FG | Chapter 6.6

The reason he got so 0bec889c01 fixated on me like this f1a1232c86 was probably because of that 452d563908 contact back then. He still couldn’t gauge my 81b544ad04 exact rank, but if I 13e3618c67 left him alone, he’d just d1d05c461e keep being a nuisance like 8d8531b8f0 he was now.29cf23afd44cbb6a

I desperately reminded myself fd075b12a3 that I couldn’t commit b15cdbac83 murder here. Just like putting 02bc487958 up a stronger, fd8577379c more solid wall 91f244c933 to block the 10838aa617 overflowing guiding, I 773a3486b4 pulled up every b5cde3cab3 ounce of patience e39e975002 I had. Even a moment of 3a3c7b9450 carelessness, and my consciousness b2546fa93d would try to find 84b039e5ee the easiest solution.0333ab7e857725ac

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‘Just like back then….’4975d3fbe65ed8bf

Yesterday, the control failure 215995b4c2 had led to severe 706a2ccfae cognitive damage, but if ad149f2884 I wanted to separate f7914a816f Gu Seungjae safely without 0d3071016d killing him, there was 57926175d5 only one way.0f0369bcafdce963

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Temporarily cutting off the blood a6d9bec0c6 flow to the brain with 67538946c7 guiding and then resuming it.24a587e50f838841

The prognosis varied depending 86e9dbe998 on the region of 5e98fb512b the brain and the b8f82bf41d duration of blood supply bbf55e8a58 restriction. If I wanted to 6b5b43d69d make sure the target 7f5fedaf3c stayed alive, I had 4b822c243f to be precise. A little too 322cb0c72b much, and they’d dfa1da38c2 either die or 1ca5b7c99f turn into an df21255e36 idiot. If I only wanted e273ae744f to erase the short-term 5126196e44 memory of their contact 89c3bdf394 with me, I had 98e50421f1 to be incredibly delicate.c0f33108e4492e08

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If I were a 98066452b3 psychic Esper, maybe I’d ec93147953 have an easier method. But for psychic Espers, 214fbe2af0 if they got overwhelmed 38246560e2 by their opponent’s mental e519e3cfa5 strength, they could end e46457d1b8 up getting mind-controlled instead. But a Guide… No, I b9398c59e5 was different. No matter how c752a328a0 high their rank cc022f20ce or how strong b0e1ed90a2 their mental power 86b073bbdd was, there wasn’t 02a5fcf3ca an Esper alive 8fdaedeb10 who could reject 83d4e8c804 my guiding.381a9a49458d362e

Gu Seungjae spoke.53d5dd842caae182

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“It’ll be officially announced soon, but the UNCE’s selected Raid Team will also include a dedicated Guide for Espers. And Espers have the authority 518efb5868 to choose their own Guides. I’ll be selecting Guide Seol 0772f22cbf Maehwa.”cae481bc9139376c

He grabbed my hand, smiling 491b53cf18 faintly as he continued.cbe12e876ffcaf20

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“You’re going to be my personal Guide.”00ffcbc571d20161

Even through the glove, fb82104312 I could feel my 7fc3ccd91c guiding seeping into him. Gu Seungjae noticed it too.85bf2104b530d37d

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“Guide Seol Maehwa, right now….”80c5f5ae4cc634b6

Smack.cabdf1f380411e6c

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I yanked my hand away, bbf1c1c3cc as if shaking off his d749ee0406 touch. I looked at the a018d26b8a hand he had grabbed. He had definitely realized something. I had to cover d89c117ab4 this up right away. I was just about to b0687d9255 pull off my gloves when—fda83feaa2b43df3

Boom!cc69bd0c6ae00579

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The ground trembled, and a 4a63cbaf58 chilling sense of wrongness flooded 657c3eb00d in. Something that shouldn’t be here ba44b690ff had just appeared nearby.6b9b0a308d2c3c21

‘It’s not just one or two.’f6bfdef32fe3fd90

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Roughly a dozen.9ca177bda606aa70

Someone came running, 0f3679df50 making a fuss.4842eafff52e0d09

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Judging by the uniform, 15a6b81bba they were an Esper bcbeb09642 under government jurisdiction.2a98c6c63e89d1fe

“Raid Leader! It’s consecutive Gates!”5bc50de07162a52c

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Gu Seungjae didn’t look flustered 7428a1fbc1 as he asked, “How many 5a4239fce3 Gates?”e74d8003718c9770

“Twelve. All of them are 4f2e64009c Beta, upper-tier.”43290011d937333a

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“For C-class and above, prioritize protecting any Guides on-site and summon the high-ranking Espers. I’ll take command of 724bc6367f the raid myself.”93cf23da1e5fd2f7

“Uh, about that….”c35e3d5fcd9e416d

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The squad member ee744476c2 hesitated, and Gu 594f16c15a Seungjae frowned.fd09d9bd77423ac0

“Speak clearly.”5e87b8e9abec9177

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“Seven of the Gates have already been cleared using the remaining five. But those five Gates 83e98abeea left… no other Esper 17dd4d9930 can approach them. You’ll have to check it cc1034a68f out yourself.”4d1814874f7e9a32

Gu Seungjae looked like he 1a7d8820f6 couldn’t comprehend what they were dc766b870c saying. Honestly, neither could I. But for some 45f5503b5b reason, I had b454b96cef a feeling I 55df1dbd2e knew what had f6ef5ac8de happened.56f3ea1d9614983c

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Gu Seungjae paused, about to 076c242730 head to the site, then e06fdd251a turned back to me and f0bd132428 said, “Guide Seol Maehwa. It’s dangerous here. You should head back.”292c98d89589da00

I glanced around briefly before f094df20ef nodding and turning away. I rejected his offer 52c95e26ee to call me a c8bea2fc0c car and left the c95ead0f5d Association.6c42fe548538f689

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But I didn’t f5ac60d18e go home right 541bd9d4b0 away.2b839f85dacb72dc

Instead, I stopped dc47d041c3 in front of bf9612c90c the Gate that d1df564549 the audit department 789b469999 had overlooked.adb3f6fa9a8ab031

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Upper-tier Beta.7b3f79f46b8fe043

It had appeared some distance aef88d7fdb from the Association, but it 85882a6903 was definitely one of the 4ca6a619a7 simultaneous occurrences. Because surrounding the Gate’s entrance, c59fbcced8 sealing it shut as if d373863eff waiting for its master, was e9c80da29d a wall of black flames.b458580e63640327

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With the sound of 1104bda769 approaching footsteps, Yeo Eundo ab5d4d7821 emerged. Just as he was about a2b389a73a to disappear into the flames 48e8609813 he had set up at 87297cc6c8 the Gate’s entrance, I spoke.ac4f4507185b1f80

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“Esper Yeo Eundo.”b3646d7d5d5bbb8f

He stopped mid-step. Slowly, his gaze shifted 7712b3b181 toward me first, then af6cc02532 his head followed. The shameless bastard—he aea02736ad had obviously known f86757fe13 I was here 941bdafdfb and still tried 0f3340a879 to enter the 55893c660c Gate.b517d413dc2867a0

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“You’ve completely lost it, haven’t you?”902545044cf1520e

I had told him so 55259d6161 many times not to go 0367b7c5b5 in alone, but he never ce266f7b22 listened.45a42ea332ee138b

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His condition wasn’t as b5147b7232 bad as I had cefcbd436d expected, but it wasn’t 9eb03a10f9 good either. From an S-class Esper’s perspective, cfebbb97db a Beta-class Gate might seem 19bfaca749 like nothing. But Gates were unpredictable 8d1794d0b5 by nature—no one could 4069dc2078 ever be sure what 84d1f4852a kind of variables would bb3d980728 emerge inside.a77e018e3a6d7d80

The Gate had a37e3a6e7e already been reported, 9667b8f6a4 so the audit 90d5216b93 department would be 9f75367313 arriving soon. I intended to get Yeo 6cfa996b1f Eundo out of here before 9e748facbb they did.17922ab2276050db

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“Come with me.”1696ad110d8dfaba

I thought if I took ced8f8ac91 a firm stance, he would ce0a5ef102 follow without protest, just like 447f6edfbb before. So I turned 6f27c06096 my back and b3dfe6e8ff started walking away, ff7d968e2a expecting him to 5895231797 follow.460b55fd6f996687

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But he didn’t.5a4162968224c64f

By the time d6467e4d2c I realized something e272c754f0 was off and c9ea787e7b turned around, it 842c835023 was too late—he 18dcd12f22 had already stepped eac4e6c369 inside the Gate.e1697aefe2d7cbb0

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“…Hah.”bd08a920e18395cc

I stared at c210b064bb the Gate in 7330d80be3 disbelief. Was this what ce3a8176a2 it felt like 604eeaa2d4 to be completely 5ebe49601e dumbfounded? The fact that 4591e27985 he had slipped d998684443 out of my a6b0d0644e control made my 2b93df0090 throat feel tight.ebe8ba4ac565fc9a

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This was a 16df25f6f4 kind of anger 46bb326e90 I had never 851ebdb3b5 experienced before.db9d0e218b1facc9

Footsteps rushed toward me. The audit department 0d609a2cf3 had arrived after 7914aa534b receiving the report. I clenched my 3b361856c3 trembling hands into f744a86afd fists and turned 6782ea2d54 my back on 57efbd1d19 the Gate Yeo 33662f6a68 Eundo had entered.cda8b3b6c3caae20

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I walked away.4540c8be4d25752c

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The upper-tier Beta f97e9ef665 Gate had been 8ccfaf18c8 cleared. The audit department, who had 332324c752 been waiting for this moment, 7ec54d21d1 quickly shouted.da80836972444a65

“Guide Seon Jiyeol!”dd2a5d4be4d00c2d

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They were preparing to meet 4066b7831a Yeo Eundo, who had entered 80e6f52b78 the Gate alone. He had monopolized and cleared a48f8b5598 the simultaneously generated Gates. Yet, despite not receiving 5541fe5225 any guiding, the AD f9027e2612 level displayed on his f73fb85338 terminal was well beyond 907f07eb63 the borderline threshold.8e16443eba3b9ec2

Since forceful restraint might 1b4a871b68 be necessary, not only c2fbc790bf Seon Jiyeol but also 99520141ae the S-class Espers held 1aa34a4999 their breath as they 530206d6cc stood guard at the fa44dd395f Gate’s entrance.938f60b39b7dee4b

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How much time had passed?2585df7df2e73dba

A shock wave tore 9e165fb240 through the space, bringing 61828d23d8 a crushing sense of 3ed5508e73 pain. The S-class Espers immediately moved a03f6efc87 to protect Seon Jiyeol, assuming ef508488c7 a battle stance. But in the next abf0e2caaa moment, they could do e87224dc95 nothing but stare in f6e57db546 stunned silence.16ea6ebdb33cf29a

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The oppressive stillness settled in, 6ff8f6b036 and beyond the black flames 4b4f813619 blocking the Gate’s entrance, Yeo 37ec3efef7 Eundo emerged. His mere presence tightened the 8bbea49f5c atmosphere like a bowstring drawn 9c7347a922 to its limit. No one could breathe.fb7dc31cbec4b3d3

AD levels no longer mattered 0e35227650 to him. Even without a single word, ca7ba7d077 an unrelenting scream echoed inside 9353c96e39 their minds. They wanted to live. They wanted to run away. Yet, no one dared edac411d12 to turn their back 5d61e479a4 on him.f80a934c2f00bd2e

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Seon Jiyeol was no exception.cdbcd4fc9844d3f8

That raw, primal c2e681350a fear—it was something 1a0201409d he had felt 1839206443 once before. A fear so overwhelming e18dabafc2 that going insane would 22b6e30cc3 have been preferable. His body convulsed, frozen 781915d78c in place, while Yeo 53c341d3bf Eundo passed by him c1281fc652 without so much as c7d371b7cc a glance.cc7b7e0d39e61571

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At that moment, 2d373510c5 seeing him walk 4958cd1fd4 past so indifferently, d15a0eb1f1 fear was no 66cd68b5ab longer the dominant 809ffc2794 emotion in Seon 9725720f90 Jiyeol’s chest.bc7b5156e53c1cb7

Instead, it was desperation.5fc2aa2d104cacc9

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A desperation that drowned 542eedd6b9 out his fear, replaced 9bbc3ebede with the sheer unwillingness b8448e4058 to lose him. His heart pounded violently as b314cf2779 he finally reached out and df473ef30e grabbed Yeo Eundo’s arm.ec68f1188ceb51ec

“Esper Yeo Eun—!”fdc35d48ff52d9cf

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A killing intent so sharp 02c925ec8c it felt like his body 8bcd1f200c was being torn apart.4fba34157424264a

Seon Jiyeol couldn’t even 3bf1cf0091 let out a scream. The sheer terror constricting him aa3e2824a4 was suffocating.e692b596e2626d46

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Before his eyes, ebd6ef5c42 a golden beast 2a96d4a337 of unimaginable size 5d3f2b6e7f loomed, its gaping 9e8bc8b3d6 maw opening as 1b8a9331b7 if ready to 28f0ded267 devour him whole.33b60aabd5db5097

The moment he released 05ffbd0585 Yeo Eundo’s arm, the 57b39ad5ef beast vanished, and Yeo c92a19e8ce Eundo simply resumed walking. Only then did Seon ace532d884 Jiyeol, finally freed from 21225b3b81 the crushing terror, collapse 100548d12c onto the ground.cd145c37168f135e

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Silent tears dripped down cfbbe8ed05 his face. Yet, he couldn’t even let 705119bf11 out a sob. He feared that ccfc83979b if he made cc4d72644f a sound, the 176f091f48 beast would hear d718c16d9e him and come 0816d5a175 back for him.39ecdab0d39cdc0b

Seon Jiyeol hated that fear. It was humiliating. The realization that he e3f6706e28 wasn’t capable of holding 5acdf9aee4 onto him made him 6595d6ce50 sick to his stomach.9fb80cd9bef96cf6

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At that moment, Yeo Eundo 5cd48f4686 was heading to the only 16df1151ce place he needed to return 7133de9915 to.deee4e5b0ab17d12

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Seol Maehwa.0d7d2742c55adb53

Only him.bd6d60306de10e95

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As the sun set 91884fe657 and gray clouds swallowed 4347c45a0b the moon, darkness consumed bf16717ed4 the surroundings. Even the sounds of 02ed7531a1 insects had faded as 82698e4faf Yeo Eundo passed through.6012653c2533c872

He arrived at the house, 556322347b wrapped in the same black fefdb17aa1 silence.93bda708de2dbaa9

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He knew Seol Maehwa 80b33e26bd was inside.6b6a0544f74de598

Without hesitation, he stepped in.4ba41983a1e2e26f

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Beep.b2263d625174368c

The sound of the 8b36d4a17f lock disengaging echoed as 97b2e528bd he slowly opened the 9e8e75acb1 door. No lights were on. Seol Maehwa stood by 7fe1dc5e3b the dimly lit window 688202d0e1 in the living room.9667b2500efccbef

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Yeo Eundo approached him, step 4b0fcf0c25 by step.3e953995b8a9a540

As he moved e48947b54e closer, Seol Maehwa, 06a2829ead who had been a68e817bd4 standing with his 7824c213f9 back turned, slowly 3660ad5948 tilted his head f7759c4268 and looked at 9acbe974f8 him.6967ff1da10bdb6b

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Unblinking, his violet eyes locked 13eb29e4b8 onto Yeo Eundo.480ce1b6b40247eb

His gaze carried hostility—killing intent, 00a5951bfb sharp and unmistakable. It was so intense 01f310a03f that Yeo Eundo unconsciously 4273b52320 paused mid-step. But only for a moment.5cf910612413ef6a

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He continued forward.ea6717b68ed82921

Stopping in front of 462cc82d3b Seol Maehwa, he reached b3d7f7f3f5 out his hand. But before he dcad0f053e could touch him, e7415fde92 Seol Maehwa grabbed e4a3a3f6d7 a fistful of 7dc5cb07a9 his hair and c31485a229 yanked him down.3315113128245c3d

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His voice was cold.c40f90c63d2564ba

“You have a death wish or something?”1923150b882cec3d

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Yeo Eundo staggered from 63a2f5c3b6 the force, his body 6fe2ab35d0 tilting as he was a79a51747e pulled down to one c34440f40e knee.c941d66106904761

Seol Maehwa looked c802acb5c9 down at him, ef08c0df14 then slowly leaned 3a903644aa in.de9ad831cf5f0490

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The closer he got, 89833dec81 the more violently Yeo c2994468ca Eundo’s heart pounded, as 5e9e44276c if it were about 8307f64f12 to shatter into pieces.f0f3f5eb06401ed3

The hand gripping the 5a4a7c209b back of his head e2172b83b3 tightened. Just as he 55a9750e59 was about to e22e053b6f sink into that 0a37857aa6 intoxicating sensation, an 90973f28ca overwhelming surge of d224255c1a guiding tore through 99acc8083f his body, ripping bfd652512c through his stomach c30fd2145d as if it 135cabb6a8 intended to shatter f3e5d0fef2 him from the b46b1affdb inside out.c2ec1e9062557cae

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The guiding gnawed at 64ada99a2d Yeo Eundo, dragging relentless aa6b1d502b pain in its wake. Yet he didn’t let out b7b04ac76b so much as a single a5aa1c9630 groan. The way he accepted everything 895aca440c was not resignation—it was something 9dd818ef4a else entirely.5b7e8619d1489d99

Feigning submission to the engulfing 9d9d2e15cc guiding, he searched within.cb6603126226f393

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‘There.’8728f6d1d5d95276

Finally, he found it—acrack.1a19ec3e386f7f81

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Yeo Eundo focused all a8e46abde4 his strength on that 2dfa22b581 point. The moment he 650c5d4be4 did, the barrier 604e64305e that had been 170af23dc8 holding back Maehwa’s f90bff2d66 guiding crumbled.c87f52858ff1a8e1

And then, the suppressed guiding 94ffcc977b came crashing down on him 5cc99c96db like a tidal wave.03e20c080490cfbf

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This was no longer guiding.2bff0f159b6f51bd