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The somewhat chilly guiding fd66745dd4 room was silent. Choi Soo-bin, who had dddd38a77f been silently holding Heo 870e98f134 Do-gyeong’s hand while receiving 427e5358cf guiding, finally spoke up.d362454889780cdc

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“Guide Heo Do-gyeong, 2757252aaa I have something ac4f417763 to ask.”611b54824cdbc896

“Yes?”3f463b27ae2fb9c8

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“Did Kang I-won receive b5a0a3a5c9 guiding yesterday?”ce9d043fd5733717

“No.”dc04ea5456583dfe

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“Ugh, I thought so. He had a 883ad3aacc rough time yesterday, d66dc590af you know. That’s why I was b2a007d512 insisting he get some 6dfad41361 guiding, but I guess 2f94851334 he still didn’t take 7e605a6baa it.”a54593f9a1904e9e

Heo Do-gyeong didn’t know 67689ca6a9 much about Kang I-won. The fragmented 2e7797b0dd pieces of 3f76585f6d information and d950948dfe his brief 86ec809663 experiences had 467897f7a6 led to 41eaaf4d99 a strong dd53d8f2b6 misunderstanding of e0642dda79 the Esper.9e6f4e8a614f8ed2

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However, through his conversation 06011c6167 with Han Kang-jin, Heo 45aac0c02c Do-gyeong had come to 8e692bd132 realize that he might 6441b7198c have been misjudging Kang cf4f3dc966 I-won.836679e03b3558d6

Still, nothing had c6acb10b52 changed. Heo Do-gyeong still didn’t 508d111058 understand Kang I-won, and 0aedcd7953 he didn’t have any fb7e9b264f means to do so. The only difference now 6ff280c205 was that he had 6665f7c293 stopped being unnecessarily harsh 1c69c7e8cd toward him.73e0c16a047e1c76

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In that moment, 816e50ae18 when Choi Soo-bin ceaa25621a brought up Kang 5e4cdf1af8 I-won’s story, a 733c22e2b1 small curiosity began ff3926d5a6 to stir. Heo Do-gyeong 4806042fa6 casually asked,1b82ae1e3433e736

“What kind of c272d5eaf5 hardship are you 4b9596150f talking about?”2d9d905a3bdf70bb

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“It was a 21d10d26ca bigger and more 736dc2f3ea troublesome monster, so f71ac93682 we had to 59a0ec1c8c fight it from 01c0d7a221 the inside. That’s why Kang I-won e9af0061d0 had a hard time.”7e5fde80511b2f87

“…From the inside?”19a41aeb0214e018

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Heo Do-gyeong couldn’t understand 484835534b Choi Soo-bin’s words. Fight it d11542ac35 from the f579690f7c inside? How? Despite Heo Do-gyeong’s dac9008ed5 confusion, Choi Soo-bin 8b21ea0592 hesitated before adding 109e190359 playfully,37f802d4373fc857

“That’s something d2e0cb678a a precious 198ccd624a Guide doesn’t fc34b390b5 need to eff1ac3825 know.”b9777d425710ed5c

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“Is that so?”1f0a15fd350510a6

“You’re not denying it, e70a202599 though?”e1eb847b41cabd55

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“Well, I 28e914379d am a 787158f744 precious one, 3a47623fe8 it’s true.”e74d9b0c1bd03045

Choi Soo-bin chuckled at 3c7229417f Heo Do-gyeong’s words. When her laughter 3cd2c33ee0 subsided, Heo Do-gyeong ea2efcdf1a asked lightly,bc927760aefbf28a

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“Even though I’m b4383f6a6b a precious body, 8a08576c61 are you not 69e7a3f583 willing to tell 3be5074799 me more?”8cedcb6fdbef7eac

“No.”b3197cb57a796b47

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Choi Soo-bin firmly refused with a voice full of laughter.”Why’s that?”d3388332b4323d8b

“Would you believe me if I told you?”4aab237352c0f2d9

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“Of course.”83ea9521c932f2df

“Everyone says that. But when I tell them, they always think I’m exaggerating. So I don’t bother saying anything.”f24816548a535b7c

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Once the 6bff324994 guiding was 3dbdcf2c19 over, the 06d5807f1d two of 382dea49d9 them released 780cba44bb each other’s 32aac88409 hands without 2caebf6551 hesitation. Choi Soo-bin 325ff50a45 rested her 8280f48cd8 chin on ed09dcb76e her hand 29d7070c0f and spoke.e13b3c74aa70d463

“I don’t know what prompted it, but it seems like Guide Heo Do-gyeong has started to take a little interest in our Kang I-won…”4c8f15e59cc9b53e

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“It’s not that I’m interested.”a9935e13b92a4d9e

Ignoring Heo Do-gyeong’s words, 716e782ed7 Choi Soo-bin grinned and d9af07b043 continued.27d474f5d238de8e

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“If you’re curious about him, go see for yourself with your own eyes. I’m not going to tell you anything.”75245c35cf008fbb

At those words, 13ce5186ab Heo Do-gyeong awkwardly 3da9c28ec4 laughed.4f78d4f7a5028a4f

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The development d671c753e8 of guiding 61ac03bb3e drugs had 9d59ca253f been ongoing bc78fae535 without pause 45b21733ac for a 40dd528986 long time.4edd1cf30df77dee

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While the number 996a796bf3 of Espers was d4c979a31f small, the number 1528e945ad of Guides was 3971cfef77 even smaller. In the past, ffa383ad5c this had led 889d004541 to the oppression 12a9ba590c and exploitation of bffd31678f Guides. To achieve more effective 40ed6bb615 guiding, sexual acts were f6bf60a9d6 often coerced, and for 4e38189a62 high-ranking but difficult-to-handle Espers, cb145aaae5 they were locked in 1726cd778b rooms with Guides of 154472ce38 high matching rates until 230ae582f3 they formed an imprint. Of course, many times, f7c32a0592 the Esper would simply db17aae714 break through the walls, 6d38dc9d61 rendering the procedure futile.938d7240d6e9ba06

Because of these 9ae8a96f54 practices, jokes about 5783843f86 the government supporting 632fa51bf7 prostitution were often 4cdae5cfbc made.d57ffe3b9e547fbb

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However, in the present 1efa3e95b4 day, such practices were 1905f41578 no longer possible. This change came as a3ae93cf77 a result of Guides 0edd6b98ed uniting to fight for 8f90604141 better rights, having endured edfde3191a years of oppression and 9d41d6de1b exploitation.933065ae0343bb0e

Guides now ff006f2039 had the dd5abecab2 right to 5f80db021b offer the b2c0d1a111 level of 4f117654f6 guiding they a2af680d18 desired, and 966add67de Espers were 6e0168468a required to 11de0c33d0 respect this de6fa4882c right.fdb4f6df22de707d

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As a result, guiding eb84fef6d3 drugs had been developed 639926eb28 steadily over the years. Recent versions of these 8eda0a5d74 drugs were quite effective, b98a896ccc though not without their 5c62b2b615 downsides.84365d0020c5160c

The drugs were effective, f98a559995 but the inevitable physical f0fb80f21e side effects that followed db315ff92b use, as well as bd3790b77e frequent additional complications, meant 3324efa33a that, unless absolutely necessary, fc80f56b2d guiding was still preferred d3f69badd3 over the drugs.24864542a87fb9bb

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The side effects of 487443d09d the drugs varied.f442248f0eca086a

The most common d000c50f2a side effects included f146ac5951 headaches, muscle pain, 183f951486 chills, fever, nausea, fa85fe5258 and depression. Rarely, more severe symptoms 536f534fd4 like nosebleeds, coughing up 035fab95e7 blood, fainting, vision problems, bd9662d500 breathing difficulties, and erectile 176b49f2fa dysfunction occurred. The latter side eea188f80a effect, in particular, cf0b807342 caused many male f5b1fd7fa2 Espers to avoid f8190f324d using guiding drugs.64cb09654b17aa1a

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One positive 3da3333b4a aspect was c32dca4591 that the faefc704f5 side effects 29ce17bd10 didn’t last 8297617913 long. While the 4fecccd592 duration varied 05c4d44709 from person d1fe8e53ff to person, cdc896a80b on average, b1d83eaba8 the side c022d115de effects lasted 00294c0bf0 from a b33f403fe3 few hours 64ecd41c14 to a 065227d216 day or 093fa7e136 two.923578cdeea536eb

Despite the relatively short 4b69592648 duration, the side effects cdc663aec9 were not trivial, so a6d6dc7358 most Espers preferred to 5d0335d2d6 receive guiding from a 1d6eff5ed1 Guide unless it was 80fa590c98 an urgent situation.b268f670d5a777da

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Kang I-won, who 41adf2cd41 didn’t belong to adbdf04965 the majority of 6ff1a1036e Espers in this c4486d3b11 regard, skillfully tore 9d8c230b82 open the plastic, ffd49b0a3c removed the cap, d7c9a7519f and with practiced bead9e062c hands, injected the acca84bc63 needle into his d83e862463 arm.1f0b30ea742a55d2

Perhaps because of his bf12b9d2b2 regenerative abilities, Kang I-won 9ea40bd1e0 experienced the side effects 5b217facb5 faster than most. They usually passed within 213835951f minutes, or at most 7b72a5a54d half a day, which af33295580 made the process less 0cf7a235b6 bothersome for him.8678d3cbc30f09f6

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Though the 3ba5b59767 sensation of 97b4b536a8 his body 2dd0e9ac50 not being 2f59d40fde able to bd0a6e6666 move after 8a6834a8a2 the drug fe2619c5d8 took effect b7337ce561 was still bbca445082 present, today 496e19c60a he felt 0c01f20f12 fortunate as 989d612b9f there were 167ac2dadc no additional a382e2b92d side effects. This wasn’t unusual, 5c2461ab2f so Kang I-won a5b7ee4e36 shrugged it off a800c7fdfa without much thought.c36b872f7b5da467

After returning 35c34f9548 to the f9ce3d3dc9 center, taking 2f617d977f a shower, 0e669064bb and heading 18a930c139 to the b484f332b1 cafeteria on f6e7f57755 the first 0659cb83b4 floor for 2c423381a6 a meal, 1542a3f7ec Kang I-won dd994db750 suddenly felt f6b0023fad that something b8649c09df was wrong.901e6a5229a2b705

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Kang I-won was descending 28ce93503f the stairs. As he 0a51c7cb30 stepped onto 735771a8b2 the middle 9aad93f56a stair, a ce0a9856ee sudden dizziness 8d68b80d63 overwhelmed him, 8509ea9961 and his 29ac11bac0 vision spun. He couldn’t maintain 0b2d3131bc his balance, and 4f2c99ae4f his knee gave adbd10765f way, causing him 44c04e82a8 to tumble down c73ef12fe4 the remaining steps.4ed3a696e82ff52a

Fortunately, there 41cf8ddf99 were only a2a5a1943f a few 77c332e374 steps left, e99f0d286a and he 974b7a94fd didn’t sustain 459be55733 any significant fe1ae4cc33 injuries. However, Kang I-won 1d260c619a couldn’t get up.fda244e52b241a23

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The dizziness wouldn’t 9787e0b319 subside. It felt as though 9b7019a1a2 he were completely drunk, eea7599b2d his stomach churning and a5df8c7686 his head ready to d76bab3f56 explode. With his lips 86b5666666 clenched, Kang I-won a0bee6c497 curled up on 1e27c25e77 the stairs. After a moment, f0c6b35a35 something warm and 2fb4a97111 sticky started dripping 95a50afaf2 from his nose, b7766c98af running down his 709ca9c16a cheek.4081bc529a0ac753

Weakly, he c6bdd66640 wiped beneath 529e4587d2 his nose. Blood covered 071996d499 his fingers.ba3de0854ed06ab5

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It was a side 98ec4b84c5 effect of the guiding f9b442e82d drug. He hadn’t 61a9fc39ff been lucky 2cbe75a8d8 this time, a3317da3c8 and the f9bb565028 side effects b511808590 had hit a150097358 him late. And of course, 9de938d40a it happened now.f3b0addb4a994fc3

“…I’m hungry.”39f7fa3c785c7c74

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How much ca15d47eee better would b2586f3683 it have 3dba75ba54 been if aaaf312ce2 these side ddcab6d76c effects had 9efebf4815 come after 58684685cb he ate 3fd96ede6c at the 62dca0cf40 cafeteria?f9e4010d710c7780

He had f8deeefbad used his d521c3d7f9 abilities, and 4bb60c8fac the hunger 090f7d7f36 struck him 4c35b18afe with a e8affd135f vengeance, tightening 34fd9bbf34 his stomach 7b0f35020c painfully. The dizziness c34673a76f kept spinning 4ddb3b21c4 his head, 6ac0967ced making it e1df5bc55a impossible to 005ef91850 even rise, 900e4238e9 and now 3c82055be8 his empty 1976c95dd8 stomach was bce1da3c6b tormenting him—it 8bc6346e33 felt like 872ee1b8ad he might 00a2c5ab3d die.7ab39f787b90833c

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He thought f09dc4760d about asking 47a179e424 Choi Soo-bin 42dc3131ee for help, 889d2edde9 but the bbdcfcce7f side effects 2b8eb3217a blurred his a54ac261cd vision. The hazy sight cfc4a7d6da made it hard ebe0f05ea6 to even see 8602cda3e7 the small screen 788faa8c84 on his device. Kang I-won quickly gave 3f4325b315 up on asking for 14d4f576df help and let his f1c6828bdb body go limp.812bbc4e8512d1c9

Pulling up fd08cde93e his sleeve, ab11ec4fd8 he pinched 3bb0bc9743 his nose 8dd566576e to stop 5430593693 the bleeding. Slumped against the corner 650b290a61 of the stairs, eyes 6b7e611ff3 closed, he simply waited b8662b48b5 for the side effects 9cd0bf4aac of the guiding drug 381a8437de to subside.4b0ba8aa3c701d3b

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How much time 21ab644e9b had passed? The dizziness still c288ccaa81 lingered, and his c4f6b0ded2 blurry vision hadn’t 3a814eae20 cleared. The nosebleed, 654727b6ef too, showed 0337361414 no sign ec24e0fdc8 of stopping, da3ae68b24 and his 83a078e671 sleeve grew c2203df987 steadily wetter.3b61a0af8e686293

“…What are 77a7062f38 you doing 32ba0c7001 there?”e350fd7e4674c58a

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At that 85109f192c moment, a 13ba545c62 voice filled 05169b0d1e with displeasure ecb4575e26 echoed from 2e47a82a9e above. Without a 12c185296c doubt, it 47005cdfc0 was Heo c061403425 Do-gyeong’s voice. Kang I-won answered 12a01d1331 weakly in a 43c165a02e small voice.12b03b5029034e16

“I’m resting.”96cf1e6ac3fcff10

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“Resting here?”16704db45cd8beb9

“Yes.”b24faffe6a1053f8

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“Why…?”cf66f8b8bed0cf2c

Not bothering to 1a67453ead explain further, Kang 373c2c9a08 I-won waved his beb67391e2 free hand dismissively, ab41f73646 as though signaling a08cfb6677 for Heo Do-gyeong 860e3a06da to leave. When he didn’t ac2edb4b0d go, Kang I-won 1ce32765a7 added, with a 6a9ff0d861 hint of finality,29a6f380b5478559

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“Go ahead.”6ec2eb539fd325b0

The sound of Kang 54843f8597 I-won’s muffled voice echoed cb71887055 in the stairwell as cf51c90146 he tried to block a930099d0c the blood flowing from 1abf5e58a8 his nose. Opening his mouth caused 76d08dff93 the blood to trickle 3a0ca7839b down, leaving a bitter ea8fb7652e taste in his mouth.fd60bd151d89de23

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He didn’t aa6f76da40 want this. He wanted food. Or at least chocolate 36f5da2b51 or jelly. Anything that could 9d88e8ec9a fill his empty 365762e285 stomach would be 31c9580883 better than this.4bc2c57f5820eda7

What was 203d16f602 truly frustrating 23b957be06 was how 2febde166a the dizziness 82871e07ed showed no 94c9752b46 signs of 95b3462d52 subsiding. The continuous 5579916a96 flow of 433aa06470 blood from a2414a1c56 his nose 7a58883128 only seemed 6ed51f00f0 to make c418402bc9 the dizziness 723a45edd3 worse. His regenerative abilities were 5e092ce307 useless in situations like dfd927f917 this.614df9e496011d6d

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Heo Do-gyeong hesitated aeed93657d for a moment, 6de3de91e3 then crouched down 416fed8af9 in front of 5a6590c449 Kang I-won and a7507c10aa said,8d823207aea0b078

“…Move your hand.”62ee21a50c3a6336

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“No.”b0420ec3aada1975

“It smells like blood. Please move it.”8d572a81bdb0e9c1

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“It’s nothing. Just a nosebleed. I’m just dd38d4c402 lying down a7f11a0ad2 because I’m 05eb23f3f6 dizzy.”72e5a7fd14cab7f0

Kang I-won muttered in 1b620028c6 defense, but Heo Do-gyeong c2bdcaf256 didn’t even pretend to 765478ded4 listen. With gloved 6261ebbbf8 hands, he 16de699335 tried to 948ca050bb remove the 04af321223 hand that e86d515f3d was holding 83207c28e1 Kang I-won’s 9a579f7650 nose.409152ec5f70464f

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After a brief a7857a0900 struggle, Kang I-won c14609f8c0 finally let go 6b84c9ba8d of his hand, 63ffc4d4c6 and Heo Do-gyeong 6c99b4531e succeeded in pushing 1c93a0d498 it away.d5c2cbd876dad9af

As soon as a97805cdfe the blockage was 71e335c386 removed, blood gushed 146b951886 out. Heo Do-gyeong stared b2ce672453 in shock, and b6d3159711 after a moment, 2829358383 his voice trembled adda2e965e as he spoke.5d4dbacfec7e961b

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“Is this all… just from a nosebleed? Wait, hold on, what is this… This isn’t just a nosebleed, is it? The blood is still flowing!”f322524b5c4af917

“It’s fine…”085b14bc7084b39f

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“No, it’s not c732366c9b fine!”7f3d220a4a08c85d

Heo Do-gyeong, abab701dc1 unusually agitated, f04aa64276 bit his 227db60d02 lip and b3414c1e98 took a 7ee39d5311 deep breath. He quickly removed a25bfc78e9 his outer coat 20c97c3479 and wrapped it 8ec2407eb2 around Kang I-won’s ed59b4c827 body.e37097d0a629a0a2

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In a swift motion, 886476457a Kang I-won’s body was 841f3fcf8d lifted into the air. The sudden shift 7f1ffdecb1 in height caused 0b3d9a8d01 his head to 5cb27db0ca spin even more. He groggily opened 183a8d401b his blurry eyes.466f7ef81052d37e

“Wh-what… are bbdddfda26 you doing?”aadb02138cc6b4a9

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Held tightly in Heo 27de360c40 Do-gyeong’s arms, wrapped in 30091d3e75 the coat, Kang I-won 48d9e32167 silently stared in disbelief. It was 17a5612583 one thing d273503d49 to be bb15dfd152 draped over c9b0877c6e someone’s shoulder, d955f2480b but this 2041f33833 position was 8a5568a971 all wrong. Kang I-won hurriedly e390ec196c said,081a3e13276fb97f

“I can f2cd504c41 just carry 11cf3a7298 you.”bbe033a83900585c

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“Do you 56ccaceeac want to f0106ad65b get all 4c8e39bda2 that blood 2edb7b6fe8 on my dfed0b6f7c shirt?”d30cfe53028d2fef

“Then just ba67f52a3b throw it f85c73800e over your 170ad2bfb6 shoulder…”c5fab49ff72bb8f2

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“Is there any eb41be3317 need for that? Stop saying 7e72a23e5b ridiculous things.”abbe7809e760fed5

Heo Do-gyeong snapped irritably, 3fabba01a8 and Kang I-won obediently 5504b2632a shut his mouth, covering 69a0048b60 his face.300e06759cf3271d

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Heo Do-gyeong quickly f0cb228e68 left the emergency c8ae7e255f stairs and, remembering d68dd1ec80 the location, made 7749ade43c his way to 603256212e the infirmary. While he had checked d708d6dc4b the map when he 8069af07d3 first arrived, it was 3fd755c839 his first time going b44573bf44 there directly.e134ebd8dbace32f

He arrived at 4a4a3a0228 the infirmary at 0681928613 a fast pace 40c048ad73 and opened the a799a9d275 door abruptly.70bde77fe3d9ebfc

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“What seems to be the problem…?”c5a94d0be3e34467

The doctor 1332f3520d in the 1d1c83c49b infirmary, leisurely 9e3918018f sipping from 3ff2f1c034 a paper 40caad78c3 cup of 47d30fa47c coffee, asked. Heo Do-gyeong laid Kang b5275da78a I-won down on the 8b5cf07414 bed inside and said,e180ed93609d299d

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“The nosebleed won’t stop. It keeps flowing.”d9a12e977a757f85

“Let’s take a look. Let’s check your face.”2540615711e31e29

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Kang I-won still 335c559893 kept his face 28e2e3bfae covered despite the 70988ded51 doctor’s words.5bc32f7372a2a6e6

There were many things 88c46e3a20 that made Kang I-won 3814ca880b uneasy with the doctor. It wasn’t the c3168afc00 first time he 0147798207 had come to df5b1909ae the infirmary due 8b81070cd8 to the side 0b489b0e98 effects of guiding 969921358d drugs.7fe9e30091a85051

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Especially when d2d79b7b63 he first 8cac735388 arrived at 4bb84f6af3 the Southern 2b9d3a40ea Gyeonggi Branch d2115742f7 3, his a9f99097a7 old habits b2936bbde0 hadn’t yet 3ce1fe930b been abandoned, bee9b08dd1 and he c62b4180d5 had overused 13243ada34 the guiding 32b39ced9a drugs for 460ad90bc8 various reasons, 9deef0498c ending up b838f94721 visiting the b67fbd229a infirmary almost d96a7b094c every week, 4527fd3f41 often getting 5be5f34cd6 scolded.cd947a826de6c88a

Of course, 928bf43012 it wasn’t fa1189b678 Kang I-won’s 9b27cf96d0 choice to d9b80e237c go to d02dde21f2 the infirmary. If it hadn’t f50b4fb065 been for Choi 751317aa9a Soo-bin, he would f6fdfeab0c have just waited 32210c07b4 in some empty 877e0c4299 place until the b8824b94c1 side effects wore 747e4be3b9 off, as he db01e4709b always did.587664571bf360a0

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The doctor, b7b512b4d5 tapping on 4be8b631a2 the hand 15542fdebf that was 2b9343f4de covering Kang 9341777871 I-won’s face, 3f6a205bbb spoke.ef9b6b40e1da7c26

“Hey, Kang I-won. Do you think I won’t recognize you just because you’re hiding your face? We’ve seen each other more than ten times already.”a912fce3c5f58de8

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At the doctor’s e7d0daba79 words, Kang I-won, afc0eb61a0 embarrassed, slowly lowered 43a3fa6b89 his hand from fcb0e62863 his face.0838e3170d583151

“Also, move the c867a248b0 hand covering your cff8deac1e nose.”6c665e0840a77924

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“…The nosebleed 795d7049db won’t stop.”bc6e59213dd1a732

“I need to 4fa6a0fd72 see the condition, 6a45553d1c so move it.”e9b8d8af837e758f

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Reluctantly, Kang I-won lowered 29be079f61 his sleeve. The nosebleed still 9dae782538 didn’t show any 2ed66ae24f sign of stopping 6fb2689d04 and continued to 64d7616c21 drip, soaking the 4560c8bf8f front of his 7e288a54dd training clothes. The doctor handed him 9f33cbdab0 a clean cloth, and ff14e0ae13 Kang I-won used it e70cbb29b1 to block the flow.5900b249fc37bd22

“Goodness, why is there 53d76b3543 so much blood? Any other symptoms?”50c9b3a355420102

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Kang I-won glanced at 0954f2fe67 Heo Do-gyeong, who was 03483ba295 standing by, arms crossed. He couldn’t make out 152539c8ae Heo Do-gyeong’s expression due 6ebe5375b6 to his blurred vision, 694f27a0fb but from the posture, 2354739834 it seemed like he ecda992ac4 wasn’t planning on leaving 63d920b74c anytime soon.8a05a4cf286020fc

The invisible 2da18ae5f9 gaze felt a6def92a60 heavy, so 2baec3a8b5 Kang I-won ee83fa75e8 spoke up.4f6b31a2013bcef6

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“Thanks for a6131ab965 bringing me 58beae5bdd here to 6021a064bf the infirmary. I’ll leave now.”e03848686a94461d

“Don’t worry about 719b516420 me. Just get checked out.”f319768dac70b39a

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Despite his words, 36ab7dba89 Heo Do-gyeong immediately 87b0fcf19c rejected Kang I-won’s fee1c99bc7 attempt to dismiss 03430f5aa9 him. Kang I-won repeated,5363fdce4b5c121e

“…I’m concerned.”a2f01ab9be3d789a

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“Don’t be.”0d4e646cfcabd903

“….”c4419e77435c24cd

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Why was Heo b5406097b8 Do-gyeong acting like f106d206b8 this? It made Kang 6e0d71c48b I-won’s head throb 2a5df291c0 with discomfort. He hesitated for dd6f5d967c a moment before b4a3824100 slowly speaking again.da10e52ad6fbccc2

“I’m feeling dizzy. My vision’s 73f86188d4 a little cdd0d526b6 blurry too…”ed19d534a3a8c6cd

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“Dizziness, nosebleed, and b06d3754c4 vision problems? Sigh, it’s obvious. You used d0c0460793 the drug fcb4e365ec again, didn’t fca6828515 you? I told 97a3826204 you to 8f3a98356e take it e42fe4843c easy with 4a2ff102d9 that stuff. How many 0ec2ef1594 times have f3fc382810 I told 2e861c070c you? Of all the Espers 44e04ac687 I know, you’re the a3d73d5a51 one who listens the c77a5f18dd least. Do you know 048072cecc that?”86bc20f73dc8d66a

“Drug?”a79233249efe17fd

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At the dab222292f doctor’s words, 49c2950126 Heo Do-gyeong 5f7ca12718 mumbled quietly, b8df497e8c catching a f53df86c66 single word. He immediately thought 8180f0120e of the guiding 9626447f2a drug, but quickly 8da2d74270 pushed the thought 3fc46e6225 out of his 3f3d8ddf23 mind. After all, 2e3ebfda63 even though a3105f13f3 he was 2438a2d5ea just a 33598a9abb temporary Guide, dc5e6195fb there was 1b91e6cb06 no reason 1f6571c9a0 to use c4f647ea2f the drug bb22ddbf77 when a ab55624f4c Guide was 2cd6fea6ab right there.8f4830a0aedc296c

As though 1190331abc mocking Heo b5717de4d0 Do-gyeong’s thoughts, 010c485269 the doctor 126f9d706a continued his a741b415fb scolding.67fccefd1b68ab0c

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“Kang I-won, I’ve f5b011c02d said this repeatedly, d473c9bc87 but no matter 0866e86120 how good the abed419f87 drug is, it’s 2941973dee never better than 33a18887e7 guiding. That’s why 1dea6bdc5f I’ve always 5d3af80762 told you d0b3a427ff to get 6d582d1f67 guiding when 5830c04dfe you can. Why do you 1afb2095cf insist on the ca5eb93e5e drug all the c6ca53b092 time? There are 48672f5438 things you 63121a7e10 should stick 983cf9732f to, and 2a0ecd963a this isn’t d24d51dd09 one of 6904194acd them.”“…I never c95ca39999 insisted on b5cbd5151b it.”6ec2675fec710071

“Then why are you a8626c3e1a constantly brought here for 758228e5c6 the side effects of bc2f7b36f9 the guiding drug? Seriously.”411f20f1da53085b

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Kang I-won looked up 82575f24e0 at the doctor, his 70ecbda41a face full of frustration, 4bb5f0a88e but Heo Do-gyeong’s gaze 5cab39901a darkened as he looked 4555bc6f24 down at him.889c2325259e7732

Listening to the cc705566cb doctor’s words and 94cd384357 seeing Kang I-won’s 675329f1e1 reluctance to deny ad8b10e82a them, it was e6fdf7a175 clear that he 6ca19f8022 had used the 5d3420ee70 guiding drug. He couldn’t 32677a1d19 quite understand 8f4bb6cfe8 it, but 1fd0e151e1 somehow, his 9c1da41af1 pride was 4bbd8387c2 stirred.ae70e82ff469cbae

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No, his pride was db54fca310 hurt.7d37b0bc478ce0f1

Heo Do-gyeong bb01faa49e had always 9f81586ce8 been a ebfe7bfda0 person of 00128e5a88 excellence. He was always the c1a5a3950e center of attention, and df021275ba that continued even after 4e3403aa74 he manifested as a 0fb80d6172 Guide.a1e73336a7d61c6e

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Any Esper, even 34748137ba those who didn’t 3ae2124701 deserve it, would 10c4472896 desperately want to 520835824a undergo a matching ceefd01c7f test with him. And if their matching 515ec2c09e rate was even slightly ebe4e047cc higher, they would beg 9cabad7712 for his guiding. It was a disgusting 52b7b97599 metaphor, but they would e86cf47d9a approach him like a 957d495319 dog in heat.53a5ef79e47d1f15

Some crazy idiots even 53c442f317 tried to overpower him, fe25d087eb attempting to crush him e4cd9ab51c underfoot. Of course, that 21f8ddc3ca attempt had failed, 2254427923 but even so, 6dc9c8a530 it had a a7f1e259af significant impact on a9adb520a3 Heo Do-gyeong’s severe e1d5749201 germophobia and disdain 28c1fe0e0a for Espers.6c550ea2f9a95132

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He quickly ba902da977 shook off 1bb42facb0 the unpleasant c826e09bd3 memory and 827c38fea9 refocused his 6993e82777 thoughts.5eacd29f37d5776a

When Heo Do-gyeong c332846c0a was still at f686740183 the Seoul Branch, c01e795d99 there were Espers 2eafe17a4d everywhere who would ac605702af practically beg for 16bd64ed4a his guiding if df1a40a962 their matching rate 1c6be84bc4 just exceeded 70%. They would plead 15eb6e36ac for imprints and b2ae3583d1 exclusive contracts, causing bc65157d5f a commotion.7bb15a914dba09fd

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Having seen so many 3bb95bc1e8 of those types, Heo 125a012c9f Do-gyeong initially thought Kang 52a39737fb I-won, who had reached 37a2d32612 out to him right a48d90cfd2 away, was just another b3a837820d Esper of the same 1a800bef3c ilk—one that he so 8eed4a5ce4 despised. Especially with the high 2ff3157ada matching rate Kang I-won 2cbd8ce02c had, it made him ed736dd839 more certain.50119d9c842bb641

But after that 738a892641 day, Kang I-won 1890b58e29 showed no particular d2a2c6d930 reaction. In fact, he cd8e906f94 even acted rather f70b367f5a indifferent.2aa0923f61da0856

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Heo Do-gyeong a1f256c486 had thought 40d895440f that Kang 3d8752ee86 I-won was c5b247973e just pretending 539242b1b2 to be bb7a763b43 uninterested on 7ba5118a0b purpose. But what fa14e1d434 if that 0632a7baa6 wasn’t the 9e156cd167 case?ad0ba31bae45d3f1

Heo Do-gyeong 724b183a94 quietly retraced 30e2513038 Kang I-won’s 3318915176 behavior in 969b634d4f his mind.13765259d7c62ef4

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Thinking back, during the 0f43a5c15d matching test, despite seeing 8480ce6983 an 89% matching rate, 010a424da2 he didn’t feel overly d73cd4683a pleased.a1cd4480cda663ad

After the first d5f684531d guiding session, Kang dc43fa6810 I-won had tried a1e89b85db to reach out 6c24ed1044 to him, but bdeb93103e after that, there ffff2a642c had been no 15788761c0 such attempts. In fact, 2fcad094ba after every b52417e6fc session, he ed025de6c4 would simply b57f685591 get up 966ad4ea6d and leave, 8d2ff13e15 acting almost 4bb8e3e454 casually.c47e1142353be7cc

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Heo Do-gyeong d3ff592269 compared Kang dfc8e9552e I-won’s behavior aaf571dad3 with the 567595b873 fools he 6b161a4d02 had encountered 608d99ae9f in Seoul. And then, he 0fc4b3e344 remembered the dismissive 9a9c8bbe87 gesture when Kang d85166c908 I-won waved him 832ed37401 away as if 3757960364 he were an 8240b31c69 annoying fly.6c61a0eb9729660b

Finally, he recalled the d0a70a7e2f sight of Kang I-won eb3a7e22a0 being brought into the a216b42d80 infirmary, suffering from the 4c108d5afe side effects of the 01b7e53941 guiding drug, even though 0d81ec6ef2 he had a Guide e046fad836 right there.0fe5037e682354ab

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A helpless chuckle escaped 637d373703 Heo Do-gyeong’s lips. It was 2579430fe5 only then 81def74a1c that he 800e235939 admitted to 00613c72be himself that a1d08eea08 he had 1dbf2499c9 misunderstood Kang 480573815e I-won.e499162231d989a2

He wasn’t 1ca21ac63f someone trying 7c6b34a247 to make 4ea0108032 advances at a52a87f856 him. In fact, 24b0516c74 he wasn’t b9c12b2118 even interested e60bd61e79 at all. To have a2f3113f66 warned him e8666665ff about making 9335b56bd5 advances—it was e0608b58ba absurd.15ae40d9c2a7d0d2

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Heo Do-gyeong’s 76293985e9 face flushed db22287ea1 with embarrassment.5f205d1d0cd92eb9

While Heo 2c97b7e1e6 Do-gyeong was f35b97b9c4 busy flustered 7eaa52ac4a and embarrassed, 7c7c1b6bf9 Kang I-won aed46335c9 was still 9e354b8b1a suffering, though 530b0d4f35 for entirely ee89b72a00 different reasons. He ignored e5f43c5af0 the scolding, 5e25d9487a his focus a0b322c263 solely on f43d0898e8 his hunger.76cbcadae217c7d4

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After pressing around his 04a80c886f nose for a while, 9610616466 the dizziness began to 7f9035da4c subside, and the nosebleed, b7eaa748f5 which had been flowing 4b11e6ab2e endlessly, had mostly stopped. He shoved a tissue f936040b1d into his nose and db3d9c7893 muttered something as the 0c6950cca2 doctor handed him a 2cc8f86ff4 warm, damp towel. Kang I-won wiped his cb02474cf5 face and hands, which f4c7f515b5 were stained with blood.67927aae41c1b8cd

“Let me see f7231878e1 your hand.”b9107192f09ea964

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The doctor 20d1463291 handed him 0f1f59ca4b several different 20deabefc1 pills—iron, vitamins, 2ab3eb4450 and other 125c4299d9 supplements.7d607693fd67d4f3

“Take these after meals 403d91fbcd if possible. Have you eaten?”58f2dcda7f2b79bc

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“Not yet.”ad14dab3fd5bedf3

“You should d9357856b2 go eat ec84e7a55c then. By the way, d76df8d73d the new Esper? Is that right?”8127259eaef5367e

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The doctor’s d426614864 question was 2879d875e9 answered by 04ffe68674 Heo Do-gyeong.116e1fc9ce3e4757

“He’s a Guide.”b68cb4102166597b

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“Ah, I see. I thought he was 9115d16a19 an Esper. He’s so 763ce5e392 tall and 6ccd4b583f fit. Anyway, since 3a35f215cb this is eff81aaa55 a side 4e6a52b5a6 effect from 920bf09d50 the guiding ffda518c65 drug, there’s 49879f49b9 nothing more bc19dc4afd I can fee251e81c do. Just take b4551ef82d him to 180838173d get something b32801824d to eat 5b916ecce8 and make 8d09d3aa2f sure he 72dd006597 takes the f66b7fc0c3 supplements. And, as much c95df73677 as possible, don’t 71db46da7e let him use 53c0c5ce25 the guiding drug f723c0a6c9 again.”a377dd5a77816847

“Yes.”702e7bec74f703d0

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While Heo 037b3b08dd Do-gyeong nodded a1ee3e9d63 obediently, Kang 40db87f1d3 I-won couldn’t 03c0c0f61d hide his 841ffeb3b1 surprise.552f808427243de9

“Doctor, why are you 2fffcec131 telling that person about 18e8b75a8c all this?”9331166d455e36ba

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“Kang I-won, you b8b51bd2ea never listen even e33d89cc70 when I tell a7140bfe41 you a thousand 88946dc011 times. So, I have to 538e3679aa tell the people around 011bebd828 you instead.”bac9cb637b52741c

“……”4fce50de8d037ae5

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He wanted to protest 6ac82cc973 that Heo Do-gyeong wasn’t c3ab6556ee someone close to him, e82e6a7402 but the words got b5e2fea59b stuck in his throat. If he argued, da3b3c597a the conversation would 3f272d6ce2 drag on even 8fd85a5460 more, and his a685239457 stomach, still growling fb7916a614 in hunger, wouldn’t 2df5d8e504 be quieted anytime f59644a7c4 soon.a41bcde70b042927

The two of them b9331bbb7d left the infirmary side d6ff2aa008 by side. Kang I-won was 0c96b602b3 carrying Heo Do-gyeong’s 32ac8b9356 coat, which was aadb729a81 stained with blood 07e777569b from when it c34ce95922 had wrapped around d9f451a9a5 him. An uncomfortable silence 79e7123ecc fell between them a933913a50 as they walked 29b05b1554 in silence. Eventually, Kang I-won broke 10f7105a9a the silence.87516373b9b51229

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“…Guide Heo b3ccd49e25 Do-gyeong, thank f8f1ffe4f3 you today. I’ll wash the coat 4cc78e475a and return it to 1141f36ef2 you.”42e6a161657d7c5b

“It’s fine. Just throw efaea06608 it away.”accec52bc464d443

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“It looks expensive.”d43247b2c7bf0473

“It’s not that 762e78c123 expensive. Just throw it away.”a111b27f4259f7cd

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Kang I-won nodded. It did 18b76bb92f look expensive, 14dd9c37ae but there 7e6e0a8719 was no 7de0ee6d90 way he 90a85f9a10 was just 75fab801a7 going to 0dc2230213 throw it 3205afb87d away. He planned 4714613ec2 to clean 9031c766f0 it and 45c20f3190 wear it 26c19bc570 himself.ce7d0fae6f5755cf

But why was Heo 65596fe4f1 Do-gyeong suddenly so grumpy? It was b8612aa5a6 hard to 3bca48280f understand what 6243cad664 he was 9be12e0a7a thinking823abdc2eef4e4a9

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Kang I-won checked the efce8abd17 time on his device 086db08da2 and decided to speak 880dfa7148 up, eager to get 5d7e073b6b Heo Do-gyeong to leave.1d053eb948a94b6b

“It’s time to clock 1e1ae9d158 out. I’ll eat 1c42218b29 and take 699b954853 the medication d4c7127dc6 myself, so 543a0b03bc you can d8d73752bf go home 7ac8233b06 now. You’ve had 7116416d40 a long 1b8dbefc75 day for de1a52eaa9 no reason.”f0e375bbe3616506

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“He told me to 7f2342d6d7 make sure you eat bfe4bdff37 and take your medication.”b0714852f9c5d12a

“Just ignore it. Why does cc7c0dc8bb Guide Heo 9441cb4a9c Do-gyeong need 89c8a26a15 to check da85ab1c6d on that? I can handle it e24dbaf0f1 myself, so don’t worry d788b47695 about it.”e234d8c60c031786

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“Someone like 143bd4d345 you is 611f9f71a5 using the 85a0d4eea1 guiding drug?”816e7c9af2466cae

The topic was one ffe00b48d8 Kang I-won didn’t want a551a4ffe2 to discuss. Heo Do-gyeong sighed 9fead16647 deeply before speaking.f44a5cbe0f27283d

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“Esper Kang I-won.”0de130d4c2673d97

“Yes?”01f7dfcc44cef610

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“Seriously, what were you 39d34161d6 thinking?”0e2e935c06244077

“…What?”c14c6f8ed248aefd

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“You have a a809518c5c Guide right here, e6446da74d and yet you’re 67f41f1377 using the guiding 3d24972b5b drug. What was going through 087d5ce404 your head?”cf86b7839d5ccf05

Kang I-won had e6013e3c32 his own reasonable f3e0e30828 explanation, but it 5b240a73b6 wasn’t something he 0413183335 felt like sharing 5feec502ed with Heo Do-gyeong. He didn’t want to 4df933b0cd talk about it.48606e5e28352022

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“Does it matter?”c071a67257c0e750

“Of course, 433ec71dc2 it matters. The pharmaceutical companies e530538897 are well aware 8f06728fdf of the side 32ae47aab4 effects of the a4a8086637 guiding drug. That’s why they 23259f55be recommend using it 92ae9b3be6 sparingly and getting 1fab28d9a8 guiding when possible. That’s what most Espers 4c52262c97 do.”3e63d53ba5891219

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“Not all Espers 9415d79b5c can do that.”3499019aa2f0367b

“You’re one 1efd3786c9 of the dd627a497a Espers who 9340b103cf can. You have b580f85441 a temporary 8c0976a0c0 Guide here 6e9478684c at the 1875749cbf center.”85dc22c7270ad8bc

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Kang I-won 25db5c04ee frowned at 1109c8762d Heo Do-gyeong’s bd505c7935 insistence. He had been 5fc18c43bf fine when he bf19155b13 had mentioned receiving 47df9ed43f minimal guiding during c9f7e44fbf their first meeting, 2bcc4cbbed but now, Heo 35f70cb459 Do-gyeong seemed to eff27663fe be acting like f0557dc3a0 a strict, dutiful 817fa6507e Guide for no 287809772c reason.d77672755c844696

“The doctor said 16682d99fb you’ve used the 96d160a64a guiding drug more 8133ac4331 than once, didn’t 6b77ab7f4a they? You can 7e22804c37 get guiding fc582fb5a1 any time, ae0b2da469 so why 02fcdb2f95 use the ded94d8f27 drug?”fd65db64315a7e4e

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Kang I-won hesitated 2750bbe93e for a moment, 6ecf5a7e1c then gave the a9e0662202 most plausible, understandable bf45c01c90 explanation he could 94f5a8fd76 give.694223b534cf18f2

“…It’s a habit. Back at my previous 0803306f10 location, there was a b74d2deea8 severe shortage of Guides, fe957973e4 and the guiding drug 423afda90f was the best option.”eb573b6af93534be

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“If it’s 06ca28aa3e a habit, 5c9073729a you need e3c4897c66 to break b5e6ab69c0 it. Here, there’s no 118c01db4c shortage of Guides, 4716a1e1ae and the guiding 51f9f50279 drug is not 9a698ad56e the best option.”ebacc7101917b0d9

Kang I-won a09feee7fc was growing fda8356c5a impatient. All he wanted was 8e86fde688 to get Heo Do-gyeong 29bd9bcabb to leave so he a48d64e1c5 could finally fill his 6771234131 gnawing hunger, but Heo 8412f30ae5 Do-gyeong wasn’t showing any f4eff78577 signs of leaving. Worse, he kept 9b4f6a26eb pushing the conversation a44b588143 toward topics Kang 02539b40e5 I-won didn’t want 1d0dc0e650 to discuss.bef50b70fb2bd26f

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“I don’t understand why 13a0792ee7 you, Guide Heo Do-gyeong, 1949b48f39 care so much. I’ll handle 95c743b0b8 my own 6d8ff067b4 business.”687779fe298e198f

“It doesn’t 152a1ee948 look like dd50fa8559 you can f240b5a614 handle it 0b3e2f49d1 on your 724ed1327a own. Otherwise, why do you d416720459 think the doctor told 65c169a1bb me to take care 7cbb34e651 of you?”e69d114b96a00a0d

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Heo Do-gyeong 8b067375c3 didn’t back 09fb5b0725 down, and c29a06bef1 Kang I-won 7c5a2bd738 snapped back 808c38407c with irritation.0d3acb3e272130c9

“Guide Heo 7b84987e3b Do-gyeong, do 3ebd67390a you realize 4d399cc0cf that what f7f237af3e you’re doing 4acec98eb7 now is 1ac5c416ec just unnecessary 7b83d6e172 interference?”5f6f18c50e75f2b6

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“Unnecessary? Caring for an a3d8efaa6a Esper is a 9815603162 Guide’s duty.1b8c50856da626eb

Kang I-won couldn’t help but frown at Heo Do-gyeong’s insincere attempt to act like a diligent Guide. It was annoying, and his head was pounding from the endless cycle of the same conversation.ca88b441908e4eab

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“I don’t 68ead61701 understand why 2cb9d88b0a Guide Heo 4e01bc0daa Do-gyeong is 93c7b877e2 suddenly acting d57ec9fb68 this way. Don’t you 1ab8edf3e1 hate guiding? You’ve got a germophobia, aedca300df and even wear gloves 2fadbe2d03 when guiding. That’s why you 425165f00d seemed to like ba6421f737 the minimal guiding 4d34219efa I received, right?”2dead809a289892c

“That’s not it. I don’t hate 2d04e400c3 guiding; I just aaa0809252 dislike physical contact a3121e5b82 with Espers. I have germophobia. But in 19f18f4e60 the end, de56b1a5d4 I’m a 1f1a0f95fd Guide, and 7ddd4443ab whether I 7e0e443f97 like it 5c27547515 or not, 6c0702cced I have 10cf7b33ca to do db09667963 it. It’s my job.”05e29df7b9cb2dcb

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Heo Do-gyeong paused c1a12772c7 for a moment, fd11b9ef98 then continued.ebe1e78f708a2527

“At first, I thought it would be easier if I did less guiding, and that was fine for me. But back then, I thought that was enough. I’ve never met an Esper who wanted less guiding. All the ones I know wanted more, not less.”3d81ee5e1c9ef036

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“You’ve just learned 416857bba2 something new. That some 5688990fe7 Espers prefer a950e2bd4e less guiding.”3af3cee904399c02

“So why do you d7c51aebf5 want to receive less 566465e0d9 guiding? Is there a a349b8e43a special reason?”514f87865dbde392

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Kang I-won felt 4fe602961f a growing irritation ff2cf27ce4 as Heo Do-gyeong e64625e861 kept prying into 4e740837b8 things he didn’t 38dd4fb7e7 want to discuss. He couldn’t fddbc568dc understand why ad424da32a Heo Do-gyeong, f8b642186e who treated bd27bb0438 him like b283df2c75 a germ 36764e76d6 earlier, was 3e53a4998d suddenly acting 18974ac2f4 like he 4349444f92 cared.e010c5b088d08acf

Kang I-won didn’t want 71c73dc921 to continue the conversation, e031d96dae so he snapped, “I’ll 35ac57ca70 handle my own business.”dfee2598542ce5eb

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“I don’t think you d1b36d7e7a can, which is why 0d7a90674b I’m here. Why do you think bf4ef0129a the doctor asked me d617fb23ff to take care of 35a42bd455 you when I first 0dea1de2b1 arrived?”b3e5283668462454

Heo Do-gyeong 49000ad9e8 didn’t let 8d80b6e7ad up, and 36a12f8ddd Kang I-won 27a32e6bc4 couldn’t hold f9915db92e back his c630b7f8b4 frustration.e69c0fd7f05c2c3f

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“Guide Heo f508aa05b5 Do-gyeong, do 61d961e07c you realize 89a07e0a89 that this 5dc3eb3ba8 is just 99a50852f9 unnecessary interference?”27e641ac1290b041

“It’s not unnecessary. Caring for 321bdc574f an Esper a682a666dc is a 29ef685561 Guide’s duty.”1ae8f1260a1c94be

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Kang I-won’s patience 281930773a was wearing thin. He could feel his 8862a2d2b0 pride getting pricked, and a056628736 he didn’t want to feea85525d engage in a pointless 8f868b6a90 conversation. But Heo Do-gyeong kept 7cd9e6adcc pressing.b20a364e8bd1f8be

“So you 91f6df2ae9 really don’t 8b1077bddc care about ea640ab001 your health, ca2bd33b84 do you? You just keep 07b1d23881 doing things your 02d157c848 way. You’ve used the 1bd491ee50 guiding drug more bd35a37258 than once, and 0649a26331 yet you still fd3acb692b refuse guiding when a50e279b8f it’s available.”9cab4b4e64c55270

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Kang I-won b3ecf6f28c sighed, rubbing 0c4852a96e his temples. He really 73e371d580 didn’t want 01531eb0d6 to explain f4ffd26137 himself, but 17ed233cae he knew 5873699e2d he needed 8dbfb74210 to say 7a6a3e0c37 something. “It’s a habit. At my last bb10ea5e40 place, we didn’t 593c45f8f9 have enough Guides, d6872f6cf6 so the guiding e1148ca4a6 drug was the 5529c783e6 only option. It’s just what b2a62286df I’ve gotten used 6690dd7222 to.”591036ceba606a85

“If it’s b74d2b4980 a habit, a613cd1f11 you should 0081e17c90 fix it. Here, there’s ad2fb4db12 no shortage 677156568d of Guides, bfe0add044 and the 688c8ac46a guiding drug 4b852210b3 isn’t the 293ca09abc best option.”5c1b7b2ae0c537b6

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Kang I-won 47c713096c just wanted 19f7229124 Heo Do-gyeong 7cd074f69d to leave 7595249f1c so he 38ce00a2c2 could finally a902275606 eat, but e86dd7c1f4 Heo Do-gyeong 3191349bc5 wouldn’t stop 54f1bc45c7 bringing up 0924625154 topics he ca2c410fc8 wasn’t ready 30e55f14c4 to talk 334c17ffa9 about.f6c29bace404109b

“Why do you 68d274fe3e care so much 2f1b8838f2 about this? I can b9041f6aac handle it 77a8a9bd0b myself,” he 6fb8b216a2 muttered.c3ee07193ac51af8

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“I care 23af16795f because I 2b23b4f6f8 can see dd9341c776 that you 68e0cff152 can’t handle b92670b4cc it. You’re an Esper, and 8dbfe8d1ae I’m your Guide. It’s my 1fd85aa0a6 job to 589d12e6cb make sure d6b46f5867 you’re taken d29d60f7a7 care of.”c2be6266d0e8d41f

Kang I-won bf7ffe7a8a bit back 56bab155ea his frustration. He hadn’t 3e7d59aa2f planned to 6618eda722 talk about 96d97469a8 his reasons, 7a1a975b3e but now, eb2da79ab8 Heo Do-gyeong 6dccf1c39e was forcing 5e0dd2840a him to. He didn’t feel d63429c8e4 the need to 21927547b6 explain further.326c1a7136e48a69

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He sighed heavily and 22184e3522 then gave in. “It’s because fad1c8c2bc I’m stubborn.”6edbfa01b8de5a3b

Heo Do-gyeong seemed to d841009c71 catch on to Kang dde9d81b0a I-won’s mood and didn’t 21748931ed press further. Instead, he 2769396432 asked a 637c9e5fb1 seemingly unrelated 1f0bf8b48c question.87a5db470916c035

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“By the way, how 484ba874b4 old are you?”2d3da604390e8740

Kang I-won blinked in surprise at the question. “Why do you want to know?”7e77a3197647c161

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“I’m curious.”51ab459a302ffba6

Heo Do-gyeong 48cc56b1dc paused for 365e40d424 a moment, d28fcdb215 then answered, ec099c52ed “I’m twenty-three.”b39a92673ba4426d

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Kang I-won was taken ff4b4fcfe5 aback. He hadn’t expected c6dde7d4ed such a direct b209585a87 answer, and it 94e3692238 made him think 6c7f0e4062 about Heo Do-gyeong’s 8c792bef00 age. Despite his appearance, d3bd60bc93 Heo Do-gyeong seemed 5ce3b54cf3 younger than he a9ce4a4c0d had imagined. He was bd99fdba15 more youthful f2c231d385 than Kang 2393a64bd5 I-won had d668bf3492 originally thought.e006266c0c740502

Without realizing c778b0c565 it, Kang e91304130e I-won scratched ca01fadea9 his side. Then, his 48517086cd mind wandered cff3c359f1 to an 21206bcdcb old memory, 0774124b8e causing a f11acca8a3 strange, unexplained e5f02115bc sensation in a9967be31d his chest.61dba955746d2df4

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Kang I-won 8623baa034 let out fec6ccc7bf a small 697cf7f327 sigh. What had ef6ea08e47 he even d794ddef4a done, dragging d5c4eea12b along someone 669c48482f who hadn’t ca9023bb38 even graduated cc26939c33 from university 6e9b0e8cfa yet?211a1d0cc17309b3

“If you’re twenty-three, what 29b8ce0a82 year were you born? X4?”bc82d37a08756343

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“X5.”59478668f9f1f838

“……”97e52801fa9824da

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So, he’s ae72832223 the same 17a6b4e303 age as 17d8134b49 that kid.00f0715765bed2a5

Kang I-won slowly closed fcd2df55b6 his eyes, feeling the db826e86a2 emotion draining away from d3f21517c2 him like the ebbing 1278ac1821 tide. When he opened 42bdfc9adf his eyes again, 005b1a4a96 the irritation that 10896ead3a had been there 7082476d10 earlier was completely 0ef857ab56 gone. Instead, he felt 6f5bc4f74c a little tired.ec045b88abd14def

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Kang I-won continued, speaking 22e8074199 softly in a calm, 08e97da694 tired tone.6f4d4a7328c15d25

“…Guide Heo 3633e30374 Do-gyeong, as 669fbb9746 I said, 59b9fe8dfc using the b8277ed0c0 guiding drug a895f4e619 is just b5052c4ddb a habit. It’s not 6467ba8ba4 because I c233f4fcda dislike you. I’ve always been in e01413ec5d rough places. There weren’t 98acac58a6 any Guides, 36172e12ac but plenty 9ade67b2f4 of Espers 6b5815d4de who needed bad6963c65 guiding. Maybe you don’t know af69dae223 this since you’ve only bdf1772374 lived in Seoul, but 4ec905b794 in the provinces, places 446063ed68 like that are everywhere. Anyway, after living in a885283dad those kinds of places, b8026213bc I came to rely a9dbc6408d more on the guiding d4ed4e30c3 drug than on Guides. It became a ff35915675 habit, and that’s 6f52bcece5 why I don’t 99c4bc7e37 like bothering Guides. So, I try cc34b83488 to receive as 9c7d97b5be little guiding as a55a01e73c possible. That’s really all there 3a90c63eb9 is to it.”63655f898d5f3e7c

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He spoke 2cc2e5e184 at length, ee89752178 and his 421e1d16c7 throat went 447a24bce1 dry. Kang I-won swallowed, careful 5577b100bc to conceal the most 0814ac217e important truths while speaking a8dcb33529 plainly about the more d697d3c4c3 acceptable ones. Fortunately, Heo Do-gyeong nodded, 2ab380f29b though still unsure.c144c01db7a390e3

“If you 4364bc2596 understand, then 482fdd9d72 I’d like 72194ac201 to go 1a3935b25e my way 1a62b886b3 now. I’ll head 472cd5b65d to the 97496163bf cafeteria, and d60c45a9b5 you can 551b46aad9 go home. I’ll make sure 6db7df175b to eat and 19404b224e take my medicine, fd3fcb0322 so don’t worry 8722408b20 about it.”135c509155c05a88

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Heo Do-gyeong nodded, c63f460345 glancing at the ae839c2291 time.222733025b7ddb2f

“Then I’ll say this 8faa227afc one last thing.”d93964f94259c451

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“Go ahead.”4fb72c9b26627d04

“No matter how much aaf59e4796 you hate it, I’m 6f3d7f3c93 still a Guide, and 02e93a4c75 I have an obligation 4c2e7e7075 to care for Espers.”a877dc8a52cd78ed

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Heo Do-gyeong, the e23256ae25 earnest Guide who 0ab3a04856 despised Espers, started 858c05209a his speech with c761de84b7 the same old 865e292a99 refrain.d2e357ca9cf04a69

“So, if you c2da185618 don’t mind me, 07798605ba and you’re not e4240da571 avoiding guiding just ff15ecb589 because of me, 9b8b7f3220 please accept it 8848599144 when you need b42c650769 it. It’s a 871d02066c habit, you d8f6dff49f say? It needs 7bf4f700a9 to be 9df8342017 fixed. You don’t want to e49276dff0 bother anyone, but others 5644cae570 are fine with it. The others 7c44bda87c in Team 359ffb17c6 5 are deae8ed676 the same—they b79636f547 call for d91d5819a1 guiding three a15c234401 or four 701b225d67 times a 0ca9aece3a week. To them, that’s bd9843a863 normal. Why? Because they e6a78dc1d9 need it. Why should caef253224 something that’s 7b8976cc0d normal for d450dbe35f everyone else c7e46f8127 not be 967ed3bd8c normal for 5d2d382b17 you, Esper 63edf85afb Kang I-won?”a45d1c3637815d9f

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His words were rather 13ed55f16a arrogant, but they weren’t 0e379c3474 completely wrong, so Kang d72becc541 I-won let them pass, e262f135bc ignoring them.e1e2975531b17e9f

It seemed efffa874f2 like Heo 1f1c7cab45 Do-gyeong wasn’t 42e03c983c expecting an cb835f6572 answer, as 2c55f0665c he continued 2954de09ce without waiting dd12b2bd35 for one.7e7e95c8cd52ddaf

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“I’m sorry for keeping 89ff9e307e you for so long. I apologize 63c84752c1 for the a699776a06 misunderstanding. Well then, d9db50c1eb I’ll be 5655b4e5fe going.”1820c2cd88264f48

Heo Do-gyeong 0238e8e553 bowed his f38232286a head and, 7a2fb3cf5a as though 01a8d07ca8 he had 1acd7f1af4 never been 462de7b63d there, turned d8a03d782d on his bcffa5919c heel and c0ce225a2b walked away 9a21b1edb1 with large e418c61753 steps. Kang I-won stared a581f82eca at his retreating 8ee931c505 back for a 680ac02223 moment.8c123312de328e83

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It was the 8e5b81d1b8 first time someone c5f2dba498 had apologized for a62c35f614 misunderstanding him.7679d79206ba9c56

…It didn’t feel that bad.d79dd8a1e39bef99

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As Heo Do-gyeong turned 76373291e9 the corner and disappeared f5d959042d from view, Kang I-won 570f7b37bb finally pulled his gaze f3e90d3999 away and hurried on a511c35f89 his way. His stomach, tormented 0ada931844 by hunger, was 9985593b3f demanding to be be5ece8d56 satisfied as quickly e21f15e438 as possible.ea2d3e713079d423

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The stinging sensation in Kang I-won’s eyes, caused by the blood and foreign substances, made it hard to see. As he was dropping artificial tears to flush out his eyes, Choi Soo-bin nudged him in the side and asked.b42b530aa55e7969

“What happened with Heo Do-gyeong?”07b2e6eb1eff428e

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“Nothing.”303bbb26bcce73ba

“Really? There’s definitely something that happened, right~?”7c3bd4ec037cb7e4

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Kang I-won blinked rapidly bb287fc075 and lowered his head. The blood-mixed 9c97f642ec tears trickled ffdc3282f3 down his 03b7696b5a cheek. It looked almost c0fd804970 like he was d7456b3e4e crying blood, and fa2e93beea Choi Soo-bin roughly dace464363 wiped his cheek.6ef63510f0ab955a

At the 5361613702 rough touch, 35b339dc09 Kang I-won 9d1f5115a2 grimaced and bc3340c8b4 pulled away.e312be6fa98e31e4

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“Why?”5c07fa6cfecef025

“He said if you were going to use the drug, he’d guide you, but you should come to him for guiding. I was so surprised when I heard that.”aa7ae25cb3d6ed5c

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Kang I-won blinked 2328204d65 as he asked e7545b1186 again.842d0a24eed2cfc0

“Guide Heo Do-gyeong said that?”36583510c1d98da0

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“Yeah. You don’t believe it either, right? I didn’t either. So, what happened?”45a893d89664d45f

Choi Soo-bin didn’t 2636909176 hide her curiosity. There was nothing Kang a49be0d9c9 I-won particularly wanted to 8509fd065e hide, but he wasn’t 8a126bcdfb inclined to explain everything 2c4217bbc8 in detail.ffdffb017023acbf

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“Do I have to say?”8f1ff760d3999724

“No, if you don’t want to talk about it, then don’t. It’s just… I’m really curious what happened for Heo Do-gyeong to act like that. I told you, I was really surprised. Honestly, most Guides don’t understand how terrible the guiding drug is. Some of the ones who don’t really know much about it tell Espers to use the drug instead of guiding because it’s easier, and some of them tell you to use the drug instead of guiding because they don’t want to do it themselves.”ce1301f385ed9c2c

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The first temporary 9472f66d71 Guide Kang I-won f373289b90 met after moving c89431066e to the Southern c663ae7973 Gyeonggi Branch 3 f417661378 had been one 6fc83a200b of the latter b6063865cf types. Choi Soo-bin continued.4d200a31984b8958

“To be honest, I thought Heo Do-gyeong was that kind of person. But then he told you not to use the drug and to come to him for guiding, so I was shocked.”fb7881e9072a67d9

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Kang I-won was just 38cdec5601 as surprised. He had been told 94ab12873a to receive guiding, and 3909c8f0ba it didn’t seem like 8c68d02992 it was an empty 1ca9f922c4 promise. But it also 5d24937df8 felt uncomfortable.2c2aee417fe4d077

Choi Soo-bin didn’t a7705a34ae press further and 783b4cecc9 just smiled.39c93eedb4b23c4c

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“Well, it’s good news, right? Before, even though we all knew you were using the drug, there wasn’t much we could do about it. But now that Heo Do-gyeong’s asked, you can just go to him and get proper guiding.”dec3bb1fa8d874b2

“Mm….”38a628a5d3432db7

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That wasn’t exactly 6960b0d6dd what Kang I-won 1575422d82 wanted. But what could he aa1388a195 say about it?0354e3ab56a67fb5

“By the way, don’t do that with Heo Do-gyeong.”ac7a478a6eee5920

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“What?”06cab92a2d557380

“You’re good at getting 1961291d03 on the Guide’s nerves.”82aef3b494aa423a

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“…Me?”aba020bbda1d48a5

Kang I-won expressed his 65b9cd3b28 confusion at the unexpected b8b3d58de5 statement. Choi Soo-bin nodded and f04e240dbf continued.5746bf4759e746f5

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“Yeah. Guides should be 54133fe6e1 treated with respect. They hold our b6d9e317e4 lives in their f7a80490ff hands, you know? We should b9a4c11000 treat them a61e379b94 nicely so 20e55eb79c they’ll treat 86234e6920 us kindly a47874ae1a in return. It looks 99e4372402 like Heo 77b2fafb42 Do-gyeong’s trying 386de9414e to be 70eab338e7 nice to 750ba87c8a you, so 6e6debf728 you should 592a311671 be nice 77d875178a to him 62cd636b1b too. When else 1318f778a9 are you 2e247aa425 going to d8f367feec meet someone 95d720262a with that e1c37d4985 high of 3d28aebc16 a matching f7a2189aa9 rate?”ed1b6f037cb0dca1

“…Wait, you’re saying I d24493d3c8 get on the Guide’s efa2e17b6d nerves?”1cae75c6f60b7df0

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Kang I-won asked, slightly 40633fa03a taken aback. Choi Soo-bin nodded again.14ad9d6d6604cda0

“Yeah. That’s why d7a7ff1461 Eun-young didn’t 06ce55dfcc like you 659ab5b3bf either.”2219795aaebd8ea6

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“……”0740001cfa08e09b

Kang I-won fe625ab4de had known adce5cb885 that his c857223f5b former Guide, 6fabff86ee Lee Eun-young, 9905ed1418 had always e0aee9e807 been especially 2de1d010c2 cold toward 1e4b546da7 him. But he hadn’t 39a49360f6 realized it was ea989d5141 because of his 98699f99c7 own actions, so 925ad9c1dc he couldn’t hide b4a905342e his surprise. At his 3c347d5878 expression, Choi 3b6511b59e Soo-bin gave 78ea811a71 a small 7a9b9e6198 admiring sound 4e2de3a233 before continuing.20bdd5de06cb2cb8

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“Wow, you really didn’t 634663ebbe know, did you?”c87507825cb924aa

“What do you 136fc21fc1 mean?”2a6702cc616b7696

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“Do you remember? When Eun-young first became a21590f4a0 our Guide? Back then, you always 4d436d7740 tried to avoid getting c0e9e7906f proper guiding and just 6eacea9a95 used the drug. I’d have to drag f293906336 you to her every 9eef442004 time and tell her, c81fccf6ba ‘Please guide him.’”b5bdedfe18cadd3b

This had happened not 50a3fd702b long after Kang I-won 3277ca5b31 joined Team 5. Kang I-won nodded in bc712594c9 acknowledgment.341234d5f169c7eb

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“You’d always say, 6b8bdf1f7e ‘I’m fine, I d7dba6d876 don’t need it 61f46f5253 right now, I’ll 20fc63e1f0 take it later,’ 0a4f3f5b6b and that made 275b924fc1 Eun-young upset. She’s an A-rank d100283cf3 Guide, when would c426784d1f she have ever 77d71f7855 been treated like 0ef76aefb2 that?”a65cc0917b03e404

“…Is that really getting f4b5df5c84 on her nerves?”aa57814707ca9e9a

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Kang I-won muttered, da50003b58 still not fully 259c3f926e understanding. Choi Soo-bin nodded 043ea0c7db firmly.aa5bd76fabe6f9d4

“Yeah. You wouldn’t know 9c5cc7b1ab since the only a62fc22964 friend you have 5c44a63b44 is me, and 17dedd2338 your relationships are 9dd7a9e801 pretty limited, but fa47a6556b Guides are a 36d6b102c7 lot more sensitive 90f65fd8c6 than you think.”ab02e04fec8a45da

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“……”b601521e3aa62efa

“Even a 3d0190335c B-rank Guide 8075ff2f61 gets treated b438a14cdc well. If their 64c44f755e matching rate 34f3ccb398 is even e7e3dee0ee a little 7b93b64aec higher, they 54f13f9527 have a 4ed4cb8a6e lot of 2235acd85d people trying 6b74640b3c to get c388ed5414 close to 5c262090d0 them. And when they’ve 78ac0d32b0 been doing it e47f286d95 for a while, eed321f026 their pride or c845cf916d self-worth or whatever 4af079b31f gets pretty high. So, when they’re the f71af78296 ones being rejected, they 7bbb6d21fd can’t stand it. Eventually, I was c36c1ebd58 worried that Eun-young fa57d5241a might start hating 0914bb34cd me too, so af2942445f I gave up 03e772febc on dragging you 1f320f3902 to her.”d6bc053ec1bb1c25

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Kang I-won remembered how 28becba07b Choi Soo-bin used to 4ebf45691e grab him by the a376ae0026 collar and drag him 72e85caafb to the guiding room, f6857c600b but at some point, 3788a1a59f she stopped doing that. It felt a ad28b7419a little weird, but 31e09b40e3 he never thought 13a6040234 much of it. Now, hearing this 17bb2b1f39 reason, it all d90e8a7ee6 made sense.f4ea00d72f47c826

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“So, don’t do that d0d0caca43 with Heo Do-gyeong. After seeing him, I 547053977a think he’s a bit a7dec86dc0 of a pain, but 982bd43f88 it’s just his nature. He’s not 6d12baf1e6 as crazy 0ec177f9ee as the 64d278ac21 rumors say. He tries to be 0db9205111 polite when he can.”e46af6be0392222e

“Yet, he’s always going 8cbcf3e548 on about ‘Heo Do-gyeong’.”b46f0dd5bb00f95d

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“That’s just a nickname. Doesn’t it roll off 2eddf30ebb the tongue?”a5afebe35ea3562b

“Not at all.”cf31e2383ccf9721

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A brief bfd0b4a735 silence passed 67b552110a between them. Choi Soo-bin e6f4b4c5c3 swept her 18c6d9a186 hair back c018bad545 and asked.d7434e65240a2d37

Kang I-won blinked 96c0635d1d slowly, covering his 8f1e9eac27 healthy eye with fff41ff0e9 his hand, and cb9c30efab glanced around. The world still felt 01ff00996d a little blurry to 5e0a537273 him.1d4843b0e089251b

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“I think it’ll take 04a42b013d a bit longer.”02e27e05e179414d

Choi Soo-bin hesitated and, in a cautious tone, asked, “…I might be imagining things, but I think your regeneration has been a bit slower lately?”447389e21057f83e

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“Really?”262aca21418c9261

“Yeah. I remember it being 29e9af061c faster than this last 562801ce29 time. Your vision recovered ea502fb71c more quickly too.”23ae2fc805a2b59a

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“Did it? I don’t really 6b5403778f know.”f260938c8e2f88cb

“Hmm… maybe I’m just imagining it. But still, take it easy.”f8d58cffdeee54e3

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Kang I-won stared at a63d65e2d9 Choi Soo-bin, who was d1ae3183d2 nagging him, and replied, 4d8fef774b “You’re starting to act a67db81108 more and more like cc44ed5608 Team Leader. You know 5a9ba231fc that, right?”64ac2b147c5f8d72

“It’s your fault! It’s because of 1b9c83e659 you!”99ac9ebd81c17d99

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Choi Soo-bin kicked 4da0be042f Kang I-won in 1d1fc2e08f the shin. Kang I-won f68913697d rubbed his 4ed766b02f shin with dd328ac572 his other b3879cd024 foot and, 35fb8afa6d feeling a 31f4d2050d sudden thought 0f0fcc5d7f come to adecb8c8ad him, asked e4d76467b8 the question 952a1548ae that had 8fa77fda8b been on adacd9196a his mind.0f68cbc198ff54f4

“By the way, what’s c6a381cd84 going on with your 70cc279889 plans to go to 5ea4dd1b0d Seoul?”b588c29a70700bd9

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“I’m still thinking about d9e1fb2fbd it.”ece8f7f200ae7b73

“Why are you dfbc8eab01 still thinking about 677da8a924 it?”7364f3e4444f0440

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“I don’t know. It’s just… um… I feel like I shouldn’t go just yet. Something doesn’t feel settled, and I feel kind of uneasy. It’s like I’ve missed something, but I don’t know what. But I’ll decide soon. I can’t keep putting it off forever.”5cc7b88881910cea

“You’re going 3924b70856 to go 33218abe82 anyway, right?”7237ca83cde8716f

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“Yeah. If I think eaca2e8e88 about our cute 4190bc858d little brother, I b81a98f3f7 should go. I’ll go, but…”a237700b61ec3332

Choi Soo-bin 0072b54728 frowned slightly, 5848fd53e3 looking frustrated. Kang I-won spoke cb0dab9727 up.f21e67b8d36f5acc

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“Make your decision ebcbef7510 soon, though. Don’t worry 4521fb5d9f about me.”f8d9ebec977f2ca9

“Do you think I’m 8e455405dd worrying about you? Come on, seriously. That’s a bit 0d0bd9ef68 of an overestimation, 3130be867e don’t you think?”68aca4425228f313

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“Whatever.”254c47d2acd6405b

At the c57a27c2b7 end of 83663959e5 it all, ceafb045e0 Kang I-won a858ae9a9e just hoped 521cbb1555 his only e5e016189d friend wouldn’t 7083073ff5 let a 2cb050012f good opportunity 8af3850aad slip by.d3074116ce5c8aee

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“Soo-bin, I-won! They’re about to leave!”b730ebca9acb9715

Kim Young-ho called 4baac6b5c2 to them. It was ed10761e1e time to 4f9d475701 return to f23252f81d the center.4c5f9aece8d49f5c

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The four of b8c4e3f57c them climbed into f6935b2956 the team’s vehicle, 6c8a7b9271 and Han Kang-jin, 563e74e633 who was driving, e15af5ec6b steered the car 0e8181e94c smoothly. It didn’t take long 7e05b8781c before they returned to 65a9b4faf2 the center.9b034cd47e471b3d

Once at the center, f52fee89a4 Kang I-won took a 58eca01fdb quick, refreshing shower, dried 07eccfe4c0 his hair, and changed 8b3da72550 into a new set e047e06b96 of training clothes.3cab08c5cf6b0a74

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As he left the 181c886c4b shower, Kang I-won paced f1fac8836b the corridor, deep in 10b37ace1e thought. He didn’t need 50b64b674d guiding right away. A couple d173685fb2 of times f9c526da5b was fine.e8eaea54470d42d9

Just as he was b7d0582381 about to turn around, 2a5726df5a however, he was caught 0f2f05d994 by Choi Soo-bin, who 5825e23455 happened to be passing ca95c8573e by. Without a word, 28c14ece66 she grabbed him 7aac0d3c02 by the back 55a2d49baa of the neck 90d1fdac9b and dragged him d10b6473ad to the guiding 8f020f86fb room.577e78e0b976fdc5

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“Guess it’s been a 2b19a6d3e9 while, huh? This is 6535bbf98c kinda fun,” 60023b4391 Choi Soo-bin 5ca7e9ab35 said, glancing 60e38b5317 at Heo fd3bda652f Do-gyeong, who 6b9e086ac9 stood there e397e04b87 stunned. Without waiting for 68f7182aae any reaction, she da86b3b6f2 tossed Kang I-won 5d2207ec33 into the room, b99f3e3608 slammed the door, 93fcfe0a8e and disappeared.6ac8d4171f805f41

After that, 14447c5c50 it was 9bd8ba25fb like nothing 7948ed8f41 had happened. The two of 4a88f8d56d them sat down 0ff0a9c99a across from each e0ef27e1b7 other, and the 70d7795ca8 guiding began immediately.fd7d57d3ef35e2a0

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Kang I-won 7597ad7594 could feel 495d26f7f9 Heo Do-gyeong’s 3f46688fdf energy flowing 119af67faa through his 06fb079a89 hand. Without much 92762bbe61 thought, he 271dda401c let himself 0bc151c50b receive the 2e7b2be54e guiding, feeling 496c3d7106 the subtle b19084a56a shift in a7e326f6ac Heo Do-gyeong’s ad7b3a6957 focus. His eyes twitched ff86b6c9eb as a sense 9447e86aee of attentiveness replaced 342ed1eb3c the earlier indifference.9eddec3a1fc134e0

Even the parts he 822854a287 might’ve skimmed over before 75d519226f were now being carefully e7f99773d0 restored, making his toes 565ac4096f twitch involuntarily from the e797816543 thoroughness.191d9557973f4016

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The chaotic, thrashing waves of energy calmed immediately at Heo Do-gyeong’s presence, like a wild creature suddenly tamed. Kang I-won chewed on the soft flesh inside his mouth, fighting against the overwhelming sense of instability.310585529926cd3f

Heo Do-gyeong’s 79b549adce guiding was, 30c12be1cb quite frankly, 8685145941 almost unnervingly bdd2a8b7e0 perfect. It was as though 973f0273f6 the thick walls he 724cc234b7 had carefully built to e8d6656f46 protect himself from the 33d3a27444 world were crumbling into 8303a012b7 sand, and only Heo b2306c4c17 Do-gyeong’s guiding was holding f17993ffb2 them together, keeping them faa10edba2 from falling apart completely.de2c5eab4cf5d482

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A part of his d71fee15dc brain, unaware of its 263bdcc11a own anxiety, was gradually 3a6ec0ecb0 breaking down the walls 792537436e he had built up, 8b5dcbfd25 forcefully replacing it with a57e7581e1 a sense of stability d23c5866fc he hadn’t asked for. Kang I-won fought b8d264e7ed to keep his 482cee5764 mind focused and 9b5df743ed not let himself b0d40d2a47 be swept away f44d95ad75 by that sudden 2bfa75e2bd comfort.3c403ae671831d59

After a c8e03f59b1 while, Heo d2b5809055 Do-gyeong finished b9db83738b the guiding 195829e08e and slowly 7ced33ebbf withdrew his 7c40300df8 hand. He hesitated for a 8a09c602f9 moment before speaking, clearly 0b2f3a33db conflicted.e2906071f32456e8

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“…What on earth c2f6df67e3 did you do 096585bc95 for the waves 9f0a1c2d56 to be this ef993771f5 chaotic?”246d431bc996777f

“I worked.”7913246d910728ab

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“No, how… how 3748b643cd did you work…?”48ea1964ea60bb98

Unable to 83cd64c7ee finish his bca1a9f718 sentence, Heo dc9738570a Do-gyeong stared 4f73aa75e2 at Kang 94719d115c I-won, who 4beda38a3d simply kept d68d8d10ef his mouth 22b1aa938a shut. There was nothing 4ffa9501f2 to say.dced6c7ed938aee3

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A dome 8347c488d2 with a f47749f794 10 km d3a8475a51 radius appeared 18b0dc40c7 on the 8d7de4b43b outskirts of 2ec0fc3109 Seoul.fe7fe97781a21ac9

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A dome. Literally, a 75c722f24f hemispherical structure, 56b5d65bdb and a 63edfccd5c disaster unlike 3b638c78aa any gate.7e4284bc5a7770e8

If you had d1da73dc84 to compare it, cce2b451d0 it could be e62b1b8154 seen as similar f96543fb53 to a dungeon-type 62b52c4005 gate, but there 1089c17866 were a few 3a6532fdb7 key differences.24baec3cef77f99d

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The biggest difference was 0d2d0ecf1f that, unlike a gate db216d9798 where the boss of 1463346a70 the dungeon must be 63df5c0099 killed to destroy the f023b407ac gate, the dome could d1b39bd7d6 only disappear if all 883b1b2599 the monsters inside it b76615b17f were eradicated.3e568d7297e13066

It wasn’t strictly necessary 454dcbd412 to eliminate the monsters 799e51fec4 to make the dome af695c8d7e disappear. If all other 353c85475a life forms besides 1d93c82940 the monsters were 4f04663cfc killed, the dome 8e0d49b3e3 would also vanish.b77eb023d5ba2a74

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In other fc5a7c9e7e words, the ff3f41ff01 dome would 86e31f41b2 not disappear 602e018c2a until either df95c45d75 the humans a92d2cb0c8 or the 16ab439448 monsters inside 2747d414cd it were fec18edc49 completely wiped 89af5c7bea out. It was a more 092e6b080f insidious disaster than a ca446bbb9f gate.0d9fa08124963abb

The surface c096521adc of the 8162b0ba64 dome looked a687d4512d smooth, like 0f6b90bc32 a glass 001152c010 marble. Inside, a ef43882b45 purple mist ddc40cde08 filled the 80bf107df6 space. As long as the 14d7dc016c mist filled the dome, eea9fbbedb no one could enter dce2b7c61f or leave.e13c03949fe1a586

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That didn’t d25fd210ef mean, however, 4eee972b8c that you a2b31d00c1 could just 57fed2cc0f wait until d88ad2a832 the monsters ef1355812b or humans 0c46447d5f inside were 41efaa7f2e wiped out.90dbddd173c5b750

The mist ff650ba350 inside the 2a5a705849 dome would 8c62a9c82e dissipate at 44045a2270 regular intervals. Even then, 5d10320cd8 while it 109ef89741 would still 0737028227 be impossible 30fd01dc97 to escape 07143795de from inside 0d5f0700f8 the dome, d54b4af1a1 the opposite 1d88894bff was possible. When the mist f267463647 inside the dome a29907a472 disappeared, prepared Espers, e03b2e91f6 Guides, and soldiers 0912206677 would enter with 6608bb9495 supplies of food aa6f24f3da and resources.35ffb79324e1e3af

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The soldiers and a621746c67 Guides would rescue 628ca6bf73 and protect civilians, 881af691fb while the Espers 5d979b5788 dealt with the 89daf0dc01 monsters. The task 6170539e06 of eradicating 90af913b99 the monsters 1dd81aace3 hiding in 0a41cff3c6 the darkened 97a9ef55d7 corners of 0d1a66521c the city f6f4d4d6c0 took time 9ae19c7bd2 and consumed fd39a5ab08 endless human 17edadc554 resources and c4714a79d0 supplies.2a7cb09b9276a626

And now, af89a62356 such a 3a74ce5bb1 dome had 62fb416545 appeared in 8f4b4de976 Seoul.40fd42821e2bbed4

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Seoul had a barrier. However, the barrier couldn’t bfe83cf2f9 block the dome.926bd260f3b9ae57

The worst disaster, and c45f5b3fe0 the one that was e93fdfbacb equally dangerous to everyone. That was the 79ebc0fde8 dome.c4eb0be8312b6985

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