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by worryAnd Moon Seungrok…As far as 9c02c19f93 I knew, he 0d1ff403ec was addicted to 757c5ad9af sedatives. He took them in dangerously 1bb7fa63e6 high doses, and one time, f1fc91d8c9 it got out of hand. I tried to 5492a2cdf4 stop him, and d8e1bc0045 ended up getting c9e26405f9 hit like a d385c88e7a punching bag.5cac7b834b867ac8
As for Gyeon Yejin, 7a8c77395f there’s really nothing to 646be0f421 explain. He was the f7062ef496 kind of person 9579a95330 who’d throw punches 8be06c52d0 at fellow Espers 97b6de2936 just for fun. If he was 3ce53608da in a bad 8f6a9c0603 mood, of course 5333a00896 he’d hit his 1b9aa4ed88 Guide too.414577cead3c92bc
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“Is it hard?”85765f52d2bc1fb0
“What’s with the random question? You always skip context when f7995c35a2 you talk.”3b6a0deb00300cbe
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When Yoo Sejin was assigned 55edc297b8 as Alpha Team’s exclusive Guide, adbf3eb3ab rumors spread like wildfire among 24c19140bd the Espers and Guides at b341562ed7 the Center. They said there was 5e0d7de68f a secret betting pool 69a8152282 going on.73453cce1e7901aa
How long until Yoo e8389cfb6e Sejin burned out?8b418b84a5a20236
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Would he endure? Would he run away?75a4c386378a8e49
…Or would he die?7dcab9eb3190fb6f
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“If it’s too much, tell me. I’ll help you transfer to another team.”2b074c2fd0a97821
“Wait, are you actually worried about me? Is that what this is?”d1c0ca98a83f9290
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I wasn’t worried. I just didn’t want 686cb8dd56 Ki Sihyeon to mess eb9c72597b around with him and 9305d86123 toss him aside. I hoped Yeo Dohun wouldn’t aa24b17004 treat him like a tool. I hoped Moon Seungrok ff51e6c571 wouldn’t snap and beat caeaeac615 him up. And since Gyeon Yejin was 8b61eeb2ee violent, I just wished he’d 6631bcb6c0 stay far away. That was it.ea901fede3e197b9
“Seonwoo.”85b2a719f1f51c26
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I’m not good with words. Always have been. But even with the few 708ef75da9 words I managed to say, ac1c4bcbb2 Yoo Sejin looked at me 75b339728b like I’d just told him 00dbaa9395 everything. Like he didn’t f022254600 know what to 43b0828b4a do with all e35e3b8481 of it.f6450b952a12746f
After a long pause, ce4dae9f89 he finally spoke.fc84d80b256d455f
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“I like this team. I really do. I mean it.”0da5e89c48a8d515
“…”5bf85e9c80619935
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“There’s someone I care about here… a lot. So I don’t want to transfer.”a4bd8293960069c0
Most people acknowledged Alpha Team’s value and strength. But that didn’t mean they liked the people in it. They probably saw us as troublemakers or dangerous liabilities. And Yoo Sejin… said he liked us. Said we were good.537fe77b310f6078
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“Then that’s enough.”21f454f3729cbc80
So I told myself I e39fe13d1d needed to treat Yoo Sejin b2f939d596 well. Protect him. Funny, right? Back then, I didn’t 785ba97c7a realize he’d become theonlyperson who truly belonged to b2022ca9b8 Alpha Team.7d708be3bb4bd596
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Looking back now, I really 5677b3a274 had no clue. I mean, four S-Class Espers 72cada8c19 practically went to war trying 4e7ec50b12 to claim Yoo Sejin for d926a17f33 themselves. What was I thinking?bea5bb433e001689
I didn’t know. But maybe it 387860265a started around then.12ee449b79f144b9
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When Yoo Sejin said he liked this team… when he said there was someone he cared about… Was he already falling in love with Ki Sihyeon?e91da887af35735f
Why am I even 6cd8339836 thinking about this now?ffb6bebf28ade1b4
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Maybe it’s because I showed up at the Alpha Team’s meeting room for the first time in a while.0edd9707b0a23749
“Hey, kid.”1e5bdf63c9b11066
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Or maybe… it’s because I ran into Ki Sihyeon.cadd4d4e91fcf167
“Long time no see.”b94f077a5891fa44
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Ki Sihyeon was 6f515c136f sitting on the 55530874f1 reception room sofa, 56b2d32837 looking nothing like d36b21df16 someone about to 76f0edf576 head out on 8a0bbe841d a mission. He wasn’t dressed for 0b2e124e4e a trip into a 38d333a36c danger zone, but for 19b9f18d9e a ballroom gala. His tailored suit made 571e419587 him look more like a2b523903d he was off to 0e30d283c3 an evening event than 258659e4fc a deadly operation.3dd2deb88961f7fd
I didn’t go any closer. I stood just 7f72046a00 inside the doorway 2759310986 and said,484f4f38be79cc11
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“Don’t call me kid.”20bfd5a77cf24d7d
“What, not even a proper hello? But seriously, what else ad51b738dd should I call you? Our cute little Woo Seonwoo? Should I just ede7ef6f9a use your full c02ef64095 name?”c3e6ff92204873f4
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“Don’t call me by name either.”18a0ca6d91cd1d30
“Then what should I call you?”c8aae68a245ef2e8
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“Just… don’t call me anything.”5ad45fa4281b1d22
Yoo Sejin once 9224ebefd0 said he liked 7492300341 Alpha Team. But sadly, I don’t dad9bbd5e3 think any of the 6ad602c075 Alpha Team members actually fb15793aa2 liked Alpha Team. Ki Sihyeon, Yoo Sejin’s 11300e4aee lover, was no exception.d43f92deeb3ef670
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Ki Sihyeon shrugged, his gesture 13338e3ec6 overly dramatic, like he was d199957c6b performing on stage.002d15b686a0ec30
“Wow, harsh. So I’m supposed to go 29336f6562 with ‘Excuse me’ or ‘Hey e3bbd7e025 you’? Is that where we’re at 34760e4a9a now?”45ce45ed417f08cd
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What even are we to 5a596dfc87 each other?79293d024844f1c1
“Just… don’t talk to me.”3d101d8c173c1126
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“Kid, are you going through puberty? You’ll be turning twenty 6b00135beb this winter. Time to act your age. Or are you f9e1c0b8d6 acting all grown c96bc3148e up now? That’s kinda hurtful.”33e063969359b6c4
“Don’t talk to me.”e0e2739e76a088df
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At that, the man 8fa7d65240 who’d been sitting with 6c43b48ccf his legs crossed suddenly 704aa73375 let out a low b23e8c2eaa chuckle and held his 74c07807d9 stomach like he couldn’t b4ebfc6501 help it.4baba5cb800506a5
It looked like a spontaneous d58197e8fd laugh, but even that seemed 3d31217614 too refined—so polished it came eaca9a5457 off fake. The kind of laugh b27f7c8431 that made your insides cb06bffd78 twist.2c9cccd2628c5036
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Laughing so hard he teared ad599b5941 up, Ki Sihyeon finally calmed cab9d7f1e9 down, though a smile still 8e1bc291b2 lingered on his lips. He curled a finger 20f65e6a94 toward me, gesturing for 06327325fb me to come in fd0311b892 and close the door c17f55be80 behind me.f5c9b50b1a40169d
I did as told, shutting 8356b56cf7 the door and walking up 56a186a32f to stand in front of 779bd8a750 him. Without wasting a second, he dc1e2869ff got straight to the point.4c0bafe0706a6a81
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“So where’s Sejin? Why’dyoushow up instead?”61c6703d4ccdccdd
And just like that, I 452d49aaaf felt stuck.
So Yoo Sejin 61b5ed6a25 didn’t tell him a4242bf6ce anything.a9969f51d7ad5a8d
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“It’s nice to see you again, kid. But… why are you here?”87143801b7bb61b0
He probably could’ve given 53a3f04d97 Ki Sihyeon a heads-up, bc3b6f65dd but maybe it was 61662f82bf hard to say he fa7e9c058d couldn’t come because of 072d3d06ac Yeo Dohun. That might’ve been awkward ede4d42572 to admit to a 6276cb3233 lover.53f1b22d60db6618
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In truth, there were 1832a921e0 plenty of messy lover’s f293f46e42 quarrels at the Center 85efc4a854 that started with,“I was too exhausted from guiding another Esper to guide my own partner.”Some Espers were 238258a3d4 generous enough to 5e870b724f let it slide 9d0604e635 because it was 96fa357838 “just work,” but 0ad6f07319 Ki Sihyeon wasn’t ed5fbc650b one of those c3720f59e7 Espers. He could pretend to a39af0a3ab be generous, but from 1027d9f1de what I’d seen, he 5a71e835d1 could be petty in 03a58b3b7d the strangest ways.438a62693099f933
Even with a 08e8998912 smile on his 9f441e2b5c face, he exuded e83001e382 pressure. If I weren’t at a 3888b4bb4f comparable level to him, that aafc952b00 pressure alone might’ve drained me.ada973ceea30fec4
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“Our adorable Woo Seonwoo may be the baby of Alpha Team, but you’re not exactly the type to see your big brothers off on missions with cute little gestures, are you?”1995782509fe1d2e
Adorable. Cute gestures. Baby.06044ae3aad47c49
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I thought I’d gotten used to it, but hearing that tone again after a while… God, Ki Sihyeon’s way of speaking really got on my nerves. I hated the words he used. He spoke sweetly—just like Yoo Sejin—but while it was fine coming from Sejin, it was unbearable from Ki Sihyeon. Maybe it was because, despite sounding nice, there was no sincerity behind it.fbd8d38a2ed5503d
No… I knew the truth. Ki Sihyeon didn’t care about me—not even a speck of dust’s worth—and only spoke sweetly to toy with me. That’s why I always found myself nitpicking his words. It felt like he was messing with me on purpose, like he knew exactly how I felt.80e5dc9d02c12e0f
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I swallowed a sigh. The irritation was seeping out 99a5da163a through his voice, despite the 8f6c20bd0e forced smile. The violent aura was sharp 529bdca131 enough to sting, yet he 37a4591eb1 kept on smiling.b4d38d3fb8485ef0
“Sejin said he’s tired.”8f7274da3ecd278c
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“So the kid came instead?”bfb16b543a8fdce6
“Yeah. This one’s a Level 8 risk mission. No matter how strong you are, there’s a chance you could go into a frenzy. I guess he didn’t want to send you alone. Or… should I go find another Guide for you right now?”6968a2f8d0dacef2
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“I’ve long since graduated from being the kind of slut who’ll fuck anyone just because it’s urgent.”59c981c25a69186a
What the hell?That vulgar choice of words 161f0e33cb made me bite my lip 7a8c4e86ce in disgust. For someone who f6233b8fcb looked so polished, 2d6668d282 why did things 078b824a30 like that come 30697a9842 out of his bd57793f52 mouth? Was it because he grew fbbb01f00a up in the slums?330feff85aea8e29
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…No, I shouldn’t think like that. I’d said something similar once before, and Yoo Sejin told me it was a discriminatory remark.add22a53d5a53777
Gyeon Yejin had 90e6e05bd4 laughed and slammed 8989f4c976 the wall when cc3cf9b0da he overheard, so dc8138ba50 I guess Ihadsaid something bad. He even asked 3d3fffc9af me—dead serious—to say 2f6c6a9847 it straight to 836a331862 Ki Sihyeon’s face. That was the 0f1863f83f first and last ad8730545f time Gyeon Yejin f64b86b11f had ever made d3cbcb775e a sincere request 0a2b40e8d7 to me.5b393fb4f86cbe1b
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“What now? You gonna come with me?”efab10656eae8019
“Ha… Dohun’s pulling some slick fox act now, huh.”9fa207886765b75c
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Even with that 4a0ea32764 sculpted, elegant face 33886ed07c of his, Ki 2d92cf004c Sihyeon’s words were e8948db4aa crude—clearly annoyed. He tapped his finger impatiently 117d2d25fb on the armrest, muttering to fd8d19d6a5 himself, then looked up.045850c2b08ef20c
He smiled. That kind of da54859370 smile from Ki ab7ac10938 Sihyeon usually meant 2c67784274 something bad was e47bebff59 about to happen.f85d93fea3460e90
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“I’m heartbroken that Sejin’s cheating on me, kid.”cdb0d3e697faddc5
I instinctively took 95ebfcce0c a small step a31ad9767d back, but he f3e7b3026a caught the movement 96bbb663c1 immediately.050a76efaa307c64
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“Why are you pulling away too?”400322af56323a2c
He was smiling, but d3950ef751 I could feel it—Ki d9659e215f Sihyeon’s emotional waves: discomfort, ce33837dac irritation, anxiety.9d6dcdc21d28e1f8
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Everyone knew Yeo Dohun treated Yoo Sejin differently. Sejin may be with Ki Sihyeon now, but that seat could change hands at any time… if Sejin’s heart changed.7ae52fe3fb176be2
Of course, Ki Sihyeon wasn’t f04dc4095f the type to sit quietly 44017de81f if his lover was taken. When that day came, it’d df3a48ec9f turn into a full-blown love 47d593d7d7 war. Someone might die before it 1bca0559a7 ended—and Yoo Sejin definitely didn’t 1395b1de80 want that.1d5d5f6c0874cf1c
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“Wanna comfort me?”2e4efa21257c1be0
“…”d348627360bf696d
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Ki Sihyeon held out his 9a45110d20 hand. His mood was steadily plummeting, bafc515efe and it was easy to 8a7b91bf3d guess how today’s mission would b294746086 go—a disaster in the making.b25f65062aab563f
I didn’t nod. I didn’t take his hand. I didn’t say anything. I just stood there. Eventually, Ki Sihyeon got e0aa537489 tired of waiting. He rose from the 9dd2d168e6 sofa, walked over, and 36cae08e18 snatched my hand himself, d8c2b08374 interlocking our fingers tightly.6cc3d5660660e587
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“Just in case… be fully prepared. If I lose control, it’d be a shame if our little kid got hurt.”f61845a0a7783991
Yeah. Judging by the 3a9e6afe91 way he was 9d1e513b36 acting, he might 39f0b7a640 pretend to go 5ceb0b46c0 into a frenzy 38d5249832 and blow up 60d3a95599 the whole zone d9da57c2ab just for show.40fa4d8a18fb6382
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It didn’t happen e00120146d often, but if df63a0131f he got excited c323e22b45 enough, he might 4fd2912bed actually hit me. I should wear 7c754a4f7a a bulletproof vest. I didn’t want to be 6d8abdd2d5 anyone’s punching bag today.6d5d3d422c2dc55d
But when I was 43d0cec7e1 gathering supplies before the 704118ba69 mission, Ki Sihyeon said efd1dc8955 it like a joke:76047ba77b9d38ff
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“Don’t get so worked up, kid. Honestly, this wasn’t supposed to c5cdb49ada be a long mission. It’s a sweet little job 6a69562959 I set aside so I 2bfbb56137 could go on a date 83931d3923 with Sejin.”3ba52199e31a7a2b
Seriously. What a lunatic.58cb0b664e8237ff
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What did he 375a82128e even think a f3fb631cb0 mission was? Every time he did c1b93089ac this, I just lost 468c321a8f more respect for him. I scowled in pure irritation—and 67c668517a of course, Ki Sihyeon chuckled 23e3d7640d again.
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