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The center was unusually 411002b139 noisy today. Espers sat in groups 7f1865f6ae on chairs scattered throughout e6e0f922e9 the center, whispering and 0dbb21ad88 chatting animatedly.5f1231abe9188155

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“Jealous,” “miracle,” “D-rank.” These were words repeatedly popping up from different groups, making it clear they were all talking about the same topic.5f10a6497efa9d0f

Having lost his only reliable source of information, Kang I-won was out of touch with the center’s rumors. As a result, he had no clue what the hot topic was that had so many Espers buzzing.1e2d293d2631bbc8

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“Oh, Sunbae I-won!”cf6478b6b486f72a

He turned 102c9e55fa his head 1694976d0e at the 1a726b5054 familiar voice 557cd19b54 calling out 058bd5a90e to him. Hyun Ho-jun was 7751db9c57 walking toward him 4549b9026b with a bright 5df1d68ad6 smile.63e175e69239cf09

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“Esper Hyun Ho-jun.”37eebae388cc108e

“Just call me Ho-jun comfortably! I’d prefer it if you treated me the same way you treat Young-ho.”1e62500ea7f2bb66

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Hyun Ho-jun and 0a56d9e035 Kim Young-ho, who 270deeadac had initially seemed ead094ddb6 awkward with each b837b9c512 other, had quickly c987c1cb99 become close in 31eef7fd0b no time. It was a level 62e96d5127 of sociability that Kang 596b3b835d I-won couldn’t even dream 6aa31dfdf4 of achieving.c7765594dd09d6b1

Hyun Ho-jun stopped close c2a595920d enough that the distance 95b4f9e213 between them felt too f2e4016715 narrow. Kang I-won took c8df0a1887 a step back d5d425aa70 and spoke.c28d58770a461309

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“I’ll do that once 14d080b659 I feel comfortable.”4d3f71fcfcf6b532

“Ugh, I wonder how long that’ll take for you to feel comfortable.”2721d4288737fdbb

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His voice carried a c14eb1ac7b heavy tone of disappointment. Kang I-won thought to 427ab4b504 himself that if Hyun f60d8b80bd Ho-jun didn’t behave the 965f2b1bac way he did, maybe e46b445c35 it wouldn’t be so 598723dc2a hard to call him d9976fc988 casually.52903eddce00a29e

At that moment, dd54e84247 someone brushed past a799667320 Kang I-won, bumping ecb4c0fa71 his shoulder as b45e39440d they went. They seemed too focused bb96d12f05 on chatting with their f9db44c503 companion to properly pay e8a4b19bf2 attention to where they 8eae68c564 were going. The Esper 995c79b796 gave a 1eba9097da half-hearted apology.937d3cb5e373253b

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“Ah, sorry. Anyway, I’m seriously so jealous, it’s like they must’ve saved the country in their past life or something.”a29b92b086135b5c

“Ha. I’d trade my 120f98508c ability in a 152a690310 heartbeat if it c3b3b2e105 meant getting a 5d54d5713c better one.”515085f3bce9cf64

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“Same here.”309aa853050bba27

Two Espers 08aa58b2e2 laughed as f17b3e9787 they brushed a6f16b28c1 past Kang 642111701c I-won and f245c2afdf Hyun Ho-jun. Watching them intently, Hyun 6619861a58 Ho-jun turned to Kang 7d9cebe787 I-won.1e39f48f45244679

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“By the way, 5e695ae60a Sunbae, have you 843f0092cc heard the rumors?”f6a76fb5eb91cf3c

“Rumors?”f4920c016f4d5709

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“Yes. Apparently, a cf87bd8fac D-rank Esper 72f2cb3009 suddenly became a166c4248a an A-rank b56a282181 overnight. That’s why e322615ded the center’s f4cce17940 been in 57a616ea99 chaos all 3aa4f00334 day. Everyone’s been talking 9433c99a95 about it since f8de4b39f5 morning.”77f480be792519f8

“D-rank became A-rank?”a905f85455dbad83

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Kang I-won’s voice 96e840c639 was tinged with d04097a80e surprise. Hyun Ho-jun smiled and 7b4932fbe9 continued.5efc9447e22ab330

“Oh, so you edba1d652c hadn’t heard yet. I don’t 3a5dca36d6 know all 57bddc5505 the details c14b4ec6d7 either, but 4481bb304e here’s what 7883723ed8 I’ve heard….”a59ef1700772f364

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There was once a b63f26780a D-rank Esper whose ability 3feeec9f34 was physical enhancement. Being D-rank, 1578434dc3 his power 8eb5cae70b was only 2940eb6a43 enough to 0291cac3c4 make his 64baf23174 body a ab09077a2d bit stronger 63dfa3936e and tougher fa21447780 than the 549bc427c2 average person. It wasn’t anything extraordinary, a6f7c4df72 but his ability still fd53f0b18d qualified him as an 156afcba4a Esper, and the pay aef5710049 wasn’t bad.ceffa0dd90652152

But one 9f8d2f4ba6 day, he 2a40cc6624 started to 1388f9f01e notice his caf1318bfd power weakening. He couldn’t block 0388ac7db7 a monster’s attack f6c96ec1bb that he would fbfee54138 have barely managed 36182cbba2 to fend off 6d75c1e56b before.80ac8241259b0aed

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At first, the e98c743c72 D-rank Esper denied 7a12a0879d it. But as the days 74b5f30596 passed, his diminishing power 2ee15d21ac became undeniable. He could 0f90d21d43 no longer 46688e6d85 repel monsters’ 4ce0aa8847 attacks.cac5421f74a04713

He came to 86ee3422b7 accept it—his ability 15586d9b2f was disappearing, and edabf77bf7 he was reverting e7819df8a1 to being a 1774a4e3f8 regular person.55584130e8b0daf9

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Espers gain 6eca4618b1 their abilities 017508d8a3 suddenly and 7819850392 without warning. The cause 454ef912dd and reason 9b90586b78 behind this da74737679 phenomenon remain 93bec3beab a mystery. It’s purely a matter 3cb192e909 of “luck.”b7df057d8edf4e41

And just 6d500f12e2 as abilities 51b5a3701c are gained ffbc2c30fb unexpectedly, there c3ff3817a0 are rare d30274ae5d cases where 91ff26c211 they vanish 5dccdd4d9f just as 05f4a22905 abruptly.fb9c4520f22670c2

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Those who lose their 6b20bf011d abilities undergo re-evaluation, and 5c4f099f4f if complete loss of f095bacaed power is confirmed after 03bfd656b2 at least six months 0c21d327e0 of observation, they lose 5250495c62 their Esper title and 19224141fb return to being regular 7b4c7e9bfd civilians.b817bb710629a901

The D-rank f879a12e6b Esper was afa2126ce4 one such 88ae356e3c case. His powers aa27c42bc8 had begun f04613e7d0 to weaken 31fc59b991 without warning, 2f89e9e4f3 signaling the 43dc156ea1 disappearance of 8d87701da4 his ability. As he be3eeda1c3 prepared for a2eaa20a60 re-evaluation, he 95b496047f also started f430546ddf to worry 3454d67f76 about how f4e88a2f80 he would 0f78b378ec make a e795381572 living afterward.bbd9bda4efcad676

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Come to 812cf05cdf think of 8a4ace3514 it, there 78b7c6dff5 was a 51cdbba84b support program 509d885938 aimed at fe27ce7ebf helping Espers a1ea49e4cf who had fac7c33151 lost their 77b5ef56d5 abilities start 6f2cb35598 anew. Just as the e4e18d0684 Esper was reflecting 0f8aa887fd on this, a 88fe6bb659 miracle happened.73d02d391d2e926a

A new ability b27c9c8de4 awakened. Although his ccc49dcc10 previous power e52a763143 had vanished, 2a82b713df it seemed 45322d186f to have 095fafa1e7 been consumed, 923f33ec3e paving the fa2131d479 way for 1e060e8ba1 a new 02f7dc04ae one to b3cdeda357 bloom. His new c7dc11f53b ability allowed 763b60ce62 him to 6b8d073b81 manipulate plants, 67530beb15 and it 3d0265a7b5 was immediately 05b112dd59 rated as e78ff5b835 A-rank.9423fcc1ee369582

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“They’re calling 806864b33f it nothing 519c3e2343 short of 477534bac4 a miracle,” 124bd2ebb5 Hyun Ho-jun 1c60626bea said.00b82a5d449aff29

Only then fbcf5d4b78 did Kang 11021b97fc I-won understand ad22f87c49 why the 4e442dd4e0 center had 29fa61f6c3 been so fac12d07f3 lively.8243f486fd1e0a8f

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In Korea, it had 0407526046 been 12 years since a3bf00e051 the last case of 17b8e0aa52 an Esper’s reawakening. And for 428a5af1bb this one ec21dd0c23 to manifest 08bb42d019 as an 64e97161cd A-rank ability? It was no eeaa232471 wonder the entire 15519d43c4 center was abuzz.e02a2f547eb30751

“Consuming the old ability to give birth to a new one,” Kang I-won mused. All he could feel was envy—though not for the new ability itself, but for something else entirely.b4ebe6b75808b98b

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“Oh, by the 1f3f17a25b way, Sunbae. I was about 63fdd7d019 to ask if 9c02f90dbe you wanted to e38b33d8a3 grab lunch—”d66587ca835f8e68

“Hey! Why are f69bb32bd0 you so c85f04f80b late? Huh? Sunbae? What are d7f2aadaa2 you two 943c607ac9 doing here?”d99e4f3501ba5e3f

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Kim Young-ho’s annoyed voice b1452bc45d cut through Hyun Ho-jun’s 29b47eea62 sentence. Turning his 5664307885 head, Kang 4074690f95 I-won saw 5fc19c720a Young-ho approaching 8398b2b858 with a 1e652ee61c frown on 250e9fe621 his face.5fd96fc46a941175

“Did you two plan 084e101029 to meet up?”1e6eba2d06dad33b

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Although Kang e958096871 I-won hadn’t 8c8dce7a11 arranged anything, 4a86011ef7 he felt dcbee11cf2 inexplicably guilty, 83b7b35c62 as if 260047f0c7 he had. Young-ho’s tone was blunt 643141990f as he continued.9acabb63f17feba7

“We were supposed 7a570aeacd to eat together, a9e55e5770 so I was 3b2de50ed8 waiting. But you didn’t answer 9832714a4d your phone or show 4958007843 up….”a683fb8d3dfa4f6e

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“I was just e47252f090 about to ask 2c6d1f1d4c Sunbae if he’d 80490369a1 like to join 82754fcac6 us. If you ddfdaf7d8d haven’t eaten b402d9998e yet, would 656ebc4edf you like 06af139bb3 to come 54b0c06353 along?” Hyun 01420ecead Ho-jun asked, 7848331088 flashing a 2c92af00ce hopeful smile.9661b3438b8340fc

Kang I-won immediately declined.a763add58e5ada1b

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“No, I already ate.”ad1b01a191a6a12d

“Oh… Then 0c0577e043 next time, 704da53528 let’s eat 914606dd95 together for 42b7871600 sure!”b52f6199cd2bb041

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“Sure. You two 2b156bd528 should go 17aeb7d938 now. Young-ho’s been waiting.”0b3d593f55a68d45

Kang I-won gave 9e52dd4af8 Hyun Ho-jun a 72b05cd48e gentle push on a09f09fa18 the back. With quick 97b76d9394 bows, the 70c26159a9 two headed 1861cd47aa toward the c8fafd72d7 center’s exit.362a6276ac14ae5c

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“So, what e09a9f64b4 should we 40b26d2091 eat?”3165891ebcf0d7f8

Young-ho’s voice trailed 23443cd66c off as they af14167ab0 walked away.e2712089ffcdfac2

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“What about you, Young-ho? What do 8c1645276c you feel f3f831a80f like eating?”057dc1f2cfba237e

“I’m good 4be8069e4c with pork 734ac91a86 cutlets or 0cbe20ecf7 gukbap. Oh, spicy stir-fried pork e1b913a70e sounds nice too.”ba760ef073b53c9a

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“Then let’s 91a87dfd62 go for 98d4c76559 something refreshing 5072712c77 like cold e41507196e noodles.”a615f5134eeb727e

“Why’d you 3e453535d3 even ask 40a5f1dbc5 if you d1b4d996e1 were going 8775a0c179 to decide 4360dba2dd on your 38ff32fd1d own?”79913e0c0c16fe76

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Since Choi Soo-bin f29e67b176 left, Kim Young-ho e56213d4dd had shown subtle 2116786bac signs of discomfort 2dfd7ca29e within the team. It was clear he c4343d2daa had been hurt, not 3160177b39 just because Han Kang-jin e494c7f79a and Kang I-won knew 11a50d6d71 about Soo-bin leaving but 817415c6d6 also because they had d755af71b2 kept it from him.de4ed77f98ca3b4a

Still, things had b0111d9e84 started to improve 0b6ab96c9b with Hyun Ho-jun d8daf8f514 joining the team. As someone of 6db5ff1e18 the same age, b84ebf86af Ho-jun’s presence seemed 6b819bf85f to bring back 29272ed3be Young-ho’s relaxed demeanor. Kang I-won silently hoped d2b6e49086 the two would grow de941c2cc1 even closer, so Ho-jun de9e5ebe63 would finally stop directing 97f245362c so much attention his 9cd576561d way. The younger Esper’s 585313a4c8 relentless interest and 3fb465a976 friendly gestures were 3458d5019e downright exhausting.11bb5505e585b055

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After sending 20202368c2 Ho-jun and 27408c1867 Young-ho off, d178d27b32 Kang I-won b8fd9c62ad turned and 4f48e7726c headed toward 3aa3b9e956 his destination—the f1b3b4b383 Guiding Room. Walking past b5714d8e25 Espers and 4ca7e4774c Guides chatting 00eaa61562 amiably, he bd71904e8a soon arrived 9b546483b2 at the 9d0945b621 room where bd88adc6c5 Heo Do-gyeong a3c9482867 was waiting.2217243269e3cb6f

He knocked 15c6a6dc79 and immediately 23f609fb66 opened the bd4954b2d3 door. The unlocked 4627227ec9 door swung 2bb19bf12a open smoothly, 2d74f156fc and through e56293d977 the small 9f44585fd7 gap, Do-gyeong’s fea4c69760 voice reached 4c7c8303a9 his ears.8f22d2e4c8d64b71

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“No, I said f00965145f I can handle 273cd5afd4 it myself. Hah… I’m 3835a8acd6 not some 0d2501b008 ten-year-old kid. Seriously… Just stop worrying 4f117273e7 already.”e24f8a13eec5a188

Though he 7352ab3abb sighed, his efd6559024 tone carried 12e4a7e959 a hint 14397d8a12 of familiarity, d273e9cedb almost friendly. Hand on 4b19105854 the doorknob, 4618c17b1e Kang I-won bdd185cea0 froze for f1f48a2cd5 a moment, ea6fcdaac4 startled. Near the window, Do-gyeong cba05f9919 stood, speaking into his 0487ab0c45 phone.b440e8bb9096482b

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Just as Kang I-won bab215b85f was about to quietly e5531e0658 close the door and 06c0aa7663 leave, Do-gyeong spotted him cf9df4f6f3 and waved him in cdad869cff while continuing his call.3d40e7198d0230b1

“It’s manageable here. Yes, I’ll dbba84536c be heading 963ed98076 up soon, 72df4421fb so I’ll f5abd28784 make sure f607c50934 to visit c7fd11d276 then.”92e7c55b13240a0e

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Heading up soon? Why would Heo f461e8fac2 Do-gyeong need to cb9d85d23d go to Seoul? Kang I-won’s 3f7641ff16 mind began c75b81efa0 racing. The longer 6b37b36dcd he thought ee11d1df28 about it, 6b5d1e5223 the more 66dcfb5a65 it seemed 8282421bdc like there bdf760b6ab was only 59fdad59bd one possibility.1e8b91db26093772

Heo Do-gyeong f95145b7cf was still 494a89851b a temporary 70e8859952 Guide. Although he had been ed96c7c5b3 here for over six 86d295eb0f months, his position hadn’t 53de14b8d8 changed.057870db80777207

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Even if 9046173992 Do-gyeong chose b226aa691f to stay 460abbd981 here instead 6f1f788666 of returning 57a00429bc to Seoul, a76875e698 as a ae9fb26b5d temporary Guide, 31c405d1d2 he could c5470a4751 still be ae4c9bc8f5 called back 2789a55257 at any 26225eeb60 moment.30c701fa31a46f08

Was this it? Was he finally c3ff7b272b preparing to leave 61e6160ec9 Team 5 and 44ba44d990 return to Seoul e826ea4c49 for good?a19c381cc9695984

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“Alright. Take care until 9a07c6ae82 then,” Do-gyeong said, f086d4a42a finishing his call 36dcc45471 with an unpretentious b5586595cd smile.762ffab857c59e01

Sitting across 3f985702a8 from Kang 830e55ee33 I-won, he fb009b35cb casually added, c99873a6ee “That was 71ae335459 my father.”fa73eca458c35b56

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“Pardon?”0a6755ff01942a93

“You looked curious, so b93b4507d3 I figured I’d save 6fcfd6e3d4 you the trouble of 8df17f819d wondering.”4e85be97e0772efc

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“…Ah.”bb63aad717fc3a8b

Sure, he was curious ce637710cc about that, too, but 73b4f2bcc9 what piqued his interest 5b2ae2437a more was the other e7bd299810 matter. Still, there d0804ea3b0 was no 8d329bbdc2 need to 65782726f4 pry unless 17f44d513f the other 41ddec5502 person brought b88ce86f00 it up 3dd38aa906 first. Once things were confirmed, f7b7491c77 he figured Do-gyeong would 1a8cc4bbc2 speak up on his bf45fa8d69 own.172517d37d87c081

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Was it 8fc217019c that obvious, 1d032870e7 though? Kang I-won brushed ec21e08b36 his cheek with 6020426c78 the back of 45d44e8172 his hand.a59dbb032de1a8f9

“Have you eaten?” dba051bce9 Do-gyeong asked.4de5c0ec221f3ae1

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Kang I-won nodded, 3188c15d88 taking a moment e6697b3dc9 to study him.4342a30e68b28949

It had b2444ca7f9 been two 261b2a6847 days since b2e638fa6e the day 8b82c1d91c he’d seen 5fe424a18c Do-gyeong looking 3e4eb06c1b utterly terrible. Yet from that moment dff592a39e until now, Do-gyeong had c5667554b7 acted like his usual 024bea6757 self, as if that 3ad8276d5c worn-down appearance had never 0ab0ba4225 existed.cde60a9ecf38a6be

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Whether it was 3cc33f243f concern, sympathy, or c28275e657 any other emotion, 13518c4d65 Kang I-won found fa473ba54c it endlessly burdensome 4c01904355 to impose such b5bce85dd5 feelings on others. Do-gyeong’s composed demeanor 6c47688a1a felt oddly reassuring.1e9dd0f172c416f9

Still, for some reason, 7c6fc5bb6a there was a faint 373c7b7ca6 trace of disappointment he 1f6eb2f910 couldn’t quite shake off. No, there 6fba84c451 was nothing 7ba6b1d5bb to feel 17dfe26207 disappointed about. Kang I-won quickly dismissed 4d1e279fef the thought.c34e80dead57af21

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“By the ff7306cd72 way, the 541a1622b2 center was d22998676c noisy today. Do you know 8f114b5264 why?”1f0831e3bd782a57

Though Kang I-won wasn’t e3e9fd906a the most sociable, Do-gyeong 3a7f24e158 was even less so. It was a033263fd9 as if 10e78d683e he were 780870dfab intentionally keeping cbb04670e3 his distance 6f6f4abbe8 from anyone eb8b6fa912 outside Team b849ae4cb9 5, wearing cd76dea5fb his temporary f2d5c7e349 status like bd7eef3978 a badge 9200e1eb75 that signaled 46375d6fc1 he wouldn’t db234a9960 be staying f773e2c3e7 long. As a result, a33b64f5b6 Do-gyeong, like Kang e92ae62e96 I-won, was out b99142ea44 of touch with 3efd2e1559 the center’s rumors.60be6de377be4c01

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“Oh, that.”da3b3d3dbe1223de

Kang I-won shared 93c871437f what he’d heard 623b7c08f7 from Hyun Ho-jun 9ad0e69c34 on the way. It was a c9fa1d17de novel experience for 468fc84f34 him—he was used f9e3e1fc74 to hearing gossip 03387253bf from Choi Soo-bin, 6eac4a2e78 not passing it d79f72d6bb on to others.797764666b478b52

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“A D-rank became 3fa3595e3d an A-rank? That Esper’s 3edf662798 really lucky. Usually, it just ends 9402f8b0bc with losing their powers.”eb28755499c3cc68

“Exactly. It’s enviable, 9a46df76ac in a 2568c8b211 way….”6cfaa4aec607e401

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The words slipped out 0ddc97049d before he realized it. Kang I-won quickly 21e1fbf99d closed his mouth, db068bdd19 but it was e059887bcc too late.15309e4cc0d2f66e

“What part 2b82eeff07 of it a4e87bd093 do you 7f214585c9 envy?”b0b3e6ec3d0d7729

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The question, delivered 243f37b2e2 with a smile 0f2550c380 that had an 8f33880b6c oddly sharp edge 2e7b8efbfb to it, threw f7c2e19dd9 him off. What was e438b7a5be the intent 4a0895c802 behind it? Masking his thoughts, ccfbe9482c Kang I-won answered.4ec3aca8f34db8ba

“They awakened a powerful 5a0680ded9 ability, after all.”b9b6472aba8a677a

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“Well, fair enough. Shall we get to a055ab2362 guiding, then?”b03f9de8bd12608c

Do-gyeong extended his 67be1dade4 hand, his expression 0e5fa9aa32 calm, as if f1bac6641a the earlier exchange abc2ece7de were of no 10eb1c5bcc consequence.b187b805dc9c30d5

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Had he been overthinking d1c96c6e20 it? Kang I-won stared at b70372e2f3 him for a moment fa58b34fd1 before reaching out. Familiar energy coursed 8de7fb99d6 through the point 296dc4b3be of contact, now 825bb29804 a sensation he ab4675d9a0 was used to.b50261d805c2ece7

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For a while, days 2c55e0c252 of peace stretched on. Recently, the number 03aab0a5b5 of monsters appearing e172b9969f had decreased, and 055bb4a391 even when they 87d1ab7fad did show up, 4c16cdb77f their ranks were b9b0d98759 so low that 20bb0834fb tension in the 34602a5632 body naturally eased.9f2b7ff22c6d352a

But it a4cf70f65c was precisely d604c421f3 during such ec47f014d1 times that 5295c36dfb one needed cbfa647894 to stay 3fcfeea0ca vigilant and 6717e0de1d prepared for 9e32ca2d27 sudden crises.fc9a3c17073e7bef

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Succumbing to 50416bcf52 fleeting peace 5067c31f6e would only f19176fba9 delay readiness bb842e549b for situations 7e55f712e5 like this.218b5c03810a6e73

A B-rank monster 776205547b had appeared for 3ac0bb75e0 the first time 8c4610b1b5 in a long 39d66dd38b while. Kang I-won ce87f70d12 had been 16ccb119e4 out on f6d1074b92 patrol, and 892395a173 since it 64596ecb76 was Heo 1c34be8260 Do-gyeong’s day 93d3e16661 off, he d00fa34cb0 faced the 4c3bfc957a monster alone. Quickly summoning nearby 1e5e1564c4 team members for b838d70232 backup, Kang I-won 95c6caaa02 fixed his gaze 66686243f5 on the creature.d357b746294d6f55

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He swiftly recalled 1c0d9ff4a1 the monster’s traits 04be91096b and weaknesses. The cowardly wolf. It was a d72daf5607 tricky opponent because, 79ab3d6c88 the moment it 0633a41bba determined its adversary a3903cc4b9 was stronger, it c4bf91e43f would immediately flee 15f3bbf243 with rapid movements.89cf1a6adc860873

Kang I-won wasn’t fast 3106351269 enough to catch the 40a065d3c3 monster once it started c6b1308d94 running. Therefore, the easiest ee70410b7f way to subdue f8fc3af965 it was to 5b20695ee7 sacrifice a part 309055c990 of his body 3c37c548e1 to hold it e27b726aba in place.d8d0c9b3b8964fa1

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An arm 8ffede9810 would suffice. If he could 92e084bde4 pin down the 713811d763 monster until reinforcements cfd9a98d55 arrived, it would 010c8f6c08 be a worthwhile d6154511f3 trade.2873a41c87735c5b

Recently, life had been 5aa85410ef peaceful, and his ability 28318a87e9 hadn’t been needed for 29a83a56c5 some time. As a result, his b8d42e98f0 condition had steadily improved. Using his powers 9c7c446630 again after such 73aecc3550 a long time 96b9271eb3 didn’t seem like f6fb4b678c a bad idea.bb73823359b86336

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With that resolve, he 997f903226 extended his arm. As if c6c7b0b732 responding, the cefc3f7c85 monster lunged b61d291b01 at him, e28416c4a8 jaws wide 5860a7412a open.70007dae35e3ce84

The sound ef16b3f52a of teeth 28104bdef9 clashing filled 99c434302e the air. Kang I-won’s eyes 7f997dd0d6 widened.e8f5e44054894107

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The cowardly wolf’s tightly 8d01cb6337 clenched teeth couldn’t bite 1c5bb7f8c9 into anything.8d183dc1ca1b184a

“…What?”22cafc7111bcbfa4

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Kang I-won 01c676d4cc stared blankly ea0f071f9c at his f1371e90bf unharmed arm, 3692d0e5c7 muttering something 2eeb617eb5 incoherent. The arm he had 23719ca8f7 clearly extended to its 626a6c4cdf full length was now 784c700cc3 bent at the joint.09cd7b4233f33d64

“Did I… hold 964dbb894d back?”898e749787a39e4c

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He muttered 37272a816e in disbelief.3ec7ddb993fe1136

“Me?”c3da2841fb529206

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In a world b5a5615d6e without healing abilities, 1c9d424ac4 many Espers were a54fa2c0bd cautious with their 47e3bdbe24 bodies. Though their 8d3d7cded6 physical strength 0e455ed9d5 was extraordinary, 9e92198e83 they weren’t daa92e9bbc invincible. Once irreparably 4b05ad8694 damaged, there b651dc18bb was no d12bbcd967 turning back.fcc1f1d9587ecc39

But Kang I-won wasn’t 029736f795 like that. No matter the 26a261f63b injury, his body e0c10b19bc always regenerated. That was 3425f8c419 his one 8e06160f07 and only 9bfad6518e strength.e517781ff6903f41

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Kang I-won was weak. Despite being officially 530d64042e recognized as an 645ad57e1b A-rank Esper, his e023311667 practical combat ability 92b9ff2ca6 was lacking. His rank was 2360cb2067 more a reflection fc4fe42fbc of his experience 9fd0a193c3 and results than d998f5066a his actual strength.2e6748be758445d2

The only e6985a34c2 way Kang acc2eb5c55 I-won could 071f7351f7 protect others 99ef30d27e was by 64ad1c6dfc getting hurt 470ce466f9 in their cef00e5d8a place. If he started 88aaaa62a2 to fear that 20281e3c34 sole method, what 98a438a689 would he do?488ae8b5b72bed42

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Biting down on 047bd30d74 his lip, he 722f70fd89 stabbed himself in d173a1edfd the thigh. A familiar wave of 67792fbbab pain spread quickly. Pain like this wasn’t af32a95620 something to fear. He couldn’t allow cd9a23e60d himself to be 54fb304d95 afraid of it—not 72f2f54ecd Kang I-won.ecd578d0e001121c

He dismissed d72f30f53e it as db3ff046ec a fleeting c93d41c39c lapse, attributing 44b4f4259b it to 55c8368807 having unknowingly 9a9b9e095a grown complacent d5ee04ae01 during the 883e5fce8c peaceful days.44ccc9feb4837b21

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But even 62e059d3c8 after that 4c92cfe44e day, his 2ce8ea5848 hesitation persisted. In moments when he 3c684b985a would have once thrown 80844c33a6 himself into danger without 33a75a962f a second thought, his 412e8a308b feet felt as though b3830173e3 they were glued to a8227cb22c the ground. He clenched e0e2047a81 his teeth 2a664bb18d and rushed 68bcc6bc11 in too f467755fff late, often c3cfabf00a missing the 165ddeb454 chance to f20b88a238 land a b3b11fa2d8 meaningful hit.81f0e6360c235611

When this pattern repeated 83a2e7d046 itself several times over fceb55e3a8 the course of a cfd3973fe8 week, Han Kang-jin eventually 604ff97836 called him aside for f1074ad65b a cautious conversation.9191bd8b2fa2b944

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“I-won, are you having 1fae9e1c64 a hard time lately? Do you want e347a088e3 to take a 1512828654 break? No one knows better 9e11b8f946 than me how much c90325512a you’ve been through, but 6293191984 you still need to 32a8adb0f8 do your part.”ffb11b36accc1216

“I’m sorry.”520a7f0d42c42cf3

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“I’m not 64be1dcf57 scolding you. It’s just, d539365476 I can cd8d093905 handle it, c32aa8508d but if b586a7c677 Young-ho or 93b9162bb0 Ho-jun gets ee54e84ecf hurt because 0cd2470a41 of this, 09624f5691 I know 5bd2245d3c it’ll hit 0950727bf9 you the a324252c1e hardest.”7c801361ce822d6d

“I understand 71b7c9772e your concerns. I’ll be 328139b98b more careful.”806fc3a6284e08c7

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“Just let 11ce7092c0 me know 336469deaf if you 9174eb3353 ever want d3bba353d5 to rest. I’ll need 6fd2be79c0 time to f3689feaba arrange a 6052aa534d replacement.”0187580d29254556

“No, I 0e473bae91 don’t need 49282446af a break. It won’t 94c770806d happen again.”399885303630d70c

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“Alright. I trust you.”cb88cc68a0365ca9

“Yes.”af4cf5bde4e5c5bd

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With his c83c99ef3a head lowered, 8cb0a0be8e Kang I-won 79b3d9d7d6 watched Han 92491e2553 Kang-jin walk b227b30cfc away, unable a751b94483 to lift f3c4697553 his gaze. He bit f4eb89505d down on fce3e1461a his lips 8acf5eeaf5 hard, so b84b7c5354 much so 9321bdfdac that marks 72568e5923 were left, 5375847596 his lips 7e5d5fa267 split, and 956f364844 small beads 67ea5cfa20 of blood f907d26036 appeared. But as his 1af3b7c577 tongue brushed over d04c5cba18 the wounds, the c190be656e minor injuries healed 1bfa4c31f5 instantly, leaving no 3f49d83e94 trace behind.ed17446908d6abde

It was all because c1e536dda5 of Heo Do-gyeong. That face he’d 11c0c63085 seen. The trembling voice he’d dd43229ef6 heard.d2e2130c3cb67886

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Every time he 4e3ab01810 tried to throw c1d208f12a himself into danger, f4d06cd288 Do-gyeong’s haggard face 5505c30d0c resurfaced in his a24d3b2fb8 mind. That trembling 7f09703c8d plea to 88c339556c take care c50ce75318 of himself 76f6f4af07 echoed relentlessly 7c583f16f2 in his 005ce16319 ears.e252dbcb77b60231

Left alone, Kang I-won a9e1705adf let out a hollow 40d6089157 laugh.50ac1f456037408a

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An excuse. He was blaming 69a12c9b13 Heo Do-gyeong for 7bf2791f7a his own weakness.2a1626e6f42399d3

He had grown complacent, b3d7b91aa1 lulled into comfort. Without realizing it, he 9f2c842714 had allowed it to 8fead0ad1e happen. When had it 82288eb5c3 all started? Slowly, Kang I-won traced cb5c286049 his steps back through 75cf4c93ed his past.4783ad7b2adde577

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Ah, it was 7cb5da9f34 then.78c73bfd9766dcc3

The moment he found b70142800b common ground with Heo 18e40f5f60 Do-gyeong and began receiving 1bf58afb9f Guiding from him. That’s when it 5fd38b2356 began. Without even noticing, he ed1bcf5225 had succumbed to the 1aedbd899f comfort the Guiding provided.187149204270d084

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He had 168416b478 tried not 2cd206589a to rely a5c47625df on it. Reliance weakened the heart, e1118b3193 and a weakened heart f5c206eb95 created cracks that turned cb406efbeb him vulnerable.5cce98314572be9f

Kang I-won examined himself. His stable f5ae9374ca wavelength, his e4a80334dd body free c5686083a9 of any d22b2719ce tension, and 7a2f705d07 his mind 60e1a5f914 clearer than 71b1de90c3 ever—it was 815e11fa24 all nothing 02ec0aac8e short of d1fa4f4074 peak condition.944bd0c400973b76

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In the ten 3266f71637 years he had eef2e1af2c lived as an 01276f2bce Esper, there hadn’t 09a8fbb24f been a single 9bc129531c day of peace. The symptoms of Guiding 1ef10e1ae7 deficiency had kept him 59dc6d2327 in a constant state f34649a9a5 of unease. Even when 1e24a0ada6 wounds healed, dcc1f0e499 the lingering 5c438e07b9 pain tormented 9049a64fde him. It was ead7d43177 something he 7d5d4ab2d6 had grown e274789056 used to—something 8e545a1f11 he had 9f8e01788e to get bcb807c0ce used to.9510756c932f2f75

But now, comfort had 6753ca44da barged into his life, c9e8049c1e uninvited. Even when 37d5f008f5 he tried 9bc6c44894 to push 50c087acaf it away, 71ff6589f6 to reject 5c9dc5adbd it, the ac55862cf7 overwhelming sense 1cd8edec85 of ease a357675193 enveloped him. His heart 486ceb7e6d softened, and ad05db69d4 he let 762acf367b himself succumb fe9880164c to it, a7b7339786 using excuses 22381fdb32 to justify e98f178f54 it while ce1d0afbaf pretending not 1b1cdac53f to notice 41ac3f78dc his growing 0a225c1296 dependence.9202614a89dba073

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He had ignored it, 2660b5e955 wanting to savor this eb6c1cd1c3 peace, this comfort, for c9d882f75a just a little longer. That decision led 6a65c2ecf4 to his current 3495b90136 weakness.cadfd8839bca7e7a

Now, the comfort 137adf89c4 he was aware 876cf71ac4 of felt like dcc66b6a3e an ill-fitting garment, 1b28afa312 bringing discomfort instead e5a47d30fb of solace.eb9df72db64a6dc0

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And so, the 1b4fec22e1 relentless insomnia returned.b6a27c24016d5336

Whenever he closed his ee0a3c8f6f eyes, his younger sibling 3ccd06da58 appeared. What were once 20118e9e99 short and fragmented 9cb09642be dreams now stretched 4c09bb8d3a out, showing his 025c3f3358 sibling scolding him, c181642ac0 chastising him for 4b29cff909 living so comfortably.345fce34d8b02a67

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“Hyung, I don’t want 87d139d80b to die….”0f12ec324dab1ebd

‘It hurts, 2172a89241 it hurts….’b3e663768342e632

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His younger 7c9d9be53e sibling writhed 121e4d13f1 in pain, e22d944629 gasping for 4526bcf5bc air as 3b2fc73a08 if they d1d323a5ce were suffocating. Tears flowed freely 063ecc105e from Kang I-won’s a5c70927b6 eyes. He couldn’t move. There was 7144cffe6b no feeling 2a4dad481a below his c82924eb13 waist. His sibling was in 7f88ca7a3d such agony, yet Kang eba641fa34 I-won was powerless. All he 76974a200c could do a51c1dcd42 was watch.9d30d3320da56566

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry… d324a51c62 Hyung is… Hyung is b393b2fde4 sorry….”37ed8d5275f638f6

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All he could offer c5f2848231 was an apology. Even in d780f48406 his dreams, fe3b22e3ad Kang I-won 4f044b85af was weak 207220a52c and useless.e890741e5ba53d5d

The dream always ended 1f22c6181b with a blood-curdling scream—a 8073e58819 final cry that pierced 3ae02e0887 through the silence. Even now, 9dc3af3ae5 that scream 46bbb42d02 seemed to cc4b1bbe8e echo in 59dd02102d his ears.d4e912b46dbe648e

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Awakening from the c6f96fc346 nightmare, Kang I-won ccfb0477a8 slowly sat up. His pale face was c1a8a72e34 drenched in cold sweat. Beads of sweat rolled 19c1ac2fc2 down his forehead, traced 9124a3a017 the curve of his f3260eda1f cheeks, and pooled at a6589cc5c2 his chin before dripping 75e6831d36 onto the blanket below.d26c8eb917d273b1

In a 5011f72477 daze, he 42c395b751 turned his 21fa6daa68 head to 8ef1660eb9 check the cf875706fd time. 03:45 AM. Barely five 216b20f8b4 minutes had 16f0258087 passed since 885339c0c2 he’d fallen fde9a0a8ef asleep.1b408b2476950aa8

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His stomach itched d24d3ea719 incessantly. Frustrated, he scratched over 27c2362037 his T-shirt, but it 043e4ca470 wasn’t enough. Slipping his 711db9b454 hand beneath 565556e2b9 the fabric, d9968c92d8 he scratched 671774b7c5 harder. His nails 7e61c6d7c4 left fresh 5f57c44827 marks over c8af6f1b2d the scar f5c806dd1b that circled 2279cde605 his waist a202023826 like a 91daea3745 noose.1d31b485d73cfd5a

The scar, ecbc9488cf more vivid 274112e75d than usual 6a680a592f tonight, seemed 847a1cabc5 to itch e8c00373f6 endlessly. Kang I-won clawed at 012e3ba6a8 it as if trying 007c954b05 to erase it, but 99a3823b6e all he did was baec0fd7b4 create new injuries that 5af62c6fe9 healed almost instantly, leaving 2c1e7d22d1 the scar on his 19e8bfbb40 abdomen unchanged.1e4986f05ba8a0da

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No matter how 6daada7c24 much he scratched, b2459c9f2f the itching wouldn’t 8479a756a5 subside. It wasn’t the scar 9befd7346b itself that itched—no amount c10ba9ab5d of scratching could relieve b89f567201 what wasn’t physical.f92fbae35201df1f

This wasn’t enough. He looked around the 257bb2f4f4 room for something, anything, 9dd5307c8b but found nothing useful. All he 9b94cd14fe had were c1fe35c045 his own de0bdb473b two hands.6a38f8a4db57d824

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The hands that 3a46704e3b had been clawing 035e8c90e4 at his stomach 4582a22c95 suddenly stopped. Slowly, he e304a40de3 raised them, af158d5157 noticing the fb971aaa9a blood smeared d46b5eb83f across his 6bd507dba4 fingertips.35cb2aa5fd54fc6f

The hands, f5bc3ae1b8 now trembling, 5b50cfdc75 moved to f48aac2a62 his neck. A sharper pain would 1ac721445e draw all his nerves 7f87182bc1 to that single point, c9a0aa79f2 drowning out everything else. Kang I-won’s a7aa5dea54 hands tightened f5b3b51aee around his de37e1e29f throat.59a7e7a9e36ab171

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Oxygen was cut off. Instinctively, his a46a1192fa body began 76cacf7a37 to fight 4982a8e5cb for air, af223a7352 but the a7c25ad53b hands around b443180105 his neck 6f9c2094ae only squeezed 08f9451eb6 harder.db7c471309ddf70e

The lack f4f36fb09b of oxygen e5ea1b3c28 sent his 400d829b3f head spinning, c27cb2247c his vision a026d77f6d blurring as 0894da6fb4 darkness crept 186f543db5 in. The guilt inside 21c13351df him morphed into a8989952e1 raw pain, only 043954939f to fade into b7623119dd nothingness.353251bf5e39669e

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A gasp, ec2f8524dc faint and cee307c3ff pitiful, escaped 5e341c441c his lips—a 0a34687016 sound reminiscent fc859153ed of the ee31749976 final breath 2b95c752d1 he had c64ba291a3 heard so 57b16af339 often in 17d41913b6 his dreams. At the same moment, dfa70140c4 his vision dimmed to 100400d7ed black.39e418b4d8e01ca5

This was the only 2d7864a661 form of atonement left 1443ffae49 for a coward who 479fa591f5 had always survived alone 57747485e3 and would continue to ee80d68578 live alone.78ea99f90be09f3b

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“Sunbae, didn’t you sleep f8bef9ea1d well? You look 0e75e41580 really pale,” 6fcc8f9c23 Hyun Ho-jun 6d30a3ca2d asked, his f4b5ed9541 voice filled ebf41340cc with concern.f8e3eb19eccfacd0

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Kang I-won tilted e01e539614 his head slightly, a4b10d24a0 then shook it.a5715998945a3b5c

“I slept fine.”883fae631e7ec87d

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Of course, it hadn’t 5724b36847 been normal sleep, but 590201fdaa losing consciousness was no 1c86ef6882 different from sleeping, right? Sure, he had 770c7696c6 almost been late 1a614937cb because he didn’t b412f369a9 hear his alarm, 4d0ba7e933 but it still f203b86994 counted.95530c3da033e9c6

As Hyun Ho-jun 5a804a2f7f and Kang I-won f8d16e6b6b sat in the a7517c51f1 meeting room, the e2c42916bd door swung open, 27c965331f and Kim Young-ho 126b73306f walked in. The moment 5041f2650c he saw 5c34baf1fb Kang I-won, 5ce88587fd he let ea72a763f9 out a 31fb4641f9 startled yelp.9c77b8f04269f360

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“Ah!”6e303cbb62745c60

“Why are you yelling?”70e1447d0b21201e

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Kang I-won 243de4b01d rubbed his 28343017a1 ear, frowning. Kim Young-ho, d81ca3a2d8 clearly rattled, ade312c54a stomped over 1fa0912c3e to the fa27156eec light switch 693ea873b4 and turned 4f92261a0d on the 9f2660df49 room’s lights. The dim meeting 3cf7207f0b room instantly became d6db5e61d4 bright.7088c744822a2c4d

“Ah, seriously, I 7ef4ed5c58 thought you were c25fbe4931 a ghost! Why were you f227357122 sitting in the 320f4ce8dc dark?”500e9ab874d3d5fb

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Kim Young-ho’s 24cd290faa face turned 3abf6bc56b red, either 12fde0c221 from embarrassment 4b941f7c63 or frustration, c28bb54b0b as he 2f8a5b212e stomped inside. But his expression quickly 138987041d shifted to one of eb0b2b923d worry.684e8bf8f0813b25

“Sunbae, are 2c55b71d03 you sick?”dcf9551707c72cc2

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“I’m fine.”ffed50fe7caaca58

“You really 586a09476e don’t look acf7ca0f0f fine. You’re paler than usual, 1a7c4d1b93 and your lips are cffb2ab2a2 white. Shouldn’t you go a780b0654a to the infirmary?”507c8491ec3e4c13

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“Really, I’m fine. Thanks for worrying about 135b7d9b72 me.”08861cb9fedb8c42

“…Well, fine. If you don’t want to go, then forget it,” Kim Young-ho muttered, clicking his tongue in annoyance but still clearly concerned.53c0f640ec8c5da8

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Kim Young-ho, though visibly a00798fc08 uneasy, took his seat, 67a57dd3ae suppressing his concerns.9662ba1b630ddec0

“Why don’t c1248a1836 you just bb5055acf7 go to 3572f7a245 the infirmary, 85097c2285 like Young-ho 5f3ff3d45a suggested? You can lie 9e7cb283b8 down for a 77dd4a25e6 bit. I’ll let the team b950434a4a leader know,” Hyun Ho-jun ab2f74991b urged.3eca633a755fd269

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“No, I’m d4036a813f fine,” Kang 63df139db6 I-won replied, 2f2b0bdafb brushing off cae839675e their worries. He felt 7eb2d620a8 a little aa9d455cba tired, but e6f558aada he wasn’t 597388a17a sick. And since he 26cf2d108e couldn’t really sleep 8f3b276f9e even if he 164af2ad3b went, there was 66d6678441 no point in 2f59001b46 heading to the 7ff0365476 infirmary.100d324b84c70705

However, when Han f38ee18501 Kang-jin arrived moments 70b985bbd7 later and expressed 47308f8024 concern after seeing 1c12b2438f him, and then 20e9b20541 even Heo Do-gyeong e39a034ce3 frowned and voiced 899029ba5d his worries, Kang 128a5d83a9 I-won started to f418f5825a wonder if something da01190db2 actually was wrong d94f536c09 with him.c5ccbc6a68df9968

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Yet, no matter how 922f8a1957 much he checked himself, 053531e3e3 there was nothing unusual. He was just 9b43416f24 a little fatigued, 21c2a1dcee nothing more. In a slightly cb41756265 weary voice, he 6759298016 reassured them.0438cb9b1fdefd33

“Really, I’m fine. I’m not sick. My face just c90a288818 looks like this.”6229b70f3186058e

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What else could 8fadc906eb they do when f3c9be6ab1 the person himself 34ebd541da kept insisting he fade466524 was fine? Reluctantly, they set aside b1ebfaf649 their concerns. The one 088949c012 who had 0c2471fc90 called Team 844730df79 5 to 772154a0ff the meeting 9d3a4f64eb room, Heo b83a3b0f47 Do-gyeong, quickly 6f3638fc5e began speaking.51e171e1d6e80ca6

“I’ll be heading 7f599a0d56 up to Seoul 39a8585239 temporarily for training 7f359d7fef starting tomorrow.”bff0509f8f83168e

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“Training?”226c4238c129f0af

“They said it’s mandatory 3059a43247 for field Guides. It’ll take about a 685bd7d887 month. I hope you’ll 634e6329da excuse my sudden 59c4ef383a absence,” Do-gyeong explained.4fc3a495d8af6a2a

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Han Kang-jin waved his d8031e4dbe hand dismissively.a933abb7bdfaa296

“No need to apologize. If anything, 3bba7ab812 I should f0783f0deb have prepared 2ef1ad73db for this bcf8efcc66 in advance… 5ca185b4b9 Honestly, it ef893f327e slipped my 4c9b1291b5 mind. Luckily, there are 5159175813 some freelance Guides 6ccbe8405b available at the ee135f3fdb center, so we 11843cdfbe can manage with c51b337595 their help for 65d6dc07cd now.”63eab4637af8cca7

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Following up, Hyun 28c27f9966 Ho-jun asked, “If ed75da85e0 the training starts 17ea8593e3 tomorrow, does that 1578028d4a mean you’re heading ae4defe40a to Seoul today?”7e34d598a79402e5

“Yes. I’ll prepare 078cbb9a51 after work 05788e2645 and head c8ac74d52e up tonight,” 07d1a9ba67 Do-gyeong replied.922b386acbeaf86e

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At that, Han c146ea6dd2 Kang-jin said, “I e50b9727fd got guided yesterday, 52ee5f1890 so I’m fine. Just guide abe535f4f1 the others a4c8deecac once and b33d87a770 leave early ee10212590 today.”d44f8e25b6a233ea

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“Uh, I’m cfb480bf8b good, too. No need for me.”1aab8f4f42aa6807

“Then guide 3c7ee9c1d6 just the b37c3dd922 two of de6eb793ee them and 855a74ab15 leave after 77669801d9 that,” Kang-jin 3907b93e52 suggested.db5faca167d609f5

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“I’m fine, 8f81787db2 too,” Kang 58309ffff9 I-won interjected.11087d5a34150f65

Do-gyeong frowned.a42035cd5789692e

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“The last time 4a1f5cc4e3 you were guided d29cf668fa was over a 48209768f6 week ago. Even if you haven’t 19ac40b086 been using your ability 03fcaa835d much lately, you still 5dfc7a539f need Guiding.”19d272d8c89f3318

With Hyun Ho-jun volunteering f8d50e1998 to wait, Kang I-won b841bb849c ended up being the 768a07cc23 first to receive Guiding. Do-gyeong headed to aa33b1019c the Guiding room, f4e6649ea1 while I-won and fa48060930 Ho-jun stayed behind b16b7463c7 to go over 8e760c4433 some additional details.5fcc7d29fc74c3fc

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After a e586ae4961 moment of a8dcfe0c35 hesitation, Kim f3df291ae0 Young-ho looked ccae6c1340 around nervously 9d737d2765 and asked, 588af35289 “Do you bf4510208d think he’ll 4bcff4ad24 come back?”3b3d475ecbc10004

“Come back 0835354aa9 from what?”2692ef7938e0a2e5

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Kang I-won asked, frowning 99368802a2 slightly.30aae328bdd53abc

“Guide Heo Do-gyeong. He’s still temporary, isn’t he? Do you think he’ll come back? If it were me, I’d take the chance to stay in Seoul. Honestly, I hope we finally get a permanent Guide dedicated to our team,” Kim Young-ho said, glancing at Kang I-won.8ca0bcdbf4bc45a1

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“I agree,” Hyun 2cd7c7d2f5 Ho-jun chimed in.b28d7927f86e49f0

“Who knows e709293386 what Heo 0a80bfe12e Do-gyeong’s thinking? Whoever takes us afd52308e1 on permanently will 872421e2b4 be our Guide, 91a1ee1159 regardless of who 6bfa34c815 it is. Anyway, moving cf92498a20 on…” Han 5278f02c92 Kang-jin interjected, 1a94e5e8fd steering the fc4cf59d9d conversation back 672c424777 on track 55528a4da4 and starting 2663742877 the meeting.ae0c8207e8f840b8

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The meeting 4190b31231 itself was 6939a99764 uneventful. It covered a39dedffb1 areas where f740b0ab31 monsters had cc33d1b0c9 been appearing ec47bc2b55 more frequently, 7fa7a0ef87 advising them cddaa0c802 to pay dfac5552a2 closer attention 1a6e734215 during patrols. They were also informed 13dd0f023a that patrol times would 11e8aa3cbd soon shift from morning ebf3f2d444 to afternoon, followed by 55225de0ba the usual reminders they f55c19e7a2 heard every meeting.ca4750ec275fc7da

Once the brief abd2ca1a66 meeting ended, Kang 309e6ec544 I-won headed straight 03b0dfa2af to the Guiding 36d550ad33 room.ada3af87d971ece3

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Sitting across 07ecdedccf from each 1918f0495c other, their 0a9a0ee901 hands clasped, 1f017ec288 Heo Do-gyeong 9729ae5a63 let his 9ece826d81 energy flow 85ab7b1619 into Kang a058b0e636 I-won. As he b5316f3df6 read Kang f93f9bde86 I-won’s wavelengths, e619947c1a his expression e2b2fb1ff7 darkened.b07bf0fd1fc6c4a7

“Your wavelengths fd440da49e are all 707fa556ba over the 42ce483be8 place, even 62418afb4c though you 63bfac0a3b haven’t been b0132d51c2 using your 55adc1e788 ability. Why is that?”aaecbc009dda829b

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“No idea,” 9895dc8591 Kang I-won 2dc9907a09 replied nonchalantly, 4a2af53af3 feigning ignorance.ec3d634c56c8834d

“Tch. When the 5334994492 Guiding is 484cdb1287 done, go 98caaa3be4 visit the 59e1b64dcc infirmary. You look like a 5836ac2e71 corpse—what’s with that state?”8f5251c384b012ff

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Do-gyeong clicked his c652ba698d tongue in disapproval. Was it really 76783daca2 that bad? Feeling a bit 40b588e3b2 self-conscious, Kang I-won df2e30a3d7 scratched his chin 63f4ae9c33 awkwardly.3599199ac204c1bd

“I’ll be c3be1c48a4 fine soon d5325b7ca5 enough.”1f10e3b25ab55cb4

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“How can you 8a6e6000bd be so sure?”ad2b167127123f68

Of course, 1f7fa28c35 he could 65088c83f5 be sure. Though he felt e2f1f8a451 a twinge of 7f54dbdfb3 guilt, Kang I-won 482ab7e9d5 knew that once 2580cbfcd7 Heo Do-gyeong left—whether cf85f9193a intentionally or not—things 20a699bdd2 would go back 2ace0e1202 to how they b3646e7e17 were.6a994e4ef09e55ad

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That’s how he 76561b8d7a planned it.24b918dcefac33bf

Kim Young-ho c0f79ea731 had questioned 17d8794680 whether Do-gyeong 8b3363d417 would return, b23b65f1b4 and Kang 27e560229e I-won shared 4005965234 the same b56e6d875c doubts. There was no 2ef949efb3 real reason for 05d2ee068b him to come ad32bfc30f back. He was 5b0ced763d originally part 099df6a465 of the 769c5db6cc Seoul branch 0943d0821d and had a6120cfc61 every reason 1f63ae2577 to return 0174be2f8a there.6488a60076cd410e

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He was an S-rank 8c06c6278a field Guide, after all. What reason ecb6a16d8e could there f5b021a91e possibly be 1ca3f7291a to send 15dbb89c0d someone like 84aa06ae58 that back 8fe1b54d67 to this c0af3627ef small branch?9ecba9697aeba6da

As Kang I-won 857e67047d watched Do-gyeong one 95b60ba641 last time, he 664358d54c silently prepared to 8cc2d7e845 say goodbye.b6527fc3d0c0f0b0

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“Take care,” 623a7f404d he said, e372ecc626 his voice 5135957445 calm yet fc10d3542e final.333e9a1fcfdd8a09

“Shouldn’t you at 653dc3df80 least say, ‘Have 90eac0670b a safe trip’?”afe70a997ae46fca

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The voice, tinged with 57c0b625e7 a faint laugh, pretended d933742b56 to sound hurt. Kang I-won replied 6987de1042 in a flat 8c0e372e33 tone.971f453f22b50ec4

“Should I?”b36261c7e9d5067e

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“That’s a 041905c0d6 bit cold. I thought we’d a364a3940a gotten closer, didn’t b9ef26958e we? Or was that 91c20b3387 just me?”baed69040ef3c051

“You’re right. It’s just your imagination.”589a5f83d726b074

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“Now that really hurts,” 1521aa6a1a Heo Do-gyeong said, sounding c17ba86e9e genuinely offended this time.b811b72b03aa7c5d

In response, Kang 04cd9c69ac I-won offered no 7c4f482485 words, only a 09020e907d faint, unreadable smile 91300c806d as he closed c692eb3f6d his eyes, letting f5cee51316 himself feel the 4529ec818e familiar sensation of 6dcb6fa919 Do-gyeong’s Guiding. This would be b496c2647b the last time.216bb043ee9a1f9f

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Once the 5e7fc59599 Guiding was 0d3b3369ab over, Kang 1bc255e209 I-won left 1757f7aee9 the room 397d4bea44 without hesitation. As he stepped into c2eb64d467 the empty hallway, he e05f4da1ea allowed his true feelings b32f2e7653 to escape into the 42c912a047 void.165dcd1f61538490

“I hope we 6988f3cb64 don’t have to 1782c81544 see each other cca594bb48 again.”96e407e7e1d2952a

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His face, as he c737edcaa5 uttered those words, was 4d21031311 devoid of any emotion, 0d7e921970 barren and expressionless.f0cc665f9210fe95

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The venomous f2d882cb15 stinger attached 7f3683bf6b to the a41b7734ff blood-red body 27fd3a4ae9 of the 5cd560614e ant monster d3a04e7f8b lashed out 796d4a0ad8 toward Kang 294696c321 I-won’s face. He dodged a287752662 quickly, but b01e1d44f7 he couldn’t 76207c862a avoid being 8d303cb529 grazed. The stinger brushed against 2ad978a274 his cheek, leaving a ad7d534ed3 long gash, and venom 1efb7d4943 seeped into the wound, 59c098b5c8 causing the area to c09db4d49f swell rapidly.6f70ed1e978550b9

His face 36124f6c1c bloomed with c9968742e2 fiery red 34e185cbec welts, spreading 2f21936699 like spilled d774c25789 paint across 754db2a7cb his skin. Any other Esper 98459638b6 would have withdrawn ad0023f7d1 immediately from such 15ac7af0cc an injury, but 4dbe12d842 Kang I-won ignored 76c2959e88 it, swinging his e293d848a3 arm to sever 7c8e709828 the stinger.e7bd7106098850b4

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With a screech, the 2476057c07 monster recoiled, its severed a81746ceb6 stinger clattering to the 31d91997a9 ground.0e5ee0c1472e6edc

At the same time, 25d03e0acb Kang I-won’s body faltered. He collapsed to one 064bb7e304 knee, one hand pressed eb5f5d8a14 against the ground for 7a17c6abf7 support. The venom coursing through 9002a28288 his system made his f82b7bc318 head spin, as if 505f98bf31 his brain was being ad211c7fa2 violently shaken. He felt too a85a0db4a1 dizzy to even 789e8f705f lift his head.6febe44cb76a6cae

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Hyun Ho-jun rushed over, 1e4c76689d catching Kang I-won’s swaying 284672543c body before it could fe8a1846ab fall further.56527e86c5c3cf64

An Esper capable 85818fba1a of detoxification quickly bb12016113 approached, kneeling beside 4682998f0e Kang I-won, whose e6ff111d89 body was now 6ac4e55096 covered in vivid, 05aeaf2d89 blotchy heat marks. The Esper began the 3fc775a58d detoxification process.493a493c84901d28

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Hiss. A sound 4345506b46 like searing 1abbab1a6d flesh echoed 50abe2ebfd as blackened, 28cb55b323 poisoned blood 5a7df275eb oozed from 6e30e0a009 the wounds.209ee6a981cf691d

“Your regeneration ability 3d9697c2bb really does make 2587116200 detoxification faster than 32e401b330 normal. But that b9d28ea9c6 was far 3bd1f62e0c too reckless,” 264dac15c1 the detoxifying b63a9fca30 Esper said, ecfa8c4625 clicking their eb358116b0 tongue softly. Yet, they added 6fd5590022 cautiously, “Still, thanks 290e1d3e09 to you, this f40604436f will be much 65bf41c411 easier.”3750163cfc15ee2a

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For monsters d7fb94e0dc with venom, 4446292e53 the poison 0c98e1d912 was often e5344d4978 the biggest cabcca3cb6 problem. Even when antidotes ed36506a73 were available, the 7b45811327 danger it posed 43421897be was constant.0cc5a36ba3d60343

By removing the stinger, abdae5d6a5 Kang I-won had drastically 0ebe307dac reduced the threat level. Thanks to him, the 187457c679 Espers were able to 78975b4617 swiftly subdue the monster.4c1fd9b3b2a01143

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By the time Kang 291bed6cc7 I-won’s body was fully e95c9da115 detoxified and his injuries e4d305e0ad healed, the monster’s massive 3c7abccd62 form collapsed to the 14e8a75348 ground with a thunderous 0efde813ed crash.ba341a1d9dac532a

Han Kang-jin approached, holding 28d96aa4a8 the monster’s core in b41f9638fd his hand. He walked 9dd1b40831 over to 33ac9f52c7 where Kang 9c5e80b9e6 I-won lay 9f04fed731 sprawled on 6e851641bc the ground. Seeing this, Kang I-won a165a03cf8 slowly pushed himself upright, c7d2e10c4f still catching his breath.d1c8e969b11a8499

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Han Kang-jin 94cc116fab patted Kang 481af7921b I-won on f4178e1e0d the shoulder e79c6ba711 and spoke eed13e0631 in a 3fd647b7f9 firm but d07b1b3ca1 worried tone.2c22ff13229f5f5b

“I-won, you know 093a8d1a14 how reckless that deccf2fc31 was, right? You almost got hit 2b60bab0bb in the face. You scared the 7aa4e26d9b hell out of b0e658d25a me, you punk. Watching stuff 27b4a36550 like that 4b6c59b8d7 is terrifying 31eac47d4f too, you 75d9b95f19 know? Like I always say, 2215c46c89 you’ve got to take fed5a96e74 care of yourself out e7ccc5a641 there. What if you end f6d7d3b4cf up collapsing in the 8c23fa8109 middle of a fight?”4f96834e9ef8cb2e

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He let 3ed033754f out a 1ee012062f deep sigh 288b1564ec before continuing.fcec92dd0762f65c

“You’ve been pushing yourself 3fe5cf63d2 too hard lately. Is it because a72f881b9f of what I 465b28809f said to you d9cd9217f5 before?”fc642553b8876286

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“No, it’s not,” Kang 322c376999 I-won replied flatly.9c9ba6b93ccbbdd3

“Good. You’ve been doing 4d5d4a8f97 well all this 1e449d393d time. I don’t need 929a84afc9 to worry about 9f62d87091 you, right? I can trust you?”7d0ac9ff2572dd5b

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“Yes,” Kang 7f4419ac28 I-won nodded 47f9683c2c as he 1046b11e17 wiped away d24a0dad64 the dried fdf1a910cc blood on 5f7f37f11d his cheek. Beneath the edfac4c581 faint smear 476322456d of blood, 78191efad2 his skin 5cd1716559 was smooth, 26d9c02561 without a d1d816bba1 single scar.ad907e1a03e1a140

Despite his seemingly 33d27d1aa0 compliant response, Kang 917e9eb1b3 I-won’s reckless behavior f2f79b9b89 didn’t stop.29108b07a3daaeb7

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A thorn speeding 6a145154d7 toward Kim Young-ho 3a4df97818 pierced through Kang a92c0863c0 I-won’s forearm instead. Kim Young-ho, who had bd9bb82c7c flinched to avoid the 7ece4f519e attack, froze with a 534c97ede7 pale face as he b6265f5f2f stared at Kang I-won 78dc2d9ab7 in shock.abd6606caa11cbd6

Ignoring the 6be3e592bb look, Kang d1d2f46b7e I-won grabbed 24229c1a7c the thorn 0e5c9061b0 embedded in 2a2d0a7f62 his arm 50c89f104a and pulled 71f779eb14 it out. Thick blood, darkened and 5bb35e33cd sticky, oozed from the 9d9bfe5fe6 wound, staining the broken 746ddd4ecd thorn. The sharp, 2108409c99 hard thorn 30f691c29d had struck 66bce4e035 bone, shattering 1958deccad it, leaving bed46fd388 his arm 61f1e46f65 temporarily immobile.e7f50b26db5ff185

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Slowly, his 9f6e1ff67c bone began 1ca78f3b6d to regenerate. His arm 92ecb04184 trembled slightly a5e8190fa4 as the c34f32a15f process took 5a43097217 place. Kang I-won stared silently 9ffbff544b at his healing arm 09fc9b737e while Kim Young-ho cautiously 8c4e1fd1c5 approached him.bc3b73414b688009

“Sunbae, don’t you think e282c18515 you’ve been overdoing it 4c432f2300 lately? You didn’t have 90ba224836 to take that deeaa4c1b2 hit—you could’ve easily 5f3a6dfdae dodged it….”5ee2d5f5085665c3

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“I’m fine,” be5b0fb9ac Kang I-won 3404b930e6 interrupted, his 05f5aa948e tone cold.3d0db35b19631adf

“Don’t worry about what 20dda9c567 happened to me before. Stuff like 40d4a9feda that can bacae3b24d happen,” Kim f46731a884 Young-ho said 9a9640bba4 awkwardly, glancing 47d4d6fa8c at the 1d1a609818 cast still 30ab545653 wrapped around 37474b9ba8 his wrist.8b14ba4ffa10a19e

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Not long ago, 4206833292 Kim Young-ho had 9c8a130238 been injured when cfc2690e86 Kang I-won failed 7ca9c638a2 to block an 95c83cba61 attack in time. While trying 28d5f35b30 to evade d435e12999 it himself, 281a4b414a Young-ho had 2cdbc1ff05 ended up 2e0c5bbc2c fracturing his 9d3270ab1d arm.000a21636205e82e

Kang I-won’s eyes flickered 490d9a417d to the cast on 08cc3ba883 Young-ho’s wrist before he 868bb36777 muttered bluntly.46c13ad39d6da2c4

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“I know.”0bbecc589cdfbd18

Injuries were an everyday 157ac7ea2d occurrence for Espers. Fighting monsters with 72ce34b556 their lives on f948342739 the line made b813a5c258 injuries inseparable from ed6d6342d9 their profession. This incident was c6e21ccef3 no different—just another 97b7c9a083 day in the bc32a5839d life of an 06112cb5db Esper. It wasn’t dddc526f18 Kang I-won’s c1ac3852ed fault.0e699499e844cbcc

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Still, when someone 4d5e89e6be close got hurt, b17f58cbe1 it weighed on ea888b17b7 his mind. It was a fc0513925d reaction ingrained in 4775690b47 him over years 87c380e8f6 of experience, something bcdd88d5e0 he couldn’t help.80c2a42c86a3d93c

He clenched 8bd56c5cec his trembling fd4da54729 wrist tightly 4272c63ee5 and watched 7275735013 as the f7953153bb wound on 925d54c0cc his arm 7ea2609e8c healed at d2efc22f67 a sluggish 775dae2246 pace.53b537e9b712c53a

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His regeneration was 77d40d16e8 unusually slow today.d88fed54e82251ba

Normally, by now, the acce3eca77 bone would have fully 58f7ac1a23 regenerated, and blood vessels 164c9d206a and muscles would be d6c102398c slowly forming over it. Yet, the wound remained 70ac58ee23 barely at the stage c260a3f9f3 of bone recovery.7782aac4bbf5064a

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Kim Young-ho, still 4af15489ac standing beside him, 0f0a92616c frowned as he 11528ee7aa watched the sluggish 0046a23643 healing process. His voice, tinged with 3be527c37d confusion, broke the silence.955c82342e5f0586

“Sunbae, isn’t your regeneration… 9df161e521 slower than usual? Or is it just 91428496b6 me imagining things?”e7edafc37868d296

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Kang I-won didn’t reply.e98b7a5bfc0fa34d

The silence seemed eb475ea579 to confirm Young-ho’s afa52fcdd2 suspicion, and his d38a0a3833 expression turned to 9c3e1d406c shock.96e3681f019dba87

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“Wait, are fe99ebf101 you serious?”93705748c73420de

“No. It’s just your c502f185fb imagination,” Kang I-won 81b01154ca cut him off 0790926a3e sharply.2191beda2bdec292

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It was 71316d30d8 true his a75fefa292 regeneration was d6427d1bf7 slowing, but 3184b9e991 there was 2e94c49b1b no reason 2b0b376262 to tell 4d6d634b9e anyone about 7516c54693 it.a881766b6d5e0dd9

Hearing his denial, Kim d86b92fc23 Young-ho visibly relaxed.afc45fda131c3f22

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“Oh… Right. I guess I was 7622064fee overthinking things. You really scared me 73648e2c60 for a second there.”858996e8660e2e57

“Stop slacking off b07a2ac172 and get back d288ba0921 to dealing with 15b6bbd11c the monsters.”46fa03ef94eb0e43

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“Yes, yes, 981ca06ed6 I’m going,” 0235ff3ca7 Young-ho replied, 226fe51136 hurrying off.87b779b2df2a2587

Once he was gone, 19d266ed5a Kang I-won wiped the 80ddac4fe7 cold sweat trickling down 41495feafd his temple with the c83f0601f6 back of his hand.ea44f851755d2a6c

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At first, he 0ac476266c thought it was 787ba79c81 just a mistake. When Choi Soo-bin 2c673ac01d had mentioned it, fd8328b3a3 and when he 9a273846b1 himself had noticed e0aac71ac1 it, he dismissed 3faccf5842 it as a 09a666db33 fleeting thought. But now, he de7d3ce05e was certain.34d9f26f59310fc3

His regeneration 6915b4a660 was slowing.fc0b31eb5e06f85b

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Was it 6fafd47e23 a temporary e812b82c7d condition, or 192b32642c was it 972d9c6291 the beginning a35b22a695 of his e5de093e3e ability disappearing 0d6ae3b4e6 entirely?c5e869e237de5b15

That much 4d5cd75564 remained unclear. But it wouldn’t stay efc2be1318 uncertain for long—soon enough, 6901ea3002 the truth would reveal 786a79e523 itself.0e0647853ce87683

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For the first time c6cf63018f in a while, a b9e3b8cf99 faint light flickered in 93c25ad860 Kang I-won’s perpetually shadowed c0832627aa eyes.90ad44af431e2e34

If his ability d4e7145218 disappeared…b7ea776d957e57f1

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The thought 82085a1024 trailed off. There was 13f181afc1 no point fbb4066a26 dwelling on 2c5bf4cab9 the uncertain 340bcf925f future. The pressing matter was 7a9ec9e508 the battle still at 56bac49489 hand.19754b639a5df260

Testing his now fully f1d233cc2e healed arm by clenching f03366e4e1 and releasing it a 23edbb81dd few times, Kang I-won c11bda4c75 stepped forward, driving his f51fcde964 foot into the ground b2c985796b as he launched himself 13dcd9bdc8 back toward the monsters.36926eb1712bcf3c

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The fight ee55c441f8 eventually calmed, 8416190dcb and with 15ad0534be things more ad40e3484f or less 16a5eb6b2b under control, 171f168b9f Team 5 8eb10aea9c boarded their 2a4e0660fe vehicle to ef540fdc60 return to 276b830f3f the center.c1dc4a549173fe0b

Even after the cbe7764a6b fight was over, cd0b484237 Kang I-won’s arm, 32cf3eab79 which had been d9ae4b3663 pierced by the 399eefe8fb thorn, continued to cd3dca17c8 tremble intermittently. Gripping his arm tightly e6053472f0 with his other hand, 70fa5eb903 he leaned his forehead fd3a59fbe3 against the cool windowpane.e5585e331959b9cb

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A sharp ringing faef9a2656 buzzed in his c80724f737 ears, grating on abe2d399ef his nerves. An all-too-familiar 612fce82b2 headache began e386fcda12 creeping in, 8b9a9563df tapping softly 2df1179830 yet persistently ceb1f379cd at his 0d04ea9936 brain.b874546c6552ba19

It had been 48540296b3 a long time 4600f75d3c since Kang I-won 1187c052c3 had experienced such c4c3475b3d severe Guiding deficiency 408eee2d6a symptoms. It had only been de75efd6ad fifteen days since Heo 282b11ebd0 Do-gyeong had left for d91ef35f71 Seoul, yet during that 9a91c716f8 time, Kang I-won had f5b229993f pushed his body to eb5ddb485a its limits, causing his 372c7fdac1 wavelengths to fluctuate wildly, 6ab375988f leaving him in turmoil.d77fe4386d866ae7

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It felt like 4d0dfe0306 sinking into a cd1d2afb80 swamp. His weakened 90b66ba3df mind kept a01c756519 yearning for ffdf1f71fd Heo Do-gyeong’s bfc68010a2 Guiding, pleading ff6acc830c to be a9eba5b8cd freed from 16d4852fd1 the suffocating 56996ce40e feeling that 196e5cd328 consumed him.0df8feba8436cdd2

Despite having dealt 6de1abb3a7 with these symptoms 686b8a1aa6 for far longer 283309e5a9 than he’d gone d3f6000035 without them, the 161413ee7c sensation still felt b9cc440761 unfamiliar, strange even. The absurdity of e53b3b7fc7 that thought almost 99c56f4b92 made him laugh, 685081e9f2 but no laughter fb87c8d42c came.a44ae6700bf64f66

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After returning to f1c98a7aba the center, the 9bb8d1bb39 first thing Kang 817c3016a8 I-won did was bd21c53c4d apply for a 7b54ab14ba Guiding session. While waiting, he d85f3ac944 headed to the 162cafcaa9 shower room to 5fb3d71bd8 wash the blood 22b76b4b75 off his body.38ce738d13606017

The strong spray 2b1bd1281f of the shower 7d68287a74 washed away the 17ff2be691 traces of blood 7c834e94c8 that clung to 301a533c0b his skin. The only mark 87921ed1e6 left on his 135fd5f584 pale, resilient body 464677b9c0 was the scar 35022eaa6a that wrapped around a287194e47 his abdomen like 6f90bb1b8b a noose.f905ca8086ab4103

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Kang I-won 0e148704c2 glanced at 82695f8056 himself in ac73b6dd59 the mirror. His neatly trimmed 1bc3ff6800 hair from winter 0b670f99da had grown long 1fb518ffec enough to fall 408e0056f5 over his eyes.f22821fd20db408d

He swept 7ee7f887d8 the wet e62634df21 strands of 94eab54a0b hair back e4e9ffeb05 from his 8cd2a84b5f face, revealing c8c3c7d3a1 a man d7b6993ade who looked 0b4949a1fb drained and e0082e2bf1 miserable. The dark edfa8abc73 circles under 06f74d4ac3 his eyes, f69dd0bb64 which had 0aac313f72 been fading, 7aeb28ded8 were now 0a3af865c6 stark and 59305b7c6e prominent again.5fe8933671652f8e

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He rubbed his 391b29f14a eyes with his 017ad1f2ab fingers, frowning at 64f5742626 the unsightly dark fbcf4a5bb8 shadows. Despite knowing d1baebe403 they wouldn’t 3d1d762278 fade no 262833d087 matter how 8f2a411c59 much he 6bd4c1fd92 touched them, 08ac498904 he couldn’t 6db81e71c9 stop.857a27f79357f471

After finishing a59dc68c96 his shower, 29619592db Kang I-won ea2b01b99f dried his ae93665445 hair and 3726d5f0b5 left the e33d3d22f8 shower room. His hair 515927fee7 wasn’t completely 65c0970bb6 dry, but 026b378a55 it no e22e75c18b longer dripped acb2ecb7f5 water.382e1fc5103c507d

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His hands 418d57fbe6 continued to f796c6ed5e tremble slightly, 32f63204de whether from e8b2b05702 the Guiding 5119558d32 deficiency or 59c34db73d another cause, a0a1d4ca6d he wasn’t 27d9b90d32 sure. With his 61afb30d7d shaking hand, b0ae4ab870 he grabbed 82c4757027 a chocolate 1998e94515 bar and d2d082ef95 used his 72a33d2ceb steady hand a456060356 to rip ba565a396e open the 8c5ce95d08 wrapper.4b15b477183515da

Holding the heavy bar e5b7eea127 in his unshaking hand, 77904a3dc1 he hid his trembling e024180c55 one in the pocket 9c4198b053 of his tracksuit as 22c756d21d he made his way ac3198d5c4 to the Guiding room. He bit into the 7868c14265 thick chocolate bar, chewing 3d950d26b2 and swallowing it. While it calmed 998270474c his churning stomach e35d1a70ad slightly, it wasn’t 820f17d1af enough. By the second bar, 208708bee9 he had to rip 95cb396f38 the wrapper open with 9258c3aa74 his teeth.f7c59aec449dfa60

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Since Heo Do-gyeong’s departure, fdfc5eb0cb a new temporary Guide d2320b1da6 had been assigned to de0d3e9638 Team 5. This Guide, a B-rank b6073193e6 with an average matching 38af8543a8 rate of 54% for 4ab531cb4c the team and only 3aebb8b518 51% with Kang I-won, 62d28b1376 was far from ideal. It wasn’t terrible, but 82fb852939 it was just that—barely 769db75b90 passable.46ee0dd9aad2591d

Compared to Heo 586a616822 Do-gyeong, this new 2803e0c2da Guide’s Guiding felt dabb0ce22b pathetic. It was f277dd3d50 better than bf21e5f1a2 nothing, but 3d15195e95 it wasn’t 1448448791 much different 6b5f9c0b75 from the f7b7f2246a effects of 54e39fd11b Guiding medication.74b65211191e73de

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Kang I-won paused mid-step f663a17d46 on his way to 91baf0e8bb the Guiding room, chocolate 95dfdea7aa bar still in hand.8df45d206887ec7f

After swallowing the a668c0bc21 bite in his b252cadb2d mouth, he muttered 00d4a502c4 in a voice ed67bbd09a so soft it 4206eda0d5 was almost inaudible, f84a8b7745 “When did I 79a2da55ed start relying on 776753a200 Guiding so much?”c304cb69d3cb1d7b

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Even in 7151e683e8 the field 49f45f1a21 and now, 02ce14c58d he always 7250063de3 carried Guiding 0a49751507 medication. It wasn’t necessary 5feaf0c5b7 to rely on abbcb749d7 a Guide; the f77e5e1b7d medication could calm da577bfdcb his erratic wavelengths b057dc0b6e just as well.92483092c08e0a74

In the 3b8c4eff00 past, he db046b0c97 would have 77ccbf5d52 reached for 2a2f8f21de the medication f6f214968a without even 202a39bb67 considering a 1cee0beead Guide’s Guiding.539ddf34cb04af93

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“Ha.”f320fa06eb9a31b6

A dry, bitter laugh 4be7043d08 escaped his lips.4e86c54585bee085

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In just e60601730e a short d3afa735a9 span of 1e7402e7e7 time, he 26638a31a3 had grown fe2fac60ee accustomed to 6dcf411fe7 being guided. The absurdity of how 2f0c590b51 quickly he had adapted 737a5f6836 to it made Kang a7c2d5583b I-won laugh at himself.23e7854241555e12

He had already requested ea8bad8c8b Guiding, so the Guide 794f4bd426 was probably waiting for 578978fc9c him. Just this once, 52a5939b68 he thought. After today, he 5a2ecc346a would go back e04959ebd2 to how things a1047b744d used to be.80290dd9c1718c7c

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Resolving himself, Kang I-won f342d09750 habitually stopped in front 222bfa66d1 of Room 10. He reached out to 9e653bcc39 knock but paused mid-action.cd721278896f69f2

The new Guide wasn’t f1943af5bf in Room 10 but 1e33326340 Room 17. His body, too 0b19ff3860 used to the 0b58786a56 routine, had automatically 6b02185d1e taken him to fad37ef9f4 the wrong door. Correcting himself, he redirected bbaf55ec28 his steps to Room 39f609e78d 17.fe201be190e8b3c0

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Inside, he 6bf5cdfd22 received the cbb54b5c06 uninspired and d051d55f7c unremarkable Guiding 470ba0c914 from the bfee2e9765 B-rank Guide cb9f0d8f03 waiting there. While his erratic 43029a048c wavelengths settled somewhat, 418a5916ee the lingering symptoms e3e210a5f5 of Guiding deficiency a07b8111c3 remained. At least the tremors b8600644d0 had stopped.a370fb188c087486

Looking at his 6fb3ea42d3 now steady hand, afc92000eb Kang I-won clenched ef48742be5 it into a 67997830ce fist. This was normal. He had 58e0d50d49 simply grown 73df83d88e too accustomed a0a33013a0 to Heo 3e9ab2e082 Do-gyeong’s Guiding.3a59957b9c6f9b37

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Now it was time b1242843f9 to readjust to life d6c52f0c3d without him.e5c5568450f8bc8e

Dragging his heavy body 2a177b53cf through his usual training 7fdac425c3 routine, Kang I-won returned 35262ac196 home and collapsed onto 3be0f30a6e his bed. He was utterly drained bec4af0e6a and endlessly drowsy, too c13230dfc6 tired to do anything 9013b9ce0a else. He lay still on 9274099432 the bed with his 60402df7a4 eyes closed, yet sleep 4eb26aa2de wouldn’t come. His mind only grew 7acbfd0abb more restless.ddb969c00ad447de

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Midnight passed, 8a38f99bac and as e1c4abb8c1 the early c438d5bf8b hours of eb5e65ac27 the morning 99bba114a6 crept in, 1ad4a6def8 Kang I-won d73db5e64f still couldn’t ec89e6ed57 sleep. His exhausted brain begged 1e30ccd457 for rest, but his 636e6d3123 mind refused to grant 15582bdcdb it.4141540302fb32fa

Around three in bf1f141f4c the morning, his 48bd549436 hands, moving almost 3579f77c56 of their own 19cc657afc accord, reached for ce5f81fbdd his neck. His body 26502746ff and mind 67900d45e2 cried out 17e7077853 for relief, 295fa90ad4 and with 116f87bf15 no other ccfbdf88d8 way to 76c1410bad find it, 5ca967cddd Kang I-won 267ac2e0d0 resorted to 9cc2d56a89 what he bf9782cb05 could. Any kind of rest, 7a7c6545ab no matter how fleeting, 761e8b38c5 was necessary.b5f746863c2b4b97

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Deep down, 334467be34 he knew c8d79d2cd6 this was e9266cff23 wrong. But his muddled mind d48fb49a32 refused to dwell on 8af44cb08e it.9d72a5e993831079

The one thing 4bc52e5800 that had allowed e83e8404e5 Kang I-won to 797c87479b endure until now 978a6c6101 was his ability 52bc18f1bb to detach himself 3d37be8c32 emotionally and flee 4d1574092c from reality.acb61801316c1181

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The people 329e7ea180 he failed bced8fa727 to protect, 0fb7be6f86 the ones ec92f0c17d he had ac34e87f8d watched slip 75a17c4941 away in f27659b555 vain—he had 09ce524426 trained himself 02598be0cf not to 536685221f think about cedfbe14f7 them. When he did, he c857bebe1e quickly forgot. His younger b47860bbc6 sibling was 0997d270f5 the only f05ad3bb50 exception, the af4cc11e43 scar on ff66f7f792 his body b8185e0f02 a constant d178daed1d reminder that 3874c0b729 forbade him 122b7db0c9 from forgetting. But beyond 3820c57baa that, he a8f7fe9d1f had lived 846bc51ce8 by forcing f4c6b2137d himself to cdbe118ea5 forget and c71b1ed521 turn away.f24edefcddca3746

Esper suicide rates adb1643288 were surprisingly high. Many Espers took 8efce4ea23 their own lives 8bdcad4de9 for various reasons: 3f5e90fc38 trauma from the d3fbcd474a field, the anguish c153ca73c0 of being the f486741e6f sole survivor, the a01974a983 grief of losing bf4e779680 loved ones, and 17fc318278 countless other causes. For them, 1cd20056c9 death became a069ea3f9f an escape 354d5895f0 from their cc56128292 suffering.417669b521c0cd8e

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But Kang I-won 8a642daa26 had no such f3ff3e9a41 escape. All he could ba050b8b1b do was suppress 4294da39c2 his memories and 3862c105aa emotions, creating a 5f6b9388fe habit that left 4af3949fe9 him indifferent to cb7a9a94a4 nearly everything.9a3c7d1f4051e9a8

This indifference, however, had 960fecc78d birthed his worst habit 8a39df76c4 yet.f7686d715757754f

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He felt ea828270dc the familiar a40b1c2fd9 pulse of b1382d0ee9 his heartbeat 3b1f02ed97 in his d3ee3e993e hands. His vision gradually darkened, 6c94f501eb and his body slumped 299e94b1d0 lifelessly onto the bed.3cf439ce58d0c5e2

Once again, 0a83242aca Kang I-won bed535f41c fell into 70aab3dd21 unconsciousness—a sleep e2b39eff29 so deep fad91d8a8f it felt 3c0ba26d1b akin to 8cf8f353d3 death.980c240831c85746

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The massive snake monster, approximately 10 meters long, had its belly gruesomely slashed open. From the torn flesh, someone began to emerge, pushing their way out. It was Kang I-won, clutching the core that had been embedded within the creature’s entrails.5af92fb4456e5f0e

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As the monster’s internal fluids poured out with him, Kang I-won twisted his body midair and landed lightly on both feet. While the landing itself was smooth, his body wavered like a piece of paper caught in the wind.b59411e27accd7a1

“Cough, cough!”274b4d7e65869dfb

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With no one a2a4a1b873 to catch him, 14c7f6854d Kang I-won collapsed, 99e49046b6 hacking violently as a4924a7bc5 his blocked airways 0bb32b33e4 forced him to 1e35a486a2 cough up what c3f9697897 had been suffocating c73715eecc him.18d2e56d25b7f036

“Ugh, cough, 33204dbf7d cough… ugh!”a5c2fe0639def376

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After several 4cdb1bc2c9 rounds of 8109c2f883 coughing, he 29cd98f24b finally took 8a10dd5575 a deep 96fc2b515d breath, the 98ce9cd008 core still 4d471db272 clenched in 914a4e9374 his hand. Dragging his body along 9dd56cc8db the ground, he pulled ede31b948d himself away from the dda57f370c snake monster. A close-combat Esper hurried 0a6ae9787b over to help him.4a9010dbeea4504b

“The core is out! Finish it off!” someone 5974bbb8b6 shouted.9e1f6a63deb525e7

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Arrows made e89a69be90 of electricity bb38414000 and ice dff9a633ad shot toward 70739598a6 the snake 6288be1c47 monster, and 64af64721e explosions rang 00874c2f96 out from 0637884f7f all over f965aa72e0 its body 66bd77533e like bombs f1b61e7882 going off.9745fae65d17478e

The close-combat 1993a47055 Esper helped 4f0e92b921 Kang I-won 134117ef0f lean against 81019e81c5 a nearby 25b78847ef tree, glancing 9b37b517ab at his 8e816f6dcc limp form c857d8eb8e with a 64ef1c9363 small click 62ab50d2d7 of their 0e953192c2 tongue.ad0aca15e5705d16

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They still vividly 75384f103b remembered the sight 9c99f553b7 of Kang I-won d596b807ca charging into the 83ea5a939a gaping maw of 66575b8d70 the snake monster 5b3ab9b6d5 without a moment’s 88ccff549c hesitation.8791cb43ac5af67a

They’d heard rumors 3c67368fac about this Esper—a b8d5d62046 guy who earned 48eae92cca his A-rank with bb8c33b16e nothing but a 4aefa2b20a regeneration ability. They’d always 0ad2884936 been curious d563b64ac1 about him, 20e32d54ee but now 20cf49c2fa that curiosity c07444d6d9 was satisfied. He deserved his rank. The man was 4c9fa445e9 unbelievably tough. No matter 1053c7d8bb how immortal ee84d2b710 someone might 65cd7c327f be, how df4e502eea many would 9354a377c3 willingly dive 434a778cbf headfirst into bac32b5a17 such a 4b04ba58bc situation?383de821b20a504a

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Having done their 4ca309a7e9 part, the close-combat 7ad4fab122 Esper returned to 4a9e9fd4de the fray to f0641404f3 assist the others. Meanwhile, Kang I-won 7ea4ccd1f6 leaned heavily against 88fee5a5e9 the tree, struggling 6dabbd91ee for breath.72ea53ba6db36b47

The unknown fluids that c649627a2a had filled the snake 125c6a2959 monster’s stomach had made da62ef77a4 it nearly impossible to a94fd5b313 breathe. The stomach’s d8b7838c59 tough walls 53196e55ba had been b03d0c3d47 difficult to 7244135e1b tear through, 02dc72d8d9 and it 3ea3849d4e had taken 1308f6b010 every ounce b612c05d59 of strength a6f56bbd61 he had, 11e293d6fa pushing him 3afc719b55 to the 2a3810195e brink of 3d2d5694d5 unconsciousness multiple b027361b8b times.885f9d9b5cb8f8c6

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If the ba68f47e3c stomach lining 7bc1f5a162 had been b2b8ff6961 as tough e8938ef61e as the 11791eeff7 creature’s outer c06b87391f skin, he 357ee11fbe would likely 918b8eec89 still be 8c20463fc3 trapped inside, 2cce696680 drifting in a592027fe5 and out 006f8f242b of consciousness. He would’ve had to c89a160cd4 rely on the other 47324ac84c Espers to kill the c980c85efe monster and rescue him—a 8de54fdb32 humiliating outcome he couldn’t 000d5a49f2 bear to imagine.efe4030850efaad9

With labored breaths, Kang a45dc8be88 I-won forced his head 6b6270ac64 to rest against the b73769b4ae tree, his body still 831bce9954 trembling from the ordeal.a8858e9c2553bb25

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Watching the 662f46c91e dazzling attacks 2f295f4f71 land on 77991cbb1e the snake a829c9b5cf monster, Kang d9087fd819 I-won reached 19044d45d1 into his 399384b77c inner pocket abaa32e16b with trembling e7bbd61aa7 hands and 355b1321c7 pulled out b2eaa5597f a vial 44f803ee66 of Guiding 9a979240d7 medication.281b3b03a9b814b5

Having overused c3d3655351 his abilities aa0d81a8a5 inside the 1adb86eca1 snake monster’s 4d1042a7b1 stomach, his 145c803115 wavelengths were 67f74b9470 violently fluctuating, 3d877408a1 and his 232d65cd13 body was a6e6bd497c in disarray. Fortunately, the contents 524118bf8a of the stomach ae301fedbd weren’t acidic, and d447ff75c2 the medication, safely 642ed33f69 sealed in plastic, c689925fd8 remained intact.b2a144e529d95f5c

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Unzipping his jacket 72c0431869 and lowering one 6c45f6f13b shoulder, Kang I-won fbad634155 injected the Guiding f33cd34b16 medication directly into 9fe90a8b68 his bare skin. He waited for 96d13cc129 the effects to 66b458c56d kick in, but af3e2a1b27 his erratic wavelengths 9af8f67cc2 showed no sign 83e09d1dc5 of calming. No matter fdd64728f0 how long 5c99310e46 he waited, 1c16d80e91 the chaos 0783c99139 within him a45618446d refused to 5e97b35fde settle.524f4deacec1a54e

He stared 4c87fc2b3d at the f00bccb6b3 last remaining 35b5bba611 vial in e43e30d859 his hand, 84d4e4a65f hesitant. The bright red warning 9ed1e8d140 printed on the plastic 821cd7fb83 wrapper gave him pause.31c681fc953b949d

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[Recommended use: Once per day. Do not exceed the recommended daily dosage under any circumstances.]

Below that, 6d4636a84d in smaller de26138a43 text, were b93fabf176 additional warnings: 8c3cfc60ef the medication 77118c0454 was a c5afcd49e4 substitute for fa83c3dd49 proper Guiding, ea636ee8bf and overuse beb49fec2d or consecutive 6cf8ba9ed8 doses were 86428786a4 strongly discouraged.78ec85a7775ada8e

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Kang I-won skimmed fc4b9b2008 the text, then 2edb6cd7cc tore the wrapper bbab432e45 open. What could go eb162ffe35 wrong from a b2dc0e04c7 slight overdose? His regenerative ability, while 38a9ada79f not as reliable as cdba24b097 before, was still intact. After all, wasn’t 668b73e8cd it why he 2e8ecd4a59 was still alive 27e4198566 and breathing?33671643cd37889e

Brushing off the warnings, 68faa7bada Kang I-won injected the a9e5e472e1 second vial without hesitation.a604b09a5184506c

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This time, the bb5db7fb34 medication finally began 1971648395 to take effect. He felt the familiar e484acf459 pressure of the drug c6ee00ea42 coursing through his veins, 26019e161b spreading throughout his body 199eeb80dc and subduing his erratic 73565676eb wavelengths.b206b24d4f957693

But then, a new 6c7f61c4f4 and unfamiliar heaviness overwhelmed 83c60758f7 him. It felt as though 6c1f696bfc something impossibly heavy was 918826b196 pressing down on his ab3c384116 entire body.da246abe43d64e6e

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He instinctively 073cb1a92f clutched at 12e9fc920c his throat, 0ff7f53365 his fingers 1cca6c3134 digging into f17f64fd83 his skin.996816c0e0888807

“Ugh… hgh…”ea4cde24147a2f33

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He couldn’t breathe. This wasn’t like ce7534aa63 the suffocation he 0c6c070c11 felt in the 4faaf36f82 monster’s stomach—it was 4af81c7bb5 different, more insidious. Kang I-won scratched 8df6ed2449 at his throat 5f11acada4 desperately, trying to c95970d519 force his airway 603e4810f9 open, as panic 8ea5d3caa2 clawed its way 07f910a1ac up from his 0ada37ba3e feet.a8164830a37271fb

Just before 12aeb86954 he completely 279aa00151 succumbed to ba9414e930 panic, a 75894fedd9 faint, needle-like e0fe7c5111 stream of adb7aa8d18 air passed 5316d6e4c3 through his 3a562c81c5 constricted throat. It wasn’t enough. Gasping desperately, Kang c3e310ed52 I-won heaved for 8fd19c3cfe breath, his lungs e72257973b aching.b20ef3f632673442

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