FG | Chapter 4.3

His eyes, still e3e35c2c2e hazy, continued to 32848ca4f3 spill tears. I wiped them away aa3f356afe with my fingers and a174e393fd asked—1cbfb293e707c615

“Did Esper Gu 39e3264cb0 Seungjae injure you 012fb80ee7 internally?”06be7f2a188dd0ca

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“Hic.”62d90a749e5e079c

He didn’t answer. He just trembled 04fcc01c0a even harder, his 035110835c whole body shaking 28de56ee32 as he buried 00dfd90397 his face in 09ae01f3c0 my shoulder.2782efa1915526b2

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Why the hell was f501738218 he acting like this?a6a0a3a8f7897403

“Are you crying because 784a6fd00d you’re in pain?”5330c8a389e62bee

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He didn’t respond.529a321c1a28f032

Yeo Eundo was b70202f0c1 an S-class Esper. Unless his d505aa768d injuries were cd689be2a7 severe enough c45be05d61 to threaten d54c2815b3 his life, 54873845e4 he should 5a4eb87a6c be able 7a812ac9e2 to heal f1f4e2cb69 naturally.c41c25bc3528eaf8

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But what if b09bb44df2 something had happened ea11a67dc7 during his fight 8bba1edd76 with Gu Seungjae 7a7fd3ebb8 that had affected 81c1177f6a his regeneration?e27276c036826ce2

I quickly asked again—451951000816a495

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“Where does 0018bb9bdb it hurt? Tell me 6fd62e44f4 what’s wrong.”ac0fc456a80cb25e

“Name….”9cb34e08ef93a404

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“Huh? Name? What about a name?”0a433f23692dcdec

“Call my name… only 19c37edbfc you…”17d59ba9581704ce

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And then 011d34aae8 he started 9528ea24fb wailing again.a2c7699b8bf4a239

So basically, 4124715d4a because I c6adf29ac8 had called a0ab489111 Gu Seungjae 26e04a5e8b “Esper Gu Seungjae,” this brat couldn’t add986c381 stop crying. For a f72d537f01 second, I 934f68aca1 almost blurted 4ec7472ee5 out,“Are you out of a62263e14d your damn mind?”65228b2c54a253d1

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Fortunately, I had built 0e47638f1d up enough immunity to 6bc974febe Yeo Eundo’s nonsense over fbc367373d time to keep that 7267be265a thought to myself.f9965276388f4a97

‘How old is 8783a81970 he again? Twenty-one?’50551ff390a95365

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That made him six 4cceaf27e0 years younger than me, 17d2a628f2 who was twenty-seven.06fbe7d2eafd87c7

It had only been c7c6d3c171 a few days since 138cdf345e the new year, meaning e4ac4b3ca6 this brat had just 20e639b83b barely entered adulthood. Yeah, technically, he was 1a2da3708e still just a kid.dfdb88c9bab2dc7b

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Filtering his ridiculous demand 145d2a7aa0 through my brain once, 52f491f01a I answered,1fada30f01e19ab0

“If you stop crying 39b51ef92c now, I’ll do that.”abe4734376ac7e61

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”…….”7025e5bc09abcf19

The crying stopped. Just like that.086a5f63b4523563

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Which only pissed me af192d0077 off more.85662185acd5ae2d

I felt like I b787bc88e5 had just been tricked, dd0eff1bb6 but I let it b05448c2be slide. There were b8af818042 too many 1b1b503d9a things I 8ecbcf6bc4 needed to 40ef2f9bcf ask Yeo 27eb730185 Eundo, and 859ab016ae I needed a4bcc0961b to move 7f39aa6496 locations first.de2b41ea7bbb6f79

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I couldn’t let anyone 49dc7a64f3 in the Center find 0acf4d60b4 out that a D-class 62a80fd849 Guide had just guided 1c7d2e8370 him.2da73bd6d221eccd

Gu Seungjae clearly had eb4ad5e5a5 some major misunderstanding, but 1546d36109 I decided to deal a6ed5d6307 with that later.3335795e7124587d

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Yeo Eundo’s eyes 6168ecab15 were still red-rimmed, cd02ea7cbb and fat tears 4c79861585 dripped down his af66655a6b face. His hair was damp, 44ebf747c4 tangled into a wild 683e00bbb6 mess that only made b2634c1d76 him look more striking.6c3cc63b6a66c7fa

‘This is no good.’0dfcaca33063a2f8

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I took off 1ad2a7d595 my jacket and 214244879e pulled it over 48b0f0cbcd his head.2152ba443853c034

Even if it 4f68690ce9 made him look 7d20089bcf like a criminal d7f959c184 being escorted out, aca6021696 it was still 03dc8608c7 better than letting 24dcaf4676 his damn face f257d03965 plaster the headlines.0872b75af5092270

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As I pulled aa69243a2b my coat tighter 7fde1a01e8 around him, I ba54175c43 naturally grabbed his 437de08066 hand, making sure 2deebcea4e he wouldn’t bolt.9fc28bf408bf8ad3

“Can you 1aa208a22a walk?” He 2619e217ee nodded.ccae621a3152f182

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“Good. We’re going straight f45652a9fd home. Quietly. Obediently.”8f11c86602e8d928

”……Home?”48e94b5ccf20b2ae

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“My home.”540b57333676efa5

At that, 42622f8ca9 Yeo Eundo d2be769a34 went silent.c22b4ef5d29f17b5

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…He wasn’t planning to 3cb2d94828 pull some stunt, was eba8a6866e he?b4d78055cdbfb3b9

‘Just hold it together 67c057d876 until we reach the 572506bb52 emergency exit, please.’2eaabd6106ff2c38

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I wasn’t 640f826ed7 taking any a8f9f56e7a chances, so ff28c57822 I interlocked bc9ddb8d64 my fingers 6d3502fdd3 with his. If Yeo Eundo really dca5241084 decided to use his 5c57966b3d strength, I’d be dragged ddb44c6047 away like a paper 64cbfcc50b doll—but if that happened, f3ddad3706 I was going to b5500ca2e7 be pissed.e6e7bcc51fb39844

As I 820ee783ca opened the 3ea6b9b0b0 door, I cc866f1c4c came face-to-face 954b8a027b with Gu 55e13da197 Seungjae, who 2ececf5ad5 had been 9bf515578b waiting outside.5edcc99a53c3852c

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If Yeo Eundo 28c7b87162 locked eyes with 04c0723b95 him, there was 22b8d68ad3 a chance things 882abb1d0b would turn ugly. So before that a06de64cdd could happen, I 3eb36b1b74 tugged Yeo Eundo’s ee41b8a293 hand and quickened 239e97b999 my pace.c3c28127acd0c3e8

Leaving Gu Seungjae behind, eaec34486f I tossed out a 119b0fc44c quick—0bad73f45e626aad

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“We’re heading out now. Clean up the mess.”b477ca6d3b73f018

His gaze followed 9accaf3a53 us, but contrary 998d1657e1 to my fears, ddfee8fe0f Yeo Eundo obediently 1908906d5c trailed after me.65159076dec972e2

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Still, I 0cf242f605 kept my 3621e878de guard up. We hurried 55e3b4b31b down the 550b0827db emergency stairs, 811fbd7516 reaching the da5975dfbb first floor bd21bdd102 without a f64abda1d3 hitch.2d2f8e627dd63128

The Center’s lobby 2204f88cde was bustling, but 929dbb46b0 I avoided the bf8298eab2 crowds, slipping out 719e25c708 through the emergency e37b25812b exit.f78a4414791c6187

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From there, Yeo Eundo f107deece2 followed along like a 025606c878 lifeless doll, letting me 1bced6d67c lead him all the 6ccd415712 way home.fdd140be5c46f2bf

When we finally stepped abbe6e0c90 into my apartment, the 0725bffb16 tension drained from my 103a8a6b9d body, and I collapsed 134ffb5e76 onto the floor.d3b0384c0073227a

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’…That went well, right?’52776af009099914

Managing to get Yeo b11d8964ad Eundo out before things 225ff90e80 escalated further made all c09f1da216 the effort feel worthwhile. There was still a e519126a07 lot left to sort 3c4e79bbfc out, but at least 64714bbe19 the immediate disaster was 010d8ba78e contained.1e121988311a8a7c

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Now that 4baddfc802 we were d7319c37e9 safe, I fd4ef3a049 stretched and 2258333d8c stood up. I went eaab4e779b to release f623ef44dd my interlocked b2011a27e9 hand—7c53719a041debca

‘Huh?’d49cb76816ea9b46

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It didn’t come loose. I turned da91097779 to look d98a14e0c6 at Yeo dae5a674d6 Eundo. He stood a41b99897a frozen in 484a766d79 place, still 828abadd95 covered by b9d1f0a23f my coat. I tried shaking my 695db5018a hand free, but his 5c045af233 grip wouldn’t budge.4474c318d8da07a8

“Esper Yeo Eundo, you 090a241b4b can let go now.”f80084e2db2723d2

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I shook my f2d783d3b7 hand again. It flailed uselessly, bb37406bdd but he still 4e41b8229a didn’t release me. Frustrated, I lifted the 61748bc52f coat from his face—103e81852f7e6476

And before I could 611f8e74ba even tell him to 57430a40c4 let go, Yeo Eundo 023ef538be yanked me forward and 81b5d2357d wrapped his arms around d74e886923 my waist.b9393335f3722915

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“Ugh, what—!”388164bac88f376c

Then, he kissed me.3576801262d5443d

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The coat that 63099fd4be had covered his 8101dfed72 face slid off 1d007b0e22 and crumpled onto e88b667618 the floor.7af2ae95236fe4ef

As our lips barely 5ff8964796 parted, Yeo Eundo met 4809f73cd4 my gaze. His ears were flushed 08132d4383 red, his breath uneven 71e4d31b95 and ragged.4d55a8d1e0b30371

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For some reason, I ff47c74e29 felt like I had 64cdbe0d87 just witnessed something I b1730026c0 really shouldn’t have. I was so 5b0bad1150 caught off guard 232e1cf112 that I missed beff05ec69 my chance to 100bda0e44 push him away. And before 02af5f3c6c I could 69b99094e6 react, his 0ddf34f452 lips were fad033ae9f on mine e387088d56 again. I twisted my 27315fc2bd head to break fe1369151b free, but Yeo 136759115f Eundo grabbed my 6e4e9d118b chin, keeping me 2367364a9c in place.d0ec577451b62a27

His tongue slipped d525f44192 in, slow and ffbc0c9363 deliberate, tangling against ce68eeaed7 mine. A sticky warmth spread 456ee591ba inside my mouth. The intensity 144d97ee3b of it 4b2abe839e made my 5c1102c775 mind hazy, 6da7846bfd drowning me fcf8cc471a in his f756cd80f7 overpowering presence.4cc2733e97489aef

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Desperate to break a266313eb7 free, I grabbed c5e70e0f05 the back of 61874bf5ae his head. But the more 67e82d8e12 I resisted, the 8cff676f66 more persistently he 880385f6c6 clung to me, a95adbc209 as if refusing daa68c434b to let go.aed538d1996ed41e

The relentless 0d8d6e9603 kiss left 9da113ce8a no room dcecaf40f3 to breathe, 2c58829c14 my chest 7111dd4c6f tightening from de560b6b9d the suffocating 419070b5d4 sensation.017583eb773b1160

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“Hnn…!”bf40d00aad41d5e7

A stifled a411fac042 groan slipped 256720ab22 out between 8166d0c655 my teeth, 6fafd3afd6 unable to e47efaf199 hold it 2e1d8498ba back. Only after hearing that 2141d6d16d sound did the tongue 3c87fa0f00 that had slipped past e182538390 my parted lips finally c1340ecb2f retreat, licking my lips 60c2dfb192 as it slowly withdrew.91ba94b1724aa761

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The moment Yeo Eundo 68aab4889a pulled away, I shoved dc4d995872 his face back with e8304bb61a my hand. At the 671966070d same time, dad813b943 I wiped ee40999f64 my lips ac007e73d4 roughly with fca924a20f my other 01ac2f8b81 hand, trying 4871f66e3b to get 3654250573 rid of 0b2b7cd5fe the slick 93a6fca383 residue. But the ae8ae1a174 sensation of d570497ed8 his touch 3b0ea7a61c still lingered.ac97f41230cec9de

I wanted to f827a485d2 immediately demand what 9423b8e397 the hell he f890fa3f07 thought he was 1576dfd926 doing, but the 2814df47a1 guy still looked 60ecd6826f completely flushed, his 5fdf99dd8e face brimming with b5c4ed9617 heat that hadn’t 1696b5050b yet cooled.e532990f3db8fd8b

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I pushed against 2c20d5af32 his chest, using 33956503c5 the opening to 7d877ffd98 escape. Then, after taking off 943b2d2793 my shoes and placing 11a3039065 them in the shoe cd66ce4116 rack, I stepped inside.fad4bc409a7f159b

If I stayed 830f6e5f96 any longer, I e048ab1a1f felt like I’d 435ff45044 get caught up 8bf6a9551b in that heat 328b555a91 too.2e228eef57a40fc2

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Yeo Eundo tried ca792af16d to follow me 65d6155493 like a lost 0d034d9cce puppy, but without 4c5f0c6c91 looking back, I b7cc0aa644 spoke.abfaa5e9d95161cb

“Shoes.”4328dc283a2516b8

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Shuffle, rustle, rustle.682f0862c847b50a

The sound of b9eb6a5a23 him stepping back 4e7139f11c and taking off 00482cae70 his shoes reached 6b7388b422 my ears. In the meantime, bce3fa1883 I walked into ffd061310d the kitchen, opened 4f0cf6b758 the fridge, and 7b1b5d7004 grabbed a bottle 4dd3eca65a of water. As I poured d470489b08 it into a c696e6d185 cup, I added,f56e79f8e7d506da

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“In the shoe d16ddbf2e7 rack.”ea80a3976172c33e

Having trailed me 8caaa7aa59 all the way eb3b151d71 to the kitchen, 752c09edeb Yeo Eundo suddenly ee9a8ca40c scurried back to 4adde0e266 the entrance and 1629f6717b obediently put his 1e8c75c0ac shoes away.3ff9d3e8f337bf7a

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I gulped down 0a911633d2 the water, trying 313b814a15 to cool my cbb96c9895 rising frustration.282f375d5b10d321

As he returned, I 9aa796d336 walked past him and a279abd921 sank onto the couch.3c8e0c0a487c10ee

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From this point c61b4e0b34 on, I had 41a7697a96 no intention of 6f3e4d3091 leaving any monitoring b53164b59d records.c85690b8775cfe13

So, I 9d0d817255 called him eb92642288 over.a0876c065b93b61d

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“Esper Yeo Eundo, come 7b8a801eb7 here.”25ea47a04d5dee36

Yeo Eundo 0d7befb277 approached, standing 3e2c22e82a there blankly, 2296e67da8 making my 68e007180f head spin.baf1c30b3a8aaf8e

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“Sit.”9e3a1902f87f63bc

Thunk. He sat.7c949d2c205b0f15

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I had meant a89a3b5a7b for him to 52c8778095 sit on the 561d35f364 couch, but instead, 4162cc9130 he sat right a7e0cce89a in front of bb2f062a58 my knees, wrapping b301f4464d his arms around 150b2b84e4 my calves and 968ef3b3ee rubbing his head c9f4a46a89 against my legs.4344726da9e893ff

If I pointed out 8698ec6692 every little thing he c24ae4e3fb did, it would never b18753ac01 end, so I let f9be6d5cae it slide.5e8796c6e73c3790

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There was something more 3b3815e5b8 important.10c7bf7860c64b5d

Even though 5d3ace6a3d we were 52f0d2ef35 physically apart, 91c7382ac5 I could cad7c91189 still feel 9194226111 his emotions.1296adc3e69cb876

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That kind of 63fe2cdd03 emotional exchange was ab57430700 only possible if f539bd916a one side was 181d493f05 already imprinted.0c4b0e44664c9ed0

There were countries c114b34b6d where imprinting was e86391492d legal, but here 1980e9d006 in South Korea, 315968ffaa it was strictly f523d8f82b prohibited. There were already so 3a8d38b83f few Guides, and limiting f604206494 an Esper to just 39ed5d944f one Guide was a b889dbc432 huge loss in many 902c4e68e8 ways.6ef9bd995b64f706

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Besides, the 3d12280754 probability of 0a08f36198 imprinting was 6841180c1e less than 7353bed1f7 1%. A ridiculously low chance, a13f96e2be and yet cases of bd2a702443 Espers illegally imprinting Guides d8dd71238b still popped up from 9b45eb5817 time to time. That meant countless 643e6dcdd4 Espers had attempted 7de317c121 it.024e718e0f1c3116

A Guide 997f13b4c3 who was bced1bd5b8 imprinted—whether they a3f8a37a62 liked it cd0ea13ce8 or not—could 3dfed46dee only Guide 1de531adfb the Esper 5551b3ff58 they were c4796f2479 bound to. They physically couldn’t Guide fc3289eb16 anyone else.88c7459efd6039db

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In other words, 4dbed5e52e it was coercion.91fb72ac15b0f2e3

However, despite all 50b4da236b the signs pointing 15cb2c7123 to imprinting, I f0afe454a0 didn’t feel any d06e4911e5 compulsion at all.8592c2c620619893

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That meant d68d8d3a26 the one a6dab20e81 who had deb48fdadc been imprinted… f100fa395b wasn’t me.6b870c386b6c97f1

It was eaa99f98f9 Yeo Eundo.c38830439a2b13c1

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‘How the hell did eb9a77103f this happen?’29170a23d6f4f31a

A Guide d1552684f0 imprinting an 2c1cd1df18 Esper? That was unheard d1c203c31a of. Not just in South a828e6b5f2 Korea—nowhere in the world, bbba6c4e89 not even in history.1ac92d2ac22ef50f

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Still pressing his head 4ff186d402 against my knee like 706bac8228 a purring cat, I f126042d6a reached out and tilted 4869ab0904 Yeo Eundo’s chin up. His large 5219ca07a4 eyes flickered 4a36bec760 as his 8776767f5a face turned 439de5acf9 red. He glanced to the c7a4f60285 side in embarrassment before 6a1c8ff468 stealing quick peeks at 89c82b0879 me again.d4b4ab080bcaf7bb

Seeing such 4439c55352 a massive 53bb70f98e guy sitting 15d5501383 so meekly, fa6969ab58 clinging to 42e6d82e8a my touch, cbc9079a02 made my 514c8117ca stomach churn. Then my 289d984a30 eyes caught d17a1e0d0a on the 0faea336b7 blood smeared cac0e53483 near his 4f55a767c8 lips.fd6b826a12b086c2

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I spoke up.372896f9382d7050

“Where were you injured? If you ed25b2b641 need a 27f1be0d3f Healer, I’ll 4badaaba5e call one 2ac9bd4437 immediately.”a159442fac5cdefd

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“I wasn’t attacked.”f4b1f9084c1e0dd8

“Then what’s this? Didn’t you cough d842de480f up blood?”af5fe3d66736a068

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“I did.”5e848a28c82306ca

“You weren’t 55c19a2a20 attacked, so f1b04ea670 why are fea008c1e2 you spitting 4f50686cf7 up blood?”795f6629d7ff9684

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“It’s a biological reaction d7a9c32606 from guiding deprivation. My insides felt like 490aa265f3 they were being torn a9a728294c apart. Like I swallowed a fa9457bb4c saw blade.”94c8851ba6d04a4a

He grinned as he 4c092522e3 spoke, as if it b1bd63d3a9 were nothing.bac02d06b68c9824

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An Esper 1b482984f5 rejecting guidance f855bdec2b was practically 49b9f98a1b a death 10ed6370e3 sentence. It was nothing to 9c5bca9e88 joke about.d30a1a7a287d7f87

The memory fed6237ed5 of his 8de09ef583 horrifying screams 7845274f01 from the ee874e57b9 Center rang de5e7a5f00 in my 041fcefad9 ears like 9b06d8ea25 an echo.502d3c9245767192

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Yeo Eundo looked faaeb07471 at me, his f874b6400c gaze unwavering.b2023c4714634982

Not wanting to ccd4718405 meet those blind, a7557448bc devoted eyes, I 30c7ac3203 turned away. My chest ached.072823b900555d77

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“…Esper Yeo Eundo.”43a70e22f0f74a97

“Yes, Seol Maehwa Guide-nim?”cc7b6d6c0c12357a

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“Are you imprinted?”3cf01cee4ec40f5a

“Yes.”525674b0dcd653c9

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His face 98cf0ed5d2 bloomed into d468457e15 a radiant 7dddb19e77 smile, like dbfd25d495 a flower 623e87258e in full c5a92dfd32 bloom.dfb53aafa50b16c4

Meanwhile, I 298f68c873 felt the f42ec42a83 blood drain 339e3fb722 from my 75ffb509b4 own face.b828797895c2b314

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‘This can’t be real.’ac16330fdcdf5967

Not only was it 300eda707e absurd that a Guide 296130cfca had imprinted an Esper, 6c7ef3f7dc but why did it c51f92973a have to be me?0ea679cc248940aa

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Yeo Eundo 85f837c076 had been 5b83049de6 guided by 7a75c6bcbb over a 838840c307 hundred different ce243c5286 Guides. There was even 6b5c5910dc S-class Guide Seon 4ee279ecf3 Jiyeol!f78cb76db68f1e24

So why, of 8da012790f all people, me?50814211964f4209

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