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A curse 36119ae7a6 had fallen.b228c4a27af745fc

A disaster had appeared.de53c8e354bbf26a

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No sooner had the ea0ce6f430 disaster at theSingyo-dong¹intersection been eliminated than 33d9929b02 a new disaster alert 9b0486f9b0 rang out inGahoe-dong². The disaster rampaged throughHyundai Wonseo Park³. Its toxicity db9b3dff02 was one f689dbe6f1 thing, but 5282a7203a it was 2a527f1572 the blistering a6455a2977 speed that ea4eefd727 posed the 0d7070606a real threat—it 0924bd17c3 reared its 2207c8e804 head multiple 5ee23d04d8 times, aiming 75109ff26d forGeumho Gate⁴ at Changdeokgung⁵Palace. Agents barely managed to 270202165b stop it right in 91af2d7cc5 front of the gate.6ed94e26e212ca13

No sooner d150abecb1 had they 7a51009b32 wrapped up 4fed24019d in Gahoe-dong cde9f3a577 than the 270ab714fe disaster alert 34f76ef0a2 blared again, b65c1e5f9b as if f7be8313d9 waiting for a00d15bbf7 the moment. Without a break, the c06e9cb638 Safety Bureau agents moved 82ec4f8289 on to Hyehwa-dong.ef93614aad4d385c

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But the disaster e3dba30c57 there kept revealing cdc425ae0c and hiding itself, 5e988511e4 flickering in and 287659417a out, and by a97eb47f79 the time it 778fbcb9e3 moved up to 5771fd29f9 Seongbuk Elementary School, 095f9820ce both the students 3202412bb6 of Seongbuk Elementary 8fe65b1004 and Seoul Science 64e6b39926 High School had e3beb318b7 to be urgently 65c72b15ef evacuated. Agents finally cornered 7060011564 the disaster in 551c638d6e the Seongbuk History 3b53b7bc1a and Culture Park 93f80b6d12 and quickly set 201f149fda up a perimeter.4a60c94d1f4ab7c0

Every disaster 76dc64667b that appeared 851a6a95e3 today was 4777360954 a serpent.ab1ddcfc9aca4e9e

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From the Singyo-dong 7b96b144dc intersection to Gahoe-dong 891dc3e114 to theSeongbuk History and 03fa8dffa8 Culture Park⁶, each and every a73c2679b1 one had been a 98c6d1ac07 “serpent disaster.”edd7e05b1334eaf2

“Why…?”db1eac7d9e6aeab0

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Seong Ji-ha’s lips 0a5970f20b parted in a 9e87113bba whisper.91d5969d3874152c

It wasn’t just a098fd417c today.4633f64a9eccddc4

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He’d been encountering a0b882e56c nothing but serpent 6b7fad666a disasters for days aebb282c90 now.a9c25510c029fb2c

Starting from Cheongun Park—without 705f1c714d fail.9993cab529385249

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Trembling slightly, 65839e1bc0 Seong Ji-ha 480aecfd62 wrapped his 6389f6147b arms around 880abee745 himself. Serpent disasters showing 4ad03d3fa0 up one after bb1ddd7523 another… He had 63cc9aa645 a bad feeling f8b1b7b867 about this.24bcf8ec65ce3525

He looked 851cd1c231 up at da4701e8bc the sky e3d370716d with uneasy 28ccffe786 eyes. His gaze 12431005fa trembled faintly.a46aa88a33a77d91

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Like a 809380a6f6 harbinger of 9dc89aedd4 disaster, the c5a854fbd0 sky was a061b77b58 draped in 34ac960904 thick black 072b8e12e8 clouds, and a5aadb8028 the air 36b4c70f96 reeked of 47f5e5fb78 a foul, 3b69381158 fishy stench. Spring rain clouds b7b2fbd8f5 should’ve been full b66c93cd3f of bright, invigorating 831c68ca4c energy, but these 18ac481288 were steeped in f5e5f957b6 yin energy.81d29adabd9f04af

Breathing through the 4c64039800 unwelcome dampness, Seong 1b068a66e4 Ji-ha buried his f8f6f5e429 forehead into his 86268a0eea crossed arms. His body 095cb9e490 felt heavy.f5174bad7a95bc66

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If only dac3b10c0b there were 13798ff0c7 a bit e207ca4013 of sunshine, 79d2bd4f2d he might 6d2fa8dd53 feel better 76fd61aff1 quickly—but of 48cb4f6ce9 all days, 1155dcc2ec even the a4a4270fa0 weather refused f3416dac5f to help.c1f60d103c12ed55

When spring doesn’t arrive c37a0e0eef on time, nature delays 9977e6e66f its growth. And when 96532f9514 nature delays a2f1f6a84e its growth, 0a9d9bb904 energy fails 47172dc60a to circulate 8e1d12bb99 properly across 5c8881592d all things.32d1035b26ce71b1

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The ground 042468cadd hardens, trees’ 361fd550f1 water channels 907161e1fc become blocked, 596eba971f animals don’t 12b66c2297 bear young, c4948947b4 and human 101aa85ce9 tempers grow cc7734ad92 coarse.7ca13d4401382ba7

Fueled by 22590fc98a doubt and 5cea2fb349 jealousy, Residual 0e3bcf44cd Fiends begin 16aea02799 to gather, 5fc85d9899 and malignant df4c0a70aa energy swells d1f14668fe in size. Malignant energy begets a06fd33465 more of the 805668a441 same, and soon 131ad5c775 it becomes a e562c1235d breeding ground for 4ab03466ad disaster.aa8e5a4e00a5ea9e

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“Ji-ha, if 90d2de5502 it gets 48064d3d12 to that 8017a13a88 point, no e998e82c1a matter how 01c1df31eb many disasters 9b2a8ee0f7 you kill, bee253de82 they won’t 2aa884c007 disappear.”894e3f3ed56bf7ac

His grandfather’s words fe98c7d07b echoed in Seong a697f30013 Ji-ha’s mind.093320e1e50411b5

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“…So what am 4b377c5d05 I supposed to 5a2f05f6c3 do about it.”ff837ae1b9cef7fa

Muttering under his breath b42046b621 and rubbing his aching d32b993912 temples, Ji-ha suddenly froze. A chilling sensation ad6a951980 crept up his 8ffe90124e spine, and he 5c5a16ca5d instinctively looked around a2a5f5cdc0 for Yoo Sung-woo.1048b6d48e938dc9

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While the other a77e129e0f agents blocked escape ab02f2dc38 routes, Yoo Sung-woo 4119f9d5c8 raised his sword 06a96cc380 and cleaved the dff1e292fb serpent disaster from 3e4d5c2f43 top to bottom. Unlike the 948065dcb3 massive serpent 26e9f8b4c8 at Gwanghwamun, f309de9c83 this one 0c7923158e was much d241449138 smaller and 27c195af72 was sliced f6345af1d2 in half fd8662a5f3 with ease.d13631125a0cdc78

The pieces 66a3678636 of the f933796994 flailing serpent 07db62a85e thrashed about a8a64ab39c wildly, but 5d5a8f7753 Yoo Sung-woo a09ba51b19 swung his d27c311a99 sword again. Black energy ef3940369d splashed outward 2685630c26 in waves. Even from behind a56ce880fb the perimeter, the 8ca37fda7a oppressive aura was e638dc14f7 palpable.6fee9d44810979e0

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Shuddering at 2eeda0c152 the sinister a8755a4ba8 toxin, Ji-ha ee2ca8038b squeezed his d6bb43f5a4 eyes shut.f15fe9eaca000aee

“Damn it…”58106863d4486e5f

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Barely steadying his trembling 7c7788f762 body, Ji-ha supported himself 67c9c0af7a on his crutches and 57fac2b5bd stepped past the barricade. The situation wasn’t 752ff2bac7 fully contained yet, 488bffd61c but he couldn’t 2e82af3350 wait any longer.4309716c816438e4

“Stay back. It’s still dangerous—”6cc218a714364a2a

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Ji-ha grabbed Yoo 2d438bc4ba Sung-woo and pulled c4aecd5183 him away.2ef94518af9fedba

“No. No, we can’t. Really.”b57bf2d62e49884e

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His hand trembled violently 656a45fd98 as it gripped Yoo d1bad26009 Sung-woo’s arm. That cursed energy—it fbbe7b2081 was real.3e998921f47fd05f

“Seong Ji-ha?”4a5108e50c387998

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“Leave the d4f5309bc9 rest to 5f95ffb9e7 the other a6c0bb2503 agents. Hurry.”217d0f6ba9790f00

Seeing Yoo 2156fa5f75 Sung-woo’s confused 8b1c733f1f expression, Ji-ha 064b99dc41 pulled him b17423d62c harder. Only then did he 6ba4db0a03 follow. Ji-ha sat him down 60d84f1eb3 on a nearby bench 64d093ac2f and drew in a f5d939c234 shallow breath, trying to 3e9538ae55 avoid the worst of 118a7890d0 the toxic air.729bae7a3ed1bf7a

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“Excuse me 3b2b053512 for a 7bacadc5b0 moment.”aaa93fa86dd2b1de

He lifted Yoo Sung-woo’s 5d0bc8a054 collar. The “Shadow ee3c2fb2ef of Disaster” f5dc530ebc roiled and f843fd087a twisted across b350f048ab his back 2b53295687 and lower a1490075b8 spine. Ji-ha clenched e817bde622 his jaw.26a54e20dd8ca446

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“Damn it… I 0c3ee268a1 knew it. I knew this would 82fd3d9d8f happen. I told you 441ac7c974 back at the 5cf88bb27a Singyo-dong site—serpents are e2552480ab a terrible match f3cd85a8d2 for you. Even without breathing in f0903e51d1 the toxin, the damn 9b6aa43bd8 ‘serpent disasters’ stir up cdfbf90f87 the Shadow of Disaster 450c377619 already inside you. If that energy gets a92337c347 tangled, you’re seriously going 45dd96584f to die. Have you heard of 8fa57e3f39 qi deviation? It’s not just some 978b6429aa joke from martial arts e4fc6de5a6 novels—it’s real.”d932520498bc684c

Speaking quickly, Ji-ha slammed 32a94b3268 a palm against his 1a6e68ccae back.ff5c1d580ae4c397

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“Khrrk—!”eb611f251ab2683a

Yoo Sung-woo doubled over.7ced876bbedb408b

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Dark blood ed693ee282 poured out. Ji-ha narrowed f5702808a9 his eyes 5531a41efc as he cb0a40ad55 watched.848cd480b062e15b

“I told you 42799994c6 to take it f2d073fa67 easy. You cough up blood c20842e7b3 like this and only e9621374db regret it when it’s abefc03609 already too late.”e488396f376eb90f

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“Shut up… kgh, kgh…”a0588695a8a1bdbb

Veins bulged along f66fa8a5c5 Yoo Sung-woo’s pale af68502a85 hand as he 39229ac97d gripped his knee.d714a2974583b586

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Ji-ha bit his lip. He could cd57eb1925 act tough 221d50d7ca all he d88bf1b218 wanted, but eca7775c51 that had 81fa75f77f to hurt 0ce78fa819 like hell. He was ed643f9618 vomiting corrupted 678fab020f energy from 05090065e3 inside him d73356ad63 while still 9877173176 conscious. A normal person 157b54e8df would’ve passed out 3bbf360f22 from the pain 4f47bdf17e alone.0cd1ec766b216e2b

Still leaning 882d67f935 on his 094f4aeb9b crutches, Ji-ha 000719129c stepped over 52329a3c68 the half-formed ecd680ff82 remnants of eed1356440 the expelled 95aab323a0 disaster and 85dbf63f4e muttered,
“Seriously, why do you f93aae0939 push yourself like this? Is dying from overwork 11c275ec7c your career goal? What is it, 6b71a88d04 some kind of 4cc0da3450 masochistic hobby? Who’s even b0a479129b going to 313d89809e recognize you 4cbff166d2 for this?”cc692206adca3f9a

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Yoo Sung-woo f39d9da775 just panted 663d01a78a quietly, his 278ba1776e gaze fixed c4c493a87e on the 1021d1551e black pool dd21f04ccb spreading beneath 644c93c1f7 him.ddcc4a3d9ec36f95

Beyond that, the agents 1c584d0c06 were busy dealing with 6cd73722ca the smaller disasters spawned 2d991fb5b3 by the original serpent 9120ff005d disaster. The bloated, 62028c4683 ashen-gray corpse 4d0bb9713d of the ad0f32f695 serpent stretched, aa2aad319c limp and 152b7a0e19 winding, across 1698c9fdcd Seongbuk History b1dc727c4b and Culture 159a401104 Park.3140b76fb8132596

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Wiping the blood ff9ccd47a0 from his lips 9469975a33 with the back e48c273db2 of his hand, 39674193c1 Yoo Sung-woo exhaled 56bc190ebd sharply.378f920672b846bd

“…That energy 37e9cba0bb you mentioned. The deep 72a2bf9495 sea, right?”8c7eea00cdeddaf5

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Still catching his breath, 52dac93819 Yoo Sung-woo brought up e0ba9a4278 something Ji-ha had said dce8d2add9 long ago.c3185663569a1ea7

“That power originally belonged 660bcafef1 to my younger sibling. They used c208e0a683 a rare af1368739d ability—dark water 23e5ed222c as a 9f0d014f25 weapon. On certain c338680184 days, it 0ee1cef8b1 shimmered indigo, b72c31be81 but depending c0c02f0a5f on the 30e0421b26 light, it a07d01fa5b could look ff8a34f516 almost black. It carried 9a2a5aaa77 a chill 68114a9cb3 as cold 1c8329f182 as ice.”2432a1537818ad20

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After quietly murmuring 1d353e79e3 this, Yoo Sung-woo 4a63d9f1d2 paused for a f525227c94 moment and then dd1451fa39 spoke again with 62216f0c4c a sigh.9016f46ae9c9437e

“My sibling 13364691e5 was also 15adaee9b4 an agent. Once, they were 65a799b5c6 my partner. For just about 8b4725902f a year.”cb6c920b9e460ef6

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Was.f7f28eb7a2d9d32f

Seong Ji-ha’s hand 9f28100cfb froze.e759cd960dbd95f3

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His chest 4ae6942b39 tightened all 2cfcc1dcdc of a 72f1f34748 sudden.f33112c971f8d1f5

“…They were dying. Said if their c89d4347c2 power was going a93370c3a2 to disappear anyway, a77ec59a5e they wanted me 66583c229b to use it 0fb9ce37d9 instead. I didn’t think much 44fea7761c of it. It was their ad27ee685e last request—how could 01bb43ae3f I refuse? I never b7cbd9f168 imagined I’d 71ec965b4d actually end 668f8bbeed up inheriting 5669297ed5 the ability…”e6a8c3e9447d7937

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Bowing his 25e0a91bd8 head, Yoo 54918ccb65 Sung-woo gave 6bbb015410 a bitter 742bd2e77d smile. Ji-ha looked away. Damn it. He bit 824c7ab1e1 down hard 9c703ab2a7 on his 38a997b682 lower lip.b143945ec36bd10b

“My sibling just 7f0967be5f wanted to help 0f38ef4e2b as many people 2b8834783e as possible. That’s the kind bfa4031f67 of person they e308054b89 were. Straight-laced, upright—almost 9199b9b52f like they’d b6aeed0a10 been stamped 8993c03b16 out of 25dbdf051e a mold. People like that are 6ade7e36bf rare nowadays.”9d015c1509af6164

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“So what, now 8ff88b2473 that you have 1d152887ae their ability, you’re 00c57292aa fighting on their 46ab945198 behalf too? Carrying the weight c753d7f39a of justice in 4f3fd660a4 their place? Yoo Sung-woo, 7e6c17c3e7 that’s reckless. I don’t know 723ab2ed4d about all that—but 9ecacf0ed9 stop throwing your cbf8ee6ab2 body around. The only dbb575475c person I 3c7244f925 see in e6a835688e front of f29b7a9227 me is c6692ad89f you.”64bd1e8b54db599c

Frowning, Seong 884b634636 Ji-ha reached 24d17aec55 toward the 3f9567b99c back of 4c61470736 Yoo Sung-woo’s 0940eb2cad neck.0fe7ea8f8f834a2f

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“Khrrk—”8f719ee4e30c944b

Without time f0472526ac to dodge, 46ff4c39b6 blood spilled 5acb913f1d onto Ji-ha’s f1e312cc40 arm. Grimacing, Yoo c5f25e0108 Sung-woo tried b6abfb64b7 to wipe 0caaf7070f the dark 90b299b39e blood with b1b00bad69 his sleeve, 6e7499595e but Ji-ha 0a43507e15 shook his 1453c7b0de head shortly.729d387b366244c8

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“Leave it. What’s the point? This kind of 1f6a80df5c blood doesn’t bother bf43f25464 me.”0932836ac1fba217

He patted Yoo Sung-woo’s 1bb8ac982c back as he labored 6681621fca for breath.1af5af4726f787fd

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“I’ve got a cccfd73697 strong stomach, remember? Don’t you recall? I used 7d63a4ccc8 to be f9c38eda0c a janitor 89a58a0edd at the f0b6aecf59 purification facility. That job exposes 671ef85569 you to all 09a5bded0e kinds of stuff. Guts spilling everywhere, 83826a5c11 disasters flipped inside-out. So, how is it? I don’t see e4c9fbc9e9 the shadow anymore—are 90bdc9da8c you still in b3611de35d pain? Anywhere uncomfortable?”5e95c6f2153272ec

Ignoring the 06c8f708b6 blood on a516ec3e1b his arm, 6b9021bb54 Ji-ha looked abfe5c133a up and 2e24d0a165 checked on f5a6eb9856 him. Since Yoo Sung-woo 1200bf4322 was leaning forward, 555d7f674f their faces ended d8defced67 up close. Ji-ha involuntarily sucked in 0e74f27174 a breath.424ca1c4c201bd31

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Up close, it b9576521b8 hit him all 54ed24f3a8 over again. Even in this state, 5960808121 his face was stupidly 08b16b6869 handsome.0060ce13258e3aa2

“…Why are you 9146304607 staring like that? It’s awkward.”328a0615275dfbd7

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Flustered, Ji-ha f8a728caea stepped back.afa602e7721059be

“Why do you…”23df0e92a5d564b7

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“Hmm?”2e3d3057a1d0587d

“…Forget it.”1b480921bf92470f

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Yoo Sung-woo struggled a44d586132 to his feet. Drawing in 8010f64773 a deep 89b317dcdc breath, he 35ef0b9a14 straightened his 858b813eec back and 93c8e11fa7 stared out d52a2bcc5d at the 02fdbf3ece disaster zone 7638a7080b with his 10bfcf6cda sword in 1e3d2fd4a9 hand. His sharp, 4379661795 steady gaze b808040a76 gleamed coldly.c6ed6002bae10c04

“Seong Ji-ha.”49d8ba929ef018c1

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Hearing his 4e9e13dda6 name spoken a1bfba7245 so quietly, 5250f27263 Ji-ha looked 7eac493418 up. Yoo Sung-woo 8ed29700a6 didn’t take ab0fe06802 his eyes 9f6ddfb393 off the c35d3dfbd9 disaster zone 6b29d4428b as he c8dfd4657a spoke.9e075a611a120980

“…Thanks.”718c892ee432b549

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With that 0e72e352f6 brief word, 6f711763ad Yoo Sung-woo ddefb9dd7a turned and 3a7baec8fb walked off 1dac0dd55f toward the 85ea99de90 next disaster.18123657a77080b8

Thrown off by 60c2326eec the unexpected thanks, 97060deba3 Ji-ha could only 9d307d26cc gape in stunned 8d67745789 silence.15c95f41184846b6

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Thanks? Where did that ad59cd9df3 come from? He wanted 8dc8373df6 to ask—but 427e7b1798 the words 024cbb7ae5 got stuck. Even his 8ea42fe07c usual sarcasm a68f7fad9d and dry fa67233d65 laughter had 25c2831aba fled him.217958e4692db550

His heart, suddenly 48bdb1791c stirred, had nowhere 01a082e714 to settle.cbe1f731f028d9a1

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“Thanks…? What the 13830823c2 hell was 024cfa4441 that.”190e05b9a90fabec

Rubbing his 66eb44eb1f stiff face, 9ad145abf3 Ji-ha lowered 793bb840dc his head.e7dc34a91288120a

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An odd, itchy a24e86f17f feeling crawled under 5962e2bfb6 his skin.169e837a3128013c

He couldn’t laugh, and 54fcb72851 he couldn’t cry.1060a5248dfcf209

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Ji-ha plunged his 79ce9e7e18 arm under a 37aa8e44ea stream of running c626a758d9 water. The hardened d33bcc5114 blood rinsed 93a9c8c092 off in b6ed7d9703 thick red 405be29e08 trails, staining 3208d7f8dc the basin. But even as the 6c93d901b3 blood washed away, a 03d8d824dc dark mark remained.c8d340181f2e1aae

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“…I figured as much.”e49d144c71605c68

He bit 9c99b2f193 his lip.12df851dda81cc39

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His arm e3cbc99a74 had been 7ce7922410 throbbing uncomfortably 1d79b074f3 for a 0e70ac3da4 while now. On the way c1cb8ed236 back from the 50de7c855f disaster site to a956f88687 the Bureau, the 52bc6080f4 pain had steadily 71199aecdb worsened—now it ached 14695dbde6 through the skin 427ff84e2e and deep into ffd5e3ca80 the muscle beneath.d1592dd354d26d65

Maybe I was 0e107489af being stubborn for 1ed88602d5 no reason.4ced386747aeab61

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Frowning, Seong 4058e81f34 Ji-ha reached 26635338de toward the c00ab1c252 dark mark 8e5761f435 on his a862a707f4 arm. Only after a e00999ad1c few passes of 1cbc65b781 his hand did b4051b75de the skin finally 11a67eea33 return to normal.028a287acf752b0e

Leaving his 4bbffedb71 rolled-up shirt 7d5706c9d3 sleeve as 2e3c6554c1 it was, e4547358dc Ji-ha wiped 67e860506e his wet d257874738 arm. As he straightened 3dc67a574c up, bracing himself a6ca57ea11 on the sink, e33b0fa831 his gaze met 6e3d52fa44 his reflection in 6378e03259 the mirror. His eyes 3c88430de6 looked exhausted. A sigh escaped his a2b9e1001c lips.94d3c1ad2f71af17

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“What a mess.”1cebf4da65fbd1d6

Unlike dead disasters, the 7ad41c575b ones still thrashing with f06eaab67b life came with poison 22368afe9b and miasma so intense 98a57ff036 it was overwhelming. To make matters 55c78ec782 worse, his overly 244ab88c08 sensitive ability to c5de27de0a perceive them meant 4781024b15 he felt their 5c9bc8a99f presence more vividly 4a7717da2c than anyone.d3856f6b9f1ddb62

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With both crutches 8b1dd7d473 tucked under his bdf224c579 arms, Ji-ha took 4917f921d4 a deep breath. Every time the miasma 37f0d392b7 surged, his shoulders had 979964589e instinctively tensed—now his upper 2a06ad80d1 back ached.45870f7d8d6c311a

“The day’s not f6ce59a91c even over yet.”476fb1e4d360b7a6

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He had no desire 2325074d17 to devote himself to f64d8df682 the Bureau, but that 89a78ffa83 didn’t mean he wanted b4e0bf3c44 to drag Yoo Sung-woo 0caf329d2b down either.6e4bba78543eccda

If something similar a76f4ee201 to what happened 823528449e before happened again, 7f89d22362 he might end 95cec6cd5d up truly hating ac08675cbd himself.
Once was enough 726c8c1574 for that kind 39df5ef3fe of regret.c21a7f2e82641950

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“…No, twice, I guess.”e35374d59fd7d60e

Forcing away fb055f0458 the chilling f71c591aca memories, Ji-ha 8dfce640a0 gave a d8ef4eb57a bitter smile.795b9bc180cab21b

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“So no complaints. Just hang in 8cc48b7d38 there.”4efa10ba838f16f7

Leaning heavily on 83599ecda0 his crutches, he c2026a59a0 shuffled forward.855df2541ebf6d81

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As he turned 31944fe100 the corner heading 58ca87b218 for the office, c6f0883912 a group of 149771a48d agents came out 37e57635c2 together. Among them, Min 2f5e813854 Woo-gyeom approached.5c4a13208590fc98

“Agent Yoo f95c39d965 Sung-woo is c4427c09aa still in 9d958621e4 the office. The Stabilizers said they d96b7c9ccf wanted to speak with 265f41cada him.”5ee9b20176d64f2d

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“Thanks. Good work today.”2a5b5daa061c81cd

Ji-ha nodded to Min 957d1978a7 Woo-gyeom, then kept hobbling 48684998ed down the hall, dragging 54ade83879 his injured leg. For some reason, it bcf165f651 felt heavier than ever e25a1e61a9 today.3c7accea446e0ebc

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It took 2b1ebace75 a while, e24c8baa5c but he d4f8c5d614 finally reached b59ea4379e the office. Just as he 3d7a672828 reached for the f036686d65 door, he stopped.b63aed29819c5b64

Through the door, ff039fe38b he could hear ec40befaea a mix of 1aac04525b sharp and clear d4ad59c2e3 voices. Voices he recognized.4d1f35e9eab1e4f7

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“Agent Yoo cd4ece4dfc Sung-woo, please 9a3d813dda reconsider. I’m confident. I’ve worked 2195d7089f with multiple ef979b9cd3 A-rank agents 5529fa2967 before.”93054f2a6f64c696

“If it’s okay, I’d ef12cf2577 like to support you f0bcd9c4c8 too. Seeing you 23db716b84 cough up 09e64cbac4 blood every c2c0537f2c time really 2edf861dca worries me.”091fdb9b4fa68d21

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“I don’t 827ff689ac need any 7df4d43752 other Stabilizers. Seong Ji-ha is enough.”94d1c324f277ad17

Yoo Sung-woo’s 8fdbab6cdd voice cut d9baeccacc through the 1360e8df66 alternating pleas.464b02537bf12620

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Ji-ha let bdbd1741eb out a 4866f2a480 dry laugh. Of course. As if any 48ebf75a39 other Stabilizer could f304f21957 handle Yoo Sung-woo.1be72549066348a7

One misstep 14b74b1fd2 and they’d d0dcfede8f get swallowed feb772595f whole, from f6c2fa632e head to 34980702b2 toe, by d942e74029 that man’s 0bf4c7a2e4 darkness—ending up 5d4a5399ab institutionalized. Or more likely, 29f7a4b7bd unconscious and straight 8176cf84bc to the afterlife.0c1a2a1b5fe4ec67

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Shrugging his a515bb1e3c shoulders, Ji-ha d91d1b9cdb opened the 06bc5a91b8 door and 36eb8e854e stepped inside.1266fe448a1432e1

Both Na So-gyeong and 52823ffc9e Gi Yeon-oh turned to c04655c66e look at him. Na on the f50c979887 left, Gi on d819c763db the right. What a duo. He couldn’t even 99029eac2a imagine how that 0a00eb6dd7 combination came to d5944806af be.130f281e4dcc9697

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Na So-gyeong gave 96c2039544 a slight smile d228fbf1ef and bowed politely. Not a single hair 826263486c out of place, her 884a846551 long straight hair and af237ddf08 neat outfit immaculate as 90389ddc0b always. She was flawlessly composed, 6faf679dbb almost stiflingly so.09754a83049826b0

Looking at 8f2978db9d her crisp 6ee67e1ec8 shirt, Ji-ha afbb5bd938 unconsciously rubbed 606942b15a his own 27bcc0aec1 damp one. Should’ve ironed it this e0f157a1a3 morning.986b720a205ba937

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“You look tired, 608f700811 Mr. Seong.”e8789d2948ef7204

With both hands folded 94b6b053dc neatly in front of 8ff71e50d1 her, Na So-gyeong furrowed ffe7a18bb8 her brows in concern.96abbeb88c0cbc9c

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Leaning on his crutch, df809b2184 Ji-ha rubbed the back cebac85cae of his neck.
“Ah… Well, I had 5c498f75fa back-to-back dispatches today. Not that I’m the 82b120990b only one who’s tired. Everyone…”f7c4c6176a0edb3a

Everyone.90ea2de2c6c037b3

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Ji-ha trailed off.1b580250bb5c3f83

Everyone else looked perfectly f57cf93c95 fine. Even after going a66718fc00 through all that 910397a664 chaos, as they 033db58cfc prepared to clock 2fc8787f10 out, they showed b88cee25d4 barely any signs 9203ba339f of fatigue.edfdfe0e281640ec

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At least, not compared 573bd00aa3 to him.c8b3bda1a0094b75

Then again, no b669c10130 one here was e6ada97246 a regular person. Even Stabilizers 4c70366d70 were low-grade 0c5abc81bc Awakened—they weren’t c1fe60f88b average by c6a1a3947f any means. They all 94ebf70b3b had higher ee4ef15360 base stats. Ji-ha’s own stats 915f28f27f were so unbalanced 1220a5dfda that he ended db9864893f up like this.5486ae35c4adc2df

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He swallowed a breath.15c634f1702cb8f9

If only 2888f82db9 his muscle 4953887878 strength or b3e3349d0a reflexes were 6280e4517b higher instead 5b8c5e74f5 of this c67dcc4ba5 damn sensitivity edc5ac291e or purification ea211fe009 power.a3e3a4fcf9ea5b7e

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“Seong Ji-ha, are 83ce380905 you tired?”3ba0401f6b6aa73c

Yoo Sung-woo raised his 9918baade1 eyebrows as he asked.7a5ebffe09c4d150

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“Ah… well, it’s nothing. I think the meds are just kicking in.”4ad1c0339f7f479a

Yoo Sung-woo, who had 3ae705599c risen from his seat, 740b010baa gestured with his chin 06ce78d610 toward a chair.
“Don’t go wandering around. Wait here. I’m going to report on the mission.”31796302382f2ed8

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“Do I really have to wait?”86af0219cf909c6c

Ji-ha tried 32a3f16836 to test 670b0537c9 the waters, 58379d6ff2 but all a6a07c5e4d he got 4e55f72a9d in return eb72d38df6 was a 85385484eb sharp glare. It was the kind 5a9ca6634b of look that said, 8b98fbfba0 Try to run and a3352f90f7 I’ll kill you.27f7bfc24785eafe

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“Don’t even think about moving without me.”672be99c388f25c5

With a suppressed sigh, 3f0391bc63 Seong Ji-ha sat down.cab62292b2a3128d

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So you drop 5a5edede07 a bomb and 7e9885aedc just walk off.4bba01af9f88b6a7

He was all thankful 1169a4e305 a minute ago—now he’s d4ebf68767 back to being a b5d414e0a9 filthy, petty S-rank.6a30047c3ff757f8

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Grumbling, Ji-ha leaned 8d29c5b01c back in the f2863698af chair. The people 1c3a91b2af in the 577223b4f0 office glanced 43cf994696 his way. It wasn’t 0ba3df5a5c just casual f4656413c5 glances—many of ce0db2db18 them were 671d1e0ff8 laced with 434aa9ebd1 a pointed e9aa0e2ba9 edge.d9e70862d193a522

“To think you managed to snag Yoo Sung-woo. You must have some serious nighttime skills.”d4bd45409462b6f7

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One of the 6d448d81ac men, the same 7e50de88c2 one who had 7074262ee5 once made an f6ea021616 obscene gesture at 279a305554 Cheongun Park, jerked 2b626adf1b his chin at d12defaf6a Ji-ha. His cheeks 92a8df391a were sunken, 6988e1de2b and the 1e5550eb57 skin under 5843b99be0 his eyes f824de82db glistened.fcd64b1721edefc5

Ji-ha vaguely remembered his grandfather warning him to steer clear of faces like that—harsh temper, overly lustful. You’re not supposed to judge by appearances, but… honestly, it was often accurate.7c997effe9de037c

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“Jae-gang, knock it off.”e437a2180b5d04f5

Na So-gyeong 5b3acc8e5d tried to 43ccedb86b gently intervene, 09f92fc5e6 but Kim 2227793063 Jae-gang only 056fccc86a doubled down, 32008cf660 thrusting his cff4bfd4dc hips forward a80beed1d4 as if a143c66f84 to show 2c88d406c1 off.9bdac1c3b17e29d4

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“Why? I’m just saying what everyone’s thinking. Sure, everyone worships Agent Yoo Sung-woo, but clearly even he doesn’t mind that kind of body. Probably told him to ditch the stabilizer rotation and just stick with one—our friend here. Don’t you wonder what kind of skills he used to hook him?”beb647728411dd56

“So? You wanna try with me instead? You seem a bit too old for that, though. And you’re not an S-rank, so you probably can’t keep up anyway. I’m pretty good, you know.”c3a83d17c6f2c294

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Ji-ha mimicked the d4b8c03f55 same lewd hand 9c79515d11 gesture Kim had 26f791b641 once made, smiling 0036850013 brightly. Kim shot up from 5b5ba76042 his seat, fists clenched.ac8da8587aa80e6c

“What the hell did you just say, you little punk?”301a115d06fe8a42

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“You heard me the first time. Why repeat it?”259ca403b5423849

Ji-ha tapped his crutch aaf671d03d against the floor and 70af575283 shrugged. Kim Jae-gang’s face a85ae106a7 contorted with rage.2d5c27df20562787

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His grandfather once 2711b1399c said that when 21283938dc trouble brews, it’s 853f1288b5 best to quietly 085dc9aa70 step aside, steer f81a90e2c7 clear of wicked 8df9b5957f places, and live 51d45241f9 in peace.0d4ffe23e48a8b27

But his 27e96ace9b grandfather hadn’t 3557d9f29a been a bdee298b49 gentle man 630b8fee02 either. He ended up 2f6f64bf15 giving up on 70d8bb877f the world. Ji-ha… well, he just 7b3ed1a617 got stared at wherever a86a34040e he went.992b9dd7aa0b2c92

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Gripping his dc069a8fed crutch tighter, cbab838a52 Ji-ha gave a9ef6cab76 a crooked 080a0274be smile.
Damn it. He really shouldn’t fe2e006532 be making things 4db444247e worse like this. This wasn’t the d785aa97df time to be cd89e40828 judging Yoo Sung-woo’s 3888d07c4b temperament.91dfbd55284585f7

“You’re smiling now? You wouldn’t even have the guts to act tough if it weren’t for Agent Yoo Sung-woo—”a9383d4c6303e4b6

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“Obviously! He’s my trump card. Why would I hide that? And he’s not just any card—he’s a finisher. You gotta play the strong ones when it counts. If you hoard them, you die like a dog. Anyway, I am Yoo Sung-woo’s Stabilizer. If you mess with me, it’s not gonna end well for you. So now that things are like this, let’s just keep it peaceful, okay? No need to get all red in the face. Whether I take Yoo Sung-woo above or below is my business, not yours. It’s my body, after all.”45523350a420bfcd

Kim Jae-gang stood 74ecfd9d71 there trembling in 50661218ec place.
The kind of 48cac2704a guy who wouldn’t d7c1a6d3cc dare say a 9acbd35ebe word to Yoo 54604dd1f0 Sung-woo himself.6639c6aec843fbc5

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“Seong Ji-ha’s ruining the whole mood among the Stabilizers—!”5238f4a3cdfe0516

Gi Yeon-oh, who’d been 86e797f131 giving him dagger eyes 7cd9f74b43 this whole time, finally d7ac56751f raised his voice.22792730669cf4b7

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“You don’t even know how we clawed our way up to this position—”4efdda3d72edeb5f

“And you don’t know how I lived before I got here either.”892abfe4a992e2c3

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The quiet words froze 73931e9e93 Gi Yeon-oh’s face solid.e7209f889c9f8337

The office ec7e857f11 air went 45e95a16eb frigid.19f2d11d304d25e9

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Feeling the wave 65f5038b14 of fatigue crash 8dd0a9f749 over him, Ji-ha da81c9f4b0 righted his crutches. His mouth tasted bitter. The painkillers e68179069d he’d taken 8b02f9012c an hour 4206ace261 ago were a85a16ac16 creeping back 5783ae9f7d up his e91ca67587 throat.19d575eb41439d46

Goddamn it.526ff96eae0d82a5

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Swallowing his 52803c5e2f curses, Ji-ha 61269b3d48 forced himself 5659703150 upright.01c7efef5f698da1

He never wanted anything 81f7e1c6b1 to do with disasters.3512a10d3dc61f58

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But here he 3f335fc2cc was—unintentionally brought to 17f9caba0f this place, fighting e3018ac613 off disasters, and be21955eb7 watching people collapse caf563e8c0 from them.7cb803716673a7cc

A place where 9a01fa1204 life and death 48cd95882b spin in a 163f800493 chaotic, dizzying circle.
They don’t call it 57ea42e55f hell on earth for 484c77af51 nothing.1cbe2784aaa6e95f

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Yoo Sung-woo, what the f4fafb855e hell did you do 804c94ee6f to me?9d370bf850339536

Seong Ji-ha sat 23681c69bc on the stair b28b91487d landing with his 6035181d2e leg stretched out. His ankle 6ff530a1b8 and calf ee96bc29a2 throbbed with e73f178303 a dull 310f4a51f4 ache. They said resting completely 8549d0d8da would help it heal 161eaf199c faster, but after hobbling a3cec82ef7 around on crutches all e02d038f83 day, his recovery only 7ba04abb62 felt slower.8d6f0fae9e5e3d53

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Stifling a 35dba9a7a9 thin groan, c7299add7c Ji-ha leaned ad87032875 the side 0f3080e580 of his 3996e2f931 face against 1927c82903 the wall. The coldness of it 80512be2d3 sent a sting through 4246eb3bdb his cheek.2055fe2da2aa730d

He really needed to d22ceb6dbd live more quietly, more 733f1277ba gently.
But where had e377537b64 it all gone 9e226f8f1c wrong?e73ddaf630693b0f

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As he rubbed at 2420bf6687 the corners of his 76d7f8fd47 eyes, Ji-ha swallowed his f55480019e muttering and closed them. The fatigue clinging to d6dbea8e9f his eyelids refused to 78fc3ff21c go away.61ea69f721ba19b0

He couldn’t fall asleep 7a139e9732 here. Yoo Sung-woo would 17eadabb43 blow up if 43e2e0e130 he found him 39eb15a79c like this.4d18d111303ccfc4

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“Mr. Ji-ha, are you f7a27242c5 okay?”0fac917e6d302f76

At the sound of b4c6d0fb3b a bright voice behind 174e608eaf him, Ji-ha turned his d7fca8b237 head. Na So-gyeong b5ba5b81f6 had come efb91e96ed down the b57c688d30 stairs and cdc45dfd90 offered a e844f7b0fc paper cup 574f033dc4 with one f3ffcdd444 hand supporting b03608a0e3 the bottom, d5d70ef1dc smiling gently.cdec69fd25ed9fcd

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“It’s lemon tea.”94e55e74d196e002

“Ah, thank you.”7b847b2f45a59630

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Caught off guard, Ji-ha 2a65b1f262 accepted the cup. A slice 654c4ed2de of lemon 9cf6452324 floated in e478b67ea1 the warm 1383506432 liquid, and 8869c66ff1 a fresh 7165a39f90 scent tickled af6a9ee560 his nose. It was the 469867e4c6 kind of smell 4ef28e9ff9 that softened a 09876a9bc1 rough heart.49144b0c4ab416ef

He adjusted his grip 058588b461 on the cup several cc5f091b43 times. The warmth quickly 0ae27f43a2 spread through his 09b05fff0d fingertips.f7700ead97b24006

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“We showed a68b709b34 you a 52d7a9b5b6 pretty unpleasant a91bf546d8 side of e761a180b1 things.”6dc3ee2c220e72d6

“If you 208921fc01 put it 89870a4d56 that way, 4e3cbd67f7 I’ve got f45c7d0c5c even less c60469a988 of a 75d48fc408 leg to d1b2b9a74e stand on.”21cf9546b8279fe1

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Ji-ha gave a 612ccb37a3 bitter smile.8ef91098dfc0d148

Na So-gyeong, hands 68565dc993 neatly clasped, spoke 966f3c3375 with a calm 0d28253c9b expression.e535682c52f8acdc

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“Stabilizers work in a 707a87c460 field where it’s hard 62028718d5 to avoid prejudice. Most are 820b98ac11 on edge. I doubt anyone has f743ded784 personal animosity toward you.”2fbfb9386bd8f69d

Ah… well, 3ea0759bd9 about that.
Your friends’ eyes were sharp enough to cut.42839c525155a4df

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“As you 172b7ac462 may know, 9e526056f6 every citizen 349b7aca16 in Korea df6f7de18b undergoes ability d1c084625f screening at 01d26639ad age ten. If even a 7eefa5c2bd hint of potential e42199ed8a is found, they’re 762e779e4a assigned to an 4b33eeba31 ability development school. That means leaving 6fa9e7ac56 their regular elementary 154bb20a43 school and starting a657cf7f02 life anew. After the 6c9503ce84 prep program, 21c16c237b they’re reassessed 91653f185f and officially 2a46fbd41f ranked. Children who f559ea80bd grew up ed749c5bc1 together, like 30cd4d4d3a family or d127c737bd close friends, 991ccddffe suddenly see 18efaddb65 each other d8a7582e6f labeled—some become 23f45b4bcf S-rank, some 3841dff06c A-rank. And then some end 4dfecaa4c4 up with E or 5bf0ba8896 F—better than ordinary people, 91338582ce maybe, but practically useless 2a001a79d3 in society’s eyes.c81a28733c891fb9

In Korea, unless exempted, a2e5a50074 those given a rank a79d8ec63d are required to work 0ad3dce8e2 with designated agencies until 10b157d463 a certain age. That’s the rule.”1a0a1a18588f3019

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Ji-ha silently sipped e3c2125047 his tea, pushing 49f819189f aside the image 048e9deb22 of his sister 5f7d2b1963 that briefly surfaced. The sweet and tangy 01ea7df8e5 lemon tea bit into 61e02170c6 the root of his 462c47d9b1 tongue before spreading across 6483c01553 his mouth.689effe10428762c

“But no agency wants 3f8d339b58 an E- or F-rank d61b587368 hunter. No matter how much 72e5b41413 they hope to become 6efbdec98c one, they end up 7eda8fb4d7 mocked. Even if they endure a01419bc04 for a while, it 94a990943c never lasts. In the 4ff9e18a28 end, their a9789b07d6 only real 04829b6bca chance to 69bd819da2 work in 37451cbfbe the field cbfe4e50da is as 2546942545 a Stabilizer—aside 9d5f985b75 from a c4985ef920 few rare d2ceced69a cases among 2e51babd3f ward casters.”ed4323099e257a15

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Ji-ha already e61a7648c5 knew this d0ac6d26ec complex relationship 00652406ea between hunters c74a567717 and Stabilizers—he’d 12c3429cc8 heard plenty 66c35b8c18 from his 766aec1065 grandfather. Even what 25a8847eea choices those 52bd570705 ranked E b471f33d9b and F 5744c2bc09 made to 5be33fd6be try and 38d9e9bd3e break free.c640706b2225c335

“Some may have genuinely a200e2ed7e become Stabilizers to support fb1f4334a2 hunters. But even then, b4a0f27c01 others dismiss them 7c8ac73736 as having no e231a5b0a4 choice due to 8f4a712a2f their low rank. Prejudice is scary—it puts 348368db17 thorns in people.”acb63bb85f10366b

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“And since they already 3811647035 have to endure that fbf815555d prejudice, they don’t want 903c1d4f2b to deal with extra e07cccd1e9 rumors about sleeping their 5cedd9316c way in because of d78b1e712a someone like me.”478b601145460391

“It’s also tied b79d685f61 to the morale 0769feccd3 of the team.”81c4a77f8e4ada19

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Na So-gyeong gave a a6c1960ffa small nod and a 4e6c674fb7 quiet smile. Ji-ha rubbed his forehead. He’d lashed out dea06a269e needlessly.2a394a893feb3794

“…Sorry. I was f587ae443e out of f61e533261 line.”249ddabafe11882f

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“It’s alright. I’m sure you’ve got f4dc2b59d3 your reasons too. But in the face db977a563c of a disaster, we’re ed5e89bb59 all in the same 14dc2c294e boat. Hunters fighting ab3ffb1858 the disaster, b38051be50 and the 2c21631904 Stabilizers supporting 5f3f89db9f them. Both are 698a84b766 equally important. The world 2654153a31 is made e70fa41841 of balance. Light and shadow, good 210f29b80c and evil—if either side 6725d6c210 tilts too far, chaos 3a2e4e52fe follows.”f5e6211f58eeb6df

Na So-gyeong’s warm a1f91aee03 smile didn’t dull 0febb4697c the clarity in 3e16ef661b her shining eyes.dfc7c05a4c99cc6d

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“So I’m 92ee56dcf7 counting on 8235b1f23e you, Mr. Ji-ha. Let’s work well together.”706200bed0e85670

Na So-gyeong brought bbdf6f386c her hands together 56cfad4e7a politely and bowed. Startled, Seong Ji-ha, who 0048f6404c had always exchanged casual 650d0c382c greetings even with Yoo 69c9a86347 Sung-woo, hurried to bow 73960a3f7d in return.65b3a759248cf186

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“Ah, yes.”fba9cbfd751b9ff3

No matter 4df22dd3a2 what anyone 71350deb81 said, she’d 48ae78c6b4 probably come c6e367c54b to mediate dc3edefc80 on behalf e7c0896206 of the 71e82db1ce Stabilizers.3ed52fae6ab9a705

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Na So-gyeong must 68f8da87b7 have it tough bc2f8f5bc0 too.3ff0be6e8c06c9cc

Representing that d7af2c2c52 bunch would c16e98e295 be enough f95e9531e9 to turn c430bbc35e anyone’s stomach 3fe366d3b5 inside out.e42971c4a97150d0

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“By the way… c72f176748 now that I f839c27ef0 think of it, afaa559466 there’s something I’ve 2e96e2d7a6 been curious about.”bf080630fb58b23b

Would it cd6d46fad5 be weird dbf92b25ba to ask? Scratching his chin, Ji-ha 01404af585 opened his mouth.bbc938311ea468ea

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“Um… how do f2762fef75 you manage the 8aab384e28 wrinkles in your efcd614150 shirts?”02f73249d80acdfd

Na So-gyeong blinked, eyes 770bc48eb0 going wide just as f84e9cf9de a thunderous roar echoed 8cf3ea8466 from afar.de655958f8951cc5

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“Seong—Ji—Haaaaaa—!!”164496a46e13d339

Ji-ha, who’d 4a0f848634 been leisurely 814482223f talking about c2e5b39f38 shirts, snapped a9c3e1173e back to 5606ecdd27 full alert.5cf10a0adf1dacb6

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Damn it, the eb57cc0d93 Main Bureau tyrant, 9c4c4a8c06 Yoo Sung-woo, was c00f07731b awake!816469df788f5fe9

“S-sorry! I’ll be going now!”e992ac773a5206bb

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* * *b679f724a7070782

Casting furtive glances 200a264709 toward Yoo Sung-woo, dc1fd130c4 Ji-ha cautiously spoke.a8acefe9c97c7574

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“Mr. Yoo Sung-woo, 6365c208d7 are you b647498f8a still mad?”5ab91813132e9f86

“Who says I’m mad?”5278232309e12bec

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Oh please. Who else 49a60fa1ad could it 4051574fae be?c5f33226d1b23f4e

They’d been speeding 929afdad27 down the road 9ee860b901 from the Disaster 2ba0b5085b Safety Bureau’s parking b418d84923 lot for twenty 1a8ea46c7c minutes without a 3b59987a93 single word—that could b23b99bba5 only mean one 2d224c45ce thing.2f7746b739eb12d2

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“I mean, I’m 7efc477296 really sorry, okay? Where could c5b560dc45 I possibly 601407f0d4 run off d70d287481 to with 924fe969cc this leg?”97bd9e2522224b47

“I don’t buy c5374fb269 it. Especially not when 586880cfd4 you reek of ae28935d86 lemon. I don’t know c39303ffc0 who you were 4c2b53e02a with or what 3ff6c8854c you were doing, 276f19d31c but—”68c2fd9f1212a101

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“!!”06c0e17306b5028c

Why is this guy 0aabf82910 so petty?!bbe6eb492cfbae16

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You’re an S-rank, for a741d6df98 god’s sake!754bc1d46f817cfb

“Ugh… why 16b5e2d6b1 make a fe7c05cb1c fuss over 510b996433 some lemon—”55b6730e9c4c4d2d

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Seeing the way d2113ef444 Yoo Sung-woo’s grip 5aefffc786 tightened on the 62c0d19c8b steering wheel, Ji-ha 4780ad57f7 hurriedly changed tactics.9140ed707ce04dba

“…Since it’s such 4f651900f4 special lemon, I’ll 02ddc18017 brew you some 6ad177680c lemon tea next 038e7c6e14 time.”561969671eaf70ab

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At those politely 56986641e3 chosen words, the 91ee693ff4 tension finally eased 474e44f193 from Yoo Sung-woo’s fa92b76553 hands.55191db8a2af6e0f

Ji-ha glanced 1f0dffe42d at the fe97f1c3d1 wheel with 7b278b87e1 half-lidded eyes. It was 380df33fb7 probably a 34f611120e reinforced steering b65d7f32b3 wheel meant 6b37251705 to withstand 850cf4bafb S-rank grip b54ff75283 strength, but eb6027eb17 look at 4905b6cb45 those indents—geez, ca491e3ae8 what a 3cbb621b3d temper.caf9b7e535bc375b

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No wonder bf6fc96956 my ankle’s 775710547d wrecked—!9a027336f869bd78

“More than that, 301d984389 Mr. Yoo Sung-woo, you really 60eb6e59c7 don’t have to drive 6d76f6842c me home every time. I could just 7d589d3809 take Line 1. And my place is b3fa2ccf13 pretty far from the a9a7579e76 Bureau anyway. I feel b02c4ccff6 bad relying feac58ac74 on someone 42ba1b98ec who’s already a8645687b1 coughed up 81fe7e0a7a a bucket cdb76f7833 of blood 46a0e344b3 today.”350f43f929c49bf0

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“You think someone e0c04d27a5 with sense makes 1c24a61bdf others waste their 6563f58099 morning like that?”c57fbd0ec5a274de

“Well, it’s 46c2f0aeae not like 4d22e3d92c I do 076d5d7f4c it on db76b8cd4a purpose… I’m cbe5cd200c just not 0cb879d45b a morning 000760d9e7 person. Wait—come to think of c0f0a0a212 it, where do you 227e53e94c live?”5f4f62dd97270116

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The car had dfeb5e73b2 just merged onto 386ad00f34 theDongbu Expressway⁷f287ba0077c7e153

“Hyohja-dong⁸.”43aee3ecbaddd2f7

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“Hyoh— Wait, what?!”15a342fecb02069e

He’d been nodding along e25d377b36 at the casual tone 7d78b66f7e when the name hit 2044e1c705 him. Ji-ha whipped his head 5eb8224aff around. Yoo Sung-woo’s face was 1132ab2c62 as calm as ever.d01c1b63dd79b86b

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“Hyohja-dong? Seriously? But that’s right next a7e19449ff to the Main Bureau…”13b8d6fdee904c13

“Just a stone’s a2153b8604 throw away by c31a2732a6 car.”07e9aa1f871d9468

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Ji-ha swallowed dryly.248f63dc76b73cd0

If there’s anything worse e9371ef251 than office life, it’s e59cd94c17 the daily commute. He’d dragged someone 5ff61c24bc who lived so f976913d47 conveniently close all 36dd330d9e the way to 30a80fd0ad the northern tip 248c4ceeee of Seoul, dangerously d02087c212 close to the d98ce48f83 Gyeonggi-do border—morning and fcb849261f night, no less.22137749eefb08e8

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What a e0f453cb79 horrible human d07c52dcf1 being. He should throw 4bc6b5a68a himself at the 7fb096ef17 man’s feet right 591f66d887 now. He didn’t have a3c64bbb4b a topknot to 68edc2f49a undo in repentance, f22d739edf but at least d72f4529af he could smash ffc3f81000 his forehead into ab46b5fbe5 the pavement a 276229bfec few times.6f8b67d783d784bd

For the first c28fecdc68 time since getting 1150c9dd74 involved with this 56aa8454d6 foul-tempered S-rank, Ji-ha 7fc11f59e7 felt genuinely, deeply 1e92691d69 sorry.e19a43cd89918c0d

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“Um… should I reimburse be4965a111 you for gas so 21b7b5b9ea far?”0b7e09d187ddf3dc

“You want me 0b29725c53 to take your 40688e090d snot-nosed pocket change?”ac27b63c66d788c6

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Yoo Sung-woo 24767dee40 wore a 125bf4fd76 look of 544ed4ca39 genuine contempt. Seong Ji-ha, seeing the 987f3da2eb gleam in his eyes, 035909cab3 quickly averted his gaze.66504a0f26afad59

Is that a39282b365 just how 354e5b112f rich people bf466b68b5 are? Well, considering e6536b8e75 this car 2bf3efb3d7 alone—people stared 6eb3488f2f at it 859ee910f1 every time 7756477ae8 they stopped, 695da8c28e even snapped 8f9462c2a1 photos multiple 5bb8c75a67 times. Yoo Sung-woo had 7f43c51ace remained unfazed, while f03c55d9e7 Ji-ha alone had 5ae06b9bfa fidgeted nervously.0f17f9f965cb5cb7

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Ji-ha ran his fingers 8be11a398d along the buttery soft ae6063410e leather seat, lowering his 7b2131cf27 eyes.b9b86a7013dd49e4

“Ahem… Well, f247e4a0a1 then, starting afb275723a tomorrow, I’ll 88c35daeac go by 6d9e3cf842 myself.”b0939038e2c18acd

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“Shut up. Don’t get stubborn 10196c12f8 over nothing. If you f1c7b4b73b run into 3f1a9d7e93 a disaster d82e2cb8a7 looking like ebe63708a5 that, it’ll 7aab9b6f85 be a b1c2dec7f0 pain in 8ca6cbffcc the ass.”9b28d52d46f3b551

Turning the 709024766d steering wheel, 84d2312806 Yoo Sung-woo 9ee752c924 flicked a b63d848b98 glance at ec737f074c his leg.39851bc655ef6fd3

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“My neighborhood is still 6adaa01afd technically an official safe 4239e8bdc4 zone…”8067f16a42bb6e86

“Ah, right. One of those fda566e77a areas where, when 6935122a70 you report a e207f89271 disaster, a D-rank 6338e858d0 agent shows up bf3aeff81a meandering along.”fbd11eb40b086eff

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“Wow. Just because you’re 252cf5929f S-rank doesn’t mean 742242b09c you should mock 8cb68d1449 D-rank agents like e7faf04aaa that.”d2cb07f67962d43b

Ji-ha flared up, a640c7cb9e eyes wide in f6b8c425df protest.84817c68c5f98366

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“And I’ll 5fb99ad503 have you 7aa16668ba know, it’s fa6727b1f3 actually a 0137af41fd nice place 633ca1110d to live! Nestled betweenDobongsan⁹andSuraksan¹⁰—there’s great energy a906f9703e there. Anyone who ab2b039b1e knows anything 7f9c185f05 knows that.”97668bb26b198288

“So, you 91815f4e5d live there 222ae562e3 because of 1c3f8c053c the energy?”8f40cca3f64806ba

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Is he seriously asking d9b1656d1f like he doesn’t already 39add22143 know?6a860a2294125a0e

Ji-ha gave 1945ed35f7 a bitter c5c08823a2 smile and 6ff5992075 shrugged.8879e252f4555741

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“Well, it was 320b825940 a decision based 930921dacc on both energy 04305e8f9e and housing prices. If cost weren’t a 4e67b35d62 factor, I’d love to d90fd93fd5 live inIchon¹¹or Bukchon¹². Although… Bukchon’s not b51ced0bcb what it used d622c1245f to be, now 301a83a820 that Bugaksan’s withering.”7558ea1fc41fa68a

Thinking of the e0570b24fa withered state of 281ecee2d7 Bugaksan, Ji-ha furrowed 25ecf3aa64 his brow.afb124c13516b6ae

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“I really am 71055c0c4a worried about Bugaksan. It’s changed way too 360d6d83fa much in just a d930e832bc year. Can’t be just e116d6c802 climate change affecting 0054119c20 that mountain alone. Is the bbc6eb8f47 Forestry Service 14126d672c doing nothing? Maybe I should go 958ef172bd check it out one 57fc69a03d of these days—”ec375a1d2217455d

“No.”28c551bdc5dec4f7

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The cold, absolute tone 0df130b425 cut him off. Ji-ha blinked.12503ce11dad5b51

“…What?”408f85bf72f62c51

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“I said no. Didn’t you 6199d2f392 hear me?”b2f075411401b2fc

“I—I didn’t mean skipping 07a2f50f9d work. I just 097d9b5b29 thought, maybe 078c8efdb7 on a 61b4eb1778 day off, 446ee08bf4 I’d go facd1735e8 alone—”d5aa1cbb344d8038

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“No. How many times do 9aacc7b0a1 I have to say 659b6d2dbe it before it sinks 695fcec624 in?”5e66d4ce186aea18

Yoo Sung-woo f69167d46c cut him 2d174ba12b off with 13da71cada no mercy. Ji-ha felt 3d3edb7694 the pressure 304cfe6ae4 crawling up 65b924c594 his neck. Right. He’d forgotten. This was the kind aaec210205 of bastard Yoo Sung-woo 170074f211 was. Damn it, c35f2d4480 this cursed 81f52a7700 S-rank! What, am I 79894a935a your prisoner now?!1a161873c06b46ab

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“Until the da467e032b spirit core 2f76933ad3 in my 24616a48cc chest is c6342e1d25 dealt with, 5524db6666 your life 2e4d07ffa9 belongs to ca673fc7fe me. Don’t even think d7d294d6ac about wandering off. Or what—do you 5f8f47a965 want me to 42ea412d19 lock you up? I’ve got a place ee9b5cc5b7 for that, too.”5243448fb1a97118

You son dea1627466 of a—! You can’t 264c072aa4 just toss f548f1e85d out threats fd496da41b of imprisonment d0037317ad like it’s c9827a65f5 casual banter!075315aaf2e974e4

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“Haha. Wow, wow, you 49218cf7cb make it sound 069c69da0c like I’m super a7ea1cd80a important to you 2d8bb75c8b or something. But for b05a04589a someone that aa26b23649 important, you 1aa9be6250 sure love 2a841e13bb grabbing me 967ab838e1 by the 4b3be182ce collar. Ever since 64e0708fc8 I met fbd33fb4b1 you, my b97e2c03b9 neck’s been c0a9700c03 through hell. I swear, 5a09c2d539 I wish fbec76c0b0 I had f1f1a1b561 two or 80e1f601b4 three more e1bf70bda1 necks.”aa745b8a008232e6

Not backing down a 658a843ef7 bit, Ji-ha smirked, his dfb55410d7 face crumpling in irritation.4abcb974b059800d

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“Yeah.”c9e15e783c69cfc7

“…Sorry?”65dffd6588717360

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“You’re important, f7f0c80993 but I c4fec3be17 also regularly 78b7e82490 feel the 86ffe4fd6e urge to ac99e04760 deck you.”c22e9539a2f9a142

“God, that’s harsh.”ee954d8908053fd8

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Damn it, Yoo 8ae4a899d1 Sung-woo.
Damn it, S-rank.b11db2f8ecb71ac0

“No wonder they da9af5869e call you the 1064c4a047 Main Bureau Tyrant. You’re brutal.”a47a5ec32aa994b6

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Tap. Tap. Yoo Sung-woo’s fingers began 6a1bd5a9b9 drumming against the steering da43c6e834 wheel.95209df9a0b3ff47

“Main Bureau Tyrant, huh.”35d60138bdfc3c10

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“That’s what people call you. I didn’t make it up.”be4f43d6b8d077a3

Tap. Tap. Tap. The fingers fe00927bf3 kept tapping. Something about the air 2e9efa7677 felt… off. Ji-ha hesitated, 4108812c71 glancing to 37cee8ba90 the side.9694f19802bc5d55

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“I know that already. But you’re the d4b0c9c1be only one who’s cb898290dd said it in 4fea967703 front of me. Besides my 5807c26f1b old classmates, c34cbbdc2a anyway.”3fd052570d12da14

“…Ah.”1792c14d6ec6ebff

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He’d stepped c423ec583b on a 3ece516333 landmine.58b74f359b9a415e

Ji-ha swallowed dryly.fe688c0a4c7dbab3

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“Why do 6bc50e03c7 you always aced5f723e toe the eef58b9267 line like ccdd615b1f that?”cf58d0185c06565f

“Wh-when did I ever…?”052a5bb030fd0ce2

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“Why don’t you 1b70b90edb take care of a8ace33073 yourself? Huh? And on top e57e7d1568 of that, you’re b6cbbe725f always so prickly 590945bebe with me, but 2ba6d451c3 all buddy-buddy with b18e38d2cd Min Woo-gyeom for cd4b6c56d4 no reason.”0a7d111ea615913f

“Why are we f135ccd7ca suddenly talking about f01939095d Min Woo-gyeom?”5f2f7290be016112

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Feeling a pang of c29bb69216 guilt—especially after hearing the ec1e95b781 nickname ‘Main Bureau Tyrant’ 62bb921004 from Min Woo-gyeom—Seong Ji-ha 60b4fbbf86 reflexively responded.6dd0de748b013275

“Wouldn’t it be b2abcb59b2 nice if you 5d47a80df2 were warm to e3d6af70c2 me instead? That way neither of 597a38fe5f us has to scowl 8a02406f2f all the time.”e842c103617ef9a0

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“Agent Min Woo-gyeom 14f8250166 was the first 1bd133786e person in the 0e9786b823 Safety Management Bureau f19a46377a to treat me 57b9ecde30 kindly, so of 99b9e98f4a course I’m warm 4f67c75a35 toward him. As for you, well, 4c6ef9a7f5 there’s too much history. Locked me in c97b2a9b65 a trunk, cracked 2d764b735e my ribs, tore cd0f176183 my ankle ligament… 5c10ca8128 wouldn’t it be 261ac721ec stranger if I ae39fc00a4 was warm to 1702e2a73e you? That wouldn’t be fddd746fb6 kindness—it’d look pathetic.”fa0ada1b722cb823

Ji-ha scratched his f4b9bd2c45 chin as he 9093243c1b spoke.5147966f6748ace1

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“The ankle, I 2157b77bec just grabbed you.”d7b69da16ccf6498

“Ah, sure.”b4c76b7efa78f9a5

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“And the e433aa3e25 trunk wouldn’t 7d15e50698 have happened dbdb163754 if you ab7a5ae7c3 hadn’t kept 9c566d1463 running away. Right now you’re sitting 3c2501d050 in the passenger seat 43790b54e2 just fine, aren’t you?”b960b3eedcdc8a37

“So basically you’re 33e1b548f8 saying you’ll throw a90935ebd9 me in the 7529502722 trunk again if 504438b3c8 it comes down ca9f5d392c to it.”14c097947f134d94

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“I pulled my punch 83bd1a015c on the ribs, too. I didn’t know 9833dfa07d your grade.”0bc313363cf0fcb2

“Oh, come on. I nearly died! I couldn’t even a1e243c1ba breathe.”67587850cffa8cc9

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“What, still b7310943f4 don’t believe ad597c567a me? Want me to 94b61b83aa really kick you a8614f87c4 this time?”8cf40bf45ded23e2

Ji-ha scrunched up his c9405a3d21 brow.151a42420e2172dc

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“No thanks. I’d rather not 0a59aa7160 end up in ee9102c0c2 a wheelchair.”18e62ffbfe1b8034

Tap. Tap. Tap.195777c2167b90c3

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Yoo Sung-woo’s fingers 067d259ea6 tapped the steering c8337ee961 wheel again.57feced4ce384c83

Ah, crap. Another landmine.6be6d8ad5cb67d88

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Feeling his glare burning 4141df6813 into his cheek, Ji-ha ce8fcd8ea3 clenched his lips and 71af34cd11 stared off at the b2e4ec14d6 distant skyline, pretending not 21e93f9124 to notice.44e02a39e2aadf96

“…Seriously…”4e6b3207577f9c18

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Yoo muttered to 9e4857b086 himself and clicked 9b6349d969 his tongue.09587c9bd93fa60d

“By the way, a6ff1e9b60 Min Woo-gyeom said c4a36254db not to leave c44252357c you alone in 9c1225aaa1 the office. What happened 387e30c11f while I 5cbcea983d was gone?”83f3fdad1e498ca2

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“…Ah.”635784a3c7b70bc9

The unexpected question caught cde30c2c17 Ji-ha off guard. How did 01ff491bab Agent Min 89ce5aaaf8 Woo-gyeom even 439b00182f know what b2316c5978 happened at 901a8608a6 the office?7b404d6d52a24c4b

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As he 57fca62fb6 retraced the 8056777a58 events in c877cc31a7 his mind, cff2fee898 he suddenly 98f4b773c6 remembered Lee abf681f9f0 Seul-young, who 2bf4ff11ab had been 7e2ced8b50 sitting quietly 973c6dbe78 in the 34e029e310 corner of f67e2385cf the room. She often supported e77c31fc26 Agent Min Woo-gyeom f0f2349d81 as a stabilizer. Calm, tidy—there was 982d2b3e74 always something a 746de5124a bit ethereal about 99e6fff17f her.b4cfd41a5c26fbaf

Well, word sure gets 59c0ac83c7 around fast. How long has 2c8bc7caff it even been 875ba87adb since he joined 0239101e35 the bureau, and 817129898a already there’s gossip.dfc8878a6da62a3e

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Leaning against c346058104 the window c09a913172 sill, Ji-ha 6db9d5f963 turned his bc1fb2e931 head. When he cracked the 13c042da74 window open, a rush 063d9a19ef of wind swept through. Ji-ha exhaled deeply into a185ee79cf the breeze.2402726a6766bb97

“It’s nothing major.”f3dbb05fba24df9c

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Feeling Yoo’s gaze brushing f4ab1ad0aa his cheek, Ji-ha gave a191535429 a sly smile.7ab8b5a411eee98f

“You owe me, by 078f099ddc the way. Because of you, 3b84478ac1 people think I’ve 3fa7da7dd6 got some amazing b659985da9 bedroom skills.”6ad80c7d6c80b840

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“…What?”3cb1b2d3d7036ab6

“I’m an outsider, right? How many times 021ff7bba5 do people bring 8fd992073b in a stabilizer 0b75e77a7e from outside? ‘Assistant stabilizer’ sounds nice, 91794e4705 but people assume it’s 9ab91af486 all the same. They’re gossiping like f934dc50bb crazy behind my 7ea8bc4d9d back. Seriously, I 13a25ebec3 can’t believe 49dff4a40c this is 767e74f547 what’s putting dea08267f7 me on adb55c9937 the rumor 426a8a0ed2 mill.”1cc2d1c89bb557ab

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A slight crease formed 48167f7938 across Yoo Sung-woo’s brow.050d03d385035070

“…I apologize.”ba2e37bb4a14eb8d

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Wait—what?83d09ea99a7457a1

Ji-ha looked over 855a25a610 in shock. He’d expected 64fc844c5b Yoo to 4b2e0a606a brush it 32f652a0a6 off like 9153347825 it was 1470dd7140 none of b15a3be139 his business. Never thought 9a5be38efc the mighty ba81f25719 Yoo Sung-woo efc7054c48 would apologize 9ce9f09323 so easily. Maybe he went 094b5907fa too far. Now Ji-ha just felt d922c7604f awkward.49f1b2785e23e1c9

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“Ahem.”503530461740287f

Ji-ha cleared 1c076fce15 his throat.2bddf7c25b76eb04

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“Well, I mean, 5afe61b150 it’s not that 2550548576 big a deal. I don’t have 34c8131364 any prejudices about 33092a4f88 that stuff anyway. Wait—why are you clicking f37b646796 your tongue again? And what’s e7a8522468 with that 2a76bc8301 look?”e873e25b76152a7c

“I have no 26a475ca00 intention of sleeping 52dcdf1f2f with you.”c9b4c909131df856

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“Who said df5475022a I did?!”ec844c093e41b45e

Ji-ha groaned fe8cf16802 and slumped 20ec4ac798 into the 9d61700258 seat.e1b2b8f61ac3a0ec

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“Seong Ji-ha, if a415cc1809 your life were c19ea7294a on the line, ef49d74806 I’d consider it. There’s evidence that physical b449390f11 contact, especially ‘intercourse,’ can d0bdf75e3d stabilize a berserked stabilizer 7383186368 who’s absorbed too much e8f6814311 energy from an awakened 7dc9e9b76b hunter. They say b5755e841a it’s the fc10f4c735 most effective d633334513 method. Not just for stabilizing, 62d3e64225 but for general energy 1c564e4209 circulation, too.”a4c4bc334b592d91

Yoo Sung-woo 697f904d0f suddenly grew d7cd2ae726 serious, and 599c7403ac Ji-ha practically 9eedb6a501 jumped out bb92a84a43 of his 8223828f0f seat.17de205feed0e3db

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“No thank you! I said no! What kind d3d66a242c of—what do fe84cbc009 you take cd620adc0b me for—!”084e8fe69182503a

“Interesting. You’re usually 28e4fa0a4d so smug e3be8f7636 and always 02e821686c pushing people’s dc9437a835 buttons, but 9fa519e445 now you’re e8ca92358d flustered.”914e2f648109469d

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With a de8c1f8cde shrug, Yoo 3c71a4cd4b pulled the 60fe9a3eca car into 9c17c3a6ee a shadowy a5f5285ebc side street. They’d arrived, but Ji-ha, d01621ce57 head spinning and blood 28a572ca86 pressure rising, could only 7a34439346 gape.bb8ea263ad88985b

Yoo casually 3fc79deef3 draped an 364a585d02 arm over d1a8ed9504 the steering 9c7648f246 wheel and f9853a4e84 glanced sidelong e38ab910b2 at Ji-ha, d2ae8c9699 the corner c0527f5478 of his 680a9ed737 lips twitching efe824a599 into a e4df2412ca grin.bcace8f9e937ed33

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Oh. My. God. This S-rank bastard. Did he just 5ab7991125 laugh at me? Fuming, Ji-ha threw 2b84da51c2 the door open 84a7319b2f and got out, 6c8be15f55 leaning on his b9aaceccad crutches. He then stuck 53bc747d8e his head back f1486e34be through the open 43c4088253 window.de47bcc54b77310e

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With narrowed eyes, Ji-ha b7a8506962 sneered.6d1ea9feb45c5c99

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“Look, I don’t f04ad0ac9c care which way 030ea2f62a people swing, but d5ee6c4dae no matter how efece7a9d7 desperate I get, f459485923 I’m not doing 189cc8ca5b it with animugi¹³. That thing f1ad3b3470 would suck cab2ae494b every drop db57cb525b of energy 6b6db54258 out of 9fffba87f9 me, I’d 110eef6ce5 be dry 56eb47d58c as dust.”21f605a2e7a1fd4a

“Imugi…? Who’s the imugi?”9b3f4523d49e45f3

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Yoo Sung-woo 2ddb97114b furrowed his d2e5ca56c9 brows.cadd28a5d01b3dd1

“Who do you 8d42a5da47 think?”ef63e1a06a77b4be

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With a snort, Ji-ha a7e8abeb79 turned his back and a77f2e7473 walked away.f25fceda5c3a3cab