WTSG 6

The Beginning of Temptation (6)

“Then I’ll try sleeping here tonight and decide.”

“Do as you like,” Tae Ijae mumbled, his voice heavy with sleep. Kang Junwoo found the sound particularly pleasant and wanted to hear more, but he held his breath to avoid disturbing the sleepy Tae Ijae.

“But hey,” Tae Ijae continued, apparently not ready to fall asleep just yet.

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“When are you going to stop speaking formally? I’m a year younger, right? Do you really want to be so polite to someone younger?”

“…Tae Ijae-ssi, you should make up your mind too. Sometimes you speak formally, sometimes informally, sometimes you call me ‘you,’ and other times ‘Hyung’… It’s confusing for the listener.”

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“Why, does it turn you on if I do both?” Tae Ijae’s sudden absurd comment made Kang Junwoo’s brow furrowed in irritation.

“Seriously…”

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“So, how long are you going to keep speaking formally?”

“…I don’t usually speak informally with people I’m not close to.”

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“Oh, then I guess we need to get really close?”

“…”

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After saying they should get really close, Tae Ijae closed his eyes. ‘Is he going to sleep?’ Kang Junwoo wondered, but he wanted to hear more of Tae Ijae’s low voice, so he asked him a question.

“Why don’t you receive guidance?”

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At Kang Junwoo’s sudden question, Tae Ijae slowly opened his eyes. Without turning his head, he continued to stare at the ceiling and asked Kang Junwoo in return.

“Why don’t you pair up?”

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“…I asked first.”

“I’m not the type to reveal things first.”

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Tae Ijae turned his head to look at Kang Junwoo. Their eyes locked. Kang Junwoo tried to ignore his rapidly beating heart and averted his gaze.

“……”

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“……”

Though he was curious, Kang Junwoo didn’t particularly want to share his past with Tae Ijae. However, he wanted to hear more of Tae Ijae’s voice and was genuinely curious, so he began to speak softly about his own story.

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“Before I came here, I was in the third division.”

He recounted how he first met Han Dokyung, developed feelings for him, and entered into an exclusive contract, which led to them dating. He shared these stories in a very calm and simple manner. It was the first time he had ever shared this with anyone.

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“Not long after we started dating, we fought a lot.”

Han Dokyung disliked the idea of Kang Junwoo providing guidance to Espers other than himself. It was a possessiveness that resembled obsession, a desire for exclusivity disguised as love. So they fought quite a bit.

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Kang Junwoo was the only S-class guide in the third division, so there were many Espers who needed his guidance. Although Han Dokyung was his exclusive partner, even exclusives had an obligation to fulfill a certain number of guide support days according to company policy. Therefore, he ignored Han Dokyung’s demand not to guide other Espers. Or rather, it wasn’t even a matter of ignoring it. It was work, and during the times he wasn’t exclusively guiding Han Dokyung, he fulfilled his guiding days.

That didn’t mean Kang Junwoo completely ignored Han Dokyung’s words. Considering Han Dokyung’s dislike for even Level 1 guidance to other Espers, he opted for radial guidance, which required double the time and focus. However, Han Dokyung didn’t appreciate his efforts and only reacted with fiery anger. When Han Dokyung questioned how much longer he had to endure and whether Kang Junwoo even cared about him, Kang Junwoo’s patience snapped as well.

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After that fight, they acted like strangers for about a week. That was the root of the problem. He should have known Han Dokyung’s personality better; it was his mistake. During the entire fight, Han Dokyung didn’t receive any guidance, went out on an emergency call, went berserk, and was brought back to the center unconscious. Kang Junwoo was disciplined for neglect of duty and other reasons, resulting in a forced termination of his exclusive contract with Han Dokyung and a year-long suspension from work.

“That’s why. I don’t trust myself not to let emotions interfere with work if something like that happens again…”

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Tae Ijae listened quietly to Kang Junwoo’s words and then let out a sigh for reasons unknown. Somehow, that sigh tightened around Kang Junwoo’s heart.

“So that’s why you built such high walls.”

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“…It might seem like a trivial reason to others…”

“It’s not trivial,” Tae Ijae interrupted Kang Junwoo’s self-deprecating words. When Kang Junwoo turned his head to look at Tae Ijae, their eyes met, and he realized Tae Ijae had been watching him for some time.

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“And if that’s the case, you can be exclusive with me. I don’t need guidance.”

“…So why don’t you need it?”

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“…”

“You said you’re not the type to reveal things first, so I went first. Aren’t you going to share?”

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At Kang Junwoo’s words, Tae Ijae’s eyebrows twitched slightly. He let out another long, inexplicable sigh before sitting up and leaning against the headboard. Kang Junwoo followed suit, raising his knees and resting his chin on them.

Tae Ijae, looking at him with languid eyes, began to speak. “I had a bloodline imprint¹.”

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Kang Junwoo’s eyes widened.

“It was forcibly broken when they died. So receiving guidance from a guide is extremely painful.”

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“…!”

“That’s the whole trivial reason. Do you want to hear more details?”

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“…Ah, no…”

“You’ve never heard of a bloodline imprint before, have you?”

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“…No…”

That was the look on his face. It’s true that not many people undergo a bloodline imprint.

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“Um…”

Kang Junwoo, who seemed like he wanted to ask something, quickly averted his gaze when Tae Ijae met his eyes and mumbled that it was nothing.

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“Oh, no. It’s nothing.”

“Why, ask if you’re curious. You said we need to get really close to speak informally. Since I want to speak informally with you, I’ll tell you everything.”

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“…Can I really ask anything?”

“Yeah.”

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“…Was it one of your parents…? The bloodline imprint.”

“No, my sister.”

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“…Ah…”

“Anything else?”

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“……”

“I told you to ask everything, didn’t I? While I’m willing to tell you everything.” Tae Ijae muttered in a nonchalant voice, suggesting that this might be the only opportunity.

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“How painful is it?”

“……”

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“I’ve heard that if an imprint is broken unilaterally, receiving guidance from another guide can be painful. And that a bloodline imprint is several times more painful.”

“It feels like being hacked to pieces.”

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“……!”

“It feels like every cell in my body is being pierced and burst with needles, and a nauseating sensation overwhelms me without giving me a moment to breathe.”

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As Tae Ijae spoke with a calm face, Kang Junwoo’s expression gradually hardened.

“The worst part is the unpleasant sensation of something rummaging through every corner of my body.”

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“……”

“Ask more. If you’re curious.”

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“……”

“I’m not going to talk about this again, so don’t hesitate and ask everything while you have the chance.”

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“…Why…”

Kang Junwoo started to ask something but then closed his mouth. Even though Tae Ijae had told him to ask everything, he felt that this was something he couldn’t bring himself to ask. Sensing his hesitation, Tae Ijae looked at Kang Junwoo and asked calmly.

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“Are you asking why my sister died?”

“…….”

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“Who knows? Maybe she got tired of cleaning up after me.”

Tae Ijae raised one corner of his mouth in a bitter smile. Kang Junwoo felt as if his eyes were becoming moist, and he instinctively opened his mouth, intending to tell Tae Ijae that he didn’t have to say anymore.

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“She didn’t call for me until the moment she was devoured by a beast.”

But Tae Ijae was quicker. He muttered quietly with an indifferent face. His expression seemed truly unaffected, yet his eyes, now glistening with moisture, betrayed that it wasn’t as okay as he pretended.

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“Anything else you’re curious about?”

“…No, nothing.”

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Tae Ijae let out a small laugh and flopped back onto the bed. “Even after all that, you’re still speaking formally? It’s hard to get close to you, Hyung.” He spoke with a low chuckle, as if joking, but his voice sounded somewhat heavy with emotion. Tae Ijae let out a long sigh and closed his eyes. Kang Junwoo remained seated, gazing at Tae Ijae’s face for a long time.

 

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Espers who operated individually, rather than in pairs, typically handled the monsters in the D Zone, a designated confrontation area where gates regularly opened. However, Espers who were paired, exclusively guided, or imprinted took on requests from the civilian H Zone. When contracted as a pair, the zone automatically changed, and tasks would appear on their tabs as needed. Starting today, Tae Ijae and Kang Junwoo were assigned to handle requests from the H Zone, and their tabs began buzzing busily early in the morning.

ttiring. ttiring. ttiring.

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The loud alarm woke Tae Ijae first. He frowned in annoyance as he sat up.

He picked up the tablet from the nightstand with irritation and checked the notification.

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“…Damn it.”

He cursed under his breath without realizing it. At that, Kang Junwoo’s eyes snapped open. The voice that emerged from his just-awakened, sleep-laden throat was unusually sexy, causing him to open his eyes involuntarily.

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“What’s going on?”

Kang Junwoo asked, rubbing his eyes. Tae Ijae tossed the tablet onto the bed and got up.

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“Wake up. We’ve got a request.”

“…Already??”

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Kang Junwoo looked surprised as he glanced at the tablet Tae Ijae had thrown. Then he turned around and picked up his own tablet from the opposite nightstand.

<Request Status>

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H206-04 Area.

Requester – Kim Juyeol, 47 years old. Representative of Area 04.

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Request Details – Yellow Gate opened at the outskirts of the area. Numerous flying monsters resembling dragonflies have appeared.

Already 4 casualties. 7 injured.

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Request Status – Urgent.

The red letters spelling “urgent” made him get up quickly. Tae Ijae had already gone into the bathroom attached to the bedroom. Kang Junwoo swiftly exited and entered the bathroom opposite the dressing room.

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After hurriedly washing up and coming out, he found Tae Ijae already prepared and checking his tablet. Kang Junwoo passed by him and entered the dressing room to change clothes quickly. In the past, when he had exclusive contracts, requests didn’t come in this early, but it seemed that being in the first group with S-class Espers and Guides meant that requests ignored regular working hours. A foreboding feeling that the upcoming work would be intense made him sigh involuntarily.

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“Come here.”

Tae Ijae extended one arm towards Kang Junwoo.

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