FG | Chapter 3.1

Letting go of all worries, he smiled softly and asked Yeo Eundo.

“Esper Yeo Eundo, what’s your schedule like from now on?”

“Nothing.”

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“What about the next raid schedule?”

“Not sure.”

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“Has the Association or the guild said anything?”

“If it’s an Alpha-grade, they’ll reach out.”

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“And you think you’ll know when a disaster-level Gate is going to open?”

Then why did he even bother getting discharged?

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“I’ll match my schedule to yours, Seol Maehwa Guide-nim.”

“Monitoring is my job, so I’ll take care of it. So, you’re saying you have no schedule for now?”

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“Yes.”

“Not even any plans to go out?”

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“Do you want to go on a trip? There’s Garosu-gil nearby, and plenty of pretty cafés.”

“Esper Yeo Eundo, we’ve only met twice.”

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“And now we’ll see each other every day.”

This was bad. There was no saving this guy.

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From that moment on, I just mechanically nodded my head.

I decided to start listening to Yeo Eundo’s words with one ear and letting them out the other. Loosening my stiff expression, I responded without thinking.

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“Yeah, I guess you’ll be seeing me every day.”

“Yes! I really like you, Seol Maehwa Guide-nim!”

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“Yeah, good for you.”

“Yeah, we’re newlyweds.”

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“Yeah, newlyweds.”

As I absentmindedly tuned out his nonsense, Yeo Eundo suddenly asked, “Aren’t you hungry?”

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“Yeah, you’re not hungry.”

“You can eat dessert, right? Cake.”

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Cake?

The word struck a nerve with me, as my blood sugar had been plummeting from all this stress.

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I hesitated, tempted, and he caught on immediately, like a ghost.

“It’s a fresh cream cake with strawberries on top.”

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Before I knew it, a slice of cake was placed right in front of me. An irresistible temptation.

“There’s fresh milk mousse and strawberry mousse between the layers, and as you go down, you’ll taste the rich milk flavor and the sweetness of the fresh cream.”

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As I wavered, hesitant to grab my fork, Yeo Eundo gently placed it in my hand, coaxing me.

And by the time I came to my senses, there was only an empty plate in front of me.

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‘Huh.’

I was shocked to realize that I had completely let my guard down—right in front of an S-class Esper, no less.

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“Tasty, right?”

Without giving anything away, I put down my fork and nodded.

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“Well, yeah…”

I couldn’t bring myself to say that I regretted it was only one slice.

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‘Where did he buy this?’

My go-to dessert shop had been wrecked thanks to some rampaging idiot, so I hadn’t even seen good cake in a while. I wanted to at least know the store name, but I couldn’t ask.

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The reason? The guy in front of me was grinning for no reason.

Suddenly, he leaned forward, so close that our noses almost touched. Instinctively, I tilted my head back, but unless I got up from the sofa, there was no escape. In that short moment, his arms caged me in.

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“What are you doing?”

“Do it.”

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He had me cornered, and all he wanted was… guiding?

Even if he seemed harmless, an Esper was still an Esper.

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It wasn’t my first rodeo.

There were plenty of crazy Espers who treated D-class Guides like disposable batteries. Some even forcibly reverse-guided them, leading to their deaths, but those cases were always buried under the excuse of an ‘emergency situation.’

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And that wasn’t even the worst of it. Some scumbags would purposely pick low-ranked Guides to experiment on, trying to imprint them.

Did I think I’d be spared?

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The only reason it hadn’t happened was that I made sure it didn’t. It was simple. As long as the perpetrator disappeared, the problem was solved.

I figured Yeo Eundo was finally showing his true colors. I should’ve seen it coming, so why did I still feel disappointed?

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I knew cleaning up an S-class would be a hassle, but I still reached out my hand. I was just about to release a massive guiding wave that could crush the arrogant Esper in front of me.

Then—slap!

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Yeo Eundo’s cheek landed firmly in my palm.

I was so dumbfounded that I completely forgot about guiding.

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“…?”

“Do it. Praise me.”

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“What?”

“Like this, pat pat.”

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Thrown off by the unexpected request, I just did as he said. I stroked his cheek, and his ears turned red, the flush creeping all the way down his neck.

His eyes lowered, a goofy grin on his lips, but then he pressed them together and slowly looked up at me.

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The moment our eyes met—those golden irises shining—something in my chest went thud, like a piece falling out of place.

Startled, I yanked my hand away like I had been burned.

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“Now get off.”

Even though I told him to move away, I was the one who backed off first.

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Thump, thump.

My heart was pounding like it was broken, racing uncontrollably. Something prickled through my entire body, spreading rapidly. Yeo Eundo was staring at me so intensely that I could feel his gaze piercing through me.

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‘How long is he going to keep looking at me?’

Not wanting to meet those eyes, I kept avoiding his gaze. Then, suddenly, an emergency alert blared.

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Beep. Beep. Beep.

Both Yeo Eundo and I turned towards the sound at the same time. The noise was coming from the Esper-exclusive terminal on his wrist.

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Red text flashed across the screen.

DEA-β¹.

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A Gate had opened nearby, classified as a Beta-level—meaning it ranged from mid-A to mid-B rank. These alerts only came when there weren’t enough available Espers, which meant Yeo Eundo needed to be deployed immediately.

So much for having no raid schedules. It was a relief that an emergency request had come in, but there was something I needed to check first.

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Without hesitation, I stood up and took out a portable AD scanner.

The Center had provided it through the hospital since I had to record Yeo Eundo’s AD Level once a day.

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“Excuse me, Esper Yeo Eundo.”

The portable AD scanner worked by attaching a sensor near the nape of the neck. His terminal could display the data too, but the neck reading was the most accurate.

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It was convenient, though the adhesive pad didn’t always stick well, so I pressed down on it. I could feel his pulse under my fingertips—thump, thump—beating strongly.

It was so intense that I got nervous, wondering if his levels were spiking too much.

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But the result was… 32.2.

It had only risen slightly from 30.4 before.

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For an S-class, his natural increase isn’t that high.

Espers’ AD Levels continued to rise even after they died. Some Espers had even gone into rampage mode because they missed their guiding window due to an unexpected natural increase. It was a matter of life and death, which was why so many Espers were obsessed with guiding.

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Usually, the higher the Esper’s rank, the larger the natural increase. But Yeo Eundo was different.

An S-class with minimal penalties, too. No wonder people said the world was unfair.

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He really was lucky in every possible way.

“No issues.”

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Despite getting an emergency deployment request just one day after his discharge, Yeo Eundo showed no signs of displeasure. He accepted it so calmly that it almost annoyed me.

South Korea didn’t just lack Guides—we were short on Espers too. Since each one had the power of a hundred, we couldn’t afford to have even one missing. Especially Yeo Eundo, who ranked at the absolute top among S-classes—there was no one who could replace him.

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The country’s security practically hinged on his existence.

With that much importance, he had every right to act arrogant. But I’d never once seen him behave that way. Was he just naturally mild-tempered? Or just plain dumb?

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Maybe that’s why he got under my skin.

“Your AD Level is stable, but would you like a guiding session before you go in?”

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Even if the AD Level was fine, it was customary to receive guiding before a raid. I only asked out of politeness. Of course, I wasn’t the one who would be doing it—either a high-rank Guide or Seon Jiyeol would handle it.

But then, out of nowhere, Yeo Eundo pulled me into a tight embrace.

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“I’d love to.”

“…??”

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I was too stunned to react for a few seconds. My brain finally caught up, and I pushed against his forehead to get him off.

“What do you think you’re doing, Esper Yeo Eundo?”

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Even though he pretended to be pushed back, he didn’t actually let go of me. Instead, he murmured shyly,

“I like guiding. I want it. Do it for me.”

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Yeo Eundo spoke without even taking a breath and pulled me into his arms again. Unable to withstand the weight pressing down on me, I ended up lying on the sofa.

In that position, Yeo Eundo rubbed his head against my shoulder. His soft, swaying hair tickled the nape of my neck.

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I knew Espers were crazy about guiding, but this was my first time seeing one act so spoiled.

Unlike the others, he didn’t resort to threats or intimidation through brute force, and except for when he was on the verge of a rampage, he never even hinted at reverse guiding. So I couldn’t exactly hit him either.

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I had no idea how I was supposed to react in this situation. Why was Yeo Eundo the only one acting differently?

‘Is it because of Seon Jiyeol?’

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I recalled how Seon Jiyeol couldn’t take his eyes off Yeo Eundo. Having a Guide who’d give him even his own liver if needed must have spoiled Yeo Eundo’s personality to this point.

But from what I heard, he didn’t even allow physical contact, being super conservative even when receiving guiding. Who the hell started that nonsense rumor?

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“Esper Yeo Eundo.”

At my call, he looked down at me, still keeping me trapped within his arms.

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“Yes, Seol Maehwa Guide-nim.”

His eyes sparkled as he gazed at me, reminding me of an excited puppy that just heard the words, ‘Wanna go for a walk?’

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I spoke calmly to help him settle down.

“You should be receiving guiding from your assigned Guide.”

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“Yes, I want to.”

“Esper Yeo Eundo.”

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“Yes, Seol Maehwa Guide-nim.”

I smiled lightly, and he mirrored me with a grin.

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“Guiding should be received from your assigned Guide.”

I repeated the same explanation, and instead of pushing further, he asked back,

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“That assigned Guide… who decides that?”

“It’s based on rank and compatibility efficiency. An S-class Esper needs an S-class Guide. Just like how a D-class Guide can’t handle anything above a C-class Esper.”

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Had I ever put this much effort into explaining something to someone? Without a doubt, Yeo Eundo was the first.

But despite all that effort, he simply said, “I won’t overwork you.”

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My brows furrowed automatically. Memories of being reverse guided by him resurfaced. My voice turned cold as ice.

“Guiding is something a Guide does. It doesn’t happen just because Esper Yeo Eundo, wills it.”

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For a Guide, losing control over guiding wasn’t just unpleasant—it was outright dangerous. If the rank gap was too wide, reverse guiding could even be fatal.

I survived that time only because I was me. If it had been another D-class Guide, they would’ve been a corpse by now.

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I asked him, my voice laced with chilling intensity.

“Or… are you saying you’re going to reverse guide me right now?”

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At my sharp question, Yeo Eundo’s pupils dilated. Of course, I knew the answer was no. I asked anyway.

“Seol Maehwa Guide-nim, I would never…!”

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“If you don’t mean to, then why are you forcing this?”