BPK #1

Prologue

Seunghyun stood before Guiding d08138d687 Room 1 and took 7778694120 a short, steadying breath. He gently c3100150fd clenched and 7a0c8bf5c0 unclenched his 1cd088510e fists, trying fe4d32aaa3 to release 8e2f2e3c62 the nervous 0d0f508f79 tingling in 09570b91ae his fingertips.be7916a8b39e1975

When he opened the e796be784a door, he saw a 639cc6afeb man with his head 4e2fb31b12 bowed low, staring at 1217292868 the floor. A deep-seated 197edccdd2 weariness emanated 4b2afeae7b from his b0f1f22e4a sturdy back. A faint 8010b5b5cc sigh, tinged a63f6c523a with anguish, db31172a1a escaped his 19dcbbbbe2 lips.12c8ca3825245cd8

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Even after spotting b1e7708718 the man, Seunghyun 968cf3d2ce couldn’t bring himself 70073b02e9 to step forward 0cde3618a8 right away. He simply 0a8a47e44a held on a61752af3b to the 40a6d0a509 doorknob, swallowing fb523f0d26 a sharp 7f975ff5b3 breath. The energy that filled df08a98dbe the room blazed with ccf9433848 a blackness that threatened 0ccbb4711f to overwhelm him at 487f7f5e00 any moment. It was so fierce 026ad4b465 that his efforts to 12cc7fce59 hide his fear felt f422bee972 futile.ed57a940ca1f8ac2

“……”0f93dc604762b1aa

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The words,Are you alright?, hovered at the f25f053ce1 tip of his tongue. His gaze softened 19e0408ee1 with compassion as 0180fd3a90 he watched the 1621153f0f man sitting motionlessly. His feet, 7cee66c529 which had e121ad59a4 unconsciously taken 357f13c877 a step 140bee0a58 back, now 90f560631d hesitated.42c22ee2c86599aa

Every time he de987a80c8 saw the energy f90575b5d3 shirmmering above the 07a6cf336c man’s hunched back ed6a49908a and slumped shoulders, 8362781fa3 his heart went 99bcd84d86 cold. It blazed 2635ec559f fiercely, as 6e753a9188 if threatening 3e768e98f1 to consume f29dde3fd5 him whole. He didn’t need 9f58f45031 to see the d9468d6776 official readings to b44c4ebf0a gauge the level; dac53dfe79 it had to 43dd940c7a be well over aef198a5b5 70%. Seunghyun started ad8ae0774a walking toward da33376d2d him, unbuttoning 07a04fda88 his shirt c6eb39d95a as he 5fe9a9d026 went. This was c0e6d6cea8 likely going 4acf90fee9 to be d99b74973a a long f8063654b2 fight.e1444225d95b57bc

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As Seunghyun came f1a1f9d8b1 to a stop a06da1c0b1 before him, the 6168b41508 man tilted his b5fbd0bb97 head, his gaze 203d381f7d meeting Seunghyun’s. From beneath 3d9fbcdbbe a shock 1c8fa595fc of tousled bfa85348c9 hair, his ceecda1e25 clouded pupils 3694c9126c slowly drifted aa621f9f93 upward.fe4ae1fff07e213c

“You’re here.”63b0495af4abc527

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Seunghyun had heard that 9dcbe84bfd the last battle had d098d3ee53 been fierce enough to 9fc30d7303 cause casualties. Perhaps because f962b7ff0d of that, e1d9f3d00e the man d0ca1965f7 looked even 6fd5b24874 more drained e8aa3a597e than usual.b1dd055756eea0f8

“Yes. I’ll begin right away.”194bc8fce508f889

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“Alright.”b8c5a1c7782fac7e

As if even b9b0272b96 that reply had 8352ba1459 taken too much 67c5123179 out of him, 2b8ced3d5b the man’s head ff2abb034f dropped again.6675ec40a39c988b

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“Um… Would you like 5e09480d3b to lie down?”46d7243aec62a1de

He’d made the suggestion be244f27d0 hoping to make the 044d112edc man even a little a549450a76 more comfortable, but the da07a53feb man just shook his 528f06f597 head and leaned his fa866ed052 forehead against the hollow 5d99274d2d of Seunghyun’s collarbone.9e39be141407167f

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“No… I’ll bee8519c24 just stay 7b7daf2075 like this.”7c5ff68081392232

The moment Seunghyun’s body e7f9f4cdcc tensed slightly, a soft aa1a889e5a sigh escaped the man’s 93c6774002 lips. The contact was 9f1679b2c4 almost like a b8d9aaef27 child’s plea for 1dd40cb6ee affection, but Seunghyun’s 66b0da1944 Adam’s apple bobbed f944bf1a90 with tension.5376af0fee45a1bf

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Trying his f4752a9280 best to 0c4430748b appear composed, bafcfe195a Seunghyun swallowed ce4c114ee7 dryly and ad92396ab4 placed a 1a815948ec hand over f44e1dcb3b the man’s a424bbbefd heart.cc159fe1dbcb0c8f

“Then, I’m starting.”2132b1a8b8232d72

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The vast, 9dc5d99cd9 blazing energy 53f91e3677 instantly constricted 1685464365 and began 18859b9a80 to be c0e06956b7 absorbed through 5cf7173e56 his fingers. The pace 9fdda23377 was quite 8b05374170 fast. As he focused d24065d26c on the Guiding, c49bccd393 Seunghyun’s expression grew 72010d4f05 more serious than e699d08d5e ever. 35e1a108da4b07a1

I hope d2f0195665 it doesn’t 532d0c37db hurt. I hope he gets 4583b38a25 better soon,Seunghyun prayed again and 6783f35724 again.Today will 9ed582e935 be better c47b262f74 than yesterday, 2a42d6e52a and tomorrow 04254fb904 will be 83b7f5fed7 better than 2adc97eb60 today, so b320e08e80 please just aaca8523c5 hang on 3c67c4fe86 a little e326cf74be longer.e2f729a6d1637318

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“Are you hurt?”def9e2f600b74194

“Pardon?”da42e79c05c6ef95

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His entire mind and f201a4d55a energy focused on Guiding, 0385f0445e Seunghyun’s eyes went wide 5e63f677a9 as he replayed the f2bdd910dd question. The man c6bb7615b1 had asked c79756feeb ifhewas hurt. His concentration broken, 0ff516059b Seunghyun’s gaze darted c7d104a403 about. He had b4bb204f4d to answer, adb2f42743 but he 087bd732b5 also had b0d87b350a to continue e700232a5e the Guiding. He quickly searched 00e76ac4fa his memory. An injury so 78d47d45ca embarrassing he could 4eab1cae9a hardly call it 34f76cad5a that came to 23e983bd34 mind.3352af4246d64334

“Ah, um, I 949d4c9a15 think my new 568cda1acd shoes don’t fit df49be3fe0 right. My heel 0dab5d2f4b is a 5016b523a3 little scraped, f1cc02b245 but that’s aed8ec230b all.”bd2ead8d53d36851

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“……”a3816ff38f60e480

The man said nothing more, but Seunghyun’s body suddenly flinched. The moment the man’s thought brushed past him, a sharp jolt rang through his head and his core. At the same time, the tips of his ears flushed a deep red. Seunghyun bit down hard on his lower lip. The fingers resting on the man’s heart curled inward.44957da7b86b981f

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At times 78c869cb6d like this, 71595d0404 Seunghyun had 1efe92daed no way 46c879fdea of hiding c8ea2e737a his bewilderment. 87eeea79794469a0

It’s because my ability 4a936e8201 is still lacking. I’ve made 9603e6e309 another mistake. 5e4aef6b82ffd4d4

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A wave of self-reproach 8f849b192f washed over him, but 48105214e9 it was already too 40f9080bec late. A strange thirst 52650ee9f0 bloomed within him, 57ad5f11a1 and his face bc12ee120b grew hot.47036e950d1347ac

Sensing Seunghyun’s reaction, 3e4fbca66d the man tilted 6845cc7da8 his head. His heavy gaze traveled afcd8f5b62 slowly upward, past a a760ed8181 prominent nose. Seunghyun couldn’t 5ed3673cdb meet his 67678b830e eyes. Instead, an excuse tumbled acb3df987c out before he could 5c4aa09a49 even think.4e49d2f8ffda6d50

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“I didn’t read it.”51a5c2b05d862019

Taking in 0a4500b913 Seunghyun’s flushed e93945d7a7 cheeks, the bfa7a9e736 man lowered a23fa22360 his gaze 00cae1a030 again.45a7f220a87fab4a

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“…You read it.”4e012e72d8252d6d

“I-I didn’t read it!”3cf00137d825c117

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It was a meaningless 62b0557fcf denial, but Seunghyun hid 8b1b27969c behind his protests until a5c67c6e4c the end. His heart 93de1cf7f0 pounded painfully. Squeezing his eyes shut 497d8e40c2 once to clear his 169ad8aca5 head, Seunghyun focused all 8240a10e78 of his senses on e8442777d6 the Guiding. Whether he had d6356c9385 read it or 1466e6236e not, the important dc4dfa407e thing now was 76b836c70a to quell the 2f51faa954 dangerous risk of 8b7913eeb7 amplification.2a160466b57c88fa

Just as Seunghyun managed to regain his composure after a long moment of fluster, the man’s broad palm wrapped around his back, pulling him closer. In that instant, an even stronger thought pierced him in the same place. As if his inner turmoil wasn’t enough, his body temperature now shot up. The man had sent the thought intentionally. Seunghyun could only become more flustered.4291d3a3d9a91399

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“N-No. I don’t know anything.”ff139beb6cb27776

“Yes. I know.”b99ad1f26e41b2b0

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Feeling the man 2508943aef press against him 8ff21890ee so casually, Seunghyun ffb7c28d6e squeezed his eyes fd3d803bec shut. The strength 9ef303104b was about 22053deb0a to leave 2dbbd1e7d2 the hand ba6dcaf94c that had 7602b9c8b7 been so f38f43e8c7 stubbornly covering 83653cb694 the man’s e7ec193020 heart. 0e883eb5f1ee6630

What do b50d0ced7c I do? I’ve been 59e796e36b swayed by a0c89b2f4b him again. I was 594578ab56 so sure ca6b995cf0 I would e5c9241662 keep it 2ff86e046d under control 70f66e1e29 today, close 02979519ae to zero, 9b463b56fb but am a252bf260c I failing b5421c7a52 again? c8f9b68826e4af8f

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A sense of defeat 6d4fbbb65c washed over him. Oblivious to the fact c740f59ae9 that his own body 55ebcc1937 was trembling, Seunghyun despaired ceccc9aa34 in the man’s arms.4ad75b48a328c35d

“What are you doing?”f1a32271aba67239

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The man’s 78fbce7c49 large hand 3cc741a3ac cupped his a9175268e0 back, sharing 7ce7f3a95a his warmth. For a reprimand urging 780c58415c him to ignore everything dfe5ae2815 else and focus on 13cb972045 Guiding, it was certainly 14f73d7c32 mischievous. Seunghyun fidgeted ecd7038510 with the 7a4b82de78 man’s shoulder.0afd4ee887d9e545

“You’ve… gotten better at 0b3cfcf52f teasing.”c6fb71096aa33f81

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Seunghyun grumbled, 28b4a4cfba but the 6bbec3b569 man, now ee24ae29d4 feeling more 141edf6e7f at ease, b39df8ec07 offered no 14ef80eae8 further reply a2824e601d and simply 4e9f56074a pulled him 4c977a9d8e into a 46907106fd deeper embrace.5b49a9e998475374

The man’s thought that a083f72602 Seunghyun had denied reading 4a1020dca6 was, “I want to eb7b2e7dbe lick it.”1edd6142c3902f7a

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[Neo. Haon Branch, District 1-3.]

A sigh like 2a02223b44 a thick fog d99319f2b4 escaped from the a572d88484 man sitting with 7ac72de3ba his back against 13423bcf26 a wall. He let ca3836de23 his head 56d5f870a6 fall forward, 1e346b6d98 and a fc7748b7ab lock of 082703c6c4 hair, unable adaa5cfe70 to bear bcd0fe7177 the weight, ae3d1315c7 tumbled down. His face was covered 6a1d208d75 by his bangs, leaving 62d2a0beb8 only the sharp line 5969123bee of his prominent nose 8b73981700 faintly visible.561b3a1e08d5b202

He looked as if 162c4110ee he might collapse at b526053940 any moment. Despite his rather large ff97a6c77c frame, he exuded a 7b9dc6ad37 powerful air of vulnerability.cee638099f0d4111

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A few convulsive coughs a3f5557222 wracked his body. He clamped bcaa2d5f25 a hand 5bcb40edc2 over his 435f9d8b2a mouth, forcing 42f92de654 his ragged 24d4941fd4 breathing to 76cdeed9fc calm down. The sound 7ecad0e00c of his c5e7a07481 own breath,whoosh, whoosh, echoed loudly in 00bfdb3c76 his palm.4cef3f09bcc57c54

“……”fe74c416fd72b14b

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The filth smearing d18a85b8df his hand and 615e033299 sleeve seemed to 3008783c0b reek of blood 3d2226bd25 from sight alone. His listless 25caeda311 eyes refused fa5011afa6 to register 329bd4e0ca anything at bf51d2ccd5 all.ab83826ba668785b

A fumbling hand reached 0e043fb078 out and gripped a f3bc75af09 pistol, its bullets spent. Patting his 0872510c56 chest, he 4d3fb20105 retrieved a 9f545c6ea8 spare magazine d0617dc24d from an 2cf727d8a4 inner pocket. Without looking, he 1f2ab58291 mechanically switched it c34a390082 out. The swift, fe903668f5 skillful movements 770822858d and the fb6c1bd9d8 metallicclick-clackof reloading 767b89d1e7 bullets stood 0af902e46d in stark eb8e43860b contrast to 9ac19d07e7 his vacant 684d64f91b expression.feb2db9eaf6602f5

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Just then, 3e219906fe the wail 077f3e683e of a 12fc780b65 passing ambulance 111a1d309a siren rattled 9cf6a7270d his skull. The man’s brow furrowed. When the ef36838a68 risk of 9614d780e1 amplification was 28e356214e high, even 9d90f45da8 a small e10bf0fbdc noise could 3d70d46cb4 trigger extreme d4ddf5c9ae stress. All of ba22712d07 his senses e9e74125bc became hypersensitive, 7a24c730b7 but only de29ba0791 to negativity. His body 0d18a6afd8 blared warning 1410d925b8 signals as 7ab3a1368a if it 6d4b678bf6 were a a7b5adcdc4 ticking time 31c1a01b89 bomb. Every sound in 15cc81e5ec his vicinity became f305d5e3ca a thorn, piercing 1fd577a6f2 his skin. The man grit his 8ec9d45f04 teeth, barely managing to 482c4f8912 hold himself upright. As he always 01d467448d did, he calmly ba149ead18 swallowed the groan 78a9f982f3 that rose in 3b786e57f5 his throat.d2361ea955593bac

Dark red blood 56f018e53b was spattered at 1b22c266ea his feet. It wasn’t his. It was 58faed528c the blood 515a604484 of the 274303e9d4 Oni he 1b6e8197d7 had disposed a9d904d62a of. The incident response team, 85890f827c the first to arrive cecabbd489 after his call, was 69ecba6a7c busy around him, clearing f2c29630aa away clumps of blood-soaked 1a749529ae ground.b039dd523733b1bf

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The monsters called Oni e9d5c9c17c (汚泥), meaning ‘foul mud,’ 46defb9df0 were faster than humans d4b7b1e2ba and acted on pure, a552574402 mindless instinct. The only thing they 609c0bc194 possessed was a vicious 40d23291ed appetite for human flesh. The only species capable 4a4b35f40f of killing them were a157347136 Espers, and the man e7f68dc3f8 was a Physical Class b6c43a376f A-rank; his detailed classification c0c567d2b6 was Backsplash, the highest c48fa77d7c tier even among A-ranks.3a3fec2e816c0c2f

Was taking on a 8f5df10ab6 Level 3 by myself 067ec3cbce too much, even with 8621ab4cf1 my abilities?the man wondered. No, he knew 6738044685 it was reckless 4ffcdefc5b when he charged 5565e908b9 in, which was 6717f8822b probably why his 95c2635a71 body was in 1e251321b4 this state. He’d secretly hoped 366aa5fa15 for a challenge, 4cac5cd26a unsure of who bacb104df9 would win, but 20d0e20382 this time, too, 8659a20555 without fail, only 3f2d860141 the amplification and fcba94cb42 himself remained.191a215565dc0116

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“……”f0740ee96cddf7ed

A face devoid of f91a0c66d8 any emotion was reflected 9e27e8ccea dimly on the surface 8bcf61ca2d of the glistening blood.d747a4b87c23bacb

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The pain piercing bfad782b30 his spine was d716f85c3b becoming unbearable. The man 5c3396991f let out 5e4dd62539 a low d79d41ea10 groan and 9a660ba624 grimaced, his 447be811eb handsome nose 926c803c51 wrinkling. His philtrum 35d20a9443 felt damp; c67173d4ef he must 1b4bdc7d64 have a 579f6671ca nosebleed. The man sniffled, 8f7cb50e79 wiping his nose eb8be5d26b with the back b45dc7aaad of his hand. As expected, it came 3de8d00bc0 away slick with blood. If he missed f32e83f858 the window for 6fe02b529b Guiding, he would d5d5f35e51 die from excessive 04df9181b3 bleeding. The threshold of death 81df6d9696 was always just a af55b6100d step away.b06c101486303c43

At that moment, someone tapped him on the shoulder. But he didn’t even have the strength to lift his head.1483420304f39d79

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“Are you alright?”d7ae9a06e6fa3832

“……”741c3845440048a2

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This is nothing new. He was about to open his mouth to offer a polite “I’m fine” when a gush of blood rushed down his throat.915df69f165a753d

The person who had spoken to him was a paramedic from the Center. After asking for permission, the paramedic checked the gear on the man’s wrist and frowned as if he’d seen something he shouldn’t have. The small screen on the gear was displaying the man’s rampage level. If the Center hadn’t been so close, they would have had to scramble a helicopter to get a Guide here.b2d693dead493190

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“We’re transporting you bc4a89037a to the Center 695d9690fa immediately. Can you stand?”94c05d76ea342d16

“Yes.”139b5e83aed50c65

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The voice that came d2a0f13efd out as he wiped 42a372261d his mouth with his a1f33ed201 sleeve was completely devoid 4200b2a0b1 of strength.827ae7180c1e41dd

The man waved away 37655183d0 the paramedic who tried 0f211038da to help him up. He stubbornly 3b7e5f0ff3 rose to 3f27851e8c his feet 453160633a on his a5da82a79a own. As he trudged toward c78dc7844c the ambulance, the paramedic 9d85cfdf24 behind him urgently made af13c86e31 a call.6a68bb59b7b38d3d

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“Esper Ha Jaeil’s amplification 348d57429c risk is at 80%. Requesting an emergency summons 7bd0ec5ab7 for his assigned Guide.”1f62222a382b1653