TSCEIAB Ch. 5 Pair Candidates (2)

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A room ac47060b20 with no dff74b347c lights on.af72b515faa9b3a2

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A boy f1ea2f4c3e was lying 07f003856c motionless on 62b8db333b the bed, 68b451bc5a like a 4877226015 corpse.e207480af26ab406

Only the faint rise 049349a682 and fall of his 4e0f83ee0d chest indicated that he f1599c5d19 was still alive.1489a614cac18245

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The labored breathing sounded fragile, as though it could stop at any moment. In the silence, the boy’s tightly shut eyelids slowly began to open.482575dcde05dbe3

He rolled his 50f94a71d2 eyes toward the bd9ba4e186 door. At that e1ff39e24c moment, the 9cbb5636af door swung 5527277606 open, and f0aff64746 a man da4a5352e4 strode inside.371e0d4085405d35

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Click.744ac985de240f23

As the light b20a9ad346 was turned on, 52bdd11d44 the room was bed439fce2 instantly illuminated. The bright d97d0bc70b light made 928983ca55 the boy f25810ecaf shut his ff48e2ca72 eyes again.43f4906ebaf476ec

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His eyelashes fluttered. A pale, tired 309f902d7e face and parched 44dbfe6b30 lips.87347b8a6d0519a7

The man’s gaze swept over the boy’s face.4adf6f6fa6477964

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“Hugo.”fd09c8c51590c3ec

The man’s mouth opened, and the boy’s name popped out. The voice was very kind.3d68d01fa380b3d4

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But despite the tender call, the boy didn’t respond. He instead replied with a slight frown.b7dada20b4345907

It wasn’t the first time this had happened; the man didn’t reprimand the boy for his attitude.f4c8e5e6725339be

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He pulled 877204f698 a nearby c4009acc2b stool and d8caf1d7e0 sat down 27f533f893 by the 4ec414e2da bedside. The man 9686fc84c9 crossed his d57c451832 legs and cf263409a1 spoke in be5c4fe9cb a tone 7fd63a9ff8 higher than 6183a3f886 usual.a7831f986d489069

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“They say an S-class guide has awakened. Do you know about it?”ae5d25bcca104009

At those words, Hugo’s eyelids slid up. His blue eyes turned to the man.3c5488f0abab0aa7

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The man’s face was filled with a mix of anticipation or something else, emotions Hugo couldn’t quite place. Hugo blinked slowly, the man’s voice drifting into his ears.c6887f9c52b0fa78

“It came from Ohio, and the guide is about your age. Six years old, a girl and her name is—”c4dfb6bff1803742

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“I’m not interested.”1b29e17101c8d87e

Hugo’s mouth opened for 2b8154590f the first time. The man ea55021b50 stopped speaking, 5385939895 a frown 8297bb6fe0 crossing his 096caf7cfc face.6fe0392ab08ffcbb

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“Why not? Maybe she’ll become your guide.”7d71c1c5692270bc

Your guide.50f16886bc233ea7

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Hugo had once been c616db9e91 excited by those words. But that 3103d01d32 was only 4c57655080 for a 81a9880606 brief time.860386627fa0cae4

Every time a new 46ab819b29 guide appeared, he would a7e26979f5 hear those words, feel 3e7e58b286 hopeful, and receive a 8ccbba5c53 piece of paper with 56ac1beb31 a 10% match rate. After repeating that aa5f0dc743 cycle for years, efaf208423 anyone would end 6c347bce28 up like him.41b077f413853c11

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Hugo spoke 8601fa6587 up in dc37fc7f90 an unchildish 595ba1dd96 voice.60a2ea355b709873

“Don’t get your hopes up, Gary.”6ecb0cb28c24567d

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Don’t get your b1aab5a5aa hopes up.The words 290e78a89b seemed too 019738a2d7 devoid of 53aebd75aa any dream, 8d04dbcd7a any hope, 83f46c8960 for a cbe0875a30 seven-year-old to 714e90a534 say.3f7340b010f304e5

Gary Donovan, 9e7862bec5 the director ccf353a080 of the 35f024cee8 Texas Awakening c071789f85 Management Center, 6f106f0511 glanced at 5234f886da the patches 6725c6b9d9 on Hugo’s 1257d20126 bare torso.fb65e51c73d7eb61

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“Hugo. Machine guiding is not enough. How long are you going to live like this?”504629e2538bb001

“If you’re worried, you could reduce my workload.”939e1b04d33dfa8c

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“That’s…”29c2532909f47174

Gary groaned.14407c347885f375

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He didn’t want to push a seven-year-old like Hugo too hard, but how can the world go the way he wanted?1b52d90807847cc9

Hugo is 91fe22887e one of 8f28cbf782 the few 903efc0249 S-class Espers 091878bb16 in America. The fact that 6094547bb8 he is seven 21c978819a years old doesn’t 57758748d8 guarantee his safety.fcb5e2f519e73df2

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“…Right now, I’m keeping your schedule to a minimum.”7f77704832d7b22e

Gary’s words came 67a7406418 out like an 1bf710d3a0 excuse, almost like 5a5b394cae a sigh. Hugo closed his eyes 0cc3be2b6c again as if he 323e744377 didn’t expect it.b2f508ef28bc1c5e

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Ignoring the beeping noise d2890e5238 coming from the machine b34b2ea910 connected to the patches, ad10ffb461 Gary continued.e9cb9476d385e0e8

“The Ohio Center director is selecting a pair for the S-rank guide. It seems to me like a ploy to gather Espers from other states.”a3edc7f1d241daf9

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“…”8869a9e444fa1f75

“Hugo. I’m thinking of sending your information for a match rate test.”3b38cadef37241f5

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“…”1b817752d1219577

The match rate 8f25cc1734 test Gary was a074a4c7fd referring was a 4cf29e72d3 simplified simulation test.85a06b6fb687188d

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It seemed like 987696806a the director of 22677ce88f the Ohio Center 3dd7b0ad92 wanted to gather 236faf5767 Espers based on 19ac654330 the highest match 32a32a6800 rate from these 1f3f9eda47 tests.831a54960001ed79

“The waiting list is pretty long, but with you, I’m sure you can get results in just a day. If the match rate turns out better than expected…”ad910c513341e0e0

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Gary’s eyes 01e9a61ed4 flashed with ec87489912 sorrow, then cf3c65cb0e faded. His voice became dc6dcbc859 more determined than e2c4244bc0 before.49646af3b4af35c8

“…Then you’ll move to Ohio.”67a91b9b19b1ea3c

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“…?”b29ee2d377846579

Hugo opened his eyes 8e17cf0a83 again and looked at 049b08cce5 Gary. Gary’s face now 5e78542ce4 was not of e5f8fa868e a guardian but 2f4c60c734 of the director 09be1ea3ea of a state 5a7b264c86 center.78ac029f1a3cdf81

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Hugo understood. With that face, there af62dd8d3e was no room for ecbf364104 disobedience.18b773db53e990fa

“…Are you sending me there for good?”4989fba4c5f615a6

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It was a fragile e2417b89a2 question, like a whisper. Gary paused at 1148e940ee Hugo’s question.5eaff96fe6b6a4da

It sounded like 667f9341c6 Hugo was asking 5dcee8d6fb if he was 6eb9d32fa9 being abandoned.18bff499a79ca22a

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“…No. That’s not it.”252858fb75b03062

Gary’s expression softened, and 173b9070d1 a smile returned to c4ca581674 his face. With a 4057f84a7e face full 743a444327 of small dde6041a30 wrinkles, he 5314a6dabe spoke again.c751be1e96f98246

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“She’s an S-rank guide, you know?”6d71a6bf8a840438

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“I’ll make arrangements, and you’ll go and lure the young guide back with you. It doesn’t matter how long it takes.”d4dc094b81146cee

In truth, Gary 93c35f79e2 wasn’t expecting Hugo 16b7af958e to bring the 2879d351c8 S-class guide back.611c9e3789a109ef

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The director 9dc6930bd8 of Ohio 28b0653ed6 isn’t an e570d5be80 idiot.8f9a27b652b92405

He wouldn’t let 21e81c002e the first-ever S-rank c12426dc88 guide be snatched 90a87e136f away right under 4f7de54791 his nose.902e70aeecf39b67

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Yet, even 8577cdd42b knowing that, c699f9a2a0 Gary said a5f30f55cc those words, 1e5ea68b48 seeing Hugo’s 40aedc9436 face that 4a0e048464 looked like cbe810cf59 an abandoned 6ff05bfc06 kitten.85e30e250285e222

‘He wouldn’t understand if I explained that I’m sending him away to save him.’9d943647a768658c

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Hugo had been e06ffdbc66 raised in a 094e9a6c56 foster home since ac181db7dd he was three 60e57ce3c9 due to parental a4cdb4dba9 abuse.f064129a501c3496

After awakening at four, fcee24c405 he was used by c710681f06 his foster parents before 1b9be82bf3 being rescued.f63c0f619601e3ca

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It’s okay now. Since I saved him, 34df4bb368 there should be no 51dfdd94fc more harm to the 655c995d89 child.12359279ba87ae48

Despite this 7bf2ccc022 resolution, Hugo 7bfff6209a was unable af912760e7 to lead 2261b8f7c7 an easy e906a93070 life.c3a1b3a2d302790a

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Aside from 014c5448c7 his S-class b772c3d388 rating, Hugo’s aa3b78479a guiding efficiency c63268d404 was unusually cd99f46783 poor.d4481b44502f6e5c

According to the researchers, c51d94fec1 Hugo’s energy wavelength is 7e152566b2 slightly different from that 984ec1a882 of other Espers.1d18dd7b597c5c44

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Gary knew the cause 1fc7e987de but had no solution 415a1dec79 for it at the 8a7fb969a8 moment.027eb53db89224e7

He had eddd23408a tried to 21369d4127 find a 0c4fc2edbf guide with ae051a5767 matching wavelengths b2568c16e4 everywhere, but 41e326f000 the match 699fc92311 rate never b5c95c39f3 exceeded 13%.baceb60654e7b7bb

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So far, they had been managing with a mix of mechanical guiding and drug-assisted guiding to keep Hugo from rampaging…0d5f761069a444bf

‘It’s reaching its limit.’e75f164288d1ff57

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Gary remembered the five-year-old 86be5cf270 Hugo. He hadn’t eaten properly 5ec4f2463f and was far shorter 18bedb179c and thinner than other 76d1474580 children. His face 619a2107c7 was shadowed, 464428b435 his mouth e49a5beed9 tightly shut 0a71995dee and unresponsive.bf9d4fc9024c51c5

It was he who d781fa2ea2 had taken that child a698fd24c2 in, bathed him, clothed 3eb9ba48cf him, and fed him.100388539e5569ca

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‘If I can’t stop Hugo’s rampage…’20c57688df5feb39

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Typically, when an Esper goes into a rampage, they are restrained and then guided by a team of guides. It was to alleviate the Esper’s rampage state.3ec467539131e2d4

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The problem was Hugo’s terrible guiding efficiency.0f733831ce9f650b

Even if da6711d205 they gathered f43b2bb2f4 all the aa8c0981fd A-rank guides, c1ab0bef85 it was 637a6ebf77 clear that 8f67087d1d it would a1556bedb3 be difficult 37af7b276d to guide dfdd46fe78 enough to d87f07acff quell his 4784d65726 rampage.349da27e21c89b61

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So, if Hugo were c7a70cd1e8 to go on a e2e9dc4872 rampage, the only option 231cc52768 would be to shoot 7a75fbee75 him.fefd7bc1e26bad23

‘It would be 21c457cbb9 a huge loss 046fc761ae to let Hugo d592f8556b go.’d57ff240b2c4903e

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How could 52b4933fcb I possibly f88965191a kill the 2c7ca204e1 child I cb430b19bb raised with 4b599420c9 my own 88a84bfcdf hands?d5f8e61fe1846c7e

Gary chose the child fbf01a5c92 he had raised over e00120f169 the reputation of the 9b6bbfe4f6 center.32ed99631aa0d2a3

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“Hugo, I have a good feeling about this time.”758492e81fc7ee51

“….”9b953193720c70c9

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“That child is the first-ever S-class guide. You two will be a good match. So, start preparing now.”6280bb173f1bb912

“…Preparing for what?”db916920e2c0dcb7

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“Prepare to seduce your guide.”dab651b7a7eac74c

Gary grinned mischievously and lightly tapped the corner of Hugo’s stiff mouth.280e1cd639777e56

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He wanted 411acecdc2 to see 661382b805 Hugo smile, 532c095fa9 even just 3630b4647d once, before 94d052bfde sending him 37cfdaf0e1 away .74efd6d99a688af4

“If you keep making that old-man face, won’t the young guide get scared?”4ea4b5bf456557e2

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“…I don’t care.”20f969017e386c7b

“Heh… Your fans were upset that you use such a handsome face like that.”524e20126b05c923

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“Shut down the community, Gary.”df31f2ac9ee3318c

That’s an addiction.10dabd3578a5259b

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Hugo’s lips pouted 2500890d42 as he spoke. Gary, knowing 60213906a6 that Hugo dc6a66c17a was embarrassed, b7cd8ec429 burst out 8cc1ec6b1c laughing.ff90097dd16fc20b

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About a week later, I was called to the Center Director’s office.568d4f81bcebea1a

“Welcome, Guide Sophia. The Director is inside.”0d722551c72d376a

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During this time, my face had been broadcast all over the country. Thanks to that, there was no one in the center who didn’t recognize me.c9b709665d09845e

I waved and db67329d67 greeted the secretaries fc37643055 and staff who 0059cfff7d pretended to know 420da9087d me and entered 06dde63baa through the open 1b7e825aa7 door.69df66b4917e4ebd

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“Welcome, Guide Sophia.”44f455a7211bfc97

“Hello, Director.”af189fe8433e5422

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“Haha, yes. Come and sit here. Would you like some tea… uhm orange juice?”d6eaa85b9f901283

“Yes, anything is fine.”e24279555cdc694d

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I responded as I c8142c01e1 ran toward the sofa b3efee9a1f in front of me 621cd7bde3 and sat down. After gathering some documents, d0c93127d6 Richard sat across from d4acd846a7 me and initiated a 6060d1f6a7 small talk.a9ea7e568215d17c

“Did you come alone today?”9b45024a1360c121

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“I came with Mr. Esper, you assigned as my escort. Mom is busy with work, and Dad went out to buy snacks for me. Oh, I left a note, so don’t worry.”f36d83f4253f4459

“Hmm. You’re as capable, as ever today.”c89e0e0d85392b4b

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“I’m just kind of like that.”0625657d214f5e39

I shrugged my dc64f58327 shoulders as I 6581924fb1 said this, and 12b06a09ba Richard chuckled softly. I soon 68d15d74a7 sipped the ec02d3b8d1 orange juice cab0b0bdac as we 6b5f67f368 chatted about 5f6c7945e6 the weather, 0d119039a0 daily life, 96c7f2e97a and so 3b2ddb53d5 on.c0c9d9808ab7dd87

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“You watched all the educational videos?”85c16701d280cdf6

“Yeah. The videos were short and…”c7f5ef07a1cf9db4

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It was 2b7eb05a98 so childish 41d5958001 that I 26b9a24edb had set 8fa8c37fc8 the playback e4db9be586 speed to 7a703a686d double, finishing 463b7b8184 them even d5d142e1b2 faster than a45b05ac4b I expected.d4e78f1a9ee9ab6e

I swallowed a6d2aa8393 the words f64557c839 and rolled 1213a448f3 my eyes d8a3f23367 awkwardly. Richard let 9c9ccd8576 out a 6bb7c1c284 knowing sigh.1fcc9206cc9365b6

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“It seems the videos weren’t quite up to Guide Sophia’s standards.”a1a3e4a5f84ba47d

“…Well, they were just okay. The rabbit was cute.”498c0325f7c3be85

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Slurp.5b4b42fdd97dc207

As I drank my 60852b86b6 juice, Richard also sipped cfebfb99a6 his coffee. The espresso cup in 21eeec6079 his large hand looked e8b7148d1b unusually small.d49ee3fe32d3759c

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“Ahem, let’s get down to business.”80131efdff29caa5

Flap~bf302a0ac3653364

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He pushed aceabf59aa the documents 0c998e0d78 he had 03421d3d37 grabbed earlier d22388b3a3 toward me. As I reached a3165b5c8e out to take 8400e6b0c0 them, I noticed 5b49685dff photos, information, and e5ad1cad02 unknown numbers of 0d61a4a776 individuals who seemed 9c10f23e3e to be Espers.c05eb22f3f08a86e

“What is this?”0bb50355f535c9df

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“These are the candidate Espers for your pair.”7b0e62fa096739c6

“Weren’t we only supposed to meet with three?”c5b8e5710e1344be

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The file 35eb9a065f contained five 8422739ad7 pages. Each page had 4f214daba2 the details of b4dac9ba4f two or three cfdb6d69f4 Espers listed.ac8099dd443f2e61

I furrowed my d5ca4b6d2b brow, and Richard e984ad223e waved his hands 11dfd6af3e as if not a665072304 to misunderstand.8e92fca3cb2114a1

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“Oh, when I mentioned that we were considering your pair, there were so many applicants that I had to narrow it down. These are the ones with the highest matching scores based on a simplified matching test.”82f4a7738979f93d

“Hmm.”6b42d8310e5f6267

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“You can take a look at them and choose the one you find suitable. If you’re having a hard time, I can make a recommendation.”afe37d4b9aad4f6a

Flip, flip.7056030b959994e0

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I slowly turned 51eb97fd08 the pages. Whether it 7f484d5662 was arranged 88ee54d576 alphabetically or 4d8f431932 not, the 6df5030905 names and 9dfbdcc01d ranks were da38440baa jumbled.909ec74ffddc0169

A-class, A-class, A-class, B-class…b060650486b1990b

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Agatha, Victor, Damon, Grace…3c4f8e648814ee36

As I flipped c7319cda3c through quickly, a 1ae01f2e17 familiar name caught 37317f3eca my eye. My shoulders stiffened.b6e1c1c4dcbabc3d

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‘Hugo C. Alexis…’b1fb1c1293319d5a

It was the a52e891542 name of the c72560f21c male protagonist from d21d8817e0 the original story.2ba098c2bfabbb8b

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