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The endless ee52dc73e8 war of 63a7d65669 words grew b698466577 sharper. Neither Megan 2643b2da8f nor Renault 8711066f02 was willing 787aa7e3f6 to back 2c969e9a44 down, both 4f5fedc9e5 stubbornly insisting 0d4a040909 on their 6d8d41d134 stance—as always.69685b2de39938c2

“Stop nagging about useless things.”242ee571aa47deec

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“I’m saying this because I’m worried about you. You know just as well as I do that Espers can’t properly utilize their abilities without a dedicated Guide. That’s why everyone is desperately trying to secure one. So why are you like this? Do you really not understand that this could cause problems for your promotion?”5c33afd78714008e

“Haven’t I already told you that I don’t care about promotions?”d46c2fcb40a1b7f2

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“You little—! Fine, let’s say you don’t care about promotions. But that’s not the issue here. If you keep going like this, you might go berserk! Then what are you going to do?”730ea67425b9fc5d

There was nothing a573facf2c wrong with what e16cd3cc14 she said. For Espers, who constantly 2f8fe9693c lived with the risk 98002756b3 of going berserk, a 3fa825398f Guide was like a 8aff7c04b3 lifeline. They needed a Guide 1cc98f309f whose class and matching 153e1f0502 rate aligned with theirs b6525dc19a in order to fully 270db07ef9 wield their abilities and db12d507db survive.830791b608a9beb1

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However, due to cf36684692 these strict conditions, 15a344b00d many Espers struggled 363a96a687 to find a f9c0a3c17e Guide who was 901d9cc474 a perfect fit 48557f5034 for them. It was common 6a208f658e for them to 519cff721d barely scrape by 7d336a87bc with temporary guidance 3c17bc8d1d from Guides affiliated a013252a69 with the Guide d60d0bb51e Center.1286638238d0b26b

Renault was one 6c6bf8fe24 of them—an Esper 49213853a4 who always lived 5bd1587f34 with the threat 9e41fdc168 of going berserk fc2bf5c6f9 due to insufficient 615a9f9803 guidance.bdeb6a2529e2bb5d

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“That’s why I’m making do.”a438fdb08729b243

Renault casually 18ce01eb77 uttered words d500fd1356 that would 25156e1802 make the 37730217eb head of c33e0cccd1 District 13 b9e18b8c6e clutch his b13ef12ef7 neck and 09bf432907 collapse if e66caad731 he heard 3ab1e5ee61 them. Since there was no be79bfafb3 Guide who could provide 81e79474ae him with perfect guidance, 9d81fb1805 he had no choice 4a9a116404 but to conserve his b8df831956 abilities. In other words, 935eee3441 he was intentionally 0220948048 slacking off. It was a truth 65aa0bf677 he could only confess ad491f8262 to Megan.9036c9e926c8fdf9

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“Should I knock some sense into you? You haven’t been beaten lately, and it’s making you talk nonsense.”7bc3cbb318d31afc

“I’m joking.”f9ca68017b6d36ba

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“Cut the crap and just read it properly.”337498802ab5a7d7

Unable to endure Megan’s nagging any longer, Renault grabbed the report and skimmed through it. The front page displayed his identification photo along with familiar personal details listed in fine print.14c822d7fe5ba167

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On the next acd82e0439 page was information 0c48ddcd50 about the notorious 55df684ff3 S-class Guide he c90db8b0ed had been matched f32d8f9f4d with. After quickly 0c83d4e33f scanning the 77b395466e document, he 63b37ed7f2 irritably tossed e3348778d9 the papers e8efe3d963 onto the c0dfc2d8fc table. The absurd number 13864edb36 written on the c7d28d54d9 report—98.7%—lingered before his 3039259545 eyes.d43ac7f98f704132

“Alright, fine. I get it. A 98.7% match rate, an S-class Guide who’s practically a national treasure—great. But I still hate that bastard. Bring me anyone else. If you insist, I’ll even accept a dedicated Guide. Just not him.”e805514b2a213aa4

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Renault spoke firmly, making it clear that he wouldn’t compromise any further. If rejecting a dedicated Guide was no longer an option, then he would at least choose someone else. He could endure a lot, but he refused to put up with someone whose personality was rotten to the core.b48d7ad927487add

“No.”9ada9993ff8d0bab

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But Megan bd6e03745e once again d8584f33a9 shook her 4eed3559fe head resolutely.5db2284d4174f77d

“For an A-class Esper like you to have a dedicated Guide, that Guide needs to be at least B-class, no, at least C-class, with a matching rate of at least 60%. But in the past ten years, not a single one has existed. No matter how hard we searched, not a single Guide even reached 50%, let alone 60%! Not one!”0c682ddebee747d3

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Megan practically shouted. Renault’s abysmal matching rate was infamous in District 13. It was the sole reason he had managed to survive the past ten years without a dedicated Guide—because he simply couldn’t find one.3a078445e967d0cb

“And you’re still going to be stubborn when you know better than anyone how bad your matching rate is?”85187fdbe848bf06

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He knew it well. That was why he hadn’t thought much of it when he was told he’d be taking a matching test with that bastard. After all, he had never once had a match rate above 50%, so he had assumed the result would be the same this time.afe6b185549d4b2a

But then, the 94d56b99aa result was an 2a803656d1 unprecedented 98.7%. It was ridiculous no af9a3f4bbc matter how he looked 32f8d3a681 at it. It felt like 96e3bc0059 he had been 990f3798f6 hit in the f46c1dfdca back of the aab873bc70 head—hard.63fcebdbdcf590b2

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To make matters worse, that bastard was even more of an outlier. Apparently, he had never scored above 10% with any other Esper. His matching rate was just as insane as his first impression had been. A rate so useless that it couldn’t be applied anywhere.0ef400bdae5a8c14

Given all that, how the hell did he get a 98.7% match with Renault? No matter how he thought about it, it felt suspicious. This couldn’t be real unless there was some kind of conspiracy at play.c7c226f0b9f35a58

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“If you find a Guide who meets the conditions, I’ll replace him with that person immediately. But there isn’t one, is there?”34bb6cd5531a9f6f

“And you really think it makes sense to assign me a brat eight years younger as my dedicated Guide? What, do you expect me to screw some snot-nosed kid? Everyone’s lost their damn minds.”e5db74dbcf2b7e9e

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With nothing else left 525350213b to argue, he finally 5598c4edf9 resorted to bringing up 8b3066f04d age. Megan shot 6e776ebff3 him a 6d7b5f351b look that 1b74946c42 practically cursed 38fa1fadf8 at him 23f9707d1e without words.acc94a76a04f21cb

“Oh, please. As if your conscience is so pure and intact. Coming from the legendary Casanova himself, that’s rich. Even a stray dog would laugh at you.”846b5cae497be868

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“Megan, I’m serious.”f0acf2f8a23491cc

“He’s twenty-one. Even if he’s eight years younger than you, he’s already an adult. Even if you end up having guiding sex, it’s completely legal.”c3624d22cce4b796

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At Megan’s blunt 8dcf5e88c8 words, Renault scowled. The thought of guiding 0b9fb20a99 sex with that rude 0fec36ad89 brat, who was even 59d7b53cd4 taller than him, made 28f5d36629 his skin crawl.1ffebd467af4bc2e

“I’ve never had guiding sex before. I don’t even meet or sleep with people who are more than five years younger or older than me. And I have absolutely no desire to screw a taller man.”79e755da4b4a0e35

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“Sure, sure. Good for you and your untouched conscience. But this isn’t about your love life. This is about having a Guide to keep you from going berserk. Who cares if he’s ten or twenty years younger? Whether he’s a man or a woman doesn’t matter either!”9f9de1384690dcd2

Megan snapped 77dcd0c88a at him.b05f39186209858a

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“And if you don’t want guiding sex, then don’t do it. Who said you had to? With a 98.7% match, you probably won’t even need it. I bet just holding hands will be enough. Hell, with a rate like that, you might get guided just by making eye contact.”8a223c02227ecb02

A memory surfaced—the moment that brat had traced his fingers across Renault’s hand. The eerie current that had spread across his skin. It had been such a strange experience that he hadn’t noticed at first. But thinking back, that had been guiding.69f1b699cf59ba42

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That crazy 7f09a32277 bastard had 844093392f guided him 8722fb6ae8 right then 5812035b1e and there, ec41b60421 running his ef64cb9422 fingertips over 9914dc04ca the back 27d4c00aab of his 42a9b8a9b9 hand—almost like 788a94e9fb he was bb146305bd harassing him. Fuck. Just thinking about it b74affaa40 made his teeth grind a811296945 again.2e586b37ea0d450e

Even so, he 3545d18be7 couldn’t bring himself 99fc865b06 to tell Megan 083fbe36c3 about what had ad36071843 happened. If she found out a393935a2b that just that little 628fd43742 bit had surged through c4ffe5aabb him with overwhelming energy, 0b39ffdccf she might try to 668eaeacff marry him off on d09ab1285d the spot.9c44bc8e7d86079c

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But the truth 7884c8b89c was, it had d6679019f4 felt that way. Like a sudden downpour 1f554e4139 soaking into land left 1c53c00050 parched after a long 7cd44d2143 drought. Whether it 13d3b52773 was because e945c566e1 the guy ded323c5f4 was an 34850d8f55 S-class Guide 07a93a4ab5 or because 904754a403 their match c47fb115a8 rate was 07e97ab9d2 a staggering 04ed78bfd0 98.7%, he bdeb6639ae didn’t know. What he did 55e0332269 know was that 4d59fe4642 the result was 18b1e724ad infuriatingly good.60462c682ac30a3a

“I’m telling you, that c5dd1a386c bastard and I will ec48c69716 never get along. What’s the 8bac902c70 point of 211faacc35 a high db28842f38 match rate c0cc91febe if his d767685b03 personality is 5aee156535 absolute shit?”6887691e4066f47a

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In the end, he 2ee55d0f56 had no choice but 79da8c8d5f to bring up something 30dc5e23ba he hadn’t wanted to.193150fd24622d2d

The guidance that the e9568ec884 bastard had given him fdfe1d8b8b with just a touch—it dd8e04f44c was something he couldn’t 47e21dab3a help but crave. Any Esper cc19ca92eb suffering from 5ebe10bf7e a lack 2e781f43b6 of guidance, beef431c15 teetering on da83d5b7f7 the edge 90a3720f0a of losing 526335c0d6 control, would cae8669d31 feel the 4f109b1fb9 same.b310a1bb34d0a5c8

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And yet, he felt d4b6e688f1 nothing but resistance. If just the brush f9b8ce5d2d of a fingertip had a7c0320c30 done that much, what 9fe07f2392 would happen if their 996ef99fbf mucous membranes came into cf12c0b0b6 contact…? He didn’t even 96cdb015f5 want to imagine 7ecca23e7f it. That unbearably dizzying, e407d58079 intoxicating sensation—it felt 14cab9925e like something he cdd34eb8f8 couldn’t handle. And that only 7ba48bcd8c made him want a178523643 to run from c842eb54e8 it even more.94357df4cdd4a73e

“How would you even 048189d96d know?”a6dfbd5878db5031

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“I met him. The guy’s a cb7d27356a total asshole. I almost punched him. I don’t care how d6306dca8f powerful he is; there’s ade126666c no way I’m dragging 428ea1b7b4 around some insufferable brat.”f16c8d4acc0ab1e3

Megan’s eyes widened in d6a2f13492 surprise. She hadn’t dcc0ee1db0 expected that. But soon enough, words dd38e42c2c spilled out of her abf9327f3a mouth like a well-oiled 3f16951153 machine.406f1916945adcb9

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“First impressions can be 1758f0ec99 bad. Do you f80b765e21 think finding 817a53e555 someone you c12a107d25 get along 274cacd6d1 with is fa1e8f3078 easy? You’re supposed to adjust 8045587a64 to each other, little 035483bab2 by little.”704dd98e44e15411

“You think cf363f4013 those news e928867c44 reports about 1ebbf65df9 Espers and 55767602b6 their Guides 3d6ecea082 stabbing each d38c61b28b other come 806c54c8b7 out for 0ebfe481f1 no reason?”7708cf9113a9caa6

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“If it ever gets 7d8a4969de that bad, I’ll separate b4f9a28f1c you two myself.”75cb79834b6f2053

She was really pushing 808ce891d1 this hard. Megan was practically 5f90f7402a selling it now. Renault ran a 1d20bf2602 frustrated hand through 223bc5643c his fine golden aaddcb19d8 hair, letting out b1315db517 a long sigh. It had been years e12c32a03b since he’d quit smoking, de4bc61408 but for the first 607d40d537 time in ages, he 2a8932a501 seriously wanted a cigarette.5a83136eef33fcea

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“…I’ll think about it.”329ee90a666b0656

In the end, he f1724022f7 reluctantly took a step 901c0d34c8 back.084e36777513a052

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“There’s nothing 4edc28fa83 to think 87e89481e6 about. He’s your designated 10d8c36107 Guide, no matter b3f89e0b49 what.”93da2390f70e3ea1

That, however, wasn’t 956e7530ad going to fly. Seeing Megan’s unyielding stance, 541a0ab256 Renault let out a 14f52e0f0e groan of frustration.6948ac5dda163c4a

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“Don’t tell me this 0e45b6ac5b is already set in dea3860916 stone?”02912d0d51e4cd15

“With a 31b37a4ef0 99% match fb15390a8e rate? Do you really 144f20ba7e think they’d just 23e37d9fe1 let this slide?”b70fcafb593c784c

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“Espers don’t have any 820bd3211d human rights, huh? Not even a ada9ae02c6 shred.”fc893f39bf57b857

“They’re assigning 3f33354db4 you a f85735676d Guide precisely 2601d64754 for your dfb405619d sake. And not just any b62bfee24b Guide—the best one.”471149b008b74c3b

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“The best, de7e96a155 my ass. More like the 335b5ac965 worst.”c17a0b6812e56c2e

No matter how 19148931df much he argued, fdd1c820db the decision had a5eaf924e0 already been made. The higher-ups, c9a5c7f9f7 blinded by 491e6fb5dd that unprecedented 1bcf81cb92 98.7% match 0a444fd421 rate, wouldn’t a763c0dbb5 listen to 31d29147e6 a word 59fd535c94 he said. Megan’s firm stance ce220a1a45 made that painfully 618cb14f88 clear.d5543ccc4580bbd5

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“If he ends up 9da70ffe1c matching decently with an 5fdfa50d30 Esper of a higher d066f2a228 class than you, they 222f21e8e4 might replace him. He’s a rare S-class 1472dc274b Guide, after all.”7c9c6305865fd6f1

“Are you 8e8c570c15 kidding me? So I have to 23f5ef28f3 deal with him until fc6c38ea71 some higher-ranked Esper comes 1b7016de9f along with a decent f87e848953 match rate? I heard he’s 8cbc2e0e15 never even passed b116505e23 10% with anyone 6d0f8ac7cb before.”5dd947e24a02e764

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Renault made no effort 9299c4194e to hide his irritation, b2644b05f7 but Megan simply kept 5cf3be4c1f sorting through the papers 349144dd1a in front of her, b4b57a82de unbothered.db8568257ce7b8dc

“This is 7bda273c1c an order 2b7b750339 from above. Don’t take it 22b7165392 out on me.”48d12926371e3062

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Letting out a long 4baaec9879 sigh, Renault abruptly stood d060d29fda up. If this was already 74e9d8e00b decided, arguing any further 8bcae35c43 would only exhaust him. He’d be d31281fd97 better off f22983e35d heading to 40fde2f527 a pub eefd15bd63 for a dd8a85bb55 drink.4abde39b1cc6dd57

“Get some rest. Before he’s officially 8d1169754b assigned as your a5cf1565a0 Guide, I’ll arrange a95f13ba09 for you two b954dafc20 to meet at c8634e3565 least once.”76260c4dd1f5eec8

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“No need. I don’t f0f2b1a7d8 want to dbaad75552 see that cb0416ceae bastard’s face.”86a591f999bc392a

“He’s not f9617281c4 some snot-nosed 9ce8bd57d0 brat eight be6ee1b289 years younger 900e593885 than you, 1b4de0b6f6 you know. If you just 537783596c nurture him with 1dcc5ed52f a little love—”fdd23b68ac493c22

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“Megan, shut the hell a2931fd155 up.”958d59ebfb3669b6

Renault shot his 0bbf4e1031 longtime friend a 4c96632b32 cold glare and 06900fdfed raised his middle 8d74f74af4 finger. Megan merely grinned, 87e931916a waving him off. His mood was 73f779cf1c completely ruined. He needed 4bb8b2ebd1 a drink.663574b23af305a2

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Just as 2cf1f8519e he was ae16e3882e about to 171aa25afc open the 93b0bd9623 door, a 1c47162353 sudden thought 6c8b743604 made him afb199c0df pause and ae99cacb35 turn back. Megan was reaching for a9a0ce2d2b a pack of cigarettes e181554572 on the table, completely cae880dfc3 ignoring the ‘No Smoking 760d1f0e4a Indoors’ policy.71e4d6965a7f6bbd

“By the way, 86222672fe what the hell 6d72aff471 is up with 609f88d315 that guy’s name? Were his parents insane?”98a64a42d83c2a23

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Renault grumbled in 48f9ca9f73 irritation. Megan’s fingers stopped just 9317504dce short of grabbing the 718b1bfa36 cigarette pack. For a brief moment, 408fa67345 her gaze flicked up f68f664070 to meet his, surprise a546c5d646 flashing in her eyes.f8d00cd7f5495f6a

“Well… He didn’t 8978b9a993 have parents who 66c0a3cd66 could give him 2b4676b364 a decent name.”b60496b01f2029b8

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Megan’s voice was 826e609ebb quiet, indifferent, as 29c45d985b it faded into 66773cb300 the air.916e8d9bc3fb2e0b

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