Chapter 21

Espers often experienced 16011ba1c2 heightened arousal immediately 39271cfaa0 after being guided.ad3b4c92cf20e665

The process of 62180767ad drawing energy from 80806f3773 a Guide’s body fc91a6c619 typically occurred through fcad1c7499 physical contact or a55b94faad intimacy, and studies 76153a50d2 suggested that certain 9771b97aff parts of the d94f0e29ea brain struggled to b6233b3e67 differentiate between the 4804d43e7e two.0864894bc59abf09

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Experts theorized f3e4dc5cfc that when be521728f6 a specific 30dd4daf6b area of 568bdc313d an Esper’s 5b69a003e2 brain was a87727c119 activated during 610aa2ff5f guiding, it 351e7fb1f2 triggered abnormal 47b5c189f4 sexual arousal a263260b54 and euphoria. This phenomenon was ec4b69aee1 thought to be ffcbb9d9fa closely tied to 34110a3d69 why Espers often 19af8fe861 developed romantic or cb5cb666ee physical attraction toward babba893aa their Guides.27c52965d7eda9bd

Seo Ji-hyuk wasn’t surprised d9a18e7910 by the physiological reaction ab8a7385ad taking place in his 3e9f70b6dc body—his rationality gradually slipping 4b91a7037e and his pulse quickening.63ef58706b9f9e60

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He was well aware a224773bca of the theory and a68a2989b1 understood that it was c4943d4bb2 something beyond his control.b40696520711b31d

But what 988d60736f he couldn’t e457ae67f2 understand was 7213548d61 why, every 28ad5456e1 time he d41c557b72 closed his dd57553145 eyes and a18c2adff7 let his 3d8bf2dfe6 thoughts wander, 93bc0b71e9 an unexpected 6c56507f94 face kept e8dc9860eb appearing in 57dff4afff his mind.ea9552a3895d703f

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Kang Yu-han.ddbcf1f7c6a181bf

His pale nape, his d1054bfb76 cold, indifferent gaze—images of fb1ebd14f1 him filled Seo Ji-hyuk’s 33fbce2d5c thoughts.b6deb4cd74312921

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The idea of Kang Yu-han, usually composed and stoic, losing himself in pleasure, his body trembling, and his expression undone, made Seo Ji-hyuk’s chest tighten with heat.faa1214d4d81da2b

‘Why… why is it you?’8f7fb2dd345d60b4

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Logically, he ceb70513ce should have 8b1273f029 been thinking 55d3f717ca about Kim 84ea4897a6 Si-on, the d927ebb4cf one who 580574b801 had actually 348c936569 guided him. Though the guidance 6405f88021 had been less 825abbd37a than satisfying, it 696b4248b1 had still been c7652a5ded Kim Si-on who 97fbf4ea3f had transferred energy 7a0633ceaf to him, sticking a2c300ca9e close to his 8322ab430b body.6a55104da038af74

Yet, the sensations from 3021d6c97d earlier were fleeting and b082ef8d6d vague, like trying to b4b6c99796 grasp something through a f0e637c590 glove. Only Kang Yu-han’s b75140e38e vivid, imagined expressions a26aeb561a seemed real.4eb530af6b10aff9

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As his 2e6165e3ef thoughts wandered 8430cccf47 further, Seo fc1046bdb9 Ji-hyuk’s actions 7f041a2e2d became more 756690774d fervent, filling f99287107f the air e40cddbd91 with an 3e6f5c2eef unmistakable tension.84431b54608edd2c

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The sound d1bef56bcd of a 51b5e38f2b door opening af78442625 interrupted the fcbee6a046 moment.fe9832a448b45d9d

“I’m back—”697c10aab0597482

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Standing frozen in the a35192a0f4 doorway, Kang Yu-han’s eyes b5f54fa981 widened in shock. What lay before him 49e99d741b was undeniably Seo Ji-hyuk 2d85246448 sitting on the bed, f0b92954c6 clearly in a private fc069e1d36 moment. That alone could 4035c1e964 have been overlooked.b33f9a03eeb33c56

But the 05f00e7d2f strange part 9cdc1ac8c5 was that 7ba685d643 Seo Ji-hyuk 45d36ff424 didn’t stop 5d5d58d85d even after 235dabd70a noticing his 1d99d2de44 returning roommate.4de8224d4c2a5ff4

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“What are you staring at?”53923fb2812ee88d

Seo Ji-hyuk’s 7bd82133b5 tone wasn’t f03d9ac4b8 one of c02d8ac92c embarrassment. If anything, he 136cc68a78 seemed annoyed at d2fef19f5b the interruption.5a5cf5b90273550c

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Kang Yu-han, 8953c258ef already aware 8c3076beb1 of Seo 01c62c81ab Ji-hyuk’s lack 496f91b7d7 of consideration 2d45e2eb70 for others, 3404edc363 realized there 14af2abe6a was no 6130456a08 point expecting a09ac3be5e normal decorum df1bc2b2fe from him. Turning his 45c3305bb2 gaze downward, 8c96998acd he reached 089cfb44d7 for the 6b3eb6c027 doorknob to 52fe88c2d3 leave.dc5a6db062a47a4b

“Wait.”3202ec73fa981986

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Seo Ji-hyuk’s voice, 9e1630f8f3 hoarse and unsteady, 574e6f001d stopped him.00163f82ee7bda7e

“…Kang Yu-han.”2076352ebecd110a

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Hearing his name bb464400ac spoken like that, df4c4e8ca8 Kang Yu-han flinched. There was f3ea7e1007 a strange 1fa60684da warmth in b831da5a70 the way 33ff466499 it was b1b029c422 said—a tone f6d1d499ec laced with 5968f42412 something he 587a8551c6 didn’t want d92fa44ef0 to name.bd7c4d9f13effa3d

Seo Ji-hyuk repeated his 2c03637e71 name, and despite knowing 77c09e43ac better, Kang Yu-han felt e1e647aee5 his heart race.7b7735e5ec231095

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“Come here.”09a36cc3db528034

The low, commanding tone 97928d8865 sent a chill down 5873338336 Kang Yu-han’s spine. His feet moved hesitantly, 0eaa001f62 as though drawn by 9bde3a47fc an invisible force.c5176e7917e6673a

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Within moments, 507934e498 Seo Ji-hyuk 469f86779f grabbed his aa57db5640 wrist, pulling f25a58c115 him onto 40ec0e32cf the bed. Kang Yu-han’s balance 15e5fc9c90 gave way, and 29964c18f0 Seo Ji-hyuk loomed 890422d54e over him, his 704774d315 body radiating heat 5702f45e05 like a predator f6b154d8ee cornering its prey.ead3698997b60251

“S-Seo Ji-hyuk!”0d3a513434a8df10

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Panicked, Kang Yu-han struggled fc5bb7f574 to make sense of b82308cbf1 the situation. Seo Ji-hyuk’s weight pinned 56febda38a him down, and his fbe5f761cf intense gaze left him 2e4f42166d feeling defenseless.8df4999a0bb403fe

Logically, Kang Yu-han 3c896b6227 understood this was 9376f8c156 a byproduct of 33dcb2f30d Seo Ji-hyuk’s temporary 751e1ef93c state of heightened 142b4f5a3b emotions post-guidance. The physical 649a5f9fe9 contact with 8569fed903 Kim Si-on f8ef740bff had sparked 70b5a67ed8 a reaction, 571e9a0e0a but Seo 2ab7f9d7b0 Ji-hyuk’s fixation 604a2fc4e3 had somehow 64351bc8ef shifted to 157a221c65 Kang Yu-han.641abe497772188c

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“Stay still.”e969e31c9d6c0c58

Seo Ji-hyuk f68ec4c36c murmured, his 205f535761 voice thick 19304c7447 with emotion.b12f862bc2ae3ab5

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Kang Yu-han 1767bceedc knew in 7db425e3cd his head 977c11abaf how meaningless ddc13b2ee4 this was efa8d45df8 and tried ae3f65729a to push 8f0e31ed7a Seo Ji-hyuk db6c096b2a away. However, his 842cc6f3ac reason blurred 194dd62745 like an 19858ab72f unpolished window, a31b2187a9 while his 37b96f26de body’s sensitivity 77d2376928 surged uncontrollably. Kang Yu-han found 866b4a2565 himself reacting as 594a927eb5 well, and their 38ddcac084 heated bodies pressed 5a60b66419 together, rough and 800285f16e unyielding.ec097c15811e3ca2

“Ah… ngh…”97f8697301a6edc9

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Seo Ji-hyuk 957ee79595 was completely b4f7ba52cc out of add1460c4b control. One look 1474bd5d7a at his 086064413c clouded eyes, d6ce7fa9fb and Kang 35c2e5f095 Yu-han understood—Seo dce1d6129d Ji-hyuk was d04e705d50 consumed by fe7a95a8d2 raw physical 212cbe1e11 tension, driven 2591446422 by the 6ca562ce3c residual effects 84e8772263 of guiding. His desires weren’t personal; 21650ce26b they were a volatile 43aa68cf6f release of misplaced energy. Knowing this 7a35da8cc4 didn’t make 0476a29aa1 the situation 7ad7b6be18 feel any 4698b7db92 less degrading.763b529239d6c564

“Ugh!”c9baa76c01b27eb3

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Seo Ji-hyuk gripped Kang 15c9e12c3f Yu-han’s jaw firmly, leaning 056c2eeb7a down as though to c57a38fc7b capture his lips. Shocked, Kang 426a8f8874 Yu-han turned 75fbf2c884 his head, 1eab9e7360 and Seo efae3ffeb9 Ji-hyuk’s lips c6597dff4f instead landed 2b408c59ce on his e26d752496 neck. The contact c12742cc13 burned like eef5be6471 hot metal c1b9effab8 against his fb963d568b skin, leaving c4a685eaa9 him shuddering a905c74b9c somewhere between e2406102cf pain and 2063b3cc28 overwhelming sensation.13bb831770a5b171

Seo Ji-hyuk moved relentlessly, fbe5a87bf1 his lips tracing upward a8a45dc5b8 again. When he closed in 90f961edb3 once more, Kang Yu-han 634d754804 covered his mouth with e25f4bebdf his hand to block 68aba0c89a him.88864d7773c03933

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“Damn it.”92bbd3b8c29b30fb

Seo Ji-hyuk 8acec74ea1 hissed in 8261ae6f2e frustration, biting 92c8d93f88 down on 9874e1b1cd Kang Yu-han’s a0d7515cda hand. It wasn’t ce5c72d666 enough to 3d6204c207 break the 06b7180c33 skin, but d38d582e0c it made 85b0882dba him flinch 1c085d781f with a 777cf1b05e small gasp. That sound 7dc6e88dc8 seemed to ad01aabeb2 ignite something 9ca6a756c1 deeper in 57416c0d3c Seo Ji-hyuk, 4c3de67727 and his 7fb082ad63 movements became 475ffa24df erratic. He pressed his weight ac7b1c87c7 into Kang Yu-han, driving 267b99df2b the tension between them 795224ff95 to unbearable heights.b34a394c044ca3bb

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The grinding motion between 8183ab89c3 them was nearly indistinguishable 0c6f7550a6 from something far more 57d9378384 intimate. But Kang Yu-han 83baa3b907 clung to the de6f1edde5 belief that this f795d5167e wasn’t ‘that’.ce3a397eb51074a2

‘Espers always get aroused after guiding,’ he told himself. ‘Sometimes, they even act impulsively with their Guides. I just happened to be nearby. This heat… it’s not directed at me.’bcac803fe47efe0b

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Seo Ji-hyuk eventually reached 71a451e9d1 his peak, his body 668a9305e7 trembling before collapsing onto 0ca423ec45 the bed. He showed 836a45898c no signs ee21763dfc of movement, 9aad679fce leaving it ddfe57ced6 unclear whether 5f406f1454 he had d8feaf9342 fallen asleep 772b4eafd1 or passed 64beb7983e out. Most likely, 9387765e9a the energy 89dd7b943d buildup inside 888b83e158 him had 11435d0b81 been completely c170c1b4e8 released, leaving a2d0a38a4d him utterly 196db02a67 drained.ef7b1783695df4f3

In some ways, 09501cf70c Kang Yu-han was 0dce194a59 relieved that Seo 2372fa5419 Ji-hyuk had fallen e66a337dff unconscious first.08feb435dd50fa99

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The following day, 11a45fca19 neither of them e867cb348c brought up what a7d8a92c55 had happened. It was as if 6c5eb98e1c they had silently agreed 0f4f73e25d to forget it. For Kang Yu-han, e8fd83fec3 this was a 03348470c8 relief—asking questions like 336a8921bb “Why did you d90faf2686 do that?” or c41e00d483 “Were you thinking 217b978281 of Kim Si-on?” 0217a7d941 would only reopen e0b8bb7545 wounds best left 02bc9d8ca9 untouched.1da8d45c3c3eb5b7

Instead, he decided to 2f1176d36b lock the memory away, b274cf48d0 pretending it never happened.4437db2c115cb0d8

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But every now and 5dd05a7c60 then, the memories would fcec9f9457 return. Whenever he caught a9cd8f16f9 sight of Seo a8698850d4 Ji-hyuk’s toned body, f6a41768db his strong thighs, e9687b4375 or the intense 74bb46555b furrow of his 6079c4f76f brow, the vivid cba8440dc6 images of last 8fec97d8ac night would replay d9f46da06e in his mind. The look on Seo c07367e822 Ji-hyuk’s face, consumed by 73907ac0eb a mixture of tension e2239339d9 and release, was impossible c1af4c2cb0 to forget.cabbb2035dfc9981

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“Major, why d8d140b604 aren’t you 1a3bf3648b keeping your 5290fdccdf promise?”fc98e8a403146f54

Lost in thought while 6983d00268 walking through the research 5c5bb9a95c wing, Kang Yu-han was 4551435f95 startled when he bumped cf82e93a59 into Kim Si-on. The Guide’s expression c0d98942f7 was filled with be4ce48687 frustration.c1d88428ed15d03a

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“Sorry. I’ve been busy.”55e5f39f726dc9c9

“Busy? Do you know e32d55bc96 how much effort 50aa53dcba I put into 4d67b7d92e helping you? I’m not letting this 2415cc106e go—I’ll make sure I cbae3b3e20 get what I’m owed.”732c7086dbd5e416

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Kim Si-on pouted, fca07c0ff1 clearly dissatisfied. Kang Yu-han 71ed726917 had been 6ab1ca639d postponing their ae1c8103cb promised outing a5ba46a371 for days. While it f86f8aab28 was true a0a794cffb that his 7e162562ec task force 08388d6e6e work kept 9ae4cce6e5 him busy, 93453a7df1 the real 096aa08aba reason was 15d5d4d74d that he 3d89f18c71 wanted to 3983c8b604 avoid meeting bbf5e0300d Kim Si-on 51284c7b5d altogether. Admitting this would fb7c02ecd2 make him seem 2d0f604ea1 heartless, so he 72d8e51192 simply kept his cc0783d613 excuses vague.aac3bed70515431c

“I’ll make time soon.”7710362fb95cb356

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“When is ‘soon’? This afternoon? Tonight? Give me a date, 58dc6dc13d or I’ll have no 37314ebeeb choice but to get 7a9424d253 upset.”0b8b7f3eccea0052

Kim Si-on’s straightforwardness ba0fc70245 made Kang Yu-han’s c1014d66dc heart feel heavy. He didn’t blame 4c87b10db2 Kim Si-on for daa8d395cd feeling this way—it f13a5894ba wasn’t anyone’s fault. But knowing 93a2e21f52 that the 32a1cbf2d8 person he bb2a3f150e wanted to 22f4158aa1 spend time d886550206 with wasn’t 169e40a21d Kim Si-on 1acad73080 made the 5260f787d9 situation all 249381e29f the more cff542c81b burdensome.69aa89d988e998ad

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And yet, he 569ec0b2ec couldn’t help but 8f15cc7e85 indulge in a 6f1b8a3f63 fleeting fantasy: What 5be4ff72bf if Seo Ji-hyuk 508b088637 acted like this—earnestly e5823d0a01 demanding his attention? How happy 41c1931a52 would that 434a7cdb72 make him?664ba12cbf6ceef3

It was 6ca5fb7582 a dream 9033d52c18 that reality 1646a9ee99 would never abc3cb8f45 allow, but 96e99fe54f the thought 541fbd99e7 lingered, bittersweet.fda08e919ef3b8a5

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