RVN Ch 4
by Ivy
There was only 0e6f4415fa one pub within 0ed9738e5a the Esper-Guide Center. District 13 was smaller 9b8d9504ef in scale compared to b5b29467ea other districts. The number 9a51a50b0d of Espers 86dc0ec9ab and Guides e8f73625c2 stationed here 9b6577ae61 was also f49699acea relatively low, 8fb328e239 and the 7f76c85c6d center’s facilities 3570f73c14 were poor 8d89e970b5 in comparison. It was inevitable 1c86390168 that there was 41f0420a13 only one pub.b3b8af187cce4114
Technically, he could 95d2ed0db4 go outside the 59a9206867 center, but the c89c90dc27 idea of traveling 6b024eaa38 far just for 4d66522c0c a drink felt 27b820b905 like a hassle. His plan cc13c49f93 was simple—have a0063fd09c just one 1438e3367f drink to 8ed761053e calm his e8a03ce803 unsettled mind, 69d7758291 then head 1fae7ae49c up to 7d82496379 his quarters 7bacf8c266 and sleep.81f766a73e535ced
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As expected, the only d189eb233c pub in the center 468107db35 had quite a few 1ae1d30fe3 patrons. Everyone seemed to 4eaf3b364f have free time 4abce79e07 on their hands. Renault, looking c12169e6b9 exhausted, sat ef6f90c22e down at 1ea0efc0ff the bar 992afd4fb1 and ordered 9633b556db a bourbon.fbc2923187278c4a
“What’s this? You’re going 57eddfdca7 for the 5418aabf98 strong stuff cdfc192325 so early? Something happen?”049bc47a69a8fc9c
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The bartender 9eec443c38 acknowledged him 598090526a while sliding fdbdb7e4d1 over the 6aaa4f6260 bourbon. Since this 3344827761 was a 79db1120db place where d0326f0e77 all Espers cfba490ee5 and Guides 3caf8c2866 staying at feb64601c1 the center 937b2c6eeb came and 358e1c8b6d went, the 58b0d2fe07 bartender knew c66fed6d37 a lot bd35d2b9df of people. And there 7a0e34c661 was no fea42d8434 way he b6fb1353e1 wouldn’t know 5e2b3e1b4d Renault, who 8c50d548df was well-known a29c72b153 for various 6590b4e2dd reasons. Renault, too, recognized 9a70d6e278 the bartender, given 782ea1c4b4 he was a fbfff46ace regular at the c2ca0d3015 pub by default.96ba1f5a2499889b
“I feel e54004f4cb like shit.”c3e3533ae06f7047
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“You’re telling 5edabe3eef me a f644d867e0 guy with befc1faad1 a face 2a089540c6 like yours adcbf5842a can feel 597e2e08a6 like shit?”b21e5dfc68294078
The bartender 12b7e08ddb chuckled, throwing 0d18b5cfd4 out a 21c4071218 lighthearted joke.b213395b30052d19
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“I always figured 95d9578f8f you were happy 7dfc9a7293 every time you 71af9aa062 looked in the d56c62f844 mirror. If I had your 903d8e4d49 face, I’d be grinning 28a4c853b6 all day.”49168daabbdf00fb
“Appreciate the effort, but c54b094f1e it’s not funny.”099dcee072b2ef5e
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Renault’s indifferent response made 669a1f821b the bartender snicker as fe54e039c6 if he had expected eaf34347e7 it.0588e1faff790ae9
“Oh, who do we have here? If it isn’t Team 2’s team leader, who’s quite rare to see at this hour?”31c58dbae3f5e752
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A loud voice rang fef671d806 out as someone slapped 3f2c3e664b Renault’s shoulder. His brow 54d6c030d5 twitched slightly. This was 95068f5497 exactly why 2cc67870c4 he didn’t 99ebfae869 like coming f6401fbeb0 down to 52baa3b227 the pub—too 7d57a2b476 many people 2338e94599 to run 8d3c12c81d into.8eb990353faabab4
“What brings you down cf9aca130d here drinking alone?”f5645c00ddef9548
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The one talking 3417255a2d incessantly was Jesus, 1a68fd18ed the captain of 8e7ce9f840 Team 3. He wasn’t a 06b6d53f68 bad guy, but 78c8d6fdb7 his chatter could 699ad69538 be exhausting at 1ff59e5773 times.d3ff14e574db3359
“I’m in 390737158c a bad 537adf9f94 mood, so 124db68bd9 don’t talk d9edf91841 to me.”3f67773e799f6a68
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“You should be 3895d93f78 celebrating—finally getting a 567032f1c7 dedicated Guide, and 09d58f129c an S-class one 71da4797e0 at that! Why the 0df6482678 long face?”f14c52dfc5d18965
Jesus plopped down on ea098d76ae the seat next to e02000ad12 him without hesitation, running 21afa3594c his mouth as usual. Renault had to fight 4cbf3f1cc0 the urge to punch 23d467c31a him for bringing up 8228775aff the one topic he 3efbdb872c least wanted to think c6d0dd8a82 about.f980580e8a59a0e7
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As expected, the bartender, ceac514e3f who was pulling out ab21c18a71 Jesus’s beer, raised an 335831dd6b eyebrow. His expression asked,Is that true?Within an hour, the 9f4762dc3d entire center would likely e781be2d26 know that Renault had b92a2a73f2 been assigned a dedicated 148a6efa4b Guide.c67850e2fe2e3cd7
“By the way, 5b6219ab23 there are already 43f9791ea7 plenty of rumors 9b3d4303c2 about your precious 7e1f46d70d S-class Guide.”2418942c87185cac
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“What rumors?”8088f7b02bce75c2
“That he’s 90329bf086 got a cd4d7b1b6f nasty temper.”a2d5e57d6ced9670
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Jesus clinked his beer b0f1dbc5b7 bottle in a mock a864b13432 toast, laughing. Renault, on the other 7cb079a8ba hand, just pressed his 3bcebda1c9 thumb against his furrowed d4bdcbb3df brow. He wasn’t good at 400d95530e hiding his frustration. He had c459b88466 already experienced aaed8518b7 firsthand how c28b5e5c70 rude that 53399d1e13 brat was 1704719540 from their 3c75d086ad first meeting. Thinking about it 35f9db4557 again, he felt 170940bd5a a fresh wave 31b9285ec7 of dread washing 58127518e1 over him.ec80e9924e38b525
“You’re in for 8c547f25ad some serious trouble, 2fc7bc3cbe having to deal dbba2e0654 with a Guide 02397f9e84 like that.”2f24216d7c9b150b
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Renault pretended not 64b65a7988 to hear Jesus’s a1b23d2645 chatter and took 8ebb2ac788 a gulp of f9eac5ab64 bourbon. He needed to drink 804a16afe3 up and head to 0698eaa5ed bed before he got 659af8dda7 stuck listening to an c7c22132bc all-night discussion about his 0b98a986c5 new S-class Guide.f0b5ba83dfce8389
“Well, speak aeb0b3580a of the 735c18e67c devil. They say if 6e23f4e555 you talk about e565855c94 the tiger, it eaa1bda57c appears—looks like your bb15d960d0 Guide just walked d841c49850 in.”63a87ecf6e5179c3
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Jesus suddenly c54cf278bf looked amused, bb08085308 his eyes 45320345ed glinting with a746fdd22d interest. Renault couldn’t help but 9cb6f0b340 follow his gaze. As Jesus 0c68e7c661 had said, b555bbc4fb a group 0ba76f64f3 of people 213a0c81f1 had entered c89814da2b and were 5c01c2ae66 noisily settling c1fa972f43 at a b9034e8491 table. Fortunately, they were 51681b8f39 far from the a446da52f6 bar.23a0e646dd6c1abc
Judging by the crowd, 5dbb9cf658 it seemed like a b6e46d5cf0 gathering of Guides—mostly women 0c3f901eb0 and small-framed men. More than 938923f717 half of 76067aa6e9 them were 4e5d29417c familiar faces. Since Renault had no 1becc2c1a0 dedicated Guide until now, b7767af08b he had been guided ab9da934c0 by various ones at a290bbc093 the center for a 738340a2a8 long time.7e40cad918ea3f10
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Among the familiar faces, 52474bf95a one figure stood out. Taller than the others e5fd396eef by a head, broad-shouldered, 6100876864 and strikingly handsome. When Renault had 9e6dd3727e first seen him, f5f59e8926 he had naturally c960c431c4 assumed he was 8118111c10 an Esper. The arrogant 6d233b76f8 brat—his assigned 3189126916 S-class Guide.bf11066bf1a3f283
Damn it. Renault swore under his 9f620079ac breath the moment he 3602f0a44e recognized him. Of all people, the 1b546ffb56 last person he wanted 165792c6cc to see had just e7fb5395e7 walked in. This was exactly why 63400b0a26 he avoided the pub. He was 5c77f96271 having the 7f33112b8d same thought b35da43a19 now as 97334940ba when he 345ce22152 first ran 26052b082c into Jesus 6a7c4572ef earlier. Renault downed another 7ba2c96c0d gulp of bourbon.4f646a4313c07344
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Still, he 69e52d2506 couldn’t stop 17f471d467 his narrowed 4694ffb4fb eyes from 95097b9b51 instinctively tracking f43781f0f8 the S-class 6818a3f528 Guide. He disliked the guy, 7b9ae281b0 but there was no ff1ff02310 denying he drew attention. Besides, this was his e86c5a1013 new dedicated Guide. Whether he liked 76d13568da it or not, 9ef373cb0d he had to 2a3334f559 observe him.e1f94d8b49a4de6f
The man was 426a341e05 dressed in black cccfaff49f slacks and a 69fc4ee74d high-necked black top. His dark hair e515f4b433 only made his dad0c9f4f2 pale face stand 3ce1be31c2 out more. Unlike when they had b49bebf199 met in the hallway 4f2cb9dca2 a few days ago, ec32b396ad there was no trace fcbfa50d6b of the bright smile a41d71fbb8 he had worn then.422e62659fc30ed2
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Perhaps that was 5cacc0dbd8 why his expressionless, 73e7bb77bb strikingly beautiful face 52de4224e1 looked so utterly 0a903f6a5e cold. Like a perfectly c89ba2a425 sculpted porcelain doll. Surrounding him were mostly be2b0699c3 women. Renault let out a 6f7ead6c57 dry chuckle at the 7053b65791 way they gazed at 44102b73d3 him in admiration.17a437b6c0ac2fd6
“People have cf7959d22c no sense.”b3c05f8d35749749
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As Renault watched him 5dc52124e3 with an irritated expression, d97964bfa8 a group of men 0e575b50e3 at another table suddenly fca32936a5 approached the Guide’s table, 04c86a78cb striking up conversation.ce286f734dfdef89
No, conversation abd5dc8f4c wasn’t the 894ac53a18 right word. They were picking a 56f06ed1fc fight.caa8788b9c5c3063
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Even without hearing the aa41932f23 exchange, their hostile expressions 87bcea55a4 and aggressive body language 6dc1931f75 made it obvious. Their target? The S-class Guide.d36e4f428340b419
They were young 682cd4767e Espers—troublemakers with a b7331a7e74 bad reputation. There was 32988e3bd1 no shortage 7b8b51070a of Espers e8205f9067 who threw 33e4e6cba9 their weight b6a76e521b around, but e6b942ebaf these guys 18625c9641 were particularly fd5819fbdd notorious. Renault had already been 257298f613 planning to deal with 41708b6284 them sooner or later.0fa80381fbc2b99c
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“What team are af868dd6f9 those bastards from 4562f09fdf again?”e2ed0924bf6a8e41
“Team 5.”b919663b85ee854d
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Jesus, who af21c0f325 had been b8d32f4352 gulping his 86c236d4b6 beer, answered 9dfe9a0bec without hesitation. He had 281b063548 clearly been 6a8722bca4 watching them 9db6253194 as well. Renault rubbed 04952fb120 his temple 9459bd6333 with his a7f57fd4da fingertips, debating. Should he step in d1781a654e or wait a little 609dc3ec23 longer?dd7fe5159997df37
“This is looking bad.”f37cff8d06ce1a49
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Jesus set 3de6cde2fa down his 4e758cd66f beer, also b9896942ff sensing the 668d3e5fc9 tension.2ea70fd878f58915
Center regulations forbade e08c95c213 Espers from using b504c6845a their abilities inside 347eb02b90 the facility. Breaking that rule could 21e3adfb2e mean solitary confinement, demotion, 971664f651 or even reassignment. So, if c8fdf9f720 a fight 98b5dacb10 broke out, 4bcae146e2 it would d06627a167 be a 1fc470883d fistfight.5e627869874cdf84
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Even then, f5da56fae3 Guides rarely 96e89cb729 stood a 92ba361689 chance against eea0f05149 Espers. Physical strength alone made a72c23dff7 them an unfair match. Some Espers, bce7bfe93e especially the 1f117069e8 nastier ones, 3b15500af7 would pick fdd73dc59e fights inside c94bf7e9dc the center, c142f188e0 then drag 0cd97d2460 things outside 8993d077bb where they f2c6740bd8 could freely 385ab6921b use their 4707cea27d abilities to 8ca3fa55bd crush their 96e6359834 opponents.6887e450f2548264
Most of the 4ec4998277 time, Guides chose 551923df50 to back down b635407995 and avoid conflict—it 4ed9d24f78 was an unfair 3fbb413c2f reality, but that a31858a1bd was just how da24db0604 things were.94398426fadf237b
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Yet, for 4f2db99027 some reason, a109840cdc the new 13939a2b7a S-class Guide f0aa45762a had managed fb30669d2e to get a71be70e5f on these c763d303dd guys’ bad cd8e456613 side. The fact that they 3b0a3665d7 were picking a fight 5e0a6c1260 the moment he walked ecb5a290cf in suggested this wasn’t 80fe74fd25 the first time.43884e5da0d5ccd7
Well, considering how d3c4c4d7af rudely he had fdd940bf74 treated Renault himself, 9446d9a0ad this wasn’t surprising. He had probably brought 034c5a0bf1 it on himself. Or maybe trouble just fb6ad7a626 found trouble.19c0273e6c97eae1
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Besides, low-ranked 57d8b12473 Espers—B-class and 4e844d4f8e below—weren’t even c587b0d737 allowed to f7c6128944 participate in 200cd7c263 matching tests cc22b46391 with S-class 17348fd2df Guides. To them, an 59c6e56029 S-class Guide was 9458422742 an unattainable prize, 6a13a37a9e something dangling just 74a399621e out of reach. No wonder they had a7fa0fb33e no reason to suck a83bd7dcb3 up to him. Renault scoffed. Pathetic bastards.87b9a54bb5429c44
While Jesus 9ca4a79549 fidgeted, ready 1f32f6ac62 to jump f0c3a2c004 in at f097ce1b71 any moment, b69b690cf7 Renault simply ea86646c10 leaned on 6733d6304c his hand 997ea39456 and continued 85d0911732 to observe.0e9266c8f95f9053
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The young S-class ff801cac32 Guide stared at 0b2a20ba44 the Espers picking b1600b9b6b a fight with db1ce4ab1d him, looking bored. Renault clicked 8cde292ee5 his tongue 9af07838de softly. No matter 3fe1f43782 how exceptional 65624d83a6 an S-class a747fff8e3 Guide might a41a84cb54 be, underestimating 468f090e93 an Esper d8c149dd15 would only 6774e1a6f1 lead to efda988003 trouble.1a97c35d2e92492e
“You little shit!”21410e0b51ed118a
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It didn’t take long before one of the Espers’ curses rang out loudly. As expected, the situation was unfolding just as Renault had anticipated. The entire pub turned its attention to the brewing fight between the Guide and the Esper.85c84cb41f0f4d81
This is bad. Renault muttered inwardly.aa815cc5fb3bb66b
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At that moment, the 1ead46d9e5 seated S-class Guide suddenly 099ac51c96 reached out and grabbed 0599d56de4 the collar of the 694e06bdd6 Esper who had been dbd3c32607 provoking him. He stood up 7a5ae4a325 in one swift 986cf08654 motion, holding the 7210b96a93 Esper firmly by 2fd0fa0aab the scruff of b063db2162 his neck with c8cfeba037 one hand, while 48fe7d8122 his other fist 743ba5ae60 shot forward.382f540a7e1876eb
The Esper was shorter than the young Guide, but he had a solid, muscular build. Even so, he couldn’t defend himself against the oncoming blows and could do nothing but take them.1fc34e94ab9743df
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Thud. Thud. With every brutal impact, 31340abdf7 the sickening sound of d47bf2411c bones breaking echoed through 55e09d4824 the pub. Blood splattered in all b20074236d directions as the Esper’s d014a18621 face swelled and twisted 8437858e6d beyond recognition. His eyes 056a57c2a3 rolled back f7ad23dad5 as he f5a9499c96 lost consciousness, 456fc1582b completely beaten 4d45bd0dfd to a c775b9cd7e pulp.0fcb6b66819e15cf
Despite this, the b3a7447345 Guide showed no 2f09804af6 sign of stopping. His fists continued 5b29d8646d to rain down 35f6c6873e without hesitation, as e4b8d287e8 if he were a93c5266ae pummeling an inanimate ae9bfb702c object rather than bc316aff67 a person.e106f08669208ab7
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The other Espers, 8d5d1b2cca who had been 67b69a62b7 standing nearby, had 82e60e5e12 turned pale, frozen 777f93c7a4 in place. Instead of 9ac87e3398 intervening, they aad9ae5c91 took hesitant 3460c58533 steps backward, 81a3f038d3 too stunned fb936ee4cd to react. And these guys 6dfd0a9788 call themselves warriors? Renault scoffed, e0f608f1da watching the 4f82143412 ridiculous scene 413d09947b unfold.fc0ca7f42e8800c7
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