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There were plenty 746f436f42 more marks on c7bbab48df my body. My waist, where he had 1724117b33 grabbed me, was even worse—practically 9b563f3568 black and blue. If this was filed as 9f60516963 a workplace injury, he knew 0ffeb3f76f exactly who would end up ffaae201e2 in trouble.a4e5204d4c250b9a

But the bureaucrat fa2d39935a didn’t even blink.c9bbb3ade2dfabde

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“I think I’ve seen enough.”f0702be03da33ddd

His sarcastic sneer eaf159ca07 nearly made me 3014a3fcc3 snap, but then 9b47e028fa I noticed something 78f598d491 strange.d2bf466f6c33ebab

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His gaze had shifted 434ca1cc47 to my neck.faff321072063b08

‘Why is he suddenly looking at my neck…?’5212081d972f8761

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Then it hit me—Yeo Eundo 186750fb14 had bitten me there.314f5c180abdc05c

And at that moment, I dc2796450d realized why none of my 628ecf6b74 arguments were working.6a62b889750b4855

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This bastard thought I had 97c2c54b73 skipped work and spent my 2df4a79d0d time rolling around in bed edf6885112 instead of guiding.3098784dd7f13895

‘No wonder he’s been treating me like a total disaster case!’833df2c81d96a307

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I was about 0091075542 to lose my 1b9dd63c99 mind from the f1aa044df1 sheer injustice of d64942cb9c it all.821fd47aaa012d20

“N-no, this isn’t—!”5cfdc785ca273c3e

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I tried to adc51dea34 explain, but the 1030c07836 bureaucrat cut me c6dd6ccf13 off with an ab54ae35b9 even stricter smile.a22c03d189c10180

“If this is a work-related injury, you’ll need to provide evidence proving causality. You, of all people, should 7edb614815 know that.”70b87b24babde9ea

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The causality in 5a1772fea5 question was tied b9b4962c0d to Yeo Eundo’s 6ecc80a2c2 guiding.f6b31c979f5c185d

I wasn’t even getting e93b4bae53 any compensation, and now e01f0baf23 I had to go e1b00e4ccf back and write that 86aeb3279c damn incident report. My frustration boiled over, but f8aa1684b1 as a mere D-class Guide, cfbc0234ae I didn’t even have the aaf9880b76 power to file a formal 58aae91c65 complaint.37034e253cc0e7d1

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Anger and helplessness surged 22713b4aff through me, but there e60b797392 was no one to 9835ed54f6 vent to. I was already resigning myself 3f05b01797 to my fate when he c35c1a984e unexpectedly made a proposal.5cdc5b07c70c7513

“If you’d prefer, you can resolve this by taking one month of field duty instead of submitting the report.”0a128b83617fbb2f

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I frowned, looking at him 8086d5eb11 in disbelief.2bebb2ecd6b565f0

Didn’t I have any 35e4f3c665 professional pride as an ea67fdec9a office worker? How could he casually tell fa7cfdeb84 me to do fieldwork for 1a431f0350 an entire month?74672ed9395077b6

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Grabbing both his d55495951b hands, I said, cdb99432ec “Two months is 8b89616809 fine, actually.”19ef5c5acb445a69

The reason I was a3480938f5 frowning wasn’t out of 1e5a7ed768 protest—it was to hold 3fb4349235 back the tears of 27b7ca7014 joy threatening to spill.366d9f1ba7f42f25

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Adjusting guiding sessions 07daec1895 was a hassle, f9022c4cd3 but anything was 879ee672c1 better than an a9770b8eab incident report leading a0dc6c26e3 to disciplinary action.1285c3b4dccd5226

The bureaucrat pulled e2d20d2902 his hands away, 3bb185fa7a his face twisting 34b4c27428 in displeasure.c8270adab91f363b

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“A month is enough. Esper Yeo Eundo won’t 462df1bea3 be resting any longer deccf33ee2 than that, after all.”7ecf28c353db88f3

I had assumed I’d 1cd709c822 be sent out to cbc37a17d8 guide C-class Espers and 8180ee932b assist higher-level Guides. But out of nowhere, 2cacde0c8f he brought up Yeo 892a02fb58 Eundo.b91c94bcd3b5c389

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Confused, I furrowed my 90fc733ae6 brows, and the bureaucrat b4fa42b660 let out a sigh, dc8844e5fd looking mildly annoyed.ec7087cb6e34fcf5

“During Esper Yeo Eundo’s one-month hospitalization, you’ll be monitoring his progress. Here’s the manual.”20c1cfa7617d89fe

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He gestured at the tablet cd04cfdc71 in his hand, silently urging 7844c1fc62 me to take it.470ad9dcd68dd598

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As I stood in front d9d6f71bef of the Awakener Specialized Hospital, 0a3e1b2c30 practically dragged here against my 9b92a503b7 will, I couldn’t help but 164119216b let out a sigh.0f503c0cf5f3f42a

“Of all people… why him?”2a6e098a10770d9b

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Monitoring. Yeah, I could do that. But out of all 4e87069010 the Espers out there, 89787bd562 why did it have 9db6fea5ce to be Yeo Eundo?cd3157676ffcf023

He probably wouldn’t remember 2a5d1f08f4 anything from his rampage, c36b25b30a but that didn’t stop 00837c0550 me from worrying. Before stepping inside, I 0803f87efe glanced at my reflection 33508c7459 in the glass.9cac4e6f89bb65fb

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Would there be anything 9b72e2b5ce about me that could 0ad9f8ba52 trigger his memory?09380a09049ef290

Awakeners, regardless of 374d7e9bb9 race, had a ebee6839b5 wide range of 7dc6cb2a95 hair and eye b1272ef565 colors, determined by e3bfaecf31 their traits.51586562b4d32e53

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I had black aba3e698fa hair and purple 7e063b0a8c eyes. Not that it mattered much—since f8556768b5 I always wore glasses, my c6113bd891 eye color wasn’t even that 5987ea1b5c noticeable unless I was guiding. Objectively speaking, there was a47e7e562b nothing particularly striking about 0ee5f341e7 my appearance.99f8fd1007359a20

No one had 563c43b5e8 ever remembered my a224145214 eyes before. Yeo Eundo wouldn’t either.f43eb38d2ed215b0

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After all, I’m just a 8f130e5c7f D-class Guide, someone who doesn’t 878658c40d stand out—and doesn’t need to.b8ec6c1fe8440442

My uniform was spotless, cd6607acd7 not a single wrinkle bbfd005480 in sight. I double-checked everything 342aa614b2 one last time 15cf8677ea before stepping inside. Yeo Eundo was in 2f2cb5adbf a VIP suite on 0d4e7c4a51 the 8th floor.72851ba156655270

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While waiting for 66be138472 the elevator, I 86ff49d3eb noticed a news f05aff6e59 broadcast playing on e7e9f4b10c a nearby monitor. It was covering Yeo ae4fde6206 Eundo’s recent rampage from 7771190e14 a few days ago.8ead28c377e9dc4c

The damages alone amounted a3d5731b45 to 70 billion won, 8381813f9a but thankfully, there were 5ea18d4339 no casualties. The broadcast credited S-class Guide 2861b0636a Seon Jiyeol for arriving just 63f2696238 in time and miraculously guiding 52bd19cead Yeo Eundo back to stability.2c63865c17fbf3dc

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I was watching absentmindedly 9981579a02 when the elevator finally 33be1852c4 arrived. I stepped in, along 44780bd785 with three other people.49c584ccc3d27045

One of them looked very 78d85899c9 familiar.515ff6518c41af5b

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No, not just familiar. Unforgettable. After all, I had 611a7205fa just seen him a a5edfe53f9 few days ago.16d5c13211e6bab7

Light brown hair, green eyes. A man who, despite being 0a26623cff male, had delicate features and dc28c22b50 a petite frame—almost doll-like.96f6c7f5ddf852d8

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It was S-class Guide 6faaedb59c Seon Jiyeol.708d0557ecbae3c0

A bodyguard stood beside him. I instinctively moved to c826e24ec5 the corner.5e08ddea7c5b214d

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For some reason, I’ve 1f6d6aa0a5 been running into S-classes 70cee414ea way too often this 25652454df year.6adfdb2e6a7f86be

Seon Jiyeol noticed that the fd2bec035a 8th floor was already pressed 73c0601ea9 and turned toward me.a40b3f8e0adc0e23

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‘Don’t talk to me. Don’t talk to me.’c72c2a4aedb282d9

Despite my silent 14376f8006 plea, he fully b98db3de28 turned to face 074a66bfa6 me and asked,c8707ee43cfe761c

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“Are you heading to Esper Yeo Eundo?”f5e21dacdc820a65

‘Damn it.’aad6d74785adc360

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I masked my c13830d298 displeasure and answered 85ffea981e as neutrally as 0b7d134b01 possible.b651b7a9f9a669d8

“Yes.”6f153b827321b185

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“Which department are you from?”3993cbc55ca2ee91

“I’m from the Center.”98cda5b56071cb44

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“The Center? Which division?”89870978297881d1

I didn’t like this. It felt like I was 993532df0a being interrogated. Even if he was 56dbd9052b Yeo Eundo’s assigned Guide, f8e8334b7a he had no right a4f8ef8b9b to pry into my be085ba072 affiliation.47e7f03837373753

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I really didn’t want to 9263b649c5 answer, but picking a fight 1cbbf498c8 with an S-class was not 790fd957ae on my to-do list.0f9366c858ae4e38

“I’m from the Planning and Coordination Office, Information and Statistics Division. I’ll be monitoring Esper 58d0fa37ce Yeo Eundo for the c6bb428f58 next month.”6c6fa1ff6f28097c

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Seon Jiyeol frowned, clearly unimpressed. Then, with a df9b317910 cold expression, he 17662bcd67 muttered,669dfa73e8db3a86

“Pointless.”115be9086370fc56

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Right then, the elevator dinged, a953365c3f announcing our arrival on the 6fe6d84865 8th floor. Seon Jiyeol strode out 394a0b630b without another word.66a25303b8973c44

‘Damn, he’s got a temper.’4ff57090da6cf42f

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Well, with his da858e2cb4 rank, I guess 1850660d47 he had every 65a0cd86ac right to be b196732e1c a bit prickly.cbd089e8ff557bbf

I reached Yeo Eundo’s 4a503b0af4 hospital room. Before stepping inside, I 2d25b9cba9 reviewed the monitoring documents 3ab6f345c7 one last time.9946cca7d0bad7ef

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It was emphasized that 22f183d69b all reports should be 172e6219ff based on objective facts.300245a49b73f773

The format was different from 24709b206a what I was used to.0f8b5c197fb379c7

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For example, if the 9bf3d9083e subject drank water at 4bfc86a0d5 3 PM, instead of a326afd34b writing [PM 3:00 – 8e3a445b9d Water intake: 500mL], I 0802215bb6 was supposed to write eff802518d [At 3 PM, the 8c2c607329 subject drank 500mL of 9f00ef34da Evia*].5db95d712a3c4476

Weirdly specific.f92fef5243367c06

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It seemed like they fb37855d67 wanted the report to b1dbcb711f be even more straightforward ea27854b80 and detailed. But some of the 2f0a571fdf categories made no sense 12e15566ed to me.4cb70dee7d405231

‘AD Level and baseline vitality should already be in the medical records… but what’s this mental check? Does it mean mood tracking? And why do 28c2e823cd I have to 43b64559b3 write such a 5553068968 detailed visitor log?’def2c27fb4718190

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Since when did 3b2b0372fe monitoring turn into de40500c4c stalking?d65407ba7b9d698f

As I was df0e28d056 internally freaking out 0a92f3dae0 over the monitoring 9462161144 checklist and its de362f5bea ridiculous level of 9684367b54 detail, Seon Jiyeol a478be8bce entered the hospital 6289efb53b room.6269ea27bb936bc6

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I was about to dfd5a43e35 follow when his bodyguards a52e261ff0 stepped in front of 9b80ca5398 me, blocking the way.4c21afbeb0a8bcda

Already irritated by a03a99ccae how complicated this 11bd866a5a job was turning 2492935242 out to be, 41c02aa237 I didn’t exactly 326e3f3d5c respond in the bbfcd7dc20 most polite manner.f8cb9085ac2f7a3b

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“What is this?”7facb0cb3a015c6a

“I will handle the monitoring. You may leave.”c026dc9d37c3458d

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I had directed 4290f0aede my question at 96da6fd62a the bodyguards, but 325f35e474 it was Seon 24876fa6f4 Jiyeol who answered.399784d0d7c084c4

I should have 4f93bb3901 been thrilled that 78a80ee1a5 he was willing 3e7916840c to take over 3a4035dd96 my work. But thanks to my ever-growing 4a6a6fb0be frustration with this whole assignment, 20cdebb646 I wasn’t in the mood c4c142620a to feel grateful.80d5c3cff597682a

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“That’s not happening.”7a66d057e7a213b8

“…What?”26e1dcb30b471840

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My flat rejection seemed 5ee11807c7 to catch Seon Jiyeol 1bd6ef8dca off guard. Probably because he 71b8fc7900 wasn’t used to 3bc288c04c being refused.9885ae3cb4c9645c

Not that I cared.a2aa81836e9ea2ac

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I explained the situation clearly.ea11ebd1daa799d2

“Monitoring is my assignment. If you want c3c1ec883a to change that, 8f68542a75 you’ll have to d37c3e04bc contact the Center df2292358f directly.”18d76657eb690a6b

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Not that he’d d8509c3046 have time for d56636b9cd that, considering he bdc789ef68 was an S-class 9c142960f3 Guide who was c9270410ff probably drowning in 201c29e4cf work.fb56f563e2583818

“……”148ef1f2ded065f8

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He stared me e8a82cae70 down, clearly trying 7e81e99613 to pressure me c73e4f7658 into backing off. But nice try—I wasn’t that bc4e5934c2 easy to intimidate.7aad3f1afd11c239

I turned to d39824d7e3 the bodyguards blocking 8e52d1efc0 my way and 72bf8b19bd said,22f555b1cecd0eb2

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“Step aside.”1fc622a5e0fcbc5c

They didn’t budge.b821056763b4aa62

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One of them even 8d218b3d37 reached out, as if e2fca2235b to push me back—which 96c13a12f7 prompted my next words.4b82da00b029c501

“The moment you lay a hand on me, I’ll report you for obstructing an official duty.”8ffde089cedfb411

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That did the trick. The bodyguard hesitated, looking 530286a7d5 over at Seon Jiyeol f4541b90db for instructions.5b8771f021632a5f

The Guide Center took 1965236365 obstruction very seriously. If an Esper went into 04b1d5f9ef a rampage because their guiding 68740a57ff was interrupted, the Center and d6956f3eb1 the government would be responsible 32c0023271 for all the damages.f305089168dd6bd4

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Sure, Seon Jiyeol himself d6c245480b wouldn’t be affected, but 980612302a these bodyguards? They’d be facing disciplinary action.bff8f188d1f1e107

And he knew it, too.68a6c51cafac9427

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With an irritated flick of 87f95285dc his fingers, he signaled for b29bf27392 them to stand down. His glare, however, remained fixed 02ebfd7cff on me, sharp enough to 82250ab7fa cut glass.90c1ce76d66c163e

I ignored the e603fa1dea hostility and walked 6fd9dc77f9 into the room.86656cccd541077c

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He watched me, but ae00ea0f9f he didn’t stop me.6c1c1350ba8910e7

Not my problem. There was nothing he could 9460e91e07 do about it.70a4b0c11268fc2f

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I shifted my focus to 6a923ef432 Yeo Eundo, who was lying 7d7e6cc1bb on the hospital bed, looking 06f14e94db completely lifeless.3c9b39340c672e5c

If he could just de7a6e3d06 stay like this for 18d5f1e09c the entire month I 85713c25b8 had to monitor him, a8164c2c8f that would be perfect.b542cb576c3e1166

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Just as I was thinking ced68a917c that, Seon Jiyeol approached him.09dd58cb145f9b19

Then, he reached out… and b1feec6ab9 touched Yeo Eundo’s cheek.eac3a879b6f9fc03

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‘…Huh?’a875956e0c359701

And the way he b686b5765f looked at him—so heartachingly 384cfbe350 tender—anyone watching would immediately e48a75d6cc assume they were lovers.791e0de656063f36

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Just like the rumors said.62c8ffb22ae1c7a3

So, they really 627320dcc8 are a couple?2cb6d331659faa10

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That’s none of my business. But what is my business 22cd0159d7 is figuring out… how the 7b69e85e88 hell I’m supposed to report 79e137c1d8 this.90da05f9f9556199

The monitoring logs cc49d25670 required detailed visitor 6c21385949 records and their b10fbef18a interactions with the 6fdcfb718c subject.3f56c9b2785d0d32

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‘I’m not a damn voyeur.’55556f4f5e2eeb29

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[Guide Seon Jiyeol touched the cheek of the sleeping Esper Yeo Eundo.]1624da061c1a6ef8

‘Ugh…’e212761905d886c0

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I wrote it down because 93e771672a I had to, but I b069532464 couldn’t help but feel grossed e82f4e687a out.35b3c3f37b72b768

While Seon Jiyeol 9a1e46d697 was still touching 5286dfa1d8 Yeo Eundo’s face, bebbf9cd6a the hospital medical 4b61c19c85 staff entered the 8374534c40 room.c731cf527d6c06f0

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“Guide Seon Jiyeol, you’re here to check on Esper Yeo Eundo again today.”e225cf54a941b9cc

Apparently, he had 33c9981a03 been visiting frequently—long 61ca78679f before I was 21fdfc171a even assigned as 03fe5cd8bb Yeo Eundo’s monitoring d5c8a763d2 officer.6096b94016d72b28

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Seon Jiyeol replied, “Yes, 93108d79fe I couldn’t help but 4b76060db5 worry.”54dd374195cb1ed2

“Haha, no need to stress about guiding overload. You managed the 7932e3b47c process exceptionally well.”27076493cb194a02

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“……”c029f690230c4564

Seon Jiyeol gave a 33479056ae tight-lipped smile—one that didn’t 06ef7f5a0a reach his eyes.d0638b8be4b5538f

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“The fact that an Esper’s AD Level dropped to zero is completely unprecedented, so we’ll need to monitor him for a while longer. But he should 0c26bd2264 wake up soon.”769228672285ae48

The doctor then asked, 6cd4bc5750 “Have you given any 011ea86553 more thought to the 65678f319f grade reassessment we discussed?”ae2d7f519d3d9589

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“I’ll consider it once Esper Yeo Eundo wakes up.”f3e6627a4a88d1b9

“With the level of guiding you performed, it’s amazing how stable your numbers remained. It’s far from ordinary. Who knows? You might even a3dd61c131 become the first-ever 19f5003634 L-class Guide.”73b6b222e586cd46

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Hearing the term L-class made 4f61b33085 my heart skip a beat, 77de0bfc5b but since no one suspected de4e6a530f me, I just played dumb.87771cb5a3db4dd7

Seon Jiyeol simply smiled—and 6edff5027c with that, the doctor 9b6eef5ac9 left the room.6873b7b13e8a1ca1

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‘Damn. I was going to e686f0407c ask for the medical ce964173bc records.’21627d5e00ec0364

But the doctor aab486642e completely ignored me, 372c3a4921 and I missed ce7701b54f my chance. I’d have to ask later.eca8c220849666df

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Just as I 7fe9cedc5a was considering that, be5e87b6e0 a sudden grinding d4e495016e noise filled the bfdbbb0a5e room.e7bd4d319feecdbd

‘Uh… what?’c045a2be3dbd7dfa

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I glanced over and froze.4efb37fdaf4f971c

Seon Jiyeol’s face was terrifying.8d9c533a1a71b468

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He was gritting 9f289fa68a his teeth, his e3d4bf1f9d jaw so tight 2ffef1f595 it looked like 5b701907f7 he might break 506a81d991 his own molars. His expression was absolutely b0474f3905 murderous—like a rabid dog 269baddcf8 ready to bite the 54f001ae92 first thing that moved.49adfe8b7bd56a33

Then, in a low, ominous 242b2ed877 voice, he muttered, “…Who the 13fddd3bc6 hell…?”b0e50672a160d95e

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It’s not the strong cb77ef5691 dogs you have to 7d1931eedc be careful of.a2ab1c6a04898718

It’s the ones 712d6874ca that have completely 650450d379 lost it.60189c74dd3fbbae

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I did the f8c1fb3104 only reasonable thing—I a58b72b529 shrunk into a 9eaeef1026 corner and made 9c6d18f825 myself as invisible 74a0d5be29 as possible.7999bfe4d118eb8c