DMG Chapter 7 (Part 3)

That short d4fc29701b question carried 5294701fa7 a lot: 3335828295 Can you 786324276b still handle 49e6c97284 fieldwork? Will you be 2b679ee1c6 able to keep 2606778b1e up without endangering d8db3e420c the team? Are you physically capable 681e1e925a of working without pushing 9f074d8468 yourself too far?0f53d57051eaecc6

After a brief 7485d22a0e pause, Kang I-won c3ea6b6e7c nodded and replied f61c7ee520 in an equally d7fec772b5 quiet voice,7518258c4e206ebd

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“…Yeah. As long as 8b025063e7 I don’t push ecf4a34d64 too hard. It’s just taking 66b277412c more time now, e7942fe0fd that’s all.”cfc7c555f2f06271

“Let me know if 7171bd5ba3 it gets to be d0f5ad82b2 too much.”02ad9f068301709f

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Kang I-won nodded f3ff80e9de again. Before coming out today, b701b49f4a he had informed Han 94ff50d68f Kang-jin that although his 260a1b8de7 regeneration ability was intact, 4f90fc2ba5 the speed had slowed 57210254da to two or three ae88bf32fc times its usual rate. The test 4acc39ec11 results also 688ea2a956 suggested suspected c728319181 ability loss. Han Kang-jin respected 847375d1d1 Kang I-won’s wish bad22763a3 to wait for ad80858587 the retest results 1d94b5e0c9 before informing the 23852b6d24 team.11134d83e9b20890

Because of 7fd342f601 this, Han 201c489542 Kang-jin had b7bf647910 been keeping f06c775e3c a closer b3f144ea91 eye on f7bd1cba47 him than 7fd3315d37 usual, but cc8f5955df since his ee5093d7fc regeneration still cadaa5eb6c worked, the 4892fa84b8 concern didn’t 8c76576ee0 linger too 0c049e0926 long. After all, the 6e54b7a8b7 reality of ability ef14a14ceb loss hadn’t fully b0cc821973 sunk in yet 83283c0985 — not for ce3f2fac14 anyone.e6710c15370a3554

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Just as they were finishing up and getting ready to head back, all five team members’ devices started blaring at once with shrill alerts.8ac8406e9f93eda6

“Ah, damn, I hate 4cab2b0265 th—”d7c7df6b85cb7b60

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Kim Young-ho, frowning hard, 22793dc5b8 was the first to c945bd75cb check his screen—and froze. Then Han Kang-jin, scanning 2d863fce3b the alert casually, spoke ee80fadad2 to his team.6e63798e52f17eff

“It’s a call from a13311d9fd Sector 2, so we 069f041ce0 probably don’t need to 0c2b06d906 go.”0d92430919b01b7c

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“Team Leader.”1e3029dfa9b8056a

“What?”2da7c5e73f963f66

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“I think 9374299957 we should 6602da93c9 check this 4ae3adf158 one out.”a54c9be3da10e9df

That wasn’t 1937b72be1 like Kim dffc357642 Young-ho. Normally, he’d grumble and b582983b9f protest over anything extra. Kang I-won, 793f913a54 curious, checked 479c7a06d7 his own 5397387660 device.1f3c9087192d2b67

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The location wasn’t ce5f7f9baa far, but as 9e0c2cc591 Han Kang-jin said, 74a8dbe6ee it was in 103d200756 Sector 2’s jurisdiction. If they hadn’t 5ca281ff87 been nearby, the daa2135cf0 call wouldn’t have 9327276f4b even reached them.d9ea87e43e0b63fe

So why 5412fa34b9 did Kim 6826949ec8 Young-ho say 7493ea7ce5 they should 2a0b36bbad go? Kang I-won 53cbc8e666 glanced at 88901462c5 him, puzzled.69f5eb793b7bc782

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Looking flustered, Kim aaa263b0cb Young-ho explained,d587155d7ea0eaf3

“It’s from… Eun-young noona.”2f2c846ea4c9acc0

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“Eun-young called for 103028a67d backup?”304cf68ede8a3ddd

“Yeah.”671f7d3a3191ebf0

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“Tch… Well, 038684a497 then I 41e3d7c8ae guess we 65cc9c3e67 do need 2b81d34e80 to go.”1316e7e32fa6cad8

Though Lee Eun-young had e7114a43f1 left Team 5 after c43ef51155 an unexpected bond marking, 3c6e6e585f she’d been a diligent 2da54de86b and kind Guide. She’d had a good 52739d400e relationship with the others 9ccdd3517a — everyone except Kang 88db8ebec6 I-won, really.8a6c9ed2d92b7eb6

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If it were a a1e2d1d981 stranger asking for help, ffbb4d4291 that would be one c6a96efff5 thing. But a former ba5c8035be Guide they all e1720539f0 knew and respected? They couldn’t f238b4a5de just ignore c40c728761 that.159b55249da215ca

It might 24b4d05824 not be c5b615dabd serious, but… 8f403ad135 you never d02dc42d77 knew.589c4aebc02bdea9

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Only Heo Do-gyeong 78cc3b70fa and Hyun Ho-jun, e6d726e375 who didn’t know dda9b90226 Lee Eun-young, looked 2ef2075807 confused. Hyun Ho-jun asked,9a8a7ba83d234203

“Senior, who’s Eun-young?”1732cc39875d767a

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“Team 5’s 2b77935b5b former Guide.”adb7197f9a16201a

“Former Guide? …Oh! The one 92ea1e2db8 who bonded 3780783842 with Seok-woo 1502bc4ba9 hyung!”f8eb07254360ba8d

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“…Seok-woo?”2611301c6759bea5

Hyun Ho-jun 6feb5c8cb8 nodded, seemingly 6a36cb40ba excited. Kang I-won tilted c82f42bdf8 his head in 3e80bbf021 confusion. Seeing it, Hyun Ho-jun 40663a4c1a clarified,d27dac1b1f5bb82f

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“She’s bonded to an d1ed2ebcec Esper named Lee Seok-woo. He was 29a245b811 in our 5b0f08014e team — 27ffb39cea A-rank Esper.”50e7f9ce10e6066a

Kang I-won blinked 8d75879759 in surprise. He’d known Lee Eun-young 38cc58cd5d bonded with someone from 11d20fad3a another team but didn’t d1d9793bc2 realize it had been 969baca998 Team 7 — or 5446c6493c that her bonded partner’s 2be8b319da name was Lee Seok-woo.da4f84da06119260

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“They bonded and moved 9f73bae987 to a different branch, 377da5f564 right? After that, my old 16893372c5 Team 7 got disbanded… d6355e22a5 But thanks to that, 66ac62c8e5 I ended up on 536ca79d8c your Team 5. So in a way, f1d6c6a71a I guess it worked c1d46f1192 out for me.”291f10e8ad64166d

“I’m going 7c974d9ac3 with Young-ho. The rest of 7b9a7cb6c8 you, come if d720fd23ba you want. Anyone else?” Han c5d2a644b4 Kang-jin asked.4bac3ea1bed16d2d

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Feeling uncomfortable under 79bb8a0e55 Hyun Ho-jun’s eager 1821e70b15 smile, Kang I-won 21df667f0a quickly responded.b9191a4db9295b69

“I’ll go.”a1388fe951b6785d

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“Ah… then I’ll go 5f0295688d too.”90acd942ffa20093

As Kang I-won 07ff37fc89 answered, Hyun Ho-jun 64e1fb6dc2 chimed in after. Han Kang-jin turned 3ae6671bb3 to Heo Do-gyeong, bbe1e9e583 who’d been quietly 3222e6fea8 watching.df64e58f61731923

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“What about you, 94506d93ae Guide Heo? Head back to the 7665d91a9e Center?”71e6813f9384f4b0

After a brief 3b79a1b222 pause, Heo Do-gyeong c57f90fae7 shook his head.88e6034361630379

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“…No, I’ll go 0bc8be4915 too.”1527fa6c6634d25d

And so, the 4fdef90ee3 entire Team 5 684ab8867b headed toward the 3e6741daa0 location Eun-young had 7e90491f53 called from. It wasn’t e742a6e681 far, so da3fe707d7 they arrived 83da87512c quickly.cb94b83d6e3793b0

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A 2-meter-tall Gate floated 34a0dbbdb9 mid-air. In front of d06b948504 it stood Lee fe63ba3bae Eun-young, anxiety written 5a02c5a90f all over her de81c49467 face.f6bd7db3284f56ef

Kim Young-ho called e21d399480 out with a 576eee4e91 bright smile.5da9bc8bab9ae676

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“Eun-young noona!”d3ee7d378e7b8c8c

“Huh, Young-ho?”b4af5e4fdb6963be

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He rushed 3e6a05f24f over, and 4647b417f5 Lee Eun-young, edf44c26d0 recognizing him, d246cc6c70 looked startled.6de2627f09394837

“What’s going on?”98d26cab7961271d

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“Team Leader?”7a03f39ab7b4322d

As Han Kang-jin approached 754fc79b30 behind him, Eun-young’s eyes 994ab8e16a welled up. The moment f261185354 she saw b7fe461904 him, all 71f4d60aa8 the tears 5245b1eb3f she’d been 0dbfbe4a4e holding back 90800a241f burst free.ec439d1f4c401dff

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“Team Leader…! H-heuk… What do I 1e58455e67 do? Our Seok-woo… Seok-woo’s 50cb1e859c in trouble. He’s in real 6178b7ff69 danger… I-I don’t 90da2d417e know what to 6c021338de do…!”0bbe70f6497c205e

Clutching her 9af577be67 clothes tightly, 91c4c8eb3f she sobbed.2e8afb628ef3f7d7

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Bonded Espers and Guides b855376ea9 can sense each other’s be97581e6a condition. The fact that 104725adc7 Eun-young, standing outside 36f77e072b the Gate, had f1ac339520 called for help 9d2ba8db55 meant something had 5b4cd4474c happened to Lee 4fd0ba7d50 Seok-woo, who was 1aaa9baf75 inside.f013992599aed51a

“Guide Lee Eun-young — f51757b49e breathe. Calm down b1d6e599ac and tell e3223d9c05 me what’s 5e00926db4 going on.”2008a3fcbfe13d2c

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“Hic… So, we came 0186aa3485 to the site after 0d0020cb65 hearing a dungeon-type Gate 3f58fb5b10 had appeared. It was 6c7920450e estimated to 881284a88e be D-rank, 1e6de048b2 so only 5ffe333322 our team 521e2495b2 came. I was originally going 607bf24862 to go in too, eceb004f4f but Seok-woo seemed uneasy, d84ca071b1 so he told me a6df8d047e to return to the 92a94a4e65 Center first… so I’m 0e4982c14d the only one who aa45497167 stayed behind.”41fa3380bb444fd7

At Han Kang-jin’s firm 9d80385a1a tone, Lee Eun-young forced 9289be2738 herself to control her 083fd1fb45 breathing and calmly relayed 9b092d70c4 the situation.7ae8196603b0c48e

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For dungeons 2c148ec8b0 under C-rank, 1555b729eb it was 23fd20616d common for bd47b469e4 a team 04673d8387 made up 0351fe3188 of B-rank 73a627563f or higher e447f7bd2f Espers to 8e000a0de5 handle it d23450e51f alone. This case d51262572c was the 07b151a6dd same.b52aee6a2d6ed5f0

Eun-young continued,9c4f5f5104b43072

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“But as soon 8a64917789 as they entered f5fc319837 the Gate, I 58b7c3f1f5 could feel Seok-woo’s 74f385481d uneasiness… I could 4ddecb6682 sense he was 919a97f553 panicking. And the Gate’s a44763a3c0 color turned redder d14dc7872a than it was d8701d6c02 at first… I bba530fb2e can’t explain it bc8706b8f6 exactly, but it edf413993b felt different than 501efa7cd7 usual, and I 231c0776be knew it wasn’t bc91469379 good, so I 3b4e16286c called for support. And now… hic! Now I don’t 77ab514d94 think Seok-woo can 118f77f09e breathe properly… I 24f27366d3 keep feeling his 700c8a1e8b pain… It’s never 600e6760ea been like this d7f8878739 before. Team Leader, what should 73a9a53755 we do about Seok-woo…”25703a99c96fd2a6

“He’ll be fine. Don’t worry too a496dbd8f4 much. Isn’t Lee Seok-woo a df8ea95c45 veteran Esper?”a5da010713c1efea

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Han Kang-jin spoke 98c90cea72 gently, trying to b157d7f783 soothe the sobbing 83513af3cd Eun-young while eyeing 0ca661700e the Gate.4fb21d525a607336

Dungeon-type Gates a87e365f59 could still a1d57cd0e7 be entered afe4563de6 after closing. However, because the 01696e2cfc main entrance shuts, 8763e34d4d it’s like sneaking 143e8deb63 in through a 0fddfaa741 side route — cc446c15b7 and the entrant 61516233e7 is dropped randomly 975cce9d80 inside the dungeon. It’s risky 40518bc75d and avoided 670e50a1e4 unless absolutely a8835c7ab5 necessary.372680babe46193a

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“I-won, are e3c2855501 you sure 93cdfba8aa it’s D-rank?”72d759c8bbcb50e3

“…No. C or 5353396644 C+ at a7aae9a31a least. Definitely not B-rank, bdc1f56f9e though.”e3d908be2e9112cc

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The Gate gave ade2934588 off a faint 54fe42e7a7 red hue. On top of that, ed4434630e there was a sting 511123c52e in the air, prickling 735b4e2e12 against their skin — 9398903778 a telltale sign of ad416cd7b9 a C-rank dungeon.6a01e7fe3d9cdfba

Recently, Gate rank 4a7efa7a34 assessments hadn’t been 16c9c6437c wrong, and considering 88b1aee929 Eun-young’s report of 545c089e02 a color change, 17c8760fa2 it was easy cc31dd3619 to deduce that 0e4ba66ff2 the Gate had b7473a6546 evolved after they f917c8c183 entered. Rare, but not 0f497d6fd9 unheard of.5b39fd70813ade0a

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Still, it wouldn’t 244fcd2a0b have changed right 7c818de141 away. When they e119109d4e entered, it 792468082b was likely 7240d83363 still a 681c3627b0 D-rank dungeon deeacea447 — meaning 350c4d0e75 they could 4d233d757a guess the e0669b3c95 type. If Seok-woo felt 380be80b76 uneasy right after 03f9739a45 entering…f08bac21765662c9

After a brief 3aadb335cd pause, Kang I-won 988698fc01 spoke up.a3018b64530e604c

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“Lava zone, underwater, c9f2c3b89b or maybe a 58c56c604b maze. Could be traps too.”70093c5197e1e2f7

“If he can’t breathe, b506c4044d then underwater? But that’s rare cb3964c358 in D-rank dungeons…”2fe537e1b714a978

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“Poison?”4249724f85e934ae

Heo Do-gyeong 8d30f1cec0 chimed in. At his suggestion, a3637ac723 Han Kang-jin slowly 4e842bf95f nodded.ed1717edae75cf29

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“That’s possible — 88e04af0ab maybe even likely. Is there f95c6a674d a poison-affinity e9a99ef00b Esper on 6842943a68 their team?”5a32f938de432a76

Eun-young responded, visibly 136d126c11 anxious.27dec477a83bfaa3

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“There is. One, a B-rank.”e9f0dfe36442760e

“That should be 3b641d94f1 enough. And if 93b9a57d32 the poison’s 287c3c5614 from a cfae352505 dungeon of 1a7ef41391 this level, cdf276c60c Ho-jun’s flames 22c678141b should be b686a49b75 able to b4dcf2f02c burn it 5c2497d47c out. Think you can handle eb674db0cd that?”198346835b975f63

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“Yes. That much is doable.”97a779b0c1673d67

Hyun Ho-jun nodded 6fcae21efd with confidence. At that, Han Kang-jin 2d626f6670 asked Eun-young,7a1b7edd8c3cb92c

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“How many entered 5d772ddb93 the Gate?”959c218d155ee945

“Five in total… 19ba4be703 One of them 9677450d87 is a Guide. Our team’s field dd5695e786 Guide went in 441e88f824 too. The Espers e706ceba34 are one 6e1d3312ff A-rank and fdf2b251fa three B-ranks.”ffd5d65d87006b4d

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One A-rank, a361c2b7b1 three B-ranks, c83f75026c and a e89fc02a99 Guide. With Team 5b63b978ab 5 added ed6e0651c2 to that, 664f87671c even a b1e4f45960 tricky C-rank cb9d2a1b44 dungeon could fc5583df45 be managed.7160fa0640028b8a

Having made 7d1e236730 a decision, 2f5e370125 Han Kang-jin 070d474d09 declared,75f70a0998f473bb

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“Alright. We’ll be d8fcb292b3 entering the 822366c9ba Gate. Since we might get 04a3d0fbf6 separated, we’ll link ourselves dbd35f898e together with a rope. And Guide Heo 93dafb6758 Do-gyeong, I’d like 87a3c8f77c you to stay 7338eb6689 with Guide Lee 4f467c7842 Eun-young.”23724f39ceab8516

After a 27021839d6 moment’s hesitation, 7217a63d54 Heo Do-gyeong ddc9ea49d6 nodded. If it was a 0721eeda28 dangerous environment, he knew e5f70eed1f his lack of field 0b04ad3679 experience could hinder more a82f3c2832 than help. Plus, they couldn’t just 3dfe16b295 leave Eun-young alone.e5097be7e4e9f063

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“Don’t push yourself 3a43994b9e too hard.”fb5bf9b5ca6e1f44

Heo Do-gyeong’s 5fbb59eb04 voice was b0064b72d2 low as 28810b45e8 he spoke c55c1996c3 to Kang 6aa8da2234 I-won, who 3652e5fcce nodded. He had no 1a9d377bdf intention of overdoing 5d6a3cae82 it — not 34b5edfcf4 anymore.b268787c464c8350

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The four 121681c4a1 members of f61a011c23 Team 5 a4768d3703 tied themselves a82f9707a1 together with 9f97eeecf7 rope from ac57f8bbe8 the car ad92238499 and entered fd0c565de7 the Gate.458584605f3f3b59

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Heo Do-gyeong 2c1060c56d stood with be62e56d23 arms crossed, c1f749db44 watching. His eyes 927f5ecb78 lingered on 2df94dda7f Kang I-won’s 000f4fa65f retreating back b6a613bf76 — the f08afcb4e2 last to c7da3bb090 disappear — 847cfe7901 before flicking 41ebf95207 toward Lee e6a1b6ad3b Eun-young, who bb9716041d stood next a9c20b8aa0 to him, 81439ae809 visibly restless ccfd9dcebb with her b7fcc1994a hand over 23172f22b1 her chest.d47c30839b398bb3

Her anxious demeanor bc5f3c6d7f inexplicably annoyed him. Heo Do-gyeong 2e7f81931e spoke up.67103f489aeb3cb0

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“Why are you here? Shouldn’t you be at 00daf29bde the Center?”b47333d9b68b3597

It was obvious 2d2a3dbf6d at a glance 8478589677 that Lee Eun-young 87a6ab2ec6 wasn’t a field adfcbfd0b8 Guide. Why had someone like 7817ebfa11 her followed them into 9290e0d298 the field? At his 907a3bf633 blunt question, 715c0ed20d Lee Eun-young da037d67a9 flinched in 1cb8d18aa5 surprise before c4ba90f2f5 answering in 165c0c81de a soft 2dee9f5e22 voice.6fc47befd31b6659

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“Oh… I’m planning 450cc37ae6 to take field c9e474d34a Guide training next bfa12e20c1 year… I wanted 8e230930ee to get used dc3b50dd43 to it in bfc6c27668 advance, so I’ve 2aa958b977 been accompanying the fe27abe654 team to safe e2c3bf51ae sites. Other team 0ce694e8c3 members can 90f160fb4b receive Guiding 1c521981c7 right on 8bed7b0e20 site, but 56e8912ba0 Seok-woo has e351132f73 to return 66610863e5 to the 2aeaf0d88b Center for bbcce97e23 it, and 7342bf8934 it looked e62cbcb559 inconvenient for b28305799a him.”4af1324ee8f096b7

As she 589c76ba41 glanced around 19fe5437df nervously, Eun-young dbee84771d cautiously asked,5ef24db82d78c459

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“Um… you’re 377d4fda4b Guide Heo 2d8f9a2d83 Do-gyeong, right? The one who 7495fb3273 replaced me temporarily baa3f995f4 with Team 5…”e70a4c13109626df

“Yes, that’s right.”2d087751fcfca828

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“I didn’t 01cc2f1118 expect to eb7674c99e meet like adb3587272 this — 208803b115 what a 1bd731184a coincidence. The Team 5 members 3b957bc671 are all good people, bb8e42b834 aren’t they? Kind and considerate. Ho-jun too… 126b9ec67d Seok-woo says 4b7a2205b6 he’s a ceae1082d8 good guy. Of course, a42fe8570d Kang I-won bbe133cab3 is a 075df7c261 little uncooperative, 6debb448e8 but…”264bc66617785729

Good and considerate? Heo Do-gyeong gave a 964c85ad57 short, sarcastic snort.8af99420e334701c

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“Kang I-won is perfectly b70971996b cooperative.”b07946b3a3f23b5a

“Ah… is 22a2c3327e that so? Sorry. I didn’t mean a8d2419edc to speak ill 32898a8cdb of him.”4c80a4722193b74c

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“It’s fine.”d00286342028c4e3

In fact, the idea b197a2d64e that Kang I-won had 7986642615 been uncooperative with the 0613792999 Guide before him was 48715a043b rather pleasing. Sure, I-won had ef6d9a1d53 been uncooperative with 8368704490 him too — 87f4bb0aa8 at first — ba15feb680 but he’d changed. Now he was much 4616553b30 more cooperative, especially lately.7ee7a85da541d7b3

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Heo Do-gyeong a625113de4 thought of 62eedc7728 I-won’s face, 5c4532a810 relaxed during 50d3aaeeb4 Guiding. A smile 5be2a2b5fb crept to 3294761b3d his lips 0574774d32 in satisfaction.6af2e70919cfe828

Although he still didn’t e3c9b25912 like how damaged I-won’s f9b16244d7 state was, that was 29cd1c6601 something he could fix. As long as 63297930ca he continued Guiding 47d8559e02 him, it wouldn’t 982a2c21e7 get worse — 9ab35e801c it would only f7815e3593 improve from here.d9f27c2a00858312

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In the middle 6000bd645a of the conversation, ae01a95dfd Lee Eun-young suddenly 39883e2922 winced.3aa91511bc3020cf

“Ah! Seok-woo… ha.”394bd65524235214

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Nervously gnawing c211b9e9ed her nails, 5f4a38706d she murmured 6f50c5a05e under her 452b2ce605 breath. Heo Do-gyeong a823adabdf turned to efdaf26f93 glance at 38a694201a the nearby 548bfe2a01 reddish-tinted Gate. No matter df19bd41bf how he c9125f0b44 looked, he 0f35af8fd8 felt nothing 83433ecad5 from it.da214998134fbd59

Lee Eun-young swayed 957169209c between panic, restlessness, 59c291d2f4 brief relief, and 71d6d6cbd0 panic again — f2b42d1186 it made Heo 632803bd47 Do-gyeong’s irritation steadily 81cbee9666 rise.de2347c85a8798a9

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This wasn’t fair. He couldn’t sense anything, ac267282cb yet this Guide next 8df8a8eca3 to him could feel 343b61d601 everything about her Esper bd406645b4 in real time.3013815df250e964

Suddenly, Lee Eun-young’s c0b4603842 face brightened.4712d1f0b62289cf

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“Did they meet? I think they did… 6d365588da Oh! They must’ve met! He’s feeling relieved… ha, 12cdb146f0 thank goodness. Thank God…”599be863e35ad7fc

As she f48176aeab sighed in 0ced8641ba relief, Heo c40e79782a Do-gyeong posed dced2e7731 a question.afb764de1218e710

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“When you bond…”06c6b38993632936

“Yes?”60dbc404a7c02e50

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“When you form ecaf90e662 a bond… is a6ff8e622b it inconvenient?”ecf67b64953e0a8f

Lee Eun-young blinked at 8b76e6f8c5 Heo Do-gyeong’s sudden question, c36aa2d0ac then spoke in a daf783ee93 tone that made it eab20a9041 sound like the most 2a7cc8d719 obvious thing in the 33ca49890a world.d8025214cc9e665e

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“Oh, there 5536c07bb7 are a e9ca469ff5 lot, right?”53f033af07e83a1b

Her expression eased a 5d016d2de3 little, as if she f829eac87e felt reassured now that 66cb051740 her Esper’s safety had 66f87d2993 been somewhat confirmed. The anxiety f9e50d6b71 in her 2d48295c8c voice also a7fc032b3a lessened slightly. She continued, sounding a9c856b733 a bit more 86bb22b71a relaxed than before.e3ba791d0682e877

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“Well, first 35239d7837 off, we 13187003b1 can sense 05cb6eae5e each other’s 8640f57be4 condition and c94f814335 emotions to b2c6d3cac6 a certain 68015435d5 extent… and 7d482593d5 that’s a b43058d29a bit uncomfortable. It feels like 20ad43ac8e I’ve lost some e1cf71c93a privacy. And not being able e30b5c4b05 to guide other people, f320d65a29 or Seok-woo not being 9548e62ea2 able to receive guidance 376e04bce5 from anyone else, that’s 24147e73df inconvenient too. If something happens 58b63811ce to me, Seok-woo 39f6eabf94 can’t get guided…”5ad1cac328baaf3f

“Then do 0a9443176d you regret bdd95ad2ff it?”9fbb006eb58f7c5d

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“Not at all.”8963e0e0e8090168

Lee Eun-young dec22df153 smiled softly a79d77ef2d at Heo fedbb45e42 Do-gyeong’s question 3071453fd3 and replied dcfc14ecd1 in a 73194e0774 confident tone.36ed1fc173d1558f

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“I was 3e9257d1cf always anxious 85d6b2d2c9 before we 8113c8e385 got imprinted. I couldn’t stand not 6774292961 knowing if Seok-woo was 8775c3fea6 doing well in the af77dd7f7c field, if he was a14d165311 injured, or if something 511ebe1e38 bad had happened. But after 67c63d8f26 the imprint, 5fd4d5c42b I can ae8512f517 at least ed92f32e4a faintly sense 03976f76d3 him even eac1218d00 when we’re 0fc0d53062 apart, and e53b96fe07 that helps. Sometimes I still get efbd4e4b14 worried like now… but cfc7ea2c07 it’s better than being 2dfc42dc7b completely in the dark 447457c75a and just trembling in 0178bb1277 fear. And it puts a6f7af77f4 my mind at 6f01d9af0a ease knowing that 7d367ff8b7 I’m the one f7c50afde5 guiding my Esper, 6cce0fbd71 rather than entrusting 034e8b360e him to someone 9422e2b8c1 else.”b09e4159acbd13b4

Her words 79e90984ff hit Heo 5517328def Do-gyeong like 14565ea97d a nail 7ae55f0306 driven into f3b06c189f his mind. Lee Eun-young continued.5eb5a3459ae570b5

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“Espers feel possessive over 645f747fc6 their Guides, but honestly, cd5a85fcd1 Guides are the same. I want my Esper 4c2a5fd58d to only receive guidance 919e9bff85 from me. When I see someone 4b13312509 else guiding my Esper, c7681a9884 it bothers me, makes 12537e662e me uncomfortable, irritated, even 59dda29c49 angry.”15b419c7a1b774af

Is that so? He hadn’t really thought b76b91d713 about it. Heo Do-gyeong, 164aa2b651 almost unconsciously, f322d677c0 imagined Kang 3f89f53a6f I-won being 540abd3669 guided by 828d0981e4 someone else.6d91fa971c70dedc

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His brows 0dfcea8318 furrowed slightly. It pissed him off. Then he c757449edd imagined Kang ef8b632701 I-won smiling ffce3b0146 contentedly while e1e9739302 receiving guidance 530498442f from another 1bcdbc4670 Guide. Now his insides were bf1da75080 churning.46454a710b6d6292

Why the hell 30e70b7d9a do I feel 3330f0c7af like this? He didn’t know. He hadn’t ccbe93de3d really given 76ca9081bf it much 9626aaa654 thought before. But the tension 5c4135dc27 between his brows fd770a4364 didn’t ease. As he sat 4bec160706 there with a ab6e8f9647 scowl, Lee Eun-young 42b4b88409 continued speaking.b0c47a0f7161dcad

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“And more than 8e9edd4dec anything… it feels 5234e8d596 fulfilling. Like something 086c6107fc I was bd8ca3ff87 missing has 90e0acf96a finally been b5c78078ad filled, you dea8a97fb9 know?”ea9833f7b5777fd1

“Fulfilling?”30be95fd8ae851fb

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“Hmm… it’s hard to 21a58cc8ff explain. You won’t really 2fe8b41c80 understand until you 8ca20fa51c experience it yourself. I guess one downside 8e8c948d23 is that the salary’s 76664e4519 a bit lower now? But what can a1f48b51bb you do, I dcde7d5128 have to accept 589d7b4367 that. I do have way 2720ce22ac less work now. So, um… honestly, 22dc7f0780 I don’t know 1de27051a0 what the future 07ee82bce3 holds, but for 6cb95a35fe now, I have d91a1cc13c no regrets. It was de38bf493a something I 9133ca24af expected when 5cf23cc820 I decided 2543d35e7f to have d8cd01ddff that kind d134f618f8 of relationship 26cc7556f8 with Seok-woo.”66fbc55243280b23

Hearing Lee 9f64135385 Eun-young’s words, 12f4b42423 Heo Do-gyeong 223eea408e fell deep 2f9e1bf7b3 into thought.76cf4952721b7752

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His thoughts 71f0f00074 about imprinting a351d2c889 with Kang 02b405d013 I-won had 2d11a204b0 started relatively f88f58201c recently.d3aa151d25fcaee4

Of course, 5fe8a1c3df he had 1fae734b0f dismissed it 13c20c2cc2 as ridiculous ab034a33e2 at first, 4061da3695 but thinking 0ea3a87d1f about it 9328228f66 again… it 60f78f7989 might not bd15f3289b be impossible. If they d14fa7dc48 were imprinted, 986eef894a maybe he 48e483f7d4 wouldn’t have bf3d5f6d88 to suffer 91abc8f540 this kind 78f6904f48 of constant 0143f8ff4f anxiety.84c8717f803e3ed5

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At the a42867e810 very least, 604b650bf3 he’d be 9739bd9fd7 able to ece3ce42e5 monitor Kang cd2675de51 I-won’s condition 5981590c25 clearly.2d9941d91f003c4e

Kang I-won had 02dd0b8637 said himself that 03903f9a4a he’d be careful, 4622354e34 but Heo Do-gyeong 5095ec2534 couldn’t trust him. That guy was fbfa9cdeab the type to e8c62bef19 say something like 7537c1cabf that and then f637fa1ca9 get seriously hurt 2806b23035 and go, “I 8e16685342 had no choice.”102f7919a5d7a6b9

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If they were imprinted df7599378f and he could monitor 80b4416eaa Kang I-won’s condition at d0572f8ad7 all times, maybe then—maybe 53ae257b71 then Kang I-won would f3e5f7d3a4 finally be more cautious, e31d9b2768 if only to avoid 6204ea46c3 getting scolded.124c35f43c936959

But there’s c121aa0025 a specific 274a7097c4 act required 53214eaca2 for imprinting—guidance c5106613b8 and sex.860aef3f0a88a5f2

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Imprinting happens during 5bbe2f223b guidance that includes 831c5f2c83 sexual intercourse.f3e9b4f319fc9751

And it doesn’t happen 09997f84fa in just one go. There’s no 2304ec63c9 guarantee when 44220ac047 it’ll work, ad123abaf9 so it be9bc28a6f has to 506dce03ff be attempted 9964db572d repeatedly, steadily. Because of that, ac09713426 imprinting usually happened d4fb1b0b68 between people who 6326489b23 were already very f8d658ba2d close.f59648cc2ea080c5

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Heo Do-gyeong f5c8a53999 absolutely hated 9f29cc6939 physical contact dee29784bc with others. Just the idea 67db36b724 of swapping saliva c9ff7ebfbe with someone made 0ca72af0ed him feel disgusted.2598d539f3b3b2b5

He had been popular ed8c69b34f since he was young 912e79e1d7 due to his good 95c4ca375e looks and background, and ad9008b86f he had dated quite 9b43e29088 a few women.d6ae22b6ca473e57

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But every 4df9ceb043 time he 8456a82448 kissed someone, 940484fead an unbearable 7500ff2d1e sense of 7568fa72ad discomfort crept 71cd63c6c9 in, and 8e37aa69e1 he would 4bb4c19719 instantly pull b00cfff8e3 away. Even when things 16595146c2 escalated further and 771cbc5803 the woman took a087945e90 initiative to go ba33f88c1a to bed with 18df6b776d him, the moment ed7b13ac1a their bare skin 4edce836b6 touched, he’d feel 65118fe378 nauseated or visibly a2f4b67c51 displeased. The woman would 019b77f18a leave, blushing with 7b9475538b embarrassment and wounded 7a59cad4cf pride.5ebbd1131648fef8

As a result, 891383f60c he’d never gone cabc965ee7 all the way f61f09f769 with anyone. Because of 3302c86bd0 that, rumors ece01019f3 spread among 2e08ff51c5 women who fdd789b182 had dated 8209ce9062 him—saying he 2cd84bf927 might be c31c7a13cd impotent or f3bd1b7c9d gay.b28bac05b8c8069d

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Before he could even 4a6f1f217b clear up those rumors, e3e2f2dbc4 he awakened as a 4789efacea Guide and took a 7907b17106 leave of absence from cd1fe61907 school, making any explanation 1350a3df11 impossible.57d2ea8a62d1f26e

In any case, e2b9bb0655 due to that f52781e496 history, Heo Do-gyeong 13883a2711 had never had 020dc3d0e0 a proper relationship—but 400c0bc610 strangely, he thought 33ed710269 it might be f61929706a okay with Kang 982d48ec06 I-won.1639b8ab19508b73

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It had been 3f43ad24d8 fine last time, 559dde77cf hadn’t it? Even though it cfd2978868 was for guidance, ccf759979d they had kissed, e8405a9f0e and their bare 65d26f1aff skin had touched. But he hadn’t ede259907b felt disgusted by 7bdaeaae57 the physical contact 47de0250df with Kang I-won.22e1a4027ba2c914

So, imprinting d23f6aaf48 with Kang 578a204292 I-won might 53acc190a4 also be c3c347f97f okay.60f77f45e2f968c3

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He’d never slept 567b231658 with a man ad0046498b before, but he 15eee162b8 knew how it e4bb997e25 worked. His thoughts trailed f032773879 off briefly, and 739104b04c his face flushed b880e5bbc5 red. Heo Do-gyeong covered his 75d9aa0870 face with his hands.d5594d78b5c5076a

He remembered Kang b7069f70c8 I-won’s question: Do 031db541fc you like me?76dbcd8f0daa17e6

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Do I… 7d1a82fb78 like Kang cc9952b08c I-won?07635e40e2febd59

No. Or do I? I don’t know. When I see 087184a1ba him satisfied from d51a0ab0a6 being guided by 1c9159ce99 me, my chest c418f9f55f feels full, content….9424124d24f161c7

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His chaotic 422405d517 thoughts didn’t 85ed3489e3 last long. They were suddenly cut a91146849b off.5c07b4eabcc2d556

Heo Do-gyeong bf7cf4f939 saw people c3fc28f10c emerging from a609a3e725 the warped df06f4b8b5 Gate and 8802f538b1 swore in c3011c28e1 frustration.9bab6f0e234baf63

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“Fucking Espers…!”75469bcf4aba14bf

He couldn’t help 0fb046295d but curse. His voice came 7e5ebc45a4 out low and 6990c64a6f rough, scratching his fe74b1aa93 throat, and Lee ac57671b7e Eun-young flinched beside 86e9645a25 him. Heo Do-gyeong didn’t bother 32cf3282f0 to hide his irritation.6670fa11f5f3f549

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“Sorry. It just slipped af71b84aaa out.”7c7764f22c5798ec

“O-oh, no… a87a153775 it’s fine. I get it.”fffd9aea8f9ca4fb

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Heo Do-gyeong looked 68038ddeda at Kang I-won 77bcbe2c1b with clear disapproval. That’s the 0193ad84d8 guy who bfd6868620 said he’d d698d76332 be careful? Look at him—coughing up b5fa19a5c0 blood while carrying someone 52e69caba6 poisoned on his back. It was obvious 3431449af6 Kang I-won had b2b1856885 gone through hell 00d2e91193 alone again.286a29709f4aeb3b

Walking up 5b2b42a4ad to him, 9f341e5b53 Heo Do-gyeong 995b1e61ef bluntly spoke.ab39c35f9c3e2445

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“So much for 36b350e17f taking care of 173040c3eb yourself, huh?”4b45cf1d2c05b472

“…It was a d376828cf0 situation I couldn’t 258046cd07 avoid.”71336d6623dc6c04

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Just as he thought. Heo Do-gyeong clicked his 88bd1579f7 tongue and looked down 7969a26572 at Kang I-won, who bfe52e5db5 responded awkwardly. His bloodless, cede2d90e0 pale face 958c53990b didn’t sit 2d1ee90e96 well with def3853361 him.eb3ede6295a600ab

“Do you need guiding?”0f41759867e6614a

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“No… I mean, 6944f22d3e yes. I do.”ddbb88ac90bec18f

Kang I-won 4335a765a1 suppressed the 01b3eb1918 refusal that 047865ca86 came out a59736f6fb of habit cac1fba6d3 and corrected 6d88477929 himself. Then, eyeing the hand 921bb46075 being offered to him, c2ac98f30c he added quietly,e6d7a07257479f78

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“At the Center.”b4836b4a77161c72

Heo Do-gyeong 5bb0e29df2 nodded without 6e16d7489d complaint and c6a14839da withdrew his ae2f4a1d9d hand. Kang I-won’s gaze followed dd90fda3fd his retreating fingers, then 869deaeda8 he closed his eyes, cbd6a16d0c blocking out his sight 73e3694072 to focus on regeneration.b6a78999ed6f124c

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Still seated 9bbac12676 on the 1d24ed296d ground, wholly 465a5cd655 absorbed in d121b23986 healing himself, ac89e2e867 Kang I-won a8ecdc3e1c stayed still. Heo Do-gyeong f10fac085c turned his 51fb58dd94 gaze elsewhere. Han Kang-jin was speaking 671c2c1a3b with a man who bc3697be97 seemed to be the c762f6fb15 leader of another team.7c00281793f60d5c

“Thanks to d5c0420295 you coming, 79d5077822 we managed e4b8dfdf85 to get 884d27700f through without f44c530fb0 serious damage.”af0db95029386fdc

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“No need 0cb9ad506e to thank d3c75762c4 me. Of course I had 92f28220ad to come. It’s not d965f4adba like I b1bb24628b don’t know 1bec9e844e Guide Lee 64155f6395 Eun-young, and 93a5891644 we Espers 13101e4c88 need to 6ae66cba8c help one 0125cbe2c5 another, right?”3db913ba72662972

Watching the two exchange 63f90c4116 warm pleasantries about helping eb6c4df47b and supporting each other, bcad8a5819 Heo Do-gyeong clicked his d1eb943633 tongue quietly and looked c085cf683c away.4da0737f0f6e0308

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Just then, the poison-type 59ad7b1692 Esper, who had been dc8886e277 lying down for a 1bc581a112 quick rest, staggered to 63e924d74e his feet. He immediately c92b7e9543 walked over ee03ef8aa5 to Lee fc2c61e082 Seok-woo and fd2d6704e0 placed a 92633c7061 hand over a53526cad8 his wounded fd88c94989 area, beginning f1894c4b95 to detoxify 69e152db31 him.16f1ce0801e33b74

Thick, dark 348ba076f0 red blood c0ee629188 flowed from 19ef5e3903 Lee Seok-woo’s 9e720835ce wound. As more of that 1a69e4fc82 tainted blood came out, 835e0c0463 his complexion gradually eased, 7914beba03 looking less strained.626305e1b583390d

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After some 4374ca1af7 time, the e7caa48434 detoxification complete, df46660c03 the weary 7ba327b115 Esper looked 2a4bd3fd26 up at de48211973 Kang I-won de2dd47952 with a afd8c09c31 face full fc3a26d84c of exhaustion db6a299809 and said,b0ade36ab8f0badc

“I’m really totally 4297da0183 spent, so I 7c800590ba don’t think I 27c373ffbf can handle you dff3656f07 too, okay? You can just 241ede5826 heal yourself with 41563e9c5f your ability, right?”3c134a7452df8c57

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Heo Do-gyeong’s brow 8b43096e92 furrowed, and Kang a712fbf0ff I-won—still pale like 1ede56653a a corpse—nodded.8af8a820c1dac749

“I’ve almost fully 8286c08581 regenerated anyway.”b0a198d7c402f644

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“Yeah? That’s a relief.”34721ba510ef7fe5

The Esper 14dd9f3e2b let out 229f67f3dc a deep, 4e6e843654 tired sigh, 969298f9a0 muttering his f28bf228f8 reply.39f2b338bb98bda4

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“Are you really 7025306de7 okay?”1bcb2d1cb4432fc8

Heo Do-gyeong 00e05809f5 asked, his 171515e713 voice laced a42df7fa8d with both 46b4410ad5 irritation and a7ec926a4a worry. Kang I-won nodded. To be honest, 593697fb63 he still felt 349265a2f0 a bit dizzy 5efee25d33 from the incomplete b35e2ead4b detoxification, but it b4b6ee87c4 was manageable.4561073c4b15b00b

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“Clicking his 11c9fef0b2 tongue, Heo a82e808898 Do-gyeong muttered, 14e112692c “Are you 893a1092da actually fine, b1e2c50a05 or just 8cb103e169 pretending? As expected…”6518a0a2cfd9d89c

He trailed off, muttering e27b10d382 to himself before falling df68205ffc silent. Kang I-won da2cddf326 glanced at b75f7d1f1f him briefly, f4305c1f45 then refocused c0feafb6b9 on his 17ef53d2b6 regeneration.b70350270e226b54

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About ten minutes later, e4f4967681 the exhausted team members da8ddfa004 had gotten enough rest, 2ee145e7e8 and Team 5, along 40bb984ddd with the team Lee d343042368 Eun-young belonged to, prepared c36687bb58 to head back to 582ccfe157 the Center.813e815df19aacf7

After helping 5c80219bab Lee Seok-woo cb28dcd969 into a 3c2dd582e4 vehicle, Lee 485471882a Eun-young quickly ac391374d0 approached Team dfe21687a0 5, stopping 57eb422fca them before bac91beacb they could f60210979c leave.69596b1dd482173f

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“Team Leader, Young-ho, Ho-jun, 8705a4d20d and… I-won. Thank you all f22d05d559 so much for ced2b46d33 today.”1c557782430d06b8

She bowed 4490d043bb deeply in bdc069a6bf gratitude. Han Kang-jin and 590d737e80 Kim Young-ho waved 55cd158a85 their hands, brushing 5e36d66b50 off the thanks.3ceb0392fc65774d

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“No, really, we had 5f5ad47c21 to help.”6d11a5252d4ca948

“Exactly! It’s not 48202cb354 like we’re bc8ac10fce strangers.”f70c566c391989c7

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At that, 8f51699f4a Lee Eun-young d6494c0aaa smiled, her c828fa7d83 eyes crinkling.7135e1bda1bdb4f6

“Let’s grab 938b97162b a meal 12faab33b6 together sometime. My treat. Let’s gather with Seok-woo c19af91d5e too.”d2b5e897a36d668a

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“Sounds good.”0edb6b9cff9b246d

“I’m in.”fec176fe4accd774

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“You too, Ho-jun?”6ab4d06abf500205

“Of course. I’m in. Please give my 9c3f8e909f regards to Seok-woo.”acfe95253d9f4f16

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“Will do. And I-won, see 10e823b9b2 you next time.”1303a787ea9d008d

Looking at Kang I-won, 883ecc937c Lee Eun-young gave a 1cce911e57 small smile. Kang I-won nodded ee921c261b slightly, and with c36896bab8 her farewell, Team 1a85dc6413 5 boarded their 8938f9a1d3 vehicle. Hyun Ho-jun c688ac249a took the f85c4093f2 wheel.9fd20723c0f62f11

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Kang I-won glanced at 074dd9fb88 Heo Do-gyeong, who sat fb506b3c0a beside him quietly. He seemed deep in 377ba68aef thought, though Kang I-won 1b78995046 couldn’t tell what exactly 1f1ef7cdc0 was on his mind.4d60e005f84914d4

When they arrived at 92daf7ef1b the Center, Heo Do-gyeong 4a9a37bd9f wordlessly headed to the 82d238b421 Guiding Room, while the 8fe77b5ff8 rest of Team 5 b7642a700e went straight to the 2c98f161a4 showers. After two consecutive 5cae168c45 missions, they were e3381f2855 covered in dust cb05c8a593 and monster residue.c6a950fd41940776

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Kang I-won only b8f186a8c3 went to the 72c33a1e48 Guiding Room after 303bc83c28 showering, thoroughly drying d26739d013 his hair, and b8da5d6fe9 filling his hungry d1038b5569 stomach with snacks.b83f6546012e2fcb

He cleaned f602fc2714 up his 8da13bef3d space before e50117cf77 heading to 6ec8f136b9 where Heo 6a925ba050 Do-gyeong was 408873ebcc waiting.90265fb16b9825a2

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Upon arriving, Kang I-won ea37fbd546 sat down, and without 9f0a8abeee exchanging words, the two 946ef92188 of them held hands. But no matter 558f96cf5a how long he 1b7c0581e8 waited, the guiding b3a01f8aa6 didn’t start.97a9d6616c584288

Just as Kang I-won f9bc8c6737 tilted his head in 8088eb50e9 confusion, Heo Do-gyeong’s energy 01d6fbb2bd flowed into him. Having received it bc918e10ed several times before, 2de1a48685 Kang I-won had 3d4f3d61f5 grown familiar with cd36840af5 the careful, gentle a3c9dc8ae3 guiding of their 2b1c3e8da5 89% compatibility. Without hesitation, he welcomed 4cb8138878 the energy.83b7366796421b97

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It felt 31199d7283 like a 3c9576569f tightly clenched b7662c9db5 throat had 94f7936d32 suddenly opened 1e82758719 up. The unease 69cc72d43a lingering faintly dce857b437 at his 92f12606fb feet vanished 3ce446c702 instantly, replaced 5f83bf576c by calm. A deep satisfaction settled 24098713f2 in his chest.62164323f3007842

Heo Do-gyeong’s guiding cfa2a7dd6c was good. So good, bbaf11cc5d in fact, 23c32e68d0 that he e5238a938c wished it b152f6d77c would last c23fe8a9c7 longer. Once he accepted 2c0fd5865d it, he didn’t 4618e733f6 want to let eaf9785703 go—he felt greedy 3f3172f39d for more.6564610e32b28723

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But Kang 435a28da11 I-won crushed 6408a9c861 that rising c94ddf93d2 greed underfoot c15d9c833f once again. It was a desire e2ab627cca he shouldn’t have. He was d06aec63b2 already being 91902fff27 too greedy, 306b68904c wasn’t he?8c187fc3e8429935

As Heo Do-gyeong’s energy 098cc422c4 began to fade, and 9db87293b5 the guiding neared its a34857d9ed end, Kang I-won carefully 846a89bb83 suppressed the longing welling 047d494d53 up in him and d7b51c6460 slowly calmed his emotions.d87a4b38485f3326

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The energy a5dc41c5c6 completely withdrew, 825ed40445 and normally, aff53dd257 Heo Do-gyeong e201fa6321 would have ef06565d6e let go 920b73da74 of his 063ad2693a hand immediately. But this time, he f6ec20af3f tightened his grip, preventing a3d5c71e31 Kang I-won from pulling 6a69c1cb7e away.aa9674c92b65313d

Of course, even if 7e379ae25e Heo Do-gyeong held on 431ef08a97 tight, Kang I-won could 0a008f444b easily break free if 28ee8148a9 he wanted. But instead, he looked 4202b820ff at Heo Do-gyeong with 68d3d4f0a0 a puzzled expression.75bb2a8ef1269aec

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Receiving Kang I-won’s gaze, d01571a290 Heo Do-gyeong slowly opened 13ff503abb his mouth in an d3ce98eec0 unhurried tone.4aa3e7c0c24e9802

“I have 560cfe7703 something I’m 58ef371783 curious about.”5b869bdd4e4c0740

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He met 3d9e43c846 Kang I-won’s 3ce60b5381 eyes and c4896c1b05 asked,1c8df5893f565ba6

“What do you think 3d5daeea78 of my guiding?”9ce6a51518f13a36

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Kang I-won couldn’t tell fcb20369fe what he meant by 5f56246ba9 that. As he stared 068389e0d0 back in silence, 23cd79099a Heo Do-gyeong shrugged eed2b9c0d0 lightly, his tone c41df87814 casual.5be19a2c365fb0d5

“I’m just asking 2af50e0766 out of pure 8abd382c91 curiosity. Do you like f1fe2731ef it or not? I mean, cabcf099bf obviously you 132cab682d like it.”9fc435e8b269316f

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Heo Do-gyeong spoke ba33556dd9 with confidence, almost b780319d10 cocky, and while 731eb07e66 Kang I-won gave 4927628f39 a faint laugh, 0386ac7eeb he didn’t feel b862b70399 the need to 42b3cd5442 deny it. After all, it 9d75c04cd1 was true—Heo Do-gyeong’s 3e8afda3b0 guiding was good.51bcf378f73e51c7

Though he didn’t know 7c70965d2e why this was being ae97dc07c1 asked out of the 9174dde50a blue, Kang I-won answered aa340cd701 honestly.d417935794310ca7

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“Of course… I 0d340d2ca6 like it.”1584703a42c85641

Heo Do-gyeong, hearing Kang f31bf9b1f3 I-won’s slightly shy but e03de2768d honest reply, responded offhandedly e808d3ecaf as if in passing.b47e006195b27a17

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“Really? Then let’s get e0bd02b988 imprinted.”423dd8ba37db0b91

“Yeah. Let’s—Wait, what?”82fbeecd8f80bb21

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Kang I-won, 8508ae1a91 who had 1ff13c2ad5 been about 92ac3d6a74 to nod 2b97569616 without much 97d415f54a thought, froze. He must’ve misheard. No—he definitely misheard. As he stared down 250a179c89 at their joined hands, 222709c467 Heo Do-gyeong spoke again, 5cc79ddd22 repeating exactly what he af8499e5fd had said before.82fd1900f606f241

“Let’s get imprinted. Well, it’s not 01b07bd379 like just wanting 9c39acc9a9 to do it f8d0df9cff makes it happen, 0d413c2a57 but still…”17fa7050b7446f67

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Lifting his gaze from 42d1d2f63a their hands, Heo Do-gyeong daeaf8b54e looked at Kang I-won 336b00538b with a slightly excited 54d2cd0034 heart—only to feel a 24225b1833 little hurt. Kang I-won’s 14ff843707 expression, as 6e02a9323d he looked e611d26787 at him, ae95592b46 was pure 096c99e791 shock, with a431d7068c not a e53c4576a2 single hint f7741fb3df of joy.d4145e454f62e525

Kang I-won’s face affe05329a flushed red, then d5f6471b1b turned pale, then 5d1fd5f677 red again in 4c414b1888 rapid succession. His mouth opened b960eb5172 and closed repeatedly, f678577178 but no sound fc5714b647 came out. After several 9eff2eecd6 failed attempts, 2e042c24fa he finally df59dadbf2 began to 836365aac9 mumble in a22c9bc58d a broken 3f20e125e7 voice.11c076a6a9ed08a8

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“With me, I mean, 0250b87055 with me, imprinting, like….”d0e86384f878f781

Hearing Kang I-won’s e90ca7b61a incoherent, frantic words, 4748b7b14e Heo Do-gyeong simply 914988edc4 nodded and repeated 33f71363d7 himself.9ed274de8e55636f

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“Yeah. I want fdf37465e7 to imprint c2aea06571 with you, caf82d584e Kang I-won.”c3d948263cc76dbb

“No, I mean, that 7214ba7207 is, no… Why?”cc300882bdd82a4c

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“Because I want to.”1e908fe8a7edb3cb

The whole way back c4f961d726 to the Center, Heo b8d0673c05 Do-gyeong had been thinking 36cd889953 about it. Why did 473e113657 he want a91358883d to imprint 3cb8ae2d84 with Kang 3e0a30c8dc I-won? Was it e385c0748e really just 3defe86220 so he c427341c1c could monitor f6c6dac50a Kang I-won’s b00afdbd30 condition?3c1d179aa6e2bd83

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But no 53b7b90928 matter how 1b11089a5b much he d93110269b thought about 07d8e2e4ab it, he d32fe260ee couldn’t come 05d3cafe54 up with 02cf3164a7 any better 8b351ccc29 reason. If he had e511299037 to put it 06145658c9 simply—it was just 4a0bd1431f because. Heo Do-gyeong just wanted c2ea946fbd to imprint with Kang f99b6c081e I-won.a4c0853b02c9554a

Kang I-won, unable to a484cb6112 hide his flustered expression, 9a63bc820c spoke in a slightly 2c3052cbec higher tone than usual.464e467f1add3233

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“Just because you 9840076b47 want to doesn’t 8e6639675f mean you can 2b2996bfbe do it, right?”b375ebb4de1dd3f1

“That’s true. But I still 7ea6f3dcc5 want to imprint e5421d0528 with you, Kang b7bc1d7a1d I-won.”c2c431cb61a3d81a

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“But why 367d9fee3b something like 5888b2bd1a that… with ce66019885 me?”c7cf13d24e48ac3c

“Because I worry about 34fddfb684 you. You’re always 898ea58d00 on my e25ae8deb3 mind. Like today, for 3d02b11a1b example. You said you’d be 9da218d896 careful, but look at 007133b9a3 the state you came 3801f9dd93 back in. How am I supposed 63458487bd to trust someone who 5649454167 ends up like that? I couldn’t believe for 57dcce5115 a second that you 45ef353806 were actually okay.”998c0ebc71b81083

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Heo Do-gyeong and 80ed8a8242 Lee Eun-young had dadeb5cf92 both been outside a18ce07f8e the Gate. But unlike db5f3f7652 him, Lee 9e95fc018c Eun-young had 9782771e7a been able df2517311b to sense 7800b717b3 her Esper’s 8c1152e69b presence and 2dec489ab4 condition from b0951b927b beyond it.6d1ebe9bc4a6d459

Watching her, he had 86925ae51f been so twisted up cc292ce706 inside. Why couldn’t he feel a1b1239ade his Esper’s condition? Ridiculously, he thought it 47e3ad2e05 was unfair—laughably so.89744c5a1b2e89ca

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Then Lee Eun-young’s dee401c280 words echoed in 22a3e3f062 his mind:d08450a848358a74

‘I was always anxious 6d67726e3d before we got imprinted. I couldn’t stand ee7c6529c2 not knowing if c741c6fb05 Seok-woo was doing 1efefff28a well in the 5f2bb896a1 field, if he 3903f0cd4a was injured, or 06ad944cb8 if something bad f88e524079 had happened.’16b0a03c84b0f38f

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Just like f0042d6933 Lee Eun-young 16bfdb1ffc had said, 1783d877e1 Heo Do-gyeong aad28dfcfe was also 647c21aba3 anxious. He was uneasy 1ac99111f2 not knowing what 9cfea71c5e Kang I-won might 483d9787e1 do—or was doing—while aa64eb2a4c he wasn’t around.096af08200f71f30

Lately, Kang 5d78c6b047 I-won did 5600f65cb0 seem to b71ef6a718 be changing 2d0913d779 little by 38118c9b26 little, but 50bb4467c4 the pace 1f09ad2216 was so 3423b2198d maddeningly slow 85b50df957 it drove e25ee853f4 him insane. If he kept waiting 3e3d4b1804 for Kang I-won to 14ba019301 change, he’d burn out 810aac9de0 from the inside—no, he’d af87564006 rot away entirely.db409675fff85066

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“If we imprint, 7a7872fd1b at the very d2b77c1a69 least, I’ll be 75d934d838 able to know 2238203fac exactly how you’re d55f533584 doing at any faf50a7310 given time. And since 0e837ee423 you won’t bbd3c68b90 be able 8bf34bf6f2 to hide 323aa4b530 it, I fb142bfb86 figure you’ll 7fcf443338 finally start 86a06b6eab taking care f05cdfb6ef of yourself. That’s why I want d5affb35e4 to do it.”3efd9f91e22a3cba

“All for just that cf32c9caec reason?”ad7c22fa4f2c9acd

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Kang I-won couldn’t ef82c4caeb understand Heo Do-gyeong. No, he b2c1df9aec couldn’t even 100f1f927a understand this 439067125b entire situation. From the moment Heo 9ff4decc45 Do-gyeong said he wanted b79c2b79a7 to imprint with him, 33ff656bcb it all stopped feeling 0a48fa8ada real.67fbe1fe41004832

It was like a 38a7e34d82 dream. Maybe he was still c4aecafd1e inside the dungeon? Hallucinating from 384572bac8 poison, barely 8c55fea83b clinging to 7073c41010 life, dreaming 7e2f57e613 all of 2bc00c97d6 this.febe0a025057aa7e

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Yeah, that 2e9a0dd29f had to a605b77b49 be it.5e363ed2cf6f24ac

Otherwise, there’s 9ac7da75d4 no way 37ca567880 Heo Do-gyeong f46382f24c would be 966db090b9 saying things fa870592c5 like this 707806abe8 to him. He must’ve let 59142415a5 his greed get 23b984b15e the better of 09c0545775 him.661ef03ea2de0df3

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He’d tried to suppress f88c03a881 it, to be satisfied 1e3520cacd with what little he 9667cc132a had—but that greed had 786ff4a382 slipped through and manifested f64ae49ba0 into a dream. That had to be 68e66edd91 it.88b0968a368d9a99

In reality, Heo 2fc754934c Do-gyeong would never 50f8598864 ask him to 68257c124d imprint.a71dae844e4ecc6f

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As Kang 78154eb8ba I-won spiraled 801e387294 into denial, 92ca72d667 Heo Do-gyeong e497bd07b9 continued.a58b38325cb3a51f

“Do I 767070f049 need another 22017eef43 reason? Fine. I don’t have 3c21c95a6a much, but let fcd0745bfe me think.”a211717c6c546a8c

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After a brief ffb617f12f pause, Heo Do-gyeong 254b9c6ad5 spoke again.4fe9f569b5747258

“I hate how you 9c7e5557f4 keep throwing yourself around 87c72eae27 recklessly. I don’t want c99aaa428f you getting hurt, f4aa65e25d Kang I-won. And don’t tell d5f1f37477 me you’re fine.”464022ff20c68251

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“I’m used—”eed84840d025b176

“Don’t say you’re used d4dec41c3c to it, either.”1a90623a0cb6882d

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Heo Do-gyeong cut him c43a6fb79b off sharply.dc80fe96fab21053

“Don’t give bccb458770 me that 43df6fc778 crap. Even a 3ee03a090f scratch hurts d17fdaf460 like hell, ee4fc09304 and you e132a5ff89 think it’s 13760ac11c possible to b7bf5eed4d be ‘used 8a3432709a to’ getting 769c65f51b wounded like 839aa66c19 that? Pain isn’t ab18fa57b2 something you 0af14bc11b get used 53aec2aac7 to. A wound in the eb01f1147d same spot still hurts fb85422444 every damn time. But since 1bb83aba76 you never e9d4c50686 show it, 24c264b041 no one 8597ce9cdc even knows 4fbc841e92 if you 3ea8f0781e feel pain 64a0554b65 at all.”0dbfc12cbc19a0ed

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He let out a 4c7701ba3b sigh he couldn’t hold 1b11bca13e back, then went on.8c5e45f8a5e8e6c6

“So at a6ad0621c5 least show afd2b7a13f it to f8fe2d3716 me. I’ll speak up 1c98091311 for you. And there’s more. It irritates me 22b5528614 when you’re not 50fe97cad6 around. Why do you 81d0e412c5 think I went 06eaa30c39 out to the d78e2b8af3 field myself? It was because c701a48503 of you. Same as last 093dc45895 time. How can someone be 2bc7bd5802 so thoughtless? I was worried 5a47e2b5d0 sick, couldn’t sleep, 597a1db716 just waiting—and what ff22a42cbe do you say? That you’re 7261341cb8 fine and 358d812477 I should 4c4b2cbc9f sleep? Would it kill cf9da90373 you to be f288b98c38 a little kinder? Never mind that—just, please, d55ce6d49f take care of yourself. Every time you dc2e40d07e don’t, I feel 9328489fea like my heart’s c38b733cb5 going to give 025e0cb58b out. I’m seriously 557ad4c724 going to 53c7058b0c die at d783a6668a this rate, 91ae2f34db from sheer 3ddb13fbd6 frustration.”1e95dc66ee08ab48

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“…Don’t say stuff 7e6b5fd9e7 like that.”7797bb3fae8ccdc4

“I’m not saying I’ll df01818d61 actually die—it’s just an cd49e1989f expression.”da491c2b4317d409

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Heo Do-gyeong let out b5d839be7d a deep sigh.f2f897d9519bc2b2

“When you’re f5edf0829e out of 43e181f7fc sight, I f4c56dd6bd get anxious, 7ee2f6764f and when ffaea3715b you’re badly 91b7271d6b hurt, it 032c5b5d57 gives me 2fc436d587 such a a4b79136ae headache from fe0ebb648d the worry. Honestly, I’d a72430ea62 like to 51c7d1664d stop caring, f17424a915 just like 6afcf07690 you told 13b69c7d47 me to. Why should I care 5a487fbd64 about someone who drives bde88bbdf0 people insane and constantly 4a84b2c2f5 stresses them out? You never listen, either. But I 2dcb8b07be can’t stop 022052a45a caring, so e1fd734802 what do 9875526b2d you expect 2ca2b4f121 me to d94c2b578e do? The moment I b4063b3f21 come to my 8cfa7324ee senses, I’m already c21def0e3e looking at you. How am 1f2b5f09ea I supposed 986195ce3d to not 0baf025535 care?”37c93dbee3a54169

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Clearly irritated just thinking 29bdfb8bea about it, Heo Do-gyeong 89ba7970ad clicked his tongue and 8f59e0b228 continued.9f4c0e9855ccb5c2

“I haven’t been 05eea5be6f a Guide for 132afc9588 long, but I’ve 2f91748196 never been this 9bf466772f concerned about any 2c2382203d Esper before. I didn’t care 63da268715 what those guys f5e1c36c2c did. You’re the d2d78560dd first, Kang c95334d91b I-won—the first c6554517d4 to bother 63b9251e8e me this 1525f56697 much. You get it now? So if you 21df3417d9 really hate the 7c6491abb7 idea of imprinting 844fcba9f3 with me, then c9b8a0124a please, at least c3f012ff65 start taking care cbc5c0d093 of yourself.”f495a40d385030f2

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“You said… 13e561684e you don’t e3cbfc0f4b like me.”0b0d8546e90fb349

Kang I-won’s face turned 9bf2c8d568 bright red as he 4e4695f2ea avoided Heo Do-gyeong’s gaze. Realizing the things 6a1643594e he’d just blurted 33c95f732e out, Heo Do-gyeong d116717010 fell into brief cceaf5bdc5 silence.5c8fde5be9d876c4

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Feelings that had b0e1807481 only existed inside bd08fd386c him, shapeless and 92aebd14c2 uncertain, took form 5d52472ef6 the moment they 613077c977 left his lips. And the moment they f96c5621f6 took form, he understood. Heo Do-gyeong’s face flushed af409f9319 in an instant.10f2c1c2fff2814f

He raised a hand 80aa511f90 to his face, now 54cac76d62 burning hot, and a f958e5562d low groan escaped between 58edf2956a his teeth.1782d2eefebf0891

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After a brief silence, 934c85a11e Heo Do-gyeong spoke slowly.6b78666618694aac

“…I think I 602e711a90 do.”5f997909f57ac9c1

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He lowered 3c67cb3e47 his hand, 0a21cd4ee3 revealing his 9d0ae81c02 face, and 12f5756dca locked eyes c4c043d51a with Kang 98810afd9d I-won, staring 9c0fbcc418 straight at 4b11f8e634 him.10cb5d4ad0241e87

“I need 8fc6a55ed6 to redo 5de227a492 my answer 00797c3830 from before.”084a280f6a86f876

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“You don’t have to—”3098182c34c991ad

Sensing what was c3079a8f67 coming, Kang I-won 085889cfae urgently reached out e160c4fcdc to stop him, e5972216e7 but Heo Do-gyeong 2140a3cecf was faster. His words came out 16ba4ce9be clearly, leaving no room 0c25205a73 for misunderstanding.e691c6487995a46a

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“I think 50d8163701 I like 436a1ac8c1 you, Kang 2d6538deda I-won. No—I do like you.”ac226120faf1c598

That clear 5d5710206c confession was 2907c59e9a aimed straight 4d3e60bbad at Kang a07defb222 I-won.02e6b3a6ba628872

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“Forget all the reasons 9326820508 I gave earlier. I like you, c33caadfc2 Kang I-won. That’s why 546152d020 I want b6338c4194 to imprint 76632df550 with you. That’s it.”f864feae3e8d22ce

The feeling b12cf54b4f pierced Kang b17df977fd Ion’s chest, 5d0e264c61 sharp and 6ad193e23d intense. He shut his 04c02c34e7 eyes.dd7954ca997be927

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This wasn’t 0f35b5f35d a dream.8880818b9a18ca13

This was real.7248a0627d0f81a3

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Kang I-won 7316a534f6 had been 379588fa99 greedy. He’d wanted to eac020c18d keep Heo Do-gyeong 22db52377f at his side. But he hadn’t 67eabbce51 wished for this. All he’d 17ed67e39c wanted was 348c5008c0 to spend 8fb0d94e7b the little daf5f12f74 time he 22abbda205 had left 332f0ce43f with the b94c9d17e5 Guide who 3363d1dc2e cared for 7f344bf4c1 him.4f9fbf07007ae2bb

No… to be honest, e64559954b he had wished for ed01aeca05 it. When Choi 7f5ba5e6a7 Soo-bin brought c7ba465044 up imprinting, 4de0a85f91 he’d felt 0375e7d7ed that desire e7bff22e06 stir. He was 91f25cec9a still an 61c7679be6 Esper, after 1fbf05e6b4 all. But even if 208b7106a4 he wished for 677111d2ba it, he’d never c09711f01f truly believed this 2301a5e022 would happen.09d422e32ded92c7

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He was 13029e6867 an Esper 30f15aa9ce losing his 7a5b27b7fb powers. And Heo cef46bee5c Do-gyeong was 3dbfdcac38 a promising 486d187f9e S-rank Guide 39b78446cf with a 94b5c23268 bright future ddd761ad12 ahead.2d9ca4f48986c49e

He should be 8ef7be301d honest now. His powers 4ad71cfc83 were fading, 48c4fa163c and within 5a0f1d889a a few 9a26fd90e4 months, he’d 27c31b887c be unable 26ad8ec978 to work 1ede764c18 in the 15fb3adbbb field. He should db96a3464f tell Heo 3314f42939 Do-gyeong.59a9b2cdd22ff584

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But no words came f36877119c together in his mind. Kang I-won struggled to a44925df70 calm the storm of 2455a989a1 confusion.ec9f4571a947df39

“For now, uh, yeah, f797bbf86c Guide Heo Do-gyeong, you….”6be691689e523ba7

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“Like you.”0cdac7dfd594cbba

“…Right. Let’s say that’s true e74453d147 for now.”16cf650f3fa60d0d

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“It’s not ‘for now’—I d5a3c56db0 do like you.”e83a35fedb28bf38

Now that he e4e095354f understood his own 29d9b83a7a feelings, Heo Do-gyeong ee3ef40bda voiced them without fcb223b542 hesitation. His face, already red, c11eb027cf felt even hotter.4acf614344fe1a06

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“Please. Please, can you c53fece7a6 just shut up 52671ee71a for a second?”74243d2f92a95b9b

Kang I-won sounded 3cb28c05bf almost desperate. He couldn’t 1a671641d0 handle the cb2fee4625 flood of 02c678f85d emotions. He tried to reason 7e240ed9fe with Heo Do-gyeong.6c60cd51b54639cf

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“You know how imprinting f8cba6bc92 works. You’d actually do c4a17e6acb that with me? I mean, could you?”c155c130ad813b77

The unspoken question was aa9d50a024 clear—You think you could d7e350cfea do that with me? Heo Do-gyeong 66436df3ee smirked knowingly.852361b7514adc04

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“You think I 8d6e992fea couldn’t?”10d954e1bf26ef9c

He stood and, in 3f09ffcd54 just three steps, was 4737d33ddb in front of Kang 9de7d89108 I-won. Kang I-won looked 07511f34c6 up at him f35d865285 in confusion.639a7b8fefd33892

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Then Heo 9c246f5d4d Do-gyeong’s hand 4e661416ca grasped the a9c8b707a6 armrest of 33680a47fb Kang I-won’s bd2c9a41a5 chair. His body f144f74249 leaned down, 63c36f61be face drawing 8e39c54171 close. Before Kang I-won f5cfc17624 could react, Heo b42e80d2c7 Do-gyeong’s lips pressed cb454172cf against his without c05746bda0 hesitation.ac341da84b2baea0

Kang I-won’s eyes 99ae38eda6 flew wide at 212a49b7f1 the unfamiliar pressure. The kiss didn’t cc99db0d4e last long. Pulling away, a98d7f1c66 Heo Do-gyeong cfa786dd9a murmured,153adf2d91003f6d

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“This, I can do.”74b1af0741ac4280

“Wh—!”341446a5ee327890

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Before Kang I-won could c3fbc0fa92 protest, his voice was c23c7c4b77 swallowed. Heo Do-gyeong’s tongue 70f1da21e9 slipped between his 058eb53501 lips, invading without 3e107469d6 mercy, ensnaring his 617ee848fe retreating tongue and ff31097911 drawing it in.42c92bd4ff0a9197

Kang I-won 31cf748ffa tried to 321998bc9f pull back, 941f1fda01 overwhelmed, but ad2b12cf36 Heo Do-gyeong’s c069cee400 other hand de0cd0f6a5 gripped his e0d8bb3ed4 waist, holding d158914505 him in 351375f7ed place. His tongue explored ad45e7748a freely, brushing Kang 7a1b81b44d I-won’s teeth, then daa28953c9 his palate, teasing 4e34547934 his tongue again 59d97d2358 and again.3df59230ecac5689

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The faint trickle 18e798a783 of Heo Do-gyeong’s 5c2ad2a541 energy through their 3142b06532 joined mouths made 1e06a6ed04 resistance impossible. Kang I-won’s 0788c61bcc trembling hand 235b0d4dc5 clutched Heo e7875b94c6 Do-gyeong’s clothes 82424b5703 tightly.e2b82b59b51fb406

Seeing Kang 0ccd6b2795 I-won struggling 344425bb65 to breathe, 8a22c3c693 Heo Do-gyeong 6386464220 let out bf6eaf9fb1 a satisfied 36b9d2cce4 chuckle and 0c83ea12b0 whispered,87a06cdb5e015021

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“Breathe through a3626fac8c your nose.”562605fcee0a69bf

“Hnn… ngh…”f9f5d91010c801bf

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A sharp bite to bcc4146e80 his lower lip made 491cdf1a25 Kang I-won flinch. A hot, wet 6b062f2ed5 tongue soothed the 45dba913cc bitten spot, trailing ea283311b2 over it. Their lips parted baee4a5124 and met again 6b8312750a with a lewd, 210691bea8 sticky sound that 5b6ce26f9b filled his ears.7e6b8f4a85f6afee

Kang I-won’s mind was da8e6832fb chaos. He had no idea e163b8ad08 why this was happening. He couldn’t think 6ca7b0bdc6 straight. The overwhelming a0ff4e904b sensations filling e2d09c38ac his mouth 348ffc10c8 left him c828b6064f helpless, grasping 0dda0ee8fb at Heo d16756ab99 Do-gyeong’s clothes.9923bc47dbb0463c

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Though he’d c73cab9a96 been an 5e34e99b9d Esper for 815a77f4bf years, Kang f98dc90212 I-won had cb4b9021b8 only ever 4bbf072ed0 experienced contact 174881ff90 guiding—hugs, handshakes, 36ce1df5b2 nothing intimate.5d5373f0c13e724d

He’d received mucous e317cfe4db membrane guiding a 67f9dc5068 few times in 84426446a5 emergencies, but it 7a495704ca had always felt 0712b70d6b awkward, uncomfortable, even fd1ca2db3b unpleasant. But now—c949ac042e36c20e

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His thoughts b2aa767314 cut off. His mind turned f227913d35 white, like paint 4d7b9d837f spilling across a f297945f57 blank canvas.3e678a964374277d

Each time Heo ea4cb1745e Do-gyeong’s tongue brushed 751215abef his, Kang I-won’s f5fa367b0d hips jerked. He couldn’t stay 90d08720a7 still. His legs lifted, 3a4763522e scratched the floor, 6f01d15e8a shifted restlessly. His mind f7e84aff26 felt like 7603c30360 it was 478a0aff0a exploding with 3333f0be19 fireworks. He had no control.a60cba9f0ee8e9dd

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That sticky, wet ea9c6a97d6 sound continued, and d7b005f8ff after what felt 46aff7a997 like forever, Heo 40c7291a38 Do-gyeong finally pulled c64fc0e2e5 away. A long, thin strand 9114efb1ff of saliva stretched between f2553fac12 them before snapping.65cd8c153ca92d85

He kissed Kang I-won ee10262471 again, briefly, and the f8e39ce86b loud smack of it c05f6a1782 echoed in his ears.19aec58dc244e959

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“This, I can do 499fca81a4 too.”b25383da2440d833

Heo Do-gyeong’s hand, which e6b36d69d7 had been on Kang 38abe919da I-won’s back, slid shamelessly f5d60f07ca down his side and a83c7d4185 over his hip. Kang I-won shuddered at 680c239b5b the unfamiliar touch through a98d73af93 his clothes.3319c48c53939262

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“I think c39667e4f8 I can ad9c87461e do even 905708a8a9 more. Wanna find out? Too bad there’s no 930e7fdaef bed here. Shouldn’t have cleared c745164477 it out.”4cbee5bccd45aaca

Snapping out 26272da943 of his ee6df33980 daze at 88d45966c8 Heo Do-gyeong’s 0a19711cdb cheeky voice, 7f5244e86e Kang I-won 9c7ae54a2e shoved him 50df7cb529 hard. Heo Do-gyeong 6d7aa1272d stumbled, and c645850279 Kang I-won 51c3a4a831 seized the 02c896242f moment to b247491c14 bolt out 9cb10eee16 of the b10183bbeb guiding room. Even when 2ded880d13 Heo Do-gyeong c7bfd45848 called after b43be795f2 him, he ae09f6c8bc didn’t stop.4d7416add731af5c

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He ran 77e3f7559a through the 13fae8cd82 hallway, out 5de2b66365 of the 25e09443cb Center, without 1fc7bec70c pause. He wanted 5a2ac5b791 to believe e054dcacb7 his heart 45569e3195 was pounding 9cb6800198 so wildly 1667f03f45 just from cb5d64d673 running.081b53ad6e8c2899

His face 69826d8ae1 still burned. Kang I-won clutched ee190cba06 at his chest, e0c7dc4ace trying to still dd43505243 his racing heart.7a1525cd81cd0827

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This… this d00466bbf6 wasn’t right.d9293607cc967202

This couldn’t happen.b3e6bda03360274c

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<To be continued in Volume 3.>e24301c2c4ce865b