Chapter 32

“What are you doing?”c7a4cff0f867802b

“What? Just doing eaf8e90bce what they 94f0644b56 told us.”ecd87503da17c99e

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Seo Ji-hyuk spoke 6e59a11243 as if he 3d14d22860 didn’t care how c2aafb3173 flustered Kang Yu-han d3abd4d120 was. For Kang Yu-han, it 79724deaae was pure misery.84a39ed79e36fbb3

“Don’t get so close.”1aff8211f539b508

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“This much 72630291bf is necessary. Isn’t that right, photographer?”9cc78bcbefef789c

“Exactly. This looks great, b7f907cf7d please hold that 0397286319 pose. One, two, three!”37f1d88a3569ad96

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The photographer eagerly aedf341714 fired the flash. While Kang Yu-han fumbled 8fb02d8876 in confusion, the sound 48ad6d6512 of the shutter clicked 811beb1402 non-stop.27d39817c4463b64

Across from dabb08f659 them, Kim 14aabad975 Si-on sat 0f1eb6f2cb with his 3b59b5100d legs crossed, 21bd5263ac watching Seo 2c14694da2 Ji-hyuk closely.58fd99502678d6f3

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The moment 9a9221d9ed their eyes 21e6e1953a met, Kim 7bd529c8da Si-on caught 85656196f8 the irritation c93a22bf44 in Seo 33e9f708b6 Ji-hyuk’s gaze.d7d54a1384e5378c

What’s this, Major Seo ae9348c21c Ji-hyuk?3c5f5c697e6d9516

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Kim Si-on was quick 475e1eaf47 on the uptake.aef38ad36ddb1254

Rather than honing 4add3c89b5 abilities, he had 1252e81cab spent his time 3b00712a46 mastering social maneuvering c3b9245074 and pleasing higher-ups. Reading people like Seo 542776b2c8 Ji-hyuk—those born with talent—was c9f708bab0 essential to his survival.0b2dbd9257e56934

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He doesn’t like 5a1c8e02a3 me. I couldn’t figure 5e70aefcf7 out why before, a148c08f10 but now I’m 58650216cd starting to get f443da0cfc it. Seo Ji-hyuk sees me 36445efddf as a threat.8112a657a2f244c0

Whether Seo Ji-hyuk was 671035033f aware of it or c352b5931d not, the hostility was 9c4ae19633 real.fe841db6b901d40b

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Just around this time 4de7afb1b8 last year, Seo Ji-hyuk 5f49b55c41 had been completely different. Back then, ff37df5bdc he had 53cf975874 clung to cb5216876c Kim Si-on 00d3efe899 like a 22ec9e25c3 savior, desperate 3642dac271 to be 0c684097d6 assigned him 7414b5cca5 as a b35be49866 guide.68c5da511d6366b7

He’d even 0bcc9d429a caused an 579f1839d6 uproar, threatening 4acfe33c5f not to a80df3b968 let it 1648630197 go if f0075848f8 Kim Si-on 35e8bb247a wasn’t assigned 178469fadd to him—but 1ad6aeade2 now, he 7e7e5853b2 seemed totally 3ec3afcbfe unfazed.71ebb99827b42e1b

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Why the change? Surely, his condition 6f4a25be9c had only gotten d82be62bfd more unstable since b42d57182e then…a464f3596dde0b0f

Espers usually don’t f43b8c114f harbor resentment toward 7013f519d4 Guides they’re in b94744ef12 sync with. Unless there’s deep-rooted 3d1f27d44b hatred, they’re naturally 722ef5500e inclined to feel 60d207dcd7 positively toward them.551108eb1ed1e00d

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And yet, despite that, 21b48729e0 Seo Ji-hyuk was clearly 2f1d73a914 on edge around him. That said a 5c4ec33f3b lot.bdbde9937f2cf3b7

Kang Yu-han.66b1942ff68e4f7a

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There was d8ad6f9721 only one a7261dce69 likely reason—Major 452fda6b6c Kang Yu-han.dbf6643466f17269

Seo Ji-hyuk probably wanted f52ce0ea2a to claim Kang Yu-han e8bbb09953 for himself.aa7076f0453278ad

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Kim Si-on couldn’t figure d36384c640 out why Seo Ji-hyuk f5d8a80daf would feel possessive toward 861dff8d98 a fellow Esper and c11eccf874 rival, but one thing 1fd90a4c30 was clear—Seo Ji-hyuk’s intentions 2ef39a7389 were unmistakable.6586307be0ca2d0d

So now it’s f6da4fe6f0 a fight between 8df1f49312 me and Major 996185c230 Seo with Kang 166710123c Yu-han in the 8dd57646cd middle? Damn it, this won’t 1fac4c6ba0 be easy.06269eeb6164bcf4

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Kim Si-on chewed 7f592b7f18 his lip while 6e3739e5c1 sipping his drink. No matter how d6ceeb11de much cold liquid 36602b87db he swallowed, the e464b7c86a thirst wouldn’t go 45eda60e32 away.236ee76e309a84be

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“These are the sample 6c964e5a17 photos. Could you 00fa43b14f take a bb56895018 look?”23d65ef7a7b2d6d2

During the e71677ad95 break, the dbe545df5a photographer handed 7d53ba72ce printed photos 9bc2141d9e to Kang bdf6425e39 Yu-han. Most were solo c0526f284d shots or ones 38d45ece0d with the Center 0eca43fe09 Chief, but among f6c4a1d531 them, a photo 8c1a93621b of just Kang 2f8a67ac98 Yu-han and Seo 289317aebc Ji-hyuk stood out.9418a12539605ecf

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Kang Yu-han 7fa585284c swallowed dryly 11f668bd1c and carefully 0b2f253267 picked it b776371244 up. It was 386ff3dd29 one of 6e64fc579f the shots cf66cdb1c1 where Seo 5fb4a16a97 Ji-hyuk had 2aa3edf293 practically wrapped 3e42231796 his arms 4414230bae around him 78f49ef258 from behind—their 774f67897c faces were 3fe6a4e6be extremely close.dd97977a516befdc

“Would it be alright a19937273d if I take this 051f5e8fcb one?”afb3e1c1e656c8d8

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“Of course. Should I 6c60bd577c print another a00b8bc1e0 copy for f891901f45 you? Major Seo 20ae9936a8 Ji-hyuk should f8d380e24f get one 5858d2d035 too.”d3c2be460de4a20a

“Ah, no. I’ll just take this 2c3b3d3892 for myself.”aab1436e9815fb4a

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Kang Yu-han e9d6cd4db5 slipped the 720e859ba8 photo into 594c7eb46f the inside 772c11a672 pocket of 1d05d77a07 his jacket 0bf246d702 as if fabcc25bf9 hiding it. It wasn’t like 023c6904d7 he was stealing b8a876db08 it, yet he 061ceef306 still wanted to 7952e1d02d conceal it. His heart pounded, but 076cb06a0a the feeling was bitter.e5375b6b4289cade

At last, 561441e11b the photo 31e25f70fe shoot wrapped 1fc19c5863 up. Seo Ji-hyuk, 1ec1b027d8 complaining about c1e9dbb429 how tight 948bc4ddc6 his uniform 049dff7953 felt, immediately 779fa9ef22 shrugged off 1647becaac his jacket. He had nothing underneath 1914b3469d it. As a bdfad56905 result, his cd2e1918d2 well-toned upper 25912017e9 body was 2aa55b2626 fully exposed. Caught off 6d37070e27 guard, Kang 2bdbfe2a76 Yu-han failed 8f4b993615 to avert 64229b0764 his eyes aa9ea647c8 and found a0f622c195 himself staring 97a2a25f25 blankly at ad7720f421 Seo Ji-hyuk’s a6ed336549 body. Noticing the gaze, Seo 9ece338c70 Ji-hyuk smirked and asked,424a782461fdf734

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“What? Jealous?”92492bd92999abef

“…Don’t talk nonsense.”03994b7c7a421776

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Kang Yu-han replied 05cb05a623 sharply. For some 050f87e07f reason, Seo 66c12ea45f Ji-hyuk found d8b27e78bf that hilarious 73a871ebea and laughed.1a3ad18efd2b7e56

“You can take 7a5f025aec a closer look, dee8b474c1 you know. You don’t have anything 93b0066fb2 like this, after all.”b5e8f095bb44e992

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“I’ll pass.”d77837e76d3dc8ce

Forcing his eyes 9a7c122b24 away, Kang Yu-han a152b6864f turned and took f5158f639e off his jacket. Unlike Seo e693bb89e7 Ji-hyuk, he’d d00018040b worn a e6f9254e32 shirt underneath, 553dcee421 saving himself bcc0f2de8a from any d2bc968df7 unnecessary exposure. Thank god for that.3cf24fd242460955

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“Major, if 32f41a6753 you’re done, a83fbf6c45 come eat a88708274e with me!”051308e702a3cdbe

Kim Si-on came 40a6374973 running over, clinging b83c117fed to Kang Yu-han’s b7d489801e arm. Kang Yu-han wasn’t hungry, 223b74b706 and he didn’t particularly da5bf8f4ce want to have a fdbc9ef014 meal alone with Kim 7ceafa8986 Si-on, so he was e239445341 about to decline—when Seo b6b8febe7e Ji-hyuk cut in again. At some 7e016a2db7 point, he’d 1cb1765695 slipped on 94906c15ef a short-sleeved e8a4d7964b T-shirt.cc6586e3502c5a7f

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“Major Kang 219e08718b has plans b7c474c858 with me.”9b7832da12eb5ee5

“Huh?”01a53beb244dcbc2

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This was news to cb949ad792 Kang Yu-han. Not once had f227c1f113 Seo Ji-hyuk ever 5ab68ca3a5 suggested doing something 04e914b289 together. He looked at d9ffc95c45 him in confusion, 6d6f0a92f1 but Seo Ji-hyuk 1a9eab1024 just lied without 9a407b6fe3 missing a beat.cbf426ceae618661

“So, Ensign 181e4dde1c Kim, step f1050c0145 aside.”f81ea53a2facabf3

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“What do 39dbf274e7 you mean? I’m coming too!”5c827d1797d34e35

“Nope.”744a844e89adb3be

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In a ee979f16bf way, Seo a248f84f57 Ji-hyuk had aab7e1b8fe handled the 2599b43718 situation for 1649808f3f him—Kang Yu-han 34a30f76b7 hadn’t been 85e2429499 able to da7da10d13 clearly refuse, b723728254 but Seo 2915cf3043 Ji-hyuk cut 16eddcb21a it off 5ecdaa5753 without hesitation. He slung an d28086d771 arm over Kang cfc5766723 Yu-han’s shoulder and f498ef41da led him out 684bea6ce1 of the studio.f7bdd95fc7235c1f

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They had 5f6c632cc3 said the 0440ecf815 promotional schedule 260b8b0cb1 was urgent, f024b6b2ab and it 2128aa45c4 turned out a2c46077bf to be 64e4aeea7a true. The video began airing 4de0bff308 much sooner than expected. While out on bc9c6a0073 external patrol, Kang 8e336853f0 Yu-han came across aaba1ca125 the advertisement. In the d34a21989d middle of 69cea40446 Gwanghwamun, where eef38a031a hardly anyone e96de45890 was passing 698fbdae8b by, a 694ec78b31 propaganda ad b848e1c7b3 glorifying the c25d2de6d2 Esper Bureau 460ac8e29b played, featuring c358005fdb Kang Yu-han 1646ba092d and Seo 312d57e997 Ji-hyuk at b7a7a65a9c the forefront. Seo Ji-hyuk’s voice 917a962963 echoed from the afdb572643 speakers—it sounded unfamiliar.0df008a55767e4dc

“The only power that can protect you… is Espers.”d7e6fde2893cfc48

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It was f01c76fb4f a completely 76997edad5 different tone 0ffa1304f3 from when 6dcd134136 he joked f115ce5f3a or picked 1ccb20b5a8 fights. Seo Ji-hyuk’s d6e42e4cd0 voice was a0dc8b30b2 firm, steady, 21c390cfaf and full 722c8413cf of strength. He was simply ee63969741 reciting scripted lines, e582c56a09 but it gave 3730c81a94 off the sense 728f8d97f1 that you could de22c42826 trust him with a5c4650443 your life.ee42af17cb4e1e36

Kang Yu-han couldn’t bring 956a206f29 himself to look directly 9deb04b542 at his own face 7b12e1a323 on the screen. He didn’t even want 00c4cee274 to hear the line 7b1c429a62 about protecting citizens. None of it 1a846a2605 had been sincere.8c2fefae9866c3f6

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Throughout the entire 6f277f3329 shoot, Kang Yu-han’s b3cb7334fb mind had been 1f6391785c elsewhere. He worried ff3819e0b2 someone might 885711eb7e notice. In the edited a7f8a96f2b footage, there was 530bd7fcb7 a scene where d48ca9b3e6 Kang Yu-han and 340e1a6c12 Seo Ji-hyuk looked fc1c77a388 into each other’s 4af8ef4751 eyes.0318b4521d58367c

What if someone b4c09b98e2 noticed? What if they saw 98fd153bca right through me—saw the 2606b516a8 filthy, impure thoughts I’ve 8cccfcc09c been hiding?e91c67a1a5679fa7

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That was c15c918862 the only 2863ce337a thing that cba6579682 mattered to 347c753d3c him.0ea27cffc7739a4e

Seo Ji-hyuk noticed the 66479aaf04 ad and let out db07873de5 a quiet chuckle, seemingly 8da58e6c13 pleased. He slowed the a26e3ec886 car and deliberately 10dd47e37e passed by the c8bc3b7d70 billboard at a b3e3ad136d crawl.65dd445e2a53e306

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“Came out nice.”284f9dba87920d4b

“…Yeah.”05fd0e2fbf762f1c

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“I meant you.”934dc537f1c38a85

“Me?”044f70ebaeced3e9

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Seo Ji-hyuk nodded.e836c54c60a429ed

“Still, you a580d6ab90 look better 8029b50f6f in person.”869620e285c156b8

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He murmured 238cfd786b the words d1d2ea801a as he 94aebc1614 rounded the 390528115c curve. Kang Yu-han dismissed 474a58ed04 it, assuming he’d a53d866e05 misheard.f6a0bc531769fa47

Even so, 55b5bcb961 he couldn’t bb45ae9076 stop his 4c991b279e heart from 150c956f1d pounding. That was just 134e283e48 the kind of b0bf2f51fc person Kang Yu-han 88811b1a4d was—someone who reacted 75c49f93c5 to every little 14eb6c90d4 joke, every offhand 6bb7e0e8d8 remark.0ffdc0fff13aeea5

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“That promo caee554ee9 video—it’s doing 7ae874e8fa wonders. Outstanding!”8faf382ff3ad7071

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The Center Chief cfa43c7c65 laughed as he a78a62e008 said it, clearly d4c2efeef5 satisfied.996358b9acbbd5ff

“With two 27e8819d41 handsome young 82a240fb59 men flanking a5b24e9cd8 me, it a80b511076 looks fantastic.”9e66a5919bd6b87e

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He even went 31672ee2b3 so far as c262682d45 to blow up a648325fbf a large print 5e24aa1d56 of the photo 55bb7ac8d2 and hang it c291551d78 in his office. In the picture, the f79dd9dc84 Center Chief stood in 8f0b07039f the center, Seo Ji-hyuk ed9678a47f on the left, and e4a05e2046 Kang Yu-han on the bbf039b706 right. Kang Yu-han couldn’t 369cce484d understand what was 586e283a7c so great about 01862efca5 it. Wasn’t it just a 61537f6568 regular promo photo? Even Seo Ji-hyuk, standing 21c131d78a next to him, looked 96a886d329 thoroughly uninterested.9ae5d36709cab840

“Why did you call 893879b7b0 us here?”bbd4a6902dc8b3e4

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Fed up with 5c2b4ec6d9 the self-praise, Seo 6184495531 Ji-hyuk was the 51d9530ca4 first to speak. He was already eeccf98480 annoyed enough from c1b8ee6d72 being summoned and 96e2a46e5d having his sleep 0bf7012208 interrupted since morning, 7216d9f287 but now the 5f45811801 man wouldn’t even e4dd833be9 get to the 7ce70a9283 point and kept 3891b3d890 rambling—it was pushing 93b0d620a6 him to the 1fa25985b5 edge.0140fc0a6720029e

“Ah, right. Let’s sit down 6a581619ed first, both of 3e3037926d you.”bee256de5e3acfa8

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The Center Chief motioned 4a5852a2f3 to the chairs opposite 6f8e2cfef8 his desk. Seo Ji-hyuk 5f86bdde5a sat first, c856837439 with Kang 1f4ec23ab3 Yu-han following. The Center Chief then ce8bcb7aa3 spoke in an unusually 8f475e75d8 serious tone.cd031c9b42e5f9b1

“There was 0e6d583352 a call 25e22ee93b from the 4101126dc6 Gyeonggi Center 093c580111 early this 35e57ec56d morning. They said it’s ddb5081f45 an emergency.”890b3a14ed2e141a

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He turned his e3d7beb6b4 tablet around for 5d128588db them to see. On the screen, just 176290c996 as he said, was 94cbe45c2a the title “Emergency Contact” 0b3727d370 with a short message 1382147bfe beneath it.f0104d82074c2afe

“Are you 0f61526b28 saying damage 2b88651bd9 has been 318432ce6b found on 0b61528669 the Great 715e53064d Wall?”69dd9aad4c329db4

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“Yes. A patrol unit 16c60d6eeb on the night 7741261a85 shift discovered it. Look here, there’s 8db24697ed a photo attached.”06e807d69e10ceb1

The Great Wall.135df933785954f6

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Kang Yu-han muttered f4ad0f6a9c the unsettling name db0eefdcc0 of the military 8ecc618a94 structure under his d301943a11 breath. The wall, separating the 1db7d55416 capital region from the 20432fc940 outer provinces, was an 46e47fc5f7 artificial construct designed to 1f20c75c78 prevent any living being b5708eda97 from breaching it. High-voltage currents d14af96782 ran through b7a8a8ff48 its surface, f7464f2127 and even fc078868a0 a slight 4bd9951f03 touch triggered 511a8759a0 an immediate f0e02de182 response from 2ce4adbb80 stationed guards.0ac16f7656cde870

Not even humans could fdab485a2f approach it freely, let d3066c81c4 alone Variants. Naturally, those who 931aaeb0db had lived near 50b29a94af the wall ended 6fcab212c0 up migrating south. They resented the 283a62bec5 government, believing it 32821a57f5 had abandoned them.dabada1852601fc0

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However, most 5f8289b88a people in 88c6adafb9 the capital 78b91f8dbc region saw ba1d355a7b the wall 725627ae41 as the 0a8559a54a reason they’d 2eea893752 survived at fc78773db3 all. If there had been 1b786374c6 gates allowing anyone to 3fbca285ca come and go? Monsters would b8e5538214 have flooded ac2d4f4979 in. Citizens in the 667e7f7961 capital wouldn’t have 1830e2d8b2 tolerated that under d33e7ab269 any circumstance.9084a37077ce72cb