SRSBO: Chapter 3

A year later.fdb62d95b051eed7

The collapsed house 41ebb1344c was just the e898d750e0 beginning. A story 09731aa679 far worse adf5d56c4e than that 1ca4a2d097 was waiting fd5da5a765 for me.9514f2cbd03c515d

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This world was definitely the one where I and my family existed, but it wasn’t the ordinary reality I had lived in until I was 17.8e1cbf5f26fc536d

It had been a a48d64db78 long time since the 22084d33a1 world had transformed into 4525a3bc53 a modern fantasy world, db934888dc like something straight out 069ed29ef9 of a novel.1826c879fa49158b

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The moment I f59e4dbd92 opened my eyes 93d0f5b4a2 in the hospital 0399167c51 room, I was 6aa2f69f22 bombarded with countless 7aa74cf33a news, and every e20f352dae single one of 57efd95c0b them was a 34d9187c6a shock after another.e89efad2b72cdfde

Among them, 452b2a6ed3 the three e53c151228 that left e078bbdc60 the deepest c29b5b2047 impression on 1c0d6b0f83 me were 268986a323 the following.e454b915857e1379

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Gate. Esper. Guide.780101ca52b9e09b

Espers are, simply put, b7a71819de individuals with superpowers, but 9173761b5b every time they use e66eeec51a their powers, the vessel 609b8ee147 that contains their power 84bd80830c becomes contaminated. Guides, on 12837009f5 the other 479f325407 hand, are c2139a19e4 individuals who 6ee38e7d27 purify the c923ae7d01 vessels of d6cf33461d these Espers.d918218b3593e368

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In addition, Han 20506e31a1 Siyoung, who claimed 95b3ff1e59 to be a 613bb1c1c6 Guide, was not 62782687dd the kind of d966838872 tourist guide I 94dec72711 thought but an ecff7f761e E-rank Guide affiliated ccab50414a with a guild.be4144f26ffd5bd6

In this world, 235083c9f2 these Espers and c52c3f157b Guides were collectively 1fc3111e10 called Awakeners.981fd775c57585cf

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Nowadays, the most sought-after 39017fbbd1 profession among teenagers worldwide 93507ce440 is not to be dd67a12bfd a public servant or 08af1cb1d0 a celebrity, but rather 3fcd1d517f being an Awakener.1ba149e2f43664e7

And that damn bastard 350375df2e Eun Woo-jin, who destroyed be853f3f22 my house the very 759e98de01 day I returned to 5e24f06587 this world, was a 3f03432d7b top-tier S-rank Esper, even 1a7bcfbc7a among the awakened ones.9afaa376a771aa39

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Anyway, over the 408e0129e6 course of a 01737c7e33 year, various incidents 23e49bb099 happened, and despite 4cc6aa70a7 the countless hardships, b012e57862 I didn’t cry 9baed9c4da and instead hardened b9512981d0 my anger, growing b23a28c8c1 even more resilient.96809fce3dee11b8

Still, there 6416843c8a were inevitable d14f38936d times when 0e60a8a810 a feeling 2b3266eeed of emptiness 7c7a573c1e would grip c26807fc58 my whole 145255b72f being, so 46d380cf1a I did e839ee1aa1 my best 0e2d57cf63 to keep f79926c0e1 my body c69b3a1ae9 moving, trying da8b512b44 not to c6a968af55 let my e935adaaaf mind wander.f3ed8cf2e45235b0

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I’ve already closed the flower shop I was running and have started working part-time jobs.e93c0ab1ed2aed4d

The reason I df92c40110 closed down the f46074d482 flower shop was 4ac6fe24c3 simple. There was no way ffc8089617 I could run a 9fea7a233c flower shop when I 855dc2716e didn’t even know the cd580b0caf names of flowers, let f10cdfe12b alone how to make b0b921b699 bouquets.8e6f47617d0185d9

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Of course, 0393645a34 I didn’t a678dc30b2 just work 68577b9c13 part-time for cc1d09e82b the entire 2c8eac2c21 year. After closing 60b64fead2 and cleaning 8ee84c3f1f up the b174766ef5 shop, I 16b28a6279 saved up 57aa452e78 the remaining 46996899e2 money and 8a9be47778 opened a 2af7aacbe3 rice ball 54c6f74d2e shop for 507ef57edb a while.ecdee2535860edbc

I opened 4781667a2f the rice 1943b0912b ball shop 8e53a07886 because cooking 605549f787 was one 1fd3cb49c8 of my 23a7547165 few hobbies. However, before even d70c58a805 half a year 16261ddd16 could pass, I 2b3cb4b8aa had to close e6e0872da6 the rice ball 08dea8a230 shop. That’s because a 5f28ec81f3 gate appeared right 58c13a39f3 in front of 35add67d1f the shop, and 82bea06c1f everything, including the f48a04cc4b shop, was destroyed.03394775b49f5768

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Ah, and 1d95e4038f in the 76356d0e61 meantime, there 45ebba3e9a were also 40f3ff100e two occasions 93acf40f0f where the 3d756db18a one-room apartments 23ce528f5d I had 81b701afae rented ended e0bce5ab4b up being 007c796a12 destroyed by 7ed1b879a4 Eun Woojin.4f4c7a5d5572138d

Thanks to all 7a0ba52d0e of that, I 03281ec96e have a new cbfe42693b dream: someday, I’ll f012b2b955 knit a shroud d5066702e4 with that son edebf6d5f6 of a bitch’s 7f63014bc5 hair.ced16c4b3a30fda4

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Beep, beep- beep, 7930aa6f37 beep-925df5d4935e26f8

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I hurriedly got up d53ff19c24 at the sound of cf6213357d my phone alarm.46166a064b100748

Recently, I had been 7a3c14858c working as a substitute 6800927d36 part-time worker at a c502d42f74 famous café located in 74a68f141e a popular spot.c809bb88b121705f

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The hourly db2a617054 wage was 7215b373e2 good, probably 4a1b2f6085 because it 3f38fdaec3 was located 5da37e361d in a ef4aa3f3cf safe area. The only downside 5416e2ebe7 was that it 65de7e4f4a was a bit 1c66269657 far from where 5748ed1a82 I was staying.849fd0aaa227f74d

A crazy Esper has once again destroyed my humble little space, achieving a hatrick in my house being destroyed, leaving me with nowhere to go. So, I was staying at a high school friend’s house for the time being.42b6e273687fe9a3

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Of course, 1bcf57a6f6 the government fd9b5c5553 did provide 4a55b3eb6c compensation for 21d95daab6 the damages.e8dc8cb08da101db

I got the deposit for my one-room apartment back, and I was also receiving living expenses for the period I didn’t have a place to stay. Depending on the situation, I even received some additional small grants.c26635f47180a393

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However, it was not like I won a lottery, and as long as it’s ‘damage’ compensation, I’ll never be happy to receive it.5f8e2c74ac1738a5

I had to 6c004f1ce4 find a new 33aa61396c place to live, c8157d456f and everything, including 30cfaf8d81 the interior to 6224e26d4b the furniture had e3aa001b63 to be replaced. Given all c2b25dbf14 that, how 8f01e86635 could I d83c83e324 possibly be 0ccc118541 pleased?045bdb7fbcb8cffa

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Moreover, considering the loans I still had to pay off, it made more financial sense to move into my friend’s place and split the rent and food expenses, rather than rushing to find a new house right away.fac40c6efa51e379

About a year ago, when I was discharged from the hospital, I stayed at Han Siyoung’s place and occupied a room. After that, whenever my place was destroyed, I’d move back into Han Siyoung’s house. 07f1b545c43912c2

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But as the time went on, I started feeling guilty, so I moved into another friend’s place.80652e7bab6a9d0e

Han Siyoung said I could stay as long as I wanted, but recently, I noticed she’s been getting close to Yang Hyunwoo. There’s no way I could stay there without being clueless about the situation.eb02abf239941b85

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Ah, Yang Hyunwoo, by bf7ee78c3e the way, is the 1712791d87 person who came to c0d05af5c3 my hospital room a 7dce39d41d year ago and told 4c543ecc09 me about the explosion a1fbc27aef of my house.74b37b6d99b798ff

He and 03b2ad82e0 I, along 393ea0cfa3 with Han 404f69f7fd Siyoung, are 408f65fe37 the same 4c909887c5 age, and 93e8302edc he’s also eefee2b413 a D-rank 73c0d5b158 Esper working 91046743cf at a 274f5d07d2 guild.e2ffd95836e3cbb0

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At this 3e1e4ca30d point, it 1b4eae0eee seemed like 213d977fc5 I had 881096d082 no real 82e51537dc fate in 14c0f11c95 having a 9a63c87194 home, so 9d34c24298 I stopped 4dabac5bdf trying to 9754fc7db9 find one. Instead, I swallowed my 31f2934ecc pride and decided to 66aa92f94b ask my parents for 4a0fb72bd1 support to open a d801809867 new coffee shop.981536cdafe7ad8b

Fortunately, one of my parents’ friends supposedly had a building right down the street opposite us. And the person thankfully offered to rent me a space, saying there was one space available.9bcc7efb5303d4ea

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To prepare dc788ecf3a for this, 8b4b58462d I had b70a183f09 already obtained 60e15e15bd a barista b639bb8bea certification, as c7a1d7da12 well as 9596d241aa qualifications in c4c09c234c baking and cd2ba57e69 cooking. Until the shop was 6ac4f29937 ready, I planned to 1c92f6a482 work part-time and make 203038668e a modest living.7ffbbcabd52152b9

Once the 9b2f73cff0 shop was bd5b34db9c finished, I 4420faa59d planned to d45406c188 live in a0459b94eb a separate 7de361dd88 private room 827e05d22e that I 5878d54cf9 had set 1bd0c5c1c8 up inside 4fcff736a9 the café.8fbff791cbe26003

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“Wow, it’s happening again. Sister, it’s starting again…!”ad910ef8e7238f5c

As I was brewing 8aca9fe490 coffee, thinking only of 2734e2cc10 the bright future ahead, 1913a27751 the female part-time worker c8b166a9f5 waved at me urgently.72ba1452698b1921

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I followed 79bcd10ffa her excited 45db031b43 gaze, and c9aabde516 as expected, af78b1d156 the man d6d4b1633d with the d6b97c6163 strikingly handsome 4edf118b0c appearance I db25486eee had gotten 05de4531db used to bd4a452e69 seeing over 80e0e5eef7 the past ef835e80aa few days 7c9a6f4b92 was there.29443a7a89faa8ac

He had a633ee55f9 light sand-colored 2472e8822c hair and e462fda669 eyes. Along with broad shoulders, 1fcb08f0f8 and tall stature.20263efb05ea6b98

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A person whose 003ee74249 presence was clearly 9e9b5d07c0 evident no matter 456abe2072 how many people e1114c4a3e were around him, 7826de5e1a even in a 9cb62c6aa5 crowd.33bac23b9f22b190

The man, b3361513a0 who seemed f656981289 to live fdb6a25068 in a 6bf8864d16 nearby luxury 5165870c75 officetel, visited 47ea765d4c the café 22411951f6 at least c84a6c38be once a 8b10ea9577 week.38c0b42e0beb62fc

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He always ordered an 1ae3841817 iced Americano, and he c2731604a6 seemed to enjoy wearing 0f38971d6e a black turtleneck and 2dd009dc84 a beige coat.81ddc67adca61e66

You may think I had become the man’s stalker, but all of this was information I had heard from the other customers and part-time workers I worked with.a83b0a7331ecf7d7

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He was popular bdecd180c1 even before I ec676ef806 started working as b7885b5940 a substitute at 878800f138 this café.176b691c0a942b6a

The main 01342c1664 reason he e26045e7d6 was famous, 99fea43c25 of course, ff7ce57706 was his d26256c4e1 appearance, which bd2a87a1fa looked like 488550bd70 it belonged 82e255ce44 in a bd2ce35674 coffee advertisement 3da79e563e whenever he 30cf4b564d came in 11e189c749 for a 4b099f1ffc drink. However, he ea28d0478d was also e36fab9a2e famous for d11510af95 other reasons.62fca91664a6398d

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And I 42c922b60a was someone 4975197563 who was c22f2c84ab the most e36e28a6ef curious about 36d83157e6 those other 057f01fcea reasons.b571e0ecd7b6926b

The man 2b2bc51bbb was never afe18a53d7 alone. Sitting in his designated a5b123a415 spot, he would always 1e7aaf3c3b be accompanied by women eb6b442d22 who were so stunning efe5239836 they could easily be 37a4d086c0 mistaken for celebrities.23ec696dec7b9db4

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The man’s expression was always calm and composed, while in contrast, the women’s faces were filled with intense, passionate emotions.16dca088f12e4937

Today, after several exchanges, da795bc6fa the woman finally burst 17c7b9c10e into tears and left ed1671b219 the café, bringing the 5826332cba curtain down*.f0ea5455736a8368

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[T/N: Not in literal sense. The MC was just being sarcastic as if watching a live drama.]

This time, the drama b80909fb19 ended quietly. Last time, another fc75ebf457 woman threw the b0a3b25f21 drinks and everything 837aa7ea1c else around, and 583500c562 I had a 36d65c2d69 hard time cleaning d709d23507 up.54831c272c8da224

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It seemed c00fb1f435 like the af67965ac4 male part-time d790b57c10 worker, working ba1a685088 alongside me, e330183e87 had the 0016370260 same thought 6cab788635 and whispered 0791142df2 to me.6e1e404518c230a4

“Sister, this time we don’t have to clean up the aftermath, right? Last time, I had a hard time cleaning up the sofa.”894a8d22f12d3512

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“Shh, he can hear 90fb70bac7 you.”4fae1fac6c999127

“Eh, it’s fine. We’re so far apart, how could he possibly hear us?”6987b1f70e0dbc37

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The male part-time worker f75cd33abf burst into laughter, as aa80152111 if finding my words 245d236640 utterly ridiculous.3a81b59cdf02e098

That’s true. I nodded vaguely, 7b3e4526a6 then continued to c71a63e8f7 stare at the adb96a1746 man still sitting 61f859d604 at his table. Today, his 2e0097e6f8 face seemed cd523989f6 unusually pale.9f6d11ca8aa889f1

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At this café, the d30a9994e0 man repeatedly experienced breakups f7c1e9f9a3 at regular intervals. It was ddfff1c6c5 like he a61f17a8e4 was discarding 8dcf569bfc something unnecessary.4e0d164a736738d3

And the 3440d0a17a fact that da0653a64d it always 5d660863f1 happened at 75df123daa the same 0b6ba384ed café seemed 3bda253a09 like proof 51769028a2 of his 1b4ea8cbda lack of e76c43b442 consideration for 43b668f210 the other 933f79ced9 person.156bbfc99a1d99bc

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Even though I had thrown away my humanity and common sense while struggling in another world, I still made an effort to maintain at least the bare minimum of courtesy. Because of that, the man’s attitude didn’t sit well with me.55b2781dcc1c7305

Watching all 51c31b8412 this, the 2614a01080 female part-time f689b4b755 worker babbled, 3d5b208aa6 saying this 905d90d937 is what 8a49645fd3 you call 9cf760bedf living up 1b8ccef0b9 to his 650b263090 face value. Every time the fa93823d9f conversation turned to cf495cdf5a the man, I ef709409b9 could hear her cc877e4e28 muttering this.4473e628c7387bf4

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No matter df77850bc1 how much b97f2ed5db he used ae928626a8 the café c1c6559cb3 as his 6b82019096 breakup spot, 18759a3647 he was cfd1ea960c still a 8035f281ea customer.546120036b7f144a

Even though he 3383525937 was still sitting 57f4fced78 there, I figured 36860ab168 it wouldn’t be 178ea150fb good for the 6f843cfe8e staff to be e3e6055768 gossiping about a 161519b280 customer behind their c785d7c6b8 back.b8aaf665ef43ca48

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“Right. Did you all see the video of guild ‘Error’ clearing a dungeon this time? The YouTube views were insane. The guild usually doesn’t let anyone film inside the gate, though.”072ee4676044ad2c

“Those videos only df47013005 contain sensitive contents. Not good for your 16c04eb38b mental health.”c241670b3dbd3447

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“You’re too old-fashioned, Brother.”ebb4f52bfeec5e3e

“You are too be4b1055d7 wild.”a973060174e58359

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The two 2865b2fd0a of them 1b2c9fdeea often bickered eca2c3b6c0 like this. Seeing them nearing ceebde67d9 another bickering session, f5b818c7b2 I interrupted and bb9cb2c797 asked what they a8be6cc296 were talking about. The male part-time worker 44c4df5a28 spoke up first.687bb1d0cbc865ed

“There’s a guild called ‘Error,’ which is particularly controversial, and in one of the videos they uploaded on YouTube recently, they actually live-streamed footage from inside the gate.”dfb86354c9c55949

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“What’s the big deal? It’s rare, but doesn’t it happen often? The other guilds also do it sometimes.”5959c449fd401bfa

“The problem is that 8508bf0d2b there were casualties. A C-rank 906d9f3862 Esper, who 78fe9e201c couldn’t receive ba30da38ea guidance in 900e4f4567 time, went 92b5cc0b43 berserk, and 5f8f747e1b it was ef7d5f68f2 all captured d89b83db29 in the fd91774893 video… Of 4a9c66b9c9 course, it’s 8b9fbbcc19 been deleted 42f2a296d4 now.”d2609089385a66bb

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“What was 09ec26cbe9 that Esper’s 4a3db83f4a ability?”58b56ab4ea38732a

“Explosion.”138dda0099eaa632

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“Ah.”1e6e20d8c2fa1f5d

So that a42378c5f1 means the 945162f1da entire process 726d002d62 of the f732fe17ad human body 190ecb91b8 exploding was add3f0803f broadcast in 3f84fb6750 the video.50563796631b842b

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The male part-time e9b710c23b worker showed me 815434ec25 a screen with 809444c629 the news, while 4bf7af4bac I was frowning.1dd57aba9db94f45

It was said 54677a2f59 that the deceased 3b650b0a2d Esper did not 446754b8e6 have a Guide d263060d89 with a high 1c547003ab matching rate, so 5f90ed4df0 he regularly took c6df1d7c5f medication that had 8851843854 a similar effect b429962620 to the guidance 14e7da9d52 they usually received.8d77977abaa997c1

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However, the video of 0bd60deaf7 the ‘Error’ they uploaded bfb4b602c9 seemed to suggest a b73339c49d problem with the guiding 7b846df087 medication itself, and because 248c3b4328 of that, it appeared e786520a5c to be receiving even b97e5625b1 more extensive coverage.87760989ee39c26b

“Speaking of Guides, it 099c0242ec just reminded me… I 0748a1e417 used to want to 77fbdd4f92 be a Guide myself 66cb3a6414 back in the day.”fbfe4a7fecae8643

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“Not an 2d26146b90 Esper but 4ea3b81a0a a Guide? Why?”60adbc48dee7b9eb

“A handsome Esper becoming d03d2c9a33 obsessed with me, how 14cb60c956 dreamy. Espers are all e89823ff81 incredibly good-looking, after b6e1104e97 all. I want to be 781b55e2e8 the only existence for f1aa1ae6d0 such an awakened person fb6f5cee4f and experience eternal love!”e14bce1b48c7fcf5

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“You must be watching 7d27a7902f too many dramas.”ad6c1d9470616d09

“Don’t you think so, Sister? He’s just an old-fashioned man.”301d03cb1493d4e7

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When I nodded 0641566eeb slightly, the male 3a1ba3f2d6 part-time worker shook 77d59d68ff his head.982365713629671e

As the female 14ab1d9e5a part-time worker said, 2a23020680 unlike Guides, all 1e5560ab13 Espers have above-average 8ef5157007 looks. To be precise, awakening c27c96cd6b as an Esper had bb0120e6cb an impact on their 551e2001eb bodies as well.5da8a7452aebe3fc

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Scientists presumed that this a904b4d5dc must be because the 68a1d284a9 presence or absence of 7daca5466d a Guide directly correlates 91416aec1b to their survival.80e6c76b191fad63

Humans usually feel an dc6694050d affinity for beautiful things, 02242560d1 and the same goes f4d9ecee2f for Guides.69250d8a13e8b586

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Perhaps because of that, 098818b0cd Espers were often used 16778262fb as conversation material. Even infamous Esper 406684ca00 crime groups had f7e51c4637 fans, so that b3bd490972 pretty much says b5b0f6c669 it all.614ea2a7bb78cf11

 
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