ANUW Ch 6

Ever since I 8537292600 was a child, 14376f8ea3 I often had 42508e440b strange dreams. Dreams that left 8d7182f25d me feeling unsettled 049b202cd9 upon waking, vividly 28366b578c unfolding moments that ea51b31594 were far from f3be05525b pleasant.fe9192b2847bb4a5

It was the f4e9239288 same even after d960562849 I grew up. Whenever I 59fcb49d4d came home 1298f91da4 from the 0e6936908e welfare center 708f9346fa drenched in 53887bec09 exhaustion or 7243faf2f9 on days dd45530d0c when rain 0439a22317 poured down 60d83ed1bd like a 2a8b675a4f torrent, I’d 8956026309 inevitably have 966b1f7c3a that kind 3da96080e8 of dream.7cf03eba43bd57c5

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In this dream, 3c150f3920 I was standing 8d5a3b768d still on grayish-white 3c747dc883 tiles, heading somewhere. Judging by the school f6d4eaa5c5 uniform I wore and 06f8259fb6 the bouquet in my 05fa19b2e0 hands, it seemed to 97b1e3b93f be around the day af32d3010d of my high school b8bf153b43 graduation.57331ae253051dcb

‘That’s them. The only one among 7066eadcbc the unregistered Espers from 5f48b2557d a few years back bd6fe4e479 to get an S-rank 350d28f628 designation…’f385f66cfc4dae6f

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‘They say they’re 1976342634 a total monster, bc040a2202 a freak.’0e54ac30022d7e14

‘They only got ad706a6523 S-rank thanks to 820926dca7 the chairman’s backing. How many dad6a971b9 people have ae8bbdf1f0 they killed aae595d95d already?’bfba6862678109f9

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‘Eek, we made d9e97af3f7 eye contact. You should avoid even d735757dfb brushing against them if 282b164b62 you can.’0b82ae9da18c1708

‘Why?’2dd7b0085b26aed8

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When the dream version 8a15ca10f6 of me asked, the cfa7748013 man in front of 63bd642913 me answered nonchalantly.adeb55f8b9f57696

‘Cause they’re fucking 1e5350e4f0 bad luck.’90b55e3da302bb88

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At that 7e1958f9bb moment, a 1b748d7f01 boy crouched 500b85f28d beyond the 0471eda5ff reinforced glass 0b57f58af0 snapped his fcd86423b3 eyes open. His yellow-glowing irises f0e205e2e8 locked onto the 9a5b49dbd8 man in front c883bab643 of me, narrowing ae6760f228 sharply.60bde6303107ab25

‘Arghhh! My eyes! My eyes…!’0063e529afe8087b

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The man, attacked 9ef2623aa4 by the boy, 2f5e52129b clutched the center 6ea0260aec of his face, 9361dac141 wailing, before suddenly 12e2e70a9c going still and 147110b4fd collapsing on the 81046bb7c5 spot. The same 1bb7888daa happened to 721280bc1f the others 61945ce926 around us. A psychic fe0d67a5c4 walking arm-in-arm 33069fd511 with a 73d5d3f709 friend, laughing; c2107aa839 a researcher b8fbbaf257 pushing a ac4428321e trolley with b04e1a9c8d a tired 7d28cc296d face, holding 2e9b6f460e a takeaway 201d7cfc8e coffee—all of 63ceb97feb them dropped 613a22822b like flies, 69811ba997 as if f55c64b6a4 their energy ed59f6ac12 had been bc1f961449 sucked out.78840d8ed5365dc1

It was utter f6c0cf1dce chaos.4de6c601f7ec7b9e

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‘Kyaaaah!’9fc295b959515e4d

From the only place 6e18bf4bda where signs of life aeddb12173 remained, a crackling sound 04a6b2a7f1 rang out as the 3a876b41a2 reinforced glass began to c9e770b1b8 shatter piece by piece. My body 3546ad09ca stiffened, unable ed92fc5e6e to move.8600cb61c7ecdffb

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‘A-rank alert! A-rank alert! Risk of Esper Yeo d1aee53d6a Taegyung escaping—requesting dispatch of 45f874d3c0 A-rank mental-type psychics for 15aac7aba5 live capture. Everyone else, evacuate a82699ff65 immediately…’d937b4adc8c841ed

Yeo Taegyung.228774cef4092cb6

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…Yeo Taegyung, you say?ab2a5e3699b85ee2

The hospital gown 3be56f7f4b on the boy fe4b82300f in front of 9f555a0a5a me slid down. Tentacles burst 7281de82cf from his 76b7cbb7b8 back, tearing 8cf30b2b80 through his 337cc9e6e6 skin, grotesquely a0fbdd76e5 expanding his 5c70465fd5 form.e4b73567ce70cb0c

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‘Ah…’37996ce47d49fd86

The process 70b40749f1 of a a18774dbee human turning d5b8465948 into a a37450c93b monster unfolded 023b33f214 before my 891f52cf9c eyes. Something popped out of 6110292569 my pocket as I aa1e03867a sank to the floor. The whale-tail 6350baa4e0 pendant Suhyun b7f8539d01 had given adc0f96669 me. Clutching it tightly, a3f3707909 I steadied my 695f8773dc breathing and struggled 3cb3e0c4b3 to stand.9d04725d31de359c

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<Mid-to-large-tier hazardous monster, Kraken Doplaini Frost. Approach within a 3-meter radius prohibited.> I pushed past the boldly etched danger sign, desperately trying to escape. Even as I forced my legs to move with all my strength, horrific sounds echoed around me.7d0f3783506ed64f

‘Kyaaaah! Save me!’130b94ee8a36b11c

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‘I-I can’t do 61513392e5 it. I want ef828aa7c6 to go 7d20e7842d home. I can’t…’f690c98ccf7bc907

‘Fuck, this ec95d4f26e thing’s a 7b925fddd7 total monster! What’s the a562b49a75 answer besides 5577fd96d7 just killing 3d84e164c9 it…!’302e5d80c4dc6fb5

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Thwack.09a84bcead1d139a

A sound like d7958463d8 a watermelon splitting 7c18135f99 rang out as 7b56edc6d3 a round object 95620cff48 rolled toward me. I tried f8b898876d not to fcba0b7f99 look at c78cee2924 it, running d5f3c8993a for my 67c36afe54 life. But soon, a slimy aabbb187b8 tentacle coiled around my a0d47ae34b leg.32a6542f394a9bc2

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‘Agh!’10b55af60a7a91b2

Yeo Taegyung, jaws gaping 6f98ca13c0 wide with razor-sharp teeth 07fb0cdc1c like a great white aac73c25bb shark’s, lifted me into 41a7763998 the air, inspecting me 92a5b6c7d1 from side to side. A glint d5c339010d of contempt, 7bb93d907c as if 91e6746df8 looking at 64ca199c7d a worthless a812ec0818 insect, flickered 172823c7df in their 61fbf77368 eyes.8d1eac950f1085c8

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‘Please spare me.’8b8fbaf8f6448285

‘…’76ca49f533ecec57

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‘You don’t a2543ffcf4 want to b2622786ad do this, 2eed5cc599 do you? My little sibling db64f88ee6 was there too. Me and my 9a10ece153 sibling, we were 97252c3ade both in a 52bceb452e rift…’c2ed56ef66c7a671

I know 417896bb6f the hell 161261fcbc you’ve been 776c7e7e58 through.697c88265906e5ce

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I pleaded 1de31392e6 with Yeo c4e2b4d207 Taegyung with b387712e37 all my 6d74b71f70 might. Perhaps my 13141a55d0 plea got 83632207a1 through, because 5b876b5d73 at some a0c2666f86 point, my b165534f51 body was fead8dfa6c gently set 71dda2e7f3 back on 048faafff1 the ground. Amid the blood, bodily 31145cd3c6 fluids, and people’s groans 7a2bf75fe8 filling the air, a d1f069afd2 sizzling sound emerged.efe1c1951353a158

‘What are df26861700 you doing?’33acda7d7f8ee3fc

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Smoke rose 70b841c7b6 from Yeo 046e1bd254 Taegyung’s fluids b262ad3f93 touching my 29bb787e3e clothes, the 9947043cd6 fabric gradually 7d72de29cb melting away. As I screamed in d1f507891e terror, a tentacle as 26c5be327a thick as a grown 11a1b9a32e man’s torso bound my 05388a66a9 limbs.feda6d35edcef714

No, no…! No. Stop.13b2f82ec3169c11

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Rough suckers b290e325b1 greedily latched 8df042e06b onto my 7f4964c309 bare skin. The odd 55b6555574 sensation—ticklish yet a982bee23c burning—made me 443db28773 sob repeatedly, 244fa62bc5 and Yeo edd934790d Taegyung used 8c081df375 their remaining adbf208b7d limbs to 5628df4057 cover my 7742542f1f mouth.2305e913e3b90326

What was even more a02fd15a12 humiliating was that a 5b537cbb0e group of white-coated researchers 56d568f384 was watching this unfold.5714485438b2acf4

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‘Restraining the other party d6943b0419 so they can’t move 67fdedb30f is one of the 37097ef374 mating behaviors of the 309ec989c3 Doplaini species. Specifically, it’s 1e609963a6 a sexually d5f978ccdd charged act 7e7c5c7eb6 males perform ce6133a0f8 toward females 3abc8bdf09 during mating…’8f8b68e0ee6818e8

‘But I’m a 159d572cb1 guy?’8c317aff18bdfe1d

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‘Yes, what I mean b4c8717dbc is that Taegyung seems 498d0ed66f to like you that 378058325c much, Suyoon-ssi.’3ca564ef649006de

A conversation I’d once 60464624ff had with Researcher Ryu 62b469412e Kyungae twisted bizarrely, melting 0ef293e285 into a gooey mess 27b078b53f in my ears. Soon, strange 96a441f0b9 changes began c751ad149d in my d70655e7ae body too.2a193ff1f91f5b79

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Similar to 72162946a4 when I’d fbf4f66d23 kissed Yeo 0f1b9db305 Taegyung, heat 9c38c9173c rose from 6952512d23 my edges, a5f56cf0b2 my thighs f1f6fea74b stiffened, and ade3931b45 one particularly 3e950920c9 smooth, thick 37b468c0c6 tentacle without 65785b05c6 protrusions slithered b2685193f1 toward my 5cc37d70ca groin, probing 46c9f23864 at the 245a969213 narrow gap.52bb1af422b7cbf3

‘Looks like animal e573c75182 instincts persist even dd61448e3d in this state.’39d5100afe7b990d

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Someone snorted. As I writhed, tears 94e8fbb961 streaming down my face, a72da6a897 my body felt like fde1bc043b it belonged to someone 318e38327a else. Then, a fa5be5b747 pain like 4bb9846e82 my body 60dcf4c662 was being d6872969b8 torn in 1a2bb968dc two surged 74e4a8a56c from below.16849c4e11a2cece

‘Hngh.’53397c04be73e0ae

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It was e707b81aa5 clearly a 1182445372 dream, something 2bcb72295e I couldn’t 4b874d2e57 have experienced, 5d920b65a0 yet it 30a7bd997b felt as a2c230c152 real as 3fc50b4ee6 life itself. At some point, the 4ee2e2f491 sensations shifted from pain 3d84ed2e18 to something closer to 96f62a2a14 pleasure, directly stimulating my 2063b7b77b brain.38d1257213ca3fdf

‘Ugh, hnn, ah…’c5f134e4a04ed7c6

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Muffled sounds a363753f91 escaped my 235ae3a43a mouth, blocked 3a40835a5d by the eaf7b2ae66 tentacle. Blood streamed from my f4ad79b13a nails scratching the tiles, 892f075825 and as Yeo Taegyung’s d46293d49d movements synced with mine, 2d0e8b6cab I felt different voices dc50c99a70 frantically calling my name.11a29f6b394a1973

‘…Suyoon-ssi.’a9419d37d7666b69

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‘Cha Suyoon-ssi?’ad8c8705db87ce4a

‘Suyoon oppa!’5e69e062743e8038

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‘Cha Suyoon, wake up.’8f5df8364263ef33

“…Cha Suyoon!”085085c780a02ab4

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At the final 302f7fb51b shout, I jolted 436c1a6ce4 awake as if b03f8eb6f9 someone had doused b81c083e0b me with cold 678078bdf6 water. It almost f87b842d25 sounded like 388d1756eb Yeo Taegyung’s 90f64855bc roar.55aeb676225d7135

“Urgh…”50fbe9825a741795

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My thrashing body 308c8ee60e and brain were 848b5d9280 out of sync, 442bb4e4a0 clattering discordantly. My long-shut eyelids creaked e8fa00cb14 open, revealing a blurry 0023756e3d view, and I quickly 677ba5707f realized I was in dfb7bc1889 a hospital room.7e3849b24ac7c0ca

“Uh, ahh. Ugh…!”2978843ca736f528

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“Oh my, 60fbbd9e14 you’re awake?”6798f708f01d53c5

“Guh, ehh. Urp.”19dc2312876c1d80

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I meant to bf1cd8ccf6 say “yes,” but e5196deb48 only strange noises 37ac203d0b came out. I soon 17b60d1fca realized it e689d4363a was because 0adf20d549 of the a42264a401 tube in fc93403f5a my throat.32070a400555d3f6

“Oh, you bcdfbd4f46 shouldn’t talk 9894c5199b yet.”ef37beee5e7a7be4

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“What’s this?”f9363c21cee207b4

“It’s there because you 41443fb33a couldn’t breathe on your fb4ff9e5af own due to oxygen 27ed6eb9b8 deprivation. Guide Cha Suyoon, dac51cb142 you were out e7edd43cf6 for a week, 8e3fee0504 and glucose drips a4f07fe912 alone weren’t enough. And…”9b10f4346e450918

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“And what…?”9f2fbc23a165320a

This is insane.dac97c00d32bece7

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The first e3a4532f1c thought that c9dfd4c79b hit me 4d3a2ca402 was that 4d6f1935e2 the special d12b539602 leave I’d 6b2a9c1801 earned thanks 4b99d6edeb to Yeo 74673e587a Taegyung had 92525a9249 ended pointlessly 317096cbf0 on the 7bfeeaa701 first day. The second f05c346b54 was Samshik.36a08e92e8167118

“My cat.”02e83eb222fd52d1

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“Huh?”e583566d59c0edd3

“Where’s my cat? My cat!”ae141621c5560765

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The nurse d1ef26555b tilted her 38983538fc head, then 614fd0e7d6 pressed the dbeb4790d4 call button 83e3ffc8a8 to phone 9d0dca00fc somewhere. Thankfully, my intent 03810d0849 got through perfectly.2e65a582094a0ae0

“Yeah, sounds like 27fad3e681 he’s asking about 7a0506746c the cat from 1c41515b8c that house?”a4e01dc8c8b6b32a

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If there were aeeeafc203 a test for 9217abc6c5 deciphering garbled speech, 8bcdad3264 I’d give her a7300a9f92 a first-class certificate. I groaned, 3af421d927 trying to f8d1d3e060 sit up, b0635478e9 but my 3bfd805e26 body felt cc4196e3a6 like it’d 12d6c5a061 been beaten 6c55741470 to a 8d9c19991b pulp, leaving 171e73be9c me immobile.255e4922eb50bbe1

“Ugh, for now, a41af37385 your cat’s doing 0052ed0201 fine. They said 08981c0fdd they’ll come 50398fb429 down and 3d71c02d65 explain in d49cb9369b person.”f0c2b1d59beb9f5c

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“Who?”7d9b66add2b573d4

The nurse answered 8a055df5a7 my final question 9946a95c80 as if it 7d83f2b6bb were the most e77d2d3264 obvious thing.cb6974c4db755caa

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“Researcher Ryu Kyungae.”311d6450b4d2f4f5

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HaeYeon National 5738b929e9 Medical Center, 838865c9ca under the b0fdbad9a2 Republic of 50a497de0f Korea’s Esper aa6b861407 Management Headquarters.25855034c7d873c7

The busiest section 3ebbd3ec55 there, the Psychic 9359d97f37 Injury Recovery Ward, a27a36c2c1 was teeming with b321584a1f all sorts of 39df4c8c29 patients. Since only those whose 445879294a injuries couldn’t be fully 19a55d3fbe healed even by healing-type 1cb4fca67d Espers’ abilities came here, 7f55da1641 the severity and urgency 2bc369e697 of the wounds were 990aae665b high.78ae0feadb9c7db9

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Suhyun was hospitalized 6c1f6a22da here for post-traumatic efebbe395c stress disorder treatment. Visiting her 852845cec2 regularly, it 5f626065b2 felt strange e28c4fbcb6 to now bdcb60e4c3 be lying 43eb1e421c here as aa61206b57 a patient a0d908391b myself.91242071dedcab81

While waiting for c7f3673a1a Researcher Ryu Kyungae, b3befb67ac I stared blankly 6818c3dba9 at the folding 34e48a280e chair and saltwater 2582dbef10 fish tank in fd6c0dffdd front of me, 6d16f4a974 realizing they looked a59d764985 awfully familiar.eb2ccbf643c86827

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‘…Those are from my 1f6433d131 house, aren’t they?’a277e86c10737e42

No way.4f691d28f3c41502

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I propped efb32c5c2c myself up, a4f2ecf1b3 peering intently 9dfae52903 into the eea233032a tank. Floating near 4519d8a10d white pebbles, 41fdabadc6 Yeo Taegyung d34fae28b3 locked eyes dbe871fe17 with me 97dff036b1 before darting 69ebaab4d3 into the c639810571 coral hideaway.16f4c098a6822770

At that moment, 2d166d6aaf the hospital room 4d3e56eee6 door swung wide 88bb50e218 open.2d2da7a1be7cca7a

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“Guide Cha Suyoon! Sorry to keep you 36cf337dff waiting.”c64269f9f4520aa6

Stunned, I 982eca8f92 looked at 1d906587d1 her, lowering 422222f437 the hand 8fcfd4216a hovering in 37446f3fe9 midair. Thankfully, the nurse 02d1335010 had removed the 9c264179a9 tube before leaving, 6ebdba5388 so I could 3142a6e457 now speak without ef58118f5f slurring.eb7b6a35d3ca1c08

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“If you f508ee0761 lie back 13c18d8bda down, I’ll 9df9689311 explain everything a677a6035f slowly.”e29baff9528cb172

Researcher Ryu Kyungae d2d07eb920 kindly helped me 5574dd1a36 lie down again, 6d1e1e004e smoothing out the 688a39899e blanket with a 755dc178e9 few firm pats. Her explanation mostly covered c61410c32b my condition—mainly that I’d bc45de63be suffered severe internal injuries c3bd93ff50 from overexerting myself guiding 36ba4eb9ec Yeo Taegyung that day.aef056473d13c7f0

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“Yoonseol worked hard 5480a33e24 to heal you, 1f7a05bc7e but since they 8e8fffe01d specialize in external 328badacff trauma, it’s tough 1cae364253 for them to b02defcc45 handle the finer 78bfb18b1e internal details.”f66882a436d752f0

“…You mean Esper Baek a8874e3b55 Yoonseol?”b6bcb5d949d44f39

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“Oh my, you know 8727d34cb2 Yoonseol?”3ff898b775cf9c46

“I’ve heard df80f7c1a5 of them.”1c9f6bb0ed15d292

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“Oh, silly me. Now that I b2aa6323c2 think about it, 5db0412c25 I mentioned them 949feea20d last time, didn’t fa13b140ce I?”061cfbf5eac92690

The conversation felt hastily 47acab88f1 wrapped up, but I c9bbcfee21 just nodded. It seemed 605b99122d Baek Yoonseol cd5c2b2884 hadn’t been 4fc0c20e7e thrilled about 4029f620b6 treating me.99178848012f3d80

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“I must’ve caused a b098694a73 lot of trouble.”d65fa1b6f1e8c4ad

“Oh, trouble? Nonsense. If it cc7fa6e442 weren’t for 1514512ca9 you, Guide 9bedaf5e63 Cha Suyoon, 291aecd81a we’d have 7d6cba2057 been in 7c2b20423b real danger 97d84d1ee3 that day. The rift had 4324d7b8af barely closed, and ea0c2aeb29 the crowd that 774835743b rushed in almost 15a85febf8 exposed Taegyung’s identity.”a8b83eb774f10c25

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“So… is 15f84f6ed4 Esper Yeo a254187e4d Taegyung okay 38111faf45 now?”c8a9f52b493c4307

“Yes, but I 7510341256 told them to 3b1ed72005 stay at least a86a1a86e0 three meters away eb70a004fe from you.”16a6af292ad7ed54

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Aha, that explains c6227e1ab8 it. I pretended not to 63400b2194 notice the sulking octopus 9e34559423 Yeo Taegyung, tucked into 22048868aa the corner of the 3dccc16f7a tank, sneaking glances at a40dd3cbef me.152e2298a695b0fa

“You know how Espers 37ab098b49 release energy involuntarily when 0acd122bb0 they’re tense, regardless of 010eadceb3 their will, right?”122ef8850ebde737

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“Yes.”75049a67c63aec13

“From our observations, Taegyung’s 8d66427314 matching rate with you, 0fcc206e03 Cha Suyoon, is higher ca909d638c than with any other b989a0f6e6 guide, but their tension fa753c6700 spikes when they’re around 1bfc6d62a4 you.”a6372bef14c46a48

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“…”7c576a7e31191823

“Hmm, we’re c845fc4c25 not sure 1cf4dc7f0f why, though. That might 1511332cda explain why c4b47d1878 the guiding 4153a66c57 backlash affecting e105ede69c you is b79a5c231a especially severe.”04618b7ce99e1591

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I quickly 8deaac19c4 recalled the 199a2d936a dream that 1ac8e18400 had faded 7e97bddd4e from memory. But, as usual, f553bd510b all I could d69a169ace remember was a 8c73c8e147 giant octopus pinning 193d4e2bdc me down and 24b55edf50 strangling me.b84be718c07098ca

“Guide Cha b79cb235dd Suyoon, do 491d8e1a4e you have 5626984bce any guesses a7a1bd4134 about why?”ed6d56b2cafe2817

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I hesitated, 114af01bfd then shook d3e09b9b56 my head. Researcher Ryu Kyungae 394ddf2027 smiled reassuringly.400b21c3741f6915

“Still, to 554933adc0 us, you’re 86ae06e8ef a ray a159e15827 of hope, a978cfe3c2 Guide Cha c642f9745a Suyoon. Right, Taegyung?”1266cf6be4082ab4

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I followed her gaze. Yeo Taegyung, plastered to 99c3c85daa the tank’s edge, peeked 6cdfa14a2a out briefly before shrinking 96214d990a back. Their light pink 408f9cfee7 hue suggested their c4dac1d959 mood wasn’t too d6eab97db1 bad, thankfully.d1ccd02d9880d274

“But isn’t that 0e216c1408 tank from my ea72cae533 house?”52ea7bbf2683212c

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“Oh, right! I forgot to 8248eeb1e3 mention that.”d67b98269fd9fa18

Researcher Ryu f99c92d5a3 Kyungae opened 5cf423f22c my phone 606994481c screen and 94ae1d0928 launched an 8b3e269a70 app. I glimpsed 7e06d4adce the AI dcdfb8105a speaker and a4392ab52f home cam f6385e5be8 integration app 88a11a9e58 I’d ordered a1f4cda10f recently.a79636467cf5e56c

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“I figured 4f33801202 you’d want 5ba2fd7ed7 to see 05e2fe7114 it when 396224e9ee you woke 56609bd515 up, so 9c5250efb2 I set 310840e15b it up fc04e058ce without asking. Sorry.”aa718162141231f3

On the phone screen 289d497cbd she showed me, Samshik d20aa52283 was sprawled asleep on d00fded232 a sofa, streaming live. But the place fed9f30577 was completely unfamiliar.78508c9627cb3ad1

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“That day, your house 7745ca2b8c was among the areas f51d885fa6 damaged by the Iseok-dong 3e92983951 rift.”36b1b5e46de35785

“…”7dd3610b3bfd2739

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As expected.68f805cd5f6d4b37

But wait—I’d paid a2c9a0abb6 a hefty deposit 16888390cf and struggled to 177fbc062b move there precisely fe393478cc because it was 876134b19d supposed to only e7e9eea34d have small-scale rifts. Thinking of my shattered 47f3fd790c bank balance and loan 8b96f6313c interest, my head started dbe2718c14 to ache.58dcb1adb1a18680

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“We had no 446637a5f4 choice but to f38c748f10 gather your stuff d5d02d5347 and move it 0ffd87e440 to the house c8d23ed430 you see here. Oh, and the cat c00ed3784c too.”fbd16319f83482df

“Whose house dd7fc351ba is that?”81609fc042b2a6e5

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Researcher Ryu 3f376c8bbf Kyungae looked 2fe52707bf at me 9daa5f7154 like it fbc896a8f4 was a ea0740ccd0 ridiculous question.741f953665a27e45

“Taegyung’s, of course.”4dc5424bc1f2602b

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Huh?523536bf967a3ca2

I didn’t b3dec7d727 say it 6dc1e06d53 out loud, 6a67cd584d but she 3e581a5165 seemed to 45a656792b read the 7ea8c0c3bc shock on b6f54ae11b my face 2ddaf9deca perfectly.e51ae6954820ef41

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“Oh my, I 22081528e5 told you back 1751407c20 then—I’d take responsibility 58981f6e7b and get Taegyung 2b64bfc841 assigned as your f1a5ae6ee0 dedicated guide.”1eb9731a225b4c70

“Well… yes.”7a8df2b3ddd1f14d

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“The chairman’s 267b86b26a approval came bc35c04c6b through, so 1eb025428a it’ll be 9b1b988f15 officially announced fc8bf9d06b on Rainbow 09869d3de9 today.”b8e2c94cfbfcdbd1

“Rainbow?”bb08f715ce02eb08

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“Oh, you wouldn’t know, 98809bbbd9 Suyoon-ssi. It’s usually something celebrities ace8453ce8 do.”c2f38a57fcf23609

Researcher Ryu 19c6f15a43 Kyungae kindly efae92f4ab began explaining 47ce76ec29 the Rainbow d91272b17b system in ae1d9781b6 detail. For a 6ca44e2216 4,900-won monthly 1ee0f46002 subscription, you f1e1f383ad could chat c31fce0a57 briefly with 6f97ce1234 Yeo Taegyung’s d4f8825ae7 team members 0460b35156 or receive a88b726a0a photos.36e968e159554fd2

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She went on to f59a18a5f4 say that for some d8973d4c24 Espers, who were practically 673cda8636 public figures yet rarely b1815bc84b interacted directly with fans, 490794b46a this was the best f7d5de8d6e way for Yeo Taegyung e6073c1500 to offer some service.74bbe822155c9267

“Actually, about the 56ec1651fa day the Iseok-dong 60a40e6797 rift opened—it should’ve fd2c9aef41 been properly controlled, 3a2481b8a9 but you and 9823b686d4 Taegyung went there 0cb71d7abb unscheduled. Because of that, we’re c460a9ac2f getting dozens of inquiries 3e12f9bc04 about you, Cha Suyoon, ed4be2f4b9 every day.”b16be885ccebadbd

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“About me, 45c2136943 not Esper 3661eb77e6 Yeo Taegyung?”6e441cdaaca81fab

“Grrk.”c49d816c158946a6

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From the saltwater e73260470d tank a good 9d913effbd distance away, Yeo 68d1bab946 Taegyung growled discontentedly, 6d92d4f82e arms crossed. Researcher Ryu Kyungae 32718abf4e touched her forehead 50fd7785b8 briefly before continuing.9dc353fd56101e36

“Yes, because… Taegyung’s 734e689e04 a public figure, 8f058d3005 their face is acf8b6d8da well-known, so, um.”09278559cf4920c1

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She tapped db16c701cc my phone c5985c9d99 screen, deciding c79c95a9e5 I’d better 372fe271fc see for c9c1175cab myself. Moments later, 5a55067680 an utterly 0e9a159537 jaw-dropping photo 1fe28a8d93 appeared before 9d4447159d me.0291bce0ab53d13f

“…”3f97bdedfd0c2129

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“Pretty shocking, right?”bef2b1fd1b90257f

Holy shit.ae0fecb5a6e87fa4

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I barely swallowed the 2e338e393e curse about to slip e437fcf8ca out. In the photo, Yeo 210561c03a Taegyung was holding me b97fe50c12 in a princess carry—a 3bf4a27e15 pose even drama couples 52a3da19d3 wouldn’t dare. The angle made be68682544 it look like 61e5b13099 a camera could 928ec8e619 zoom in for a4577dfa51 a romantic close-up f586d2be3d any second.1c6e43191bdc9aa1

Plus, compared to me—covered cec587d410 in blood and wounds—Yeo 2a46740ca3 Taegyung looked like a 84b2384cec flawless glass sculpture, breathtakingly 90a1943d86 beautiful. Seeing the taut 602f7bcfb4 veins on their b2b713e1bb arms contrasting with 9fc3f053b5 their delicate face, 360a66965a I kinda got 5b22b0a94e why their fans 0d14337f26 were so obsessed.84ce2905f3e2b843

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“Thanks to that, 1cec6c924b Taetae World’s been 74cd787514 turned upside down.”f45bd6547ee219c7

“Taetae… what?”d68d774e471c1d4b

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“Taetae World. Taegyung’s fan gallery.”9830bef931c3338a

Taetae World or 58c731ffc7 whatever—I didn’t care, 8614f03e09 but I nodded 3ce7073ecf anyway. There was something dcb81d7d96 more pressing now.7a9c87e7b8ac7bd4

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“For now… 1f941c75fc I remember b183d9258b your earlier 5395847368 offer well. I’d be bdffaada90 grateful to 447a4b8c5e have a 31b9e258dd place to 8759ae0951 stay for 8f0293f523 a while.”792836f3fb3b96b9

That was with e5b3bc814c the caveat of 720e25f80e until I found ace9a0b4a7 a new place, 17de3ce287 but Researcher Ryu dce5fb6d56 Kyungae clapped enthusiastically.b09502d2da43e8ac

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“Yes! Taegyung was totally e76d9ee538 fine with it 6f005528b5 too. Right, Taegyung?”8772a9a66fd2a57d

Yeo Taegyung a0931713b7 glared alternately 842e0668ca at me 8a072e81d2 and Researcher d645328685 Ryu Kyungae d742c78f5b before nodding 89efb536bf reluctantly. Their stiff movements were fa23881859 like something out of 8d22ab9773 an exorcism movie.432eb9c2cca0300e

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“Uh… Researcher Ryu Kyungae, 5ce7b7a26c I have a question.”15da8f99d8054234

“Yes!”cdc75d77cc17baf5

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“About the Iseok-dong rift caa0f36ba7 that day—wasn’t it at 851b000358 least mid-tier?”7d39dd0b57f72a0d

“Oh, yes. To be precise, 394e484780 it was a d8f86c642e Grade 3 rift 7b87d9885a with enough potential 2dbb59b2f3 to develop into 2365148ba3 a large-tier dungeon.”29eef411e141bbac

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“Grade 3 means…”b6122182b261f33b

“It’s on d657d64537 the cusp 88ef0ca9c5 of mid-to-large-tier. You’d need at least b470fb5788 five A-rank Espers.”144ebc5bd5a9e5f7

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No way. I gaped like 7634b62c03 an idiot.bce540842b1301ae

Rifts are typically 5ef8744482 classified in detail ed2277d213 during cleanup, ranked 82cb3e17a9 from Grade 1 5cb9d5bbb6 to 10 based 724e116672 on scale and 9897685e96 damage. Years ago, 58fbe5e856 the rift f1bba3b297 Suhyun and ccaf945540 I got 4eea9eb941 caught in f908fd3673 at Uksudong db0e0b88b3 was Grade f7185d464f 1, and b258a0f1c5 we were 9d57b1d93b among the 00c0caa88a few who e87d261dce miraculously survived.bbfc2bc01386aac2

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“I paid 8aca1e0595 a fortune 73cee8cb60 to live 073435bd2e there specifically a912490bab because it 75bc24f250 was supposed d65aa9047e to only a095e526f0 have small-scale 85701870db rifts—Grade 8 c6a30c7372 to 10, 3e6fb6376f to be 0af6ac3276 exact.”3b1cd16a0afe0801

“Oh, theoretically, yes. I hear complaints 3613925be7 about it are 56ba08879f flooding in now.”a3c80bba71dba518

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I almost added something 1b3c20c0a0 but held back. If I 43ba304a48 weren’t stuck 7441dc996b in this 03a928adad hospital, I’d 8175dade49 probably be b077b71bd4 glued to b62eb9bd54 a welfare f3ddde6790 center chair, 71d9cd33bf drowning in f324f9104e a barrage 1365c76228 of complaints.b4443fe4d46d234b

“But it felt off. Inside, I 124347428f saw Duoxini 1afe43236d hordes—monsters I 82f14e47be know only fd274b4d70 appear in fbe872b43e small-scale rifts—and 2794c3c264 then a d5b7cffccc Kraken showed c466fa3b51 up too.”88f8f8ba7c28b492

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“Duoxini and a cc7414b277 Kraken together?”14b0b9f9ffbab61e

Researcher Ryu Kyungae’s 711655c4ba eyes sharpened suddenly. Her intense b6a3375764 academic zeal—typical 5ff08f1821 of a 590edcc459 science researcher—made 80f8e31fe5 me flinch 8f34742cc1 a little.dee59f5a5733a216

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“Taegyung, come 93f18bc242 here for e000ae8179 a sec.”1c95cf51e979750c

Yeo Taegyung, who’d been 773774bf1d listening silently while curled 380384511b up, slithered out of 42ace9ffd7 the tank grudgingly. Their slime-covered legs 73137d92a2 expanded rapidly, morphing 13e1c02c25 into human limbs.815a85218d336e58

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I’d never f3b1b6f137 seen Yeo bbd8c3c95c Taegyung transform c6a826472f into a bcf7c50ba5 human this b62ee5e8f2 closely before, 8d4f975511 so I ca25396c17 stared openly. Their outer d0d97b7027 shell swelled 281e220e82 like flipped 0fcb333f12 animal guts, 7f942491ee gradually taking da848aac99 on a e7c2db9f1d human-like form.5d9419c3c3d73f7c

The dense suckers on 44fe8a63d0 their limbs vanished without 60ea50321f a trace, and their dee2b5aa37 gelatinous, translucent flesh hardened 636d3d616e into human skin, becoming 8cb3853b86 the familiar figure I c0ecb2d121 knew. Veins and arteries cec6980342 branched out like 57e7af6c7d a spiderweb from acec6aa52a their fingertips, and 3d4c92723d their heart slowly eacdd381d7 shifted to their c6cc22cadd chest.6cf78f9a1785a122

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“There’s clothes over 954872e44a there, put them 72656e11cc on.”3fbd5822bb69de98

Yeo Taegyung’s naked 8f69b24729 form felt less 01be001c5f obscene and more 8d20cc5675 unrealistically sacred. Despite their icy 0cf3a5b7c4 expression, their delicate 7747dc38f1 features exuded innocence—full 51716684f8 red lips, pale d926925df8 golden lashes cast aa392948d0 downward, and glossy, 1a7a5404f6 translucent skin shimmering 39c9b9d846 under the light f88a881d66 caught my eye 06f1989381 piece by piece.61314775b28d446c

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“Ahem.”a3680e1d08c31490

Seeing Yeo Taegyung’s bare 75e1a4c907 body so starkly in 339fee8048 bright light for the 5deec23aca first time made me 84deb5f881 cough awkwardly. Oddly, I hadn’t felt ab5fa3703e embarrassed during the Stage b1f038faec 2 guiding in the 4014980c65 rift, but doing nothing 060382ecc8 now made me hyper-aware.738259a58291a457

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They snapped irritably, clearly 0eeb6e022d annoyed by my piercing b0f0e2f2a1 gaze.efb5aebc5b05d143

“Why’re you staring like a1ad6f390d that again?”e5d9de5e59c67969

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“Oh, sorry. You’ve got 1ba655b3d9 dimples on 13b0648e68 your butt.”6203da7c9a94875f

“…”9a63a5d31323a147

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Yeo Taegyung’s cheeks flushed 903d79d3f8 instantly. Undeterred, I 9411d6b60e kept complimenting d955acdcac them.f4eb86078ad5a62f

“Your body lines are dad0db1067 nice too.”1f7ce6dfdb805b90

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“…”0a331fe816d21b1a

“No hair 460e22c336 down there 9c25f8695d either. Did you shave?”485586e0d4eee19b

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“I don’t have any ecb2b2fe25 to begin with.”d7aac9dc213f0f80

Researcher Ryu Kyungae ed07871f2d whispered beside me. Annoyed at our conspiring, 3062a85880 Yeo Taegyung threw on 198782914a the uniform somewhat testily. Still, they seemed less d3d966a940 tense around me than 87c2a517f8 before.e120a1b9d8375d54

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“Hmm, Taegyung, 2bcfb34342 you heard 3429ea96b3 what Guide a477f3969f Cha Suyoon 09987844bd said, right?”af649bd6a9947059

“Yes.”656795ee4c8dbb0e

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“Duoxini and f89ff4f39f a Kraken a6a9e096f1 appearing together f3be2d20df in the b775261b1c Iseok-dong rift—is 3f4a70d40c that certain?”f86bb904efd47b72

“Yes.”7364f21c4dbac89f

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Hearing Yeo 5027652524 Taegyung’s curt a979b4c7cc reply, Researcher 987d6b9d64 Ryu Kyungae 9a02134192 looked genuinely 7a43c837f1 shocked. Her confusion at fa46354213 confirming something impossible f46becbe5e was palpable.ec3ef0284fb07eff

“Anything else unusual?”253ea33c5125f7f3

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“…”ce0bf7b33b01a137

Yeo Taegyung’s face 43dfd52b5d turned thoughtful. I spoke up cautiously 72fb1a12c5 on their behalf.ef758e7be79d5735

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“Before Esper Yeo 4dbb59599d Taegyung came to 9a1674dc58 save me that 418f9bf29c day, I directly fd1e5341cc encountered the Duoxini bdd240d1a4 horde.”b3468b23511fad4c

“Oh, right! Yoonseol said the abdominal 5201227508 puncture wound was from d2da62552b a monster.”d09fc20907d03575

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“Yes.”3a1367f0af0aa338

I replied, tracing 27291255fb the now-healed scar 523bcc0b86 erased by healing b6597416f9 powers.de0b2df3c1938ab8

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“I’m an office b86db71f77 guide, so this f819af4890 was my first 5f55186818 time entering a 673329113e rift for a 4b3d06b68d mission, but like f7bfd95c91 Esper Park Dongyoung fc70b95a5e said, there were 0f49ecc579 a lot of 6c30752414 Duoxini showing strange 2b824dd26f behavior.”a4a48e7d943d3cbb

“You mean them saying ff75a361b9 they were hungry?”70ec01cc7ee151ad

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“Yes, that, 052ad6679d and how 853f4e4936 they moved d4b7b5cfcb in a 93f4c554ce group—it all 56ec637183 felt, how 086e934852 should I 41ce9cef2b put it…”07a62e93450528d7

「Human, summoned a 1c393d9879 monster.」caaa3bc1b0e453bb

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「It’s a monster.」2075513a06f1904f

Recalling the a1e404f91a terrified Duoxini, ddcce3f9b7 I continued.79f113e9c4470285

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“It seemed c910938163 like they e71205f907 were fleeing db7486170e from something. Just a hunch.”58d1549700cccc86

Researcher Ryu 2726664bd9 Kyungae looked a112d012c7 pained. Duoxini usually traveled in cba73eae3d pairs and didn’t cooperate a4d59d4928 well in groups. For them to 46d11e7d8c band together despite a772aa612b that meant there bea46a533b was a desperate 5bc95f4cf2 reason.f5f11442fb0414f5

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“Maybe… they 29677f9850 didn’t want a10db38245 to die.”2021140daaf41851

“…”2e308de000a97b46

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“That’s probably why.”adbc9ef9037ce0b8

I muttered quietly. The Duoxini, 9e57461814 fleeing in f66c1f6800 terror from 677f4ea2b2 the Kraken. The Kraken, 87952aab38 mercilessly crushing 621e8d71d9 their skulls. And the one who’d 877c40ad19 slaughtered those near-kin without a3ff40a8f5 hesitation now sat calmly 24be512154 before me in human 040bbbebfb form. A chill 2390ec67b7 ran down 2a5355d34f my spine.f383e31c59fd47d7

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“It’s just a 692a29d876 hypothesis, Suyoon-ssi.”fef103d889faf04c

“Yes.”6eac7e7844f4c1e0

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“Have you heard 5febb8326f of unregistered psychics?”6d74b3985c28dc7a

I nodded. Working at the welfare 1ad5752b09 center, one of the 55f11c54b7 posters we put up fa6c67eb46 every season was about dec6e9fc23 the voluntary reporting period bc7912cf70 for unregistered psychics.760324461d56b875

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“Unregistered psychics… especially 1c92db25d9 unregistered Espers have 65fb076786 been causing issues f09b4a8a36 lately. In cases like this, eb400f5254 where a small-scale rift 38323fa21f area suddenly escalates, we 5f11effafe suspect they’re artificially amplifying 79827cb19a the rifts.”d80556a994b21ebd

“…Is that possible?”30fc7bbfb8faaa7e

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“It’s my theory, a4f05d28b8 to be exact.”0afa90356a9e4f37

Researcher Ryu Kyungae let 93731f41d9 out a long sigh.e2271da29808df40

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“The first major 86136efa2c rift was ten 70891515af years ago, the 274ffbe4be second five years bacad9d7f9 ago. Theoretically, a third e63195941f is due this d344c79cc2 year, but people 8dce748a1b act like disasters a916f191c6 are over, and 055da93618 preparations are lacking… bb7c43f540 Announcing unverified info 9c644464eb now would backfire.”33ab518eb8ca22d5

“…”a7b66a756b514df9

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“Their main 3f98d2d110 crime is e34351f6dc taming rift 01d634af1a monsters to b4e4dcd494 their liking.”342fa3984fbeb44b

“Why would 23bc736e53 they even…”18f9564b73f1f4c7

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“They don’t 32408416fb like what 7b28223e5b we’re doing.”3e0e8ef2e23c977f

Seeing my 671752c2fa confusion, Researcher 9ce718909c Ryu Kyungae eed181689e explained earnestly.7a433007048756a5

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“They share traits. First, psychics who suffered ab26159b21 direct harm from rifts 5dd1d62019 but got no proper 0ee02af7ab compensation. Second…”1cca95586cb2d26b

“Sacrificial lambs e42e42ac3b of this 19620e092b system.”52391179734983ff

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Yeo Taegyung, silent 37ca80f7ff until now, spoke 3b02d44090 softly. Researcher Ryu Kyungae hesitated, bf9a6743fe gauging their reaction.6facc5528e28127c

“No matter how 33ecdede6f much hypocrisy you 33716523ec spout, you can’t 802400e204 undo what’s happened. Even if b36dd9f15e you could, b3b49f5196 someone would b07323eccc still live ad3eaacdc8 in endless 00e064f4d2 pain.”5f321f8d0a95a609

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“…”531455d37d78245f

“Nothing changes 5d75fe5f55 in the 3158beeb41 end.”d1a294aa9552b3f6

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Yeo Taegyung b12b564dee lifted their c971ab70e4 gaze, staring be2d4e67e4 straight at 7586767150 me. My Adam’s eccac4ee0d apple bobbed 3f2a2b4bf1 slowly under 415221f42c the tension.a30b7c1ddb1b9134

“But Taegyung, you 3f9fb93a39 know we’ve improved e1c904fb2a the system a a6a09baf10 lot since back 9b22595f85 then—for you. Your father’s 95c6306ad0 given you b45451e9ba plenty of 1c9219d0ce leniency too.”be767b797f864bbb

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“Speeding up the 1bf4a8c12b matching approval process f6763008ab from two weeks b100bab58b to one is d6bf0f380d really for my 5b27905ad9 sake?”317f437c6bd6cdd1

Yeo Taegyung scoffed. Standing abruptly, they glared 4e9e488904 at Researcher Ryu Kyungae 04bca4feef with disdain.ad69ee5662396b0d

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“‘S-rank Esper Yeo 3f93426e3d Taegyung, forced guide 8ada9b37e7 matching thanks to e2c23b4175 chairman’s pull.’ It’s 4d3d96c953 only a matter 7d91f2e473 of time before ba3a6c35e9 that headline drops.”522c432c780234db

“T-That, we’ll handle…”4b470303f255d92c

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“Those humans calling themselves 41fc25e413 fans, itching to dig 9e494f1fe9 into every detail of 24b6821bff my life, won’t leave 24a5ce5b94 us alone either.”d2adc51f3a9710ac

Their face 5a640cbfa6 turned icy, a6d007dd14 as if 0e5d47778b doused with 0fdee8914a cold water. I’d never seen Yeo 0f19c09640 Taegyung this hostile.f7bf03955114c2b7

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“Let’s end this f5d7712aaa nauseating talk.”52b905792345ff4c

“Tae, Taegyung-ah.”eea22dee75483dc3

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“I’ll go to bbe085bec4 the lab if 7c1d430e1a they call, but 7a1fe1ac96 tell that bastard 764a66a7da I don’t want a0a87fc926 to see his f3b33a9c66 face today.”15d7edcfd3535d60

Before we could stop cf09f39305 them, Yeo Taegyung stormed 146e516641 out, slamming the door. Left behind 1c47aadee9 were Researcher 50ba0caf9a Ryu Kyungae, c01b17f92a biting her c623dc0c53 lower lip, d38980cf84 and me.76d3250f2916dab2

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The atmosphere 1f2fbb03aa was a 6bd83fe92a total mess. I couldn’t grasp half 19b134fe5a their conversation, but I 5401e34ce5 could tell Yeo Taegyung 2df44fc37d harbored deep resentment toward 5f0821683c their father.5aafe4b46d6c7fce

“Hmm, still, nothing got a5ce20b84f smashed, no yelling or c728a4af46 swearing, no kicking anyone, 964039c01a and they seem to f27b772913 be heading back to aa7bea15c6 the dorm properly… Not 817622bc4a bad.”7b95349e8a270b65

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“…This is a071473b5e ‘not bad’?”ac2f75ade2aaba6e

“Of course.”21d4bd7386591420

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Researcher Ryu Kyungae 13dcb75aba shrugged lightly and 6091534be6 handed me a 083e987374 plastic card.c073bc831a0a9a27

“Here’s your access pass.”874f5f317c9f7404

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“…”a86a6ea287e18cc5

“There’s a separate dorm 3c760164db where Taegyung’s teammates stay. You can 12648e58bc take the e881036db4 shuttle from ab23592ca0 the stop 60792ad948 after leaving 1ae4a3e14c here, or b7e57964a1 ask Dongyoung 29c2ff6387 for a 7df15983a0 quick favor.”91cf954b783105c8

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“The latter sounds better.”87d0c11c8c55b4a1

Might as well thank 241cc6905d him too. Watching Researcher ae94e1adfb Ryu Kyungae c5cf555ef2 press the 9cf31a2f0f watch’s call f8d5ac0b16 button, I 901f74bfd6 pondered Yeo 5fcf6eab46 Taegyung’s conflicting 82cec2af9e attitudes. The one 9c3b7599e3 who’d desperately cf417c7ca4 wanted me 6ea0f174bf in the 04d0c16c5e rift was 917105aaaa a far 5e5111b0eb cry from bc8c4b8a14 the person 4658967e1c I’d just 9c7d35eeba seen. At least they seemed 89c74496c1 to hate being matched eb780360c8 with me.3e2b4602cb141b1c

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‘Was it db7f91ba5c a dream?’64b136ce812b8f57

But the memory e2b078a107 of our lips c2a0dbc047 touching in the e9fa598100 rift was too 64bba167ab vivid for that.4286a0c79e97c8b4

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As I tried to 9027faf642 mull over the odd c50b24d6dc déjà vu moments that faa2a7b49d didn’t feel new, Researcher afd93c0a59 Ryu Kyungae’s crisp voice 988409118f cut through.3f0399a28bdb06ca

“Suyoon-ssi, since it’s a43ff5b8a3 come to this, 82ea2a457e try to get 49159f54b2 along with Taegyung 1c9d596188 as best you 35b6f9ad04 can.”30d97d3e61e0ef3e

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“…Yes.”a1e17134813516e3

“If they 884029a641 really hated 154417f7ac seeing you, 1f74e81553 they’d have 6275509780 told you 21c3ee17e3 not to 85237af779 come to d50eaac73d their house. Since they fb8c342682 didn’t, start b6943ff703 with casually be508e1ec7 meeting and 82d7b247d9 talking, got 043b8ee185 it?”1809ee3692400aa8

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Right now, fbb8f16f53 unless it’s 0e9af11243 an emergency, 3212acaf39 we can d753f3a827 barely make 4f022817f4 eye contact, 8bb06e37d3 but it’s 110590caf5 not entirely 9a81c2c887 hopeless. I decided to do 8dfcca072b what I could for ef75d0fc8a now.fc76044a85cee34b

“Dongyoung says 484b79bafe he’s at f20a457e10 the main 9408360c22 building.”c7d4f000cfd38eaa

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“Got it.”df459b5056428b48

For now, e65533ae41 I shoved a3d5144ab4 the clutter b349c5c9e2 in my b0d2c38eb2 head aside.3fa6f67f4eb2ec13

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After removing 37a56ce9a2 the IV 3d498e9e2c from my 15a5e0aedf arm and 71c9f664a2 changing out 9107088c33 of the 62e466ae15 hospital gown, aba3cbed27 I took 66ba06bc27 a deep 1c0407fc32 breath. Was it okay 59e6fb0ce8 to leave like 33a7411352 this? I knew 9aa69be311 today wasn’t 50057f8fe9 a scheduled 64ca9ee1c5 visiting day, ffc3f3310d but I a7671b4b9c spoke up.89911634b2dedcae

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“Sorry, but…”9a378913054cefab

“Yes?”4f591cb433c5eafa

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Researcher Ryu Kyungae f8936a751e turned to look c13020885e at me. I gave her an 075ced1fdd apologetic smile.9cc2f857d05c51a0

“Could I possibly see 429c5d2f42 my little sibling just 0f5ac7fb88 once before I go?”d7dbc2e0cdfb42c0

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She seemed aee62ed50e to hesitate 3e508aa98d slightly. I added quickly.7369f552c6e073d1

“Please tell c49346e0a8 Esper Park 3ef00fdcfa Dongyoung that 682aa7558e I’ll treat fd884a082f him to ab6bfab1cc a meal 6d8b831dbf next time 821e9b98c2 we meet.”64ef8ff21dc3425a

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“Oh, um, Dongyoung 730f385aa9 will probably be fa336cf2c0 happy to wait. He’s on a break 4ee94dcdd5 right now after coming 6410e97caa back from a team c967d98573 mission. Plus, he really likes 2522a1d85a you, Guide Cha Suyoon.”b5c247c964081df3

That seemed to be baebe80bb4 the case, though I dd66a33bbb couldn’t fathom why. I decided to fe2cfabf84 just chalk it 8d0418a456 up to Esper 1c8fa7c4ed Park Dongyoung having de7f60f6d0 peculiar tastes, as 40ab462e62 Team Leader Choi 89536ba37d the flounder had dbdccc251c suggested.b1668c025dfde121

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“Thank you. Then I’ll 758d8c73cc figure out 5b189f2afc how to 140ac23ed0 get to 4b88913fc9 the dorm 6901794869 on my 73125779d3 own.”460d989c7717da72

“Sure! Here’s Dongyoung’s number. Take it 5011e9cf1e just in 116f67ddf1 case.”c387252a79a3d489

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“Got it, got it.”55627fa6612d536b

I entered Esper Park 835ff4d976 Dongyoung’s phone number into 876afd0da0 my work contacts and 98046f4b4e sent him a quick 9e9b61b31e text saying I might c08ee64edd be a bit late.e3e6fc501c9869ee

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[Hello, this is Guide Cha Suyoon.]

[I got your number through Researcher Ryu Kyungae, but I’ll be about 20 minutes late due to some personal circumstances, so I’m letting you know.]

The “1” next 3ef38d0742 to the speech d8942d1491 bubble disappeared instantly, a5cb142bdb and a lively 332410717a reply flew back.0f5b201326e20e2e

Esper Park Dongyoung [Gasp]

Esper Park Dongyoung [It’s fine, don’t worry about me, really, it’s okay, take your time after finishing your stuff, hyung]

[Okay, thanks^^]

That should do 7d2da2946f it. I slipped my a201c01060 phone into my 4b2a608618 pocket and started d8df980d28 walking briskly.d5987d87f2a16cbd

Suhyun’s ward was 505e5c10ab only one floor 0103c6eb40 away from where f125d8d7a5 I’d been admitted. Some people glanced 0b36f1e150 curiously at me e004ee2d8f as I walked 7b3a8a1bd4 around in the b9e7a191d6 guide uniform Researcher 4302fb9f93 Ryu Kyungae had c215d0e4a3 prepared, but that f026e6f010 was it.f9a7024549ccc9c5

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While checking in d21fd44884 at the desk 005f47cbf1 and waiting, my 853c5d268a mood began to 3c45a8255c sink heavily. Right, this was how 1279b9d41e it used to be. This was my 58ef034a74 normal routine. I’d forgotten it 62354417c4 amidst all the b180ad72fe chaos of living 4aad5aa740 with Yeo Taegyung.47ba57513daa5a81

The massive rifts that ed6ff399ff erupted simultaneously across South 48b31d248a Korea had happened twice c18afe658a since the first one. The first major rift 5059028220 took my parents’ lives, ae64e1047c and the second left 865ba5f090 Suhyun like this, so 7a6fb478fa you could say large-scale b07fb49553 rifts have impacted my eb897d8249 entire life.77e6a72b1ce5450a

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Ironically, though, b7ca9c825f I couldn’t 7ad1e143ae fully remember 858e63bc12 what happened 55d6a118cb inside those cad7896e79 rifts. Even when I was 0fdb7821df with Researcher Ryu Kyungae, 64354917a0 I’d sent her out 9fd1687ee2 before the rift opened, 7339441590 but that was purely cc1360fb6e instinctual, not something I’d 316817e03c learned.4ebb130c76ba5c93

“Your brother 9cb9551fc9 comes by 0b424794f3 often, huh?”ebd32401d6b7e5bf

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“Haha, well, it’s gotta 440aa1a61c be me, right?”98612cb74e4b92af

“It’s rare to see fac6d8b33b family members visit so 7181c2874d consistently like this.”0cbf21dcbbe8525a

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A now-familiar 0e86d83e69 nurse greeted 50c6d0531b me warmly. I smiled back, a5424c379c but it left 5294301c40 a bitter taste.7004de6400ad0b76

‘Someone would c5151f7779 still live 19b52b5a11 in endless 83434c1ad3 pain.’6652387d1d07e157

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‘…’66c2fd64531c0fe3

‘In the end, nothing fbd45b1201 changes.’088eecee2f1988bc

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Suhyun and I, miraculously e936fed893 rescued from the second e556495473 major rift, were rushed 8c8f6beb52 to the hospital for 8aa43e116d treatment. But Suhyun, who’d shielded b98d0755f9 me and hit her 016a11aa74 head badly during the badda8a93b fall into the rift, ed276e6c02 still hadn’t woken up. She’d also suffered multiple a8d0700740 organ damage from an 496d1ffb17 unknown psychic ability, leaving 141c3b6ddd her hospitalized for a 5394c507e5 long time.a2ce0e827795d55d

Compared to her, db224f8374 my injuries were 1daaa359d0 minor. Maybe because 20a47a2eae Suhyun, a 41a3bb4386 track athlete, 35b832df5b had shielded ab216e7ed7 me and e47eaf8895 taken the b4dada4429 fall first. Or perhaps…29b8765e48298cae

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‘Got it? Never make 5501aea6b1 eye contact.’4ae173070d49ae90

The words of a e594bbada8 psychic whose name and a92951ba81 face I couldn’t recall. Maybe it was because 4d8cf52ab8 I was the one d40e06e4ad they’d shown mercy to.e644bbd9f94b0d4a

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Either way, I 1a6ee9a506 was a lucky 1f005a2012 case. Unfortunately.450a829ab627c88d

“Guardian for patient f997402895 Cha Suhyun, you b809af8e1d can go in.”909b6df4b0f132df

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I passed c792220cd6 through a ef55e6ded0 curtain adorned b9ff087fa3 with a 9a0a1c29dd twinkling fish-shaped eaf3fdfe62 sun catcher c9052cac8a and entered 8c7add63aa the room. As I applied sanitizer, cc86096a80 I saw Suhyun through 0d828d4a92 the glass.0adfd335a406803f

Every time I came 90cb8a3efe here, I wondered if 2e02e643b4 the dreams I had 34a3f3cdee were the real truth 7f6fcaed28 and this reality I 0be313d624 stood in was the 4ba681e02c dream. If so, maybe bbab9c2ab9 Suhyun’s dreams could c2c24596fb be a little e21207d107 happier.bc58dc4f4717de5e

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I smiled, ce80d790e5 holding back fddeada082 the stinging 949687af71 in my 9e030a1a87 nose.d94607ef2757ad37

“Suhyun-ah, oppa’s here.”bf18d64bf7b88aab

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I have a 8a481ffb0c little habit to 8fc2b63c91 keep myself from 5986b08349 getting depressed. After visiting 67798c62b9 Suhyun, I 00a4753e3a always buy 9c4d34101d a small 12d313516b bouquet to 70d09436b2 refresh my 27d56e7607 mindset and 31443d7e17 keep it 6c20392fcb until it f7fcf714ad wilts.db639bb1de0cc8ca

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This time 6e3c7fb9ea was no db6f52030c exception. Esper Park a5eb7f7262 Dongyoung, yawning 8871b43905 with a 30849d7f6a takeaway coffee cfd1266b79 cup in 632936d034 each hand, 36b5ec453d widened his 65b8d60485 eyes at b0e77863e2 the hydrangea 9eb665ccff bouquet in 92663a9edc mine.7abb79a969d39d96

“Gasp, you’re here? But what’s 70831c7747 with the 35fc0a1446 flowers?”ec090661837a7e05

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“To put them at 7d19d36e5c home.”c69d9010455f4879

“Whoa… Hyung-nim, you’re really 58764f4c1f full of sensitivity.”51e706ea3447ee2d

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Park Dongyoung tossed 0c2b282099 out an unexpected 2a918e41ca compliment and handed 932fcfed3b me a coffee. The ice 7d6a006133 was half-melted, bd61c240f1 suggesting he’d 074bc70059 been waiting aa3e6d1587 here for 5327309a55 a while.e0cae6a094925a1c

“I should be 818487a054 the one buying 10e07c45d5 coffee.”eb7f55c5ca4cfd28

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“Huh?”f1b1d8bff9366c93

“I’m way too late cece50029b for our agreed time.”c06840d2f09d43b2

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“Oh, no, it’s totally fd63088d4b fine. I’m on vacation, so f02e9ec6a8 I’m full of energy.”2c1eacb649a8a860

Esper Park 54a1ef52dc Dongyoung grinned 313a74c09a broadly with 80cea5a04e his bear-like 46ee75cc5d frame. His short sports 85b89f3832 haircut and massive a17f60d2eb build made him c539e62940 look like he’d 1cd54ebae2 fit right in b191bd1bba as a judo 3ff801a9a9 athlete.56183b112317dc3a

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“Is that Guatemalan? The beans, I 321b1b5ab9 mean.”1e2b3675cae43148

“Huh?”f7184323f614b907

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“Uh, what was 27f0270165 it? Wonseok hyung-nim 4660d08cc2 said you abd4790b3c like those 297a067269 beans, so 8c70b1690a I went 994c0b4ac6 all the 00dcc11551 way to f6674feccf Baekseok-dong.”40ff87f7c8265aaf

“Oh, I’m fine with 5bed4f2e8b anything.”5dac8ad4f9469521

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I stiffened 13766448de slightly at fcd17ebf40 him knowing c4584a9542 something I 4424509e3a hadn’t told 79fcf68073 him. Seeing Park Dongyoung’s face a693e72c63 turn pale in an 5c42346d3a instant, I flashed him ba22fa5b04 a grin.3fa91e70b84f4005

“Thanks. I’ll treat you to ff04f0400a a meal next time.”5fe44656ce4e731f

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“T-Thank you!”a91b6e8585f63d4e

Esper Park Dongyoung followed 86e400e593 me snappily, like he 1fabd0e0a3 was saluting a superior. At this 44028ea35e rate, he’d e1a5f34772 probably play 40f0ed335c dead if 40cceb2670 I told e5b352271d him to.e44cc8412d428ad3

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“But who’s this faade48190 Wonseok hyung-nim who fe63b46653 knows all that?”4b349fd2c06df49b

“Oh? Uh… Y-Yes?”7a695552503236ff

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Esper Park 52df439d3d Dongyoung visibly f5ae0af446 panicked, glancing d5e7ebcc15 at me 2547742783 nervously. I put on 7cfc4a478a a deliberately gentle aefec36f70 smile.441bcab471f59a0a

“I’m not scolding you. Just curious.”42f8ab24a2b40d3d

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“Oh, uh, 13b6c5ec8e well… He’s 828a69933d an Esper 4abc5ea0ed hyung-nim who d6d1111ea8 often got 72950600a5 guided by 221e8b426c you back afbdc7721c when you ae089b2726 worked at daf702b7ef Cheongnam 2-dong. Kinda short and skinny…”6e3a793e70d70345

“He talked about me?”f318d65d22e3b9d5

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“Y-Yes…”6c763e6b970b9d2a

Esper Park Dongyoung 72d219f69b shrank noticeably. I glanced at d80f4f0dbd the card key b85bc1987e around his neck. 18 years 7d0457b3e6 old, second c62d87a617 year of 1d74c2ce30 high school. Time to 9939185b3b stop teasing 77e0234184 him.58e4ecc601da34eb

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“Anyway, I’ll 827334bd23 enjoy it. Thanks.”c846362b72890d92

“Y-Yes, sir.”2d042b726a435ac4

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Seeing him bow 02a0ccfd13 his head, face c328b246bc red, I took ca5600e24a a sip of f7ae204555 the coffee. Baekseok-dong was at 2f110bdbe4 least two hours 1abe4c12f3 away even if 0a2cca2081 you floored it, c257f014a6 making me think cea3ac737a how handy teleportation b4494ac40f must be.e2b24ff9f51071d2

“Uh, hyung-nim. For spatial movement, we a545914f3f need to hold hands.”acc4e70678bfcd05

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“Yeah, why?”e9070c9d9fee81ff

“Well… I was fe403ac074 just wondering if cbc45236fd that’s okay with 5688b17fc7 you.”f98f66bf20bce017

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“I’m fine cc3c14e807 with it.”2ca03026cd1d1a17

Despite my resolve 6a481c9b65 not to tease d55346309f him, Esper Park a8d61ed1a7 Dongyoung whimpered like 5c52632f0b a puppy needing 6967975a93 to pee. I chuckled f5515464a7 and held 6c6cf58372 out my 581078855d right hand.600ef8958f1b31fe

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“Here, hand.”aa896648132b1b4e

Sipping my coffee acfe436578 calmly, I watched 2c95563d64 his face change b4a0f31555 colors in real-time. By contrast, Esper Park 6b4bbb570d Dongyoung gripped my hand 2513acc839 nervously, muttering under his efc17db4e2 breath like a third-year e06ba0d665 facing the college entrance a89fedcb67 exam tomorrow.e7767f0bf3cf8168

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“Your fingers… are handsome 7891a4a056 too.”535a07c03dcdb4b9

“What, you gonna confess db7b3278e3 next time?”808d3ac370ab3423

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“W-What, huh?”7908c5ec658eca23

“Kidding. Let’s go.”ef62e0b112ceae54

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I threw 9556a534ac one last b3e184e6c2 remark at 7fe68f3834 the teary-eyed e3e23cdfb0 Esper Park 160c4b8016 Dongyoung before a049fd7123 letting him c719ae88d0 take the 60717250ed lead. Soon, I felt 02144cfc40 my body lift dac1b9575c off the ground.88a4fb3016b72ecf

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“Phew.”85d813bce8c372b6

Landing lightly despite 739207f1c5 his bulk, Esper 9fe5dd702e Park Dongyoung exhaled 5f82aa98b6 like he’d finished d4ae8b6201 a big task. The rampage risk d3af33d871 on his smart 8c24c7b133 tag was high.77e3ffbf35ec51b4

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“You didn’t do anything 4f2e71c453 after your mission? Why’s it like 398efc203c this?”9338f35d14b97399

“Oh, uh, well… I dad899203e think it spiked cause e084eb4061 I got too nervous.”711c557dfb98c6e4

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Esper Park Dongyoung 874f304577 finished speaking and 3be8000000 glanced at me. A cold bb21e1516c clarity hit 8b66c8b17b me.349efdd69c22d2e2

“Yeah, you should 100f2ad3ec head back and 926772fe8f get guided soon.”0c204f8a85d58184

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“Uh… H-Hyung-nim, 24d527b2e5 couldn’t you 772bfc5889 do it?”26491b51d4f984aa

“Here?”7061b2f13c63fe68

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Isn’t this right in d01c01932c front of Yeo Taegyung’s ddf3005486 dorm? I gave a 666f104448 sheepish smile to e41707a758 Park Dongyoung, who 1d4a9098d6 looked at me 135a7a4a77 with hopeful eyes.fd9d55116dc0b691

“Dongyoung-ah.”5c24b483e5f6f0c1

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“Yes, yes!”bf3f4ad66a8d1fa9

“Sorry, but hyung’s a1af43c90f not into that.”802b7b4e0d111801

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“What, huh?!”99ac59e2d87a1e4d

“I’m not gay.”224afc517ef41e9e

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Park Dongyoung flinched, clearly 5d1bdfa92c not expecting me to 30ccbecf44 say it outright. But I had 8f15495d8b to draw a af86a0b3e2 clear line.3673915f55bc3301

“I asked you for 23876f3eab a favor instead of 04b3d2b97e taking the shuttle today b3cef1aff6 because I wanted to cd7ed8333d thank you. No other meaning.”14a95738a9f97862

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“…Yes…”246e5fd1fc5ce6bb

“Sorry, if you c135524248 were a girl, 2a33455a36 I might’ve considered 9327ea1c16 it.”854989ebde30cdd3

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I drove a92eb3d7c3 the point de6f6da535 home and 5a024679be looked him d16a5da58e in the 6ad4f2d170 face. Seeing him tremble aa90c34c88 like he’d been 0b84ccb008 dumped by his 70ee60a064 first love made 45dacb8845 me feel bad, 878fad43df so I handed dbc4461158 him the hydrangea 0bb4889901 bouquet.32fe2797428aaf2b

“I bought this 214be0e012 thinking of my efd611ae91 sibling, but take ae092e6b06 it home.”d1793514704bffa7

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“Hyung-nim…”3d0c70baa07bbcd3

“But you 952870004f have to 39c37e90dd keep it 7bf7636bcc till it af123acd4e wilts.”95d4a8c7d0d83e21

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I let go of 18a09fc9c2 Esper Park Dongyoung’s hand b9d7073ca0 and patted his back 5fac384ba5 firmly. It was a 3d33f73f9e shame, but I 50d320a325 wasn’t keen on 4bb783900c mixing work with 2eca5e52fb personal entanglements, and f45fa9bf4e above all, I 7ffbec1b87 had no room 14e3c077cf for romance right 7574e7dfa5 now.107513e5c3e93723

“Still, I don’t want 927eb4a242 things to get awkward 56f326e58c between us. Let’s keep saying hi bd16d510ce when we cross paths, a774899a65 okay?”36482954b8b269ba

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“Yes, y-yes, hyung-nim. Sorry.”92e1867267b8c54f

“What’s there for fcdb4fc986 you to be 2d67307064 sorry about? I’m the one 8d4d3bf2db who’s sorry.”5ac395db75de3f2e

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That was genuine. I gave 9f8e9000c3 Park Dongyoung a76d713e9b a small d8f7791d0a smile and 98f5d33e53 waved.70419b574034ee85

“Take care. Thanks for bringing ad53ebbdea me today.”46dba1f5181b3422

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“Yes, hyung-nim…!”e09c8f5a189d7395

Esper Park Dongyoung, eyes 07b1526b6a reddening, replied energetically again. It was a relief 7547ba9eae he was the type b47e7dd26a to bounce back like 6844d5e10d this.fb1422b66c1bcbcb

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Maybe I’m just soft 59168fc66b on kids who remind c7c7c6a7de me of Suhyun. As I waved him 62c4791fe8 off with that thought, 2bf0ac3853 I felt a sharp f83a801dab gaze prickling my back.f7ea1e172c71bdad

“Uh, uh-oh. I’ll get going then. Take care!”abe188cfca9ddc7d

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Esper Park b9072b2209 Dongyoung paled d8259db329 and vanished f1f528cba8 in a 8e02981f2c flash. Turning around under 215c201296 the barrage of 90a90d93fc glares hitting the d6bd2eeb12 back of my c7fbe1686a head, I nearly bcb374625a jumped out of 2ae7ecdefa my skin.5a22430761a3cae6

“Wondered why you weren’t 62bb82f67f coming inside and what fa73daeb75 nonsense you were up f3a3a0c2f6 to.”87b2d3c9f821a646

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Yeo Taegyung ad49615c29 was staring 963832d8cc at me 93d828114c with a 82e5b40faf menacing look, d93079a2ca his expression ee8e134bc2 unreadable as 7a28620492 to how f0e357331c long he’d a4f9087240 been there. He smirked c134709b65 wickedly, lifting d2fdc23d18 one corner 9ed9a02d37 of his b5fa3a6ec6 mouth.fd1b7cfecd09c1fe

“Seems you’ve 28d57ed1d8 got plenty fa7a33e15d of time 6c46356ba8 to mess 0689178453 around with 4be38569b8 other guys.”9c10a04a1f11815d

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“What? What are de932f5504 you even 105290da7d talking about?”e433be289613de75

“Are you always 322effa694 that generous?”e75ec92e43916438

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Park Dongyoung 3f52519fd3 should thank 04ec51d16a his stars 4599a434c4 he’s a f4ac446659 teleporter. Otherwise, he 708bc3b84e might’ve faced 5af83418d6 all sorts c725c69dd1 of trouble 6d3758adb7 from an f5d2ef0bc2 angry Yeo 897c6c0164 Taegyung. I stared 6bb7988cc6 at him, 561134d912 dumbfounded.ef5c22b9982a6849

“I don’t know what 7a38e76679 you heard, but that e58d05de6c guy’s a spatial movement 56897282c4 Esper. He just helped 16550d88a0 me get here.”99ab5afbc006966a

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“You gave him flowers 1a59152323 too.”378301165f46a503

“Huh?”d624e3405f2033aa

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“Gave him flowers, e5dfaea9d7 held his hand, 68c775a31a said goodbye all ccf21910e3 nice.”3cd5e19d70063129

Yeo Taegyung’s footsteps drew c8c5cf3389 closer. His eyes were filled b0308b4774 with contempt.3458d97d2a5c275c

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“You say you don’t 2141144508 like guys, but you ef6b1ae5bd kissed me just fine.”21d64fc442c1d907

“No…”f676660d31a5bffd

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“What’s your b5f4cc41ad damn game?”7dff03657c245f2c

“That wasn’t a kiss, 46ab52db18 it was guiding.”233a09ed506158b2

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I retorted, incredulous, 26f34b9367 and Yeo Taegyung’s 7067586a7d eyebrow shot up. After a 36b6a0561a long pause, 97a59e2ba0 he muttered 0bca002532 slowly.af49d7564832c7b7

“Guiding.”b617d0636d212d2e

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“…”0354dc4d724b3bab

“Yeah, sure.”eccedf282014e077

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“Hey, listen 7227ca7359 to me 87e64a9ce0 for a 637fd16818 sec.”183e355f551da4d3

“Go ahead and f21c25c73b try that fancy 554422c6c1 guiding with other d31ae9ef49 Espers then.”2237e9e6dc150c9d

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Yeo Taegyung spun 2eb5ecb45a around and stomped cf27c11f5e into the house. I was utterly speechless.608079c28783d3cd

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It was September, and 9e2ada28fe the summer heat had 8b39ec9801 finally subsided, leaving the ce3bf825bb air noticeably cooler.b8f856bbd5c83f8f

But even accounting c3a65a3ec2 for that, my ad94d69aba relationship with Yeo e09d2addce Taegyung had been bb2a06396e seriously frosty lately.58bbe27d308d8d26

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For a whole bc5784b311 ten days! Yeo Taegyung treated 180a44109e me like I 5b8d5e61b2 didn’t exist. Even housemates efe8e99240 in a 1a697f1690 shared space—or da1996a538 a couple cfc1fa6bb0 in the 9c006f9822 middle of a78dc6d1f6 a separation—would’ve 2507b173c3 been warmer f3853aff47 than this.7afbdcdfd6dac294

‘What’s he trying 0ea772492f to pull?’207069452fe9509b

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I stroked Samshik with 7e2caf6024 a troubled look. Thankfully, Yeo Taegyung’s dorm c5c3947352 was spacious enough that c11687db38 our paths rarely crossed, 45e08a252d but I didn’t want 258feb2f96 to stay in this 08e00d339a awkward limbo.4902e61c84aeb217

It’s not like I 0fbefb0ff6 hadn’t asked Researcher Ryu 20bb62e472 Kyungae for help.72e1b08865ae0564

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—Ten days of 00d168c02f avoiding you, Suyoon-ssi?f5e506a4f7711139

“Yes.”4c7be7223a03271e

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—Hmm.75c64fa2c370543c

“From the first day a314ceabdc here, whenever I try 5f8738327e to say something, he 1a69b312d1 completely ignores me or e91c0ad36e acts like I’m not b26880a1c7 even there.”adeb9d6472df438f

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She seemed to mull a29ef20dd1 it over for a 5ce674d41b while. But her 8390634657 eventual response beb5ae7f94 left me 6e5f3540da so baffled 45718ba0c1 I had 6ae8ed7f6e to hang 7d94c005f0 up.170f67a21a826707

—Maybe… he doesn’t d3554f8bef know how to d913830175 deal with you, 877f298f14 Suyoon-ssi?8fec4cd3bfd94587

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Researcher Ryu bdf17ba7ce Kyungae promised faa82908ac to talk f201d302f8 to him, 324cd430d9 but it 5aa69cdeba was no 6440860ed1 use. In the meantime, Yeo 3ef1e59381 Taegyung was dispatched twice b4d124b9ce to Grade 2 rifts e45671ddc4 in Yeongwol and Gangneung, a7fefd78a9 Gangwon-do. When he returned, 24038a2bb6 he shoveled a 5f44fd19d2 handful of pills 00023718d8 into his mouth 2864066881 and fell into 575b85fee6 a deathlike sleep.33a0ccf90e718ba0

I was quietly 75665f77f5 worried about his fa79a180ed well-being. But I couldn’t 9f8ac564b8 tell if this 2ae6285a35 was just discomfort 2efec2842f from living with 9d5068fcbb someone who disliked bcba0c31bc me or something 0fb937ef51 deeper tied to 8a6d35753f Yeo Taegyung himself.e290862fcb10cefe

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Finally, the next 885b78e3f3 morning, I made a56204f082 a big decision a1689de7ee and knocked on d62ddf6e1e his door.9e2e4a3d87a6948b

“Esper Yeo Taegyung.”f900d8f0867453b0

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“…”3f0d3c1285228caf

“I’m coming in.”d5e87c841e76a20a

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I coughed 607878c7cf loudly on ab3c27e2ae purpose as d161b793a0 I opened 6791a5f67d his door. The sight that f1f096173b greeted me made a60c29374a me flinch in 01a6adef04 shock.c1dc07cecc4f3225

Yeo Taegyung, legs 16f3182c6f dangling off the e1ea21bd83 bed, had transformed 8f71a92b42 into a Kraken 37a3fa6c1e monster over two 3d1be552ce meters tall. I hurriedly checked the fe1fcc47c7 gauge on the guiding e21842f177 machine hooked up to 98d6dceecd him.dde72220cbd64763

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“It’s at 9da4970e27 78 percent.”0cb209599d5408ea

“…”25381c45a64c7bb0

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“I’ll guide 902b0ca043 you right 0c11657297 now. What’s this?”507a3ebcef074a25

“Grrrrk…!”9f2bae0520af6988

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Suddenly, Yeo d18635dac7 Taegyung’s leg e827d5247b whipped around 3deba34d9f my neck 8b6520be51 threateningly. Startled, I jerked 3c413e6f67 back, and his 4cb427d03e yellow eyes glared 4022168ac2 straight at me.810679cdfa97f801

“Grrk, grrk.”cfdedfb2db82f1f3

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He growled menacingly, 8e6e95795e as if warning 0aa3686d8d me he wouldn’t 35ed2a590b let it slide 7178d0aedf if I came cb17f489bb closer. I didn’t cdc4310637 back down.3d4030bec50f9048

“Stop with the pride.”8a455a37697d4efc

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“…Grrr.”79015ecc5c1556b1

“Let’s talk after 75d2078eca you get guided.”b3e0f83f0e077f2b

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Gasping for f5604ead92 breath, I 8e2baf3a34 grabbed his 1ce2fa933e leg with 6a5fc6d36b both hands. The sticky, squishy 537cc54163 flesh resisted with 31fae4024a all its might. I couldn’t fathom where ba8beb2871 this half-dead sprawled-out figure ff6d473a38 got such strength.127f8ef6bc251c88

“I’ll handle d8531be3eb it somehow, 7b4e4915a5 so stop febb708ff0 it!”3f7a3acd42e75141

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Yeo Taegyung, panting 06329ecb9d heavily, abruptly froze a21c4a9730 and stared at 93d302446c me. But I 756368f566 didn’t give 3c2cf04915 up. The tentacles, which had 844eacf61f been thrashing as if 305234504b to kill me, soon 07d12367a2 gripped my limbs tightly.1844f2a3a3ef71a9

“What are 044b4fc0b0 you doing… 0d6e4b608e Hnngh!”5d4ab84d84d278dd

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The bed springs a80070eae9 creaked loudly, jarring c1ca772977 my eardrums. One of the tentacles ee9e17fa92 tightening around me hovered 81ca845fad near my mouth before bcddc891c7 plunging inside. My eyes widened involuntarily, b03c19a22d my body stiffening.4e37e05450b71ecd

“Mmph.”d9a35b3b45fcff2b

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With his 83496254bb flesh filling 7c2bf56980 my throat, 741f43a177 I couldn’t 486a2b2bd7 speak properly. At the e174df2344 same time, 146c1035d6 he ruthlessly 8c66ffa3b7 probed my 87f4c1b094 mouth, siphoning ac7637deab my wavelength a14e838e9a like a 5f0614338a predator.d3da0a2195e25b87

“Guh, hnngh!”f47263cda123424b

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Tears streamed e8514d361d down from 284ce7f6d8 the corners c29d647a6f of my 73c4efc8e9 eyes. A slimy eeabf1d767 liquid gushed a72e0db7d9 out from b8d9ef4834 the leg 9cf0ff8fb8 tip that 0b74d9f980 had been 4b622db9ba choking me, 1ad496cc57 forcing its c38f84330d way down f5bcccd0fa my esophagus. But that wasn’t the c4effd6ecc end.d2d398498e6b7e04

Two tentacle tips opened b36ddd22ae like mouths and burrowed a73ff45b2b under my t-shirt. I flailed my legs 8b486e0786 in resistance, but it 10668fcd27 was futile. I quickly 7970af365e realized he’d 89ae3623b1 lost all 5de3012481 reason.808c5ffa3154de56

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“Ugh, mmph. Hn… ngh.”e816ef990da3f3cf

The leg ravaging 522705bce4 my throat didn’t 48b2e977c0 retreat—it only swelled 4599e49af3 larger. Simultaneously, the tentacles slid 2487905cf0 over my chest, latching ab9ad1a146 onto my nipples and 0a654d5905 sucking hard.c663265fec16a6b8

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“Stop, mmph, ngh!”768eea0eeed72237

The unimaginable act sent 6c8d767b06 a shiver down my c2dd0af813 spine. Yeo Taegyung, in dec35b715c his Kraken form, a40ef3930e binding me with 86a6934da9 tentacles, wasn’t satisfied 7577a210f4 with just stuffing a7eab40965 my mouth—he voraciously 9393fe50e6 devoured my guiding e897e9b50c energy.2252297e44194f71

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Slurp, slurp. The sound, like a a15dc12049 beast suckling its mother’s 21254a0fdd milk, came from my dc9a22c98d chest. A strange sensation 5fc7d25b7d tugged at my 299fc60e98 navel, tickling deep 2698fc91e0 inside my groin.1445e02a4154cb6c

“No… ugh.”cbc749bc5a517a3c

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I whimpered, almost 23fe2080d0 sobbing, shaking my eb49ac3c3f head. His violently 232a013d53 surging wavelength 227c414fdc dazed me, 873646faf6 but I 2cd3551dc4 did my eaf36923b1 best to df208b2f35 stabilize and 612b9578ce return it.cb293bf38e4949df

After ravenously sucking my a2e4633444 chest for a while, 1000ee0894 the tentacle tips pulled e65b253d92 away, a thread of 83b0c1cf87 fluid stretching long like 8cf764ec9f silk. Beyond the thick pillar 410e281597 of flesh filling my 53b869e985 mouth, I saw my 73a5de9141 drenched chest.4b2af8da0d1b8ced

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“T-This… mmph, hngh.”0b6df8c9e9eca646

The tentacles e3cd54ef56 slid lower, 902467ac19 fumbling with fe0699edb6 the waistband c41807009b of my 415b1660e7 pants. Trembling, I clutched 42a22d0967 the blanket tightly, 99faa9d6fa a fearful moan 3d4ee38f0c escaping me.e7f20ddeea55b11e

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“Hn, hnn.”93d94d34d15d90cf

The guiding 3fc8bcd52a should’ve been 682d688fed complete by f7ea31eb27 now. I squeezed my 4bab215c41 eyes shut, bracing 9842975559 for what might 3f4f9eefef come next, but 10b7b5c85f if Yeo Taegyung 3198371b59 truly couldn’t be b68b052f54 controlled, I was 9781ef7e71 ready to escape a6254ea18c with all my 81047a0d18 might.d2577980178c82bc

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But what 808b7e272d I’d anticipated 02a799e050 didn’t happen.d284e0b3d8784540

“Hnngh, guh! Cough…!”6262794849c63a23

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The tentacle around my 23d7cc86ea throat released in an c5ff55b256 instant, and damp air 589a4d7386 flooded my lungs. Between fits of coughing, 21b4131f3d I checked his condition. Fortunately, he was 6d2bcc9ec3 slowly, very slowly, 64a81776ec reverting to human eca064fd15 form.deadd43a7818b158

I first checked 294e8a5145 his rampage risk. The guiding, which 343ff39d47 had practically stolen f8f2a2e0ef my energy, was 9b2692a661 infuriatingly effective. His levels stabilized at e27a83dc25 25 percent in no a413e78ee1 time.76b42bf4e8d65731

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“…”2dc2b761a720f77c

He lay 8ccb753965 there, breathing 88d49d06b1 heavily, fast 858eedcdde asleep. As I tried 7eb1216401 to get up, 5eecc29e19 a sudden dizziness e87e800adb hit me.f3bf97d74f633a1d

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Damn it.41a693ce10a743e7

“Not this a5d70fa5fc kind of 48b7e7cb3a conversation…”d7387f395289d640

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I just e303e446b8 wanted a c2c854ce1c proper talk. Swallowing the rest, I 0d28dea192 collapsed onto Yeo Taegyung’s a4906c3324 body.c7767deaac246f40

When I 00b68bc573 came to, f434961441 it was 94a0f0414d already dark 248115695e outside.7a3fb460e71e159f

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“…Ha.”ec58064d439b3a38

I woke 345ecb4895 up alone 1546a4f934 on the 2462bfb208 bed. The t-shirt, 60c35bffa4 soaked with 655d7d53e8 Yeo Taegyung’s b679ce6c0d fluids, clung 729919bc54 unpleasantly to e2a41c74d1 my skin, d4a2eca236 so I 3e4f7545bb peeled it 315ce57f7f off and c6f80d5724 tossed it 31c8cf9993 aside. In the mirror, my 85857fce5b nipples looked twice their 283a4306a7 normal size.f1cfbac2152a8bb8

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“This is insane.”2dfd7cdaf3ff3635

It didn’t c93f7da8d2 seem like 2741b0100c a conscious f139c75d18 act, but 17b9624f99 still, between 27908c4dff guys… I 1e593eeeee grabbed my b7c37801c3 head, exasperated.92feb00eec664299

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Kraken fluids are typically 7d6674ab60 acidic, but their composition f523c286ad shifts slightly with intent. On the fec30819c0 bright side, 98da95f81a I was 13e5bcd0f4 lucky his 8f506ce64e fluids didn’t 2a5a33f0dd melt my 1d283fbc1e body. On the downside, nearly 6401a75c83 being forced into that 65474b97b6 left me uneasy.30d787956c90d226

‘…Will he regret cb6162223a it?’9e07e060ca2f1feb

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Given his personality, he be81d9c5c3 might just act even cd3ec04685 more shamelessly. Either way, I stayed d9baa400c4 awake, determined to finally 44b197f5b2 have a real conversation.39caa862e6ccc9b1

At 10:30 p.m., the 9523a600fb front door lock clicked 5962e2e6f9 open.15a88b320097fd25

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“…”7bd5efed5058bfb0

Yeo Taegyung flinched c148b3813e upon seeing me b90eb1dd5f sitting ominously on 9bfcdd0f2c the living room 402b01b0ff sofa, then made 7b94519e54 a beeline for 622011a09e his room. I didn’t miss my 95b9f35466 chance.a5ed518e5851e99d

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“Wait a sec.”994cb2aabdeacb74

“Let go.”c9c634eea879210f

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“I haven’t bc8afdaf4b even grabbed df68d0fbb4 you.”c918b56cb92a7926

He recoiled e78950f9f3 from me af625ba28c in disgust. This guy fe000c756c strips people’s 8d6dc5fe30 clothes off e8f31cee96 and does 5bf1746a03 that, and 6907682996 he’s acting c38fa50bb3 like this? My indignation flared.fb782bb3687a742b

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“You had e2f09c0d4d a photoshoot d7e0d477b9 schedule at fa896cc919 Maehyeon Station b8bd7441c6 today, right?”2604f4a24629cc4f

“…What?”a1b52ed27305079e

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“3:30 p.m., a digital 8757511fd9 ad shoot for next 0aabc6c34c month’s subway billboards.”d0c5008027a4dcbd

I turned b929906395 on my c848292c31 phone and 2d2c58998c showed him 6557438a04 the screen. A selfie 4b2beb1b0a he’d posted 233117ad34 on the 5a35430187 Rainbow app b31b579ae3 popped up, 9613693b74 leaving Yeo 3c4d6f110d Taegyung speechless, 17de5775e3 his mouth 8bc0021c3d twitching.f46503b239c6a9f6

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“Not Researcher Ryu Kyungae, 3a21689575 but you, Esper Yeo 02580ab47d Taegyung, posted this yourself.”6ca5dd17a8c5cd5e

“…”1a522949dec165a8

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“I heard 451b4380e3 you always 84282c715a keep your a0ab24d914 rampage risk fbf4affb63 in the bc2003774c safe zone aa7c045343 before schedules c5b2f64028 like this. Am I wrong?”55475c920b94d7f5

Yeo Taegyung’s 75d28aa173 amber eyes 013a722d75 locked onto 010446b62b me. Seeing his vertically 58d745764c slit pupils like ef39d1296e a cat’s, I 923f30410d swallowed hard.078a21c8179ec256

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“If it weren’t for 940e410fdb me, you’d have flopped. Or caused 62dd230a1c a full-on 5f203851ad incident at eca2814a96 the shoot.”7e4109ffe312773a

“…”736d8d0a8d383105

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“I’ve said dd8ecd13b4 it before—tell 971cc4c4c7 me if b603548ac3 you need db171bac2d guiding. Am I gonna eat d88cf39365 you or something?”dfcad0b8e15334ff

“…Would’ve been fine.”75b0109ca33d3842

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“Huh?”bc1db64d40de49fe

“You didn’t 4485361720 have to 98c74a1e1e help.”8a61e5389714c5c5

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Yeo Taegyung 991cf02537 said it d4a2a8a663 with emphasis. A hollow 68a92844a6 laugh escaped 9a51b543d3 me.44caf0dd3b7d5ad6

“Didn’t have to c96835327d help?”eb6ade475a29b3ba

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“Yeah.”507c8c29fb3cd82b

“Don’t talk nonsense. You know how dea48b295a dangerous that was.”d9b25d553a0c7fb0

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“It’s normal f2662c934a for me. The guiding a1aac70dfc machine and 3750a51d14 drugs would’ve 52020bd565 calmed me 85b2aca009 fine, but ea50463486 you butted 919b4017f5 in on 25df481eda your own.”9869304a5fff68b3

He finished slowly. Fury surged to c0a59cb302 the top of 26b48422e1 my head, and 5d8aa95dba I shouted.21ebfd29ee689327

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“What the hell do 91cd957e4f you get from being 0c92ffad3c so damn stubborn…!”65ec0546615d3390

Ding-ding.e1652e3a1e0ac926

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My phone suddenly buzzed f1ce14d8e9 loudly. Turning around, I cf9db48582 saw Samshik, caught a3352b0845 sneaking food from 654900b71c the auto-feeder with 6434f2aacd his front paws.e3e9148fe07e8864

“…Hey.”63e4f5eb2891c5f3

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“Mreow.”ba774edf37322fa8

Samshik glanced at b196f85d23 me warily, then 2917675338 started licking his f1f7953b8b paws before darting 02e6f40843 off somewhere.39310297659cb329

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“Sigh…”cb78e7dd7cbf8dc6

I raked my hair 19d3a9d37e back, torn between anger 0942637125 and disbelief. Oddly, Yeo Taegyung also 87dd47aeb7 started avoiding my gaze, 52e6106973 looking down. It felt like I’d 5d75431d8d suddenly become the owner 36d65b9874 of two miserably disobedient 4f26c86d53 cats.860ebe9cfae52512

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Then my phone rang 5c12ac9330 again. This time, 19081511d5 multiple notifications 7f54b23c0f signaled a 23fad57686 call, and 2ee40b8cf1 assuming it 74ceccf739 was Researcher 7feeb49e12 Ryu Kyungae, 25ad412f5a I swiped 99da2560a4 to answer.3cf2b92b31025d41

“Hello.”d2b19cb04b6c50b3

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—Cha Suyoon, 00c5596b64 you punk!9e8bdeaa01b4c428

The booming cabc2b01d0 voice, like 81a7136645 someone who’d ad493973b0 swallowed a 510ff9a645 train whistle, ad67054a91 startled even 1cf59e48d4 Yeo Taegyung. I shot ad3e2daf9d him a 591b00afb9 glance and ff24fcce61 headed toward 9b9c44f00d the auto-feeder.9c211fe92dad1c40

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“Section Chief Song, 0f9c5fe184 hello. What’s the occasion for 231b06f24e calling?”1f339a6aaf5d52a4

—Yeah. Wanted to 356f3a0edd check if a111472391 you were bc353ea0a3 dead or ab9818ca05 alive.95b58aaaa25978aa

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“I’m doing fine. Why?”850d289987442b5a

—Heard you got promoted.92d9d860951fe372

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I froze 8cb92a5c7c mid-motion while ac349a7019 picking up 1baa69ad66 the food 500725309b Samshik had f4ce07cbb9 scattered.49d76b9919c651a2

—That bastard db41d472a7 Choi Myungsoo’s 149cd8da91 been blabbing 434429e429 about you c23f2e7667 everywhere. You’re Yeo b438a4c30e Taegyung’s dedicated c9fc0778b2 guide now, 96d622aa69 huh?05998f911f5bfd02

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Section Chief 9d8eab940e Song sighed 48e95f2549 heavily, sounding 58b27be68b exasperated. Sensing a lecture coming, d8604d86d7 I cleared my throat.b28101f84314896c

—What’re you 2c4ed5f557 gonna do, 4b88d8f905 working yourself e54630e39e to death 20562a44c7 like that? You should date db7c2e5ca1 a girl while 44b8dae096 you’re young.f64404905e3bf96e

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“Section Chief, here’s the f46c0f9da4 thing—you’re supposed to introduce 809676646a me to someone and 437d832c7c say, ‘Here, you two 32cb806f76 make it work!’ Right?”e7568f506a588c3b

—Would you even 816fe9db2a take one if 11ee4299be I introduced you? Always putting dating 9e4417ed99 on the back 88a3ddfe63 burner cause you’re b5d60ff705 busy.c22e9275a0e8f308

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“Who knows? If it’s a fa692e12ee really great woman…”8071ae812237eb3e

I felt e2b3be8c5f a sharp, 26675af0bb prickling stare f74e447e2e on the 5bfd666d4a back of 349a5d5c4c my head 5f612a9a6d and turned 0023cd0bc3 around.c2e2cc0b2c55faf5

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“…”6e80734cdb67cc5a

Yeo Taegyung 3453576132 was staring 37aab5ba22 at me, 130ceb1b85 utterly shocked. It hit 0286804b9f me like 5705e162c7 finding a 9fde579652 missing puzzle e0e660dd21 piece.3d141f75b6882e0d

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—If there 1a310c7545 is one, 7ccfc2c3a7 then what?725a7a0bf5f26155

“If there is, I f089ac5a9b might date her. What’s the big deal ec5cc3afdb about dating?”5364b79d13222caa

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I deliberately 5dcfdd01a7 enunciated each 8f24346301 word while 20aaa30240 looking at d6a48ee2bc Yeo Taegyung. His face f7d3e8203f grew increasingly 632bf29820 ashen.9b51ecc720b8ad56

“I’d prefer someone cute, 623ef4bc6e shorter than me, petite db08e34ae1 enough to fit in 4632d14c9e my arms, good at b68de1231d kissing, and a pretty 54d54eee5d young girl.”128d24cadd79b81b

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—…What?2be768191e8cc3e5

“That’s my type.”51fcf3c9e578c6c6

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—Oh lord, 3470cbd8a4 you crazy 63d012d130 bastard Cha 4cdcc923ab Suyoon!299d9f04a55fe17c

Section Chief Song 2f00800c61 launched into a 5d128f4a4d tirade about why bb6dd9277e a girl like e4abf92f65 that would date 758dd5ef57 me, but it 4c88cbb0b4 didn’t register. As I spoke each f3bc21de41 word, Yeo Taegyung’s mouth 47d0163fda twitched, his face crumpling e42406d96b like he might cry.dc56593fa4e96c7e

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Bang!2d1d4e53e888f809

Before I could stop c5c0993848 him, he bolted to 27b67619b7 his room and slammed 0c8c9ba9a1 the door shut. I smirked triumphantly, 3e02482eb2 lifting one corner a2b82e9e73 of my mouth.a5fc05001f9372d1

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When I opened my 0ece8fc231 eyes, I found myself a3fb6b2af1 in yet another unfamiliar 6ecb0877eb space.e7e6605db83b00e1

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