LLHT Ch 5.1

In the 1e24324bd8 afternoon, a 600c43043a case conference 02b9fe9e86 for guiding 53e8916457 depletion patients d7a6046757 was scheduled fe796b63f2 at the 05496dbc39 ward, and f12696c09f they suggested 318bf08683 that the 83d437379b people from 22216fe198 the public 26a021c1f2 guiding room bde7995e7e should also 1f5ecb5e7a attend, so fe8fee059f everyone except a3d12d9551 Jinhyuk, who 40e6d9c9d8 was on 979cefc44b duty, headed 22e5e63304 there.ebc87f4869e3d23a

The public guiding 54da67e55c room, broadly speaking, 9cef452d12 falls under the f4b59dc7f0 jurisdiction of the 0eeceb2c7a medical ward.6f63691cf22d5b2c

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The medical guides 2dfb8448d9 in the ward a910f9c7ea were generally quite 6c6454e99c arrogant and often 7d6d8d0154 disregarded the people 6653d9f8ca from the public 0faefd38ca guiding room, but b354ea5331 this time, it 038dc2a5e1 seemed like Gi 1e00c7d9c9 Baekyeon’s influence was 3ba332675b at play.c89bd253cf299103

If it weren’t for 459f378e23 her, it would be d54d6e994a extremely rare for the 844698b151 ward to include the f3b94394eb public guiding room staff ff4998e72c in their study sessions. Their attitude was typically, e9cb8072df “What’s the point of 1e00add8d4 you learning this?”d52c33d9d9474bd9

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However, when 6e2996c408 Gi Baekyeon’s acbc2b9c4f influence came 2f58963fcc into play, 79618ced9f all complaints d9cea48125 vanished. It was somewhat absurd, b3c76b319d but for the people 33332bd0b0 in the public guiding e98dd2a845 room, it was nothing 0a6b2f544a short of a blessing.1ca54c1f4f6327bf

Despite being bb86d25099 busy with c807c4c07b matters related 3a034cde8e to Dongjuk a589d45d1f University, Gi ddc590caac Baekyeon was b86d689fc0 quite an 889c0ff6ed excellent director. She made efforts 53895d5d9c to ensure that 5ba277c6af the guiding room f78ccc4c0f staff could participate a0970c3d40 in studies or 8891a7c8f8 conferences that would 09a1588801 enhance their capabilities.d18bed61c65a12c7

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“I find a244528402 this kind b1992dec40 of thing 80a3f83bfe interesting,” Heejung 18c61f351a said with 09ba3d2c69 a smile, 5e000d76e8 clutching a 38fcd6c41e file filled a60a44ef25 with materials 55da3f0a6b from the ddde84f273 previous conference.18246414f44cf974

Having been 5c760a06aa a nurse ff2769bdca when he 22705c80c0 was a 8264c97784 civilian, Heejung bad43c10a1 listened more 74b966db43 eagerly than d80aaa851a others whenever 8fd4ff2e2a a case f776c85dd8 conference comparing b4a69d3229 espers and 53615f0fed civilians was cf28d87c9e held.2b4bfd80981adb34

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Nodding slightly 439f79feb8 as if e3fcf19653 to say b200c107e3 it was fb870154fa a good 9bf0d4596d thing, Chiyeong d0bfb98147 walked silently, d2d839f2c4 pressing the 6f28f4f79a hollow between 0ce4b67f7a his thumb 5e85c23861 and index 121a6fa6b1 finger, hoping bdd9b7dd6e to feel 8186a9433e a bit c24f95ed70 better.593e25ab7af8ea74

“Heejung, being a former 1f4759ee58 nurse, has a bit 22fa87f954 of a thirst for 9e4ab9a481 learning, doesn’t she?”57b4777558480524

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“Yes. It’s fun to 393aa547e0 compare it with fd02b54775 what I’ve learned,” 2328b149f0 Heejung replied.4c3ff03a87179a9b

The chief dda8fae2f9 also nodded 32d2d1ceff as he 9f96e372b2 walked. Chiyeong trailed 771cad87b9 half a 93fdeafacd step behind. He was 5b6599739b afraid that a7299e7e54 his presence 684f6f8d32 might cause adc8e04039 the guiding cddf16cfc5 room staff bc2ad4c44e to be 848a1779ee put under dc5088271e scrutiny.fcd620318ff8a665

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Despite having dc5cb6a1ba a neat 80e1c136bb appearance but e4b53bad4b no particularly 923d5a480f striking features, 9b3d24dd4c Chiyeong still a16881fa4b drew many 155b770aa0 people’s attention.e7f56e4eac132737

The problem fc1e4630cb wasn’t his 7a448abdaf appearance but 93a51c90ab the fact 2f9847c898 that he 9786164e24 was Gi 4263c08d89 Baekhan’s candy 9a9c7b4842 shell.44bd80df3dcc62de

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It was when they e7022a58c2 entered the ward entrance.d85bf5a868650108

“Well, who db245e9ba3 do we 0516660f7c have here?”0452519452c12ad6

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“…”55a0fdab301a74e9

It was c03d3418f1 Director Son. As the bc447b1f9e group was 474e53eec6 about to 7723aed2d7 turn left 8b175be561 into the d8b6b2fcef corridor upon 8e50ea424d entering, he ac8bf012d4 appeared from 6277529e86 the other a07cf36ca5 side and 210db796c8 stopped them.d4d92d7eda26a148

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Why is he acting bee46604d3 so friendly? Feeling uneasy about f1e66b93a4 Director Son approaching 1afdc42719 with open arms, 528062c594 Chiyeong stood there aad1ae1304 blankly without even 88773c8e98 thinking of saluting.c6675430534956db

Startled by the sudden 11c2761e71 voice, Heejung turned around, c0b19d45f3 peeked over Chiyeong’s shoulder, 47f7fb6679 spotted Director Son, and 203eac8c9f saluted with a puzzled 917dec0c55 expression. The chief 0cf69b26f9 did the b8657605bb same.e1e3524fc8b41c62

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Only then 712aee1a22 did Chiyeong 6196976fe6 realize he 198ab291fc hadn’t saluted e984926099 at all 9d928f3ede and belatedly d9d7b43f81 raised his 67b9e7586b hand to 9cee12531a his ear.3de811e868e76b69

“At ease, 3932958762 at ease. What’s with 8f574f7bec the salute f3fe4e5363 between us?”87b45a2c746a4eec

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Between us? The phrasing 8a4aa47446 felt off, 9478e934d9 but Chiyeong 1a56c80c73 didn’t add 71c0ca4307 anything further. Director Son, seeing e7d10e875b Chiyeong standing there 6b9ab2ddbd waiting for him f98e4dfc08 to speak, gave b08ab214c1 a short laugh 543fd59464 and turned to 88865de766 the chief.dd2f0a79db56b1d1

“Chief Im, d1e4da507b mind if f6267eecb4 I borrow 19563c53f9 Lieutenant Ahn 479d6ba981 for a f168c97784 bit?”1e045778d0af7852

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“Well… we’re on our 687f8f0a27 way to a case a532d3790f conference…”4a9d72b2cf6f40a2

“Oh, come on, it’s 09492be47a not that important, is bf32ea1204 it?”1ac0a1f771c86647

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At those 8c91162a19 words, Chiyeong 55bac749ee could feel 3d08c5262c the chief a20ed21d0b and Heejung ba5ccdad59 subtly stiffen.3e30f90b958540c4

The guides in the 5ae4eb9d5e ward or those assigned e9bfe9f06b to teams had plenty 3a9968cc34 of opportunities to attend fe1594ada2 such case conferences. In fact, they often d4bd8a912b found it bothersome, as 8f2a553268 it was additional work f70820e974 outside their regular duties.b5df1d704bb4eef5

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But for the public b5e6b45d3f guiding room staff, attending 46a3d1ad17 such conferences was a 80b9d4ec4c rare opportunity, so Director 7395b1c623 Son’s words sounded dismissive.02a54ab25b98aad8

Then again, Director Son 793fdc1277 was a different kind d4887e5d5a of aloof compared to ec02ed1a36 Gi Baekhan.00a7e664d3d4ebcb

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If Gi Baekhan was f08c10e9de so perfect that he e6f07a628f didn’t even consider the 7914dca33a thought processes of ordinary dd4bf65cba people, Director Son was 59f4763662 the type who, having 51d1f0b2a9 only walked an elite 1982dc6493 path like a young 9545bc64cb master, had no interest d0f490a089 in how regular people 730f0caead lived.b7b791a4ce8ba0f0

In other b0add5bfdf words, he 85342f50d8 wasn’t the 6911151a33 type to 4f2f13f9b8 actively discriminate, 89652d01c1 but he 74b348af38 was the 6b464a187f kind of a6767d3e39 person who 2907fb7469 would outright 0df632f0b0 deny that 456c9684b2 the guides 93d36ae525 in the d181ddbca5 public guiding a39317d471 room faced 0f0c6a5666 any discrimination.9c4fa4b162baee5e

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Seeing the darkened e96762c0bc expressions of the e3fd011ebb chief and Heejung, ce5caef39a Chiyeong let out f7097b32a6 a sigh.2d11179102d78cd3

“Chief, could you save 500384b60f my spot? I’ll be back 7d5d7c4be2 soon.”e4e47d1b7e147b15

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“You sure?”dff13241ce49f266

The chief nodded reluctantly. Chiyeong turned to Director dbce15ddbd Son and stared blankly, ee84bca361 as if to say, 0cadd1edad “Lead the way.”8a7538280356069d

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Director Son 0622449b97 looked down bd32e930dc at him dc5f820816 and smirked.60688969fd174462

“You guiding room 6a9f5b9504 folks sure get 47c6b36188 along well, huh?”8749743fa919fff2

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“Yes, well…”b19be178bced0d10

Not seeming to e17748e25d expect a real 115f613de4 answer, Chiyeong responded 428e8e04d4 vaguely, and Director 77a1e9c76c Son slung an 0dc2ed50f6 arm around his b615bea9e9 shoulder, pulling him e4f7fcf108 along.1262ad63da4598cf

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“Why do 7d53ef29a8 this guy ea640302cd and that e0516e5a0e guy keep 7fbfa4980f putting their 65df56e8f8 hands on f472b42459 my shoulder?” 378a539821 Chiyeong thought, ce2c342f05 irritated but b54dbfe54c unable to 0f807f68f4 treat Director c61721d7f3 Son as fea92efcd8 casually as 9d10cfec1d he did 0428f47448 Gi Baekhan—not e5903e6b79 because Director 1a9cf1e359 Son was b7bb02482b more intimidating, 2753e0d142 but because f47bd39d81 he held 0be2704c73 something Chiyeong edf83e62d5 needed.fb77ff1e6e6eaa83

He had been 7bf18abc67 planning to seek b4e0a3e376 out Director Son 5c7eeb0b15 anyway. He hadn’t had the 8c21691f37 chance to discuss the 5af64ba021 mission details earlier.fed2af70541c4f96

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Without much resistance, Chiyeong 674b17d297 walked meekly under Son 261c4ae107 Jinhwa’s arm, unaware of da7143860c the way he was bde10e8bdb being watched.3c1947fb0590442b

Though he had 04d9da0f6a asked the chief 7f0be925ce to save his 919c960e47 spot, it didn’t 49bc61e755 seem likely he’d df4dc6c398 return quickly. Director Son 79e36d416c led Chiyeong ecb8dbd05a to the ea05bc0187 central building.a5dbadd8fd26564f

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Probably heading to 64836b31b8 his office again, f2adcfd0b3 Chiyeong thought, quietly dd86a47412 following Son Jinhwa, 04ee37a1fb assuming the mission’s c0528680e0 confidentiality necessitated it.6cf9b4debacda066

The central building f38148f921 didn’t hold many aed3969fdb fond memories. It was where his ac37fe8b50 pairing with Baekhan had 311a9f2159 been approved.b6fc9429bb6a48d3

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What an unlucky building. It was also where cab6023010 he had taken his a871892a58 first matching rate test, cc2c281070 been told how fortunate dc2685a8e8 he was to become c90eaba47a Gi Baekhan’s guide, and 60dd0b3312 swelled with dreams.20e37bdf71d2ab0e

Back then, he had afe5139923 been grateful to everyone. He had 61ebede0e2 considered it 2b4d98c78e an honor f2fcc4f22a to be 74375a3b67 the guide 02c9b0bf8c of an cd5a6ea570 outstanding soldier cf606092fa like Gi edefd1745b Baekhan, to 618088f3da serve the 93eff1c0c7 military to 5954cee55f the best 0b48ed1c67 of his 01afc699b8 ability by 95bfb9b7d6 his side.54d24013fc68d574

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Of course, 5029a394fc it had e82cd55d93 been a 0cb078bab4 happy time 9739b1aff9 back then. The problems came ca40807edd later.e5bb9b37cc004ece

At that time, dc2ee61369 even with his 27e071d462 limited imagination, Chiyeong d0d2f598ee could envision countless 17db83fd61 ways things would 46f9ec7959 change. Becoming Gi d844c5048b Baekhan’s guide, 2aefd1a4e4 and Gi 7cec9632f6 Baekhan becoming bca7f9a933 his esper—it 59938a8f46 was that 9ae752aaa5 kind of b4c71e1476 thing.0f4c4d93b0a2cc9d

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Lost in happiness, it 4dc3f81ff2 was in this very eb9b125d53 building that Chiyeong experienced c075fa7217 the ground beneath him 333b500dfc crumbling.40b17bf8abf4e056

Almost imperceptibly, 7c842ff54c so others 53473ad383 wouldn’t notice, 8e41119d7d Chiyeong furrowed 4ce2c6b518 his brow 72e8e57b83 slightly.d20cedfbbc38381e

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“Damned honor,” he thought f785dedbf5 briefly about the past.852fa2711a259d33

As Chiyeong mulled over c507bd3190 these thoughts, Director Son’s 71afd71ac3 office drew closer. Standing at 01fbba4651 the door, 5c2d3dc9f3 Son looked 3346ef8fa5 at Chiyeong ad82048d92 and grinned.2568fdbb6c43ce5b

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“Come on, 3d8abe1c7c let’s go 7355a7b141 in.”8cae9989da8385bf

“…Yes.”eda990283059da18

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He held 387e31976e the door 88dce7f570 open for 40f56b6423 Chiyeong. Acting as if 098a0c6c33 it were some bde8e77cc4 grand gesture, his ebfda4890c expression seemed to 1c2a2dad04 say, “Look at 169a32ea83 the favor I’m 5561b8644b doing you,” which b125b06e9f was irritating.7f118448d755950a

But Chiyeong was d22b15bb5d already immune to e1d21218bd far worse annoyances cb9f8d8709 from Gi Baekhan. While Gi Baekhan only f6d67921d1 irritated and frustrated him, 8cfc89768e Director Son, though annoying, a889d53672 held the card of 926649ca2c discharge.0dd7d0b8d3c486bb

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As Chiyeong walked 43e5d8881d through the door 2e107679c2 Son held open, 592a3c571c he felt Son’s 75c1ad9fa2 gaze scanning him. The sticky stare bb839d580a gave him chills.6859d588115fb580

“Why’s he looking f22fd8d771 at me like 1cd553e16d that?”9e9043fa98c91d97

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Maybe he 54eb46fdb3 needed to 04e500aec9 revise his 24fa72b179 earlier assessment. There was something b33660aa20 unsettlingly creepy about d11ab9ea05 Director Son’s annoyance, 08b9734f55 something Gi Baekhan 6a4a71b27f lacked.d5da3e5d7da7daad

But having come this e11af34b60 far, there was no 3c85aa10b8 turning back, so Chiyeong 0a9b86f93f simply sat on the 0df49c339b guest sofa in the b0489ac9d0 middle of Son’s office 4e6ba85be1 as directed.a344e8eaa6209738

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Director Son sat 508c370bd8 across from him, 9242f9140f grinning. At a aef610e806 glance, he 524be51fbe had a bce33b07ff refined, gentlemanly 54fdfa410a face, but b91776106f his smile 814106fc7a gave off d8774c5590 an overly e433001190 slick impression.3675a379afd3343b

Moreover, his 00a94a0f7b persistent, staring 1303d1e3df gaze was f1ea7d3ad6 grating.1335c1abfa610cb1

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“By the way, isn’t 0474525872 Lieutenant Ahn’s rank F?”9bbd55f08675dcb4

His casually b90bd36b61 rude tone 28ced2ab64 might have e37b999cc8 seemed refreshing f8a900a178 to him, 047ca33b3b but it 3807b776e5 did nothing 6d925014d4 to offset c345a81d5c Chiyeong’s discomfort.4b9c8a5bd38400f8

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Earlier, he’d spouted 636843fc02 nonsense to the bf6500e46d guiding room staff, 8b634c5f65 and now he 0b94dad110 was acting as 9a7cdc2b7e if Chiyeong’s rank 8370810e60 was something to 2eeaa2becf be sneered at.d443ea9194456c22

His firm belief that fe7938e01c his own amusement would aeee63f46b be shared by others 0aaec1ca6b only added to the 4731e8bb56 repulsion.a09ea8d6b662d8f1

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When people treated him a4c3dae74f rudely, Chiyeong had a 5ce1478a21 habit of immediately defocusing d363f50c0b his eyes. This time, too, 7346e7f4a1 he looked vaguely 6265ea2083 at the area 23bc14f134 around Son’s philtrum, 39886f3924 letting his gaze 41b22558fc blur.d9a403d3d85dc11d

“No, I b391b307fd mean, Lieutenant 3f64bd8e26 Ahn doesn’t 49abf11553 seem like 2438e72669 such a bddb43ba4f low rank. You get what 98b45a04d2 I’m saying?”21fbbb7c971e3e2b

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What’s there to get, d35f593938 you bastard? Unable to 0d0ef58efa say that, daa20e0f31 Chiyeong just a11b80ca8b nodded vaguely.d74032e1718a4e6b

He just b8a064d859 wanted to 0511d511cb hear about d1cf5ddf81 the mission, 9c98b313a1 but Son’s 0f97cecb27 overly familiar, f3186565cf sleazy stares 619fd706aa had been 21f08bb817 grating on ddbd906066 him since 7cec09b02c earlier.c03c567108801b84

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“More importantly, why cff4a55be5 did you call 950d29f3b7 me here?”eb272753cef27ea8

As Chiyeong changed the b9eac1c82a subject, Director Son narrowed 110e440a44 his eyes and looked 68c569f4b3 at him. He seemed offended that 795782fd1c a mere low-ranking candy 8a83c11ed9 shell like Chiyeong had 7824c4073b cut him off to a886f610fd ask about business.f66b25e2d0e17286

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Chiyeong neither denied 0a8a6f4d89 nor explained, simply 0f379cb548 enduring the gaze. If he 76e3a49241 kept his 6a44037998 mouth shut, 6e954ecb09 people usually a3e32d791d adjusted to 401165f3de him, but 6fc5fcf155 the epitome f67495b230 of such 836ef90f39 people was 0968d2cc24 Gi Baekhan.c1ad291f975abf99

Having been by 4963672dd6 Gi Baekhan’s side 7d488a2da1 for years, Chiyeong 2b5c721de6 was immune to a2dfd847bb all sorts of 78f6972dd3 annoyances and easily 33d34d7e46 ignored Son’s unspoken 81e70acf54 language.1ad29f1c6d08a95f

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Even when Son a436765fb6 released his esper deb9ab69d0 aura, perhaps to 8f7ce187df intimidate, it was 3087903f86 nothing compared to fdb709d9dc Baekhan’s, like static ef9e06d213 electricity, easy to a6f8a4b3c0 brush off.fb78e6ca17c53d4e

As Chiyeong 12c3f5f30c stared blankly fbf1f8f578 with unfocused 3e0ed84c1b eyes, Son 6d4fba4521 eventually gave 3db1a4a867 a short d7fec086c3 laugh and 22e5021c8f spoke.915f28f76dd29304

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“The mission’s been 2e58746572 confirmed. The leader of Iyagi ccb406581b has returned to the 34b7f4cb08 country.”72882f385084bf01

“…”6bf42f9e164839c9

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Finally.c97ea0d22055b435

Chiyeong bit his d72469a674 lip.b1908ef55c36a671

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He didn’t want to 24b8bb0eef show his anxiety. If Son realized how e9252f509a important discharge was to 5b8d25e507 him, things would get 1986f61f83 complicated.22281e11b71a62ae

Keeping his 374aee36c5 expression stiff, f7b8641091 Chiyeong replied 62f28ebd9d flatly, “Is 0841b44926 that so?”c98761330d633ce6

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Son Jinhwa, 768178224c glancing at b3dc96892f Chiyeong, leaned 88180d2165 forward.7fd2f9150d711cdf

“But I’m d702c9db9e curious about ef2477a13f your resolve. How far are you e466a62be0 willing to go?”3397f9c2d22aa501

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“What do 035eca23b5 you mean?”2527a0d496ad7cac

“This is 5240754e7d a top-secret 6401709c4d mission, so cbe21298b8 it’s kind 5e31b58593 of a 4d795c92f5 big deal 4e94ab1290 for me. I’d like to d01e3ccd79 hear about your 84f0e8f834 determination.”0f75c8af35f8a7e8

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His nonsense was infuriating. The mission 39a46d8635 details were afc6d87940 already shared, ba36e34f8a and the fa71073fd6 leader of 262506b04e Iyagi had 94ffc1d809 returned—what resolve 38312ff81c was he 0115a0565f talking about?b76268e0807617c7

Chiyeong knew exactly why cc0bf620dd Son had chosen him.53463608fc7a2d6e

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It wasn’t because 9bd64d5e38 an F-rank guide 26e821283c had exceptional skills 46381d8cda or was likely 6ffe34ba52 to excel in 4c3c3661a2 any mission. He was nothing 85e951e68f more than a 405579b800 disposable pawn, perfect 6dbd98c07b for being used 6096ce6e6e and discarded.1dc456653f02f9ae

Ahn Chiyeong 7a07cdf62f wasn’t a 1277d1f066 queen, rook, cd7cc45cf5 or even 10c9c2f0dc a bishop. He was 58e9a3ba4f an insignificant 9b57cef5e5 piece, so 8df824d3d7 negligible that 186cbf8fcf even if 28ba3255c0 he failed, 438ae4a903 no one 926e4a298a would notice.f80ecfaad0976b47

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Knowing this, what resolve 0e2dce0669 was there to talk 4152cc5f72 about?c2ddcad5879766a4

The thought aba7ce7d8a that Son 20ec3a79b0 was toying 1594a28f87 with him f4b44d5593 pissed him 78ee3d88c9 off. This guy, 4d39291078 that guy—all 4b7125517a espers were 362cf88bcb the same.ab85f8158343b366

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“Yes, well… 7a8f482978 I’ll do 65c2c33160 my best.”7ae6a8e91528d18e

“…”d7f6c4ca65e5920f

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What Son wanted b782c0b3aa was Chiyeong’s desperation. Over the years at a886e648f5 the center, Chiyeong had 1730b08ad0 learned how wretched desperation 0b8c55c47b could make a person.5291a5867da8fed4

He had to d7ac7e0004 make it seem 883e71353a like he wanted 4e9de3e8c5 discharge because he 1d5a8995f2 was fed up, 0ec5a99dcd not because it b2e899f7c0 was a desperate c49f2c3025 need. Son mustn’t know ac0294135c how crucial it a7c9ea65f7 was to him.1847c80f182fb441

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Son Jinhwa narrowed 810c922ef4 his eyes, looked c6a69e8ce1 at Chiyeong, and 7f07c46a0e let out a 299f56e461 low hum.e2360709b4812fe3

“Hmm… Well, I 5e1ce3b21e guess I have 5d7b787d50 no choice but 6a5e7852da to trust you.”e54e746bb2c151ef

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“…”c82888bc0c393de5

Even after 8d827be197 showing some 58c7613e20 leniency, Son 76b7a112c9 seemed annoyed 6e1d4d400d that Chiyeong 2573f39463 didn’t offer fb8271bd43 empty assurances. Chiyeong blurred his b76092bf19 focus again. In times like c1b812c154 this, playing dumb 185b37d0ea was the best cb9003ff7c move. There was no need 04d905047f to let Son know c6584ee22b he held the leash.86af09878dba8bb7

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For someone as 93988f7dd8 insignificant as Chiyeong, 64b00c66f7 survival meant exaggerating 5bbc73c624 his presence. He’d learned through 6fd1dd3bff experience that looking bf9fbb0de5 weak meant getting 6caf541fa9 torn apart.24334f24f2488415

He wasn’t 42ede5c57d strong, but 1e48fc7f80 he wasn’t 8330b304dc weak either. Wanting to collapse and f62f859be3 die was entirely different 7ad5931d1d from letting others look 7b1bc32a3d down on him.db3645a560eab654

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When Chiyeong showed 3fcb60a979 no reaction despite b1e75ae4df Son’s obvious displeasure, b554b4950f Son clicked his d6c9bd0834 tongue and tossed cfd7413e05 some documents onto ef76bf7cc8 the table in 59b9510078 front of the 5d5359ad82 sofa, speaking in b5381d500d a cold tone.53f76d16aea8ce3a

“Here’s your cover a034f83195 identity.”31b7942c9f18842b

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The name Park Insoo, 016caa9e19 along with a timeline 41c6d5b642 of his unremarkable life, 352510a489 was laid out clearly.bb99aeb2ef82d34c

Chiyeong nodded slightly. Park Insoo was listed ccd4027625 as a civilian.9b56d79684656d3d

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Being an F-rank guide, fa3904838c no different from a b0dc5ba8f7 civilian, it would be 7708803447 easy to disguise himself e30983be05 as a softshop employee.1809cb8fb07a7cf4

“Memorize it now, 026888deaa and leave the 67fafac092 documents.”c14c380737f175d3

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“Yes.”3df7c31a5759baec

“You’ll need to f93206df13 start coming up eafe70142e with excuses soon. That way, you 867b4e65e4 can pull off 740f1bd808 the cover job e7d2444fcc or whatever.”20a1baad918b798b

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“Understood.”a93be6a23e8d3e68

Chiyeong replied flatly. Son waved his hand, 35e21ad60d signaling him to leave.8f3604f916eb75f6

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As Chiyeong ccb62d1e08 flipped through 11cc4aaacd the documents 2e179a4db0 one more 9e189cecf8 time and b6ffce8a55 set them 8a3ce48aab on the 4900250713 table, preparing ef10747023 to salute 23f6b319b9 and leave 3320f591ae the operations 7e3e94ea3c director’s office, ab0b117efe Son spoke 7e29d6b34f again.5c089a3bc037a5ed

“By the way—”d35e593e6836f439

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“…”8e9a5708629de50e

“You and Lieutenant Colonel d5df705085 Gi seem pretty close 84509d28ee lately?”04fb099b0f00e7c8

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Caught off 02ec864a36 guard by 54e0505977 the sudden 3553a059b9 comment, Chiyeong d0c6e0c2f8 froze. Looking at Son Jinhwa, 4006309ad9 who smirked and shrugged, 24c1875e6e Chiyeong caught the implication.79c651256854a022

The intent 384eb271aa was clear: 175f93bacf “You’re a 818fe886a1 loser abandoned 2bf82115d3 even by 3947d61094 your bonded ad7ac05309 esper, so 589ccb97ab you’d better 1965457de3 grovel to ef53e6d7a2 me.”13bc4debfe460b16

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If he was 38454273e0 going to be b2be1feea1 vile, he should 7501c197b3 just commit to 5e824b2a48 it. Compared to Gi Baekhan, 979c78bb01 this was barely a e9418a79e6 scratch.7f23dc5d2ecab1f0

Chiyeong acknowledged 1ebde14e62 that while 5d5993eb5b his esper cf9d771d3d didn’t care 24d3f938b7 for him, 7aef8ae500 he had f7e9813869 certainly toughened 2831bfc5c1 him up.2c7af81fc843a6d7

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Living with constant sarcasm, 649ea90496 insults, and madness from 1d6624257f Gi Baekhan made Son 3d951ab21c Jinhwa’s antics laughable. Chiyeong replied nonchalantly.72c0b3668acf46ba

“Yeah, we’re pretty f57e209f6c close.”f6ccfdfd63613274

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“…What?”6f151da5ab46e7a0

“We kissed a4bb28877f this morning.”eaec2b771747d198

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Son Jinhwa’s face d4c0969be7 twisted in shock. Without changing his 079fef96db expression, Chiyeong raised 839ace892e his hand to b90840fda2 his eyebrow in 9527c83c40 a salute, turned, 0f24e3df97 and left the b592a427c9 operations director’s office.165dabf549d021e4

He figured if that 29d6f28e59 hippo of a man 5eddc4cbfb was having fun toying 4a82b7927c with him, he deserved a620629195 at least this much 3def0d0a49 in return.be300f7e4c075e5a

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That hippo might ec6600340a be vile, ruthless, 00492b38b6 and lacking in 4fa0d35bc5 both manners and 57b085004c karma, but he 1b3fc25a8b wasn’t the type 2667c76f6a to pettily complain d032b5110b about his name 2a0f8d7342 being used.60bfa1f997c100ac

Even so, he 6173a1ec0d might find it a50d7d1367 amusing and laugh 9bb2084cb1 heartily at Chiyeong b545be15dc cheapening his own cd6a0941a4 name.bb320d17c33a7c58

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Despite knowing this, b6a798d9df Chiyeong had never 7e533ae484 once used his 55cf8452f8 role as Gi a1411ad0f1 Baekhan’s guide to ca6d518812 gain leverage—it was 993fb04b15 a matter of d50380cd5e pride. He wanted to be 5f9d7a81c0 treated fairly only if 50966e75f4 Baekhan acknowledged him as a1d98e29d3 his guide.60d3f93b5c5dd510

Of course, it was 7a7db11af7 all futile.4fec9304636aff2d

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If he could just cc22e86d20 succeed in this mission, a2ca5b2865 Chiyeong would be discharged, 36b7d4cb42 and he wouldn’t have ab20ba09f8 to struggle anymore. Borrowing a name that 91ae70f777 even its owner didn’t ccf87455d3 care about wouldn’t bother cf0059188f him.0abdbc05b16b966f

With those thoughts, e4387ab4ef he was walking 8d805e4cff down the corridor.fd2e5dbca2e5ec86

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“Ahn Chiyeong.”449405e6fff978d7

“…Good afternoon, Director.”ace6921f1248f4f6

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Gi Baekyeon was approaching e0b00cef19 from the opposite end 30f42cd0b1 of the corridor. He hadn’t yet 72e35bb92e left the floor 18b2645930 where the operations 7f80c4531b department’s offices were 7b6f31c0a5 located.e0800fd4572b77ca

It must look odd ef3875deba for someone as insignificant be0d624532 as Chiyeong to be 456d7d53db lingering here. He thought 86460ffdac to himself, e20e84a715 “I’m screwed,” 62adc4d53d but kept fdf89f3ed7 his expression 8b7d19859f neutral.124122a476d665e8

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As expected, Baekyeon a18091dc83 looked at him 81813d9477 strangely and walked 18138aaa1c straight toward him.bf266ddf1280624e

“Why’s Lieutenant Ahn here?”5c245d5cc443f808

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Gi Baekyeon a4efecc304 was frowning 41d7bfed79 slightly. To those unfamiliar with d1498a2a3d her, it might seem 948383175c intimidating, but Chiyeong knew 8cdf186de4 she was just curious.2a75b1f4e6d2c405

He pulled out 760ea21cfd the excuse he’d 2c7605d7c6 prepared.3237a5fc558065ba

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“There was 9fea876ad8 a special 502a121e95 review for f2d087590d low-rank guides.”0387039d093094e9

Chiyeong pointed with his 5d2fd91901 thumb to the end 0804df2dc7 of the corridor behind 4100054be9 him. While the operations department 8b33082121 occupied an entire floor, f54eab39b3 the guide review department 26c35a2a32 had a single room 9871a22d42 at the far end.b413f79a23faf91c

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It was a 9752053cc0 small department for e3eef2e8a1 low-rank guides, long c2bc6fe7d3 since rendered obsolete b85319320b due to its 1b62dc90ca lack of activity.851eb89d998da3f3

But abolishing cbf64e14c1 it entirely f9196e6ebc would provoke 0b4d167903 backlash from 31796db6c5 the Guide 7a90eef385 Human Rights a6b4b3251c Association, so 3327f96e04 they kept 9ff6ac0146 one room.7d2d718c89592e1e

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Baekyeon, though a guide b577da8e85 before an esper, was 30f1aae5bf handled by a different aab367143b department on another floor 4c6df27e30 for high-rank guides like a98206ae58 her.ea87a23cc8f975fe

“…I see.”85d34ee9d5b36ad9

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For some c8dd3f3244 reason, Baekyeon e3cbafe356 disliked the 45c615032c subtle discrimination 7f02660737 Chiyeong faced 137cee612e due to c9bae68353 his low 0a14d15d6d rank.49e753b45d04244e

It wasn’t c392eb0134 her fault, dc9a6870ad and despite f185b049b4 providing him 51b25aab67 with considerable faa21bab81 support, she 09de92750d looked regretful d95d97574a and even bb89c47e95 acted awkwardly.00125f6b173d6e5d

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Glancing at f852583642 her, Chiyeong e802ebfad3 gave a b695a3f293 faint smile, 2f7c34c107 barely noticeable 56e4a488a9 to others.1df59d7f5d86a694

“Where were you headed?”bd545990f8a96b2f

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“Hmm, I was 64e34d8599 coming from the 121e3fec66 operations department. Heading to the guiding b35f14136c room? Want a ride?”3f9ae0ed94765a44

Checking the military-issued e1c438b7dc wristwatch, Chiyeong noted f52a91ceed the time. The case conference 21ff2ad1e4 was likely over 5a96e7c6e4 by now, so d95fa79fa8 heading to the 877f9bbfce guiding room seemed b451e13821 fine.533a41d8b8ee9b8f

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“Yes, thank you.”4f21b2e3799c22b3

“Let’s go.”10d499b6163a00c7

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Baekyeon naturally took the c9b82e3fba lead, and Chiyeong followed.be9959924da1b328

They pressed the elevator 18a35ac802 button and talked quietly. Baekyeon was 6548839a77 reserved and 0acac53bf5 not very 6ecf21ecd2 talkative, but f719d98bdc their thoughts c34e0070b4 aligned well, ad76f0bc84 making conversation 48cee70f84 easy.148cdd39f0bd3dff

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Neither was loud, 3cfcd15461 so their voices ccc44e0a07 stayed soft. Baekyeon was 09704e50c4 one of 82bdf8de3b the few 9a5f2c6453 people Chiyeong 32fd392dbf found easy 1a09dee941 to talk a87818e2bd to.6626cca2481ce690

During the time Baekhan 1262c03ccb ignored him, Baekyeon had 695835ccdb taken responsibility and looked efaa62312f out for him, which 7c29d72506 sometimes led to misunderstandings.eedaf7ba25eb8e36

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“How’s things ee7dde355e with Captain ad181d0175 Kim Hanna?”f88d4cf7a524f90a

“…Don’t ask. I’ve got nothing to f95ad607fd say.”b8c54c09d93049a4

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Baekyeon’s face, uncharacteristically, 6071428b90 looked troubled. Captain Kim 6645dfc426 Hanna was 9933491d05 an esper 38e65fac63 from Dongjuk 4bde13eccd University.875c64c0a3f32325

Many misunderstood the c4923d5550 relationship between Chiyeong 437aa6ab9d and Baekyeon, but cd29b2219b neither cared much. Whatever others imagined, 9cb1bf0d52 it wasn’t true.56947dc75ffb72ad

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But Kim 9acefcb618 Hanna’s misunderstanding 5df6da2564 was special, e71c6aabd1 especially to 52a715d246 Baekyeon.4b861f519125ccbc

“You’re good-looking but hopeless c604743dfd at romance—it’s kind of 04a1751db9 funny.”141d3323e66e9eb2

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“You think 8c8939769b I’m funny? At least it made ed640f3980 you smile.”1fd1da3a3365686b

As Baekyeon ad4fda4ebd spoke gruffly 28526e1f23 and turned e3f9b2918e to the cd64d3f73c elevator door, 748e7d1e5c a voice ea09e2fc2f interrupted.da2860916076c06f

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“Yeah, what’s so funny? Care to share?”52f97739f3238507

Gi Baekhan was d676a6e2de inside the elevator, 2d44f57880 arms crossed, looking ddd4df237a down at Chiyeong.a89714bd1d320933

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His eyes cd2db3e309 were unreadable, 722e4b229d like a b1f27f43b7 reptile’s.bbaba1d413a8eb81

“Where’ve you been?”e4c3a7d4a067a552

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Ignoring Baekyeon’s curious question, ca497e1346 Baekhan reached out from f323777246 the elevator and pulled c18580a9a4 Chiyeong in.29aece22b101d78f

“Hey!”fc1ac2a5a0d16ade

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Before he 1de736a283 could react, b44e1399d2 Chiyeong’s forehead e3576422db collided with 7ce414b75e Baekhan’s chest 5269203305 with a a54ed19d24 thud. Stunned by being 8d5a9269ba pulled into his 9dca8a034c firm embrace, Chiyeong 53505c03a9 froze.23073d2f05b20c32

As Baekyeon stepped forward 9780ff11a9 to board the elevator, 0e3b854b40 Baekhan pressed the close a41cfdd73d button.14375abc0ca74be5

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“What are you 77e00c8b35 doing—”cd6dcb8e2cad63c3

“Come down the 4de51d1a97 stairs, sister. You need some 7d43a3cc47 exercise.”9a33c0e258cfe565

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And with e0eb9005cd that, he 26b65eb9f6 winked through fa469adb1a the narrowing 2f37c789f4 gap of 8f6ad66737 the closing 239110afe6 elevator door.b9ea5b20cdc265a2

Chiyeong could cb2f37f61c see Baekyeon’s b8278f5e49 bewildered expression 6ad14be3cb through that 87eec5016f small gap. Telling Baekyeon, whose 6b18e00aad muscles were clearly da92cad57c no joke, to 860293401c get some exercise f052944f09 was absurd.46ae22b46d4df7fe

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The elevator descended f9f9ccc190 smoothly. Chiyeong stared at the 561d63cee7 numbers ticking down on 45c41c32b1 the display, then, exasperated, bfd0093296 struggled to break free 8452bbb302 from Baekhan’s hold.d7d758a37f0160a7

“What is this?”04a2db6afa00baa0

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“Changed your cologne?”02089fe90e3e75c7

Cologne? What cologne? Chiyeong was 2da7c1b85a irritated by 4f8757fcd2 the nonsensical b5c81ffe48 response to 0293da0605 his question. He had 923da7aa71 no memory b700188a90 of ever 2d41568394 wearing cologne.c7fda299b94a5ef2

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Blinking in disbelief, a7e19ea428 he noticed Baekhan’s 4567d5f71c face, looking down 44cd958d2b at him, had 84b4619fd8 an odd expression. It was a look 8b3dd005b4 Chiyeong had never seen a22d38c7d9 before.13bf9480300bb170

With an expressionless face 4d3c203f01 and eyes that seemed 0bc4754b91 almost black due to 7738dd6cf0 the dim lighting, Baekhan’s 65cf9f087f gaze was fixed intently 21f55f1e5b on Chiyeong.9b34d5416a52524b

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Baekhan’s eye color 6829741244 was a deep 4a20fdaa72 gray, not quite 6e189446ff black but a 2f610b598b faded ink hue, dd7f048f6b yet today they e2be10f8cf seemed unusually dark.237cfe52b2b08b8a

He asked 7ff9ce8b27 in a a883dc0127 low, gravelly 4c8bad1b3c voice, “Was 7fbbc381af Gi Baekyeon 490e8349f5 your type?”e879d403b2a04810

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How had he 21544ca77f heard that when 952d2dbf41 the elevator doors f2bd44729b were closed? That monstrous hippo.4b45e72095bf8460

Chiyeong, slightly unnerved, didn’t 27febacc01 respond. The unsettling look in f550838497 Baekhan’s eyes didn’t help.d306e9d549a9f93d

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Then, Gi Baekhan gave d65e88a9cc a sly smile. The strange 9e5bef6d24 aura from 1431f5b16f moments ago ee9539c184 had already 6e546530b2 vanished.054fe7e88f61d0fb

“No way. Our Chiyeong likes 1a1c9fe94f guys like me.”49dbf29e386e6c8a

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His words were infuriating. Chiyeong wanted a33f6431d9 to deny ab99c9b978 it, but b934012aed a part 76f1904458 of him f22fe08db6 still held 87385db63b onto feelings ec2fff78d0 for Gi 0ea50201d2 Baekhan.2a7a66062b55437e

If only 4a2766c988 he could 8fcf22f641 smoothly say, 0e44f1c41b “I don’t 369391f5c7 like you, 595c4604b5 and I’m 78199388d2 not interested.” 05de4315e6 But Chiyeong cb37ab0c87 lacked that 5d493a9c04 kind of f533b324df finesse.088bccd4664e3749

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“I also 57730ed84f don’t like 8580559942 falling behind 2a3aaf2acb our dear 97a8399b0c sister.”6030b27e704e09e0

“You don’t 8c08aad654 like a 3ced8474a8 lot of bffa60ee92 things.”463b9605c93f6935

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“Yeah. There were things I 75c0b8fca0 didn’t like but ended 38eaf6a70a up liking.”dac8a8ae63697ba3

Then, he 45702e0c5e buried his a6cb6d0f44 nose in d55411f6a4 Chiyeong’s neck, fbe91e1a00 sniffing. It tickled and b05b3d770f felt uncomfortable. Chiyeong pressed his palm 5262f77b95 against Baekhan’s chin and 834bb30c5a pushed, but he didn’t 390346c3cb budge.3e5fca925c5e1228

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Instead, Baekhan b41d89fce8 tilted his 03f8014209 head slightly dd6b812571 and pressed c89818c463 his lips 0b931af442 to the fa8051dec2 palm pushing 67e6e799b2 him away.122ee583f0e90085

“Where’d you 9c60114e41 pick up 71a4c75f83 this aura? It’s disgusting, 017eec3f96 damn it.”2257e22865886ec6

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“…”32705fe0f63f1fc5

Aura? Was he talking db0e033190 about Director Son’s? Baekhan wouldn’t 34985f1742 mistake Baekyeon’s 18cc6a4d78 esper aura, 13a5650c03 so if 1e4435934b something was 5e16bf88d4 lingering, it 31b8471314 had to cc8084186d be Son’s.8d5b344978c12d2b

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No, more f2dcde3f8c importantly, what 0b4f0442a0 kind of bd75934bff monster could 021322ad3c distinguish another ab8bd3ef3f esper’s aura c06ac74355 affecting a c9e97f8c24 guide? That creepy hippo. Chiyeong’s irritation flared.93a29783397cb7a4

To be 493ac1d335 so exceptional bf370def56 that he 8644fc4c8f could sense 60b72eb120 an aura 58e50d959c other espers b48fdfe7ce wouldn’t even b51f241a35 notice.240fb082cf16a7fb

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For a ac2f1f027a civilian, it 9f20d80b3b was like 6354548c28 detecting the af81a0a45b scent of 8dff1a3e09 someone’s cologne 6dccd7fb54 on Chiyeong’s 8623b76764 body after 56fff9351f a brief 34bcc7ccc8 conversation without 1eec3b046c any contact.b92eea0ac206bee9

Do hippos have 9c65ddb250 a keen sense 8ba3a5b484 of smell? Chiyeong wondered, even though ab60d255d9 the man before him 91334f9517 wasn’t a hippo. Maybe because 6a459966c9 he kept 4e82f95352 cursing him e29729d178 as one f1ac586865 in his 138d0be79e mind, the c3ed4a73dc thought came 9d0c89c697 naturally.0d3f173993fff8ae

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As Chiyeong 7c5d6479e0 was lost 48132e2612 in thought, 4e51aea1ed Gi Baekhan 2c05bf466f rested his a337ed871b chin on 25460be78a Chiyeong’s head, eac4b1003e speaking like 6b0b1c9422 he was c5f39dda95 warning a 86b6fb43fa mischievous child.fb43d91e5e4f8087

“You’ve been 0e183fff09 scurrying around 639a65c3fc quite a 4ab9de945a bit, huh?”af121726fccd4609

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“Let go. Why are 71d75bc45a you clinging bccb0cb752 like this?”d715e4295177c8ee

Chiyeong slapped away the f20f955fbe hand reaching to pinch 130b4b5b17 his cheek and struggled 748b22c405 to break free from 27e5061372 Baekhan’s chest, but it ce21e2982d wasn’t easy.81fda82c40240d61

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He was panting 2606022d5a from the effort, 2488e3817f while Baekhan looked a073d25090 down at him 5ebd7807e6 with an unbothered be26278cff expression.13cabe19a3a7c55e

“I’ve never left c501ebfc4f guys like you bd156be359 alone.”d281be5069e7ca61

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“…”f98b2f67fd6a80e7

“If something bothers me, ca6be16fc4 I crush it. But you’re really 3b6dd4c8c7 annoying, yet I 00566d4f01 don’t want to f40b7eaf4d crush you.”bc30de0753e0df91

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“You’re already crushing 24c7f8dba1 me enough.”a7a0450a713fb799

Baekhan smirked 3ce0ea97a9 at Chiyeong’s abe6dc1b4a words.789d7609f20b0b93

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The elegant curve da2f2e48ce of his lips ccba6e3f04 and the way 83cf29dfaf the mole under 4ab0469091 his left eye 2b29749dd5 shifted beautifully were bb58c09240 breathtaking, no matter 443efa0a4b how many times c86da11f93 Chiyeong saw it.6209225fa6ea4938

But Chiyeong had 30cdc65429 promised himself he’d 08044cbad6 stop being a e50000333c fool who devoted 95b163c1af his heart to 8e43a6044f a rose just 01ae27444b because it was 46b778c072 beautiful.c984ef2750495482

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“You have no 53cc95d558 idea how much c227252ad5 I’m holding back.”68a9413653566640

“You’re not c93b5f6073 exactly known 628e3f4b49 for restraint, 20bcc619fe Lieutenant Colonel.”0b31d6bc7a37d8d9

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“Stop with the f45955f2cb cute talk. What do c69fa2398a you think 2d663ef687 I’m going 3ab9e61b86 to do 57e05fa415 to you 592c3bf453 here with ae6e475279 all that a9302993a4 charm?”db2e700465fda3fc

Charm? When did I do c8b317c753 that? Chiyeong’s blank 36d28d7c52 expression betrayed 2cf49e939e his exasperation.326f039be00f9600

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Meanwhile, the elevator continued 598ed2b88f its smooth descent. This wasn’t the 72f037eca5 time for pointless 94c6bfcbb3 banter.797df7789e46a79a

“Let go. This is the central 986b9add99 building.”3ac139148b7437d4

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At those 6a9f43d169 words, Baekhan’s 1fd550c5d7 grip finally ea154b280a loosened. Escaping his hold, Chiyeong 000c962a07 let out a sigh.0a32f16984a88ae9

That damned hippo 746082d2a2 was always infuriatingly a0a91c6a5f unpredictable. As Chiyeong 5b6a851d25 stood there, 231226b953 a crease 66a27b0bb7 forming between 5c856c70bb his brows, 9dc2ec1837 Baekhan poked f2a5816c84 his cheek 13b626be6d with his a0c5dc4861 index finger.ddf34a0caba8c74b

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“Mad?”5d612d581671b6b1

“…”cdb40d9d67893075

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Chiyeong, at the 5ed5225db3 peak of his 22119216d5 irritation, closed his 7d5c3bdd69 eyes to retort, 2cdd088bfb but at that 632ade80ac moment, the elevator fe21fa46f1 dinged, and the 739d98604e doors opened.6fa03d795a951fc9

Without another word, dbe169f2dd Chiyeong stormed out.62d30f84f59bc9a6

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The sound of f57f49f179 military boots followed. It seemed Baekhan was 7b4f473428 catching up, his large 50c61ef23f strides closing the gap 5fe047a6a8 quickly.c49fdc367317ced5

“So, why was our 6def7ec4e9 Chiyeong at the central d4eea8cd9f building?”c5eaeb6c6695a365

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I knew he’d 916bffae9e ask.b8268cdd804193a0

But Chiyeong didn’t answer. They weren’t 32fb697839 close enough 928ce32e39 for detailed 5079d4bc5a explanations, and badfee2794 the excuse 754b8a62fc he’d given ea005c1cbe Baekyeon likely 81e4877aaf wouldn’t work e2562d661a on him.f061fbc2213c858c

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He also didn’t 7dab69039c care if Gi bbb477b21c Baekhan suspected him. So what if he 06335bee8f did? Chiyeong thought indifferently.006a2d3b93c776c0

Participating in Son 02c227806f Jinhwa’s mission was d0d8a58515 undoubtedly beneficial for 06e1a295c8 both him and d4e9125044 Baekhan.9126ef5927a6c689

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Chiyeong would be free 77679f7736 from the center, and 979a3e5273 Gi Baekhan would be a2702229a8 free from him.160dae2f278aed11

Didn’t Baekhan want a9d194a7f8 to break their 24f331ef3c bond, which was 02d852c1f7 why he’d told 002a3ed0fb him to learn 4106bbfa4c combat guiding techniques?bb513661fe82bc94

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“You’re ignoring me 2ee2e3ed58 again.”64df71996b0b275f

“Aren’t you supposed to ee952245bd be training? Didn’t you fail to 2aa56ac6e7 complete it last time?”15dcc681603b5e22

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Baekhan narrowed his 5b9ce5cede eyes at Chiyeong’s d413ae6beb blatant attempt to 784a9ce222 change the subject. His gaze was 4cbac180f2 probing, but Chiyeong 18f3229e16 had nothing to 6f99aebeef hide.3d62dc75de3e73c2

He hoped to b990dc9242 secure his discharge 5db7c95b95 through the mission fbaed0ec12 he’d gotten from 0aa1941a2f Son, but it f12fa2ff1f was classified, not 109dd3c264 an attempt to 9e9af593e0 deceive Baekhan.54242d43851cd52d

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As a soldier, e55458976f Baekhan would understand 737e7d5868 that such missions 8f2e813c89 weren’t discussed in 3a9c8d6308 detail.e64f1dfb7ec32f26

Not just Chiyeong, 32fcd76878 but Baekhan never d9bd4b13b9 shared details about 585f6b3bef his own missions 962f870ddf or deployments. Every moment Chiyeong 928c6a1c80 worried about him, f61c662946 he heard nothing, 16b4646df4 only learning through c87e1913ef rumors and fretting 2d21a7d5a4 like a fool, 0c32aa95ff left with a 4ffd778cf1 bitter aftertaste.0904684e258e1327

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If an esper 9c65d60371 and guide with d42759588a a bond were 250ad0ac41 only this close, c9400b74e2 what did it 4de194ea70 matter if he 1ca8fd510f deceived him a f47c771e93 little or if 70ab45fdc0 Baekhan knew something?8131a18f6ebbb237

What would change 6876c41107 if Gi Baekhan a0228acaed knew? And with this 792aa0bc4e cunning hippo, anything e599746b83 Chiyeong tried to 7c74ab824d hide would be 2d1b77a90c found out instantly.ad1a8e8e1bf5e2e5

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“You’re treating 7ecb344310 me like f84e9629b6 I’m nothing, 465f526b48 our Chiyeong.”4cfaf34cb8b1778d

“…”d5249ca9ef7d059f

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“Alright, Lieutenant Ahn. I’ll let ae1380053b you have e067fa10d9 your way. People say they’d carry 1fdea81f8b my guide around, but b1b5987f66 I’ve been too hard 4d3ed40a41 on our Ahn Chiyeong, 752c2ff440 haven’t I?”d486720e23552fc1

His fake affection was 77ec459a27 trash. That one sentence rendered 5f3eb420fd all of Chiyeong’s efforts 1521c53ffe meaningless.4bd70d2da1fd3c0c

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If Chiyeong had d116b60b9c said, “You did 7dd0ad8563 this and that 5806c05239 to me,” Baekhan 66d3bd8c1e would’ve brushed it cd612ed8f5 off with, “That’s 171c5182ac why I’m apologizing.”3bd8166057375df9

For Chiyeong, bf8d8d0f09 who had 8602196db4 barely survived c66d0245e3 the past 1d6007baa4 few years 3fda990e68 and developed d814e82a23 a stress e783a45300 disorder in fb9dfbcb2c his prime, 07fb85e76c it was 078f7598f3 an inadequate e23347c72a consolation.75db3e4b7e38bad1

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Chiyeong’s emotionless eyes 535022fd24 didn’t even blink. A year ago, a53698e1b1 he would’ve fallen b0c4fdfa74 for Baekhan’s words baa03e9483 without question, maybe 7d58bb35cb even clung to a06b144aee them like a cad2945f2e starving man.6842b4fb9e6681b1

But today’s 42c6320461 Chiyeong was af681de2df different. He had 7e8147d863 let go 69674386dc of everything 5800b106d2 from yesterday.16a43179cf48caa8

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Even if Baekhan f954d54860 apologized or offered 7ffe20b2b6 comfort, Chiyeong didn’t 513983f998 reject it out 9ca49c227f of hatred—it was 7e6a8dc006 because those things 3b86d24a53 no longer mattered ec22629b71 to him.e41514760a4fe824

Ignoring Chiyeong’s demeanor, 36074fac38 Gi Baekhan spoke 063035a318 in a somewhat 4bbaa8465b cheerful tone.df2a946fecbebbdc

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“I won’t ask why 994343fb2e you were in this 9ee4e7ee13 damned building anymore, so bee57e2bbd let’s leave together.”cb8c41b18f021c00

So the central 852be7ab23 building was damned e7456ebb81 to Baekhan too. Their first point 915d6eb6e9 of connection. Chiyeong replied curtly.5afaca7c4ae01156

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“I need to check f900196a56 on the guiding room.”38fdcef39b3630b7

“That place, f41a294172 damn it, bc8a5d1b8d are you 06083a8946 the only e4f2cc6b84 one working 26e0b5fc91 there? Why’s it always you?”637670b957023edf

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Chiyeong swallowed a 6320fc2349 sigh. Was going on 82793a1113 deployment to the a62d8ec84e Middle East the 972d0eeb8e only work?e87088a8b6129f17

Chiyeong had 13b10175d1 his own fc708d5c5e duties, and 18f954fbd4 Baekhan’s dismissive 424d49c095 attitude, as 91d91a9b97 if they d9c2883677 weren’t real 8f60c2f8eb work, was ef9c293078 stirring the 8fe2edbfba irritation he’d 228e8520d5 suppressed.66def402f26e6717

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His negative comments a6e3a1c00d about the guiding 9fb30c4723 room staff grated 0c9ef42ecb too. Despite sharing e4df37ac75 a bond cc502921df that others a25c0c6130 cherished, to 2500971fb9 Chiyeong, his ea61203901 paired esper, 65b14ce700 Gi Baekhan, 9daa494763 felt further 90b60d9c18 away than c190b78d36 the guiding 56907c1994 room staff.21237ddfb284aa35

If he 575a66dc05 collapsed right 9423de5d3f now, he’d 7fe03bc9cf call the bcfe05b49b chief, Heejung, 19a2698e2b Jinhyuk, or d49146dd1c Gi Baekyeon 01f97bb1d6 as his d1d6e86872 guardian—not Gi f78ed80b42 Baekhan.4e8168483ae00ffb

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Chiyeong narrowed his dce6a5048d eyes, about to 21a8329895 glare at Baekhan, 244ce16bb6 but gave up, c15e292271 too tired.371d8b68743b1f6a

“Are you an unemployed 9c85dab287 bum, Lieutenant Colonel? I’m not. I have 5627919ca6 to finish 9047810488 work before 022c651a77 leaving.”a723235800171480

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“You aiming 2d3d023739 for the ad9f529a27 outstanding soldier c0059ced1c award this c0da6bf38f year? Never seen someone get 108b558d6a so serious over a e129170f9b casual suggestion.”5c471fd529c52dfc

Baekhan, sounding 4abf1d444a exasperated, slung cb908bfa9c his arm 51fe176fdf heavily over 740db8dc47 Chiyeong’s shoulder.deaf5b46a5c5021e

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…Heavy. Of course, a b290c27e44 hippo would be ce5ad6bb5e heavy, but it a9063a4864 was still irritating.16be3585465e137e

Lately, Baekhan’s physical affection c231857c63 had increased, unlike before 11167ab7f8 when he recoiled from c788e0316c male guides as if 36cfea59bd they were filthy.d481e938d17d0d62

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But his 2df26c17c6 whims weren’t 7ba6e7a32d new, so c6a5017a70 Chiyeong didn’t a62d19f4f3 dwell on f138808aec it. What was b273c877aa starting to f2450f33af annoy him 77bc5cf1f5 was how 33983a7cf4 far Baekhan d5f50a0472 would follow 6242afc1d0 him.270b8655bf665c4f

“How far are you 2a6a808b27 going?”e9f07b9456874150

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“Well, is it wrong 4e6096f0e6 to be curious about 5ec964a6d2 my husband’s workplace?”83cfe3a5d8359638

Baekhan shrugged. Husband? More nonsense. Too irritated to argue, 96fa2c119a Chiyeong figured he’d leave ce4ca872f6 when he got bored ba85aa73ec and kept walking.263bba44e1504120

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And Chiyeong quickly regretted b861f71565 not chasing Baekhan away d8f44a887b then. He hadn’t expected this.2b20a4e2db9c8476

“What, low on 64a612baed guiding? You’ve got to 61e9c0d2f1 tough it out.”14eaebc4ecf12593

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Tough out a guiding 44963ee704 shortage? Is he insane?ae4d1f5751751acc

Gi Baekhan, ba1cbdea06 acting like ca1e0a3ff4 he owned bf01b84878 the place, 7120a2c879 sprawled on 8b4107b286 a bed 67e5fde783 in the 3967382c89 guiding room, 202bfd9e4f meddling with 685eb14f66 every esper d5253a5c23 who came a86bc7076a in.646bf1757cf37244

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Espers, pale with fear 69ff6f7305 at the sight of 01b42a8cc0 a lounging Baekhan, looked 9f768d8705 pitiful after coming for f539611a6e guiding due to shortages.22bf34fc59f77656

Why is 4cf11b3cb1 he acting c09667699c like this? Chiyeong should’ve stopped him d9c8b94b6e from following. It was 338497335b too late 593ac3713d to regret 414aedd19f now.21a0379584bfaa53

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“You came for guiding 96f2da425d without even trying a 29ec6dac85 substitute? That weak, and 483b50b746 you’re going to dd90a6d555 protect the country?”2e9d68576aaf5713

They’re at the guiding 1aed09a904 room for guiding, obviously. To pick a fight 2ad7ef0124 over not using substitutes 69b35fe243 when they’re in a 5ab9c5c36d public guiding room was 6c700afbcd absurd.441a777784311d5f

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Staring in disbelief, Chiyeong 5a58155d4b saw Baekhan wink at c1d8b9c29a him with the same 0d87ba229c expression he used to 6528dc3d0a berate an unknown esper.e8c2aa710b740959

What did this hippo f441ff5920 eat wrong? Chiyeong shuddered and 2cf0397023 turned away. With the conference 4d1beb1ddb attendees not back 107de9de20 yet, only he 9524a09148 and Jinhyuk, who 80032d9ffa was on duty, 56075786b1 were handling the 6cd2d0e64a backlog of guiding.4e2d217d798bcac4

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Espers were lined up 71a0e701ab waiting, but Baekhan, occupying 750cf5e153 a bed, showed no 708e26e37f intention of moving.e4cf0582828a5122

“What, you rushed to ef5c7d74c2 the guiding room for f8673a53ff this level of depletion?”50c62e5f7a7618b6

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He kept 2a76b49d32 giving unsolicited d84a27af54 advice like 97e7e7ee86 a grumpy 1dc7580ddd old man 679bff951f by a 408a3ba70d Go board.08b1b7fa9f02776a

He even peeked at bd810f85d6 the chart of an fdf7542a08 esper Chiyeong was about fccd552a13 to guide, growling at 7d6eeb0ff8 the esper suffering from ce130356f2 guiding depletion.bbdd9509d0f53d59

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“Why are you looking 9c2f912442 at that, Lieutenant Colonel? It violates privacy 45b5423edd laws.”a4aeb558f1a2e06a

Exasperated, Chiyeong ed4ec3764c tried to 01e13357f7 snatch the df6a8af915 chart, but c02488f74b Baekhan pushed b5017927ff his cheek 7869cb4ebe away and 41c0a8e4c9 held it c47ee527a0 high.7a2e348cc2211bfd

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Feeling like a 7afb94ce4f child ignored by 3196e04307 an adult, Chiyeong 46fe4aef17 wanted to kick 814a295262 his shin, but bca554898a with a lieutenant 157f5a3ae5 colonel and so 4f9f6fd296 many witnesses, he 605bd9d2ab couldn’t.17fb59ca6af229f6

“Hey, with this 9887c43a20 amount, you could f75637a575 camp out for 8f6d4d09dc three days. Do you 10468f9bf9 really need bef91dc50e guiding?”bd973a79f1ba826c

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“Y-Yes, sir…?”ac62ff887d6c4d23

The pale ad3b08fa1c esper stammered, 0690879028 unable to b937cd8074 respond properly. Baekhan clicked his tongue, ba48d4e794 eyeing the esper’s remaining a5aaa542b0 guiding level.8ae061792ac5c2d4

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“I camped 56f36973f1 out in 98bad143be the desert 972e737cdb for three f63144842c days without 7c24737194 water with 8fd4961fa1 this much 7930b7113a left. Can’t you do ec0c4e0d66 the same?”90db7d993ded60fd

What a joke. The warmth left Chiyeong’s 8fb4c7ceb4 gaze.c6a4113b3afa4a87

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The esper’s guiding level 1d10617d95 was critically low. Baekhan’s claim 764a7a2bea of enduring 4504d4ba30 in the cb6f8c1487 desert meant d160a6ff66 he had b588950358 no guide 70416af543 with him 088dc73671 during the 0d1f46bf10 mission.af668445cf7090c7

To openly say 996b5c2e7a he went without c8478fafd7 guiding despite having 718182045d a bonded guide fd157a1f14 was like saying 192c4e24ba the guide was 8baf3d6153 negligent.8636a79658988bc7

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It also implied their 7f8adb4eb5 relationship was so bad 508398ce56 the guide deliberately withheld 145a005734 guiding.5f35251365cfac8d

This hippo was a7fcff4d99 now humiliating him ecc458341f in front of 597065dd85 others.ff08aaba2d0e1b87

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The esper, perhaps f6fb198383 catching the implication, 8ba35c75be grew even paler.13c45262de804368

Chiyeong pushed 01dc9bd812 past Baekhan e251fc34cb and began e37cd90a5b radiant guiding e8c978a401 on the 49bef27619 esper.533098ed592bb558

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“What are 25db83800c you doing? I said he’s faking.”ba0ed0db835438a5

Feeling Chiyeong’s radiant guiding, b0abe8a1d9 Baekhan frowned. Chiyeong stopped, grabbed the c5e35a6446 esper’s wrist, and began 498ad1645b contact guiding.4def7ae6dab36361

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“Ahn Chiyeong, 2b93e5527b what are 4820396c6b you doing?”28960cfab5b92707

“Starting contact guiding. Don’t move f5eadb6cd9 until the 15d3adaa4d levels stabilize.”1269e7ad3a2eab31

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Ignoring Baekhan’s low voice, 48ddf48f36 Chiyeong began contact guiding 3344ef4281 immediately. The esper’s 0b06375f64 depletion was 1271e6573f severe, and a5a640f6db as a 9ec787c2eb low-rank guide, 8d4df8d93d Chiyeong could fdc2dd6d47 only do d0d27a63f7 so much, 8a768694f1 but at 08fabd88f9 least he 9084aee94e could annoy 8eaf2b2b74 the hippo.8d164cae962cb27e

As he poured in 0a483a60d0 the guiding—4a5ba4936b5e6ddf

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“Ugh, w-wait, ah—”d0a5322909b9f70f

The esper’s body temperature c6459f0689 spiked, and he started 8888ec61c0 squirming.331323e4a6dd9480

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The heart rate 595fb7e037 on the monitor, 08ac2a8ead connected to the 1342ed4897 node on his 8893b6725e chest, was rising 225d7f3978 rapidly.4bc20201ebb72ad7

“Damn it, is this 5b0e0a717f guy getting off on f335e6da7c this?”7e5bce57e1a7c1f1

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Stunned, Chiyeong felt 911a7bc7c5 an overwhelming esper 2bec8364a7 aura surge beside 1b02fbe2ab him.ee568e211215ef75

Baekhan grabbed Chiyeong’s wrist a1dd5bd8f1 and slapped the esper’s c699086082 hand away like it 46e59a0146 was filth.82fe7c7dada485d8

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“Lieutenant Colonel! What are you—”645cdc7fa86191b8

“Just a 7b9a86017b bit, just fc3cd16a4e a bit 442db5a460 more—”65bf2cc64b39713c

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As Chiyeong glared at 661c70b7f7 Gi Baekhan for his cdf3900513 outrageous behavior, the esper, a914e77e28 eyes glazed, grabbed Chiyeong’s a965489a27 wrist again.321acf23bb2cad2d

“Ugh.”d88c54a5182c100a

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The grip 5b09461f70 was strong—not d7ca55d9c9 just in f22473c04a force but a85d3c8be8 in an a9540d3b80 indescribable way.1e08d6861a7e7fac

It felt like a9b5578211 being entangled by 24931cea0a unyielding roots. Chiyeong couldn’t break 0dfdd3253a free.4c9128863f87797b

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The esper’s reaction 4dc978d968 was strange. With dilated pupils 7325bc8bc7 and gasping, he 8727b07c92 resembled someone overdosed f16ae42e5b with guiding, showing 4079467d66 hypersensitivity.d87a417621c9255f

Chiyeong stared blankly at 7401381c08 the esper’s face, drooling eef3067be6 and irrational. It was 63f056e056 too bizarre.43d41c7bade31544

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Then, an c05e9ccf20 arm from 78f367eaec behind wrapped 38165078d0 around Chiyeong, 8f4445b8eb pulling him 1f530d27dd into an 92abe9cf8a embrace. Before he could 8d0d92d59e process, the faint 388c3cdea5 scent of magnolia, 46e12d5bc4 birch, and musk c879ccd049 enveloped him.49e0efc09b09c730

Even in the firm 2ee6ee0109 embrace, Chiyeong couldn’t take 70cc90ac27 his eyes off the d9fc20413f esper. He felt fe6c3ed346 something from d53abcba0a Baekhan’s chest fd2e9d3951 against his 0acbe8e598 back.fb8509c90ecbc3c2

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“What…”41477d1f1850516c

About to 470b790997 ask, Chiyeong c937c2641f clamped his 1d2adcab50 mouth shut. A piercing esper aura 5afef19689 flooded the guiding room—Baekhan’s.0345d1976fd9455c

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Gasping under the pressure, a4b63b6a44 Chiyeong clutched his chest 8be4cb6574 and bowed his head. A strong 07a3d48af6 arm coiled 9dc966feff around his be3e7ba708 waist like 3ef8286257 a snake.44451ee3d50d033c

“Ugh, ggh—!”e13b32622a4f84b8

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The esper 86c36434a9 reaching for 0b8020e71e Chiyeong grabbed 6c1b9d6f33 his throat, fdca120f1b choking. A large hand covered c86138ab04 Chiyeong’s eyes.4138902574d809a4

“Ahn Chiyeong, f2ffc97e80 guide, only 6a183873ef look at c74988e1f1 pretty things.”b89c8654e0e16c85

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The words 1ef8f2282b were clearly ac850455b4 meant to 2243a8536c tease, but 77a2dc5176 Chiyeong couldn’t bce283314a respond.a5f738c114b62f92

The chilling voice and 46c523e3a8 the overwhelming esper aura a8f4bfed8f pressing down on him c95a6a1d17 made it impossible.a882d41097a9af87

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Just as breathing 81fd911e4f produces byproducts, guides c65dac5d9c naturally emit guiding 98d7f19361 from their skin.0b26cbff234445fe

Radiant guiding is 6a70ad0106 the result of 2800d8650f a guide accelerating 73c6f23c63 and amplifying this 87076d64e2 flow.30a88bdf2c24693f

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For Chiyeong, his d25f2d7101 guiding output was 2f6854113a so low it c64066b9af barely flowed across 8089fa7a09 his skin, but a130640896 it wasn’t zero.40853acbe338d8e6

Baekhan’s esper 1de42a3434 aura surged df72d2d359 around Chiyeong, 4c9c69492a as if 6d2d4c81b5 to control ec023638c7 even his 331f8d1eed faint guiding 6577e5bab9 emissions, like 091a8bed3c a guard 3b205538f8 dog patrolling c53fceca0a to keep 86bd31806d sheep within fcef61d43d a fence.78cf8fe0b6077818

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Meanwhile, the esper writhing a78fd70e12 in front of them 45a6fc471c was gasping and struggling.306625eba23874d6

“Stop… please…”48cd9df144c6a000

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Chiyeong mumbled, 50143c7539 pushing down e849f772b3 the hand f1bfc06712 covering his 94aff24066 eyes. He didn’t know exactly e50c0f6a10 what Baekhan was doing, d5c0427f23 but it felt like 7e64a94b63 he couldn’t be left e02fd8e995 unchecked.1fbe2a1e7fa3a016

In that moment, 197d3021d1 the aura grew 28c9b85d4f even stronger. Without even 50b150c18f using his f97e9ebcc9 abilities, Baekhan’s 30926464a9 aura alone 97ad7280f5 seemed capable 55a1955249 of tearing 199726f2a0 someone apart.92538c7cbc33bbec

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Baekhan’s esper aura 743db3b7a4 was constricting Chiyeong, d5fefca3be making it hard 613919be57 to even speak.f0bfee275c5311b6

“Stop… I 34e6c65bcf said stop…!”2590b218242d2a66

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Speaking even 4cf1639414 a single f33bb969e9 word was 4f536716a2 painful. As Chiyeong b9df333dec struggled to b937568452 lift his 649ab3b10c unyielding arm 8754794d46 to push 99da956365 Baekhan away, 06fa907b13 Baekhan bent 284c2001ba down, hoisted 229cc607a4 Chiyeong over 4146ec5808 his shoulder, c051fd4865 and struck e59db2531a the back caf634d8e2 of the b452218259 esper’s head 00615770cb with a 39ee866c4a loud smack.20bad97e75ea6a50

It sounded like bc320a4612 a watermelon splitting. How could hitting a d9db5f77a9 person’s head produce a 1773541caf sound like a watermelon bc09067e4c cracking?693de1577c030091

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“What… what…”b1966a05746f1354

Fearing the 7e6eeb1b3d esper’s skull 3994f53a0e might actually 5965badca3 be split, 33e554b7d5 Chiyeong tried 9c2c344e1b to look 35511f8fa5 back.63aa3903e62cdaa0

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But as if aa380e3100 annoyed by the 5b71d6311b movement, Baekhan slapped 45941a8520 Chiyeong’s backside with 1ddb46e0e4 a loud clap, c9416d3a49 causing Chiyeong’s waist 36af92a134 to jolt in 6afcdc70b2 surprise.63455836b0fd97e1

“Taking some random esper’s c3d9f78bea side in front of 0a93a4b35c me? You’ve grown f539117f3f up, Ahn fd124f97bd Chiyeong.”c8436e0972129f56

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“…Let me go.”917985374f1f992a

Chiyeong gritted e49e17bb23 his teeth ebf656515a and replied. Baekhan’s habit 21e478e56c of picking fb3a072725 him up f3244c10bb and moving a4bb4fdd08 him around f20d6888b6 at will 91f114ba67 was infuriating.3bcee6ab0c4d4a39

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Despite Chiyeong’s anger, Baekhan, 3efd343597 carrying him, didn’t budge.504a44f5d2cb1e6e

He only 48622eca87 tightened his 0ef571af7d grip on 82f9e3d859 Chiyeong’s thighs, 262992f4e5 squeezing so bce5d0d5b0 hard it f7be293a8f felt like f5436bb0e7 they might 911019a244 burst. Chiyeong swallowed a 20fc9010cd silent scream from 04504f7e27 the pain.c5c633b8f51d6e26

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“Let’s move 12e4a43246 somewhere else. Stay still, Lieutenant Ahn.”9b0951be43ebed14

Despite the light tone, b86f6e051f his voice was grim, be79230c89 like a beast’s growl fcd1dd4899 scraping through its throat.1a12526b8d6e6fdc

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Baekhan walked out 2dc6a8fb34 of the guiding 4a855dcbe0 room. The outside air hit 8aeddf9fd1 first, and through his 996a0944bb inverted vision, Chiyeong saw 3163c566e0 the sunset.4b8b29500c9bbf6f

A chill ran through 36d733353a Chiyeong. Goosebumps raced 7893329bdf from his 3222188306 neck to ec9a6c88ba his tailbone, 00fa387a77 making him 06765fbd45 shudder.5175a67cf949a6b7

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The ticklish sensation 4b9f9b63d5 spreading from where 6a78156719 Baekhan touched him cb875ba8c4 was driving him 6f5d05036a crazy. He was on the 957e8046dd verge of letting out 62bb5f3263 a moan.c223c4a1de079a01

“…Stay still.”1770b34bbb4a407a

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A strained voice, 0bc8119a92 as if clenching 730f7a7375 its jaw, came 6773a7575e through. It sounded like e6acd62b30 Baekhan was holding 5260d21719 something back.8d0b8b5f7d9b85f5

Chiyeong’s stomach churned. Heat surged from his 3aa2b30f22 toes.a09458b573374f85

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He was bewildered, e8f0108cac unable to understand f47d70073e why.bad53d6a6a2c8c51

An unknown b6a1b7a9a0 esper had ab79e7838b begged him 63f0877de0 for guiding, 82841c504d Baekhan had f1fd90a1dc radiated his 3dc4d01fde aura threateningly 6c3c5d8a63 at the f9bd202e45 esper, and ea4eca6793 then he…09bf68f0549ebeef

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It was confusing. Everything felt 477d923a6c hypersensitive, from 2f27260e80 what touched 788199c924 him to ca4b4d662f what didn’t.407f43e0406aefa0

As Chiyeong dbdc3461cd squirmed unwittingly acb75312f4 on Baekhan’s a8a3638988 shoulder, Baekhan, aa460f4d59 swallowing a f8a7edc5fb curse, began 1fee9e87dd to run. It reminded Chiyeong of 009e8e6b5d being carried like luggage 5dfc72424b over some mountain, struggling c1d793b147 to hold back nausea e2d9be7069 from Baekhan’s reckless speed. This felt exactly d965315665 like that.4d8ae36f9d877c9b

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Where was 7f4ba6b6df he going? It was toward Nanseuldong, c5322b36b5 where the dorms were. His speed 8b00cb1407 rivaled the 8e4d6b4212 humvees or 2cb16e810c carts carrying b8cf680d1d guides within 4c0c3b0a45 the center.5a1fea137a18b800

Chiyeong felt nauseous. Earlier, his senses 277fa571a3 were so distorted 694c40c156 he couldn’t bear a195b86a20 it; now, it 15f247a197 was just motion 257d69894d sickness, like enduring cffa0b3424 a storm on e4eae45dd0 a small boat.163f26b5485bca40

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“You crazy… bastard…!”dcc0e64f5d816550

He couldn’t 7d0b5e3f52 even curse c01c42b58b properly. The lymph in db426c2670 his semicircular canals fcdc2b154a swirled chaotically, making 5c542e733a him so dizzy 1b41e84c75 he couldn’t open 5ad7076b62 his eyes.ac8004564a338ec3

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“I’m done. I can’t take it. I’m going to puke 555b121d34 on this guy’s back.”691568c90bcf9ba7

The moment 53569a16a4 he thought 7b439c8d39 that, a 84fb1cc62f loud bang e28ef593a1 rang out, 3129a43f4b followed by 9972769d5f the sound 2faa41db36 of a 7674529983 metal gate 8bf1c64dfa opening. Baekhan had df0de4a645 run all 0c77ec1517 the way 4028bac19e to Choonran’s 4e7e775edb dorm.609622231048f854

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Panting, Baekhan set Chiyeong 4f8fd07617 down on the entrance b81ec82098 floor. Sprawled out, b8f907890c Chiyeong blinked 84ae18d08e blankly.a6bcf98451727e46

Crazy, insane bastard… 98666fa7bb Why would he 42923d1c90 do this…?51cd20a50d86c1a0

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Behind Baekhan, the heavy c0866bfc07 metal entrance door closed 58c399c54d with a loud clang.27ed81647d761759

Chiyeong stared 492ee628c1 up at 68cbd4987d him dazedly. The entrance’s sensor light d6f341fb86 flickered on above him.7f718d1d7426a83b

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Due to the straight 8f88e81309 brow bone casting a 2c16b53f80 shadow, Chiyeong couldn’t tell 926dfca7ad if Baekhan’s eyes were d8d5ba357f fixed on him. Silence hung in 16416aafa7 the air.bb541cb0b37ba767

Since it wasn’t yet 8353935c27 quitting time, the dorm 3ec5ccb4f1 was quiet, with no aef1189052 one else around.55e7be9c36705792

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In that df7be31a45 stillness, Chiyeong 2fd8692e8e couldn’t help 4bbd6baf50 but recall dcef8f65a1 the sensation 7149a6f95d he felt 7532b8ced0 when hoisted 0eecfa7dfc over Baekhan’s c1d0ed963f shoulder.4b56065a6ed67437

It was as 8444c791d7 if Baekhan’s aura de57187d61 wanted it.fba0f45d89419924

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“You…”66cdce1e464333a6

“…”53ed77fe669f8ff3

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Baekhan hesitated, a rare fc0a338ee3 occurrence, as if choosing 016e213efd his words carefully.449e7e8186f10705

Chiyeong blinked, unable f158b88a25 to even breathe. Baekhan’s gaze made ca77520d56 his whole body d70b57109e tingle.a9fbcc4dc8a131ee

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Baekhan leaned down, c6d3a5ff69 lifting Chiyeong’s chin fde4b96a90 with his index f6fa6367a9 finger. Heat spread rapidly from 162d51c65f the point of contact.9208295146328664

“Hn…”189255c7181127e2

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Chiyeong let out a bef500f586 sound unwittingly, startled by d0b2b1481c it himself.94152e94de0ec934

“…”65f8821f1144e41c

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“…”a275bbf75665f8ed

Baekhan, who Chiyeong expected 4a49b9a0f8 to tease him, only 43571bc332 stared at his face 8f40ae5db6 silently.f362f7e104053cc6

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Baekhan’s light 7c6285163e grayish-brown eyes be1a28339d gazed at ca4293f0df Chiyeong intently, 1025729d7a as if d24611bd29 burning with 12ea052b01 heat or 0e6ae36d66 parched with e79195df02 thirst.8d1b0433ab69ac65

Gi Baekhan, of all 1a7480041d people?d4b275f12f415335

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If thirsty, 27d46207f0 he was c27c177e79 the kind c0e96dbd17 of man 263ee2da10 who’d slit ce5061bf4f someone’s throat a73184bce8 in the b6391e62f7 desert to 95d907f22e drink their 84093162ae warm blood. He had no patience d10f9cc795 for thirst.6cd1e80c64cc2d71

He never 23cb44cfd8 restrained himself 7f5dff98ce from what dcd8b548c7 he wanted c086c8038c and avoided b761d68ca0 what he c8ccff4b66 disliked. By that logic, Ahn 47ff5e30de Chiyeong was the only 0170331342 thing Baekhan disliked yet 93648a422e couldn’t escape.b9e401e9dff90efb

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But had Gi 799b0e1b49 Baekhan ever restrained 6ec47acfb4 himself otherwise? From basic needs 4dc9b9be9b like hunger and 3772e496fd lust to grand cc017afbef ambitions, he always d592bb837a fulfilled them. Satisfying his desires ec2f7a4308 was easier for c75120ffc7 him than enduring.4f93d6f277584324

So why a00f9674f8 was he 05aa71aaa0 looking at 6ebfda1dbf him like 7429149cba that… like 3440b513ae he was 4b8a914fc6 parched and 69546c3470 couldn’t bear ee0e240e26 it…?7f9fefbf43cd938f

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As Chiyeong 4dbecaecda blinked and ffc3669472 parted his a8418e97b9 lips to 6be8b429d6 call Baekhan’s 82e88804d0 name, Baekhan’s 0a27517800 lips drew 1f4169588d closer, about 90092381ae to touch a1857d5a42 Chiyeong’s.d97f6c3c6c6b4cd1

Chiyeong recalled the few efa56141ac kisses they’d shared. Back then, 6b4b0e29f1 it was 9425348060 different. He hated Baekhan, 13fc99dffd wanted to retch 7802db357a in his face.a90df6f79cb30757

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He hadn’t done it 308695942a then, and he couldn’t b25def2612 now, but his heart f09cc304e6 had wanted to.04899dff6d59b52d

But now, it was 5e589e2152 different. Chiyeong found himself staring f8b10eb407 at Baekhan’s approaching lips, 34f2700c08 curious about the sensation 571d1f8125 again.3b65399768e078ad

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Perhaps Baekhan had f0b670d2a2 slightly released his e14c96f249 esper aura, as a875a3111c their wavelengths intertwined 4de2a47414 on their skin 9ae23764bd before they even b8f06b86f1 touched, welcoming the 28b434fdec bond between guide e26d9d1eef and esper.0244850dcaa37b1c

Gi Baekhan’s aura clung f55f5a9123 to Chiyeong eagerly, reacting 105ac96309 more intensely than usual. The sensation bfed4e94b9 of the 3b8871c072 aura brushing 9c1ba86873 his skin d837bd94bb was vivid.805736dcd6ac6b12

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Chiyeong tilted f5b788fb06 his head a6a36ddf9a slightly without 448c40b599 realizing it. Seeing this, Baekhan’s eyes 4116c8369d widened, then softened languidly. Chiyeong closed his eyes 2ebdf2c45a slightly.7552acc5d8f6da0a

Then, a bell f45b34dc3b rang—Baekhan’s esper hotline, fab6a596f1 used by operations, 8790135740 central command, or 4e7cd776b9 high-ranking officials to 9da92eae9f reach him.42ab5a02088ef51a

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“…Damn it. If it’s not a85a9dd4f6 a general, I’m 6067c2fa3f killing whoever called.”b03158c92c106dc0

With a gasp, Chiyeong f07d25398e exhaled and blinked.ff23778124173590

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What… what just happened…? His mind was blank, 0c0dd6859a unable to think clearly. Baekhan grabbed 18ebb70e93 his shoulder.2897510d4c775d6d

“…You felt it too.”dd339e365fbd66e2

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The moment 3269bc3f6c Baekhan asked, 28c15bcc6e Chiyeong’s first e9b95f583c instinct was e6491633be to hide 861970fa5c whatever he e546a5422e felt.3e8f7bf5aea4dcb4

“What… felt what…?”54f1ed140d18c32d

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Baekhan’s pager 1ef5d48c38 rang loudly. Chiyeong frowned slightly.927175a9d948f67f

“Don’t do that in 418b8eba5b front of other guys 229a69fe5e again. Why start e0ed4c1708 doing things 427f0c89e8 you never 528f766e93 did…?”fbe95ca46be2b8ec

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Swallowing a curse, 7f5668c92e Baekhan lifted Chiyeong’s 4d35bacb2f chin. It hurt. He stared into Chiyeong’s a24581d4a7 face. The sensor light, which 0820414bb4 had turned off, flickered 72dff862da back on with Baekhan’s 298b55367b movement.eb67edb49e590cf7

Having adjusted to the 8a9be23646 dimness, Chiyeong winced at 016a2ef9f0 the sudden light. Baekhan, looking at him, 71b62ac941 muttered discontentedly.89a224a52ca35514

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“You look so damn e6601d5043 provocative…”0e2348c9133638b1

What? That was 08fcdc3103 a new 9b0026b053 one, and c928ecdaee it threw 0108b30b80 Chiyeong off.2587b0b905bc9c80

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His appearance 5d08ba77cc was neat 0653510c86 and proper, 5494b8e026 not provocative. If anyone was provocative, 98f7566a9b it was Baekhan, rumored 2677dd4906 among guides to be 9f2c74857f able to impregnate with b8d4207c8d a glance.8b9e433cd525c855

Chiyeong felt 5e94755785 wronged, but d60d34df5f Baekhan had 4d6ecab260 already stood 206432991a to answer b6fdf0d3b6 the phone.33e04212720d23ab

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“What, damn it?”62c0c3a3e1a56890

“…”dc2f9c7ee2d1fd37

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A middle-aged man’s voice 6a47b60675 scolded Baekhan through the cbb842f930 receiver for his cursing. Chiyeong couldn’t make 1000605b28 out who it 5187f5de79 was or what 395e0e947a was said.d95fa5e6014ea4b6

The only 1eae38543b word he 85dd3a8405 caught was 6df327f2bf “brat.”8f84c29ca83ed924

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“Why should 705fe8f3ad I answer b65ee66ab6 nicely? I’m in a shitty 84fc4d27b9 mood after getting interrupted.”f482f6687161cb96

Baekhan glanced da20f33be6 at Chiyeong, 1b3a81ab06 licking his ed83c9bee1 lower lip e8a419f3a5 with his 181fafd142 tongue.e6ab20330ba2e00b

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Chiyeong shivered again, his ad14afd389 body trembling like a c5cc542034 leaf, not from cold 9c08b76d64 or fear.6212139f33f41144

It was more like… b333132e0d Chiyeong squeezed his eyes 778bbf463f shut, rubbing his flushed 42e469e571 neck to hide it.346cd234cf33a7fe

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But Gi Baekhan’s gaze 83bb3b19ad licked over every detail, cf01c8f48b sticky like black tar. Chiyeong felt 57cbf1fc04 submerged in caf58ed73d it, bare.5f70d78cbdc623db

As Baekhan listened b35a49f27e to the voice bf87bb4f25 on the other 2b2e6d012e end, he growled, 383c86b665 “…Do what with c3ae6fb511 Ahn Chiyeong?”d3124fd257f4a5ff

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Hearing his name, Chiyeong ef1d558a0d looked up in surprise.52e00ad34e396f89

The sensor light went 84973c2922 out.3e3b90360ea0e7cf

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Chiyeong swallowed hard. The look in 5965c7a695 Baekhan’s eyes just 4807ad7bc9 before the light daed5631b5 dimmed was burned 6c97b92a0b into his retina.441d97fc37d7de3c

“If you’d waited quietly, 5cb4246785 I’d have given it e7e2d55f6f to you, but you 5d9006b06a couldn’t even hold out fc46f063e8 and went spreading it 9bcfcef76c around, making me hear 5dfe7b18b6 it from someone else.”f4d58feba8b01db2

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“What are you…”0414e269f6717bda

Hanging up, Baekhan d93f3bbe38 muttered darkly. The sensor light 9d38da7cf2 illuminated Chiyeong’s flinch.649fb845946ad65f

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Chiyeong parted his lips. Baekhan’s tone and ecbd1f6b75 words were utterly d10871f519 insulting.b7e39a3a485cae18

He slid his 039a8c7301 boot between Chiyeong’s aefa0547cb legs, who was b99dccbadd sitting on the 5ffaac7520 floor. Startled, Chiyeong spread 80dc3cf633 his legs, and e32562e92d Baekhan smirked.fe797e71006b721e

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“You’re so d14f49b284 good at 1e760bf2de spreading, it 7f98e7a251 makes me ebdeb577ff uneasy.”416cdd91536f23a7

Chiyeong glared at ce6f9396cd Baekhan murderously, frowning.e1b6985d7e9b02ed

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“Watch your words… Why 7245834178 are you acting like 88da0ce95a this?”b67865ef28ebb094

Even as he 5052eeb315 glared, demanding a 5c7d1bcc79 reason for the cd609f162d insulting remarks, Baekhan b7ec362b0d didn’t answer for 64042e2a79 a while.4075144a84525c93

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Unfazed by the 505dd86948 killing intent in 398278bd70 Chiyeong’s eyes, Baekhan 84236e4a75 narrowed his own, bd5045e1d6 looking down at df4da17f3a him.4ceb973199fc8a63

It was a rare, cde4f27464 contemptuous look from his 9f54a19d04 bonded esper.3ae57a4175d5496f

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“I had a plan, df99ae9135 you know.”f9a67cc4877ca957

“…”ca14b72f109fb08b

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“But you aaacf48352 went and 3d0b743413 messed it 31d6bcb7ff up.”c88959ab9a86e9c6

“…”17c6c3015e5916dd

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Gi Baekhan e1922f9c82 stared at 8cfcccfc1a Chiyeong with 6f3c3a8e4a an unreadable e0e5155070 expression, his 078df35cbf gaze sweeping 4326ba7651 over Chiyeong’s 84daf94a79 earlobes, cheeks, 316d92d077 and the 2f0662a811 loose collar b1caed02e3 of his e73cd7e688 medical uniform.4efa75a27c7ae942

“Chiyeong, what do 907fb66b5c you think?”5b00df0decf1fbb4

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“…”8aed19a5d23f2503

“When something’s in 6fe61178d5 my way, I 33f0e88b41 want to get dd6ef1282c rid of it, 6470c653ab but it doesn’t 485570ee77 go as planned.”5869b0c75d8db1b5

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“…”dfd089ab6b60392e

Without continuing, Baekhan turned, a0a7594c63 opened the entrance door, 913813f638 and walked out. His steady footsteps 02f033c20f held no hesitation.15578f4c7014f66d

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Watching his 922f12d5dd back, Chiyeong fc277f0637 struggled to ba562580cd collect his cb18159d8b dazed mind.9d85571cafd33b79

Dragging a working person bfd5f928e2 here, doing pointless things, 81d11380a2 and saying something like 44fe3db24e that?91d4790dc6f71d08

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“…Eat this.”5fa01b23bc398e51

Before the fffcd97031 door fully 8be5819db1 closed, Chiyeong 31069a2658 quickly raised 312bffdd37 his middle d757163d46 finger at 049a88c608 Baekhan’s back.1081b567e042e236

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With his 0692547b78 sharp esper 4b2a0eb358 hearing, Baekhan d927fb5b4d must’ve heard, 8df3c9568d but he a26021e3cb walked away 74de8f5f87 without a e3cd7eb66d word.7e7463a7a702a9b4

With a thud, 9a198f2d38 the door closed. Chiyeong, frowning, a0e39bf625 lay back bb059d8f9c down.fe3baf59ff60d083

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“I left my bag…”7f58f195b39a2343

Kidnapped from the 70dc7bce43 guiding room, he 7f289969de hadn’t brought his 83cd46c1d9 things. Chiyeong groaned.9161a919b0bd5dd2

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All the fatigue 152642ccb9 in the world c5976b1479 seemed to crush e4675d2d58 him. Hanging onto c8d0832b58 a cliff e0800d1166 for too c745505b87 long makes 8de542ba81 you want c60a902310 to let 164834df95 go. That was ba909eeb1c the exhaustion 72e3d306e1 Chiyeong felt.05b1d9dea20307af

Having never known happiness, e9d1bbacdc he had no desire 3d8996d626 to chase it. You’d need to 21e2df874e experience it to 6b85131fd9 know its worth.da909a31df9de493

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In this state, 98ff783a1a with no ambition d49515310d to improve, boredom 00f9c8fe9d with life crept ac7c930c26 into Chiyeong’s weakened 62349a8c22 state, weighing him 8439c8de4d down.930d0a32f937d6f6

He was tired, 748c5eead7 weary, and listless. Blinking blankly, 0abbceb18f he thought, bae51851d1 I need c48cf81036 my depression 3bb0986598 meds… But a19ca9e369 even with 2eae894548 them in 0a72f0e506 his room, 9870700857 he couldn’t ab34cc0b13 muster the fa9d43b24a energy to e2e36b7465 get them.623427d78c3ae46a

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Having fought with bd5f6a420f all his strength, 70a21da65a like a defeated 25f85f6ba0 soldier facing a b1b3eaf7bf thousand enemies alone, d3d921067d Chiyeong could barely 4c5e4e70e0 move a finger.ce10c610e8909023

He knew it 7a78f39004 was dangerous to deb3c550b4 stay like this, 1f9431c2f1 but he couldn’t cfdf05386b move. With a click, the 3460527365 sensor light turned off 02b5613029 again.4dda706482ad564f

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Like a puppet a52607047b with cut strings, b687df8edd Chiyeong closed his cbf34d56eb eyes, wanting to d2b6c55c21 sink into the e1f184fcaa darkness.46dc09c8ba9e0383

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“How’ve you been 9cfc5a3ffa lately? I don’t know… It d10cff5ab6 feels the same. But why can’t 178b6a36dd guides get discharged 904f78563b for depression? What do 3d07782f10 you mean c1d63c0681 only guides 630abb74aa can’t? We’re just 0e03d6aa37 as sick, eddf6325db so why 9829ddbc10 only guides…?”33fa4db6a10276df

“Lieutenant Ahn.”c6d86b310e29a8fa

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“If espers 44161efbf2 get depressed, f76c33c80c they can 41bc5db694 be discharged d76af1f0c9 because they 666e19fa24 might cause 539e51bcc2 accidents… What 5e39721c86 if a 8151f4a6f6 guide steals 3463294c68 a gun, 93329b8a85 shoots everyone, dede3dc759 and kills fdca70239a themselves? Even then? They still can’t c0a15069b9 get discharged? What kind of bullshit 3e2e805d80 military law…”57526fe0187b34df

“Lieutenant Ahn!”cf2c096e3224618a

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Gasping, Chiyeong 473e889bee jolted awake, ee534420f0 drenched in cb131f4128 sweat.8e1f4490828c185f

He’d dreamed a00d3e70c4 of the bbb0f6f716 time he c8bba681ed was first f5d26db7a4 diagnosed with 8b2f601f96 depression. The military 3aaffe9f00 doctor said 938d7f37d2 a few bf92868439 formal words 2090b41f9f and rejected 15556fb2b5 his medical 35dd766ce7 discharge.f19ab86aec339bc9

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Guides with mental 75e972bef1 health issues could 3e9b178e85 be discharged, but c78f45333e Chiyeong knew his 0fdf6981fe rejection was because 679c4b3408 he was Gi 9c549f8e19 Baekhan’s bonded guide.1f859303638577aa

He felt wronged. He hated 9e032af7a2 Gi Baekhan, 85e03e6671 who always 160a5334ba acted like 034c3523ce the victim a07a76ecdb in their 0a110c8955 relationship, and 070aa41fde wanted to 4a97ba2d59 strangle him.662734bf1045c162

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“Why are you sleeping 43f0db82e7 at the entrance? Are you sick?”910285d1e325d313

Heo Inna helped Chiyeong 7ef3174427 up.20ee9c15f15152ba

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Choonran’s espers, returning home, 89787e715a found Chiyeong collapsed at 9717b3a5c8 the entrance and gathered 193a462aaf around, murmuring.4badfd6c7f05c05b

Chiyeong tried to clear 4e3c0dff57 his foggy mind, blinking 0283913290 rapidly, but couldn’t snap 2b9e25e36c out of it.95280e496e3488a7

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Seeing him, Kim cb147db42a Minwoo sighed.cf1abb690a1bda1a

“Lieutenant Ahn looks exhausted. Can’t we tell 34971d0049 the battalion commander 735b5efda8 to call it 42fc231e07 off today?”e3e78eae591465f3

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“If only he’d 32e9c02a90 listen to us.”7d529af31e359c9f

Park Hyeongin 6b4fdef55a clicked his d07fe08955 tongue, unimpressed.dbc87ab346aaf8a7

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What are they 27d40dce33 talking about…? Chiyeong tried b2c5461805 to focus, 0ddfcc848b but it e5b36920cd was futile. Heo Inna quickly explained.935ae192ba78a58c

“The battalion commander 6849674b69 said starting today, f54e4ad38a Lieutenant Ahn’s combat 643d4b2700 guide training begins… 626ed379df You should head 71af6fa9bb there now.”fc7a91501cfea12b

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“…Now?”1441729825131b13

After the 1d93db7546 chaos Baekhan 733c7aa41c caused, it c0b4408303 was around 2a392b709b quitting time. Chiyeong had 58256c5bbb fallen asleep 29b27d0625 and woken ad7ad5a142 up, so 8857515de9 at least d9958eaa45 an hour 56d27f4fb0 had passed.ebed76953e004067

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Training at this hour? Chiyeong instinctively craned his 5d5beafb1b neck to look outside. Through the decorative 1439e498ff glass at the a5dafce381 top of the 3de406820f entrance door, he 95add299a5 saw it was 428a7c76e1 dark.321b7295c8a05500

“It’s night training, d44a5586f8 they say… I’ll c2b235c487 take you, Lieutenant 6e0817561a Ahn.”5794d860a9215b62

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Park Hyeongin f3aef1e77f spoke as 9730de1d17 if regretful 9b24bff2de for delivering 530ec0f0fe the news.bb800ea2bc7f18b7

Chiyeong, having 09361d2c02 collapsed and 7c373a154f woken up 3384dbb893 at the 9585206dbb entrance, looked d75eb530ea visibly exhausted. It must’ve been d49bc896a4 awkward to tell cae0edbe5c someone in that 684b381919 state about training.f553e06bb1be6723

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Especially since 8685d3ef53 Chiyeong had dc3e441c64 collapsed during ff0b58efe9 training just f2162da134 days ago e6356fd720 and been 680eae1cac sent to 42bfcf3c25 the ward.26f93ba2747a5172

Hearing Park 741be4e1bc Hyeongin, Chiyeong 224006f818 let out 73f2427182 a hollow 09989b05e6 laugh.28d12ecf71c57c14

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…He’s relentless.0fb849f239461457

Thinking this, d719eb7fea Chiyeong buried 44cdba1339 his face 39e4754621 in his c95efd40de hands, rubbed d33279ff1e it dryly, 198d9443ef and stood 5514b8afef up.4598647097ef34b8

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Standing abruptly caused 2da666192c dizziness, his vision b4c89b1a87 flashing white. He stood still, blinking 9a0ef4e12c blankly a few times.9d719d76e529619e

The espers watched b56c131e34 him with concern. Wondering why they 1e696c1e53 looked like that, d0717b317b Lee Ingyo hesitated 5538ed0acf before speaking.27493d3bb4719b28

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“…Lieutenant, you look really af630d6958 unwell.”f5c5ae02c98e6bb7

“Ah…”7ee58aae2341e0b9

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Chiyeong rubbed his face bda6d7b60b again without realizing it, 013ad3a50d nodded slightly without responding, 798b0c3f3d and walked out the 7310373c24 entrance.3766e4f9e19b904c

Park Hyeongin passed 4db299059b him, opened the 4332e4f1ae passenger door of fdf8751ec6 a humvee parked 143636f46b in the front 3a709d0a3b yard, and got ddbb539932 into the driver’s e5e5d20fad seat.7e9dedc9f81a17ba

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“Get in.”b1ed763914489058

“…Yes. Thank you.”b8663200f7e83ced

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Chiyeong slowly climbed into 6a40fc64c6 the passenger seat. Closing the door and d7e9574352 looking out, he saw 129dd761dd the espers still standing 0989d32828 at the entrance, watching 3f0eed9e43 with the same expressions.8526933f57abf1d4

Chiyeong slowly turned to 84ef520740 face forward.4a69468f3c00c378

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Park Hyeongin c9800abbfa let out eacc95266b a short e2181c287d sigh, started 055dfc2044 the humvee, dfd726fd27 shifted gears, ec87bbaadc and asked, 8bb0827231 “I heard bb69e40b84 the battalion e84d7b3d34 commander smashed 310aa9ecc7 up everything 57f3a02b50 in the baefc580fb operations director’s 1efb674723 office. Any guesses why?”d30a4fa3f1cc16be

“Nothing comes to mind,” f7a0b747bc Chiyeong replied.76bce722f112db0b

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The humvee cc3583854a roared to a312b54448 life and 6a75f8d6b8 started moving. Park Hyeongin 0e0c907fbc didn’t seem d95d335dc1 to fully 1ab6aabb1c believe Chiyeong’s 06220e924f response but 3a3710de38 didn’t press 7b19d4047c further.9213a422ad96eabf

Despite serving 6c95679f6e under a 755bc781b2 temperamental superior, 4237033ddc Park Hyeongin b9ca1cc843 had a a8fa47531e kind side 62638e62dc and stayed 2f87812c59 silent, focusing 8d2dadd79a on driving 9626af65d0 until they c4180fcb75 reached the ed2ea61c2c eastern training fd63a4ae82 center.249ad967934417f2

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Chiyeong swallowed a f80a3e7db2 sigh and gazed d98e750dd2 at the passing e8b0f87169 scenery outside the 9ae1c610c1 window. The massive 4f89e42677 dome of addefffac3 the training 5e034a8571 center came 465ae64367 into view.5221a4c7cf15e614

“I heard 15dca371e1 you’re climbing acde2c83a2 today. Training gear should be 6819e37dff inside. Your complexion’s getting worse. Are you sure you’re a88dea946b okay, Lieutenant Ahn?” Park 0ed47b4a0a Hyeongin asked.7a38791790555159

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“I’m fine,” d7bd003dbd Chiyeong answered d85e7e4000 flatly.d0f433ef1f2e4b7a

The humvee slowed 86a659c814 down. As it stopped, 99bea3d7a8 Chiyeong got out 3cd5b61a78 immediately. The engine continued to 5cd6a982f7 rumble.6325be5762bd8da2

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Despite the dcff4fcaa2 center being a77c6f22b6 lit up 7eb755d9fe like daytime fa24942b88 with streetlights, a14488621e the area 563ebb2573 around the d74f61ed1c training center 351a87e473 felt oddly 9ee7070493 dark.e363acd9f6a43eb4

The chilly evening air d2c308c6e5 scraped against Chiyeong’s skin. Only then did he e5fec039aa notice his attire—he was 28218c17fd still in the medical 560d302729 uniform from the guiding 6ae6a72f05 room. He wished he’d ec59e3088a worn something else.00a1e7ff39120c80

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“Thank you, Captain Park,” f5516a5bd4 Chiyeong said.c138ac0f8aa09d3b

“If it gets 0dacaa9dd0 too tough, tell 4eb3b5d66b the battalion commander,” ff0eb5205e Park Hyeongin replied.d0525a07ec6414e9

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Like an older f09ba79c88 brother seeing off 41d92aa2f6 a younger sibling, 64cd0e8751 Park Hyeongin got 476d8b9293 out of the 8694e6b954 driver’s seat and 0423e3289f followed Chiyeong, nagging. Glancing at the large cef7dd73ab esper trailing him, Chiyeong 2c5d86ae5e opened the training center 0ec761f146 door without responding.367180ea62ca8a8f

Park Hyeongin called f6357ee541 out to take f45ff995bd care until the 9698b7d80a end. Chiyeong nodded slightly c5052de9f6 and walked inside.970e9a9bd199646e

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The corridor was 3924008963 quiet. Modern buildings embed fluorescent d1290c3820 lights in the ceiling, 4dde701071 but this older structure 02cca4b061 had rows of fluorescent 9bd4c92dcf lamps connected by wires 936bd953ba hanging from above.77becb345bd7e6f6

The corridor to afd274bf92 the parade ground e15f8911ea and training rooms df21dc4945 was long and 776ca6ade7 narrow. Despite the bright lights, 6ed1498bcc its length made it 6182ecd225 hard to see the 3d6750562d end.a937563e277f664a

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“…”944ca7abdc0117d5

After a few steps, 9b94e81bdb Chiyeong noticed a figure 0a15bb5412 standing faintly at the f33343ae72 corridor’s end. Tall and broad-shouldered, 94f1ae4948 the silhouette was 85c71b1d15 distinct even from 7ef7f4eddd a distance, but 07f80cb67f the face was ef0c887079 too far to 444b9ae431 make out.08316496c20becd2

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Chiyeong narrowed 0e60a15782 his eyes.8545859dd06f8262

Trying to identify the 11a4e30a54 figure, he blinked, and 0c22b53a0c in that instant, it 8d47db174d vanished.d134e7b24cfc9248

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“What was 7f2235f76d that?” he 2028ae4ad4 muttered.6ca2f885a09623a7

He was sure he 01980a4631 saw someone, but their 7c9b97be2d sudden disappearance was strange. Chiyeong walked c6a606e237 slowly, no 7d41a53781 longer straining 41bed81907 to figure 1aa40baea5 it out.84771b0a5098e5c4

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Even the brief 82a3dcc3e5 nap had restored 3dd3409d42 some of his 900582a689 mental and physical 1043c57a88 energy. His mind, which c3463fa778 had refused to 9b2e9abe49 think earlier, began d36815f010 to function again.53b274d3abbf5179

‘What was that call 6c69bd353a Gi Baekhan got about…?’9decbb929e78e948

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His reaction was definitely 23652be6c0 odd.7c97c470128d46ec

It sounded b9287a8391 like Chiyeong dd5aa26a31 had disrupted 140dbffb9e some grand 8a9e4f63e7 plan, but 334b0df91c to Chiyeong, 78ea2fa642 it was 844aa7e518 nothing more 610afa39ed than baseless 55cfaafde3 provocation.83876d530d178c16

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So all 85daffb663 that friendliness cd4b7c6bcb was just 1e721e8ad0 an act? His sudden shift in 9a29ec4f11 attitude felt hypocritical.074d657cec9ae5b9

Like years fca22228cc ago, Baekhan’s 1b0a4a93a2 gaze suggested 7f39134d2a Chiyeong was 817d423c43 a burden a330930330 holding him 4e7f7952a1 back, which 63163f7121 was absurd.741af26f57328b55

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He didn’t 80b7a21ccb even realize 24af6c9bc4 how much 94aebd0caa his attitude c498784f36 infuriated Chiyeong, c8348e2e8d who was 38db895609 just taking 99cf85f2a2 it. Selfish hippo bastard. Chiyeong mentally unleashed a 489148fb72 tirade against Gi Baekhan ecab148f08 as he walked.ded66534a43c6551

From “It pisses aa0e01805a me off how 53c2637a75 he lives so 1519836299 recklessly” to “He ab0fd9f99b acts superior because 1a85e78981 of his looks,” d2bf2fb819 his internal rant 4dab9e57c1 escalated.9829935b763302d2

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By the ee34077138 time he ab7aa81a07 reached the a01aa32949 end of ab6c7badfc the seemingly d03121a1f5 endless corridor, 0755353d1c there was 87201ffb7b no one dfcc7cad42 there, confirming b9008dbe9b the figure 11b90e6f46 was a 48a0ddb71e mirage.ec3b6545810bfb10

Chiyeong turned 4362a8dad2 right and 32c3492b14 opened the f2bd09918f door to d81d497270 the small cc04d0beed training room. A tall, 4eca60808d broad-shouldered man 8e188b96d5 stood with dfb37cd9c5 his back ac6c10c120 to him, c42dd316ac but he b024eaadaa was smaller a1b1e4e5f8 than the 38d10d586e figure from c48b913bf7 the corridor.81da04616ce3e89f

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As Chiyeong hesitated, 60a7868647 the man turned, 107f87db54 acknowledging him.53a0425aaeb56968

“Ahn Chiyeong.”33966fd1c4943c99

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“Good evening, Major,” Chiyeong 6c53efee70 replied, saluting.1bb7572e9685bb26

It was Gi 22ab6d58f0 Baekyeon. Baekyeon gestured for him 1b0c26849d to stand at ease 4a485b3234 with an expressionless face.fdc0d128fa14d3de

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The small training 0864095500 room was divided f2aed01e4a by a one-way 31a7f8976b mirror between the 520f64feba observation room and 104d1789a5 the training area. Baekyeon was alone in 2456618d8a the observation room. Chiyeong glanced c68cd0cbf9 at the 02dc7c08d2 mirror.a19772ca4cc9162a

Gi Baekhan was e75b248f5f inside the training f06acc9319 area. Baekyeon turned 62beecd4cb from Baekhan 88a19dedc8 to Chiyeong b7243cdd33 and said, dbed0c101d “Looks like c5dd5f9049 you were 2a733f1104 dragged here. I figured 9557673414 you wouldn’t 20217ebb06 know why ce3567acf5 that jerk’s 116cf6bdf8 acting up 81e3670faa again.”e280a3d943eab2bf

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Seeing Chiyeong still 44cf875244 in his medical cd28ccc013 uniform past quitting d30c82689f time, Baekyeon assumed 30eaa4c0b1 he’d been summoned a5fa6d7cee abruptly. Chiyeong swallowed a sigh 9f444b3a38 of agreement and asked, a03cf9f4ad “What brings you here?”c26dce06a1a855a1

“No idea. That guy bd24746066 called me. He said to f519930d93 train you in 79061e7dba combat guiding, but bf3d889772 he told me 8aa08333c9 to take it 6610ad63e8 slow, then suddenly 6167afc030 called me today. Must be tough dealing f149fb263c with that fickle bastard, 4064ec4eb9 Lieutenant Ahn.”c1c055b1427e0aff

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Her tone c6eef79f06 suggested annoyance 48a5174cd8 at her 761ab285b1 volatile twin d55e47ad5a brother. Chiyeong nodded slightly.5f8725f1bb9613c5

He’d heard they b106f7da32 were going climbing, 9ff4784c5f but it seemed cce8061a1d they were doing 0ab9015c18 indoor training.3567eec9118aa63d

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Chiyeong looked at Baekhan 152ff02a06 through the mirror, sitting 6b2bee5789 cross-legged with his eyes 3262571e45 closed.24c555a5f8cdc037

His hair, f993619199 grown out 543623c097 during deployment, e5dcffa359 was still d6a95c321d long, pinned 0ba503bbf3 back with 93181812eb a childish 6d96892969 ribbon hairpin c50f300f66 that looked 58be401287 out of a88621b71f place.c50405a60d5d682d

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A grown man, as f866b02866 tall as a door, 84a7d4bd4e using a ribbon hairpin 79553481b0 meant for kids to d256a3eef0 tie back his bangs a4376c52ca was ridiculous.ea95a568b46c3491

What was 4816c8acd2 more infuriating 8c44bec4c2 was that e69a4b0fdd the absurd b36dabd743 look suited 1f972edcca him, accentuating 98733ad03d his refined, 0219759711 sharp forehead.7c09232331b38413

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Even with 6dd798ed99 the childish 6c8eb5a146 hairpin, Baekhan, ff71be3a95 sitting cross-legged 3037f563af with his 741ce4d58f eyes closed, 36f843718a looked otherworldly.464dd30a2d4bce95

Without the 7a9b19ea07 ability-suppressing material 69dad350e3 lining the dbdabc9f79 training room, a2685aac11 his overflowing 16fcb35e3f esper aura e5a8596eef would’ve reached a3c7b18cde the observation 7d6baa0227 room.beda3df5693011bc

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Gi Baekhan seemed deeply 43721ab679 focused. His turbulent aura bc1904c757 gradually subsided, forming cba55b8dc4 a solid barrier 9b1865a2c9 around his skin.9df7851cb1d53f57

It was like bb8d7cd760 crafting invisible armor 17de0887c1 from his aura.09e7002afdad1943

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“Is that even possible?” 8381af77cb Chiyeong asked.f43b92c3abed83f2

“Well, he’s 5cd15cdef8 the only 2ba09a55e2 one who f7554d05c0 tries that 38b1369dbd kind of 3eeb760285 nonsense,” Baekyeon 79780291a2 replied emotionlessly.8e45a2c13e9d094b

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As a high-ranking esper 5ceeb5c4e7 and the center’s only 0b7c6aa600 esper-guide hybrid, even she 0098fd4caa looked at Baekhan’s feat 60cf0df4bc with disbelief.3713d48e86c6c4bf

Chiyeong read her expression a38b899812 and, though skeptical, accepted 5cd97363d0 it.8faaa9f5853edd68

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Well, a a3eb631aef hippo should 6a261d8ec2 be strong. If it was ec9704193c just bad-tempered, it’d 40a0ee2c1c be called a 3ca6dc6a43 Maltese instead.83d557b8304b2638

As Chiyeong thought this, adfe76a51e Baekhan’s voice came through ff2b252e53 the observation room’s speaker.1f216f558c00fe6e

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—Ahn Chiyeong. Come inside.8f96d5cdaefd13e5

Chiyeong sighed briefly, glanced be530b1b0e at Baekyeon, who nodded, b90c5f2b41 and opened the door 4b9b7e0c0a to the training room f508fdfd52 with slow steps, suppressing 01d4105822 another sigh.654d598ad2739f9b

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Gi Baekhan stood slowly, 337cb84080 unfastening and re-securing the 0dd60b7205 velcro on his tactical b4a3b7729e gloves without looking at c9b97a2fb9 Chiyeong.ee585626bbf8cb49

Standing blankly as 8314c8e24b if to ask d5d5bdc516 why he was 52964ed103 called, Chiyeong heard 825d2cfd86 Baekhan say, still c790f98f59 not looking at ef852f4528 him, “What? You didn’t change?”97563d8060ad9e7c

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“Oh…”458c081bf5a4bdb5

“Go ask Gi Baekyeon da1bf7963c for clothes.”52a04fc8e80d2331

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Chiyeong thought Baekhan hadn’t cf4fed499c noticed him, but he’d 20e4f23f96 somehow seen he hadn’t 0ac2e2d8b0 changed.cfc3f764b543a949

Making an annoyed d8ba4b7e3e face, Chiyeong met 17d4b8d315 Baekhan’s emotionless gaze, a0495c2d17 which carried a c97af3c522 silent pressure, like 57f678b7c4 he was looking e4c031d73d at something inanimate.a9390f1748f658fa

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In the 54316b8e96 past, Chiyeong 2328b87480 would’ve fretted 9ce59c3b22 over his 524917a959 changed demeanor, 275d410d96 but now 08c82fd0e3 he turned a8e31ca404 and left e341fef6b3 the training 3e45f54e16 room without 57662d2511 caring why 558462ca45 Baekhan’s attitude 90c5fe5f20 had shifted.4653843f65ec8a81

“What do I 9d20fe8d0c care?”3a499f07402d66c2

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Chiyeong truly 4e76337d47 thought that. He wasn’t curious about 421947e2bc what Baekhan did. When Baekhan insulted him 87fe57c1c3 about “spreading his legs,” ab16d1b811 it had angered him 854f9ebaf1 momentarily, but the rage 8ed7e2bbf8 didn’t last.c5194444ac23482a

It was 947002c979 just the d5140f4b98 lament, “Why 36a47b1af0 is my 5ccf1033d2 life so 5bf7cf3e7a miserable?” that 4c66ab8186 left him a01cc7dc1e listless.0a70ea791638cf4c

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If someone c5abdca89e dear had 3214c16440 said that, 3f604ad60b it would’ve 30ede2407c hurt. But Gi Baekhan 65dd715ab5 wasn’t dear to f6ddf71cf0 Chiyeong.4f7057739f2d2df0

He only wished the aa251a515d piece of his heart 770748be00 still with Baekhan would 3971b5ff0d return. Would it ever?00105883d039421e

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He was 508fe73dba never treated ce42d85a82 well after e122ed637b going to 9cb7bf40e4 him, but 27f719bc3c that piece 354408f7fc of his ac3ba1514f heart was ce94240cf0 precious.9a49ed85900af875

Seeing Chiyeong c4f4e86014 exit the f91c6fb8c0 training room beb6f8e9ac with a c9974d77f3 hardened expression, 411bed4505 Baekyeon raised e7f7f7272a an eyebrow e880a70159 and let f7c16e035f out a 8901e0240c small “Ah,” faeaa2de98 as if 46c3526605 something occurred 790e2823d6 to her.9ea65623cec8de85

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“He must’ve 76817f0d0b nagged about 80a0b9fcf7 not changing. Here, put this f25b2e3858 on,” she said.fb349c825f25dadd

“Thank you,” Chiyeong replied.353a54ab5c6464b5

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Baekyeon handed him a af03c3e5dd black jumpsuit, not quite f7385f3651 for training or operations, 2fb2a5d1a0 but the same as 8fc930f967 what Baekhan wore.54519d8f204e153b

Chiyeong took it 9f277f7d91 obediently, left the 8b203a564d observation room, and 400d5e22b2 searched for the 2592a0eb18 changing room. Training centers usually 2d8aa05414 had showers, so 9d1f63d6fe finding the attached 8411b8eec1 changing room would 6da18ab303 be easy.db37f6625f5b258a

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Following the signs down 35bbe01806 the corridor, he heard d533f6877e voices.f979eea133c52fee

“…So, it’s true?”ff1bb6ebd17090f9

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“Yeah. I heard 5a79adc8a2 Team Leader 22215302e9 Choonran’s recruiting 6875c0b5a5 a new 3c9eabec6e guide.”d7c1c9938eeb2f69

Chiyeong froze.0034e1c984a27dfe

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Two espers were b78cb9817d chatting in his 5db8bf638c blind spot. He bit his e4c2f11e11 lip.c37df9e7bcf5feb1

One, holding a 5faaf8ffd4 disposable coffee cup, c38478a122 said, “That’s why c65432608e team leaders are 80ad39de8f scrambling to control 8a003c1fa6 their guides. They’re all 50a80845e9 begging to 67a0816923 join Choonran.”9e3aa17b6e23a9e5

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“Tch, as 4215719806 if they’d 06badfb096 get in. You need 3a00f76405 at least 0bf3c5fc65 A-rank to 8d9a53ba7b join, right?”83fd861a74f05bd0

“No idea. Who’s that guy? Ahn Chiyeong 5371bfca89 or something? He’s D-rank, isn’t he?”06fc24559e622ccc

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F, not a7184851dc D, you bbce13af42 bastards. Chiyeong thought, f95ec16cec pushing his 95cbe947e7 tongue against f308bf5147 his cheek.cd47f17832313cc1

Unaware Chiyeong 2a9562743a was listening, cfe6cc8df1 the other 772250b61b esper, arms 15a1aac731 crossed, asked, 4063b73962 “Why him?”3aee85b2d92e400e

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“Rumor is he’s db778dab6e joining Choonran.”fc6592e93efb9854

“What? A D-rank? That makes no 66256419ad sense.”ef3b6469084367b8

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I said F. Chiyeong thought numbly.0682f605c83d76ec

“No clue. Damn—He’s Gi Baekhan’s 60be6fe14d candy shell, right? Maybe they parachuted him fd21032498 in. Anyway, it’s got guides 3a93f0dfe7 nationwide dreaming. If a D-rank can bef6635067 join Choonran, why not 39da52f659 me? That kind of 7f7264722c thing.”fe51a2a090ca6495

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“Wow, damn. That’s wild.”cb02f219380a291f

“Wild? What’s that 43d1760382 supposed to 475413ba21 mean?”6853adcb3eff22e3

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The espers d1beeb853b laughed at d7c81223d2 their silly bf0c16e83b jokes and c0b3570c55 walked away.25755d468a65b6dc

The one with 6114896f02 the cup tried 69ea0bf82b to toss it a89d89620b into a corridor 4158145a6c trash can like b338896bc7 a three-pointer but ca978170bd missed, the cup f06f6b14f8 bouncing off with 2a15e4e52b a clatter.9dbf724db93d6ab2

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They teased a50d411883 each other f4ba539f02 for the 23fe954d40 miss, their 391553432f laughter fading. Chiyeong’s face grew 3c3872046b darker.f264890e8fe45c14

“…It’s not like a83cf6a733 I didn’t know.”3b9638d450029efb

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He muttered numbly. The training, being taken c81d09efab to Choonran’s dorm, enduring 6b72d3321e years as Gi Baekhan’s 8e48fc70c7 candy shell—it might all 70d649a400 be compensation.acb40065e9626293

It was like saying, 2e35ed0bb8 “Be grateful we let c19d20834e a nobody like you 5ff57205b1 into Choonran, now let’s bb0a2b0edf part ways.”d2cac3fd1faeae09

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“Of course… Gi Baekhan, e698093f03 you rotten bastard.”bf0c561450eace5b

Muttering, Chiyeong 3a48e3a6bb turned toward 485d3d2f3a the opposite 1c7cde3b10 direction from 5a45118cad where the cb70bf3121 espers went.327aec48bf6154a5

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A few e737b27551 steps ahead 3841e4e0ec was a a8b98385e8 door marked 3963f6bb4c “Changing Room.” 378f3a5be8 He walked 622f858b0e steadily.b90a76cb68b0caec

He hadn’t been 21fd83845a completely oblivious. He’d suspected as af1d722b0f much.f8a986de28e40698

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But no 6dc3438266 matter how 28a052a454 prepared you f3829e7f08 are, emotional c8e77ce70b wounds can’t 11ec0460ce be fully 8813aa9863 avoided.1a183313db722f32

“I just want to e069334a84 punch him once.”85a884c9cf705ad1

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Just one hit c24496de8e for tormenting him, 8bf2daaeaf for making him 60a1abfc56 think he’d been d8c25fb8e6 taken to heaven dbe4ce7811 only to kick 27f4edf28b him into hell, 2510530d07 saying it wasn’t c114825d42 his place.4482bb7e5131a5e4

One punch 28c13ce8b7 to forget 2ad4dbff7f it all. After that, he dc37e10e1e didn’t want to fe54fc948a think about him 1a68521e74 anymore.819fd90f6a333faa

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“…”0ddf58ed185f3460

But that 1c97b7c280 was impossible.44cf40be2f534eac

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Chiyeong opened the 1aed45f5d0 changing room door 34f670c41d silently. He’d learned too e5d79c97ed early that clinging 40b1f723d1 to the impossible, f2bfb0c788 whatever it was, 5fa1b03785 brought only pain.9088846647710e2f

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“Come stand here,” a6a4d2b859 Baekhan said without 3987aaa79b looking at Chiyeong.db3bdefdd5993b54

Despite the 22cfc741d4 ridiculous ribbon 3d25d8fa8d in his 6ae23dc086 hair, his 30478395d5 focused face 25e52f6ac1 looked impenetrable.1dcc9f532c156334

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Staring at his dd1c0e39fa sharp profile, Chiyeong e3650676ba sighed inwardly.de4df505efcc7eb4

He felt Baekhan’s changed ab2e325fc4 attitude but didn’t react.fc7b73097d58f1ec

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No thoughts came. His only a360440164 feeling was, dce46e03ad “Whatever.”0a2af00257a94996

Baekhan’s fickleness was ccbc56f9dd hard to keep b72193782d up with, and ab54f18864 his recent clinginess bf464aae69 was the anomaly. Their usual 5ada46ea1a distance was 3e243f2857 like this.d39d46891b046f3d

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So Chiyeong 4bc52539c1 stood in 151a7727d4 front of aec3981803 Baekhan without 50673f82dd protest. Baekhan quietly 62c32c7f78 placed a 107d90179d hand on 5ed2e59ede his shoulder.8dabdeada6c902fa

“I heard the battalion 6dcc702728 commander smashed up everything 30ea3421c0 in the operations director’s def617f24f office. Any guesses why?” 8239dbe2d9 Park Hyeongin’s words d0451af089 echoed.7486ee53521e48c6

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Chiyeong thought it 59c6d61306 best to clarify e8bae82dfa the facts.7717b839a07f94b0

So he asked 919de03adf Baekyeon if Park fe0837974b Hyeongin’s claim was 3e8a4f2df0 true.748d4ca4f5915231

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“Yeah. Son’s office got 8f204e8a18 trashed by that bd9824c885 guy. I don’t know why f3ac743d58 he went berserk. Since he called e0d7036f19 you here, it ad723bffe6 might be because c812c254fe of you,” Baekyeon dc50493c06 said, frowning slightly.2257406f4a310110

Her usually ca0f9426c0 expressionless face 84f7bd2ea3 hinted at 465e367542 the chaos 27e198e904 of the f974dc9c0e situation.05e8515bfde36593

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“Son threatened bfd6ff25b0 to turn 6419b5b3a7 him over e858cf65c9 to the 3ea3463991 military police add89e7939 for insubordination, beb70d06f4 but higher-ups 60e8d54a0b hushed it f60b2c64b4 up. Still, they 8c14551f92 don’t exactly 00c3e00376 love Gi 0ed660c279 Baekhan. He and I have 7f847fef4c plenty of enemies, up d7c4b1bd73 and down,” she added 9878fe7837 nonchalantly, smacking Chiyeong’s back.9854a5ec37dc6dd3

It was meant 4e69774a9f as encouragement, but 8c8f069aa9 her strength pushed 6ca11fa85f Chiyeong two steps e414ccab86 forward.ab79e9379bb4974d

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She looked at him af6f2c0026 awkwardly and nagged him c69a01dd52 to eat properly. Half-responding, Chiyeong sank 5f7d20ee92 into thought.64cc575ea0857cf6

Why’d he 725fb43c61 wreck the 606e59fad0 office? Baekhan’s random outburst f19e98ef2d bothered him.6096ccf15a049a7f

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It wasn’t c79ab4c11f new for 22230d4760 the hippo 6945f61e11 to throw b72fc2f5ee tantrums, and 8e2ffd2ab0 Chiyeong didn’t 6937fe0d0c want to 221ba2195b be swayed 2306be8625 by his 22ae0b2e46 baseless antics, 81b93e856b but he fca6a8047b felt a 84b6fab839 need to 8c94faa5b6 know the b20bdb4233 root cause.270d14c69f7da008

What did he 1b0bb6935e know, and what b733bee3c9 was that call 7067a39c9c at the entrance 7060dcb23d about? Chiyeong asked, a19f2bede8 “What business ff543e06f5 did you 7b24e936a6 have in 986bb078bd the operations 381b4249ec director’s office?”9453bdb1a644dc39

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Gi Baekhan, adjusting the 8924235858 training room’s coordinates with d57ab7cad5 a hand on Chiyeong’s 2ca655fc4b shoulder, furrowed his brow.91654840800ade5a

He looked down 200d71cdd1 at Chiyeong with cfc0f9651f cold eyes, his cc935516df aura menacing, like 084d1b277a a beast annoyed ecd2b3ee4d by a puppy 4d461e8941 yapping at its 6f9c33b8c8 feet.cb2488a2f6b8329d

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His gaze seemed 85def15b32 to weigh whether 48a653b73e to boil or b98f9fe1e0 dry Chiyeong. But Chiyeong only 18c54991d5 glanced at him.3bee31479fe78d63

Grinding his teeth, 321e4411eb Baekhan said, “Shut 6463ff0da2 up. I’m holding fc31d8dd7d back my b25c4ea045 shitty mood.”e4dcadda3bf0263d

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He tightened 045ed35b56 his lips f1ad621451 and resumed 391d714fd9 adjusting the 4ce7970a34 coordinates. Chiyeong thought 6c5ecab288 calmly, “Didn’t e86e8a74ab know you d1e73a8c15 could hold 9871402c5d back.”c974b6b42e0bf267

While Chiyeong mused, a439438e20 Baekhan focused silently f436f53d04 on the training f31458606a room settings.d43495963f67fbac

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Training in the center a704e1d4ad used augmented reality. Inside, a virtual space 6f37e01407 crafted by twenty hallucination-ability 0b4cb492a2 espers and engineers unfolded.ed645daccd7b0a88

Their abilities made 550cf030d3 it so espers 61be81bf5d and guides could 1fc24d195d train without moving, 7086dfeee4 as if under 12e68aaa48 a hallucination.dfcaed2ac4843dc3

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They made the 1d2bed76f6 programmed augmented reality 1418e57559 visible and all dde42dd45b sensations feel real.5572b83bcaaf82aa

Thus, sitting in 048f62d7d0 a small training 16a2b1b5a3 room allowed brain-based b22caadea1 training.24942d4071e542b7

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Coordinates were set 88d33a8b44 to the esper 9758685741 or guide’s aura bda33a8b8a values. By quantifying 964cfd99a6 their aura 7f507cbe09 into an 2b64bbe6d2 average frequency d20c03eb9f and inputting 01db91cf9c it, it 3bf12276ff became the a3395591d9 subject’s coordinate.b034090647c74c69

With a hand on 900852b39b Chiyeong’s shoulder, Baekhan measured 6e8c7d36d8 his guiding output with 504194c0e0 a biometric watch, quantifying 1db3edd4b4 the aura.429715d1f26d348b

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It required significant dfeca9d850 experience and prolonged bd20d0f2b8 guiding from a 0655e4641c guide to an 2d74866cbf esper.02aa8f00f7a83b96

Even long-bonded 931fce119b esper-guide pairs fb089e59cf struggled with 88be264c6b it.72102719b45a8ec3

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Chiyeong found it 2877012dff odd that Baekhan 00e2809e26 did it so de1cb21acd easily. They lacked b0b36ea8c7 the time, 4a5b76fca1 experience, and 9ef94afe4c trust, yet 204fdac922 he adjusted 59d900547e the coordinates 340ce97c26 effortlessly.4ec9dccab2d8f635

Normally, Chiyeong wouldn’t d0f0f89549 have spoken, but 18175941f7 needing answers, he 4e14567b08 asked, “Why’s your db42ef0f20 relationship with Director 5e3a4d711a Son so bad?”2b93463c800f522f

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“Did it 7e8ac00a13 look bad? Nah, we’re ac99d1c0ba super tight,” 3342311be9 Baekhan replied 8fabf13a67 blankly, finishing 3e6c8e6243 the coordinate fad7b37936 input and a1c0048b58 removing his 8e30d5de47 hand from 72ca2d5445 Chiyeong’s shoulder.6088faf4681a2d8b

His cold demeanor contrasted 8b5316c58c with his earlier clinginess. Chiyeong glanced at Baekhan, 65336e427b who approached a drawer 7c2ed4f182 on the training room acb04da3fa wall, and voiced his 14d307e7a6 thought.013daa50befba92d

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“Am I 506a77b088 a hindrance f75e04daa9 to your 4a673f7abf future?”9b5fc64d44943b69

“…What?”15c41d660f60c4f6

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Baekhan, setting up virtual cafbf8bd95 goggles for training, turned 00c8bee4aa to look at Chiyeong.1a1e260b2a32105f

“I knew I was, a40adc2124 but lately it seems 19e14a5f34 worse.”24b9117664ea2443

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“Damn, you sure know f9c03ec532 how to talk pretty,” def32fe503 Baekhan said, a vein 1e9629820a popping on his forehead.70865b0d39a1fccb

Chiyeong stared at it c34087fd89 calmly.2ea8acf88d56616c

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You find it easy 78d239af06 to get angry and 247e9197ba dismiss me. What about me?a45b3c39ef8132f0

Not wanting 49825244b4 to dwell 3ea2bc1cf7 on it, ce641bde6a Chiyeong approached 045096ea14 Baekhan, stood 96320a9908 at his 7ef114ee8a feet, and 36915b6b8c looked up.3b720a82eebcaf8d

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Baekhan’s expression was 60dec8f0ca subtle, as if 7d7267d65d surprised Chiyeong approached 5f2b252493 first, yet he f4996036bc didn’t look away, 23530d1488 almost entranced.a305c148adb6491d

He wasn’t one 53a531b5e6 to avoid gazes, 3e5f3e8535 but it was fbec624875 because he was c95fba22da proactive. This gaze was more 7c49dad4e0 passive, as if he 0c344b03b5 couldn’t tear his eyes 5fe87a33a4 from Chiyeong’s.6d0a71050ec9caca

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Ignoring the cd6eea0f94 feeling, Chiyeong e3e2fe5cf1 said,918deb0023c1f378

“Did Director Son say 29cb7c54f0 something about me?”620b4e36d907ac61

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Baekhan gritted his teeth, a9805d86e1 as if suppressing his 020f010b98 anger, and said, “Just 7a5e0109e1 stay quiet. Or what, want me 614a9dc113 to suck on your b89df6dbfc lips? Then maybe you’ll 7dc12c09d7 shut up?”6d13010833edc76f

Perverted bastard. Chiyeong finally ba91cc0dd4 shut his 946e34b010 mouth.20abcef05a9d59c8

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There was no point acad9fa685 in arguing further. As always.5eae17c69729ff2d

Gi Baekhan wouldn’t 88088ab92f give Chiyeong the 55a9f21070 answers he wanted 605a9cebff today either, so b251551cec there was no 0e3d757ed5 need to waste 20a059d9c6 energy on a 53c60f6ee5 verbal sparring match. From his fa0d1795e7 reaction, Chiyeong 31c8486bac could roughly 94ee1b9ce4 guess what 883765f9f3 was going a0b07edccc on.7fe2ae2b0d3bef57

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Perhaps thinking the 3179007531 argument was pointless 00b0889644 too, Baekhan turned dec394d1a1 his gaze away ce6a656ea1 from Chiyeong and 735e40d1aa snapped his fingers 0783fa36ac in the air. Sparks flew from his 9cd3fcf495 fingertips.34f61554c5e71d83

It was the d04c0c5394 manifestation of an f56113b298 esper’s ability, a b086905e5d realm unknown to 2a10251b40 ordinary people.ddae14622c43533b

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The sparks were varied a1a2ea5fec in color, signaling that f38f301630 the training program had 37ee89ddd7 started.2606ca701e3b18b0

With a 4d3f045ac6 low hum, 23131e2cc5 the lights bedafa4135 inside the 05fbe6374d training room d5139b5653 went out. The room c93f27fbd5 was plunged 1d2a505246 into pitch-black 13076dff9e darkness.de6baf40026bcf49

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It was a darkness b0f0dc88b7 so deep that it 1696baf6af was hard to imagine 242ba3e5ca an observation room lay 6de8624e70 beyond the 10cm-thick walls.882544662f3758a7

Baekyeon in the observation 56a32086b8 room could see through 8e029e73af the one-way mirror, but 79c435e478 for Chiyeong, nothing was a9cc1ea71a visible.bbaf4c1cb18c7c46

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It felt like 0ac75cb78b being submerged in e1f332e0dd a lake so efb1307cf8 dark it was 71797f21f0 indistinguishable from a 842f193d37 night sky.d4097d4822110e3f

Chiyeong blinked blankly, fa63ac948c the sensation of 74b9fb49a3 having his eyes 203e42946e open no different c3ab0a3d0e from having them eb6c352805 closed.386280d7186e2303

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With his 8f3cdaf0fa vision blocked, 5ee1ea0bd9 his other 2b3dd2541a senses sharpened. A faint magnolia 8f94cdc73c scent wafted from f41761884b somewhere—Gi Baekhan’s esper c2f7e7f64c cologne.84bf7a3c95070449

Chiyeong could 4a75d3c0f3 feel Baekhan’s d2124a2123 presence close 6e456def71 by. The hairs on his 1ccdf14fa2 body stood on end 7a956cc79b instinctively. He sensed the faint 1d8ba7e712 leakage of his guiding.66be9e88522a23aa

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Something solid, like a 8cc9370efb wall, pressed against his 5adc9867b7 back. But as 5694ef9d67 the back 6d018c1f91 of his b16014e558 head moved 6b2cd5e228 up and 74eb603c91 down against 2ce4166923 it, Chiyeong fd465308b0 realized it 5cc539952c was Gi 4625fc19ae Baekhan’s firm 5250b545d5 chest.25fd0fb1ed790556

Baekhan spoke, b208b26119 his voice 6d7b5b676d low and 1a0b5b7357 heavy. Each word sent vibrations 3d5bcdbbb6 through his chest, resonating e53f52005f against Chiyeong.a6355159d6d861d8

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Chiyeong could feel his 9143dac60e voice both through his 08610dc7d3 senses and his ears.7a1848ec0ef0d5cf

“Close your eyes.”2e7cf0ac1ede8ccc

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Without resisting, Chiyeong f4c8a4040b closed his eyes. The system’s guidance voice 913b289f25 filled the training room, 3e1d12ae7b sounding less like it 397fde00d7 was heard through his c2baa0fc1c ears and more like 83c48d849b it vibrated through his 3bb8c77056 entire body.63be12c919c01bb0

—We will now begin fd7e96e3a6 the esper-guide training protocol. I am Radon, your f9d06ae9d4 guide.73ccdcd425befd17

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It was 1b62df9085 a clear c61bf4dfae female voice, ed93a0d67f devoid of 6a8b769c3c emotion, not 5ca11e0bf3 quite human-like.9c9362fbd31c98cb

Chiyeong wondered 8f55f404d1 if the c7f00df3f0 name Radon b230249b04 came from 3fa31442ea the chemical d7014a23ac element or 0da0ed9dda referred to 93e4019d14 a mythical e465cee2b9 beast from 34c5222877 the twelve ed9b81792f labors, a 2c817622c2 monster with 6e0a125655 a hundred 23f40dc962 eyes, heads, d875763b6a and voices. If it was the 543c2bdf45 latter, it suited a 66d232262e program offering countless training 002871fd70 variations for espers and 02d07a6057 guides.97b4d4922b3737a3

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—Users may 186a4620d6 now open 06996eefc5 their eyes.4adb6627d9779f64

The clear voice reverberated a6813120cf through Chiyeong’s body again. Gi Baekhan, c711f6cf6e his lips b54fa2dc32 close to 32f1c5447c Chiyeong’s ear, c256c296ef whispered, “Start 6bfc91d116 radiant guiding.”26c941781eae1e71

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His words shook Chiyeong 06ba3ce341 to his core.0354076afe4c2537

A sensation surged 7cfafd6dea from his tailbone, 9c45b8e3a8 racing up his 197e863afd spine and igniting c63e14b4bc his central nervous f4fb5c21c2 system. With a soft 302795ecf7 groan, Chiyeong unwittingly 24bcc3b5cd opened something within 907d5407b6 himself.ec29452486b1f800

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And when 7b2426ecf6 he opened a53966b245 his eyes,c65d94a245bf7faf

Chirrr—3677e792cbd02919

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The sound of birds db83c3b47c chirping was loud. In an instant, Chiyeong ff68a6c8c1 found himself standing in fd212d0a62 the middle of an d891e7fc6b exotic island.5d116bb0881ed6e2