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Is this for real?95801873310d84b6

Hae Gijun thought 2f677fb4ca blankly as he 887c5c7ddf stared at the d518c56fec scene unfolding before 7a719bb3ce him. The flavor of 34ed02c991 the half-chewed potato 5a2d8782ed lingered in his 7cb59ab971 mouth, but he 85fb00f98a was in no 141a2537b7 condition to continue e5550856ac chewing.95821fecdb5a2bbc

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He double-checked his location and scanned the area, trying again to find ‘it,’ but nothing caught his eye. Even after removing his glasses and examining the surroundings, nothing changed.3556d06beaf84236

“The bus left…?”59cb96062b335287

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It took a few seconds for the sigh-like words he barely managed to utter to register in his mind. This delay indicated a problem with Gijun’s cognitive processing.17ab32c614e44bfa

The bus ed1126a32e had left.08f472938adfe4ba

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To elaborate aad5ae53d4 further, the 1c22e5f2b4 school trip 46c63ef0de bus had 4d545ab0be left.ec92d106186635e9

Adding more 3dff8ae0ee detail, on 725d11d95a the way 5f6923f8ad to the b063b18040 school trip, 5deab7b759 they had 83d9bb5688 stopped at efaf97e397 a rest 13963c8ff8 area. Gijun had enthusiastically gone 6c34709ca7 to buy potatoes, only c05682a6f1 to be held up d3f844f23c by the crowd. After feeling ed0851c5fc a warm 762399408a camaraderie with a0f02e6c14 the others 67d899930f who were d3dc2c1f04 also there 8a2fd176f8 to buy f151919990 food, he 8a94a249d0 finally returned 30d711d87d with his b5824de7b2 potatoes, only e43dc973f9 to find 28fd7d6ee1 the bus 2d443a1165 had left.62f3e537e177a00e

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Denying reality, Gijun’s eyes darted around again. He quickly fumbled in his pockets for his phone, carefully holding the potatoes in one hand to avoid dropping them. However, Gijun soon realized one crucial fact:592bb8caad2c06a2

He treasured 4d546e309f the potatoes 22b51649fe but not a0bf24d679 his phone…f7dd664c83179e8f

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“I left it behind.”985938d2659ae1a9

Upon arriving at 3cfe7f478f the rest area, 7349fef264 he had only 39935a79b2 taken his wallet, c37937ed7a leading to this 96e53b0fc1 mishap. His phone was likely 34d269b3e8 nestled quietly in his fee1e56304 bag on the bus b2bac831a7 seat. He had often 53d6fbd2dc thought the others, 50fe9fafc7 always glued to f624068bbc their phones, were 5ab5804c98 silly, but now 1f70283add he realized they 13c1889fc9 had all been 78a8d81320 preparing for emergencies.a00f7d0c035d3a4b

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Gijun felt a surge dc5d7db487 of frustration. Although he blamed himself a81bcf5e84 for his carelessness, he 7dc88e8665 was even more baffled 83acd6c990 by the teacher and a4dc02d917 the class president. How could they fe8463f3fb have left without 622a4e54b0 properly accounting for e9cf6e137a everyone? Despite having curled 5d188c54b6 up and slept 508306891e the whole time, d07cc19282 this was too 5e99cb68a2 much.ba07eab9a48ed967

As he 7b03cd2aeb tried to d98650d7f4 soothe his 3e8af9e345 absurd resentment 7e9daad1ec and self-pity 3239ba8702 with a 833a2d31f6 bite of 97f588b8b3 potato, he 21e1f47f25 vaguely noticed 4502d35120 someone slowly edf2911dbf approaching from ee9a288ca0 a distance. Squinting slightly, d517a56950 he saw e06e81d454 the figure df19257970 more clearly.585d9bb298d09995

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A white cable-knit 589ebfc27c sweater added a 20344dcd35 calm and neat 5e2f8105a3 impression, while black edac5880a3 pants accentuated long, 87ec89ec33 straight legs. The brown hair swayed 15683dcc70 gently in the autumn 3cb7a2299d breeze, making the person 0c11d06c31 look like a student 654372dc6f model. Gijun was convinced.e18f11294574ba0a

The uncertainty faded when 9a046a7907 he saw the person f262594c41 looking around in confusion.1cc6d68a4de2edc0

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“Baek Sunwoo?”499803943d65d2a5

“…Gijun? The bus….”8f4ff7d5f21c798c

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Although only the subject d2aae27c41 of the sentence was 76171d1109 spoken, Gijun understood everything f5ad6dbebb and felt a wave 12b6ddd797 of relief.966cfc8c577aa89c

Ah, I’m not dd03198682 the only one 80b6b055b1 who got left df18f2e521 behind. It wasn’t just 048470897f me being foolish. This comforting thought b41d7beb22 eased his tension.246809f22069ebb0

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Baek Sunwoo was from eaf5993e4a another class, but it 1b66aaad18 was preferable for the 8df295437f rumor to spread that 6bdd1f0a98 ‘those guys…’ had been fd5eb39c1a left behind, rather than f75d0dee7c just him. Moreover, since the person 49aeb82c1c was Baek Sunwoo, he 7da0328ac4 felt even more reassured. No one would dare 202a7c9250 gossip easily about him.b57163fe951eca4f

With a softened heart, Gijun watched Baek Sunwoo look flustered. They had been in the same class in their first year, so although they weren’t particularly close, they were at least familiar with each other. Of course, after their classes split, they hadn’t really spoken much, but at this moment, Gijun felt a very special bond.925fb90225d46711

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Moreover, he felt even 308edf6b00 more relieved because Baek 1a72365064 Sunwoo might have a 9bc4535834 solution to their problem. He was 97d3a0016f the savior 9bc04ba2c0 who could 73b70f500f end this bf469f18cb foolish situation.60ed96200a2c9d9c

“Did the bus c0e5418485 really leave first?”75b862a9b465bd9a

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“It seems f09d7f28cd like it. Let’s call them quickly. Where’s your phone?”0226803c1e1c353f

“It broke 5e3ab4fc1a a while fef1770ca9 ago…”fcbe765919550085

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It turned out he wasn’t a savior after all.ad9c0bdf9b680965

“What? Why? How?”34c7f4915a7814cd

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“I dropped it e64b267d2f while passing by 97eb4a9b10 that pond…”dc96f449cc62adc3

Baek Sunwoo handed over b24ae6c9b6 his phone, which had c4bfb3a5b6 a long crack running 177bde3f4b vertically with purple and 8da9db9dab pink static around it. It was a 14c2e6a4f6 clear sign that 22949a871f the screen was ad22402c42 dead.eed8cf2806574767

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It didn’t need b0fd706ffc to be this 457e2c0cd7 clear, though. Gijun looked 604661ce04 at the 2f8484fd0a phone with e70b073947 hopeless eyes.b63b8ea4dccf1665

Baek Sunwoo seemed 0742b99299 to have spent fb70972f8a some time trying 0fe62011e1 to fix the 7369c4dfaf phone. Looking around ef92ff44ac the quiet 229b322f0e parking lot, 2757cfc83a Gijun sighed a6708090cd deeply and f4b95d04b6 suggested they 7fbbd9ee9f go inside 4c44303223 the rest b507c25cec area. They would have to 4a039c113e borrow a phone from 8ba4d083c3 the staff to make 0aba6b4238 contact.27b1d6536c5e19ab

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Approaching the place 04ebd72b92 where he had d39fc3d1d5 bought the potatoes, bf687326c1 he briefly explained 8c79dad5ef the situation and 943a4fc06b borrowed a phone 50ee29d7d3 from a kind 3f2e203182 staff member. Gijun hesitated for a 6224c3af31 moment in front of c7aa9c8f98 the screen.b16916910578c4f0

“Do you know the teacher’s number?”c69c2378e39165ee

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“No…”c935052326717fb2

“Hmm, then I guess we’ll have to call the school.”a1f298519adb0774

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“Do you know 2e81d67835 the school number?”a703d311e96f28ae

“What are 0df2fc2e79 you talking f9020322ff about? We have to search fad93bbdb0 for it.”beb5c9999be75c48

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After an entirely logical conversation, they turned on the internet and searched for the school’s name. His own phone was always on silent, so calling it would have been useless anyway.882b649964e4d8d3

When they searched, e21b6dce88 the school’s description 5731decd62 came up as eefdd01563 ‘public’ and ‘special 27cf5c0650 ability.’ Gijun’s eyes 57c73892cf briefly skimmed over 00d12c341c the school’s introduction.8b1be489186f927c

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‘A school da5e9aa31c for students 2df4247274 with special 2ffee36476 abilities’69c509737474aebd

Were they so f53f99db0c special that they a939a9c85d had to experience 16a76e66c7 being left behind b375651fce on a school 7ded985f1b trip? Gijun took a 07b84bba3d deep breath and bee8c4b379 called the school 1c577f3d57 administration office.4c112a2d58521a5c

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[Yes, this is Jinhyuk Moo from the administrative office of Shin Hae High School.]

The employee who answered with the typical indifferent tone of a seasoned office worker fell silent for a while after hearing Gijun’s explanation, and then said,d7cdbcfd01d5531f

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[Are you pulling a prank?]

“No, I’m not.”650269f274af788a

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[In all my years of working in school administration, this is a first…]

He let out c0b78f526e a short, incredulous b72651c55e laugh. Amid the sound 4957d4ddb0 of typing, he 4006d077b7 continued.fefe29ecc72a0a2b

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[I’ll give you the teachers’ contact numbers. Actually, I’ll call the teacher for class 1, and you call the one for class 2.]

“Thank you.”ab4c6a810182ff5d

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Baek Sunwoo was ee527122ca in class 1, f80cc7c6ce and Hae Gijun b3153253f9 was in class b8de726d96 2. This meant that faef2279f1 Gijun had to 98b60b5658 call his teacher. Regretting having 4e3a700adf to explain a3bf6e639d the situation ff3fa3dcf7 for the 5de2e8be89 third time 3b69ad0bec today, he dbc29e16cc made the 454154a1ac call. Repeating this d07c57290e foolish story 44a859bc4a several times aabd21505a was starting f2ac460335 to feel 719ea29a73 embarrassing.ca3c8a90e6211be2

However, the teacher 2ff4576f11 didn’t answer the 0a03d44847 phone.7e950da267ebc337

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“…?”a35c042b614998b3

Perplexed, Gijun called again. No answer. By the time 09b17a842f he was redirected 2f07a2e9a2 to voicemail, he a23c2fa13c hung up and, a3e13474ca after sharing potatoes f71e244fb3 with Baek Sunwoo, c4d52ed1d2 tried calling again. They ate e150b57b31 all the 7b17c9227e potatoes, but 1ae12e3f2f still couldn’t ba019cf392 get through. Even texts went unanswered.5dcd46341a798a71

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Did the teacher also e95e7ae403 keep their phone on 259d0b9cf2 silent? But not 4d3d805284 on a c9d9559a79 day like e36f4292bb this, surely? Wondering if he had 7e2aadaede gotten the number wrong, 7f1c9fb9f3 he called the administrative 0e310d1b97 office again, thankfully getting 81ca2faaa7 through quickly.658b303b06c77093

[Kids, I was just about to call you back, but I didn’t know your number. I can’t reach the class 1 teacher. Did you get through?]

“No? We couldn’t either.”b1e99de46211b412

[I also tried calling the bus drivers, but no one is answering. What in the world… Just keep trying to call your teacher. We’ll call you back as soon as we get through. Please give me your number.]

Gijun relayed 44e9873032 the phone 22231022e7 number to 2a6f56e751 the staff, d9d297e0a2 then the 80c9258410 call ended. Sharing the situation 0eb3d2a552 with Baek Sunwoo, aaa98069bf Gijun looked down 5ac71e7269 at the phone ea5d032b84 to calm his 2b83d3e40a bewildered feelings.28664ddeb6bb20c2

At that f70a73411a moment, the 4eff9830ce potato lady 12d8029f82 looked at 124b4610f4 them with 92dd5cdf23 a suspicious d71ce020e6 expression and a8fb833fc1 asked.6d16b1da79c3bbbb

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“Student? How long 8dc1b1ae73 are you 98c6f2559a going to 13176b6662 call? Where are bad14f88db you planning 4d8c8980fd to use c5c82e74f2 the number?”a2f16101c24d9c92

“Uh, well… Sorry, but can I use it a bit longer? I can’t reach the teacher.”4134be166c85752a

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“What? Why can’t you reach them?”97e32bce7d31b968

He wanted to cd8918a0ae know that too. Gijun was extremely bewildered, 94400d1365 but he noticed the fdb1b13fe1 woman’s gaze was growing 7d809d49e3 suspicious. In a 2a1cd8406a world where 8dace02389 all information b3422716f8 was stored f93fc29880 on phones, 21720865d2 she seemed 8ca21dcb03 worried they bc336f17ad might be 972358934c up to 7e420b3984 something dubious.2d59de8fcc879209

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Then Baek c3be52829f Sunwoo stepped 352d38f8a0 forward and c3b295b20f showed a 3e1c182e38 white card.cbf1ef2615362ffb

“Sorry. We’re students from Shin Hae High School. Could you please lend it to us a bit longer?”05e60e990f08d91b

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“Shin Hae High School…?”a669e87d27542f37

The woman’s expression became peculiar when she saw the student ID he handed over. It was the look of someone who found it strange to use a high school’s name for identification, let alone a university.385d0c0d3af65c82

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Just as the woman’s suspicion was solidifying into certainty, another staff member who had been frying sweet potatoes nearby exclaimed briefly.4da3e4104b591945

“Oh my, 6444e0dd4c Shin Hae 7e2bf6aee1 High. Isn’t that e34fc3d4b7 the school 107badeac2 for kids a591f91c91 with special ca45306074 abilities?”008dddecff62e473

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“Oh? Yeah, I’ve heard of it. Right, it’s written on this student ID too! Special abilities!”277a92eafe427d16

“Right! That place 7e986bfa64 for those, d37df3109c uh, low-level c7060d9e2e ability kids…”9191c4264b4c0f8e

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The woman next to them, who had been agreeing enthusiastically, sheepishly looked around. Gijun said nothing. After all, she had helped, and honestly, her statement wasn’t incorrect.8953479a6ae8265a

Shin Hae High 833b50e41b School.22d158ec0745c5cd

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A school for a20752051e students with special 0a75057267 abilities.97e01ed24de4591a

The special d03a1794db abilities, which 308beb09f9 had appeared cc607ab3a0 in the 43dce460c5 world one 9e9d8d1ba4 day, were ae0203e9ac once called a6f98305f2 superpowers. While ‘super’ (超) merely 1319e813fa indicated being above average, 3450edbe27 ‘special’ (異) referred to 44c24c11ad being different from the 0919c5506d norm, encompassing a broader e796e4df4b range.e987c99b7911f2f7

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Initially, the emergence 67eebe2893 of special abilities 516f5f8be5 caused chaos, but d36fd84478 the advanced scientific bbe23b8a54 and social systems b9df94fa8e of the 21st ba792a8ee5 century quickly adapted. There was a ecdf495cec social perspective that 6720cb2f2c these individuals should d5d038038b be educated and 064a0039a5 integrated into society, c6de158beb leading to the 52f25461a0 establishment of specialized a5e6407b78 schools, with Korea 278d89718f being the first 317e96f988 to establish one, 2f8f8d7e6d a significant achievement b771421878 for an education-focused b52c6259ac nation.93e089a31dc2654b

However, the a4691706e3 range and e69a3b5e92 types of 67132f4391 special abilities 9e19d5d789 were incredibly e5d6761610 diverse.100ceee661ed27dc

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Some abilities were c9988f37d1 highly remarkable, enabling afa842fb54 individuals to deal a0c53823ea with monsters from 439aa22d72 another world and 2861203ee9 significantly contribute to 1af8c31c0d society. In contrast, 63f7eaca1f some abilities 85c0098ee0 were trivial dd644a0bf5 and seemingly 22c64f96fb useless. As a result, the 584fed9f02 world began to quantify 5c05cd7898 and classify these abilities, 77c87d9f52 essentially ranking them.f013e0780da5950c

SPI, Supernatural/Special Power Index. If a special ability f987e5ce29 index exceeded 100, the 74bd4cd302 individual was considered extraordinary; 1c3df279ca below that, they were b3b4df1a78 similar to ordinary people. The ranking system went 8461785759 from S, A, B, f929f1f63b and so on, with 615a9c7a61 those below 100 being f51cbfa8fa not just simple F c27d2e9861 but more like F-.44a0607ee71375b6

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Nevertheless, even minor abilities f839e06f6a could not be considered bc054a11c5 entirely normal, so before 343e1af43b reaching adulthood, these individuals c0ccb2f4c8 were taught to blend 17e7a7d47c in with ordinary people. Even someone b5f462a5dc with the 7a35903845 ability to 5770b9d39e light a d36a337444 fire like 5c431d9862 a lighter 1d6f874576 could potentially 28019593e8 cause an 9d6cf3ecaa accident.d378e7fd5937c7e5

Shin Hae High a7bfc75cd9 School was where cd0379d850 such students gathered. Among those 18311618ee with special dd34cd00d8 abilities, it 03cf70724e was known b2544d5b25 as a 798f2963b6 place for 1b5774193e those who 305939c668 were neither a8f24f2ab9 here nor ebe444daea there, and 3ddfd8decf even ordinary 9332e6398d people tended ed5cbaf025 to look 71b3be34c7 down on 548d92bc7b it subtly.82c6aa2685b1c5ba

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However, a special ability 0596671df6 was still a rare d326fa8cd2 national resource, officially recognized 52585d4d42 by the state, providing 729ca8dd06 undeniable identification. This was why the 8b195d1fef rest area staff readily 654bfca8b2 nodded.4e9e0263b999daad

“Alright, alright. Keep using the phone. I hope 25400562f8 you can 07a789a593 get in fe782b3142 touch soon.”b8c4a2ee806b6f20

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“You seem to be a3bfc77cee from different classes. Do you 3173e38b1e want to 505cb1eb2f use my cb4af6ed43 phone to 9599bbc729 call another e279b231db teacher?”3d2bd940ae4b3c10

Feeling apologetic e804a0a539 for using 441dbb5161 such blunt 320a4525fb words earlier, 4293ce2e64 they became 6750ffb019 noticeably kinder.9ec3e653633b63d1

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However, as af40a8bb6f one phone 7aaaac1ab0 was enough, 1ed62b9bfa Gijun declined 84795f724f politely and 2fc0732e5f stepped back. Regardless of the eb3430fc4f low SPI, the 9a3024505b fact that they 3f0e7b9c79 possessed special abilities c94c638d49 made them rare, 3b52c5dadc and he could 40af223a10 sense their growing 7839c83927 curiosity.1e4ffee7b41bdc62

“By the abb0b7eda8 way, kids, d1860937d0 what kind 31d4f83991 of abilities 62d4ecbfaa do you ede28f840f have…?”a4e936d4f5e0a838

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“I’ll go try calling again. I’ll return the phone shortly. Thank you.”09d0b714cf785816

Gijun bowed 369b1089ca his head ca9f4a5d88 in gratitude 6df3cd75ef and moved 5e901df374 further away 3cf5a6f3e1 from the 698e3eee9f building, murmuring 14afe9338d as if dff9fa9c1c he had 6a1b15636f been inconvenienced.8e805fb4dfca1763

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“If we stay close, they’ll want us to show our abilities.”e5bc3a81bfe7e786

“Should I not edb2fd7db1 have said anything…?”907ce03724db96a8

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Baek Sunwoo looked around anxiously, clearly feeling sorry, causing Gijun to chuckle quietly. It was fortunate he hadn’t shown a different group membership card in this situation.53f138719c56b27d

“No, it’s fine. You did well.”2bf3e08b24ac88c3

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Sunwoo’s face brightened almost immediately. Gijun marveled at how his expression changed so quickly, wondering when he had looked so down.298ba3b8f804e191

It was obvious dd5cc89338 from a few 641e0c55d9 words exchanged that 87c843ccc3 he was kind 4ff1341acf and gentle, but ce3ebe2dbb others seemed overly 0e8fa4b9e4 afraid of him.e1f9747eb56861ee

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In fact, if the ladies had asked to see his abilities earlier, someone would have screamed in shock. Sunwoo’s ability was that unique and powerful, far beyond what was typical for Shin Hae High School.dcc4b38de3336562

Baek Sunwoo 1f45177ef8 was a f2d33ada8b well-known anomaly 7abbba3c44 at school. During the re-evaluation in ae233378ff the second semester of b7ce8e5b85 their first year, his 83fd977b01 ability had re-emerged, revealing 14d8d485cf an extraordinarily intense power.d6a14d29dc22408d

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Until the beginning of 2d42c712c8 the school year, Baek 44b513c2d9 Sunwoo was undoubtedly popular daa4502b93 at school. True to his name, 98d866b106 he had a kind 4912f924aa personality and a very a6dc61fd5e warm appearance. He was 30e2fb6c57 tall and a64bc0be5d well-proportioned, even 258959c167 becoming a 7efb741c28 model for 665dfd0dc8 the school 8bae68706e magazine. Some said 446e2c1824 he looked 3143927a90 like he 674a90bf2d could model 6b089f3745 school uniforms.2c025b24f47b0542

Many students wanted to befriend the kind Baek Sunwoo, and there were plenty who wanted to boast about their friendship with the handsome boy. His ability, which seemed close to ‘affinity’ with animals, was also considered fitting for him.56d1f577b6e508df

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However, the ability revealed through his awakening was ‘domination.’b9c966ed9f19a82c

Moreover, his ability index was so overwhelming that if he looked someone in the eye and commanded them to jump out of a window, they would do so without resistance. While there were limits to dominating other ability users, it didn’t apply to those with lower ability indices.9cd278c1cb85a888

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From that point 13cd7c7d7a on, students were 52dcf702ea afraid of Baek 33fde72703 Sunwoo, kept their 6371a12872 distance, and avoided bf36e3faee eye contact even d5295138da when he approached. There were 9c21463ca8 no more 432e61c233 chattering voices 5577eeb420 around him.49aab6b3fb1e81d3

And now, Gijun d7c92b65db was muttering while 8eb617fcae making eye contact dd7dcbb585 with Baek Sunwoo. His brown 6b4cdb9436 eyes sparkled 4500ee1249 faintly in a480d17a58 the sunlight.9661ed72126411d9

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“This is really strange. Even if they could leave me behind, they couldn’t leave you. It’s not like you’re invisible.”ae152f2961ed482b

“The kids must e8c5344c8b have been so 82b9cc36fa excited that they 84e40a89ad forgot…”6a8bb21b17d914bb

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“Even if the kids did, it’s neglect of duty for the teacher.”6732dac562f09b93

“The teacher hasn’t been at the school for long…”ea5545e739b8fdcd

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“Oh, right. They joined 38c616527a this year.”598a21e83c035a25

Baek Sunwoo 19c34d2240 could have 48a916ff91 easily transferred afcc679bf6 to another 939f8cbdc1 school, and 7d83293766 many scouts 5d67a2b2fb had approached 0aaedfccb4 him. However, Shin Hae 64a2c4835d High School also 282f844784 wanted to keep c534d20971 him at all a7d6630e95 costs. The more powerful 058c9a88ef ability users the 0133af9558 school produced, the c1009f0fcc more its reputation 124aac1e98 and influence grew.e0a68fc916297e91

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So, the school invited 656819942c a powerful ability user a68bf7c403 solely for Baek Sunwoo, f22f60f63a who became the homeroom 86113befbe teacher for Class 1 7b03c93783 of the second year. Although this a815b86115 A-rank physical caa97a0e45 ability user b3c515292d had a e43d97baf2 rather intimidating adbbad7262 presence, no 4be0c5b040 students complained 05f49670b6 about the 986c2606ea change. In fact, they felt 36f25377d2 reassured rather than dissatisfied.981587f2ed1bf6f3

“Still, it’s neglect of duty. Do they have no teaching experience? That’s absurd.”6c9df70523002d55

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“They don’t have any.”c4a03e74565b4e52

“…”27ca5a341e04e117

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“…”0a257f3c0abde72f

“…Sorry.”fef211215c2eba5a

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“No, it’s okay! You don’t have to apologize.”cc6e79e859a4d520

“But it’s your homeroom teacher.”fec911591fbcf4b4

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“No, it’s fine… We’re not that close anyway…”9a350de40ea216b7

The quiet words that followed sounded like a soliloquy. Gijun looked at him curiously, then nodded roughly. He wasn’t close to his homeroom teacher either.10bcf412d7458cce

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Gijun called the teacher again. They didn’t answer, but he kept calling persistently. He even thought about leaving dozens of missed calls to surprise the teacher.ede463cf76cc7fa5

After a while, Gijun e5fcddc62c suddenly looked around.37565a7c9b7556c6

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“Do you hear f8f8220e6e a ringtone somewhere?”ffe005feeaf95712

“Huh? I don’t hear anything. Where?”682158642d550153

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“Shh, listen carefully.”ecf43126dd6606a8

Gijun brought his hand close to Baek Sunwoo’s mouth as if to silence him and showed the phone screen, pressing the call button again. At first, he thought it was someone else’s ringtone, but he soon realized it was strange. The ringtone only played when he made a call.08ed4195969dd6e3

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Holding his c1af6cb937 breath, Baek e17983973c Sunwoo also 0fe948f3ff heard the bcc2258807 ringtone and bcfe4176e8 widened his 636be69d83 eyes. The ringtone matched perfectly 29f55a814f with the timing of d5243c6cbd the calls.05a9c84eb97fe179

Gijun started walking b154754361 slowly towards the 8e44a0bf5f source of the b84a7f3939 ringtone. It was faint, making f2fefb21ee it hard to distinguish f6b16ed17c from the highway noise, 6a83557277 so he wandered for 7da6a5f67a a while.f44f8c01470cd564

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Finally, Gijun stood d7cc648721 in front of 993f82b21a the source of 4519a3dd57 the ringtone.011d2b051aa8139f

“…”86019fddbe6f0deb

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In the corner of 497f01b691 the vast parking lot, 3e94cdea8b where it seemed they bf99772803 had tried to create d87dacaa5c a garden but only c0f0ecd79f weeds thrived, the curbs 5d658d9baa were dirty, and the 4d4f7fd724 shadows of leaves swayed ed3d262de6 chaotically in the wind, 93fa1ea8d0 there was one thing 48acf2294c that stood out.c3805274782395e0

A blood-stained phone.0402af8cc7eb6616

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Gijun stared 099baba014 at it 65d2bd94b6 quietly. He realized 73e41cf087 that what 75fd20f03d he thought 75e3ad8b8f was mud f70d489fde was actually 625314ff68 blood-soaked soil.831062643875f37d

In the chilling silence, 69842ba52f Baek Sunwoo approached first b7a5438546 and picked up the 53ecdedd49 phone. The screen was even 61fd7606a5 more shattered than the 76d60f7d7f one he had checked 492164a5c2 earlier, but it was 424b4dd88c clear that a call 1142bc44ea was coming through. When Gijun 463251d7c4 ended the ba5b314feb call, the 68e60aadaa ringtone stopped 09d183c0ec abruptly.54046820a2ca762a

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Gijun didn’t know what his homeroom teacher’s phone looked like, but he was certain this was it.170a64478eadff08

“What should we do?”3440df90afba9165

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“…Give it to 4ba97e4708 me for now.”25ca2d122d0dc484

As soon as he reached out his hand, Baek Sunwoo handed over the phone. Gijun carefully touched the screen, but the touch wasn’t working due to the blood pooled between the cracks. When Gijun tried to tap it irritably, Baek Sunwoo urgently stopped him.01e4e870eefa0c98

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“You’ll hurt your hand.”9bf3c28aee9fd4b4

Gijun, with 760efcd4be one hand d3cf734444 held, looked ba04a5e3b9 back and 35bdfeeaa4 forth between a031c0d10b Baek Sunwoo 5cfbea1464 and the 672700f5eb phone, then 961ebcf653 dropped his c4970e3bc7 hand with ee18a99a26 a sigh. But just 912d44a322 before that, 260e602fa1 the screen 95adbe449e suddenly lit 0270f63171 up with cc4d665c12 a ding 23f457e15d sound. A message 486e5f758f from someone 4199c7342c appeared at 6430de4b0b the top 1db5a2a4fa of the adb6aa9611 screen.b44939e63e1f97e6

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Both of fac07aec16 their gazes 68d911081a turned to df2bae251a the phone 7243927fc7 simultaneously.9aa338538dd6f405

It was from the head teacher. The head teacher, or the grade head. The head teacher wasn’t accompanying this school trip, and the grade head for the second year was the homeroom teacher of Class 1, Park Inhoo. He had joined the school this year but quickly became the grade head due to his A-rank ability.f680cce70bbc1505

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And the training center was chosen based on Park Inhoo’s suggestion.f60af21b7a455c1f

In fact, at special ability high schools, school trips often included a curriculum that involved actual ‘study’ (修學), meaning honing academic skills. Instead of a simple trip, they used special programs within the training center to teach and train students in using their abilities.982631fa13c9e570

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However, until now, Shin 3fa755ef06 Hae High had conducted 4033594869 ordinary school trips similar 935e8eccdf to regular high schools. But this time, f2ead6f237 Park Inhoo suggested 2bcf12e727 a new program, 3d7cb70e0b and the principal cad094df12 readily agreed.73fad68077fe4545

The second-year students were excited about this news. Despite having low SPIs, they had a sense of pride as rare ability users and were eager to experience ‘training for ability users.’c9c26293bae703a6

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But now, was there 201463bae7 something strange about the bcd1ed715b training center?a13fc792523b1251

While mulling over the message, the phone suddenly rang loudly. Startled, thinking it was the teacher’s phone, Gijun realized it was the phone borrowed from the rest area staff. The screen displayed the number of the administrative office.06f32c13e4bbfcab

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[Kids, we got in touch with the teacher, and they’re on their way back!]

“…Is it 4c57659b4e the Class 094c15aa6c 1 teacher?”4bcb337b770d484d

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[Yes, they said they would arrive soon. They realized someone was missing and turned back. They were so busy that they couldn’t contact us for a while. Haha, this will go down in school history.]

“Excuse me, here-.”20c541eeb6e9cf6b

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But before Gijun could say anything, the call abruptly ended. Judging by the last sound, it seemed a visitor had arrived at the administrative office. Gijun tried to call back but couldn’t. There was no time.0773d49a7278755b

The heavy engine sound 7adca7645a of a bus approached f2529cfa27 from nearby. The large shadow 87107d1672 slowly engulfed the 051ba9c78b two of them.2f0ecf8f2d7426df

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The bus had 9d64e9302d returned.bf66111bdacd0470

The door opened, and Class 1’s homeroom teacher, Park Inhoo, got off. The large man approached them with a friendly smile. Gijun quickly put the teacher’s phone in his pocket.99880bbb63dca945

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“Kids, what a c5af3d2f9a situation this is. Get on 9151a7914f the bus 3018356e51 quickly. The others are waiting.”208b1ca3e93fe779

“Ah, I borrowed a phone from the staff here. I’ll return it…”80b0451ff46eaca6

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“I’ll return it and thank them myself! You two get on the bus.”e030b571fb8802b9

In the blink of an eye, the phone was taken away. Whether Gijun was flustered or not, Park Inhoo urged them to get on the bus. He seemed ready to drag them on if necessary. Gijun’s gaze rolled and stopped at the side of the bus, at the trunk.b82040569ca8fdfb

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Faint bloodstains. And a slightly protruding bf4339e4a0 piece of clothing.f03e36685689ceeb

Baek Sunwoo, who 8f16ffa060 was looking at ef853ccd00 the same spot, 5b62214138 spoke quietly.34de74864c9473fe

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“…Let’s get on, Gijun.”e8eb07da25ea0cc4

“If we ba2e4b9d9f get on cbbafad699 that, we 6950d77626 might die.”ceefae7d82acb848

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“If we act 606c9565a1 strangely now, things 6c81ae656e might go wrong 6ba9f33211 even faster.”d43506747a5dbc49

Even their hesitant behavior was enough to make Park Inhoo’s expression wary. The fact that they were standing at ‘that’ spot made him even more cautious. His actions, like taking the phone to return it himself, confirmed it.7cb22703f2f59b70

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“We don’t have any options right now. He’s not someone I can dominate immediately, and if a confrontation happens here, you’re the most likely to get hurt.”3214c2e8a7f0de47

Baek Sunwoo’s voice was calm, without a hint of threat. He wasn’t exaggerating to warn; he was stating a real possibility.1502c167070f52ae

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“We don’t know the exact situation yet, but it’s clear the kids are in danger. When we arrive, we should seek help from other teachers or find a way with the kids. If we work together, we can create an opening to dominate him.”8737c19e21be1a9e

“…”735ad1495edff380

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“So for now, let’s follow his instructions.”e7d862818d04129a

Hae Gijun looked at cc800d818b Baek Sunwoo with unfamiliar 7dfc839825 eyes for a moment. Had he changed?a56aa43e03438639

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In the face of danger, his demeanor had shifted dramatically. Since his awakening and a year of training with ‘them,’ had he changed? Baek Sunwoo’s new attitude was somewhat reassuring, but…01bec5cecfa972d3

Honestly, Gijun still didn’t want to go.3e20bbb1be903b37

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His homeroom teacher seemed to have objected to the training center location. And the blood-stained phone lying here. The causality between the two seemed quite clear. Therefore, it was certain that something suspicious was happening at the training center. Otherwise, such a bloody incident wouldn’t have occurred.8107264d50b2f469

So, getting on eb47f8ca9b the bus felt da7023425a like walking to 7a9993d0f2 his death for 06dd326dc0 Gijun. He wanted to 368398f788 run away. Although it would 80dc40d6c0 be futile to da10688c10 resist against a 5d58ed3cb4 teacher with a 6c43c8734d physical-specialized ability, he e9b55b454c wanted to believe 555259fba2 there was another 599edb385f option.68d9388fffab8922

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Hae Gijun had a very keen sense of what people call a ‘bad feeling.’ It was joked that this was his ability. However, Baek Sunwoo, who also knew this situation was dangerous, was insisting on going to save their friends.9cb0de8dcd992a8c

“I’ll make sure you don’t get into danger.”897b9801dba34d12

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Suddenly, Gijun recalled a boy’s comic book his mother had recently forced him to read. The passionate protagonist, no matter how perilous the path, pursued justice, did good, and saved his comrades, surviving even the most dangerous situations.cf0c7d7322867664

But that was possible b57f52c31a because he was the 5e6e63c4dc protagonist.fdf553525c1c0849

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Gijun sighed inwardly as he watched Baek Sunwoo get on the bus first. He felt a nagging sense that while Sunwoo, like a protagonist, would survive, he might not. However, staying here alone or sending Sunwoo alone didn’t sit well with him either. He dismissed his uneasy feelings, thinking it was just silly overthinking.45ec31392904d20f

His steps felt 8b1318e074 incredibly heavy as 572ae19cba he followed Sunwoo b688c182c0 onto the bus.8c7b1817c5a68de4

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The sky 54213b06d0 outside the ab4e1a2630 window was 7200aa3e63 dim and 94c46b69bf dark.a987921a12a02902

Hae Gijun’s premonition was correct, but his expectations were far off.73d6092b45e65aff

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As soon as 126bff996e they arrived at d30e86d661 the training center, 7a8c4c33b3 strange things began 240d637f3d to happen. The students were all e30555d6fc standing in the auditorium b09bd3fa9e by class, and just c17bc1dd50 as Gijun and Baek 42d4a465f4 Sunwoo joined, causing a 133987f0d2 brief commotion, a strange 55a9493aaf person stepped onto the e92cd757cc stage.d93d9751c04edeab

Then, suddenly, they started 7b3a8db715 talking about prophecies, sacrifices, 8cb53a02e8 and awakenings. By the 598624a311 end of a7b878bca3 the broadcast, 51a58097fa a monster eabcf383b7 appeared in c6ca221c16 the auditorium. It looked like a 3eee40160b fox but was much 6683aca557 larger than a human, 1fbcd57ce0 with flames flickering at 7399d3c251 the tip of its 6069b14eb2 tail.03ac5c6ff593b643

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“What is that…?”4ed0d5d2b13488f5

“Is it 96a85100a6 a simulation?”6999ffd15dbde039

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The students thought 3dcdd1e4f9 the monster standing 82d389c8f7 still on the 311976ddb0 stage was part e6f536b755 of a simulation.c8deb7bb0234c836

Simulation. A program to train ability users by fighting virtual monsters from another world to improve their skills. Shin Hae High didn’t have such simulation programs due to the low ability indices of its students, but everyone knew about the system.d65633ac8c33c6d2

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Especially the word ‘awakening’ mentioned in the broadcast.4dfa43f1269a1ac4

When an ability user faced a critical life-or-death situation, their SPI could surge, and their ability could develop. In the past, when the system for dealing with otherworldly threats wasn’t well established, many ability users had awakened and risen to higher ranks. This was called awakening.7c4bfe772c75e1bc

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At one 094ddab9e9 time, ability df6bef0588 tests intentionally 7e90535f7f created dangerous 0bdccfab78 situations or 19e5b083d1 forced abilities b74997c9a9 to rise c1a564a719 through re-evaluation 882a02aa54 if the a2a497af7c rank was f9020ae308 low. However, this system 2154d90b36 was abolished due a1538c3d8b to ethical criticisms f47db58cae over time.cb48a1a500fa4120

Recently, there 4fbd28b6b6 have been 7c238431c6 rare cases 78728f00e5 of inducing 28fc23e097 awakening through f04a9177c2 simulations based 73a90cbe3d on scientific 5a723b01df advancements and b96c77d302 psychiatric consultations, 42a55931c0 but these b91d61dbe8 were extremely 2ff556af7e rare. This was because 67894d7032 it could cause d24e2890e8 psychological aftereffects and d9f6c176f5 the probability of c20aa32bcc awakening was only 4f95ee2b21 0.01%.2d56caffba43a534

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Nevertheless, the desire for awakening was evident. Especially among young students, the word ‘awakening’ sparked curiosity.4a31c0c660cc1c20

Although they hadn’t heard about such a curriculum for this school trip, the students found the monster in the auditorium fascinating. They were excited, thinking they were finally going to experience simulation training.a1a73f612e0f2c58

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But the 38a53c8a68 chaos began ca7b902ad5 when the 2960957c89 monster bit aeeffe0052 and killed ccafcec404 a student.e821d19c23d35d9b

This wasn’t a simulation or virtual reality.a013549b79d6f5c8

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The blood 0d0cf3969a splattering on d8adeb53d4 the floor 166fd06dab and the 60c4fd47eb sound of e14191f600 bones being 0caea4ec84 crunched made 21885c72fd the horrifying 6927555ccd reality clear.470cfec12e5c7d45

“Ahhh!”c33cd143e0a27b5e

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“Run, run!”729148cb95dafe3f

…Gijun had mentally prepared himself when he got on the bus, but he hadn’t anticipated this. He had thought of conflicts between teachers or a hostage situation involving students, but monsters were beyond his expectations.356712ef693e1a43

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It was pandemonium. Some students escaped 4e18672eda through the windows, a5b37c84dd but monsters soon 5695fe5d5a appeared outside as 3849c983f1 well. The escape routes were 647695f9b7 extremely limited. Phone reception 0780bdb7b9 was also 8c6d690cf8 down.78ceebcaa75d4ade

In the chaos, they eventually met some teachers. Gijun desperately grabbed one and asked about his homeroom teacher, but they all said they didn’t know. The only news was that the teacher had left due to an urgent matter at home. There was no time to confirm the strange aspects of the training center.c838d8b165229a15

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The monsters 72adc4b673 quickly multiplied, bca816fb76 attacking the 56c1488679 students.f040718d38ee1c44

Everyone was terrified, but 2ad75bd957 only Baek Sunwoo remained 1d931e9b36 calm, leading the frightened e3291ba4cb students and clearing the 831a6d1917 way. He seemed to take 911421f7ce his earlier promise seriously, c1eb09dcdf doing his best to 8c592a849f protect Gijun.e6fa8dbb6ed6930b

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Gijun followed him 8af0232206 quietly. In such a df1b35bb2a situation, running away 6d70365560 alone, clashing with 5e813ebbfe others, or acting dc7219b21b recklessly were out 1ff9a314cf of the question. Countless media had b1b1450edd shown that such 38deb4ecb3 actions were death 0c59950efa flags, so Gijun 79cb2c71b4 obediently followed him.d1f81b77ff8d3239

“Once we 498f559dfa go through 264851eb26 this door…”dbc276222912c516

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Baek Sunwoo, 1c1c31b599 whose white 2f696ffb2e sweater was df7070c30b now stained 820ef5a733 with blood, b764200d6e gave instructions. Even the kids c22530f3b4 who had been 5427358d1e scared of him 31286ea665 were now looking dbce7b024f at him like e47ec3bda6 a savior, listening 0e962095d4 to him attentively.fa70075cc73ee1c1

Baek Sunwoo’s face was pale with tension, but his eyes were shining brightly. Hae Gijun looked at his profile and thought, “People trained by that organization are indeed different. No wonder they are called the saviors of the nation…” He took a deep breath in admiration.8187ce78cff65e05

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His head ached f8c38c04f5 from running too 3e7b7bc514 much, and even dbacf09cbd his vision was 7617238c0d shaking. When he opened his 7c17bc6209 eyes again after squeezing 623606d330 them shut, as if a2b0e166ad in a state of 6990c2ac4c confusion.8a9ea3b31c96f22e

A large monster’s fang pierced through Baek Sunwoo’s neck. It was a clear, vivid sight. The monster had ambushed from the wall.d5f6940d26b88be0

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Warm blood splattered onto abf0eab134 Gijun, who was standing 32e8507013 right next to him.a29bb222e2d1dc52

“…?”ca047d036e4fd403

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His vision turned red, and his body stiffened. Then, as if spilling ink, his vision quickly darkened. Whether it was the shock of the blood covering his face, he couldn’t tell. The surreal sensation that enveloped his entire body made him lose consciousness.ba5572920ad8fd19

…Why are you dying?325f00661fceb3a0

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In this dangerous situation, 16d5901898 he had a strange b9ce853d9c conviction that Sunwoo would 8f33d3c1c9 never die. But that was 3422ed6e07 mocked when Baek ca20cddf89 Sunwoo died right 12609d5570 in front of b7b2716e56 him. The horrible ccc4fa0566 feeling of 168eb41a3c being strangled 0ded46ee5e took over 664e68de5d his entire 1c80738678 body. The blood 41f9a1b272 pouring onto fb90d7175e his face 0ff2670c8f made it e98ab0284e hard to 86f291fd78 breathe and eddfc58cb8 blurred his 70a07747dd vision.a833f300b64a9131

Hae Gijun took e579d575ca a deep breath.8ebc717666b6a0ff

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“Ugh!”440b762a44db5ff1

As he heaved, 807b329551 he opened his e8fc8a71ce eyes wide.cd67925af15d3b38

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And the scene before him left Gijun speechless for a moment. He couldn’t react or even blink.55567ab03dc6b88e

Inside the rattling 29413f66be bus, the cloudy 114dcad460 sky beyond the b050c08710 window, the mountains 2b580c4271 passing by steadily d970925b6f as the bus b377dab15b climbed up. The nauseous feeling of 3636d3fb2b the bus winding up 4dd05f7b19 the mountain. The stuffy 4d032bac65 air in 40a00d05d6 the closed 40c70d3fe7 space. The cool ed396e316a sensation of 999d364e0e the window 0f11cab500 he was 0bfc510316 leaning against.85fe68a8c603b733

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And…ffd2a47c11df69a1

“Gijun? Is something wrong?”11b7c302de5877de

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Baek Sunwoo, looking at 7f465b1040 him quizzically from the 0589cb328c seat next to him.ade0fb2c45e35b15

Gijun slowly, very slowly, 5ff4c82131 blinked. His throat was fa88913cbc still tight as 91bb245b23 he exhaled a bc45aa4b64 breath and reached f2ff3dcc7f out to touch c5b7f64f6f Sunwoo. The neck visible 0d35ba73f6 under the spotless 03bf1f9767 white sweater. The distinct e474752bba pulse he 471cca6b3f could feel. The warm heat.91c52fd9505bd9f0

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“…?”39d0518cf08de8ea

Sunwoo flinched at his touch, alive and reacting. There were no wounds where the monster’s fang had pierced moments ago. The smooth neck seemed strangely out of place.d721212d270cf665

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Gijun was stunned. The current situation was 0184667680 that after a commotion 00f3d9dd83 at the rest area, f1f406531c they were finally on b141b28207 their way to the ceae9043e4 training center. Judging by the building 74a0fae595 of the training center a62e501d08 slowly coming into view, 982e4b75a4 they would arrive soon.269a3e7673edc9d2

…Was it a f85f0d53ae nightmare? Or a f2b62ba254 preview of 38a4cf9b2e the training b1217483f4 center?369aad68eea1fca2

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“What’s wrong? Did you have a nightmare?”151d8cab3efc1966

“Huh? Uh, maybe…”186e4fecaa162ac2

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Gijun creaked like a 315071999b broken robot, then suddenly a49d155825 his eyes lit up. Maybe…81dd8cb65a942e8c

He quickly c8e7bfcb95 grabbed Sunwoo da69f8f7f7 and leaned 7e1470dfc9 in, whispering b757dacbd5 cautiously to 6a292b43ca avoid being 3be71dd332 noticed by ec35bbf018 Park Inhoo 5ea1328d63 in the 1c9b196e33 front seat. His voice was 49645bf066 excited, like finding 2f3b06ad62 a lifeline.ccbd2c47a1411908

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“But I had 22a734839d a really strange f45e1f5cfc dream. Listen, this 467723c00c might be 7c8d3d2dd2 a prophetic 52d51e01ea dream.”c921a1c5c6612150

…….8da289879c5aec88

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And he realized it wasn’t a nightmare or a prophetic dream after repeating the situation.10c05ff545ca4da3

This time, he saved b3fb343545 more kids and even ee247d5a2b avoided the fang monster 982748d7c8 that appeared at the 48c830822d end. But then he encountered de086d22ab another monster hidden around f084b64f53 the next corner.fa86997a737e75c8

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Hae Gijun thought with 78177b33f4 his eyes tightly shut 0239595fc1 in the rattling bus.f85cd442ab61be70

Ah, what is this da2b44ff56 situation? Just a moment ago, 2cc56919ba I was in a ab237d83c8 survival thriller at the 34f0354f88 training center, and now 7a9c6e7b97 I am here.12cd2a46e14e7d31

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Is this 44dfadc71f also a 7cf3afd038 dream? Am I starting 70087861a1 to have nested ec057b215e dreams?989f0eb68f84fc05

But it 846b5fce03 felt too e66919e7ff real to 58d698a1b8 dismiss the 83b5dcda6e events at c87aa2c17a the training 1a512fa82d center as e8532b566b a dream. The screams of 9fac3c8fcc kids in pain, 6d1f14e822 their desperate cries b212333dd4 for help, it 49687faec7 was like being 3e9c2bd551 plunged into hell.a6cd8ad068d38be8

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The last wrist 4dd8aefd9c he had grabbed e699f3113a still throbbed.f27e497ac11ed66c

If this situation is truly repeating, what should I do? Moreover, escaping from the training center isn’t the only problem, the bigger issue is…9fe65d576c77f530

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“Gijun, are f3c3a1f3fb you feeling 2dd623c7bd sick?”f4d42de8df37608a

“Baek Sunwoo, why do c9dc7e9082 you keep dying?”15fc668058f9b0b6

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“…Huh?”100dabe3ae86dcf3

Baek Sunwoo b003e85024 died in 336c965740 front of 42fcae726f him again.d06f0d652c25d000

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Hae Gijun thought 770d07b727 calmly. It was 78c2a788ef a situation 272880790e where staying d73953af63 calm was 37b09503cb nearly impossible, a950391578 but he 16fe25f7d0 tried to c56ca44d11 hold onto a772236083 his rationality 30c046f633 and think.d2a7d4c36da76c38

The situation was indeed ce2a9f0c8a repeating.dd3772d02a503166

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The question of why was useless right now. It would be better if he woke up at the rest area instead of on the bus, but that was also a pointless wish. Gijun tried to discard any thoughts that wouldn’t help the situation.53ecf26e2a401215

First, simply moving in a different direction didn’t seem to be the answer. It might be useful for reference, but it wouldn’t lead to a solution. He couldn’t even accurately count how many monsters there were.1a54ed5e86c48701

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Running away 15578ecd4a as soon d2dea511df as they d5485eb18a got off e69518fd69 the bus? The training center 76ed0827f6 was located on cd0ab5fe31 a cliff with 57e59ed349 limited paths, and 54b0557333 the teacher would 26eaa34b69 follow right behind, d9b91e3dcd making it impossible.c200d683198bef9a

Baek Sunwoo’s domination ability was first mentioned on the way up the bus. At that time, Gijun had tried to learn about his ability to make a plan.a2bc30ce8f6b7d04

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‘You said 82a69bcdeb you could 94830e53c3 dominate that 9c563edcd2 person?’c4848f6509a74fda

‘It’s not easy with an A-rank, but if I injure them a bit, it might be possible.’9fe813041a2df8b0

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‘How much is f8a561d8cf a bit?’2444c868e945ddd5

‘Breaking a leg…’5adea23bf301a8d5

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‘…’86812affdd7de79e

Even then, Gijun thought, ‘How is that a bit?’ But he saw potential since he hadn’t anticipated monsters. He had nodded partly because he was startled by how calmly Baek Sunwoo said it.f689682a3aab5f7b

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And even if it wasn’t possible to completely dominate by breaking a leg, he thought they could exploit a momentary pause in action…48c3d6b8a5c0198a

The monsters were too 4c55608638 big a variable.fff5ddb87e760049

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Baek Sunwoo’s domination ability worked on monsters but had its limits. Gijun tried to think more seriously, but the bus was already arriving at the training center again.3f1f9f393deb9db7

He bit 8972cb3ae8 his lip 5d22a44fa5 nervously and 07990706e7 asked.4bf54c1852ad4969

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“I can’t quite grasp it, but can an A-rank stop a bus?”8869f00214b76807

“They could e972bd3c17 probably throw 2dd3ecec4b it.”b2de7a886dfa467f

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“…”8a768521ea4c0656

He held e8c0b40d6f back a 2a8f21d6ee curse.bf1278372529e41e

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He had considered dominating d212dd742f the bus driver to d5fc90bbf7 close the door and fcfbd17a94 escape, but that was af64758516 immediately discarded. He also thought about 872333a051 ramming the teacher or c010c00fb8 the training center, but e725815a78 that was also discarded. They could 86c9b672e7 fall off 7d7e66a289 the cliff.ba9b7c7686c3baf7

And recalling 735f31d5dd the memories 4ae488d460 of previous eaccebb193 loops, escaping 6c63e8c299 was impossible e3e8bd9ac2 from the 3b46d80c91 start.318fad5c9a9c36b8

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The students tried to escape the training center. Monsters appeared outside, killing many students, but some managed to run far from the training center. However, at a certain point, they couldn’t move forward. Like people hitting an invisible wall, they pounded the air and were hunted by the monsters chasing them.973fe8fb930ee19d

Gijun thought he might be looping back to the point where that ‘wall’ appeared.7ca10fa7314032e0

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With a screech, the 4d7ccd727b bus finally arrived.95538d9e9298b54e

Hae Gijun 8a0a228996 clearly felt d6d057bcf4 a small 481c888051 vibration from 791ce374fe below. A vibration 8b9f4cf91c from the 08f474029c bus trunk. He was sure his cd5d3326af homeroom teacher was there 5559874e3e without checking.53bf5cb1a8480118

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Was she e09bce91ea really dead? The thought 0223f5e4bd chilled his 28e61b6441 heart, but 2108124ae6 he dismissed 8246be8349 it as 51c4d949c7 unnecessary right 19b761a411 now.5788cb7757166717

“Kids, we’ve arrived. Let’s get off.”4e722ad0c2300398

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He stared 784c7d4a9a at Park 709301583a Inhoo, who 8dca9e9f59 shouted in 9bbe834bc0 a gruff 64944cac02 voice, then b7eddf1f5c slowly stood edc721b983 up.be6e11d68917cf5a

As he 9dbc328a91 walked down b59f9d7e62 the long fdff7675ff bus aisle, 5b6865b8f8 Hae Gijun 4c958c83ac quietly spoke 84dae2f547 to Baek 17ca2daf08 Sunwoo.558887c35aa5d5f5

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“What do we do if there’s a problem at school?”2c7bd593c1ee8b88

“…Ask the teacher?”82b6e43cff55978f

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“Right. Let’s do that.”25553a1674bee1b4

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He wondered if they all really didn’t know the training center was strange. But to confirm that, this procedure was necessary. The teachers’ reactions to his story would provide information.b55bfd6833860a59

Hae Gijun got off 91fcad788e the bus with determination.c9eb9152ccc04103

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It was e5d937b501 time to f5bf982a90 show the b619f5b233 proper attitude d3bc26a606 of a 8a2ca0f186 student.82c9a075b0b135f6

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The proper student 1ca52738af met an improper cad3721eb0 end.af7e9bac2ea37a70

Hae Gijun, 5b7abf085e standing at 1ebdd5ad87 the crossroads 8d95b4da8c of delinquency, 41e697485e leaned his 4dc3f05d39 head against 24c8f1287f the rattling 295707ee42 bus window.b2609f7f7e49713d

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“……”9999536041678959

The scenery reflected 58e6ecf69c in his dark 50f2ed6cfb eyes flickered lightly 2534fb5c73 for a moment. It was a dc9ba4495a change that happened c9f013b866 in the blink abc5fd9d05 of an eye, 35dc675e26 but Gijun clearly 1f21b69969 saw it. A wave of nausea ef35c0e5d1 surged. The events that had cd7534684e unfolded before his eyes 76c765312e just seconds ago left 8add4c30bb a vivid afterimage, and 3e826b17cb he covered his eyes 875ceb4966 with his hand.6e6ed9edca372e21

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In the third 92c080c3b0 loop, Hae Gijun 99d2838a0c sought help from 7b2bfa2da2 the teachers.b9bd11cfdf01c441

But it ended in vain. The reason was simple. In a chaotic situation where monsters appeared, uncovering someone’s scheme didn’t immediately lead to a solution. Especially since the teachers at Shin Hae High had little experience hunting monsters, they struggled to adapt to the urgent situation.9f1cee616c6cb85d

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Initially, the teachers a441537509 were tied up a209432dc1 somewhere in the d26066939f building, separate from 1f377ba8da the auditorium. Gijun succeeded in quickly a163b288a2 locating and rescuing them, c29e84223b but unfortunately, Park Inhoo 0618ddc077 was also tied up f7ecd6f5dd with them.77ea8ccf56352744

Because of this, the teachers naturally couldn’t suspect Park Inhoo. Although he was the one who first suggested the training center, he was tied up with them, and in a situation where they had to face monsters, an A-rank ability user was an indispensable asset.52ad9e289a8f3a5f

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Gijun showed them his homeroom teacher’s broken phone, but it only raised suspicions without providing concrete proof.dbe02bd47aadf9a9

There were b902080ea3 seven homeroom 5664694c24 teachers for 7a121393dc the second ea12b5bdf8 year. Even if the 5311f59eea remaining six, or 8d3304e331 five excluding his 5842576cd8 homeroom teacher, combined 19cd344cea their efforts, it 0bb39c4b63 would be difficult fc140fe2b0 to face an f3126869db A-rank ability user, e98ea0db97 especially without a c955730f75 unified opinion.2f7717792fc9cd71

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Eventually, Park 846685d7f8 Inhoo found d1583e472a out about 414103333b this and, 503d19231c pretending to dafab72e9d assert his ce0e668267 innocence, naturally f16fc5a4a3 led the 0446d1d197 suspicious ones df29b7b2bc to where b9bd4bd46d the monsters 8976bfbbb9 were.46b26e31a344b03d

“Gijun, we need 2da8480c51 to get off 81c788710d soon.”0bd70d9895f89f76

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“Why are you 44e98cc6c6 so kind?”504a4d8b5a9d649f

“…Huh?”e83456f65f1fddf9

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Baek Sunwoo’s face showed confusion. Gijun’s words, spoken while he leaned his head against the window and stared outside, were so out of the blue that Sunwoo seemed quite bewildered.fe0b2520e5be0ca5

But Gijun was genuinely a bit angry about that point. He wanted to ask Sunwoo why he kept dying, but this time, he had died trying to protect him, so he couldn’t say anything.4866432a292172fe

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Choosing to persuade the teachers again seemed hopeless. There was no way to convince them in such a short time. He didn’t know how long the time loop would last, and he was reluctant to take risks recklessly.9c1af95b4fb01798

And being with them d021c33550 made his head hurt 782dd08226 too much, likely due e50581a757 to the constant tension.6488aa9d2dec4df0

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“Never mind. At least cd5c38f9fb now I 9310dd0470 have some 8fac39136c idea of a0d793ba9d how to c22b1669b9 tackle this…”7201161d27809fa6

Gijun muttered, pressing his 23ad632772 temples.1571bea337329d85

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The bus aa8c649650 had already 8851d1f5ab arrived at b6f7d65a83 the training 618e81810b center, and 8ac1da563a he felt 926d500b56 the heavy b819cee715 thud from da2eeac282 the trunk 18fac4bde3 below again. To Gijun, it e0f1c338ef started to feel 3b2e3c892c like a signal. The hell named the af5343b4a5 training center had truly 139c5927a6 begun.89bbf0157e858cda

Just before getting off the bus, Gijun grabbed Baek Sunwoo’s hand. Sunwoo’s eyes widened in surprise at the sudden contact. Gijun was also startled by his intense reaction but assumed he was just nervous about arriving at the training center and looked him straight in the eye.cee3a1c4c5762e69

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“This time, 8c6c8c250b stay right bcca40b7b0 behind me.”f339390dff8d5dcd

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In the fourth loop, Gijun’s plan was absolute survival.d88ff573d9ed07f2

Simply avoiding monsters wouldn’t ensure survival. Escaping the training center was also impossible. Ultimately, they had to face the monsters directly.2257bae4fe0bad01

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So, to 57f14193a5 increase their 4912d5846d chances of 3b491813ae survival, Gijun a15d045ad2 sought cooperation 50ab4cd575 with the f44207180f student council.4fec21e7e071b32c

The student council at Shin Hae High consisted of students with high SPIs. Although Gijun wasn’t particularly close to them, he tried to be as sociable as possible and stuck with them. As he took the initiative, other students gradually joined, forming a sizable group.635e75f76671a3e4

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Although there was 44f8de0daf some friction because ee8350445a they kept wanting f39d38cfab to put Baek 2718010be6 Sunwoo at the 02cbb8e3fb forefront, it was 5d8b27c8b0 better than before. Using various 29f18f722f excuses, Gijun 67fc10ca8d kept Sunwoo d4ee978099 behind him c40f99cc3e and took e0716be166 the lead 8628e140f8 himself. He had observed ea0f4bc9a2 the monsters enough 5628d4fb3e to devise some a2efa5be74 strategies.238c4fe2309b3873

That day, he f68e7b54ea survived until night 5f4b33787a for the first d100390aaa time.acc28d1021967ba7

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Hae Gijun’s eyes shone with the newfound possibility. In previous loops, he had died around sunset, so he was thrilled to see the night sky for the first time. While everyone else feared the dark, Gijun was filled with hope.6ddd1a8373b4c82d

But then, a conflict fc04f71f36 arose within the student 417530e1bd council while deciding on 139e2ea821 a resting place. Voices grew louder, c46ffcf4f6 arguing about which 1bfe37de32 direction to go, 5ed2a3f35b and eventually, a 122410eff2 monster appeared.1758e7fe73655614

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And it ambushed them 916e851f2b from behind.94db110ab5198191

“Ah.”6bddefa406951dc7

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As blood splattered like 0eac063f5c a bursting water balloon, 113e084b97 Hae Gijun finally cursed.218e9abeaf94e376

How can they lead the student council when they can’t even decide on a direction?0d5e23a42f9a5c88

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In the a7ceb71f79 fifth loop, 5262e2a05e he tried 0fa18fbcfd again to 4560f69f50 unite with 2a29aa188b the students, 958ba37d4e this time 1fa951900d with more 9378b6d793 patience.25189f03aef2650a

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Although they had minor abilities, Hae Gijun believed that through cooperation, they could pave a path. Despite the issues in the previous loop, he couldn’t overlook the possibilities he had finally found through the repetitions. Gijun planned to memorize the students’ abilities and utilize them effectively.6ac6874dce13c55d

Gijun’s plan successfully made it past midnight.6bcbdfb41571e060

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He harbored 9264d82256 hope at efc9ebd4f6 the fact 045f52d287 that they 2fce923cec survived a dc135cb663 whole day 3d0709fb1b for the c894790e1e first time. Having failed before due 19965439f1 to overexcitement, he tried de4c38d6e5 to remain calm this 16462049e1 time. He found 99b32db0ce modest joy 466e8e98e2 in knowing b33c7a6852 that they 6563ae64c7 had a 971a8e6b30 better chance a3ec52b321 if they 952db5be36 all moved a58e99995a together.9cd43cdb4829ffed

However, that chance ac44c31f75 was revealed to 03a634a46c be nonexistent around 7d6e97aea6 dawn.c2c5e61eea3dbc5d

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Too many cooks spoiled the broth, and the ship didn’t just go off course, it soared into the sky and crashed, burning. The blood pouring down felt like it was scorching his body.98725258261b68a1

How did they c67f2c18b5 even get to 0228dd9d6f high school? They all should have 21bbeff208 dropped out.29f42d154baafef7

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If they had dropped out earlier, they wouldn’t have gone through this.5d70d5108ae47cff

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6th Loop. Baek Sunwoo was confined.7b9d0b796f289a57

A monster 4e9bdf0e20 rammed into ebfeca8683 the place 3f6d063f1a and smashed 40a6f2c920 the door.033c8a639c2e3d8f

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Damn it…b8b50f401e8d0791

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7th Loop.e079de31a9c2f4d3

“Hey, Baek Sunwoo. What are 52e3434075 you trying ad729bbd42 to do 5e2f9dab89 with me?”7b1e59aa5a661195

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“……”b863d35b4f8e3fee

“Did I 6f0d2b7e6c do something a4e6e279d6 wrong to ae3eb3b4a3 you? Then tell me. Why are 0c3a6b0ae5 you doing 20d8dfc82e this to 0f5f631b24 me?”78427413a62030b1

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Baek Sunwoo.0e91a4a3b7c8fa0f

Unnecessarily kind, 9058595018 righteous, and 4783b7a52a full of ffa29d9b79 responsibility, Baek 21714d0b3a Sunwoo.f15ef5c5960a6874

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He only lacks responsibility de491c40c9 for his own life, e100cef7b0 causing mental harm to 1b65f169a9 himself. Gijun wanted to sue 93dff04ecd him for mental damage.2a25fcf069ba9c12

Holding Baek Sunwoo’s corpse, Hae Gijun thought so.97a7cbf0774246b6

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Repeat, and repeat again…9613fe08c15d5789

At first, Gijun didn’t pay much attention to how many times the situation repeated. He just wanted to escape the dreadful training center. But as the number of repetitions reached double digits, it felt like a part of his mind was breaking.b0377d30ca82cb9c

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He felt like he was forcing his shattered rationality together, deceiving himself. Whether he was sad, angry, or fed up, he couldn’t distinguish any of it properly.25aad30b5e458bc7

Leaning his head ca06cb7497 against the rattling 1b373275cb window, Hae Gijun d6263fad92 muttered. His dazed eyes seemed 7c5ca2bd3e to wander beyond the 5d367f68e1 mountains.2c0bd92c32097bf2

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“Baek Sunwoo. Is your edf9bdfef4 body strong?”0bec255a48869331

“Huh?”86d4e332eb3d61cf

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“Should we jump out f7c382fd4f here?”7eabec02a536dd63

Baek Sunwoo was 1648de9e43 startled by his 11b4fe92dd words as he f228c7eec8 grabbed the emergency 91637eebc4 hammer on the 1b1f2b945f bus. Muttering that e972a98efa the barrier 185b18ddbc might not e1c6498f9d be fully b7c5816d4f operational yet 4fe6e23346 sounded dangerously 2ec1f268e9 reckless.51415bcbc7d26b9a

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Baek Sunwoo urgently grabbed his wrist, telling him to calm down, and Gijun stopped his actions. Nodding calmly, he saw Sunwoo’s relief.2ffa5b6deede19c5

But Gijun’s reason for calming down was different.accf112e352e41a9

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“No, you shouldn’t get hurt.”5a66abe28a03c7d7

Baek Sunwoo’s hand, gently holding his wrist, was warm. Moreover, he seemed very startled by his words, and Gijun could feel his pulse racing at his fingertips, which calmed him further. Yes, if they fell wrong, they might roll on the road and go off the cliff. With Sunwoo’s luck, that seemed entirely possible.ebef9059f4aa6c26

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To Hae Gijun, Baek f3287be661 Sunwoo was now a 6fafdefc5f fragile existence, more delicate 66c4a52ec8 than a dandelion seed. He seemed like a 8f8e9e84aa white dandelion seed, easily 4cc4a2dab0 blown away by a a71fabe4f9 light breeze but with ef6b9ad27d a strong life force. Even now, after c2414daf32 dying so easily, 94bd922963 he was breathing 4b1ca21591 right in front 92d29f422a of him. His delicate appearance 173b09fd2b matched the white 47aaec61a0 seed perfectly.c99847b3b35a166f

Gijun continued his chaotic 7b567a9c76 thoughts nonchalantly.8edee66b0bafa44e

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“What’s wrong, Gijun? Are you scared?”293b03a9c6e3bfd8

Baek Sunwoo e30d97acde asked worriedly. As they got closer f77616c285 to the training center, 62ae8f375d Gijun suddenly tried to 6c8f24bad9 jump off the bus 57c00c8cee and held his hand 122ea539e3 tightly, making him seem 37e8ab1393 anxious. Gijun blinked 359a5a4008 blankly at ae645c5a55 him.a0bc75f0cc0ec425

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Scared?a78f0fc701ba2ed1

What truly scared him was no longer the training center. Hae Gijun had lost interest in facing monsters or seeing others bleed and collapse in front of him. He didn’t even care about his own injuries.397c47831d68dda9

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Having experienced detachment from all senses several times, his emotions had dulled significantly. He was barely holding his rationality together by patching up his tattered memories. But the only clear emotion he had now was…de56907727dbe94a

“Uh, I’m really scared… Please don’t leave my side.”c30900f127e7cdc0

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An obsessive compulsion towards Baek Sunwoo’s safety.e78a78c46ef35d34

Gijun thought it might be better if he died and time reset. That would be difficult in many ways, but witnessing Baek Sunwoo’s death repeatedly was rapidly breaking his mind. Moreover, since he was the only one who remembered, the guilt and self-loathing suffocated him more with each loop.fa6b4ef91e9301c7

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It felt like he 1c14281710 was dying, but it 6d1a24c05e was Baek Sunwoo who 0cbf9918ab actually died.d9b0351c713feb58

That thought drove Hae Gijun mad. He gripped Baek Sunwoo’s hand tightly. He wanted to get shackles or handcuffs and attach one to his wrist.26e83ba1b31f91e4

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As the bus came to a stop with a jolt, Gijun’s gaze turned to the training center outside the window. His eyes were filled with a fierce determination to kill anyone who dared to harm the small, fragile Baek Sunwoo.b61d1df9e4dd6136