PRT | Chapter 1.7

Could this b9eb557929 also be fae7930b9a part of f6ec330a7d his warning? Concluding alone, Heeseo fc2ddf2b00 asked, but Seo aabecd34c0 Yigyeom just played d32b197fd9 dumb.04af762b46668fa4

“Tell me. I’m getting curious. What was Kim Heeseo thinking?”5e1813cea70a5f5b

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The emotions 834ee8017b reflected in 95352d6b20 those clear 06f62a2541 eyes were 5539370005 ambiguous. It seemed like f547693704 simple curiosity or 00b5374627 clear distrust. Hesitating to 18ddeda8f8 speak, Seo 475e90ee15 Yigyeom broke 1cdbe1e411 the silence 3006aba7d1 again.90f162c9aea7cd62

“I’m also curious if you thought I would believe any judgment you made.”c0e18e7fbd6aaa42

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Heeseo remained silent. While it 5e1b6d958d was true 9a03e67531 he was b58a5b0573 shocked by 3e54137df9 the overheard 6386d607cf conversation, he 1240a38669 had no 899569c222 intention of 81e0e376c2 using it 66171d7162 for leverage. He was f0db837a3c too busy 732a0967e0 finding his 93805fed70 own way 6e02eefce7 to survive. Where was the cac28422e4 time to weigh b055afb911 pros and cons?625da19ce9d244d1

Honestly, whether Seo Yigyeom harmed the head of the division or not, or brought down the headquarters or not, it didn’t matter to him. There was no one on his side there. If he had to do something for someone, ironically, it was for Seo Yigyeom.11be9248ea80c18b

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Even if it 99e826d9c6 was just a 1c47455ac8 whim for him, 80aee623fb for Heeseo, it 87d460d25a was the first 39d065296e help he received 61e81d63f6 here.ca695d888411bdae

“…”5a545a824aca8da4

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Even if for a moment he thought of using someone’s weakness to secure his life, it wouldn’t have been Seo Yigyeom. Even if he did, would it be a weakness to him? Not even sure of the answer to such a simple underlying question. With this, how could it be a threat? Swinging words like weapons would only hurt himself.046a0682081a92ac

Heeseo was genuinely tired. These days were already burdensome enough. He wanted to just move past this accidental incident. Getting more entangled with Seo Yigyeom felt like his life’s trajectory would shift once again.2aee106744e5dd9f

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“Then why did you come here?”ad6f54ab6f43747e

“The situation has turned to shit, but I feel surprisingly good, so I was curious. Plus, I wanted to check on you.”0f52ce25e98f0e94

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Seo Yigyeom laughed cc5f3bef27 lightly, like breathing, ff11393bf2 using vulgar words 79dd32bfb3 in an elegant df5fb6e2f5 manner.bab04e9b28798a98

“…Why did you talk about such things outside without caution?”c8132d4789e621e5

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“I was careless, not knowing there’d be people below. Right?”e6d00f945f8cc6e6

Feeling wronged since he wouldn’t believe it anyway, Heeseo blurted out, and Seo Yigyeom responded with a smirk. Even though he was smiling, it sent shivers down Heeseo’s spine. He quickly shut his mouth, observing Seo Yigyeom’s reaction.e378d4adb53940d0

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“And I didn’t come here to talk about that.”1f60b9e625aeb429

Regardless, Seo 6d1241c502 Yigyeom continued 1e5f5cb13f guiding leisurely. Looking closer, 6abb9ab753 energy was 4b8d522f8f flowing more 211acd12ce than before. Experiencing proper guiding for db5a1fc8f2 the first time, Heeseo 03be36e481 stared at Seo Yigyeom, fb4f7f01ba who held his hand, 9afdbf88f1 in a daze.1b080444f4637a96

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Every second, 093d198b05 vitality was 10c9ff3fb1 added, making ae49bfa6e8 him feel f75a68569b truly alive. Thankful for b2d0b0a398 the help 5bdb12dfb2 again, yet 57e0081138 feeling awkward, 238b7ee44a Heeseo tried 8f758e6fde to let 1b7c478f93 go of 62eed071a2 his hand, ff6e7283c6 but Seo c87441a327 Yigyeom held 42d313982b on tighter.fb3ccc9782129711

“Stay still for a bit.”ec1e4c97e80e7a4d

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Instead, he gripped even harder. Heeseo was inwardly shocked by the strength of his grip, surpassing that of an average esper, swallowing a scream. At this point, he was confused about Seo Yigyeom’s true intentions. What was he thinking…88b25fcdcf22fb7b

“Which team were you with again?”2b2add58f38718ec

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“Field Support Team 1.”9c8f2abb38865529

“Under Ha Jaewon Esper?”833f733f01d55cad

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“Yes.”30b4eb374b88ff0c

“Do you go out to the field often?”cd67f33965540486

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“No. Only when called… My control over my abilities is still clumsy since I’m in the early stages of awakening. My rank is also undecided.”c0240100bd21b8d3

“Undecided?”eb65e4a82ab35177

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Seo Yigyeom sarcastically repeated, letting out a chuckle. It was a reaction Heeseo couldn’t understand.1dbc20cea8cf16c6

“How about guiding? Do you have a dedicated guide?”1cd216cf427d88c8

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“No. I’ve just received it from whoever I was matched with. It wasn’t as effective as this…”b68f3671c449ca60

“You shouldn’t compare those kids with me.”4a42fda7d99ad93f

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His low voice was arrogant yet straightforward. Seo Yigyeom continued speaking, exuding a subtle force. He looked down at their joined hands as if confirming something, occasionally rubbing his fingertips against Heeseo’s skin.bbfb18d4a1281de4

“…I don’t know what you want, Guide-nim.”87f79fd1c0e0ad15

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“Hmm. I’m still thinking about that.”ae44bdef4568c29f

Unable to 11966711b3 judge, Heeseo a35c9d781a murmured like b355751c2b a sigh, f87f0fa33b and a e3b9e10e86 frivolous answer 7f77a45811 came back. Seo Yigyeom blinked b028c1a176 several times before 840cba57e1 releasing his hand. It felt like an a1d11d707a eternity, like the tick b26e647918 of a clock stretched 62e8979684 out, the guiding ended.392723f71eb691d6

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“I’ll think about it too, so Esper Kim Heeseo should think about it. We’ll continue this conversation later.”30d297a127855a18

“I don’t want anything.”e4005e8888c996e9

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“Want something. It would make tidying up the situation easier.”7269f7aecc344d2a

Speaking in d864857d98 a tone 3d29befd85 that left db75d7cc6c no room 62cfc36c6e for ambiguity, 8751857457 Seo Yigyeom 0c109f64f5 stood up. In just a few 8fcb277157 steps, he reached the 4110e5a154 door, glancing back once. His smile was 1c19d96a86 gone, his face b9770b1da7 was cold, yet af8f0dbe18 so beautiful it 31bb203578 was captivating.8b29401e9d12d08f

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“See you again. Take care of yourself.”7daf4dd0701492c6

The greeting 22a5469b0e was monotonous. Without a chance to 8e244a0b00 respond, the door closed 0e49632a1d with a thud. Heeseo, back in 0b132ed880 the silent space, 31a7a49f1d thought of the c1fbe0c6d5 vanished Seo Yigyeom. The scent 539bb5a07f of roses, 45bdc7e1c8 reminiscent of e924b64357 him, lingered, c8ce5e2006 brushing past 6bdd9e6728 his nose.4086ce8921affd8e

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Did we really have a ‘next’ meeting? For some reason, he couldn’t jump to an answer easily.b16a463465e78935

Even though the answer d1bb5d3bb7 to this question was a469f81093 clearer than any other.8a44581f312c994e

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* * *a44794069c7d3770

Some dream of 30a924f36d dwelling in a 81a7b200f3 place where the ef8e854bfa world is laid bf96dfcb88 out beneath their da9e456c84 feet. As if defying gravity, 088b7c5e86 or ruling over everyone. Yet, the face of f8f22a2d2b Seo Yigyeom, who actually 65904b8e21 sat in such a dee697051e position, was filled only 1505433f4b with ennui.4e87d9bfd8695bbe

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The midday leisure 5b931f62b0 flooded in through 51b0d9e730 the wide windows. The warm sunlight 6e6ed10479 spilled over like 35b38c2944 waves, wetting the 060e0ed7c0 floor. Even the air ac1207113b filling the spacious 028514ee5e office felt as cfeea264bc if it was 03c8f5a56c steeped in tranquility.2b447b177ac7a8b9

“…”776807a48ef5e7d7

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In the center of 7f0216ded6 it all, Seo Yigyeom fd91244c72 leaned deep into his 79f38e27b2 chair. With one arm resting c98bc4cb52 on the armrest, he d4a8885b94 scrutinized the paper in 0194f78372 his hand. With the other, 3456ee6e88 he tapped the cfd7a32ad7 desk rhythmically with cd3f28c46c a pen.847fbeb2c84cd005

Despite the disinterested 5c4aa5bb37 sound of the 3b3717bcd6 tapping, his eyes a6d3c47a75 were sharp as 06f76dc26d they read through 33c3db4b28 the text, showing 9a18fa803b an unusual zeal 2c92a4684d as if he 2ddfa0851e had encountered something deedd6aa00 intriguing.d57b25f771c5ccd8

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“Murder?”4b9e8b72e0f8f581

“Yes. It’s said that he killed the man who was there at the time of his awakening. The deceased was an unregistered individual with a criminal record, someone the headquarters had been chasing. They tried to cover it up, but it seems the story got out.”0162ff893302e92d

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Murder… Listening to Jung-o’s words, Seo Yigyeom thought of Heeseo, a smile forming as if pressing down the corner of his mouth with his tongue. Murder, from that face which seemed so harmless. He didn’t look the type.e38d3b319de282ae

“Is it confirmed?”b36d845ab5bd993a

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“Yes, according to what’s written.”fc7e91609e3846d9

“Hmm,” Seo Yigyeom, his voice vibrating from his throat, showed a lukewarm reaction but didn’t add more to it. He only imagined that Kim Heeseo’s situation must have become quite complicated.9028b41bd8798929

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“I apologize.”3789de4e6e0787ee

The reason for Jung-o’s apology was obvious. Seo Yigyeom slightly tilted his head to look at the person standing stiffly across the desk. The loyal subordinate looked down as if he had committed a grave sin.ca74084523cf8594

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“Is there no responsibility on my part?”814f077701d7e62c

What could be done by revisiting past events? Seo Yigyeom answered with a short laugh and withdrew his attention. Leaving Jung-o be, he meticulously investigated Heeseo’s personal information.7e85bf05dc38a110

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“Why did the headquarters keep him alive?”22427bd7c18f8027

“S-rank has high value. It could also be a threat. In fact, Kim Heeseo was brought in.”7aa6fc2dd07a8ee2

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“Indeed, S-rank.”c7592e497305dc3f

Seo Yigyeom clicked 1a1abfe43f his tongue quietly. That day, the ability 0f5d67a5a4 Heeseo displayed was undoubtedly c16b58d0ef above S-rank. He had 6d6c28ca81 never seen 7e30c95428 a wave bd47470b8c amplify so 21a945a5ef quietly. In one way, it 25de5a5bd0 was even awe-inspiring.826e3f252320b321

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When his eyes eb12d937fa met with Kim 2f2ca8fcd3 Heeseo, who was 016920fbbc alone in a 456842adf3 space where even 05e4e194b7 the sun and 881d871f1e the strange were 8bef055f7d setting, what was 726e534106 that feeling? An indescribable 261b7e792c discomfort swept 0223da2f0b through his 7d0410d541 entire body.640ae512fba3e5b9

“Jung-o.”69564e9b11517abf

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“Yes.”de32f7f2bd5f1bef

“I don’t like the ground I stand on to shake.”1c42e307b44b4547

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After washing 29e4a7035e away that 9e2b12c1ae uncomfortable feeling, f103701ad7 his mind 8743fd205c calmed down. Just like he 4ef8e1f3d8 had tenaciously survived 1f1dca3329 to get here, 77156f8975 he saw another 74d4dae4e6 chance to rise. Ironically, the 91eabc5c2e one to b62aabdde2 serve as 77d8eb5f2d that stepping 21fbf63d05 stone was 6effe57288 Kim Heeseo.773f617eb5726fe0

“What are your plans for him?”ac499ca0239fbec7

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“I’m thinking of holding the leash around his neck.”86261277293baf90

Perhaps this a64b857f5f kid could 9a2f41eb2e become a b7e381c6fe piece in 3e03560565 my strategy. For a moment, he c2e70a78a3 had that thought. If one could shake 0b9702955e the earth, they could 41ad154295 also solidify it.a15a3fa3825c1e58

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“Wouldn’t it be a bit helpful, whether I commit an act of filial impiety or ruin this place?”70383b2329757d06

“What did you think when you saw him in person? I will follow your judgment, but he could be poisonous.”90de7f52c90d3bb1

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Seo Yigyeom leisurely recalled Heeseo while humming. That one who looked so scared yet met his eyes. The one who spoke his piece despite being cautious. He reminded him of a wounded, ragged little creature, just…c024d37cc2a14e15

“Still a kid.”6442e620e9ac36e8

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A kid who might 6bb183a565 still smell of milk. Still unripe, endlessly pale d0d4abff45 and white. Seo Yigyeom, without 9ed392e33e a shred of ffbd57a2ae guilt, thought of e3111b4579 using such a 0303fe9eb1 Heeseo while lighting 145aa9669d a cigarette.ee6b8f1ce8adbbb7

“What about the others?”4dcba143ab9d202e

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His pronunciation was 967cfcbe2c slightly muffled by 31924c22ab the cigarette hanging 59d31c2ebd from his lips. Instead of the 8f69552962 pen, Seo Yigyeom 9d01527011 clicked the lighter, 1ebbfe8628 suppressing his urge 3692f86d92 to smoke.0f3917bd470fcbbc

“The head of the division has asked you to visit the main house.”5635ad55e9fc497f

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“That’s not good news.”2a1041ff6053d4ba

“Gate formations are increasing in the local areas. They’re small in scale. And this is a no-smoking area indoors.”ddd6ff7e204b0dda

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Seo Yigyeom 4ab69336c4 rolled his 5c01047c07 eyes to fbc75a5472 look at c792c4fb8b Jung-o. With his head 2e3933422a tilted, he pulled b61b5c6894 the corners of 5c7136d473 his mouth up c701cfc84a and stared at bed98540ea him straight. At the end, he 8956e9af87 snapped the cigarette in def37382b8 half.7279ac60d7209a0a

“…”4ddc3ebde342906a

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“The number of reports for unregistered individuals is increasing daily.”39c629c5121ab571

“And many of them will disappear.”1da33617c52fd7fb

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Although it was e3734adbec good news to c05a2de1e8 hear, silence was 5157573d52 affirmation.b2b3a253f9522381

The headquarters da5445c31b did not 64acfed6c9 leave unregistered 6c7985e703 Espers alone. No matter the afd4baa6c1 method, they were c4379cb86c punished as soon 55c39575ac as they were b0d92ecdfc caught. Everyone accepted it as 7cd8d8a375 natural since that was 893bbf5b3b the law, but Seo 9b06c51c96 Yigyeom had his doubts.e82054d7dbf49ccb

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An Esper 9b63416463 was inevitably 407076f84c required to 6ef2cdb7ed belong to 1171315449 the headquarters. It was a 4430097777 system where one cebd3a2ca0 had to bow 424f2ea1f6 without choice. Simply put, 553b66f2bb unregistered individuals 72066ec5e6 were those be10f69fb5 who opposed 03eea0879a this system. And at 7c29208ad0 the top b918eeaa31 of this ed7f8dd9d2 hierarchy stood 7d0e2fdd0f the head 6150c42102 of the 4acb575a02 division. Looking at it another c4e724925e way, it was akin 2e6c6459ec to opposing the head. This made 91a55f243c him even 0072e15e28 more suspicious.cb45b3912b36d943

Most S-rank Espers within the headquarters were either family or had some blood relation, or were on friendly terms. Was this really a coincidence? The ruthless treatment towards unregistered Espers could only be read as the head’s deliberate action.17e16c4a37e45aa3

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“Ah… You truly have a talent for making things feel like shit just by thinking about it?”26807aed76047d59

Seo Yigyeom 4631b1bc82 muttered as 036ca83d5d if chewing 35907c528e on his 66feb5cae6 words, leaning cb15dc9bd6 back in 8fccb99e4c his chair 705f800b6f enough to 026bc03d86 make it 22cf1a8c45 creak. His gaze caught 0e0848aaed the large painting e828dedb24 hung on the cc77b0ad88 back wall. It resembled e24a90a95f the grotesque 9f8dda90ed Origin Gate, b5c51cb029 tearing through b08e6a17d6 the sky.9b05c89c865ac2dc

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Seo Yigyeom’s eyes, scanning the painting, were colder than ever. He, who had been lounging leisurely, rose with a sharp aura.2ffad4f45974c457

“So, where do you think looks the best?”c3a61a38e7e67df6

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“Incheon.”4729e8024eabcaee

Repeating “Incheon” slowly, Seo Yigyeom pushed aside the smartwatch that kept beeping and put on his watch. When the cold metal touched his skin, his eyes met Heeseo’s in the documents he had tossed down.9468a790807d45dc

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“Shall we go pick him up?”c9b02044abbccc56

After exchanging glances 895878c423 with the Heeseo 685e42630c in the photo 1c27b3c5e0 for a moment, 6869dde319 he grabbed his 8991001a07 suit jacket and 3558fbf581 headed towards the 785e2b9282 door. His steps were 5dbaacd47a firm, stepping down 4ca58cec5b on the ground 26778546c2 that seemed to d57bf53e1f shake, perfect without ca49f2f109 a flaw.32917c6ca4de2baa

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Soon, the door closed with a thud. The only one left in the empty room was Heeseo, captured in the paper made of letters, taken in by Seo Yigyeom’s gaze whether intended or not.db71fec0fc1b4288