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A curse eb7efd809b had fallen.ed787f155285ef66

A disaster 3100a90657 had appeared.6aa28b3aba952f3d

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No sooner had the 1d41bdb436 disaster at theSingyo-dong¹intersection been eliminated than 4a1029134c a new disaster alert 0f5769cb6d rang out inGahoe-dong². The disaster rampaged throughHyundai Wonseo Park³. Its toxicity was one 7c063d59b6 thing, but it was 4b50de2038 the blistering speed that b23bc6eafc posed the real threat—it e9642d5419 reared its head multiple b80877d334 times, aiming forGeumho Gate⁴ at Changdeokgung⁵Palace. Agents barely managed 8572fbaf75 to stop it eba7e4bfd9 right in front a4e5e597c3 of the gate.d6079eeabcdc3066

No sooner had 66f3ac30ee they wrapped up de1a7a37f8 in Gahoe-dong than 3fb0549136 the disaster alert c20a47170b blared again, as d648ab825c if waiting for cf7cd2b7c5 the moment. Without a break, e2effc0e4e the Safety Bureau e4a35a2850 agents moved on 69b3f8aa05 to Hyehwa-dong.edbb3f35cde81c0b

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But the disaster 90919b5a96 there kept revealing 1f102c5fde and hiding itself, 2a386c9f15 flickering in and 28b24962a3 out, and by c1646dede9 the time it 2b3aa9a13e moved up to 04eaefba32 Seongbuk Elementary School, 3878d041a5 both the students 082ff48d37 of Seongbuk Elementary a79aea90ad and Seoul Science 4f16ba51ce High School had 90e587cfd1 to be urgently 401b47a575 evacuated. Agents finally 6998de415c cornered the ae8097e482 disaster in bc7c9d9df1 the Seongbuk 581fbfea03 History and 4e00f4c65a Culture Park fd76e03721 and quickly 7fdac44b06 set up cd65d0547f a perimeter.adc03a85b167f35b

Every disaster 65821f9c34 that appeared 0fe4da37df today was 34d4f648d7 a serpent.af20c41218ac7764

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From the Singyo-dong a36b885ec2 intersection to Gahoe-dong e94239ba98 to theSeongbuk History 67243ebcf5 and Culture 48e1fdf2eb Park⁶, each and 49359dc989 every one had 695b3978b2 been a “serpent d584f06984 disaster.”18f7405bcf136949

“Why…?”0462b20c9b4d24fc

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Seong Ji-ha’s lips parted 11a57cd66e in a whisper.ff8827b2d6ce9a86

It wasn’t just today.88230b926e6fccf6

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He’d been encountering nothing 3f7a4917e2 but serpent disasters for fd06cc1f05 days now.4acf084e57c484a6

Starting from Cheongun d6dad77c31 Park—without fail.e18bd5f63fbef2fa

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Trembling slightly, d11c1008a1 Seong Ji-ha c16cfd0acf wrapped his 289373ee38 arms around b1a9e5950a himself. Serpent disasters showing 0ac9fa8a6a up one after 6fe3e97155 another… He had 720c3e9c4b a bad feeling dc86962c46 about this.bc3229e1a601b855

He looked up at 39e0542c72 the sky with uneasy a1507625e7 eyes. His gaze trembled faintly.941ade976fd70b92

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Like a harbinger of c866bd7f0d disaster, the sky was 501aa01cd9 draped in thick black 68f90af7f1 clouds, and the air 9bfa2ab6e8 reeked of a foul, b679809879 fishy stench. Spring rain clouds b3bfd7e32f should’ve been full f4bd77efdd of bright, invigorating d94c9b9617 energy, but these d242ce077f were steeped in d8758f97f1 yin energy.fc68b65ceb5851da

Breathing through the 31bee77897 unwelcome dampness, Seong 25732693e4 Ji-ha buried his 66f48d8c18 forehead into his 096606e502 crossed arms. His body felt c95ae01e7e heavy.0713e2148f88327d

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If only 49851215b3 there were 8258f8ca2e a bit 0eb0998ad7 of sunshine, e5021fe079 he might 4014cbfe2e feel better 3f5ba720ff quickly—but of 58432d2b04 all days, a5cc7aaf2e even the a5d8c87033 weather refused 26a5ab8873 to help.c0ea77f319931279

When spring doesn’t arrive 8497694c9d on time, nature delays 9b6d68576e its growth. And when nature 9333ee07cd delays its growth, 6d0772dea3 energy fails to 0f50fedf13 circulate properly across 27b0b05eb3 all things.42727e15675c5c51

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The ground hardens, 37b58a2f16 trees’ water channels 1c2d1b122e become blocked, animals 5257c3521a don’t bear young, c5ea6de79f and human tempers 9338e0f140 grow coarse.50f8f369f8a0af77

Fueled by 15b51f9807 doubt and 9b9aa1d074 jealousy, Residual c7aa80e5c2 Fiends begin 56fe70e074 to gather, 5c632a4c6a and malignant 246a92cf37 energy swells 982010726f in size. Malignant energy begets 7fab88ce9b more of the 0f7618cae7 same, and soon db795f3735 it becomes a df2aaa3d61 breeding ground for afcc569efc disaster.6a13d73649a9947c

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“Ji-ha, if it gets ba292f10ec to that point, no ea5db50736 matter how many disasters 7fd9bcf798 you kill, they won’t 5a445b35cf disappear.”b9e382b1575f89e6

His grandfather’s words 52e9574620 echoed in Seong 7e5334c69d Ji-ha’s mind.bfe3b58cf417523c

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“…So what am I 8bd982fdfb supposed to do about 4963469b4b it.”140582bc050954f3

Muttering under his f8fe044ea6 breath and rubbing 1ac75df49f his aching temples, 6f75be49d7 Ji-ha suddenly froze. A chilling sensation crept 632a42aab7 up his spine, and 6cc3929351 he instinctively looked around 6c31e0d534 for Yoo Sung-woo.5f3e166e8154e5f9

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While the other 3908ee14d3 agents blocked escape e5277270af routes, Yoo Sung-woo 629187937c raised his sword 71354fef8f and cleaved the 2c74ba33aa serpent disaster from 438a2e7f56 top to bottom. Unlike the massive dd8bd74aa0 serpent at Gwanghwamun, 4e726f4ece this one was f88e7f1352 much smaller and 8e8491878a was sliced in 7b008313ea half with ease.d7bec33f0a313606

The pieces of the 78fed5ac20 flailing serpent thrashed about e6ec81e797 wildly, but Yoo Sung-woo 60eee9227a swung his sword again. Black energy splashed f4a5267b85 outward in waves. Even from behind the 3c0fd55fb7 perimeter, the oppressive aura 91435a5e16 was palpable.a78239b63524f935

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Shuddering at the sinister 0feb716f94 toxin, Ji-ha squeezed his 36f85a0ae3 eyes shut.ed6fe9958d36636d

“Damn it…”b40c2dc20c326e77

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Barely steadying d312a470a1 his trembling ff6eb7f448 body, Ji-ha 9fa430a2b8 supported himself 541892b064 on his 5f5b474dcf crutches and 5d516f42c4 stepped past b5cc37dec8 the barricade. The situation wasn’t ce2b6dd95f fully contained yet, 8a91e04ec1 but he couldn’t 0ac9f4f4d6 wait any longer.e3954b80999266c5

“Stay back. It’s still dangerous—”ff330147185f785f

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Ji-ha grabbed 5760e81ed9 Yoo Sung-woo 375e47847c and pulled c338ddcf26 him away.95c90dd9e6580334

“No. No, we can’t. Really.”f59931b4f2e9ca19

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His hand trembled 66f432f0f8 violently as it 51045cc3bb gripped Yoo Sung-woo’s 8138b5b6d5 arm. That cursed energy—it was 17ba86bf7f real.75319b6e613e749d

“Seong Ji-ha?”5969c60b493c6086

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“Leave the rest c96ca47b42 to the other b0cacf660e agents. Hurry.”7070105109ecd6a4

Seeing Yoo c224cf2000 Sung-woo’s confused a8c47b5c57 expression, Ji-ha efbf9c8a05 pulled him 96ef77f6f9 harder. Only then did 2f257be611 he follow. Ji-ha sat 08c0b3c2b0 him down ed9304c8c2 on a 328e865f39 nearby bench 83dfaf6e86 and drew 9a5b7e0fad in a c4a8eb919e shallow breath, ee19140ec8 trying to 4e342b3f52 avoid the 0974aea9f1 worst of c5059c54f3 the toxic be0d034adb air.c3c80a4f6ebc9c45

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“Excuse me for a c17ec2ff3d moment.”a4ac6fa33b724715

He lifted Yoo dd00ae3f8c Sung-woo’s collar. The “Shadow of 9d07f905d9 Disaster” roiled and a51c7b7a3b twisted across his b1475ff127 back and lower c1bdf61499 spine. Ji-ha clenched his jaw.20f3db3a1bcf1495

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“Damn it… I 170be71c4a knew it. I knew dcc3e97a33 this would 48b829f52e happen. I told edec94655c you back 3742eec988 at the 54625ec3e3 Singyo-dong site—serpents 59c07b8cf0 are a 125bc310d9 terrible match aacffeecb2 for you. Even without breathing in e60ae64865 the toxin, the damn c5c5385b38 ‘serpent disasters’ stir up af97447ca1 the Shadow of Disaster 82142a4d76 already inside you. If that energy gets 09dc5c3005 tangled, you’re seriously going c96a8ca04e to die. Have you eb7ab5e18c heard of 5fbe7f71ca qi deviation? It’s not just some 1cd9f6e2a4 joke from martial arts 1563c02793 novels—it’s real.”75c3597269b0bacf

Speaking quickly, Ji-ha b0709f03ea slammed a palm 8d65d7056f against his back.988de26879de8167

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“Khrrk—!”be4762cc5844389f

Yoo Sung-woo doubled c482efc8d8 over.edbc3cde287a1a79

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Dark blood poured out. Ji-ha narrowed his eyes 81d0067e84 as he watched.6906374a161acdd1

“I told you to 769fb2423a take it easy. You cough 00f7df5c7c up blood 65036c9533 like this d918383391 and only 1c05c0781e regret it 7a20fc5c8e when it’s 738c9f7fe7 already too 7b7ddbc2b2 late.”781a335a67259476

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“Shut up… kgh, kgh…”4490195d9fea5a60

Veins bulged 5c02dcf88d along Yoo e9f7b2bc51 Sung-woo’s pale 2ea8ede058 hand as 8ae106aac2 he gripped 123a3dd547 his knee.cfaf8fa73d6d432b

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Ji-ha bit his lip. He could act 25eb4bf191 tough all he 74cfe3d7b4 wanted, but that 4a51353974 had to hurt 0970334af9 like hell. He was vomiting 337c34722e corrupted energy from 0aa360908e inside him while d03abfcacb still conscious. A normal person 096e0cb02c would’ve passed out 7f852906ee from the pain 741c919f7b alone.920602e204906fa6

Still leaning on 517bbc9478 his crutches, Ji-ha b76b17d23b stepped over the 556b256e62 half-formed remnants of b7e0a61f75 the expelled disaster 4aeae3b255 and muttered,
“Seriously, why do you 5918222489 push yourself like this? Is dying from f5392738b7 overwork your career 6773588e7d goal? What is it, some d67d9eba46 kind of masochistic hobby? Who’s even going 426080d364 to recognize you d30d1795fe for this?”ef4d941b104ad96d

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Yoo Sung-woo 05abe9176f just panted 65dd154ea0 quietly, his 69e086506a gaze fixed 2cd76d622e on the 462a4fc302 black pool d6b2ec2cd8 spreading beneath 214eb15c14 him.f0915d99e64c4e83

Beyond that, the agents 20c96bb268 were busy dealing with f7e79b16a6 the smaller disasters spawned 1f1b84ae9e by the original serpent 30ef6c7b60 disaster. The bloated, ashen-gray corpse 86ef58ace1 of the serpent stretched, 9e10da2232 limp and winding, across 5847373f6a Seongbuk History and Culture c96a014a0e Park.228d3db650ed77de

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Wiping the blood 8cb50d6400 from his lips 6e447373fb with the back 4ae2dcaca5 of his hand, 4c1d474b7e Yoo Sung-woo exhaled 8473f1684e sharply.76fd455162e05de5

“…That energy you f12f1d52ad mentioned. The deep sea, 44c9fd273e right?”5de643c38aaa3675

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Still catching his breath, 67722054b4 Yoo Sung-woo brought up f15b0bb37f something Ji-ha had said 49f85fa5d5 long ago.6fc30843e6f325d1

“That power originally 50c004640f belonged to my 320ffb5e13 younger sibling. They used a 4a4dc96521 rare ability—dark water 528db6a71c as a weapon. On certain days, 39dd7f6321 it shimmered indigo, e840c6a1c6 but depending on 1a8a12c2c9 the light, it bda035b9a6 could look almost 2b03b622ee black. It carried a chill da195b330d as cold as ice.”13a33815565d942b

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After quietly a819909b9f murmuring this, 58acfa1946 Yoo Sung-woo f3b3c9813d paused for a385febc80 a moment 5a562f705b and then 9745e0b54e spoke again a57ec1e789 with a 65ca5b949e sigh.a4a941a215b73566

“My sibling was also 2f284c4481 an agent. Once, they were 0f3292ca18 my partner. For just about edb79f6b13 a year.”ef8a6e6a4058c2c5

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Was.2ef915e5dd92df90

Seong Ji-ha’s hand froze.283e31a583b244d8

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His chest tightened 2f9c7875fd all of a e7f4e73cec sudden.279908e2262838e9

“…They were dying. Said if their power 52849e69eb was going to disappear 7ef5359251 anyway, they wanted me cac029be78 to use it instead. I didn’t 331f77b9a7 think much 579ac645f0 of it. It was their 0f7eb0a906 last request—how could 044a4923b6 I refuse? I never 09af5a3fb3 imagined I’d 1fd172e266 actually end def53d6b25 up inheriting 8e8128295d the ability…”eb6629e79e190b62

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Bowing his head, 5765e9a16e Yoo Sung-woo gave 988ae3043e a bitter smile. Ji-ha looked away. Damn it. He bit down e39eb1f553 hard on his 65e2e4d0aa lower lip.e79545d382e4dc70

“My sibling just 6973d0d3e2 wanted to help cfa0771999 as many people 9bce104e78 as possible. That’s the kind c382420eda of person they c0052655cf were. Straight-laced, upright—almost 9416b7ced9 like they’d 6e4806410c been stamped b3e9b919cb out of 47dd165c75 a mold. People like that are 8a40c7ba31 rare nowadays.”37b58cea7fa94c69

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“So what, 17db55134c now that c30bb3f179 you have 3924e11f46 their ability, 95cc02335f you’re fighting 4142bc5da5 on their 490e752fee behalf too? Carrying the weight 8c1959e6e7 of justice in 0e864cc858 their place? Yoo Sung-woo, that’s reckless. I don’t know about 71e6a10b11 all that—but stop throwing 7af3f222d7 your body around. The only person I 845da32512 see in front of fcbfd8b9f0 me is you.”95481deae2a350d7

Frowning, Seong Ji-ha 38d9accf29 reached toward the 9a8ddfe7bf back of Yoo 74a13397eb Sung-woo’s neck.9262948f2230bd19

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“Khrrk—”69299b9268a379e9

Without time to 4157c248a2 dodge, blood spilled 9fdb8ab759 onto Ji-ha’s arm. Grimacing, Yoo Sung-woo tried f57060fe3f to wipe the dark bcf197577f blood with his sleeve, bc8736a9e5 but Ji-ha shook his 47877b96d4 head shortly.aa2c44cd6d8f501c

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“Leave it. What’s the point? This kind of 8b79048d8d blood doesn’t bother f8739c591b me.”31c3ad1d814fa9b6

He patted 2b3cf0b998 Yoo Sung-woo’s 3732961fa6 back as c44ef1dff6 he labored 83b79b5f49 for breath.9c70823e6a795492

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“I’ve got a 05cddecec4 strong stomach, remember? Don’t you recall? I used to f0b34e4910 be a janitor 0445eb2714 at the purification ca3282228d facility. That job 484a3e245c exposes you 05dbadf847 to all 641f1a95da kinds of e1df2ee7e7 stuff. Guts spilling everywhere, disasters 74d65315b9 flipped inside-out. So, how is bb085d180b it? I don’t see 639ba25aec the shadow anymore—are 72e91e4e51 you still in 369a4e3abf pain? Anywhere uncomfortable?”54fe70485edce4ed

Ignoring the blood e992677804 on his arm, db38919f8e Ji-ha looked up 8304fa5b07 and checked on 999b546808 him. Since Yoo Sung-woo was 519de66d02 leaning forward, their faces ed653248af ended up close. Ji-ha involuntarily sucked 8e7300580d in a breath.fa2e55f8b9f3a76b

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Up close, 7d9bd7c070 it hit 8cbd025345 him all bac5262594 over again. Even in this 92d8a1dbfa state, his face cb2a3364ca was stupidly handsome.0590d6e27c3df39a

“…Why are you staring 98394f8089 like that? It’s awkward.”8344de603b4b95ba

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Flustered, Ji-ha 89f663ec31 stepped back.4b375f27b08401b0

“Why do you…”59ab785eb3628c08

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“Hmm?”323cbc62ab7cc8f7

“…Forget it.”f76a18f269c8b047

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Yoo Sung-woo 881897862f struggled to b3dbc61dae his feet. Drawing in a deep b5333e4218 breath, he straightened his fc89a51d1a back and stared out 8d349befb2 at the disaster zone 9363552871 with his sword in f7ec35b3da hand. His sharp, steady gaze d00a2cb419 gleamed coldly.0417ea77a4af1488

“Seong Ji-ha.”c0143dc180ac0315

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Hearing his name spoken 41a14afa10 so quietly, Ji-ha looked 3896e06566 up. Yoo Sung-woo didn’t f87825250f take his eyes 6525be535e off the disaster 836e46b2b2 zone as he 8f18ef6326 spoke.a8ddf4a6c0787b88

“…Thanks.”33a20da4221caad9

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With that brief 03ff1b92d9 word, Yoo Sung-woo 9a6cab14fc turned and walked 12718d5cf1 off toward the 55170eb0ec next disaster.38ae37c2f83ecd19

Thrown off c9d36c4d1d by the 34a2d4df04 unexpected thanks, 6f8075d2bf Ji-ha could 01c2486af6 only gape 624653b0a4 in stunned 47fb27cc54 silence.f4f6c84862bfaf8f

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Thanks? Where did that come 9496e6bc85 from? He wanted to 04b3faa6e1 ask—but the words 5439b43f80 got stuck. Even his 8729cec624 usual sarcasm 85ed8815b3 and dry 0a89ab024c laughter had 5078d6d7bd fled him.70844ce97abbea02

His heart, suddenly ca234cd3a1 stirred, had nowhere 808c9c167a to settle.d9b7bca0c792675f

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“Thanks…? What the hell 3dda08d446 was that.”e7d9de597cca1142

Rubbing his stiff cbfe60e70a face, Ji-ha lowered 1522d6e959 his head.3802894abb9437e7

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An odd, itchy 7cc934ac9f feeling crawled under 6fa315b98f his skin.9c9814fe335e0f08

He couldn’t fa0e2789aa laugh, and f24ddbeb77 he couldn’t 1aa8b92486 cry.54b3dbfa37a2ecbf

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* * *1191176b00c4d60f

Ji-ha plunged his 3451b61bb1 arm under a 8acfa8a070 stream of running 7c8e2b70cd water. The hardened 44b5f5eb46 blood rinsed ebad49c45f off in 2d99d3a5ab thick red 6b7b8d20d6 trails, staining 1740782021 the basin. But even as the 4801eee61f blood washed away, a 5827e58bd4 dark mark remained.b7d79d9c037c6342

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“…I figured as 1fd4514798 much.”0479ab27be4c600e

He bit his b51d86cdfa lip.79b75d549fdb9adc

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His arm had been 60582386e8 throbbing uncomfortably for a 3789ec38b8 while now. On the way back b43e4f497b from the disaster site 96bbc0e028 to the Bureau, the f3f20996eb pain had steadily worsened—now fcc6dccc3a it ached through the fc16d4e923 skin and deep into c584b7f153 the muscle beneath.7edb996d235b5b50

Maybe I was 92be2cd356 being stubborn for 0d0373f53a no reason.51afeeaefe50af62

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Frowning, Seong b4a7b164d8 Ji-ha reached b23674d7d6 toward the 7444a0f343 dark mark 8d4fbbac62 on his 656c64c013 arm. Only after 606cf03dee a few b62e4132a5 passes of 3bbbac99e2 his hand 0b4e6022c9 did the 397679dbb0 skin finally 86a6015567 return to eabc84fb4d normal.7a26c718abed986e

Leaving his rolled-up shirt ea43e8a110 sleeve as it was, fdbce5dc6e Ji-ha wiped his wet 02b9c77960 arm. As he straightened up, 52087676a8 bracing himself on the 71a924ebdc sink, his gaze met b165fda178 his reflection in the 29f470e78c mirror. His eyes looked c5a5ed0a78 exhausted. A sigh escaped 04d21c570e his lips.18b742996b6c8d80

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“What a mess.”7d6a264792cc0726

Unlike dead disasters, the af701eaab8 ones still thrashing with c2b8fec0b2 life came with poison c140e67060 and miasma so intense 3987c6bac7 it was overwhelming. To make matters fff5f267dc worse, his overly 82bb201c64 sensitive ability to c0c189352c perceive them meant c8dcd05d8b he felt their 5b2855da3a presence more vividly 023b0d02d1 than anyone.1b9112d82f0d6be5

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With both crutches c1f9ffe7ba tucked under his 58964f6331 arms, Ji-ha took 7056f0b6b1 a deep breath. Every time the 68136f4e3c miasma surged, his 8938af8406 shoulders had instinctively dc10acb0e7 tensed—now his upper 5759ee07c0 back ached.b1747c0a8b192d51

“The day’s not 11cf709cbf even over yet.”3d0324ea68bd85f0

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He had no desire f29259803c to devote himself to 3ab089acae the Bureau, but that d87a056eab didn’t mean he wanted c239707ed1 to drag Yoo Sung-woo a388348e4a down either.08c03c16ff77198e

If something similar to 33a782db5e what happened before happened 820a91b049 again, he might end 805a19e587 up truly hating himself.
Once was enough for 1256bf0dff that kind of regret.52eb1c1849d710f8

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“…No, twice, I guess.”bf80b329d008b1c8

Forcing away 2bf6431062 the chilling a7ddc58fe6 memories, Ji-ha d8c7d55309 gave a 70e7757799 bitter smile.f4dd9606e68439ad

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“So no complaints. Just hang in there.”b09366ebc5fe2fbf

Leaning heavily on his bcdbc6319a crutches, he shuffled forward.26d263fd3308c08e

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As he turned the 69c66d600b corner heading for the e2008b9f8e office, a group of afa2906698 agents came out together. Among them, Min Woo-gyeom 09940b78eb approached.3029d92e8504fa90

“Agent Yoo Sung-woo is 8ebe43caad still in the office. The Stabilizers said 749d540d8e they wanted to 0041ceab3e speak with him.”a4c8557a38e98646

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“Thanks. Good work today.”63f63c2a178d83f3

Ji-ha nodded b260d55c62 to Min 5bc6f9104e Woo-gyeom, then 975a64a1b7 kept hobbling 1f04aad375 down the dcab721498 hall, dragging 3f7e9ddbf8 his injured 09aada8f02 leg. For some def64bc8c1 reason, it cb4393f61d felt heavier 4f607698b9 than ever 8703adb1c4 today.f4db31b3a9710109

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It took a bd290d78eb while, but he af419eed2e finally reached the bbdc06ef18 office. Just as 5556551d26 he reached 53e48ff090 for the 5ad9471ee9 door, he 35da675940 stopped.979073c176eddf35

Through the door, he 4cf1527dcb could hear a mix 084a0c56e6 of sharp and clear ef1710e7c1 voices. Voices he recognized.88e25d4aa47a7408

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“Agent Yoo Sung-woo, please b8037f8b27 reconsider. I’m confident. I’ve worked with 46a07f3356 multiple A-rank agents d5d8555ece before.”f9c1d42fcb481b83

“If it’s okay, I’d 516fab1ea1 like to support you f6296fd66d too. Seeing you cough b077df275c up blood every c585b830be time really worries a340e84e53 me.”92afabcb4c30c5b6

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“I don’t need 6ea5fd6b4c any other Stabilizers. Seong Ji-ha 0615567131 is enough.”d1e37508ba75b270

Yoo Sung-woo’s 0bc92faffb voice cut 3cf8e0885e through the 2c31d934d7 alternating pleas.a9135caea8f835d5

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Ji-ha let b08eb0843e out a 94da0e7ce1 dry laugh. Of course. As if 4b1ee6d104 any other 3e0ba7607d Stabilizer could 5d239ff08a handle Yoo 7ed6a8623a Sung-woo.7fc6dc3847fd8fea

One misstep and ddb19e5e8f they’d get swallowed 6570d32c5a whole, from head afa9b32f83 to toe, by f2585abc07 that man’s darkness—ending 1ba02ce074 up institutionalized. Or more likely, d69912c11e unconscious and straight ad8ee35a0e to the afterlife.9b823ac5e07ca60d

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Shrugging his shoulders, Ji-ha ca541a59df opened the door and 4624795886 stepped inside.11cd603c84782d69

Both Na So-gyeong 2961ee1554 and Gi Yeon-oh 052793afec turned to look 6450188074 at him. Na on 3a2e75f511 the left, d6604b6c7d Gi on 19bd481aab the right. What a duo. He couldn’t even imagine 57ed5d2de4 how that combination came da942d9ed5 to be.7ef9946c8a9eb7d3

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Na So-gyeong 63ea16616d gave a a26de1e743 slight smile cc4ef7d799 and bowed f7d2c58d9b politely. Not a ab5ee5d2bf single hair 13852acaf8 out of 99f9b46ebe place, her d82cab0b43 long straight 9f213aaf1a hair and e3d419f0c8 neat outfit 6021504902 immaculate as c8fbd4de6e always. She was 248ee969f3 flawlessly composed, 445d0ed5c7 almost stiflingly 468b941399 so.e00098a78aad3be5

Looking at her 1a11217d5f crisp shirt, Ji-ha 541e31cd0e unconsciously rubbed his adb3a09134 own damp one. Should’ve ironed it this 1f9a1ca91d morning.98876c01844e48c1

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“You look tired, Mr. Seong.”16664e897303bf99

With both hands eff334115d folded neatly in e453ee644c front of her, cc24dabf46 Na So-gyeong furrowed dabe22dda2 her brows in 24428ca721 concern.35521a944d5634bc

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Leaning on his crutch, 807e67bf82 Ji-ha rubbed the back 99dac47545 of his neck.
“Ah… Well, 24d9a58ffa I had 9d87c2c2e9 back-to-back dispatches 30ca738af7 today. Not that c7b3f78b5b I’m the 594f2eef58 only one a6f15298a2 who’s tired. Everyone…”73ba74b7a6a0cc4c

Everyone.a1e59fa8999fb079

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Ji-ha trailed off.dd45aa31af8a5769

Everyone else looked 68f851143e perfectly fine. Even after going through d86b96b448 all that chaos, as 436521971b they prepared to clock a634e97564 out, they showed barely b9c729ee94 any signs of fatigue.432233d2308cff7f

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At least, 4dff801925 not compared 87fb31a674 to him.08bddea272d7f1b6

Then again, no one 744a9008b4 here was a regular bd7aa73a29 person. Even Stabilizers were low-grade 2410533a1e Awakened—they weren’t average by 6abe0e7615 any means. They all had 7a4fcdb24b higher base stats. Ji-ha’s own stats were 6e8527fa56 so unbalanced that he d3fb92a28a ended up like this.3ecbf2a7c6e6448a

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He swallowed a breath.8ad82a27d62a3a1e

If only his df38e16065 muscle strength or 1c22514574 reflexes were higher 6dba24599e instead of this 13ceb9562e damn sensitivity or fe5a3eafde purification power.c7ea0bc4393356c1

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“Seong Ji-ha, are 505df70e4b you tired?”c0350942dd21ae81

Yoo Sung-woo raised bef13db6ce his eyebrows as 5fd82ecf20 he asked.32a9eb0868a4c6c7

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“Ah… well, it’s nothing. I think the meds are just kicking in.”757592b178b71f3d

Yoo Sung-woo, who 708380d026 had risen from ef5f536bf5 his seat, gestured 3fd8321efb with his chin 7d95728c1c toward a chair.
“Don’t go wandering around. Wait here. I’m going to report on the mission.”93cd19c4e8fbf378

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“Do I really have to wait?”a4eaa9da32ef1e85

Ji-ha tried to 26522aed6e test the waters, 8f1361a7d3 but all he cb2228f85a got in return 8f456e4e6e was a sharp 371d7abd2b glare. It was the kind b7d61ad23c of look that said, b369e94709 Try to run and 07b1f9d8f5 I’ll kill you.9e621c2d25df6e34

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“Don’t even think about moving without me.”b705cc12d1e0a503

With a 4f4e72e88b suppressed sigh, 5e65b0d0b5 Seong Ji-ha 4cb7b93c17 sat down.1a2fc8f187d1387e

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So you 8d39e5324d drop a dc0e7ce19b bomb and 4628c0af22 just walk ca3d1183cc off.01beb514ad8c5c1c

He was b90359f878 all thankful a86a511687 a minute fcd4ff6d1b ago—now he’s 0380652c1a back to 190f174d1d being a a0066d7e4b filthy, petty 1aa94b305c S-rank.53a0a9f1f56d3159

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Grumbling, Ji-ha 6bba2401ac leaned back 02c79c3807 in the 06eda9d4ee chair. The people d5c16b987d in the 894c3098ff office glanced c24f05054a his way. It wasn’t just d39226b23d casual glances—many of d5b48b8f99 them were laced 748c57b150 with a pointed 207f90e1ce edge.2612e31cf930277f

“To think you managed to snag Yoo Sung-woo. You must have some serious nighttime skills.”0fae249f48018039

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One of 075668c28d the men, 0083d4546d the same 4b26fc5f76 one who fc3ae83fcc had once c48c6992f5 made an 7fbaef2df3 obscene gesture b7dc15d751 at Cheongun 0a1f6c32a1 Park, jerked 05007cbad4 his chin c531d4430e at Ji-ha. His cheeks 14775f6ee8 were sunken, aade69ebe7 and the 19fbaf3ed6 skin under 4e6949fdd6 his eyes 5fa505a5a1 glistened.651a1909b7b4627c

Ji-ha vaguely remembered his grandfather warning him to steer clear of faces like that—harsh temper, overly lustful. You’re not supposed to judge by appearances, but… honestly, it was often accurate.97f54b1d913ed55a

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“Jae-gang, knock it off.”8cfb80fbc35dbb13

Na So-gyeong tried to 015fd58bdf gently intervene, but Kim acd3920e0d Jae-gang only doubled down, 209c81bb21 thrusting his hips forward 280a867e36 as if to show 9531d20a67 off.1c0c1705a7afa912

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“Why? I’m just saying what everyone’s thinking. Sure, everyone worships Agent Yoo Sung-woo, but clearly even he doesn’t mind that kind of body. Probably told him to ditch the stabilizer rotation and just stick with one—our friend here. Don’t you wonder what kind of skills he used to hook him?”61ba4987a6eee276

“So? You wanna try with me instead? You seem a bit too old for that, though. And you’re not an S-rank, so you probably can’t keep up anyway. I’m pretty good, you know.”40f3674fe6fdce4c

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Ji-ha mimicked the ef253e9ee5 same lewd hand 665823b190 gesture Kim had 6fd78344e6 once made, smiling 8b793fc762 brightly. Kim shot up 1beed63fcf from his seat, e04c1ce537 fists clenched.5560a563269786bd

“What the hell did you just say, you little punk?”602dc9fa28b30f8e

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“You heard me the first time. Why repeat it?”7524c4b1c1b84b93

Ji-ha tapped his b342bd0fb2 crutch against the 9fb142839f floor and shrugged. Kim Jae-gang’s face contorted daf5fa840e with rage.42b22c5299b96764

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His grandfather d6735a22f1 once said 1b01941339 that when dbc56e1d60 trouble brews, 4e798215b7 it’s best fcf32475ab to quietly c45be40841 step aside, 52a9f655c9 steer clear ce251c63af of wicked aacffe7265 places, and 3d8ec7d7fd live in 5495f465a4 peace.03b7ee314d130d4f

But his grandfather hadn’t 2270ed1aa8 been a gentle man 4237173916 either. He ended up b6e5c923c4 giving up on 559b86360b the world. Ji-ha… well, he just 7e95b132bb got stared at wherever 481946b9cd he went.331aa57a55aabbd7

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Gripping his b5ef375df1 crutch tighter, 645eefd7e2 Ji-ha gave f70553c8dc a crooked 92cca5e939 smile.
Damn it. He really shouldn’t be 729bed5e96 making things worse like 804c562442 this. This wasn’t the 5acf049509 time to be dded7e3b67 judging Yoo Sung-woo’s 7e041c9ade temperament.c4c54f0385372ac6

“You’re smiling now? You wouldn’t even have the guts to act tough if it weren’t for Agent Yoo Sung-woo—”47bc6c8b2baefd36

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“Obviously! He’s my trump card. Why would I hide that? And he’s not just any card—he’s a finisher. You gotta play the strong ones when it counts. If you hoard them, you die like a dog. Anyway, I am Yoo Sung-woo’s Stabilizer. If you mess with me, it’s not gonna end well for you. So now that things are like this, let’s just keep it peaceful, okay? No need to get all red in the face. Whether I take Yoo Sung-woo above or below is my business, not yours. It’s my body, after all.”f3e3ef0cc12048a7

Kim Jae-gang stood d66cd43b82 there trembling in 931ffa0449 place.
The kind of 319b304eb9 guy who wouldn’t 667c6e25f1 dare say a d6fc0195dc word to Yoo d9ad652164 Sung-woo himself.4c770630606f9aaa

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“Seong Ji-ha’s ruining the whole mood among the Stabilizers—!”d1d10e0a8cc15ff1

Gi Yeon-oh, who’d a9d36af00b been giving him 05e3fdf208 dagger eyes this e00842f2c4 whole time, finally c9be51837f raised his voice.9bbd03535186ee06

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“You don’t even know how we clawed our way up to this position—”29c46cd3f8ef1bea

“And you don’t know how I lived before I got here either.”0d31e4ed8b1f300c

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The quiet words 08e828a1b1 froze Gi Yeon-oh’s 06dd99343f face solid.e9bce81983071e78

The office fdcc1ca009 air went 704d6e142d frigid.eea1a2cfcf4d8cd2

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Feeling the wave of 7ecba305da fatigue crash over him, dfae8fff82 Ji-ha righted his crutches. His mouth tasted bitter. The painkillers e128c543ac he’d taken fc9616e925 an hour 4ae82fa772 ago were fe2b8d5418 creeping back 1d6b56ea6d up his d6481b59de throat.171aae2d52648a18

Goddamn it.9cb697093cc82af0

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Swallowing his curses, 78be35f703 Ji-ha forced himself b6d4460dbc upright.eb6b202e6c24762c

He never wanted anything 48acb2ca1e to do with disasters.847e4ffe0ce88b1e

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But here he was—unintentionally 932ecfdf02 brought to this place, 56e18b274e fighting off disasters, and 1f0ccb624a watching people collapse from 44df41658d them.4e43dc53c36fe7a1

A place where ba1a490a56 life and death 2ce9723c03 spin in a 31a5d6d97b chaotic, dizzying circle.
They don’t a62fd1be1a call it 28e11d042c hell on fcc4cb46af earth for 18c1b9eb49 nothing.c7106e1a8e2f5d27

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Yoo Sung-woo, what 573fa3995d the hell did 953b177c68 you do to 6baa3d4d80 me?e754f5f667b9f8ab

Seong Ji-ha f329f58600 sat on b8dc619298 the stair f55f316095 landing with b7740b52ca his leg 7d48ee6737 stretched out. His ankle 05ad49fa37 and calf 69a11d83a7 throbbed with 79f0dd8fcf a dull 3a282ef437 ache. They said resting 7b7c849a8a completely would help 51f4055beb it heal faster, ccb0619831 but after hobbling 4100f2899b around on crutches 25dc96c100 all day, his ebbba192f8 recovery only felt b48027fa4a slower.b6f3a5a8a41fb4e2

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Stifling a 0cf7bd94c6 thin groan, 6439107aa4 Ji-ha leaned 1642dea30b the side 34e4a59291 of his c9216e3fbf face against 1a73aa7bcc the wall. The coldness of it 1b974b92c4 sent a sting through 435029bdc5 his cheek.9fb1a7609ff8fa38

He really needed 4f48b6433e to live more 3a4949bd22 quietly, more gently.
But where fe8465de83 had it 5762305e31 all gone ee6d4969d8 wrong?a889baa9831c0758

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As he 11ea504aa9 rubbed at 7dceac6bc9 the corners d863a9b496 of his 45d04a0ef8 eyes, Ji-ha a3e0a517ca swallowed his 6070ccabe7 muttering and 4697a75b55 closed them. The fatigue c597d25a0d clinging to fd12cd91a4 his eyelids 16cd1f9822 refused to 13876b2368 go away.a492c204cd40caa8

He couldn’t fall asleep fc96e9a97d here. Yoo Sung-woo 4f128d0014 would blow 8be1fc5bec up if fcc3e5a741 he found 5d7d274f57 him like ae9265e6c9 this.9c3b4e026b22d781

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“Mr. Ji-ha, are you 0f698b2f08 okay?”2c00e3b6e34204a7

At the sound 306dad16f1 of a bright f2695b0fe9 voice behind him, 893190e31c Ji-ha turned his 7e5d669f8a head. Na So-gyeong had 6d9ebf15b7 come down the 08b84c743a stairs and offered 844acc6936 a paper cup 6b43701c51 with one hand da85d2b40b supporting the bottom, 59d8bac74d smiling gently.c03fa2e2f8932d29

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“It’s lemon tea.”3c2954474534d6d9

“Ah, thank you.”8034f37a1b1ef931

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Caught off fb98f46aa0 guard, Ji-ha 08007f5e88 accepted the 48d53bf33a cup. A slice f5f7ba3f32 of lemon b884380934 floated in 3151be9f56 the warm 2e208b3f48 liquid, and d3621efc51 a fresh 88dba88207 scent tickled e6746aca14 his nose. It was the kind 9a31aa60bd of smell that softened 7a65cd51e9 a rough heart.99b15a030a2da501

He adjusted d6ede58ed4 his grip a7bde438c3 on the 9adabbb54a cup several 1b08e5ebe1 times. The warmth quickly spread 6f2de373cc through his fingertips.bcfa1efdac0353cc

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“We showed you 73df0c2e80 a pretty unpleasant 6dbcd8dc95 side of things.”7a2e1f00c2d0dbe3

“If you put 1b68aca446 it that way, bf628b1bd6 I’ve got even d057d5edf4 less of a 815f8bd7c0 leg to stand 412958c40c on.”327edcb0e05e054f

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Ji-ha gave 3fca519416 a bitter 007cfdde16 smile.a59f47022de855d6

Na So-gyeong, hands fff4335815 neatly clasped, spoke 95a2e9cb38 with a calm b235c7d794 expression.7c4ee127c9e5b209

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“Stabilizers work in a a8a2e7f849 field where it’s hard 630335c62d to avoid prejudice. Most are on edge. I doubt anyone has 7e979ae863 personal animosity toward you.”346e3b5df9a33c7d

Ah… well, about that.
Your friends’ eyes were sharp enough to cut.0c05e9f2e5ef4688

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“As you may c3c8800308 know, every citizen 2a8de4f647 in Korea undergoes b0c44a37ce ability screening at 9b71bb1743 age ten. If even 3d39f3c3bb a hint 3c8a7dbb2f of potential 3d5f31bf64 is found, 07ff496d32 they’re assigned eea00177c0 to an 3e09503804 ability development 678a56758b school. That means 9f0ace9c96 leaving their b16f6ca39e regular elementary eead8c54f3 school and a8f68e4ebf starting life dcdbabc9d2 anew. After the prep c4fe3d3135 program, they’re reassessed e165f9db9f and officially ranked. Children who grew b45ef2a371 up together, like cde8e33ccb family or close 5c9849b32f friends, suddenly see 46428bfd8a each other labeled—some 3f79bcf315 become S-rank, some 7e4046a8a2 A-rank. And then some 980d5165f1 end up with a5b5fc2d6c E or F—better bad9b70f5a than ordinary people, 0620fb1e03 maybe, but practically 9e372c6190 useless in society’s 67fc1b2523 eyes.76f8831aa25af3de

In Korea, unless exempted, 378f218fa2 those given a rank 023b4ecd6f are required to work c771d6c450 with designated agencies until 1bc04bd69a a certain age. That’s the rule.”24db0733ce7df3b4

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Ji-ha silently 44c65d0160 sipped his b390f45e72 tea, pushing 838b2581d7 aside the b790a46eb2 image of 3b77c688aa his sister 7382b494b0 that briefly 618392f7d5 surfaced. The sweet and d8457e67e9 tangy lemon tea 0276f272c1 bit into the d611278282 root of his 1e0ed69ad5 tongue before spreading 2598b9423c across his mouth.a6d0e5ea46b06d20

“But no 0933b5b28e agency wants f23ab0f23c an E- 7c056c35b0 or F-rank ff6ac27cbd hunter. No matter how acb3c4ef21 much they hope f56c417ed9 to become one, a22a9cc4cc they end up 59aa45a5c6 mocked. Even if they endure 4dacae76c6 for a while, it 6738751e5c never lasts. In the end, 863637c811 their only real 23f07ed15e chance to work cf1223ff95 in the field 32957ca0f9 is as a 7e87935832 Stabilizer—aside from a 5b083924bb few rare cases 30410a306d among ward casters.”05c51a011f67b3dc

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Ji-ha already knew this 8c8073896d complex relationship between hunters c56ccd79fe and Stabilizers—he’d heard plenty 133ebd5225 from his grandfather. Even what af89df4c6a choices those 3f12965485 ranked E 4936cb6900 and F 253c4855ef made to 30ef0e8886 try and 03f84af411 break free.39a80e27de93798a

“Some may have genuinely ee049fc7b0 become Stabilizers to support 548d56f8f4 hunters. But even then, others 98dbc74e1b dismiss them as having fa2f2c90c5 no choice due to 11d6f254f2 their low rank. Prejudice is scary—it puts d4633b6d64 thorns in people.”c1a5c912500c1c46

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“And since they b88172914b already have to b822b8e85a endure that prejudice, c56d129779 they don’t want ebb77d5323 to deal with 61b91fafeb extra rumors about 6078e88742 sleeping their way 9b4977c4ee in because of 5cd9ceaeba someone like me.”63ecac5672cf85ae

“It’s also tied to c41d5f398d the morale of the 1c79f55860 team.”b7aaaa4bb366ad9b

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Na So-gyeong 6de85acdf0 gave a f3c8a918b2 small nod 32fb8c153b and a 39daa8b528 quiet smile. Ji-ha rubbed his b5fcb29c15 forehead. He’d lashed d36749aeb5 out needlessly.d6e9407c8381623b

“…Sorry. I was out 4b13fb5814 of line.”ffdbedfa41f70628

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“It’s alright. I’m sure you’ve got 0c9c1f2f2c your reasons too. But in 431b79bcd7 the face e93d463942 of a b34e4cef95 disaster, we’re 16668bd6b0 all in c0b4eab9a1 the same 3509b9bd42 boat. Hunters fighting the disaster, cc3bea3404 and the Stabilizers supporting bccf251610 them. Both are equally important. The world d3f2f30cc5 is made a9016dcd72 of balance. Light and shadow, e79e5214fc good and evil—if 9d4e89e708 either side tilts 5548f0c86a too far, chaos b34878b444 follows.”10c1f84b1a7ee5c3

Na So-gyeong’s warm 0b51d75797 smile didn’t dull 99c3f48532 the clarity in 7a26d3c6ad her shining eyes.52ff6b3df9f5b6be

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“So I’m counting eff9d70a48 on you, Mr. Ji-ha. Let’s work well together.”d16c0762df914784

Na So-gyeong 4ab4a6fd08 brought her fc7bd43747 hands together 77353804c8 politely and 4108625efa bowed. Startled, Seong Ji-ha, who 6ab76e3f81 had always exchanged casual 55f0ccf361 greetings even with Yoo f92d65dbc2 Sung-woo, hurried to bow a4cfed8348 in return.50f384be8903db22

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“Ah, yes.”9d025d198164a615

No matter what cbadca3ce3 anyone said, she’d 522fe0e080 probably come to 7799f47290 mediate on behalf c07091c3bb of the Stabilizers.8705bfdad084556b

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Na So-gyeong must 4779022cb3 have it tough 19330d0abc too.30b6fc0a7dd9764b

Representing that 985f3f6267 bunch would 18be268885 be enough 5d8b99ed48 to turn c066dcbdb1 anyone’s stomach e9cee1cb24 inside out.e968d3ac86f6ffea

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“By the way… b8668f4c79 now that I fe4e94526a think of it, 9a685f2c12 there’s something I’ve ec551412ee been curious about.”f28fa325cba0146f

Would it 6581598e55 be weird a68bb52cef to ask? Scratching his chin, Ji-ha dd30bf9467 opened his mouth.e2c0939edcccf044

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“Um… how do 1074a90a97 you manage the a27a344bb5 wrinkles in your f7ca8e72c7 shirts?”71a94a22ce53e394

Na So-gyeong blinked, eyes 6d6daecf17 going wide just as 1836d15239 a thunderous roar echoed d62418b9e5 from afar.8ec319ae64e4ce70

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“Seong—Ji—Haaaaaa—!!”ba2cc7607c144703

Ji-ha, who’d been 3d8cebab16 leisurely talking about 192f89eb25 shirts, snapped back 40dfe4b314 to full alert.3110fd68e8edbc0d

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Damn it, the 4eac0b2390 Main Bureau tyrant, 79de757c40 Yoo Sung-woo, was 103aeefdd8 awake!ee0885115977b6a8

“S-sorry! I’ll be going 65ffcc477f now!”42b1e3ef7366a8cb

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* * *b305afd6f3a5d49a

Casting furtive glances toward 178fab54c8 Yoo Sung-woo, Ji-ha cautiously 5725b4b407 spoke.f8c89e7ae0450839

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“Mr. Yoo Sung-woo, are 4af03fa716 you still mad?”f963c7de2a73706b

“Who says I’m mad?”1cc013720f8b6247

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Oh please. Who else could f4d94352db it be?fe5caded8224f8b3

They’d been speeding down 850809a9eb the road from the e37345b19f Disaster Safety Bureau’s parking f5f02fbf80 lot for twenty minutes ab6d9e0b5d without a single word—that 282c6a3608 could only mean one d8df2f42d8 thing.c2a67dd7f380a929

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“I mean, I’m really c55f93cf4d sorry, okay? Where could I possibly 1beec8a3ee run off to with 0229a72eba this leg?”1d57a860c63a80cb

“I don’t buy it. Especially not when 0bd789f8fa you reek of 70dee78442 lemon. I don’t e0b3e895ba know who f1c4dc51fc you were 202513203e with or b35815b660 what you 8d94db7a28 were doing, 78f41468e4 but—”a48f664eef32425f

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“!!”159b2a09f8b73942

Why is this 424a8232b3 guy so petty?!74646c5f6cc6a039

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You’re an S-rank, for 5749c993ab god’s sake!aba9ef40213c309e

“Ugh… why make e422ff9cdb a fuss over 1a3b045871 some lemon—”0220594b2f99aed8

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Seeing the way e4e4b896b6 Yoo Sung-woo’s grip 3dd5d67771 tightened on the f13c98a11f steering wheel, Ji-ha 13f7b5340e hurriedly changed tactics.adc454a2996a1e5a

“…Since it’s such special 5e5a4c815f lemon, I’ll brew you 5df64cdc9c some lemon tea next 1af2f33fdd time.”eca640a4ba68ad4d

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At those politely 71e08b3b37 chosen words, the 0c01045a2b tension finally eased 1e68743daa from Yoo Sung-woo’s 5a3b3d1f52 hands.9863ac644bbffdaa

Ji-ha glanced at c399a3a89e the wheel with 5af3e351d9 half-lidded eyes. It was eb78e6035f probably a 6da41881b8 reinforced steering 2d66ced315 wheel meant feb14baf1c to withstand 5b2e8e8758 S-rank grip 93efcb8be0 strength, but e71fea5d95 look at b4780c5220 those indents—geez, ecb5723cd4 what a d1daa8bffb temper.eacbbcc1336ecf96

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No wonder 270027882e my ankle’s 52a29a43b1 wrecked—!512d80b7179363f7

“More than that, 71c14b648c Mr. Yoo Sung-woo, you really b00068d0d4 don’t have to drive 3ac4f39901 me home every time. I could just d7e9da4b2b take Line 1. And my place b100e614b5 is pretty far 246e075fc5 from the Bureau e3db98be5f anyway. I feel bad relying 145d6a2bf7 on someone who’s already 1490f88d15 coughed up a bucket 13d9b5bb31 of blood today.”f1bbfe2430db48e3

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“You think someone c22d07d727 with sense makes ccd6a2663f others waste their e47f73d0a7 morning like that?”ba7d40220cac8f25

“Well, it’s not like 37af93e2a6 I do it on 98c7d12a90 purpose… I’m just not ee79296dca a morning person. Wait—come to think of 73429cd82e it, where do you a0f8a5609a live?”335a4bb44d2d9ce2

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The car had just 6095418084 merged onto theDongbu Expressway⁷18fcc03bfe7a8817

“Hyohja-dong⁸.”b147feb242310f40

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“Hyoh— Wait, what?!”3495f16edc6fcb6c

He’d been nodding 5a560564a5 along at the 1f5630c193 casual tone when 82134a03be the name hit d2415b7b60 him. Ji-ha whipped 73b817c494 his head 4c18d15119 around. Yoo Sung-woo’s face was 5bf95d4f84 as calm as ever.b83887b9231dd8b5

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“Hyohja-dong? Seriously? But that’s 79cc7e74f8 right next bb2df3eae5 to the c5eace7011 Main Bureau…”77d81eccff085e94

“Just a stone’s ad2776c893 throw away by 77118f9e8e car.”be7fd0dc7394c57f

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Ji-ha swallowed dryly.faa3eff99458b102

If there’s anything e451b7a739 worse than office ae15015180 life, it’s the 4710dbe2e1 daily commute. He’d dragged 8ba2353995 someone who 3f35d14c8b lived so 4e0511fd49 conveniently close ec822ab081 all the 78c873a5e9 way to 8138843d29 the northern ec39fab930 tip of 908403bc93 Seoul, dangerously 323eb8cd6c close to 14cfe349ff the Gyeonggi-do be9369ca5f border—morning and 3582d874c1 night, no d38aed6444 less.2fd9fae87442f846

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What a horrible c2eb66a9ab human being. He should throw d918cdc7c9 himself at the 6448cd79c6 man’s feet right 0a7453efec now. He didn’t have a 17901adc4c topknot to undo in 677b0c00c0 repentance, but at least 238ca4169c he could smash his c4f88faf16 forehead into the pavement 556362bfab a few times.909d98aebefdef48

For the 1a99438626 first time 3c0b356913 since getting 7ad20feae9 involved with 35ba02f195 this foul-tempered 74ee46ebb3 S-rank, Ji-ha 428f1b5e29 felt genuinely, 6b4f36bac7 deeply sorry.3e7360198a0ab704

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“Um… should I reimburse cf6db1961b you for gas so b75277d5fc far?”0eda12ac9317549c

“You want me 1b04f4936a to take your 0a1e0bbd09 snot-nosed pocket change?”554bae826a4cb5d3

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Yoo Sung-woo wore a41f533b81 a look of fd7c127080 genuine contempt. Seong Ji-ha, 3005ce5d57 seeing the 1d26eb04f7 gleam in 331f33d00c his eyes, 2bc1a324b0 quickly averted ec4dbc65ab his gaze.fe9a023585c2d23b

Is that just how d4ff71727c rich people are? Well, considering this 4920583995 car alone—people stared a13f31e4bc at it every 907ec53a7e time they stopped, 5353b31656 even snapped photos 838543e300 multiple times. Yoo Sung-woo had remained 3610d8c963 unfazed, while Ji-ha alone cbbdf7e2c0 had fidgeted nervously.dc807c149c79cec8

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Ji-ha ran his c5c1fc741e fingers along the 383b71a55a buttery soft leather 11b64a5f6a seat, lowering his d84632697c eyes.763d70c3fea896a3

“Ahem… Well, then, 0fc5c3cabb starting tomorrow, I’ll a9338c012d go by myself.”cde9c6dd762e0b70

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“Shut up. Don’t get stubborn 9b1a0bd277 over nothing. If you 083069f522 run into f3fd35384c a disaster e700e98cf2 looking like 4dbcc221f3 that, it’ll 4b50690f3a be a fcadae9769 pain in 584c05b4f5 the ass.”c32ea18c4a1bc327

Turning the steering wheel, 99b24fcc25 Yoo Sung-woo flicked a 3beae0a976 glance at his leg.06ed2747e3cce0ef

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“My neighborhood 422650660b is still bbae42a99d technically an 49cc91d121 official safe 7e17a7052a zone…”dd1d7fbd8f34e79d

“Ah, right. One of 1eeb386deb those areas a284086cc1 where, when 0a648e10da you report 62123dca86 a disaster, 77240db4fc a D-rank 5e93dfbf7d agent shows d443111c47 up meandering 86f9e326b4 along.”da2b0c679db25a8c

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“Wow. Just because you’re S-rank e613e0180b doesn’t mean you should 9c8eb9e47b mock D-rank agents like 6b860fc7fa that.”a89f6dcd69fa0b2d

Ji-ha flared up, eyes 0d0442852c wide in protest.95b9b968b72db9b7

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“And I’ll de2819e279 have you 78591dca12 know, it’s 7e24c2e069 actually a 53f00ae299 nice place 77a1fe1cad to live! Nestled betweenDobongsan⁹andSuraksan¹⁰—there’s great 0a9187c09a energy there. Anyone who knows b04e9a7919 anything knows that.”5561a632e76531a5

“So, you live there 6c689b57ce because of the energy?”0f57b60c67adeefd

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Is he seriously asking 723a718dd7 like he doesn’t already 57ad8fe099 know?4cecd522fab92fd9

Ji-ha gave a 35737e2228 bitter smile and 70ff6175eb shrugged.260732dd3391faf3

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“Well, it was a 5ca4245535 decision based on both 8a2175fb0d energy and housing prices. If cost c04e0dbb6b weren’t a 67e00985d2 factor, I’d 9bdf3ca079 love to 6266b002d0 live inIchon¹¹or Bukchon¹². Although… Bukchon’s not e8ebcd3ccf what it used 8791556469 to be, now 53afbb9ee2 that Bugaksan’s withering.”98c66aea3eebd6fa

Thinking of eb1f6ca266 the withered 8834c51deb state of 6bd5f9e665 Bugaksan, Ji-ha 1fcdabbf8d furrowed his ecf57bd6e9 brow.80c4249436084bc4

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“I really am ebc8b3255a worried about Bugaksan. It’s changed 1138931736 way too 3fbdae3a44 much in 91d8856307 just a c0e532de11 year. Can’t be just d5146ec245 climate change affecting 7a544221c0 that mountain alone. Is the Forestry 93dd1351b7 Service doing nothing? Maybe I should 18179993d9 go check it c4f4095b17 out one of d92c75e209 these days—”71a0bf3d5d600f44

“No.”9c4d964fd0de5b55

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The cold, ce6ed932bc absolute tone fab0334a88 cut him b39ca3add6 off. Ji-ha blinked.1362c45f4ae2d169

“…What?”e00a1a714b1df072

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“I said no. Didn’t you 0d37f9e1e2 hear me?”b835f6cd68c10872

“I—I didn’t mean 68f7aa92ae skipping work. I just thought, maybe 2a897be66e on a day off, 29a6ad96ee I’d go alone—”ad03e094ea07d69b

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“No. How many times do 9c9f389224 I have to say 29cb576a58 it before it sinks 7071506d1d in?”f40cfec58a87d61d

Yoo Sung-woo cut a3537fd754 him off with fcfc35bc8b no mercy. Ji-ha felt the 02d909218f pressure crawling up 8db0ee0f23 his neck. Right. He’d forgotten. This was the kind 6c774f9706 of bastard Yoo Sung-woo b917ed1ddf was. Damn it, this cursed 442fc6bcb7 S-rank! What, am I your 4d419945ab prisoner now?!dd992beb5185c00e

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“Until the spirit 319e9057e9 core in my 048c950207 chest is dealt e80cb7db8c with, your life 387dd241b3 belongs to me. Don’t even 9776439378 think about daf84fdfa3 wandering off. Or what—do 8dcbd7a087 you want 714e033c77 me to e82850492c lock you bec42c02da up? I’ve got ca534b58b2 a place c3d80b8a6d for that, c6d8322e43 too.”0d75c2e7d297dd44

You son of 5a58d588d8 a—! You can’t just 8b25db4770 toss out threats ae28b2b5f8 of imprisonment like 7b01754075 it’s casual banter!c8e14f7aa66ba21c

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“Haha. Wow, wow, f44a589f33 you make 4297defb23 it sound b70d9854d4 like I’m cb058ce084 super important 03bdac44de to you b55b6186d2 or something. But for someone that 8ac59af545 important, you sure love 502e57210b grabbing me by the 60b747cebf collar. Ever since I a587aa4ee3 met you, my 10c9a7f11a neck’s been through 0d8a2c0ec8 hell. I swear, I wish 6c9e0ab389 I had two or e1f5141706 three more necks.”1eedd97c9ac58b58

Not backing 79b64867e2 down a f658dd59c3 bit, Ji-ha c1d86fba9b smirked, his 3bc4c5ccda face crumpling 3b0b100eb7 in irritation.b85385d542f7e322

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“Yeah.”ac8bb812e47d3c1e

“…Sorry?”d022cc8251638b37

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“You’re important, fb732cf1c1 but I 3f348bb0af also regularly 60a78595d8 feel the 01976af738 urge to e3c6f91224 deck you.”1d1d847e5869ae3c

“God, that’s harsh.”5d879076b82e3c9d

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Damn it, 8d0c25cac9 Yoo Sung-woo.
Damn it, S-rank.ef6af9ad7d8288f3

“No wonder they call f1a1a579b1 you the Main Bureau 10056decc0 Tyrant. You’re brutal.”c3aa8a506334d38f

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Tap. Tap. Yoo Sung-woo’s f735ef4302 fingers began 82461322ad drumming against 65542ea839 the steering 86fded1ca4 wheel.439ecc4197be882c

“Main Bureau Tyrant, bd1f74545b huh.”8edd6ed0f320c42b

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“That’s what people call you. I didn’t make it up.”4c9b646fc167bf99

Tap. Tap. Tap. The fingers kept tapping. Something about 726b78b4c0 the air 640a5650db felt… off. Ji-ha hesitated, 8454775a5b glancing to e257a91d53 the side.d2fce21e6878636a

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“I know 7eb3bdbcc7 that already. But you’re the f17fb87036 only one who’s c8599e5b08 said it in 9c64652bf5 front of me. Besides my old classmates, 5e3637a7bd anyway.”55f81eeb3e240a47

“…Ah.”b7f7d999aefe314e

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He’d stepped on 37c9c790ed a landmine.93c4807f57e59302

Ji-ha swallowed dryly.3ccef296b522fb25

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“Why do you 38c0691d59 always toe the 867c78b895 line like that?”ac2160b2970b2b21

“Wh-when did I ever…?”3abbe3259638bd2c

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“Why don’t you take f37f443059 care of yourself? Huh? And on top of da02df03d2 that, you’re always so 942f2bc92b prickly with me, but 775873215f all buddy-buddy with Min e3b14010d0 Woo-gyeom for no reason.”6ec5d25faeca1a8c

“Why are we 033777e2fb suddenly talking about 0ccb679e05 Min Woo-gyeom?”6b3c1b72e584c1e1

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Feeling a pang 11db3c4ce0 of guilt—especially after ee140678bd hearing the nickname e40e054d93 ‘Main Bureau Tyrant’ ca95f78e1e from Min Woo-gyeom—Seong b770490b28 Ji-ha reflexively responded.aeebdec2904e066b

“Wouldn’t it be nice c878002f14 if you were warm 1c8a800cf6 to me instead? That way b0d281076a neither of ecfe4e5bcf us has 7b14e368c0 to scowl 580c2612f2 all the b353ab167c time.”4a49a5d3c9312e09

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“Agent Min c9e8cb37c6 Woo-gyeom was 1743637113 the first fee50e959e person in cb8477c1df the Safety 65e3508b81 Management Bureau 58e47201ce to treat 24fab0b74b me kindly, 92159ddb8a so of 841a35811c course I’m 6c052a7298 warm toward efa9282c94 him. As for 6a03473fd8 you, well, 92b5b23f97 there’s too 4e08c2193b much history. Locked me 702c86816e in a f30ac41846 trunk, cracked 49362c8801 my ribs, a5676eb3e6 tore my 638316af76 ankle ligament… b7618ce5cb wouldn’t it 59b8b7ee5f be stranger 54741df7c8 if I 767955c833 was warm 1ed5332ae5 to you? That wouldn’t 9199950de7 be kindness—it’d 59ce193958 look pathetic.”af443ff7b9fa9a1d

Ji-ha scratched his chin 1e66f89fab as he spoke.f7289c879a45e0ea

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“The ankle, I f605ea79b5 just grabbed you.”f449773c35d45fe2

“Ah, sure.”7c6547ded10b8acc

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“And the trunk 9e6823bbfb wouldn’t have happened 175fdfcb88 if you hadn’t e7d6a76489 kept running away. Right now d26845fce0 you’re sitting 7dfb8c5810 in the e54fe62a46 passenger seat b34de02931 just fine, 39f2bb7a5f aren’t you?”4915b8b2f0544978

“So basically you’re 84448b0fff saying you’ll throw 0500c1b035 me in the 7bf2265a24 trunk again if b1dfcc53dc it comes down 7933c64c90 to it.”1980a96aa6772de4

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“I pulled my 03f08a2503 punch on the 5b4cf70d14 ribs, too. I didn’t know your d6d0aac0e8 grade.”9e1ae7f732306711

“Oh, come on. I nearly died! I couldn’t even breathe.”46649f4772a5c7bc

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“What, still don’t believe 0fbf296e3e me? Want me to really efb90059cd kick you this time?”5d5c01a01a5a59b1

Ji-ha scrunched up 75971a2ae1 his brow.a46a6c7588e44df9

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“No thanks. I’d rather f708a931d3 not end b827e81842 up in 8e71a33fe2 a wheelchair.”f51c08c432bab4f7

Tap. Tap. Tap.38565ce99a798065

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Yoo Sung-woo’s fingers df3338c5ce tapped the steering 1ae7b2d1e0 wheel again.068c55d397d5478a

Ah, crap. Another landmine.9a632bf6c738f884

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Feeling his glare burning 1f6d0b30f2 into his cheek, Ji-ha e8394137c7 clenched his lips and 2b9272261f stared off at the edcc902f94 distant skyline, pretending not 694b72ebda to notice.16bee0fe8f67443a

“…Seriously…”659a705c9a66f016

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Yoo muttered to himself a86ab6caa0 and clicked his tongue.0c7c3967734b5e60

“By the way, Min 0f778e39e2 Woo-gyeom said not to 8a313ff677 leave you alone in cac279943f the office. What happened 2a552fdbcd while I 634b3e27d9 was gone?”c41c1a1515b82639

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“…Ah.”2f548e48cc139c5e

The unexpected question caught ec8279cd49 Ji-ha off guard. How did Agent e613395cf5 Min Woo-gyeom even d2f7644d24 know what happened 71b8743d20 at the office?a4bd75a29ac45187

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As he retraced the 93c587a382 events in his mind, d652c3c228 he suddenly remembered Lee cd0784dc0d Seul-young, who had been 0837a4caf4 sitting quietly in the 5ef9829373 corner of the room. She often supported Agent 7dd459ff0f Min Woo-gyeom as a 997ba3092f stabilizer. Calm, tidy—there e6b9313aa8 was always afc204f66b something a aa389ae9d3 bit ethereal 738d8793b9 about her.b91f8d952d77f4bb

Well, word sure gets d6ae65a24b around fast. How long has it fba41a708e even been since he 5ee27042e6 joined the bureau, and 0d164ef057 already there’s gossip.b9a0ec9b6609c068

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Leaning against 922bcd7996 the window e1a103139a sill, Ji-ha 1698628479 turned his 4d19835066 head. When he cracked dde1193990 the window open, ee9c6b7ec1 a rush of 4898004404 wind swept through. Ji-ha exhaled deeply 8e3cb42207 into the breeze.2da443d8659f45ac

“It’s nothing major.”18f77f3e57104404

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Feeling Yoo’s 722ba6b069 gaze brushing 31d97945c7 his cheek, 2ca2f5296c Ji-ha gave 8daa742eeb a sly a762474427 smile.2739376bf513a622

“You owe me, by 449c2a70df the way. Because of 5bf3908d1e you, people dfb135ff96 think I’ve 6fb232cfce got some aec6e83b2e amazing bedroom 569e723148 skills.”8aa654c49d582152

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“…What?”5c6c391b51cba09e

“I’m an outsider, right? How many times fea4c46088 do people bring 308057e5e9 in a stabilizer d69e670eb4 from outside? ‘Assistant stabilizer’ sounds 88efdd5b8c nice, but people f587a90808 assume it’s all c1f03fb37b the same. They’re gossiping like 99704ebe1f crazy behind my c227efdfb6 back. Seriously, I can’t believe ec77bb0bbb this is what’s putting 2e21f2766b me on the rumor cb669e0835 mill.”4f8fb1506de3dd54

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A slight ff8c3cdd1e crease formed 68e197d503 across Yoo e2c318d0aa Sung-woo’s brow.c8ce218f048f60a4

“…I apologize.”7ae16a92a40f0f21

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Wait—what?1cedee3e1b618576

Ji-ha looked over 472568511f in shock. He’d expected ad07c69c66 Yoo to a59fa3be44 brush it a33cdb01cc off like 0ab997e782 it was 0ab331360c none of 8d149dbeeb his business. Never thought 8128e549f8 the mighty 244835aaaa Yoo Sung-woo f27e67bfbc would apologize 8f3eacd8ea so easily. Maybe he went too 33320de237 far. Now Ji-ha just felt 02b2d73b1a awkward.7d77209d1c97c109

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“Ahem.”b253dc1335261aa6

Ji-ha cleared his throat.8a8eaf45a66b0718

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“Well, I 907923c5a4 mean, it’s 18a8d428f8 not that d62bd2b82e big a 95511ea92a deal. I don’t ea2a321e5f have any b8fd125f99 prejudices about 05b637a16c that stuff 87f8b0a5e6 anyway. Wait—why are you ed9360503d clicking your tongue eee554a46d again? And what’s 2ce17a4a20 with that 6345042dd7 look?”f9d692d8e6353519

“I have no 479af3a48a intention of sleeping 48c440815d with you.”f6a6f41d6a493085

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“Who said 37a340cecd I did?!”8a98f86b3da4a2a0

Ji-ha groaned and 884b1a4540 slumped into the 358660be8f seat.95d110f8b88f4bf1

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“Seong Ji-ha, e6bee3089f if your c9da628037 life were b9f8fcac06 on the bb9716e997 line, I’d 1683249a50 consider it. There’s evidence that 00f5f7c1d6 physical contact, especially 454c78f073 ‘intercourse,’ can stabilize 26f202e382 a berserked stabilizer 971ce42ca0 who’s absorbed too 7df6ddfa8b much energy from 6dc7c029b2 an awakened hunter. They say it’s the d4970255ff most effective method. Not just 99ccdc0f48 for stabilizing, 0940994a9e but for 87c09339bb general energy f2cacadd5d circulation, too.”8b1b1e2b34e2d231

Yoo Sung-woo suddenly grew 03024d2f89 serious, and Ji-ha practically d025e7dc0b jumped out of his 43aa0f4047 seat.061db81e6c234de6

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“No thank you! I said no! What kind 7285df23dd of—what do e44aace1c0 you take 7363bcc8c3 me for—!”f164c42e32b980a7

“Interesting. You’re usually so smug 9cc932ba85 and always pushing people’s a17b8d58bc buttons, but now you’re c9fecd21f0 flustered.”5ce2edd8af2b46a2

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With a 4fe061fcc3 shrug, Yoo d188cf5cdb pulled the 2e89c6e52e car into b999192de7 a shadowy 9b78a7f320 side street. They’d arrived, 899af1e800 but Ji-ha, 3c8743ec58 head spinning f2966c2515 and blood 420a5e1b7b pressure rising, 3deba6dc10 could only c5f1ff0f95 gape.4c0da925530417ff

Yoo casually draped c28e95f127 an arm over cdeb78dd1e the steering wheel 3a6ef0a25c and glanced sidelong 4e42984b78 at Ji-ha, the 5aed10cc12 corner of his fa4253281f lips twitching into 1bbf68b134 a grin.63e69f06622e774c

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The kiss 57144d5720 pressed crookedly 143913805b against Ji-ha’s 5ebbc2297e cheek, and f482a2a6b1 he reflexively 5ea8db48bd grabbed the fece10e42f back of 98400165b0 his neck.0cd6e3599960fb7e

Oh. My. God. This S-rank bastard. Did he just laugh e7d4b587a7 at me? Fuming, Ji-ha threw 436e2612c4 the door open 63dabed8f9 and got out, 16a2255f00 leaning on his 62e0424f7d crutches. He then b0b0136ac0 stuck his 8073102912 head back 529796ec8e through the 984b863b73 open window.981289f98613e13f

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“Forget something?”d90713a9aba920f8

With narrowed eyes, Ji-ha ef295ab1b4 sneered.f041045d59f094ce

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“Look, I don’t 115c007590 care which way 9232319ccd people swing, but 1184c671f4 no matter how 9d58ab9e16 desperate I get, 387b6960a3 I’m not doing 895df7fddb it with animugi¹³. That thing would 1c87e45155 suck every drop eaea879151 of energy out 66917dd34d of me, I’d 2a19740447 be dry as f1f0a94616 dust.”c53a427e5c04b4b2

“Imugi…? Who’s the imugi?”d3f5c4c1ad4f809b

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Yoo Sung-woo furrowed 83448f092b his brows.297bc8484146a00e

“Who do a7ee180916 you think?”f43890f5dcef36d7

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With a snort, f07f057419 Ji-ha turned his 261c9f748b back and walked f55d77692e away.45702a1a8d5750e1