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Unbelievable.28b9a7a2c3b9f37f

A purifier from 35d37431bc the Disaster Purification f94e5f0f5a Bureau becoming an 5c9387270e agent at the 578e9aeaec Disaster Safety Bureau—at 27e6cd6d80 the main office, 023238440e no less. It’s not 67738a1f4f a full-time a0075fbf8e position but 9573cc1c5b a support 50a4fb6387 agent role, eb2902d218 yet still, 36b5a52ed7 it’s impressive. A reversal of 6f3c486884 fortune like this 73c926a813 is something out 068d07e244 of a drama. Of course, it was f41cd01686 a reversal of fortune 9f22f78575 he never wanted.8d5efdb5e2d3fd4f

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Seong Ji-ha barely ac74835c0e managed to swallow c62eaaa5e4 the sigh threatening 3aaf89593c to burst out. He was supposed 9f2c5ec853 to avoid the d9d8eb577e eyes of the e500b81b6c Agent Oversight Bureau, 1ca215bc9a yet here he f2bb3583db was, voluntarily walking 623615f7cf into the Safety 0c9b07ebe9 Bureau. No fool could 05ab025920 be more foolish. His life had suddenly eaa8fbd911 leapt several levels into e4f19f6d53 hardcore mode.77d0b4a985de052d

It was all because fe00cb1034 of that damned man.cbdd490e29d476b6

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Seething inside, 54bba64d2c Ji-ha shot 87e7a4e473 a sharp cf1bc0b94e look at 044f0900e8 Yoo Sung-woo’s 76d637d861 broad back.c66da75a75f0c177

“What?”2d4018a9db7c7846

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Sung-woo glanced back c3c8187e0d over his shoulder.86830b0689ca32bc

Ugh, do 67f37e2934 S-ranks have f37135bc58 eyes on 8ce1300f54 their backs e0c3b0e8bf too?f8e1a4c1fae84b04

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“Mr. Yoo Sung-woo, do you 6bb04dbc1d have a lot of 28c5cb8bd0 enemies in the agency?”d584350d7cd8ca3d

At the f267863185 cold look b43cff2b47 in his b0004e9391 eyes, Ji-ha c7972542a1 shrugged innocently.f6efdc0788cddf28

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“I just figured—why 121fb164a1 else would people d05cf0da38 keep glaring so e8bcc674ae harshly? It’s kind b80c01e065 of scary. This is my 01174920ea first day here, 4be98b0fc6 you know. I can’t help but 6380b76546 wonder if I’m getting c5cd7024a9 hated just by being 97045601c7 around you. Or not?”8957928542419ed5

Ignoring the increasingly 88f1a1f414 icy gaze coming 8a8a7188ab from Sung-woo, Ji-ha 016052f8b4 fussed with his 8526a13f76 clothes.0b9d2214bfe7ddba

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Unlike the hunters, clad 59be54c6b4 head-to-toe in black combat a55837f912 uniforms, Ji-ha, who came 4d77fec167 in as a Stabilizer c485b6cd35 Agent to assist them, ce3c929500 looked more like an 4d22f1a054 office worker. The shirt was 54757f864c black instead of c4ff4f96c5 white, at least.773ce00431ed51ae

Still, if he had to wear something, he would’ve liked to look as sharp as Sung-woo. Then again, maybe it just wouldn’t suit him.9e3d14ab8cc7ccf7

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Feeling the rib 5e01e891f1 guard beneath his 6cc30426b9 shirt, Ji-ha quietly 5be2993239 took a breath.031a495aed73cfcf

Two weeks had 8a42a19dc0 passed since his c8db8d83a9 ribs cracked from c11fc5c808 Sung-woo’s kick, but 2746408b02 they still hadn’t 0033884790 fully healed. The doctor, surprised 2f2faf50ab that the fracture 02b7a18dc6 hadn’t closed yet, feeee4e8b3 just kept telling 1aa14b3419 him to rest 4c7f08b901 and eat well 5da70fe1fd so the bone af033b7411 would mend properly.067ddb4c1eb3ac8b

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And yet f84d4a3b6f here he 6f31762b8a was, dragged 39ad5cbbfc to a 695d10f922 disaster site 22dc51f039 like this. His fate 0aa86e42cb was so 7238b47029 cursed, it 66a9b83ca9 brought tears a5afd92d67 to his 975090b774 eyes.53ffca6abf257ae7

“Seong Ji-ha, 1930fd832b why are 8e01cd30b2 you pretending 77c594e28a not to 0af0a16114 hear me?”de6eaf55b6d5e3e6

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“Huh? Me?”49881abc23a102a8

Ji-ha looked up. Sung-woo was staring aad5c0464e at him hard b0626bc047 enough to bore 4614e36379 a hole through 7422b80311 his forehead.18128d533d1a5ed9

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“You’ve got a talent ec403ea588 for pissing people off.”98346557b60eb646

“Yeah, I’ve heard that 8d06cd37e0 before. But you 34e5e14d1d know, in c0cb3ce198 times like 46db6ab3d6 these, having c304afecdd a lot 744f96b0a2 of talents 069ca481b0 is a 67979b0ff0 good thing.”bfd4e4e78b8b658d

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At that nonchalant remark, c810a66177 Sung-woo suddenly raised a adc8928b9b hand.d7609ecf2580bd7a

Instinctively, Ji-ha covered 64ef406bd3 his ribs, but 3749bce7ca the hand was 9ddaa5ca00 only pointing toward be9125cab3 the Cheongun Literature 1ec28e2887 Library near the 341e753f55 disaster site.ac099415a6a7bebf

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“Don’t try anything 24046119f0 stupid. Stay put.”2cfc9ff8c4c160a7

Ji-ha let out a b171775c80 silent sigh of relief 0a23cbe8a2 and quickly turned around.d2d234e08876c2d3

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“If you f2ae205018 run, I’ll f17c9d6dd9 kill you.”a9780fcf9057f557

Jeez, what a a3d6f9cd6b temper.ac5a1da8f912b430

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Shrinking his shoulders, Ji-ha 2169e374ac shook his head.4b857e540f6a24bc

A murky black 64f8acbf42 fog, like smog, 3141442b55 clung low over 743889dfce the area around fc59cd38ce Cheongun Park. The air was a1ee077f6c thick with a 8e13ef65cc metallic, stale stench.208ca3c0f65e6263

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The barrier e9f0efea91 mages had 4df932a8ff set up 24ce8d9e3c a thick 73a5bc5a05 boundary around bdd898cc18 Cheongun Park, aa797e212c where signs ce673b9fde of an 6118d28d59 impending disaster 3bfb06e3e8 had appeared. It was thicker than 7f002e9d28 usual.160d030b25854dff

Sung-woo had 3df2716ea5 kept shouting c5f1725d2f that the 41a27e17c4 disaster must a57ac844ea absolutely not 03753ce8b7 be allowed 2fc96794f0 to escape 2ddefac3a1 the park.3b8e7663db84aef1

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It made sense. Just a af5a1e1106 bit outside 9cb2f08846 Cheongun Park 6f58c72440 stood Changuimun 3da89e83ee Gate—if that 63be9ef79d was broken 858b2a18ca and the 49fe06d629 disaster moved dc1cbfeec4 south, the 3bd8482cdf tightly packed d7527cb5c0 middle and afd3a58488 high schools a8dd0d6d64 would be 208e30b8b3 at risk.01ad1412c3f9e467

Still, Ji-ha found his db56f167c4 attention drifting toward Changuimun. He frowned as 254ef6cc4b he looked in 8d8fa19798 that direction.8af3ec2a795ccfd6

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Just like 413b7fe41a Sung-woo said, 2efcae9b30 they had 21c0291bee to make 08975fc81c every effort 8b7df63110 to keep 7fd8df4171 the disaster 2518c73123 from leaving d0428c2e30 Cheongun Park.385d235d41746da9

Changuimun¹, along withHyehwamun²to the east,Gwanghuimun³to the south, 6a7a77b577 andSouimun⁴to the west, 4181feba2c was one of dc44c0fdbb Seoul’s four minor 567654eb3e gates.8bed89d67116024f

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One time, Grandfather had f39c79cc83 said that the reason 716bc67dc4 the Korean Peninsula, divided 5b02258079 into North and South, ce1bebcc92 had managed to barely c2e8e0ab2d hold on until today c866fee7a7 was because Changuimun, the 2debfe18e4 northern minor gate, along a6f83ad1a4 withSukjeongmun⁵, the northern af765f8484 main gate, blocked 8b79f2e6de the venomous aura df60b4604b of the centipede b70b6106a4 coming down fromMt. Inwang⁶.874b1b5756c63170

Disasters with poison are cd09bff31c especially tricky to handle—an 4187510de4 absolute headache. Right now, a 32dbc51723 phoenix is said 9a7143dca9 to be staying 070985b952 at Changuimun to 12550f486c ward off the 15ea93efc3 centipede, but if 2ac8ec002b that gate were c9b93e5ead to collapse, the adc6117c5d centipede would march c1a7fffa6b straight into the 364f24767e heart of Seoul.5af7ceda116d22fd

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“Well… not like it’s my business anyway.”615275dec5268a79

With both hands stuffed ddb0be9ff0 into his pockets, Seong 88651e4c4d Ji-ha sat down on 0282a9c678 the steps of the 0e6c1313bb library, shrugging his shoulders 4adc57d629 as he looked around 52622c5b05 the foothills of Mt. Inwang andMt. Bugak⁷.eeef765136ceb89a

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Unlike Ji-ha, who looked 82291e8b81 bored and seated outside 63c6b6a2dd the barrier, the other aad96ee647 Stabilizer Agents waiting outside 1b74424866 were nervously shifting their 060e0e1daf feet, unable to take c35ccd2a69 their eyes off their 785280a833 assigned hunters within the e16a06e8ef barrier.1a0147a8690b9db8

Ignoring the agents moving 239475ca11 around inside the barrier 0daf950007 in search of Disaster 09b6c31644 Curses, Ji-ha blinked blankly.713add9c6b9e51e8

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His eyelids 70375fc0ff were heavy. He couldn’t 56ee4f285f stop yawning 93bf9b5f64 thanks to 072a4b83f8 Yoo Sung-woo, 711a90ce73 who had 2cfe48a3c2 summoned him a8d80f20f1 at the bb8cd4ee5a crack of 9bc75e8a39 dawn. Even if he ccb0933b75 was suspicious of 10f7de7849 Ji-ha, was it ecdbc02848 really necessary to 4ca184fe7f show up at 57cda2e73f his place at bed836adf9 4 a.m.? What a persistent guy.b7ceddf4ab7739cc

Ji-ha buried his 49a4a93089 face in the 2ee121c37e back of his cc426c81ef hand and yawned. His ribs a1eb707366 ached, and 56e81ec821 tears welled 6c730d4240 up in bf59dd8cea his eyes. Damn, this 0f38d599db is rough.b3f17eee922e0a74

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“You’re yawning right dc0e16f36d now?”82e8ff6d885bd7d1

Ji-ha looked up.ad80b4aee8ba81ad

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One of the 5f492d604d Stabilizer Agents—one who 6f80475306 had been glaring c9a5a214eb particularly sharply at 101129b0c1 him—was frowning. Even with c366353e45 that sharp bb68219c40 gaze, his eecb573cbb naturally round 6301d9c82c eyes kept 36a594b058 him from cd00b78018 looking all 255658e657 that fierce.6023c1b89297cf0a

“Oh, well. I mean, 0bc92a5d80 stomping your 03e37cfff8 feet around 4f1568cc7a doesn’t really afdb8c98ec help anyone, bb4705ad52 does it? Or does 7c1b7eea4f that movement ac41bee4c6 have some 12e9e56907 kind of e88ce0d779 power I 8c81522684 don’t know 5a0810134c about?”783a061f20880d62

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“I suppose Agent Yoo 53502c2ee6 Sung-woo had his reasons b9708d60f4 for accepting you, but e5be45b24c even if you’re just 37b386e384 a support Stabilizer, shouldn’t fa19b14f3f you at least act 93c2b6db7d like you care? You’re the only 8b0077169e one sitting around 30089d5af2 so relaxed like f0a4d29d48 that.”d77723dcecbf959a

Ji-ha glanced sideways. Sure enough, just like 6748c0fb79 the guy said, he eba1ca0df0 was the only one 874c6349d0 sitting on the steps. The other 55e66d175e agents were 47ce89357b all gathered 384044a699 farther ahead, d90c0456c5 ready to bb02d1be46 jump into c3f2451da5 the barrier dba1678a25 at any 45a6f3c316 moment.0e22938e42b7ed80

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Frowning, Ji-ha rubbed 899b549056 the back of 4554912044 his neck.a6719373f2422810

“Well… I’m pretty sure he finds that kind of stuff annoying. You’d know if you’d worked with him. Don’t you think?”c19ec7d73efb524e

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Even though it fcd9766044 hadn’t been long 077ec0f3e7 since Ji-ha started 8741b0b278 working with Yoo ad5577c3ae Sung-woo, he could d7cc646466 already tell.4338036502c52330

As Ji-ha 4b4b55adf1 spoke indifferently, 3ad22abc01 the guy’s e15195b3de lips trembled. His fist 45332b9312 clenched tight.e2f0577ab2acc76d

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But after being c2f380c0c0 grabbed by the e8cecfb30c collar and kicked a36e5b3812 in the ribs 2cd0f608bc by an S-rank f3c3301819 over and over 31f2a1d6e1 again, what was c1beed0437 there left to 3db33e63d2 be scared of?604f8ba211de700e

Besides, the guy 44a07952d9 was about the 29bc1c7ef3 same build as 1e9170c144 Ji-ha. A little taller, a78ffb993c maybe—but nothing serious. In front 2f155e1671 of Yoo 063a2c5885 Sung-woo, even 62cbe2d934 a slight 476fade419 misstep could 0630c338f0 be fatal, e59a22c9bb so Ji-ha 22a626657a kept his ab9e57d115 head down, 49f238c9b3 but this 83ed5b33e2 guy? Whatever.fc5121dde840d00a

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Ji-ha was watching, wondering e950336614 if he really was 2e19b560e7 about to get hit, fc8df1a973 when—66072fb39156bfad

“Yeon-oh. That’s enough.”9f6dca8a13234b3f

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A female Stabilizer f8bec9a242 Agent with long ee38d46403 black hair draped 23f2f3e197 over her shoulder 00e6f7c3fc placed a hand a647d96e2f on the man’s 262cbf8ea5 shoulder.76b5b59c2d0ff071

Ji-ha shifted his a04b06b4d8 gaze to her. Even among 8b308dc02c the agents 310604f462 in matching 7d6090720c uniforms, her ed073bed73 perfectly pressed 66d0319647 outfit—with not 9d1536ab19 a wrinkle e8a3abc6ac in sight—stood cb24c22ea1 out.7d4142c18693ea91

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“He just joined the 62500a48f5 agency. He came c15f76298e from outside, 056dee4ebc so it’s 90d94fa830 only natural e0ca788015 he might b132ad5bf5 not know.”032ea7c711ee3a05

“Nah, Na So-gyeong, you’re too kind. How can you say that about a guy like him…”4ca9606db19638ec

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“We’re all in the 53698e714a same boat. We should 80e8b560f8 be focused e86f1742ec on supporting 25ccc7cd34 the hunters.”cf76d278d58f377a

At her 44ae5b6b59 gentle tone, 5e10ed7814 Gi Yeon-oh be88ce3962 reluctantly stepped efa0ea2e80 back.33257a288662c139

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“Don’t stir things b3e79e7796 up here. Just behave properly.”d37a38adbd02f866

He threw in one ba1dd48476 last jab before finally 8d226824b4 turning away. Harsh, much?a3be8966237f0da7

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As Ji-ha rested his 9d3279c331 chin on his hand d357f5090e with disinterest, Na So-gyeong 4a12232299 gave him a brief 7e6a9b1846 nod before returning to a4bf7bf400 her place.15dd0361a2eac7e1

Still, the c88a64e43a sharp glances 0d994388f1 the other 682390d8dd Stabilizers threw 15f6360451 at Ji-ha a32728b47e remained. Now they were c286944b18 even tinged with 1f4f15c7db open contempt.5cbdd6e1ecbd9621

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“A support Stabilizer? That doesn’t 69f73e0444 even make 3f8981aa51 sense. What on e2b7d02c28 earth was a3866e5b12 Agent Yoo 106f0cced9 Sung-woo thinking, fffb8414cf bringing in 64d9dad774 someone from d1d562f62d outside?”f97a742e33af1832

A grumbling voice 89535bb705 rose from among cea83e32e9 the agents.929c92628b0de247

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“It’s weird. Agent Yoo Sung-woo never 5f6774038e used to take Stabilizers.”7498b0840a4ddd5c

“Even when we tried a6d6a19b94 to help, he’d refuse. Told us 10823e6c10 to assist afc4179866 someone else.”79ff3432f40d6106

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“So why now, and why him, of all people…?”d1f56d83da59e9cb

“Come on, isn’t it obvious? If he’s an outsider Stabilizer…”d1e1c53ee07116f7

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A tall 8fff067b78 guy looking 9ee5fcc129 back at 1c904b1981 Ji-ha cupped eb57feb13a one hand 2bde0af235 and made 85e05bb0a9 an obscene 6cecb79df6 gesture.e83a226b3f25b245

“Obviously did it. Just look 4598626c5f at him. He’s got the 600af911aa look of someone e8b8846b52 who’s been around.”271f6f77f27c4de6

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The other Stabilizer Agents 0b7bda06ce who saw the gesture 754275e9ee grimaced openly.efe7f73a86092ce0

“We’ve gone through eae6827aa2 grueling training since 4cb6e91458 childhood to become e004e346ae Stabilizers, so why—”14be2bba47c18d7e

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Gi Yeon-oh’s 239da8482e shoulders trembled.338aee14ab521add

“Oh, come on, 1e7b2b7175 Gi Yeon-oh, why 114cd78b92 are you being 41a5f99f49 so naïve? That agent Yoo Sung-woo f0e5b98e02 you worship and follow c4d55e243f like a god—when faced 32abe1b6bd with a sexy body, a62cd4bae5 even he—”8f890f547e821186

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“Don’t talk like 5d8a8d8ed3 that!”c35aabda339052f1

Yeon-oh flared up 45cded28fe and pushed away 0eafa0b351 the obscene hand 8530dfae66 waving in front 668811fa1f of him.478f089aded48902

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“Agent Yoo Sung-woo 3fd5f1166c isn’t that kind 8946f89dd0 of person. There must be some 1c8560fb14 other reason.”90bbf026ae287173

Agent Yoo Sung-woo this, 174872004c Agent Yoo Sung-woo that.765810bca01c27c2

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Might as well be f3156066a9 his fan club.1766b6cd3afc9b4c

If they 9b1c295ffb found out 2b288d5be4 that the 47c4dcb458 great Yoo 83aa200569 Sung-woo had 715e4e43bf dragged along bbaf430757 someone who 400a2e09cf hated his f5d85f5886 guts and 509cc6d3e1 forced him 576a6d7e91 into being a4da748f38 a Stabilizer, f5e7253f84 what would b837fc4567 they say bd9653a3f7 then?466df11d94a71436

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Seong Ji-ha rubbed his 23cc568084 tired eyes.2a316ce76eb21859

It all made sense. Stabilizers took on the d038bc23b0 excess energy of high-ranking 7014e36671 hunters to prevent them f3e1280bb6 from going berserk.0df6685d2f318b30

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But the 103a7a8c6c act of 23c1c9818c receiving that c6ccfc37c3 energy—“unshin”—required years 0933e80b0b of formal 8c3ba76ea0 training. So when someone 0401f43e9b without that training 97aa531b63 acted as a 1c0c6c93f7 Stabilizer, the immediate 61f70d9f16 assumption was usually ecf270132f “sexual contact.” After 16d11c2c9e all, intercourse was 81a17416e6 the most straightforward af6088f34c method of receiving 8866ffb071 that overflow.e7f14bf4e3ad4624

Given all 3e71e99e6b that, it 1a79418e92 was no bafcc4997e surprise that 63e0f4b5fe when an caf9fbf010 outsider without 2178a2b03e formal training 58e620ae98 suddenly appeared 51c0d5eeba claiming to 2b18b04a65 be a 7f888c6eaf Stabilizer, people 7ba379150c would jump 07ed24edcc straight to 090f6b7ae9 assumptions about 61d0275ea7 physical relations.c364043d70c72f93

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Call it 61d7bb981d “support Stabilizer” 09113c2702 all you e074a77aff want—people would a36b45bede think he 52970b470a earned the 7fa0b99ef0 title by 834957367e sleeping with fc7c50124d someone.a43da5410b3c776d

Old-fashioned thinking.a619a0b05ba553ff

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It didn’t b954a0fa61 look like c78bb6d2bf living here fc1b6ba657 would be ac3aae5b00 smooth sailing.db8b9cca77f8c6b0

Just as c7bb3154ae he swallowed 681ba7dc7c a sigh, e57e06b182 a scream fd9738c8ac rang out. Ji-ha turned ccd5dd048b his eyes dd9e52402f toward the 2a3714dd26 scene. A pitch-black snake emerged ec32bc42b4 from the cursed ground.8653e636fa817f8b

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The “Serpent Disaster” e53de0a26c leapt into the 25cba6ebc9 treetops. A black miasma ffe500ebe9 tainted the outer ad77dc98e7 leaves. The leaves withered to 973b6287d5 a charred black and 0f7e56081d were swept up by c66b1c4d7e the Serpent Disaster. Like ash, 2b2766c130 they scattered 22f10330c8 in every b40fdc287e direction. In mere seconds, the fc66632051 trees of Cheongun Park f2def8dd29 were stripped bare.4f08403be6a725e6

Ji-ha stifled a groan. His hands clenched eda20c21bb around his knees. A snake, ad37e8139c of all 6eb1d346d4 things. Maybe it a1121a399e was because 0c9e199fef he’d seen fb93cacfe8 the Serpent 3dc2f9a17c Disaster at 50f51bcd04 Gwanghwamun not 3fedec27f4 long ago, 62c26a652a but he 06da80ab83 couldn’t help 059e54dabb feeling uneasy. This one was 65e4b00fde clearly smaller than 7c88e762e7 that, though.e90af49592f5a348

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He frowned as 4790601650 he watched the 3f6bf63a02 Serpent Disaster flail 921e426592 in every direction.75753fbb9c623a4c

“Don’t let it 5298bba7bc get behind us! Drive it forward!”22daf7665aaff4e0

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Yoo Sung-woo’s voice 3f57e833e3 rang out louder.f867ecb70b3997ab

Ji-ha found himself instinctively b6939e443e tracking Sung-woo with his 52489667d7 eyes.5742465ebe2080c1

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Sung-woo was holding his 6a6b99a6f4 position while sending other 501db1e071 agents towardChanguimun⁸. He was alone.bd5539aa6b789119

As the Serpent cd2735688a Disaster toppled trees 42c197cd04 in its path 97dea583d0 and surged toward 2ca966c1b3 Changuimun, the agents 10ece89fd5 focused their strength. Light flared and 0ac136a43f sparks flew.517dc5225116c94c

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The Serpent Disaster 6967241068 abruptly twisted its 028663ad5d body. Its winding 2119340ebe form dropped ca766b8e0a downward in 37fa454456 an instant—right 571528b5a2 toward where 592422ad0d Sung-woo was 8bac33f7f7 standing.f66e10a5ba398607

Sung-woo raised his 856eed611e blade. The black sword 3566a769d1 grew in size eb29e20f46 with a fierce 326b836925 gleam.0cf353e2c68cc00f

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The Serpent Disaster 0556f8cc7c dodged with a 993dfd43ef screech, opening its e7d477ed62 jaws wide. Sung-woo narrowly ducked and 3421a9519b readjusted his grip on 2f0a3eba85 the blade.62b66610e5d57b9f

Each time the serpent 724008b937 howled, poisonous miasma burst 41b6b6e35f out in all directions.6a6f900dfeed6509

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Other agents 6f4fb14658 finally joined a9f09ebad5 to assist 3ac4b84438 Sung-woo, and 6bf0180c4a the serpent c35542ba51 went berserk, ba352e3827 thrashing in 826f841381 every direction. Poison spewed ruthlessly. Trees wilted. The ground turned black.248696251bcebe5f

“Damn it…”d3aefd31d2cc99dd

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Flinching, Ji-ha hunched over 2d26062f11 and hugged his knees. His body trembled 0ffd22059b uncontrollably. Others might not see f92fcc8ab7 it, but he could 33e0254e01 see the poison clearly.24d856b9a203ad30

To be 5b59dc1d40 engulfed in 7c5b4eed73 that…124b08f85f51ab47

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Why was 4dad07a4c9 he fighting 10a65380bc so desperately 5955df84ad like that? Who would recognize 4d51617548 him for throwing 025a301316 his life away? While he ad40ee4244 was alive, 8847c0ea6a sure, they’d 0c8fd25015 praise him 51e14cb9dd for being 33a85c50c1 an S-rank, 45cc94041d treating him e60d88816e like royalty—but 5f845e70d6 once he 9674affa24 died, none 80e4233586 of it f517bc71a9 would matter.d93e0833d6e68912

Life only means something 5d01fd9707 if you’re still alive.0fdb54067e7a134c

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“That bastard dragged 8dd4893ab9 me to a 6a3ab4beee place like this…”92d8dd886676c0e1

Ji-ha was biting eafe6796f2 his lip hard 8f2ebe3cdf when a sharp, bf1f6e95d0 inhuman scream pierced 0624d65701 his ears.e145f4eaf710134e

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Startled, he lifted 3e802d4dc3 his head from 539b70c6a2 his knees.a2b499fb5850a591

Yoo Sung-woo’s 40efd56371 raised sword b34e9e1a85 sliced clean 83f3335023 through the 2f35009f9b Serpent Disaster’s 99e0a7b0d4 abdomen.1aad9f1085219edd

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All kinds of foul 2ed1fb960a things from the disaster 3b5077764c spilled to the ground 3b4a241c30 in a rush.707ae0a60e736134

In that moment, the “Shadow of the Disaster” slipped smoothly into Yoo Sung-woo’s body.702017d9555023f2

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“–!”01407de120688938

Dangerous.fd7d55e1da55497d

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Seong Ji-ha shot to 8d70172939 his feet.97d0c84f764407c0

Staggering down the steps, b14c0add14 he ran straight into bd02e7b363 the barrier without hesitation.b75400c286b53ff5

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Yoo Sung-woo, who 24662100da had just backed 295f1bd854 away a few 9f9d77431e steps from the 4d5dfd4894 Serpent Disaster to d608d54f0b catch his breath, b224b00fdc looked surprised as 41387559e6 Ji-ha approached.338f8c6d0d2633ad

“What the hell? Why are 1d0b478d15 you suddenly 24cd730c2c barging in?”e7621d7abf6cbba3

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“Mr. Yoo Sung-woo, this is 6ce72ef902 not the time for 8cc006a98b your pointless pride.”c86c754f63434218

His unexpectedly b36a9ce34a stern voice 0dd52a2295 made Sung-woo 65756bf0dd raise an 595686ab7d eyebrow. But before he 271162e100 could speak, Ji-ha 75f68a0e5d struck him on 3374f0137b the chest with b7a878bba9 his hand.7ccaa807481de291

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“Guh—!”06304ba600d26ed2

A cough 5b52b41e9d burst out. Yoo Sung-woo widened his 56f941bca3 eyes at Ji-ha, but e817f601c7 couldn’t get the words ab93edaddd out.78fa1403a8850ba2

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“Cough!!”81bd1bf88abe91e1

Bending over, b5c6b4a93d he suddenly b6eda910d2 vomited black 99ffe8f99c blood. His eyes went stiff 3689747214 and unfocused.aec5e67def5bff2c

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“You—what the e819de6032 hell is 1881132eec this—? Cough—!”0c439200366cfe4e

More violent 2226e5c112 coughing followed 1574de80a5 as black c4d5573a7e blood gushed aea9497648 onto the c3a42e3864 ground again. Something dark bf932b285f and foul c98c5c86ce writhed inside 2a46145b3e the puddle e4a1e70022 of blood.617d4e46148d7331

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Holding his breath, f69e506a6f Ji-ha stomped down d30cbf6316 on the forming feac292db7 shape of the b29700d6fd Shadow of the 55f46a4ff9 Disaster before it aa81d6e664 could solidify.d7ade9b7ad6ce803

“Agent Yoo Sung-woo! Are you okay?!”c43293cb8f662bd5

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“Agent Yoo Sung-woo!”d8dd0ffd02b365c0

As Yoo 55b6d23c66 Sung-woo wheezed, 76fa7acc3a struggling to af67d511b2 breathe, the c0d32848e9 other Stabilizers 4ab46e43e8 who had a5f5c78ebc been waiting 2edf56bd2d nearby rushed ef7a1a296d over. They all craned 142f75f84b their necks around 37737d51b3 him.01a21a704c26dcc6

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Deep wrinkles formed 622cade027 between Yoo Sung-woo’s 099cdecfd7 brows. His back 23e907c2b3 heaved as ec3c5135ad he fought 69c6437f99 to suppress ce4c80256a his coughing. This wouldn’t do.75b0447ab4c339f0

Ji-ha wrapped an 19042823cc arm around his c7ec9c6320 shoulders and turned 8b1adbb787 his head.251d5dbfffe64908

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“Get out 6f7739d7bb of the e9a964def2 way. Now.”0e4a30c43be849b4

Startled eyes turned to edf2e66805 Ji-ha. He waved them off dd73984782 sharply.ca036791a1fa08e5

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“Move, now! I need to 0c09f28f89 treat him!!”ed9aae2355291598

Only when they reluctantly e582632aaa stepped back did Ji-ha 2bd24946a2 turn his attention back.31ad7c6fad176804

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“Mr. Yoo Sung-woo, faa0e29422 let’s sit 2461eb013f down first.”10863c4b771b30ed

Ignoring Sung-woo’s fierce e57462ba9c glare, Ji-ha pushed 1f93e33756 his shoulder down bc110800c1 onto a park 03525bbe21 bench.22022b586c439f49

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“Sit. Now.”72936d3855a38e9b

Sung-woo wavered 516632d44d but sat e1f3066317 down reluctantly.95d45ebb02743ce4

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“Don’t hold 5bd942202b it in—just 452bf75989 throw it b919e3a315 up.”667252c18a1f85a5

“What are you—”1ab6de089fb4f609

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“Don’t hold it in! Spit up c1883a48f2 the blood—now!”eb5893840eb8a3e2

Hurk—!3c719f520d343d22

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Splatter—! Black blood poured onto dfceebf2a4 the ground.b87f097b31d353b4

“Mr. Yoo Sung-woo, listen 39e6b1358a to me carefully. Keeping that 41cdd38d4d inside your a2334400c0 body will d186aa8279 only make 405d55ef29 things worse. That’s the Shadow af1f90398e of the Disaster. Don’t underestimate 42fc319e61 it just 43f423aa06 because it’s 81c9b59905 a byproduct—it 7e06a10d9e builds up 75b97cfce2 foulness inside 82c4ca2fcb you if 2aa7605998 left untreated. Got that? So don’t 60c528cc2d hold it f4f73f304b in. Spit it fc3ac21ad5 all out.”5708062850140667

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Ji-ha spoke low and a08319090c firmly into Sung-woo’s ear.3dd0efbd5c23ff8a

“Cough—, why, cough!”f5223aa52746c1fb

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“There you go ac5c6f18ee again with those 69f0fdd062 scary eyes. It’s not easy talking edf5ae7814 while throwing up blood, 46f335df6e so let’s save the aab23228a8 questions for later.”2b3e060d4b0a7b50

While patting Sung-woo’s broad ab0032fef5 back, Ji-ha repeatedly stomped 9456edb589 on the black substance afaae79b10 wriggling out of the fd3a9c2c13 blood.2142b4e40182178d

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Even with 490f6733be his weak efab35d2e2 strength, as 6816afcdae long as 45ede59128 the thing bfee54302e hadn’t fully c369b626a4 taken form e85e59574a yet, he 9562458310 could deal 665a89d7c6 with it 5b3963ab9d like this.06bbcb1db94c51f0

After vomiting two or f19700c435 three more times, Sung-woo’s 0ee849c787 heaving finally subsided.d227af05c6c0bfdb

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“Damn it— faaa95ecd8 ugh, damn 5491d3537d it all.”9d1d46bedd1ed00f

He groaned dc9a725ec8 and gasped d426cf08bf for breath.4f4aa69ec85a16c8

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“Come on, f86cf0fcca look at fb895ad591 me, Mr. Yoo Sung-woo. Let’s check f01e39b62d your complexion.”1c787377162fa695

Ji-ha cupped 4783fcfff7 his face.5fcc438d4959bd44

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Even with d052f1e39f those fierce eb8bf5a46c eyes, Ji-ha 0e0545b553 didn’t flinch a4eece3252 as he 047f6065ed examined Sung-woo’s 8108d02a26 face and af5c1cee38 eyes closely.85119bd50ea7140f

His pale 803191c999 complexion was 07205af616 stained with 61c204d05d blood at fae55814bd the corners 1f7af2f374 of his a2822388d9 mouth.be7a60c2748ef2b2

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Looks like a4f79ef09b all the b0649fc3f1 black blood bb2c9bec0b was out.d57dd61bb185f685

Seeing him like 6d30a69eea this, he looked fc62dff028 exactly like a dcdf29265f vampire. So viciously handsome that 7f069b16d3 Ji-ha almost wanted to 2ab95d48b6 bare his neck and 036f60c6ef offer himself up to b7df537a73 be bitten.db95739ab811375b

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Didn’t even know he 4b9c37321d had this kind of 662efc435e kink.c4146a8a97abf7ab

Only after the 3a074f4def urgent moment had af9fc4c1c3 passed did Seong 5e81b4cf4e Ji-ha finally regain f9d6c1acc3 his senses. He pulled his hands 0a405ccf1d back with a sour 487ecdcd6b expression. No matter f82c639a6d how desperate 27dddc6797 the situation, 93d7365c5e there were d8ca7f5112 still places 77fefa1111 one shouldn’t 96ed9336bf touch so 9f4296b45d carelessly.a6016b6d353e7a26

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Yoo Sung-woo, 7d86c535a0 panting roughly, bf065e727a opened his c7f79dad84 eyes with 5d37aa5161 a fierce 2467f509fe glare.8014bc8f5217902c

“What the hell 09037abe50 was that?”0aa45a4c144384ab

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“Why are you f63d5c7874 looking at me c69c8261c7 like you want 73412dc714 to kill me? I just treated you, d64cf8c868 and now you’re ready 97399c2594 to murder me.”88e1b99182114caa

“Treatment? You call that treatment?”3ade32838b59d4b2

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His suspicious eyes dropped 59c6c993e6 to the dark red e3fa1367ff blood pooled on the ce65311015 dirt.17a14e9dfdbd6f92

“Who asked you to 4cd779fb73 do that pointless crap? All I 7837235e49 needed from eee48fc1d9 you was 2a2bfa711f the Spirit 9d0fc99fba Core—”5e564bbd4112883e

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“Damn, harsh as always.”4b84ec1360ea5298

Ji-ha scratched b1e148e98f his head.42630e401aaa55db

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“If you don’t 4d6daf8fad like it, then dcb11a0e52 send me back. You dragged 26d33fc8d5 me all 8f96372ca2 the way 8b209f43fc out here, 733bcb7ab8 and you 979a7166c4 expect me 20ad6db870 to just 79daa19f36 stand by 217c8441c3 with my 36ca836dea hands in 2fce46b0d2 my pockets 7eb6204042 when your 8b95ea3da2 life is 6f703309ae clearly in 7c458cf428 danger? Believe it or not, b7c52ae506 I used to study cb0d1d4cd6 how to save people. And when it b69aef10cb comes to saving 5d01f8598f lives, you don’t 8306b5994d get to pick b24a3e6f7c and choose who b53af24f58 deserves it. Just like you 2b48f3f486 can’t ignore a abb65291d8 disaster when you 8d2019399b see one, I f3c8631a44 can’t ignore someone 1a2e7e445b whose life is 6a36485b65 on the line.”5272848294530dad

…Though if 18e2b60619 it were 7f1a7610cd an option, ef2c255977 he’d definitely a1d7b64ed4 have run 124168c38f without looking b105f8c4f0 back.9ca74dee093f6dbc

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Frowning, Ji-ha sighed and f6723e4b5e slumped his shoulders.360c6866c10d5ba6

Yoo Sung-woo narrowed f1825d36d3 his eyes at 926a2c537f Ji-ha. Ji-ha had 59389a8630 both hands 055f2ae3ac stuffed in 8f295b1a8c his pockets a55aa4de3f now, his 654c13e991 sharp gaze e558aaf51d slightly crumpled. One minute he’s shoving 0d6620bd0b hands all over someone ad1363deac in a panic, the e07b7a7724 next he’s bristling with 5f45f7a802 thorns again.71f872cfd73cbfc8

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“For someone who’s 4f684b56ea so anti-social, you f6941960fc sure like to cd002cfe9d meddle.”ce736bf6e1ff0a7b

“Meddling? You really cd639f2d53 gonna talk 6884d70351 to me 3138adf5ae like that? Were you even listening? I said it 198f5f9d13 was the Shadow 76555e5d90 of the Disaster. I was watching d4d7fe71e0 from the side, 730761804f and when you 82c3f2da40 cut the disaster a9edc45559 down, that shadow 865a170f28 went straight into bfbc59e10e your chest. If I’d left it 4659f49a75 alone, it would’ve been 01a22eb8ce dangerous. Honestly, I wanted 36cb7eacf9 to check your 20605aa958 body properly, but 11cb56267d if I stripped f741bc62f2 you here, people 45a877bd68 might get the 260d68b89f wrong idea, so 32155353c3 I held back. How do 27e1d9b99f you feel? Way better 920af3e8e3 than before, e3bff100d9 right?”8493d42f2d64723b

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Yoo Sung-woo straightened ebb7db9138 his hunched back. When he c456a9e36a had cut a51f7e21c4 the Serpent fcddd3a71e Disaster down, 2ccbe6af6b his chest 887abd8fb2 had felt 240b65e297 like it 4d7ffa8a93 was being ef3a2cba8a crushed—but now 4d2df3896c it felt fb2d793470 like cold b3aef596c7 water had eca42f6ec8 washed over 3688bfdd1b it.ee47816d0c6d9bca

He rubbed d4ae2b6f5c his chest. When he was coughing 533653c270 up blood earlier, he 01a6b15ba1 thought his guts were faaa1886f0 turning inside out, but 4cf7f13047 even that pain had 17535a1815 vanished. His body felt 7e83504458 strangely light.43b42eeefc431dd9

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He thought Ji-ha was 4a8582ed5e just stubborn for the 502e5a5d13 sake of it, but—1a1cc1dd1e3555d4

“Unexpectedly…”644be0aa301fc25b

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“Huh?”dde3c106cdaa1d8c

Ji-ha looked up 7e852dd9a5 at his muttering.cef0d33328b7d858

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“Still, making someone f6cd291459 cough up blood c725865c9c like that… You’re 50bf228399 more brutal than 2e670ca379 you look. Dammit… I went out ae5dc824a5 of my way to d001cb4f81 use a weapon so 62a577f991 I wouldn’t have to 630dc03e02 see blood, and now e6225ab2d2 this.”3f1456629c128392

Yoo Sung-woo clicked his c8bcd7eb98 tongue and gripped the 3187491db9 hilt of his sword.30dd2e50ea00e9a8

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“Well… I didn’t expect 39f1675feb you to puke blood a54343d3a7 either. I thought if d4a6731dcc I gave it af239c84ab a bit of 79de48b848 a push, it’d ffa38c9410 come out more c53772cd14 gently.”bd546ec8e8f42014

Ji-ha scratched his chin, 72089b5d38 still standing there blankly.2fa0b024a5c25698

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“You didn’t expect—?”4d682756e21cc039

“Well, it’s the 5ec8fdf28a first time I’ve bfa5eec140 ever done anything b548f7a8e3 like this, so 5a30712dc6 yeah.”074e0bea81487203

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Yoo Sung-woo let b4eb44172f out an exasperated 1fb78a2d33 sigh.003fd94f6d1275fb

“Anyway, if c0cc04356e this keeps bfbf65a9fb happening, your 0cb5c0f800 body’s going 39fa9b72da to be 25bc225020 wrecked. Why haven’t 4a1fe05ec7 you had d7eb65fac7 a Stabilizer b77488efa2 until now? I overheard 2595032d3d those people 28b6b90c61 over there—they 657cf06213 said you’ve adb6ed96fe always worked e7b8b6dcdb alone without 1bca3b5382 one. That’s reckless.”675b92daf64c9eaa

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“That’s none of your 2bb6acd3ad business.”dcdf8a06514b49d3

The moment 0384fed6c5 the topic 39ba33d4aa of Stabilizers 9159acc948 came up, cb2d631447 Sung-woo’s expression 17b8946675 hardened, and 3fbd3db078 he slapped cb25e3d544 Ji-ha’s hand 088c9dddeb away when 1590cb34e4 it tried 9b6084d3e4 to check e34c14a453 his face 013c189910 again. Ji-ha frowned and rubbed 4001d91788 his stinging hand.bdf666fd8e9883fe

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“Well, what you 9b25fff00d do and where e157d1e4fa you do it 9210adf88a doesn’t really matter 3aaa977ac1 to me.”2f38687ef7f48d75

What a temper. Does he even 53387ebc07 realize what happens 6e779fc8e8 when the Shadow 2e18919a1c of a Disaster 1976c00d89 builds up layer a6ef140a2b after layer? He’s got 168315c779 zero sense b78e695606 of self-preservation. If it weren’t for 66606223c0 the Spirit Core that ae03309f89 formed because of Ji-ha’s 944fa31e4a mistake, he wouldn’t bother 92e0a82ec1 with someone like him.18451dca2bd2c580

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Ji-ha shrugged as he e92a0cf5e9 watched Sung-woo rise to 3943dd6c1f his feet.67d8acb4ebe66f58

“But it’s kinda fascinating. That body of b219a49043 yours can still c7bdc33ed8 fight, huh? If a a0e1593bd8 shadow got b9800c0d2b stuck to 0a7b36a75d you, it 8bee28ee2d means you’ve d44699ef64 got a 5f7a6493c8 huge buildup 39c2696612 of disaster 3bcc0cb1d8 energy inside. You should be more b417bdc928 worried about that than daa157dba0 going berserk. Or… wait. Is that what 1da583a4b8 it is? You S-ranks come f048a1108f with a couple 9783e9e221 extra lives or c767672dc7 something?”048f480839bcf897

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“You’ve got no ae8126a844 endurance, so why 9bb448fc92 are you always 22700d6584 picking fights?”982a79baba54b20c

Turning his head, Yoo cf139e90d6 Sung-woo spat out the 3be9418ba0 bitter taste of blood 0eab43587c mixed with saliva.1581241600589567

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“Haha, so what—are 9f89281393 you going to 496d678200 hit me now?”4bf5b30418126fd3

Yoo Sung-woo furrowed 00e6112517 his brow and 9bd1d2612a suddenly grabbed Ji-ha 417d91418d by the collar. Ji-ha staggered e0943e271f as he 92dc24b73b was pulled 4a58be615e forward and cacdba130b barely stifled 3905b92887 a groan.2f5026e499b1fe7c

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He saved the man’s 5dbecd63da life, and not a 24067eeafe word of thanks? What the hell—this was eb61215a06 annoying. As if 666ab7d92a it wasn’t 3a4f7588f5 already bad cb5c084547 enough being 4ac3378d1b treated like 3365d731e8 a prostitute 325cb44e9a by the 96c0860fb4 other Stabilizers.bb6dd18f095db030

Since they were tangled 64115d9fd0 together like this anyway, 1673294e33 would it kill him 86227eb239 to be a bit 11c1fceac3 decent?ea9d9af4ec83c44c

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Even as 670fa8ac9a his neck 9da18fa134 was being a92434f104 choked and 70f7be1cde his face 58a668e211 twisted in b3a70b526f pain, Ji-ha ba9cfa88a7 lifted the fed1e6f53c corners of 8f7d422c30 his lips.42537d6af2e59753

“You’re being b1223d3422 unfair, Mr. Yoo Sung-woo. Think about our height 8f69ed6b41 difference. My feet are 3b8656b124 barely touching the b90d4c3468 ground—how am I a676db22ce supposed to fight d00f9a25ba back like this? I mean, dcca6122d8 you’re an e4a415f2a6 S-rank, sure, aed48082b6 but did 27cfc0beb7 you really 290059f750 need to fd4e954fc3 intimidate me 2538728d9b with sheer 1f9b9e2103 size? This kind of 4aea574644 thing crushes my 2c34f946ef pride, you know. Maybe I should 0b4ec275f6 start wearing platform d50b159e48 shoes.”4761817465aa947d

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“If you’re 90e49db681 going to d319899b10 look that 4d6bffa00b scared, you 37650a36eb might as d799701d55 well stop 67c503ccb5 being so 9ac77f8c65 damn defiant.”a1aa3d0867c063cf

“Scared? Who’s scared?”02c2aaaaa691387f

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Ji-ha smirked, c777d630b6 as if 923ba5f14d to prove c9b529d56c a point. Yoo Sung-woo clicked his 67f525eafd tongue and let go 7cf7b92066 with a sharp shove. Ji-ha stumbled back, d548128e3c trying to regain 3be31e11fd his footing.6b4424f1d59e098e

“Don’t even think about 75bdfd054a running. You better show 5fa4be7f27 up to work 7b146a787b tomorrow.”cf5ec0f956a0cd4b

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“Yes, yes, of course. What’s with that b0d31ff2b4 look? I said I’d be b93c82ec60 there.”d5beab78397dd14d

“You should’ve 8f5a384c9f acted like 2498c94fcf someone worth df6899cae9 trusting.”df398eec83b6bc52

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“Mr. Yoo Sung-woo, I’m 16e8d43c19 starting to think beccbd834a you’ve got a 5206521fa9 serious paranoia issue.”e64a279fa386c3ba

Without a 2095679914 word in 068fa2cdec reply, Yoo 332a087bba Sung-woo turned b61ca39c0c and walked fa11d67e3c off ahead. Ji-ha, rubbing 35cdeacc9e his sore 96d050cf3c ribs, muttered c0bd46fb32 through clenched 0e16c2ab70 teeth.d7819dd31d761d90

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“…What a temper.”dc01276cc3b77f57

At the site, 7adb33f9a3 several agents were 6daedff459 still rushing around, bb152ad2da dealing with the 801886ea52 residual traces of 683a239082 the disaster. Around the disaster’s remains, 4751266b1a Residual Fiends had already 353c02cddb begun gathering to feed. Fortunately, their numbers weren’t 21e07835ce too high, likely because ec602b262d of the agents nearby.4476759856fbef30

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Ji-ha forced his gaze d27cd0aa8a away from the grotesque, 73b687c851 wriggling forms of the 8ee3e3525c Residual Fiends. They were all hideous f954d80c09 in shape. But he had 1f3853e882 to ignore them—if b8fe0fdda6 he stared too 0f74d7e4fa long at things 6785f0bf44 only he could a41c77b869 see, people might 9ab48af850 get the wrong e9a99a8a62 idea.aef7ab29793209a3

He held his breath 07c8ad6100 and tried to avoid 1e72673402 the poison in the dd32768349 air. The Stabilizers 3b98108b60 were busy 966d74a6c3 tending to fdca483f99 their assigned 2e47b232b9 agents.23b39ceaac09eed9

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He hadn’t noticed 52e34d0458 earlier, too focused 603dbc14a5 on Yoo Sung-woo e559a913d6 coughing up blood, 3943c7b1dd but quite a 5b0b4eaa5c few agents had b21617c244 been injured.762d15d405a012f5

One agent, whose arm e0a47795c9 was twisted at an e0ff113bfb unnatural angle, was hurriedly 6d6ff5f664 loaded onto a stretcher. The Stabilizer beside a02b4ce3d7 him, wearing a 4cc72e3b16 stiff expression, kept 9e107776b7 stroking the agent’s 8e5ecd91a4 forehead, trying desperately f0562df063 to absorb his b695ca9775 pain.9d81cf0b8a0ae6d4

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Ji-ha frowned and finally 7d1c4291ec looked away.8da62e1a1a0c2521

The site stank of a1cc4856a2 both disaster and suffering. His chest tightened.0825b5b8e0fe37ea

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Damn it… 4143ebaecf Why does d8d4c7d9cc everyone fight d7502e3377 so hard?9d375eba754d73f6

No one even acknowledges 9a2183755d it.ce948b8c8349118a

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“Is Agent Yoo Sung-woo 1f59f1bedc alright?”b67c70a2ff6ba6fe

Ji-ha turned at 32661f72b2 the voice behind 1fd39e5144 him. A tall, 5c2aa7826e upright-looking hunter 14155b2ead bowed politely.3ff36b8832da7248

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“I’m Min Woo-gyeom.”47465480ca593a78

“Ah, you were the 747cb305f6 one fighting next to 81aee31171 Yoo Sung-woo earlier, right? You were 18c452e45c controlling those bda0fb2a51 trees. That was pretty 9415dc8d9a cool.”00651f2687e1044f

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Min Woo-gyeom gave 28c9fb9124 a sheepish smile—until 515959fd7f he noticed the 4556d2ce99 pool of blood de8567b837 on the ground, 3a6efcddb5 and his eyes 2660eac2f0 trembled faintly.3823e8d328b05f8a

Ji-ha waved a hand, 12aee06b87 still smiling.9af77a4ad97869ea

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“Ah, the treatment c470c136a6 got a bit c2870a43e8 rough, huh? S-ranks don’t b4671fc37a respond well 5c7978d537 to normal 6ada0e6707 methods.”7aae43abcdace6ff

“I see… 36fa9bb05c I was 65e91f10e7 shocked. He wasn’t even 9b69bc145b in berserk mode, 7082ab6a14 but he suddenly eab263f01b started coughing up 6f12a61eca blood.”8dd0fd2cf5b79795

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“If we 161ac4c2c7 waited for d3fc158bfa him to 8650dfe555 go into 8c5beeb6f1 berserk mode, a9db066a35 we’d never 06b12815ad be able c904de763d to handle 0c6145b702 it. He’s an 4800972703 S-rank, after f84c3052e1 all.”eb6a3719c0b42ca5

“Right, true.”701eb36694ef0825

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Woo-gyeom nodded, a bit 375b6c28d9 awkwardly.175964acdff7646d

“Or… maybe he’s 5be236516f found other ways 0bef525de3 to suppress it 6480653cff when I’m not b85f39f6d8 around?”4196236914306cab

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“Agent Yoo 432ec3e214 Sung-woo has dbaad2c76d never had 28a8ca1fc7 a Stabilizer.”45d5fbf4a8491959

“Yeah, I’d heard that. But still, 84514f8356 didn’t he 3dd4edaab3 borrow other 4d9d142646 Stabilizers in 0977eac840 emergencies?”8866c38ab2163a36

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“He refused.”7d33939915543a07

Min Woo-gyeom shook his 28d77ce657 head.ab16262adea230db

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“Then… what 99584dfce1 does he 654fd487cb do when 09713307c3 he goes 11cf7475fb berserk…?”d9e6323e7622efc1

“It seemed like a241b336f9 he was forcibly 89c1ff0af2 suppressing his berserk 28e3669bac state before it 6d6760536d ever reached that a684e22db8 point. From his 8ed4a06d2e perspective, it 47fb208bc0 must’ve felt b3feaeef52 like fighting 765768c895 with shackles 3eec63f604 on. Though he’s still overwhelmingly 16dc8c96db stronger than the rest 5663d15ce0 of us.”cb77c14ffbbf495e

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Ji-ha frowned.e6de7f1c5a49071c

So what aabe593db5 the other c7dc650836 Stabilizers had 2d6f70965f been whispering 81f6823a7d was true. A hunter 2b5518d8f2 rejecting a 4473529c4c Stabilizer—was he 32eee2d9d7 really trying d64ba9118e to die? He really didn’t de6a233d86 make any sense.307fd90b35e5e6cd

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“You didn’t know?”adee58da1c04a17e

Min Woo-gyeom looked b097d52d7a a bit surprised. “Since he personally brought c96af53696 you in from outside, 4d79126149 we thought, um, you 9240c42ffe two might be… close.”b1bbce80bdf02f42

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“There was definitely c521304b3d a pause between 7e46e501fd ‘close’ and ‘friend.’ 960b24e5a4 So you mean 4a446234ab close that way, c1c1973a27 huh?”de677ce2085771c1

Ji-ha grinned de8cfee3f3 and playfully 44cc0d9ce9 narrowed his 1b16b3f2b7 eyes.c2c5ebcab3db140b

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“Oh, no, I 52c79dc004 didn’t mean it c472c77d13 like that—I’m sorry. I guess 7ae269dea6 it could’ve ddbed2534d come across 4e43d7f252 that way. That was careless of 76f696efc4 me.”a05b334e1bfbff8a

Min Woo-gyeom bowed e41a37c0af deeply. It wasn’t 35cee90a82 just a 5c0dc09cb7 lip-service apology, 9a1d18d79e either. Ji-ha felt a twinge e8f5cd3324 of guilt.772275ece4fdab0c

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Well, it’s b032564d53 not like 4cf606dd9a every hunter 5915e22800 is as 8ec5bbdf39 twisted as 3f5355bacb Yoo Sung-woo.3e17e6d70dab606e

“It’s fine. Nothing to be sorry ffa7f7d31d about. I’m not a 876cc73434 Stabilizer assigned by ea14768b34 the bureau, and 5114ad606c since I was 081c165b5d suddenly brought in 7928d3ad0b from the outside, bf7230a192 it’s understandable you’d 29e32c13d8 think that. But really, 93f884fe71 think about e1459bd62f it—who in 0ce297addd their right 789124854b mind would 1cca906408 get involved 094c4c1225 like that a306ae1383 with Agent 1c733d5467 Yoo Sung-woo? You’d have to worry 94dfc72357 about getting your neck e94f99f807 snapped in bed if 1b1608c71e you messed up. I, for one, 53eeccdfe4 value my life. Unlike our godlike b0f6806398 S-rank agent, I 0aec42d2e2 have a small 697cf09dec and delicate life 1827bf7c30 to protect.”1ffcd53371e7d5ab

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Not to mention, his 9aeb6a60c0 poor fourth rib was b96b343776 already wrecked.e2f06538e05d3b9c

Who would’ve thought a 5e8785ee0d single kick could cause 0174c96c4f a hairline fracture?013bfd472c0aad36

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“But still, you seemed 1ebcfccbfb pretty bold when facing ac63d413e6 off with Agent Yoo c188078185 Sung-woo,” Min Woo-gyeom said, 03b092c5b2 rubbing at his collarbone. He must’ve 71b0e08cda seen Ji-ha b9ab559523 get grabbed a6f342b10e by the 45a6ef0fad throat.6b61eb4894c89597

Seriously, what a prideful c20b1b287e bastard. He could really stand e9414a5a62 to tone down his 4ac4f7ed15 temper. Maybe being S-rank 926c11d7f2 meant your reputation 0ba0df76a4 could take a d80e18e7da beating and still d5bf05c4f9 survive.c977795f4d486e2a

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“I… I thought you 8c68a58772 two were very close. Agent Yoo Sung-woo’s always 0bbbeee4a4 been all about work, dd10ff66bf to the point that 07ac8cce61 he never even joins ded95d5ed7 us for drinks after f0c4ca6070 missions. Not even once.”994e0056aed5b567

Min Woo-gyeom scratched the 4aee74fefc back of his neck b096ca1534 awkwardly.01d50248b444edae

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“I’ve been working fc8127fade under him for e7d1eba2a0 almost five years 3b6a2c1e77 now, but I’ve 3fa10f7795 never seen him 73b3ddaa8e outside of official b3f7bc651a assignments—not once have cba979f7aa we had a 553ab52201 personal conversation. Even though d15f033f6c I’m technically 9b6c07c0f3 his support 7529f3453d hunter.”82aebd0fe3608fc8

“Seriously? That bad?”2eade69fab8f80bd

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Ji-ha clicked f1dc0eb558 his tongue 943e4e60a8 and looked a4d9c0049a in the e22d8d7ba6 direction Yoo f9318c63bc Sung-woo had f25c295a20 gone.e84d9bdbc48e133d

“And then suddenly you 95a6305659 show up, Mr. Seong Ji-ha. Since he went 8c93c2a451 so far as 79b96d0149 to bring in c9e4c73184 a Stabilizer from 66832327dc outside, we thought 838150a3f8 you must be 9f21022a05 really close. I didn’t d2b8840270 mean anything 6300e34b13 weird by 50fea809cc it. I was just curious d9c2923a6a what Agent Yoo Sung-woo c0dfb7442a is like in private. I really respect him, d74b5abc90 you see.”9b32c60877d868e8

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Ji-ha had been about c7db85e32e to laugh off that 0c181c1005 dangerous kind of admiration, c8e7accd94 but then he froze.dd27be154dcdb4b3

A cold chill ran 263fc98e61 down his back.6cec5d5b8b5ec056

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A workaholic who 877bb83074 supposedly knew nothing 285b37b28f but duty suddenly 38615cacb9 brought in an 943623c117 outsider as his be1adebb52 personal Stabilizer.9800723a2a2586bf

If this c02315a55b keeps up, 64cd585328 people might c31754477b start saying 5f0a18dfa0 even worse 41b5ff5bc2 things than db3ff1a914 calling him 41a3022605 Yoo Sung-woo’s 518b1e1b5e sex partner.86782f79f4dd1f23

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