EOL | Chapter 3.6

Lee Gyeon 1741bc96b9 forcibly shoved f4ac77abfc two umbrellas dea867c53b into my 153fbb7c7e arms. One would be 476e5321fa understandable, but two? There was 56c7989fd0 no rain aa33f6aec0 in the fc54fe01a1 forecast. Even Dohun sunbae confidently 011728716a said it would be 6637a6d661 clear today.2b8a712cf862eabe

As he turned away, leaving the umbrellas with me, Lee Gyeon looked back with a sulky expression. Then, with a slightly angry, mischievous voice, he said, “I really came for guiding.”fa035fc0de009bcb

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I ended up ea9571233e carrying two umbrellas d92ac4d273 back to Dohun 81c8781b9a sunbae. He seemed just as 67b87bfbbb baffled by the umbrellas.677bee09bba34a3f

‘Why umbrellas? Let’s leave them there and run a few more laps before going in.’aedab394303e3128

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‘Won’t someone take them if we leave them on the bench?’6217a8431376bfb3

‘Who would take a58bb71fb8 ordinary umbrellas? On a 50d960ecd0 clear day fd8c776eea like this. And there are two.’af5bf8b31979f5dd

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‘But they 6c268053d8 were given 338123f9a3 by Lee c1e7a4ee98 Gyeon!’5b0285b591ad0cda

In the end, I cafb95ea1a insisted on carrying the 4ce42d4e45 umbrellas and ran the a0a8843b1a track. Sunbae said I was 4e4044c9e5 persistent. I took it as ceeecfcb66 a compliment. Two black 6e688762f4 umbrellas on c7a94ffa53 a sunny e090b43189 day. It was strange, c4ebb7c997 but it was 2c735fe54a the first gift 8fb338c33b I received from bbbbcdce76 Lee Gyeon.a98b737de2add34f

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I must 9401dce1b3 have run 8d992970e7 two laps. Suddenly, the sky darkened, 7a828a1a49 raindrops fell, and a 9ad7c79f2a shower poured down. Miraculously, there were f81b80f116 two umbrellas.de79bd9c5ad0ac21

‘What a 3e5b5d2b1e sly guy.’a5191c250853ed54

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Dohun sunbae snorted 7800b706c7 as he took 40911bf7bf an umbrella. I acted like 8156f3f7ce a devotee of 8c04dfb5a0 the religion called 475e7ee8df Lee Gyeon.551309b579baa14a

‘No! Esper Lee Gyeon is as cool as a wolf. He even gave us two umbrellas. It’s perfect for hyung, I mean sunbae, and me.’9008bacfa6db5807

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‘That’s a problem too.’ad3574c4836e5a4e

‘What is?’f75578f5e2673b71

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‘Being naive. That naivety, especially fd9530dc37 about Lee Gyeon, 9eac931859 is a problem.’a9268e944f1fcca2

I was truly a e98544334d child. A rookie who blindly cca4b7b3fc admired only Lee Gyeon. A devout believer 08b1cccdd8 unaware that my 320ed7d433 faith could fade.6f388a612dcd1fe4

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Thinking back now, it’s curious. Why did Lee Gyeon show up with two umbrellas? Did he really bring them for me and Dohun sunbae?d63c61e9765b918a

Did Lee Gyeon 347a11a77b get caught in be2eb3db24 the rain on aabb7a9c67 his way back?b86e1828128afeb2

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The thought that he brought umbrellas for me was later proven “false” after several lifetimes. Right after that, a water-attribute gate opened. He must have prepared a few for that and had some left over.cb086e7938901be2

Thinking that way 1a35bfb5a6 was easier on 9e8648bd39 the mind.cb29c9cb769bbb91

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The thought 3f80d93411 that Lee 93722b2318 Gyeon brought e62413cfd1 them for f6083f1876 me, thought 7592aa990e of me, 9b466265f1 tried to 0ece58bd6c help me, c6f768f14e led to bd9ed3c35f delusions. It made me e2441212d1 conscious of him 8d13efa714 and repeatedly recall a7102c7d37 only his good 5d7e586200 points. It was a life 217ffb4741 of circling and circling 81b579a6de through embellished memories.7e263a0c282f7a89

My regression 2d17491173 proved three 4bf255c4b8 things.c64954166d898265

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First, Lee Gyeon d39432b870 was indifferent to 960c34cadf me.e2e2f53bb58d6f0e

Second, he was d28e2b64a2 foolish enough to e1e26ad51e face ruin without e8340e7288 guiding.b4822679ed0775f7

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Third, I was endlessly f4380d5354 reminiscing about such a cff9ed62bf Lee Gyeon.778776308c733ca6

Dohun sunbae 5950e72fb3 was no abe66d4c97 longer visible. He had moved away 34d58acfe7 with the group of 0b26ae939c people looking for him. The naive Lee 10ba0da18d Gyeon who foolishly d372ca4017 competed with Dohun 92b95ac82f sunbae was also fd5a717f77 nowhere to be d313f894f6 seen. The naive f39f6186ab Han Haegyeol 445297990c who liked 1fe8af34b9 Lee Gyeon 7d0070ee66 unconditionally was fe1bf513d5 nowhere to 858a4e43a7 be found.cdefe8d1d31cc694

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I looked d0567aab02 at the f8e87cc935 crumpled notice 43c2596d7a again.f3c886509de4e8b7

[Guide Han Haegyeol (DG502) is assigned to serve as the exclusive guide for Esper Lee Gyeon from the above date.]

If it had f1f1b349c7 rained today, would 8e556b7c1a Lee Gyeon have b9fb9907e4 come like that 086504a94e day? Holding two umbrellas.901f0bbd0ab36128

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A few a03180a661 days later, f53a557ed7 I was 578d859adb lucky enough 174f39363f to get 50c472dedc a chance 806f05acf0 to meet 4d1d9179d8 the Esper db3713d7e3 Center director abc8a776d5 directly, thanks 45e12eaaec to Dohun d83c33dc3a sunbae.b3a6283b0dd14b18

According to sunbae, 522ead3cab there was some 25909cdd2d support for me 63489b4a39 within the guide c8c50b0d0b center. I only found out 009302000b now, but Lee Gyeon 24fc1374c5 was extremely disliked within 9a29afc791 the guide center. He was a troublesome 18cd783507 esper who made every d87834c40f guide suffer and was 3104702c99 constantly on the brink cb8ed0d6c3 of dying without any 3066396fcd reward.26dfd1b301ed94d2

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The guide a81c4eeff7 center had 531d7cd99d a lot 1e70675946 of discussions 3bd517e0ac about my 3b19f5cda1 unusual assignment. However, the final 7ef4b6a7a1 decision rested with c2f7c23ac9 the Esper Center 9d1088c2b5 director in charge 0c62534c13 of Lee Gyeon.4c43e1db08860acb

The appointment was at 7:20 AM. I had to visit before the director even started work. Dohun sunbae warned me to be careful. The Esper Center director wasn’t someone to be taken lightly.8de16e6641db1013

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I didn’t expect it to be easy. I just needed to distance myself from Lee Gyeon.ebe7ff2337dcca2f

I headed to the Esper Center much earlier than the appointed time. While the guide center was empty, security personnel were already on duty at the Esper Center. The director’s office was in an annex a bit away from the main building. More espers were bustling around the annex entrance than the main building.d80927941fe05287

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Before I even reached the annex entrance, a security esper approached and stopped me. It took quite a while to verify my identity and communicate among the guards. If I hadn’t come early, I might have been turned away before meeting the director.755698bfeadbb13e

Even inside the building, the commotion continued. I repeated the procedures. I scanned my fingerprints until my hands were sore, and verified my name, serial number, home address, and personal contact information. I even signed a pledge not to disclose anything about the Esper Center’s activities, under penalty of suppression if violated.fd724a7ecdc0c3bf

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Only after all these procedures could I reach the director’s office. Surprisingly, there was no security right in front of the office. The corridor seemed deliberately left empty. The office door stood alone, almost forlornly.a6dc70c6a30894c8

The current director ca0ef190d2 was known as 33af9392ec the first S-grade. As such, 9663d2f20d they were 08edd6c1fa sensitive and f9445e9a7b strong. Standing in front 8881edcfdc of the pristine 75d10df204 office without a bcec6a7aca speck of dust, 4ab5c8dabb an unrecognized tension 7c1aeb73b9 swelled within me.14a57f3d356667d2

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I took a 77402ff25d deep breath and 4abff3aa87 knocked twice.68611f793d5fffe1

“Come in.”0a7527b684914a76

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The voice was lighter 9c6d94353a and kinder than I 4f868c8e4e expected. My head c2dbde73fb throbbed from c6f5e9c953 the tension. I grabbed the b80bb8eaf8 handle and opened 1f4cd2c9ee the door.3af6eb84de0e0ebd

As I 7ec24dd675 entered the c440b78437 office, the 522cab4600 director, busy 4879d762c3 flipping through 7add52b18c documents, immediately 60eef857ce caught my a9190017bd eye. The first thing c439bba783 I felt was 5ebd6dd51a an intense cold.9ad6b39338ec0a81

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“Hello.”624294fd707f120d

I bowed deeply in 400cf752d5 greeting. Up close, cc410af265 the director 0b51e5bc4e appeared to 479dd614ad be in f85b4feb8b their mid-forties. I knew 41b711bcc8 they were 1d3adde03b actually older. They wore 741f079fdc an elegant a73a1087f3 suit rather 804d0e4d8a than a 0a000dc66c uniform. At a 85a4336a5e glance, they ab4d28e5f8 seemed more d93c8229dc like a 71dbe56a40 CEO than ba2057d4bb a military a03bcb4620 figure.cc5001cac72cfd93

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The director remained 3100c19865 engrossed in the ee866ca346 documents for a 3e1591c00e while even after 0c9043b655 my greeting, then 606c3f2c9c finally spoke.e2ae6ceb1e2d176e

“I heard you came to complain?”9fa2624b2aac8cd9

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My jaw dropped 2dc6ec024d and froze, causing efa5ae42e7 a delayed response.99e81746d9e501be

“…I have an objection to the notice of becoming S-grade Lee Gyeon’s exclusive guide.”9ca9ce027a409761

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“Don’t want to do it?”b69fd3f6696a89c1

“Lee Gyeon is too much of an esper for me. I…”7695bba1d5d14d78

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“Is my question difficult?”610827e706c8ba1f

“…”e2bc164a78195295

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“Don’t want to do it?”ef71f49e9d5b9857

“Yes.”9f39ff97774e7523

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The director finally 0dfb2cef5d reacted. The document they 5eb42f72f9 were reading closed e2b743413c with a snap, 6222bc29e1 irritably. The director 9605e8f9ea lifted their e93af49736 chin. Every action was 17e4600a84 a mix of b347525f97 indifference and elegance. It was strange.5e74c727eb3916fd

“Does the director have to manage position changes?”af902e1e7222d0da

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“I’m sorry. But only you can revoke the exclusive guide assignment.”6ada7e6cdf959cc2

The director 02e32f8e89 raised their e45272e19b eyes and 81ac84f8ef met mine. A slight 212ba4b9b1 smile sent a08d3d1b2d shivers down 22fd714561 my spine. It felt like being 53abd8374a a puppy in front 18d7cacfe0 of a tiger. It was odd, but 611930f409 not frightening.6e61479eabebeb51

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“Do you know why I made time? Because of you, a D-grade guide?”ebbaf634b10ac5af

“That’s because I asked…”9688341102b9db1b

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“Naive. Of course, it’s because of Lee Gyeon.”b4104d5eea6d65ca

The director adjusted their a4839c9d81 posture comfortably.acf94c87143fd1f8

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“What do you think of Lee Gyeon?”54ba8662bfa2c8be

Many thoughts crossed 27b21eba09 my mind. Good memories 6d650a9887 came first. The small 78ff225e60 moments when 6ce5d8b8dc Lee Gyeon 0e5ef433c9 was kind 4c0177dd3e to me c8cd2176ba rolled around a0dfc9818b as abstract 054613aded fragments. Before that, f38d385d78 I recalled e1d327646e how much 55f0af3f5a I liked 95ac2be47c Lee Gyeon.eedb3ab520a81e15

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The conclusion was fear. Lee Gyeon wasn’t just a shower. He was a storm. A storm that uprooted and shook me.5f595c366ef71f2b

“I’m afraid.”f205413ca24dffbb

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The director f8c1080c79 smiled more 5d1588caf7 brightly than 3102b3be2d before.8e1940c6946503e3

“Honesty is good.”367600d91223ce60

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Suddenly, the d42409fc78 atmosphere in 0aa2f9c348 the office ee6a951c8a changed. It felt 0732a34277 dry and 3f22ff7b22 hot, like bac928e570 being in afe1f400ba the middle 57f9a5cddf of a 10184f5e59 desert.6348a388e44f3d6e

I instinctively clutched my 71efca1f30 throat, feeling suffocated. It was spicy 5889d116a4 and hot. After a while of e1afaef3e2 gasping, the temperature abruptly 63f8bc7dad cooled. All the e581547c2b warmth in 7c260dd9df the space a2cb47d608 seemed to c1fe875d35 be sucked 83891d1429 toward the 403898b510 director. I felt an b02cbf0685 invisible vortex of 0eceaebf9e temperature.e4c893eaaff6160b

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The sudden 4dae43fef1 change in 41f04a5cb8 body temperature f86fd0d01a covered my 07c043b0f5 skin with ab8a0cb136 goosebumps. My head throbbed from 7dc182931b the sudden chill. A metallic 0ce3f35336 smell filled 32517a0da9 my nose, 7cb4d72af9 and a e9341d0c56 nosebleed trickled 182c401fb7 down.6f9361b8d6a6c376

“My ability manifested when I was three. While burning my parents alive.”54d449bf86c2ca97

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The director’s expression was calm as they recounted their grim past. It was the indifference of someone who had long tanned the wrinkles of emotion.5cec94986c693f8d

“Since then, I’ve never failed to control my power. I was born to like control. Why am I sitting here? Because I’m S-grade? Because I’ve accumulated many merits? No. It’s because I control situations. The troublesome one I can’t control is Lee Gyeon. Specifically, his stubbornness in refusing guiding.”5e7d00a767cd9cf8

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The director’s lips twitched slightly. The fact that Lee Gyeon could provoke such an emotional change in the director showed how remarkable he was.5e45589f7ba91646

“An unrefined gem is just a shiny pebble, trash. Lee Gyeon’s stubbornness becomes a burden for other espers and guides.”8bfda4e36ffdd3d3

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I don’t want to see that damage either. That’s why I’m trying to avoid it.598f31f8220ccc53

Both the 261706296e director and 526c4481e3 I were a9788a43f4 trying to 1e0e3d967b pass the 27d0807769 bomb to 5fb3cddd97 each other, 3cbf6a5e17 not wanting 187c5cf5e2 to hold 2d3ae71419 it.55674ce699df7496

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“It’s advantageous for me to have a cute D-grade in my mouth and push it aside.”d72dceea0a89c797

“Can a lion be satisfied with a mouse?”4304abc075df31fd

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“Lions don’t eat deer even if given. But.”a31b726ade63f939

I swallowed 7ab8bf099a dryly as 5276779e2e my nose 8711602d8d stung.f33b4217d156667b

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“The Guide Han Haegyeol in front of me isn’t just a mouse. We know your achievements well.”cf7055f8638e5bb1

“Thank you.”fa7feb43b9a34824

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“So, how about getting some resentment from Lee Gyeon?”59e607ab8c648771

The director took something 5527bcb84f from a drawer and 361eb561dd tossed it to me. I quickly caught 828ab2af9a it with both 1105193ea0 hands. It was 4c325e1ec3 a small a61599466c vial. Inside the 7a45244975 small, elongated c183988cae vial was cc543d1318 a clear bf7443cc22 liquid.8c53b49b8e56d8c3

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“It’s a drug that promotes guiding rejection. I’ll assign you and Lee Gyeon to the next mission together, so use it then. Give it to Lee Gyeon and guide him.”37b68e4bcb97b8a7

“Then Esper Lee Gyeon will…”e858cca0c96ce3f5

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“He’ll have a hard time. What can you do? The pair guide doesn’t want to pair.”fab7035f1f904b21

“…”c878e49ca0d57225

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“An incident like that gives us a reason. We can’t revoke orders on a whim.”372fcaa14429d963

I’d heard of it. A drug that causes hypersensitivity reactions to guiding in espers.c4aaf8c089a82a2d

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To think I’d have to use something like this on Lee Gyeon. I’ve really hit rock bottom. Trying to survive by pushing Lee Gyeon into a corner.4814ec04401edf62

But it’s a drug prepared by the director. There must be precautions to save Lee Gyeon. They wouldn’t let an S-grade esper rampage. Not because they valued Lee Gyeon, but to avoid dealing with the aftermath.d5e03175fdbfc545

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“Did you prepare this in advance?”8c024b3d2f6f4bec

Just a few drops of this liquid could incapacitate any esper. This drug came straight from the Esper Center director’s drawer. It was proof that to the center, espers were merely tools. Even the director wouldn’t be free from this system.2f3f2ad5ebb9084d

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“Your assignment was entirely because of Lee Gyeon’s insistence. We’re not thrilled either. We don’t want to ruin the life of someone doing well in the backup team. We want them to experience dealing with a troublemaker like Lee Gyeon. It’s all part of life’s experience.”52b47c101019c0f5

“Esper Lee Gyeon isn’t treated well.”9e9fdada6acdd0d0

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I let out a hollow laugh. It wasn’t something to mutter in front of a superior, but my tongue spoke on its own.06b8d67c78866b56

“Matched with a D-grade, taking strange drugs. Lee Gyeon deserves better treatment. You know that without me saying.”2e0eb46bef91217f

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“Do you think you and I are different?”ebc2cf438a7e5d71

The director responded 0dfc48dbd2 coldly.16dfb017de508dc3

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“You’re worse. At least I’ve talked to Lee Gyeon.”32b43c0b5c9a1b13

“…”9f5c8fab23308937

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Whatever I said would 8c3d754516 be an excuse. I pocketed the 865054a3d0 vial.a3244e13eb92957f

“I’ll be going.”b7ad96140d136648

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The pocket felt excessively heavy. I wondered if I really had to go this far. When I saw Lee Gyeon’s face, I probably wouldn’t even be able to touch the vial. I’d see him experiencing a rejection reaction to me again. It was unsettling yet exciting. After all the trouble he caused me, it was his turn to suffer.b0915d02f7880d80

So I thought a little rebellion wasn’t bad…98be5804ad7d195c

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As I was about to bow and leave, the director’s voice caught me.642c98f98bec6839

“But Lee Gyeon might have noticed by now.”e84466652d620e5e

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My steps halted.feb3537a7416f246

“If you want to hide that you’re not D-grade, do it properly.”ccbd8d03c1ab352a

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I turned back, 37472a7e7b caught off guard.1f8ed79d60f48e8c

“It’s obvious.”b36944d68eb5fd91

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