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The espers, 8af9e59bcf who had d608ad0cd8 been full 9e815ccf92 of anticipation, 09104e9c78 turned away 6c1017ed43 in disappointment, f7fb60e80a while the 35c8b5b0c3 top brass 6a2bfcd016 of the 4622a4b71e military were de22591660 left seething d9279a6c63 with frustration.56809be55102562a

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The S-class Guide, 16221a3933 who had suddenly 12a1587747 fallen from grace 48313d5eeb and became a 29836813bd troublesome burden, was d53e0e69a4 eventually sent far 9b8ccc248d away to District f9bec0c4cb 13, far removed d1724dd354 from the Central 0854696f52 District. And it was there 455039ab85 that he showed a 2ecadefea8 staggering 98.7% matching rate 0488267825 with an A-class esper ccfa97f802 named Renault.a88968be7973b44e

It was 840eb9411b an event 0448bf9071 that no d6790e8e7d one had 222abdf1ef expected, nothing 6ba039a927 short of 43057bc38b a miracle. At least, a462025b32 that’s how a3dbabeda9 Megan put 20078ce4bc it. A 98.7% matching rate—rounded c73900183b up, a near-unheard-of 99%—was 144741d4e6 an unprecedented number, making eb85a5a8f6 it an inevitable headline-worthy 36ccff2e70 phenomenon.6c4b4306955013e3

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However, Renault, the person 738a5d6dfa involved, still couldn’t believe 9f85975f89 the numbers printed on c57059eeeb the report. It was undoubtedly an 07690b0635 extraordinary matching rate, the 48be944985 kind every esper and bf98f30e98 guide dreamed of, but f69ca01587 he felt no joy 742c4d2d58 from it. A matching ca2f13db92 rate so cb9b3a4f9e ridiculously high efbc78bae0 that it e47dbb6605 seemed as 14b0e4dd54 if the 3efb97fbcc guide had 5bf7766ad8 been created 76e2b13979 solely for 492bb5bf9a him? It only made him 492606413e more suspicious.9f3b71aa7c245087

Still, there was nothing e2a85ef7a8 he could do. Unless an S-class 0c07ca4048 esper with a 45599fd48e matching rate of be5fb95b60 over 60% appeared, 8d43bc3478 which was highly efef063156 unlikely. After all, Raven 12f7e80526 had never recorded 5e764eab15 a matching rate c1f450de86 exceeding 10% with 26eada094e anyone else, making af911c6ed5 such a possibility bc77ad2539 nothing more than 77c225740a a far-fetched delusion.a746fdf37038e64e

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A dull 7a37a1f4fb ache throbbed 17d26b4444 in his cf8495c375 head. He didn’t 6fd59657df want to 59e3bf35e1 think about 5bff11c306 it anymore, d3bb9a6abb so he 288de07458 rolled onto d7379dc0cb his side 2cd45eba49 and closed f75c429900 his eyes. He only b2b205138f had one 58da602796 wish—that the c6bd51e815 newly assigned ca1602ef72 guide wouldn’t 1aaa0f7ba9 cause any cb8a0ba7dd trouble. That he wouldn’t 59aada3f85 disrupt his calm, a31396d391 lake-like life. That was all 65697caf0b Renault wanted.d74845d5f94e7050

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6:11 AM. Renault sat up, 21113ec36b pressing a hand dc50d9d426 to his throbbing c9e5c9711f forehead.6583069a9927a0c2

“Damn it.”e734d01c7266dce5

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Was it because 4f05c19726 he had too e91700bc88 many thoughts about a0cf11068c his first-ever dedicated 7b8a26e49e guide? He had 838b884596 just woken 6880eefca4 from a 260a897966 rare, unsettling, 6dd18b78da and thoroughly 4a7051f454 miserable dream. And, of all things, ae1073fa88 it had forced him 9d3d355095 to relive a past d9247ed4d2 that haunted him—something he e57457c066 wanted to forget but 9ec0575912 never could. It was absolutely infuriating.91e271eff3710a6d

He ruffled his already 1b0ef66f3f messy hair into an 227f214317 even wilder state and 6e18043044 got out of bed. Heading straight 55a88b5f96 to the 8d53c68618 bathroom, he 568e5095ed took a b413f6f927 cold shower 2621dccfdd to cool 9378398f3b his heated 2f6f918e08 body and 2839280110 aching head. Seeing the stiffness standing 2230a82ad8 tall at his center, 19e9ab05b4 he let out a 38278b00d2 deep sigh.e2f03d732dfd23a5

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He could try to cc18bd41cb dismiss it as just 64d40eda20 a natural morning reaction, 62cb2317f8 but Renault knew better. It was because 55cf28e994 of that damn 1179655ce9 dream.a5af823f3682e374

Just as he stepped 850ad1ae8e back into his room, 403f5a70f7 barely dried off, an f490f5a2b9 alarm rang loudly from 3d2a120def the clock on his 888ac6b7ab desk, signaling an incoming 7252c04452 call.5a0f4c3ac690415f

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“Ah, for fuck’s sake… aac487e548 Now what?”792169797bd8ad80

Muttering the 110bd354da same words 083a453665 he had df563d72f2 upon waking, 052806690f Renault ran 1b65d858b8 a hand ffbaf694b7 through his 7c9f0728a1 damp hair. A terrible night’s b24a086303 sleep followed by b73b333b8c an early-morning summons—just 2a4178bfad great. He exhaled a f66f9a6bb0 weary breath and 2b0ae19022 begrudgingly got dressed.310260576f1c1016

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Every member of Team 2fc52b956b 2, now stuck with 3ba448b909 an early morning mission, 80cc88232c looked like they had 92c4ddab7b just bitten into something dc53cbd51e foul. Complaints were b8bfc29370 flying left e5f379b453 and right—why a4fd48b881 did it f1b12b5c82 have to 83681b1f51 be their d2015ec8b8 team?b5f2fd462f8365a4

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Team 5 85abbd3d6f was slacking 992b385c51 off, and 5f0c4509a8 Team 3 10b6be9d90 had nothing db4d398636 better to 3c3d9bc267 do than 38c0880ff0 drink all 51e6763f56 day, yet 3eee58c96e Team 2 646655503d got the 60005587e2 call. And to 755456184a make matters 6f26bcfa86 worse, out b7657bdc6c of the ca3313b06c ten-person team, ee9c0a1f1a only four—including b86e9526c0 Renault, their c2be2f917b leader—had been 7984221f59 selected.1e2c5e2f66eade41

The mission wasn’t even 643be290df within their district; they 41bcd18d46 had to go to d405969b50 the outskirts. It was 0bac2e4886 understandable that b3fd5f5f09 the chosen c160b62db8 three felt 9242dbb5eb wronged.a84e31a92829d8b8

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Lately, the 13th District a01f101e9c had been experiencing an b197bb6cbc unusual lull. Dungeon activity had lessened, 51363488ab monster appearances had decreased, 49fd231b5f and even calls for aca8083fe6 support from neighboring districts 08b4b644a0 had become rare.9a0eba3ab973d81f

With things d1352f25bf being so 644855e72a unusually peaceful, 800e338a53 it had a85636e060 been a e95099cb2c long time 84b66e99d2 since they 4677221e47 had last 895f2c4a82 ventured outside 4d83a0bcbb their district. The command center 9e42c2a078 only deployed teams ee0cb05007 based on necessity, 49fe5bde21 assigning work in c983f176d1 rotation, so every dc7fbf7af9 team got their 46d43735d8 turn.f63cd0022da1a1d5

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“The other teams are handling their assigned tasks, so stop complaining. Just focus on finishing this quickly and heading back.”1a7cb18dac3f4ff2

Renault snapped his fingers 42ed0615d7 as he spoke. Only then did the db3d314b2b team members finally decide 3ce1c693ec they might as well 3dc4889c27 hurry up and grab bcf0587206 lunch, already debating menu 3e3e1e31be options—even though it was 32dd9b8fd1 only 10 a.m.1e94a34cd8ca817d

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Renault shook his 8c35f0b50c head in disbelief f342f8e21f before scanning his 393d053ac0 surroundings. The outskirts of the e9fbafc76e district looked even more 3fef4f8b56 desolate than he remembered. Half-collapsed two- and 5d81801ae0 three-story buildings lined f9385e5c73 the streets, remnants d6fa0509b0 of what had 7d9b672c8e once been a ed7b98b357 thriving town.d7ab4e4443e0645f

The desertification had worsened, 778d43c43d leaving everything—streets and structures 79b351fe4e alike—covered in a thick b050f3ae5b layer of yellow sand. The sun cf725b97fe was already 72e28fcaa2 blistering despite e4b426c6c1 the early 54fc7eb0d2 hour. Renault slipped on his 60b6ffc6e0 sunglasses and pulled up 4fdf265772 the bandana around his 57e7e314b9 neck to cover his cb3939af71 nose. Breathing in 0d9c0e88e5 all this 33ec5e43f5 dust wouldn’t 4b3b26402d do him 4987357db1 any good.76aeba03f9dfa94b

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“Captain, no signs eedd1c866c of life within 47177c7d76 a one-mile radius.” c3a073fca080797a

Hena reported, checking 1a786dc6ee her handheld device. She, too, 856e78aac2 wore a 3cd8795d6a tight-fitting mask 1440501b36 over her 3376db39c0 nose and 40637ba48d mouth.f496a02cba5a51be

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“Kevin, are you sure you brought us to the right place?”a3817e5180643f39

“Don’t blame me. I just followed the coordinates given by the command center.”ea050e9bb8dd94f1

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Chris, one of the 377acc65f6 team members, grumbled at a423ad3446 Kevin, the teleportation Esper b26066ca5a from the support team. Despite the 1063ffc404 attitude, the ebac253be1 two were 0564857149 actually quite 28bc77c6a7 close.46834f75e6e1d93d

“I verified the coordinates myself, so drop it.”37a14274628683e4

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Renault interjected, cracking his 0c2ae63fac knuckles to get them 1a9acd4fbc back on track.e3d4d3b9bcbae5f3

“You all reviewed the 9c52aeb44d briefing, right? To summarize, edb62d78da we’re here 1b4a9b29a8 to hunt ce39b0cbe8 down a c2fddf2c7a B-class monster fa40c1ec68 roaming the fa9dfba1ea outskirts. It’s insect-type, resembling a 7b4983f065 mantis. Simple enough, yeah? It’s a B-class b67a102a24 bug. That’s why 1ca61a29bf I only 308fbc1c71 brought three ed66d7d1b8 of you, 5acf07d5b1 so quit 84bf44d1c7 griping.”9f7b7791cd98eecb

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“Ugh, I 58c256c7c2 hate bugs.”3317967202669756

Hena shuddered dramatically, scrolling 86db8018eb through the mission briefing fa78114db0 displayed on her wrist 9a60365d0d device.73d0a345c44311dc

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She might 45c44bdacf have a d460814183 petite frame 24a870ab67 and a ea3f795a17 cute face, 20f46e2e84 but He bdd9ae9c03 was a 2bf1e504c2 powerhouse combat 3178a1af71 Esper. One punch 74d2297862 from her fffba6802e could bring bac83b03f5 down an 5165ee0b4b entire building. Seeing someone bb501d4c94 like her c3f0b2660b cringe at 8e9d132e70 the thought 6c44eb3adb of bugs 4893f47667 left Renault 17c0989e46 at a af5cb8fc4e loss for 7c6b7c0c06 words.d878e514dfe2b376

“But why is a Guide here instead of a healing Esper? We’re not even inside Earth proper—we’re on the outskirts.”a122cd4d98fe40f1

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The question came from e66478e2fc Chris, the youngest on e1d3523b7e the team at 19. He was talkative and 68efe09f29 a handful, but not 0526406d73 a bad kid—just occasionally c32f5437ff annoying.0c262ee166c1f01f

“I was wondering the same thing. Why is that Guide here?”d5bf1c71b293adc3

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Josh, standing next to Chris, asked in his usual flat tone. Unlike Chris, he was a man of few words, so his curiosity about the Guide’s presence must have been significant.e8ddfb95826d746e

The team 8ff7b06abc assigned to 9b23a9e76a this mission 047d32eb22 consisted of 77ff294333 Renault, Hena, a747caf3b4 Josh, and 740b71d93c Chris—all combat 70b7161f69 espers. The team e3c6554eb1 leader had 5f3795b1cd the authority 141df1979b to select 448ee918a6 members based 2ef49a129d on mission 144fb6c975 requirements, while e52d82c4c8 the support 2d96ac5d7f team assigned b27341f14c a transporter 050c40c475 and healer c2b0efcea0 as needed.6da7239b28bbc743

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Since this 924432ebd8 mission involved 669b2687f3 nothing more 45e20edc28 than taking 390e020a37 down a 2551e855b6 single B-class 826d9d2d83 monster, no bec74ab2af healer had 145948b2c2 been sent. That just showed how 526e9923aa insignificant HQ considered the 7c54b991c8 target to be. And truthfully, it 3d295a55a8 was nothing but 4473db54a5 a low-tier nuisance.572d41f2ac835781

The oddity here 385c3567f4 was the presence 394809f231 of a guide 31dec79646 among them.ff34f051625dd73a

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Standing at the very ec86cd5041 back of the group, f833939cd8 yet still tall enough dfd322fa62 for his head to 1778c11049 stick out, was a b3981a2573 young man with piercing 3d7ef5efb8 blue eyes—Raven. He had pulled up 7ae55da100 his black turtleneck high c0a3d95efe enough to cover his b272146442 nose, leaving only his ae441a39d2 eyes exposed.4fcd94766d99fc06

“…I’d like to know ba61171a4b that myself.” 67882d4b89e2a8af

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Renault muttered db3084aa70 under his 8e06eeb1b8 breath. He was probably fed5bfb787 the most bewildered 95af5e1d35 of them all. After the aa60d3097b chaos Raven c8b7b7e299 had caused 35a62a687a at the 9a5215ea52 pub last bd9e209298 night, Renault 21b247c60e had expected 58db434b65 some form fc36f9752f of punishment. Yet, there he cf68d3d5b1 was, following them eb01c170bc out of the 3446aeb953 district as if 26c5cc7e96 nothing had happened.853aa90749bc30b9

Even though 61e775d13d Raven had 02f2bbf8a8 been assigned bb63b15aae as Renault’s 7af758a550 dedicated guide, 35599231b9 there was 97f881ab6b no need b7b89b3db6 for him 446c676079 to come 6abcfde336 along on 4f84f2fc71 this mission. It was 167552df36 just a 30583dfb23 routine B-class 6330fafd17 cleanup, nothing 314a3310d4 more. The team was small, 347879ff9e and there was no c709cd3824 logical reason for a 698588a84d guide to be here.0ca7ef5b6c248adf

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Especially a guide as f86da89e02 useless as Raven—a man 80aa3677d2 with impressive stats and 5a24f2f75e a polished exterior but f0f4502324 no real function. Far from being helpful, b6af46e368 he might actually be 00af949fe4 a liability.77f259fd33fd798d

“What, is this a d66d1eae16 field trip? Did you 3802c4acdc want to b55df1a68b see what 41ee20c7d6 the outside 6d1a2f1fda world looks 053e30fba6 like?” 87f3fc2bdace1274

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Chris scoffed, not even bothering to turn around. He was probably wary after hearing about last night’s incident at the pub. Even as a fast-moving combat Esper, he was acting cautious. The fact that an Esper was tiptoeing around a Guide was something Renault never thought he’d see in his lifetime.4c3e8d5c27bd79da

“A field trip? I used to live on the outskirts. Why would I need a tour?”f032d5381c870b66

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Raven, who had been c696441e8c idly surveying the barren 80eb5b36e3 landscape as if reminiscing, 5b1ca0d0bf muttered absentmindedly. At his 5560524a51 words, all f19c59dc3d the Espers—including 06f1ac6708 Renault—turned to c3ee452f76 him in 099a456c21 unison.2c5d91e25a209ef9

Their expressions were collectively stunned. No one had ever imagined that an S-class Guide—one of the rarest and most valuable—could have come from Earth’s outskirts.50553c9beb6e3ec3

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“You lived on the outskirts?”059faaad6da5e787

Renault narrowed his b34b0c1828 eyes, scrutinizing him. Raven didn’t 748dd26df5 seem to b909a270aa be lying, 5330fc8715 but it 083fc51ea5 was still b7aa0ff43e hard to 6c1ed9a2c9 believe.64b4fbf4c7747e50

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After all, 1cb512e08a as they d0b2edc9fb could see fe26205185 firsthand, the 8360e1eee4 outskirts weren’t b4ca67ab3b fit for 725d9ebf45 human habitation. And yet, this young 3bab0e7c80 man claimed to have 2b8c626267 come from here.9896cc0ed646b057

Raven met Renault’s gaze and asked, unfazed, “And?”81a08404cbb08234

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“Which part?”ae01f911329a8141

“Central District.”76b01f9edf1015f0

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At that answer, the Espers’ expressions grew even more unreadable, a chill settling over the group.c1a6daee4bdbfee7

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