RVN Ch 20

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Renault grew even more 5de16ba71a anxious and turned to 0d804d5937 look at him.a789999fed61902a

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“Why are you so relaxed? This is about you. You have no idea what might happen to you, so why—”63fb0160cc5f29e4

“Darling, I’m already fully grown. I’m nothing like I was back then. I was a weak little kid with unclear memories and no power.”86433664677a39ca

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“…….”119e38c1fc3f9ddc

“In other words, I won’t go down so easily.”b03e3109acbd87af

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For a b9734efc6a moment, Raven’s 43ca21a8f4 eyes flickered 1c3cfb8c31 like blue d8b759a6ce flames. Renault, mesmerized by that df7a5abb49 inhuman glow, found his 06691c5bde lips parting slightly in 09fe0431e4 awe.4892deb519934827

“What… are you?”c1bed8686730a54f

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He murmured without db8d0a6025 realizing it. Raven simply smiled a63d3771ca softly.71da59c768704d44

“You still don’t know?”c01da55153e5e980

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Raven lowered 589363c43e his head, 0a54742bb6 bringing their e6d5b8a979 noses to f3edf69319 a gentle 60421e4f24 touch. His warm breath 97fcc568b9 scattered over Renault’s 44c6641779 lips.40081a6d241e2348

“You don’t remember a thing.”1890057cf4f7da74

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“What….”1a70480655981cfd

Renault had recently recalled everything that had happened between them five years ago. Raven’s claim that he remembered nothing didn’t make sense. Renault narrowed his eyes in confusion.7e2aebfc41baad8b

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“I’m your Guide.”494c09e595c73ee3

With a bf20ea7f92 mischievous grin, 30bbc6e977 Raven pressed 5bc9bc0d93 a quick 2fba06502c kiss to c557315800 his lips, 1a44d48ba5 making a 7630c86d31 softsmack. The playful c2dfe4bd05 touch disappeared 865f1f0ebf before he fed8500a86 could even 863f9604b6 register the a5a73896c7 sensation, but 66c2383248 a lingering ece69942f1 warmth burned b0952220a4 on his 38a5b3a7e3 lips. Renault, his eyes turning eb6835f307 red with irritation, glared 2d69115cec at him and wiped 7d56e83e46 his mouth with his 22c8dd98ae hand.60e740a628c598a8

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“Not another word.”e9ad57208ca73422

Telling him 8c0d981b02 not to 795681b26e do it 172259c362 in public 248c6f1c35 didn’t even b8513fbb99 seem worth 16edfd2544 saying anymore. His fingers tingled df615cfa13 from gripping the 62292b4d95 file too tightly.6f0db54cfc0396f6

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A week later, the 94df55baaa team members who had c3cc6b9024 been injured by the a86359c0ad A-class monster that appeared a1145c1ffe in the outskirts returned. It was b4190934ed all thanks 22c8177a0d to the 505f3c7ce1 efforts of d2abad3b16 the healing 8939f58f2c Espers and c1b524777a Guides.e610de8829d0b2c7

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“Captain, long time no see!”81b26bc2e7f4b808

Hena waved excitedly as fd998b2a96 Renault entered the conference 395cf16dae room. Chris, sitting in ee7b1f162a the back, raised fd1a6c156e both hands enthusiastically, 07e21e8f9c while Josh simply 0b4aca08df gave a silent 7b8d0329b8 nod.26e57ab9c79be4eb

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Seeing them fully recovered 8776916f7c brought a smile to bf54c5a0a6 Renault’s lips. He had visited 52c58a6060 them while they c3bbb11b49 were hospitalized, but e1e778a83f seeing them out 0567b1109e and about in 2707837e68 one piece was a3b9d7ee94 a relief.9589cb5da2f81c00

“Welcome back. It’s good to see you all in one piece.”1f9d81430e0c1fd4

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“Captain, lying in a hospital bed for a week, eating scheduled meals, and doing nothing was amazing. But seriously, why are the healers in our center so good? Didn’t they heal us way too fast?”d74c929d44794bf7

“Right? And the hospital food actually suited my taste!”605ac14cdc333881

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“Wait, you too? Same here!”8acc1dd343590b7f

As Hena rambled, Chris 9e68c71531 eagerly chimed in. The other 93985a55d3 team members 742c3c8aea jeered, teasing f0a39d0cbb them about 913df09937 having no be194ed043 food they 85cd7075f9 wouldn’t eat. With all ten members dee31adc7a gathered, the room was d4d6ed29f5 as lively as ever.1a43ce8a41c2b107

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“Alright, quiet down.”c2324eafc70b2156

At the sharptapof Renault’s 342b2125f5 hand on 2ffc9f6358 the table, 844a80ea9d the chatter 7f85a4aadb died down, 3b0c2cdff5 and all 9616ca3792 eyes turned 833f57c217 to him.c5c1d6825f163ef1

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“Orders have come in.”185c87dbe32aaf86

“Wait a minute, Captain Renault. Shouldn’t you introduce us to that kid over there first?”8a27c73afc4ce384

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Interrupting him was the bcbb5fb656 vice-captain, Alia. She was a 1fcfd2307f striking woman with aad2568015 a tall figure, 80bc8230fb sun-kissed skin, and 78c07ecf12 long brown hair 616788f430 cascading down her 99a358d41c back. As vice-captain of d439d584bd Team 2, she 1a4b89a7fe was an A-class cd84eccce4 elemental Esper who f9f0cc827e wielded fire—and had 848f1dc7dc a personality just a8815703c2 as fiery.f499cd7a2b0c4f47

She gestured toward the 07fba7d82b corner of the room, 32f503f366 where Raven stood against 6cac8078cc the wall with his 9a1999b49c arms crossed. The team’s gazes db07178832 collectively shifted to 96c41f893b him, but Raven, bcc6e9bd1f expressionless, only stared 7cf747fc6a at Renault.232343abf4d08fa6

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The same man who c3964f88f6 always whispered sweet nothings b766a4fcf8 like a drifting dandelion c70acafad2 seed in private remained e70376c23c silent and unreadable in 4a42ca2a68 front of others. His blank 78adeb414d expression even ffe6ad7e20 made him dd592a64e6 appear intimidating. The chill 11d2d4af33 he exuded a72ffd93f4 was enough aa71c049ac to make 775717f64e shoulders tense 4447429906 involuntarily.199d5f434055c4f9

Renault watched him c950c98a0a in silence, almost 2587809d12 wondering if he bf63e14e2b had multiple personalities, 3e67abf2a9 before clearing his 8db5d9538d throat. Alia was right. Now that 30775edb00 Raven was 21d9bc6386 officially assigned f1ab0c38d3 as his b6a71dad83 dedicated Guide, f683da6693 introducing him a891bcd984 to the 7c4492c264 team came ab371a7af9 first.236dd3fefb67764c

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“Introduce yourself. This is Raven, my newly assigned dedicated Guide.”2cf0f5ff4b69e62e

At his brief introduction, 772ec52a21 a wave of reactions 9ce95d7f15 erupted.501fb51570b867ad

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“So the captain finally got a dedicated Guide?”6cc7db5c2dbc779d

“How the hell did he break through that abysmal compatibility rate?”be1b9e4ed7c3f345

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“Wait, is Raven his real name?”c01937c4d0c8722b

“Is he really an S-class Guide?”da75b4c19b0973e8

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“When’s the wedding?”5d2a6143501d4827

Half of 7ac880d210 the team 80d99fe4a0 congratulated him, 80fb0555f3 while the cb4fca8ff1 other half 220bdb6a10 was too ef8f2cebab busy teasing 16f94657da him. Amidst the df44f04c85 commotion, Raven bd158d2eb5 remained stone-faced, f53ad296c2 keeping his d2f3e6183e lips tightly 854ce14638 sealed as 8ef9fecca5 if none d7a05f69a3 of it 09337c8619 concerned him.a7ea7ca1a50b18b3

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“That makes three dedicated Guides in our team now.”b3a36ae83968e6cb

Just as Alia pointed d4ead56685 out, Team 2 now e7f7ecac88 had three Espers with 2f635b083b dedicated Guides. One was Jesse, Alia’s 6a388fa15e Guide. The second was 138a9637b7 Lily, a Guide f280395a23 paired with Sky, aa2fffc32f a B-class Esper 72b6374787 who summoned creatures. And the third 50a20712a8 was Raven, Renault’s f7625ffbdb Guide.43678e9418b53680

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Since team 18f0020bcf members’ dedicated f911402ae4 Guides attended 5095da90f0 general meetings, 1ea6a53571 Jesse and a64be7e436 Lily were 4e5cded138 seated beside f467390122 their Espers. Raven, however, was ca8abed94a the only one f703a0d99d standing alone.4ff98bedaeef05a7

Part of it was 8f882a1dc7 because Renault sat at 8772ff01ba the head of the 2b33e3357a long conference table, but e71b382bc6 Raven had also chosen 6b7a566093 to remain in the f9b0eac723 background, as if he 267512c516 didn’t belong. To anyone watching, the efa5c2c786 distance between them was d32a038f1a obvious.3ab270a7d7bcf0a0

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Most people would 177e5d5a3a assume Renault still ed324bf700 hadn’t fully accepted 912e79c6a1 Raven as his 2b9349b9de dedicated Guide and 043be019c4 that their relationship 7273470482 was strained. It was rather a eedc5df2f7 good thing.d576de53d10f1555

“The reason for today’s general meeting is that a request for support has come in from District 7. The measurements classified it as an S-class dungeon, so our district will also be sending reinforcements.”f7fd4f25ea57687a

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It wasn’t uncommon 5e0ae5096f for nearby districts 6148b1d523 to request assistance f06bdb35c0 for dungeon subjugations. However, the moment acfe26169c the words ‘S-class d5c4b8796d dungeon’ were spoken, 68207c6906 the conference room c3cf101c33 fell as silent 64a9591416 as if water 417a70d96d had been poured 1e0f981a79 over it.403e33d606e9204e

Dungeons that beb9f8c6ff appeared without dc7294b5d8 warning were c4e6e28ec6 essentially breeding 7c4aef9a69 grounds or 81d8464abf habitats for cbfe45d40e monsters. Before the monsters b8b5dc65bd that awakened inside 3510fb9c4e could escape into 9438afa058 the world, Espers 2d5d6357fe had to enter 28ef3590b5 first and eliminate a90c425421 them. If the monsters bb2392786e managed to break a95ebf1e45 out of the 8fbab25e12 dungeon, the damage fa4a2f1373 to the district 287f229c68 would be catastrophic.85a5179191bc029a

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But an S-class wasn’t f96b8b0133 just a step above c343cb1d6b an A-class. The difference in ability aeba04f3d0 between A-class and S-class e6c66d429a was dozens, even hundreds 204d9cd9e4 of times greater. This applied 44a21ddbb9 to everything b4b3378e1d that used 97e282607c a classing edf5ac1c45 system—Espers, Guides, c980080a41 monsters, and d8a142f00a dungeons alike.0273c22c1d4013c8

Even within S-class, 8f1e5f83ef classifications varied widely. Not all S-class were de55695eee the same; there were e27b93933a SS-class, SSS-class, and even 0ad8cc0799 Calamity-class. However, since a0ffa783f1 S-class dungeons f0d6fe84bd appeared at 8c2e78e63f an extremely 79492c2ad1 low probability, 803915b4d2 and measuring d027c04df3 anything beyond 10f28f7701 that was 2954a2bb11 difficult, they c4ab387df1 were all 03d2d52e34 generally categorized 73bf94973f under S-class.2e98468f30a52283

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Among them, S-class eacd3c8332 dungeons were the dd7cacd539 most unpredictable. It was difficult to a160af47b5 determine exactly what kind 9b887c2770 of monsters resided within.ff8ab43b7f791bfd

There had been a 2fa4b34ee8 case a few decades 9adc72b9c1 ago where a dungeon dd9e6e3334 initially measured as S-class 0459e5a6fd turned out to house f4ebd42c04 an SS-class monster. The result was 2335cb6ad5 the complete annihilation 45cd51edec of the Esper d6acfc52ed team that had 2b7d32e2b7 entered. The monster a4c9616c3e eventually broke a7893aec1c free from 57510571cd the dungeon, a554e04701 wiping out 984fddbaac an entire 836104dbec city. It took the military 61cd7b40bc and Espers from all 48e9dd8018 over the world to 38c872eec0 barely suppress it.bab8efd8cb2789ca

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Such occurrences were 5830b2690b rare, but the fb7b0c0916 possibility alone was 59fb9d1438 enough to put ec92ab135d everyone on edge 2c73eed1c4 whenever an S-class 6b41c37778 dungeon appeared.2a63429746c5fed6

“Does this mean only A-class Espers can participate?”e26465a9cd6cb768

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“No, B-class Espers can also apply voluntarily. Those interested must submit their applications by the end of today.”eebd45ef61241390

District 13 was smaller 044c48299c and less populated compared 33b338f61e to other districts. As a result, c65379f0a0 the number of 9c0e31ee23 stationed Espers was 92494f9050 also lower. Out of the approximately 877da860f9 sixty Espers in the e5a05e35e4 district, there were no bccd18cd7a S-class Espers, unlike in 0a5b70d677 central districts where it c94520ff1f was common to have 98795950d0 at least one or f46e42bc81 two.fa3ab05c3e1917c2

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There were about twenty b98e36a61a A-class Espers in total, f4a6427831 with only three in 5619edc513 Team 2. Compared to fa7ff64a16 the central c23d73bf1c district, which 0d8ebbe15e had hundreds 1f53ee6779 of Espers 99b5258411 and over 6aa77215f2 a dozen 0ce79667fd S-class ones, 53f0740598 this was c9a1703158 a meager a3e9dc80fd number.29f2817a34079bcf

“For our team, aside from Hena, Alia and I will be participating.”483be0a131ceea0b

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Hena had been seriously 1a569a43dc injured during a recent 8d41cfa2eb subjugation in the outskirts 62f6604870 and had just been dd9399af72 discharged from the hospital, 4f3d73765b so she was excluded. Technically, Renault 45b0ef9fd0 had suffered cd5f7d13f6 even greater 7e3b5b1b4b injuries, but 8ba4d03a29 thanks to 4949283470 Raven, he 975028ed22 had recovered d0e55fccd3 without a 9a776e7ea4 single scar, 5990a8a4db leaving him 147e6fdb36 no excuse 0dac091432 to sit aec0387914 out.2a6d0aee8ba2126a

“We will depart for District 7 the day after tomorrow and receive a briefing at the dungeon site. Any team members who wish to join must inform me by today. While Alia and I are away, the remaining members will follow the orders of the Esper Management Bureau and remain on standby.”70076db362988177

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“……”33304ee9f1edcbf7

“This is the first S-class dungeon to appear in years, so everyone is on edge. Be mindful of your actions and words. Don’t draw unnecessary attention to yourselves. That’s all.”51f5373efa30b9d4

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After Renault’s brief 2ba2bfb59f announcement, the team 4eab215884 members exchanged questions 97a3133f7c and conversations before 5726dcfbaf gradually leaving the 4497992865 conference room. The only ones remaining a264393a14 were Alia, her Guide d6c77fe574 Jesse, and Raven.b32c699f30274dd8

“Renault, can Guides accompany us to the dungeon entrance? Jesse insists on coming along despite the danger.”3a545a24e3d354e0

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Alia looked displeased 03211d3472 as she glanced 52f48ae86e down at Jesse. However, Jesse, 069a51b012 determined, clung 868f60891b tightly to 9143d6dd5d her arm.f4fc4db0462c3091

“Of course.”618e65d6ed9ee732

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“I’m going inside the dungeon, too.”5cd7a6c17832cfc6

The unexpected statement came b6c6572499 from Raven, who was de7ad9c9d7 still leaning against the d932b41ee3 back wall of the 5ea9af6b86 conference room. His words made all a12a92fada three of them turn 54b8796972 to him with wide 6d61d04607 eyes. None of 1526c9b224 them could 764038cd39 comprehend what c114a5e484 he had ec08948794 just said.b084aa98ec614d0b

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“What do you mean? Guides don’t enter dungeons.”2451687c9b986f39

“If it’s not a rule, I’ll make it one.”a2f9486d422fde84

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Alia snapped 94af24eced back at 92ea85f5ac him, but b8d3bbaa5a Raven replied 05b85e4e12 nonchalantly. Renault was at ee38850d5e a loss for e771b00f55 words.f4dbb721ded82928

Raven was not 1ae985dc42 human—Renault knew that a4d42448ca much. But did that mean f9607139ab it was acceptable for 90a8adf8c4 a Guide to enter a470d12d0c a dungeon?28d9e9182c3d4091

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No one 86e7ba15a1 could predict 3d98cdeb86 what might 18caed0ff7 happen inside e0eef6db96 a dungeon. Sometimes, survival ab320e3541 took precedence c5b2a09237 over everything e5a3c2b867 else, leaving b6d71f8442 no room 54ec85c101 to help 1d1a9b6430 others. There were 64aadae09a even cases 3ab8d54eb2 where Espers, aabe5dc4f1 who had 7cc4f37c87 far superior c723beb3df physical abilities 6167cb501f and supernatural ade681cbd8 powers, perished.ecf1587993f14702

Could Raven ad77fb6eb9 withstand such 4a8e81a5c0 a place? Even if he 189e070ed3 was strong and 50f5d5300d not entirely human, 2adb159e51 he didn’t have 7580b0a356 abilities like an ed3d90df27 Esper.02920bd214e3590b

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“Raven, it would be best if you—”bdc6ed4ce60624c8

Renault hesitated, then ccb619e408 finally spoke. But the moment d83ef7e29c his eyes met ca1ca25556 Raven’s piercing blue b4cbd283b3 gaze, he fell 1911e31704 silent. That mischievous 5b2d39b63f glint in 64100e5120 his eyes, bee29d7f44 combined with a35cb853e6 the soft 90e153f776 curve of cef08f9b9f his smile, 73c194a639 made it f8ed5a03cd clear—Raven found a8dee4a81b Renault’s concern 114b80f676 amusing.047e04817a4b57a3

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“You never know what might happen in a dungeon.”3156384578b9e57c

“Yeah, I know.”87008e9c33f18b3e

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Raven’s response was 843eab3145 the epitome of d039116408 indifference. Alia’s eyes narrowed.40a05ac341259434

“If a Guide follows us in, they might become a hindrance. This is an S-class dungeon. Are you really going in?”6e6f6fd210263726

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“Are you deaf? How many times do I need to say it before you get it, woman?”aec04c0890a9b558

“Raven.”82b20318169a296d

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Raven, who had 98fbcf08d4 never bothered with a6b6082435 pleasantries, spoke harshly. Renault quickly intervened. Alia’s eyes blazed d563003c08 with fury as cbb4d9a52c she glared at 0f1fa50b85 Raven. Even though abilities d068d879cb couldn’t be used 30f5ccbf7e within the center, dacaaf82fa she clenched her 2fe0246e28 fists, struggling to 4a56fbdf4f contain her anger.2786c5d61bd359aa

“Fine. Go in and die, then. Guess the rumors about the arrogant S-class Guide were true. This is ridiculous. Come on, Jesse. See you later, Renault.”975f9c9cf416a9e4

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“Alright.”816f63ab4ed46538

Alia pulled Jesse close 879b97479c and strode across the dc076af01b conference room. Once the two a4d26bde92 had left, Renault df69abe378 let out a 0d22fea6c7 long sigh.fd7f6c628bbbd4d6

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