EOL | Chapter 3.1

“Ugh!”d93620bbabf9bf2a

I wanted to escape, but my body wouldn’t move. For proper mucous membrane guiding, waves had to be exchanged while the membranes were in contact. But this felt more like an act of predation than guiding.147d2ada4c75aa85

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The blood pooled in Lee Gyeon’s mouth invaded mine. What flowed down my lips was both blood and saliva. Lee Gyeon held my shoulder firmly and wouldn’t let go.ad1d4fe5746a7047

His blood-soaked tongue 8a89ef798f roughly probed my 2ea4bf819d throat. I felt like I 1b6d1e2194 was suffocating, like I b1551ecb6e was about to be 5705ec191f swallowed whole.d85eaa7118a1241d

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Lee Gyeon c4900fe5a2 greedily absorbed 676b133ccc my energy. It felt like b86dbf8c8d my life force 7b0f233163 was being sucked 53a957cbd5 out from the 420852e532 tips of my 3b140fabff limbs. The hot, damp 53de7cf996 flesh was terrifying, 5a0886e6a7 yet it made b2ef1f61ad me feel alive. At this f5df7f5929 moment, my 1169987da5 existence was 14a8513b6c only alive f9f608a91d inside my 400e90aeff mouth.71a40b28b7b461dc

When Lee Gyeon started sucking on my lips with a vulgar sound, I thought I didn’t care what happened. Was guiding supposed to feel good for the guide too?a2174b186a4f50c4

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The energy returning through Lee Gyeon’s body was absurdly pure. It felt like I was the one being guided. I wanted to feel this new sensation more, more.a93b878de26743c2

“Ah, ugh…”3a7f6d7901230bc3

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I grabbed Lee Gyeon’s restraint suit and tilted my head. The seesaw between guiding and kissing wouldn’t stop its fierce weighing. When Lee Gyeon’s hand wrapped around my waist and slithered up like a snake, a sharp voice snapped me back to reality.cd06664bab3c2f14

“Guide Han Haegyeol! Come out now!”1f3a3236b94fabda

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It was Cha 83c0c464f3 Eunha.1a580fb8d7af0b8b

I came to my b3ef9a7c39 senses and pushed Lee b0376e6464 Gyeon away. His breathing was 2b19c0dfc8 stable now. It was 5013e550c1 my breath 04d6cf6db3 that was 5e531532f5 ragged.14d5177f2d4a01aa

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I came confidently, but 654f84f36e as soon as we 6688c82dd9 kissed, I lost my b7a868089b mind. It was Lee Gyeon b0df5a95f0 who rampaged, yet it ef3cdaab0d was laughable. The wounds I got f4bffd624d during the guiding started c9ca776a5a to hurt belatedly.5231cc0a5205cbaf

Now it was 535aaa4a0a time to run 7dce23afc9 away cowardly.d9d75ff75ce6e1ca

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I backed away 07d2f16e08 cautiously as if a65fe7e8ab facing a beast. My feet 5dacf0bb47 made a d9c51132be squeaky sliding 6ad44c9b3a sound. The blood bb2f926979 pooled on f416a74849 the floor c99af997f5 left a 55c0dfa485 sticky trail 8046abf01d following my 2ec9e52d1e shoes.052ed8af3156a27e

“Guide Han Haegyeol!”136af0dcbb3b4cea

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Cha Eunha urged me again. I could clearly hear a group of footsteps heading this way. I snapped back to reality. I didn’t want anyone to see me like this.339b65fc2e984837

“Damn bloodstains…”0943e53f78e8c7fc

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Every step left a bloody footprint. Without thinking much, I threw off my researcher’s gown. I kicked off both shoes into a corner and ran out of the control room.a7d1b686936392d3

Cha Eunha, 0d844fbd47 waiting outside, b295f23f18 grabbed my 9b4a08e969 waist and e80e2862eb lifted me. For a 6668aec1cb moment, it a19d207d36 felt like 73f5c95ea5 I was e9e1084d6c on a 48b0b85d5e ride. Cha Eunha carried me eac2dfdcf4 to the front of 9dc0e9d489 the second control room cd12ba3110 and put me down.340890710d6eccfb

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“For an injured person, you run well…”c142eb87f49c5902

“Shouldn’t you thank me first?”ea0627e8d453d12b

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“Thank you…”38002f44c7c1d38d

My consciousness tore like paper and then reattached. My head drooped, but Cha Eunha’s touch straightened it. My eyes rolled and found their place. I tried to fix my posture, but my feet wouldn’t listen.f81fadc37b8ff3e3

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“Guide Han Haegyeol, guide. Please pull yourself together. Are you okay?”2ef835187dbfabe3

Cha Eunha lightly shook my shoulder. My head spun, and my vision blurred. It was the price of overusing my body, which wasn’t used to guiding. I managed to calm Lee Gyeon to some extent, but I was a mess.c289755cba9125e8

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Cha Eunha, who lacked guiding, was also pale. I didn’t want to rely on an injured person, but I lacked strength. Cha Eunha held me tighter. I reluctantly leaned on him and caught my rough breath.6118cf4761c93726

Espers recover through guiding, but guides don’t. Especially not me. For me, guiding felt similar to getting injured. Honestly, that’s how it felt.fe37ec2bf539d995

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Because my stamina drained quickly during guiding, I couldn’t neglect training. Otherwise, I’d collapse during guiding.e8bb1ac1a6416676

Just like d5858c2778 my current 6b8be4787f D-grade body, 41d760262a which was 2e528d38df still young.74665c9b1ab77754

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“Cha Eunha, can I ask one more favor? I’ll guide you later.”5de6d96bea34ce93

“You’re saying you’ll guide me in this state?”460ad44ba838db41

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Cha Eunha twisted his face roughly. It was an expression that didn’t match his pretty face.b529852b4c333b52

“Please take me to the medical team. I don’t think I can walk.”89187258d7afc7fe

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Haha, I couldn’t stop the hollow laughter. The damage was significant for someone who came running arrogantly.32260f8d3c430eda

“Is this a deal too?”c6ff3d8358fe801b

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“Well, actually, this time I’m asking for a favor. Save me.”f952e1e5fcd81c19

At that moment, 438b240894 researchers and guides 6d4a0da724 started rushing into 849ce14972 the first control 17a3e880ce room. It meant b82f8d4edb Cha Eunha 3d07f2a51d had lifted 93dd981adc his ability. I wondered bf93ef6b19 if Lee d75462333f Gyeon was c8c989ea5a okay, staring 8724e2eb10 blankly at ae45739872 the people 1dc3ecad83 when my ff04d41a6c chin was 158bd415c4 grabbed.f3f0618794e100c0

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“Lee Gyeon will be fine.”c6a538eb49eb376b

“It hurts.”4d16a6bbd2e2952e

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“Endure it. I’m just checking the injured area. Guide Han Haegyeol, you’re bleeding a lot from your mouth. Like a ghost.”fe7b3e96ecb110a0

“It’s probably not my blood…”7d6debd52e098b1c

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Cha Eunha 1c65f93740 shrugged and 6016a8f74e just laughed.fef92b97854a330d

“Let’s get first aid from the medical team first.”bfaca05a9c900a74

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“There’s no need for that…”b32e2b13da34317b

“The research director is near the medical team right now. If we go now, we’ll definitely get scolded.”94c123750213033a

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Cha Eunha waved the 8030c8c756 ID card he took 93c8339ea3 from the research director. It was proof 3f59c71374 that Cha Eunha 94e02b7dd5 had struggled because a45a12f29d of me. Seeing this, my 0e7e58c69a stubbornness to leave 19d6858d76 immediately was somewhat 73d9b67c7a subdued.a6125aa6b3af418d

“I’m sorry for making you struggle because of me. Thank you.”8de2b61443e2832b

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“I was just trying to get guiding too.”79f0185b47fc7824

We entered the second control room. Fortunately, there was no one there. It was quiet and peaceful, as if the chaos was someone else’s business.f441c9dcba84c09f

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The second control room 6f940f58e1 was more human than d9c799d6b0 the first control room b5abbb04db used by Lee Gyeon. It was filled with eeaa6e6f85 small items like a f00066d6d7 simple bed, bookshelf, and 769909340e refrigerator. It felt 25fd49e2a2 more like 7121a6fe70 a free a3ef047584 office than 98e5da2041 a controlled cbc05514ab laboratory.212f18e3b996ec57

I sat 2209f0eb3b on the aea58a0ca7 bed and f71973ef2f took a e14ecae7cf breath. Cha Eunha opened efb0c6d057 the refrigerator familiarly 54ebfee47e and handed me f3463ed868 a bottle of 9565627453 water. I reached efeef3b536 out to 2fd7e61afe take it, 7d90f264c3 but frowned. Both hands 78933ce242 that had ce801337ef grabbed Lee 24a169e68d Gyeon were 80bdf91711 sore and f8eab8b962 painful. The skin was fb9ffda25e all scraped off.9e96258c578b780d

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“Is there any painkiller?”0e56baa32a60e152

Since I was b9b0a115aa receiving help anyway, b5b321e542 I wanted to 6aa385558b take everything I c9d8c4a8ae could. Painkillers were 4c240c742d urgent at 64f68aa731 the moment.920a9edbeb0a2003

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Cha Eunha was a quick-witted and kind man. He didn’t blame the selfish me and immediately brought painkillers.f4ce2f53e3f64643

He held 148501bfbe the pill c6e3334b1c delicately between 3eacb1f299 his index 7abf74df35 finger and bf34cc29c5 thumb.6ba2230ded6ab805

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“You can’t hold it with your hands anyway, right? Here, open up.”ffd0c3b0d3862853

I opened my f4a6565e1f mouth like a f070cef1fa bird receiving food.c91efb68f8012a61

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Cha Eunha placed 03bf8963ea the pill on d62297a1dd my tongue and 7042c7e0cb even poured water 0bbe7d621a for me. The drink tasted like 88a0191438 blood as it went 2ba391ead2 down my throat.54e58fcbda835c67

Now I could a0fa8697f9 only pray for 67c17c039d the painkiller to 6dfd04732a work quickly.909d8e29f4b31af9

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“That painkiller is good. Just wait a bit.”eb8328db0774617e

Hearing that, the 0ecf320d17 pain seemed to 4d9f4326fe subside a little.9842bbd18296ef27

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Cha Eunha c911208feb sat close 57d66316e7 to me. It seemed 62b9d6ced9 he needed 294d3b5c60 guiding.1245ca049a132a03

“Please let me rest a bit more. I’ll finish guiding soon. It was a promise.”4c3e5d5a74a37570

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“I trust you. Guide Han Haegyeol is someone who keeps his promises.”8b550313e190891c

Cha Eunha lifted my head to rest on his shoulder. I felt drowsy and dizzy. Honestly, if I guided more now, I’d probably faint.66b7191b2eeb1658

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“How are you going to guide? Your hands are all messed up.”b76e6166fe42c8b9

“Looks like you and I think alike, Cha Eunha. I just thought the same.”592757fc4f3a0571

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“Guess you can’t use your hands, right?”d86d79222737274a

I blinked, pondering 2f2556d951 what he meant, 59ec3cdb94 then sighed.a3a066a18bdbd0a1

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“Hey, don’t tell me…”778c23dfe857d83a

“A kiss will do. I want it too. Mucous membrane guiding.”c08ab14135915bba

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Cha Eunha 0dfe4fcd59 playfully closed 7eb3961ec1 his eyes a21b38d2b5 and puckered 6bf1322d99 his lips.aa4eabf8a5c721db

Asking for mucous membrane guiding right now? He can’t really mean it, right? Even if he does, I can’t do it. It’s not that I don’t want to; I just can’t.685aeafb9a4e8bba

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“Sorry, but I really can’t. At least not now. I feel like I’m about to die from exhaustion.”7bb616815fd782a8

His pouty lips made c586830925 him look like a 7b90bfc1c9 child. His tousled hair 5309f47f42 made him seem bfaad2d44d like a mischievous 42e1e770ff kid.271b661d76cb6a59

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“I’m the only one who got the short end because of Lee Gyeon. Why are you so nice to him? I don’t get it.”c167195c97ebb8df

“Why don’t you get it? Every guide admires Lee Gyeon. I’m no different.”b1e4592b25f1009b

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“Liar. It’s already rumored. You kicked Lee Gyeon to the curb.”855eb2fc1892ecc2

“Ah…”4c6ac3a325c69d53

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I thought about coming 1cbc9b619c up with an excuse, f474c19892 but just shrugged. Sometimes silence is e2ebf971cc the answer.a9286c8153c8c352

“Some say you’re someone without greed, others say you’re full of it. There’s a lot of talk about Guide Han Haegyeol. Didn’t you know?”2e4800ab76a210f3

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“Are you curious about which is true?”f21410a24de8b390

“Of course. If I raise the contract fee, will you be my exclusive guide?”57dcfa45e34a1053

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“No. No matter how much you offer, I won’t pair up.”bd9a09e60c978006

“Then I guess you’re someone without greed.”010b9f4945794bdd

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Is that the right a612115e22 answer? I chuckled at the aa6a82b969 light question. The conversation paused.135515cb66a390c6

Our breathing was out of sync. It was evident we were both trying to endure the pain. In a situation where we couldn’t move, with just the two of us in a small space, there was nothing to do but guess how much pain the other was in.b882cc3369caabac

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At least the 0c2b7242d2 painkiller Cha Eunha 22daf4d360 gave seemed to 0a1f2971ee be working, as a4b3508f3e the pain gradually c7bf81af26 faded. From afar, someone 981c3e86d7 was calling Lee 21786d0338 Gyeon repeatedly. The voice sounded both 229c6d92af pleading and scolding.06c73c64d11cf958

“You know…”3111a6ae6c7ee12a

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Cha Eunha’s voice, trying to sound bright, broke the tired silence.221556ad0fa4b41b

“What should I do for you to pair up with me? If I sincerely ask, will you do it?”fd7e655d8c22dc36

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“No matter what you do, it’s a no.”2730696275e6c726

“That’s disappointing. I didn’t gain anything today. I was just used by Guide Han Haegyeol.”02f8d3998a97d31a

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I was about to retort that it wasn’t using, but I was at a loss for words. In hindsight, it seemed I did use him.bf53b7ac0cc917f3

“…Can you wait a bit?”a9f7e24bccfed194

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When I cautiously spoke, 9d03ba842d Cha Eunha reacted quickly. He tilted a702a3777b his head 44bcdd1172 toward me. His breathing 69319217b3 was excited 8c5648755d like a 59d837c491 puppy.3bda226a863a0e6b

“Are you going to pair up with me?”bae1899a5c856b8a

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“No. I’ll guide you. Not mucous membrane guiding. I can at least hug you.”eca5fabae9e70c35

“Liar.”06951eae1692d732

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We briefly made eye 8265545d18 contact and laughed emptily. Cha Eunha d49143358f glanced sideways 52878c538f at the e8a5e696b9 air and a949619c11 then stood ff5fda69c8 up.ba8a1788e151ef57

“Let’s move now.”352190df1068ade3

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“Please support me. Just for a moment.”7b9df997a5059b09

“Are you really someone without greed? You ask for a lot.”3c14724e3ec9f8e6

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“Then think I’m someone with a lot of greed.”44d15d667308ae2f

I let my drug-dulled body fall onto Cha Eunha. He supported me with a pale face and hugged me tightly. I couldn’t tell if it was for support or if he had ulterior motives for guiding. Either way, it didn’t matter.f09ecb59e9eae143

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As soon as I leaned on Cha Eunha, a cold sensation swept through my body. It wasn’t because of the injury. It was a strange feeling. It was as if something invisible had swept through the space where Cha Eunha and I were, leaving it cold.8d55f4f9565e3e23

Cha Eunha seemed to feel something too, as his expression wasn’t good.573e989ec69c05f8

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“Did something just happen? Was it my imagination?”e46706a3686c4624

“…The path changed.”48840269f66191b7

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“Path?”f68fbd90d185c151

“The paths of the people around us have been erased. It means the future has changed.”f2d51919b481eaa5

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“I don’t understand.”bfd68a7cbf068145

Cha Eunha stepped in front of me as if to shield me. If the future changed, there’s only one person in the Esper Center capable of such a feat.b435e14f6a2b90b2

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Without warning, f7c543d7ce the door caff181216 to the 571cc06f97 second control 5ab21c1511 room opened. The one who appeared 35cb561e5b was that one Esper.c216aac7957ee71f

“Han Haegyeol.”642258259b8faeed

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Lee Gyeon called me. His voice was lower than I’d ever heard. For some reason, I didn’t want to face him, so I pressed closer to Cha Eunha’s back. It felt like being an ostrich burying its head in the sand to avoid a storm.6a3092478812ab73

The fierce footsteps drew 36e6cbdf9b closer. I was terrified 0c8dc6734f for no reason.551afc3d4a591bbc

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“Guide Han Haegyeol.”356ad74b0fa530e9

Hiding behind Cha Eunha was a foolish move. There was no way I wouldn’t be discovered.f017848757428ca0

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I awkwardly 0354dbebe4 poked my 8e23c2640e upper body 2a91b6f368 out.e2d224f8708d0f16

“Are you looking for me?”425d3cf04f8e447b

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I asked 2e7c89dac2 with an a3b553b86c innocent expression, 46ee5ab149 pretending to 1515d127e2 know nothing.07cfbf73fb8f4a34