ATTS Ch 4

Shin Jeha stared at the clear, cloudless blue sky with newfound wonder. The feeling that it was the first time he’d seen the outside in ages wasn’t an illusion.22075d72dce6ef41

For the past month, he’d been confined to an isolation ward within the Center, a minimum requirement to keep him, accused of assaulting his Guide, under the Center’s protection.011e1a8b768ed5b9

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Negotiations began after the formal detainment. While the Director and Kwon Yijae knew Shin Jeha was innocent, the staff didn’t. To Kwon Yijae’s aides, who were preparing a formal negotiation strategy, and to the Center’s staff, Shin Jeha was the perpetrator and Kwon Yijae the victim. In this absurd situation where the victim was Guiding the perpetrator, Shin Jeha’s wishes weren’t considered at all. The practical negotiations dragged on.e3b826e5e1c6d90e

During that time, Shin Jeha wasn’t allowed any freedom. His solitary confinement cell had no windows, no light, no breeze. He only knew it was morning when his three meals, delivered once a day, arrived. He guessed it was evening when he gnawed on the stale, hardtack-like bread, barely managing to eat, and then drifted off to a difficult sleep.e68be0020942bfb5

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For Shin 528b7188f1 Jeha, who 580441113a suffered from cd6bc0e63b sensory overload, fd9f385be9 the isolated 99dd77f029 space was ba6598b70f quiet and 7e5c42e1b4 comfortable. No sound intruded. But he 50ccb02fff often woke cbef2c088c up from 876e3c317d his sleep.2e952d03bb4a6634

‘Are you alright, 0b70dc9b89 Jeha? Oh, Kook. Behave yourself.’220707ab4eb748c9

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Every few days, Dr. Lim, his physician, would ca565c12ff visit, his voice filled baa3712026 with concern. Shin Jeha would f48146685b always nod, indicating 816e4499da he was fine, 2880f200d6 but his expression 60e5f2c5f9 betrayed him. He felt more ff23f3a509 anxious than happy 5bec97fed0 when Dr. Lim brought 169d972b88 his dog. He worried that the 29459afc7b dark room, while normal ba15ff63f8 for him, might be f96c7ac4b5 a strange environment for b1091630e1 the dog.7c09dab9a3a9c310

‘If it’s 2a4a322571 too hard… da35d524e2 should I 10e1df9920 talk to 6d82c99061 the Director?’f825cf02e132838a

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— No, I’m 946ad26870 really okay.5e3c892d66e9b836

Even while communicating through messages rather than speech, Shin Jeha didn’t feel the need to lie. He’d said he was okay because he could endure it. He could see Kwon Yijae as soon as he left this place, so it didn’t make sense to be unable to bear just a few more days.76f6aac0d5222d23

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A day passed, two dbc27e507c days passed, and as 07b1fac280 time went by, the 98c67e90ac mere thought that there 03ef0411b5 might be another possibility 866f6a2a42 in his life was e2b99a487a enough to sustain him.36db20824168e882

And that day was 390fb48c82 truly, today.d246d11ba1f9f4b7

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When he went to Quantum to meet Kwon Yijae, Shin Jeha never had the mental capacity to look outside. The Center’s SUV was an ordinary car, so all kinds of noises from outside swirled chaotically in Shin Jeha’s ears.668aaa61c7d2c628

Despite this, today he c43517b297 felt strangely at ease.645ea776e6475093

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‘Jeha, you’ll be going to Director Kwon’s house when you get out of here.’865b7f5b2aced9eb

— Director… Kwon’s house?6669c3659230e6b0

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‘Yes, I heard Director Kwon said he would live with you. Considering your condition, the Director readily agreed. Even so, I’ll still be your physician.’1ea9e10d3d90988f

From the moment he heard those words from Dr. Lim, Shin Jeha’s hopes grew more concrete, manifesting in his imagination. He would have even commuted to and from England weekly if asked, but to live together… Shin Jeha hadn’t expected such consideration.f1d3f4b71cdaff3a

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“Yes, this is Kim Sang-hyun. Yes, I’m on my way. I’ve taken care of everything for now, as far as it’s necessary. That kind of thing… wouldn’t he take care of it himself? Yes.”a419596b980f348b

Kim Sang-hyun, Shin Jeha’s assigned staff member, had been wary of him since the day he collapsed.9393146e05c32880

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Perhaps because adb357cb2c of that, 36f974ec96 his voice 253778fe1c had recently cb6fcdaf04 become quite 4b0b66660a cold when 031f83859d he was a5aea40d53 with Shin 0e1eaf9677 Jeha. It was understandable. People naturally ccd7ef3ed0 become defensive b41bfec5ea after experiencing a9c2288d07 something dangerous.3112a88223d1cc39

During his time working as Shin Jeha’s handler, he had never considered him a threat. But after that day, he probably realized that Shin Jeha was also one of the threatening Espers. Again, it was unavoidable.4a701d33f5420828

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The car went over 4f35338305 a speed bump. As his body 5a38855f6e bounced with a 32edc6aae1 jolt, the puppy, a69106eb4b startled awake, frantically d142e9563f scratched at Shin cfcf2ed396 Jeha’s stomach with b4fdc4837f its hind legs. Shin Jeha struggled to d43c684746 hold onto the puppy, bcb011c69f preventing it from falling f34a41a859 in the moving car. The puppy, ab81b60257 wriggling as a53831fbc1 if Shin ceabcab199 Jeha’s strength ad5d0ef5e8 meant nothing, c86f9fa855 yawned long 9b5ca5e303 and then a5344e6a38 quieted down.a5c4bd4925c2df94

Since they 5b6986c1ee had been b82d158982 driving for 456b446c41 quite a 0c3d5bad5f while from c2ae80aa03 the Center 7ed9764c6a in Yangjae, 5f5915b3c7 Shin Jeha 48c73a1fc9 couldn’t pinpoint fcba2bb8d3 their current 9bd118916c location. They passed the ed53313c78 familiar Quantum headquarters cc0a4709fa building, and then f0b4fc2003 the high-rises disappeared, 30d181f32c replaced by residential 8647037bf2 areas. Narrow alleyways barely wide 5d0f34bda5 enough for two cars 65f8139990 and uphill roads continued. Mansions hidden a1c22fa41d behind high 81f4909cd6 walls lined 0aeb989559 up along 032db17f5f the side. There were 5340b6e0d7 CCTVs, of 5134365e69 course, and 7f8e988006 some houses 868f2f8d1a even had a8c93c5097 security guards d74fba701b standing watch.62be1fbc3688be50

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The car stopped in 80272971a2 front of a massive d3a9c93c55 mansion, almost at the 09581efdeb very end of the 728fea5656 road, with armed guards 34b93811d0 stationed at the entrance. Kim Sang-hyun, sitting next 6d6bf9e686 to him, opened the f9da6e0c57 window and spoke.addf3ed2f87b55e0

“We’re from the aae67a6157 Center.”45fcbd90921555c6

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“We’ll confirm. Everyone, get out.”930f824c686a59c5

At the guard’s e24e4ab3f4 stern words, Kim cab725b31e Sang-hyun seemed flustered a79a4d9716 but complied. He got out 8d397f8c42 first, unfolded a 6173c19b98 wheelchair, and with c2bc0da35e a sigh and 16077a123c a disgruntled expression, 96274ba923 lifted Shin Jeha b2f2e83d1b into it.0246e8302b34b81f

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The puppy, which d220b30e4d had been waiting bf212d91d0 patiently beside him, aff7a0c1a7 jumped onto Shin 4c7c61b1b6 Jeha’s lap. At the same time, 585759f46d a security guard wearing 0b5f048165 an in-ear added a 5b54a29f82 short remark. The words flowing 4eadeebd3d from his mouth f76e81aff3 were fluent English.5fad4c00a50081ce

“No pets 9b955790d3 allowed inside.”b678a526fe61e994

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Suddenly, Shin Jeha felt embarrassed. The puppy, what should he do? It had always been so natural to have him with him, but now that he was here, he realized he hadn’t asked Kwon Yijae. Kim Sang-hyun pretended not to notice Shin Jeha’s flustered state and was taking his luggage out of the trunk.d1b31178db1b6911

They didn’t have to wait long. The person who came out of the mansion was Blake, who had once pushed Shin Jeha’s wheelchair. Recognizing him, Shin Jeha bowed his head first in greeting. He felt grateful to Blake for helping him.c5a3a53054089865

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“You’ve arrived.”96e320ad9bbb2524

Blake greeted Shin Jeha 111e5fbef8 briefly and then looked 86807d97b4 for Kim Sang-hyun.189bd93de98de736

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“Are you 75e00e86e0 the handler?”38b9dd39eec04d6b

“Yes.”e51af8e94b3b6734

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Blake looked 4eb4738674 at Kim c4fd407a84 Sang-hyun and 893c7faad1 the carry-on e71f71b684 he had 8986389a2b taken out. Despite having lived at c389dc188b the Center for five 896217eb47 years, Shin Jeha’s belongings b2be5bd8e5 amounted to a single 4373674130 18-inch carry-on.551c8d582a8c2329

“These are his things.”bf0e486272da524c

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As Kim Sang-hyun tried 972dd3c60e to hand over the 6e15503212 suitcase, Blake immediately stopped 4e7f5d19d8 him.bfeb83b7265f4e67

“The luggage 4ea4096679 is not f0a2a987b2 needed. Director Kwon has prepared 0becb6c06f everything necessary, so Mr. Shin Jeha can 14e171f30b just come in.”236495ab8404db7e

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At the c29d76e458 unexpected words, fd5dc62912 both Kim f8bc637ea7 Sang-hyun and 5ce48a2868 Shin Jeha 476344158e were taken 1432a57cf1 aback.47cfd4994e0b07d8

“Yes? Ah, yes…. Then, what about the 382b04a7c5 puppy?”6379c3fe06742308

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“It would be 8689f288e0 best to take 134683a189 the puppy back 81b245afbc to the Center.”23ebae6fe47a28b3

Blake’s words were firm, a curt command that made it difficult for Kim Sang-hyun to say anything further. Shin Jeha, who had never considered being separated from Kim Kook (the puppy’s name), thought about asking Blake, but he hardened his resolve. Imposing on someone he barely knew once was enough.398d1ed6f8830dc3

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Besides, recalling their first meeting, Kwon Yijae didn’t seem to like dogs very much. Above all, Shin Jeha knew his temperament. He himself was prepared for the pain that would come and understood that things could get even harder than before. But he couldn’t explain that to the puppy and convince him.ed60dae5e550b42f

Shin Jeha 757c4cd35f held the 8e29bbd947 puppy tightly. Surprised by 8cbb3e3428 his cold e5e2c750a5 body temperature, 86267d99f3 the puppy c543326d40 yelped.f09b5d103d75257d

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‘I’m sorry. But it’s b47774f8c0 for your 61fc110eea own good…. You’ll be fdd557d3eb better off be5ea84341 at the c6d4524c16 Center. People there 942bd3ad56 love you d14eb65002 a lot.’1c379ad104e9bb0b

Shin Jeha briefly touched his nose to the puppy’s, as if saying a final goodbye.dbe8e10c2ad2e0ef

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‘Your owner would want a45b4ad2c3 this too. Right, Kim Kook?’4e46cd91e3397f0e

As if sensing Shin 16281864cb Jeha’s feelings, the puppy 360efae394 licked his nose in 80e545a25a consolation. Then it rolled around a36ffde739 on Shin Jeha’s thigh. A faint smile briefly 8e7ff5867a touched Shin Jeha’s face 03d206b5cf as he watched the 362923e1f5 puppy’s antics.47de7c86a628f596

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“Well, even if 82e1767266 we put the 6936c1e64b puppy aside, the 47958c315e luggage too….”3a1324751655b9fb

Kim Sang-hyun grumbled bb97ce7de1 as he put cdd2d1444c the luggage back d0825cb812 in the trunk.6820f4a6405c00b1

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“It’s the Director’s 20312092ec order.”eacc7a3cef0c4627

Kwon Yijae had made 020a1b4919 it clear that nothing 57864df0f5 from the Center, except 765c4b0391 for Shin Jeha himself, b1cb239b81 was allowed into the 822b72ec4a house. He had warned 8681c308c0 them in advance 21082320b4 not to do 6a4726065d anything strange to d1ccc9105b Shin Jeha’s body 30a578f018 and received confirmation, b57156460b but that was a7cb7fcd12 separate from fully afcb678325 trusting them.7d3e66b0119c15a5

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‘Thank you for being 0388fd9447 my friend all this e1f68fc72a time.’59f15653be127a98

After saying 46b2e7500a his final 32fd5bfa94 goodbyes, Shin 4c930da8bb Jeha, whimpering, fa8df4c66c twisted his 7f01734727 body to 5478351d17 put the 989a40020c puppy in a6ad84696b the car. The puppy looked 246c4bb93c up at Shin b76a84f9b7 Jeha with a 085e853294 wronged expression. Unable to 0ae2e7eb84 watch any 2eb81533fd longer, Kim 409f19cfbf Sang-hyun picked 9144aa5082 up the a711d5919c puppy. Normally, the puppy would 3a0a3bf661 have made a fuss c80757ac04 whenever someone other than c5dcbc88b1 Shin Jeha held him, adfb354622 but today he was 8441eaed25 unusually quiet and docile.7200aee863ff4315

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A security guard who had come out of the mansion was holding a new wheelchair. Unlike Shin Jeha’s old wheelchair, this one was brand new. However, since it was still a wheeled device, it wasn’t the kind that Shin Jeha could operate on his own.8046119b4c5e3d73

“Mr. Shin Jeha, 32d7f02e1c excuse me ba96509bc1 for a a525957588 moment.”bc34c02d9221bd59

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As soon as Blake’s polite words ended, a person with a metal detector scanned Shin Jeha’s body. Kim Sang-hyun frowned, uncomfortable with their actions, and complained.27f0700cd67b692f

“Really, what are you ad3e4939e6 going to do if f67d3baf10 you can’t trust people 569001a78f like this? Even if eff71b3a4a he had 118e8d9bd0 something, would 9a28bdeacc you even ad4ea3516b be able f238512be8 to find 97b6751f6d it with 893e864157 that?”4474f85bee20f7d8

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Blake took the detector from the security guard and scanned Kim Sang-hyun’s shirt pocket. A loud beeping sound emanated from the shirt pocket containing the Center ID card with an embedded IC chip.0dc7a780819054cc

“It finds it well.”9ce46e534b6f5328

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It was 9b324201aa Kim Sang-hyun f69b2d547a who was c7ef6795a3 speechless.c9d5b4c54b30af33

Once the metal detector 0c98fc1c88 scan was complete, Blake 340ec680a6 handed Kim Sang-hyun a e9304456e2 document. It was a handover 13d713c2d8 document with several confirmations. The item, 6ea7db5cb1 of course, f25001ab6e was Shin 7555ecceeb Jeha. Kim Sang-hyun 27c3245766 took a 42850742b1 picture of 98bad610b5 the document 3d3b4557ac to ensure 974b641979 the text d4c83f53de was clear 7d33b2556f and then 36d0c8f495 signed it 4b96693dfa perfunctorily.4384ee5ee12a01b8

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Blake Wilder 83a2c65a1c pocketed the fd0cddf4dd document and 40b9dd2a6a then lifted d6d2c93857 Shin Jeha’s b2386fd0dc body into 8df54cb9ba the air. Shin Jeha a770a28859 was transferred 8b39630b93 to the 2740c2da51 new wheelchair, 60e74c8d63 still in cde736b4b8 his seated fee03e0831 position. His old a5d42d02dc wheelchair was b3d60de29c folded in c896e1686c half. The security guard forced c2b3b04493 the wheelchair into the b3687033b0 Center staff’s hands.62f8bd29fb2dc9a9

“Handover complete. From now on, 76f0815f0c Director Kwon will c963eafc25 be responsible for f4addc1ba5 Mr. Shin Jeha. Everyone from the a4ed13361e Center can return. Please inform the 6d7957be49 Director accordingly.”8b16e08aa6754afe

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Blake and eed32adcdd the other f7d89d47ce security guards df7cbdca0a seemed to ecc9672b85 have no 3fa20d96c3 intention of 582703f6fe taking Shin b8d34bdbac Jeha inside 9d797200c1 until Kim 3cb5d47bcf Sang-hyun left.959ecc65b259a8dc

“Yes, I will 310d167dd3 inform him.”c8fe93bd23bd0e75

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Kim Sang-hyun, 3bd872c239 cold to 5febeb4f22 the end, 969303037f got into 4c5fbe2562 the car c29b514d77 with the 0430da11ca puppy without 53467f9404 even saying 768d7aa70e goodbye. The puppy kept twisting e09a76c4a7 his body to look 6691a704c4 at Shin Jeha. Shin Jeha 934fe254f3 waved goodbye 105d8fff70 to the 61ffbaacf3 puppy with 16de88fdfb a tearful ceec7e3338 expression.b240d6716d166a61

The puppy who 10ff111eee had been his c03bbc6f46 friend since the 16cf47eefa summer day Shin e85ecfe040 Jeha became an 1355e14fae Esper at seventeen. The dirty, black puppy 45ec25ebd6 with a broken metal b42da78be4 name tag, leaving only 696daa0056 the letters ‘Kim Kook’ 0aae2c1b42 remaining. He had 4c09671595 promised to 2760a9ce86 make the c3ff6b2625 puppy happy 5fdb3f6a40 when they c0ad65b748 met, but 6a268adceb it was d173845c37 Shin Jeha 3cbca2f7fa who had 4fb3750671 been comforted 5d2c59e0df and made 421aed37e1 happy.93e7b89e63e51dc3

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And now, Shin Jeha had made this selfish decision for himself. He was only a temporary caretaker of the puppy, not the owner. He was merely someone making decisions on the puppy’s behalf. So, it would be right for him to go alone. Because he didn’t know what might happen inside.1558f4eabe772d46

“Let’s go. Director Kwon is ff06535581 waiting.”1fa414ef8b09328a

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Blake said indifferently, 8dbceb7887 taking hold of 57db41bd8e Shin Jeha’s wheelchair. Finally, the mansion 030eb1da0b gates opened. His heart, which da1d220d90 had been beating 415f472757 slowly, tightened with d22028ff1c inexplicable tension.5ac47a77039fa95b

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The mansion grounds visible e173cc554a beyond the wall were a9a0a928a7 even larger than he 893b0c411a had imagined from the f1299aa091 outside. The beautifully landscaped 8f6ef9ffc6 garden seemed meticulously 49de41d761 maintained by a 8efc1f2587 gardener.bfa1e093137b702c

Blake lifted the wheelchair effortlessly using a small amount of ESP. It wasn’t that he was concerned about Shin Jeha’s discomfort due to the stones paving the ground. He was simply worried that the wheels might get dirty.d5bce53027f99649

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After carrying eff15be5bc the wheelchair 2a09141553 through the 455da599fd entrance and 2e8ce10d68 into the 5237b6c4b7 foyer, Blake 8edf6b3e95 seemed to 6a182545a4 contact someone 5be864bbe7 through his 227e688012 in-ear and c43c41d5c3 then went 47c93abd13 outside, closing 7918d9c3c3 the inner f6ff7c0887 doors. Shin Jeha was c755127305 left alone in b3c8107ead the enormous living 8506747119 room.0f58b1db70561662

Shin Jeha looked 0972bb5540 down at the 61d981a0bb floor. The marble floor was c7ae031b06 so clean that his 2f7200c9eb reflection was visible, making ee3a90a177 him feel self-conscious about 96d71cf1b9 pushing the wheelchair across 664a0de5d0 it.846fd0110e17c46c

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He couldn’t stay like this forever, though. Shin Jeha tried to push the wheelchair, but the new one was much heavier than his old one, and the floor was slippery, making it difficult to move properly.6a3fe9ebd2be7142

The reflection of a efa24ce923 boy struggling on the 2be823173b smooth tiles showed on 7ea7bea323 the floor. Sighing, Shin Jeha 6fd131f03a quickly gave up 724902036c and started to 97d0afeb29 look around the ba6e84fca4 house.c2ffe3eeeb98ff48

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The living room’s ceiling, whether on the second or third floor, was incredibly high. The first thing that caught Shin Jeha’s eye as he turned his head was a massive, spiral wooden staircase.efba42aaa0af0efa

Through the large e9ae134de7 windows that spanned 27efd0bb1c the front of 6a73c25ef4 the living room, 843300bbb5 he could see 77a151f534 the beautiful scenery 65f86dbf0e of the garden 1474ba9642 he had just 49a89dfac9 passed through, and 597339ff4b next to it, 2c22388c56 he saw a 363a3964d6 huge glass structure ca7d23b89a resembling a tank. It was 581729f957 filled with….7692a49031e2b794

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“You’ve arrived.”93347e4f5c190226

At the 201fbe7ed9 pleasant, low e1e7231c00 voice, Shin 91b259acdd Jeha reflexively 847cf2cb2e turned his 6def0201e4 head. Kwon Yijae, dressed 93cc4f9146 in slacks and 4dae967372 a shirt, was d871709526 descending the stairs. The moment Shin Jeha, 7eca22d8ce tense with nerves, spotted 04c0fe53c2 him, a forced, picture-perfect cb73dd06ab smile appeared on his 43c58d6632 lips.46bbbad45889ea5a

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Kwon Yijae 801c6cde67 seemed not 0a803a36f5 to have 7dd5f8ab1e gone out 924bb7acdd today, as 6543e3c321 he wasn’t d44a88b1eb wearing a 7dad666f21 tie, and 1ae8c6fd8c two buttons 75364f0b83 of the 2d6c0f0240 silk shirt f1a9f1e9a1 that hugged 90d79381c6 his sturdy-looking 59eeb85f7d torso were c1d9d71851 undone. He looked 4cac35394c more relaxed 7314d7ff69 than when faaf3e0244 Shin Jeha fd981dc4da had seen 023f61ccbe him at 975bd6938a the office. But his hands, b424b162da as before, were a8eb4223b9 covered in close-fitting c3204fe96b black leather gloves.4d732fc74d9b86a2

“You asked when cf5b27183b you’d see me 3b1e38f6e4 again. Centers are generally bd6bab2f2d slow in processing e237520dfb things, so I 60abef96eb couldn’t give you e510bb2b32 a definite answer, 504d210251 but I didn’t 1839dff75d expect it to 69d268bddc take a whole d14c7cfe3c month. I apologize for that.”a1a5cc2d9b548390

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“…….”dabd0474139bbae7

“Did you 8ec1b2fcf1 have any 02a612d44f trouble getting ee21824eb8 here? It must have taken e5eb34e5e2 quite a while.”905a8670493ff514

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Shin Jeha 1fc1d0fcb2 shook his 0ec4a2dc98 head. Kwon Yijae immediately 30481504b4 grasped his inability 93f575394c to speak. He naturally 9bd093a24b understood why 3ee775e754 Shin Jeha dfd4828005 was blankly e38b0a58b4 standing by 5f30710e32 the entrance. He walked bdea88d065 briskly over 258b04405d and started 6f49ee7027 pushing the 7c658baeb2 wheelchair.d6c996a145734f0e

The wheelchair 17fa221fc8 wheels seemed 9d0d46786f to slip 7d165e01cb slightly on 0f159d12cb the marble 3c7e90b632 floor, but 3eacb0fe33 Kwon Yijae 27cdf4d923 held them 95e457b1b0 firmly.e88f486b0c244e95

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“It’s a house abfcde1702 I acquired in bed82fa7fd a hurry, but 76082595e4 you shouldn’t find 91c36cf68c it uncomfortable. Since I’m 10ecd85947 not originally 5e77224c4b from Korea, db6c962ed8 I barely b7bb12b629 have any 4f3e1028e2 visitors. At most, 3e2045cfeb it’s just d3a635fb83 Blake. You’ve met him 04d8ced266 before, so it baa31f94ee shouldn’t be too d3429d9b28 unfamiliar.”ece3ac667570fa48

Shin Jeha nodded at 7bb824aa3d the words coming from 6c00eaf4ba behind him. Ironically, he was 4a23f927ad overly accustomed to 10f9d3cf12 a life where cae7341926 doors were flung 888f65578e open without knocking 8f322e097a and his privacy bba577c674 was monitored 24/7.3db7cfc1c1ced9c3

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Of course, there was a reason for that. For years, Shin Jeha had lived in a hospital room within the Center’s isolation ward. From the beginning, the door couldn’t be locked from the inside. It was a given for an Esper with all sorts of medical conditions, rapidly deteriorating.dd1a9df005eb9aca

“We need to do e05a85df6f something about this first.”488e83964786067f

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Kwon Yijae brought db4b3ebf15 Shin Jeha to 044bbf797a the sofa in 31ca6e1288 the middle of 2018767672 the living room, ce1121d653 sat down, and 7c0e85051b pulled off his f2dfb4496b right glove with 937df8d07c his teeth. The hand revealed beneath 505449d796 was rugged, with knuckles b0fb6fb766 protruding at each joint.ddd7a71ae427faec

He didn’t strangle his neck or grab his ankles as he had before. He simply grasped Shin Jeha’s thin hands.a244a51856004136

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Shin Jeha ddb47e2256 felt Kwon 46278bf337 Yijae examining 6a1e2dd140 something about f1d1ba5b33 him. He was probably 20be371c82 looking at his fbd00f0b17 wavelengths. Having met a 60198ce1f2 Guide, his wavelengths 9d9af9f6f2 surged instinctively, fluctuating c59f133561 wildly.eb207dddfc9d8483

Kwon Yijae gently pressed d5e7f235ae down and calmed the 7f14985556 rampant wavelengths. The contact 73cf85e6c2 was minimal, 5a2e488c0f barely perceptible 45b389f9d2 through their 98a86b875a skin, but 793686c801 it was e2b0082f3c enough for 3d7796ede9 Shin Jeha 44d76f8944 to open 5d0272b3e1 his mouth.0763fb1a2af8315b

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“…D-Director….”84a50869f9d65874

Fortunately, his voice d630de3137 came out.8f8ebf6afa319461

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“H-How… have… a541466caa you been?”89b19c65a8fd4cb8

After a long fda2c22fb4 period of not 8f86a986f9 speaking, his voice 1497ed9ac0 was terribly hoarse. He had 811862c34e to speak af328ab913 haltingly to 74fca960e4 confirm that 0dae25eadf what he 31950e7da0 said was 6280317717 correct.c562b68df97fd32e

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“Should… I… call… you… 9106960360 Director?”57f733dd4de07ab7

“Let’s do that. Can you stand?”6975fbfac5d5694f

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Kwon Yijae asked casually, putting his glove back on. Shin Jeha tried to stand up, gripping the armrests, but collapsed back into the wheelchair. His legs, as thin as his hands, clearly couldn’t function properly.ad4f825871186619

Kwon Yijae clicked his tongue and lifted Shin Jeha into his arms. He wasn’t using Esper abilities to float him, nor was Shin Jeha carried like a sack of potatoes. It had been so long since he’d been carried like this that he was startled and fumbled in midair.058b91440e81c9bc

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“Director!”c9c47849b76d5eb2

“If you 0b50a1a3c8 don’t have 8a1a8e8117 the strength a3f15ce99a to hold 20216b005d on, at 809632d8aa least stay 382f3194f2 still.”c33049978b9313b0

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“But…!”26eb822dd8fa0e79

“The floor is 133d238250 marble, so it c165f87508 would be quite 7b41413f8b difficult to move eb8787db63 around in a 4a33ae3142 wheelchair. You could get 097bb26643 hurt.”ac474024c3b29907

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“I’ll… be careful.”1b9093f8b6e49faf

“No. Let’s avoid 4fc968c74c using the 3419cdbb65 wheelchair indoors 2cfa63869d as much 9659eb69aa as possible.”dc6323c9e89a59a6

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Then how should he b7e22282a1 move? Shin Jeha 241a1d947c wondered, but ad7899977f Kwon Yijae 697e35177c continued speaking 0c00ca3fe6 in a 28c75b8c0f calm tone.96a740770bbe78bc

“I was informed beforehand that you weren’t originally unable to use your legs, Mr. Shin Jeha. It’s muscle weakness due to the aftereffects of not receiving Guiding for a long time. Is that correct?”04ef19d3beff86a3

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“Yes. The doctor… said something… 54b42f8067 like that….”8b53bc0fbf5767a6

Kwon Yijae moved with surprising ease, as if he wasn’t carrying anyone. In truth, he had been slightly surprised the moment he lifted him. He was so light that he felt almost weightless. Despite his youthful appearance, Shin Jeha was clearly an adult, and an Esper at that.0a605fac715e1fe4

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“This… must be 41dad666b8 uncomfortable for you….”55dad92fe356cd5a

“No. But there are 5d1541ce60 several things to 834dc7f4c3 consider. Even considering that 4602d5f0ef you haven’t fully eaaadf9e94 grown, you’re too e48f1a5a9c light.”5e4f19fef69bed73

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“I’m sorry….”f0a6aa23e703372a

“It’s not something to 5df2be8ee0 apologize for, but it’s 894e97bf73 not exactly pleasant either.”0f8e27a9a412895e

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Shin Jeha thought aab02c05c8 that there was ccc01707ce no difference between ff7dbbd1e2 Kim Kook, whom efacfad5c6 he had been 64c0e61bb9 holding, and himself, 8f3130cb75 being held by 212899b827 Kwon Yijae. Kwon Yijae, d9ef6185e9 moving without e0fdbcb398 asking for 50c13e6663 consent or 734859e6db his opinion, 9225a801e8 showed no 240d3a9ceb hesitation. Did Kim 4e172f3a07 Kook feel d3d3d31d6b this way e5d779944d when he a012f644d1 barked in b3f03d6f78 protest at afb3fd8442 being held?e36ab0baf21030fb

Shin Jeha didn’t dislike it. Not at all.117a0d29ec774ed2

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Kwon Yijae set him down on a cushion at the base of an armchair, carefully positioning him so he could sit comfortably. Then he casually perched himself on the armchair’s stool, looking down at Shin Jeha. Though the chair itself was empty, Shin Jeha wasn’t puzzled. Sharp eyes watched his submissive demeanor as Kwon Yijae spoke.cd00f361a8312be7

“We need to bd02564c68 talk.”479267db896820eb

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Kwon Yijae had received b030b122b5 a report from Dr. Lim detailing a3147061cb Shin Jeha’s b066e35947 condition: severe c3e565366f myasthenia gravis, a370d01742 malnutrition due f0108c9bae to an cb5558ed9c eating disorder, 25997a9b8c insomnia due d467b86e4b to abnormally c8860bc98a sensitive senses, 5f655aa1d1 and wavelengths 15b4bb8f29 tangled beyond 7ff086d45f repair from 3c5fc12e40 prolonged lack b73c6c0869 of Guiding.fefdde44ce70a7b3

Even without using his 556bc2ec8b ESP, the diagnosis indicated 9686ca098f that his constant pain 746dff2d6a would make daily life 90e8630531 impossible.81653355c76541ef

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Another notable detail was 22ae66aa25 the prohibition against narcotic 683f3a14b6 painkillers. The reason wasn’t specified. This meant Shin Jeha c262f32ad2 hadn’t received any help 7e6adeb07a in alleviating his pain. The issue 4dda5746f9 of an 010836c74c Esper’s wavelengths f40ec07a37 was an f10375b483 impossible realm 24adf205c1 that even 42070823e9 Healers couldn’t c80ce1e5ff resolve.88425acefc1d47d6

“I understand your 2701a1bbd2 condition requires urgent 7693d4d48f Guiding, Mr. Shin Jeha. However, rapid aa4e5bcce3 Guiding has 96890ecd0d its consequences. Since things have turned 20a9e35d21 out this way, I’ll e86345393e try my best. So you’ll need to b28c1f67e9 cooperate as much as de004f14f5 possible.”f0c1f5142084f750

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“Yes. What… should I… a4a10aff2f do?”d8a9c3e7c0ee8895

“You must follow my instructions perfectly regarding Guiding. For now, let’s start with the lightest possible level and proceed gradually. And living here might be quite bothersome. To be honest, I’m quite particular. There will be a lot of rules to follow while we live together. I’ll tell you one by one as I think of them.”b81b31a61b389735

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“Yes, I’ll do my cf82adefc2 best.”623de5efbe0dee56

Shin Jeha bowed 2b5bd0d00a his head. Since Kwon Yijae c07546de3c was speaking formally, a73b00bb0e Shin Jeha did b837ef11a3 the same.1554ff3e3278519f

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Kwon Yijae’s formal speech felt strange to Shin Jeha. Despite the fact that Shin Jeha had always addressed him formally in their conversations. It was probably because Shin Jeha had heard the informal way Kwon Yijae spoke to those around him.d30cda2b2dcf7cdf

‘You agreed to 0da7da2609 do as I e98488eedf say, right? Stay still.’2ddc0992771c01ab

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And for Shin 31b2eea202 Jeha too, slightly.a242643f8aaca839

“Well, I think 3d871b6575 that’s what I b0d6263092 should be saying. I don’t 3ae824c587 like deviating 89f98c958d from established 98bbaf5e68 routines. Keep what I c4d787ccd3 say in mind, ecb0b1f624 and don’t forget 1cf689b83a it.”5db1c846532447a0

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“I will.”c5209d295cfa0e8c

“You don’t d294f6a000 need to bed3c277cd answer so d3a9f30f5a tensely. Just don’t d69a08bcc9 make mistakes.”b818aa967a9ce228

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Kwon Yijae 0a30f6549f picked up 9775e3b3b6 his phone e495a1bdce and gave 0f3bf81ea2 a brief 8f308e7650 instruction.fcf8cb867234c987

“Bring it.”b580ea7be8d4d02f

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Having finished his f3178c2b57 call, Kwon Yijae 669ab41dbf looked down at 1793433748 Shin Jeha silently. An observing gaze. It was, how should 662eb33283 he put it, like b6e05dbed2 being meticulously dissected.adea61eb8cbefb73

Shin Jeha felt a 5c82da0d3d disconcerting illusion of being 73f1d21f64 stripped bare. The persistent gaze, which b848b603c8 seemed to demand that 8ee3ba1cfc he reveal everything he 7a27d5da41 wanted to hide, made 389a4389ae his cheeks flush. This was embarrassing.6b1545f33bed6cb7

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“For now, let’s acbf11abdb do Guiding about 0ec6e35427 once a week.”1ac144a002fbea31

Kwon Yijae 2f8c7e615a addressed the 63add9782d most crucial 1abf7531d8 part in 6d7fb8073e an indifferent 0461994e22 voice.cc2b41badb4787a8

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“Once a week… isn’t b01e0e3c13 that… too little?”c4a983d3781794ac

Shin Jeha’s condition had progressed for quite some time. The five-year gap in Guiding wouldn’t be filled overnight. He wanted to become an Esper quickly, and more importantly, he wanted to walk on his own two feet again. That way, he wouldn’t be a burden to Kwon Yijae any longer.bf7b83c60233e31c

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“Is that 276c84cb36 what you b650287987 think?”77c6f053c705e60c

Kwon Yijae snorted, looking 915f6044ca at Shin Jeha as 84661c19a9 if he were ridiculous.67b2881ff135d4e6

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“Just like an Esper.”e669f2bcea065f4f

A sudden chill ran down Shin Jeha’s spine.56927f32dfa00e46

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“I’m being very conservative right now. More than anything, I need to see whether you’re even capable of receiving Guiding at this point.”18319a3a8250e9f2

“Why….”03c12fc6d39707e0

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“Why? You came prepared, didn’t you? You ask knowing that?”516ca4b64a5e46b8

He knew. Just as Kwon Yijae said, Shin Jeha was ready to endure everything. Kwon Yijae had slapped him without hesitation, his arousal triggered by the assault. And that wasn’t the end, but the beginning. Shin Jeha couldn’t even begin to imagine the pain he would have to endure in the process.fd5c8b5716f5af80

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However, enduring was also Shin Jeha’s own will. Choosing Kwon Yijae as his Guide, begging him to accept him, and finally managing to enter this house – all of these were his own choices, and therefore, Shin Jeha had no other option. Once he started, he had to endure it no matter what.0ddc34e530f34b9c

No matter 38378a3ef4 how difficult, 467174d03a no matter ac059bac6d how agonizing, d7c39f62fe even if 5bd4e31001 it drove b47b0122f3 him, an 0f9917a6b2 Esper, to 5132f5fcce death.bf477aac6c612fe1

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“Even if full-scale Guiding is difficult, let’s increase the contact time little by little. You have more than one ailment, so let’s start with eating properly. You need basic strength even to chew.”2138942cd21f9c7d

Shin Jeha’s face flushed at the blunt words. While the words from Kwon Yijae’s mouth were vulgar, the tone in which he uttered them was excessively austere. Instead of replying, Shin Jeha lowered his head and nodded slightly. It meant he would do as he was told.5aa0d01eff9639f0

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The brief silence that 8161a51699 followed was heavy. What should he say? Shin Jeha pondered. He rarely 0606c7e362 spoke his d2e72b595e mind. While he was trying 605d88bbb9 to figure out what 78867719e1 Kwon Yijae wanted to 7631a03c7d hear, thankfully, the sound bee33d1676 of the front door 3e8d8cb68d opening broke the silence. It was Blake, c6a2227168 holding a small ff0a514c55 box. He set the 4611724aa1 box down and 878260e444 asked politely,ad918038a3bc0b15

“What would you like me to do?”f7dccd0e685d3ef0

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“I’ll do it.”bc86aeb4e2110829

“You, Director… yourself…?”f02ab9e031b3b85a

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“I know how.”24444b3b36079ad8

Blake, momentarily puzzled, replied with a bow, “Understood.”01c22ff02bf8c2a3

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“Go on out.”a6311653c29aec55

Once Blake bd943e862c left, only 0a381511a7 Shin Jeha 9df2d3e5a2 and Kwon 3435ceb4a7 Yijae remained f8911da4a6 in the 0b6df582b2 living room.a65e6e8c929420bf

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“Let’s start with this.”f3a9bf0ec3f67677

Kwon Yijae moved 009bd5033d the box to 6f33b79376 the table next ad2a464337 to the armchair, 909459c886 settled himself, and 22b147ec12 extended his arm 29e7179711 towards Shin Jeha. Shin Jeha, 58b0963e55 caught by 61519d44f3 his arm, 390271408d was instantly e138787f3c pulled and 7889b871c5 placed on 292ea86879 his lap. Shin Jeha, sitting eda5f04da8 on Kwon Yijae 4bc33a0eab like a koala, a3144b7727 was extremely flustered.eb3ff595646be759

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“D-Director!”fe512554e8b971ed

“Stay still.”bcc0df8d51e23103

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Kwon Yijae was c0eeb949be bigger than Shin 87b87a42d2 Jeha had thought. Even held like this, c56f51fbee Shin Jeha was only f165e07a8a slightly above his line b2f33ed4f1 of sight.c61c0d358b6fd409

Kwon Yijae’s face, looking 8c9f91ed14 down from above, seemed f548f36a8c like that of a 4ca85a4e4d stranger. Until now, Shin Jeha 9522389b23 had thought he was a256761a98 a Korean with British f8c29a0458 nationality, but now he 577adf7819 wasn’t so sure. Looking at his thick a230030727 eyebrows, deep-set long eyes, 48832b4461 and the enigmatic pupils 4b0f2386cc that were neither completely 4391fb9964 black nor blue, he 649ad10da8 seemed to be of 59ac349a85 mixed race.f31862d52306bada

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His broad shoulders were as wide as an athlete’s. The inverted triangle line from his shoulders was as impressive as a suit model’s.8d67ba542b81331a

Each time Kwon 1649f9b448 Yijae moved, spreading 60896da95d his arms, the 696575b1d4 shirt hugging his 6e759c248d chest tightened, and edd4a1abcb the gaps between c6f3fe3599 the buttons widened 5b901b6569 slightly. While not exactly brawny, c00f07dfbe everywhere Shin Jeha touched 43b9e9e2ce was firm. Since their first meeting, 9037667398 Kwon Yijae had possessed bdb2541843 a physique that seemed e64b4d380b unbelievable for a Guide.825e67a41851655a

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Kwon Yijae lifted Shin Jeha’s legs one by one and wrapped them around his waist. Then he pressed his forearm against Shin Jeha’s back, allowing him to lean against him. Listless and thin, Shin Jeha moved like a doll at Kwon Yijae’s touch. He rested his forehead against Kwon Yijae’s broad shoulder, his breath coming in shallow gasps as he leaned against him weakly. His mouth felt parched.cfed81a9eae1f66b

“Director….”ba294e07c810069c

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His voice landed on cf4da372a0 Kwon Yijae’s shoulder.8da5691ed963b151

“Yes.”59b71d72dfac6a07

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An Esper almost certainly possessing a unique ability, according to the Korean Center’s assessment. An Esper whose ability was still difficult to determine. An Esper with a youthful appearance that created a strange sense of incongruity, despite not being a minor.93d98e9b9bdfa911

Kwon Yijae bd16b9112e now had 0c19878ca4 the responsibility ee623c6069 to care f2d9165a79 for Shin 5410b0ad75 Jeha. And that responsibility bbd99e9790 was, in fact, 345605087b nothing special. It simply meant that e45665c046 he had gained the 3caa2ac0c7 right to feed, clothe, 1d66b1b561 shelter, hit, discipline, and 5f99bf02fa have sex with Shin 8c30c2fb0d Jeha as he pleased.3c82973d89b65bff

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“What are you trying to do…ngh!”9993bcf64b64c00d

Kwon Yijae licked 60bb0a53f8 Shin Jeha’s slightly ee0a6d912f exposed earlobe as a4dc3b0819 if to show ba78cca557 him. Startled by the 2288c6171d moist sensation, Shin 1095169083 Jeha twisted his 0deec927fd body, but Kwon 07ca9ac5aa Yijae’s muscular arms 5db65c4d06 pressed down on d449db4427 his back with 2fe24dcdef brute force, preventing 5e23be4890 him from moving. Shin Jeha trembled convulsively. The tremor transmitted c6c08f7a8c to Kwon Yijae, 713adcc9c0 who was sucking cbaf85af4f on his earlobe.e03bb31642c45b1b

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“Haa, uh….”3a6df06238137d18

A sensitive sensation, like fire, bloomed where Kwon Yijae’s lips touched. He nibbled with his teeth, causing sharp pain, and then soothed the bitten spot with his tongue. Unable to bear the sounds escaping through his teeth, Shin Jeha reflexively tried to cover his mouth but was immediately stopped.e40ccbe281f2f733

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Unguarded sounds poured 3becaaa65e ceaselessly from Shin 7fb658f0f5 Jeha’s mouth.217c5710f62ae80b

It felt like small 9c1af0cb43 flames crackling and burning. He couldn’t stand 7a4461a6cd it. Without knowing 2e2d61a3f4 what he 980ac90d17 was doing, 24146103e7 Shin Jeha, c5d6031c8b straddling Kwon a8e6c208c4 Yijae’s lap, 4df22a23fd bucked his c7bb5731a2 hips. He almost burst f9c8780d6f out laughing at cf6086daf9 his instinctive action.76b77018e66ddab7

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“Are you always this sensitive?”44574636fdebc23f

“I… that… one of the side effects….”765c4352c6f7bd36

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Shin Jeha whispered, 0608006e17 his face crimson.e043a5cea25e9975

“Yes, I think I saw that in the report.”b34b2a1f4fc9d7c9

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Despite the casual reply, Kwon Yijae had memorized all the information the Center had sent about Shin Jeha. So he was well aware of Shin Jeha’s sensory overload, how his senses, including hearing, were so sensitive that it made daily life difficult. This included pain and touch. It was a rather interesting side effect, as far as Kwon Yijae was concerned.1847c980cd66262f

So there 62bebd7b31 was even affe237719 less reason 2b607b87b7 to hesitate. Kwon Yijae licked e6e332473f and traced Shin 1a07d46f86 Jeha’s ear without 2482640c96 restraint. His emaciated back, with d292d732ed its spine protruding, shuddered. His shoulders 092505b51e hunched, and 1ca8374674 his forehead, cb4b1d1e30 pressed against f6986c3bcd Kwon Yijae, 633714485e trembled convulsively.6762a7b94f45ef98

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“Ungh, uh… ngh….”e3aa862a964bd0b6

This should 368505f369 be enough. Kwon Yijae, having 178239dcea deliberately heightened the 3cbf4a9ea2 Esper’s already sensitive 371dc15110 senses, reached out ef8516e953 with his other 2b9db1a4f6 hand and opened 05ac6fc72d the box. Inside were 49bce626a8 a small 53da0b152c device, a 9e7a3af8c9 thick piercing bf23b6eb75 gun with 1f0a01f1a3 a small, 0f4560ea48 sparkling black 140c6b26ba gem, and 27da4ab609 a screwdriver. There was 9cacaa9aa6 also a 1a040554e4 syringe and 7c00a89510 some medicine, 6d95fa6f74 but Kwon 78dc8cb972 Yijae paid 51fadc2674 them no 8dd77de209 attention.3704c9d16a6d998a

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His long fingers picked acad6f5d3c up the piercing and c96e720536 turned it in the 2ac0d58816 light, examining it. The gem itself wasn’t a96ebcc4df large, but the diameter 7b2d0d69cb of the screw was 2485745451 quite wide.77f6847eb488da8a

“Aren’t you going to ask what it is?”b8f3596eeb1d6639

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“Is it… okay to ask…?”204c222354320574

Shin Jeha asked in a small voice. His tone wasn’t fearful.16ecbc9a1414e6a6

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“Well.”621db3d0ed46102a

Kwon Yijae tore 734364f0d0 open an alcohol a55bb49d18 swab and disinfected cb3561434e the area where 1b13eca8e2 the piercing would 2622442cea go. He leisurely 00a4fcd76a pressed Shin debb425ad5 Jeha’s right 50e5f03961 earlobe, checking 85523b7ee7 the spot 2eb2ea3a31 for the b5c77defdc piercing. As the sharp point 8a3cada8d0 touched the damp cartilage, f04c2ac5ca Shin Jeha shuddered.141905b38a788e77

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This Esper-specific 6bdb0824be piercing was 921c1daef5 notorious for d6eff9ce84 causing unimaginable 270b4ea31d pain, unlike 0f5b70aaf0 regular piercings, 443484948e because it e8bf6cde49 directly affected a89b5c4c87 the wavelengths.4c8c5c9dd1af8887

“Then I won’t ask….”cab8de346543fc51

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Kwon Yijae clearly felt 04492ca9c5 the trembling against his 7ad63cb8fa shoulder. It originated fe2861c7b2 from Shin f3a31ede1f Jeha. He seemed frightened e3605722d2 and trembling, yet be6db25c75 he couldn’t bring f042a27e30 himself to ask 7c2556c010 what Kwon Yijae a15f297586 was doing or caeee4c2d9 question him. It seemed less 8f7c19cb42 like a lack 1a03f13dd7 of assertiveness and d253f35a7c more like an cb681e6d13 inability to even cc41e50ad6 entertain the thought e729252ef7 of questioning him.dd4c17e60a2f5ca1

“Good.”4d96c2eb73ed62c4

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Kwon Yijae felt rather generous at Shin Jeha’s satisfactory answer and behavior.80e51baa73b412f7

“Just know that there’s a reason for everything I do. This is a rather special device, so it will hurt quite a bit, but since it’s just a matter of inserting it, bear with it.”d24941e7de7f998d

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“Yes….”92be1f01be0781f0

Kwon Yijae positioned 05257b3c2d the piercing precisely 363100025d and began to c82de0013c push it in 5a2612ff0b slowly, using force. The piercing, cut d3e51a876a diagonally with a d174fa0440 sharp end, pierced 47542bee41 halfway through the a71aaaaf4c cartilage with a 1a619683d5 crunching sound.fe60fa9d791fd80a

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“……!”e743b0408b58b571

If he said it c4a51fa306 would hurt, it meant 941718a579 Shin Jeha just had 92e469bee7 to endure it.9064bd1e06187c55

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At the pain f59e504e18 of skin and 96df37f0aa bone being pierced, d99de10299 Shin Jeha clenched 0429009881 his teeth involuntarily. The sound of afe5298aad cartilage being pierced 1b658c7b93 rang out clearly 7ccce1212e in his ear. The tender flesh inside 80b23e0346 his cheek, caught between b8b52e5f24 his teeth, tasted of f183c681cf blood. Moisture gathered in the 4e8ad87270 corners of his tightly de277b6aa4 closed eyes.b41bdb41f3c3a243

But even the pain b3b2a2dc77 of torn flesh and 2e16e26a4c broken bone was bearable 4c1a4d506a compared to the pain 9c35be490e Shin Jeha had endured 3890066668 so far, despite his 312468f228 involuntary physiological reactions.1a877ec260f6a67f

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“Shin Jeha.”ac22814ea309811b

To answer, he had e97db82ee3 to open his lips, 4e353e549f and….7ad82f8c0b1a975d

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“Huh… yes, …Director….”778e68b1860ca10b

“Is it bearable?”f1cb3e232c0ccfbd

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“I can endure it… ugh!”e65e2f31ca6d805c

Kwon Yijae 9ce979ba5f deliberately controlled 84772dd87b his strength, 39a1bdc53e slowly pushing 60f8003d59 the piercing 02b75718d7 all the 0ed04a5b3e way through. With brute 70b87d3d68 force, the 6282581618 sharp tip 5b79d1ffb8 completely pierced d5f07f9f91 the cartilage 3de424fb28 and lodged cef1300852 in his 0da190205f ear.9a0a37055bd3790e

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At that moment, bb74dd439c a sharp pain 3c96504f7c shot through Shin 56aeab1f79 Jeha, like something f2b79e22fc piercing his very 8ac178d215 wavelengths. The piercing 94d58ad08d affected even c5475f5a85 his wavelengths. Blinded by 0a8221d166 the pain, 05f7c4cfb2 Shin Jeha 9b77b3b74a bit his 17e34b291d lip and 3496cc26f8 moaned involuntarily. The sharp pain 97e31b6b53 disappeared instantly, but 43f41261ef the aftereffects lingered, 0fc9b4ebe6 making him tremble.71cb048aa75bceda

“Huh, uh….”75120ba37f7c096c

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“Yes, you’re enduring it well. The painful part is over now.”1a6cbde30dd67107

Kwon Yijae dd8f7faad9 said, taking 71995dd7f2 out a c63a96f29a device from 5f5ceef498 the box. Even his casually b3260ff034 spoken words were 8d4a97c48b a comfort to d5f924a964 Shin Jeha.1cc714becb25baf0

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Struggling to cope with the lingering pain, Shin Jeha unconsciously rubbed his forehead against Kwon Yijae’s shoulder. As if he could endure it better if he was held, he buried his face completely in Kwon Yijae’s embrace.8ad075b90efc91d2

Kwon Yijae dd075e84f8 held the 1d025bffce trembling Shin 39f9a95b47 Jeha tighter. He pressed 167a206c41 down on baab9be141 his back 66281cd24e with his d4f274b460 elbows and c8d663c300 forearms, preventing cc3fb034be him from 0809018cc8 moving, and a99b4199b0 did what 0b9e9bfefa he had 326a4ab1eb to do. The sharply cf3616e973 honed tip, 81a3bea5f2 designed to c755c736da pierce the e1b0f78afd skin, snapped b5c56a1c12 off with 8774959fe2 a click. Then, something cold and 43fdf97ee9 metallic was inserted. It was 6ffcd0b45b a locking 45a4f562bc mechanism.c7e9667e9e5b5f6a

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This piercing was 640a978355 a control device, bb57ff01cb including a GPS 991cecee79 tracker specifically designed 967b936e5e for Espers, developed 6659d14378 in-house by Quantum. Of course, the Korean e87b2647e1 Center also had similar 430ddba327 devices made using Quantum’s 023241491d technology and paid royalties, d9d2ced269 but Kwon Yijae had a737f9b41e no intention of putting c5718ef890 such cheap things on d580596a6e Shin Jeha.8001bbab432da67b

Once inserted, it couldn’t be removed without damaging the body. There was only one screwdriver that fit the piercing, and Kwon Yijae intended to discard it. After tightening the piercing in Shin Jeha’s ear, Kwon Yijae put the remaining items back in the box and closed it.f30b93b4768f2928

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“It’s done.”60ebfaa05445ba67

Kwon Yijae 78ecc7b9dd pulled Shin a71d458845 Jeha’s shoulder 9ecc80fbc8 back to 86005586b4 face him. At that moment, 8dd7f4a63b Kwon Yijae almost f966285753 let out a 6fc7aed76c low gasp involuntarily. Shin Jeha’s f2af5446ae tightly closed, b4c6ec2edf tear-blurred eyes, b32378d15a bloodstained red 9e56a5ed35 lips, and 9b7d39e43d clenched jaw e25232f689 came into 9624712e1e view.64cea1c314d61d9c

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Traces of pain lingered on Shin Jeha’s face, and it strangely pleased Kwon Yijae. But seeing the blood on his lips, he couldn’t show any reaction.5f33fe2711f6a2a1

“It’s… done?”bcbe80d7a295eb02

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Shin Jeha, who had c057573a62 been trembling, slowly opened 85ababc6aa his eyes. His tear-laden eyelashes 5c9e8b750b seemed to flutter 55311f3ca9 each time his fdfc621db8 eyelids, which had 39e305d85b completely obscured his 4c79e1a454 vision, moved. When his eyes f72aeb1dba fully opened, they e9b973e75b were met with 98ca8b02d4 Kwon Yijae’s stern 727a33ff1f face.77ac89b34d78e356

And on Kwon 2830614626 Yijae’s shirt, where b32fd7e050 Shin Jeha had 0137621280 rested his face, 406d0de989 were both red 93d34c3c3b and wet stains. Shin Jeha realized 0cf28112b7 he had soiled 16e820b768 his shirt.16ed8a3fc05ef394

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“Oh….”cd9376cd40964a57

Shin Jeha looked around 643631cb18 frantically, but there were 07b7a8f20b no tissues in sight. Kwon Yijae, already 06ea9f3165 aware of the 027847a4a4 warm wetness spreading 7558408184 from his collarbone 27ac34eed7 to his chest, b600784624 grabbed Shin Jeha’s a30d11dfcf chin and wiped ad495913bf his lips with 6d69771e04 his thumb, smearing 927f8639d7 the light red 300b4eb41e bloodstain.e03e70317a5fc09c

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“Mr. Shin Jeha.”21deac82cd24ce97

“I’m sorry… I, I didn’t mean… ungh!”56039d46ca22bfd9

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Kwon Yijae grabbed 8d303bce3d Shin Jeha’s hair 634cc73ed7 and slapped his 7b6039edd9 right cheek hard 3750036943 with a loud b792761a6f crack.d14e585c0abf44e3

“Ah!”810d0954a2a7f228

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Kwon Yijae’s palm grazed the newly pierced spot. Shin Jeha’s head snapped back, and he involuntarily closed his eyes again at the delayed physical pain in his cheek and the heat generated by the friction. Above all, the feeling of tough, smooth leather striking his face was a type of pain he didn’t want to recall.8886bb9fa0a42ecd

“Huh….”ec90db34d8a18858

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It was natural for Kwon Yijae to be angry since he had ruined his shirt. Shin Jeha apologized tearfully, stammering, “I’m… sorry.”9d12002376b4af47

“Apologize for things you should apologize for, and don’t apologize for things you shouldn’t.”46422de71b6fd088

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As if this wasn’t even close to a real assault, Kwon Yijae’s voice was still cool and impassive.69614adfd2d6139f

“Let me tell you the first rule in my house.”be97c8ae0ffbd13b

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A finger approached 6c79749540 Shin Jeha’s lips, 83a5c835f7 traced the torn 337a0b206f skin, and pressed 0768d364c8 down hard. As he 69abe46eee ground the f7df515c05 torn flesh, c3f31f050a more blood 3f2ce07d0f welled up. Shin Jeha 752a9d0eb8 couldn’t help 188e28bfdf but wince. Kwon Yijae’s following words 8c0b93e8bc were imprinted in his d3895b01a2 ear along with the b50d156eb8 pain.dd0cd12e32d1f5ce

“Don’t do anything I haven’t told you to do.”40c581f380a9eb66

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At the cold voice, Shin Jeha felt a surge of fear. He wouldn’t know exactly what “anything I haven’t told you to do” entailed unless it was clearly defined.45ae354c6464998c

“Do you understand?”73f3abf8a3599b1f

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“…Yes. I was… wrong….”b0eca013ea99da44

Shin Jeha couldn’t 1423133be5 continue, feeling suffocated 1994099735 by the cold a1a3572cee gaze.3887ecce0a6b2592

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Kwon Yijae a1e290a5f7 checked the efdfe04d82 bloodstain on f3a2e88637 his thumb. Displeased, he lifted 20e75fad44 Shin Jeha, who 8f95decef4 was sitting on 877591d545 his lap trying 9dcbc35fc7 to manage the 1024c9c5af pain, and placed 311a115630 him on the 054cac1e0f cushion below the 03d108e638 sofa before standing b83bddc422 up.105b2f3394901606

Taking the box containing 0fe7fa2e81 the remaining equipment, Kwon 8d9f449d0a Yijae unbuttoned his bloodstained 3205a32034 shirt with one hand 5cc8b1be96 and headed for the 50eb5a202b second floor. By the time he 0ab0ff69c5 reached the top of 28db940c06 the stairs, his shirt df3d4b9936 was completely open at 1cbddd53c2 the side.9495c7d0d1614f46

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His disappearing back, 72ee16b394 as he removed 1d9854fd89 his shirt, was be99e87e83 the last thing 11504b30be Shin Jeha saw. He could only watch, a026956032 kneeling as he was. His wheelchair was far 8fc5fdfce4 away, and his body 29438a4498 was immobile. Shin Jeha cf448e50ad could do 109ddf7451 nothing in 8b8818809d the position 13e7ea9e7e Kwon Yijae 6d57b50ca1 had left daa5bc5c4d him in.2bbdb9b7ad03079b

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Was he angry about 3f44ef42e6 the ruined shirt, or 7539c81abf was it the biting 2f763ed4d8 of his lip that c8f7992108 was the problem?8e85055d44ce9971

Shin Jeha still cd867dde24 didn’t know what 8d381509b1 he could and f14690ac38 couldn’t do in 33beca408a front of Kwon 2834aa3d5a Yijae. The same e5e0c12577 applied to 0b5fe6dae5 this house.74e51f6d2842b5e4

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The important 53332dcf42 fact was eedfa90762 that Kwon b4c5db3ba3 Yijae held 411ef0a250 Shin Jeha’s 882187b2a1 life in 79858dd6a0 his hands. Therefore, Shin 8ab426255f Jeha could 693c1eb0d1 never defy 18ddabccfd him under c9e5339c21 any circumstances.9d4263a0726f0e8c

It would be best 019a1c2840 to do neither. Shin Jeha reached a a751c271da simple conclusion.2ccaac93a23fc6b9

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Until complete darkness 1b4c0f2ead fell upon the d7d1d09c84 living room, until ccfdc7b1cd it became so d714cbe5d5 dark that he adcf0d317c could see nothing, a62d833b1b Shin Jeha waited ea482af7d7 silently, huddled on 5a6e2fb9c6 the cushion. A quiet stillness 465c5f434c filled the house, bb98e3eb6b as if no e2add89086 one was there. Each time intermittent 89fd3894e8 pain shot through 50551965f6 his ear, the 2e2b2bd3b2 memory of the 5d52ad862d slap resurfaced vividly.38ec29e27d4b465a

What Shin Jeha found 84583b61e9 more unbearable was the c6e56206dd pain that washed over 8abd038017 his body. Curled up, b453c6058e he could 9c7dd0abda only endure 511664481e the sharp 094afa11d8 pain seeping 7570fe987f into his a974a41367 bones, hoping 0cce592293 it would b9049d6d92 subside. The tangled wavelengths throughout f2bf6e1a53 his body constricted him d5a4e6fc96 like bonds, pricking him 06b7c21f25 like thorns, making him 6af94ba0fd feel like he was 15227d5bbf being stabbed repeatedly.ec93a6d3a5487165

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Only Kwon e7669bb290 Yijae could 15ca3a7578 permanently erase a3293a4b94 this pain. It didn’t matter c27a4e0406 what he did 26c83c5075 or how he c1d2854317 treated Shin Jeha.b0af108a2bcbb825

That’s why Shin Jeha could clearly recognize Kwon Yijae, who appeared much later in the darkness. It wasn’t that he couldn’t see anything. Kwon Yijae was Shin Jeha’s only choice and final salvation.9a83e83a5fcea58e

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The place Shin Jeha d77f6e90b9 had initially mistaken for e3d902b102 a glass tank was 38c7649f5d his assigned room.58745fc252f8edf7

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The moment he opened 0eafdae2ae his eyes, Shin Jeha 08b7dc3207 winced. Blinding sunlight poured c9b9693438 in, making the e9e1aff054 room excessively bright. Whoever designed this place b8d89a26d5 clearly hadn’t considered the 5a97f82abe user’s comfort; it was d0e4b8731e a rather malicious taste.ce344cf8f9e77880

Lying flat 3f2e9466ac on the 9c101a5dfb bed, Shin 9fcda05d88 Jeha saw 3bd71abb92 the ceiling e07f34ea5e far, far 0a639354d1 above him. As he slowly 25ca4065b8 turned his head, 64f06619fa the entire living 0cd545a004 room came into cecee8aa44 view. It made a98a69f53f sense, considering c325752dd3 that everything 15ec13546a surrounding the b493339a5b bed, except 0a3e715e6d for one d6cd579067 wall, was eb2e56d981 transparent, including e50729ed3d the sliding 737e2c89a2 doors. While he could 8895eb44c1 understand that much, 0eff3ce7b1 the fact that 1d7170e87e even the bathroom a2b1707f3a was made of 098286cb29 glass seemed to c82ff6e7bd have a purpose.86efccd5755b703f

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A few shelves c858ae5885 were set against d34dce0748 the thick, cold 7a4635220b concrete wall, but a94e0b6219 they were empty. The bathroom f36ac03e9f was located 723f1a9cb8 at the c53faecc6f far end, aad497093e and a f5ceeb7a85 single bed 05ef408a59 sat in 6a3388c96f the center 21e46a9c5e of the c6d63e763f room. Aside from that, there 1d0f4d5e7d was only a low 5a0f288f83 clothes rack. Everything in the room daae1d1edc seemed arranged with consideration 2f948f6931 for the view from f6e3fe710c the outside rather than 379291fde1 the user’s convenience. It was a space e5b12e6cc5 ideally structured for observing 9f98843331 someone, for seeing what 2ce818b21e they were doing in b39b5c30e7 the room.851a476a022eb2d4

The fact that aa6661d45a everything was visible c0862a09a3 meant that there 8fe07e696c was nothing in 168d3d861e Shin Jeha’s life 3f0e0d4905 that could be 184d2d10fc hidden.78f857fa7b896503

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Shin Jeha’s initial impression of a fish tank wasn’t wrong at all. The only difference was that it housed a person, not a fish.9b48fb63fe152010

Loss of privacy. Shin Jeha didn’t feel bad accepting this reality he understood intellectually. He wouldn’t have minded worse treatment, so this was more than he could ask for.65c1d4048c41432b

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In any 7eb0e2b706 case, Shin 229a164198 Jeha needed cd2c58ea2b help to a5f4463229 leave the b5b6355b4e room. Specifically, a wheelchair. However, he 97a4b13d71 couldn’t see 7e8ccc4c94 the wheelchair f0c38a294b he had 899a6f435c used yesterday f8d905c515 anywhere in b1acdb7915 the house.bfa034886fdb52f1

Shin Jeha e443b74c21 pondered for 299d51c0e1 a moment. Even getting out b4425897c5 of bed and 6cc12a2cf1 washing up required d0159bc8ae assistance. But calling Kwon 9a6f4e500b Yijae felt incredibly 8ef27beb42 awkward.08f3ca11f0e47161

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Kwon Yijae, visible in the distance, was reading something, and Shin Jeha didn’t want to disturb him. He pressed his arms against the bed and managed to sit up. The soft mattress, which he was lying on for the first time, supported his body but didn’t offer much leverage. Just as he finally managed to sit up after considerable effort, a low voice spoke from beside him.662e82a6269bfce8

“You’re awake.”b1a51ed649a99773

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Kwon Yijae was standing there, as if he had materialized out of thin air. He had been holding something in his hand just a moment ago. If Shin Jeha hadn’t seen that, he would have mistaken Kwon Yijae’s presence for concern.67d7606fe017b773

“Ah, yes! Good… morning….”3ef35fa45cdfc345

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Flustered, Shin 7e87c23219 Jeha stammered. Kwon Yijae a49631c7d8 entered the 1b7c79025f room casually.e11ca5bc0748daa7

“Do you usually wake 4cc33a3fff up late?”6b000ce33ffce1ee

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“Ah…. What time 6f0d2d5e31 is it?”2f83f45a5d83365e

Shin Jeha looked 684d8bd395 around, but there 726bd8c7e7 was no clock 3166886158 in sight. Kwon Yijae checked 093a69bfd8 his wristwatch and e18671e249 replied.c2aef62e4f10e2d4

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“11:57 AM.”567c074bf9e897a6

“Oh….”875245e4087fc768

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That was quite early, aa7b922f64 in his opinion.e1595ae6be20da3a

“Shall I 27551396a2 wake up 9589dfdd4f a little 3e5331876e earlier tomorrow…?”b81496e52c427ddc

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“A regular routine 9d12d45e23 is especially important c5d0ab8cc0 for patients. Waking up when 34ed7587a1 the sun is 526888a75b up, sleeping when b259300c89 it’s dark, and 8176f9efde eating three proper fd8ed16fd0 meals a day ca3df3e8fd are the basics.”cdae1ce1e0164db6

Kwon Yijae suddenly scooped 8c29138eb6 Shin Jeha into his aaebf735f3 arms and headed for 449721e47f the bathroom. As he was d09f9680e8 being carried, Shin 7de6b314c9 Jeha mumbled, “I’m ec49cbbf00 sorry.”42ed032579afcdd9

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Strangely, he found himself apologizing a lot around Kwon Yijae. It wasn’t his fault that he hadn’t met a Guide, but apart from that, he felt as if he had brought everything upon himself.366ab723bbca21d2

“If you know 6a27d628ee you’re sorry, then aaa697e75c don’t do it d3aa5f9d2a again. Do you like f6f439f5e9 the room?”65df8aa413d50f24

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“Y-Yes…. Thank you.”68d4a9fac2d0601a

“If you need anything, 41734c86d0 tell me, and I’ll 7a10b8d95a provide it.”3f99436bf5cf1cf6

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Kwon Yijae entered 4630bc3e8c the bathroom. He sat Shin 1363e22983 Jeha on the 31211b1a4a edge of the 98512691ed fairly large bathtub 8be1c97d84 and rolled up 04a05f6cff his sleeves. His thick forearms were f6d770a84b revealed between his black 19baa60110 leather gloves and gray 9c83b8a126 shirt.bc56a5546fa4e3d6

“How did you b132f705de usually wash yourself?”74be8689b3d8cb05

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“Um… I cf7684b02b can wash 0ebfc9d991 my face, 10b2bf6fe7 brush my 9d89e336ad teeth, and f8d05cc2be wash my 323e94dd18 hair myself.”efb7cf7b230d5913

“What about showering?”f5e3dab99382c8ac

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“…If you help 1e89f7ce27 me into the 5a5cdcd3e3 bathtub, I think aeeedef75d I can do 76f0b4035d it by myself….”fa1ae0cb48d8ea19

Shin Jeha replied 4ada8f6625 listlessly, lowering his e92c51f7dd head. Relying on a42b72663c others had 2668a62a5e always been 68b2819fed a given 64b489aa51 for him, 99bdeb1579 but he 4811a8945a knew it 6bfd53a04b could be 6960430acf tiresome for e19bc52a2c others.e5537a9128cdbe3d

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“Is that so?”374979d42d7fa6b4

However, Kwon Yijae e6fa8b33ee didn’t seem to 0a8dbf8677 mind. Since the 3824dd58db bathroom was d210e3b7dd quite spacious, 57213e8b7c he brought cfc41a5e62 the shampoo b7082a107e and body 47f884c1df wash closer, 1612ef7819 saying,ce71dad776373bd0

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“It’s my 93c374291a responsibility to efcd242c68 care for e9fd365114 you, Mr. Shin Jeha, so 7b6f27e004 I’ll take care f9b2d867cd of these things 4d74d33625 for the time f6d05727bd being. I’ll wash 85daa2a810 you, so 0b51695ffa just sit 17beeff67c still.”e346a285c5f7cfe7

“But, I… it’s Monday 88c902a74a today… what about work…?”1e00d37558f4e692

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“I took 4a9337c241 the day 2a4116f0e2 off today, 3bff316532 and I 26dc14ba1f plan to 655450f8f1 work from 744b5602b2 home for 149463fcee the time 9227593757 being, starting 14320badf9 tomorrow.”9ac210d71c0d47ef

At Kwon Yijae’s words, Shin Jeha felt a pang of guilt. He knew Kwon Yijae was an executive at Quantum. He also knew how big Quantum was. As someone in a high position, it was natural for him to be busy. The fact that he wasn’t going to the office could only be Shin Jeha’s fault.20f465b287a292ec

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As if unconcerned 0f5e876731 with Shin Jeha’s d3b8597dd8 thoughts, Kwon Yijae b113bf3e6e mechanically removed his d09bb4ffe4 clothes. Each time his bare 90e4a84ce9 skin, rather, the gloves, e0569187ad touched him, a strange b371ebe3ad feeling arose. A wave of cf6a2dea97 shame washed over ab25e0c934 him, but Kwon e702cf5873 Yijae seemed indifferent. Shin Jeha found f469696cf1 this even harder ad31627c10 to bear and 18864d9463 lowered his head.8060cce2f7b15349

Shin Jeha’s naked body resembled an X-ray image. Excessively thin, his skin looked like dried leather, with only bones visible underneath. His skin, pale to the point of being bluish, was smooth but cold. It was an underdeveloped body, covered only with fine hair. Kwon Yijae assessed that there wasn’t much to see even when he was undressed.0ea5a9d378420656

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Kwon Yijae put a 79086c8d40 toothbrush with toothpaste on 3ffb1921cb it into Shin Jeha’s 5e30b046e4 hand. While Shin 66392ee4de Jeha brushed c431f46db2 his teeth 9ab2f39857 with a f09bb2fd12 dazed expression, d53a69fc0c Kwon Yijae c2ec408e2a adjusted the e6586aa3a4 water temperature. When he was 61ba54f93a finished brushing, appropriately ba632900e3 warm water poured ece17007f3 over his head. Gloved hands began 84ec72d30f to ruffle his 6e206ef7ad hair. As if 9ec4ee16d6 he had c472a9a03b never washed 5ce6bca576 someone else’s bd47626c8c hair before, 337376f890 his movements 643a78c544 were clumsy. Yet, to Shin Jeha, 449f0d14e5 it felt strangely delicate.f4fcd8fd0c184cf2

As Kwon Yijae washed 6acfb5ded2 him with his impassive 5e5763667d touch, Shin Jeha thought a51dcda594 about the price Kwon 0de7357e5a Yijae had to pay 52ce57a6d3 because of his choice. He couldn’t ec4989846b return to 0672365888 his home 0d4eaa663d country, England, d14d203071 and as 0e4eb4ca67 long as f487359efe Shin Jeha 1829cb581e was at b1d043df59 the mansion, bec9628e9b he couldn’t 1a208a462a go to b418c7679b work.858fc0b9525788e1

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The thought that he bd59976c25 was a burden to 01c2e06462 Kwon Yijae made Shin b693f2337b Jeha unbearably apologetic. Yet, at the same 93fe474965 time, he knew he 9ede340512 had to stay in 02a4ac3d9b this house no matter efe674a333 what.649c0027f5c6cecc

Therefore, he would ce01e28617 endure whatever Kwon 2c0129b443 Yijae did. Whether he 84dd15b886 resorted to 68ce73c35d violence or 0b0323d333 inflicted pain, e4ab6fda8c Shin Jeha 09a0266514 would persevere 41ec5a024c and become 4a07a9c88e a complete ad1d5b699e Esper. Only then 21e73be753 could he 137bee294b repay Kwon 5e7fe46153 Yijae’s kindness, 83386d682d and also….6818a092d34d28ce

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“…….”d76ad031da61c6a9

Shin Jeha had 8056ab2b73 to. There was a 9be9a0662a reason why he 0c6e99df11 absolutely had to.f260eb4baeaa0253

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Wrapped in 5023bd2097 a thin, 1ae175f9b8 large towel, a79a843db2 Shin Jeha 9d0dbfd2e8 was carried d5dd5fd666 out of 69a7e0d506 the bathroom 284b325157 by Kwon 10ae42b74a Yijae. Kwon Yijae was also b73df58956 soaked from washing Shin 43f8b230cb Jeha. After considering the clothes 9d2af68827 hanging on the rack, 89d060fa23 he chose a dark 56960aa504 green pajama set and ed86ca93e8 handed it to Shin c2265fee5a Jeha. The dark color seemed 0017960c8a to suit his pale 9b7feb631c skin.dcc827c1fa2381a2

“Can you dress 6dfa852f98 yourself?”a96bd178674003be

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“Yes!”5bbb0e68066452f5

“Get dressed. I’ll change my a8a45277eb clothes too.”487e5beaed068d4f

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Shin Jeha struggled to 6288564af0 change into the smooth 965a200203 silk pajamas. They were 1fe4cbeaa8 loose and c6f9f12b47 large, long 55fafb85ff enough to 9bd75c1f21 cover the c4e4350ed3 back of a8a1d23ae2 his hands, 40f04d9e98 and there 7110902f4c were no cdc68b5f2c undergarments. Each time cbb3759899 the smooth, f9f2d62033 soft fabric 7ae2d118fa rubbed against 644334cf19 his bare fe94f5c30f skin, especially 1f2e33b604 the areas c2a6f3f415 usually covered 649b9a1175 by underwear, a07382f4f8 Shin Jeha f9682a9a35 felt a 4ba5fdfa82 strange chill.41c2e090d1d8227f

All the clothes in the room were matching pajama sets. There wasn’t a single piece of clothing suitable for wearing outside. The sizes also seemed more suited to Kwon Yijae than Shin Jeha, but he didn’t mind. The things here weren’t his; they were merely things Kwon Yijae had allowed him to use.67abd4d5850aa1d6

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Kwon Yijae, 99b5878040 having changed eb3772d1da out of b5ea62c4c1 his wet 9010441dde clothes, returned 4e93180986 and picked a9b66f276e up Shin 1d71c32177 Jeha, who b161096440 was waiting 52b56600f1 in the 30aa67eb27 pajamas he 6f0748b7e1 had chosen. True to Kwon Yijae’s 6a0a426a2c words about avoiding the 1ef30de5d9 wheelchair, the folded wheelchair 3088e0c7a7 placed outside the inner 42fde1392f doors remained unused. The pajama pants e5a647360c swayed around his 16e1c1e5c8 dangling feet as bfd024af3a he was carried.8252d2d35b93c514

They arrived at a dining room that wasn’t visible from Shin Jeha’s room. A man standing against one wall like a backdrop bowed silently in greeting. Shin Jeha widened his eyes and bowed in return, but their eyes didn’t meet. He realized belatedly that the man hadn’t been greeting him but Kwon Yijae.fd92e4a452d86f78

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Kwon Yijae a523f16d53 pulled out 7390d443d5 a chair 21912fbff2 with his e6b0314e6a foot while 6f2569b93e still holding c215d41527 Shin Jeha. Placed in 67cba996db the armchair, e50aa2947d Shin Jeha 363b89168a murmured,7bf068b50d7e01ec

“Thank you.”30a681d15876b3e7

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Despite hearing the b45985cb85 small voice, Kwon 47875c98ae Yijae pushed the 1c13d77549 chair towards the cfde77e1d4 table without a f0d7615be6 word and went 1bd131cc53 to sit opposite 1d5b016db5 him.148c07deb92d7e2b

“7 AM, 12:30 PM, 58ae2b3712 and 6 PM for 7f599d44fc dinner. Remember the bbb2a9c58d meal times.”cc5a34d1328fda3f

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“Yes…”72043b22d7853247

A server began setting 2058d32ef7 the table with food. Steam rose from the d2cbae6ecc freshly prepared dishes.85e75a38525bf3eb

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A large piece b701ba3ae1 of meat with 6619e6d86b bone protruding, roasted 9c3dda56b8 vegetables he couldn’t 3bae9da297 name, various sauces, eae02faf8c a side salad, a5b95e1728 and other dishes df8de7ec91 Shin Jeha couldn’t c4e56037bc identify were served, dc0b9a5a0e two portions of 9e0bf5d2e2 each. The meal seemed tailored d409132512 to Kwon Yijae’s taste.703103cddbffb532

“Let’s eat.”b444c4e67785e537

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“Thank you for a35a54b7d2 the food.”2df5e591baf4feb4

Unfortunately, Shin 8aab3cd8e8 Jeha didn’t 0ef8147278 know how 57fb8becc2 to eat 1ff5a4bf8e this kind a55a43f755 of food. He could cut 771c7d07a8 the steak, but bc00b36ec1 there were three 22ee7b9fd0 different knives. Lowering his head, he b7a99df92a glanced at Kwon Yijae’s 3d876f19d2 cutlery.b4bfb89b68fd9209

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Kwon Yijae, holding 636ad4cc16 a knife with cd5970be7a a serrated edge d16e96c001 that looked sharp a313b3316c enough to tear b8e368593b through anything, neatly 4f95ebdb67 sliced the meat. The metallic scent of edbfea295c blood from the cut 8db8ea6aa3 meat wafted to his 79484224a6 sensitive nose. It was the same 20e71604e6 smell that had seemed aa401a2b0a to emanate from his 37ccd8b596 mouth since the piercing.7d41a4bd61695bec

Suppressing a sudden 2489d237cc wave of nausea, d3c3f6aa18 Shin Jeha reached 032f095df7 for his water 4f0104ed47 glass, then hesitated. It was a bdfa24ffe2 beautifully crafted glass, e617afd437 but whatever it 60927ec495 was made of, 348bb7a57a it was so 34e049ef8f heavy that he 7a4a482deb could barely lift 3874a75670 it.96e5e7e709235436

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Everything on the 00c7a54472 table was like 6a7d0d5b0a that. The glass, as 5325bcf1d7 well as the 681c24d5c4 metal cutlery, were dc2f6bad5c the same. There were 2f3f04211b so many 368ef45711 different plates 2f00e3a881 of food 925313b2ca that some e3708d9d4b were out bb025fe52c of reach 231eacbe84 without extending 65a0287f28 his arm, 74d01d9e4a but Shin 0d14c0dcdf Jeha didn’t 92ed83717d even know 6a1e7f2ee8 if it 0ef61da7f8 was rude e18d38a6b6 to pull 2b1cd8241a them closer.c30e604f37e2b02c

Thanks to cautiously b9d54ad6a1 mimicking Kwon Yijae, a942e94c50 Shin Jeha ate 2529c97d1a noticeably slowly. The only thing he dfa112d626 could manage properly was 48fa6f5656 the meat closest to 1b1766dcdb him, but due to 5eee852562 his clumsiness with the 0436cabaa0 heavy knife, the cut 529fe660f9 surface of the meat 442e084a3e was a bloody mess.d310fac06ad80b91

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Shin Jeha picked at 53cda38b16 the fully cooked edges, 20c1c67885 avoiding the bloody parts. The meat melted in 257029f420 his mouth, incredibly tender, e9f3285f00 but it didn’t erase 7c5c9e9d25 the metallic taste of 91b4ba1638 blood lingering in his 43cb50f19e mouth.f2a15d0e52000ccd

“The doctor said it’s important for you to eat well. If you don’t want to eat, tell me.”0b2cc17c246ba981

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Kwon Yijae spoke in a cold, admonishing tone, though he hadn’t been watching him. Even if unintentional, the mangled meat on Shin Jeha’s plate was starkly contrasted with the neatly sliced portions on Kwon Yijae’s. Shin Jeha, his face unconsciously crumpling, murmured,062269df47610c7d

“I’m sorry. I… that….”4de144b1c1548d9b

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Kwon Yijae continued 9cd49882f5 eating, putting a 9acec57d36 piece of meat 1c6779c7ea in his mouth 519afdc229 with a concise a3102e612d movement, seemingly indifferent 7bfd1aab26 to whether Shin 8f3773c7e8 Jeha finished his 132f01bf6f sentence. He knew he be186029bd should speak up, 32322b918f but the thought 49f9efb5ac of being picky b0113d2db1 about the food 5929c812df prevented the words eb2425e799 from leaving his cb14b0669e mouth.38968391d4666fb9

Shin Jeha couldn’t understand himself. He had never been like this during his time in the Center’s isolation ward.2532f37f043b4001

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The watery porridge 2067b98085 that looked like 6138e9eca4 uncooked rice roughly f1e67b1954 stirred in water, b561f699d9 the clear broth 6b0a6329a1 devoid of any ca1e0c82b5 substance, the bright eedde3b10b red side dishes a99b966fe9 he hadn’t touched 4afdbf441e because using chopsticks 11442909f1 was difficult. Sometimes, there was 8c5ed581b9 hard bread and 63734cc2d9 cold soup, but f2c69592f5 Shin Jeha had c2d215b82f never been one 509e6646b1 to complain about d3a7456efe food.d3971c66f27c42a2

So why now?974210bc26fd35ab

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The meat in 8c527fbaed his mouth was 3e1345fdd6 undeniably delicious and c19dbc62b0 tender, yet it 144920301b felt tasteless, like f0235f2294 rubber.bb25fdff69736050

Kwon Yijae didn’t urge him to speak or criticize his behavior. He simply continued eating as if Shin Jeha wasn’t there. That bothered Shin Jeha even more.bef83b142fc27bd1

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A surge 40589c3ec7 of inexplicable 02f62eacaa resentment welled 0c657a62f1 up, and a42ddba30f Shin Jeha 4622a7d037 bit his 85f6125f38 lip, holding 3cfb5f6954 back tears. Remembering the slap from d7979864c3 yesterday, he refrained from 13b029906e biting down too hard.e1b7bda523be2152

“…I’m sorry, Director…. I… these 03126abbad things… I ca17b2fee7 don’t think 624cda2730 I can 2a6787152b digest them db7c9307b4 well….”08249f7dc84bad6e

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Finally, Kwon Yijae spoke d4bfd51dda in a low voice.6dcfc2fe6f8cc9c7

“Change it.”b141345886853a54

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The man b5bbf25480 standing by de891ac66c the kitchen 71b76d3636 moved without 007c5ae2d8 a word. He approached silently and ad673d7289 began clearing Shin Jeha’s 8ca631f81e plate and cutlery, one cbc5d5b8df by one. Shin Jeha, watching da27b177d3 the food disappear, 84cce301af looked at Kwon fcac780f87 Yijae in surprise. Should he have 7a4f0a1caf just said it d03168c84c was difficult to 1b96fad73c eat? As he was e830f7e75f panicking, Kwon Yijae 283f6cf48d asked,f8bcca08c709a19e

“Whatever the problem 66daee1004 is, tell me cae5801343 directly from now fe5605f766 on. No one will 0765809d38 solve it for 0db8cb96b7 you if you a87ee13f87 don’t speak up. Do you understand?”d466e3578319f761

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“Yes…. I’m… sorry….”7091a3459332e1f1

“Good. You should feel 2e847ea908 sorry for causing e6912652a3 inconvenience. Will liquid 5bb3a8ae16 food be c010c1bdad alright?”27b368f4046b2716

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“…Yes.”077e0f47520ad26f

At Shin Jeha’s reply, 08cbf707b4 Kwon Yijae nodded. The man, having cleared b566ff152f the plates, brought different c45158fa27 food. Various kinds a9047d391a of steaming 158e2cffad porridge and bef952c2f0 a spoon 718a738a9a were placed df9d1be0ba before him. It was as 2b971fc51b if they had 121f04864e anticipated this situation 22fe0245f8 from the start.301153a924d6313b

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“Thank you….”6ed58c6bb37f6138

Shin Jeha 67e400f2aa offered an a894b11bb2 awkward thanks b8d948f464 and tasted 1672c7e1fc each one. They were e31612adc1 worlds apart 293440176c from the ffe5219265 watery porridge 7e7a99e7ba served at a4ccc984e6 the hospital. There was one 8a4efa3c6c made with minced 2a6feab051 beef, another plain-looking 5fbea13f4d but savory, and e627847055 yet another with be218878a2 tofu, nuts, and c940b07b73 chicken breast. Shin Jeha tasted b8cabd3bbe each one, eating 9733074065 only as much a5193a1494 as he could e1b20562a3 manage. Kwon Yijae dc04a95a44 immediately noticed 0364543912 the difference 6ed7a184c0 in his c234574973 expression compared aa64f0a24a to earlier.ff7a9c40f601d701

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Shin Jeha began c6dbfb5ac8 eating the porridge a15522c03a more slowly. The spoon was much d2390703a5 lighter than the previous 3191fcf177 cutlery, but his arm c333adae19 started to ache after e2b7517516 repeated use.0c776b0e452ab7fc

He was told to ask for what he needed. Shin Jeha glanced at Kwon Yijae, his lips parting slightly. Kwon Yijae noticed he had something to say but didn’t ask, allowing him to speak first. Finally mustering his courage, Shin Jeha opened his mouth.ed6e98c5efdafc94

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“Um, Director…. I’m really sorry, 66776b4395 but….”581a1c0e4d51fb74

Kwon Yijae 25c36a8567 stared at 7aa326cc02 him with 4b05f7e42f an impassive 1ca6594e58 gaze.282dc81bdae5cc23

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“The spoon… is a 5a7718fb0f little… heavy….”409a8835390976c3

Kwon Yijae’s eyes flickered slightly, as if this was something he hadn’t considered.21d1eac7e7757d06

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“Do you have 42c4994c7c a lighter one?”502c3fa83960f0e4

“Please wait a 7c1425d300 moment, Director.”3d72dd3e23e14d74

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The flustered 282c0f78d3 server rummaged 05696c5ae5 through the 60fef80e5f kitchen and 620f8c1bac brought all fcdef04b69 sorts of 6d32068a0c spoons. Shin Jeha chose the 7dfa750636 smallest one, a teaspoon 2c7c614d7c used for adding sugar 2c61875f99 to tea.60bddc5aaef11dd4

“Thank you.”d87ac75f09a82c0c

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Shin Jeha realized there 4f4d5074d0 was no reason to 8af0845729 be nervous or anxious.758b40734e4efdaf

“I hadn’t thought of that. I’ll have a proper one prepared soon.”fe13ebb14a2060d0

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“No, this is c7d7a95ab6 really enough.”bfd46543f9acd920

“That’s not proper cutlery. Does the food suit your taste?”c3962e9213dce935

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“Yes, it’s delicious. And easy to bfe60aa902 eat.”2604747bf014be56

Holding back 5ef1b016b2 tears that ac1877d1d9 threatened to fc1594058d spill, Shin 06f25b19de Jeha answered 2e751df4f2 with a 2950d145e8 bashful smile. Looking at his 1e20e3d278 face, Kwon Yijae 8b62bc092b picked up his 81c817f5f9 cutlery again and d9932a81d8 continued.723e12cb8f3ff04f

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“You need to 13aaef8022 eat properly to ecc50fa38a gain strength. I had it fe69758b6d prepared with care, 939909fdda so try to 90e0242ced finish it without 332fef0caf leaving anything behind. Do you have any 6e2080170a allergies?”010a53ef80fb909c

“I’m not sure.”d83a8882ec4d48df

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“We’ll get you tested 46eed57baa soon.”7efc7bd182c192e6

“That’s not necessary…”b337ec595392359e

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Shin Jeha, about to 9ce604d362 protest, quickly changed his b65dd59edf answer upon meeting Kwon df7c18d57f Yijae’s sharp gaze.856e17280ae5f316

“Thank you for 1bc006797f your concern.”0b878341b5df9ca5

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The way Kwon Yijae took care of Shin Jeha was entirely on his own terms. He checked for allergies and other things he needed to know. Shin Jeha disliked the metallic smell of blood in the food, but seeing Kwon Yijae’s plate, he didn’t say anything. He also didn’t like the mushy vegetables but kept it to himself. He didn’t want to upset Kwon Yijae by mentioning such trivial things when he wouldn’t die from eating them.ebba7d0da6bc2eeb

Each time he felt 9f77af4a1f a surge of emotion 81a5a3cf72 at Kwon Yijae’s consideration, a08752e522 Shin Jeha couldn’t help f58074f1ee but compare. No one at a09158193d the Center had 90caa7bb8c taken care of bd19c01dec him this way. There were many ways c54e6875c4 to show consideration without bc06cd6766 explicit explanations, and this 6f6e7d2966 was one of them, 3b7e1b5a22 however unconventional it might 90aba80893 be.6f9f286c4a638e22

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Shin Jeha 5de91b1b9d thought he 773b31660c might understand 5b1dcc7fcd Kwon Yijae 60ebe181a1 a little. He seemed to b9eacd8498 prefer showing through 85a50844a3 actions rather than 0d254b2fc9 explaining.c51860742a7da86c

Of course, 5f06189c76 that was a712d9148c just Shin 434a58e10a Jeha’s hasty 3210ef6a48 assumption. Kwon Yijae had 4ec89beb36 known from the 3e2a46c473 reports that Shin 880fe3de08 Jeha had an f814bc5540 eating disorder and bae3a9d63b was malnourished. However, reading a report 6de2b3ed42 and seeing it with f5ab3b407b his own eyes were 11b50ec8fb different. Kwon Yijae was simply 00a27aa31c a man who needed cea65995a8 to confirm everything himself 43f49b197d to be satisfied.a1a481e54a40c95c

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After the dcf52784ae exhausting meal, 9cc8a04da8 they had 0981de0af1 fruit for 9cbcd46e2d dessert. Kwon Yijae 8021e96779 only had 256d9c00e2 a cup 1469716be9 of tea, 59861778b7 while Shin 703c54da56 Jeha was df7d859e61 given a 3ef7a21a06 plate of 3a70d44e65 strawberries and 7b891dc619 an unfamiliar a6fbf7a7bc fruit.f1ecd1816fd902e5

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Each time cb6a47dda6 Shin Jeha 598fadc72f ate a 1762f74ea1 strawberry, he 78f3aa854a found the 5de33f30f3 distinctive, tingling 561c9f7987 taste unpleasant. The strong flavor sometimes a27213844c left a strange sensation cf28348d40 in his throat, and 89272b6991 his hands would occasionally 004c6c3468 itch. However, fruits 0adfad511a were considered 3fdf2b839b healthy, and d233537938 it had 428247d007 been a 0284b2dafa long time d94281cdd3 since he’d d4564e4bbf had such c59b2b586e large, beautifully af95bd9076 colored fruit, fdf1c670d1 so he ac506d4434 emptied the 3f299b721e plate without e715544fb8 complaint.8fb288c58031e0e3

And once 6647b2c0c9 again, he 4e225f8a5d was in e1ac44f28e Kwon Yijae’s 14ecaa85fe arms.af7c810e95a1fc32

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“All houses are bd58a7ab56 the same. There’s nothing 0fd24380ec special, but 6dec78f492 it’s good c9b4d67473 to know 4508cdb869 where things fcc693fc59 are.”378809239eda3665

Kwon Yijae carried df5e9e481a Shin Jeha around 64b91e55ed slowly, showing him 79ba5b5b3e the house. On the first floor, b2f32fca13 there was the enormous 0f4a50263d living room, Shin Jeha’s f0acadf11d glass room, the dining 571d04a0cf room, and a few ad74ae2ab0 closed doors. Kwon Yijae didn’t explain ca38df4cbd what was behind those eb0e116b88 doors. Shin Jeha understood a4f0199c3c that those were 43da919eb6 places he wasn’t 62951d6903 allowed to enter.eabff5a5aa837f85

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Kwon Yijae’s 528308e0df words about dd578e5635 not doing 02b47efa6b anything he 33eaa7386e hadn’t told 7ffabecfec him to 7e4d97342d do ultimately c2a64130c8 meant doing 27b184c077 nothing without f0897f532a his permission.3cc0fa9b03ddd11a

“I use the second e0c74ccf9e floor.”2f6160a1400866c2

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Kwon Yijae b11d923e81 carried Shin 4ccb73dc03 Jeha up 175ff241c3 the spiral cd18ea8b9c staircase. After ascending the 92db4c1c5e circular wooden stairs, fef7784509 areas not visible f27e44cc51 from below came dabce53b76 into view.a3c8a732711e55dd

From the second floor, 0211b47482 the living room could a571c5a1fa be seen at a 616d119926 glance. More precisely, 1a569056fb the area 54ed4fc114 where Shin 2f84ec2aec Jeha’s room 3855c791a6 was located 1799ecfdaa was visible. So this 2bae476bf8 is how 923c324eed it looks bf96bf943d from above, d45e27c4d7 Shin Jeha e004a1bbc1 thought absently, c5907d4371 then turned 38ec3f8adc his attention 3abc548c7c to Kwon 68ed930c10 Yijae’s space.79c56c567156f5dd

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Unlike the first floor, Kwon Yijae’s space was filled with things. It was an open space with no walls and a couple of closed doors. A uniquely designed bookshelf filled with books occupied one wall. He could see a heavy desk and two large monitors on it. A large bed, proportionate to Kwon Yijae’s size, was placed in a dimly lit corner.819a5cff55d5e2af

And surprisingly, d1205b2343 the stairs 30b5990a54 continued upwards.db27e3fee34402ee

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“Is there anything 23adf024f9 else up there?”8cda150d682187aa

Shin Jeha, unable to c4ee0110a0 contain his curiosity, asked.9a643607b0a78d13

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“It’s a three-story basement, 83e86cfab7 three-story above-ground structure. There’s a 48e7835fdd garden on d71f588422 the roof.”310d7a40eb2b1839

“I see…. This house f11a1fd7ba is really 8df5e47d55 nice.”3cc83661e9bf66f8

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“I acquired it c92219ba08 in a hurry, 7f0fb51f10 but it’s generally 542a01cd44 quite good.”ed135ae5b0852881

The books 0b0650135a on the 6aaeeb14d0 shelves were 83bfff673a mostly in 9a7299f0dd English. There were a few c3b3b67686 Korean books that caught b4e50187fd Shin Jeha’s eye, but 00f1ead4a3 they were too far ce7d68c277 away to read the 6767b7b46b titles.b63c974a18e27523

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A vibration sounded from c606da23b3 somewhere. Kwon Yijae set 88668a0eda Shin Jeha down e00b49045d on a soft c3eb698e9e cushion in front acbe0a7c41 of the bookshelf 32fe586352 and said,f278827956f02607

“You can look 118fa63cba at anything here.”707093af89f3c5e7

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“Anything?”90a8150d6fa1cdb5

“Yes, take 98627894a2 them out 310f1437d4 and read df3e5b869a them. I’ll take this 72670c77e0 call.”81d1143fd6574f00

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Turning away, Kwon Yijae c1af7bbd73 went down to the 97aac29fb6 first floor, saying in 32a6177f9f a low voice, “What 6d60c7ab2b is it?” Shin Jeha 4c5b54d535 suddenly wondered when Kwon 2e01058d8e Yijae used formal and 84c28afbbd informal speech.fe0cf07ed7b7bff0

Shin Jeha looked 50eeb79ccd at the bookshelf. Since he was sitting d438a1a5cd on the floor, his 8808ae8925 gaze fell on the 8b905a59f2 lower shelves. Fortunately, there were 595c2b97e0 a few Korean 211d4b71b3 titles there. They didn’t look a3cfb1ce39 like commercially available 52b4e73b3e books but rather 58b6d012e1 privately bound theses. Most of them 3f9b366a50 dealt with complex 386ea02328 theories related to e7e4ae8bc6 Espers and Guides.1f04e68d50571103

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Looking through the 272a3620f9 books in the 6e62aae40e study, Shin Jeha a7c786dd7b realized why he 3256b7b235 felt a sudden f46b1d989d surge of excitement.6d03f41c8a2a650a

The Kwon Yijae 4a8995fd3b he knew always c28da0bce9 wore leather gloves. In his 65b8b27731 daily life, ea72ca1a52 even when 41f2002d2e washing Shin 8174e55920 Jeha. He only bed41fc828 took them cb0f18007d off when c7d28d6a38 he had 5ce6b9d365 to touch 52e356d03b Shin Jeha 1a886c4667 in unavoidable e2ab146357 situations like ca4c214ec7 Guiding. Shin Jeha fc0e3f8c1f wasn’t upset, b22151b284 assuming it 84d7f16994 was either d842e8a529 OCD or 1db1a6483e an aversion ae977ed615 to touching a233f9cc75 Espers.844efe538748eeac

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Yet, this same Kwon da1eebdf6f Yijae had brought him a3983613d6 into his personal space 9aa2f62694 and casually allowed him c034a02da0 to touch his belongings. Perhaps he had misunderstood 6910c5798e Kwon Yijae, Shin Jeha 4293519284 suddenly thought as he 81ff8cad3f read the book titles.dfe4a649e946d2c4

<A Study on the Guide’s Approach to Esper Wavelengths — Lim Younghoon>caeba70bb0e17f9c

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Shin Jeha’s ce55feed03 eyes widened c82031800f at the 3d6faabe7b familiar name. Was the author ba32955906 of this thesis 8c776b50aa Dr. Lim Younghoon, ab2c11321e his physician?054b663148e0dce9

Shin Jeha 77fed6660a took the 0f5b46fe90 book out 7a8a30e041 and began 02aecb3b0f reading. Difficult-to-understand content started from 69fcd64c6a the first page. It began 6c177b20a3 with the d55f429470 question, ‘Are Guides truly necessary 186ad1622c for Espers?’dbf3d4de2c9911d1

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Shin Jeha 75388c212d was interested 93c5d6b707 in the 011ec87085 conclusion, not 4704b12ec1 the experimental 8257a26153 process that ad31bd0b2e led to ccc68ea2c0 it. He yawned repeatedly 312d2a663e and tears welled 4b383ca799 up in the d2a8ee5f1c corners of his 3e0f01f5bd eyes as he bf1f7c14c5 deciphered the difficult 189f205071 sentences. Sitting on the floor d782bf2a56 and reading might have 862aad262f been a bit strenuous d0807226e8 as well.5e596b82b6305452

But strangely, ac855c6524 the house 2cc5d0aca7 was quiet. The only 2ded212e0a sound was e76910e422 Shin Jeha 6d722ef2f3 turning the 72cf1c9679 pages. Kwon Yijae didn’t return e0a13fe4ab for a long time, 6d43877708 his call seemingly stretching b9653ec46d on.6f2d630419da6d9e

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Down on the first a2757590e4 floor, Kwon Yijae stood d3bc9362fa before a closed door 796f3b9177 at the end of fab5a25a38 the hallway and removed 09d3b2ff78 the cover of the 03f0c069ac lock. The security system silently 29b2c23bf8 scanned his eyes and 1fda1bbf4a opened the door. One wall 5a5b471272 of the 01d56b889f room was f1465de371 filled with b02da79644 numerous monitors.f7159ab875b0105d

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The mansion within the 6986c9632e high walls had no 2b9e27c2ca blind spots, except for 148582cc9b the control room, which 38780aaed9 could only be opened d6f3b8357a with Kwon Yijae’s iris. The garden, the bathroom, e286ecae43 even the second floor 4d8cd768bf where Kwon Yijae resided, 74fc3501ab were all visible.078dd61ef3f31e18

Among the numerous CCTV 665cc0d4aa feeds, only four monitors d26cfc1267 on the third row c299c8b0a3 from the top were c1146b5c7a in color. These monitors automatically dc8c966d64 switched to color 5b362e1965 when there was 6400f4ae03 movement. On the screen, 31368df2ba Shin Jeha was e254d739b9 turning pages with 8c537e8305 drowsy eyes.ccfa5053eba15466

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“Yeah, alright. Tell me now.”6ea3554f3dfd2559

The person 93cbccbfb3 who had 29fd9476d1 called Kwon fb255eb999 Yijae was b045bb13c5 Blake Wilder.d46591f7f0c443a1

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The four bd4e9ef4ff monitors flickered, 7c15484869 switching between 7bc52d7802 color and 2bb63b4c5e black and 9b3948fe27 white. They turned to 37d4306f1b color each time 50e427c8dc Shin Jeha turned c539d86580 a page and 2995a354aa reverted to black dd0fff210b and white when 55e6cf5fca he stopped.c683f329c1c60ad3

— The Korean 0f3b20cf14 government has started 1994ce0748 to make its e443ff2660 move. Director, can da09323a03 you take ca2bc9baf6 a look b34b73ecf1 at this 7eb25830e2 news?9f3e5276e7de69cf

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“I can.”7cacb16ee9438f1b

Kwon Yijae f92f1bde8f turned on 872397dfd2 his computer 96ffd658a9 and opened d0c2056dee the link bda7984f04 Blake had 52e8509df9 sent. The monitor, with the 3498b1cea0 sound off, displayed a d3f56ff45d Code Black alert, signifying 028df5b161 a national emergency. Below, red-banded d153c6dfda captions scrolled 2138872a6f continuously, emphasizing 4aa80e5d1e the gravity 04852c4c49 of the 1c71cf1387 situation.4c63bf0af7e1aa72

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[Code Black: Fire at the National Esper Hospital Special Ward. Extent of damage currently unknown.]

The National 6f430ee93e Esper Hospital’s a06866bd52 special ward dc9d99f4a3 was located fb008cb6dc on Ulieudo, 68b4a1ed43 an isolated 443208474c island south aa99390313 of the b719d31c29 mainland. Korean Espers b1df8af622 referred to e8dfbffb92 the ward 48f4ac97c5 on Ulieudo 017c7f3bd3 as an 8c2c570ec4 isolation camp.aa22a616654fd409

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Perhaps it wasn’t entirely inaccurate. The people confined to the special ward were mostly Espers who had become incapacitated due to wavelength issues or were no longer useful. They were cancerous existences that should never be released into society.8335638dbe126f91

[Fire doors and ESP blocking walls activated. Forced override will take approximately one week after fire suppression. Estimated 30 Espers trapped inside. No civilian casualties confirmed.]

However, Kwon Yijae’s expression 72b7423344 remained unchanged as he 9dcec1b591 watched the grave news.3f51d6b936dab37b

[Cause of fire currently under investigation. Korean Center promises to prioritize rescue efforts, focusing on Esper survival. Experts pessimistic about the outcome.]

In addition 45174a499a to the 14624b1a62 news, separate dfd957dc7c reports from 193a178e12 Quantum poured b2a274e0e0 in. Unlike the national emergency e0239b9e95 news, Kwon Yijae read 67820add47 the reports meticulously.d967b267756428d0

The construction of Quantum 0a99a2c0e5 Korea’s underground laboratory was 160d50c00c 74% complete, and 84 17aee8b40d out of 107 researchers 8b85fdacd9 dispatched from headquarters had 81cf8b2d28 entered the country.ec3124ea52e7fec9

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After reviewing the documents, f31cbd1637 Kwon Yijae turned his 37f344e3c1 head and stared at 2e3e432e36 the CCTV feed. Shin Jeha 291f93089b yawned long 05c2eaf0e4 and rubbed 7f2d9bbfcc his eyes 8cbd521e4d while reading. His upturned eyes ad000224a0 resembled a drowsy 34c50a2d14 cat basking in 091838bebd the afternoon sun.4981bf3991087654

Kwon Yijae b72301f107 wanted to 1d9cbf5502 see it bee8b429b5 in person. And there was no 7a204306f1 harm in Shin Jeha bda0ba4bc1 overhearing the call anyway.43ace5e1f352fd66

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Closing the door a684427c9e and activating the d55b8660a2 security system, Kwon 19a616b72b Yijae asked,d0ab7cd3e0684fa1

“Did you receive the 4696ca8a52 goods?”e5d6c39ff660b89b

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— Twenty-seven samples. Received and e8ddd3d072 confirmed from 37278d88b7 the Center.bdf8d471b370bd9e

“Fewer than expected. What’s the researchers’ 353fda5e42 reaction?”b4d39692301f1484

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— You don’t b1b7709fac need to worry, fe6b12834b Director. It seems sufficient ca1e1de61a for the project 81a0086a65 to proceed for 9288adc568 the time being. Although the 5f9cef2641 number of 67ab5249cc samples is 75732b969f small, the cf297ffa00 quality is 4569f54132 excellent.c5fdfbd22b257a10

“Yes, that’s exactly why 8b1ee11fa9 I chose Korea.”51ab2b714fa8ce02

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While it 19d28d3b2d was an 6ab0510e29 era where 82b42eaf9b Espers served 7597c72924 the national c51a66fdcf interest, many 28b686ea83 countries still abc04aaea5 controlled Esper f47d53a2b8 powers. Esper organizations 9c2cbb5c25 in various 588a3a4483 countries, which 9fceffce0d had held 8f2522254c power similar e54b979442 to the 0c468f5969 government, had d9e27892d8 been dismantled 5ec56357ed or weakened. The same was 6580e13df2 true for information cca92d9127 control regarding those 484afba1ec with abilities. Governments, generally conservative, were 7736858bee wary of even civilians 28d5af0fd5 knowing about ability users.1f276f4138327923

In that 66044ff047 respect, Korea 426a48b67a was a 7bb2b2d332 rather peculiar 11255b460c country. A place where people 86e92255b9 had a moderate level 0798a7ed6c of knowledge about Espers, b25cc3fcd0 neither completely ignorant nor 73cd1d111f overly informed. A place where the ccbf84d7e6 Center and the government 0ed15a37ce maintained a balance of 39b5aafaa1 power. A place where a1e7a4f0bc the government managed 991a323b8c Espers, yet allowed 70aa786971 them a certain 2291ec166f degree of autonomy.248bf28e308fbdf9

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Furthermore, there were so 60948bcc38 many capable Espers in 0011878c10 this small country that 3179addfbd no one would suspect 33a6085fb7 anything even if a 938ec38e1f few disappeared. Korea was undoubtedly 2786956e8b the ideal country 80ee4c8e18 for the clinical 055304eae6 trials of Project 0a4468e947 K.8fec21ed4c72ac85

Kwon Yijae ascended 2af6f7f96a the stairs silently. Shin Jeha, 8716a2c7a8 who had a863bd5ec2 been reading, 467bf9b5a9 was dozing 3045fbc51c off. Kwon Yijae 73c3d09ee2 observed him 08ea9a45ec from a 50e0b48b3c distance, slumped 085cab8a47 on the 8a85396f08 floor.bf78eceeb81d1363

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Did Shin ae5b6e4b51 Jeha know 8ccafece3f why Kwon b707c11714 Yijae had db84977577 brought him 3c2d2e35dd to the a9d5211fd9 second floor?0e6867837c811b27

“Are the interviews 98f4a46364 and paperwork finished?”3c30bdccc24fea5a

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At Kwon 3f491786fc Yijae’s voice, 777a3b28a6 Shin Jeha b7c4d1a718 slowly opened 38c1346504 his eyes 090adb8bae and looked a0ff67be18 at him. A hint of 0fdb7938c8 welcome flickered across caca70a282 his drowsy face.8313b7c9fa67909c

— Yes. We’ve confirmed that they 26ab8802e3 all consented voluntarily, recorded 2b3970b93a it on video, and cee4c64f1b had them sign separate d33f4b7d91 agreements prepared by us. Both Korean and f5e2e4b63a British law guarantee 3d5b060411 it, and the 6e40f360ae Korean Center and 77bd0be46f the subjects share aa4526a1c0 responsibility for any abc77e49a6 future proceedings, with d09dd75808 Quantum as the 8bfbe1cca2 managing entity.b2a37fc397b5cd50

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But Kwon Yijae 47ab443f29 considered that insufficient.764dbea4cbebfab4

Simple welcome wasn’t enough. The moment he was spotted, those eyes should be filled with an undeniable desperation, a sense of urgency that couldn’t be missed.46bc5401f5a29bd9

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But Kwon Yijae still 54c87af345 had plenty of time. Everything was 630915c44b just beginning.9b79f8e495c2f53b

“Good, begin.”6bd83a7571afb5ba

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— Understood.a9d38e186a18083a

Kwon Yijae 6dd570cf60 hung up ffd26cbcb5 the phone 3add962754 and asked,f5372ae8cedf5e4b

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“Is that book 0a0c4e47ec interesting?”71bb2b68c6d82449

Shin Jeha 9b725ca530 replied awkwardly, dedb5248bf smiling.5580b432731a3a81

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“It’s interesting, c1b051c947 but… it’s 12c237d225 a bit c51cd198c2 too difficult….”9b4d1009b55354d5

Naturally, Shin Jeha wouldn’t understand what Kwon Yijae was talking about, even if he explained it right in front of him. And by the time he did understand, he wouldn’t dare ask why.e9918a66cdf8c4e0

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