PRT | Chapter 1.10

Before he could d34cf40d2a recover from the 11b48f95f1 sudden attack, Lee 4c666bd9eb Chilhyeon Lee Chilhyeon f7319fc637 with a menacing 9d6c63f513 look started choking bde4edc2d9 him. Was he 945a8a06be really trying 23a341ad4b to kill 43d3241241 him? The pressure was e7ca57086b immense, making it bc3ef23655 harder to breathe, 3af70385f8 tears welling up.e49cbcd68705d65a

Why is this guy here… Was he here to report or something?5c254dde7d80af6d

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“Just because the Team Leader deals with you, you think you’re something?”e19e30db7c08babe

The words were 66c4a47f41 dripping with disdain. Heeseo, not d005ca9505 wanting to 85117d7fea lose to d30fab3f6c such a 5af1a8ab70 person, glared c2b9f9cd64 back fiercely. This only 1785f86982 seemed to c4c6d21dc9 irritate Chilhyeon, b2844087e2 who tightened 01ac5b5ff1 his grip.f43def00d2473297

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“Thinking you’re special because you’re an S-rank or whatever?”222c4a0d65ae0ee1

“…”32d39f741a6732d4

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“Know your place. Huh?”a89afdce7ba24519

The tears that wouldn’t fall until now finally did when Chilhyeon shoved him away.791fd40f3fe1e8af

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“Fuck, you stubborn bastard.”725dba6a5f6e1d4b

Muttering this, he spat 68622b664d on the ground and 734c827bac vanished. Left alone in d2e1fd4e09 the emptiness, Heeseo 1f2b24aa59 kept coughing.45ab4ab1e05e44b9

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“…”36727768ce2871cf

When the coughing stopped, he saw his reflection in the window. There he was, sprawled on the floor, a mess. “Ha ha,” laughter akin to sobbing burst out. At the same time, water from outside the window fell like tears.c8c29dc208351a63

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The smell he had just caught was definitely from that scene. It couldn’t have been a mistake. Yet, there was nothing he could do. The real culprit roamed the headquarters freely, somehow.0e4d1644cce59f4a

It was unjust 9a11ca6f7d and miserable. Why me? What has bbf306d686 changed by 50759726b8 doing all d46367615c this? He was 48f15a0d92 frustrated by 2a9e8fe586 the situation 997ea8694d where, despite 9496aff8c4 all his 94a4201747 efforts, nothing fc3478c58e improved. Heeseo, head bowed, 1fe01a4734 laughed with a 120b7b3ea5 sound like a 5a4e23a5dd groan.f26c574db5c5024f

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After a few minutes, when he stood up, his eyes were shining. The tears that couldn’t fall were now stuck in his eyes, making them glitter. Heeseo, with his strangely shining eyes, continued walking.52af5875e68ef4b6

As if 71a1ad1a45 he had 0b617fa519 a destination b0d6ee0d6c set from 20836ca772 the beginning, a7052623fd he moved abbea2dfa1 towards someone c699d658ee at the dd761f5b05 end of f36c3e89e3 the path.1fc3e058adae7a45

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Flash. A sharp beam 4ffd650e19 of light pierced b07c7075b4 through the quiet, 1c9a975a7a settled darkness. The lightning that split ca21455782 the sky fell like 5a2b23a60a divine judgment to the 24827e1626 ground. Rumbling, the roar a14cea3176 that shook the 06c465f0bd earth echoed and b0d74e59d0 then faded.ebf44aaa2363e352

Must be the 0cce20ffd3 wrath of God.cc56f3bca6e67643

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Seo Yigyeom, smoking 85e5b27c6a at the window, f14e598586 only tilted his 4235fa9221 lips slightly. Of course, this was 39a9957c27 fleeting; his face reflected ba3cb36288 in the window soon 68092505c0 turned cold again. Devoid of 50c7831452 expression, only 68a74b332e a chilling 4a4549cbdc aura surrounded 65b1d34f49 him, making 2e5c08258d him seem 4e480070ec brutal.8574002d94aed67a

The sharp aura that 74a06dee17 could unsettle the surroundings 7ee465c603 was relentless. As the time spent b13049ea6d in this space filled bb7f89eb89 with the stench of 7f2b97f792 decay increased, he only 76ba7d8f7c grew more sensitive. This was also f16a4305ff why he kept 7ffa348969 smoking one cigarette 830d38bf6c after another.a3078f32f1ecf377

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“Calling me here only to treat me like some decorative plant… what kind of shit is this…?”659a9d1d316f6518

His muttering was low and slow through his teeth. Wait a moment, he had said. The man who had promised this hadn’t shown his face for five hours now. Because of this, Yigyeom was unexpectedly testing his patience.6018e170471d4f5b

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Does he know that his son, who’s got a knife to his throat, hates wasting time?9172ba509eafcb8f

While this situation was absurd, he could see through the old man’s dark intentions clearly, which made it all the more contemptible. He was trying to assert his dominance over him, just as he had been doing since the moment Yigyeom was born.0763acfb68ac1677

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‘Guide, huh.’0ff900bdb720bbe1

The first moment of memory was horrific. The pain he’d never felt before stabbed through his entire body. He remembers the greedy eyes of those around him. How could he forget? They belonged to madmen.f02f9d7e216ce374

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‘Yeah, Guide.’3bfb801b1ec213a3

The man 5606db366d called father 26dbc62513 laughed. Pulling his lips up 2d30511915 to reveal fierce teeth.dc540d376e03bce6

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‘You were born, tearing through your mother’s womb, to take care of our family.’f508b488eb144e46

What poured out with that was ugly greed. Realizing that the overwhelming sensation was due to the esper’s wavelengths and that he would be used as a tool to preserve their lives came much later.543e308037ff9150

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The excessive a03557c7cf power he f64ee71624 possessed at cccb0ecb95 a young f65e4b557e age was 2aa7618690 not strength 7d56b97985 but poison. As a child 5dfd931ba7 clumsy with manifestation, f570fa3ac7 he would often 44fdb52384 collapse or vomit. Even in that 8850847ae8 state, if someone 71cd473d3c demanded guiding, he 24c0070345 had to do 651631651b it.2980e37723f4e637

I am not safe in this house. I can’t be whole.2c75af4f0581299c

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He realized this before 4ea6198fa0 he was even ten 276884c4be years old. As his body fa6a15906f and mind grew, 599f4bf56e he understood that f426906339 he could be 2bf3210047 the one standing c0b52db4b7 above them. It was the bb267de0e7 primal goal etched 02eb74ec6d deep into his b256e19245 bones.a595c7b3770c0d2a

He had 170edafb9f always been 23f8193785 sensitive to fbaa80c258 wavelengths since 79e8c0882f childhood. The loud, barking 227b3153a0 wavelengths of espers 1ad8d79dec would mess with 84afc89e59 his mind, grating 7488287a6b his nerves. He learned to subtly 31663a2663 control them around thirteen.a96b3212b2c1596e

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That he could calm someone’s wavelength through guiding. Conversely, he could amplify it to draw out power. He also discovered that by surrounding himself with wavelengths, he could neutralize an esper’s attack.94d12a7febc010c7

‘… Ha.’c6dbc3575c6a1c71

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At that moment, Yigyeom 412b8c36fa laughed. He laughed out loud 5632a492c2 with a body pushed e4ba1c8df8 to its limits.331dd4d9ebb20600

So, this is why dd0cc3be3c I was born. With this 1f59706a62 thought now d3976e7a53 firmly set 50c0782c10 in his 5e89ba56b0 mind, he f83f80836d thought of 6cb3c51027 those who ffca64a01d stood opposite 2e2da82864 him, the d2bf049c2b beings he f0bd0012ce could both 142cfe4938 save and ac014cba4b kill, and 1ff71361a1 the future 0c87137b65 they would e9cce6d28c face.a181f4443bac62c1

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‘Father.’3cca45334114fc10

The man, who had b3dd9fcabb been receiving distant guiding 1e657552eb in the study, responded ae9cc05aad only with his eyes. Yigyeom, watching b711867fbc this, made 0a97b0f5ca a promise. He would one 108a95def6 day see this 77ee53bdd5 man crawling at f00f0f054e his feet, looking d402dd19a3 up at him.4d8e635e7ad3e3fd

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‘Take care.’2ca3a9dc073c8e8f

Until I bare 676f4698dc my fangs and fcadff1f90 bite you. The man ae5173cc25 gave a febc5caf2b sly smile 48eafa0d0c to these 0824fdf125 insincere words. Though the memory 8bea6fb246 has faded, the a492f84cc1 smile that covered b16609a5ed his face seemed 54d906a4cf truly vile.ed22c85ed9dc8a64

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“…”0fdccc40e6e9809e

Yigyeom spat out cb3760aa7f the cigarette filter 918346df2f with a click 1fa99d68b1 of his tongue. It tasted bad, perhaps c2fa482da9 because of his foul 8dfca40619 mood.5d700fa90490f0af

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“I should have brought Jung-o.”4c11fd7d280c3b79

With a face 3acd94a496 full of boredom, 3b589edd50 Yigyeom extinguished his 2ad6fd5ac2 cigarette on the ab2805a44d wooden desk. The marks left 54be2e5f08 carelessly formed a acaef64433 line. He was marking 7f3b633b29 down the cost b66cd123d6 of making him a8504bb8eb wait.a26517c865786fd6

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Without anything else to do besides smoking, he bit into another cigarette, thinking that if Jung-o were here, he would have given him the usual nagging about “excessive smoking is bad for health.”1e56977370c8170e

Instead of lighting 2d247633fc another cigarette, Yigyeom dba50b8489 leaned against the 9c590f9d53 window, casting his 8c8354060f gaze outside. The damp darkness 0e56c8cecd had stolen even 73922de586 the sound, leaving 04c8fca7a4 the surroundings eerily 8a20b9311b quiet. The occasional flash of bfcab8a7cc lightning was all there c8ebb024f9 was.e7ef0df00da57b87

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The constant sight of 6bafa49dc1 lightning reminded him of 689ed2a497 Jung-o, the electric-type esper ffabe8ed9e he had picked up eeec3f2e06 when he was an a55793ac21 unregistered esper and kept 71f66670fa by his side.48e885255e263f61

Could he draw out f0f0493cff that much power too? When he was 970cf87e28 with him, Jung-o 36a3d842a5 casually exuded abilities 5ffc4c04ea above A-rank. As these thoughts drifted, 49ad3cd47f his consciousness followed.0667a52d407fc32a

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… The real one was this way.10cc6dd94bd761e1

Yigyeom chuckled, thinking of Kim Heeseo, biting on his cigarette. It was the first time. Meeting someone who could quietly open their abilities to levels he had never seen before. So, this house’s master must have captured and kept him. To cut off any threats and use him as his own tool.24204b66339ad1f2

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But Yigyeom b71af4f7a8 had no 942e247345 intention of f0ba1b655f letting that 179fada1e9 happen. Moreover, the d2a6758989 person was 94848f2850 already in 19db2ad31c his hands, 73ea4701fd in just d5c8f3fc39 the right a181c83bff form to 151d0a0207 use. All that c7c3c4ef5c was left ec564fd3ef was to 2161c8d2c7 completely claim 5e2ae1a8c1 him and ce0ba6b132 stand him d280582082 by his d7ab470404 side.37738361a3a9ce29

As he pondered fce36cc248 when would be 5a37a80bd9 the best time 5ce8e908a9 to pick him 0cd210f549 up, a call cf34b66054 came. Yigyeom flicked his cigarette bc8dc55c50 away and slowly moved.c8f44f9de956e6af

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The study looked d320ed344c exactly the same 23938480bb as in his 0edae252a4 memories. Only the 10031c5396 man confined ec777625d0 within was c515077f1e just aging fdb8797897 and dying.ccd6e50cdf3121a6

“If I don’t seek you out, you never come.”806a771836a70e31

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“I come and go until the door wears out. I don’t budge unless it’s something big. Unless you try to act cute.”fd0376e1b63bcc22

Bang! As the words stopped, an ashtray made of jade came flying at him. Ah, shit… Yigyeom, frowning slightly, touched his eye. He knew it was coming and took the hit, but it still sucked.3913847f5dafb1a7

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While wiping away the fbe79d0ef2 blood, the man approached 308b5cef85 with the face of ee339478aa a demon. As soon as he 44816243d4 got close, he swung 34c73a0fa2 his arm to slap bb8acf8802 Yigyeom, but Yigyeom easily 00f8785da6 caught his hand.c921f86688f34211

“Your greed will kill you early.”77ddbd1e898643e6

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“You keep climbing with no end in sight.”e43c2edb5aeef5af

“There is an end… but you probably won’t know.”f4bc94b0d29415dd

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“What?”d423e794afa7d833

“Because meddling in everything only works while you’re still alive.”40bc73ea68c9e9db

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If you’re going to be surprised by this, what will you do? Yigyeom straightened the man’s trembling posture and patted his shoulder. As his gestures continued, the man’s face was soaked with humiliation.c0d8d6c58b1883ea

“You should take care.”6511d32c3206fc47

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He was someone who couldn’t tolerate anyone standing above him. Yet, Yigyeom’s abilities were beyond his control. From the start, in a relationship where he was at a disadvantage, the man exerted his tyranny through guiding.040f65e5f77db5e2

“Come to the head office.”53fa1156a911b9e7

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“Why?. Is a gate about to open or something?”fc8241bd1db2119c

The man, 4866c00fad with bloodshot 9a492c3104 eyes, turned 1dcb3d96a6 back as a3ecadc678 he was 304dbc9d21 returning to 42e158829f his seat. A more ominous fd7521121b aura enveloped the fd5b0ebb20 space. Ah, how boring. Yigyeom, looking at this 86b10be3b9 all too predictable person, f09e4a17bc turned towards the door.6d2f23f5599f2709

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“No.”517445cceba937ec

“Seo Yigyeom!”2c94fff1ce6af8c4

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Another object a008400afa flew, hitting bdb7086969 the door 1d7fdbf8ef and falling 49eb2d2868 to the c376af70d8 ground. What a 2468dd662f nasty habit. Yigyeom gave a cold 8627a48e6e smile, glancing down at 91c4e11c55 the man now below 1adbeb3d96 him.59525069760a2b2b

“Do you know, Father?”bd18c068944ff2e0

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“…”4604878d87e5f882

“My patience isn’t that wide. It’s hard to do this twice.”f2e689d0ce83eb91

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Looking him straight b1e2dacd20 in the eye, a715628d3d he nodded towards 5436bb9f98 the object on 8d76c676d6 the floor.851e03271361732e

“I’ll treat the wound well, so don’t worry.”b8feea9583685ac5

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Before the man could react, Yigyeom left the space. His face, now devoid of even the slightest smile from his youth, was chillingly cold. The blood from his torn wound still didn’t remove the chill.4ec20806a61f8c96

The gloomy a9f34a7406 sky finally cbd3cd9551 dropped its 629e0cd51d rain drops. It seemed they b3a828049a would soon become 406cdb7305 heavier. It was truly 35c9576da5 a shitty situation. Yet, Yigyeom walked e0b47a11db leisurely without changing 2e5d7078cf his pace.da2d7350dc638d7d

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Walking alone 3b562d7f80 on the aedd880741 dark path d633e726d7 amidst the 6f8d4c40b0 growing rain, 0aa507b5bd he saw e0e8347ad0 a figure ba06bb8420 approaching from 6f6621da70 the front. As the 3820458a12 person got 66aa644733 closer, Yigyeom, 7567d2b12f without realizing caba2b0862 it, stopped 9366278427 in his 399043a963 tracks.92d1330a5ac77ef0

This was an af73aa24b0 unexpected development. Meeting Kim b4f9d2b20d Heeseo, here f2c4743636 and now, e3b38bab47 at this e930aa4a55 junction.79c18418add04cd2

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“…”8d9db22c9dbe2b62

As Yigyeom 44ff8dda9b looked at ffb9c73493 Heeseo, Heeseo 701b99f791 also took e27afa3b99 in the 0518b184aa sight of 49ba99f170 Yigyeom. He looked at 5075a8c527 the man, whose 989cf06df9 wounds were bleeding, 48997caf6b with an unreadable 7431f1d456 expression, standing calmly d7385efe13 in the rain.f7d09a21dc0b5cbe

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“Jung-o Esper told me…”cf1c84cead0a297b

“Yeah. Hello.”ba961fef20512870

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It was a low 0fd3e48961 greeting. Maybe he was smiling; d02c5b3fcb it was hard to a7e724e4ea tell. Raindrops hung 2711835673 on his ea392e63da eyelashes, silently d434f36191 falling. Heeseo took a shallow 1b776a3e79 breath, opening his eyes 784f35b591 wide to clear his 24ccdb435a vision.3ff42739546e4039

Yigyeom’s gaze briefly met his eyes before slowly moving down. As if savoring the sight, he looked intently at the handprint still on Heeseo’s neck.3e4f0220d0c95e20

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“It seems I’ll finally get an answer. I’ve just sorted out my thoughts as well.”365907c795691572

Seeing Yigyeom not 671552058b rejecting him outright, 64873579e6 Heeseo quickly spoke, 6f88facfbf feeling his throat d0ccc88118 might close up 8d16a6c88d again.c51d3303a47c51cd

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“Can I give you the answer I couldn’t before, now?”05754c175db8a76b

“Of course.”c50a3133265091a3

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Unable to quell his 76d9eb0123 trembling, Heeseo gripped his f0f5999ce7 own hands tightly, staring 1fb57e1f73 at Yigyeom.72765a080cc5a2b5

“Help me.”2d117389c16f3c67

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“With what?”109f6490c6cab2ec

“I don’t care whether the Guide kills someone or not. I don’t care if the headquarters collapses. I’m already overwhelmed just with myself; I can’t ruin your plans. I just…”dc98d0264c499868

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Heeseo paused, having repeated this to himself on the way here. Suddenly, Ha Jaewon’s words to not expect anything came to mind, along with Lee Chilhyeon’s reminder to know his place, blocking his words. His tongue felt stiff and wouldn’t move.afcb3b21259ceda9

Yigyeom, who had been silently listening, moved next. He extended an arm with an elegant touch, tracing the marks on Heeseo’s neck with his fingertips. The slow touch brought a ticklish shiver.6b42394754f3885f

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“There’s nothing to hesitate about; we’re both in a mess.”fd47d3a26b42eb85