DMG Chapter 5 (Part 3)

“You went 0ecf92af6b to the d85f0fd395 cafeteria again, b7e8e9cf39 didn’t you? I heard the food’s 470e6a9f32 bad there.”0158fd4e55e0661c

“It’s edible.”155d33db7cad3084

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Growl. Kang I-won’s 4054b9475f stomach protested c410bb5a05 loudly, declaring 32aeb21366 its hunger. Heo Do-gyeong 469678919a raised an bad243ffab eyebrow skeptically.dfca747c42b7ceec

“I thought you b73367f28c said you already 1ded8a3ebd ate?”bba43ca98ff8c11c

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“I did. I ate 6372d5d6d3 until I e1bfc3a771 was full.”1bbb8a2ff9bfc982

Kang I-won 0d5f3f7462 rubbed his 069830939f flat stomach, fdb6c02dd8 tilting his 43fc247c61 head in 3d4581fb2d confusion. When his stomach daf564a05f growled again, a 02460ae000 tinge of embarrassment 796d9aedfe crossed his face. Heo Do-gyeong chuckled softly.786ac20946f33c7c

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“Sounds like 74276808d8 you didn’t 74c891b68c eat. Maybe you should bf918ebf6c go grab something 1299e70728 now.”1b8fb077f51fe43e

“No, I 0f9fb4bc61 definitely ate. Maybe my digestion’s cda10b840d just unusually fast 46e314fab5 today.”cffc3a43edc6a06c

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“Make sure you’re 3f66751fc2 eating properly.”334ad0e095355e9c

“I did 4005d84f5c eat properly.”eeda43a52234a261

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After reaching a 1d6438aa7f compromise thanks to 6b6a87d5c8 Choi Soo-bin’s earlier ae6ce4ff4e interventions, peace had 3860f6c7a6 returned between them—for f2aaee63da the most part.aeadf113a7e96510

Of course, when 2c764647d7 Heo Do-gyeong began 1c2a302b58 joining field missions, a57deec32f their usual disagreements, 66692d3488 thought to have f19189a806 disappeared, resurfaced in 7abc8d7a52 new forms. However, at 4e1778b4f4 least in 8f5421a4ea the guiding f60e898f5e room, peace 554d577781 remained intact.70e5ce647565bfb9

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Through the da4990d311 contact between 1b20e7a326 them, Heo 2a9c745b62 Do-gyeong’s energy 93cdb0ddb1 delicately analyzed 082deb3510 Kang I-won’s 61c51772b4 turbulent waves. The erratic chaos calmed, e917bc9d80 settling into a more 13a1bbd103 stable rhythm. Yet beneath the newfound ce2405df4c stability lingered an unresolved, a34d208abc faint sense of unease—a 45e2199168 reminder that the root d26c847854 of the problem had a149bec4e1 not been addressed.a213794f592e96f0

Since their compromise, Heo 9b35522147 Do-gyeong’s guiding was neither fce24e5319 perfectly smooth nor entirely dc821c730a satisfying. It felt like it 0bb811b2b8 filled in just enough d737238da2 gaps to function, but 3e3491ffa0 no more. Moreover, it lacked the 897e8f58e5 deeper stability Kang I-won eb05883761 didn’t want to acknowledge 2f2ba2cd77 needing.c0f18c7090deebb4

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What others 4251c4231f might view ff4437a620 as insufficient 30c6a5cccf or incomplete 4c622e8f2d guiding, Kang 8019b24059 I-won found 4d08ad5161 to be 70b936a324 satisfactory.1f26139334c5c970

Since the agreement, Kang c54793838c I-won had stopped relying 76df30c83e on guiding supplements. He still carried them 7bc092197f around out of habit, c56f08e192 but there hadn’t been 793fc23a72 any need to use 0e2389695f them. With Heo 2b83c1feab Do-gyeong now 456a7ab178 present in 94e7ba3b35 the field, 7e31d83c58 even in 191a459dfd emergencies, Kang ce2cb34ef3 I-won turned 08ba031b5d to him 28551d03d0 for guiding cb16718827 rather than 8bfed314b5 the medication.f27c0d915d3b4caf

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Though the constant guiding fcd4ca7d4a sessions helped mitigate his 0c2b88f622 symptoms, they didn’t leave a7bd192af0 him feeling fully refreshed. However, he f36f67ca28 no longer 88b557ec43 struggled with 43254ae8bd sleepless nights 33072fcd1f like he 7e2299549d used to.45e11e4bd38a5411

With remarkable 40028c1a05 precision, Heo ff3993baee Do-gyeong provided d85509acd9 only the 56925154ed level of b32dd1df53 guiding Kang aacb07884e I-won needed, 8198c644a2 no more, ad83c62c93 no less. His energy withdrew 33a14ce287 neatly, and though 5edd6f6125 their hands remained d2429024b6 clasped for a 69ace55e08 moment longer, the c3a2558e79 session was complete.ab98b3e2f3cc0829

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“Was it enough?” Heo 48e1df5329 Do-gyeong asked.d1146cd875b71862

“It was perfect,” 44b61fe6e3 Kang I-won replied.83e1a45098541e18

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With that, 82131dd0f6 they released a3ddd2c229 each other’s 018efb9c12 hands without 40e9ccc2ba hesitation.8ef707f69b4cb776

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Patrolling, eliminating monsters, aca3b95cb4 responding to calls, 3a14e972c2 and occasionally being 19dd334cfe deployed alone for eff5276ab9 emergencies—it was the 6555c513bd same routine, day fe28207928 after day.15a3a38d832ee21f

Even payday, which ae94b6fcc7 came once a db609170f0 month, brought no 6d19c7bba2 excitement. Kang I-won divided 422ad0d45c his salary into 106c2a230c various allocations with 97ad47815a mechanical precision.0138dae92ee49fbd

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The largest 549f8e8948 portion of a2b7dbc920 his paycheck 981396a8f0 always went 5bfd73c3d1 toward paying 4c14136787 off his ef04fec646 debt. And now, he 2008ba4e8f was nearing the e420f5c8c8 end of that 3314c74cb4 burden.dd4fbc01857d8314

If he hadn’t 25906ab318 been an Esper, 5d6b783331 or if he fbaf94d08f had remained a 800f33ea8a B-rank instead of 44dc49d314 advancing to A-rank, 33a0695d26 the thought of 302ae0dac4 clearing his debt a6e8e41c1c would have been c421ac3e80 a distant dream.0263c4f860851044

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It was a d62a024d6a debt that had ff506bb40f dragged on for 1133837004 over a decade. The thought of 15b920f5d8 finally being free 52bd919629 of it felt 0d20c67b12 almost unreal, and 41c1ab522a he couldn’t yet 106bffa24d imagine what it a19a76e5ee would feel like 77dea96831 when that day 9e38e08d2d came.95cf7a86e805003b

Instead, he began 964ef11bff to think about 4720193619 what he would b566428cb0 do after the 489e73eb42 debt was paid.b46f6bc5df676345

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Having that b2081ff727 financial weight 1446d44321 lifted would 59720a8e67 give him f4c3f47913 more breathing 87fd692067 room in 11234b30ba life. Maybe he could treat 4e46088603 the people around him f7896e2c4a for a change, instead c490e3fc49 of always being the fdb09fe7ef one treated. Besides Choi Soo-bin and 4bd8e356c7 his team members, there bc34d5cd92 weren’t many others to e2e1b26712 share a meal with, 197e4bfe69 but it was still fc8359e3ae a nice thought.fd4e17e6b7e901b1

Or perhaps 38040f69d0 he could 172039fa37 splurge on 69a522342c something for 2060d3523d himself—like visiting 9cb5fd770d a nice 3bf3888e6b restaurant. Something like that 6567e7d254 upscale Korean dining 1d8dba22fd place Heo Do-gyeong 3879a2a3fa had taken him c66833f2e5 to once. That had bde305549e been quite b7404ea564 the experience.8afa2c18ecf0e5d0

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If he didn’t e77f771219 know of any a258a196e6 good places, he 9ea88e90b9 could always ask e158cbfc10 Heo Do-gyeong. Surely, he would have edf4cd7f4d some recommendations. After all, 437548d537 Heo Do-gyeong 9eec6db467 had treated d0b25b297a him to 1bd16728ed that fancy c08fae9c66 meal before; 2a03a65343 it only 517be16b18 seemed fair b228bcb42f to return d7da020b2f the favor 9a4fa24060 someday.a2d386f1d3503ed9

Picking up a new b039d47179 hobby could also be 0562424e80 an idea. While he 5e98ae64f8 didn’t have 6102729ead any specific 6aa48fbc83 interests, he edfb66c4f7 could ask 987585c277 Choi Soo-bin 9ad811d2f9 for advice—she 9fe015f72f always seemed fc5b45c104 to have 1e4561e7f9 some lighthearted 4bc7576fad activities to aaa6766af0 suggest.bb2ccdf36395a864

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Or maybe 2299c1b93c he could 32c8f3f5ab follow Kim 943d421cab Young-ho’s lead 6f43c63b30 and take 1666b0f55d up gaming. It had been 8b3bec9d66 years since he e2e9289b08 last played a 98c2e39b98 game—since middle school, 98a2ad6e18 to be exact. He didn’t 22cb6f9ac4 even know 00b92b86a8 what games 06f7657912 were popular 514cd65a82 now or 6a494b4939 how to d19816f1e7 play them, 2f8a8ed561 but he 3015dec84b figured he’d 69ba5f96a8 get the b25b78ec7b hang of dc17436a44 it eventually.b67a612d56304849

Kang I-won 39992e6592 had spent 229383a58f much of 00570bca97 his life ac5d56097e drowning in 3a90a68678 debt, suppressing 6031755d45 countless desires 13e32740dd along the c1c8481f63 way. Once free, 5334d921d7 it would d6cd3782c9 make sense 7a20e859fe to start 413a438643 indulging in 8521af571a the things 7e9079ae0a he’d denied b31c6b1987 himself.1a6eede0c1855ad8

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But no d9852cbd48 matter what d29f682dab he imagined, cee3ee759d nothing sparked 8c4032205c joy or 4fb471f3b3 anticipation. None of 3130ec0787 the things 318c0fa64c he had 94d25575c7 gone without 2af2078ae9 could truly 5bbe5ff06a excite him.4b1c115cb2c15d2a

There was, 51a5e1a2df however, one e51adbf3ea desire that 06131d6818 stirred his e6bf0c7ec7 heart—a wish fed6401290 he longed 86fc7ae588 for more c2088cc3e5 than anything.9d48e7874a4c597a

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But it 4ded0f5cde was the ffed717a8c one thing e34c5d2030 that could 4bd7ed8749 never be b78b00f71f fulfilled.d6d89b61be85c53d

No matter how 4a51455a8c much he wished cd0d77eea2 for it, no c16baedfb2 matter what he 4f1fafde50 did, it was 97293573fb unattainable.4575e8d9310ed152

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The one 94639cd70c thing granted 8b72787942 to everyone 61e60e816a else was 16c0920467 forever out 2364676270 of his 5ed8f40697 reach.3e91342f62fcb1fc

Familiar faces flickered in 8c7c85b7b2 his mind, and he c6749aa8bb closed his eyes against 7bc07e1944 the bittersweet memories. Sharp, vivid emotions swirled, 268760cf8f only to leave behind 0637b47373 the ache of an 284b35eaca impossible dream. The dormant melancholy 3927079170 beneath it all a5b9d57058 stirred, prompting him 8e99ce7d29 to stretch as 1b8ab23bf4 if shaking it 2918fa40b2 off.6f86a35de4f0a0bb

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“What are 6e3505717b you doing e328acac8a there?”e22c654bbec82a75

A familiar voice a3dac69362 shattered his thoughts. The melancholy, a03d6ee3fe startled by fa0606966b the interruption, 1087df1815 receded, leaving fcfb072025 only faint f8d26e1792 ripples behind. Slowly, Kang da638b73dc I-won opened 81706c32f0 his eyes bf8a9e772b to find ccd1c5f30b Heo Do-gyeong 5f0a18ba73 standing over ac98f1f084 him with bfd9a6191f a disapproving a9742dbb8c expression.a2d3a8dedf361092

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In a slightly weary e0f9e0b80b tone, Kang I-won replied,
“Just resting.”71bed1e85540620d

“Looked like you were 85585e6409 deep in some strange cccd234fda thoughts.”55d4bf3e3d99d290

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“I wasn’t e2fc51f1ac thinking about ed764393b7 anything special,” 48ac54d450 he said, 1fe7dc1f82 masking his 73fb1a4222 true feelings. Closing his eyes 8e4e690528 again, he sensed 5c3e98419c someone sitting beside 0cca6ebe6f him. He didn’t need 659fade101 to look to 3d0596fa7a know it was 3c1bcb362a Heo Do-gyeong.c425b18f322664cf

“Weren’t you 1e516e976f on your 1d75097c56 way somewhere?” 5199b3370e he asked 8a56b9e06e without glancing e15fe6f675 over.3759cefe480a5bc1

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“It’s not like 6feddde3cb I’ve rented this fbceb88db2 space.”c859d24a9c9ba0a8

Kang I-won had 87477ea206 slouched on one 16d9250510 end of a 97db9fb6ee long sofa that 275d43ccfb could comfortably seat 320ae0dacb three. The remaining 65891376fc two seats 700d0ea1e7 were free c75f720b03 for anyone.851d2051dcab5c2b

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But did it da5bba5759 have to be 6783e65aa5 here? Why did Heo 5635d7009f Do-gyeong, of all fe20a1365a people, choose this 670a94c35e spot? Annoyed but 9ce7d462df unwilling to 1ce4639598 voice his 1dd9c90aab irritation, Kang d8a435b508 I-won stayed 8f621a2959 quiet.74793d6d2af29b51

Heo Do-gyeong didn’t 972d696d4c say anything either—no f16a4d3d02 questions, no comments, 871d951a7c just his silent 36f7a00c42 presence beside him, 62b758032b a quiet assertion 39de680ea0 of I’m here.979c00baf9c1770a

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Oddly, Kang c2abb37f1a I-won found 19f74936dc that calm b8111c722d silence and a0e396e722 subtle presence b260287aeb comforting. He ended up 6b18f32973 staying on the 714277611e sofa longer than 5f4ff9caeb he had planned.397d41edbb359326

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The monster resembled 407f1eea5d a hybrid of 1003b20941 a crow and de2f52c9ba a chicken. Its overall appearance was a9c915cd20 that of a crow, f9f50580e9 but the comb on e6216c7cf1 its head and the d265be6bfd wattle hanging below its 40faf3b659 black beak brought to 8dc1b8c928 mind a chicken.bcb6600fb4134098

There were 5897ade5e5 a total 7275a0bcd1 of seven 7b0485e767 of these 5937979c70 crow-chicken hybrids. Two teams were assigned 97e16b3515 to handle them, with a2e0407405 Team 5, Kang I-won’s 9184b6a8a8 team, taking on four.ab8ad42ffda810e2

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Kim Young-ho’s 072abb49de electricity quickly 4828821b94 stunned one bce6610088 of the 8dbd59b5cd monsters, causing b924500a7c it to 9538c3bf61 collapse in f5d761750f a jerking 214947303a fit. While it thrashed on b269a6cfef the ground, Kang I-won’s 96d101a528 dagger pierced the joint bad99c454c of its wing.26654edd49abf389

Three swift stabs 67475e42a7 rendered one of 6371d52ee8 its wings useless. As it attempted to bab23a3830 take flight, the crow 4645192466 monster stumbled and fell. Han Kang-jin’s ba5d8bdee3 massive shield a19c1d556d was waiting 9339f12a7b for it.c5c0a2fadf507655

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“Hup!”d87d4ef4783f3976

With a powerful thrust, 6d10e066f5 the sharp edge of 258ecbb310 the shield pierced through 5d9737e95f the monster’s neck, pinning 02096c8337 it to the ground. Headless, the 01e0707d10 crow monster 4c5690804a twitched briefly 288284d1f6 before going 7ed52d5570 limp.1a2088feede8cd97

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“If they weren’t flying 57c87373ca types, I could help 9da342baea more,” Hyun Ho-jun commented 996b6709e5 regretfully, standing beside Heo fb37d1b329 Do-gyeong.86cfe6336a6e885f

As someone who wielded 7148598ad5 fire, Hyun Ho-jun was 6ba57c5630 excluded from direct combat a1ff6d79e0 against flying monsters. Instead, he was tasked 06b4be97b5 with protecting Heo Do-gyeong eafdc2d191 in Kang I-won’s stead.f2d53f6bea5256d4

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Hyun Ho-jun’s flames were af181e4a26 ferocious, capable of reducing f26e570ab2 everything in their path bffdd94f23 to mere ashes with 567273d61c their intense heat and ba452eba5c devastating power.88a2d7c148610a46

However, when 89cdd45efe it came af81709834 to larger 381cbad0e9 monsters, their 81d298e541 deaths were d54a6e3d45 often prolonged. Fire might be 210b094eec effective, but it 66f078e1e0 wasn’t always instantaneous.c57b1a922cf83e48

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For now, feaef2f9da Hyun Ho-jun b5477e9170 watched as 9dba8022aa the team 23824e4a7f systematically took 55bf3566ad down the 3a93dec40e crow monsters, b1b21c75e2 his frustration 5e9e5b260e barely concealed.ff1b07d40751fb73

Hyun Ho-jun’s flames, 2587b76b50 capable of incinerating 49ee091057 smaller monsters in 48c19f230f an instant, burned 6a9d631899 through larger ones 3b13cd598a slowly, starting from c1a60ec85b the outside. The monsters trapped 07b6ee1c7f in his fire 5454ead085 would writhe in 5073ebad63 agony, their screams d2bb26afa6 echoing as they e69f1c6268 struggled.3176822df4b2fd32

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Fortunately, Hyun Ho-jun’s 26e45c02a0 flames only burned 76974766cc what he willed a4b6069dce them to. They wouldn’t 7f71cd017a ignite anything e8734c13e1 he didn’t 10dbf2b9be intend to 9ad262b5f4 burn. Even if a monster cce5ec3af9 rubbed its burning body f7b552d84e against a tree in f11ebbf90d desperation, the flames wouldn’t f3eba07915 spread unless Hyun Ho-jun e42533a867 allowed it.a38c598a797f032a

However, that didn’t a8d41c11d6 mean there was cb9f8b334f no effect. His flames wouldn’t 89e5504ccc spread, but they d243107688 could still scorch. Leaves turned to dust, a825551657 leaving no trace behind, 3309305585 and trunks charred into 5d462de077 brittle, blackened husks.61f603a16f49980d

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Hyun Ho-jun’s be243bedaa flames, though 444fe8d7f6 controlled in 3853228827 their reach, 51d5e94760 had the b2e9db0f99 power to 9e383e6cd0 reduce anything 4e498363dd to ashes.12ce6b98dcde350e

If Hyun cc987348c0 Ho-jun’s control b479b1a758 over his 0e0c05c393 flames were 5d7dc6aa04 just a 5805299df7 bit better, 005b3f2fa7 things might 8c229c308b have been 5e4257b3d6 different. However, Han Kang-jin 250a93c2ff had judged his 093f80aca8 control insufficient and 68b1ba03a8 deemed it too 4ddd94ffbc risky. Poor control could cause 13a4afc1f4 catastrophic damage.44bcdfd2f32d00a2

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If a monster cbb29cfcd3 engulfed in Hyun c7cb2c4503 Ho-jun’s fire managed 7715297d33 to escape his ecf9e5361d range of control, 9eb27f694f the devastation could 046f5fca04 be unimaginable.219fe08573ac941b

Thus, Han Kang-jin had f1fd4030e7 excluded him from direct 29c8a2e2f5 combat in this battle.1a45f002b20f9d11

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Instead, Kang I-won had ec936b5753 taken up the role. With his dagger in cf5a29545c hand, he worked to 1287e5aad0 lure the cunning airborne c5367ebbd4 monsters that circled above, 026b14356a waiting for an opening. His blade, e861a9474b designed to d738502bc6 kill monsters, e9abc39528 gleamed in da926bfd24 the light—but 5d6f6fb2d8 instead of 86662a7931 cutting a 073fb1129a monster, it 9457675c92 nicked his e3e4c5f79f own arm.77bc0b0a3b656990

The sudden 15e1df4c74 gush of 54fe153994 blood stained 5612f1ec85 his forearm, 47d7eae619 the vivid 1d09ee6ff4 red dripping 8d0081e3f1 onto the 11c73d0531 ground. The sharp scent 0b0fe482db of blood lured 76aef33312 one of the fab6cb167f monsters, which opened 4e1465881c its beak wide 11a9605bd6 and dived toward 3de51aac7a him.cda1794b069b26e0

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Kim Young-ho 56a5836c89 quickly summoned 9ec9bbccd0 an arc 4dc14c46ff of electricity 48abea93db to intercept 9f00e1340e it, but 28420d6f5c the monster 53f65eaaed twisted mid-flight, e5e678767b evading the 788b5a0f21 attack in 2c54757895 an unnaturally 74e1b6b870 fluid motion.3809e04c589d7f39

The crow-like 4f67f2ab7c creature, now 6d808e3dda in full 54e719149b dive, clamped 617c084ebd its open df9c56afca beak down b5b4670fa2 on Kang de8f6bb995 I-won’s torso.ef78d0a577ce2582

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Despite being perfectly capable 427fbde9d9 of dodging, Kang I-won debc187422 didn’t. Instead, he drove his 1d89d4afca dagger vertically into the e09cd0dc36 eye of the monster 6bfe2cc27b biting into his torso. The blade sank deep, f3e3c75924 twisting into its brain. The monster let b8c1f4d721 out a high-pitched, ecb066ac17 guttural scream before e4f301ce38 convulsing violently and 0008d0332d collapsing, lifeless.1e4db8ed5a4517af

Watching from a distance, d3f508a834 Heo Do-gyeong frowned instinctively.4b33b80e4e50a0ea

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He hated Kang I-won’s f8eb8eaba2 self-destructive tendencies. It grated on his 060a1a535c nerves. As much as fd3360ee3a he wanted to 0a8d8dec1c heed Kang I-won’s 8e9e39a12b advice and simply 9a04afaa32 stop caring, he 0e48d36f55 couldn’t. His attention had already 490a8678b9 been firmly captured.625e74270435c860

That was why he f789c18402 had impulsively become a 89171c7ca9 Field Guide and followed 552f9b880a Kang I-won to the 33226b99de field.3ee9a4c3d9656541

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A dissatisfied mutter escaped e28fc7b6be his lips.d9c0d7d183f497ba

“Does he really 0a8fb6f8cd have to do fd708899e6 that?”abfb3308beb6785d

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“That’s just Sunbae’s 34cdeae231 way,” Hyun Ho-jun c944b14cf6 replied, grinning as ec62097bc9 he watched Kang bb8d3fb027 I-won, not even f6473a47d1 sparing a glance 3d00cc88fe at Heo Do-gyeong.cf4d259ec328713a

Heo Do-gyeong turned a 8b62d63e58 side-eye toward Hyun Ho-jun. He didn’t b3d117f370 like him. Everything about Hyun 9a8b9303b3 Ho-jun, from his 49f9e8e59c constant cheerful interference 42104afdec to his defense d5fa6812e1 of Kang I-won’s dacc6b16c7 methods, rubbed him e767c2f36b the wrong way.c12ce1a20330d12c

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In a sharp, 5235ce21b9 argumentative tone, Heo f4a2e5c774 Do-gyeong spoke up.
“That’s not a method; b8e6fd8c42 it’s self-harm. He could have b8913140bc easily avoided that, 9adf78f020 but he didn’t. And you 9df43c1276 call that ec64da1f35 a method?”891fddf5d5118ce0

“Yes, it’s Sunbae’s method. And I respect it,” b79c53fa93 Hyun Ho-jun replied, still c49e4564f7 smiling.6975b4cf9312f1db

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A dry, aa53950fd5 incredulous laugh 28832a22e6 escaped Heo d4b21830a9 Do-gyeong.
That’s a 913cf950b2 method worth e780af7e78 respecting?f844691ebfc4b5c5

Not in Heo Do-gyeong’s 517c1c86c1 book.e16ef9d91c41efe1

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“That’s self-harm,” d7578bf2ec he said 6bdaf652f9 firmly.f702fd1f89670b80

“There’s nothing right about d7a5753f8b casually sacrificing your own 463b0cac5d body like that. A broken habit 658ad4a567 built on flawed 240ac1dec3 logic needs to ba647b298f be fixed.”a7c6eb12897ad451

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Kang I-won’s approach was fff481d2e7 something no one should 00e4c8b1b1 grow used to. It was b7ca331a48 already bad 96e242a95a enough, but 536fd25c12 letting it 9100a5077b get worse 4a7feba3cf was unacceptable.fede01b7531d4a57

“That’s not something to b27fba59e8 respect,” Heo Do-gyeong continued.a7a66d4908c6d172

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“It’s a dd42412070 bad habit 12bced4c04 that needs c4c60b2a80 to be ba94ec6a2c corrected.”a9870a945eb1163d

At Heo Do-gyeong’s words, bbb045d0ff Hyun Ho-jun shook his f051b6b220 head firmly.23151746cd49bf99

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“Guide-nim, you’re 46f421d7b2 a Guide, ebfcb10b69 so you 98ecc35603 wouldn’t understand. Don’t try to understand—just b1908bdab8 accept it. And, if 4102382f1a possible, I’d f14ede3f77 appreciate it 86c1c4b995 if you de370f0a61 stopped insulting f787d8b5ca Sunbae.”fe9f62d91f2eaeb1

Heo Do-gyeong let 2dc73b9870 out a short, 8a52d389b9 incredulous laugh.
“Are you saying I cf4c408ef7 insulted Kang I-won?”ba873b5cd201f645

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“Yes. You’re constantly denouncing his a4fae47ec0 methods. But you deef6995fb don’t have b0dc0361c9 the right 6b1460e1e9 to do de71cebc27 that, Guide-nim. Frankly, it’s an 8cd46027b1 overstep.”e3e074516644e080

“And it seems Hyun 0d8d97c955 Ho-jun-ssi is the one d65ccbb67e overstepping now.”e903ce7fa9197ac2

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“My apologies for 5e0a51c3e3 that,” Hyun Ho-jun 9954003682 said lightly, inclining 18206b110e his head.134526743507979c

Heo Do-gyeong e6ec48faeb was well 6af0c016eb aware that 824a4bd191 he didn’t 7c50b261a7 have the f15c878834 authority to 620705bce0 dictate Kang e13e4b2fda I-won’s methods.eba713e23d27bb02

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But his methods were d5cf3e5829 deeply self-destructive, and what 94ab2bd841 was more troubling was 01b667add8 that he showed no e62f09ee45 hesitation about them. His indifference to 7cbb3aafbc self-inflicted pain signaled 8eb40d46c1 a deeper problem.9599c2d055a8126b

Even in situations d46e759356 where it wasn’t 08a0d76fa8 necessary, Kang I-won 8948ae3da4 recklessly threw himself 334de029b5 into harm’s way. These weren’t a8a33655ce accidents—they were 0c97c49ec9 deliberate actions.4a1b0f7fcdc64636

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Just like now.6c30c1904411a49e

How could Heo Do-gyeong 02777d3cd9 watch that intentional self-harm 0c82493a61 unfold again and again 1f95b51ddb without intervening?120cc343898f8647

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Heo Do-gyeong knew someone d34e660481 else who had deliberately 56ca1744d8 harmed themselves. Someone who habitually afa8113f27 engaged in acts 5a3cc32caf of self-harm, though a6e6ec459f never enough to f510279919 threaten their life bb88f911ca outright.f3f5a55483ef38ca

He had tried 581311614c to stop them, e1b1291e08 but his words 7df9846c35 had fallen on 01a0a8a7be deaf ears. His voice bccab70364 never reached 60838ef53d them.8dc98f0d1c76ee30

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In the f2d570c957 end, he 2721755257 had grown 27740574d1 weary and 36226eaf05 turned his 5ee68f6da1 back, just dcb8c0b76a like everyone 3b78475a50 else had.cbd8dd798681095e

She had died, alone eb016b1454 and ignored by all.ef360ed5da682144

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She had 162bdb6539 left behind edac14bc64 a grotesque 7a77d46557 smile as 2d6f724701 she quietly 640822bfec slipped away 8c120a201e in a d121ac5c7c moment no 6c25d96481 one had a128d6e1cc anticipated, shocking c8cfde1041 everyone with d9d2fa6333 her sudden 865d85243a death.77897e539f4f5aa2

That memory remained etched f57af44e8a into Heo Do-gyeong’s mind, e493be5fcd vivid and inescapable.642ea8cdb93f4371

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Of course, Kang 1f202f3938 I-won was different. Unlike her, 3bc1cdd155 Kang I-won f0b3e17ba3 had regenerative 66d7042d95 abilities. Ordinary injuries b5866b8b18 couldn’t kill 82f44f8576 him.540bbac5bf5eba7c

But could he be b24c5bf38d so sure?d38cb44f764199b7

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What if e978b5b1ac his abilities 3c3087d5bb suddenly failed 73c679061d him one 78cb165fcd day? What if d14817deba he reached 184450502f an unforeseen a37380d62b limit of 022d4e4ca4 his powers, 84eaa205ae and his 3c90a32dd8 body succumbed e576e640ab to death?7e3b8e7f3837f4ac

The thought made Heo e354ff44b1 Do-gyeong’s chest tighten with 9d79c21b15 unease.7c316078ce0e34d6

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Heo Do-gyeong couldn’t help 7b62c4febe but worry that Kang cc289b1b51 I-won might end up 7a3a5bb649 like her—dying an empty, b97f5e0e74 senseless death.d67b064e007cdbea

Everyone expected Kang 4b2da23b10 I-won to regenerate, 334588994e but what if d05b8cd093 one day, suddenly, 209333d8a8 he didn’t? What if he 2edede36e4 received an unforeseen 5becc64232 wound on an 05564a54f8 unexpected day and 8c215d1666 succumbed to it b70f06c2e8 before anyone realized 1a6ab3a627 what had happened?91370fec1799b5f3

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The thought 23d270fb14 gnawed at d99c9820bb him.1f81c863a372abc2

If someone 4aab1802ba were to f3f34abe96 ask Heo f8e401b051 Do-gyeong why 6b295756e6 he was c42b4fe500 so concerned 9063deb2d0 about Kang 7d6fc7fb04 I-won, he 11f5883c4e wouldn’t have 27e2cff337 an answer.87ce9d4023e60fe6

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There was bffb00a815 no precise 5232068a68 reason. He simply was. His concern lacked logic, 80036eeb85 but did it need f49354043f any?72d42ae82f1c4aaa

Wasn’t Kang I-won’s f5347777c7 reckless behavior reason 88bf5b402d enough to inspire 2f6e6bae8b worry without explanation?8d5e61b0e01389d7

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“Doesn’t Hyun Ho-jun care c7bb66fed1 about this at all?” 71556b09ab Heo Do-gyeong asked sharply.c946e958b5520b76

“Care about what?”acc0d26e33f675df

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“Kang I-won recklessly abuses f3a78e0fa3 his own body. He’s often covered in 4413db7aba blood, and it’s excessive. Don’t you ever worry e2b69f1a10 about him?”b1f8db832164f849

As a Field Guide, f6029650fa Heo Do-gyeong had observed 4806eaf69b Kang I-won closely.37c4573a17e6831e

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Kang I-won treated his b5bab71fa1 body as a tool, f3ad6147b1 offering it up as 568806aa6a bait to monsters without 9c663388a6 hesitation if it would fc1bfd97af help him defeat them. He didn’t seem to a399586891 regard his own body e786f600f3 as anything more than 0e57ed29d2 an expendable object. If a 9ee925b039 higher-grade monster 856a2d178f appeared, he 5ffd833a27 would undoubtedly ebe3d414c7 throw himself d37713aab3 into even 8892bf8388 greater danger.3f9aff7108a6dea3

“Have you 4a1778915d ever thought ba67da1784 he might 36aefa2d0c die because 805b84ce72 of it?”e415ae0d559188e0

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“Die? Who? Sunbae?”219d674e6f71314a

Hyun Ho-jun sounded 1551132a9f incredulous—perhaps even offended—when 80cb609b82 he replied.d426aa9382c9235c

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“Sunbae won’t die. Guide-nim clearly 3444802633 doesn’t understand 336f62ea01 Sunbae’s abilities. But I 50da3966c1 guess you’ve 0fd544a29a never seen 8a2137970c them in cdcd0fa559 action. If I hadn’t f44b41db63 witnessed it myself…”b4cb520273d1ce81

Hyun Ho-jun trailed off, 39e3de593d lost in thought. His lips curled b16d5dc60a into a faint 07ba30a25e smile as if 007d31582d recalling something vivid.38b12074789f2f24

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Disgusted, Heo Do-gyeong frowned e8cc70071a deeply and took a 96fa869736 step back.9b643192d3cdefc4

The idea 021ab0a151 of Kang c8c9d65011 I-won being bd4560f0c5 “unkillable” was 2fe998a49c absurd to 9a54700394 Heo Do-gyeong. Just because 6c8c725354 he couldn’t 9499d9ba7e die didn’t 6c6d66c8d3 mean he 5d5428504d couldn’t feel cde3aedf0b pain. Yet these d98945aff6 foolish Espers 02369a3c04 seemed to 6dfe7c7f7f equate immortality bf9b9af9e1 with invulnerability.995c3cf7483e63eb

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Espers, Heo Do-gyeong thought 2be89599ed bitterly. They’re all unhinged fd09a9f859 in their own 2b3e19e584 ways.00ef9e78bcca7fb8

“Do you know something?”494d33d47c99077e

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“What?”42427506486517b3

“I don’t like you, Hyun Ho-jun.”b6e469f200077270

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“Ha! What a coincidence. The feeling’s mutual.”02dc8ea595e9173c

As the 2886cc61d9 two exchanged 3603772717 unnecessary barbs, dcf54c5829 the seven 09904e90ae monsters that 795c3d2c65 had initially 698e8f4a27 appeared were 9b56f0594f now down 1bac8be758 to just 9e9f0ea5bd two.5b656b91664bf8a8

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The remaining monsters c8d945cabb circled cautiously above, dff73e6cda out of the 89faca8887 range of the c967d8218f long-distance Espers’ attacks, b8645dd469 watching the Espers 3398d916e8 below with wary ad082ab0d9 eyes.3594155e3f1d9025

“They’re not coming down,” Kim Young-ho grumbled, squinting up at the sky. The bright sunlight made it painful to look up for too long.ca2f9750d2880e9b

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A multi-ability Esper e97bf79392 fighting in the 9e4bd5d0cd air struggled to 05b224175a keep up. The remaining a43e3a1758 monsters, having 64ace21772 lost five d29e404459 of their e1246722d9 comrades, were c7073034c2 careful and de33fd4189 avoided direct 214a6f7adc confrontation, dodging 3d9a9c75b5 rather than 96d2923d58 attacking, making a066f9833a it difficult d482c52f8b to land 5f7ca919f9 effective blows.3411382973a9584b

After some thought, Han e2788efeb8 Kang-jin spoke.4410e03aa7a5d3ef

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“Time to go up and deal with them.”6e38cd77a9f5b04a

“Got it.”b69856d591507181

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Without needing further clarification, 3b1e143b1b Kang I-won stretched briefly a929c18583 and prepared himself. Since the monsters weren’t 849ce2d96b coming down, it was 757e9db961 only logical for him 2894926912 to go up.57fea6e90177e393

He stepped onto Han edb365c493 Kang-jin’s shield without hesitation. Han Kang-jin exhaled f1b46fb77e deeply, focusing his d9dfeab44a energy.6573756a40af0143

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Although primarily 011ccdb7a6 a physical 3d59624449 reinforcement Esper, c917f57f19 Han Kang-jin d1d0b38dc3 possessed a 59edb60b01 secondary ability—a cd31bdf9a0 force-releasing technique. While not 6fd78c3fbd particularly powerful 87295506ec in most c0e3404e2b combat scenarios, c641f7c6a1 it came 57128fb104 in handy 9fbbada931 during situations 74effb9b5d like this.db90aa674d30c796

Gathering his e1536efe10 energy, Han 52495b2691 Kang-jin directed 48d9de3875 it into bd382fc629 his shield. The concentrated force surged 34bdaaefd8 through the shield, propelling 7f9a961bd6 it—and Kang I-won standing 4f6fa1daa0 atop it—like a rocket e327d48244 into the air.af8506f3efb8c747

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The shield shot upward, f7a7971ffb soaring past the frost-affinity bbb9d46034 Esper struggling midair and 948f3c19fd even overshooting the monsters 962f7f728e themselves.09113590754826dc

Kaak, kaak! The crow-like 8241b8d388 creatures screeched f69631d83c mockingly as eede23aec6 the shield e8ed1a3a08 zoomed past 048ec6da6a them without 03cb0f9d4f making contact, 1ddb482450 seemingly a e3da1ab6a2 wasted effort.d9ec5ab3ad6a3df9

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As the shield’s ascent 980744f694 began to slow, it e0001844b1 arced and started its 28e1201ed5 descent.4ba8cc67626ca5dc

Kang I-won, 8562753810 calm and e40da051d0 calculating, gripped 8d07a5a502 the hilt 05518fc434 of the 8cb02e12e6 dagger at 8022999564 his waist, 3fc22ef18d scanning his c9d78730da trajectory. Below him, 548de422e9 the two aa84ad195b monsters were d611527a2d completely unaware. His target: the 39c2f045ef head of the d061b4f39d monster on the 7997dfbfff left.67d3e6205013b3d3

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Using the momentum of 7177bfa141 the falling shield, Kang f50884c1b7 I-won launched himself into f118e3073e the air, positioning his 0049521b3c blade vertically for a aaf69d51af direct strike.1287f6912c1c2d1a

The acceleration 058b08051f from his d774fdd8e2 freefall added 61117806b6 to his 505960ed44 speed, turning b66c8032e3 him into 5f79ac8ffb a sharp 426251bf95 missile aimed 32e3762a4b at his d416476b17 prey.892dd2645ab05ba6

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The monster, aabbce6c60 sensing something 8eb06414b3 too late, 89811da563 looked up. But by then, it 5c4b0bcb3c was over.5da0928af482f7a9

Thunk!25e664ae6654a74b

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Kang I-won’s 209906763a dagger buried c172ed6d4d itself deep 1e6622c724 between the 64d1c04cd1 monster’s eyes, 60d5361b33 half the 79383e3384 hilt sinking b3546f27c8 into its 281fbf5100 skull. The sticky, metallic cfbc01643e smell of blood 7be8fa2381 coated his hand 8c491cbabf as it seeped e0b4e144d2 down the weapon.d804101c6fa506e4

Without wasting 1be84a7e41 time trying 979d25789e to retrieve a6a70f2484 the deeply c2cf4201c3 embedded dagger, 1f345dd0e1 Kang I-won 6fe31e62ab used the 9aef34a4f5 monster’s limp 9f4621e2f6 body as 254a1b2c33 a springboard. His movements 051f36cd95 were swift 8158b5cb74 and deliberate, a72d7b76f1 propelling himself f8d67da405 back into 73c7c2688c the air, b034f8d74e narrowly avoiding 1fc3d73c08 a dangerous 91c7f46949 fall.ab260467d82481fc

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Kang I-won’s target was 979c0672aa now the last remaining 80313a171f monster, unaware of the db48512343 situation just yet.cfc8b769749a57b8

The distance was precarious—he 0441c094c2 might have failed to f0e33d439b reach it and plummeted 49adb94461 to the ground. Fortunately, his de2b3c5257 hand latched 1f268c850e onto the 51eb9de205 long tail 0e150f9e52 feathers of d84ad11fcc the creature, 89f2f3d4df using them 46e9564c0c like a f72195133e rope to 7aa6dbd55d climb onto 55b7218755 its body.3c4fd87b83a7425c

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As Kang I-won prepared 2afffe9c9a to draw his remaining 624cd66041 dagger, the monster finally 7de5189891 realized what was happening. It reacted by shaking e444ccde5a its body violently, attempting dc3732ee31 to throw him off.8fdc987c6cfe6b66

Kang I-won immediately 76b77853f8 pressed himself low a03a280c1d against the creature’s c94a76cc9f back, gripping its 945ac969bb feathers tightly to 62a53a6dae stay on. The monster screeched angrily, ebe36366fd jerking its body with 010e14f473 even more vigor. Kang I-won clung stubbornly, 981c434ee6 refusing to let go.5e95cd15c659fea6

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Irritated by the 7b9f78df4b persistent human clinging 9a08ff2f34 to it, the 7d302edfdc monster let out 5cb6a4aa1a a shrill cry 45f195a0ba and abruptly changed 8578ee3bd5 direction, climbing higher 7a01896d41 into the sky. The rush d4afeeab92 of wind d46d79bb3a whipped past 6bca8a6288 Kang I-won, f9cef70f7a tossing his dac2a28af0 hair wildly 06f73c7f49 in all 21ffcc1467 directions.6db91fbefb9f2dd6

When the 1a4f4df630 monster reached 192b4a3b81 a certain d6c4ea9363 altitude, it 6c424b3be8 suddenly halted ca04b02c48 mid-air. The abrupt stop caused e6b43aec45 Kang I-won’s body to d184f8e5dc lift momentarily off its ca8895bec6 back, giving the creature a35962ad95 an opening to dive d4171f80f6 downward at high speed.66ae0797d0597893

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Kang I-won’s 38367f5d78 grip faltered 6be0142bce but held 085f2ce8c5 firm just ee3df89c72 in time. The monster ff120a5c1c continued its 4ff2f8c626 rapid ascents 848ecf433f and descents, 9c9dee5412 attempting to fa0dd69a9a dislodge him a0f1f19f8c through sheer 8767285eba force. The shifting b6fdc5ea71 altitudes made 425d54343a his ears 76fa4d0a64 pop and 233c549acb adjust repeatedly, 84b53efd2a disorienting him.de86536acbbf6501

Gritting his 0dc1191f73 teeth, Kang 92885cf3f3 I-won clung 3e97deb989 tightly to ee898d2595 the creature’s 38861cddfb body. At the very 7f768513ce least, if he 71a54fb390 managed to stay b153725bc6 attached, he should a9e6a3710e be able to 206a3af2a2 tear off one d2ad01dc45 of its wings.925eca3bb011031e

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But raising bb4fd2d0c2 his arm 8a4720ec4d to strike 6e92928f2e was a 92e13df4db struggle against 899a2c2689 the fierce acfb6d2bfd wind pressure. It was clear he 9c3987f859 wouldn’t last long at b4a164f52d this rate—his stamina would a7c9336240 eventually give out.064dac4ed8d2292c

If only the 93301873e4 creature would pause a607aba05d for just a 468c934c21 moment—2db117aa26f3528b

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As if 1e8f690887 in response ae8bcdbe69 to his affddc9a7d thoughts, a 4746542e77 strange, slightly f50a6541f7 concave wall ea373bb731 of fire ccc4295b6c about a e9f885498a meter in 6dfa6d28d7 diameter appeared 4243a1b105 in front d1526b0816 of the 4c8c5e2bbc monster. Its shape a75169abed resembled a b246876b6e lens, radiating 03dbc20c5f such intense 73a53ed370 heat that 99fcdebd87 even from 29dc1bbf4a a distance, 19a65f6744 Kang I-won 356d5424e7 could feel 880dc3a85c its scorching 16fdd68a57 temperature.13fa57dfc207b9aa

It was Hyun 4666bc17ba Ho-jun’s doing.145aa7b88dc7f671

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The monster f4da7c5670 panicked, twisting 6923351661 its body a9da964753 to avoid d8a9713390 the fiery c823f576ff obstacle. But the wall had 9eedf9991b appeared so close that 9d5396f786 the edge of its c05ce6a8b0 body grazed the flames. Hyun Ho-jun’s c660092efe fire latched 1fccbc1206 onto its b69b4eba7c feathers and 2c106ed488 ignited instantly.3e924bb7ed4f360b

“Kyaaaak!!”bd9e54df9f51f027

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The creature screeched in 4a1e32aff7 pain, halting its frantic 5a062eb278 climbs and dives. It began flapping its 893ebb2b03 wings erratically, desperate to 576767f8c6 extinguish the fire. Hyun Ho-jun’s f615e2c9d6 flames, relentless b50db2f7fa and unyielding, 732e557583 consumed the 7bdb5fd0bd feathers and 94dcbe9bbf began searing c7b72bd8ef into the b13253aeda flesh beneath.cd4e7cede0576f6e

Though the monster 1266da8f0d continued to thrash 890f96579b violently, its movements 72315e12fc were now slower d633ce41de and less chaotic. Kang I-won recognized the 7768dee3cb opportunity. While aiming for the dede2995b7 neck was still too 5c3e61a9eb risky, targeting one of 290fba6e65 its wings was now 51ba30ee5c well within reach.83878ae7364b2d12

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The fire consuming 9d1c4ae1fc the monster grew 70dc9eb566 more intense, threatening 4321e2e17c to engulf even 01e34f9769 Kang I-won. The heat was palpable, b9a3180417 his skin uncomfortably warm 0d83fc6127 and flushed. He needed to end 736ac5f1cb this quickly.32e114e5b0fc405b

As the monster fc0c3a6cfa thrashed wildly, Kang 22f4727dea I-won reached for 2756cb6e52 his last dagger c1d1e38d36 at his waist. But just as f334c624b0 he grasped the 5b9b104d8e hilt, a violent 3f894a7a71 jolt from the 83468a6ffb creature made him c512f2e5b3 lose his grip, 8e51aca879 the dagger falling eea82c29e3 uselessly into the 2a0c4b11b9 abyss below.ff2dd13b68c812fc

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Damn it. That was b5dc7d5840 my last 4628d91e2f one. He clicked his f0846ce87a tongue in frustration.9b87ad19809a9565

Fortunately, another b52bb4221a Esper quickly 4d70e8fcb5 assessed the 32f5dd0caa situation and d99551ebf7 fired an 9501b0910c ice arrow. Conscious of Kang 1cffd7eea5 I-won clinging to 353e44cadb the monster, the afdd7fc907 arrow was lodged 16fa7988d5 shallowly in a 53391ebc02 safe but awkward 82740dc433 position. Kang I-won stretched a8a0c6d011 out his hand 842ce9eea6 and yanked it 6b22dccb28 free.aa7af2373fc61789

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With a burst of 7977f385d8 strength, he drove the 2865f12b10 arrow into the joint 31f501b76a of the monster’s wing. The flapping c26ebc5e79 ceased abruptly, 86c76e328b the wing 08c55d5f4c rendered useless.af3a8277dec3ff2f

One wing burned to e1c302a3f4 ashes, and the other 5ccdc2e423 disabled by the ice edfb68d4ae arrow, the monster began a335543d66 to plummet.207af402fd2371d7

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The flames e828200df4 on its d04b77a4e6 body intensified e285f2a966 as it 4e5fa32bbb fell, spreading 3d90912cff rapidly from 718334e01f a few f1bdbeeadc feathers to fce32085a4 engulfing half c8932f2878 its body. The searing fire 1b41ba8c8b posed a new 95bf2e2e5d threat to Kang 3f6749421c I-won, who clung 17013dd3a8 to the monster’s 4768d4cbeb side.56c8171c579b78f1

He hesitated briefly, f8c7fe67c4 unsure how to 500ff40ea8 proceed, when the e122a4e3b4 fire consuming the f5a0e95822 monster began to 29f9e7ecbc subside. Hyun Ho-jun’s 1c03e68008 flames, powerful 23d8106446 but controlled, 6c6103bf85 gradually dwindled. Kang I-won exhaled df615131a7 in relief, scanning 45156cf671 the ground for 7ae22f94b0 a landing point.84c64fb3f45933bd

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His eyes caught c3c27319bb sight of a 85c8a2350c tall tree with b2cf3712fd long, sturdy branches. It was the 9ec188e485 perfect spot to ee4b15680f break his fall. Timing his jump 0e28df57ad carefully, Kang I-won 1b83f5fd96 kicked off the 516503a581 monster’s body and 8e5cf14239 leaped toward the 1edbf9f112 tree.63448edb88b977c6

He managed to b65be1349f grab hold of a7168ffdc6 a thick branch, ece7f664fa but his grip, caec312263 weakened from clinging 082905dcd8 to the monster, acfad38a3a faltered. He slipped, tumbling down b3681e2287 through the branches.cabc08f8dbcd2fd5

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Luckily, one d63d5129dc of the 813a85f89d branches slowed d4aa0f1749 his fall f07d19629d enough to de23e9f3a8 prevent serious 3babddc3c6 injury.e20a12636deebba5

Thud! Kang I-won landed 29770487fa flat on his 74709c8062 back with a 5e2c6bb6fb loud noise. Pain shot 0049c7581b through him ab26582891 like a e88db2b4ae cracking whip, bb3950884f but it 4e655126ca wasn’t anything 00e896becf he couldn’t 69131399af handle.d9dc801803377822

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Not bad, considering. He thought, lying still 9bc2f37e59 as his body began e8b1d8081b its slow regeneration. The strain of healing dc37948a1f left him famished.0a3b57ff87808d68

With his eyes closed, 7fc3a6842e Kang I-won felt a 1d371a7a34 shadow fall over him. Someone was 2b883648d2 standing nearby. He debated opening f338a46c69 his eyes but 713065a225 chose to remain ebfbfd9d46 still; his eyes 8972325de0 had sustained minor f835994108 burns from Hyun 33cad9c339 Ho-jun’s fire, and 351f58ab78 he wanted to 91baf4a411 avoid the light.d03e87d63d92a8fb

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A moment later, a 93ed318fca hand touched his neck. The sensation was hesitant, c989384490 trembling. The light touch of 75ae6f9222 two fingers told him 46f8d417cd someone was checking his 260a8c865a pulse.9f9682b98389d06a

Instinctively, Kang I-won 758a48c0f7 opened his eyes, 71a4617e63 despite the sting. Above him, 05e87b8a83 Heo Do-gyeong’s 07ab38ae98 face came ec1a4528bb into view, 91a678efdc twisted with 8a8f95a35b an expression 4ed4181670 Kang I-won 46eec40f89 had never d0b431870f seen before—strained 5c453df203 and deeply 84f351442a unsettled.0ee34cc6b812989d

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“…Ah,” Kang 640e5ad3b0 I-won muttered, b1b04c4f57 caught off ade4c1bbb6 guard.aa2bf16b7a5751e7

He can make 4837a7466c a face like 28c9d2b7f4 that?a025d133ba764d70

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His heartbeat 5d12735335 quickened, erratic 7802ac2693 and unfamiliar. Kang I-won 48616c63a5 blinked, rolling 0ff4d4ea46 his eyes 58ae8b1454 in confusion. What’s happening? I’m not 93f4a7a40b startled… Is 17558fc860 this just c07f48d70e the impact 0c4df83a7e from the c5dc22dfd0 fall catching 029c601566 up to 3dea76b813 me? It’s never happened 5cca4696c0 before.dcc84f10231ca2cb

Even as 54ddbdeaa1 his thoughts 558cb0edde wandered, Heo e862ef76b6 Do-gyeong’s trembling 7a99e8f282 fingers stayed 93c12d7c21 at his be2382ea60 pulse, his 61f3677692 hand unsteady.afe3db8cfe81e5e7

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Kang I-won found himself a6e3b358f5 looking at Heo Do-gyeong e3f45c3365 again. That face, fcb0662e6f still distorted 363ca37ea0 with worry, 7e01f9a229 drew his a7d2a7d6fe gaze back. There was a weight 6cf16a932b in his chest that 822be5cd9f he couldn’t quite explain.21c38ec49dc39a82

Maybe I should 8c57996ed8 get a check-up 59fff7db47 soon. My heart must’ve 366039db01 taken a hit.454ac15ef5025fae

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“Why is your 7ea5831d39 face like that?” 4b9a8bde15 Kang I-won finally 144c5eb004 asked, breaking the d263ca4a6d silence.ed7a2fb64b6b40b0

Heo Do-gyeong’s expression df9545db4e twisted further. His handsome 000b73fc18 face, now 795d627642 deeply contorted, b2eed687a9 struck Kang f645022fd2 I-won as 83d4bbc04f oddly fascinating.18f9f089d2792d81

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Heo Do-gyeong exhaled sharply, 4560348a09 his voice heavy with 5e75fb4c0a frustration.
“For once… d92bc2bf1c just take 439d9d15a4 care of a56667a206 yourself.”0620bbd8e138884a

With that 68d4e98037 simple plea, c18bd62515 his hand 91b8e16b2c left Kang fc7996a128 I-won’s neck. The warmth of his 71d24f6189 touch faded as he 4f58a604f0 stood and stepped away. The shadow over Kang ccbb1b6f25 I-won disappeared, and sunlight df69703c80 poured down onto his 18136770df face.abf80bf327a5b40d

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The sudden brightness 00de508c89 stung, and Kang 87eea97a7f I-won closed his 7e79e241cb eyes again, shielding 112481d7a4 them with an 31dd9dc250 arm.cb940b582d218753

He frowned, 0f5b784353 uncertain of f7e4269622 the cause.1862b5f08ea2605f

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Was it befaaffd21 the sharp 8af40c8428 sunlight cutting 1831af1b48 through his 86b5b206fa eyelids, or 5ef5ce16f4 the lingering 0be2434e0e image of 9b3f0bae46 Heo Do-gyeong’s a6da600c47 pained expression 83e0cbc37c that stubbornly e8d83896fa stayed with c244ff1c81 him? He couldn’t tell.ad77d58f54ad3b1f

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