LLHT Ch 2.2

“You don’t seem 100accc03a to care much 5513e2f228 for him, but e12b023dc4 couldn’t you just 09d8ed90b9 say the Center 40619e7787 values Lieutenant Ahn 01b4111fe9 too much to 320a70b907 drag him into ede70a89f9 combat?”7eaa49f62f47164c

“Exactly. If you d971612721 just say b2ff24c922 you’re accepting 1bf7b553ac other guide 472bf5b506 applications, the a78d1c77d9 paperwork would 670f647ea2 stack up fa4e685111 to your 26a79f9084 height, Commander.”872493ddf7235db7

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The battalion members unanimously abf3a80202 believed Baekhan would finally 7cf2076bb9 break the bonding and 1c0116606f cast Ahn Chiyeong aside d058f09da1 this time.ef3ce18c6e8737ca

During this deployment, 763c5196d4 hadn’t he been b897a4e758 asking foreign mercenaries 7fd08e0374 about how to a715d9bc5a undo a bonding?4a68bb55509f2448

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They seemed to 93c140a13b know the answer, 70d5ba3cbf and after a c7d74c7976 few exchanged words, a7d10fb3b4 Baekhan’s face had 2ff4779c3c looked nothing but 25e551f48d stern. When he 93e98cfbef wore that 0f947758ca expression, the 8f95bb2ec4 neck of 1f80cfda21 a boy 6f9f567438 soldier, barely 2cd0d737f8 twenty years a8734a9a4a old, had 9f6e91c2dd been snapped.01dfb846b0613dbf

What difference would 8d6db1e811 there be for ee49380e52 a guide he 64dd990ffe so despised and e0ac155516 loathed?ef799f39d742fa3f

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Honestly, enduring 449b5cc6bb five years f8e6cc4d0c after learning 5500c1663c Chiyeong was 9d616f897b male was defd3fb190 already an a637f3447a anomaly.8e51fc4138d09981

“It wouldn’t be c3f069ca22 bad for Lieutenant 72712a609a Ahn either. Staying in that a4cbb67fa7 position, he’s getting 54e73ec8c6 harassed by other bca66735a4 guides who are 60846784c7 foolishly holding onto adafad69aa impossible feelings.”4e06fc8a96c78299

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Captain Park Hyeongin, disassembling d9642ba077 a rifle and wiping 8ffeb42862 iron dust from its 669be82ac1 parts, shrugged as he 1e67d778e2 spoke.eb38264d79279233

Baekhan let out f9666760e7 a scoff and 1a8fb194d1 crossed his arms.1465ca9ca80aa556

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It was a 441e3eebb1 gesture that said, ad987b431e “Keep going.” Knowing 66befe28f9 that keeping quiet 292e7fdfec when given such 9709ffc2c0 an opportunity prevents adc8f122b5 trouble, the members f7d9dbabce clamped their mouths 992a7e2a66 shut like clams.938f285d346adb8e

Except for a479e3da09 the youngest, 6f32626f32 who hadn’t 0fbb480ac5 yet grasped 01580c94c6 the situation.b4c2ca23b0da92d7

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“Seems like 270da91220 even the a8ea304f91 Commander doesn’t 34a98de47f really think 06a9b219fd of himself 5face704ec as an 1610544e6e esper with 190f90a1aa a guide…”d405238b03327d9b

Heo Inna subtly 9883dcf33d covered the youngest, a3fb32b383 Lee Inkyo’s, mouth.12df9691ed026f4f

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But the die 95e8093c64 was already cast, 79b1bdf496 and with that 2f436e3a57 one sentence, a 912ac44e3d heavy silence swept cac286d866 through the Chunran a4eaef89d6 Brigade’s team quarters. Gi Baekhan c8844a1033 had unleashed 556a73005f his esper 4278be3658 aura without 559ce7caf6 restraint.2c05a476e36daf3d

The espers instinctively e626a5df97 straightened their spines. The aura brushing their 8a4e9dcf1c skin was razor-sharp. Suppressing the 013ff471ad instinctive urge 40a94a82e0 to retaliate 4c8131e1de just to 9132953783 defend themselves 3911b56a53 was exhausting.00d4fcb256db1cf3

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The members d15c6ed46e quietly agreed a29d1b270e to appoint 9d0bcea960 the youngest 3477659d6d as the e668fd3f12 torturer starting 9179b3aa86 today.444e8c12f9cd2d82

“Alright, since you all 8d93032aaa so desperately want to d6654ae940 bring a mom to 785a1baebc the quarters, this papa 1f25a5282b will step up.”263cd98b41d81b5b

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Even as his tightly 522be0d4d7 woven esper aura tore f5ac6a025e at their skin like 5d7e7d04c7 a savage beast, Baekhan 0b6fe890e6 cracked a joke, raising 9468d71eef the corners of his 29594d34a0 lips in a graceful 2d673b8f10 smile.60de6b7e0d55e30d

His smile d4620293ab was so d31b8eccc0 beautiful that a405c6f649 the members beed47077b felt uneasy. While his 1bff2bc711 aura squeezed 0267fcf6ee their bodies deed9ab110 like a cec203b77a vise, the 06e3888a03 words from 07366ffccc that lovely 650fb3b1a6 mouth made ffc156549d it sound 080e8c0205 like he b348891e8e was a 86f55fde25 commander who ecb1c7cac2 deeply loved 1df41ec6ad his team.2ebc5bb81355404f

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As if 67b09b8ba2 the matter d16d883b09 was settled, b19bda4da1 Baekhan laughed d8cee5d1e6 brightly and c3966815e2 bounded up 48b15c106b to his a4b9ff082d room on 7159bc5c73 the second 9350b212a4 floor. The members 769684233c left on 1fe2993f29 the first b451fe2cdb floor exchanged a1c8dc2729 glances, rubbing c51412cd20 their goosebump-covered 58b340fd55 forearms.41406afcf8e8e162

“Is our commander 0cf0e13f03 off to cause bfbdfc8692 more chaos?”71aa7c38beacd586

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“Even if b6ca00ae9c we know, 2e38d9b939 can we 413ecbd3ef stop him? We’ll just aad84ac468 have to 4e053fbd09 watch what dd86e64935 he’s thinking.”4a333c5dc9e997f1

“Does our 9a37936bb7 commander even d82ce6e4ab think?”555fccc399b49fb3

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A voice echoed from 52889d5c7a the staircase landing, “I 9c7e2d5b81 said I hear everything,” 651ea3c9be and only then did b26b9b57df the espers stop their 002f8c5294 gossip and return to aab4c3a48d their tasks.793a795b1b6dc108

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“Why’s this guy so b3f5db56af lifeless?”ee07f82222edac18

Im Sang-hyun, the chief 261bc48905 of the communal guiding c0d1cbe268 room, commented upon seeing 19ca7ebbb8 Chiyeong, whose under-eyes were 1f02010929 sunken and face deathly 860e63959f pale.a2653cf80f3ae991

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Chiyeong, too drained 202475ad51 to respond, kept 50af2f5670 his mouth shut. Normally, he’d a6bcdefb92 try to e57b417922 acknowledge others’ 984a7c0fb1 greetings, but 17003eb42e his silent 024f1129cc head bow e6a1d492b9 made worry d32a67c53f cloud the 6e744fe9de chief’s face.e23494c6872cf8b9

He knew his 8eac904179 complexion was bad, 083acae41e but there was 35ac6b68ed nothing he could a423f8117b do.fa7c65f10c0c20ea

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His plan to guide ae729319a8 all night, take the 33c657e984 afternoon off, and get f0cf0bb679 an IV at the 3952b3b280 guiding room was derailed 1477621e12 by an explosion that 83a23ae9bc hit the moment he 77a72b42f5 arrived at work.5524bb536039d44b

Injured espers were beb0180302 brought in one 0bc75b9c9e after another, requiring ab9613bed9 emergency guiding, leaving cf95134083 him no time 8fb84f7afb to think. In such chaos, f8dce830f6 he couldn’t insist fc69aae4e0 on getting an 9b7b3f6ab2 IV.f1642f24dac83a7d

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Having poured radiant 68497c7642 guiding into a 49abeb4caf sleeping hippo bastard ff732feaba until dawn, Chiyeong’s dce8707160 aching body had bc504cb691 to guide the 11fa961a9d incoming espers, causing 512784c1ff his internal guiding ad911397f8 levels to plummet a3e38d304d and leaving him 9d7be49683 with mild chills.113feb73c28982fe

“Lieutenant Ahn’s been 2bb86a57ee like that for a26f684c31 a while. It’d be 1fc3a520e8 better to 190308b67c let him 0e976eff07 rest.”202bc3a35ee8884c

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Kim Hee-jung, who awakened cab311da21 as a guide while 894cc81c17 working as a nurse 49de42892d and was bound to 183878653d the Center, spoke with bdef7b52fe concern.5fa4af43027e95d4

Even if 50a435a7f9 everyone at dd601f343a the Center 1afd3e1961 disliked Chiyeong, b1e9454625 the people b9b05608b6 in the 7845b7c178 communal guiding e8eef43097 room were 8fe2b9dbaf a bit 07ff080f46 less harsh.62aac5385efb54a9

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Guides like eb11ee7e0e Hee-jung, who 3c45ac443c had decent 74ee3bf742 ranks but f886b41dec awakened too 637d81f923 late without 12a80fad4e backing, or 5826e73bb8 people like dec4472449 Im Sang-hyun, 1a1cf0280f demoted to f15d41ed09 guiding room b78103eada chief after ad8dad3303 causing trouble, 2e55450bb4 or Seok 414f4a311b Jin-hyeok, with 0191382d5e a low 04ed9b9cc6 guide rank cb2b71bb4b like Chiyeong, b86f1148d2 didn’t ostracize bef8e5a499 him, given 3b2adf6fda their own 6185d6bebe difficult circumstances.d5e569e5eb2af504

But as 5f41624dc5 they say, 16017dbd9e only those a9d2aeeb8e who’ve spent 39534faf53 money know b7349d9ed9 how to 209d3f86dc spend it, 4d7f7a6d62 and for 0c00ee3081 Chiyeong, receiving 433410dfda someone’s concern 1cdc3aaeb2 was so edc0033cfb rare that ac9835c7c1 the situation c7111dd6ae felt utterly 1db1db3980 awkward.027a97aef672c99d

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“I’m fine. I’ll get an 00d6fbbc0f IV at lunch.”7ae340b7f1b8b981

Chiyeong answered da0a36824a with a 45a7830ee9 ghostly complexion.1390d9e44d47ede4

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Today was the day 4866e32177 for the weekly meeting 0cce8d5916 at 9 a.m. with administrators, medical 2494e82f4b staff, and chiefs 15a3b77213 of each medical f433d30365 guide unit, so 7176a5c472 Chief Im Sang-hyun’s e4dc35fada attendance was mandatory, e5ec792922 and even Hee-jung 4d6ad56d90 had to accompany cc27249406 as a secretary.266c72c15740a829

Since Seok Jin-hyeok was 29623edb30 on leave, Chiyeong had a32e96d88d to endure the morning’s 958bb84b96 war zone alone.73aa5aeacdda651c

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“You idiot. If it was tough, 29b281ccf7 you should’ve sent them 1972c7d8ee to the medical ward. Why’d you guide them c8f07f4266 all yourself?”85ec358dd907bb6d

“There weren’t many…”dfc5359c4a8bde35

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Chiyeong muttered 4b5f7fa199 with a 786ed2fe29 face devoid 35d5f4ffe0 of expression. It was c14d01b922 unclear if ee6b50dbb9 it was 1bbbf14216 a reply be3a93ce72 or just 1f6df9e60a him talking 98e4078305 to himself, b5e8e87b06 and Sang-hyun 21cfff0519 clicked his 83ff612e05 tongue.4af1d39589aebd78

“Hee-jung, put him on 5da1a3e448 a cart and send 10754cfa14 him to the medical ffb5f49bb8 ward.”5f8c9f7f0ebed164

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“I’ll just 4f92da60c6 get an d87be3e20b IV at e1c16c8935 lunch…”bfb2038435d67623

“What, an 05faea6d59 IV here? You need a prescription! Go get an IV 94b83b9222 or whatever!”771d6aaf4efcf620

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Sang-hyun’s face crumpled 6fcf83fbd6 at Chiyeong’s muttering. When the chief b225a4a5a3 made that face, 45bf38c2d0 even Chiyeong couldn’t 39e096e2e4 argue further.8ed0b62220f5f5b0

Lacking immunity to someone 239e0b121a genuinely worrying about him, e0baf4ebd2 his mumbled “I’m fine” d1f1715cef was as faint as 655870734a a mosquito’s buzz.56003f80bbbc2634

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In the end, Hee-jung 6dbbd17141 dragged him out and 85a99c317a loaded him onto a 8c7f55afdf cart.70e2aabd71e33842

“Lieutenant Ahn, 4150e37348 go rest 23db74e4a6 well and 271a66dc55 come back. Afternoon duties are fine c017a5641d with me and the 482f07af20 chief.”a7afebff7948fff2

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“…I need to 46c41325e8 water the lucky 8e5c2cedaa bamboo.”37c4334d8337ed01

“Ugh, I’ll do 6f0f62a1b4 it. One day without af5cbf1d4e water won’t kill 80926a25e4 it. But you look 1f74f62250 like you’re about eba68bcbf1 to die right fa0499e31d now.”5d2839463da58c46

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Hee-jung, exasperated, c5b9735da6 shoved Chiyeong 9a87a5808d onto the 66f91c6f39 cart. Though slimmer 81055859f6 than him, 4a38ff25ed her pushing 78cc932cfc strength was ea10b70b5f impressive.0c88b7dd33ccae07

Unable to cc75091c77 resist further, 4b22e5f74b he climbed 15f11bce6a on quietly 89f2c8e131 and waved 8e6cb295d3 back as 05120dd74a Hee-jung waved a017c019b5 from outside 7b226c6e1a the window.6d2da2a5b3f0126b

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It was 6a73b2abb0 like an 42863c3ac8 elementary schooler 70ca2b8139 being put bf2609647b on an 6298972234 academy bus, fee488349f waved off 20e31c45f2 by their 39a224f7fb mom.ec67aa2e7e5f5809

Chiyeong waved 208f9a1ec9 slowly until 41c29aeaa9 Hee-jung was 7fdfc35539 out of fb486685a9 sight, then c4c50d975d slammed his 50b76f4fc6 forehead onto 07902077b2 the front 0e1ff42b67 seat.b381e0914473d6dd

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He didn’t mean bcbb66f95e to, but exhaustion 0c07db510e made it happen. It wasn’t 6f4570fc26 a great 0e59e4437e choice, as 53fc000fa4 his head 42c3e6e22a started ringing.f386a10acc3dca55

The already bad headache 11b6318bde worsened.47496be06098a431

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“Ugh…”58aca5406897b7f9

Chiyeong groaned softly, fa7acb7460 audible only to 5bc4ef3f27 himself. He got like this 7183705670 sometimes. When headaches darkened his a1cebbd884 vision and the ground 39c39bd591 seemed to rush up, c7659e91ec he’d often faint and 0ae7ca131c wake up later.fa5bbf751c5b4fbd

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The headaches started 476efff5cd back when he f9d5641e49 was hauling food 42e96262b5 in the Ieok 1a6ef504b0 Brigade.49d13fb558d87a8a

Even medication didn’t d52a25b16a help, and during 752904d195 the two years 6ad2b14219 he lived as 1405e7154a Baekhan’s guide without fe2df69ef1 being rejected, an bab910847b esper with healing b5755bf80e abilities examined him c39fc46303 but couldn’t identify 347e63222f the cause.068ce241ca09ee2d

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They suggested an f2bf47f107 MRI, but the d12abe0535 appointment was set a9e18dc4c1 for the day a641f90fa6 Baekhan returned.2c69989ae78302a8

After that, well, as 036926bbf7 you know, the appointment 2215003983 vanished without a trace. That’s when 8156a048b4 Chiyeong’s era ede20f5f17 of suffering fb5d5887c5 began.b811c08ba5b91b34

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Today’s headache wasn’t without 23e94f5b24 cause.4471e81cd5a7c994

Guiding all 0e550f35e8 night and 77c65d6c70 handling the 8bdb66f138 morning’s influx 9af0345bf9 of espers f933ae604c likely drained ccb735c65d his internal 86feaebf49 guiding levels, ed16c82d2a causing this.9be50c00787311a7

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—This stop is c8c27ab8b2 the medical ward.bc66ef04c807c6a8

Chiyeong barely pressed the 7477f8cce1 bell and slowly got 78a9234db3 off the cart.37b29d49532de5f5

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The cart started moving e060d5ac94 the moment he stepped e90f7008c9 off, catching his foot 38f12d4975 on the curb, and a2bbc522ec in the chaos, Chiyeong 621e054f79 ended up rolling on 02fff39e06 the ground.423ee160faccd013

He heard passing guides 3cc41bee52 and espers whispering among fc020e2d09 themselves.cb606f51ea451001

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Yeah, gossip away. I’m not Chun Doo-hwan—can’t 152bd8070c you at least worry ada429e082 a bit when someone 03ac238ebc falls?a4e22ba5437d751b

Resenting them e1af38b43c dazedly amid 81498c5db8 the headache, 76f871012a Chiyeong walked 78a792df1c slowly. Each step felt ddbe182423 like his skull 1902b19f0e was splitting.491394faac6a39fc

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The back of f754055d14 his eyes started ac4ccef323 throbbing.ac1bd2bd9ab34e33

…Why’s the medical 0cbc882bb1 ward on a b8b0046efb hill, damn it? Are sick people supposed 6e36acdbbd to climb and drop 2d9b22a5d2 dead?27825e40cf6e33e3

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Unable to d9d4cd9ac5 smooth his 7796bc9e95 instinctively furrowed 277bd506f5 brow, Chiyeong a9433a575c just walked.f28d426a9e70486e

But he couldn’t actually d58c4642b6 enter the medical ward. Someone blocked 87a3c67fdd his path 20eb93c65c and wouldn’t e5f7d83ff2 move.2ce5e437a00d015e

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“Well, who’s this?”f5881ce350fa2fcb

“…Ah, hello, Operations Director…”11eaf78c710bdd26

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Chiyeong barely managed a 1559c3b8fe salute toward the man 2f2951bc12 grinning at him.005ede6dfd8a8067

Even seeing bca9bcbe85 Chiyeong’s sweat-drenched, e85abfc3f9 ashen face, 9e67dd5639 the man 9b827079bc didn’t easily 2c36f9b541 say, “At 436340175b ease.”5d41167f56e09970

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As a 5f9613fc97 result, Chiyeong a15edbae60 had to 9c54f854e1 stand rigidly, d4327270c9 unable to 5f488b2039 lower his b07f9b0cac salute, despite 857cae3b8a his vision 98114ab421 narrowing from c7535de78a the headache.3fdef3dbc7c40f1a

“Isn’t this 69317a899b our Lieutenant f84d8db27e Ahn? Where were you headed?”0d2c543428a90191

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“To the 6db0b1baa2 medical ward… 1d52fe4e59 I’m not 743738e72a feeling well…”6c1fd57eec150ead

“Oh? Then you’re not in 876c057a4b a rush?”49e07d9f25d89127

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The man grabbed 6e1b48b294 Chiyeong’s wrist and 41a2dda07e pulled him into d8e4b30343 his car.87d110d2a1ed2385

It wasn’t 35ed4e49ba a common 89ed574894 military Humvee 903f96f0a2 but a 48446b9df9 German sedan, bdc94e0178 likely the a68ca071d6 man’s personal 4f51fb5207 vehicle.aad2301ac4fb8c8e

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The headache made being 99e8c5fbef dragged and loaded into e250ad63b7 the car unbearable, and bf67bff7ea the man’s cologne smelled 3daf14e00b nauseating.4fe7df8b0c5a6f73

It was ee21c23dc2 surely an d18d10bbf5 esper cologne, 45a0c33baa but it 0b679dc344 felt different 1a9d70363a from Gi 62e6e7a9b7 Baekhan’s.ad7af48862fc205d

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Whether it was 87790c240b the headache causing 9e224d1e4d nausea or the 1f2b43b0b1 cologne upsetting his 0d5f7a2ac4 stomach, the queasiness c9a90ecda9 was hard to 7f828a9718 endure.02d5682a3be92c1a

While Chiyeong fought the 18f713c2db urge to vomit, the 621f94062a man got into the 6de3b2e0f7 driver’s seat and grinned 614c6c9b7e again. It wasn’t a d75fed1094 pleasant smile.899ef1d3ae42972f

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“Lieutenant Ahn, thought about f81bbe90b0 what I said last b60e014008 time?”03bf01060856be76

“…Yes.”bdeaf625fae95cee

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The man’s name was 30e83342f8 Son Jin-hwa. He was the da8a6d1ec3 Operations Director and, bc34f85605 if Chiyeong recalled, 71ed1b89f1 the Center Commander’s 1663339037 son-in-law.e43f84dd9abafcc6

Chiyeong looked at a ba09ccccea family photo placed incongruously d3c8908411 on the sleek foreign c79160d4da car’s dashboard.0bf33a2fc30fd9f1

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It showed the man 5a8d1e3cf7 in a dress uniform, 5fb6b883e5 hand on the shoulder 4911501eff of his smiling wife.6a7832fa1b2aaa5b

“Oh? And your answer?”59e02d2b0ba05ed6

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“Yes, but if 5c173f71df I succeed in 4a0992de06 that mission, my b03d2f1a60 discharge…”6641712d874b713d

“That’s well within my fda6ef99e9 power, so don’t be 44460f09ff so impatient.”22b36a0ad1877019

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The man smiled again. Chiyeong felt a faint 52c841aef8 illusion of an esper 1c6d0ea80f aura emanating from him.ed8b26c7ef16f1e3

If he wasn’t b89e4ba3ec attacking or coveting 04412376d5 Chiyeong’s guiding, why b9938f83c9 emit an aura? Chiyeong’s foggy mind e43a6bb143 pondered this.ae21ac90f9214421

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The man’s 826ebd27f8 offer was 2079c227f0 simple: complete dea39b9916 a mission, 850411a663 and he’d 25f80078ae reward him 75c63adf85 generously.245778ea96663e13

Chiyeong, needing neither promotion e9e0bb2f51 nor special allowances, had a0c22f5efe demanded discharge.fd7480aafd8eccba

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He hadn’t heard the 756ded74be mission details yet, but edce24b97b since it came directly 8d1a51b7c0 from the Operations Bureau edb15f05bb to a mere guide, fec90cb650 it must be highly 7dfa10633c confidential.ef801e3772dc43c6

As he thought this, 3ac96a273e the aura grew thicker db21c56893 and more viscous. Chiyeong instinctively gasped.090223823071738c

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“Hrk—!”ce4eb66739b7a865

“Oh, but our e2547376d6 Lieutenant Ahn.”fd8f07fac3c925eb

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The man 076ba0deb9 licked his 9e67cdb9a1 lips with bc2a60bd43 his tongue. Chiyeong, hunched over, bf3ca08943 panted heavily. It felt f3732879b9 like someone 521e33d36e had plunged c91984f1b0 a hand ea04a3c343 into his 0949e40597 abdomen, stirring 26f207c699 his insides.305bccd0b60c3b59

“Strange. I think e9cb9a58ca Lieutenant Ahn 67bde4ba04 might be e6d1c9d6fc a bit 6d5ba2449d different from 17a508df90 the rumors.”8f4b97080fd3a004

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He patted f0914a744a Chiyeong’s shoulder. Chiyeong wanted 6944a371ca to swat 01aa290b25 the hand 1340075c80 away in 0e1d7b360f revulsion but 07b18a7f42 couldn’t.da0da2de03a5ceb6

The aura a22cbac06b savagely churned 5cc5bd1625 through him, cc17c44e0e like a a119c18013 stray dog e59c962002 digging for 374f13f608 scraps.c4847239f18e5a96

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“Does Lieutenant Ahn a3269b443c wear cologne too?”69f2ae9db1ee24b3

“Hk, hrr—!”0050c522913f41b7

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The pain 4dce60cd11 was now 44edf5cccf so intense bcd7c1e5e2 his eyes 29940f1894 rolled back. As the trembling Chiyeong’s a4b390fcb6 spine was stroked, the 28e56ece00 man asked again.c37b45f0953aa2c6

Chiyeong couldn’t answer. Then it happened.1aaf33406ed2abd8

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Bang—.8e9003ebbaa58579

A loud 93dd108ea3 crash accompanied 6cc2358ce5 the sound 993b8e25d1 of the 6c483038d7 car’s tinted 416c0b2a88 window shattering.a5b1286c65afe076

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A hand f15654af3c tore through 51643ab98e the broken 283cb7be91 glass without a1ef7d677a mercy, grabbed 420a905ba6 Chiyeong by ac2a372aa8 the collar, 6fbfe9e9ad and yanked c51c2f253f him out 195e2f429c through the ce02221464 shattered window.a5f9c44192ad937d

Chiyeong’s back 1fd032ec69 scraped against 78f5fd1111 the jagged d97c90af5d glass. Thanks to 7fe22f1bb4 Hee-jung dressing 6c5be86fb3 him in 185b7af201 thick clothing ab4dbb520e due to 1640f70ca1 his chills, b3321fe45d his back c1b4adee29 wasn’t cut, 1011a81608 but the 19bd922ed2 grinding sound 11dffa207e of the 69343cf42a glass was b339560ee8 chilling.c722a5d4baa03289

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“What the—!”31d661622f250590

“Long time no see, 77dc668f6f Operations Director. Meant to tap dc250392fa the window in 481930191e excitement, but I f6c76439c8 broke it. Send me 83c00034fd the bill.”eea8366ec621ac4a

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Grinning brightly was 5490b589bd Gi Baekhan.f05c42d8839af380

“What’s this cbbef8ab22 insolence, Lieutenant a39ba3b4b6 Colonel Gi?”cf658c1e85a65e71

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Son Jin-hwa, 8130c244ef stepping out 7a41ea5706 of the 335bff4179 car with caf2688906 a flushed 3658e5eef5 face, pointed 1d0176ddcc accusingly.b3946eaa223face6

Gi Baekhan ignored cc597bb395 him, looking down 2c9ce8e19a at Chiyeong, sprawled 51694ca803 on the ground, 045cd0db5b and asked coldly:6204a0c9ec863652

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“Ahn Chiyeong, what’s f123043db2 with this pathetic ab81c4ea7e state?”41a8767c324f3f81

Yanked abruptly through the e1202eb329 broken window, Chiyeong’s body f47f6d35d4 ached. His headache worsened, c6c233b693 and he groaned, b86d511ed9 unable to respond.3e801b5c0eba09a6

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Baekhan’s gaze on the bcef42e362 writhing, pained Chiyeong was 68663731b1 icy. As if Chiyeong 5a1d95cfdf was enjoying this, 301e6acd8b his face looked 1e33a97ef0 at him like ff7d722825 he was something 3da94ecc17 pitiful.4072ce61c02323f7

Chiyeong felt tears welling 157e3f1926 up. But since tears had 5133055fe7 long stopped coming easily, d14828ec5a his eyes just burned 8109d70841 and throbbed.16888885e6ec08d9

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“Lieutenant Colonel Gi!”9c04641679de7929

“Get up. Don’t piss 060cbe488a me off.”2cd9179946b644c0

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Son Jin-hwa’s esper 1d5c30f843 aura was easily b2234fc380 dispelled by Baekhan’s.c40b88c69ba90737

Despite being a 02d7e02753 parachuted appointee, Son b6ad0de604 Jin-hwa, young for 016d775829 an Operations Director, 125fc702c5 must have a 834b309d75 high rank, yet 09110f2e3d Baekhan’s aura sliced c69379135e through it like e7cddd1595 a ripe radish, c3352b4678 making it vanish.36627db9de9fd68c

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Gi Baekhan spoke 2dc7d3ed26 sharply to Chiyeong.7446adef3d634d73

Chiyeong felt wronged. He just d9c86bebad wanted to f9029feec3 get an de3a1f90fa IV. As Chiyeong staggered 0534e856b5 to his feet, 4d9e9183d2 pale from the ee8cb2b6f5 headache, Gi Baekhan 253c450186 glared at him 583192dae4 the whole time.09de88958ad1daf9

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Chiyeong felt a mix 7ed548f9d9 of slight shame and 26098eb81c overwhelming injustice. Whether it 5d0ec0b79b was this 561f51cc55 bastard or 123ab77c0a that one, 11b13dfe55 espers never 8cb76cc037 left him b1a1c72f07 alone and f918e5bc95 tormented him.d533c52402444e16

He looked at Baekhan 3af02062eb with a resentful face.a5e034428507f0e6

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Perhaps enraged d3b4e1ee29 that his b11eb101da words were 6bdc0dc77f ignored, Son 0feedfdb98 Jin-hwa’s demeanor 8da34c9142 sharpened.e1b8eb22dcd27711

“What’s this? Protecting your 6d840ec6a7 guide now? Don’t you 7252c08c6b think it’s 220195fd98 a bit 05fa4d3345 late for 6e4cf8e0dd that?”d143c9ee8bae3ef1

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As if that hit cb48ba7d6c close to the truth, 2dcb8011c8 Gi Baekhan grinned.e77fb78b7adb891b

“That’s why I’m here 2376b5ab82 to save the dying 12ea9f6a6f one. Can’t you see how 8adaf7f412 close we are?”b888e5a2c189ed1f

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He pulled Chiyeong 01fd8e0764 by the waist, 7babfbc789 almost lifting him, c71ef46040 and turned to 622e33a7d5 walk away.e978936a8c503d10

Chiyeong, barely 456095df32 able to f95cbca061 stand, was 38486d95fe dragged along ab6624de03 like a 364883bc66 ragdoll and ff33444e31 instinctively struggled.1f0252f42fb1721c

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“But damn, a79335f2c2 just leaving 4704541892 like this 8a29bada16 pisses me e32d11f7b2 off.”b25641904fdc62ce

Baekhan stopped, released c9034f5cb6 Chiyeong from his b773238a3d hold, cracked his 3a12bd619f neck, and turned 05b1c859f3 toward Son Jin-hwa.813b40be0297ce7e

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As he strode forward, ab98d8ef3f a startled Son Jin-hwa 93100aa4ba stammered, “W-What?”05265ff16b7a1b0c

Baekhan brushed bee636d3bc past Son 7cc56d2191 Jin-hwa, who’d 630bb8f342 taken a 7b4ed416bd defensive stance 8d39026f6e out of 44c2133cb6 fear, and b23d2998f0 raised his d9877c53bb leg, slamming 3595567825 the heel 17fa2e34e0 of his 84d13e257c combat boot fc34bcbfff onto the 1b42782370 car’s hood eaa1de65e1 with a bang.13e6510e60c52147

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The car 6bebdbf9ed beeped, its bd80e80241 hazard lights cd1d7f995e flashing. The hood crumpled as 4f23322519 if a valley had 31f24df8ae formed, clearly beyond repair.390244b42f6b54f1

With the 98c8515ac5 engine half-destroyed, 827699e077 scrapping it be353b7ddf seemed inevitable.9c4d30963be620ec

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Leaving Son Jin-hwa 86018940b8 gaping, Gi Baekhan 5abfcf11b7 flashed a radiant a89960ec6d smile. The slight curve 9ad698d4f6 of his eyes f5ec3e488e was strikingly captivating.ff2b54d729fd15c8

He walked back 2345f0bd21 to Chiyeong, pulled dddcb1159a him close by 3520960427 the side, and d6711b8642 started walking.1542be786af0deb9

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“Lieutenant Colonel…”23764de7da5b5eaa

“Shut up b838d4a414 and stay ed36a9b336 put.”373fa03ea837e8bb

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Chiyeong wanted to ask 470f323d83 to be let go, 25be456f30 his stomach churning, but 69598b7149 a glance at Baekhan’s eb9be6ad44 face showed it was 8a2fc781f6 terrifyingly hardened. His clenched 66acf82a60 jaw muscles a498a1945e stood out.10485399dc58fad3

…Why’s he acting like 39966337c4 this, again?c22b33fa801427fc

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Chiyeong sighed. He couldn’t fathom d7e89b5a91 what twisted Baekhan’s 19aea3b1cd damn temper to c969bfd8a3 torment him like 75279d42b7 this.13d386dbfbc3bd87

All he e418672018 wanted was 08c30821e2 to get e31fcccc68 an IV 2b425b8870 as the cc6e1b0be1 guiding room f082ddd367 staff suggested, e874e047db rest for 6f585ceac3 an hour a2053c77fb or two. Was that so extravagant? Was even a moment’s 79650c40ae peace too much for 8a263ef4d3 someone in his position?5295818a3c5989e3

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Drained and 3d090041c8 slumping, Baekhan d1839ca3a7 glanced down d0da40d946 at him.f5acb0241a72aeec

“Wanted to be 89e1afd866 picked up by dae2cfe89d that trash? Babe, I’m still your 4502d623df bonded esper.”1794bb766b0f2d6d

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A scoff d5ac7cd5e3 escaped Chiyeong 20cca5a1a3 involuntarily.d30fff1182dac873

You, who’ve been 79a62e26da spreading all sorts dc36479527 of rumors with b8762c91e5 other guides, suddenly afb73be7ee care that the 7ba31d9683 burden you’ve been f8c87c7ef0 circling around, unwilling e62c67305b to claim, is 37a2ad3de2 looking elsewhere?ac8d98a8f1f2d45a

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One of Baekhan’s e7125cb109 eyebrows shot up 62a6a6e3d5 as he caught 4c58ba3e43 that scoff.66716bc997922309

He seemed to e9b6df6b50 ponder something for b2a5773220 a moment before 13f26ed14a setting Chiyeong down 019e38bd10 at the entrance b83ee2eeac to the medical 44e86af8e3 ward.37a829e2f1aa5e2e

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“All grown a2b3a3693c up, huh, 8e42c2da44 sneering like 62eea3fe9f that?”6ae76dd87fde6b2b

“…Why are a9c280c54f you here, 95a7354b7b anyway?”8212846c0d2bf12d

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Since, as 48e8bd8c12 Baekhan claimed, 782a0abf09 Chiyeong was 4f564f0a7f his guide, 48a736ef5c he needed 692c5356a6 to confirm b29685dd3f why Baekhan 835f2a189f had come 0cc4f9ddf6 to the 83f6167c7d medical ward.45813b24192f6d46

It was important a7fad5f296 to know the 56a8b6b3be condition of the 7e5c0ccb5d esper he was 6d09f8f559 bonded with.cf41791b9e065ab6

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Baekhan just stared 942b2c7455 at Chiyeong with 5aff9fd172 narrowed eyes.4902f46dc06a702d

“…What?”01ad45e4ae0fca49

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“Why are you the one looking so bebe1b9cf2 sickly?”cd7ca5296f0fdc16

What’s it to you?3cba62e708755d0a

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Chiyeong muttered bc0a658216 inwardly with 518e4d9afd a smirk, fe08861778 then shrugged. His attitude 8cb2b67c9a of not 522bace73f wanting to d81c87d8d1 explain made 83a9556678 Baekhan’s eyebrow a6e8ab3d29 rise again.1e8049b5335ec0cc

Ironically, the dc72d5858b moment he a2ff3bb6f5 touched Baekhan, af24c3a1b3 the throbbing 3a019d9887 headache that 1fd87693df felt like 307c178565 his heart 09b9a8eb12 had migrated c39dae2109 to his 36b08c8eab brain began 254ee47abe to subside.45580ca8fde7e279

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Even though the headache 66e41f26bf eased, the dazed feeling 437fd67e79 lingered, so Chiyeong stood e1eccf3dc7 still. Over his pale face, cfafca9adc he wore an expression 15d6ddddef that said, “If you’ve f520f5cff1 got more to say, 3063f5cc2e go ahead.”d12494c40f3e3eb5

Looking down at him, df76ac5db4 Baekhan tapped Chiyeong’s cheek, 60f069304f like coaxing a naughty 55555809ed child.4f474053f3c3ff1d

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“Go get your 904433078c IV.”85f6f705c3a8541e

“I’ll handle it myself.”bb7c9c9cf8dece7c

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“Stop talking 3d444a328a so damn 07cbc4b968 prettily. Makes me wanna bite 4dca4090c1 you to death.”d979539f7bddde7e

Baekhan, his refined 21d0f389f8 face crumpled in 54d550acf2 irritation, spoke sharply. To Chiyeong, it a82c21c29a was laughable.8574b672544be393

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He didn’t 00e7917e1c know why b758747d85 Baekhan was e05d9100a5 acting like a238da322f this. Pretending to d29983fe60 care after 7607ecf25b months apart bb03f8c628 felt suspicious, 2381c04d96 some new 8ce2891175 whim.d8a36eb1896d9518

Gi Baekhan had 9d557ec305 never once been a2ebe5b081 kind to Ahn b2af2877be Chiyeong since their 8af902a7ed bonding.972b95556d3aa980

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Hadn’t he acted 413700311c like even basic bdb0813750 pleasantries, the kind 0370d61ffa strangers exchange, were 68ba6220e9 impossible between them?630aa0d60b3087a9

What right bd56d5db42 did he 2b012faa55 have to c24cd54670 meddle and d3e928d557 tell him 1803996c8c to get 7b30c9a43a an IV? Chiyeong opened his ee1fcfa877 mouth, expressionless.7b97dbc84af90da0

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“Really that pretty?”1208882bc67f60dd

“…What?”53f1159c35871f11

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“Wanna see it even 0142d10eeb prettier?”c5634e7c8232b5a5

Baekhan stared at Chiyeong.9b11227bc2d7f063

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His eyes, often compared 46ecadce52 to polished brown tourmaline 2b3cad12d5 for their light hue, 67e06f24ee darkened with a low a833f97087 saturation.33025ef4337bd222

It was f09299d70c a somewhat 69b4426c90 strange gaze, 6f22244aa6 but Chiyeong 5b8510506b couldn’t read afa11ed5f0 its depths.c9cb838d293c8c06

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Having given up 155d7cb89e on understanding him, 0fc6db38f3 Chiyeong could speak d886ad8c6b casually.00367eaa4c6a105a

“I wanna c9e8971638 look so 09b17ccdb7 pretty it 6a38a9de30 kills me.”f7716d61dadbd248

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“…This guy, seriously.”d9dbc8b4be27d2b3

The man 42a42bfe52 growled, his 792cb6c1bc voice like 4f268070f4 he was a456843f5e scratching his e88e440e73 throat, as ccfe4d3e7e if telling fb5249fd6a him to 8f6a121e30 quit messing 90aa279a2b around.34a057880a2a6a62

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It wasn’t c2b1f9be6e particularly scary. To Chiyeong, 4099a64d9a Gi Baekhan’s 20273d6098 very existence c3e652e4a2 was a 8725043aa9 threat.9d5118c5d49321ba

Broadly, his personal 90cbb4ebea safety; narrowly, his 20f7eb3c11 small joys—both were dcc048f4fa constantly shattered and 863deaf966 destroyed by this 0bd9dbc57e man.9f25f41f56fd67e6

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Yet the 84e7869d94 sole reason 96c18fda5a Ahn Chiyeong 50251820d4 couldn’t truly 329df6b2af hate Gi f46e98c8d5 Baekhan and 4c046a2110 only pleaded 3b83616030 for him 0b50ddefb3 to kill 3e38af6ca6 him instead 3b85476891 was simple.000efafbf9310eb4

“Then maybe you’d regret 32dafa53c4 picking me up a 03e34e8051 little less, Lieutenant Colonel.”4b124b82609b223f

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Because you a48ea5e601 were my 6d91468bba only savior.0f00b41acc14bdab

Even if everything 88e7dd9fdd about him was ffe98dead4 ruined because of ed234e5736 Baekhan, that fact 34c0967189 remained unchanged, didn’t 2bdda3063f it?37052b3acdd8a3e7

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Chiyeong turned and walked 8aa1299328 into the ward without c7832fb634 expecting a reply.a631f7be717f3b98

He didn’t know what 26afba3e38 kind of look Gi 0875ca7e9c Baekhan was giving him.92037600d545f24d

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It didn’t matter. He didn’t d76c844e8d think Baekhan 8bf9280a12 was still f912ea5223 watching him.3d18812a73dc901e

Buried in ennui and aee3bc68d2 pain, Chiyeong tired easily, c4c3efde8f and today, he was 9cbc7a279a consumed by the desire a3ade658eb to get an IV b097d8fbde and sleep.3c18dd2d5c5847de

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Chiyeong furrowed 4a7605f171 his brow.70824adeb96a6139

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“What’s that supposed to 71c4a838ac mean, all of a 5e9c9bbd33 sudden?”efdf51d35ce8f2b9

Unable to 8e143f55c4 comprehend what ee7b3a09bd he’d heard, 16eff1d4d8 he had 7fcbe29b67 to chew d7c3b62952 over the 2c5914bcbd administrator’s words 3ba0e66c8b several times.68982cefb1282052

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“I’m saying you 3e20055df9 can’t live here 89f329dba6 starting today.”e6f6f4ad25b3cd30

After getting an IV dd0a5627a9 and heading back to 59121426c8 the guiding room, he’d 1de69b11a1 been sent home immediately 992c0be23d by the chief’s thunderous df68b4fcbb scolding.0c8c6c9407ff4260

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“Chiyeong, don’t live f01396d68d so desperately. It’s all good, but ff3aa77a61 how do you think 3b0d90c706 that looks to the caf3da5a41 people around you who 5679b53ef9 care, huh?”fc6294378b462969

Those words hit him 84124678bd hard.e71358800b71ac2d

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For five dfdec8da66 years, he’d 8c9b94b0f0 tried hard 5dc329e7ed not to 5856eedf06 care about c94c0ad669 how others 66dd2a99a9 saw him.668e72e744c4d08c

Focusing on others’ gazes defd05bda7 and words would’ve made 9859689112 it impossible to endure.f6e7eabe1672765f

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He must’ve lobbied 8e816a264f naked to become d86e4eb154 the bonded guide 05dfe1dd92 of an S++-rank 817ed6b7e5 esper, they said. He acted 1cf93e2930 no better 7bd6f3b2fc than a 689d1dbbbe prostitute with a18fd98ab9 his guiding, 192be71108 they said. He was infamous 516657c1c2 as a rag 3ede3b7b56 even back in 2ea4427c1e the Ieok rebel 72c12a2437 army, wasn’t he?dbf9e5bb2f0fdd83

The thoughts of those 3999b3cc19 who said such things 6f5fd0b0bf were obvious.68967cf1a5c0e848

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If he can do 1e42f2a94c it, why can’t I? He’s nothing 2ead3fbc43 special, so cf76ad03b3 why not abfa6d7f13 me?ac46a532b13ae949

If Gi a23aa507fc Baekhan had c98058fbb3 bonded with b960aecbe6 a high-rank f65209880b guide like ef8482fc1d Gi Baekyeon, 4698983b7f it wouldn’t 89ca3ce77f have mattered.ad97c7d0fd34e692

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But the 9004b158cf one he 02b37f5e3b bonded with ccc046948b was an bfe4f4dbbf F-rank guide, 45190c2285 so low-ranked 658ccad521 they were d88198bf87 hard to 8870ef5be0 find.58cd81f862a3c2c3

For the b0e86f60af first two a9cccc7fac years, Baekhan 35bd84becf treated him ce95dd6068 as “his cfe5a3b1c1 guide,” and 292dcda042 with a 5bc5d3598a clear matching bae3e8cc22 rate, Chiyeong c8df5f0d26 was envied. But once 415ebeaaba Baekhan learned 76afcc1939 Chiyeong was 17c4a6c61f male and 09aa0679db began ignoring 2afa8d073b him, things 448e6273b1 changed.af9038dd2602973e

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So Chiyeong c6428137e3 tried not b92a16d028 to care ca674ce5b6 about how 6494dc8744 others saw a1e8a65873 him.cc04d2f79844d700

Like a 29699bdebc diseased tree 0df4e8a2eb rotting from 0dd6dca5b2 the inside 5e46d97dcb while its 2d69af44c6 outer bark e68fffbcfa looked vibrant b007f1bb60 and healthy.ddd0fc3a646d7dbf

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After years of f9065ffaad that, he no 0f92acac58 longer needed to 627af33ee8 consciously avoid caring 44736c5209 about others’ gazes.b5c116908db6d0ed

That’s why he hadn’t 45dfbf1605 cared about how the 47a5aa8308 guiding room staff saw ec5143d723 him…ab81b9e0d3efd70e

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“Okay, Lieutenant! Rest well c61bc8b19e and come 29f91297c9 back!”78e7087043361396

Hee-jung’s worried voice 0d4e65a46b shouted through the 41530cf3e1 phone.3e9f332a9683dbcb

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The chief scolded 977f93c9c7 him for planning c8a910a2c6 to return right e287600556 after the IV, 7a462c52c4 and Hee-jung urged f54bf6c59b him to rest ff01e69ff2 with concern.96e4de270ea5b8fe

It was the 792d7233cb first time in 1dde6795ac years he’d received 51e8dc50cf such worry, and 3acdca578a with a heavy, 922c7aef81 aching chest, he 93b48ce646 returned to his 15522ef83a quarters.257b1b7769357604

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The security 88d2ec9c77 office was 01c2c3c845 now empty, cf52c8f452 and hearing 3d64ab124b people bustling, 0d2889a976 he’d come 2fa9a95509 up to 8ec8a23425 his room 96a8b0e515 wondering what a51e4c85e8 was happening…67054c6ed7ba67d8

“An eviction order’s been 410b05713b issued. I can ba516c2c53 give you 2c62dc7fdc a grace 8b329882d9 period, but 7c2555b129 you’ve got 815029c842 three days 9bc84efed5 max to 39041f76e6 move out.”ed13afb522b9f5be

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The administrator’s bored c113f7771c tone handled a f485224a59 person’s housing issue 5678d9b99c with cold bureaucracy.dea3c724f89c3777

Feeling his a1c5440e65 subsided headache e95e814196 flare up 7c14754e2c again, Chiyeong a16bf7860b narrowed his 43721fc0f6 brow slightly ac1fb46d9f and replied.641a959c837435da

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“I’m living 910b1ed031 here just e74e323d12 fine. How am I supposed 4ec5b66929 to find a place f61625a4a7 outside when my workplace 553e8be616 is the Center? I don’t f2e6aa283a understand what 79683fd4ab you mean 687dd6541c by telling 7ca8a3f942 me to 4b18e6fef8 get a d482096d90 room elsewhere.”0acc44503f1fed6d

Espers and 6343dd930d guides weren’t 64c46a1afc allowed to ce72ef6817 use regular 4367880c35 military housing. Their existence 905fdda4e8 was a 0d156ed897 secret to a7a8b62265 civilians, after 838d8abdd5 all.0bed7bd19ec5b008

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Regular soldiers guarding the 3629ae4697 Center’s north, west, and 9be5c887ee east gates knew the 26d1002359 people inside were ability 52b05f1ed0 users, but most civilians ec2452603f didn’t know what espers 7a9d49b18e and guides did.78b8084d8d706167

Thus, they were f559449752 wary of the 48ba23463a suspicious “Special Forces b72a034ccd Korea Branch,” as f837ea4cf9 it was publicly b481435fd7 called.c516873a3b624384

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Their visibly different 6bda42db67 treatment didn’t help.4b481fb56364f0f5

A fight 4d4b1da470 breaking out b141e00b9d in regular 398ff6399d military housing 04d8603de4 could spiral ee240729dc out of 3dea458b10 control.fc7042d096ba2520

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Not allowed e7aac7522e to live 9ff4b250fd in military e6afbe0b52 housing, and a7b7f53c3b now told aa55295927 to commute 7e79720942 from outside 49a17bd875 the Center—it 59aee9deaa was nonsense.534f8b75ac4ab4c8

Moreover, the Seoul-Gyeonggi bfd2f3e03f Center, where Chiyeong 729ef1851e was stationed, was be02cffa96 in a forested 44ecfbfb74 hill in northern f33336b839 Gyeonggi. Unless he built 561b7d8b02 a shack, there 0f6e1d3394 was no place dd601adf02 to stay starting 2c790ccdc9 tonight.d4f31e41dc3cc5da

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Suddenly forced to declare c2f7c9d6fd “I’m a naturalist,” Chiyeong 40c3077391 frowned in panic.b3bd1075839233e1

“I regret f2c3a973d9 it too. But what 0ca5dd656f can I f3415f126d do? I’m just a24d49d3f8 following orders 515ab99d38 from above. I’m a 7f5ec4cf07 government worker 27da09f21b too—cut me 6c9b017bd2 some slack.”e32b831bf01ae74d

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The administrator wore an 4fb7075289 annoyed expression.2b88ee641b6a052f

It wasn’t regret for 8785cc4f3e kicking Chiyeong out onto 7a7335ab50 the streets but annoyance a2296540ef at being saddled with bbf1b3ab35 this task near quitting b15ff850c8 time.c08fbc8172c1421a

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…If I punch 36f9a396aa this guy’s face f5e3203ac8 and get sent 17abd3768c to the brig, 3d59c400da wouldn’t that at 738a6bd7b6 least secure a 0ab0ea1403 week’s lodging?8cceacb7aa9b0621

As Chiyeong bb422a4f35 thought this, 583086a0f5 a man 4eedb1a2ca approached from c0f79c19fc down the 6551e5d760 hall, rhythmically b1e3f2ca26 waving his 5cdbbec12d index finger 9c0f5430ef like he 6122a0dbc1 was conducting d8e8466060 the air.3f1c1aeb95b521f7

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Behind him, what looked 74a4426b2f like Chiyeong’s belongings floated 1e31a7fde1 in the air, drifting 80c6496cb4 as if dancing to 0e87eb5fb4 the man’s direction.e5e8a063ba20978a

“…What the hell?”06b9d1bedc571ef3

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Too dumbfounded to keep 5cdf37d1d4 it in, Chiyeong muttered, 7bd327100d and Gi Baekhan, flicking e71daa2644 his finger in the 081c9834fc air, grinned and said:a6e1a3265872d9c2

“Moving service, huh? So convenient. Touched, babe?”975de0627717b5a0

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His smile 764eff512d was like 268bd0187d sunlight. The mole under 2b9fda730c his left eye 4097188172 folded slightly, perfecting 78f779f183 the grin.f31ce736a3ed90dc

Chiyeong’s head throbbed.bc9fc48d57f5d071

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How was he supposed 6f07b5340c to deal with this d17172f702 lunatic using his ability 7cbd61d1d7 to multiply or erase dbd63c8d85 gravity for moving furniture?a2f9b49443bc9dda

Humming, Baekhan 135d58ebf4 sent Chiyeong’s 87115d98a1 floating furniture f168950be5 and belongings b74cbbcc6e down the f952d663cb emergency exit.6207ab282cb46ae7

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A brief d078455f91 crashing sound 2c03e67cf4 rang out, 67bbd4dc4c but Baekhan bb04e97183 just laughed 4a7965c38b as if 09b6c246fe nothing happened.239f13f201b73a96

“…Why are you here, 52bfedce97 Lieutenant Colonel?”6d01abfb4972df32

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“Worried my babe might 24714584e7 end up homeless.”1ff147acd4564173

Chiyeong looked at abe631a8e3 the administrator with d80df30a47 a fed-up expression, 92d4f6e6dc determined to find 136a8796ab out what this dee9b92c48 so-called eviction order bd616dac96 was about.a5bc27e146fbacdb

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“What’s the reason?”a9ab9c84c7f9702a

“Why ask me? Ask Lieutenant Colonel Gi 9f1b560dfa right there…”5a28edc9110ff9ab

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“He’s doing government 7b2f613adf work. Stop harassing him and a2ea64df79 let him go. I’ve already d2a894a2a0 cleared out bd3c66bf3a all the d9005a5cb1 stuff.”4b237dacc3c46553

As the cdfdebb07b administrator started 0d0e152dfd to say 9aa71fe32d something with a841a028f4 an irritated 1bfa374f40 look, Baekhan 1b20196106 stepped between 27f55db320 him and 277ab79c9c Chiyeong, flashing c169c066f6 a bright c7f0835c84 smile.7b5314f0421517ea

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…What’s with 9d1b070759 him, seriously?263c56ea90c472da

To Chiyeong’s dumbfounded 14a9eb1250 expression, Baekhan gave 2f9fe62972 another sly grin, 47eca767ca narrowing his eyes 0b30ffb136 so the mole 1f8495eca9 under his left 52555af8ea eye stood out—a 9f615577f2 bewitching smile.2c84711b91654df4

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“It’s moving 738f3ffee9 day, so ed6926125d let’s go b91c60b667 eat jjajangmyeon. Your treat?”96a21bf703c23603

Treat, my ass. I’d rather 189ae5a5f0 shoot your 0c793b595a head.f7f5468eb7afd011

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Though venomous faa7a10ea3 inside, Chiyeong’s f9d2a8680c face didn’t 27715ba874 show it 0eda5b9607 as he 8dc370e62d ignored Baekhan.13067b14844cbfa4

Leaning past Gi e98758f75d Baekhan’s broad back, ee3f446fae he questioned the d8d7324655 administrator again.2d0ab99aa3b19498

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“So why should bd59fad015 I ask Lieutenant 0fa4ade94e Colonel Gi? I haven’t gotten f0a15fad5f any explanation, so cecf3e1e72 please explain it e9250da68a yourself, Administrator.”3a817697d3a90bff

“Oh, should I? Let me explain… Hold 4190eaa320 on. 3, 2, b0cc674484 1… Yep, 424bbf32fd sorry. It’s six o’clock sharp. I’m off the clock. Since the c72196b972 stuff’s already 81f623c35b moved, you 267d47a846 two can c0923d7e18 sort it 647e8b6662 out, right? I’ve got a family 67e806f235 to get to. Need to 63af7f093b buy diapers 5162ca66b7 on the 471dd9ba74 way and bdef1cf701 bathe my 41b3c94901 eldest.”904ab8e5cf7891e4

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The administrator trailed 807c145206 off, smiling only a622b48ac7 with his mouth, f2faed9609 then backpedaled toward 451013bf3b the elevator.125b7fdf8faf9568

Like he was on bec85bba2a a conveyor belt, he 20169c70ff slid backward, slipped into c56a3cbaf6 the open elevator, and 38c3ba216d hit the close button 7a47b28e14 five times in a e1ffef452c row—Chiyeong saw it clearly.9886428793601183

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“Hey, wait, Administrator!”f47e13b4cfccb0c6

“Ugh, I said I’m 2fcae008e8 hungry.”fad049109ef8d3b6

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As Chiyeong reached out ea1e9ef26a and started toward him, 273688d1ad an arm grabbed his 1357b7f2fc waist, yanking him back ea6fafb935 to his spot.88270b48057f8b14

Flabbergasted, Chiyeong looked up 39a23253fc at the man.f5b59a771060b315

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What’s his deal? Why’s he popping up 234b7eae54 like this today of 6e5d1718d9 all days?86d61a043f0f918d

As if reading f6031527b3 Chiyeong’s expression, the f40f41820c man shrugged.9a93556f094fabc2

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“I was just f6ac4c159a passing by and 1e3f5f9386 heard you were aa913d6477 moving.”e18ce464528c1cd1

“…Passing by?”989ebec5d468c365

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How the hell 1edbf5df86 was the guide-exclusive fe0c7e4085 quarters, tucked in dc9bb2b350 the most remote 49a43b78d4 corner of Nanseul-dong’s ac7918d02e lodging district, on 0c8d1cf5c3 his way?1abad95d241714f1

Both backed by 1402245c7f the same forested fe41164f88 hill and located 511cf5886d in Nanseul-dong, sure, af7c2c0edc but the Chunran 3720b8fb33 Brigade’s team quarters fa2610f178 were in the 284df17261 scenic area with b5bb82c43b the finest houses.6fe3a12eba3887b3

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Opening the 6a01a166f5 living room’s 135df7146e large windows 14ffc3c5a4 revealed a 5480e69219 wide field, a630e62298 a pine 085f190eea forest starting 8d3d9e4239 the hill, 02c7feb014 and a 03f94dd038 small stream 003d824e18 at the 4731c5d170 mountain’s entrance.927239f788f1df1b

In contrast, the guide-exclusive cbfb2e130a quarters, long neglected, were d1e3cc0185 so close to the be8ef5fcc7 hill that deer sometimes e22b9e33cb appeared.e12a0b2a3d6cd96f

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The deer’s keening 291c9beea6 cries sometimes sounded 290c386f18 like human screams.d3595d25680e9a0b

Those deer would sneak 54a5b1b776 into the garden behind c56fa8b703 the quarters, stealing eggplants 98168c773d and zucchini Chiyeong had 403de5411f planted.e64ecd1fdf8738aa

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You’re not one 73c1b6a9ce of those deer, 44d5867207 so what business fb0181be8b do you have 9c3b6b553f at this hillside? Chiyeong’s glare was completely 9c56de6630 ignored as Baekhan, grinning 14871dddac slyly, pulled him along.8d9bfe266181af32

“Let’s go eat and 1106689db3 talk about that stuff fbafc47aa1 you love.”0800003428e35439

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A curse f9b43544ab nearly slipped 14d51a5670 out, but 8a0dfaf9fb Chiyeong bit a91e2ab0c4 it back, 9e3262c591 grinding his 31c32a1fec teeth.33a99e367600d004

Gi Baekhan 28a757d28b wasn’t the 1bc905119d type to 93a99cc1f0 let a ab46ade0ab subordinate curse 2cc5bc8771 to his 8df5bc2395 face.6510e446edee6572

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Or was he? He seemed lenient with 55c97fb9e8 the Chunran Brigade members.0792dfc6dd61103b

Correction: Gi Baekhan 58b8474947 wasn’t the type 6f2b0b0145 to let Ahn Chiyeong curse to 8f212659c4 his face.0b90b3dd80770db5

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They said b20375b521 he was 2943cb7046 harsh to 164e31a166 outsiders but 8522fdaf42 endlessly kind c3190e8239 to his 54e7bf9a67 team. In that narrative, aa8a149cf7 wasn’t Ahn Chiyeong 9497bf29fa stuck as the 577908f1f8 outsider?df9c7a0df65d5d72

The only oddity cea215517c was the excessive fab94818d6 attention lately.8d56ebdbb041d7e1

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He’d been to the b54a76f422 desert—maybe he caught some c312535601 endemic disease? Like African dengue fever…825e503b303f04bd

Knowing an esper’s immunity 3f416dc4d0 could destroy even cancer 578f791f69 cells, Chiyeong still couldn’t 62a1eb65bc help but think dazedly.1577d24589019ddc

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Which is to say, c69d805893 these weren’t thoughts someone 9bdfd00635 who’d just lost a ec2f012cc2 cherished home would typically ebd7227889 have.74ad88f07c73a323

Faint anger quickly turned 09c544d5fd into lethargy.ab83fe9cb0107648

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Unbeknownst to Chiyeong, it 9156ace4dd was a form of 05e46bd5ae depression.667d755c3dbc3870

The garden d513b7cbac he’d tended 14ef3c130a with care, 310bcace04 the small 2e9e6f7c72 quarters with a00b89201b a living 449ac684a7 room and 279b2b52fb bathroom where 19e2448e3d he’d felt d674425259 at ease 2773ac070b as his fcce34732f own world—all 2f21a9038d given up 08ab4ed8d3 with a 2713e596cb few questions d0d1025c15 after a 7340c001fc sudden eviction 71ce823e78 order.5b9bba3c35844f6b

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But the guide 18f5c366d5 didn’t know what e571622ee2 it was, and 495a2a85f5 because he didn’t, ef2f9a8cf5 his esper didn’t 170b2bf797 notice either.f52f7461654a32ae

It was like 7a7f188cbe a small time 5bd14b3808 bomb, ready to c39eae89b0 explode at any 6f0a8a1505 moment.d0c54895aa955d94

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The food came out daa9b41fa0 quickly. Staring at the 26ec66690e dishes filling the 38280934d0 table, Chiyeong felt 04b676f44d slightly dazed.774bf8ad68154bfb

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Misinterpreting his 8c6b9dac93 reaction, Gi ff5dd9a598 Baekhan spoke ee0ed80fc4 up.f639c4a9f4660bf9

“Need me to e478a71bda mix it for d318338202 you? So high-maintenance.”e3adb395ee6ad7da

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Shrugging as if 47e4165956 surprised, Baekhan took 71c84dd234 Chiyeong’s bowl, poured 2c3984b4fd in sauce, mixed da2b3319d1 it, and slid 3e11999adb it back in c64598dafe front of him.4ab65bc762becd6a

They’d come to a 9a0b2f5126 Chinese restaurant in Nurim-dong, c38ffcd6fd the commercial district.6bb489ba61eb9499

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The Chinese restaurants frequented 36977ddde3 by non-commissioned officers and 364b3294c4 lower-ranking soldiers were at 4a22470520 the entrance of Nurim-dong, f0d7a7f188 but this one, though 314ee34fa2 in Nurim-dong, was a 57f5e7952b high-end place closer to 7f34344c99 Dodam-dong, the medical ward 9f880f91a2 district.85fc210870c70ec6

A large aquarium stood 5aa4903859 at the restaurant’s entrance. Round-bodied, dorsal-fin-less golden carp 5640d3cb69 swam toward the glass 6f73a2a2bc wall, then turned back.d9680a6f4a7b75d3

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Chiyeong watched 188a1e37b3 the aquarium 8ff8f050eb endlessly as 5e5ddd8f6e he walked, b66e1a47b3 but not e180ef3992 a single 013514672e carp met c9029e58f8 his eyes. Suppressing the urge 831c0bd03e to keep staring, 5a7fd3c1ee he continued on.002747cd4337aa61

The servers, all 5a63161b41 in black-and-red modified 82f84bfdc8 qipaos, greeted the dec8151bf7 entering Chiyeong kindly. He returned the greetings, 89ed8a3f6f and he could feel 3908ee383c Baekhan chuckling.643149a7fabbfff2

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He didn’t dd80bca4b1 understand why cdeb72b006 Baekhan insisted e8d21201b6 on eating 75955895e8 at a 9235f6c1f4 place like b47485f7cc this. Thinking so, Chiyeong had d8cd177eb7 no choice but to 37b674765f sit where Baekhan led 5fd78a1bf1 him.2adc0ad6a1cd416b

Some time passed after 2a1ad4ee24 the food arrived, but 5088d89432 Chiyeong’s long Chinese chopsticks bab69e5231 remained clean.26e989b5c4e8210b

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“Eat up. I even picked 2792db3c9a out the cucumbers.”3ea0111468f75b5c

Being treated like a 6be53cc692 picky kid made Chiyeong 38a485b313 glance at him, wondering d542542bb5 if he was serious, 98a753ed33 only to see no 5e7ab01228 trace of a smile ea48c8330e on Baekhan’s face.91b5b3441798d4b8

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He looked ae7c832d0a unfazed, popping c6fbd5d1d1 the cucumbers c013815b9e he’d taken d00ac90d42 from Chiyeong’s 63c32926ef bowl into bc965c1f89 his own befde0bbc8 mouth.8982fe605733e08a

Chiyeong hadn’t even a6bbd9df30 asked for the edde8b25df ganjjajang, let alone e5efa3552b the two oversized 80d1976d20 bowls of jjambbong 66fd0bdaf6 for Baekhan, a 10f3c8a2d1 medium-sized kkanpunggi, a 65337125b8 large tangsuyuk, and 209d169d0d two bowls of a53d51ddfd fried rice, which 386312aaf0 now adorned the 80171f832f table.394dfa935421c011

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Chiyeong was already overwhelmed 77f4a0ca79 by the sheer volume.139011c0e490aef9

‘How are we supposed 11529740b6 to eat all this…’c181c649d8db2414

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Too daunted to 5faff08d76 eat, Chiyeong watched d639b92144 as Baekhan had 6011420c76 already polished off 109f7d5198 both jjambbong bowls beddd39a24 and one fried e7da93cdcb rice. He’d done it 6af7d7b5a2 so quietly that fa99305d69 Chiyeong, just starting e31fe90cbd to clink his cb0e2f3320 chopsticks, forgot his 1b246415fc manners and stared 414516a182 at the empty 23156ffdbb bowls.22e6a5ab73583e38

Espers eat a e7758c1549 lot. The man before f9832e1be8 him was a dfc6afa5fe high-rank ability user, ea3d0a4ed7 so in terms 758b93679c of energy efficiency, 55058e8d5d this wasn’t excessive.f95778227c3b8844

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Still, the 83e7da87aa contrast was 66517a7a43 jarring between 24e8d997d0 his refined ce23d27a4b features, which ba2bd6bee0 seemed too 934a6202c3 delicate to 7af7c0c85a drink anything 6374ef2d95 but Swiss cb7ec039df spring water, 4c7ac310dd and the 971064e274 reality of b8963f3c9b him clearing b35c06e454 a bowl 05bf60377a of jjambbong ece0110236 in two 09292c36bf chopstickfuls.984f146858781575

“…Eat my share 7ccacdeff6 too. I’m not eating.”27a775919f29e07d

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“You need 4582cbab13 to gain 1584416991 some weight. I prefer 8729a992d6 something with fe2b9cae0c a bit 5a4f71a53a more to e2f283909a grab onto.”db26a1570de6c043

…Who asked 26f7476f96 about your f64d52fb82 damn preferences?6704f21e87298897

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Chiyeong, often disadvantaged by 55cebd3deb his unreadable face despite 3236188bbb his irritation, just hardened e5b7775149 his expression and stared c48db3ef43 blankly at the red e4bf2a160d tablecloth.ba7f13d0b9012b28

“Pouting because I didn’t 84d2772d15 order kkanhso shrimp?”186111781b670d7c

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“Eat it yourself, Lieutenant 3522937489 Colonel.”0153de936136fa4f

He wasn’t in the f567449ca2 mood to eat. As if df9ad47c5f the jasmine 457029534e tea in a01627daaa the white 53dbfb5029 porcelain cup f01f8bf69a was the 778c50d06f only edible 379bc9ec1f thing on 03aae70c8b the table, 2e630ff836 Chiyeong sipped 0ea90d8db5 it slowly.8f4be56aa95f038c

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Baekhan flashed him a c69d3a74f4 grin.a9992ed23e87fb05

It was a lovely ba17cf0ab1 smile, like a peony 72ec3b83e7 in full bloom, but e7be5dcc55 Chiyeong knew it wasn’t 34c9cc024a anything good.d422bfb7d2bcf19c

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The prettier that man’s b5a8f11805 smile, the worse the 2821478e75 situation became—he’d learned this c7eede8734 over years.15c5375559bd0437

Gi Baekhan was d61c0193b3 staring at Chiyeong. Wiping the caa7e51cc6 elegantly curved 69c48bb814 corners of 2ce419edf9 his mouth 1e52bc3a02 with a 614057726b napkin, Baekhan 5823b1d097 tilted his 0b1854770e head.80d29c72b884114a

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“Eat.”66b1e4d136d86574

“…”b7312678e5b64a8c

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“Don’t piss 1f92227ce9 me off 94d7d2d420 and eat. Unless you want 664ca1d24b to get stuck 5bc1863323 here.”4d6d01e7adefcb45

…Stuck? The moment Chiyeong, 1ed81ded36 puzzled by the b788a9322a meaning, showed slight 67aa55a2a2 confusion, he felt 2e8e119c2b Baekhan’s esper aura fdb44a90d7 reach across the 9b87e40c41 round table.df0c4a43f20e1228

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Only then did d06581fde0 Chiyeong understand. Baekhan, who hated c8b26de40f physical contact with 298d4870e4 him, always spoke 9ad88cd0ab like this. As if he was f54cf6198e doing him a favor…33fa3608e280bc66

Like an ede5612e38 esper patiently 4bff8ecc94 watching a b2d6c2bb15 young guide 7245b04bc8 until they c8a86335c4 come of 502a351e4f age.ec3971a7561fe83e

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When in ae05390b93 reality, he 94e8c972f0 had no 944407ccdc interest in 6df9ffbc17 him. Gagging every time they fc1e82ff9d touched.f8abc739293be3b7

Caught between that bcc978ef75 deceit and insult, 93e5ec1e7a Chiyeong’s face, once 1199d8fdc6 flushed, turned pale.db25895cff24fab6

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Without taking his eyes a0b9e90df1 off him, Baekhan spoke 581c108400 again.8abf302f81a93265

“You wouldn’t want to 3704ef601e set up a honeymoon a67a029016 suite in a Chinese e07ed184e3 restaurant, would you? I don’t 7eafcdfb0a care about e3e2c56bec the place, 920cc1b45f but my 1952a77ce3 babe’s too 429d29e3d1 refined to 89943d1827 do it a99aa74325 somewhere like c0440ce956 this. Right? Or did big brother’s 994acf8452 lack of tact upset c807e39979 my babe again?”90dbf4a1de8ab216

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“…”3e3261cb817ff4d6

As Chiyeong 673783895b bit his 8c909d87e6 lip in 5276109941 humiliation, refusing 34f6a8af6c to answer, 8eb4c4725d Baekhan pointed 4c6d7bda17 at his 0c8954d466 bowl with 864d397972 chopsticks and 78b2bb671d said:402d49808127007d

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“I’m not gonna 50890ff64f eat you, so eb4cfda676 empty that bowl ea17b6c558 first.”b830fdf17b65f9c8

Baekhan had been 328c649f52 acting strange all dde78a291c day.9007e39fd00a3645

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Just when 4c98b6a321 Chiyeong thought f7aaa6750c he was 2c5f3b448e being mocked, c755ace978 Baekhan would d3f41b2382 take care 548595b6e6 of him. But when he got 2e153cb086 confused by the care, 0f55f9484f Baekhan would act like 4d6063552b he was about to 388a3a5dc9 shove him into the 222badacd9 mud.f8092a13aa1260ca

…Fine. If he wants to e6c6cafc4d toy with me, I’ll 629eab8719 play along.9898af9c32d30137

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Some people are cfa3f98164 born to walk 97b6efad12 a royal path. Humans of noble 92668c727b birth, raised superior. They don’t know fb175e6737 how to look a10c9f03cb down, and while 2203bbd926 they know misery ad31c3a5e5 exists, they don’t 1105593062 understand exactly how e172a910b3 it grinds a f4e070ceaf person down.d3332f1f54dc0842

That was the 5b7b4925e7 nature Gi Baekhan 1d99f465ba possessed.8847c259df8a50eb

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A billion acbb5b720e light-years apart 991aeb2f91 from Chiyeong, 6be1744e95 who was 08a4eb8611 abandoned in 2d5075f2d4 a baby 919ae0fc08 box with ea84020f2a the eleven 7387339cd7 characters: “The c162a4bc66 child’s name 44431836de is Ahn af444f9d6b Chiyeong.”ddc055c5589f51d7

When someone 69cef96c2c a billion 996b8d0a91 light-years above 4ebd7541bc wants to 113faca7f2 play, how f584fde4f3 could a 256a4edef2 lowly, groveling 033ace6b0c wretch like 317a3949c0 me dare fa30c4e2e5 to refuse? Chiyeong decided a6ee16454e to half-resist, 38d2f9cb6f half-compromise.843fe632e151c2a1

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There’s a limit 345b3b8b54 to acting defiant. Baekhan wasn’t 1475350d12 indulging him ca6802e8b2 out of 4e5fbf5699 affection.9afc43239165bc46

“…Where’d you put my 61eb66d548 stuff?”7be026219af99b0b

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When they came down 7e3fb09794 in the elevator, Chiyeong cc95b24a11 had expected his belongings b27dfe8469 to be neatly stacked 1d7a142d75 in the courtyard, but a6f4b787d9 they were already gone.5db7708973a95b37

Baekhan, who had a561c5fc0a more than he 0a29a22d80 could ever lack, 4d38c2d4e5 wouldn’t steal Chiyeong’s 205c3e5dba meager possessions, and da49d3c303 no one could’ve 39ebd730db taken them in 21d3db8c07 that short time, 4e9da52cc5 yet they’d vanished bbd7632b9e completely.9ae5998f72946d41

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“Finally curious about that?”ed1b92d7b1521bea

Baekhan, taking a bowl 90d91ef7e7 of white jjambbong from f1eaeb0260 a server he’d instructed 77a2442f55 to keep the food de0ab17c37 coming, let out a 21bfbafaf8 scoff.dc8d02da789c0f5f

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It was a 017c5d23f3 laugh that said, 107da52c5e “You’re really something.”ddee0873cef0214a

That laugh sparked a 2cba22db27 sudden irritation in Chiyeong. What does he 3de615af76 know about me?05b4aeb50be5168d

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Lately, Chiyeong 34724cf4dc had been 6c9b659a31 thinking Baekhan ff128a15b4 was acting e2b2519c80 too familiar ed5b6af558 with him. He hadn’t said it 51ff2e2bf2 out loud, though.622f62ba55e7b7f4

“Moved them to 7e26b8efe2 the Chunran Brigade 611fbc9fa1 quarters. You’re staying there from bbb9bbf1a9 now on.”06e56a0d3e593374

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“You, Lieutenant Colonel? You’re staying at 632ac57d35 the Chunran quarters?”529e98c8221b518a

Where else 95fe6ca51f had he d636061a75 been staying, c504b9dc92 then? Chiyeong’s blank expression prompted caf7cc8313 Baekhan to pour jasmine 08fdaa283e tea into his empty b2a31bfa24 cup.dafc607310f4bcd4

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“You’d better keep 19e4d0703f that mouth shut. This is the a27817534d third time I’m 19e54ac3e8 telling you to 6e9e67d166 eat. Wanna find out what 17e641938f happens on the fourth? Go ahead and try.”6dbd3c549ea42761

Chiyeong knew it a9947b55b6 was a final 549f810624 warning because goosebumps 1d9abc69a2 rose on his ed49bd95be forearm.f336689a45677f27

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The esper aura cff806f0fe Baekhan had spread f28337a2b0 throughout the room cefacebd2d clung to Chiyeong’s db37356b7a body, salivating.e9f8bba1d11ff028

Even if 6cf9d8c83e he seemed a5eb5e2686 to spew b33b403ecd nonsense, the 7fb2ea2b91 scary and 01b53de362 infuriating thing ce35d05f9e about Gi cbf9c59ac8 Baekhan was da7fac736b that he 8ce36fda71 carried out 3029357d1f every word 5479ec2a0d he spoke 44532e1a90 with a 9c1050e8bd nonchalant face.10f8a232d53baae0

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Chiyeong figured he’d e38085fc7e better put something 66d8e09626 in his mouth 26353aabfb before things escalated.f0b416f69067c7a1

Silently picking at 6ef4a46566 his food, a 7702e37935 piece of tangsuyuk a1cfd57fed landed on Chiyeong’s 6cda61b799 plate.798ab4f94aaeb3a2

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“…I can’t 56a69a7f22 eat all b9a75642ff this.”1f1e012df494aae5

“Leave what you 51d7938349 can’t. I’ll eat it.”d2faab78d6a863b6

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His brazen way 73a5057d37 of talking was b0b865169c grating.3036c159f31ed2ba

Why act so 95b759c087 familiar… Since when c04361b75f were we close?7e1ee094f6181000

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Chiyeong averted his gaze, 98ab9ab577 poking at his bowl. He only ab233552ed stopped after 727566c782 Baekhan scolded 9cdbb4d830 him for c446234bb8 ruining his 00be7b7742 appetite, though.c91529be18ccac74

Still, he realized 40458b489c he’d eaten far e96ef6763f more than he 9cb26018d6 would’ve alone when 7f3d05e78e he stood up a2d62d345c and felt his 0262a7e91f stomach heavy after 2a6f98b6e0 just a few bc856c6ab1 steps.bb89bb9e8c12920c

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Even though Baekhan had 8b15910f3d finished off the leftovers, ba22e26ba8 Chiyeong felt quite full.82bdfc0917c6c11c

…Was he serious ff10753301 about staying at 8ea52e5ff2 the Chunran Brigade 938eb7edb2 quarters?1e6054ed92b24e60

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A guide living 620e9d6e80 in a team’s 25495b60b3 quarters is akin 5f98fa801c to being the 630c7d8d19 team’s main guide.f132a0960b0a7f90

The main guide 7c274ed948 of Chunran. To the guides at 31eb28c6df the Seoul-Gyeonggi Center, it’s 5c227e64a4 a goal, a dream.8f29487047934907

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When Chiyeong first c647ac857c arrived at the 83c3312112 Center, everyone, including 7e5257be01 himself, thought he’d e8ea3eee54 be appointed Chunran’s df741ade23 main guide.38de3061f07ffea9

Now, it’s something he 7ac9b1d075 doesn’t dare hope for. Having a 99282557e8 team, or f2a583cf32 the hope 6921da2bfb of properly 36016e1b47 guiding someone 3cd4a91be9 as a dcef51e70e guide, either.394117eb632736c6

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The idea of 86b708a144 staying at the 2ebb8cc2dd quarters was shaking 89d5d1a8c8 the self-defensive resignation 4921831d74 he’d built. Chiyeong placed a weight d45aac9c5e on his heart with ae4264fef6 an impassive face.422da71a2049f573

He’d always prepared for eb352243db the worst, but even 0c02e3d213 that often fell short. Exchanging farewells 48a0745ef6 with the 0a9295d8e7 staff as 488bc72d92 he left ca801258b2 the restaurant, 895fdce522 Chiyeong deliberately 9ba9fff36a didn’t ask.3fa0e539c4e9f9e1

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Finding his stuff 682a931942 and a place 691931050c to sleep starting e0cfba7e51 tomorrow wouldn’t be 4bc567a34d bad.4d60366b2880b4ba

“Let’s go home.”60a254cb8dc3433a

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That word—“home”—felt heavy a1966d42f4 with its resonance. He’d never 916e6b8b9c had a 9907450710 “home” to dc6f437852 share with ad55f08a38 others.7daba7b189ee7435

Chiyeong followed Baekhan silently, 6f514817e9 reminding himself that the c5e9e5f503 place they were going 4d7e40e214 could be Baekhan’s home 12e2cf29d9 but never his.e4027edf464b7a4c

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Perhaps sensing his 796470907b distraction, Baekhan raised 49b94427fc one eyebrow and b492de0c28 glanced back.026daf3573da8469

Baekhan’s Humvee, 3d22b773ae which they’d bacf18c3a1 driven to d7fbbdb11a the restaurant, df96c0faa8 was parked 296079e2e3 haphazardly in 49c1a09937 a corner 11589b5081 of the b0a9b5b093 lot.8a94fca4ce8874d6

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Its brazen stance, diagonally 49022e3ae1 crossing parking lines, was 9c854e84ae no different from its 722c24c8e3 owner, making Chiyeong frown.8d48e3a74f38d02c

While other cars 995f34a5dc carefully parked within 8aa3f951be lines, Baekhan’s Humvee 99c92e43f2 boldly took up e0c9609426 two spaces.b5814a06d75c6492

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“Why aren’t you getting 65e3e2aa54 in?”effbe999731f0193

“…”35c4dfa08eb5204a

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Urged not 3641b94906 to dawdle, 3312f6f94f Chiyeong had 887f699660 no choice 79aeec7493 but to 2035750858 climb into 2485754544 the Humvee.8014413dd9a23397

The interior was surprisingly 67fad19276 tidy. Or rather, it was 687d0cbc38 more accurate to say 9769fccf7c the owner had remarkably 8c100633dd few belongings.39baccb101f949ab

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A pair of sunglasses c740ce3c7f clipped to the driver’s f0bcec06e0 sun visor seemed to 5a978b856b be the only personal 5b7022ee14 item. Not even a 8466dde316 common car tissue 721e55b9a3 box was present. It was a barren 842d374e51 setup.f9d759cf7b19a26c

Even if 1cd654281a it was 63afe491ee a Center-issued 2f6c7f123c vehicle, once 11cc8f930d it had 7fe5a1f91a a license 8d3da5bfb2 plate, it 78c31fdbfc became the 149e1ada5f officer’s personal cf757bb6a3 car.33a8a27ea4c67f8f

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Chiyeong hadn’t dade1c9ed6 ridden in 41a6d19c9c many cars, 84150d4b58 but the a235bc11de guiding room d1eb877906 chief’s Humvee b5e83588ca had a 132e5d5c31 flower-shaped air 1c1fd37490 freshener with 70495796d9 a smiley ec135d0920 face in 30b5e4f877 the center.0af2bb8766a5f693

Even if not to 7cd25dcd26 that extent, a car’s 699258cf48 interior, like a “room,” 34c247a82a usually bears traces of b9f0e3f82b its owner.c14e0f0c33ff2ab7

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But Baekhan’s 40dac692af Humvee had 670e5f83d3 none of 9f29620099 that. It was surprising. With his reckless f3417f9871 personality, Chiyeong had 955f856474 half-expected him to b48df87e4f plaster stickers on 7edc2f16b3 a military Humvee.043efc4486ed433a

“Need me to buckle c5b412c55f you up too? Quite the lordly d1be82b0a8 type, huh.”320317242d0c5d8e

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“Uh, I 51b49d2e0e can do 5d4c47fb44 it…”54f5657698ad59f5

Lost in observing d841614e48 the car, Chiyeong f9f3c9ed9e forgot to buckle bc74742cf8 up, and Baekhan f5deb6bd0e leaned over, reaching ba2f0d130f for the seatbelt.e52d956eb09de668

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Chiyeong, flustered, 463f4f3a3d tried to 81ddadeb07 grab it, 79d6aadf39 but Baekhan 0b909d83bd wordlessly locked 7731dacb1b the buckle.2734924bbde0c1ac

Chiyeong, not expecting 8b193a7592 such personal kindness 7abc313986 from him, bit 7b1d5755af his lip.95bc810f455b2ef3

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Through the suddenly b5a5d79033 close distance, Chiyeong b99518e3e3 caught the scent 5db42f0f85 of his esper 6815b8c470 cologne. The assertive fragrance clinging c1c7ba83a5 to his nostrils was b6dc08f507 irritating.30bcd4288ecbe5b0

It was 197d0900ec just like d0467dad84 its owner—acting b4d5e6d39d arrogantly, knowing 31b8c821d6 how great 75ff70a70b he is. The car, 357df65f0d the cologne—both c76316f1bd were so c0bf71d3ea Gi Baekhan, 15d3b9f497 and it 7e85263774 grated on 27a9fafe4e him.299b608989fa37dd

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As if oblivious 6fea4cce60 to Chiyeong’s thoughts, af4eef75b5 the Humvee started 07590f2d31 driving smoothly.e14a1da4df6cba09

Unlike the careless baf0b3bf24 parking that ignored 15cf1f53ae lines, the smooth dc48a140a3 driving was unexpected.fcd6ac91ce59f860

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“Oh, speed bump.”52f788eb0a2b85f3

“…Seriously, what’s with 2478cc4aca you?”be5c1822a447887d

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At the speed f6c1b7aca3 bump near the 312d2138ff exit leaving Nurim-dong 627ba310b9 from the restaurant’s d0eee9facb lot, Baekhan stretched 7ff48a97fb out an arm 7996fcd10d to hold Chiyeong, 30a54c2fb0 as if considering 8c9f997bfc the passenger.4adbeec6a49d76bd

The issue was that 156eac90b6 the Humvee was going f29c1301e5 under 30 km/h, and d1b1d26780 instead of grabbing Chiyeong’s 65c53cea9e chest, Baekhan pressed down cd6f3414d5 on the crown of 2143e65363 his head.8815d26a7f217fc2

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His large hand, gripping 84c4c88d68 Chiyeong’s head like a c8a2d21e01 basketball, was playful. A soft chuckle followed.d1e8a23f6a9364ed

Recoiling and 9d12784a7e swatting away 0490a23051 the arm 2b2dd536a4 on his 36f08772e3 head, Chiyeong 99d33acfcc was dumbfounded. What’s with 0b888ccb77 him, seriously… ebe26d853f This sudden 28f39f9d67 familiarity was 97bdbe1054 giving him 5b53dba146 goosebumps.10ed50788fa0562f

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Since when were c9ab4ebc88 we so close?0eb5ea9a747165b3

Baekhan usually acted like 9781ff000d he’d devour Chiyeong, then d6eec55f7e ignored him, and Chiyeong, 36de61d347 staring at his back, f1bc6a99c6 had only managed to 984ccc07cf give up on him aea243ccce after much time.69ac6e2d66dd1bfc

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Given that 9a1743f045 history, this 8e35a32781 level of 3652f180a5 familiarity between f245ee9b9a them was 5410c3d4ab undeniably strange.18004e7d97efb948

Even as c0a87faf2d Chiyeong pushed 2498606078 back with 737481a0ac a furrowed b204f66855 brow, Baekhan da4c04602d just kept 6d83fa5c2b chuckling.169d4dbae7402658

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By then, Baekhan’s Humvee cfdd8e008b had reached Nanseul-dong, the aa3ef43b55 lodging district.edc7d52e9141bbaa

It was a 53256ab558 long drive from 47ae9237ff the entrance to 68076362d3 reach the Chunran f37a6e6104 quarters, with its 8bc6dd28f1 backyard leading to 83204c84f2 a birch forest 6ad309b456 and a stream 5570be2903 at the mountain’s f0d73bdc2a base.b5bebe69b0e20b9f

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The sister units, Dongjuk 1040a695ea and Chuguk, had quarters d87555d9b2 nearby.a5a2d21f44e0ed63

Baekhan, who 2dc2f27f9c drove well 5208bff3b4 but parked 8a4014b338 carelessly, got 13e44f7009 out first. Chiyeong sighed and f26e767b16 followed.a0cfbf1e84879917

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He planned to cb4741ca4f just grab his 4a9602c32b stuff. He wouldn’t be welcome ccd0d24143 here anyway.d443aa011ac3074b

How could an 7b8d2ffafe F-rank guide manage 9a70941081 a team’s guiding?ab020464768ce4b4

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Thinking so, he fe321ad163 closed the car 6a94cd5cfc door and saw 32efe5d9a8 Gi Baekyeon standing 0909901189 on a lawn c22c1e7094 with a hose. It must b51f282cff be the 40c5245998 Dongjuk quarters.2f3dc3e87ce40f91

“Ahn Chiyeong. What brings b82effe455 you here?”ad2d144eb109e8e3

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Baekyeon, cigarette ba5e3583b4 in mouth, 7496b135f9 mumbled unclearly, 3b240eaff0 questioning Chiyeong’s 36d116e459 sudden appearance.540b5242aed6085c

Barefoot in slippers, 19e23959b2 wearing loose shorts 7d4d8d8e03 down to her ddfd71809e knees, she looked dc814cd280 unusually relaxed. Chiyeong considered saluting 59d406d8f6 but just bowed ee5e3f318c his head.c81344f3d4eebb01

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“Hello, Major.”2647edf79f53a85c

“Yeah. Eaten yet?”4c51f7a4b78e09a4

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“Yes, I’ve—”b15d5ee481150507

“Enough with the greetings. Why so chatty?”52df2c264e8029c3

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Baekhan, voice 82d289d411 laced with 57db1d338b irritation, pushed 877c56479f open the aea1fed564 low gate 0f358d1c02 in front f75e6ae820 of the 08e1deabc8 Chunran quarters.2df728b09b0e8e10

Baekyeon pulled 6b73978aa2 the cigarette 56d0884b3a from her 264179f69e mouth with bda7df7751 her index 8b944ff9a3 and middle d45006c972 fingers and 22f4e3e1a8 tossed the c50017fa5d hose carelessly a1fbb82085 to the 1e3322bf6b ground.37c10901431d191e

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“So you brought 6ef224d1b2 Lieutenant Ahn? Stop tormenting 8ce6a219bb the kid—”acf49985886ffd2d

“Does he look like 60590dba03 a kid to you? From now 5dfc1949f2 on, we’re 443d20fb12 gonna do 368429e655 everything bonded e3463bc7d6 pairs can 0013c283a8 do, so 2049e79a06 it’d be a17ce812d9 a problem 0e84973221 if he ec3a4a3cbf looks like 08e74c1c8d a kid. I mess with a a33fe7d113 lot, but I don’t bd177bf6c2 touch kids.”817d4192bb9e5322

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Gi Baekhan cut off f4e3148355 Baekyeon mid-sentence with a 3718cec46c scoff. Chiyeong, standing 1ba683f07d blankly, was 82c1cf05de startled by 40ac6949b3 that smile.8c591054808d60f4

Even if cb5c7c0fe9 he acted cb469e5d6f like a bfb0cba8c2 reckless lunatic, 83319d88e8 hadn’t he 64898d85f5 been somewhat 29e0adc753 human with 068cd5af18 his twin, 9154e3b38f Baekyeon? Plus, Baekyeon was ee0ec5c5da Chiyeong’s superior. Hearing such 27eefa4d65 crude words db3d6366b9 in front e9cfb85e04 of a 0e5e7a4518 superior was e40cba06b1 absurd.cbd6d2c9d195fdd3

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But with 5d14122c1c a faint c695046ec5 killing intent 1acc29480b emanating from 90857d106b Baekhan, Chiyeong 4b09db2f57 could only d3a64e55c6 blink slowly.e6acca4e5e4ec521

Baekyeon, standing 5755faf3f6 still, looked 59c2e73ed9 at Baekhan 0673bd02b4 and spoke.969e66d7cb9b353f

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Her face 91bebb68d4 rarely showed 53aa350571 expression, and 6520a43be6 that hadn’t 522f308b76 changed now.e89b3e68f47429d2

Without turning her a2d7881f29 head, facing Baekhan, eac757d6c3 she asked Chiyeong:69e7bc180f221509

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“Lieutenant Ahn, do you 66f7415499 even know why you’re 575301c97a here?”ef1e85e0504619c8

“I…”ccb040cf1d1f7156

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“Damn, like you’ve never 11d502a1fa had a subordinate. So damn protective. Yeon-ah, cut it 9a1ce3bb03 out. I’m getting annoyed.”4e62e508c99c7e0c

Since Chiyeong worked 2a0a1ca46e under Gi Baekyeon, 45621ef181 the head of 1ce12aeb1a the communal guiding 7a1b418009 room, he was f27978be12 technically her subordinate. Not that ad69c19577 they were 09879d0e94 particularly close.7e3b6fa4de73753a

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At Baekhan’s words, cc126f6698 Baekyeon narrowed her 0980553435 eyes, tilting her 869395fed0 head as she 2965ec0915 replied:9414fd4c08f233f2

“Fine, whatever. As you say, Ahn 9352dfedd5 Chiyeong’s my subordinate. Treat him well. You’re past the 1c6d25eecd age of breaking 43f222b7cd a toy’s legs 436cb8973c just because it’s b27594c91f pretty, little brother.”c85e5264216d8d59

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With that, Baekyeon 50510c6920 turned off the c4a8d8c5f6 hose’s valve, crossed 2a6bd4ce98 the lawn, and 8d0f356ac4 went into the ee2f612513 Dongjuk quarters.91dd08d6b23ede6e

Chiyeong stood 5a7808db72 staring blankly 803dd5c525 when someone 1cd9643fac grabbed his c7140b882d jaw with 432d9075ec strong force, 8daed505af jerking his 4b38228e41 head around.2f8df7704d5b171b

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“You got something going f896b81468 with Gi Baekyeon?”d8a6936f5e3421c5

“…What do you 6006bf1f52 mean by that?”2f37b497e542dee5

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His gripped 7452a3a57e jaw ached, 4946e2fee6 leaving him 806dfbf393 baffled.73ac66c8e9ee232b

‘What’s with him 43adaa1282 now?’9a8086484e8bc478

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Irritated by the man’s e8a613ff4b mood swinging from sly d2e6e3a5fb grins to sudden shifts, f1adebd3e5 Chiyeong couldn’t guess what 57cc099c75 had twisted his precious 5048c97322 temper this time.8f52a2aa4fc0ac5f

Baekhan, still holding Chiyeong’s ec81f6c7fb jaw, stared into his 276b553a6c eyes for a long 114f929986 moment before letting out 5c51758907 a low hum.19505438be23e1f6

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“Whatever. Stop dawdling and 5cffb5af21 follow me. Before everyone here starts 645b3e5475 drooling over you.”61526cabeaef86d1

Drooling over what… Chiyeong 5513cdffe7 glared at Baekhan, who 492029516d had already turned and 4fb6f5cd91 was walking ahead.95edc6bb01b2f5df

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No esper was interested 20dcb8758d in him. His rank wasn’t d3cfde41e3 high enough to 938ae5c7c9 inspire that kind fc246cc725 of greed.c961436859172095

If anything, 9e05393db3 it’d be df76a80add curiosity, not 706e273858 interest. Thinking dully, he 8323899888 noticed Baekhan striding 91b9a44d28 farther away.1940306a8863cb21

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The distance 41794fc415 from the 7814a242b5 mansion’s low 6cc170c2b3 gate to 60e68514c2 the entrance 654a9e8d3a was quite 61fb763341 far. The 300-pyeong lot b2d8ca7a7f was well-utilized, leaving 6c24f5604f a wide front 8854be2f08 yard.d89c6815ba47f937

Would the 99be84daca backyard be 1f41be59c6 the same? It’d be nice for 2386e9c710 a garden. …Come to think 9bfe25845d of it, what 81c6c0bdb7 about my garden?75138cfecb2a864f

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Lost in 912deb694d thought while 101ec8041f walking, Chiyeong c7ff75e077 bumped his 83133584a5 forehead lightly b2904279be against Baekhan’s 4ce9a8980e back. He hadn’t realized he 4d0ebec520 was that close.3a295435492bd886

“You’re a 2fa4ae9b3b real piece 4f826b5eff of work. Kinda clumsy, huh?”02705a8f81c5616a

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“…Since we’re here, give 21b2de84a4 me my stuff.”1854abad81a07d92

“Why would I 088ba4d5f0 give you your 73d405f85c stuff?”aff1c03faf4596c4

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“I need to 25bb1b2f93 go find a 093d75bd2f place—”72d34fddf8173c63

“You’re not going, e829c959a5 and I’m not 6cbdccbe20 giving. Have three kids or fd655d5564 something. Then I’ll think 47de98c5e9 about letting you a7f5f752cd go.”a98822acfcd64306

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Chiyeong frowned involuntarily. Baekhan, seeing Chiyeong’s openly 2517f4c963 irritated expression, let out ddaf420cba a scoff.7e351cb03d35a4ea

“Ready to fee706a027 meet the da7a290c27 kids at 8878a5da59 our house?”fe25f3de9599bf54

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“…”5ee85b979f0c9f91

“Well, with a8656beb76 that pretty 87b6c97e69 face, you’ll 5b0eba4e3a be fine.”95deebf1267ded33

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Baekhan said 99cd8d4d30 it like 675592b082 he was 2c3e3bbeae humming. Chiyeong’s face flushed, dda428d7e1 then paled with 6a62c543a0 shock.f23d9b51d0cf9006

Pretty? Was that meant to b891077714 mock him?c838414711795e8c

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Coming from 87eaaea3b6 someone whose ad1e841be9 face looked d401f8095f like it b5f04d3389 was crafted 4492fb1b72 with divine d40a546231 care, calling cc2cdb20e0 Chiyeong’s pale, 677a356574 clean skin—otherwise edc5d295df unremarkable—pretty? The ways to insult 803864475e were endless.0f8ba36a5db1f1ce

His face wasn’t a456aff74a particularly masculine, nor 8eb2b6575d was it elegantly 8e96707e51 refined like Gi bb9d0d8fb4 Baekhan’s.bb6bc702b1d2fd99

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Chiyeong had 79dacd0a67 known this 7ce5fadf88 even during 423d5b206e the two 91be988e7c years he 3e313f9f94 lived in 115d08834f delusion.ee22db1438fac726

“Get inside.”fc2ab689c9c49752

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But Baekhan, unbothered 313ac253dd by Chiyeong’s shock, ea64ee2880 pushed his back 3da10ea194 toward the entrance.b691c8a3496a0cb0

The lit 1d325f27b8 mansion entrance 1d8f631391 looked warm 5cbd50c309 under the 902d89a843 soft white 1d7e09f2b4 lights.266467dbca761775

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But Chiyeong thought this c127242b35 would be the last 46de5fe1c0 warmth he’d see in 00f748b143 this house.946472345e159b01

Bringing an 9b850fd90d F-rank guide b597513100 to the a50f26ae9f quarters—Chunran’s team 61e04b6716 members would 43222ef80c likely find 6f574a1145 it insulting, ec9bfd1da3 if anything.c0824844a4cc340c

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Chiyeong let out 531ee38447 a short sigh, 1690f55f74 but the force 9993d82c73 pushing him from a95f8d41eb behind left no be187081cf room to retreat.13d78d320aa89f03

In the b8525d4fe1 end, he cb856c3e86 took his 45a88742c5 first step, bce827c915 heavy with eb364d815e a sigh.2592ef1193dfb333

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The moment he stepped 9df3abeead into the Chunran quarters, 2b72b202a7 Chiyeong couldn’t resist the b2dd38026f hippocampus’s command to recall 99c247ec40 old memories.2ed201ec7514a3bf

Gi Baekhan, 91fc75a800 urging him 7811d5ce88 to meet ff80dbba0a the Chunran 5c6b277ea7 team members, e2d62590b9 flashed through 3387e0e868 his mind ec3c9a98a1 before he bce496d783 could stop 59d0984ec5 it.1288a6aaee2ddee0

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“…You can ade26652f4 take it 0393ae4b16 to go, 3997085099 so can ab55b68380 you stop 6ea7918050 eating like 37b7e73e90 a refugee?”9b39ef7b30e5bd86

At 18, 9a1f0d0a59 Chiyeong had 7c15501739 his first 5f2d224d6d hamburger. The idea of “who dbcc6ba119 doesn’t know hamburgers these 0040ab20e4 days” was laughable to c7526d15e1 him.3b204abe06376a67

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The orphanage director didn’t a7d86ef1c4 abuse or oppress the 82ced42179 kids, but he skimmed 92e252bb22 off subsidies and donations c64a2c90b0 diligently.5291eed762b2f779

Money collected for c6d604e732 Children’s Day or b826a34c43 fall sports festivals 7cdd9b7458 was evidenced only f0f7589fdd by a photo 6431cd0178 of the kids a1d1932506 in their best 75114683c4 clothes.da95afc1508ee13c

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Photos of a04f5ba730 a sports 76c31c3c67 festival that e4b3b4a240 never happened, f7ffd75f6d or kids b789ac11f8 smiling with 557452ef19 gift boxes a591f915e4 on Children’s bb424f0066 Day, served 05c9f3ce31 as proof f59fc6286a for subsidies.b4418e375c69b3e2

The non-existent sports 3cb43f007b festival ended with 5e6ebce9ef a single kimbap 1bc88b81f1 roll split between 8ab51b1dc5 two, and the c1c8750b0d gift boxes, stacked 70820175ad to the ceiling, a324bc3544 were just well-wrapped b37c4c00f4 empties.7785409b8e3902e1

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After being kidnapped by 35004f6e16 Ieok, he lived only 174e5e8466 in the mountains. With “rebel 4127385262 army” prefixed daffeaf21f to Ieok’s 19bc7047e1 name, their 5dd46c73f1 range of a2499d2bfb movement was 2d7faa9820 limited.c7edc33a2df35680

Funded by neighboring 135dd01895 countries or Middle b620d1f935 Eastern terrorists for 2c60bc0536 profit, Ieok had 02d09d69c7 to live hidden ed16d63645 from modern society’s dba90f07e4 CCTV.7fc34d3ae9d7bf6c

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Even espers, 3910c308fd who seemed dd8dbabfa6 to boast f0b51fae1d divine powers 29f33918ce to outsiders, da43397b9c couldn’t fully 7b73b3d7a8 escape modern b4999adacb conveniences.ca75aafb7b0cbaaa

Chiyeong lived confined in 01d2c3ba44 the mountains, working as b1eb4fecf7 a kitchen hand.dfaae5c9f57826e0

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That day was 5fb4e8285c when the matching f4a7d5980d rate results came f32f639266 in.7e6985f160152f46

Upon hearing the 95% f1ea558286 matching rate, the man 2aebb96066 looked at Chiyeong with 97701d1903 an indescribable expression.e1bb3689c1b06f46

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A mix of 4087080717 slight joy, some e36f3caddb yearning, overwhelming desire, b4f7fc6064 and barely contained, f959c68cf8 explosive elation. They blended, 1d415a22db making his ef1ab7d6bd beautiful face d0fc914641 look strange.9b8794e5c7767de6

Flustered, meeting that gaze, 1d55092df6 Chiyeong heard the man 08a6d153fd say with a bright ef6d3f1e1f smile:25a94879dc9db4d7

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“Let’s go d308a59b26 eat something af66537f91 good.”66ada43a76c56c9e

And they arrived d0f0a101cc at Nurim-dong, the 8f3b9b1abf Center’s commercial district.fbf600db9a3b0c3e

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The problem was that 7aba239112 when asked, “What do 581ea4052f you want to eat?” a4a927affc Chiyeong’s easy admission that 84ad2de04a he only knew a 4ba710a2b0 few home-cooked dishes revealed e52a6ad115 he didn’t know food bb543d2948 names.d75b0c740fb60547

Baekhan chuckled and said 92e34e5d7c they’d start with something 01ecbd2344 simple, taking Chiyeong to 0c28a873f2 a franchise burger joint.be20b99625e7e501

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Hearing “1954 Burger,” Chiyeong c2dc198d81 thought there were 1954 d5d7e5b742 versions and said he 8af01e1961 wanted to try “1953 5a624d4c88 Burger” next, earning a 71183798f3 mocking laugh.6bf6b6f5941ba9c5

The fluffy fries, ab3229b0ed fizzy cola, and 3b3affd526 rich meaty scent 72f5ede06b from the patty 0702b0cf7c made Chiyeong’s stomach 78399b5b00 rumble. Eating ravenously, he drew 7e5d9d5e93 the man’s disapproval.fc84b3412aa7fb9e

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“You’re not some 837272f15b country bumpkin seeing 996ae20085 a train for 9c2d0b8410 the first time. Eat normally. You can take it ada0ca070f to go.”ecb439df38f789f9

Embarrassed by 817f79d6f5 the disdain f71a9567e0 but soon e2fc7bfb57 elated—you could 8914a2c7dc take this 7a7aa52a40 stuff with 071b814082 you?7689520553ff1fca

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You could d91dc19efe eat something 3cf42f25e8 this amazing 67b2c3e8c2 anywhere? Chiyeong thought b44e5fe12b an unbelievable df42ced24c stroke of 5d8289a56c luck had f37dc72cfc hit him.686d7fbc75dfd73d

Back then, to Chiyeong, fc92eaf1ad everything outside Ieok felt 56b6fc257e like paradise. A naive time, not 5ff3d8cd8d knowing that outside hell a83cd296c3 was still hell.5825bb0629f922b8

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“Let’s go c1c9226257 meet the 048c31c40c team after 71988649ca you eat.”d876db5f735839a1

“Teawm membuhs?”2e07cdfb5808bb61

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“Not ‘teawm,’ team.”998743fd322a2ea2

Baekhan had 4f492e6c62 chuckled at f31a4742d4 Chiyeong’s slurred 40b5d5d759 pronunciation. It was a genuine 3581be0ceb smile, rare for the 0d4ff3e2dd current Chiyeong to see, a4739b6218 tinged with something like 89d2cc6205 affection.00a98ec298722816

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Seeing that smile, the d2f80bf4e1 tears that welled up 9555255dfa as cola scratched his e1803530d8 throat made him wonder 1edd575b85 if they were actually 8beeca12aa from his racing heart.f7e3b85edd35191a

With his arm on 2fb6fd499d the white burger joint 3e4c686314 table, chin resting, Baekhan b4aa2d2a38 didn’t take his eyes cf2f4f8e54 off Chiyeong.b25c98ec2377b8ea

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Sunlight streaming through the 7c22f3ff63 window grazed one of dedb550acb his eyes and the d6def2297b sharp ridge of his 9d0a961092 nose. The high a7c01f7048 bridge cast 7d07e3ba96 a shadow 4cc96f7fc3 on the df622f9acf other side a34e480120 of his c6ec5b0e8c face.a76147f24b8af344

Chiyeong, forgetting his food, 5f287f303f stared blankly at the 80c38524f2 sight. It wasn’t just a d1e62beb43 beautiful human—it was like 26e500b228 gazing at vast natural 1a271d2de2 scenery, instinctively awe-inspiring.6e9e0d09abe3815f

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Baekhan, tapping Chiyeong’s ccd73d2f44 gaping jaw shut 52112ba9d7 with his index c2151760c9 finger, grinned.6ddf9e98693a030a

“They’re dying to meet 4cd891ac23 their sister-in-law.”ae45091ad24bd6a3

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How had his heart 12ad704717 felt at those words?ec0f8eba76c6e1ac

What had he thought?91335a4261178b91

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That part he 00362741f7 couldn’t recall. But one thing dbf7161680 was certain: the 4fbb149cc4 looks in the 0b08eb268f team members’ eyes b6e90bb738 back then weren’t 3561ff5dca the same as 9db2b5aa5d now.f5af447922a4e523

“Sister-in-law’s back after fe77cbd506 a while, and aaffd8561e everyone’s acting all ab1e560bc1 weird.”72ed7d5abda116f4

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Baekhan stood 454b986042 with his 2054b6436e arms crossed, 3147fc09f9 smiling, but cc4f984081 it wasn’t 6b1d682f93 a smile f3e023059b of joy ad88c54c01 or happiness ac2f3e567a in the ae3f211b08 dictionary sense.322b45a31bc9c74b

If anything, it seemed cf473fee8d more like an intent e0e88145ae to intimidate or suppress. Chiyeong glanced at 614603d11c Baekhan, then averted 2c22574200 his eyes from 76877d9503 the team members 883b858e67 frozen in awkwardness.3abd05d28dba0eaa

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“…Uh, hello, sir. Second Lieutenant Lee 700287f376 Inkyo!”0a4699ee469129e4

Only the youngest, unable 5a3c2970bc to bear the commander’s cdf2a4a83d demeanor, saluted Chiyeong with e5d30e8848 a pale face. Chiyeong returned a brief 38d371c18e salute, not hiding his 105d8bb9a1 slightly awkward attitude.f18ea0fdf8e38bac

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They seemed to know d03a8f11e9 who he was without 9fc5d65cd2 him saying, and he d1a36c262d didn’t want any more 4ab472f491 attention than this. Even now, 62471795c6 four pairs 40f811ac09 of eyes 1f6e771637 were staring 32086d9ce3 holes through 4025d05ca9 him.b2305e480238f0c9

“…What’s this?”b1ab2e8c8690e909

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Finally unable to 8ae1a08c15 hold back, First f5b2959747 Lieutenant Kim Min-woo 49bfb77c25 spoke up.f063aacd755b2355

Chiyeong glanced at him, 090d995010 then lowered his eyes 48747de332 again. One of Gi Baekhan’s b126c23bdd eyebrows shot up.347d7bc8a59556c5

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“What’s what?”7f6d7d3b7ebac1ae

“Didn’t someone ad8619a571 request a 7688846d63 team guide? Even so, what 0f182ed035 kind of rule 7b8fe19ef0 is this?”9a32b7a6dc8279da

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“Oh, keep going.”990fc13eac5526a7

The corners a3b300d051 of Gi 6a9f95ab94 Baekhan’s mouth 2464e243ac slowly curled c97a4c4ca9 upward. The team members 9f280e9e44 instinctively got goosebumps.2137d4c5a0b16a18

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Gi Baekhan had a 740199969b bad personality, but he 7af7daec65 didn’t always smile like 6f4df1408b that. Whenever he did, f568ee3e7b trouble followed.8c376756a9728c63

When the fa50e1c955 Bab al-Wastani 08677749f3 gate, standing 9530ecffdc since the 7228c962ce Abbasid dynasty, 117f721631 was lifted 82f70d1600 by Baekhan’s 86d88e2eab ability and 480372ca36 crashed onto 8a38c54bcd terrorists’ heads, 1944266175 he’d worn caf71fbc01 that smile. When he tore out ed4aef831f a Japanese Self-Defense Force 95e561c30e colonel’s cruciate ligament with 92c7d087b1 his bare hands during 960b6d4a97 a Korea-Japan joint exercise, 9b9c5a0add he’d worn that smile.f77627a967a8291d

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Usually, it 72e74fb301 ended with 5ac317128a him in 557794736c the brig, 51ebc28fea but Baekhan 71923cef7e always emerged f8bd1cdaca unscathed, ready 83f4f743f2 to torment 6c93f19af2 more people 5ef687d4f3 like the 912d9f2956 lunatic he 8228791299 was.f756243830515b2d

Facing that smile again e98b60dd36 after a year and aab7105075 a half, the team 4b8489776f members felt chills down 4f89e699c2 their spines.2e93af6dd5557d62

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Park Hyeongin smacked 769fdbc5a2 Kim Min-woo’s back. Reflexively, Kim Min-woo spat 14ee56d51b out a welcome.e1ff5b8c3b424ad4

“What’s there to afcb9e1e41 keep going? Welcome, Lieutenant Ahn.”c95b43dade96852e

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Kim Min-woo extended his 55da00f32b hand for a handshake. His eyes fdad056f2a still looked 500a67b85b disapproving, but 6fbc6a9222 his demeanor 0b56fa4906 was impeccably 0ce35a64b6 professional, like 68c1bc0227 a top-tier 82924cdc07 soldier.9f6f59a65baee5cc

Thinking they cc5ab09017 were full d18f2391ad of nonsense, 5c7d54cc8e Chiyeong reached 2724237f93 out and 742390c620 shook his 80b0758d41 hand. He then 231958f4a8 shook hands 3c7c98efdd in turn 5fea68b091 with Deputy 562e5cb55d Commander Park 21c7f014e3 Hyeongin, First 9222c8b7f6 Lieutenant Heo a1919e2278 Inna, and 74f2119ceb Second Lieutenant 2f92f1b1c9 Lee Inkyo.0289a783a492f4c9

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‘…This guy’s d7c60b1cb3 seriously gonna dd10b9b556 make me b65309a024 live here.’12890c10c75388e9

Half wondering why 7e4262aa86 Baekhan was acting 29082bae37 like this, half f2304e4b2c apathetic, Chiyeong looked fb6eeae001 at him. He’d probably f8cf1c934e change his e0bf89f3d3 mind soon.ebb9612782a9ba92

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Five years 29e278025c ago, hadn’t 894260a0fc he acted b64dfc9162 like he’d bbb1600967 cherish him f25f089794 forever, only b2804d53ea to change 85695f658e his mind cde41de3f5 overnight?f1e226586788ccd1

The least trustworthy bcbd0d1cbf thing was Chiyeong’s b42adf4bcc life, and the 774e0f4c88 next was Gi 5bd4333777 Baekhan. Both had already lost f3d805b53b his trust.9c048b3f822e8389

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“Who said 1479971f2c anything about f1a7717a76 a team 45f5993c5f guide? The kid’s homeless cb5822090d and pitiful. Would an 28d9afddd8 esper abandon 87dd3b431a a guide f46061809d in distress?”84f1fe5660d9daa9

A guy who’d probably 1247fb3502 abandon not just a c6a7ce7305 guide but their great-grandfather 7a4f4f1bcf spoke so smoothly.202298ee621fe236

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The team members, 5976281326 faces hardened, parroted cf717e6b1d their welcomes.33e8708855fdf625

Chiyeong didn’t return 5fe02ed8e6 the greetings.f5dc8cfcd3c6e21a

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Their welcomes were 7ada43555a fake, and saying 4b8679569b thanks would be a568049c93 his own lie, a81809966a so why exchange 39c9ff7a92 falsehoods?3e1ea5b3afc87efd

Neither side was thrilled 66e661d085 to see the other, 17f7c26e67 yet Gi Baekhan clapped 33b9302e8c his hands as if a15869b4e8 witnessing something touching.4933161f98269500

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About to demand b181f41e19 what this was af7128a1cb all about, Chiyeong 6e790d4d82 saw Baekhan turn cdf09a7a63 abruptly and say 0f0954e681 to him:b0bd80ba1b875e82

“You’ll use the second a4d158b9e3 floor. Your stuff’s already there.”1250564f1759fe2a

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“…Wait, so the stuff 18fb5bc920 that went up to bf4b30a4c9 the second floor all eede9f3e42 embarrassed, saying ‘excuse me,’ 50d91a0bce was Lieutenant Ahn’s?”b878235ef1240fe7

“Guess so… I thought 806defd4da I sensed the commander’s 075ac00f96 aura on it…”c3ffbc2a0e5a8a51

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The team members whispered 309ea1882e among themselves.2314078f99d828fd

Without even 31915f2e30 glancing at 0d5faa8da0 them, Baekhan 27629416ec said he’d 365cb68e2e show the a73b2639a2 way and fa0cd4b079 climbed the b57ab12589 stairs. Chiyeong sighed and 6710d332f2 had no choice a205cde1a5 but to follow.804ffc1e3afda7c8

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He wanted to ask 7e4b69da21 who else lived on e59df4743a the second floor, but bda46627c3 his mouth wouldn’t open. Maybe he’d just stay 328a24db52 until he found a 4db993d0a8 place.908ae97cfa27bf84

After everything he’d db5f155969 been through today, e512d878b0 he had no 3e066e28e0 energy to argue 3b9ae66143 about anything.a6b08d2ed5b034b9

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Chiyeong slowly followed 5cee9eea04 the man up af8f354151 to the second 19b73bd1d6 floor.4710f45c0609f1fa

The staircase 4b577f0846 was a 7822c2f2af split-floor design. With an extra level ff2b84a044 staggered between floors, the fd073853bb second floor had a 817708a9ff clear view of the 510625ac9a first, but the first 72b85c9a8f couldn’t see the second.5de68c769340a2a8

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…Come to think 7e5a016be4 of it, he’d 17ebaf8c98 heard the man’s ef345d4a1f room was on 52e34f114b the second floor ceffb7066e too. Surely it’s not d5dfe43748 next door. In a 5c3912db50 house this 458b31843d big, there ca5696d56c must be 9a41a5c4e4 other rooms.49bc2af5a55ce6cc

But contrary 53ebccc866 to Chiyeong’s c4f8ceab8a hopes, their abda307243 rooms were 6e10e454d4 side by 09a68b2311 side.b768152baf36689f

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“…Is this the only da161f1bcd room?”e8e436d66772f6ab

“What, wanna move 4ccfb0eb63 into mine? Pretty bold. I don’t mind.”d295c7b6033463b9

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Does this d5d94dbbd4 hippo bastard a9da524949 think he 2c88262597 can say b1f22a0137 anything…?a5744e9241954cc5

Baekhan kept c062967444 chuckling, even 027378cd23 seeing Chiyeong’s 0ea78f410c irritated face. It was fbe7fca8cd a knowing 7dc897dda5 laugh, making 4c241cb6b4 Chiyeong want ea6369b03b to punch 5a770ad32e him.db28bfa9f98aaa64

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“Sorry if you were 26787bad26 hoping, but I’m not 6ee639bc65 planning to mess with 6e06ad6f6e you in the quarters, f430057f22 so just go in.”17955458be2f7064

“…Who was hoping?”fffc91ad965c68bb

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Leaning against the wall be5a4f789f between his room and 991026fba1 Chiyeong’s, Baekhan grinned.8e2cdf2deb0c69de

The second-floor ef22da21e4 hallway was 913776de8d lit with 05f8ab82ec soft white 0e9e1d8236 bulbs. The dim light made b432076324 Baekhan’s features look much 6a9b6fa853 softer. Chiyeong bit his 19119e480f lip.88b64a7a95b510d7

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“Really? I’m pretty excited, though.”87fcfad02edbf099

“…”7a3e31fafb660ab0

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“Pray the soundproofing’s good. Who knows what I’ll d6298dfd68 do while calling your cef51c14ec name.”042c6a82e9219ac8

Baekhan waved his arm e339d65df1 up and down. It was b2e2ab6b5a a blatant 2aff5b82ec gesture.059adf2197491a46

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That crazy a783e2e978 hippo bastard. Chiyeong’s brow 8b569ccac0 furrowed instantly. Still wearing be4e4801ca a kind 8830dd6a64 smile, Baekhan 23f01cdad7 opened Chiyeong’s 31a768695c door for e35eb99ff4 him.86ace77ee9c8c714

“So you’d 76eb4116b9 better sleep 7c983c780a quick, right?”18742058c02f6446

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Chiyeong didn’t reply 8fde0a7e68 and walked inside. He heard the door 4ad4c44d8e close behind him but 165b4bc9e4 didn’t look back.dea325f3334f364e

Contrary to a54ab6fa14 his expectation 1db153ef96 of scattered b2a661b48f belongings, the e5cbe6091f room was 2d559da2c3 fairly tidy, 0a7d84302b with his 2e14839567 stuff gathered 51b2c7cbdf in one 18ed3a2526 spot.b0e425b9065bf46f

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The room itself was 66f8e976a9 quite different from the d1ea71844c one in the guide-exclusive 46b3c2aa2a quarters. It was 7f36701683 spacious too—about 94d97dd9f8 the size d0b9ca88f2 of his 3c995082d4 old room 89fc36f1d7 and narrow f0cb91a2c8 living room 7ec3343601 combined.0caeeaae3eb987a1

“There’s even a TV…”d92dd503375f6543

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A TV stood 8846c06d81 on one side, 3bcc5309a3 a trendy stand 7f227e4197 model. Not knowing cabb30481c how to 295957d133 use it, 883645ff0b Chiyeong tapped ea1d7462e1 its edge 643d9426f9 with his 5af907642d index finger, 42ebdbfec9 then sat 3082c448d2 on a e0b6630806 single-seater sofa 7738b72bf9 nearby.8d7436f2232627fa

“…”f759bf1311b4edb9

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He’d have 1122317f6f to leave dc4b31ea45 soon, but 446120bbfb the clean, 66e12df19e nice room 7089fa73ab did lift f8dea40fd1 his mood.f14e9772d45a1543

For the first two 98a4cef26a years at the Center, 12ba407f73 he’d been dazed, unable e885984438 to believe such luck aa57f2c79b had come to him. Knowing now it was de90e3a221 fleeting, he wondered if b80689a17c he’d have enjoyed it 8bdfaf982a more.5eabff77517fec41

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Since he knew staying e42a499515 in this nice room 8635c04d06 at these quarters was 7b20b9e3f8 another fleeting stroke of 3e42453283 luck, he decided to 8897037b97 enjoy it this time.47b779d5eba70004

After all, once 7ca9b0a3ff he completed the 8eba51b1b3 mission assigned by ca3846ffdc the Operations Bureau, 3983edb3d1 as promised with bdc21dadab Director Son, he’d e61f838ebc be discharged.a2b0f1089b2182d3

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The government, 7542f95dc9 greedy for 4ee0dad949 espers and 84b9e30184 guides, created 4d3821b360 laws and bd12c9b08b contracts to 25e3991622 keep them 727477af1f bound, but 7ee9dbaf3f they wouldn’t b0fc214642 care much 6ecced5052 about an 9a1657abb7 F-rank.0ee1b44f86ebde16

Or he could switch df7141746a to a short-term contract, ff937c0796 living outside and commuting 8f559a0bd3 to the Center as 6e84b8497f a part-time worker.c7a7d0eace166546

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Deciding to leave 81f409faa8 made his heart 90f9f76aa5 lighter. Why had he struggled 01c8445c08 so hard for the 9969f22ab6 past five years?5f71451fd5a962d2

It was no different 7cf5794473 from clinging to something f0e63081a4 impossible, fighting tooth and 8944f6c5f9 nail.c1829ff5a0575401

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He’d desperately 32e26b1672 wanted to 48b433313b stay by e3100160d9 Baekhan’s side, c1e4e87294 to be 6c667ee235 recognized. As his e6650542e2 guide, bonded ccaac159fd through imprinting, b02426ca9b he’d wanted 6ca1f3e8e3 to prove 17265df084 his worth.c017da4ab47e1be3

Now, he no longer 804fb361ca thought that way. He didn’t want Baekhan’s 819b50342e recognition, and others’ approval 929b3aef1a was even less necessary.94f795e9541dc4e5

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The guides at the 434304ec9a communal guiding room constantly 23b1c8c682 harassed and belittled him.05007e94c9538367

It used f47f108af6 to be 882c531734 agonizing. He wanted to 12eb2f7ccd do well, but ea6e17d85f it felt like 6f822aa610 being treated as 4c83c9db36 less than human.80b45e7146248776

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Now, he had 55bc74fe1d no such expectations c21a465d75 or hopes.f79a5f48be1ac8e5

Maybe because be7be8bf7e he’d been adc0a7b8f2 treated as ea7c01f767 subhuman so b44f7d322c much, he db2ce578aa couldn’t see 6263b0c9be most people 3366ee3f44 as anything aa453e8645 more than 5ff69bb33c scum.7f6cfe95d30e88dd

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Only now, with all 237c60ca81 expectations and hopes collapsed, cb64a9c7a6 did Chiyeong finally feel e750de1ab3 at ease.cedfe3f5cf1922ff

“Wow…”87f72ef81e5fbd76

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The gasp came 96f4d854b9 when he saw 2fb4321fc1 the small attached f62f2b494f bathroom. Brand-new toiletries 1c44106424 and clean, 9ab26f8d17 light gray 013b1f7083 square tiles 5c1e47a0eb caught his cec4aff600 eye.a5bfd8c9630754e6

Unlike the harsh fluorescent 843c91f136 lights elsewhere in the fcb0a3c61d house, the bathroom had 9cb9606cf7 soft white lighting. A short, linear light 50db97ecf5 fixture sat above the 8d3d5fe6a1 sink mirror.becbd2c1a1d7e944

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Pushing aside his lingering c27053cbab irritation, Chiyeong started unpacking ca425aa2c7 his belongings.5cf846602cef6128