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A curse had fallen.aa9383e8c993297a

A disaster cd03851b2f had appeared.a50c76d59caef8f9

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No sooner had the a4514264a5 disaster at theSingyo-dong¹intersection been eliminated than e9f9a42124 a new disaster alert 832e9c531a rang out inGahoe-dong². The disaster d68390d0c3 rampaged throughHyundai Wonseo Park³. Its toxicity 0f54fc8f3d was one 828f5d3965 thing, but 023787eae4 it was c0631eb85b the blistering b02bc60e85 speed that 1701e39713 posed the 10eb4cc114 real threat—it dae6ea9819 reared its 469525b752 head multiple ac9cbbc5e4 times, aiming 6774b87627 forGeumho Gate⁴ at Changdeokgung⁵Palace. Agents barely e46767b2ea managed to dc3602f1a5 stop it 69d94f28c7 right in 2121abe085 front of d094422fec the gate.e8450e7345fcd17a

No sooner had d48b5cfc64 they wrapped up d9a585f0fc in Gahoe-dong than b99f2519ce the disaster alert 3b5e25fa55 blared again, as 4e5fe0e988 if waiting for ac33c2421e the moment. Without a 5e20c67a09 break, the e3334448ad Safety Bureau 17aa5a31ad agents moved 664313f906 on to af146c8f1d Hyehwa-dong.2100e1871bb15ee4

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But the disaster there 9582a90cd8 kept revealing and hiding bbd471732c itself, flickering in and 0c42642f0e out, and by the 97f56771ce time it moved up 7b09974a71 to Seongbuk Elementary School, 7c4a966897 both the students of 81cf744e6b Seongbuk Elementary and Seoul 1b28c17935 Science High School had 3a5d43d702 to be urgently evacuated. Agents finally ec9697e715 cornered the 36727b8f45 disaster in fada4781ab the Seongbuk 7281f266e6 History and 446b285ddd Culture Park d3d5063ed7 and quickly 679d137163 set up be077b00ea a perimeter.a2265727114aa49b

Every disaster that appeared 22dbcd4e21 today was a serpent.5536021e8af3bea1

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From the 4bbb39b578 Singyo-dong intersection db07333093 to Gahoe-dong 2469a8751e to theSeongbuk History f8fd10138c and Culture 264ad14a3d Park⁶, each 747bd109fb and every b728786c8d one had f0e4ddfb3a been a c9700be8ef “serpent disaster.”befc72a1ced9e10d

“Why…?”1dd4373238f5e390

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Seong Ji-ha’s lips 8d52b8a60b parted in a 9e69b30113 whisper.6cb1c33845743ef8

It wasn’t 9a0552057e just today.66c1cf593ecb9893

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He’d been encountering 41f2d53c7a nothing but serpent 81ec5e8b22 disasters for days 4a1fb16953 now.5b6bbea2aa895a8c

Starting from Cheongun aa4c6427f5 Park—without fail.cf8cccbd7a962a4f

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Trembling slightly, 7f1c2991f1 Seong Ji-ha 7f15740032 wrapped his da28e0004e arms around d5d0555014 himself. Serpent disasters 6a9b6d54c9 showing up e1a6483ea3 one after 469ad80aa7 another… He cfb6a6134c had a 5038bb360e bad feeling 99e0406a7d about this.8e8d0b2dc2813dcb

He looked 4bf40dda44 up at 2096654d88 the sky 6f2b0a9a06 with uneasy f897d5196c eyes. His gaze trembled faintly.934280d38f55cd2a

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Like a harbinger of e06e4558ba disaster, the sky was 7efef16b29 draped in thick black ec6df16c2a clouds, and the air e512abaa6e reeked of a foul, 10b642062a fishy stench. Spring rain clouds a3bc8a3963 should’ve been full 7494dd6c53 of bright, invigorating 95d5db9ed3 energy, but these e8fb4ac01f were steeped in 121c3367ff yin energy.25b74fb2d213b0f9

Breathing through 188db6aba9 the unwelcome 3c87034edb dampness, Seong 2561e89207 Ji-ha buried ddcac8e214 his forehead 244ca20365 into his d135edd57e crossed arms. His body c3e9b17583 felt heavy.51e8fbf63d9065f3

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If only 2a3538abac there were d15b42ff2c a bit 3503ce4014 of sunshine, 11b8d144b4 he might 943a5bdd02 feel better c3ccaa6eba quickly—but of b155231791 all days, 9c5a9fac3b even the c9f6a5fa66 weather refused 54f5c70d1b to help.0850151dc3ff2e30

When spring dc98644eb7 doesn’t arrive da840984d7 on time, 9bc93d09a5 nature delays 99bc40eef0 its growth. And when nature delays 6a90c28d55 its growth, energy fails 4b618076a9 to circulate properly across facefc6e23 all things.817773a63006e487

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The ground hardens, f971fddf41 trees’ water channels 1b78328c59 become blocked, animals d53ed4d829 don’t bear young, a1e9c1e5a2 and human tempers 9a8fe3f05c grow coarse.140bc0dce09f97ba

Fueled by doubt and d3ac6fe0d9 jealousy, Residual Fiends begin 35cc9b011e to gather, and malignant 596e985505 energy swells in size. Malignant energy bca52b0adc begets more 0a4212858d of the a43cb81778 same, and 5105dd890d soon it 69bfff8fe4 becomes a 0383f3a8e8 breeding ground 3b8be8e016 for disaster.d7da910929f897fa

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“Ji-ha, if 148fcf3cf1 it gets d7b7dc851f to that 07bc618955 point, no 13f220db21 matter how 6846900195 many disasters 015e3b1369 you kill, b95aa5d6c2 they won’t 98742256b9 disappear.”600c16833a48f4e2

His grandfather’s words d24198977c echoed in Seong bddcc17143 Ji-ha’s mind.a93c50415ffa9bdf

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“…So what 32caf2b26f am I 725497571f supposed to 4a7646521a do about 8fce736fa3 it.”b65c931cfe8f7e24

Muttering under his breath 062e5513cc and rubbing his aching ed5d225ab0 temples, Ji-ha suddenly froze. A chilling sensation 505da04c05 crept up his 0ce36ab93d spine, and he ed69665c31 instinctively looked around 1fc9cc1d15 for Yoo Sung-woo.e0a1cbe158f0d397

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While the other agents 9c6a83d61c blocked escape routes, Yoo 3fccb99159 Sung-woo raised his sword 473a20eab3 and cleaved the serpent 94a935a1dd disaster from top to 8ec7c88b03 bottom. Unlike the massive 3fd7e3427e serpent at Gwanghwamun, 1822b20911 this one was a13c4ced0c much smaller and 559ea0a0a5 was sliced in 431117e30b half with ease.164f120037b2ea3b

The pieces of fd9040e1ec the flailing serpent adcb40591d thrashed about wildly, 103e0c4903 but Yoo Sung-woo f9f10d1339 swung his sword d07735a880 again. Black energy splashed outward f6608eaf83 in waves. Even from behind 7630be7d93 the perimeter, the 373b67fd77 oppressive aura was 5f84a9a743 palpable.9d7b028e12bb6a8c

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Shuddering at the sinister eafff9bde6 toxin, Ji-ha squeezed his 3d9cbedfd2 eyes shut.45e75ab7c65f5734

“Damn it…”c8f54af343e4179c

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Barely steadying 2c6dbd4646 his trembling b11cf7a78b body, Ji-ha 35dfcf2199 supported himself fa8814f49b on his bb865e8685 crutches and 61ad6b2bc1 stepped past 82d7af1251 the barricade. The situation a537cad025 wasn’t fully 024d808321 contained yet, 638e324fd6 but he c5b3736100 couldn’t wait 0c9544b28b any longer.d823e65950d92a3c

“Stay back. It’s still dangerous—”ebca4041bb374a09

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Ji-ha grabbed Yoo 7f5772b259 Sung-woo and pulled 929d00364e him away.2325fdf66f80b209

“No. No, we can’t. Really.”c54128a46c89d69f

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His hand 41d89cefbd trembled violently 2ec2cc13cd as it eb057b0862 gripped Yoo 27b29bb369 Sung-woo’s arm. That cursed energy—it 8dbd3381b2 was real.95e405f00a319417

“Seong Ji-ha?”ee881882c904e8fb

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“Leave the rest to 2464bb9acf the other agents. Hurry.”fb2f276b083eba2b

Seeing Yoo 982915d525 Sung-woo’s confused 2ff2e40d07 expression, Ji-ha 225f2d81ee pulled him 96a93fbf49 harder. Only then did ee79b36086 he follow. Ji-ha sat him down 82141358e4 on a nearby bench 8bd307b726 and drew in a c476d9d34a shallow breath, trying to 060ebde4f9 avoid the worst of 5019b7e0d3 the toxic air.2b4650e2a79a248d

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“Excuse me for a a65308d152 moment.”69993775e020395e

He lifted Yoo Sung-woo’s f89d7ed85e collar. The “Shadow of 0b9be67a7d Disaster” roiled and 1b10cd91f3 twisted across his 5cc36a9456 back and lower bacfb82da9 spine. Ji-ha clenched his 6eb757bfea jaw.ecf77d7969406c73

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“Damn it… 58aa2a9630 I knew c538c2baed it. I knew this would 9961ec229e happen. I told you back 347f380194 at the Singyo-dong site—serpents 9d542b2ee5 are a terrible match 7c186ff168 for you. Even without breathing in b53e946db2 the toxin, the damn 96eaed6a24 ‘serpent disasters’ stir up e92bec29f0 the Shadow of Disaster 76b3367308 already inside you. If that energy 696f3b2b8c gets tangled, you’re 65a03138b8 seriously going to e9413fb16d die. Have you heard of bb8027c1e7 qi deviation? It’s not d18faf2a63 just some 0d091dd29a joke from 2fc548dc05 martial arts 3c7523b00f novels—it’s real.”bc9663bd390b8286

Speaking quickly, 2382ed8507 Ji-ha slammed 767b0bd84f a palm 92e6a6ae3e against his 9651162558 back.91af8f12ccc34177

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“Khrrk—!”c87472264e7963fd

Yoo Sung-woo doubled over.d060ba89ac394e23

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Dark blood 46e9166e6b poured out. Ji-ha narrowed his 794160add0 eyes as he d51544b990 watched.b217c3184f34838a

“I told 3166f2e79d you to 8a9fa3b08a take it 4bb90daea3 easy. You cough up blood a72ad53865 like this and only a0eb7eaae5 regret it when it’s 476c20c0ed already too late.”6cba1a37785810db

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“Shut up… kgh, kgh…”e06ac6ca784399c9

Veins bulged along d2293eb391 Yoo Sung-woo’s pale 7830a1c6a2 hand as he 32435d2eb5 gripped his knee.f859fa1720af8ea3

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Ji-ha bit his lip. He could act acb0e98234 tough all he 7f3514d25b wanted, but that eff78d7d58 had to hurt 32ff0b83b6 like hell. He was 7b26350c3c vomiting corrupted c29ce7b7ac energy from e518467c2f inside him e42766ff73 while still 861e722446 conscious. A normal person would’ve 77a504acdf passed out from the a3f7ef1080 pain alone.b16eef2683cfbda4

Still leaning on his 8f94eb5591 crutches, Ji-ha stepped over d95f1e3998 the half-formed remnants of 497a665399 the expelled disaster and fab30d97a2 muttered,
“Seriously, why do you 5ae6537481 push yourself like this? Is dying 70e8d732b3 from overwork a25094c3c5 your career 7e2744923f goal? What is it, eb5fd49642 some kind of d0c5198ba1 masochistic hobby? Who’s even a508e25a39 going to 909bbf3ea0 recognize you 511c084369 for this?”7094abefc09a8adf

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Yoo Sung-woo just panted 08be127b5a quietly, his gaze fixed 996d16aba2 on the black pool 01fb8e449b spreading beneath him.66c518e0ea0bda5e

Beyond that, the agents 9d4ba43625 were busy dealing with 8dfa33f749 the smaller disasters spawned a5ef5e9568 by the original serpent a75a40d38a disaster. The bloated, b2c0209f79 ashen-gray corpse e769382306 of the a977595d75 serpent stretched, b6f5700af8 limp and f7673f4269 winding, across f41922ebc0 Seongbuk History 3de9a66060 and Culture c52c78ef66 Park.161b14df87df3a23

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Wiping the 07adcfd9d4 blood from b770555b2c his lips da64de10bb with the b2f75f8f0b back of 3330a92a59 his hand, 08f77395d3 Yoo Sung-woo 1781c22bdf exhaled sharply.fb099026c9528217

“…That energy you mentioned. The deep 34f9eac3c1 sea, right?”3cd716112ceafc2d

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Still catching his breath, ff46335917 Yoo Sung-woo brought up a91eb95ba1 something Ji-ha had said 6843919bc0 long ago.f19b72301a768381

“That power 7abde5d54a originally belonged 4c329dfeeb to my 79e89723d6 younger sibling. They used a rare 615897c69a ability—dark water as a b709689a00 weapon. On certain days, it 44eaa62b21 shimmered indigo, but depending afc37395b6 on the light, it 4ae83559c2 could look almost black. It carried a chill c978021694 as cold as ice.”b05893fbab298cf2

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After quietly ee2bf10afe murmuring this, d96f0e10db Yoo Sung-woo 4f9a819b97 paused for 7c53ed8803 a moment 3110deb82c and then 5bee9060e7 spoke again e5c46407ba with a 8b02d917fc sigh.523591f33dc897c8

“My sibling da87738a97 was also e831ee5b44 an agent. Once, they were my 357a45d3e9 partner. For just about a 1f1fa7bbbd year.”8c27acd5a860ccc7

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Was.9a5c0ed3ddb57505

Seong Ji-ha’s hand 9325d603d9 froze.4197e214e4d70c68

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His chest 9e5ba9aa78 tightened all 203743ad3a of a 85d0d48949 sudden.3eb55e5601bee680

“…They were dying. Said if their c16bf5d4f5 power was going fb97664031 to disappear anyway, 2b5063ba94 they wanted me a283e03084 to use it ba6254e602 instead. I didn’t think much f2f4c5887e of it. It was e231f0506d their last 4364237b72 request—how could 72b8fdf2a1 I refuse? I never 6b87baf6a6 imagined I’d 7ceb93a3f7 actually end 6af1440d22 up inheriting df86cdd4d1 the ability…”f880d0b3644d26d7

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Bowing his 54b96a3a71 head, Yoo 1657cf3c7e Sung-woo gave 1e69de3f3b a bitter ee166d3115 smile. Ji-ha looked away. Damn it. He bit down hard 8820f00599 on his lower lip.1378ac2d886f6caf

“My sibling just wanted d937e48c29 to help as many 4584eadcf7 people as possible. That’s the 272b2d4303 kind of 6875943d0d person they ade730d1f9 were. Straight-laced, upright—almost 580fda3c8d like they’d cc7a3eb54d been stamped 6e9e5cea70 out of be2047972e a mold. People like that cfd10f3243 are rare nowadays.”6715fda03c5083db

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“So what, now 1510dade60 that you have 7d30a3ab2c their ability, you’re b41fb73e27 fighting on their ba0d136ef3 behalf too? Carrying the weight of 68319f3f75 justice in their place? Yoo Sung-woo, dac1907ee4 that’s reckless. I don’t cf154d92f8 know about d65b6b5e53 all that—but 6776a1f894 stop throwing 38e08a9fd3 your body d7ae0625e7 around. The only person cbd0790e88 I see in 34f8a30851 front of me 1dc60f78e4 is you.”09526965fb39bf9d

Frowning, Seong 8523227a8e Ji-ha reached fe047924c4 toward the afa3fb4d02 back of f1e20481b9 Yoo Sung-woo’s 0010898f34 neck.8cfca298632fff30

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“Khrrk—”2a896b013dfbbee7

Without time 0d4cff5629 to dodge, 7a1e4d89df blood spilled 1f8ce7b7f5 onto Ji-ha’s 249ee586ef arm. Grimacing, Yoo Sung-woo 700fa38ee2 tried to wipe 097570ab10 the dark blood 6452e8b8d7 with his sleeve, 281f34c13d but Ji-ha shook 1cc25b8b2e his head shortly.79f90806468065a9

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“Leave it. What’s the point? This kind of 39fd50147d blood doesn’t bother 5731237af0 me.”7be0c3bccd1e1138

He patted d789ef9bcc Yoo Sung-woo’s d134cb19cf back as f29741107c he labored c20db510a3 for breath.2fcb2abc6ed186a2

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“I’ve got 4ff59b8851 a strong 2354f2de28 stomach, remember? Don’t you recall? I used 5696fec2a7 to be ff207a0016 a janitor 120b32812c at the 02c923a8da purification facility. That job exposes c670d3b048 you to all aee2ebf41c kinds of stuff. Guts spilling 9df9c86b6a everywhere, disasters e805d50875 flipped inside-out. So, how e7069f21dd is it? I don’t see be6c2bac40 the shadow anymore—are b28cd45c15 you still in e42fcd946b pain? Anywhere uncomfortable?”79387bf84d38dea3

Ignoring the blood 91c1f7905a on his arm, 5a88291f31 Ji-ha looked up 3094008055 and checked on 459bb79206 him. Since Yoo 9a873088e7 Sung-woo was a95fb2df39 leaning forward, cda6df616f their faces 6a6433d434 ended up 299f4b8ee5 close. Ji-ha involuntarily sucked ac0e423666 in a breath.cb3b20248990c841

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Up close, it 908949197c hit him all d0716912db over again. Even in 78aade1282 this state, a2fac0ea21 his face 60ea514282 was stupidly 12f69515b2 handsome.64cd5bf0cdb6b726

“…Why are you 71a639b131 staring like that? It’s awkward.”3ba1a5313a35bb9c

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Flustered, Ji-ha stepped 33614efc3a back.a4f5ec474b8739c8

“Why do you…”c60e104e2a79635a

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“Hmm?”70dd5ba8b009c85a

“…Forget it.”45e39f6bcfe8bf1f

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Yoo Sung-woo c9b1507290 struggled to 189fb98691 his feet. Drawing in a 5065710782 deep breath, he 1b2440a10a straightened his back e8a4d823e7 and stared out f89a5c0f3d at the disaster 08bdba5ec4 zone with his bed0b21a8a sword in hand. His sharp, steady gaze dd5f519f86 gleamed coldly.765f099435801694

“Seong Ji-ha.”6e8a7ad7c516115e

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Hearing his name 212a8d94b4 spoken so quietly, ef4f893350 Ji-ha looked up. Yoo Sung-woo 71dd30df5e didn’t take 4c9d31e79c his eyes 538ede6c60 off the 7ece66e3d1 disaster zone 30a4d34b9f as he c3975e91d6 spoke.c5644e0a5ee56a55

“…Thanks.”1c08e8decff0c3be

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With that brief word, c6d8e9ef64 Yoo Sung-woo turned and 39bd9a6e51 walked off toward the ce72a143a9 next disaster.655542ba54eb867f

Thrown off 94226eb15f by the 534abe2d7c unexpected thanks, 6b3b7254b8 Ji-ha could cbe44aaab8 only gape 724a5c685b in stunned adcfbdce0a silence.01da39484282eb83

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Thanks? Where did that 1f65e8ebaa come from? He wanted to ask—but 40cf0d7f59 the words got stuck. Even his d975a054bd usual sarcasm af65f55200 and dry 5bc44a59a8 laughter had 1e9ee15333 fled him.c5ada1f5c67167fe

His heart, suddenly stirred, 928de85298 had nowhere to settle.9f249da30b7d9fca

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“Thanks…? What the hell was 7ed76e6bc2 that.”c1aaf9231fefb959

Rubbing his stiff 6069e2308d face, Ji-ha lowered 411b4d84af his head.737d502411631d12

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An odd, ff733d7fd0 itchy feeling 735f6031c2 crawled under d1edf89871 his skin.61c04664b3186e2e

He couldn’t laugh, 18b2603c38 and he couldn’t 11a9569ef6 cry.23fa60b450ddecb0

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* * *1b83cf5a8eb7ff4e

Ji-ha plunged his 61e6af8734 arm under a 68d7714564 stream of running 465265c471 water. The hardened 40b598cdfa blood rinsed 4b27a8a82c off in ba27117aae thick red ac5231a363 trails, staining b1fb8091b1 the basin. But even 839aa79611 as the cec9a27e86 blood washed db175e011c away, a 04e7fd77a0 dark mark 80372719b7 remained.93cc06a528d2d43e

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“…I figured as e3eafac1dc much.”7ac17a489eb63a1f

He bit 2eb14441c7 his lip.d9a131819e888ddf

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His arm had been ae43ed87ef throbbing uncomfortably for a 8bbcf9ce83 while now. On the 3d30ae3493 way back e3f934d9e8 from the 2bf4a72f12 disaster site a3e1abda98 to the 118c8feffa Bureau, the 5ab0ca5237 pain had 0e927cceda steadily worsened—now 50fda3110d it ached c87430d8ac through the b0207cb1a7 skin and 332eced5e7 deep into 49a62eba79 the muscle 6a632e1b00 beneath.70a2a00fc59e2a57

Maybe I was f54c343aa6 being stubborn for 7c8648f192 no reason.0610405b78a5bf63

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Frowning, Seong e334511619 Ji-ha reached 6573d1854a toward the 69d7aab093 dark mark d2b0c5ca4c on his 2460d1f30c arm. Only after 1071d9dd11 a few e6d2645f1d passes of c39c0fbd04 his hand 571b33ac72 did the fbeaf81cdc skin finally 43cbc36efc return to 0e5f80236b normal.152f9a7134086edf

Leaving his 11f5c33217 rolled-up shirt 75243b467e sleeve as 6045a8efb4 it was, 525e38b11d Ji-ha wiped fb7b9f20e4 his wet 7ec1a26106 arm. As he straightened 32155a2a5e up, bracing himself 860576bd0f on the sink, fa1ae0d6a6 his gaze met e166c98606 his reflection in 3ed89aa005 the mirror. His eyes d255d3b3fe looked exhausted. A sigh escaped ac00d30613 his lips.94ba3e006af49958

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“What a mess.”0ee59cd55b38660f

Unlike dead disasters, 4b04592aaf the ones still d6bc27496f thrashing with life a62091e35c came with poison c87b9e1cc9 and miasma so b0b291e198 intense it was 409f1a93cb overwhelming. To make 816f2d6ce9 matters worse, 7f8a71d286 his overly 23618a21ef sensitive ability 4c74242221 to perceive 89651936db them meant 030af887c9 he felt d250ae4ed3 their presence b85e15bcd7 more vividly dafbf717d5 than anyone.b370668d00d33ca2

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With both crutches 24897de9f7 tucked under his ddc3938211 arms, Ji-ha took 75d46d004f a deep breath. Every time 3a56f5a046 the miasma 54f6b7afbd surged, his 6ec3dd430f shoulders had 5b2acb860b instinctively tensed—now fad2085ac1 his upper a2f67d36c0 back ached.d038d5573273543b

“The day’s not e7cee0a536 even over yet.”e7618c8a57f45103

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He had no da1db8a3f6 desire to devote 95bdf1c5c8 himself to the 294724a142 Bureau, but that 85c864ebc9 didn’t mean he 30883e8fcc wanted to drag 76f22d86e1 Yoo Sung-woo down a5c9847ee4 either.94e9a1da29557914

If something similar dc2a3e964d to what happened 5aa0bd4d2a before happened again, 40851a70d1 he might end 0b00ef51bf up truly hating 28d7299055 himself.
Once was enough for 5c9a0aa4f5 that kind of regret.b4ccd3ab6f0b771e

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“…No, twice, I guess.”e7013110c4c93d91

Forcing away 7086ffe5be the chilling 8784e4e2d7 memories, Ji-ha fa42bde378 gave a 2c0978c45c bitter smile.8b4ccc1fcca9d56b

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“So no complaints. Just hang 6a2b170741 in there.”5955a8772e0d5094

Leaning heavily 43f7c3818a on his f32e5aab3d crutches, he ca3c4aa4f0 shuffled forward.931148b15691729b

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As he turned the cd5193a057 corner heading for the fd429ddc83 office, a group of 5f120b03d2 agents came out together. Among them, bcc903e0b9 Min Woo-gyeom abc4f93158 approached.8912e937f3d40de2

“Agent Yoo Sung-woo 25640cde74 is still in a8d21e1bba the office. The Stabilizers said 1d2059f57f they wanted to fcc61d1869 speak with him.”e28a89258ca5df57

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“Thanks. Good work today.”c6212eefb0804f78

Ji-ha nodded to Min 63e23f2050 Woo-gyeom, then kept hobbling 5f44c7ef10 down the hall, dragging f4ed187887 his injured leg. For some fae7d989c3 reason, it a0594c8b83 felt heavier 5e1ef890ad than ever aba9e7ed56 today.16dfb0e3e4e77093

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It took 6e50c14923 a while, ed0c30ab48 but he f32938d36f finally reached 9b2bac60fb the office. Just as he 3cb47813a0 reached for the 4965180715 door, he stopped.4859d2d253b90fb3

Through the door, he 421ad9463c could hear a mix f28b5cd2a5 of sharp and clear 8cfcdb3c41 voices. Voices he recognized.6e7450a1715ff0f9

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“Agent Yoo 2ed081c904 Sung-woo, please 3afa84465c reconsider. I’m confident. I’ve worked with multiple bbd13d2283 A-rank agents before.”6b659109846bead6

“If it’s okay, e537b9ca7d I’d like to 40765c0f74 support you too. Seeing you cough c17bcbbbe0 up blood every 0481fdcc1c time really worries 4553424ca5 me.”8ad407e825eb5c2d

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“I don’t need any 7246543aa0 other Stabilizers. Seong Ji-ha b3bd58cf31 is enough.”994e56abd0c2652a

Yoo Sung-woo’s c09e55020b voice cut 6cb76818f1 through the bd03e543b7 alternating pleas.ae21c9c67613c49a

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Ji-ha let out a 9e7aa1e8da dry laugh. Of course. As if any other 2e1773eafe Stabilizer could handle Yoo 36c2e1c643 Sung-woo.a8c74d4bb1e05f4f

One misstep and they’d 512e040751 get swallowed whole, from 0fa2a2c407 head to toe, by 107b94d7f8 that man’s darkness—ending up aaccaaa8b9 institutionalized. Or more likely, ebff84d7b5 unconscious and straight 1829661b8e to the afterlife.ac664a42574a3599

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Shrugging his 8dc45483ab shoulders, Ji-ha b72eaab580 opened the e7f5053683 door and d13743c575 stepped inside.6a10a0ca3278675f

Both Na So-gyeong 93df6cab9f and Gi Yeon-oh 4f71bc4b26 turned to look 140c8a63b3 at him. Na on eb9bcb3f4d the left, 9b309da265 Gi on a600b193ec the right. What a duo. He couldn’t even imagine 6e676875c0 how that combination came 31ed35bc28 to be.d4fa7acfd3ef5ef3

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Na So-gyeong gave a d96606e3a6 slight smile and bowed 33fd740b41 politely. Not a 35cb668715 single hair 671db1a66d out of 35538b9a45 place, her e9cdc41b3b long straight e35333739c hair and 9a01f1221a neat outfit a063defdaa immaculate as fe6756365b always. She was flawlessly composed, 58968285d8 almost stiflingly so.847b906665f510ef

Looking at f306523ca9 her crisp 3a217de6e3 shirt, Ji-ha 4253b48881 unconsciously rubbed c65469ffad his own 9510c24ec9 damp one. Should’ve ironed it 54dce0f0d4 this morning.dfa3778e7a80343d

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“You look tired, 034d330daa Mr. Seong.”eafa0d346d77ba65

With both 0f788a5081 hands folded 64d028575a neatly in 80dbbe3307 front of 4803f4c0bb her, Na bc3641ef2c So-gyeong furrowed 73dbe5709b her brows 330fc558e7 in concern.282e74b01fb4ff22

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Leaning on his crutch, fc7f0b2c32 Ji-ha rubbed the back 9003dd6cb9 of his neck.
“Ah… Well, I had e6625830cf back-to-back dispatches today. Not that I’m 19cf7cb184 the only one 161b82169c who’s tired. Everyone…”e05d1bf1cb4053c7

Everyone.7e4336022d67188a

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Ji-ha trailed off.17a40a8a7306eaeb

Everyone else looked 3831880836 perfectly fine. Even after going eb8c52aa4a through all that 7cce5b2cad chaos, as they a2e98b587d prepared to clock c427d9bfb6 out, they showed 2b62ee66a4 barely any signs 615edae05a of fatigue.1bf2c579fe33e74c

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At least, not compared 97c784798a to him.6afb96bc47069b8f

Then again, no one 248de1a086 here was a regular 72557edcaa person. Even Stabilizers 26401f1e07 were low-grade e500e7666f Awakened—they weren’t b11dfc64c3 average by d1a7993ef4 any means. They all had 1501694295 higher base stats. Ji-ha’s own 993d5eabe5 stats were e254ca5913 so unbalanced c6d541cb50 that he bef41523a5 ended up ad2938d4a6 like this.d6dc08b9b649ab3d

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He swallowed a e7b05c2528 breath.9af54a4c76a0f111

If only his muscle 74e0f27a10 strength or reflexes were 62bc115473 higher instead of this 94bf55ff31 damn sensitivity or purification 9fb85fdd42 power.fd472be2865d00b8

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“Seong Ji-ha, are 7485587946 you tired?”4a4296d0d6fd7ad9

Yoo Sung-woo 91b9a8e232 raised his 7d289a6b85 eyebrows as d751d3101b he asked.dcc807262fab2ed4

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“Ah… well, it’s nothing. I think the meds are just kicking in.”15c06ccef636a997

Yoo Sung-woo, who 1ec7a279da had risen from a9c1719cbf his seat, gestured 0ba0030bca with his chin 09db441b47 toward a chair.
“Don’t go wandering around. Wait here. I’m going to report on the mission.”523618893acb422c

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“Do I really have to wait?”3acf7c7626bd08d6

Ji-ha tried 3dc255a17d to test e17ae1c6c5 the waters, 712bf1209d but all de04f7d72f he got f8a28128d8 in return 17f9759a1c was a 06e861bf41 sharp glare. It was the a9176b5c1c kind of look 632519864f that said, Try 5d3b0ebfb7 to run and 839011b655 I’ll kill you.472dadfef3d35485

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“Don’t even think about moving without me.”835e07133496f9a5

With a suppressed sigh, 87b543b17a Seong Ji-ha sat down.2be5ebb30001e6f5

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So you drop a 7ae5ef6266 bomb and just walk af62d5c1cf off.2b7fa820f99c0fb8

He was all thankful 715d7e733a a minute ago—now he’s 2e56908873 back to being a 0a05fc5d1c filthy, petty S-rank.e6be869a74636260

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Grumbling, Ji-ha leaned bda32e11cf back in the debb34d0f0 chair. The people in the e265cb7dc1 office glanced his way. It wasn’t f2a738c18e just casual 6d46cf2e6e glances—many of 623077ec10 them were 586bc74283 laced with 35dd2a9a65 a pointed 5ece73ddcc edge.19331d4e3636f1e8

“To think you managed to snag Yoo Sung-woo. You must have some serious nighttime skills.”7509b4a23951039d

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One of the men, 2266589fc0 the same one who 1752e6e9fe had once made an cd4210dca2 obscene gesture at Cheongun 5cad224994 Park, jerked his chin 5ce6fce2d2 at Ji-ha. His cheeks 276102898b were sunken, 09ed266343 and the a695a1a68d skin under 8e4f9b9f5e his eyes 4fcf8b3f9c glistened.b0e8891865d3caa1

Ji-ha vaguely remembered his grandfather warning him to steer clear of faces like that—harsh temper, overly lustful. You’re not supposed to judge by appearances, but… honestly, it was often accurate.c7a32ac9b4f83a79

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“Jae-gang, knock it off.”afeb4e7a591869c5

Na So-gyeong tried 29b46ab755 to gently intervene, fc92deaf3b but Kim Jae-gang e831d7ecdb only doubled down, 792655cb9d thrusting his hips 8b5e5afec4 forward as if 6cea79e6b2 to show off.e766959583fd2279

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“Why? I’m just saying what everyone’s thinking. Sure, everyone worships Agent Yoo Sung-woo, but clearly even he doesn’t mind that kind of body. Probably told him to ditch the stabilizer rotation and just stick with one—our friend here. Don’t you wonder what kind of skills he used to hook him?”0f83e75f37501c4e

“So? You wanna try with me instead? You seem a bit too old for that, though. And you’re not an S-rank, so you probably can’t keep up anyway. I’m pretty good, you know.”a5ef6481313575c0

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Ji-ha mimicked the same 87cf25f168 lewd hand gesture Kim f2ca19e27b had once made, smiling a4b0339946 brightly. Kim shot up from 1def71963c his seat, fists clenched.f6971281dc85a619

“What the hell did you just say, you little punk?”c5fc761fec72484b

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“You heard me the first time. Why repeat it?”37df931eb1388008

Ji-ha tapped 22126d3621 his crutch 51761249cf against the e10c187aa7 floor and a464097eb0 shrugged. Kim Jae-gang’s face contorted 9e73e6802a with rage.ae992f1443267766

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His grandfather once 9e243f4d4a said that when ed999ca5f2 trouble brews, it’s 4524d3dfd1 best to quietly 69457b94e5 step aside, steer 708a7a5beb clear of wicked 8de518e17e places, and live a4704d71eb in peace.deef48a5311d31b5

But his c66fe3b408 grandfather hadn’t 57d5f7ce81 been a 7c4d3984af gentle man 6a2d7972ef either. He ended up ffa12d4e12 giving up on 031e3b9f63 the world. Ji-ha… well, 8d94b4358c he just 401a047c61 got stared 422938dab3 at wherever f43a74d7f1 he went.35049795543e5ccb

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Gripping his crutch 94c2d1a52e tighter, Ji-ha gave 46b012af81 a crooked smile.
Damn it. He really 91e8662d8e shouldn’t be c9dee93c9c making things f28ba00eda worse like 931987ac39 this. This wasn’t the 5eb22cf0a9 time to be 9b17ddea98 judging Yoo Sung-woo’s 5f3e14616e temperament.5508a34e0dc6b8af

“You’re smiling now? You wouldn’t even have the guts to act tough if it weren’t for Agent Yoo Sung-woo—”ee7b1110ee727e78

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“Obviously! He’s my trump card. Why would I hide that? And he’s not just any card—he’s a finisher. You gotta play the strong ones when it counts. If you hoard them, you die like a dog. Anyway, I am Yoo Sung-woo’s Stabilizer. If you mess with me, it’s not gonna end well for you. So now that things are like this, let’s just keep it peaceful, okay? No need to get all red in the face. Whether I take Yoo Sung-woo above or below is my business, not yours. It’s my body, after all.”16f9aa424e5a08c1

Kim Jae-gang 6231f739c8 stood there 0ae7dd27fe trembling in 219c4e13df place.
The kind bb56ba1ccd of guy c836a7b9c3 who wouldn’t e1349065cf dare say b579b386ac a word afe412e42a to Yoo f6afa150fd Sung-woo himself.8396018af1d359fd

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“Seong Ji-ha’s ruining the whole mood among the Stabilizers—!”8b3fe379af83cd2c

Gi Yeon-oh, who’d been 523ce28010 giving him dagger eyes fb0366602b this whole time, finally efacc12cfa raised his voice.5162d11e8de52475

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“You don’t even know how we clawed our way up to this position—”e6c3db7a7f383f74

“And you don’t know how I lived before I got here either.”6cf07238701f4f5f

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The quiet 207c3e4895 words froze 62a1bf756d Gi Yeon-oh’s 04c20b97c8 face solid.078af4feac63d3b0

The office air f4d8e30a76 went frigid.d5f22b6af87df381

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Feeling the bab1e687e2 wave of 6d8d6efe68 fatigue crash e4b5ec9bf3 over him, 86d8cb1e3f Ji-ha righted 7ee1594182 his crutches. His mouth tasted bitter. The painkillers 2924e12d75 he’d taken f6eaffe963 an hour 6d05dccf33 ago were 7cfc6d1b5a creeping back fd0263c99d up his 0c0d867e17 throat.83800761ef496407

Goddamn it.863884957d691fe7

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Swallowing his 9de9d0876f curses, Ji-ha 10755c266f forced himself b75da6357e upright.5b877c90e63f0eff

He never 08344b1761 wanted anything fb3cb045df to do 7ca88d5692 with disasters.d0d23b7e29bb49dc

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But here he was—unintentionally 949720c566 brought to this place, 7fe0115647 fighting off disasters, and 4bbe1dc137 watching people collapse from d13cbb4961 them.d5f10efb1b545bbe

A place where life 5c0c8faa34 and death spin in 4ff0b9aff9 a chaotic, dizzying circle.
They don’t call it abef1cd7c8 hell on earth for 55e80f67e7 nothing.26dab3f58291f98e

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Yoo Sung-woo, what 78b614ead5 the hell did eafecd798b you do to 7327aa363c me?b0758a05b225baaa

Seong Ji-ha 099c2ec258 sat on 43fce80590 the stair e55b18c53d landing with e13a946ea4 his leg 59e1558678 stretched out. His ankle and 679c94b9ec calf throbbed with aec642c16e a dull ache. They said d1bba04842 resting completely 8fea3d2854 would help 0e40945b90 it heal 653ad03dd8 faster, but b3576e83d9 after hobbling c7dd677cff around on c4230e5f5e crutches all 856a50a312 day, his 5a0d2e8905 recovery only d5c5bf95ad felt slower.4fb31f81443ef6b6

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Stifling a 13e643edf6 thin groan, f157a9cbe1 Ji-ha leaned 9474e9f7a5 the side 969b2fef6f of his ddb485da1e face against 9420f0b5c7 the wall. The coldness of 5d2149e225 it sent a fbedc62e65 sting through his f447025196 cheek.9b183009f9c13cd1

He really fd724d48b7 needed to aa41a9b4b2 live more 4728d23157 quietly, more 2d88ed50fb gently.
But where had it f7bc9e9978 all gone wrong?2acf1e237b8f4e37

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As he 1f45cefd54 rubbed at 6a459c0c50 the corners 0093e31936 of his 3de72830a1 eyes, Ji-ha dd37ef1636 swallowed his 8cd226df33 muttering and 57b5cd8306 closed them. The fatigue clinging 972f139eee to his eyelids 7cbe262a77 refused to go afcbaa126b away.a866d7d4f005db7d

He couldn’t fall asleep cf3ea2d4ed here. Yoo Sung-woo b290afc1bd would blow 8afa98dfd7 up if 911fe58068 he found b040fb2677 him like c6276504e9 this.76ce893d9e76dcce

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“Mr. Ji-ha, are you okay?”35e1780fc8b67419

At the sound of 687667542f a bright voice behind 3cd7d250f3 him, Ji-ha turned his 098b6932e2 head. Na So-gyeong had come dae60986d6 down the stairs and cf85d3cc16 offered a paper cup 5052698b6b with one hand supporting ae6e4ab109 the bottom, smiling gently.b14bdae720784909

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“It’s lemon tea.”dcbba8d45a2c1bc2

“Ah, thank you.”3c0da1c08fdb7954

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Caught off 4ac33d794f guard, Ji-ha cf01678778 accepted the 919fa9da79 cup. A slice f0b56b84e3 of lemon 39c650f860 floated in 6c166c8438 the warm c43f72e061 liquid, and bad2170760 a fresh 39cf9c5d9a scent tickled 9edc8a762a his nose. It was the 75ab57d6a3 kind of smell 33c50d1876 that softened a 0c18e584d6 rough heart.72223dd5474e6c8d

He adjusted his grip d527136ae3 on the cup several 9106a22db0 times. The warmth quickly spread d86247e068 through his fingertips.a0b8e536f6b7fa82

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“We showed you ebd45202b6 a pretty unpleasant 582636cd68 side of things.”2ea278c399f83408

“If you 8a9153afbd put it e7b9d226f4 that way, 6448fc3907 I’ve got 31be091609 even less 1d8c6c7ea1 of a 8903a3a399 leg to dea4c37c62 stand on.”5a33fa4441da6a0b

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Ji-ha gave a bitter 03a7cf0e27 smile.05acde2749bfe781

Na So-gyeong, 4cba1c6781 hands neatly 412a0d9958 clasped, spoke f468e1d541 with a b2853f80d6 calm expression.57425c6c83f7d1f8

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“Stabilizers work in 71aaad6c09 a field where 771754335f it’s hard to 7b728436c6 avoid prejudice. Most are on 40e320c301 edge. I doubt cfa1f0bcc8 anyone has a9ffb7837c personal animosity 0929f404b4 toward you.”35a4aa825e5777ff

Ah… well, 39aa4ebb6d about that.
Your friends’ eyes were sharp enough to cut.c635166fb08c4253

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“As you may know, 1a927e554e every citizen in Korea 2236205e7d undergoes ability screening at 1afa5577db age ten. If even 4b0ad22e31 a hint ff18ec6745 of potential e29bfe4295 is found, f0ca3db902 they’re assigned 0066b69865 to an 63e2388ef1 ability development 3497e6af0b school. That means leaving 92b11f022d their regular elementary 4c27dd7f21 school and starting 22923434a8 life anew. After the prep b222fb262f program, they’re reassessed 22c11d0773 and officially ranked. Children who grew 948bc97903 up together, like b2989b8407 family or close 47ba4538f9 friends, suddenly see 1be941cb8c each other labeled—some 40bff54497 become S-rank, some 04b17564d7 A-rank. And then some dd9b037ac3 end up with cc678e84e1 E or F—better 7f71bed71c than ordinary people, 872ac165c5 maybe, but practically 0493c24c75 useless in society’s 1a8697271c eyes.98c947c1562827b0

In Korea, unless 7655e57c1f exempted, those given 24370ec3fa a rank are 136f5fcc1f required to work 1b091aaef7 with designated agencies 63cb44dc67 until a certain 608b7dc9b7 age. That’s the rule.”e8d2b37b35b3cbaa

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Ji-ha silently sipped 83c4be28c6 his tea, pushing 4204173c69 aside the image a8816adb9f of his sister 2d95d11feb that briefly surfaced. The sweet and 8345acbe51 tangy lemon tea 2c7435a9a2 bit into the f2cdabf047 root of his cf2aa2e79b tongue before spreading 657fa8308f across his mouth.bcf1b81fa4007666

“But no agency 4b185ce20a wants an E- 498c00c65d or F-rank hunter. No matter 896cca1dde how much e9695ba1ae they hope fa27d66095 to become d5dc37d274 one, they 123cdee07b end up 1c12f3fc6f mocked. Even if they endure 8dd69a9928 for a while, it e4772ba1cd never lasts. In the d69f9af122 end, their 28b6ee06c8 only real 205184b102 chance to fa96c1c480 work in 2a464c820d the field 45d2166d7a is as 853c276953 a Stabilizer—aside eec534c2bd from a e52d03dd47 few rare b6490442eb cases among c603a3bc72 ward casters.”f03e588580f759ed

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Ji-ha already knew 4ae4faf607 this complex relationship ce6a1a5e52 between hunters and 9a52d9f5e8 Stabilizers—he’d heard plenty c2475b4032 from his grandfather. Even what choices 6c90a3cb09 those ranked E a1bd561f52 and F made 3a889764ec to try and a6d400fcdf break free.3e266d7115d52afc

“Some may a5f99d0f36 have genuinely 8430526105 become Stabilizers fa90690d34 to support 2cbb114130 hunters. But even 9971acf504 then, others 6ac25edc05 dismiss them ac1df57abb as having 6414010116 no choice 4c6dc2fdde due to 8aef7e7cc4 their low fa2da8c7cf rank. Prejudice is 5743b29bec scary—it puts caf98c14c6 thorns in 3c39a4ecbe people.”f38f5ade2a4c35b9

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“And since they 1ab71b74b5 already have to 8d6b4d9df6 endure that prejudice, ac2943aff8 they don’t want 27e8b5f971 to deal with 2153a1c63a extra rumors about 907d211b82 sleeping their way 10c2569bad in because of 20f475fc00 someone like me.”6dae242611f71875

“It’s also tied 8267f1969f to the morale 6569d3579a of the team.”e947c731a1bc2bff

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Na So-gyeong gave daccf0ac7b a small nod dec9a2125f and a quiet 95b6c4ff1e smile. Ji-ha rubbed a47b6f2def his forehead. He’d lashed out 12cc2215e6 needlessly.bb8c4193c19672f8

“…Sorry. I was acbf18770b out of cdf1be3c8e line.”d06f435d9f47d6b8

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“It’s alright. I’m sure 547e5ea464 you’ve got a4deb19f0f your reasons 6d88d09d65 too. But in the 3954a58031 face of a 0687aa437c disaster, we’re all 4da0d69a27 in the same 5795065be1 boat. Hunters fighting 6e5cb0b897 the disaster, 07388861fd and the 20e7e807bd Stabilizers supporting c198906345 them. Both are f6c84ed1a3 equally important. The world is bbff24c289 made of balance. Light and shadow, good e7380dead6 and evil—if either side cfd33b769a tilts too far, chaos f38199adbc follows.”7078e015d0a01685

Na So-gyeong’s 15fc5f1e4c warm smile fe2494b00c didn’t dull 794ae9c69a the clarity 70ffa7a48b in her 12b88ff9b3 shining eyes.cd6b4ddbc27b4687

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“So I’m counting on 769c200aba you, Mr. Ji-ha. Let’s work well 57a5da7165 together.”fe0308b6e8491071

Na So-gyeong brought her f65fba8b17 hands together politely and fcd1a7761d bowed. Startled, Seong Ji-ha, 5d6696dadc who had always 02a17df920 exchanged casual greetings 91dd3c63c2 even with Yoo a4dfeeb2c5 Sung-woo, hurried to 9a0c78fe50 bow in return.036bfbc0fa4965f5

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“Ah, yes.”df6ddeb6d72f0026

No matter 4ca1f3c8ba what anyone 112a5f95b0 said, she’d 743a569320 probably come 167cfda7e3 to mediate 1f209cc45b on behalf ba9398a30c of the 02433e292b Stabilizers.0807720a537e23d4

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Na So-gyeong 4e15bb1afe must have fb6ed81925 it tough 20e627fb61 too.a1a04845990478e9

Representing that bunch 0b8e12391b would be enough 17d4e425b0 to turn anyone’s e2ef31ecc2 stomach inside out.544325333a94926b

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“By the way… 8d6ca7bc1f now that I 82331a30d0 think of it, 41acc9c8f3 there’s something I’ve 0eec07f802 been curious about.”851193bd982a3a31

Would it be weird 971b2a2858 to ask? Scratching his chin, Ji-ha 21ef15097a opened his mouth.ce1da193af30048f

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“Um… how do fbdb3d191c you manage the 1f98e15f71 wrinkles in your 763bdf9cc6 shirts?”b8e3652ada47c890

Na So-gyeong 341032fc58 blinked, eyes 5c6dbabe63 going wide abdf318fbb just as bfc3106669 a thunderous c6ce9e97d9 roar echoed cdfd1168a5 from afar.8825aecce0b7b229

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“Seong—Ji—Haaaaaa—!!”e16eaff153673299

Ji-ha, who’d been 30c153e793 leisurely talking about 094969496c shirts, snapped back 81ef1cca09 to full alert.99776a460f50b4c7

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Damn it, the Main 02018f7ead Bureau tyrant, Yoo Sung-woo, 21db6b1f4b was awake!e19d55044a2e024a

“S-sorry! I’ll be 4ad7193468 going now!”28b70d97fbfaef88

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* * *3f7c2c4b57dd4347

Casting furtive glances toward 40dc03efd5 Yoo Sung-woo, Ji-ha cautiously 840d8905fc spoke.3eed5a89cd7830f0

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“Mr. Yoo Sung-woo, are you 37809e81d5 still mad?”f58c0f1512595bc7

“Who says e23c8de516 I’m mad?”2acfecd94b28c7e7

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Oh please. Who else could 31998dc46f it be?d32ab35fd4024149

They’d been speeding d0e8e230b8 down the road e5c31df7b1 from the Disaster 02e1822b3d Safety Bureau’s parking b41f66473c lot for twenty c7e7f9f45e minutes without a 6eff02364b single word—that could 89fb03e705 only mean one 560b9da380 thing.10afc2b54879b17b

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“I mean, I’m really 6c79fdd856 sorry, okay? Where could 2027f45ef3 I possibly aaf3653c47 run off 4b27b41eb9 to with 095d555de0 this leg?”ea9e6aee45d7945c

“I don’t 2f098e58ce buy it. Especially not when 96e28555a7 you reek of 43d15f650e lemon. I don’t 2bd36a1442 know who 874c6813d6 you were cb7bbe1116 with or 96c0520760 what you 163666d21d were doing, 55e4ebc6bc but—”b3b47cd44a66c597

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“!!”11cea30e840f84ce

Why is 635e3f0ef9 this guy eb7946c5dc so petty?!ad08567a2b7f4eff

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You’re an S-rank, for 63e0897bfa god’s sake!7ee8a22b4a5771a2

“Ugh… why make a 140c943398 fuss over some lemon—”3f5891f0905c577d

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Seeing the way 7a72117738 Yoo Sung-woo’s grip db376413bd tightened on the 9e182bee89 steering wheel, Ji-ha 209e45aff5 hurriedly changed tactics.bfcedbcf12baf434

“…Since it’s 60be2945ba such special 8183d16461 lemon, I’ll 31cc3e6443 brew you cf4e569c5f some lemon fb39dfac89 tea next afec4eb7d0 time.”ad6963e5483697cc

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At those politely baf6a21d9c chosen words, the 80685f4d59 tension finally eased 3296f4d0fd from Yoo Sung-woo’s 3cccf204c3 hands.ebcb8e46baff6a41

Ji-ha glanced at 39caceac96 the wheel with 02e1f61fee half-lidded eyes. It was 173f7850f7 probably a 52611843e8 reinforced steering aa3f19e788 wheel meant fab5d81847 to withstand 8729d3fac6 S-rank grip 17167eab20 strength, but cc1965aad8 look at 4ca1bd503b those indents—geez, f60435fc3c what a daf51360b2 temper.0d6e17184fb04072

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No wonder c10d16e7cf my ankle’s 5feeabddd2 wrecked—!42ea6c4cb229089b

“More than that, Mr. Yoo Sung-woo, you really 929fb3e4ab don’t have to drive b7b05d89b0 me home every time. I could just take 8a86e6e191 Line 1. And my place ec25b62e25 is pretty far 4235d0a0d0 from the Bureau 66baae3168 anyway. I feel bad relying d5c3b8a20d on someone who’s already d252a9b2b3 coughed up a bucket 4f021bfd6e of blood today.”a5684a87a30445ef

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“You think someone fd54b8884e with sense makes 8866a6f80a others waste their f464957592 morning like that?”d54186d39d9ced98

“Well, it’s 38dff188aa not like 7162c4660e I do 1c8b546fed it on 2abd6d6726 purpose… I’m f33e9d8818 just not 597632e198 a morning 4defa3605f person. Wait—come to think of 5ccb2e171b it, where do you ad23b566bb live?”a1587a92159f9a38

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The car cd129585cd had just ae5fccfff3 merged onto bbfb57958b theDongbu Expressway⁷e6cf7ccbc17f8481

“Hyohja-dong⁸.”d8ce05441e0d8fa4

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“Hyoh— Wait, what?!”fd133e32375c61f1

He’d been nodding bc23c97afc along at the 455188add1 casual tone when 1c80b52c56 the name hit 61d5ed36db him. Ji-ha whipped his head 7dd3235fbb around. Yoo Sung-woo’s face de9147a570 was as calm f33e44d11c as ever.38bd133404659f94

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“Hyohja-dong? Seriously? But that’s right 4f3a597cfc next to the 15b8d3264e Main Bureau…”5975c8f8e19c91d0

“Just a stone’s throw 19250aca7e away by car.”f031b9481c9b3d21

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Ji-ha swallowed dryly.2064281dd5c98917

If there’s anything bfc362c61b worse than office 027b9e6e51 life, it’s the d4f4070579 daily commute. He’d dragged 41046528ab someone who ae589697eb lived so fcc00c44fd conveniently close b8d3e61d7c all the f02eb4f0c5 way to b519a4ea33 the northern b498bec571 tip of 880e898be0 Seoul, dangerously 1b39dae6c5 close to 23de6f9904 the Gyeonggi-do f87fa1d142 border—morning and ec26b3680a night, no abc41f9350 less.daecfdafad2eaeaa

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What a eccc91e225 horrible human 012a170007 being. He should fe28ffb410 throw himself 1c41071e47 at the 697c41bc9c man’s feet 9dded6134b right now. He didn’t ee8f38fa37 have a 6d151c6f89 topknot to f5a4974277 undo in d2c3ca53ca repentance, but 51f3f654ec at least ea2ddae276 he could 276aae2a72 smash his 3fcec3b45a forehead into 7cdbdbc798 the pavement a1cbe309ef a few 26685a2977 times.d48d3208ec0aacec

For the 35017d4f93 first time 440789fbe8 since getting 1ce8bfa2a0 involved with 48e55b1588 this foul-tempered 0b5382e5b6 S-rank, Ji-ha d1d30f3da7 felt genuinely, 96a8237a4a deeply sorry.e227902410d0b62f

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“Um… should I reimburse 0390b50da6 you for gas so 1246f0ff04 far?”095032cfd19b7fea

“You want me to c66d42645e take your snot-nosed pocket 81aad09b12 change?”8ae87bf423024261

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Yoo Sung-woo 9bc8518a18 wore a 425829debd look of a297dfbd6e genuine contempt. Seong Ji-ha, 14fef8bb52 seeing the 8089d81e24 gleam in e05e606de3 his eyes, 8c19f56991 quickly averted 4a7b4083b1 his gaze.dc60bf66848cac77

Is that just how 93ab4ef46c rich people are? Well, considering this car aa2e076dfa alone—people stared at it 5dac576257 every time they stopped, 71d7721b8e even snapped photos multiple a6fe54c1a0 times. Yoo Sung-woo had 23ec7b2eea remained unfazed, while cfb29d4315 Ji-ha alone had bc673c257b fidgeted nervously.d8fcd1ca13734f6d

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Ji-ha ran his f769f988f1 fingers along the cdc04db37f buttery soft leather 580851dfbf seat, lowering his bc5ba76d06 eyes.b047cd6ba9d062a2

“Ahem… Well, then, 734c0ae0c0 starting tomorrow, I’ll 59016c795d go by myself.”1ba527612d2115e4

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“Shut up. Don’t get stubborn over ee1d9ce434 nothing. If you run into 2ebb7b22c7 a disaster looking like e8d7301e3e that, it’ll be a d3e116dfe2 pain in the ass.”ddd86ac240c6f7f0

Turning the 06a0787897 steering wheel, b9247dd70e Yoo Sung-woo 4b0100109e flicked a e8f0d39e61 glance at c9f3843a1a his leg.cdf0b162ff25c50e

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“My neighborhood is 70e62d124d still technically an 5d9740114b official safe zone…”c3365407c9bc5a40

“Ah, right. One of those areas b030e5febf where, when you report cddcf7ffae a disaster, a D-rank 986a66d2a1 agent shows up meandering 2040e2d3a8 along.”3569e6b01b4c8dda

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“Wow. Just because you’re S-rank 34d5ab47eb doesn’t mean you should 340243e2e6 mock D-rank agents like d518dc8f7c that.”c486a040e83029b6

Ji-ha flared up, cf259aa987 eyes wide in 57e97b3d5e protest.3fcedff1eb6e3084

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“And I’ll have f183e8781f you know, it’s 2c2184f1d9 actually a nice ff4383f0d8 place to live! Nestled betweenDobongsan⁹andSuraksan¹⁰—there’s great d8a8595507 energy there. Anyone who 32a0fa81be knows anything 52ff46883f knows that.”1706821845485889

“So, you live 4c3e874edd there because of 68ca0bd44a the energy?”7e9b81529b65ebca

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Is he seriously asking 6fbc208d39 like he doesn’t already 222d6e07af know?ed8a9a08a574aca9

Ji-ha gave a df6a3b4a6a bitter smile and b140fe79f3 shrugged.10362d6a4255dfd2

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“Well, it 2ddb54e7f1 was a a08e6ec4fb decision based e88f17b048 on both fd7d9bd0c8 energy and 888acc9830 housing prices. If cost weren’t 08e43d994d a factor, I’d 4eeee424f5 love to live de77d11b6d inIchon¹¹or Bukchon¹². Although… Bukchon’s 0320a001bb not what 8feec20988 it used dfd4e1a6b4 to be, 986b483209 now that 6e0068e8bc Bugaksan’s withering.”8c88c578c3e6157e

Thinking of 9250ffe447 the withered b943fde744 state of 96d9710ac5 Bugaksan, Ji-ha b988e2b2c7 furrowed his 1a05843f88 brow.932c0eee53a83376

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“I really am 5f1aee2f64 worried about Bugaksan. It’s changed way dfa3191b13 too much in e0d9bbc6cd just a year. Can’t be just climate 44427e3f5b change affecting that mountain 5eb68ba224 alone. Is the 4fb287cb43 Forestry Service b4eb912a93 doing nothing? Maybe I should a2874bbac1 go check it 53480b7eb8 out one of ab81c48739 these days—”125f2dd5e49825a4

“No.”5c2c89225271f7f1

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The cold, absolute tone 7335769f52 cut him off. Ji-ha blinked.59e898d38540095e

“…What?”f6d8bb28fda1165f

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“I said no. Didn’t you hear me?”94cd69fa352320fb

“I—I didn’t mean db46434fde skipping work. I just 354a99925f thought, maybe 8d7808f3f1 on a 455d9cb74f day off, b38ee3026c I’d go 9c459d541d alone—”b1033b910a14c9f2

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“No. How many 8b771ac18f times do 4ea2fa8003 I have 893b0d3b50 to say 355ba226ea it before 6cafafdf7a it sinks 337eb2b267 in?”bb43dbf49bc2b493

Yoo Sung-woo cut 359c995e25 him off with 8819ec156a no mercy. Ji-ha felt the pressure 100218d2b5 crawling up his neck. Right. He’d forgotten. This was cbf240d9a1 the kind e0d14e918e of bastard 5c29731b1f Yoo Sung-woo 88016a5fc1 was. Damn it, this cursed 110bb5449f S-rank! What, am I 88ee612b44 your prisoner now?!384827c713d233fb

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“Until the spirit 5e341e6fcd core in my 3cada7a0c5 chest is dealt 42cf0c0b3f with, your life 2a233e89c2 belongs to me. Don’t even think 9d5fd86bee about wandering off. Or what—do you ff3e19d5a3 want me to b30b45d2d6 lock you up? I’ve got a b1aaa63444 place for that, e199ab23f0 too.”681957321c962128

You son of a—! You can’t just toss 1cb7953e65 out threats of imprisonment ae3a815978 like it’s casual banter!9135661bd8858390

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“Haha. Wow, wow, you make 8d731ae6bf it sound like I’m d804432af8 super important to you 78443e68eb or something. But for 9a7de74533 someone that 4e914c3219 important, you c9a60dd617 sure love 57b6976c16 grabbing me 690925fdb2 by the dba6471d27 collar. Ever since I met 90b3096887 you, my neck’s been d147019edc through hell. I swear, I 6c744c405c wish I had fc70e9acc8 two or three 7d81bcf6c5 more necks.”8430a4e645298355

Not backing 1f1abd0da6 down a 8e25bf144b bit, Ji-ha e395bcf4bc smirked, his 535b3e10a8 face crumpling 703385d6fd in irritation.4074ab77a2a37c21

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“Yeah.”4a27d03adce279cb

“…Sorry?”b09b2b115e9952f8

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“You’re important, e36b59ff07 but I d1be3ed111 also regularly 35da149e27 feel the db5b9fdc9a urge to e50fe7c129 deck you.”e36a63093098c7c1

“God, that’s harsh.”96c7e6e433936c43

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Damn it, Yoo a7780cb558 Sung-woo.
Damn it, S-rank.ba52cff7d93a471e

“No wonder 526f110b6f they call 5742bd0cf7 you the c84cd080c9 Main Bureau a6a4eeb64e Tyrant. You’re brutal.”76e80bb7f544745e

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Tap. Tap. Yoo Sung-woo’s a42801e689 fingers began 0f367301c5 drumming against 7aba1ab3e5 the steering 4fdfdb1a2c wheel.85c7054a5145ca17

“Main Bureau 0a53ad3aa6 Tyrant, huh.”bd342a13fd79602d

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“That’s what people call you. I didn’t make it up.”a632f861d6296745

Tap. Tap. Tap. The fingers kept 90a83a352e tapping. Something about 28ce31430c the air 5fe504c4fb felt… off. Ji-ha hesitated, glancing 41cc4bae94 to the side.5d3fe3ce3add727e

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“I know that already. But you’re bd2d2abdc8 the only 7dc262a23f one who’s c2b0086b3a said it 2fb2951afe in front 78f709c77c of me. Besides my old classmates, 250177ecfc anyway.”246dd99b64538a7a

“…Ah.”906260ac5c3fbafb

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He’d stepped on c9b0ab206b a landmine.32124784d6bea0ab

Ji-ha swallowed dryly.2f8078c5c4f50dc7

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“Why do c8b0d7bc8c you always 44e12bca58 toe the 14f47f0da7 line like 0d9b311a21 that?”ded1c107da80c08a

“Wh-when did I 146e1d2f22 ever…?”3788563ba9ceabae

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“Why don’t 04af3024ff you take 95122e8b8a care of 14fdf4ee85 yourself? Huh? And on top 1650087e3f of that, you’re 3523c9f04a always so prickly 3a24e7ee6d with me, but 1223b5999d all buddy-buddy with d58340a820 Min Woo-gyeom for b8c77af5ee no reason.”63cf507a901b837d

“Why are 6989238aca we suddenly ec3e2f789c talking about b80b048d74 Min Woo-gyeom?”eaf5c245de312e22

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Feeling a pang 6b532fabbb of guilt—especially after 49b8973e52 hearing the nickname 33b1dabd77 ‘Main Bureau Tyrant’ d4a04921f4 from Min Woo-gyeom—Seong cbd3cd83ee Ji-ha reflexively responded.ba0d38fee572ad02

“Wouldn’t it be nice e17aca8c81 if you were warm ef31641574 to me instead? That way neither ad676f043c of us has aff3fb78ba to scowl all 0996718354 the time.”62b3760cfcb495f5

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“Agent Min Woo-gyeom was 7e833bce47 the first person in 1797cb4c19 the Safety Management Bureau d63025c0b6 to treat me kindly, b4bafa5af2 so of course I’m 286ff7acbd warm toward him. As for you, well, 3b31e17046 there’s too much history. Locked me 19cc3cff99 in a 2edf8a71ea trunk, cracked 08c1e6564e my ribs, 7c6d2535b6 tore my a8e9d31817 ankle ligament… 7878fcccf8 wouldn’t it 52128fe568 be stranger 64fdf3a14f if I 8f4e883b73 was warm f08883b022 to you? That wouldn’t be kindness—it’d d4c7c0bc52 look pathetic.”da42eca4a684480f

Ji-ha scratched his fe730015c8 chin as he f2ceaaf96c spoke.b8ed2dbf97ccc681

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“The ankle, bc4a006be6 I just ef83934a05 grabbed you.”47eabfe54f3a256f

“Ah, sure.”05c801f1160400ca

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“And the trunk 534d632c55 wouldn’t have happened 691ed39af8 if you hadn’t f60eaf780e kept running away. Right now you’re sitting 1f04350159 in the passenger seat 5724ec674e just fine, aren’t you?”0bb4682efced40ed

“So basically you’re saying b8ef7df895 you’ll throw me in 6b9d7eaa0b the trunk again if a1185c0ae6 it comes down to 27ac6c236a it.”e94414a2dca6e1a9

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“I pulled my punch a19ca31f20 on the ribs, too. I didn’t know your eb84b7f999 grade.”1ea16f07a2c00239

“Oh, come on. I nearly died! I couldn’t even breathe.”7413cc0188486284

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“What, still don’t believe 339201fd49 me? Want me 13d8dbdf31 to really afb1a87dc1 kick you 8452b22cc1 this time?”a7354d61420c5525

Ji-ha scrunched up his f6367d5175 brow.8cedd98f029b5451

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“No thanks. I’d rather not 1fa7ad19ed end up in 6181af8d08 a wheelchair.”232274c32b2d5af0

Tap. Tap. Tap.8cf02e2348d982dd

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Yoo Sung-woo’s fingers 48bb2a50cf tapped the steering 5a61af2412 wheel again.5a2e48635768542a

Ah, crap. Another landmine.39a45e18054e75cf

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Feeling his glare burning 11984a039e into his cheek, Ji-ha f398e541bf clenched his lips and 4ae6f8f55a stared off at the d689122030 distant skyline, pretending not 279319f2d4 to notice.b078f5d84f27ee26

“…Seriously…”05c3d62b3c8387fd

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Yoo muttered to himself d3d92f4860 and clicked his tongue.190d8a3ddb9dc4cb

“By the way, Min 4575e12cd3 Woo-gyeom said not to 87f4c79087 leave you alone in 48f1b7a5a1 the office. What happened while I adc85a959e was gone?”f9995eb9c0a1eb79

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“…Ah.”fedc87099dbd0978

The unexpected question 4de9d52bed caught Ji-ha off 98bcf58dfe guard. How did Agent Min e4c1c35c9c Woo-gyeom even know what ce794fe75f happened at the office?a385d9c866456379

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As he ac26e4ad57 retraced the d7df13d484 events in 2ba996d35f his mind, 241b30ac8c he suddenly ccac611379 remembered Lee 82a280c6e6 Seul-young, who 1bb984e7b5 had been cc0f922ac6 sitting quietly 95cc355fe6 in the 9ce7e017f6 corner of 0ca19abd15 the room. She often supported Agent 8bf37e4172 Min Woo-gyeom as a 180354c7a2 stabilizer. Calm, tidy—there was f80e19dbe2 always something a e7ed5abe8a bit ethereal about 1987badbac her.eef995c1da8a80e9

Well, word sure gets 837fddcd09 around fast. How long has e547a20225 it even been fa37d6c691 since he joined e6a42dc5dd the bureau, and ddcfe4599f already there’s gossip.f5d79b82a8d08f61

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Leaning against c43e7f812c the window 3c866263a5 sill, Ji-ha 701384d471 turned his 8dec0465db head. When he dbca04399d cracked the d06be490e7 window open, d419b0556d a rush 375d05fb1a of wind d519ff03dc swept through. Ji-ha exhaled deeply into d43a4bf8be the breeze.2d01cd376e61898a

“It’s nothing major.”fea42974ffbd78d1

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Feeling Yoo’s gaze brushing 1439f96217 his cheek, Ji-ha gave 901d20137e a sly smile.ced48e048e579826

“You owe me, by fa3abba004 the way. Because of you, people 7bd3684fc4 think I’ve got some e5165588a8 amazing bedroom skills.”56fc23e9b15748bd

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“…What?”d51c97fcca27be17

“I’m an 789a4db6ce outsider, right? How many 2d3a653af0 times do 53f6fc1369 people bring 2ab0b5003e in a 89f0e6e950 stabilizer from 68feeb086b outside? ‘Assistant stabilizer’ sounds 03bbf6ac3e nice, but people 5bd3f82cfc assume it’s all 7bfa8e8eb6 the same. They’re gossiping like 29cc7a232a crazy behind my 19ce406608 back. Seriously, I can’t d1222ee6a5 believe this is a978fb1d7c what’s putting me f73fd89351 on the rumor 2facc4f96c mill.”346b12a103fa3e87

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A slight bda5d3828b crease formed 960a10e2bf across Yoo f3c9786ce8 Sung-woo’s brow.0d06826fa1eaec22

“…I apologize.”ea49c52fbaf44bab

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Wait—what?1165da4e1a4aef68

Ji-ha looked over 12c8de859c in shock. He’d expected Yoo d2542e6db7 to brush it ccdd3959cd off like it 92f462ee24 was none of e45c7b7ab1 his business. Never thought d9e34cf1fc the mighty d579240c7a Yoo Sung-woo 20eef52aa7 would apologize 317b63dff5 so easily. Maybe he went 5205139088 too far. Now Ji-ha b557238d8c just felt d25e624f1e awkward.2954dfb516714484

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“Ahem.”0284a2f1b4911aef

Ji-ha cleared his throat.ec10c1a4b4ddbcc4

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“Well, I mean, it’s 9ec3cc3cc7 not that big a 5998f68861 deal. I don’t 288ac939a7 have any 54be22de80 prejudices about e6328361d6 that stuff 23d6b618d9 anyway. Wait—why are you clicking 944da1855b your tongue again? And what’s with 1b8602c9cb that look?”0fd552c241ed9026

“I have no intention 1c9fdcd64d of sleeping with you.”08256699b53cce6f

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“Who said I 024aeff7aa did?!”417e0ff5b77586b5

Ji-ha groaned and slumped eb955afa1a into the seat.5553216086c1e561

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“Seong Ji-ha, 3f20ca7ee3 if your 4a9a0837e7 life were ddc1fd14e1 on the 84358d33d1 line, I’d 1b584c2591 consider it. There’s evidence that physical 6899b43432 contact, especially ‘intercourse,’ can 5e278c3713 stabilize a berserked stabilizer 425346150c who’s absorbed too much 33373557f0 energy from an awakened 32411d70d2 hunter. They say it’s 9f4b10b720 the most effective a9cb4ec6e5 method. Not just for stabilizing, 791a58772d but for general energy 6ccf8ded47 circulation, too.”e77dd3dc5ffe91b8

Yoo Sung-woo e9ef2acc19 suddenly grew 2858866c13 serious, and 3574c97dbe Ji-ha practically 9e42a191da jumped out f223212371 of his 076790c7f0 seat.10576bcef3858b52

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“No thank you! I said no! What kind c4615f446c of—what do 2188381c10 you take 6f71d84533 me for—!”006f4b93d31ff11f

“Interesting. You’re usually so 055fcbf907 smug and always ea31fad410 pushing people’s buttons, 637317b0e4 but now you’re 7ef92d5a7a flustered.”0e0fb80df1217c47

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With a shrug, c20eed1b49 Yoo pulled the 9295cbcb9b car into a 6ba7b9dd65 shadowy side street. They’d arrived, but d3ab642beb Ji-ha, head spinning 4d096595fa and blood pressure e9409dc8bd rising, could only 4a9fe817a5 gape.8a1c14b7612e1a7d

Yoo casually draped an debb8c8044 arm over the steering 7ef8711369 wheel and glanced sidelong 0c78fbf31d at Ji-ha, the corner d8362e6eb9 of his lips twitching f7df62f07c into a grin.11fac1d11ced5533

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The kiss pressed cb10f0f1b1 crookedly against Ji-ha’s df00fb65eb cheek, and he 966e926f3d reflexively grabbed the 7f0b4f24a6 back of his baf5e9bde8 neck.a973fa9dc4db3c9f

Oh. My. God. This S-rank bastard. Did he just f2da1259b8 laugh at me? Fuming, Ji-ha threw the 5d3fcd87ed door open and got 64ec0adb6f out, leaning on his f282974f1e crutches. He then stuck his 3cdfa63242 head back through the 47fc9fc545 open window.c0d4d2b0570c67e9

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“Forget something?”1104d50872e6c7b7

With narrowed eyes, 77aa65fed2 Ji-ha sneered.2000483d4f6259f6

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“Look, I don’t d8bc24fd63 care which way b65e35ce07 people swing, but 421f90a07c no matter how 2cd0135bb2 desperate I get, eceefaf1be I’m not doing 942ae50bd7 it with animugi¹³. That thing would db39e1dd91 suck every drop c4b1e5e5cd of energy out efb3543abe of me, I’d c65407c48c be dry as 010cd9d0cb dust.”9c3bb6952fc56a4e

“Imugi…? Who’s the imugi?”def0cf06aeef59d4

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Yoo Sung-woo furrowed his 49d2320b13 brows.b7f50a0f1661d99a

“Who do 7c35d0d180 you think?”11ef18f895c29620

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With a snort, Ji-ha 29d9bea6a1 turned his back and de1873d25a walked away.08c92da587a74611