FG | Chapter 6.6

The reason he got so 9e5a82b9ae fixated on me like this c9a28b4a30 was probably because of that f91a296b03 contact back then. He still couldn’t gauge 261ea044ec my exact rank, but eeabdd42cc if I left him 6f40237862 alone, he’d just keep 0bdf75743c being a nuisance like 1b0acac1ed he was now.8374a1bcaf0b2a1f

I desperately reminded a7a211dfff myself that I 8bff691b79 couldn’t commit murder 89dbd65db1 here. Just like putting up a 220c250813 stronger, more solid wall to 30417bba31 block the overflowing guiding, I 4c6ba0be59 pulled up every ounce of 010b6fd514 patience I had. Even a moment of 3e4011f1b3 carelessness, and my consciousness c20a95ad0e would try to find 13c2dfa77f the easiest solution.cd09cba7cc2bff77

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‘Just like back then….’2ec6d8248a53b4fb

Yesterday, the control failure c0125fa5fb had led to severe 4917d61c73 cognitive damage, but if 1966d8155a I wanted to separate c646515e97 Gu Seungjae safely without af90ea5889 killing him, there was 5c7414be8b only one way.c267564add153c64

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Temporarily cutting off the 0288057f9d blood flow to the d346cdaa1e brain with guiding and 47415b1d7a then resuming it.3763e8384794f93b

The prognosis varied 32c34acdc2 depending on the 45c1e5dd9b region of the 14237560f8 brain and the 29481a7764 duration of blood c2b11ae2fb supply restriction. If I wanted to d1fa3ca557 make sure the target a2e11767f6 stayed alive, I had 39e11ef7b0 to be precise. A little too 982c247583 much, and they’d f5ca1f0acf either die or 1bdbd67d82 turn into an e27992f287 idiot. If I only wanted to dc459fb0b7 erase the short-term memory of fd1fed79b8 their contact with me, I c4fe182a66 had to be incredibly delicate.79cc8c0cbd97b710

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If I were 212e7714f0 a psychic Esper, 00818871e2 maybe I’d have e5c5490d5f an easier method. But for psychic Espers, a0cdee23ea if they got overwhelmed 2a5a8fa771 by their opponent’s mental 06a5f8e82f strength, they could end 2585c6a20f up getting mind-controlled instead. But a Guide… 368a1a2818 No, I was 66b344d93e different. No matter how a3c9eb760a high their rank 4aa6d3c47e or how strong f96704e185 their mental power 315e0dd595 was, there wasn’t e5c3712572 an Esper alive b31613b816 who could reject c5d0135c71 my guiding.a743141a63fcd13d

Gu Seungjae spoke.9d1344cee1ef9277

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“It’ll be officially announced soon, but the UNCE’s selected Raid Team will also include a dedicated Guide for Espers. And Espers have the authority af1939f1ad to choose their own Guides. I’ll be selecting a841bd0759 Guide Seol Maehwa.”1da168dd85db43aa

He grabbed my hand, 5dd2143df3 smiling faintly as he 8257eb20ff continued.fc2628bcbbf13db2

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“You’re going to be my personal Guide.”ef57f4b33406d84e

Even through the glove, de0a569375 I could feel my 2397e624ec guiding seeping into him. Gu Seungjae noticed it too.fbd1fcdcfbfd419f

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“Guide Seol Maehwa, right now….”00d9a4da586f32c0

Smack.7420c598ed39ddd0

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I yanked my 743875d6ab hand away, as 602db55244 if shaking off f56d26f576 his touch. I looked at the hand e712cce4b9 he had grabbed. He had definitely realized something. I had to cover 7a4360cf3a this up right away. I was just about to 8af653165b pull off my gloves when—9ff5cb1998ff0696

Boom!9550f91322a68c05

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The ground trembled, 47cf996808 and a chilling 8e9f072dde sense of wrongness ce8cb93713 flooded in. Something that shouldn’t c4e87da977 be here had c3789833d0 just appeared nearby.47d9ae16aca37b44

‘It’s not just one or two.’320801de4c6b57db

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Roughly a dozen.dd6ec502725a294b

Someone came running, making 1e8732633e a fuss.18cfd52a08a309cd

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Judging by the uniform, 68e39fc45b they were an Esper 77a95db2aa under government jurisdiction.724bd8e6ccdf9f81

“Raid Leader! It’s consecutive Gates!”ee70411cb40072da

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Gu Seungjae didn’t look flustered d82d99235d as he asked, “How many 37968da821 Gates?”58c6c07ed0c4efa1

“Twelve. All of them are d64ade63cb Beta, upper-tier.”fd72c4461cc05fb4

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“For C-class and above, prioritize protecting any Guides on-site and summon the high-ranking Espers. I’ll take command 51de777ce0 of the raid d0e325f404 myself.”27bd28f3b89736c1

“Uh, about that….”c9075148765ef549

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The squad member hesitated, 7a297d4696 and Gu Seungjae frowned.87a54452e703abf8

“Speak clearly.”46285d3c22729e92

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“Seven of the Gates have already been cleared using the remaining five. But those five Gates left… 57688d6546 no other Esper can approach 1ac0aee9e1 them. You’ll have to check it 24a2028393 out yourself.”673cd57db5d3fb40

Gu Seungjae looked like he 607dc7bee4 couldn’t comprehend what they were dc99234437 saying. Honestly, neither could I. But for some dc05220489 reason, I had 36735466e1 a feeling I 93219308ff knew what had cf4dcd0c30 happened.8c4db7a806a3b6b2

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Gu Seungjae paused, about c9007dbe52 to head to the f906cc4a1e site, then turned back 3cc4fdd210 to me and said, 652c516f53 “Guide Seol Maehwa. It’s dangerous here. You should head back.”d2a7694968f80995

I glanced around 11aded4146 briefly before nodding ce78a42d5a and turning away. I rejected his offer to cf86d42534 call me a car and 2db170d29a left the Association.925135ff9a00bad5

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But I didn’t go home 7fff6a89b0 right away.5620033080978923

Instead, I stopped b3c9e8fb72 in front of b6a6dfe614 the Gate that 7f06dd7793 the audit department 5c73b0ec6c had overlooked.a3780d15ae7d125d

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Upper-tier Beta.ee20a0b545dc795b

It had appeared some distance f70b52c1be from the Association, but it 0fbc6bfdff was definitely one of the 0dae157e07 simultaneous occurrences. Because surrounding the Gate’s entrance, 64b57e8408 sealing it shut as if b45c5f4208 waiting for its master, was 5a9ec17c07 a wall of black flames.33cdda06d665fef3

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Click.f2676b81ec46c128

With the sound 6eb894661d of approaching footsteps, a98f19a616 Yeo Eundo emerged. Just as he 6b3eddeba1 was about to c612591921 disappear into the 71f6bd1111 flames he had 1bd6c73e11 set up at 0eb06a4a62 the Gate’s entrance, 4be0e014d0 I spoke.a4a8487c6c2c5ee6

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“Esper Yeo Eundo.”8978d30b6fbf47ce

He stopped mid-step. Slowly, his gaze shifted toward 059b7652f7 me first, then his head 347c284eb5 followed. The shameless bastard—he had adaf26567f obviously known I was 012fe46642 here and still tried a6ce4057c1 to enter the Gate.4445128ae02deea4

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“You’ve completely lost it, haven’t you?”9038d98bd0255f3f

I had told ed9d2ed5d6 him so many 0b53a6d7c8 times not to 49d114ffec go in alone, b9da1ed664 but he never b0e07409e8 listened.f05967d16d18341e

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His condition wasn’t as 273f609016 bad as I had 31e1ba38c6 expected, but it wasn’t 0440496707 good either. From an S-class acbc74a688 Esper’s perspective, a d9aabd9866 Beta-class Gate might 8ee5508d6c seem like nothing. But Gates were unpredictable 9798c18287 by nature—no one could 998a4a8f09 ever be sure what 0e1228cf89 kind of variables would 32de5df1ce emerge inside.2643570d738c4ece

The Gate had already 07d2ec33a1 been reported, so the c92d1f45b8 audit department would be 477f00bd61 arriving soon. I intended to 31bbf4d69f get Yeo Eundo 0b1e3d3397 out of here 8d53554b00 before they did.e89aad97891145ef

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“Come with me.”560940acabfb2ef6

I thought if I 1e379d26fc took a firm stance, 946688f55d he would follow without d740a98a8d protest, just like before. So I turned my back 40fa6f6443 and started walking away, expecting 68bb10e43c him to follow.69e26b218d0bafbf

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But he didn’t.0b527bd93f536ace

By the time I f4dd4b26aa realized something was off a8875f8d2b and turned around, it af35d976b5 was too late—he had 6ddf932e61 already stepped inside the 0ee11c2092 Gate.463beee66bfe76fa

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“…Hah.”5c314820879f35fe

I stared at the Gate 8de21a7884 in disbelief. Was this what 895692db69 it felt like 442a260719 to be completely 3a536747a5 dumbfounded? The fact that he 9e79d1b853 had slipped out of 4b31ff56f5 my control made my ebfa0ac169 throat feel tight.68687bd90bcec33e

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This was a kind of b51acfe232 anger I had never experienced 1ba81dc125 before.670e71f5e04c87e9

Footsteps rushed toward me. The audit department e5d52a57e1 had arrived after a5a40f40dd receiving the report. I clenched my trembling b46eab5d91 hands into fists and b95fcf6ae5 turned my back on ecab020299 the Gate Yeo Eundo c59a13eac8 had entered.7790d2fbd3c79ac4

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I walked away.979b5c19cf3c0ca3

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The upper-tier Beta Gate 1861486af8 had been cleared. The audit department, 46a23b0a91 who had been 8867535fe8 waiting for this 06ae9c82d7 moment, quickly shouted.b0ab983e0ce10748

“Guide Seon Jiyeol!”e1a599389a756163

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They were preparing to meet c98b749eed Yeo Eundo, who had entered be4892f23e the Gate alone. He had monopolized and cleared 8d26e370b1 the simultaneously generated Gates. Yet, despite not d157863822 receiving any guiding, 26b3440bb4 the AD level 9285a5ff3b displayed on his eb605bf9f3 terminal was well 9dae1f44e2 beyond the borderline 8d95f16683 threshold.9b44d7664d3450a0

Since forceful restraint might cc5d51853a be necessary, not only 0c9b601706 Seon Jiyeol but also 37a093f3bd the S-class Espers held 15161c4917 their breath as they ccb80d6719 stood guard at the 345948699b Gate’s entrance.f75007800ed21601

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How much time had passed?940897efcacaf4a3

A shock wave a6e3831ace tore through the ccefd3a96c space, bringing a c35ed2e721 crushing sense of 21b72c00d4 pain. The S-class Espers 53bfb2dfcc immediately moved to 82ece14dcd protect Seon Jiyeol, c5bf0ffa05 assuming a battle cda7c5dbe5 stance. But in the 2efb3edf2d next moment, they 4ec1ba866d could do nothing 4709e003fb but stare in 508dd66db3 stunned silence.3599bf5d5b7c9662

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The oppressive stillness settled d52f82475e in, and beyond the d7c615be11 black flames blocking the 5d3b069402 Gate’s entrance, Yeo Eundo 3ab7d4e7c3 emerged. His mere presence tightened the 683bc45d81 atmosphere like a bowstring drawn 53dc7e3044 to its limit. No one could breathe.8d33e71fc0680fb4

AD levels no 6a90906b47 longer mattered to e63ff2e525 him. Even without a single word, 6ca8c3d4b7 an unrelenting scream echoed inside e1c456ac7e their minds. They wanted to live. They wanted to run away. Yet, no one dared 8a1d917bd1 to turn their back 5e52e00b8a on him.311367f091ec9d81

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Seon Jiyeol was no exception.d6967e7ffd166543

That raw, primal fear—it 4e4db0d8e2 was something he had 6a0f142268 felt once before. A fear so d350c3ca1a overwhelming that going 4de6741eec insane would have afde07bf4a been preferable. His body convulsed, bec5d14571 frozen in place, 62120b37fc while Yeo Eundo 7e7936204d passed by him 01e4df90b6 without so much 8c2c25f007 as a glance.8d367533e3e84952

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At that moment, seeing 32a7a0c3f2 him walk past so 5f9a9864f7 indifferently, fear was no 6ecc89573f longer the dominant emotion 97ff83b471 in Seon Jiyeol’s chest.f7672f79191fdcb0

Instead, it was desperation.a131fe0d3c42890f

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A desperation that 243942287a drowned out his 430f28fb79 fear, replaced with ec4fe108f9 the sheer unwillingness d02b7a9ecf to lose him. His heart pounded violently as 14b441e7fd he finally reached out and 48c34093a5 grabbed Yeo Eundo’s arm.3aaec6f75b7af5a6

“Esper Yeo Eun—!”d08fff8b6ec05ede

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A killing intent 5abaec60c4 so sharp it 40fc941254 felt like his 265ad65b75 body was being 34747a253a torn apart.177e47458f3d2e24

Seon Jiyeol couldn’t 128a896887 even let out cc4ebf3480 a scream. The sheer terror constricting 483c66f57f him was suffocating.908012c7ff587a01

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Before his eyes, a golden efbdea3deb beast of unimaginable size loomed, 49169107c1 its gaping maw opening as ef499eacc0 if ready to devour him 0f4e5f39a8 whole.845cc5b9fd540444

The moment he 90e06ba4d6 released Yeo Eundo’s a259ac8452 arm, the beast 4f5d33122d vanished, and Yeo 9390023c40 Eundo simply resumed 71c4615257 walking. Only then did a1dba78b94 Seon Jiyeol, finally f8ddd4baaf freed from the 7c5c62037d crushing terror, collapse 63928af94d onto the ground.7b02add5f4ad0c91

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Silent tears dripped down f3340b10e2 his face. Yet, he couldn’t 863c7f5065 even let out 0b327a411e a sob. He feared that b5aff9a580 if he made 416419f8dc a sound, the 76ed951097 beast would hear 8a9d35f122 him and come f537858112 back for him.88b3ca899fdddb09

Seon Jiyeol hated that fear. It was humiliating. The realization that bce749e590 he wasn’t capable 49d259e1a2 of holding onto 9c1799f497 him made him afe0688f14 sick to his 19b3acd983 stomach.33548eb07310ff7a

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At that moment, Yeo Eundo d14eaf3b38 was heading to the only f79e9d6330 place he needed to return a6e98900e8 to.45c6334625f10ec2

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Seol Maehwa.147cd02df83e1edb

Only him.21a39c1b673d0d15

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As the sun set 87db9210ac and gray clouds swallowed 41393f058a the moon, darkness consumed fd76124641 the surroundings. Even the sounds of insects 18c832cff9 had faded as Yeo Eundo d8aef9449d passed through.df726d30f0c0944d

He arrived at the 8535b7d681 house, wrapped in the ec1d65f422 same black silence.54551a902b20578e

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He knew Seol Maehwa ce0dc7dc28 was inside.65fd411ccc1cddf7

Without hesitation, he stepped in.816041a16b418def

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Beep.d42f54af345ab39c

The sound of dfcc0c8a85 the lock disengaging 52afc88dcb echoed as he 86cda4060c slowly opened the 665b1b75bf door. No lights were on. Seol Maehwa stood f7e022e024 by the dimly a789e20452 lit window in bebd50f036 the living room.ed88d779631905a9

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Yeo Eundo approached him, step d73fc1bc86 by step.f19471aed5cdc1f3

As he moved d96f5cf154 closer, Seol Maehwa, 4a6287ac9f who had been a9447a5276 standing with his fab3898cf2 back turned, slowly 126f44ed95 tilted his head b39131c08d and looked at dc9c798d76 him.fa1db113876fce57

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Unblinking, his violet 337c5955be eyes locked onto a448a49396 Yeo Eundo.a5e29e06f076d933

His gaze carried 790a060ad2 hostility—killing intent, sharp 0b5ffb49d5 and unmistakable. It was so intense 904e5dacbf that Yeo Eundo unconsciously 50470ea1bb paused mid-step. But only for a moment.daf66a98a755e2d0

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He continued forward.28dbb05972005f7e

Stopping in front of Seol 323e27abf4 Maehwa, he reached out his d3e099ce50 hand. But before he could touch 187dcaa878 him, Seol Maehwa grabbed a a281d7a95a fistful of his hair and a74f6997cd yanked him down.7ad50d5c25d248ee

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His voice was cold.b85f1c301dc1908c

“You have a death wish or something?”748c8f6cf3ea4189

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Yeo Eundo staggered c010404fef from the force, cd4ff93602 his body tilting e0dae053d4 as he was 7070b62210 pulled down to eeac1564d4 one knee.97762bc846dfd5ef

Seol Maehwa looked down 1a79c52203 at him, then slowly 8c97788177 leaned in.0a4907d8879588d6

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The closer he got, the ca04460e22 more violently Yeo Eundo’s heart caad5cc168 pounded, as if it were 2ee8f5551a about to shatter into pieces.3e0a10b1f6abc743

The hand gripping the 91ee43927d back of his head 9f57af22fb tightened. Just as he was about aaa2a71d6b to sink into that intoxicating 4263385da9 sensation, an overwhelming surge of 8c968c7d4c guiding tore through his body, bc18f95c9a ripping through his stomach as a6c64db85c if it intended to shatter 8dd428f601 him from the inside out.b10885923882d951

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The guiding gnawed at de7630f8e0 Yeo Eundo, dragging relentless 543244aabd pain in its wake. Yet he didn’t let c5a007da79 out so much as 4706c96687 a single groan. The way he accepted everything 49112a7a91 was not resignation—it was something 6080d1f8ac else entirely.86f6d356248ed59b

Feigning submission to the engulfing 77cc8580a6 guiding, he searched within.6b29f4fc5447b3c4

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‘There.’959cb39a5b283a0a

Finally, he found it—acrack.2c95606dd7d6612e

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Yeo Eundo focused all his 9fd7f16dec strength on that point. The moment he f99356c9e6 did, the barrier bbf9936a70 that had been 5b3aa45ed5 holding back Maehwa’s 2ec3a85914 guiding crumbled.8def2633115c7dc4

And then, the 241ea4ed0f suppressed guiding came bddcbf0698 crashing down on d9d4eff63b him like a 7ccfc55c7a tidal wave.1a2975d4ae029f5b

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This was no longer guiding.2ca46931e998712d