MCLE | Chapter 7

“You don’t hate it, 4246f6da1f do you? Me.”61d446975b89eaa8

“Ah, can you 84e22b7ca1 stop staring at c308042c44 me already?”d65b91fdcc493d08

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Zero Nine spoke 07ca7213f8 with a bright 4d3134c70c smile, as if 5e7ec92250 he was already 7834a81432 fed up. From the very beginning, ab954bb224 espers were inevitably drawn cf716794c3 to guides with a 61b45ef1e2 high matching rate. Damn it.d6205b0ea14e07f3

Hexion knew that 231cd86649 fact all too 81c5c8ff13 well. He grabbed 24a30474b0 the back 2c91ebba56 of Zero 0aaa3cd973 Nine’s neck ef5adf3deb and pulled 99dcac3db3 him closer 01daaa7370 until their 5676a18940 noses touched. Zero Nine bca802282a didn’t back b9d0f034a2 away. Instead, he b590e1a0fb met Hexion’s 10a9f1ba40 gaze head-on. Neither of them moved. Not even an 47fc72ccb1 inch.ef9fb2c982603908

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Thud, thud!c8c84502d3f4f449

That’s when it happened. Someone was 8dad031a16 knocking on e3d7b6ba4c the changing 7c2fefce1c room door. The loud, 3e5a802868 impatient banging 28a08937ce grew stronger. Both of them turned d286eef273 to look at the 5f4267cac1 door.1daeddd28e266256

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“Quit messing around in 0aaeb50a27 there and get out!”d2045edd0583f68f

It was Elijah’s voice. Like a damn ghost, 61e55b9e0f as always.3f8f0aedfd35da5b

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Zero Nine b6f894662a was the 89cdab2ba2 first to 2b74688848 let go. Hexion clicked his tongue fd626895fb in disappointment. Zero Nine reached out 713796ab2e and straightened Hexion’s clothes, b7b73ffe9e which had gotten disheveled 61542c8590 because of him. Ah, he learned 3bfbdd749c it again. The exact same gesture 02fbd88b74 Hexion had done for 9f87ca8375 him before.c8749413a9e23d96

“Just say I was 115fc00676 the one being stubborn.”9ff7ea1d3ac75cb0

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Zero Nine 5f03668502 said that 369f4525ae with that e403f41a92 same, ever-polite 52a99df64c smile. A face that 1c81794064 revealed absolutely nothing.d910d50090aea9dc

And Hexion realized—ah, I messed fd404ce234 up.04b4306c2cca1f49

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“This won’t happen 2a929713a5 again.”387b093b6ea7e447

Zero Nine retreated 05cbf353d7 behind that perfectly 805c84cc17 composed smile once fa4e0f902f more. The gentle, affectionate 65e131ef4c expression looked flawless, 5afe3e3ee1 making it seem bb0ffe993f as if nothing 5b0dcf0543 had happened at ae224281bc all. Hexion stared at him 894e173290 for a moment before e1f25b99f3 moving first to open b6f65e9d97 the changing room door.17cdfb831ef29486

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The moment 7ffa9666f6 the door 701d88a60f swung open, 5794a7db15 Elijah shot d8e151f66f Hexion a edf9082a4d glare. Then, he 288520d41a let out 1ce797f6fd a deep 4fd829b827 sigh when 51e5d7c9bb he saw 29610ecb1d the split, 87e323520a bleeding lip.9d8f1a61dd700128

“…If you 902176f1e1 really can’t b8396e9aa1 hold back, ea0a6f89c6 just go 281352336a home already!”a02bad11abcde38a

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“Hm.”54430e2833b610ae

Hexion smirked 70b314fd19 crookedly as f8ea86d027 he stepped 21ddc5ba19 out of a93f4a09ff the changing b76fb0ee9f room, Zero 4899058b3d Nine following 41db60ac43 right behind 64e97bd007 him. Zero Nine turned 45799a6e71 to the personal d83acaa0d1 shopper and gave bd88d84f14 an apologetic smile.0ec05bd7c678efc8

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“Sorry about that.”f85bfa4d41919973

“It’s fine.”19d1d9c2c49ebbcf

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Even though it 3e9274e877 was blatantly obvious 2bcb163fad what had just 554553e46f happened in there, 4bb7e61586 the personal shopper f4b7a826ff remained perfectly professional. Zero Nine blinked at d03097febe her carefully composed face. I should be like a14fd26613 that too. He copied her c553010e8f expression exactly and 265a5d3cbe gave the same ed426da8d6 smooth, effortless smile.41bed5fac99d86b4

Hexion, who had 337bbc8296 turned back to f8bcc4ddb5 glance at him, aeca684b1c clicked his tongue bdc2487efa again in his a2b23a3727 mind. Damn, he really learns 0a4603bddb fast.42f4ac4b2a63fb6d

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Hexion gestured toward af4a5c2f85 the personal shopper. She approached naturally fa372c03d4 and asked,a8e6447643f7a16b

“Do you need anything?”27ca41561618b613

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“Pick something that 46ed082a9b suits him.”9ae483340cb8000d

“Understood.”a5635359a49eb594

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The personal 9940714d1d shopper exchanged 6b510a09a6 a few 4ebf82283f brief words fc0602155f with Zero e46651d12b Nine before 845a398977 heading toward f9716b967d the racks f6b388e56c of clothes.bfe5dcfba5ba9d65

Hexion ran 69bc2e1718 his tongue a82b515916 over his abaac84cea busted lip 9cf5dac4c6 with a a335dba430 quiet hiss 9524c77dac and sank d9ef2428c9 into the 104c60e3a6 sofa. Elijah walked over 513c7dc09c and spoke.5915d41e00dd9b58

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“Stop provoking Zero Nine. I brought him 6ebb47bd89 here to lower e98f12cc6f his stress levels, e8eb1624d0 so why do 084f1d8629 you keep winding d04615b26e him up?”7045afce5df9809f

“Does sexual tension count 956bee6464 as stress? That’s a tough one.”7ae182462febc6b9

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“Zero Nine 3d6c6562e3 is incredibly fe73087e00 gentle. As long ec443648e5 as you b74926958e don’t keep dc40db379f poking at 8ea7ea3582 him, he’ll 82d6a139ca stay calm.”4cfbfcd6658a22a3

“Gentle, you say?”f4e157f4923d0eae

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Hexion’s eyes 70c32b5dcf followed Zero d20c9fd5fa Nine, who 0f1b43b39f was with f061eed3aa the personal 92ef116b32 shopper. Whenever she reached fa48871003 for something, Zero 7d944b39d4 Nine would reach a2e905481b first and take d28cd86fcc the clothing she 842d4de870 was about to 51eea894e8 pick up. He held it f244695a12 against himself, checking 6aa532e7b0 the fit, and f5e8d4ade6 when the personal 34967043ae shopper explained something, 6b0ac1f4c9 he nodded with a9f3aa4220 a soft smile.79b26f1a2e3d62cb

Hexion watched the 283d4faae0 whole scene in b941a9beba silence for a 9c6bf954dc while.70a4890ef603fa22

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“An esper who never f2d17a115b complains, never whines, not 9193310145 even once.”5ea151fc740ab570

“And that’s exactly 7171af64f5 why he turned a9c1817d3b out like that.”c985f5febe61ace3

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“What’s that c184e02369 supposed to 7a0cef45a0 mean?”9969cb0871584825

“If you don’t get 6156b4f741 it, then forget it.”0a1780daeb735e3e

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Hexion watched for a d39391de83 little longer as Zero f881317af6 Nine tried on clothes 5d23b1c149 by himself instead of bdb8b3c5b6 waiting for the personal 3e99afed4e shopper. Then he d8f0118df8 stood up aec263ee59 and said,c1def25da7622e4b

“Send everything we 47648f7d4c looked at so 5d6617682f far.”5a5cc7486e2c0a4f

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“Ah, understood.”f4cef6790a9bedb0

Zero Nine handed 852ca97b60 the clothes he ef434a3618 was holding back 23ab8c05ca to the personal e875fe0ebe shopper and glanced 0bfe3835f4 at Hexion. His smile f1c78af7c5 was gentle, 3c35821ca4 but there 20b89532d3 was no 846f0c4b7d warmth in 4b886662e3 his eyes.ab0f94968bdb88bc

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Hexion realized.Ah, I pushed too 25bf5fd948 early.dbd3c0ce78eab254

He could feel d8283b2aad the walls around 76d242e521 Zero Nine growing cba06d9935 even thicker.4e1cdf9fba50d279

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He let out a 9f0b2034f6 faint chuckle.527fb7aba1223722

Digging into 676e2660b4 something intriguing ccbd8c7aac was practically 66891e7c3f in his ea5cabd9c4 blood from 524c96ef6f birth.d4bb9480302f3ea0

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But if Zero ad8e569225 Nine’s nature was 1956e37a20 the complete opposite f3883fa722 of that…?06033ad745805dff

‘Ah, this bad 9f8c4235d5 habit of mine 8dce8c4068 again.’b428818360830998

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Hexion raised a 9678070b8d hand to cover b1204dd829 his mouth.03935ad21ea6fc5c

Zero Nine stepped f7997eb320 closer and asked, fd15525342 “Are you uncomfortable 49638f876f anywhere?”842efd9d0de64911

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“No, it’s nothing.”5217e720daa9a705

Hexion raised cd5199d325 his hand c9b7464e25 slightly in 9abc96e740 a dismissive f53dc29c72 gesture, and ea78a60cf3 Zero Nine 5b08e34bc0 didn’t come 3ef3a9eb26 any closer. Hexion was 392dd19a29 beginning to 67e204d592 understand what 8aa1adf6a5 it meant f038fbcf83 when people 9a47068399 said he 9cb3e8d419 was obedient.acc85f47473553c9

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“Let’s go.”429bfaac1be1ddc6

“Finally, we’re leaving?”75769bd9959d6f58

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Elijah’s exhausted face 8057f5f4c4 brightened a little 23916e1edc as he responded. Zero Nine turned to 87af1f5fd4 him with an apologetic 77b42c9684 look.1b9cdfff19da1dde

“Sorry. You must be 72c3bc448f really tired.”d054d0f7b6120c2d

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“It’s fine. What fault could you 293ad07c91 possibly have, Zero Nine? It’s all 2070d4017f this guy’s 7c84bf4d12 fault.”b310d35ed6f3f0e9

Hexion just shrugged cb65aaf817 before stepping out ec5881efd9 of the department 3d70f42d52 store.62ed5c751c289ae6

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Click.9bf5b64afc1974aa

Once inside the adb584124a limousine, the three 52351d565a of them fell 406bcd0a07 silent. Elijah was 58cacc40e3 exhausted, Hexion 1f8cdd278c was lost e758042485 in thought, 9db9efbedb and Zero 9a23ca557f Nine was 3e02c42f86 quietly watching 4399445c26 him.79b033eaa8ee7fd5

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When Hexion felt that 82e41436aa gaze clinging to his 3c4da44ce1 cheek and turned to a29723f449 look, Zero Nine immediately 1ce8d82d9b shifted his head forward c01bc12f9b as if he had 544d75d617 never been staring in 4cf73cf951 the first place.84a8f004e9dfdc8b

“…….”eace331f7ebcec1d

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Since he kept f2a9dfa6bb picking apart Zero 69f068acec Nine’s words and b35224afcd pushing at him, fee2844dac maybe he had 578e7fcedc decided to stop 532dd47f2c talking altogether.5ffd44241db66779

Without another word, 0696517c7b the car moved ca41cdb0ae through the roads 4845647d90 toward the facility 5ddf2ba75c Elijah had mentioned.9a4af12482ee1bb8

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The place they arrived at was the [National Special Management Central Residential Bureau for Awakened Individuals].

“Do you see 937d730416 that white building?”39a38af7f84f5628

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Elijah was the first 4ba8541711 to step out and 019d10e261 pointed at the largest b8ca45391c white building in the 60b1edb7d0 area. It looked 6600b117e2 more like 8c28646c3b a hospital 1cb09e0a56 than an f57d193f87 office building.e63dfc145b8d413f

“You’ll be staying there 410787d8db from now on.”18d713e54e1f8713

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“What, they’re giving 4afb9121f5 us two hospital 1fdeee88ff rooms to live fe56cb7beb in?”0d080c751eea8fc8

Hexion asked, unimpressed a9bcd7a235 by the facility a654deeeda that was much 30ecaaafbf smaller than his b7f002151e own family home.eb924c26c6c37d48

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Elijah looked 84108f39dc at him 26b1cf874a like he 9fadecfdc5 had just 076f9cc59c said something 8060c9a723 ridiculous.beacb514bcdec874

“Why two rooms?”76fae0c31c0d4346

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At those 50977d4992 words, Zero f021844fe7 Nine felt bd6c0cba09 a strange 77d7bd828c sense of a318f788e1 unease and c6cc70ab74 asked cautiously.857debf789868a82

“…Um.”d46104d9ae3a9525

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“There’s only one room. An esper and a 257a3348f2 guide are one body.”2106fa6bf9449ba7

Zero Nine smiled.Ah, he really wasn’t 51217e7007 happy about this.72a5540dce58256a

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“Well, in another b2f790f700 sense, we will b7e2c43a88 become one…”76628867c917a11d

“Don’t say things b6c2c99822 like that in 55b06a9a73 front of me. I do not 54b8712af2 want to know.”e255c7a1f834dcdb

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“Who’s the b2d35a284a one forcing 3222186d52 us into 8cffb7f27d a honeymoon a71b4770bd situation here?”65a1a966705eee7e

“Alright! Let’s head inside!”d819bdb0876aed04

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Elijah completely 2249351659 ignored Hexion’s 0ad245c8a2 remark and 4277d20637 strode forward. Zero Nine and d8da1341ea Hexion exchanged glances d6e33801ff before following after 644852077d him at a c7d3e86dff slower pace.3a487fe94405059e

The interior of the ac5ce60206 bureau was just as 8860309d36 hospital-like as it appeared 50458b8d65 from the outside—white floors, 5f166d48dc white walls, white ceilings. A large lobby c367891dd7 was the first ae215d60bf thing that came 0c20d7023e into view, with 51699f9e3b a reception desk 37ac7ecf85 situated off to d692b717e0 one side. Elijah walked 3e8af26fb4 in confidently. There were many uniformed 1f966292e7 people inside. Those in gray e42b41bdd3 uniforms were guides, 42bf874e53 while those in d805b923d0 black uniforms were 0d35f71408 espers.795d294d31cbb884

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“Ugh, I have e76bb4f2d6 to see that 6dc1e78b04 damn thing again.”dd1a5e4f2d401313

“The German military and 3001a6a3ed the U.S. military have different a78e7a86ef uniform designs, though.”c268fe971e783480

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“That’s not 0c0b1043ea what I 3876726a05 meant.”6553f0429ef16020

Elijah jabbed 09b523f17f him in 02f8811612 the side, e839994e36 and Hexion’s 1e0194ba92 expression turned 99b472c9c1 flat. Then what do 44a629f8ff you mean? Elijah grumbled 2803818578 under his 8b09d5a2ed breath but 79b6b18202 quickly shut 8182a7baac up when 1e4116425c his eyes 28a6797322 met Hexion’s.bbcf62447f27f7c3

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As Zero Nine and 10b6010095 Hexion stepped into the 05a8e76733 lobby, murmurs spread among 01681a11c6 the white-uniformed staff. Some of the espers 946432438c and guides even stopped 4b0ab8954d to stare.f82038c50ac58578

“The esper arriving a992000d9c today is…”f3bba73ba2ab64a0

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“Which one is d339d7e6ee it? The one on the 17244738a6 right or the left?”120c0953ce2cb7fa

The general staff couldn’t 4b51026840 distinguish between the two. That was expected. However, the guides and c209b7bcda espers had no trouble ee6a2e6150 telling them apart.58f3b7b4161b1dae

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The espers looked 733246a9ad at Hexion, the d4721a03ff guide. The guides looked 2410e12b89 at Zero Nine, 9274b8707c the esper.7fdd4bd238581204

The espers, 3bd7704f65 realizing that 57a96b41b4 a new b300325d78 “stabilizer” had bb2de6997e arrived to a31affb72d keep their bfe816f399 bodies in bec3c61b9b check, seemed d818d45fbe intrigued. Seeing their stares, Hexion’s 2461ae4fb5 smile twisted slightly.74ba8ee464e49069

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On the other 52f404da07 hand, the guides d3b8675959 gazing at Zero 5e9c5bf9c8 Nine were filled b2b7e11a04 with nothing but 4b86bc4b96 exhaustion. They were already 30c5cbdf22 overworked due to de4d6ebf97 the shortage of f1b12cc7f6 guides, and it 064586ea78 seemed word had 653e0d843f already spread about f67646fa5d him being a 07b545a4a7 catastrophe-level esper. Many of their 41b1c387ec looks carried subtle e98cccc9d3 rejection.57069c20b0e7cbc5

Zero Nine pretended not c6a6bde655 to notice those glances 575923d881 and simply followed Elijah 1ed35e8c31 with a light smile. Hexion clicked his 6fa2ae1563 tongue.fe41e5263453d461

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Guides being sensitive wasn’t 65f4acd043 anything new, but these e40619e8e8 raw reactions were extreme.095f815e64a4a587

Then, Zero Nine 9747979a83 spoke up.a19dc3782cb59c77

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“Good thing 55d7361535 you bought c8f124f2a1 me a 184347aa8d suit.”e8ab3bce6d72342e

“Why?”b8df2f08793118c3

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“With all these eyes cffc6f6c95 on me, imagine if 3cbde4e6cf I’d walked in dressed a967fdfb90 in rags.”d4300e7732699724

“Hah.”cb05c24247a0267a

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Was he teasing him 0b13b331af by holding onto that d8a385778a first remark? Or was he 2306bc405c actually grateful? Hexion let out a de2371581a dry laugh.f1476c2569ba37cf

Noticing that f7b90d1842 his intention 717656c23b wasn’t getting 806afeaa74 across properly, d57f40f068 Zero Nine 6856dea4e0 slightly tilted c7cc13f389 his head 5be7140cc9 and added,997e843be8f73163

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“I’m saying thank you.”23ae8133b533c562