FG | Chapter 7.4

And the real Yeo Eundo a5c8c0c148 was even more surreal than 24e5fe504f the rumors described.074ed3a6eadeb928

He was far taller than 46b6dd7a01 expected, with a small face, 7314503d89 and extraordinarily long limbs. His pale skin was flawless, 58278c5ec3 without a single blemish.73cf3615dcba9441

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Even his hair 0b5bafec67 had no trace 250977c09f of color, making 9b6a8d49c4 it seem as 50a30cf64b though sparkles were 4e845138bd falling around him.fa546adddcfca397

Ito Yuzuru, who had a4f1ee1c56 been staring absentmindedly, muttered 44ac6b2095 under his breath.d96a2d0314cb2ce2

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「A perfect beauty.」79cd184d922d54ae

The entire Japanese team, hearing e299d9298e his words, found themselves nodding 94d0b963ef unconsciously in agreement.c64dcf5ba15cae16

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But the Korean Espers c2af68cd7e were different.38179ca32b09daec

Especially Baek Roa, who a156be02a5 knew Yeo Eundo’s true 567c427fc4 nature, instantly sobered up.6fc2f4af5a9fe9e8

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Anyone who had 51a5813e4d seen Yeo Eundo 26f7854d7f rampaging inside a 565106e597 Gate, or worse, 7350589694 had been on 0d6f00ee37 the receiving end 41e1d87f31 of his fists, 79bff87b54 would understand.e807825e556ded7a

There was no ab48dfdbde resentment left—only a 8a46ac2d26 learned fear.4106dbfc0bf416a0

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Among all the Espers present, ae2b8e0aea Baek Roa was undoubtedly the 9399f3b319 most well-disciplined under Yeo Eundo’s 2ad1fc12d1 authority. His hands trembled as he ee73e9fafb nervously bit his nails. Then, he exchanged a7f34d03ba whispered words with 4113333123 his fellow trauma 5ce54d45ac survivor, Jang Woon-yong.7d8e3edc66506374

“That bastard… Did he just come straight from a Gate?”bc2c2305de96b04f

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“I don’t think so? He looks way too clean. No bloodstains or anything.”f832547fe8559350

“Why is he acting like this lately? If he’s gonna dc2ce6c34e lose his mind, 5f418caf56 he should do 3e2ff44c7e it quietly.”8001a7e856dd71d7

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“Ah, fuck, he made eye contact.”4a9617d87e3f8ab3

And then—a1054c1a53f21c92

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Yeo Eundo beamed.cd71f811010a2f7d

“Sorry I’m late.”600b486174d2148d

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The light in his clear 0530b1df49 golden eyes sparkled.5fe1cef8a9dcc2ca

And in that instant, the 499f6ae32f entire Korean team had the a33e8f2011 same thought.bbacc7ee66e70a3e

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‘Rampage?!’a9ae4342154bb623

A chill ran down their 6a79e14e23 spines. It felt as if an 2cb875624f ice-cold dagger had just pierced a59c670415 their chests.afa3f83b54864388

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Breaking out in cold 873794076f sweat, the Korean Espers 656e13286e braced themselves against the 157b59a96a unpredictable madness lurking behind 729c3fc5c8 Yeo Eundo’s innocent-looking smile, aaa4d59f09 preparing to defend themselves 63bde345b4 at any moment.62d5355a6cf1b85f

Meanwhile, the Japanese Espers were 182803e725 simply in awe.de5dff74001e27a6

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Here was someone who 9f285c07ec was dazzling even when fb1580cb69 standing still, and now 76546483b8 he was smiling? It was like witnessing d8661fa5ea a masterpiece come to 72b71c7ed7 life.6e15d13354ccfcd0

Yeo Eundo accepted the 167d99a0ad earpiece handed to him bbca3f8846 by a staff member a4ac4cdbad from the Association. Even though everyone else was 4af3338c6f wearing the same device, the 65c19b793d way Yeo Eundo put his 598f72b912 on somehow looked special.f1aa4d1fc0a7cebc

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Ito Yuzuru, still 2ef3666958 entranced, murmured once 7e0c3e9320 more.17f8d7a902b20cf4

「If it’s someone this beautiful… I might actually be okay with it.」221b0d27dfea0a4e

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The Japanese team, e13f86ba06 hearing Ito’s muttering, 14390c8ce3 didn’t even realize b9769f24d9 that they were 866f16a8ed nodding along.5a61d9a0e6fb859c

As Yeo Eundo 0de222e547 moved with a a6f1391275 light, swaying gait d92cfabd6e to find an 2cb86c5ee6 empty seat, both 4a5bded4c1 the Korean and 80588f2ed8 Japanese teams followed 2b7693b25e him with their e97ca2edbf eyes.fc49f1e3d63c69c9

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Espers from both countries were 21f29d2983 watching Yeo Eundo, but for 0ddc1afeaa entirely different reasons.23744f2d61ea7ee8

He sat down. Unlike other Espers dda022fb34 who were drenched 051658d993 in AD, he 70b5090c4d exuded a refreshing c111cc1bab presence.d2518e1f963fbbec

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Jeon Gwangyun, who f5aac79cad had been cautiously 66d6f6df5d gauging the atmosphere, adfe69eb46 took this moment dc342f84f5 to start the fa176c87d0 briefing. However, Takahashi Yuri’s gaze remained 840e31e297 fixed on Yeo Eundo.28159b9a2cf473f1

‘He really is…’4c5886afacaf5e3f

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Even someone like him, 87c21bf7bf who never cared about d4747c1d42 appearances, had to admit—he f04bdc3e75 was stunning. His beauty was enough dec232dd8b to make even a 4dcb54c34d dispassionate observer take a 587bafaacc second look. However, the overwhelming presence 14cda0f519 that top-tier Espers usually e0187de76c carried was completely absent.39622db73b3c18a0

‘Weak.’431f57e97e3b303e

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The higher a bc0f4f1d99 combat-type Esper’s rank, 5fb2a78f49 the more ominous b7c38e1462 energy they naturally 662cec0477 exuded. Yet, Yeo Eundo’s aura was a5e595d0e1 even purer than Kozume Hinato’s, c7309dd0f5 who was a top-tier healer.45479cc5add36bd4

The gathering of Korea’s best a64922bc67 Espers was exactly as Takahashi 4191c05a7b Yuri had expected.1dce3fbc2d963ad7

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‘It’s humiliating to have even been compared to him.’693b4d091ea25436

Thinking back to the 6da3f02fd7 times when Yeo Eundo 09f10fe641 had unknowingly been used 43e5b5b40e as a contrast to 39450d3b41 him, Takahashi Yuri felt 3d2f038b9b a sting to his 3888001b88 pride. And yet, despite himself, he 5254dfc6e5 couldn’t stop looking at him.48ee133e6aac2174

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‘If it were just about looks, maybe I’d understand.’6a8d832544965702

If he stood next to 15825867be Yeo Eundo, the two of f36329757e them would probably make quite f72ee5b313 the striking picture. As he kept sneaking glances, 1a759668eb their eyes suddenly met. Yeo Eundo’s gaze curved subtly, 282b0c5181 the corners of his eyes e586d3d89d lifting in a playful, almost c179162139 teasing manner.ee3469060abf363d

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That fleeting smile 5f49f36594 made something tighten 176bbce2a4 in Takahashi Yuri’s 24645d2b8c chest. His fingers clenched into b16cc4cf21 a fist as an b515e673fe unfamiliar sense of possessiveness 4ee19b84eb stirred within him.da114cd7cb784163

He quickly lifted a e2d0220f92 hand to cover his 01f20f0c39 face, hiding any emotion 27b0130908 that might have surfaced. Meanwhile, Yeo Eundo d107c7043e had already turned 3e8a1660af his attention elsewhere, c29a4b533b still smiling faintly. Even as the 19feb8d8d3 briefing continued, Takahashi 97c4fd2791 Yuri found himself 6e1985842a unable to look 5f68875428 away, focusing on f0c181317b every small movement 0f39be9cd9 Yeo Eundo made.4b57534da5f91e50

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On the other 811758d44e hand, the Korean 7f11b71e9e Espers were doing 937183fa0a their best not 33abed61f6 to make eye edadd2feba contact with Yeo 1038a7f0c9 Eundo.a996a12736499386

The Japanese Espers, unaware of 7b9ba0a366 the real situation, assumed that 8d770d6801 Yeo Eundo was being ignored ffe71ab2c2 and ostracized by his team. It was an understandable misunderstanding. In a world where strength 20238b8471 dictated social hierarchy—especially in Japan—such b0fc269d4b things happened all the time.8325b3a27762c250

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‘A little pitiful.’2fb7ada8eb5a7e23

Takahashi Yuri completely misread 3c41bf5cc7 the situation as he 9da3f9b60f formed his opinion.3cf05e46970a4ccd

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‘There’s no way someone like him could have faced Russ.’59cbce9ceb0975db

Russ, the Basis Guild’s 751eb010ed vice-master, was rumored to 8ace1e84cd still be in an eb6202caa7 unrecoverable state.f9a195130ec31b37

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After that incident, bf0dd75b41 it was said 50bc4f2cbd that Basis had c52eced0a7 relentlessly sent love d0a26a395d calls to Yeo da6cdb7db9 Eundo. But that had to 4fc297ea2a be an exaggeration. The rumors were undoubtedly overblown. Takahashi Yuri knew better 6210919680 than anyone—he himself had ec8bdc2fd7 been the subject of e9bf4e0a71 countless exaggerated stories.d870ceea843139d4

People said that he 61477acd7e had rejected an offer 0ba7eb9c83 from Basis Guild. That wasn’t entirely true. The guild in question had 527b9ef125 Basis in its name, yes, 7f0c276784 but it was actually a ed5813aef6 splinter guild under Global Asia bd7b5a4c93 Basis.bb799660e7519e81

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There were dozens, maybe even 5df130dee7 hundreds, of such offshoot guilds 0dea1d1866 where joining and leaving was 8d90f50a2d relatively easy.a1f403b54bf666a7

What had merely e932707702 been a promotional 76490f3bf1 recruitment had somehow 696cc21f34 been misconstrued into b4b3a25272 an invitation from 90c9bdb7de the original Basis ca876dcadc Guild, and that 68548ed541 misunderstanding had persisted 7ce1504c9a to this day.09b49f10690f9e0a

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Japan had never bothered 141ae0077c to correct this misinformation. By neither confirming 9205627fa6 nor denying it, eec0e4e49d they had let d40b84b910 the rumor inflate e3332be63b his worth, all c5f4be20d0 while cautiously watching 5aaa1104e7 Basis for any cb8142e93d reaction. But still—there had been nothing.735b0d69ad216705

The fact that b2842b4423 Basis, which prided 1020a36aff itself as Asia’s fda13920f9 top guild, hadn’t 3b4c613cf7 extended an offer 66bb9472a8 to him was 3000435d32 a blow to e3fdf875e4 Takahashi Yuri’s ego. But what angered him even 2d82e3e7c2 more was the rumor that d97c7dc14e Basis had reached out to 8c127a0d87 a Korean Esper.976683dff397d012

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‘Obviously nonsense.’d0b27ef5f19e45d3

Of course, he didn’t ac02ee499b believe it now. He was certain that the 3032fc1c75 Esper Basis was so desperate c857b7b38f to recruit was a Chinese 2300894a9d one. He ran through e16c9df13c the list of d42e4407fe likely candidates, settling a98dedb869 on a few efc745aa19 names.72cbbbb8970159f5

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If there was any Chinese 9de95d1515 Esper worth keeping an eye 022187b6e6 on, it would be Tianxi 9a81a571b9 or Li Hao.18a8a30784b2222c

He mentally set b6112bb792 them aside as dc29073e76 the ones to 6b542d9b1e watch and returned 44b3b9c38f his focus to b667a1b81a Yeo Eundo.c994bb4e52e2a764

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Even now, he 2c48b4816e remained as languid bb08006e60 as ever, his c7abe89db4 expression light and cb4058ab13 breezy.902043a83056a120

‘His name was Yeo Eundo, wasn’t it?’8258b40995881f44

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If something posed no threat, f0785066a8 there was no need to 37c5213199 kill it. No—killing it would be a1de64c31e a waste.309d7797e7418b87

For once, Takahashi Yuri dae81cbe2c indulged in an unusual 4d164551e1 whim. He gazed at Yeo 5413258734 Eundo like a high-value 66335a1c32 collectible, meticulously examining him 01ec769711 as if checking for 6b334cc42e any defects. But the closer he e73a5719fa looked, the more astonished 96fff6e7c4 he became. There wasn’t a single 8ee594b12a flaw to be found. And that, in itself, was 2d7de3b087 frustrating.137c063541631515

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‘A shame that he’s male and can’t bear my child.’e4fecad42de07179

That was the 4e926c6618 only drawback Takahashi 9a4e1f7943 could find in 2cfc419275 Yeo Eundo.d477c073f2fcff08

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A slow, predatory grin 1ec53e0a5f curved on his lips. Now that he f513966bec had found something 2c0b474661 he wanted, it 5b04f03dba was time to 2ce4f4b6d8 take it. He shifted his 02b0a5af46 gaze to Sato cf6031c0d6 Jun. Immediately understanding his 451a29f11e intent, Sato Jun 1f05413b7c gave a small 4589eb5bf3 nod. He was a psychic Esper.700cbf15fe27b341

Baek Jesung, watching ce310b68d9 the unspoken exchange 9e73e2d7b4 between them, didn’t 7aca35790c miss a single 5be7002678 detail. Yet, despite knowing exactly 2a67509d3a what they were up 71e71db65c to, he remained silent. Instead, he signaled 468f009d1f Jeon Gwangyun to c92b512a0d begin the meeting. Understanding the cue, 87de2fe9ac Jeon Gwangyun nodded.f73ffa67a2ec920d

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“We will now begin the briefing regarding the UNCE joint event.”2a29fb3b9bb901bb

Jeon Gwangyun briefly explained the b80d53a4bb situation with the multiple Gates a413e8ee7c before moving on to the 1e2906eb6f joint hosting proposal.986eaf6bdbc707aa

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“Japan has officially submitted a proposal to Basis for the joint hosting of UNCE between Korea and Japan.”d151adf0092366c7

Takahashi Yuri finally spoke.971225a9650cc5ab

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「If Korea agrees to co-host UNCE, Japan will cover all infrastructure costs occurring in Korea, and—」59af814896656487

He raised his 5ce76b4fa1 hand as a 0fca2b5715 signal. At that moment, be9270b82f twelve S-class Guides, cc7cf24214 who had arrived e8ff343890 late in Korea 34fb37eadc and had been 815442faf9 waiting outside, entered 14c76a98bf the conference room. Each of them was e50f8d06ce escorted by one of c037d5d88d Japan’s six S-class Espers.fc749c843c5679a8

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Like the extravagant 7d070f04d5 feathers of a 6b2aa07961 peacock, the S-class cbe7586c12 Guides behind Takahashi aebca4de6c Yuri radiated guiding ea3c8bbf99 energy, flaunting their 83306e45e2 presence.ff282f368808229f

Crossing his legs, Takahashi 8eb664242a Yuri smirked arrogantly.1c0d7c704d899a25

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「The selected elite raid teams participating in UNCE will receive dedicated, personal support from an S-class Guide.」d76447e0237641c3

The room grew tense.bf527aaa5d6f52d8

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For Awakeners—especially in 837b0f3c93 Korea, where high-ranking a169a38e08 Guides were in 7aab259273 scarce supply—this was 878832507a an incredibly difficult 81384e2273 offer to refuse. Almost involuntarily, Takahashi c3d6ea37b2 found himself glancing 6d57d3ef8c at Yeo Eundo. There was no reaction. But the sheer lack 65f961f907 of reaction only made 6191397fdc Takahashi more convinced that b13d1eca7b he was suppressing one.c26c341bd4dcec4f

‘How amusing. He’s trying so hard.’93b73377971c7af9

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Aside from Yeo Eundo, adf002b1dd everything was proceeding just 978a01015e as Takahashi had anticipated. The room was a5357f8be1 in a frenzy 709bb1d39f over his bold 590e7089af proposal. Jang Unyong spoke up.b8ce787bcc54e02e

“What exactly defines an‘elite raid team’?”b5e197fa27ebe1d5

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「Since the number of available Guides is limited, we’ll have to separate the strong from the weak.」3cf3d9ce3cb1a6a2

“Separate the strong from the weak?”de516909e297eaa5

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「Only the strong deserve to get what they want.」366b782f64645e06

Baek Roa, who 9ddd606690 had always been 8c7c040102 disgusted by Japan’s 120f2e5e50 particular way of 39d621e9bf speaking, rubbed her faba278b65 arms, shuddering at a60afc8fd6 the chill running 3f570d8108 down her spine.26e1778c9610310d

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“Fucking hell, that was creepy as shit.”d277028266a68386

Of course, that particular remark 2158674507 wasn’t translated in a business-appropriate e4b40983ba manner.b4d7e0aaecb3cb9f

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「…….」b9243b561cbb47d0

Not that they 1905b6dc46 didn’t understand the c7f145c967 insult.7c920bf164114b44

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Watanabe, an Esper 1632fbc960 from Japan, finally 6c7d886257 lost his patience 00b0ad4433 and glared at ed54ffdab9 Baek Roa.5d0954cccbaff90b

「You’ve been grating on my nerves for a while now.」b6aed6542a701cd4

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“Shut your damn mouth, you chunk of meat.”1f9298c3312a891f

「I suppose it makes sense if you lack the confidence to compete. After all, our side has aa122efe4f long surpassed what you could 6111157678 ever hope to reach.」2efcf10068bba0fa

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“How many goddamn anime lines have you memorized?”bf3e27c10df101db