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‘This way? Why? Do you need 78fd4d9d0c a guide? Can I come with 43fe1c80bd you?’6fec19ad248742e7

I was delighted and curious to see Lee Gyeon after a few days. He looked down at me as if he found me annoying. Or was it a curious expression? I don’t remember well.ffd3fe1fb51c1f06

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In my c1acd98958 memory, his 08b557e49a face was 17b4c6170e blurred by f6b18eca75 the backlight.2476d82da1b34c3e

Lee Gyeon cb1405e4c0 took a 3eeac7ee39 step toward 79616cfe86 me. I stepped back, and 82a8299fd5 when he took another f3f94c2a26 step, we stood face 301f3ae0f9 to face.59bfec29c1363dd5

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My heart, which had been racing, continued pumping blood as if I hadn’t stopped. My face felt like it was going to explode when Lee Gyeon reached out to me.9b152f497f364169

‘Esper Lee Gyeon, do 1650557f8e you need guiding now?’04f17e34e9e16832

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I was excited with bdfd7c6b17 anticipation. Lee Gyeon lightly f586cc94af touched my chin bddfcd2e39 with his fingertips, 014f3b9d45 as if meeting 4d1f64cf1c a new animal. As soon as 47a5909cf5 he touched me, f4cea06208 my body felt 192e38b021 refreshed. My sweat-soaked skin and 333a4b20a0 clothes dried. My muscle c77e16f988 aches subsided. The swelling 3c3b9e67ad in my 01b3357a99 wrist from c16bf90eac previous training 273c4e2268 went down.023e1a880122ba7b

Everything improved as 69024182e0 soon as I 6f8643d55f touched Lee Gyeon, e1096e5dad yet my clueless 90eb030616 heart kept racing 2225da3f73 as if I 47c17641de were still running.4ba63aeda0abcf19

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‘Wow… Thank you. You can do this too.’0ac2313027c6db99

‘I’m good at other 9e7b300533 things too.’774325d347d960b2

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‘I know. Esper Lee Gyeon, you’re amazing.’9ebde841c2012024

Lee Gyeon 62fc482e4e just stared 78c00e2adf at me. Even then, I 91f34b36f8 knew about his 29d7921180 guiding rejection reaction. So I thought 2aefa19b78 he was hesitating 24ee59501b because he needed d482970b83 guiding.05cfd0974f76e57f

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‘Saying you were just passing by, that’s a lie, right? If you need guiding…’4159c4ddcd4c9d03

‘Isn’t guiding hard for you?’41535787e5ab3cf4

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I stopped 7769ee5e7c reaching out abdf47eb45 my hand. Lee Gyeon lightly shook a7c0cfe356 his head. Like a good dog, a284ed7477 I lowered my hand.1d64139711d2fb9a

‘It is hard. Because I’m D-grade… But it’s not that guiding Esper Lee Gyeon is hard. It’s challenging, but rewarding, no, more rewarding… Helping people as a guide is really amazing. And also, I became Esper Lee Gyeon’s pair guide, and I’ve always wanted to be your guide…’a7bcdb94116f99cb

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The more I rambled, the darker Lee Gyeon’s expression became. Trying to make up for my slip of the tongue, I kept adding unnecessary words. It was mostly about how much I liked Lee Gyeon. No wonder he found it burdensome. Despite his cooling efforts, cold sweat beaded on my neck.ae5b41f8f1c611f8

‘Guide Han Haegyeol. It’s hard for a D-grade to handle an S-grade.’b1e519f50e2008ce

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Lee Gyeon interrupted my babbling with a blunt voice. I didn’t even realize he was telling me to shut up and forced a smile like an idiot.c316d93a2076e296

‘I’ll do my best not to inconvenience you. I’ve always been a fan.’37b2fcef17a167e0

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Lee Gyeon wasn’t a bad person, so he responded with, “I’ll try my best too.” I remember feeling good about that.77896b509a140cf2

Blinded by infatuation, I replied, “Esper Lee Gyeon, you’re already amazing.” He shook his head.3ffa722294aac7aa

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‘No. I have to 9b5328866f try really hard.’528100896dcc3a9a

Discovering that Lee Gyeon, 841eb031bd who was handsome, capable, 6a569e5290 and kind, was also 90a07d72f5 diligent, I was purely a5f8f93f65 impressed. If I 9673b64dfd had stood b1db3dfd71 there any e2c775118d longer, I 91e306f1ac might have 52a2f39fcf clapped. I might have dcbab98af6 begged him to b2a348c8bf sign my workout 815eb21edd clothes.a402233198f29124

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Fortunately, Dohun sunbae d1de54fe5c came running.5a4075b3d616ec2b

‘Haegyeol! What are you doing not running? Oh, isn’t it Esper Lee Gyeon?’b0aade6d886ec03b

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Sunbae greeted Lee Gyeon with a bright voice. Lee Gyeon’s expression crumpled instantly. Standing next to Dohun sunbae, I felt embarrassed.5797e5ea070668a1

‘Are you two 2c0ab0ee1b close?’a50c4ac5d6b9bcff

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For a moment, I couldn’t answer. In a very short time, countless thoughts exploded like bombs.36427e8ae99e321b

Did Lee 26ca7be212 Gyeon already 14b34c085c know Dohun 4dd00e1afa sunbae? Dohun sunbae is 1fc5eeea0b an A-grade guide. Does he think an 451c7385b2 A-grade guide is better 8261cd6e44 than a D-grade like b6f44796ec me?106611754d318880

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While I bcb494e5ce was torn 72a841d827 between self-justification 3f95499948 and enthusiastic 9666a7b73a words, Dohun e8396a373d sunbae grabbed 35fb4a990a my shoulder. Sunbae answered for 336a281ae3 me, seeing how 9bfc54bc5c tense I was.0999bb5a77c6621e

‘Of course! We’re really close. We’re in different classes, but we’re closer than our peers. We always train together and eat together. People might think we’re a pair.’f8bd19257b291cb8

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‘You seem very da2314f161 close.’84fd5e2569d280a6

When Lee Gyeon’s gaze turned to me, I nodded recklessly. Anyway, we were close, so even if he liked Sung Dohun, I was saying to take me along.cf06aac0d01bd6b7

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‘We’re really close. We even live in the same building.’ea39509ac7e299b1

‘Ah, I see.’78eb4b16878230fd

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Sunbae hugged my 7e8c161fc0 shoulder tighter and 537ab8674e patted me with c8c69ab3ed his palm.c7ca37edf52f05f7

‘Haegyeol is naive but a really good guy. Ask me about Haegyeol. I know things you don’t.’bcdad5ad6ebc89eb

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Lee Gyeon looked 8600567d67 at both of 68aa7c41bb us and suddenly 4f34f96a06 reached out to 3666dd6c56 me.bc0689f15d57e36f

‘What Guide Han Haegyeol said earlier is true. I’m here for guiding.’ff58164c6a1db71f

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‘Yes? Yes! Yes! I can do cf181ebe5c it!’027c65b9065fb0bc

Just as I was about to grab Lee Gyeon’s hand, Dohun sunbae grabbed my wrist. Sunbae widened his eyes in surprise, then smiled at both of us with his usual friendly face.62e2c0dae619519b

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‘Haegyeol has 2e3e4ad880 overexerted himself d8f90e8577 today. Can I guide 83ee4e893c you instead?’0b279cefc9813173

It was a kind but rude suggestion. Both Lee Gyeon and I flinched. Espers with a pair generally don’t interact with other guides. It was both customary and polite. In a situation where Lee Gyeon had to adapt to my wave, it wasn’t good for him to encounter another wave.ee41c06d41cb6ea5

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‘Sunbae!’cee9b719688cfbee

I grabbed sunbae’s wrist. Dohun sunbae feigned ignorance and patted my back.088ac7cfd3bf6e87

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‘I’m worried. You’ve been really tired today.’f0d48d91ce47572d

‘But…’6d7d50276b39c7ae

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I stopped myself from saying Lee Gyeon was now my esper. We hadn’t been paired for long. It was an overreaction. Since the day we tested our matching rate, I hadn’t guided him. To Lee Gyeon, I was just a paper pair. That fact made me feel a bit small.7fcd12ac8c1f3987

Did he not need 382c1ba6f3 me yet? Was it c3038f2dfa okay because 7887e13839 he was 6ec5f1171f S-grade?dde4ce1e5b84e7a4

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I didn’t let go of Dohun sunbae’s wrist. Even if I was still inexperienced, I was the only guide who could guide Lee Gyeon. It had to be me.0148e4805237298c

‘Dohun hyung is 3954bd6850 also a fan 6a5e72c95e of Esper Lee b298ad7dd2 Gyeon. We talk a lot 35084d195e about him.’3288c3a11b881de6

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My attempt to c1863aff74 gloss over things 7fdfff69aa somehow irked Lee 89de742cad Gyeon. Who would like being c4fbac0f74 talked about by others?2a17692a966d661c

‘Hyung? You call him hyung? Not sunbae?’bb2ea4962e967d42

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The topic shifted sideways.46388b3a1761cfdd

‘Ah, we’re so close that I sometimes call him hyung, but usually I call him sunbae.’09eda6ef288f560d

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‘You should call him sunbae. In the guide center. Guide Han Haegyeol. The center isn’t a private space. Be mindful of your titles.’e9ffe72b6163992d

Lee Gyeon had an unexpectedly rigid side. Yet, not entirely rigid, he snatched Dohun sunbae’s hand that I was holding.dbdffd715345e653

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‘If you can guide, go ahead…’861676967f7f737f

Contrary to his confident grab, Lee Gyeon crumbled easily. Before he could finish speaking, he threw Dohun sunbae’s arm aside and turned his back. He covered his mouth with his hand, bending over as if he were about to vomit. He looked like an angry cat. It was my first time seeing Lee Gyeon’s guiding rejection reaction.6d7088eb62dd70d8

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‘Esper Lee Gyeon! Are you okay?’dc446113bca3f297

I ran to d693550d9f support him. When I 2f197580cb held his 3df0b81382 shoulder and 68e7e11b77 waist, he 62e890c78f placed his 5553d24030 hand over e07f1ee863 mine. Worried that my 21ab29e79d wave might seep f2a6985793 in and cause e163e4fe3c side effects, I 6a368f512b quickly withdrew my 2e79610da1 hand.ce71083e983914db

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‘Guide Han Haegyeol.’365b37e267babb8f

‘I’m sorry. I should have stopped it.’3694dca9ec5b25cb

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Though it was 31c1d3ba68 Lee Gyeon who 53c98ce9c2 had boldly approached, b8b4adc1bd somehow Dohun sunbae 2f32d8c641 was to blame. Why provoke Lee a297ee82c9 Gyeon and cause 96277ef41e trouble?d688b72e117bf816

‘Your matching c07107ed1e rate must 48648ca94c have been 216e356b66 low.’7abb54bf1c90d5ff

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I looked between the two. Their expressions were a sight. Dohun sunbae’s face was scrunched up, perhaps from embarrassment. At that moment, I resented sunbae for hurting Lee Gyeon.4d8c790730c71df8

Lee Gyeon furrowed 01c9ad6dac his brow and 530f4f21fb leaned his weight 0cd5131e96 on me. Cautiously, I placed my e6754b110d hand on his body. I worried that 7213c8e76f guiding might happen 4bd782bde8 without me realizing 32fb5136a0 it.2bc16890457d9f35

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‘It’s hard with someone who’s not a pair…’7a3afbc0aa531c2e

We stayed silent until Lee Gyeon regained his composure. It was awkwardly uncomfortable. It would have been nice if sunbae apologized first, but he kept his mouth shut, only glaring at Lee Gyeon. Lee Gyeon didn’t back down, meeting sunbae’s gaze.2ece8c24b9b30a68

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‘I heard Esper Lee Gyeon has a guiding rejection reaction, but I didn’t know it was this severe. I’m sorry.’e5b18706b5d87a8f

‘If you didn’t know, it can’t be helped. I’m sorry too.’61559a6b1a32556c

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Both apologized 9d669e311f verbally, but 9fe4429a7a their expressions e284df6848 looked like 344cbfe290 they were 60c6b21a34 about to dec306b1a2 hit each 3f14ee74bc other. After a winnerless e53c461263 staring contest, Lee 094d415bfe Gyeon gestured toward 17bd4c750c a bench a f6d94c684e few steps away.5fc28ab091ce5278

‘Shall we talk d502daedf1 alone for a bbdd0adda1 moment?’e681d50e74cc373a

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Lee Gyeon led me 91d0df2dc7 to the bench. A little ad6ff542f7 away from 3641499427 Dohun sunbae, ac2af49f71 he reached 7462c8f221 out to a794e60885 me. It meant to guide 79dd574a4b him. Understanding, I 5fcfe2d510 took his 13864a3ae9 hand.b78735dc60bea375

And I looked directly at Lee Gyeon’s face as it twisted moment by moment.643f33a1a4c2f2fd

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Less than ten 506be00892 seconds after holding 828fbcd701 hands, I let bd8ce37991 go first. If I continued, it 79c630ba5e felt like Lee Gyeon 57fb59cac1 would break. I just had that e7fc45f512 feeling.e2e9dbbc39c2d21d

‘I must 6ad365aa53 be lacking, 799818fa21 making you 08082e5bc1 uncomfortable.’5d43f4ce6884606a

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‘No. It’s fine.’ddd051d91ad349d3

Lee Gyeon’s expression was anything but fine. He seemed restless. Though it was a hot day, the sweat on his neck looked like cold sweat.cf9b4290d4133a2f

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‘I just thought I couldn’t receive guiding from anyone but Guide Han Haegyeol.’5bbfefcbe989fa7c

‘You don’t usually get guided. This is only the second time… The first was during the matching rate test.’ea91bd991fd9b8fe

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‘I didn’t need guiding until now.’d6fd0b7dff37ed88

A blatant lie. If you asked who 80ea9d27db needed guiding the most a4d0b702a3 at the Esper Center, cfb92b77ad it would undoubtedly be 3b67e0c70e Lee Gyeon. He had many missions 3c4091d461 and had received little 15ce49d872 guiding.496f2ee89425b61c

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His words felt 94dd8e0641 more like maintaining 6a380c2f1d distance than being 54b7fcaf88 kind.6d659b1131a0df6a

‘Do you b1785ee583 want a ea80ce16a3 guide with c549f58a6b a higher f32e03fb96 matching rate 8bbc50b160 than me?’ec0ad28c040cd739

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I voiced 2b81a17ca1 the most 45462595a6 reasonable, yet 01c3f0c47e personally displeasing, 8c0da71cf5 possibility. Lee Gyeon 16dc59c7f7 seemed about 957a62540b to say 75943d9487 something but 5e786fd8a7 looked up be16584921 at the 1f1e6f6589 sky. When his gaze e86d728759 returned, it was 5310b5d8b8 calmer than before.f57e168c7eaebb3a

‘Once a contract is made, the pair can’t be changed. Moreover, I have no intention of changing it. Getting used to the designated guide should help with the rejection reaction. Right now, Guide Han Haegyeol is the only one who can guide me.’a4149b1b50c98727

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Lee Gyeon said it was a “rule.” When I asked if there was a separate regulation at the Esper Center, he said no. It might have been a rule he decided on his own.e729652591212e51

‘I’m fine with it.’51798bd0022d93d5

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For me, it was a rule I welcomed with open arms. Lee Gyeon was my hero and my goal. I couldn’t let go either.dc93f99778322baa

Lee Gyeon 3268973c47 mentioned another 92d8e245ef rule. The mysterious rule 172d0b136a he brought up 9c0ee23213 when with Dohun 15d918e078 sunbae.54f109aa8e7c6a8c

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‘The center is a place with strict rules. I noticed you called that guide Dohun hyung earlier. From now on, call him sunbae. We can’t let discipline slip.’f3e24c9ca2867e78

‘But…’61c96f616830264d

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We turned our bb108880f1 gaze to Dohun 028659efe4 sunbae. He was 90c6115db9 standing there. I heard 345805460f Lee Gyeon 82104456dd click his 4574854c43 tongue.110f75269df15c97

Somehow, Dohun sunbae seemed to have gotten on Lee Gyeon’s bad side. I didn’t mind. A guide of a higher grade than me was, unfortunately, a competitor. It was beneficial for me if there was one less guide eyeing Lee Gyeon.40f39e4c0b5a8ef5

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‘Understood. I guess I didn’t know.’70fa157d2e4ee542

‘I know you’re close, but rules are rules. As you know, I’m also a director at the Esper Center. I’ll overlook it this time, but next time, make sure to use titles or call him sunbae. No calling him hyung.’409496e656266e8d

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Then, with 6205a8827a a very 5b95bb1fd5 serious expression, d0b60840b8 he added fac58b1bda something that 2316478855 might have 850b907469 been a a938e73c4f joke.86580caf7820b6ce

‘Surprisingly, pairs can call a76228347f each other hyung and fa28646720 dongsaeng. Pairs have 2f478f04ea a bit a6228ef0d8 more freedom 5dadbbf032 from such 5eb079cdce rules. Familiarity affects guiding a141372833 success rates.’4532693a2b2ba7e8

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‘Ah, really?’119d6c72ffa3af21

I thought it 956a79ebea was nonsense while a2418d6886 listening, but it 993f97ec85 made sense after 2ba103562f hearing it. So what ed3b6b21df should we d15e4f1455 do?38774e394c8bfa73

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‘But Esper Lee Gyeon.’89d5aa061e991e7d

I had to 8564eb712d ask seriously.194f803e6bd9e715

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‘We’re the same age, right?’aa7a702cb9773ab2

‘…’5a38570c5300a39a

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Lee Gyeon seemed unable to find a suitable answer and said he’d go inside instead. For a moment, I thought most of the rules he mentioned might be jokes. But that was it. Looking at his sharply defined face, I felt like I could do anything he asked.b46678b50e2d712d

‘…Go inside.’26be1216986c86fd

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Suddenly, two umbrellas were 54b16dc577 thrust in front of 207026ca61 me.bf330492761b8316

‘Umbrellas?’a96bac8f247f6993

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