EOL | Chapter 5.2

‘Dohun sunbae. Please give me some water.’5bf659f8a6851f2f

I even 84f9dfa4d6 bossed him 4eb70fd284 around.b08c8e8b2020e3b3

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Maybe they liked my attitude of looking down on Dohun sunbae, but the bullying didn’t last long. It might have been because the team leaders arrived.891648f440bc2b56

The drinking party was 6c443520ba peaceful, and I left 784041cf25 midway to throw up 713329269f everything I ate.2f9cb12467324bd2

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‘Don’t do this again.’cafdb6003b9a2904

It was what I heard with my head buried in the public restroom behind ‘Deoksune.’ Sunbae’s voice was very cold.27042fd6a9e16027

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‘They won’t stop just because you did this.’3ab88363d0e14377

‘So you’re going to keep enduring?’7b7feeacff13939f

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‘I’m waiting for the right time. I didn’t plan for someone like you to act up.’bc806971b49ccdce

‘I didn’t plan to eat this much sundubu jjigae either. So let’s call it even.’8dd4d0042c1b030e

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Sunbae threw a 9952f0d24c water bottle at 8089dfec25 me. After rinsing 333fd914eb my mouth, f828719de2 I rummaged 596ac94cf9 through his 45975db8d5 pocket and f282c9d0e2 took out efe149ebf7 a handkerchief cb07f5d392 to use 9e1c533216 as I ffbc6cea41 pleased. Sunbae looked dumbfounded, but 74eaf62cb2 it was my way 84af1fe53f of joking. A revenge for picking 532d50e262 a fight instead of 7326dcb2ec saying thank you.6c16ab9e214e642d

‘Do you like sundubu jjigae?’93fdc9a9c878402e

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For some 205dc01a60 reason, sunbae 009fb54f94 asked this. I shrugged.37062d246afbce17

‘No. But I decided to like it from today.’d685e09218e81ff9

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‘……’cb734a6a91519bd9

Sunbae opened 17517de047 his mouth, ab6179afa5 then blushed. His red f43443c4c9 cheeks twitched f0603f3355 under the 1d57496241 old, pale 3835e5be27 light of 451161d140 the public 9dc8e73f52 restroom.dcab0ecd1b310045

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‘I don’t like kids like you.’dcb38b3bbf8f4f27

Sometime later, b405458a2d those who 74144bd23e bullied sunbae 2969df2747 disappeared one f744b6a2cf by one. Their parents 01e33a4ddf or they 5002cf814f themselves were 4acc617c45 exposed for c8a59fd5ba corruption at c61a0928ca the center. I read an article 3c632a2c30 about how they were 355b04669f caught while plotting something 6b8bcd33a8 bigger.9a9f15ea4ce8d196

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And after fcce265906 more time 1b03f2de49 passed.66e442ef19bf1524

Sunbae became 48a88b2bd8 eerily kind.f32fb458a750aa8d

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“Haegyeol. What are you thinking about while eating?”00600c153bb343f0

Now an easygoing adult, fa707c663f sunbae wiped my mouth bc24126a73 and asked. His eyes were b63920d23f as kind as d94ecad90b if honey would 182f425644 drip from them. The childish ba9b495769 gaze and 5a637d1555 trembling fists c92de9f753 of the 91416d7ad1 past were 10daf5e90f no longer 55581d2a90 visible.e4c48e17c44d2fe1

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“Um. Just. It’s delicious.”eb8ebe5ddbeb098c

Sunbae, who once a09df2c587 said he hated f43dd5ab79 me like an f15e4ae85f angry cat.76e4de05eef7b606

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What made decc1f1581 young sunbae f47236f69b decide to 8e639d8b49 be kind da383e3b3c to me? Why did be2878d756 he suddenly 36f9dd1a5c change his 47236c77d0 mind?a9b4a30430368fad

That’s the one thing I don’t know.24833e80362f3a01

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Thinking about it made me laugh, and I scratched sunbae’s hand with my nail.ce8971791f527b55

“Sunbae, you have a surprisingly cute side.”c645aa24a2b9a7a4

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“Really?”4ce6002478c735da

Sunbae finally picked up 51132146df his spoon.e15d028731f5a084

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“Yeah. I’m cute.”e52426087a24eb94

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The vacation at sunbae’s villa was leisurely to the extreme. After getting my phone back, time flew by.caf06a97badbc635

Even while I 7d95c5d226 was sound asleep, f09cf84b5e Lee Gyeon was 2fdf000f2f on missions. I could find 9d7881c735 out about his 13a35ee6f5 whereabouts through articles. The only S-grade esper afc57b6778 everyone was watching.d7547b1fcad78567

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This time, Lee Gyeon 4f90580562 was plagued by strange 01a73c5f71 rumors.196f1268f87ee27d

[Lee Gyeon, S-grade abuse? New guide bullying controversy]

Despite the 666ea8ade3 sensational title, e2d71405df the content f108b9c164 was flimsy. It was about 62224318ee a report that 38c79beaea Lee Gyeon abused c437522fdb a guide named 7e9da1e75c Mo. During a mission, 571d6fa687 Lee Gyeon allegedly b8ef1afc8c forced guiding, causing f52cb1efb8 the guide to e2a03aeb60 collapse.dd0016f0b2a99bc7

I snorted at the article. Lee Gyeon? The guy who wouldn’t accept guiding even if you begged. The one who collapsed wasn’t Mo, but me, and I begged for guiding, not got forced.5dd75976950747a6

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The problem was a2eab07c57 that I fainted 888093bb68 after barely doing 6337305cab any guiding.d6220398631b8097

Would people believe this nonsense? I didn’t want to see Lee Gyeon unjustly accused.123e4edfcec83f4c

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[Must have really needed guiding, why do I need to know this]

[We must uncover the truth. Esper power abuse. Social unrest.]

[Poor guideㅠㅠ I didn’t expect this from Lee Gyeon, disappointed]

[Is it strange to ask for guiding during a mission? They make it news]

[We need to see who reported this, might be a grudge]

Among various comments, one e261960cbb caught my eye.ae2ff9b566c42037

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[Center missions are top secret, who leaked this? Either the article is fake or the informant is a spy, there’s a problem]

Though the tone ef6f302e54 was frivolous, it de4d6004b7 was a valid 5aeb712843 point.5fd7ab4296f5d00d

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The ability center’s missions were all conducted secretly under military law. Unless someone inside maliciously leaked it, such stories couldn’t get out.b44b19b112500d7c

Since it’s unlikely Lee Gyeon forced guiding, the article must be false.d0b98c559f9593d3

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“Should I write something too?”c179d1baa760fd29

I tapped the keyboard fa7b1ec847 to write a comment, ad322b971e but ended up typing 079bcc4580 a bunch of question 81a22bcd35 marks and deleting them 50110379d1 all.c7e733da6ab727c0

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“What am I even doing?”60c5b39dc47a90c5

I quickly closed the article. Instead of words, Lee Gyeon’s face floated in my mind. His hand, which I briefly held, was warm and slightly damp. His embrace was firm and too wide. Yet, it felt suffocatingly close.702daef12c7705e0

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What if I could 3c90ed1bf0 have guided more, touched b47c495946 more?a8d492f68297e2f0

Thinking that, 4ed62ffa65 I threw f8a434bed7 my phone 681bfb559a onto the 45c88c3882 bed. I buried my face 31abe7d5dc in the pillow and 9c3d2751c3 screamed, then turned my 79ac6fefe9 head at the vibration. The phone was 6fb2698212 buzzing.1ea26fab15b8f260

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It was b1734f1719 Cha Eunha.97b7982acfb60ded

[I’m sad because there’s no response]

[Just got back from a mission, where’s Haegyeol hyung?]

[You ran away because you didn’t want to guide me]

[I can’t see your path, are you on a long dispatch?]

[Can’t you reply just once?]

Messages from Cha Eunha that I hadn’t noticed because I was distracted by Lee Gyeon.6a2aa87cd8c2662f

Cha Eunha seemed desperate cd2ae54a7a to find me.4bc0ae08b2840a37

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But,a6c71136912404f3

[Today’s lunch was udon! But it was bad…]

Seeing messages like this, it seemed like he wasn’t thinking much.04bb4d2fd34c56dc

I briefly replied to Cha Eunha, ‘On vacation.’ That was it, but I hoped it was enough. Those three words were my way of saying I didn’t want to have a long conversation.afcd8983e969319d

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Then I leisurely 0b926df0b8 checked the backlog 59b3a9a6b7 of messages. I deleted familiar notifications 45db6f1ec6 and announcements, and advertisements.9008929bb46313db

My fingers, moving cb2639ed0b out of habit, 15c997743b stopped at an e123070b18 unfamiliar number.b2649563d41bc70f

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[This is Cha Seongun, research director. I want to talk. Please contact me.]

A new 66cbfc6955 type of f3a9aa2da4 spam?b7a66297da466c74

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I read 6bad865a49 and reread 2b976dda10 the short 81ddeb6a15 message. The research director fec172eeed contacting me? I suspected 9af4c44d83 it might ddaabf5c5d be related b27e83d357 to Lee 79664357c3 Gyeon, but b2c9ed0cbb that seemed c39acc50b7 unlikely. If it daf1b5a1c2 were about 7339a88853 Lee Gyeon, cad3bd1b90 he would 784d0da08d have contacted 1b13b1cbe7 me himself 83f27afedb or through a723724806 someone from 49a3f63fb5 the esper 5497c14042 center.9ef2922e6ca75d30

So this must 9bff5e1479 be a personal 2b54ae084c matter from Director 3bc15108ee Cha Seongun?f6e76dc13cf7e166

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Thinking that, there 10f6d4c195 was a hint 4d052eea0a of suspicion.666a298dab9317f0

Cha Eunha and Cha Seongun’s phone numbers have the same last digits.7843a6788b23a2b3

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‘Siblings.’95dfffac48cc1a71

It might be related to Cha Eunha. Thinking that, I didn’t want to contact them even more.a672db10772ff72b

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But an ordinary guide can’t just ignore a message from the research director.06bc0b5a0a518f5c

I debated 3aaf338240 whether to d2aafa452b reply or cca29367be call, but 57c9c5a0ac my hand c1c14b256c chose to dc3a426d5d put the e21f653e70 phone down.de03b1ad1ba6a19f

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Contacting the research director directly was too burdensome. In all those lives, I never had a connection with ‘Cha Seongun.’39605518ad0890fe

Cha Seongun was sometimes a research director, sometimes a researcher. I didn’t know the exact difference. I only went to the research lab for matching tests.140192865cce197c

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Regression also c9b63f1fc1 meant becoming ab281a3628 complacent. I actively tried to 88385543c8 solve what I knew, ce842ece88 but I developed a 2878576acb habit of being wary 7543695ebe of the unfamiliar.912bf66020f21a6e

That’s why I was uncomfortable with Lee Gyeon asking to be paired, and with meeting Cha Eunha for the first time.0458420f0f49a205

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The same 874a032e20 went for 954df9eb6f Director Cha d4b1e22f17 Seongun. She was an unfamiliar aac0cc52ba variable to me. I needed 363a2f28d0 someone I a9fd8e2b0b could rely f8a6d1ca79 on. Someone nearby. A reliable ally. A familiar presence.8df4c228900b5c2f

“Sunbae.”bf16a45a3b090b1b

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I knocked on sunbae’s door. Sunbae, wearing glasses and doing office work, stood up.d8c4637cf257fd25

“Haegyeol. Are you okay?”f97f1dae3291b40f

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“I’m fine. Sunbae, do you think I’m five years old?”ce7df6d20dc7e7ea

“Our five-year-old. What brings you here? I thought you’d be sleeping.”495c5bbfd010c9e5

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Sunbae treated me like a child. I didn’t mind, but I didn’t want him to know I liked it. I put on a grumpy face and showed him my phone.9240f6caabe0219e

“This. I got something like this, and I was wondering what it is.”fa37225f6667b1bf

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Sunbae’s smiling face darkened slightly.d8c14b9cd413751b

“Director Cha Seongun.”a1bee90417bb7591

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“Is it real? Could it be a spam message?”b2aa4d7403ac0f46

Unfortunately, according to sunbae, the message was from the ‘real’ Director Cha Seongun.c479fef6d841a57a

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“Haegyeol. Did you reply?”3cf42ce7cfdb382d

“No, not yet. I wanted to talk to you first.”95680db9c5f84525

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“Don’t reply yet. I’ll look into it first.”67f09fb987b870e1

Sunbae gently pushed my arm with his palm. His large hand slowly moved from my elbow to my wrist. It seemed like a light grip, but I couldn’t escape. Sunbae was leading me back to the bedroom from earlier.7884036a3924997a

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“I’ll contact the research lab. You rest for a bit. Don’t you want to change clothes? Did you open the closet?”eb5e3dbf43b32edb

“Huh? Why would I open the closet?”176e2152f5e432fa

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“Open it.”91996939a195b3ca

After entering a16c663f9b the bedroom, efb1c7cf77 sunbae opened c641ad362a the closet. Inside were quite f145a26b37 a few clothes 9bf9a57d62 hanging.1b2f82880dfdf999

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“Pick something you like and wear it. They’re all yours.”e9a78d7395529efd

I turned to 9701f9b8eb look at him, 2b9733236e wondering what he cfc7fbd67b meant, and sunbae 5cb67553c3 touched each hanger b28a28f489 and said,0fe23f23f60fb010

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“I picked them out. Clothes you might wear. Clothes you might like.”1d80a7a601849f45

The clothes sunbae 9184a7e30b showed were definitely c1acb104ea my style. He knew my 0278dd081c taste like a 895ca229b9 ghost. Sometimes it was eerie.866de456039bbeba

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“Are they really all mine?”6ecb9109769111bf

“Of course. They’re too small for me.”2ada6d8f1eb1bd24

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“Sunbae……”b8e032d39701a291

“What? I have a lot of money.”3e67e4398f7862bd

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“I know you’re rich, sunbae.”a52c25c898e8e03c

I shook 8de178e04b my head, c10a5149a5 holding the 73414dba13 pile of 2afa7442a8 clothes.2aab5b3d686cfed4

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“But I can’t just accept all this suddenly.”5d7a3f3ec3331b9e

“Is it burdensome? It’s just a gift.”bfd36c1dbe2bd76a

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“Uh……”c6a1262327168de3

Sunbae sometimes gave 7b977da0f1 extravagant gifts for 3d993e94c8 no reason. He had a 5890ccf0c7 big hand or 7cdf9bfe44 was generous, often 33144a2f38 giving gifts with a29ec9bcb4 some excuse.fac4e1c743cf3ac8

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“This time, let’s call it a welcome gift. This room. I thought it would be nice for you to use during your vacation, so I decorated it.”9857d79bfb19ebba

“Sunbae. If you keep spending money like this, someone might leech off you.”e0cfc0a41253af1f

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“What about you? Don’t you want to leech off me? I can support you.”1309c93ad2b4e593

Sunbae hugged my waist ed1578e78c tightly and asked. It was a playful 84daf1e890 joke. If he was b37e59da7e trying to lighten 88bb88725b the mood, it a79d549c00 worked.d5880f4738ac1aae

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“Ah, sunbae!”33a3b5cc0eea7aa4

“Change and come out. Let’s have a cup of coffee. I was getting tired of working.”cfebad4befe6927d

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After speaking, sunbae leaned in as if to kiss me. I flinched and pulled my head back. Sunbae’s face was right in front of me. His serious eyes and firmly closed lips seemed to have forgotten the previous mood.36d528aeead7913d

“Sun, sun……”cadd88ddf039e068

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“Here. Something’s on you.”5a4fef1983e36166

Sunbae poked a54e683dcb my cheek b93d1c0f61 and quickly 34ff4a45be backed away.b6a164d731438f1d

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“I’ll get the coffee.”97ce67e9323b5add

Sunbae left a42fc85833 without closing 8cdcce81f7 the door. Watching the 23a6d625b9 door he deeec97fc7 left through, c2d6225556 I exhaled.c4f80affe57648c6

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“Whew, whew……”31c1fd9245870a6b

For a moment, I thought our lips would touch. Why didn’t I avoid it more actively?b2c71b838a45c39d

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When I touched 4a397cfc58 sunbae, a cool 3bec0bff92 sensation spread from 4b9a3d96e2 the point of 8144cbfa3e contact throughout my db6b09d094 body. That feeling even controlled 91b8c19820 my emotions. It calmed me when 309c5be64f I was excited and 3dbc42518d made me feel at 307e7a7383 ease when I was cdc69f13b9 confused. It was a e833577908 feeling like sunbae.5762d910927dd32e