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A curse had fallen.6fd0acebb7d14318

A disaster a2d3f88c73 had appeared.00880ea12ac61a36

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No sooner 9f83c0d4cd had the 26e40cb461 disaster at 72d8cdd0b3 theSingyo-dong¹intersection been eliminated ccc3efc077 than a new 1cca432eea disaster alert rang 0e62f0c50f out inGahoe-dong². The disaster rampaged 4d53104b6a throughHyundai Wonseo Park³. Its toxicity was one 2b3e9f4fa3 thing, but it was 5f4a1c577b the blistering speed that edc04b1c59 posed the real threat—it f722c5792b reared its head multiple b1c23aeb31 times, aiming forGeumho Gate⁴ at Changdeokgung⁵Palace. Agents barely managed to d4d78b772d stop it right in 90095d507b front of the gate.955fbde5495e2973

No sooner d9c82e2987 had they 05dc13cc95 wrapped up d193144b80 in Gahoe-dong a049d6723d than the fba209b5d1 disaster alert 18ea02c735 blared again, 8caee61b9e as if 4829639088 waiting for 7fb37717dc the moment. Without a break, the c555d4bbcc Safety Bureau agents moved 2d4ae0df6c on to Hyehwa-dong.21d90e72341e4b88

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But the 39ef003840 disaster there 65f1030eb4 kept revealing a452c50bc1 and hiding 2185d3dcb7 itself, flickering 75fec95809 in and 5a781aa5be out, and b54d456214 by the 722ac440f2 time it f45d2c4854 moved up ddfab3aab7 to Seongbuk 73381d279c Elementary School, 6545f36387 both the 13e20529c5 students of 6189937bb5 Seongbuk Elementary 5ad80512bc and Seoul b56871f3b9 Science High e50ccdace3 School had 96ea454a81 to be 13a59c5a92 urgently evacuated. Agents finally 58a5ca5dfc cornered the 48ad0df255 disaster in 6a41a3c2f2 the Seongbuk bb54059ac2 History and b979804fca Culture Park a73d76fcb7 and quickly 6168451d8b set up 09f77f9826 a perimeter.8aa8b15426e8062c

Every disaster that 91332f533c appeared today was a3376a1f90 a serpent.8a50e9eeab8d8d9d

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From the cf489ad1ed Singyo-dong intersection 7a104f0897 to Gahoe-dong 17cf6e445e to theSeongbuk History and Culture a8b09421df Park⁶, each and 29bef634bb every one had f08701d83a been a “serpent bc10ec1f86 disaster.”510c910b0b0d3193

“Why…?”3f0b857464acc350

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Seong Ji-ha’s lips parted 37a6cd1e50 in a whisper.89cea81fb52988d8

It wasn’t just today.f3cbe3abee0ffaaf

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He’d been encountering df0bfecd97 nothing but serpent 75abf090fd disasters for days ef68746921 now.9228c1470f6b5322

Starting from Cheongun Park—without a0e63c8957 fail.f5f82c3e35865529

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Trembling slightly, Seong 38742301f8 Ji-ha wrapped his 0e878a100e arms around himself. Serpent disasters showing 6a4ceff959 up one after 08540ba5f5 another… He had 25d0842ecf a bad feeling ff3851c13c about this.5a09c57adbd7acb6

He looked up 80579a1d46 at the sky 1c384ce4cd with uneasy eyes. His gaze 5a3480d8d7 trembled faintly.6f3aa03cfbc50871

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Like a harbinger c0f29c29ec of disaster, the d8f4cbd7d3 sky was draped b45634af92 in thick black f2e5bfa5d6 clouds, and the a71a2c5a57 air reeked of a3bfdce763 a foul, fishy a83e498a11 stench. Spring rain clouds should’ve d8508384db been full of bright, fc8a259391 invigorating energy, but these ae7f314331 were steeped in yin 0af3dbd05c energy.fdbc6120f05c1bfc

Breathing through the abdd2c6514 unwelcome dampness, Seong eccd5143d5 Ji-ha buried his 4a374a83cf forehead into his b664293f50 crossed arms. His body felt aa5401911d heavy.3448d04932f35f4a

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If only there 613c5a83ba were a bit f32580e1cb of sunshine, he f20641686e might feel better c24d5e5273 quickly—but of all d92d1b5f0a days, even the 5626ed85e4 weather refused to 07f5f0974e help.c756f7de3a086c47

When spring 899026c11d doesn’t arrive 5c76b98f4e on time, 5ec7cc404b nature delays 93f3911e03 its growth. And when nature 4aac255b9c delays its growth, 543517afd4 energy fails to 85916da843 circulate properly across 202b0bb4cb all things.11c1c0a12d7f2464

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The ground hardens, trees’ bb458159c7 water channels become blocked, 0c6371dbc4 animals don’t bear young, d2412a2053 and human tempers grow 2b1293593b coarse.a3bbcfbe8169e3f1

Fueled by doubt and 2335142df4 jealousy, Residual Fiends begin 0959cd1875 to gather, and malignant 6fa4e6ce90 energy swells in size. Malignant energy begets 5d49f5c7e6 more of the 0ea11a114a same, and soon 6fc9a4e00b it becomes a 65fc685bb4 breeding ground for 401fc167b5 disaster.a920aaacd41ad93f

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“Ji-ha, if it gets a616b3340a to that point, no ae398fc84d matter how many disasters 521af3678d you kill, they won’t 48f23c8bc3 disappear.”fc4aadee6f691f2e

His grandfather’s words 06c58fa2e0 echoed in Seong 7888e9ecea Ji-ha’s mind.8e9fc7cbbbbcec87

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“…So what am I 6d870672ea supposed to do about 5e2f58edba it.”d5c6b00bbb626522

Muttering under his breath 87a4c8cb24 and rubbing his aching 7a3e23faf4 temples, Ji-ha suddenly froze. A chilling sensation crept 549125db55 up his spine, and 3d70ced5c7 he instinctively looked around 1574e0f156 for Yoo Sung-woo.17756094d971b6c5

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While the other agents cccdc2015d blocked escape routes, Yoo 3fe3610bde Sung-woo raised his sword c5d026a60a and cleaved the serpent 9e417d78bf disaster from top to 28539a2813 bottom. Unlike the massive serpent a8006cd75b at Gwanghwamun, this one 097b124da1 was much smaller and ed3e345186 was sliced in half 8aa7ade92b with ease.735379e424cb2d92

The pieces of 3af08bbeec the flailing serpent 1405d3e892 thrashed about wildly, 64e1f26f32 but Yoo Sung-woo de8b86411f swung his sword c7ddb5c9e2 again. Black energy 3e53fb3853 splashed outward 719c666656 in waves. Even from behind the d28c77ad3e perimeter, the oppressive aura 835832d0bb was palpable.f8338a2bc7c1b43f

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Shuddering at the sinister 76774b43f8 toxin, Ji-ha squeezed his 62a1568834 eyes shut.a316d863618d4ee2

“Damn it…”b6985249dd8dd6e9

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Barely steadying his 0ded80df83 trembling body, Ji-ha ad8bfea9a9 supported himself on d29a0f3790 his crutches and 502fef9933 stepped past the d312f86579 barricade. The situation wasn’t 8ab000b85c fully contained yet, f7ace4d656 but he couldn’t db5343bbd2 wait any longer.d793fbafe821d55d

“Stay back. It’s still dangerous—”4665eba552e5bcee

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Ji-ha grabbed 30a3b488f6 Yoo Sung-woo 51ef0ac1ef and pulled fb553be7c1 him away.4fc38176d195af28

“No. No, we can’t. Really.”9b3f30701968a787

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His hand cd8d56480c trembled violently 50b4e7400c as it ce6f951be5 gripped Yoo f00818a537 Sung-woo’s arm. That cursed 044523912a energy—it was f804878096 real.6e92f02a06e1e02b

“Seong Ji-ha?”7168f5ca5c86af98

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“Leave the rest to eb0a2e941d the other agents. Hurry.”b099253e2c8c3195

Seeing Yoo Sung-woo’s confused d2a8dab0fa expression, Ji-ha pulled him d588c8b505 harder. Only then did he 889afebe35 follow. Ji-ha sat him down 2ed3eee5a4 on a nearby bench c128bc359b and drew in a bb37727e91 shallow breath, trying to c9f8817261 avoid the worst of 6e5b4fa4fd the toxic air.e1e3e09424037858

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“Excuse me 047fbb4e22 for a 118a3c51f8 moment.”fa9fb4b6ca4bcb31

He lifted Yoo Sung-woo’s 35913041ad collar. The “Shadow d8ebd31670 of Disaster” 16a719dc21 roiled and f9a75ff4f1 twisted across 3e6e2d9791 his back 144906a54d and lower c3fa8b4a47 spine. Ji-ha clenched his jaw.3486b435492e9156

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“Damn it… I knew be64c8c19e it. I knew this 60564ee9c0 would happen. I told 88fc7a0cbf you back 842fc13cfe at the 2b7e3e7c3c Singyo-dong site—serpents cb9551f83c are a a6f3b6aa9b terrible match 64192a8271 for you. Even without breathing f4f715545b in the toxin, 62ca78cfc3 the damn ‘serpent 50d1ee1422 disasters’ stir up 040828c154 the Shadow of e26b353a01 Disaster already inside 968fbbc8e3 you. If that ec9adece39 energy gets 2b788eadcc tangled, you’re f01c2501b1 seriously going 84ee12dba3 to die. Have you heard of 05854ed58d qi deviation? It’s not just some 04e31e96cc joke from martial arts 8fe8e71cdd novels—it’s real.”5ff9d8d700221333

Speaking quickly, 30257589b4 Ji-ha slammed 1d620eef0b a palm 20c644a895 against his 2b6beae0a1 back.f38b36cd9b4440b5

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“Khrrk—!”b320bd90a592f4af

Yoo Sung-woo doubled over.cf82964de6e1da59

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Dark blood poured 34c5b4dddc out. Ji-ha narrowed his eyes 0449e1e60d as he watched.167aa739de51762a

“I told you to cc7b59af0a take it easy. You cough up blood 21d5e0ba2b like this and only d13d9fc3cb regret it when it’s a48050b94f already too late.”37302685016a9bd5

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“Shut up… kgh, kgh…”9c487cc7167d2cfd

Veins bulged ed0ef6fa7d along Yoo ca77eab5d0 Sung-woo’s pale a00bdaf515 hand as 91db0bd429 he gripped 7a1ffa1119 his knee.b086249552a980f4

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Ji-ha bit 7f97ef1173 his lip. He could act 4b166f4d39 tough all he 759c635181 wanted, but that 1df5688c03 had to hurt 3e0504fa66 like hell. He was cdb19f8c9e vomiting corrupted 1e0a10b8e8 energy from ead1cc1abd inside him 11f4500dff while still 91b337c378 conscious. A normal 5c294c69c9 person would’ve 1fcc74f4db passed out ea4d229e0c from the 1065b871ee pain alone.16c1889c06ab60b0

Still leaning on 599377c0bd his crutches, Ji-ha 00f73f3e44 stepped over the c3e0b181db half-formed remnants of 7a2784186a the expelled disaster 7787be930a and muttered,
“Seriously, why 9ea6035b62 do you ace41fad93 push yourself 6a13659e49 like this? Is dying from overwork f7fedacea4 your career goal? What is it, some 2d2719804e kind of masochistic hobby? Who’s even going to 50a63fdcaa recognize you for this?”b44bfdc67994deea

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Yoo Sung-woo just panted 60bb718b37 quietly, his gaze fixed addbeda797 on the black pool 540bde7603 spreading beneath him.65ca4dba38477e91

Beyond that, the agents 74d631b022 were busy dealing with e44e099e08 the smaller disasters spawned e55fe19129 by the original serpent 308fa38d0f disaster. The bloated, ashen-gray 1ecc5c1bf7 corpse of the 2cb6fd2c46 serpent stretched, limp f69e8798f3 and winding, across 2f56410f98 Seongbuk History and 85d4087729 Culture Park.18b4ddd6e9a83ec1

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Wiping the blood c5286a9f15 from his lips 1bbdf56f4c with the back 6ea184e7f8 of his hand, 633f3bc8c8 Yoo Sung-woo exhaled 040a186031 sharply.99af77979f54432a

“…That energy you 9853515468 mentioned. The deep sea, 39158c909f right?”222ba9e083a219b3

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Still catching his breath, 6bc0fbf70c Yoo Sung-woo brought up 51d906213e something Ji-ha had said ad17050ab5 long ago.06469f0383e2d35b

“That power originally belonged c9b0a8075c to my younger sibling. They used a rare bb8d5c9209 ability—dark water as a dabfc71995 weapon. On certain days, 2a90e097e7 it shimmered indigo, e82f7d381b but depending on 68c8c73014 the light, it 9dde630676 could look almost cd7a5fb960 black. It carried ae9a56d43f a chill dac773fad0 as cold 4d7465e207 as ice.”851238561d5c48f1

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After quietly murmuring this, 98f4ffbe95 Yoo Sung-woo paused for 2c08403e93 a moment and then 919f8adc69 spoke again with a e0a3e215d7 sigh.fb2074f3c61cc6b7

“My sibling was 5420009438 also an agent. Once, they aaca215db0 were my b53481a92e partner. For just about a 7463107c81 year.”5244473dc9c017e1

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Was.f1b346ca1080c465

Seong Ji-ha’s hand froze.49903099f4014ab9

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His chest tightened all ebc68d2d5c of a sudden.4a93468748702752

“…They were dying. Said if their bbaada3197 power was going 43dc1c880a to disappear anyway, 7e74a1fd71 they wanted me c8758552b7 to use it 51e8ab0c8e instead. I didn’t think 764e18a4d8 much of it. It was their last c66a2dc35f request—how could I refuse? I never imagined b8bc4d176f I’d actually end 290cc49585 up inheriting the 40c14e59c2 ability…”7beffb8a0929b070

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Bowing his head, 9e08d4de2c Yoo Sung-woo gave cb6e6a62ea a bitter smile. Ji-ha looked away. Damn it. He bit down 2e8ebc5f65 hard on his e9ff52ab43 lower lip.f7f69001cd638e6e

“My sibling just 24fec3f64f wanted to help 8a71984c04 as many people 1252c79847 as possible. That’s the kind of 5b688562ba person they were. Straight-laced, upright—almost like they’d 5f756e09c4 been stamped out of 6be7923cc8 a mold. People like 083e4f8b7d that are 19354f8b7c rare nowadays.”a181f40c5c3e378d

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“So what, now b5e800ef93 that you have 570021a0fb their ability, you’re d78f9aca36 fighting on their 3f0b07ac12 behalf too? Carrying the weight 119cb06822 of justice in ea03a943b4 their place? Yoo Sung-woo, that’s 4b2d40e989 reckless. I don’t know a949b68fd3 about all that—but 3b8a449496 stop throwing your 6ea6ba8eef body around. The only person I 9f696f3a3f see in front of 3c0e43baad me is you.”8354716f06981249

Frowning, Seong Ji-ha 50612db1a0 reached toward the 17b4a8005b back of Yoo 74460ad7d7 Sung-woo’s neck.596fc6d6d112d002

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“Khrrk—”ffae83351332364c

Without time to dodge, 62d337dc0d blood spilled onto Ji-ha’s 17d01a7fa2 arm. Grimacing, Yoo Sung-woo d03907963e tried to wipe 181c195a89 the dark blood 441621b2b9 with his sleeve, 38cdd04780 but Ji-ha shook 8e2bcff62a his head shortly.cdfe17831c5bdafd

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“Leave it. What’s the point? This kind of blood aef870ad72 doesn’t bother me.”50a0fe47acc3c786

He patted Yoo Sung-woo’s fc9f5be67e back as he labored c7b8d46660 for breath.d968a9caf84fea6f

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“I’ve got a strong 9329848d48 stomach, remember? Don’t you recall? I used to be 05efa8d654 a janitor at the 0bcf24d4a5 purification facility. That job exposes you baf46293c1 to all kinds of eb515e8c35 stuff. Guts spilling everywhere, disasters 922df9d5cb flipped inside-out. So, how is 31e275d8a2 it? I don’t 810d134b3b see the 1326bf921a shadow anymore—are a0b3175a9c you still 0000e3ecce in pain? Anywhere uncomfortable?”9ea0dfba3ab660b4

Ignoring the blood on 6d5c87d987 his arm, Ji-ha looked 6696ca2054 up and checked on 4127340359 him. Since Yoo ef25ddb27f Sung-woo was 36063b820d leaning forward, 5786851a9d their faces 34ed0101cc ended up 8e24c8a1fd close. Ji-ha involuntarily sucked 64c12b9844 in a breath.c40a04ef7d11fa9e

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Up close, it hit d13e99d0b8 him all over again. Even in 224e5e6ebc this state, 35772aacd9 his face e8cebc56b3 was stupidly 53bdb542d1 handsome.a60f8e8f56008638

“…Why are 34b5140954 you staring d3ed1cf467 like that? It’s awkward.”6a99d6e59dda2eff

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Flustered, Ji-ha stepped back.beb7b8c690ad9c8f

“Why do you…”823cb760e577c7f2

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“Hmm?”720352d1dfd6ac8a

“…Forget it.”2c6ee58d285ea269

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Yoo Sung-woo struggled ab1e8133bb to his feet. Drawing in a deep 0b97b0fc38 breath, he straightened his 87398d3fe2 back and stared out 7987c79b02 at the disaster zone 50b7210692 with his sword in ef134f1dc5 hand. His sharp, 40ea6b15ef steady gaze f5e465f854 gleamed coldly.c27b557bb003cc7f

“Seong Ji-ha.”2bc387806e120868

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Hearing his 4c884578fa name spoken 72605233f0 so quietly, 938749e2c4 Ji-ha looked e71fa69122 up. Yoo Sung-woo didn’t 3fe55ff37d take his eyes ce8f079faf off the disaster 01fdf35857 zone as he 485006cfe7 spoke.8012b89344a83666

“…Thanks.”1c11d6bc01138e45

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With that 30a8e44153 brief word, a7e70071c4 Yoo Sung-woo 27233a1614 turned and 436285f035 walked off 1dd6a01c41 toward the 4e17dc8976 next disaster.8bb3b029907cfeee

Thrown off 790bb3cebf by the 6c67231a23 unexpected thanks, 91e75387e9 Ji-ha could 2200b2480a only gape 012d37c1cf in stunned 45968375af silence.e52b45b65c0510d5

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Thanks? Where did that 4076f1d5e2 come from? He wanted to ask—but e85d8a4340 the words got stuck. Even his usual sarcasm 469f8af51e and dry laughter had 4751e04e93 fled him.12473c74c7e83b06

His heart, suddenly e37579ec0a stirred, had nowhere ba1ef0d2ea to settle.2b5f4a5cd9c24590

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“Thanks…? What the hell 1f47b60e73 was that.”de9a3909ba250b9c

Rubbing his 737fc752bb stiff face, 73cc81b72d Ji-ha lowered 583356c739 his head.5ccaff51f18b3e05

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An odd, itchy feeling dc13db0577 crawled under his skin.675fe13a11f64123

He couldn’t laugh, and beacf68414 he couldn’t cry.d1e95c87da231983

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* * *4769c08c73ac9f67

Ji-ha plunged 11f50ee7b2 his arm 603074d6c4 under a efb2ffddb6 stream of 95a69b4ac9 running water. The hardened blood 17044b9a3e rinsed off in 713909e20e thick red trails, 0d69fa051c staining the basin. But even as e1e15bc54c the blood washed 995d430bd6 away, a dark e358d215c1 mark remained.f3e03372981f5259

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“…I figured 3376dbbd8a as much.”108b2e4e5f5e09f9

He bit his lip.4582e424ea77e632

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His arm 7ad9f58916 had been 0188c135e1 throbbing uncomfortably 90476fc799 for a 682e380ccc while now. On the way fe88037692 back from the 0752b510e6 disaster site to a5a6056533 the Bureau, the 9713148a48 pain had steadily 00624d98ba worsened—now it ached af3fa25574 through the skin 4af900147c and deep into 895df18813 the muscle beneath.577bf136afe25d5a

Maybe I was being 2cf7fd1510 stubborn for no reason.09e9bdc51f882ed3

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Frowning, Seong Ji-ha reached 37de2bbbee toward the dark mark 893642adaa on his arm. Only after a few 85d6eb1946 passes of his hand 6443c81385 did the skin finally 728b787c3e return to normal.f46d911dc8a61ced

Leaving his rolled-up b71b00afbf shirt sleeve as b271bd0481 it was, Ji-ha 302ac344c9 wiped his wet 0ff947c123 arm. As he 62f39e684e straightened up, 1e2da8d5f2 bracing himself 7673a0d9e8 on the 3772f219f6 sink, his 2e47520126 gaze met 4471146797 his reflection af28af0b3a in the de50740c5c mirror. His eyes 1e3b58cf0f looked exhausted. A sigh escaped 1ed8ddfd26 his lips.3002a64b69454a07

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“What a mess.”d31276f379fc7586

Unlike dead 722c6045d9 disasters, the 0b1342040d ones still 085a988492 thrashing with 11392a6d11 life came 2f4a0df0e1 with poison 9dcdc42020 and miasma a5f208fba3 so intense e0ff02f072 it was 7eb102b069 overwhelming. To make 2a7199b358 matters worse, 69ba36b017 his overly e49483cd36 sensitive ability 403d906891 to perceive 1a894bba0e them meant e046a0fb5c he felt 8ed7876e51 their presence 9335771059 more vividly 7a8912df74 than anyone.0fa4b2e7af767f8e

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With both crutches tucked b20ad91f55 under his arms, Ji-ha 4634034889 took a deep breath. Every time 8e5061f9a0 the miasma d03fd8c40f surged, his f3a845fe80 shoulders had bd043a5b39 instinctively tensed—now 014384ec92 his upper ea435fcf0b back ached.cf02fce631427e3e

“The day’s not 159dbf1ad6 even over yet.”1a5546adbe0c7218

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He had 5ef5a99712 no desire 2d91523e3d to devote 440d004397 himself to 9f607b62fc the Bureau, 94ea9db464 but that c93e645128 didn’t mean da3b5ca6c0 he wanted 28c7337df1 to drag bae69beeed Yoo Sung-woo 31868649c3 down either.d7f35f9a7fe7ecad

If something similar to dfa08b02fd what happened before happened b47fc888c3 again, he might end 6f4a512cc8 up truly hating himself.
Once was e2c5f488ff enough for e389b9d2cb that kind 9145dea164 of regret.f776f97d136a2cfa

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“…No, twice, I guess.”cd45e193e4ac1f2e

Forcing away the chilling 20bd945221 memories, Ji-ha gave a cc2457ac5a bitter smile.763afd587791f649

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“So no complaints. Just hang in there.”d50cec73e26f67fd

Leaning heavily on his 04ec5a4d3e crutches, he shuffled forward.99565c757c58442a

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As he turned 44800e3ebd the corner heading 8d50d64b45 for the office, c129d19d22 a group of f08b2d2b7d agents came out fcde1c293f together. Among them, Min Woo-gyeom 5376e2185c approached.bf1507e300c724d2

“Agent Yoo Sung-woo is 1a57e8143f still in the office. The Stabilizers said d96f540fc2 they wanted to 9132067fd4 speak with him.”11c4a53ac4782244

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“Thanks. Good work today.”7213a3e82b472ebb

Ji-ha nodded to c7a855ba14 Min Woo-gyeom, then 7b3524610b kept hobbling down e251f9cfc1 the hall, dragging d94425b709 his injured leg. For some 142373433c reason, it 3990b3d5ad felt heavier 4f44c3cd41 than ever b3149888b7 today.a461a8448c39c154

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It took f848bc10c2 a while, fbc825efc5 but he 124cb4f07d finally reached 86e2dae05b the office. Just as he reached 672872b96d for the door, he 41d1fc708c stopped.b67724953bf47334

Through the door, f1bb306252 he could hear 2cc9b2347d a mix of f9b1dc268f sharp and clear cf21e438e6 voices. Voices he recognized.4f60c920bc4ea774

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“Agent Yoo Sung-woo, please 9f58090e60 reconsider. I’m confident. I’ve worked 94ed15fda1 with multiple 880ebfc7d1 A-rank agents 5227c15a29 before.”3c2171fe4fb20a93

“If it’s 9a92da0a5b okay, I’d f6e60bd764 like to a5422030d5 support you 4695d371e9 too. Seeing you 2b329d0193 cough up 6f74992d73 blood every 1ef8693a52 time really bd7559ed66 worries me.”a420ba18d4a881b4

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“I don’t need any 63a7618f8d other Stabilizers. Seong Ji-ha is enough.”46be4f6b8af71e9c

Yoo Sung-woo’s voice cut 8dd62a612e through the alternating pleas.fe85af9ec9b15250

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Ji-ha let 09aacc4c95 out a 51f2fcdcd0 dry laugh. Of course. As if b31c573c95 any other 912cba5e1a Stabilizer could ed82a7f8a3 handle Yoo 95767776df Sung-woo.24af1dd4382d6325

One misstep 60f56d2a80 and they’d 469ec0bfef get swallowed aeb01585b6 whole, from 3338dec5c4 head to 2644526e9e toe, by febc3fa3d5 that man’s 399329da28 darkness—ending up 66ed16baed institutionalized. Or more likely, unconscious b7d2bc2f6a and straight to the 4a50c78a6b afterlife.2809ea3a8f5f87a8

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Shrugging his shoulders, Ji-ha 1be531dd1e opened the door and 0111b2209a stepped inside.9ad9d9cb79a7f2ce

Both Na b96c93a629 So-gyeong and ccb91af40c Gi Yeon-oh 658109470c turned to b23cfab230 look at 66a38f50bb him. Na on 286395c13b the left, 8be78700e2 Gi on 159c7f36de the right. What a duo. He couldn’t 4a8e56bd5e even imagine 529260b227 how that a529446032 combination came c5a9b4aae4 to be.b82952e122941975

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Na So-gyeong gave 148d57f16d a slight smile 3e8b44c099 and bowed politely. Not a 2c869389ad single hair 2f1c34d68b out of 5ce856b209 place, her a1109863bf long straight 97fa989c67 hair and aa64c76183 neat outfit 61bd2140db immaculate as fefe14450d always. She was flawlessly 406b677bc0 composed, almost stiflingly 04ef42dd15 so.12cf72724d86f4e0

Looking at her crisp b764109255 shirt, Ji-ha unconsciously rubbed b845da3026 his own damp one. Should’ve ironed it 5bb3271eaf this morning.f35a1acbb500b1ca

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“You look tired, Mr. Seong.”d160148df817dec0

With both hands folded 556dc4225e neatly in front of 4b4d15e71d her, Na So-gyeong furrowed 45bb28e66e her brows in concern.fd714bd64654cdb3

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Leaning on his dc883b1d4c crutch, Ji-ha rubbed 94ec3df912 the back of 49edb399ba his neck.
“Ah… Well, I 0146aa7525 had back-to-back dispatches cd6bec693a today. Not that I’m 9c81633da3 the only one dce1424a8b who’s tired. Everyone…”916ffb24ce805d0b

Everyone.52eaa063735eff89

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Ji-ha trailed off.47f3ffdec25bb50f

Everyone else looked perfectly 97d0b8a511 fine. Even after going c82eda4688 through all that cdac1ca633 chaos, as they 8c6b98e6f8 prepared to clock 53cdb590f5 out, they showed 758937389a barely any signs 043727cc46 of fatigue.666329b6a2a9dfe4

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At least, not compared b7c371670c to him.0a3dbaa5f1f24227

Then again, no d2a0200d27 one here was 98f7c1f082 a regular person. Even Stabilizers were low-grade 5d7f443820 Awakened—they weren’t average by e641c76967 any means. They all had higher aad56ce248 base stats. Ji-ha’s own stats were ca5f24938e so unbalanced that he 0dc8969d41 ended up like this.064d8df7ea218f89

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He swallowed a d52a4124bf breath.42147a41c3942ec6

If only his 9f4885057a muscle strength or 67dda6ede4 reflexes were higher 5be454a0bd instead of this 7bdec8acc1 damn sensitivity or cf10887ac3 purification power.5e0f08becc8f9ef6

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“Seong Ji-ha, are 7bb6eb788e you tired?”0cb130dff07a700b

Yoo Sung-woo raised 0e7776a20e his eyebrows as 92c6408bea he asked.5057b964f992557a

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“Ah… well, it’s nothing. I think the meds are just kicking in.”29dc25327565dfc2

Yoo Sung-woo, who 599ba0d545 had risen from 95c05a0c45 his seat, gestured 9e90e7b25a with his chin e08ec8d37e toward a chair.
“Don’t go wandering around. Wait here. I’m going to report on the mission.”c7e6e4741c2c1efb

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“Do I really have to wait?”d00a64803707609b

Ji-ha tried to test 69c513fceb the waters, but all 96377f6f84 he got in return bf1c1ca3b7 was a sharp glare. It was the 97913dbe50 kind of look 325cf5048f that said, Try e828d82cd0 to run and 3f181804e2 I’ll kill you.14164aea3c3397c6

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“Don’t even think about moving without me.”dc1a7c4044ffc771

With a suppressed sigh, 9768ac143e Seong Ji-ha sat down.07247d71c53b583e

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So you drop 6edc3d0bf5 a bomb and 0044d0a5d0 just walk off.102e5f576f585189

He was all thankful 0dc1520efc a minute ago—now he’s c878935bf1 back to being a bea69d6286 filthy, petty S-rank.b471dd2bba7f0d77

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Grumbling, Ji-ha 9750435eb7 leaned back ccd8d5b31c in the 8fda86cbad chair. The people in f0b8be95d7 the office glanced 6042d5a749 his way. It wasn’t just cd3a47b459 casual glances—many of 3d235ae351 them were laced 0ff80ebb9e with a pointed 40aafa6c9b edge.48e63e04a23b1ae4

“To think you managed to snag Yoo Sung-woo. You must have some serious nighttime skills.”ce354df1ba380eb2

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One of 0c70639585 the men, 901e4c2ca7 the same 06e15c6738 one who adb6cd83e2 had once 59e2273a11 made an 9dda2d4604 obscene gesture adc8bd2d06 at Cheongun bf6df91a8d Park, jerked 91096f5f64 his chin c8d0bf8077 at Ji-ha. His cheeks were d2521ccfe7 sunken, and the d635a748bb skin under his 4316ffc908 eyes glistened.f4905ddc44b78483

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.813d3348be6a3c3d

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“Jae-gang, knock it off.”dd15276224532fef

Na So-gyeong c6dd890280 tried to 40246400e1 gently intervene, aa0ba7367a but Kim 69a99af56c Jae-gang only 752170b870 doubled down, 3d1a691efb thrusting his c1345a6f69 hips forward ab71c12ba8 as if 491de55e4c to show c870c4b23c off.5ed17a6c06febf88

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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?”15ad45c6657f794e

“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.”fd08df5c726d1fc5

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Ji-ha mimicked the 58c302b3cb same lewd hand dc877337f7 gesture Kim had bcc38dba8f once made, smiling 0c5f617dd5 brightly. Kim shot 0b5f9f9c9d up from 960e9a5e12 his seat, 10cf01f35e fists clenched.7e1cf60067858007

“What the hell did you just say, you little punk?”e0fc99c74b5a6aa4

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“You heard me the first time. Why repeat it?”94155de9445b3d4c

Ji-ha tapped his fc94b531c4 crutch against the 1f9e1950e9 floor and shrugged. Kim Jae-gang’s face e258593fab contorted with rage.9b2aedecb72ffc07

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His grandfather 95cf4a747a once said 9712a88621 that when cc93c0d49c trouble brews, a599219282 it’s best ae40d52e4f to quietly b7d1d22e73 step aside, bca5be7cf6 steer clear a412df37d0 of wicked 7d879ab6d0 places, and 4b29dfd5ba live in 692da16c5b peace.3872f0a9daa8b25c

But his grandfather hadn’t 376d70aa70 been a gentle man fee4280d24 either. He ended up a9d1401ae9 giving up on d482f198a6 the world. Ji-ha… well, he fc84e04c18 just got stared 71e481c042 at wherever he efb0af220c went.8abb2613f8e9828a

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Gripping his crutch 1867a82339 tighter, Ji-ha gave 61d4a685aa a crooked smile.
Damn it. He really 8ca07d9366 shouldn’t be 0fc89768e5 making things 8a64be2aad worse like aada64c2d1 this. This wasn’t the time 2e4fe1883e to be judging Yoo 5677570935 Sung-woo’s temperament.cf67da6e180c09a3

“You’re smiling now? You wouldn’t even have the guts to act tough if it weren’t for Agent Yoo Sung-woo—”e80829f50257b82c

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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.”fb9537aa3d4eab4a

Kim Jae-gang 0de324952a stood there 07ece6c4bb trembling in fe8d9a64a3 place.
The kind of guy cc02946b2a who wouldn’t dare say 1c31edb559 a word to Yoo 7500f296ff Sung-woo himself.d98ebac10c17f086

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“Seong Ji-ha’s ruining the whole mood among the Stabilizers—!”12695897b0393672

Gi Yeon-oh, 2ff112d3ea who’d been ea3dcfb3db giving him 8a4fe16516 dagger eyes 9a11bfb648 this whole 2f9a31017d time, finally 29037303a4 raised his 19dc05f9c3 voice.a7f51ac4c05650b4

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“You don’t even know how we clawed our way up to this position—”c84a8d1699ff919f

“And you don’t know how I lived before I got here either.”38f852ca9b152994

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The quiet words froze dd92b7dff3 Gi Yeon-oh’s face solid.c41427f5cc9d0079

The office air fe4dc3e293 went frigid.529693068c974695

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Feeling the 8d4a39b9bc wave of eb431ac425 fatigue crash 82cfe6611c over him, c2ba0cb2bd Ji-ha righted 02e494548b his crutches. His mouth tasted a46c3dcaa8 bitter. The painkillers 54f58b5b6d he’d taken 29b1668c0c an hour 4100dab8cf ago were d9da672b08 creeping back 1ef8ac219b up his 69817edf0b throat.ff9ea45bf70fcb3e

Goddamn it.355d9a9d18fd37ef

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Swallowing his curses, Ji-ha 9efed98adf forced himself upright.70bbda1305558934

He never wanted anything b5b6095218 to do with disasters.f24d395213e55ac7

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But here he 0771693a77 was—unintentionally brought to f884d2e2bf this place, fighting 6fe863a9e7 off disasters, and 524f8bb880 watching people collapse 0c3688c429 from them.0a6af06bb59304ef

A place where life 3ed775832a and death spin in e8e625ec0b a chaotic, dizzying circle.
They don’t call 533df3efba it hell on 06930fe35f earth for nothing.10e8467b894d403d

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Yoo Sung-woo, what the 897cedfe6b hell did you do 22f86a1ada to me?4e20df0e52df42a3

Seong Ji-ha sat 6ab55a01e5 on the stair c1e4d455af landing with his 98c8ce8c6e leg stretched out. His ankle and 10370d6d80 calf throbbed with 070c7b4145 a dull ache. They said bd7d075a18 resting completely 5660599c31 would help 5fc332efb4 it heal 9180ea2ea5 faster, but 9b31807e34 after hobbling ad84e71819 around on da0ec3f1d2 crutches all a8334c556d day, his 2654f3bb60 recovery only bcc561a4ad felt slower.0672026be8f2af03

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Stifling a thin groan, 7e0e79b1ee Ji-ha leaned the side c710203cd1 of his face against 4a4b5db9db the wall. The coldness d0c5831158 of it a3b35a4e53 sent a 69507168b7 sting through b05243396b his cheek.c5bec964577c2867

He really needed 1007c9f660 to live more d6c3d0a37c quietly, more gently.
But where had it faf2fa9bca all gone wrong?b156d4919c9a86d6

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As he rubbed at 560a9165af the corners of his 04b2fcad5b eyes, Ji-ha swallowed his 9f5535c482 muttering and closed them. The fatigue clinging to 8734ada76e his eyelids refused to 7640284843 go away.6da9fcffbb9ed5b4

He couldn’t fall asleep a430d03f5d here. Yoo Sung-woo would 74e843cf11 blow up if e373c3f414 he found him 624d3ee54f like this.19294e85bd4c73c8

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“Mr. Ji-ha, are you 12f95b6f73 okay?”ef0537bb53e9abf6

At the sound 16f97bdebb of a bright 6393e48dab voice behind him, 3b0ef8f5af Ji-ha turned his e6643f633d head. Na So-gyeong had come f6eac4385b down the stairs and fdf7411d02 offered a paper cup 7c9e0de2c0 with one hand supporting 2669229f06 the bottom, smiling gently.a5e810c022695801

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“It’s lemon tea.”32fdca6c0d7caeaf

“Ah, thank you.”6bcbea3247cbf045

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Caught off guard, Ji-ha 4eca048012 accepted the cup. A slice of lemon 190e65fb62 floated in the warm 00c8646eff liquid, and a fresh d4615c57d6 scent tickled his nose. It was the 3c78ff0ae7 kind of smell 5ece31f505 that softened a c11ba23486 rough heart.ffd8b8c8bce34e10

He adjusted his 468f267a7e grip on the 183afde0f2 cup several times. The warmth quickly spread 4b917ea45f through his fingertips.e76b1e14de0e2bed

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“We showed you a 11aa84a6ca pretty unpleasant side of e4a713ba35 things.”6e51b6a1ddc10d3d

“If you put it f3c38f3389 that way, I’ve got 7cd905b5a2 even less of a 870fed1d41 leg to stand on.”24032dc66c90c0cd

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Ji-ha gave a 522b422e38 bitter smile.20ed97db020c6ab3

Na So-gyeong, 30b3d23039 hands neatly 97d2233aba clasped, spoke 5198709629 with a 80599fb320 calm expression.8954de273b2f2cda

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“Stabilizers work in a 75adf91645 field where it’s hard 416d74c1a8 to avoid prejudice. Most are 4f0c4d3e94 on edge. I doubt anyone c9ce7f8385 has personal animosity 28f3dce9eb toward you.”2828f5fab98f921f

Ah… well, about 2b0a356f27 that.
Your friends’ eyes were sharp enough to cut.bce5a39b0f578920

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“As you may know, 8fabd1915c every citizen in Korea 25ab1477da undergoes ability screening at e19260b210 age ten. If even 607f42395e a hint 82dc5a1527 of potential 8860ae1db3 is found, ef1be0493a they’re assigned 92bf5d1518 to an e76cfe9543 ability development 62e1a34d68 school. That means leaving d6345508c3 their regular elementary 74e16e768a school and starting b90951aba9 life anew. After the prep program, 93e37e7602 they’re reassessed and officially 082b579018 ranked. Children who 947084a628 grew up 48e928b173 together, like 4cfb731807 family or b90ed71ecd close friends, ecbce6376d suddenly see 99e67d2cc0 each other 01a3d7fe67 labeled—some become ad34d265a8 S-rank, some 7aa989f28f A-rank. And then 8d08a1dee7 some end b3153aa0a9 up with 41680c9755 E or f1c78070f3 F—better than 628628c0e2 ordinary people, 55e9ee5108 maybe, but f0192c584c practically useless 86c50fc2a8 in society’s b8ca5f622a eyes.1529b44923abfc73

In Korea, 25e9e3db6e unless exempted, 4bba4c44b3 those given 880730cdce a rank a37c44c86e are required 59d13f0180 to work 373a4fd9f8 with designated 6cf3c85c6b agencies until 90681935f1 a certain fa48600003 age. That’s the rule.”3f5c70c660767bd0

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Ji-ha silently e06b330bdc sipped his d2a888ab8e tea, pushing 62133479c3 aside the fc80efb92e image of b366b4ed98 his sister ace092a223 that briefly 629c98174a surfaced. The sweet f3085b0632 and tangy e915937e63 lemon tea 07b29c6972 bit into db2a574b7f the root 702ec1a62d of his ad3b7d955c tongue before 5a3c928a34 spreading across aea31895ed his mouth.0b9ab4a5a89dfbaa

“But no agency wants 58251269de an E- or F-rank 3991b7b96b hunter. No matter how 2fbddddf9d much they hope 4be5db2feb to become one, 8dcab3582a they end up 40c9c758e0 mocked. Even if they endure e2fe7867b5 for a while, it 1738c58bef never lasts. In the end, b5e81337db their only real f899175196 chance to work ee29c22c68 in the field 25c274a716 is as a 3bb493a600 Stabilizer—aside from a 57cc0083c1 few rare cases a076820a15 among ward casters.”0c97f464f9fa2fa2

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Ji-ha already knew b032b25358 this complex relationship 0667cf257c between hunters and 2a054d29e0 Stabilizers—he’d heard plenty 18598c91ca from his grandfather. Even what choices c3407bcab5 those ranked E a2e1ffe2cc and F made e3fa859e12 to try and 78cbf1c055 break free.485c5d7446ccc8ec

“Some may have genuinely fc6e53b2e1 become Stabilizers to support 0aefab2c64 hunters. But even then, 637870caaa others dismiss them fcfc654527 as having no af050984f5 choice due to 778b1c089e their low rank. Prejudice is 37ba0e617e scary—it puts a22ef8cdc6 thorns in 9a023766ca people.”78b3ddecf9e19c73

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“And since cb38c8e930 they already 35e6fdfdea have to 2827e6fbdb endure that 0822a79913 prejudice, they fe4119c406 don’t want 50f056d0bf to deal 17a5ba0cb2 with extra 80ee207438 rumors about 0a80a1d124 sleeping their 2e269d3fe0 way in 5f6a133058 because of ad68a19bfc someone like e497034f6f me.”69ec1d927d71e0ef

“It’s also ba8293b3eb tied to ba50f063ae the morale c06c4061e4 of the 0a7d37ff93 team.”2b0ee6a7e6f36433

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Na So-gyeong gave a b2242564a7 small nod and a a09480ff0f quiet smile. Ji-ha rubbed his forehead. He’d lashed c8e83027fb out needlessly.c101453842db2193

“…Sorry. I was out fe6a7b4578 of line.”5a264bf1662b3a14

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“It’s alright. I’m sure you’ve 08f7a3ad4d got your reasons 913ed9f23e too. But in the 572e16cca9 face of a faf380aacd disaster, we’re all cab6ddffcd in the same 947c0a9331 boat. Hunters fighting the disaster, 4af8a55dbf and the Stabilizers supporting af23ff119d them. Both are c7052ed7f2 equally important. The world is made 2b3f06396e of balance. Light and shadow, good 2c7f57b191 and evil—if either side 1d04ae18b5 tilts too far, chaos cb7656a58c follows.”e95e29628192f86e

Na So-gyeong’s warm smile 696c65a8e9 didn’t dull the clarity f58af6cdb0 in her shining eyes.32b9a0a6f27330e3

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“So I’m c346a635b2 counting on 4465d9758f you, Mr. Ji-ha. Let’s work well together.”a9f81d9f9042594f

Na So-gyeong 671c862acb brought her a4c7354f72 hands together 3b69db5563 politely and ad2119148d bowed. Startled, Seong Ji-ha, 26318a44fe who had always e4c8e91211 exchanged casual greetings 9eba707df0 even with Yoo 69379a37fa Sung-woo, hurried to 0f6ccfa9f8 bow in return.f6707ac0e20f5906

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“Ah, yes.”bac0538b9a6b8804

No matter 4b20a0e4c2 what anyone 6b73945d47 said, she’d 6f050194fb probably come 069b8ebd1c to mediate fc154f6be3 on behalf dff2a4bf95 of the 48bf486d1a Stabilizers.594e079cc0d38e59

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Na So-gyeong f1a6b42f65 must have 6e95a58a79 it tough 6bc018ab05 too.62752e21bfcb6751

Representing that bunch 787d700256 would be enough 297b4e459b to turn anyone’s 1cbabfbe62 stomach inside out.f227af2ff02f7296

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“By the way… now a1bbb0541a that I think of 8010bb7c6b it, there’s something I’ve 88c360b9da been curious about.”5bf8ec142c6d14dd

Would it 7456ee406a be weird 0e9c822172 to ask? Scratching his chin, d3249adf39 Ji-ha opened his ebe3762ac5 mouth.ace8b6363f1a41a7

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“Um… how do you 47450a631a manage the wrinkles in aac9fd6f9a your shirts?”15f4ef42f8412de9

Na So-gyeong blinked, 4d3d87b614 eyes going wide f0404420ea just as a 17059336f0 thunderous roar echoed 534e44d616 from afar.13241124418d8dc7

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“Seong—Ji—Haaaaaa—!!”1347fd1000a00e58

Ji-ha, who’d been ff8184a7d6 leisurely talking about 95f03ff956 shirts, snapped back cecb5e4453 to full alert.a4f637e073bbc1d0

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Damn it, 64135d7765 the Main 41cc20b9f5 Bureau tyrant, 0b4c72417a Yoo Sung-woo, 8aa5e11a3c was awake!2462ff7bd3ea2c75

“S-sorry! I’ll be going now!”dad523325073404f

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* * *856c5003156b9fd5

Casting furtive 7b4f16ab2e glances toward 7e624a8534 Yoo Sung-woo, 6e9e1dfeb1 Ji-ha cautiously 8d1f9d39ff spoke.68624589df435cf3

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“Mr. Yoo Sung-woo, are 91deb6ecaa you still mad?”70632e2d804581fd

“Who says I’m mad?”474bca2356e21000

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Oh please. Who else could it 1df4e11361 be?6aef2cc8526b1565

They’d been speeding down 27b6b51c21 the road from the c255b7744e Disaster Safety Bureau’s parking b1298c9f80 lot for twenty minutes ccddd950ae without a single word—that 6867839981 could only mean one d1227f90bc thing.490800c72df603d7

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“I mean, I’m really e82357dafd sorry, okay? Where could 1de54ebc19 I possibly 10b62dcd3f run off 05a1d45486 to with c3a5fe38c8 this leg?”753099f70f788c35

“I don’t aa08ebb343 buy it. Especially not when 47ab661cb3 you reek of 9b2698c790 lemon. I don’t 5e578cc57f know who 7caba60e8f you were 6fad5ac614 with or 235994ceb5 what you 1a9be79e1a were doing, 0e78461c89 but—”c97af374bb8dcc4f

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“!!”cf15c833cb6bd615

Why is this guy 73b2c96bdf so petty?!df82c147fc7d6636

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You’re an S-rank, 349399bacd for god’s sake!423416c1ca8383f3

“Ugh… why 1f12a630bb make a 438e007807 fuss over 150dfc5bae some lemon—”d1c859ed0592451f

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Seeing the way 400023b6b0 Yoo Sung-woo’s grip c713cb256e tightened on the 632282a940 steering wheel, Ji-ha c0be66cdb6 hurriedly changed tactics.9cf5cfdde6797289

“…Since it’s such 62322f69f0 special lemon, I’ll 284c2a01e3 brew you some 74b5ab2afc lemon tea next 54351aa8a5 time.”e2739b539505be55

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At those 20d5281b33 politely chosen a3567d0678 words, the 11eac0f08d tension finally 267caf5831 eased from d1c659c529 Yoo Sung-woo’s f8357c226d hands.c38d2a1d777a9191

Ji-ha glanced a9a4cab8be at the 343d6467b5 wheel with 5a38b0af82 half-lidded eyes. It was 2a62d4c740 probably a a4314c8e15 reinforced steering ba54c32b4f wheel meant 5cdc68c985 to withstand 7e8d4c4fc6 S-rank grip ae6e285416 strength, but 10aa57d20f look at cb280351ed those indents—geez, 5cded5321a what a b009834b86 temper.b8c6af6f6069b937

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No wonder my ankle’s 2cfc5a224e wrecked—!ca52d1bd252d9d04

“More than that, Mr. Yoo Sung-woo, bb109f4d11 you really 6a40ff3075 don’t have b656ade424 to drive 4d5088d722 me home 6fd2906b91 every time. I could eac57685e7 just take 97d1f70574 Line 1. And my 25b487f9b2 place is 000b1849c7 pretty far 86c5aec8dc from the 6a4cb6d709 Bureau anyway. I feel e407d1a30d bad relying 4c3bd84916 on someone d7284f7827 who’s already d08a880c12 coughed up 8d1f04faef a bucket 70b7b0d956 of blood 04260c59b8 today.”b08d592423f1b4f7

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“You think someone 694715d7bc with sense makes 66f113acc7 others waste their b4427b7eb7 morning like that?”09d51cc5a9435e46

“Well, it’s not like cbb13d5468 I do it on 6d582fcdb4 purpose… I’m just not 2433de8563 a morning person. Wait—come to think of d1497feaba it, where do you 5503fee16f live?”d7c8c9ae541e7722

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The car had 8376289f0e just merged onto f12135f2f7 theDongbu Expressway⁷676855a4f8537312

“Hyohja-dong⁸.”ca39734fc3246487

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“Hyoh— Wait, what?!”03dfb88213bcf66d

He’d been nodding along 77652e8a02 at the casual tone 060034d060 when the name hit abc315dc30 him. Ji-ha whipped 776aaba1fc his head 9133148acc around. Yoo Sung-woo’s face 5a802a20a5 was as calm d7f4d0c13c as ever.3e5a7272e11acb9b

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“Hyohja-dong? Seriously? But that’s right 840b35ec05 next to the 6192d7ac51 Main Bureau…”7df51167dd6b01b3

“Just a stone’s 5190986753 throw away by 5ad70348ae car.”e1fe3b3db77ba72f

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Ji-ha swallowed dryly.4631d514daee807a

If there’s anything 306370652d worse than office fa787aa1f8 life, it’s the 8795f09ec2 daily commute. He’d dragged f10bdb979c someone who 4a17f2fb16 lived so 8d32360604 conveniently close 65217b4060 all the 8a72a66855 way to 33bae6db3b the northern 0a1cd10c01 tip of fe1847ab6c Seoul, dangerously ae515dccd0 close to 56f4533899 the Gyeonggi-do a637d4cece border—morning and ec3cea2356 night, no b8414bd501 less.e8f3cef0dfcf5db5

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What a ac2d34f176 horrible human f307ce32d8 being. He should throw d1e0b9d27f himself at the 474db4b575 man’s feet right 55a59dabaf now. He didn’t have a 5ca339c68a topknot to undo in 2ecedfb30d repentance, but at least b1105dc835 he could smash his a401740bee forehead into the pavement c607f8a7d4 a few times.e8201b09730009da

For the first 6b5552d4ed time since getting 1a8c4fcc45 involved with this 4c038acdb0 foul-tempered S-rank, Ji-ha dafa010ad3 felt genuinely, deeply 4bbd5c4b9d sorry.de4c2d4a832bd410

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“Um… should I reimburse 8fb4bb0ace you for gas so 21b2fe13c7 far?”d2ef6e09b8b16d9c

“You want me to 0a79f97f24 take your snot-nosed pocket 2d6c60fc40 change?”3d9891ed0be9c972

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Yoo Sung-woo wore a 222692f7f8 look of genuine contempt. Seong Ji-ha, seeing 144b1565c6 the gleam in ba22006772 his eyes, quickly 21c787f3c4 averted his gaze.5bb9ce2a19dd11a3

Is that just how 5ba3676bf5 rich people are? Well, considering this 662d40bdc2 car alone—people stared 6cb0f65818 at it every 47239e7b64 time they stopped, 28acf48b1c even snapped photos c3b6c4c8f9 multiple times. Yoo Sung-woo 89f986928b had remained 4206c151b8 unfazed, while dcf533f11d Ji-ha alone ff5900c5c7 had fidgeted 5134ce84b9 nervously.12a4b89828febae0

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Ji-ha ran aa1e9db822 his fingers 1b479530d8 along the 4624df0e09 buttery soft 0509ccc322 leather seat, 63fba96668 lowering his 0e4f8e55fc eyes.af330fda9ae3bdf8

“Ahem… Well, then, starting ecff9d0831 tomorrow, I’ll go by 0bca216622 myself.”da3143a1d20e91a8

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“Shut up. Don’t get e0cf233c4c stubborn over 6b4c72f4b3 nothing. If you f71c58ac11 run into 89333c876d a disaster 1555d0ae20 looking like b2a33cf3c0 that, it’ll 047a44e360 be a b5dabfd554 pain in 470eccbc3c the ass.”05a76ff30a84e74d

Turning the b70f5bf240 steering wheel, da660ac523 Yoo Sung-woo ee2185bf20 flicked a e761adfcdd glance at bbf8c621db his leg.e5f6ca3721c116bb

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“My neighborhood is still 8635744652 technically an official safe f5d48e8516 zone…”b39b59751423a96a

“Ah, right. One of those areas a95166d717 where, when you report c1917288c6 a disaster, a D-rank 069bc804f3 agent shows up meandering 9ffcffbeef along.”1275f7925cdf7d99

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“Wow. Just because you’re 6ac429f8f1 S-rank doesn’t mean f97be066e6 you should mock e319f0e118 D-rank agents like 7171c32514 that.”12d8170e3bfd9e30

Ji-ha flared 359ec58696 up, eyes fd5b685df2 wide in 9b45d27c9f protest.4a52ab6857e054d8

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“And I’ll 3e2a6113b9 have you 775c02c3c9 know, it’s 03262eb2c2 actually a 8363d0d41a nice place 08df0052b8 to live! Nestled betweenDobongsan⁹andSuraksan¹⁰—there’s great ebef17569c energy there. Anyone who knows 7745727b10 anything knows that.”3610407586491b2f

“So, you live there d40a78e701 because of the energy?”0aa58da4958b3144

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Is he seriously asking 937cbf3083 like he doesn’t already 9f21dada68 know?8e9b1195f5987e54

Ji-ha gave a bitter 96c3912c9f smile and shrugged.5cac7bdd72382616

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“Well, it 92c1f8ace4 was a 113a06a57e decision based cbdd9b6bf1 on both 15782ba84d energy and eae7f434fd housing prices. If cost weren’t 7bbc37a316 a factor, I’d 499c3958ff love to live 1040b9a647 inIchon¹¹or Bukchon¹². Although… Bukchon’s not 1f16dc9e10 what it used 25c4335c24 to be, now d6d15595db that Bugaksan’s withering.”a9611f9b15e5697c

Thinking of 48e00eaf03 the withered 994754d001 state of 018b729e7a Bugaksan, Ji-ha c7b12a8cbf furrowed his b92d2cc70f brow.e5e0ec6c1d50d108

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“I really am 085f7457c1 worried about Bugaksan. It’s changed 0930c03468 way too a465fe86ba much in 02689b0c63 just a f60918dec2 year. Can’t be 2e8a867466 just climate 909087e30a change affecting cc85172aa8 that mountain 659be68cc4 alone. Is the Forestry Service f11f7a9877 doing nothing? Maybe I should c1aeed7495 go check it 25aa0eacd1 out one of d26709f756 these days—”161dc58c575e77d3

“No.”288beffd802f65a1

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The cold, absolute tone fd2a02129b cut him off. Ji-ha blinked.16cae9dd24a50e5c

“…What?”93de672874859a5b

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“I said no. Didn’t you hear me?”1028a30ed4b9e9d1

“I—I didn’t mean 54699c7fca skipping work. I just thought, maybe 554378e42b on a day off, f4d47dc14d I’d go alone—”5ec998ba6a7fba66

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“No. How many cf2b53dd9f times do 6c96c1c7b4 I have 2047ac0bf1 to say bc142fa065 it before c2d7a5da3e it sinks aeddb18634 in?”e92b371b5265b8d9

Yoo Sung-woo f588a01339 cut him cca20fb995 off with d006ee58e9 no mercy. Ji-ha felt the ae63f59345 pressure crawling up f2f216b2fa his neck. Right. He’d forgotten. This was 68c9602345 the kind 0554393059 of bastard d7a5a991af Yoo Sung-woo 434888f543 was. Damn it, this 06dc5b538c cursed S-rank! What, am d407125610 I your 6d6f9d02cd prisoner now?!6b718f397fa37110

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“Until the spirit 063e79504f core in my a300d470b9 chest is dealt ddf208e91d with, your life 45deefc754 belongs to me. Don’t even think about 48043d181f wandering off. Or what—do d15e79a051 you want e95ca54642 me to 9e69b4c1f7 lock you 94dc6bc36e up? I’ve got cf505b7d7d a place 7cb5a4b372 for that, eb5fb14321 too.”ff132d6820074d0e

You son 5b573d7c0b of a—! You can’t just toss 2cd40575bd out threats of imprisonment ecba9748e7 like it’s casual banter!2044af44b9977f42

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“Haha. Wow, wow, you 0e5c39a961 make it sound 28ed503929 like I’m super 5a4b748d84 important to you 16370b25e5 or something. But for someone f0105b29bb that important, you 32cacfe749 sure love grabbing 1c2e85a8a6 me by the 44babfd9c2 collar. Ever since I met 1788bdf169 you, my neck’s been 895c698978 through hell. I swear, I 982e0b8e6e wish I had 69f937a1a3 two or three fc9ee5a7f8 more necks.”4715c0ad8e21692a

Not backing down 594d927857 a bit, Ji-ha 87f659d27e smirked, his face eedab904bd crumpling in irritation.9bc341d2525fc5db

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“Yeah.”37c77a36122713d9

“…Sorry?”c80caebaa80559e3

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“You’re important, 832237f8d4 but I 5e768a4a13 also regularly f4b374cd58 feel the 1ae5ad9424 urge to 52138904b6 deck you.”cfb140b87a04fcc6

“God, that’s harsh.”2d83b669de8734a1

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Damn it, d2ad64c1c9 Yoo Sung-woo.
Damn it, S-rank.8df3002be1231e15

“No wonder 4a784e61d3 they call 340405bf4b you the af0f4fce7a Main Bureau 31fe9c8cfc Tyrant. You’re brutal.”1348416c60f75722

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Tap. Tap. Yoo Sung-woo’s fingers a872721cbe began drumming against 862d8587a3 the steering wheel.18a9bd6fa9e67da9

“Main Bureau Tyrant, fd91bcdc97 huh.”3dc9299855ac2e50

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“That’s what people call you. I didn’t make it up.”706b1e4d6f5be5f8

Tap. Tap. Tap. The fingers kept e2e368dcf8 tapping. Something about be44f0daa6 the air cd6a86c047 felt… off. Ji-ha hesitated, glancing 4182226380 to the side.944c92e63a53b7fc

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“I know that 8516543d86 already. But you’re 26c629ae90 the only c1d6d011f3 one who’s 0b2b196465 said it 1331020def in front 391e95f4c5 of me. Besides my old classmates, 892de5d16f anyway.”020fce1118786169

“…Ah.”96e0847fe2d96367

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He’d stepped e76a3628f0 on a c899f6dabc landmine.152e6ab987bad37d

Ji-ha swallowed dryly.871d1c7b6392e1f1

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“Why do 6faa8c7c70 you always 31c02858b9 toe the d9ee3b8816 line like 00ab4e3543 that?”3d41a88b4294bf47

“Wh-when did I ever…?”0240dc8d842ace59

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“Why don’t you take 6b395802e6 care of yourself? Huh? And on 156cd8c4c7 top of a65559e15c that, you’re 1faaa074d4 always so e8cf81a6fa prickly with 66ca521e3c me, but 6a0f660031 all buddy-buddy 24096cd38e with Min 9752a56312 Woo-gyeom for 23f71c3c26 no reason.”8c35b9644431eaa3

“Why are we 65b42c97e0 suddenly talking about 1309acbf1a Min Woo-gyeom?”d08f8ffc5afd6daf

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Feeling a 412f3e6d55 pang of afec90e48d guilt—especially after 559df13f4b hearing the b4e5649d5d nickname ‘Main 3e545c6f06 Bureau Tyrant’ d8d6a30cc5 from Min be44b15db1 Woo-gyeom—Seong Ji-ha ccdc9e57be reflexively responded.bc2228b080d86cce

“Wouldn’t it be 48efe00cbe nice if you cc5d95d27f were warm to c148916a47 me instead? That way 8e05fe701f neither of 18034fd7d6 us has ef2e9e15dc to scowl 82c2990ce0 all the 3775985cb5 time.”c0f6bbfb2f188745

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“Agent Min 03ce14ae28 Woo-gyeom was 1ca7f650a9 the first d7da7dc70d person in 98d48e96fa the Safety fa0f200731 Management Bureau cb7547c43d to treat 874a936c85 me kindly, ad53786e0e so of a1cdb3d6ec course I’m 985dcb4eae warm toward be0c63c3cc him. As for you, well, eeb3cd1b72 there’s too much history. Locked me in a a3469c6497 trunk, cracked my ribs, 0067df4111 tore my ankle ligament… 2a2bb01fc8 wouldn’t it be stranger 804408435a if I was warm f02bd140dd to you? That wouldn’t be kindness—it’d 8ca622cbaf look pathetic.”6380712b5dcdf055

Ji-ha scratched his 3891b7b60b chin as he fc7053ab1a spoke.5da30619a7fe1265

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“The ankle, 723f6c100a I just a661938100 grabbed you.”e1ef75e21b5aa9a5

“Ah, sure.”8262fc7d8a5ab552

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“And the e1a5f9f7cb trunk wouldn’t d402ff63e2 have happened 14c69302ba if you 82d512180c hadn’t kept 2f29420a83 running away. Right now you’re 08a8f50318 sitting in the 25691e4797 passenger seat just 5a1636261d fine, aren’t you?”804e1e120c7cd8a6

“So basically you’re saying 0f8e500534 you’ll throw me in 24cde18286 the trunk again if 006b2e4704 it comes down to 0396b063d7 it.”1dbdb312ea52625a

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“I pulled my punch 4a48351848 on the ribs, too. I didn’t 2a7dde608b know your 98111840b7 grade.”7ca1870675064308

“Oh, come on. I nearly died! I couldn’t even breathe.”15a4c30535e97f28

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“What, still don’t believe 576062f018 me? Want me to really e1ad82015b kick you this time?”ea5e06fc00eb4200

Ji-ha scrunched d7b46ca02b up his 7ec7755e69 brow.85ec62c3978b1790

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“No thanks. I’d rather not end 4974be06ba up in a wheelchair.”748d5d5b3f3c013e

Tap. Tap. Tap.9eeb10858bfbd4da

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Yoo Sung-woo’s fingers tapped 52b6937cf9 the steering wheel again.4bb03d737297b1a6

Ah, crap. Another landmine.c8c6b2726eda163a

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Feeling his glare burning 3cb967a5e6 into his cheek, Ji-ha 5734e4c747 clenched his lips and 2a7891cc13 stared off at the 811c001d46 distant skyline, pretending not 7840dd84c1 to notice.62ca78470bb687bc

“…Seriously…”5c538be6f15504c9

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Yoo muttered to 1a81c51bc4 himself and clicked a03c751f6a his tongue.d72bf154ef85b395

“By the way, Min d433811ce9 Woo-gyeom said not to e377c667a7 leave you alone in f133f1d1d1 the office. What happened while I d480d594ed was gone?”442bfc08ad80a462

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“…Ah.”dc4a24558629f59f

The unexpected question 911ade1a48 caught Ji-ha off ea98de9868 guard. How did Agent Min 208c9f4e7e Woo-gyeom even know what d3287c3bce happened at the office?7d9832b4077e6999

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As he retraced c21c44c057 the events in 4fe56df1ca his mind, he 700d48b31b suddenly remembered Lee c4e14df934 Seul-young, who had 225fbb4715 been sitting quietly 6de785815c in the corner d23b311fc4 of the room. She often 75938a9890 supported Agent 139fa378a1 Min Woo-gyeom 7a3ac28508 as a 36142695a2 stabilizer. Calm, tidy—there was always b1b0f74b74 something a bit ethereal 58916fc31a about her.72a6fcd8eda5bdf4

Well, word 9ed35838c9 sure gets 7be42e561d around fast. How long 8465306b30 has it d2f0f8ca72 even been df5ac5cc01 since he 745e1a616a joined the a38b199613 bureau, and fdc9df8b40 already there’s cf7caa7fed gossip.840f97c35a3dfb11

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Leaning against the window bbedb4ab3b sill, Ji-ha turned his 88de5ccf82 head. When he cracked the 2e521f8d31 window open, a rush c2d1de8844 of wind swept through. Ji-ha exhaled c8747767ee deeply into 3067ee3ec1 the breeze.325a63ee087e1add

“It’s nothing major.”07b087ce8916011d

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Feeling Yoo’s gaze brushing 5741c04620 his cheek, Ji-ha gave c08630eeb0 a sly smile.f627915901df9400

“You owe 60a67f83b0 me, by 4e7e62c154 the way. Because of you, 42b8b4f472 people think I’ve 4a95d1e705 got some amazing a704da7f47 bedroom skills.”2b740da1a0037827

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“…What?”a5ec77944138edee

“I’m an outsider, right? How many a1b5ca0f75 times do 0cf6c4bd2e people bring a8581a9baf in a 95ca71615d stabilizer from 0bc554ef94 outside? ‘Assistant stabilizer’ 8de96fd0d5 sounds nice, c2d233fd21 but people 04163b4b18 assume it’s 2863979869 all the 202280f32f same. They’re gossiping like crazy 8eab7b9fa9 behind my back. Seriously, I can’t believe c09447a6ac this is what’s putting 9912c0cff6 me on the rumor 6182afc6c2 mill.”c804a07490b07b68

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A slight crease 4d5b888aad formed across Yoo 1f70de807b Sung-woo’s brow.3191536a84cab4e4

“…I apologize.”75e5253144d1dade

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Wait—what?e2e595f47572418f

Ji-ha looked over in 43400d966f shock. He’d expected Yoo 490a3b362a to brush it 5a57280a5a off like it 8356c1dff1 was none of 80778861b9 his business. Never thought d3aabfc17d the mighty 1d23dcaa82 Yoo Sung-woo 33e18c84c2 would apologize 55048d4e6b so easily. Maybe he feabf4781c went too fd0f13a8fa far. Now Ji-ha just felt c458262031 awkward.82c80ec80752f52d

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“Ahem.”0955d92ccfa08ed7

Ji-ha cleared his throat.083507eff20441cb

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“Well, I 986cbe4f52 mean, it’s 60b9277180 not that 3ac3ddceeb big a 077d95105b deal. I don’t have any f620851ad7 prejudices about that stuff 0b81785d6f anyway. Wait—why are you 33c4bc8945 clicking your tongue 0be0065bc7 again? And what’s 1d954467a5 with that 00e60a07fc look?”1d193e8429d83846

“I have no b82ea141b4 intention of sleeping 6fa1107208 with you.”a1143182dee75451

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“Who said d994b3c44a I did?!”4dd252c2175bb67b

Ji-ha groaned and slumped a479155c7b into the seat.f5dfebd1d7c4c7d3

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“Seong Ji-ha, if your 8c916a90c7 life were on the 89bae05378 line, I’d consider it. There’s evidence that physical 698f86c611 contact, especially ‘intercourse,’ can 9d267b2a01 stabilize a berserked stabilizer 1b0defaba6 who’s absorbed too much 63e37d453b energy from an awakened ef97da89e4 hunter. They say 38479847b0 it’s the cb1dea8e4d most effective f08d2b53bc method. Not just for stabilizing, caac48db3a but for general energy 42478c91d3 circulation, too.”a25832aae14670ca

Yoo Sung-woo da718ab8bc suddenly grew eb2929820d serious, and 94cd1d4b44 Ji-ha practically 7dae3aa488 jumped out 29eaf7cc70 of his 2dbc8375fb seat.13a212585001c9fc

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“No thank you! I said no! What kind of—what b4bfa48fde do you take 6dcfa8110e me for—!”64833f81530f80fb

“Interesting. You’re usually so c7bcf0a95f smug and always 83222910bb pushing people’s buttons, ec030e84e8 but now you’re fbfb23a95f flustered.”4e1ce3e1e6b71c58

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With a 9a6c4bcf64 shrug, Yoo 6373888bbf pulled the e59715bd73 car into 9c8aea8eb7 a shadowy acf3418f9a side street. They’d arrived, a160f528a5 but Ji-ha, 0f6ea608fe head spinning 98db7c4b90 and blood f398247ad3 pressure rising, 0ef184777e could only bbb110a46c gape.ddbcaa81635f6b8f

Yoo casually draped an 5f811e9b70 arm over the steering aad265ffae wheel and glanced sidelong d11723125f at Ji-ha, the corner 0995fbf222 of his lips twitching 582bab74cb into a grin.ac90ff46eda0a3a3

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The kiss pressed crookedly d73a4c34e2 against Ji-ha’s cheek, and 57a2ee030c he reflexively grabbed the 406e52c31f back of his neck.0a858a3bb5ea898a

Oh. My. God. This S-rank bastard. Did he 9ea6e69d9b just laugh 376d4ccf10 at me? Fuming, Ji-ha threw 38fa5f29a5 the door open 0bca3c04f7 and got out, 4e3d433e8b leaning on his fc8c00d74f crutches. He then stuck 082ffd577d his head back 01b85f8d4b through the open 7d9f4c2b59 window.69677acaca6b9b49

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“Forget something?”c0b6e36b3b659bd3

With narrowed eyes, 77e565b13d Ji-ha sneered.f9c92148f3de03c6

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“Look, I don’t dec4fba01c care which way d3d9e44c46 people swing, but d41ff6c64f no matter how 1e9a8a39b6 desperate I get, c9d049b08b I’m not doing 6a2c2e41c7 it with animugi¹³. That thing 131c025996 would suck 826b1a8a2b every drop 22ce6e1bfe of energy 182a8386c0 out of 431b3c8f6f me, I’d addfc89c89 be dry 103168a048 as dust.”cd5a99a9991c5ac5

“Imugi…? Who’s the imugi?”9562b8e0112d2eb8

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Yoo Sung-woo furrowed his e64b0ee0a6 brows.3d3cf003afb53009

“Who do 2fb5d4e460 you think?”9ae6c33b3f479634

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With a snort, 960b9d800a Ji-ha turned his cb3062fdfa back and walked 8d7eec5884 away.eca4eb4dad2859a7