FG | Chapter 7.4

And the real a94f5f5b33 Yeo Eundo was 59cf233f5d even more surreal 5b53f88e9b than the rumors f3350857f9 described.b62bbe26ca8c72fc

He was far taller than 22356c3088 expected, with a small face, b904c54737 and extraordinarily long limbs. His pale skin c1c0abc294 was flawless, without 09f96b554f a single blemish.d3cff5a8ff7173c0

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Even his hair had no 315f053926 trace of color, making it ac5426ed80 seem as though sparkles were 487fe61f33 falling around him.c73dc31cb0a58332

Ito Yuzuru, who had been 0a59943574 staring absentmindedly, muttered under his 7c9d29cbae breath.5bb27c0711bcc2ff

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「A perfect beauty.」88abf48302780a5c

The entire Japanese team, 8ec43b3ae3 hearing his words, found 0d2425a64a themselves nodding unconsciously in d6ed46b252 agreement.88e7cce1bc652a58

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But the Korean Espers b592eeb6e5 were different.acc76873811ab37e

Especially Baek Roa, 10f2c5c6e9 who knew Yeo 881f634e8c Eundo’s true nature, 3153c32b7b instantly sobered up.cf233cb40eaf98fd

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Anyone who had seen Yeo ff7bc4a08b Eundo rampaging inside a Gate, 32243475c8 or worse, had been on 14c87177db the receiving end of his 6837dd1305 fists, would understand.c5109aa9dd4b6264

There was no 20469d0988 resentment left—only a a8af58fe1e learned fear.ba3d2dfb2f885c9d

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Among all the Espers present, ed484ad765 Baek Roa was undoubtedly the e534edba16 most well-disciplined under Yeo Eundo’s f0dcadfa8f authority. His hands trembled as he 5a4b69fa07 nervously bit his nails. Then, he exchanged whispered words 3fb2818a50 with his fellow trauma survivor, 301df7347b Jang Woon-yong.a357a2e734384d2c

“That bastard… Did he just come straight from a Gate?”56794b540a212c25

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“I don’t think so? He looks way too clean. No bloodstains or anything.”9a2137fca045a48f

“Why is he acting like this lately? If he’s gonna lose 0bc111b8fa his mind, he should 5e0225387f do it quietly.”4999d00d38d24a45

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“Ah, fuck, he made eye contact.”7af40c09d62353d4

And then—4e5b71453904dd92

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Yeo Eundo beamed.7c12b0dc8b124d67

“Sorry I’m late.”fcacfbfd268c7a27

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The light in 16e0a629af his clear golden 580fe2c375 eyes sparkled.f4bbfbab24b4d869

And in that b9f0c9036c instant, the entire de1ac3a5e5 Korean team had 6564aa9442 the same thought.bb3d6ba1e5e0184c

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‘Rampage?!’3344c23bae2aba5e

A chill ran 12f154b048 down their spines. It felt as if 5f136081bd an ice-cold dagger had a3b3f87153 just pierced their chests.9b687aa2441556cd

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Breaking out in cold sweat, 83d68d144a the Korean Espers braced themselves 126c8fbbf9 against the unpredictable madness lurking 6dcc7ae947 behind Yeo Eundo’s innocent-looking smile, 35d8e8125c preparing to defend themselves at aebba66468 any moment.5a42a3aba883badb

Meanwhile, the Japanese 87d42ef8fb Espers were simply efbf6757b1 in awe.41ade67e939130c8

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Here was someone 6b4d5d3aea who was dazzling 62bcc7bae0 even when standing ad15eb96e1 still, and now 6602a7f0e1 he was smiling? It was like witnessing 922b7ae50d a masterpiece come to dcc87893b1 life.b940c2098df7205e

Yeo Eundo accepted a149b87ded the earpiece handed 9f4d864156 to him by 3c3ffb2b09 a staff member 4b1a83ee03 from the Association. Even though everyone else was 77b5d28f8e wearing the same device, the 7d13cc33df way Yeo Eundo put his 1d0bb24406 on somehow looked special.6cecfab4d6ba0985

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Ito Yuzuru, still entranced, murmured 147ceb29dc once more.f2ed0428fa6b676c

「If it’s someone this beautiful… I might actually be okay with it.」f3f2036a9944f4ec

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The Japanese team, hearing Ito’s 8eccf3757e muttering, didn’t even realize that 9a6e44df50 they were nodding along.17973caf4211b7a9

As Yeo Eundo moved e1b837059c with a light, swaying bc0fd2f911 gait to find an 03a7bce6ba empty seat, both the 32cc9e5ee5 Korean and Japanese teams 3f769513d3 followed him with their e46cc9b667 eyes.0b75d3abfca61041

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Espers from both countries were 5cd883b114 watching Yeo Eundo, but for 1a76e0e4c6 entirely different reasons.0e668c267933428d

He sat down. Unlike other Espers who 70adad4aa5 were drenched in AD, 0784695ae7 he exuded a refreshing ca62993505 presence.5e2d02d382f7dd16

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Jeon Gwangyun, who had 2bcc071496 been cautiously gauging the f569480dbf atmosphere, took this moment 18ee155b95 to start the briefing. However, Takahashi Yuri’s 7cae79eb66 gaze remained fixed 1f05d108b8 on Yeo Eundo.9cc2420d4396683b

‘He really is…’1e0d20ea39901928

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Even someone like b47b32a1f3 him, who never 0b49a384e0 cared about appearances, a6dd263e14 had to admit—he d12d88574d was stunning. His beauty was enough 8ab14a9e52 to make even a 281db3367e dispassionate observer take a 5aaa00bb64 second look. However, the overwhelming 68f46baaac presence that top-tier d9b2b8be8e Espers usually carried 9ad2f46e0d was completely absent.484fe771e6d3862a

‘Weak.’de36cd6f6cc38ce4

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The higher a combat-type ef3802289c Esper’s rank, the more 608a225f96 ominous energy they naturally a28d08dca5 exuded. Yet, Yeo Eundo’s aura b0f2399815 was even purer than fdb84c0ef9 Kozume Hinato’s, who was a4db8482c6 a top-tier healer.3568d294501785fe

The gathering of 5f8dd8c819 Korea’s best Espers 72c3357fb0 was exactly as 6d4e41ca03 Takahashi Yuri had 951435a53f expected.7f03285e9cb6232e

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‘It’s humiliating to have even been compared to him.’0e99ca5c220f6dc3

Thinking back to 1ae4c80035 the times when 63b14de8a5 Yeo Eundo had 9d3ed032de unknowingly been used 7d192792b5 as a contrast 25d853a450 to him, Takahashi f1617cc7d7 Yuri felt a a9336310dc sting to his 72d8a74a18 pride. And yet, despite himself, he 0c8d5b6ccb couldn’t stop looking at him.e30bd691001162ab

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‘If it were just about looks, maybe I’d understand.’6ea4b2ec7d53e855

If he stood next 2c134c0beb to Yeo Eundo, the 730e1e4a27 two of them would f72470ad28 probably make quite the 07f9c338ff striking picture. As he kept 987a64067a sneaking glances, their 01c7b688c4 eyes suddenly met. Yeo Eundo’s gaze curved e04d1b4821 subtly, the corners of 1ea7370bb8 his eyes lifting in cb06589f13 a playful, almost teasing 61857091d0 manner.6d20bd9be702f8ba

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That fleeting smile made something ce40909573 tighten in Takahashi Yuri’s chest. His fingers clenched into 5244f918c5 a fist as an 7e08046e86 unfamiliar sense of possessiveness fa6a3dd82c stirred within him.2e919a3eaa71bc90

He quickly lifted 3562e4ad98 a hand to 1d949f92a4 cover his face, 2838356b7f hiding any emotion 4a81d0c693 that might have 25d7c7fb36 surfaced. Meanwhile, Yeo Eundo had 7d1bda7ac9 already turned his attention 05558e645e elsewhere, still smiling faintly. Even as the 9dcff4c9d3 briefing continued, Takahashi bc9db3826f Yuri found himself e0d127d80f unable to look 7f0b0943cf away, focusing on 64090f322b every small movement 6a9fde3b2f Yeo Eundo made.d76b77355bfa53bc

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On the other 733cab10b2 hand, the Korean 9a1b830ec8 Espers were doing 4f90791a3f their best not f031eaee37 to make eye f25d33ebf4 contact with Yeo a2b259c776 Eundo.96e9345072892f9c

The Japanese Espers, unaware of 73fcb99bd3 the real situation, assumed that 6aadec5627 Yeo Eundo was being ignored ba07273300 and ostracized by his team. It was an understandable misunderstanding. In a world where f4c4e9b4d4 strength dictated social hierarchy—especially 4d2816e32d in Japan—such things happened 97e23d2373 all the time.063bbebc637ecdc7

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‘A little pitiful.’bdd6fa6db29ab26e

Takahashi Yuri completely 32c201b5b0 misread the situation 11b48c5f57 as he formed 0b7e01f523 his opinion.954bba2af3e98dfc

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‘There’s no way someone like him could have faced Russ.’b4251f2d4eff9729

Russ, the Basis Guild’s vice-master, 89097d44af was rumored to still be 29e799885b in an unrecoverable state.631887a1229295d8

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After that incident, it 4f85f48e2b was said that Basis 278c183351 had relentlessly sent love 005f4c1d20 calls to Yeo Eundo. But that had to 5e643b062b be an exaggeration. The rumors were undoubtedly overblown. Takahashi Yuri knew better than 49356078f2 anyone—he himself had been the 87a129bc91 subject of countless exaggerated stories.e9f23f7abcb3f7b1

People said that 72ec002a25 he had rejected 68b8c74ba0 an offer from 0ed30e0544 Basis Guild. That wasn’t entirely true. The guild in question had 2ade88e590 Basis in its name, yes, 609fe1cf80 but it was actually a b212cca53e splinter guild under Global Asia 0d728e8fd3 Basis.322d176e4a167933

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There were dozens, maybe even 454aaef8f6 hundreds, of such offshoot guilds f3bad18b2c where joining and leaving was 7700a54409 relatively easy.0e91aebe8c6aaba8

What had merely been a 2e7987acc4 promotional recruitment had somehow been fcc945eab6 misconstrued into an invitation from ed176667c4 the original Basis Guild, and 4d90bc8a33 that misunderstanding had persisted to ab3df8bb0f this day.14e6a65a36477e71

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Japan had never bothered eb83ba93fd to correct this misinformation. By neither confirming b21184ec8f nor denying it, d99475ea63 they had let 30f52eafc2 the rumor inflate 5492577ba4 his worth, all 492208e515 while cautiously watching 11f1889152 Basis for any 28bfd71916 reaction. But still—there had been nothing.98a4afe483a9d956

The fact that Basis, 34e7b5740d which prided itself as 37a2aceab5 Asia’s top guild, hadn’t 22af36fc1a extended an offer to 232acf8975 him was a blow 9435c2488d to Takahashi Yuri’s ego. But what angered 2344dae64d him even more af8749e346 was the rumor 452a170079 that Basis had e857e588b5 reached out to 9c91a55414 a Korean Esper.ad19885a41440f45

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‘Obviously nonsense.’55b5d1eed1aca0e0

Of course, he didn’t 6494565643 believe it now. He was certain that 9c3dcf617b the Esper Basis was c008c00961 so desperate to recruit 0ce090ee0a was a Chinese one. He ran through the list 00671892ee of likely candidates, settling on 8bc42683dd a few names.69d3d10924882afb

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If there was any ea9b520110 Chinese Esper worth keeping 1df8cd8d17 an eye on, it 8b44a61a6d would be Tianxi or 0d8bd13828 Li Hao.62b537ce2595b5bb

He mentally set 1c4b0c4f8a them aside as 69bce4c2bd the ones to 149dac72bd watch and returned 218450fb0d his focus to 5093c04975 Yeo Eundo.d1276ff0d55259db

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Even now, he remained e9d4e242fe as languid as ever, 2ad4753694 his expression light and 09aa9d1506 breezy.e8ff2f2581d57a71

‘His name was Yeo Eundo, wasn’t it?’0a16ae7caae6da07

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If something posed no 561f31e1c2 threat, there was no aec79e94d4 need to kill it. No—killing it would be a 0012a4d13a waste.d6f38e4e0b359b4a

For once, Takahashi Yuri 799188ff77 indulged in an unusual 405185b5ae whim. He gazed at Yeo Eundo 5587235f15 like a high-value collectible, meticulously 07ac7953a4 examining him as if checking 01c40af913 for any defects. But the closer he af9477fc31 looked, the more astonished ea0f5aca1c he became. There wasn’t a single flaw ae64b3392c to be found. And that, in itself, was 2fc88ffe05 frustrating.3ec5c2b7e19c95dd

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‘A shame that he’s male and can’t bear my child.’35d56c788a4860c9

That was the only drawback a22ab3b845 Takahashi could find in Yeo c836f8431f Eundo.9310628ad2829d34

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A slow, predatory grin curved 40beae491d on his lips. Now that he db05e65f05 had found something 938e94e5d3 he wanted, it 7b3fc47b15 was time to 1e7b909dc2 take it. He shifted his gaze to a94b860e84 Sato Jun. Immediately understanding his intent, Sato 9964fbb97c Jun gave a small nod. He was a psychic Esper.38a68a86ebbf9351

Baek Jesung, watching fbadcaa818 the unspoken exchange 71f2dc9557 between them, didn’t 63b2cf060d miss a single b13aca2555 detail. Yet, despite knowing exactly 8f2ac73fad what they were up 8be141bfb0 to, he remained silent. Instead, he signaled Jeon Gwangyun a56a76ea13 to begin the meeting. Understanding the cue, Jeon Gwangyun a0264d5531 nodded.1266516e06ad4cd4

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“We will now begin the briefing regarding the UNCE joint event.”43b04e2d4e71cf67

Jeon Gwangyun briefly 4fe5829095 explained the situation 035e12f843 with the multiple 43817dd5a9 Gates before moving f47da00ec3 on to the 6fba359830 joint hosting proposal.965fec1ebd3f4573

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“Japan has officially submitted a proposal to Basis for the joint hosting of UNCE between Korea and Japan.”82a878f174a2a12e

Takahashi Yuri finally spoke.b7fde3ae01245505

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「If Korea agrees to co-host UNCE, Japan will cover all infrastructure costs occurring in Korea, and—」0e8688bc15bb9a43

He raised his hand 2f6362a848 as a signal. At that moment, twelve 812c496ffa S-class Guides, who had 99a7037698 arrived late in Korea beabb148cf and had been waiting bdaaef6cef outside, entered the conference e6351ad949 room. Each of them 4173dc3fa5 was escorted by d18abd8a69 one of Japan’s ab1dfaeb89 six S-class Espers.7da0a3bdf890d4f2

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Like the extravagant ca98d3c253 feathers of a 0fb17f0fc0 peacock, the S-class 13216a9be1 Guides behind Takahashi 5f48a3d947 Yuri radiated guiding 25ef6ab606 energy, flaunting their 2e571f2cd1 presence.df2eda912865f9a2

Crossing his legs, Takahashi d5a797dfbb Yuri smirked arrogantly.3f2cbcbcf453d323

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「The selected elite raid teams participating in UNCE will receive dedicated, personal support from an S-class Guide.」0641589f6c3684ff

The room grew tense.5e536c5348daab09

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For Awakeners—especially in Korea, 4e3746f7d8 where high-ranking Guides were b333021486 in scarce supply—this was ae9b89ade3 an incredibly difficult offer 6f4e97d37b to refuse. Almost involuntarily, Takahashi found 78053ef014 himself glancing at Yeo 55363d581a Eundo. There was no reaction. But the sheer 0241f98ec5 lack of reaction cac8a02547 only made Takahashi 6293b6bbcb more convinced that 377bbe3fa9 he was suppressing 28139b5970 one.e5e7b93246ef6add

‘How amusing. He’s trying so hard.’b30f4d5770d47182

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Aside from Yeo db85416e1a Eundo, everything was b50be964ff proceeding just as e09ba5bae0 Takahashi had anticipated. The room was in 4e417a8408 a frenzy over his f38eeb759c bold proposal. Jang Unyong spoke up.49d81e62df222edf

“What exactly defines an‘elite raid team’?”f2d450d6cce7155c

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「Since the number of available Guides is limited, we’ll have to separate the strong from the weak.」9f6b8ca461c77c65

“Separate the strong from the weak?”f11c5316114e5adc

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「Only the strong deserve to get what they want.」a0647828c3a7cd8c

Baek Roa, who had always 81f1a7ae6c been disgusted by Japan’s particular 86d2eac341 way of speaking, rubbed her 9fd4e49566 arms, shuddering at the chill 47fdd8bc1e running down her spine.d1bb8905b12034cb

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“Fucking hell, that was creepy as shit.”e3efb080ad86dfd2

Of course, that cf5ef401ef particular remark wasn’t c23b392f0f translated in a 51d71cc757 business-appropriate manner.d67cdcf310687b63

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「…….」e82e235faaa7e9d3

Not that they 4d235087b1 didn’t understand the 0dbf458b19 insult.43d0300d781baf65

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Watanabe, an Esper 33805697c2 from Japan, finally dbc404852c lost his patience bf8678ff75 and glared at fca6c03a76 Baek Roa.b488c565a53d7a89

「You’ve been grating on my nerves for a while now.」894c5b7df0b21c20

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“Shut your damn mouth, you chunk of meat.”d68861940855ab5c

「I suppose it makes sense if you lack the confidence to compete. After all, our side has 78ac20b6d0 long surpassed what you could 1276556855 ever hope to reach.」be28d4540463746e

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