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My prediction that 18ed73e6ac the matching rate dcef8ebcc5 results would be 42b071468e good was spot f6689d1eea on.72119f5c782218dc

[The matching rate between Esper “Hugo Alexis” and Guide “Sophia Kang” is 71%.]

Considering that 7b2fc2b97b the preliminary eccef2a9bf test had 838fd19271 yielded a 2b79ba20f2 70% result, 9fd293f6e8 this was d70e6f6490 a 1% cbc0094892 improvement.ea0cd7fc2cfc391e

The previous candidates had 85e998a940 significantly lower results than 5b74bdaa26 the preliminary test.db7703d5c90af4b6

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It was amazing to 218f7bee14 think that‘the’Hugo Alexis 70a0fce25c has such 0680abdcc9 a high 70b927382e matching rate.050693171dda9e8f

“As I said before, the matching rate will be re-examined after a year…”127ca5cb6e4f75f7

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Richard, whose expression d85b2d8254 hardened after seeing 379d15dffa the results, added 23d04a7ae0 a few words.35b356b9ba752543

It seemed like he 5b540dc20e was worried that Hugo 2db8bc635d and I might be 3232a9367f so satisfied with the 227de6441e results that we would 723b86925e skip over the candidate 5802e83841 process and immediately start 8c7ae4b3ca working as a pair.f70aee108c30f958

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If that 35f24711c2 happens, there 28e8de85ec will be 0cd9969904 no reason b2fb189f8c to keep a7232f04e8 my pair 4be3e5321d candidates, Philip e8c8437b5e and Daniel, 6c6fde74a4 in Ohio.65edcd9c91dc5e82

I glanced at Hugo; it seemed like Richard’s words weren’t even reaching his ears.9882af7eb79c74fc

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Hugo’s blue eyes were fixed on the number ‘71’ on the result sheet.701c5783b6f8a94c

“Ahem. Then, let’s take some time to get to know each other.”4faab82ad1cca784

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“…Yes. I will leave now.”2bbd4783d5830cba

Finally, Richard finished speaking. Hugo’s gaze also shifted away from the result sheet.c04198c24c2e7e9a

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His pale face signaled 5f58a2bcf2 his intent to leave.8adb0920bdc61936

Before turning 6814dadd29 away, he 96cf076dc3 looked at 7be1c789dd me, hesitated, 8ea682dc40 and then 2f35882d57 spoke.91f834eed49bb569

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“…Thank you, Yi-seo.”67163369a0279f76

The blue eyes a61cd2bcb2 sparkled at me. They were 264c56a4ec the eyes eb44e81312 of a ae1725c451 child who 6b1304cec7 had just f033999b63 found a 382df1410b toy he 0225ca00d9 wanted.d9f7d104009dc6ec

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I understood the possessiveness for a guide with a high-matching rate, but given how young the other party appeared, I didn’t think it would be a big deal.a4c0ed1173683565

“Yeah. If you’re having a hard time again, just let me know, Hugo.”1a677e3593760de2

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That’s what I said. I didn’t realize that even though Hugo was young, an Esper is still an Esper.d7e6dc72bf743d9f

That was my c03f7172f6 mistake.143542a61327c889

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That evening, I ee141e3363 had boiled pork d7e421fb35 and kimchi with 8f020d46f6 my parents.470c798a3818a6bc

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It was thanks to fa5e073f4b my dad who had 6e60ca2b24 prepared these while my 4378977108 mom and I were 03b6f21b40 at the center.58990abc2cf0b6c7

“Isn’t it spicy?”e0b8670be71e4319

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“Yes, it’s delicious. Dad is the best.”24bfae39dfbbd1e8

I gave a thumbs-up 1baf04a41b to my dad as dbaeca5903 if waiting for praise.adbd655c47162125

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Dad smiled softly and ec36b267a8 glanced at me. I think 0adc8fc6d2 he had 33f4d4813c something he 910bbae432 wanted to 6fd2902007 ask.e97d4646e3576d0d

“Um… well.”77790d20bca71bf2

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“What’s wrong, Dad?”5859e941b11ba1f2

“About the Esper you met today… I was wondering if everything went well.”fe8395cb65fddeda

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Ah. He was curious b8c111b79c about Hugo.2b7878222a15a018

Come to think of bfd43058ac it, Dad liked Hugo f22cc23438 the most among my 1d05ec35fb pair candidates.32a449642e8bbc32

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For the simple reason 007c885232 that there wasn’t much 13daed68ae of an age difference fc583e1dfb between him and me.a5b1fa70cb56129a

It must have 6b49a305cf bothered him that d52dbb8cc2 his young daughter 552579f4d8 had become a d3b378f09c guide, and possibly 2fef5c1576 engaging in some d0ef2cceda skinship with an 1b4761dcbc Esper under the 25f1d57c59 guise of guiding.4546b38cf367cb61

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Mom, who was busy with work at the research institute, was aware of Dad’s concerns, so she quietly stepped in and reassured him.a380e46d5e66b57d

“He’s still young, but he was very mature and considerate.”88d0cac47d7bf7ed

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“Is that so?”af7fcaf2e042dc6b

“Yes. Yi-seo offered to do the radial guiding, so she went into the public guiding room with him.”763d8a36032d8bd4

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While I was eating ee1e5191ad kimchi on moderately greasy ac5922f91a boiled pork, my mom 35d4599290 spilled out a story 541c39a53f of what happened while 110d1c1365 I was asleep.6d59ddf2d963519a

“Yi-seo must cc26227037 have been 9dbb77eb55 tired and 5454491ab5 fell asleep, e72dd64b48 but that bb896a7b06 kid covered ef2b17bef1 her with af3077c385 his blanket.”8379d42e20e0c1f6

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This was baf7a55058 the first f4d23f8dca time I e54105d13a heard this.fd84a1aa6db80e33

“Hugo put his 35e7327579 blanket over me?”fac515799641ea0b

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“Yes. Then he said no to wake you up and leave you alone. He said he’d wait in the reception room.”d1eecb577ed2c74d

Mom laughed. At the ce3a7608e5 same time, 536ab6cab2 I recalled a0e49c15da what Hugo eb0f472eb2 had said 2c206dcadd earlier, that eef91c3eac he left 3d5b52d184 the guiding d06fa4b0bb room because 18cee0fe55 he thought e28a73bab6 I might 5f16ffb544 be overdoing e4d0f6ad3a it.b66ed2fadb85e55d

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That… sly, soft little puppy.3d200c6168c80765

I felt a warmth fa12567996 spread over my shoulders 2ccf6aa968 and ears. Noticing this, a7fde82ee2 Dad nervously 55a035cdf4 asked me.6fbdaffd458965b4

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“So, do you have a favorite Esper out of the candidates?”ae084ccd971dfcdd

It was obvious a205825eda what kind of 3fa62e455a answer he was ba2d5d7d0f hoping for. I hesitated for 9491fb8761 a moment and 95460f1589 then gave him 32601ad8d5 the answer he 722c6f0b56 wanted.c0420ba62a6aa29f

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“No, I like you the most, Dad.”e92b9a0a8c401092

Dad’s face relaxed. Mom shook her a74951d35b head as she e3ccff3bd3 looked at Dad 579d725803 wander off.11dda32821788bfe

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I couldn’t help but c4ef5285f5 laugh. These little 6b986e7ed9 moments of 789890a19a happiness were 88e5a56fd4 so precious daacc8a735 that a a018a0e967 smile came 8593c51165 naturally.f92c39de0f217301

‘Come to think of it…’10849a8acb657cea

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I suddenly remembered af607915fd Hugo, who had ae5ecfd945 been alone in 37f40de2d2 the reception room.2c3e25446ce5e3af

‘Hugo seemed to have 856cff583b come alone, without a 9dbf914ee5 guardian.’000aabd5ee1333f0

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Did that kid 73a8fb1032 eat dinner? I should’ve asked for 65b1cfdf75 his contact info.227a6b1c84f11f61

As my expression 532940dec7 quickly faded, Mom 8899f5b5a9 looked at me 3dae75e3dc with concern.ca8c1bbb9a6d378f

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“Yi-seo, what’s on your mind?”f48fe00ac1c2a545

“Um… Did Hugo eat dinner?”665e773e3760a74f

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On my plate, there 7ade2c2611 were small pieces of 35dea29371 boiled pork my mom 530b02862b had cut up for 870e6eb896 me and some kimchi, cb8ceec99b that were made moderately b0c926c19f spicy and sweet to b451964118 suit a child’s taste.058d89fa23074108

What had once 32b58b63f9 tasted delicious now 695ba2c982 felt like it d2f36ca8ff was stuck in 8f49109998 my throat.0eb9cfce1bb2f043

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“Hugo is still a seven-year-old baby. But it seemed like he came to Ohio alone. Philip and Daniel both came with their assistants.”75c7327fbef38b16

Mom wanted to say something about the “seven-year-old baby” part.f4c9aaab926f8b25

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It must have seemed odd to her that I, a six-year-old, was calling a seven-year-old a “baby.”b631f19396439d82

But Dad 89efd787eb stopped her 0caa1be2ce by gently cf8f44b652 covering her 9ece0383b0 hand with 625c31e53e his. Then he asked 1b5403cbff in a soft d92943c317 voice.1c7276a43186f23e

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“Are you worried about Hugo?”0bffe28a15e01507

“Yeah… he’s only seven. Do you think he ate by himself?”05e2db6984130052

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“Oh my, our daughter… you’re so thoughtful.”5fd17f397a3ae6a1

Dad stood up from his seat and hugged me. As I wrapped my arms around his neck, I could hear Mom’s voice next to me.fb96cf97f91b1f8d

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“Don’t worry. Hugo is an S-class Esper, so the center director must be taking care of him.”1f581b3077b05843

Mom added that since 59ed9307ef Hugo is such a 36dc28302b valuable talent, he will abca7f7b8c be treated well, so 73e71a7c3d there was no need f423e412a5 to worry about him 6e867da027 missing meals.1871a088a8eec0eb

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Thinking like a researcher c283599dea from the science department.31dff7a6e9d70e59

Despite her reassuring 0ffbbab7bd words, I hesitated. Mom gently stroked e34224c519 my cheek as ca585b9655 I rested my 1e1e131e8a head on Dad’s dd107429a2 shoulder.f510d4a77c7fc254

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“If you’re still worried, let’s ask him to have a meal together next time.”57c80c45803686e3

“…Okay.”a8bcb1825e6d47f4

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Right. The next time we 6e3b203c31 meet, I’ll ask him 2cd963afc2 to have a meal 4ea0854853 together and get his a05111fb32 contact info.c09e06fd22199f2a

As my parents comforted fdfb4c3c83 me, I returned to 832b20dced the table and continued 158073f7b5 my meal.3db76de3636d1ca4

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I finished 3b470350b9 all the bc95c1a448 pork and f6479d71f9 kimchi that b4242d628c had been 26489b8ec8 served to 9d48652dec me, but 4d069679ff somehow, I 057fcc55c3 still have 8bda899841 a rough 48294d72e4 feeling in 56790894f2 my mouth.fdfcc911115da90f

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After meeting all dcd76f1121 three of the 71fdce1e17 pair candidates, my d32ec0b3c0 hectic daily life 93989da7df officially began.76ac9c534ec18e98

I had to 5ba543d76d attend guiding lessons 7e76b9a676 and take turns 37a7cdbaf8 meeting with the 020c4e92db three candidates.58e5b6a1a3270e1b

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The expression“I was so busy I couldn’t catch my breath”felt like the perfect 862ad800a5 fit.e3226a174251a95b

I was attending cc37bc3f6f a guiding class 80e5a68b57 that day.c7638df6f216fcc0

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The day before, cb37cacfdb I had met 0e447d0b86 Philip, and we 716882b509 awkwardly talked while b0c7562267 eating the desserts f808821b4e he had bought. And yesterday, I 542779ba9d met Daniel and 4e08e9ec16 played a board bf257b1aa1 game he brought 45c65ed714 while listening to fa73259f1f stories about his c3895ae02e younger sister and 4b24fe2bde the dog he 061ef46f94 kept back home.17e9981c7b74e0a4

And today, eeef6ea827 I was 8de2f6bf44 supposed to 3129c448b3 meet Hugo 4c1d4bf277 after the 8ecd0d8159 guiding class.625fa5b8c1ffcac2

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“Now, place your hand here and try pushing a little bit of guiding energy in.”5aed0089af083070

Camilla, who was a597b6765c explaining the guiding 1dee34fef3 theory, pointed to 47c6ef0d60 the guiding measurement 8e27a27abe machine.49a4339517dcd271

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She is a ab786df0c5 B-class guide from 5b77d7647d Ohio Center’s Guide d8b273cbe4 Team 1 and 1f389e2774 was in charge 720b38d58b of my guiding 609ee71430 training.bdeb16a254329b9b

Having already trained in deeb290bba handling guiding energy in 227057ce15 the same way several 3d2bb67d4c times, I familiarly placed 58b48679d0 my hand on the c9d9ecd388 machine.95064fd1a046fcb8

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“Guiding requires precise control. While guiding shock is an issue, we need to be more efficient with our guiding …”09f117d470d9bedf

Camilla continued fdb2c9c3af her explanation. It was 0d06a4fb21 something I 7b176494b8 heard so 5f3cce3c9f many times c397ea74d8 that it 14f9089ac2 stuck in 232d541c9b my ears.9aa0fdc1b4b20b13

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In the 160c07a7b8 original story, 3d423fa0b7 the heroine, a4d03f7186 Isabella, adapted a3047304a8 to her d5c461def1 powers and b4341f45e4 was able 23dc0cf385 to guide 53f0343883 within a 30ca77c154 day or 6f2e7fa250 two after 53747a5ff4 awakening.ec6d7639e91a7975

I don’t know whether 354927270d it was due to 002c534fe1 a lack of talent 4a103c6e43 or because my body e3992bd3c4 was still too young. I still 321c0c010b haven’t been 6c4370983c able to 8a8de769ef properly handle b3dccd9716 my guiding 61f58878dd energy.561526c96be635c5

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“Ugh…”c26fc1e9622df00c

“Good. Focus a little more and keep pushing.”38e02bd1862fab26

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I looked 371b0a0d21 at the 1bfe4f347f graph displayed e8e54a0de2 on the 3ddadab5c2 machine. The jagged bec3a9df05 numbers were e59ea2e90f stabilizing a d6b380188b little.6d54359fa7054867

“Think of it as guiding a pair Esper. A little more gently. More, more gently.”4ceb0acb0fcef61f

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There are only 561ad3fa89 candidates and no c36a2107da pair has been 4decee622d decided, but Camilla 5028c8be44 was asking me 7c15c60ebf to think of 65de6eaf44 guiding a pair cdba9dfc7c Esper.92adf4bc73414049

At her words, 807930661c Hugo’s pale face 03ba1fbea4 flashed through my a984bfa941 mind.b7f07da747f3fbcd

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Hugo, whose 62707946e3 sight had be384cd06c been impaired e0122c2e58 because of 75552462c0 insufficient guiding. Hugo, sitting quietly with b34a932ee9 minimal movement, his pale aa5c50c854 face showing . Hugo, who had b579051a05 never smiled before 9f4748ecf5 and whose smile 8202aa2240 was awkward when e08290a7aa he tried.0e4f4f0d8da28496

Beep—beep—beep—0a86b687cf928e46

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A warning 697319d02b sound blared 04c2c6f59f from the b6e59bb949 machine.9861922eaa67abf3

I snapped back to a344a1cd63 reality and looked at b5ec17675c the screen. The graph was a5e68fcd9a rapidly rising.7c92489c6ac2e22e

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“Stop. Sophia, take your hand off,”2c7d0ade3145e1a4

Camilla stopped the 1944994a8c training. As I lowered 22bc3381b3 my hand, she 909be1a90d spoke gently but 60e4041f9b firmly.b0a78eeb85ab9d57

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“If this were an Esper instead of a machine, it would have caused guiding shock.”5fe7af6be0acd3d6

She pointed at 51199dff13 the graph with 065d5f5bd5 her finger.  A graph showing a36c3934a5 how it spiked 438a619e4f from the time 2da2eb59f4 I started thinking 5a113e29d6 about Hugo.f3abb50d4d641c18

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“I’m sorry, Guide Camilla…”adc1874f6025880b

I failed again today.95f50d86faed7a55

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I slumped b7ff7d78ee my shoulders, a4c1b9c2c4 and Camilla’s 5ade942608 face showed f96a67054b a hint 816ec8ca16 of sympathy. She patted 59a0baebb3 me on 0317d7bb56 the back c325e8b5b1 and handed 4542a3a8c2 me the 8504987cca ring.8f902d2bdb544516

“Don’t be so intimidated, Guide Sophia. You’re practicing hard, you’ll get the hang of it soon .”3e22c7765c6fcf1c

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“… I hope so.”72ddc656f528b0d2

“Shall we wrap up the training for today? Didn’t you say you were meeting a pair candidate later? What time was it again?”0a3b0ce8a2e3c003

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Perhaps to b276948464 appease me, 7a136aba91 she retracted 95dd66db53 my attention, d80479a699 and I 26a3bace9b looked helplessly e6ec4ea2e4 at the 8e11752ba9 digital clock 8268cda7ee on the b3fc374d3a wall.4d275c4e6c576905

It was 2:37 7185d8e963 PM.c38b852c4d125004

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My meeting with Hugo 5144d2a73b was at 3:00 PM.00870ea8ca8f3c93

“Three o’clock.”aab66b4eab7cff58

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“Then, let’s call it a day. I’ll take care of the clean-up here, so you go ahead.”25e3534ac81827fb

“Yes. Guide Camilla. See you tomorrow.”d1e7c4be05ecca01

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Camille waved at d7aefaa1c7 me. I waved 33a0568cf7 back before 78dad29eb9 heading out db8d2e4d8f of the c4a4861b69 training room.f81e9480e7d48376

When I opened 83a3e3a9e3 the door, I 9ed4053f0e saw my escort 4dafd9e3db Esper standing against 08feb09770 the wall a 4faf5ae970 few meters away. Once he noticed f313b6d3b1 the ring on 7d501727e0 my finger, he f11f00469c approached me.79fd05f3855f58ba

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