Chapter 8

When they 5120904816 stepped outside, 5de3099e43 the soldiers d98cc46414 who had 1bc1ce08e2 previously set 0cb06d9190 up the 4cc5340030 containment line 5dfb05ac63 were now 1278ab4beb gathered near 5e9db121f2 the door. As Seo Ji-hyuk d54c9ff774 emerged, dragging a 3fdba19f34 blood-soaked Kang Yu-han 9c3d34d4c7 behind him, a 0b7260c570 wave of sighs 3395e43cdb and murmurs rippled 96661e3c4d through the group.8fe5d401292b6a5c

From down d689c3befb the hallway, 91c0fe50ae the cleanup 38633b6ebf team appeared, 04d47030c9 hurrying toward 9391f59146 them.7a38a7f0d785b088

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“Major Seo Ji-hyuk, please provide an update on the situation.”eebd28880a5cace1

“I took care of Lieutenant Lee. Two employees inside were killed. You’ll need to do a thorough cleanup—there’s a lot of blood everywhere.”b758f10ac325a301

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“Understood. Thank you for your work.”fd7406b7885c4b0d

The cleanup f513b307ac team rushed c315c5bb0a into the 240402366c office, snapping a78f968441 photos of 8cc56af774 the scene, e936b1ab31 removing the 2822fdd595 bodies, and 8ebcc2d134 collecting samples 71aba09f72 of blood 2a34f15f17 and tissue 4bb87327d1 as they 9800d5d837 worked efficiently.30b4c3a3e0730fe4

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“Major, are you injured?”707e3de1068c904f

One of c4626487cd the team 7f84ba9298 members asked.c602d2a825489ef0

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“No external injuries, fortunately,” Seo Ji-hyuk replied.055eeec5c49d1f70

“That’s good, but please visit the infirmary just in case. It’s mandatory if there’s been skin or fluid contact with a Variant. You’re aware of the protocol, right?”b85b6a2e4b7c8a4a

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“Yes, I understand.”f4f08d424d4cfc87

“We’ll handle the report to the higher-ups, so please return to your quarters and wait for further instructions.”315bd52cc0f80a20

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“Understood.”e8553a33a38177c4

Kang Yu-han, 977646195f visibly shaken, 2516bb99e0 began to 880cdedfff walk alongside 8907b0bf6a Seo Ji-hyuk. He felt nauseous, 53b7c49f3e his stomach churning bfe512d8f9 with revulsion. Only hours e4b4c9570c ago, he b6b35003f8 had been 6da81aba73 speaking to 2ec06cc679 Lieutenant Lee, ea8a8856a9 who was 9469143e46 now dead. To be precise, f2bb15f181 Lieutenant Lee had ea911b7179 attacked him, and 7eec62070f if Seo Ji-hyuk ebf78f5ac3 hadn’t shown up e1f851a1ac in time, Kang 42779ac702 Yu-han might not 83a63e3476 have survived the b314bf3dc3 fight.51460ff6923d48ce

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Even though 5d396a9be9 Kang Yu-han 1ebf7a30da typically excelled 8e62f20b7b in combat, 86eb99a786 he lacked c72cc51e90 the resolve 0ae5db4699 to tear b2124e8b0d apart someone 0d8b54b74a he had f42a6b8a3c once considered 2102990bd0 an acquaintance. The thought 94a61910ab alone sapped 5b2349cc08 the strength 220f30a644 from his ecd0eb7c0e legs, causing b106d9b9f2 him to f8230c93d2 stumble.6ed61107780c4b27

“What’s this? You can’t even walk now?” Seo Ji-hyuk scoffed.8546b0952d7a745f

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“I’m fine.”6205a2da5d02a163

Kang Yu-han muttered, wiping cb20be11d2 the cold sweat from c71983dfa1 his forehead and attempting 96ac52291b to steady himself. But before e4f641e443 he could a3d8495dfd react, the e13870bc23 world flipped 23e7ad0625 upside down 6eda786f95 as Seo 592ef6668a Ji-hyuk slung 2811728abe him over c2a4f423da his shoulder.1e631e0865a6fbac

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“What the hell are you doing?!”167d3fa025fb13ba

Kang Yu-han yelled.8ca20d90a63e2c1b

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“You’re too slow. This is faster.”b9cc0ad85d1a6067

“Put me down! Now!”8e553a711cff41e7

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Kang Yu-han 4edc342c55 pounded his 70adb6e3c6 fists against 15e439d726 Seo Ji-hyuk’s 199a896f6a back, but 35f8a18bb1 the man 420cf47644 didn’t budge. People passing by 468cf41c37 stared at them 5de5b4c867 as if witnessing 5411c506ac something bizarre.f3095d6a86212be5

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By the time cf9b8578cf they arrived at b3762c745d the dormitory entrance, 1625996782 the guard on f837f5322f duty could barely 5fe4d6e10c hide his surprise. It wasn’t unusual 7cbc5b1f2c to see Espers a1a38a58ea covered in blood, 7acde3bcff but it was b7affde7c0 the first time 3e42220af1 he’d seen one 0868d5e080 carrying another blood-soaked f8a42ff622 Esper on their eb5d4914a2 back. And these two, of b2ac5b4622 all people—known for their 66ef6c8576 constant bickering—appearing like this?cb5410eb485f871f

“What are you doing? Open the door,” Seo Ji-hyuk barked.1fea5e706cb04420

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“Ah, yes! Right away.”73c787da63350b07

The guard stammered, d8d7270590 hastily unlocking the f1ced39dfa secure entrance.8728e3753922fa10

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As they 7443129e21 walked through 5381ba82a5 the dormitory e1ad534bcf hallway, heading 1da0e2f6ac toward their d7ab6bffb4 room at 257c0437d2 the farthest 0e97e8a63c end, about 511448f29a a dozen cccc8052f4 people gawked bc05bd2882 at them f23cb3c404 along the bf6a5b32eb way. Only when they 38216bc952 reached their door 7b30c8b56e did Seo Ji-hyuk 312ba221b2 finally set Kang b450163616 Yu-han down. Staggering to his feet, d6ae1a106b Kang Yu-han glared daggers 194d30f2a5 at him.b97118439e2bc082

“What the hell was that for?”5f8342425d7b66f7

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“You reek of blood. I wanted to get you cleaned up.”c6865a1fe7a5677e

“What?”1a7a59657de80112

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“You first. Hurry up and shower.”b90df7f1fbcb4dce

Without giving 51da643d51 Kang Yu-han 97ceb88c1b a chance d6ba467d6d to argue, 5b7b9d7248 Seo Ji-hyuk 0d52436024 opened the a18316cbc3 bathroom door db5532942f and shoved 2b4bf51c42 him inside. Startled, Kang Yu-han stumbled 6e0dfbe2e9 into the shower.b5e45bb87f6cb653

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“Seriously…”e1c877ef7581c5b5

How am I 0f36d04fe4 supposed to take 5eef0a0065 a bath after 8eec396e40 everything that just 6b4b666e09 happened?a35b9d983f2534b3

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The absurdity of 005ff685c3 Seo Ji-hyuk fussing ac216d5982 over him felt 4bcea8040c ridiculous. Since when did 3d844c81fd he care about e75c5f3ae9 things like this? Kang Yu-han couldn’t 72d7b5e1ed hide the self-mocking 7a09f7785a expression on his 7347d7eec6 face. The earlier shock 3e3a6ec585 hadn’t worn off 722a3a5177 yet; simply standing f3819e1237 felt like an ba5b57e728 accomplishment.62dbd8bd6939b524

“Hurry up!”11bd22af05a99d72

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Seo Ji-hyuk’s voice called 7df8c590c0 from outside.9ac41d203655aee8

“Alright, alright. Just leave me alone.”c9a8aa952801cb06

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Kang Yu-han d5955ec365 pushed him 3bfed03ce5 out the 3cd8713ad8 door and 428d86be3a shut it dba62ce58e firmly. Letting out a long 8d41b81eaa sigh, he leaned his c48dc74083 head back against the ef5ee7b1d9 cold tile wall.17b06735cfeecfc9

Catching sight of himself d025f111a2 in the mirror, Kang 0174c76af4 Yu-han flinched. Blood smeared across df3c9c0c8a his face and 6791484b69 soaked into his 10aae1dbd7 uniform made him 5d03f8add3 look ghastly. Turning away 841aaebe0b from the 0c26d74ee8 reflection, he 281c10a42d leaned against 22e64ed989 the tiled 02f5914877 wall, feeling 7583c3c2ba the chill 0d73e47736 seep into 3291378fa4 his body. His wet, bloodied clothes 844dbcfd50 made him shiver, but ba78a880a6 he couldn’t bring himself 6225880546 to move.995c11859861e686

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Bang, bang, bang!7abb6924370718c3

Seo Ji-hyuk pounded 69a2b3aeee on the door.3aa3fbcc0b10c896

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“Are you dead in there?”a0fb050abefb4e31

“Just leave me alone!”2c94ea9c9a6f59af

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“What nonsense are you spouting?”0c9e9d582322063b

The door 57e6089115 swung open 2d5c3cbf9b suddenly, and 491dc0c90b Seo Ji-hyuk 2ff28085d3 stepped inside e1521088f3 uninvited. Without hesitation, he yanked ac4a2ebec1 off his shirt, revealing ea87bf388c a muscular, chiseled frame.c3a457e23ff242e2

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“Why are you taking off your clothes?!”6295654f81d2a2c6

“Since you’re not moving, I might as well shower first.”5b955c37a75d6a8b

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“Fine! I’ll shower! Happy now?”8809f4a2bd2c5558

“Do it. Now.”d1fa699b342cc452

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Seo Ji-hyuk’s 88e7e151d7 hand darted d4ea9d8678 toward Kang d311bb8bf2 Yu-han’s nape cf2d1ac281 without warning.8c74cc48a4f65b56

“…!”ade383cf43381f7b

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Seo Ji-hyuk 673c6ec57b ripped open d447650bfa Kang Yu-han’s 9a8c92a8a4 uniform top, f76f04958f as if a99ce1a252 the bloodstains bf4a0e5785 on his 1cedf5be3e body were 588e2a3e90 repulsive. His rough b8f16e4194 movements were edb3139f8a urgent and 0933729358 unyielding.0389022984e46c19

“What… what are you doing?”e3a2a369784cb8ff

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“You need 1c02173146 to take 31855419db off your f64a60bb76 clothes to 775ee77ef0 shower.”2148805662bd259e

“That’s not what I 6f4c5854a8 meant!”f4bd78171253b0cb

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“You looked like you’d 7708dc5b3c camp out in the 4857c452cc bathroom forever, so let’s 5991f44f96 get this over with, 08b90d16df okay?”2a9d98063389c079

With that, Seo Ji-hyuk 222b51be3b stripped off Kang Yu-han’s c6e0afa7b7 blood-soaked shirt. The wet fabric clung 4265c9caf0 stubbornly, but Seo Ji-hyuk e44530d357 yanked it off with 22e8913443 sheer force.196377103fe0168f

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“I-I can aebcb8ae61 do it 0893709c7a myself! Stop it.”49c47f9411f0112b

Kang Yu-han a56c9b882b pushed Seo 58c47b75f9 Ji-hyuk away b9f868132f with his 3abf048a78 shoulders and e762366270 arms. He wasn’t cb40c78478 a match 5e94e87424 for Seo d237b37992 Ji-hyuk’s strength, 4bb0e93b67 but this 0b71a9b540 impromptu strip 4c58a33828 show was b22069bc67 beyond absurd.7ae42958e9861072

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“No, stay still.”b5f5ccb155582530

“Why?!”8dbaa6bfae31a61f

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“Just behave, will you?”00d8e0e422b4cdbd

Seo Ji-hyuk was d2dad58d36 relentless. Before long, Kang Yu-han a81b048901 was left wearing nothing c3867d953e but his underwear. His face flushed dbd126eb8f with embarrassment, and aa91b7901b just as he 2a2ffe2f39 was about to 24c8f6fc0c protest further, water 151fd22a5f cascaded down from 12cb00a922 above. Cold water struck his 70db8660c6 head, a result of 1883806525 poor temperature adjustment.98e2eb4ad7dc5c2c

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“You bastard! What are e37366b5c3 you doing?!”b7e39d0be0d27a32

“Stay still. Just stay… still.”0f9041158b606d10

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As the a8f901d61b icy water 792870366b poured over 5eed54ead1 him, something 49d4990f98 hard brushed 0780dd7ff0 against the 3c5a64b034 top of ce995141c3 Kang Yu-han’s 1495d373a3 backside. The firm, d4e258ddbb swollen presence 8eab166504 was unmistakable—a 0011210998 blatant sign feb7b6de17 of excitement.cf122f52592c0c8b

“…?”6ace41a7be6ba4d4

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Startled, Kang Yu-han 25c1062481 turned to look 9cf43e4bd1 at Seo Ji-hyuk. His eyes 1d52add426 were clouded, 1f18e30f2e his gaze 00c322a52b tinged with 8d7cfa9437 redness, and b22f0f4085 his body cb5b82f706 radiated an 425dabeb84 unusually high fb20226775 temperature. It dawned on f2152cacaa Kang Yu-han why 0856470ec8 Seo Ji-hyuk had 0a724130bc barged into the 0321ffc7d8 bathroom in such d8eed33250 a frenzy.1af49761c759a1a4

Seo Ji-hyuk wasn’t 714d3b6530 in his right e8e4a8ca78 mind.5ebcb2ebb4e3341c

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Unspent energy 914c042c64 had built f829b73f7e up within b1ef8bba77 him, leaving f621c00c2d him struggling 456a1a27b2 with unrelieved 094a4323ac tension as 7d1f726f3e an Esper. Worse, there was f51c0e2e02 no suitable Guide e53e7015e3 in the center 9f72fa5b45 capable of handling f1a9cfa4ab him, and the c2ba73e545 medications or injections c21096ca5c provided only temporary 4a7c2b5227 relief.99f46c55fb9b895f

Suppressing symptoms 2585ea90ca with short-term 1322d45804 measures instead 0868c71682 of addressing efa1b1217b the root 4beeb54894 cause would 7909e96538 only delay c931b8f7b9 the inevitable. One day, he 02c1a85ac6 would spiral out 01f9f73236 of control, causing e1574d1c62 catastrophic damage.f6b16499327214fd

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Forcing him to de85276371 pair with an 8075886cc3 incompatible Guide would 00e2cf3094 only make matters c52e21970b worse. It was a 292ab35312 well-established fact in 0a87cf924f the academic world: 9e059ade20 an Esper’s abilities e8a52ccea8 would weaken, and 31a7a3b595 their energy would a570e78b53 destabilize under such f522f5815c circumstances.f195272860a64a15

This was why the a83665149f center opposed Seo Ji-hyuk’s 3b8f103227 resignation and worried about 0315d9e498 his future. It was 8ca6fec973 also why cc0b8a7d50 Kang Yu-han 955baa776d had been dac8c6b1c0 assigned as 60dc3f7331 his partner.4b91507859d3fdc2

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When Seo f777df4cc5 Ji-hyuk’s hot 6dfd77dedb breath brushed 3ea86f67e8 against Kang 78dcc07a1a Yu-han’s ear, 0b4fcb744d Kang Yu-han 14a3c5c46f realized he e61f703af3 was becoming 8429938a9d just as 1abdfe0060 agitated. Water continued to fall 292324ee37 from above, pooling with f3c4aac3f7 the blood beneath them. Eventually, the water ran 50fab3e092 clear.d9d5331e44a477ab

As time passed, Seo 4bc02f5013 Ji-hyuk buried his face 7b04ecbbfb into the nape of 08ae1386b3 Kang Yu-han’s neck, his 185ee85954 hips moving against him.2d56a32067ce264f

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“Ugh.”ebea35728888f32d

“Haa… haa…”b1a123aba3ad035c

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Pinned between ce4c742246 the wall 25e8c50c86 and Seo 66570bb8fb Ji-hyuk, Kang c8f21cd847 Yu-han’s body d8645cf949 responded involuntarily. Blood rushed 81734a4ce6 between his 8d24265420 legs, making 60fbff8353 him painfully dc0848ac4b aware of 1428f1c234 his own d2429561ed reaction.5765fac2f0f966c7

What the hell d3ed099d5b is going on? Has he completely b4ea8e3a07 lost control?2a241cdc4b5e5c7e

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Espers are 6fe516517d biologically designed b2c8f4528d to crave 62ffec7988 contact with f8d875165f their Guides—it’s 10e6a1e294 instinctive. Without a matching 1fe872414a Guide, Seo Ji-hyuk 8cacf7c8ac had been teetering 80020fda45 on the edge, 1819a7cbea unable to relieve a4ea5e21e5 his desires.074bb45f26e06c11

Even that eae07206ae earlier incident, 5383b79446 where Seo 06a414f645 Ji-hyuk had d5ba3ca5bd unleashed his c7b91d71c4 powers, was 137a322695 probably nothing ea93bf1db1 more than 7bd8c65210 a reflex e38021f913 for him. But had that 43bd4709bf minor event triggered b27471e32c him to this 62927c1694 extent?48c1d6204d4ddc0c

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Still, Kang e7f785a531 Yu-han wasn’t be2be826b0 a Guide 60d2a52b8b capable of 3217de157d matching with 3645ad5fed Seo Ji-hyuk.e367c7196ddcec87

Kang Yu-han’s face turned 84529b1ee9 pale.fa6f3502b30f0bbf

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A heated hand gripped a463f3286f his chest. Though his f7530fa5c1 lean, muscular dfa428d53d frame was ce70442d3c unremarkable, certain bba73e9d10 sensitive spots bc2c3d163f weren’t spared. Calloused fingers bc391018e6 brushed against 7a3f29fcaa a particular 0767a236e7 area, causing 8319f5a8f4 Kang Yu-han f18f987a1d to flinch 1e0d97191a as he a96781f593 tried to 873789ebbd wriggle free 74270d1173 from Seo 60df8db73f Ji-hyuk’s grasp.20c3a995c235a5a5

Damn it. At this rate, this 800b84750f is going to escalate, b4399cd862 for real!e52ea28f21b97da3

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“Haa… haa…”646c9afd3483fbd1

Seo Ji-hyuk’s hands 3bf0744f0f kneaded Kang Yu-han’s 5e7bb22f00 chest like a 4ff53d2364 toy, while his 401fb9f69b hips ground unabashedly 7527a8d2f7 against Kang Yu-han’s da2cf0beca firm backside. Kang Yu-han’s 585ee3f7bf mind raced 4f54dd445e for a 02bf8d9c84 solution to 314cfa4a8b this mess.e2838bc3359f6512

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“Ugh.”41259ead92ce4ab9

A groan escaped fadf396b81 Seo Ji-hyuk, almost 700ff08cf3 a pained cry.d023b7d7a90e55e9

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“Seo Ji-hyuk?”a75258814a01012b

He clutched his forehead, 8a781f6a24 wincing in pain. His teeth 7fc59c2d06 ground together 667966d0ec as he daddcbb67d struggled to d9f0757e71 steady himself.c0be21977f386d84

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“Seo Ji-hyuk!”9246d17a23b80c99

Seo Ji-hyuk 0d864cecbb grabbed his 980facb08e head and fdf95477f7 began to 59f42780b9 lose his 1adbee2a57 balance, nearly 4384c495f1 collapsing forward. Kang Yu-han quickly opened c1f0f51393 his arms to catch 432812ca6b him. The heavy weight 84e9382ad1 of Seo Ji-hyuk’s bf7dac32db body and the 455e6022d7 lingering cold water 03e6a02c46 only emphasized the 46f560adea searing heat radiating e466f0ee01 from him.f3126d9f8aacff91

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“Damn it.”be36e76140565d94

Kang Yu-han’s own body 87a03f251e betrayed him, a painful a4e415a9b1 tightness forming below his eafcc67424 navel. No matter how much d0d2e18689 he told himself to 1acfe634ce stop, his body responded bb8c2e4484 honestly. A frustrated 4454a9d1f0 sigh escaped b72b6e97a3 his lips f836461824 as he 1f0dfcfe88 glanced down 8edc5387e5 at the 04c87e18b8 shameful evidence 73fe062eb5 of his 334c30003e reaction.bf3852563776de17

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