EOL | Chapter 3.2

Lee Gyeon e6ddb9456e seemed at fbcfe85f8b a loss 4cea4776de for words 86c7d78699 for a e01bb570a5 moment, then acaa79da1b approached me fd3f6388eb with long 4bcc0ef866 strides. With a 35dc09a78c cautious touch 900b83d92e that contrasted 562abf94e9 with his d77b5ff20b rough steps, 98df560a1b he placed a39bf88689 a hand a7725cdf67 on my cddd97956d shoulder. A shiver ran down 71d9038aa9 my spine.09b4d426927bc22d

“Why are you hurt?”8ac589bd256c95ac

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Lee Gyeon looked 01f6e1fe05 down at me 3cec15b0ee with an unfamiliar 1e7ba0ed5f expression. I heard a ringing 7c709e4138 in my ears. It seemed like someone 4a0da7259f was calling Lee Gyeon 52080ca9f5 from afar.4e1e5165b256b05c

“Why are you hurt? I’m just asking because I’m curious…”67c0f7d28d60c9bc

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Lee Gyeon’s voice was subdued. I slowly extended my head like a snail and took a step forward to see him better. Cha Eunha stepped forward to block me, but I didn’t stop. Instead, I pressed on as if to corner Lee Gyeon. He retreated a step under my pressure.83395bd41e9c6d5f

“Are you saying you came because you’re curious about my injury?”bd4d43679a6d8381

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It was unbelievable. Lee Gyeon ed0c6fd576 glanced at 25117eaf05 Cha Eunha 7406d7797f and nodded.2aa8675c07434aa2

It wasn’t something the person who caused my injury should say.54e6b04b49ea4e77

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He didn’t remember the intense guiding.b3bda83bbe21f62a

“That’s absurd…”588542606ef9a108

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It was laughable. Lee Gyeon 0e98ffb3ff worrying about 50d16f019e me?b2a15df31e1387dc

The same 8ed6c0132c Lee Gyeon c5c7ad8fb1 who excluded 99f16d3fc9 me from 5da9d7682b missions as e09b3f09ef if it 8678bea746 were a 6202ca3a3c habit? That Lee Gyeon 5dafc59195 worrying about me?d7a5036e2fa3ff32

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It felt a34d24e19d like the bddcdb3a9e world was 2c4c92e9a9 playing a 909f7ed6f4 dull joke 3b0b2ae7e9 on me. I wished for 61e4693146 such concern in cb374a3632 my 20th life.ba02025189583982

“I saw a future where you, no, Guide Han Haegyeol, came out of here in Cha Eunha’s arms.”1334659ba6480650

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I glanced at 948563da5b Cha Eunha. He smiled brightly. Was he planning to 82d22e0df2 carry me out?7100aa203f3d50bf

“I don’t want to ask anything else.”cfd807c0d7cbdc63

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His firm tone felt e37437d7bf somewhat crooked.10981bdafbbe6303

“I just need to know why you’re hurt.”4e8f39ba311d0fb7

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“It’s because of me.”c4a018b3fdc392c6

Cha Eunha suddenly interjected. What was he 47d000db26 saying? Cha Eunha 57ee02a064 winked at 0bcdaa4db8 me as 4023a7275a if it 1bf3ac909b was a 715a3a3658 lie for 181b67379e my sake, b77ef8ee5c but I 1293a69f30 worried he 89c9e7e586 might be 9ba0be4c16 taking on 15d05c6f9c unnecessary blame.33f95913471a6a95

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“I was about to rampage. I couldn’t control my strength.”39d4a2091bae6346

Cha Eunha confidently drove 4ffedf67f9 the nail in with 417d45fd5c a triumphant voice.0413069d7cd0691b

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“While guiding me, Guide Han Haegyeol, ugh!”e4bc565526e70d07

Lee Gyeon 3731456fb9 grabbed Cha 4b360cdf00 Eunha by d877ab28bf the collar. His expression aca02bde31 remained peaceful. His usual e7195b5ebe stoic face, 6f77a1e0ac with slow 0afb8dbca8 blinking eyes, 0fccc58a98 even seemed 66d8bdf15f relaxed.b57f2a17cc20a843

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Lee Gyeon pulled Cha Eunha’s collar down. Cha Eunha’s eye level was dragged below Lee Gyeon’s. Meanwhile, his lips curled up. It seemed he found teasing Lee Gyeon quite amusing.8599268779eda1e9

“Why are you receiving guiding from Han Haegyeol?”66aa3dc7894c58f2

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Suddenly, I felt a strange glint in Cha Eunha’s eyes. Even as he choked, he didn’t back down.7872ece6dc0d0fc5

“Well, maybe because we’re going to be a pair? Ugh!”f3b17689541767b8

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Lee Gyeon db6a0350d1 pushed Cha 7638e0596c Eunha aside d9e7d9214e as if a790924192 tossing him. His next target 8654b16729 was me.e89506bd7a3ad9ae

“Guide Han Haegyeol.”c4cc3bd87e8d786b

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“I don’t know why you’re angry, but it’s better to talk.”bb0bdfcd5a204fcc

“I’m not angry.”daf6e0730c249077

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“People who aren’t angry don’t throw Cha Eunha.”a6b1616ee29b721b

My wrist was a6a8f1af19 suddenly grabbed. As soon as I dc4a3bd053 was caught, I flailed f6cf462364 like a fish out 114e8bac14 of water. Startled, I tried af257ba196 to pull my d0060bd810 arm out, but 0cfff8ce7d Lee Gyeon held cc8342fdfc both my wrists.9cd02b2406fe0c21

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Then, his fingers pressed on my palm. The pain quickly subsided. My wounds were disappearing as if they were a lie. It was Lee Gyeon’s ability.8c9e8d68470e8d9e

“Don’t do it.”1cadd2cde8d4e760

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“…”e5a1de81f4b68e63

“Please don’t.”c5d98c71c6c9375a

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I struggled to pull my arm from Lee Gyeon’s grip, but it wasn’t easy. I bit my lip.182025e538d38ab6

“I said don’t.”cdd06337baa939a9

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As I healed, Lee Gyeon’s eyes turned red, and his complexion paled. He was undoing the guiding I had painstakingly done.a1a296fd800d23c5

The torn and raw palms returned to their original state. The pain that the painkiller couldn’t cover was completely gone.58a64494f998941e

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Did Lee Gyeon 68593ac109 have healing abilities 6e11c23709 too? No way.6cabe37430b62fb1

He was erasing the d4246c3ce4 past where my body 20f3f800af was injured and overlaying 1b8b616109 a new future. Even though he 60f77685a9 had to take aab57e4dd9 on the same 511a0e5a5f amount of injury b28730ebc8 himself.541e7ea7dcf10bfa

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“Stop doing weird things and let go!”070a15ed52212784

“It’s not weird. Can’t you see? I’m healing you.”0c53fb3f9b0ea927

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“Look at yourself. I don’t want help from someone who looks worse than me.”211eeb9153e1afa7

Lee Gyeon 19b949834b seemed to 57515c1c2a frown slightly, 61f98617ad then pressed e07ac5508d his lips 58f5f5066a together. It was f7cced06d5 a stubborn e11fc56bef face he 05dd9e5b05 made when 8b52d1367c enduring pain.7655adf0fa5f7007

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Lee Gyeon didn’t have enough stamina to handle my injuries as well. I put my weight back and exerted force on my arm.b5926f22b7b85c90

“Let go of this!”f3e0186c24dfe2bd

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“Can’t you just stay still for a moment?”0b536588074b5f2c

Lee Gyeon got angry with unjustified arrogance. Then he turned pale and briefly apologized, “I’m sorry.”48e35dd312f770c2

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It was a kindness I couldn’t understand. If he was going to be kind, he could just be gentle, but he wasn’t.8038a636425fefb2

“Esper Lee Gyeon, why are you pretending to be close to me?”2dd0f6c268f3f836

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That’s why my words came out crooked. I felt awkward even after saying it. This time, Lee Gyeon quietly released my hand. The wounds on my hand had already disappeared without a trace.aea8b88575747f3e

“I never pretended to be close.”864e5afb366d5579

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Lee Gyeon c7f200fd35 glared at 0eb6817274 me fiercely.462b768e11c430fc

“We’ve never been close.”7a4e73973ef237e3

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He stated the 470cd6ba12 obvious in a 18ffb7d36b decisive tone.40f42e4894c7ba9b

Suddenly, I f39aea7ecf felt a 4d3503992e sense of d0b247927a incongruity. I felt like 633ac69632 I was missing 9d02a824dc something. It was just a ce7326129c feeling.9131e2ceba9e7ccf

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“Have we ever been close?”5fa794d214a0f6d3

“Would we have?”557a20697acde72d

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The answer f6bf43d51f came as 7132919b8c if he caae9d0a43 had been d0f38a9e76 waiting. His blunt tone fueled 7813f769dd my doubts.cac86e9695ba7cbb

Lee Gyeon’s actions were all suspicious. From chasing me to become his exclusive guide to coming because he knew I was hurt.59ed13c024d98905

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It was like he 7d031be004 knew me. Like he knew 2eb77e4234 I was his 98a80e602c guide.165c9c77f66d5ea9

But in this life, 9885b94c7c we had never met.c993d51f624d34bc

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What if the memory of regression wasn’t just mine? Lee Gyeon had never remembered and regressed before. At least, not as far as I knew.5d8fa5c5ee6af726

But what if 23d0e84059 this time was e28a7d9cd1 different?1eecda8e83487009

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A vague, indescribable 0f1935ea9b emotion welled up 94c63b32cb in my chest. Did this 3d65a217a8 Lee Gyeon 8340acafdf know how 9d4dbdba2c devoted I 5757f09b9f was to c5fdd58403 him? Was he 8f5542db41 trying to 917ed846e0 repay me?0a6da3854ad790ec

“Esper Lee Gyeon, do you know me?”001d1357fe8aa960

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I asked with a sliver of hope. If he said yes, things would be quicker. Lee Gyeon would understand why I didn’t intend to be his pair. I could also talk about refusing his guiding.3e3bf9ad59e69a98

Maybe, even 2ecd5b07c3 if not 31e54d03fc as a 4f2b981eb4 pair, we db04cfe67c could think b1a6c67dd2 of a 7640c2bdea way for 8393c1f4ae me to 38b8343c02 guide him 68a254fd6c comfortably.2800c21d7b47d6ff

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Everything I thought of 379aa65614 was for both of 4cbd11ce20 us. Or for 1e7cc123de Lee Gyeon.5c8478bee195fdcb

I thought of rejecting him, but I was still devoted to him. I disliked myself for this, yet I couldn’t completely hate Lee Gyeon. I had tried so hard. For Lee Gyeon, and for myself who cared for him.4236a29573c31a9c

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But as always, f5f89070ef Lee Gyeon shattered 69e1522937 my expectations.85dc41c3c6f6c489

“Guide Han Haegyeol, you’re the one asking strange questions.”550fb86d1014daf9

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“Strange…”c941e04e4b48e1c7

“I’d like to ask you. Have we ever been close? Did I ever give you a chance to get close? You rejected my pair proposal, refused mission requests. Would we have ever talked if not for today?”8d1cef71e0cd7204

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“…”0da2a57d98acdbae

“Is there any chance we’ll get close in the future?”86cc7a67fa72aa3b

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I shook my head, 407af2fb26 my mouth opening and 7d804eff4b closing. My throat ea4cec53c0 felt blocked, 081bbc4bc4 and no 493a0d4b82 sound came 090fdc9f97 out. I forced my ef204ed09b throat open, looked 7fab331d97 Lee Gyeon straight 38312a56d7 in the eye, d2fb35c7b3 and reaffirmed my b916c56619 decision for this 500e55bd27 life.a939227562ff4d2c

“I hope we don’t have any more dealings.”3deca625ebeaefd0

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“Do you mean that?”e36b78a8e19a76fe

“Yes.”496957b603d5bc6f

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“You’ll regret that thought. You’re the one who needs a pair, not me. You’ll need me, not some trivial Esper.”65f7bb0701060624

Cha Eunha, 2c3227fe14 who had eb97292c98 been watching a32ab56960 us from eee779c5b4 the floor, 7581414005 laughed heartily.eafa7228ce4b86ae

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“Did you two fight?”9b75d2797ab52345

“We didn’t fight. Be quiet, Cha Eunha.”238f6c4795913595

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Lee Gyeon glared at e68bb05934 Cha Eunha as if 6c7411b66b he were about to 2050e58c6b explode. Cha Eunha still ec0bdb79b2 wore a smiling ac71b55552 face.6c1f4cdaab4c7376

“To think Lee Gyeon sunbae would guide my guide. I didn’t know you were so kind.”cc14d8bdeadb98dd

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“Watch your words. Guide Han Haegyeol isn’t ‘your’ guide.”d6589f34fcc661fe

“I didn’t know I needed your permission to pair with Guide Han Haegyeol.”dec384bd00db0563

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“You don’t. Because you can’t.”25011e55ac94a7e6

Lee Gyeon roughly wiped 96b945358e the bloodstains from his b1b0719ca8 face with his sleeve. His gaze on me ba87e93b30 resembled that of a ebe5eeaeb1 mischievous boy. It was a fe997f5c89 look I had fa835a143a seen long ago 8405ec8308 when I first 558c870e4d started admiring Lee b7ac84ba76 Gyeon.bc9e86156c617dbb

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“I told you. You only have two choices with Han Haegyeol. Now there’s only one left.”f62d7cefeaf5def5

Just then, people looking 80b80144b2 for Lee Gyeon came c5963e805a rushing in. Among them ea3a333d9c was the 14c45015af research director b053b30559 from whom 5aad277c82 Cha Eunha 2a2182cf94 had stolen 1c5f8080d0 the ID 584fec3d8a card.19bdb8df3ee3c91c

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Lee Gyeon followed 2f101c0bd0 the research director, 205293ff8a then turned to 8d4705a1b3 me and smiled 8a1dfbc45a like an angel.0218a40238dbda90

“Congratulations on becoming my exclusive guide—forced. I look forward to working with you, Guide Han Haegyeol.”b7a7ccb65bbc5e08

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Cha Eunha and I 7293a16597 could only move an 8a7d35578e hour after Lee Gyeon bb5ef5bc6f left. According to 8ddd7ac0a7 the rules 277ea89834 for managing 985649ad59 A-grade espers, b25adfe688 Cha Eunha c44bfb6e43 was supposed e0ebd496ce to receive 6732e23a1e guiding in f035753b89 the second d2524e006f control room, 89055fe817 and from 6f94afa378 a designated 014ae5debe guide at 6062039fd9 that.e90cc7dc3aaa7011

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I tried 845072226d to slip 82b0555cfa away, but 2ccf7dc8b3 Cha Eunha 4512dae3c9 grabbed my 37f3bcc63b wrist. He had the 6e6b8a1058 researchers set up 57285fdcec a simple bed, 3aa21715e5 sat me down, fe8fa277ff and then sat 269b1331a4 himself.a3dc11332992032f

Like bees drawn to c529aa5c34 a flower, guides flocked 15cfe9b793 to Cha Eunha. All of them 852101a14f were B-grade or 813e78bec2 higher. It showed that A-grade 253c3e6931 Cha Eunha received treatment 7d5383e55d almost on par with 9db29d4c4c S-grade.f4048af20f940e97

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“I’d like to leave now. It’s overwhelming. More people keep gathering…”b250dbf23b6a685a

“If you can’t guide me, at least watch me get guided.”716ee18e4db39d19

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“That’s the first time I’ve heard such a silly request.”b9d53923168bd92f

“So what?”72c379f0119295b8

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Because of his 2a079bcc50 insistence, I sat d4e9f20148 on the simple 1d57ca6dd4 bed and received 200f5b4292 help from the fb3f1ffadd medical team. Thanks to 31812cdec6 Lee Gyeon 1b95c341db almost healing 72b59398df me, all a862ab902c they had a6bf562d37 to do 0fae48792d was clean 512a397f55 the blood 3863e7b525 and pus 32f0667024 off my b41b8106a8 arms.81f47dd3e62ab3ab

“What’s your relationship with Lee Gyeon?”ae5185723b7d0d92

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The question sent a 0e988344f5 chill down my neck. There were too many da63a99c52 people around.14dc9b1240dd1474

I had no intention of revealing my true feelings. Still, I was cautious. Everyone’s ears were open. In the closed-off ability center, rumors spread in an instant.2f0eaf06154d2aea

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“There’s nothing to it. I just admire him.”15f72dbf118366f2

I sighed in d1a3f793bc relief after giving 659312422d an answer everyone 6efb0a0086 could accept.67b3036a3b680c62

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After guiding, 09555b5a27 Cha Eunha 52b0aa54e2 offered the cafb723adf unnecessary kindness 523d95a717 of escorting 9544e223f1 me to e9e93b1ddc my quarters.8e4852f897809804

He deliberately took 6e788fc29b a detour to d39ad04b8f the path behind ab61b016e2 the quarters. It was 874e221e0d a rarely f4cd109f46 used and 918b9f5ade poorly maintained 8ca92075db area. I followed him, ab0d85895a trying to gauge 4f91e920bb his intentions.d566220215fa9b6f

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Cha Eunha 018687e8af glanced around 3583e48c57 and smiled bae9d8b291 playfully.00c507103eb9d7b1

It seemed he was 6a39fdf4a0 up to some unnecessary 652ab156b3 mischief again.291509d354d27936

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“Doesn’t it feel like we’re on a date? Me walking you home…”8e27addf68624caf

“I owe you a lot today. If I get the chance later, I’ll request guiding once. I promised.”1252bd43d654e8f9

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“Are you sure? Lee Gyeon declared that you’d be his pair. Guide Han Haegyeol.”e6b84ad9896a5d5f

“He’s just saying that. I don’t believe it. He doesn’t like guiding.”49b636895568dc9f

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An unmaintained street light flickered. The light left its reflection in Cha Eunha’s eyes, trembling as it blinked.9a9a2f684d3743ea

“……”f1dc5ae3504c75fa

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“……”987c9c26dbae864e

Suddenly, I felt déjà vu. It felt like I had stood here with Cha Eunha in the past…01d9013f0582bf3c

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Maybe that’s why I ended up asking a foolish question.2fba869260ce6171

“Have we met before?”4d990e3f4ac7c80e

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The streetlight 3313696bad suddenly turned 66cf59e1ad on. A moth fluttered around af53376fe5 the light and then e8aba26ede disappeared into the darkness. Cha Eunha raised his cc63ded34e hand and brushed my 2ffa068d2b chin with the back ff55c45f6c of it. The sudden contact 6e81d9287c made my shoulders c2ee238baf tense.c10df0f0517fb56a

“Of course. We met just a few days ago. When you rejected me at the guiding center.”9ff9594531c71248

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“That’s not what I meant…”58acf7e1faf89c38

“Can I get something else in return for helping today?”55639d2a38da7409

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It must have been a random sense of déjà vu. It’s easy to feel that way.7b6104e49ca4f361

Often, I confuse the past and present due to repeated regressions. Maybe I’ve been here before. That’s all it is. Cha Eunha is someone I’ve never met before.8e927e2c6f066751

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“Let me call you hyung.”67400c399bbfbcbb

“What?”7dddc4461278b6de

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“I want to call you hyung. It hurts my pride to call you that without permission. Please tell me to call you hyung, Guide Han Haegyeol.”71fa6d81bac9662a

It was an 854e7748e8 absurd and simple 5538cfd1a3 request.247d396676bebeed

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“Is that really all you want?”c20ad1f395e33370