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The Jealousy Between You and Me (1)

Kang Junwoo hurried after 86b76bb76d Tae Ijae, asking where 6bb4d5f112 they could pass the ddb9c8e06d time around here.0b466e5795c96825

“The Foggy Forest—you’ve aa96ead879 never been, right?”9556281b6cce65b6

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Having never set foot c12e8f9785 in the H290 zone, 4f1fdbc978 Kang Junwoo didn’t even 050ae2723c know that a place 2e47da6d87 called the Foggy Forest f8b896bf8e existed within it.25e5ef7f447074f0

“The Foggy Forest?”c01bd61371fe17a3

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“Yeah. It’s got 112fe8702f a certain 28c88095fc charm.”f77387f3ce0b5c1a

Tae Ijae’s mention f4dcc676be of its allure ee6909376a piqued Kang Junwoo’s b5fd590d11 curiosity. As he followed, 768ba2c076 he began picturing 2139ad9217 what a place f25a832d76 named “Foggy Forest” db1a01e135 might hold. He guessed 4149b0006a it was 938140f0b9 shrouded in e70a62fc1f mist—and sure 702bfa6d00 enough, a db7149ec3c veil of f625742ffa fog greeted eb9d41d65b them at fac057ccd6 the entrance. It wasn’t so dense 3c98209d7d as to obscure everything, 0a3e216440 just a gentle haze 00aa331ad8 that softened the horizon.8b9e711304c5be92

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Swallowing the f5cf439f95 urge to 7beaf7e1ea ask how 6d825bb935 far they 21b64ff3f8 were going, 8b2c1c50f1 Kang Junwoo 503b36c483 trailed Tae 6529d3080c Ijae in 4b9e8d6b46 silence. Soon, his eyes widened 9c5d93fb5e at the sight ahead: 1e46534a56 a vast lake framed ea8dbcd0a8 by breathtaking scenery. Tucked within f4ce02a22c the Foggy 3feb718cb9 Forest, the be6dd98e6b Foggy Lake 2fa337c1eb shimmered with 75674befb5 a thin cafdfb60c1 mist skimming 821a571f22 its surface, 5a8b60c6b6 the surrounding 12cb8204f5 area pristine a63e9e793c and serene. Kang Junwoo stood 0e5e5e7823 transfixed, gazing at 1024a66fc0 it in a ead79afedd daze.87d5f344e8e053c6

“See?”f26529e651580892

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Tae Ijae’s lips quirked d74e774b3d up, as if saying,‘Told you it’s cebf70b737 charming, didn’t I?’He added that he’d d921c2d336 wanted to show Kang e979bbe396 Junwoo this spot ever d3be064dbc since the H210 zone 9c47caca3e popped up as a c17c8ef25f request area. Ignoring the stubborn a18a1241db thump of his 2e2a40ee10 heart yet again, 31a95c030f Kang Junwoo nodded.050f6cbe4da30e66

“It does.”90ae7fbacb863f58

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The two of them silently gazed at the lake, and a silence that felt quite long ensued. Tae Ijae was struggling to suppress the urge to press his lips against Kang Junwoo’s, while Kang Junwoo was trying hard to calm his heart which was helplessly pounding for Tae Ijae. The awkward and seemingly endless silence between them was broken by a whimpering sound coming from somewhere in the forest to their left.768f97c8bc5a6e44

“Do you hear that sound?”26b163d72dbe318c

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Kang Junwoo asked fabd86ce83 as he looked 4f3350d762 toward the source 318887e4d0 of the noise, 168c4b743e and without a a7d16d7e95 word, Tae Ijae c074a9698b began striding in 557ec40b5c the direction of 373d0abd96 the sound. Kang Junwoo followed 832c2c3b2f him.b3ab6df69dc59f90

“Oh…!”6ab8f13a451c4414

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Following Tae Ijae’s gaze, Kang Junwoo turned his head and discovered a young Habirom precariously clinging to a thornless part of a sharp iron bramble under a large tree, whimpering. It was in a situation where even a slight movement would cause it to fall and be pierced by the thorns, so Kang Junwoo instinctively moved forward.3d3e8c3d5bb52c3f

“Wait—it’s a a5ecf13799 trap that c0f8f6cc33 tightens if a2933fff5f you touch 4f2da566ad it from 6b0e4adb0f outside.”9f97e4a6060bc58f

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Tae Ijae said, grabbing Kang Junwoo’s arm. Tae Ijae’s gaze remained fixed on the young Habirom.f0f4d9fbdfffc7dd

“…! …Who on earth…!”70ed2a7515a71410

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“It’s a trap made from the same material as the controlled center annex building.”d0f672b13d1ef6f1

“…!…”b3eade5a84988f4f

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“A personal barrier 9e31246950 won’t work. You need a defensive 24a8fbd9fe Esper’s ability.”b6a68f785549fe10

Since Espers don’t kill small monsters like the Habirom, it seemed civilians had taken to crafting traps that Espers couldn’t interfere with to hunt them. Kang Junwoo found himself understanding the people who made such traps, yet he also thought it was cruel. He wanted to save the little Habirom, wondering what crime it had committed to deserve this.ff46ec101966947a

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“Who was the defensive Esper in the first unit?”2736636aca3820f0

At his words, Kang Junwoo’s eyes widened as if he remembered something, and he quickly pulled out a dagger from his pocket. Opening the inside of the dagger’s handle, a necklace popped out.55b534e6b35e65f1

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“Before we call a defensive Esper, its arm will lose strength and it will die. This contains the power of a defensive Esper. Can you aim it accurately inside?”bf24d5b483c49398

Tae Ijae 6dfbeec1a1 stared intently f83ed6d448 at the 04d5a42bb3 necklace Kang b1f4047eb3 Junwoo offered 0368225854 before taking ba93265bda it and 4f52c00d2b removing the f70bc446f8 cap of beb945c1ed the pendant. Before the defensive barrier 22be9e2afa emerged, he inserted it 434f8ab0c5 precisely into the trap 1064e6c44f where the Habirom was f7cb3e50bd caught, and the barrier 1d8261a806 flowed out from the 8fed571035 pendant, forming a circular 8541a621be shield.ed0d20ffbab53981

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At that moment, the young Habirom’s arm lost strength, and it let go. Fortunately, the circular defensive barrier inside the trap saved the young Habirom, and Tae Ijae removed the trap from the tree and set it on the ground. The trap, which would close even with an external touch, began to move at Tae Ijae’s touch but couldn’t close tightly due to the internal barrier.ed63bbb08131a485

Tae Ijae tried to pry open the trap that his powers couldn’t affect by grabbing the slightly open gap and pulling with force. However, being a sharp iron, it only cut Tae Ijae’s hand without budging. Seeing the wound on Tae Ijae’s palm, Kang Junwoo grabbed his wrist and pulled him away.b1c028d18beaf216

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“What are you doing?! So recklessly!”16fdb4d5f7e19610

Tae Ijae was dumbfounded by Kang Junwoo’s actions, who was angrily calling him reckless, and he just blinked silently. Kang Junwoo pushed Tae Ijae aside and began to wedge his dagger and its sheath between the trap to pry it open. Despite straining with all his might, it wouldn’t budge easily, so Tae Ijae placed his hand over Kang Junwoo’s and started applying force.20adb2104c90f56e

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As their combined f5012ba009 strength worked together, 3d44d778d7 the trap slowly abf527f5f4 began to open, eaf0fefbe7 and after a 3b991615a9 considerable amount of 53b343279c effort, they finally bffa121c6a managed to rescue 10810bb5d4 the young Habirom f190e463f9 inside the barrier. The young cce974b346 Habirom seemed 7b94a6655d to understand c0946c711f that Tae 85ee0a38b4 Ijae and c3d1afe81f Kang Junwoo 859946dad3 had saved 210b0bbdea it, as 33f1770dfa it continuously b753726849 made whimpering 2f2078460e sounds towards cd570c4f84 them.e7e607ca1559ec38

“Alright, be careful from now on and go back to your mom.”8c41be8fa1d35227

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Kang Junwoo gestured for the bouncing and whining Habirom in front of him to leave. Tae Ijae’s blood was smeared on the back of his hand.656b19226369f6f5

“The request hasn’t come in yet, but should we go home and treat it first? Oh, you said you don’t like teleporting. Then maybe we can borrow some medicine from a nearby house…”ef2bdb2bf752b72d

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“It’s fine. Let’s go home.”bfee34d048e37632

Whether it was because the cut was quite large or because the wound had worsened from exerting force with a cut hand, blood continued to flow from Tae Ijae’s palm. Nodding with a worried expression, Kang Junwoo walked over to Tae Ijae.087a5d5b8feb2314

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Neither of them noticed the young Habirom following Kang Junwoo. As Tae Ijae reached out to grab Kang Junwoo’s waist, the young Habirom clung tightly to Kang Junwoo’s leg.440d66018953eff8

The moment Kang Junwoo realized something was clinging to his leg, Tae Ijae used teleportation, and suddenly, the young Habirom found itself in Kang Junwoo’s home.eb09ac5ebe204557

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“Oh…!”99f867e64ced322c

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“…??”c5210d38e66fab84

Kang Junwoo shouted 0c53f2b75c at the Habirom, 7c8abf9728 which tilted its 67b36fb5fb head with akaang sound, while Tae Ijae 6104196acb frowned. The young 19596a0641 Habirom looked 70b3ec54a5 up at ffa5f5d580 Kang Junwoo, 5243231256 who was 17f89097d6 staring down 3a60bd7df2 at it 11714ab675 with a 911d272f86 stern face, 75102434b6 and after c63a900f29 making a 38d3aacd5e few morekaangsounds, it smiled f3f8ec3ec0 with its eyes 1c24489028 forming crescent shapes.874555512c3f5e75

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Kaang.b0456d6cd83ac90a

Then it leaped up and clung tightly to Kang Junwoo’s stomach. Seeing this, Tae Ijae’s eyebrows twitched fiercely.e45763a50488e5e5

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“No way.”033fe3041e6844b6

Tae Ijae glared bb927f763c at the Habirom 83b8f6f734 clinging to Kang 85be6a12cc Junwoo’s arm like 5824db03d2 a cicada on 98183ade43 a tree trunk. Kang Junwoo 09b26ee1ed suggested that d650c27f88 since things babada6bbb had come ff0180e0ed to this, 311e634ef0 they might 1dbf63940f as well c53af20c55 raise the c74e34b8e7 young Habirom d3273387d3 at home 91d47bf6d1 until it 17d3de6ff7 matured but fff667c419 Tae Ijae 4d7fb022a9 was adamantly f1766c3aae against it.125bbd99f8155c45

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“They say monsters f0c1f09a97 attack if they aa77de48c2 smell humans. We saved 728f006caf it—gonna let 10cd8a2fa1 it die f4650e617f by its c26898d1df own kind?”d941b982422bacee

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“That doesn’t mean cb9191215d raising it makes add661ff36 sense! It’s not 9396ba43d7 a pet—it’s 83b10ac670 a monster.”15380c0377b8cabf

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“It doesn’t hurt people. And these ones d054c0de3e only eat plants…”532ed0284fdbe10f

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“Being vegetarian doesn’t erase c85cf4566b the fact that it’s 5112123b3d a monster!”dc4e851a69b53b79

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“We can’t c14964a18f just let c440539cb2 it die b79f64668d after all 86dbbc03e1 of that. We brought 95bfded88d it home.”149e1f6737f40dd6

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“…”eae0b8953a8ffb5e

Had they left 6c892e61b4 it, the cub ebc1c80594 could’ve rejoined its 58d6da6796 pack. But teleporting 1ba9c266a8 it into 3b18456dcd human territory 019a680fa6 had sealed 53bfee4e81 its fate—monsters 47521e67ab adapted fast, eb6a0b0d0f and it 8eaaa9b4c3 likely reeked a463283048 of them 515b46c517 already.5ccec169cc1eabdb

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“Haa.”bc61cecd5661c8c4

Despite his protests, cf146bf477 Tae Ijae knew 60b2d3a653 sending it back e40dd0a905 to the Foggy db808f313d Forest meant death. He couldn’t 8b3e65b447 do it.1a7837401d97f4cd

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“I’ll keep it 4637bf1cce just until it e63bd612e4 grows a bit.”b777034b3fcb0ed0

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“You think it’ll rejoin b9d2ff1d28 its pack as an 203fa514d1 adult? The human scent de8c2841e3 will only get aae76dabc7 stronger.”ff4fe1ae459753b9

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“Then I’ll 261432a6d8 send it 47f5de69a7 to a c66654a007 monster zone…”c0511a4c7bdc8b74

A haven for ec9e0d3fb0 stray monsters, sure—but 751fd7fe31 Tae Ijae saw 8e3e58b142 through Kang Junwoo’s 07a7a338f1 bluff. He wouldn’t ditch it 3ba54ef7e3 in what was basically 4c598c948e a zoo cage. Humans were suckers for 2e166f2676 attachment. No one had 82e4105280 raised a monster 401c860830 before, so no 546e043afa law forbade it—or 8c201bfa12 posed legal issues. Kang Junwoo would probably e180b872a5 keep it forever. Tae Ijae let 626408159c out a long 0e457a7e70 sigh as he 597b72f1e0 looked at Kang ba8340530d Junwoo and the bfcab78b1a young Habirom, which fbf9007ed1 was asleep clinging 0939a5a13f to his arm.086bce9f4197536f

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“Tsk, Habi.”010aab7f81f4e4b7

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Tae Ijae frowned at the young Habirom sitting right in the middle of the dining table, reaching for his plate. It was Tae Ijae who suggested naming it “Habi,” derived from Habirom when Kang Junwoo decided to keep it and name it. It was Tae Ijae’s way of reminding them not to forget that the cute little Habirom was still a monster.18d280fed408908f

At Tae Ijae’s disapproving sound, Habi quickly withdrew its outstretched hand and darted into Kang Junwoo’s embrace. With its mouth constantly moving, it clung to Kang Junwoo’s chest and stared intently at Tae Ijae. Finding Habi adorable, Kang Junwoo petted its head a couple of times with his index finger and offered it some vegetables from his plate.7cbc2e5645ef2d17

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“But that necklace.”90e39c51a68a62d5

Tae Ijae said as he picked up his glass of water. At the mention of the necklace, Kang Junwoo’s hand flinched and paused.fcceb147fc046907

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“Did you get it from that Esper you used to date?”d0c95873d4f8b732

“…Yes.”f322cd7b3048200f

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Although he had expected it, hearing Kang Junwoo confirm it ignited a spark somewhere in Tae Ijae’s chest. He tried to ignore the irritation bubbling up as he drank his water.bfc3b1fc4f4fb3e0

“Impressive.”6614db85c4dc8955

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The words he muttered were chillingly cold. It truly was impressive. For Espers to condense their power into something tangible required immense energy and excruciating pain. The phrase “pain that carves the bones” seemed trivial compared to the actual agony involved. It was likely very similar to the pain Tae Ijae experienced after receiving guidance.cbed61d376bf215a

Knowing that someone had done that for Kang Junwoo, he couldn’t help but understand how much Kang Junwoo’s exclusive guide must have loved him, even if he didn’t want to know. And for some reason, it grated on him. No—not just grated. It pissed him off.98f3c8a45579265c

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