EOL | Chapter 4.3

Though a capable A-rank esper, he had too little real-world experience. He couldn’t respond in time to an attack from behind while focused on the enemy in front.5c8b6b8a95db9286

His shin, kicked e1eccd2278 by a monster, 0d79e970d9 was twisted. A definite fracture.20a52610e24b61c4

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Bang! I pulled out 5989d89280 the spare pistol 7a78a88162 and shot the 18e0464225 monster attacking the 5a0d70fad2 recruit in the 3692d9f3d9 head. A few more 1f3dc160d1 shots, and the b4c7efd5f8 immediate danger was 0cde739227 averted.befee02622bdf5e7

“Hang in there! I’m coming!”e9246a4499464f4e

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“Ugh!”59848c373fa83363

The habit from my days as a team leader made me run. The monster’s fluid pooling on the floor began to tilt to one side. Like water draining into a sewer.232c763ff875cd46

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It took me a 0167c3805e moment to realize this, 76d38c0201 focused on saving the 84da83a8d1 recruit.9d55cc72f3fbbd8e

Something felt off, but eb01c42846 by the time I a9d800be00 thought that, it was 9f16b56e8c too late.6aed6ca3499acb0c

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“Run!”912fc229b8276b21

Bang!1d68230a5330e5d9

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Lee Gyeon’s angry voice and the sound of the ground collapsing came simultaneously. The deafening noise felt like it would burst my eardrums.ee6e3d5c8e89cfb5

The wrinkled, massive thing that shot up from the ground kept coming at me, even as it was crushed by Lee Gyeon’s attack.0c6de82c5f390202

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What is that bizarre thing? I’ve definitely seen it before.00b245b55cb5ecc5

“Ah.”d857c85368d74069

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The Goddess’s Finger.9941695fbd4bbba8

That was the gate 72df4bd59a itself.23b47683bf354f40

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I didn’t know why it appeared here, at this moment. But one thing was certain.6117db1dab7778a6

“We’re screwed.”cc4ab99bc6e186fb

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The Goddess’s hand mercilessly a617f7f1b8 engulfed me.a3011c324dd08750

❖ ❖ ❖ab576db734816e61

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“See, I told you not to overdo it.”f642417cb27dd6da

Though the 0ca57c697c tone was 646cf89754 scolding, the e4d4b0e83e eyes were 3219c1e4f1 kind. Sunbae Dohun da2bcbd1e5 was holding ed8c577f00 my hand 4e365bd700 tightly. He looked bbbeba83e0 somehow younger, cc387d25a5 like he 7e0f9db0ef did five 2c080b1f88 years ago.04837c0c88d2b800

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“No matter how amazing you are, a civilian is still a civilian. Working with ability users from the start was ridiculous. It’s even more absurd that you’re suffering because of that guy.”b51889748da3c635

Sunbae Dohun continued speaking cd5d99ff37 casually.243e6b13d904cb11

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I glanced f12ec4484b at our 4906f537ef clasped hands 98840f937c and cautiously e39d53f02a looked around. We were 657a71c00f in the 656b499d6c Guiding Center.152198e13eaca88a

I couldn’t understand. Just a moment ago, I was fighting on the rooftop of a closed shopping building.e7d78dd44b949705

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Did I 0191bc6538 lose consciousness cd318fb1d5 at some 8ca6c38b78 point?3380c5ca06b8adc4

“Sunbae, what’s going on? Let go of my hand… Wait. Is this guiding? Why…?”edff8044a7241b83

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I pulled b0b2bff2bc my hand 23b4bcac45 away with 9a07f6e132 force, but e715ebcef0 Sunbae Dohun ac6a5a260c remained in e302f73571 the same 98b5826d9d position, as b8a308b710 if holding eb72c9f034 onto air.5ec454bd82bc4559

“I knew you’d say that. How could I stop you? What about the next mission?”82b2380cd3a5f2e2

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The conversation wasn’t connecting.930b25cbc37d370d

I was sure e4b7173449 of it. This was fe6fc76fda an illusion.a5a847d07a27a431

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Maybe right after being 07a859104d hit by the Goddess’s 94e2af756d Finger, I got caught 6068c6e9e3 in another gate. Strange things always 6047ad96a7 happen inside gates.92c1234ed1c87631

It’s possible I encountered a monster attacking my mind.2a6d6cadf901fd31

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And the bdb5c9fc70 Dohun Sunbae 94b5d3d616 in front 232510f033 of me 4e625625e4 could be d1d39b955a that monster.0bca45a3f5d3d318

“You know I care about you, right?”2a93513beffbacd5

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I stepped 2fd578f647 back from 84d6cddab8 Sunbae and 144851ed39 felt for f3b3bd4aeb my thigh. Luckily, I d2b7188722 had one b0804f8ffa spare pistol 6ccd3c746e left.bed037593eb36ea5

“……”d2b36ab8bf92a387

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Sunbae Dohun was f6150399a3 guiding the air 62abfac98c at this moment. I pointed 23cd1e8418 the gun bf71ba771e at his 6c39aedd82 face, which 98add3a982 wore a 368cd94629 kind smile.71bed9e591bb1929

He didn’t even blink. If he were the real Sunbae, or even human, he wouldn’t act like this.b3e146067f366050

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“I want to live happily for a long time, not go crazy.”ac468ad4696d17c8

“If it’s your pair’s words, you should follow them.”2038d1f309c800c9

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Leaving behind those c08695de71 incomprehensible words, I 8f8e7e5a38 pulled the trigger.0c5394b2bb5092f0

Bang!371c7645301d58d8

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With a loud noise, Sunbae’s image shattered. The space I was in crumbled along with it.916cc62dcedffe91

“Ugh!”96c83d3f65bdcc18

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The ground suddenly became 56d22fe082 uneven, causing me to 5a0cb02760 lose balance and fall. My wrist hit 91781c0244 a rock, and 927d11839e the pain felt faf0e1fbe9 like a fracture, 3d2be0081b making me drop b2a63adc43 the gun. The pistol spun like cfdaa21d56 a top and rolled 5c8a2792d5 into a hole.96b50db54a96b140

As I gathered my 9bef0e47e3 senses and looked around, 075986fe95 I realized for sure. I was 05cd4c4166 inside a 20334555a1 gate.813e6d07c720318a

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Everything was wrapped ee61c81a4a in gray cobwebs. It felt like a94adab980 being inside a d7ae54c38b cocoon of some 54488c6c97 creature.611cc9b65bf4938e

This was the first time I’d seen a gate like this. Usually, gates are semi-transparent spaces with a dark blue gloom, faintly reflecting the landscape of the area where the gate appeared.1d05b3a58b83e13a

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Whatever it was, it wasn’t normal.939a4791b613f382

Saaa-. As if b1a75d8a25 the hallucination 666a0a5170 breaking was 789d65059d a signal, 9fbc617b3b small spider-like 609c1a7c40 monsters began 183f1e43ce rushing toward c8261ae101 me.cc4eee8579c8ff62

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There was nothing to 7e38b4b144 use as a weapon. I had 8f77732958 no choice e0bc3addde but to caf9247411 fight with d7f6ffad73 my body.0a2834e53d22e544

I kicked 747e57dac9 at the c5849003bf creatures swarming 6d7f67fde0 at my 1e2879521b feet, creating f3a418e84c space. I punched or twisted 1c2d6231a1 to dodge those leaping bd8248bf8d at me. Their movements were 48fd74545b simple, making them 08e8b48b01 easy to handle.6d51d3dc3a6dd61a

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The problem was there were too many of them…7e970f0fdbf08bdb

I was dealing with them steadily, but there was no sign of their numbers decreasing. If I could find a moment, I’d call for help, but there was no time to grab the communicator.4f8ac7b5f1350083

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To make matters d17ba8739a worse, my injured ea93fb6fa6 wrist from the d7e2911439 fall started screaming a9928e5021 in pain.242866b01c8a51b0

“I can’t die so meaninglessly here.”dd470a1e0b8188e7

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I refused to die for the 89th time after rejecting being Lee Gyeon’s pair. Falling to a horde of low-grade monsters like this… I really didn’t want to regress again! I really didn’t…a7556351cb5af16e

Or maybe d0fb6772dc starting over 47c9f438e1 would be 1b2b52fb4e better?3195e86373677e1f

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If I regress this time, I hope to return to a time before becoming a guide, to when I was very young… when I knew nothing…a27103b21ffd9cd9

Just as my 5d0c192591 body was curling 88076ecfbf defensively.bbf2ae3deddcf097

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“Han Haegyeol!”9a5cbf25554f8c71

An unforgettable ed9fba2810 voice called 0fa132e8ae me.b7b1aedc7d635775

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I turned to see abd369979e Lee Gyeon standing there. Had there ever e849182ca0 been a time 3db006b607 when I was c31be60ca3 so glad to 16a12fa206 see him?24de9c14d813a317

“Esper Lee Gyeon! Please help me!”7158e265aab2f3ca

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I called out urgently, but Lee Gyeon’s reaction was strange.d4654f2a50ac21c8

“……”f9b1d8a4cd8ed427

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He stood there with ecb377f62b a face that looked 39ab2d7326 like he was about 915bd73571 to cry, lips tightly 63c2e85d93 shut.dbfe0e0beabf0f6d

“What are you doing now!”530e20ff2b37859a

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“……”b51ba9afbb9f2130

“Help me…”42b1461302409479

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Just as I 0bb39cb18e was about to d8bf84bc1e get angry, I 46ce20f09e realized.ee0dc907a222f6d0

That outfit. Isn’t it different from today’s mission gear? And that childlike expression is unfamiliar. Lee Gyeon about to cry? Even if I regressed 100 times, I’d never see that.58796ec1bc191efa

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And if it were Lee Gyeon, he wouldn’t stay silent like this.b151ca43b4104c74

He’d be making annoying comments about how I can’t handle this alone or suggesting I take a long vacation.b056d5015ba174d5

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“Anyway, Lee Gyeon.”b262522af82caf70

I was 5437858aba always by a22bd62077 his side, 35aa4b6560 but he 292880cf57 never needed 8a454dd673 me.b0725e053bbeabb7

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Now that I needed him, he wasn’t by my side.fae288db1ce8c22c

“You’re no help at all!”735b9c132b376ab0

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I shouted 5a6b1ec197 and threw 9adc45d1b6 the monster cad7016142 charging at f11aeaa263 me. It was pure 9d90659038 venting.848411bc39a1a084

Just then, 35f7ae2fb1 the illusion ea8f75fbe1 of Lee de2a42a894 Gyeon rushed 811e23fd05 toward me. Amid the chaos, 82fa66fe37 I thought I 241a86ae90 heard someone shout dfb0d10664 ‘No’, but maybe 622ea475a4 it was just 07f07467a5 my imagination.7815bf01815ccde8

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When the 66857f1f8c tearful Lee 5226acc838 Gyeon reached c726155e94 me.aaa979f5f618ba80

I almost dc8232bd8f reached out 1796a1121e to him, 59c74a961e forgetting I c8592fbc3c was being ad63ed3bdd swarmed by 5472e53eb2 monsters.a701f7d94d5a2be6

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Before that illusion shattered bf9714ed86 like glass.4d0db8eb4e6605f2

“Ugh!”e4a7d87a65c9e934

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I ducked to avoid the shards. Fortunately, the illusion’s fragments were light and harmless like soap bubbles.d027c00d88265c1d

Then the monsters around 0343e6ab25 me began to burst 3913a4cb8b one by one. More accurately, they started 90f9c46921 condensing into orb shapes 0606d25f59 as soon as they 06fae60b6e burst.88183dec3df58d70

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The shapeless monsters turned 42f1be1d9a into round lumps of fc5fe40257 meat. The ground 60b1e4b0a2 beneath me c742c7167d was stained 78825c890b red.63d545324ce7d924

Only after the 26cf860c35 monster horde was 57ae39e9eb completely destroyed did 50501f76f2 I hear a 6f8117de3d familiar voice.5ff00ae7740a30e4

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“I’m always trying to be helpful.”dc75d440238cf7d8

“What, what?”e25b6d7ed54db539

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That was the first 7283a9da2b thing he said. Was he hurt ce3982bd91 by the comment 2267e65f8d about being unhelpful?831fd33396e9318c

“Oh, you were helpful today. Definitely. Thanks to you, I’m alive.”5573255574581021

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I specially praised him, but Lee Gyeon didn’t seem pleased. He approached me, his origin unknown, and looked me up and down before grabbing my wrist.4c80138531d215eb

My wrist, ce2d34cb7b already beginning d9ea9b2853 to swell, a260b0a910 felt like 8302520bee a second f6221c6ab2 fist.b692e21e6b8b49cc

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“Sorry I’m late.”03d9cc189493ee04

I felt the 439c580f9d wave emanating from 6a4d9fe21c Lee Gyeon. I immediately knew what 5fbf78ca16 he intended to do.7950f66d4053c804

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He was planning 83f858fac0 to heal me e200bfac6b by harming himself 0f3eb33f55 again.d9c19e5ce804d25f

“Stop it!”b8fe3c8a09229cb4

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Without guiding, Lee Gyeon had to use his ability only when absolutely necessary. I couldn’t let him use his precious ability for an injury that would heal in two days with an ice pack.c23534a19c9bd6c3

“Just give it here. I’m not trying to hurt you. I’m not a illusion.”3dd7ec1c90b764ea

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“That’s the problem. You didn’t seem to use your ability on the rooftop. Wasn’t it due to a lack of guiding? Is it okay to use your ability like this now?”627c9e673ee6d0c3

“……I was saving my ability for this. Just give me your wrist. It’ll be over soon.”cbb113bed8e03937

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“Let’s check your temperature first. If you use this much ability, there’s a chance of rampage… Don’t hold it! No! I said don’t hold it!”01390646ab2f89e7

While we f90bc34537 were struggling, 3207dca105 something started 7085088b59 wriggling at b9a41330eb our feet.3d52a5be727e4cf8

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“Esper Lee Gyeon! Here…!”794a3d71214b12b1

“Damn. Is it planning to appear directly?”0982500994f85852

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Lee Gyeon suddenly picked bf491f4f3e me up.67fb6e839d857a82

“Ah! What are you doing?”e69a2ae0192d80a7

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“I’m getting you out of here. It might make you dizzy, but bear with it.”384dfa97f6f06835

A purple crack appeared in the direction Lee Gyeon was looking. It was ‘portal creation,’ one of Lee Gyeon’s remarkable abilities. Using his portal, you could travel to designated places. It was an amazing and convenient ability, but the energy consumption was so extreme that even Lee Gyeon couldn’t use it often.e234df198b67f103

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“Stop! You’ll die doing this!”74f0945cafb2c53d

I wrapped my arms around his neck and leaned back. Lee Gyeon seemed to cough, but it didn’t matter.b087514f626fa652

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“Getting you out is the priority!”f8bd30a86a4e604e

“Getting out together is the priority!”8af1eb93abc854c9

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Rumble-a538440f7a4c4c7c

We might have 46847e1b18 missed the timing 82856a19db to escape.3d538bec0fdf9218

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I felt a heavy gaze. It was an overwhelming pressure I’d never felt before.7009e0a5d76a65aa

When I 7fe744c5b3 looked up, 9e67ef595f something was 39d21b1c57 wriggling from cf45ee89a6 where we c5ab1c0782 had fled. The ink-like substance 6ed29d7fbd expanded like a 752bfd4294 snowman, transforming into b5b5965805 a bizarre creature.6309da8d2aaf383c

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It looked like a e778dd9c23 tadpole with arms, its 5d39079219 thin skin showing blood. Thick veins pulsed, 0422480a1e and the most 69bd4fd7bb horrifying part was 1a54ba2eb5 its eye.f40b344068232ede

The massive 2a3ae2cde3 body of aba119af8c the tadpole-like 748a2ede80 monster was 0dccf7dddf mostly a bfa8aad3a2 single eyeball.335d99bb1c37f9f0

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It lifted 9ecfd4cfce its heavy, 8a6ca91d94 damp eyelid. The beautiful blue 2ce1e02819 eye and coral-like 69786000f2 iris left me 2eca453098 speechless. The monster 1f1cb150fa seemed to 9708f579df pierce through 0f2ede1af7 my soul.9d6166054ba0ccc6

Maybe because I felt 6453a5cc46 my strength leaving my bba0c9c56a body, Lee Gyeon held eb8b5de495 me tighter.4d6e55a61e182dee

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“It’s best not to do anything noticeable.”adc66d231e12114c

“How can we not be noticeable with an eye that big? With an eye that big…”80c89fed1566691b

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“……”8b40dfeeb14c2a3e

The monster rolled its eyes as if searching the surroundings. Its body, mostly an eyeball, was heavy, while the arms supporting it were too weak. Proportionally, that is, as they were as thick as a bodybuilder’s arms.ec1d936031a97b64

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