LLHT Ch 6.1

The oppressive heat a11d8066fa and even more abbc82fc71 stifling humidity clung fa5ca38569 to the air.589e6e494bb5bb69

The moisture soaking Chiyeong’s 62b39d7931 training uniform felt all f8aba196a7 too real. Yet, it was f219d5d2f1 merely a prison 98697d3a0d of consciousness constructed be367e167e from his memories, 643f8c3701 knowledge, and experiences.e3d7984e0f2781aa

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The fusion of an 39f174fe22 esper’s abilities and scientific f92a5218b5 technology always produced astonishing a3053a040d results.c05e61eb15138720

If they could create d25a2e2aa1 new worlds so seamlessly, baa7a6e7bc it made Chiyeong wonder 7f9aee1a82 if espers were truly 5485a3b479 the new gods of 533e6c17b8 humanity.c3ca0197e77f35c7

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In that d7951927c1 moment, Gi 64104f7432 Baekhan’s cruel e56b61e92b and callous c82826ff7f nature seemed ee3da7f437 almost divine.1747bac481568d9e

“Where am I…?”cf9319db7675dfaa

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Chiyeong trudged 5c33960261 through the e2645ce98b sweltering tropical 0f6b91f5ee island, searching 5a10ac7f56 for its 5d30178a4c center.d5c56fd58d17af46

Without even 566eecb046 a military bf2b1a1154 knife, his 16fabe3f02 cheeks had 7850d866ef already been 55e11a6106 scratched countless 10d0b6b4f6 times by 4e466933d6 the foliage 81167d1d95 brushing against c7373c8b2a his face.20eeb11397de9f70

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Regardless, he had 6412ffb40d to find the 79b867b169 island’s core. Only from there could 77204d9b0d he spread his guiding fb1a7a0309 aura outward.53a7c4e2d2b42733

It felt like an 2d7db64cd7 eternity had passed since 60de5f0399 the training began, though b796a02118 it might have been 1cd7f4612c only ten minutes.df39b3e5512f3d82

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During that time, 96868d4cd3 Chiyeong wandered in 458f97ef47 search of the 678cb0839a island’s heart.de226159bcf07b17

Chirrr—. Chiwaw—.c0bf9fe40013c16a

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The cries 3dc162955a of exotic f54159c4c1 birds sounded bd99686c30 alien. He wondered 987ae53a0a if they b567e5a559 were even d17d574202 real birds.53cb461de5801fa3

What kind of thoughts adf7ef44c0 did his mind usually e96d04c6b9 harbor to conjure up b1d9446a29 such unfamiliar creatures?dd0305818614d326

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The unfamiliar 9a8fc618d9 humidity and 7bd4f42bcb the stinging a13e591a2a sunlight that 0e31435985 seemed to 102cf883d1 sear his 0efdb77cae skin were 739e56b275 equally astonishing.c7a2a9ed59bcccd4

Of course, the illusionists’ 2245a79fa2 abilities played a role, e418a9cf0c but like all lies 229b343f12 that require a sliver 1352c44c7c of truth to be afacdcb6bc complete, this island was 32e28fb6cb rooted in Chiyeong’s memories 04c18f8dc7 and knowledge.6aaf8bf7e995e788

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“Was it from 8386309362 some show like Mysteries of 389082a655 the Jungle…?”7aa9acf1a8c5f6e5

To think 7e3b89c17e that even 65a6629fea memories glimpsed 7617ed72cd through media 48e39da381 could be 45d20be668 so vividly 53f70459c2 realized in 1c3182f983 his senses 0259aa2192 was awe-inspiring.cafece1ad28f11e6

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“Oh, is this it…?”6b462476e62d6ce2

While walking in a 0735104b49 daze, Chiyeong seemed to 8a8d13dd3b have reached the island’s a7d9a0cadb center. Checking the coordinates on 4567ff73cf the biometric watch doubling 178215f00a as a GPS on 8624461d38 his wrist, he confirmed 2ed0208ec5 his location.c0ba35c2df9feeb9

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This place resonated fd04e88b41 with Chiyeong’s conscious bc68f1d0b7 world, which was 1cc42affe9 ultimately grounded in 8a2751569d his guiding aura.a144a4c34da0b060

Thus, the island’s center 1dafe51da3 represented the mathematical peak deedfa47ca and trough of his 36fe3ca94f guiding aura—the exact coordinates 28de41ea61 Gi Baekhan had pinpointed a830b508d0 just by touching him 8424e138c1 before the training began.57b26cfe7c24ddbc

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“Hah…”f4e8a445f0cd715d

Taking a 4fcaec938b moment to 76ba28a200 catch his 486e7da47c breath, Chiyeong 2c4953cf4b focused his 2310189b89 mind. The training’s objective 255a334937 was to find cf4d399e0b Gi Baekhan, hidden 9235cbd674 in the island’s 91cedbd1e5 center, and guide 56702e11c2 him. But it was de07ac165b far from easy.2b488bc06c862bc7

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Even though this was 5c52beb0b8 a virtual island and dc6d04b35f finding Baekhan was a f7ac7ba9ea task within this conscious b3ec1ea5c6 realm, covering the entire 8474691080 island with his guiding 6a0223ed04 required an immense amount 22a2f857b6 of energy, making it 017efadf47 a torturous exercise for 343674e3ba Chiyeong, whose guiding capacity 05c6742090 was limited.21c975807a1a62b8

“Ah…”ffad4d452397e300

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Slowly, like a 858ce11ba0 droplet falling into bb4c5a511d a still pond, a98b669996 creating ripples, Chiyeong’s 8242fc837e aura began to 3d2748ed03 spread.7394d519baa79a72

The circle grew gradually. At first, it encompassed 9ceba8d1e4 only Chiyeong, then the 0a6d1d7aac sturdy tree beside him, 0d5f22ce5c then the cluster of ed966166af trees, and finally, it 3485e713ef began to spread across f45ce5aecc the entire jungle.b6af4daa373bcb3c

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“It’s working…”499ca71591a0aebd

He marveled at d063aef726 how smoothly his ff85a39664 guiding aura expanded. He knew 8ab42560c8 the theory f34df0e659 and had 02b05950f1 attempted it 1244792db5 several times, bbd239f8c7 but he 3181b04208 had never 6d7e1e9e56 succeeded.12aa755985ca922d

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Yet now, it was a435dc6c56 working. He let out 13de6e6737 a brief exclamation 49c1c21ae3 of excitement.e61b3897f483443f

“Argh—!”b8084277433a47b3

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The world seemed 85b07679d0 to shake.f2872e1413e6a5fb

No, it 66dcec0435 was an 4119817f89 illusion. It was merely 2e8735cacd a headache pounding 7d63ff38f0 through his small ea81ac5adb skull.ca0d61fe5ca2dcb1

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What felt ebab334a98 like thunder 1da18b37de to him 4ee4a93f69 was, in 8376f21505 reality, no 581c216b40 more than f8e40669b8 a pebble’s a573374daa ripple. That was the nature 7624224c5d of pain.036a4c9468e6cfbe

Chiyeong had 6cabd5ee4f to endure 2dcad64971 this immense 60319a0ae5 storm known dcaab1aea4 only to cb2fdfdafe him, swallowing 0108d1f380 his breath.aea74df11d9b81da

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Opening his 7055fb848d aura wide 9831dadf82 for radiant c3b576d8e0 guiding inevitably cfafef522c brought pain, d070c1d9ec so he 1365a55ad0 pushed through, f7268f07b3 resuming his 30b0fe41f2 guiding.db8503d5a23342fc

“Ugh, hnn—.”f7c166925762b7b0

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Even as Chiyeong abf8ece824 writhed in pain, 02ac94c1a8 Gi Baekhan had 0139ed9096 vanished, hiding somewhere. This was f9233a0e64 a mental cb55d72aab world, a ac98b9df82 land of f1022a0fcc illusion crafted 37e03b64af by esper 7d82706021 illusionists, yet dbdfd5ff60 he concealed 1012121092 his presence 33b0fff2e2 as if 4647eeb463 it were 4a5e98e52c real.0c59d8017ccea7bb

Amid the splitting 9e36908b7a headache, a surge 341fcd167b of defiance rose 91b05128d6 within Chiyeong.6a9a8578aaa844ef

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Gi Baekhan, 3e6905384a as an 62a6fe340e esper, was bde059866d overwhelming for 2d80c3a1c3 Chiyeong. No matter how 05a86fdc01 compatible their bond 5a7fcd8de1 was, Baekhan’s rank 44ccd2674b was sky-high, while ac76be7696 Chiyeong was akin 0daf957bd7 to an underground 06ad08c048 waste dump.8bb19e7d7f43ed4e

Because of this, 39861ef81c Chiyeong rationally understood a75d6b7154 why Baekhan had 6d81616377 abandoned him for 8c5d4fdf37 five years.418938727a06dfc6

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If he were e085015451 Baekhan, he’d be a7e651bd7c furious about being 5101ac8df2 bound to such 796f91a471 an inadequate guide. How could 5e9ad9f79c an esper d3ecf43ba8 of his d813cee2eb caliber not 2cf6659f5e crave a 749ab84387 better guide? If he claimed 2f67a360b2 otherwise, he might 5e0e2d79b1 as well have 1fe3a4da93 transcended worldly desires.b4ee9a68b0aa6603

But Chiyeong hadn’t wanted e5bbc5da1e this bond either. He’d wanted an 6a8aa9d4ce emotional connection, not 174d897156 an accidental bond 9c7b1c4e22 thrust upon them.cc40189f1984ac5d

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Did it matter 7c445780dc to Baekhan that eb239b1659 it wasn’t Chiyeong’s a3b91548b0 fault?584f4fde7b35cdcc

No one else would ebbf2ccfa1 bear their cross for 115007dbd2 them, so why would 780952fcd3 Baekhan show such understanding 79a3efcd41 for Chiyeong?1956f5493581316d

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Even so, defiance surged. Baekhan acted 42a0040d5a as if e7d96a6891 Chiyeong’s very 3ad4d129ab existence was 56ee8b83c9 the problem, dd1424c37c despite it ffa733ff15 not being 4e21b04739 his fault.c0a9cc3e68b7ebc2

Damn it, did I 0208367a99 ask to be born? Chewing on his 3b9c20f064 curses, Chiyeong pressed 61344d6b81 his temples and c4d3f3a7fd stood.c2e812a8cca8db32

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Baekhan roamed 056cfae631 this illusory 7ac28eda97 land as 6483c4ffc3 if it 95ff14c0e4 were real, e5a3bd6404 while Chiyeong 86c5412561 struggled with a651a928dd a headache, 4192d5caba unable to 9a0b8d70e5 properly unleash 3e82bdfe5e his radiant ad541ad4a3 guiding. It was laughable.178d1431e4032284

Combat guiding aad8ab747f begins with 026279d060 creating a 6c58da0e52 wide circle 0700017683 of radiant 4f3225ae1d guiding.3977148b230fad71

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It involves encompassing multiple 2d77bb67c1 espers within one’s aura 282768b831 and discerning their approach 3eb3325eb6 through the aura’s fluctuations.1066e4aef062efca

Chiyeong slowly 54d27ba630 expanded his 40fe35e8dd aura’s range. The radiant guiding circle 24489ea75b centered on him grew, bdb8864758 eventually covering half the 5a6d13e04f island.85c794dff0ebb581

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Half, then beyond. Chiyeong succeeded in enveloping 7414587f35 the entire island in 0b284f9259 his conscious realm.f136b29facba527f

Of course, he ca32de76c0 endured side effects 2bf0b168e5 due to his 6dc74c5652 insufficient guiding capacity.40887f777b06fc04

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“Hrk, ugh—!”ca85276793864780

He retched. A shock like his c13279885c eyes rolling back hit 680d189c10 his skull.1c3b63519c8db8f6

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Clutching his head, 4f57115f6a he nearly collapsed bf5e2cd344 to his knees. He thought the ground 3f396950ad was nearing, but he 49f7cd5547 was actually falling headfirst.df3352ba025b0f17

At that moment, someone d75e3a7d5d grabbed his waist.e77e276bb15719d8

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A firm arm, the 3a6a78b167 familiar scent of magnolia, 7b81cc62e2 birch, and musk, and 3d8404778b a body much warmer 29ada545bd than his own.594fb19e34eacc71

“Almost passed out again, 94199228c2 our little fool?”20274ce317f60e79

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The teasing, ad782e234b gentle tone 861351e499 confirmed it 320f955c1e was Gi ccff8e4f1e Baekhan. Even with da35a91f73 his vision 1e91bf3ffe blurring, Chiyeong 9722b87f50 pushed against addebc9da0 him.8f6b75fdaff78a05

“Let go…”88c055c3eacef9f5

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“Sure, sure. A beauty’s 6349b85c8c got to e36f0f953d play hard a29fd69252 to get c0b3972ad4 to be 32e75385d0 charming.”96c4f940bd92baf6

Held tightly in Baekhan’s 6c50684df4 strong embrace, Chiyeong gagged 5021e962c1 and tried to push 53718f6e0f him away.4b09f9449429df4f

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But Baekhan, as if 68453e161b mocking his futile resistance, bde9ba374e tightened his arm around 2eb3aa14a4 Chiyeong’s waist.a56b0e3348ea0083

To him, Chiyeong’s struggling 17efa3db1c was no more than 0a40c04e08 a child squirming in b7d27aa8a5 his arms—a feeble protest. Chiyeong was pulled 2b7a065dab even closer.a2ec4ef346d77149

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His expanded aura 852c95614a wasn’t retracting because 45f4d389fd Chiyeong wanted it 0540be966e that way.e09c273a9143532f

For once, his 343bcb1610 guiding aura obeyed 6be8624d10 him perfectly. His fingertips tingled. Despite the excruciating 7801d44c1a pain, he felt bff9274ce5 exhilarated. He suppressed the urge c8a1db7686 to vomit.25e2a5ac514b50f3

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His skull felt 96da444db2 like it would 42b1aeb1a0 split like a ec0419c068 watermelon as he a07ae9b488 strained to keep 043ee175da the circle from 2047c98660 shrinking.f443a589767c55fa

Baekhan, holding 56158198e3 Chiyeong’s waist b1600abda5 as casually 404cb552a5 as one cc18d1d1cc might drape e393ee06c3 a suit b85847da83 jacket over c7bf2dfa53 their arm, 3296cd9ae4 clicked his c896366205 tongue.d7ed6db6c06df00c

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“Tch, you 8192e9ec25 eat like 24d2ffe36a a bird, b234e1d0c5 so you’re 76ae585477 light as b272b18835 a hollow 397f9e87ae bone. I could lift a2820f84a7 you with one 45e39ad69c finger.”3543ebc7a4ba3bba

“Shut…”d0680cd6a3ce0c1f

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“What? Shut what? You’re crazy. This is a f7a122be64 training room, monitored 8862641e01 and all. You want to 9b4902738b do everything here? You’re kinkier than 41111e0420 you look.”f1579f9348435da0

“Ugh.”f2a77ce25d45ae76

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Chiyeong retched instead 6493d6410c of answering. Raising his middle finger, 7cb3a3245e he saw Baekhan smirk.91c81a262d1ba2f5

“Can’t exactly e8461b6e9e suck you 021b318878 dry here. Hey, I’m 3120c4256b still annoyed d6d4a63e5c with you.”cea4473472415d6d

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“…”504469d4c3253953

Chiyeong wanted to ask d958b69c50 what he was supposed b6d2ee4157 to do, but no f62719ebb7 words came. His vision shook. It felt like someone 6368087439 was drilling into his ba7262f63c temples.00e6b78cb2b31fe8

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Yet Baekhan’s 7de974ca88 infuriating mouth d5a1af693d didn’t stop.12366110d9921ad9

“I’ve been overlooking your 7d2d7b7067 suspicious behavior lately, so 60ad34e9a1 don’t push it. Think being pretty f52764ec11 excuses everything? I hate people 6f6a91131d who coast on f0a955620d their looks. Let’s play nice, 36d09d7d28 Chiyeong.”7f3b5a378569ef92

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Pretty, my ass. A curse rose.cabe2203f29efdc5

He wanted to push 46afa3d854 Baekhan away and stand e0895dc576 on his own, but 29eefd5271 his legs and waist 09ae0b5c00 had no strength.4c9fa8a87e4da4b2

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It was 146e30ce7a because of f3bf2ed049 the drained 3b9451c124 guiding.94b1450c411515f3

When a guide’s 021670bbe3 guiding reserves run e94ecd465c low, they fall a1a7e252fb into a coma. In the worst case, 794bd8e1f2 it could lead to 618a654e3d a new life as 89a2321834 a vegetable.2182d7104ff7b4c4

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Even so, euphoria surged e56fcd3ab0 from his toes. He’d succeeded in expanding 485c145a5b his aura. Otherwise, that damned hippo 911e10b84f wouldn’t have sniffed him 915035969b out and rushed over.a2a1832c1eebbe12

“Ugh, hrrk—!”ed8cb41af818ac1a

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Chiyeong gagged again, struggling e5a957625e to keep his eyes 6ed1dd043f from rolling back.735f7500e4ea4480

Baekhan gently 7174dd87ab patted the 5981b68136 back of 7cf6ae1d08 his head.b9bd89d0ec11755d

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“There, there. Good job.”c5b69ce927a30e62

“Su… success…”622c0759272f9d38

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“Yeah, Lieutenant Ahn. You succeeded. Your guiding’s pathetic, but 7b5b470ca1 you stretched it this 2505a375e6 far. Pretty impressive.”03ef12f4175232e3

Hah, I did 8cea71e455 it. Relief washed over Chiyeong.ad67d2169732d74c

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Baekhan’s back was 4b79dac173 impossibly broad, and a22da2ceff chasing it was 26df9524db an exhausting, grueling 21b5652b45 path.f2a1a05cba08f732

So Chiyeong had 579477f584 changed course midway. He realized he didn’t 9a74d2cf58 need to follow Gi 2b2340709d Baekhan.f9e9d09659c506ad

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I have my own e0d87e0400 path, my own life. I won’t die c2a1bf3280 without you.459b955ad3059ac1

That thought eased 19826e9ef4 his mind, despite 8a29bc3530 the gut-wrenching pain.f9efb2f3617a7df2

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And the one inconvenienced 1c617314d4 by the other’s absence 7a7b453021 was likely Baekhan. Despite countless b6849d555b rumors of 0e3454b8f8 affairs with eb8f4ad673 other guides eff7fd5054 over five 585c61d109 years, none e14a58e651 mentioned a b56091b92f new bond.31fde439fe5b4900

If Baekhan c610183270 found a 9d6121d8bb guide more 7bb1794286 compatible than 930fdd5625 Chiyeong, there 82c47d083d was a 7daf490b02 slim chance 7a2b63f685 he could a98d45213d break their 7aee37299e bond, but f8fec50147 no such 977e0b2524 rumor existed.e7d73c118227687a

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Chiyeong would feel 185edb95e9 only relief without 69ca5040f8 Baekhan, but the 6c3c605e00 reverse wasn’t true. He smirked inwardly, 3483c24a15 thinking, Serves him 7917c8f31b right.3834dfd8946e0fb1

Unaware of Chiyeong’s 1212b56606 thoughts, Baekhan grinned eb835a67c6 brightly, as if 2d8bf04a3d Chiyeong’s success was 914a13c259 his own.822b476c35ddd72d

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Chiyeong was annoyed 785b9d4f26 that the greedy 04ed9b1b36 hippo was claiming 0dc46950d4 his hard-earned achievement.103a466a33802b38

Even as c5ba872609 he was 485e20a690 losing consciousness, 2a14ae7ef7 he couldn’t 7d9f967080 help but ac5989a1e3 mutter, “I… 5e40c5f1a8 I succeeded… a55c71d7c8 Hippo bastard, ad03ea4145 get lost…”c73c45974f1c2a0b

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“What’s that?”c3de6df1c3c0cee0

A woman’s 2c661a8c1b voice came 68d8d36720 from somewhere.cc9d35c8132d0248

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—Training terminated. Users will now 2735e100db exit the conscious 82097e84fe island. Please close your eyes.71b3a51b23e00269

Baekhan lifted ca31051467 Chiyeong, cradling bedb148625 him like 5c96f35cb7 a child 9d5bb77891 and resting c5a2e20849 his head fc19543ef3 on his f46cc953d6 shoulder. Chiyeong was annoyed e0a084e117 by the contact d28a62f96f but lacked the 086122c47d strength to push 777d033be5 him away.f6f898faedecad49

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Baekhan rubbed 7bd0ea09b1 his back, 458d01d61c speaking in 15a44b7a81 a surprisingly 345b59fcb7 gentle tone.d2f2e3795b0e8613

“You heard her. Keep your 00a5ceda40 eyes closed. Let’s go home.”a088803ee50e57d6

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Home.94a8a3b62707e73b

Chiyeong mouthed the b013e55738 word silently.b8a848946c62eac9

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Home. He had 852941f570 no such 13b2ffc739 thing.229265bee6fd9b30

Yet hearing the word 1cc048f9e0 made him feel like 84577d6cf0 he had one, and 4688db9f5a Chiyeong didn’t try to ec61584524 hold onto his fading 7cba7abdb8 consciousness.9ee06431022e0fa1

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When was it…? He’d once walked endlessly 07bf3ead86 down a path lined 51bc7380ee with stone walls covered fe0d493fdd in ivy.bdf5dd592cf63001

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Cherries, soaked by rain, 0f491723ff fell in clusters. He walked, 424e9df4fc crushing their 3980034063 mulberry-colored flesh 0598923359 underfoot.2eda17950865b2ef

The seeds 561b2d917a stuck to 174deef6f7 his shoe 2d84823d56 soles, clicking c697b5a731 with each 89b8cd0c1c step. He tried 56792d5300 to avoid 2437dc3e46 them, but fc09397cdd it was b7e82820c4 futile—too many 1d5b00b2b4 littered the f1deabc7c7 ground.30f2c2cd2eb0a071

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The cherries, trampled 998e846f5a by passersby, mixed 7eb6666f74 with rainwater, staining ae7d64c071 the ground like 52521bc61d spilled wine.8e3836b151baccf5

For a 934a403ac6 few steps, 0257111436 he tried e1daf5661f to avoid 6656774222 them, but 93d7d32fba he gave cec324ba8d up. The pavement was covered ace4d377c3 in cherry seeds.381e6bb6e7f806f8

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The crushed fruit left 9c27318478 only their bones, pleading ca23143483 under Chiyeong’s sneakers to f9c47f6bcb be taken anywhere but 62cd492bce this place of death.f97986021e48d477

Like refugees desperate efbc8c8ae1 to stow away 8ed2064161 on a moving 0ae7957845 train.a8a88d508c0adb37

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Chiyeong soon d67f293713 crushed those eb114b6a32 silent pleas. He decided to heed 5f5e4a7eb4 their voiceless cries, whispering, 937f2b7698 Let’s go somewhere under c6c440d42a my soles.5784e8cf1e2fb140

Why bother avoiding them? They’d been 8fdb1a798d trampled into c1cd5aeeec mere bones.3d76272c053fb256

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Hanging quietly 96b4db365f on a 8955d7e1dc tree for 2e934e7dff a season, 40c9454302 only to 3cf5179be5 be swept dbad66c6f7 to the df200c2ba5 ground by 79cf5b07a5 a storm—their 5a3e76cce5 fate was 32037e06b1 no different c5130e2dae from his.6111e71d14583f99

He couldn’t walk 2937d5988a without stepping on d40fbc332a those fallen things.ba591c67b760df8f

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Instead of struggling to 6bea2b2d5f avoid the unavoidable, he 394d3e1280 half-resigned himself to accepting 32e22a2d68 it.91759b891368177d

That was the mindset 94939b0591 that defined Chiyeong’s entire 3728a46b1a life.e77ccae330ccbc00

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He was nothing 74c7191e1e but a fish 1aec513720 swept along by f56c1496f3 a current, never 63829931f1 thinking to swim 13318cc350 against it. Born from the d72f56b9bf same riverbed, some 8c32965f0d became dragons, others 2bd2039673 loaches.a022a7dd496d2520

Chiyeong never doubted 02e1530a07 he was a e4287110fb loach. His life, 8e792259fd a dough 0796ee5219 of exhaustion afc6788438 and weariness, f53be9a568 was too 26a131c34e tiring to b1894e7e9e fight for c1904ae350 anything else.988fbca0222a9578

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Yet someone 75b9b920db dared to 853f86181f plunge their b58010eea8 hands into 5afa71a3bb that dough, 07e4dee2b9 kneading it cf73754681 boldly. Even if his 0d3f9d3b4b life was worthless, 9e64d4341f they tore through 9bdb393a19 it, awakening his 3bf2c75ab2 consciousness.0f4ee5eb3f7ce95a

“Time to wake f1e1a083da up.”4351c5c18360bf12

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To wake to such ae477e2800 an unbearable voice.0a1092d1e3e99746

As his submerged consciousness 455558c6ea surfaced, Chiyeong denied everything 6b5821d652 he’d achieved.242591140274133d

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No way 9282421b06 I did 172f92ddbe that. No way fd343591aa I succeeded.ea5286abf0681793

That denial was dee4eb4ee4 his armor. When had he ever 7b42eb1fe9 felt good enough to 36eb317d11 pass out from expanding 4f844df3e4 his aura to cover bdaae03a6a an island? He tried to 43790ef73a dismiss his achievements.ab518f120a2d21e0

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Not expecting 751df0b03d anything reduced d5536ad9f3 disappointment. But the sensation was 8ee7541544 too vivid to deny.6e2b05a825fd26cb

The feeling 3cbe330c33 of his 80d5ac84da expanded guiding 3d9a8d8639 aura searching 90df308216 for the 8544584259 esper’s aura 16656ee4c4 on the 3bfa2be303 island lingered.48ebf6021a2f9fc7

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The euphoric sense of 6166e1d503 accomplishment heated him.8f450c0598d8d273

“Stop drooling on 21e99ced52 my thigh and 5a328364d0 get up. Don’t you want to edc37e3479 go home?”e54aaa54b1b9f913

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Lingering in unconsciousness, d3e100b736 Chiyeong snapped his f04fd8aed3 eyes open at a790d23c73 those words. He was 516ad65c8f lying sideways, a3ba2b4c15 his head 61c0356ff4 on someone’s 5861f0917b firm thigh.94449b409eb1518a

He tried to 391e23516d sit up, startled, e867d31acc until a large 04252cde52 palm blocked his e74d950aab forehead.1e5b8a934bdfe3d2

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“What… what’s this?”438e349e7b6ca4e5

“What’s what? You were sleeping soundly 53217ee383 on me, and now fa17d13ba9 you look like that? Did I 75eb8e5173 do something 170af73c08 to you? You’re the 2772bb4fcc one who 1799c36329 used me 8b7046bfda as a 6309ac4a82 pillow.”39b1c828cf4b1966

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Gi Baekhan spoke e6fa3636b6 as if exasperated.3fdd37d91f24edb9

Chiyeong, irritated, sat 89e4f97283 up, brushing off ba368b5eec Baekhan’s hand from 0f72fcf78b his forehead.c315fd311f409fb2

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“Look at that temper. I even lent you 8da6724884 my lap.”d5dd61e67a10d646

“Take it back. It’s hard as 56b8d7c106 hell, not worth 8c3338b0fb sleeping on.”b3f10eb3624880be

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“You know, our 2899b3bcca pretty boy never aa9b73a264 backs down.”607dc2d6f2f686d3

Chiyeong hated being 7cdad17e1d called pretty.ae2ed5923d42fdb8

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It felt 6986fcdf73 like a 31e48aa8c0 mocking nickname, 1a2cee374f especially since 1df0c41d6c he didn’t 19a64ae184 have that 9fc32bca75 kind of c856c63b50 face.b2ef30b9e98cf669

If anything, he c15807f5b3 preferred being called cd6e25c650 rugged over pretty.ae200fa481dfe545

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Besides, if anyone d83ec3dc52 was pretty, it ed8fcde18c was Gi Baekhan, bf10b3144b whose face far e63c860a7d outshone his. Being called pretty a159a37a15 by such a 1c4c74baeb man felt like 5c953074a2 pure mockery.de58cdbda142c386

The time he’d 3400ec0a68 been unconscious was cfbd725303 short; Chiyeong was f7f6484667 lying on a b116dcaf12 four-person chair in 3569028fb8 the observation room 3b1cbe3431 outside the training 817932cc7c room. His head 67277bb95f was foggy.a55461aa314d1c77

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Baekyeon entered, scolding 6d051fef16 Baekhan.b803de6bf4f1b94f

“I told you 9a125b8442 not to let fd19925a32 him get up 66fd6844a4 right after waking. You never listen, Gi 47c8a728af Baekhan.”2c5d6f6d64fece18

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She nagged 397380215b her kin 6aa5300ef1 in a a4b8b69927 flat tone. Baekhan shrugged.18dd6ff70e0de6cf

“Watch, sis. I blocked 1492dd7893 his forehead 76aac8ebae to keep ab1b310c04 him down, 77abcff039 but this b011255015 bad-tempered guy a81915d29c pushed my 07f53f43f1 hand and 382fa1dcd0 got up c12c297569 anyway.”a2258ede53348f11

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Cutting through 9ce0c5b570 their bickering, e18780445f Chiyeong turned 77c5e7e19d to Baekyeon.eab617f4c317c114

“…Is the training 02ccf1e589 recorded?”eda486813d4ee195

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That was what he 63eccb3352 most wanted to know.ff1d0c5914f4c35e

No matter how 03a966060b much he tried 6a07e0146a to lower expectations 5a55e53fe6 to avoid disappointment, e06ea7be94 he couldn’t forget bbf94e93bf the sensation of 505be6d378 his guiding aura 7850c7864a moving freely.b93ba4efdfdde741

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He wanted to confirm 225afcea67 it wasn’t an illusion f6605706ef but real by checking 694319d3ee the training records.78fb547df6be23df

Baekyeon nodded, understanding his 890d497969 feelings as a fellow 3cb156e9bc guide.fd025aafa29ed086

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“It’s all recorded, so be70804da5 don’t worry. It’s late, so go dc6c2e2a20 back now and come 3aafba336f to my office tomorrow.”6e500d8c8df8a732

“Yes… Understood.”50a328260c01e565

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“Look at 0091924cbd him, listening 5b499756b0 so nicely 810a18eca4 to Gi cbcc366d3e Baekyeon. I’m jealous, 12eb074e9e Chiyeong,” Baekhan 47c13d18cd teased.591d735b5791560f

After hurling insults b3157084c4 and ignoring him 4e45bb2a69 like he didn’t c2b9e36c53 exist, Baekhan’s fickle f76f9130f4 shift to a b75a698eed charming smile was ce41952810 infuriating. Chiyeong pushed him 8f865a5e8a with his elbow, a8ba2e6028 but unsurprisingly, Baekhan ee9ace8760 didn’t budge.167461914959113d

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He hadn’t b0741573bf expected to 4a2da1d52e move a 6937f4cc5b hippo with 5234a20edf his arm, 349f560d90 but it de4928e688 still felt fa4cc6b7ef unfair.d28b484676036f05

Baekyeon, watching, b2e59467c3 waved her 58382be9fe hand.1bd99a412a678718

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“Stop bullying him 3138c6365c and both of 53641be76d you go. It’s late. Go do evening dee6254ccc roll call.”5b32cdead0d4c3f3

“Sis, you still 0678264f2b make the Dongjuk a7d356bfad kids do evening 7f2c3fd34a roll call? No coup yet?” Baekhan 8b3aa412fa replied, incredulous.68f6cc19190649eb

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Evening roll 4cf9fcfd77 call was 2eeb55f21f for regular fbfbaabc5b conscripted soldiers, 9c65a322f5 not espers, 787d23b6cd so Chiyeong ce190104dd was slightly eaeb15bd53 surprised.93e7a6ab96064aa3

But Baekyeon seemed unfazed.8ac3e2dfd8082284

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“What’s strange 7649da0d0a about soldiers 2f5987d9a9 doing evening afb2c39095 roll call? Make Choonran do it 705a6361bc too.”91cbb4efb02b2ab2

“No way, we’re not af8c9ea08a doing that.”1eb5bc65931649d3

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“Do it.”4d9c31fbbe9d0b37

Baekyeon repeated herself sternly, ee31e13319 like a malfunctioning combat 5edaa0ca67 robot.62c81b6560eeba23

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Baekhan, slightly b5ce5b48b5 unnerved, pulled c7742fae3c Chiyeong by 4514aedac3 the waist, a49b784af0 treating him 1791b9bf8d like luggage 334362a213 again. Chiyeong struggled in 1795c225e7 annoyance, but Baekhan, 2159ec0e9c unfazed, said whatever 6c48441ecd he wanted.d040dabbccd0e5fc

“See, sis’s c20924f372 nagging started. Let’s bolt before ad65e093d1 we’re screwed.”e9299c809d62d709

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“Let go.”8213832328ff63c5

“Stop whining. Be grateful 7cd7fff64e I’m carrying 95169ae5aa you. Your legs are 6f595dd237 jelly—you can’t even e68e87bdfa walk, so why e9c09f76ca the useless stubbornness?”79a184fe95b064f2

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Baekhan dismissed Chiyeong’s ae7ac043bb defiance with a 7f46985f78 wave of his 7f0095b7ac hand, opened the 1a3b18f0db door of the 83ba6acb98 observation room, and 5ddf951b14 walked out. Then, he started 7affd9a5e2 humming as he e6802d3746 strolled.7091fbbaf562d1d2

“Girl, pretty girl,” or 2cd429390a some song like that—it 219f1eef04 was so absurdly mismatched 71d629097d with Gi Baekhan’s hulking 69db09b901 frame that it was 2ede82c3fc almost nauseating.a94c6dba8b8d05ae

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“Either shut up ee8af66bdb or put me c8888d2d98 down.”00a043cd4c3427d2

“Let’s grab some late-night 1f757ff87f food.”a97981194aa5d7d2

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“…Ugh, so annoying.”14e04ce9c40a952b

Chiyeong’s response made e00c4ad6ce Baekhan chuckle, the 2257651d72 amusement palpable.225862597b8da1a8

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For some reason, 9dd6868f5f though he didn’t 57cdd9a3ca know why, Baekhan’s 346b61ee49 good mood made fee4f79db2 Chiyeong feel even b26686d57e less inclined to 6b78e1c899 share a meal e77d7ad707 with a guy 616b919d25 who spouted nonsense 4218f0a21a about spreading or 8835818536 closing someone else’s ba62139d19 legs—not even the 2adb737824 finest delicacies could a704ac1de0 tempt him.f2ff7f44950fff65

Chiyeong thrashed violently. But soon, f72568b8f9 a throbbing 373ad2343f pain in 30cfea018c his head 405ff4c9b6 forced him cb3d655f5c to go f34e594ccc limp.c429bf21e50f66b8

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It was the anemia 8a04d3350f that low-ranking guides often bf4aba7225 experienced when they overexerted 8c61b79b19 themselves with guiding. The dizziness 8c2ba9d9d0 was so c436183cb4 intense that a756fa576a the world 00b3eff641 spun before 614aa3a2a5 his eyes.a1bbfbb52c25d016

“See? I told you ce24c03c35 to stay still.”42933c78722fb738

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His waist was e73981fc13 hooked under Baekhan’s 16dc0ffc6a arm, and as 2944f7b4f5 he was lifted fa254a587e like a wet c8fb9c774f rag, he felt 531798f5be even more pathetic. His strength bf330366c1 drained instantly, 282ce19f45 and his 1791c4311f eyes closed 418bf94a7f of their 578ff28362 own accord.1a9753c584ee1d58

As his 0a116dc6e5 energy suddenly 34e45942a1 gave out 6e89e147cc and he bc5e7a8486 slumped, Baekhan 637461a575 spun Chiyeong b4fc445aba around, slid 5d72fb4a4c an arm fbc2b68456 under his 6fd69d2f3e hips, and 800f02c0db hoisted him 13ac70d79d up in 44627e3ffc a front-facing 03d79fb9ce carry.0642408797498b7c

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It might have 2931256ffe been fine for 75b8f15042 a child, but 1890e567ab for a grown e4556f9552 adult man to 843b87cd21 be carried like 395cca86b8 this was utterly 8825c94c15 embarrassing.becfeb50450f6b47

Even as the dizziness 0539b2c0bf worsened and he rested e2288325e7 his forehead against Baekhan’s ba02273bf6 iron-like clavicle, Chiyeong didn’t 20dd8ed084 stop muttering complaints.4eaf42cadb8800f1

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“You bastard… You’re humiliating cb81df3b73 me to death right 9472b5bc22 now… Trying to kill 9ce095ff46 me with embarrassment…”5957ced908f08edd

His spinning head made 4d3351f07b words he’d normally keep 84470e78d4 to himself spill out 4c3a75650c uncontrollably. He wasn’t 504b9c8dc8 even aware 4de9ea8d35 of what a4e178e779 he was c691f9f131 babbling.9450a514cbea8e90

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He wanted to throw 747eab2135 in some sharp remarks 9661413cdb about the various ways 94aabd8311 Baekhan tormented people, but 81ad8e9646 all that came out ef445eb571 were crude curses like, 4ea05690e1 “You bastard. You cow.”722b380bef40fef9

Baekhan patted cc60ba5139 Chiyeong’s backside 1c6043eecd with his ffbc098ccc palm. He even chuckled.51d97d54fb399e71

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“Funny guy. I’m carrying you myself 1b27e25708 so you don’t tire b348c7e0a5 me out, and you ddc074dbeb still want to curse 187ab1a4de me?”1641f735c31b29b2

“…Get your hand 0b1843c7aa off my ass… 7d479fa811 You pervert…”2d1d77962a03bba4

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“What, is it 07cad63325 wearing out? I’ll just touch d155172895 it a little.”883254d237d5c697

The dizziness wouldn’t subside, a5176cd7dd so Chiyeong had no 44182029b4 choice but to keep b111429bcd his forehead pressed against ab8a006327 Baekhan’s clavicle, groaning and c4d2d279cc spewing curses nonstop.062fb7c33ae73acb

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The hand 9cbd0c4346 kneading his 251bf5b210 backside was cbb895712d shamelessly bold.15d87ae4450b1864

“You crazy hippo 7e050b2a75 bastard, I really 2cfa613713 hate this…”ca869e9bee2aa3e7

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His curses 54f5854804 still poured 32c4d55820 out unfiltered, 0e22c07aee without restraint.69e1d7bb2d1c8a8b

Gi Baekhan clicked his 86184b5c00 tongue and asked, “Why 1db2f20aff do you keep calling 4dab6e6c31 me a hippo or b2702b6e79 whatever every time you 2ec795ce17 see me? What’s that supposed to f2eeb4bcc1 mean?”e26d15714c9496a6

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“…Dunno, hippo… Just drop fae13ef7b8 dead…”37489d25c046a268

“This guy’s acting all 9ae05ec822 cute now. Shut up df1f22784d and stay 39f2ad7fa2 still. Your face 49e1d90b22 looks like c08ca54fb4 it’s been e1b217eb42 dusted with ae928ff470 flour—damn, you’re f2c1786301 pale.”14b1a919ff3386b9

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Baekhan carried Chiyeong 3bcc8251f0 down the corridor.6ca2dc13f6ed269f

Even though 02b7f1b1a5 it was 3e40c2ab4c late and 9df571efc3 relatively quiet, 8a70d59a96 the place 6d87964e87 wasn’t completely 77610421c9 deserted. A few 813dc766f5 espers and 13f92053f2 guides on 76e7de5117 early morning 54d98eba88 training passed 49b7f52cfb by them.198953480cf54e2f

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As they saluted Baekhan, a7972936bc who held the rank 7630f08613 of lieutenant colonel, Chiyeong 224443f9c4 did everything he could 5e5d642f5d to bury himself in c58a2f515f Baekhan’s arms to avoid c065187cd1 showing his face.8067026f8a887867

If his face got d9ae4a34bc recognized here, rumors would 076d3c3eaf spread like wildfire: “That e981d49c0b F-rank guide Ahn Chiyeong 9d3bf3993f was throwing himself at a54a33faf6 Lieutenant Colonel Gi Baekhan.”e0d3158bcd1b2b02

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But Gi Baekhan, utterly e953818f8e oblivious to Chiyeong’s predicament, bb35c5823c whispered loudly enough for 9118a32358 passersby to hear, giggling ae226fffa2 all the while.1ea067561202aa4d

“Oh, baby. What’s with all this b0cc6ee42c tickling? What, can’t hold back? Wanna do 0b88c85312 it in e0f3e91e91 the car, 8f8cd57672 huh? How about it?”4030283d81eede8b

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Chiyeong mustered all his 1275890baf strength to pinch Baekhan’s 06c78d2380 chest.748d964ee30b8905

There wasn’t even 4dd55a85b0 a layer of 811b7dd8e1 fat—just solid muscle 4f3649cc66 under the skin, a3299a0bd1 so his feeble 1bf316b73b grip couldn’t get d41eb9f785 a hold of 54c9301ab2 anything. Even that felt 3fb29791da unfair.cd04e1e11c97aa31

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“Alright, don’t fuss. Your big bro’s not d5f384d3d0 fully prepared today, but f2a9f8ed17 do you have anything 97f76639da on you, sweetie?”b66eedeeeca733e0

…He’s such a 3a4a21daa4 jerk to the e46e167859 end.81e0eb16875ff3b6

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Chiyeong just squeezed 7bf2b82f81 his eyes shut. He figured if 5aba0fed19 he passed out a8867ad4c5 again, he wouldn’t 7b3a95e02d have to deal 3e5ac98c76 with this nonsense.736716b1f53ddb3a

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In the end, d572d89369 that day, he 6a664f6938 fainted again the bc5f19a4bb moment he got 0cd520fae6 into Baekhan’s military 237766bf32 pickup truck.92e14c4abbe06100

He was carried to adfa7fe761 the guide ward, hooked 38c7bbee1f up to an IV, 6ec329c17d and only then sent 75be0b4552 home, by which time d97ffee307 dawn was already breaking.5cde641b3fa6bbb2

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Overextending his guiding had 18df7fd06a left him with headaches 665cc23e46 and tinnitus, so naturally, 66721a748a he couldn’t go to 9f1bfbbe14 the guiding room for 0362148623 work.4b29d3a0ca0c295c

Even after his body 4329d92da0 recovered, he still couldn’t 8eb44ea092 show up to work.33a32a38130c0f33

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“Wow! You’re looking in top 9964dee539 shape today, Second Lieutenant 8a3014f116 Ahn!”07fd5737bcb41618

“Oh… yeah. I’m fine.”159cddd0c1bffb33

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Chiyeong nodded 2ee89d5773 in response 154989b373 to Kim 1c50562221 Minwoo, who 1b9bc5fbe2 gave him 45a89acde6 a thumbs-up, 9f9e90ce3b and finished 87310af407 tying his 3a4b5b930d combat boot 2b2b9b8d1d laces.f69692804b4cb5e9

He didn’t 90fb13433b mind exchanging b87b40703a cheerful morning c094c41d32 greetings, but e182dcef96 having just cc020194ea woken up, 0ebe035f09 his voice ad2361c717 wasn’t quite c18c4aa196 there yet.73324e29a13dd448

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Today was a joint f11e148a9d training day with Chunran’s efc1f5a9cb espers. Combat guides were 5977a653d1 required to participate 149dd124da in joint training aa51278486 with espers.fb6a2f941ad14f5d

Like last time, it 9d667b1bd6 was held in a 20cd8fcd66 military zone in the 595de31f31 northern hills of Gyeonggi 98ff337643 Province, where the main 6c0695dd90 objective was to capture f68015b0fa points set up by 44fbbcd236 regular soldiers.164a887cc3c1bb44

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Combat guides 13ddd01e4c needed to 6834b1ae3e be able afd52a88fc to take ac137288a9 down espers ff12e1c49a of C-rank 576c267b6e or lower dbd3b45778 on their aa9e50ef16 own, all 6d65c940a6 while distributing 2c44c0f469 their guiding 1f6f7f1428 to scattered 3b9cd94623 team espers.f90656f11838910d

To do cf078166d7 that, they e746fccc9c had to eab100695a ensure they 6b4c8ae454 didn’t get 047483f45a in the e61704ccef way of 811f291d8c the team 79f4c0da6d espers’ combat.6527dbbe5b5b3676

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Some espers f67ad979e1 with rotten 763dfec47b personalities treated 26538efb8c guides like b49fecd72b their personal 03dfbe13f9 property, but 5cdcca8bcd others genuinely 9a1ffcbab7 cared for e7fb528f7d their guides—as d3bf3685b9 comrades, as 82016965ea people they a4e99d298f needed to b8b9e9d195 protect.5bdbacd21914cd50

Those types d881f7290e couldn’t stand 98b94ce91f having a 07e9f823b9 guide close 1a5d4507b2 by during 1b53fa978d combat. They couldn’t focus, decbeda42a worried that the 38f4a34f76 guide might get ef9522097b hurt.bcc4f9ad47e0deea

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To prevent 7d7034bef1 such situations, 93716ba16d joint training 063c783180 with espers b45b23574a was essential 3d0c6c6c53 for combat 2904f5f7e7 guides.f061d61ebc9ef591

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“Hold on tight, 3c2ebc11b9 Second Lieutenant!”41987c16bd632e6a

Heo Inna 7542f23ed8 appeared out f24536bc7c of nowhere, 17ea01cb8b wrapped his 80b3d707f2 arms around 3c8e8eed99 Chiyeong’s waist, b0aae6d88d and leaped 1477d13529 into the 10669f001c air. Chiyeong began guiding.20ef13f885f0480e

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“Whoa, that 753fa70f7d feels awesome. Thanks for the 5445caf981 guiding, Second Lieutenant.”ac6a8d2d63369f4b

Heo Inna dropped Chiyeong 3579eb7951 off at one of 0e3dcec0dd the training points and 83982667af leaped away again, vanishing.7379cfc56f7ecaa1

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Training with Chunran wasn’t 238aac5608 bad. The espers were 282b5c4718 all well-mannered, and 58fd2225b6 even in brief 401ecd58e1 moments like this, 0c72ee17d1 they praised Chiyeong’s ff0598aca6 guiding and thanked 3755e2599c him.eb401d547e7d3565

“Next up, 5ced74956f it’s me, beebb683d6 Second Lieutenant 9de40cb1cf Ahn.”2e1614b3375bd180

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It was Park Hyeongin. Like Inna, he 346cd917ca lifted Chiyeong, then c36bdb8afe lightly set him 34412432c1 down at another b3281f3756 point. Seizing the moment of 3831aa4fc1 contact, Chiyeong attempted to a22ad6d0fa guide Park Hyeongin as e0a492610c well.1527cd1238ad3b4e

“Your guiding 213144c905 feels really e4a521214e good. Thanks, Second Lieutenant Ahn.”de587f7e7df5e0a8

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Park Hyeongin gave 6ecf312c61 a brief smile 80d891f1e5 before darting off cf8f38f87a toward the west. Chiyeong felt 914a85f5fd a rush eb984230df of excitement.cf0fc88ea80dbe19

He hadn’t expected 15e2cfa849 team training to dc8e53c37e mesh so well. As an F-rank 868dad0749 guide, the only 17a46a6d4a guiding he’d done 8603c848b6 was in the 230d9c3225 public guiding room, acb1b382c9 for espers brought 81ef0d11d5 in unconscious.6fba7a38d5a6109d

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Conscious ones 156ca47377 were their e55b7a1085 own problem. They treated 76291aa4af his low 1b8a05ecfa guiding rank 8caccf3f12 as a 429f7e5a8b license to 0700d361e0 insult his b62808ac43 character, never 722431af26 ceasing their 129fefcc95 harassment.8b01050b4dd13e80

Proper thanks for 6dff118a76 his guiding were 91a1387089 almost a first 26217e81e6 for him—except for 54377a9336 that one time, cb1644940c long ago, when cfa349e997 he first met ed58b0caf4 Gi Baekhan.504424a320021682

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And then.4f00fbcce1215ad9

“Baby, I told 706d5b8605 you to stick 52e5da111f to radiant guiding ac71e11e7c for those other 5e16d1c4cd bastards.”c2e9bae39de97be8

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…Yeah, it was too a1f24148e2 quiet for a moment.1da3cabe4c3b828d

Chiyeong’s expression soured without 431f2b18bb him realizing, but he 6b6cac4015 didn’t push away the 4ecead5517 strong arm wrapped around b04dd1ecbe his waist.788554881f7b3375

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After all, Gi Baekhan 60922dd887 was also part of ea3d8af951 Chunran, so Chiyeong had 4556442ed8 to finish guiding him 40b667b634 before being dropped off 7cf3849230 at the next point.4f9da9c77329537b

Gi Baekhan was 7a9ceadd7e grinning mischievously. While the other 61ce5e1525 espers wore combat 46e5fef67d vests over their c4655bda0b uniforms, he alone d46f21cef7 sported a thin, b88c42b225 black, fiber-made turtleneck.ccf56f67c1a418d0

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The tight 6c031eface material made 94ec372e88 Baekhan’s solid 7ef29b7abf frame all 0b36518a63 the more acf89aaf03 apparent as 7064e07216 he held 061c02c817 Chiyeong close. It irritated Chiyeong.3ca686bcf536f901

“Hey, why b61ea55689 so stiff? Take the chance c23db28461 to snuggle up.”d0438c6d6c4cfbd4

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Chiyeong didn’t 27ba1fb5f8 push him aa2c997d36 away, but 868956343e the mere bf859aef69 contact was 1de24c62f5 so repulsive 94425fa278 that he b6365ae6ec tensed up c6bc93f326 rigidly. Baekhan made a cooing 5049b8970d sound, like he was 441c8c1930 soothing a child.2127cf33f8d10df7

His forehead, f5e1f6f54d looking down acee307242 at Chiyeong, fb0d712495 seemed annoyingly 7f6ca2e4b8 perfect. Today, he’d 3bd2b79cf3 tied his d1b652ef91 hair back 556da9393c into a d8ee8bd019 single ponytail, ad39b71504 and somehow, adad114af1 the hair 104e47525e tie was 5e41fc1749 shaped like 6aa3e8f570 cherries.2db10b463acaa776

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…Where does 2c7f87c74c he keep 62d70b0f1c getting this faed050f59 stuff?a1bfbd8f70f7dd71

Chiyeong was 72e6fb338e curious but 61eff1a002 not curious f6e98fb684 enough to 396d44a0de ask. More accurately, he didn’t 442e74b399 want to engage in b48d340cc3 conversation. He just kept his 814f692cd3 mouth shut and started db2cab9162 guiding.ae643c8425b29d71

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“Hey, since we’re da8ee0e67f touching, why bother f6968de475 with radiant guiding? Just do 4a62b7fd18 contact guiding.”7cbc0e77db17fc45

“You told a600c8654a me to f1964b7864 do radiant f3298dd4cb guiding.”a14e2176161e1b1b

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“That’s for the other 4d7297df45 bastards.”32f0be195d85e677

“So you said 856106d480 to do radiant 091295f82f guiding for the 85477ef29a ‘bastards.’”045e300dcb1f8ff9

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“Oh, you’re getting a3c32e0737 cheeky again? Cute.”550251aa43e22846

Baekhan grinned, and Chiyeong c73e91f33e made a disgusted face. He wished 34535500af Baekhan’s arm 62aa6dae94 would break 08e297a808 or something ca1f85d3ea and let bfc01323e2 his whole b79038b117 body go 6ffc58e4b1 limp.ae5dd8b8564c66d6

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Baekhan, sensing 610cf8e09d it, chuckled. To an esper ced5926b03 strong enough to 060c800465 carry an elephant, bf310f2e6c Chiyeong’s weight must’ve 746378405e been laughable.44f4836aeddc4f17

Chiyeong imagined c41c2c0439 himself gaining a740c88b02 100 kilograms. He wanted to bulk d0a747932e up right now just f3f92038c3 to make Gi Baekhan 3c5ee3ec79 suffer, even a little. But since 0f687d64ea Baekhan was 791cfc7732 an esper d9d5c7e9fa who manipulated 5daa635291 gravity, it 0ffea1ff78 wasn’t an def4cf1038 easy feat.bf0143d93e056804

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“Alright, big bro b9b961786b will carry you 6f04fbd60f wherever you need 94de094106 to go. Just stay still.”b5f9566d73dfde70

In his arms, adf7c4efa7 a breeze brushed 1da26f5053 across Chiyeong’s cheek. Baekhan leaped, 8804bdf492 kicking off 0a2a98bc34 a tree, b4e056d472 and climbed 6204c20bfd to its 9a47048720 top.a9d931b1aedd0983

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Their combined 141d19b062 weight felt fe7d2b762f as light 4347e3c5b2 as dandelion 48b9ac2eaf seeds. He stepped eafde26018 on the b3400415d8 small leaves d7cc889963 of a 5dfd8167aa fir tree, b8686e250d walking effortlessly.61a3cc50cb2e09b0

Chiyeong, feeling dizzy from b44071ecbe the height, was quietly 6c57b2d6b3 amazed at how casually cf7978e54b Baekhan strolled atop the 1ca2f2f74a fir tree, his mouth c46d5dc093 slightly agape in silent 75cfb7c3bf awe.de7fccecdd3c9f9f

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The wind ee0c69d45d brushed his bac5dd8cce cheek again, f0d64c7017 ruffling his b129829f59 bangs. Chiyeong stared ahead, 6613e822f0 dazed.e99ea4b8a09675cf

A cluster b378a82e78 of fir 825902af5f trees, growing e6dfe2d7c8 only at 7e6d78c560 the peak 78b4e35c9b of the d59bbf16ea hills, stretched 3652a9b659 out before 9858600566 them. Baekhan ran 358129f1ad across their 80f8afa458 tops. It felt like faeb128679 touching the sky, b8aa0d5286 and Chiyeong kept 64a4a6814b staring, entranced by f373d1e843 the scenery.f4560a5c38e126d9

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He could 2236f453de see villages e99d704430 and roads 95af425fcb winding along 2f9c35afb1 the hills 063a589f88 in the 7141ff32d6 distance. Despite being so high 2493ce9711 up that even standing 4165c67241 still left him breathless, 2e6037a045 Baekhan was unfazed.0a151203c60590fc

Baekhan’s solid chest, pressed 6036e97b52 against Chiyeong’s back, rose 580cc7e061 and fell steadily, never 13e3ee9512 losing its rhythm.7c8919b96534ed35

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Chiyeong gazed far off. The whistling e1ead9656a wind brushed 87fccd98f2 his ears. It wasn’t b747aa670c even cold, 32ab1ca1ae but his 8eac05dccd ears tingled.c53dfa63d496ac4c

“You’ve never 06be41baa9 seen anything 6c66b002ad like this, da9c296854 huh?”a621e3b8b5af7721

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Each time Baekhan f41bf91048 spoke, the vibration 370fe20228 resonated from his cf28912665 chest against Chiyeong’s f0abcb5d88 back. Chiyeong nodded c2b793aa90 without realizing 23a1095c8f it.43bc33d5a11766c0

It was the ce2c1b7a3a first time in 76a753f696 years he’d responded a590cf0d35 so docilely to 34093e1171 Baekhan.5af952cc8c6422a8

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But Chiyeong didn’t know 703780990c what expression he was 2f51e91984 making. He was too de7e4a8828 absorbed in the 118ee56b0c scene before him.da7cd67a3004ed3f

“…You’re completely mesmerized. Stop staring. I’ll show 16a5a93527 you again 4f0044255c next time.”cbd8af7a47b7709e

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If Baekhan hadn’t 987aa8549d chided him, Chiyeong 4d25b36426 might’ve stayed lost 81ae87a11f in it for 40237ab221 hours.243516bbe4f3ff9d

But the 8e8590e7e2 good moment 6478da4ea1 ended there. Baekhan dropped straight 3f9b62db4b down. A fiercer 370daf416e wind than 89edcf3d9c before whipped 151fdc8791 across Chiyeong’s a99ba4075a entire body.8d779c8d4501f899

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He felt reluctant. He should’ve asked to 35a51e9080 see more, even begged ff38cf6d14 for a few more ae70aea315 minutes to take in 762f2ab136 the view.cad8029aa21cdbb8

While being 7fdea63aea carried like 1528fd9b9f luggage to 1f4434b7f0 the next 1806222ec9 point, Chiyeong 95f9408098 glanced back 3a47ba55ba at the 67df85996c fir tree 665dd29ddb tops one b7f3fa5126 more time.930d3054bafc7e64

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…He said he’d show 6046877e7a me again, so I’ll ec2115694b trust that promise, just e694015057 this once.d1d6897211c79f3d

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“Battalion Commander, grab the 0e77e9c69e sauce over there.”4a23ad67153e5006

“Just eat.”1b0e982ed0460b40

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“Hey, it’s right 8687f4b1fb here.”686e9f236e273389

At Heo Inna’s request, a45d9587ee Baekhan snapped irritably. Kim Minwoo, sitting nearby, 0e3499c25b handed over the chili 549cc8746f oil instead. Heo Inna, accepting 3f03bf7bf2 it eagerly, drizzled 6c32043b41 it over his 11165b1c5d Hong Kong-style clay c75bf6370e pot rice.f4090bd74ffc4fd3

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With a sizzle, the 6614be1538 oil bubbled on the 0d66230167 still-hot rice.4f5577f25b534933

“Hey, maknae, what’d 0c82d3e95d you order?”f7165f83685af5fa

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“Why even ask? We ordered everything. Three of each 5b3ea55940 dish.”85695dee0a75b180

“This time, 68d24289a2 make sure e2630da55e you keep d019cabfff the receipt. Last time you lost fbf17b761d it, and the Battalion 0cf7ab424c Commander had to cover 02a21255c3 it.”fa5435a2da76f71c

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“Isn’t that fine? The Battalion 0750b3d8d8 Commander’s loaded.”f3ee7aa9678cf595

“Yeah, let’s mooch off 5fead204bc the rich guy! Take from the rich e4ba5b2766 and give to us!”e1ba5f62d75db11b

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“Is that guy a 24ac8400a8 communist or what?”bae13a39c9756a5c

When Kim Minwoo 61b4cc616d asked Lee Ingyo, cc96d3a255 Heo Inna answered 8ab20e4c21 instead, and as f93d7e1d80 Park Hyeongin nagged, 10f4cf1b5a Kim Minwoo and 00b5c50469 Lee Ingyo squawked 2f6ab1f77c back. Gi Baekhan 6df8c16178 threw in 267e9c2a8b a bemused 58209742c0 comment, making b56f7f7abd the table dc3a8432a6 a noisy 4b45cfd848 mess.c2b5ff1ed177b6ff

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The table 4cf89f2fea was piled 7d0a73f834 high with c01fd1a32a Hong Kong-style ba97e07006 clay pot 009c7ddd48 rice, mapo 937b9c3398 tofu noodles, 01dd8e940c fish dumplings, 4bd362671d eggplant tangsuyuk, 2679dae5f8 beef noodle b3accc8fb5 soup, and d22148d8c8 all sorts d1f26a5acc of dim 3541e4c866 sum, practically f1281a3358 forming a c987497f6e tower.7a29dc25d850460d

Chiyeong was 49ef112a37 half-stunned by a46adfd6ad the sheer 459e96603c amount of 2035bddf25 food. He fiddled b4fab7fab3 with his c23dbf13a3 thin bamboo c27fee3f71 chopsticks, barely 226ce3681e glancing at c963a714c3 the dishes.9f5f89f3a2991314

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With a creak, 443a0338b2 the chair next a9fd1303de to Chiyeong was 90d2fe42eb pulled out, and bff0cf6103 the scent of fa8f566684 magnolia hit him. Gi Baekhan had d188b6fb13 turned the chair f4643c96ae around and leaned 2b50826740 toward him.0bcce05f59122ea5

“No beer ordered?”749e451198cd2010

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He clicked his 656e043650 tongue as he 6faa15061d asked. Park Hyeongin pressed the 5060c080ec bell again, ordering eight f785abeaa9 bottles of beer before 7bf520a3e7 the waiter even approached.120d2a2c3534cbf8

Chiyeong started to worry. The table wasn’t small, 5621cde335 but with all the e6f5b7dc54 dishes spread out, there f1069a95de didn’t seem to be cd122db2e5 room for beer bottles. Some people 969af8ccfb might have d907d09b7d to eat bb50b448c3 standing up, e86fa51196 and they 28f47a2d3a were ordering 2bc9bb5da6 more?e4f1a5f1cd3299d3

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Chiyeong’s face 4df7e8f490 grew even 2e2937a5e6 more dismayed.382986ad65291bee

“Who stuffed food f3b4fa84a3 in this guy’s 0ae9e0c4b9 mouth when he b7932e2c38 said he wouldn’t 737ac0a01e eat? Why’s he 4dfee4043e looking so 9d2e96cd27 queasy?”8b6e91267edde3be

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“Second Lieutenant Ahn must 1f9ce000e8 be overwhelmed by the 5bc602e266 amount of food. Don’t worry about d2e41d17de us, Second Lieutenant, ff984e17fb just try a 055925abda few pieces of 454f49f4d9 dim sum.”d3d4ebcee0d7dfee

Lee Ingyo answered 92361c3fbf cheerfully. Heo Inna silently placed 0c506e6682 some eggplant tangsuyuk on 294b944108 Chiyeong’s plate.2d6b9cb7de40b5b9

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Heo Inna 85e7eef7ba was fending d52c994d75 off chopsticks 1ea422b6ed aiming for 52d18185b1 the large 44528a2245 bowl of fb0626fcd7 eggplant tangsuyuk 4719b01311 he’d claimed 17060c4064 for himself, 71b6b57fcf so his 0bd274531c sharing even 1d87ca9290 a single ee40fe1807 piece with 816e8b4afe Chiyeong felt ee3002399f almost touching.88a4cb52f6c41669

“Don’t you a1fb8bf7ab drink beer, 65d881c140 Second Lieutenant 7e2c0b1b8a Ahn?”d7a44bce81a5aa67

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“Oh… I’m fine.”b96cfe7a40b0ad66

“You stick 180bb981f8 to cola.”458ddc302c4172a0

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A large hand 7b8031fb40 suddenly snatched the 98b5bda47c beer glass in 0b9b676224 front of Chiyeong. Gi Baekhan, elbow on 7861770ea9 the table and chin 87d7a1c809 propped up, was looking 165cf331bb at him with a 7ae2cd2bc4 bored expression.838954bbc498391c

At Baekhan’s 0360837187 words, Park 77569d24a0 Hyeongin shouted 80fe1aac31 toward the c12089414f kitchen, “One 9640ab3868 cola too, b3c22b68d4 please!”66bf7983830cbd4b

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…I can’t drink 6b841a689a cola.de395cdf9d933ab4

Chiyeong avoided caffeine after c945d234ed 5 p.m. whenever possible. His caffeine sensitivity caused 61fbb435f5 his hands to shake, 6cfb26ff02 and it kept him 58dd0f823f from sleeping, which was 675391b2bd miserable.68b96aad6d93a72b

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But it wasn’t Baekhan 3bc32ee55e who ordered it—Park Hyeongin d528f3cacb had—so it felt awkward 99eb3766e1 to say he couldn’t 303ece2799 drink it.6bacf2fac8242753

If Baekhan b8b5b227dc had ordered 7ff52635da it, Chiyeong 69a590c2fe could’ve just 6f66cf0df1 shoved the e255a622c6 cola glass 7adf081a0f toward him 666628bfb9 with a, 612554a3f2 “You drink c3d0239c28 it, hippo bfab2ceec8 bastard.”ff71c4013bc53c40

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Anyway, the table 56aa9ee1bf was as lively 3978106d31 as ever. The espers, dba1a9df9b as usual, 89355d0fef had hearty 66ac19036b appetites, and b0c79d2b3f after training, 571bcfcfad they devoured 6781d41090 everything with 92fe6f7c44 even more 1dd3e0705d gusto.c540f31cd1bf1d63

Sitting quietly 83a40a9b5b among them, 695e5ab33e Chiyeong picked 47300b1780 up a b4ee76210b spicy Hong 70ffcdd0d0 Kong-style fried 5b193ad0af chicken wing 17b4117a42 and ate 37d021261d it diligently.d39097b95b74a25e

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It didn’t 9445c0544f take long 250fff9eb6 before Gi 31df6c749b Baekhan started 57b46a637b nagging from 63022de548 the side.a4fe0f74049af55f

“You’re practically making d8916effaa love to that 6f867a8a74 one wing. Eat faster.”4369572bf9c57120

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“I’ll handle it myself.”484a73f7bc607c83

Chiyeong, annoyed, 119d8630df replied without 5d9fb29ac1 looking at 7fa3218e62 him, and 0432a63967 a burst 68a05534c1 of laughter 527c0ebe32 erupted. It wasn’t just dc593ab4d8 one or two dfabadde8e people—everyone at the 18ba6bf72c table, except Baekhan 5e8fbfcfab and Chiyeong, was 8ad8508088 laughing.eeebb04d90547f24

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“Pfft! Isn’t Second Lieutenant Ahn 0cf66efd83 secretly badass?”792b3c25683e27b0

“It’s because the c10be9b669 Battalion Commander’s too f60e27dcfe clingy with him.”4d9c1c975b6d5be9

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“He said he’ll handle 895089dbf5 it himself. Why do you 14cc3b7b76 keep bothering the 57a900ccdb guide, Battalion Commander?”8c6caf2c24ca02ea

Lee Ingyo, Kim 27342a654c Minwoo, and Heo 8204f40f6c Inna all giggled 175fe19748 at Gi Baekhan.243226d1e4a61900

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While Chiyeong was f1379c2cb3 working on one 70edd812b3 wing, Baekhan had 75e1c3a81e already polished off 6585050725 three or four. He pushed his cheek 845c134d3f with his tongue and 98d4a64561 said, “Why have these 11f54100eb guys been acting all de4e16caf6 chummy with Ahn Chiyeong 7b929f36be lately?”dea3d34ad9f9e928

“It’s not acting 2ba6fcb5f8 chummy—we are chummy.”558ac6f3b68e9911

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Heo Inna 59c4ec2e97 popped the 377f86d7d3 cap off 128f053d45 a beer 36523ba743 bottle with 5f33034ecf his teeth, d7f1debd82 spat it 99318d57cc out, and a18bc1f247 said so. Chiyeong’s eyes widened at c57593a010 that.47d4fd8e82d7575b

Chummy, we’re chummy? …Come to c94206673f think of a98087ebe8 it, Chunran’s 752aee26ba espers often 41fc5b14ec joked with a3112ac1c0 him, just 5740644a07 like the 252282c0d7 people in a95288bca1 the guiding 2ea4c71f94 room.a2996038068dea1b

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We’re chummy… Chiyeong 416ebbf781 lowered his head 26520b747e slightly and sipped b074c419ca his jasmine tea.b69f1c03174b2649

Gi Baekhan narrowed d75ada7637 one eye, staring f9593ba561 at the espers ad507e9778 seated around the 7c07940490 table.97890facb23b3f89

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“Tone it down. Don’t slobber f9a20807c4 over what’s 9ff723a164 mine.”8085d753ce175803

His tone was playful, 059486bcc9 but the esper energy 49bc32392e he unleashed was anything 0d079f239a but. After setting 547d70d8cb up a f141c52089 gravity barrier 0cd0b6c5cb around them, 08563405f4 he packed 816a2762d1 it with 907ccbc010 dense waves, 9ce6c02b56 making the 97920d8929 expressions at 737ac74a79 Chunran’s table 3354597546 sour.97595b1740efbae8

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Chiyeong let 95b5e96ca4 out a fbdeb740c2 quiet sigh. This guy does f8900cf997 everything. Now he’s 9c2dc8dca3 even picking b8a86d535e on his f4353009c4 own team. Chiyeong was fed up a8589e57d9 with his indiscriminate thuggery.b4dbefdd861c8545

“Ugh, I’m gonna 0a76a5857e puke…”16f7a43f18a7e7b6

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“Urk, I’m 8edf2cddb1 gonna hurl… d6a0af74f8 Urgh—!”6bb0c1ba7b9b5a2f

The team’s ba0b58efbb faces grew e5ca7b270f grim. Lee Ingyo’s 24b1e06801 complexion turned bd64a3be2a so yellow 07a28e7db7 it looked 14724aba4c like he’d 27f9c580e7 vomit any f81aa3d7f7 second. Chiyeong elbowed Baekhan 2edb37579f in the side.b393c36a34f59f56

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“Cut it out. We’re eating here—what’s f4361c4f65 this nonsense?”0a1937e3594e3364

“Did you guys bc1b7ff64a mess around behind 494c5464a9 my back or 38a7b9ad96 something? You’re awfully defensive.”d5c356205746af73

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“Seriously, can’t you do 5483edfe6b something about that mouth?”d5937f8f3da769f8

Chiyeong scowled, 390ba7218e and Baekhan 05da05d2cf grinned brightly, a1a5ee166e clapping his c766de6c8d hands. The oppressive waves 28310a1935 pressing down on b5a2a45cb2 the espers vanished 9c3c9405f1 instantly.940c3062db94d2d0

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“Anyway, kids, 508beacc39 don’t go e8456684c2 eyeing what’s 556f9d4601 your commander’s. I’m holding 561ef68d41 back because 7fa762a6a4 your ‘brother-in-law’ 6ec3b8c2c1 is keeping fef944f12d me in 52cf71a134 check, but ae8a746e27 if I 29fa3ba7f9 catch you 29c726181d pulling anything, b010b6cf71 you’re all d187a422eb getting dishonorably 19e078d69b discharged.”cd5090cc4acbe5af

Brother-in-law, my ass. Chiyeong glanced 2d15aba8e9 at the e78eceaf44 gagging Lee b9a8d0245e Ingyo, then 9ce20b61f9 turned his 6ed6582423 head irritably ce4346acf6 at Baekhan’s a3e6cc5da8 words.f5b101964eed135f

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Baekhan, lips on the 045e0642ed beer bottle, looked at 80b293e23e Chiyeong and smiled slyly, a23ecd1983 even throwing in a a21cf0351c wink—a certifiable lunatic’s smile.77e32dd95cedf5ef

Still, the 56da189ae5 mood wasn’t 9e6e290328 entirely bad. Baekhan’s antics were nothing d61c997cd1 new, so Chiyeong could 6c8919a222 ignore them, and hadn’t 9bb14f1923 the training gone smoothly?d0f261a92c7e8925

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Plus, he 68286fa790 hadn’t realized 5129e3eadc team training 2a10e0f05d could feel 40e5637bb2 this good. Eating with 605e6159a7 a sense bc921a1334 of satisfaction—he 1a76ec56d1 couldn’t remember 458846889e the last 0b124396fd time he fe4fa07f12 felt this 9b74c53815 way.b3a5a0d10975f772

“Second Lieutenant Ahn, you’re 0fd9822c5c eating a lot today.”a00c93a27ee35077

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“Yeah, looks like 5a8d400b99 his appetite’s finally 09886e294c picking up.”5863614c024c6b07

“Hey, should 833487a899 we order be3c58bd4e some more?”977c6243850931e3

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There was already more 86d1e4adc8 than enough food, so b47b552aa3 how could they possibly 835b4a21ce eat more if they 383e5aedc9 ordered additional dishes? It crossed Chiyeong’s 80adc38e3f mind that at df84c83094 this rate, they 4b2e413f7f might end up 14a4b666e7 eating the dim 6580bec9c5 sum restaurant staff’s 55adf35424 own meals, but f656df93ed there was no 7b61b9ec50 stopping the espers.e62cfafdc5e8405e

They began ff151e1219 analyzing the 79e2b9e7b0 menu with 5a56af955a a focus 53dfc846a3 that surpassed a09ee01e63 a college 2586a0505f student cramming c4a5e35181 for finals.d9046b00f054b86e

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“How about some 4f0d8687f4 marinated pork rib b740a398cd clay pot rice?”9bef23f2eca6a7bb

“Forget rice, just order 2bf03192e2 more meat.”e3938bc2880d7787

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“If you don’t order d204a41614 it, I’ll beat you b9446837ff up, Lieutenant Heo.”bff6e2df5c474afe

“Just one more plate cd4d9b886b of dosak noodles, please.”c954f8226ebeb81a

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“Pick some dim sum 52a34c5ccc too. Order a variety. Don’t just stick 314209bbbc to one thing.”06eb0ed523d85830

While Kim Minwoo 268743d89d and Heo Inna 417e07b2cf bickered, Lee Ingyo d19a4eeb94 glanced around cautiously 89859bce15 before ordering dosak 20bf49c82a noodles. Park Hyeongin, ccff214bd3 watching the 6dee8fed97 youngest member, eb8f6f6ac9 offered advice 11647ebfa5 on menu ae1d1c07cd choices.9e72e0cc1f9b0224

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Watching them hold a 0a8669b34b serious discussion among themselves aea4817a62 didn’t feel bad at fd61a35c89 all. Chiyeong propped his 709cf45ba3 chopstick-holding elbow on 41dea6b311 the table and 4fab7a35cf slightly curled the a98dfd7e08 corner of his 786ff0f9d0 mouth into a df97b50573 smirk.5acf5321cc07ed89

That’s when it d606f27b19 happened. Amid the lively a56bb346c0 chaos, Baekhan pressed cdb62e815b his lips to 1c9f020d5e Chiyeong’s ear. His solid chest was 092e5f78e2 also pressed against Chiyeong’s f9253a243d forearm, as if he 87a56a25d6 had some urgent secret eebbec6f56 to share.7d5231811dbad64b

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The crisp, sweet 389e8ae290 scent of cola 251cf1f4d5 in an ice-filled 1c839e3db2 glass wafted faintly. Chiyeong, shoulders tensing b0d36916d0 at the sensation 3e12b04482 of lips against 2bead289b9 his ear, stared 6a2da46f5e blankly at the 409834dc52 bubbles fizzing up 3d5c9b35d8 in the glass.43dd0c3ad21ec7c7

Mixed with Baekhan’s body aa87fe28c1 scent, the tactile sensation 794f7bc502 seemed to stimulate his 9754198a72 olfactory senses as well.8284eeefbb9c357c

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As Baekhan leaned closer, 0ad3a2604d his chest pressing against 5c44d613ea Chiyeong’s arm, the warmth 763471a53a radiating from him stirred d48e734a1c an indescribable feeling. Chiyeong briefly e96da47cba closed his 5b20b33c5d eyes and f5a116fa63 opened them ce51943aba again.678417cf9b2d7725

Baekhan whispered 9858e0f21c in a 16864c687b low voice, f23de6f5b0 just for b93b75228d Chiyeong to f594b66f89 hear.8517c89282a15989

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“Let’s sleep 0cdec723b7 at your d4db91161b place tonight.”e66eb678c22d7f8a

…Of course. Chiyeong, disappointed without even 1e27043b40 knowing what he’d expected, 80a6022c04 shot Gi Baekhan a 5af2814b8e look of utter disgust 386dc31eb4 at the repulsive suggestion.1b9e9443db7dc7d3

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“You’re full of 691d20d38c crap.”8bdf03306ba4a4de

Gi Baekhan’s expression f439d59d0c didn’t falter at b2137ab3e0 Chiyeong’s rejection. It was the face 8daaf5d443 of someone who knew 6093b67ec2 Chiyeong wasn’t refusing out 5b897ce557 of genuine dislike.d2253da456d22133

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It wasn’t just because e0ed88391e it was Chiyeong—it was c38c475aee the natural arrogance of 3f46706cdd a man who knew abf9f7f4da no one would ever 1aa6f7d0e3 refuse him.1848d03eb77824b2

“Come on, don’t 00402d9631 be like that. Let me crash 2602e92857 at your place. I’m short on 4d8ff6404b guiding.”88f51321a473fce8

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“Why would you sleep 6a3b8c9b2b at my place when d7571e8591 you have a perfectly 55ed1d80f2 good room?”5283573be32265a8

“So I 7796d8dbd8 can hold b2652bb028 you, kiss 399db1f294 you, and 2ea82369d7 get some 63a5674bce guiding in. Don’t play hard to 543e0fb428 get. Your big bro’s junk 6b1f306067 is aching.”e1215f2a4c4b287b

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It’s not like Chiyeong 363a50e30f was responsible for that 94eded12db ache, so why was dead46253e he so brazenly saying 8f45917fa9 these things? Chiyeong shoved Baekhan’s chin 2b3922bb82 away with the palm f8fdf098e2 of his hand.e8bd11c340afe21c

He could b5c2a00701 feel Baekhan’s bbaf4c693a lips curling 3a8b50084a into a 9ab76915a7 grin against fd3f984ed5 his palm.7abb27f86ae2a833

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“Stop clinging f7a2374440 to me. It’s hot.”ada90a31c95dadf8

“Wanna come 6935a2ccf9 to my eb7a5ca567 place then? I’ve got AC.”ed0fa6de8df91278

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His tactics were 0bb365ec7d utterly shameless. It was infuriating d8456499ef how he kept 179a819d0b clinging despite being c422bcee04 told no. It was even more 6fbdd86f3f infuriating how he kept e0a99a443f making Chiyeong think about c1b2216345 how infuriating it was.9bc414563129cd91

What was 83d7ba1768 he planning 3edf1482a5 to do 98ca6393a8 by luring 87c8bb6f9d Chiyeong to 230178b962 his air-conditioned 858d100b26 room? Probably just suck on 2e58efa103 his lips and make 4fbb98f455 him gag, as usual.b69059755d8c8e2a

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Chiyeong, now too b9b71490d7 fed up to 8252e54085 even respond, said 8e297d48dc dully, “I wouldn’t 4cb37c0605 go even if 3be0242c53 your AC was 9192d61c64 your grandpa.”21156a18c1d93b6b

“Then I’ll rip it 3adace9c0c out and install it 79bd4f2318 in your room.”d28649221bef0e55

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“Rip it out and 61597c31f5 stick it between your 0f2fd3a615 legs. Your constant 8f634a1f0a horniness is 1703e8823b disgusting.”382689834db20347

“You’re playing 8b0de19f1c hard to d5a3e3be7e get, huh? Acting all high 82cf7c7f0a and mighty with f01ccb7a5a that pretty face?”900fceb1da6a9b59

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There he goes b5045828ea again. Chiyeong made a e087f0465f face of pure 59a470cc92 disdain.b2ac89b1f0666064

Baekhan chuckled, 52af4ceac4 still leaning e3be8c133e slightly against 0741ab6628 Chiyeong’s shoulder, a99619ab01 and stretched 72a102214a out a 6fafe8f4ae long arm 3f9bbf91bd to grab 5eabb2cef2 a beer 3462294b30 bottle.992b94b13691a7ee

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Like Heo Inna earlier, a1be1cd754 he popped the cap 8db6b52f99 off with his teeth, 8a5457ecab pressed his lips to 255baf1d67 the bottle’s mouth, and a1c8c0b999 tilted his head back 5dc4c0c479 to drink.3410fb9d5dbdde99

Chiyeong listlessly 7f4af6f58f watched Baekhan’s be5741ee63 thick throat a66a588706 bob as 86e8fc6bd6 he swallowed, 66b4a6fafa then sighed 8137970c65 and turned c5c85354e4 his head 11bceec257 away. Despite his delicate, almost 76669c9ac2 god-crafted appearance, his thick 2e394552e3 neck and broad shoulders 230c04a085 reeked of raw masculinity.f2c1b5879b92dba9

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Masculinity, as dcbbeff860 in beastly. And beasts, ba657b2057 by nature, 41b93c5d54 don’t communicate 88c5597173 with humans. As if to 976d87a5e9 prove this deductive bc7f2bc0b0 reasoning, Baekhan, having 111ba75cde already finished a 55dc7b7136 whole beer, spoke 6725bfb56f without giving up.8f2aad3780606662

“Don’t lock your door. I can 46cdb33c54 pick it b59186a73c with a 318d18b04e strand of 6aef7438a3 hair anyway.”7ec7adec53a111d1

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“You sound like a 0722a66ef0 total creep.”a35e38f0bfc485df

But despite Chiyeong’s words, 12482ad06f Baekhan just grinned. He seemed unexpectedly pleased 7e8667381f with Chiyeong’s good training afec180ebe performance.01a47a1a90a01fe6

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Even during the 9da173ff4b virtual training in 4199b7129e Radon, when Chiyeong 1f54e7bf69 successfully expanded his 16cd094f18 guiding range, Gi 99f3cb2737 Baekhan had tossed 519f4e5b74 aside his usual 4d73d63f9c aggravating comments and cf456a7e5a looked genuinely happy.f1d20c65c9e7286e

His whims weren’t new, 80ba17def6 but as a battalion 2d191524e2 commander overseeing three companies, 117bd78827 he wasn’t the type 5b10c7e6c1 to act without purpose. Hidden behind his 68cfa51647 unpredictable personality, his 2ed053c2b8 skills and tactics b4a35fc85c as a soldier 6d65624b3d were considered the ea19bbc59c best in the d958c6476e center.0d7893920ee3b072

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He might live like 49fc6d2b62 a lunatic, but he c2dd1b2d19 was a man who d366994d82 pursued efficiency in his f99bd4fcad own way. The problem 8ff88381e3 was that bafafca9ec his sense 077c28e481 of efficiency a3089c30d6 and pragmatism 0db1fc32be was dictated 77045eacd0 by his 5a7f30e791 moods.8bdbd45be8a6b6fd

Still, there had bae507984d to be a e74cca3b04 reason for his 952ed6be5a behavior, and it 48cc5add36 frustrated Chiyeong not 90932aabe5 to know what b4ed5f72f1 it was.cb00ca367bcd2137

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No matter 574c41b3ee how often 3de4dcf86f he dealt 9e169dd7c7 with these f48130d152 situations, no 3b86e6292f one would 647087d599 ever get 5001633814 used to 43b84ccfee being toyed 32aad61600 with like a916af627b this.3cf747e0e14d1695

“I don’t 1ea67801d1 know what 311605929c kind of 1c6ee1f0fd nonsense you’re b239640b19 planning to 89ed1a3508 pull with 150bf0e532 me, but b7df66bca1 I’m not 94b1fef697 going to 9c18b7572d just sit feff72d993 back and f653deb326 take it bcb0ca33c2 anymore.”2277245cba16d05b

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Except for Chiyeong and 35bd627937 Gi Baekhan, everyone else 31f14c67f5 was engrossed in eating, 07ee0ba464 drinking, and chatting. Sitting at ec9e9e7d12 the same 8fc1a2ccd5 table, Chiyeong 3baef0cde9 couldn’t help 24bae5600f but feel d93438a5ef he’d never 2926d8a516 truly blend 64505a4ddf in with a1b3096ec3 them.59352485c87375de

Chiyeong didn’t d18d66506f avoid Baekhan’s 601b181aa1 piercing gaze. Those pale eyes, 8c00f9023b like ashes still bb4641b723 holding embers, stared 051ea7fcb6 at him relentlessly.9ec5cf4e5dd9b8bc

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Even if 45ea9ab789 the tear d628ccdfa7 mole near 9ed121a26d those eyes f30d319c9d gave them b50f633a24 a seductive 7b56ca3190 veneer, masking a2871b3534 the arrogance 9183c55bb1 and wildness 57a9770aae within, Chiyeong 9e13b923ac wasn’t fooled, 18e8844445 even if 127849ae48 others might 5069249a8d be.5d7d55bb49117c5c

What stood before him d098b87e2f was a predator that b19bd6099a could devour him at b4ba336593 any moment. Beasts don’t baef8a02a3 understand things 2ea106b5a9 like morality c5ad171588 or kindness, 7429dd911c so Chiyeong 7f2b39d5bb didn’t expect c9c95a695f such things ae551af6d8 from him.375cc83d0115a840

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Or rather, he’d 44ed960a4e come too far 29c4bae35c from the days 9590be6841 when he once 0f560ff3a4 held such expectations.239d57a05c29dc68

Baekhan gave a slight c236b047f7 smile. His eyes, 4b15c3d701 hiding his b2bc8c2b7b true intentions, 63c5d9dcfa were still 01b0f59a48 fixed on eb49923093 Chiyeong.8a4fc999b392952b

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“Okay. So you 9f8b9e39df don’t like dc57b670ad just taking c9c13e406b it, huh? Then get on 0bd8df59a3 top, Second Lieutenant. Your big 2b114becf6 bro’s fine 1718c42ee4 with you 8e5ad0fd25 riding.”23f2270428504953

The sultry dddb2e181f smile, with 2ca5ffddc4 his tear 8c8e1ae7a9 mole slightly 5beddafd24 crinkling, was be2f0af0a6 amusingly at 9ba796a868 odds with b01e4a1838 the cold ca5252f890 intensity in bb4245e62a his eyes.c326a3174e83b391

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Even if the ecd2d577b1 whole world falls fcaf40529b for you, I’m d2f9c1741d done being fooled. I gave b4eef83340 you everything 867d6060cd already, and 5c0eb0e930 now I’ve 7a448c8a77 got nothing 762652ac9b left to d5184ea507 give.f5e2a2f74dfc6a41

Instead of 108d57b22e getting angry, 12fa0a3762 Chiyeong spoke 85d60e1cfa impassively.735dfbc46f79ccfd

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“You keep 46e54a0dd2 gagging but 4e052911f0 never give bba202e90f up. Is your 08e88b1481 ability to d9d48223e1 learn dead?”f0c4d702dea27c61

“I’m perfectly alive, c1ed7e7b09 and my dream 62c0b4e204 is to die 87862bbbac in bed.”07232d46e186c666

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Empty words, insincere eyes, fd135ddcd8 a noisy table, piles b26cf43a51 of food, and an f3472e29b6 untouched glass of cola 3d097ba283 that wasn’t even his.cdf137001d636554

There was 7657d43a59 nothing on 0c9a1f1d58 this table c1633009f1 that belonged 68f50cda3f to Chiyeong.1cafff2f956230b8

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“You’re a bastard.”8de9e72cf05649cf

Tears suddenly 1b255384d8 welled up, 852a01f4d4 and Chiyeong, 02ce8b5dbd eyes reddening 602d58ba90 as he cea8d65059 forced them eb7d14066b back, glared 8fc5f82537 at Baekhan.663be660ae07be8a

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Lately, he 9637bf8d84 felt this 1789f36fbd pathetic self-pity 68f94c0f3c at the f5c4645dd1 drop of 2b12745219 a hat. He needed to a5842dc385 get discharged soon.3451dac254eb4af6

If this daf9b81dc0 kept up, e64f849044 one day fd9857f725 he might 547694eab0 steal a c5b7bd43b2 rifle, blow cb39db6a2b Gi Baekhan’s c582c7a92d head off be861c0ac6 while he 80b8cbd287 slept, and f48682b35c then kill 34cbfbe9a8 himself.dd20582aae914929

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Baekhan’s gaze, f946651af8 which had b025702ec5 been licking 0eefccef29 Chiyeong’s cheek, 8895b90d75 met his a1ddde7c3c eyes again.e128dfd1c33f0646

“Oh, how refreshing. This isn’t a one- b77072d14f or two-day thing, is 2f3a7b0a8a it?”3902be4810862f71

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Baekhan laughed gleefully.ec4310dcef144da5

Chiyeong looked away. It seemed 739ce8d8d1 he wouldn’t d5a5bc96b0 be sleeping 7fd267f5be alone tonight.fce62ee2b5c426c9

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In the end, 98ced5b41e they returned to 1a565f4a87 the dorm with 48fd8fe5db just the two 0074e30c03 of them. Chiyeong, as expected, was eb908dac8c practically kidnapped back.79bae02b98c2da9b

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“Hey, what’s with 8a09b1b5e9 your hair?”7f9196558cbde4de

Baekhan said 2aa128b288 with a d1bd35ff49 pitying tone, 890155851a looking at c86727105a Chiyeong. He was shirtless, wearing 5dd4c816e3 only a pair of 0a030c1e67 sports brand shorts that ec4b74879a came just above his ff45466e51 knees.0bb78bd8ad8ccfb4

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Chiyeong, dripping df3a81611c water from 8f3100d6cc his hair, 93e6460e7d stepped out 78b860cd27 of the b4c9d3eac6 attached bathroom a571a94aae and heard 882eac5b98 him but e1deb51ba7 didn’t respond.63761a103537f849

“You should 40240eff4e put some 2e87524f0f proper clothes a1c00e65ab on,” he 39aaffc97c wanted to c08ef0bdef retort, but 3e8db51926 with Baekhan’s 33e4443198 personality, it 4d7c3e2f2f was a d18b4840e7 miracle he 5e4fd982ca wasn’t wandering 170470a019 around the 95d9c2cdb7 room in 80dc18bce4 just his f9a2d00458 underwear, so d0e0a6f881 Chiyeong held 02a9a8aef8 back.b0a5c0b0e8e9f123

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Instead of saying anything, fdbccf2a85 Chiyeong tidied up the f48ec13458 slightly messy room. He brushed off 4911019af6 a shirt he’d 5d6282c0b4 left on a b61cd67aed chair and hung 8d649e39d0 it on a ff195e77b4 hanger.80d3dea08e8593fa

It was ffca178924 a fluid 4b9eb46c0c act of 6808715ecd ignoring, but 515cd9b9f7 Baekhan wasn’t 34699ab195 fazed. With an unlit a0228b37e9 cigarette between his 4c33e7bf93 lips, he went cee7ac8f60 to the bathroom, 62bb0e8165 grabbed a towel, 8e8d902467 and came back a7d4dae225 out.ccb4a2afd770bf98

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Then, like calling 3a2e268d84 a neighborhood dog, 5c54187248 he beckoned Chiyeong 47e668a12b with a flick 59dcb9edbe of his hand.80bed803d4d36687

“Come here. I’ll dry your hair f0fe3da730 for you.”2d7376604ce733e0

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…He’s something else.b7c7856ecc3decba

He’d said he 74263e244b was staying over, c1b2d2facc and it seemed 977969f7b5 he meant it, 31a9e1cb1b meddling in every 6b719864f5 little thing in e443472d34 the most annoying 227ac0f675 way. Chiyeong tried to 18a0423aa4 ignore him, but 01d3604875 he was grabbed 8fe7fd3c4a by the waist bc71abccee and dragged over.f52accba68f5ea9d

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“You’ll catch 49761b9d78 a cold 864eb47f6f sleeping like e71055350e this. Don’t you ac76ef2567 ever pay ed33232e2a attention? It’s obvious how 26d3c98e7b reckless you are.”cbdf3f57eb9969e2

“…Look who’s talking.”7a9298908d6398fd

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Ignoring Chiyeong’s mutter, Gi 6bbc3211f2 Baekhan dragged him over, 07a2e3c469 sat him on the 445ca732b0 bed, plopped down behind cf2578f93a him, and draped the d38d669d65 towel over his head.b8c3707bef78a43a

Even as 05d26097ec the dinner 91c2b47997 gathering ended 7fbbd837e3 and the 512b410813 other espers 7ad8833bc1 watched, Gi f5d2955ea9 Baekhan stubbornly c117bf1963 clung to 278c694fca Chiyeong.634a163ecb26f0b2

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“Daddy and aec0145be5 Mommy are 2a8a415ed5 busy, so 97c4d45391 the kids a912e912ee should come ef0be53257 home late 75a579e856 tonight.”23e8e880e042cfec

“What the… Is the 96a38f9440 dorm theirs or something? Ridiculous…”2f23a77d0de09b15

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“Did the 97ae154858 guy who cfd1de256c just spoke fe9042bc1d volunteer to af73253e87 cover the 920a976167 bill?”dc29e6af2c2aecfc

“No, sir, Battalion Commander! Salute!”a15e197a71ddb5e3

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Kim Minwoo saluted the ee0152bc53 air. His hand, trembling 7baa32635f at the edge 3d8fd89288 of his eyebrow 510a25e565 as if from d2a1efb35f recoil, was playfully 9dbe43a11d exaggerated.3c34de4fdc46bbf1

Gi Baekhan tossed 8b412fcd23 his card into ecb29509fa the air.b3890e3416fd1ffb

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“Kill some 228d347691 time and cd586e6fcf come back 7ba021034b later. Go bowling, play 9123dc52f9 pool, get a bd21204783 massage—whatever. Anyone back before 3 db76177e92 a.m. runs 300 35f9b8899a laps around cb1a83128d the drill 0fdd817432 ground.”77b6ece593adc093

“I really hate this. Don’t you hate espers dd96f33813 like him, Second Lieutenant 436a165091 Ahn?”64310b0203a5ac40

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At Heo Inna’s 28a98be6c6 words, before Chiyeong ea05ebcb58 could say, “Yes, f19ab8c8b0 I really hate 18e369f4cc him. I hate the b4c7e7171e public sexual harassment 98a9176814 and the comments 2f2c30dbb7 about our relationship c1279a5158 in front of 6a014926c6 the team. I want to 53802f044d bash his head c8f079c9dc with a tray,” 2e9c36869c his waist was 101b5dce11 grabbed, and he f466e91e0d was dragged out 24fa03c573 of the restaurant d04c3dc4eb like he was be9661583f being carried. What a 37fd4b6d83 complete jerk.9ca783461a2b7e9f

The other espers said de1ace7389 they’d drink all night f214f01789 in Nurim-dong and head f608f63de9 to a 24-hour pool 9df593aeda hall.b77fc91777495247

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The pool hall c242aaca14 had cues and 76c4b0046e balls made of 8b54952167 metal to withstand 21ee54d534 the espers’ strength. But even ccffa1b977 with those 851b7853af heavy metal fdc68be699 balls, some 023c36b94f lunatics still 2e5dbea423 managed to 8d0fa28fce get massages, 888057e7d6 so that 1119b0d811 said it 7b5e4090af all.d9043cc07c627913

Anyway, having secured df05e5d21e Gi Baekhan’s card, 7c4b9beb98 they retreated without 02987aea2a complaint, leaving Chiyeong 75beaef928 trapped under Baekhan’s 567ba775c8 arm without rescuing f6040fec64 him.19d6b57f485251f3

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Back at ca46d021c9 the dorm 08aaf2ec47 with just 1d5a635a70 the two 885875383e of them, 5601dccfc6 Chiyeong wondered 63802177f0 what Baekhan eb76b10b7e was planning, 60f55ba73a but he 4b204e80b9 just followed 388ca04940 him into c1f600577b the room 7d932d98b4 and told 2c7782a94f him to 11f768e362 shower.4752826b7bb1e017

“You’re not d71d81dfd0 gonna sleep ad25a5c60e without showering, 3049d60242 are you? That’s gross…”c582761f4f57483b

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Chiyeong, fed up with d948fcdfb4 Gi Baekhan’s exaggerated disgust bcc2424abd and wide-eyed expression, went 035dd4a81e into the bathroom without f0f05bd0dd a word.1d316a6eb339b3b6

It seemed Chiyeong faf7698a22 had gone to 1392c741b8 the bathroom first, 7c3cb6d3e2 but somehow Baekhan 43a4e4d9b9 had already showered 0b7579733f in the meantime. His hair was 7dcad29f0f slightly damp, though f214a9ad2d not dripping like cd6154f748 Chiyeong’s.e12bda951f51b8bd

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The hands ab5d7fda17 drying Chiyeong’s e9706ecc1a hair were 09044be250 surprisingly gentle. It was strange. Chiyeong couldn’t help but 8629c35244 nod off a bit.992896d32863cd6c

“Whoa, you falling 678acdd59a asleep?”9911a89d4fe4abca

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“…I’m not.”5e54fa31ddee15cd

He denied 2b709db85f it reflexively, 6684e58c56 but Gi 467838ec92 Baekhan didn’t f79c86bd2c buy it.992d553106e177b5

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“Don’t sleep. We’ve got stuff to add5eb1bf2 do.”3ad942fb8c5cffe2

What stuff? As Chiyeong blinked groggily, f2a0a572dd Baekhan pulled the towel c318e44b72 off his head and 7d0a9e2fec tugged him further onto 4b1d5cf03c the bed.c36d5b8bf4c61547

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Not satisfied bf36349ff4 with that, 12b1b8a4f9 he turned 2b55dfeefa Chiyeong to 7721ab7b0e face him, 1045c9e120 grabbed his 987eca8b05 ankle, and a7dafe4339 pulled him 4a48be32d5 close. In an instant, Chiyeong 8eda63c967 was dragged between Baekhan’s 2415a340c7 legs.708105abda32052c

His thighs, b3b1d5d6d4 clad only b00f8448e0 in sleep 7b8e165a65 shorts, rested a0e8dfd804 atop Baekhan’s, 8abb7c509c his legs d1739b67d4 stretched out, 2b2d67bd56 touching Baekhan’s 3e7bb40fbd waist.a2a444bb021c7fe8

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Chiyeong froze in shock. It felt like something c3afc3d63d dangerous was pressing against e79955a6d3 him. Looking down, he was 498d5d0d0f dumbfounded. There was no 0a5ddab8e0 way a guy 36a222dd82 who’d changed into fcf573da5d sleep shorts had e8c0180367 a rifle tucked 896e3e8573 in his crotch, 9ae648f9e3 so it could 860b48383f only be that.5babc209f60d597b

“What’s got you so 88627465b4 stiff…”d540b5fdae28a48b

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“Your room smells 4869de88a9 nice.”59d374af351b3464

He got like 825b206758 that just from 02bba0a802 a scent? Chiyeong, half-disgusted ae46f69453 and unable 4ca99c207e to believe c74a433612 it, glanced ba54345bec down before b76775abd0 turning his 404565a1f3 head away.c503c544a48bed4c

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This guy’s teasing was 6036135efd something else. Chiyeong hated this 2d8e358cdf trap.6cf9979284e18bbb

He knew better than c74062153d anyone that Gi Baekhan 09961950a3 had no real feelings ce6f64dad1 for him, yet even 897bee11f6 as he thought about ac3f7dd28d breaking free, he hesitated 50b5db4d12 at Baekhan’s words.9bd62101da26a5be

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Climbing the cliff a0196f590b relentlessly to escape dfa0c4f3af this bottomless pit, 0d40c0eaa4 only to be 8afb837b53 sucked back into cc5e32d17a the darkness by 38ce846f28 a moment’s hesitation.f83b8a62b59c2cca

An inescapable 4093c58f54 trap, a 2db8d477a8 heavy yoke. Chiyeong closed and opened 700e1e8e94 his eyes with a e148f0ba87 weary expression.2aff8ece027959ca

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“…A kiss dbd0400c94 will do?”7ed1b590338a1f36

“What, you’ll give me 1b8fb58980 one?”6486a3f22aef9819

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Baekhan chuckled. Chiyeong, half-lidded eyes 1583bd5e4c on him, wrapped 24764f717b his arms around 4e6b79db50 Baekhan’s neck.162611fdee0c44ec

“…….”1356ea6fc58b538a

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“…….”bc8a9fa437069501

For once, f94d15a057 Gi Baekhan 2a34b6e23b shut his a93cb5cf5b cursed mouth. Chiyeong could f9cda32fbe feel him 19e045d704 staring intensely.b371de8fe24b3178

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But Chiyeong 755c758ce7 was looking dae06d6118 at Baekhan’s 1f2ac02c54 lips. His lowered 472ab17ef8 eyelashes trembled be0083cc39 slightly.f38cdb5d6f92263e

Chiyeong was 84c46832e3 about to e9b6d24c5c go on bec04c0cc2 a mission 2d2a88f1ee soon. It meant a2af490508 he didn’t 744db5a4bb have much cec0b96873 time left 8032ac6d55 as Gi 0c813a921c Baekhan’s imprinted 6761d77b4d guide.5265b9a6c1231934

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So, letting da96a205fd himself be b17b98b3ec swayed by 30e9ff1b34 Baekhan’s whims 1fd226a710 might not 4e1fa4e012 be so e036ba102d bad.a06ea9c0a8bee0b6

The love-hate a1b11e0fad relationship between 7b78858d09 espers and 54ebcd53d1 guides is c8e1cb1eb2 complex. Some espers are obsessed 3e649a1407 with their guides, while 5e8c1772a3 some guides one-sidedly pine 65d972c49c for their espers. Some guides even use 6da8789d4d their guiding as leverage a729d4dbdf to gain an esper’s 590facf040 affection.b44996823858eac4

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In terms of raw 0fe7d75b37 power, espers are superior, c58033e671 but guides hold the 1c945fa640 intrinsic upper hand.8308bddb881a145b

Yet Chiyeong f467251e30 had never b735659c13 once used 2726e485da his guiding c0b9c7bca1 to demand 9241d4f148 anything from a2868b29c1 Gi Baekhan.040dcb37344ef234

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Chiyeong felt inferior 44c765a100 about his guiding. If his rank 013cc9b76a had been just c1ecd1e414 a bit higher, f7f44721c6 he thought he becb733f02 could’ve stood up 4ae446d767 to Baekhan with b2a582d875 confidence.f62042a054b1245f

Even if 1e17dae6cf Baekhan looked 7f35ef89a2 down on 95852a6414 him for 06355cd801 being a 94cd253f66 man, a bec60db0fb higher guiding c73fcf59e3 rank would’ve 31b0dce578 let Chiyeong eb76c75846 assert his 9171433659 rights as 52d56f4c0f an imprinted e506f398a2 guide.6e6300c1b4550e2a

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But through multiple 4d6b72bfd7 training sessions as 42d56e0dfb discharge approached, Chiyeong 58bdb5dab3 gained a sliver 14f130e30d of confidence.00e76ced8275d154

Not confidence in being 9d0f8d5fa3 good at guiding, but 05b09d0b01 the realization that whether 5ee3e05147 he was good at 59b96132a5 it or not, it 94b4b43f40 didn’t matter much to 7f4a9ef12c living his life.ceb8c677ffadde3a

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For espers, it 88ea1f5303 might be different, eef58272e7 but for guides, 0fad3902a8 returning to civilian eea82a1de0 life wouldn’t change 6e6cec59c2 much. He wanted to go 2bfb194392 out, use his savings, 28a0433438 find a decent job, e24ee3db9d and stand on his 2421c0ba99 own.5650ece183c2d906

The realization that 185d6c448c Gi Baekhan could 94d7a9228b no longer interfere f28d7e38d0 with his life 718493b29e plans gave Chiyeong 98890c8f60 a newfound confidence.ff47ef36369ef121

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And with a8932071a4 that, he 5c40ad2af6 felt inclined dbdd87c960 to give cd6992125d Baekhan what 48d84ca151 he wanted, d20c60a25a at least d1ada2c29e for now. Baekhan wanted guiding but 4c382897c6 always tormented Chiyeong, perhaps 857bfe3e37 fearing he’d get too a54f9edca9 cocky. That behavior had 720b0bcb9f always grated on c6a0a6e829 him.ef4787d65930dbae

But now, even af7003d1cf those feelings of ac495e86b7 anger were fading. His desperate e7668fa92a desire had 656594dac8 shifted from 3bf3188e35 Gi Baekhan 9a7b66b83a to discharge.5d9c7f87130aa0df

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That was a badb730672 massive difference. There was no 70144b50b1 longer a reason 0de571e78c to live in 8be5cc323b constant anxiety.53871e5b2b05af01

During his a80c46eec5 love for 65372e368e Gi Baekhan, 2496f082f0 Chiyeong had 5d97e21973 burned through 6caabe01c9 not just aa2d71e8bf his heart 0678ce1eff but his 75459b25dc patience, pride, 9dc86158c1 expectations, and 6ba518af54 composure. Hesitation, too, b83c93b4ba was no 7d3c5712d1 exception.ea13160d70638461

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So there b02bc4828b was no a1e952dc8c need to 986ec48068 hesitate anymore. Whether he loved him 204cf8d5de or not, Gi Baekhan ffd6689b3d was forever a stranger 368359ca7b in Ahn Chiyeong’s heart.a1f4c625a36a2d44

And so, with 05e55448ad their true feelings 84d46d2cfb unknown to each 45595d0dc0 other, the kiss 865ae6e872 began.ee7b4c6f1b4ff63c

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“…Ha.”2dd27b84264df0d6

A short breath escaped 3d16e69de8 Gi Baekhan’s lips between 1b379e1f54 their touching mouths. He grabbed a70fa19d29 Chiyeong’s hips, 1f5f175250 lifting him 7ecdf54524 fully onto a15116173b his thighs.5cef2ce33ac93b96

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The kiss, 13340b136a which started 0b292b5e90 with Chiyeong fdc52f24e2 looking up 427773d331 at him, 5f49946b50 deepened as debd9ab8a3 he looked 9563d2ed4e down. The sensation of their 23b8f24b97 lips pressing together was 02e45ce8f2 vivid. The soft 8fe7813fc4 feeling was 8180e3a9e7 so unlike 795dd4301b Gi Baekhan. It was hard f3029f6fae to believe he 996dcd2d3b had such a adcd49feab tender side.557453ed1d302522

As if mocking Chiyeong, 5d72d3aef1 who could only let a594513abf their lips touch without 0e4756c8ca further action, something plump 00a2f72793 slipped in, stirring everything 2a73eb3e9c up.ad40914bb433789d

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A shiver ran f967e37f00 down his spine. With a small “Hnn,” a35e3c0060 he instinctively tried to 5a81fc6841 pull back, but a 4a60f47621 large hand blocked the be6075ad0c back of his head, f57500df10 foiling the attempt. Baekhan’s thick, long fingers f67c0b21e1 tangled in Chiyeong’s wet 819bb4d086 hair.ef90d55afe5be4aa

“Hnng…”eda6834ecbf9f864

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As a 7959c18c0f stifled breath f138b65b16 burst through b7753ca940 the brief 6b4fd3a01b gap between 9cf83207be their lips, 19abb5480b Gi Baekhan d3f7d76b60 cursed. Chiyeong pushed against his dfa3ad0be6 chest.27963b389d9304f5

At first, 04c3af3144 Baekhan ignored 3ad96afcf7 it, but 98373324f2 as Chiyeong d268d343c1 kept pushing, edfbd0d814 he reluctantly 97c7b05c29 parted their 1397fb50b4 lips.2c87544fb6de3a75

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A wet sound accompanied 71b174e3e4 the separation of their 4c7c1afd76 mouths. Baekhan, eyes half-lidded, looked 1559a44ced at Chiyeong and asked, d01807c62a “Why…”f5f34aff4efd8480

“…Why’d you 549188d69b stick your 1e9c6d9d4b tongue in?”10eae7af390cae6d

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“Ugh, come on.”470c3a379a26393c

Covering his slightly wet 6a7b2c209d lips with his palm 2612a38c27 and pushing Baekhan’s chest, 0127785c66 Chiyeong was pulled back 8e99412115 into his arms as 792d8b60ed Baekhan grabbed his wrist.dd32cd9cbc926984

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Their kiss resumed. Chiyeong could b8179a8e8b feel the 32240ea990 guiding energy 1056d02879 flowing out 3b2faa4a9f from the f16593216a point of f5ff50d65f contact.1cd7ca8d05a37281

Pulled against Baekhan’s chest, 8ee4f81697 he could sense his bcac544856 breathing through the touch. Feeling the 607716e52c thick ribcage b9430f880e rise and 036ccb54e7 fall made 602ec92e87 Chiyeong’s face f828a60182 burn.bc15e10340f650d2

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With a muffled “Hnn,” db5472a6cc Chiyeong tried to wriggle 235e79ba8f out of his embrace 50f93052d9 again, but it wasn’t ab601a68c7 easy.507a92552c07f495

Baekhan licked Chiyeong’s wet cc22f8c39c lips and spoke without 8c93ccb31a pulling away. The ticklish sensation came 2948da1ec2 with every word.7aea451000e3527c

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“…Every time you guide a47b57dc2c me, it turns me 5d0a7e1fbe on.”a1918494a7a51526

“…….”d1ee6f081542aa29

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“It’s a 23f8bed7ed bit different 81c9c7e4e4 from before… 00997e2bfe Got a bc8ca6ddb1 checkup scheduled?”831b56a3170b5b50

“No, hng, wait…”2b587e1f7eea1d88

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He asked 74aa324088 but didn’t 7186dac1af wait for 1866a1d5ad an answer, 2ccc20ff29 diving back c12a200a6f in to f87f802e71 part Chiyeong’s c99965d106 lips. The rough 259ef70ba2 texture of 0da820510f his tongue 8b5d57b3e8 came through 8e9399d8a8 the softness 9790d579d9 of his 8ecb8fd4ea lips.c222862030c07ead

Chiyeong shook his ad13fe1866 head again, but dda45067f9 it was no f652acfa62 use. Baekhan even grabbed his 4723df0d2c jaw, pressing his cheeks d9522f8610 to force his mouth 87bb065d86 open, probing inside as 5ef8f7af84 if searching for hidden be9aaaea92 secrets.8c6c23d7acf2a62c

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A similar sensation 4da184e635 brushed his neck. Gi Baekhan’s 9bbe59e453 bare skin 0dbb8f8742 was felt df1d04df3c under Chiyeong’s e4967dd4d1 hand.19be3476a210bfe6

Chiyeong thought he 1307d0cdda was only slightly ea9b33b485 dizzy, but in f196f2e847 reality, his eyes b79bb3ec02 were already unfocused, 80c5d0df81 like someone who’d 7c86c46add lost consciousness.e675c59b7c95fbb5

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His hazy eyes ad23eb74a3 appeared and disappeared d6e6406291 between his eyelashes 2b5d8198bf with each panting 8764de4f64 breath. Baekhan was staring intently 7bfee18bfe at those eyes.85898e74a83b3c7e

He pulled back from ff5a801e65 the kiss, looked into f6fa2e8b35 Chiyeong’s eyes, and kissed 746d9ea44b him again.e4ea93abeddd5ca5

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He acted like he 803fee03a2 wanted to swallow Chiyeong’s 4ae75b2c9d reactions whole. It wasn’t 663ebdec91 just about 5ee6b118c3 the kiss—he ea74b65c81 seemed curious 69bb2fe428 about Chiyeong’s 2aa0036889 response.6962aaf528d3ad0d

He seemed to want d470fed344 to know what Chiyeong bc23f667a6 thought of their kiss, 5388a82e33 how he felt about 7d15f03d46 his tongue exploring his 9c892567a0 mouth.7fc7bfa292ec6e13

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Chiyeong found 7b1578f025 it strange. Gi Baekhan had deccd778b2 no reason to 7fdbff548c care.006d89fe3722d656

All he b8d98685a6 wanted was 4797760f77 guiding, and faa75ff30c Chiyeong’s reactions 9733b317ea were irrelevant dadb72597e to that.888ace4c53bbf6b9

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