FG | Chapter 4.3

His eyes, still cefeb03096 hazy, continued to 22c96d1627 spill tears. I wiped them away with e5a80dab9d my fingers and asked—33c54945104cbba7

“Did Esper Gu Seungjae injure you internally?”97241acb1ea9871c

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“Hic.”803447e01dfb5176

He didn’t answer. He just trembled even harder, db2f010b5d his whole body shaking as 2c52ff805c he buried his face in c0ebe7d579 my shoulder.6bf093a4fea1e576

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Why the hell e201e01a61 was he acting 4213ada8bc like this?34014a958de49d90

“Are you crying because you’re in pain?”45960632cbc0cb03

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He didn’t respond.258fc419bb7253fa

Yeo Eundo was an S-class 348ae8c3d2 Esper. Unless his injuries were severe 7ccc72278a enough to threaten his life, 3d8c54834b he should be able to abd00d86fa heal naturally.e1687af7ce7c57e1

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But what if something 65ae180a44 had happened during his 973bcec0df fight with Gu Seungjae 7e1ac7d323 that had affected his c879d90678 regeneration?cf57394907dd344b

I quickly asked again—e5c12cb5eab6d09a

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“Where does it hurt? Tell me what’s wrong.”6d171c99411c2df5

“Name….”38d0aa60fcba74e3

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“Huh? Name? What about a name?”56326e0b7010cf40

“Call my name… only you…”f3dbcd2680cd309d

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And then he 13138d0883 started wailing again.7ca4487db55ae8ba

So basically, because I had e7abeec26b called Gu Seungjae “Esper Gu Seungjae,” this brat couldn’t stop crying. For a second, I almost 270caea2d2 blurted out,“Are you out of your damn mind?”f37cdb4c95bb1148

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Fortunately, I had built up 6b21efd7e4 enough immunity to Yeo Eundo’s ec1c48eb19 nonsense over time to keep fb6fd96daa that thought to myself.bf90b900ac69e3a0

‘How old is he again? Twenty-one?’bc91fee752a4714a

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That made him six 55da153276 years younger than me, a953cd7502 who was twenty-seven.c11c449f648ca23b

It had only been a dd60f048b5 few days since the new 4488617d3d year, meaning this brat had 7668079096 just barely entered adulthood. Yeah, technically, he 26b69fc9b6 was still just 851329837f a kid.6903c58602be8c4b

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Filtering his ridiculous demand through 513da11ae8 my brain once, I answered,128366851e9d31df

“If you stop crying now, I’ll do that.”69a3faa72bac2863

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”…….”db099d85a4b1599c

The crying stopped. Just like that.516d983f50dd24a5

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Which only pissed me 2a25cf4ae1 off more.650f7e36bb8489d2

I felt like I had ad9ee64400 just been tricked, but I 58f54a89f1 let it slide. There were too many eace0f58d3 things I needed to 2aca48152d ask Yeo Eundo, and 2b9d1b4d71 I needed to move aef449b2ce locations first.b6f7d819cc05fa60

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I couldn’t let 84f16bd7fd anyone in the 1ff0c0f1ea Center find out ded6c0f666 that a D-class 3e64c736e3 Guide had just f6a2d6f706 guided him.fd3fbdfe0f5a123c

Gu Seungjae clearly f2f916fef3 had some major 596722beba misunderstanding, but I dd6f4e2c1c decided to deal 31a0db72b5 with that later.2253ca8300e86172

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Yeo Eundo’s eyes were 311bcc3b49 still red-rimmed, and fat a2ced2e691 tears dripped down his 6dea5e2801 face. His hair was damp, deb0e1b7e1 tangled into a wild e2dc1a9719 mess that only made ef254dadd5 him look more striking.953895d317292e24

‘This is no good.’549129b4af03ae8b

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I took off my jacket 1fcd08cbc3 and pulled it over his 7b85f0bdf2 head.733824369658b1e2

Even if it made 6221ad84e2 him look like a 9364282489 criminal being escorted out, d0b8516ec9 it was still better 6703c0fd23 than letting his damn e28f4cd936 face plaster the headlines.da4ed280b9a86d1f

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As I pulled my coat 3846b32b0b tighter around him, I naturally c25c661039 grabbed his hand, making sure b9c484089d he wouldn’t bolt.81cc022b7ae6242c

“Can you walk?” He nodded.75ffb5ef4dff2d9d

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“Good. We’re going straight home. Quietly. Obediently.”6ef44383e6cef092

”……Home?”b17d39cc7b1acec3

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“My home.”7a17a0a577ca253f

At that, Yeo bc56cc6eb9 Eundo went silent.1abfb0d7cb274ede

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…He wasn’t planning to pull some stunt, was he?4e082c0fa3f52f9e

‘Just hold it together until we reach the emergency exit, please.’460870e8d665f24c

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I wasn’t taking any a0d786bc12 chances, so I interlocked 896d9d2b99 my fingers with his. If Yeo Eundo really decided f6ffa9e983 to use his strength, I’d 872dbf6dc5 be dragged away like a 8b2c906c70 paper doll—but if that happened, 0c89071d86 I was going to be a9d8077320 pissed.7bf8ad9836cadb4f

As I opened the door, 3a717099f1 I came face-to-face with Gu 4b1f63666e Seungjae, who had been waiting 773377bbde outside.3eae85a442095924

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If Yeo Eundo 7063d74dcd locked eyes with 9b5fa41706 him, there was d32cd671c3 a chance things a1075167cf would turn ugly. So before that e7feaa9763 could happen, I 2039523d8d tugged Yeo Eundo’s 0b6f09aa9a hand and quickened 8186c1b78a my pace.d9476f5f16ddf5f6

Leaving Gu Seungjae behind, ac0fef85aa I tossed out a 8343c47ed1 quick—56524313641bc339

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“We’re heading out now. Clean up the mess.”b35934a69a7795d2

His gaze followed us, 7ec23d5cbd but contrary to my 305605c13a fears, Yeo Eundo obediently d20f196912 trailed after me.65a23e0d3720468d

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Still, I kept my guard 77a06bbefc up. We hurried down the fc4c441e58 emergency stairs, reaching the 81b7bb203d first floor without a fdb88586a5 hitch.0f2c9b5e006b674c

The Center’s lobby was bustling, 11e60f0eb4 but I avoided the crowds, bac08cb750 slipping out through the emergency df5f03897f exit.d2f606f2d3edf710

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From there, Yeo Eundo followed 56b79afc38 along like a lifeless doll, 41e710e3fd letting me lead him all 405675fde5 the way home.2d11b5189e98bd41

When we finally stepped 0d365b9d90 into my apartment, the 3856c014cc tension drained from my 96fc44cbd6 body, and I collapsed a4a129a244 onto the floor.867ad9c61bfb369b

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’…That went well, right?’2d6ab569f54a5da9

Managing to get cd72d46173 Yeo Eundo out db2b959cb4 before things escalated 0ddcebbf32 further made all 73b81c6077 the effort feel 996b751182 worthwhile. There was still a7d815b6f4 a lot left 927e219f41 to sort out, d06711b166 but at least b21fb180b2 the immediate disaster acf8c1c136 was contained.cb3eb2563ff9a8a8

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Now that we 32a7e83be1 were safe, I 327242319c stretched and stood 5715f3b514 up. I went to release 3f89af4579 my interlocked hand—eef026e71a12533a

‘Huh?’261e03398a905576

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It didn’t come loose. I turned to look 5658cbf854 at Yeo Eundo. He stood frozen in place, ad78c02961 still covered by my coat. I tried shaking a561583a9e my hand free, 409c6f9c78 but his grip 0a3cc768f4 wouldn’t budge.4b9ac37aef388c56

“Esper Yeo Eundo, you can let go now.”e2d9223c88fca0ce

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I shook my hand again. It flailed uselessly, c473b1c960 but he still 1acb935cde didn’t release me. Frustrated, I lifted 6998f2bf7c the coat from 033698723e his face—fa36bfe57475e73a

And before I 170de1918f could even tell 8618c45ef7 him to let 8975501d9f go, Yeo Eundo a51423edbd yanked me forward 3e3a377743 and wrapped his a743b98e99 arms around my 08f5c97f71 waist.2676a0994312ae69

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“Ugh, what—!”18aa3dd79ba91d3d

Then, he kissed me.8b6eda9719459531

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The coat that had covered 6b0604d0a6 his face slid off and 15e54daf59 crumpled onto the floor.434c4b724f25df86

As our lips barely da9664e34e parted, Yeo Eundo met 2feb709508 my gaze. His ears were flushed e1fe2f1491 red, his breath uneven 499a25cb89 and ragged.97c3f162e832449c

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For some reason, a3e77ac3a4 I felt like 1212a74e6f I had just e4b734e94b witnessed something I 677c366f65 really shouldn’t have. I was so ade735562c caught off guard fd2b78b4a6 that I missed 99ea03d34d my chance to 890edbe385 push him away. And before I 72c5749d10 could react, his a8dd9f7c2e lips were on a3d3ff7678 mine again. I twisted my head af0250ecf8 to break free, but eace4c2954 Yeo Eundo grabbed my 817d136ecd chin, keeping me in 2497686451 place.fd36085b48e6c863

His tongue slipped in, 96c4b30034 slow and deliberate, tangling db98fd839f against mine. A sticky warmth spread inside 14fc6a57e7 my mouth. The intensity of it made 58f754a2aa my mind hazy, drowning me 2c2d2fe320 in his overpowering presence.ef2a104da6ffeeb6

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Desperate to break c9b82be466 free, I grabbed db1c1a365e the back of 6e916e9be4 his head. But the more I 9cab8e9f78 resisted, the more persistently 54d2450718 he clung to me, cbd68eb4c1 as if refusing to 09965ed446 let go.cff62c55b0cc7004

The relentless kiss left 951ee04bdb no room to breathe, de6a1193ad my chest tightening from 964d470ae8 the suffocating sensation.fb97eec57f74fa1a

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“Hnn…!”c6225baacb5d6133

A stifled groan slipped out 1cf2c07da3 between my teeth, unable to dcaed1a0a5 hold it back. Only after hearing that sound dd2091f1e9 did the tongue that had 4f9282d027 slipped past my parted lips f85beccf04 finally retreat, licking my lips a632ce2544 as it slowly withdrew.3971d97f6e7bceb7

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The moment Yeo Eundo 8f029a14d6 pulled away, I shoved 7d9d18bb1f his face back with 412a58f185 my hand. At the same time, aa381ecd84 I wiped my lips b0dcf5ee4c roughly with my other 074945a21d hand, trying to get c9be1aad03 rid of the slick ebb78e028f residue. But the sensation of 35c60627be his touch still lingered.8b25e51add26661b

I wanted to immediately 00b7e7d9dd demand what the hell 759d594eb9 he thought he was 1125f09ab4 doing, but the guy 11d9d29d22 still looked completely flushed, e46069007d his face brimming with 6ff13a9ff8 heat that hadn’t yet 372aa733ce cooled.6b6c98cca8615ce8

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I pushed against his chest, 7878e87160 using the opening to escape. Then, after taking 59218a8471 off my shoes eeb9a4a5ef and placing them 8f680d18d8 in the shoe f90e55e39c rack, I stepped dd98a21b60 inside.a2e3f2ab99a33cef

If I stayed any 8413004a6e longer, I felt like adc5196300 I’d get caught up 679ccdf71b in that heat too.fdcfcbac777c903e

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Yeo Eundo tried to follow 0812b2f300 me like a lost puppy, e75448a172 but without looking back, I 20412c32c6 spoke.4aa138d4cfdd892d

“Shoes.”a1dfab38d7777758

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Shuffle, rustle, rustle.7e7a08707a65f1bf

The sound of 39d181e2e4 him stepping back e315e60bab and taking off 20cf67865c his shoes reached d59e7038a3 my ears. In the meantime, 7c700f1c48 I walked into cf2eb7ea0e the kitchen, opened f44191b0f1 the fridge, and f4c91ca088 grabbed a bottle 8aeb2d1623 of water. As I poured it into df564e5072 a cup, I added,2a18aa6383783379

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“In the shoe rack.”869969bfaa778f4d

Having trailed me abd22306c9 all the way aba277f29f to the kitchen, 0c6c745d02 Yeo Eundo suddenly 40a5fe09c1 scurried back to 15080bc4de the entrance and c41f92c4d3 obediently put his b7c358acb0 shoes away.0964dab085d2ff94

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I gulped down the water, cd537b6b12 trying to cool my rising 6e2c82532d frustration.5a4ac9f6b79e331a

As he returned, I walked 98159226be past him and sank onto 9111d9a025 the couch.f7ff755a7c20db44

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From this point on, fd0859fcac I had no intention 4ac30e71ba of leaving any monitoring 8b8f6f0518 records.4560b29b18d8bacb

So, I called him over.d5e25a25e629f887

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“Esper Yeo Eundo, come here.”bc04b25d26d3af2d

Yeo Eundo approached, standing 2729c9c20a there blankly, making my 984b012403 head spin.ca26ed0d20b2b98c

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“Sit.”6af3970b3a9dfc74

Thunk. He sat.f0b519347d1df524

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I had meant for him 79c79958f4 to sit on the couch, bb207d6ca6 but instead, he sat right ba8bfc63a8 in front of my knees, edd1eb357f wrapping his arms around my d2f41bc589 calves and rubbing his head d0d6e62af0 against my legs.36bf3d9826467549

If I pointed out every 35569f2509 little thing he did, it fc92af31c2 would never end, so I 633c192e6b let it slide.060dee8ccbb552ed

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There was something more important.1d9aaab7465fba3a

Even though we were 50fe8bf0f9 physically apart, I could 551805bf0e still feel his emotions.e4a123523b553dfe

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That kind of 0c6bb32712 emotional exchange was 7a6a3e774a only possible if 952b808e33 one side was 2efcdea7e3 already imprinted.df93f8381e83247d

There were countries where 834bc9b737 imprinting was legal, but 08ab9ab244 here in South Korea, f4a0fa87b4 it was strictly prohibited. There were already 1599680b55 so few Guides, fd542d770d and limiting an 99ac945029 Esper to just 5612c7c0b7 one Guide was c71589473d a huge loss a3eda410c6 in many ways.5110d50ccc89e56a

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Besides, the probability of 41baa78fa0 imprinting was less than af848f0fcc 1%. A ridiculously low chance, cd17d21578 and yet cases of ed7d3d640c Espers illegally imprinting Guides bbad57572d still popped up from da10b4a095 time to time. That meant countless Espers b80506c844 had attempted it.97d75de0da6ed62a

A Guide who was imprinted—whether efd9e0a243 they liked it or not—could 68881b4d5e only Guide the Esper they 77b836e229 were bound to. They physically couldn’t Guide 94f5283617 anyone else.1da3172bab4db0a9

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In other words, it was c9494c9e0c coercion.dca1e88ebdf3ca60

However, despite all the signs 2d8fe4b1c9 pointing to imprinting, I didn’t a4137dd2af feel any compulsion at all.c20b40fc4e4dadbd

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That meant the one who bca308577a had been imprinted… wasn’t me.01ad5ce35398c30e

It was Yeo Eundo.ea2f19fdf7ce951b

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‘How the hell did this happen?’7f97fc9702491998

A Guide imprinting an Esper? That was unheard of. Not just in South bff59dc0cb Korea—nowhere in the world, 750e062821 not even in history.c6f38016c014ab16

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Still pressing his head c81a275b93 against my knee like 44de718df4 a purring cat, I 75e0036b14 reached out and tilted f2f4aea598 Yeo Eundo’s chin up. His large eyes flickered 1026df94db as his face turned e7835b4094 red. He glanced to the side f8c43e2379 in embarrassment before stealing quick 134a9cffbe peeks at me again.b6159bcfce867355

Seeing such a massive guy 1dc98f44cd sitting so meekly, clinging to b1ce7c944e my touch, made my stomach a1f5e920b5 churn. Then my eyes caught on 270001153c the blood smeared near his 782667008d lips.1ee1b3e6c3b2bb26

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I spoke up.81a9be2ddc175240

“Where were you injured? If you need a b9658675b3 Healer, I’ll call one 10b6bb3e47 immediately.”7a6079881daa8437

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“I wasn’t attacked.”85a775528dcb1703

“Then what’s this? Didn’t you cough up blood?”1922fb16815b4b12

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“I did.”53d29797e6646fb3

“You weren’t attacked, so why are you spitting up blood?”ab44d235ee72e950

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“It’s a biological reaction from guiding deprivation. My insides felt like they 1573e7d4ba were being torn apart. Like I swallowed e336865a21 a saw blade.”e2c1d1b8092c3371

He grinned as he 8c8a396509 spoke, as if it abd28b673c were nothing.cb594b5427b1e070

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An Esper rejecting guidance was 59807f647a practically a death sentence. It was nothing 001b8b787f to joke about.5317067c4c74ca5a

The memory of his horrifying 822a198cb9 screams from the Center rang fc2b6cb94a in my ears like an 9dbcd30fb3 echo.005cb2514c0093a0

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Yeo Eundo looked at f2e4a9ab8f me, his gaze unwavering.1df1bfaf74694fe2

Not wanting to meet those 0ab5762f13 blind, devoted eyes, I turned 744568ca67 away. My chest ached.f401875a3fafca67

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“…Esper Yeo Eundo.”a913a4993dd65a28

“Yes, Seol Maehwa Guide-nim?”fa6927f3765a6724

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“Are you imprinted?”2f3a8b6b681157df

“Yes.”0dd1354a644ef6ef

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His face bloomed into a 6372d47f9a radiant smile, like a flower 61713f485d in full bloom.23e4453cc6c5c0c9

Meanwhile, I felt c0cf98504e the blood drain 2e0be66fee from my own 80296b14a8 face.d075dd7eb8d8441f

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‘This can’t be real.’c63c0d91cd474709

Not only was it absurd 6e3fa742c7 that a Guide had imprinted 98e5a9a95d an Esper, but why did c371a0df92 it have to be me?186efd8b91ad2427

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Yeo Eundo had been guided ff64d106eb by over a hundred different 902c7616f9 Guides. There was even S-class 2cbf67fffb Guide Seon Jiyeol!b453097bd4e40611

So why, of 56049a93b4 all people, me?9faeafb1817d9428

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