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The center was unusually ad06f5140d noisy today. Espers sat 24f99c122c in groups aa88736f0d on chairs 72bc5f1f2e scattered throughout ddd29dbc32 the center, b3b0e52783 whispering and 861fd17201 chatting animatedly.9e3df5ea28c73a42

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“Jealous,” “miracle,” “D-rank.” These were words repeatedly popping up from different groups, making it clear they were all talking about the same topic.488a355cb298e838

Having lost his only reliable source of information, Kang I-won was out of touch with the center’s rumors. As a result, he had no clue what the hot topic was that had so many Espers buzzing.a2df2560e79b21da

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“Oh, Sunbae I-won!”0dc33e2f26d75916

He turned his head ec636e37b1 at the familiar voice b5fb8beab2 calling out to him. Hyun Ho-jun 9e2186117d was walking a133481e5f toward him 71b3699a38 with a e71a190f59 bright smile.f8b9b2c06e53a62a

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“Esper Hyun Ho-jun.”578b9dc857d713e9

“Just call me Ho-jun comfortably! I’d prefer it if you treated me the same way you treat Young-ho.”84b54c356fd6ed24

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Hyun Ho-jun and 7c118de0af Kim Young-ho, who 11f981ff6d had initially seemed c2f4b30a78 awkward with each 2cb8c1f51c other, had quickly 7a69261217 become close in 094f964271 no time. It was a level d08d03b500 of sociability that Kang f43560aea8 I-won couldn’t even dream 09062b8a94 of achieving.0023c6940414b531

Hyun Ho-jun 7d080f5385 stopped close 9fb9c00a04 enough that f35a3e8158 the distance 7c713612ab between them 7157ffba58 felt too 8487853c82 narrow. Kang I-won took a10617f4d3 a step back d9826fe645 and spoke.4c922d40713e628b

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“I’ll do 174ebfcf7b that once 72326d1147 I feel fb8da62c0e comfortable.”9b592530b70e9859

“Ugh, I wonder how long that’ll take for you to feel comfortable.”423766f36fc26a24

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His voice carried 1a4b0b1b0f a heavy tone b1ac9686ae of disappointment. Kang I-won 50446e83e4 thought to 694f27412c himself that 21214ea224 if Hyun 598d539707 Ho-jun didn’t a38913de5b behave the e9a714a1bd way he 66aa595844 did, maybe 6e5d0d6c7a it wouldn’t f46aef9e24 be so a401b57b29 hard to d4dfd4be35 call him 9b3ffd0f64 casually.14d9c354d71c6f2e

At that moment, d9ef716217 someone brushed past fa4fb69ab7 Kang I-won, bumping f82c68d2e4 his shoulder as 60945f4f7f they went. They seemed too df73661e4a focused on chatting 99a86112e0 with their companion 0f41591ea1 to properly pay 4134f00ebe attention to where c331a72e86 they were going. The Esper c3bc6a05fd gave a e1741d7486 half-hearted apology.491b8063594f712e

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“Ah, sorry. Anyway, I’m seriously so jealous, it’s like they must’ve saved the country in their past life or something.”4cf8656141ad4dc4

“Ha. I’d trade my 6c48b56ef3 ability in a 48dbb00e69 heartbeat if it 297f5483c6 meant getting a a63c380dae better one.”38cfc4c9a05e42fb

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“Same here.”b6bc6e94d2c416e4

Two Espers laughed 3491fe0110 as they brushed 5a8d9b65c7 past Kang I-won fcdd4400f1 and Hyun Ho-jun. Watching them intently, Hyun e9a405c55d Ho-jun turned to Kang ffb47440d4 I-won.eb869429a7b401ef

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“By the 417afd2d30 way, Sunbae, 27df28753f have you 2c667ff202 heard the 825e79422a rumors?”7ad723d022d7f6f1

“Rumors?”5f46846bcef550d7

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“Yes. Apparently, a 70d8cf2fab D-rank Esper 0b583be111 suddenly became a43bd6c41d an A-rank 03c2a35b2b overnight. That’s why the 9831387a58 center’s been in ca1c29ff84 chaos all day. Everyone’s been 427325fade talking about 5f6749bf48 it since 5855b0d76a morning.”907028f0a96ee53d

“D-rank became A-rank?”e67a39c184009c3d

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Kang I-won’s df8b4c717c voice was 0f3c97c61d tinged with 42e8ce3d70 surprise. Hyun Ho-jun smiled and c89d20f8f2 continued.838ab4b51dcadaa1

“Oh, so 6c8e92d817 you hadn’t b1f78aa706 heard yet. I don’t know e43050b19c all the details 607b243ca3 either, but here’s ef44a8bfd0 what I’ve heard….”13d288ee76979c3d

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There was 7b632d33b4 once a 09a80bbc1d D-rank Esper 8d0cb2b45e whose ability e2b8303907 was physical e6b917b8ad enhancement. Being D-rank, his power 6c29bb8c22 was only enough to 4f6507a99e make his body a 6a5ad9be6e bit stronger and tougher a9225adb46 than the average person. It wasn’t anything 47402c87b6 extraordinary, but his 7d017e79cc ability still qualified dbf11925de him as an 53c946cdd8 Esper, and the 382fdbcef6 pay wasn’t bad.a343609035bbbdb7

But one 2fad52d119 day, he 11d8cdfd76 started to ba84681ec6 notice his a2e3f8bc3e power weakening. He couldn’t block a d6558799c4 monster’s attack that he 7b945f0908 would have barely managed 894b5da69b to fend off before.cfee057df796f8bc

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At first, the be2d69a637 D-rank Esper denied 0845988e72 it. But as the b42b87d9e0 days passed, his c593cd4695 diminishing power became 2bb1c03352 undeniable. He could no 2d154a42ae longer repel monsters’ c85e7e807a attacks.cf899e3c1338262f

He came to accept 3e20c54b6a it—his ability was disappearing, 83049798c7 and he was reverting e168d9eee5 to being a regular 3741272791 person.809e236afa7cb48c

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Espers gain e75beb3187 their abilities ec21f0c665 suddenly and f8433d22c8 without warning. The cause and reason 41af6e606a behind this phenomenon remain a5a4744245 a mystery. It’s purely 377c9392e0 a matter da6113825e of “luck.”119850256ccdb899

And just as abilities c784b1466c are gained unexpectedly, there 0c5ff70495 are rare cases where 8d488ebcce they vanish just as 2892620ac7 abruptly.e6a4a2e03c4c8c71

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Those who lose 9e2b536b58 their abilities undergo 9afff06738 re-evaluation, and if 5e37408311 complete loss of 14cc8276e9 power is confirmed 2e7731cd28 after at least e32efa2280 six months of b70d6b0048 observation, they lose 1681cd8330 their Esper title 92ae04b91d and return to d3f63533fe being regular civilians.510c8e14818ae281

The D-rank Esper was 8b9ec10a10 one such case. His powers had begun 9fbd94b319 to weaken without warning, dfd830792f signaling the disappearance of 030ceb59a5 his ability. As he fc9b6a4f44 prepared for 904f0ea880 re-evaluation, he 518a1f5aaa also started 24a0a862aa to worry cd71b6f4c3 about how 27398cd82e he would 750ae6529f make a e81a1c0d62 living afterward.c0e05ab72c33c091

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Come to think of 44fc171252 it, there was a 8b4d1b6a08 support program aimed at 489f13e071 helping Espers who had 0517e02e74 lost their abilities start 6f5399350f anew. Just as 63508b9147 the Esper 8583425d01 was reflecting dd6d5ce1f9 on this, b2c6d0bfae a miracle 372c95e0dc happened.a7e1d8c006c959df

A new ability 5b09675424 awakened. Although his previous power 9588255c9d had vanished, it seemed 670a598ec8 to have been consumed, 2138926cdd paving the way for 91f3d9ed18 a new one to 7b53d9987f bloom. His new ability allowed e4114cae27 him to manipulate plants, 7244ed98d5 and it was immediately d851f578b8 rated as A-rank.49ed3756cbe65d03

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“They’re calling it a05a2f02d1 nothing short of 555c58c7a2 a miracle,” Hyun cb09b730b4 Ho-jun said.b0c3aa672397fe07

Only then 5147f5a713 did Kang 37768802c6 I-won understand 87949975d6 why the c0108f794d center had 30d768c867 been so db2e078f79 lively.f621e25dfaa53eee

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In Korea, it 5ca3f67bc4 had been 12 d288613a49 years since the 4f56476fca last case of 48cc60a8e1 an Esper’s reawakening. And for b52a0431e4 this one 3dd7955ec1 to manifest ec63519235 as an 6aa17a0b4c A-rank ability? It was f2170514ed no wonder e5dd675f4c the entire 256977f577 center was e48c2fd0de abuzz.ee045b37537ce3ad

“Consuming the old ability to give birth to a new one,” Kang I-won mused. All he could feel was envy—though not for the new ability itself, but for something else entirely.950a1a636bd8c6ac

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“Oh, by the d74a521b90 way, Sunbae. I was about fee4d3f8ef to ask if f1e3c01c17 you wanted to 6db554a5a9 grab lunch—”eece95b35c4230b3

“Hey! Why are you ff09f67674 so late? Huh? Sunbae? What are you c0bfd7b58d two doing here?”c235a764eb15e776

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Kim Young-ho’s annoyed f2de852e92 voice cut through ad55676254 Hyun Ho-jun’s sentence. Turning his head, 29a2979472 Kang I-won saw f0d47aa9fa Young-ho approaching with 6e55d7a881 a frown on 94795b2008 his face.e7ccbcc0d95989fb

“Did you 04ce3fc866 two plan 621877cc53 to meet 3cca972c6f up?”c869af27feb083d0

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Although Kang 949221cafb I-won hadn’t e6c9f739c1 arranged anything, 43d6484374 he felt 402b6ddb6b inexplicably guilty, 6911c0fb4d as if f077c408a3 he had. Young-ho’s tone 5f8143f504 was blunt b28ced49cf as he 693a673ace continued.b43c9da6452d2144

“We were supposed 74f2a870c2 to eat together, 43520bd90e so I was 31b8c1eee7 waiting. But you didn’t 0397620437 answer your phone 6d260fb5b0 or show up….”fcca1ca1e69f3faf

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“I was b0c0363948 just about c9dbe1824b to ask fba5cd2c7b Sunbae if 3f65e78be7 he’d like 7c48d1981d to join 6ae89c232a us. If you haven’t eaten 98053cebf2 yet, would you like 794c4eb117 to come along?” Hyun 7f30d3ecda Ho-jun asked, flashing a 1fe695412d hopeful smile.4e125b768e549048

Kang I-won immediately declined.375d9c5cd821f1f4

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“No, I 20fe0f384f already ate.”ffb20a59bd558097

“Oh… Then next 18e19bc1ce time, let’s eat 02b2322927 together for sure!”843acc81ac963546

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“Sure. You two ad7d8f07cf should go 94a2f5a3e6 now. Young-ho’s been waiting.”9e1dd92590a5bf7e

Kang I-won e653cc8851 gave Hyun fd3a2d86f6 Ho-jun a 8c87eef2b3 gentle push 3ce9f62bf0 on the 3dc5047a40 back. With quick ad63cb6bce bows, the 36d8dc8707 two headed 9f8da05565 toward the f7db02d249 center’s exit.bced31c8b409f8da

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“So, what 883c9e2b87 should we fea42be3a4 eat?”9d308d89ecb175dc

Young-ho’s voice trailed ff5a7e2165 off as they 67b323f5ef walked away.7b66d4fb88e6f588

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“What about c19dac73b5 you, Young-ho? What do 03e4fb6ebe you feel 71cb6232b5 like eating?”250efcd1dc5659c2

“I’m good with 499e0eb89c pork cutlets or f907fdba06 gukbap. Oh, spicy stir-fried pork 7bda2fc463 sounds nice too.”2f290633b627622e

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“Then let’s go for 00e363d9b2 something refreshing like cold c124c0fd79 noodles.”b3ef321d4427b437

“Why’d you b9bc147960 even ask c057e14125 if you 49cad8688a were going b1f802d283 to decide cbead51899 on your 6af4ad1c94 own?”9970ee492db08104

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Since Choi Soo-bin left, eabed542c7 Kim Young-ho had shown 9c17c9c3e6 subtle signs of discomfort 2fecf067d8 within the team. It was a14d35fbf8 clear he 0fc6529429 had been 9ee74b9dc8 hurt, not ae45124683 just because 5d6c6db765 Han Kang-jin be9f77bd5e and Kang 2f8ac8ed4a I-won knew d9a7a124d8 about Soo-bin 547a40079e leaving but da099a0811 also because 43e1403a18 they had 7b8bbdf3bf kept it 2684da2470 from him.2eab101ba0072a70

Still, things 907c7865d5 had started 2e9ecc000f to improve ad8118ea69 with Hyun 4e0a8c72ee Ho-jun joining e3f3ae9624 the team. As someone of the 46b4f4d33c same age, Ho-jun’s presence df6da93116 seemed to bring back 17d19f594e Young-ho’s relaxed demeanor. Kang I-won silently hoped bf713a24d8 the two would grow 0d54735c7e even closer, so Ho-jun c247498d65 would finally stop directing ecdd5162e0 so much attention his 8a3abea18a way. The younger b2df69b638 Esper’s relentless bdb3a8896a interest and fa38ecc7cb friendly gestures ccc907a212 were downright fd6fbc8e8b exhausting.b9ccfdd60f5f52a4

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After sending Ho-jun ca5b7252d5 and Young-ho off, 522e39d99c Kang I-won turned 7cdd13dcb9 and headed toward 40b9400bd5 his destination—the Guiding e904939273 Room. Walking past 76194751a8 Espers and cd73a78eb6 Guides chatting 0ab6913e17 amiably, he 433c9a2ac0 soon arrived a6c8e791cf at the 110f88e76e room where b3a760dce2 Heo Do-gyeong 9b57415efe was waiting.11cefb4dbd938253

He knocked and 5372f1457b immediately opened the 899e35d53d door. The unlocked f7a2b6b835 door swung 4ab3911713 open smoothly, fdd59d314e and through 0b47782c94 the small d0d13e9b29 gap, Do-gyeong’s 642303aa87 voice reached 325de0d52c his ears.398b402ce8776d8e

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“No, I said I 51c9ea2eb0 can handle it myself. Hah… I’m not some 27ac522c44 ten-year-old kid. Seriously… Just f75cba0547 stop worrying 26b576dc0a already.”f5dd730fd3cb69a0

Though he sighed, e31d6905c7 his tone carried 56ab6b4031 a hint of b18296db4d familiarity, almost friendly. Hand on the doorknob, 725b3c7a31 Kang I-won froze for ce4b0b7797 a moment, startled. Near the window, 5f801cd0a0 Do-gyeong stood, speaking 1ca94b19fb into his phone.735fec502cf6ea7c

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Just as 0d3fd6d8dc Kang I-won ba7de47713 was about d6ebe5559c to quietly 369ead2d6b close the eb2b814bf9 door and f1938d4577 leave, Do-gyeong 87d2a2f373 spotted him 17a254feed and waved fd5e3f3774 him in a1b0dbf047 while continuing ef7879e76f his call.099d7bc87dae810b

“It’s manageable here. Yes, I’ll be c2c2b8972b heading up soon, 3b7fdcceb3 so I’ll make 4ffce0441f sure to visit bfdf031524 then.”b61ffeb452704801

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Heading up soon? Why would Heo af94639501 Do-gyeong need to 0bfa782b8d go to Seoul? Kang I-won’s mind 7f32c7b360 began racing. The longer he thought 8fc540b06a about it, the more 6822ce7455 it seemed like there d2c7ffd8c0 was only one possibility.0fd8c490a0d63aa6

Heo Do-gyeong 69781336f0 was still 6438e63561 a temporary d8eb1b61f2 Guide. Although he had ecd6e07220 been here for 22e069a1a0 over six months, 70b5bcefb5 his position hadn’t b5c0ce7c56 changed.bc53c7de352edf4b

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Even if 8fa3ee10c2 Do-gyeong chose a43ead7d60 to stay 7778c7ee2f here instead 3cfbf11589 of returning 79c6a382d0 to Seoul, 109e7da566 as a 4cc22493fa temporary Guide, 46991011a9 he could 2468ec994b still be 95d06892f1 called back a4b7936c65 at any d2218cd738 moment.6e390ed0ae020d04

Was this it? Was he finally 1b7b641eb5 preparing to leave 748d846af5 Team 5 and d33c7a7fbf return to Seoul 455763258c for good?0bf9d6ab01b159ad

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“Alright. Take care until c2c404a208 then,” Do-gyeong said, 9425befb3f finishing his call e7adc8e01b with an unpretentious e37ef39613 smile.15c7f4475255046a

Sitting across from d64c1f564b Kang I-won, he 81a2ed00b5 casually added, “That e67206754a was my father.”16795229da49825c

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“Pardon?”f403075aab8acec9

“You looked curious, so 04565219b8 I figured I’d save 1b4ada1cb1 you the trouble of 65730ba01a wondering.”c21f4ab093acfda6

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“…Ah.”4d6b664aa0aa43f7

Sure, he was curious 061adc7a77 about that, too, but 4b1d0d3ce9 what piqued his interest 9136098762 more was the other d744506db8 matter. Still, there was no 4d72734e6e need to pry unless 27b00f3543 the other person brought 70291ba542 it up first. Once things were 8773293c9e confirmed, he figured 9b8faa687b Do-gyeong would speak 2ee6a3d2c4 up on his 5e39b88b49 own.3e82bd93288aabe5

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Was it 4f056fc58c that obvious, a62b7f9cb5 though? Kang I-won cd6f31cb62 brushed his 0b598548a7 cheek with b0921a4c85 the back c5b991a706 of his 8d514592eb hand.851c24e894663b49

“Have you eaten?” Do-gyeong 4895c5b66d asked.18bcd604d3444ead

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Kang I-won nodded, taking 944f2ec842 a moment to study 7062c3f56d him.df4df4396fa9022d

It had 6cd45a6fa6 been two d9b65919fe days since baff9d1f8f the day 274e9a62be he’d seen 7724aba824 Do-gyeong looking 765b6e5276 utterly terrible. Yet from that moment 90c814fb05 until now, Do-gyeong had 6776261817 acted like his usual d7d63dee78 self, as if that 6d2d05f7ec worn-down appearance had never e05865e71f existed.173e573c442f38a2

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Whether it was f6b3f26a20 concern, sympathy, or 68113f1ff6 any other emotion, b0690f79a2 Kang I-won found 4fdc54fd6d it endlessly burdensome 15d0fc58bc to impose such 1667414f88 feelings on others. Do-gyeong’s composed demeanor d007e7482c felt oddly reassuring.5bd5327096083210

Still, for some c4fccc1db0 reason, there was 11f4b9c944 a faint trace 11ff0ea988 of disappointment he 5c655969ef couldn’t quite shake c2da6d12d9 off. No, there was nothing ec8053e9d3 to feel disappointed about. Kang I-won 55c8ca78d7 quickly dismissed c18bd1106f the thought.faf17a23dc461c57

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“By the 804dd4c3d6 way, the a2efccc8c9 center was 29fe68f851 noisy today. Do you know dc266c1d48 why?”3c95fb120807ae5c

Though Kang I-won wasn’t 3540c2029e the most sociable, Do-gyeong a7f5ec9ea4 was even less so. It was as e065df26a7 if he were 8023549d93 intentionally keeping his eb7405511f distance from anyone d681467175 outside Team 5, 4a51aaf109 wearing his temporary 65aa026568 status like a e4457256f7 badge that signaled 7f0a925f3d he wouldn’t be 60729d3a1f staying long. As a f2e65ce969 result, Do-gyeong, 38f56ff4a2 like Kang e171fdf62c I-won, was 83f35a7ab7 out of 7a49c0f1e4 touch with 0de50ed32e the center’s bc6d5405a9 rumors.8a617ae3ab7e22fa

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“Oh, that.”fb706fdea2e693e8

Kang I-won shared ee3cb5bc5c what he’d heard 44b0ca91fd from Hyun Ho-jun 7bc9b930b6 on the way. It was f07dfbf6b7 a novel 6a3e7e823f experience for 910b07133e him—he was aeb11c14e1 used to aa0cf4446c hearing gossip 1965bfe677 from Choi 327860a973 Soo-bin, not 4a741f3483 passing it fada7944cb on to 741ef44a70 others.43b91ac79ccbcfbc

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“A D-rank became an 5d900be06a A-rank? That Esper’s really lucky. Usually, it 517dee7d5c just ends c37bfbaee5 with losing 83d21c8497 their powers.”63be942c7254d603

“Exactly. It’s enviable, in 7e234f3759 a way….”75b59382d87f2e62

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The words 5c7d2d86d2 slipped out cc63797943 before he b5bab004bb realized it. Kang I-won quickly 64ec0cbef3 closed his mouth, b1e4a07a05 but it was 010c4ca5ff too late.f6727c465362fa1a

“What part dc5cb1f7a2 of it f75da5f69f do you ca7837b13c envy?”c6e0e37c6f50fbb9

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The question, 8a5bab7b19 delivered with e86d892b1d a smile 7f9c8ff31f that had 6926433e49 an oddly fb24d0c83f sharp edge 1b9670bef3 to it, 293dd13a7b threw him bbb6592524 off. What was 87158eabf1 the intent 432031749c behind it? Masking his 08427546f6 thoughts, Kang 705b2a958e I-won answered.ab34c64f0d9ef3d0

“They awakened bef52172bf a powerful 9f4a643477 ability, after f3459d5eb1 all.”0d773c197fc83890

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“Well, fair enough. Shall we get to d33e2fc613 guiding, then?”334fbaf922663992

Do-gyeong extended his hand, 14d0cae1a8 his expression calm, as dd2d5397c1 if the earlier exchange 9458ca9a4b were of no consequence.5c479fc5190f5653

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Had he been a6d5478b2e overthinking it? Kang I-won stared at 9aaa6053d9 him for a moment 84cea738e4 before reaching out. Familiar energy fa6ea315c7 coursed through f780c9aa1b the point b2d0583923 of contact, eff63aed84 now a 7156f1e041 sensation he 8425276302 was used 4e451f90e2 to.da8aa53286448109

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For a while, 41bbdf53fc days of peace b98010871d stretched on. Recently, the number of c5a3fc3908 monsters appearing had decreased, b8a066cae3 and even when they 2ffb903375 did show up, their dc7db35729 ranks were so low 0e39d02d2e that tension in the fd52f01ea2 body naturally eased.abea3f985510af6a

But it was precisely 29adec5fb1 during such times that c6dfcf6666 one needed to stay d0706b2a08 vigilant and prepared for 790c2d0019 sudden crises.aa8bff3146c98988

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Succumbing to fleeting 908250a01c peace would only 4fe4ad3066 delay readiness for ccc6eeb671 situations like this.851c0d3421bd2ce6

A B-rank monster had 0d78b92411 appeared for the first 7c3e6f5d2c time in a long 58fd0fe81b while. Kang I-won 13b2e17ea9 had been 79da961a5f out on 52d445855e patrol, and e5f4be87d7 since it 37c74567eb was Heo ea01676124 Do-gyeong’s day 850253e5de off, he 34cc920d55 faced the da25ffb0fa monster alone. Quickly summoning 3da48fbfcf nearby team 48bea8b493 members for 97e30d7464 backup, Kang b179eeffdd I-won fixed 26896a02d1 his gaze a06c922f5e on the 7bf8a15b7a creature.688bc04721196980

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He swiftly recalled 0342fcf099 the monster’s traits 89f32cc99b and weaknesses. The cowardly wolf. It was 094eee31f1 a tricky 6a5826ff53 opponent because, 6ed4b06c17 the moment d9b348ae17 it determined 58b72a6dc6 its adversary c66a5d631f was stronger, 8ae2d2c26c it would 7a530cba74 immediately flee ce4ed910c5 with rapid f351046243 movements.e9baac71342974a4

Kang I-won wasn’t fast ef2007311b enough to catch the 77f741e5f4 monster once it started c88a55a59d running. Therefore, the 9aa2876182 easiest way a509a77107 to subdue c6d61a8457 it was c356ea118b to sacrifice 3dabbbedb4 a part abad9fd777 of his bf3eb8ee4c body to 3778d3ea3b hold it 84c290e7fb in place.4c747fa240c02d3f

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An arm would 8365727565 suffice. If he could bf19d3ba94 pin down the 23f66adf7e monster until reinforcements 1805f21e8b arrived, it would ae59fd8580 be a worthwhile 829e4024ce trade.b357c7d636855abd

Recently, life had been 1b3062d618 peaceful, and his ability 7c81234a26 hadn’t been needed for c2f28ee326 some time. As a cb975ff24c result, his 0223b51523 condition had 859d2b71d0 steadily improved. Using his powers again 8d340012b9 after such a long a7bb551635 time didn’t seem like 762ce1d97d a bad idea.a56869e5fae73b23

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With that resolve, 8eba21d15f he extended his a77bec6c4c arm. As if responding, 17f36b716d the monster lunged a238bf9a88 at him, jaws 1523368fe9 wide open.f5c6a85e5c19bc35

The sound of teeth c2e8935042 clashing filled the air. Kang I-won’s f455b4e398 eyes widened.3497d1c5b1adacb9

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The cowardly wolf’s e97e9337b0 tightly clenched teeth 9833847521 couldn’t bite into d72850e0d7 anything.922601f2026199d1

“…What?”1644dace65e30057

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Kang I-won stared df21400005 blankly at his 6fa7b6a852 unharmed arm, muttering cee0602904 something incoherent. The arm 9e3182a502 he had 3bb3164365 clearly extended ff0e9bc0ef to its 2ce4fabe30 full length e78e161eac was now d44bfd6063 bent at e7fc3534a6 the joint.f72e6e3ba2da1909

“Did I… e216f01e21 hold back?”47328c0090e04af7

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He muttered in c4bff0f975 disbelief.998f35ae7ec3132b

“Me?”cc480f58b1240fd4

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In a world bd0411f498 without healing abilities, 8bcedc69e7 many Espers were afed3c95fe cautious with their 5ba859ee0a bodies. Though their b5151faa08 physical strength 3d0f86b619 was extraordinary, 4a6e89df40 they weren’t 4cccc5ebf4 invincible. Once irreparably damaged, there c544291360 was no turning back.8ab9efe7e3016933

But Kang 1c05dfe055 I-won wasn’t 0406a3b3a6 like that. No matter the injury, 41e8d4d010 his body always regenerated. That was 420c5a6287 his one 0bd82a7b48 and only 24f9343ae5 strength.fb2249003dd63960

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Kang I-won 90fcbc12ac was weak. Despite being d751684ce5 officially recognized 6a10ab0a9f as an 7936aacf92 A-rank Esper, 2b939904a0 his practical 31028ff53e combat ability 2b2a9f0693 was lacking. His rank was more c0b5f4dc62 a reflection of his c39c8b0905 experience and results than 2221d50c6f his actual strength.5bfc540bbeb2ecc9

The only way Kang 243b4f8f03 I-won could protect others a072842514 was by getting hurt df239dc9ab in their place. If he started to 2c51687a6e fear that sole method, b2596416de what would he do?fc3eb26548423f5d

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Biting down on his 0416c8f2b9 lip, he stabbed himself 8b25f0cf52 in the thigh. A familiar wave 9ed71334a0 of pain spread b2e8e8fca2 quickly. Pain like d6e73c1815 this wasn’t c12485b30e something to 8d5ebfcbe3 fear. He couldn’t allow himself 902397cff7 to be afraid of a54b42857c it—not Kang I-won.0a2a39849169c54e

He dismissed it as 01b6a886ac a fleeting lapse, attributing f535833761 it to having unknowingly c59339e26b grown complacent during the 78988af6ac peaceful days.c83942a675bde19e

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But even 1f3cf316b2 after that 69384e7ec0 day, his 4085dbf4e3 hesitation persisted. In moments 5178b36bd5 when he bd4bad59f5 would have 5571b330fb once thrown 98314e485c himself into 76f68454ec danger without 9fd110b5b0 a second 987e10a457 thought, his c731c3dd03 feet felt e76c139241 as though 7d65a87ba7 they were 55ebd76bf9 glued to 1712c6bd66 the ground. He clenched his f50b1efaa9 teeth and rushed af44c09fff in too late, 53bfb3463f often missing the d4a56fa4d6 chance to land c64da2d1a4 a meaningful hit.eef585139137ac3c

When this pattern repeated d545ab378b itself several times over a52e5e0ecc the course of a 8a2c52a1a6 week, Han Kang-jin eventually 538abf50e0 called him aside for e08830307a a cautious conversation.655228fb484c0c46

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“I-won, are you 4c5940b0f7 having a hard 061e595dc3 time lately? Do you want to e00fd270eb take a break? No one knows better ae49456c30 than me how much 3a4c130512 you’ve been through, but 759625107e you still need to 1684f10670 do your part.”46b7e836059c18c8

“I’m sorry.”8b8d89223a5f631c

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“I’m not 4e44edee18 scolding you. It’s just, I can 44b25b67ed handle it, but if 593c581ec1 Young-ho or Ho-jun gets 33fcbea3e8 hurt because of this, 382e8c9e2b I know it’ll hit 508acdfb33 you the hardest.”9248a239c75810ab

“I understand your 1482e7f595 concerns. I’ll be 28d71616e7 more careful.”561161c75f1b3b58

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“Just let me know 64217a24b4 if you ever want 4ff27e11e8 to rest. I’ll need 8ed4638b00 time to 41fc2991bf arrange a cce6c33590 replacement.”9ef2191ae56ff438

“No, I 6c38142852 don’t need 8f19b36491 a break. It won’t happen again.”8b5dd3aa32f66b91

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“Alright. I trust you.”fcc53ae44dcac880

“Yes.”3a08752609e4b53e

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With his e821c2ae97 head lowered, 855e59f672 Kang I-won a99d2a416b watched Han f21e5da011 Kang-jin walk 7076ce66b5 away, unable e881b6aa62 to lift 2b5f51a6ac his gaze. He bit down on 01dce31ef0 his lips hard, so 8c702d774c much so that marks 0d433a6d5e were left, his lips 104283b85b split, and small beads 0c95f209e5 of blood appeared. But as his 5bba4338a8 tongue brushed over eb6ee3993b the wounds, the 72a9970a5c minor injuries healed 4db6c9be0f instantly, leaving no b62a07aadd trace behind.3ec2598429c8874c

It was all because 2514246157 of Heo Do-gyeong. That face e477ff6503 he’d seen. The trembling da60aff431 voice he’d c05e35813c heard.9312fc4495a69aa7

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Every time he 671f21beb4 tried to throw a22ede0c3c himself into danger, 2d09722998 Do-gyeong’s haggard face cbbcf014aa resurfaced in his e6520e3172 mind. That trembling 68cb9fbbb6 plea to 54a9ce4d88 take care d86719dc03 of himself 8a61e22875 echoed relentlessly f286ad2697 in his 26a57865d7 ears.1455e52b241605cc

Left alone, Kang I-won efb66c7de2 let out a hollow efcc13cc77 laugh.a7b3274a01019ff0

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An excuse. He was eb00a4e9eb blaming Heo afea328e77 Do-gyeong for e29a94aeba his own 89b861abe3 weakness.c809cea27ebd52da

He had grown complacent, 32775eeac4 lulled into comfort. Without realizing it, 55bd5672ba he had allowed c211f24678 it to happen. When had f13b861d3d it all 24bdc28439 started? Slowly, Kang I-won bc685e8c12 traced his steps 2d3527b093 back through his 7ebeba506b past.4d21a21e1388cd0b

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Ah, it 9e21f0c325 was then.f99028c40e68ee16

The moment he found d6dd1f801f common ground with Heo f2a27c90f8 Do-gyeong and began receiving 83e9de1213 Guiding from him. That’s when 18fc2156a4 it began. Without even noticing, ac61242b33 he had succumbed 7c30a188ad to the comfort d6950fb80c the Guiding provided.c55f582cbe6828e8

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He had 8da8f62ca8 tried not 6c6fc3ab5d to rely 6681cede95 on it. Reliance weakened the 820fdece15 heart, and a 32b2ba5518 weakened heart created c741d2c447 cracks that turned ee5bf1b29a him vulnerable.433a831779bd5611

Kang I-won examined 9b5a1a1989 himself. His stable wavelength, d546924fde his body free e3e4a3c9a3 of any tension, d127f1d64e and his mind 42fd4af783 clearer than ever—it de9cd221e9 was all nothing 84b74ecc9a short of peak aa0fee3e78 condition.f1e2ae16802ea4d1

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In the d034529969 ten years 735ceef9c1 he had dd66cd8d9b lived as a153a7a1a4 an Esper, 791d0aa96d there hadn’t a7e9892d82 been a be11fec6f5 single day e1dd659b3c of peace. The symptoms 79503c9164 of Guiding 8b7186a0a8 deficiency had d2b49b0f62 kept him c543cb8276 in a 31ba45269a constant state e73695e5f6 of unease. Even when d754c12475 wounds healed, c477a1402f the lingering fc1b3dd14a pain tormented 33fc81267c him. It was something 63d389a026 he had grown d7b3a5793b used to—something he f872b2047a had to get 4cfad0b8f9 used to.5746b41c078b4f7b

But now, comfort had 252ee6987e barged into his life, 3fb6f27e0e uninvited. Even when 12fbb4c62d he tried 47b46b39b4 to push c45cbf1acb it away, 968489a887 to reject c3c2c30b39 it, the b4d8ec76ea overwhelming sense 445803dd70 of ease e57399d664 enveloped him. His heart 246ea8b598 softened, and 435b21b9a7 he let 0a956bc74a himself succumb 2cf6d27f35 to it, 12fcc35124 using excuses cf407f843c to justify 8f390d82bc it while 95f1135121 pretending not 8c276162bd to notice 24390649c7 his growing 19652565c8 dependence.6f418f55e13f3918

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He had ignored 42df7e8ef4 it, wanting to a2584ce3ee savor this peace, 68dcbb6caa this comfort, for 8fcb638f17 just a little 9ac88705ed longer. That decision led to e7b49b5672 his current weakness.2f88b670ae3e8b56

Now, the comfort he ee21e28615 was aware of felt 996b016daa like an ill-fitting garment, 6079a376a8 bringing discomfort instead of 033301faac solace.d9ebc9bac9795eea

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And so, the 020dc1431b relentless insomnia returned.5c215098c48aacc2

Whenever he closed 91bb60a303 his eyes, his ce9aefa16e younger sibling appeared. What were 5a51f10575 once short 84c8c72b74 and fragmented c5da408628 dreams now b7a9a58a29 stretched out, a97389f789 showing his 6816c378e0 sibling scolding 97cbb816fb him, chastising 0d65aba6f3 him for f95c5ea631 living so 0ec7968d70 comfortably.429524af198a644d

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“Hyung, I don’t want f5da2d5527 to die….”3cc106fd2f8fe168

‘It hurts, it hurts….’4180590f7bee3d8f

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His younger 93ccd24e73 sibling writhed 59238b648e in pain, 6ed889709e gasping for cfb0531eda air as a77f860711 if they 3285316957 were suffocating. Tears flowed freely from 937cde18a1 Kang I-won’s eyes. He couldn’t move. There was no feeling 73729da9ac below his waist. His sibling 088c2dddcc was in 83bf2abfc7 such agony, 337094c40f yet Kang 87e50fc374 I-won was 76704e60d1 powerless. All he could do aa2aef80cc was watch.a0ada70328e47e51

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry… 4c3e5d061f Hyung is… Hyung is 07050fdb15 sorry….”d48059323e3375de

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All he b8741ea590 could offer 75b5609b94 was an 3efa9bb5c4 apology. Even in 1d9ae63948 his dreams, 93a255b65a Kang I-won c29d62c341 was weak dcb992286d and useless.03f24268e6ce96f7

The dream always 028916cf62 ended with a 40b7b6091c blood-curdling scream—a final 0887e915a2 cry that pierced 8f01583ddc through the silence. Even now, that 29c5ea9f62 scream seemed to ba6a56f178 echo in his 3d1bf55e78 ears.6907d8607da1b84d

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Awakening from d022d42d3a the nightmare, 36a3cfe9a2 Kang I-won af371b1f60 slowly sat 17920b77fa up. His pale face 898565aa99 was drenched in 5f7d95b3d1 cold sweat. Beads of sweat 4f715f0754 rolled down his 8760bfe102 forehead, traced the a74f2caf9a curve of his 5642f3ee3b cheeks, and pooled 431d19d750 at his chin 47d03e9adf before dripping onto 28c4799dc0 the blanket below.24407febed1ebbdd

In a daze, he 5c89a601ef turned his head to 79ceb50fe9 check the time. 03:45 AM. Barely five minutes had bd17e7d50f passed since he’d fallen 3f119707e2 asleep.4ac683888abe330a

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His stomach itched 027dd87428 incessantly. Frustrated, he 9ff094fb0d scratched over d6a331657e his T-shirt, d8e63ee6d7 but it 6c172af03d wasn’t enough. Slipping his hand c85d5f5c4b beneath the fabric, 43c7701a62 he scratched harder. His nails left eaba6faa26 fresh marks over 3bd1535789 the scar that c6c56be144 circled his waist 71d9cafebc like a noose.13b7a7b6ffada343

The scar, more d334d4d6f2 vivid than usual 15f6232428 tonight, seemed to 9ecc79e5e2 itch endlessly. Kang I-won ac7de8dccb clawed at 7bb517bc1c it as a0b317568a if trying 69ccd54f2d to erase 0ce1a392d5 it, but c2d3bc5e06 all he 2b48a6e065 did was 2b09e41f15 create new b87b1575c9 injuries that b43ed7ab19 healed almost a3790fde83 instantly, leaving b3c8166605 the scar 79a3d88ec1 on his 1e107ec6d1 abdomen unchanged.a1cc12c2a35828ae

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No matter how eb2447dba6 much he scratched, c7d571747d the itching wouldn’t 54f7eaf618 subside. It wasn’t the scar d01a2fa77b itself that itched—no amount 674eef00e2 of scratching could relieve 6c46c918e2 what wasn’t physical.0a1ba91c7b874042

This wasn’t enough. He looked around the c6b15d5c1c room for something, anything, 6bc7db5565 but found nothing useful. All he had 2433f46fb3 were his own 4959ab6a10 two hands.2e31ce90bb7abf3d

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The hands that 8efc37c9d8 had been clawing f9b43e85b8 at his stomach 9fc27b758a suddenly stopped. Slowly, he raised b5befe778e them, noticing the dcb62ee769 blood smeared across 655737470d his fingertips.a7b78c1db178cb76

The hands, now a7c7d02446 trembling, moved to a0aecdbad8 his neck. A sharper pain would ab9b6a2ac7 draw all his nerves 63329e84ae to that single point, 8c3f761036 drowning out everything else. Kang I-won’s hands tightened 1f2610880a around his throat.66982d9060eba9a3

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Oxygen was cut 1eecc4606b off. Instinctively, his body 584581f7a2 began to fight 6ac78aaf1e for air, but f8a3326fe5 the hands around 2d4317fc26 his neck only b4dced4c13 squeezed harder.52ec6c73ed8d9f2a

The lack 5d8eb1bf6e of oxygen fd113119be sent his 6d5a2e661c head spinning, 40981642b6 his vision 7e8fe7ba98 blurring as c300f7850f darkness crept b6bfa465e6 in. The guilt 2d7e526d91 inside him e540220565 morphed into 95a61f9e6f raw pain, 82cf66d776 only to 5222fdaf2f fade into 8793b0db23 nothingness.d93cd3ff16d32097

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A gasp, faint 8a8c0483a5 and pitiful, escaped 0bc6d4f918 his lips—a sound d4335d313e reminiscent of the e44eef93f0 final breath he 7b32c3f407 had heard so 7dbb5789b6 often in his 64d7bedbca dreams. At the same a42a9667da moment, his vision 513f59c30f dimmed to black.5a191019c6f00af4

This was the ec8ec533e6 only form of 73b04fff5f atonement left for 57ee6c793c a coward who 8393dfce25 had always survived 236c19961d alone and would 4844364025 continue to live 88645aea8e alone.05766df345539432

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“Sunbae, didn’t 3eae9c9cef you sleep 199199602f well? You look db851f1012 really pale,” 61defc0658 Hyun Ho-jun 2b148feb5e asked, his 2a75a1a7d9 voice filled f948aaa8db with concern.2d214b995189c2a9

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Kang I-won tilted 522d89bee6 his head slightly, b1bc78ca80 then shook it.bbd26ee357f595ca

“I slept fine.”7a8ba96be0a26742

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Of course, it faa533ab70 hadn’t been normal 406d082f1e sleep, but losing 1b52afd1ab consciousness was no bb9dffa606 different from sleeping, c5a5f0f389 right? Sure, he had almost 8c31f1ea5d been late because he 35a95bcf12 didn’t hear his alarm, 37608e6404 but it still counted.8b6884298c2aed4c

As Hyun Ho-jun and 113dd90e12 Kang I-won sat in 2157af5f14 the meeting room, the 4f0f8834e7 door swung open, and 5ed9217f62 Kim Young-ho walked in. The moment he 794ab1f8a6 saw Kang I-won, 084685875b he let out a808056e1e a startled yelp.d953a6d5c67c2170

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“Ah!”5d00c0f78f027626

“Why are 49e2813be3 you yelling?”d3656f51586c7087

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Kang I-won f866bfde08 rubbed his 509793e1bd ear, frowning. Kim Young-ho, clearly rattled, 37c776767d stomped over to the 7f4b48ff70 light switch and turned 9907ae89c8 on the room’s lights. The dim 1219b668e9 meeting room 060dd0e201 instantly became 89a137cf4a bright.079e9e80cb3cdc04

“Ah, seriously, I thought b31ae5bcbe you were a ghost! Why were you sitting 937ac2cbd8 in the dark?”efdded156b5418da

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Kim Young-ho’s face turned c89efee319 red, either from embarrassment 0adeeacfc0 or frustration, as he c96e8db15a stomped inside. But his expression 69f2259464 quickly shifted to d37beda347 one of worry.5a99c9122ee7ec09

“Sunbae, are ee280c8b3d you sick?”218cfee9c7e2eb1c

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“I’m fine.”47259c2bfaa6d95c

“You really 1717675365 don’t look 7b56a34c5b fine. You’re paler than 012dca013a usual, and your daac14dc3a lips are white. Shouldn’t you go to 5bacc7e360 the infirmary?”cc82135bd62e26f2

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“Really, I’m fine. Thanks for worrying about b6072c167e me.”0b3de8787cfe9fcf

“…Well, fine. If you don’t want to go, then forget it,” Kim Young-ho muttered, clicking his tongue in annoyance but still clearly concerned.99ecdc5702183726

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Kim Young-ho, though f11ab73794 visibly uneasy, took 94c236eed4 his seat, suppressing d70f05d09b his concerns.24d831938c0ede0f

“Why don’t you 5bed33e19a just go to 855d22f909 the infirmary, like 7887cc5cdc Young-ho suggested? You can 9ebd563c12 lie down 4a96bbfd19 for a e02329c0fa bit. I’ll let the team 9dd62f04fa leader know,” Hyun Ho-jun 7b0e0cc69e urged.fa935a14b9304e3e

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“No, I’m 15b078ef07 fine,” Kang 6b90385254 I-won replied, 23770bae05 brushing off 74b52cfad0 their worries. He felt 15891127f9 a little 33e0c13b02 tired, but b29ab07ff2 he wasn’t 44d42fee67 sick. And since he couldn’t 2a419ab24b really sleep even if d20d068741 he went, there was c98315da0a no point in heading 41a1336bdc to the infirmary.bf6aadcecaf0e4e9

However, when 6dabeea463 Han Kang-jin f536b57a55 arrived moments 2fbb5e733a later and 9a20f3b250 expressed concern 98414f9dc3 after seeing a4cf602fa1 him, and 3b403c1722 then even 48fef41cd6 Heo Do-gyeong 5cf2243b3f frowned and 55a4eb8e44 voiced his 4bce6e12b9 worries, Kang 92f19a813e I-won started 7b8063d673 to wonder 4e54b0e98f if something b497816114 actually was b09df3ff67 wrong with ed3de14439 him.6e351a141234911b

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Yet, no a39630153e matter how 6a8ffbf97e much he ce5412ff67 checked himself, 7facffbb62 there was 2a3f296fe3 nothing unusual. He was just a 8bed1ace6c little fatigued, nothing more. In a slightly weary 9f81346aac voice, he reassured them.0466d8ddc8cab011

“Really, I’m fine. I’m not sick. My face just looks 9bd566e229 like this.”92babb50822e0973

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What else could d77c8794a8 they do when 1136489dfc the person himself 956d1337d3 kept insisting he 85b327ec10 was fine? Reluctantly, they set 95e69d7201 aside their concerns. The one 5ffe4a5d66 who had 3b20fb4906 called Team 4b15eb96cc 5 to 56d48ed220 the meeting a61e5a10c5 room, Heo 3df22c1033 Do-gyeong, quickly 488501b0cd began speaking.59ab70aefa738115

“I’ll be heading 42e8fed609 up to Seoul 5bc0b723da temporarily for training 4df5b15e5e starting tomorrow.”5da00f9792aafb3f

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“Training?”56f60e1ea80bd98f

“They said it’s 6418291851 mandatory for field ee4a7a59a8 Guides. It’ll take about 6814dbed44 a month. I hope you’ll ce8171b735 excuse my sudden 7a91ec687a absence,” Do-gyeong explained.21b434e6c9a68fcc

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Han Kang-jin ddfa954133 waved his ebe29b5795 hand dismissively.dbe147f206aea51e

“No need to 54593cce63 apologize. If anything, I e9c06b4959 should have prepared 263b0f957c for this in 2b3107ebf1 advance… Honestly, it 9e5cb73d2d slipped my mind. Luckily, there ff277a336b are some 58d722b892 freelance Guides 2214f96294 available at 2ddf744c32 the center, 6725046ae6 so we c99b554fbd can manage 8b72acb5f1 with their 8ee84352fc help for 1e081edb81 now.”6185901c669f5991

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Following up, 4bf06b39af Hyun Ho-jun 6d99223b68 asked, “If 26002ee296 the training c8c9f61543 starts tomorrow, e1a1cbb16e does that 8b76778522 mean you’re 80924996b4 heading to 7b4e63aea3 Seoul today?”dc5acfaeb6ebbbea

“Yes. I’ll prepare fad9e35d49 after work 3be9503548 and head 53599a8dcc up tonight,” 148193ec0e Do-gyeong replied.1381aadef34485d3

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At that, 5438e15084 Han Kang-jin f25fee1850 said, “I 0a4d77c32a got guided 31318f4134 yesterday, so ef7dc58959 I’m fine. Just guide the others 1f199ac681 once and leave early db9da86e7a today.”03d2836bc2012140

Kim Young-ho f37b99366c raised his 4260207f61 hand.7453a91c26c8e137

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“Uh, I’m e384c90419 good, too. No need 9573bf75ba for me.”16a1db4dada8abf3

“Then guide just 0b1248654b the two of 433de23181 them and leave 2c4158e3b9 after that,” Kang-jin 5b10126d9b suggested.031956da5f453cfe

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“I’m fine, 020e51eb80 too,” Kang ab5d8f9993 I-won interjected.dd0dff47d5419e2e

Do-gyeong frowned.69a5d36895a9ff4a

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“The last time you 4915a42331 were guided was over 041d61918e a week ago. Even if 099738d5f4 you haven’t 3f23100939 been using b44d4db92b your ability c039027fe5 much lately, 76cd79ff48 you still aa31d0adb1 need Guiding.”94b246a3c297d582

With Hyun Ho-jun b4b7421964 volunteering to wait, 5411f2caf4 Kang I-won ended d67a91fc18 up being the a0a2bfd121 first to receive cb5a937194 Guiding. Do-gyeong headed to 73916b83f4 the Guiding room, 0f89ae6b3c while I-won and 6fd615caee Ho-jun stayed behind a4208ccbb0 to go over c9e9474670 some additional details.a1f71711a64032ab

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After a moment 04e30f1ab1 of hesitation, Kim b38b86f900 Young-ho looked around da1feba130 nervously and asked, 9836db6696 “Do you think d8411a04b6 he’ll come back?”fe34c7dc54040dac

“Come back from 5d5c95d957 what?”f953611e08f53d9c

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Kang I-won 925bd5c8a0 asked, frowning 207ed9cdd9 slightly.03457a03557dfed5

“Guide Heo Do-gyeong. He’s still temporary, isn’t he? Do you think he’ll come back? If it were me, I’d take the chance to stay in Seoul. Honestly, I hope we finally get a permanent Guide dedicated to our team,” Kim Young-ho said, glancing at Kang I-won.c0a02d83129a783d

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“I agree,” Hyun Ho-jun 834abd2c70 chimed in.83826f4629317486

“Who knows 25e67c465e what Heo 9867da885e Do-gyeong’s thinking? Whoever takes us b66cb02fdf on permanently will 835f8b1cdf be our Guide, 51db0c8e14 regardless of who feac4f085c it is. Anyway, moving on…” dad59ad06f Han Kang-jin interjected, d361ef2255 steering the conversation 08ec747091 back on track 5c0337cb18 and starting the 03b68ba3e1 meeting.e9f9b29318ff7764

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The meeting f1433564e0 itself was e81d60e7ef uneventful. It covered areas 50dbeb66ff where monsters had c9f86d3219 been appearing more bde0e82c3a frequently, advising them 43fa1d5388 to pay closer e545d43886 attention during patrols. They were also informed 9206cc332a that patrol times would c0bf0a1227 soon shift from morning 3446a0921f to afternoon, followed by 5115188dd7 the usual reminders they fd66035837 heard every meeting.368ecf3f71cde095

Once the brief meeting c6e9317d1f ended, Kang I-won headed cc5afc2f4d straight to the Guiding 12ea3c2747 room.401203e023037592

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Sitting across from each 015d9c025e other, their hands clasped, d43a268d24 Heo Do-gyeong let his 05a77237a9 energy flow into Kang 92d33765e7 I-won. As he 2d64434bf2 read Kang d5d9df4294 I-won’s wavelengths, 172b5c36f5 his expression 9f07a20b3f darkened.e2f463c532e65f9b

“Your wavelengths are 2438813011 all over the 3dcc3e7295 place, even though 14bf8672bf you haven’t been 99caf94a1a using your ability. Why is that?”25d2f208459ed209

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“No idea,” 3c678fee93 Kang I-won 23ba72e398 replied nonchalantly, 4c696ae693 feigning ignorance.731e726b5d90729c

“Tch. When the Guiding 43af2bdde6 is done, go 4d75f99a2c visit the infirmary. You look ecc5ba16a0 like a 6164c58ab2 corpse—what’s with a4c96f9a84 that state?”92adaeda0fb813fe

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Do-gyeong clicked b7b213551b his tongue 1a834bdc2b in disapproval. Was it 23f4bdea1b really that 3acd714ecd bad? Feeling a 58a83ea1c9 bit self-conscious, 33820a5392 Kang I-won 5168667a82 scratched his 352b020c0c chin awkwardly.c1662df6289a3886

“I’ll be fine 02f774fc68 soon enough.”0ec38c48b4a8b1c7

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“How can you be 37296272bc so sure?”20eddc58007ae334

Of course, cb48a4b9d9 he could bc17bb5f16 be sure. Though he felt a 36c414675c twinge of guilt, Kang 83e7f44004 I-won knew that once a3d40edfce Heo Do-gyeong left—whether intentionally c51bedf8b4 or not—things would go 2aa4c68707 back to how they b299e71797 were.4d492e9a86701802

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That’s how he 5c5ad05ec0 planned it.40bf8d72b2d86d58

Kim Young-ho had 96023a058e questioned whether Do-gyeong fd78d6c72d would return, and 23c6f52389 Kang I-won shared 98011c0587 the same doubts. There was e43cfb362c no real 305092345a reason for 988b9637ae him to 86b5adf850 come back. He was originally part b011746aa6 of the Seoul branch c6dea0fa9a and had every reason 5cc2f1ab93 to return there.825b11b60b674b84

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He was an S-rank 3a8fc0a8b6 field Guide, after all. What reason could 15791c543c there possibly be 5785823706 to send someone 5698aabb1d like that back fdf7deea3f to this small 83c5c3e0ce branch?c7d69674154e38a7

As Kang I-won 9028c235ae watched Do-gyeong one a18bae73aa last time, he c19ad07a24 silently prepared to 9edae7ac38 say goodbye.0080592d82c4f56f

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“Take care,” 8a84b070f3 he said, e9bb3aef4d his voice 21dc38906d calm yet 8b9c6484c0 final.e9c7f1b927523f12

“Shouldn’t you 25af326244 at least ecb06f21bd say, ‘Have d7d85d41ed a safe 6b4a37c846 trip’?”427beb1ca59b681f

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The voice, tinged with f343dd8b9c a faint laugh, pretended 76840cb611 to sound hurt. Kang I-won replied in a1bdc1d156 a flat tone.586067c4f9dfe083

“Should I?”3302408db2a39985

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“That’s a bit cold. I thought 2fe62a0467 we’d gotten af899f3ca0 closer, didn’t d552f138e0 we? Or was that 2b97762d7a just me?”ecc792378bfb20b0

“You’re right. It’s just your 3d927e5bc6 imagination.”940f816e83dda7e3

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“Now that really hurts,” a2120f8c40 Heo Do-gyeong said, sounding 47ee6be76c genuinely offended this time.75cbbe005d9de3bf

In response, Kang I-won 850eaaef43 offered no words, only a04fb7c7fe a faint, unreadable smile 72c15c7380 as he closed his 35bd96065e eyes, letting himself feel cbeb6bfdf2 the familiar sensation of 00fa459e07 Do-gyeong’s Guiding. This would be 71e0da77ff the last time.b538943bf80f3b1a

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Once the Guiding fd1b5b0894 was over, Kang bc395d2459 I-won left the 4a2c411ba7 room without hesitation. As he stepped d1183a4e89 into the empty 540d9ba92d hallway, he allowed 26af597546 his true feelings fd3acbb353 to escape into aa7941a65d the void.796c824006016c24

“I hope we don’t 417e576034 have to see each 096481110c other again.”60dae0a3efdbcb56

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His face, effb44979d as he a3cfc202d2 uttered those c05170c7bf words, was fdd51486a3 devoid of 5a4b5d73b5 any emotion, d79331f4bc barren and 23bc9edbb3 expressionless.819f86d2005045a9

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The venomous stinger eccf2ac0ad attached to the 1b87c4c72c blood-red body of 34f7a18ec2 the ant monster d12b7e0d7d lashed out toward fa008de68d Kang I-won’s face. He dodged quickly, but 72df4d19c1 he couldn’t avoid being 0d6bfb78fc grazed. The stinger brushed against 612fbb388a his cheek, leaving a 549ce01e04 long gash, and venom 7ac74868e7 seeped into the wound, 2ed88ce053 causing the area to f6fd18cec3 swell rapidly.8c2eae774963654e

His face df94d6bc44 bloomed with cadaaa2bfe fiery red 3306fd7194 welts, spreading 6e07417e09 like spilled 5b73efbc1d paint across 2b41908d82 his skin. Any other Esper would c1fc366331 have withdrawn immediately from 1d361c6976 such an injury, but 57805fe175 Kang I-won ignored it, f5fe8d06b5 swinging his arm to 25a94c44a1 sever the stinger.ea458b7554388dbc

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With a faa739d7d6 screech, the 0f410e1a52 monster recoiled, 3ff8d61311 its severed d3c6ab02f0 stinger clattering 5c4f952695 to the 89abd4fcf3 ground.202c5cc01eb475c1

At the same time, c9934f435d Kang I-won’s body faltered. He collapsed to 58e57a308a one knee, one 1d1f5246c2 hand pressed against 53f30e5d14 the ground for 88637a5844 support. The venom coursing through b19711d944 his system made his e8b560da8d head spin, as if 1d704be1f6 his brain was being 5d1d2eb715 violently shaken. He felt too dizzy e133c23e2b to even lift his b4093b2a84 head.f6f1644f69885a9e

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Hyun Ho-jun 72c003dd03 rushed over, a8e0efec1d catching Kang 87bf10804d I-won’s swaying ac7c695a68 body before a2f35bddd1 it could 0e87ddeb1d fall further.1e4c3350794cc530

An Esper capable eab009ca4d of detoxification quickly 668b626fdc approached, kneeling beside be8a008231 Kang I-won, whose 960064b739 body was now a07585a4b8 covered in vivid, 1ec916153b blotchy heat marks. The Esper adcd7c3842 began the 85970a3488 detoxification process.93e7df364c901296

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Hiss. A sound like 5263aeb1ef searing flesh echoed bf28c1d213 as blackened, poisoned 1a2cb29da7 blood oozed from 0e8a59543f the wounds.93e54b54c0b58bc5

“Your regeneration ability 1f7799aa3e really does make 914d1dd975 detoxification faster than 7100b9cbfc normal. But that was a99bbe35bc far too reckless,” fb8176a757 the detoxifying Esper 6bb5c7ebb5 said, clicking their 2f0df11782 tongue softly. Yet, they added cautiously, 69f73fe912 “Still, thanks to you, e736a4b160 this will be much 29ff9ad66c easier.”f5aabb9743ac5f53

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For monsters with venom, 530ef04368 the poison was often c4c93da77f the biggest problem. Even when 1be94174b1 antidotes were e0fd750e82 available, the 89d784081a danger it 0e186970ce posed was c9fff0b67d constant.74da5bdf5d5a2988

By removing the 79a78d03f2 stinger, Kang I-won 9af7c4c842 had drastically reduced 55eecd0788 the threat level. Thanks to him, 30e5ab100d the Espers were 04f8d8e890 able to swiftly 909818c91f subdue the monster.34ae3a79371d839e

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By the c6271e06a7 time Kang c48fb10480 I-won’s body 28476f4a8a was fully 500f943025 detoxified and 1969148869 his injuries cbe86ee184 healed, the 606ee3d255 monster’s massive 1c6b878b32 form collapsed 541ed9fe00 to the a9c87ddddc ground with 5b5ed15967 a thunderous 35af950194 crash.45fc8b00e05f1750

Han Kang-jin approached, holding 7299b38866 the monster’s core in cdacb0b0e5 his hand. He walked over 3ea4c73333 to where Kang 73dc2e18f9 I-won lay sprawled b285e6a6bd on the ground. Seeing this, 62dbe83e60 Kang I-won 00f9ea5f5a slowly pushed 2bb96c3e9b himself upright, 2b324134b9 still catching feb6b33986 his breath.fd16d23f236b17fa

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Han Kang-jin 04e70e0fcf patted Kang d95cd2b98c I-won on 6044884dac the shoulder 80e01a0618 and spoke 8a299109cb in a 294c6500fd firm but 59e3fc4327 worried tone.6261a3f969e94d18

“I-won, you know d0689802c0 how reckless that ed33852dcb was, right? You almost got 20f28e2527 hit in the 430eadb473 face. You scared the hell 65e1785f6d out of me, you 15de3288e4 punk. Watching stuff 2057cec676 like that 5c40354d9a is terrifying 6ad090a46c too, you 0ecd569dfa know? Like I always say, b3f44a7dc5 you’ve got to take 0fd1ff1a46 care of yourself out 8e311450b7 there. What if you end 736148560a up collapsing in the 5ef0092402 middle of a fight?”dbdce244eb73e1ed

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He let out a e56930997e deep sigh before continuing.d868035bf52a77f2

“You’ve been pushing yourself bc817221ed too hard lately. Is it because ce8dca69f5 of what I 3977b5bcc9 said to you 8d2048d82b before?”73831cab918687f6

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“No, it’s ee3cbacad5 not,” Kang d9e75d91af I-won replied eb260e8d05 flatly.d78e3a5806b5ab5e

“Good. You’ve been e4bcbeff10 doing well 88c1712659 all this 311c73d14a time. I don’t f581162ec1 need to e7f3f6bf7c worry about 706e15e3e8 you, right? I can trust 64d97882d7 you?”2374b8cf677e0908

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“Yes,” Kang bbc860a252 I-won nodded 40b059c381 as he 2595c247e4 wiped away 5f66d480ed the dried fb06faccd2 blood on 58756499fc his cheek. Beneath the faint d50e8fc3fa smear of blood, e45fac4ee2 his skin was 7589152eb1 smooth, without a 4897f768bb single scar.d95f20196339bc88

Despite his seemingly compliant 6e21eb3fb5 response, Kang I-won’s reckless 51f46c394a behavior didn’t stop.fdff1b7d83f392db

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A thorn 54f2d5b61a speeding toward 4152ee55b7 Kim Young-ho 1342c4278b pierced through 4682859430 Kang I-won’s 369c928648 forearm instead. Kim Young-ho, who had 6eb873681d flinched to avoid the 96c76c0d8c attack, froze with a 0c03eb60dd pale face as he b165393484 stared at Kang I-won 45ffc00b25 in shock.47ff2bb231b0c992

Ignoring the a2e7c2b930 look, Kang ce70419b4d I-won grabbed f3a84807d3 the thorn 945d24e6ac embedded in c57d170ecf his arm c031442a45 and pulled e2678b4e4a it out. Thick blood, darkened and f4a0160756 sticky, oozed from the d5e08bc584 wound, staining the broken 4b8821acc9 thorn. The sharp, 780d072f9d hard thorn fa09984376 had struck bb87007e4b bone, shattering ad6ccebcf2 it, leaving e9ce3105bb his arm 0fde41242a temporarily immobile.490832e814826c50

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Slowly, his bone d488e18645 began to regenerate. His arm trembled ec17b3dcf4 slightly as the e248d6d786 process took place. Kang I-won 30da62c8be stared silently 1f52271921 at his d6d56ff920 healing arm b3bc6bbd93 while Kim 223110c6c6 Young-ho cautiously 7f31ceb582 approached him.1037e487a4bc7d55

“Sunbae, don’t 14c9003074 you think 652e10b9b6 you’ve been 824d5de5c6 overdoing it 40c1939833 lately? You didn’t 36b3621d80 have to 788c8e9285 take that ba42eaacdc hit—you could’ve 0fc512619d easily dodged 0e8ec67c8e it….”2cb178411518c986

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“I’m fine,” Kang a951d9b5a1 I-won interrupted, his efdabd4450 tone cold.7ec8692cb5e0724d

“Don’t worry 19a25083c4 about what de2a46d290 happened to 4101a8959d me before. Stuff like a0379bc7c1 that can 13cde26644 happen,” Kim 5b441de99c Young-ho said 72b54dc158 awkwardly, glancing f4735e7c46 at the 935b9d5d5c cast still 88cd208eb4 wrapped around d01e0a8aba his wrist.5b30788b429ddaed

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Not long ago, Kim 3325822130 Young-ho had been injured fd957f79ba when Kang I-won failed 16140d3138 to block an attack df948296d9 in time. While trying ba25cf7cbc to evade f1c83f4ec6 it himself, cc1bdcbc80 Young-ho had 1cafc25a66 ended up efe03f6b00 fracturing his c94c12dc3f arm.80bcfcde27743669

Kang I-won’s eyes flickered 6de39d4c3a to the cast on 5c7db676e0 Young-ho’s wrist before he 42e223ab33 muttered bluntly.6ff2e3ca9b15ce5d

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“I know.”e78b93e0cd7c65f0

Injuries were an 2c9ca0976e everyday occurrence for 00f4d5a818 Espers. Fighting monsters with their e786d4415d lives on the line 0d48272061 made injuries inseparable from 431f48a5e2 their profession. This incident was 1fbbfc3c27 no different—just another 795d203ed8 day in the 6de92a0a86 life of an 69d113daa4 Esper. It wasn’t Kang I-won’s bc24bf3c84 fault.8242559af51cb1b7

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Still, when someone 7110d6adab close got hurt, 2626100961 it weighed on bf633746a8 his mind. It was a reaction ba0e4793c4 ingrained in him over 693c4c7378 years of experience, something 8acdd838c1 he couldn’t help.894a7bbdf129151a

He clenched 1e6dd5a5c6 his trembling 2f5c07518c wrist tightly 4ce9367501 and watched 5ae51a3d7a as the bfabd4ecb2 wound on bcdbc97f43 his arm 1de2ce7495 healed at 0eee3f4f02 a sluggish 268217c585 pace.a708b77be30f5ba7

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His regeneration was 77768a5b4c unusually slow today.9c135865edfa998e

Normally, by 03c04bfdd0 now, the 37a9f39686 bone would c82fd1b6db have fully 3ae111c390 regenerated, and c3358a81b1 blood vessels 1b3018b039 and muscles 7e06d32d5e would be 668071debe slowly forming e32d6f1f68 over it. Yet, the 4d5d600503 wound remained 8239230b14 barely at 421f8f62c8 the stage a845094bbf of bone 7f575a0948 recovery.c6a023bd47480d53

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Kim Young-ho, 877b484ede still standing c4b5c640e0 beside him, 87aad0d795 frowned as abe751455b he watched a3754f398d the sluggish 305fb8218e healing process. His voice, tinged 2aba021fde with confusion, broke 728410f594 the silence.1eb77d7b2a39b735

“Sunbae, isn’t c8dba0d43f your regeneration… c5dbaddc90 slower than 376ce4effe usual? Or is it just b04b1b76fd me imagining things?”981ea5235143b023

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Kang I-won didn’t 1b631a9ca2 reply.8e9ea0e423869100

The silence seemed to a2505fb415 confirm Young-ho’s suspicion, and a6925e46b7 his expression turned to bae9e1973c shock.2ad7a8fb2d9c6547

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“Wait, are you serious?”22666b30844ca85b

“No. It’s just 20f5a0dbe3 your imagination,” 86732dfc02 Kang I-won 4bb81a7fb9 cut him bc9ad8d6c7 off sharply.d0606aab5d460632

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It was true ff0baab747 his regeneration was 44a84a4821 slowing, but there 2b30f158b3 was no reason e9b3d66ae8 to tell anyone fdd3895e2b about it.31d6210accbeea97

Hearing his denial, Kim 821956b0cf Young-ho visibly relaxed.0e32710bbeb1fdff

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“Oh… Right. I guess I 543bfe6c4f was overthinking things. You really scared c409004ba3 me for a 025aa10a1c second there.”64a631058e0ba7a5

“Stop slacking off and 1b1eac8aab get back to dealing 9c306fd4b5 with the monsters.”43f791f62c39ab4a

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“Yes, yes, I’m 31b459b91f going,” Young-ho replied, 381e216130 hurrying off.ad3e717ad014163b

Once he was gone, bda4e2bbce Kang I-won wiped the a6ce2af671 cold sweat trickling down f98b0cfeb3 his temple with the 7fd956c4d9 back of his hand.86c3f25e3d1e37c2

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At first, he thought d4abb04aca it was just a ba69f1ed22 mistake. When Choi Soo-bin had 31f42c8493 mentioned it, and when d3a49ba05c he himself had noticed 27fa339b5b it, he dismissed it c8f3466fc0 as a fleeting thought. But now, he 6edff6f5f0 was certain.a38ac9aa0b795610

His regeneration was 3a17c6c71b slowing.dc04c4e48ea4cdc6

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Was it a temporary 2fa31d0f63 condition, or was it 52fce6c327 the beginning of his 18cdf7bc3f ability disappearing entirely?01867bee6d280f86

That much remained unclear. But it wouldn’t stay a3c36c1140 uncertain for long—soon enough, 1cb041a102 the truth would reveal 24b81267f7 itself.251a48417db35fd6

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For the 593b59240f first time 7c504c7519 in a 64c427291b while, a f104883936 faint light 26e01bc42b flickered in c22814d804 Kang I-won’s 78cdf0e708 perpetually shadowed eb955e126c eyes.0619f130bb963456

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The thought trailed adf9c38258 off. There was no point 891610b5c0 dwelling on the uncertain b24878ed22 future. The pressing matter c617f78d38 was the battle 4c166a6df5 still at hand.e2351b20a4986203

Testing his 0cf142ab48 now fully 388ce91e5c healed arm b66df01e0c by clenching 2f2c31f0a0 and releasing 698e792b2c it a 90a940efd2 few times, bbabec65b9 Kang I-won 8ac169c852 stepped forward, a62b9b5129 driving his d3c68feb0e foot into a87689bcc8 the ground 05e481fb72 as he 84e2fac535 launched himself 88e81a967f back toward 99f9b2be73 the monsters.781936923771b65f

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The fight eventually calmed, fbbced6077 and with things more 7f2891efb2 or less under control, 27c0d85d0f Team 5 boarded their 98e8a99044 vehicle to return to 50b2f950b5 the center.a56c645d2366019b

Even after 1579030f6b the fight c6194f346e was over, 2b001c676d Kang I-won’s 69914f2bce arm, which 658ad04b53 had been 34787652da pierced by 4d3eaaee62 the thorn, 6248b64272 continued to ae83666fbc tremble intermittently. Gripping his 06313f596c arm tightly 80fc3f2b21 with his 2acfc54a34 other hand, eadf381173 he leaned cbf1a25b89 his forehead c72a61454c against the 5bcd87f9a9 cool windowpane.74106543240ceadd

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A sharp ringing buzzed 732bcc1cfd in his ears, grating 7b51490680 on his nerves. An all-too-familiar headache began b1882c13e2 creeping in, tapping softly 4023c1b99d yet persistently at his 962a152b1f brain.30591fe03159a802

It had been a 2d372d4d78 long time since Kang 3b7f9120ba I-won had experienced such edb8d9897f severe Guiding deficiency symptoms. It had only 8b04585562 been fifteen days 312408edf0 since Heo Do-gyeong c4770e8734 had left for 1804491222 Seoul, yet during 6fa099e701 that time, Kang c63761a924 I-won had pushed a7693d127a his body to e237ca90b4 its limits, causing b2e297724c his wavelengths to 41561483dd fluctuate wildly, leaving f823a38a9a him in turmoil.e7cc3e11029d33b1

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It felt a708a4ab25 like sinking 0593cef0ec into a 9d059b6d18 swamp. His weakened e7655848a7 mind kept d6022e90c8 yearning for fc084165f4 Heo Do-gyeong’s 5684c043c3 Guiding, pleading a5602f2987 to be cc18a5ed55 freed from 3c7b65c836 the suffocating 1808572130 feeling that 37f420d475 consumed him.409e43d64f6f4eed

Despite having dealt with fdff5ba1a1 these symptoms for far c217cb2594 longer than he’d gone e18b43eba0 without them, the sensation a4d916ed30 still felt unfamiliar, strange e3e6c811d1 even. The absurdity of that 2ca22fadfb thought almost made him 0c83fc5a2c laugh, but no laughter 2c6248bcbe came.eadd777cc0c12c78

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After returning to f704bc5fdb the center, the 1b66ad273e first thing Kang 8f22760ff5 I-won did was 801218617c apply for a 6d2d4ba844 Guiding session. While waiting, he faafeeb474 headed to the 1e766223b2 shower room to b0c217a381 wash the blood 630ac1acd4 off his body.4d22d62b348e8b22

The strong spray 47c1ee55d7 of the shower f71cca1aa5 washed away the 004dcf3bd0 traces of blood 031b68988e that clung to 740e02d9de his skin. The only mark 72cd2c47f3 left on his 94596ed6e2 pale, resilient body cb843ee1ee was the scar a6e75c2bb1 that wrapped around f305479dec his abdomen like 51de5963a9 a noose.3acd23f109b0034c

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Kang I-won b8f1139be3 glanced at 4344994f3b himself in 52dc537c47 the mirror. His neatly trimmed 7a4304b9f2 hair from winter 6c9c0077ff had grown long 22806b0c6c enough to fall b7778fd53b over his eyes.6803a47e8abd7b45

He swept 70fb651832 the wet 695a5bfe8b strands of fddfb00aa9 hair back e6975664d1 from his 1f506d9647 face, revealing 443be4ae84 a man 3088397ec8 who looked 5b50b68dbb drained and e8305b3732 miserable. The dark circles under 8185139b68 his eyes, which had 3e8714f968 been fading, were now f78ba80905 stark and prominent again.5a330165920873bc

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He rubbed 2bcb9d7926 his eyes dcf3d26432 with his 0116b92ea4 fingers, frowning 6c0944fa39 at the 558c5fbc5f unsightly dark fdf5efd22a shadows. Despite knowing f80e071148 they wouldn’t d97bd3dc48 fade no c15f41157c matter how bc4b6c6ba3 much he 1ba0e0f93c touched them, 990cb54250 he couldn’t 1b551fe4f4 stop.c20adc3174f03502

After finishing his 250cc060fc shower, Kang I-won 437e6761a1 dried his hair 5b88d8827f and left the a20c94305a shower room. His hair wasn’t 90661dafd5 completely dry, but e4c48d93a5 it no longer f2eb10126b dripped water.8fe452783d276682

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His hands continued d7331736cc to tremble slightly, 93377c0c37 whether from the 2f9826ec7a Guiding deficiency or 96672f3f70 another cause, he da47e787f6 wasn’t sure. With his 210a27435d shaking hand, 6a911d598f he grabbed 4a4b395457 a chocolate ad8a207b3e bar and c3c29ae944 used his 04ad053125 steady hand d911f00d0d to rip d2af0244a9 open the d1b841c202 wrapper.562ae4f1d2c97b64

Holding the c434dc8e7f heavy bar a588ab99c6 in his fc2d795ef6 unshaking hand, cbc9957095 he hid 9f7acdb94d his trembling 9543673bee one in 9091b2e490 the pocket 594f420c9d of his 45686e7857 tracksuit as 52d825ae44 he made b174d0754e his way 803b1e0fb9 to the 1320c5fbb6 Guiding room. He bit 1def95093c into the 94284a4863 thick chocolate eff1f18086 bar, chewing c503af41b0 and swallowing 7965743cfe it. While it 37b3d65d10 calmed his 1aee3b95d1 churning stomach d70a70e551 slightly, it fb3190adb6 wasn’t enough. By the second d652e35b48 bar, he had 5a89c72337 to rip the 923fff733b wrapper open with 1ad3674192 his teeth.47ad86bc3368e8dd

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Since Heo Do-gyeong’s fdbf9106bd departure, a new e094f94918 temporary Guide had 74a6016abd been assigned to 9446f2364b Team 5. This Guide, a 8c374f8b79 B-rank with an de8f3d7a16 average matching rate c2e6a4de93 of 54% for 817eb4bc62 the team and bf3cadbe66 only 51% with 59dd3c438c Kang I-won, was 01c8217816 far from ideal. It wasn’t d774e70456 terrible, but 31c6e018cf it was 252b1f0e0b just that—barely 535737df4c passable.2cb940d53d773090

Compared to 8992d6bc08 Heo Do-gyeong, 0919bb6a81 this new 905ba90ddb Guide’s Guiding 256e8d7534 felt pathetic. It was 9161caf78d better than 9130423ed9 nothing, but f2f40bfa6a it wasn’t 5639ad933d much different 07730eda43 from the 7762c3989c effects of e1b333b521 Guiding medication.40ba0aff849e3df4

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Kang I-won paused dbd82146e3 mid-step on his 121c9e0ea8 way to the 55d417d8ea Guiding room, chocolate e47b7f4b77 bar still in 5045d4351b hand.d775b34f7401b79c

After swallowing the bite 7e4b8368c5 in his mouth, he 4f0f4bf902 muttered in a voice e6b6f03269 so soft it was 954231e7b9 almost inaudible, “When did 13623ea054 I start relying on 144147886e Guiding so much?”7f83b53a01246136

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Even in 2bc01da139 the field 6f45edeaaf and now, 0cbdbf35ad he always d38b8abbb9 carried Guiding fb38c6a484 medication. It wasn’t e684ec270b necessary to cfd07c3fa5 rely on 9140d37382 a Guide; 16b61d1b0f the medication f71493f85c could calm 6ad00d6f3b his erratic 3ab74d520f wavelengths just 15a40ecc3c as well.7fc0e4781f6b4d43

In the past, he 1784d7ac1f would have reached for 5d628cff28 the medication without even a4d168276b considering a Guide’s Guiding.24a2a2c1a6bac522

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“Ha.”8dc0057ebe5aba28

A dry, bitter laugh b2e9b5b3dd escaped his lips.9f4057660d1ad2f6

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In just ef4bad6cde a short 071022c07c span of 09669787ed time, he 53c9e479c7 had grown cf78e29749 accustomed to 2d6f79b863 being guided. The absurdity 04e21ad406 of how d943d43fdf quickly he 68c71fc513 had adapted ce804fb525 to it cfc94e06ce made Kang 8fb84e7a5c I-won laugh bb53e45852 at himself.4fa475c6cbf17ddc

He had 0ad21a96c3 already requested 56fa48278b Guiding, so 6a70951032 the Guide cd803e1433 was probably 8792f6ffde waiting for b0e091a436 him. Just this 636dd96bbc once, he fcc6e3731a thought. After today, he would 11e9009b09 go back to how 1f592609e6 things used to be.7e3c0b6197aeb3c5

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Resolving himself, Kang 1863721462 I-won habitually stopped 20a96ef32d in front of 3a697ffc60 Room 10. He reached out 3b2df9b73a to knock but 1d01a51634 paused mid-action.fef8c0546c15f8cc

The new cc49709493 Guide wasn’t 7818d8a369 in Room d5b2177f0a 10 but 6e29be8780 Room 17. His body, 7bf1b6a4bb too used a0bbedfff3 to the 33ef773de4 routine, had 2f98d5fdc0 automatically taken c115d87d10 him to d594717d9d the wrong 08e73f0143 door. Correcting himself, 065b4c9c98 he redirected 504eea6075 his steps 642f6bbee5 to Room 3dcbf66b10 17.cd8e71d17c12d66e

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Inside, he ca6103a0ce received the 46144b2159 uninspired and 8e58f0926d unremarkable Guiding f812695486 from the 23bc5e158c B-rank Guide 5c386b1f9a waiting there. While his erratic e73adb8d57 wavelengths settled somewhat, 813099f28b the lingering symptoms d85c00eaf8 of Guiding deficiency 86cbfcd367 remained. At least the tremors b8203e57c8 had stopped.818c7de331a1f10a

Looking at 2c9aba1515 his now 26a1745c70 steady hand, ab8887509b Kang I-won a1b958e471 clenched it ba831ecf33 into a 13a28c672e fist. This was normal. He had simply grown 6454742613 too accustomed to Heo ec4a3698bc Do-gyeong’s Guiding.75e5da456bd87904

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Now it was time 22c8d24c79 to readjust to life e4a0afa1dc without him.2da52e7e998c130f

Dragging his c012856957 heavy body c7ebbbd48b through his adfe44ec3c usual training 44f28369e6 routine, Kang ea4c9e7109 I-won returned c5500b2434 home and 592a9c4f0a collapsed onto 1e73efc1b0 his bed. He was 19f0b7c2eb utterly drained 9954cd7435 and endlessly f6b05ca65a drowsy, too 5e397b6298 tired to f4ff924f65 do anything 9ac12055db else. He lay 2fc76f3dd9 still on 6e24be770d the bed 8f2fd93cc7 with his f6262db64e eyes closed, a9c79c7368 yet sleep 4c69b90c6a wouldn’t come. His mind only 19cd38df00 grew more restless.11cb16756338b4ae

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Midnight passed, and as e58e381b69 the early hours of 2ac2e35fe2 the morning crept in, 9180b98d59 Kang I-won still couldn’t 07862deca3 sleep. His exhausted brain begged 456982af80 for rest, but his 3e8ce00296 mind refused to grant 037efeadce it.55af14577bba43ab

Around three in 29b3cb2b3f the morning, his b6a2371929 hands, moving almost 11471ee2cd of their own 82d13bce40 accord, reached for abdc79c211 his neck. His body eb6c23b149 and mind 60266e38ee cried out 0ea834f824 for relief, ef11ee062f and with fd161d40ce no other 01415925dc way to 7973258fa3 find it, 6f53839c3a Kang I-won 20b8796a71 resorted to 420678c84e what he c3230daabb could. Any kind of rest, 7b317ae0ad no matter how fleeting, e891ecc739 was necessary.1ece9e5a0b9d5f32

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Deep down, he f5b78a900e knew this was 32e2ffb4ab wrong. But his muddled 179272aa0c mind refused to e4f3b89c4e dwell on it.3eed1a061f9b9b52

The one thing that c0d18ec1f4 had allowed Kang I-won ce198de0db to endure until now 2894a194b5 was his ability to 29b0004dee detach himself emotionally and 83956deb84 flee from reality.db983d52f6037fbe

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The people 120aa5ab03 he failed e0f1561d1e to protect, dc68bf5c8d the ones dba5bd4d9d he had dc8a65f663 watched slip 1a075e650d away in 560fe42654 vain—he had 7ccf590b50 trained himself af377ffd4b not to 997e19d637 think about 85da30a4a0 them. When he did, b049da3221 he quickly forgot. His younger f73b309b3c sibling was 1e433817ac the only 3bbba77bd0 exception, the 1f7ab8d9bf scar on 385b815171 his body 0a7c55f984 a constant 822662246d reminder that 9404cf649b forbade him bcf3207cea from forgetting. But beyond that, d6e656b50a he had lived 2b107a874e by forcing himself 11b206fff5 to forget and 816b473b0e turn away.2edeaf264eeb0413

Esper suicide rates f8ea7d2e8a were surprisingly high. Many Espers 2760bbdd47 took their 56ae684a1d own lives e0b28b1876 for various 771717fb73 reasons: trauma 9f96bf1faf from the 6bde8f54fc field, the d2aa653372 anguish of 574ec8f06c being the a15588451b sole survivor, 8a3a75b730 the grief 5294a36e27 of losing 007506dd03 loved ones, 8de54c30b0 and countless 28e771b5ff other causes. For them, death became 5f841c4e4a an escape from their 81903990c5 suffering.d1c2ef2af6b2e309

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But Kang I-won had 2a797a16b7 no such escape. All he could do 98e764cbb5 was suppress his memories 8396d84a73 and emotions, creating a ddf1532f8f habit that left him 9271e24bb9 indifferent to nearly everything.f330e2a5eb41f58e

This indifference, however, c8106dd684 had birthed his 92287fdfe3 worst habit yet.398db4ac20097b22

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He felt the familiar 6342f2ad9b pulse of his heartbeat 7e1f8fbe37 in his hands. His vision gradually darkened, 231046e5ee and his body slumped b719ee32e8 lifelessly onto the bed.6ebe5af699642729

Once again, b82a0d20da Kang I-won 73a59308ed fell into 8f1a0757c8 unconsciousness—a sleep c9ceb748db so deep 78bbb4555a it felt f3c2184856 akin to 30e7d28ee6 death.245219d3571ca94a

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The massive snake monster, approximately 10 meters long, had its belly gruesomely slashed open. From the torn flesh, someone began to emerge, pushing their way out. It was Kang I-won, clutching the core that had been embedded within the creature’s entrails.55955044dccd2b3a

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As the monster’s internal fluids poured out with him, Kang I-won twisted his body midair and landed lightly on both feet. While the landing itself was smooth, his body wavered like a piece of paper caught in the wind.2b2d46c18f89e3c0

“Cough, cough!”3566e924fac8baf0

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With no one a53118db18 to catch him, 7ddc339474 Kang I-won collapsed, 0ed1dbc080 hacking violently as 47acb6853d his blocked airways 3320a4495d forced him to e844ba43e7 cough up what 1e836e3f63 had been suffocating eee136c347 him.0293330c134068fa

“Ugh, cough, cough… ugh!”158a8ba962118509

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After several rounds of ed53a4b67c coughing, he finally took 4d3d7f9300 a deep breath, the f1c8d34738 core still clenched in 6023452269 his hand. Dragging his body fc42867785 along the ground, 4496eb28d9 he pulled himself f65818ed16 away from the c7999ae7e1 snake monster. A close-combat d0eaf4a57f Esper hurried ec6d3bbd8b over to acdabfb7d8 help him.1e152ab339819c2c

“The core is out! Finish it aeaa7841b2 off!” someone ac932db46c shouted.ada13ddd71175e43

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Arrows made of 3d1f9f8a0e electricity and ice 824e892ad0 shot toward the 917c855a6f snake monster, and c95a14c7bf explosions rang out a790cb4d4d from all over 9e677e96d5 its body like c096070187 bombs going off.f99f9d81f4439d3b

The close-combat 88cb12053d Esper helped 3db076b9b8 Kang I-won e9b2158349 lean against 67441fae7e a nearby 7bdfae30ab tree, glancing 649acf2c1a at his 30ada38959 limp form 97b0823c88 with a 36603e3b79 small click ced7ec25d1 of their a2c552bf95 tongue.a2d7d6ae7a2a2fc5

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They still vividly remembered 7d5c432f5f the sight of Kang a9b524da0a I-won charging into the daabae416d gaping maw of the e3449b3ce9 snake monster without a 9684ac4756 moment’s hesitation.741fc3fe1aca9e71

They’d heard rumors about 60cf083d24 this Esper—a guy who 202e3e8bc9 earned his A-rank with 51e0901854 nothing but a regeneration ac53ff6c6c ability. They’d always been 0bed03353b curious about him, 57181d53cb but now that b63c95552f curiosity was satisfied. He deserved his c263528fc5 rank. The man was unbelievably e3a5a64dfd tough. No matter how immortal bbcea4d7f6 someone might be, how 4d1a4f92e9 many would willingly dive e08b89257e headfirst into such a 678e3cfc08 situation?772867cd5f932a56

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Having done 64faf72ea8 their part, 1cf5c168f6 the close-combat 23decd0993 Esper returned 745a4e3d11 to the fde45b87e1 fray to 4a088a3790 assist the 91bcaf253c others. Meanwhile, Kang I-won leaned 53bd2f7c11 heavily against the tree, 2b877d4f3b struggling for breath.95f81ae810fe985a

The unknown e43239672a fluids that f7cf9eade2 had filled b91c1f9b38 the snake 6c32e098c9 monster’s stomach 4fccc7e581 had made 7472a25e41 it nearly c1625aac16 impossible to 6965e4680c breathe. The stomach’s 7e71f34010 tough walls 61f9b950df had been 58993230c7 difficult to dcf37e7334 tear through, 3e8dd7e6df and it 69218d114a had taken 25382a1ac4 every ounce fb3d398d2a of strength d63e9fd3f2 he had, abfd8e4679 pushing him 48f7cc708a to the 3fd027947e brink of 964123f633 unconsciousness multiple 9455a2cdc1 times.d754691e21fdc259

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If the 44cec59b4f stomach lining 235a4220ca had been 70964dc631 as tough e1a2d65955 as the 9a3e7000a5 creature’s outer 1914a465cf skin, he 26147c0cfa would likely 3901ae339a still be f2c5f264a9 trapped inside, 0b6d433a32 drifting in 662f4512e2 and out 65b910a89c of consciousness. He would’ve aa328cfd0d had to fa7c9e9d2a rely on 2464d4803e the other ff96d964fd Espers to 5db3db2e2d kill the f279139f0a monster and 8a6af17515 rescue him—a 3223e8e970 humiliating outcome 00a7534b1b he couldn’t 7cc45d2b1b bear to be7090614f imagine.0c243a69f58706e8

With labored breaths, c853070147 Kang I-won forced cc055e39f3 his head to cca6b3f983 rest against the 8a224bacac tree, his body 77c8095c64 still trembling from 041cc9ac72 the ordeal.897b35c25d457aaa

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Watching the 4bd266b79a dazzling attacks cfc542831c land on 7bc77550b0 the snake 3d68f85e01 monster, Kang 741d1740f7 I-won reached 623ebc9922 into his 53c58b869b inner pocket eeed6ab983 with trembling 508d477e31 hands and 64cb039f0e pulled out d81dc2039c a vial b8d80d861b of Guiding a5a513b511 medication.98915fabc91d5a65

Having overused his abilities e3496a1a7c inside the snake monster’s 9d93055212 stomach, his wavelengths were 52a832e6f1 violently fluctuating, and his 2878e56898 body was in disarray. Fortunately, the 38a49f86c1 contents of 4fa446c3fd the stomach 5c638d5c88 weren’t acidic, 46b656c707 and the fb7fc6ba7c medication, safely 5e31f37d8a sealed in 3e03666e62 plastic, remained bb9f9a37bf intact.db9fbf53d7b1f7bb

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Unzipping his 92ca40225e jacket and 8f780687e5 lowering one f916ae24ea shoulder, Kang ebb3f59f09 I-won injected 117ab8528c the Guiding 4fa6cf8d06 medication directly 6271a4df6c into his f0560531af bare skin. He waited 109c054443 for the 6b2521cad2 effects to 320d6f06de kick in, f52ec09aea but his 8c9852bf00 erratic wavelengths aebb25b7da showed no 7e63319397 sign of 9fcc1496ba calming. No matter how cfa35d7052 long he waited, ea506c34ce the chaos within a5696f4420 him refused to 3328a8389a settle.2a8a68cd010884bf

He stared at 9b6538a371 the last remaining 98a1019766 vial in his 097991766d hand, hesitant. The bright red 98813c9853 warning printed on 15f93879e2 the plastic wrapper 844bc3022b gave him pause.88f48dedce6e11b7

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[Recommended use: Once per day. Do not exceed the recommended daily dosage under any circumstances.]

Below that, c52c119782 in smaller af64421193 text, were f0417dc060 additional warnings: 167f4d8369 the medication 88b6abc734 was a caf69819ba substitute for 81e0975d43 proper Guiding, 18108b87e1 and overuse ad97122d2a or consecutive 2a60c11baa doses were b39d308ea5 strongly discouraged.7506c28c229b3ac8

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Kang I-won 81670d6261 skimmed the 265104a4cf text, then 2fc3d4bbcb tore the b1355b3b81 wrapper open. What could go wrong b95da48d6b from a slight overdose? His regenerative ability, while 4f468f64d9 not as reliable as aef308915f before, was still intact. After all, wasn’t it 972bb32bc9 why he was still f3943c1cbf alive and breathing?f677109d526cd98d

Brushing off the 2d963404e7 warnings, Kang I-won 625f859c01 injected the second 480d535251 vial without hesitation.6f6ac55562d309db

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This time, the medication fe1936c87e finally began to take 98ea1d4546 effect. He felt dfd25e47d8 the familiar f0cbf45188 pressure of 152ccbd0da the drug b25193df0b coursing through 8c6aa3b372 his veins, 36260f7f4f spreading throughout 28fac66875 his body 1271042d72 and subduing db11893787 his erratic 5ee15bd67b wavelengths.cc89e13045c46166

But then, c2158e3991 a new 78c2a5eed4 and unfamiliar 6ab1d91673 heaviness overwhelmed 7ae8bbacb6 him. It felt 6b71be4ca9 as though ba2bb6c612 something impossibly 7b26d5ad6e heavy was a46b6c9f5f pressing down ac0808860d on his c6f8c5cdab entire body.76a8cb5ab902c326

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He instinctively clutched 4c7b65d158 at his throat, 85c66699dd his fingers digging ea06a805b6 into his skin.b42be208f16417e2

“Ugh… hgh…”49b822b974a61fea

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He couldn’t breathe. This wasn’t e486ed640f like the 757dc51d00 suffocation he 19e8a5cd16 felt in 78fed806c9 the monster’s faedf7a634 stomach—it was 9e15f2e731 different, more 858c2b2eeb insidious. Kang I-won 0d162dd945 scratched at f7468c8936 his throat 63e60da782 desperately, trying 70193646e8 to force 7de1fa8fea his airway 269f01b6c9 open, as 4041404479 panic clawed 5a3a5669f8 its way 46ad4e9637 up from 42efeae79b his feet.58da6d7a3e109ac6

Just before he completely 85544bad2b succumbed to panic, a 64a640e390 faint, needle-like stream of 9a1552f0b2 air passed through his c7b5da13f4 constricted throat. It wasn’t enough. Gasping desperately, 13b434c363 Kang I-won 89549db98e heaved for 8960fb12f3 breath, his f216358cbc lungs aching.17a37547d341cb60

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