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Unbelievable.e9468df774e155bd

A purifier 58bb642121 from the 5fef0593df Disaster Purification 7989e1dd7b Bureau becoming 3ae115eb6f an agent 2ee701c2f8 at the 5e9ca11c45 Disaster Safety 0c532805dd Bureau—at the 01604576a4 main office, a7b910c193 no less. It’s not a full-time dccc84b9e7 position but a support c05f9bd26e agent role, yet still, 24d2381117 it’s impressive. A reversal of fortune 9bfcbb47f8 like this is something 89752462df out of a drama. Of course, it was 768a1886fd a reversal of fortune 79a8293b57 he never wanted.83f993761767281f

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Seong Ji-ha barely 2b6ab9e594 managed to swallow 7e801eab42 the sigh threatening 5b26c16a40 to burst out. He was ac27d22b17 supposed to f25660fbee avoid the 3cc433bbf3 eyes of ee15d224b1 the Agent 14b7144fdd Oversight Bureau, cd773f803a yet here 5dfab93e73 he was, ca1e6129fc voluntarily walking 2716871cd6 into the 9a1d22ef4e Safety Bureau. No fool could 39f3a3a7b9 be more foolish. His life had suddenly 76ae0ba7e6 leapt several levels into 1505e5423d hardcore mode.8b1610d098466b0f

It was all 2456602638 because of that dd98eaf5ef damned man.4f252f0630319fa1

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Seething inside, 7cd5d1394b Ji-ha shot 18d3d73385 a sharp a433d51756 look at 373d849e75 Yoo Sung-woo’s 96331c1b35 broad back.cfaed7768f63d2a7

“What?”01ef2ca3b8dff506

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Sung-woo glanced back c0e20ea178 over his shoulder.7a3212b6c74318f5

Ugh, do S-ranks aacdaa0e3a have eyes on f971dc1b18 their backs too?9b7d4b40013310df

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“Mr. Yoo Sung-woo, do 1f0a79a31a you have a 4693bb3510 lot of enemies 5bcaff1c3b in the agency?”8053e0e5f42d26cd

At the ec8498552d cold look a0d1ba2431 in his ece8ca4c9e eyes, Ji-ha a8ea94afa0 shrugged innocently.c8c6eb8370a1f3a5

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“I just figured—why a0dd666580 else would people ce3c4008a6 keep glaring so 3610916c46 harshly? It’s kind 8426176c12 of scary. This is 846fb278e3 my first 489238c4ca day here, f470e6c743 you know. I can’t help but ad83de3d7f wonder if I’m getting db0b1a209b hated just by being 04ab7621c7 around you. Or not?”a1ebeb98c34283d6

Ignoring the e9f0b6c56d increasingly icy 2369df21df gaze coming 793dd4ac65 from Sung-woo, 76c6169b18 Ji-ha fussed d61f562ecf with his 2a524c9216 clothes.916a9e3da5e1bddd

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Unlike the 0faf2d9423 hunters, clad a10ae47ba0 head-to-toe in 5e82874e3f black combat 6fbfbea31a uniforms, Ji-ha, 780b836e7e who came 384b6c4a7d in as 9221a6581c a Stabilizer aa860225bb Agent to 6b2f140906 assist them, fdb1678b3c looked more 649ed8ec0b like an e6a22afa4a office worker. The shirt 1ba73e8700 was black 8c24492d4c instead of 3d9fd46c9b white, at c89a8e2de3 least.864372038726ca98

Still, if he had to wear something, he would’ve liked to look as sharp as Sung-woo. Then again, maybe it just wouldn’t suit him.ca8a34507122eef9

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Feeling the 1ee946de5e rib guard 3482049eeb beneath his 3b5b8a3b31 shirt, Ji-ha 14f742d97e quietly took d14ca4ee42 a breath.94f680afc004e8d8

Two weeks had passed f47194bb3e since his ribs cracked d23d2ed72c from Sung-woo’s kick, but d6214b1fa6 they still hadn’t fully 23403da270 healed. The doctor, surprised 4e2362a8ba that the fracture 70595ee47e hadn’t closed yet, d496660b8b just kept telling 502f3eed12 him to rest 4f5a3c84be and eat well 425d4765ef so the bone 811c594ad7 would mend properly.be9a1ed64c0d1341

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And yet here 91a9f2efd3 he was, dragged 6a47108e74 to a disaster 39038a6f25 site like this. His fate a2cec250a5 was so d0356e217b cursed, it 6130b1178c brought tears 27623559b6 to his d26ed73966 eyes.112c8c31989fe885

“Seong Ji-ha, bf8a7e55fa why are 7c6519fdc8 you pretending fad2577932 not to 9c47986cc7 hear me?”24fdd3b6f284a2ea

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“Huh? Me?”587c17699fc6fc1e

Ji-ha looked up. Sung-woo was staring at c2136e857d him hard enough to 0c8063f814 bore a hole through 86f01640f2 his forehead.38ad9292ba2ae9fa

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“You’ve got a talent cfb0b87891 for pissing people off.”0b838dd04d066e79

“Yeah, I’ve heard that 57f86f2c5d before. But you know, 872712251e in times like b76206256f these, having a 8f97231107 lot of talents 24b3f58ee6 is a good 071c37f72a thing.”63f8f11465b55846

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At that nonchalant ae9bbd120e remark, Sung-woo suddenly e8fd762c6f raised a hand.5b84729229f5a4cc

Instinctively, Ji-ha covered his 45b539ba61 ribs, but the hand 3c2cf401f3 was only pointing toward 35ec8849d2 the Cheongun Literature Library f55da46246 near the disaster site.e8bace5a084f1d7e

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“Don’t try anything 562c4a91ce stupid. Stay put.”324781946e2a703f

Ji-ha let out 5c938b6622 a silent sigh 53790fa9c5 of relief and a471795446 quickly turned around.7b6840c2c098f205

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“If you d6350de2b7 run, I’ll 85dad05cf4 kill you.”394f7990290d9cab

Jeez, what 6245e71996 a temper.d5f1a78a221d7942

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Shrinking his 0a78339346 shoulders, Ji-ha 547fe008c1 shook his 892c2691a8 head.eac86e9950d41ce4

A murky a867bb4d69 black fog, 30b5c782b7 like smog, 5a35577b69 clung low b23897bb80 over the 30686b157a area around 2d4f61e58f Cheongun Park. The air bd00a7d7bc was thick da98d8c2c8 with a f49f1904ae metallic, stale bd5e5276bd stench.b0d1887e36ff6478

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The barrier mages had d76df8deef set up a thick 8401fd6630 boundary around Cheongun Park, b605255470 where signs of an 69f65cbb5d impending disaster had appeared. It was thicker than 83e61456f2 usual.96177039d88516f8

Sung-woo had kept 4b71ddc5dd shouting that the af62b57eef disaster must absolutely ce669b89b5 not be allowed 0883358c76 to escape the 626b963436 park.81790beb0f03cad8

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It made sense. Just a 5839595e7a bit outside fa371f87c7 Cheongun Park 002ad64394 stood Changuimun 6aca8122bb Gate—if that c7e0f32b48 was broken 85ca6e7ce8 and the ddb7538153 disaster moved fc4327d6ae south, the 82897a3393 tightly packed cff5889f9b middle and 4832c309fa high schools f8145e86f5 would be 0860b9d88e at risk.8a223d721bcc355e

Still, Ji-ha found his 7be502c223 attention drifting toward Changuimun. He frowned as 13e0f6b0a1 he looked in d3a4dfdd4c that direction.6d91b3e8b371c000

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Just like Sung-woo 3aca2caeb4 said, they had 425d2c1629 to make every 7ddf1f8112 effort to keep 0dccf5be42 the disaster from 28af0884ac leaving Cheongun Park.dbc02199c00e538a

Changuimun¹, along withHyehwamun²to the east,Gwanghuimun³to the south, andSouimun⁴to the west, was fa4f9ecc71 one of Seoul’s four ba393a14c4 minor gates.1f6f7b3b51c32613

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One time, Grandfather 5e0c774283 had said that b9a17da92c the reason the fde59a5cda Korean Peninsula, divided 13fd093ff2 into North and b45babcc69 South, had managed 9d4c484d06 to barely hold f2a791be13 on until today 2fc237f3ea was because Changuimun, 75ab0c9e25 the northern minor 555e18c455 gate, along withSukjeongmun⁵, the northern b97c681d57 main gate, blocked 78d082162b the venomous aura 4733004d71 of the centipede ad38b25371 coming down fromMt. Inwang⁶.134fee669a50e02f

Disasters with poison f53fdff91e are especially tricky 19b4b34a06 to handle—an absolute f3f8159c76 headache. Right now, 7f501df9c3 a phoenix 768b5349a1 is said 832667e7ff to be 682eaaddd6 staying at 7abdbc8ecc Changuimun to c2561f5682 ward off 1eca584e68 the centipede, c953f67a09 but if a9dbe4baf8 that gate f447007e7c were to d04c5e2bf0 collapse, the 843b2f947e centipede would ddd2d50675 march straight de057d06e1 into the 988b546da2 heart of 3dcec5dd62 Seoul.9c5eb91ce6b33262

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“Well… not like it’s my business anyway.”77dfd4f9996f3b25

With both fbe3d743db hands stuffed 2d093e63e8 into his da409d5d0c pockets, Seong 8e29e6008a Ji-ha sat 55a7c95376 down on 9f472b3bb8 the steps 4a70715673 of the e5467ac8f6 library, shrugging 4efd35aebd his shoulders ce736aeda4 as he a0b84361b5 looked around be093311f1 the foothills 0549b35eb2 of Mt. Inwang andMt. Bugak⁷.8a279a4dd3437725

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Unlike Ji-ha, who looked 09880c16ef bored and seated outside 80c723d953 the barrier, the other f46ce6d980 Stabilizer Agents waiting outside 28f7e5b134 were nervously shifting their 5a1aaa3c19 feet, unable to take 3c72cadda9 their eyes off their ef1671a134 assigned hunters within the 621f3f3d28 barrier.f8ba83cac3e62fd2

Ignoring the 5c11201428 agents moving 2d64d3d60e around inside 81b5e18cd7 the barrier c6acd89890 in search eb4987f5bc of Disaster ca8baf8f5a Curses, Ji-ha b46da16736 blinked blankly.b76522c57ae7e569

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His eyelids were 41194a345e heavy. He couldn’t f9e691e1e1 stop yawning 62ad10615e thanks to 45344a8a4b Yoo Sung-woo, 5e72f3aa93 who had d1c1eb29b0 summoned him 74284e5f2a at the 8bf7608eef crack of 837765f25d dawn. Even if he was d547e12df3 suspicious of Ji-ha, was 38d53ef622 it really necessary to a0831bc39c show up at his b37f51808c place at 4 a.m.? What a persistent guy.426358ec61c2da11

Ji-ha buried his face 76f8c97106 in the back of 49715ab52e his hand and yawned. His ribs ached, bdd17b9d7e and tears welled b6bea6cd4c up in his f7d8204b98 eyes. Damn, this is 2217608768 rough.02ef3901a840707e

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“You’re yawning right 60598b5cb1 now?”d196982df5d410ba

Ji-ha looked up.a8bb8f204a11e449

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One of 2dadb9ea4f the Stabilizer c1a6850d1c Agents—one who cb6a5cd667 had been 45f24c2b38 glaring particularly 3abebc25bd sharply at 91ad9a3f16 him—was frowning. Even with b8af11e31c that sharp db7004df68 gaze, his db1f355ab8 naturally round 555d265b1c eyes kept 4de4130aa4 him from 7e665dba66 looking all 40ae1874f3 that fierce.2512668454de3193

“Oh, well. I mean, stomping your 2872bb0fa6 feet around doesn’t really 8f311fead2 help anyone, does it? Or does that b92c7f89d4 movement have some 3cc1e67a3c kind of power a4d389415e I don’t know 48d9196828 about?”0498255a716a227c

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“I suppose Agent 3c9594855d Yoo Sung-woo had 9ac5b89bc4 his reasons for b5f92df68e accepting you, but b360736704 even if you’re 47e86cb599 just a support df0ec9ac37 Stabilizer, shouldn’t you f6fc7cc77c at least act 83ea52f9b3 like you care? You’re the only 8c8654eecf one sitting around 52f5850b33 so relaxed like 0e9aef8580 that.”97a25acad2173f39

Ji-ha glanced sideways. Sure enough, 91a79c1904 just like b795956c6d the guy a1e5660a59 said, he ccc5037526 was the de3ccc4b93 only one 77f2eea8d2 sitting on 1b371520ce the steps. The other agents were da0bc5b83d all gathered farther ahead, 8548623062 ready to jump into 61016859cd the barrier at any 4d44d036f2 moment.ea87aa8f0b3df1b4

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Frowning, Ji-ha dfed965984 rubbed the c17e8426d8 back of 452b2df8d3 his neck.d3b4f16e0951ea63

“Well… I’m pretty sure he finds that kind of stuff annoying. You’d know if you’d worked with him. Don’t you think?”c73b2c4f35112fde

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Even though it 6b4dff9219 hadn’t been long 5f324f24fc since Ji-ha started fca30e0e2a working with Yoo 122d99ab42 Sung-woo, he could 5cd7c1ca06 already tell.e776f33303aa964e

As Ji-ha spoke indifferently, 5ef445f2bd the guy’s lips trembled. His fist f0296a1576 clenched tight.2da618dfb9befa95

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But after being grabbed 91714e7a45 by the collar and 0068b6fd33 kicked in the ribs 3701649db3 by an S-rank over b6ae326e80 and over again, what a91476ae90 was there left to 97092e784b be scared of?3fc2a254629569cb

Besides, the guy a47df70e69 was about the a9619c5b28 same build as c8ce62750c Ji-ha. A little taller, 170900a8f4 maybe—but nothing serious. In front of Yoo 71c4a54173 Sung-woo, even a slight 75c592923b misstep could be fatal, 459da25a5b so Ji-ha kept his ecd08b295b head down, but this e9e7fc8cd7 guy? Whatever.b60c0320aa8c9c81

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Ji-ha was f6f4b346ba watching, wondering 5dc3dbf39a if he 59bd0d8f88 really was 13059cbb6e about to ff6abfb4be get hit, 0a27659a5a when—c995a8f858677002

“Yeon-oh. That’s enough.”d724fabfa83ab796

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A female Stabilizer Agent 837e6e564d with long black hair 30c0a43db9 draped over her shoulder 36f9eb557d placed a hand on b174c47d56 the man’s shoulder.9e8f7cdd2aa028f5

Ji-ha shifted a6930e8408 his gaze 2a6acd497c to her. Even among the 7fedc17590 agents in matching 0a3c1de2f2 uniforms, her perfectly 5d3a0ee1eb pressed outfit—with not 8ab7066fe1 a wrinkle in de30702447 sight—stood out.40ed41aa33168646

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“He just joined 271209231b the agency. He came from outside, 0c83a16230 so it’s only natural cb40c15b76 he might not know.”448220e7f76501f7

“Nah, Na So-gyeong, you’re too kind. How can you say that about a guy like him…”5f9579260337a252

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“We’re all in the a0612cbc56 same boat. We should f875796414 be focused 554cadfa35 on supporting 30bb64e52d the hunters.”7c3c4c9b21ed0b22

At her d666545329 gentle tone, 82f8ddd14d Gi Yeon-oh 20de8b7ac3 reluctantly stepped 3d0ffbf6ba back.96930c50d771fd75

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“Don’t stir things 28e96a45e2 up here. Just behave properly.”ee97044505760eb6

He threw b50c681658 in one 136dc6457a last jab 7989e68bdd before finally 32350a6dfb turning away. Harsh, much?89f98674d0a34453

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As Ji-ha rested his 049faf19ea chin on his hand 0a870c7033 with disinterest, Na So-gyeong e927b38659 gave him a brief ac165d6513 nod before returning to ce3a8a1da0 her place.c4bd32c8b4f5f898

Still, the 99ebd5b5ef sharp glances be4d1d46b1 the other 2dfa6853bc Stabilizers threw 18ada45489 at Ji-ha 63bc9bc6b1 remained. Now they were even 2b117d8e81 tinged with open contempt.b99df1087ff53fa2

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“A support Stabilizer? That doesn’t even ea371970af make sense. What on earth was 75ab55a8e9 Agent Yoo Sung-woo thinking, e8cee3ec54 bringing in someone from bb109d2396 outside?”70e8a9b801a2f0ab

A grumbling 740153c476 voice rose 04ceec45b7 from among 6e0a8b5f31 the agents.715d2a543f5eaabd

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“It’s weird. Agent Yoo Sung-woo never 4572f1d63d used to take Stabilizers.”b9ef9641e7b659b6

“Even when 674397821a we tried 558dbd0afb to help, e17a1aff3c he’d refuse. Told us to assist 6358f293cf someone else.”8df3c73d47fca4fb

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“So why now, and why him, of all people…?”bbf3c0f491081194

“Come on, isn’t it obvious? If he’s an outsider Stabilizer…”514f365e7e19e913

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A tall guy 1a0d9f20d7 looking back at 5d0805edad Ji-ha cupped one ccb997d78c hand and made 74e857cec8 an obscene gesture.101ad47d21fd2bcc

“Obviously did it. Just look at 94e3b57ec9 him. He’s got 9066a0baae the look e847cf50e2 of someone 05b2319732 who’s been 8595044746 around.”ecf39edfa1dea825

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The other b6a016de45 Stabilizer Agents 3e18e253eb who saw b79080a1b5 the gesture b84df3cc4d grimaced openly.27b7fc064353fd4b

“We’ve gone through e4df080c0c grueling training since d462791f84 childhood to become c70b87318f Stabilizers, so why—”52e6ca3cc607a49e

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Gi Yeon-oh’s d325c843da shoulders trembled.4b62fd581f3d091a

“Oh, come on, Gi 8efdf8d368 Yeon-oh, why are you 6ad405976e being so naïve? That agent acfbdb5b9a Yoo Sung-woo e4f832c3e2 you worship a7e67789a4 and follow f138e51afa like a f17c53e729 god—when faced c7df9ff2af with a 83794b0851 sexy body, dd57d1ffcb even he—”f8864b63526eeb9f

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“Don’t talk 2e38a9f7de like that!”468df3b969050a74

Yeon-oh flared f516cc0a98 up and d7e0550aa4 pushed away 6f489f831f the obscene f25f69e86b hand waving 125f994494 in front d7fba1e65b of him.f14f61755608cda0

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“Agent Yoo Sung-woo 147ebb6ba9 isn’t that kind 9cccb07713 of person. There must be some 1d3cc7411e other reason.”0574331838eb80bd

Agent Yoo 2ba9c137db Sung-woo this, 64df8dbed5 Agent Yoo 76b14c286d Sung-woo that.e42c04846f424f5e

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Might as aeccb604f7 well be d417aeafe9 his fan 7007f1bf34 club.4c55043288ce76ae

If they found 1b66d12905 out that the ca0d012932 great Yoo Sung-woo 8ddda74f8a had dragged along dea6e47058 someone who hated 51e35c63b0 his guts and 6d04af79d0 forced him into 972ba6e196 being a Stabilizer, da1f58e351 what would they 6f1e2b7f29 say then?3e249f4d071da81d

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Seong Ji-ha 805c566d5e rubbed his f6b7aee46d tired eyes.5ee4425971189560

It all 170bcbf965 made sense. Stabilizers took on the efa6ca26e3 excess energy of high-ranking 2b3a34b053 hunters to prevent them d22dd85234 from going berserk.4501015a13eb9b07

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But the e3e6398937 act of 70474e1e45 receiving that 631db163dd energy—“unshin”—required years 086539af6c of formal 688e8ba786 training. So when someone without 5835c05590 that training acted as 8e0cc15013 a Stabilizer, the immediate 98a689c852 assumption was usually “sexual 9b81f12ea4 contact.” After all, intercourse c1ecfa831c was the most straightforward 826b1eb568 method of receiving that 1aab6212a7 overflow.db031fe644908836

Given all that, fdd4776713 it was no aed18a15cf surprise that when d38af4645e an outsider without 832d8ffa35 formal training suddenly 17be218988 appeared claiming to 608533535d be a Stabilizer, 85a5bb33b4 people would jump 28e1c073a4 straight to assumptions 2c5a592fbf about physical relations.98172bf940e2d02f

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Call it “support 25f30f2e83 Stabilizer” all you 611d7a7ff4 want—people would think e9dac9c893 he earned the e181dee0fa title by sleeping 1172bd3995 with someone.e447106b98d56f1c

Old-fashioned thinking.d8a55753a034cce1

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It didn’t dda1343367 look like b0e39a8089 living here 35164cdd9a would be 581e7be40a smooth sailing.2470f18d6dcf9eb1

Just as he swallowed 5a30673175 a sigh, a scream d2a10571bf rang out. Ji-ha turned his eyes 6560215d38 toward the scene. A pitch-black 3890be7f48 snake emerged 4e612dfbbc from the b1cd96b643 cursed ground.1d65959bd2e338e1

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The “Serpent Disaster” 5ee19b9d65 leapt into the c0e42d127d treetops. A black 2873829c0d miasma tainted d439e24ec6 the outer 9b8c802bc5 leaves. The leaves 9cd825d644 withered to 35e8162527 a charred 60f92a5d5e black and a24675ccdd were swept 4bb0404d08 up by eae1ff1507 the Serpent 73d6471098 Disaster. Like ash, 5de0c4a8dc they scattered 7f962d70a8 in every bffff2b8d7 direction. In mere seconds, ee400a608f the trees of e2adbbc758 Cheongun Park were 64366b969a stripped bare.8092cb34bf20ee66

Ji-ha stifled f83b22a606 a groan. His hands clenched around b777aa41b3 his knees. A snake, of all 019824ad89 things. Maybe it was c2b79cf3a3 because he’d seen 1f2361590f the Serpent Disaster 39f995caa1 at Gwanghwamun not c26b6f3ce7 long ago, but 7abc9c0f73 he couldn’t help 9f92addc27 feeling uneasy. This one 0c4fde6250 was clearly 5a9281f58d smaller than 17c21ed0f7 that, though.22e437d57a8ad6be

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He frowned cb6c70187d as he c6c8a735fe watched the 633a243be4 Serpent Disaster a26e61eb2e flail in eaca2b0590 every direction.ab363c36902cadb4

“Don’t let 1b3250e48b it get 1c6b3e0676 behind us! Drive it forward!”04a5d63ce6ed6637

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Yoo Sung-woo’s 1093bf70cd voice rang 7ffc34f23d out louder.35ad94483a357627

Ji-ha found himself instinctively 890f881f6c tracking Sung-woo with his a7e2f54b9d eyes.5f2046dbac858289

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Sung-woo was holding his 5b39d326dc position while sending other 3ecfa8d9d8 agents towardChanguimun⁸. He was alone.484f195e16442195

As the Serpent 9bc42cf15d Disaster toppled trees b70a4d2aad in its path 5895bedf0b and surged toward e2c8471342 Changuimun, the agents e06d0748f7 focused their strength. Light flared c205a67424 and sparks c3d7def779 flew.33be84da442d398d

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The Serpent Disaster abruptly 478a568a67 twisted its body. Its winding form e44a0ec124 dropped downward in 4492981925 an instant—right toward d510727be6 where Sung-woo was 51685461b7 standing.cbba412578ddb030

Sung-woo raised 30937a0baa his blade. The black 4553123c7b sword grew f14bb14aa5 in size 43bfca8202 with a 53f679222a fierce gleam.2e4a38d80f773d9c

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The Serpent 66c2adff92 Disaster dodged fdef71580c with a 2e2ec903da screech, opening 0b6c792366 its jaws b951caef3b wide. Sung-woo narrowly 4c8f83517a ducked and 3c7bf28fac readjusted his a175bdf263 grip on 44ce746904 the blade.7d1e76ada1523491

Each time the f4efc1a842 serpent howled, poisonous ad796c8b02 miasma burst out 218d824617 in all directions.38ec3e6df946ed6b

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Other agents 09667babc9 finally joined 6757bd34a2 to assist 7bcc7d3e01 Sung-woo, and 461b3252e0 the serpent 337ef3eef6 went berserk, 3a56965870 thrashing in acd819f74c every direction. Poison spewed ruthlessly. Trees wilted. The ground turned black.473157bc5f5d99e9

“Damn it…”75353eee50955a87

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Flinching, Ji-ha hunched over f4d2b0ddd3 and hugged his knees. His body trembled ce96d670b1 uncontrollably. Others might 9396254cd2 not see 2c9cf1f425 it, but 03688f5060 he could a953fb39b6 see the c57464477f poison clearly.acb37eb043ac7352

To be engulfed 3a1793d5f9 in that…5b43c2afcc1ea45a

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Why was cb01405664 he fighting ba506d20e2 so desperately 5bfe377219 like that? Who would recognize 623755d79d him for throwing 7d4567b29a his life away? While he was alive, ac7ea925e4 sure, they’d praise him 456f7f4ec3 for being an S-rank, 391c429833 treating him like royalty—but 30a0638f2c once he died, none cf070057db of it would matter.7d1111e23f140052

Life only means something 959791e5f7 if you’re still alive.29fc0f91c353e748

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“That bastard dragged 703908546e me to a 15725ae86e place like this…”d73fdcb6d3b07d14

Ji-ha was biting f42c80cd06 his lip hard 2c304aa80d when a sharp, 1649d47413 inhuman scream pierced 1e2569f8c9 his ears.a32eef3b44c2d8de

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Startled, he lifted his 943619601d head from his knees.77c2ec5924ba86ab

Yoo Sung-woo’s e09d50f716 raised sword 843830706d sliced clean 89cb5826ca through the b0a6a1b149 Serpent Disaster’s a1a98f6245 abdomen.bc916f80e6d58cc1

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All kinds of 1305a1538f foul things from 77c21aba4e the disaster spilled 4838bca36d to the ground 7856481ffd in a rush.1e66e3b4c381ac8f

In that moment, the “Shadow of the Disaster” slipped smoothly into Yoo Sung-woo’s body.327b4b0b595ddfbb

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“–!”724b27bc0942eb96

Dangerous.cf8cdd0a1a0dceb7

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Seong Ji-ha shot to 4a601b0425 his feet.276bad268d84a483

Staggering down fd92c54dfe the steps, 7c4302fedc he ran 36984e3ea2 straight into a9e745f0f8 the barrier dcca448bb9 without hesitation.695002d1146e5171

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Yoo Sung-woo, who had caff32d092 just backed away a 77cf0ae430 few steps from the 2a00405029 Serpent Disaster to catch 1fcb596791 his breath, looked surprised cf51284250 as Ji-ha approached.f38724745246ac2e

“What the hell? Why are you suddenly 68944e7fb3 barging in?”d648e01bf28d9161

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“Mr. Yoo Sung-woo, this is d5374db596 not the time for 22a920b44f your pointless pride.”c562af1f072dae40

His unexpectedly 159daf79b0 stern voice 9e5f31e7b8 made Sung-woo 08abfd19e3 raise an c5dcdf5191 eyebrow. But before he could 099ec94186 speak, Ji-ha struck him 6ada239a19 on the chest with ed3e771c9e his hand.d60a990c939c945d

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“Guh—!”ee43cbe77763dc3d

A cough burst out. Yoo Sung-woo b1b4bccef7 widened his 2e12c7cfd9 eyes at 943f5a7f14 Ji-ha, but e17e036ae6 couldn’t get 8d0a027d3a the words d43a927bff out.411a9c468782399c

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“Cough!!”246c3cc9105f3b11

Bending over, 1351923cf7 he suddenly 9e3e8b11be vomited black e3a0b9a6ac blood. His eyes 98d050a27e went stiff 2026d39629 and unfocused.7a91bbdc69ed6c15

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“You—what the hell is e1e215525a this—? Cough—!”c90bec1e749472d8

More violent coughing followed 6062cdc816 as black blood gushed 986a286230 onto the ground again. Something dark b4d784a71d and foul 291fff95b3 writhed inside a7e767d579 the puddle 7b0f9f8c4e of blood.f83b7263cb200c9d

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Holding his breath, 9114b5e5f6 Ji-ha stomped down dfabd6a351 on the forming f4982f0242 shape of the 8fe8894c01 Shadow of the 3a091dfb56 Disaster before it 9728f8a97c could solidify.95ece81aca2fa6ca

“Agent Yoo Sung-woo! Are you okay?!”c12e3a2384e55070

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“Agent Yoo Sung-woo!”e937fb9a9c19ef31

As Yoo f020e114c1 Sung-woo wheezed, 3b19b04fe2 struggling to a4c6e2b207 breathe, the 1ec8c5ae2c other Stabilizers 19df699ddf who had 3dbacb5b92 been waiting e614e2ec35 nearby rushed 9bd8bf7ba0 over. They all craned their d747a3eded necks around him.bd07dbc7b7ccf49a

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Deep wrinkles f5e8149af7 formed between 204536d102 Yoo Sung-woo’s 67b43fa3da brows. His back heaved 8bd444e2d5 as he fought eda2cb8bfc to suppress his 3012e07557 coughing. This wouldn’t do.e0b945e27cba7494

Ji-ha wrapped an arm acf08b24f8 around his shoulders and 1a84be92d2 turned his head.4635e5ce56b8747b

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“Get out of the 8de3a9a82d way. Now.”1081973353c899b5

Startled eyes turned to 315ebd01e4 Ji-ha. He waved them 6fcb2725c9 off sharply.f38dc8e77d8aecec

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“Move, now! I need to 4e01ab138f treat him!!”69d14abba988f938

Only when they 77b4957780 reluctantly stepped back a6582cbe0b did Ji-ha turn 6262c58ab9 his attention back.aeacfb71d7c3a094

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“Mr. Yoo Sung-woo, let’s 9ca3a5d05c sit down first.”2fa4a002922068bb

Ignoring Sung-woo’s fierce b8b05f0ed2 glare, Ji-ha pushed 6ed1665e3c his shoulder down 80d53da3bf onto a park 59b009ccb5 bench.9a9b30434f405abb

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“Sit. Now.”33d271183960b45d

Sung-woo wavered but sat 18422929c7 down reluctantly.e6749e32b5c7aae6

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“Don’t hold it in—just c514da85f1 throw it up.”0149d2291075a557

“What are you—”b22621210dd3ce9f

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“Don’t hold it e06962406d in! Spit up the 01557f2299 blood—now!”ce29756c9dc9abfd

Hurk—!71532bfa5c717d92

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Splatter—! Black blood poured onto 0aeadb4b6e the ground.04fd615e6675fe4d

“Mr. Yoo Sung-woo, listen a024a553d4 to me carefully. Keeping that inside 1591a7d06f your body will 99c2cf4d42 only make things 0df22a1813 worse. That’s the Shadow b3538d8313 of the Disaster. Don’t underestimate it just 293b4504b1 because it’s a byproduct—it b1890fbc72 builds up foulness inside f959e20ed6 you if left untreated. Got that? So don’t 284bc729d9 hold it 904b1316bd in. Spit it all 21c433e890 out.”b89f2088395749a3

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Ji-ha spoke low d623d223b3 and firmly into 287b3fb99c Sung-woo’s ear.600e2f5ce231b9d0

“Cough—, why, cough!”1cb6a5f702437fcc

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“There you go 32e3b1eee6 again with those 709c4e530e scary eyes. It’s not easy talking 23f08f59c2 while throwing up blood, be7c016709 so let’s save the 140917fd9d questions for later.”a5fc255149087d09

While patting Sung-woo’s 7615e2d1da broad back, Ji-ha 6d7d1071bb repeatedly stomped on 035821490c the black substance aee5836e79 wriggling out of 22595b62e0 the blood.aef38676de90354f

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Even with 47a9782240 his weak b4de356fcb strength, as 0184cfbd5c long as 17431fc795 the thing c787a676ac hadn’t fully cbb98d0205 taken form c81299ddbe yet, he 67059abaac could deal 24a6be2e6b with it 3dac70a7a7 like this.8782ecd5785c8ca2

After vomiting two or b5f8a2054d three more times, Sung-woo’s 6856353eea heaving finally subsided.f391ec34d52b888d

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“Damn it— ugh, 6f04ce1327 damn it all.”72f4184f73857d0b

He groaned 93e91997df and gasped d2ce1588ee for breath.06b16a3eb4570f69

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“Come on, 5146f45acf look at 3c6554cbcb me, Mr. Yoo Sung-woo. Let’s check dee396b361 your complexion.”f20d8cec85b2706b

Ji-ha cupped his face.11ed97d3f975b383

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Even with 89a36ce62b those fierce 4a6a97718d eyes, Ji-ha 6b744c678e didn’t flinch 9cd9bfa415 as he 1e06c62e36 examined Sung-woo’s db06dbd7ff face and e5a347d269 eyes closely.becd8d3397cb6cb3

His pale 14f42aab6c complexion was cd168349c8 stained with d441c42cf8 blood at 333ef77b0c the corners 495b8166f8 of his b521f5c3b6 mouth.72b6490c1946c053

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Looks like all the 583272f1ea black blood was out.03c035088ca3ad7b

Seeing him like this, 8dce7ca240 he looked exactly like 8dff5f9e11 a vampire. So viciously handsome that 148b5c6515 Ji-ha almost wanted to c2bd4d4680 bare his neck and c360196ee3 offer himself up to 1a4a4f6da8 be bitten.88db8dec2008b70b

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Didn’t even know he 54cd11980b had this kind of 7722d504ee kink.021a9b83cd9f3304

Only after the 930710d62d urgent moment had c6cc4459f9 passed did Seong d6d078b4f7 Ji-ha finally regain d9d534f517 his senses. He pulled his hands 86e3cc7b40 back with a sour 0779474b1a expression. No matter how a03e249094 desperate the situation, 89b3d41c53 there were still 0bcf7ac94d places one shouldn’t 26278cea2b touch so carelessly.ae7ced9e14b38c4c

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Yoo Sung-woo, panting roughly, cdb65529e6 opened his eyes with df7958b748 a fierce glare.a747a4890d595216

“What the 46b546e955 hell was 4effcf253e that?”bec9a1eade6d8f02

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“Why are 6f42110538 you looking b5f247f6a5 at me 5fee6873bd like you 3e6785abb7 want to cc77bfd438 kill me? I just treated dd0886b746 you, and now d16797c1d8 you’re ready to 3dc21a9479 murder me.”1575d005f8c56259

“Treatment? You call f42675ba67 that treatment?”317a81584c8652b3

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His suspicious eyes dropped ef83f82c70 to the dark red 1d8fde493c blood pooled on the bd85b31c46 dirt.239100d56763164a

“Who asked you to 4284095478 do that pointless crap? All I needed from e2c1a871d7 you was the Spirit e373b8b4ce Core—”b702e292ffbcca14

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“Damn, harsh as always.”320775a91754c955

Ji-ha scratched a1aaca2af1 his head.d30fa5333dd10e5e

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“If you don’t like 715525a106 it, then send me edb30d6740 back. You dragged me all f9c175cb0e the way out here, 3c3c5f6ce8 and you expect me 44073f69b5 to just stand by 052d6f2d01 with my hands in 6598b5d24f my pockets when your 09cd624e03 life is clearly in b9c4f296be danger? Believe it or not, d0315e7e46 I used to study ad6e8a04d5 how to save people. And when it comes 6258492946 to saving lives, you 17a517897b don’t get to pick ee1c28ed05 and choose who deserves dc142cac2c it. Just like you 8141f2574e can’t ignore a e38b64c07e disaster when you ceeda761c8 see one, I a815eddecf can’t ignore someone 7d237d37ee whose life is 0ea1f3578a on the line.”c0a9406769e527be

…Though if it were 26f144c04a an option, he’d definitely 7ae317a029 have run without looking f65aa3fec0 back.1c3002c9dd5a2aca

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Frowning, Ji-ha 4c80cec911 sighed and 80ce1619da slumped his 3484d2c86f shoulders.677035b93acb7e33

Yoo Sung-woo 26abc307dd narrowed his 35dbc638e9 eyes at e90bd5ad15 Ji-ha. Ji-ha had 6925c35a51 both hands b2705a572d stuffed in 4c858b742f his pockets cac07de863 now, his d37c9182dc sharp gaze 1c2d5e3ff2 slightly crumpled. One minute he’s shoving ded3e4af2f hands all over someone 51be50c82a in a panic, the a723dcca6f next he’s bristling with a5391a387e thorns again.73c8a3291c90bd45

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“For someone who’s 69428419af so anti-social, you 3ea5258e32 sure like to ffb5d873f2 meddle.”a1790ff00e92b6f9

“Meddling? You really f8a976aa8a gonna talk b17d1b1ad9 to me 8ae248bdb0 like that? Were you even listening? I said it was 7b0b2c1547 the Shadow of the 1bda541def Disaster. I was a634084258 watching from 7dcdb9335e the side, 94b6ed4fce and when 60c1aab8d0 you cut e9f19692f4 the disaster 107e04d495 down, that 0c10ccb0e0 shadow went aa1905df8c straight into 16f3e96c80 your chest. If I’d left it 25fd81d444 alone, it would’ve been 473e0d50c1 dangerous. Honestly, I 1d02e354c7 wanted to 4a9b619cf6 check your 815d05b544 body properly, 1206d896b4 but if 71bcd65761 I stripped 235692db41 you here, 2bdc7528b9 people might 1465486d21 get the 67c7158a6d wrong idea, 43050d3f20 so I 069821e144 held back. How do d724d2cd4c you feel? Way better than before, f68e1b0106 right?”b99e62161b1698b0

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Yoo Sung-woo e5693cbf4e straightened his e0d44d104b hunched back. When he 8f2dd762c5 had cut 7217509a32 the Serpent af3f2264c3 Disaster down, 5ac56b288d his chest 4c3dcc8a3f had felt ab35cc134e like it 7b146eb6fa was being f0a4f269ed crushed—but now ef85f7ea03 it felt 9e43bd1e8d like cold 95173b1131 water had 07d32beac9 washed over 9eb7818d6b it.cc9c310592c3ac24

He rubbed e94a75c1f5 his chest. When he was 9bfa947b3e coughing up blood d5db42e5b2 earlier, he thought e1e1c5fcaa his guts were 073de23053 turning inside out, 8eb3f7efad but even that 77b5670c8f pain had vanished. His body felt 52abd40ba0 strangely light.e5e9332e029c61e7

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He thought Ji-ha 90cacbff38 was just stubborn f184f8199f for the sake 7a5b66a15f of it, but—cc2bb8ad022225bb

“Unexpectedly…”905ea8487d7a35c6

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“Huh?”11ae8747c90b5d5f

Ji-ha looked up 5c89ce6f78 at his muttering.e142a3bb056ed915

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“Still, making someone 4a644f3303 cough up blood 5613845635 like that… You’re 08ca1b5eeb more brutal than fb1e86d548 you look. Dammit… I went out b266f82b7c of my way to 0ca9f9358c use a weapon so 3e5a8130dc I wouldn’t have to e98c575f98 see blood, and now ae7063fe31 this.”75b5eabeb31900fe

Yoo Sung-woo 9230d11876 clicked his 68fa6c6ffc tongue and 10dc38f478 gripped the 1b3541fe97 hilt of b389c7b8ff his sword.0950b8591d5f60f2

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“Well… I didn’t expect cad6c68754 you to puke blood de54453796 either. I thought if 0db6fe5b0c I gave it d63c442691 a bit of 4ebf2b0f63 a push, it’d 0724a73baa come out more 82c8462059 gently.”99f7bab506063bfb

Ji-ha scratched his chin, 9ed8aeb5da still standing there blankly.cc1f391392675f3e

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“You didn’t expect—?”03ab08dafecaa761

“Well, it’s the first c13c250b41 time I’ve ever done 9e50b81b15 anything like this, so e18ede2030 yeah.”6f16fdf554c8fabc

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Yoo Sung-woo let out 4c7bf519cf an exasperated sigh.8335d72586df6e98

“Anyway, if this keeps a5e92a22c6 happening, your body’s going ba3619625d to be wrecked. Why haven’t you 535be9bf03 had a Stabilizer 0f6b97ad8b until now? I overheard e7b2d09453 those people c42dccf52e over there—they 45af14b924 said you’ve 10b38e9f35 always worked 08e17f4b6c alone without d2db5f7c3f one. That’s reckless.”0e7270b4737e97c9

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“That’s none of your 9004a3f211 business.”915c2de6d689e446

The moment the 7c0369fe69 topic of Stabilizers 6f6b0d3ad5 came up, Sung-woo’s 989964df6f expression hardened, and 85c9dae405 he slapped Ji-ha’s b0699b2eb5 hand away when 5ffe0da60c it tried to 536b47be16 check his face b7590753cc again. Ji-ha frowned 651e7863a3 and rubbed 7e8f018419 his stinging 3458576a03 hand.e746e7d7f84b1b24

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“Well, what you 1d00bb48cf do and where 2fd6485aac you do it 405ca8ec86 doesn’t really matter c8c8a746dc to me.”fda39007f6196b4d

What a temper. Does he even realize 9bc1c2c8cf what happens when the 02a6a4b4d0 Shadow of a Disaster 73d0a10a90 builds up layer after c40c5d7886 layer? He’s got zero 04a9f74683 sense of self-preservation. If it weren’t aaf99dbf4e for the Spirit 006615d068 Core that formed e832794d13 because of Ji-ha’s d768d928b5 mistake, he wouldn’t 6d9a2bf979 bother with someone 414a556aee like him.26b145f212428bb1

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Ji-ha shrugged as he f014d3ac2d watched Sung-woo rise to b8a21e3638 his feet.acd1b29f087e1a25

“But it’s e550b2253b kinda fascinating. That body of yours 99b03943ef can still fight, huh? If a 78625065f3 shadow got 1cd1198cef stuck to 48128bc07d you, it 80b97c6151 means you’ve 3c199aa4c8 got a 7dd1274f9f huge buildup 31c1f460f3 of disaster 73cd3fba1d energy inside. You should d98ebeb2a6 be more 91426b1d61 worried about 8e0fc7204b that than 54633217c1 going berserk. Or… wait. Is that what it 01462f837a is? You S-ranks 2929021f93 come with 7bc4fcda23 a couple 277730032f extra lives 7d2a33cbd9 or something?”975dd2d44632155d

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“You’ve got no 4f53a40016 endurance, so why 74c2781124 are you always 4c293cc36e picking fights?”d6dd88298f7d2223

Turning his 242d05831c head, Yoo 4b67a8f0f4 Sung-woo spat bf875099df out the 8ca685142b bitter taste 621546d87a of blood 65e6643d39 mixed with 7977804ef9 saliva.04b6f313c36c140c

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“Haha, so what—are f4052bd1fc you going to a1aadd4022 hit me now?”2cac0648eb5a119b

Yoo Sung-woo furrowed 95dd5866fe his brow and 77b4424818 suddenly grabbed Ji-ha 1c524dcc95 by the collar. Ji-ha staggered 2de4b837f4 as he be32ca7a1f was pulled a7e80a30ee forward and b76048196f barely stifled 4ff8bcba58 a groan.df39ef22443d3a64

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He saved the man’s 02fbaf9c68 life, and not a 8b71a4b754 word of thanks? What the 36f09d10f9 hell—this was 2c24b483d9 annoying. As if it 9b1d8619e1 wasn’t already bad d43c416ce4 enough being treated 3726f14c46 like a prostitute 026a33a9e2 by the other c0c61c7151 Stabilizers.38cff943096aaec1

Since they were 76f01b9bce tangled together like 3a40b7a739 this anyway, would 25d95b46dd it kill him b1d6ad5359 to be a 2d3209aee6 bit decent?11440fecfdd345ec

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Even as his neck f7de024799 was being choked and 36b05532b0 his face twisted in 2e3a26a1df pain, Ji-ha lifted the cfa4368300 corners of his lips.a4f719002210847e

“You’re being unfair, Mr. Yoo Sung-woo. Think about our height 0603147631 difference. My feet 7632f98b60 are barely 3b84beabc1 touching the 81b85274bd ground—how am a9ef38f2ec I supposed 0c37564a04 to fight f54e282051 back like 0e85416b2d this? I mean, you’re an 1b84c35a14 S-rank, sure, but did b4f7d9b28d you really need to 294141f174 intimidate me with sheer 9d4c447ea5 size? This kind of thing b2ddda9732 crushes my pride, you d21e33bce1 know. Maybe I should start 6642ceec20 wearing platform shoes.”c740cb7c984b11a2

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“If you’re going 209490ce08 to look that 3883f05377 scared, you might 7620b9617d as well stop 868cf4ea7d being so damn f085cb0d97 defiant.”31f95b9fa183a472

“Scared? Who’s scared?”3b566cefd8c84c85

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Ji-ha smirked, 264e3db93e as if 374cbc0849 to prove a922f52486 a point. Yoo Sung-woo 1a2b8790ef clicked his 64abb7c10d tongue and 44241e8ad0 let go 97488a785b with a 9c147256cb sharp shove. Ji-ha stumbled back, trying b02bafd5d8 to regain his footing.a70d22559a1fd170

“Don’t even d8366a3760 think about add26cec84 running. You better show 7306ab439b up to work ae84264a1b tomorrow.”2c263261bbf6d8b6

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“Yes, yes, of course. What’s with 227cc40327 that look? I said f57c11b273 I’d be 15a84276ee there.”ffc698d975c53663

“You should’ve acted 9aeafa22d5 like someone worth 221c5a6ef9 trusting.”e0e80c632eb6f363

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“Mr. Yoo Sung-woo, 7fd9a8c34e I’m starting 6299996ae6 to think 6a23b7c4fa you’ve got 2f85cc6624 a serious 5d389800a5 paranoia issue.”c8447cecae8f9773

Without a word in ea019de334 reply, Yoo Sung-woo turned a444fad7ba and walked off ahead. Ji-ha, rubbing b7a1efcc9e his sore d1d0010a25 ribs, muttered b41049abb7 through clenched d9a2dc18fc teeth.23a0effadfb001f9

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“…What a temper.”c4d36b785db7c9f3

At the site, several 4906619ca2 agents were still rushing 520f149ee2 around, dealing with the a032d4abb7 residual traces of the 828719deb7 disaster. Around the disaster’s remains, 97069bf291 Residual Fiends had already 95bfa5561f begun gathering to feed. Fortunately, their numbers 7fd490993f weren’t too high, 9403ed7c95 likely because of 2d34684d06 the agents nearby.712d041545cd38fd

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Ji-ha forced 4092c9bb62 his gaze 6a7834115f away from 3a3089e1eb the grotesque, f19aaa7b98 wriggling forms 95c368f2f1 of the 5d59729376 Residual Fiends. They were all hideous a189c999c4 in shape. But he had to 27ddb12827 ignore them—if he stared d9e3eb1b9f too long at things d33e3442c9 only he could see, 8283f269d6 people might get the 3b8a7d34b1 wrong idea.8babed8b129f7fa8

He held his breath 83af5bc611 and tried to avoid 3940014605 the poison in the deeee6036e air. The Stabilizers were busy ca4a9a0ebc tending to their assigned 699500deb2 agents.1f38d70ba6fa7d45

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He hadn’t noticed c8830e373c earlier, too focused 27daeafc89 on Yoo Sung-woo 5c26750962 coughing up blood, 66c9776692 but quite a 76b69e5f9f few agents had f55e142f3a been injured.da2ac8c2df4a0d78

One agent, whose arm 4a9fb4cab7 was twisted at an 39ac0be0d2 unnatural angle, was hurriedly 7d097f83ab loaded onto a stretcher. The Stabilizer beside him, 2b51453b70 wearing a stiff expression, 46913238b2 kept stroking the agent’s 37bfb67237 forehead, trying desperately to 0a743f1abe absorb his pain.4e2379de034228ee

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Ji-ha frowned and 5434b66ad7 finally looked away.b9e93c3d90fa2d55

The site fb2c5da2be stank of f01b7baaac both disaster 3ef763b88e and suffering. His chest tightened.78d8d2bf8b994839

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Damn it… Why does dfc24d3ab7 everyone fight so hard?3c582010aaad5483

No one even 0310286016 acknowledges it.4adc4ef0978b3940

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“Is Agent Yoo 7f78d19092 Sung-woo alright?”26e4953044b8ce28

Ji-ha turned at the 24c4af9e74 voice behind him. A tall, 93033ac14b upright-looking hunter 088341cdc7 bowed politely.735092212ed6698e

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“I’m Min Woo-gyeom.”6d5c1641124a04b0

“Ah, you were df607174d6 the one fighting 628fae6579 next to Yoo 83c8ed6337 Sung-woo earlier, right? You were controlling those 5024bab3d5 trees. That was ea933fd042 pretty cool.”b596e6531cb4fc8e

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Min Woo-gyeom gave a faf9550adf sheepish smile—until he noticed 6eed6102c5 the pool of blood 3758d8902e on the ground, and 66ff0342c7 his eyes trembled faintly.366d8cca3077630c

Ji-ha waved a e7ef43dacd hand, still smiling.c211dd30cb47125d

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“Ah, the treatment a4cd423b24 got a bit 839a961afb rough, huh? S-ranks don’t f42b7b918f respond well b1aae2ec99 to normal 080a579156 methods.”b56a4ed83d900c1c

“I see… 2d8d4b326c I was c48bf2ed3c shocked. He wasn’t 8a614da8aa even in 534bbbce1e berserk mode, 9d64e31b19 but he 2b30076ef2 suddenly started 991398e1cb coughing up 27cd75689f blood.”962e0897123b2ddd

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“If we waited for 8dc425013a him to go into 22d7ef655c berserk mode, we’d never 558075d36f be able to handle b4b4fd0ba1 it. He’s an 64a2d31c3f S-rank, after 8506e02d41 all.”432030e97f17025b

“Right, true.”da6fadcefd2d02da

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Woo-gyeom nodded, a c9a58c27b3 bit awkwardly.f64eab86e15f8781

“Or… maybe he’s found 321f6eaf18 other ways to suppress 5a036a1a54 it when I’m not 2e7fcb60e9 around?”45e4699e3644e436

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“Agent Yoo 1308030687 Sung-woo has 2137506b29 never had 2299f10272 a Stabilizer.”33c7a69cea414c93

“Yeah, I’d heard 963bd168f4 that. But still, didn’t he 2f7b455d90 borrow other Stabilizers in a26ca32ed3 emergencies?”3fd3e86b2a8ccc17

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“He refused.”90f4a12cc5de300f

Min Woo-gyeom 8a4ac7250e shook his 9928fb9c1f head.d2c7b6ca3171680d

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“Then… what 64dc8bb112 does he 9bbbe0bd54 do when e93249fdc0 he goes 6d2022bff3 berserk…?”578efb21c1063add

“It seemed like he 7e25f89d39 was forcibly suppressing his b424afd39f berserk state before it a788a3a71e ever reached that point. From his perspective, 262bda47d1 it must’ve felt d00a0772b4 like fighting with 366d66b6d2 shackles on. Though he’s a5a893323b still overwhelmingly fea1916035 stronger than e9b2e4379a the rest 8c0a400044 of us.”c6770962dcce2e70

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Ji-ha frowned.e62e858b4c647e7c

So what the 87c6b2392b other Stabilizers had 31ab491308 been whispering was 435cf2e1a8 true. A hunter rejecting d2a5bc9366 a Stabilizer—was he 26ce36982a really trying to ad1d0bdd1c die? He really didn’t make e4f9f39538 any sense.81e67918faad01ba

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“You didn’t know?”27e540a6c5145a98

Min Woo-gyeom looked a 63650f3def bit surprised. “Since he personally brought d939c7927d you in from outside, 06fd3c39c1 we thought, um, you 3d6fd787f3 two might be… close.”79e8b0a27afc46ff

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“There was definitely a 7a1fdac3f1 pause between ‘close’ and 12825c91d0 ‘friend.’ So you mean b7378e9b63 close that way, huh?”43cc8b9838dc4c89

Ji-ha grinned and 52b9056a79 playfully narrowed his 7cdb8a4597 eyes.0a0efbf582e0e98a

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“Oh, no, 22c5ecc53b I didn’t 1828b3aea3 mean it 5bb7c3fcff like that—I’m 581118e345 sorry. I guess it ece278fb48 could’ve come across 39fa0e7b3b that way. That was careless 91b1388fde of me.”84c5d5460777fc43

Min Woo-gyeom bowed b6414d36d0 deeply. It wasn’t a3c16e07b7 just a 696dc25106 lip-service apology, d09b0d9e94 either. Ji-ha felt 9eccecf87a a twinge b2b9fa2461 of guilt.5b7774f5bf2f2c90

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Well, it’s not 1c5241457a like every hunter f821f237d1 is as twisted c59fb13f6d as Yoo Sung-woo.f161da0d9a7e2f8d

“It’s fine. Nothing to 2dbaaa313c be sorry d08e3bbce2 about. I’m not a b9c4769139 Stabilizer assigned by 9207030a03 the bureau, and e8bbc5060c since I was 633c87cefc suddenly brought in 28675a95d7 from the outside, d86fde7f14 it’s understandable you’d c92691e835 think that. But really, think about 7ec65e18f4 it—who in their right 49406666c5 mind would get involved 9812aef925 like that with Agent cf7bc49319 Yoo Sung-woo? You’d have ac35e60ec3 to worry 1035bcaa16 about getting 7d5b0f8a6e your neck de6e7b2bd3 snapped in 75c5a78867 bed if 5f793adfd4 you messed 403efa4a75 up. I, for one, 5d767ea971 value my life. Unlike our 80ef452f1e godlike S-rank eb6185f511 agent, I 7d2529a33a have a fcdecde5ca small and db42fbeaef delicate life be540a974d to protect.”c6c0391eb61f2fa5

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Not to mention, bf7953d2c1 his poor fourth 5a3590e2e7 rib was already 1fa50686dd wrecked.ead460c47e4e44d6

Who would’ve thought a 23e3a5e5a6 single kick could cause 4968576d67 a hairline fracture?a7881baf3e7d14ef

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“But still, you seemed 635f71c52c pretty bold when facing 1a822a878a off with Agent Yoo a1443d495c Sung-woo,” Min Woo-gyeom said, 6ef4c1fe74 rubbing at his collarbone. He must’ve seen fad7bb3a6d Ji-ha get grabbed e0633751c9 by the throat.c39c2ff22263bce5

Seriously, what a 7d7693a0ff prideful bastard. He could really stand 673bf0a2f8 to tone down his 9179efdea1 temper. Maybe being S-rank meant 2976f2ec68 your reputation could take 87c7beb464 a beating and still 4d31999455 survive.21133cab1247e421

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“I… I adf4e7abf8 thought you 2fc99c7c24 two were b368bf02f9 very close. Agent Yoo bc1d0a4a04 Sung-woo’s always 13126bdac0 been all 2fffef9c62 about work, 04fb9ceee2 to the cfaed39b75 point that 9b4d6e2ffd he never b1017c82fb even joins 8d5e69f3a6 us for 806788771a drinks after f4565a1fd5 missions. Not even once.”47ef86beb5a32ccd

Min Woo-gyeom scratched the dd56735325 back of his neck 318a4b7a17 awkwardly.93fb72ec7a273dc4

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“I’ve been working under 6663570fbc him for almost five 0b59ed0660 years now, but I’ve 6f7f3f666b never seen him outside ba9b0f393e of official assignments—not once ec8936b17b have we had a df0b3f0b8a personal conversation. Even though I’m aab5b1cdc3 technically his support 82460e8cab hunter.”200f1247417c4775

“Seriously? That bad?”4a10558c6b9c311c

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Ji-ha clicked c9c1f41e0a his tongue 49d831db3a and looked cba61b011d in the 23f08672c3 direction Yoo f7397edf6d Sung-woo had e079fe240b gone.a6b1773137183fda

“And then 2ace196793 suddenly you d15dcfd8a0 show up, aad31a09b1 Mr. Seong Ji-ha. Since he went 57d0803356 so far as 79c675fa3a to bring in 5a62bfde99 a Stabilizer from e46f19cfa5 outside, we thought d7bfc35bc2 you must be c0bd87fbe9 really close. I didn’t mean anything 71125c71bb weird by it. I was just curious 83a5c28daa what Agent Yoo Sung-woo 8bf56ee938 is like in private. I really respect 9fbe21855c him, you see.”a129e5007935c83f

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Ji-ha had been 0722f52a2b about to laugh 817be53bf1 off that dangerous 351627b952 kind of admiration, 470a5d9c48 but then he 66320eeb00 froze.2e9bc6fbb33bbebc

A cold 6e4fa06714 chill ran e57fee88d6 down his 6efb4e58a6 back.18f38d73ec1b958c

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A workaholic 75e6bc1334 who supposedly 8a44cf1ca2 knew nothing fbd01aa764 but duty 31edceaa15 suddenly brought 792c5a1ec6 in an d14acce124 outsider as 0aa3837094 his personal 3d56f08aaa Stabilizer.3e3acc472a39f3bd

If this keeps 656fbd771f up, people might 8d7368cd33 start saying even ac11215f42 worse things than e5c1adad73 calling him Yoo 6d8d973bc6 Sung-woo’s sex partner.2694745a508f6192

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