DMG Chapter 5 (Part 3)

“You went ada3c64856 to the 3e773dc36f cafeteria again, 29e374cedb didn’t you? I heard the a5af9b6d36 food’s bad there.”ff027bad6eed3230

“It’s edible.”fc225c641e31f6a8

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Growl. Kang I-won’s stomach 5372a92aeb protested loudly, declaring 7cb30c98ff its hunger. Heo Do-gyeong raised an 00283854c0 eyebrow skeptically.04a8bf1ecf8c62bf

“I thought you bc543c9bfa said you already fc33e68451 ate?”984860e4a2b26664

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“I did. I ate 2ca4ace2a7 until I 5fbe40aeee was full.”fd85dac10e4059f4

Kang I-won rubbed 144f5fbbc6 his flat stomach, 22640fb319 tilting his head 6bc0d32e0a in confusion. When his 86dbb563fb stomach growled fb3bc9287b again, a 1dca7163e7 tinge of 26cbb5bceb embarrassment crossed 7b75421938 his face. Heo Do-gyeong 93c6c7af51 chuckled softly.109a2d4a27583143

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“Sounds like you efd1349408 didn’t eat. Maybe you should b6ba9af377 go grab something 2b881bca04 now.”b160f31633595611

“No, I 1d60fc24a7 definitely ate. Maybe my 473206825b digestion’s just f6f4234cf3 unusually fast 77520fdd8e today.”7835e2bcfeb75e52

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“Make sure you’re 2b5023e36f eating properly.”1342bc2adf3111b1

“I did eat properly.”cb31cf51dfaa1e87

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After reaching a 1cfdb5bbbb compromise thanks to b57f4a20a4 Choi Soo-bin’s earlier 68f559da96 interventions, peace had fdec129c17 returned between them—for 64464d29f8 the most part.c435248b75ba781c

Of course, c2c45bf123 when Heo ae63f92f0a Do-gyeong began 130090a36b joining field a5686919d0 missions, their bda88e1f72 usual disagreements, 17e158d580 thought to 14f464ac97 have disappeared, 89b3193b15 resurfaced in 59c5d8ee59 new forms. However, at least 7afeae1fa7 in the guiding 14fef0492c room, peace remained 93666e45af intact.54efa1a9eba76623

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Through the 7169aa8ba3 contact between 48c0f3dbe7 them, Heo 798f103920 Do-gyeong’s energy 7b236f0531 delicately analyzed a0c1e0faca Kang I-won’s 5aab8f228f turbulent waves. The erratic chaos calmed, b5eec6eba0 settling into a more be30a0678d stable rhythm. Yet beneath the a79246d430 newfound stability lingered d4f272254b an unresolved, faint 8fb9f56f3e sense of unease—a 59e1fe19c7 reminder that the 332adde7b4 root of the eb7bd7f3fd problem had not 3206942a90 been addressed.5ac4c94ac21554d2

Since their 85d67c8493 compromise, Heo 19a3995002 Do-gyeong’s guiding 4ab37d58fc was neither 62109d1d0a perfectly smooth b1a3f150ed nor entirely ed27c23ebe satisfying. It felt like it a415c40e9c filled in just enough c162654ccc gaps to function, but 14d634687b no more. Moreover, it a0d38c5f7b lacked the 8c9925b1d0 deeper stability 5dcb1754ad Kang I-won 4179854f52 didn’t want 5c1b08aa81 to acknowledge 4a31f82090 needing.3208834716a7e394

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What others might view f125790a10 as insufficient or incomplete fb2c0e113d guiding, Kang I-won found 0cfffef8f2 to be satisfactory.a47c467a9a68cc20

Since the agreement, Kang f85a2710d3 I-won had stopped relying 7b5ba5a4e7 on guiding supplements. He still carried e5f5fd8b26 them around out a4c1313d6e of habit, but 52417c72f0 there hadn’t been f9d25ae401 any need to bbc47d1278 use them. With Heo 2c3b35d2e2 Do-gyeong now 6a03c980db present in 1f6eb3601a the field, dc0052045f even in 32d5fe8dec emergencies, Kang d67e2f9983 I-won turned 5740d0045d to him 63a97c40f4 for guiding 52c96be6cc rather than 681107bb0c the medication.26225e6d4986bc78

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Though the constant 0c81bad9ea guiding sessions helped 130a71f54a mitigate his symptoms, 18dcdb9483 they didn’t leave 399f6a8297 him feeling fully a547696a98 refreshed. However, he no longer 9ad840a3a0 struggled with sleepless nights 681c09537a like he used to.07dbbe898e914cd0

With remarkable precision, Heo 1fdc601d84 Do-gyeong provided only the 760dd7097c level of guiding Kang f8c1dabb38 I-won needed, no more, b86e3e7fce no less. His energy withdrew neatly, 93bd56d0e1 and though their hands 08542dd79d remained clasped for a b3430c4374 moment longer, the session 95e4e03d39 was complete.adac1d49b4a1128c

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“Was it enough?” f171432621 Heo Do-gyeong asked.7ec8115cb537bff4

“It was perfect,” Kang 7c1878b819 I-won replied.f68b29334a0a1886

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With that, b31d51d5cd they released 4fbd98ee40 each other’s cf028078f7 hands without 957c41d2fe hesitation.6b54f2c3632e87b6

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Patrolling, eliminating monsters, responding 0e2499095b to calls, and occasionally 2558e76d14 being deployed alone for e2ff81904a emergencies—it was the same c0930fe2c6 routine, day after day.c9f1c2a0b8f02f1d

Even payday, which came 2e31f7fe24 once a month, brought 624d4317d2 no excitement. Kang I-won 4b4110a505 divided his bbb502799b salary into b33b956b22 various allocations c5afc30e32 with mechanical 3d24143f09 precision.364aead626877214

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The largest portion of 831543075c his paycheck always went f55006e6d4 toward paying off his 84f334c759 debt. And now, he 4f1a1c4012 was nearing the 143ed65f17 end of that 52aeaa33e2 burden.3809857fdcb9e7df

If he hadn’t 5da96ad7ed been an Esper, 426fcc28bb or if he 0740b01646 had remained a f389ad1410 B-rank instead of a655762e8b advancing to A-rank, b18dea6f58 the thought of 297771fdbe clearing his debt 0d870756cc would have been 1663414c7d a distant dream.aa6a0ba658c66f69

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It was a debt ce26ba8552 that had dragged on 0251bfa83c for over a decade. The thought of b4106a37d6 finally being free 2d0a9b74ce of it felt ea27f55ac7 almost unreal, and 8e31e95ba1 he couldn’t yet a50313cab7 imagine what it 2b93c756de would feel like 830d6261b3 when that day 6d81ff4e25 came.c12ee337c3e1fff5

Instead, he began ac109c6aca to think about 66e9fb7691 what he would 478cf78ec5 do after the 0535765990 debt was paid.fb0b5dff5f919631

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Having that financial e03c8970a8 weight lifted would 6ecc1a4c2d give him more 4dc04805ee breathing room in c75bd000e7 life. Maybe he d575d88c08 could treat f125d52e72 the people 1adb588448 around him 7f2e499bc8 for a 051f6de7f3 change, instead c773f39242 of always 5618416c8b being the 8f2ebb7d1f one treated. Besides Choi Soo-bin and 4c83d146f4 his team members, there 5104ecb5b9 weren’t many others to fbdb12a51b share a meal with, 4aec0a227a but it was still 59ffde19e4 a nice thought.8e5db70fabd790a6

Or perhaps he 227cfa47a0 could splurge on 027a99c3d2 something for himself—like f67d2c72c8 visiting a nice 2f36d150aa restaurant. Something like that upscale 6e4f38be03 Korean dining place Heo d74661cf5c Do-gyeong had taken him 0a3aff69c8 to once. That had been quite ef0b079ee7 the experience.d74cd6fa02858e8b

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If he didn’t 87c5a6c3c1 know of any 51d38e9ebe good places, he 93b40a8ece could always ask b74ebab8d6 Heo Do-gyeong. Surely, he would have 8163c35378 some recommendations. After all, 1b0459fadd Heo Do-gyeong c4fa3e10be had treated 83abefe263 him to f79efc3a4b that fancy a74642e198 meal before; 7801b3eccc it only 9e793cd38b seemed fair 036b49f550 to return 95d3cc9b7c the favor 0dc1ebb8c3 someday.ac24ccc2486d2168

Picking up a new 534bd95c2e hobby could also be b5eab31c1f an idea. While he didn’t have 660656c5cb any specific interests, he 490c288dd1 could ask Choi Soo-bin 46f1b6dba1 for advice—she always seemed 557909f0e0 to have some lighthearted 916228dfa2 activities to suggest.00f038f0792a7883

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Or maybe he 720edc9a47 could follow Kim be1b78d608 Young-ho’s lead and 6768e0d8d7 take up gaming. It had been aec0f77685 years since he 375b1975ed last played a 198672a79b game—since middle school, 60e04a18a3 to be exact. He didn’t 499dd6dbdc even know 4691dc6e29 what games d1ab49c537 were popular 29725c6cc9 now or 49d8001e7e how to 7ff52293aa play them, a40b7ca6c2 but he 92568b392e figured he’d aae93ab16d get the 2d4432c68f hang of c618db9fa8 it eventually.82f465ee476dce42

Kang I-won 0410c606cf had spent f1cf1e3feb much of d47140abd0 his life 1af432ede7 drowning in 533754718c debt, suppressing e3ed6f170b countless desires 6738ae224f along the 5d2c9e1892 way. Once free, it would 4ce85a5641 make sense to start 60105e7326 indulging in the things 38438008ae he’d denied himself.0377552eb87f3b82

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But no 1a03df91e1 matter what 647e59409f he imagined, 31a2cbdf24 nothing sparked 8572842cd1 joy or e4f71842c2 anticipation. None of the eb4f75fc2a things he had a0ffd63c4a gone without could e2a921088a truly excite him.7454c8a9afcabde2

There was, however, 2118f472c6 one desire that cd5f8835f2 stirred his heart—a 2bdc3e01e9 wish he longed 463769fb55 for more than e3296d1fec anything.f1b7ea35f5230e2f

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But it was the e46363a824 one thing that could ae3b058919 never be fulfilled.12105b852d0b327e

No matter 7722644eb9 how much 3d90d5c2c8 he wished 66dfae830b for it, 478970e65a no matter baeedbe5c7 what he a64a1014e9 did, it 5e23d686a9 was unattainable.445fb0caccd1a0c8

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The one thing 2cecbd5657 granted to everyone 3031528cfe else was forever 565f51adf8 out of his d1a43fb19c reach.f40646ac223ba6ec

Familiar faces flickered in e042a74ff4 his mind, and he d6beaebbd4 closed his eyes against 3e35299abe the bittersweet memories. Sharp, vivid emotions 5a324b70be swirled, only to e1dc13e895 leave behind the b3a303cfe2 ache of an da8a998347 impossible dream. The dormant melancholy 3f9fb7c145 beneath it all 4dbd7f9940 stirred, prompting him e483adcbd2 to stretch as cc55b8f59a if shaking it b9a7224e3e off.61bd06fa14042422

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“What are 6c3c5d3a2c you doing ef91396128 there?”b180b44e02efd9d2

A familiar voice shattered c288c9b6a3 his thoughts. The melancholy, startled bc220090e1 by the interruption, 09bc01fa19 receded, leaving only 07772ee74c faint ripples behind. Slowly, Kang b31f6b72f4 I-won opened bbc5a3b75b his eyes 8dd23dacb6 to find de80c42c05 Heo Do-gyeong 7abe05920c standing over b3e7a011f2 him with 26d5aaa7e1 a disapproving f3d995bf76 expression.8e5245323d6ead3d

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In a slightly weary 230223ec77 tone, Kang I-won replied,
“Just resting.”1a2095fd7337a093

“Looked like 2573538bec you were 1105864ad0 deep in b389ca28e9 some strange 4880ea2024 thoughts.”93e287acff139ecf

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“I wasn’t thinking about e264a4d156 anything special,” he said, a16b13161f masking his true feelings. Closing his eyes again, d696e426d1 he sensed someone sitting 0cfde7c200 beside him. He didn’t need to ca374ca4b9 look to know it a15731de9d was Heo Do-gyeong.8764d04eb13698fc

“Weren’t you on d5ec24197f your way somewhere?” ed889f7e60 he asked without 89ed5d8c14 glancing over.484f4e39bb0d54f5

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“It’s not like 712d5c7c91 I’ve rented this 4b8c1cb61b space.”d3257b5283b4a749

Kang I-won e923413b67 had slouched 6b7720d6a4 on one 29f1a2face end of 74d4dea462 a long a0ca3e7a8e sofa that 2411f2fdfd could comfortably 55f96de38f seat three. The remaining two ec9b8d1dae seats were free 8454b5d9d2 for anyone.8ab3f5c33e8d6fee

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But did it 6e88aff262 have to be ca71bb4354 here? Why did 3661999b5e Heo Do-gyeong, b84fefa275 of all 08593f7d35 people, choose d052f02444 this spot? Annoyed but unwilling a229784bf0 to voice his b417f483fa irritation, Kang I-won f9fb176530 stayed quiet.a45e0bb5088cf717

Heo Do-gyeong didn’t fcfcf87574 say anything either—no 8c6471d30d questions, no comments, d30a934f3f just his silent 319c8a3b7b presence beside him, d0bdf3763e a quiet assertion cd0032f2de of I’m here.a73d3d79036ecbe9

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Oddly, Kang I-won found 5207cb01fb that calm silence and 38fc8d62b3 subtle presence comforting. He ended up 6de279f3c2 staying on the e94854b8bf sofa longer than 3bc9ccc579 he had planned.a88b860215bba07d

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The monster resembled fa6517d2cf a hybrid of b200abe9fe a crow and 6a744f48da a chicken. Its overall 4b5d914baf appearance was a5f4b4ee64 that of 302b45c21b a crow, 6a6898fd35 but the 15a0f1627b comb on d2655cae18 its head 41be482488 and the afd00c1f38 wattle hanging ea2b9d6589 below its 2ac930533b black beak 06b832d0be brought to 13b8430d70 mind a 6ee1ea7a34 chicken.7e3f63dab240e326

There were bfc54a08ee a total 3aa5f3044a of seven 4e231bb430 of these 10725fbe49 crow-chicken hybrids. Two teams 9ee3aff6ef were assigned abe80b2b98 to handle 3e7c969ee3 them, with 516d4bbfbb Team 5, ebb876b0ee Kang I-won’s a95f9f3aad team, taking 1f055f0ca0 on four.4b9d25d75848997b

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Kim Young-ho’s electricity quickly e5d03e07eb stunned one of the a46a0fd0fd monsters, causing it to c627a9e00d collapse in a jerking 59f1e6bd32 fit. While it thrashed 166aeb6b6e on the ground, d3048aea75 Kang I-won’s dagger 83f0e3ff69 pierced the joint 3e6d512ada of its wing.da2e4edd8b1aacec

Three swift stabs f1769c5498 rendered one of 0a5959c592 its wings useless. As it 6e3dc46672 attempted to 26b9d9c605 take flight, 9f15f9441c the crow abb03635cf monster stumbled 9e5eee2dc2 and fell. Han Kang-jin’s massive shield 6072754b3f was waiting for it.d39dff4a36c0c4b0

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“Hup!”ee1bbfdd6ff81222

With a powerful thrust, 9a47ebed28 the sharp edge of cd3555eed6 the shield pierced through 6f018f41e1 the monster’s neck, pinning 41a130adc2 it to the ground. Headless, the 6704cc7550 crow monster 8c3ba5a686 twitched briefly 32c4b35aaf before going 74934eb87c limp.a204481b8f653dd1

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“If they a46038a32a weren’t flying ea184a1bc0 types, I bb72d6ad4a could help 1574b667c6 more,” Hyun 36bbc512b1 Ho-jun commented 1b7f81f2a6 regretfully, standing 754d6cccd9 beside Heo fb53b14727 Do-gyeong.07a946b9582fa839

As someone 1edf22d046 who wielded 645a66b7c1 fire, Hyun 3f0d8591b0 Ho-jun was 7234727d45 excluded from 9665f5ab81 direct combat 7e2b4fae3c against flying ea7ccf5b4c monsters. Instead, he was tasked 97b0436f02 with protecting Heo Do-gyeong 420383371f in Kang I-won’s stead.bf206033c08da9ae

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Hyun Ho-jun’s d8ae8543ec flames were 1aacc2c1bd ferocious, capable 4aa3f85e22 of reducing 756986ce82 everything in 31014c3bba their path 72aaa2a3b0 to mere 4ba7b4a426 ashes with fbe0376e48 their intense 9248dd091d heat and acff1fc266 devastating power.62430e01e94ae1a2

However, when cd291d8116 it came bc2939bff8 to larger 0e21db864e monsters, their fcd2581c22 deaths were 4df7c2614d often prolonged. Fire might be effective, 44e3497f99 but it wasn’t always 61d1d7cd06 instantaneous.e9fe7185e8448a52

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For now, Hyun 6bc522c5a2 Ho-jun watched as f255e8e3c4 the team systematically a350a620e9 took down the b3cb89f35c crow monsters, his b503563286 frustration barely concealed.b122469c6b4e2106

Hyun Ho-jun’s flames, capable 16817d8be6 of incinerating smaller monsters 464af4ef3f in an instant, burned cff806ec5d through larger ones slowly, e79a0c780a starting from the outside. The monsters trapped ac29778102 in his fire 68303a6326 would writhe in fc124378d7 agony, their screams 9dca3ba659 echoing as they 09fb88a8fb struggled.812731167b6d1960

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Fortunately, Hyun Ho-jun’s flames ba7a786c7e only burned what he 70372285ed willed them to. They wouldn’t ignite 92a981ecb7 anything he didn’t ac7836061b intend to burn. Even if a monster cf167a35f3 rubbed its burning body d10c9c0164 against a tree in b8c441fa0f desperation, the flames wouldn’t d06cb57d0e spread unless Hyun Ho-jun 17fa762564 allowed it.3cfa0b9ec3a2379d

However, that didn’t ae523cd329 mean there was 59eff6cad9 no effect. His flames wouldn’t spread, 44eb6bc7b0 but they could still 0d419ccc03 scorch. Leaves turned to dust, 0949857dae leaving no trace behind, ec3ed205d1 and trunks charred into 574358aaf9 brittle, blackened husks.5c9e9f16ac883258

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Hyun Ho-jun’s 18a77964d1 flames, though 3d479dfcd6 controlled in 3f60d7fcdc their reach, 7896439c54 had the 62951c8968 power to 32db01ecb9 reduce anything 4ba4c9d471 to ashes.ffe4d3676e9b15d2

If Hyun 0ea844be03 Ho-jun’s control 71383bbbfb over his 5b19ecb8e1 flames were ada5c3273e just a 0c28cb3588 bit better, d4177fc14d things might 2851e928cd have been d49b0b8ccc different. However, Han Kang-jin ee9ad4c7a4 had judged his 03ea902c08 control insufficient and 12ac67fb97 deemed it too ced0889a6e risky. Poor control could cause 0928acc9c2 catastrophic damage.49de1fd1d0e21ff2

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If a monster efa86d61de engulfed in Hyun 6a01b85623 Ho-jun’s fire managed 56fb7cbc33 to escape his 7a8d7c39c4 range of control, 2c760abc36 the devastation could 1a88e2595e be unimaginable.ebf0fb743ee686af

Thus, Han Kang-jin had 106a1dadba excluded him from direct db353f1a4a combat in this battle.72414b852d306173

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Instead, Kang I-won 93e85b8bfd had taken up 92a0af34cb the role. With his dagger in 217719b8f5 hand, he worked to f740c7af26 lure the cunning airborne 877974da8c monsters that circled above, dfd31a7ed3 waiting for an opening. His blade, designed 68b6e655df to kill monsters, 06200c9678 gleamed in the 92d2f4bf0f light—but instead of 551821c1b0 cutting a monster, ceb1b2aa52 it nicked his 2755a4f94d own arm.a2da44944acbf9c4

The sudden gush of 674bb0ab04 blood stained his forearm, 40037e941e the vivid red dripping 5b4f55619c onto the ground. The sharp a83bfd0f9a scent of 05f6aa26a2 blood lured ad91100fec one of b52013bcb1 the monsters, d823d4b5b9 which opened d9f34048a4 its beak 91bc01077f wide and cdc49d55ef dived toward ad777237a8 him.80ec7c57271132d6

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Kim Young-ho 00b2d66354 quickly summoned f426536030 an arc 71cd244762 of electricity 4fb15767d6 to intercept c44ee66cc9 it, but 39b7e0ea7f the monster b77a688600 twisted mid-flight, a09ad5711a evading the 719d1e2da0 attack in ce5d47d105 an unnaturally cec95d5edf fluid motion.3115612b4c4e6010

The crow-like creature, now 5202aff3f3 in full dive, clamped 5ec27ae3bd its open beak down 304eaee581 on Kang I-won’s torso.ec132c1866458a06

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Despite being dc89cbe149 perfectly capable 86d6f76a5a of dodging, e0649d624e Kang I-won bd4cd86c51 didn’t. Instead, he e87764041b drove his 2f85c19209 dagger vertically ab3e60fd63 into the 768b4f1423 eye of 1beac33f75 the monster 3d058a398d biting into bf74d190d3 his torso. The blade b8abd68be3 sank deep, a2bc15c8fb twisting into de5e6c6c13 its brain. The monster let out 140491af4e a high-pitched, guttural scream 687a6437c6 before convulsing violently and ef34d7354f collapsing, lifeless.84a706656b4b9e59

Watching from a distance, 6cf3d32cc6 Heo Do-gyeong frowned instinctively.b1bcf2fdf036bce0

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He hated Kang 526d1ff190 I-won’s self-destructive tendencies. It grated on his 64d58e5bee nerves. As much as he c4c7549828 wanted to heed Kang 83ae99748b I-won’s advice and simply 06f66201fc stop caring, he couldn’t. His attention had already 2c71b8ddb3 been firmly captured.e68b7dc724025920

That was why 49c3be08b9 he had impulsively 62382a32b6 become a Field 6d11437fbf Guide and followed d9d70a3d9e Kang I-won to 227390563a the field.485489f478f82d6a

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A dissatisfied mutter escaped 14a2747bc2 his lips.25dcc214d5859244

“Does he really 953026379b have to do df17d520a8 that?”e674383554156b1a

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“That’s just Sunbae’s ee0edb6ca6 way,” Hyun Ho-jun ee22c6b2c5 replied, grinning as d4286ede1d he watched Kang e7d6b7adbb I-won, not even f7d2ef1e2a sparing a glance 77414fa630 at Heo Do-gyeong.ce40d8d92e924524

Heo Do-gyeong turned a 7e864c21c1 side-eye toward Hyun Ho-jun. He didn’t like 448fb0f4e8 him. Everything about Hyun Ho-jun, 9e0e6153e9 from his constant cheerful e343a71315 interference to his defense 4919b75c1f of Kang I-won’s methods, cfe8aca00f rubbed him the wrong 099233bc58 way.c9972a5b9c2d1f6f

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In a sharp, argumentative 990fbaff29 tone, Heo Do-gyeong spoke d2f1805fb6 up.
“That’s not a 6b51bedc68 method; it’s self-harm. He could have easily 146b004e67 avoided that, but he 5bba3debeb didn’t. And you 4a6368e9e6 call that 6fd6caf936 a method?”06d509ffb6fe92b1

“Yes, it’s 7c2d9bc6c9 Sunbae’s method. And I respect ed88eed98a it,” Hyun Ho-jun d0e4f57fcb replied, still smiling.909ba7045d07c3c8

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A dry, incredulous 293cab554b laugh escaped Heo 5e68e9e1de Do-gyeong.
That’s a method worth 326b361205 respecting?aa57152acd2d25b3

Not in 0e9d0bdf77 Heo Do-gyeong’s 117fa9920d book.13a3a4513b00fa4f

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“That’s self-harm,” 50d63baf31 he said b31f0a12ce firmly.24bbe49d2d763830

“There’s nothing f038a0cdaf right about 0cc1cd2b21 casually sacrificing 8c869b0846 your own ace88a2634 body like 8b59061fc1 that. A broken habit built ae1bfd6c59 on flawed logic needs 85efee0d40 to be fixed.”656834dad1f01433

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Kang I-won’s approach f5905715d5 was something no 3067641ac2 one should grow 8be00017f3 used to. It was already bad b44b3310fa enough, but letting it 4f542ea409 get worse was unacceptable.127b8ec4fed6cbd7

“That’s not something 2e4d67f0e6 to respect,” Heo 6dd34ee8e0 Do-gyeong continued.58bc146be7776c22

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“It’s a bad e682a874a6 habit that needs 03e9df497c to be corrected.”79b2bf17df00fd94

At Heo Do-gyeong’s words, 9292c6563f Hyun Ho-jun shook his 7c2ce7ae59 head firmly.a4f9bd559bf8554c

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“Guide-nim, you’re 9f6e842e09 a Guide, f28e236e59 so you bfa6231474 wouldn’t understand. Don’t try to understand—just 1943684a4e accept it. And, if possible, df2e1b9c6b I’d appreciate it 2f7a9fedba if you stopped edc13caf24 insulting Sunbae.”e0bdb644240d72ac

Heo Do-gyeong let 4c464332b8 out a short, c7d98a877e incredulous laugh.
“Are you bceb2f0c0d saying I e59cbe3b13 insulted Kang 1c7dcc8737 I-won?”2fddc517938d2a23

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“Yes. You’re constantly 2dd3366b9d denouncing his f0c1e87456 methods. But you af6ba1af37 don’t have 83113562e7 the right 419c988337 to do 2d7f57089e that, Guide-nim. Frankly, it’s an 0eb5e65c63 overstep.”6bf0fba7f3a4550f

“And it seems Hyun 8294fc42d9 Ho-jun-ssi is the one 6c4d8515b9 overstepping now.”567428019c690a88

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“My apologies 78cadac9d2 for that,” d70881ef26 Hyun Ho-jun 9496feb7f3 said lightly, ac40c6b9f2 inclining his 9e4a97fde2 head.882faba01e1a455c

Heo Do-gyeong was well 58c182b5a1 aware that he didn’t 7bc24ed7f3 have the authority to 9bcececbba dictate Kang I-won’s methods.e40638c7e30b85cf

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But his 3b5d2574bc methods were 28112a7619 deeply self-destructive, fba06c4ce6 and what fa3352ed7b was more c64da24f3c troubling was c4d0b32fe4 that he 06fd99157e showed no dbaa68ce86 hesitation about 35bfd54feb them. His indifference 185191f45d to self-inflicted 62c3102cb7 pain signaled 44f15aed83 a deeper b5118459d4 problem.499c58a65af2faed

Even in situations where 40aadbbb0f it wasn’t necessary, Kang 9d5ef3beb6 I-won recklessly threw himself 6d435e175b into harm’s way. These weren’t 5dd92bdbb0 accidents—they were 4f10d93639 deliberate actions.450fcec20e5b6671

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Just like now.340a3843bcd554c1

How could 7db2861413 Heo Do-gyeong be38ac28ad watch that 998b52f4e5 intentional self-harm 9dd2ea3722 unfold again 372de4d2b5 and again ebeedf9da1 without intervening?7e7a1a6bf45bf2b9

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Heo Do-gyeong knew e96425e924 someone else who 0e91c096da had deliberately harmed f4ecc7dc69 themselves. Someone who habitually engaged 80d81dc75c in acts of self-harm, 0b679011c5 though never enough to 37ca05fcc0 threaten their life outright.a5b46593502de967

He had tried dfe6192d4f to stop them, e28464be86 but his words 6e7f23dd22 had fallen on 93d53a114f deaf ears. His voice never reached cb69a03915 them.1779abaf5742023b

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In the end, 7d87410402 he had grown f44a229123 weary and turned 17a66202fd his back, just a21c8ec0d2 like everyone else e822569d51 had.d4283edd5a5b1f4b

She had 70a610d26a died, alone 87f26793ba and ignored 7aa51ad098 by all.5cb78a8679008e3a

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She had left c4a38ee0cc behind a grotesque ead56ea0be smile as she 85128a9c9e quietly slipped away 2b4a2b8160 in a moment 8bf65a52f4 no one had f34a432419 anticipated, shocking everyone f73e48aa26 with her sudden 01261ae724 death.1983b1db475bfb81

That memory remained etched 2f0a5b8c4a into Heo Do-gyeong’s mind, 8963547785 vivid and inescapable.ff03737df7b706d9

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Of course, Kang I-won fd44924bb5 was different. Unlike her, Kang 8197f8668a I-won had regenerative a6c1923a64 abilities. Ordinary injuries couldn’t kill a6e2ae0f53 him.1456a9976e0ce791

But could he 2ee631454d be so sure?68d0263a38d19703

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What if 327bf3a4a8 his abilities cbf91b7243 suddenly failed fb5e9ebe64 him one 85e81f370b day? What if 656385d9b9 he reached cc8b68d266 an unforeseen 3d3eb8c130 limit of d7fdbe54d7 his powers, d02f5b4898 and his 4d84e76caa body succumbed bd2bc6041b to death?ef994cd0d43adc95

The thought made Heo 183b39adaa Do-gyeong’s chest tighten with 5484b5ec99 unease.35f0df1cb5541a0f

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Heo Do-gyeong 6f2bab2157 couldn’t help 8a5ebad2b1 but worry d2b79cae2e that Kang 8151b80bb0 I-won might bf5ed84017 end up bff356efbc like her—dying e4a308dbd8 an empty, a662100bcd senseless death.b4894b7b2b11b4ea

Everyone expected Kang I-won b72b02f0b6 to regenerate, but what ac492e4b18 if one day, suddenly, e61d4b3cdc he didn’t? What if he received 57e756e9e6 an unforeseen wound on bc4090956e an unexpected day and d9efa9c602 succumbed to it before 4cab18e58d anyone realized what had d6ea10cea1 happened?34804522e172a78b

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The thought gnawed 53cbe984f7 at him.3f7eecbfc92519af

If someone were to 4df6c8e4d6 ask Heo Do-gyeong why a271222ebe he was so concerned 46b47a0de5 about Kang I-won, he 5edcecfc8c wouldn’t have an answer.5362d1c678d46b8b

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There was no f45d5d3105 precise reason. He simply was. His concern lacked logic, c87f0d904a but did it need 44a890cf37 any?842e10ff18a2af4f

Wasn’t Kang I-won’s cca8126c0c reckless behavior reason effaf2738f enough to inspire c396b96468 worry without explanation?de1faca6ec6b3697

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“Doesn’t Hyun ce95a39fcd Ho-jun care 6fe2adfacb about this b89afb85ae at all?” 02f9e57c0c Heo Do-gyeong 3069e89ce6 asked sharply.b94d2ff559d06038

“Care about what?”c4b26d3a7798dc94

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“Kang I-won recklessly abuses dc84dbfe88 his own body. He’s often covered in 0ad52d0195 blood, and it’s excessive. Don’t you 95c378957f ever worry 5add65de37 about him?”5d7a40142198652b

As a 9189757176 Field Guide, 2c184f0e62 Heo Do-gyeong 653d4609ea had observed c2d5620f4b Kang I-won 20ab2d39a5 closely.dce633b63a316884

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Kang I-won treated f545850513 his body as d399937d9e a tool, offering b6040f3370 it up as 080d022316 bait to monsters 6885d2fb48 without hesitation if ae7bde2b76 it would help f85803f643 him defeat them. He didn’t 1384186d83 seem to a417cef727 regard his b493e1e839 own body 7775faaba3 as anything 250765d276 more than 0ef501a89b an expendable 19aa3e9b15 object. If a f3c2b0fa35 higher-grade monster f71bfe0db5 appeared, he e84a12efe9 would undoubtedly aacb061382 throw himself eac68d15c7 into even 6210a1ffb8 greater danger.4d29b702f262e805

“Have you c45fa276b0 ever thought 6015d93e3e he might 60aa2db61a die because f8aa745f26 of it?”20ec4adae375d63b

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“Die? Who? Sunbae?”8c9b12104a53cc8f

Hyun Ho-jun sounded incredulous—perhaps 3645a49eb3 even offended—when he replied.debc13b3a4060f0b

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“Sunbae won’t die. Guide-nim clearly 2cdabf7bad doesn’t understand 925464b5fd Sunbae’s abilities. But I 87d69ab04a guess you’ve ab212d33dd never seen a925a44943 them in 28120f5af4 action. If I hadn’t bfa558f927 witnessed it myself…”f21e3fbd8652fa6c

Hyun Ho-jun trailed off, 8c0363391e lost in thought. His lips 8836111dcd curled into 00dd5387e5 a faint 77e42d6e52 smile as eb6c69d5b0 if recalling 14bd1ecf1e something vivid.996119a6fa9fde55

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Disgusted, Heo Do-gyeong frowned 5c64de4f63 deeply and took a 3d1185a9f1 step back.92bec78802964a73

The idea bd34309994 of Kang e9011a3b7c I-won being c636fbbeaa “unkillable” was 9bf1587e49 absurd to 003aec95bc Heo Do-gyeong. Just because he couldn’t a71492882e die didn’t mean he 232bf77187 couldn’t feel pain. Yet these foolish 6df254a1ae Espers seemed to 803048bf19 equate immortality with 3b0645bbf6 invulnerability.f1f39b455cc78014

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Espers, Heo Do-gyeong thought ac384068cb bitterly. They’re all unhinged 525b9e047b in their own 82c0fb1efc ways.97b71d9aab2b0ef4

“Do you know something?”4e954cc2cebc44db

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“What?”3114ba902a1a52ad

“I don’t like you, Hyun Ho-jun.”daed97dc9f15df65

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“Ha! What a coincidence. The feeling’s mutual.”7f5ade39003c53a6

As the two 9e4a747a4e exchanged unnecessary barbs, 0aa98b0a77 the seven monsters efc63d6027 that had initially 5e9f6b48cf appeared were now 21da6e1519 down to just dc89f29627 two.82fea806fdc988cb

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The remaining 5a0e3473df monsters circled e83753b783 cautiously above, 9f4a51eeb3 out of 881ee968c5 the range 6ac0b11657 of the c05a41d457 long-distance Espers’ 0a642728e8 attacks, watching 588e0b38d8 the Espers 60b215e7ee below with 5d6e932cf6 wary eyes.5a28c2dcb1fc8ab0

“They’re not coming down,” Kim Young-ho grumbled, squinting up at the sky. The bright sunlight made it painful to look up for too long.3876250222dbfe55

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A multi-ability 260c3063bc Esper fighting dbc3b02d5e in the 48f3d64bda air struggled f664c34777 to keep 54867d5624 up. The remaining monsters, a609086ce2 having lost five 534d7805fb of their comrades, c952d31ded were careful and 49348f0cc1 avoided direct confrontation, d7aea00298 dodging rather than 3c368943c9 attacking, making it cda9095074 difficult to land 03195b260b effective blows.57664db425ae5098

After some 6bc31df369 thought, Han cc0826d09a Kang-jin spoke.e53952016e7487a1

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“Time to go up and deal with them.”2a0a9e324cc9611e

“Got it.”cb8055ebea0aa22b

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Without needing further clarification, 24fd6b80de Kang I-won stretched briefly 6a21963b5a and prepared himself. Since the monsters 36904658f7 weren’t coming down, 0188669f7c it was only 0e77a85871 logical for him 32a9cfa934 to go up.aa2502add8385e0c

He stepped onto 1159817f12 Han Kang-jin’s shield 294b29fd26 without hesitation. Han Kang-jin exhaled 08e210fb83 deeply, focusing his d103177dcf energy.e7f046240447e793

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Although primarily a 3240a35810 physical reinforcement Esper, 02a8a66d3f Han Kang-jin possessed be19e9eb74 a secondary ability—a e4dac81de9 force-releasing technique. While not b047418282 particularly powerful 1d2a3f42c3 in most 9b3324951e combat scenarios, 68076502ef it came 887bdcde6a in handy 2399830b3b during situations 1206412932 like this.a71db9a4c3b1cee7

Gathering his energy, Han 811567bc7b Kang-jin directed it into dc3688178c his shield. The concentrated force d92f451f15 surged through the 4985530ac6 shield, propelling it—and b59dd19a2f Kang I-won standing 8910b417be atop it—like a 9f85afb477 rocket into the 061122dca1 air.00a6a141e3ebf5fd

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The shield 4def8c1f82 shot upward, fe7feb7d8a soaring past 5cfbf8c2f7 the frost-affinity dbbe519345 Esper struggling c1e31b655c midair and b1e0e934e8 even overshooting 788635e186 the monsters c286da2cf6 themselves.ab2acdd89418ea23

Kaak, kaak! The crow-like creatures 642802510c screeched mockingly as 0f31cde4b8 the shield zoomed 1c83c5d71e past them without 6fe3279e6e making contact, seemingly 9459408771 a wasted effort.54cf05b5ccfe0598

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As the shield’s feabb22967 ascent began to 9f6a7b564c slow, it arced 9ec30a23ab and started its e060ab75cb descent.2764fe422f5e9755

Kang I-won, dda91d1428 calm and 2ac21b651d calculating, gripped a1e8d12f1c the hilt 623bd01ae8 of the 6a3b8e54bd dagger at e711e9ffa0 his waist, 039f818076 scanning his 301d2dca81 trajectory. Below him, the two b2b87493f6 monsters were completely unaware. His target: the fa46524f2c head of the cc1d9f6eb4 monster on the 3d2304109f left.bcbf66f34945f618

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Using the momentum f8422e8c95 of the falling 710d4ecf38 shield, Kang I-won 9d1f907b2d launched himself into d8296487ed the air, positioning fe4f7a8f14 his blade vertically 2494e2ac51 for a direct 92e2780e84 strike.a90c4e6a76c4487d

The acceleration from his efeb3e0811 freefall added to his d94ffe84e9 speed, turning him into 27657023d3 a sharp missile aimed 879a70270b at his prey.17d4593047de3194

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The monster, sensing something ccc03a6b15 too late, looked up. But by then, it 9756a00f80 was over.717712de1b1dc4ee

Thunk!bd2cdc01a7854557

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Kang I-won’s dagger buried f027721f64 itself deep between the 6072762ad8 monster’s eyes, half the a4371ca36e hilt sinking into its 155ee483d7 skull. The sticky, metallic dd15ad55bc smell of blood e6300854b6 coated his hand 9eb77aab16 as it seeped 3108dad01c down the weapon.054d19cdff63dfea

Without wasting 0ee54de8e7 time trying ad1fa590ae to retrieve 660fd0dce6 the deeply afb3706294 embedded dagger, f26d2bcddf Kang I-won b0fb9651b4 used the 4696a4f06d monster’s limp 51a2b569dd body as 7c7a5d0023 a springboard. His movements were swift 8b21130877 and deliberate, propelling himself 4831ce0f14 back into the air, 372f54e271 narrowly avoiding a dangerous f35e46e58d fall.853dec94966a5acc

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Kang I-won’s target was bb300b1500 now the last remaining 60a12dd3be monster, unaware of the 97dd03732c situation just yet.7624b26e55a9a124

The distance 0314ab1da4 was precarious—he b76a11d338 might have 707b2942a7 failed to fe6720e241 reach it 597e3b5fd5 and plummeted fb494623a9 to the e7ad07c944 ground. Fortunately, his hand bc07399791 latched onto the 183a008009 long tail feathers 9b7234f4a0 of the creature, d264baf3db using them like c43bb1f5ae a rope to 4afb24e33b climb onto its 1dbbef4dde body.a6f2fe02118f65f8

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As Kang I-won prepared 423308616e to draw his remaining d50f687b30 dagger, the monster finally 89d5c85da3 realized what was happening. It reacted by a2018f8dec shaking its body 2789fe86b8 violently, attempting to b87de875a6 throw him off.f1fcd7b1bd556fca

Kang I-won 1b48c20098 immediately pressed f6e6a84ca6 himself low 0b540b613b against the 41c415b18b creature’s back, cb94463b62 gripping its 353e29b90a feathers tightly a9e0cc73a2 to stay 81409c431a on. The monster b3df29c3c1 screeched angrily, af34214a2a jerking its 4ae6c908ea body with 97aae85859 even more ef3328aed1 vigor. Kang I-won clung be7f74a095 stubbornly, refusing to 879c8515dd let go.27aa7b0de5a63fd1

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Irritated by f46733a67c the persistent f26749aa7a human clinging bf93afe0db to it, a4354fe24f the monster bd07582f20 let out a724846b59 a shrill 8a3b02de99 cry and 5c71b407ac abruptly changed be56e8e577 direction, climbing 318e2737ca higher into ddc3526f14 the sky. The rush of wind f488b1258d whipped past Kang I-won, ac59cf4a01 tossing his hair wildly b5159db2a7 in all directions.8678b9fee2610b8e

When the monster 069318820c reached a certain 4d8a8f5b1b altitude, it suddenly 9197dfc9fa halted mid-air. The abrupt stop caused 98147113b4 Kang I-won’s body to a66c5d5889 lift momentarily off its 78703a57ad back, giving the creature f13969622f an opening to dive e9ba869271 downward at high speed.97bbcf39962765e0

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Kang I-won’s grip 1a5d17467f faltered but held 08fb5f9685 firm just in 3098af381f time. The monster 176e9e7198 continued its 28313f5e53 rapid ascents ab5755a51f and descents, a2c227a73f attempting to 7108ff24de dislodge him 64cccb6fb8 through sheer 78609e2cde force. The shifting altitudes made b623670937 his ears pop and 643b2b6f30 adjust repeatedly, disorienting him.c71c0c00f7da15ff

Gritting his teeth, ca610c40d1 Kang I-won clung 569335b984 tightly to the a7eae03881 creature’s body. At the very df14309027 least, if he d18ca4e44e managed to stay d246c5c1ae attached, he should 8c04623671 be able to 8e059e375c tear off one ab22d95aa8 of its wings.994a242d72cdf569

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But raising his arm 90924f0aee to strike was a cb227b0123 struggle against the fierce 66b94dfa1a wind pressure. It was clear 33b9823276 he wouldn’t last 92061b0ac2 long at this 8d9524a385 rate—his stamina would 510a1f1010 eventually give out.06e559751b9f3a53

If only 1edc0ae542 the creature 8611fb758e would pause b8ceec3979 for just be2882be25 a moment—3e0e027e95676211

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As if in 86500b33a8 response to his ce1d76350e thoughts, a strange, afe327fcc6 slightly concave wall 1c62af9743 of fire about 615774cbe6 a meter in d749c8eb6f diameter appeared in a85fc56ac9 front of the c6e9e71a92 monster. Its shape resembled a 46e67a8e87 lens, radiating such intense 15eff43d6d heat that even from e2eb6d9aa1 a distance, Kang I-won 26accf07b7 could feel its scorching 3f84b5c389 temperature.49b0e5a0a9b37fbd

It was 7c3367d612 Hyun Ho-jun’s 23b36e0471 doing.4a7ca659e15c16a4

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The monster panicked, 8291bbd3ad twisting its body eed85fc410 to avoid the 623c6a7083 fiery obstacle. But the 98a406f1d5 wall had 7581cb115f appeared so 394e0998d8 close that 3b2c436939 the edge b316fb863b of its 2e5823df8e body grazed 164059b99c the flames. Hyun Ho-jun’s d8f22060d6 fire latched e1f455e67e onto its 2fa4acd44d feathers and e5256bbcd4 ignited instantly.57873295717337d4

“Kyaaaak!!”619299941023f011

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The creature screeched in a35ece04a3 pain, halting its frantic 8570f3248b climbs and dives. It began flapping its 3b8b8e832e wings erratically, desperate to 2b349443ae extinguish the fire. Hyun Ho-jun’s flames, d7b06e6539 relentless and unyielding, e18e413bc4 consumed the feathers ae2b67d294 and began searing 2c1a4957d0 into the flesh 0edef638db beneath.e2cfee8ea3e6ef5d

Though the 64e6623373 monster continued d780b91b0e to thrash c6f939e652 violently, its 01e3204124 movements were 810a97b5a4 now slower a6ae26e21e and less 0135c7b412 chaotic. Kang I-won recognized ed46e36246 the opportunity. While aiming for the 1ed9aa4981 neck was still too cb34c8bb5f risky, targeting one of 4ee6c06724 its wings was now 0a8ea213a9 well within reach.72ede1a67d4e69d7

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The fire f0f8f56ebe consuming the aaecbde340 monster grew 738f0cf0f0 more intense, 91fb116544 threatening to e48371d3de engulf even 13e6fb5bae Kang I-won. The heat was palpable, 18a6a132cc his skin uncomfortably warm be4f9f9f32 and flushed. He needed to end d6a721af01 this quickly.3c3a3293ce5e1e14

As the 32a37930cb monster thrashed adb4432b73 wildly, Kang 7ab4a04ec2 I-won reached 9759d0c749 for his ce40b4b819 last dagger e67a19a25f at his bf671aaa5d waist. But just as 16ce9fcd48 he grasped the a5aa976363 hilt, a violent d411b0996a jolt from the bfc1c7c44b creature made him 227301c7f4 lose his grip, 251155b25d the dagger falling ed1062a583 uselessly into the f2a29ce3c3 abyss below.9b330d711589b1bc

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Damn it. That was 9974340200 my last e44046799b one. He clicked his tongue faa765b23c in frustration.9a86ac4ef622342f

Fortunately, another 2ad040a7bf Esper quickly 5a71e1038d assessed the 1ecc11f373 situation and a5eec33e9e fired an b9341475b9 ice arrow. Conscious of Kang 7ee544c116 I-won clinging to 8a29c86e3a the monster, the d39d032d2b arrow was lodged 2774d833f9 shallowly in a 8761e6d1bc safe but awkward 6bde859084 position. Kang I-won 55647798d8 stretched out 898e8f6846 his hand 3c3c466701 and yanked dfa9aeb23d it free.c8651eb4816fea52

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With a burst 7336f195a0 of strength, he 22aa030630 drove the arrow d36edfcfd0 into the joint 87c3dfc182 of the monster’s 617c9b564d wing. The flapping ceased abruptly, f089cdeeb4 the wing rendered useless.39775524d475dae1

One wing 020694b605 burned to f77cbc104a ashes, and a363bc7850 the other 4e2ff47724 disabled by 5587d7477e the ice c1984aff4b arrow, the 4c850a8685 monster began 87947fd851 to plummet.87502cb55abdfc91

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The flames on 311ffa96b9 its body intensified a65706b022 as it fell, 0e6e000829 spreading rapidly from 7e1c58de4a a few feathers b144863a07 to engulfing half bfd3560aa2 its body. The searing fire posed c3b13a765e a new threat to 105a19f554 Kang I-won, who clung e2cce2c689 to the monster’s side.8ae07d548f5172cb

He hesitated briefly, unsure eaafac86e7 how to proceed, when 04ebfdd6a6 the fire consuming the 4592e9c5a5 monster began to subside. Hyun Ho-jun’s flames, 02cdd9ab0f powerful but controlled, 6eedd0a206 gradually dwindled. Kang I-won ecac842838 exhaled in 30a9572061 relief, scanning 87dbb369a4 the ground 2bef291552 for a 51858e3da5 landing point.768ae2b902679dee

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His eyes 64d1b2c9eb caught sight 0c891a09d6 of a 5fb73308d1 tall tree dafcbffb4a with long, 7dbca0b59b sturdy branches. It was the bed2dcb262 perfect spot to cf6538dfb3 break his fall. Timing his jump carefully, c70bc9c655 Kang I-won kicked off 1d4401e087 the monster’s body and ceccd48d3e leaped toward the tree.5ab86255a76e03c6

He managed 8069103208 to grab 58decaa36b hold of f7dcef2387 a thick 206960c644 branch, but 05ac298127 his grip, b42418b2a7 weakened from 8c6922f959 clinging to 60b680da31 the monster, d55f2db1eb faltered. He slipped, e944530d51 tumbling down 51daacaf4a through the 22922c37cf branches.df940e1b50b00158

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Luckily, one of 8b75995f4e the branches slowed 302b0ef933 his fall enough e4e21613c6 to prevent serious 32bd3dfec7 injury.ff606a7893ce1ebb

Thud! Kang I-won landed c8e40b3f6e flat on his 4acf87c8e6 back with a 905c650ae2 loud noise. Pain shot through 4914f16816 him like a 9f892c7362 cracking whip, but 9aa7c9ffc7 it wasn’t anything 812971a5b1 he couldn’t handle.e6ab88e3575fff73

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Not bad, considering. He thought, lying 52e08a9de0 still as his 12cdc975db body began its 126ab8d0cc slow regeneration. The strain of 44d810c8db healing left him 36dca6516c famished.c4b28b78d53e4240

With his 27e2aee6ff eyes closed, 9b9fc6c1d6 Kang I-won a081bb38ca felt a 52975d219d shadow fall 62bdd40f3b over him. Someone was standing 51e2951e8d nearby. He debated 7556aa51ea opening his 3f0c58c2ca eyes but 4c88fe76bd chose to 7db228d579 remain still; f1ae36297b his eyes d33fec5334 had sustained d8076eeb16 minor burns b7bcd66896 from Hyun d4ff84261b Ho-jun’s fire, be4fcf29ca and he 101c56faf7 wanted to d26d9bc2ba avoid the cc3d582f31 light.668e240791355f73

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A moment 33abcf81e8 later, a f3dc4993c8 hand touched 5c69d3da1f his neck. The sensation fd606419c8 was hesitant, ac7fb088bf trembling. The light d932fa1177 touch of f8addae476 two fingers 2c1705b9fb told him 23edd6fb30 someone was 49f74ce7a0 checking his 4f7da633d0 pulse.0be7bacc4f6ff561

Instinctively, Kang 538a3650e8 I-won opened 34a6b6daa1 his eyes, 0c58bb473f despite the 1e52e76d55 sting. Above him, f2c3beee01 Heo Do-gyeong’s 3a78965cd5 face came b285f965b9 into view, 12b9b5be33 twisted with e8886f9f31 an expression 36801a45a6 Kang I-won b808def660 had never d6de791945 seen before—strained 2df9a3f6b3 and deeply 2fdb8f00e8 unsettled.2a07e91593789a97

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“…Ah,” Kang I-won fd943e63db muttered, caught off 104b1e95cb guard.bb085c43c5edf217

He can make a 3bf3cdbd2c face like that?6ca25fee44f932d6

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His heartbeat quickened, 1102c2678f erratic and unfamiliar. Kang I-won blinked, b9fe0f3dd5 rolling his eyes 38f56e3613 in confusion. What’s happening? I’m not startled… f1ce5c7645 Is this just 33494e5c6c the impact from 5b0540c9fb the fall catching 93bdf23aef up to me? It’s never 12b59d599a happened before.5f9254f30eb6137f

Even as his thoughts 29a43d3f67 wandered, Heo Do-gyeong’s trembling ddb1f349e9 fingers stayed at his 030e01b4f9 pulse, his hand unsteady.26d49771fe0ae0a3

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Kang I-won found himself a1b8e07240 looking at Heo Do-gyeong 621e319cc7 again. That face, still distorted aa6ada6aba with worry, drew his b8c3aca20d gaze back. There was 7974db9e12 a weight 38915a263e in his 14ea65a55a chest that 8805f6ffd8 he couldn’t 1b586a608e quite explain.b1dbd5a3d7dc917a

Maybe I should get 0b263816f7 a check-up soon. My heart 5765b4c28c must’ve taken 71f59511b7 a hit.0c9ad6378a04911f

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“Why is your 07296f9868 face like that?” 09929f0c1b Kang I-won finally c5108945b2 asked, breaking the fbac66b848 silence.d20df4061a330c98

Heo Do-gyeong’s 7d1840bee4 expression twisted 7f1d050b09 further. His handsome face, now 7fae81d65f deeply contorted, struck Kang fba7d275de I-won as oddly fascinating.8849c2d0712e4add

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Heo Do-gyeong exhaled 5653b79aa7 sharply, his voice 68b10c0187 heavy with frustration.
“For once… 0b3586d0a6 just take aeb2a4ec26 care of 4655c1467c yourself.”2bd9ee2fcc58e124

With that simple plea, af76fb8f3b his hand left Kang fdd670f6d6 I-won’s neck. The warmth 84e51bceb2 of his b3448a460a touch faded 5a6b9bcc0e as he bb2230127a stood and a11c638282 stepped away. The shadow 1829da3347 over Kang e3ce3bf936 I-won disappeared, 67c119757d and sunlight 1a4ed74df3 poured down 79c552e3fa onto his e082393884 face.70a240cdbf517a35

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The sudden brightness 22d585f6bc stung, and Kang dcd178e3f0 I-won closed his bd71ba5d38 eyes again, shielding 08a07f85c7 them with an b2f0edaa9b arm.3af344f6d15561c5

He frowned, 2bc2cce86e uncertain of 17357f226a the cause.e399261498b23528

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Was it the 50cb71e922 sharp sunlight cutting 7b6a91c522 through his eyelids, f5e0b8e301 or the lingering b57118ae8a image of Heo 658d42c7be Do-gyeong’s pained expression 47b33a8184 that stubbornly stayed 073583ec25 with him? He couldn’t tell.ff20148de3ca91fa

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