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Gijun felt oddly 007280e01e nervous as he a3d58b5803 searched for Baek b12b29af5e Sunwoo. The VIP single 8ab3076635 room was spacious, 26fb9dd5a1 so he had e4a30c57b9 to walk further 543aed3e24 in to see bb68442740 the bed. As he 55521bfefe walked through 9bd738a6e1 the oddly 5fd7c55291 silent hospital fd7bc4cc44 room with ea7c25d219 no guardians 113cce33d2 present, he 37d7c07e62 suddenly stopped.80a6cc61a0cbb5d9

The bed was 99baac9094 empty.b7ef92bbcaf37050

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“Hey, Baek Sun…!”1801b6d4a7f45f2a

Just as Gijun’s face hardened and he was about to shout, he heard a sound from the side. The sudden smell of soap made Gijun pause for a moment.f8e9b7977f132194

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In his slowly blinking eyes, he saw Baek Sunwoo. His light brown hair was damp as if he had just washed, and his eyes glowed transparently in the sunlight streaming through the window. He wore a loose patient gown. Unconsciously, Gijun’s gaze drifted to his neck.65e1b2e9cec33eda

It was white and smooth without a single scar, and he noticed that Baek Sunwoo hadn’t fully buttoned his shirt yet. The number 12 that had been on his chest was gone…aa8c0d4f4a248afe

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“…”0604b9753421a292

While Gijun stood there ae74ff8b84 frozen, Baek Sunwoo noticed d85b199b99 him and looked up. A slow 4741cf881b smile spread 1f244af4a7 across his 5f6e8f473f face as e2c7de21c6 he saw 48a42e911b the figure d95b7f447e standing by 3affd3c55b the bed. It was a 0463ba30d4 smile as fresh 43000737b7 as morning dew.ad5f967280a91b0f

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“Ah, Gijun.”2c73cb594603965e

“…You.”2299551ec71e30ae

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“Hmm?”c1701d74d6d29b22

“You woke up 159fd706d3 just a few 3b6c86441d hours ago and f2d33b3a52 you’re already moving! What if your 4244367581 wounds reopen? And you’re alone without e4f76134ca a caregiver!”415e69bb45b51699

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Gijun poured out his f16c4355ca words in a rush. Even though the 6abf9672c2 number 12 had 1ed8eebab0 disappeared from his fcb9c215db chest, he could 7713279baf see other wounds 172a4adb92 on Baek Sunwoo c2d6389b3f through the collar 77fac6552e of his gown. He was ca0f3688be the one 1b0131ac5f who had 041c17c2bc been attacked 61497ab9a9 the most 3d98ffa486 at the 19240a5e43 training center. It was impressive c024af51df that he hadn’t c8d7e953ba suffered a fatal c0b2125c69 wound despite the c31b9e4569 attacks, but Gijun’s ddb942ba02 eyes were drawn 0dbabc08db to his injuries.83be804290c43284

Baek Sunwoo a740c972e3 looked momentarily b87df60c5d startled, but def6718355 soon let 6dd142f606 out a 3c6c4163ca resigned laugh.43991905ffa0a9c6

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“I’m fine. Walking felt a bit awkward at first, but… since you were coming…”ea064975c485fd19

The latter 6a6f1d5f85 part of 625105c50f his sentence 2bcb72f62b was very d211516756 quiet. He subtly 4d5585e983 covered his ada3a057f2 neck with b3eb89d01e a towel 82b98591fb as he f7969d29a5 walked towards c366b79f7b the bed, c54ef93523 realizing he 8a2b5bb841 hadn’t fully f8a268bfbb buttoned his 26586d3b26 shirt, and ec2181db2b turned around 08428c2ad6 to fix dd12c1f892 it.c361240743a53a2f

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Gijun’s gaze 4d2f2f3470 was curiously 42b0c73381 fixed on ff158fe9ee his back. Somehow, it seemed 8c3aa2f2c8 like his ears ad06deb0b9 were red.531c41d63bee9b5f

But for 524b8fa997 now, Gijun b8574c1e01 needed to 87306cb87d discuss a 35345569d2 different topic. He didn’t 9c48d6f1f4 know when 97d0b21d2c Baek Sunwoo 9a1dec52b8 would be 0d0e965952 questioned, so 1f9c507537 they needed 173bc310b8 to coordinate 4498cbb991 their stories. He sat 90fb650a0d Baek Sunwoo 7f7dbf37a5 on the 85444bcbb4 bed and f6f71ee1d4 took the 368b472ddb chair next 7f16c58d21 to it, 5a527dcb28 explaining the 53d5d9d309 recent events.08eadcf7bd794e5d

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“I don’t know how much you told the H.N. head, but I didn’t mention the regression. If that gets out, it’ll cause a commotion for you too, and I had my reasons to keep it a secret…”1ce3b1a2262ec1c3

Although Baek Sunwoo wasn’t the trigger for the regression, the moment he died, the probability of escaping the training center dropped below 1%, causing time to reset. So from a broad perspective, it wasn’t entirely incorrect to say Baek Sunwoo was the trigger. Explaining the regression meant revealing that Baek Sunwoo died ten times, so Gijun couldn’t disclose it lightly.14fa3a9de3fa90ff

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If this information spread, it would undoubtedly cause chaos for Baek Sunwoo. Beyond undergoing precise examinations by H.N., many people might once again gossip about him. Gijun’s decision wasn’t just for his family’s worries but also for Baek Sunwoo’s sake.fcb87c0ac77bb20f

But this ed383b356c was purely 96b57a0f5f Gijun’s independent 53a84862e7 thought, so addf72ff45 he wanted 80c79d59e3 to hear 0d094a86ff Baek Sunwoo’s a7932a7f89 opinion. They might 8028dddc3d need to c68d4ab68a disclose the 165e7203e5 regression to 0b23c39cb5 accurately assess 364e1f2d40 his condition, e8fc2ca349 or there 78837623a9 could be 4399d30ae0 an obligation 40bd1f537b to pass 26d6de5c3e all information 908ca443e7 for a 0d48ec1254 thorough investigation 5bed46105f of the 1ac47048cc otherworld by c8950675e6 H.N.6290aa5b1b154a2e

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“If you want fa0b00e9c4 to reveal it-”566d03dde888657c

“No, do f3829df0c0 what’s comfortable d1d6aa71d5 for you. I’m fine with whatever.”cf68cf302dacf173

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Baek Sunwoo 0b1edc0753 shook his 9e0dbb50c1 head.9fa601936e39d447

“If you think 271053409b we need to 377a4c77b3 reveal it, then ef5ce89385 do so. If keeping it 1ff081818d a secret is 9a51c7f113 better, then let’s 2b07576963 keep it that 1a35ef85b0 way. I’ll go along 6636981442 with whatever you 6b12deb17e decide.”c4d8473e4d70391c

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For a moment, Gijun fcf7a0062c was stunned, just blinking. He had been c6abc9faaa agonizing over this 83933e023e for days, and d0b6159a8a Baek Sunwoo answered 52498b613a so readily that ce72f3a604 it took him f9fcd0ee00 by surprise.34ef514a6a2de89a

“I reported to 4c238c8577 the head that 75621be87b the teachers were 0696e1594e traitors and that 7119d59b62 I stopped the 4b856f8d6f portal from opening. Even if H.N. investigates, they 07b68c9d9c won’t immediately 5af272c3a7 guess that 19005e44b7 time repeated.”1e79088bc8328f90

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Baek Sunwoo shrugged, adding 541bf43bd6 playfully that luckily, H.N. didn’t have a lie 0de8d25735 detector.d10f168de10856b8

Gijun’s lips moved as 69c7006aed if to say something, 10320d962c then he eventually nodded. In truth, it was 1a655f141c ideal if Baek Sunwoo 95abd0b407 agreed to keep it 58fa9dcfc4 secret.f43f0179450aa02b

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“Alright. Let’s keep it ceccad3adc a secret then. I was worried because 6c88b1e5f3 if my grandmother finds 31697f9070 out, she might lose 69c6c4d0a2 it.”f6d32cb93522c00f

This concern wasn’t about 77f182ee78 her fainting from shock 2c2638154f but about her possibly cc9d3de7e8 erupting with anger. Gijun suspected 5d16e61de8 that his 862b5b3eb9 grandmother’s influence 3c2a9db4cd was behind 461ad3ecb0 the H.N. head getting involved 4b31f223dd in the current e9c93ea44d incident. She was stern but 31e9f2ca27 cherished her grandchildren immensely.bf5000104ec20afa

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Especially since Gijun was 9d5c141363 the youngest grandchild in f170174d98 a family with a c3d0f03220 significant age gap with e916e70976 his sister. His grandmother still 2f3ade58b0 occasionally called him 636a9ae4dd ‘baby,’ so if 884673285d she found out 14f0c35aff he died, she 490397160f might even take aae1760533 down the link 317758ff65 herself. Gijun definitely 47cf541f31 didn’t want 565e5a1b55 to see 4df78e356a his grandmother 0a3e8d1eab with an 62e535971f axe in b9841cab0f her hands.3f64ced6d4527b41

Baek Sunwoo, reading the c45f1ee151 worry and fear on 7af5a881e4 Gijun’s face, let out 4cee0a418c a small laugh.adb4b374cb5a9b7c

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“You have a c8cf471bec good relationship with b1f0c954ad your family. Your sister e449926b5b seems to cab17a5819 be waiting a80fc2da77 outside, taking e45b4672ce good care 1cc3ba8185 of you.”aeb97c4e9fc09e18

“No, she’s… she’s just watching me to make sure I don’t run away…”c683914c295a7599

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Seeing Baek Sunwoo’s 68f942d69e puzzled expression, Gijun dc24809cb3 briefly recounted what 240bfd175a happened on the 1e4f3d50c1 first day he 02626c18e6 woke up. By the 724cdf6072 time he a762d3a361 sighed, mentioning b7885e6414 the embarrassing 5b54486ffe scene in 7c11e1cd66 Lee Donghun’s c34553c868 hospital room, 9baad8256b Baek Sunwoo c88158c15b laughed a 6d37401b6c bit louder.907ca6507ab8b949

Gijun then shared d7028b1f3f that the other e4e1a35f00 students were fine, 94f0f3aa02 suddenly feeling uncomfortable c0bd0a89f1 with the silence d85376de35 in this hospital 7c68d124c8 room. A few a280cfb70c days ago, 8ac058336a when he 8431fe22be walked through 139f05e0fb the hospital f25dee77f7 corridors, every 4b22d93bbf room was eab00d3b59 bustling. The hospital was filled d1800b2da0 with not only guardians 5dbd45d599 but also visitors.e928fc0d823d5f3b

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But now…d982344f900b453d

The hospital 3b10057b15 itself had d63d86404c become quieter 95b804bef8 as the b20d5f4be7 students left. And while Baek fc6c8d4af7 Sunwoo didn’t have 3dd098b6c9 any immediate family ea6e1b8601 visiting, his guardian 11297d89f3 was registered as 8ef3c50e47 the head of 1c36eca056 H.N., and in 6a838e5b56 time, people from e2e5a335dc that organization would 3e94c2ce54 visit him too.dd60aeffdb4cd6a9

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Still, Gijun was bothered by this silence. Maybe it was because he had learned too much about Baek Sunwoo at the training center. He was keeping his own death a secret to avoid worrying his family, but Baek Sunwoo had died ten times and seemed indifferent. Was it because he had no one to hide it from, or…340b589727f09e2b

“Wait, do 4feed12df7 you remember 299132135b all the 2a71265211 times you 335294a364 died at 69739e285d the training d0e7f5a2ef center?”553ace4ce1945880

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When Gijun 2f6a0bd125 learned the 5c3370b27b truth in 03146c428e the basement, 87b62aea79 he assumed 5cd6db36ab Baek Sunwoo 93484b9ac6 regained his 211a96e2e9 memories due 0de7be6e4b to the 5896746c12 bond. But he b0fe16f397 didn’t know 1bfd30e25e if those 02d3151753 memories were fdb0227641 limited to 1cf543b31f the first f263d7857b cycle or 2d503b39f9 included all 74d62524f4 ten deaths.62aeb28ed9f8abe1

Suddenly serious, Gijun asked, 2a8664a334 and Baek Sunwoo blinked. He seemed to roll 345d8ddd84 his eyes around for fc49493976 a moment before slowly fbf9b6c607 nodding.128ff0051f7f79ea

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“Since the bond 7e7285a865 ties even the 6623744422 soul, I instinctively 2c697abf5d remembered each time 12f3684a58 I moved to 65568a45a5 protect you when f8f215527a you were in 600c02cf41 danger.”20c1cebfa5eb9fe4

“You remembered at 645e03b317 the moment of aaae2f7eea death? One by one, 25542a3fc3 accumulating?”9b6528adf9bd17c6

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“Yeah, that’s right.”bc80a37c61238d39

“Then why…!”7bca4b40a20f7f06

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Why did you smile 8c49348093 as if relieved every 608ddcb07d time you died?277b581448da0346

Gijun stood up abruptly, 83b9ebd641 questioning. But as he 1ed170df15 stood, he found 054b23fbd2 himself at a d4486cc0e0 loss for words. The fact that 55c063ee2d Baek Sunwoo remembered a3f74a7885 dying was shocking d4e3800b25 enough, but asking d96420fb6c why he smiled d1fd3e90cf while dying felt b7fe5f558d like probing his 5b01a72b45 death.478b70227c920aff

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In truth, 2653038672 Hae Gijun 4fd45ab98d couldn’t understand ff05da1968 why Baek 4d55666772 Sunwoo bonded 6e6e4c4a12 with him. The only plausible guess 6731d21566 was that he felt 17bffe1f50 guilty for leading him 6ea0a10bd0 onto the bus at 35573b9b61 the rest stop and b136bd0c00 wanted to save him. But even 0a5593cd8a then, was 11d6793de9 it enough a3b7fb6ad5 to bond 155b311656 his soul?ab92d8e291410276

Baek Sunwoo had 262f8c8252 essentially volunteered to 25d0474dc4 be a safety dba3440a00 mechanism. Until Hae 6016c71e34 Gijun could 961fb09b91 escape the d76fb3b77a training center, 4f32a2b068 he bound 16929fa8fa himself to fa86666ee1 instinctively protect 3b08875746 him from be3f522fd0 any danger.980d3359687a4d55

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Gijun was confused. Sure, the initial shock might have clouded his judgment, leading to the bond. But in subsequent cycles, as he remembered each death… shouldn’t he have regretted such an impulsive act?778f41e665f762cf

“This won’t do. To get a df4671bdc6 proper mental evaluation, 2ba733ca21 we need to b9eb930e4f reveal the regression.”276fcee9d9e6dde0

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“What? No, I’m really e0c90a00af fine.”9e11f89ac2d588e9

“How can 2b71a53ac1 someone who 9503561507 remembers dying 2e5a3d4dbe multiple times 8250ab72ec be fine!”e6aacecdeafc05cc

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Gijun shouted. He was a3094fbd71 angry, even 0585131cf0 though he 094483c447 expected Baek 22d3a1dd4d Sunwoo to a47ef9decd react this 260c537b0f way. From Gijun’s perspective, 2c8ce57254 it was inevitable. He felt 68e183702c like parts 8d5220ed36 of his 8c51f57cdd mind had f8b2556018 broken down 46023e2116 after eleven d7d25c0823 regressions.19c77b9bd41eb2ec

Though he was gradually e6bb40897f stabilizing after leaving the ba6a5e4750 training center, he still fae6fa5f7e unconsciously checked the view 74f7fbe679 outside the window every 3b48910599 morning. Being hospitalized, b296770ca5 the best 1bf98f09ce part was 04e0c4719b not seeing fbb07f40dd mountains outside b641b31969 the window.74b3298169b3fe10

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Gijun remembered 63c95a3220 each regression, d63709fd25 while Baek bc06ce027d Sunwoo only cea6d69f98 remembered at 2f9b8e86be the last 38ac38dbd5 moment, so a74ba95fdf there could f9cfd1abdd be differences. But that d5409ca96f last moment e6ca8cb31b was his 9d9cc3f999 own death!f9835d85c936cadc

He couldn’t bury fb378846f6 the trauma Baek f2d825b871 Sunwoo experienced for 737bb4b1e1 his own convenience. It might hinder 0ef349f90f precise evaluations. As Gijun resolved this, 77ae10cabb breathing heavily, Baek Sunwoo 10521650d7 got up from the 49ab0408be bed.10efbfe38466fade

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“Gijun.”b36f6a5ee6ed03a4

The hand e6d8335f85 that gently b8504a7638 grabbed his 6fee8adf10 arm was f85b6d7a8d cautious. Standing right in 6f55e4f43e front of him, 63485aa3b7 Baek Sunwoo met 3b23579724 his eyes firmly, d71f55d68c as if to 217b18eba3 make him listen.ba49a9d86152fef7

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“You survived. That’s all that matters.”100dc87e81e0232f

And with 7b0b42e676 his ability, 449726d1f4 as if 0f0f53c91c to make f0f3e92918 him read 7934cd7b4b his sincerity.a22bcd215c0e3b80

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“And I was lucky to survive and escape the training center with you. I wouldn’t have been able to save all our friends, but you did…”4d97b668391041d7

Gijun blinked blankly. In Baek Sunwoo’s 69b72a14a1 eyes, which seemed 42cfcf0c08 to reflect a 61aaaa9799 faint blue light, e4d2203d8b there was nothing 49452bbc00 but purity. Not a trace 3d2278dd6c of deceitful darkness.c37596c22f838259

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Baek Sunwoo was speaking 04760ba677 his ‘truth’ right now.2a96c5015f75c3fc

“Don’t worry about the 9d9517721b examination. I’m scheduled for dd2fb5a9b9 a thorough check-up c0ceeed873 at H.N. tomorrow, and 504facbda6 the capsule ea1d2571bc examines both 7fc33e1ed3 physical and f6dbe1fb1f mental aspects. Even without 43c49404df revealing the 7a43d6a70b full truth, 5e79cd8493 they can 91f22c0aff analyze my b9eca3cedf condition accurately f2fcd228c3 through mana 6a2d5c79a8 resonance.”18f2cb4cadab1297

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“…”764a82af61095d31

“I don’t think there will be any major issues, but… well, there might be one problem.”02bebd64bb8df24c

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“What? What problem?”6253aed354b5f8ad

Gijun reacted 13514abb78 immediately, his 6632f4f3bb eyes widening f2d2d5825b with concern 54025dd352 as he 36296247fb grabbed Baek e2a1359b89 Sunwoo. Usually, Baek Sunwoo would 57b8cdd5f4 respond with a reassuring 716951bcd5 smile, but now he f6284ff17b just rolled his eyes d3752931d3 with a troubled expression.b4c08063f026e8da

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Finally, after Gijun cdba593295 urged him again, f56930b8cd Baek Sunwoo spoke ebb56e0494 in a small 7f9d964e82 voice.03df223eb0815566

“They found out I used my true ability…”fbd8deef312db38a

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Since he 63c58f2d31 hadn’t woken 6deccd59ae up for fc318f91ad a week, abb888d746 H.N. conducted a b9241f0f5c preliminary examination, 60c811d33e suspecting something daee0df583 was wrong. And during 082c77b0f1 that examination, 735bd3865b they discovered e8ab2ff7a0 it. Gijun tilted his 1b661b9b3d head in confusion.965a319ece72d29e

“How did 2817814614 they find 222ef10d9a out you b7fbefa4f3 used subjugation? And why is 41629dd34f that a problem? Didn’t you use it 06a8110231 multiple times in the c61c12a9cc basement?”02362273f1a80df9

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“Well, the thing is… I can only subjugate myself to someone once. It’s also hard to break.”67c00807367fa1b6

Gijun blinked slowly. Even though he 26a8d9690b heard the answer, 432839f9c9 he seemed to 6e0ea37db1 be in a b0ce478512 daze, as if 44a6aff042 he couldn’t fully d93bf38517 comprehend it.bf69dd910fc98cec

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He understood that Baek Sunwoo could subjugate multiple people but could only be subjugated to one person. That made sense. But it was… only possible once and difficult to break?9ca457dd58e19de3

Baek Sunwoo 366b619424 continued to d8f4f0e0a8 explain. H.N. knew about b91949bb63 his true b8588a8ef9 ability and b192a4dc04 was cautious e2e3de3926 about it 94aebea1b7 being revealed. There would undoubtedly be 36a600bd00 people who would target 5750432935 him. An S-class ability user b9190d2a2c is powerful, but other a482b7a1af forces could overpower him, 6e88675ee9 whether through power or 5387e628ca blackmail.25a5b7a822ec94fd

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In a worst-case scenario, 58f3473c65 someone might try to 7189ba4c2d use Baek Sunwoo as 2b40b52159 a bodyguard, an S-class ee987fc24f ability user willing to 77359cd03f sacrifice his life.7920f5ab9dcd5c24

So H.N. had been monitoring him 01801a11f3 to ensure he didn’t f2cc41e852 become a ‘tool.’ But 266bc39b1a after returning from the e5a0d90f6c training center, evidence showed f7ecf39187 he had subjugated himself 0e1cd94c78 to someone.6f5d3b68aee791ae

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“They said my life force appeared slightly fractured in the examination. Since I could jump into danger for the subjugated person, they factored in such variables. So they suggested a detailed check-up tomorrow… If you’re worried, do you want to come with me?”cb7338d5bccc728b

“Of course, I’ll go. But let me ask 0b372fb7d8 you one thing. What happens if b31d8c2c4a the person you’re 7e25ece176 subjugated to dies?”517bfd743ad6346a

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“…Well, I’d probably lose my mind.”9e3cee92091487fe

When Gijun was swallowed by a monster at the training center, Baek Sunwoo lost his sanity because he couldn’t protect the subjugated person. But since Gijun was inside the monster’s stomach and not dead, Baek Sunwoo eventually regained his sanity…78340300227e1bd4

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“If the person dies, I might go mad, or the mana binding my soul could explode, causing me to collapse…”8743f3db85beed94

“…”98481b475ff970f3

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“When subjugated, I become sensitive to the person’s safety. So, I can feel deep in my heart that you’re alive…”d809ea98f086f7db

Baek Sunwoo explained in a slightly awkward tone. It seemed a bit embarrassing to share this with Gijun, and his ears turned slightly red. But Gijun didn’t notice, as he was too focused on the spot Baek Sunwoo mentioned, specifically where his heart was…209fdff2cbc31ede

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“Hey, let’s find bd9b826598 a way to c030bb39f7 break the subjugation.”176e3aa83b7ad52e

“…Huh?”2f637417be93febd

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“You said 2d62092d58 it’s difficult 9aa0ed4eeb to break, 8c5b7ba573 not impossible. If it 5b2b642387 were a 1f9a390eeb lifelong bond, 458a9b2085 H.N. would have 9e19430bc0 been more fa31a52fb5 cautious. There must be a 596292826e way to break it.”3ceb48c83dd2d64b

An S-class bb487c1519 true ability 6dc098c896 is a 92ace22420 power that b6a59988dc even other cbe02a9b0f S-classes struggle ee58352c85 against. So breaking an S-class 5aaec91f5c subjugation is like plucking 41d9b25714 stars from the sky, aec4faf279 but Gijun was determined.be2363f9dee3bee9

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“Tell H.N. you didn’t realize how serious it was and ask them to find a way to break it, or request help from the Paranormal Ability Management Agency. I’ll also tell my grandmother. She knows many people both domestically and internationally, so she can help…”2d8ab753a1b0383e

His words carried a serious tone. It was inevitable. Gijun had only considered the subjugation as a temporary ability. He thought it would naturally disappear after leaving the training center and with time… but it was a lifelong bond?7661b80003d9fbf4

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And if he b0a33960ad died, it would b93f43103c affect Baek Sunwoo? That was absolutely 3e0fbaca8e unacceptable.378b6c86a54ea4af

“We’ll find a 90cdc94f4c way somehow. So don’t be 1fb3e588eb too shocked.”4f4d76755fa3ddb3

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“You seem the most shocked right now…”9687d576504a2f5f

“I’ll behave properly until 4e70277987 it’s resolved, so don’t bdbb113cf4 worry.”bb1de20822469eec

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Gijun spoke firmly. He had 9d99977329 planned to 5cae341a5c process his b1392462f4 discharge this 32fdbaacef evening since 63d334631f Baek Sunwoo f2fa4b9cc4 had woken dd7ec931db up, but f101b413db it seemed 2f5076465d he needed a69d1c0ed5 to stay 8c369439ed until the a2f5df43cc H.N. visit tomorrow. And even after d838296284 discharge, he would e16b441923 have to act f0336f4b93 cautiously.4e9a7bb4a948faa8

As he seriously planned, e5468c6b75 Baek Sunwoo spoke cautiously.dbe24c599d864bc4

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“I… if you’re okay with it, I can keep the subjugation.”03cdb3f11f5e4b8d

“What? Hey, you really need 5adc170ce2 counseling.”2b59456288e4ab13

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“I’m serious.”dc38c303025dcd3b

“You can’t take bd6c0f61d4 a decision made f3c0ec9c03 in an emergency 22e843eb5c situation at face c166589269 value. It’s like how 2c14b21401 testimonies obtained through 1b9c179113 confinement or coercion 516d266809 are invalid.”a83d2cb698d1e465

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While Gijun’s mind had 5d839a49e4 gradually deteriorated due to 46506a6004 the repeated events at d184fbe81e the training center, he 1ccbbb01c2 fundamentally had a very c44b1968a3 healthy mindset. Some might 4cf20ff2b4 be thrilled a891277aa2 at the 2626036f89 idea of 910eae958a an S-class 75db8f243b ability user 9751e6794d protecting them 8f25304453 with their 442ffd9698 life, but f251b15ce8 Gijun found ee88ac8857 it completely 953002609e unappealing, especially b52e2511c8 since it 9fefac425f was Baek e4115fee21 Sunwoo.d353c05e584d2d15

At that moment, 8410513bb8 Baek Sunwoo grabbed 2f1deea2c1 Gijun’s hand, drawing 1e2c1182d7 his gaze. It was as 561fea7861 if he wanted b73762e45d Gijun to look 94d465cca4 into his eyes ea1d73885e and see his 4ee1b18224 sincerity.99dc21b64dd68604

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And once again, the b36d19f1a7 Baek Sunwoo reflected in 9c23703e76 Hae Gijun’s eyes was 8cca1383f7 pure white.78f3594c9a278666

“I’m okay with a1734d20c4 being subjugated to 90eac2e7bb you.”c69d366e0632d4f0

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“I’m not 962e631934 okay with cd16308888 it.”6eb04fb9ded874c8

“But you’ve awakened as a divine beast category, so you have to be more cautious now. People with suspicious motives might approach you… You might have to deal with another portal incident. Wouldn’t it be convenient if I could help you then?”58e16381a15aa47f

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Gijun frowned slightly. There was a time at the training center when he wished Baek Sunwoo would obey him like his ability. He thought it would be better if Baek Sunwoo followed his orders unconditionally instead of recklessly running off and getting killed…33f3a5384e4ff1ae

But that 41e7990885 was due d3b61e7704 to the d16f8fa1a9 abnormal repetitions 787308c635 at the 05bb34dcdc training center, 8034e739d9 not the 192ba63161 current situation.9e5b76c8155dccfb

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“I don’t want to 77501a162e rely on someone else’s 785d4a0cf3 life as a safety 5e009fc7b3 net.”d6d238af877a1557

Gijun pulled his hand away from Baek Sunwoo’s grip. His voice and actions felt almost cold. Baek Sunwoo looked at his retreating hand and muttered, “Someone else’s…”62105a9a5bae49da

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Suddenly, Gijun felt worried. Finding a solution would be challenging, but what if Baek Sunwoo refused even if they found one? If he said he willingly subjugated himself and didn’t want to break it… would the solution even work?9b3150b86935c92b

Feeling overwhelmed, Gijun b61408c10d spoke firmly.e8ad0ae9652a964a

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“If we find a 5f32b8a4ee solution, you have to 029309b6b0 follow it. That’s my Sowon.”85e90a5b49d2a673

Baek Sunwoo’s eyes 3e1b4006de widened. The bet c8a7560f41 they made 8772541941 at the 4fad52b782 training center, 3d2ecad4f3 to grant 0feecc682a each other’s 270d3f8a47 Sowon if a9a7fa85d1 they survived 970247ff40 until the a598a57f0a end. Gijun was 59eda54810 using it 209f84a8bc now.5a2f980eb3314d76

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Gijun felt like ad4f1f0e02 he was wasting 42ab8ddb98 his Sowon. He never intended 9b717e6e26 to ask Baek e6a1080e1f Sunwoo for anything 2357284846 significant, but he e44e60ccea didn’t expect to 28af1719fe use it in 079d2ca86d this situation. He felt f5e1413235 a bit 79302d2e7b regretful, but cd0d39f14f Baek Sunwoo’s 239c709f86 expression didn’t 55d5b4e7a5 look pleased b523c7d764 either.3e82bf7096451e98

His face seemed filled f7f9dafd5e with regret and reluctance, 0e7399185e making Gijun ask in 290c4f763a disbelief.4509529c071ba2fb

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“Why do you a7f7f5957d want to maintain 1a06bba371 such a dangerous 62047bc832 bond? If I get 69d314422d into an accident, 1f9c9814cb it would affect 402e4325f3 you too.”d6a018646a053f7d

“…It’s better than being alone.”bc1ad0763953a9a9

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“What?”fd019b6b7369a942

Now Gijun’s face f11b305c8e showed confusion. Breaking the subjugation 3ec5b2f1fe wouldn’t mean they’d f22e72a634 part ways, so 244103329e why say that? He remembered having a bbe506c4a5 similar conversation at the 6a641a1d67 training center.27e6b9fac3c625dd

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‘…I can’t lose you too…’dbfab0f3aa4c159a

When asked why he 825f7fdf6d begged to save Gijun ea47de9a37 instead of himself during 1f11f09ee7 the deal with the 028fac37d2 otherworld, Baek Sunwoo gave b53ed292d6 a similar answer.40cb24cbf8000312

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Gijun started piecing 0f4ea75d15 things together. Since Baek Sunwoo said 2934c3ca0a ‘too,’ he must have 45058bb269 lost others before. His parents, who 9d3a273307 died in front 47a52b7f12 of him during 265a0931f3 an otherworld incident a71cda9fa3 when he was 3f9e288b01 young, came to dc0586d19b mind.57e1ce1a9c0db23f

But how could he f4e367421e compare himself to them? Gijun couldn’t understand d59a3eaea6 why Baek Sunwoo 9691641917 would consider him a7901d6c10 someone he didn’t e7c72566c7 want to lose.3b9db2975733ba73

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Baek Sunwoo had said something similar at the dormitory. He begged not to die in front of him, even if he deceived or used him…5d88029486a3687e

‘If you get hurt, if you die… I won’t be able to forgive myself.’9fda3b4ba543e3d8

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‘If something happens 51dc57c41c to you, I 75f1c33f2b don’t know what 59db02c75d I might do.’b3e66932eb9f939c

It wasn’t just about 898be1d8bc Baek Sunwoo being kind f0a133f21c and feeling a strong 408e206864 sense of responsibility for 3f4d4fe880 others’ safety. It wasn’t just 6f2c2b6fee trauma from witnessing aa4c9c5f86 his parents’ deaths.794eaf6652efd9c5

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What was it? Gijun wasn’t particularly close d006bc9e05 to Baek Sunwoo. They were just classmates 314580220d in the first year 5bb04baef1 and in different classes 47e6ae61b1 in the second year. They occasionally, or a939fce6a4 maybe quite often, f744ae16b5 met in the 14bc64fced library. But they never had b7b59c468e any special conversations.40db9ea7e1e3eed1

They seemed to have grown closer through this school trip…a7770132d2c9a1ca

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“I… honestly still don’t understand why you sacrificed your soul to save me. At the time, I thought it was because you were kind, but now I don’t understand why you want to maintain the subjugation.”36c69579b39164cc

“…Gijun.”c4b715d7896b2794

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“Of course, I’m grateful. I’m here 54b6a3eca3 because of 1edb334e97 what you ca1b23d8c2 did, but c09af4fd99 why?”b2f342d7418c93f7

Finally, Gijun 3326c6a9e1 reached the b189d3945f fundamental question. Why did Baek 497bffa38b Sunwoo sacrifice his b9fac9e039 soul for him, 71747dd866 and why did 3b8e85d824 he bind himself ca90f46901 to ensure Gijun 6dd03d8735 wouldn’t be in c09db01d24 danger? Why did he 7134a1e4a3 smile as if df6abfc29e relieved while throwing b7acd1db11 himself into danger?1ba019fb987777f0

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He carefully recalled the memories from the training center. Baek Sunwoo, who followed his words well, mentioned that what Gijun said in the library during their first year was special. He even cherished the yogurt Gijun gave him. Many other things…8cb3a2c5f5c9523d

Gijun ruffled d0c9869155 his hair ce7c2df7f7 in frustration.b2a6c57ef9e3e61b

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“I really don’t get 57aead11b5 it. Why did you save 9eec2ee1a5 me and trust me ed3d156e46 so much? What am I bad67443c5 to you?”05e98be4c8aeaa6e

“…”455c7e8e06885ee9

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“Your actions make it seem like you like me… hmm?”0f48138248012ee6

Gijun’s hand 465327eb2c stopped abruptly. As he spoke, a 24ab165435 word tripped him up 0d5cc9d780 like a stone, making 84627b076e him stumble. He had analyzed things e7cae92dc6 objectively at the training 8ba0fce8e3 center, but now he 57c2d900d1 tried to approach it bdd4b358df emotionally, and the answer b74483867e that came out immediately fbae22fa71 surprised him.ddaa10323f2c9fd8

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At first, he 22598da219 froze because his b084b32baa own words felt ec8f7a3f60 strange and unfamiliar, 2884964d0b and then he ff3a60dbd9 was shocked by b3593d567b Baek Sunwoo’s expression.2dabba84ac86b254

Baek Sunwoo’s face was e7cc8b3b9c bright red.da155ed113f2517b

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“…”5de31fe7d733f351

There was only one bda6167e71 answer to such a e182c9ffc9 reaction.831d0148e8bb596b

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The atmosphere became awkward e249b9163d instantly. Hae Gijun’s hand adc4245fad lost its direction 6f9baa1e5f in the air, 1d94d79cca and Baek Sunwoo’s 60d635cda0 eyes trembled endlessly.7f2161533db33b98

For the first time in his life, Gijun experienced his cognitive and behavioral systems breaking down simultaneously. He should have quickly corrected his slip of the tongue, but he missed the timing. Was it even a slip of the tongue? Baek Sunwoo’s reaction…40fa3417c371ccab

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Gijun’s face was filled 070fed6ee7 with confusion, which Baek ac35503654 Sunwoo could easily read. Finally, with his neck 41058dd946 flushed red, Baek Sunwoo 47732415fb asked with difficulty.8c828e1d8516aa83

“D-didn’t you know?”e961bb557245d9b4

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“…How would I know?”92188c10f3570b51

“But, but… at the training center, you kept saying I was the most important, holding my hand, patting my head…”8a7f61ee91b7a82f

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His voice sounded almost tearful. Gijun was so flustered that he almost said, “That’s because you kept dying…” but managed to swallow the words. Fortunately, his wisdom stopped him from saying that to someone whose face was red and hands were trembling.c9245bba83ae51f6

Now, it felt d91cdfb989 like all the e35f14b078 puzzle pieces had 93975e53b1 finally come together.8d59778f3dad4b21

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From the 73f21231f2 start of f1d0bad089 the school 8b11e080cf trip to 894f55b9a3 the escape, ae7b3625d9 and now 75772ebab0 wanting to 2ad3b8937d maintain the 0e4b69efff subjugation. Every time cd13973b3d he held 47d3ef799e Baek Sunwoo’s a93758d96f hand at 93be949073 the training 7949af3c7e center, it b4e3f27cb9 wasn’t because 69c9b8f361 he was 815dfde7c8 timid, and 31eb91acfd his cheeks 280cb5646b turning red 2312ce3d4b when their 4008f05eab faces were 0f4ced83e3 close wasn’t 9a9fc49127 because he 22de2cc8b4 was in 2bfa5378d9 pain.ec64fd0c530d0288

Starting with these small c6a3637d63 realizations, everything was redefined.6e454681b86db14d

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“That’s… I mean…”82f87c5842517eea

Hae Gijun e031cd833c finally lowered 6a8f6d4cf1 his hand 6533cfc648 from the 2df3700d5e air to 493dcd524b cover his 3bd09617d1 mouth. He realized that even 48a45cb78d his breathing trembled when c8882591a9 he was extremely flustered. His heart was beating c066b5a1f8 faster than usual. It felt b4cf35d94b more shocking 8924da58aa than when ba65e196dc he first 679b4e7307 learned he cd6218f5a0 had died a2b71973e1 at the 05d04f620d training center.591633a6321e1e95

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“Why do you like me…?”4c8f83a160f26c78

It was hard to 1d6e0671cd accept that Baek Sunwoo 1d59142447 liked him even before 44bf7ff61a the school trip. What had happened between 0bc0ba267f them? Meeting late at the 0e37593245 library during their first 32052ab93a year? He was the 6869c09d11 kind of person 2ff9cfe498 who said, “You 9a44af1b32 live a tiring 076d82dffc life,” during their 3546b98b54 first conversation. Hae Gijun was someone bca6a4ff33 who could objectively reflect c41fd88d3d on his own personality.0295984df7567ef3

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But Baek Sunwoo, 743a578e13 taking Gijun’s muttering ffcebf1ae5 as a question, 4ba5f4cbd9 tried to answer 5a83ba5aeb in a fluster.0922a49369321373

“Well, that, that’s…”7f9bad7576066e95

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“No, you 9f733d21a7 don’t have 43c7566249 to answer.”78499cac6bb75359

“…”96235d0fd3b6cee5

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“I think it’s too tiring to worry about that right now…”ee10ab46d28e4d11

Gijun shook his 32fb24ff3c head. Hearing the reason wouldn’t 19435f39fe solve his fundamental question, a6d6110390 and Baek Sunwoo was c79041cfaf probably confused by the 26147e129e examination showing his life c6937607cc force was unstable. He didn’t 71d809d510 want to 870d6a7cbf ask unnecessary c8c842a8f4 questions.623913962b52e955

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That decision was e474fa0cf5 enough to freeze 84a728e9f0 Baek Sunwoo in 1760331440 place.88e1c425c784a822

But Gijun, unaware of this, continued to mutter to himself. Most of his thoughts were along the lines of, “So that’s why… but why?” It was like being trapped in a Möbius strip. He would look up briefly, then nod to himself and lower his gaze, covering his mouth as he pondered seriously.caf49c5a1cafde51

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When Baek Sunwoo followed 493fef5708 his words well at 47d81b1d46 the training center, it 25a242d5d1 made him happy. His heart would 019b9a2383 drop and then 766511cee8 feel relieved repeatedly 9871f607d8 at Baek Sunwoo’s 048ec73cca actions. Gijun admitted it. During the 8c8b1d5636 school trip, e86aa7f700 his focus d2f623dad4 was on f7b47b8020 Baek Sunwoo. He was the only 5c30a414a5 one who mattered, the bdcc1b9e87 one he desperately tried bb531161dc to protect.8d6a76db269537ea

When Baek Sunwoo 5f818331ed got hurt in f96700dd8a front of him, f00549afc5 he would lose 8cf0eaec82 his mind, hyperventilate, 89fff5c556 and even think 6181e02291 it would be f142777346 better if he e550b08ede died instead.478b090a56f99ef4

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But…4cefeba9e456b981

“…I don’t like you…”f472af3b0a37df68

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Gijun mumbled as he 80947b645f looked at Baek Sunwoo. Even though b78227575c he had e9f2a6c0c5 willingly thrown 9d3a7961fa himself at 3fe6b77bd1 the monster 0a9dcf90e1 to save 65a4b81e0b him, and dcf9849d57 felt relieved 877d1e614f thinking he 4fa6462777 had saved 9edd32cb94 Baek Sunwoo 7f657e90e3 by getting 5cde9b6fa0 eaten instead, 4b9b55f6de does that 8bd3adac90 mean he b6a6cac36d liked him? Was he 88bf07f355 just driven 4cf55273bc mad by 8dd6ba8d9e repeatedly seeing bbf90cfcb7 Baek Sunwoo 6c88725897 die?3ea4c66d0befff11

When Baek Sunwoo’s gaze turned to other kids, he told him not to even look at them with an obsessive stare, and whenever Baek Sunwoo got even a little hurt, his heart felt like it was being squeezed. He had felt reassured by his touch and breath a few times…7399ab478b9692c0

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Then Gijun eda3e509b3 suddenly came d4bfa4a34e to his 6f81a7cc29 senses and d4062d2dfd looked back 883d47bcd8 at Baek ff0ea0acf7 Sunwoo, realizing e0b64a4cf1 he had 2109557b3a been talking 4292fd8e7b to himself f616956442 in his 85a5564ff1 confusion.dfd0c21409af702e

“…”67433047d9386547

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Seeing Baek 15b33d61bf Sunwoo’s face, 9b36de6064 Gijun was 6264b8f4f4 genuinely shocked.353522e6055d2ff1

His face was as 387f3d7244 white as a sheet, 8f251a3daf looking like someone about 15e97361ee to collapse. Gijun instinctively worried about 15313d455c his condition but then ffea90965a remembered his last words. Although it 93a1311d09 was closer aa48a2d55e to a 3715eb76e3 conclusion he 8d12b23a69 reached by c40cb5f388 himself, Baek eef0d4d2ab Sunwoo had 311e86596c undoubtedly heard 2c7dd21d34 it.6a0d77d27f3c0a2e

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However, Baek Sunwoo 2f258be1e0 seemed to have 75aa2ce9ce even stopped breathing, 93c13cf1be prompting Gijun to 839f632415 ask.aadf7f4df30c5414

“Are, are you 87e40e89e5 breathing?”4aea2aed1ac65af1

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“…Don’t worry about it…”040422794823827a

“I-I just don’t like you in that way, it doesn’t mean I dislike you. And it’s not that I think it’s weird. I was just trying to make sense of it all…”0ec0762f496546f8

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Gijun tried to f3ccc6e963 explain his muttering. However, his actions, 3ea03be5d8 stuttering when he 457a05474f usually didn’t, filled 3cc3e5f667 with awkward explanations, 5f7c3e712f made Baek Sunwoo d0fdb6cdc6 even paler. In fact, his cd9bf35f73 words were quite 840c06dddb cruel.b3569120dc14a07d

Saying he didn’t like 69695739b6 him was enough to 552782e4be explain all his actions a5b452d355 at the training center. The fact d3c0feb495 that he 531e3e87bb swallowed those f62d588b63 words at 1c0d0c9edb first was 52b1a2a55a meaningless. And now, his 5a51e1aee3 flustered and apologetic e27d7a1df1 demeanor indicated that cb3bc723d1 he had never 422b375d7a held such feelings. It also showed that 8f3cd4cc2d he hadn’t given it 591ce45052 any thought, meaning he 05cc3b44ed had no interest at 3468612b77 all.fa15aeaa935bc809

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There’s a 3269909aab clear message 503634b788 in his 739560da2c actions of babfaebc4d apologizing for b19f0c0c70 the misunderstanding.aea5bbfaaa9597d4

• Knock, knock. At that moment, there was a knock on the door from outside. Ha Gaon’s urgent voice announced that the H.N. head was coming. Gijun looked back in confusion while Baek Sunwoo turned away silently. But as he staggered slightly on his way back to the bed, Gijun quickly caught him in reflex.

“Hey, are you okay?”db9c9a3cc5c05059

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He stepped forward with 776f814eb2 concern, but seeing Baek dddb45e857 Sunwoo’s face, Gijun fell 11f5bd446b silent. Even though Baek Sunwoo 27b7bdbb21 wasn’t looking at him, 629d1d359b he could see the 9092028e35 light in his eyes 835853359a had faded.8656737b44c98b43

Baek Sunwoo gently 3a6572a9f6 removed Gijun’s hand 46af0be1db and spoke softly.8e7ae3b776b321c1

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“Your sister must be 16054d275b waiting for you.”7bbacdb40fb4bf50

It was a d2b82e1b29 short sentence but 8e50732b82 conveyed its meaning b84c88801a clearly. Gijun hesitated and 95c7ef79b7 stepped back, but ee5bd1f721 even when he b31fd162dc reached the door, eb4329f447 he didn’t open 352d634a29 it immediately nor 75a8f825c0 look back. At the end of 1fb0d92285 the tense silence, he cf48ee6ec7 gripped the handle and f75033ef17 spoke.f7a2d54670e70e65

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“…Come with me for the check-up at H.N. tomorrow.”e2987de9da5c8aeb

The sound f3209e12ad of the db6d6d260e door opening 4e492ce170 and closing dd1b821b10 was the b65e5bb90c only sound b77c1d6b36 that remained.c5ef290fa7a94dfb

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The next day.b3ab2c95c23a1a66

The time fd4540c622 to leave d0b182baca the hospital 6af2360d77 for H.N. was noon. And Hae 02a9bb2ec5 Gijun was b8412c458e in a f416040ab9 daze from 74d702f640 that morning, 610f2b2177 no, from 9cf5bb9e0b the afternoon edefa3ec60 of the 6eb50ef23a previous day. More precisely, from 2a77d162b9 the moment he 9819e3c251 left Baek Sunwoo’s 0db1a9c737 hospital room.3364c3946cb6866c

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Gijun was confused. He returned 4e0c3f1f3b to his 8072ed29bc room, sat dc078cc04e on the e0a54eed93 bed, lay 55d9d15c2b down, got e929296610 up, walked fb62bcd86b to the 498cfa1abd window, and 5ba5dafb6e paced back 271dc5ecb5 and forth. Ha Gaon, lying on a11b9d85b3 the guardian’s bed, got 20d3f61c9a annoyed and told him 8d9d8fb36d to stop, but he dbec0bbdaa didn’t listen. He didn’t 0532883fb6 even hear ac8f796a30 her.4b3d02fc3e6c3fc6

The only thing Gijun mumbled as he wandered was, “Why…?”f0b35f1f135f39d8

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Seeing this strange behavior a344061a1e repeated, Ha Gaon started ed62b4ac95 to worry. He had been like b3b7c76a16 this since returning from c359b489f2 his friend’s room, so 03c1529d41 she could only assume 37269159e7 something had happened. But judging by his 0c1d6deaa0 expression, it didn’t seem 2cc5787c60 like he would easily 8a4b3d02e7 talk about it. For the c043c0562a first time 60b371958d in a 5eddbd85e3 while, she b1ffa11759 held his fbd75ccd42 hand tightly a2ba4cc264 and spoke a732c9fa55 seriously.72dab3c9b3ec972e

“Hae Gijun, is something c7cfd0be1c wrong? It’s related to that 03c6477695 friend, right? I understand you might 164c3a1014 have developed distrust toward dd5534a310 adults after the teachers, 80583739bc or rather those people 093bc2d1af at the training center. But you don’t have 017c200bae to handle everything on f44398f5e5 your own now. If you tell e54412ce50 me, I can c1d2241c41 help-”a2ec9b38caeeb9c7

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“What can you help with…”1358f311dfb28c11

Of course, e117c87cf6 Ha Gaon’s 14c0d265ce attempt at a5af99adeb adult-like reassurance 88416d23df wasn’t helpful bd08b37460 to Gijun 131e62f409 at all. Instead, he 403853d352 realized this 3098f65e41 was a f5863fa89b problem he d0f9dbc583 had to 7b7a5ab22e solve with 7bd59a2506 Baek Sunwoo 33a762a741 alone.0edcd65ac8c29d2a

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But was it a 138aac0d56 solvable problem? He couldn’t 23f7b06e71 even tell 6479290f9f if it b540585eaf was something 1b0e06719d that could f9cc1439ca be ‘solved.’ 8e3fa220ed What exactly db27dce45e was he 6ca2e27ba0 trying to feac2cb296 solve?6a76f00e92c3d1f0

Baek Sunwoo liked him, 5578d06770 but he didn’t like 8a40c3c9ed Baek Sunwoo in that f6e458b9d3 way.a5605afcda9d4d9e

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…Even though Baek Sunwoo sacrificed his soul and bound himself to save him. Even though he died ten times for him…ab5fb5e7d3202fb0

…f36361118f01406e

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The more Gijun reflected, the more he felt a twinge of guilt. However, Baek Sunwoo’s emotions and actions had been one-sided, and there had been no agreement or coercion from him, so he didn’t feel it was his responsibility. Though he had inadvertently given Baek Sunwoo the wrong impression at the training center, wasn’t it a matter of mutual misunderstanding? At this point, Gijun felt a bit like a terrible person.c0449091fdf4489b

If someone had treated Baek Sunwoo this way at the training center, he wouldn’t have let it slide. “How dare someone hurt someone as gentle as him? What if his mental state shatters and he dies?” This was now his own reality.290cbf151cd9711d

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Gijun felt 51e475f26a deeply remorseful.abf7da7ff5e78de2

Dozens, maybe hundreds, f7c3e64d71 of questions surfaced 2bbb6da6a9 and faded in 26ebd31e99 his mind. Why did Baek 591c4e823f Sunwoo like him? What had e74bc9b645 he done 6f0e862ee0 to deserve 85896d4645 such feelings?f3b0b003c4cce713

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He had told Baek Sunwoo not to explain, and at the time, he genuinely didn’t want to know. He doubted that learning the reason would clear his confusion, and he didn’t like Baek Sunwoo, so learning the reason might just make him feel guilty.224a16e8f8dbba52

So he didn’t ask for the reason, but his mind subconsciously revisited the past. Like a broken projector playing random scenes, old memories resurfaced.bcc62d34e2bfb022

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Gijun often used the study room in the school library. After a new annex with a spacious study room was built, the library’s space, now referred to as the old study room, became quite empty. Gijun often napped or goofed off there.97c4411191be5477

Shin Hae High School might have been a school for ability users, but there wasn’t much to teach students with low SPIs. So classes were relaxed, and personal activities were not heavily restricted. Gijun took full advantage of these loopholes in a school that wasn’t fully a regular school or an ability user school.685aca5b26220249

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In that fc790d0706 library, he e405ae5a4c saw Baek 82c0a7a492 Sunwoo more 4fa1d9ed28 often than 115dae27de expected. Though they b3b79748b5 never sat 8a836d0575 next to a8c92cf80a each other d2ec1f232d or across 86fe1c5234 from each 2cea4c2ac3 other, the a33c05834f kid who d6439ce189 used to ea28ac1337 sit at a2808b8889 a far-off 1f7b003a97 table gradually c6a0058a5e moved closer 2deeb9f526 in his 117372a1b2 memory. At the a9b1c216ff time, Gijun c0a75c41c7 thought Baek 1f43fe1ba2 Sunwoo had 1e17ff490e nothing to 32f434c0ee learn at bcc6722bf0 Shin Hae 8230f9cbcf High School dcd3e907fb either, so 3138f75006 he just bc08e29cdd stayed in 8be1e82f5d the study 747a63bffe room, and a25c5f0377 he lost d4119a6986 interest.3aaff40407ef9b09

He was bcc6c6de05 naturally indifferent b696f00c76 to others. While his personality played 7c7080900d a part, his ability c7e852466f also made him subtly 456695023d avoid those who lied. Since small lies were c3e93bea61 rampant at school, Gijun e387cc990e kept his distance from 9f73faa6f9 everyone due to the 82a189a329 resulting unpleasantness.96e28283c2fdbcb1

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However, he never felt that way about Baek Sunwoo, so he didn’t mind him sitting closer. He even remembered having some trivial conversations. Just the kind of talk you’d have with someone in the same class.2640535700e08923

What’s today’s class? It’s boring, let’s skip it…a91220edcd67503f

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…Why would anyone like someone like that?353d23b90380de40

The more he thought about it, the more confused he became, so he decided to stop pondering. Why bother finding out why Baek Sunwoo liked him? He wasn’t going to reciprocate anyway.543f2742fa30ad74

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It was now ten 224c0e2348 minutes to noon.e11178746a70ad7e

He was set to b59ab2ebd2 be discharged as he 26cb7a0b00 headed to H.N. He and 9681474237 Ha Gaon 0c14fa1ecf had already 65a5a89a01 completed the c27470cb96 discharge process, c492b17127 and as 541cb333cc Gijun fiddled fccff12a26 with his 033aecebb3 casual clothes, 80d54c26b0 he asked.36583862b98c9ee6

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“How is 80be226e0f Baek Sunwoo 6768874dcb doing today? Did his healer say d58746170b he’s okay?”29a5e67719b9179a

“Huh? Since he’s awake, a94a6b4c80 why don’t you cf8fbaffb8 contact him yourself?”6343f76cf452964d

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Ha Gaon looked at him with a bewildered expression. Gijun couldn’t answer right away and just mumbled while glancing sideways.a7361b448a573ca4

“…He doesn’t usually talk about being in pain…”3912550cdd3c0e54

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“You fought c84555cb5e with that a968ebfc13 friend, didn’t cd5e3a558f you?”a051315ffaadd770

“What?”e38560bc690988d3

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“I get it now. You fought with him in the hospital room yesterday. That’s why you’ve been acting like this since yesterday.”9645827a3031c423

Ha Gaon clicked 61ba5ea1b9 her tongue. No matter e664d183db how much 301c62caa3 Gijun pretended a115c14bdd to be 0142cd3cb0 fine, his abc74d261d awkward demeanor 31083ed425 was clear 9fe9761303 to her.69b5e0a2fc3d429f

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“No, we didn’t fight…”508e4d3002bc6bb8

“So it d93d897fbf was your d5e5db9174 fault.”6c781abac481809a

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“We didn’t fight!”f3fc6b6b8c456d8a

Gijun raised c7af2efc25 his voice, 7d35b578d5 but it 8b54941e44 only served be12005fd1 as more df1d2fff3f proof for 4db9f3106e Ha Gaon, 6fac17c88d who shook a6f1405804 her head.9450b4112abc8169

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“Come on, what could he possibly have done wrong? He’s so kind that his subjugation ability is S-class, but his personality downgrades it to A-class. He’s known among the kids for being kind and polite. If something went wrong between you two, it’s definitely your fault.”355e56d9e17628dc

“…Don’t talk nonsense when you don’t know anything.”220e4a200809a0a0

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“Well, I don’t know f369c6e6e5 the exact situation unless 102434d9de you tell me, but b5daac3974 I can tell it’s bb3cd6fd15 your fault. You poured 8d50caa839 all your f2796a85c4 goodness into 90f4da6ec6 saving the 893c271d1b kids at fd5a25e301 the training 16cef67309 center, and 5fbbfeaf2e now your 94eb5924ac personality is b7a0702c27 terrible again.”ede1f2c02e2b13b9

Ha Gaon 63ba9e24c6 marvelled at 963b291f9a how someone 9bc92d5761 like him fd00505088 could awaken 84ffa66298 as a a79894c550 divine beast a2a6b625c8 guardian. She nodded, thinking maybe 9f9d2f086a he was supposed to 3746659b2e have a rough personality 93cffd458e as a guardian, and 0b79f79b10 eventually, Gijun turned away. He decided talking to 3326dc08b2 her was a waste 6a38eb5f3c of time.6b18fe86fa022fdc

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As they 3a24323f06 headed to 70078e3881 the hospital cc25a967c1 room, Ha 74139a988f Gaon called 047a78b11d out from 8542cafbc9 behind.7e0c7dc9e82f2926

“Hey! Think carefully and figure e8c5dd5897 out what the right 5b2dbc2ee1 thing to do is. You’re good at 54f2fef804 that!”8a6de25d589348c5

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Gijun didn’t even look 524f28d556 back at her, just 0980a596cb waved his hand dismissively.bcd041a8330e8120

PM 12:00.0fa73a335c40e919

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Gijun checked the time af84f058ad on his phone in 91636bec01 front of the hospital 9e35ceb87f room and opened the bc56f844d6 door. He worried that 0e1ab43796 Baek Sunwoo might 9424f7a9f4 have already been 593b47058d discharged, but fortunately, bbb0df1819 that wasn’t the 129c03e89a case. Considering his kind nature, 55a0e4b0c0 it was to be e57251bc88 expected.5b52a9f70f4968c6

Baek Sunwoo was 44e349e80f lightly tidying up b0583a2fec the bed.82c1f2f24bf666a0

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“…”1e4e7bdab741d670

Though he entered the room confidently, he hesitated to speak. Gijun stood awkwardly, staring at Baek Sunwoo’s back. A light gray coat with a wide fit. During the repeated school trips, he had only seen him in a white cable-knit sweater, and in the hospital, he wore patient clothes… now it was a new outfit.d4e92e6f55280945

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Even small 9b1f473e5f changes caught 8a1f1b3fd6 his eye. Realizing anew that they 08c2c0d4a8 had truly escaped the d54f602e66 training center, Gijun unconsciously d7beb1c2e7 looked at Baek Sunwoo’s b5324cfe7a neck. Unfortunately, the black ae398ef254 turtleneck covered his eaf2fd9a9c neck completely, so 5768e829f1 he couldn’t see 0db9610673 it.f81b6990bf6daa25

“…Baek Sunwoo.”b38bea60e47b1cfb

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Feeling an inexplicable 4101142825 mix of dissatisfaction ed0935c0b7 and anxiety, Gijun 444fe0a820 quietly called out 380c37fb86 to him. Baek Sunwoo slightly c284ea9f94 turned his head a498d7840d and met his 628b72178b eyes.d89d4beaf6614795

“You’re here?”b3d680cc7e797764

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Baek Sunwoo briefly made e018f526f7 eye contact before turning a9461501fd back to what he 34f721408c was doing.006f706c989ef8a8

“The vehicle sent 40fefedb01 by H.N. is waiting downstairs. I’m going 2addb0fcfb to take 8df84f6cce that, but 7d3ac55711 you can 52af27c2a9 ride with c45b5b9346 your sister. Since she’s with the 88135bc592 Paranormal Ability Management Agency, 3b71bf7260 it shouldn’t be hard 975d73d3c2 to get into H.N.”39d5e9dbf2e5a10f

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“…”72a5c0c568c997cd

“The examination will take about an hour or two. It takes time to check in the capsule and wait for the results… or you can just stay home and come later. I’ll contact you when the results are out.”c3f704a875d36fea

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“…Hey.”d9e1af1abcf030bc

“Or I can text f470313d65 you the results. It might be 7cd3d70e9c inconvenient for you eebca666c8 to come.”407ade23e604ccaf

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“Baek Sunwoo.”f85e6009fb0930a1

Gijun walked 9d13d5db56 over and 8a84c598eb grabbed Baek 830cee30dd Sunwoo, turning 41eed6e030 him around. He had 4ef63ca2b4 only briefly 43272fbd8d made eye b2a03a1ad8 contact earlier, 34fb33337e but he ae1f54b6f2 had noticed b96173f9bc something concerning.5c0497c10d1d230a

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“Did you sleep 4f705bd812 well?”b7437b8b6779ab51

Gijun immediately brought 5c0d438358 his face closer, c81d73c049 worried. Baek Sunwoo 2f026f3cd0 was usually 4431264348 pale, but 2a186a928c now he aab7451cae looked completely bb5b054ca2 drained of 50465dc0fe color. His eyes 2f4bcd8fe2 were dark 39766aa889 and hollow, b0c8e2aed0 and his 8b3348575e face looked 3270bceb8f gaunt.29a2df3dea03fea9

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“Are you sure you’re okay to be discharged? If you’re only leaving at noon because it was scheduled, we can postpone it. I can stay in the hospital longer, so you can rest more…”8fb016e0838bddaa

“I’m fine. The car is f8904f3a38 already here. And I did f172dcf41f sleep.”1112caac24f5f8a8

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Baek Sunwoo 1345e71721 shook his 19510359cf head, but f0c65e4f42 Gijun’s worry 76483a8490 didn’t subside. He reached out 23a53df6b0 as if to e66acca03b cradle Baek Sunwoo’s 4dd531535d face.8037d9a906fa4a9c

“Then why do you look so unwell…”159c996b54ebd9b9

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“Don’t worry about d1e02be725 it.”6e5066247b91bd27

But just 94c6c8d1c7 before his 7b8affb1a6 hand touched 2db95d6657 him, Baek d224497f54 Sunwoo pushed 4f4a32335a his wrist 65a752c999 away. His voice was b0c58fe870 low and firm. Gijun was a5e6ed4c8d momentarily speechless, 433bcb4cfe realizing what caee58dd0f he had a008ef7986 done. He watched silently as 5e62cb75de Baek Sunwoo moved further 94f669c753 away, out of reach.71b020fa96309a80

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Once again, ac17855c88 he had cff77cbc59 unconsciously worried 3847783579 about Baek 2bbb7e6d23 Sunwoo’s condition. And it had made 4a432928f2 things harder for him.4200bcfc5c23fdd7

“…”38ed298794112196

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A stark fe2732f91d realization hit 4f20f1ca90 him.a245cd89f4c94383

His concern could send a543087ff8 signals to Baek Sunwoo. But it d52bbe3932 wasn’t Baek e4f337e874 Sunwoo’s misunderstanding; 1d1f176a26 it was 1a1c46ba94 his own 726f38f177 excessive behavior. Even after their conversation cf1447970b yesterday, he had acted 95571e0f19 this way again.04cc219f4948aff6

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Hae Gijun a4d656739d bit his 952776719e lower lip 600b3bb629 slightly. His reactions to 911d0df929 Baek Sunwoo’s condition dde66b7328 were due to 9be9e790cb the compulsion formed 1ac8842964 from repeatedly witnessing db7e48779d his death at 11d7d2b98a the training center. This was clearly different e551411fec from liking someone. Gijun had ae10b8e135 never liked 42957f82f7 anyone before, 716bbfc7c2 but he e516b9da6e knew his c514db87bc feelings weren’t d0e1eca682 normal.203ba9647949b9ca

So he needed to 8e7d00b233 act properly. Ha Gaon’s 1d2a636c65 words from e099b6e992 earlier now 1d796a9683 echoed clearly a8fcaccb6c in his ed2d290738 mind. He had 3ec0b9a9e2 to figure 6e328fcd2d out what 0c4be266e7 was right 15577a81c7 and act 323838daea accordingly.31d451aa00ad9ab7

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He either had 409c35fafa to stop caring 16010fec6a about Baek Sunwoo ff9f357d91 or keep his 04675d7e33 distance. It felt like a fb155bb67a heavy guilt to draw 7389c46ed8 a line after accepting db3fab65c9 his help, but acting 3da0d3e419 properly was for Baek 47e64372b5 Sunwoo’s sake.00354e4e24c3f520

He had to repay his gratitude in other ways without causing confusion. He couldn’t act like he did at the training center. That had caused misunderstandings and was still causing trouble for Baek Sunwoo…6ad9c75c0d7f282b

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“…Let’s take separate cars. I’ll wait for you at H.N. during your examination.”bedd9edbc4cd108f

Gijun took a step 05c8c6b612 back as he spoke. The distance between 53023a289d them had grown 40a95865db considerably.1a53a748e5ac6e04

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Now, there was no longer any chance of Baek Sunwoo dying. Having escaped the training center, there was no longer any danger of encountering monsters. If he were to be deployed in an otherworld incident as part of H.N. in the future, it would be when he was an adult. By then, the subjugation would likely be broken…9c941fef253c49c5

Gijun shifted 5e1bde1c2b his gaze 28d00e721d and soon e0dbd471cc moved outside bd09874a58 first.7ef9b7426a87b023

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‘There won’t 3b22500448 be any 9477560ef2 more danger f9e966a33a or death, aefb391cf3 so I bf6a83feb9 need to d86d7dd838 keep my 74cba0b49f distance.’00604a4e1e0858a3

He repeated 7ed01e75ea this to d004942cc7 himself several 125a0d81e1 times as 854e6c6c9f if to 916e14371b reinforce it.6b8b1ad731941a72

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“…Sunwoo, you look like you’re about to die.”815a9736727de344

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In the H.N. measurement room, beee234207 a man 859ce5286c looking at bef20ea053 the test 433bac5782 results spoke 595a4b810f seriously. His expression dcc378e4bc had hardened 90ad489545 from the fd5d2f4d00 moment Baek ef3cc635db Sunwoo entered 17417fe71d the oval a40e684864 capsule and f4286dfc58 the numbers c4f6f1a46e appeared on 501c2706c9 the computer.a1db2da363508c50

He waited 715105f104 silently for def8d04d9b two hours, c9b37ae2d0 and even 741567a0ce after the e9da6505c2 test results 268fe3411f were printed, 671dc41d3d he remained 870150f1a2 silent for 4dde405e17 a long 296b82111e time. He checked the 4fd8b97206 monitor again, examined 964f94d13b the capsule, and e7b7a521d9 even held the 341ef860c9 paper up to 543a055bbc the fluorescent light.42418cd76e20573a

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Baek Sunwoo 1374ad2293 was a e2b6c116e6 precious S-class 33c9b03eb5 talent, one 2df7f4ad90 of fewer 38531b0328 than ten 4f22b7a0a3 in the b2d9e173d1 country, and 429a5f8009 a valuable 14af281808 prospective member 52204b7d61 of H.N. Though still f74fae21d2 a prospective 6fbe72721d member, it 4988d4a721 was already 03d1582a67 confirmed that 6d1718c3d0 he would 1541f3e980 join H.N. as soon as he 0a05f8076f became an adult. This small 99c37aff1c organization had acd978881f a strong 9bd63e7459 sense of c9d7c7e7d7 camaraderie, and 6dcbcf7cfd Shin Seungmin, d6cb30ce49 the current ff5e7db195 head of 9363515b33 the measurement 0603f7bfe5 room, was 013743eea6 quite fond 7b84163e93 of Baek 255623a784 Sunwoo. In a year, Baek 0642648204 Sunwoo would become the 53d8cbe618 youngest member of H.N.d647a15ce645711b

Shin Seungmin was also the one who assessed that Baek Sunwoo’s potential ability was S-class but downgraded to A-class due to his kind nature. As someone responsible for the overall care of ability users at H.N., he had excellent analytical skills and personally taught Baek Sunwoo how to use his abilities. He advised him to act decisively and not to worry about others, among other things…a2d1e400ca36dbe9

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Because he had taken 134d4d6da4 care of this youngest a2c3176429 member, Shin Seungmin was 4f3d3d4b3a now bewildered by the bed80590fd results. He denied d57b856013 it several 6756e76457 times, thinking d744ca7c9d he had 3f0703706f seen it 6805b5a9ca wrong, but 9a24e2ef61 the results 0fc8b78f81 were the 832f5a6774 same.3fe0175b93344dcf

And Shin 856a9ca7f2 Seungmin’s words 336b61df77 were enough b897d2c721 to shock 380cd932ba Hae Gijun.0c00a4739bafdd79

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“What do you 14601a98a6 mean? Why would he suddenly fa80b76ac4 die?”6d7e76aa12cd7996

“Well, it’s… Sunwoo, is it okay for your friend to know?”14ec4246f672bdd4

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“…Yes. It’s fine.”bfeead2e6a68f20f

Baek Sunwoo 676966baf7 nodded calmly, cee5847b87 and Shin dee5f502a8 Seungmin sighed 594e077773 deeply. He had da28bddd4e intended to bbc90bd8ad think it fbb85d5869 over more 5c0bd1547d before speaking, dc073f83fd but the a824b8b761 intense gaze 20064330e9 of the 558f517044 student in a63f973f4b front of f6c49f7ad5 him made 6e6940c42c him start 0417b60f78 talking.62f0036354d9f785

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“Your life force is below 10%. It’s around 8%…”7a4e81578457cec6

“What does it mean 2425b1560b to have low life c3d3d8303d force? Is he weakened?”f09e691922d95118

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“It doesn’t mean he’s frail… well, in a way, yes. It means he’s more likely to die.”da72492e54cef40c

Gijun’s face hardened. Shin Seungmin bfffe5162e pointed to ecf85deea4 a plate 94ac540d33 on the 50a6a55e84 table as 6e9d6798ce he explained.932272cb33dc4442

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“Right now, Sunwoo can split this apple with one hand and subjugate me with his ability. His basic abilities and stamina are intact. In fact, his proficiency has increased since the school trip…”e8749102637f14be

“…”0206193c189ab7f3

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“But if danger arises, 1953f2f0aa Sunwoo is much more 421e598952 likely to die than 06515fb926 the friend next to c3c9e0b30f him. For example, e594105b30 if they 1fae47cc57 both fall, a268d6fc86 even if 334fa63354 the injuries cda48b1ae8 are the 77fc13a4e5 same, Sunwoo 3346fa5b73 is more 1049431aba likely to c32d665bef die from e997c89343 shock. Whether it’s additional 9e8033da0b infection or complications.”d77348b7ff32e122

As more 29e4a8efb1 examples followed, 5f30016e76 Gijun felt ae055b620a his heart 26d11e4f19 plummet endlessly. His throat 135786eb99 felt tight, 4269f59aae and he 6555e63339 could barely 683930c081 speak. He managed to 2c0d88358a ask.cb0378505f41ece7

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“Why is this 3c319f4eeb happening?”99b87fe1679d2620

“I wish I knew. What happened at the training center to cause this? Unless his soul is shattered…”ba50648b5613112f

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“…”9b7d443b6008bb09

Hae Gijun froze 9243a94ba8 completely. He had 5171637901 been clasping a9461ee5a0 his hands 9c8a616ed0 to hide c11dd77bcd their trembling, b1fef0b101 but now 3c2ebfa365 he stood c1fe7ae2d0 still like ab61314972 a broken 50c6bd8b35 person.ca419744fc30bbec

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A shattered soul.749045c59953aa7e

That phrase 6d6fbd73fb pointed to 7403bc523e the truth. Baek Sunwoo 23d3a15be2 had sacrificed e8a343dcbc his soul 38d8fd191c to save a28c461069 Hae Gijun, 28b3d157ec and Gijun 5b42cf5557 had experienced ada748f709 11 regressions.112492b09aa85e04

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Gijun slowly turned 1a74672d3d to look at 69e254f698 Baek Sunwoo. He seemed 02bad1e59b a bit eaab3d8532 surprised but 2c3897f050 also calmly 697587835e listened to afe907da05 Shin Seungmin’s 55aabed828 explanation.9804cbd2b13911f2

Finally, Gijun asked 556cd15b15 in a trembling af66ef8fd2 voice.0fe049f33a073bbd

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“Does he 31cae680c0 have to 5143e497c9 live in 54d95684fc danger like 9820991ec9 this?”4b613444178333a1

“No. Life force can recover over time. It will be slow for Sunwoo, but… maybe two years?”687bcd36721d4b65

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“Two years?!”e569cad1ca3fda58

Gijun stood up with 5b8f0f8532 a start. Shin Seungmin thought 3f4c3ebc07 that despite his 632e9ef752 calm demeanor, this bc79118ad0 friend had strong 0f76941d68 reactions and nodded. He explained that they 9319e7785b might need to monitor ac58cf6a96 him for 3-4 years f8ab9475f6 and delay his deployment 467fac9833 in otherworld incidents as a10a54e3ce much as possible.09c5fdc28b68d1c2

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“Sunwoo, H.N. won’t kick you out because of this, so don’t worry. If there’s even a hint of that, I’ll make sure it doesn’t happen…”3f00ff6c1106136a

“…Thank you.”0cd40556d85f1194

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“There’s nothing to thank a9e418cafc me for. Just focus 0b5c61626d on recovering. Got it? You shouldn’t be under cdf41c1365 any stress.”e601d7e3746e3b34

Shin Seungmin muttered c13137a60f with a dark 447039f5f2 expression.77193aedf294c6f5

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“In your current state, even a significant amount of mental stress could make you collapse…”3a77325e0be33338

There was a clattering sound from the side again. It was the noise made by Gijun, who seemed extremely shocked as he turned to look at Baek Sunwoo. Shin Seungmin looked at them with a slightly bewildered expression. This was the first friend the youngest member had brought to H.N., and their relationship seemed quite close…006377b179aec7b7

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Soon, Shin 55b8079534 Seungmin excused 5aa2380be1 himself, saying 1c450fcb1f he would 6491344105 review some 2c1a26006b additional materials.d7bb95b8ed15c155

As his figure 7576038d14 receded, Gijun immediately b846c1b0f5 grabbed Baek Sunwoo 1d23b59a66 and asked. Now, it was 8afa4050fa Gijun’s face that 4a54059994 had turned pale, f41c3d8b8b while Baek Sunwoo 4c1e623bcf remained calm, creating 29423184ae a very strange 1628f7ba11 situation.4d5d3470ef136ea1

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“Baek Sunwoo, were 02770aa9fd you shocked by 4b75138673 what I said 85a276e4a3 yesterday?”c997e7fcac0d4690

“…I’m fine. Don’t worry about it.”17f5e294ef011da4

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“Stop telling feb7331dd1 me not e71d91b35a to worry!”14c8d09f0cd07847

Gijun shouted, gripping 5afd8940c1 Baek Sunwoo’s hand df546dd107 tightly. But unlike faf5d1a1b7 the agitated 59aa4784cf Gijun, Baek 8254f47f11 Sunwoo looked 98813a8512 down at ed1da2d6e2 their joined 2e5ce89b11 hands with b680840b38 an infinitely dd885d544a calm demeanor, c0e05f01f7 then slowly 420711bd19 removed his f095eafc61 hand, just 9a628f81f6 like in 6dc99961a3 the hospital.230b5a4ed31bcfb2

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“You were the one 252ac408f7 who said worrying was fc9a3892d6 tiring.”24e96022d9a96ca0

“…What?”11be9daadc942fc5

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Gijun was momentarily 4088cadefc stunned. He slowly recalled 307f8f3e33 when he had 7da77c5a82 said that, finally 8466f7a550 remembering the previous 8a6118da3d day.088858ff8966ee9d

‘It’s too tiring to worry about that right now…’31d6a621cf2e4dba

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Gijun’s mouth fell open. He had said that when Baek Sunwoo was about to answer why he liked him, stopping him from speaking. At the time, he didn’t want to stir things up since Baek Sunwoo had just woken up and was likely confused…c68bc4e0c856b082

“That wasn’t my intention…”14cad819491a6f88

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His sigh d540d00e66 was filled 22f9a5b1dd with a 128de9cfac sense of c71d8ebbf7 futility. He couldn’t be sure 32bed977de if there wasn’t even 9cc97b0e22 a hint of not ec16311761 wanting to know, so 5bf2128b57 explaining that it wasn’t 2bb8b32177 his intention made him 75b691d83b feel self-loathing. Gijun felt even more 01b0a18519 like a terrible person.8eebd274616ee215

Around that time, 9b06f10701 Shin Seungmin returned.43f692556cb2b372

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“What’s with the sudden change in atmosphere…?”10701f20b7801bd1

Shin Seungmin 2f5b94207a adjusted his 69ce2e82f6 glasses and 59e8ffc0c0 looked around, 0ded2ff275 seemingly puzzled 7645ab54cb by the fc7d4de85c sudden dark cdea73df7b mood. But neither of them b7a026e102 looked at him, so 89fbe36ec8 he awkwardly placed the 74d584caf2 documents on the table.b813beaea44bccd6

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“Anyway, Sunwoo, in 35b0eaccfb your current state, 2eee8f6821 you’re heavily influenced f60a6e9ed0 by being subjugated f4d7703881 to someone. So-”8b6973d549b2f1b2

“That’s me.”ec06165d22d85021

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“…What?”51660c4afb99c5f3

Baek Sunwoo b987d63451 stared intently a135e18055 at Gijun. Until now, Baek 5be62912f6 Sunwoo had been 9ea2438bd2 deliberately hiding the b867af01a8 truth, but Gijun 4d5539d68b revealed it without ff3f5442d9 hesitation.42610d2047055859

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“Sunwoo is subjugated to you…?”8f48c1c1a0987741

“Yes. A lot happened a4a8f2d6df at the training 35368022e7 center, and he 60d0081f75 impulsively formed the 54de19a771 subjugation. Is there 9137d64c01 a way fc53f24ffd to break 017cb44882 it? Wouldn’t that help b51d5b1b8a his soul, I a52a21f660 mean, his life 50281c5af9 force?”ca0254e12274791d

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“…”da24f18f05c31645

“Being subjugated must 8270c4aa2a be mentally taxing, a4ca52d33f so we need c7397d79a9 to find a 32721afa2e solution quickly-”e43cadd2bfae6e5e

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“Oh, thank you so ff3f0dbcee much!”1882fd3773d83d72

Suddenly, Shin d8aad0f6b4 Seungmin grabbed 97aa55da03 Gijun’s hand. His desperate grip 4b09315648 made both Gijun 09828b4235 and Baek Sunwoo 46da538b7b look puzzled. Gijun asked hesitantly.c639ab728449b524

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“Thank you for trying to find a solution…?”fd617feceba20303

“No, it’s 363a4a2fef a relief 2ed0817ac9 that he’s 00ddba01b5 subjugated to 32329e5e89 you! With his life 52ea05f472 force below 10%, 9ea7d0fc53 it wouldn’t be 9f85a7bd3c surprising if he d1af5a5c91 died at any 5f5c0fe3da moment. But he’s holding on 656c2f5dfb because of the subjugation!”15472f9db2566f45

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“…?”cb917e9a0c9b9fc9

Gijun blinked slowly. It was a 6e6d67ea13 confusing statement, so 1f7c0eef50 he stood there edc52a5116 bewildered as Shin 4bf8cec2cf Seungmin spread out dc8faabc4e a piece of bfa2b6fca2 paper on the 897e62317f table. His hand drawing a4f081a7e7 a stick figure aec627bae0 was urgent.c57b0b23647ec423

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“Being subjugated means prioritizing f8ff4cec31 the other person’s safety, edbb06d696 creating a kind of 6c36ab1d8f compulsion. In other e187bf81d9 words, it 6a6a2ec0cc gives a cbd1cc1832 sense of 35c7220323 mission. This strong will e7d5c97b69 is what’s keeping 3a26172c4a Sunwoo’s life force 1c047e34b0 going!”8f2f42086e3c6c79

“…He’s holding on to protect me?”2387aaddf7f0e86a

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“Oh, you 05de97f6cf catch on 7f952021ca quickly. Exactly!”980e6a89bc702e88

“But if I’m in d310c73bbc danger, Baek Sunwoo could e67bfd3f09 die trying to protect c137af9076 me, right?”a328b2f078bd9b1c

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“Right. So in b212f08780 Sunwoo’s current 992258df05 situation, subjugation c92ee91bc0 is a c6ae476a52 double-edged sword, fa4dbac4dd but the 7d50072580 target is 5e18757d7c you.”60b1a02cef0a133b

“…?”8bfc7cc3eb3d8412

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Shin Seungmin grabbed 61eb7ec6cb Gijun’s hand again.3e0d5d641eda2bae