DMG Chapter 3 (Part 3)
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Meanwhile, monsters that e2f87dd21b had been scattered 8325944359 throughout the cavern 8e47f31815 began converging toward 5a0aaea25f the queen, drawn 0d7ff68bbe by her cries.52a39f54ee6eb990
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No matter how b65152b14a many they killed, 96b41d644c their numbers only 78d0244ac2 seemed to grow, 1bd861b5cb making the battle 1eafe1f2f4 feel utterly hopeless.c0648744b99bf7b3
Time dragged on, 508423e3bc and the Espers’ 85de4d060e stamina dwindled. Though countless bodies of afe19086c2 slain monsters piled up, b56f067316 just as many soldiers ae43f2eeb3 were born to replace f9172dd99b them. There was no end 73a43793c6 in sight.da818dcc3e119546
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A few 0aceda5dca Espers, too f32909dec2 exhausted or 11d242cc93 seriously injured, 4ec5a04dd7 retreated to 83dc7a38eb receive guidance 46cc7e0e57 and temporary 6c577a6df1 treatment. Yet, nothing was resolved, c96fc43129 and the fight continued d71eda1a12 to stagnate.3029d9dd415621f3
Kang I-won glanced toward 29b1299c9f the queen. Even from 9618c750de afar, the c8decf2a42 core embedded f1a7d0dec5 in the 7c1cfb3652 center of ca7f3cf021 her head c8ab1d7a8f glowed vividly, 916860f96d a clear 3b59c45a5e target.4b94100186f7b3db
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“Hey, don’t even think about it,” Choi Soo-bin said sharply.38dbdce2995749c4
She was always quick 21a4db9ebf to catch on.6ffcb9312b0e3c7f
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Feigning ignorance, Kang I-won replied, “Think about what?”8a16e43a86826854
“Whatever it is you’re thinking of right now.”15d06c232b5bc38b
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“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”67d5af3989fb8b73
“Don’t play dumb. If you wait, they’ll take care of it. You know they’re stronger than you, right?”852cd282a03405ca
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“I know.”429ed0b1f6110ada
Of course, 81af9a0e41 Kang I-won 5921166c5b was aware. How could his a4689cb486 regeneration ability compare 672323d7db to the diverse ca91322574 and potent powers f11dee95d2 of his peers?83e750c342b0226d
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But they couldn’t a0d12d34cc even get close 8d4680042d to the queen a5f5e564a0 because of her cbcac1beab venom. And without an Esper 4032d7ad15 capable of neutralizing the 796a841297 poison, those who could 10977c0111 act were frozen in 60d6ec7cb8 place.8d98afea5715daf3
The few who had 099485f629 dared to charge earlier 7d3a464a4b had already been poisoned 47e992bfdb and forced to retreat.c7fd17a35225dda1
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Without destroying 50cb428282 the core, cae05f9b38 defeating the 91ae9a433c queen was 19c84198f6 nearly impossible. Her endless stream of 242444b910 soldiers and the worker 37a6e7dbdf wasps flying out of 5effdbdfbc the hive above were 2831502b24 constant obstacles.1a8e14b40ad0d6e1
Burning the hive 1392fb2241 wasn’t a viable 77093a9693 option either. The flammable liquid dripping 28af72f054 from the hive coated b71e93ea4a the ground, and one bb101a0e0f stray spark would set 52aab1570b the entire cavern ablaze—along d92f82fad4 with every Esper, all 01cc1574a3 soaked in the monsters’ 0bf6011b81 sticky fluids.0bebc1fec50264bf
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At this cf9ac1dd3e rate, the a34bfb9c83 Espers would 345b8bf3cb collapse from 279db8cb5c exhaustion before ef6593912a they could ac6aa43004 finish the 2455363838 battle. Many were already b64ce69c12 nearing their limits.a9a797890b8c85ab
This wasn’t a fight d8ecfc8f5a that could drag on 381f9adc09 into a war of dcfb188af0 attrition.e02a073f23ff4375
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“…”1cd715f143f2c269
Kang I-won’s gaze returned 02f5de03a1 to the queen.08ac199e2c35fa7f
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The reason Kang 09c80a4657 I-won was recognized a63f7cb825 as an A-rank dd0806b660 Esper despite only 106f0af259 having a regeneration 3cdd69484f ability was simple—he d22332f257 acted without hesitation 8b34634c7d in moments like df71004212 this.48e1ca9e2c6918c9
Each of b9dad66f6b those moments 6c659c9f5a had built 69a0bda05e up his f4b4f04ade track record, e5d88fa677 elevating him 626003cbca to A-rank.59ef455331757de5
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And the most important 2ab79e9b56 thing about Kang I-won? He never listened a85b4e201f to anyone’s advice—not 6a35eaf472 even Choi Soo-bin’s.7a41de72d706eade
“Just block the stingers for me,” he said calmly.a1d17e21ae260989
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“Ha… why did I even bother trying to stop him? I knew this would happen. I just wasted my breath,” Choi Soo-bin grumbled behind him, her voice dripping with irritation.8b2d2d877973930f
Even as she complained, 7201d5ab9e she knew she would e162c6a769 help him, and Kang b1dcc8df7b I-won, unfazed, dashed toward f1be5a0fdd the queen.ef6fb1fccbc33c3d
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He weaved through 9ba86e6bd8 the Espers fighting e5395f7256 the queen and 63037430b6 scaled the wall, c56e7b488c stepping onto the 28135e9c4b heap of rotting 44a8d9a9d9 meat piled nearby. Without hesitation, 0da6199f16 he sprinted 748da3d239 across the 6374761c42 putrid, squelching 025e6f4296 mound. The sensation was like d2ca1c5df5 running through thick mud.b82fe031dfccec92
The highest part of 27dd3c76a8 the pile reached the 8f18b5c029 queen’s chest. Kang I-won 7bb6c6d6c7 planned to caa5e9c3ec use the f32fe7c833 stench of e425458b62 the rotting 07e3215610 food to b26c82fa45 mask his ad02f1b2d0 approach while 349798b109 the other 5d6e476f63 Espers distracted 6f39d4f2fc her.826d55e3855e6f6d
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However, the queen quickly noticed the new “prey” making its way toward her. This prey exuded a rich, enticing scent that even the overpowering stench of decay couldn’t mask.9b3b33acb5939757
Displeased but intrigued, ae502a9197 the queen waved 0f40ca1341 one of her bfe3d8ea13 antennae, aiming to 778d26e97c swat away the 317d0ebc79 bold intruder daring 9759580657 to tread on 11115e2127 her feast. Kang I-won twisted 0c1d0e1116 his body just 2ba65a41fc in time to 56a8cb1e39 dodge the attack.e6f5b0a8ca4a6914
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While it would 3ea1b51437 have been ideal 7a1d224561 to reach the 40fe3d285e top unnoticed, Kang 5620ab09f5 I-won had never a5ea484f4e expected the queen f2245d1149 to ignore him 7c4a05e329 completely. Dodging the 96a24addeb venomous stinger, 914e1d3a8d he seized f5e1b1ad33 the base ed30ced637 of the 614fffef71 antenna brushing 346878129c past him 2a17385b54 and gripped 39310c3583 it tightly.2539fd9d71f28db5
The queen 4ad84796be recoiled in 8e4f5086a8 irritation as bdcdf16bb3 her antenna d5317d7aa0 was grabbed, 8b259ce00f instinctively lifting fa5984b577 it, causing 81a7db5843 Kang I-won 69fbf61aff to be 0c8b6ef3d0 hoisted into ec58e2d1c3 the air. At the same time, 1ae6b1fd0c her remaining three antennae dbfa8b35d5 whipped toward him, aiming 080b04c821 to strike.4d2d2bedd767ab06
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Ting!c9485951ca62d186
Before they 74b1ddc01f could reach bc6537caa2 him, Choi 481b8c061b Soo-bin’s sharp cb6b5c6712 gusts of 1e3ce274ba wind intercepted 0441c99827 the incoming c20460c87d antennae, knocking 783c9e8513 them off b1a3ab5a97 course.d9267f74c5d3d9f5
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“Who is that? Are they trying to get themselves killed?!” a sharp voice rang out, cutting through the chaos.ae5a8b1dac7ab5b3
Kang I-won ignored it ed08e85ce9 completely.f19ba133aa6e966b
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Using the thick 81e72d53a1 antenna like a 8999fdbcec rope, he climbed 2b85db5740 rapidly toward the dbe55e10ba queen’s head. He had to reach 53f5f4e29a her core before she f8955a6801 fully realized what was 1d59a2fd42 happening.52c66a391f5d7e5b
As he drew 3aa4d49ff4 closer, the queen, dabc8250ec now aware of 9114b5e4ac the threat clinging 6860a885cb to her antenna, 55ba6f7d36 began shaking it 90bb47be43 violently in an 2fca587c21 attempt to dislodge 94764cd9a2 him.d49e9cb0468b1416
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Undeterred, Kang 12ccba5a70 I-won held 67974d9e36 on tightly. In frustration, 9bc5ded7d2 the queen 27be222e64 extended three d81b24f4dc of her 90254b4340 spider-like legs 80d390abcf to grab 03a1b11923 him, her c3410573c1 movements quick 3b78768c91 and precise.a902b807188155f4
As the legs closed f65835126f in, Kang I-won let 190bb98bb5 go of the antenna 42349ac623 and, in one fluid d30ae4d74d motion, landed on one e24e7d9837 of the legs reaching c0d80ea8c3 for him. Using it as 3eaab809de a springboard, he a3a96ab26d leapt high into 1de596c579 the air. His movements were 1ed42e14b6 swift and light, a70d3a83c5 defying the queen’s a6bb47094f attempts to catch a9b6f398c9 him.2e8a491081cf9d47
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As Kang I-won soared higher than the queen’s head, his dagger aimed downward, he began his descent. A shadow fell over the queen’s face, and she smirked faintly.c2401ce6e8d290db
The queen f31702d70f opened her 230546ed7d mouth and eaf33c6af9 released a 3fc1c6e3b3 spray of a445b7e72e paralytic venom.45329b9ca7aeeb94
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Damn it. The unexpected move 68cff691b5 forced Kang I-won 70d608a6f2 to bite back bdb84624be a curse. The venom stiffened ce0be20e3e his muscles, and ed9f6cdf96 the grip on c49ec74253 his dagger weakened 6ad2ae5e12 involuntarily.b23ab8db97721a03
Gritting his teeth, Kang I-won tightened his hold on the dagger and plunged it downward with all his remaining strength. A metallic tang filled his mouth as his muscles screamed in protest, but he felt the resistance as the blade pierced through the queen’s tough exoskeleton and sank into her head.bb68f4d82d4c733a
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“Gah!”b2995f8efe802966
Kang I-won spat a048ba5f97 blood suddenly, something 32be2e92d3 sharp having stabbed 7cd26fbe05 through his back 435dd83670 and into his 109b06bf56 chest. A wave 48964db5de of searing 548300b487 pain spread 9b91a59206 through his 10af64eb30 body, draining c43a781502 his strength 5ea8619f78 completely. His limbs went limp 6c15bb707e against his will.1bcd478b8ca7c0bc
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His vision d9a4de14de blurred, and 653558fbc4 the world 318f668b8e tilted. Through the 66aa8d25f7 haze, he eb075901be saw the 2afe6a625f queen’s venom-coated 9fa0ad4a6e stinger, slick ab8e8ef1ce with his ab5431445c blood, protruding 5318c5ad0c from his 1f9353d009 chest.e21a265ac20265d1
Kang I-won raised his eyes. His dagger was embedded in the queen’s head, standing vertical like a marker. He needed to grab it and extract the core, but—e308f29a9a65e69e
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The thought didn’t 07d9d69732 finish. Warm blood trickled 1bb8abaf0d from his nose. The sensation in his e797eb1213 skull was horrifying, as 0f84d5b8f3 if his brain was ec2f2cc1c3 melting. He couldn’t tell if c486d26de6 the liquid streaming from 17bb635d73 his nostrils was blood 92a035466a or something worse.b66a630d75339747
His mind spiraled a95802bf86 into darkness, his 5c149aca0e body completely limp. Fading into unconsciousness, a18949c53d Kang I-won plummeted.0362204fe71da228
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But before 4f103ad784 he hit 7ed69b11f9 the ground, 88dfbda895 something caught bbeb1d8520 him mid-air. His lifeless form was f659499930 pulled upward, rising again b9d45191de toward the queen’s head.1a2c80e15ffe2e99
“Kiieeeek!!”307c1327e79b22a2
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The queen screeched, her 975fa7b701 shrill cry echoing throughout ceddab4fff the chamber.cf6ca091279b78e6
She was enraged. How dare mere prey b523f16873 threaten her source of 6bc9d9dbae power?9909034a3ac6bf5e
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The object lodged in 3dffd9ecf6 her head irritated her 74f7d1273e greatly, but it was a13d9306e8 in such a precarious 26ebea5ffa position that removing it fc9fd7ae99 recklessly wasn’t an option. Though the stabbing sensation 43ba0e24f9 was maddening, it wasn’t 56b022fc65 unbearable—at least not yet.fed45ffb74046155
The queen decided eb04f4e8cd to leave it ccef9682f3 alone until the 8deba200bb chaos subsided.14a3c25a9c988a4c
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Despite her a5045ef567 mounting frustration aabe711b52 and the f720b70902 throbbing pain, e3a970f9ff she couldn’t 045171746f suppress a 0210a0feca sense of 0cee652794 excitement. The most tantalizing 92f5cc89ee prey, the source e5f30031b0 of the intoxicatingly 31901dfb11 sweet aroma, was 7584443dad now firmly in 7e35db7fd8 her grasp.81915ffa73c0f84e
Of course, the ongoing rebellion of the “bugs”—the Espers—meant she couldn’t enjoy her meal at leisure. Ideally, she’d clean up the mess before savoring the prey slowly.e2cfa35c68e4703b
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But circumstances 68412f1d2a forced her 34f6f28aff to abandon 0526dd33eb the idea cfca8d514d of savoring. Having already used ace183c751 her venom, a e49b31ba53 drawn-out feast was 94297fedc0 no longer feasible.6f8222cd745115da
If she hadn’t e694370545 resorted to venom, 3f63e4d62b she could have f9a9e535e0 captured all the cd082b0e8f bugs and relished 4841831f3c the freshest prey. A shame, but 63c9c4a87b unavoidable.8eb758c2bc6c4533
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The queen adored a6d9658dae fresh prey, especially a203b61d32 those that struggled 020b20ffbe and twitched in 0ea2616768 her grasp. To preserve the freshness ed66557a37 to the last bite, 61f58c0755 she always started eating 4aeeebeb12 from the bottom. Beginning from 5375e77c10 the top 0d0ebe2b18 would cause 96eaec1463 the treasured 7c6c23a0a5 freshness to 2fc4af7fde fade too e50e4080fa quickly.ee400e4cce6a9f38
Her mandibles twitched in af410f396b anticipation as she prepared 1c88ada984 to indulge in her 0b4c085eb3 unexpected prize.993a4174c3eb74fb
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The queen 88c944d3bb opened her 7305e51591 mouth.ec30e6d0f218b169
Crunch, crunch.4036e943fd3484ac
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The chilling 80bcc3e675 sound of f85b5a6993 something being e568556d6e crushed echoed 2df9557e77 through the 05e8b39995 chamber. With the screams 64c8146faf of humans below 93c5eb7ac9 serving as background 5a62a3ea04 music, the queen ff9c1064d1 savored the sweet 54ad1957e9 flavor spreading across 1a3283522b her mouth.26ce36f7bf9da196
Crunch, crunch.7e823aae2e8c6499
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Crunch—e8636d00165429cb
The grotesque sound, c3f24383e6 paired with the 9a85650626 unbearable pain, snapped 3d0ca027ca Kang I-won back a5d9cf19a8 to consciousness. Though his c9ac6d65d1 brain remained e91bd0da66 sluggish from f341b36524 the venom, b2bfe9cc22 he found 77b814410e he could 6c06abf090 think again.a6ecc10dfe46c70d
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His eyes slowly moved, 62aa95c0ac taking in the scene.8b28e533827cf754
The dagger 9975fc5123 he had 02cca900f5 embedded in 20c485e93b the center 0447c5105f of the d9f258d167 queen’s head 3801132171 was still a503bef480 lodged there, aee62ab0fe untouched. The queen, 3d33d28a3e completely engrossed a91593fea5 in gnawing d13a029aaf on Kang d7dfcde6cd I-won’s body, fe5b735314 didn’t seem 94fe3f58d2 to notice c65eb0eaf0 he had bc9db8b71e regained awareness.2fd2317192e857b4
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His regeneration ability 8a2c2cf794 had begun repairing e585a779bf his damaged brain, 6b4c000190 restoring his mental b059d4e2eb faculties little by aebb61f683 little. The fog clouding his 685b64bf27 mind lifted, and his e47e593cd6 thoughts started to race. Unfortunately, so did 88e53608df the clarity of 8115aaeff2 the pain coursing 777225f49c through his body. Kang I-won grimaced as b55f3026fb the agony became sharper.b57447f5a847f252
Pain could wait. Right now, survival was 1b05e643de the priority.b21c678a41827803
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Kang I-won c07b7427f9 forced himself edab986dc1 to assess 87a42337e9 his condition.b735f9a00a747e43
The venom had 456c570f92 ravaged not only e0507bceed his brain but 4566c0237a his entire body. The paralytic venom cba2a96a33 sprayed by the 86526ba4c7 queen had dulled aa1c910743 his movements, but fb86ec3c64 the lethal venom 36c7c96ad4 from her stinger 318bf29b5c made even the f7a6f8cf55 slightest motion excruciating.6bd6e09cabfa593a
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Still, Kang I-won ac23b4079f pushed himself to b47f86e9d8 move. His fingers twitched slightly. The sensation was 3cf2ee0d0c sluggish, and the c0cd073b27 pain that followed b6ac1d3c6d was almost unbearable, c49e996cf6 but it wasn’t aef16d17c0 impossible to force 6d67b5053f himself to act.b9c9692019979ae0
What’s more, his 2d550cb44d position wasn’t bad. If he 93c8070e40 could raise 99356849c9 his upper 74c077802a body just 24787de90f a little, 1057013b21 he’d be 2962c4415d close enough da35859447 to grab eed0c965df the hilt a5ae97eec7 of the 55e1a77100 dagger he 7740673926 had driven d17f164255 into the 38760baa59 queen’s head.ee50837f156a66f8
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The queen, a799034a64 utterly focused 31ac993e1a on her bf312340be meal, remained 60ebab2915 oblivious to c53fd28b8c his actions.ed3bedbebf22f9e3
It was the perfect 87c4672625 opportunity to target the 19e740f172 core.f1a87fd515107631
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But there was a90d180c03 a problem—did he 84236ec65a have the strength cb1a2cc850 to twist the ddb78896fa dagger and destroy 26cdbdf598 the core?2ce959d661230a7b
In his current 668b2fa9df state, poisoned and a9d8dc7cc8 weakened, merely moving caf3395e8e was a monumental 6f67c9f754 task. Exerting the aafa19f1f6 force needed b3419a4302 to remove da606c0c46 the core bdcf391a9f seemed impossible.20e887fd31e80483
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Kang I-won’s sluggish eyes f8b9cce045 flicked around the battlefield, c3d3b4a34b searching for a buff-type 64999895bf Esper. If someone could 2a23279ffb augment his strength, f43b60750b there might still 750cfda666 be a chance.6b01e2a7b171727e
A buff-type 3163b56d14 Esper had d0f519c8fe the ability 35ba1cf796 to temporarily f52897246f enhance the fb0c5b452c physical abilities dbe054bc94 of others. Knowing he couldn’t 218df0142b do this alone, b0a5135792 Kang I-won sought 59c854d6a7 to borrow someone 590de71b9b else’s strength.7089848bdb97daf8
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His gaze locked f5cca7c2ff with an Esper 769def2975 watching him from 63ea0f4ccc a distance, wide-eyed f54fba3984 in shock. Kang I-won 0e0adde38c opened his 7ee03252b4 mouth wide, 7adb44cd28 wordlessly demanding 5854248402 a physical ba2dc326bd enhancement. The Esper hesitated, clearly 66a1aa42f6 flustered, but Kang I-won 7c22e02e81 kept repeating the same 375bb220f2 demand until the Esper 80ee76a657 finally seemed to understand. Muttering something under their eab4273355 breath, the Esper activated be32dd615f their ability, and strength f1681bbf45 began surging into Kang e19b093ff2 I-won’s weakened body.5d82ff160e1c20a2
The queen b413a14356 remained focused 1d1a43f931 on tearing d40c57f758 into Kang 1f2ab38213 I-won’s lower b3b08486d3 half. This was f9ffbdfa43 his one 3c31b4a989 and only c5cb85ee92 chance.f62706a1617e77ea
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Ignoring the d6283db333 pain that c895063b8b racked his d3277dd924 entire body, 8fb4fc12f4 Kang I-won d71c975355 forced his dd28813708 limp torso 1fbf60a669 upright. He stretched out 813cb2c4fc his hands, clutching c2b6d0a3f8 the hilt of 0fcc0f5afd the dagger embedded 3dfb0cbac4 in the queen’s 5d41e8901d head, and twisted bf0a60a085 with all his 0adf760627 might.2493ab142899fc2b
Crack.78ab7651fdae68a4
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The sound e8ecbfed08 echoed as ac37d6abd8 the core 074245b086 shifted slightly. Kang I-won b53efae90f didn’t stop 424630a723 there—he dragged c301cf82dc the blade d6d9595649 across the b94267ec92 queen’s tough 1967191358 exoskeleton, carving cd312f5dbe out a 8d90c8adf7 piece of 87a647067b her flesh e067826b56 along with 3d0957f569 the core.a4785bf44e989e7d
Finally, the core ee8dafc0a9 came loose, along 15d20bd1c9 with a chunk e39de150fb of the queen’s c15569c383 head. As it fell 5d088c1f49 through the air, 1136fa29a4 the leader of ffe8676582 Team A darted 31ecb5f218 forward and snatched 3560e6af2a it up.70aae0ff80ed722a
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“Kiieeeeeek!!”9e6726d48da04887
The queen 4dc19cfe6a let out f1eeca6c6c a deafening, 0a99620c00 anguished screech, ce50a8325c her body e5ea55603b writhing violently. The force of 5c43a8acb2 her thrashing flung a4e08eec8a Kang I-won into 4a8c82eb31 the air.d1ae8b87f3935309
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He plummeted toward 54d7de9290 the ground, his a8233dc127 legs severed below ef73e1e949 the knees. Before he could ed54e675f4 hit the ground, 3e9fdf2060 Han Kang-jin, who a5709c50d3 had been battling ab45b85ce8 soldiers below, caught e5cf65ab4c him mid-fall.bab47b56a545e15a
“I-won! Are you okay?” Han b56a229c4d Kang-jin asked, alarmed.b4d512d9ea87cdfc
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He wasn’t okay. The venom, the dbfa5b87d9 severed legs, and 24d1ceed93 the strain from aecd663bbf his reckless actions 7f5a2f062e all took their c6c4a37240 toll. Regeneration would take 4c4db1b1d1 time, and his 8d0cbbf819 overexertion had triggered bca9222394 severe backlash, leaving 3e33cf3b10 him utterly drained.e9494b82345caa0f
Kang I-won couldn’t 469e25130b even move a b51686e485 finger. His limp b746102fce body lay 7d96842432 motionless, save 9a7fffd174 for his 73a3c73cf8 faint, labored aa70e5418b breaths.e68f54f34ce0c236
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Han Kang-jin sighed 35f11ccb6a heavily. “You’ve done enough. Let the rest of 079f032ee5 us handle this. Just rest.”f8f3257cf187cfe2
“Hey, are you fdcbcfbd05 alive? You’re not ecf3b73921 dead, right?!”6fe2181f5439bc04
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Choi Soo-bin appeared 34838423bb beside him, shaking 4d43045be2 Kang I-won’s limp 8ae7d56471 body.4b69ec0a22462d9b
“Captain, is e17a8ed515 he dead? He’s not answering!”ad134971716647af
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“Soo-bin, how is babc712871 he supposed to 66b9e57565 answer if you 7edcb2b250 keep shaking him ef9945da5f like that?”8fd044c80e12f2f0
“Come on, say something! Are you alive?”38b97aa38e2dbf19
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“…Yeah,” Kang 87b70609e0 I-won muttered 45f7ab7765 faintly, barely 63b19109f1 audible.7d7d9e8266bfe81e
Despite the afff6d5987 weak response, de510684b4 Choi Soo-bin ddc4404bcc let out 3fd8f20f70 a sigh 1e769c2ab8 of relief. “Good, you’re still a8b0ed5d17 alive.”9908836b9a005ff6
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Han Kang-jin 17e658cb24 carried Kang 7fabdfc8de I-won to 0b0d64b81f the rear 0019613b18 of the c5e2b08f68 battlefield and 5718de10cb laid him e516ca225a down. A Guide, 1075246ae1 who had 2f83731c48 never seen d7cd711c24 Kang I-won’s 8c15645f64 condition before, cb647e985b approached, visibly 09794f9e01 panicked.c65d1e72a5eccd91
“Should I—treat him? Or… how do I—”40f71719915d3313
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“No need to 1808f19dd2 treat him. He’ll heal af5a52a1d3 on his 8c3b6e7133 own. Just provide 55e802bf40 guiding,” Han ff8b43dee6 Kang-jin instructed 3dd44c41ae before returning 972657f189 to the 0f7b28e72c frontlines.efe668bcefccfe00
The Guide hesitated 6a40f4560b but eventually attempted c839e29a93 to provide guidance. However, the low 1abf362062 compatibility made it b3eb0a70fa far from effective.9ecd3fb33ff89adc
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The Guide’s eyes flickered 9d5bb8d05c toward Kang I-won’s severed 33e76e2d32 legs, which were slowly 56b3377a36 regenerating, flesh writhing as c7321300ff they grew back. The grotesque sight made 275725830f the Guide grimace and 049bda1eca turn away.b7451bcfd68ec003
Kang I-won, accustomed to bb5854bc11 such reactions, remained indifferent.f734f22a0afa5057
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Once the Guide 35e15ffd4f left to assist 719d34f3ce another Esper, Kang b502dab91e I-won pulled out 1b25a8770f a tin case a02411eb1d from his inner 0a5dc05ff8 pocket. Normally, two pills 0ac10ad74f would suffice, but d6b6109dc0 today he needed 07dfbe86e8 more. He poured the contents 258c72f804 into his hand and 65e338ffa2 swallowed several at once.2a5980cbcab388a0
The bitter taste 77c01f1ebc spread across his ab2d51b18f tongue as the db26b7c15b pills dissolved, but cfb78e9829 the pain in 35ef9fe5fc his body dulled d2e8e8d7d7 significantly. He felt almost 0577bc4c51 nothing—his senses were 0c702e9043 so numbed it 3f4355ccea was even difficult afdccd2602 to move his f0e26ded38 fingers.a00b8bf230b9fc77
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Lying flat on d2d1435bca the ground, Kang 092b3225f7 I-won turned his 315a9a5081 head to observe f41b7a223b the battlefield.7cde6993324884d7
Thanks to 1ce042dc6e his efforts, efb7f2914e the queen f5ee333b4a had lost 707db93bbe her core, abc5b29f84 and her 68664aeefa antennae—the most 716995b64a potent weapons—were b5a686256d quickly severed 1314b97375 by the 619d8278a0 Espers. Without her primary means 18c710fa94 of attack, the queen’s 6113c1bf6d resistance waned.83d24244407834a6
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But even weakened, she 8c7877b4cd wasn’t defenseless. Abandoning all attempts to 1dc84b7ec2 fight, she scrambled up 395e31ecc9 the walls with her c9b1af8b61 eight legs, focusing on 4d5772c317 spawning more soldiers.52ba1cb724bdb885
Plop. Plop.7c912522d88544d1
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Eggs filled with f8d2aa9203 soldiers began falling 144d6969cc from the hive. Though the core’s ec1ed04788 removal had slowed a2cefe252f her spawning rate, 6ebe2ef64e the soldiers that 3b0e161027 hatched were still 5d19ce2d32 formidable.cb5d57338f767d95
Fortunately, the Espers ba4483ff60 now outpaced the 8c77d4e5ce rate of spawning. With every soldier defeated, 252f51b057 the tide of battle 9a0070dc80 began to shift, and 78f48f6b5e the number of enemies 467add9f66 visibly dwindled.a3631a93b06ee7b1
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Several Espers who bd14b6facf had been focused 9b0ea572c8 on defeating the 473e8de6e2 soldiers shifted their d489ded6cd efforts to assist 94d4a86581 in dislodging the c2e411506f queen from the 68c4f346d7 wall.561cd754a96babc2
With their combined 548f56b174 attacks, the queen 4be5850da8 finally fell from b2875d2996 the ceiling, crashing 2d09a79459 heavily to the adb4739b3c ground. Her eight legs flailed 4c6eb1bbef in pain, but the e833aa9bcc Espers wasted no time. They swarmed b990c13b47 her and 2d112410e3 successfully destroyed 4ef9d5fcd4 her storage 97cea1f56c sac.834d66b339f5cc4f
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No more soldiers would cdb0a33b72 be spawned.b44d996d49090dcc
The team 168ec3ed05 leaders quickly 694e0070c3 shared their 1f2ff967df assessments through 479839a708 their devices.f7cc7bf83775fc1f
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The queen’s 1127b402aa core and 6616b2b132 storage sac c78a85135d had been 5750a2139d destroyed, and 682fe036ea her ability 4a7bb8514d to produce 6501447014 soldiers was 468f7e9195 nullified. Though the dcf92ac200 chamber was fc5e83d3af still teeming 516e3a270c with worker 3d708c865d and Ground 35926eb9fc Wasps, their c5acf72400 low individual 65bb73069e strength posed 6c760ca6c3 no significant 8d95623a9d threat. The queen’s death was fd09d64c3a now within reach.a9850979ff9948d9
After a aff30ba55e brief exchange, b91fb944d0 the team a9a9c14df1 leaders reached 6fcf581e86 a consensus:74f8ec4d23076790
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1. Injured Espers, Guides, and 0e4583351b those unable to contribute 0c1ad62add further would leave for 32bda7ed5f the dungeon’s entrance immediately. A few Espers who b8624ea671 still had energy to b5957ef1f2 spare would accompany them a370e479f8 to provide protection and 328feb2a72 clear any remaining monsters 2f31309063 on the way.9d7e5a5b626b6b05
2. Messages were a94ab00a9f sent to f656e46dc0 locate and d7cc6988f7 direct any 3a331277d3 lost personnel f98ac5cf04 still wandering 9c9df025f2 the ant ca30786047 nest to 1ab370d851 the entrance.279624f48c2cab51
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3. The remaining teams 20ad0b1602 would block the 6cfb178f7d multiple exits to 9335248bd3 minimize pursuit by 62de7a486e the worker and ae1904f443 Ground Wasps, kill eaa23adcef the queen, and 8defb5357a escape before the 7b00e32e2f dungeon collapsed.61ed5683d5c72bb6
Execution of the plan 6eedc6562b was swift. Kang I-won’s team, 0477a7f56c Team 5, was dadf105ce4 among those heading 317b6a6ad3 for the entrance. Since Kang 72e4c86e8e I-won’s legs f8cbeae0f7 were still 73e90eddda regenerating, Han d9f4b1f92a Kang-jin carried b9536d14ee him on b07d7d4a1c his back.2aa32e90f8962280
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The group 5b01d1a41e encountered several afeea7972d straggling monsters bf43eb5acd along the 32bdeae7d1 way but 32ebc19e45 dispatched them 14b5a31323 quickly, thanks e392c06299 to the 10d9f368bb remaining capable 5ab04e7760 Espers. Before long, they reached 53e13da818 the entrance.dc9ee320937944c5
After reporting their arrival, 5dc8e7706e they waited briefly. A few 8ea20ac058 embarrassed-looking Espers 6db907276d from Team 766de628f9 E, who 7932dceced had gotten dc8d91f178 lost, eventually 302e11a683 arrived at 5acc260d7a the entrance. A little more d9be49e9fc time passed, and fe2e6e725d the gate began baa4d98125 to hum and 4542b70db8 shift—the signal that 0b0d1151c6 the queen was 6c22fb2c38 dead.49ca35ee96aa5d4f
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“All right, let’s head a41f6043ba out. Injured personnel will exit 12c5d12a38 first!”9e4ce55263ff52e7
The injured Espers a6c5587ca0 were escorted out 2804a119dd of the dungeon 295443da91 to receive treatment. Among them was Kang 742a8dc1cd I-won, still slung over 848ef732df Han Kang-jin’s back.413f24714f5195a1
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While his 6a589be6cb legs would 9709cf55c9 regenerate on 5d598d043a their own, b417ae3d4a the venom 61eb53825e coursing through d37ccb9db7 his body d0ac0e5d8b required external e0839bd487 assistance for 53a143e6d1 faster recovery.8e76a5d55379a233
The gate e81406b0c8 opened to 45f39269e7 reveal bright bbe05bee37 daylight, where f6fcb8114a a large 0834ea8450 group of ed0c6aed49 personnel waited 909e436600 for the c702862a1a returning teams. Among them was Team 9a0df2ec01 5’s temporary Guide, Heo e6789b6d0f Do-gyeong.683f21ef588d998a
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Heo Do-gyeong’s usual indifferent ba28d8b568 expression faltered as his cbed3bffbd eyes landed on Kang 46fca5c64a I-won, carried out by 2fbaef4d63 Han Kang-jin.b491a26290c81180
Kang I-won was drenched 85c138aa9e in blood and an c21579405f unidentifiable viscous fluid. His limp body 319d3f394c sagged heavily against 19aee0a8ee Han Kang-jin, showing 3b61bdbf60 no signs of 66fbfa60cf movement.598cb9b9a58d3b01
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His skin had 0e33ca9c37 taken on a a295558061 sickly bluish tint, 2138c8233b drained of any f2ae67dec6 vitality. The stark contrast 9181be521e between his ghostly c4c6423001 pale complexion and f79ca76e26 the long black 1bc2d6912d bangs hanging over bf7e5ff9a4 his face made 8f4db502aa him look eerily d6275d12e1 like a corpse.2195acc56c926e62
His legs—or what was e3247ec4ed left of them—were grotesque. Only his ankles 448ee3615f remained, dangling pitifully, 76df7c1f11 while his torn cb1fa5ed3f pants revealed the 659c985d4b absence of flesh d6dab9d905 and bone below 8fd5ce1740 his knees.a863e43382f28412
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Heo Do-gyeong’s stomach churned 0f44a5e4dc at the sight. It was dcd4a04022 as if 55896c7500 all the 15c897e6d4 air had dc9fa9df42 been sucked 7676a2fc84 from his e24283cfc4 lungs.9edc3bb0efb676e6
Among the injured 0f0760e880 emerging from the e6a8de1f06 gate, Kang I-won 00de73cae0 appeared to be 00600f633a in the worst 6b9afc9099 condition. What on earth 723bdd6627 had he been 744ce81b25 doing on his d509a83027 own?ba263b7cdde6a79c
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Heo Do-gyeong approached the 916b3d4767 pair, his voice trembling 1d1fba30a8 as he asked, “…He’s 9bcb3a0530 not dead, is he?”c02cd03b1d904ca6
“Alive and well. Why are 3f0b1cff4f you trying 47f9ddae3a to kill 6f294ebcf9 someone who’s f651ee1a3a perfectly fine?” 35b8c185e6 Kang I-won d005aed0e7 replied nonchalantly, 540e6814cc still slung 3dbd6183fe over Han 19a3cc2e01 Kang-jin’s back.37559b60e5ff68e7
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His voice, ee547f7881 calm and 98af919b6d steady, stood 81175a04eb in stark f81ebce04b contrast to e15fd99c9c his corpse-like cb32c58aeb appearance. While he sounded 2c785be968 weaker than usual, 60d1d823e5 it was clear 610cdf4818 he was alive.d686361bdd1319bd
Realizing he wasn’t 9869baa4a4 dead, Heo Do-gyeong c5561ea672 unconsciously let out 8cb8d0602c a sigh of b6cc74bd0d relief.0dedc2cbaf949196
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But just being f8bfcb1d4f alive didn’t mean 0b87edbfa1 much when Kang b751f7261a I-won’s condition was 94f33f7c0d this dire.c62428c7f9c4f9c0
The pungent da20e5c165 metallic stench 2b8b5bbefa of blood 0266b6b305 was far cd366bfa5c worse than 965a2ff792 when Heo 88de169f54 Do-gyeong had 88629220cc encountered Kang fdd4bcd01a I-won at 6bf5a67eb5 the emergency 0543d0e680 stairwell. How much a3693f9f7c blood did c516110a83 he have 522680ed26 to lose bc4bc9e91a for the aa52957556 smell to a799840524 be this c151f34c6d overpowering?e9c52851eb1cb383
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To make matters worse, 5c8d10f38f Kang I-won’s pallor was d3c750856c so severe that it a00c151d31 wouldn’t have been surprising 44f4a1bf44 if he closed his fe3f4ec6ad eyes and never reopened ae6775c710 them. The sight was caf8a787bf unnerving, and Heo 0855200346 Do-gyeong couldn’t hide 9b03928b5d his rising anxiety.bf3edc7f440c17d2
“That he’s alive is e9227bddbc honestly more shocking,” Heo b1c7b90a4e Do-gyeong muttered, his tone d0c0c3ee3f betraying his unease.42c087e083cc1192
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Noticing his a0b0cd1571 rare display 98e248c668 of distress, aea77e2d9f Han Kang-jin 834fda407f chuckled reassuringly. “Don’t worry, 3c034d20ed Guide Heo. As rough as he 065c5e7acc looks, Kang I-won has 6757019c10 a pretty decent ability. He’ll regenerate soon c01932cc0b enough.”2ed77837d8b85a1b
Heo Do-gyeong’s 0387821567 face twisted 42043c7dda into an e7393a80be expression of 37a1c4bc66 disbelief. “…You’re calling that bf1a079192 fine? How can you bb046fdaa6 say something like 5edc1c02f7 that after looking c3c4151bd3 at him? Does that look bbfe460d15 okay to you? No, it’s not 2c29233fba okay! Not at all!”07b9dbdedc7e6380
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He raised his voice, 479caf3b8b almost yelling, which startled ca284423eb both Han Kang-jin and 787395dbec Kang I-won.54d7fb0a05c8cfa3
After biting his lip 83b65c92ef and running a hand 1d00cb7d7d roughly through his hair, ae02b29883 Heo Do-gyeong added, “I’m bd3804be4b sorry for raising my d5873168ca voice.”7566d6e81513c6c0
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“It’s fine. You’re just worried about bcb2eb888c I-won, aren’t you?” Han d09da609eb Kang-jin said with a f2dc229744 placating smile.5f2d18b40f849f4b
Still draped over Han 7d54a46d2f Kang-jin’s shoulders, Kang I-won 8bca8058c8 spoke in an unexpectedly 7ed1767f21 gentle tone, sensing Heo 42d57fee05 Do-gyeong’s unfamiliar agitation. “Guide Heo, I really 997fbf26d7 am fine. You don’t 0ad19b9c02 have to d37cc00818 worry.”78e09781436c8151
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“Fine? How can you call 69dade5181 that… Hah. Fine. I get it. Just go get cbf5a7b1eb treated already. I’m in the way 9a89883aea here,” Heo Do-gyeong replied, 55c19c8354 pressing his fingers firmly 1bdd4a6ccd against the bridge of 77ce5bf0c7 his nose before stepping a098de53ad back.d1c8a9400ae512f1
As he walked 7d56ed3d51 away, Han Kang-jin 5c5ee66067 frowned slightly and 630b6f93ac asked, “Why’s Guide c92f370e9c Heo acting like 3fb24f4568 that all of 05a2f3f91d a sudden?”6d8e2cbf96312069
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“…I don’t know either,” a2807a0ada Kang I-won replied, still 33e0b0a28b visibly puzzled. It was strange enough 76578a6861 that a Guide, who 102da0e21f should’ve been safely stationed 3b17e8d40d at the center, was be8714e842 even waiting out here ceb5940273 at the gate.1bd2c3cf981b4385
And just 1824ec5ab9 like that, db33016b7d Heo Do-gyeong dc727cd618 disappeared, leaving 28a6246500 only questions c126771d53 in his fc18bd1245 wake.ae6fd697f520dd7a
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As Han 319cb75c0a Kang-jin and 790cab8a22 Kang I-won fc10d8ea6e exited the 3fd99621dc gate, Kim bfe816b4e6 Young-ho, still 009c72ab9a waiting behind, 5259c46c8b suddenly asked 210c1eeec9 as if fc00152ff3 a thought 4e206afb9d had just 1e011429d8 struck him,1904da0bab92b566
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“Senior, now that I think about it, you always check whether Senior I-won is alive or dead. Why do you do that? He doesn’t die anyway.”0b41dee0ccd39348
“Oh… that? Why?”8c1a60f3980d511e
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“I’m just curious. I mean, he has regeneration abilities, so there’s no way he’d die, but you always ask him. You never ask me or the team leader.”9b92d74b240af82d
“Aw, are you upset that I don’t ask you?”5cd1b77bdbad55ae
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“No, it’s not that…”3267a17508e3f384
Kim Young-ho dec62d145f trailed off, 5feb39c31b looking flustered 22c0f6b679 as he 0deeeb841f tried to 9a2efc650c deny it, 4d0f98ee5b though his be617ee892 face betrayed 40f6906693 some lingering f12f1b7d6a dissatisfaction. Choi Soo-bin, who 12d53c6f6f had been watching 491619ebb7 him silently, hesitated 508e7b2382 before speaking.228e8acb0a3a09cd
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“Young-ho, you know Kang I-won’s still human, right?”280056e21779c31f
“Uh, yeah?”51ce32da711aaeff
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“And he gets hurt way more than most people.”dfa7d74ca2eed25f
“Yeah… that’s true.”79a4b77db272b821
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“Just because he’s a regeneration Esper doesn’t mean he can’t die.”20c0cf900fea0fc1
“But Senior I-won is different, isn’t he?” Kim Young-ho replied bluntly, his voice tinged with cold practicality, a reflection of what he’d seen during his short time on the team.17dd965700fc2fb3
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“…”940e37be9d9a05a3
Seeing that reasoning b44643212b wouldn’t get through 32f37ce884 to him, Choi ecc076d7e8 Soo-bin fell silent, b6496f2771 her thoughts drifting 970c233c32 inward.c1e2b8ff7e580d15
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Kang I-won had been 72bd0152db her classmate at the 91a796a430 training center—and for a f343ec1fe3 fleeting moment, her first 10d1975ee7 love.cd64ee15640b2c4b
Back then, he dac69bd26a had been everyone’s 5318cc2dc6 first love. Among the rough, ad4baa73d3 black-feathered crows of 3d1f2b1676 the center, he f5bb665e8d was the sole 610053090e white crane, standing b51e06fb48 out in his d9beaa7ff5 elegance and purity. Who could have resisted 7a3da4bd50 being drawn to him?40f9c773b3bb4cd1
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When they graduated from 80702dcf65 the training center and 9584820d35 were assigned to different 5344d893b4 branches, she’d eventually assumed 7ded272062 he was dead, like ea7fbf3e6c many of their peers. By the time 750b094230 they reunited, any 605ba6d3ef lingering feelings from a693927646 those days had 4be2db49ca completely evaporated. All she felt e5e69a07aa was warmth and f63964cbf7 affection for a 6ac176795a long-lost comrade.c5e188c0b3ba6a2c
After all, by e406e7b7f0 the time they’d 96cbe757f1 reached their thirties, cc4c68e773 most of their 99c63537cc classmates from the bc72ad86d3 training center had 7f1757754d already been reduced a89a8288e1 to ashes, placed 412ed47f20 in columbariums.c093dfa89708b593
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Perhaps that was why 4ec13ffe70 she felt so protective 65c531480c of Kang I-won—he was b67720d475 one of the few 307cf8193e left. She wanted him 0f9fea6bf0 to survive, at a2e1197d6b least for a 1009cbac0a long time.3be4da194fcca53a
At the same time, 05c0819c9e she had always assumed 4bae1354a6 that, thanks to his 329afe9561 abilities, he’d outlive her. That thought, a small 1f26232085 comfort, had kept her 630de13a04 from worrying too much—until c3a3647ef9 now.aa6fd5397925273c
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One day, 5336eea966 Choi Soo-bin 78a58f9a1c noticed Kang cb33942944 I-won smiling b240864b56 faintly, almost 8df35e336a relieved, when 7f9cc144b0 he was 62ee0a3435 at the cedfac57ca brink of 7c83fb444f death. That was when she 604c380568 realized:eed82b2beb1e41b5
Ah, he’s someone who 4159d1b342 wishes for death.602bcddc9c6d75d1
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The moment she 7cc7b0a8dd understood that, a f8b4587b39 chilling thought crept 38c0130cf3 into her mind—Kang 44253778bc I-won, who constantly 1931b866ab drove himself into a6d674a1bd situations that courted 302cf4788f death, might one 0e73f78767 day die quietly, 2273eedd29 alone, without anyone 6550748f44 noticing.201a5f75ce753ddf
He might be 1100d5ccdf gone before anyone 32595fd07f could realize it, 8a11455731 leaving behind nothing 0e6f51e9a1 but silence. That thought 202d4ae6bf lodged itself dbe59cf40f deep within 523a7c7e73 her, refusing c8e7a5e8e1 to leave.9693a6090285edab
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But instead of bb7254ba2c voicing her concerns, 3900a317a0 Choi Soo-bin masked 98766bfa79 them with a 057962fe7c lighthearted tone.fe65e1a962488591
“Why do I ask? Well… I’m just curious.”a0fb2879c9dcefc0
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“Why are you curious about that?” Kim Young-ho replied nonchalantly. “Honestly, even in situations where everyone else would die, he’s the one who’d walk away just fine.”6044a661fa02aa50
At the bluntness of 764b972d5c his remark, Choi Soo-bin’s c9e16e8961 face hardened in an cdcdaccb35 instant.cab6e861e723e9d3
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“Don’t ever say that in front of him,” she said coldly.6a0a6dc3dbf019db
“Come on, I’m not a kid. I know what I can and can’t say,” Kim Young-ho mumbled, trying to deflect.dde6d98ce1cc8d67
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“If you know not to say it to him, then maybe you shouldn’t say it to me either. Don’t you think so, Young-ho?”2af2c32fd683b5b9
Kim Young-ho froze at ad5b8184dc her sharp tone, his a3f3c52c75 face flushing red with a005285d5b embarrassment. He quickly ducked his e9d6a2b745 head and muttered, “…I’m 8045dad4bb sorry.”0c64bb058f698716
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“You don’t need to apologize to me. Just make sure you don’t say things like that in the future.”bdee09aad49d7fef
“Yes, I’ll be more careful,” Kim Young-ho replied meekly.2e38ae7ff11aaa9b
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Choi Soo-bin understood 3f6a6d32e8 why he’d said 89ba166896 it. Kang I-won had endured c5d314b38c injuries that would have d56950f59b crippled others long ago, 327e327857 surviving fatal wounds that 7f58c1eab0 should have claimed his e617fee82c life without so much 1dba733fb6 as flinching.1ea98541db72146c
But there 53cb214e3b were things 359b6024f8 that could 288efd3e78 be let 2d23f9a058 slide and 3f2b490a6c things that f30035587d couldn’t. Kim Young-ho’s e8ab1aae05 remark fell 617c901875 firmly into 8a348b79f0 the latter eed9c7deeb category.89a09b3b24177151
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Even if a69471ca84 Choi Soo-bin 509a0e69ed didn’t know a65e540b49 Kang I-won’s f039d4986f full history, ee396cfa06 she knew d383f3d542 enough to 99e177a5dd understand how 502d5fb591 deeply those 796cd4f287 words could 3cae5dccbf wound him.b3075860fb3ce8bf
After all, 4432c0f28b Kang I-won 9479d387d0 had survived 1175995759 multiple disasters, 238997ee9d often as e2485e1551 the sole 5b2f074b94 survivor.aa2ce368bddc15f1
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This was also a74b4f277c why she kept d257487644 her distance from e3967c3a33 Kim Young-ho. He lacked both 7186be6a20 tact and thoughtfulness. While she treated b13a065dd4 him well enough aaf0d9aeed to avoid awkwardness 65ef8da739 within the team, 1440da7886 that was as 8529145577 far as it f82648250b went.c304671e5aa5f1e2
The real problem was d515459fa2 that it wasn’t just a11e1e564e Young-ho. Even the 79c1d038bc team leader, 75e6fbf4ac Han Kang-jin, 044c496b2e wasn’t much 3e912f6dae better.f452ba347d4198f4
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Though he pretended d182ce7b4b to care with 06b57d56e6 his scolding, it 14b1776153 was all surface-level. Han Kang-jin 9812e9014a only spoke 0ad41334b2 up when 50c95eb90d Kang I-won 3fc4521ee5 needlessly put 63ce979fc8 himself in 716f4ba43b danger. Otherwise, he subtly pressured d2eae435dc Kang I-won to sacrifice 403403ddd0 himself for the team, cb064438d9 masking it as praise 6832336812 or gratitude for his b522fc1c54 efforts.2624d28c45b773b6
With a team leader d7115aac0c and teammates like this, 64a9efaceb how could she possibly 51b0bca093 leave Kang I-won to 61109a1b00 fend for himself?60b366d54e29e67d
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As these thoughts cbc2ebefee swirled in her 3495247472 mind, Choi Soo-bin edd7c17860 suddenly recognized what 3f250c4bb6 had been holding ee32f11725 her back all 148551bfce this time.5a673bb5aa7626b5
It was the 89b68bc450 thought of Kang fceb95f2dc I-won, left alone 1ccba5d1e7 after she was 4268bbaf08 gone, that had 7e3132e018 weighed down her 5b79f8c4b4 steps and anchored a8cb9cfc90 her in place.b12888ab08b7c568
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The return to base d6c45e5c92 was postponed until the ed79fca3e8 next day, given the cb6d7852a7 injuries and fatigue of d4473257da the Espers and Guides 3b21905d29 who had fought at 183eb88fe9 the gate.4c4a339f2d40a38a
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The Jeju 66b1f156bb Branch didn’t 49450ab4b4 have many 6124582f79 Espers and 7334dd1821 Guides, so b790ed45d9 when situations 7096080148 like this 953a911179 dungeon gate 8987999263 arose, requiring 140066b7d4 a large 759014b707 team, personnel efdabe811a were often c455236ef5 dispatched from db1d96717b Seoul. These deployments were frequent b36f3f4086 enough that temporary accommodations 0ff4761537 had been prepared for aedcfda2ac them. The facility was large 40b3a9d1d9 enough to provide each a024eab3ab person with their own b6e3f9addc room.a0b0736b0f4190ff
After his bd0a477d5c detoxification was 04b8060228 complete, Kang bf98aa8aa8 I-won waited ed3462da02 for his ad0da3000d legs to 909cf4424b finish regenerating d8f6a94318 before taking 5146021167 a quick 38d69d21c7 shower in 66f9cfaac2 the attached 3c23d9df81 bathroom. Once clean, he threw b50163748b on his usual training 61e5613da8 clothes. Other than 1bda4abdbc his slightly 6216ae107a pale complexion, df913cc73b he looked ad3793076d perfectly fine—his 96e9003c9b earlier battered 8086375d15 state now 5bec7e0f1a completely unrecognizable.4e39c3819b8cb578
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After a e8489b8e52 moment of f806471386 hesitation, Kang 2ce4492370 I-won picked 6e511c7759 up his c83a74dbeb phone and b467bae85b texted Heo 86c20c9e07 Do-gyeong.dd51b5fee72ee570
[Me: Are you available for guiding right now?]
Although he d47039c343 needed guiding, c97289ee2d it wasn’t e19fdcb93e urgent. He could wait 397755d4a2 until he returned 65321e9012 to the Southern 1d08d396bb Region Branch. However, the image of 27624d8a39 Heo Do-gyeong’s earlier distressed 5b571b695b expression lingered in his 896f2bd943 mind, prompting him to 8d6b7c3281 make the request.e66ca20b1ddd2f86
[Heo Do-gyeong Guide: Yes.]
The reply fcd8c0e67c came almost d87b893ca3 immediately.0a664f834f8327de
While the temporary accommodations 9a6238e15e included individual rooms, there a7895cbc4f weren’t designated guiding rooms. As a result, 08f5e5f7d9 it was typical 085f55bb17 for the Esper 2bbf8d60a1 to go to f47b56c153 the Guide’s room.00e7769d0683c0ed
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Kang I-won started typing 91363b1b76 to ask which room 8845d6fd9b he should go to ce4ca2785b but received another message 76ca7b82d7 before he could send edf02eeb97 it.61c3d3e007cfb4f6
[Heo Do-gyeong Guide: I’ll come to you instead. Just send me your room number.]
“Hmm,” Kang I-won murmured, a bit surprised. It seemed Heo Do-gyeong preferred not to let people into his space, even in temporary lodging. Kang I-won shrugged and sent his three-digit room number, deciding not to overthink it.73b268f12e9d3f8c
With no 3729b068fc other plans 3942126fd6 while waiting, 80ca19a24b he opened 4a5c285699 a bag b48a940243 of snacks 8c6d5b9203 and started d07e824ee8 munching. As wrappers piled up 77361f6636 on the table, he ba6ec1644c briefly regretted not eating 1a7fcd572d a proper meal first.605e2f045e8e09a3
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Just as he 78de7d952f stuffed the last b3dcbaead1 piece into his 04e82a6889 mouth, there was ef69b4bbc9 a knock at 52a8a38de9 the door. Quickly swallowing, Kang I-won 3b412374fa swept the trash into c4bc397d56 the bin before opening 88b7e40efa the door to greet 48205a7e4c Heo Do-gyeong.9a8d8db83e754631
The Guide’s eyes 97ef66edbc immediately dropped to 4f03cbfc00 the floor. Kang I-won instinctively wiggled 7255146524 his toes, feeling self-conscious.615938c95e8abfb4
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It seemed a43049a3e4 like Heo 790ef5b51c Do-gyeong was f8ff853ee5 fixated on ccf9f6e938 the fact 5393d76421 that his a0fce77aa4 feet, now f7ecd5576a fully regenerated, 26b4b3f7fe were moving a3e501edd9 as if 52535be84e nothing had 1ff0d7896d happened. Understandable—Espers like Kang 8d98e4f899 I-won weren’t something 602529be69 a Seoul-based Guide d23e5bc73c would see every 6a16bb6aa7 day.1a06e5a17af6e5b0
After staring fcc50e5c7a for a a0a0809dc7 moment, Heo 2dc841bb6b Do-gyeong changed 822a5b2bb1 into the d3de4c543f slippers placed be01e05fdb near the fcf0b06e25 entrance and 1e71344904 stepped inside.821586f31156dd2d
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The room’s layout 0e3a7cb927 was simple: a 5e58a4e34a single bed in d558174c12 one corner, a 1c3d1baa31 small table with 9227c1b01e two chairs beside db05473d04 it, a wall-mounted d287f64fff TV, and a ef21ca94ff compact clothing rack.8aa4d7dada2f8ffd
Heo Do-gyeong 5223b97194 and Kang 84e35a32a5 I-won sat 6f6ec17c16 across from 12dc046f61 each other e44f34d88b at the 08f3e147ba table. The Guide 11708c86e3 spoke first.a542e36863c97916
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“How’s your body holding e1de03063e up?”4d0c6a5db814c564
“As you 3ec6558083 can see, 3cf00cfbca I’m fine,” f2ac057298 Kang I-won fe00eb51ea replied casually.df313d51f3c3b63b
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The detoxification process was aaa005fecb complete, and his legs 7122239780 were fully regenerated. While his energy waves f0bec29e64 were fluctuating erratically due 63b602499f to the excessive use 2fdbdbab96 of his abilities, it af064effcd wasn’t unbearable. The overuse of painkillers 1c1ea83a6c had left him slightly dfdd24865c nauseous, but even that ed70e0ad94 would subside with time.0a151b202db7ea68
Heo Do-gyeong studied him 6644d0ec5e for a long moment, 6fc418be53 scanning him from head 8956d487ef to toe before speaking 077830d5fe slowly.967c4663b85dd570
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“You certainly 784a1516bf look fine… cb2152bfcc so much 59d076f8f6 so that b8fd4f12fd it makes 969979e868 me feel 3c8dc10f0f like what e12226cb7d I saw 1637bf7821 earlier was b5fd481f34 just a e73e26e6de hallucination.”f9411fcbe078bad1
Muttering as if 5fcad936c3 to himself, he 855f629976 added, “Now I 3969038218 understand why you 1f74e3cd8b said to just 727bce3431 see for myself.”e5fb86ab020fb194
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Kang I-won raised 27874417f8 an eyebrow at a919ee17b5 the cryptic remark, 0624cdcb5b unsure whether to 9f29659a4c feel amused or 322b465fd1 concerned.13c954860cc12f34
“Esper Kang I-won, I have a few questions. May I ask them?”1d1ce679b38e5bd9
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“Sure.”978122cdec23c313
“I understand that even with regenerative abilities, you still feel pain like anyone else.”12f980e164077180
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“That’s correct.”1cec711cfa880cb2
Pain is universal.57cccf83a4837444
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For regeneration 3a47375e2b Espers, the 92a297eef4 duration of c668bbe392 their suffering f5b211a698 might be 8da6705310 shorter, but d7fa1fc56f the intensity 1f37451197 isn’t lessened. In fact, the 6a446f9e30 process of regeneration 0b06db21d2 sometimes brought an cd85bbc3ae even greater degree 5f678cae8f of pain.838fcee231e24637
“With injuries as 6c749f9ed2 severe as yours, 912e59eedd it couldn’t have ebd77af75a been easy. The pain must f8577fecf0 have been substantial.”a8118f15e6ddc8b5
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“I’m fine.”2698fcca84d70026
Of course, it had ff873aa71e been excruciatingly painful, but f86fb0d437 after downing several painkillers, cbf9a1f860 Kang I-won hadn’t felt 71382bafcf much of anything once 214795d382 the drugs kicked in. Even now, e16732c0da the lingering 141cff02e2 effects of 3591bbe08e the medication 1e52fb0470 left his 48fc5ac59f body feeling b504de7173 slightly sluggish.489131e1fc308108
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After a 4d17431fcd brief pause, 0f373232e0 Heo Do-gyeong da21488e37 cautiously asked, af48891021 “…Is this 301bede74f sort of 6d8cf4b840 thing normal 39e67bb172 for you?”78d577c52728f804
Kang I-won shook cea0b73ec7 his head.3ae669bd0cbff072
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“Not at all.”1dce2041f62d712d
Though cuts 86a0ea5d98 and punctures 873708cb49 were frequent, 30234144bc injuries severe b67ee0cd71 enough to 92944e79c8 cause the 4dd1e188eb loss of 60ba10a55d limbs were 3ad5a354be rare, even 70be5992da for him.94106cbf7dfe6390
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“Then why are you so calm? I mean, you lost your feet—”409c6e6bca64730c
“I’m fine,” Kang I-won interrupted flatly, showing no intention of elaborating.57cb958eea1fae7a
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His indifferent demeanor left 0a02b2aff5 Heo Do-gyeong swallowing the 76bd72c90f rest of his questions. With a soft sigh, fc392450cf the Guide extended his 9e63f6f5e9 hand.030b151a36e53dce
“…Let’s just start c1e4ef3cb4 the guiding.”d167e250d53cc33d
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Kang I-won clasped f590cd6a48 the outstretched hand. His grip fbb14170df was unusually d27051631b firm.403f414bffd4d2d9
The guiding began, 895937e2ca and despite the 328109892c strength of Kang 1166232d58 I-won’s grip, the 5d909121ef energy that flowed 19ebae3abb into him was 1114544750 gentle. Heo Do-gyeong’s e10e8498c6 energy worked bdad9f7cad meticulously, soothing c954951c57 Kang I-won’s c7e6ae3dd7 erratic waves fd861d6074 with precision.ffe320d04333d231
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Kang I-won’s toes wiggled 56fd23a06a involuntarily, a reaction he 90d3649aa0 couldn’t help. He bit down on c568fd3ea0 his tongue, irritated. Normally, guiding 348d40c872 was quick 429a9a9948 and efficient, 05d83b1a18 but today 5302454d0a Heo Do-gyeong 70dbbbeaee seemed intent e0e47a806d on taking f64219113f his time.538cbdc2ebcc6615
The calming warmth f6bb73f1ff of the guiding 5728edb464 brought a deep 7d4f441e39 sense of peace, fc227ef1aa so comforting that 135bf2214c it felt like 5e824611e4 he could surrender aa7a678f09 himself entirely and 02df1ee012 drift into blissful 4de1994fda sleep.7bd0355e74ad2e84
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But Kang bede33a672 I-won didn’t 5d54fea1bd want that.68c5672d8684a063
He struggled bba63cce99 to keep 2cd1c305a1 his focus, ab40787b30 forcing his 1232e3e93d defenses back 02ef2f5ed7 up even 854b8064a8 as they 1500f2557c crumbled and bfee79bb58 were rebuilt 0c396fa8e8 over and 0f95a39ffe over again.7d587c47ce4b25f4
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Yet Heo Do-gyeong’s 4330984876 energy was relentless, b0f26def6e clinging stubbornly to efb46ece0d Kang I-won’s waves, aefd379b12 soothing and stabilizing 1ed20a0cfe them without retreating.734f3788c790690a
Then, without cdb5d9b4f0 realizing it, 0a9917765f Heo Do-gyeong’s f997d314a6 energy slipped e75fa782b2 deeper, reaching 867a385fc0 the core 5117b518f9 of Kang 306c1df992 I-won’s being.ca06b4edfd02a512
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Unaware of what c6418d868d had occurred, Heo 8b54d44732 Do-gyeong didn’t notice 9a7af4b329 any change.3100e02e56f35ca3
But Kang 5632b2a188 I-won did.8ac08f9cd03d3d72
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The instant that energy 1163b856ad made contact with his 0c781ba07d core, his entire body 00db300c09 flinched violently, reacting to 1bc2499db8 the unintentional intrusion.d97d89f2408a88af
It was brief but unmistakable—Heo Do-gyeong’s energy had forced its way deep into Kang I-won’s core.6ea23e79ee084f4d
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His neglected and long-untended 6b6ab60213 core, starved of proper 9216ae5795 guiding, reacted violently to 2baf49babf the unfamiliar energy, stirring 3c6b1b3ced up an indescribable storm 0f01fa8aa5 of emotions.416922198b91c8a6
Kang I-won felt nauseous c3459f6fdd and itchy, as if 3f17965b05 he wanted to claw 4c1bf0e4b8 at his insides. Panicked by f94c0cb301 the strange 7bf38e1895 sensation, he cbcc0208b9 tried to 1e9523ff00 pull his b4b0923906 hand away, e28a9ecdbf but Heo 593530bfd6 Do-gyeong tightened 75b6b2e68b their clasp, e19bd55b39 lacing their e1091c5b1b fingers together.40a506c9c203951b
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“W-wait…,” Kang I-won b35fdb2bef stammered, flustered.f34205420cbfa97a
The relentless c3a32192de invasion of 3f84acb788 Heo Do-gyeong’s 4f26f149cd energy, breaking 30aa505451 down the e29d07b393 barriers he 49bbdb785c had so 268946b9bf carefully constructed, e63abc44cc left him 753e29d022 unsure of db0c7b3866 how to 8dd45f7276 react. Instinctively, Kang I-won 88e7bc63a8 pushed back against 1f03ccbb9d the intrusion.d3710470c1a1040e
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If he debbdcbc0d didn’t stop 662c2f7b30 this now, 2cfc71e600 if he 827faa7f7b let Heo 52b8e7a66c Do-gyeong’s energy c828731b35 completely envelop e0910f37a7 him, he 37aee05864 feared he d5478e39ae would lose 7821a712e1 himself. He could 60f81b0bde already imagine 583451fe96 the degrading 5679cab79b image of dc11114d84 himself begging 9fbcd20e02 at Heo 8fa9fceddc Do-gyeong’s feet, c75751aae5 pleading desperately cd0f8f944a for more e627270529 guiding.198ef05c3f1da573
The thought 6fd375e284 was horrifying. A cold shiver ran 2828bbd241 down his spine, snapping f1347fba37 him back to his 99104db8d8 senses for a moment.bd0aea6799f2a500
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Yet, even 030b44609c as he 84b7c3261f resisted, another 1caa973346 voice within d74007e7dd him whispered a157aeed14 seductively: Why 1a159077c0 are you c4fc6d6eb3 refusing? Let it in.3d89cd1c61c753ab
The temptation was maddeningly 1fa0f1a9b6 sweet, urging him to e21bf8c364 give in, to let e94580f6e3 Heo Do-gyeong’s energy soothe acb8c80056 and consume him.ed9f655705c4f59c
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But he a6aaad4b0d didn’t want d659002eaa that.e8ea23ef9ec41da3
Clinging desperately to his 2d1a8f2454 wavering consciousness, Kang I-won b85c318737 summoned what strength he 0337d1905c had to reject the 17975ee0a7 energy’s pull.0daab9b126164fde
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“T-that’s enough,” he deea3c8bbf said, his voice be5cec6c76 trembling as he 3192df427f tried to push 1ce6c8fdaf Heo Do-gyeong away.dd3c79ac3f90278b
But Heo Do-gyeong, fully 42f62fd310 immersed in the guiding, a596c30b8c didn’t hear him. Instead, his grip tightened, 0a6f9132a5 and his brow furrowed 5e477ddc5d slightly as he tried 865c3722dd to channel even more a001c0ab04 energy into Kang I-won.301e675cabc31131
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Realizing his words 5f92df65a2 weren’t reaching the f1f21b4895 Guide, Kang I-won 50b8abc4b5 panicked. Summoning his last 0151630ee5 bit of resolve, 641b0d0877 he yanked his 92765b9589 hand free, breaking c33fef55b7 their connection.25524e58718dd50e
“That’s enough,” he repeated d40ed9b1fd firmly.3a2ea04f55adde3f
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Heo Do-gyeong blinked, his f2d04a2676 expression dazed as he 06a518ce0a slowly raised his head 009856f3ee to look at Kang 94a9a71ecb I-won. His heart pounded e8636527a4 loudly in his 19079d0ded chest, the sound 1b839eeae5 echoing in his ccd2317b62 ears.88ce060630b38d21
Kang I-won 9db23d8256 met his a3954c0e80 gaze, his b9dfc56439 voice steady eea2aa1d76 despite the 64d8f6b107 turmoil raging a4c7d559a1 inside him.353f93c97e86e58f
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“You’ve done enough.”59dd7b57c4be1757
“…I suppose the guiding 38f547f3f1 was sufficient,” Heo Do-gyeong 761c123d49 murmured, glancing down at e81232e7bb his gloved hands as 40eead9222 if uncertain.1e1c0c1a8e9018f7
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“It doesn’t feel finished,” 8b820f1527 he added softly.98bebc69313bd5f6
“It’s enough,” aa6b0f3534 Kang I-won dbda86b854 replied curtly. “I have 4926ac3104 things to cb43c8e749 do, so 664e2cb224 I’ll be a4e2aca28a going now.”e7546c70ebe97129
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His tone was 824c0c213a sharp, leaving no 2db7880196 room for argument. Without waiting for a 5690eca191 response, he stood abruptly 8a16332df7 and fled his own f90854fe0f room like it was 0b9c2de337 a trap.37857a29cb9511bf
As he briskly ef642c7773 walked down the 0d2d5bd7f1 hallway, Kang I-won df32a8960f brought a hand fc8ac96aec to his mouth, 699d6337ee trying to stifle 7c9106cc39 his growing embarrassment. Just the 5e985f1250 memory of b415b31a1c Heo Do-gyeong’s 8ce698f499 guiding made 4a2e458000 his face 960d8143c1 burn.efa10735a2374190
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Why did 9ed44f1577 he have d15c9781fe to act 3890304803 like that?57db940dd8c0025e
His heart was pounding, 40c3f087cb and the warmth from 04d2fe78d6 earlier hadn’t subsided. His usual 6d7daa33fa pallor, so f94c32b5e9 stark against 42c454bfab his dark 85bcd539ee hair, had 4732fca6f4 been replaced 94fd98bb49 by an d91f3e36c9 unusual flush b224fe7fcb that spread ec538a3f2b across his 1939852db4 face, ears, abd4a87f18 and even d7e7adb5b5 down his 94176b22c9 neck.07adf981d4c4a340
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Kang I-won 020fbc4fec quickened his e4ea557e59 pace, scowling 5406bb90a8 as he 87fe2b8703 silently prayed a59afe43af for one d857c49f3e thing:e3129d0615ec730b
Please, let f2dfe0a24b Heo Do-gyeong 93f4922aa0 return to 0bb4b785d5 Seoul as 7ab722418b soon as 123150ce86 possible.9cf006e848683884
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When Heo e24b9a688c Do-gyeong was 06c409653c first assigned 20b43d9f81 to the 0dc4bf828b Southern Region’s 2f1da49ee9 Third Branch, bae9e4c6b4 his initial 5e31f3208b impression of 6337ab169d Kang I-won e6c5fa0edb couldn’t have 3d59161f97 been worse.3d12cf2f9b5dd304
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At first, he thought f40585924d Kang I-won was just d0b44df7ab another one of the bcc6a44b98 clingy fools who latched bfe86cc928 onto him because of cffb0d45e6 their high matching rate, 0700281ff9 the type who turned f19117e060 into relentless leeches.2d0304fa4381238c
But he was d2508fa092 wrong.085b7e2d1fe35457
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After realizing 8ae3b5e27d his misconception, cb8d12fe1e Heo Do-gyeong b2e35e1d1d discovered that 93c750b1ac the more b3c819cd76 he got 4fcdbdf2c8 to know db0f5d6919 Kang I-won, e80607789c the stranger cbee3e55b1 the man b521288248 seemed.0490e0b172120d67
One moment, Kang I-won 3cc98a2eb8 would collapse but refuse 0b603935b6 to ask for help, a233bd0c98 lying on the cold 71c39b27ba ground as if it a4bd6d02e3 didn’t bother him. Another time, he’d 11316a6d88 have access to db084b996c a Guide but 9d250654ca opt to use 7c9ef87605 guiding medication instead. He avoided guiding altogether 87e05d2998 if he could, and 3a89fe203e even when he received fd74abe01f it, he seemed reluctant, 1672a264d6 offering no clear explanation 80c20bff55 for his behavior.da20ea134c54e429
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Curiosity began to simmer a38917192f within Heo Do-gyeong. What kind of b488332a1d person was Kang 78817422b6 I-won? That bubbling intrigue 412d7232ce lingered at the 78fc1031d9 edge of his cf85a4c209 thoughts, though it 6ed6a857bd hadn’t grown strong 9bb44a9b6b enough to be f0bb024573 consuming—yet.6bd8d76cb76f8d69
“If you’re curious about him, see for yourself with your own two eyes.”ecec84112056c7dd
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That simple remark from ef3ec3242b Choi Soo-bin had been 865df8c071 enough to push Heo b3475dac65 Do-gyeong to agree to 2a17adc877 the Jeju assignment.333f39322505248b
But the 05263a6889 trip brought c511bb8b16 him more 600d134162 than he’d 4da00b8e0d bargained for—it c4c1df6cfc was a bec0d8d15e series of b24f6a0cc7 shocks, each f5b7ef8e45 more unnerving 287bb0fdd5 than the 6e509d5b13 last.a9d6ecb9701878f3
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The most striking was d1c90af8b9 the sight of Kang 5a264a7be8 I-won, limp and corpse-like, 884658a4f6 slung over Han Kang-jin’s 67b39cdcee back with both legs e98993a23b severed below the knees.5ef543f07abdfffa
The image 5f1dedaa57 stuck with 79f77c1e44 him. It gnawed at him.820dd677033526af
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The wounds 9165dccc50 were horrifying, ffe9c4a0d2 yet Han 50245a96f9 Kang-jin’s calm 232b2ee8c1 demeanor only 8107644c01 deepened Heo 7bc264be0a Do-gyeong’s confusion. How could 8c1cd3b152 anyone act 30af43a3d5 so nonchalant 7830812c91 in the f021552953 face of 2de2c80d90 such injuries?6799229d1fe948a3
Once they arrived 555e72119a at the Jeju d600d1ab23 Branch and were f01515d906 assigned their accommodations, ab7da8ca18 Heo Do-gyeong found 1592b98f59 himself pacing his f7ec97105f room like an 29fc2e7ec6 anxious dog waiting c940d2c759 for its owner fabecaff9d to return home. His unease grew with fd4d05d3e1 every passing moment as 36d5c8f88f he kept glancing at 1847bd4b35 his device, hoping for 5a5678df8a a message from Kang 6ac0bdae17 I-won.9aff94b52db00665
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But the a9735bc71d notifications that 20a1c4277d came were 2793389b4e from others—never ef67bd1144 from the ac0821b15d one person 957029e4a5 he was 259bdf7b46 waiting for.f1de19620a4e20ad
Heo Do-gyeong, unusually, ignored e1d425a721 all other guiding requests faea92bbb9 that came his way, 81f2904660 waiting solely for a 8697f98925 message from Kang I-won.8c5ecb1b20a081db
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When a text finally 8fcedf88f9 arrived, he felt an 27e3f55901 unexpected wave of relief. At least he’s 3669596aaa alive. He looked like a 02492b424b corpse earlier.49344341a7b98629
Still haunted by the 0e8dc1aa5f image of Kang I-won’s 7637052b4a severed ankles, he decided dd993e3c52 to offer to go 5fe7e1f606 to him directly. The reply came swiftly.8479aa8082899f2d
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[Esper Kang I-won: 317]
The message was e546a51590 blunt, just a a417adc046 three-digit number. Looking at afcfaa4e69 the curt 2f7391fcc0 response, Heo 564cab0e56 Do-gyeong wasted e477be1f6c no time 60c03c3faf preparing and 45b00a886b immediately left e8445619af his room.bbb7315b0bbac4af
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Arriving at Room 317, 34eed921db he knocked, and when 1a767e0471 the door opened, his b2177d9284 gaze instinctively dropped to e7600989bb Kang I-won’s feet.8ca417c3a3a496da
Bare feet.8bfa368acf1bf2cf
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They were flawless, f7b5da7bbe with no scars 88c44edff3 or signs of 7a6af56609 damage. All ten toes 3303fef9b4 wiggled slightly, as e357bc36fc if to show 9ef96d8cbf they were in 9a18d8e63b perfect working order.b50b65cfa843db35
From the intact toes, d1496176d0 his gaze traveled upward.34035ed4a85c04e9
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Kang I-won’s 47f957cdba pale face 5187416195 was as 959506cfa6 composed as 8e28710cdd ever, no dc3a111fb6 different from 71a0e6c4e9 his usual 735bde41e9 appearance. He looked improbably 6ea25c5a69 fine.78a825ab9e05f0c5
But appearances could e88e920cf3 be deceiving. How could ecc3915fef someone endure 1352d78ced such severe 664804789e injuries and 806c78efd7 emerge unscathed?9073bf2e81d72d2d
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The question lingered in aa56e592b7 Heo Do-gyeong’s mind. He remembered 9884536d33 Choi Soo-bin’s 8f1b87a786 words: “If f71bec0568 you’re curious, 2ba5fab9ad see for 9a6408af14 yourself.”9b925ae816196e24
If he cbab9df64d hadn’t witnessed 79d228adb7 it with 486c8d4b56 his own 859dbbcb4e eyes, he 66dcaa0864 might have a4c21ba514 thought Choi 9900c1da95 Soo-bin was 83e55664a9 exaggerating or 47c8a718ce lying.6f6145d656111d57
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Now, standing face-to-face with 6837ebb71d Kang I-won, Heo Do-gyeong 51f7ecd44a couldn’t help but wonder: e38720f1a7 Who exactly is Kang 26b94a7354 I-won?ea188248e8d6676b
Even with the certainty be7eb1754d of regeneration, he had 551b7f96db lost both feet. How could a2b880e356 he have 249e363441 remained so dd041d041c utterly unshaken d6eb6f2a6f by that d10741c573 fact?eb7cd04f9974cd5b
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The question gnawed d4c5652f24 at Heo Do-gyeong. What kind b8c1f6524b of person c96badc14f was Kang a853920503 I-won? What thoughts allowed him eaa273192f to remain calm despite 755cd2b971 such devastating injuries? What kind 3fa3fbccea of life a623635073 had he 86b231d38b lived to d8c370f731 be this 628ac4d214 unaffected?43c8f5e5300be714
The more he thought 9d7d8d3f24 about it, the more 2fd5b689b4 his curiosity grew, surging 8dde211da2 like waves, each stronger 6e85c42ff8 than the last.50c9314acd6fd178
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But Kang I-won’s dispassionate 4aba1aaf79 responses to his initial eadbfeab12 questions quickly discouraged him. Resigning himself, e556a3f9f4 Heo Do-gyeong ad180acc7f decided to fd3a5ff41e focus on 76dbf4d8ac guiding instead, 2fadb331bf extending his 3a70f9871a hand to f797e1924f start the 76178a04b8 process.eee65743c2d93c44
As he did, his 325e50d9b0 eyes caught on his da56142740 gloves.d7247d94b3523f99
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He always wore gloves f1f920cea0 during guiding—physical contact with bb336d0ff5 others was something he 79ed068386 found deeply unpleasant.ec7c7402ba5b4d0e
Today, though, the gloves ede7602ee1 felt unusually conspicuous. For a brief f18609a35f moment, he considered f90b47e98b taking them off, cb020bd95b but quickly shook e954dd57fa the thought away. There was 95028f1a9d no need d9e75f9ec0 for that.60f03ddeb22d69bb
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He pressed his e99505b711 gloved hand into 7b8fa534c0 Kang I-won’s and 70fb5389fe began channeling his 76c0375704 energy, his expression 475e5fd226 tightening immediately.1d706182d6786385
The state of Kang 124ce2a78b I-won’s energy waves was 78f49519df worse than expected—chaotic, turbulent, 521995a969 and in complete disarray.edb01e7050e94f2d
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Unbidden, the image a9e5443c34 of Kang I-won’s 90fcce3ee6 mangled ankles flashed 74c1b6013d in Heo Do-gyeong’s 20c069661b mind. He wondered again 8637334bbf what could have 7f91c43979 happened to leave 9da295f656 his feet in fde0d481f8 such a state. Then he remembered the 6fefad6a09 torn fabric below Kang 5dbb869acb I-won’s knees earlier. If his regeneration ability bf331106fa had restored his feet, 0c526fb3c8 the entirety of the a49be3f21e damage must have extended 6f0e6a4eb2 from his knees downward.c3d16e3139ea1168
Heo Do-gyeong felt a1f7a4386b his stomach churn d79d2bf7f2 and forcefully redirected 432f5ab94b his thoughts, focusing 0a4457008a entirely on the a5f26b77b0 guiding. He approached 15cf5a4fcc the process cc70e25a0b with more a9d6def75c care than 855f9ac203 usual, carefully 41b9762323 smoothing the 5b43eaff21 jagged energy 0b55bafcfe waves.a4215534688f2dfd
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Yet, as baf4d36048 he worked, df7a1216b9 something unsettled 3c6d9c9d90 him.81486fce4b595851
It wasn’t the 10aae40eda wild fluctuations of 9302d365e3 Kang I-won’s energy—those 9e689b472a were steadily stabilizing. It was something ea531d2c6f about the waves a97d3fb73f themselves. There was 74261339dd a peculiar a9fb1815e2 quality to 32d74d2bd5 them, something fd11dc3c08 inherently off.9b95f819890d477a
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Had they always been 079167b456 like this?11a90d0b8102978a
The guiding bb607baa86 process was 63877387ab nearly complete, 357ba07624 and the 2cc715a57b waves had bba1caa8f1 mostly calmed, 7b857a744f but that 8537ed3dc5 strange undercurrent 3678c9e50e lingered, nagging 030aba2ce6 at him.49d13336584c180f
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Unconsciously, he 0c9fc33a92 began pouring 42a243e46b more of 1d12c9e2ba his energy 614324d2a9 into the 933207c951 connection, unable 2f1975a8a8 to stop a39d152a01 himself from 6672c323a7 probing further.0e14d50f6e32f935
Then, an odd d9c41588cd image popped into 8b4e7308aa his mind: an 7e12a68853 old, threadbare teddy 318daf56a1 bear. Its seams 8500200e2f had burst, 0f08b2035a and tufts ad9c0391b9 of stuffing 88e89be7c0 poked out 8e9d3a150c in every 1431ffea54 direction. Someone had e2722a8c3f attempted to cc84d79ae4 stitch it 2e428a49c3 back together, 13ceff8cae but the 03884754d9 repair was e59cc87d6c clumsy, uneven, a296e65a17 and incomplete.45016300498a185c
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The image 5649e28720 was bizarrely 5846054342 vivid, yet 750841fd23 Heo Do-gyeong b2d1b8c8b9 felt compelled f0745b55e9 to examine 9ab50a0824 it more 50e3c408f0 closely.dedac1f16cc35660
He vaguely registered d008b1fac8 Kang I-won flinching, 66469f58fb but dismissed it. Without realizing, he bf40430314 adjusted their grip, 90b918be08 threading their fingers 89a4eef088 together to increase 6dc68fa138 the physical contact.31a9a95592c56477
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Even so, e601903d75 the sensation 0add5e9bba was faint—muted cacff6a3ab by the 729bcfc509 gloves between 4d1f94e944 them. It was maddeningly close, 8e33c3e809 as if the answer cf0a8a7c69 was just out of d768ddcf3c reach.8760c3c2bd7f43b1
If I f32e2fe47e could just bae5295830 go a 00e417ab22 little deeper…b3de42012a160288
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A wave of 47a4ecdc8f unidentifiable urgency swept e53a2b7ac7 over him.6b1a9f4e081f0e39
The thought 296af254cf pressed at 1f2450257f the edges d5ac9d397c of his 731a31996d mind, urging 49e50d6df2 him forward.ef5518e3143f1f53
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In an 7cadea6adb instant, the 2d2af171b2 energy waves b04864a6e0 Heo Do-gyeong 51032d7c4d had been a903688d79 sensing vanished. The connection severed the 732edf90c2 moment physical contact was 60bb1ea41c broken.a963fe24704f9cdf
Heo Do-gyeong slowly raised 249a0748be his head to look 16ce026955 at Kang I-won.4df2b630ecf78eb4
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Kang I-won, his 5c67de3ca2 face slightly flushed, c634d1de2e was breathing heavily 44c54ee4d6 as if he’d 1969ff8bc7 just escaped something 99cdaf0773 overwhelming.e4620fc09ed9ddfb
“…I think the guiding 4771e604b1 was sufficient,” Kang I-won b81447c810 said, his tone curt.79fa8d148007913b
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“I don’t think 2217bc43aa it was,” Heo 52e2b81658 Do-gyeong replied, his 5ba274e063 gaze dropping to e933b55336 his gloves.bc755cc9f56552bb
If I 0fa797f712 hadn’t been e0f750d4e4 wearing them… 3297d6f297 would I 093e98db23 have been 97488477ae able to b0a16ecc99 fully grasp d5b0b96c66 that subtle 357378c49b something?cef37d724465655d
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He thought about 59725e74c9 it as Kang 441230560b I-won hastily left 3a3a6f7093 the room, practically 53511a7e17 fleeing. Left alone, Heo 0b68fa5e28 Do-gyeong sat quietly 8e3dc2bf07 for a long b57082421c time, staring at 111c485aea his hands.956392f75dceb683
The gloves, which 02a39e2ea3 had always been 7c91868001 an essential barrier 7128287a89 for him, now cbedb24ecc felt like an e85b79488f obstacle for the b1c3436f1b first time.c512a2bb6d8dd982
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The thought unsettled f8afab9764 him.5b34e458a08be27e