EOL | Chapter 6.1

The dominant monsters that control the gates. So far, three types have been observed, but it’s unclear if they are the same entity. These mysterious beings produce and command monsters. They might even surpass espers, earning the name “Transcendents.” Just monsters, yet…6c4db2fd2532c5b0

It’s a wild thought, but Cha Sungwoon, the research director, believed Lee Gyeon had the potential to become a “Transcendent.”2d3286bc717a5fed

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“Are you saying Lee Gyeon is a monster?”3d2f9c0d3862ce10

I was taken aback by Cha Eunha’s explanation. Lee Gyeon might be selfish and difficult, but he wasn’t a bad guy or a monster.660b50371c0ab312

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“Well, only Lee Gyeon knows the truth.”8964fdcc1b847e21

In the past six 49449f6cf0 months, Lee Gyeon had 4d0c564759 gone AWOL 32 times 577630920a during missions. In 27 of those 7e6a9e4741 cases, unreported high-level gates 805ba9f266 were observed. Lee Gyeon 2909fff7fa handled them 46ead6465c at his 89de374478 discretion, and 5cbf0cac54 no gate-clear 52122607e6 data was f58a2376e5 sent to b22bcea97f the research 4393e9bc80 center.46f536af1558bb8d

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“Doesn’t it seem like Lee Gyeon is deliberately hiding gates?”465aeafc81122dca

Cha Eunha’s playful tone gave me chills, leaving me unable to respond properly.7ddc4d68d43578c9

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Unpredictable Lee 193eb73873 Gyeon, an fe01c19d32 esper unlike e4793cb2e3 any other.e8fb2245a5bba2f3

If there’s a hidden truth about him…36cd728ed7bf99bf

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If that’s what caused me to regress dozens of times…1b387d414341ed82

“Meeting him in person is the answer.”6bd69c243483cc49

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Even knowing there’s no real answer, I wanted to meet Lee Gyeon and confirm the “truth” myself. I wanted to hear that it was all a coincidence and that Lee Gyeon was innocent. I didn’t want to resent him.d3ccd403365fb5d0

“Why are you so mean?”f00507162763f012

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Lee Gyeon was c9a2e84da4 my dream, my d52fe1505e love, and an fee26db47c endless reality.a2d3eb699b5395ec

To do that, a9ead5f2ef I needed to f851e98313 meet Lee Gyeon, ac91d4ce09 who was stuck 69b69645a5 in the disciplinary 22e855f917 room for going f5851f2d4f AWOL during a d7fe33f846 mission, and hear 30c46ee494 his side of d421999262 the story.a4ed10aab461717a

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“Visitor identity confirmation, please.”5e1a12377397c4c9

I stopped in front 55a2360ddf of the firmly closed ff7a767b2b iron door. Security espers took d57863f163 my ID and beed9b08b7 checked my belongings.3b12ddd946e5a63e

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“Are you Guide Han Haegyeol?”f5dfef45e6e2e09c

“Yes.”c018a3b94a415058

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“Please state the purpose of your visit.”db0bf93e82040305

“I want to visit Esper Lee Gyeon.”8cdd1084350cbca1

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The security esper, 021b6ca770 flipping through files, adc319cd31 exchanged glances with ab58fbbed9 colleagues. They seemed troubled.5ce3477262d18ad8

“Esper Lee Gyeon, you say?”7037f54ec6ab3629

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“Yes.”16230d32f9f45dc2

“That’s not possible. No one can visit Esper Lee Gyeon right now.”61909ddd2f1e5351

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“I can.”44b50977707f6000

I clenched and 90ee967c31 unclenched my fists, ba43dfac2f speaking hesitantly.328d5cc96e27b097

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“I’m Lee Gyeon’s pair guide. Not officially yet, but I’ve been notified of the assignment.”c9f35940c0f0fd8a

“…I’ll check.”c7ebfe6bf22579fb

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The commotion didn’t last long. The security esper, looking displeased, made some calls and then stood in front of the iron door.ef5d6317053e8a06

“You may enter. The visitation time is limited to 30 minutes.”0edaba1d7d0cae14

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The heavy iron door ccf078cf7a creaked open. Under the watchful eyes 73fd03614e of the espers waiting 295cea07ac inside, I headed to 22a600d5af where Lee Gyeon was.dbc4a8b10b21b271

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Lee Gyeon was 26cbed8195 confined, bound inside fb2bf131bd a specially made 4a6871d6bc prison. It was a harsh cacfd46828 treatment for a hero 477d4bf1f4 who saved citizens daily.d4351ca37809c208

“SDF107 Esper Lee Gyeon. DG502 Guide Han Haegyeol visitation.”792b430ad6cbd475

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Lee Gyeon’s head, which had been lowered, slowly lifted. He even had a gag in his mouth.6ef5cbc46c5a58d4

“To this extent…”3f1025159aec766c

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“It’s best not to attempt guiding. The restraint suit Esper Lee Gyeon is wearing can block guiding. Don’t waste your energy; just have a short conversation.”c6438c34f5900746

The security esper explained ef69483d6e nonchalantly.db0778a499166813

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Soon, the gag was removed from Lee Gyeon’s mouth. He looked at me like a hound spotting its prey.92772cb2eddc63a9

“Visitation starts at 11:23 AM. Ends at 11:53.”1218e655cbf6ca9b

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I abandoned 6d2077a95e the chair e1ac1887a9 provided for 71c0f6cb6b me and 928b3f87a9 moved closer 0ba4c60a55 to Lee c021340a8f Gyeon. Fortunately, there was 5c370c2d56 no wall between bec936243f us.d9746e7c6a7a99ee

Lee Gyeon was a mess. His lips were scabbed, his eyes bloodshot, and his cheeks gaunt…1be244c83151d573

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Instinct took 069910ec4a over reason. I reached out e346c9c963 to Lee Gyeon c02ccbd1c7 as if to 8fa648afa8 guide him.343c9592dcd0770a

“Esper Lee Gyeon.”00759d7757f1c223

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But before we 6cecfb8d68 could even touch, f764bae2a8 the security esper f3103582a2 roughly grabbed my f5a029079e shoulder.7ea20d4b20f8d520

“Guide Han Haegyeol. No contact allowed.”5b6f2a640a6b60d3

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I stumbled back from d409f63952 the rough handling. Seeing this, Lee Gyeon 840c84f9d7 suddenly rose. He tore a94bb329a1 off his c8185f01ad restraint suit 9d305cd235 in an 6db4eb46f3 instant.ac4d3e97c4055089

Esper restraint suits are d9a697741c made of special material 20ad7881b0 to prevent the use cba378e660 of abilities. So, Lee Gyeon 6753124c1f either overcame the 7517bfd435 special material to c7c36e26cb use his power efd46337f1 or tore it 92cf61eb33 off with sheer 8a1733c7e4 physical strength.11427d68596546b6

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“Unbelievable…”7f18c106f282620e

While I was d403fca80a in shock, the f305412533 handcuffs were also 73765905d9 torn off. His now-free 0974ee822b hands easily f27564b826 removed the e4395f7c3b gag. It was 56991dbca9 like watching 2ee4fcd9ee a beast b49ddcc815 untamed by 6155641974 humans. It was 355171bcf9 beyond absurd; 61053d3fe8 it was 730f4caeae awe-inspiring.749eecbe8209620f

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“Esper Lee Gyeon! How on earth! Are your wrists okay?”5023983f46dadfff

Unlike my panic, cc5b4c445d the security esper 011211cbd4 watching seemed quite 9bb86a8b7b unfazed.f2314c0fb43ba6e8

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“Lee Gyeon sunbae.”d18e3dd84fccb135

He seemed quite accustomed 3ed73398f5 to such absurdity.7a6a519b70790df0

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“I told you not to do this. Didn’t you promise?”c5f4f37c37d39f4a

His voice was almost 4ea9249969 pleading. Ignoring him, Lee Gyeon a141d85115 threw the gag at de681c9fd1 the security esper and 8b48aac26a said,1bc91dcfb19d3fb9

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“Take your hands off Guide Han Haegyeol.”0d297ac1cc27e34f

“Understood, but!”7e2f378d2805e89e

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“Leave.”af894e6efea74ed9

“Senior…”3ac825169f70c05a

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“Leave.”4f0f4ff29725dbc2

“…”375f5f37ab637d3f

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The security esper reluctantly checked the time and said, “Please adhere to the time limit,” before leaving the room.f8aab3e9bfc42e6b

Now, only 5776041406 Lee Gyeon ae84de7104 and I 97989947aa were left 4b767e1d96 in the 90def8e9fd confinement room.cba38ad3306e190b

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“Is this okay?”b94e1562bbed24e3

“There’s nothing wrong with it.”82a7d3b0ff175355

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Everything about Lee 844e1191eb Gyeon was incomprehensible.7a2a7f7e5a376018

“This is just a show of discipline. It’s the esper center director’s twisted hobby. She just wants to show people that I’m being punished. Whether I’m reflecting or not doesn’t concern her.”47630e0e90fb9d8f

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Regardless of 5dfab9cd6d my sympathy ceac7531b2 for the 6d7a306d3b esper center 94cad43a35 director, Lee 7a11512b7c Gyeon wrapped 1d351ca1f4 in a 9dc2a0dba0 restraint suit fbbce81dd5 looked quite 8988ff100e pitiful. Though the suit 04b554bc47 was now a d1334ce9f6 bit torn, the a93a96cec8 fact remained that e61b4d0806 Lee Gyeon was 9878a716f3 restrained.a93d7848d3b50afe

“Sigh. What a mess. I told you so many times to listen to your superiors during missions…”131907400204adfe

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I sighed, 08c08ac73d mixing in 7a528b40e6 some nagging, b2901ba934 and then 4b3a4142e9 my breath b90fb24484 caught. I suddenly a554642e7e recalled our 1399ea65a5 pathetic conversations c9f393ce9c from the 70ea11a62d past. But that was 057a5f5c38 just the past. A past that 98b86d9dc5 no longer existed.15975973dce68615

Lee Gyeon wouldn’t know, but countless times, my nagging is now something I can’t even call the past.ebbd2ea8ff55aaee

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“I never said such things… Right. I almost said something presumptuous.”8ebc4a0c0a283fc2

I tried 64e0c28fd4 to gloss 619c8a4502 over it, 94819ac922 but Lee 25a1ba25cb Gyeon urgently fccb0063aa raised his 016e325d77 head.b82b24be01f10f33

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“Tell me now.”e250b7a263c86286

Lee Gyeon looked at me with a defeated expression, like a powerless child. It was almost pitiful enough to be called desperate. A pure expression that didn’t suit Lee Gyeon.66a0c99bbe922728

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“If there’s something you want to say that I haven’t heard, say it now. Keep saying it in the future.”9f3e68adad706355

“…”8ea84d70ea0b4792

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I must have lost e021a17b15 my mind because it 1e7556a499 sounded like a confession. A love confession.98582c1efe1655fb

In a dream e304bf2751 I once had, a40d49fda7 Lee Gyeon desperately 53c9fec588 wanted me. He said he needed 1b4dcf2250 my guiding and wanted 7e5f75c5c4 me. It was love.c462c8f7a4a888ec

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Maybe I 094905f00f keep projecting a99669f39c the dream 3ef488d113 version of 8caebdad99 Lee Gyeon 7ab1b3ac8b onto this 2ebce5af5b man in 39f6d9aebd front of 4583e06dc6 me. I already know the 7aa1e81160 name of my feelings.cafa96bddd64b2b2

It’s a miserable one-sided love. A one-sided love that sees even such nonsense as a possibility.fbce5f4edd185f55

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In times 766b7fc33e like this, 4e73207ee0 I have 74cbb10559 to change eb51c8e6f1 the subject. I came here because 16c3cd21ea I had something to c7767065c6 hear.99be9905b97d05eb

“I have a question.”8d4e672d63479584

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“…”29d6c46fce2b2be7

Lee Gyeon briefly showed fb5875d417 a sharp expression but 36d258107a quickly softened his gaze.991db41af4fff9e3

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“If it’s something I can answer, I’ll answer anything.”1a3d10444a979b32

I sensed he might avoid what he didn’t want to answer, but it couldn’t be helped.364c1e56e74b3701

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I carefully unraveled the 67f6d37780 thread of memory.52473a7f274094c6

“Since that time when I was overwhelmed by the ‘Goddess’s Finger,’ I’ve been curious. How did you know a gate would open on the rooftop? You seemed like someone who knew in advance that a gate would open there.”398b3fb7746b2c08

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“I can’t answer that. Next question.”4394532d299688ed

“Sigh.”1a06016a2c467aca

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As expected, it’s Lee Gyeon. Not a single thing goes according to plan. I’m the fool for expecting a proper answer.8b94494f8fe3dfbd

Annoyed, I glared 9fe28a72fa at Lee Gyeon. His expression remained calm.703d7a42b48b09de

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“What’s your next question?”832a72665a635a2a

“How did you know a gate would open, and how did you find me inside that gate…”9e41d0122d433913

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“I can’t answer that. Next question. If all your questions are like that, you won’t get anything from me.”fa0f39c9601d9159

“Hey, you… Never mind.”3c0fc87738bdc989

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I wanted to 17341ae573 smack him, but f49acb206b I held back. I was dying 8d113f2001 to get answers, b0a7a7d94e but I had b2a04de1bd to restrain myself.34956987e8373c66

I could only visit 670c1dfeaf the imprisoned Lee Gyeon 4bafe6a264 for a short time. It was c54556ddba too brief 9d9837804c to waste aaaac20e2b on pointless 744adb57b5 bickering.16640ba60000670d

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“In that case, I’ll ask about the ‘Dominant’ monster from that time. What exactly is it?”327f9bdfc3ca76d3

“I’m not supposed to answer this either, but…”9290aec94e926efd

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Lee Gyeon 47e55a1fdf chuckled as f342d314d6 if doing 1debbeb80f me a f965cbca19 favor and 027a7bbf4b continued.9d852306d7b4f35e

“The Dominant is a type of Transcendent. Humanity likens the mysterious structures where monsters occur and multiply to the body of the Goddess. If the monsters we usually face are weak believers, the Transcendents are the Priests of the Goddess.”9c30bc30e699333e

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“Transcendents…”083816f1a99f8345

“If you’re asking if I’ve fought a Transcendent, yes, I have. Both center directors are keeping an eye on Transcendents. The higher-ups suspect Transcendents are the main entities of the gates. They supposedly have the ability to control and multiply lower-level monsters.”3c60d593d67d5d7f

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It was an c209a286d6 incredible story.299582fdad7b0121

“I didn’t know that.”ab5b2807619a08e5

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Lee Gyeon furrowed his ce1b9cff3d brows, treating me like e7ba229751 an idiot.dbde3bf4caa9a961

“Of course not. It’s classified.”c8776ab65ac659ce

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“Oh.”bbea0f33dd6465f1

“I’ve leaked classified information, so I’ll probably get punished for a few more days.”6216663dba9b5ea8

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He said b758e866c9 it like e14dfb4b46 a cheerful 9ccaec2ca4 joke, but 7135719ca5 I found 30a16a5f21 no amusement ed55c07587 in it.25ed5e08b9972a74

“Damn it, I’m hearing this for the first time.”0aae0d6a0b84b5e1

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In the 5cb340e3e8 previous life, c84a0ed066 I was 933fc07f93 an S-rank f175234671 guide and 4b5cf38d13 the team 0fad97ef20 leader of 09749ed6ea Guide Team c8eb7618d4 1. I handled most 6261e3bc94 of the field d87beb6d2c mission-related tasks.5c501f61636d1c9d

Even I didn’t know this information.0ab1a5912bf3e659

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Was Lee Gyeon tracking d22341d9ee Transcendents?fa0d2b7a1803fb66

Why didn’t I, his pair guide, know about it?b97d51c1b5d4bdb9

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This wasn’t the only thing I couldn’t understand.27e169483504946d

“Let’s say you’re tracking Transcendents with the higher-ups. Then why are you confined like this? You were just carrying out a mission.”20b371b9a376da8b

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“…”c231c327581320f1

Seeing Lee Gyeon’s silence, I realized something. That cunning man was hiding his true intentions again.e164f1ba75c1bdf1

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“You didn’t report something to the higher-ups. There’s something only you know. That’s why you knew when a gate would open and could find me inside the gate. The esper center director didn’t confine you here to make you reflect or set an example, did she?”e6f4abf7521c31da

I unknowingly 35c3f85bf7 got excited 894eed3408 and stood b50547a7fa up.bf037ca1cb95a50b

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“They need to uncover what you’re hiding. Even the esper center director.”381322aa7a04b80e

“Guide Han Haegyeol is smart. That’s what I dislike about you.”5346c6049989d38e

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“Then stop looking at me like that.”9b5b731f07e5d3e2

In a fit of 4adc018588 anger, I snapped at bc9f1953ba Lee Gyeon. After saying it, 6d4c4071f5 I felt like 8c238d7d28 I had spouted c54199dc2c nonsense, and my b6c3f4c15b ears burned.85450e301f207d4c

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