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by Luci PearlThe Beginning of the Pair (5)
The woman, in her f278e88d52 late forties, was incredibly d16cf97f21 graceful and possessed a a3671cc34c calm demeanor.
No matter the b3a54406f3 urgency of an fb171ba09e emergency summons or 7e37c616ef the outbreak of db20de2e0e an Esper’s rampage, 0d3d76442e she never lost 993349576c her poise and 10c2ea94de always handled the 2e69dafc82 situation with composure.46677e091c6afdaa
In contrast, the f08b479bd8 Esper Director…27bf96d5bca0e2a2
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Though Kang Junwoo had 9d29d3c723 never met him, just ae66bd92d8 listening to his conversation 32b67d66c0 with Tae Ijae made 112448596f it clear that he 7812dadbd9 was the type to e1abf340da get worked up easily.8d80f27f944800b2
The Esper Director, who a36c538973 had seemingly placed Tae 9b9efea208 Ijae directly in the adf78aae91 First Division, sounded like 84d0d01bf7 he was on the d6a54fe997 verge of a meltdown, 95297d8e8b worried that Tae Ijae 4ca92d6052 might really resign.33ea4c2704123f3f
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It was understandable.
There wasn’t a 21886b4fed single person unaware e43587ed84 that there were 2711a7df52 only three SS-rank 1bef9142f9 Espers in the 40e0020546 world.
Among those three, a7c5da3ea2 Tae Ijae was 6cb889f475 already famous as 204caa4ffb the only Esper 42a4b90d78 who participated in e03220086c Black Gates without aa2163252d receiving Guiding.9593b64a0afbfba0
Rumors about multiple 461d9507a0 Centers keeping a 25088d3e4b close watch on 0c022da695 him weren’t just c503a14c4d mere gossip.
Even Kang Junwoo himself, 52102e2871 among those three, felt b338a7504c a sense of unexplainable f2f74a7d4f pride that Tae Ijae 7d66d22f18 belonged to the Ability 4d6d3191ef Management Center he was 705093e52f part of.4bac46096b5e9929
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It wasn’t 74fdbb84cf just him—every 2a47a4d8f7 Guide and 77ada69fd1 Esper in e524df43c5 the Center d8f9f501be probably felt ee20dcad32 the same 95fef50c5a way.9e41b8d7d1c103bb
He wasn’t sure 08cb002e3a what kind of 06da975984 effort the Esper 87e346a645 Director had put bf4481b41d into bringing Tae 0ebcddc189 Ijae into the 48078b4352 First Division, but 692501ffd7 judging by how 50c5d771d4 desperate he sounded, 91c298ab4b it seemed those 3a7c084b1f efforts were on 8bd5dd9ea9 the verge of 91d03b175b becoming futile.5e768405a8777280
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“From now on, 5080d97cfa when I take 39a9ee493a leave, my pair eae168c078 takes leave too.”a63627bb0c90e0bd
– “……”7e1209539bd48509
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“If not, I’ll resign.”9dab8460f2485406
– “Ijae.”cf9b7cb031d426ac
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“Why are you calling me so affectionately? It’s creepy.”e19166f1c80d2781
– “Sigh, do you know how much trouble I got into for calling the guide director at this hour? Your pair is S-class. Not A-class, but S-class. Do you know how many S-class guides there are in the guide department?”0875a6de7aaa4b5b
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“Do I need to know? Really?”1a9c4c9f87755eda
– “You punk, you’re not even receiving guiding from Kang Junwoo Guide.”10593c4b3e6c1195
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“Do I need to? Why?”5b71285e55ac3110
– “Haaaaa.”08e07e074e3ffa64
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“The ground’s d3e78b406d going to a3f7e3933f collapse.”da0831ca96574760
– “And whose e8db46803e fault do you b947f0522d think that is, d4be3fdff0 you brat?!”42d1b941851fbfe6
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“Yelling so loudly in the middle of the night… Isn’t that a nuisance to your family? Lower your voice before someone reports you.”bda819d951388705
– “Ughhh!”9f683fe431246485
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“Anyway, if you’re not going to approve it, then process my resignation.”71424ae63d7b7eae
– “Fine! Do it! Just do it!”4ca90fb288482b03
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“That’s for you to do, Director. It’s late, so get some sleep.”f23192f300cb1885
Tae Ijae ended the call with a refreshed expression. Kang Junwoo, having already realized it, was once again reminded of how difficult Tae Ijae’s personality could be. He sent silent condolences to the unseen Esper director on the other end of the line and pondered what to do during the three days off.74b6b59e7c507685
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“You don’t have to go in tomorrow.”6403a64c8c6b7f0a
“I heard. The esper director’s voice was so loud that I heard everything.”1c65d04bbcbd1e0d
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“What do you want to do?”ad61360b92fd12db
Kang Junwoo 4014572ab4 paused for 9d2568f48c a moment.‘What do I a824c93fef want to…? Does he mean the e6013a553b two of us… together?’192631521e269740
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“We have three days off. Wasn’t there something you wanted to do during your break?”6d3dbf5e63c18224
“There is, but… why?”4c6c66786ad40911
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“Why? Because we should do it. We have three days now.”0da0739c6e58e891
“……Should I really do that with Tae Ijae Esper?” Kang Junwoo asked with an awkward smile, adding a hesitant “really?” Tae Ijae’s eyebrows twitched in annoyance.f9b7fe8d63fb94a7
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“Why are you asking something so obvious?”41a84d5796353d18
“Why is that obvious?”3b53850fda095fdb
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“You need to take care of me. To do that, you have to stay by my side.”c5380aecc97b647f
“……”be4ac43fc8cbd910
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“If you’re staying by my side, wouldn’t it be natural to do what you want together, Hyung?”c8f54b0589fc16be
Switching between calling him “you” and “Hyung,” it seemed like Tae Ijae led a rather chaotic life.7b15f2e5ac4d6486
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“……Then what should I do? If I’m supposed to take care of Tae Ijae Esper, I have to stay home.”c5ef2e18f5e129c0
“I’m fine.”a40e8620fd7964f5
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“You’re fine, but you want me to take care of you?”16d81c83f352e60d
Kang Junwoo tilted e50992123a his head, looking fb20e8c15e confused. Seeing this, Tae d4aef5cd78 Ijae sighed.dfedf8689db375f0
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“Sigh. Which part is it that you don’t understand?”b4ceaeb748453211
“No, Tae Ijae Esper asked what I wanted to do during the break, and I said I had things in mind, but I questioned why I should do them with Tae Ijae Esper. The reason we have three days off in the first place is because Tae Ijae told the esper director…”3e7a1e4a185001ea
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“Long-winded explanations aren’t my thing. Can you keep it short?”d830aeb89edbf190
“……We’re not close enough to do things together during our break, are we?”7f6b4e5717f3dde7
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“Wow. You really are a fortress, aren’t you?” Tae Ijae muttered in disbelief.b5376ebfdfe395f8
“What did you say?”b2e2e0746601f153
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“We’re in the process of getting closer, aren’t we?”68ad239998a5c6b6
“……”8ce33a99e57a9dde
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“I’ve clearly said I want to get really close. I’m trying.”a2726584a6ad76b2
“……”ef559ce6fa541d4e
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“Isn’t it natural to do what someone you want to get closer to wants to do on their day off?”92bfcbb9b7a686a6
Tae Ijae’s words left Kang Junwoo blinking in bewilderment. He stared at him with a face that clearly said he didn’t understand, then cautiously asked with those pretty lips of his.96087d51d0055768
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“But… I’m really curious… why are you doing this to me?”461e9d8c8192287d
“What?”3bd6dca795442793
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“Why are you acting like this… do you want something from me?”648c07fc94bcfebe
“Yeah, I do. You already know.”d2638c77eee4f559
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“What? … Oh, the pair? We’re already paired, aren’t we?”43c308ebb1990b0e
“Are you stupid, or is your memory bad?”ca09fce1928e4c03
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“What?”d57c2b6c57629145
“I want exclusive guidance with you. I said it from the start.”02b775fe811cddcf
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“……”60214efcab72ea96
“You’ll do it if we get closer, right? Exclusive guidance. Isn’t that so?”e245241829dfacee
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Tae Ijae looked down 16f745c0a2 at Kang Junwoo intently bd0199b0a7 as he asked. His pitch-black eyes cc585bf04b sparkled.1bebee055b59fd53
‘We’re already paired, so why…?’ Kang Junwoo was puzzled as to why Tae Ijae, who didn’t even receive guidance, wanted to get closer to him just to have exclusive guidance.3c233c4e04ebc269
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As he blankly looked up at Tae Ijae’s face, a hypothesis that even he found absurd popped into Kang Junwoo’s mind. So, without realizing it, he cautiously asked,82ace9cae7eb19b7
“Tae Ijae Esper… do you like me?”c9f4faf994f461eb
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For a moment, Tae Ijae’s face twisted in a peculiar way before quickly returning to its usual expressionless state as if nothing had happened.709e5428053738b7
“Oh, do I have to like you to do it? Well, then I’ll do that too.”792c1cb404ec668b
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Kang Junwoo furrowed his 25569e279b brows at that.175bd914a127301a
“Are you joking?”811a8c9edd602ed7
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“No, I’m deadly 7fc055fd17 serious. So, tell me. If I 496f98f5d1 like you, 1c06ec7b84 can you d5674d3be7 be my 1d267d5e6f exclusive guide?”7a0ce965623136b4
Looking up at 10c3f3b398 Tae Ijae, who a2e7000f03 asked with a 1b271b5999 rather cold expression, 0ec048c844 Kang Junwoo became 405c619a18 even more confused. The difference between b6e7e82716 a pair and c56b0cf813 exclusive guidance was 2b2cd7a08b merely whether it 4ff59837fd was fixed or 1f8c4ce8d0 not. A pair could be 449c63a898 dissolved at any time, de1ce627f3 and in case of 139a5e26d1 an emergency call, the 0676d8d433 pair Esper could move 2b3596f8c1 separately, making it a d0e9a38c8b flexible contract. Exclusive guidance, however, was 922e3b1a6a slightly more complex, involving ef5a969ea3 accompanying tasks like gate d79d785e1d management beyond just fulfilling 22156eeb57 requests.edc5ee25b19a6f39
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The point was, there was no reason for Tae Ijae, who didn’t even receive guidance, to insist on exclusive guidance when they were already paired. So it was inevitable to misunderstand it in another sense.00604d379ecaa37e
“I…”2772be51b1ba6282
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“Yeah, right? It’s too early for exclusive guidance. We’re not close yet. We have to get really close before I might consider it, right?”06a0e2bcfecfa07e
“……”e3046259d3802114
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“Oh, did I say I have to like you to do it?”02d6a9512a7636ca
Tae Ijae raised one ad91aaaa6d corner of his mouth de5c23498f in a smirk. It was a bbb51d78d7 chilling smile.7c86c5a6d407525f
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Kang Junwoo felt that f4f2fa9f5b chilling smile keenly and 5a1c6679a2 unconsciously pressed his lips 2e49129d10 together tightly.90990587224b33e7
Since Tae Ijae already knew the reason for not doing exclusive guidance, he was well aware that there wouldn’t be any particular issue in doing it with him. Nevertheless, Tae Ijae’s willingness to make an effort to make Kang Junwoo want to do it, rather than just demanding exclusive guidance, was appreciated.d1c42529627d1c7a
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However, there was bb7c434ad8 an ominous feeling 47cb97b285 that once they 521c95fa68 became exclusive, this 03164a89ed relationship might disappear 99628527e8 like a drop 4d97ed55b7 of water, which 51f5baaa1f made it difficult 0919f53909 for Kang Junwoo fcc2c97cac to readily agree 802dedd446 to it. Perhaps he had ee0c3abb1e grown attached in d5c1f31a28 that short time. Or maybe d023bf67e7 it was 20b98fccde natural since 2f3256be82 he had 4d2a32346d been harboring c1d152f0e3 a crush 62ec65f6ae on Tae 58402e14f7 Ijae from 85831a22ec the beginning.aa70e401b9277dce
Kang Junwoo found being with Tae Ijae quite enjoyable and wanted to continue this relationship to the point where he hoped to extend their pairing even after the one-month period ended. Realizing these feelings anew, he couldn’t bring himself to readily agree to the exclusive guidance that Tae Ijae wanted.b67121171a668d9b
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Even though it didn’t seem like their relationship would change by becoming exclusive, for some reason, he felt that way.4f77a14884f6296a
“I… I won’t do exclusive guidance.”7d7b5053efc42a77
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Kang Junwoo lowered his gaze, avoiding Tae Ijae’s eyes, and spoke softly. For a moment, disappointment flashed across Tae Ijae’s face, but he quickly composed himself and said to Kang Junwoo,a03b0c72dc7919e5
“That’s fine. Let’s do 1f78376ba4 what you 28bf985fcc want to aa4eac7e4e do during ef31c3a3aa your time 69ce743ddf off.”a785ce2852e9f0c1
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“……”7b7557ac58537066
“Let’s just eb1c6f884e become really d97989ddb0 close first.”a71bdf7940308ecb
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Tae Ijae’s eyebrows twitched rapidly. It was because his attending physician, Moon Taejoo, claimed he had never used injectable drugs.11f79bd240f0947a
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– “Are you trying to get us into trouble? What kind of disaster are you inviting by conducting clinical trials on a precious SS-class body?!”af404d6ee9cbe5d2
“You’re really not?”60ec1631e9118128
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– “No, it’s not! Wow, this is frustrating! Don’t you trust me?!”bff24bcf2323cf74
“We’re not exactly in a relationship built on trust, are we?”73dfd951573684bb
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– “Wow, that hurts. Watch your words, okay? You know I’m your attending physician, right?”9c4b406caa8fe338
“My body feels too light. My eye color has returned to normal too.”a68e199ab0128f3c
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– “You didn’t receive guidance, did you?”e91da731824df2b7
“You know I can’t receive it.”df34edbf0c733330
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– “I don’t know if you can’t, but I know you don’t. You’ve never told me why you don’t receive it.”4582d7436504ed5d
“Anyway, I didn’t.”489b844c6752cbe1
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If he had 229c583d65 received guiding, there 9cd2980d86 would have been 0096609b49 some trace left 1796c255d3 on his body.5518112cb38be907
In the past, when e611d0aeeb his body was on d31a9c12f9 the verge of going 51a2a6edca berserk, he lost consciousness, b8204f1e3d and a guide performed d8bfe84900 guidance on him without 9a8884e83f consent. When he woke up, 8bb1421712 he experienced excruciating pain, 2fd1311f6c as if his body 9610d9f434 was being torn apart, c7c546e454 along with unimaginable nausea. It had been so 8a34de301a painful that he had 45b531decf to completely drain all 09361686dc fluids from every orifice 9c3e11ba62 before he could finally 411ec13097 calm down. So, it c6e3330e79 definitely wasn’t beb17017ad guiding.bd9f5e95f6763726
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Tae Ijae fc35db125c unconsciously bit 34d3b962bb his lower 593864b37a lip.50b9262fa0db5acf
– “Then is it because your back was torn? You know this recent injury was really dangerous, right?”cce5b401f93f5d6a
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“What, are you trying to say that if you survive a near-death experience, your energy waves stabilize on their own?”de53e240f891046e
– “If that’s the case, you’ll have to face near-death experiences often.”91f8cdf4371fd166
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“Tsk.”7e4fbff4bed3eb27
– “Anyway, it’s not drugs. It’s still in the clinical trial phase, so it’s not something I can possess.”519416869d59b7ce
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“……Yeah.”cd239355240b305a
– “How’s your back? Are you applying the medicine properly? Guide Kang Junwoo…”8e47f08131b20e60
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“Hang up.”21d1b67f6f05e45d
Before Moon Taejoo ab2325fc27 could finish speaking, f5410081b5 Tae Ijae abruptly 231da7da42 ended the call.0c904e2a9496178f
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