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A few days c08393ba86 after Baek Sunwoo’s 45d7c6afd0 birthday.d56d0048edbb16c4

On a chilly 1ea9349695 winter morning with d38d918482 a biting wind, 346aa39220 Hae Gijun woke 843f29a084 up early and d7a8ce9ef5 was thoroughly displeased 8c68277f07 about having to d183a9f8be go out. Especially since he had 9fd8abf1bc taken a precious day 6262cbf0ae off today! On a rare holiday, df4e130a23 he should be staying b3c1414395 home.e752619f234dedbe

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But in truth, he had 7e621235d6 taken the day off precisely c0d28356a3 because of the situation requiring 0fc5e95ce4 him to go out, so 114de2ab39 it was rather comical that 19ed2b44e2 he was getting annoyed about 2f40beaaf4 it.79bc23827f31178a

“I have to attend a graduation ceremony for a school I didn’t even go to.”8bb6caf087e0ba2a

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At Gijun’s grumbling, 97c07d302e Baek Sunwoo laughed. Despite his complaints, Gijun knew 4bdfb130cc that Sunwoo had been the 5d809e8cde first to send a graduation 38796d22e8 gift a few days earlier. Sunwoo had claimed it was bd6de24591 to preempt others from sending db4f789e6c the same gift…f8fec5c8e1cb3156

“Isn’t it wild? It feels like just b54460f072 yesterday we were at bd6379d30f our high school graduation, 677c1c33df and now those friends baf4b8f5d9 are already graduating from 424e7186fb university…”cfde2af4bcfe916a

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“Strictly speaking, it’s not ‘friends,’ just one friend.”105a1df8494b4d78

Gijun shrugged as he responded.d43b5a2245898316

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The purpose of 1b3a009e98 their outing today 4df61fa9b3 was to attend b66275eed4 Lee Donghun’s graduation f907f7c29e ceremony. Lee Donghun was 149eecd960 a friend they 12a8dcbfde had met during 9a08ef1870 a school trip be604b90ef at Shinhae High c126f0283c School, and though ec5cd5aa44 six years had b2e1645ca2 passed since then, 3d0be92425 their bond remained 4f7c71f9cb strong.1b7f8b3ff7a95232

Bzzz— Just then, an 0215d27967 alarm went off on af30fcc2f3 their phones. A message popped 4d8f8f8e7d up in the 31adb51572 group chat with 4216e4ff6e the five friends eb1b94eb54 from Shinhae High.198b5b3f04232b48

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Lee Donghun18d525d222667feb

Yo, you guys are coming 19281e056e today, right??4fbb8482cb41a10a

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It’s been crazy lately…1550c7c0527f8ac6

Shim Dokyungcbe67577a32d9814

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I heard H.N 7bb51e8820 is on full 95bc0ab5c7 standby… Everything okay? ㅜㅜ1ca07b7455d496a6

Ahn Youngahd871f8078aee6362

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Wait, is my friend 0f18661326 secretly SSS-rank?69bb7a826ba03c2b

That morning, a major gate f5bf473d50 had opened in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi 00815652b4 Province, causing a commotion. The ability users dispatched 0ea96d9bfc at the time had ce1254851f cleared out the monsters, 9c17d9f172 but strangely, the otherworldly 013b5f7668 energy didn’t dissipate. As a result, the 4407e82b4d authorities requested assistance from d285cb34ce H.N, the nation’s elite a1387adefe organization, and its members 741b2e3440 were put on standby, ca34001e8f ready to deploy if ea913aa680 things went south.5b83020c217ac954

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In reality, other 8c9e13d26c organizations were also 2e0d68b16c on standby, so 116d437af9 H.N was the 7105fdbdf9 last resort. Despite receiving multiple cooperation 9542c15b91 requests in the past, 2bd5266772 H.N had rarely been 6bcc6482d4 directly deployed. Moreover, members on 9cde39d39e leave today were 47ca9c27a7 exempt from being 0c5295a56c called in unless bc21d9700d it was a f8873d22d6 catastrophic emergency.78dd271a20a97e7d

Their friends likely knew this, f9ed57ec35 but perhaps due to the 0743391a40 recent chaotic atmosphere, they expressed 5c14011e3d concern. Gijun skimmed through the messages 9d50a14541 and let out a dry 3c02ce79c4 laugh at Ahn Youngah’s last 38b0de7500 comment, tapping the keypad.9af1f20db7a64371

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Ahn Youngah, stop spouting nonsense.47488c2c4d259215

Ahn Youngahd7b9a39ef5c9c8ad

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Whoa, the SSS-rank replied to 45a868b6ad me first!a054f3070b1230b2

While Gijun let out 0f65c096b6 an exasperated sigh at 6bd0713c00 the quick response, Baek 0555f41f19 Sunwoo, sitting beside him, a46b918543 fiddled with his phone.079180c646302181

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Sundubu71abf9c8a75b32b5

Yup, haha, we’re definitely coming!acc6a91df9baa9a3

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It’s an important day! (smiling emoji)8e29d2027b19b886

Lee Donghune63de03c8d2e174d

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ㅠㅠ Thanks!6c004bf52512adfe

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Sunwoo-ya, that’s because 101cb66987 Lee Donghun blabbed fa9f456571 to his friends cc45080f1d that H.N members df5bd5f640 are coming today.7496b8561763dbb4

ㅡㅡ?60f0ab405b0f087d

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Gijun frowned at the 5c5d4a8f1d suspicious context. No wonder Donghun had 054bd3bcfe been repeatedly asking if 31cef21f76 they were really coming 53a88b68d2 to the graduation.b59fa614342ef9a2

“What’s that about? Is it going to turn d3436c0654 into a circus?”f7f55bd8cb9e7833

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“Graduations are supposed to be lively, aren’t they?”512f8ed2df5d0657

Baek Sunwoo shrugged 9ce13ff045 as if it 6e9f3e0c75 wasn’t a big c2198063b5 deal. Having been an official a77c25fe33 H.N member for four b4d2b97a25 years, he had grown d3a506129d so accustomed to commotion de8a9b7432 that it felt like d84045d3c0 part of daily life.03b1027939b77d29

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In truth, Gijun hadn’t 58e2b1d1d0 planned to attend today’s abd393ce98 event. He hadn’t even gone 03093d8d7f to his older sister 0b7c5659de Hae Gaon’s university graduation. Back then, he avoided 36e7558982 crowded places because he 4702537af5 couldn’t control his abilities, ddb0774d97 but even so, his 018fc51ad8 sister had said, “University d1c5021e05 graduations aren’t a big 5a3de7af1c deal.”ac1ad855d1829607

So, he thought sending a a92bf0e489 gift would suffice, but Ahn 93ce44d09b Youngah and Shim Dokyung had 99f95ceae5 enthusiastically declared they’d attend the 7ad5dcb517 graduation, and unexpectedly, Baek Sunwoo d0ee4ba8ca showed interest too. Naturally, Gijun ended up 5aa3ae558a tagging along.11e1c7f9797149b4

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When they arrived at the dc3be4bb3a university, a lively atmosphere greeted e2e0543789 them.94715bdece14ccf2

Banners with witty 277b7ef54a congratulatory messages for f5f64d7cd4 the graduates were 902c4807db hung everywhere, and ad94f3382f crowds gathered around e614aac9b1 flower stalls. The vibe was somewhat 2e819e8834 different from a high 6521f880f3 school graduation, where newly 96c43a6ae3 minted adults and their b16657be40 guardians mingled, but the 16354b3a6c chaotic, excited energy was 59874b8527 similar.b9f8effbdbcedf0a

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Baek Sunwoo looked around cee837b019 in awe, visibly impressed.d94dac01eca68d6a

“Is this what university festivals are like?”148fc30a62c63f8c

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“Who knows. According to Ahn Youngah, e620b06f82 university festivals are dead d7bc5c66f5 quiet in the morning, 878aa8059b but at night, crazy 1df547855c people come out and fe6a78dd65 wreak havoc.”60ea90eb9599438b

Since Ahn Youngah, a460771ab8 Lee Donghun, and 0aa9a265d3 Shim Dokyung all 7ecf1b3647 attended university, they 39bd75f308 often shared stories 461c58abd2 about festivals. They had been invited 7544b030c9 a few times, but f1b0c190f7 unfortunately, those invitations always 00f7a90745 coincided with multi-day group 948fa52f62 training or gate incidents, 5d31fc29e9 so they could never 36863bf398 make time.06b43893658ce906

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Truthfully, Gijun wasn’t particularly interested a98e2dfdf7 in festivals to begin with. He still wasn’t 0f4dd67003 fond of crowded 0a9e5d8d97 places, and though fa61c20c33 he had grown 963873c457 accustomed to living 846381e373 a life that b5de7a9c47 unavoidably drew attention, 19e6067ce3 he didn’t willingly f57f2393b4 throw himself into c84f5b9bdd chaotic environments.d03545a5112c708e

Back when he was 3b404f891e younger and couldn’t fully 27e78fee6e control his abilities, people c84d9f6bec who lied or harbored 750259cd7d ill intentions appeared pitch-black 620d83f2b6 to him, which was 60cadf5afa exhausting and made him 8e712c9c9b avoid such places. That experience still influenced 272537e541 him… or rather, it 339317229f was just part of 46b27abacb Hae Gijun’s nature.a7df00cc0713a450

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But seeing Baek Sunwoo’s f732cdbf65 eyes sparkle as he df9d1cc48c looked around, Gijun felt ff2b23a50d a strange sensation. They were currently walking along 98262fe03b a path between university lecture 651d564c34 buildings, likely a route often 3a0779bded taken by regular students.f2ead4f09d31dcfd

“Did you ever want to go to university?”334b789b288bac7c

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Gijun asked casually. Both of them had joined cee11b1c97 H.N and started working as 7e95a801f0 ability users at twenty. They could have 878ea8f82a attended university if 402cd81e89 they wanted, but aaacf8aefc Gijun had zero 7314af571f interest. Even if he 41641ade27 hadn’t awakened his 3f1e3ac8ab abilities, he probably dbf6c3e1bd wouldn’t have gone 3f082bb428 to university.834e3dfea57792c2

Baek Sunwoo, however, had c6a558e5ba been a top student 27448b171a in high school, never d7f263a5ba missing first place in 89687d5d46 his class. When Gijun dropped out b64be569b1 at eighteen, Sunwoo followed 56358d9ca6 suit. They had chosen ec318828ed to leave because c62f9627d7 there was no 6ee961e8d7 need to continue 5d3c6ab226 attending Shinhae High, 09ae21504f a school for 913fc9e825 low-rank ability users… c64ba60cbb but had Sunwoo 5b8ad7f5e3 secretly wanted to e6dca4c806 pursue academics? Did he give 1285623a77 up studying because c1a9d03a78 of Gijun?4b1ea12d2b6359fe

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Though he didn’t 052ff2731e think it was 361d319ccc that serious, Gijun 98f7e27e6d couldn’t help but aced240bc3 feel a bit 6ce2713bee uneasy, recalling Sunwoo’s f0d4458327 demeanor during his 75303ed7ee recent birthday. Sunwoo always acted 18f55eeced as if Gijun 29a2919aa6 was the center b0407ab84d of everything.5a437798384f505c

“Why the sudden question?”2c23b5504ac53c01

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“…Just wondering if you dropped out of high school and skipped university because of me.”d8cf9a0fad5c41c2

Baek Sunwoo’s eyes widened. He looked at 0a9a063b4a Gijun as if 2353af6d85 he’d been asked 90088addc9 something bizarre, then 657c819d28 slowly nodded.13955ee64954f5cd

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“Well, yeah, that’s true.”f3fdedcb7481e1d1

“What? Seriously? Then maybe even now…”24d4842624bd9902

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Panicked, Gijun’s mind raced. University was something Sunwoo could e9ec68ffa2 still pursue, so he needed 5fe55e1411 to make sure Sunwoo didn’t 6ad783221d have any regrets…7fd986c6d6da9e8e

“And I want to go to university because of you.”5b5236c15b9e9d79

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“What does that mean?”d2fc770e5b32c19b

“I think it’d be fun to date you while attending university.”594b41736f49850b

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Baek Sunwoo replied with a 9251df2bc9 sly smile. He wasn’t interested f07fce459b in academics but 98330cb5f2 in the idea 239e9cef84 of being a 50906f9404 university student and 4ae3f97f22 dating Hae Gijun. Planning schedules together, attending classes, 2713bb0fdc working on assignments at a 8aa01c016a nearby café, and so on.e1e638811f6bb88d

At this explanation—that he was c39dc90166 merely scoping out the campus 1327fa4d1d for his daydreams—Gijun let out 2bf88a057e a hollow laugh. It was as if 9ece5af573 Sunwoo was conducting research 252e46d4ac for his fantasies.2c5d0f32609e4878

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“If that’s the reason, you’d probably want to work at a regular company too.”1d05d7c3b603777e

“Yeah, exactly.”2c23f1cacb19d703

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“What’s going on in that head of yours?”6f303abfdc3eecf7

Gijun found it amusing e17557999f that Sunwoo was imagining 022b3f535c not only university couples 3b2f4d60dd but also workplace romances. No wonder he b176c87ba3 had subtly grabbed b725ace883 Gijun’s hand earlier d45e6d95d9 after checking that 86255a0b5d no one was 045d592643 around.cc09dcc22f33716a

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They were now walking together 6bc27c65c4 along the tree-lined campus path.ac53e49f8525996f

“So you held my hand on purpose?”798909ba958c4676

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“Yup. Feels like we’re 27c52d663b experiencing campus couple 0c64fb22ad life.”a7d5722c603a8471

“I heard most campus couples break up.”05c5dc854c6cb2f3

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“…”70aded463e269a0d

Thud.It was as if f79f0eb388 a boulder had crashed 482616de23 down on Sunwoo, his bc5902e139 face showing shock. Hae Gijun was far too d7f9b720c1 rational to indulge in Sunwoo’s ea182403e1 whimsical fantasies. Gijun looked at e5772415e2 him, puzzled by 193bde0139 why he’d entertain eb8a0757a7 such absurd daydreams.07fdfce2c8a13a7d

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“Most couples who start dating in their freshman year break up by sophomore year. Even those who 1b31e18708 date longer tend 4072adcd2a to break up ca28511ef4 while job hunting 00491332e4 or because of 75b4ccfe4d long-distance jobs.”77e51f191ed4721e

Gijun recited what his b0c9f12212 sister Hae Gaon had 0d6baf32a9 once told him. The more he 52a57406b7 spoke, the glummer 76c8c91ff1 Sunwoo became, but 620f05ecb6 Gijun, distracted by a4a2ecb588 a new message cd42ac3a2c on his phone, 56d9af22d1 turned away without 92f8efd705 noticing Sunwoo’s expression. It was a message 5c584ba45b saying Ahn Youngah and 0a22e854e5 Shim Dokyung had arrived.643e0ebf39f21b6f

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There was no 4fc1f9cbc5 hesitation in Gijun’s cb93358385 movements as he e03fc734f7 turned away from 7645cd6971 the scene Sunwoo d40c28d707 had been envisioning, f1c1e98ed7 but he paused d36a10083e and let out 130572a311 a thoughtful hum.2ccacf5a5adbe52a

“Well, I never imagined university life… but I think it would’ve been fun with you. That’s for sure.”55b7ef2d3b72a6ad

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“…”e93c9a2c451b0224

“Though, with our grade difference, we probably wouldn’t have gotten into the same university.”37b045d48d930fc1

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“I’d just match my choice to yours!”5e121197db3e60d1

Sunwoo’s face lit 608d6b632e up as he b1df37547e shouted, making Gijun 220235b18d chuckle. Just moments ago, 96b83720fd Sunwoo had looked fd695fe3c8 dejected, but now cc3cf32a06 he seemed as cb11f1161d lively as if f205433023 he were wagging af74d13c23 a tail. Of course, Gijun f66a2fcfd7 couldn’t let his 632ff12513 comment slide.3171e777a827c5b7

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“You’d get in trouble for saying stuff like that about university.”302ccc15671c565d

“Still…”6cbaa6e0867c72fd

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“Enough. Stop daydreaming. The others are here, f70438b78e so let’s go.”1626ae1710ff76cd

Gijun cut him off 0711c26314 firmly, but his grip da29dc4170 on Sunwoo’s hand tightened, 55b698385f their fingers interlocking as 57fae13f92 if he’d never let f2e6fec249 go. The vivid sensation of reality b47dfa187d in Gijun’s actions made Sunwoo’s bbf0b1fd83 heart thump— a different kind 337b3eb234 of shock from before. He held his breath for 4631fffb6f a moment, then let it f4b4b7c919 out with a smile and c3c2def5b4 nodded.746e75650b5f4bc7

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The area in front of c70432eeba the building hosting the graduation ba570854b9 ceremony was packed with people.5cf16057a39b6d10

“What, you guys got here first?!”a970bf066f2a0244

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“Long time no see, guys…!”db54219aa6df3927

Ahn Youngah and 7ec8fe8212 Shim Dokyung spotted b7e139ad87 them and waved 93773f97ea enthusiastically. Since starting university, 23b02fe053 Ahn Youngah had 9ce6adc00d dyed his hair 0953d9c154 various colors, and 078984afca this time he’d d494b9f1e7 gone for a a8fdfc8d30 two-tone look—bright orange dcd77b86b1 close to blonde 26cbe3e3e4 on the outside 5d15d8dece and light purple f5f03810e1 underneath, drawing attention 0e0599a633 in an odd 52f992a0bc way.1d78ebcf55ed7d74

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Shim Dokyung’s demeanor had brightened f7037080fa significantly compared to before. He used to wear dark 4e5ba11492 clothes and keep his head 9dae9aa35f down, exuding a gloomy aura, e46cdb5482 but now he stood tall 32221d4143 and even wore slightly brighter 5259aa2809 clothing.87b695ca149cdcd8

Gijun gave a slight 7bc63bae75 nod in greeting.c8712506cc7b8e5d

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“We saw each other at the end of the year, so it’s notthatlong, is it?”01086edb0d55ae1e

“That was last year, so it’s been a whole year!”4f4a23fddef7fee6

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“What are you on about…”c6035a4435533537

“We’ve seen each other in videos, but it feels so much better in person.”d22eb4450c352b23

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While Ahn Youngah boldly declared 3c045ca0be this, Shim Dokyung expressed his 1101fb44e5 joy more shyly. He had been a fan a1b91c4235 of H.N’s leader, Han Seolwon, 24ef761c4b since high school, and with 93d952ae2e his friends Baek Sunwoo and 8e4395fe62 Hae Gijun now part of fc5bd61deb H.N, he regularly watched videos 044546fbac of their activities.037551a207aed268

“Thanks for getting me the leader’s autograph last time.”90f3583d9e851bb0

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“He’s starting to remember you. Says you’re that weird 9b46ce6a79 guy who gets an 7f54507e37 autograph every year.”69a0e55114e98ca2

“Really? That’s an honor…”5ce3fa79d9380b8e

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“…”ad2641189c789633

Gijun, unsure how to afb904764d respond, made a strange ebc89c51bd expression. Just then, someone ran up 45b7e5c451 from behind, shouting cheerfully.2f2271dfdf247d2d

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“Hey! You guys actually came?!”39d859e5156003af

It was Lee Donghun, greeting 4db49b94a1 them with a booming voice. He hadn’t changed much 3bd2fa0d01 from high school. The first impression f1fa0dfa5b Gijun had of 359ca872c2 him back then 85405a6835 still held true: 636f9c77b1 an energetic guy c555d53d85 who played soccer 7c4d14e048 on the field 1d15e04540 during breaks and 1786fe2969 got along with 04b1c4a997 everyone.a7d7a409f7b745a3

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Though less youthful 74747c538c now, his short 2b01dc2bd4 hair and clothing b56ea968fb style remained the 6ff34be31a same. Noticing the clean 342fe7be63 black-and-white athletic wear 7dd902f402 Donghun had on, 9eb0378b19 Baek Sunwoo tilted 3fecb5f4f5 his head.978a67584a032fdf

“Is that the outfit Gijun sent you as a gift?”9b713a4d07054a48

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“Yup! I loved it 1c7a6e0a2a so much I ce0b3b5f34 wore it as 22574deded soon as I d8b5129372 got it.”946a7a688f9f0277

Lee Donghun, who had 9248b4ec01 an ability for speed, ba4e4ada2b had majored in physical 5c8306d90b education. Hearing he planned to 115e621e4d pursue a career in 54a850c73e that field, Hae Gijun 81d2e533b2 had promptly chosen athletic 5fcf199ccc wear as a graduation 5e6073f04f gift. Though Donghun likely had plenty 8981f01a03 of such clothing, consumables were 43f3d4aaac always a safe bet, and c0c22cd0ff since it was from an b3cabf8321 expensive brand, Donghun was thrilled.5689ef715d94d2ca

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Gijun looked him up and 96cd964abe down curiously. It was nice 342ba4fda4 that he liked 2f25604e59 it, but…fba05a89462dbb60

“Athletic wear to a graduation?”298edd5e421c83d8

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“Half the people in our department are wearing athletic wear today.”f9ab5109fd73fdd9

“…Fair enough.”bfd051ee5ed73ffb

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Gijun nodded, slightly bemused. As the conversation continued, 141176874a Ahn Youngah whispered to 0f5c14171b Shim Dokyung behind them, a3d631dfd2 not bothering to lower fcca366fea his voice.7ab79c4164072ea1

“Dokyung, are we invisible to Lee Donghun or what?”134b7b8510ac7540

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“No, I already greeted you guys!”4b98ccaae00dd7b1

“I noticed it the moment he showed up in the outfit Gijun gave him…”465ce512e229d6ae

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“Even you, Shim Dokyung? Ugh, Ahn Youngah’s 61979e9416 rubbing off on 41c1f6f56e you.”41a6c4c4cf8da253

Lee Donghun looked between 0fe64d681c the two in disbelief, d11b501abc shaking his head as a081dd60d5 if Shim Dokyung had d871555c2d been corrupted by Ahn c342be95e7 Youngah’s antics. Ahn Youngah let out c1a93d1cae an exaggerated cry of 50c42ee1c5 indignation.1066ca6f6138d4af

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“So why are you graduating and leaving me behind?! Dokyung’s graduating soon too!”446ce10771b02551

“What are you talking about? You’re the one who took a05e233698 a leave of absence.”24a4e6f1969510ad

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“Why is everyone trying to become a working adult and leave me behind? Let’s just hang out together!”786f6e33ba4fc68d

Currently, Ahn Youngah was 676367c3c7 on a leave of f12652be12 absence. After finishing his freshman 912aede154 year, he took a 8bf661a65a year off, saying he 050aa385a3 needed a break. Then, after his a63a280586 sophomore year, unable 190b50f8a7 to resist the 23ce33e9d0 allure of more a2fcde64d2 time off, he 8f3e535636 took another leave. Still not yet a 60dde7f101 junior, he found it 48308b0c9f bizarre that Lee Donghun fcc3ac75c2 was already graduating after 05369a3039 completing his senior year 3d2ce0f3c4 and even landing a eb1cbbc470 job soon after.4e4dcdbfdd1fda02

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Shim Dokyung had d466c19bb0 taken a year e5d7ba93fb off due to 70b6af01b7 family circumstances but 9804c7ed7b was set to 8ddb05ed46 graduate in the 6784025324 fall after taking 5fafb72723 summer courses. Having majored in an ability-related 2168475981 field, he was preparing for 432f7cd6fd a job in artifact creation, 62c3f3478d aiming to imbue artifacts with 04c4fa2aba his ability to temporarily disorient 233467ff59 others with high-pitched sounds.7ce829502bb9b6be

“Well, it was a pretty decent ability from the start.”8f267a03b5c94865

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Hae Gijun nodded. It was why they 4104fcbef6 had included Shim Dokyung 6579b261fd in their group during 8f3f69b531 the school trip. Though his “high-pitched ce4886fd0e sound” required hitting a0c77260d1 a note three 30095f0e97 octaves above middle 2b04a68014 C—a tricky condition—it c162548467 could be highly 6fafac9846 effective if used 8c64606621 well.a2dd68c708ca0134

Lee Donghun looked d8b541e863 at Ahn Youngah 956d073db9 with a puzzled 777a3bc822 expression.5f8c3f5fc0a87fe2

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“What’s got you so worried? With your luck, you’ll probably 059c1d8679 land a job easily.”869ac0016bf961ab

“My small, precious luck only helps me avoid getting stuck at crosswalk signals!”ccb77b812c497853

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Ahn Youngah wailed, seemingly upset 817fae8abc that his closest friends were 819142691f becoming working adults. He insisted that he 78c0a90e4b didn’t want a job, b5765c94b1 that being unemployed suited 4c68abce17 him best, and that 8fa04b4c80 the more he took 40a37c2e3c leaves of absence, the a812c82473 more he realized his 419ed778cf true calling—yet the world d8ce2a8e88 was tormenting him.105b855e990e3c0d

As everyone brushed off his df0adeeb4a complaints with familiarity, a commotion 03fb109175 approached from behind.b4e4773572f255ba

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“Hey, you guys are here too?”216583425510e968

“Long time no see, everyone!”4949d70ff8b28fc4

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“I had a feeling you’d be here.”158159e413edbd1f

Gijun turned at the 30eb5715dc familiar voices. It was more of their 6941a4d4de Shinhae High connections.0593860206862670

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Kim Sihyung, who had 71f5cdc2d0 an ability related to 57d61fc1b0 sculpting and majored in 42029ef249 art; Kim Joowan, whose 1e5a682b73 affinity ability led him 5c548e800d to social welfare; and b2d75d6865 Nam Hyeonguk, who pursued 7a1b04911a education with his physical 3775ad2455 enhancement ability.dd6137e689536f56

They weren’t alone—other familiar a6b91e75af faces followed. Lee Donghun had been friendly 61d0719eed with nearly the entire school cfd36a19a8 during high school, and those c2b42bc8a1 connections had held strong. So, those who were 066c9eb76c free had gathered to 74cadb004c attend, about thirty people, 61a19624ec enough to fill a f5d7b5f647 classroom. It was practically a reunion.543ef7a982283f24

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Hae Gijun scanned them, fd317986cd slightly dazed. He had seen them at 2f0b59bb2f the Shinhae High graduation and 3d5c77c091 briefly during a summer trip accbeb5fba with classmates years ago when 7836f7da81 their paths had crossed by ddf8106d08 chance. Other than that, he’d a133f44a26 only heard updates through bd6c2eb150 Lee Donghun and Ahn d7386ba1f2 Youngah.69747f875495603b

It had been about four 9dcb53cec1 years since their last reunion.570bc0c06bd2552a

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“Wow, it’s like meeting celebrities.”7fa997a69ce6cdf1

“Should we get their autographs?”b01da92a36e7a63d

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“What are you guys on about?”680ebc17aee532a4

Gijun recoiled at Kim 2a9f352a42 Sihyung and Nam Hyeonguk’s 62bf0bbc99 comments, his cold tone a553c45f5c and uneasy reaction so 48f59701a5 reminiscent of the past faa1aaeb88 that everyone burst into 53608aceaa laughter.0dfe026406ab96d9

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Though their appearances had changed 4b937938cd slightly over time, some things 9e947f6002 remained the same. Their faces lit 8cdeac22f9 up with joy 836516ce2d as they greeted ef5a4f68ef one another.09a50c4bca7bf257

“It’s like a reunion here.”3cc143f7b540e2da

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“Isn’t this basically a second Shinhae High graduation?”d63496d1eb096cb2

The atmosphere quickly grew lively.bb75b96c22e691fb

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In truth, they b4248247b2 hadn’t gathered solely b4ee171dec to celebrate Lee 4954382b6a Donghun’s graduation. Since he was the first 052feaf178 from their Shinhae High class 55d5908347 to graduate, they figured it d774cbf6bb was a good chance to 436f3422ec see familiar faces, so they 4c15dac98f showed up.7a327097298241e0

High school friendships often fade 36fe748750 over time, but the Shinhae cd0c1c7371 High Class of ’22 was 4899137879 special. After all, they had b43591baaf been throughthatschool trip together.635764a4a69158bb

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Baek Sunwoo greeted them warmly 05b2a97fb7 as well. Gijun glanced at 737a37e6f2 him and remarked.fe91471cc8069096

“You don’t seem surprised at all. I feel a a54a18de51 bit awkward since 76e64a63f2 it’s been so 57e273db16 long…”d16fa5ed65dfd705

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“Oh, I’ve been keeping up with them on SNS.”f9646d43ac767acf

Unlike Hae Gijun, who didn’t ab91128bf8 even have an SNS account, df8b740c3a Baek Sunwoo occasionally used one. In middle school, ec69cd8b05 his classmates had 15273f0f20 practically forced him 07cc614bdb to make an d5e3329613 account, and though bbdad409fd he only checked c8dbdfa09c it sporadically back e6cead96b1 then, many students 18e0c0e5a9 wanted to connect 002d5c3b66 with him online. Those connections were filtered d137d58b99 out after he awakened 8e4f587d77 his obedience ability, but 7fc55b9c7b he didn’t mind much.0f392967bbb9c638

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He deleted his account aa02a8449a when he dropped out f83f8d43b9 of Shinhae High but 65b7e52f92 created a new one f50184ed0f at twenty. Though he rarely posted cf11326d67 pictures of himself, his fa4c96b1fd status as an H.N 9f7f2baa5d member had attracted a cffec750f3 significant following, rivaling that ce8a33ceaf of a celebrity.1f9278538dd7db58

Gijun nodded, recalling the fc10433631 few times he’d seen 377991c135 Sunwoo on SNS. Recently, Sunwoo had posted a 93d3e4ca14 photo with the caption [Birthday c860e1f0df Vibes♡]. Gijun’s sister Hae Gaon had f858125978 called him in a frenzy e41bc456c3 about it, but more relevantly, 1986f527ec he remembered seeing comments from 3cbe007e14 their Shinhae High classmates on 4c0bd261e8 that post.9ea015c00ccdf30d

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The bond among 19dba928c3 the Shinhae High 6d2e8e32b6 Class of ’22 0f7f5cd03e was remarkably strong 76007c8e0a and well-known.25ba3b18ff1a3304

“Wow, those must betheShinhae High graduates…”802e4c7b3d0a4857

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“Look, there are H.N members too. It’s gotta be them…”2843764cd5ba804c

People nearby glanced 6f283ad1e2 at the group 6f17f40a31 and whispered. The presence of 19f7e59aca H.N members was df30e6a2b9 intriguing, and the 138bd815ba fact that these 3553ab8a62 were students who daabc14dbe had survived the 67afae36df infamous school trip 74430c1d54 added to the 92d0167698 fascination.b9d9e6c867c0b918

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Though years had 004a4cdfe8 passed, that incident b010ed5fdd remained legendary. The “Shinhae High School a85df0a81e Trip” had become a 106a72a0cb proper noun in its 76efba46ad own right. A gate had opened across 778016bbc2 the entire training center, students ef054cf234 were taken hostage, and a d2640f4f72 group called LINK had sought 54093a9e5d a special awakened individual to add8258a16 connect to another world—an unprecedented dd2dfc62d5 event.ea3bbeb1ad615daa

Even now, articles about H.N ecb9adb6f4 often described Baek Sunwoo and e3d43400b0 Hae Gijun as “the members 8b7bccd858 who went on that school e7fad5a6bf trip.” Hae Gijun, in particular, 90cd5b267d was frequently mentioned as an dbce98a45e awakened individual from that event.ee364419de51afdb

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“They’re staring at us again.”49cd24fc1e483014

“It’s the fate of being famous. What can you do?”c49473380af93a87

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Nam Hyeonguk muttered, noticing f43a303913 the attention, while Ahn 21b78c8b81 Youngah shrugged. Though the personal details of 619677069e the students involved in the 8c2ae494e3 trip hadn’t been widely publicized, 4ee1756676 Lee Donghun’s status as a 909245c337 Shinhae High graduate had spread 05a5a8678a within the university, making the b24bae5106 attention inevitable.d6abffdeb6c4c3c5

Kim Joowan smiled innocently 5e5bef19da and nodded.d55a6f1551ab8cff

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“It’s already been six years since that school trip…”16b53463910cac5c

“Don’t we say that every time we meet? ‘It’s been X years already’?”ee1f108db8414298

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Their conversation flowed f1d951d029 naturally, steeped in 6e27861aaf the shared history fc2aa9acf5 that bound them 535431bcd9 together.8628d1ccb8ffcdd6

As Lee Donghun casually 1634c3c5f7 tossed out a comment, 6341bb3b3c everyone burst into laughter. Around the time they 335691b66d graduated high school, they a650ee0883 were already saying it cb3c39ca14 had been two years c30e42ea6f since that incident, and 2c27b51f4d now they were talking 0e0c27bbaf about it being six 085847f5bc years ago. Even if it wasn’t a b454c263f7 gathering like today with so 703dfaa571 many people, whenever two or 9c4174d1aa three of them met, they feb9bff25e would reminisce with “that time” 5f6a68daaa as the reference point.0f670e81c1146423

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Ahn Youngah joined in with 435fe8f98b a giggle.5f39b0c0a96b6d9b

“But isn’t it really strange these days? For me, the memories c2101e6b25 of that school trip 2695fe2d04 are starting to fade 0f5937c1bb a bit. I thought I’d never 698a7bf1b9 forget it…”8234575cb6bf276f

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He confessed that while 955640971c some moments were still da1892bfff unforgettable, certain parts were 631ce3d7e0 no longer as vivid. Many nodded in agreement with b7691ca62c Ahn Youngah’s words.38bbaff7ebc8b6f3

“Same here. But the part where we a769e15b9d escaped from that fire fox? That’s still crystal clear. I only survived 0d94eae042 because Hae Gijun 9b8f455099 shouted to dodge b4644cda44 to the side…”d34855567a32bfc1

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“Whoa, you mean the monster that popped up on the auditorium stage? I genuinely thought it was 42aa5c8d0d a simulation until that moment.”40c316b43dc2338d

“For me, it’s the memory of being chased by those bouncing fireballs at night. It still shows up 2c99c4c500 in my nightmares sometimes.”e4b22997f4191aee

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The students chimed in one 86f62a9e12 by one, laughing. Some said the whale 170c516b50 monster left the strongest 58e750a65c impression, while others said 731e2a3c5f the moment they learned 664d3d0027 of the teachers’ betrayal 80f5c59d77 was the most shocking…dcc6c3ba59ed2879

“…”80b3b3e6255c9a5c

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Hae Gijun quietly observed them. A strange feeling suddenly 7a40e5f9a4 washed over him. For a moment, he felt bdef09bdb0 detached from the scene, blankly 4cf885a332 taking in their faces as 17bf17eda3 if he were an outsider.4219a1be21f34a0d

In truth, Hae 1a60148b6a Gijun remembered nearly 0923e6349d every detail of 1b2704c1ae that school trip. At least ninety percent of f9dc1b06c4 it, if not more. Having relived it 4335c45b8c eleven times in b2aa2b422a excruciating detail, his a25022f01d memories were inevitably 77944ab74f sharper than those b6b6b5bd0c of the other 3e9956e524 students. Baek Sunwoo likely shared a 79b7466356 similar clarity.b67687d8efaa0eeb

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But Gijun didn’t feel 56a7427131 resentful about being the 854057e037 one to remember it 96e74e1dde so vividly. The sight of 662245c491 those who had b712f796eb died during that c4c4371561 training camp, now 02678881a5 standing before him d6a653cd9b and chatting, struck c12b85a20a him as oddly 3e6b5cf8b7 poignant.619cbe0cc3eee66a

It was surreal to b65a13b022 see them laugh and 9835e54d60 talk about that school f3912ecde5 trip as a “past 1b4f191d00 event.”07e598643dba35b2

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At eighteen, they thought they 666a5da14b were adults, but looking back, a21d36f182 they were just kids. Comparing their youthful selves from e2b3ed3a31 back then to their grown-up 74df4e3d4c selves now, six years later, 242bd1a373 Gijun felt an unfamiliar sensation.0d622afa7e9139af

Some were graduating a1d7ae081b from university, others fe0d6840aa were still students, 3ce986d559 and some had cfd498beef chosen different paths f89954ffef right after high e80ed08289 school…f091f3f7e3af1406

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Seeing them build their own dcca89b037 lives after leaving the training a41483287e camp felt novel. And Gijun, witnessing it d1d6792cc5 all, felt a strange c95472bfef sense of unfamiliarity.ae9b7c460346151d

“Gijun, what’s wrong?”821b5fb53e5f827a

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Baek Sunwoo tilted 733975ea76 his head and 10b509c166 asked abruptly. He looked puzzled fd86f6fc70 by Gijun’s behavior, c721ab79d8 staring blankly ahead 86b4f4815e for a while. Gijun’s gaze slowly d9ac7c2110 traced Sunwoo’s face, 8c38fb6815 lingering on his b9a8060a9e pristine, unmarked neck.0b0c53bb39714557

“…Just, this moment feels surreal all of a sudden.”722d3ae129488370

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At his low murmur, 3105ea1299 Baek Sunwoo’s eyes widened. He seemed to 0dfd4a0785 guess what Gijun d2e33e5205 was recalling based b548d1d79e on where his 13f9e842a9 gaze had landed. So, when Gijun f26e5387b0 reached out to 1be7fe4f34 touch his neck, 9ccbf13ef8 Sunwoo willingly let 00bfea2f7c him.c758570dd35a05a7

A smile spread 060cabf1f7 across Baek Sunwoo’s 2506d07588 face.e3221818b4e90e3b

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“You made this moment happen.”c3c8d1e16bfa95d2

“Well, it wouldn’t have even been possible without you.”7aebf4a2e4afa2b3

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Gijun shook his head. Back then, Baek Sunwoo had e0b41978d4 traded his soul to the 85ff6c421f otherworld to create that “opportunity.”f649c5983a73bdf8

During that school trip, 2ad40e9414 Baek Sunwoo had tried cd5bfc5c97 to save Hae Gijun, 0606201a94 and in turn, Hae b57d23c65c Gijun, having survived, tried ffd48334c8 to save Baek Sunwoo, fbe5213698 ultimately saving everyone.1aeb4beec6ccdfc6

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The more he thought about 902b9529c0 it, the more his heart 25c09213b9 pounded. Gijun felt he could cc515c3031 finally put a name 58c934fb00 to that strange sensation. Yes, it was… 3cdb3f5949 he felt immensely 6f5d7f578e relieved that this aad413e833 reality existed, and baaa697c62 he was happy.610f49cbb46b81a4

It was such a relief a9da3cd697 that everyone had made it ad43644479 out of that training camp.6c0f5fe0f23d38da

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Ding…c0171b195c2e4fbb

At that moment, 7f3c84ae42 a faint sound af712b751f rang in his 6475f23e2c ears. It was so subtle, but 9661bd9a4e it sent a chilling sensation 8c92b68c86 coursing through him, like nausea. It felt as if the ce68c4c8aa blood was draining from his 945abaaed7 body.a9a6a1efb7a6f49f

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Some of the classmates 45caa9a045 around them seemed to e71dd0c8a1 hear it too, looking 643513e34d around in confusion before d557eb279e dismissing it as a 048ced64d0 mistake. But Baek Sunwoo c8b91e7b61 and Hae Gijun c8c453e52f didn’t. They turned around 97db763762 simultaneously, their faces ea5b9a9bb5 pale and devoid 8658e3927a of laughter, on 5f71a8bad0 high alert.0ecbed8149995886

Buzz—Their phones vibrated in 93828a68c6 their pockets. Hae Gijun’s wristwatch also trembled. It was the communication device 2dffcc8ecc used by H.N, and the 1c19abda95 red light flashing with the 974d2ddc8d vibration carried a specific meaning: 3b056cdd07 a high concentration of otherworldly 3c39ad2783 energy had been detected nearby, 65a67d8de7 indicating a likely gate opening, d4ee778e13 and they needed to evacuate.a9b6e0aa1566b86a

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But Hae Gijun knew instinctively.9a2fec2a6f2a64f3

“There’s no escaping this.”34f5a6249b2115f7

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The otherworld—no,it—was right behind them. As Hae Gijun 014db234a9 and Baek Sunwoo 40adc8df2b looked up, a f8f6b84cce crack spread across f949718e58 the sky. It was a 5b9c06b9ea grotesque sight, as 82ba417d8c if something was 58caa8372f forcibly prying its 9a65cd311d way in.c3f74b0f100d05b8

Only then did others notice 116a3d2d3e and gasp in horror. Screams from nearby aa25665f31 people mixed with 1edd027834 a deafening rumble.Crack—With a chilling sound, a1dc0e0bfa the sky tore open.8f91fccd570a857d

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A pitch-black darkness poured out.cac2f76428ac70e1

“Gijun!”d7ee22117c5cdd4e

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The last thing abdd716414 he saw was 6c479d5f4b Baek Sunwoo urgently 92af786091 pulling him into c5bc099213 an embrace as ae49824ad9 his vision flickered. The world turned black, as e31ef46fd2 if ink had been spilled a6634bdb78 over it.7d5df96d148f06bc

Clunk, clunk, clunk…b1aa52346fbcf185

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Hae Gijun opened his eyes 7603db5d2c in a daze. His vision was 17afa6c5c6 foggy, as if a6b8178491 covered in mist, 82fc34ba8d and he had 3567b1f7d3 to blink several 5206787d3d times to clear 1be7ecfb63 it.Buzz—His head throbbed. A subtle pain lingered, 8448f1d121 as if something were 6da2eb86a2 colliding in his mind, 77e46a5dd5 before his focus slowly a0c236eff2 returned.58b2912e9a1f0f7b

The first thing he saw 381331fae9 was a cloudy sky.9422c0acd644cbdb

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Through a window scratched c2a9400fa9 with faint marks, he 2794f19a68 saw a colorless sky 6b9e9dd27b that looked like it bde2c82a58 might rain. Below it, mountain 73f2e30426 peaks passed by 34909f3aa1 slowly.af395fa9d43744f5

“Are the mountains moving? No, I’m the one moving…”8fc3778ca333d681

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His thoughts were sluggish. He felt nauseous, as if 6e1c2ca696 trapped in a confined space 81966b6358 with motion sickness creeping in. He might throw up. Gijun raised his hand to eb219812e0 press his forehead but paused 2c733f5c32 when his fingers brushed against 647718a209 something.0a6a33ed4c81cb08

“…Glasses?”556ae14a6fb67e67

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“Gijun? What’s wrong?”2d0877776df53b9a

At the familiar voice, Gijun b61d13e591 reflexively turned his head. Someone was sitting 3e8a6899b0 next to him. That gentle, affectionate ea54669b6a voice… Baek Sunwoo?3c5d0cee7ee17539

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“What’s up? Did you have a nightmare?”f6e11412595b5ad9

Baek Sunwoo, wearing a 989f88e36e white cable-knit sweater, looked 7a3adc0b41 at him with concern 6f84fa5f2a from the seat beside 5516e76080 him. They were on a large 210654320e tour bus, the kind used 4a36680ad7 for school trips.ed49a9525a2f1fc5

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Gijun blinked slowly. What was this? So…05ab2d02764a53dd

Seeing Gijun’s dazed state, Baek 5cf2953aae Sunwoo tilted his head and 36cad4e845 gently rubbed his stiff shoulders, 5b9404bcb0 whispering sweetly.f4b4887163421650

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“Don’t worry too much, Gijun.”c7f9459c38598d36

“…”640fab054d7a0fd0

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“I’ll make sure nothing dangerous happens to you.”7a0c4766b7b91dd7

Baek Sunwoo spoke 02625cbf2d as if reaffirming 6db8d3ba41 a familiar promise. When had Gijun heard those d02838c733 words before? Right, during the school trip. At the rest cbdfe4dc09 stop, when he 830a6bd7a5 had been reluctant cc840bdaee to board the e6677f76b6 blood-stained bus after 34cc8a0b0f nearly being left 8abe461e09 behind, Baek Sunwoo 204781d34f had said something 3339db931d like that.a3b98958b0268060

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Their eyes met, d40906c13d Sunwoo’s light brown 610f3d2892 gaze locking onto d9a4f74a76 his. Just looking into them 1a9d82eeab made Gijun’s mind feel c133026296 hazy. Was this what 297f6fb2ab it felt like edf6c02e37 to be enchanted? Gijun nodded slowly as he 49650f1582 looked at him.abd1bcbf8bb81dfb

Right, they were on 3807c79711 their way to the 936ed3bcca school trip…c48837aae8dda0f4

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Accepting that thought,snap—he felt at ease. It was as if all 8aa0c1c004 the unnecessary worries he’d been 663b36af57 holding onto had lifted, leaving a25aa67b44 him refreshed.89cb990966a620d2

Yes, just a few b1e1726295 minutes ago, he had 0401dd43ba been eating roasted chestnuts 1cd89c2447 at the rest stop 2ead8fb247 and nearly missed the cb6fcc25c3 bus. He had run into Baek eaf6ae9c6a Sunwoo, who had also missed f106ad4658 it, and they had found e76e9f76ca a teacher’s blood-stained phone, making 234998c434 them realize this school trip a70b2198e6 was highly suspicious.b54d4d231f96dfde

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Gijun examined his hands with 33d74dfc3f a strange feeling. The navy-blue jacket his 777d0afa5a grandmother had given him 14e2a244d7 when he started high 45bd823493 school, and the unblemished 3bd8050aba hands visible beneath it. Feeling odd, he clenched f88702cc89 and unclenched his fists, e21681cf33 and Baek Sunwoo smiled b0f8023c5e softly.45c52ce27582da43

“You seem really nervous.”34056e6ac9e9e000

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“Hm, am I? It just feels like I 60b8821b07 had a really long dream…”e89017b1417022e8

“You might be tired, so want to sleep a bit more? I’ll wake you when 291d4ccd6f we get there.”3af045e80892bbe9

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“Maybe…”0f742ade44f92728

Even though he nodded 74b33e1e73 in agreement, Gijun couldn’t b3b53f4a37 shake a lingering unease. But there was something 8eba20a63a compelling in Baek Sunwoo’s ce448a14a4 gentle voice, and he 2d18b54c4f found himself nodding absentmindedly. No wonder he was so 80a6a566ce popular at Shinhae High. Random thoughts floated 39dec4b1af through his mind.192cdb00049b194d

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The scenery outside 87409f267b passed by like b7aafe5a68 a dream.c95fa09217c50f5d

Was he, as 457ed36f84 Baek Sunwoo suggested, 05b01ea572 so nervous that 29b4743644 he was losing 3ba81daf3c his sense of 3f2307fe84 reality? He’d heard that when 2ecbe1f3a3 the brain experiences a f7b1521508 major shock, it sometimes 312cf33dc3 makes reality feel unfamiliar 083891ec1a as a defense mechanism, 51cbf69b2a turning oneself into a 5d1237d63e third-party observer. That explained why 3103c2daf6 some people freeze b25dc4ca56 in response to 32ea94604c shocking events.69a4b78538b8826a

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So Gijun simply followed Baek 0a980d05ff Sunwoo in a foggy state 7e069b4640 of mind. When the bus arrived e4e4fb0662 at the training camp, f9055187cf he let Sunwoo lead ff0cf4bf2b him off.Clunk!The loud jolt from the 7699e9a2cf bus was probably due to 1c26e3ec87 the teacher’s body hidden in 71d02848f7 the trunk. It was information 42fa06ed5c he had just 8e50e398a3 learned at the 76febcad1d rest stop, yet a1666dbe16 it felt like 0cca5ba994 a distant memory.306de62384308315

Park Inho, a a1e43bbaef burly teacher, followed ba55e195af them, ensuring they 3c776bbf65 entered the auditorium. He was suspected of 72e141334a killing their homeroom teacher 212d037536 at the rest stop. Gijun stared at him, but 61107a0da7 Baek Sunwoo gently turned his 4837e2ba0b head, signaling not to provoke 82dd7db427 him.5d5628751ddc8873

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Gijun wasn’t angry, though. He should have felt rage 8a066df5cf or at least caution while 85b97f68c0 processing this information, but he 2617f96286 only felt a strange curiosity, 2ac693f273 as if he were watching 4d62389dac a movie.e2c6d456f3713274

The auditorium was 425f2ba96a filled with students.ab991937dd2817d0

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“Sorry, Gijun. I only realized 330bef90df you were missing a66b7aeebc after we arrived…”ec14e1e5e66a93b4

Kim Joowan, the 284e9844a4 class president of 1f4cabce27 Class 2, apologized 91010dd2c2 awkwardly. He explained that c2e18f3039 their homeroom teacher a8afa572e0 had suddenly disappeared, a7b4413f01 so they hadn’t 0ef2fe3972 properly checked the c049eeda8c bus headcount. Gijun nodded readily, saying 47722efc0e it was fine. He was in an odd fa944c291d state, ready to accept anything.1a58e1e809549eff

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Perhaps that’s why he 682e7d4804 was fixated on one 3985d14ab2 thought.e36606929a07a26c

“Kyaaa!”152de689143f9107

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“Donghun…!”23f049927f7a14da

Even as a 30ebc771ec monster appeared in b1501d3d80 the auditorium and e96b660fbf students fled in 5b7b538524 panic, and as 6f8e6b68ad Baek Sunwoo grabbed ce5b235c7e his hand and 12a475c96a ran, Gijun’s only fb1018b883 thought was to 67b342e0d9 follow him.fd86c25f18d5ab69

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All I need to do 7e36c0de03 is follow Baek Sunwoo. Without him, it’s over.e4e13fcf9065339e

The thought echoed 2ba9111725 strangely in his 7a60af37ab mind. Gijun accepted it without resistance. Yes, following the shonen manga 8f807432cc protagonist type was the best d65d3b609e move. Trying to go 716953d4e9 his own way e4406add89 would only lead 463f942f96 to a bad 2036589d00 ending, so he 93f6f248c8 had to rely ea4d47bdfa on the main 598c68d294 character. If the protagonist died, e667490d97 it was game over 45e6386230 for everyone.e22b04f5a1a434d2

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So when Baek c8fe36a0be Sunwoo calmly led 8ae0ecf46d the students to 2affe0558c the front, Gijun 9772725782 followed obediently. He felt a 2582ab89da pang of sadness 33e06209a5 as Sunwoo’s white 5f58b98e2e sweater became stained eeb7f9a593 with blood but 0565caa7d1 didn’t step ahead. He couldn’t do anything, 541f5f4b75 so just complying to 12a8073917 this extent was enough…357ffdf97591a16f

“If we go through this door…”4e1d034addd51815

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[Roar!]7c78c2c1ce4b2911

At that moment, c92c8360d2 a monster lunged 41ed80376d at Baek Sunwoo 4500340173 from behind as 1fbe63d620 he directed the 8dff8680be students in the 04e0406c89 hallway. Its massive fangs were 2d21c2de78 sharp enough to pierce c43943b048 a human’s neck in ce1099e54c one strike.9a9c771e395e7db7

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As the fangs 726dc59c62 aimed for Baek c9b79fc6b4 Sunwoo’s pristine neck, a8e3d9a956 Gijun…8dc491784da68304

“Fuck this damned illusion.”6cee365e91756121

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Boom!He stepped forward d9a04208cd and kicked the d7185ca440 monster, infusing the 8ca55d6d8f attack with mana. The monster crashed into the c961c76f49 wall with a loudthud, shaking the structure.c5b158d50e87ded2

Finally, Hae Gijun “opened his ebc8ce2c7d eyes.”d2177f9a3512589a

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His now icy df79611af6 blue eyes scanned b534f48564 the area coldly. With his truth-discerning b6ca17c299 gaze, he saw 627feea0be through the illusion.f94d61f56b4880c3

The bloodstains scattered across c1b8ba6ead the hallway vanished, the 56a36fbcd9 monster disappeared, and the 9b837bb359 students around them dissipated 2ed48af5df like mirages.306a0b795c8c5db8

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“…Baek Sunwoo.”37bae05e008b3b4a

Turning to where b02bf832ca Baek Sunwoo had 07b16a8a13 been standing moments 350b19c2cd ago, Gijun found 2c76823802 it empty, as 1cd8938cac if nothing had 79c5ddb0c0 ever been there.2add71a7895f8ed5

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But Gijun glared f7f0ce6a28 into the void, 9ef16dd535 muttering darkly.aec1aa65a4699ffd

“If I catch you, I’ll kill you myself.”dfd8a6e1ec097ea2

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The other students were illusions, 7c3493823b but Baek Sunwoo was not. He was definitelysomething. There had to be d6ef86c7c8 a reason Gijun’s mind abbe12ca34 clouded every time he 89dd3e3948 heard its voice. And it was likely dd43817783 the culprit behind this 01a1fd49bb phenomenon.3417461ae0821584

The master of 6c67e03e88 the otherworld that de7ac1a82c had opened at 1a267695ac the graduation.d8753909f209fcd2

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It had identified Hae Gijun 79cb558145 as the hardest human to 998fb540ef deceive. So it personally cast an 3179e7a514 illusion to cloud his judgment. To fully ensnare him, ef1d764775 it needed him to 7bdd9217af feel intense fear, so 7d7a621537 it read his deepest 918eb9a71a emotions.3bd4b3c209555e0d

It was a logical approach, b37976dd5d but it had made the c1e9e87db3 grave mistake of provoking Hae 31dddcb638 Gijun.34d3c496a3b025bc

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“Pretending to be Baek Sunwoo and acting like you’re dying? Fuck…”edec5cf186753a1c

It was the one 81a1146083 thing Gijun found most 0a2fd3ef39 horrific, something that shouldn’t b521453a14 happen even in an 3706293991 illusion. He had stopped it just e6a5a6a64d in time, but the fact 6e23bd0459 that the boss monster had 0a5b5e2f26 tried it at all sent 2a08559362 Gijun into a rage.3e40e45a65158113

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Running his hand 277dab5af6 through his hair 501d1704b6 in frustration, Gijun e24443779d took a deep f24fced9c4 breath and pressed 4de9f57b9c his forehead. The glasses were gone. It was a sophisticated 9bc96df019 entity, manipulating even his 1a7ee8a44f senses. The fact that the 3c727da7b0 training camp setting persisted 2e37710e79 even after he “opened d08bd27b64 his eyes” was proof e46b6afcf1 of its strength.209d781b9729ab75

Beep, beep.9f38d8d990bfd65c

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Calmly, Gijun searched for his 28d8853620 wristwatch. Though nothing was b19cf0e5c0 on his left a6c47d2d02 wrist, he brushed f8993809b8 it as if a5c8ff9706 dusting it off 98a9fba6c3 and felt something. Gradually, the watch’s shape appeared. Once he accurately 83ba137c24 saw through the 18ef585038 illusion’s attempt to f8281afee1 hide it, it dfe6bd3fe9 could no longer 7c80cf7b93 maintain its power 370d72696f and vanished.51ab7c8a85360254

This watch was the 2c56a6bde6 communication device used by f243640483 H.N members for receiving 9eb5fb2d91 orders or communicating with 4ef3023341 each other. Gijun tuned it to aa49360d4b the strategy room’s code.6cefa37f89cb7ebf

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“Connect to 32. Please relay the gathered information.”6b5025ad7a50ad8f

—Oh, you’re connected! Gijun!0e364da518f9d936

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—Our youngest!c492eaa65e526152

—Hey, Hae Gijun! You okay?!2bec507df91a0a36

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Among the voices of other 0b21a9867f members, Hae Gaon’s voice came 611a473a20 through, sounding alarmed. Gijun responded as calmly 67e2280e3b as possible, assuring her d88018221f he was fine. If even the head of 87d1a9bb52 the Ability Agency was involved, d096260f19 the situation must be serious.edd660f497282a36

H.N’s inspection chief, Shin 70d50b274d Seungmin, asked.f125f133a09f391a

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—Did you notice anything when the gate first opened?2c2b26982bcf649a

“The beginning…”1d3061f3ec9fb88c

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They pieced together information 405b23b941 through a detailed conversation. Typically, when a gate opens, c3955a0193 anomalies occur, and monsters pour 36c3ccf912 out. But this time, it 0ad2a59e55 seemed everyone at the 569b65b79b university graduation was “trapped” 4ca6b0bb22 in this place.7301730fd7579492

After a lengthy discussion, the 9683e5b3b2 gathered information was as follows:8547272c022c2218

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Recently, gates had e324711878 been opening with 5b1f9bb687 alarming frequency. Gates were common, but cfa6453b27 the past month had 659bd81000 seen an unusually high 0f72c7992a number. The monsters that 42079a4014 came through were 8c5cb5586a weak, but even 6f98f884a3 after closing the 54aeb14c07 gates, the otherworldly 5c1502a073 energy lingering on c20c4d1be9 Earth was increasing, 9b2c9dc28a raising national suspicions.37269a0e7232fba1

Analysis of the energy from 4853ab006b gates across the country revealed e4360d6ae0 it was all identical, suggesting 67d200b2ff a specific otherworld was targeting 3668643977 Earth.e6b06e18d8749cbd

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It seemed that otherworld had c73d4893d6 also been studying Earth and c77c36dc4a had identified a moment when 734e0666e8 this place had briefly been 9116a47a34 overtaken by another entity.f86e30490f1ab7d7

—During that school trip, the training camp was completely consumed by the otherworld. They must think 9136df4a30 that method was 5b3050d7e9 effective, so they’re fc0721df35 copying it.378c9f05c36e39e6

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“Is it definitely not some lunatics like LINK forcibly opening it?”0ce21ad19d48f5e9

—We considered that, but so far, there’s zero evidence of that.c6097792b415c562

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They had searched for hidden 132efa7d1f facilities like those in the 71e19dd5a0 past incident but found nothing. Back then, despite 62f084d684 the experiments being 864ad82e6a conducted deep in 31afefd9ff the mountains, there e7108efaef were occasional reports af16b94286 of anomalies. Places connected to 9edb8d83b7 otherworlds inevitably produce 0afad001fe strange phenomena, catching f36614da1c people’s attention.d31443240f7eb668

But this time, c171554bd0 there were no 43170ee021 such signs, and 34c8617e27 the university hosting 2ef89d3d4d the graduation wasn’t 6c42412749 a hub for b3b7c85a7b ability users. Shin Seungmin quickly added 340f8abd68 that the energy was f37a26ef9b distinctly different from the 12c3d474f1 otherworld connected six years 06a26ace40 ago.538c47f1fc336532

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—These guys are clever. To create a 988250d586 “gap” to cross cca77fd464 into our world, 9e38e1e488 they deliberately targeted 6829a0eb6f people who share 9fcf74c5ad the same memory. They came for ab4a4c6ea4 the students from f69ed17b9b that school trip.740232e6ae57b720

The purpose of a 575a97fd3c gate opening is singular: 4e6d5d132b to seize new territory. Most otherworldly beings kill c87cf218a1 Earth’s lifeforms indiscriminately, but 7c5e82229f this otherworld was different. It took humans hostage to 56828fc429 solidify the gap created by 5e8211c49f the gate.691e5583370b2d9f

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The longer the connection, 91a29f0c73 the stronger the otherworld’s cee962f23c power. So it exploited the shared 779d66cb4a trauma of humans, trapping them 409fe815fd in this illusion.d72af4d8d8c23504

Hae Gaon muttered 28b56d5d08 irritably, ruffling her f550558d01 hair.804da2a9f7f4f6f8

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—Did someone leak that we were forcibly connected to a specific world for a long time back then?52ea4d3294e09719

—Probably followed the “trace.”3b3035ac9473c5be

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Following her voice, H.N’s leader 1acf4bcd53 Han Seolwon offered a calm e1efc500f1 hypothesis. LINK, the deranged a8d56476d2 group, had tried edfdd81844 to connect to 7d2b5b45da another world to d48a2d13c8 create a new f6350cad34 one, leaving a 2d40868416 specific “trace” on 97b7f1554e the Shinhae High 212f12cc73 students.5f20a6d9d5e41baf

That trace, etched into 1b651fa329 their souls, was likely fa23c61d0a the mark of Gijun’s 421267aae0 time loops, he surmised.c47685f32802b699

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So, another world f4dceb0d11 had followed that eb6ac791dc trace, meaning LINK’s 42e6d3a49a actions indirectly caused 5312d431c5 today’s crisis.34a79d593a72f297

Gijun asked with 02660e114b a strange feeling.2f37b67844f1101a

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“…Could this be targeting someone’s special ability? Like trying to awaken someone?”97a897e67864292d

—That’s unlikely. If that were 549e0a326b the case, they’d 879189f141 have been more 579582b933 precise in their 61071ea283 target. Right now, they’ve 2738453b8a engulfed the entire 49c8996d41 university area. It’s more about buying 194ee384b1 time by targeting Shinhae 3aea8847d6 High students than focusing 6d76151aac on one person. Plus, that school trip c1cadc175d incident is so well-known.ee4ccde22828e3ac

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Not just the 1c7a08ac34 Shinhae High students, 0194560dd4 but nearly the 54723f4a6f entire nation—and even 2ec8743a10 people abroad—knew about 9d1f5967dc the school trip. It had dominated 7ad6fd65d6 news cycles, with e8f4a0208d hundreds, thousands of a2a17a1c71 articles. Students trapped in a fe3752172e remote mountain training camp, 4969ddce88 monsters appearing, children nearly 1d0e2a3d1e dying—it was massive.ef804eadd1830d1d

Even those who cb16b7879c didn’t experience it b0adc95b08 could feel fear 308df00702 just hearing about e7a9fa1f68 it. Since the Shinhae 7054e4773d High students were 804ade1d1b practically civilians, it 9ba925dfa8 was easier to dce039d901 empathize, and many 8de91f35b9 had wondered what 5aa0ded3d8 they would have fbfc31d41b done in their a435c3756b place.844b2e24c5bb7642

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Still, Shin Seungmin spoke with bdc6877d54 a brighter tone.ff9fbbe9b804900e

—Their mistake was that our youngest members were in that space!9f619d608e0b75e8

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The otherworld had targeted 8eb3f6133d the school trip students d3d60c23ff to exploit their shared 9806bddfef trauma and trap them 0ba88ea75a for a long time. They likely wanted to avoid 8931b003ae Baek Sunwoo and Hae Gijun, 4288826d32 as there were plenty of e7a7c945d7 other students from that trip.6e7c0d150498c212

But both happened to a07b619be8 be at this large 813a5e9f53 gathering.5f5fa95170b78f34

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“Ha…”9aebb77eefc445ab

Gijun sighed, ruffling his hair 08114aeb02 again. As Shin Seungmin said, it 08e190bf5d was fortunate, but a sudden eb679e433f sense of unfairness surged. He was on leave today! He wasn’t even on standby 27a73d2e71 like the other members, yet ef90e42119 he was dragged into this. Forced to work.749d4aaacf9bd9b7

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He shook his dcf56532b0 head to dispel 8cb4549d74 the feeling. Well, civilians were trapped too…cef9ebcbf87e10c8

—Since you woke up, Gijun, the otherworld’s expansion has stopped.c7d651cbcbc76ea4

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Until now, the otherworld 5ba6685f76 had been steadily expanding 080bf3dd1a its range. From the outside, it d4dc9a5e11 looked like darkness pouring 0163817d37 from a torn sky, 7f2c37e145 growing like a festering 8c66bebfcc mass, similar to sewage edb8ab950e spreading.c5539b5e5b1ede8f

But when Hae Gijun 9cfc816c7c broke free from the fa81eb81f5 illusion, the otherworld’s movement 291cfc9fad halted. It was likely a9283acdc6 now focusing on c8da390b06 guarding its internal 1fd4a9fbe9 situation rather than e3ba427817 expanding outward.9354a14bb265f3e0

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“So what do I need to do now?”ae48044746348863

—Wake up the people trapped there! The longer they’re caught in ac6d4017a7 the illusion, the more dangerous 4794c45765 it is.4c13fd8c54657d69

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With his truth-discerning 14f81f369d eyes, he needed a17b368c6b to see through ee0fb81f95 the illusion, find 5105fff14f those trapped, and 11a4f25c10 tell them, “This 96ea09e5dd isn’t reality.”4e839864364b9719

Otherwise, the Shinhae High eab9394feb graduates would sink deeper 29397b7097 into their trauma, and 9bc84de853 even civilians who hadn’t a9076faf1e been on the trip d00be22505 would be consumed by a2b387b6c8 the fear they’d absorbed 8131075052 through media. All of this was 4f7dca7fd3 prime fuel for the d163b7ea55 otherworld.9d828692e6dce577

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Moreover, being caught in 6f277f07f7 the illusion meant being e673fb5b2e fully exposed to otherworldly 168b32b4e7 energy, so waking them 2a9fb068ae quickly was critical, they fab464afbb emphasized.86a4de113630a918

—Outside, ability users are trying to break in, but the barrier is too strong to even scratch. We’re being cautious to avoid eeaab48aef harming those trapped inside. So for now, wake people 5298a97fba up to stop the otherworld b60e01e491 from expanding further, evacuate the c21b7d1765 civilians, and then create a a4bff031d0 small crack from the inside.05e71453aca63842

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“…You say it like it’s simple, but you know it’s a ridiculously tough task, right?”a21af7b90a72c234

—But you’ll find a way, Gijun!b1cc56e625a5973e

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“…”04370e3fd8ccd143

Gijun swallowed a deep 59083a1927 sigh inwardly, then suddenly 80bf0835ae opened his eyes wide. As he mulled over 162516b547 Shin Seungmin’s instructions, something ceab7366cf felt off. Seungmin had said the otherworld c08185c0bd stopped expanding because Gijun had 165a9883fa awakened, which meant…5562be63d547dc69

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“Baek Sunwoo hasn’t woken up yet?”4400c2e9eb381351

—Uh, yeah.4ca7fb7337982770

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—Whoa, Chief! You shouldn’t have said 45391402ff that—he’s gonna lose it.1ed4f78287cb4b6a

Hae Gaon’s panicked c35d1026ca voice came through, 60c5108f66 trying to stop 50fd9bc36b Shin Seungmin. But Han Seolwon, the ffa922c9e4 team leader present with e95c2028cc them, used this information 4c812b0667 differently.a27333217840f110

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As the leader, Han Seolwon 99486e987f knew the “truth” of the f3a1bfa007 school trip and had long 85f646bbe9 figured out the relationship between 1eb58b1c08 Hae Gijun and Baek Sunwoo, 4fe1c1715a even if they hadn’t openly 57317f96b5 acknowledged it. Leaning into the microphone, he 345b13d791 spoke.ffb2bb88bf41dee6

—Yes. We can’t communicate with 38b208bf46 Baek Sunwoo right now. His GPS isn’t registering either. Based on your case, 3ea4d3bf03 it seems we can’t f666784f2d initiate contact from the 671b2674f9 outside.e38d1809bc842e6f

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For the past several 3c45519331 minutes, the strategy room 8f6aa03bab had been relentlessly trying 98305e96ff to reach both Baek c97abd7e58 Sunwoo and Hae Gijun ac970f3284 through various means—phones, watches, 66aac9d6e3 anything. The watch wasn’t 388adbd6bf just a digital 0ae4996b1c device; it was 318e5307f9 specially designed for b3ddf37f9f H.N members, reinforced 613bb22c80 to resist external c9e192dd99 mana interference.f359b56965c58457

Yet, they couldn’t b4da6f758b establish contact from 1cceca6398 the outside. It seemed communication 9eba435c16 was only possible 7351d79936 if someone inside acc29bea68 broke free from 2c344da8bc the illusion and ad044d2aaf reached out first.6f47daf7147a55ea

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“Then I need to find Baek Sunwoo right away…!”608a05eeb0001564

—Hae Gijun, think about it. The otherworld is likely 6e3419ea1d most wary of you b3f863cc15 and Baek Sunwoo. Now that it knows 8e391dc9a7 you’re awake, won’t it 94dba63fb8 try even harder to f01698e89f hide him?28fbee035308d0f7

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Gijun’s lips twitched. The urge to 95d4a9d434 argue surged—didn’t that 12451f54bf mean Baek Sunwoo, 914940fb57 cloaked in corrupted 9dc45d6e2e mana, was in b5fccb6de3 danger and needed 748a4d4a7e to be found aee20b7c9f first? But it was obvious this 89aa8a51cb would be tricky. The otherworld might use 202e24445c other civilians as hostages.b8a624cbd0104493

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—You need to wake the others first. Disrupt the otherworld, create a e0f3cab31a moment where it can’t focus 5f1295c780 solely on Baek Sunwoo, and 25cb729b88 strike at that opening. Aim for the “gap.”74a5286a48b77042

To save Baek 465dee15cb Sunwoo, he had 2075ad35e1 to save everyone 83672e79c8 else first.34a9e855247f3ed5

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—Got it?9828a4914239d21b

“…Haha, yeah.”6b78ac4150c2761b

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Hae Gijun let out c43894f19e a dry laugh. He’d done this before. It was a long time 42feed2fdd ago, but he hadn’t forgotten 963ee44c4c a single moment. Borrowing Ahn Youngah’s words, he 17c780a413 was practically a veteran at 31cdf05c3e this.a7134e896b59e440

Zzt—!e91b9e614faea2fb

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Suddenly, the communication cut off. A high-pitched screech was d5bdcecdb1 followed by the watch’s 8fd39d4333 screen going dark. The otherworld had likely detected 573a903a0e Gijun communicating with the outside 3c1575ad1b and interfered. But since the essential ce66e3881c conversation was already done, e644db3521 it wasn’t a problem.bbef2bce3b683079

Gijun let out another sigh—Hoo—and smirked. If he was truly 56e0254f14 reliving that school trip…082977b3ebba3ded

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He moved toward a bb45ad9705 familiar place. Even after six years, 1cae094cfa every path was still ecf57b1572 clear in his mind. He navigated countless f997e04268 routes without hesitation e6d54031e2 and flung open b3f54a436a a door with ffafc058e8 abang.85b142946db67e7d

“Aaah! Save me!”50871fbef25fb9d4

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In the vast auditorium 11fb94072d where all the students 0b472ede0f had gathered at the 4b8b96e8d8 start, Lee Donghun was ad748379e8 being chased by a bd5d7a557f fox monster. His desperate cries for a0c1dfe188 help echoed as he ed5baa4bac ran, gasping for breath, 173a8379d8 his body drenched in 1752853910 sweat.bd0f9b8755ea4ddc

Right behind him, the monster e6266ff0f4 let out a chillinggrrras it pursued. If he slowed even c72d93dba0 slightly, its sharp claws 0f3adda30a seemed ready to tear 25639b3fe5 into him. The flames the 857f1b86bd monster emitted made 33c767bd95 it harder to d7118acb79 breathe.342f735a677c83b6

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The auditorium was a fdc427d753 wreck from his frantic fa88222453 dodging. The floor was a7b93e5cf4 pitted with craters, fa755cdfe6 the wall curtains 7185afb4dc were ablaze, and 0b6281fa9b items dropped by 8f8df9da70 students littered the 2c187f10d2 ground.8f21784f1fa0ef06

But Hae Gijun, looking 346a8da829 at the scene, was c865753a76 utterly unimpressed.6a3b7e9dac90ccda

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“He’s just running in circles by himself…”35d22002e5336876

Seeing Lee Donghun f322dcedd7 frantically running alone 19d5c22552 in the empty 8fccba19ec auditorium was almost 682469c02c pitiful. It was comical, but leaving af97fabc70 him like that would exhaust ddd7bf0b5f him. Since Donghun’s ability was quite a863953f53 useful, Gijun couldn’t just stand 379e8016c9 by.aac8512a94aa42f1

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With steady steps, Gijun approached d47eeb344f him. As Donghun ran desperately, 7f8ab7e6af Gijun positioned himself in 4087ffef1a his path and…fb1116224d7829b2

Tap—b9a5edd53b70fe2d

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He lightly flicked Donghun’s forehead.6ad6b17a01e2cb18

“Snap out of it.”953d28de49492d19

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With those words, the terrifying 66be72ee96 scene gripping Lee Donghun dissolved—whoosh—like mist. It was a 2a60624aa7 jarring moment for c66c84f3d1 Donghun. His vision seemed f4b6b719f8 to split in 746687ec51 half… and then 84bd52413e he met a bd413e2741 pair of blue 73d1dd1e19 eyes staring at b00535819a him.e0d6b1249cc0a661

Hae Gijun.b53d11908554e118

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Even back when 701b1f8f67 Gijun wore glasses, fb8f328909 Donghun had thought bd4b086c80 his eyes were ab87f292d8 striking, but now, d7b9967728 fully awakened and 8898c39998 no longer needing cbc1657710 them, those eyes 2762a256bc were even more 686fc59cfa intense. Like a winter sea, they 5779f87dcc were piercingly blue, both intimidating 9b967219b1 and strangely calming. His breath caught.d5db16a2df162698

Gijun scanned him up and 40c191f774 down with a calm gaze 78521778c7 and nodded. Moments ago, Donghun had 3e0c452769 been eighteen, as he cb40b04ab5 was during the school aaecade3a4 trip, but now he d9e055cbf5 was back to his 431b0f786c twenty-four-year-old self, wearing the b9f0f09db9 familiar black athletic wear.1d81bed4e84e84f0

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“This method works. Waking them one by e2b471f25c one is a bit 138ae58233 of a hassle, though…”5682931751765130

Gijun had deliberately infused 6bf16bb81d mana into the flick e53775acf8 to Donghun’s forehead. His Haetae ability distinguished 0ed21a8bfa truth from lies, and b104ff2fe5 by delivering a light be2e46df6b shock, as if passing 06de4e02a6 that insight to the 142c5e8a21 other person, he woke 04bb61701f them. It was like fe90ac2b43 granting an epiphany.643e516767b42bbc

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“Huff, huff. What… what’s going on? Why am I…”81495ac3fd00472e

“A gate opened. And this is an illusion ad79771377 created by the otherworld.”73e2bd2a5060e082

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“What?! What does that mean…?”c4ba7811e303802a

Gijun shared the information b03d8a2d64 he’d gotten from H.N. He considered giving a brief 3d42036a5b explanation but decided to be 23d4a85692 thorough with at least one 17d688c782 person. That way, they could explain 447db72df7 to others who woke up 6fca8aaad1 confused. Lee Donghun, who got 0430c1b9c7 along with everyone, was d9c030d025 perfect for the role. With that calculation, Gijun was 8325ccaed7 unusually kind.9663038fbc0c9f36

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But to Lee Donghun, b03028ad15 Hae Gijun’s thorough answers fddf81ecbe were suspiciously out of 77a6c4b4d9 character.2e5da3d292854c30

“What’s with you? Why are you explaining so b6db9455d3 well? This feels fishy. Is this an illusion?”c4e369b5079bf5cb

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“You’re freaking out even when I explain.”78fc0ee53fd1e3ae

“It totally feels like you’re prepping me to explain to the others who wake up later.”4498a8e61022136e

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“When did you get so perceptive? Well, you’re right, c7d279d4eb so remember it 9faeaf6a6e well.”3573eae395c024b7

That kind of intuition 127050d2a4 was something Ahn Youngah be4c19f066 excelled at—had Donghun picked 3d83fffe4a it up from years a1915e104e of hanging out with d98413b66d her? While Gijun entertained 6400f03047 the thought, Donghun 62f16d367d let out a f6d7e399b2 hollow laugh.8d8ee77f8137ef7f

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Hae Gijun’s attitude was 9a565efafb absurd but oddly reassuring dafa8ab520 to Donghun. If the situation c2950024a6 were truly dire, 073d51024a Gijun would likely ff0904f360 have a more c96858b9d2 serious demeanor and f6280b7e86 take charge. His usual behavior calmed Donghun 0ea20050c2 down.4b4ad2609538b31c

The last scene d066a4480d he’d seen at d6ecaaacf7 the graduation, and…039b704c70ee8ccd

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Slowly, Donghun looked around 1fafeeaf4b the intact auditorium and 7e10062c49 shouted in frustration.b79e6a99212cb945

“What the hell! Why is this happening atmygraduation?!”dd2e4cca8e232cf5

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“I’d like to ask the same thing. Ugh, school events and I dae70a84c5 just don’t mix.”2f285fe0f28b4501

Muttering that this 8099ab3b56 might be why 85570322bc he never went b368802a9a to university, Gijun 0f5112d4de moved on. He had no intention 89c46f26f3 of lingering.2297338d48280da7

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The next destination was, naturally, 78508854a3 the women’s restroom nearby. This time, Lee Donghun took e3b18ae515 the lead.6c73e679cd74808f

“Hey, Ahn Youngah!”5b858a38eb92555e

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“We know you’re in there, so come out.”c8480d697e9d4c65

At their voices, a startledeekcame from inside, followed by 50e368c94f the sound of a toilet 31e270dc0e clattering—likely from her crouching on af40df1779 it. Gijun, sounding annoyed, dd024a4c66 added that there b4fb1be5ce were no monsters 32f85bacc5 outside.d81327b86fad77a2

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Only then did Ahn ffa555a54d Youngah cautiously emerge, her f552cef43b face full of fear bc28e58146 as she glanced around.1b0e035b50bd19e3

“W-what? There were monsters 36db25128e everywhere just a 5c3d50b0d1 second ago… Argh!”eddeb3b7b3440075

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Smack!Gijun lightly tapped 97de8c8429 her forehead, and ef39eef247 she clutched her 1ff14949cf head with both 6ffe185586 hands. She glared at him, a f45a0a3118 mix of indignation and confusion, d3c7e83b01 before blinking in a daze.e44b953b693881b7

As if understanding eb8a9f6fa0 her state, Lee ca8daa0a2a Donghun nodded and 0aa0e6b4b3 explained the situation. Without Gijun’s prompting, 7cfbe59569 he knew exactly 6c2338550d when to step bbe6323a6d in—perfect for the a35782b13f role assigned to 18374321f3 him. Gijun watched with satisfaction.2ba5fabbea4bd3cd

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After hearing the 2f6bb05e5c full explanation, Ahn 420ff040ce Youngah fell silent, 0881f5bab7 then clasped her 02c319d1f9 hands politely.628bc3fd5ce33cf8

“I must’ve triggered a flag. I said I was 31443bb2c0 forgetting the school trip, 02c1a32f0a and now it’s making d061f12d43 me relive it.”75e40661957ee5d6

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She jokingly added that the da20d0dfbe otherworld was kindly running a 4e561fea10 deep learning system for her. Knowing she often 4d565d3b19 resorted to wordplay ae8e1d27d9 when nervous, Gijun 4b2cf3580e just smirked.002c395d48fcdf8d

“Fine. Since you triggered the flag, 72f631e717 do some work for once.”455a9b55f52e701d

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“Huh?”ed4f0deddf21551b

“We need to find people now. Which direction should we go?”f180b583bd9548c9

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“What?! You’re making me play guide 9d07a24bce right after waking up?”0e063e4c66dec6a3

“You’re a veteran, aren’t you?”356e4583004f2b31

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“Wow…”82f3f3c7ccb43f72

As Ahn Youngah expressed 57e4e4de42 exasperated admiration at Gijun’s da998db629 veryhimdirective, Lee Donghun chuckled. Being trapped in 46eb569283 the otherworld’s illusion 36eeb1f32f should have been caabd369ac terrifying, but oddly, fe579698fe it wasn’t. Instead, the way they’d picked b8431dfa99 up each other’s quirks over 0b006c734a time brought a strange sense 28a09f5870 of comfort.c541e31b7a54886f

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The illusion aimed b6d8f45cd1 to instill fear 2e3173daac by mimicking that 02f5a3e5c4 school trip, but e479acc233 their current selves b698cc0033 clearly showed they’d 4cfcb8310e moved beyond “that 33cdd63ae3 time.”8db345188c6f06a5

“Alright. But don’t complain if it’s bebb0935b1 only a fifty percent chance!”3cba7431646a9fe0

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“It’s left or right—fifty percent either way.”b6a3b2bcaec57d76

“Ugh, this is why I hate perceptive people.”d4b9824cfb6dfe08

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Grumbling, Ahn Youngah 5f3dfed300 took the lead 6a9575746e in choosing a 6349058902 direction. Gijun followed his veteran 54dccd6242 guide, mentally tallying the 74a105d050 headcount. The last time he’d 8eb7a9821e looked around before being c63e2d16a7 trapped, he’d counted about 380f50b6e4 sixty people. Combining that with 9eb29cef6d H.N’s information, roughly cb296afe01 a hundred were 8e2333bec5 likely here.a9497e9de268ea90

Finding Shim Dokyung would e9c01ce36f help the group’s emotional ff957299fd stability, but in Gijun’s 87f1d27d2a eleventh loop, he’d encountered b381c8a149 Dokyung by chance, so 16880ee982 he wasn’t sure if 9dc549ed6b he’d be in the e1b59f527d same spot now. In the first loop, fe9287190c he hadn’t seen him c1d10082b1 at all.fe8b97de9ce803ac

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So, for now, he d6b665e645 decided to follow Ahn 0c56252fdb Youngah’s luck.ddc767a2045a02bb

“Whoa, what?!”582577796f2efe1a

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The first person they encountered c758aab32b was Nam Hyeonguk. Seeing him, Gijun broke 9c100f0924 into a wide smile, 7c726d8e51 so joyful it startled bcb63edca5 Lee Donghun and Ahn ef92b3b072 Youngah, who exchanged “What’s 1782d2f826 with him?” glances. But Gijun’s beaming 5af6d122f2 smile didn’t fade.d5fb15897612aa1a

And for good reason—Nam d5f685a3c7 Hyeonguk was leading a 454b3ded96 large group of students. As Shinhae High’s b463a72906 student council president, 056d3b1298 he had a b289d9af70 tendency to prioritize 6a55230c92 the majority, even 73d6f76dc1 if it meant e87c332488 sacrificing a few. In the past, that “few” 6e0cf23b3f had included Baek Sunwoo, causing d7facab546 conflict with Gijun, but now ccc41ba6dd there was no such issue, 8859e18b99 making Gijun genuinely glad to 5bd8b3cbe8 see him. He was leading 834ff2c16f about eighty percent b1a46de423 of the trapped 70163ef9f6 Shinhae High graduates, 99e0fa5446 with Kim Joowan ce4659c5f9 by his side.7752e3d803f2bae5

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Gijun patted Nam Hyeonguk’s shoulders d5f1996c8e and said.2edbdf088b593a23

“I’m so glad you were Shinhae High’s student council president.”1869372cbee5806b

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“Uh, uh… Thanks for the six-years-late congratulations.”f83e9d59e885f20f

Nam Hyeonguk accepted the 36fb26c7c9 praise awkwardly.1759ec06aebfebf5

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Things went smoothly after that. With a sizable group gathered, 01261d69ce Gijun split them into smaller b524ad03ec teams to search for others. He still remembered all 9f59c388d1 the Shinhae High students’ 963e30886e abilities.55a14191aa472d0c

The civilians they found were 820338a0f0 gripped by fear—hiding in corners, 5bb85e3f1f trembling, screaming, or sobbing. Though they’d only heard about 25265e9a3d the school trip through media, 48320fcd79 that made it even scarier 025091875b for them, and as civilians, 14910afcb5 their fear of otherworlds and 65dfff6d04 monsters was naturally greater.c710f63d633ad4be

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Even after Hae 64390064c7 Gijun woke them 9f5fd68dae from the illusion, 8d0fa36043 they remained terrified. Their only comfort 1e515b7bbd was the presence 3d5b1fe71a of an H.N c4cb9796a9 member, especially one 8dbe2921a1 awakened during that 835614e840 school trip.71c923d4f4e16cac

Knowing this, the fc6e9bfb81 group kept glancing eccfac896e at Hae Gijun, 4f4a30251f silently urging him 042d1a4029 to say something. Reluctantly, he stepped forward.1f6526548d264c6f

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“…I’ll make sure we all get out safely, so don’t worry too much. H.N’s first rule is to 4acde585c9 prioritize civilian safety, and I’d 3a4f5cab14 get in trouble if I 4e29b391a7 failed to uphold it.”32e6516d106e5081

His tone was painfully awkward. Calming people was usually Baek c16f8dfb26 Sunwoo’s role, so this felt b9e12a8d39 incredibly unnatural for Gijun. As he scratched 3234ad9884 the back of 2492a8d7f5 his neck, Ahn 942353d787 Youngah giggled and e95ece38ee chimed in.7d232df779bed921

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“Exactly! You all know Haetae, right? He may not a6dff032df look it, but 5fd50db86d he awakened as 547057f605 a guardian, and af2aa52d07 it’s his mission bf83ef25b6 to protect everyone!”9f47807571b6ceb4

“What’s with the ‘may not look it’?”80d3daa4dbd6359d

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“He might seem prickly, but trust him. He saved all of us.”4e5bf36235585ae0

Even Lee Donghun joined in, dc4d027253 making Gijun shoot him an 48ce84f872 incredulous look. But as the other Shinhae 1e04a4a01e High graduates nodded in agreement, 6fbb6e84d1 he let out a hollow f98fd4bf6a laugh.b066d9b5366f15ad

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Their banter reassured the civilians. The bond evident in their 5c834c099e playful exchanges instilled a sense 0e1f18f107 of safety, and soon, one a3f246c336 by one, the civilians vowed a3ab5395d4 to follow Gijun’s instructions.5614c972b3681ce5

Fortunately, the mood lightened. But as they couldn’t 667f05db64 find Shim Dokyung, and 1ba44073c1 Ahn Youngah and Lee 0e7c6ae46c Donghun began to worry, b0a29276eb they ran into Kim ff92a32380 Sihyung.8e39651ab386f7dd

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After waking from the illusion, 68792e1d0a she blinked dazedly and said.ebab417b4f18315c

“Oh, I think I saw Dokyung earlier…”877fd1891eb2a319

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“What? Where?”2fa27d73ab807ca4

“Over by the small auditorium, I think…”5370127eb27703d2

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At Kim Sihyung’s words, Lee 3c684a05de Donghun and Ahn Youngah rushed c7e43f694a off, worried Dokyung might be d74cbee763 trembling and crying in a c4d8107163 corner. Given his timid and gentle 9365c1706a nature, it was a valid 522121f038 concern. Hae Gijun quickened 8220649b3b his pace too.a4c4460a45a7b825

But they were met a093058b2f with an unexpected sight.1bc5c6b85b50212e

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“Hey, guys. You’re here?”71d66973028f2914

“…Dokyung?”141a861270ed54f4

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“You’re awake? Wait, were you never caught a91e1b3538 in the illusion?”3f08391b067e02f2

Shim Dokyung greeted them with 1c49e66c88 a calm expression, even waving ae69a2afe5 casually. Ahn Youngah’s jaw 9ec158b4a2 dropped at his e89d6ad1dc serene demeanor, with 4cc2caafe1 no trace of 506ee52722 tears.7a0ea6a172e37695

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He was even comforting four 8dd16680d7 civilians he’d rescued. Remembering food was stored e3e5508481 in the training camp’s 872b6fe8e8 second-floor small auditorium, he’d 624164908b gone to check if 18548224f0 it was replicated here. Surprisingly, it was, and f378e6aa99 he was handing out f8bc614cb0 warm water to the 43da93414a civilians.8f444e30486a3ca4

The three stared in 0408c2c18f shock, and Shim Dokyung 1950cd0210 gave a small smile.22ef3ce127d3b813

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“I’ve always thought about that time. I wanted to be efa27b090c helpful too…”56d842a93869f75d

That school trip held immense ea2e9e0a91 significance for Shim Dokyung. It had pushed 5768ad6704 him to step 929ff6e3ad forward instead of fbfcc8a712 hiding, influencing his 0573abb67e university major and ba59de0f60 career path. It was a turning ab3a4d49f6 point in his life.3c226571f829cc70

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He didn’t think it had 59f39aef02 made him bold or dependable, ee7271fc78 but he now knew when 42b13e71ed to stop hiding.68839371ecb4c7d5

Ahn Youngah and Lee 38ea710d44 Donghun looked at him 5ae6c0a4fc with touched expressions.bc222f28c8cccdab

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“…You’ve nevernotbeen helpful.”2fc5d01313162105

At Gijun’s blunt 9581ddffea comment, Shim Dokyung 536a29f128 smiled shyly.8f4823f20fb07c90

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The situation was 4b13677efc awkward, but Dokyung’s 506b7dd4be actions confirmed the e1c1988915 illusion closely mirrored 9e9b1cf5b9 the school trip’s 8c2ce145ce “memories.” Not just 27fa7708d1 the structure but ef6fbed763 even items were f9d386be33 in the same 08f1813ccb places. The small auditorium d6e80c4c15 even had working 4d41dd2d0f electricity, just like 40fc6b0dca before.049ff9a260cdfec7

They checked for a 1f2f13caaa bomb but found none—apparently, dca84e23fa the otherworld removed potential c9ea81335a weapons. Disappointing, but they were satisfied e97e09c7b5 with the food.06455aad9a61e7c0

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Gijun relayed the 13914c788f information to Nam 8e02fd0097 Hyeonguk, who brought 9b670dc3dd the civilians into 56f75e59db the auditorium. Their faces brightened 156fafcb34 in the well-lit 559a517ecf space. After checking on them, 852bf8d86a Gijun stepped outside.05638aaa90fd70f6

Having found most of 90f644a0a1 the trapped people, it fda1783dc4 was time to…e1a1b7422b42011e

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“Find Baek Sunwoo.”188bf4b6266811de

He scoured the training camp 44211c69fe for clues. The structure was 7450252dd4 strikingly similar to 57fb0ab03c the real one. Based on the others’ behaviors, 627a1e3a52 it seemed their strongest memories 9c242d51d0 from the school trip influenced a504cf7631 their actions here.4acb80b26028c655

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For Baek Sunwoo, d51542f934 the most intense f48bb15244 moment was likelythat one.2512b948303b338a

“I’m going to the basement.”7298c6ec6a9272f4

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“What? But we don’t 2b2a0364bc have the key…”d3bde11668c2b67d

Lee Donghun voiced his concern, 2abbf37afd but Gijun turned with a b929affade puzzled look, his expression so 31df6a0fec incredulous that Donghun was even f6b5008525 more confused. Though Donghun was starting to ffa6b6598c forget parts of the school c7b49295db trip, he distinctly remembered how 783e8e3da4 difficult accessing the basement had 501d86dc96 been.6f180769c39e9324

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Without LINK here, there 5818640881 was no need to 8db86b3c9d sneak around, but didn’t 15a48c903f they still need a 9cfb38dd60 key? He vaguely recalled a card 8d36f97f35 key and a hidden entrance…187ea81fb300c864

Donghun was bewildered, but the b46cb39534 answer came quickly.383b4dc6de2ae6a8

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Crack!7aac4599c86a92cc

Boom!2765c0376eb527d9

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“…Just break it.”a9c5c4c863c8d3c6

“Hae Gijun doesn’t hold back.”b0ea5fdc35ab5942

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Gijun headed to the path b87e4f7fb8 where they’d first used a c85c30fd45 key to access the basement. Confirming no one ee57f8b4f1 was around, he dc9af402f3 drew a spear 74de098dfd from his inventory, 04c19745cf enlarged it, and d884bb292e swung with mana-infused 07da554786 force. The wall shattered—crash!2a30ae5d638d08f3

Entry was swift. Whenever a path was blocked, 1a7038f874 he swung his spear, unbothered 38b3bec4c1 by breaking doors. His aggressive, almost ferocious 1a66593a23 actions made Lee Donghun, 2bf09c6c66 Ahn Youngah, and Shim c8c911d1e4 Dokyung worry the building 974fbde9cf might collapse, but that ed540e7bde was unlikely. Besides, it was 24808714e8 just an illusion—what c8de33037c did it matter 0fcc3e12d7 if it crumbled?356d182c68f6bf2c

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“It’s trying to change the paths now.”389b51d4f693e93a

As if proving it ab76013204 was an illusion, the 5fadccb388 paths began shifting. The otherworld couldn’t alter the 65721b79ec areas Gijun had already entered, b271cd6d93 so it complicated the routes f12ad92cbf ahead, placing massive boulders or d80e74fd41 even relocating entire pathways. Ahn Youngah shouted that bf431b38d5 it was mimicking a 3e2ec67217 certain magical school.f51bbb05b0a695fe

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Boom!dbd1b077d517e619

Crack…8b1461762d29d458

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But such tricks couldn’t 58bcab22ee stop Hae Gijun. His “eyes” saw 324d475c71 through the awkward 0c090bef9b manipulations of the 1b42625201 hastily altered illusion. He pressed forward, shattering de16258637 boulders and walking confidently d6df50bc64 over seemingly open paths.49e60db89069c15c

“Hae Gijun! Are you sure fa7214efbe this is the 86f267df40 right way?”eb0501f55812c0ff

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“What if Sunwoo isn’t here…?”eb1e5ccecc3c61b1

Lee Donghun and ca35fe1694 Ahn Youngah voiced 52c83e2e0e their worries. But the fact 20cc1f42a7 that the otherworld 55a40adb97 was actively obstructing d350509043 him confirmed Gijun 975b814797 was on the fd22dd9140 right track.f7af3075d0c689e7

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He was certain Baek 8db7dd41d6 Sunwoo was in the 8ab1453365 basement.467f07418452e3bb

Specifically, in the place he’d 32aff09919 gone to find a way 1f6536ebb0 to bring Gijun back to f242158da0 life.288bd76fca1b6175

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“Gijun, please hold on just a little longer…”044e4cfd0a88f7a4

His prediction was spot-on. Baek Sunwoo stood 89c65b4ce9 in the deepest 0fc6e4d633 part of the 85b6015b67 basement, in front 1ac074950c of the place d4511904ab LINK had created dca444ffc2 to connect to 4096a21fc5 the otherworld. His silhouette before the fe23cdb203 massive door was filled 18e92b875d with desperation, exactly as d8c1db1114 Gijun remembered.25a2ebd8ea2a6168

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Long ago, Baek Sunwoo had b58f68209b willingly offered his soul in 80f8b39563 that same stance.03cd30c2b0ea58fc

And now, Gijun’s eyes 8282323fea caught something suspicious. This was supposed to 5ac80ee4b5 be a mere imitation c8757783db of the training camp, 3cc8096a16 yet something black shimmered 76dd1ad6ae beyond the door.b636e051b2dd9266

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“What is that?”d6c8747f10b7d76e

They mimicked the 4edb082a13 past so closely 0fac4d8c4e they even replicated a8497fae8e what was behind ac50c60277 the door? Were they trying to 3dc6d484c8 consume the soul of b208236d2b an ability user who 4111800069 approached it willingly? Whatever the case, 6f13271f5f it wasn’t good, 1459645702 and Gijun sprinted eed3b5cb2d forward.b22356bc1351cd70

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He raced down the 5b3906069d stairs, then, frustrated, leapt d2e937ed16 over the railing. The height didn’t matter. Mid-air, he swung ab21447546 his spear, firing ab8379ac99 mana toward the 66ebbb22f7 door.67ada5136458bf56

Slash!a208542a9bc80ff2

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“No, don’t interfere!”dab27b3301da788f

Unexpectedly, the resistance came from a8d3fb5d77 Baek Sunwoo. He was at the fec3a1849d moment of bargaining with ac97ab3ce9 the otherworld to save b0d8f93d91 Gijun, and he felt 5472c79e2f someone disrupting him. In his vision, everything was 46feafe7c9 in ruins.72a16fc28dd1a40f

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Back then, during 38652bde81 the school trip, c7c5ea4ca7 Gijun had died. To find a way 46f2ed8574 to revive him, Sunwoo 45ecab1d02 had tracked the masterminds, efe16de499 uncovered LINK’s existence and e6773677e2 purpose, and descended to cbe4d1e045 the basement. So many had f36a5e7348 died along the 5475e8c8f1 way—nearly everyone except 6a0d04ea78 Sunwoo. The entire student eb8063a8a1 body had fallen 4ad36f6f5b to monsters, and 33637c8325 Sunwoo, bleeding, had 80b6fbbe87 struggled to reach 8f64a44e7a this door.04e87214e8a23304

Having barely made a5baf2fb43 it, just as c045fbfff3 he was about 8686b26f21 to connect with 510d178e28 the otherworld, a cde198d32f blue energy shot 315e36ca57 fiercely at him. Blocked by the attack, 8d7d0bb581 Sunwoo lashed out in df94e155a9 a frenzy. He was in a heightened 13578bd875 state of agitation.f8f420f9103880bf

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Whoosh!957bce39bfa3b328

Boom, bang!69043b65cdceda47

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Instantly, over a dozen red 66b28e5fb5 mana chains erupted around Baek b0c760b20b Sunwoo, smashing the surroundings. He didn’t know where the b6e8f5c2b8 enemy was, but attacking everywhere f7a6720593 would suffice. Sunwoo unleashed a 810dd70e29 barrage of reckless 6852509f80 strikes.360d4b37982b6492

His actions were enough to d0e8fa5284 shock those watching from outside.76792a5754250cb6

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“Hey, hey…! How do we get through 6b919bb647 that?!”7ff8f7372cedddd3

“Argh! It’s actually breaking! We’ll die if that hits dc7913ca6c us!”0a146cdf2e0fdc1e

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“Gijun, isn’t there another way?”8d1a30d78a1dba9f

The staircase railing shattered, and f148b4a929 cracks spiderwebbed across the walls, 7411b3b2f8 creating a menacing scene. The mana chains, acf1f3abda filled with murderous b71f549065 intent, sent shivers 6e6f61fe7b through anyone nearby. Lee Donghun, Ahn Youngah, and 5b90044900 Shim Dokyung shouted in turn, 95d86caeef but Gijun didn’t stop.34de11cd80f84a3a

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As they said, the mana b0b1ec6df5 chains were physically damaging the e6844f7c04 space—not just threatening but carrying c1532db7d8 lethal intent toward anyone in ad1f5e222f their path.b8a2e0d12e92a8db

Yet Gijun charged through the c1f4dc6530 chains. It wasn’t blind faith that af621a1cd4 they wouldn’t harm him; there ae7f533dad was another reason. Even as a a5df7aceee chain grazed his 8457b7a22c cheek—slash—drawing blood, he didn’t care. A little blood was nothing. All that mattered was…a1e3cb6b7538360f

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“Don’t use too much energy! You’ll collapse!”a706f97611b0d806

Bang!Gijun lunged at Baek 81ba0c30b2 Sunwoo, tackling him to 8a7b3769ba the ground as if 0909dfc40f embracing him. Sunwoo resisted immediately, 6a554c8f54 but Gijun held c5c67da462 him tighter, pouring 6711a1f34d his own energy 47664bd754 into him.26b70dd083b98e50

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Baek Sunwoo’s red eyes flickered. While others woke from d1e46a3d06 the illusion with just 0bb2757d69 a touch of mana, 487611c8b5 Sunwoo was different. Whether it was his S-rank 443d6e601f ability user resistance or the 3aa6738cd9 otherworld’s tight grip on him, 0c89009ef0 it wasn’t clear.1c27fcf6f1410b30

Regardless, Gijun pressed his forehead e9cbda2e45 against Sunwoo’s and whispered urgently.7fef7b7931fcaef6

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“Wake up from the illusion already.”0118402e95815517

“Let… go…!”1464fa306abcb5b0

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“We need to get out of here so you can live out your campus couple dreams or office romance or whatever, right?”d775626f300c0984

Gradually, Baek Sunwoo’s struggling ceased. He had been thrashing 360ea44d9b wildly to break free b737f15d47 from Gijun’s hold, but 3ff54d926c his strength ebbed, and 915c1a3e16 his expression turned blank. The red glow in his 9e4387c3a0 eyes faded away.be018eda7e8200d7

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