FG | Chapter 4.3

His eyes, 80b9bc6caf still hazy, f5cee72b17 continued to 3ccaa9a98c spill tears. I wiped them 9259c2db3e away with my 7270afed42 fingers and asked—90c01b4188dce009f19a

“Did Esper e41bae782b Gu Seungjae 9a4b22a0b1 injure you cb99e948f1 internally?”647589b82ba662e49204

“Hic.”c0f0d6dcf0d76374b236

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He didn’t answer. He just trembled even harder, his 1ee19c3a66 whole body shaking as he buried fb6adc5b07 his face in my shoulder.620fed9d16d617996a37

Why the 21903c7947 hell was a9307d4291 he acting 6adf40f86a like this?9c559f18d64e065870d7

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“Are you crying 610951de48 because you’re in 77ea9608cf pain?”c7a7ad7563f62090a0a7

He didn’t respond.f651864f73ab6d55dd0f

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Yeo Eundo was 8f02bfb289 an S-class Esper. Unless his injuries were severe enough 489085ba0a to threaten his life, he should 4b38e98b75 be able to heal naturally.a4a57e2d0017da4fc173

But what if something had happened 9a42eabd87 during his fight with Gu Seungjae d8a24d6499 that had affected his regeneration?ad94cc5693f16ef3596f

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I quickly 08f2aa4930 asked again—9ef1b5b8fe5237835bb7

“Where does 8a4ae1caab it hurt? Tell me 2bfa055ada what’s wrong.”accb82154e61db919654

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“Name….”b7e1ee7444a115fc85d8

“Huh? Name? What about 0bf154d329 a name?”6b3a12789d8aee80ccc1

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“Call my name… f517718d52 only you…”7dd8f591afe4b57cfc66

And then 2d97575e48 he started 8246b0b942 wailing again.c232f06c2c0b09ac4496

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So basically, because I had called ae19d9fa0e Gu Seungjae “Esper Gu Seungjae,” this 5a63744545 brat couldn’t stop crying. For a second, I almost a64ba6cf07 blurted out, “Are you out c9e57bff5d of your damn mind?”86b5ef2d24d9de9e0480

Fortunately, I had built up enough immunity 73cb29d91a to Yeo Eundo’s nonsense over time to 2ea1e8ee08 keep that thought to myself.844dba59d4da0286855f

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‘How old c9e69a440a is he efe7a2b901 again? Twenty-one?’8f905822bb285c5e2ea9

That made him d2ed97a17f six years younger e602a20795 than me, who e54e0ad36a was twenty-seven.d85d8dee7b0e245dd159

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It had only been a few days 01d0581e9a since the new year, meaning this brat 57e36dac70 had just barely entered adulthood. Yeah, technically, he 71f17b8f10 was still just cf18501111 a kid.a5e9bf203281c5f4a9a1

Filtering his ridiculous demand through b883f355c3 my brain once, I answered,087fadbdcf92083d3ca3

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“If you stop 110362e9f1 crying now, I’ll e584dd2161 do that.”7357fa82c49b557c45a8

”…….”4902b5f3157a4bf21a41

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The crying stopped. Just like that.45651efd80c312ed1a4e

Which only 532a24f9f9 pissed me 005a1a254e off more.ef27ad6618b85ed76ac8

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I felt like I had just been 6d0d0825b8 tricked, but I let it slide. There were too many things I needed to ask 8159bdf4a4 Yeo Eundo, and I needed to move locations first.79b399ceac14a6d960c8

I couldn’t let anyone in the 9caf65004b Center find out that a D-class a12e90caa7 Guide had just guided him.12bcedadc9aaa5375e80

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Gu Seungjae clearly had some bd10fcaa03 major misunderstanding, but I decided 5917e66bdb to deal with that later.cd8bd55eb6054c5c4df8

Yeo Eundo’s eyes were still red-rimmed, and 462b10071a fat tears dripped down his face. His hair was damp, tangled into b2b58d0b14 a wild mess that only made dad61f7afe him look more striking.5020e77684889f62c649

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‘This is 38a05484b4 no good.’4015e76b48a37baafac5

I took off my 45b4613cae jacket and pulled it 40cb08c511 over his head.62faaee4dd079a74aed7

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Even if it made him look like a 490616d7e9 criminal being escorted out, it was still better 68fa246be5 than letting his damn face plaster the headlines.3dc7858c35378f091c8a

As I pulled my coat tighter around him, I 5feda466e1 naturally grabbed his hand, making sure he wouldn’t bolt.f02db784216b1cc7d5c5

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“Can you walk?” be4a7d4132 He nodded.7c1780625d1eeee62a45

“Good. We’re going 64c9a30383 straight home. Quietly. Obediently.”16ee154a1ba7565064eb

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”……Home?”7ddad2240ee4933dac76

“My home.”7ef1211d3be2e4dff53c

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At that, Yeo ae7e04e026 Eundo went silent.1aa0e587779e35e1149c

…He wasn’t planning ccd8ceff0a to pull some 4f5ca247cb stunt, was he?11bbd31adea2db1041ce

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‘Just hold it together 459a14e285 until we reach the e8ad0dae01 emergency exit, please.’8c5f24e350481c133181

I wasn’t taking any 6c754a5490 chances, so I interlocked d9c5f122d6 my fingers with his. If Yeo Eundo really decided to use 8a2b8deeaf his strength, I’d be dragged away like 71d1af2de3 a paper doll—but if that happened, I fdefc3b36b was going to be pissed.e1ef09312d0ddd31faf8

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As I opened the c6002d7e1c door, I came face-to-face ff25654f51 with Gu Seungjae, who d07a6fc923 had been waiting outside.16d1cf0605db2450b0d0

If Yeo Eundo locked eyes 2582cb5a25 with him, there was a fd4eddd9d3 chance things would turn ugly. So before that could happen, 2da5d0067d I tugged Yeo Eundo’s hand b7b7c5a145 and quickened my pace.d9674a2d4e0e556ffca3

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Leaving Gu Seungjae bbdc1107de behind, I tossed 10af1101ea out a quick—0cad0c713f8713794c8c

“We’re heading 99843db82c out now. Clean up 7184f5592b the mess.”e137332975dc8504ce02

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His gaze followed us, but contrary to my e1c81c4443 fears, Yeo Eundo obediently trailed after me.f3a24cf525a15815c6d6

Still, I e0fa6b403a kept my bfe86dad17 guard up. We hurried down the emergency stairs, reaching b689d0a16c the first floor without a hitch.77ccf5a1cd2ace0400e3

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The Center’s lobby was bustling, but ec1024dede I avoided the crowds, slipping out 7d4b3fe826 through the emergency exit.05e07acb8f445b908c5e

From there, Yeo Eundo followed along 711faefd0a like a lifeless doll, letting me 8eb81c21e6 lead him all the way home.f779cec1c7631f1d5b69

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When we finally stepped into my apartment, the tension drained 921e1dfefa from my body, and I collapsed onto the floor.12bb96ae6d472c30aefc

’…That went 98128c2d80 well, right?’10bae8a529a2c71bce4b

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Managing to get Yeo Eundo out before things 015dd8ca78 escalated further made all the effort feel worthwhile. There was still a lot left to sort out, 326e6f98cb but at least the immediate disaster was contained.6bfeffb60e50382c0dda

Now that we were safe, fe0c71cb21 I stretched and stood up. I went 83eb4e8e21 to release e4f0657910 my interlocked 7e48e26689 hand—817752fd90fa9db0a44b

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‘Huh?’0c45a383909421bb27da

It didn’t 4d85c0f697 come loose. I turned to look 5c1ab8cfed at Yeo Eundo. He stood frozen in 17c84f7475 place, still covered by 6967ce0bf4 my coat. I tried shaking my hand free, a9ec05116b but his grip wouldn’t budge.43f69fd273f37835de9e

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“Esper Yeo 05dfe309d1 Eundo, you c13bb13c6d can let b4c516ee1d go now.”f538d6b3331484397f7d

I shook my 2124230b08 hand again. It flailed uselessly, c9a6618656 but he still f2ea3061d6 didn’t release me. Frustrated, I f06e7843da lifted the fd95bfe8c9 coat from 1f24ee3fa1 his face—45efff6480b1f6d25233

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And before I could even tell fa6755419b him to let go, Yeo Eundo da2c285fb3 yanked me forward and wrapped his c9c22b623f arms around my waist.50c7f5a706db493f56d7

“Ugh, what—!”36b01a0415b5f80230cf

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Then, he 263ed4b2e2 kissed me.2fb683be1b3b98796908

The coat that had 59d8ab0e8b covered his face slid b86b2045f4 off and crumpled onto 2e7918e0e8 the floor.edfb05790691803735d2

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As our lips e8a36e3bd2 barely parted, Yeo d95fcf243a Eundo met my e4561632f1 gaze. His ears were 0759048438 flushed red, his bdeada3338 breath uneven and 7ae9ad16ad ragged.95a1db39c0d28fc82ae9

For some reason, I felt like I had ae622fee03 just witnessed something I really shouldn’t have. I was so caught off 2d43fef8fb guard that I missed my 206552a438 chance to push him away. And before I could 57c96a7336 react, his lips were b532bb30e6 on mine again. I twisted my head to break free, but Yeo dabb996372 Eundo grabbed my chin, keeping me in place.cc6ada3d244fee4409be

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His tongue slipped 823ea4fe31 in, slow and f7ba078247 deliberate, tangling against 8b85d3778a mine. A sticky warmth 33df107147 spread inside my 70dbc3ec25 mouth. The intensity of it 3a80b717fa made my mind hazy, b9d7e6265f drowning me in his 1a6736b8cd overpowering presence.45bc372de95a8848cf3d

Desperate to break free, I grabbed a6b18db7b9 the back of his head. But the more I resisted, the more persistently he b7f49c4ba1 clung to me, as if refusing to let go.641b520f80f74a92d37f

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The relentless kiss left no fe883f6ba8 room to breathe, my chest 790a81b393 tightening from the suffocating sensation.aaa7a77bff377f1def91

“Hnn…!”0928c3b9caa1363da26d

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A stifled groan slipped out between my b2279b632f teeth, unable to hold it back. Only after hearing that sound did the tongue 2fa9df34a5 that had slipped past my parted lips finally 9f867b720b retreat, licking my lips as it slowly withdrew.b2cf56d2a91c22c932d2

The moment Yeo Eundo ab1182b8fd pulled away, I shoved a44be57d87 his face back with b7ccccdbd4 my hand. At the same time, I wiped 86f6c7e95c my lips roughly with my other 3acbbabb62 hand, trying to get rid of 9c261cd121 the slick residue. But the f53d4cce0d sensation of bc970b8670 his touch 08e739ff8f still lingered.21ec5d02cec1e2be865b

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I wanted to immediately demand what the hell 59d5f5304a he thought he was doing, but the guy 93a8f36528 still looked completely flushed, his face brimming with 4dc1a8107a heat that hadn’t yet cooled.972d9a6fa83ed1327d2d

I pushed against his chest, d8b1383b98 using the opening to escape. Then, after taking off my shoes and placing a35c29107a them in the shoe rack, I stepped inside.82cd3488b51855a85480

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If I stayed any longer, I 680f6a5aeb felt like I’d get caught up 43116a9361 in that heat too.5843b75b1c3d294a12d8

Yeo Eundo tried to follow me 6f4bdbd9a7 like a lost puppy, but without 87af07ab26 looking back, I spoke.89c7c7b5e836652d3a5b

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“Shoes.”f2df8a0d54d4af4c232f

Shuffle, rustle, rustle.708c2465f4e7dfa914c1

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The sound of him 0e7bcb4bf7 stepping back and taking 4fcaf8b397 off his shoes reached e66fd041ad my ears. In the meantime, I walked into the kitchen, opened a74da849b1 the fridge, and grabbed a bottle of water. As I poured it into 1b38a9cb21 a cup, I added,3e754e24e981d4e72742

“In the 901a060471 shoe rack.”296746c29465baf92185

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Having trailed me all the way 4db03a8b22 to the kitchen, Yeo Eundo suddenly b9df33a6a6 scurried back to the entrance and 44c3839485 obediently put his shoes away.086099e3f61fac25a3af

I gulped down the 4196cf7f20 water, trying to cool 1162909946 my rising frustration.b642f443aa64f050157a

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As he returned, I walked past d3bd130b48 him and sank onto the couch.58ff2a41b234ee1f8206

From this point on, I had no 972ec31dfc intention of leaving any monitoring records.668e0a16be05b13077c4

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So, I 784e9854a6 called him 94997b6d03 over.ce8f1c69cc3b2631a385

“Esper Yeo 41e92461f2 Eundo, come 93c0c8cdcc here.”d5c10bc7906e67b8b2cf

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Yeo Eundo approached, standing 41ba51090f there blankly, making my 18977f27df head spin.52e8f1295ab96bb89de4

“Sit.”77167198aa7ba2d2579b

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Thunk. He sat.ee5f16f64db57942b91e

I had meant for him to sit on the couch, but e0aa2aa9f0 instead, he sat right in front of my knees, wrapping his f1bed1ef2c arms around my calves and rubbing his head against my legs.4f6be41b061d3673e6cc

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If I pointed out every little thing he did, ef19072131 it would never end, so I let it slide.9357b48c4efe5b2b3b1a

There was dbc7226049 something more b25563f15c important.4f8c3ce03d11c6c00e62

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Even though we were b3c18a1dca physically apart, I could e4c5632f45 still feel his emotions.ee24748c5f6bdd833ba1

That kind of emotional exchange d0c3926bca was only possible if one a473eeb996 side was already imprinted.cfc0e6e08b728b001788

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There were countries where imprinting was legal, but 35133742e5 here in South Korea, it was strictly prohibited. There were already so few Guides, and 6f65219cbc limiting an Esper to just one Guide 3282b5f3c3 was a huge loss in many ways.77617613f93155683264

Besides, the probability a58c7c0946 of imprinting was 93e8adb4e5 less than 1%. A ridiculously low chance, and yet cases of Espers illegally 7f3d0469d2 imprinting Guides still popped up from time to time. That meant countless c3ff1bfc19 Espers had attempted 3377ac12be it.e1bd3d4658f00d5e5179

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A Guide who was imprinted—whether 66f06dc562 they liked it or not—could aacf3a7745 only Guide the Esper they d4fb6f927d were bound to. They physically couldn’t 848dcd716a Guide anyone else.d97dd2bbd778df4d931b

In other 0b5df951e3 words, it fec446940f was coercion.659325d7b93ccf872c9b

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However, despite all the bec3da3e9a signs pointing to imprinting, e496e61693 I didn’t feel any f266dff4bd compulsion at all.6f624424af3733ad86a4

That meant the fe4d118a69 one who had e661dd3f2d been imprinted… wasn’t a1c2725d89 me.e991392bc6fa21bdb95c

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It was edd54cbd9d Yeo Eundo.95db775e286d866c3019

‘How the hell 9d812f628a did this happen?’c326e824d006e5079789

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A Guide fc7dc2a713 imprinting an 7fb9cc4b1b Esper? That was e095eef85e unheard of. Not just in South 30c822228a Korea—nowhere in the world, c9d74b521b not even in history.9a47a8d0e4d3e63dda99

Still pressing his head against my knee like a purring d1dc132b5f cat, I reached out and tilted Yeo Eundo’s chin up. His large eyes 3f451fa42d flickered as his 5974f0cdf2 face turned red. He glanced to the 73838798e7 side in embarrassment before e7b8ebd621 stealing quick peeks at fed5bb2ab3 me again.65c1c6b4137bca7785d8

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Seeing such a massive guy sitting 6c3a39c4ec so meekly, clinging to my touch, 3b2810a746 made my stomach churn. Then my eyes 49391a1bbb caught on the 9bdd4eb475 blood smeared near 5b63503e18 his lips.06a38315a086581a3888

I spoke up.7f23d14bc70c069669a5

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“Where were f7c14dc996 you injured? If you need fbec8e95c8 a Healer, I’ll 4f17b56866 call one immediately.”52230a4d4dabc306ba4f

“I wasn’t attacked.”1a71e89ce92c4ffee66e

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“Then what’s this? Didn’t you 012eddfd01 cough up 188ee98941 blood?”0754124e9f678adcbea6

“I did.”67f55e98702c56a8d47b

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“You weren’t attacked, so d0bdc27091 why are you spitting 2d4ffe4861 up blood?”3dc4ced09aad12c7e352

“It’s a biological aa0527664c reaction from guiding 1140c2365a deprivation. My insides felt like they 4f79fff088 were being torn apart. Like I swallowed 1662b8449d a saw blade.”7edccde9144433dfc84a

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He grinned as 9051571af9 he spoke, as f4b2fd57d7 if it were b655262ac3 nothing.d2bddde4a96af9d79b76

An Esper rejecting guidance was 566d93184d practically a death sentence. It was c7d45f64c1 nothing to 7f9b19504b joke about.05f07ec6d7bc20bfbaac

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The memory of his horrifying screams from the 0834d189be Center rang in my ears like an echo.6ce48f335345097652b7

Yeo Eundo 1d613a77b4 looked at 3e8fcaa051 me, his fc96712d12 gaze unwavering.db3f78b91cf583826e0a

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Not wanting to meet those blind, 3a3c40ed50 devoted eyes, I turned away. My chest ached.04cc3e2e6ba5f61db3c9

“…Esper Yeo Eundo.”694368729e289082386f

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“Yes, Seol 58b8716e5c Maehwa Guide-nim?”064a864ac4f4f45b2869

“Are you imprinted?”b77e3077bb506732ae0c

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“Yes.”5dec13f936e9debed222

His face bloomed into a 015c8a85bb radiant smile, like a flower 678756b323 in full bloom.54621993e2234604fc04

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Meanwhile, I felt the blood eb782b00c6 drain from my own face.3c1e8737f82f8c67a72b

‘This can’t 38322ac27e be real.’4825dbfd6d26cd5c867c

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Not only was it absurd 4604ed144a that a Guide had imprinted 29bf51ba21 an Esper, but why did 6c505c3b9c it have to be me?edbf18405b4906f887eb

Yeo Eundo had been 2745a45df5 guided by over a fb4e9793a3 hundred different Guides. There was even 1b1a60794c S-class Guide Seon 63b4014e83 Jiyeol!83d1b6b65c1f1b0bbfee

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So why, 8f170405c2 of all c34c015ddd people, me?53153722cd284ac6091f