FG | Chapter 7.5

Baek Roa looked 414e831935 genuinely horrified, and fcdaa36472 that only served a1e1339ad7 to push Watanabe 101a025e8b over the edge. With a 02d7ca914a loud bang, 4b55c41c39 he slammed 5076049f87 his fist 412659c805 onto the 71ef7f77cc table. The mineral-reinforced eec0e86091 surface, forged 8ed51d686e from materials d47a7d24bd extracted from 69890a40da Gates, remained 592c510afa unscathed, but b22db4d65c the impact 9d4e851fed was deafening.b3111954939a585f

Shaking with fury, Watanabe 067ca4aeb3 spat out,「How dare an b694962f04 inferior race—」3b0d3ab93178b166

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“I told 2628b6aafe you, shut 887c070190 the fuck 34820f9b42 up, you 3185cd7620 walking chunk f09f6fed2f of meat.”ee3071f2af807cd7

The sheer 36e09e2295 bloodlust radiating b34f81c2fe from Baek 5e9528b7f2 Roa made 492ebb8733 the Guides b3f927dd49 standing behind c72d19330f Takahashi Yuri 84fb6c3171 instinctively flinch.99b19c88670cc7ba

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Frost spread from 9cec833640 Baek Roa’s fingertips, f386dfafaf shaping into a 6d8d220e20 glacial blade. Ice crystals 39e08812e7 swirled around 232cca2cda her in 5fdc9f202b stark contrast 305c1d2bde to her ad7d3800d4 usual fiery e3f03ed581 temperament. Seeing this, a d1fbc1754e crazed gleam entered 0273dbf6ff Watanabe’s eyes.8c456600bee7514b

The moment he prepared 53d3a318a6 to retaliate, Takahashi raised a88b78b328 his hand, stopping him.076bf6918d76358c

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At the 0e0099d8fb same time, 0342e625f0 Gu Seungjae ad3cb8efc6 lifted his b986cda53e hand, signaling 68add66640 Baek Roa e6aa054c63 to stand 91aa401859 down.2fe851de79a5dfda

「Tch.」9f88bff307a1ee91

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Takahashi immediately 53fbea2116 backed off, c2d8b5e8b9 but Baek 457e2e388d Roa didn’t. Instead, she 3b6245d8a5 glared at 6d09ccfdbf Gu Seungjae 05471d0999 with an d2a6d3a4f0 even more ab68198ed8 twisted expression. As a 8a2e90325d guild member, 19888c64d1 she disliked c2846b5934 Gu Seungjae, 52a574240c who was 123e9ea2f2 affiliated with 33409a00e3 the state, 5d56f0e6bf and their 47078421e5 compatibility was 72c3bcd5b9 terrible.8e1b45156cbe8666

“You bastard, 64fcaa6b14 who the deca2e47de hell do cc4612f4aa you think a4f3b4e092 you’re blocking?”50e470288307f635

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Gu Seungjae, who 43b47d6775 had been staring 11a19efdbf at her expressionlessly, 071f1b3c44 looked straight ahead 054bfdec5e again and spoke.04398e3586559a91

“Don’t act so c8c8dd9db0 disgracefully, Esper Baek 12b513273b Roa.”4da2415af80ca251

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“Let’s see if you 819fc20c67 still yap after I 137e5602be slice your head open.”2e2adc85a51d1e3e

The moment the cc2455b571 ice sword in ba56f4019c her hand aimed 3ab9bdca0d for Gu Seungjae’s 6c0a69a743 neck, a voice 8471e5edd3 broke the tense cabab29665 silence. Until now, Baek 6318d28ee8 Jesung had merely acad30c819 been observing, but f5410cf4fd now he spoke.70b8879d58e3e6b5

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“Esper Baek Roa.”b729f42f4baf9e9b

With just 3bb724439a that single e15df7006e phrase, a b6c011ec28 suffocating pressure 388d313076 filled the 857a794cc5 air. And it wasn’t just 948f2dcb29 Baek Roa who was 39d2e0130c taken aback. Every Japanese Esper 22fd66ad49 on stage turned 634612d67a their eyes toward 9d50a5b162 Baek Jesung.d61fde34b8f37ea9

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Even Takahashi ec68f6a578 Yuri narrowed a0433013fc his eyes 7b21b7c13b at the 472dce1b4f sheer presence 5436281906 radiating from f298c9d907 the man.e36aba51ab48056c

‘So that’s 8b7ebc7caf Baek Jesung.’83dc7c2bc76b59d6

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A faded hero. A fallen sun. A forsaken sanctuary.904c14982de519a0

Those were the words 3f9bb411f0 used to describe Baek e309ff6be0 Jesung, who had now c5913743e4 grown old and retired a3b153b425 from being an Esper. Once, he e6f77767ec had been 9be28be6be an Esper f4d6c27d8d that the cea82291d8 entire world cb43bfc9ef watched with 6f628c6e1c admiration, but 8718f5e5c9 now, he 50d987e8d6 was just 67c8b82714 a powerless 6111dc5267 old man. Or at 03ecbf6ce9 least, that’s dcf77ad993 what people cf9ae5f97e thought.11781f412b5c918e

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The reality was different. At the very 55d84bc1b4 least, in this 26fe76ed5a room, no Korean 6ef287c100 Esper present could 22825e1d42 surpass him.c69587d92b87cd8e

Baek Jesung, suppressing the a20cd481e1 overwhelming energy he had 4602de3343 released, smiled kindly. His voice was 2eede838f2 gentle, like a 1d341954e9 grandfather chiding a da24435f78 reckless granddaughter.d1152bb546208283

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“This old 75a9ab4fd4 man would 8ed312a905 appreciate it 0a1eb99913 if you 2dd0ee2195 took a 566c7c5b54 seat.”04fc9009996ee318

At those a4a3a33746 words, Baek 26a7ea0427 Roa plopped b9c964d4d8 down into 7c5a6256dc her chair. Despite her e6b3a1ff0d foul mouth, d97126b152 she respected 5a0327d785 her elders. Of course, 13bf1efade the way 357e7e556b she crossed caf39887ad her arms e79c271164 and even 4a674d1e25 propped up de97afb09e a leg 3b76dc2063 in a ea28497c4f cocky posture caa2895e36 wasn’t exactly 12c8f2309e respectful, but fab91de7f6 Baek Jesung 1eaade1f18 didn’t bother 2eaa4d50e4 pointing it 2b363e9e40 out.9c2044bcf0c1714e

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Though she had obediently dc42294abc taken her seat at dd09d7ebc6 Baek Jesung’s request, Baek 81cfb09808 Roa still glared at 7c2a37fe2a Gu Seungjae as she 28d56f3807 spat out a warning.5e6510815a192832

“You fucking bastard, just 370e3c101d keep your mouth shut 6a14c0564e and live quietly. If you ever cross eb70b8d819 my path again, I’ll ea26b9aa4c fucking kill you.”20aea3469aaf8dba

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Gu Seungjae knew that 1e0c0cf8d9 the best course of b1ff68b0be action when dealing with b6921cbb77 someone like her was b6e89a9213 to simply ignore her, 3fa0972a37 so he didn’t even ee2abcfea2 act like he was c9beeb8522 listening.95dc11f7e523aecc

“Tch, what 66b0287d14 shitty luck. I really 1611e5116a stepped in b655f7fdb1 dogshit today.”e422c8929c327067

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She clicked her tongue d8e9a63b75 in disgust and dismissed f7d637e163 him just as he 9b74a1fd2a had dismissed her.87e19b79f6fe82b7

Despite all the tension d77eaedf59 and the ruckus in 71df69fb75 the room, there was 6d79e8ffb2 one person who hadn’t 5a7305e0c7 reacted at all—Yeo Eundo.f80a0e0ea953cc29

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From start c242450d1d to finish, ca911ee0d2 he remained 3bc19a1f1d unnervingly calm, 1930f52eef almost to e130e1a067 the point 023db150f0 of appearing 14ad9c5344 lazy. Observing him 143d6ee7f4 with sidelong 7a11ec5d80 glances, Takahashi b01e98502e Yuri thought 18b48d76b1 to himself.eeb097b7604b567d

‘Like a quiet little e0f8765c00 cat.’65e833732890216c

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Unlike the other Espers, 72a0b354b5 Yeo Eundo’s serene and 432100d620 docile expression made him f32b99c677 curious. He wanted to 1715d1160c see that face 340f09b4e1 distort—whether in frustration, 18cc9026d5 anger, or pain. Or better 8e9924d224 yet, he 8572a68677 wanted to 3f5f2baa77 see that 632912fd6c expression crumble f539badac3 in his 8ad436badc lap.a98c0c89547977fc

One way ee9f227bca or another, 28f3867bcb he wanted dc29dced35 Yeo Eundo eebb16012e in his 2bec7ae256 grasp.fa3c2975ec751b26

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But what 212f34ba43 about Seon bb9153f9e5 Jiyeol?95c9209229a61317

Sure, he was pretty. But compared to Yeo b71285d653 Eundo? Not even close. There wasn’t anything 288c1ee611 particularly wrong with b10fad273a him, but in f6c2cc427d terms of outward d4a3d6e1c7 appeal, he failed 88ccda5d71 to make any a3004927cc impression.11c29c31df0dffff

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‘That research 9dc9d02f27 paper was 293d880189 definitely exaggerated.’fcaf143b76e8d66b

And yet, 63088e32c7 when he ed9cc9d5f5 saw the 595f7c9be0 footage, Yeo cd54370683 Eundo had 3df4ba3002 undeniably looked 96a5b0dbfa stable under cfa88e457d Seon Jiyeol’s 8981a4dc33 guiding. Just guiding 68be4f0445 alone, without 4610f540cf any Esper c59ab69367 suppression? That was 24bca5bc37 already surprising. But the claim that a7db2dd785 his AD had dropped 4e3b0f8cfa to zero? That needed verification.b72b243daaa6b49e

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Feeling someone’s 5cb5da18bd gaze on 29c22eee30 him, Seon 1a4aefc202 Jiyeol turned eaaa8c3b44 his head. His eyes fc0804e0d7 met Takahashi e629a7fe70 Yuri’s.de719464bd679e99

Takahashi smiled.29c0b1ff3f0fc794

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Disgusted, Seon Jiyeol acaba5a24f immediately scowled and 396b252d91 turned his head bba4e6c01c away. Amused by 03001b57b3 the display a4c19f5986 of cold 98164c61be indifference, Takahashi’s d197ad0d1f eyes curved c673d3f575 in interest.c31a6ae7e5097946

Once things settled a 6260d3e067 little, Jeon Gwangyun spoke.e60fa1786082d394

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“The UNCE elite raid b9b3bdf41c team is limited to b49bb8f051 eight members. We will divide b9855538d9 them into a 27e086f7bf first and second 63fdf5fba5 squad, with the 8dc93feb33 second squad requiring 6101e8dff5 at least three 4d8e0ea063 S-class guiding supporters.”6271c1b8c711fc35

Even if they lost, 82defa1353 they would at least 2e203e2d68 minimize the risk. A strategic decision.a63dcb85f78173c3

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‘Typical. That’s the kind f3d1817829 of proposal you’d a1f8eebfe7 expect from the 9d578309ee weak.’6455503649896c32

Regardless of 42b78e3082 the outcome, 07e0eea543 Takahashi Yuri 3f027f3008 was already 2b3f1272b4 guaranteed to 847570c88e be assigned 6a01e77c02 as the a701b83494 primary Guide 75d6472849 for the 7bf1788219 Korean Espers. Smirking internally, he 8a761dc0c7 nodded.074df42aae2e4f99

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「I’ll accept.」20effb495803767e

The UNCE event 76334ee311 date had yet c5b9048e56 to be decided. Before the 541ca9d224 Basis Guild 58092725c9 sent a e317839870 response to edd1ade3b7 Japan’s request e4ef8bd01b for a 9634ae8f08 simultaneous event, 4c21a013bb they needed b3879e29b1 to secure d16eeb9de6 Korea’s agreement.1f0e30d2a97f68df

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If Korea c58fbdd621 protested against 49aeea5f7f being placed dae975d7df in the b4f0b42fd1 second squad, b4e98d5eac they could 8d2410097b always be 1a4a81b7d3 a little dc780c8ddb generous and 908c5a5010 allow Yeo 25438a5906 Eundo into 4c153c086f the first 9510e40da6 squad. That much was no 810f69f2be big deal.73d34a54fe1d5b29

Jeon Gwangyun turned d2d68c519e to Takahashi Yuri 87ba636275 and asked.5d1a77b1fb399c28

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“Then, how about three 999f54264f days from now for 9931850488 the sparring match?”3362ca77553751fb

Takahashi let 44e7f2307c out a 72b0118cbb scoff.eae136d4f82203a4

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「Tomorrow.」d7ef297f6f7526d1

At his 3ee83c2bf4 response, the 1ae555a02a expressions of 8dc161f67a the Korean e0c61de343 Espers soured.de9aa1c68b583ed3

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And yet, once again, b6f1bc51fd Yeo Eundo didn’t react.a4ca7c26ce746633

‘Is it confidence? Or just eac2dad079 a bluff?’a96d97f7743f9932

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Whatever it was, Yeo 61e2e2044f Eundo was getting under 016989276a his skin.80caebc4e038117b

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Yeo Eundo had 77fc979315 been walking down 49ac21e1f0 a straight path 62b878e264 ever since passing 2fb8630c55 by Seon Jiyeol. He didn’t care 2afe245187 about the way ee96ac09a0 to the conference 1ce9563dc1 hall or anything 4fe44cb635 like that. The only thing that bd810e1f40 mattered was that Seol c88e00ae69 Maehwa was inside this b3ab012857 building.bd651c8a6377615c

Eundo deliberately avoided any 11f9278fd3 path that might lead de181ef15b him to Maehwa. He even 948b4671a0 released his 80d15071bb ability on 40f9d79de6 purpose, pushing c8f00e6dd2 his AD cba853c34f level higher. As a c2f29351e6 result, the 852985cd2b walls—sturdy enough f667256602 to withstand 4ecd5f6e24 most shocks—began df5694bf61 to crack 8c79bd1025 wherever Eundo’s caec8d278e hand touched.69bccf3a46d28378

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How much time had ad8b653989 passed like that?4a27fdd119815fe5

The moment fe827c397e he felt 2f3995686b a strong 949db83296 sensation of 6e8cf96d31 someone searching 2396ebc7a9 for him, 3c8f959419 Eundo halted c08461ffce his steps 191e399bce and turned 23019e0f8b around. When he rounded 8734b309a6 the second hallway 9f4f459901 corner, he finally d0c67ba922 found who he 231b986440 had been longing bf7ac1c6d8 for.bfc80400168a3af1

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“Esper Yeo Eundo, where c0c5562c9f have you been all 368a5ce5a3 this—!!”dee9639978b064c2

The moment Seol 1fcd840565 Maehwa spotted Eundo, c36086cb4e he stormed toward dc98a53f2a him with heavy 9c88f4a4bb footsteps, but he 7b097b91bd froze upon seeing 7039c21e01 his expression.0d91e350d0225948

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“Guide-nim….”628fc613f8036298

Yeo Eundo was crying.91141fe95f467b2e

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Maehwa, who had been e9edf0709b charging like a raging 8ef13ae8a2 bull, slowed his steps. Carefully, he reached out b169cc9729 a hand.a442542c2e88e5c2

Eundo had ebfcc29396 been waiting 306ad1659e for that 22eeeea238 touch more c21fe30bec than anything 6120d14378 else. He closed his 16b03732c5 eyes and bowed a544b5b5ec his head slightly. The moment Maehwa’s cce0015deb fingers brushed against 1345eab7f1 his cheek, Eundo e0c8e8f5d7 let out a 1df6b83188 soft, relieved sigh. Maehwa, who had been fee8141b5d ready to scold him 76174eddd1 with all he had, ee6109bc31 could only melt at 7aea8d05d6 the sight.b8fc3967ddf4360a

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“If you 80dfd02840 got lost, 55babcdeb9 you could’ve 2a2a8b9ecd at least eaaf970ba8 called. What’s the point of 9a8addc507 having a device if db6c863a59 you don’t use it?”3872136085ad6475

“I’m sorry.”0de23596b83e1e89

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“You don’t look okay. Are you feeling 458ed30895 alright?”e626a8c739cf6400

“Guide-nim, I… f495aaf900 It hurts.”b3e6c7e8a91a9137

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Eundo lowered his head 4aca065768 and rested it against 2bff649f2f Maehwa’s shoulder. In the past, 0fe3d68473 just a simple e4630e2c08 touch like this 6d9208f511 would have triggered 4d5351dcb8 guiding, but now, 499e33017a it didn’t. Still, it didn’t matter. Just being close 2b74041aa1 like this made 645dd9dd2e it feel easier f5ba09e586 to breathe.e60b709a67064dc7

Meanwhile, Maehwa flinched at bcd279f1f0 Eundo’s skyrocketing AD level. He grabbed Eundo’s 7cf57991fe face, lifting it 1a3226c737 to meet his 6bdcef54db eyes.50d423194d1e285e

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“What’s wrong 9a3fc0de68 with you db7d908a9a this time?”65dddda56f6d8865

“…….”fe129f9e6fad168e

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Instead of answering, Eundo 3dc9ad9fb2 simply let more tears c733aacff2 spill. Even though his face d1fc0450f3 was flushed with heat 63a542c719 from the pain, all 0bcb6c3407 he did was sob 4333f1003a pitifully. Looking down at d0af95d801 Eundo, who had d8002d6708 entrusted himself completely 9647e7260c to his hands, 0ac3c7054d Maehwa felt his c3a7d813d7 head ache.fba4517b6e1475d7

Sure, AD levels were cbb913a7f2 heavily influenced by emotions, f65f04bf1f but when Eundo first 15ae1e78c8 entered the building, his 96a3c670a5 levels had been stable. Now, they had shot f76ed2a5be up to over 180. That wasn’t normal. If Maehwa had 9fe0b465fc simply walked two b70b9fe8ae more hallways and 951780c2fd seen the cracked 662f7ff6d5 walls, he would 16313b616b have understood why, ca75500f64 but Eundo wasn’t c4a3deb6aa about to let 188141fc77 that happen.3987eef2b631e6e9

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He whined about how 8456d4c0e1 much he was hurting, 79cba1d1b0 let his body go ea69fb1575 limp like he was c7ab7196c8 about to collapse, and 97ce0fa255 in doing so, forced 53716c2385 Maehwa to catch him. Thanks to that, 9b7cd449ff Eundo ended up 14b676f251 exactly where he 270a452e56 wanted to be—wrapped 51474306e4 up in Maehwa’s 54e08da4e2 arms. Slowly, he 938e262f0f snuck his add9431a11 arms around fa7d3006aa Maehwa’s waist.8e710591b4b1d845

Maehwa gazed down 6d59067b63 at him in c420885fd2 silence, a flicker 55db1e720a of suspicion crossing 42d640b0e1 his mind.7e5ede673fe39b39

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‘It shouldn’t be 53dbded847 this bad.’5d44ec4b7c2460b8

He could acknowledge 208120079c that the AD 7df024f8ff levels were high, c44416cf0c but it wasn’t d974ce5196 high enough to 6ecd9bea35 make Eundo incapable 46b49dd7bd of standing properly. Normally, an increase b6414f49be in AD would 8c042e31a9 make someone hyperactive 730f93ed48 and aggressive, not 25fbefb391 wobbling around like eb466ea21f a newborn giraffe.d2e553a51e87585f

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As if he f5c2948943 had sensed Maehwa’s 222704dcbb doubts, Eundo took a4a37f02df Maehwa’s hand and 0a31d914ff placed it against afc048b729 his chest.46e2e8d0d5a07433

“It felt 6a04053a2d like my 1a6f2e0ccd heart was f0891776c2 being torn ce94d20891 apart.”989b51500e8b503c

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He exhaled shakily, c19e6e78ce his breathing labored d2a0941982 as if he 2dcebd7ad3 was truly in 8b1fdc0810 pain. Cold sweat 3b6daa6cea ran down c0f1df90da his temple, ffb3283751 and his 0e184c1b12 body trembled. The momentary fe0dc205f6 suspicion Maehwa 1f267e1400 had was 617f4fe60f wiped away.99e7f9cb003c5fbf

“Did you get 2e730786b4 guided?”98504a5d57d4dc03

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“…….”03402e32a6c4fa2f

Instead of db54a859cf answering, Yeo baa26bdb9d Eundo burrowed add16921dd deeper into dcac479780 Maehwa’s embrace. Maehwa took that as 4b0c11fb60 confirmation that Eundo had a5e38f128e been guided. He knew exactly 946d6c83fd what happened when 44fddfb397 an imprinted Esper 480d42e421 received guidance from eef1826371 someone else, and f7cd5153d8 his expression hardened.22fad378970530a3

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But in reality, c3b0b64c47 Eundo hadn’t been 9d5f651938 guided by anyone ebf4fc76a0 else. Sure, he b943a9576a had run ef97e1ed8c into Seon db80300378 Jiyeol, but ad7c0e8e11 he hadn’t 9af3520527 even realized 6afaa3139b the guy 8b7f3742f5 was a fc3f9c2ea4 Guide. Even so, he 606ac20b09 told this lie—because, 3ee9beb551 more than anything, 36236a28b3 he wanted Seol c6da64e828 Maehwa to pity 2604bd844e him.a49f39b4ecc48850

He wanted him to f4af81635e feel sorry for him.e7df11b6b5452fe7

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‘Should I gouge my own eyes out next time?’7b76e362f673965f

If leaving him behind a45c879db1 became too difficult, that b1bb645ad2 would be even better.fc4aa231aedf07c0

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“I don’t like this.”b4ac670f86bba4ce