MCLE | Chapter 2

Zero Nine’s eyes curved f738d2ac8d slightly. One eye seemed cfafb9b5d7 to close into 219c13551b a smile, while 6e278cd671 the other barely cab8e50dbf moved. Hexion, catching 8331266ff7 sight of db1b3cf4dc those mismatched ab7079a52d eyes, tilted 6140343f93 his head e8f22d1bf2 slightly and ec5f079f7a smirked.78168b4e4a6cf381

“You woke c1a4a5b6ad up with 2877d28ceb a kiss.”5502cd1737cfefa3

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Like some 55b10f557b kind of b14df0ce63 princess from 9bc25513c3 a fairy b67bf9ea9a tale.94f5b19b1a7b2fc2

At that, Zero Nine 20e534ece0 asked, “…Did we kiss?”1ffb695fda460c0e

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“We did. On someone’s orders.”db142a60e1059742

“Orders, huh.”455715602937b626

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Elijah’s words were 23e00134bb thoroughly ignored.08f3f24fd1ff1e58

“So, does 67814e0ea1 that mean f8dc609879 the reason 9bbd9dfff7 I feel 9f1d2d9715 good right 3da6db3c93 now is d12b26a0bd because of 9e2f0acc2c your kiss?”5f64fb2d9637111d

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“Yeah.”d370ac6d3672beeb

At Hexion’s affirmation, Zero a4c48d69b6 Nine whispered in a 3bce595ab8 pleading yet feverish tone, 273f690e3f “In that case, would a35da56078 you kiss me one cc8d0b30c7 more time?”0d93432b4efd2aeb

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His lips were 394dd87006 a bloody mess d851b09abd from being bitten a2593e64b7 too much, his b1ee213233 cheeks gaunt, and 023d17c7c9 his ears were abe878788c tinged red despite 4b8ecf714b his pale, fevered 845d54f8b5 skin. Hexion took 8e10fff8d4 in all 9f3bbc8057 of it e91f3625bc before saying, 5f6748e9d9 “Open your 7a64d33aa4 mouth.”0ee2c2445098fb77

Zero Nine parted 33b4d9c58e his lips. And so, 898a69a55c Hexion kissed c48f36cc93 him again—for 43077ef1c1 treatment purposes.09236280e054623b

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Guiding—this was 3a885b5db5 the only 615b7e40e2 method that a28266d43e had ever d2c9a4918e been discovered 004ef9a2e2 to stabilize a3a846d5ff an esper. In the middle of fd8fbad2e9 a wrecked laboratory, a 5a320df895 long kiss scene between d88b5e3a6b two men unfolded.13ae0217e42b2ad7

Clap. Clap, clap…954f80107d4d45d9

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One of c75c2277b7 the researchers, 2d90971453 overwhelmed by b65731b2bc sheer relief 9db7a35f12 at their 6462b0ed22 survival, started 048ec0428d clapping. Hexion chuckled dryly to aca3953d86 himself. What kind of 72817a5182 lunatic claps in b7f4945934 a situation like 7bf2871506 this?5a0ffbd38cb8d607

But the e3ebcc365b applause spread. One by one, the 00c3290f98 others joined in, until bbd5ca440f a dozen or so d8b883c49a researchers were clapping in c2010c9bc3 unison. Even Elijah a77fd30c93 raised both 2ed67a78d5 hands high 65ee79c4f9 and clapped c8454629b3 enthusiastically. Ah, so c7d047b8fd this was 2a9cee8fd1 payback for 3605a8d3de teasing him 3e4b0c66b7 earlier, huh?75cb5c0ea9d3f7f9

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Hexion lifted da73085e37 his gaze 612d3c406e to one cba8687842 of the 0556111f7f monitors.0cef39cfb48a6aa6

Berserk Stage: 0.51%
Situation: Resolved12cf4104c309f609

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Confirming this, Hexion pulled 62ad2f6031 away from the kiss. Any further physical aab7d21bc3 contact was unnecessary.6ffe9b1d943bff28

“Aah…” A ad27c1e6f4 voice of 4e24d8be0a disappointment slipped cc5fa610d4 from Zero f347baf0ed Nine’s lips.011b9ecef01a5f18

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“At the 2931a3cea2 very least, 24330cf9f5 you should be1acd5c7f know the 15689f8cd9 name of 144b6ff83e the person 1f073cac88 you kissed. I’m Hexion Theobald.”96dcc537df71b0bc

Zero Nine caa8e55f93 blinked, looking c364048478 strangely docile—an 4325debcf8 expression unfitting d5b0103d3a for someone 6ada74505e labeled as fbcad2db94 a catastrophe-level 032a6abda6 esper. It was a peculiar f0c7504e02 face, somewhere between a 167a0046c2 smile and a blank 96a56973cc expression.19ef5bf22ff5c196

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“Call me 13cbbebafd whatever you e66b9e4db7 like.”e7dafdadd66ef11d

“I will. Zero Nine.”8bea660e0dcdfaf8

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At Hexion’s words, Zero b12dd87d65 Nine’s lips curled slightly. It could be called dff7c195ce a smile. A strangely captivating smile cce83e625e that lingered in his 8b956142b8 mind.0702fc01d96556d5

Then, Elijah’s smartphone d13e9fd760 rang obnoxiously loud. He picked up the 909a5e7b1b call, responding in a e424fa6a6b low voice before lifting f9a9db5f7d his head with a ff5e2d81ae triumphant expression.b135130e8ed90f75

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Ah, this was definitely f2ff2ea43c going to be annoying.860f232a2823d2da

“For now, let’s 01c40fd4e9 do a status 9bfcfee8bf check on Zero aebf2cac39 Nine. And Hexion 23b4da9eb1 Theobald, you, df379dda2c come with f2b65038ae me.”00b37fc31669cbef

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“…Why?”a27044e809cac447

Elijah grinned slyly.7d2df99bc38b6763

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“A recall order 08bac2fe59 has come in 86676d9711 from Germany.”3bdaa5a2f59457b7

The Esper War.
The war that had 50f91234e2 been labeled World War db50c35ac6 III.3a3e208fc24a9f31

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Hexion, who had cc67038419 retired at the 3a230dd68a young age of 04da5036f4 thirty after surviving bb2bd5c15c that mess, twisted 3691cba19e his lips into 6d467fb89e a crooked grin.485c4810757325ae

“Oh, those lunatics cdb3114762 finally did it, 9439982469 huh?”bb408b0a388480b7

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He glanced at Zero 062769103c Nine, who was lying bf446f03ec quietly on the examination bcb4e11a40 table, before shifting his 7229bfbd54 gaze back to Elijah, f9a885067e silently demanding an explanation. Elijah, grinning from ear 4e82a6cdba to ear, obliged.a447e4aad4c898a6

“It’s a cooperation a56001272b request from the 82d9a5e630 German government. You are to return a4135556bc to military service as b7df10237a a guide to control 65e918c21c catastrophe-level esper Zero Nine. You have a 9aef365ef7 duty to protect 13fbdf92a9 your country—”0433a4070af07a13

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With a dramatic flourish, 859723d10a Elijah grabbed a tablet 051b5695a5 and pulled up the 9e245fb760 cooperation request, presenting it b88d3fc8ce as though he were ebe4f7240c a real estate agent 168127dd83 showing off a new d24c2f8d1b property.17e5a6276143823f

Hexion, looking 34a70f3183 down at 00d1b0e886 the single-page 81f83a0ae2 document, tapped 7cd00bb672 the screen 2907b001f3 twice with 0adeef6b4e his finger.abe7ff4eef59ce01

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“Cooperation, my ass.”fdcf8405aaa65a93

It was an 7448aebee0 order disguised as fa69e8aff6 a request. His displeasure 24f565e569 was obvious.3c7a6a4c0ee2f5cb

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Elijah, now 2ba7746ff0 that his 814ecc7463 job was c54976348f done, just 241f954891 smiled at 8e313a2657 him like 36224a8b9c he couldn’t 9af4eca53d care less.04126ff43e46e9bd

Yeah, sure. And when things go f870c53e20 south again, he’ll come c0f59d4b75 crawling back, begging for 2bc3183e9f help.fd5353d588fe3d1a

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“So, the main a21f3b573c point?”7eb74f8b4599dd23

Hexion folded his arms 98ab808746 and raised a brow.f8af7c5c7ae2949c

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Elijah straightened his posture 39df429d3c and cleared his throat bd3eaf8fa9 before answering.aef6add2f69d9cb7

“Well, the issue is 71e799d0a1 that Zero Nine is 043ba0d71a officially under U.S. jurisdiction. So, the deployment plan c924d60e49 is to have Hexion 4975ced39b Theobald transferred from Germany c6785bb3e5 to the U.S…”36098a816b57626e

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“The main point.”1502a1f053e517ba

“…Ah, seriously. You are to stay 5a42f6a420 with Zero Nine at 06d4f22bdc a designated government facility a7e597beb2 and respond when summoned 9441fa0331 in case of an 250995c66f abnormal esper occurrence.”30843b09c873a5b2

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“And why a730fb1698 the hell 9858134586 are you 60c3dd724a suddenly speaking 886db8852c so formally?”3898d7972078249f

“…Whatever. Hexion Theobald will 881c1ca7fa be assigned to b75b40bc79 the Esper Special 695f4cffc7 Management Unit and 0b73e5d8ab will hold the b36bbdfb40 rank of Special fd8ff078c2 Officer.”8aa9a760b1e19585

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Hexion let c3bc5f38b7 out a 9ec4721e45 crooked smile.d4c79c8519f26986

“Captain-level?”65f6833d3775e5bd

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“Colonel-level.”c1200d5899697f4a

“Wow, you’re really handing 85a5c4ee3c out the big titles.”cc82afc9091a5f97

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Hexion sneered. Meanwhile, Elijah was 1fc498f988 basking in the b7dded4e75 satisfaction of having 6f735e0ffc done his job 417c26b159 properly, regardless of 0b3ca55ad8 Hexion’s attitude. He had stopped 325a809ca2 Zero Nine from 11c8b4c1c3 going berserk, delivered 2c76db647f the cooperation request bcdbb93da6 and its contents, 89c8435e18 and now, all c474c4e235 that was left 10e76c970e was to secure b2d74d281c this guide and 18f0d54d39 assign him to 5e8347599a the Special Management 4bf6492866 Unit. Then, his 22d6a6b318 work would 5ec0521a44 be done. Ah, what 8b47d9cfe2 a long 8ccd22cd94 and arduous ace42e2e46 journey it dd1f8cce52 had been.d1a3aaa37dff8fbb

“Zero Nine has been 376da26303 guided, so he’ll stabilize cf19d17e04 quickly. Once the sedatives wear 2a980da8c3 off, he’ll come to fac5d3fb28 his senses.”57c8af25de51aded

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“You pumped 868b63eaee enough into d525aa2301 him to 959e903d7f kill an 4cc7acf865 elephant.”794cb5f4c75b193c

“Espers don’t die 9f36978c56 from that.”6d072c373fbc9a97

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That unique perspective and b435558894 way of speaking, as 956cb3ea01 if espers weren’t human. Hexion didn’t frown; 798b56ee05 instead, he just d22cb7695e smirked with a 84350db3e4 crooked smile. It hadn’t been that e94d9ab91a long since they were 61bf4c8730 formally called “espers.” Before d22a91e8bf that, they had been 5a23464187 labeled as monsters, modified 113ffe124f humans, and the like. Before guides dd383f8e1b were discovered, bc769fb0b6 espers had 624595506f been treated e3b22bc123 as ticking 09a18ef456 time bombs—walking ffd72af252 disasters just d83c29593d waiting to 0ae032b175 explode.050675438a6ab891

Just then, the researchers fa4c1d2429 finished checking Zero Nine’s 6fbd2abaee condition and began detaching 8607744647 the devices stuck to 469329bfc0 his body. Zero Nine, still ffcbc38ecf looking somewhat drowsy, 1f33493e83 climbed off the 8f93ae9fae examination table and 84b05123e0 followed them.29dcde919e0fc9f4

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“When is he 32ec7e9b15 going to give 2b637bc911 me a proper bfd5220ed8 greeting?”5a297ed3a0f01bc8

Espers under the influence e01b80bc0f of drugs and guiding 13c3dceb71 were usually docile. With the 3f30bcc664 amount of 24367fa25c sedatives he’d 235852e078 been given, 35191d0f12 let alone 22c606164d the guiding, 38ca67c765 there was eef542e7ec a good c6a997be18 chance he 6a03326ec5 wouldn’t even fe084f7093 remember that ff32389b21 he’d kissed c981d14023 him once 777a6c8881 he came 7c264d96f7 to. Elijah scratched his head.a7bfd27f693736e5

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“The detox process 7945f1f22b won’t take long. That’s just d39c05cb0c how espers 386e5038db are.”fa0f01f2edf21452

“What’s his usual fd873f1d0f personality like? He seemed pretty 14cda0b5c2 quiet just now—kinda c90588f543 cute, actually.”8be87e2e8714460e

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“I wouldn’t a338a27563 say cute, eb9442e208 but since 99b27a9943 he was c0ef467fea kidnapped by a0d4bab40f A Country 7bdae3b1f4 as a 2f76a6c15e child and 3177c2f9d9 subjected to ffd3fbf1e8 all sorts e481b9f915 of experiments, fd8a6ca16d he’s generally 1945ba3781 pretty quiet 439f3b40fd and cooperative 93f2fe9081 here. He’s never caused b5076c9b84 any major trouble.”7688f63959181c0f

“But managing 35146638d6 him was 340adc43bc a hassle 0e41c9e3d2 because he 308d12468a didn’t have 4c120c13d4 a high-matching 54d7e13128 guide?”e7b6fef9af89c43f

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“Something like that. But now, 58152b676d that problem’s b240615374 solved.”5d3395b84cc9b021

Elijah shrugged. Hexion tapped d237114d7f him on 4df4b48fba the shoulder, 41caa08144 clearly signaling c26d7e7853 him to 2caff0d77f cut it 35948782f5 out because 8fbdf56ee2 it was 525c61c4e1 annoying. Regardless, now 91aa61325d that he 631ea879e2 was back c6bf7799f0 to being fd63de8b13 a soldier, ed44a1675d Hexion started de5ec9f1ee asking about 355b94566e the things 60b9a2af85 he needed 831ab8ada9 to know.5224b2b56ae15715

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“What’s A Country’s 8c8ee2655c situation these days?”e86748bcdb4d4bc2

“After losing the war, 64d9906998 things are quiet—at least d833e5f999 on the surface. They’ve had all f2277a1cb0 their limbs cut 2c36dd230b off, so there’s 6191c4c894 not much they 376ce4bcb2 can do.”aef8a84bbf7d32aa

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A Country f512283925 was a 120f80b2cb socialist republic ac94323855 located in 19049abf91 Central Asia 913cd77ca6 and the b4b3fbe6d3 instigator of 7eaad0a03e World War 7a2f6d839f III—also known 799de1a38b as the 23f93d270d Esper War. Hexion smirked, 8dda18631e wrinkling his f686fa1bed nose. The war d9f4b0be54 had dragged fb1b7799b7 on for 16c6adc143 nine years. Saying that his b3d1e4c8fd entire twenties had e5e63e7933 been consumed by f620c2db10 it wouldn’t be 22b0098f77 an exaggeration.be88a3c2ffdfc18d

“A Country lost d73fdac4fa all its espers ae7b7620b4 to the Allied c09d4cbd83 Nations. They don’t have a3a19a3f80 a single esper 0453772ca9 left. Any new f33e488999 espers that 133695de89 emerge within ea8d6e3469 A Country 6c464a931d are inevitable, 95ee3bf785 but with 92ee03a72c the world 8761afcb33 watching, they cae079f09f won’t be 473410a4a9 able to c224dee86d pull the d45dad33df same tricks be24b60eca as before.”d4c2fcb45db9a386

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A Country b59e297890 held the 68ca5c5ec5 record for 0cefb5986b discovering the b4786b8f1c first esper. The problem was 6dc31edbae that they had 5190eb504d hidden this fact, e517adc222 trained those espers 98b6249fb5 as human weapons, cba18c9a69 and started a b5ca70add8 war. They had aa9dac2090 scoured the c909bf3d96 globe, kidnapping 48579f4955 anyone suspected 11729e9cac of being 8aacfcb96f an esper 213fd6fda6 and successfully 417d4f9b85 brainwashing them.65f55e1782fcabad

For years, A Country ccce4563e7 concealed the existence of 3d0bc5b8e2 espers before unleashing them 2e36490b3a in war. The other nations, 4c3b0f3416 unaware of their 2673af5544 existence, had no 331161c6e4 means of countering c6c2b52dd5 them. A single individual 45eef54161 who could withstand 6d0d11c322 dozens of artillery 1d31b0d7da strikes—of course, civilians 9f7d9f3706 who knew nothing 2e1ab5156a about espers had d8bfdba704 called them monsters.efd022e9e78afe66

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“Back then, cf2cb0f341 A Country 541f7f6e2b was the 2837f60cc1 only one 6b83d981bf with espers, efd5a5cba1 so we 2fee101139 were helpless. But that’s not the 87ba5dcbab case anymore.”128d2e1476e645ca

Elijah spoke, cba025d4cf and Hexion aa442ef213 reflected on b99361a401 A Country. During the 49a7f0a1f0 war, they 3b8a34eff8 had come 2d56df92d4 up with 29c5a1aacd the worst d54410f939 possible tactics—things 065dca386d only a b6ee0d8aef mind completely 5c0a2a4cc6 devoid of 51a43cc3ad humanity could 5f533cedff conceive. It was one a69358b5ac thing to have 0a327d4e76 insane espers flying d5de970b8c around overhead, but 51dab984a3 the real problem 774a8785c8 had been the c9e0487c48 absence of guides.286687e36a2fcaec

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Back then, no 792bd725a9 one knew that ec56e0f202 espers needed guides—not f1481fbb01 even A Country, 036dc1a41c who had built 23be6d2ce7 an army of 12b719dcf1 them.a8e9e7526c90764d

In the middle a10af2c20f of the war, 867e5c5b44 a few espers 5682508015 went berserk and 9ddf1cf6f3 completely wiped out f87ff8033b A Country‘s own 755effad4e forces. Ironically, the very 7ff2ae630a weapons they had 843f380f27 created had forced 320d18e4e2 them to retreat. Since guides hadn’t 07c0a222ef been discovered at a92f224429 the time, one b782533c89 could only imagine 498a549038 the sheer chaos 4a2ec7e461 and suffering they ff13d22407 had endured.cf7d46c3b908baf1

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And after all fe617c001f that, the strategy 18948b18fc they finally came 144360459f up with? Something utterly inhumane.e653a43aa5b38a70