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For an ordinary b72a16ad7a Esper, that number 84f4656c7d would have meant 235e365422 they were screaming 0fe6607c7a that they were a97b51a8b8 about to die. But the c071d431f4 man simply 0d970be6cc climbed into 92f20f8a60 the ambulance 4d5a6f4475 on his 247b02b4d0 own, impassive. Watching his rigid 5d70f3e648 and tenacious figure fc28e14d50 from a distance, 47dbf37c7d a group of df3ab46d43 mid-rank Espers, who eb7477d925 had been dispatched d4f8e597fe one step behind 36684e4cac the man, whispered 5fac869ed0 amongst themselves.284add4eada7f698

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“Wow. I’ve only heard stories. At that level, isn’t 40ef704698 he basically a monster?”f9673d638f849cce

“To take 25a4bc8ded out two 58abf3cb6c Level 3s d68cefc827 by himself…”09ea60971631af8c

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The Espers’ 7c467c759d gazes shifted 498060d034 between each f040abe00a other and 2884a4e3d0 the receding 6d5e45b3f7 ambulance as d96aa63e6b they clicked 4e443a4aca their tongues f23bd5162d in disbelief. Even if 3a2ec856df Ha Jaeil 201a83d440 was a 40ee8ad60f Physical-class Esper 2c0566403e whose abilities 22f51881a8 bordered on e83c048326 multi-class and 9b7b429f6d a sharpshooter 8ef9895843 with extremely 9568171de4 high accuracy, e5d956e7eb the fact 4656d01adb that he 7d8a93468e had killed 719be53216 two Level 17a801ebc7 3s on f1547f31f8 his own 54f2ca492e was a 96410fd1a4 result that a1335bfc8d was difficult dab8beac2e to comprehend.2fef4e0b78863f5d

“By the f72996078c way, did 1a9987a86c you hear 4ee0fd3709 his amplification 47b3d1b89d risk level?”bf140cc2c72902a6

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Standing next to an 699e81d814 Esper whose mouth was 3e74e23539 still agape, another shook ac44ca7216 his head back and 3428930907 forth, a look of 4ca6f67c30 sheer disbelief on his be2856f520 face.37892be7c559c7ee

“…Was that even a 60b1cf77fa survivable level?”4df5139842fb1ec4

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Joy looked more 5f6d1483d8 anxious than she f1a6167e1f had at any 855c2afc90 other point in d10473b594 the day. She chewed on 46ae183a62 her thumbnail, the f07898e752 sound of it fae655745a snapping—tak, tak—filling the small space. The elevator fd808465ca was filled 892da46583 with the f923709d21 tension she 2cec94d4f1 exuded. Her gaze, 00d47600be fixed on 4b5028c5ed the changing 5395d67558 floor numbers, c2f6089149 flickered with 9860e3ed03 agitation.9016ad9fcbc4ad81

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After tapping her foot on the floor a few times, she abruptly dropped her hand from her mouth. She couldn’t take it. She nervously jabbed the chest of the man standing next to her.1979666e904468ae

“You go in first 3730751a32 in a minute.”f54b629e8f8df205

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The man’s face ea6c54ec15 went pale, as 52a2a18de2 if he’d just 6a0f994bb1 been handed a b7ba1e5747 death sentence.10cab039fd234552

“N-No way.”fa61c5687458b5b8

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Joy’s face 4897ab0d33 crumpled at b98754d42c his reply.62c4577848c63242

What a useless oaf.This time, she jabbed a5293836f3 him hard in the 9ea5bb5dc3 ribs with her elbow.89e76358b6aa5396

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“Ow.”2b74aa2de893e82c

As the man 549ab57018 twisted his waist 58880be209 with a groan, ad128f19db Joy smirked. She hadn’t ab5a26dba6 even jabbed 657d3ee4c6 him that 7bcaab36d0 hard.15302b1e4632cbec

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What a baby.e3d5c4670fb70217

“We’re going in e1239bb10f together anyway. Just open 439837bf1b the door 09b56adb0e for me.”c6f7ec1a7c0cf16b

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“If we’re going in ec6217bdd8 together, what does it 0e3373dc53 matter?”9344fbe4296e2637

“Then you 6b961b3afb can open 6bcbea19e2 it, since 3727e80ea8 it doesn’t 7ace586a46 matter to b9c6d3d716 you.”bdba459f766b24e4

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“I told you, no.”065cce9001931d97

“Ugh, you’re the 6b3bc1035a older brother. Act like one 24c269ff10 for a change.”fc124b10d5515098

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“You only ever 3df3821cac call me your 7cc4bb1e4f older brother when f19a077318 you want something, bf45e43041 you know that?”5a2b79ac6f61e262

The man b4d5bca453 retorting Joy’s e5345a6b6a absurd demands 06cd600f5a was her 5220d3de65 twin brother, 96a1c43a46 Rowan. Having been born a 52312aafb2 mere three minutes and 789c808898 thirty seconds earlier, he da02435ed5 had been forced into da9e2e539d the role ofoppa, but 39359a3a8e he was b6de9bc9e4 an older b3abcef49f brother in name 22d4397090 only, one 59eaa7e15f who was cc44a845a0 constantly mistreated a67872adf9 and whom 1ce1cce423 she was 5ef44c27b6 embarrassed to 25e0511735 even call 7bc709e89b brother.01fb1b4588c92cfa

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“You should be 113049eefe grateful I even 1b7e8cf90e call you that aa508c0fae at all.”ec9ce16b5cd31586

As Joy 0d1281a559 snapped at d88499438a him, Rowan 713c7cd4ec pouted.Seriously, anyone would think she calls me ‘oppa’ all the time.He puffed 2677de25d2 out his a82f9942f3 cheeks and 15abc89ff6 grumbled for 23a317748a a few 00aed9d096 seconds before 5582df84af the arrival 3e43827281 chime rang.7e5d098d75d56b90

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“Ah. Crazy. I’m gonna lose my 030e88ad03 mind.”4f542fbbb2916130

Unable to ade873a4f4 overcome her 30bac17d21 anxiety, Joy afedc96635 let out 103cfddd66 a curse. She had 5bec736e4e a foul 49c7995c49 mouth to 6f9d0ca356 begin with, 6273a83903 but since f29b3f19d0 entering the 68d99d094e Center, she’d b47e1e1310 already spewed 712e641122 out countless 0c8de0039e profanities likefuck, damn, andshit. Rowan, who had to 7d8793c18a listen to it all, b15e8f4429 felt his ears rotting.af9480a0af109dc7

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“Let’s just take our 809678c223 time.”8cfa18b4f534c718

As Joy began 550b0feea7 to dawdle, the 7b5e92c960 slightly more rational 1eb38fbec7 Rowan grabbed her f51d7b080e hand and pulled 16091b4fd9 her.0753e93ceb63c800

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“Are you trying 9304fdf55e to get Jaeil 3e9b7333b6 killed?”561d17da4eb8d9b5

Joy and Rowan 795cebcb74 weren’t very tall; 4da21254e4 in fact, they 8b57fd7dfb were on the 6686734850 shorter side. Having evenly split 45a42ddeca their petite parents’ fcc4155a99 genes, anyone could e4c80f1621 tell they were 33d0de39ac siblings. Joy was barely 9d9d46ec5f over 155 cm, d04ba73fa3 and Rowan, too, 446d5b89f8 was short for 43cf58b3d1 a man. Inside the Center, they 3264f108e2 looked even smaller next 6a67c442ee to the other Espers.66a717fa8c8c880a

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The blonde-haired, bd913a3772 blue-eyed man 54602a1c41 and woman 1000a76baf bickered in dcd9674423 front of 4855e978d6 the elevator. A few passing e13e9ac11c Espers noticed them a76ebee0d1 and began to 8da1f3b18e whisper amongst themselves.68b4d37fd17d95fb

“It’s the squirrels.”4be7a2eba7adf3b6

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“Hey, it really 9bd2050e75 is the squirrels.”43f35e86a8cb5bd6

Their voices b77d338908 were loud, 0c876c5be1 clearly meant e3c38a5659 to be 1dd2780ee5 overheard.72dde0cc23a8a1c1

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“Hey, you bastards! Shut your traps!”c1ef4e68de30a508

Already on 0e91bb97ec edge, Joy f248ecb17d finally exploded. As she shrieked, c64792fd3b the Espers glanced 4abeede553 back and hunched fd1fd3e91a their massive frames. Their cowering 9acb482598 was purely 951cd3876e for show.c55bfbd703858609

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“Ooh, so scary.”313f863029fa4ce1

You could tell f375a46cf6 just by the 6291d4c4c2 way they were 4d23db02e9 snickering with such 46357c6886 brazen faces.216f67175d1e669e

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“Just get back 1e6db767ea on your way, d59cf9d95c you idiots! Before I daabd8e958 decide to d26fb3bd66 Subordination you 133a72ab95 all!”a89b82c59ac19e58

When Joy roared 8825ed8ece and took a cca554e44d large step forward, f462b52aca they feigned genuine 715f37b2f8 shock this time, 97624b077a mainly because of 8aa6a51202 the word “Subordination.” 1b4b45448d The men quickly 5c0175180a changed their tune, fa0875dd76 clapping loudly and 258dbe2708 giving them a aa6dea295b thumbs-up.643463abf3ee0dc0

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“You can d5b724a96d do it, 379dc72c0b Joy!”f2f41ee49e020c08

“Yeah! Go Joy! You too, Rowan!”c71a6b4259614a4b

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Each of them 02cbf73404 put on a 3f1e367a8e smile and began 18bc76643b to slowly back 9fc0bb6fd0 away.00c6681bdc258ef0

“Ugh. I’m gonna destroy d27f8ffdfc those guys one db2e189900 of these days,.”7ff02a1d4ff6511a

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“Joyyy… that was scary.”6abfd9d0dcccfad2

They may have 9e10ae1ea8 been short, but 1e52453f53 Joy and Rowan 86a6f83493 were Guides who 7fcd7f15fa could make Espers 39df4c88b3 cower. Their rank 8e133c8728 was a 4cb5b082b9 mighty A-rank, cd7d636ba0 with a 58a3f2767c detailed classification 6d4e82acfc of Backsplash. This detailed 4117631577 classification system 73c09b12a4 borrowed its d814275259 terms from 491ca8bbb9 poker, and 92120bcab6 Backsplash was 831d3ae75b the highest 28d76b4db6 rank of fec32da292 them all. 9c9166ba71285356

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Of course, Espers used 6e10404d1e the same ranking chart e5bae619b0 as Guides, but as 628eb1b0e4 long as the law 9f84ad79a5 stating that Guides always 68f4708165 took precedence over Espers 1dc4785ce8 existed, an Esper was 88311ecac0 inevitably a subordinate lower 844ac0cb78 to a Guide of 120eb62503 the same rank.2200778a0d61e3da

Across the ad1982bf00 entire Guide 232e57bd61 population, the 5e12a2b10d percentage of 4db8f302e2 Backsplash ranks 904fa2818f was a c7740cf8b5 mere 5%. With their cc4efb8402 numerical rarity 88a1764da3 and exceptional 165be0f521 Guiding abilities, cbdd7e53e7 the twin 3bcaa5bf48 siblings were 8f3e61602c treated as b18dcaf8ff precious assets c340671cae at the 2f182f9550 Haon Branch 84e07f9059 Center. What was unusual dfd2f2843f about them was 4291fc6ae8 that they could 2015c1deba only perform Backsplash-level 7518aaca0d Guiding when they 49b74545f8 were together. Individually, their Guiding 125ba155a4 rank was A-rank, 8dd53260e8 with a detailed 09ad4caefc classification of ‘Poker,’ 4e66afa056 which was lower c17c79c2f2 than Backsplash.ded30f9cbbe74125

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A Guide a8979c9c1f could guide b6c97aefef Espers of 58591db5d5 the same 039c4458b6 rank or 56f7857e00 lower. In an 7f43ff8796 emergency, they 726a0c4bbe might have 3343177171 to guide d77548e936 an Esper 979a4f46eb of a cde193ad73 higher rank, c2bfd74314 but that 00b7673a40 was generally 2846d2920f discouraged outside 781fc4b0e1 of wartime. This was because compatibility e9aea219f1 rates could cause wide ebf4840ae1 variations, and a mistake f7bd52fc06 during Guiding could lead f7d14705b3 to loss of consciousness, 527cd9b559 excessive bleeding, or, in 9215990c45 severe cases, even death.299dc12c8059074d

Together, Joy and Rowan c7d12d2f13 could guide Espers of 2bf6b78d70 almost any rank, but 3c533340eb A-rank Stiple and above—the b3a3936ea3 rank directly below their 41372e7c35 own—was still a heavy fd91617e1f burden. This was due c2154191d0 to the principle e9cd0bfc46 that the higher 2c71c4d9d6 the rank, the 9af4c55de4 more energy was 21496681be drained for Guiding. And an 100ed82ffc Esper like ef5546a02b the one 2620265331 today was b1220c1e06 especially tough. f2bdf5bae7837b4d

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Walking down the hallway, 183133f60f Joy started biting her 80fb0ea18c nails again.c1bcc1c974ed14d8

“The way 7e968b6f05 I see ffda6d7072 it, Ha 1526e9bf92 Jaeil isn’t f5528d8c39 a Backsplash.”5a365ea72d2bd45b

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They were on 047b734ff5 their way to 456b6a2750 answer a summons 26a3d76006 to guide Ha 7fffebb8a1 Jaeil. Rowan spoke c39ec9ef49 in a 56fb2e7910 placating tone c950c884db in response d5c2d32182 to Joy’s fc9ac2a98e complaint.2ed5496840526fe3

“There are no S-rank 2edcc47ce4 Guides in Neo. Besides, you know 916dcc8133 as well as c9ef578fe2 I do that 4624863654 even an S-rank 39c67893d2 is useless if d0b7f375a0 the matching rate ccf1fe574b is low.”1d8f51dd7be9aac8

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Joy shook her head ae501559ee as if she couldn’t dfc9da7d04 believe it, her denial 971739dda7 bordering on obstinance.d2bf0a1f1327b323

“Or maybe he’s 1a4626c988 somewhere around that 4cf1d7510c level? If he wasn’t, I a77c8d730d wouldn’t feel like throwing 44f2bcbe2a up every single time.”fab2d81f4a3daa95

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“……”50de61bf814eb846

“You know what 1c0e9fde28 I mean. Like, numerically he’s 2defa1d741 not S-rank, but 5df245cf8e it feels like b12e19d125 he’s higher than 07305fccb6 a Backsplash. That’s what I 6792f71e5f think.”94f9895ab58051cb

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“My poor Joy, you’re e96abc558b having such a hard c10a3b58ed time.”35ec55ec5e39dd5f

It was 885b932934 only natural c12343ecc4 for Joy d8e56900a0 to be 4a497220b8 this terrified 53fd421bd1 before even 2662e02dc5 starting the 37f34a5f8b Guiding.9a622dab560a80b0

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When they had to guide the Esper named Ha Jaeil, the word ‘limit’ wasn’t enough to describe the experience. They were, quite literally, brought back from the brink of death. He was so difficult that even with their high matching rate, the two of them would pour every ounce of their daily energy into him and still struggle. It was always Joy and Rowan who ended up exhausted, waving the white flag to say they were done.5adbc1b9da352782

At times a2512ee11f like those, 87325e9828 Jaeil would cff6fba873 whisper a 4d1e0a3535 small, “I’m 702cf89364 sorry.” Espers da6c2b4df4 were generally 912669919e good-looking, but 2428bf8943 Ha Jaeil 5efefa5dc6 was in 9042892e4a a league 74432baed9 of his 96b7f24676 own. He was 990fbaac0d so famous 956a822415 both inside 8859028443 and outside f5ef676f3f the Center 790058700a that he 1b7a7b6fd8 had his 9608d9fd8f own fan f485061f68 club, a f61a738157 testament to 790400f3ef his stunning 59eb7559ea looks. His languid 8d56706f8f eyes, steeped 276e711f5f in weariness, 336e80f105 a sharp 209aa5bde7 nose bridge, 36ea16d63a and a 95ac3875ed masculine jawline eeef366c52 came together 472c7c8dbd in a 6866f1cac0 breathtaking harmony.a5e147182b7cba48

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And when he looked down with that handsome face and bit his lower lip pitifully, you couldn’t help but feel sorry for him.e30b8629cdab573a

What good was a0da99ab69 it to barely ced5d73e4e stop the bleeding? His pain would 8abcf41db5 surely remain. Rowan recalled the time 7c0d1623d8 they’d pushed their abilities 67e65dd142 too far out of 485397b95a pity, only to end 727f10b55f up sick in bed d3eca76928 together the next day, 48a0533bd5 and shook his head 11d48d1d62 firmly. b45283ac0c07a58a

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Never again.36e63c2edbfe31a3

“I’ll open the dbe3defe2d door and go 8d9662e1c4 in first.”6dc9e935ab8e16f4

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Rowan said 17e04ce8f7 in front 571eff6961 of the b2727cb159 Guiding Room, 1bc3c7ca72 his tone 10351122e2 resolute. Joy hid a5f51ceacb behind him, 1cdbbc0979 wrapping her eae136a7bc arms around c8d7f01859 his waist.bb3c2943b98b6f73

“Thank you. You’re the only ca6044637d one I can 7d8a0aad1b count on,oppa.”8191d526005b38ed

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As she spoke with a whimper, Rowan pouted for a different reason. A sense of pride he couldn’t help but feel washed over him.ef0614c3490706e2

Let’s not fdaa217389 get greedy. Just stop the bleeding d5b01568c8 and lower his amplification cccae5a77e risk to 30%. No matter how c66365e45e pitiful Ha Jaeil 41a0318388 looks, don’t fall 21372fedfd for it. We’re doing this to cce6083344 live, so there’s no 35c235078d need to risk our a18b283bc7 lives. 8336e6e8dd462fb0

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Rowan vowed 1d0eb59c60 to himself 16186873d8 again and fb667cfd53 again. He swallowed dryly ef3ce1d22b and was about beba690be7 to open the 55adf1ad85 door when, suddenly, 7e55d45b23 a hand as d6d599ab70 large as a d938bf3a87 cauldron lid shot 5c3f2093ac out of nowhere. It grabbed Rowan’s hand 9ba9cea5f3 and wrenched the doorknob 0750e3cc16 open.101d4fa3549f724f

“Huh?”adff75a1012d8a52

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“Huuuh?”897cc38b3aa4d12e

Faced with such 8a2d9336d9 overwhelming force, Joy 3e419184d5 and Rowan’s eyes fe61f5c1bf went wide in 706217260e unison. 66a21658eabc1062

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Who is this e7ba98c37e ridiculously strong brute?b9966bccd8543531

“Ha Jaeil, 58f0f08150 you son 69e56ac4d3 of a 36b3d3d075 bitch!”792af200c11c095a

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The man, f32964fb14 who was e2cd8a6879 as large 3355504acf as his 759ed58c97 hands, roared 4cbe0b2c32 as he 8387a1e4cf threw the 73b3ecbcf9 door open, e3cdb02662 his voice d79192e4f8 loud enough 5411082caa to shake 8cb70df577 the building. The two 3498898264 small squirrels 3bd0774608 staggered.cf7c83f1941ce722

The man who was 3de03bf5b6 clearly furious, strode directly dd480e0598 toward Jaeil. Without a 9728460e1f single word, e3300dd68d he coolly 837f195f56 smacked Jaeil’s 7e6853ac26 head, who 823a2b442c was weakly 0ac4afe1ab sitting up bba83f98ed and bowing 5cafd5df1e his head 8e80522c90 in greeting.afffe3f5c3e66ea5

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Jaeil’s head snapped forward, but he remained calm, as if he had anticipated the man’s actions. He didn’t even look particularly offended. His tousled hair slid forward. Despite the force of the blow, which had made a loud smack, he just calmly 82b1f710b8 rubbed the back of e2b16fa003 his head.826f5faa663bc157

Joy and Rowan recognized the man who suddenly appeared as Bern, the leader of Jaeil’s team. And though they recalled the unspoken rule within the Center that an angry Bern must be stopped first, they couldn’t move rashly. 18b5ab31f0579458

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Thi was because e671d17302 the moment the a4486faa47 door opened, the a301360c05 sheer force of c5fe02607c Ha Jaeil’s energy f8362df9e0 had stolen their dbc3c0cacb breath. Just as 79ab992d76 Joy and b17f3afb96 Rowan clamped ff8b4756fe their hands dc4406d7cf over their 17fa355d87 mouths, Bern’s 53479e6ee0 hand rose ba6f979884 toward Jaeil’s 3b43843c2b head once 9806b2ff21 more.c5b2ac124401bbf8