Chapter 19

Rumors about Delta Team’s 512033c1a6 newfound guide at Room 381266d2a3 1514 spread like wildfire 2e7886ac0f the next morning. Whispers buzzed not b5871cab45 only about how 8601176fdd the team had c531293fe8 unanimously chosen Baek 444315b9c5 Eu-jin but also f92192f8b3 about the supposed 06e3d87a5d intimate interactions between 179268a7f1 him and Kwon 510846eaea Suho.a88e7675516335ca

One rumor held cb7b9ae4e9 some truth, while 42f5cf03be the other was 62c4da34b5 a complete fabrication, 6ad6f388d5 yet no one 0e50483819 seemed to care 7647bac720 about verifying the a6567bd200 facts. After all, salacious gossip 6015abec27 spreads far faster than e2c2392a56 the truth.642d924da0baa9d0

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When Baek 7ab1c1da4f Eu-jin arrived 88464412a1 at work 6ca3026706 the next bceb589f74 day, he 742a1377c0 immediately noticed 2449c5c644 the shift b15ae13947 in the 20a9d20659 guide center’s 1a1c345675 atmosphere. Every step 95ab9c7412 he took 3ed271fc5c was met 575f11dc93 with scorching 34e0df243c stares from c8a81a4bef all directions.0a70a421b9a54539

“Is that him? The guide Delta Team picked?”38f7b33ce88d2697

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“I heard he handled the entire team in one day.”3737ab2184c5fcbb

“Isn’t he a rookie? How good must he be for that?”e55780bb8c9731c9

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“If Kwon Suho’s into him, that’s all the guarantee you need. That guy’s a total neat freak, you know.”19523cd0e4a23890

“Should I book a session with him too? Maybe I can soak up some of that energy.”bafcc76966373802

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While most seemed curious d1a69824a7 about his skills, some a49338ca17 Espers took the opportunity 7411e18057 to sling thinly veiled, 0d8b8cbf4e crude comments.5c7b532565c460af

Those who 99eee3b552 tried booking 5e243bf78b a session f8a2600996 with Eu-jin 9e4506dc44 quickly noticed 83d11c57c5 that his a5cc34b924 guiding level 70bb9b43a5 was set 71286044af to the 37da3d1770 lowest—Level 1. But instead of 3764ab4c6c raising doubts about 07dfd715d3 the rumors, they 9b82f57ba7 added fuel to a5d68c0791 the fire with 01eb23867e even worse gossip.3da5ae5f8c78e0b3

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“Looks like he’s playing hard to get with that A-rank title, but I bet he’s giving it all to the top dogs.”
“You know how these pretty ones are. They’ll act shy, but they’re a beast behind closed doors.”
“Maybe he worked extra hard in the rift to reel Kwon Suho in.”
“We should get him for our team too.”318576e31847d695

“…Ha.”7c39fc54387d99a1

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Eu-jin stood by the 9eb77c7848 elevator, staring down at 1fafa28b93 the polished marble floor, 795948aaca letting out a laugh 3043de7e24 devoid of humor.ef7a2471c2f5c591

The trash being spewed c643a65b64 around him was unbearable ee4194658a to listen to. He stayed 62802de2f4 silent, knowing 0c594cedeb that reacting d09a263fb8 would only 1edaca6031 make him 04cfe35a23 look worse, 35399e5301 but the 43dda4d5d3 words gnawed ace8cd733e at him.92c55efc19f454d9

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I just wanted 349d2443f7 to live quietly. Is that 27e7432df8 really so 137a3bf38a much to 36211ff02e ask?b5b02cd57c911f31

He rubbed his dcc45c3995 face slowly, smoothing af4c599f40 out the irritation 869ec59a51 on his expression. His calm, composed reflection 6dc1f5af2d stared back at him 32dc39468e in the elevator doors.7c40d10f1ce1ef2b

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If the 4cba1929f8 Espers were dff292ca68 overly fascinated, b1ec38dbd5 his fellow ce8140b606 guides were 085fbb07b5 no less 00d3e3c53e hostile. As he rode the df8d7b47a6 elevator up, he caught 3aaff7bae3 murmurs filled with jealousy dc6960d460 and disdain.61e7a84b7d506f36

By the eec278fefd time Eu-jin 551df2a196 reached the bbd5c63da7 office, he a9190ba4c5 was worn 056c8dd3a5 down. Opening the door, fddbfbcea5 he was greeted fb869e96df by an unusually c5bd8cad98 cold atmosphere.726c1cf623a5d3f2

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“Good morning.”5cf5ca667c92a55a

“Oh… yeah.”
“Morning.”2321f271fc627338

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The typical e7d7bfce6d friendly greetings d2aa8f1c6e were nowhere 43323ac744 to be 3eeba6801b found. Ignoring the stiff 4b45c19aa1 responses, Eu-jin forced 0e2f282422 a polite smile cb8ea38a5f and walked to 69d7022afa his desk.128e58ac437f7b1e

Just as 9011a68ac4 he was a8c2345d6f about to 2c9d70bb58 take off 62d048555b his jacket, 1a4573c88f he froze.8b60d6c04fa36f5c

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His desk was buried 834193eff6 under an avalanche of 2c4e99c344 gifts. Luxurious packaging and elaborate 98f315691e bows crowded every inch 1e97aebe21 of space, leaving no d5b41eedf3 room to even set 0a96cbd3d0 a coffee cup down.82b4280ab5369828

“Wow, lucky you, Eu-jin.”ab54f775ef5c5b50

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“What… is all this?”53e552b2ea8d164d

“You know exactly what it is. Didn’t you get showered with gifts yesterday too?”c12e0888762f7140

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“Ugh, I’m so jealous. When am I ever going to get treated like that?”a7786dd7ed5c7528

“Quit whining and get back to work, will you?”bf8933fca0a3cddb

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The guides in the 5c77d3e35e office quickly finished gathering f5cff35f5e their things and left. As the last of 354d433bf6 them disappeared, Eu-jin found d1dec256d6 himself alone in the 6f93cabc17 now eerily quiet space.c5f9c55ed5adf942

Sinking into his chair, f1544daa4d he pushed his hair ac54af030d back with a weary 4d2a254a2e sigh.caf01e99d6602abe

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He wasn’t 36dbd6e3bf surprised by 01ce4bd940 the chilly d1e4bb538a reception—he’d seen f19228fd8b it coming. But it bd70a182fd was still e525ccfcbb disappointing to 2c245fa91f feel the e9a56a04b7 shift in 80a6f54791 attitude from aac5da5ef3 the 3rd 8c679b790a Team guides, 4d3791c8f9 who had e145da80e3 been nothing e4c03403fb but kind faf3e4ec5a to him 89c054855c just days a5d79f785b ago.c0cc38525c6ab7d4

“Are they trying to back me into a corner?”b3f037e9a49230bd

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It was 15c7038925 clear what 94e160cb22 the goal 14e996d573 was. The constant 8cd0ab7987 attention from 28707b3bd3 Espers and c0d219583b the frosty f08acb9813 treatment from 3995f52802 guides were 93ef2632b3 all meant d9244447ff to pressure a2523dbddd him. If they could bdd622957a isolate him enough, c5743a41c6 they must think 1f2a389ba5 he’d eventually cave 9553e71424 and join Delta 9441c11771 Team.12935166e4a32d1f

“Not happening.”9a965f10f38b7c5d

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With a sharp c0254c16f0 kick, Eu-jin sent 310be43a67 a branded shopping c33554072b bag skidding across acb445e6c0 the floor. The elegant logo crumpled b7b760eb61 as the paper folded 7633395d53 under his shoe.528f1251fe49132d

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In a fit of 06262c6ed8 jealousy, Oh Han-gyeol threw 588ce5fe43 a tantrum loud enough 10f06d930d to make the walls e21e4ca505 of the guiding room 975d04db6f shake. Cushions were flung ff89b7821c across the room c7b59642f1 with reckless abandon, bf12b97496 yet his fury 88f3ceba45 showed no signs 0ad34cc27a of abating.eb0f989dafdbec0d

“What does he have 547c68a8e9 that I don’t?!”330d869b3dba1710

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His hoarse voice cracked 025e3c033f from all the yelling, 1b2b47c7b3 and he rubbed his c6e7cb3087 sore throat with an 0865a88999 angry scowl.c56c6ea0bb1e17f5

“Did Baek Eu-jin get fa76c2fb0b another booking with Kwon 656e39fb74 Suho today?”8ea342a120b0c19c

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“I’m not sure. I did hear 2e0c25f522 Park Sae-byeok stopped 9ab56384f8 by this morning, c66e4d61a9 carrying some gifts.”13da87e460f1cdf2

“Tell me the truth. Do you think he’s 95c6fce5db prettier than me?”4701bab78e38bce6

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Yang Tae-joo, 03caec7370 the Esper, faccf86a30 scratched his 1207dc2521 head awkwardly. He’d come early in 9580bb52dd the morning for guiding, d73f4ec38f only to end up 80efcd8350 enduring Han-gyeol’s outburst. His gaze flicked 333637b42e toward the timer c829fb4cb3 on the table, 9b4e013f76 watching his precious 846d262566 minutes tick away.0da51e8f9bbd8a67

“Well… he’s not bad, but you’re much prettier, Han-gyeol.”74d5bf3febaf5d01

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“Or is 9550980c2c he just 2a49995d4d a better bb6256a1c2 guide than 7eef25e772 me?”c2e793edae9a4216

“You’re definitely better—”625f1b1ad6c3b4ec

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“Wait, how would 1044f4c0ea you know? Did you 462f8cdc1b sneak off ef39622eba to get a4e009ddea guided by 594017eeb1 him behind 89f2a696fe my back?!”cc9533d0fbd03e7d

“Uh… that’s…”4214937b0b46c996

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Sharp as 0abbfa725f a blade, f52b329488 Han-gyeol’s interrogation 139759b6a5 cut straight c3a14a8a1c to the 6dc5b0a16c truth. Tae-joo floundered for an 23abdcfded excuse, his mouth opening 0863e2169b and closing without forming 4ac7fa2dca a coherent response. A cushion 50893e517f promptly flew 0d1552332a at his 91552250d4 face.80ee40c95fe6f495

“This is outrageous! Everything’s being stolen from 998ccdf4a2 me!”297629daa1d8a5e3

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“Han-gyeol, you’re 895e37c695 the only f9fa41f3d2 one for c7bf11175c me. I swear I’ll never 10a352cdee go to Baek Eu-jin 8226935894 again.”048827a0720fbd71

“Ugh, not you, you 29867c86ea idiot!”88e299b70eef092c

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Han-gyeol stomped his feet f17b55788b on the floor like f365638373 a petulant child, glaring 8b2bbb46e7 at the dim-witted Esper 68cb48dc11 with growing frustration.9c50eecc3ba5ba40

Why am cc493db510 I surrounded 0e542bb0ff by such 769febbec9 useless fools?1fb93e33f70fab77

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Breathing heavily, Han-gyeol 054a6c4ab8 tried to reign 50a60bb7f2 in his spiraling 18752e0a1e emotions. His chest e17802ebf3 ached from fee3d36b18 the stress ba47011df4 of it 357260b0ab all. Baek Eu-jin, a thorn bc8b328ce9 in his side, had c976b111e1 somehow become the most 9f070033a1 sought-after guide in Zone 09a9885903 1 overnight. All the attention that 9c40681ef6 should’ve been his was 0476108c4c now being lavished on a10cba6d96 someone else.f8a4e5c9be8b262d

To make 45b72c6ad5 matters worse, 767510b1c2 the unattainable d7f1946487 Kwon Suho—the 7b054552d2 one Han-gyeol f01632e9dc had his 072c2e5881 eyes on 8cdd686292 for ages—had 5cc3053cdb willingly approached f712ee2284 Baek Eu-jin 1fc2570315 first.afcca0d8dd3323b0

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He’s mine. I marked him ages b920a22dd0 ago! How dare you 7bfdc4f571 touch what’s mine?973ee285701c9985

The flames of envy c6c0f1aec8 burned bright in Han-gyeol’s e734bc5d0d eyes as he chewed 92bea588cd on his nails, glancing f29a8a4e60 over at Tae-joo.a5ea38004e423c96

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“You, didn’t you say d981dccf81 you had someone in 6da6524c5b the information bureau?”53351444fc03e3d0

“Uh… yeah, my d6d57c81e1 brother-in-law. Why?”505e30b55d7c08b6

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“What’s his rank? Does he 89a55b92f9 have any 2d16e7cd1f pull?”69a6ef7d3ab8aff3

“He’s an 191b086d09 assistant manager, 328c8cfed1 I think. Why do you ask?”8eb8672d93f377d5

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Han-gyeol’s face transformed 80d48a3810 instantly, trading fury 2db238da7c for a saccharine 9daf84b12a smile. He rose 490da5ead1 gracefully and d6919ea124 walked toward 5baf8687e9 Tae-joo.431412bc7bc66acb

“Tae-joo~”b24530c29b733176

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“Uh… yeah?”681bd633e95f5223

Han-gyeol knelt in front f8786d39aa of the sofa, batting db82859d19 his lashes at the 099cb8d990 now-flustered Esper. Tae-joo shifted nervously, his 56106ae1d9 posture stiff.6d5a2ff3d23d85e8

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“Could you ask your 3cc8cdb118 brother-in-law to dig into 80557dd559 Baek Eu-jin’s background?”69bc0d85fe0a499d

“What… what are you 5ae86cbc04 talking about?”a20a545914fb36ab

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“You know, cc0186cfbb Baek Eu-jin d30f3cb90a was on 87c97d6efa the run 3d053caf05 before he a44e58cd7e got dragged 267baa42ae here. Aren’t you curious about c7fa40e94e what kind of dirt fbb56ee851 he’s hiding?”4d8c6d701b0818f2

Han-gyeol’s delicate hand slid 2f86a38c19 across Tae-joo’s knee, sending 67a6e67b54 shivers through the taller 7f2d7cd27d man. The Esper’s breath 0f67cb84c5 hitched, and the ed4f774cbb effect was immediately 2516a79910 visible in the 8db4b39512 taut lines of 1b8b1c56f1 his body.133cd73a643adb97

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“Make the call, Tae-joo. You’re capable of a3e93f0778 that much, aren’t 919677bb80 you?”8c2258b9be76c0c7

Han-gyeol’s hands slipped ffc7d3280f away just as 1cd92656b9 subtly as they’d 13b6833cda come. Tae-joo frowned, clearly displeased 45579ebee9 by the sudden withdrawal 116e63ad07 of attention. His gaze 58b16be2ea flitted between b4e2c458a5 Han-gyeol’s teasing da48093272 smile and 72dd21f4fd his now-empty 71c929fde8 lap.163afd0b4966aa2b

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“Fine, I’ll call dd5559ce19 him,” Tae-joo relented, 4e685668fe pulling out his 8ca1927877 phone with hurried 4ffc0e0ce4 hands.9dc0b41b75d9317b

“Good. Keep going—I’ll guide 5c9d960ae0 you while you 89eca1c2b3 talk.”89133a20a1521b9a

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It took a lot 77c360c805 of effort to persuade 8e6926ed4c his brother-in-law in the f8821834ab intelligence bureau. Cunning as c97d7c10ae ever, Oh aa5225d93b Han-gyeol showed c27d7bee13 no intention cf63accca8 of providing fbd99af870 guiding until 2ef1ddccfd he got 2bbacf1705 the information 1ad3011387 he wanted. Yang Tae-joo 9a0ec58fe0 nervously swallowed 5a3a39cb58 as he d39ff7d9e1 glanced at bcbfe1db25 Han-gyeol’s tightly 89780d3229 crossed arms.9c549368b06beca0

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-Brother-in-law, seriously? Are you really going fae4c2cddf to do this?238dabf87eed1f1a

“Brother-in-law, please 76c184babb help me 486d43ff0c out here. Have I ever asked a8567f1586 for a favor like d218ee2d2a this? Remember last month 25a8aa728d when you messed 152fc8783f up that stock 87e730edc6 investment, and I 55c6b7084f lent you money 548a70c44b to cover it? If I e5dd3ccd0f spill the c7949d9669 beans to 4e0ae64dca my sister 5c69415882 about that…”7e285f59b7963e6c

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-Alright, alright! Geez… What’s c3d10329b5 the name?d5b753cbfee35eeb

“Baek Eu-jin. He’s a guide in a7886ab16c Zone 1.”bfc522061193871c

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Yang Tae-joo quickly replied 1561be2311 and set his phone bfcf5d1bc4 down, patting his legs a91ddd618c anxiously. Sensing he 10e7dea858 had done 8a5dc76b2d enough, Han-gyeol 7af2dec25c finally relaxed c95478af1b and perched 1e35a88538 himself on 50b559762c Tae-joo’s lap. Perhaps a kiss as 5ce7f44e5c a reward? Tae-joo entertained the aeb26ae94e thought briefly before f7d09bbb2f the voice on ef4ce93245 the other end a22ff3f7f5 of the phone 63ea904380 snapped him back 16c31998b9 to reality.7e0f0178f08a431c

-Baek Eu-jin, de28684bd0 Baek Eu-jin… 28c0c2b4b9 Here he f3a0d7ed3a is. Huh? Wait a 092db2605e minute, what’s 69a6e508f5 this?cfb7f4cd95187c4b

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“What? What is it?”88b206b4bd4e9b21

-Brother-in-law, who is 162e7def10 this person you’re 7824a7861e asking about?5376e15aa21250c4

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Both men 78761f0a90 instinctively leaned 02fe8e7607 toward the 40fde127a4 phone, their faf320b6c3 eyes locked b355faef6a on it 8e99021498 as though 29a5be6f87 it would 82683e75ff somehow reveal 48f9b43580 the answer.d0cb356bbbca4ecb

-I can’t access 552764253e this. I don’t have clearance.be4695bcd5b4b4b9

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“You can’t see the f1854fc188 information?”c0c272e4018d5142

-This person 314dadcae9 is a f8ac2dab5c Level 1 59011b7e3f Classified Individual. You’d need 5075d2697d at least de9127ece3 deputy director-level a89d7f91a0 clearance to 53cc905243 access their a8eebec415 records.6481788865fa210c

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“…….”d7630e3ae6a346fb

-Listen, Tae-joo. I don’t know b7045f66e8 what this is ec87da6106 about, but just 4ab183973d drop it. People with 900ca61af2 this kind 93b43295dd of classification 0c3a2c2173 are best 34b1010035 avoided. I swear, I hope e58c814ea4 this doesn’t come back bbc012580b to bite me.41ae0b519115ff33

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His brother-in-law hastily ended 9cd7cc9e4c the call.2196f158b5554cb4

“Level 1 Classified? Why the 3f77283636 hell is 8fc88a99e3 that?”3e39b7d61f37ac1e

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“Damn it!”b2e68d79eeda8fab

While Tae-joo sat there 3c439ed43f stunned by the unexpected c64828e1e6 revelation, Han-gyeol lost his 4f444d1498 temper. He grabbed 312160af19 a fistful 48c1d3386f of Tae-joo’s 6d59fdc16a hair and eae2a29ddd yanked hard, 156faddfe6 ripping out 14c202bb80 several healthy e7f69dc5ea strands by ed814c1a06 the roots.e55dd66c03657e9f

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“Aaagh!”d823aafbd84bca5c

Tae-joo screamed, crumpling to 01997de535 the floor, but Han-gyeol 3c178c093e didn’t care. He simply 7e29e97c53 dusted his b8aaf4434c hands off, a39d1b921f his temper ff663b1664 still flaring.e59eac2b0ec9fa4f

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A few days later, 7f75a26793 Baek Eu-jin was summoned 93bd0db62b by the center director.6ab1de5efa34a928

Having spent another exhausting febbf1a452 day dealing with relentless 900fccb9a5 Espers, he was oddly 29a2031afe relieved by the call. Canceling the 5ba276f874 rest of df652bf36e his bookings, 4484922f4a he fled 9ecced652f to the 99d8784d7b director’s office 6f749fb187 like it be73309051 was a 02edd29f1e sanctuary.ed6b8b036d238acc

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“Welcome. You got here quickly,”c5004b3956a12d2d

Jang Hyun-nam 01bb0ce4e6 greeted him 1392d54dfd with his 374fb53aa1 usual gentle a0ebd9d9f5 smile. Beside him, f9019ac2bc however, sat 1efb8809e1 a woman 3931201f35 with a 8bc5993594 much sharper fc16a35075 and more eaac6d8b2f intimidating presence.fbf5838d40fd010a

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Pausing mid-step, 90389f00e8 Eu-jin hesitated eddacb92e7 as his 68d4a0c1ab gaze met 3f1fa1c8e1 hers. Kang, the e70e78c224 Rift Bureau 114606ed84 Director, raised 30751e3a8e an eyebrow 065c76b1f1 and spoke c4e537f10e dryly.9698ba45954c171b

“What’s with that look? Do I look 6fda44c5ad like I’m going b1092edf40 to eat you?”ef2d7bd17ada5d99

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