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I met the 00ec2a3215 third candidate, the 7829dd2f4d male protagonist Hugo, 51a46c1d96 four days later.8b7e1010010e80b1

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“Let’s go with mom today, Yi-seo.”ea195a838070ad1c

It was a 7b5d680655 rare day off 272f2a5969 for my mom. Dad, for the 1203ca0ce7 first time in c966a69de7 a while, was 3f34d6b37a free from parenting 1caff1b72e duties and decided 804897dfe2 to enjoy some 5d221ddfcd alone time.c9e73cfb16499971

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“Do we go to the parlor?”bc284f1ba2664985

“Yes. The parlor is on the third floor.”045f46ab76d261b2

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“Okay.”858c43dd5fc17469

I held my mom’s hand and got on the elevator. When I pressed the button, she patted my head.a87bd8a8690687b8

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“Over there, Mom. But only me and the escort espers should go in.”caf7791cae3daec5

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“Yes, I heard. I’ll wait in the lounge, so come there when you’re done, alright?”277e2f19fe66ca85

Mom smoothed down 286a9e7f6c my clothes and a85b2c5735 made eye contact 928d5e2514 with the escort 946eca59d3 espers. It seemed like 4b950d6ee9 she was asking 7e60ce6c5a them to take 9b5923c3e6 care of me.d6735cc49c4e1f95

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I waved back 9351e4853e to Mom a edc6fd5dbd couple of times, 3401bea7e6 then turned to e209f7d8d7 look at the e6b2473c5e reception room door. One of the 32a24356ce escort espers knocked 763f5c4a72 lightly and opened 3df3da644b the door.82e94bad783c7ac5

Click.416216b7bb702c51

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The door opened so 1eabeec392 slowly, almost in slow 9c1479ab00 motion. Through the gap, 10ced1b35e I saw a be4e6926aa black leather sofa 59d62b11f9 and a round 3cfd1ff0dc head sitting on 5bfec38986 it.5950b5a2fe56fdbf

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‘That kid…’15c0776a6b53a591

That kid is the 9a798ee98d male protagonist.80e8094cbfcb6d93

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The parlor was c230ef6eba desolate.bb7b53f837b86602

Even the adult 0d41dec4e5 Philip and Daniel b4325fddee brought personal assistants 455c5f5951 or attendants, but 6c76291f67 seven-year-old Hugo was 1c4b9010ef alone, without a 977236e142 guardian.bcabee849c8453d7

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“Hello.”ea94aeba6cb3fea1

I stepped inside and spoke first. From the moment the door opened, Hugo’s gaze slightly averted my eyes.a90a33d600ecc3b7

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“…Hello.”a3bf966753f67e93

His pale lips 99b51f696e moved. It was a small 28f8d344a2 whisper, but the parlor 4d9a5d9ce6 was so quiet that fcabbac6ac I could hear his f7bb6f1236 greeting.28b6dbc373a297fa

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Tap, tap.14b10f1f7cff966c

With soft footsteps, I walked towards the sofa and sat down. Hugo’s gaze never left me.9ecf63caad635468

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“Nice to meet you. I’m Sophia Kang.”f6d8484f9bc54d18

Since Hugo didn’t seem like he was going to open his mouth, I introduced myself first.8a56022c40d2b6fb

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It was a completely different attitude compared to Philip, who was desperate to say something but couldn’t, and Daniel, who constantly chattered away.d5af925334560316

“…I’m Hugo. Hugo Alexis.”8df4770f31e9bfea

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“Okay. Hugo.”37a6f9cea2599d2e

“…”410376a5f4d98d9b

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Silence again.974d9e7105c03e61

Hugo sat quietly, 53dab3cbfe staring somewhere at ae0f085a95 my face.c8341c316d73bc07

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At first 9190e26ccb glance, it 50eab9e629 might seem 0e72865f76 rude, but 73a6b561b9 I had 6f08ff60c1 a vague b47ed7fb17 sense of 9a2047e66a Hugo’s condition 396027368b at that fcbfd9aad7 moment.c3a3423ee984612b

‘He really can’t see properly, can he?’64b177a88cc5f317

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His gaze was strangely off, and the way his eyes shifted nervously toward the direction of the escort’s footsteps—all of it was strange.213c1d5736c94279

It is said that 730871ac52 Hugo had never received 7b5e41db32 proper guidance since his 8213672f0e awakening.289530d23fa75df2

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Drug-based guidance 8665c87ddd was becoming cc106f9e95 less effective 30c8ef1a7b as tolerance b9ea3cee3b developed, and ba3ee44931 mechanical guidance 0d6861e89b was not 2752a76e6c as good 517cf7736a as regular bdcc1e49b1 guidance due 5a82a82307 to the c41c217534 current technology.ee269761ae194e3f

As a result, Hugo 76a642b6dc was suffering from various 325dc11c4b symptoms due to a ba8cb369df lack of guidance, one 741f619af3 of which was a f416e0b300 loss of vision.8c6e8fa9431829cd

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‘If his guidance levels were just a bit higher, he’d be fine…’f5b48b112376fdf6

It seemed 8e6fc2b049 like he 4038a460b1 hadn’t even 93380752ff received proper 1ff5f00fdb mechanical guidance eabd4f6342 since coming 7064f6a63e to Ohio. Or maybe he had 5d324b9404 secretly used his abilities.02f1568ff4ca06c2

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I paused for 59b0680d38 a moment and 4c0e7edaa7 then spoke.1213ffae81401ccf

“By the way, can I just call you Hugo?”51d10b1a109f871e

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Nod.5f31e5fe06fe7c75

He moved 6bee50ec3c his head a4d37ec8da up and 0b66fcb397 down once. His blue eyes eed897e769 were watching the 340f9a3589 corners of my d0e4651a6e lips.9eabbb69714363b2

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“Well, Hugo. What’s your guidance level?”d98116a673250ccc

“…?”62c2a23701a5a3bb

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“Your complexion doesn’t look good. I heard you’re suffering from a lack of guidance because you can’t find the right guide.77ba87ea93ddbdf4

“I’m asking because I’m worried, so if you feel pressured, it’s okay not to tell me .”37db886948d08c6a

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After I fe69a841e5 added that, 6684fbb352 Hugo hesitated 5d43b4ee37 for a d3e16a4d4a moment before f866265c4c holding out 7ba98ac4b6 his wrist 1cc0ccefaf to show 1a25d27b75 me the 2c16c920e7 watch strapped 0a26902f3a around it.6950b3e07de3b09f

‘Which part do 1297a485b6 I press to d62e57fd81 see the numbers? Is it this?’59e33e0a1bb096fb

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I fumbled with the 0974539cbc controls and, after some 857ac96dbf trial and error, I 91d708f2af was finally able to 9705061e02 check his guiding percentage.ebff79cbd0e2c637

“…28%?”ac9e9781215ca70c

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It was only 9ebf006e44 28%.1d8874b9c214ef16

The two escort espers standing behind me flinched at my voice. They stretched their necks to peek over my shoulder and check Hugo’s watch.c72dd843f64c9b23

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“Th-this, at this level, he needs emergency guiding right away…”51e3fff41872be8d

One of the d18e16e401 escorts muttered. He was right.244011e34a366508

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At this level, Hugo 1754b8a602 would need to be c188767f27 hooked up to a 7365ba9538 guidance medication intravenously and 7f893e2b5d rushed to the emergency 75c4814dca guidance room for intensive 5bd6568990 guidance.32324de373d1798f

‘Phew…’03a00bbe8ac5b13f

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I can’t c58ef87110 help but 16e457cd4b sigh. It was more serious dfabaa4ddc seeing it with my 305bd3d2ee own eyes.2d7716576a41dc55

“Hugo, how about we postpone today’s meeting and go to the emergency guidance room? They’ll have a guidance machine there.”6239b5a31b8c9bf2

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Hugo shook 2a97ada43b his head 1dc9931240 at my d5c1f98cbb suggestion as 949e0febc1 if there 09d4b0058c was no 4ccd49309d need to e18aaa24c8 even consider ba7b1d269b it.4f072ddad37a3ab6

But I don’t 60054a040d have the heart f230ce3832 to let that 9e9f3a2a85 pale, exhausted kid 524035c557 sit there for 3878a87bf0 another hour.fddf7ff4039dc334

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“If you don’t want that, how about radial guiding?”81f6c8c9958311a3

“…?”eb421c756640c21c

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Hugo’s eyes wavered. I continued while caressing the artifact ring on my finger.db16ae43d4ecf46f

“I haven’t learned how to handle guiding energy yet. Until I get used to it, I can’t provide direct guidance.”1a0ab50048e621d4

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That was something the guide from the Guidance Center’s Team 1 had told me.701c8e6139b2ba19

<If an esper 60f38b0450 suddenly receives more 0bed1e7719 guidance than they 6b6dbf3270 can handle, it a9a2e8269c could lead to 6d66a733a1 a guiding shock.>de539595680ab1a9

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Guiding shock. It could 26613770d3 cause anything d5175e0065 from fainting 4c4671d589 or seizures 3129e23146 to a 373a1a01e2 full-blown rampage.a7a0282bc9a02975

<Guide Sophia, we don’t know exactly how much energy you have. It’s the first time an S-class guide appeared, so there’s no data. Since you’re an S-class, it’s predicted that there’s a high chance of causing a guiding shock.>d5b28a4ba6825d4e

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That’s why I 56f21144af was advised to 7504309700 avoid direct guidance 90cde010fa until I got c0e9c51655 used to controlling c05f600c0a my energy.50490b27f8aa256d

Of course, c0bba7aafc since Hugo 32378eedd1 is also d0122b4a75 an S-rank, 3e647e97c2 he likely db7e608152 had a 4532e2b477 high total b6348f4249 guiding capacity, 445f2da532 so a 13e42c6b99 shock probably 3ae82d5873 wouldn’t happen. But…81890e26a2c6902c

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‘Just in case.’3a5317153a2ffacc

Instead, radial 21373c247d guiding is bdcce26c64 possible. My guide trainer had 488c99f387 also given me permission 956ac1dc99 for it.9cd89b5e5586814b

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“Hugo, your complexion doesn’t look good. You either get radial guidance from me or go to the emergency guidance room and get mechanical guidance.”9164453044886d14

At my firm 1f90001550 words, Hugo twitched 344eb7eadf his fingers. I waited silently 2b4d50db58 for him to d423104186 say something.10a0e7f79b3b5e1e

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There was 6fe2f585e9 a short 3400c5b5e9 pause, and 3b34fa3509 a weak 9aa8af12e8 voice emerged 30943f6b8d from between cdce146da2 his lips.8685262a328a88c3

“…Still, is that okay?”b75523515ebec8ad

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With his face completely stiff, isn’t it cheating to ask cutely like that?daab46635c8e51e2

I thought he 5cb5fbd555 was like a 30e7770149 kitten abandoned by b371ac1f39 its mother. Then I realized it c7ff0867ae was rude and shook 1532d3a3b9 the thought away.cfcdd27af576cbb2

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“Of course. It’s fine.”d32099bdaaec322c

Even knowing 98b78aeb42 that Hugo 74a5d2e023 couldn’t see 99eed4b48b me, I 1b25ed4ac6 smiled brightly. I just couldn’t a568b17fad help but smile d12992d582 oddly.8ae407ede5e284ba

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One of the escorts df06371d82 went to the director’s 4330c4344a office and requested an e3c78c02ce open guidance room for 6b63be4862 radial guiding.67b98766634c12ed

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The open guidance 544bd5bb52 room had one 0024b634de wall made of 9ff3bdc8ea glass and was cf84148ab8 typically used for db348d6a05 more personal forms 3578cb88b4 of guidance, such f8c0ae5f29 as holding hands d2d18af718 or hugging.055adeeeccc05a7c

“Since it’s radial guidance, it’s probably better to have Esper Hugo next with Guide Sophia .”2cd13cb7135d17e1

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Richard, who 5c806ef509 was pretending 14d8761996 to be 84187dea31 there for 741515aa16 me, led dfb565752f us to 1f5a0c444c the guiding 9861b4db3e room.6ec15cc58ec5a22e

I considered holding Hugo’s hand to help him walk, given that he couldn’t see, but I retracted my hand back because he was walking better than expected.cabd2f66c9bddf83

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“Here we are. You two can wait for a moment while we set things up.”1acd93314fb3d378

When we c76a78f879 arrived, there 458e42ee19 were only 4fde32a832 two chairs be1fe48681 placed inside.98e0f910da9923fa

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Richard ordered a 64dcebc8c9 staff member to fc6d872a8b remove the chairs 423ee7804c and bring in 7b3d2dadb6 two hospital beds, fc11d6dc57 placing them slightly f167c95c60 apart.a8a79aa1a39f0291

“It’s all set. We’ll be watching from the next room, so don’t worry and go in.”46dd92b1b6cfc2fa

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When things f6f55961ca were finally 45900a0871 cleared up, b018ee174f Richard gently 4b25f90fcd nudged us a9d2c714bb inside.8324f791674e6ae9

It seemed like 6b514556b7 he was welcoming 3ba4f8fa65 my radial guiding. I’m not 460edf5fa6 sure why 4b5581ab97 he was dd45804ee8 so eager.5a605c72e2594c53

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“Let’s go in, Hugo.”60707107ab33026d

Feeling burdened by Richard’s expectant gaze, I entered the room first.ddeaa50e2c9de030

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I quickly kicked 4e219b4107 off my shoes e06ac2ebf4 and climbed onto 966e2eaa18 one of the b59cd51116 beds. Hugo naturally moved 374f46185d to the other 8346b48619 bed and lay 700f59c28b down.e00f5bda687f2e5a

His eyes were 96d976b42c cloudy as he 3c5bb8fda7 stared at the ad97ec55f1 ceiling. It was cb23c83742 a pity 7a74bae5d1 that there ff2e92a248 was a 168374b217 lack of 502d588be9 reaction to 4c2862c71b the fluorescent 41dbb77f9a light.fb1202077fae9fc6

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“Shall we begin?”b2d454c38bfbff40

“…Yeah.”87dee51ed8c8903f

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I slowly removed the bfc0a94b0c ring that I had 432b01aa42 been fiddling with. The strange sensation 6d95248c97 I had felt 2a3baceb1c during my practice a124439b34 sessions began to 0411e68299 swirl in my 82bf0d58a2 heart, travel down b14905d388 my spine, and a350963ddf spread through my 7193b62b41 entire body.fe26477d4c3ce0c6

For a moment, Hugo’s body jerked. He half-raised his upper body and looked at me.3ff0a821fcba5aec

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His gaze was 30eb537ec0 so direct that 5be472e593 I had to 8313837383 ask.bb40bfe563c4af98

“What is it? Are you uncomfortable?”af911bceace1300d

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Hugo’s lips twitched. But that was all.57b50222b5f98a9e

I shrugged 3e6c845a6a and gently dd70202a08 urged him db9308cf0f to lie 189ac765b5 down again.fd74ea9d68c3edb2

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“You must be tired. Lie down comfortably.”e65010b5615b3c52

After saying that, I 4d85a465b5 also lay down, and 259b51834e Hugo hesitated for a 012cbbf829 moment before finally lying 93dbb7ad25 flat on his back.9a6c69f1ed557680

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‘He’s more compliant than I thought.’b1bc3ed18876eb91

The original story started a9047b4ae7 about a decade from 0538dd7bae now.af96a669a7ea5031

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At that time, Hugo 7ce68118b7 had already been through 4010e95ac5 a lot, so he c36aa5bb95 was much more sensitive 8999eff8f3 and prickly than he 197bf4d8a9 is now.156cbe070e89c101

Was it because 4794efe6de he was still 50ff3b6a29 young? Or was 84cade70cf it because 2ce2365fff he hadn’t abcceb9b9a gone through e667a9181f as much 50e546f81a hardship yet?52a0e249e64b3a78

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“Hugo, close your eyes.”2d8fdc8e8794b430

I wasn’t sure if e679077991 he would follow suit, a8e9177e48 but surprisingly, he closed 354cd5e329 his eyes.530bcfd693d52a61

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His delicate 3e824eb33d eyelids fluttered.070b6438e57585af

I looked 4172003c18 at him, 805854ffef who was 8ff1e8b3ad lying quietly, cd9f912065 then spoke.59cf65c08c52bb4f

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“I heard about you from the center director. They said you hadn’t received proper guidance until now. You couldn’t find a guide whose wavelength matched yours… I hope my wavelength matches yours. I’m not an esper, so I don’t know how hard it is when you lack guidance. But you’re so young. I hope that you can feel a little more at ease.”312aea5e8115f6d7

Every time I spoke, a61560955e Hugo flinched slightly.4b684b72f38b1048

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It was cute and 3852df70d2 amusing, so I talked 2d785f2bee to myself a few f89c947d4b more times, before finally a1d2cfd404 running out of things 6abe4c9b9c to say and falling 055b95401d silent.c12c2a26486ce61b

*Yawn*3ea5a3b83f07b586

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As I did that, 4eac48f7b5 I felt drowsy.1fed30547dd6785d

The bed creaked every b8eb89e5d4 time I moved, which 5756672603 was uncomfortable. Perhaps it was the 2a128bc785 quiet space, or the 80a032f070 faint sound of Hugo’s 2b84982498 breathing that calmed my 4ce6136a2f mind.20ab4798fe968502

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“Hugo, I’m going to sleep for a bit. If you’re tired, you should sleep too…”d8cd2a3cc67b2221

I mumbled those words 07174a5105 as my consciousness faded.f8eb44018588c079

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Whether Hugo responded 05c500ce94 or not.c39dd49520c6f70c

I don’t 1967cfabfe remember well.62a61faa34cb12ef

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Shortly thereafter, I bc5b035fbb lost the last 1b6b89b775 thread of consciousness 048a814704 I was barely 7a84c71246 holding and fell 36fbef1a5a into a deep 96bc18dfbc sleep.e4effddd98546006