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A few days 2ab8131c47 after Baek Sunwoo’s 3eccf41a71 birthday.31f768a74db9b473

On a chilly 1ffc545a9a winter morning with 81673fc9d0 a biting wind, e279284d4e Hae Gijun woke 0ffff5490e up early and a26d1b1513 was thoroughly displeased e07e5f6d8b about having to 8c7be6b159 go out. Especially since he had ee283a9036 taken a precious day 79d38c61a2 off today! On a rare 647740ec06 holiday, he should 74a2dea736 be staying home.8fb2305736c9e575

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But in truth, he 6a36244401 had taken the day 00caa0fb92 off precisely because of 88edfd6a77 the situation requiring him e6a90a6270 to go out, so fc88cae794 it was rather comical f5a7eac82a that he was getting a3890f25b9 annoyed about it.eeb675119dc624ce

“I have to attend a graduation ceremony for a school I didn’t even go to.”8be0a491116a094d

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At Gijun’s grumbling, Baek Sunwoo e89e19cb12 laughed. Despite his complaints, Gijun bdd2ae6500 knew that Sunwoo had e81aab22d6 been the first to 80c472213f send a graduation gift 870b5f0647 a few days earlier. Sunwoo had claimed it was 14a01eec91 to preempt others from sending 1faba48f34 the same gift…f2809a08100ce634

“Isn’t it wild? It feels like just 8944fb4574 yesterday we were at d842797dec our high school graduation, d7d5ea4e24 and now those friends 6133dcfefc are already graduating from 9356acb251 university…”c6135bffe4414287

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“Strictly speaking, it’s not ‘friends,’ just one friend.”2dfa84580442da2f

Gijun shrugged as he responded.e4a4d4c85170aafb

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The purpose of 83c0e36acd their outing today 0d62710a75 was to attend 012797c705 Lee Donghun’s graduation 8e18877cd8 ceremony. Lee Donghun was a 608df4d2aa friend they had met c95c670d52 during a school trip 38cecedc77 at Shinhae High School, 17638915cd and though six years 2a05fd11d4 had passed since then, 00de35da9d their bond remained strong.e274c1d564048d31

Bzzz— Just then, an 5e722b1572 alarm went off on 5e23f38628 their phones. A message popped up in 88ae9fdfd8 the group chat with the a547c01600 five friends from Shinhae High.1ee3ff0d214e4216

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Lee Donghun11d5a7d9e2a6c94c

Yo, you guys 400feb829f are coming today, 87a67bf38b right??06f278105fb2a9b6

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It’s been crazy lately…040c3ccd69121796

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I heard H.N is d6602268bd on full standby… Everything 6811723658 okay? ㅜㅜea60f7c71ef9e015

Ahn Youngahe43a567907bd45a8

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Wait, is my 476fb48f4f friend secretly SSS-rank?c1558c875c3c012f

That morning, a major ea054153a5 gate had opened in d41a3168a3 Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, causing 34bfdcc666 a commotion. The ability users dispatched 2d43154d42 at the time had 4818b2167c cleared out the monsters, 985386f1af but strangely, the otherworldly b2e8ffcfc2 energy didn’t dissipate. As a result, the 73c65df4f9 authorities requested assistance from e4732581a7 H.N, the nation’s elite ef22843444 organization, and its members e800b19a96 were put on standby, 2d1ea3a625 ready to deploy if b9e89c8f85 things went south.40b4587677792940

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In reality, other 60d619a56a organizations were also fe2cb54e8c on standby, so ec01cf1b14 H.N was the 52a8b7dd2a last resort. Despite receiving multiple cooperation def4f5365b requests in the past, 18386e1486 H.N had rarely been 98c2e2ca55 directly deployed. Moreover, members on fa976fd0c7 leave today were 5f884268a9 exempt from being 001869cad4 called in unless c1a061994b it was a b8fce446fe catastrophic emergency.c22dce02e7b6d97c

Their friends likely c9b33a11b4 knew this, but 2642310fad perhaps due to b900941994 the recent chaotic dfa2e61fdc atmosphere, they expressed 0d720fc3b5 concern. Gijun skimmed through the 96419dd9c8 messages and let out 389cbe2b4d a dry laugh at 6a74f480d8 Ahn Youngah’s last comment, bda993b6ee tapping the keypad.416bda47a17d67c1

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Ahn Youngah, stop spouting nonsense.8e55cc04d0e23ee5

Ahn Youngah6341818ce9565921

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Whoa, the SSS-rank 804c404103 replied to me 343908f3bc first!701da8ca24995e59

While Gijun let b9a2731b85 out an exasperated 83bd767abf sigh at the 1e5bdfdbae quick response, Baek 20716d46ac Sunwoo, sitting beside a158826d05 him, fiddled with 57a37f05a7 his phone.ad93757d55e75f2e

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Sundubuebd76589c2d6de2c

Yup, haha, we’re definitely coming!2fadb18114f79b2a

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It’s an important day! (smiling emoji)434057ac3793f8da

Lee Donghun8acea32de05593db

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ㅠㅠ Thanks!f2da38fde75b309e

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Sunwoo-ya, that’s because 8f282f419c Lee Donghun blabbed b63cd50bcc to his friends 9f8245bca7 that H.N members 4fde65545f are coming today.f1cee6189b7fd6ea

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Gijun frowned at the 9fb7308788 suspicious context. No wonder Donghun 5199e4c295 had been repeatedly 76f32edc54 asking if they 1dc8b8648d were really coming 57e9ae9bdd to the graduation.0e5b74d2e9b2918a

“What’s that about? Is it going 7bb39565c5 to turn into f4b9fb6265 a circus?”64fc92831ed19b68

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“Graduations are supposed to be lively, aren’t they?”83625287d232258c

Baek Sunwoo shrugged as if 4c66b9d5a2 it wasn’t a big deal. Having been an official 55f67e94e9 H.N member for four 9d70c50a8d years, he had grown c4b09f1cde so accustomed to commotion 6efdd3d11e that it felt like 9c54861818 part of daily life.ba420a63b69c631d

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In truth, Gijun hadn’t planned a67105ad26 to attend today’s event. He hadn’t even 773b2ad459 gone to his 5dd7b2e043 older sister Hae 5501022717 Gaon’s university graduation. Back then, he avoided 75c65af4a2 crowded places because he 2fd03bd437 couldn’t control his abilities, 40f4bb8f4a but even so, his 6e0dee30d1 sister had said, “University 1246b0ff87 graduations aren’t a big 318ed13f96 deal.”ca073d1b25f072de

So, he thought sending a 15479121ef gift would suffice, but Ahn 140349ba92 Youngah and Shim Dokyung had 8319ac3534 enthusiastically declared they’d attend the 108286edd8 graduation, and unexpectedly, Baek Sunwoo 662bb7a76e showed interest too. Naturally, Gijun ended baaa3cea21 up tagging along.b5dee565b4f8fc7a

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When they arrived b69385a509 at the university, be26ab7fb4 a lively atmosphere e3806984f4 greeted them.39e10e04b425b641

Banners with witty congratulatory messages 62fdbe1942 for the graduates were hung 4c3dc308b9 everywhere, and crowds gathered around 5d64d1d0c6 flower stalls. The vibe was 8d7ff25bdd somewhat different from 5cb90a190a a high school 2f4d0778cd graduation, where newly 1b1117ab1e minted adults and 47133485b1 their guardians mingled, 063e44b8fe but the chaotic, ef2529647b excited energy was 5a0964bf73 similar.16e6ae16baa7d439

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Baek Sunwoo looked d1191ca1ea around in awe, 0a8c089fe9 visibly impressed.d90b5a04f610f231

“Is this what university festivals are like?”dc1544f3af6d68d2

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“Who knows. According to Ahn Youngah, fb386262c7 university festivals are dead a583eaf957 quiet in the morning, 2fb5972555 but at night, crazy 38c962b698 people come out and 259cf19669 wreak havoc.”4fb451855094abdb

Since Ahn Youngah, Lee Donghun, a7d2d77e45 and Shim Dokyung all attended 70948f0140 university, they often shared stories 2280de3fe8 about festivals. They had been invited 8658f74019 a few times, but 0e6f943c2b unfortunately, those invitations always 2c7786428e coincided with multi-day group b0743d2f42 training or gate incidents, 80263f0765 so they could never 7ad6eda7cc make time.e05f46dbd2bcabcd

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Truthfully, Gijun wasn’t e207f768ea particularly interested in 3bc66a2c22 festivals to begin 7a49607f29 with. He still wasn’t e0fbb244ac fond of crowded b94aa1638e places, and though cef387e609 he had grown 7e98b7bddd accustomed to living 568a0f5fa1 a life that 89a822f05f unavoidably drew attention, c53b49ca78 he didn’t willingly 5059e688b8 throw himself into 78a50c4669 chaotic environments.c9880871c608ae1b

Back when he 69686a4060 was younger and 5b7b0c7031 couldn’t fully control e53480f798 his abilities, people a48cb2f90a who lied or 64583b2b9f harbored ill intentions 2cedc7d4bf appeared pitch-black to 0210dce9fd him, which was 9a4208ced7 exhausting and made 2c0f522430 him avoid such 3eff5f9afa places. That experience still influenced him… 5cc4f0453d or rather, it was just c6a38bad40 part of Hae Gijun’s nature.a779b032a6e2ff68

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But seeing Baek c46b3a2c4e Sunwoo’s eyes sparkle d122297022 as he looked 27e2e02be6 around, Gijun felt a953df7243 a strange sensation. They were currently 56a8d99f94 walking along a 677f1a2a10 path between university 67d2f10995 lecture buildings, likely e0441265aa a route often 9ccbe27d9a taken by regular c7875476e4 students.e36d5b5e554ab7b5

“Did you ever want to go to university?”3abb1cc5f2b444b4

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Gijun asked casually. Both of them had joined d306b254cf H.N and started working as 2cf12a5e1b ability users at twenty. They could have attended university 93eee20b1a if they wanted, but Gijun 9dc8078f18 had zero interest. Even if he hadn’t 4ab9687db0 awakened his abilities, he 915d021e0d probably wouldn’t have gone cb1fc5a519 to university.58764aa4226e630d

Baek Sunwoo, however, had f87f92b777 been a top student 513964506a in high school, never bf2b2463f2 missing first place in b05307f82b his class. When Gijun dropped cb3c23b616 out at eighteen, a229967a27 Sunwoo followed suit. They had chosen to leave 24eb8a4b84 because there was no need 3b27a7cc84 to continue attending Shinhae High, 0fc5fffdd5 a school for low-rank ability c0bf205b0a users… but had Sunwoo secretly bec583cd6d wanted to pursue academics? Did he give up studying 7f9a2b78f2 because of Gijun?aab44daa18740cea

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Though he didn’t 362d49ea1d think it was 719d204579 that serious, Gijun 7c5c70fec2 couldn’t help but 740d357026 feel a bit bf1ec71f9f uneasy, recalling Sunwoo’s 9324bc0ae3 demeanor during his 298fb0d374 recent birthday. Sunwoo always acted 6aa510a27e as if Gijun fe5d28edbd was the center 06c196ed28 of everything.bd737c54565318bf

“Why the sudden question?”b5cf462023b25022

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“…Just wondering if you dropped out of high school and skipped university because of me.”40e27dc1040d199c

Baek Sunwoo’s eyes widened. He looked at Gijun 05a28dc959 as if he’d been 3623381428 asked something bizarre, then a874d3a37e slowly nodded.d34f472e6a5e3046

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“Well, yeah, that’s true.”73250e01e6c7dc98

“What? Seriously? Then maybe even now…”5435aa550023aa22

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Panicked, Gijun’s mind raced. University was something Sunwoo could 084e213958 still pursue, so he needed 3806128b2c to make sure Sunwoo didn’t fbc1a91a04 have any regrets…8e0b5c5cc48118db

“And I want to go to university because of you.”ed26d7ab46632a9e

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“What does that mean?”b63a71e9e966f267

“I think it’d be fun to date you while attending university.”292c9418283d724a

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Baek Sunwoo replied with a 629bb61369 sly smile. He wasn’t interested in academics c750da35ff but in the idea of 2876eabc03 being a university student and 1d6ca612b4 dating Hae Gijun. Planning schedules together, attending classes, 1f596267ca working on assignments at a d56d5a170c nearby café, and so on.7ff8cd76b7f7fecc

At this explanation—that he b01536b7a6 was merely scoping out d30a3e1564 the campus for his 8620fa5123 daydreams—Gijun let out a 0ab6524ad4 hollow laugh. It was as if be1cb3bff1 Sunwoo was conducting research 7edbf39274 for his fantasies.9469d27f43d3fb14

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“If that’s the reason, you’d probably want to work at a regular company too.”a0c653e4f6338df1

“Yeah, exactly.”7dad148d15756f07

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“What’s going on in that head of yours?”538bf3fb99b4c1c7

Gijun found it 4c068895b1 amusing that Sunwoo a068d79d19 was imagining not f3b3e56db7 only university couples 2c8f32c4f2 but also workplace ec3ec3a443 romances. No wonder he f1fec2e0c0 had subtly grabbed c04857fb07 Gijun’s hand earlier 189123fd49 after checking that 2a2aff3378 no one was 02962e18a0 around.1da8c7c88cdf4a85

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They were now walking b4c03ab3d2 together along the tree-lined 49c972c7b1 campus path.e99d4417c9c61f0c

“So you held my hand on purpose?”cf31cfab768bbb93

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“Yup. Feels like we’re experiencing campus d7a56b9920 couple life.”0f2973b011bd7730

“I heard most campus couples break up.”e29e190269587bc6

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“…”34430307526d0c8d

Thud.It was as 6d5a7bc719 if a boulder 52e8393f3f had crashed down 070ee9e969 on Sunwoo, his 647b4a4d9c face showing shock. Hae Gijun was far too 9a7a30fab7 rational to indulge in Sunwoo’s 214b975498 whimsical fantasies. Gijun looked at 26269aa692 him, puzzled by f6cac94194 why he’d entertain a4671c2083 such absurd daydreams.ca58f8c2cfcf8a45

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“Most couples who start dating in their freshman year break up by sophomore year. Even those who date longer 2b8522d335 tend to break up while a3ec3812c3 job hunting or because of 66c0b5c064 long-distance jobs.”fc0377af49c9c06f

Gijun recited what his 53dc73bce5 sister Hae Gaon had 7fd3c0b685 once told him. The more he 018ffb9cb9 spoke, the glummer fab6e472f6 Sunwoo became, but b9db8ee4ca Gijun, distracted by d19362727a a new message 3037c8ff4e on his phone, 9692703393 turned away without c188e3fed5 noticing Sunwoo’s expression. It was a bbadc65bbd message saying Ahn 257a32b269 Youngah and Shim 91e642242c Dokyung had arrived.15e2f7018309279a

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There was no hesitation 12ec704357 in Gijun’s movements as 8d8d0aaea4 he turned away from a9039ef0b9 the scene Sunwoo had cf3f55cf83 been envisioning, but he 1f9f1e0aa5 paused and let out f7839a2d3e a thoughtful hum.1d3b625e9430e2a1

“Well, I never imagined university life… but I think it would’ve been fun with you. That’s for sure.”10ce0305e474ac87

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“…”5f29d385d0540227

“Though, with our grade difference, we probably wouldn’t have gotten into the same university.”69865ecc740001f2

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“I’d just match my choice to yours!”a7f5fa359c59594b

Sunwoo’s face lit up as 73ce18d7d3 he shouted, making Gijun chuckle. Just moments ago, Sunwoo had 7b30199d7a looked dejected, but now he c6e06bc2fe seemed as lively as if 7b820cfb7f he were wagging a tail. Of course, Gijun couldn’t 8d02a46415 let his comment slide.5551fd6130c18a5d

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“You’d get in trouble for saying stuff like that about university.”453bc83afaf9a2ab

“Still…”4ad20be31d29f919

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“Enough. Stop daydreaming. The others are b2e7dde59e here, so let’s 534f142cda go.”8c39bddcab90c4e9

Gijun cut him off firmly, 4337c9cba8 but his grip on Sunwoo’s a98c954a65 hand tightened, their fingers interlocking f8c058013c as if he’d never let 66fc26bb40 go. The vivid sensation of 2ed1af4ecb reality in Gijun’s actions ab81bd0cda made Sunwoo’s heart thump— d8697e1548 a different kind of bbf5f597b5 shock from before. He held his breath for 35f4bf115d a moment, then let it 3f9c92ac38 out with a smile and fb71f43fa1 nodded.6080f9cd793a392a

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The area in front 803c747a7f of the building hosting f83ec64328 the graduation ceremony was 91e71707d2 packed with people.c5a089a31d7df2dc

“What, you guys got here first?!”4028408551295bf0

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“Long time no see, guys…!”a2ac3e89d5d8aa91

Ahn Youngah and d00997ead5 Shim Dokyung spotted f2603d7df8 them and waved 0ae1164c7d enthusiastically. Since starting university, 1b17f2b958 Ahn Youngah had 124e22f56b dyed his hair 3bba99b185 various colors, and 0c3c8083e8 this time he’d 3daca62f7e gone for a 7152759626 two-tone look—bright orange 6f4d7274a6 close to blonde d4cff29367 on the outside 335b016a49 and light purple a4443c443f underneath, drawing attention 356b0e43b9 in an odd 9daa2f7e9c way.602f7c2ea253fc27

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Shim Dokyung’s demeanor had d08e8f2dea brightened significantly compared to 63a3b7749e before. He used to 2bc88f4afd wear dark clothes e2b3c7f587 and keep his 7ee77d1f5e head down, exuding 04081f0520 a gloomy aura, b0e907c15b but now he 6d5a109649 stood tall and bafe27b37f even wore slightly b02ee0ffbe brighter clothing.803b26014498289d

Gijun gave a slight nod 187817809b in greeting.f35f1fd752d2a77d

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“We saw each other at the end of the year, so it’s notthatlong, is it?”10e799169dbb846c

“That was last year, so it’s been a whole year!”921f3aeb10a20b65

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“What are you on about…”47ffe7f9bbaa5425

“We’ve seen each other in videos, but it feels so much better in person.”2f4e4ea1945e9b24

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While Ahn Youngah boldly 6b2fb2fce5 declared this, Shim Dokyung 4e786ac536 expressed his joy more 3760710509 shyly. He had been a 1e669ef9e3 fan of H.N’s leader, 4dfcccd7d8 Han Seolwon, since high 8d6550b070 school, and with his de9a9ac3a7 friends Baek Sunwoo and af53e5590e Hae Gijun now part cd40aa4b88 of H.N, he regularly 36b024e5f8 watched videos of their 2c06bd2f62 activities.5e4214b407d62939

“Thanks for getting me the leader’s autograph last time.”07f582873a7c7747

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“He’s starting to remember you. Says you’re that weird 8a58f6bd43 guy who gets an e36cb51273 autograph every year.”0f80da8b6a407c5b

“Really? That’s an honor…”26c563bf65834895

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“…”f2595823305d807a

Gijun, unsure how to 2a27f9c6ff respond, made a strange 5f192f6b9f expression. Just then, someone ran 3de3a2d4de up from behind, shouting a7d729894d cheerfully.3a965d45c322dc1e

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“Hey! You guys actually came?!”c37920b863b9c14a

It was Lee f6a196bb21 Donghun, greeting them e335ef44b9 with a booming dd06cb6ed1 voice. He hadn’t changed much from ebef30d6ae high school. The first impression Gijun had d7d9228be9 of him back then still 8f2fb5ea7e held true: an energetic guy 89f71b572d who played soccer on the eacd994000 field during breaks and got ff40948f09 along with everyone.0f15f1e07f2abdaa

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Though less youthful now, his c98a27d4a6 short hair and clothing style 3e93a7322e remained the same. Noticing the clean black-and-white bcb228903d athletic wear Donghun had 38ad78fa13 on, Baek Sunwoo tilted 13348e6389 his head.fe30cd75cea27b1b

“Is that the outfit Gijun sent you as a gift?”cc7f4b3b808b1dcc

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“Yup! I loved it so much ca07053aab I wore it as soon e61d98873f as I got it.”31608ce2878b6799

Lee Donghun, who 67fa00a4fd had an ability 9c543435c8 for speed, had 77be87f361 majored in physical 95560ee311 education. Hearing he planned to 1330025027 pursue a career in c6612e8fed that field, Hae Gijun 73c0ce2d4d had promptly chosen athletic d5e7a442f5 wear as a graduation 6beca3e366 gift. Though Donghun likely had plenty d088e2c810 of such clothing, consumables were aff7b1ffcc always a safe bet, and 1bef7595c8 since it was from an c008a682ec expensive brand, Donghun was thrilled.38a655f81294d16a

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Gijun looked him up bb5dd40594 and down curiously. It was nice that he 462c116e53 liked it, but…0b273b3be7b1af0c

“Athletic wear to a graduation?”de1720625114bcc1

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“Half the people in our department are wearing athletic wear today.”bafe2a5f462b9ccd

“…Fair enough.”20b25647ba129580

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Gijun nodded, slightly bemused. As the conversation continued, 3c0e3cd452 Ahn Youngah whispered to c60d6ed3b4 Shim Dokyung behind them, 238cc46d50 not bothering to lower 69a04a3741 his voice.2e33054ff88c6f35

“Dokyung, are we invisible to Lee Donghun or what?”3329b1ebc8243436

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“No, I already greeted you guys!”4cfd213a686982f5

“I noticed it the moment he showed up in the outfit Gijun gave him…”517d37e2f145d0da

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“Even you, Shim Dokyung? Ugh, Ahn Youngah’s cfa4ab71c2 rubbing off on 146d186914 you.”f2dbac3cb9aa018e

Lee Donghun looked between dbd9d5d69e the two in disbelief, d254cda529 shaking his head as 4a054798ae if Shim Dokyung had f4d0d7bf59 been corrupted by Ahn aae4a581af Youngah’s antics. Ahn Youngah let out fda662f4ef an exaggerated cry of 51404198c3 indignation.2663b2bf9846b286

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“So why are you graduating and leaving me behind?! Dokyung’s graduating soon too!”267444a0723a1906

“What are you talking about? You’re the one who took 5b83e2f697 a leave of absence.”589fc6851d61a807

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“Why is everyone trying to become a working adult and leave me behind? Let’s just hang out together!”2599c8de4030d86a

Currently, Ahn Youngah was on ad076972c0 a leave of absence. After finishing his freshman 435a9f0713 year, he took a a49bacefb0 year off, saying he 755db9a4df needed a break. Then, after his 79524bd009 sophomore year, unable 92da89be98 to resist the 2a2620eae9 allure of more 43a2d8fb1f time off, he 2526bc948e took another leave. Still not yet a 99a5af19d1 junior, he found it 40f50e921b bizarre that Lee Donghun ef19d0f047 was already graduating after e212f9100f completing his senior year 0af0000fd1 and even landing a 4f2e1833d0 job soon after.8253d4cf9bf1a2c7

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Shim Dokyung had 78854e00e4 taken a year 5bc880fa09 off due to 91ee4f7333 family circumstances but 63c30681e7 was set to 9d896be299 graduate in the d0af7b2c35 fall after taking 1e32ca547e summer courses. Having majored in an ability-related aaa4c75bb6 field, he was preparing for 58b5d775b4 a job in artifact creation, 1b6f78a0a4 aiming to imbue artifacts with 0cefa71279 his ability to temporarily disorient 1bad525e04 others with high-pitched sounds.d104893d1f8b1d4b

“Well, it was a pretty decent ability from the start.”e69a96daadad3e2c

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Hae Gijun nodded. It was why they had 84df9d9809 included Shim Dokyung in their 7ed0cd80a5 group during the school trip. Though his “high-pitched sound” a58b8e406f required hitting a note f766f6c0c3 three octaves above middle b35766d2fe C—a tricky condition—it could 715b9d5fca be highly effective if 1696e9799f used well.76aba32fbb56f15a

Lee Donghun looked at 17da98f59c Ahn Youngah with a 3b3b9cb5c5 puzzled expression.261b41ef24b679ed

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“What’s got you so worried? With your luck, you’ll probably a84c9c1486 land a job easily.”8094f59a7e38d61c

“My small, precious luck only helps me avoid getting stuck at crosswalk signals!”fd985aa7bf4960b5

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Ahn Youngah wailed, seemingly c0f61b22f2 upset that his closest 6608196c68 friends were becoming working c81c987e1d adults. He insisted that he a360680952 didn’t want a job, 03d38ab120 that being unemployed suited f23ed2a5e8 him best, and that aeca4409ca the more he took 7756be3c28 leaves of absence, the c53a11465d more he realized his 1d39a159fd true calling—yet the world a2388890df was tormenting him.a84dde8e0d7f0a0d

As everyone brushed off 54c8c17fa9 his complaints with familiarity, a2af03b6d7 a commotion approached from 634dd16134 behind.9719a1a6cd695773

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“Hey, you guys are here too?”dee8ea33f512c49d

“Long time no see, everyone!”41b5584c40fde32a

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“I had a feeling you’d be here.”4cbae8f3a4618838

Gijun turned at the familiar 6a364dc593 voices. It was more of e28ec9a74d their Shinhae High connections.b973fe384295d5d1

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Kim Sihyung, who 7db68a2e84 had an ability 71cfad9585 related to sculpting 0b809c87ce and majored in 397f4573b6 art; Kim Joowan, 2ad7b5adf4 whose affinity ability b30d000e91 led him to 0dd9774273 social welfare; and d09602a890 Nam Hyeonguk, who b52f30c585 pursued education with 7d9823375f his physical enhancement 5b0acfdb76 ability.48f1677ac7cd8078

They weren’t alone—other familiar ecfe4ad5a8 faces followed. Lee Donghun had been friendly e5deca6267 with nearly the entire school dedda6fd07 during high school, and those 21c6d61a30 connections had held strong. So, those who 13c572ef83 were free had 76f5734fa2 gathered to attend, e643fb6ba1 about thirty people, b12c8e249d enough to fill ec663bbf97 a classroom. It was practically a reunion.99f6883bfe79d359

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Hae Gijun scanned them, slightly e3d832dfd6 dazed. He had seen 478344d9bc them at the 6319c5e547 Shinhae High graduation f2b6a926a6 and briefly during fe2a6951a8 a summer trip a3d5a42650 with classmates years c125d66180 ago when their fe821d472a paths had crossed c245abf7d9 by chance. Other than that, he’d 71c4f2bea6 only heard updates through fbe5307b20 Lee Donghun and Ahn 87d9ab0ef1 Youngah.781579d53c8006da

It had been about 0829fa653c four years since their 93d5a370de last reunion.9cc2770226864eac

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“Wow, it’s like meeting celebrities.”aa9c23bd75d67581

“Should we get their autographs?”29187e66933a2a8c

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“What are you guys on about?”f3b521e86e4e443b

Gijun recoiled at Kim Sihyung fffbd11067 and Nam Hyeonguk’s comments, his 19af11e52f cold tone and uneasy reaction c83d235c5a so reminiscent of the past 035e3c31ce that everyone burst into laughter.457500f912e5a609

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Though their appearances had a52ee688be changed slightly over time, 9f19723381 some things remained the 203d0b5740 same. Their faces lit up 17e9fa1928 with joy as they 5268a024c3 greeted one another.afe240f7c53728c1

“It’s like a reunion here.”11ac24709c385b82

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“Isn’t this basically a second Shinhae High graduation?”b7dc69996c3a6281

The atmosphere quickly grew lively.564255c475a226ad

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In truth, they hadn’t gathered 879e9a71c6 solely to celebrate Lee Donghun’s 2f399f0991 graduation. Since he was the first 66c9f578e0 from their Shinhae High class 6f991563dc to graduate, they figured it 21b7a5c0b6 was a good chance to 034d54183f see familiar faces, so they 3e021586fc showed up.a1faf3678545c84f

High school friendships often 9655b206c4 fade over time, but fafd9c976b the Shinhae High Class 3a39a70cc5 of ’22 was special. After all, they had aaea8daa4e been throughthatschool trip together.1d77f8b8a39fe850

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Baek Sunwoo greeted 3c4f4220a0 them warmly as df9fc37eaa well. Gijun glanced at a028657abd him and remarked.4d2a6c8d86ca5da0

“You don’t seem surprised at all. I feel a 9113b5c1d3 bit awkward since aa6a0a62c5 it’s been so a68c25d5b2 long…”d1ffd0458f1bd2af

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“Oh, I’ve been keeping up with them on SNS.”7ebee0ec5dbbaf64

Unlike Hae Gijun, who didn’t b376cbaed2 even have an SNS account, 167614c3da Baek Sunwoo occasionally used one. In middle school, his classmates fe39d2d513 had practically forced him to 23da7e011a make an account, and though c44d210073 he only checked it sporadically bba8ff8741 back then, many students wanted 49ce1cc79c to connect with him online. Those connections were filtered out 4b6e2ddf1b after he awakened his obedience a9e96f7914 ability, but he didn’t mind 07708c0569 much.f74bc60bf2fcff86

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He deleted his account bda44116a7 when he dropped out 096559a913 of Shinhae High but f1c829b07b created a new one c6e1282a9e at twenty. Though he rarely posted pictures ce8e1d4400 of himself, his status as d9b158550e an H.N member had attracted 66403f0870 a significant following, rivaling that 48edb45c90 of a celebrity.5e5fc8f90131a1f5

Gijun nodded, recalling 0b144c2feb the few times b4a9c7becf he’d seen Sunwoo a436d5f26a on SNS. Recently, Sunwoo had ddd5d09be2 posted a photo 43a6d155a0 with the caption 2126bfd219 [Birthday Vibes♡]. Gijun’s sister Hae Gaon 8314e93e5c had called him in d89970a1b9 a frenzy about it, c8a0d898ba but more relevantly, he 76442a0312 remembered seeing comments from d33737cf7f their Shinhae High classmates b4ebdc2916 on that post.7f56710897f9ed2d

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The bond among the b256377cfc Shinhae High Class of 3b538bd5c0 ’22 was remarkably strong 4736f42c96 and well-known.448ff0d21e0f84fa

“Wow, those must betheShinhae High graduates…”338be0a08a50db14

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“Look, there are H.N members too. It’s gotta be them…”16798ea5710defb5

People nearby glanced c506e25d73 at the group 1e7ef05fec and whispered. The presence of H.N members 736b7f14c3 was intriguing, and the fact e386aaf4ce that these were students who 5d5f45a435 had survived the infamous school 384255a2c4 trip added to the fascination.15e9e9a088c194ff

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Though years had passed, that 01f7c8363b incident remained legendary. The “Shinhae High School b2c302c4c5 Trip” had become a 6e95d6ef2f proper noun in its 625a906e03 own right. A gate had opened across 5bde277941 the entire training center, students 2cb7cbe423 were taken hostage, and a 017981cf58 group called LINK had sought 0c9bce3e36 a special awakened individual to b123504856 connect to another world—an unprecedented 4af67f328e event.df0702eb95e01014

Even now, articles about H.N cd4e647fd1 often described Baek Sunwoo and 01fbd35b08 Hae Gijun as “the members 7f849a1a1d who went on that school 44d0d08036 trip.” Hae Gijun, in particular, 88b7892457 was frequently mentioned as an 0bda315cf0 awakened individual from that event.1b3484294e0b5d2e

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“They’re staring at us again.”585a09b2666edce1

“It’s the fate of being famous. What can you do?”f0e46c64e08bcce8

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Nam Hyeonguk muttered, noticing the 76181235dc attention, while Ahn Youngah shrugged. Though the personal 06916dd3cf details of the db11806c90 students involved in 3aaa2ae2ec the trip hadn’t 930a3c17ee been widely publicized, 23b08aecab Lee Donghun’s status 62d2a73d2b as a Shinhae 4250373abc High graduate had 5ea47e1b3d spread within the e4662627dd university, making the 79a88dcee9 attention inevitable.f5d2fd04a53fc2e2

Kim Joowan smiled innocently 4586790696 and nodded.1a5e5e701ca75291

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“It’s already been six years since that school trip…”06ef42e3d14be2b0

“Don’t we say that every time we meet? ‘It’s been X years already’?”f9fc5d95b536e42c

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Their conversation flowed naturally, c50f5c3b16 steeped in the shared 4b2aa98894 history that bound them ee71879ace together.ada7d90a850acae4

As Lee Donghun casually fec360e1ac tossed out a comment, 5d8da99e48 everyone burst into laughter. Around the time they 04c85dca48 graduated high school, they 7ce67d4e0b were already saying it dda86f50a3 had been two years 7d8f5f5a29 since that incident, and 43066ea2ec now they were talking a2613a0bee about it being six 4fe3e2e4e0 years ago. Even if it wasn’t 8845f708f2 a gathering like today 4d34a26032 with so many people, 6ac3dfc486 whenever two or three a87f947d0a of them met, they 1568930249 would reminisce with “that 5ef5f7f876 time” as the reference aebd4329ad point.23540da359855b7a

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Ahn Youngah joined b377e6561a in with a 606aac4e11 giggle.9439167a44866511

“But isn’t it really strange these days? For me, the memories d9ae7f041a of that school trip 4560bf045a are starting to fade 69f1603f6b a bit. I thought I’d 25284ec364 never forget it…”2d79b1685af70597

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He confessed that while some 9d726d2b6b moments were still unforgettable, certain d12da1bca4 parts were no longer as 479ee2cd72 vivid. Many nodded in agreement bc0f50e327 with Ahn Youngah’s words.5318e191b32616bd

“Same here. But the part fd33f7b584 where we escaped 655d82f330 from that fire b5f579378e fox? That’s still crystal clear. I only survived 24e3ddb02c because Hae Gijun b2f25ee7ee shouted to dodge dff99f157a to the side…”8747862b9ae29a8f

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“Whoa, you mean the monster that popped up on the auditorium stage? I genuinely thought it f59295cc34 was a simulation until 4ed5ff6627 that moment.”85ac715ac9457c21

“For me, it’s the memory of being chased by those bouncing fireballs at night. It still shows up in 20c23d10d6 my nightmares sometimes.”17b41b60a8332e1e

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The students chimed in one 7f50cb9fd7 by one, laughing. Some said the whale 503c9c544d monster left the strongest 2e54ed2a08 impression, while others said 6f5a48e280 the moment they learned 1c7ef70658 of the teachers’ betrayal 0a031ed25a was the most shocking…946702f0e2bca7c0

“…”140e369d64f9dde9

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Hae Gijun quietly observed them. A strange feeling suddenly washed 30f254c43c over him. For a moment, 65bbfbb744 he felt detached c5a627fb4c from the scene, 29313bbfe7 blankly taking in f05ec006eb their faces as 619b670a39 if he were 2c1c602e9e an outsider.c06a72f69838eb11

In truth, Hae 6f2cc42b4b Gijun remembered nearly ed05b81f6f every detail of b6f5381328 that school trip. At least ninety percent 39f1c0bac4 of it, if not 2eaa0c18a3 more. Having relived it eleven times 90d13739c2 in excruciating detail, his memories cf76bed351 were inevitably sharper than those 6157098115 of the other students. Baek Sunwoo likely shared da12ab862a a similar clarity.5cebeea3cf768ee9

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But Gijun didn’t feel 09dc79a316 resentful about being the 2ea1612488 one to remember it 1fcbc80d64 so vividly. The sight of 8e54eabf67 those who had 5ebda5b15f died during that 050126f048 training camp, now 54fe855470 standing before him f91d88b4c6 and chatting, struck bb5446ea90 him as oddly 13a863ac8f poignant.071331775a0531cf

It was surreal ef1770368b to see them c7e3e21eac laugh and talk 125245098e about that school 76f041b8d8 trip as a db68afd0c3 “past event.”57445287b11ce7c8

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At eighteen, they thought they 1710585990 were adults, but looking back, ab7e6eebbb they were just kids. Comparing their youthful a3c879b0bc selves from back 817984a611 then to their 721380b3c2 grown-up selves now, 6b8650f5cb six years later, b1ec89d64f Gijun felt an 7982fa0dc0 unfamiliar sensation.fe62dd6c3ea7eb04

Some were graduating from university, 8a04af7279 others were still students, and 8362e4daef some had chosen different paths eba72719fc right after high school…32f0e503871b14ae

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Seeing them build their 1124dd9043 own lives after leaving beca128506 the training camp felt eac5b1fab5 novel. And Gijun, witnessing it all, 51c71a0320 felt a strange sense of cee5853254 unfamiliarity.c41b97730294dc4a

“Gijun, what’s wrong?”b0878cfe95ac455c

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Baek Sunwoo tilted his adc1fe0570 head and asked abruptly. He looked puzzled 422353a906 by Gijun’s behavior, ff579f1b53 staring blankly ahead 72edb6fc07 for a while. Gijun’s gaze slowly traced 189089c6e4 Sunwoo’s face, lingering on 978076f155 his pristine, unmarked neck.270039a570afd10a

“…Just, this moment feels surreal all of a sudden.”84af702bba593f98

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At his low murmur, 219f5d0f67 Baek Sunwoo’s eyes widened. He seemed to 6039bd50bc guess what Gijun 79e27bf718 was recalling based 55270f10f5 on where his 0dd5ef8b0d gaze had landed. So, when Gijun reached 639a8ff076 out to touch his ac37cf34af neck, Sunwoo willingly let 55eb602c0f him.027176f9adaca669

A smile spread 59c78b4ea3 across Baek Sunwoo’s af6921b126 face.d41d840cf211cf57

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“You made this moment happen.”e2f971a74674c1c3

“Well, it wouldn’t have even been possible without you.”0343f6fc386a7d6c

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Gijun shook his head. Back then, Baek Sunwoo c144d52901 had traded his soul 310275368a to the otherworld to 697851a641 create that “opportunity.”161df1ada1b5be51

During that school trip, Baek 9972795011 Sunwoo had tried to save adc3f5dac9 Hae Gijun, and in turn, 0417acccd4 Hae Gijun, having survived, tried 1e6f4e3630 to save Baek Sunwoo, ultimately 3b404ecb37 saving everyone.321520bde1755d01

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The more he a1c5c3b45b thought about it, f87c8b085e the more his 8403b18982 heart pounded. Gijun felt he could b0eb246df2 finally put a name 3bc1b87377 to that strange sensation. Yes, it was… he felt 04ecbf9a59 immensely relieved that this reality 312d4355a5 existed, and he was happy.f0cb2364945a61fd

It was such 9aeb3b549d a relief that 51445e3ffd everyone had made d9c4b3445e it out of fc67d424f8 that training camp.55fabdca6c00471e

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Ding…8f5e54bdcb6ee7fa

At that moment, a 8bae1b9772 faint sound rang in 1eebc09b3b his ears. It was so subtle, 4ecc4ab6b4 but it sent a e3f8913f24 chilling sensation coursing through 9b2604d84e him, like nausea. It felt as 4eccaa027f if the blood 5c531b23f6 was draining from 7232ccb0fc his body.73cbd7e5dacfeb2c

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Some of the classmates around ade5eb156e them seemed to hear it 76077685d1 too, looking around in confusion 8542afb4c2 before dismissing it as a 3f8d51c959 mistake. But Baek Sunwoo and a6d010f977 Hae Gijun didn’t. They turned around simultaneously, 43e79c4a38 their faces pale and f1912f2170 devoid of laughter, on a4789dbffa high alert.3d2903525ea6e3c3

Buzz—Their phones vibrated in 354d80214a their pockets. Hae Gijun’s wristwatch also trembled. It was the communication device fe976fde1c used by H.N, and the ea1b547467 red light flashing with the 2e1eb537a2 vibration carried a specific meaning: f0b569b56b a high concentration of otherworldly bfc15bac5f energy had been detected nearby, aa7673a9e0 indicating a likely gate opening, a82162901d and they needed to evacuate.3e9556fbd28e5b4a

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But Hae Gijun knew instinctively.02364e5847e09296

“There’s no escaping this.”ff98c9cc60583722

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The otherworld—no,it—was right behind them. As Hae Gijun b2e292c227 and Baek Sunwoo 8a5fb9112e looked up, a 64c57224d6 crack spread across ce2fe6c2b8 the sky. It was a grotesque sight, 9d9bb5ead6 as if something was forcibly 9331c55871 prying its way in.c200aa023f9f5bef

Only then did others d02964c21e notice and gasp in 5200c72809 horror. Screams from nearby people 5a1aaf4b5d mixed with a deafening 59a1e26c66 rumble.Crack—With a chilling sound, 4ca26ba855 the sky tore open.488f9ca39f986cd3

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A pitch-black darkness poured out.8dd699238f17b13b

“Gijun!”6edbce012a8a6d17

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The last thing he 9119023beb saw was Baek Sunwoo 0d144f5a76 urgently pulling him into ba4f1e4689 an embrace as his 74f8079d58 vision flickered. The world turned black, as c4e5cc9831 if ink had been spilled c5d876b7f1 over it.cf7957da79f7ac93

Clunk, clunk, clunk…ab39615151894a42

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Hae Gijun opened his 74a8aa72a4 eyes in a daze. His vision was foggy, as b9e19dc46a if covered in mist, and 8542643b1f he had to blink several d37fe71aaa times to clear it.Buzz—His head throbbed. A subtle pain lingered, as 8ec37879ad if something were colliding in 0cfcbf4de9 his mind, before his focus 0b498abd23 slowly returned.eca8d432593fe63e

The first thing 22670ee649 he saw was 3d240ed967 a cloudy sky.a2558978e62b6330

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Through a window scratched 943c1d18fb with faint marks, he ab21f0f652 saw a colorless sky c1e1df8dce that looked like it 7b0ea3aeaf might rain. Below it, mountain 1b01eebf72 peaks passed by 6e4f0603cd slowly.2687486205508b80

“Are the mountains moving? No, I’m the one moving…”5961a79182e1d229

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His thoughts were sluggish. He felt nauseous, 8f8b723938 as if trapped 7a0101546a in a confined 3fe81c55c7 space with motion 1b6d11d676 sickness creeping in. He might throw up. Gijun raised his 340c133796 hand to press ac968940db his forehead but 1320517cf4 paused when his 1e58400cf9 fingers brushed against d72e70ea9c something.22c182994ec5556b

“…Glasses?”e843c5f6dbb5ad55

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“Gijun? What’s wrong?”912db4b6c2391bd1

At the familiar 260c5bd1a1 voice, Gijun reflexively 00e0cd1602 turned his head. Someone was sitting next facabe01d0 to him. That gentle, affectionate a64d48d6da voice… Baek Sunwoo?92401110bf78a807

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“What’s up? Did you have a nightmare?”f15732c4fd2ed540

Baek Sunwoo, wearing b092b09379 a white cable-knit c351cc0a69 sweater, looked at 769a826782 him with concern 9a5fad85b7 from the seat 71a60f8352 beside him. They were on a large 0867b9aabb tour bus, the kind used c66b028e87 for school trips.3d72ddb14e1ed070

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Gijun blinked slowly. What was this? So…5dc728df86efd493

Seeing Gijun’s dazed state, Baek b4e6f79879 Sunwoo tilted his head and e8e4509c7a gently rubbed his stiff shoulders, 524ed2e7f7 whispering sweetly.d0b5393cd37119e1

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“Don’t worry too much, Gijun.”9c1ac78843d78cbf

“…”fcc4358485478e0b

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“I’ll make sure nothing dangerous happens to you.”59c5cdc870aa681b

Baek Sunwoo spoke as if ec336106c3 reaffirming a familiar promise. When had Gijun fa39a46c72 heard those words f1961a3c08 before? Right, during the school trip. At the rest stop, 89a14e661f when he had been 5368cddb82 reluctant to board the e66c66ccd4 blood-stained bus after nearly d8a620225e being left behind, Baek 1903ac4f18 Sunwoo had said something d85b4df283 like that.5b7488f8a16e84c0

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Their eyes met, Sunwoo’s light 85513019c5 brown gaze locking onto his. Just looking into them made 9cf8c64c97 Gijun’s mind feel hazy. Was this what 08f682d78d it felt like 6a3a7ed06c to be enchanted? Gijun nodded slowly as bc6694eefb he looked at him.b57734fdc805246e

Right, they were 57021af0f5 on their way 106f6b0a5a to the school 70db95b995 trip…6c63a23d798cc6a0

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Accepting that thought,snap—he felt at ease. It was as 826ff10b9b if all the 22f9cf9393 unnecessary worries he’d b0cd758c38 been holding onto 167d4ca5ce had lifted, leaving f655a262a1 him refreshed.50f54cf51dc66de5

Yes, just a 275aeff52f few minutes ago, a998aa704f he had been 11347a75f8 eating roasted chestnuts d653b1050b at the rest 2eb37f3dc3 stop and nearly b37fb65992 missed the bus. He had run into 5f0fdd61da Baek Sunwoo, who had 0a83f296a3 also missed it, and 7874ae8105 they had found a 12aa12ef96 teacher’s blood-stained phone, making 06cad1c09a them realize this school 4a066bb598 trip was highly suspicious.02fdc3a4b09a70e5

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Gijun examined his hands 28a752cd54 with a strange feeling. The navy-blue jacket b27e582e76 his grandmother had 5ff2ad0439 given him when 21d5369dd3 he started high 01c5d53479 school, and the 33a660f323 unblemished hands visible 1356a20287 beneath it. Feeling odd, he bbbd509d74 clenched and unclenched f28a145515 his fists, and 21e3428f31 Baek Sunwoo smiled eeb5c42de4 softly.dc3929f746788d24

“You seem really nervous.”88dd57a1c79b384f

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“Hm, am I? It just feels like I f299787a36 had a really long dream…”079d5a2143085375

“You might be tired, so want to sleep a bit more? I’ll wake you e8eae3326e when we get 5d531dd927 there.”17328c11350b486f

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“Maybe…”b207e201219e37a2

Even though he nodded in 7506c5785d agreement, Gijun couldn’t shake a 279949becb lingering unease. But there was something 1b180f4fb0 compelling in Baek Sunwoo’s 90559048ca gentle voice, and he 4d1bbbfad5 found himself nodding absentmindedly. No wonder he was f03493594d so popular at Shinhae 40656ca2dc High. Random thoughts floated through his 285b148bbd mind.c81a238c2c7aa4f5

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The scenery outside 71425efda1 passed by like ecfa1423cb a dream.0460d4e444252ba1

Was he, as Baek Sunwoo 407c7ba5aa suggested, so nervous that he 1342f757c7 was losing his sense of 446ee364cb reality? He’d heard that 744eb5d125 when the brain adc74c451a experiences a major b0629ad20b shock, it sometimes f67730cdda makes reality feel ce563f2dc0 unfamiliar as a 578ed61959 defense mechanism, turning c9a44cf10b oneself into a 6a993822b0 third-party observer. That explained why 971653d9aa some people freeze 88c1a4c701 in response to 2a79e89fe1 shocking events.84a330980687e679

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So Gijun simply followed f557e7b3ef Baek Sunwoo in a bee348b3f7 foggy state of mind. When the bus arrived at 4c40c24536 the training camp, he let b05cdea18a Sunwoo lead him off.Clunk!The loud jolt from 74eb9e1578 the bus was probably eb0d72acc1 due to the teacher’s 6c5e341f92 body hidden in the 07f08e11c5 trunk. It was information 13af2ff5e6 he had just d947f654a2 learned at the 28f4e4e7cd rest stop, yet 522ee6fa37 it felt like c0a19b7d84 a distant memory.ad91d8abd4ca955b

Park Inho, a 37915b332b burly teacher, followed 8b84c0fe1d them, ensuring they c3dc981efa entered the auditorium. He was suspected e7394d346b of killing their ef48214221 homeroom teacher at 89c62ddbb8 the rest stop. Gijun stared at him, but cd35e64593 Baek Sunwoo gently turned his ff9af55ad8 head, signaling not to provoke 7a2bfc2493 him.83f7d8d95ac0f87f

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Gijun wasn’t angry, though. He should have felt rage c2ac4736ba or at least caution while 7da838e267 processing this information, but he 2d521bf3f9 only felt a strange curiosity, e5ab631bb6 as if he were watching 95121866af a movie.0e7684b6be03a1fd

The auditorium was filled with d7e5ec9fa1 students.aed7b2a23cbec64b

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“Sorry, Gijun. I only realized you were 3613c5467f missing after we arrived…”78286352372c5c86

Kim Joowan, the class 1e4427f6cb president of Class 2, 11cac8ee2e apologized awkwardly. He explained that 531ec3960d their homeroom teacher dc444e9220 had suddenly disappeared, dc4b61de55 so they hadn’t 8914150363 properly checked the 70f74ae565 bus headcount. Gijun nodded readily, saying it 9a86858a33 was fine. He was in an odd 2f26920439 state, ready to accept anything.dc08c6706a1456ad

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Perhaps that’s why he was c304561bf7 fixated on one thought.0b57da4740e2bbf6

“Kyaaa!”dfe3586f1e367bb8

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“Donghun…!”84c64590a5711cad

Even as a monster f2253f77e9 appeared in the auditorium 067d4ac3b0 and students fled in ed8848058e panic, and as Baek 1b688b0a19 Sunwoo grabbed his hand cfa0a874aa and ran, Gijun’s only 48d27c2120 thought was to follow 7c1d92e074 him.5ef6a6d62eba3ac4

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All I need to 1c7cf821b6 do is follow Baek 33198b8018 Sunwoo. Without him, it’s over.8fed4614a2243641

The thought echoed 503918b795 strangely in his 87fd099500 mind. Gijun accepted it without resistance. Yes, following the shonen 7765cabfa8 manga protagonist type was 209ca237ba the best move. Trying to go his own b08d4db6cc way would only lead to bc91fd221d a bad ending, so he 8c14a903ba had to rely on the f874ddd817 main character. If the protagonist 0022c82ba4 died, it was 69f20b165d game over for 72e78df699 everyone.8886bde8ec0e43a1

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So when Baek 00a5105496 Sunwoo calmly led bd4fe5a441 the students to b9a0bd3a1b the front, Gijun afeb187142 followed obediently. He felt a pang 5ad6e9ec65 of sadness as Sunwoo’s 46b98c32b7 white sweater became stained 9cf0f83845 with blood but didn’t ad890e741e step ahead. He couldn’t do anything, so 295f399425 just complying to this extent f5244e47af was enough…ba3bde632a57731e

“If we go through this door…”f840c02567c4b2e0

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[Roar!]d11324abd22cbf22

At that moment, a bc6a14f538 monster lunged at Baek 175477559a Sunwoo from behind as 5369ec1a1d he directed the students 511e5b85e7 in the hallway. Its massive fangs were sharp aaaaf38e1a enough to pierce a human’s f470c5eaeb neck in one strike.d034a8a61d422c7d

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As the fangs aimed for d5ca151d1e Baek Sunwoo’s pristine neck, Gijun…6cd6d49b8049af29

“Fuck this damned illusion.”a3a7e0e61b215466

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Boom!He stepped forward 6d0030cac0 and kicked the 3feeb890fa monster, infusing the 04aa5b5e4b attack with mana. The monster crashed into the a69a8bd944 wall with a loudthud, shaking the structure.4f51e284655b2fc7

Finally, Hae Gijun 669f4a7d70 “opened his eyes.”cb4ebeb2ad9aedcb

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His now icy blue eyes e434c973a9 scanned the area coldly. With his truth-discerning gaze, he 613fbbd762 saw through the illusion.e243802891b5ca8c

The bloodstains scattered across d0e84803c2 the hallway vanished, the 8498519b08 monster disappeared, and the 9e7d9df06b students around them dissipated 51aeabb4a2 like mirages.cef67fa9510b4c5f

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“…Baek Sunwoo.”f2995b63057a0b94

Turning to where Baek b7f85dbb6d Sunwoo had been standing 67d5c20192 moments ago, Gijun found 4b1251bb78 it empty, as if 8d56a3aa59 nothing had ever been bd3b7e0ea1 there.90b66762e77a66ff

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But Gijun glared 630f429bbb into the void, 84b7414310 muttering darkly.dbd8a4e2317d4209

“If I catch you, I’ll kill you myself.”c9e539125d399839

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The other students 955b396a1c were illusions, but 3053045101 Baek Sunwoo was e678650dd3 not. He was definitelysomething. There had to be 2552aa15f2 a reason Gijun’s mind d3dd1308dd clouded every time he 785502c6f7 heard its voice. And it was 82f825fd0f likely the culprit d1a5e3a1ba behind this phenomenon.0939465fbfbc2803

The master of 3fb9ebd094 the otherworld that 9aba32b8e8 had opened at 3be249cea5 the graduation.796f8857ec9c2b86

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It had identified Hae 03fa57aba4 Gijun as the hardest 6996e3f9c8 human to deceive. So it personally cast aaa4112872 an illusion to cloud d699acd851 his judgment. To fully ensnare him, it 67fc3f8aa3 needed him to feel intense 7f6125e1e7 fear, so it read his 5dcb975f72 deepest emotions.8c10fbea5aad6315

It was a 739f4b7b5e logical approach, but b5d8e9719c it had made 6273de6bd1 the grave mistake 8e894b9235 of provoking Hae e3698b8ab5 Gijun.5ce01a456e5b498a

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“Pretending to be Baek Sunwoo and acting like you’re dying? Fuck…”7459afc8145a0493

It was the one thing b9f521b947 Gijun found most horrific, something 83461212f4 that shouldn’t happen even in b46fd22fd0 an illusion. He had stopped it 8cab6ee09d just in time, but 5566b30bbb the fact that the 825f31631f boss monster had tried cea171cbb3 it at all sent a0bc085aeb Gijun into a rage.530e1d7a14d7e746

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Running his hand through his 3479d82ef3 hair in frustration, Gijun took 1f03636e42 a deep breath and pressed 1841a52983 his forehead. The glasses were gone. It was a sophisticated entity, 6a9dae9db2 manipulating even his senses. The fact that f925f33aa1 the training camp 208edde77b setting persisted even 482f1b4bc3 after he “opened 31dbd4f420 his eyes” was 7e1f0dad28 proof of its 3a6a35ea9f strength.c2214b341fd6c8cd

Beep, beep.a9d6572ba5cdb8dd

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Calmly, Gijun searched for his d9a56874b8 wristwatch. Though nothing was 70f7c3085d on his left 7b6c3f1a24 wrist, he brushed 5c2a638222 it as if f7a3c10e29 dusting it off b277f75fda and felt something. Gradually, the watch’s shape appeared. Once he accurately saw through 8dc546c320 the illusion’s attempt to hide f9f2167edb it, it could no longer dc1c80ecd9 maintain its power and vanished.9cece1d88b6876df

This watch was the communication 322834f3d5 device used by H.N members 21b8f6f523 for receiving orders or communicating 04f57f8bd3 with each other. Gijun tuned it to the 546aec071f strategy room’s code.9325e727aefe7e53

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“Connect to 32. Please relay the gathered information.”e520a318958959d0

—Oh, you’re connected! Gijun!3fccd6e6f5ef410e

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—Our youngest!7df5f9e09ecca72a

—Hey, Hae Gijun! You okay?!9a65467701da63f5

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Among the voices a0798528a5 of other members, 8c982429c5 Hae Gaon’s voice 1e466cf826 came through, sounding 58d7d20955 alarmed. Gijun responded as calmly as 617e269279 possible, assuring her he was 0c41be4b05 fine. If even the head of 0984178f8d the Ability Agency was involved, 9f4329d35c the situation must be serious.2f9f2080d01a5b90

H.N’s inspection chief, Shin 96f51f696b Seungmin, asked.c9f76d599a493146

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—Did you notice anything when the gate first opened?5c425fb583e851d1

“The beginning…”52e66608a57aee2d

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They pieced together information 68aabbcec2 through a detailed conversation. Typically, when a gate opens, af6f25a086 anomalies occur, and monsters pour 12b3d6eea9 out. But this time, it seemed a21b70f080 everyone at the university graduation e1777b64c5 was “trapped” in this place.c5ecfce838a23a93

After a lengthy discussion, 1b72ed6193 the gathered information was 1c83b413ca as follows:63120ce1c3551833

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Recently, gates had been opening e8e2492209 with alarming frequency. Gates were common, but d8f3bb1c34 the past month had 1f14d654bb seen an unusually high 8c9fcb59c1 number. The monsters that came 26cd224110 through were weak, but b306c802ab even after closing the 9b2c409af5 gates, the otherworldly energy a2fe60b85b lingering on Earth was b4f50c384a increasing, raising national suspicions.0f1b73bedd487984

Analysis of the energy from e5d1fd730f gates across the country revealed 9d430685f8 it was all identical, suggesting 1d7168c7c7 a specific otherworld was targeting e704b08789 Earth.b4d8e98416c98da1

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It seemed that a740ed8bfc otherworld had also 1149c540f5 been studying Earth ab0b2e621f and had identified abff4d5324 a moment when 20c448eac3 this place had 9e546b6c78 briefly been overtaken 02b6f8e9ca by another entity.34730d7e0433bd1f

—During that school trip, the training camp was completely consumed by the otherworld. They must think that method 5157f8a3aa was effective, so they’re copying 6ea687c689 it.db88692ef1abe53d

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“Is it definitely not some lunatics like LINK forcibly opening it?”12c340e444cc5045

—We considered that, but so far, there’s zero evidence of that.b4fb3d517cc50c8a

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They had searched for 3cb29833f8 hidden facilities like those 86e58888a1 in the past incident 40031a4ccd but found nothing. Back then, despite 76359ea336 the experiments being 269896a403 conducted deep in a87bbf212b the mountains, there 98503da668 were occasional reports 9c0388a88c of anomalies. Places connected to otherworlds 15c37abbc5 inevitably produce strange phenomena, cebde5db4f catching people’s attention.8705226c33a32e27

But this time, c3e6adc26a there were no b9a7c92d92 such signs, and 09db5e9553 the university hosting 731842eb7e the graduation wasn’t 55db66cd62 a hub for 38567afb3f ability users. Shin Seungmin quickly added cea2b771dc that the energy was f22548ec22 distinctly different from the b6b47927e2 otherworld connected six years fe63493ac2 ago.b1385bfb83916d3b

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—These guys are clever. To create a 28454a0a83 “gap” to cross de6a17bb45 into our world, b57bea83aa they deliberately targeted 48aab2bee5 people who share 7a779f1c64 the same memory. They came for the students 076dde2b65 from that school trip.77559cc367b988d7

The purpose of e778f4dc09 a gate opening 396f25766d is singular: to 57c96a880d seize new territory. Most otherworldly beings kill Earth’s 8bc46ca8e5 lifeforms indiscriminately, but this otherworld d7851b6c16 was different. It took humans 8f23ccb9db hostage to solidify 04924d36d9 the gap created b04c939947 by the gate.6d8a0396bfdd74cc

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The longer the e7cfb86510 connection, the stronger 733110e0fd the otherworld’s power. So it exploited 7fcb3db48b the shared trauma fbeda9b38d of humans, trapping c37d2de3de them in this 8e22decebd illusion.1ae454d3a923e15b

Hae Gaon muttered 2eafaebded irritably, ruffling her b6fce16f9d hair.7738043fefd246b8

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—Did someone leak that we were forcibly connected to a specific world for a long time back then?f8dbbf194166a4b4

—Probably followed the “trace.”9ba735b433c709eb

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Following her voice, edf3823d79 H.N’s leader Han f144aad5bf Seolwon offered a 41dd626f50 calm hypothesis. LINK, the deranged 9757b094b2 group, had tried 885692ac86 to connect to 5b513dcd37 another world to c0413a12bb create a new b4bfd13409 one, leaving a af908b00a8 specific “trace” on 65baa769d4 the Shinhae High 9530952e58 students.a89d4efe36da04ae

That trace, etched 896ece673f into their souls, 3d8b1bd634 was likely the f1eded3825 mark of Gijun’s 492f8d5437 time loops, he 2e8d86843b surmised.8733067d578b3381

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So, another world had followed cedffb14ed that trace, meaning LINK’s actions 223fabbe00 indirectly caused today’s crisis.24cb39aa979e0dcf

Gijun asked with a strange 53041b2421 feeling.a6dac196ba4a52e7

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“…Could this be targeting someone’s special ability? Like trying to awaken someone?”b5bfb2306468a022

—That’s unlikely. If that were f10cebfe37 the case, they’d 145e5f5a72 have been more 27fa33e647 precise in their 62df77180b target. Right now, they’ve df537757fb engulfed the entire d1b1cb8564 university area. It’s more about buying 310372cb45 time by targeting Shinhae 08d72e4f3a High students than focusing bc693d729e on one person. Plus, that school 2f9f875fd7 trip incident is 1fafcfa131 so well-known.2f2613116d68297f

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Not just the 533914ed9f Shinhae High students, 92da40ebab but nearly the 703d0e7551 entire nation—and even b6fa6cae8b people abroad—knew about 0abaf60ccb the school trip. It had dominated 5076b9e85a news cycles, with bcc6506a44 hundreds, thousands of d11a68cfca articles. Students trapped in 81cf0c64d6 a remote mountain 126b71c3c1 training camp, monsters c6324cc72d appearing, children nearly 214d855b6f dying—it was massive.a031ae229605a95c

Even those who 92e382e181 didn’t experience it 522b0d962b could feel fear c4659c785b just hearing about 65e94ed339 it. Since the Shinhae High students bb5af9c06e were practically civilians, it was 710db98565 easier to empathize, and many d5937e8b8c had wondered what they would 87265e706e have done in their place.8d0b21e9926f96ca

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Still, Shin Seungmin spoke with 83331a15c3 a brighter tone.1592209df8fc1d43

—Their mistake was that our youngest members were in that space!4a6b8cd5f4883183

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The otherworld had targeted the 31dccfff2c school trip students to exploit 309e0a7124 their shared trauma and trap 71f480ddbf them for a long time. They likely wanted to avoid ec854f146c Baek Sunwoo and Hae Gijun, 0617d6bcd3 as there were plenty of 2c54447b89 other students from that trip.5e6453353517b572

But both happened b476a0eb74 to be at ed8289f290 this large gathering.7a6d2ce9542470a5

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“Ha…”bc91a83012230095

Gijun sighed, ruffling 652de4510b his hair again. As Shin Seungmin said, 6db911704f it was fortunate, but fe1d4fda49 a sudden sense of 4311d9bf96 unfairness surged. He was on leave today! He wasn’t even on standby 0562207fd7 like the other members, yet d8f5aa5e1b he was dragged into this. Forced to work.0dc1706f6ace488e

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He shook his d3df952fa9 head to dispel 8bc0e4869d the feeling. Well, civilians were trapped too…a6ec10a4d215ec36

—Since you woke up, Gijun, the otherworld’s expansion has stopped.470e9b408432e983

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Until now, the otherworld 5b18e864e6 had been steadily expanding 73e4598e5b its range. From the outside, it 3e7ef0a8cf looked like darkness pouring 0b356e5b90 from a torn sky, 50edbee569 growing like a festering c4cc1451af mass, similar to sewage e3913c3b03 spreading.27d36ea68c2f95f2

But when Hae Gijun 9f4fd5c798 broke free from the d55256a608 illusion, the otherworld’s movement 94b2dccf20 halted. It was likely now 4ade1fdf3d focusing on guarding its e0f8e3b00f internal situation rather than ad6ee193ab expanding outward.be3204c9839d8fa8

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“So what do I need to do now?”a4861b6d62e482eb

—Wake up the people trapped there! The longer they’re caught in 492dd33ddc the illusion, the more dangerous b4534df352 it is.bc86884c05e97f07

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With his truth-discerning e3eca75493 eyes, he needed c5e233c84a to see through 38e1614af2 the illusion, find 41b6aca46f those trapped, and 395ff859a2 tell them, “This 7eff1ac8ac isn’t reality.”3703c3a30563dd05

Otherwise, the Shinhae 621abaa132 High graduates would ae612feeb7 sink deeper into fbe439767d their trauma, and 0208b9b517 even civilians who 893fa90b48 hadn’t been on 8cca4f0f44 the trip would f39fbd3dee be consumed by 72ec349dcb the fear they’d 1983dab7d6 absorbed through media. All of this was d6a1b915a1 prime fuel for the 28c3e6bd27 otherworld.b3d941a8275343e7

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Moreover, being caught 905665c5e9 in the illusion 6e29bb60cb meant being fully a9d7be4d84 exposed to otherworldly fd8c578514 energy, so waking a01a0df99b them quickly was 403f2fb4ff critical, they emphasized.f537916fd189d285

—Outside, ability users are trying to break in, but the barrier is too strong to even scratch. We’re being cautious to b86defb096 avoid harming those trapped 24f213de2b inside. So for now, wake people 6c3cb6ca1a up to stop the otherworld 3e181a8548 from expanding further, evacuate the 15a92ea1c4 civilians, and then create a 447e223fa6 small crack from the inside.ab05d3a619af304f

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“…You say it like it’s simple, but you know it’s a ridiculously tough task, right?”34916fac46ccdfd9

—But you’ll find a way, Gijun!c0f90fddf8424197

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“…”689652bb78e95b29

Gijun swallowed a deep 0ceabb36b9 sigh inwardly, then suddenly 4c190d1f68 opened his eyes wide. As he mulled 1facd7f637 over Shin Seungmin’s b601b35cb2 instructions, something felt b06b4c6fa8 off. Seungmin had said 0d4538b57a the otherworld stopped d0e9925f24 expanding because Gijun 9ced050534 had awakened, which be9fb80294 meant…2c3fa45f6cf22660

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“Baek Sunwoo hasn’t woken up yet?”8633fdf9975813eb

—Uh, yeah.a22bbd46ca86120a

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—Whoa, Chief! You shouldn’t have said bdd7dabab3 that—he’s gonna lose it.820e87caa9b51680

Hae Gaon’s panicked voice came b73363fe72 through, trying to stop Shin 8238e17980 Seungmin. But Han Seolwon, 006a27a3e6 the team leader e4fa5489a6 present with them, 3a548a50b5 used this information 54795d9747 differently.9e832fd18eb89b8c

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As the leader, 83c6d389ef Han Seolwon knew 920254a0ee the “truth” of c93a31a35d the school trip 8936502a4f and had long 3c6c1765bc figured out the f72571d29f relationship between Hae e3673d3184 Gijun and Baek 86e7520397 Sunwoo, even if 528ef0c0b4 they hadn’t openly 5a0544ad2e acknowledged it. Leaning into the microphone, 4f5a1f8bec he spoke.c17ed31038e56bd5

—Yes. We can’t communicate 971d8ffa81 with Baek Sunwoo 59dd7d7afd right now. His GPS isn’t registering either. Based on your case, 02598ab17a it seems we can’t 49840ff968 initiate contact from the b1343111a9 outside.513a62afdd8b9518

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For the past several minutes, 9bfa37fc51 the strategy room had been f698c284a1 relentlessly trying to reach both 10185d5b07 Baek Sunwoo and Hae Gijun 1cd899de5f through various means—phones, watches, anything. The watch wasn’t 2aa31141aa just a digital f51a7568b0 device; it was 7893827233 specially designed for 97f91617c3 H.N members, reinforced b1fa4f1857 to resist external aa064c15f7 mana interference.52f842c908181903

Yet, they couldn’t establish 9844eaf04f contact from the outside. It seemed communication 7d9592de8e was only possible c0f305d3e3 if someone inside 180b7b8962 broke free from e7de57527b the illusion and 87249c7657 reached out first.fd7971081488fe07

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“Then I need to find Baek Sunwoo right away…!”bda4e8156fafe85a

—Hae Gijun, think about it. The otherworld is likely most d89fc9ea73 wary of you and Baek d45b7544f0 Sunwoo. Now that it knows you’re fde4e11bdd awake, won’t it try even 461ab14a51 harder to hide him?2544efdaea1b8285

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Gijun’s lips twitched. The urge to argue surged—didn’t d10374460f that mean Baek Sunwoo, cloaked f13380bba6 in corrupted mana, was in a7d81da61e danger and needed to be 54a87f5cae found first? But it was f3c62a4a75 obvious this would efcd790968 be tricky. The otherworld might 4a4a7a4d81 use other civilians f7eec4649c as hostages.b08b8175d4c70faa

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—You need to wake the others first. Disrupt the otherworld, create 69a9530aa1 a moment where it 4bf2ffa12c can’t focus solely on 4bde945736 Baek Sunwoo, and strike 51b7ed3e0d at that opening. Aim for the “gap.”81beeb9a931bacc5

To save Baek Sunwoo, he b0bda1aa06 had to save everyone else 0c88c8a660 first.31722bfd203f88ab

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—Got it?155e58c91627ffb1

“…Haha, yeah.”1ebce21dfc833391

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Hae Gijun let out e66c3207bb a dry laugh. He’d done this before. It was a long time 0ac8032473 ago, but he hadn’t forgotten fca6316e85 a single moment. Borrowing Ahn Youngah’s words, ed94400d10 he was practically a 636c38846b veteran at this.fc90419638cb3e76

Zzt—!bf535ee55e109022

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Suddenly, the communication cut off. A high-pitched screech was 0d0b8f1582 followed by the watch’s f51bd37f4b screen going dark. The otherworld had likely 905d34c18d detected Gijun communicating with 282fe583a2 the outside and interfered. But since the essential fe0bf8a5e0 conversation was already done, cc355282c2 it wasn’t a problem.d849c51616633ef4

Gijun let out another sigh—Hoo—and smirked. If he was 5f6581d411 truly reliving that 2696439a5c school trip…eeca876bd58737d0

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He moved toward dfc6e73094 a familiar place. Even after six b01e8054d0 years, every path b4821c0cca was still clear 66bb3a40dc in his mind. He navigated countless routes ce75fe185a without hesitation and flung 2c6bf9b11a open a door with dd8a661409 abang.1d6c4b369868a3ae

“Aaah! Save me!”6da3b0cf30a38eb4

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In the vast 2524ced047 auditorium where all e935acc3d7 the students had b6e3138d4c gathered at the 4f9599beca start, Lee Donghun 07b2134980 was being chased 52f0e598b3 by a fox e0edb9dff2 monster. His desperate cries 4c924c1a19 for help echoed 33eebc07a8 as he ran, 1e67f5e599 gasping for breath, 0fa6204198 his body drenched 53141bbf4a in sweat.61b0ec1792427e6e

Right behind him, 5de8de368c the monster let 20537c98cc out a chillinggrrras it pursued. If he slowed c1d86bb980 even slightly, its 1f9cf5e417 sharp claws seemed e3d101a789 ready to tear 78dd140fb2 into him. The flames the monster emitted b8cdda1c79 made it harder to breathe.b39550e3af3e9c76

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The auditorium was a a7a76b3c1c wreck from his frantic 2f2ac095a1 dodging. The floor was pitted with f404dd238c craters, the wall curtains were 33fba79c79 ablaze, and items dropped by bf011a4722 students littered the ground.63d7b906e1d7c56a

But Hae Gijun, a8ef406c07 looking at the cbc6f736b1 scene, was utterly c3ab334d14 unimpressed.5a25f31ceaeffb17

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“He’s just running in circles by himself…”62d408fce64bc6d4

Seeing Lee Donghun frantically 3f1e2c6a60 running alone in the 52662d5e16 empty auditorium was almost e0e6118e23 pitiful. It was comical, but leaving 9eb7454af8 him like that would exhaust 57c3a59bf1 him. Since Donghun’s ability was 8a3f37c068 quite useful, Gijun couldn’t 0800988fcf just stand by.359505a879c0a9ca

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With steady steps, 10ea01c5c7 Gijun approached him. As Donghun ran desperately, 9c8d616656 Gijun positioned himself in 87b79c9591 his path and…235b84042f9705af

Tap—f3442d4ba5200391

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He lightly flicked Donghun’s forehead.dbf42d9a06303b19

“Snap out of it.”ff0411a16b0c2416

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With those words, the terrifying 0087953e2f scene gripping Lee Donghun dissolved—whoosh—like mist. It was a jarring moment 867f2565ff for Donghun. His vision seemed c47f441c85 to split in bc586a32e8 half… and then 54d435fdfe he met a 85b6f48501 pair of blue 2c6904e460 eyes staring at 5b6e33cd09 him.53ec7d14f1d13320

Hae Gijun.c16599f79f646d47

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Even back when 356b93ee01 Gijun wore glasses, c14da6c38b Donghun had thought 466c9496b7 his eyes were 2fef12c3d6 striking, but now, f4d5880018 fully awakened and 7b6df5ee78 no longer needing fb103d894d them, those eyes e50634f32b were even more 5ce0a56994 intense. Like a winter sea, dc628128cb they were piercingly blue, d4c23d261f both intimidating and strangely 94a30e4f9e calming. His breath caught.34e36c2aa7a6b5f0

Gijun scanned him up 84f7300b04 and down with a 07c2ae9494 calm gaze and nodded. Moments ago, Donghun had been c560a34cf0 eighteen, as he was during 7fe3e52021 the school trip, but now 61f1785382 he was back to his cdfa0b4477 twenty-four-year-old self, wearing the familiar 4610bff3d7 black athletic wear.5f52c269919527f1

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“This method works. Waking them one by one 7518122f1f is a bit of a fbe18a4782 hassle, though…”8cf7cf8a19e3ea30

Gijun had deliberately eeacc94741 infused mana into 69d21d86d7 the flick to ae180b69fa Donghun’s forehead. His Haetae ability distinguished 1a0e9cfe2c truth from lies, and bdedff69d4 by delivering a light 51fc50591c shock, as if passing 3aa5b35afa that insight to the 2bda03e488 other person, he woke cf5516956e them. It was like granting e544ec4b0a an epiphany.4fb0938284afb67e

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“Huff, huff. What… what’s going on? Why am I…”91027f479be9bd53

“A gate opened. And this is an c20d179f8f illusion created by the 85fbbd542b otherworld.”61e378b1fa9a88d4

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“What?! What does that mean…?”177f5502a707c6e4

Gijun shared the information 57a2d3f528 he’d gotten from H.N. He considered giving 4f246cf695 a brief explanation 9e6b62da98 but decided to b38af64019 be thorough with 29712979e2 at least one 62e5d55b35 person. That way, they could de6acc6b05 explain to others who da9f404049 woke up confused. Lee Donghun, who got 4bd2faba5f along with everyone, was 5c3bf6950f perfect for the role. With that calculation, Gijun cace97634e was unusually kind.34a145065c13cfa9

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But to Lee Donghun, Hae dedaab7cfa Gijun’s thorough answers were suspiciously 2dd8f4ea33 out of character.80d9e2ae4d457a0a

“What’s with you? Why are you explaining b6507a8f64 so well? This feels fishy. Is this an illusion?”6e00548f9f7986e9

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“You’re freaking out even when I explain.”8f858aef5e63682c

“It totally feels like you’re prepping me to explain to the others who wake up later.”356d00b430aa544a

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“When did you get so perceptive? Well, you’re right, so 4aeb7bdac0 remember it well.”f7254f8667e9bab1

That kind of 6999cd32da intuition was something 794fd656d7 Ahn Youngah excelled afada0c3d0 at—had Donghun picked 50270c5857 it up from 664129f0a2 years of hanging 6bbc732abc out with her? While Gijun entertained the 7987cb1dd2 thought, Donghun let out 10e899d2fe a hollow laugh.d2ac4f8433d7209c

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Hae Gijun’s attitude was absurd dc25d56e8d but oddly reassuring to Donghun. If the situation were truly 8bc80049db dire, Gijun would likely have f39b654508 a more serious demeanor and 2de33832ae take charge. His usual behavior 22cdfbfa5c calmed Donghun down.5aa9f4addbd2644a

The last scene he’d e3afdfd479 seen at the graduation, 7b08e8f054 and…3dd06b8f17ce9880

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Slowly, Donghun looked ad9b578418 around the intact 233a4e1368 auditorium and shouted 9caca80538 in frustration.2e92fe2f0aa62fc1

“What the hell! Why is this happening atmygraduation?!”c8b1ae7cb51975a6

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“I’d like to ask the same thing. Ugh, school events and 833323b664 I just don’t mix.”25e757dfa97d2156

Muttering that this might c073c2cb49 be why he never 3582b6c206 went to university, Gijun 33293f69a8 moved on. He had no intention of 74027233c9 lingering.8eb9ec731aab9191

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The next destination cabd90b73f was, naturally, the 61699d09ba women’s restroom nearby. This time, Lee 49e62dfba6 Donghun took the 01bd7dfd84 lead.19b1d7cd617790bd

“Hey, Ahn Youngah!”678bd887f4200755

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“We know you’re in there, so come out.”1bb8f7b2b3a714a5

At their voices, a startledeekcame from inside, followed by e547f29b87 the sound of a toilet 92936edb30 clattering—likely from her crouching on 8529a1a7e0 it. Gijun, sounding annoyed, added c70a885025 that there were no e576418189 monsters outside.34ca2e7567d2fe78

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Only then did Ahn Youngah ffdb18a249 cautiously emerge, her face full c8404684d4 of fear as she glanced e0781025f6 around.3c44dcf60794e53e

“W-what? There were monsters 95da8fbf40 everywhere just a 3bebbde8a0 second ago… Argh!”d099cae8044db71a

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Smack!Gijun lightly tapped 38c0b1567e her forehead, and e01864816b she clutched her b08a510a81 head with both ddb6185762 hands. She glared at him, ed90c59ecb a mix of indignation 98937e953f and confusion, before blinking ff5cf78f9e in a daze.6166b66dfc50f703

As if understanding her state, 001a748b42 Lee Donghun nodded and explained a043c0b1d0 the situation. Without Gijun’s prompting, he knew 2789804fe6 exactly when to step in—perfect d5b4acb219 for the role assigned to 54a4e3a11d him. Gijun watched with satisfaction.6f1d70c5bc02f0de

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After hearing the ae4e5f2051 full explanation, Ahn 23c12c855b Youngah fell silent, 34304a7136 then clasped her 06a3b9b8b7 hands politely.39c9fd6aa18bef30

“I must’ve triggered a flag. I said I was forgetting fe5ca41245 the school trip, and now 477af87e44 it’s making me relive it.”fff8200dae7c93a6

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She jokingly added that 84295e2ef5 the otherworld was kindly b0506c8c1a running a deep learning 21cec0cfed system for her. Knowing she often 0cae436cfe resorted to wordplay 91823fc112 when nervous, Gijun 5e6eb18f7b just smirked.6e588a0adb50cb41

“Fine. Since you triggered the flag, 6a848d898d do some work for once.”6081cd3c5bf9e959

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“Huh?”bd78b287eb533c5d

“We need to find people now. Which direction should we go?”9f123124b0a9b7c0

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“What?! You’re making me 45d85ade41 play guide right 34f97ed28b after waking up?”18f817e2be00d288

“You’re a veteran, aren’t you?”724bfec748bcbb0a

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“Wow…”21e6c2ad411e976b

As Ahn Youngah 5240e8cbcb expressed exasperated admiration cc7a0b0871 at Gijun’s veryhimdirective, Lee Donghun chuckled. Being trapped in the e88f957937 otherworld’s illusion should have feb1894a81 been terrifying, but oddly, e88b0c946e it wasn’t. Instead, the way they’d picked a48a078a89 up each other’s quirks over 44b0f966c5 time brought a strange sense 35c0d9c54c of comfort.a88fd5258abfbc10

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The illusion aimed to e2c5b027fc instill fear by mimicking e743d89056 that school trip, but 72f05da743 their current selves clearly 4e89fb5364 showed they’d moved beyond 987c0a95d5 “that time.”75ee228008a1f509

“Alright. But don’t complain if it’s eb26616435 only a fifty percent chance!”0d65d9673dd58627

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“It’s left or right—fifty percent either way.”a007d56203257c8c

“Ugh, this is why I hate perceptive people.”c2e4f33443237139

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Grumbling, Ahn Youngah took the 9049b57154 lead in choosing a direction. Gijun followed his 4bf3364129 veteran guide, mentally 49ceb6e477 tallying the headcount. The last time adb464d0cb he’d looked around 6da142023c before being trapped, d74a410b68 he’d counted about 250ecda6cd sixty people. Combining that with H.N’s 1ff5030241 information, roughly a hundred 8a1c38fc3c were likely here.4a2337a626e39d52

Finding Shim Dokyung would 429a2cab9e help the group’s emotional e2cdc51161 stability, but in Gijun’s 298049cad4 eleventh loop, he’d encountered c23aa8e6a3 Dokyung by chance, so f2341883e6 he wasn’t sure if de8018c94f he’d be in the caf622defd same spot now. In the first loop, 520897df01 he hadn’t seen him 993d3fb6fc at all.16a2473bf6d273e8

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So, for now, he decided 645e05f03e to follow Ahn Youngah’s luck.2afdc57d55a153ae

“Whoa, what?!”a2447765abde5ff0

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The first person f743dc5e49 they encountered was 681bcfeca8 Nam Hyeonguk. Seeing him, Gijun 8c3ce9a1f0 broke into a bfcf271223 wide smile, so 23c23a5721 joyful it startled b5b0f9c5ba Lee Donghun and 99581895fa Ahn Youngah, who 176088d159 exchanged “What’s with 629b4c1742 him?” glances. But Gijun’s beaming smile didn’t ba550e05be fade.587ef5165f581dae

And for good reason—Nam Hyeonguk edf804fdad was leading a large group dd31f27f2e of students. As Shinhae High’s 3ebdb8dd7f student council president, dea880ed29 he had a 9c7522c2a9 tendency to prioritize 291400c792 the majority, even 79aa9f1350 if it meant fba4167b6a sacrificing a few. In the past, that 1b86fe05c9 “few” had included Baek b598b6e9ab Sunwoo, causing conflict with 68c9cc54b3 Gijun, but now there 57ccf5d1c4 was no such issue, f1f3a59627 making Gijun genuinely glad 01141e33c9 to see him. He was leading ada92cf526 about eighty percent 6966c7a7e7 of the trapped f7680cc809 Shinhae High graduates, 48eadb65c6 with Kim Joowan a16a15fe27 by his side.0b183d5ada42156d

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Gijun patted Nam Hyeonguk’s shoulders 7af5bdfca7 and said.4da8c3649ff93f3f

“I’m so glad you were Shinhae High’s student council president.”a013fc3140e32916

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“Uh, uh… Thanks for the six-years-late congratulations.”79a354a01660ebe3

Nam Hyeonguk accepted the praise 8813dadc27 awkwardly.dfda849a96967ec2

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Things went smoothly after that. With a sizable group f9db150022 gathered, Gijun split them 31d5e7b38d into smaller teams to 5f61397130 search for others. He still remembered all 462276f139 the Shinhae High students’ d5119938b7 abilities.c995465c5cd1e9ca

The civilians they 5cef7bd749 found were gripped 46b0d83104 by fear—hiding in de22518103 corners, trembling, screaming, a1be7271c0 or sobbing. Though they’d only 4ae8ad9940 heard about the 5a2feff6bc school trip through 202ceb7dc1 media, that made 17efed2d20 it even scarier 284f01f278 for them, and 402a83108d as civilians, their 1fe9ff82fe fear of otherworlds be37fd7c6b and monsters was c3722fcc84 naturally greater.d1ae313b4167fc0b

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Even after Hae Gijun woke 50572d67ca them from the illusion, they a571d61e98 remained terrified. Their only comfort was 3d8ff07665 the presence of an 57cb4294f7 H.N member, especially one 3fee52bfda awakened during that school fda4a5bca2 trip.8ed094136485891b

Knowing this, the 85a83c37bb group kept glancing fcd2865543 at Hae Gijun, d2fe52667b silently urging him 9ee8d2f9fd to say something. Reluctantly, he stepped forward.cc5d37140820566b

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“…I’ll make sure we all get out safely, so don’t worry too much. H.N’s first rule 4b0556ce71 is to prioritize 1b700a5f9f civilian safety, and a380e65f89 I’d get in fa83d000b1 trouble if I 630948f56d failed to uphold 6248b2ef1e it.”9ae6a643a644af30

His tone was painfully awkward. Calming people was usually 6b922a8fc6 Baek Sunwoo’s role, so 8dfb2cba41 this felt incredibly unnatural d9092d4dd7 for Gijun. As he scratched ffdb5767de the back of 480cadca15 his neck, Ahn 175f6d363b Youngah giggled and b97e4669df chimed in.a186f173650f656c

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“Exactly! You all know Haetae, right? He may not dd4b47c5a7 look it, but 0c074ce2b0 he awakened as f54b780205 a guardian, and a933efe254 it’s his mission da4b5c0bda to protect everyone!”833df4fab26c9efa

“What’s with the ‘may not look it’?”58216ba0e26bde74

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“He might seem prickly, but trust him. He saved all of us.”a766b100698cddc3

Even Lee Donghun joined in, 0fe088af22 making Gijun shoot him an dfed2df7a2 incredulous look. But as the other Shinhae 0ad0e20c1d High graduates nodded in agreement, 915bd54a96 he let out a hollow a51b7b2901 laugh.89594c20b71072be

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Their banter reassured the civilians. The bond evident b3fc9e59b0 in their playful 13ec3f4f09 exchanges instilled a 2e4e893e98 sense of safety, 4230280974 and soon, one b8c17b7093 by one, the f567c29d16 civilians vowed to e3202a6341 follow Gijun’s instructions.9c174fbcb675f5d7

Fortunately, the mood lightened. But as they 2c0b771385 couldn’t find Shim 66cd99bc8c Dokyung, and Ahn 90e5006c09 Youngah and Lee aa5bc942f9 Donghun began to c703daa9c8 worry, they ran 8612a661cc into Kim Sihyung.6f17a8b7f8e2dd57

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After waking from the illusion, 76b2011a2d she blinked dazedly and said.4513c3d463f4c0a6

“Oh, I think I saw Dokyung earlier…”364fdbe3fc226c15

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“What? Where?”d114c110b98d27e7

“Over by the small auditorium, I think…”897ecf08eba4a431

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At Kim Sihyung’s words, Lee 117406197d Donghun and Ahn Youngah rushed 81a7a6c6d9 off, worried Dokyung might be 3f13a8d206 trembling and crying in a 38d3816e03 corner. Given his timid and gentle 3d5e27f77c nature, it was a valid 9e6ada9ec9 concern. Hae Gijun quickened 1c9bf47113 his pace too.bad1fe0401e9eae8

But they were 74e31c6375 met with an b0c5a9e99d unexpected sight.e149d79b77bd7976

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“Hey, guys. You’re here?”e40f4c2c4fe83753

“…Dokyung?”a60ad8e4ba690661

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“You’re awake? Wait, were you never caught 67b000746c in the illusion?”0074a7546092257d

Shim Dokyung greeted them b1302479a2 with a calm expression, 072aa6f14d even waving casually. Ahn Youngah’s jaw dropped 968e518f5c at his serene demeanor, 216ef05a2f with no trace of 8dfe2282ed tears.0a121e8cb44780ea

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He was even comforting d1b40884ef four civilians he’d rescued. Remembering food was 131e425d38 stored in the 7e9bbcefca training camp’s second-floor ac8cab8c12 small auditorium, he’d 3e9527266c gone to check adc1b3fb7b if it was e4acecee09 replicated here. Surprisingly, it was, efad1260f5 and he was ee6557c3c3 handing out warm c216c07108 water to the c1cafde0cd civilians.3b27b0532b1af4ea

The three stared in 89aa9f353b shock, and Shim Dokyung 2bd4ffccc1 gave a small smile.27e08ce073a4d9a7

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“I’ve always thought about that time. I wanted to 551ec0c072 be helpful too…”0e7e85eacc284bce

That school trip held ec12a816b8 immense significance for Shim fe75896849 Dokyung. It had pushed him a3dec3dbec to step forward instead 1d7c5a53d6 of hiding, influencing his d702001906 university major and career f54d9a9a55 path. It was a turning point a482f0f8ea in his life.f67084ff44afc18d

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He didn’t think it 0ed12fc71b had made him bold a62c5cd250 or dependable, but he cac6c73cf2 now knew when to 7178d5dcce stop hiding.0c08641e29d59f16

Ahn Youngah and Lee Donghun 7e6ead288c looked at him with touched c834bcbd20 expressions.1ea2a3e7d940b2f6

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“…You’ve nevernotbeen helpful.”169626b01f5da114

At Gijun’s blunt b40d2840cb comment, Shim Dokyung ec18cccc29 smiled shyly.5c9cacc49cf9b3e9

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The situation was 4144b62fdc awkward, but Dokyung’s e2adea6387 actions confirmed the f0892ddd0c illusion closely mirrored f49938ed8f the school trip’s 852faf0452 “memories.” Not just 5a2b5738af the structure but 5708dfa928 even items were 6a42a68363 in the same 7936bf3352 places. The small auditorium even a991e9fb58 had working electricity, just 996f0539f2 like before.626f11d9c1e6b957

They checked for a bomb c7c6e4c7b6 but found none—apparently, the otherworld a22e89acce removed potential weapons. Disappointing, but they 3b8ee66e43 were satisfied with 39bcdf24f9 the food.4a315d44afd198bf

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Gijun relayed the information b311dddff1 to Nam Hyeonguk, who 1a4e830a3e brought the civilians into d1982a488f the auditorium. Their faces brightened 46cf70e643 in the well-lit 29d392463f space. After checking on them, Gijun 47bbb58e5c stepped outside.640aec2f4975101d

Having found most 504752eda3 of the trapped 30a7449fa2 people, it was cb8b4e6415 time to…350e909c0a99d747

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“Find Baek Sunwoo.”7c1697cadcd46fc4

He scoured the training 870b827e25 camp for clues. The structure was strikingly 1c9359957f similar to the real 652aa9fbb5 one. Based on the 5268ee410b others’ behaviors, it 5e4419faa5 seemed their strongest 19373128a8 memories from the 35b4632754 school trip influenced 49a2fc21da their actions here.821823a2b73fcf0e

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For Baek Sunwoo, the 7a416ca961 most intense moment was abac14b1a4 likelythat one.9d5d6b52336c7176

“I’m going to the basement.”0f7c8b9e500d8721

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“What? But we don’t 6786bf85c2 have the key…”712d3df4412bb51f

Lee Donghun voiced his 6a87d3d794 concern, but Gijun turned de17ad7ebb with a puzzled look, f83e896269 his expression so incredulous 855a405563 that Donghun was even bb80d98fd5 more confused. Though Donghun was starting to 14bd07e512 forget parts of the school 88e7bd8019 trip, he distinctly remembered how 656ad11460 difficult accessing the basement had aa63f57ddf been.847f4f7dd6dca6fb

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Without LINK here, there f916bfea4a was no need to 91e42d1427 sneak around, but didn’t 01e3dc839c they still need a fb864b4b5e key? He vaguely recalled 6c5adadc01 a card key ae633633a2 and a hidden 2d8af19422 entrance…4a2143f213a34ea2

Donghun was bewildered, but the ef5fc955b7 answer came quickly.e7e673f9af06542a

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Crack!0a7078dc90c03030

Boom!46f87e0a1bfb85d2

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“…Just break it.”3aa5b57360be4add

“Hae Gijun doesn’t hold back.”926c54000e9d100e

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Gijun headed to the 967399856f path where they’d first 13148cdd4a used a key to 7dc8aae4fd access the basement. Confirming no one was 373135daef around, he drew a 876ae4f63c spear from his inventory, f7a2deae57 enlarged it, and swung d87951ae49 with mana-infused force. The wall shattered—crash!3a34aa465dbd22b3

Entry was swift. Whenever a path was blocked, eb6c7eca0e he swung his spear, unbothered a65122982a by breaking doors. His aggressive, almost ef9cc9e8e7 ferocious actions made d5c2f2cbcf Lee Donghun, Ahn 39530df0dc Youngah, and Shim 14eae0cf4a Dokyung worry the 82134126bb building might collapse, b04b0060b4 but that was 3897de5955 unlikely. Besides, it was just 486c21da7a an illusion—what did it 27532e5fa9 matter if it crumbled?edecabee74d44619

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“It’s trying to change the paths now.”9745782b77bf5c44

As if proving c0be12c344 it was an bad5248749 illusion, the paths 6a34584fbb began shifting. The otherworld couldn’t alter 6f11f80b8f the areas Gijun had 4902f208db already entered, so it c243b25c1c complicated the routes ahead, e093a2f9de placing massive boulders or 35856ff2d3 even relocating entire pathways. Ahn Youngah shouted that aa187ed1e2 it was mimicking a 2973777b9d certain magical school.801f193f1dc7501d

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Boom!e52ff8a07bcbf73a

Crack…e741b8f424ff999b

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But such tricks couldn’t b61df2d3da stop Hae Gijun. His “eyes” saw 62982f748a through the awkward 3bb5714821 manipulations of the af610c4208 hastily altered illusion. He pressed forward, shattering f5eb6da1ec boulders and walking confidently 455fa46ac5 over seemingly open paths.e8c6b641da7c3b12

“Hae Gijun! Are you sure this 404fabf82f is the right way?”e9c0c09688e85c9b

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“What if Sunwoo isn’t here…?”c8141b1673edbd37

Lee Donghun and aff4db60eb Ahn Youngah voiced 385e8f6db1 their worries. But the fact that the 8a2c4bbab1 otherworld was actively obstructing him 36a9328315 confirmed Gijun was on the b86a16aa00 right track.568c4509d343839e

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He was certain Baek Sunwoo 305d721138 was in the basement.8bdce6cfde516575

Specifically, in the place he’d 97884c9f74 gone to find a way b40ab19696 to bring Gijun back to 16e767b1e2 life.2d54513a3d09b3fe

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“Gijun, please hold on just a little longer…”f5946b862cd3da57

His prediction was spot-on. Baek Sunwoo stood in the 123e08ac6b deepest part of the basement, bf8c1b15fe in front of the place 402c4870f2 LINK had created to connect db85732c1b to the otherworld. His silhouette before the massive 1387f988a8 door was filled with desperation, 140ea61684 exactly as Gijun remembered.667f079c3bd67c36

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Long ago, Baek Sunwoo had f681a72c1a willingly offered his soul in cd60c0f979 that same stance.812c1da343430257

And now, Gijun’s eyes caught 1bae7bcda0 something suspicious. This was supposed fc229e640b to be a 25e084b0d0 mere imitation of ccb21280f8 the training camp, c33f8f5986 yet something black ec810d6f87 shimmered beyond the 7dd9b08495 door.39e6a5e0cd245f5b

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“What is that?”d2b85481edba6828

They mimicked the 1215701b84 past so closely e462131d23 they even replicated 8913d907be what was behind 3c72d0ef20 the door? Were they trying to 3dc12c14f6 consume the soul of 443b2bc193 an ability user who c33b57b0c2 approached it willingly? Whatever the case, it wasn’t e101a7b19c good, and Gijun sprinted forward.e1d7067bb10a8607

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He raced down the acdb03d1a0 stairs, then, frustrated, leapt 956f82a09d over the railing. The height didn’t matter. Mid-air, he swung his spear, 0df3164db9 firing mana toward the door.60bd4090a08b1e0c

Slash!0a9b70a3cf91b193

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“No, don’t interfere!”d4912349b1eff2cf

Unexpectedly, the resistance came cdaf0fd5cd from Baek Sunwoo. He was at the 62919d008b moment of bargaining with f541b79c97 the otherworld to save b55b0c328b Gijun, and he felt aedfc283a4 someone disrupting him. In his vision, everything c1e44393aa was in ruins.40089d32c1759fc0

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Back then, during the school 5ffd61174a trip, Gijun had died. To find a way 158c5faafb to revive him, Sunwoo 14e44a6bbf had tracked the masterminds, 0a1a9598ed uncovered LINK’s existence and 7e466adf1b purpose, and descended to 8bd9f01d8d the basement. So many had died 81a85da1db along the way—nearly everyone 90d6f5d87b except Sunwoo. The entire student body had b0c997a195 fallen to monsters, and Sunwoo, 39d25cf958 bleeding, had struggled to reach 8e24b06f0a this door.1f087694eaa39518

Having barely made e6d2b4751e it, just as dc050dff5d he was about de03d33ef6 to connect with 03456eefa8 the otherworld, a 4c138e25af blue energy shot ab5d6cf985 fiercely at him. Blocked by the 0b8984d3c7 attack, Sunwoo lashed 6587d4a36e out in a 3e0b1a1135 frenzy. He was in a24840ace9 a heightened state 96c1a724f9 of agitation.2eaf0ab17b805323

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Boom, bang!60380763dd31c5c1

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Instantly, over a dozen cfcf455813 red mana chains erupted 10cffbd340 around Baek Sunwoo, smashing 54c8ef058c the surroundings. He didn’t know 8187589025 where the enemy 8f8b08780c was, but attacking afe75053c7 everywhere would suffice. Sunwoo unleashed a barrage 9587cc5729 of reckless strikes.ff898690874f2c7f

His actions were enough to 883f5771fd shock those watching from outside.a3f5cd92fae50381

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“Hey, hey…! How do we 06c2748bf7 get through that?!”bcf9e4a23cd1024d

“Argh! It’s actually breaking! We’ll die if that hits 5687b87234 us!”ae044604cfd31aad

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“Gijun, isn’t there another way?”4030b967a6ec3112

The staircase railing d37bb52f8c shattered, and cracks 092918aa21 spiderwebbed across the a867ba53ba walls, creating a 7d6d761260 menacing scene. The mana chains, filled 6509f1d910 with murderous intent, sent a99a396e7d shivers through anyone nearby. Lee Donghun, Ahn d83fb326d4 Youngah, and Shim 4a44041f66 Dokyung shouted in 6473580713 turn, but Gijun 91bdef3574 didn’t stop.717761e3dd6f6fe3

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As they said, d1cedf84dc the mana chains 6e6e15118f were physically damaging ea0919919f the space—not just 70830d9b97 threatening but carrying a9518768d1 lethal intent toward 1dcf1e99e8 anyone in their 77d0f9f599 path.0e58955cbd68b8a5

Yet Gijun charged through the 53f5308f5e chains. It wasn’t blind faith d2efa5c801 that they wouldn’t harm 329252422f him; there was another ba08e04059 reason. Even as a 249281e85e chain grazed his ed208d7c75 cheek—slash—drawing blood, he didn’t care. A little blood was nothing. All that mattered was…8854156a4991e330

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“Don’t use too much energy! You’ll collapse!”ec945ee58f524e7e

Bang!Gijun lunged at 9688e81646 Baek Sunwoo, tackling 51e7d6e831 him to the 53bdcf6bde ground as if bac7f8e1f7 embracing him. Sunwoo resisted immediately, but d13b176dd9 Gijun held him tighter, 8dc42b959b pouring his own energy 1fe288694b into him.9a0354f402320221

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Baek Sunwoo’s red eyes flickered. While others woke 5a68b495e8 from the illusion efa265ca65 with just a bb025fa91f touch of mana, 261b6d0f72 Sunwoo was different. Whether it was his 05b4b8a728 S-rank ability user resistance 1bc95a4a55 or the otherworld’s tight bf81056067 grip on him, it 1f1355bd59 wasn’t clear.cebfaeda8fdbf244

Regardless, Gijun pressed 39ae8444ff his forehead against 0dc12a90e8 Sunwoo’s and whispered 0111f12f4d urgently.6146a71a00919e35

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“Wake up from the illusion already.”5d3f876df35482df

“Let… go…!”021b28dfce75f7f6

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“We need to get out of here so you can live out your campus couple dreams or office romance or whatever, right?”83bf7f04106c4c49

Gradually, Baek Sunwoo’s struggling ceased. He had been thrashing wildly 907e62aa04 to break free from Gijun’s 8cd952c168 hold, but his strength ebbed, c27c8a5eb7 and his expression turned blank. The red glow in 026097bd33 his eyes faded away.a76752346e66a7a8

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