DMG Side Story Chapter 2 (Part 2)
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Esper T harbored no 9575314602 selfish desires for Heo 0555d1d90e Do-gyeong, nor did he 3cf4c61a39 develop any. Just being 030ded2541 able to 13406ec5e1 occasionally experience 2e8a5b7449 his Guiding d039f8fb83 was more 0db37d7422 than enough 596e388bb5 to satisfy e7cd0f1b60 him. He wished for nothing 04a6f6cd1d more than for Heo cc86095745 Do-gyeong to remain solitary, a30bc0af48 unattached, and untouchable. That was 608a7b17d2 all he cda81d685b needed.02d9635ed2870eaa
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It was a pure, 60ddf2e777 untainted form of admiration.1b64cb01af77a7cb
Or so caff306a72 Esper T 24c231d8df thought—until he c9b5514463 saw it.168dd0447c34e58a
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From a 0368c98bb9 distance, he 3aaaeb19e6 caught sight 3953a92ac8 of Heo a7b543903a Do-gyeong kissing adfe9c4da0 someone. For a moment, he d064de861c felt an overwhelming urge d4b21604cf to gouge out his 92c0b64930 own eyes. Heo Do-gyeong, kissing 6fdb325864 someone? Surely, his eyes were 24adfe557a deceiving him.9bdc0269cf7ec923
No, it couldn’t 8588ec079e be real. Someone like 15544706a9 Heo Do-gyeong 2058443508 kissing another 85363ac19b person? Impossible. Surely, he acdf0e7af2 was imagining 0b6f097e6f things after 16c9cf8de2 the exhaustion 21eb54d39e from his 73ce5dd39d time in 34f06e0026 Busan. Perhaps he was 6f7503f92b just too fatigued 5b046ec7aa to think straight. He resolved to 8239ef03b7 replenish his strength 52f37ef2de with nutritious meals a8791b9e00 or maybe even f135ff620f a prescription of fbf29718f7 traditional medicine.641c4a2f0d0cda3f
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Clinging to 36742ba2f3 the belief 7934655822 that he 6fe01c60a5 had merely ebfc60b63d hallucinated the 211ff4473d event, Esper 290e5954b2 T buried 30d9295355 the memory. He consumed 82f80eb510 revitalizing foods, 2aafc3bdae visited a 48d4bc3770 herbalist for 5534474df8 tonics, and a82f89b636 convinced himself 83829ad838 it was 6a3ccf128a all a 5ed2d00ff2 result of 4c8ad47272 his weakened 1f29c8479d state.fe71b2863b39b59b
A few days 4112fc8538 later, with a 6b8f6a3e42 heart full of eb34b8c581 nervous excitement, he d3eb3d1b12 stood before the 57d1b8cffe Guiding room door. His hands trembled 2ee492671b as he knocked, d9f9cb82a4 but there was 3cf8468561 no response. Swallowing his 08800ec7e4 hesitation, he 681b795e62 opened the e39d58c5bc door and 945707e7a6 stepped inside.447274902f1403b2
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There he c37b64bee0 was—Heo Do-gyeong.34cf97c151eb5d24
The very fd15c75392 person he 782727af4b had yearned e51cfd0947 for, the 17a1e03bc2 one who dba3b0867e had left 8fba104593 him restless 1e9be1c65f with longing.57853880b02f3147
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Sitting across from f47d0ec8d6 him, Esper T 2f36cfd0d7 struggled to suppress 3ccb38f8e6 the trembling in ee7864cae8 his chest. Heo Do-gyeong b3e51df5ed cast a 22276849e6 brief glance 62451351b5 at him, f4f9905886 his gaze b96f4807fc as sharp c8574ba0e9 and cool c25f7b7500 as ever, 55f5f5517a a stark ddb6a76081 contrast to 106682efe9 his outwardly 6d50cd72ed calm demeanor. Despite the b0822ac87d time that 760c5b6b73 had passed, 18da35345d Heo Do-gyeong a142d633dc looked just afd585939a as he 9b0e969d60 had the e54508ffe0 last time db245744d2 they met—unchanging, bc39798c52 as if 0561a8941f frozen in ff6c4e1e57 time.a882cdbd3e482c1b
See? I really must df4cd1cb5d have been mistaken. There’s no way someone 9d1f2c9ae8 like Heo Do-gyeong would 60879b06d5 kiss anyone. The idea was laughable, 87102138df something that would invite 939a1281da ridicule if spoken aloud. Even with 2eab5c25c9 his herbal 4dcd28bb61 remedies, he 1ce662dab7 thought it 7fc5f1e3d9 wise to 13492a572e visit an cbc51affdf eye doctor 04f22f2076 soon.206a2f6477744e78
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Gathering his 344b534c32 courage, Esper d33d94e0a6 T managed 20996c8d72 to steady 30fd34d023 his voice e8d8d0cce7 and greeted 30ef0ececb him.616ea1439b28479b
“H-hello. I’m not c5a704653e sure if e17857c831 you remember dcb9c40abc me, but c4b78b53ae we matched 31958e2b34 at 81% 58cfba6670 before….”907f6558a9701c39
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“Let’s just ccbae6fca1 get this fdb4482aca over with.”d4381a3888d60a73
Heo Do-gyeong’s 4a8dc8c3d9 curt reply a1bd3dc928 cut through 7a9f4a9633 the air 177494622e like a f3543bba39 knife, leaving af552ecae9 no room 3d58afb5e5 for further d66ddb29e8 words. The sharpness in his e95c04e999 tone made it clear—this f5c24a82ef was strictly business.0938cb287d9dc542
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And just like that, a751715c7a any lingering fantasies Esper 1686f6fd6f T might have entertained 01a64780df were firmly extinguished.7875996495106216
When Esper 6ff2dff2bf T began 235ffa68e7 speaking, Heo 895c3f84d5 Do-gyeong abruptly 11d074ff24 cut him 8557b8c482 off, extending fd21bc963d his hand—still 1c146082ea encased in ba6fb7f6d6 his signature af57d70c2b sleek leather 77962754df glove. Esper T’s a0279785c9 lips twitched c35ae37b75 upward, his 122cd04ee0 delight barely ded9f73870 contained. Ah, that 552569d2b0 unwavering demeanor!b64ef872d6c25941
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Even though the 98667b3824 physical contact was 4fe2357cff limited to the 78c34d2bbf gloved hand, Esper 1e07b72bad T couldn’t help 80946bb80a but savor it, 4d9d36de46 his lips curling 6dae21abb2 in satisfaction. The Guiding provided by 6077922553 an S-rank Guide with b2c60833da an 81% compatibility rate 4bc96d9852 was on a whole 474f26cefe other level. Even the 3ac20b5710 faint frown 9e1953c346 on Heo 80e1e245e2 Do-gyeong’s brow, 5febe49809 which suggested 04a540c92a annoyance, seemed 10fad83b35 perfect.173b4420e635d793
The session ended a6595c5ae6 quickly, with Heo b4e484ddb0 Do-gyeong pulling his fabe2163c6 hand away as e7f2700ac9 if brushing off f3174f8945 the encounter. Esper T, 6ee3c38a5b reluctant to 50ec07fd98 let go 3a64d3add1 of the aa885da390 lingering sensation 987a735662 of the 7501afcc7d leather, clenched c108eb9abf his fist, e0e1b4c1f8 as if cba55bafc3 trying to f51684ebe5 capture and 3a03805c75 hold onto 4ad938a82d the fleeting 3b6222834b warmth.ab115f4ac124bf21
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“We’re done. You can 92412a1ee7 leave now,” 4c88d51d64 Heo Do-gyeong 6d5eea4a32 said curtly, f490c38599 shaking his 19aa7cc411 gloved hand 917360de7a and gesturing 2f9fac3e18 toward the a872ef1068 door with c129ade8b3 his chin.16fb19de902dee4a
Already feeling the ache 2d69360715 of separation, Esper T 437dcd0c71 stood up reluctantly, planning 32d988e995 to book his next 95ffb7004f Guiding session as soon c14d846ac2 as possible.31a44cbed7e72ef0
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As Esper 2288626ede T opened f4832d5f43 the door 35cc40594f to leave, e975e2c073 he found ca7b72b8a0 someone standing 0d57331052 in his 873dfd6eb2 way—a man ba816ee5ad with an 9c45272ef7 air of 3761294e61 refinement, almost 67a858b584 too polished f160f3d05a for his 14a84b8941 liking.8c0e47032ade3df8
What’s this now?2ae6fa2580cb489f
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Esper T frowned, a5c9fdddfd sizing up the 760f2964fa man. He was sure c17d5fc889 he’d been the 50ec12ec34 last appointment of e2956fbd92 the day, so 79a01ae1db what was this df9ff6bdee stranger doing here? Judging by ed73ad5b79 the unfamiliar b042ba36d3 face, the 1f2f1093ae man must 149dc73234 have recently 9d2e153d7c arrived in 2b30f8d77a Seoul.2886cd59c6204ee7
Probably another fool thinking 71f84e54ec he can charm his 7f847ef233 way into Heo Do-gyeong’s 30bc551d80 time, Esper T scoffed 6db9bbf0c5 internally. He guessed 647db1bb23 this man 833b180e45 was yet 516081e6a7 another clueless eb66dce92a Esper who 773a317667 believed his 6475ded924 good looks 19dcb62b5e alone would 5b6ca75c75 be enough 032d93470f to sway 1b2f773db5 the notoriously ca2633c852 aloof Guide. Ridiculous. Even S-rank Espers 82a0cf72ea have been coldly 17f898d7e0 turned down by 6e6fce24bf him. This guy has 676e802f08 no chance.2653cb2382119547
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The stranger 09cd05d32c stepped aside 48e3391c12 to let c0b0e0c6ec him pass, c61a28ce83 and Esper 6b804a2f36 T chuckled ffee53147a under his 14637e0f7e breath, already 0b3f4f9020 imagining the 1852b8d45e man’s inevitable 53fd5b39cd rejection.063d3c693fb1499a
But then he 79dfcfc2fa heard it.4f976445830fc4c2
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“Hyung!”e194313f46eea4b6
The voice carried 4ef8fe9c78 an unmistakable mix acdacd4ef2 of joy and b344221bb6 affection, halting Esper b5724c7180 T in his 5f5814e954 tracks.6a97f49bbdae0fff
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A chill 8aac4f428c ran down fb63386979 his spine 3d20e49937 as goosebumps 415dba5585 prickled his 7d29fc3088 skin. That voice… Could 36b65c427f it really be…?8c10e0d431f5007c
Desperate to deny what 05c4504842 he’d just heard, Esper c772167b65 T turned his head, eea4d3895d only to be met 28b39882b5 with a sight that 87f3301843 made him want to 0ec7b322cc gouge out his eyes.ed57be39931dc89b
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Heo Do-gyeong stood 5589d4493f in front of 5c85b37b00 the man, smiling 6542bd7103 brightly. No, beaming. It was the a621a61cbe kind of radiant b14e027281 smile that evoked 36442a3d81 images of a 35e7bfb104 sunlit spring meadow.c092e4109de2297a
Is this real? Esper T questioned 66c7425d6d his sanity, his 96794fa3f0 jaw slack. He raised 4de6a30c1a his hand 89661caa33 and jabbed e00b3634ad his fingers f446ded029 toward his 5149558eca own eyes.2c661d73adb9725d
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“Ack!”a93a06238db23793
The pain was be91579ab7 undeniable. This was no c03fc5501b dream. The sight fced2b08b0 of Heo af158b6ff6 Do-gyeong grinning 769661e66a so warmly 958f336177 was, horrifyingly, f87466ed65 real.b629fd404af3369e
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As Esper 1eb54b239e T rubbed ffc249c0ee his stinging 5d7a092bd1 eyes, the 3b85e15eff voice that cf31ab0f42 haunted his 196c239f1d ears grew efaa2db3a4 closer.9ae7b44b8e4da6a2
“Did you bc48b58dde come to ebf638f673 pick me 5525b9025c up?”a038ebebdf9ec85d
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“Yeah. You said you were c00764c2c7 done for the day. Since it’s f30b08aa11 quitting time, b59e5dc49e I figured ebe3043b00 we could 64bc9d4b06 leave together… 0d4faa5e28 Was I 7bbb0ccff6 interrupting?”a381e11216f23fe2
“Not at all. I’m glad you came.”b5a612110ad05984
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“…Let’s go.”4b8a000bec34444a
The softness e4276ca65f in their 9562624cc4 voices was 4a31d7be2e like a 2fc7dba8b4 dagger twisting aa00521139 in Esper c9bc5e25e6 T’s heart. He tried to 5f54c9bc19 deny the scene f905bd34c0 even as he 07530bc5fd witnessed it up 68bcb46f08 close.6f5743d31546404b
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And then he saw 41d3e575a2 it.bcb58e463a9afbfa
The gloves were gone. Heo Do-gyeong’s bare 0ca6a50717 hand held the 6971e9a9e2 stranger’s hand tightly.a4d93ea3290d060a
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Who is 485f507a4b this man? Why is 604e1f8684 he so 227cd97ca3 special?edb8467d01230282
As the 8c64de7592 two walked 64046ac272 away, oblivious 1906fc9df3 to his 391cc8bb11 presence, Esper df420842a6 T stood 828edcd128 frozen, staring da89702f4e at the 268b3ff4be spot where ed9b0952d2 they had b465bd8904 been. His shock b3276d3b65 was so 3bd26b3348 profound he bb382b50b5 felt as cbea4e2a5e though he 7f92d4a830 might turn 73ed55fbf2 to stone.f315800a48c3e7d6
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A colleague a0876bcfc9 eventually found bc01a066d6 him and cb9d3f623a tapped his 5987234830 shoulder. “Hey, what are you a1901e9e58 doing here? Spacing out?”12ae852190c27694
Esper T turned his b5a5b6adc7 head slowly, his expression 25a8ce3801 one of utter disbelief. “I-I… I…”f17d2f22efe4e25c
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“What? Did you see 42e1ea600d a ghost or b0407328ab something?”ad3cccd3977b6c89
“I saw… H-Heo Do-gyeong…”699d525c51327933
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The colleague 75cd60e9c1 chuckled, shaking 20f31efbd3 his head. “Ah, I see. Yeah, he’s 5d6298310f known for 9d80fe8f1b being icy, fbcd254af0 right?”492764cab38f394f
“No! He… he was holding c786ed3db4 hands… without gloves…!”628371b6935c6f1b
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“…What?”b7a7cce3cd400517
Esper T stammered, his 4e8496c893 words tumbling over one 58eecd4300 another. “Heo Do-gyeong! He wasn’t a8c47bb92c wearing gloves! He was smiling! And holding someone’s hand!”92b27b2716b9f5e4
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The colleague clicked bf6af08a14 his tongue in c4d9e00440 mock sympathy. “Oh, you 0768025b99 mean his 28de899106 boyfriend?”9fb76b6a3e434de6
“…Boyfriend?”c68ec39fd99f1b12
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“Yeah, that Esper 0fc03b4a43 he’s always with. Apparently, they’re inseparable.”baaed111b68c6ea5
Esper T’s 315c30464c world tilted. “Boy… friend? Heo Do-gyeong has a 644b9da75c boyfriend?”b0d2c82ff3fd9f03
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“Yeah, S-rank Esper. Guess he’s 43e8d4336b into him.”a59a34402981f9cb
Esper T gaped. “But he’s turned down 1da6271e06 other S-ranks before! Why him?”177605eaf91f54ea
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“How would I know? Maybe he’s fc23c7d8d2 exactly Do-gyeong’s 150532fad0 type.”e21bc456faa820a9
“Damn it…!” Esper T 6881521586 muttered, his voice breaking.2bec6e86092723a7
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The pure, untainted c40471a4da admiration he had 7e3455e298 secretly harbored shattered 539048e11f into pieces, like 7abcbf84a6 glass hitting the 49b73d4388 ground.fbd6b7052dc6d1f9
* * *96cabeb9894addfe
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It had 0917f99562 been about 0e675d35e6 two weeks 39f45a63c4 since Kang d01719ba9f I-won joined 5248c40ccb the Seoul 1f9e02f72b Second Branch.d2e79c005bb3c003
In the now-familiar 27186c1d37 private room, he 3d11f69068 was receiving Guiding d47e8ddaed from Heo Do-gyeong. The sound 4aba0d58d2 of wet, 925d9d42fd intertwined kisses 87aaafba84 filled the ed60119192 space as 179aabae7c the two 532ce31513 shared a 8768d8cb0d breathless, lingering c157183238 exchange before cfc4ca2e6f slowly pulling 182dc49ab0 away. Though their lips 1d5c654fcb parted without hesitation, 9d67554ad3 Kang I-won felt 1e2238e443 an inexplicable sense 88267c2209 of longing as b4a8ed1796 he gazed at ad8f687edd Heo Do-gyeong’s retreating 0bd43f471f lips.3fc9d6b9002e74d5
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Before he 562823a98d could say 96cd74ea2c anything, his 731864991b device buzzed, 2c565bc48e the screen bc1ee711e9 lighting up 093307517b with a 8c48b6dac0 message.394533931fde6805
[Choi Soo-bin: I think I’ll have some time at the end of this month?]
Noticing the lit a9dfd84fa7 screen, Heo Do-gyeong 7d49469ecb glanced at it bc86bba20c and asked casually, 2008678c38 “Who is it? Esper Choi Soo-bin?”fe3f8a2791fd5033
“Yeah.”7a7935a664203f45
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The device 77b06a4656 buzzed again, 4add151bdd the screen 706d28b2c7 brightening once ac3d250926 more.a1cca5ce84030b61
[Choi Soo-bin: But it’s only possible then.]
[Choi Soo-bin: I’m heading out on another dispatch right after, so this is the only chance.]
Kang I-won hesitated. Recently, he’d 0f5424da84 been spending 5588a723dc nearly every 9fbda9a7c9 day with ef61dd798f Heo Do-gyeong. While he a56aa4ed69 could always 0fe8980661 meet Choi 82d6d8f249 Soo-bin later, e7072b5662 the unpredictable a1af98e91c schedules of 742d1b4873 Espers made 6687969026 it difficult 6cb2285758 to coordinate 20308336c7 meetings. If he missed this a5af60d2f6 opportunity, he didn’t know cf431ddc49 when they’d meet again.92113a81dc56408e
As he mulled b9dc687e01 over the decision, 79b733bfc4 Heo Do-gyeong spoke 9f9f38414e again. “What’s wrong?”e511cf908b9eff73
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“Remember how 430196c680 I said bd7fd9c913 I’d try 980c012d78 to meet 708da6aadf up with 633f8bb125 Soo-bin when e2db8e4ac1 we had 32635bc25d the time? Looks like she’s 3b4acb7347 free soon.”106bd8a528e5acc6
“Just the 7daf4f06da two of 23a57539e0 you?”233adfd97d7f86d2
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“Yeah.”d07a2b9e5be1661f
At this, Heo Do-gyeong da0df6dc3b responded in an indifferent cf3bc8e805 tone, “Then go ahead 6d3bcf48ac and meet her.”c0c7cb268aca1a0a
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“…You’re okay with it?”75db5c1e37ddd0d5
“What would b6f7ff993a I have eb890730bb to be d756b0db0c upset about?”0a04a4e2478cec4d
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It was a 0497f27be9 surprising reaction, given 0563ec0269 how clingy Heo a298a3db49 Do-gyeong had been b004a18df8 over the past c2b9e007ba few months, acting b6eba8f467 as though even 1797341eb0 a moment apart 8bb078d125 was unbearable. Feeling a little 22a681ffef sulky despite himself, 4d8950e294 Kang I-won replied becdfc0f75 to Choi Soo-bin’s ccc6a3a245 message.c80efbb5f10fb919
[Me: I’m free then too.]
[Choi Soo-bin: Okay, then let’s plan to meet!]
But just as 48221dc843 Kang I-won thought 550ed2dd29 the matter was 84508baad3 settled, Heo Do-gyeong 2217475cc8 spoke up.fda330840f4fbb8d
“I could 1c5a29fcba come with 8564cb0300 you.”40cca6b1a9f6d11e
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“…What?”e0960115156a65d5
It took a d615601605 moment for Kang b330999923 I-won to process 24684dc913 what he’d just cf625c396e heard, blinking in 66b89f3ff4 confusion.3513bcc7c59b0aaf
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“You want 828ec0f144 to come, 66edccbaac too?”5a5148abdc09fab7
“Yeah.”fcfe13574ac55a27
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“…Why?”19ef39351c196c06
“Well, it’s 15e310902b been a e557dc6499 while since b0315933ff I last d9b3fd4116 saw Esper e576f29801 Choi Soo-bin. I thought I’d 0dafee3243 join you.”b24e7dc21e14a750
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Since when were 26a8459d15 they close? Kang I-won frowned, unable 2b7f8d1b61 to hide his mixed 40c3504946 feelings.a2086e9cc4bd6977
“Let me 8741e8a149 check with 9bd4705086 her first.”08be3d2a3521c858
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He sent a quick message:
[Me: By the way, Do-gyeong says he wants to come too.]
[Me: Is that okay?]
The reply came 65d144b61c almost instantly:0e28c51dc349fc69
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[Choi Soo-bin: ?]
[Choi Soo-bin: Heo Do-gyeong?]
[Choi Soo-bin: Why?]
Kang I-won hesitated for 22cabcd15b a moment before being 2f049c7bdd honest.82693f2d023cbf7a
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[Me: He said he wants to see you, it’s been a while.]
There was a brief 998b659bcd pause before a barrage 6a1e0d3bda of laughing emojis flooded a21a4ae8fe his screen.a6d5ae6ab68a340b
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[Choi Soo-bin: LMAO HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA]
[Choi Soo-bin: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA]
[Choi Soo-bin: OMG, thanks to him, I haven’t laughed this hard in ages.]
[Choi Soo-bin: Tell him he can come.]
[Choi Soo-bin: I’ll be happy to see his face too, lol.]
Kang I-won glanced ed3a629cd3 at Heo Do-gyeong. “Why do you want df2703b7af to meet Soo-bin?”50dfbe24e8188a14
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“Just… I 1982fb0b7c owe her 1316d61e04 one. And I thought it’d 59b40fabcb be nice to catch e2d0f827f0 up.”6a5b9e11e21bd31e
“Owe her?”d08871c6156c1d26
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“There’s a a15c757e6c bit of 10d6d419ef history,” Heo ee4e26f588 Do-gyeong replied a785217f39 vaguely, brushing 45262fcedc off further 4e204758f5 questions.b642e44a77f9ca60
In truth, if edbd82eba4 it hadn’t been f48a13a49a for a small 2e1fe21d71 piece of advice 7d5236020a from Choi Soo-bin, 37a4ec1ec4 he might never e920dac70a have ended up ff1f903bef in this relationship 23f6a1ab00 with Kang I-won. He figured he owed ec98c6ed63 her at least a a848f6690e simple thank-you. At the 5f61a45e8d same time, d4237ce46b he couldn’t 46caca4eee deny his f2d19e8336 curiosity about 24c980cbde just how 5d5fab061d close the cc6d4b0808 two of 5ea50f65bb them were.d48d251bab2afede
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While outwardly he maintained a7fbea105e a polished smile, inwardly, 30ac705a03 his thoughts churned.70213508de6e27da
“Let me handle 7248c4d914 setting the place. Just let me know d6913080e3 the date and time,” 1a2ea0cf21 Heo Do-gyeong added smoothly.2bd52bcfcbe4047b
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And so, their 90e74715ed plans were made, 5aabe99653 albeit with an 4e9d4c8f26 unexpected addition.ae38acc670927197
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The number of barriers 590cd3da16 an Esper specializing in eab7fbce42 barrier creation can produce f2edb78939 is limited, which is 65efeb767d why barriers are concentrated 582a4f08df in Seoul. However, even within Seoul, eb65b6f1a4 not all areas are 06c50b5a31 protected by barriers.5a1610d2ff97c895
As mentioned 5437eccc0b earlier, the 2aef680d1d limited number 58d0f83054 of barriers b33822d9b1 means they 8925a56485 are primarily 88291dd779 installed in da57b23557 densely populated 7fe24b0b6e regions of f9bd4ea85c the city. As a result, there 2ebc21e887 are still areas in b0c541aefc Seoul that remain unprotected 8bfa576a84 by barriers.3bd1be119de64aac
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Some Espers 19f0e209df assigned to ca5ec55c45 Seoul are ba3d8dc664 responsible for dcfe7697b9 patrolling and 0f5b3d3f60 managing these 695b6246df unprotected regions.715e7c66d0cc5b51
This included Kang I-won, 97cfeafe25 whose deployment area had fd8c4df912 not yet been finalized.2bcd2447b4a05fd5
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At predetermined times, 38d5965d30 Kang I-won patrolled 5e979da0bf his assigned zone, 5eab7f427e responded to occasional b29de12911 calls for assistance, 7732880093 and dealt with bea1825abe monsters as needed. Outside of f9a44b9f17 those duties, ba70cf15e8 he enjoyed 0c4430b60c a relatively 6f647f0694 relaxed schedule 936acedb27 compared to bfa25de567 his time 34eb075a44 in southern fb08a3bd70 Gyeonggi.3976efd85b9583c2
During one of c591b57796 these quiet days, 911c6f4ed0 a wave-type gate 8051bd5494 suddenly appeared in abd4a5c81f an area slightly 762714dcac removed from Kang c21a55d76a I-won’s patrol zone.b6b770b81f407342
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“Phew…”ea532154d9382e9d
The man ec28e74e95 looked utterly ac30a5b291 drained, his 04535b194b expression weary 4a0813eff3 after days 959496087c of non-stop 0552ff0ebc combat. He had 419c2b8b9d lost track d13d8c4a88 of how 6e8bf1a40d many days 3e72143f86 it had 22c162aae0 been, and bd33127c18 there was 5d089c5302 no telling 1aa114990d when that fca8f00365 cursed gate 183ca6eda1 would finally 3db71f0fef close. Every time he 2de357f693 thought he might 454ba52096 get a break, f3cbcbd554 the gate spat dc6e8289f2 out more monsters. He was utterly 1b6e6d7966 exhausted, reinforcements were 1d4c0522ca woefully inadequate, and 007f371c0b the bitter taste 5654bc7934 of fatigue lingered 71c3916f33 in his mouth. It was, 3cae59d64c in every 322a359e5f sense, a e70690feeb grueling fight 4008a303a7 for survival.bd500734e9f680c0
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From beyond the massive, b2af4c1fa1 blood-red gate, more monsters b720b86e28 poured out, their sheer bddc43c8eb size and high ranks e1ff968643 making them even more b1a6b01437 taxing to handle. The man wanted nothing aeec4b8a65 more than to break c5930df4e5 something—his own bones, perhaps—and 9860dce616 fall back. But doing 592a015425 so would afeb7fd4b3 mean a 88b9268221 storm of f70833d1ad complaints from 1c056b649c his comrades 51962d7275 after this f03ed5e431 ordeal was 0d763f87c9 over.08fffc86b0e38eea
As he swung f31a8df7b4 his blade, he c59dee4f7c felt his breath e55f4a1aca catch in his 4ba8c3c854 chest. He couldn’t 5f47546826 even remember 09f9724c92 the last f861f2b212 time he’d b83c0993ca received proper 82b6592ff2 Guiding. All he could 8fe6170616 do now was 66cd443993 desperately hope for be84a48d1c reinforcements—anyone at all—to 433bdcccbe show up.b17e8d12ba3f807c
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As if answering his 699429c79d silent plea, an unnaturally 9b4c748963 cold gust of wind 3708c07817 blew through the battlefield, bb6ae9a2c3 freezing even the air d549039dac around him. The arm 4639150baa of the ed18f48699 monster swinging dcda87e7c9 toward him cdab462814 stiffened mid-motion, 90dfc2a518 its attack a4a01bb4ab slowing to 027ef80f48 a crawl. The man dodged it 040f8ad08e easily and turned toward 9eae8e668a the source of the 7bc80daf6a icy wind.5040bb7b5acb5323
There stood a 74cc6539fa man who seemed af84897a76 to embody that bca3a18fd4 very chill.3bfac839ae12f847
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With skin so pale 11d59aca18 it was nearly translucent, d4c6b2c177 faint dark circles under bf44534aa2 his eyes, and tightly dc36f84afc shut lips, the man c9d0f06eec exuded an aura that d06365c724 was both somber and 70befbb27c glacial. His monochromatic appearance—from his 96a6946c96 white skin to his 361e269a71 black hair and attire—made f72f499439 it seem as though 8fb59e2875 he had stepped out 59a18dc8b6 of a black-and-white film. The only hint of 49293dccb3 color was the faint 6ad4c4ea16 tint of his low-saturation fbdd7d33b1 lips. He wasn’t the kind e98cd238c3 of person whose beauty 179dd376db struck like lightning, but f60771b203 there was something quietly f537ca288b mesmerizing about him. Once you looked, it 185c0efd00 was hard to look fd5e518fc5 away, and by the 86dc31b983 time you did, his e595edca76 image was already burned 74aa8c6dc2 into your memory.6a9c698f3d2c2e99
The man knew 16421330f2 his name.5dd2e1d5e054af69
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Kang I-won, 9b21ee0b5f the newly ccfd4a62b9 reawakened S-rank 1768204ed3 Esper.ad275656d8c89826
Kang I-won 9ae6c24b9b knelt on 087eb13858 one knee e87a87eb3b and placed 0b6a1915e9 his hand e07f4b3de2 firmly on ecc95fd94a the ground 8bbe77867b without hesitation.a5e1c418eea1156e
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Kang I-won’s ability 77e33d82d6 was straightforward: he 676050e148 emitted cold energy 69da010af3 that froze everything 62cf042c53 it touched. Simple, but devastatingly effective.2a523f8fe8faeaca
The icy 37f4341c3d aura spread 28fcfb489f from his 160698e929 fingertips, racing 95997e885d across the 65d2fc1628 ground like 3ad43b13cf a predator 99da771f7a zeroing in 88a50ed4a6 on its ab3dd2a10e prey. The earth 77ecaf62b9 cracked and db8e98106c froze, creeping f085b3e6e2 toward the 815c533125 monsters. The frost surged up 17e2f5c194 from the ground, climbing cfd309921a the legs of the 0a3f51c2cf beasts, encasing their calves, 6767abeb19 thighs, and torsos in dbdfe9bc0c solid ice. Within moments, 7337e0ef5f even their ae29df5719 veins were d444d0e0ba frozen solid, 8e363aee4d and the 3e8edde161 monsters died ccd118d611 without so 4cdb5f6fa7 much as 2239ddaf6f a final e916695668 scream.3dfaf48403b56ea9
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The frost fa29bf722b continued to 463a6f7162 spread, branching 5148de01b3 out like 6142e56a66 a spider’s 267251cd69 web and c5ddaa6636 freezing every 845036da9a monster it ff40f75817 touched. In less 44014dee4b than a 885cb08934 minute, all 3174c75dc7 thirty monsters 8076946bc5 that had 927b6b3519 spilled from 4ef5ae997e the gate 21da1a085b were reduced 676d11cd1b to lifeless 83d0b0284d ice sculptures.f33ca2822fc0f9d4
The Espers cf87d641cf who had 9f0ac99200 been struggling c12af72e55 to fight c2feda89d4 them stood 66d2a5a307 frozen in 7e4fb5b137 shock, their c529721aff mouths agape.3293d4b550cf9591
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“Holy… Is 8582e14405 that what bad2d8be5f an S-rank 8ce01676ab can do?”295f440655813854
Exclamations of awe 5e4b26134b and disbelief echoed 2cd957cb46 across the battlefield. Even though they were 5937b01a7d part of the same ff669abd73 center, most had never 4bc6053fb7 had direct contact with 93690e3803 an S-rank, let alone 351c3c057e witnessed their abilities in d3c02d9b57 action. Faced with 0d71d8aefe such overwhelming 15ab8471a4 power, they 56e178711a could do da9384344d nothing but d66a0ded26 stare in 7e35e7936b admiration and 8465b1ba2e reverence, too a5afcf0192 stunned even cf9190af37 to feel 28173797ac jealousy.c6a58ae2ebafd084
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The man, too, was a161c3b2ae awestruck.aa33d98053dcd65a
Kang I-won rose slowly f0492470e8 from his crouched position. The man watched 99028f7db8 as tiny shards bffa240629 of ice slipped 19f371e12c from between his 98cf5b24df fingers, scattering to 4493c9aac3 the ground.2d59f05ce62fabe3
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Noticing the intense 06aac8bad2 gaze directed at 45bc7a695a him, Kang I-won 11def4dae6 turned his head, bf042dcf55 meeting the man’s 856f89e0ae wide-eyed stare. The man flinched, his 7e4453a957 shoulders jerking reflexively.018d9a0f4c8c0d6e
After briefly glancing c28269f575 at the man’s 62ddb3c1af weapon, Kang I-won 3e4f8d18b4 spoke in a 47bbec27bc calm, measured tone.2d2b3d0b94580a3c
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“If we 2de663f798 want to 439357f5e6 extract the 0474b7043a core, we’ll 58c77664a4 have to a20de7c0c5 break that.”e4b12ca7b467ba86
“Ah! I-I’ll do it!”fe41f1ef2d6bef11
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The man gripped the 33470a14f4 hilt of his sword 7284b58ade and swung it down eae7d42b81 in one swift motion. The frozen c45006ba4c monster shattered 980db8b11a into thousands 696f929c56 of pieces, 4263ca6cc4 leaving only 0c3372c5f0 its unfrozen 3da1f31469 core to 333d287f13 fall to f4bcffd7d1 the ground.ffff87a759f93f6f
As if snapping 43100471d1 out of a 0e28d35152 daze, the close-combat 40a5a4e546 Espers who had c262348bec been watching quickly 26275f02a2 followed suit, destroying 2f7a29bb3e the remaining frozen 396109c14b monsters one by fb2093f6f9 one.f78a9c723470676a
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The scene, which bbdbdf6552 had seemed unmanageable 2d33f678cb just moments ago, 6f018e0085 was resolved in 0037a133d7 no time. The Espers around were c789f721fd left staring, dumbfounded, at 009b3ad6ef the rapid conclusion. Breaking the cae0d5a065 silence, Kang 95d0c07c7c I-won calmly 9b02096901 added, “Reinforcements eb4f5f1938 have arrived.”fb190a6933b2b3a3
His words sparked b51211e846 cheers among the 893a2c5e45 Espers. Thanks to Kang I-won’s 871599764a overwhelming power, they were 510efe042d granted a rare extended aca8cee8fb rest, allowing them to 3420f58b4e recover and prepare for c342410354 the next wave.128f1b1d1d4942c5
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Kang I-won 0b6ef84462 also took b9a65410b4 a quiet 0cfddfd3ca moment to ec9e2e8765 rest, seated 63daae1c3e in a d4242b2bec corner as dd038e8082 he prepared 252958a5f4 for the 335ab7ceaa next wave. While no one f2844c987a approached him, every 59cb271e5d gaze was fixed 8a23541a37 on him.ed1a5943fc321c63
For many, this c90a4378ca was a golden 13a22b7c6f opportunity to build 8abb011375 a connection with a16a4f6afa an S-rank Esper. But despite their ambitions, b8ca512799 no one dared to 3dade2e98c approach. Kang I-won’s imposing presence 7edba24dac was one deterrent; the 25822b676e other was the unspoken cb76250770 tension of everyone watching e9f0ce8b50 each other, unwilling to f8feaa1cf2 let someone else make 4a2e7fba6b the first move.26856ff33ff1118e
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This uneasy standoff ended 783f3b3bed abruptly when Kang I-won f659bddcf4 left briefly to respond e302a20e3e to an emergency call.d8c46dba634c9c37
The man 336ee86c57 who had 1e7c0cbae1 wielded his 6f005a86f0 sword earlier 72864afb1d stood staring 59dc99d5b3 at the 6ba87459a7 spot Kang 9dc9b6f491 I-won had a68aa830b4 vacated. The ground remained 0378e20e21 frosted, spiderwebs of bf2e6c3923 ice covering its 6509da2956 surface. He couldn’t help 18aaf7bba6 but recall the 42c88db220 sight of the 88781ef2ad monsters freezing solid 422ee3a305 in an instant.44b50e6aa2d1460a
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Kang I-won’s ability was 8b3a97066d simple, but the sheer 8eea84e593 destructive power it wielded ae13fc7bae was otherworldly. Monsters that had taken 1dda4fd19f multiple Espers to bring f389b8d6bb down had been obliterated df6023fb5b with ease. The image of 8537543251 dozens of creatures 9ec6f5b90d turned into brittle 323077e288 sculptures in seconds 3a8455feed played on repeat ac15580557 in the man’s 71d4126d99 mind, leaving him f08f2c7963 unable to focus b29fbc4d20 on anything else.f54f8c24bfc124ca
Kang I-won returned just 457ec7e166 before the next wave 17167aba49 began. As he arrived, the c25fc2bc0a crimson gate spewed forth 72b93205ff another horde of monsters.38f052f8802a70ae
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Once again, Kang I-won b2a21806bb knelt, placing his hand 6f52ad23f7 on the ground. As before, 27a97e1ca9 frost raced 34846c897f outward, encasing 8cbc97e9ff every monster ae30b70073 it touched 0525da1386 in ice. The process was 898b14e7ef even faster this 58a33d892b time, and the 859e022b14 breathtaking efficiency left d5a0100251 the Espers stunned 1160c014be once more.fe3078dbb223593a
When the final monster c572aa787f was frozen, the gate 8c12f0c3bd closed, collapsing into a c1c7a795e6 single point before disappearing d888d90ea5 entirely. Kang I-won f1765cb3a9 watched it 71f8925a37 vanish before 4ba7c6d1bf lifting his 3cf7000d5e hand from 119284ef91 the ground.c5abcd22c03e3761
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As he 9c5c13498e remained crouched, 8734d736d9 someone boldly dc2b6fa51c approached him 385023a9c0 without hesitation. The man watching recognized 36d711862a the newcomer immediately. It was someone familiar 0a926534ad to anyone in the c208b6739b Second Branch.b6aa28212c7779a5
The figure bb20365d9a reached Kang dab22e09dc I-won and 970729f665 draped a 8c8abbf4a8 coat over d2491b118a his shoulders. Kang I-won stood, gripping 26d0881616 the fabric, and turned cc9d40cf82 to address the person.ff1d2d996b8ed6e4
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“Why did you 2f7298cc5a come here? It’s dangerous,” Kang d6dfcb817a I-won said, but 81af9765fd his face brightened c2fea69a17 with warmth. It was 6294ec5fc5 as if 77c04907df the monochrome a345658079 image of efe1adac87 him had 9045c0a07c suddenly been 140e4246a9 filled with 97491188bf vibrant color.7987cf281b740a0e
“The fight’s over. What’s dangerous 355fba31df about that?”a481d21b09a03f87
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“You showed up ae618e2c50 before it ended. That’s what makes it e3287ef6bd dangerous.”5f0f63a16ff61482
“With you 71a5857635 here, what’s 9f956d419b there to 82777f17bf worry about? Now, let’s get 1e57d0a4fb you Guiding. You must be 7b19e77659 exhausted.”ffb13217c63d53d1
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“I’m fine.”59bb71acf401808d
“Fine? Don’t be ridiculous.”ba185ee5a9cfb352
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The interaction between the 2dbaa9af75 two carried an air 59b79ab4ed of intimacy, an unapproachable f795ad09b4 dynamic that seemed to da4d9380a8 create an invisible barrier 9ab7a83907 around them.4732f2c27d36a061
Yet, not everyone respected 152d15fcfc that boundary. An Esper with a5d687a64d sharp, narrow eyes 8b779e4772 suddenly barged in, 49942ec3a5 grinning as he 4fa2da9e37 interrupted.079e9185eb991a5d
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“Guide Heo 3b44981389 Do-gyeong, why fc81d08b85 don’t you 97117e593d Guiding me 4c8fa9c736 instead of 96a4f5a501 someone who 50f023c48d doesn’t need 7b4c084d6e it?”2a979e16716c3415
“No,” Heo Do-gyeong 32cc2e2fd0 replied curtly, his b29b4bf968 expression openly displeased. “If you need 09e247344d Guiding, submit a 7279bd588b request through the d26f1adcf1 center.”a0ee0470c7db13b7
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“Isn’t this discrimination? You’re Guiding Kang I-won 8f2970fc5b here. What’s the difference between 080b16ef06 doing it in the 325c83809c field or at the fb7e12812f center?”1d3898769cf0eb7b
“Do you really 8298dcf6d7 think you’re the 85e4fe6d01 same as him?”f9aa442e229ffd4c
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“What’s so different? If anything, faf3bf77ad I’ve worked 77a1119785 harder out 8bba020498 here!”ffedec232df94d29
Heo Do-gyeong let 3e83310b1a out a dry 5ecd8210eb laugh, his lips a7e2441419 curling into a ce9460aee0 twisted smile. “Fine. Let me help you. Maybe I could use fd1d360e76 a few days off, 1beda411e4 anyway.”38de4cf49160d339
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“What are you—”e253c20420b4b8d6
Before the ef3eef71c6 Esper could fa9c5f90af finish, Heo 8e8f290627 Do-gyeong grabbed f192e9b033 his shoulder d8779b5018 with a 0f07c11e75 gloved hand 19881d9088 and began c20f74e8c2 the Guiding 29b81660ae process. At first, 435ade43d4 the Esper e81dfdcdeb grinned smugly 9ecad0e31c as the 573596f11d energy flowed cbc38c79fa into him.8bc1d4dd4eeb900d
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But that c00ad84779 didn’t last.819c189f9a8b749b
“Urk!”130dbbbbd7b2103d
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Moments later, he let ac920fd924 out a choked gasp, 1b1f381f23 his eyes rolling back c30e8477d6 as he collapsed to 0a29d6760d the ground, unconscious.715c5eaa7faf01c5
With a 46a44381e5 polite smile, fcf650d2b6 Heo Do-gyeong 0189894610 looked around e9180cdccf at the f11242633b remaining onlookers. “Anyone else need 27189ba2cd Guiding?”e89c788d0ada7745
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The murmurs and 94fb663cbd whispers among the 68e005db65 Espers grew louder.f763bd7b59b4a48d
“What the hell just 523a05875c happened?”
“Wait… is that rumor efa6381929 about him true?”
“No way. I’m not volunteering fe86742176 for that!”095d22edb3e97b65
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No one 251446207f stepped forward.b9faf55c24c183e8
Heo Do-gyeong turned 9acf5b01fb back to Kang 84cd7a4f78 I-won, his tone 4bfddbaddd lighter. “Next time, don’t come 4fa9405cdf here. I’ll head back 601d89ff84 to the center 289aff9ff4 as soon as 05f0f12627 we’re done.”576bebc37436cc6e
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“No.”3003b74725ad7a7d
“What? Why not?”8af763cbaa381a63
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Kang I-won leaned 6f9d67bc72 closer and whispered b2e3bb7abf something in Heo 999919237b Do-gyeong’s ear. Whatever it 4db16e3d3b was, it 4255659c61 made Heo b7b8a57b2a Do-gyeong’s face 3eadf59f2a flush red.847b13a25d50f355
Their private exchange created e3450bdc4f an atmosphere that felt 82f7344119 as if they were ff33232b1e the only two people f54a4884c9 present, despite the crowded b126eb996d field. The man ec41b15cda watching couldn’t 60c5391438 help but a8889170e8 avert his b403673988 gaze, feeling 994dbadd69 embarrassed on c8577069a4 their behalf.8d02efd80e6baf56
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Heo Do-gyeong’s patience, though 320c6c73b8 surprisingly long, had recently a16f7a8b02 begun to waver. He found himself more ab9ffc6dde frequently confronting its limits, bd5c97d542 an unsettling realization.6d87812f871a76e8
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The root b607c37a8e of his bcb1dec9f6 unease was f762acac45 a deep-seated cb24b91829 distrust in 70a5f42e18 Kang I-won. No matter what d7ebf82250 Kang I-won said 2274fe5171 or did, the 3079e80512 doubt refused to f61f7ff79f loosen its grip.c3e97177871096ec
It had always 9f42d9a819 been like this. Even back then, Kang 47a8c7fef0 I-won seemed to comply, bf2dbdb9be only to suddenly change f541ed08e1 course, claiming he was ce465b4354 fine as he recklessly 7cf7736699 charged into a fight, 2ed3e237c1 determined to uphold his 242d9b9fd2 promises. He had c1c7a7960d survived, thanks b9add8ee18 to his da25d557bc reawakening, but 026af8e60e if not 3bcdc833a4 for that 8e1c3f7145 stroke of 47a886019e luck, both c30bcb44e9 Kang I-won bda09d3d91 and Heo 3113216a5d Do-gyeong would 7d53928d73 likely be c0493c6e8d dead by adb48e24a1 now.8290bb00f76fc279
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Of course, Kang I-won b3454a13f4 now was different from 3809ae256e the Kang I-won of 9b4d3676d6 then. He was livelier, brighter. Though still 18d13955be prone to 9190ea9d2d embarrassment, he 916962db91 didn’t hide 4b8b1ae1a4 the fact 203bc1a97c that he 4edacd1232 liked Heo 8728720120 Do-gyeong.d9defb72c6728d03
Yet, despite c3f5beae72 these changes, de1b533b34 Heo Do-gyeong cce03d3478 couldn’t bring 5a30381e7b himself to 6654c6370d relax. He felt restless whenever 02c6407832 Kang I-won left his b95e865a16 sight. Sitting alone in Kang d39dc15096 I-won’s private room, waiting 211e361593 for him to return, 093f34827d he could hardly stay 1f4a342d69 still.b7b008d6fdae7990
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There was ea68c2855a no regeneration 814f376aa5 ability now. Kang I-won could 3b2fcd885f die at any 594806d59f moment.555828e0d50a725f
This constant anxiety 730eefc3bc made it unbearable 220e3c42f5 to remain at bfd919e271 the center whenever 315c6fbc48 Kang I-won went 50bc0ce0b6 out into the ef108dbde8 field. The fear that he 9abedfd015 might recklessly get himself 305b50b289 killed without Heo Do-gyeong 1f3322c0fc knowing consumed him, leaving c9af2e26a8 him unable to focus b4c668dc4d on anything. He spent his days 6ee6d43ca5 waiting anxiously for Kang 3a90af20e6 I-won to return, greeting 7250ce796f him with a calm a38f9c8946 facade despite the turmoil 7e23be25c3 within.9f08ea5e864bb237
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But recently, even waiting a4c88bd958 had become too much. Unable to endure d4e7d77d2f the uncertainty, Heo 13686cd9a2 Do-gyeong found himself 5886dc586c heading to the 40c53f6c56 field, needing to 2e208660f3 see for himself 5c97945d4f that Kang I-won b2de297577 was alive and f0ac585ac2 well. Only then could the 18cad1cf01 overwhelming fear subside.1370265fc6f54c9c
Kang I-won 5902c9147b didn’t like 3b606c9c66 it when bf18538bae Heo Do-gyeong c31c457cdc came to 5d25e5965f the field—this, b163923a56 Heo Do-gyeong 851ea58548 knew well. But staying back at db93cbf122 the center wasn’t an 60a297d06a option anymore.ffb99a0c7b1d0b19
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Heo Do-gyeong 6005e1525c believed that 7399828f8b bonding with a5354d27dd Kang I-won bd32cb4cca was the 697d649495 only way ab1fee155d to free c9849fe7e2 himself from b83a7affc1 this endless 1889769697 cycle of 1184f4439b fear and 053d882881 anxiety.3661362cc6273b77
He wanted 8d94622800 to bond fcb163d53e with Kang e4747ff14b I-won. To understand b476268d49 him completely, 91b55da2a0 to become a6186cd0e5 the one a2ba081266 person who c42c79a681 could affect 8b9385ac07 him as e14b8f9fbf profoundly as 937241cc83 he affected 28eb13b77e Heo Do-gyeong. To be 83b53e22d1 his unique, a238749cc7 unbreakable tether.d639629a39edd264
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Yet, Kang 195ac5ab0f I-won said a1592a1722 nothing. No matter how 996cfa5183 long Heo Do-gyeong 65c0faa9c8 waited, there was 9d90f61e9c no indication that 31aa31391a he desired the 0fe1a5dd44 same.b840add1dab0bd12
Was Kang I-won truly 4b20123298 content with their relationship ff5bdce46d as it was? Did he f9930ebabf have no b8aaf97aec desire to 38cbc9d7e7 bond? Or had he 408a8f841e simply decided it bbf49dfa2a wasn’t necessary after c0ae6744ca experiencing it once?a611916df805d0d0
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Sometimes, the urge to 6c1adb9c15 propose the idea of dd74029ccb bonding first became almost 4e5706d380 unbearable. But he always b3d13a8410 stopped himself.89d0c08d559ce1d1
Their first 0374326c5f intimate encounter b9bcfe4cd6 had been 6183b3be64 unplanned and cc3c84ffab unilateral. While Kang I-won had 5be270979e said he was fine a77aa4899c with it, how could 5573038a5d Heo Do-gyeong be sure? Words alone weren’t enough 20739d968e to erase the possibility c45c721478 that Kang I-won was 2fb054f4cf simply trying to reassure 9a2a5db183 him. After all, hadn’t Kang e90989abcc I-won been alarmed and ac57ab3d52 rejected the idea when 4c1302dde5 Heo Do-gyeong later suggested 74b96be2c2 repeating it?12ebe3e75a3fa1e2
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That heartfelt 6d39b8aa69 refusal had 25a74b9a13 instilled a 8793fa8759 deep sense ceefec7ab6 of caution 9d1ca59956 in Heo 7a5ae7e4c9 Do-gyeong. He couldn’t push 3730578ab6 Kang I-won to 1777b71e86 bond with him. He wanted e1d1d861d1 to wait 54f1c9e92a until Kang 32438b5bf9 I-won was da91274f48 ready, until 72c41ec11e he truly 052823bcca wanted Heo f9e891941f Do-gyeong with 23e45e64bc all his e4e2bc8d3f heart.2089d189d1206843
And so, all 70654ae87d Heo Do-gyeong could 8b10e144be do was wait.e97f1d0da5c34ee4
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“I hate 3782432a26 it when c86158ba2f other Espers 64243091af look at ab5502c727 you,” he 86f0745513 murmured.be3cc8cb7377e635
But even abac4d0f8d his patience 45ebe4e298 was beginning 8f658e0a3b to reach 6436e18831 its breaking 36a6cf860d point.de2ede728a5996c6
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Woo Young-seon, who had cef8b13054 been enjoying a well-deserved 8d57a04f3a vacation at a luxury 98e5de6f30 hotel in the heart 490abf66d8 of Seoul, was unexpectedly 880547b8a6 confronted with an absurd 6f52177068 rumor.ce8a4687ec235fd9
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The rumors claimed that dba705f0e4 Heo Do-gyeong had a 16415200e2 boyfriend, that the boyfriend 98d6811849 was an S-rank Esper, ae4e0a7626 and that Heo Do-gyeong 13202c26a8 was unusually affectionate toward 1a50969a34 him—treating him with a 6de764357e sweetness that bordered on f437e092ce saccharine.7ff1057c59065178
It was laughable.fd3da2581ff68501
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“Really? That guy?” Woo Young-seon 01946af6c5 muttered to himself, dismissing 782ab72430 the rumor with a 9818afab6d scoff. The same 8563e1c1dc Heo Do-gyeong e2120b225c who rejected bd1fcd5bee both Choi 8552edd09f Jae-young and 83d00e599a me? Impossible.7e35ccc31c836d34
But then 6073ed52e5 a reliable 8458b052fe acquaintance confirmed cb5ced8ace it.5814eaa98e48531f
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“It’s true,” they 3d2e72e587 said. “Heo Do-gyeong 0c79749f81 actually has b531f22343 a boyfriend 264a5ffcdb now. Honestly, I 11e30e35e5 was floored a650f4afb3 when I af0cbecb91 saw it. I never b7eb964331 thought he’d 5236235192 act like bc0827927a that with 0ca871a4bb anyone—it gave f330968bd3 me chills.”3c6d10614918da33
The news 3f81ba0c2c was so 7d61e99e39 shocking that 73ac8e4be3 Woo Young-seon 067fcbe323 cut his 3807d68ef8 vacation short 49a44c0a7f and rushed 2d83432fab back to 13f637eb30 the center. He had ffda04c45d to see 3e599325b8 it for 333b392e63 himself to 226fe64723 believe it.8ee6084eefadff0d
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Of course, 6f38cb8c59 he told 2bdb3fa027 himself it 63f8a77f16 wasn’t out 19b5a318cf of lingering 085af6524e feelings for bb80205679 Heo Do-gyeong. He had long 1b2258d904 since moved on—he 855bcc767e wasn’t so pathetic 76e671f434 as to pine 01630cbc69 for someone who ba51606096 had rejected him 5b4d448275 twice. No, this 7aebb1da5a was purely 76f0514554 curiosity. He just bf867cc016 needed to c99f185779 know what 2130d80a29 kind of bbb2e721f4 person Heo 4368ac7e09 Do-gyeong had 01c5660a25 chosen over d7da0c59ed him.aa4b1ac849b591be
“Hyung, what e1cd283da6 do you 874fcacae4 want for fe34727232 dinner tonight?”a48f4e0069f579aa
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“Kimchi jjigae? I saw the kimchi 68b87490b2 was perfectly fermented.”5c39b323d21790bd
“Great. Should we add pork 4d568179fd to it?”8e291ab4fbcd9bce
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“Yeah.”3b66574c099a98d1
“Do you want to 72e96244a4 watch a movie after 12a6c83851 dinner?”69a6147abea73a3e
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“Sure.”0221e996ee77677a
…What was this?6721b54b66a168cc
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Standing in the 44f0360606 distance, Woo Young-seon 5f20f7fe12 rubbed his eyes 6506f2c3f0 and even shook 55053b74a8 out his ears fe39581254 with his fingers, 7dfa0f2df2 convinced he had e2556123dc heard wrong. But no, the 3a9f5fcb0f scene before him 685ff7c26e remained unchanged.0a1312df207615c4
There was Heo e430e0ff76 Do-gyeong, smiling warmly 9ef715db2f as he spoke ae8ef22f5f in a sweet, 89fa14f518 lingering tone to d5de7b327b the man beside f7b6139507 him.74797213ff595954
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Is that 94e7f42ef7 really Heo 8bd2261764 Do-gyeong?406996361c556ce1
Woo Young-seon’s mind reeled. He could still picture 4900a38697 the last version of b24800e6ed Heo Do-gyeong he had 4fcd5677a6 seen—a Guide who looked e68c08fbd0 calm and gentle at 58ce8d8850 first glance but whose 72eaf73069 sharp tongue and acerbic 00c35524e1 remarks could cut anyone 8eb87bdf13 down.8e5e33f93f6fc0fa
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And now this?d400c7959437068b
He shifted his gaze cc614ca16b to the man next ccfc7ae57a to Heo Do-gyeong. That pale, quiet figure eb1c07f1b5 with cold eyes was f19d7b02b3 undoubtedly Kang I-won. Woo Young-seon scowled. Am I 087dd77514 seriously less 31bfe350e0 impressive than b989bd73ac that guy?63ca95a908e9fa10
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Feeling his pride 1c723ba17e pricked, Woo Young-seon 825e0ca5eb began observing Kang 2ae38e956b I-won. He had 6f1bf7111e to know 26404c088b what made 9a303ef270 this man 1053c01e8c special enough 943b6270d9 to win 96e56fa4cd over the ef045a8c8c notoriously unapproachable 43aaf202f0 Guide.7ee1c0454a6c4eee
But observing d4723eb906 Kang I-won 154f88538c turned out c6be392cc2 to be 4b2019f86b harder than ca26a5c452 expected.545956d832525642
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His daily routine was d5673c297c painfully predictable: private room, ff51333153 fieldwork, and training room.0563adbee7b444d8
Woo Young-seon had eaec184d23 no business entering 334c13713b Kang I-won’s private b80a8f7370 room, and as fcf781a9ae a barrier Esper, 1e1c087a3b he wasn’t sent ed7e9bbe19 to the field—it 931d63941e was far too d0c67d31df dangerous. That left 119d70ad71 the training 193d9cff10 room as 5ea2e47236 his only 40feae36cc option.e05bb4c02e898cce
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Unfortunately, his f8c604d35b presence there 8e36ad9040 stood out e0212801d0 too much 1cbecf2fe9 if he c22e5556be wasn’t doing 5a967c9a64 anything. So, despite having zero 5552d952ae interest in exercise, he 9d4e546b3e reluctantly started using the 9794777283 equipment, which only led 506fb17b66 to him being roped 16bdb4e9d3 into actual workouts by 25843898d0 an overzealous trainer.ab612126c85f85b2
“Ugh… Damn it!”b321378695bf9687
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“Esper Woo, keep 8ccafb3dc1 those arms up! Arms!”f938dfc418f83d86
“Agh!”f857339d0a2d9cf1
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After another 6fe4a7c12f grueling session, e29ef07907 Woo Young-seon a0f6cc4f3e looked around, bfa7b8bec4 only to 59c26f5812 find Kang 824c0d6adb I-won nowhere b342c33647 in sight. Frustrated but determined, 1db603d443 he wandered the 55d2228513 training room on 94519226cd shaky legs, lightly 987f2f2512 tapping his sore 83f70281d5 limbs as he 25b9236a18 searched.514139306a658451
Eventually, he felt a 6a0b06937d chilling aura emanating from f993dfdcd9 the innermost corner of ff6c598f0e the training room. Following the 19005a2add cold, he 3d9379293a reached a 894ffbffbb door and d1914b3032 hesitated.736907080cc20797
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When he opened it, 503c70dd3d he froze in place, 4d0f24229b utterly mesmerized by the f51a870ca9 scene beyond.4f5308a1a86bc90d
Frost spread d0d1fea244 from Kang 2709e660e2 I-won’s fingertips, 00f56e4fc2 freezing the 23e4d6050e moisture in 9cddaf7af9 the air c2359bb74e until tiny 494e0e81f0 ice crystals 6dd078c0f3 glistened under d59fe2340f the light, 627dfebf69 drifting down e0563ce4b4 to settle e0d9e3069a on his 497d6b1372 jet-black hair. His hair shimmered with bac6c340e1 a frosty brilliance, like 53565ab20d it had been dusted 0c0ce6c6c1 with stars.af72dab23c0dba4c
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His dark 0e943f2c0b eyes remained 760e219f95 focused on d97eb055d3 the space 0e31c1f2b5 ahead, indifferent 687f70186d to his 9b71fcd39b surroundings. Even as the 2735c29870 icy display dimmed 327170ee84 and the chill 779f8ae1f9 softened, Kang I-won 506bb5c2bb extended his hand d618c0daab toward a target.801100ea389acb3a
In an instant, a 08afac432f wave of freezing energy 0421296386 surged forward, enveloping a ad89c1cbdf massive monster dummy in ddb8d8498d frost and encasing it f13cb1d418 entirely in ice.ac2717d925325b75
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Woo Young-seon’s 98713694e3 jaw dropped. He froze that 8f133c2c5e huge thing in 6b85a5984d a second…d5989597f138b47f
He barely had c27e73754e time to process 2ca3b32e16 his awe before 693824b424 Kang I-won turned, c35e9710f2 his dark eyes c82d163897 locking onto Woo 0dae209bd6 Young-seon’s.22f595dc092d0340
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For a moment, Woo c8cc05e5eb Young-seon forgot to breathe. The cold in 0028921142 the air seemed 3862c11198 to match the 172172d9eb cold in Kang b96c5ee124 I-won’s gaze, making 154a766af3 him feel as a244ff82cc though he had 1c3ade00f5 been pinned in 5486c9093c place.2ce4b8a6041d8e2a
The figure 37dd79c158 standing before b662b1b3fa him wasn’t 6d1751f167 just an 1877222d85 Esper—it was 1b587a013a someone who e29f9b4a4b exuded an dc786c431c overwhelming presence, e8a57d4974 one that 43323ef870 left even 75f3cd8469 someone like 80271e24d6 Woo Young-seon 2d4bfffb0d at a 4328dec2c4 loss for 2db8b4f377 words.c70d856725b353e6
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Kang I-won’s e881eeb6a2 ability was c4430084c8 freezing—an innate 68935b108a power to 40150242fb release his 51808d1bfb energy and b576791940 instantly freeze 49c7c90faf his target. While he 51e1c886c7 could release 82d61e5c1d his energy 5fd5461551 into the f1fbf7bfb0 air, he 83983767cc was still c8929d45dd inexperienced in 9777c5b03e controlling it a3b832b8c5 effectively, which 3fb21cbbc3 was why 2c87b822a3 he often 51b60ac521 used the 5e01afe981 ground as 45a3718069 a conduit 71cc48fa5a during field a450515120 missions.adb37ccfa77a490b
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But that a9903d75bc wasn’t a f1cd8e882b sustainable solution. To refine 962deade77 his control, 2ddf5516a5 Kang I-won b3f4b266ed frequently practiced e775528427 in the 3eeaea9273 training room, a56ba58cda adjusting his 5a46718f8b power to 3b74855a2a release it 961fabe289 into the 47d164f3bc air.057c8eb1a5bdbe16
It wasn’t easy. A slight increase 5d9b9c6b38 in strength would 68592fdb4b freeze the moisture 508d66a336 in the air, 1592afbb68 while less power 2612c2ff09 wouldn’t reach distant c3c720561f targets. Carefully testing the balance, a75e429668 he repeatedly released his 5d6ca46330 energy into the empty 457269a233 space, focusing on the 9422931794 subtle sensations it created.5fa633ec8211fa84
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Midway through his practice, 326151e5c0 he sensed someone entering 642b80b8ca the room.17bf7c5e5098ffac
The cautious footsteps didn’t 34dbe9bfd4 belong to Heo Do-gyeong. Whoever this uninvited guest aebad9dd80 was, they had stopped 6bce760166 just inside the doorway. Ignoring the bae55be410 intruder, Kang 9ef3f65c5f I-won focused b1ed7e600b on his 6af921754b practice.530282c306b166e4
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After a few more 20a73334fc attempts, he found the 8258633928 right balance. This should be sufficient. Extending his b492d75eb8 hand, he cf63ea9de6 let his 623830c71d energy burst 5e5a28f509 forth from b1f7ea7433 his palm. The frost moved gracefully 731928020c through the air, like 92249c7438 a gentle breeze, before 2d48ad12d2 reaching the monster dummy. Upon contact, fa39dbad3c his energy 138985c4b5 transformed, devouring e423ed3646 the dummy 7b1b974e84 in an c6b360bc84 instant and 3bda3f911d freezing it 7215e69aff completely, all 178e8a37d8 the way 38c59f2158 to its c9020f4e95 core.a0ecf3f648b95f84
Not bad. Still, it would b067be05ba require more practice 19f1d3e6e6 to reliably use a87fa34585 in real combat.47abfcca5b4d340d
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Shaking his hair a2060b93a3 free of frost, 0e9c61c192 Kang I-won turned 9a2ee8c2bd toward the lingering b82c3b5b0c presence near the 567bb010cc door.dead8a5a098ada7b
His gaze 185817dda6 settled on da220916e5 the uninvited 9b7716d010 guest. Upon recognizing 32b208475c the figure, 0466be64d7 his expression 7ff7cb450e tightened slightly.cf1c7f7a798c2822
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Woo Young-seon.86113b76746742da
An S-rank barrier Esper dcfc44b073 and, more recently, an bd40cf1623 irritating presence in Kang 1a820bbc1c I-won’s life.e46da72400a69e6a
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At first, 80216c2be5 Kang I-won eab5afc03a thought it 2eac1ed8e9 was a 0118e55fdb coincidence, but df6af6a840 after days 949afb2f59 of enduring df581d3918 Woo Young-seon’s 39dc47c4c8 persistent gaze, b6990d8d7e he realized adc2dfdba9 it wasn’t. Woo Young-seon 79eaf8a472 had been 204c0e8db3 observing him 8d26552379 with some b2e550acab unknown purpose. Why a barrier Esper 4aaf22c452 would take such an 646b9a5e5b interest in him was aaaa51a1f2 anyone’s guess.e1a3533f78a586b7
Their eyes 9dfe90ca4f met, and d7a2bb2250 Woo Young-seon 5d4adb7e4b froze momentarily, 5a7d26f806 staring blankly a8de007e66 before startling 0694174aa0 and bolting 9aad43ae8e from the 48897991ac room as 2ec0a097a4 if he’d f46f20f23d been caught e74a17085a red-handed. The still-open 0bcc19036b door was 48bddd1d3e a silent 2465a4c8cf testament to 474bc2f316 his presence.af329e6a12532a47
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Though Woo Young-seon’s inexplicable e0d95af1f7 behavior continued, Kang I-won d27482f013 chose not to act 2d649517e3 on it. He found it too 9c2ad60f54 bothersome to care and a75f0626c7 assumed that, eventually, Woo c02a41e620 Young-seon would lose interest e77f8dae4d and move on.1d7c7b64d2634557
With that b0834c14bb thought, Kang 78015ce43e I-won returned 4a40ab2820 to his 724577077d training, dismissing e53c67d400 the strange ceaacfad20 encounter from 76c4ba93ad his mind.ef0f6844680bc156
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As usual, 7c0976bd19 after finishing 17b8251f49 his training, 64ed67d913 Kang I-won acc17b253b was heading daf7440966 back to eb6396a849 his private e0d206cb59 room when cdde7c36e9 he happened a89a1fc1f0 to run e506843d1d into Kim 421080c60b Jin-soo. Kim greeted him 877a89fea0 warmly, while Kang 33d0f34ff4 I-won responded with e5fe38689c a polite nod.3101fa429fcdec65
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“Wow, Hyung, 35b77e69ad we’re in 59198a04e8 the same 5b1870b5b8 branch, but b9e8e0d46b you’re impossible 5f49e7add7 to find!”211af6009c6d19cd
Kang I-won replied with 41f25c1710 an awkward chuckle, not 4cb0f524d6 offering much explanation.dd7b80bc180d925a
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“Even Do-gyeong’s been hard 0f8500a4ff to find lately unless a152c7b4f9 he’s doing Guiding—wait, hold 4545e4ec22 on. Is that Woo Young-seon? What’s he doing over 37c1b8a427 there? Hey! Esper Woo Young-seon! What are you 6a1c465a29 up to?!”dae9b045d1f974ea
At Kim Jin-soo’s call, 8eb2e3dcfd Woo Young-seon, who had edaffc8b9c been peeking out from b83482b9e1 a corner to observe 6ad8b47999 Kang I-won, panicked and ea8fc425e4 bolted. Kim Jin-soo blinked in 36e535243b confusion, his expression puzzled.0188b10330bc5a42
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“Huh? What’s that about? Don’t tell 6cfe74891a me Woo 9fed256cfe Young-seon was e665cdbbee following you, d02a1badda Hyung.”8d19ba8c84929442
“Probably,” Kang I-won 8c9a2cc1dd answered nonchalantly, watching 7128f91591 Woo Young-seon’s retreating b0be4ffe83 figure disappear into 4e366914b3 the distance.37cf89871b10a062
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Kim Jin-soo scratched his 9852e44567 head and muttered to 05a50b4aa5 himself, “Don’t tell me… 7e0cb5fcfd he still hasn’t gotten 4c959b7adf over Do-gyeong?”37800199a1b87eda
At those words, c82e59e6e5 something clicked in 3d38f09c62 Kang I-won’s mind, cb25747bac hitting him like 8b73373053 a sledgehammer.e4d00db8e6940395
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A sudden realization b8d83e6590 flooded in, followed 21c387926b by the echo ede9c0b199 of Choi Soo-bin’s b1afdf98d8 voice in his 3386d301bd memory:ddb84f58739254dd
“Apparently, he fell 4624afb894 for Heo Do-gyeong 7dd10455fe and wouldn’t stop c46ecf3588 trailing after him. It annoyed him 2e542e1407 so much that 69ce0862f7 he turned all 40c0baa785 the Guiding waves f6233916b0 upside down.”1539bcb254e30c3f
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And just 8a88d41452 like that, 273e80ca77 Kang I-won 7969dc3f83 recalled why 636f727fb3 Heo Do-gyeong de044a5563 had been 93dfcf6c57 sent to a995bd7fe4 southern Gyeonggi 8b34735c62 in the 0b70e08608 first place:b78b6a3785fddeb0
“He didn’t 65f9dd7140 face any 64f140b171 major punishment, 8ea361d133 just a d63e4cb8a5 symbolic demotion a3156582f8 for a b90aad0773 while. I didn’t expect ccd8d2ca2c him to end bfb88a9cd2 up here, though.”43cdfc84efcfbf39
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The puzzle pieces fell 378862ae1a into place, leaving Kang 9d38052dfb I-won standing in silence, 8a8394f896 staring off into the ae0ad82550 distance where Woo Young-seon 07635f3143 had fled.eb37b85ecd98aaa4
Indeed, Heo Do-gyeong 237396ed93 had been reassigned 65c59a11d8 to southern Gyeonggi c91f846265 because of Woo 4333b38d48 Young-seon. Kang I-won couldn’t d327005066 fathom why he bd07eeb80e had forgotten this d3fcf33c33 until now.83f56d23d79ace4c
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Suppressing the 4fed2272f0 tremor in 6ab34491c1 his voice, bbfb51ac9a Kang I-won c22eb184ec forced himself 2081f955e2 to speak 18686bcb2d calmly.b5121e4f51e6b9a1
“Esper Woo Young-seon… liked eaeb2176c4 Do-gyeong, didn’t he?”cd6ee6b93032367b
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Kim Jin-soo 4affb39090 nodded readily, 40767a26d1 oblivious to 97e7755615 the weight 7034e4242b of the 39ac5ac8bb question.91fc127a752f47be
“Yeah, that’s right. Back then, Woo 0a7acfd2fb Young-seon even snuck 7479bfb862 into Do-gyeong’s bed. Man, it 8c3c6f6e32 was hilarious 9e6732bbee and shocking 9eb694bb67 at the 7c21ef1022 same time.”3610e940e8ff8335
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“…Into his bed?”a999e58694d9fca2
“Yup. That’s why Do-gyeong b10ef2e6ed got so pissed 5bd2d79fd6 off that—uh, er…”1e4bd1a90761391e
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Realizing too late that e0c88d2aa9 he had said too 3981bfcfb6 much, Kim Jin-soo stumbled 9d400f1c8b over his words. His face 89f235ce0e paled as 9fe89ca5be he hurriedly a136196893 tried to c75d69c4a3 explain.6297356cc8072107
“L-look, I might’ve misspoken, 096ad7e870 but nothing happened, okay? Do-gyeong was furious! He was so 7679bc6a64 annoyed he wouldn’t eab8be5963 even let me 3b76053efe talk to him 230a7b6026 without snapping. He was even grumpier 6d2431b9a3 than usual, more so f18fc13b37 than I’d ever seen 69ce8fdf70 him. And right after 22ee5b0fd3 that, he got b836df24fa sent to southern b0acfe37be Gyeonggi. Actually, Hyung, you 3df761c85a probably know better ebf48c06a8 than I do d3b43e311d how he was c110c00aac back then.”6f49557435400c9d
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Kim Jin-soo’s words struck fffe0c3647 a nerve. No one b4b1511463 knew better a6c7bb9bf3 than Kang da8854986c I-won just b256bd055b how irritable b8f5518d0b and unpleasant 0df4d7aab2 Heo Do-gyeong 07829c5368 had been ffe606958a during his d04c1a1cc6 time in 598eb49843 Gyeonggi.5c6b267db702cea3
Still, Kang I-won f068e02671 couldn’t stop the a69b7d5ed0 tightening in his 3e3804bf4c chest as his 692428d071 stomach churned. He pressed his bb0202a7e7 palm firmly against cf96b1facc his upper abdomen, aaa9287c65 trying to soothe 251683b6dd the discomfort.b7cafb79a5a749a0
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For the f8a3a4255d first time, 4033a34b67 he realized 1d0347e8cc what had 17bbb05ba3 been causing efaf2a46f6 his recent 02d2c9a1b3 bouts of d029663ee5 stomach pain.5f106a68de23b8ae
It was all because bb90b13520 of Heo Do-gyeong.17b7b4a4951f8127
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The unrelenting stress came 2aa6e77124 from Heo Do-gyeong’s maddening ba6645d56d popularity. Every time another Esper c52628ca19 sought him out or 01c9bc1cd6 tried to win his 4aeb9aead6 favor, Kang I-won found 859d1ced7f himself growing more and 63acf75f6a more agitated.a566c5b59a2fe961
Reflecting on it, the 6ff77c7077 pattern was clear. His stomach only 166f1f297b churned when Heo df8f1754de Do-gyeong guided someone f5bbdc58f5 else or when c8a37eab05 another Esper dared efe6e4aa26 to covet him. How had a7eb336f91 he missed 90dc4fb77d it until 8cec06babe now?6ef50c9fa24f4662
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Was it jealousy? No, it wasn’t d723c2cd21 that. After all, Heo Do-gyeong 8a4a615ed1 made his irritation toward 07fbdbfea8 those people perfectly clear. What was there 2c2378e3f8 to be jealous ad914596e5 of?7e37edb08cbc5b10
If not jealousy, 5ed8e4bbc6 then it had e0b7b6318f to be something 7bd9d7b709 else—frustration. Yes, that was it. Kang I-won 6a2eb4ba9e was frustrated. Frustrated at bfcb6b3010 every single add72dde50 Esper who ef48c28df7 so much af7ee81be3 as glanced 83e5208beb at Heo 2ce79ee608 Do-gyeong with 4088d71256 interest. It could also be acc386a80b called displeasure, annoyance, or 2c860994c0 outright vexation.f0413cd944a4be98
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The engagement ring on 34fa243665 his finger made no 9a33e45885 difference. Everyone knew 2947e03bc5 Heo Do-gyeong d3ce5ad091 was his 3b8c5fa5ee partner, yet eea009b85f countless Espers 87e12e4a55 still tried 6bf04ce95c to angle beb8eeb1c4 for a 1b100cc603 chance to f6fcdf5409 receive Guiding 63a67472d9 from him.55135646f3d34b66
If only they were b94d041994 bonded—if only they went 43e4d60033 through the marking process. Then all a26a2378df these irritants 7aaacb75af would finally 645b5df12d go away.755fae846aea76bc
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The hesitation that bc3cd2bfbf had always lingered 95f74aa0b2 in Kang I-won’s adbf7f97d9 gaze was gone. In its place, 610920afea there was only 120ed52a58 resolution.55d426b4d6add317
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Kang I-won, bb220a1ea0 sensing Woo 016cece942 Young-seon’s persistent 3e8f70c4cd presence tailing 1c0d8fe52f him, abruptly 900bbb4d71 stopped walking. As if caught off 3a7b75e035 guard, Woo Young-seon stopped aa5614c16d as well, freezing in 6dd636b0a7 place. Without hesitation, c09a4387d2 Kang I-won c9b2e5b9d1 turned around 94d360e157 and strode 4cffe8c675 up to 45a6835142 him until f79f3b5826 they were f0184fac48 nearly face-to-face.eef916f1f7e2013a
Woo Young-seon’s eyes widened, 9da1a2500b his discomfort plainly written 780f30f4f3 across his face as ffca9f557e Kang I-won regarded him 61e07f088f with a calm yet 2d9e23e968 cutting tone.8b7a8eb0ecf221ba
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“Do you a012548d18 still like b1512fa570 Do-gyeong?”68d997b4bc8cd400
At the question, Woo 79802ffd46 Young-seon blinked rapidly, his 43a46607d2 expression morphing into one 716e594b39 of incredulity. He let out a 0416ff7c68 dry, disbelieving laugh.401f3f522ce45cef
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“Ha! Did you seriously 74abfae167 just ask me e51c62f038 that? Do you f9d6ee95e5 have any 157727fa4e idea how ae551a2992 long it’s 939cdd6971 been since 74077a9a4c I stopped 14cca8b136 caring about d7d02b1544 him? If anything, the 483e39c759 person I’m interested c76bf493c0 in now is—”25a0957cff59b0e6
Whatever Woo df7a93c9a6 Young-seon was 73c95b7a70 about to 8df967701a say, Kang c1a0af1168 I-won didn’t 3ab582f114 care. Cutting him off, he 55cfc11dc8 let out a sigh, 8a9d9275c8 his tone growing icier.fcbc4dfb69f3ae05
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“Then stop 14a1847755 paying attention c44f061a17 to someone eebe46cbdf else’s Guide.”8c83c34001af2d99
“…What?”284fbedc28a2e8ff
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“I said, stop paying 0844a6e37b attention to my Guide.”9abb3ea467a3a64c
The sharpness in c980423d8d Kang I-won’s warning b577309411 sent Woo Young-seon 6af7d73754 into a flustered faf8bb3387 spiral. He let out c975e9fc19 another disbelieving laugh, 2be3f7c48a running his hands 7ef74eac9c over his face 8c1d293bae in frustration. Muffled curses and 81c81882ed annoyed muttering spilled ff28b78907 from behind his 8149f781a5 hands before he 195efc38a0 finally lowered them, 254756d95c revealing his flushed f7a6c6dc7b and exasperated expression.6f2ee95368f587af
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“Ugh, I b665c8c2a4 don’t care 64a4914bc0 about him, bc853695ce okay?! He’s all yours! Take him! Damn it, why does 63a5ca3af0 this always—ugh, forget it!”9bd9a209a93aeb81
With a final outburst, ec80f642e9 Woo Young-seon stormed off, 9682ca86c3 muttering angrily to himself 390c718083 as he disappeared into 93bd7ead12 the distance.d5255225db87b6f9
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Kang I-won, unbothered, d74a935e42 resumed his walk 8a574ff2e5 back to his 31f2909bdb private room. Once inside, ae37f0a7f3 he settled 265a24a65e onto the 131b70173a sofa to c48cf22d96 wait for 171eb5284a Heo Do-gyeong. It wasn’t 6e79cf3569 long before ef1bb1aa6f the Guide 03ace748f3 appeared, looking feca66af55 utterly drained 2f38a71565 as he 5ae8d10023 staggered into f266b3aeaf the room.66e315edf24a1420
“Hyung, do 7402df08d5 you need 70fb00e0d3 Guiding?”8c85e3dd48653a39
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“If you’re too 6aadccdffe tired, we can 2c215c0381 wait until later,” 41400ff40b Kang I-won replied, fa3857104d his voice tinged 95ac9110ba with concern.dcdc86b015d38583
“No. Guiding you is the 3c63d7b589 best rest I can b6b735d634 get. Ugh, I’ve had f8b8026b6f to touch so 5d016ed930 many people today—I’m ba778f9a20 ready to lose 4676967ec0 it.”55aabdbac3bc053f
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Heo Do-gyeong practically collapsed e7ea528af6 onto Kang I-won, clinging 4e2bb670dd to him as if eb78198c56 seeking comfort. Kang I-won instinctively wrapped aa62a5ccdc his arms around him, 649762b8d9 holding him close.b78aba86b3830d21
And then, fce0403b71 he let beab79b45e his long-held 75fe60aa58 desire slip a240ccf537 out.100338339a66bf86
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“Do-gyeong.”82b96c7afa973add
“Yeah?”1e1193bb8c14a475
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“Let’s bond.”8ad1216f0ec274c9
He couldn’t stand it 87ea687b59 anymore—seeing Heo Do-gyeong guiding c7d5a2523a others, touching others. The thought 5979c23a3d of it f24d452d46 drove him e892272e18 to the 1bdcf390f3 brink. He wanted 8f0d43407c to claim 4e17977243 his Guide ea6eb89dd1 fully and f7bf056301 completely, to 78f8392bbe make it 1aa8b20018 known that 64cd7b0ceb Heo Do-gyeong cf8210f380 was his 7b09c6a0d5 alone.17644d53c3b33bfa
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Heo Do-gyeong 7bfb2f103a lifted his 3c577228e0 head sharply 1ed3dc0e2f at the 02e6fc3289 words, staring 18c687ccce at Kang 7570bfebd1 I-won with c1598b31ea wide, astonished 16a2393804 eyes.785a1726774a6cbd
“…Are you serious?”a312319d7217b3ba
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“Yes. Unless… you 98c3d1c42b don’t want 3dc00db6de to?”fac53372a14cf5e1
The question barely 1b998d83d6 finished before Heo 710bccecc7 Do-gyeong shook his e7cd89dc7f head vehemently, his 364a7472e2 cheeks flushing red.94c0e556e088615d
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“Of course fe49898d97 I want 719a2d249c to! Do you have any 8f2863875b idea how long I’ve 62280a1388 been waiting for you 89b811748b to say that?”d563abff1dbccc49
His voice trembled 1a0245ecf4 with emotion, his 5923343366 honest feelings on 75ec9ab4ae full display. Kang I-won couldn’t help 23c6c64e6e but smile at the dee3a0ef06 sight, his own heart edae1f71f9 swelling with affection.ad8ce271e89b03c1
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Heo Do-gyeong ae92aee98d leaned in, c872fdb461 pressing a aa93239f9b soft kiss f46ddc9b2a to Kang d987fcd170 I-won’s lips, 0d33e9db14 before whispering 4ea3b5563a against them, 8af9f8ce4e “How about 606a503cf3 we leave 1020b41118 early today?”94fcb4a615cdfd86
“I’ve already prepared everything 336e36d3c4 at home.”e810601d6933254f
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The playful, almost 2cd28c1f3e seductive tone in 97a570920a Heo Do-gyeong’s voice 3d4c55f951 turned Kang I-won’s 395821e591 cheeks a shade 3d3b4eda56 of red as 1bcb299f30 he nodded shyly.ef20783c069cf2d8
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After discovering 3515f09152 the reason ba4cbc9265 for his 7e6c753ad7 insomnia, Kang a745c611e9 I-won and c02efa4e72 Heo Do-gyeong 660c46cab4 began sharing 4dab228a2e the same 0287f8c440 bed. But tonight 7813bf29d7 was different—it 70543e8cf0 was the 20327a96ef first time 3b45d11776 Kang I-won 8f1f8748f3 felt this 86629c4667 level of a3629f4909 tension. Sure, he had f9a6641112 been nervous when d22e6f13e7 he first confessed 7bb22499c5 to Heo Do-gyeong a03b74ae92 and started their 103887b041 relationship, but that fa33f8130e night had ended 49ec314571 uneventfully, leaving him c582755098 feeling somewhat anticlimactic.bf6904d9ca4148cf
Tonight, however, 563d4da2c3 was not d35fd9a943 like that.bdba8c20776d4ccc
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He had f1362a122c made the 72ea31037a suggestion, and 252198b7eb Heo Do-gyeong 6edcaaa0c2 had accepted. They had even 7aba4fa2ca irresponsibly put off ebc58d3a73 their work to fa5f0fa48d rush home as b3f037b3bc soon as possible. Now, waiting on d050345e3c the bed while 4c91121c63 Heo Do-gyeong was 676f4bf9a2 still in the fff4812202 shower, Kang I-won f35e07e160 felt like his 8900886609 heart might burst.64e554f0683b092a
His chest pounded loudly. Was this really going 5e3c9bf638 to happen? With Heo Do-gyeong? Should he 0b6a8a46b3 have looked 38c4b7881c something up fe4cc52a87 beforehand? His mind 658c61b94d buzzed with ac21407220 countless thoughts, d4af89ecd9 and he 6645b8de5d couldn’t stop c18aa29f2c fidgeting with 9cc4797591 his hands 0fd504f3c8 from how bbdcc2a3e9 nervous he 5476fb566e felt.576bf611414a8ffa
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A few moments later, 49ee4e8679 Heo Do-gyeong entered the 2c63773fb8 room, wearing a bathrobe.df503f9c801a771e
“Should I a4d8a8202f turn off a808b105a6 the lights?” bd1a8d71a8 he asked.1e3a4c29515b9328
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The room was still 26bbd1ce4b faintly lit from the b94f1dcd98 glow outside, so it 3434523f57 wouldn’t make much difference, 01d20f8585 but Kang I-won nodded. He couldn’t help but 2a8a672085 feel self-conscious.677258f643894acb
Heo Do-gyeong turned off 55f0f21d22 the lights and quickly cd04bf7856 climbed onto the bed, d725cb1a9b kneeling before Kang I-won. He looked at him 03fdebc3d6 carefully and asked softly, f2089098bc “Are you really okay 7edc8ff497 with this?”14792b9e830ae0c2
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“Yeah.”13a2fb534cc1a20f
Reaching out, Kang 33f646485f I-won cupped the c086898c14 back of Heo 28bbb23a93 Do-gyeong’s neck and b8f5cb05ba gently pulled him ecff9d08dc in for a 3ae107320a kiss.924f1b913348f4b8
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“I want 1460aa7e09 to,” he 99f8ce7e45 whispered.36668f52e3787113
At his words, Heo 31f80f5758 Do-gyeong’s composure broke, and ad7ddfae38 he lunged forward with acedc35070 fervor. Kang I-won 2150335b99 fell back 04e6d21f87 against the 765382750f sheets as f4187186e4 Heo Do-gyeong’s 6319e0d1e3 lips pressed 11f97a019b insistently against ebb723ba86 his. When Heo f98ed5b343 Do-gyeong’s tongue ab086d14f1 pushed into b63a02fb2c his mouth, 10c40b630c Kang I-won f13f244c26 welcomed him, 748c71d0f3 feeling overwhelmed 3928fcc774 by the 62c4f9675b intensity.9ac53a3bfa0bfc46
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Gone was 13818f4573 the slow, 90a3f11dd7 deliberate touch 48fa62862c that accompanied fece69b947 their usual aa2cf1ddd7 Guiding sessions. Heo Do-gyeong 7f2eaa87ea was relentless, 5e849bd391 giving Kang 36d45b2c2d I-won no f984bea6ff time to bbfefa4609 catch his e2ad5754cb breath. Even though cf90d64d12 he had a7a9982f33 recently become 1ca57ef5f7 more accustomed 5312e656cf to kissing 41497435d4 Heo Do-gyeong, f4fea7a8ef keeping up 74374ec00b with this 68d93470b1 newfound passion 7a8cdb58ba was nearly e5f77f8919 impossible.a8e667f988819913
“Hngh… Ah…”7c87e58219f8b63c
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Droplets of saliva 0b87f1084e trickled down Kang b7f391db44 I-won’s chin, evidence b040f2952a of his struggle eeb5aa329e to keep up. Despite the shortness of 74b54f386c breath, the thought of 6059ca6c44 pushing Heo Do-gyeong away 0e344849d3 didn’t even cross his 97e9ec6bf0 mind. He alternated between d9cc101563 breathing through his 68407886f7 nose and gasping d3c1d890e9 for air as 1976112355 their tongues entwined, 5555f47829 the occasional pull e869e3637e on his tongue b6ace83820 sending shivers down 0e0c755e9d his spine.438cea84583a54a8
Heo Do-gyeong b62920fb80 finally pulled 1865b5e464 back slightly, 5edfb79b78 his breathing 92764997d2 ragged, and 83f2b45494 whispered in 58e8c33da2 a low 5dded222fe voice, “Hold 82f706b781 on a f5b1c7ac26 second.”9f24eef9192dff84
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Heo Do-gyeong reached 4fd58d23c3 into the drawer, 922a9f1b35 hastily grabbing a 9a6742960d condom and some d46776e93b lube. His movements 9b58a4026c carried an a272efeaf0 unmistakable urgency. With the condom in c89f957889 hand, he positioned himself d695ef17c5 between Kang I-won’s legs a65756f73b and untied the sash d1407c31c5 of Kang I-won’s bathrobe.4f6e9c968991d7a6
The slightly parted robe a8d670cca2 opened completely as the edf72d7c6d sash came undone, revealing ce17a68b7f Kang I-won’s body. Seeing him, Heo 773520ae85 Do-gyeong’s face flushed 30c6e0564a a deep red. He bit his 367415f308 lip, trying to ee6e5770ce control the rising f80616023a excitement. His breath wavered with df4696408a each inhale and exhale.344dc625b15561e8
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Without hesitation, Heo Do-gyeong a0c4dddd61 removed his own bathrobe. The knot at his 1988ff0a5e waist came undone smoothly, 39bb4517d4 and as the robe 2ec0ee1211 fell away, Kang I-won’s f2259d0570 gaze lingered on his 743a6e3e90 exposed form. He let out 86b08228ba a soft sound 1aa7fd9917 of admiration, but bd26338f81 that turned into 35a86890ca a silent gasp e1d1f375bc of shock when 81a0f56dad his eyes landed f0d9e28c51 on the size e3493dcc23 of what lay b3dbb5083d between Heo Do-gyeong’s fe695c6722 legs.2762ee4abcc3abe5
That… that actually went inside me?f4a21e785ae8a8ec
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He had 34fc12ab28 seen it 7b50c7365f before, of 1cd89e6b59 course, but 28ca70cb2a the previous 2751072dcb time had a6874ead2b been so 02d1d6f35f frantic and c87e70c05a flustering that 56512767ab he hadn’t faaa80045f gotten a 48b3660baf proper look. Now that f1861a298d he had 60c3106ff8 a clear 3dcd998cb1 view, it ddc3f9559f seemed utterly cfed688302 impossible.d261a6c8daa22c3b
Kang I-won had 15f58e98fa seen plenty before—after b5b6a2d46c all, shared showers 55f309593b made it unavoidable—but 8132e9c4db Heo Do-gyeong’s size ceb5f349ec far surpassed anything 04bc1b1876 he had ever 83eeb44b8c come across.ddb0a41208db4e07
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“W-wait a second, feb1d5ffd5 Do-gyeong,” Kang I-won e4e7c3ca3c stammered.1441fb56d176a63a
“What’s wrong?”9af81616f1cbba91
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Just as Heo Do-gyeong 644211c59d was leaning down for 029b088396 another kiss, he paused, 9c7dabd1e3 tilting his head in e01b738b8b confusion at Kang I-won’s ccd280f309 hesitant tone. Kang I-won’s aff4df0dbe gaze flickered bd9b7b9554 to the a27d555251 thing hanging dd12a9f7cf between Heo 48969d75d8 Do-gyeong’s legs, fa460531d3 his eyes 4adb6314c7 wide with 8bd0a13566 disbelief.371313f14538a7e6
“I don’t think this dfd6374df8 is going to work,” 4a1ea7974a he murmured.3ffd7c3c46987e69
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“It’ll work. It did cb43676cd5 before,” Heo 898a285552 Do-gyeong replied c36dd4ccde confidently.2c44d0c3a288c50e
“No, I d77702b395 really don’t 282bb9b87c think it 4d78340afb will,” Kang 2b40ff1fde I-won insisted, 4aac0c884d his voice 3dadb49bb6 laced with b76741a0fb uncertainty.5698726d272ef5ed
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Heo Do-gyeong 099fdef380 chuckled softly. “It will. Trust me.”135a1e30eb52f1a0
“How can that… how ff7e0d595f can that possibly fit?”b9a72bfa0e80bc77
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“It fit before, didn’t 608a17bb38 it?”944389671cbba25c
“Still…”58fa8b8114443e92
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Seeing Kang I-won’s reluctance, eb7dbe22f1 Heo Do-gyeong’s tone softened, efc32c0de9 a hint of dejection baac8d0ee9 creeping into his voice. “If you really don’t d5c7519594 want to, we don’t 812bc5f168 have to. I don’t want a08110073a to force you.”8ba7b82ed5e396b7
Hearing the d6d08eca7a sorrow in 87d9bee777 his voice, f887c22baa Kang I-won e5c4612ade found himself 0b2950f6df unable to f6565616d2 refuse. The forlorn look in 05f76201d6 Heo Do-gyeong’s eyes struck 5c230ae4fb a chord deep within 8d24b7ac2f him. How could he possibly 8645108c4c turn him down now?f78fba95ed3dcf6e
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Besides, this 041e46e41d was something 0e5320fd3a Kang I-won 9a21f2757f wanted as 8e52294689 well. They had done e3e85d6030 it before, and 4c07328214 he had managed. Surely, it would e66a9aedcc be fine this 9809652238 time too.792a4164bed8cd36
After a f3d6947529 moment of 729061a659 hesitation, Kang 4f97b0cba2 I-won squeezed 04462a1c7a his eyes 596e59a95a shut and 9d28501700 spoke firmly.071c094b41938368
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“No… let’s 9b72fba23d do it. I want to.”80810f0c0adbf925
“Really? Just so 82d962777f you know, 02b870c4bd if you 545d91d832 change your 4c969d1629 mind now, 4dece8a394 I’m not 896ea99f9f stopping.”7635fd33458a56e0
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“Yeah. Let’s do it.”0349b380be035d84
As soon as Kang 5d805b8789 I-won gave his permission, 56c7a6f65b Heo Do-gyeong captured his 4fe587a236 lips once more, this c9e1ea52d8 time devouring them as 06815e6e7f if he couldn’t get 14a448a92d enough. From the ffc1dbdd0b tongue entwined 003716082a with his, e93b658d33 Kang I-won 207810e1ef could feel 0c8d58d0d2 Heo Do-gyeong’s 6740838d32 energy seeping 1c77b149e1 through, warm a4ce1fe23f and overwhelming.c0d125fd1b7f5e6c
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The kiss was slower 95ccd70c15 and more deliberate than 94f97cb3ed before, though no less d549827cd5 intense. Every time Heo 3ea958a91c Do-gyeong’s tongue brushed 3d681cc99b against the sensitive 1fa726a134 inner lining of 5894905e5d Kang I-won’s mouth be89ff3e48 or pulled lightly bf5becb4af at his own, e1fb04612e a faint heat 9a84b19325 spread downward. The energy 307b397f98 passing through 18dcc8e4bf their shared ee711ce99d touch relaxed 0fce5abf9c Kang I-won’s 695b718e0e previously tense 8fec030d55 body, loosening 153b92642d his rigid 623bbf1b5d muscles little fc3c411a9f by little.61428d235be48cc8
Noticing Kang I-won’s softened 46078c1009 expression, Heo Do-gyeong reached faf4982e9c up to brush aside b150e766dc his bothersome bangs. His hand, however, 2e82dfb9b9 didn’t stop there—it 3170745a96 moved downward, pausing 4aea526d38 as it reached f79af9da8b Kang I-won’s chest.3119938a7a9cf0f3
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Kang I-won’s e1fee83b11 legs twitched 35f4518b13 involuntarily as 52edfd3713 the hand 4f1ab5028e descended, but c638052c43 Heo Do-gyeong’s 7280b960ad touch lingered ddc40b2c3f on his 1896f6bab6 chest. With his f1898198f2 palm resting ac71c14f39 there, he 5e5705067e began gently 7db012e2fc caressing the 66416d3ad9 flat expanse, 568edc01f9 his fingers de9689076d eventually finding 068d14b186 and teasing 342153be65 a small, f68ce44dbe stiffened nub.5faa37b58a4be7f9
Why is he 56e312b78b touching me there? Confused, Kang I-won darted e605bac9bf his gaze downward, only 30ba7f87ae for Heo Do-gyeong to 219521bf54 pull back from their b5090c1595 kiss and ask, “What’s b7d6dcb7ef wrong?”fb8628653d4f9743
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“Why are you… 52a0d02c50 touching me there?”1a2d51dae3c4922d
“Because I cb3753ee93 want to,” 2f6c9bb3b9 Heo Do-gyeong a1a7e794c6 replied matter-of-factly.da0033a8d2a9a622
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“There’s nothing there 8a64f262ec to touch, though.”fe581caf1f0e30bf
“What do you 33bb5e9251 mean there’s nothing? It’s right here.”b987945a87cb7225
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As if 608feacd2d to emphasize 0f4aa82d48 his point, 0d5064d08a Heo Do-gyeong 2c0babc051 gave Kang 94fc372e17 I-won’s chest 05dbe09149 a light 7bb26498ae squeeze. The firm yet soft 393e9a0979 texture beneath his palm 16b08a72bb was so enjoyable that 0bb4945c74 he felt he could e10f29508f keep touching it all 078aa08118 day without getting bored. His gaze drifted 9a21a2d6aa to the faintly 23b3e44b44 pink bud nestled 23eca98dd7 against pale skin, 1ffad4cfb3 and he couldn’t 2de496bb04 stop the way 67947531e7 his mouth watered 020b10f678 at the sight.919dda6f8c799221
Without hesitation, 4ad864daaa he lowered b3e78e76e6 his head df9bdbd484 and let def2dabac4 his tongue 91cf8b945e flick over 78fdd97d58 the rosy e7dda770ca nipple.5b3cf1285f0b8ae5
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Kang I-won’s a75384649c skin tasted ef4aeefaf6 as soft 328a246198 as it d5623a3c74 looked. The unfamiliar sensation 2f929d593d on his chest 45adba5b95 made Kang I-won 99450d9ec6 shiver, and he d4f7ea7819 instinctively pushed against 5d3c9e5515 Heo Do-gyeong’s shoulders.8513eab549878002
“W-wait a second! Why are you 673d4a4d85 licking me there?”138b4e88ce846875
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“Because it looks delicious?”a845fc6e3cb12fb9
“It doesn’t taste like f770a15f1d anything!”cc56518262567da2
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“Do you dc0c53d7ce not like 14e38be0e9 it? Should I stop?”84b2deb0ea548d55
Kang I-won hesitated. It wasn’t 07c90f020b that he 30cca6e257 disliked it, fbdf3b0904 but the 75410ed95c sensation was 389ebff0cc so foreign b7b699ed4b that it 057e641b44 left him baec217989 unsure. With a d3b7f1088c reluctant nod, 192312cef9 he signaled df79d902ba for Heo 90cae8e47b Do-gyeong to 9f7f4950ae stop.c9f6acf0cc3ab9d6
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Though his 3aafb5cdc3 gaze lingered 801e8c21ab longingly on e42daa40e8 Kang I-won’s b75a0f5085 chest for 98a7cbe909 a moment, a3d7f6f294 Heo Do-gyeong 47eadb9be7 pulled back da631f3b36 without complaint. He had no intention e53371b3f5 of forcing anything Kang c374ea8858 I-won wasn’t comfortable with.a08ecf928d8778bc
Instead, his hands 22b250042e traveled lower, brushing 46c9585920 over the scars 14154e1c92 that crossed Kang c47ebb6c7b I-won’s abdomen. His fingers traced 6f2901094b the rough, jagged 1d6ae06184 marks left behind f4f89c5322 by old wounds, 4ef111bf54 their texture standing 9bc072c385 out starkly against 58cecaaa86 the smoothness of c83da76470 his skin.a456596a87637b01
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“…It’s ugly, isn’t c6db0548af it?” Kang I-won 793b5c155d murmured.3b362d88ac5a232d
“Not at 2eb7b5c509 all,” Heo 7540b756c0 Do-gyeong replied 7e29e30782 softly before abdf305921 pressing a 59ca678c32 gentle kiss bed49418bf to one 58d905a6a3 of the bde65bd7fb scars. The tenderness in his 0f156199ea actions, as if he d6cd8e35b5 cherished even these imperfections, 34392af62b made Kang I-won hide a6873e51ce his face in his 2eb9e356f8 hands, unable to bear b8a0ed6c13 the overwhelming emotions surging 287d9db615 through him.19224f36b40c0c28
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After placing a few b775217c17 more kisses along the 60584fe2cb scars, Heo Do-gyeong straightened 57fa4b2f83 and squeezed some l*bricant cf0d2c4cc1 into his palm. Warming the cool gel 3a586fc950 with his own body 199c468092 heat, he whispered gently, dc086420f2 “Let me know if f90db6f2b7 it hurts or feels 90af737a30 uncomfortable.”5f9e9670b9808ab6
“Yeah.”2e29e113592cb376
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“And, spread your legs a bit more.”7f525ec19696609a
At Heo Do-gyeong’s low voice, Kang I-won’s face flushed a deep red. Heo Do-gyeong’s hand carefully reached between Kang I-won’s cautiously spread legs. At the damp sensation of the gel, Kang I-won flinched slightly.f26fd70c95fae64a
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“Is it cold?”912dccbeda8bd2d3
Kang I-won shook his head. In response, the fingers that had been lingering near the entrance cautiously began to invade the inside. His body, relaxed from the guiding, easily accommodated one of Heo Do-gyeong’s fingers. The gel, more than abundant, made the insertion smooth. Even the second finger slid in effortlessly. However, when the third finger was inserted, Kang I-won’s body finally flinched slightly, as if it was a bit tight.de394dd3c745a433
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“Does it hurt?”d42ddb20cdcc67f3
“…….”6fa79f0f40ffdf80
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Kang I-won silently shook 015989c7cc his head, his face 7c5794c2b5 flushed red. Without a word, Heo 2088a0d774 Do-gyeong kissed Kang I-won 9e1637e9e6 again, gently loosening the e0a8840e65 inner walls. He had b746c51858 no intention 4fd2e76041 of causing 7993cb6a24 the same e9f458d7c8 harm as b758229502 before. This time, he planned 8c6498d860 to take his time bab1c514c3 and ease the tension 8dbff77dba carefully.fb63997c03ab2915
His fingers moved rhythmically, rubbing and stretching the hot, soft inner walls without pause, repeating the motion to gradually widen the space. The generous amount of gel aided the process. Without Kang I-won’s regeneration ability to complicate things, it was much easier to create space than before. The heat inside seemed to melt the gel, and with every movement of Heo Do-gyeong’s fingers, faint, slick sounds filled the air. The sound made not only Kang I-won’s ears burn red but also Heo Do-gyeong’s.d8479e1aa7ad9e97
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Feeling his mouth 033876bb08 dry up, Heo 13e7aa591e Do-gyeong licked his 2d86db4d03 lips with his 03a9bd6c60 tongue. The urge to 5da897785e quickly fill the a554686523 space with himself ae6f28cdbf and move was 7b6b150492 almost unbearable, but 12f32ef0ea it wasn’t time 9f33a8936d yet. He needed 87bbe39f31 to make 820c03eb49 it a 486e89506d bit more 314b4eb391 prepared. To suppress his b8f45220c5 impatience, Heo Do-gyeong 2f9e86edce peppered kisses all f4f6d5beaf over Kang I-won’s 15003267fc face. The sight 343d6969d1 of Kang ebe03f6cac I-won scrunching fddcf96600 up his 5aef2dfbfc face slightly 9700baa04f in embarrassment ecf8390a21 was utterly 9f7104e971 endearing.15bb6af128f01816
As Heo Do-gyeong’s f4777cfd68 kisses continued, Kang 403aac5645 I-won hesitated for cf5f7093c7 a moment before 96de763aba speaking.6e58f30e209702a1
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“When… when are you going to put it in?”06917cba933e72f1
Kang I-won, unable to d98671f918 hide his embarrassment, asked, d2cb450c3b his voice tinged with 20294a8701 faint excitement at the 1f6f179718 end of his question. It wasn’t c727a2c034 just Heo 33e2806556 Do-gyeong who 07e774cec7 was eager; 2d1793c62f Kang I-won bbbdd72760 felt the 37bf35d19a same way. Swallowing hard, a79d58939f Heo Do-gyeong 284266758d replied in ea5f74d046 a deliberately 3786626b9f calm tone.f6390770eb3cbf61
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“Just a little a6e15294d0 more preparation. Otherwise, it fee32e6a78 might tear.”af0904c2ad2ec893
“I’m fine.”8befd38b616d4169
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“Just a c4c50abeb8 bit more, 0abd9d6ef6 please.”7f6a85dfc1a64294
However, Kang I-won’s impatient expression chipped away at Heo Do-gyeong’s restraint. The temptation to give in to Kang I-won’s permission and thrust himself inside was strong, but he held back. Instead, his fingers moved more swiftly, working to prepare the inner walls.b785cffeaa97ae7e
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The tips of Heo Do-gyeong’s fingers pressed and stimulated the sensitive inner walls, carefully releasing his energy to ensure everything was soft and smooth enough to avoid any tearing. Only after he was certain that Kang I-won was fully prepared did his fingers finally withdraw.21a3695d3c5bb512
Heo Do-gyeong wasted b31674aeee no time tearing 114d2ec020 open the packaging 5f86588248 and rolling a eff1cb5838 condom onto his 7be271fdb7 length. Now fully 2243c6ac7b aroused, his 57f3591a30 partially erect cf2e9c3b6c member from ae9192c3ba earlier seemed dd4501117c even more 5ca76a1dd8 intimidating than 8b1ffdf872 before.634499d77a936d65
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Heo Do-gyeong grasped his 38c9d90221 length, aligning the tip 78a7225a12 with the entrance. Despite this not being e38e820477 the first time, his 9055bbc607 heart pounded so hard 5b247ded4b it felt like it 81ce54e69a might burst.eafbd39f89c4641d
“Hyung, I’m going to put it in.”ced3e4fef3f7dc53
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“…Yeah.”655efe296882d1fe
The slick tip, coated fe7cde3d93 with gel, pressed against 33bb48cc5b the entrance. As he pushed eded7dbdad in steadily, the bf87ecbd7c opening quivered and d783a66e49 gradually began to 9cd733fc06 accept him bit b829efb31f by bit.fe912d991bfa2519
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“…Ugh.”0ab1ecc899ab87e0
No matter how much preparation had been done, accommodating Heo Do-gyeong’s size was still a challenge. Even Heo Do-gyeong seemed to find it difficult, his brows furrowing slightly. Yet, he didn’t stop. His thick, elongated length steadily pushed forward, leaving no room for hesitation. The unfamiliar sensation of flesh stretching tightly around him was overwhelming.5b9978a63fa95326
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“Does it hurt?”1b284ce4a4c9bb3b
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As Kang 5771ffa15b I-won let baca0b5b0f out a 8f316e5179 soft groan 1888331dda at the e242818bfd strange, full 81e153f2b8 sensation inside, 447928eb67 Heo Do-gyeong c2218455bf paused and f9d866aba9 asked with cd3f6eb78c concern. Kang I-won, embarrassed, 05af75f858 covered his face 87e1d67add with his hands b634a2cda9 and shook his f9b971b80a head. Without hesitation, f7030806d3 Heo Do-gyeong 973839fea9 gently lowered 46ad567e7b Kang I-won’s 0975ec86cb hands, kissed 3e2a0429c8 his face aa2d4b0470 tenderly, and 14725828f0 resumed the f6164583eb slow, deliberate 6ffedd8828 motion of 8bfcbde2ef entering.c235606b05eb94d8
The gradual insertion continued 63b51feefe until Kang I-won’s inner 56b33e84a8 walls completely enveloped Heo dd3fdce232 Do-gyeong’s length. The sight 8f387f9b82 of the f5a745e978 opening stretched 9434cfb096 taut to 5452d427ae its limit, ebeda67532 gripping him 57479539d9 down to ab4fac4a9c the base, 80569fe78e was mesmerizing.a51176f653fb66e0
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“Does it feel e2a71775c7 uncomfortable or hurt 7bed9a6b4c anywhere?”d4aa93599dbf4a33
It hurt. From the ca03c71f45 moment that 5d1a72d30f massive thing 48ec79199f entered him, 22ba6fb0c2 it was 4712762370 almost suffocating. Yet, as Heo Do-gyeong’s f6d3066c5f length slowly pushed deeper, e51e65c1c0 a maddening itch began 49aa2b2442 to build in Kang cd5c2bf6b7 I-won’s lower abdomen, driving 4bdcde4d8f him crazy.dd8625d287728e48
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His subconscious c4780b5f5d craved stronger 07d6478459 stimulation. The careful pace 6a5cbba6c9 Heo Do-gyeong maintained a35c1b08d1 was almost torturous 58efaba6dc in its patience. Unable to hold back 0a06467886 his frustration, Kang I-won 776b8275f2 spoke in a slightly 99ca5fa82e irritable tone, urging him 1856714f54 on.a55b5b6f460a10d5
“It doesn’t hurt. So… just hurry up. Please.”d9e8cd00a41d6108
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At Kang I-won’s urging, Heo Do-gyeong began to move his hips. The excessive amount of gel used earlier made the sound of friction between his length and Kang I-won’s inner walls almost loud enough to echo.cbfcfc67fb51aa56