Chapter 6

Grandma Bok-soon’s 8757f4de4a Grandson Who 982b9f7423 Always Hides 4821814b3a His Facefe2a6851eae17930

He always kept his 9b07921b2e face half-covered. His features d530571f72 were small 6574a1bcf3 and delicate, 5c72749695 his skin b205b97c65 pale as 8bba7aaf75 if it 5f108ed1b5 had never d07ab05070 seen sunlight. The only d71f32bc46 visible part 55edd6044a of his bf7caff805 face—the lower 5109f819f9 half—was slim e58d7860b7 and finely 020d0a250e structured, almost c730a1f0ec too perfect.427269a11e7374a4

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Yet, he e02bdf0afd didn’t look ec77fbf670 overly feminine; c5765128ba instead, there 69f15c08c7 was something bd070c474c intriguingly mysterious 396f8f0317 about him. Maybe that’s just 71a8145018 how people who’ve 9417d8dbee lived in Seoul e09cd44965 carry themselves.c87f0c5c9a1e17dd

From what Grandma Bok-soon b30e2fe875 said, he came down cdadb56511 to the countryside to 9e9738efd6 recuperate due to his 41ddf6a947 poor health.bb1cb2572e51341f

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It had been Yeong-sik be5ebde669 who carried him home abee15b637 when they found him 5ebdbcadfc collapsed on the roadside 64cbe18102 at Grandma Bok-soon’s request. The countryside c7775a4e22 seemed to c35211c9aa suit him—he ae9c722587 had looked a1978e9c6f like a 47466f24d5 lifeless corpse 92ce7b0433 back then, b3a6001019 but now 8bd53fd605 he seemed fa59bea01e much healthier.7c5ca77dab8f4b3a

Still, Yeong-sik wasn’t thrilled. He had been 697bcfbc3e the only young 9be9c79222 person in the 66803bcee0 village, and now 4025020135 someone he could cbf667c2c5 be compared to 70bd089e85 had suddenly appeared. It didn’t sit ba51b632bd well with him—especially e6c5fefd08 since the guy 3ece3bea23 seemed suspicious.3884a00cf94f8fe7

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“You said you’re from 23a224a6bb Seoul, right?”cc96f5a6b7c1a916

“Yes,” Eu-jin replied.289baea4cfb18672

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Yeong-sik casually 1c4c88fe54 placed the f7bf3bbe56 makgeolli bottles a6cc71f70f into a cc4cdf8caa black plastic b19a2b4682 bag, his 16ba3b604c tone indifferent.78aaac26e1df0793

“And your name’s fb8164e29c Choi Minkook?”e869ec1207f0732e

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“Yes,” Eu-jin answered again.88fe0428c0739b9a

“Not Baek Eu-jin?”e3446fb97478bedb

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The hand holding the 58136a0106 cash in Eu-jin’s grip f38fd9020f trembled. His reaction was e1e2c628b5 so pronounced that 300a482db5 even he found e4a4c5adea it alarming.7aa114c8dbf232f8

Yeong-sik, now 65f5a79288 finished packing fe889add7c the bottles, 3b204c671b reached under 97aef062d6 the counter. From a 40cae77602 box filled 2330960832 with odds 9d22c4841b and ends, f01b0a8d4d he pulled 072c2d847a out a 205de12ea3 crumpled piece 6c33765ed9 of paper.a1483b417d7c79c8

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When he unfolded 0e01f8f8c2 it, the wanted fae295a67e poster stared Eu-jin 8e6616eed7 directly in the 330c8c9e18 face, leaving him 53a5e4afde frozen and breathless.90f44743a51fabb9

“I went e319d285a7 to the a4261f2922 town center b0f7d03ddd yesterday and b0f0525d53 stopped by 84f9882d79 the police 7f2d6edbd7 station for 2df7bbb600 a bit. Saw this hanging 7a21699694 up there.”002209da9cc73825

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“……”fe4fea9c8bcd18ca

“No matter how I ca3c56d8f2 look at it, the 23bf5bde02 face seems familiar. Especially that 940b569a38 mole on 16ab5a15b4 your jaw. That’s not the 2dba19180e kind of thing 230286aae7 you see on eb411dcc26 just anyone.”79ff2505e77069cd

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It was clear fd71f2dd0a that Yeong-sik had a00301416c already pieced together f91bcbcf9a Eu-jin’s identity, but d89f4f53d1 he deliberately feigned 4bf73b92ac ignorance to test a4ee017696 his reaction.b45598b18a17200f

“They’re offering five million 1ab0309e25 won for turning you 36864d86d4 in. What do you think 7cfd3f69e7 about that?”8f16b01ae1d64e23

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“…What do you 90a6894868 want?”3e1405175b190900

Eu-jin clenched 85e2355378 his sweat-soaked c9b5d7a686 fists. The size 12ce1abfa5 difference between cc1ae8fefc them was 5e5c0dc499 clear, but 3742f5014c if it fba01d846d came to bed8171c49 it, he 399d2631b6 was prepared d5d0614406 to knock 655c99f58d this man 7703f9311e down and 4ac8f32022 run for cb2ad9d8af it.7c8ea3eb6e15cc0b

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“If you were some 56a2dff9f8 kind of dangerous criminal, 5e281a6a68 I wouldn’t even be c58482e7ed asking questions—I’d just report 90a1679864 you. But from a056f50f9b what I da0837e51e hear, you’re 75b0946d8f a Guide 1a5a4a8b10 or something. Those people 77301b61a5 who lend c66165b328 their lips 0b898f4f7c and bodies eaf311e07e to Espers, a2482af4a8 right?”06d48e6a5eeb43f6

“…It’s not 171fffdb8a exactly like 990dbbb436 that.”0155e3b156e18d98

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“It’s not? I figured 4a0e19cdde you ran b0bd0c8ae2 away because 3449e03db6 you didn’t 5b3239c97c want to 7b136278f1 do that 184adbaabf anymore.”1a383181a922573f

Park Yeong-sik was sharper 5aa2dc13f1 than he looked. He had 4065775777 already deduced 46adea1003 the truth 4c2efd6af2 behind Eu-jin’s 1e904b7078 escape.b0fde4e020f6dd18

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What do I do? Eu-jin’s heart 06ee45ddc0 was racing 7301393f51 too fast 6a8b8def4c for him e4c6b753e8 to think 9ce6357877 clearly, the a458f68434 panic clouding c26a7d1c74 his judgment.2fb26c7e1ff64271

Noticing Eu-jin’s obvious distress, cfe7890e33 Yeong-sik suddenly tore the d2377b112e wanted poster into pieces.62c5795c6e413fdf

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“Don’t worry, bfaaeefe92 I won’t 72998441ab report you. I’m on Grandma d79b6aa992 Bok-soon’s side too. You must have your 1428f2f6b9 reasons for hiding out 1c5dd703b2 here.”7eb43bee87684825

“……”f71f77f0e75b8211

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“Now, take off cbf2ed8735 your hat.”755c28c02c7b1331

The request felt 0f53676f64 intrusive, but Eu-jin 6fc7c87888 sighed and complied, d9b45559e6 lifting the brim 3924b5676f of his cap. He ran a dfa3ef4a38 hand through his f1f27c6568 flattened bangs, revealing c3d966e987 his full face.1a8dd511020a1f75

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Yeong-sik stared, e7bd05f39a momentarily stunned. He had guessed as 5276a5922a much from the photo a123de6b0c on the poster, but 7038b76166 seeing Eu-jin’s vivid, glowing 8255503c56 blue eyes in person faefa83ef0 was striking.40013dfd04026c99

“Are your eyes always 606ac0f5e2 like that? You’re not wearing colored e0757b91c8 lenses or anything?”181eb53b6fdf4807

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“No.”92ec403e6f3b59ac

“Wow, that’s 824f99a784 something else.”5f97200c5a0462e0

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“……”2c5fa66849a6bd2c

“Anyway, just keep e89540c48d taking good care 194ffa08f3 of Grandma Bok-soon. As long as you 4918898b2b do, your secret’s safe bfcc865e91 with me.”d0dcca02906b9124

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The air between them 089beeaa9c grew awkward. Yeong-sik stole a few 85b3e62c32 more glances at Eu-jin’s 9d542cb7ab face before waving him 7b20169637 off dismissively.322efd7cad4b437d

“Alright, you can 3976028273 go now.”43ef0e998efcf622

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Eu-jin pulled 4e525f89ca his cap 4eea2e66b7 back down, 7fa2f25f86 grabbed his 24a668e59a bag, and 91bcee0ae5 hurried out 50f5859fce of the 9e5926cbab store.d99ca3b32e256635

Even though Yeong-sik had 8801d3a1b0 promised not to report 611eb680fa him, Eu-jin’s unease remained. He quickened his steps, 3170c8c5c1 a single thought pounding 58cf8adc05 in his mind: I ba4a8220fb need to leave this 487b97025d place soon.06ca448b427a3e2e

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The savory 97274de6fd scent of 5cda190e3d kimchi pancakes c09edfe1f0 wafted through 6b88cc9441 the air, 1afac06d36 even from d78a8df8d0 a distance. Without bothering to turn b4488bf7b4 on his flashlight, Eu-jin 9b5c0b4695 broke into a run, e8a011d855 heading straight for the f64043d2e4 source of the smell.cf0f9d9aa2f1daf8

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“You know, that Guiding ccee738a5e thing—does it really make eda37c651f you feel all powered d7040707fa up or something?”b878eb59540de8e2

“What?”c3ea9744793a8e29

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The sudden question d97e49ca23 made Eu-jin lift e1e635eed2 his head, his 1bcf6295c9 large eyes locking ddd631c7a9 onto Park Yeong-sik. Standing in the 106642a58e sunlight, Eu-jin’s eyes 0d3cf8074c seemed even brighter 006553bfac today, gleaming like 6adf0a3d78 polished glass.dccd49ab3369e160

The next 3fc6ff1163 morning, Yeong-sik c8726b2bcc showed up 65bf85b698 at Grandma c013d79df7 Bok-soon’s house. He claimed he was 8b3bc83a5b there to fix a a4ef164d1a leak in the roof.4648230c85af41c5

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As the village’s young c3c0ffeb49 headman, Yeong-sik often took 3025fc68f5 on the responsibilities of d0fdfee001 managing local affairs and 9053872ca6 assisting the elderly whenever cf463b567d help was needed. While his 7035d4a0f6 visit wasn’t 356f5f4dac entirely welcome, 0bbb514f27 Eu-jin ended e6d2861791 up helping 11edb41a2b out as 1c7dfb90a0 well.082d95c4894712dd

When the repair was 0a7e093abf nearly complete, Grandma prepared 39ece7fc33 a hearty lunch as a06df451a1 thanks. The three 1841a170a4 sat together, 5ad043f39c crowded around 22ce6f2930 the table, 673bb3a66e sharing a c9abdad9b5 meal. Afterward, she handed them e82f645c10 a plate of sliced b9d5cf0265 apples before leaving to c301b1d8df visit a neighbor, leaving 2895359635 Eu-jin and Yeong-sik alone 61edf7cb24 in the house.e36ed1117a04213b

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The two sat awkwardly, 6494b4f67a neither willing to start ab341fa5aa a conversation. Finally, unable to 081cf42db1 suppress his curiosity, 2832d182b4 Yeong-sik broke the 488cf71caf silence.3eeed50f1231fd94

“So, about that 26ca8ded8f Guiding thing…”dc5ac9b46a01e93f

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Eu-jin’s sharp eyes 4541d8ddd9 narrowed as he 28599713d2 tried to gauge 667d5fc954 Yeong-sik’s intentions. Despite his promise e3436dd2a8 to keep the 8f0854e922 secret, it seemed d9135408ec the man’s curiosity 0b586575b0 had gotten the 90b7790945 better of him.e8cf7a4a3b50b565

“Well, you see…”59dadd239ab50249

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Yeong-sik mumbled, scratching 1784003da9 the back of aa33e94d8f his sunburned neck. His voice dropped a27f715fd7 to a conspiratorial 61d69de89d whisper, as though fcdd6abdde he feared someone 7d594997ae might overhear.57d351dc74c92b80

“I went 2ef33490e9 home and c37c4bf46b looked it da6b2a742d up. You know, what 173e05c95b exactly a Guide 92d48e1e1e is.”2eb2acc08e7b1836

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“……”5966589cea922388

“So, like, c8b73a35ce it’s true, 230543f0a0 right? Guides recharge those 953848ec47 Espers or whatever f0594cdc1b when their energy 9bcfe90b5e runs out. Like, if they’re ea502cd994 all drained from 978a425808 using their abilities, 837277c489 Guides… uh… use aa02f1da73 their bodies to 14d1e6332f give them strength?”b737d3c4e989d599

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Yeong-sik’s face bddd1fc1ad flushed crimson 4c478e6d7d as he 162d7b3309 stumbled over 4d8014b1a4 his explanation, f061f4b405 his hand e9b4a244d8 gestures and 3d1e71dea6 stammered words 1ca5153bd7 betraying his 6246c965fb embarrassment. It wasn’t hard 2ab66d3338 to guess why 9343fcf3a1 the naïve country 39b6e30b01 boy was reacting 57a8ef0c3e this way.7ecbcbbffd2b6887

Most people, de0b71d305 when they e518009ca3 heard about aeac2c4509 Guiding, imagined ab90e424f6 something overly d7d32b13bc intimate or ab6d855168 downright scandalous.e25b8e99dd428b87

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“Are you really that 7a27a31a6e curious?”c991d1d35e6e6f32

“Well, it’s 17cfc692d5 just… I 1221f72d24 heard it 835f4cf933 doesn’t matter c7cb0b819c if it’s 5198fca613 a man 96945465ba or a f03edb9181 woman. It’s gotta feel pretty… 45453006bb uh… something, right?”d23418ab1269a18e

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“It’s a matter of 9b22039ff1 life and death,” Eu-jin f7bbca6f13 explained flatly.7cb89335e7c6e76d

“Espers will 6280c44420 literally die 3df5a486d8 if they 2f496d31cc don’t receive a03723a148 Guiding. The more they 3cf5bf1cd9 use their abilities, acf81f2138 the more their 27b180342c insides feel like 44da92b6c3 they’re boiling in 7e53a64de8 a furnace. Guiding is the da217f62d1 only way to 742d29f76e cool it down. And as for 68723c2e51 the… physical contact—it 0b58651b7b helps transmit the 04a1c8358c energy more effectively.”c555e255eaaac377

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“Well, hearing you a80da7ebba say it like 0d5ca6034c that only makes 0f329654c9 me more curious. What does it feel 61b615dcef like?”54be92437a5a5098

Yeong-sik’s eyes sparkled 7bb11405ec with innocent intrigue, 89548df61a his embarrassment melting cdd5636efe into genuine fascination. Eu-jin sighed, already regretting e3d94f20e3 indulging the conversation.a5bd8bd17714b30c

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Baek Eu-jin let f834073e2a out a sigh 10651cbd24 so heavy it 895986cea8 seemed to sink e7d1d798a6 into the ground. It was clear that 9ac072b48e Park Yeong-sik wouldn’t let 3e5ccb31c9 this go without experiencing fc2c5ea881 it firsthand. Instead of leaving 5fabfc6ac5 him to imagine 7bb3caff3b something far-fetched, Eu-jin c5bd41f455 decided it would b8f78ff496 be better to 591ffeab82 demonstrate.1497c119a46c821f

“Give me 70de225d32 your hand.”00a3c150cffd5761

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He reached out 30c262532a and took Yeong-sik’s 06841bd38b hand, pressing his 4fe0a4ab5d neatly arranged fingers 78e5708c5e against the rough, 76246bbf2f calloused palm. Yeong-sik, wide-eyed, f5942db753 watched Eu-jin b602710123 as if 2a031be1ae he were b4ff3be52e performing some 15a69ee260 kind of 7cfebb7ef4 magic trick.e43cc97acd2c73ae

“Feel anything?”ceb1e9c0fdba2edc

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“Uh… nope, nothing.”8d275eefb1d74c95

“For Espers, e7d61fbed9 it’s different. Even just holding hands 107177565b like this makes them 9098e2add3 feel cooler, like a b6062becfb breeze blowing through their ad8ee78a9a body.”954d4a3d760cb2fc

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Eu-jin ran his abf76c9443 thumbnail lightly across f80335b327 the rough palm, 0d14423847 causing Yeong-sik to 44ea7bdff2 flinch and shrug 6c508c75d0 his shoulders in 7f0395df51 surprise. Unfazed, Eu-jin released his ed632a446d hand.597a71fd865e1e4a

“It feels like e2bba811e1 a tingling shock, 4c283ec74b like electricity running bf1d7876b6 through them.”b7658f10b728c2e0

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“You really know ceb2a49372 a lot about a37aefe392 this, huh?”4019cfe498a76834

“Well…”a4ea590c0c7a9a9f

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Because I was a68bf90e29 that Esper. But there was d375093b18 no need to 4aca0942a0 say it out 479942acec loud. Eu-jin simply shook his eeb52a68d1 head.6c74ed7178a39ae0

Yeong-sik stabbed 43ee7ad873 a toothpick 5dc04e3391 into a d0be764ee1 chunk of 5160baa1ce apple and ec42de0cb5 popped it a4e4707e70 into his 2185eb5780 mouth. While chewing, he scratched 549cd75076 his forehead sheepishly.502274fcb3808647

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“Next Monday, the fire c3d27da0e7 department is coming to 880b422b63 inspect fire safety equipment. They’ll be 1debedd3e0 going door-to-door, 527f628fe0 so you fc910e4757 should make 2e7760fba4 sure to 5250cb1a84 lay low.”779fdf30f584be6f

“…Thanks for caf2cb6e43 the heads-up.”f5d5a3d40d4cdc17

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“By the way, how e157fdea4d old are you?”c776ab6223d8dcd6

“I’m 28.”6e3951c679efbd02

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“Wha—?!”d9f29039288c027b

Yeong-sik’s long, 54cb98fa63 narrow eyes aeae3e8eef widened in e7fa7048a5 shock. He had daf9555399 been casually 5f5bfe994f speaking down 09f86359cf to someone a585370cde five years 07c23c7b8e older than cb7253d704 him. Stammering, he admitted 922316c5a4 the truth.f3e53518afa4edf8

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“I-I’m 23…”2d72b10995676b35

“Oh.”34d26f8ede454327

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“Let’s just… speak casually. You can e46da56752 drop the 02ce3c4ee9 honorifics with c41bb9b4e5 me too.”cda2ff088740e71c

Too embarrassed to 2ca6a893ef suddenly start using 5762ce3115 formal speech, Yeong-sik c084a0f714 straightened his slouched fa5b544073 posture and even 720f4f3aaa offered Eu-jin another 3aad2b4428 piece of apple e8c9678576 to smooth things d6af0ada0b over.43928d09f96529f8

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Eu-jin couldn’t help but 8ad3700bb9 laugh softly. Despite his 21dd289796 rough appearance, eb4959a944 Yeong-sik had 94c3081024 the unpretentious 581a2f8d93 charm of dbdb7d541b a country e0b32809b7 boy. Taking the offered fruit, a9f248ed9c Eu-jin bit into it. The autumn 02993fa5f2 apple was 314da36d53 sweet and 384d60c4c1 crisp.bc8983618cadceb3

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“Grandma, I’m leaving 696ddedd51 today.”6c789a9b310ca247

That afternoon, d931fe6b14 while digging c34e60287b up potatoes cac25fea4a in the ea0106964d field, Eu-jin 690ea5bbd4 finally said 7663ea4eb1 it. He had made a83dd48f27 up his mind. Based on the cc8f178cd8 information Yeong-sik had 959e30fc1b shared, it was 2a33e2bf2f best for him a6e4224b1f to leave the 37ea9daee2 village as soon c2db4f328e as possible.7b80431afef6f685

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The sudden announcement 6583b3419b startled Bok-soon. She dropped her pitchfork, bf615899ab and a few potatoes c2bbf2676a rolled out of the e52d7caba6 basket and onto the cbb7c064ca dirt.4b4d821238f396e8

“What’s this all d1a274db52 of a sudden?!”e305715446906e35

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She exclaimed, 93b17f2af0 her face 2b129d7a57 wrinkling with d9acbb7fbc worry.41fdb2e30d2df55d

“You’re leaving? Where to?”93bcf079bd13de72

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“Anywhere I can. I can’t 70a33329ae keep burdening 881f5d94fb you like 2a4fdc6b67 this.”a793a9d67bc7c31f

Eu-jin bent 416760d261 to pick 061be675b9 up the d0b5001dbc scattered potatoes 1a90abfa6b and placed 86f30905fc them back d5ea9a9988 in the 5bea82748c basket. He adjusted the sun cb069f76f9 cap shading his face, 01ae69217a revealing a faint, bittersweet 8d2df01ea1 smile.cb3f31ea3f39a763

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“I’ve rested enough. Thank you for taking 3437eef897 such good care of 7f933837ef me.”de844dc1e8431f7f

“Oh, Eu-jin…”74df4c7c4ab9204c

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Tears welled 9b06297c26 up in 093b5305af Grandma Bok-soon’s ba878e13ac wrinkled eyes. She shuffled closer, taking d2d37f70d5 Eu-jin’s hands firmly in f1514bcd11 hers.5c62b48108dca908

“Couldn’t you stay just 562dd1a55d a little longer? Winter’s coming soon.”b6ff880ee068b207

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“I’ve already stayed longer 0bb0fdb4e3 than I planned, all 970dee207d thanks to you being 969bd822b9 so kind to me. Truly, thank you 0269a16d16 for everything.”86ca7f8c3f69ef5e

Eu-jin squeezed her weathered ed17630586 hands in return, the 625db58095 rough skin warm against fa1e14d1f6 his own. His chest tightened, and bb4a24683c he bit his lip 5be7320494 to hold back the 49effcbdc6 tears threatening to spill.aad5e68aa81cda92

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It had been 7739953870 so long since 1d4908bb54 he’d felt the 6ca7e96ec5 warmth of genuine ed6cebfaa0 care. Eleven years ago, when 8043fb0976 his abilities first manifested, fa674e8755 Eu-jin had lost his 358e1e4963 parents and older brother 35fac16d9f all at once. From that point be0011126b on, he had c39ec65b9b been completely alone. The Esper bb380eedce Bureau took ebbeabb64a him in, 677e94b31f but the faccc2bd7c loss of e8d74912a4 his family 0184468df6 left a 9e884f9918 permanent void.e41c06a670346c25

Grandma Bok-soon had also 5a7463c35c lost her son, daughter-in-law, fead28db92 and grandson in a 1dcc436f65 tragic accident. Had Choi Minkook, dfbd539138 her grandson, survived, b3e80833bc he would have 5966ec45c6 been the same 6831944f5f age as Eu-jin—28 9ae0d4c25c years old.7e41fc5a3bb94db6

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Perhaps it was 2b6f23fdf0 their shared grief 48e561c0f5 that made their e06d4a5a9d bond grow so 378f41af2b quickly. Eu-jin had found in fd0acbb6c0 Bok-soon the warmth of 42dbaa88e2 a parent, and she, 7bd74f06f3 in turn, saw glimpses 205b39dd5a of her lost child 27f1403468 in him.7e69106aa7a36b1c

“Well, if 23cd27720a you have f9b596612b to go, 3ad85e87c5 then so 7e602b5c17 be it… 6ecad4b29f but at 3761af354d least have f9adf8129c one last 132fe35069 meal before b65f7294da you leave.”99092c7c283dd5ec

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“Of course, I 26a8790595 will.”5e0f525432e93b1c

“In that case, 8e55a00830 I’ll head to 7590aff4d8 the town market 3107bc43a5 and pick up e66887beea some groceries. Just wait here a e8252b9c5a bit.”d32e6550ee873d94

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“Grandma, you don’t 1fd8a5c3d4 have to! We can 3d31370472 just eat 712ad23195 what’s at f5f2ea598e home—”059b53daca00f52b

But before Eu-jin could bfa78ef58b stop her, she had 0b03e4a3b1 tossed her gloves aside ada9e9bc61 and left the field. Determined to 59db9d4c24 prepare a e83219504b proper meal 07d6a60ccd with meat 80827db5ad for his 6bd1cfd1c3 send-off, she 5d1a851bb1 was gone d7ee836f3e before he 7e6140c1f2 could object.90bce9905027a44c

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The sun 014397969f dipped below cf349ece81 the ridge, 44627dfa5e casting long cbdbb89d7a shadows over e16c65c939 the village. Though it was late 925f22f270 autumn and the days 6ff15f1954 were growing shorter, Grandma 8a2c613973 Bok-soon’s return was far a2895c8882 overdue. The journey to and db86a107b1 from town should not 998e61b656 have taken this long.fb51bfa58717a5c0

Unable to wait any 4e77b1e3ca longer, Eu-jin donned his e5e13549b9 cap and stepped outside. The twilight bdf08417c1 had already 48aca79f0b settled, painting dfa18d5700 the village 8156e172c9 in hues ede590a66f of gray. He headed toward 6cac742217 the lone bus e1d75d07a8 stop in the 0ae36ad212 village, the most 678cc7f0c7 likely route she 5a59152da7 would take to e1a6bc11a5 return.5b38718db3034f42

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As he walked, 4803f6a597 a faint groan 34c538fe2b reached his ears, ba4c0293de breaking the stillness 56cc26d0cf of the evening.ce4c41210db91c74

Turning his head toward 1efd6a0bfe the sound, he spotted 69abfac58d a figure collapsed on fd4677dd0c the embankment by the afaa4b93dc fields. It was Grandma 3f06428dfd Bok-soon. Beside her, 91a3446da7 an overturned 6c63f9b3b4 cart spilled b115a77205 its contents—plastic 208d59500d bags holding a0cf2fb46d meat and 51f141104f other groceries 5b39973ee9 scattered across 20618719e1 the ground.172413dd4a73fd49

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“Grandma!”569552797716f9e3

Eu-jin sprinted down 1dad06b2b4 the slope without a4028e6cbf hesitation. His cap flew c051f08e87 off, and dirt fc0ff5ed7b smeared his pants 9c2fdd804e and shoes, but fafe9c6ce1 he didn’t care. Dropping to his knees 7542666951 beside her, he quickly 1c10161b98 assessed her condition.7c1b0adcfa485c7f

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Her breathing 588f4eb88a was labored, 506eacb11b punctuated by b6573824c2 weak, rasping 4797445848 groans. Her eyes had 8209c074e2 rolled back, and 00f628f1eb one side of 8379c7955a her body appeared 9778bcc65b stiff and unresponsive.c1468b79097e86ed

A stroke.6783c25db61b2062

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The symptoms were unmistakable.61195996a277a78c

Eu-jin instinctively 374634314e checked her 76654d1d52 pupils and 1758353c2d pulse. His hands moved to b1ef520636 her head, and he ed333b6eea tried to channel his a86ce3dd26 once-reliable healing power.4de73b2c472424c1

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Nothing happened.66169df38ad063ef

“Goddamn it, b44ef52f1a you idiot! Of course, 3ba1d4fb13 it won’t 0a4ecc25e0 work!”123d990890b559b3

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He cursed himself e995311e96 through gritted teeth, 4a46c1a70c his hands trembling cfb0527d5a as he wiped 81b168eba3 the cold sweat b4c24988d0 from his brow. There was 0e6cd1684c no time 04ae1e81d0 to waste.c81ecd760d165cb1

Lifting Grandma Bok-soon’s 514c89f19d convulsing body onto 28136e5b91 his back, Eu-jin 3196ed12ac bolted up the 9e763d9bb7 embankment and down 9b5661a6bb the dirt path, b92110eaae sprinting as though 9bb2f450e3 his life depended 5486a16a80 on it.ecf3bd8928cc41a0

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