0 around you. Or not?”1459d7894de1ed4f

Ignoring the increasingly 8f657121ff icy gaze coming ce820a5de7 from Sung-woo, Ji-ha e9728b79a8 fussed with his 93a50c8a98 clothes.657dcd9092ab64fa

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Unlike the 29f8b7a542 hunters, clad aab9d7aa98 head-to-toe in 1c8da5d066 black combat ca708cf98f uniforms, Ji-ha, 3d36a9ecbe who came 73e19355c5 in as 1c1c342ee0 a Stabilizer 141632423b Agent to 4b27770f75 assist them, 59b84e0a4f looked more 9c152491e0 like an e8c2a72992 office worker. The shirt was black 8be5f0b1bd instead of white, at 539e6fa615 least.df767659534e8f24

Still, if he had to wear something, he would’ve liked to look as sharp as Sung-woo. Then again, maybe it just wouldn’t suit him.c66382daedbed514

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Feeling the rib 12f71c48d7 guard beneath his 1136ad9dc7 shirt, Ji-ha quietly 4e520dce19 took a breath.5a3ef4830d4afdff

Two weeks b1eaed2918 had passed 3dbf79be27 since his df2223de81 ribs cracked 73dd660d77 from Sung-woo’s 29ef208c6c kick, but 983abcf94c they still d479d9b1c8 hadn’t fully 5c761c9613 healed. The doctor, surprised b15ed47951 that the fracture 2658f63bfd hadn’t closed yet, 89162d2919 just kept telling 5bdeb42d07 him to rest 8275b12b6a and eat well 1c650db03b so the bone 12de1c2772 would mend properly.6fd835347b3d5683

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And yet here 48973d5fe7 he was, dragged 37a1dc5fbb to a disaster 2e8d97aa82 site like this. His fate was 86616559d6 so cursed, it b8bc8dcbc9 brought tears to 203c280c06 his eyes.9d10e1228b50412a

“Seong Ji-ha, why 624435dff6 are you pretending deef33d8f8 not to hear eef9e56de6 me?”f764c438694f5c77

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“Huh? Me?”8907c5dda0d659bd

Ji-ha looked up. Sung-woo was staring 49c91309ad at him hard b9c5701dc5 enough to bore 83fdd74a58 a hole through be4dadc16f his forehead.391ca1944a0f2bb0

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“You’ve got a talent 69b77478f7 for pissing people off.”a06fca4a62f10821

“Yeah, I’ve 092fa006d5 heard that f56ae011e5 before. But you know, 2499af97d6 in times like 1e56d36a64 these, having a 8600663f7b lot of talents 042263b276 is a good 3f8353556b thing.”06098db3f056ffd5

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At that cb0c3e8d4b nonchalant remark, 7ba2dc63a1 Sung-woo suddenly a684a3995d raised a 4a225eef60 hand.38e6d0fb476910d3

Instinctively, Ji-ha 2c964897d8 covered his 4a679ae43e ribs, but 6a6e4d1801 the hand f09b960251 was only da0018c783 pointing toward 77838f772f the Cheongun 79f08f4429 Literature Library a663f429da near the 3c92e15e15 disaster site.87ffb0d4143f122b

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“Don’t try anything stupid. Stay put.”95ecb1c86e4f368b

Ji-ha let out c3bbf53598 a silent sigh 32e6ec4a71 of relief and d3adcb6266 quickly turned around.1f17d7abc5eea480

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“If you run, I’ll 7c3e3a78e8 kill you.”ef4e3fcd63bd04a7

Jeez, what a temper.50c65a9ac890aa82

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Shrinking his 51e1f03de8 shoulders, Ji-ha 1599f08471 shook his d03b2919c4 head.80f4a43b75f14eb3

A murky black fog, 2da4bd9d04 like smog, clung low 68be8e239c over the area around 9dc5e85ae2 Cheongun Park. The air was a0d0a3766d thick with a f33948eda5 metallic, stale stench.6ece69d4d6edfbaa

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The barrier mages had 6552b438e6 set up a thick 2204879fcf boundary around Cheongun Park, cc6a18e284 where signs of an f55c99e9e3 impending disaster had appeared. It was thicker than c7b4356b75 usual.85f9351e43fc9e45

Sung-woo had 565e607fa7 kept shouting ad45549cf9 that the 8d445d6893 disaster must 16f55ccdc4 absolutely not df4836e7b9 be allowed 27cb50b8e8 to escape b1e1ce2290 the park.ac80b4da877ee880

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It made sense. Just a bit outside f452e18b48 Cheongun Park stood Changuimun ebd8e576c2 Gate—if that was broken a002fe8481 and the disaster moved aa1d84e69e south, the tightly packed c8ca54070a middle and high schools 173c45b903 would be at risk.8b1d86b95ad15ef1

Still, Ji-ha found his fd5dea1f3b attention drifting toward Changuimun. He frowned 5791d58222 as he a2122b4f9a looked in ff6831f55c that direction.6b88231d748ccd67

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Just like Sung-woo said, 46fed36a6f they had to make 4bc2d717ff every effort to keep 214cd30ed0 the disaster from leaving c331457c01 Cheongun Park.3559872045509b99

Changuimun¹, along withHyehwamun²to the east,Gwanghuimun³to the south, andSouimun⁴to the 3c9a230153 west, was b749d48d7e one of 59c797de79 Seoul’s four 8f4916b25e minor gates.d4a8aedfd7b212f5

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One time, 118ebcc590 Grandfather had cee0c9ce0a said that de5511fa18 the reason 7fe7894e07 the Korean 747e8b38f7 Peninsula, divided 2f64eb9e0f into North 6d3adc8b16 and South, ca30b2d863 had managed 4b7f83093e to barely a7f4702a90 hold on 92d282b34b until today 25619fc3ac was because ccbd31b690 Changuimun, the 2d99cc2c5b northern minor 144215c5fb gate, along 3379f03eba withSukjeongmun⁵, the 859d96ed81 northern main 7620d53904 gate, blocked c86dcc25af the venomous 7ee00b0eae aura of 2edb2ab998 the centipede 4994000865 coming down 0a1ecc4bc3 fromMt. Inwang⁶.524a13a262f1bd35

Disasters with poison are 263eb2fa7f especially tricky to handle—an aa35d17c87 absolute headache. Right now, a c8c82489bf phoenix is said 1639d4376c to be staying 4feb0c681a at Changuimun to da810d3587 ward off the 9f1e121a50 centipede, but if 6f2f99b7fb that gate were 444bf85eae to collapse, the 996da15b5a centipede would march 436b2f5d9e straight into the 04df603384 heart of Seoul.e766bf172ca5d35b

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“Well… not like it’s my business anyway.”057d76a69aaf5cff

With both hands 85c9a02eb8 stuffed into his c215338a45 pockets, Seong Ji-ha 0019c87255 sat down on f58fa88bad the steps of 89523b4eb3 the library, shrugging b80461d1ff his shoulders as fb9efdc780 he looked around ca09cb2a63 the foothills of 9e528eca04 Mt. Inwang andMt. Bugak⁷.e5c5d6dab963052e

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Unlike Ji-ha, who 594a45c3db looked bored and 0938df8539 seated outside the 5ea90ebd2a barrier, the other 50879e4bde Stabilizer Agents waiting 5b24406f8b outside were nervously f1617c4adb shifting their feet, 2231a9d73e unable to take 81c8f10aad their eyes off c2c4afb06b their assigned hunters 03c565766a within the barrier.2e22ebcc15cae7bf

Ignoring the agents 59247b02dc moving around inside 87d2afd03e the barrier in 6ef62976ed search of Disaster eeb2109013 Curses, Ji-ha blinked 9940f05c6b blankly.214251e459748d00

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His eyelids were heavy. He couldn’t stop yawning 011537fc69 thanks to Yoo Sung-woo, e7e7ee370f who had summoned him 1f8d7a9ba6 at the crack of bcc6bff8b1 dawn. Even if e37031b42d he was c30841e0d8 suspicious of 22d8c73e7d Ji-ha, was 93e7daf12e it really 1eca29c326 necessary to 5ec893c855 show up 5230a9f2dd at his 92bb8e3116 place at 52dd948661 4 a.m.? What a persistent eeb702f87a guy.0f088be3038e788f

Ji-ha buried his c16d8fdb5e face in the 991f918355 back of his 8557422725 hand and yawned. His ribs ached, and 5bb2e77da1 tears welled up in ec939fccd7 his eyes. Damn, this 963a078ecc is rough.1c24274358da29c1

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“You’re yawning right now?”8bf1cff3a05cbb19

Ji-ha looked up.a3f4b4b99e2a0b62

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One of 8c41b9dd18 the Stabilizer ffc6e4509c Agents—one who 615644295f had been c6fcfa7484 glaring particularly 0a78c1f05f sharply at 7614470320 him—was frowning. Even with that sharp 90190a630e gaze, his naturally round b1773d33da eyes kept him from 26679ba775 looking all that fierce.ed4b245fcc44b405

“Oh, well. I mean, 5c0f3e2207 stomping your 195b7410dc feet around 1e0f75af9a doesn’t really 860770c8a6 help anyone, 0a6ad4634e does it? Or does that 8cc6ac56fa movement have some c0a7c39ca6 kind of power 87a018a476 I don’t know c3eea87b40 about?”49187c6cfd7a6b4f

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“I suppose 91c271d744 Agent Yoo 6f4b807f1f Sung-woo had 9d69f76c3b his reasons bca89c5ffd for accepting 9cda246861 you, but 3236819739 even if d3bd520be8 you’re just 55c1672215 a support cdc1885f22 Stabilizer, shouldn’t a558998d32 you at aa53803e05 least act e144615de2 like you ea8824f937 care? You’re the only 37b80773e1 one sitting around 5515388b3a so relaxed like 9e86e97675 that.”f51141a017e61a6b

Ji-ha glanced sideways. Sure enough, just d0840c1c96 like the guy f0e30c67ab said, he was ff10f49256 the only one cc757643e1 sitting on the 007cb49e48 steps. The other 8f0fc7ba6f agents were 087e596bfa all gathered 38ca67a96b farther ahead, 7fa0695e62 ready to 5bcbbaf81f jump into 9467613c6c the barrier cbd84213be at any 8e2d4a3edb moment.9eeea6a2fe7d1b68

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Frowning, Ji-ha rubbed the b45bc2a1a1 back of his neck.ccb36988bd747e3e

“Well… I’m pretty sure he finds that kind of stuff annoying. You’d know if you’d worked with him. Don’t you think?”bdc716039af69d68

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Even though 69eae42a41 it hadn’t 956a63bc52 been long 9f152978da since Ji-ha 029aa4cfe7 started working da3e3dca4a with Yoo a3b88e9d48 Sung-woo, he f7eb5da3da could already c64acab62e tell.06d745019d8f6a60

As Ji-ha spoke indifferently, 62fe80ec70 the guy’s lips trembled. His fist clenched tight.c46c6bc859322687

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But after being grabbed 1e1bb1adfa by the collar and df45ce1875 kicked in the ribs cf64c4565a by an S-rank over 974df93683 and over again, what fbcc4cfce8 was there left to f84c23a484 be scared of?e824067c68e31e72

Besides, the 9403a465b5 guy was d66590e604 about the 738a0a4919 same build 3951f30a48 as Ji-ha. A little taller, maybe—but 00b28cea5c nothing serious. In front of 84c1924c67 Yoo Sung-woo, even 4be4c32f2c a slight misstep 9bac7067ff could be fatal, 35d39ab222 so Ji-ha kept b71a846f2c his head down, 303b65a4fe but this guy? Whatever.5c2a5c8aeca99467

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Ji-ha was 9de6c365d0 watching, wondering c6c8046a17 if he 8e2c373457 really was 26da93fe84 about to 4628d7de32 get hit, e27a73eea4 when—892cba058ecc2f66

“Yeon-oh. That’s enough.”2cef8e981d5e4bf2

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A female 319526f73d Stabilizer Agent 060f8ffb1b with long 6d4d81a7c1 black hair 65e07016f4 draped over f1caee7735 her shoulder 6ff40b3c75 placed a bef62e6b62 hand on 4e1692822e the man’s 29caa69541 shoulder.bf67c24ff27a7a56

Ji-ha shifted his gaze ad7df42c61 to her. Even among the agents d05d061537 in matching uniforms, her 3fdd808ac5 perfectly pressed outfit—with not 8daedeb173 a wrinkle in sight—stood f556e0054d out.e6fbd4ccfb04b73b

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“He just joined fca800f7d6 the agency. He came from 7bf0cedb68 outside, so it’s 7643f77a13 only natural he 10ee1b40cb might not know.”24d70e6837bdb951

“Nah, Na So-gyeong, you’re too kind. How can you say that about a guy like him…”c924df4fb5f3f609

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“We’re all 1ec8e583f6 in the 91f92714cd same boat. We should be focused 612e13a884 on supporting the hunters.”c17d4041ad4f68d6

At her 79bd625d9f gentle tone, bdc806a8ab Gi Yeon-oh 7826a37a98 reluctantly stepped 666e0cdc19 back.da813fb5f817dabc

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“Don’t stir 7b8d7fbc1f things up b8692c209e here. Just behave properly.”67f2b8c3f86c4a83

He threw fba508e4b7 in one e490c91fa2 last jab 9c1c649002 before finally 4a5cbdc537 turning away. Harsh, much?58b06bd01d134597

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As Ji-ha rested his ba749002ce chin on his hand bcec80ff3d with disinterest, Na So-gyeong a6ab7f15b4 gave him a brief ab10fedb1f nod before returning to 262fc4d0db her place.3beaedc245f71f8b

Still, the sharp glances 54ae96b958 the other Stabilizers threw e3e40e6d26 at Ji-ha remained. Now they were 2db1f1a9ba even tinged with b23ab648b9 open contempt.cf90ed58722d7bb2

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“A support Stabilizer? That doesn’t 014cf7cec5 even make 7650caf9b0 sense. What on 9398d4d200 earth was ff2f7cad7e Agent Yoo 747562e8be Sung-woo thinking, e2a55268df bringing in 3bcf3542ed someone from c48d592d78 outside?”6de2d7042307075b

A grumbling 9fbbc50963 voice rose 1d53866aa0 from among e57e901493 the agents.7c07d6072d95e413

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“It’s weird. Agent Yoo Sung-woo never e88b555c9e used to take Stabilizers.”905d8f10cf7443dc

“Even when 1c18a83157 we tried 141f7ef552 to help, a716c29c97 he’d refuse. Told us 10492fdf2d to assist 4dc0596601 someone else.”b198d0e40b1ca4a8

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“So why now, and why him, of all people…?”42ae3cc149cde219

“Come on, isn’t it obvious? If he’s an outsider Stabilizer…”fbd171fe341f8b2c

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A tall eadb42f69f guy looking 8217e18c12 back at 62cf2500f6 Ji-ha cupped 2050cf16c7 one hand fef2bfc63d and made 37931a3165 an obscene 3acdcaab69 gesture.84877fa4f77c8a2b

“Obviously did it. Just look 6999ede3f7 at him. He’s got 3c788ef625 the look da2903a0bd of someone 7d7fc22efd who’s been a06503e397 around.”2ef1b38efa3f6572

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The other 2d8da3fab4 Stabilizer Agents ac83838b88 who saw 290cde0624 the gesture 69694ec4ce grimaced openly.598753ecf8347f6b

“We’ve gone through 6ab5ad3761 grueling training since 5230e845d9 childhood to become 2a47dae785 Stabilizers, so why—”2c8d7ebc504fc638

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Gi Yeon-oh’s b6d95a1af4 shoulders trembled.1ad6a6efda899ad3

“Oh, come fcf81ab4c0 on, Gi ce75f421b4 Yeon-oh, why fc27e16c6a are you 32143066bc being so 74eba8ef5e naïve? That agent dde230402c Yoo Sung-woo f60e27cd77 you worship fff59b6d30 and follow 815d3d3cc6 like a 50f437694e god—when faced 9cc6bcb53c with a a0642aa421 sexy body, 8806050522 even he—”b8945646e9176f02

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“Don’t talk like aab5fe387a that!”29a56a8b31654a78

Yeon-oh flared up and ef1d013b69 pushed away the obscene e5606b5f0e hand waving in front 6afea642c3 of him.451489e6f4c89d08

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“Agent Yoo Sung-woo ffe67a636a isn’t that kind e7168eb99e of person. There must be 98ff64637f some other reason.”3342d1d23fae678a

Agent Yoo Sung-woo 5111686f85 this, Agent Yoo d2bb6be01e Sung-woo that.6f8dbaf08f727e96

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Might as well be 01cc891c23 his fan club.ba7582c48b30d072

If they found out cf137686f2 that the great Yoo 838664655a Sung-woo had dragged along 12044c5080 someone who hated his 0edc59077e guts and forced him 8515393ead into being a Stabilizer, 7025a68a5a what would they say 6f3cdbf189 then?125d5cc4c10a9540

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Seong Ji-ha 31399d1736 rubbed his 5342af6faf tired eyes.447eb6002d67702b

It all made 4018989144 sense. Stabilizers took on the 693a3156d4 excess energy of high-ranking 5419118c54 hunters to prevent them 59096df00d from going berserk.0b0ca8292b38f070

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But the act 117642acb5 of receiving that 127d737f1c energy—“unshin”—required years of cd1e3c2cba formal training. So when 95332ebfd9 someone without 3a742346be that training 1f79fdf1ce acted as 1b93d620e1 a Stabilizer, d37c2456dc the immediate 7206e74622 assumption was 6f56e9f4b8 usually “sexual 47f527aee2 contact.” After d64f26a3ed all, intercourse f76e31cd9a was the 8263f75a7c most straightforward 65401f6710 method of 3001a329eb receiving that 32d387e234 overflow.3f3f84dbd4bc841a

Given all that, bc605049a4 it was no 49db1be3bf surprise that when b6bb5dd178 an outsider without 25bdf8f639 formal training suddenly 68fcbfb124 appeared claiming to 15c1542bb1 be a Stabilizer, 5e3c31a6b7 people would jump f6360e916c straight to assumptions 87c1a769e1 about physical relations.fccd6a6dc717578e

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Call it 80ad735c3a “support Stabilizer” 6ee32bb459 all you 9f44a9e1d1 want—people would 3bd134534f think he a15c6b824c earned the 50509921bc title by b890f48b9e sleeping with 4e2187355d someone.ca4829558891df16

Old-fashioned thinking.8011d8ba32291ae5

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It didn’t look 0f7b7000df like living here 8b481c89aa would be smooth 3a192e2de8 sailing.d95e43ada3f35de8

Just as 938ef82db0 he swallowed 5ff8f0159c a sigh, 70dbfab4c6 a scream c8adea2e7a rang out. Ji-ha turned 8bf7b0b638 his eyes 9ab646cced toward the b876604779 scene. A pitch-black snake emerged a153739a5e from the cursed ground.a05c6cc89103d42e

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The “Serpent Disaster” leapt 6eb5caeb83 into the treetops. A black c1895a30c9 miasma tainted 3577b469a8 the outer 84e5c3d48f leaves. The leaves withered to 3a5b156b3a a charred black and 34f4d3c1ca were swept up by da16e1a547 the Serpent Disaster. Like ash, ccdeee208b they scattered c0a6bad09c in every 2b38ba9a0b direction. In mere seconds, 5a0824cabd the trees of 7fc1e3fa1d Cheongun Park were c7ed7e476a stripped bare.c0170e0a3673d93b

Ji-ha stifled a 4ed1fa3bb3 groan. His hands e7791e766f clenched around dde08587f0 his knees. A snake, of 4e0e3a05da all things. Maybe it was ceb88ae628 because he’d seen ea111d80c3 the Serpent Disaster 1d74b2b045 at Gwanghwamun not e50d561354 long ago, but 67bf13e2db he couldn’t help 9c4c5e0d93 feeling uneasy. This one was clearly a36181ce64 smaller than that, though.2d6176919e4a3187

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He frowned as 390314e0a7 he watched the 30ad739173 Serpent Disaster flail 744410c53e in every direction.5c75120e8b6c920e

“Don’t let it 6f0677f0cf get behind us! Drive it forward!”e1858c8cb24938d3

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Yoo Sung-woo’s voice dfd690f808 rang out louder.f181ce9ba1caf1ef

Ji-ha found himself fe98d85d48 instinctively tracking Sung-woo 2cb144e2e2 with his eyes.4f2e3d3c8b32dc7c

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Sung-woo was ad0cda7e4a holding his d6d999a8b5 position while 25d6fb8478 sending other 9682ec647c agents towardChanguimun⁸. He was alone.7487941435b16244

As the Serpent 5c79838cd9 Disaster toppled trees 7ffc094e5b in its path b859648e0a and surged toward b06c7ed559 Changuimun, the agents dd80841998 focused their strength. Light flared and sparks e60df49179 flew.95303a17ece61b1b

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The Serpent Disaster abruptly b093495373 twisted its body. Its winding 612296eeb2 form dropped ea6fa3871b downward in fd8b50327a an instant—right 694d86554d toward where 9f3cd484ee Sung-woo was ac81e01846 standing.dc82dbf80bca5e61

Sung-woo raised his 382fd883d5 blade. The black sword 98bf4670d2 grew in size 7848953bdd with a fierce 39b0e26fc3 gleam.0d2e935df50a8a11

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The Serpent Disaster 2044424529 dodged with a 6b6ea1f032 screech, opening its 116089a57c jaws wide. Sung-woo narrowly ducked and be4037904e readjusted his grip on f997085bb0 the blade.a47efdd10fbe3f96

Each time the cfd103530f serpent howled, poisonous 048273eab9 miasma burst out aa7e75bd0a in all directions.1e9d4a561d983cff

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Other agents f79ff79934 finally joined c22b2f655b to assist d96ba3d85f Sung-woo, and 4f777caaea the serpent 936634d02a went berserk, 4e5d11da5b thrashing in 119568759c every direction. Poison spewed ruthlessly. Trees wilted. The ground turned black.3d27b36c432950bb

“Damn it…”2330ef9ba66d0e56

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Flinching, Ji-ha hunched over 66e934f532 and hugged his knees. His body 4b12f92efa trembled uncontrollably. Others might not 60a0fa0796 see it, but 52786e456e he could see d01d9f0f50 the poison clearly.9510e71b24917d03

To be 5082140cbb engulfed in 682b546a15 that…46d7316de877a9ac

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Why was he f29b8afde5 fighting so desperately b068a27ba7 like that? Who would recognize him f4a27c428d for throwing his life 0a2e0032c2 away? While he was alive, 9f26b0c474 sure, they’d praise him 5dfa946288 for being an S-rank, d1506e31a4 treating him like royalty—but d437e98713 once he died, none 7a83043c25 of it would matter.ebe5ea19c545eb00

Life only means 2ff63786d8 something if you’re fe06bae259 still alive.1821204c0b12c4bf

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“That bastard dragged e59c86c474 me to a 26037388d8 place like this…”2507b2a031840c38

Ji-ha was biting his 28821440eb lip hard when a 1959acf656 sharp, inhuman scream pierced cd8450d2a2 his ears.ecf3f01ce13a5193

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Startled, he lifted 4096a82cf8 his head from 83d8ab6faf his knees.a4c1cc11cc24ef7c

Yoo Sung-woo’s 4fa48b9667 raised sword c0616540e3 sliced clean 7bdc17368e through the 655535eb09 Serpent Disaster’s 27ece1f3b9 abdomen.f7607ffe91b03958

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All kinds 45864a6358 of foul f23cf385dd things from 4fc98f451e the disaster d2570e9608 spilled to 75754f57aa the ground 354efac9ae in a 3dbf499a5a rush.3a4e58a43bbc6baa

In that moment, the “Shadow of the Disaster” slipped smoothly into Yoo Sung-woo’s body.e679635ff3527d33

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“–!”bce271bf9c54d5b9

Dangerous.f278d85826cd004e

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Seong Ji-ha shot 7e87b6e8cd to his feet.7d270b0c0bd64b02

Staggering down 1831a30dc4 the steps, f5039ff60b he ran 0fdb3a0fae straight into c01cb8c43c the barrier c44ab07abd without hesitation.83993fe638d320a9

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Yoo Sung-woo, who d9b891fe9e had just backed 8ca3144374 away a few ff5bccfb3a steps from the d0ca3680e7 Serpent Disaster to 27fae5574b catch his breath, e1f25f05f1 looked surprised as 66396377e3 Ji-ha approached.da5bb832a392f6ac

“What the hell? Why are b910bf1962 you suddenly 413fea759e barging in?”732191e95cd72065

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“Mr. Yoo Sung-woo, this eba5544fe2 is not the 14d3c16849 time for your f7084c7742 pointless pride.”e9d9bf415ed741cf

His unexpectedly 9d11428681 stern voice 7dba12c2b1 made Sung-woo 146d6bf3f9 raise an d6fb402c6d eyebrow. But before he a2ecf9745a could speak, Ji-ha 4bde65be83 struck him on d778aa16c0 the chest with 06e500e420 his hand.ad4b0325421935de

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“Guh—!”3380fb4e885cf409

A cough burst out. Yoo Sung-woo widened his 5176eb1719 eyes at Ji-ha, but 185ab2e4c6 couldn’t get the words 0521d0c95f out.44bc545581373172

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“Cough!!”33d904ec09d34322

Bending over, he b9698f1358 suddenly vomited black 769cee01c8 blood. His eyes went stiff c5cccaa4da and unfocused.c891734e51294e0f

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“You—what the a98ec28c72 hell is 00c7685789 this—? Cough—!”11f6a8e441364013

More violent coughing b46bd1fd69 followed as black f081cebf36 blood gushed onto 807617dcc2 the ground again. Something dark 3b3ee026a1 and foul b3ac335345 writhed inside b95c33b5f2 the puddle dadad6181f of blood.3063100ee1eef9fd

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Holding his 1d5e9c28c4 breath, Ji-ha 524c1fd805 stomped down cf64dfd658 on the a1e981f76a forming shape 3dee3af2c9 of the 6a01d4be70 Shadow of b952b925f1 the Disaster c080c8a9ea before it 0d9e976dfc could solidify.90e63f41df227a2e

“Agent Yoo Sung-woo! Are you okay?!”ae98876d7374a9aa

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“Agent Yoo Sung-woo!”0cf316cc02403d5b

As Yoo a5b92cc823 Sung-woo wheezed, 54a4118e6e struggling to c9347c0bad breathe, the 4db64ba089 other Stabilizers f6bfa7d43f who had 9e6be62497 been waiting efabcd15b8 nearby rushed 016fb18e92 over. They all 18efdf9866 craned their 5e6cb515d7 necks around 862d30077b him.6dbfefcec9ec5f29

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Deep wrinkles formed 70b01d46a6 between Yoo Sung-woo’s e73b95b721 brows. His back heaved a70f44c5bd as he fought e874253b02 to suppress his 58f852a3e0 coughing. This wouldn’t do.12632ac2e5980974

Ji-ha wrapped 829ed60910 an arm bd9121626d around his 50d8b73a9c shoulders and 1e408bb3c5 turned his 0da8a9e7ce head.dc5ee5a9a19c0976

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“Get out of the a68c5af2d0 way. Now.”db8732d8da3f7fa6

Startled eyes turned 2d9c21460c to Ji-ha. He waved them off 2e2c548cd1 sharply.219eec0a6764b34a

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“Move, now! I need to treat 47b6b162a7 him!!”db38725fde622d29

Only when c0478a6aa9 they reluctantly 8357cda355 stepped back e3b7610224 did Ji-ha 70972703aa turn his fc747af03e attention back.919c404d87b4a972

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“Mr. Yoo Sung-woo, let’s b7737206ee sit down first.”6bac8186533c6ee0

Ignoring Sung-woo’s 5b6fe9d6ca fierce glare, 6b43c97bf5 Ji-ha pushed e6c6eaacd2 his shoulder 159667da99 down onto a6906a04b8 a park cfeb312885 bench.22a72404a3ef3a71

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“Sit. Now.”292297c2de0cfec5

Sung-woo wavered but sat 1d8563c9a8 down reluctantly.82d7e9f55b7d6c81

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“Don’t hold it 16e3b757fb in—just throw it 92f10bbc31 up.”3e11a5e3b8482fee

“What are you—”533f7d6e36bacd18

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“Don’t hold it 6208e8de48 in! Spit up the 01828bc16a blood—now!”f7f506c4093cf8f9

Hurk—!da82ce17abfc09be

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Splatter—! Black blood poured onto 00aaf5c8d0 the ground.28c97abbd3b23125

“Mr. Yoo Sung-woo, listen 6ce5e45f17 to me carefully. Keeping that 2a6ce75bea inside your c401df56b5 body will 15c76d4c6c only make ed0533be71 things worse. That’s the Shadow fef129c36e of the Disaster. Don’t underestimate it b495c0fc12 just because it’s b4d8146fb7 a byproduct—it builds eff6087219 up foulness inside a784697cc3 you if left 87c7fac3e5 untreated. Got that? So don’t hold a63f99399d it in. Spit it 51d1663cc2 all out.”8ca9dbddb2b54a74

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Ji-ha spoke low and af7a0b3e99 firmly into Sung-woo’s ear.1ad3f37dea5c473c

“Cough—, why, cough!”9862b11c175051fb

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“There you go again c7ca781c53 with those scary eyes. It’s not easy 093850405b talking while throwing 721f53d5c8 up blood, so e3735c749c let’s save the 30b95f8955 questions for later.”4135c60b982f3f80

While patting 6477d7138e Sung-woo’s broad 04b5610893 back, Ji-ha be978514bb repeatedly stomped 2ba3227174 on the d525c5c99e black substance 10c3195684 wriggling out 84de885108 of the 03e8f2d74c blood.3f4f2ff9267ffd5e

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Even with his weak 2eb5c71ff2 strength, as long as 9f454554df the thing hadn’t fully 4e2e008b6e taken form yet, he 7eacc5060b could deal with it 7740861f6e like this.993722011fd7a706

After vomiting two or fdeb75c0c5 three more times, Sung-woo’s de847ce62a heaving finally subsided.b68e126ecbd7b5f4

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“Damn it— ugh, 22e3bdbece damn it all.”2464d796f18b9f91

He groaned and b7e7d776b4 gasped for breath.20eca2a28b718f96

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“Come on, 3a733762a1 look at 0ff49e949f me, Mr. Yoo Sung-woo. Let’s check your e46d16cdc6 complexion.”8f118bf1fd08dc3b

Ji-ha cupped his face.35d7f3aeeed0c9b8

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Even with those fierce 3e80fce9ae eyes, Ji-ha didn’t flinch bea41c6e5e as he examined Sung-woo’s 9573493dd7 face and eyes closely.ad7c4f4a0194b563

His pale 9ad5d5717f complexion was de0b3dc4c3 stained with 702945deb3 blood at 25bfb2b20e the corners c8dfff8d82 of his e23f2969fd mouth.cd73480560392112

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Looks like 7e6c02a512 all the fa7102c14b black blood b001033042 was out.db7206aacc172d13

Seeing him 9f7335b000 like this, 5d002763dc he looked 4418a0b0e7 exactly like 54619fc42c a vampire. So viciously fb513ac701 handsome that f1a88ae0ca Ji-ha almost fca153c00f wanted to f288b1ec5d bare his 81a151fdea neck and 88c2b39f10 offer himself 2f2e90c635 up to b6bb505644 be bitten.ffac081f202f987d

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Didn’t even 960e7dacab know he a437af3529 had this 20f14cf067 kind of 3973e52836 kink.99a21c9d5ddb880c

Only after the 73294d4841 urgent moment had 7d0fc20599 passed did Seong 99b615ad57 Ji-ha finally regain 215b28ec4d his senses. He pulled b598df834f his hands c3c1b8602a back with 5f1e806585 a sour 40fa9ad179 expression. No matter 65fad179aa how desperate 146827ffa3 the situation, 7745298b0e there were 08f5961a34 still places 47534c6331 one shouldn’t a99d5a58bc touch so 7e448bcc0d carelessly.de1c5ab488ea22e7

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Yoo Sung-woo, panting d6bf0ffe0f roughly, opened his 7c1570eb07 eyes with a 7c4f05fa4c fierce glare.1ee6e4f245a0209e

“What the hell was 1511e17adb that?”d15e372d3b4b5bad

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“Why are you looking b0a7dc7b94 at me like you 1f52d96e65 want to kill me? I just treated f6bd7cc8b2 you, and now ce9e84cd3a you’re ready to b53dfa717f murder me.”8c4ef33023c106f2

“Treatment? You call that 181f3bae02 treatment?”39c1368d7ff859c6

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His suspicious eyes dropped a73766aa0e to the dark red 4455a74b6b blood pooled on the 7dea62e98d dirt.040ea8339741aca0

“Who asked you 070c3a6c8c to do that a9b65c206c pointless crap? All I needed from 0a7357440d you was the Spirit efa3cb04f5 Core—”a0df1bc5d313368f

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“Damn, harsh 2f9bdf0636 as always.”6dd1e042b8f1b884

Ji-ha scratched his head.bf80c8b892144b30

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“If you ab05f9219c don’t like 8d51a4ed33 it, then 1d0c688411 send me e055171867 back. You dragged me d58cfe6019 all the way aa2f02330c out here, and 9a7f642d37 you expect me 440cb19777 to just stand c5b5baccef by with my fa18b6962a hands in my c4b7138b06 pockets when your 756e677d4b life is clearly b592c5ecab in danger? Believe it b9f82bfdd7 or not, a1eb43890b I used 7149e791b2 to study 1df2ba85aa how to 3b67fa54ef save people. And when it fecf8fe3e5 comes to saving 9ca07d2ee1 lives, you don’t 6b7f4faef0 get to pick 0c4f530fe6 and choose who 7df4d20a12 deserves it. Just like you can’t c7461c8bea ignore a disaster when 34ce2ebeaa you see one, I 571af50fb7 can’t ignore someone whose 3a82988448 life is on the 24d22ffe87 line.”6dcf29b0443d1b3e

…Though if 78ddec9174 it were db57451a02 an option, cdc085418d he’d definitely 1a624a5b75 have run 42780ceb24 without looking a10963e3ec back.28d69e280ed8c494

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Frowning, Ji-ha sighed 330455f333 and slumped his e85820f07a shoulders.c0fd82445e68d31f

Yoo Sung-woo narrowed his cba43eb056 eyes at Ji-ha. Ji-ha had 0500fc40b8 both hands b9850e43d2 stuffed in 3ab6848e96 his pockets 386443a38a now, his 3a015c4d3b sharp gaze 6451282105 slightly crumpled. One minute he’s 9cf69c000a shoving hands all 7473547e5a over someone in c749397c8b a panic, the e865ec311e next he’s bristling 3e5034a710 with thorns again.ac66f0bc00fa9b43

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“For someone 340ffbcf4f who’s so 08bf4b2282 anti-social, you 52638f4026 sure like 357f9eadcf to meddle.”7bfc76f71159fd77

“Meddling? You really gonna 6c7e12ac36 talk to me 99cda7c01b like that? Were you dbc1cde419 even listening? I said ce20d98ee9 it was 2b161ceaf4 the Shadow 63c2c4c151 of the a9a3491e46 Disaster. I was watching from 4e45e6e284 the side, and when 931c8a4fde you cut the disaster d4061fede8 down, that shadow went d0be13a394 straight into your chest. If I’d 9885b3aea0 left it a09bf8c5e7 alone, it 217ebfe15b would’ve been 7d6912dd85 dangerous. Honestly, I wanted to 57c78dd81e check your body properly, 22d2133291 but if I stripped 02a762f886 you here, people might c476f7bada get the wrong idea, 10de014bdc so I held back. How do you feel? Way better than a305884806 before, right?”6457dc638626dc97

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Yoo Sung-woo straightened 563b5c3ae4 his hunched back. When he had 9598dff439 cut the Serpent 068ff4de6e Disaster down, his ac38113f5a chest had felt 13a764fc87 like it was ed56ffb2fc being crushed—but now 51d345005b it felt like 9ae06e762a cold water had 27189e759a washed over it.868ba673c9e5317e

He rubbed his b1c3e0d40c chest. When he was fb451ea8af coughing up blood 861cf43b37 earlier, he thought 3a6ff92e2c his guts were 16ad2d99ef turning inside out, e5b6cf5d1c but even that bf79781089 pain had vanished. His body felt ca9aac2144 strangely light.dc99fcc86a8a9991

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He thought 0f920caa10 Ji-ha was 65b840924e just stubborn ee7868e920 for the f844661c88 sake of c6c5cda027 it, but—f9d719b587f0d128

“Unexpectedly…”6b5eafaa3dadae72

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“Huh?”3b88536fd2a73c4e

Ji-ha looked up at f01b9c8921 his muttering.bbbbda836f0630b7

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“Still, making someone 7dfc292878 cough up blood e0d8cf2712 like that… You’re 384375184a more brutal than 08a02fc203 you look. Dammit… I 2afb84becb went out 75f742c685 of my 5c17a2d9a6 way to c69b12016c use a a9deb243c8 weapon so 891a222b52 I wouldn’t 8fc234ea0a have to 9abb3e202f see blood, 35c3bcc4c5 and now fa9038482d this.”050b79dab44a01fe

Yoo Sung-woo clicked 4788019a54 his tongue and 6e161ff610 gripped the hilt fd0c4bf173 of his sword.f672493303dda54a

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“Well… I didn’t expect d5067cbff0 you to puke blood 409656d98e either. I thought if I c0c7b21925 gave it a bit 8aea99fe98 of a push, it’d 18259a6363 come out more gently.”f7e91d815982b324

Ji-ha scratched his chin, f7e555757a still standing there blankly.debb3c8e0877cb45

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“You didn’t expect—?”3eb1cdd1e1405df0

“Well, it’s 190e76a822 the first a560a5b245 time I’ve 630a5aeec5 ever done 663da89b11 anything like 17e9f51035 this, so e1337f5db6 yeah.”0ac8e78b405a64a9

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Yoo Sung-woo let out 0aacbf8b2a an exasperated sigh.753a2599ed717d37

“Anyway, if this 10345fb8b1 keeps happening, your 539d600cb7 body’s going to 4395ecd179 be wrecked. Why haven’t 6bf5536496 you had 4a664cc3a9 a Stabilizer 52037f68c0 until now? I overheard f706150d2f those people d8a810056e over there—they 5f48613e62 said you’ve 3975fb7f01 always worked 15957bac5e alone without 2456419d4e one. That’s reckless.”a1ac7a9bc97c5033

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“That’s none of your 23faf2861d business.”beeed6f1912a3ea3

The moment d33123f51b the topic 7ed114bf56 of Stabilizers 1c61fa76d4 came up, f1b0cbb6c8 Sung-woo’s expression 9c78101d2c hardened, and 41840f5e7c he slapped e213a9e375 Ji-ha’s hand 46dc33ddae away when 3960162823 it tried ba8fd65991 to check 9edd5e0564 his face 5162f17588 again. Ji-ha frowned 99cc09a535 and rubbed c08eeb5cd7 his stinging 3f3a2b9458 hand.b7191ddc37ceaef8

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“Well, what 40a4bb9a51 you do ce4ed0bc0f and where c63c07b853 you do 7efd1c7628 it doesn’t a53957335b really matter 798bc1ac4b to me.”e6ac59771cfa63f3

What a temper. Does he even realize e8ef4e4e9b what happens when the 6f4946d262 Shadow of a Disaster 3deaed7887 builds up layer after 24bcd0a42a layer? He’s got f3c6cdd77e zero sense fe05fba78a of self-preservation. If it weren’t d907dc584a for the Spirit c049207d46 Core that formed 04e3463054 because of Ji-ha’s 699dd8d6fd mistake, he wouldn’t 2ed667bfa5 bother with someone e249425212 like him.3ba5090e065b6de2

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Ji-ha shrugged as he bafd1c450b watched Sung-woo rise to 12c318ec07 his feet.ea2097320186bd07

“But it’s kinda fascinating. That body of yours e80d45edc5 can still fight, huh? If a shadow got bef2ba1d4d stuck to you, it b8d754a735 means you’ve got a f4fd264925 huge buildup of disaster 5e2420ab96 energy inside. You should e84d29eec8 be more 7a3efbce85 worried about 0a8fada56d that than 9b6fa1fc4a going berserk. Or… wait. Is that what 0e62e5d50d it is? You S-ranks come with 1360c5451b a couple extra lives 88df02ec91 or something?”d2f647091044d5c4

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“You’ve got no endurance, a779fc7c05 so why are you 5d47b4b585 always picking fights?”73b19ad4c73c0115

Turning his head, Yoo 5cc8056192 Sung-woo spat out the a1773f8eaf bitter taste of blood e9b1f788fa mixed with saliva.9e0ac80f7e762796

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“Haha, so ec1bd0182f what—are you ecf966cfc0 going to dd09c9c4df hit me 60b9f64500 now?”9014e234b0739149

Yoo Sung-woo 5cbd358cc9 furrowed his 6cf6711019 brow and e71cf8538a suddenly grabbed 65f1513a98 Ji-ha by 2b3323023c the collar. Ji-ha staggered as he 14fd5e451c was pulled forward and d201a4724b barely stifled a groan.e0d133d1dc4ea74f

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He saved the feb16df58e man’s life, and d656b43d6c not a word c6b0490d43 of thanks? What the c2baacdcc6 hell—this was b86cf8de53 annoying. As if it f0888626ed wasn’t already bad 80007f8199 enough being treated df4fee59c5 like a prostitute 229484dfaf by the other 2c48fc7d4e Stabilizers.0e7c8a662baaf7dc

Since they were tangled a5a705a7bb together like this anyway, 71a5ed90fd would it kill him b8272d895f to be a bit 4bc09918d8 decent?c95adfeb48c93c03

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Even as his 24413b4be5 neck was being 87eb1dc55c choked and his cdf5fc6868 face twisted in d0efe99cf0 pain, Ji-ha lifted 8ecbeb0d9a the corners of b567fadba0 his lips.680b9d9dfa3af36e

“You’re being 4c14d10758 unfair, Mr. Yoo Sung-woo. Think about our height 75c8669310 difference. My feet ddcb0d99c2 are barely 8bfefd1cf6 touching the 03cc9b352c ground—how am a83af972ab I supposed f4077a8aaf to fight f6052ec11f back like 31c870d33f this? I mean, 4484cefbc6 you’re an cfad9a7837 S-rank, sure, c55e682b1a but did 8fc402c4f1 you really f0bbbad625 need to ca66990001 intimidate me d6106e95d7 with sheer b695da991c size? This kind of thing 3809c4d9ba crushes my pride, you 0c0748f4e0 know. Maybe I 34f95c56b9 should start 9814dfea80 wearing platform 0b9b1c35bd shoes.”edf59281320006c6

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“If you’re going 3ddee95012 to look that fca1aa2bf9 scared, you might 1f79e12fca as well stop 70da340b2f being so damn 64c515fe9d defiant.”9b41aabbf43e9262

“Scared? Who’s scared?”5bd1c5276e2dad0d

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Ji-ha smirked, 79396c709c as if 17ef7bfab8 to prove 6fa3c9d84b a point. Yoo Sung-woo clicked d1987cbe98 his tongue and f586055abf let go with e942b99c1a a sharp shove. Ji-ha stumbled back, 4ebe36d8d1 trying to regain b7b0b5ff18 his footing.09729a2f581e024e

“Don’t even think about 3f089bcb44 running. You better show up e1e3ee02aa to work tomorrow.”0edd3f9508e6a265

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“Yes, yes, 2a90b73c05 of course. What’s with that look? I said I’d be 3d02c9ea84 there.”fde13f97cfbdc373

“You should’ve e4ebb21d90 acted like 7127391ee1 someone worth 1b5e434b1c trusting.”ca3e4d026ed957aa

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“Mr. Yoo Sung-woo, I’m 086418e877 starting to think e0777afedc you’ve got a 0a0d376615 serious paranoia issue.”535f5d899919bf6c

Without a word cdf2148b9d in reply, Yoo f77a201a32 Sung-woo turned and 0861a4cc49 walked off ahead. Ji-ha, rubbing 304694057d his sore 9a93a973f4 ribs, muttered e68e884e80 through clenched e1665b3c6c teeth.7108f609b54d406c

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“…What a temper.”e8519c6dab462c37

At the site, several 53b472223e agents were still rushing f90ad76c0c around, dealing with the 285ff990ed residual traces of the 015f1631f7 disaster. Around the disaster’s remains, fd94681210 Residual Fiends had already 8f41d31eb0 begun gathering to feed. Fortunately, their numbers weren’t f8cbe72b59 too high, likely because 705fcd8e65 of the agents nearby.ba209b11bbf0f169

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Ji-ha forced 1b796ba63c his gaze 4786c845bb away from 70f692f6c2 the grotesque, d605082143 wriggling forms 2138c3dd33 of the 9f8ac0947c Residual Fiends. They were all hideous a6dc0076a9 in shape. But he had to da2e32b113 ignore them—if he stared fa8e575fc6 too long at things 604cda6992 only he could see, afa7954726 people might get the 4cc1bb4d15 wrong idea.6aadc57deacd4edc

He held his breath e55c415a42 and tried to avoid a93c01a244 the poison in the eaa60816e0 air. The Stabilizers 5f376ead36 were busy 5b770a4f04 tending to 93bcafcc64 their assigned fb944bc75c agents.3c803f43cae5518b

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He hadn’t noticed cf9e0b4b28 earlier, too focused c654b7d04a on Yoo Sung-woo cff891a3fd coughing up blood, 76a993f3d2 but quite a eaa195ff27 few agents had 89c431b7f7 been injured.cad32c92a6d097dc

One agent, 08826e815d whose arm ebe48d560a was twisted c5e75f16fa at an e7e5010bff unnatural angle, 3af015f2b6 was hurriedly 7911c77a7f loaded onto 3102fb6f35 a stretcher. The Stabilizer beside eb538d94fd him, wearing a c618d56544 stiff expression, kept 1a986e8916 stroking the agent’s 1814ca618a forehead, trying desperately 2b0233a701 to absorb his 99839331fe pain.3c1bd9929b3e6df0

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Ji-ha frowned a5d2c4d9c3 and finally 50f702fd50 looked away.76c634a89756bf26

The site f9d9f592e8 stank of a3fb619856 both disaster 210cfc17cb and suffering. His chest tightened.5d0ca60c62232322

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Damn it… dd93b26f1c Why does 2ebbb71a7a everyone fight d83755459d so hard?7d0a5816622032ea

No one even acknowledges 3b3f68696e it.42276823e4b4fde3

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“Is Agent e7b7a3b789 Yoo Sung-woo d57e61d080 alright?”c1efa200817fc625

Ji-ha turned at de168a66cc the voice behind eb28a3c07b him. A tall, upright-looking c074e4f163 hunter bowed politely.53dd5fbe2f076e52

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“I’m Min Woo-gyeom.”ea789c68d2c2117b

“Ah, you 373479328e were the 267c37968d one fighting 868d573f2a next to b1b03a1ca9 Yoo Sung-woo 34624ebd22 earlier, right? You were controlling 214b29010a those trees. That was pretty cool.”324aa55f3505f429

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Min Woo-gyeom gave 6e9d11eff7 a sheepish smile—until 17e7a1cae7 he noticed the 3cc04185f0 pool of blood 0337f22b54 on the ground, 87c5e136c2 and his eyes 6cc555b597 trembled faintly.b1d3fc6522adff8b

Ji-ha waved a 0c9f0d836c hand, still smiling.5deed5962192fff7

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“Ah, the treatment 39e89ad690 got a bit 23d44e2d84 rough, huh? S-ranks don’t respond 8f6bd9b0f9 well to normal 789fda10e2 methods.”7b488ccca57ca88b

“I see… I 74fd9b0085 was shocked. He wasn’t even in 318e0bd6c2 berserk mode, but he de692ebdbe suddenly started coughing up aca29154ac blood.”15f42df98af558ca

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“If we ba3df81fdb waited for afea4b8432 him to d74d1382f5 go into 23570fb532 berserk mode, c826070409 we’d never 62361380b4 be able fb32d31b72 to handle 8ef1e85c8e it. He’s an cec5efc4e6 S-rank, after 30eb9b4462 all.”a4d34a0e734dc8ae

“Right, true.”440cb53df47ab6cd

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Woo-gyeom nodded, a bit b423cd82e4 awkwardly.e704fe6a97673ba5

“Or… maybe e94f7a60c6 he’s found ec1acb1131 other ways c7118bcab5 to suppress 94379e2ec1 it when 1819fe11cc I’m not 01e17d03b6 around?”d4eac1033eb62e4a

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“Agent Yoo Sung-woo 3ab8cf47ac has never had 1fd5e573e6 a Stabilizer.”7bbfac24ff807572

“Yeah, I’d 86a36db998 heard that. But still, didn’t 95cdb47db4 he borrow other c981a1eff4 Stabilizers in emergencies?”1313760d9d5e6650

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“He refused.”65039e197bb15296

Min Woo-gyeom shook his 1ba6a30e52 head.e9a815ea712cfa94

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“Then… what dfe96aaf2f does he a3c3aaa4cf do when 1b44eb4999 he goes 60c0e685b9 berserk…?”c6d95f03d4d2f325

“It seemed 1fa6d0e2c1 like he 05faa20c2f was forcibly d9aa9b2a47 suppressing his a911b7be14 berserk state 1b811ad25b before it 92fc164ff3 ever reached 18b1fc3d49 that point. From his c9e8a06168 perspective, it 78c2b505df must’ve felt a7237dcb3a like fighting 8f798871c5 with shackles 8d82dea639 on. Though he’s still overwhelmingly 13efaccc44 stronger than the rest cbfa4e5f4e of us.”bb25dd73598c3203

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Ji-ha frowned.821232dd56da63a6

So what the c23a6c1d1b other Stabilizers had 7517e43309 been whispering was c8aee6dcb8 true. A hunter rejecting ba7d3bc41a a Stabilizer—was he 6153aae6de really trying to ed24881bfa die? He really 76f3c7efe2 didn’t make 63d4351429 any sense.3467717a250adb4b

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“You didn’t know?”4c63251cc1205b6d

Min Woo-gyeom looked 35e5f220e6 a bit surprised. “Since he personally 5741aa2610 brought you in f0f0c4fe7d from outside, we 3901e7cdf2 thought, um, you da109eb034 two might be… 16d642a52a close.”c0c039e002e82b6d

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“There was 4594246cd4 definitely a 9f04b1c065 pause between 7bee21c393 ‘close’ and 8e191efce9 ‘friend.’ So b302b57c1e you mean 10a91762e1 close that 65808c1d52 way, huh?”70525b56eed44fa3

Ji-ha grinned cbebe20f7e and playfully abbe81f24e narrowed his b3061270f8 eyes.bc5a7a4320098b79

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“Oh, no, fc22d407ad I didn’t 9130a637fa mean it dcaee440d8 like that—I’m 06b6cae749 sorry. I guess 070a4116fe it could’ve 3a36167cd2 come across 1a15d536da that way. That was careless of 4d22a16463 me.”a849ceaf6baf5467

Min Woo-gyeom bowed deeply. It wasn’t just a66bf10908 a lip-service apology, c4e42c242c either. Ji-ha felt a 099afb2d4b twinge of guilt.402c6337c3ff7357

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Well, it’s not 0636f69be6 like every hunter afb51ec0a3 is as twisted e2b44ffa2a as Yoo Sung-woo.fcdeaecd9532a746

“It’s fine. Nothing to be sorry b03f3417ef about. I’m not b79cbbc199 a Stabilizer 838fd33e62 assigned by efdff031ad the bureau, 3bc9637e92 and since bbb0b67124 I was 2d2bed4af3 suddenly brought 6da0893861 in from 48fedb59a8 the outside, 574d42c01a it’s understandable c0a5544a5d you’d think 2fad6b97ca that. But really, cee579a16f think about 57240167ee it—who in 13f8867813 their right 83c12f3bee mind would 86b8d1f811 get involved 6aa4695178 like that 1af9c198d4 with Agent 867aa2c82b Yoo Sung-woo? You’d have ab1e64aeca to worry ce1a8aab3f about getting 783a4ad392 your neck 920e40f69b snapped in b6dced9497 bed if 512681fb6d you messed 6dd49d354a up. I, for 32d7dba921 one, value d226e0c01a my life. Unlike our 1174a23208 godlike S-rank 5bbd25b472 agent, I 373019f1b5 have a c9beb2bb1e small and a62de450aa delicate life e4961d2687 to protect.”1edc9d788f0ee060

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Not to 937762fda0 mention, his 3849aab831 poor fourth 8ddf5832bf rib was fa2313767a already wrecked.54d050a3459acede

Who would’ve thought a 78bb864353 single kick could cause cecedfb92e a hairline fracture?1616b6c28dc4d4c1

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“But still, 4dbc1cc3e4 you seemed 998c0db405 pretty bold 5b841b6486 when facing c1318fed35 off with 0ef23b3db0 Agent Yoo 447b3129f6 Sung-woo,” Min 6564360837 Woo-gyeom said, d332c96d41 rubbing at e9c250ea97 his collarbone. He must’ve 3407ccc0d1 seen Ji-ha 39f88632c4 get grabbed cea2f1a41d by the a9b34a8b0a throat.4b42f83ec5a3a77e

Seriously, what a prideful dbb2fa1b04 bastard. He could really ce0e23be4c stand to tone dd2a855e1f down his temper. Maybe being S-rank meant 5067996af5 your reputation could take 7ff64f2083 a beating and still 46d5161710 survive.099c066c66a50b32

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“I… I thought you 539810b0da two were very close. Agent Yoo d1e4886a2b Sung-woo’s always e16d33aa9f been all 3e22380a9c about work, 7c3fc0d928 to the 5068a02d86 point that 57603e977f he never 6ffd57e055 even joins d0f6371138 us for 344312d780 drinks after a1feee06c2 missions. Not even once.”e361357bd4244c74

Min Woo-gyeom 158c1189a8 scratched the 5f8c07ccf6 back of d19c179ee4 his neck 6ea461da96 awkwardly.5afdddd9183906fa

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“I’ve been working dc3ccb825e under him for 9ba4cd1d65 almost five years eee154cfe6 now, but I’ve c08ace2cc1 never seen him 717a333abf outside of official ede7cf4b64 assignments—not once have e640872b2e we had a c9fcc69442 personal conversation. Even though I’m fa69157f22 technically his support 40f67466d9 hunter.”5e306835ec05d513

“Seriously? That bad?”7473d332312ed6ce

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Ji-ha clicked 9aa335f2ab his tongue de3da5b9c7 and looked 8830ecfcf3 in the d177a16627 direction Yoo 7cacf7f8d4 Sung-woo had ada9d4e280 gone.8edec72cb732b205

“And then bcd26aa142 suddenly you 4aa3874bbf show up, e2769f50c4 Mr. Seong Ji-ha. Since he 93d67bee13 went so 5f50633efc far as 22091ac99f to bring 6f7b9b6ad6 in a 8e33159d7f Stabilizer from b6ace4ddcd outside, we 7b88421421 thought you 55d6492587 must be f46e02cee9 really close. I didn’t 764e657454 mean anything adada6d014 weird by 999a0fe7a3 it. I was just b7875bed04 curious what Agent cfea4139b1 Yoo Sung-woo is 31c8338033 like in private. I really respect 3b30694964 him, you see.”95e1f1ec188ac6e3

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Ji-ha had been 443b6570a9 about to laugh f59b8ac499 off that dangerous 7e83c22d56 kind of admiration, 022780842b but then he 1f84d5665a froze.db94c622c0e3b7e9

A cold 22e6434b0a chill ran 980d39f16e down his 5047dbb99e back.cb6ad4ebee3d03ba

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A workaholic who c4219f5176 supposedly knew nothing 9ff4ec62da but duty suddenly 73e5414aee brought in an b21bfbd3e3 outsider as his 77781a0004 personal Stabilizer.4dda170ac3ff4314

If this 8a3d4bf1b0 keeps up, 2d1d21bf84 people might 7fb61e9492 start saying 68d8b578ed even worse 22eede7606 things than 01e1fb9d15 calling him 96864e3e5c Yoo Sung-woo’s 5d286d0096 sex partner.e99b32bbc5a03771

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