PRT | Chapter 1.3

Heeseo’s eyes met with Seo Yigyeom’s, who looked down without any change in expression. He watched Heeseo while lighting a cigarette, deeply inhaling until his cheeks hollowed, then blowing smoke at the man.498bfea45dd127c9

“Didn’t anyone teach you not to fight with friends?”a76bf32b5a724c46

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“You fucking bastard, where do you come from…!”28600282af1de333

The man 60f64a0b13 tried to adf0ac90f2 attack while 94a045c55e coughing, but 3449996153 Seo Yigyeom, 110ed3e034 indifferent, just a9896341f4 smoked. He clicked his tongue, 2825303e7f looking back and forth d9a74e9188 between Heeseo and the 8a7628eaef man, probably considering them d32933f518 both unregistered Espers.fbe718fe4d3f4e89

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“A Guide acting tough, fuck. You won’t be walking out of here alive today, you asshole.”788662629b99edf0

If only he had stopped there. Instead, the man raised his hand, glaring. Heeseo flinched at the threatening gesture. No, he’ll get hurt if he does that. Despite the clear concern, Seo Yigyeom remained composed.3c45466df68ed8e7

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“Why can’t you understand when I say it nicely?”e8f7b8743ed9c22c

Was it immediately after Seo Yigyeom sighed, his red tongue visible between his teeth? The debris aimed at Seo Yigyeom fell to the ground without reaching him, as if they couldn’t approach him.8c86ae46d7b4088a

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Then, bam! A tremendous sound echoed. Seo Yigyeom grabbed the man by the hair and slammed him against the wall of the building, repeatedly doing so despite the man’s struggles.d7b5e32e780c42ea

Finally, when 8f9a871c62 the man 5c83b0d22c lost consciousness a8d576010d and went ec0e15dae6 limp, Seo 80e77c154b Yigyeom let 72c01b2ed3 go. Heeseo watched 7a55540d7d Seo Yigyeom 79466d164e make the e729b19d05 man kneel, da89b8d54b feeling a 12a40a9c06 chill as 2d85b29480 he casually 8938c9c643 shook off 3eecc32c9f the ash 3694c0a571 from his fe8415c6b1 blood-stained hand.59e1454f8e6a18bb

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Is he dead?ffdb177f3e49981d

…Did he kill him?739bef494a4acdf7

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“Should I let you live?”ee455d76d40ecce5

When Seo Yigyeom 9beb9a850f asked this question 78c4f24108 while Heeseo lay 687bd4b5c0 there like a 9632bc0819 corpse, only blinking, 97b949172a he leaned down cebf358ab8 unexpectedly.d081ad9d26f7b60e

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“You guys can’t do without me, right?”d5c00c69b5d20df8

There was no anger in his slow question, yet Heeseo trembled. It was because he could sense the faint contempt in Seo Yigyeom’s voice. Even when beaten, he felt wronged but not scared; now, his tongue felt numb.aafb934492938cda

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“Go ahead and lose control.”12308c691b4e5f74

He felt like 45dd5f0812 a prey exposing 193c24cc37 its neck in 2f32df6f34 front of a fc5b67b938 beast baring its c8f25cd776 sharp teeth.3d06be4e93c713b2

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“Then perhaps, I might let you live.”8f34157d0cbe0420

Contrary to his thoughts, Seo Yigyeom whispered gently and even wiped the blood from Heeseo’s eyes. After checking on the frozen Heeseo, he tossed away his cigarette and stood up.9e966382c1f5c29e

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Thud. The action of kicking away the debris that had been pressing on Heeseo was so nonchalant and elegant that it made one forget the previous violence. Is he saving me…? Heeseo, half in doubt, breathed thinly while looking up at Seo Yigyeom.b26093553b880859

Their eyes met, and just as Seo Yigyeom’s face turned strange while lighting another cigarette…463dc73af2d058dc

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“Seo Yigyeom Guide-nim.”7d25a17e29d4bbb8

Thud, thud. Urgent footsteps and a call came running. At the same time, Seo Yigyeom’s gaze dropped as if it had never been there.b35426e4fdc020d6

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“How are you here?”d641e10e70f824c1

“Just passing by, by chance.”88097d325d41e3a9

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Ha Jaewon, who 61d45a2813 understood the situation c91988243e with just a b339ee94ee few glances, frowned 80555c9604 uncharacteristically. Seeing Heeseo covered 020a7269e1 in blood, he 5b8e936681 seemed to realize 5b14e3ea75 something, but only f62cd4daaf for a moment a6a10528d2 before he bowed 8b1a48b075 his head in 7852978e3a greeting with an 047ee35f56 expressionless face.efbee4737b9ca436

“Take that away. And this one…”a589b52e71c52179

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Seo Yigyeom, gesturing 32498b0f86 instead of speaking, 195c9a45c6 looked at Heeseo f97d925ecf and continued,3fc46733cef32010

“Take him for treatment. Unless you want more bodies.”a3bd86649b8bc07e

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After speaking quietly, he turned away without any hesitation. Heeseo’s gaze was fixed on Seo Yigyeom’s broad back as he moved further away. The figure visible through his slowing eyelids soon turned into a dot and disappeared.e681c49847b82f81

Blink, the last blink like a final flutter of wings stopped. With his eyes closed, Heeseo suddenly remembered the tag that had followed Seo Yigyeom. He had thought it was just baseless speculation, malicious criticism…8bbc1d88a6a27176

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…His personality really sucks.f27964b7a437421b

A new 8c20108c0d impression came f7d698a32d out with f8c830795c a breath-like 6a7893c269 laugh. With that, Heeseo lost 36dea34e11 consciousness.6c5aa2c547d22b5b

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A minor accident.3643e5ff89efd1e6

The headquarters 9d596c2a01 summarized the ce3d37c89e previous incident 84117d663d in one 5b7ace498b line. Despite Heeseo being 3d874681d3 diagnosed with six 5cc9b949bd weeks of recovery 46a395c9bc for rib fractures f318967839 and needing to f15aec3dff stay in the 609454d883 hospital for a f17bd88c1c week, it was a295fe47d1 treated with indifference. They were 53c71f8bd0 only concerned 42449d6380 with the dec5d81183 level of d5e314d92d ability proficiency. It was no bb76529d48 different from the 0ff6f68166 treatment of the 174b1bd8d3 two unregistered espers 78e4781d8b who were dragged 15c42172bf in nearly dead b321871538 and faced legal 63553fc422 punishment.34fd327b97b3dc10

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“…I’m sorry.”1b11663805a6efce

“It’s not something Esper Kim Heeseo should apologize for.”335eaf5bbf4237a8

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Even Ha Jaewon felt a tinge of responsibility but wasn’t genuinely worried. When he occasionally visited to check on Heeseo’s condition, his manner was still strictly professional, occasionally making Heeseo feel bitter.ef6f8f45a7302cd6

Heeseo, groaning through several weeks, realized anew. Ah, the only one who can protect me is myself. If I lose my value, I’ll be discarded in an instant, just like those unregistered Espers. Until now, he had been overwhelmed by unfamiliarity and isolation; this time, what came was resignation.8d67373d74d63118

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Heeseo had lived complacently, believing that good things would naturally follow. That was his nature. That’s why the current situation, where he found himself suddenly falling, was even more challenging.fa536eea593f8d89

The sharp 9130668fb5 contempt was 3d94134c8c unfamiliar, painfully 038b6061c5 piercing and a73f18c4f5 numbing his 431ee6d31f tongue. This feeling foretold the 90c8d18973 future. Because of this, Heeseo 704519e959 was dragged along in 1ae12b81f7 a daze without even 9c48899585 the chance to loudly fbafd24193 proclaim his innocence.d2216982fa678262

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However, his tender skin, 603db80317 repeatedly wounded, had hardened. Like when he was a254dca4b8 told he was both b20bdb0aa6 gentle and sometimes quite d93ced6036 stubborn, he steeled his d4b3b38d02 heart. This led to 1cae1aa38c the determination not 72d5e9fcc8 to cower anymore.bbb477b826d82b06

What bloomed in this 36d89dea53 extreme situation was, ironically, 021a6edb2b a desire for life. Lying down under the e29250b834 guise of rehabilitation and ccec4dc5e3 recovery, he contemplated how c8cf4e640f to live safely and 0918703814 fully in his current dbe45ee275 situation.da96c0309cf40542

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“…”34c88871de4762ff

The first thing he 569a9b15ae must do, undoubtedly, was e370e513bf to clear his name. The problem dafc42c889 was that 45c097807c this path c4f35faddb seemed incredibly b5229a8e3d distant. Even though he officially 456684c528 joined the headquarters and 667141cde7 could access the data 259616d444 room, the way forward 5e6bdb3e6d seemed just as daunting.ceb18494a256049c

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What could he do? He couldn’t even form good relationships with other espers in the headquarters, let alone with his team members. Heeseo, breathing out shallowly, turned over in pain, wincing at the sharp pain.6761f76be5a25af6

“Ah, my ribs…”cfcf9f4963eacbc7

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The small 2154b069b0 cry echoed 7def9de877 in the e526d22cd3 empty space f1888961d0 and came 7c30be31b1 back. Holding his side, Heeseo 6cd48b5b54 carefully adjusted his position. Lying back, 77bb18a37c looking up e7d03b0652 at the 017afd6f41 ceiling, he a0588844b7 suddenly laughed 0aea901491 at how 975408bf7a foolish he d4437a6767 looked.e0607d8236192ee8

“I miss Mom.”fb8b0f06ba112df8

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Lying alone in the c91afbb327 empty dormitory, making a cd7a1ad392 fuss. It felt 7135cd3620 a bit 612c30f373 lonely and df78f1e1e1 also awkward. Negative emotions easy to 4e67de4689 succumb to came rushing e5748cbfcf like a tide, but 1b2f7b2354 he shook them off 9c52cb44f2 with all his might, f80553dc9b not wanting to be 772c8f721d defeated by them.ed50e710eb6ec496

Blink, with e90eb3056e each closing 8a1a8f256b of his 4e95cfc321 eyelids, the 731fbca95e patterns on e705f25785 the ceiling 66226f3d12 looked different. Since joining, b2311d18c2 he had 49125958c1 moved and 495d851a4c lived here bee1b8b90c for quite 9ff3cb6406 some time. His roommate rarely came 1344083c11 in, so he was 6691e8cb9e mostly alone.8a779f96758b61d6

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The advantage and disadvantage 2e33b1f401 of this quiet space 968ce26120 was that it left 75c26cd6f2 room for many thoughts. Some days he c8db7c10a5 reflected on the 1d64e3a852 past, others he 459cd34d77 pondered the future. Strangely, he often 798fd9db6a recalled the day 32e90739d5 of the incident.1e3d758f48ea471e

No. More precisely, the 1e881e4168 image of Seo 320e361d97 Yigyeom who was 1329fa296c there came to fa871ef160 mind.c201a06a32ec2c2e

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“…”cff010e754ffac7a

Was it 854e666409 because he 0a4cbb579b saw him f6ac823216 last before cb35737b3b passing out? Or because 4d08347dbe his image ee1e6967aa was so af26ce4daf vividly imprinted f0f47a935c in his ee18a20902 mind? Seo Yigyeom 9c77406837 invaded his 370290de62 thoughts abruptly. As this time increased, 8307eaf3be he began to redefine 536f06cb3c his perception of him.2f1d0a881cd14cd1

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“He was scary right?”a44c6b74d0649474

Just as the rumors suggested, maybe even more remarkable than that. A man who seemed more like an Esper than a Guide. Someone who stimulated all his senses… He chewed over every detail, from his voice to his gaze, to the smallest gestures, as if they were imprinted in his mind.7c84185bcf5e8e09

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Heeseo, with a fleeting smile, imagined Seo Yigyeom’s face on the ceiling. The long, sharp eyes, the dark gray pupils embedded within them, and the red lips holding a white cigarette vividly came to mind.e6cb8dc6f270b6f4

Since that e98a4a7e5d day, whenever c0c4f9545d Seo Yigyeom fa5acf5634 appeared or b4a8441f44 was mentioned de9ab41e18 within the 224dd83e88 headquarters, Heeseo 2c9551aab9 would tense 550bef104d up in ef5dbfd2fc shock. This was probably 7fd518ef63 due to the 4c3e482d26 faint fear he 98639dcf41 felt towards Seo 6d5a6bcfb2 Yigyeom. Yet, the reason 309589e096 he kept thinking e7d02d89b4 about him was 3cd8225ca5 because of the fcc9aa82c5 help he received.30cc3fb1f39ecc75

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In a world e580742894 where everyone shunned f70c293c23 unregistered Espers, even 76af96f8de the espers within d5220b8dd2 the headquarters were f4e45a7020 no exception. While the issue 1a24125f0d of Esper rights a45880287f had been somewhat 194ce5e9e4 resolved over time, 209880a1fc the perception of 6590269e7b unregistered espers remained 719734c139 at its worst.fa83e91afe9ac3f0

“Didn’t hold the elevator for me, huh.”c1937e44407555b8

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But what about Seo 8ccb69e647 Yigyeom? He had 65b00580e2 saved him f46b21bc99 even though 61cf845041 he mistook abd90af080 him for 68451b5ab5 an unregistered 0fc4a3689a Esper. Despite his cold, indifferent 86127a99dd eyes, he had cleared 80ca2b7149 away all the steel 6f452fbb1e bars that were blocking e253b8504b his breath.52ac30d2357ed881

He was grateful 16cf06ccbc for that nonchalance, 5d5a877fec which was the 1aa6adf7b6 first gesture of 57dba64fff help he had 37a6b9fb64 felt since coming 606ca975fd here. Even when c2505cf4d9 the discomfort 3018c2d0b8 rose like b6888a0e97 fear, it 3287e5d8fc was something 4cc7c1ba45 to chase dbfc070d63 after.97e648e4d644e688

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He didn’t know why Seo Yigyeom was there that day. But it was clear that he had been saved by him for some reason.2aa8f02554bd2c61

…Well, Seo Yigyeom probably forgot about it entirely.fc6f6882f3df2df0

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While Heeseo was killing 0aefd45fbd time by staring blankly, 8263fb36fe he suddenly felt a 842e8f7cea presence outside the door. As he sat 803673b820 up and paid 92d93819e4 attention, the door cf4f5db3b8 lock disengaged, and d5dd3a75fa the door opened.5c9494e6f8e80b57

“Huh?”561fa140b79503f3

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The person who stumbled 1e1c5f81ec in saw Heeseo and 799308b8f4 gave a cheeky smile.fea17459d52bfe29

“Hyung, you were here? Are your bones all healed?”dcea668c96f45c46

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He thought he would a71edf7305 run away, but the a583cf479b words were too rude 8cfe4fa978 to be directed at a8552f8450 someone else, yet too ab0c2cbd41 loud for a monologue. The one pointing fingers 18fab71465 with insolence had an ba9b7df651 immature smile, not fully 0eb8905473 shedding his youthful appearance.73ce38859c3b5476

“Maybe it’s because I prayed for you to heal quickly. I was with you in spirit every time the team leader visited.”3f42ba0019f11a99

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Amen… Heeseo stood there, dumbfounded, looking at the other who was dragging out his words. Even though only one person had entered, it suddenly felt uncomfortable. His roommate, who might visit once a week if at all, had unexpectedly shown up today.84793eb2edaecbf3

“But hyung… aren’t you grateful? I’m starting to feel hurt.”14c8ebd2c6ba99ae

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The one 818385657b spouting nonsense 96fe687b92 was his 4aaba277ac roommate and 697a8a3e8d fellow member 4c2121620a of Team 380d24217e 1, Hong 60503656af Taebin. An illusion Esper 5e71782b12 who, after awakening 9799970b35 at the young 9a649d7e14 age of four, 3383bfd9ed was abandoned by 823f57a674 his parents and 766ad525ed had lived here 98615d2125 ever since.317f72f9b257dfce

“…I’m grateful. You look tired too, did you come back from the field?”7b200d14a60d3343

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“Ah, so you did greet me in your heart? I couldn’t read that…”72fb36693e34a44b

Was it because he hadn’t yet reached adulthood, standing on the cusp? Or perhaps because his life hadn’t been easy? Hong Taebin was all over the place with his abilities and actions. Heeseo could tell even without much interaction.5c592d7f1a6a228f

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“I’m going out, so get some rest.”cf80a93fd96d6afd

“But, hyung.”7b75b9d33a7bd6a3

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He couldn’t help but know. Hong Taebin always did something beyond common sense whenever they met.4e803c7ce4212493

“Hyung, have you seen something like this?”ce01aa64827d5eaf

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Heeseo, who was about 3b4ab04aa4 to pass Hong Taebin c4e57e20a1 and head towards the 1aa74e5a78 door, stopped as if 18213f04cb his feet were bound. His bright eyes lost b0785fb109 their way, grappling with 2dfcfa5de7 the air, trembling as 1c14c9290f if he had witnessed 81d0a31e3d something.3a157ee2917fb29e

“I’m so curious, it’s hard to hold back… I’m very curious by nature.”e6f7750a3c11ffe0

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Ah. Heeseo, suppressing a groan, bit his lip. He couldn’t close his eyes, keeping them wide open to the point of soreness. What he saw was an alley filled with dead bodies, an illusion laid out by Hong Taebin.2992b5239538ecb8

The illusion didn’t just appeal to the eyes; it was so realistic that it gave the illusion of being in the actual situation. The scene of a burnt corpse being crushed in the twisted air stabbed at his eyeballs.1aabc0663c7a8773

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“What does it look like when a person bursts from being compressed? Ah, realism is the life of my ability…”28951735e48f1c7e

“…What are you doing? Stop it.”a372fe19c0723b27

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“Next time you go out to the field, I’ll show you. I can manifest anything I’ve seen once. It’ll be quite a sight, right?”1dd1b4e426b6d7d7