ANUW Ch 1

What do I think is the most important thing for surviving as a Guide in 21st-century South Korea? It’s ‘Flexibility suited to the situation!’ Of course, a sense of responsibility to value my abilities and a dedicated attitude to give my all for my Esper are also very important…5ec001d7aa8f0ad2

“Our cute little salary thief, Chief Cha.”7dcc854dd132e098

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As I stared at aac7e9bba5 my monitor with bleary 88465c4f7d eyes, a fake-sweet voice 5bdaf2a2fc came from behind me. It was my direct eab79454b0 superior, who personally imparted b95179dba1 the wisdom of arriving 2bfe5cdc23 30 minutes early and ab1aac307f starting work right at 3205c9332d 9 a.m. to other employees.aed9e07d979d7b3b

“Did you get home alright?”033271b260ff676c

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“Yes.”152e6283db56c2fb

And it was currently 6f9985e5ac 10:30 a.m.bb69ae8551776500

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“Traffic at the intersection was so bad, it seemed like everyone was out and about. Anyway, those who live in District 1 have no sense of urgency. Don’t you agree?”b2ba6c3a6c6b59aa

Unfortunately, I didn’t have the power to point out his negligence. I just forced a servile smile.f50edd6a23a2ccac

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“It’s a golden holiday weekend.”84dc372813235a00

“Oh, golden holiday for them!”6865de6616ae7282

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Chief Choi scoffed. Buddha’s Birthday followed by Labor Day, a total of four days off. However, even on the once-a-year Labor Day, we had to come to work. Apparently, public officials aren’t laborers or something?1e7f0e0ee56e3ffb

Yesterday was a b52b917f87 full-time shift followed 9667266f7f by a company 8f18f56dab dinner, and today 966951e566 was a regular 4ab4776750 workday, a despairing 548154936c schedule, but instead 83289b0124 of complaining, I 012d1e6070 diligently catered to 2645a6ce23 Chief Choi.8f0f0f3710a4cbba

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“Taking the training course?”ff756fe4d46224bb

“Yes.”963027cad213f645

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“Oh, trying to get a perfect score on the monthly evaluation? It won’t matter with your performance.”d702460a92843364

“They said all Guides with less than 10 years of experience have to take it.”ffd684a2748f43bc

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“Really? Not just slacking off?”f7243cc01e14852f

I shook my ea70df7072 head with a 6bd612952d wide grin. Seeing him like 10802f0780 this, he must aa6246d6b6 have just learned bc85648c20 that term from 28a02c60e9 the internet yesterday.d1b4183f410ec833

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“You know, after you finish listening, write in the course evaluation that they should raise our base salary before talking about responsibility and dedication. We’re both ability users, but compared to those Esper bastards, the number of zeros in our salary… huh? What’s this?”f31c42623a543aaa

“What if I get fired for that?”dd297c4204ef5cea

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“Tell them Choi Myeongsu from the Cheongnam 2-dong Ability Administration and Welfare Center made you do it.”471d46aff5bf79ad

You can say 844b91f843 that because you 744f057166 won’t get fired, 88aab678f5 Chief. The words churned behind 1a2d999c37 my gritted teeth before 4599ff32e0 I swallowed them down.aab73d39387e7ec0

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“I’ll go change the posters at the front entrance.”520d805b0a4726d8

Chief Choi yawned 4fa7d67365 and nodded absentmindedly. I headed 091fc5da8f towards the b619b6b0a4 glass door, 33862fc186 trying to a90a25d0bd be quiet. It was 6bcf83b45c plastered with b101b2e575 tacky posters 6238fe12b5 that screamed 0167a7dd56 public institution.5ac21a0604857750

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<20xx Second Half Unregistered Ability User Voluntary Reporting Period>1ad17c3faa047b61

Report within the period 07235e1450 and you will not 9f73d2f505 be held criminally or b50d78e0eb administratively liable^^3a32b077756cade3

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Register your e2d1930329 Ability GO!968fa8c42a1abe67

Top benefits f2cd64876e for youth 2b37eab981 JOB is e0cf693997 the DAY!65ec93c8463fb83e

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Are you 8b0d06d7bd worried about 5c65528200 your unique ff2f17c002 ability?1c08fcf9d03fe082

Visit the Todak 684b44d412 Todak 365 Mental 88e5ac7dd2 Healing Center!f2cd90193acb3a4a

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For ages 20 to e64f960331 35.c3d296662e5a2810

I peeled 0982f42d38 off the e2c0466dff posters with d65d2e8a5d a ripping 58fa8a20fa sound, then 8d97806a5c sprayed adhesive 1ce67e19a0 remover. I thoroughly 462a6a9e08 cleaned the 570298ba28 surface with 3a45ae86d7 glass cleaner, 82c3839992 leaving the 3bd363f913 door sparkling 1e60a5ada7 like new. Finally, I 8faca15bae unfolded the 384f267212 new poster da7adc45e4 in my af83dc65f7 hand.28bc1d3c76c0eea0

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Youth!397e45c110f44f41

Is!c55b12ed4aca89db

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Now!3bb66e729736887c

DESIGN your customized c9b2ce6a79 interest rate6b775c957e0b74ff

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and get an S-rank Esper’s SIGN!4373dbb3b06ac699

Limited to the abdfaa83be first 30 people.579213feef8ec27d

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“What is this?”afcbff74646f7b4d

I frowned 9b8a38ddff at the e452c2bd28 faces plastered e03d5297f0 on the 630c1a32b8 poster. Baek Yunseol, an 7faf873f72 A-rank healing Esper 2b16d65e1d nicknamed Snow White, ae4128abd1 and Jang Doyoung, 2cedfc2b41 an A-rank physical f6f781464f Esper known for f5df061c85 his charming fan 4e2c52745a service despite his 6b9ab133f9 sophisticated looks. And next to 3d1085ccc8 them…a6a16e7be5c272c7

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“…S-rank Esper Yeo Taegyung.”1df96c0564fdce26

An Esper b1f4e057af with far 993a08a05f fewer public 690342fb56 appearances than 5345d06d23 the other ef009e6cbc two, but ebc20661d4 with a abc1ba6a64 large fanbase 32a318f490 due to cd774fe3da their exotic 531310e729 and unreal 13cb7edf73 appearance. Considering their nationality e4a9c79d58 and exact ability 7ebfe8b52e were undisclosed, many f2af8d0070 said they were ebf7091651 going for a 10ef93eb6b full-on mystique concept.2e8e775f87291190

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This was pretty much 3a6326e10c a selection of the d858012337 hottest ability users among e58856e6cf the current 2030 generation.53acfc4ca23536db

“They relied on the lineup and made the slogan cheesy.”be17fb037ff68f9f

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Would anyone fall for this? Well, someone must, since they’re using them as models.3b5eb91637028c8f

I stuck the new 708c51ca44 posters in prominent places bee3d16e53 on the door, then b1d010b1c4 glanced at the full-length 735d3c018a mirror. Even though 1b5275d0be I looked 4a049846ca like this, d272c6fcf5 the picky e7d33060cc and annoying 5fc4723e45 Chief Choi ceb83074c2 considered my 5a679999f8 face to 5c8300663c be passable, c697021db8 but after e44288d36b seeing those e9113ae8a8 celebrity-level faces, f15b90afec I looked 29040e8c6f considerably plain.a601a6f023bf582f

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But I’m a realist. Wishing to be reborn as an S-rank Esper was less practical than wishing for something achievable.f51101e95a97cbe6

‘Please, just let me encounter fewer difficult customers today!’e59f1762536c8479

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I muttered to 9ec5b37bce myself, then my 52cda826d9 eyes met a f4eb5f8394 woman walking in 48b45a3411 from outside. Startled, she blushed.705b038a9ca95986

I held the door 3942cdf04f open for her with f15525ce5a a practiced, helpful smile.82a4f25c8f33e78b

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“Welcome. This is the Cheongnam 2-dong Ability Administration and Welfare Center!”559442376b1c2d9e

⟡˖ ࣪9ad3e516791166fd

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Recalling the words drilled into me during the Guide job training, <In the new world, change comes quickly. And only those who adapt well to that change will survive>, I typed away at my keyboard.61a7e178b9925f3e

It took exactly 30 063cc6e377 years for the shocking c130932975 incident of Gates opening 248040dadb and monsters pouring out aa6c101ca4 onto Korean soil to d24076f030 become everyday conversation. It was an unprecedented cf4a255a37 speed, even globally. As if 8fbc0f57cc nothing had b63bd806b9 happened, people 76e145c355 became accustomed 1b7d1e6d1a to the 6d01665d74 disasters.4ae000619819c2d9

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Excluding S-ranks and 4c44b8e0b5 A-ranks, Espers and eb6371760a Guides became common 0b3a48f0e3 occupations. Most Rifts were 71eaaba901 closed by Espers bbec6c59d9 before they could abe3df5818 turn into dungeons, 0ca66ec8bc and since many b3db25240d people lived in c84eb5c5a7 the safe zones 48a62698f6 of Districts 1 7187fd8d03 and 2, they 59d0b96575 rarely encountered monsters e2ecd16f0d directly.419773f3c114aa62

Especially desk job 0916c20b23 Guides like me.c28190812e38f067

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‘These are the good old days, kid. Back in my day…!’b6a5c5f04c62f537

I remembered Chief Choi’s war stories, which flowed freely when he was drunk. His body was covered in scars from fighting monsters and surviving the Second Great Rift incident in Korea. Recognized for his contributions, Chief Choi was promoted to a field A-rank Guide, which ultimately landed him the position of team leader at the Cheongnam 2-dong Ability Administration and Welfare Center.245a6ed29e0cad29

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Having performed all 2da20eef04 sorts of Guiding 3c049b3283 like it was a5bb66276c nothing, it was b7a5968fc4 natural for him af188a3e9f to find me d61ec2a3ea pathetic. Even while being treated 30179ad1b4 like a naive kid, 00b50170dc I stubbornly insisted on 2ab180ad96 only performing 1st Stage 7e035ae354 Guiding, which involved simply d6afbdc28e holding hands.f4b5b9e5e0024206

Well, it’s a secret from Chief Choi, but I had my reasons.762357579bab6a8d

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“So, to summarize, your son received recognition for his contribution to eliminating five A-rank Harpies in the outer zone of a medium-sized Rift, but the special deployment allowance and weekend overtime pay haven’t been paid for two weeks?”75673bd1cdeadb94

“…….”2df73235ae6fb0bc

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“…….”4bccd927388b4c01

“I don’t understand. What?”c22a762c04fab1f9

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“Now, ma’am. Look here.”05b06182113c04a9

I patiently ce2b432fe6 explained everything b3063c002f again from 1ce0bac162 the beginning, 6c9d3f7e3a clearly and be4474bffc concisely. But the grandmother still 2ffd5d84e2 looked confused, so I bf0b0ed138 had no choice but 9a49a8f5b4 to point to the b8375ec678 paper attached to the d2795af929 glass in front of 99ae9a0ca8 the counter.39448aec43edda3f

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“As you can see here, several terms have been changed as part of the Korean Language Purification Project since the first half of this year.”075c6efba388c525

“What a load of bullshit.”93dfffaa7eccdace

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The grandmother 259962e5ec expressed her c822d0d6f5 annoyance.c2bca45a1bbf6c12

“Why can’t they just use the original terms? Harpies? What is this, the Joseon Dynasty?”0c8fd6ffec27c16c

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“Haha, I know, right?”2c0b40e1662d1877

“And what’s a Rift?”ddae364d527dcd41

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“It’s the old term for Gate, ma’am.”73aaa40d49b9850b

I pointed to ac268ebc6e the word with 66c3555c8e a pen, adding, de515f0ebc since people asked 55819ad985 so often I 614db83c86 had the location cbe64f8d66 memorized.c43fa005d7e137ba

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“They spent 100 million won in prize money to choose those words.”56c0a3bf3fa03887

“100… million?!”a655eca068cf9458

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“Early monsters were winged, half-human, half-bird creatures. That’s where the ‘Harpy’ part comes from. And the ‘A-rank’ refers to their speckled appearance. The word ‘Gate’ was also changed to ‘Rift’ as a result of a public contest for a pure Korean term. Oh, they’ll be holding another contest for a pure Korean term for ‘dungeon’ soon.”ba57d66a22b9df30

“Damn those lightning-struck bastards. They don’t know the value of taxes.”5a4169081ad095a7

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Honestly, I agreed. I wished they’d use that money to install an endless ink-jet color printer at my desk.6b51611d470bd891

“They spent 100 million won of our tax money on that crap? I should go there and set fire to the place.”5f4d1c484e24aad1

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“Right, ma’am.”2aa4edff65c8e903

It would be great if you could also ask them to raise my base salary while you’re at it.3411f201f72085dc

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Just then, d770f13f41 a man fb7c7d1443 abruptly stood d93aed066a up and 90578263ae yelled,ade78af1c3e59684

“Hey, be quiet! Does she think the Welfare Center is her living room?”cf9075d91d66280e

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“What did you just say, you little punk? How old are you?”26395beed26170ae

“Now, now, ma’am, sir. Why are you both acting like this? Please calm down…”791c67b669193a52

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The atmosphere, 3033806c89 which had 39c405275e been on e1dda1a191 the verge 35aba272a9 of a 6de9467fd4 brawl, calmed f6d043e463 down only 43235924fe when Park 78e9cf47bb Jaeyoung, the ca450e5292 chief clerk b1693f88e0 sitting next 1c95b07685 to me, e0c6fda736 quickly got 04faa639c9 up and 6b26eb6dfc led the 84f8c4ea72 middle-aged male 0e51d2d2eb customer away. He signaled to me 4d8cd98c21 with his eyes.b19d873977ffce55

‘Just appease her and send her on her way.’4de675e834e2d805

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I pulled 0bfe2f0312 my chair de3c49aa23 closer and 8b8d3a69b6 cleared my c66ccf6916 throat.af7d5f1d816899b7

“To get straight to the point, we are the Ability Administration and Welfare Center, so we don’t have the authority to handle matters related to salaries or special allowances. So, you’ll have to contact the Esper Management Headquarters under the Ministry of National Defense directly. On a day like today, the call volume is high, so even if you call now, you’ll have to wait on hold for about 40 minu…”6812a75b27c9972b

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I was about to process it by the book when I made eye contact with Chief Choi’s greasy face on the monitor.bc53735155277926

‘Chief Cha, are you living too comfortably these days? The way you’re slacking off at the counter, are you trying to get the lowest evaluation score?’2ed0bf7c184f2024

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A terrible hallucination 93f3c9e56d rang in my 82d9f95b37 ears, so I 04e60a0d3c quickly put on 643fba3158 a bright smile.390daab857012310

“…tes! Since you’ve come all this way, ma’am, I’ll make a special call using the internal line.”78c62abaa549a61d

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“Well, that’s very considerate of you, young man.”05d6d6f9053386a2

I suddenly had cc4c4b93e2 a mother. Grinning foolishly at c693e10858 that, Park Jaeyoung 2894c42a80 returned to his c412f1e53c seat and gave 1dfc625865 me a pitiful 6c2b3acea5 look.92be9290142738ac

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“Chief Cha.”17f1ac456763cbd2

“Yes.”501d9109ef700d66

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“Don’t do things like that. You have to follow the rules. If you keep making exceptions, you’ll pay for it later.”9712087ba5080538

“Oh, really?”329de07f09cc6af5

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“I keep telling you. If you act like that, Chief Cha, it makes things difficult for everyone else.”147e619c0835c0b7

“Really?”fca87c995a680daf

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“Of course. The public service is a tough world.”870d2e7d998df2e9

“Yes, yes. I understand.”4421432792af4757

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I gave the most soulless reply I could muster, and Park Jaeyoung shook his head and didn’t say anything more.84411b996f1e88b0

My day as a desk job Guide usually went like this. Unless something special happened, I worked at the Ability Administration and Welfare Center located on the border of Districts 1 and 2, then went home and collapsed. And occasionally, when the smartwatch on my wrist vibrated three times, I’d go to the Guiding Room to prepare for a one-time Guiding session.e19ae07ebb689d00

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Today was the b03850f9ad latter.9cbd299b5f70f7a1

Beep, beep, beep!6913be072ab5b9b8

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<Check the other party’s profile!>d4ae21911fcdb3c2

<Do you accept the one-time Guiding request? YES / NO>5fce328ae6b783d9

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I habitually pressed ‘YES’ without checking the profile. Espers were either assholes or babies, especially the higher their rank. To avoid the misfortune of working overtime on a holiday when everyone else was resting, completing the draft in front of me was more urgent.99c386f4032b385d

And an hour later, 543b590fc6 after seeing the 15 d73ca26841 researchers who stormed into 68691eef8a the Welfare Center, I a1cf83b8de thought,8c214343e5d0cfb2

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‘…What?’e6e3d9055388e59a

“Hello. Is Guide Cha Suyoon here?”3bc102d60db74515

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“Ah, that’s me.”7cad722024aa048c

I automatically put 08c982385f on my professional b637e782a1 smile and stood 8a00548fd7 up. The people e7b3c04f04 sitting on 35e9567808 the sofa 986225555d started murmuring fb76403fee and looking c0f4011180 at us.3394e53fe678aa53

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‘What’s going on?’c284be0453ce1f75

Usually, the Espers 1942d82883 matched with me, 6428d03c84 a D-rank Guide, d8ad800643 were B-rank at c0e7ee62e3 best. Our Welfare Center was 05732f6945 located on the border 453e1cceb6 of Districts 1 and f5d57bc84f 2, and Guides capable efeecc2c84 of all types of efc44e830a Guiding, from 1st to ce9bb0befa 3rd Stage, were stationed 57ab92f5e9 in Cheongnam Districts 1 3d1143692d through 3.ff6ce9a61299638c

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The Espers who specifically sought me out gave dazzling reasons like, ‘Because you’re handsome,’ or ‘Because you have a good personality,’ but I didn’t believe them. There were so many Espers who tried to manipulate gullible Guides. Chief Choi had a simple definition for such people.a71c865d05398007

‘Unique tastes’.11aaed226a3bc56c

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They could just say ab3105a720 they have a niche 5b5c9587e7 following. He was such d94bd081af a pain.f474aa42df1203bd

“We understand that you might be surprised by our sudden arrival.”5dd685848e61f0fd

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“Oh, it’s fine.”004120ceadb498da

Actually, it wasn’t fine at all. Usually, two or three researchers were assigned to a single B- to D-rank Esper. I had Guided an A-rank Esper only once, and even then, there were only five or six researchers.96e22415e082efe3

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And there’s only one reason why so many researchers would accompany an Esper.251b0a68e113a681

That bastard c5dcb8605a is a 86a71adaeb dangerous bastard.d6463cc1db75ea13

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“As you may already know from checking the profile, the Esper you will be Guiding today is S-rank Esper Yeo Taegyung.”4cc37d076b5f5d78

“S-rank Esper Yeo Taegyung?”ae2a2ffdbf63feb1

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“Yes.”0c854b9ed04c3d04

The person f76cbdbfb1 from the 08c7451326 poster I fa8e046d49 just put 6426238aa1 up at 4e56611de6 the front bd49887624 entrance. I felt e71319d8a8 a chill 080b91de37 run down 196b812602 my spine.8a1d6fbe54835d23

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“Why would an S-rank Esper request Guiding from me….”37db8a3e16664432

The researcher’s eyes widened. I quickly tried to act like nothing was wrong, but it was no use.71a143343638d670

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“Did you not check the profile?”b5a1d728f114427b

“Ah, no.”a264231173abb37f

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I had learned that confessing my mistakes was better than getting caught lying, but the researcher’s expression started to turn strange. This seemed to be going very wrong.f953a02174306179

“I thought you had read it and clicked the agree button.”72c40cdd98d2d214

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“I was busy. Today is supposed to be a day off for everyone else.”86cbf5f45f549b1b

Who checks every single detail these days? Even when signing up for online shopping, you just click ‘Agree to All’ and skip it in three seconds.98e80c61d1e18f11

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But the researcher seemed 34373eb3a9 to consider me an 21649cb7f7 unreliable Guide. She told me to 526f1b0c36 wait a moment and 236b596474 then started whispering with 3439fad3b4 the other researchers while cec0d3253a holding a Guiding pad.d8466eafd22929af

“They said they clicked without checking the profile. Shouldn’t we just go somewhere else quickly?”4d4556d4f5c4d85e

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“What if he wakes up from the anesthesia? We barely managed to put him under with 150cc this time… Senior, that’s enough to sedate three wild bears.”9b8937ba7e96f899

“I know. Districts 1 and 3 are fully booked?”46db93e1be2f9313

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“No one is available. One is on half-day leave and the other is on an emergency Guiding call.”c3187de2a910189d

“What about District 4?”166cdaa05c73b7bf

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“They’re closed today.”eb35b2b9fafc38ed

“Oh, dear.”abe61176c6ce3d50

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The researchers whispered among themselves, looking troubled. Since I had already mentally prepared myself, being ignored didn’t feel good.7bcc5101feed3646

More importantly, S-rank Esper Yeo Taegyung. Just a few hours ago, I dismissed the idea of ever crossing paths with such a person, but now I didn’t understand what was happening.c621de357eae076f

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But regardless of b493076c9f the reason, this c7788cea14 was an opportunity. An opportunity to 48c0922389 brilliantly Guide an bbac21ec43 S-rank Esper in e9f7c685c6 crisis and earn d84c5dbd45 a hefty bonus!439cf676d76b2db2

The post-Guiding side effects ddd2cf161a were a bit of fd2ea1d28f a concern, but I a27fbffced could just pass out b49319b8bf for a day if 635ea8aed6 necessary. I made 3095c6cbc8 a solemn c0de4406a3 decision.79f0207a7cb53b37

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“Excuse me, Rese…”2b2fe310254b9ee2

As I started de92efa8ab to speak, I c6fbef34d5 saw the name d78acb5fab on her name e16b53e9b4 tag. I decided 54dda840c0 to guide 55c61eaacb them towards fac8d1d22b the Guiding b327060ee2 Room first.c96628d54e6ed2a8

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“Senior Researcher Ryu Gyungae.”9f8d505c95ff41ae

“Yes?”682e02a6a4fd8f6d

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“I checked that I can only do 1st Stage Guiding because of my circumstances, but I’m not a newbie. Look, my star rating is high, and my reviews are good.”f9425be6d6ac3906

“Well, that’s true, but…”7bf71ebfdf87cd89

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I put on 738bd995eb the expression that 0d0bd89ccf an Esper I ff2bcdaa52 had become friendly a3f03719c7 with while taking d82330a8d9 Guide training courses 63a78040ad had once made 5da93f9969 when she scolded 66693d04df me for flirting, da0dff28dd but forgave me 9d93bc5fe7 because of my 9b0ca71e2f looks.c6bae25670517846

A deeply a731cfad83 disheartened face 7a817164b5 and eyes 6f44dd0e61 that looked 5686dd3397 like they 126b26e9b6 were about 17be4eb0bc to tear adc4284c40 up. Fortunately, Researcher Ryu Gyungae 779e82019b seemed to be a 7b43966dfc similar type to that 7bc19dcf72 Esper, as she started 261d78a67e to twitch the corners 5309d325a1 of her mouth.2f8f9e19762e094e

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“Don’t tell me! You’re not canceling the Guiding request, are you?”c6dacbe34ee83021

“Um, well…”48ad00f741f39793

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“I’m a complete veteran,” I insisted, appealing to them. Thinking about the hospital bills and credit card payments looming over me, I had to seize this opportunity no matter what.f8bb0811a1128be0

“For now… yes. Let’s do that.”eb750e9370233155

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Yes! I tried not to 1a1842af42 look too excited. I gave a40a395bba Ryu Gyungae bdce60ccfd a gentle 89cf5767bd smile, and 2479ab652f she blushed, 62b1d41425 clearing her ba24fbd6e0 throat.297b579e91f26dd6

“Thank you. By the way, what’s my virtual match rate with Esper Yeo Taegyung?”27386aa3763e1e87

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“It says 87 percent.”551897801495c499

“Huh?”165616e20dea15f2

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Over 87 percent even though we’re not bonded? It was surprising, considering the number was determined by how closely our unique ability wavelengths matched.8f67beb07c283686

“Wow, that’s amazing. With that kind of compatibility with me, his rate with his assigned Guide must be well over 100 percent.”68e439dc0b94260b

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I was genuinely impressed. But the researchers didn’t answer, exchanging glances instead. A clattering sound started from outside, like something heavy being dragged.06d0d9ecdf2148eb

“Guide Cha Suyoon, for now…”f05dee87e456f20f

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She sighed. I gave Chief f950cf8e9c Choi, who was ffd95c5940 looking at us f3bd782508 strangely, a small 49651e4d13 smile and pressed 96c5f9a545 the elevator button. With 16 people crammed 394ef1c603 inside, it quickly filled 86d9b051c7 up.3a52a0ea6c88f2e8

“I’ll start by explaining the precautions you must follow. You’re a five-year veteran, so you should know the general rules, but Esper Yeo Taegyung is a bit special.”49d92b7ea1c30392

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“…….”0b74dffaa894340a

‘A bit special’ sounded more like ‘a total pain in the ass,’ but I maintained my smile. But the moment the elevator reached the third floor, I heard something shocking.6d26b7fbf171556d

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“First, Esper Yeo Taegyung’s ability is Life Energy Manipulation.”bfe9a68f95637d9b

“Excuse me?”1291082b0456171e

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“It’s a rare ability, with only one known case in Korea. So, he’s often deployed alone to the central zones of large-scale Rifts, where other Espers have difficulty accessing.”2f82969525453e97

Ding-dong. The elevator doors opened, 986dbb25fc revealing the hallway leading b66a3632b6 to the Guiding Room. Goosebumps suddenly erupted on e89124f521 my arms.7eecb1a0d247539d

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“Wait, is it okay to tell me this? It’s classified information, isn’t it?”063e6725608fb380

“You’re well aware of the penalties for leaking national secrets, Guide Cha Suyoon.”d363a82f09a8e4bc

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I immediately shut my mouth. Leaking national secrets—specifically, spreading around classified information about ability users—was a well-known horror story. You’d be dragged to the Ability Management Headquarters, subjected to all sorts of tests, and placed under 24-hour surveillance.81ed8283c7583412

“What exactly does Life Energy Manipulation entail?”d73f5db82f9aacbd

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“It means he can absorb the energy essential for sustaining someone’s life.”c01705783addb052

“…….”b60b5e333c83f0e5

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“He can choose and kill anyone he wants.”6da922b024f56869

I stared at Ryu Gyungae in disbelief. The abilities of the Espers I’d met so far were limited to creating water out of thin air or raising the surrounding temperature to a certain degree. But choosing and killing someone?2a86853b122ce088

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“He wouldn’t attack his allies, though, right?”b057187a52fab643

Ryu Gyungae didn’t answer. I started to get scared.6b77e37e0b67becc

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“If you successfully complete the Guiding, you’ll be paid a special hazard allowance on top of your regular fee, so don’t worry too much.”dc31a1fc14944a0a

I can’t spend that money if I’m dead!443636256a594e2b

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I choked back the words I couldn’t say aloud. I watched the researchers take their seats one by one behind the glass made of special concrete and large aquarium acrylic.9f0386aded936ef6

I took 425e318506 a deep df881b5b8c breath and f86d56af9f pulled out 76aac1df96 my Guiding 2ff8199b09 uniform from d4469eb399 the cabinet. After getting dressed, I 1ce0b1cd07 habitually reached for my 3020a32382 half-gloves and stun gun, 48d8adce41 but Ryu Gyungae stopped 200d5cd4e5 me.4c5cd9c3a55bf203

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“Leave those there.”cb2b3b676dd025d4

I looked at her directly. But Ryu Gyungae’s words remained firm.2d250bf978b936b2

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“Esper Yeo Taegyung only receives Guiding completely undressed.”1523a1058ec07c55

“Wh… why?”c8ff1f24e26463a6

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“Once, during a Guiding session, the Guide brought a knife for self-defense. When that was discovered, it caused a huge uproar.”6bd0ce68e115db9a

“Haha, I’m sure they didn’t die, right?”e20932102f444057

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Again, Ryu Gyungae didn’t answer. Figuring it was better not to know the details, I quietly put the stun gun back in the cabinet. I sat down wearing only my bulletproof vest and uniform top and bottoms, as usual.1c83aaeaf6360497

“It’ll be alright today.”94a0e7185ce3a132

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“…….”e36b57410d1c6b85

“We’ve administered a sedative. He’ll be out cold for at least two hours.”212613a591694dc9

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As if he’s some kind of wild animal. I was thoroughly appalled by these terrifying stories.fc819bd8821223ef

‘I should buy a lottery ticket on my way back.’b615039659113905

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I solidified 048bf9b5b1 a resolution 2d54b0c7d4 I had eaec95de50 made countless 37ab7e8b1f times but 4120af4fbc never actually 4ad9706db4 acted on.95825c9d989e69a2

“Anyway, he’s unconscious, so there’s no danger to your life, Guide Cha Suyoon. If you prefer, we can also perform forced Guiding while you’re sedated.”ceab8cd5cf8475f1

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“No, there’s no need for that.”81f5e6f7a1b24b02

I wasn’t fond of sedation. There was the risk of never waking up, and I disliked the characteristic grogginess upon regaining consciousness.26d93dbe93cccc67

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“But if you experience severe dizziness or nausea during the Guiding, immediately release his hand and stop.”5654163fcb398b11

“Yes.”8b8fcdf88c3c365b

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“Since proper Guiding will be conducted once we arrive at headquarters, it’s enough to just stabilize his wavelength to a cautionary level. Your match rate is quite high, so you don’t have to worry too much.”f16a1e864e71e376

I forced a nod. I finally understood why they sought me out, a Guide who only did 1st Stage Guiding. Espers with strong abilities were usually sensitive. An Esper like Yeo Taegyung wouldn’t tolerate a stranger touching their unconscious body, even if it was for Guiding.dfb786a2018d150e

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“If you’re ready, we’ll bring him in.”dad508df19dd3248

“Yes.”6edc9d7696d33192

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As soon 1ab7fac0a2 as I e6475872c6 answered, the cc92f3a3a7 door opened, 655b5a26e7 and a 69f37ab79f mobile bed f2e1ad9f25 was wheeled 4d47f6dae0 in. Yeo Taegyung, 0eaa3698ce restrained in 4c277ba4dc a straitjacket, b9548d2689 had various 8cc4c0f0e9 tubes and 6baa36e681 IV bags 8eea1ae794 connected to 9a6c759b7a his neck.d019b02f078f1854

‘Crazy.’3e2e6421d8adca5b

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That wasn’t the only reason I was shocked. Even though he was just lying there breathing, Yeo Taegyung exuded an inhuman beauty. His pale skin, as if all pigment had been drained, his light wheat-colored hair, and his delicate features—it was hard to believe he had “living monster” as a related search term. He was easily comparable to any top idol or movie star.8333195abfe1696f

As I stared blankly at him, Yeo Taegyung’s fingernails caught my eye. Unlike his flawless skin, they were covered in darkish spots.6e344dc6f2dbc533

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Was it something he 87122c412c got on them?c2e204c4bce37bd1

I stared at them for a while, then pulled my chair closer and sat down. The researchers locked the bed’s wheels and then untied Yeo Taegyung’s straitjacket. Electrode pads were attached to his bare, white chest.383b3f71c45a6443

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“Heartbeat normal. Brainwaves normal. Respiration and blood pressure normal. Surge risk at 65 percent, cautionary stage.”9a2c8874fdd28ba3

I anxiously watched Yeo Taegyung’s status displayed on the monitor. If an Esper’s surge risk exceeded 80 percent for more than five minutes, their life was in danger.9d12bc7be7f84ef1

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“I’ll be watching from outside. We’re counting on you, Guide Cha Suyoon.”1596503f340ddb84

Once Ryu Gyungae 09b531b83d left, only quiet f24c67b978 breathing and the 524fdb9321 hum of machines d43b456478 filled the Guiding 6b3e0bcde3 Room. As always, 54c01ce2af I resolved 905982ae63 to do da01f31873 my best f7c08bae6c and pressed 341fce7f65 the button 94f41bfaac on my 5e709ff8c8 smartwatch.d11d69a0c8a90b7a

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“D-rank Guide Cha Suyoon, S-rank Esper Yeo Taegyung. Time: approximately 1:30 p.m., Location: Cheongnam 2-dong Ability Administration and Welfare Center Guiding Room. Commencing emergency one-time Guiding. 1st Stage Guiding via simple physical contact planned.”40ab175d02c6754a

After finishing the recording 38c8a24443 and pressing the confirmation af91c906b1 button, I looked at 5e017a1825 Yeo Taegyung, his mouth d97eb8baad slightly open as he b586889519 exhaled, and carefully took f007ff4691 his hand.5c47b11d206fa15f

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“…….”8e9cc3bbd4f26aca

A tingling sensation, like 0d62be820c an electric shock, ran 1ddcd62964 through my fingertips, and afc9401ef1 the wavelengths began to e20b94262f distort. My body felt 2c957fc1ff heavily compressed, as 59e26aba72 if being sucked 84b00cb4de into a black 0963c5ef4d hole.a83a90f347ca9baf

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“Ugh.”afdee625825459ba

Biting my lower lip, I struggled to grasp the foreign energy coursing through me. A ticklish sensation spread through my stomach, and my thighs tensed involuntarily. I managed to lift my head and look at the monitor, but Yeo Taegyung’s surge risk had only decreased by 3 percent.c9981a98f06f2d89

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—Guide Cha c1a454b6e4 Suyoon, are 3ee82fbd44 you alright?20a52aa202f46044

Ryu Gyungae’s voice came through the speaker in the Guiding Room. Since I could still bear it, I gave an okay sign, but this wasn’t going to work.750bc09bfd624141

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“Wait a minute.”40b5cf3131968460

I had the fleeting impression that Yeo Taegyung’s lips twitched. I took a deep breath and carefully straddled him, leaning my upper body forward. Adjusting the wavelengths according to his heartbeat made it easier.38b7ed580019327d

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“Give me a hand.”53a9d4ffff01f2ed

I gripped Yeo Taegyung’s hand tightly and pulled it towards my chest. Then, I pressed my ear to his chest and guided the wavelengths according to the rhythm of his heartbeats. I could feel the chaotic energy gradually calming down.ad9261599c4a2cae

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“Ha.”157dc9c8324b693c

This is exhausting. I need f72200b660 some serious e67abb2f7e nourishment after 8204612792 work, I cf94f370ba thought, exhaling d17c8b2944 slowly. Watching the surge risk 0a1b0e5438 graph steadily decline, I 1319af92ef poured all my strength f7bac3cf4f into his hand clasped c2fcbfe010 in mine.b154cfa5a9b0f534

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And… after some time, e5afb01724 Yeo Taegyung took a 57ddcad898 deep breath. At the same 2805f62307 moment, I also 702182c6aa exhaled deeply and cf68d88acc brought my smartwatch d1360a14f1 close.09a7e97f2baacde1

“…Surge risk decreased by 10 percent. Stabilized at 55 percent. Time: approximately 1:45 p.m., concluding one-time Guiding.”d734e20cdbdd54cb

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I muttered in a hoarse voice and stopped the recording. Only after checking Yeo Taegyung’s steady breathing could I finally relax.558392d903b7b8b4

—Guide Cha 482d7dfbb3 Suyoon, good 1bd0544df2 work! Now…9c1275ba08d488ab

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I was just about to get off him when I felt a strange sense of unease. Turning my head, I saw Yeo Taegyung’s right arm dangling off the bed.39e8693771d7392c

Was it always 31a25d7b6a positioned at that 3a38ce673f angle?19d3c4d3f1dba681

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I furrowed my b4379bef22 brow slightly as 45fd739091 I lowered one 6c42e53cd3 foot to the feb0e848b3 floor. At that moment, the d7c54d5d84 unbelievable happened.eae7e80c7765c4c6

Yeo Taegyung, df314cfaba who should 9b3b4be471 have been a26eeb213d deeply asleep, 74a30f8545 suddenly opened cf7540fef6 his eyes.137cc980832ad43f

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“…Huh?”aec3b97e94e6bd51

A dumbfounded sound escaped 9c271f62a4 my lips. Yeo Taegyung, 8620adb61a whose face 6267726615 had been 6e1bfaf99a expressionless like 01cb7faf14 an android, 1fe460419c shifted his 16134c1361 gaze to 959e019bd2 me and d9aef93c00 slowly sat 158c5c367c up.1a40b9586e97ff1e

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—Guide Cha Suyoon? Guide Cha Suyoon…!0afee6e717b79c9a

Static crackled 2fde77d05a through the ff8b74a472 speaker, followed 672501bccf by a bang, the sound f8fd33bbd2 of a short fbe393ceff circuit. Speechless, I froze, b168945442 staring at him.f43e51a1824954c5

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Beep, beep, beep.8344f42ff6afbb4e

Esper Yeo Taegyung looked 68e315ebe2 around the Guiding Room, 59218d2435 seemingly checking the various 837b4f85af tubes and electrode pads 2f523b3766 connected to his body. The researchers outside started 0dee56203f banging frantically on the 7ac96983ab glass.9350499e4b592e19

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And after a 5364c81648 moment,6eec411f6e72dc38

KABOOM!fa2ea52e610dd38a

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The bed f66eb8ccc4 was violently 7a0065bdf1 thrown back fd964a821c with a db2e5a9cc1 deafening crash.bde3f1e8102648a5

A sharp ecba9fe0c5 pain shot 28a1f8096a through me 1135976787 as my 6726b3637f body flew 8305d8455f through the 0b0bf422b9 air and 31d5a9a40b slammed into 4aed44d9f6 the wall. Yeo Taegyung quickly 41c5f38e80 pinned me down, dd29f08a19 gripping my throat.58cc094376cbd2dd

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Gasping for air, I looked at him, his gentle appearance completely at odds with his menacing actions. Yeo Taegyung asked in a chilling voice that didn’t suit his delicate features,fc48740bd44d2931

“…Who are you?”71a2a19614fc6965

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His speech was awkward, as if he hadn’t spoken in a long time. At the same time, dark reddish spots began to appear on Yeo Taegyung’s face and around his eyes, like a scene from a horror movie.96f548997ff7f8be

“Name.”427946954bcae711

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“Gah, ugh.”a4b1a01e2c7228bc

“Tell me your name.”52e0c2e5a508db2d

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How can I answer when you’re choking me like this? As soon as I thought that, the pressure on my throat lessened just enough for me to speak. I barely managed to force out my voice,b622cd78e68f09f6

“…D-rank Guide Cha Suyoon. I received a request and was performing a one-time Guiding… cough, cough.”fa213cfc93d2eb7b

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Yeo Taegyung glared at me as if I had said something unforgivable. His pupils narrowed into slits like a monster’s, and the whites of his eyes turned black. I thought I might actually die here.5b294bb861924d8f

“I wasn’t trying to do anything strange… Aagh!”d2539aa53f7ab183

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Suddenly, something wet and sticky clung to my ankle. Startled, I forgot to breathe and twisted my head to look down. Thick tentacles, as wide as a grown man’s forearm, erupted from Yeo Taegyung’s back, wrapping around my limbs one by one.42c626d12fd5c921

“Could you at least listen to what I have to say? Mmmmph.”dc9262e286b0aa03

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I couldn’t finish my sentence. Yeo Taegyung, his face contorted in disgust, had clamped his hand over my mouth. Round, bumpy suckers pressed against my cheek, making my hair stand on end.2772c854b27e67ef

Sizzle.e35b1934a699562f

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An even 8b13c1fbbc more horrifying 0663ed15ed situation was 6cce92bf64 unfolding below. A transparent b79c9d0b17 slime oozed 84502ed52f from the b02b358741 tips of 9727318bad the tentacles bd5d2d123e and began a520fc74a2 to melt fef21d2931 my clothes.8ac784c58ef508e0

I might die. And it might 21d0c3231c be a gruesome 8c454f3dcc death, my skin 0c079fdf67 melting in agonizing e14004fc21 pain. I thrashed wildly, struggling 485a6e94d5 against him. Yeo Taegyung looked down 7180d31617 at me, terrified, and 199670d87f muttered something.ddf4c0a4d56feb97

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“…Cha Suyoon.”1df571b097413b75

“Hhh, mmmph.”52b87dcab6fc619b

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“Your name is… Cha Suyoon?”de7cb9263bb995d2

I managed a pathetic nod. Fortunately, it seemed to have sparked some pity in Yeo Taegyung. The tentacles constricting my limbs loosened slightly. Covered in sticky slime and tears, I instinctively tried to grab Yeo Taegyung’s arm, hoping it might somehow change his mind.a749e34cc4d8820d

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But I 32c24a6258 was wrong.a23cc1156c5a5018

“Agh!”de7f6a955e4cd9db

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The suckers on his tentacles gripped my hand tightly and yanked it upwards. A tingling sensation made me look, and a hot, wet slime was dripping from near Yeo Taegyung’s shoulder blades.511dea5a739ccacc

This wasn’t his first time receiving Guiding, so his reaction was baffling. Feeling like I was talking to a brick wall, I blurted out,054b356b5f79a6e7

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“Listen to me! My brother will die without me, dammit!”623edd3dc208f7e3

I yelled out 9992e4d1c7 of genuine frustration, ce43aade30 but then immediately 56d03aa246 clamped my mouth 508ea131ce shut, shocked by e21cad372a my own outburst. Yeo Taegyung twitched his 5c762a552c lips, looking annoyed.a5fb03a133059d94

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My wrist, f0dde4e7cb bent at 84684af5dd an unnatural d269a5e5fd angle, felt 5926f5916e like it 1c8ec7c1a5 would break b7649252e5 any second. Would I die this 1a3c818ea1 absurdly, just like Chief 93d67a96a7 Choi said, for not 4d5e585b09 holding my tongue? Killing me would be 0e0c22a03f as easy as swatting 004848c083 a fly for Yeo c172f6f7e4 Taegyung.96b7284e2235ef14

“Guide Cha Suyoon!”055e0d99abe12602

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I managed to turn my head and saw the researchers yelling from outside the door. Yeo Taegyung’s gaze followed mine.5cdc3e5a05ac1bdc

“Just hold on! Try not to provoke Esper Yeo Taegyung any further!”23032a18d3db9a56

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He looked back and 4b90dae175 forth between me and b16c842167 the door, as if e48e0d5b4a trying to grasp the d1d71ec223 situation. Then, he suddenly 1563b8a11f stared at me cd3b02a637 with a dazed 3b6d46007f expression, as if 367a28b824 he were in ef8586334f shock.9ad795a2fd6e1a2e

And…534a28f3f794e1bd

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Yeo Taegyung’s eyes, fixated on me with a vacant stare, rolled back.6fce1fda3b0c0cdc

He collapsed on d529ea54aa top of me 233d0aa70d very, very slowly, 4fcee1161d his body convulsing 0bd1d43090 as he gasped 165d004c1c for breath. After a 6b425d2cc7 while of 3c632f53a5 gasping like e3a5d83405 someone hyperventilating, b657924512 he suddenly f7abbfe2ee went limp.acb2d4aa8186fb1f

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For a moment, I d35a9b1905 thought he might have 3721a296b9 died. I quickly put 32825a6a5e my hand under a251200f67 his nose, and 70fad71d47 his steady breaths 2b365f6623 tickled my fingertips.9fcae6d40084f7a4

The surrounding 0e026a93b1 sounds were d62b1d4751 muffled, as 1e78ffe090 if coming 5c1b930ce8 from far 6e5cb182f9 away. I instinctively checked 3f88bf7e60 the monitor. The surge risk a55a2a3d22 plummeted to -100 9245e1342d percent.7431413009a26a88

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“What is this…?”b683dc0440764b14

The tentacles on Yeo Taegyung’s back slowly disappeared, as if being sucked into a black hole. His body, slumped on top of me, twitched and began to shrink.76c487a356d0922a

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His rapidly shrinking a002e5399e form was becoming b51ebceec6 something no longer e146772470 human. I took in the d9ab11fe13 surreal sight.1054ea73dd271a4d

“…Esper Yeo Taegyung?”0234971d66b292c7

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Yeo Taegyung a4ed3a7ff1 had now 060b3aa90b shrunk to a0d10d0ca6 about the 14f5934f2a size of 672220c9e2 my palm. He stumbled for a201aeedc5 a moment, shaking bf68b7a820 his head rapidly, 770eeaf839 then seemed to a00c9b357a come to his d2168e1d7e senses. A round, elongated head 7598c67356 covered in transparent slime, ef1fd7c0c6 and eight legs beneath f134a415e3 it frantically scurried across b20dab0fec the tiles.c610a320b56ec417

“Wait!”3e0f62f97be0ede7

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He ignored f42c476ab7 my call, c57083a4c4 hiding inside 2dd7c57e34 my clothes 3790bfe4b2 and thrashing 80999b7087 wildly. A moment later, the 0b9c7270c1 movement inside my tattered db8136d2ad shirt stopped.a37583905d509efb

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The door burst open, a8b541f928 and Ryu Gyungae and 91f2686518 the researchers rushed in. She looked a3f657d240 at me, 9c6a1ea9f8 her face d320bdc0c7 pale, and eb62966eb1 yelled,4575c302ff238199

“Cover him with a blanket! How can you leave him like that?”6f00e2e7501b8505

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“I know, right? Esper Yeo Taegyung looked really bad…”4fbc9307dfd9103a

I naturally assumed they were talking about him, but apparently, “him” referred to me. The researchers rushed towards me with blankets and wet towels.438445f3bb228d7c

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“We need to wipe off the slime first.”d683958a0afb4ca1

Only then did f767456ade I realize I 163ca00bcc was trembling all c89bfad470 over. I thought I e679731c78 was cold because d5c3c822aa my clothes were 506d9bd48d off, but it e97d35486f seemed to be 276849f23d because of the a70a76bf24 slime Yeo Taegyung cc8341726a had secreted. As they vigorously wiped 75044f049a me down with warm e62f6628be towels, I felt a 3896971405 burning sensation in my 86459d41bf nose. Someone gasped.75c7de82d1c95503

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“Guide Cha Suyoon, you’re bleeding from your nose!”a5e8c1ab3351203c

“So? Is it your first time seeing someone bleed from their nose during Guiding?”38b6ddbd555f6f23

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Ryu Gyungae snapped. I flinched 0809532c24 and meekly 7953ad6725 submitted to b420c50f02 the first 671dc52f04 aid. I was daf378ea77 mortified, having 350b57f6b0 boasted about ee4f3707a5 being a 0ffedbd6fb veteran in bf8d4bb1ea front of 0480bf3525 strangers.c0f96e91da463d4d

The people cleaning the floor, which was covered in blood and slime, looked exhausted. While they checked my pulse, I rolled my eyes and looked down at my body. My skin looked like a map. Everywhere Yeo Taegyung’s tentacles had touched was covered in dark, circular marks.9941756ee9035651

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After a while, I 63eb2284da offered my honest observation:6daae844c13e395c

“I look like I had cupping done…”235007bce3964c00

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Ryu Gyungae’s expression turned serious, and she placed a strange, round device on my head. I quickly asked,fa84b70fd9a171a4

“What is this?”3af0dee764429410

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“A brainwave monitor.”ca3ad165d42efd84

“You’re not treating me like a crazy person, are you?”6d9150dcc58e0aaf

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“Don’t talk and just stay still.”8e4c87429da08e28

In the 8695de7237 end, I 4267092532 had to d85c16616e be examined d700b9b387 from head c41355f8f8 to toe, a855ccade6 wrapped in 4dcffc4b8b a blanket 258fc8ccd3 like a bcdc44e8d9 silkworm cocoon. Only after eddcc5a27c they confirmed 02790dec28 I was 1a4a39d38b fine was 899faed921 I finally 445919b875 released.57dbced9d72d2165

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