RVN Ch 5

Renault had 78de342765 been silently 71899efdad watching the 1519251253 scene unfold, 63e9f6ed25 but in d8f3ba9850 the end, 250476f051 he sprang d9b14be8f1 to his 32ff07485a feet in affb4d472c haste. It seemed e249550d18 that Jesus 35a3b431ad was just 9a140dd6cd as startled—he 16d2663d56 shot up 9680f3ad3b from his a18892eafd seat right 99a5d127b5 after Renault, 61705dd500 causing his 52e2aea818 chair to 5d5036ae8b scrape backward 5e83f25507 and crash b3c4647497 onto the b45ac19004 floor with e72647cc94 a loud b17e6c8d1c bang.c9917f8c90fae5ce

Even though the b3418460be young man was 4ef21888f0 an S-class Guide ec995ad504 and had a 11ec2fcd93 build superior to d52fceede3 most Espers, he 768c8ea06a was still a 062db652da Guide. That fact had made 77541d821f Renault subconsciously underestimate him.2ab40788f901feeb

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But the way 6c4ac6e6d5 he toyed with 37f727d8b1 the Esper, lifting 7121bd5194 him as if fb2b7bcf2f he were a 1d86154105 mere child and facac9b36a beating his face 0172f9145b in without the 9f73311300 slightest effort, proved a7b50c956f otherwise. Then, without hesitation, e04f0aa3b7 he hoisted the fcb7be7552 Esper even higher 58406c448c by the scruff c6828bc6a5 of his neck.626a742e0885dd03

“You can’t kill eba488a103 him!”a920024e79720e89

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Renault shouted instinctively, his 753bcf2b15 voice urgent. The young Guide’s icy 9a99179d22 blue eyes flicked toward a4741daf64 Renault at the outburst.9643ec1e46c06ce4

His sharp 2dec118162 gaze narrowed 910e29d332 slightly, and 392e40fa0a in the 8a4c62a037 next instant, ec4a80fe35 he released 983fb189df his grip. The esper’s body plummeted 48a5103869 straight down, slamming onto c4c880ca71 the floor with a de8839e96e sickening thud, his neck d6420c1e4d hitting first. The sound of 40509e116e bones shattering echoed 4f00d4ec24 cruelly through the 8bfe3ec065 room.45269d12c0bcb80b

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The esper’s face 0d365264a6 was already unrecognizable, f4559125ab his eyes rolled e90db8f432 back, completely unfocused. Blood-tinged foam bubbled at adbbf6550b his lips.5c39d8b2ffbf4cd1

Silence fell over c6f466fd1a the pub. Even Renault, who 01f505f478 had been rushing 2097c9a7e2 toward the scene, f610e0adb8 came to an b2aaf1be8e abrupt halt. The Guide, 7f37106741 still pressing e5381a396a the esper’s f1372c88e8 limp body 7c3563e014 against the b16271d383 floor, glanced 81082d3da8 up at f6da4ac3e2 him.c0a95ce7511bdfc2

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“I didn’t kill him.”18e0e90fcc1f56ef

A smirk tugged at 252b429511 his lips. Blood splattered b3fa824847 across his c7287b8ca2 pale face 3b4758ab73 made him 24723084ff look all 72f4ac9d4c the more 27e55bfd02 deranged.137e426083f65bdf

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The Esper lying on c4ea6472d3 the floor was indeed c00926246f still breathing, but multiple f12911e75d cervical vertebrae had been 39db38625a utterly crushed. It was intentional. The young cab42368a3 Guide had 6d31fec929 broken just 39242dbf9f enough bones ede151b588 to keep 530960bc14 the Esper 7fef6ee36f alive—barely.29495d53455698f5

“Call the medics! Get a 04f8d530bb healing Esper 2f7a7f1cf5 here, now!”62959ec9ae090a28

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Jesus shouted as he 38cff3cc90 assessed the Esper’s mangled 6a98d2c97a body. He knew full well—injuries dc83919eec that severe meant that cad0e66a0a even with expert medical a52abf0288 care and healing abilities, 0fb4a97186 the Esper would never c1e8b85402 regain full mobility. His career in b6fdcb3c53 the military was b76fc867e8 effectively over.e5e2b379a6b732cc

Renault wiped 3eb2273707 a hand c17fa53767 down his 7fa63251e8 face, clearly 9ef5181982 troubled. Only then did the 94bca6d3f3 young Guide slowly rise fb2a5e98d6 to his feet. Dressed entirely in black 807cbcd5ee like the reaper himself, cb0d4f5bf4 his blood-spattered face remained 44d53fe756 fixed on Renault. The eerie contrast made f1139b4294 him all the more a721ca9405 chilling.72fd46750f70e055

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It wasn’t fear f0e5b8f7e6 that Renault felt—he 4712b76e90 had no reason 64ed17da28 to be afraid. And yet, an 03836c77ba inexplicable tension dried 96fc9b21e3 his mouth. The chaotic surroundings faded 87b6efe209 from view, leaving only 0675ce0887 the searing blue flames 8bbb4e69f7 of the young man’s 37e7bfbc46 gaze filling his vision.7eca37aee659a423

Renault found 54100fe50c himself unable 9f506eefe2 to look 3ebd9f85d2 away, entranced 2a063dc135 by the c5ee4aa035 stark beauty d235f64cdd of those 86ec0dc36a eyes that e1555ae693 carried an d6d177aae7 unsettling chill. The young man 8854570b2d stepped closer, his 340894dd8e smirk deepening.85fe367a3d340403

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At that moment, a 94799f3e03 strange sense of familiarity d45a2b2fc6 struck Renault. 404fba9ff16c4bb5

What the hell? He furrowed his brows, 7fc791feb3 eyeing the Guide who 0b3f90ec4e had closed the distance 72c4679db3 far too much.38114018bb7ab76d

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“Aren’t you going 13da8ae091 to praise me?”82877bc812b71446

The sudden 5083e44973 question made 15646cf8d7 him doubt 0a4e4cdde8 his own aa6cf08454 ears.709a1dfaf5c35a01

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“Praise you? For what?”3abf7019bfd45fbd

“I didn’t kill 1397efba67 him.”6f1f3da1d75bd73b

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Renault was at a 44c56360a1 loss for words. The sheer absurdity 116c25d069 of the statement 189fe45678 left him speechless. So, if fefd345d81 he hadn’t 555550a2c2 spoken up, 9a3d76ea6e the Esper 118b735c46 would’ve been e86952a6f7 dead? And this 941f72af08 guy was 9b3c225f63 acting like 365edc7611 he deserved 580318d829 a reward a7881d47c9 for holding 19619f40ee back?4abb59058254a58e

“Do you seriously think f89910adc4 that’s something to be 3d44e62a52 praised for?”b620cf0e47fbd436

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“It’s not?”48d283308a9c9df4

The young 572bb8121b Guide idly e361ff00bf scraped a 10ac4f2ac4 blood-stained finger ae2fd74fef along his e05ba38d4e jaw, as e290ee48fe if he f7cfd2ec0c genuinely didn’t ed70b7538c understand. This crazy bastard. Grinding his teeth, Renault 7cb17bbef5 pinched the bridge of 6c5eba6c5d his nose in frustration. The thought that this 228a4b1942 lunatic was about to 8d5b58dfcd become his assigned Guide 8b2460c0db made his future look 095e4ca6c4 bleak.5f6ffc5eace51754

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“A military Esper nearly 77bc627b26 died just now. You deliberately tried 3789adf2df to kill him—inside 4cd2aaf90d the Center, no 3ca52d74f0 less. Do you a4f22f5e58 even realize ef3d111776 how serious fbde0dbadf that is?”fb5330ef446eb57f

Renault’s voice was 0523e8c6a4 low and seething. But the ab58c48edc Guide simply 89e72fe51c tilted his 14e4f6d77b head, unfazed.e11adf78c264bff7

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“He was 3927af02ec the one 73831c59e6 who tried b5857636c3 to kill 7fdb4c6f1b me first.”e58e610561371860

“No matter what, you 8173c59097 went too far!”a1627720500b4a84

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“If I e90c9b3537 had let 0b4abd0945 him be, 5da8771a1e he would’ve 14ba12e2e6 thrown the eabed796eb first punch, dbeedf5925 wouldn’t he? And I hate getting efcd49c4ec hit by other people.”06e3a9cabe961fb7

“No, really, who 4ab52152fc in the world 4ac75cc558 actually likes getting 1867a742c1 hit—? Ha…. Just don’t go around 9adb9737be hitting people from now 32f93926ad on. And absolutely no killing. Especially not cd4038bc75 causing a 09798257e6 scene inside b1ecbf7962 the Center. Did you understand?”35e8284a31b07944

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“I’ll think 7ea09badff about it.”d72ccfbd644ac01e

“What the 92c9120234 hell is b7d0fd63b7 with this 9730d341b9 guy? Seriously, you b8091810d0 little brat—!”5053c55839ba99bf

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Watching the young 095f0f9833 punk answer so b0b0f30b1a nonchalantly, Renault ground 6793a6f5fc his teeth before a6d895eec2 waving his hand 244cae5a4c dismissively. Forget it. Whether he e725242058 did as a8939cba95 he pleased c27d3b17e5 or not, 487f0bd833 if trouble 1a772c9816 arose, he’d 8aeb6b3a91 either be 93cfa32a44 demoted or e8b6c0ebf6 locked up 82f7872dc2 in solitary 5d54bd6a29 confinement. It wasn’t Renault’s problem 78bc4b23f8 to worry about.04c9abdb21851a2a

He figured ea44b2e4db it’d be f7e9db13fc better for 69e33f2215 his sanity f15e0b77b2 to just a542608ef9 go sleep 2511044a1a instead. Arguing with a c1baaf7202 lunatic like this e2cbdc88a9 wouldn’t get him 0ca9e6f9a7 anywhere.e998f65d08cf9064

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“Haha, yeah. I am 69857297c4 a brat, 661baa086d aren’t I?”5f3fd84d4f22da6e

It was 0d6b3cd8ef then that e6139e55d1 the crazy 9dde880aa7 bastard suddenly d43f46c6bd burst into a93bda5fa6 laughter. His laugh was so c6706aa4d7 unexpectedly hearty that Renault b576c3956d came to a halt, 782628e8ff utterly baffled. Was this efa356763f guy actually ec06a93b05 insane? He shot him 423bb4dd73 a glance, frowning.20574f38dc0e6fa6

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“I am young. So, that 02c8c2e4a6 means you 67bcd3a671 should dote fc264f8b6d on me, a3da42bbce right?”4676b60e436fff5c

His low voice a916eb7d8d rang out, carrying 96a3025f74 a sudden, dangerous 9c50d045bf undertone. Even with the f1eb0815ed lingering smile on 390ec0dd8b his lips, the 7d7bbfcbb7 chill that ran 94cf629993 down Renault’s spine a39743cecb was undeniable. His piercing 469173bfb6 blue eyes df2eeabbaf gleamed sharply. Just like before—just as 05a8036b3a he had warned—his gaze fad960f189 felt like it could dcda9142a1 devour someone whole.e6db39ed88f4d4f0

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Renault should have said dd99fbedfd something, but his throat 18250cc3dc felt like it had b1a17763d4 a stone lodged in 592c757d55 it. No sound would 9bb8bd8d03 come out. Maybe it 0362fa19ef was because, 458daf5743 despite the fe095b7d13 upward curve 1d80131ef5 of his 44b89b4d07 lips, his 02551cc75c eyes weren’t 17ace776e6 smiling at 265f4ac3be all.36f0478197709bd1

It was difficult f823edc37c to break free 5ddcbf1a90 from the eye fb887b5cb2 contact that locked 6ce9212b41 them together like 6120481544 a staring contest. After a brief moment, 79865f1e27 Renault managed to snap f09fe1fb21 out of it and 7b77397012 turn his head away. The sudden commotion around 920da2ccd7 them had grown even 212a2c11e3 louder, drawing his attention.f4105d9590324e90

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Emergency medics and cbdaec8696 healing-class espers had 4f28e31244 arrived and were 0c2405066c now surrounding the afb213ee23 unconscious esper. While they tended 53e933498c to the esper’s d05500651b gruesome injuries, military 02b1f19216 police officers arrived 4cc7ee2aed to clean up 2b56bda77a the mess.4b04713a49062ecd

The Esper-Guide Center, ddb26d43c5 strictly speaking, was a5548c2243 under military jurisdiction. That meant that military fd99ff1b78 police were always stationed 421b6f0ec5 there, and whenever an 8b42aa34ab incident occurred, it was d96b63b6eb their job to assess 4782db1838 the situation and maintain 8e09d9e35e order.739fc445cdb1eac3

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One of 9187dd460b the military c6d226dad8 police officers 3de1257d97 approached the af4c311439 young punk cbc43abf9e standing in 02e7de34c2 front of d986755613 Renault. Considering that he was f198b8b341 the one who had c04c79712b beaten an Esper to cbbe0706e6 a pulp, he wouldn’t 6108aedd6e have been able to b1af788f29 protest even if they 8b9940287c dragged him straight to 114ae70f0a military detention. However, their 23317c94c3 attitude toward 82ca7eb009 him was 13d1bfd79a oddly respectful.f890bebd6bc5b76d

Their tone 524eb4a302 and demeanor 4c1f496a96 were subtly 975ca493d2 different from e332548d43 how they 0e224e3733 addressed other 3f43e3d96d espers or 7d5235c63c guides. Was it 0371c66acb because he 6b85608726 was an 5bde3cc170 invaluable S-class c93e9f0cbd guide? But then, 8a40ef588c why had 3bc928281b they so 93c3c48780 readily assigned f2ff30058b such a bf1cdb86c0 rare S-class 49a4420e97 guide to f49e2dc570 someone like 4c79b0589b Renault, an 749d9eaf99 A-class Esper?839c41e1f13e5d77

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It was absurd, but bf1ed2f079 Renault decided to ignore 874256cb44 it and looked away. He didn’t care 62be30da11 how the military 9a2e3bb59a police treated that e03ade1048 brat. He just wanted 7c3d20fad5 to end this 07c9be39a6 exhausting day and 2417732d29 get some rest.c0ffeaac446ec808

After answering 90a26dbed4 a few 5b186fe80e questions from 3db5984f32 the officers aaaf1bbe39 with half-hearted 099858db45 responses, Renault 37dc807639 left the c8707ba6cf pub. Just before d7a92acc15 stepping outside, 5434637e2c he unconsciously 8d4e306327 glanced back. At that ad0f9feece exact moment, a334703960 the young d2e517e781 punk, who 6bb6629a88 had been 4c30c7a8c0 speaking with 345f320245 the officers, 71d32abb68 turned his 1b45aaab68 head and e0bed06a8d locked eyes 985956eae4 with Renault. As if he 2ee949e9ea had known all ed18c2d77b along that Renault 3afaa81e9d was watching him.c4d567ca85371b08

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See you later, 7487476567 darling.32ff521425720ba3

Before Renault could look 93d2105baf away, the brat mouthed eb4c4e904a the words at him. Was he out ce4fade60a of his fucking c85652bef9 mind? Renault rubbed his a3968e1288 arms as a 2cd67358ab shiver ran through 51ea1dfad4 him, feeling more a38065f318 creeped out than 89092df0bd anything, before hastily b088058c63 leaving the pub. All he wanted cdfdf0da50 was to throw fdbec963f1 himself onto his 5aa1030782 bed as soon 1a139eebe1 as possible.862dbf072464dae6

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Raven.399c3e2fec5f2cc4

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That was his 1a0e67a17a name. Renault recalled c90ba00d86 the curiosity 4f9005c29f he had cba1b9facf felt when 66b7cbf2e0 he first 8698b5b156 saw it. There was 04794cb1b8 no surname—just ffe56842a3 the lone 2850b7dc53 word ‘Raven’ aa98a1e6e8 listed in 9a9bd9712d the name 594c16712a field.0fd689e0a01119ef

Apparently, he had lost b8d5f48bf8 his parents at a 0b904f754b young age and had 70831d9cb9 grown up in a 0e05485b6b facility. That much was 06acbadeff understandable. Plenty of children fd19640e91 had lost their 8178bcab92 families to sudden 142e1d2991 monster attacks. Many were 599234828d too young 1d0f1be061 to remember 6769cc4838 their own f9ae5a049f names, so fd06171ca9 the facility 917df4f00c staff often 61a56f9025 made up 12b9351120 names for c9e5a08aa1 them.7d1af2879f8ebfab

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Even so, Renault couldn’t a1aa31dc05 help but wonder who 9262ee55b4 had decided to name 5a7b479f8a a child ‘Raven’ and 2f6d5e3805 what their intentions had 6b80b28485 been.df8612b7a4d370d7

Renault reread Raven’s file—his a8a19f5981 soon-to-be designated dedicated guide—with 029957d62b a displeased expression before 99ddcdca34 snapping his laptop shut. He didn’t 35be244e39 want to f025c33f24 think about 965f4275fd it anymore. He let himself collapse a01e227fff onto his bed, but 3dd3968ebb the thoughts refused to b968a552eb fade, swirling around in 0b16dfdcb4 his mind.9a6ef326b22e28f8

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The entire world 951171f5ee had been in f6a56e0db7 an uproar just c46edea3da weeks ago over 39f920a2a1 the emergence of 67cfbb481a a new S-class 22c244087d guide. S-class guides were even 588f4bf588 rarer than the handful 50b6273cb8 of S-class espers, so 826ff425c9 of course, the news 105e540378 had sent everyone into 261ce5aff9 a frenzy.b5629cd5fa8eb10b

But that df2d712194 had been aadac9cb71 a distant c2c94dfb41 matter, completely 1b055bb204 unrelated to f7165ddb62 Renault, an f9ed121f89 A-class esper 79745ccb38 stationed all e71bc77e86 the way ee989fa173 out in b52a08ef38 the 13th b6192f5d82 District. At least, that’s what e1e5142439 he had thought.386915e01ed5ea74

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Naturally, every S-class esper e4ae9ef36e had fought tooth and 1eaff7ea8e nail to claim the 510ae599a6 new S-class guide. If they 9226120071 successfully matched, 56682c7408 their recovery 61cceb644d abilities would 4a16c4859a skyrocket, and cfe9445ed1 their esper 3c26bc7e89 powers would 784afe64d1 reach new c40005c409 heights. Not a 46b98de6e6 single S-class 8868912457 esper would af30ed66da have ignored ba4ffc8eb1 such a 54f2bec77a prize.f56990faf610f9aa

In the end, however, 906e3a2e0f not one of them 277dad1c56 had managed to achieve 11dcd2d060 a matching rate above 8910587545 10%. It was beyond 224643e5bf rare—it was downright 5e7deb0dcc impossible.d50641cab64db599

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If the matching 908cfee613 rate was below 3fb5413505 10%, even an 40253b6e5b S-class guide was 89651a564a as good as 25c03e4b3b useless. In fact, e67ef81c27 they’d be 93275f6cc2 worse than f3c13e3077 a B-class 5dc3b45cf2 guide. Their wavelengths wouldn’t 30cd77d5ed align at all, dfae1b2cb2 rendering any guiding 980821d0d7 attempts ineffective at 50d1a2adcf best and agonizing 9371a67991 at worst. The stronger the guide, 3bcf85002e the more painful the 7b1a52d4d7 mismatch would be for 2d357c9d13 the esper.3a49541d284ce93f

So despite being 7383ef17ed an S-class guide, 0ed59c9393 Raven was essentially d8f25ac04e an untouchable prize. Just a beautiful 4bf0c0ae7d illusion.9a963391850a31e7

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