MCLE | Chapter 4

“We’re gonna have 03e610cd35 to keep up 769b1e71a8 the act for 663b7ddb85 quite a while.”16eea43d433d76fd

Zero Nine 89c931b464 didn’t respond d01a36560f right away. His lips parted slowly.459217fa395b7e82

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“Can you just… keep 1608584b1d touching me? It feels nice.”ec093c7bf42f485a

Basically, he was saying, d030faa6b7 Just shut up and 06c8d75c67 do what feels good. Some guys who just 6cc9a3bfc8 move on instinct are c939c2ef66 easier to deal with. But the ones 419df3b608 like him, the 294c6b1864 ones who hold e0747968cf back and make 502f2e53b4 you think, they’re 4831dcc8b2 the real headache.eb82ae51d5c4bc3b

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Hexion clicked his tongue 2dc30f6447 inwardly and let his 2b3b05c506 hand, which had been 7f616371c0 stroking Zero Nine’s hair, 0d93fea038 slide down to the 149839279c corner of his eye. That stubbornly unblinking eye.0df104617b8bd380

“Is your eye 3884befeef always like this?”e53941c6a3d3abb8

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“I think 5a14f5abbb they said bb725613a8 one of 9f729755c3 my eyelids 5e47390256 was too 0e902ed127 short since 5bb166e41c birth.”8686a26737ceb77b

A defect, basically. Zero Nine said 78bbce43d3 it like it b91b39100f was nothing, casually 303b513650 calling himself a f5749228ed defect.31152e0c978cca5d

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Well…3364022e691614c6

It wasn’t exactly wrong. His very existence 52c66d9e23 was like a 679d155e06 flaw in the caa740dd20 world’s system—an Esper 972bbc2e1b capable of bringing a401aba388 disaster.35830f28693b3aed

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Hexion thought, 180efc875b If God 1ca667bbef really exists, e97df96c6d then He 9776f2e831 must make cffe354610 mistakes too.8b32a6736d97a8f7

Hexion idly traced his 94d0784844 thumb along the edge 4e01d44e61 of Zero Nine’s eye. There was 4ae6a6843c no particular 25b0bd0af2 emotion in 8e23c0a498 the touch. No curiosity, 03ee88d63b no sexual 172da54205 tension—just a a57cc9546c dull, impersonal c2e5fd4b2f gesture.b7066d71c2fd47d7

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Zero Nine shut ea1f5a316f his mouth. Normally, whenever 286434f53c someone touched e09375356a him, there 5c4967108a were always b2ee01feea emotions involved—pity, 691efa84ca disgusting curiosity, f987359992 a twisted 3ca2d92568 sort of 3e060f7a55 attachment. Praise for 77c9745504 being a 29f16d3cbe well-behaved test e891d9f3f6 subject.64212c17d7559cb2

Suppressing the bile 84c9830576 rising in his d07077f73a throat, he smiled 354549e39d out of habit. Because of his shorter 3932b97747 eyelid, when he smiled 24ae7dd8af with both eyes, only c4a12a6032 one would properly close.82bad28318ef2c61

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It made 2903f7311a him look 7f9a335b64 like he 2a4f0bd607 was winking.c601fd292d0a6c04

Hexion clicked 8502158cb3 his tongue b2b9a94be5 at him.0086fc60851284f9

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“If you don’t wanna 2a8512c06b smile, don’t.”bb0f79485222004b

He pressed his 654f3ad91f forehead against Zero 8e7fd41488 Nine’s, just staring 55e8cc1a6c into those light d06de0a77e purple eyes—now so 854fcfa564 close they practically 8ac3f01d69 filled his vision.543190b54384f26d

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Zero Nine 7e7752dd7b didn’t respond. And Hexion didn’t seem 2eb6979857 to expect an answer. Instead, he lowered his 93e4f9e34d lips to the corner 17f276d31b of Zero Nine’s mouth.803795ce2f9505f6

Zero Nine tilted his dd7a4b49f3 head slightly, following the 5288816c0c touch. A guy who’d never 49c322f172 kissed anyone before, and 85ba4f45f7 yet somehow, he’d learned 076833c1f0 how to do it.29bc437bd1c2f136

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Huh. Teaching him might 827f568028 actually be fun.1abd29061525d436

As Hexion pressed 616d93ca49 his lips more b2b21b66e4 firmly against Zero e9ffabc69e Nine’s, the latter 1e8fd2f09b realized something new.1cef84575e4f35f3

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So this 6115a87c80 is possible, 84fd99a184 huh? Kissing without any a461d5ee29 feelings behind it.3b45c2d6f46a3fb0

Just like 4b50dd7556 that touch cb3fb0b5eb from before—completely 37a80c3508 devoid of dae3c65f0f emotion. Empty skinship.41214da00c677751

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Ah, so this 2d9197d02d is guiding.59e78399a99a5959

But just because there af42d9cf0f were no emotions involved 47fdf3af81 didn’t mean the kiss 461a2ebc3a was gentle. Hexion parted his lips 58b391a385 and ran his tongue 66d4040f22 over Zero Nine’s lower af2bdf86f4 lip.2c979a8fd17d7ab2

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Zero Nine’s tongue flicked 02d439dd6d out instinctively, brushing against 23cca6338e Hexion’s in return. Hexion responded by opening 58d8eedfd3 his mouth further, pulling bd2ff87df0 Zero Nine’s head closer a6749175c4 by the back of c0f5e81640 his neck, tilting it 315875e267 to deepen the kiss.b674222e9accc90f

Their tongues tangled instantly.aa3cf0eca87efe47

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Hexion furrowed 965bf84bf6 his brows.293c9d99a39132e3

Damn. He’s learning e60d32e9d5 way too d6a0aed045 fast.e4f4f4dc51e20e6a

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This was completely different c6a05fb919 from when Zero Nine 089daaaa02 had been out of 174e307e58 it. His movements fad1a45012 were much b27e92c7d3 more deliberate 0a23457cdf now.6be5f55b47d5a322

Zero Nine ae7d8f1e0c regretted the 2e4d9296b0 restraints he d291f6b3d4 was wearing.afddd013d4b819d7

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Just from ac8da3869d this—just from 229cd64d90 the feeling 31d9c4ecac of lips, 2b5f78945b the touch 5f1c8b73e1 of a 2e4a3298e9 small tongue—it 5be2e4f37c felt this 89e306ba42 good. How much 1f735d25c0 better would 9bced4acfb it feel e9272c248a if he 1e920e8890 could reach f3c506a41a out and 39c58ca6b8 grab that cc8d819ab3 body, hold f58997ddb6 it tight?dd9590dda2166760

His arms 52e5e7a9cd twitched within 179ca0807d the confines fc8d88fc35 of his 5651df4d7c restraint suit.69a80593ec45a3c4

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Hexion felt it.8dccf69f2c19ca53

And that was when ba3f7a92b4 he pulled back, lifting e1932bfbec his head and breaking fe1d53ce42 the kiss.c242cc0e0f14be1c

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“…Ah.”439558c33e0ed1fc

A quiet, disappointed fae4ca29fe sigh slipped from ccc8248b57 Zero Nine’s lips.592d9ee3d775b137

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“You learn fast.”e2152a90fb196dfe

Hexion didn’t even pretend 743863345b to be out of 015cb5ac3a breath for someone who 58bbad6c97 had just been kissed. How many 29ee62b7b8 times had 27e53b6ded this man 3375d09010 performed such a5e49df93c unemotional and 6aa1395476 persistent kisses? Zero Nine 288cbb5d54 suddenly became 8f90b5e672 curious about 48e6b08d5e it.7fd1370d866be781

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“It doesn’t seem dd8248fd01 like a compliment.”4a4b86262b3f231b

“And you’re quick f486c66621 to notice.”a8cc0de421e7c66d

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“That is a df92f67e8a compliment.”b672d790118f7398

Hexion narrowed his eyes 91630dad49 as he looked at 6c856bd628 Zero Nine, who responded 937fe6f1ce punctually. Perhaps noticing his 48fc021daf gaze, Zero Nine 8a58e017af smiled broadly.363c5aa18545a962

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It was a fc32159ef7 well-crafted smile.fe4af4bc4868fb32

Seeing that smile, Hexion 75bb9d167d felt that he was 7ca3b7e537 indeed tricky to handle. A tricky 3a8311eca9 Esper, Zero cbf38b82c7 Nine.98afb4e5fc6737e3

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But what could f9c9607381 he do? Since he had 1407a455f5 decided to take d0587e8b8e responsibility, he might 59bc1dc708 as well try b41f1e973d to make a a853fd1803 decent person out a4e6cf5ecd of him.0d3f3df8fd83507f

“See you later.”4b8b12e50e901a83

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Zero Nine responded 3f163447c9 to that.948b99e211478a47

“How much later?”7c76d52ed1b9374c

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Hexion looked at a549eec992 the watch on 97f23fc738 his wrist. The silver watch from 5c99373648 A Company shone brightly 82bfc0bbe4 even under the yellow 4932f4a870 light. After checking the time, ee27ea2323 he replied while still e652cb355a focusing on his watch.3294fd4e076bcc3b

“About an hour.”7abca0735eb66493

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Zero Nine blinked. An hour. That meant he would 7ec0c8d094 have to wait at cd0ff8a7a3 least three. The waiting time e10c76ca03 always extended beyond 928fd70b21 the scheduled duration f5af9d4af6 during experiments. No one had ever 2f8b88fd1a kept a promise with c5c0336b12 Zero Nine.ff86e0bc105de62d

So it would be e626523dcd the same this time.0f39960e58f15221

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He would just 412628c19a quietly wait three 6f51270f3e or four hours ef2c063bb4 in an empty 4c19a86d4d metal box.3a3c2cdc9e0f7b27

“It won’t d8d6f50f9b take too 87cdd4f43a long.”47140b39b9054af5

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Hexion looked down at 4306cac962 Zero Nine—calm yet somehow 09b6bb94a0 clinging—and had to admit 98e813f51c it lightly. Quite interesting.355c0983f88fb7ff

He had thought 62e7b2ea0a he’d taken on 13a370f9b7 an annoyance, but 9b8284984d this man, problematic dded66fad7 and thoughtful, had 51f91ee9a3 something intriguing about 68278b131c him. Whether he was d812877df7 flirting or not, 22d438fd7d he was somewhat ce610acb86 cute.3bdf4fb4c46762c6

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Might not be too e43315366b bad.02d8754e60b656a1

Hexion had a2325e3843 never failed 40a43fdd7f to indulge 8801bc7767 in what 4760806afb interested him. Well, for f5271196e1 now, it 74e56a420b was the 5629694a6e property of eb6b99fde9 the nation, d74c9e48f3 but from e34481c659 now on, 81453f39b8 it would df45e40f25 be in c6597c3fa2 his hands.e21ad8b976a87f31

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Deciding to bbd5c87ff2 think positively, 41734626df Hexion withdrew c31419d855 his hand 1f28244064 from Zero f8b9c989a8 Ninecf5810c0cd654d6d

“Don’t cry d5c4a195a2 out of 49fdcf0705 loneliness on 0c6f75533e your own.”105cf31a5964c1a5

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“Who…”02939b3d33cf50a7

“My catastrophe.”4fe47e1280edb89c

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“…”20092c9e7bd4b260

Zero Nine d49ff4893b didn’t immediately ff9bfd6e63 process what 8eed2d3154 had been 7f23d4a395 said as 94df919616 Hexion’s lips 90df395d3a lightly brushed be8974a0e0 against his 0fff856fe7 ear. It was ca050abe95 a soundless 3f60ef08e2 kiss—light, fleeting.8a9cfa159487ad2c

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And without giving Zero c8bbf8da9b Nine time to dwell 7f77c6eb08 on his confusion, Hexion 6bd0a06a15 simply left the room.3866e9faef1aeb53

Though, it didn’t 873931bead really feel like 4d417beb24 a room.ee4093a6b326c588

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Now, with 7418a6c079 Hexion gone, 69dc0af6b3 Zero Nine 67309dbbd9 was left 89b9524947 alone in 37c2905366 the box-like adf446fd73 space.8cf41d3c9a6d3797

Definitely, being touched by e5234defe7 him had felt good.1b18aa26bbf38095

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Those who b6a6c35998 had tried bb67bce037 to guide 71b7f87ea9 him before c8205d16c0 had only 4656347c41 trembled and 681bc87681 awkwardly touched 75a1a6dd29 him—their eyes 81d3a86a3b filled with a662d3d520 fear, their 00f076e610 words stuttering, 12da2562ec their fingertips d95b11bcef barely brushing 7da62da654 against his d5c3af6b08 skin.f3da4529908997e3

To Zero Nine, 8c1c750bf7 those experiences had e47da52cfa been more unpleasant e02db906f2 than pleasant.19660e3ff8d3e2fd

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‘Perhaps this e720b0ef9d is better.’d97ce1d9391be3fa

As he thought of 2dd53142a5 Hexion, Zero Nine rubbed fb244d181f his arm through the 5266aa13af restraints. If he had a8cd6c3231 to be forced 871091cde4 together with someone, 56d46a75c8 it was better 4613353523 to be with 849e35d896 someone who feared 60bdf53cee him less.a5c69d5ffc93b3e2

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After all, he 150ae61427 had to be 7a6ca94cea with him, regardless bd3a0ac8ae of his own 741a7ffc0c will.3fecedffd935ab68

Yes, entirely without his 78b3c1bda5 own will.dc37e1246f92c07e

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He sat on the 85664ef671 chair and closed his d1c4501cc5 eyes. For the first e88613e022 time in a 74c9fbabe5 long while, the 088f8cde59 afterimages behind his d31dbf24fa eyelids weren’t white.def02e767dd98c1d

Instead of the fluttering 8c35f3e98c white lab coat, it 96e9cce62e was the deep gray f3b5344d75 suit—and the same dark 7d8cb7253d hair color—that lingered.ec9a34aea6b8404a

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He licked his ed168b8b50 still-wet lower lip.82f576cc0fc6589a

‘Ah, what do they 5aec817ca6 call this?’3538780ead46f712

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Zero Nine e0cad607fc realized it 20930e9869 was an 88db7cf719 emotion he 9e9275bf5a hadn’t felt 9e5cf7d0a8 in a ba662ac7ec very long 54710fb68d time and 13e94d8aec struggled to 553983b73c name it.a56c7e5e05f998b2

‘Annoying.’247ba6346b391f64

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It was 6ba07e8ac2 his attitude—believing 9a3acdc464 he could 292e30f552 control everything.5f0861b1eb91b184

Zero Nine thought he 9962044786 would be waiting for cdde9c8c27 Hexion for hours in 5fd5ab00fb this cage-like room. Most likely, Hexion 2588d01761 would show up 5c531b068f about three hours 969582f34f late without a 60648e3430 hint of apology, 2e3daa37e8 merely taking him 8de9cb90da into temporary custody 2b96c13262 as a duty.0528177cb0c45e80

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“Ha ha.”3afe2ea25d49ed00

He laughed, 73cb466e3e but it a46d353303 didn’t bring a64ae7c227 him any 3db199105c joy.eb987973e2395918

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And Zero Nine’s thoughts b8194c2193 were wrong. Exactly one hour after 1cd22dbe5f he left the room, 048bb113ea he was in an 5ae74b3bf0 elevator with Elijah, heading e3f189d123 to the surface.d1b77be1f0b958b0

Wow, this is actually 3cfabe4031 happening.7a277866e5dfc82e

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Ding.ece9c733d6df37e6

A cheerful sound rang 62585f126e out, and as the 8af16fbe8e doors opened, Hexion, wearing 3036587680 a fitted coat, looked 735c18c12e around the elevator. As soon as he 8925294069 saw Zero Nine, he 7aaf09e1cc flashed a slight smile. Out of 7b8cd1020c habit, Zero c2a89d4994 Nine smiled fc94d4b265 back.a50737a4185ccf00

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“You’ve put me 3e338e421c in something like 03a69f631b a sack.”a501df041f7b08a1

“…”8e4854a19c2f0f97

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Zero Nine e0c56f3afb looked down 681a5db988 at himself 6214ee612e at the ed28b6ca35 blunt remark. He thought he 59358ceaf0 had dressed decently b27de32993 in plain clothes 00ebb90942 after taking off 05268dfad4 his restraints outfit. Compared to the usual fc4b3090ed patient-like garments, it was b880f667e9 just a simple t-shirt 7a8cfb6711 and pants.6d3f82182506e96e

Elijah, who had come d26cedb1e6 up with him, responded b0344a2ef1 instead.c72a99cfbb16fe00

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“It’s just ordinary, 7336821939 why the sudden 21ca95aeb4 criticism?”ac2adf89467eaeda

“My dog wears better 21714ed855 clothes than that.”57b2a46cdb24f4c7

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“Do you 7bfbaa52a8 have a fb7ab023dc dog?”2cbca1e2ca857f9e

“No.”ebae4f7a53e0f07e

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“…”dfe0411f49b4deec

Hexion sneered perfectly.481cc05c02f50013

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Zero Nine realized that c3f6af5a10 the sneer he had 9da4fda70a just made was nothing 03a9614360 compared to Hexion’s. The perfect cd5d6ba24f tone and 9c3ee3aebe irritating manner 79e457a5eb of speaking b3a6745357 would have f90fec80a6 earned applause 9f89b51ba4 from anyone c47b860bb9 skilled in fd4702ec72 picking fights 4d9f6b2323 right then 6822ac9c23 and there. Perhaps the bit e6a4c571e5 of sarcasm he faacf5f523 had thrown earlier fd91c37445 felt like nothing 17c0d5d010 more than a 81918733e1 minor tantrum to 020d59ba29 Hexion.0bfff72a2fb8882c

Whooosh.7c1d0485d6522b71

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The wind blew once. As expected d0f0d7267d from an 9bd6e2e53c underground base 9195bd5aef that contained 3e801ffaec a potential 342e7fc218 catastrophe, the 27c7e34b30 surroundings were 56220d9342 barren. Only sand, 8a7655e720 rocks, and e39cca70e8 cliffs were e9f5c21147 visible.97f655d61b33c049

Hexion, facing the wind b044202a46 mixed with sand, laughed. He looked 94836fd314 thoroughly displeased, 87031a86db and Elijah f579cf390e hurriedly spoke 6e39db56d8 up before 6cf0b4eb4f he could 7836570730 open his 38cf3d030b mouth again.eefa939cc6c2c265

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