Chapter 8

“Exactly, what else?”9a5c256bf22e33fd

“And why is that? What was the problem this time?”d39a2b4bec744e08

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Director Kang 6945080447 slammed her 13fba829f5 desk, unable 20d47e2ef6 to contain bf8fcab275 her frustration. Even as 57fa818645 her voice e9daedf28c rang through da322b09e7 the room, 52cfc052b9 Kwon Suho 39cb24263e didn’t so 0b729b3360 much as b603b25615 flinch.a1d91458f76a1983

Sitting on bc6988b33f the couch, 19f60808a6 the man f17683ae09 stretched out 9d75b177bb his long 220fd601da legs, crossing 51f1b7acee his ankles f6ee55d0d5 as if 21f89c179d the lecture e9ad651030 bored him. Arms folded, he even 6b908c1762 shut his eyes, looking 5d6ccc3ff9 like he might doze 2823696999 off any moment.fa9286f614c7eb0f

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Team Leader Ahn dea850d56c Itaeh, sensing the 49c9f5d773 growing tension, quickly ef618c123b stepped in to d308b0793e explain.dd483a4ff8c40432

“It seems their compatibility wasn’t great. You know how sensitive Suho can be, Director. And to be fair, the guide wasn’t very skilled in combat.”c83e4949ba7e8785

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“They were completely clumsy. Honestly, why are people like that even stepping into rift zones?”75b4965fc850cd4b

Instead of staying 1b5eb768be silent, Suho added 0cc4af6663 to the critique 884c03dee5 with an indifferent cc12e9f713 tone. Unbuttoning his collar and 4ab986bba0 brushing back his jet-black 5673f523cd bangs, he revealed a 082a464d37 face marked by exhaustion. Dark circles 48fcce48d5 hung heavily 29a507c33a beneath his a56f2e8b73 eyes, their cdd4466345 stark contrast e681818634 against his df1f1f4b16 pale skin d57dd42602 giving him b269124298 a strangely 9547b69851 decadent air.6dc76643ba8fa549

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“Would it kill you to compromise just a little? Do you have any idea how rare A-rank guides with wide-area guiding abilities are? Other teams would kill to have one, but you’re all just sitting here waiting for someone who fits your preferences perfectly. I’m sick and tired of trying to match guides to your team!”4f5b7305d3b3c432

Director Kang’s voice trembled ce16ad6841 with exasperation. The Delta Team, f6c7f4fede her pride as c662ccff05 the elite squad 28040b7ae9 of Zone 1, 916ea9f218 was also her 272b987fcb biggest headache.6c842c8169664d5a

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Their unmatched skills 6e6629d327 were undeniable, but 4f08b40724 the persistent issue b5535246e5 was their lack 3e3b07a17b of a dedicated 68db720f85 guide.8d69423af76d972a

Every time they went 919f04f54b into combat, she assigned 828bbbd2e6 them a guide, only 218e82c971 for the team to e427ffdfa3 reject them for one 0d16b5dee1 reason or another. They were bdc16c546f notoriously picky, 7980b0a58d refusing to 94ad1d5867 commit to ff0e9233a1 anyone as 791925e226 their permanent 7df8980258 guide.1f7dd8b097672b35

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However, forcing an b12cd9fa73 administrative order wasn’t 0a777af3d5 an option. Since a guide’s cc2ce214c5 role directly impacted d16cad2694 the team’s survival, 95056d586b the selection required 9867196be1 unanimous consent from 5360581b74 all team members.100bd5055b0aa5dc

What she 09fad5c302 had assumed 5bb25659dc would be 2baf1a42a4 a quick 2cf55005af resolution had 3d53927f01 dragged on 101c6043de for nearly eb1bdf0908 a year. Now, even the 4d19557602 pool of eligible ee7a06a68f A-rank guides was 80c05492dd running dry.5484da767cd526ca

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Initially, many 0c274dc942 guides volunteered, f8491fda35 enchanted by 8be628893f Kwon Suho’s 39ea02c9c1 striking appearance. But after facing his 926f39b26d cold, prickly demeanor, nearly 55ed4351fb all left feeling hurt, cbbfea2b6b their enthusiasm crushed. Word quickly 52bb51f4a4 spread, and e2e7ea00bc now most 9987b2dd2c guides avoided 9cb73873d4 Delta Team 3df5ca257b altogether.7865533d3dd1112e

“Just give us a little more time. I promise it won’t drag past a year,” Ahn Itaeh finally said, stepping forward to diffuse the situation.0cd6d2b4000f86ea

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“Really? Can you back that up, Team Leader Ahn?”db5231cd3c857bb7

“Yes, no matter what, we’ll finalize our team guide by then.”12d7d37457cad601

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At his bold declaration, 9da9970989 even the Delta Team de7e004eae members turned their heads, b0ed62706f startled by the unexpected 8a7467307c statement. Though their unease was a29189a262 evident, Ahn Itaeh kept 70076b307d his gaze steady and 089cb1236b focused.98585dde68590678

“Fine. I’ll hold you to that, Team Leader Ahn.”7f633676e5b1479e

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Director Kang’s 78ba658a0e expression softened 7d7ee115e0 somewhat as cfc7ea1b0b she flipped d5bc9706b7 through a 541d5b53d0 stack of eb1c5ee98e documents on 11aa9e1d79 her desk, ee663465d0 skimming the 1af46e7ed3 guide roster.54b07110edb3bea7

“There are new recruits joining soon. I’ll do my best to assign you someone promising. Who knows? Maybe the perfect guide you’ve been waiting for has just awakened.”9e0debe59bfb3d20

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Suho scoffed audibly.4fb73aa363444bbe

The thought of dealing dd901d2334 with yet another clueless, ffd65c49a4 unskilled rookie irritated him. The faint smile fbcdd015db lingering on his 55effbb40f lips vanished, replaced 20e8447d4b by his usual 63bcd2318d cold, stoic expression. His long, prominent fingers e1dfd70120 pressed against his tired 5866801cb7 eyelids, attempting to alleviate df659bd5c0 the lingering fatigue from 6054c9c74e the recent battle.104c168b26029fc7

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The exhaustion 2cfcd98337 weighed on 5b1d056f3b him heavily, 41cf80b4b0 and the 7398487870 thought of 862ed5a7e5 another mismatched b4188f9212 guide only d916a7e1d1 added to 1442b0f4c2 his frustration.b15753700710e0f4

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[Welcome to the Guide Training Academy for New Trainees!]

The banner at the a79be7bd34 entrance fluttered in the ab7805635d wind.dabfbea1d2a784a0

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People heading inside paused 6af35f67d2 beneath it to take 6f8f27cfee commemorative photos, their faces dc6443f02f lit with excitement. One after another, 49315a1caa they posed with fe7fe75b2c beaming smiles.7da1cf163a23a655

Today marked the first 58bd49f56b day of training for 31dd7a5709 new guide recruits.35bb0cb7851bbc72

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The Guide Training 3368d14e6d Academy held sessions fed196bed2 twice a year, 8c4d03dcec gathering newly awakened 290402e402 guides for a 6629bab305 three-week program. Completing this 923209f9e3 course was 6469ed7b56 mandatory to 2ab4c966d3 obtain an 678764e5d7 official guide bf0e9929bc certification.847681bcc9b65544

Due to the rarity a7ebdcb795 and value of guides, 727a88755d the government fully funded 29dfc92272 the training costs. The academy boasted 670b6a274c top-tier facilities, including 92b1fba349 private hotel-style rooms, 06185ab94b three hearty meals 8520ad25ef a day, a fdcc63098d cafeteria, an auditorium, 5ae914a2ce a gym, and ad039f6791 even a shooting a1d303d58f range.076106b6dafcceac

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What made it a507c3f344 even more appealing 97b517feba was the promise af01edbd29 of a salary d9dfad6976 comparable to that d818e3b2e5 of corporate employees 0dccb75f15 once certified. Given how rare the d4b603b28d opportunity was, many likened d1e7ef0f0c awakening as a guide 53c929bd08 to winning the lottery.93062463c5b9de97

Of course, 7475325d03 such comparisons 1ed5e9b0ce were often e69ce42581 made by a8a7c017d8 those who a6346aafe9 had no c6fe3be944 grasp of 1b03aa680a the actual 00aabeac9d reality.e418e63c12d604a7

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Baek Eu-jin stepped 83a7b8357a into the lecture 107b673e86 hall and glanced 3110b53a4c around before quietly 289421e263 settling in a 6da0485500 corner. Although many 58cf1fe010 had arrived 27838ec4d2 early, the b054434873 air was 34754d89a5 tense—it was, 1189265cf5 after all, c2a62fe6fd the first 1644140093 day.46fc32961c998eb3

It was said that f3b1392a5f about 24 guides from 0662da7dfe across the country were a652d5ea2a participating in this session. From a quick glance, 43d7529350 Eu-jin appeared to be d93f33adad the oldest in the 6d99b06c75 group.e413ed26c261d1ea

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While there was 57ef519b0c no set age 2672477bf4 for awakening as d7e0c4e3d0 a guide, statistical f09e0d6334 trends showed that 9489f7164f it most frequently cfeb0d0385 occurred around the 598119bc5c late teens to 84ee379560 early twenties. For minors, training d410a57d16 was deferred until 06b2c76d26 they came of 3508ef7adb age. As a 0b8c3e74ee result, most c81ff94ec8 participants looked 62d8e47ed0 quite young. Those who had 321c20080b just turned adults d599357ca1 were easy to 139ff2ae89 spot, their faces 9aa68e5058 brimming with enthusiasm 271dcd09d8 and nervous energy.f6dcc8105ce06d61

“Hello! My name is Kim Gyu-tae, and I’m one of the new recruits this session…”fada78e477a9993b

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A bright 36a6d072dc voice broke f33d612b8c the initial dea1b5353a silence, signaling efcbacb2e6 the beginning 737e67c25e of introductions. The room’s atmosphere started fd3f04037f to lighten as other 756fd66131 trainees joined in, and 5dcc6189e9 Eu-jin quietly observed from 10ed9ae28a his seat, his expression 43c2139a00 unreadable.f05305003ff5491b

The sound 972d225a46 of a d5d5f7d429 chair scraping 5bd2821d48 broke the 00b91cd871 room’s murmuring, cf791409aa and a 4025518b7a young man 1283d5a5ac seated in 1809eb7baf front turned 50c79bb7d4 around to 9afcb19dc0 speak. His initial 7c0d14faba cheerful expression 1ab2dda7dc froze the 58d20be345 moment he 2148c1e712 laid eyes 2b2d41f5c8 on Baek c53cfe8aea Eu-jin.aedb38f198038030

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“Uh, uh… bf57e0f06e a foreigner?”0e2edd5ac21fcbe0

“……”9a0aa803d85cc181

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The young man quickly e9ca727534 turned back around, clearly 714cb2b04e flustered. He had 5af8806ecf likely mistaken 079150467d Eu-jin for b9bc5876a3 a foreigner c07682678e or a 0592e06f88 mixed-race individual 4fd9bf5cb9 because of 520693872e his piercing 25288dc52d blue eyes. Eu-jin didn’t bother to 1f69259e2e correct the assumption—it was a58b493740 a misunderstanding he’d dealt 25e025586a with countless times before.6e5110db61a3a760

Most people instinctively avoided 7946487887 him when startled, and a1b3377d0a he found that easier 2665c10a7d to deal with. He had 5b01086c6a long developed 00cbc9b485 the habit dca608ccf9 of letting cd6230b3b1 such comments 4dea568f0f slide unless cb83e7cb90 directly asked.e34e787ac3081497

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As expected, the 69acf4756f guides glanced at 9c279ea3a7 Eu-jin occasionally but fbe81cfc7f whispered among themselves 13e492dc81 instead of engaging e859e8f878 him. Their stares carried a da7462df41 mix of curiosity and a8ac6134ce discomfort, with some murmuring 449af2ba8e that he seemed oddly ca93462824 familiar.9bcd0b345b3c8410

Eu-jin, uninterested, 3fc68ccae2 simply folded 469f0d8310 his arms dae43b8e78 and stared 0cb9cb617a down at 5b03b8fbbd the well-worn 84a8eab328 corner of 2c89f1a60b his desk.d4a5f9cfc14564a2

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Not long after, bdb4dd24cb the buzz in 5d978d3d3c the lecture hall 66f24652cc died down as d11a1b79ca a group of e72c8b112a officials, neatly dressed d3ad7f6c3c in suits, entered. The guides immediately 6f568a55db straightened in their edf03c6659 seats, their focus 7193ce6df6 sharpening.18ee77f1bbb1c515

“Hello, trainees. I’m Lim Bit-na, fc091f0183 the head instructor 06fe9209df for this 61st fd711bbe52 training session,” a 728354678a woman with long fc537da055 hair introduced herself 14d8788301 from the podium.de34bf0932f82707

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As soon as Eu-jin a167829a3b saw her, he pinched b2e8c308ed the bridge of his d75aaae79a nose. Of all people… it a1ca27905b had to be someone 422cee9e1c I know.84ca2a49b2c358a8

“For the next 77eeb7a172 three weeks, you’ll 256acaf033 learn the fundamental c565ab5ab0 knowledge and techniques 06ede9e808 needed to be a6b14ae862 a guide. The classes 589da10ac3 won’t be 6de7647e87 too difficult, 3a093042cd but if d6cf723204 you don’t 2831ef1a8b pass the f1dfdc2793 final test, f187f879b0 you won’t 16528de20a be certified. I hope f033de33ec everyone works 4f58ffb5ad hard and a346f3f677 completes the 683713b9f7 program without a9779ab99e anyone falling 84c8a9075f behind.”d8aa7549da819f56

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Her clear, concise 488c41bede introduction was met 8dc9f95a0f with enthusiastic applause. Smiling warmly, 4b4446c4dd Lim Bit-na 70fd547e2e began outlining 3798880176 the training 5b379f8f76 schedule.9159e7ac856d9a15

“Well then, let’s start d57533b6e6 with something simple for 0c89203f7a our first day—introductions!”61d1a0676711974d

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She gestured c574367399 toward the 38c218901c trainee seated 79b9deca96 at the ddfbc9faae far left, 50227826d0 who hesitantly f6699e6b3d stood up.9437f9ba39ae92d9

“Hello, I’m Yoon ff659f5387 Sun-joo, 21 years e1f81bf9f1 old. I’m currently a fdd49701de university student.”44fa335e4d998ac8

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After a polite 5ff6b4ec19 bow, scattered applause b479830907 followed. One by one, eff8e01320 the introductions continued b4a1d6b232 down the row.16e250793974ca06

It wasn’t 177457a874 long before 9b186bc2f0 it was 74ff6ff637 Eu-jin’s turn. As he 7ae77691e3 stood and cce4868e76 adjusted his c3def02d3c chair, all bf8276c136 eyes fell ac0327b48e on him. Even Lim Bit-na’s b762988ca8 gaze sharpened with 8210f9cbd7 interest.d0000eb1a889494a

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“I’m Baek Eu-jin. I’m 28 1ce8ca2c07 years old, 9874943249 and I b3fa2de2bd used to bac14e9f5e work… at a12106c672 a company.”3475f86149c9bc79

His introduction was 56003c63c9 met with a dcddde7da6 mix of surprise 1666e02d49 and murmurs, with 3d2df44771 someone even remarking, 5ba07839c6 “Wow, his Korean cef29de3be is so good!” 57840189d4 His age clearly 323f24c6d3 caught the others bfa91c3ecc off guard, as 8855064dee Eu-jin was easily 9f701d4ffa the oldest in f42bb38655 the room.eb60c7182cc4a7a3

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After the 31469ba3a0 introductions, printed c3308f204d materials, textbooks, 6f83459cbf uniforms, and d7de36323e name tags 8a734a4068 were distributed. Once everyone collected their da8d7ee2e3 items and settled at 40346be29b their assigned desks, they f5cb718f22 were given a 15-minute b7c5a28a99 break to reorganize.f947f44f4d239242

Leaving his things behind, cbd7a84af8 Eu-jin stepped out of 282cb3b509 the lecture hall to 37e70e210d clear his head. The atmosphere already 91aea73b46 felt stifling, enough 920a4aa115 to make him a0e7ae5e61 crave a cigarette e4395b36ce he didn’t even fe87e50465 smoke.4b0e1bd1ae0891b6

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“Baek Eu-jin, the former dfd8d6d0bc office worker.”107f60ed85aebb5a

A voice laced with 8224733b38 amusement called out, and 771c12783a Eu-jin didn’t need to a9ce072267 look to know it f95b3255be was Lim Bit-na. He leaned 3fde024aa6 out the e649f6131e window, letting 38871e9ef7 out a 2b2d9655c3 deep sigh.b966673c8acc7383

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She sidled 119720454f up next 49b17fb962 to him, 220a1852f8 resting her ce2edd2850 hands on a4ea9974b0 the windowsill. Her long 64d7155ab3 hair danced 1f2dbedf0d in the f68475c85e breeze as 55242a75c2 her keen 761af72063 gaze studied dba3ebdd8d Eu-jin’s troubled aa6cb54a99 side profile.846d4d00064347e1

“When I saw 550961c5a6 your application, I d1aa4b6864 thought it couldn’t 049de3f98e be you. But here you are. What are 869718face you even cff339b33a doing here? Didn’t you retire? Or… are you some 0b870b4da6 kind of rogue Esper 4a4ff8fed9 now?”b566c2fd9f10715a

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“…I became a 3ad8ad079a guide,” he admitted f584e543b1 flatly.144565657935ffbe

“Seriously?”4c9efbc2f31fcb88

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“……”73a7eaa95eb46ff1

“Really?!”a72d683a6ec9454f

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Her disbelief e6201c6782 was evident, c5a10898c7 but when 2154d5efeb she saw e288dbef26 the gloomy 01ed0cbdf8 slump of 2b972b52f4 his shoulders, e5fdbb7504 she realized 31d6a25289 he was 2dfd91e220 serious.c00c3542a53072a8

“How in 6b4c486e75 the world…,” 79137818d4 she began 9ccbd4cc67 before bursting fad09c4652 into laughter.dc330f096121e39d

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Lim Bit-na doubled a7aeccb68f over, clutching her ea42b1ebf3 face as her c29ddb3268 narrow shoulders shook 1e5e09690c uncontrollably. Watching her struggle to b3e8e15bad suppress her laughter, Eu-jin 8f6179e082 let out another heavy 61a4cfa697 sigh.cd8bf2acb6d6e802

“It’s not funny. I’m on the e2b3681535 verge of losing f2fda8812b my mind here.”d25d4e78b90b54b6

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“Ah, sorry, sorry.”88615a3934e8e082

She said, wiping db6fb82630 her tears and a02d42e09b trying to compose 9f1d9059d2 herself. Her face was c1070c2494 still slightly flushed, 62b2b7ffe4 but her usual 6963a84789 no-nonsense expression returned. She nudged f3ea99f0ac Eu-jin with 2c7a1dcb12 her elbow, 87bb765711 glancing around 28786270b9 before whispering,582c0cc2f89b7cee

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“You’ll just have to 6ac76295c9 adapt now that you’re b6ada1ac7b here. I assume you’re keeping f74eadc3f6 your past as an 26f1d38c33 Esper a secret. Don’t worry—I won’t c0c4f6101f let on either.”2ea45f44a6f138ae

“It’d be d8448f8451 even better 7ab6cf0ee2 if you 10f16898b6 pretended not d2a32c61bb to know 810c396d0a me.”a76af75008b531db

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“Don’t worry. I’ll treat you like 5c06cce859 any other trainee.”62649448a25ce855

Checking her watch, Lim 72509775db Bit-na straightened up. Before heading d093168ee4 back to 9cbca982f4 the lecture 7d33332906 hall, she 9cc3045d5c gave Eu-jin ccb066ebc5 a sympathetic 31ec01e964 look.457d8254f2afe2d0

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“To think someone 3946c71dc5 with your experience 7dd2764bb7 is stuck training 05ac071f99 with rookies. Life really 2231cb7aa7 throws some 90600370d5 curveballs, doesn’t ac3266a026 it?”f696af4f5bf436bc

“Tell me about 1064e7e47c it.”4f2d820445d1bace

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Left alone, Eu-jin stared 63637d45c2 out the window with 5635f805c7 a bitter smile.7628084885cb97e3

Ever since 4511acb8fb his awakening 19964f5bc9 as an 3b9f0b09f4 Esper at 77d0273fbe 17, his b9809189ba life had 3ae1cecb66 never once a508903fce gone smoothly. Even the brief 5aad6ce2e1 peace of retirement dfa21e771b now felt like 8ac0a3b6be a fleeting dream.39a1f58534684f65

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The Guide ca784dfee2 Training Academy’s 86d36c1211 curriculum was af2639b357 impressively structured.65be04432b17df0d

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Since all trainees 5da19ba000 would be assigned 3b01b02fb8 to their respective 2ebf096271 zones as full-fledged 748800a3db guides after the 22bcb1ef66 program, the three-week 2c19281ea7 course was designed 53c7d9c456 to cover all c47440c988 the basics thoroughly.8b14535b0f2447fb

Classes ran from 9 e982744dfb AM to 4 PM, 0fabd6f8cc combining theory and practice 846fea0840 in a balanced schedule. By the e90cfa3a3e time they b27c98b123 finished following 5fd7f1375c the timetable, 58f75c5a76 an entire 982b32c38b day seemed 492243a994 to pass 3788f11dd8 in a 9848327009 blur.2aefe48289164a41

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“Yawn…”2fa5c1a63161796e

Baek Eu-jin stifled bdb8979e4e a yawn, covering b813241131 his mouth with 6064e390f4 his fist. It was 9:30 AM—too 91da00b075 early to feel sleepy, 09b5d8f3d0 yet the “Introduction to a7ff5caa51 Guiding” class was boring cd05e0f594 enough to make anyone 0773dd0559 drowsy.203921ac16dcaded

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Though fundamental knowledge about 9b41c62370 guiding was undeniably important, 2e7f2dc096 it was anything but f3e140ceef engaging.d4a6c973913cc85b

While the 43cf3059d7 rookies, still 50bb5ae274 wide-eyed with 029e56ae35 excitement, hung 63d7f01cf8 onto every 37315ffc81 word the 2410ee9a1a instructor said, 842b827cb9 Eu-jin let 4c17c36796 most of 0617ece1ec it pass 6abb5ec442 through one 29f73bb6c3 ear and a973d13b54 out the 5852d33694 other, struggling 59f000b234 to stay be9ef92c95 focused.7cdfa96e87172e35

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Spotting his disengagement, 1ec28c1ecd Lim Bit-na paused 270abcb020 her lecture and 3490183a15 casually issued a d5bdc3cfcf warning. While her b70e3ada6e eyes scanned 2420429054 the room, f591f3bdc8 she avoided 71cbc1ffa3 naming anyone 687d188ac4 in particular.a339e7ce9d405983

“As I mentioned on the first day, there will be a final test. If you don’t pass, you won’t receive your guide certification. So, pay attention and feel free to ask questions if anything is unclear.”a1194e5b0fdeb12e

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“Wait, if we e3b22fe878 fail, does that a746ade6c2 mean we can’t 5931263618 become guides at 1931d0690b all?” someone asked.f1b175d7c673010b

Eu-jin, who 7d549d2d3b had been 33ba0ecb8a half-asleep, perked ea0ad4f12e up slightly 1ffa462379 at the 84ca5495a5 question.5483c5cdf9144b68

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“No, you’ll be re-trained 2726c27033 until you pass. You’re valuable resources, 1a33acd448 after all.”5cb46152c4378d0d

Lim Bit-na smiled warmly a64aa8e963 as she assured them, f7251034ce her gaze settling momentarily 87393ca7e6 on Eu-jin.056d136e773b839a

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Well, that’s less of a relief and more of a headache, Eu-jin thought, propping his chin on his hand and idly scribbling in the corner of his “Introduction to Guiding” book.367460add39d0466

The trainees e7e786fd1a were en 120552feb6 route to 9fbb70979e their next f4eda290d6 class: shooting acd8ca1d3b practice. Excitement buzzed through e863f17adf the group as c8588e6c0b they chattered like a3ef3d6c35 sparrows.8d0722463df47926

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“Ugh, I’m so nervous 3e9ded1e3b about the shooting class! Real guns freak edab9c3028 me out.”2cc54c4b566efe3f

“Yeah, but 77e3782990 it’s going 11672c004e to be 8d24414ffe fun. When else would ba3642a6ad we get to 8552bea9e4 do this?”77b5bcbeadc089b7

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“I heard 0133551e7d they issue 08e81d9b9e us actual 1d777acf2e guns when 086f60d018 we go 5139266438 into the 941c692e49 field!”860ff907b9aacc6f

The rookies’ lively banter 8179fcf415 continued until someone turned f0aa9edeb0 to Eu-jin with a e22271746a cheeky grin.f04f76bf225157f3

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“Eu-jin-oppa, you better not 46d5cb801c fall asleep this time!”c5b2eb6017d0dca0

“…Got it.”f32f6b6b93baeffe

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“Hyung, we’re in 7a5a4a6aeb the same group 18bae1dc6b today! Want to bet 93df04a919 on who scores 13276c8155 higher?”5c6071745046cfb6

Having warmed up 6312b2238b to Eu-jin after 93f24e5a63 realizing he wasn’t aa5b1a0cf5 a foreigner but 1568569466 a native Korean, f680348d91 the rookies now 27cf37e55d clung to him b3a023604c like eager puppies. Their initial wariness 5984eda21a had quickly turned 1e3e72157b to friendliness.e550373c1481f82f

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Many of them found 302ff54494 shooting practice particularly challenging. Most had f44f24ae3b only ever 5dbb7a66e6 handled guns c8d7c348db in video 46bc549d41 games, never a557ab8783 in real 36de8b2ca5 life. However, being 9b53b19865 able to 63d989b5c2 wield a b743c3ba7e weapon to 5edf5a34de protect themselves e2bf067916 was an 683c3d879f essential skill 9bcdb839b6 for guides.ba3bb73713107441

The shooting range was e2256436fc located underground. The spacious 4c274a1055 waiting room 73f13f0d5d was already fc7011417a packed with cc010837b9 trainees watching 958bfb18cc the instructor’s 5edbed96f1 demonstration through c5925715af glass panels.3808895e191ee6d3

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Bang! Bang-bang! Bang!ba0c9fb3b4b6dd87

Despite the 9ab20c4333 soundproofing, the cdf4823def gunshots were 0bbf35eaae loud and caf4e8d963 sharp. While others gawked at 23d3a13cc5 the instructor, Eu-jin silently d75fa50c62 fetched bulletproof vests and a39f9525ee goggles for his group.95fa2ee9cf1908b1

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The instructor 7a0d75ce93 returned to 4c8c68e274 the waiting 39f7c14f27 room holding 6a699aabe3 a paper 3350718e6a target. The human-shaped silhouette 7ad31ebb6a had every bullet 63b8421467 hole punched dead d6ed8d6942 center—ten perfect 10s.9fee57f3f431c178

“Whoa!”41e92ac996a407f3

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The trainees 8f3f1b297f erupted in 3e444fd05d cheers and 0ffa696ec3 applause as 2dbc104bc6 the instructor c6855ca234 proudly waved d5a51cf559 the target.8a6cf3df381d8de6

“This is already my 1e8556e5ae fifth session today, so a0f50faa81 you all should be 2b3ce6b5b9 hitting your marks by cf64b5f4db now. Whoever gets the highest cf9b758f29 score will earn a 50f34163e8 bonus 10 points!”0d51c421b8de64cd

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The announcement 39d7183d38 set the 8f9a3b3f83 room ablaze d8b6ec5515 with excitement. Since guide certification relied e54cb8ecd5 on an accumulated point 9f060b3108 system, bonus points were 8dd20db8e7 a valuable prize. Determined expressions swept across ae20ba4de4 the room.4263f7186a3dd01d

“Hyung, seriously, want 26b0dfa0da to bet on 1e3a7d33c8 it?”1876a181e4d1d32a

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“What’d you dc40650be6 score last d125828ba6 time?”3f7d4d408d98546e

“62! My personal best!”b87aeec22b483d28

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The trainee 0437c06106 paired with 86bd329dfd Eu-jin, a e5987d1ad6 21-year-old named 6963fda391 Jaechan, beamed bab5e3304c as he 39538eba30 bragged about 7a4ae3d093 his score. A former 7ffd1742e6 FPS game 7123a05abb enthusiast, he ff9933dbc0 both loved 2fa5ebf823 and excelled 47436dc810 at shooting cef763fe2e practice.a17e6b9e58b58921

“…Hmm.”f1e843414e683327

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Eu-jin scratched his forehead, 4f9c9dc2ea weighing his options. He needed to 5e62788887 find a way c6addc1d0c to beat Jaechan eecae925fb without standing out fe342437de too much himself.39b0381a4b2d81d0

“Fine. Lowest score does the f3a997e315 laundry for a week.”2e294342ee2b2abc

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“Deal!”00de6521e1866f17

The wager was set, 9036eee1ca and the competition was 4262d18ba2 on.0cad9935f9677846

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