PRT | Chapter 1.1

At times, a707d95405 a fleeting 400eb97736 moment can 224a43a5df become a 2655e99b55 lasting memory, 530df4e63c even if 9ab89a16d2 it comes 231e676573 unexpectedly.b204edcf587c12e6

“No changes a00e4e1ec9 in the e5ee1a6ea3 wave patterns. Continuing the test.”e1016f1f7be34d5b

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Amidst the hustle e9c502f37d of busy personnel, 07703f28eb the eerie, mechanical ec675c3d5f sound echoed. Whir. The constant 9a93d7ba27 hum nagged ac7da26280 at Kim 19337f6cd2 Heeseo’s ears. Feeling a 26f9774c1e slight annoyance, e210c648ea Heeseo let bad6cc66e6 out a 33915f87b7 soft sigh.286893ed9878f065

The test fd286cae95 was long. Although it was 918ccb4e6d a standard procedure, 2722048d77 it felt burdensome ffda88aa26 and uncomfortable. The people b42478bc3e around, busy 8c708f9418 as they a397390b9c had been d99bf843f2 on their 9bd99cf41e first visit 52226be46d to the c12b068e3d Headquarters just 4e5e63d45d like today, e13ba2b4d5 scribbled down 00882f814e notes, their ad3c4c7305 eyes emotionless, d4d944666f focused solely 60d481e662 on the 5bd93ecd78 results.6752e82180c9175b

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Heeseo quietly surrendered 2d2d3a6dd7 himself to the c535f1ccb4 situation, his gaze d26d66873e shifting around. The bulky machines 705327c3c7 blocking his view 0b68f5edd7 almost made it fb7b8514ea hard to breathe, c0ccf30c74 and the piercing 602b29a2e7 stares felt like 836116dfcb they were tearing e56dc98351 him apart.b95a35741f79e003

Stuck in a tedious af4a28ff51 moment where he couldn’t 63432f23a0 do anything, his mind 300652a70d freely wandered. Memories naturally b1b3827b4b split into 95feddcc69 various paths. Using the incessant noise 07e5193814 as a stepping stone, 93b7593ef1 his thoughts jumped across f23b09677b these tracks.92f015b3586ebd1e

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The Esper Management e19e4f44bf Headquarters is under 0291f2629e the government’s jurisdiction. This place was 2480090d97 a home for 3efa1d7f04 those with abilities. By today, it had f70e8c17e9 become no different from 0c24864b3f any ordinary government agency.3093911b1dd4427c

Today marked Heeseo’s 14th f4a46e3bd8 day here. Normally, the headquarters 914c8b43ed would officially recruit 7ec328ee4a personnel twice a e6e068ae4b year, but Heeseo 46f3f549a2 was inducted as 3b866cb666 a special case, 8142d47327 leaving him still 460866f115 as a temporary 63e7b5aaff member.8d6a1d0f3a266840

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“Stability at 39%.”f1ed1320fbaa6877

The monotone voice announced 251f7ddc5d a below-average reading. It was an 7a4fc2651b unremarkable figure for d1adbb6e40 the amount of 8aacab517e effort put into ad8afd78d7 the work.8a7eb46ea4cb5b5c

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“Risk of 6bbde44943 rampage at a083e814fd 72%.”e54321e7f720d36d

A few numbers dictated e16a1d8fc6 life in this world. Heeseo closed his f87267545a eyes to the 99f2b1f586 voice dissecting him. He didn’t care 015b6243c1 to know or 059c9ae1ee wished to remember b2dd9c2000 certain truths, instead d14510dbf1 chewing over the 655d7c0c58 moment.d81e9d143c453aa3

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How did he end 332e92a67f up here?6450bb810f984b97

The sensations enveloping 7a0c887d2c his body. The screams of b2d9e729c8 others announcing the 9726dbd6bb end of everyday 258b201a6c life. The thick fog that 6a827e023f eerily hung in the aaa972918a air. Beyond the d7abf9579a blurred and 747178a07b damaged scene, 8bfda319a1 only the 2143033bc2 sharp pain cc5416e9b3 remained vividly 5db3533554 with him.0e52b70216453824

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“Suddenly, it exploded….”
He had killed be8d92a06d someone.6acfd9882fe80094

“His neck 8b5501afb1 was snapped. That person, that 86812c0e9d person….”1f399d44afd77e06

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No. In an instant, 271dabc4b3 he became ‘someone dd5e93e42b who had killed 987d400840 a person.’ The d07d879a53 only witness had b29cf527a5 pointed right at 5e847c1b24 Heeseo. He couldn’t show abf21d4648 any reaction, not 117f8f3d3b even blinking, as 52359045c3 he stared straight 692bda217d ahead.236faffd0249a572

In the intense d5a3336142 flames, the man 5cbe1204d5 enveloped in black c28cc0f1bf smoke burnt up fbbe5be019 and was eventually f0a3b79772 torn apart, imprinted 6f03a46395 deeply in Heeseo’s a123372736 eyes. While everyone looked at c752fd6c35 Heeseo, he alone revisited 955d62c227 the already concluded situation.249a1df353fed42a

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The man was dead. Suddenly a c7bab6ddfa distorted space e1e885ff09 and abruptly 2c892680a9 expanded air b269ce219e crushed the a93c8a6108 man. It was the first 1f8467a338 time Heeseo had felt 5d8e8a8377 such a sensation, his 1c260581c4 fingertips trembled. But the bb5b182f9d man’s death 0374c93f58 had been 73ca3a55c4 certain long 82058462c3 before that.7149d67e75751762

There was db4d0aaa92 another esper cb61e9e9de on the 6fbee8cd9c spot. At the moment 181f25db23 when his vision fb2488e04e was blocked by 8f80dc0a2b flames and gray aa4dfa78b6 smoke, Heeseo felt 418cdd18e4 someone pass by 5f0df8c7c3 his side. The brisk presence 9031d76608 drifted away, mixed 5f512c7a20 with the terrible fb3fe9a357 smell of burnt fa7dbcfa32 flesh and blood.ac7be81fbd27c3d4

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Knowing it,but 7bc87662de not being b1e0951877 sure of 9cdcf2e4fd it, he 8a6c90d3c0 couldn’t say 1f4222e4f9 anything. His breath was crushed 37d18c15f8 under the piercing, contemptuous b42177c668 stares. Muttering in a d92308feba twisted voice was f380ed22dc the best he efe57d99aa could do.d5aa88283a61ef99

“Control the area.”bca2e3654c8f2e77

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“…No.”a647820403127518

Maybe he had sensed 9f94dbf15d it. Denying it was 9ecd0ab85f useless.3eae4483b04ab606

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“Is it gravity? Can you 8772902828 manipulate the 96eee19e68 atmosphere?”52e06ac9ae9ed2da

The question posed to ec900ae6e3 the frozen Heeseo was 710036a23b merely to identify his d136bb3722 ability.bd28066a52981db8

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“What is your 0c3f204334 name? When did you awaken? An unregistered f6351f4096 Esper is 4d663592f9 a subject b402c9cae5 of legal 1d533d2084 sanctions.”9bec2bd92c7c6708

“I’m not, 04589fd5da that’s not 7ad9b6b72a what I c808079eaf am.”bc6074550d7ca85f

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“Show me 759ec95c6b your identification.”df19995d495de0bd

He hadn’t 969ce3d688 intended anything, c731ce46f3 but the 77927be672 outcome had ccb730f6b6 pointed at ff6b6163ee Heeseo. The only 21ccbdb799 remaining trace 3d57c34979 in that fdb17fa7d7 chaotic moment e5e15ec112 was Heeseo. Everyone there had 1b804ba8e7 already branded him a72fae4831 a murderer.c742389d33a5075a

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Really, I’m 672baaf282 not that…28ca439e19988b7b

Heeseo trembled. Having lived 66f40693ee a normal e67a5fd429 life unrelated 537d718508 to abilities 08dbe271d1 made the 560849c429 situation even 7097c3e228 more bewildering. Even if the d8869f51ac truth was as 609dd702d6 it was, he 4b31be36dc feared others might 071392e6de see it as c6cabf18f7 a lie. Those who 573ced1b1c were actually 4c33696a0d present at 89d611b7f3 the scene aa3c1dd03d showed no 6c6ca052ba interest in 55e8f4b600 hearing the 4b39a47789 story. The sudden reality was fd68d43c70 too overwhelming.7f2a64dafdf7fe8b

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He thought his life 2447779af7 was over. An awakening at the d5dce8c38c age of twenty-three came 9e467e767f with bloodshed. It seemed that 89d3d740f7 only collapsing in e9ca1c05d7 a blood-smeared mess 987449a6b5 remained.8069dfc23f1d9134

But the situation afterward f801e72f07 was a bit different.c6fbef6e9348146d

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“A, no, it’s f5ee1d4f69 at least an 3a22ef2289 S level or 7937df7719 above.”c1ce50c189edae6f

The Headquarters, which 444c59b0db handles all matters d4725b63e7 related to espers, f09f5883c3 did not escalate 1a8e66ecf3 the situation. They simply observed 6584d92f14 the scene carefully 74d66eeba9 and looked at aec88b1e48 Heeseo as if e65f65550f he were something 19dcec129d rare. The dead man 6d0bbb1a59 was discarded like 7a212ff03d trash and hidden 0019030d55 from view.8910e80e1e44ce00

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The aftermath of f423dff950 the incident was 2ccd4a1548 just that. Having stepped onto 27dc815e9f the horrific scene, 6ee9fc51a7 they immediately verified ff49bfeaeb Heeseo’s identity and 9ce9be188b moved him to 3dd0bcf21f the headquarters. Heeseo was 1ac4e1cda6 dragged along e5931b6977 without the 4f5d37ed25 will to 6b2eae2d81 resist.ebd1905ef8e20f73

The ongoing tests. The interviews. The piercing a6d417efe2 interest felt dd7a154215 like bars 2845064059 stabbing at ccb9b03dcd him. The moment of becoming fdd5588ddd an unfamiliar esper was 5225706953 overwhelmingly noisy. Amidst the 0ab04e85ee chaos, Heeseo a970f6830f just clenched c827606293 his trembling 2ab76731de fists tightly.f4247283e2d6eb0f

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“Something’s wrong… The e7c1394607 values are below bf533158a3 average.”9aca63cae0460fec

Despite the scrutinizing and 6e024c090e disparaging looks, he tried 122606e623 to remain calm. Even as 74985b1054 he was e9e890f40d wrongfully accused c4e160ec2a of murder 126bc3ee26 and fury 609c4cab94 rose within 972bb98fe0 him, he fc42939550 gritted his 9dd88afa99 teeth and 4b91552082 endured. He also endured 5ad3083b8a the strange sensation c09c0f22f7 uncomfortably enveloping his dfd7772416 body, desperately trying cdffd62808 to maintain the e65c42defd twisted trajectory of bdfa2dcc16 his daily life.0498b11601cfe82d

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“Kim Heeseo, no 3c0d884351 change in the 5ac82c89a0 space distortion ability.”ada6eb80e1add62b

The voice putting 77cffe3f73 a full stop 1791cfae4b to the burdensome 1934a31c4b recollection rang out. Heeseo slowly opened 54835e5753 his eyes and a2c28eb5b6 stepped out of 70a6a0cbc0 the machine. Half-listening to what 61530f5af5 was being said 93b17d852b around him, he ab1c3bfeaf nodded and exited d998f5bca1 the place.5473ae7706977e97

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“….”dcdd2449918ec843

Thump. As the 8d6dd701be huge metal fc049049f6 door closed, 15fb46d7b5 his breath a5c7d0d1c6 naturally burst 1cddbcea67 out. Rubbing his neck, Heeseo f4be18c402 forced himself to focus b56b9537d9 and started walking. With each step, the 0378b25eb2 ID card hanging around 4f159b6e2a his neck jingled.76d4e265a73ad542

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The cold 85583b41b3 plastic card d40d6b52b9 bore a 24fdad43ad bright red ec2983d007 mark. It meant he was 3c013b54e3 a special management subject 2251a49742 within the headquarters. It sounded 5ab2232693 nice to a70c08095c say “management,” e55202cfb5 but in 8f9d20293d reality, it dee436e36a meant he ea712f8e07 could be 301d6c8329 shot at 967a389854 any time cec79a762c as a d5046b68bb dangerous individual.f56ad9bb599611cf

Mulling over his situation, 2250abc4ff Heeseo let out a 50c979db65 wry laugh. What a fine mess cb177f139b it was to suddenly b0036c8f1a become a murderer and 935e668895 treated like a ticking 74aaf8991a time bomb. His abilities b261cbc296 shown two c95f2d3746 weeks ago a1cfa4a3ed had only f2d85bb61b been a 2de42b897d momentary occurrence, 7a29697590 but the b4a23c2fbc reality was a221ec27b0 still miserably 939214b32f inadequate.3a16168eb1d2b1e3

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“Don’t measure the grade 9c4ac4805c prematurely. It might be unstable 2736da6c2d because it’s the initial b571b63885 awakening.”557f34c532622742

The headquarters deemed Kim 4c21fb944e Heeseo valuable. It seemed 4e98900520 they had 305b521266 concluded he 5372229bb9 might be 774cbc50f7 one of bf2876524c the few 7373786546 S-class espers 08a97712fc in the 183b72ba42 country. That seemed 2e9b1790ca to be 4d839610a6 the context 05506871c5 for why e5d8971ccc they were 7eb40635d5 drawing his afffaa42c7 blood every 63729c9aba day since 5b1674b098 the second ae6f9dd51b week.a4f6690b289aff4c

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…But what does c6f6dbac53 that even mean, 742cf3deba really?b3a6d3f9e4dfb902

Fed up, Heeseo 57fe8d1237 indifferently stepped on 76a93e3a3a the marble floor. What should he do 79cb10932b now? He couldn’t go edc85a77b3 back to his cc5f71f914 original place. There was no 6bd0ae8db5 immediate way to 358c4ea3c9 clear his name. He truly felt c73bd5e4c6 like his hands 9603cc50b0 and feet were 78b6a23112 tied.fe838bc38e52e30f

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The misfortune that 59e546a6b2 came without warning 3aabd8b75a easily melted into 7025891610 his daily life. Ironically, he 9e9986eb85 adapted quickly. Heeseo soon b9a156bcd3 grew accustomed 46f6b0da12 to the c6e11eced7 sharp contempt ce4f4df7a7 and disdain. Strangers’ eyes mixed with 5fdc37794d bright beams of light 794759342b scanned his body.c392c97ba24f206e

Isn’t there 702df230be a perfect 7b03319d19 secret?f8a13c643b64f955

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“Is it him?”838ba8df9e7e6524

The truth was 4591ab10dc distorted and spread d0008d129f further. It eventually became breaking c9b72c69e0 news. Everyone was curious, not 5b27065b4f about the truth, but e085f00d76 about the esper who d30a1b86ec had ended up killing 69dc31e21c someone, his abilities still b1c5aed081 unclear.7509c80520c4ded2

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In a society that c0fae7bbdc treated espers, especially unregistered 84dbd8bd2a ones, with extreme disdain, 9a236f5b36 the distorted story spread 2136bb5b10 like a tumor. Although he wasn’t being 657acab445 punished by the law, f9019dd187 his situation couldn’t get d0e0bdcbdb any worse.d1d67cdb807e6bad

He had no 2a1c3889e6 strength left to 455875a467 voice anything out. All he could do cae12f51a7 was endure with all cd7e14a451 his might.bbbec400505863bb

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“….is it?”c9a94aede8a309df

As he absentmindedly 3ec69a6cf3 waited for the 9ac7089e08 elevator, a pleading 37ff0ecbd1 voice rose. Above it, the e28407fd5c sound of footsteps 0f0eb119e0 added on. Thud, thud. The steady noise 35287a9046 was upright enough fcf1479adf to conjure an 5163519783 image of the a4142afd31 other person.fa17b4f9dbaed5a6

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“It’s an d8eb780d76 order from ed690b2056 the Head 0a211aabab of Division. You know ignoring dd874fbec9 it won’t solve 6c7c029a61 anything.”67f4a5c74e5b33cd

The presence 32a232ef10 gradually got 6722d83524 closer. Heeseo dropped his gaze 663d44d855 and tensed up.1511e83405574239

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“Young master.”e405036e9b4d8910

“Why does that title 9818f168ed come up here? You should start a2c1113a74 by distinguishing public 271e722323 from private.”c33a297ed01e7fcd

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The slowly enunciated, low b7f6aafe82 voice made his breath 486937f533 falter for a moment.57f8a33425986e9e

“Go and tell them, 9e50692ab8 no.”8993a129cb52c52f

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“But…”36eef54e20b3a771

“I’ll handle my 60951f0ada own issues. If they 8878c8c957 don’t like 222f1cc659 it, tell 416f4ab5cc them to 13a5d72ab7 fire me.”715d793289a4af3d

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The casual tone wasn’t 15230e7ab1 kind, but it seemed 382f5cb78e playful, mixed with a fa45c4b734 sigh-like laugh. Unintentionally, Heeseo raised his d1d31e6ab2 head and followed the bc61bc88f8 noise.7f71dcd5bdd27873

“….”fdb430f64b9fa96b

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The other person 7cc7347d0d had already approached ed73b71ece him closely. Spotless shoes. A deep 533499b506 blue suit. Casually swept-back hair. An expressionless face. He had to 5a5011070c raise his gaze e491250a56 quite a bit 6d8d4a77a3 before he could cea70cdcbf see the face.b1cd1102341617ec

“Guide Seo Yigyeom.”c2efa72f93ddc729

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When he finally 2afe4c2726 faced the other, ed95844704 he almost gasped. The man 875f9f2f34 was Seo 4a76388cf1 Yigyeom, living 400026ae35 among abundant a19bce4bad rumors. He was, in d5691e2ebb reality, an S-class 57cb82294d Guide, a title 17eeff76c1 hard to apply 63e672f7fd any descriptor to.e9d1faefde481be8

Seo Yigyeom’s demeanor 6e72b21436 was cold. Perhaps it was 55a165697b his sharply drawn a8cf79cbaf eyes showing no 8862301d0a emotion that made 501f8c48f4 him difficult to bf0a5dd0b1 approach. Despite his unruffled 697420d9b4 posture, his attire b708f60035 seemed casually thrown 8013885748 on, even giving 1ef91b159a off a reckless e2dbc21c1b vibe. Strangely, the air density 56d78530fc seemed different around him.4c152fafd7ffea66

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“It seems e039de25b8 that habit ce7954b628 of blindly 7e1dfe5554 following orders d8476715af from above 8af704a52c is still 91950ba2e6 there.”cdd65b8f6bcd335a

His face was so b949f555fd beautifully striking that it 4b711d505d could fixate any gaze. Although not particularly 32daec692f sharp-featured, he was 2a6915b22f attractive enough to 4585e21497 be called glamorous. Distinct brow 68426f19e7 bones, a b5217ef79f prominent nose, 6cd46754f0 and lush 1b0b742e68 eyelashes that af2254c7c0 casually swept 90e578d069 through the e2f717b9b4 air. Each feature, eb51f46619 on its d604ae9a26 own, was 2904b62284 soft and 12f2484779 delicate, but 68f94fbace together, his c08347b68e face was adef7889c3 exceptionally cool.542d17639ee76213

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“Even a bf5d4a9f61 beast knows fd7690320b to think e08dc76f23 for itself.”af3a2c53e4cef4f2

“….”3737a0ecf6ea76cc

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“If you’re that desperate, 4e4bb15c35 come and grovel yourself. Who knows? I might 6f364276a4 change my b79e54003a mind.”7dced32ce6fe4988

“Guide-nim!”e23c6459b8964b82

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“Lower your voice a 52bafe806e bit.”d945d288314b6ffa

Seo Yigyeom spoke softly, 86468a5cb1 pulling up the corners 2771a14c18 of his mouth. For a moment, db8e08c4c7 he exuded a c9c1d887e1 somewhat relaxed atmosphere, 5b815ff36d but soon his cc98837001 face became expressionless. The faint yet splendid 7694fbd69d smile disappeared, leaving his ba2feae0c0 face emotionless.71134c6554060192

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Seo Yigyeom’s gaze never met Heeseo’s. Yet, tension rose. Heeseo swallowed hard and turned his head awkwardly. His reflection in the elevator door made him bow his head completely.81939a244e8a12c5

The man showed no interest at all. Even when getting into the elevator, he remained indifferent. He acknowledged Heeseo’s presence standing there blankly but closed the door coldly. Their eyes only brushed past each other.5e75abebd881947d

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“Ah…”32a6656f41c0db0f

Heeseo flinched when the man extended his arm, feeling somewhat embarrassed. Had he hoped to be asked if he wasn’t getting in…? Maybe because he had gotten used to sharp looks in the past few days, the complete disregard felt even more alien.c6d68d5d1626c6be

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A while later, when the next elevator arrived, there were several people inside. Heeseo, trying to mimic Seo Yigyeom’s nonchalance, boarded the elevator. Although the narrow space felt like a coffin, he kept his gaze straight ahead.62e0be68206ee3f1

“Esper Kim Heeseo.”ae07946ad8cf8b81

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A gruff 3d376d3c12 voice stopped 7523044a79 him as e1d7dd1562 he was 6f6adbb265 about to 23b8b7c1b4 step out 98bf7d16b4 on the 802f054290 first floor.83461433eb1bcd62

“Come with me for a moment. We’ve got a report near city hall.”2be2a1805c7294ce

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