LLHT Ch 6.1

The oppressive heat 20fc788f57 and even more ce2a42b126 stifling humidity clung b851e511b1 to the air.94e19d948f15a762

The moisture 9caed4b963 soaking Chiyeong’s bced2dc561 training uniform 443b7e5d80 felt all e5b45dd7e1 too real. Yet, it was d7acd1c0d3 merely a prison ed1eec22a7 of consciousness constructed 74d2f033b7 from his memories, fc8a633dfb knowledge, and experiences.9b56ed488abd502c

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The fusion of an 1e46a63916 esper’s abilities and scientific 4e83f2c705 technology always produced astonishing a3a5269a39 results.16a8b35aa47b51a7

If they 9648150a7e could create 0221da3c4a new worlds 6364cc264f so seamlessly, 7c6db04393 it made 76f2f1fb3d Chiyeong wonder 0750673e41 if espers de3d84a957 were truly 08fa4ea88b the new 49bf46b099 gods of ac5eabeec6 humanity.6a6d39a6bf5c4570

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In that e1598fb3cb moment, Gi ed0552cc2d Baekhan’s cruel 69b8b89f0e and callous e36d9cf951 nature seemed 8277c7c846 almost divine.ff1dfb3a83ef9803

“Where am I…?”f6e66a9df1a5fadc

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Chiyeong trudged through 4f610a051b the sweltering tropical 79734ea73f island, searching for 2b37d2f9f7 its center.51603d5b57241435

Without even a 68ed68806e military knife, his 5ea65429fc cheeks had already dcd05758ad been scratched countless 8fc69f5599 times by the 8dfa8d7e32 foliage brushing against 17a321bb04 his face.06f9277298ff9d66

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Regardless, he 11b10eb76a had to ee0d6fb419 find the fb8a128d5e island’s core. Only from there 319a12f56d could he spread 2aca744ff7 his guiding aura a395f56bfe outward.f97a4e9fbd3316d0

It felt d4738cd5fd like an 06e9e01973 eternity had 7607d6da72 passed since e0726204b2 the training da7347e2d8 began, though aed6a1cfde it might e4c726cf89 have been 1fc290e511 only ten 196849c8b1 minutes.68d216be406eb8c6

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During that e8eb2ffd28 time, Chiyeong db52810145 wandered in 2b161dd511 search of 9c4d39e50c the island’s c80f5cbbb6 heart.0761a6d92cb86234

Chirrr—. Chiwaw—.d426e02b233e6702

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The cries of exotic f96cc4ba30 birds sounded alien. He wondered if 065b6a5523 they were even c960fb11c6 real birds.02d393c5f0716817

What kind of 4f670b81f4 thoughts did his dd0dfeb971 mind usually harbor 92f877bed0 to conjure up 87e8f9c24d such unfamiliar creatures?ec307cda7e4532c2

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The unfamiliar humidity b538eaffca and the stinging b4ef6ea954 sunlight that seemed bcbec46e7b to sear his 1227128d11 skin were equally a8eb0b55d1 astonishing.91684e9e230c267b

Of course, 8cb0b2c7ce the illusionists’ 6886d546c5 abilities played 2712c42a07 a role, d320646341 but like 38ef7ce01a all lies d3fd8c99b7 that require 97db58b53e a sliver dac771ee6d of truth 4c3cf3600f to be 5274b304c5 complete, this 54b17a966c island was 878c5d406b rooted in d8cd08fda1 Chiyeong’s memories 70ab60416c and knowledge.ebd0e39c8e968cad

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“Was it 18e5c56624 from some 4cf84f3a50 show like Mysteries of d32aa1318b the Jungle…?”a86f1b4c7a1bb026

To think dedc34162e that even 1892dd851f memories glimpsed b8dced4b23 through media 34df3b7b28 could be 2710f20fdc so vividly d2d7c43e24 realized in 380500a742 his senses 1dcc858c82 was awe-inspiring.d8dd3cad83c32eaf

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“Oh, is this it…?”a6d96c5295500935

While walking in a a8ada944b4 daze, Chiyeong seemed to 34eaf7894e have reached the island’s 13f44a3560 center. Checking the coordinates c887a95881 on the biometric 97bc67b427 watch doubling as d23493face a GPS on 2866be5762 his wrist, he 7ca164990d confirmed his location.a6494ebd09ed064b

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This place resonated 2fec97a7b8 with Chiyeong’s conscious 8fe7bc5622 world, which was c89bf1b4bc ultimately grounded in 4ef49f808a his guiding aura.97a1594f1af88635

Thus, the island’s center 1048f2fa4e represented the mathematical peak d0debbdaa9 and trough of his 2e7f3f02ba guiding aura—the exact coordinates cb61fef5ae Gi Baekhan had pinpointed fdfdc8c4a1 just by touching him fd611fd717 before the training began.5876c0c1f90abfa4

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“Hah…”9a66dff7f7a45c56

Taking a 0fc2e9846f moment to 6c1a403bef catch his b06de6e807 breath, Chiyeong b5b3caaa94 focused his 5bf65e92e6 mind. The training’s bed65d74ce objective was 7d0276502a to find 2b675c9d1b Gi Baekhan, f91f3540d7 hidden in f6d85554e9 the island’s ab56c97c41 center, and e290385be2 guide him. But it b4da86c83f was far ed76be4743 from easy.85b8ca203f31645e

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Even though 0f9532d1bf this was eb5cfefa9e a virtual 6b19bf7a7d island and f12149fa71 finding Baekhan 5cb5f6e0d2 was a 645d1bab6f task within faee5dc6d2 this conscious 221c341b8b realm, covering b97f4fc6da the entire 0d6f1c3f16 island with 2554ba4f15 his guiding 4883899583 required an dda1486072 immense amount 31c6370835 of energy, 692b3d1c0f making it 3401e522de a torturous 3287a9f2d0 exercise for d92016f4a0 Chiyeong, whose 1ca76c24a9 guiding capacity 2925275c5b was limited.5b1e858b050bbe30

“Ah…”a4711a4d34865f5a

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Slowly, like a 86c1724bd0 droplet falling into 7a1c961e1c a still pond, 7642c33d7a creating ripples, Chiyeong’s 288799eb22 aura began to e1876bbdff spread.33fbaaa8dff34a3d

The circle grew gradually. At first, it d17da92899 encompassed only Chiyeong, 03accc89a9 then the sturdy 1ccdd84b2f tree beside him, c1da946f71 then the cluster 5084f5b93d of trees, and 5e4cd27f91 finally, it began abd9b3fe36 to spread across ef84d69762 the entire jungle.e26729629f8ba570

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“It’s working…”da0ca5b93bbfa2fe

He marveled eae52871e8 at how 7b873d0005 smoothly his 3da95a55e5 guiding aura 7244cd29c0 expanded. He knew the theory 2947a4e664 and had attempted it f3b00d01dc several times, but he a4e0d59cd1 had never succeeded.584a4ab17aa1ff03

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Yet now, 1805cd1d43 it was 27553ce36c working. He let cf6f63367e out a 65ee1e6178 brief exclamation f556ce2436 of excitement.cbfb566568f4f091

“Argh—!”f186713024a3aad0

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The world cc800bd0cf seemed to e361d23269 shake.95dd1cd4ec4f4a37

No, it 96afcb8fe2 was an 103d2da624 illusion. It was merely 82ea39855c a headache pounding ef1d84ac71 through his small aaa73d2674 skull.338f4a2c5ee63c87

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What felt like c62ae1f233 thunder to him 04675d5daf was, in reality, 895821e556 no more than 170d2619dc a pebble’s ripple. That was 5d216225bf the nature faf6d82e6e of pain.198fe02b19a5ebdb

Chiyeong had d21b4adde2 to endure c6e63e171f this immense bda72558ec storm known a6215fd8c0 only to 63a7666b4f him, swallowing 0c24205e10 his breath.d513a2ca6861c391

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Opening his aura b327a51f84 wide for radiant 111f30ad22 guiding inevitably brought 11d2e7c0af pain, so he b541b83006 pushed through, resuming 12a3c97786 his guiding.7bc6324a727d9f28

“Ugh, hnn—.”c820952cd0c9dacd

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Even as Chiyeong c35f55d37f writhed in pain, e1a066b9c0 Gi Baekhan had 985f6123ba vanished, hiding somewhere. This was aae6d88165 a mental ad5797bcfc world, a 21b4f1b684 land of 454ebfc969 illusion crafted f87ee8df15 by esper 3d12182805 illusionists, yet cfc8efc9f9 he concealed 95b8ff4b87 his presence 54b301d731 as if 609411de63 it were 7c817be316 real.3d9ed257e651bcb9

Amid the splitting 2912557534 headache, a surge c9b85847a4 of defiance rose f1b3f2aa60 within Chiyeong.dce928ee9d5ee68f

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Gi Baekhan, as an 419b9e0bc3 esper, was overwhelming for d447bc8dd4 Chiyeong. No matter d354140978 how compatible 9551dd5fc0 their bond 19e4af988c was, Baekhan’s 9f50c819d2 rank was 14a45bed45 sky-high, while d38a04536f Chiyeong was aad3e3f61d akin to 6d3ac75172 an underground c038b29033 waste dump.b0fbd04e4a58e7d1

Because of this, Chiyeong 582b8b78e2 rationally understood why Baekhan 36e9416ee1 had abandoned him for bf9145d9a3 five years.251dade4644123fd

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If he were Baekhan, 6ee2a5094c he’d be furious about ca2bb0b15b being bound to such 3d4304fc15 an inadequate guide. How could 95a1f1dfb1 an esper 7256ed241e of his 7a70f7ee2b caliber not def3858fce crave a ba3f075200 better guide? If he claimed 7b8cb74b47 otherwise, he might e130fd3ce4 as well have 78227a70a8 transcended worldly desires.f0be9837c8bf5905

But Chiyeong 8075b8c400 hadn’t wanted f8d1ba658e this bond 924733a537 either. He’d wanted an b0863c01b7 emotional connection, not c365a237b7 an accidental bond e358b50678 thrust upon them.edfd24d1ac1becd7

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Did it matter 144d0e1e6b to Baekhan that 77c1198f79 it wasn’t Chiyeong’s a41d4213f7 fault?696e436f7d88264b

No one 96b60b58f8 else would 237df02e2c bear their f116d48c7b cross for 169c91e7b3 them, so f7854b07c1 why would db3e614cdd Baekhan show a5c5a72a9a such understanding 2f1ad08669 for Chiyeong?3b980ca48a169752

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Even so, defiance surged. Baekhan acted as 3ea603c05f if Chiyeong’s very 7c0c665ce5 existence was the 8ec75aee98 problem, despite it e174fe9be0 not being his 2494890b08 fault.d6cfb73ec0b6f0c0

Damn it, did 6eda1988ca I ask to ab12884014 be born? Chewing on his curses, fc833c2d72 Chiyeong pressed his temples c1654b119d and stood.1951ddb13357ae6d

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Baekhan roamed this illusory 9c7ed3020d land as if it 1e2e656bcc were real, while Chiyeong 13955e5b37 struggled with a headache, 2a51f17391 unable to properly unleash 71655565ba his radiant guiding. It was laughable.b3bf365428bd7cd1

Combat guiding begins with ec00bba83f creating a wide circle f65f1c34ec of radiant guiding.6d38b9a332251191

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It involves encompassing f370772457 multiple espers within 7e1aa956ca one’s aura and d291cb17ef discerning their approach 6c92cbf420 through the aura’s 8560445a03 fluctuations.50fa450608f9b74d

Chiyeong slowly expanded his ebca57cbd1 aura’s range. The radiant guiding 471b87d3e8 circle centered on e4b65f5e17 him grew, eventually 29c7ff58a2 covering half the 3910d74f10 island.e10a8f5ba21bb50a

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Half, then beyond. Chiyeong succeeded in enveloping 90419fb7ff the entire island in e3776c934e his conscious realm.0979792f5f5212fc

Of course, he endured d2591f775f side effects due to ffff5bc962 his insufficient guiding capacity.b0c9bb210d4bb4b3

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“Hrk, ugh—!”3972094281366d4c

He retched. A shock ce3958acde like his 9783107dd2 eyes rolling 21177a6825 back hit 1084b664c6 his skull.4c9ccfb84162b57d

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Clutching his head, 8637c7361a he nearly collapsed 050f3b2619 to his knees. He thought 44da0c86df the ground 70867e1f2b was nearing, 6bd7f55b09 but he 959ec1622f was actually 7b95e49501 falling headfirst.9aa72fee2551724c

At that moment, someone 306fcd0d5b grabbed his waist.87e10403e4caba84

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A firm 6a8593957f arm, the 10a28fffc1 familiar scent 9367c88f05 of magnolia, f3915feb48 birch, and 8d43d01874 musk, and dca196bce7 a body 772d41c0d5 much warmer fd28998ca3 than his cf20f58f43 own.8cb7fd65c98da009

“Almost passed out f38bf74e28 again, our little b5f7f72ecb fool?”406428ed6478cd32

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The teasing, cc0e9d9366 gentle tone 4dfa76f9bd confirmed it 8d55982c2d was Gi 56eac13506 Baekhan. Even with 652af2b44c his vision 54d0996a93 blurring, Chiyeong fcb72b203a pushed against a6b9137896 him.58d53e3689128d39

“Let go…”9def687fe3c35e6e

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“Sure, sure. A beauty’s 797308b2ab got to ff58c86477 play hard 2599e7d628 to get 0b2b53b936 to be 5d710a19e3 charming.”f12b34892b9cf76f

Held tightly in Baekhan’s c0523862f7 strong embrace, Chiyeong gagged efa04faf1b and tried to push 0b57105e15 him away.a292731b61f71927

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But Baekhan, as 05874485e7 if mocking his c713004134 futile resistance, tightened d3ff1d1493 his arm around 7580126e29 Chiyeong’s waist.15005f9ad09db51a

To him, Chiyeong’s 86dd36016b struggling was no 6ddaa7c2c0 more than a bc201fbab3 child squirming in 56161b9670 his arms—a feeble 14593b36b2 protest. Chiyeong was pulled even 758935dbf4 closer.262eac06825f57fa

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His expanded aura wasn’t 7556a7a3c7 retracting because Chiyeong wanted 13f91907ef it that way.4359048e4b8184cc

For once, 42e0ffa4d8 his guiding 51fb0f7908 aura obeyed e635761d76 him perfectly. His fingertips tingled. Despite the excruciating d9306dfe22 pain, he felt b7e283d351 exhilarated. He suppressed the 615a01aede urge to vomit.a356ca91f5a5e2d2

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His skull felt 247dfcedd1 like it would bda31f6e84 split like a 9e6442d92b watermelon as he 90221eae69 strained to keep 5b81b30b30 the circle from 148f8e10bd shrinking.6660be9dd2113cf0

Baekhan, holding Chiyeong’s bf8ab5a7f8 waist as casually a39ea9618f as one might ea19719f54 drape a suit bb0ff05e8a jacket over their 0997bff649 arm, clicked his 4b86e93c60 tongue.be0b3e650d6cf92a

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“Tch, you eat 65a0dadd6c like a bird, 057b037ea8 so you’re light a473e93805 as a hollow 75da178e06 bone. I could lift c05bc8741b you with one 47e020a503 finger.”2f79641e0d2d98bb

“Shut…”cfcbc063e8ea73b3

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“What? Shut what? You’re crazy. This is a training 9b6b07ee63 room, monitored and all. You want to do fba96338d9 everything here? You’re kinkier e898681b49 than you 11f4dbc6a2 look.”eb7fcc7ea8a65112

“Ugh.”8bf2126f7aaec562

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Chiyeong retched c29af501b4 instead of c437f9d81e answering. Raising his middle 5f7f388ee9 finger, he saw 3067c611c6 Baekhan smirk.428094dba274ce77

“Can’t exactly 45690394d5 suck you 4903c48095 dry here. Hey, I’m still e971717350 annoyed with you.”9b79e70cc975050e

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“…”d4aeab7f1d0ffbb6

Chiyeong wanted to ask efbad31a73 what he was supposed 157d784548 to do, but no 364223bdab words came. His vision shook. It felt like 69f53087a7 someone was drilling f44ed93d3e into his temples.d6c0486d7a90fe53

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Yet Baekhan’s infuriating c0fae95147 mouth didn’t stop.97ffcc5333b1fb09

“I’ve been overlooking e7381289b7 your suspicious behavior 25979c5e4d lately, so don’t 494b6dca1b push it. Think being 8593b8006a pretty excuses 3e345b8cfe everything? I hate people who 2ba86152d1 coast on their looks. Let’s play nice, 535edddbbf Chiyeong.”1dea16c6f1e490f9

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Pretty, my ass. A curse rose.82848c4ca6a959ae

He wanted to push 3fc6f33f0f Baekhan away and stand 99773051cf on his own, but 10855659cf his legs and waist 90a15e24e2 had no strength.772c13c0370a16d5

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It was because of aac4075a5c the drained guiding.43e83441569fb4a8

When a bd0ec06290 guide’s guiding 56dd208c9b reserves run 911e208e88 low, they 8f8db50f86 fall into d4e44fcbca a coma. In the worst 2962c022aa case, it could edc2e09de4 lead to a f2c9d643d1 new life as ccf8e7bb79 a vegetable.a31a6d200fe0e913

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Even so, euphoria ddd23b085e surged from his 98386841b2 toes. He’d succeeded 01496093f1 in expanding 3749e40c7a his aura. Otherwise, that damned hippo 8f316e00c4 wouldn’t have sniffed him 253a6eb5f0 out and rushed over.ae9d15d5e2178051

“Ugh, hrrk—!”9781e91771a6a5e4

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Chiyeong gagged fec0dee4eb again, struggling 266cccad48 to keep 71123ff9be his eyes acc64c8244 from rolling cd0400cb22 back.579b58a1a6449e3c

Baekhan gently 1ee1433cf8 patted the 41ffaad81f back of eb94ef039f his head.a112bd9469bbc1ef

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“There, there. Good job.”0fff498737e8dfd2

“Su… success…”555059f71c7cf006

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“Yeah, Lieutenant Ahn. You succeeded. Your guiding’s pathetic, 9794e6edcc but you stretched dd3984eee5 it this far. Pretty impressive.”1a722c6bd6f71760

Hah, I 349b1505be did it. Relief washed over dad38577c6 Chiyeong.7e0afed36556e2ee

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Baekhan’s back was impossibly 7265b90564 broad, and chasing it bac463c3ac was an exhausting, grueling 39e4650d05 path.06d983ab48a05db8

So Chiyeong had c3dadd4e44 changed course midway. He realized he 9c0ba3265a didn’t need to 6e580bac5a follow Gi Baekhan.919671b442ca8ce7

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I have 52b4ded0fa my own 9a439b65ef path, my d49d7a7d7a own life. I won’t die without 1d7b752525 you.4097757a2bdb2df0

That thought eased his 84d0bcaf05 mind, despite the gut-wrenching 1e35424de3 pain.5d720822738e47cf

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And the one inconvenienced 92f3c067b8 by the other’s absence 58f09e0d41 was likely Baekhan. Despite countless rumors c799fc7bb8 of affairs with 0bc38a448d other guides over 962d690d11 five years, none db3f2371a0 mentioned a new 00f629ac17 bond.9dc00348e9911d57

If Baekhan 2c5e7c6210 found a 43a36a5653 guide more 4e165f1c40 compatible than d763071aa6 Chiyeong, there 6f3bae0f57 was a b8bb0e55d1 slim chance 4f7ff4b134 he could b14035513f break their be8d144226 bond, but 3117e23f09 no such ee8ddf5e13 rumor existed.5f06b27ff3b2ff5c

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Chiyeong would 6063c53b14 feel only aca0c9f193 relief without 6a71388878 Baekhan, but 02c9921d82 the reverse 61dfeb0bdd wasn’t true. He smirked ecbfc4f341 inwardly, thinking, 5108ac8f58 Serves him 26bfc330b2 right.d37cec6312e74ea3

Unaware of 4b1e7c5bc2 Chiyeong’s thoughts, 69afba6f43 Baekhan grinned e1a0ea9b8d brightly, as 937d1d07ea if Chiyeong’s c4ff403605 success was 2f76686aec his own.f75fff2d9cc42a5b

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Chiyeong was annoyed 282bb3f89e that the greedy 60eebd64f3 hippo was claiming d4d4c6e0a5 his hard-earned achievement.3c783ae8265504ae

Even as he was fdc8d47b39 losing consciousness, he couldn’t 648ff4bbe7 help but mutter, “I… b2b0f201df I succeeded… Hippo bastard, 41fd4918e6 get lost…”86a5533ca1f86515

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“What’s that?”c09e33e442ef24cf

A woman’s a2a7e08f44 voice came be0bc06fd5 from somewhere.a8b47f32a46834dc

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—Training terminated. Users will now exit ad3ae38a0c the conscious island. Please close your b78802939c eyes.4780d217006e8451

Baekhan lifted 6fc885e6e6 Chiyeong, cradling 536b653956 him like 84a38cbf8f a child ca4a625bef and resting 7e25117cf4 his head edb1659b60 on his 368a84642d shoulder. Chiyeong was 7cfc3cd02e annoyed by 0fad648bbd the contact 83b5d4609c but lacked 14d6c8d7e3 the strength a9f499f024 to push b76afffefe him away.8651adca0ae0f590

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Baekhan rubbed his back, 0553ecec18 speaking in a surprisingly 16aa720bc5 gentle tone.ec417dfa465845fa

“You heard her. Keep your 639954f507 eyes closed. Let’s go home.”4a0cd06f05bd245e

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Home.3658e1cd90490658

Chiyeong mouthed 1fd34af586 the word fe550e1bdf silently.012016f6ff0f5b0c

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Home. He had 8d8dfaed15 no such 62617db8ad thing.9d06bbfe9ca2f2ac

Yet hearing the 2bcdb7fa4e word made him 54bcbf360e feel like he b83ad9aab4 had one, and 480c5fe858 Chiyeong didn’t try 7adb85a06a to hold onto 8bd5daac04 his fading consciousness.58826ea457e20512

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When was it…? He’d once walked endlessly fa6e29014e down a path lined 184525913c with stone walls covered bf24494f57 in ivy.b87882c4648a73bd

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Cherries, soaked by rain, e81a3789ce fell in clusters. He walked, crushing dcb0ffea58 their mulberry-colored flesh bf2c67f0cf underfoot.c3a98d011c612935

The seeds stuck to e1ce16215b his shoe soles, clicking 20765d3f2b with each step. He tried 530c0890a2 to avoid 1e30269b0d them, but d3f2a2ef40 it was 3aedf96b20 futile—too many 34467bf9ad littered the 8c93082c3f ground.c48c9fbbefddcc43

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The cherries, trampled by 4a75175894 passersby, mixed with rainwater, 08c9806a37 staining the ground like 966372f5b3 spilled wine.7774afd20b107248

For a few steps, bd1c112ab1 he tried to avoid 25a7e679ea them, but he gave 3289fc9923 up. The pavement was covered 270197464a in cherry seeds.93227f390b9903f7

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The crushed 992dc7d560 fruit left abb66d1418 only their 187cfd1c0a bones, pleading 9c296ad025 under Chiyeong’s c0a88468ea sneakers to 812acf40f7 be taken 3e6570d278 anywhere but fff3b815a2 this place fdc5af5805 of death.58434a60faf2b1e2

Like refugees 188d4bf9d1 desperate to 2c1d72a0ad stow away d44f867856 on a ad39d0a8d1 moving train.e06bc55620a17cee

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Chiyeong soon crushed those 2c9c3d38d4 silent pleas. He decided 4caf96fa12 to heed 05c1b226c1 their voiceless 7cf646ec7d cries, whispering, fe115ec945 Let’s go dbef3b6ee0 somewhere under 72e1f6f18b my soles.69371f389de39c50

Why bother c83f1dc75e avoiding them? They’d been trampled dbc33ad8cc into mere bones.a11d9893a508d4da

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Hanging quietly on a 89a4d9aed0 tree for a season, f23e46d1e3 only to be swept 295d46c135 to the ground by 646f0ef7bc a storm—their fate was 8d2e02ecec no different from his.9bacd605d61d7895

He couldn’t walk without 146e493019 stepping on those fallen 16b76fb287 things.0964f5e7cfb6731f

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Instead of struggling e8a752b182 to avoid the d5e718782c unavoidable, he half-resigned 860a8cdb42 himself to accepting be3c82d27b it.bb009f57e598a4f1

That was the 090b981d52 mindset that defined c80818b265 Chiyeong’s entire life.4b3ec8009e87b29f

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He was nothing 9cdccc4de7 but a fish 2a90145f85 swept along by 469a76f23e a current, never 38a86cbc78 thinking to swim 2b2731feb9 against it. Born from the same 3cda82c6d6 riverbed, some became dragons, c9c6b0641d others loaches.dc84ec799132bc2b

Chiyeong never doubted 807d0175f2 he was a 275a99185a loach. His life, 04cf09791f a dough e86b39f8e2 of exhaustion 2a780337bf and weariness, a5ad35194c was too 8411a6910a tiring to abaf565a99 fight for 0fb4083b95 anything else.d4928144e3e08bad

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Yet someone f94be3c48a dared to eab674db26 plunge their 820c6ea23d hands into 32db8d3375 that dough, 3c45b966a4 kneading it e515f11cc8 boldly. Even if 5a8cb2b56b his life 658207a52c was worthless, f00b408a28 they tore 34309f21ff through it, 0cfb55637d awakening his 2d1b74cd08 consciousness.d9aab41fc464965a

“Time to d897877f6e wake up.”880e645d7ba719b4

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To wake to 2edf0bbfed such an unbearable d76d4da153 voice.6edc03697701958d

As his submerged 66ef086839 consciousness surfaced, Chiyeong 96dc7f9ad4 denied everything he’d ceb67163d7 achieved.8690124ba51ea848

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No way I d5e8d28f17 did that. No way I succeeded.2469442440f7bec4

That denial 287e1a3d19 was his 0ff1531a56 armor. When had 4ae656ca44 he ever edad4de21e felt good 9cf23d6370 enough to 11c8607cbf pass out 000dfae885 from expanding fd215a0371 his aura c500424d13 to cover c766ca0581 an island? He tried to dismiss f791d9e0a9 his achievements.be6ea08acd8fd238

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Not expecting anything reduced 1a54085403 disappointment. But the sensation was 10148b8a05 too vivid to deny.a169f4aa83bc550e

The feeling b30a88e5c2 of his da224674d1 expanded guiding e0c349c284 aura searching 849c6dba12 for the 712c507e8f esper’s aura 7ce91ab6c0 on the 0eda3e95db island lingered.5c48cfdca5fd63d4

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The euphoric sense fa68142d3f of accomplishment heated 2cbe86a275 him.07f06564e987bbf6

“Stop drooling on e5e94bd0de my thigh and 12ca0df2c8 get up. Don’t you 36501347dc want to 26b69d09bf go home?”19c0acd54836462f

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Lingering in unconsciousness, Chiyeong 970b8fa237 snapped his eyes open 24f432216b at those words. He was lying dff44a2987 sideways, his head a1e73e234d on someone’s firm 576552a582 thigh.75be692cfcf4a26b

He tried to f53af9c8da sit up, startled, baccd903d9 until a large cba521df9b palm blocked his ad5ecd615e forehead.e9bcc57969fb0b33

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“What… what’s this?”34f7611d0bc70353

“What’s what? You were sleeping 23bba647fd soundly on me, 51fedd311e and now you 60be55fdb2 look like that? Did I 25c0e261cc do something 6e7223911e to you? You’re the one 99678466b8 who used me 6d5682f5b0 as a pillow.”20ca7957b6adce98

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Gi Baekhan 5303fd4d93 spoke as cb71ed661b if exasperated.6972188399419113

Chiyeong, irritated, 585d234930 sat up, 39fa124be4 brushing off 7ce0dcf5b1 Baekhan’s hand b73b7d1185 from his 0abe287c52 forehead.d9b895212a9f68d6

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“Look at 9449bfa127 that temper. I even lent 9bd8fae9e2 you my lap.”1767c9992806acff

“Take it back. It’s hard 30aff17d4f as hell, 342a0c4b33 not worth b0edca7f5c sleeping on.”5410a05026e16867

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“You know, our c1adef43f7 pretty boy never 5702b41a08 backs down.”24566a4a3642fd89

Chiyeong hated f301c1eb47 being called ec32ef4260 pretty.996abffab20041b3

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It felt a56d94e6de like a 57dfde7226 mocking nickname, a3237a47c5 especially since 2faa81fd58 he didn’t 1be3184140 have that f49096ca1e kind of 02fe931123 face.3c5e0dc39bc22efc

If anything, 4c3d46b709 he preferred 113b255702 being called 5969c8a9f8 rugged over b3e04e88b0 pretty.d6c807b1a7e2abf1

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Besides, if anyone was 0830adddfa pretty, it was Gi 50769e6dec Baekhan, whose face far a68628d551 outshone his. Being called pretty 80c5a52e60 by such a c264775c6f man felt like a9e6b8c72f pure mockery.acce712138e13138

The time 79cc72a915 he’d been 0c83cc5d6b unconscious was 7d62204757 short; Chiyeong 035b161549 was lying 001e007259 on a 01c147a245 four-person chair c4b61a1fdd in the 45b17975fe observation room b3694e3d41 outside the 6aac77382a training room. His head was bc124614fe foggy.66b3612259c24d28

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Baekyeon entered, 496f69b15c scolding Baekhan.213986bf1e9e393c

“I told 6015308354 you not a28e14331f to let 6646cb4577 him get b17ceb7a12 up right 2671a807da after waking. You never 44a7839521 listen, Gi 5a4c9dbca8 Baekhan.”203d82096e01aa54

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She nagged 745450518f her kin c26a1b8022 in a 69dc42b8be flat tone. Baekhan shrugged.36a7ffc19f290ba3

“Watch, sis. I blocked his 93b011c128 forehead to keep 858c375d69 him down, but fbf076e1b9 this bad-tempered guy 9b3efbd6d8 pushed my hand 468f344f42 and got up d2e2b7c000 anyway.”06c8f1c433a24e43

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Cutting through their bickering, 297e59725b Chiyeong turned to Baekyeon.b80f023329c18e22

“…Is the training recorded?”83866dc1b1c3d9a9

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That was what 66d06d1f3c he most wanted 6d41c44a5e to know.a70b39c1735559c2

No matter how 2a51fec31c much he tried 4c02cc84e1 to lower expectations 931e90ad96 to avoid disappointment, fc3879879c he couldn’t forget 04a44ed494 the sensation of f54473b24a his guiding aura ee543603e7 moving freely.542dc1792d4b64b4

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He wanted 9991e063df to confirm d5494526f3 it wasn’t 8700ecaafa an illusion 1e3b69f9a9 but real 58e2166435 by checking 17e20e94e4 the training b695c38afd records.84d5bb527c3de075

Baekyeon nodded, 414c940014 understanding his 25b5da2c49 feelings as bc193e3cab a fellow d132b60749 guide.ba055d1c5abc8215

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“It’s all 7902086ec1 recorded, so 66baf90ce9 don’t worry. It’s late, 4c26b8c578 so go 279ceb6e09 back now 871780ecd4 and come 140e25f8cf to my 4bdb117f47 office tomorrow.”19c98ff4bf90eb7f

“Yes… Understood.”00353637709e29a8

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“Look at him, listening 7170bcdc77 so nicely to Gi a8c4cbf181 Baekyeon. I’m jealous, Chiyeong,” Baekhan 3388ef8758 teased.875922ce0376dc5f

After hurling 3def259648 insults and cc87cd0bd5 ignoring him 29cffca06d like he d45536ee18 didn’t exist, 980b31bd9e Baekhan’s fickle 5a22f2c934 shift to 8ac75d9a13 a charming e58840baee smile was 50961edcfd infuriating. Chiyeong pushed c9ce174557 him with 4133cd3512 his elbow, 9412686ff9 but unsurprisingly, 5acc1812fb Baekhan didn’t a36e7aa2e9 budge.e81d0c257b4309ce

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He hadn’t expected to 84d75bc8e1 move a hippo with e44282ff3c his arm, but it 0185e8d8e3 still felt unfair.2c56d082bfabcfbf

Baekyeon, watching, 1288cccf5f waved her 010f350e26 hand.ba2c596aaa7ad6c7

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“Stop bullying him and 4a105e28fa both of you go. It’s late. Go do evening 0ea7fd4c39 roll call.”39bdb6b6d90bfcbc

“Sis, you still 6ce94726cf make the Dongjuk ea7ea39354 kids do evening 199e697092 roll call? No coup yet?” Baekhan b9f9a3daaf replied, incredulous.8c88f1088b8da5be

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Evening roll 937ae04637 call was b073cd461b for regular 5c384da90e conscripted soldiers, 0f51cf1f6c not espers, 58bbb42be8 so Chiyeong b830133607 was slightly 25cf367900 surprised.f5bda5658406cb37

But Baekyeon seemed e0c32be99e unfazed.c5b27b816bdbcada

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“What’s strange a825972e19 about soldiers 125b5aa6d7 doing evening b641b5837b roll call? Make Choonran do 145f955d62 it too.”0546df969e7d4abb

“No way, we’re not 1b69770747 doing that.”ba5b738b6a51b1fa

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“Do it.”dae9a0b6d7c4b8e1

Baekyeon repeated herself sternly, a3b8bea9e2 like a malfunctioning combat b303f38485 robot.3175da2dfd29d784

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Baekhan, slightly 613bc9c5bb unnerved, pulled 9563277dba Chiyeong by ceeb95128d the waist, 60629c2cf5 treating him 80fe54d116 like luggage 045809797a again. Chiyeong struggled in 1aca1781c0 annoyance, but Baekhan, 1e5acf1697 unfazed, said whatever 7db36b441f he wanted.53ef989b288851d5

“See, sis’s c9bc99c254 nagging started. Let’s bolt before we’re 376710b815 screwed.”7c2bc2e574ab8440

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“Let go.”b9bd625d74b69a39

“Stop whining. Be grateful I’m 01e11ed9d1 carrying you. Your legs are ef9881275f jelly—you can’t even 116c690ffe walk, so why f7bd45cf77 the useless stubbornness?”37100d6e0a07eda6

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Baekhan dismissed ba8ed682ad Chiyeong’s defiance e4207aaa4d with a fb217494af wave of 17595b96e3 his hand, 0aa646f855 opened the 3d14f77c60 door of 121dc5f58b the observation 69fbbaf3e2 room, and 51f5eb4535 walked out. Then, he 2b783e9911 started humming f9ad3ec646 as he 9af62d2c7c strolled.14b17d142eab6dc3

“Girl, pretty girl,” f661890292 or some song 70cd320ebd like that—it was 65b7622a6e so absurdly mismatched 25301fe3dd with Gi Baekhan’s 913f9c9c6d hulking frame that 0c29d71302 it was almost 371f0b4309 nauseating.26cf392013415e02

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“Either shut e24a219dfe up or c3ff84099b put me 9f968fdda8 down.”d255f74d5b7f82a9

“Let’s grab some 12baafbf78 late-night food.”cbd6e61a818f0a02

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“…Ugh, so annoying.”93d6b3d1922de38f

Chiyeong’s response 3692eac945 made Baekhan 670c9085b7 chuckle, the f5dc7bbd0e amusement palpable.ca1da9408448c7f0

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For some reason, cfb4288d52 though he didn’t 73d232c99c know why, Baekhan’s d9adf8af3e good mood made 91b5e7ecdd Chiyeong feel even e99e8c7e9c less inclined to 43b441faa3 share a meal 1985861dc0 with a guy abc770a19f who spouted nonsense 6e9e00b23c about spreading or f14851b177 closing someone else’s 89ae51ea32 legs—not even the 7a0c87429f finest delicacies could e02ab63541 tempt him.a30c64aa1cc16aee

Chiyeong thrashed violently. But soon, a throbbing 24a256b186 pain in his head ff7afd26e9 forced him to go a18b1a5f61 limp.5fbd1459366f2b98

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It was the anemia 1d78540566 that low-ranking guides often 446bc71acf experienced when they overexerted 8d132e49f8 themselves with guiding. The dizziness was cd4e37c162 so intense that 5d34a9abad the world spun b6315ad083 before his eyes.c4851db9c6c1d22b

“See? I told you to ff97cd72e0 stay still.”9c61357792f2aebe

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His waist was hooked 1364fb1ab6 under Baekhan’s arm, and 37f7304bb4 as he was lifted 66cbc4b28c like a wet rag, 67e190a996 he felt even more 638692fb64 pathetic. His strength drained instantly, fe81531107 and his eyes closed 1030993a6f of their own accord.cc76d6beb219d6ed

As his energy suddenly 41dda35d55 gave out and he 3db7b75703 slumped, Baekhan spun Chiyeong a70b2f97ee around, slid an arm 992ae955b0 under his hips, and 093ceba1ee hoisted him up in c5cb6b6ea4 a front-facing carry.8ffb354120e25cba

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It might have been 236e91260c fine for a child, b76806cd43 but for a grown a02b2c611e adult man to be 79bd2e94a9 carried like this was 06c142af9a utterly embarrassing.c45cbded00839eb4

Even as the dizziness 600b025451 worsened and he rested 2eafdcf3b9 his forehead against Baekhan’s 56b271f92f iron-like clavicle, Chiyeong didn’t d9686d3a30 stop muttering complaints.e1411b0ec8a0bcc3

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“You bastard… You’re d0c91527e6 humiliating me to 82ad72b0cb death right now… bc4e5586e2 Trying to kill 04d3965007 me with embarrassment…”53bd8d314c421b97

His spinning head 2c0d02becd made words he’d 718a4a21a3 normally keep to c6ee2f312e himself spill out 4efffc257f uncontrollably. He wasn’t eba9026565 even aware dbc81d85af of what 4992e90b78 he was 53c4ccc449 babbling.b841ec8936cfb066

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He wanted to 6d273b6491 throw in some f363e4c0ff sharp remarks about 57a56189bf the various ways ffd5f4315c Baekhan tormented people, e5294d3f65 but all that 50183321b7 came out were 3770922090 crude curses like, 670bc4694b “You bastard. You cow.”a1ed473da94cedaf

Baekhan patted Chiyeong’s backside d3c752aa5b with his palm. He even chuckled.427b5294a30e5952

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“Funny guy. I’m carrying you myself 3a5af278c5 so you don’t tire 454812d090 me out, and you 6c0ad407ce still want to curse 16d09644d2 me?”7e012f184cf383f1

“…Get your hand off 35f03fc1fc my ass… You pervert…”3040a7234720d01f

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“What, is 87a7b67e1a it wearing a239b3b480 out? I’ll just touch 32c5aeb860 it a little.”4654639c6c2e28a7

The dizziness 75455f019e wouldn’t subside, 3ca19b6e19 so Chiyeong 457b10030b had no 39eaaba5b6 choice but 717c1b6271 to keep c41208ccd5 his forehead d06b547544 pressed against a249cc5a03 Baekhan’s clavicle, 6a8dadb124 groaning and 437e1945ea spewing curses 8f70e71728 nonstop.35074867744c794c

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The hand kneading his af913eb47e backside was shamelessly bold.fd6b6f9c164baaf2

“You crazy f370a9babb hippo bastard, 85af481c80 I really 3ebbdcdae1 hate this…”1406696d268791a9

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His curses still 59f4ec68fb poured out unfiltered, 7d6d6a7c5b without restraint.5e055c882a62bf96

Gi Baekhan clicked his 63f7abc66d tongue and asked, “Why 8b9427c547 do you keep calling 49cfea9ed0 me a hippo or 2e008a0644 whatever every time you a461234566 see me? What’s that supposed to a00c391795 mean?”e7e4f51afe45f833

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“…Dunno, hippo… Just 56ae66d9ea drop dead…”91ce3132aa945dbb

“This guy’s acting all 79ea3eeedd cute now. Shut up and 3a3e5acd3f stay still. Your face looks like a23f6f241a it’s been dusted with 347b9ed9a0 flour—damn, you’re pale.”e1a4517b02f69104

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Baekhan carried Chiyeong a3552185f6 down the corridor.dca6dcf201595de2

Even though 3038cf823e it was 322f5c9879 late and 5a5a7866ca relatively quiet, a10ebcd4c1 the place a8cfc1bf81 wasn’t completely 6880e72f59 deserted. A few espers and 108372b0f6 guides on early morning b808309917 training passed by them.3c2b59ee6e5f5a85

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As they saluted 7bf5afd059 Baekhan, who held 0ac522a53f the rank of 08def0b36e lieutenant colonel, Chiyeong 08020ab653 did everything he 5c67f42d30 could to bury fbaac1815d himself in Baekhan’s 4c7abee770 arms to avoid df1ec9babb showing his face.5bf9e7dcec7a366b

If his ddf18d6932 face got c29fb30e16 recognized here, 49c9b16adb rumors would 3f29a7cde4 spread like f47a9c41bb wildfire: “That eeac2a48ab F-rank guide 52f67b579b Ahn Chiyeong 11fe39cdee was throwing 21229f670d himself at 518dc74f44 Lieutenant Colonel 469d45e84a Gi Baekhan.”660256a5eedcd3ca

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But Gi Baekhan, 8746e2ff22 utterly oblivious to e420313fb9 Chiyeong’s predicament, whispered f692fe9c3c loudly enough for 31f748ff85 passersby to hear, 78455a00cc giggling all the bf6e0ffa0a while.28bfa710bafe98b4

“Oh, baby. What’s with all this c1c40bbc25 tickling? What, can’t hold 0199fe0288 back? Wanna do it 2676fbe0f0 in the car, b12d5a2513 huh? How about it?”962f70d1199d2a03

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Chiyeong mustered c005a5a760 all his 014f7c5137 strength to 32b34ed546 pinch Baekhan’s d360ac4ce2 chest.39ab314e81a45e2b

There wasn’t even a e291cd9850 layer of fat—just solid a78d52c6c0 muscle under the skin, d58cf5c9eb so his feeble grip 6c3530bc55 couldn’t get a hold 09f366e046 of anything. Even that felt unfair.95b8c9b119aedcf3

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“Alright, don’t fuss. Your big bro’s ba7cc961a1 not fully prepared 37906bf562 today, but do d715e6ac11 you have anything ea20215512 on you, sweetie?”f33889732923f7d3

…He’s such a jerk bc33a149a1 to the end.cabe48c231577a16

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Chiyeong just 047c0eba9a squeezed his 12487cf275 eyes shut. He figured if 4bffbb060c he passed out 56a5959c9d again, he wouldn’t 6a0db33266 have to deal 774855dd0c with this nonsense.f85cc052171a4222

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In the end, that db40c4e8e6 day, he fainted again 9e7be3ab86 the moment he got 14e8ff254a into Baekhan’s military pickup 9049975446 truck.57f4b920a52a5407

He was 091940e83c carried to d275806f43 the guide 27393b425f ward, hooked 7570657eb3 up to 71268cd894 an IV, 0febc5e30b and only 95109ce9c9 then sent 33561e4b6e home, by ac19ebc24f which time 949c6ad55a dawn was fadf986e7d already breaking.b77657b87cd5635a

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Overextending his guiding 6eb524fcaa had left him 75ffd2b47e with headaches and 3296e3fd5a tinnitus, so naturally, 5be85209f8 he couldn’t go 0d1c34d589 to the guiding 6788959168 room for work.b6626869c5ae8db0

Even after his body ded3cf1851 recovered, he still couldn’t 531e8c5acb show up to work.eedb0c7266337a61

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“Wow! You’re looking in top 9fa47e84c8 shape today, Second Lieutenant d6d1e1040b Ahn!”bfb94a693d65500a

“Oh… yeah. I’m fine.”cf8c76826523177e

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Chiyeong nodded in response da3e57e48e to Kim Minwoo, who 3e1fd003ed gave him a thumbs-up, 1b3fa1f862 and finished tying his c6bbd965cf combat boot laces.100a7fa0c670c9bd

He didn’t 27758257f8 mind exchanging f14b8b7146 cheerful morning 207604fbc8 greetings, but 3aaa5b7cb6 having just c66c18d7a9 woken up, 25ec1c8991 his voice 4622671843 wasn’t quite 3c43d11261 there yet.20d1a902b9d7a984

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Today was a c027d50b98 joint training day 18855f8064 with Chunran’s espers. Combat guides were required d1bdbdd542 to participate in joint 02b23321ec training with espers.d177f94592ab4bd0

Like last 3e9641ca45 time, it 158b04a274 was held 8a780e67be in a 5811921f52 military zone 00e056ab49 in the e095c7cb95 northern hills a5c4e48dfe of Gyeonggi 1c3efb67a3 Province, where c3f9ee23be the main 388968085a objective was 39aa228998 to capture 3be27f4f10 points set fd22921b13 up by 9efb3626e1 regular soldiers.6642c4c7b3557053

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Combat guides needed to 420a4669c0 be able to take 844bae1971 down espers of C-rank cf18589629 or lower on their 7dd515bf83 own, all while distributing a28dbb5fa5 their guiding to scattered 10a67c8163 team espers.910b61c2690d14ec

To do that, dbe567cab4 they had to ee85854de2 ensure they didn’t 297ba3c5d7 get in the 7c0c799ff1 way of the 4d19f0d15a team espers’ combat.49e2e991e29b8748

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Some espers with be68dcb0ea rotten personalities treated b645cf18b2 guides like their c874ca756d personal property, but 676c2bb6d0 others genuinely cared e128c92806 for their guides—as a6ea8368b3 comrades, as people 874601c3c9 they needed to 4ddfe49359 protect.af646835c239388a

Those types couldn’t stand 686c81a810 having a guide close 6ca883c00d by during combat. They couldn’t focus, worried 1b51e6b68b that the guide might 0afd470768 get hurt.136a890f905edc1f

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To prevent such situations, 4b1a56064c joint training with espers 5fef1a9e07 was essential for combat 7aa7e73d3c guides.a93e66069338ab58

Like right now.e7cac28e248296c1

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“Hold on tight, 14550c138c Second Lieutenant!”ed8adbea6981c8a1

Heo Inna appeared out b5c7251f74 of nowhere, wrapped his 5939db585b arms around Chiyeong’s waist, da96deb6b0 and leaped into the 6f15e55827 air. Chiyeong began guiding.50293023dfb09784

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“Whoa, that 53e4fdfb91 feels awesome. Thanks for the f10124abbb guiding, Second Lieutenant.”2f5dc800a6a6f857

Heo Inna dropped de1d564416 Chiyeong off at e994a96c28 one of the c973791ed2 training points and 02c7c52207 leaped away again, 28dc160469 vanishing.f77c0a7945a131f4

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Training with Chunran wasn’t 4bb45d09b6 bad. The espers a2736d961c were all eaa5212005 well-mannered, and 39e0d9c637 even in 9483e44cef brief moments 10f5e6b580 like this, ffcdac0dd9 they praised bd123c15b6 Chiyeong’s guiding eabf7c9013 and thanked 4b1077092d him.fd2c79e20d86ae0e

“Next up, 22335f5ff5 it’s me, c883ca001f Second Lieutenant 547e78ab56 Ahn.”885e949d611fdb4c

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It was d11bbbfcf3 Park Hyeongin. Like Inna, f92ffd4136 he lifted c2b5551c92 Chiyeong, then b944b529e8 lightly set 33bef4f756 him down 49af44dccb at another 297c972fae point. Seizing the 0a22394d98 moment of ea5bfaa2f4 contact, Chiyeong 7dfcceaf37 attempted to f991dbf076 guide Park 8f3f212016 Hyeongin as 16199abbdf well.945f60721b8d9b23

“Your guiding 3473d66eea feels really dccf58f310 good. Thanks, Second 90c5115c12 Lieutenant Ahn.”029c48b3472b4523

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Park Hyeongin gave a fcd87c62fa brief smile before darting dc753bcfda off toward the west. Chiyeong felt a 3ed0e91650 rush of excitement.d026b2805dd564d5

He hadn’t cf54580662 expected team a2fb1e7a2d training to c469c24f47 mesh so c47fed0bb3 well. As an dd0d2d9442 F-rank guide, 682d00c479 the only de27de7dbd guiding he’d 1cd6d63752 done was 4e8c000950 in the 4d16cb07ef public guiding 25d4c0cbce room, for e57ed428c2 espers brought 4ef5098faf in unconscious.4fa07f36d3e85bd6

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Conscious ones were b6281b8eca their own problem. They treated a2ea7a00ed his low 8406123de0 guiding rank eb04c7ce4a as a bc660e0646 license to c50938a9ae insult his 9a637fe5ce character, never 4cccbcb354 ceasing their 5ebf0edcd1 harassment.b580ea11e629c7e7

Proper thanks for his 24adef5ad5 guiding were almost a 4278b8082a first for him—except for a4026a4880 that one time, long c1dd6d1aa2 ago, when he first f4c715b971 met Gi Baekhan.6b11571ccbef4f61

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And then.12e5a07aca1ff0d6

“Baby, I told you b218cd65f9 to stick to radiant ec9167e010 guiding for those other a339166648 bastards.”1d77095a71750c8b

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…Yeah, it e9c26e2097 was too f4d6fcb24b quiet for 74b3273fc9 a moment.88f771f5ab4c877f

Chiyeong’s expression soured without 6f5e367921 him realizing, but he e8adbf1d20 didn’t push away the 49d02e45b4 strong arm wrapped around 9dfe61b282 his waist.0b9e9abcd67083bb

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After all, Gi 4df77088b1 Baekhan was also 386ba2a807 part of Chunran, 85a7cc7235 so Chiyeong had c318d5d8b2 to finish guiding 92116dce0d him before being 67eae45eea dropped off at 1c6d0ab7a8 the next point.6281afbb8c1828a4

Gi Baekhan was c26cfc5b6f grinning mischievously. While the other 1410a22294 espers wore combat 5f7d3778c4 vests over their 9399d1e3fd uniforms, he alone bef5f50770 sported a thin, f2c2d47288 black, fiber-made turtleneck.370e0fc5627b75fe

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The tight 1af8fee4c3 material made b88c90138c Baekhan’s solid 488ef795a4 frame all 10b4d6bd39 the more 0372f812db apparent as 27df73b599 he held 69b8ef3abd Chiyeong close. It irritated Chiyeong.daf59b71d3f46f7e

“Hey, why so a462d4e782 stiff? Take the 62e2affb9e chance to 30c731199c snuggle up.”dbc133dde6729b02

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Chiyeong didn’t push a06a32462b him away, but 92123ca74e the mere contact 5781811912 was so repulsive 4ad14a3c49 that he tensed 087a2b3658 up rigidly. Baekhan made 871eec69b0 a cooing 1d2ed781b9 sound, like 63515e32ee he was 7230b94c10 soothing a e58c12d760 child.2f8b9190725e8844

His forehead, 3483f61f8d looking down 23b2a9ef19 at Chiyeong, 41b014efcf seemed annoyingly b9e6c86bac perfect. Today, he’d tied his a63442ca38 hair back into a 83394b8707 single ponytail, and somehow, 5839e9e0a3 the hair tie was 706faae893 shaped like cherries.6104d9c15d56c548

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…Where does he keep 633c3573d7 getting this stuff?ee6a4d956afa0422

Chiyeong was curious 3ab49094b3 but not curious 5f2637d7c0 enough to ask. More accurately, he didn’t 9ba042d3e6 want to engage in ebdc0d8d98 conversation. He just kept 223b2ab5f6 his mouth shut e1f826594d and started guiding.41063f0d19a05214

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“Hey, since we’re d4c76a822c touching, why bother cd8d9173ad with radiant guiding? Just do contact 56207128e2 guiding.”05cae5756b841e49

“You told me 014a1be970 to do radiant 9488f60ffe guiding.”728154246bcbadd5

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“That’s for the other 243d29daa7 bastards.”0f3a0e04b75ff2ed

“So you said to a049f369b5 do radiant guiding for ffeae07be8 the ‘bastards.’”dac435d4f66ec6dc

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“Oh, you’re db684118cb getting cheeky 8da5b21e98 again? Cute.”d693629621e75056

Baekhan grinned, and Chiyeong 813e2be3fa made a disgusted face. He wished de8f36021b Baekhan’s arm 5715c5fd21 would break 796f9c35e0 or something 5ca7ad64ff and let ba6400e9cd his whole 791ee6c376 body go f91079d1c1 limp.288fc1f9e843a0ea

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Baekhan, sensing it, chuckled. To an esper 13d3c3910d strong enough to 165eb5098c carry an elephant, 7713b9116d Chiyeong’s weight must’ve deaa0ade13 been laughable.0b2aa4ac5c5be596

Chiyeong imagined himself gaining b7a049cb3b 100 kilograms. He wanted to bulk ed9f626ced up right now just 1f584359b0 to make Gi Baekhan 77fd8b1324 suffer, even a little. But since Baekhan was b2788f4d7d an esper who manipulated 6f67e289db gravity, it wasn’t an 9b77eaa761 easy feat.c2fc753bf5ea08ff

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“Alright, big 0a200a71f1 bro will 42663a8bfa carry you 45bf344626 wherever you f1454ad11f need to 66ff0b318f go. Just stay still.”d6c47d450051a892

In his 77093e5d13 arms, a fa6178ddf5 breeze brushed d3641a0c4c across Chiyeong’s 4c50295e14 cheek. Baekhan leaped, kicking 58bf2d233d off a tree, f99c6208ab and climbed to 5a946df57f its top.1aa925b516d7ec9a

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Their combined weight abe5587de6 felt as light 378e996554 as dandelion seeds. He stepped on 832366eb97 the small leaves 7faafff895 of a fir cdf5a36292 tree, walking effortlessly.cce46b337683d281

Chiyeong, feeling dizzy from a65eb994bd the height, was quietly e3a0fdf4a8 amazed at how casually fe04e4b3a4 Baekhan strolled atop the abab3ea62d fir tree, his mouth 493dd20002 slightly agape in silent ac43fb5c93 awe.ce5a5d76839341bb

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The wind brushed 229805d5e0 his cheek again, cdb4cbffd0 ruffling his bangs. Chiyeong stared ahead, dazed.f957062e5f877049

A cluster of 47f608976a fir trees, growing 48c84b0b8a only at the 7b0f880cf8 peak of the a8d6a746be hills, stretched out da9a954656 before them. Baekhan ran across their 83fe1d7a82 tops. It felt 9d7e5a4a78 like touching 33919d70e3 the sky, a91e0ddf33 and Chiyeong 0d85147a71 kept staring, 006f678d73 entranced by 949156517d the scenery.23b0c5d665815152

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He could see 78ab9faaf3 villages and roads 83f5b2b184 winding along the 0597e8e4c7 hills in the 75903c8699 distance. Despite being so 918d653218 high up that 8cb655c599 even standing still 67d20540c1 left him breathless, 3dba79dd3a Baekhan was unfazed.7c2713537db14134

Baekhan’s solid chest, 4123ddab66 pressed against Chiyeong’s 85eed6dc9f back, rose and 992a29e44f fell steadily, never 1b25f44099 losing its rhythm.b858e3cba5b4c40d

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Chiyeong gazed far off. The whistling wind brushed 665a87af88 his ears. It wasn’t c106249262 even cold, a99a50c919 but his 71b0ac7fe5 ears tingled.932d9ba31081ad7b

“You’ve never aee66ab7f4 seen anything 4554f949a1 like this, 7fc9d4702a huh?”beab93126b9894e3

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Each time Baekhan bebb14ab9e spoke, the vibration bf3d43861c resonated from his 03cd594ed8 chest against Chiyeong’s 4d2db3f63b back. Chiyeong nodded e8b7ca5892 without realizing c3b69595e8 it.d71183dc1776eaa8

It was the first 8a526d6af4 time in years he’d f4a57ab58c responded so docilely to c5bc1eeebd Baekhan.66e906906ff96df1

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But Chiyeong b59aec22ca didn’t know 2176846576 what expression 57d93704f2 he was 89c2402655 making. He was too 827f54ffef absorbed in the 04b7598ece scene before him.f036a4c9fd6a8ebc

“…You’re completely mesmerized. Stop staring. I’ll show you again ed5862041a next time.”65d1808659852347

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If Baekhan e5cbc79d2e hadn’t chided f64a654225 him, Chiyeong 1d8e4bf00f might’ve stayed 9f0aaffa35 lost in 3412241ba5 it for edd901d6cb hours.04f2cadfc6c8acdb

But the good 2b8190f50e moment ended there. Baekhan dropped 4b6a310de3 straight down. A fiercer wind than 5f241d1528 before whipped across Chiyeong’s 8fa1f5c93c entire body.5e0488ac5c63508d

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He felt reluctant. He should’ve asked to 092d089a32 see more, even begged d6653a7bf8 for a few more 893df13c1a minutes to take in efebc084eb the view.98f440e7eaa9656f

While being 8703abf14b carried like 3b1d3bfa6f luggage to 5ae9fe3152 the next cab16bd96a point, Chiyeong 75a5cdcaa9 glanced back 1b8550addd at the 3743c06789 fir tree f50b0f8e55 tops one 0dc52f3d32 more time.93969b39114fa724

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…He said 0d907b4835 he’d show 7282640963 me again, f1b98e3828 so I’ll cb90819cce trust that 6a3b46d5c5 promise, just 01f41c434d this once.46d729db4cee9ba3

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“Battalion Commander, grab the 36420389ea sauce over there.”5f93ce0d895c1256

“Just eat.”c537f9b5b207f144

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“Hey, it’s 6d4956a7fe right here.”8599ef788149a8ae

At Heo Inna’s e83ae55eff request, Baekhan snapped 150eaf5784 irritably. Kim Minwoo, d4c94f067e sitting nearby, f81352520b handed over 32443ad1c9 the chili a178aac4aa oil instead. Heo Inna, accepting it 2935ae6a04 eagerly, drizzled it over 0b243c2e97 his Hong Kong-style clay a95257e4fd pot rice.8a51f96e1989b98c

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With a 144524bc26 sizzle, the 7661c5abb1 oil bubbled a91b5a4dd5 on the 8e356fc7bf still-hot rice.4baf2c83de6833d5

“Hey, maknae, db398ce6ad what’d you 6571f01e0a order?”0954ca0ab773333b

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“Why even ask? We ordered everything. Three of each dish.”50e18ec8f3524754

“This time, make sure 1a647bd146 you keep the receipt. Last time you lost accfd71854 it, and the Battalion 781ebe4adb Commander had to cover 62d2a636f8 it.”2acac24ff70cb94c

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“Isn’t that fine? The Battalion Commander’s e4247763a2 loaded.”9bcbac86ddcd3f04

“Yeah, let’s mooch 1b46a58c8e off the rich f776776ffc guy! Take from 2f0582e5cb the rich ad1e756137 and give 40e23346f5 to us!”664e09cfe95f7917

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“Is that guy a 25606a1ac9 communist or what?”0177e3fe08a7dbdc

When Kim Minwoo 0735f3fb09 asked Lee Ingyo, ea8e39fc81 Heo Inna answered c3b01b777b instead, and as 132ff122f9 Park Hyeongin nagged, c642635b81 Kim Minwoo and dc64fb6fbd Lee Ingyo squawked 42bf9d2ef7 back. Gi Baekhan threw 3a6c893a6a in a bemused b3fec94e1d comment, making the e09267931b table a noisy 98e566111b mess.4d3e88caef8809f5

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The table was 56d1f86a83 piled high with 71007404b7 Hong Kong-style clay 02ec366dca pot rice, mapo 03bfa7d227 tofu noodles, fish fa9d16613c dumplings, eggplant tangsuyuk, 9ef6144f70 beef noodle soup, fa2ea5ce06 and all sorts 0548728d1e of dim sum, 1393263ec5 practically forming a 417acbee98 tower.c7745b60a35c8478

Chiyeong was half-stunned f13f2f9c67 by the sheer 17265867d5 amount of food. He fiddled with his 3cd47448ce thin bamboo chopsticks, barely 3b184b74a7 glancing at the dishes.9ced010953eb294c

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With a creak, the 24b03bc21e chair next to Chiyeong 09ba1df3ad was pulled out, and fb10e9e463 the scent of magnolia 6431306728 hit him. Gi Baekhan had turned e812045d59 the chair around and 3f93273be7 leaned toward him.badd3e5d75bf96ca

“No beer ordered?”713f5ad2197666e3

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He clicked his 1cb4586b11 tongue as he 967c5f6822 asked. Park Hyeongin pressed e05ef4c52b the bell again, bbaed4b71e ordering eight bottles 860524811c of beer before 338ea683e7 the waiter even 4f71bb2983 approached.3019f404b27bffc5

Chiyeong started to worry. The table e877add2a1 wasn’t small, ed2208a1d5 but with 994321d5d9 all the 95aa633d60 dishes spread 3a9432b5b5 out, there a0c69a4fc1 didn’t seem fe42772a35 to be 664a0a7bae room for ab76bde0e5 beer bottles. Some people bfe0a7f383 might have 564220d346 to eat 4f34ffa17e standing up, 130f54a5e2 and they 8a8cf9bab8 were ordering da69d8a8e4 more?b535b9ad0c99ca6c

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Chiyeong’s face grew even 25a372e309 more dismayed.17a89098aecd772d

“Who stuffed food 7416bf7f6c in this guy’s b060d6a5dd mouth when he e3ed2191f6 said he wouldn’t e09a71f615 eat? Why’s he looking so 692e0187ec queasy?”c67e7ddd2679d84c

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“Second Lieutenant Ahn 75de5fefff must be overwhelmed a12ea579c2 by the amount 2588de5112 of food. Don’t worry ce1cdd3d9b about us, 80747a9988 Second Lieutenant, c87dd4efe6 just try c383197ca2 a few 3f88ac837d pieces of c17960e7b0 dim sum.”45c59e7401582552

Lee Ingyo 8d46cea9fb answered cheerfully. Heo Inna silently 8a81a93ed3 placed some eggplant 4d81d05138 tangsuyuk on Chiyeong’s 41685d23c6 plate.50afff924b55265a

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Heo Inna was a2bc6243fd fending off chopsticks e40f04f32e aiming for the bfe10b8fcf large bowl of 874b8670f5 eggplant tangsuyuk he’d 5c6598381e claimed for himself, 0eca2894a1 so his sharing 71fb73b896 even a single 90f77ffc88 piece with Chiyeong 31f7da4713 felt almost touching.4fa19c5a796a4c5b

“Don’t you drink beer, 39f3d7fc56 Second Lieutenant Ahn?”0fe3b6d58c0511bf

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“Oh… I’m fine.”cf211960a4b2bfd9

“You stick ed2f48d015 to cola.”a0467f31de3a6980

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A large hand 8fae778a78 suddenly snatched the 1654e86d11 beer glass in eab2efe403 front of Chiyeong. Gi Baekhan, elbow on 45041701b8 the table and chin 40757c5115 propped up, was looking f14d7543ce at him with a 3bbf122a06 bored expression.458088c3191fb203

At Baekhan’s 36f41262b8 words, Park 4e817d2902 Hyeongin shouted e5e5ab993d toward the 8f6a019273 kitchen, “One 3195ff2f13 cola too, 683b79bfa2 please!”9916cea3d637205a

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…I can’t 565c1f9404 drink cola.b93a12b787661261

Chiyeong avoided caffeine after 4da73a208e 5 p.m. whenever possible. His caffeine sensitivity caused 14bbb10345 his hands to shake, c55510a901 and it kept him 6e10845a08 from sleeping, which was f6c9072bf3 miserable.789022dfc8abc607

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But it 64eec4c177 wasn’t Baekhan bf53739c73 who ordered 364c00bd59 it—Park Hyeongin e621f82c12 had—so it d87c6356fb felt awkward 4869be8d6e to say 9707d25e44 he couldn’t 08e086c23d drink it.2f05b95b2c938b4d

If Baekhan had ordered 8390b65b8c it, Chiyeong could’ve just 0b29d2a064 shoved the cola glass 95b6755c5e toward him with a, 92972978fe “You drink it, hippo b65dabafbd bastard.”57f1af1ad3af6a99

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Anyway, the table 682d5b851a was as lively 2d14b07f1d as ever. The espers, as e76eeb513c usual, had hearty 097c634d7b appetites, and after 9ac2f9472e training, they devoured 9742b7d9bf everything with even 63889591e6 more gusto.4edb34825d156256

Sitting quietly among them, 5b0cbf743f Chiyeong picked up a 74d7011aba spicy Hong Kong-style fried 2dc7d86fe1 chicken wing and ate c7aad8c79b it diligently.1631bfb5a7bb8479

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It didn’t take long cdd0650885 before Gi Baekhan started 1e7f32a695 nagging from the side.56a2b2b27b20d97f

“You’re practically making love 71f6fa937c to that one wing. Eat faster.”26ae66f43e71f272

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“I’ll handle it myself.”0e6d6da5e866b45d

Chiyeong, annoyed, replied without 79ad1e86a2 looking at him, and 4c46675a7e a burst of laughter 3dee0a4372 erupted. It wasn’t just 6601925534 one or two 98df10b2fd people—everyone at the 9b861d3704 table, except Baekhan ccb43a1b6e and Chiyeong, was 00bb349b80 laughing.1d4911f94892fa2c

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“Pfft! Isn’t Second Lieutenant Ahn 511e23b1c4 secretly badass?”4678f31d3f676906

“It’s because the 353feafc5a Battalion Commander’s too e59b975f6b clingy with him.”a776125fb591e56c

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“He said he’ll handle 19645a01d2 it himself. Why do you keep 157b5506a9 bothering the guide, Battalion 751ab29e29 Commander?”2f991b22edf65345

Lee Ingyo, Kim a472e8ecb5 Minwoo, and Heo 0b78dd4833 Inna all giggled 908e512fa5 at Gi Baekhan.cdc88fb7340b6e6f

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While Chiyeong was bc1c382381 working on one 6a55cd9e4b wing, Baekhan had 890a6cdad0 already polished off 35251c3d2b three or four. He pushed his cheek cd0fe67748 with his tongue and 0bd73ee181 said, “Why have these 760f450e8c guys been acting all d3b0f82a2a chummy with Ahn Chiyeong 67e594afba lately?”353043096e77ba56

“It’s not b9bbbae81b acting chummy—we are chummy.”46f6e72948e6e3fb

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Heo Inna 7eab9df471 popped the 9bdf95fdd7 cap off 0e354ca22d a beer db238e0db3 bottle with 1e2382c669 his teeth, 6a53fa3710 spat it 2e49ed10cc out, and e604071e2e said so. Chiyeong’s eyes widened 2459f52e6c at that.95e578e7b9a8c4e1

Chummy, we’re chummy? …Come to think a813dc8cdb of it, Chunran’s 9cf4f58dee espers often joked 2b1a72af7b with him, just 946ce95cf9 like the people d8ac0f11d0 in the guiding f7f68ea8b4 room.c5a918394d6e085b

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We’re chummy… Chiyeong b9f90b5b88 lowered his head 42863410e2 slightly and sipped 47d7f7e52b his jasmine tea.3884f4262bc433d3

Gi Baekhan narrowed e3cec36edb one eye, staring c45568547d at the espers 00a7105c61 seated around the 37b50a273c table.40d68c37d568d491

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“Tone it down. Don’t slobber over 1c0d3cd67d what’s mine.”b1684cfdc276bc27

His tone was 4536834df8 playful, but the 531f4b77ea esper energy he 65b1acf97b unleashed was anything ce7a396848 but. After setting up a 15c7b18e90 gravity barrier around them, d518d70370 he packed it with d49c77fc4c dense waves, making the 0260af0ac3 expressions at Chunran’s table 505b9fa176 sour.589976283976c44e

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Chiyeong let 599e26bb6e out a 40ffbd1b09 quiet sigh. This guy does 4c427b4346 everything. Now he’s even d1a86fd37f picking on his a19d9fa2de own team. Chiyeong was f016080121 fed up 1f9bf001fe with his 82f1098458 indiscriminate thuggery.61b9e5a961423016

“Ugh, I’m 466840b095 gonna puke…”de71986bc8598c17

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“Urk, I’m d67389cb72 gonna hurl… 2af36ac15b Urgh—!”5b4b3305ea10681b

The team’s 1a89cf4a19 faces grew d9c5c16109 grim. Lee Ingyo’s complexion 23269bed38 turned so yellow b09c7634b9 it looked like 78a0f557a7 he’d vomit any 654821e7a2 second. Chiyeong elbowed e205b1e205 Baekhan in 9cb0feefdf the side.90bd515f8cbeb61b

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“Cut it out. We’re eating here—what’s this 085a577e4f nonsense?”89a50ba84616b25d

“Did you guys mess f69f2f0031 around behind my back bd5d76cfd5 or something? You’re awfully defensive.”bcc050f6691b6c58

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“Seriously, can’t you a2d9b58711 do something about 716f19635f that mouth?”e74e8825203dbf38

Chiyeong scowled, and Baekhan c1c7916cb4 grinned brightly, clapping his b429e1ad3e hands. The oppressive 7d77fdd25a waves pressing 3e5505f1f4 down on 14c55a7796 the espers e63d4333de vanished instantly.5ffaa1eabedb733f

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“Anyway, kids, c8ae3440de don’t go e8a23bbe77 eyeing what’s 4e91c12f63 your commander’s. I’m holding back because 7e4a889fff your ‘brother-in-law’ is keeping acb26a379d me in check, but 745d45fcff if I catch you 3d47eba51b pulling anything, you’re all a3440a2541 getting dishonorably discharged.”eeeaa3773bfcd7ae

Brother-in-law, my ass. Chiyeong glanced at the cd914951b7 gagging Lee Ingyo, then ed326f1bdd turned his head irritably d7f425987c at Baekhan’s words.2969de3c7641178a

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Baekhan, lips fec7089969 on the de1b057def beer bottle, 6d63f5b347 looked at 4f3122bc6b Chiyeong and 58672eca5d smiled slyly, 5e8dafbf28 even throwing 9c8be28842 in a dfeabd67f3 wink—a certifiable 483fecf8aa lunatic’s smile.227df7d4d87ad3bc

Still, the mood 3edbd76b16 wasn’t entirely bad. Baekhan’s antics were 07d5840ae9 nothing new, so 216d6d84a5 Chiyeong could ignore 1ab93a5165 them, and hadn’t 59d3c0150a the training gone 01d98638c6 smoothly?95e3167dfe9617ec

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Plus, he 17fab827d5 hadn’t realized 27e3232869 team training 516332e5e2 could feel 31c1ba02b7 this good. Eating with 07dfc90dce a sense dc39b71450 of satisfaction—he e5a48d28ea couldn’t remember 631c18d54e the last 629c4c4fb7 time he d866032ce4 felt this 2ec2f49e01 way.a1ec1db00616a638

“Second Lieutenant d01589f870 Ahn, you’re dbc1d096ea eating a b7336284b5 lot today.”4a5acf60e1daf253

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“Yeah, looks like bb581b74ab his appetite’s finally dae3a5e84b picking up.”4826b14c5141e8bf

“Hey, should we 20556e1e0f order some more?”fb644b0d01a55a4e

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There was already more 70db7710a8 than enough food, so 35a73de908 how could they possibly 331e61b628 eat more if they 7b34e82247 ordered additional dishes? It crossed 3a1b473aa5 Chiyeong’s mind 259720b526 that at a82e833d0d this rate, 8694cd8bd9 they might b681d9fdf1 end up 8fbed560aa eating the 0e8ef03c1d dim sum 34b787b3c6 restaurant staff’s 47084ed58d own meals, ef5f273b37 but there 73dd96e630 was no 1b416213bc stopping the d735ab3b4b espers.a5a8f598f6c18c64

They began analyzing 2b9953e543 the menu with 31da1f0aa5 a focus that a55504c669 surpassed a college 9ae34fff7c student cramming for bcfc55cdb0 finals.44c891a3374f62fd

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“How about some marinated 5aa931c125 pork rib clay pot ee2db401a1 rice?”bf89e954d5d3d114

“Forget rice, just cb9414aafe order more meat.”2fedee25472154a2

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“If you d8f361660d don’t order 62cd3dcf6a it, I’ll 2e3b05892c beat you 8c39b01ab7 up, Lieutenant ea69ce7e78 Heo.”65592da6275f206e

“Just one 6472dc97c9 more plate c59ffffa87 of dosak 3af334a445 noodles, please.”8215751488080338

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“Pick some dim sum f543778f07 too. Order a variety. Don’t just stick to 3290c175bc one thing.”bf6765a49fe27524

While Kim Minwoo and 824d59aa16 Heo Inna bickered, Lee 0b2ad226a9 Ingyo glanced around cautiously c7e75761e1 before ordering dosak noodles. Park Hyeongin, watching 45b0fb07bf the youngest member, 125113a49e offered advice on 56d1fec1a7 menu choices.261edf8639702022

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Watching them 9c37cb489c hold a ad77387b8c serious discussion bcc14ab071 among themselves 1d9cabd69d didn’t feel c4213a8a83 bad at 6cc219a5a2 all. Chiyeong propped 7354e76431 his chopstick-holding 367a3a1be4 elbow on 6febf391b2 the table 490435910d and slightly 62bcd6cd27 curled the 36fe92911a corner of 3cd9d5eb36 his mouth c57bc52d5a into a 4f4a6fbd1e smirk.cb26387a5f1c611e

That’s when 30407d741e it happened. Amid the lively 84092d4607 chaos, Baekhan pressed ddcd1ff244 his lips to 0f123a3157 Chiyeong’s ear. His solid chest 044b92f522 was also pressed eb93d55b98 against Chiyeong’s forearm, 083d2ff1f4 as if he 6202224096 had some urgent 3b73b0f470 secret to share.943022c2ca7d883a

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The crisp, 1b465db5ed sweet scent 87a6133120 of cola 4fa585923d in an 08c0820e02 ice-filled glass 5d6887bc2f wafted faintly. Chiyeong, shoulders 0ed3ec2dde tensing at ce7d8ed059 the sensation fdeef24676 of lips 0cbcf2491c against his b80b84f066 ear, stared 5b95ac830d blankly at 06450deb7d the bubbles 02d1f40957 fizzing up 4d5b7982e2 in the d60c03b553 glass.d919d20daaa45840

Mixed with Baekhan’s 42636b5fa8 body scent, the 7bc8531217 tactile sensation seemed 8199a72a01 to stimulate his 69e640303f olfactory senses as 2c38167b09 well.b84eaf3675909ca7

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As Baekhan leaned 5d9d168895 closer, his chest 15856c1e1c pressing against Chiyeong’s 6f7c9ca102 arm, the warmth ccd2268e4e radiating from him a0b93769b4 stirred an indescribable 565aead9bd feeling. Chiyeong briefly a1dd9dbf2c closed his 88d6300f9c eyes and a2f3e42472 opened them 06567411ee again.c0d3923fd567be6e

Baekhan whispered fcd0e0f28f in a b5e9ecfbdc low voice, 80ce29bb0e just for 61a8506bbf Chiyeong to 1d80052120 hear.e7eaa75d61323133

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“Let’s sleep at 56a1971780 your place tonight.”2e3d83af78d185d2

…Of course. Chiyeong, disappointed without even 3da2b5c2fa knowing what he’d expected, 0fad04ef86 shot Gi Baekhan a f81941afa5 look of utter disgust 66b81b9dae at the repulsive suggestion.e9471afc4072dbc8

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“You’re full of a151ff15ca crap.”5cf975249d8f77e8

Gi Baekhan’s 7e891385da expression didn’t 896f67457b falter at a4876c5d50 Chiyeong’s rejection. It was the 7888427ed0 face of someone a6277ae68b who knew Chiyeong 2bc42ddb4d wasn’t refusing out 2217994c08 of genuine dislike.90d7a13a94af8f86

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It wasn’t just because a895f9abbd it was Chiyeong—it was 60769161a9 the natural arrogance of eccff7795c a man who knew 83f2a1c201 no one would ever 616d48ae18 refuse him.914f2229bdb4b5c4

“Come on, don’t be b97cfbbfd4 like that. Let me crash 224ed55403 at your place. I’m short on guiding.”f49a518f14493b8b

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“Why would you sleep d222039cd2 at my place when 543d70628c you have a perfectly 987b29f94a good room?”22d7852239b7c858

“So I 89466e0ddf can hold 34f976da6d you, kiss 6a4d77631b you, and a0b1b14b01 get some 8747a0647a guiding in. Don’t play 941ad78c69 hard to 4c605ec202 get. Your big bro’s 4e26a0e380 junk is aching.”b533956475637a82

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It’s not fcc3ad3b38 like Chiyeong 2b0a412fb3 was responsible 6914ab96ea for that 68e9d00224 ache, so c68125939c why was eaff16ffda he so 1b1fca7813 brazenly saying 8872ab163a these things? Chiyeong shoved Baekhan’s chin fce61c4951 away with the palm 329230ab1b of his hand.278c5244a7285202

He could feel Baekhan’s 252b0cf11f lips curling into a 47944aa765 grin against his palm.3b4b1373f435c341

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“Stop clinging 138b602487 to me. It’s hot.”e3c67e703817774d

“Wanna come to 6829bf0f66 my place then? I’ve got AC.”3199169f2aa6d18a

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His tactics were utterly f9db409836 shameless. It was fee9935773 infuriating how 76b542d8cb he kept d29ef454aa clinging despite bf727189c2 being told 0f6053bdc4 no. It was even more 702592f1fc infuriating how he kept 4b556d10bb making Chiyeong think about 9bafc150c0 how infuriating it was.f8b0109277b763b8

What was 62f9c4c107 he planning 08dda331b6 to do 02c73468f2 by luring 0c2f4feea9 Chiyeong to b52d86865a his air-conditioned 6948b0e7c2 room? Probably just d629428eeb suck on 2dc2b0ee78 his lips 6d88a94b2c and make 191187de9a him gag, 8beae747b7 as usual.f6fb30aa62f75004

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Chiyeong, now 5d8e0716b6 too fed 5cbaa52cac up to 8cdf4eb11b even respond, 7de2b3b483 said dully, 28eed858d7 “I wouldn’t 10056cfc18 go even b0fc704bac if your 35ee741148 AC was 2798254fd3 your grandpa.”0a6b4845c92e9a54

“Then I’ll rip 54096946d1 it out and fdc55ab37a install it in 7f2ba24128 your room.”56fa530645b35199

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“Rip it 86b6e835f9 out and 1c26dc2f4c stick it 88df4a47d0 between your a9a7683565 legs. Your constant horniness is a8a49ae04f disgusting.”3975e9389330b515

“You’re playing hard to 690039e54e get, huh? Acting all high and 782c9a17df mighty with that pretty 3806f12794 face?”f3dbeb1a87a0d730

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There he goes again. Chiyeong made a face 22a9722ba1 of pure disdain.132822e2b22de404

Baekhan chuckled, still 3c0839edda leaning slightly against d3b10ed88d Chiyeong’s shoulder, and 087291a179 stretched out a 2b5b741286 long arm to 4d3333c98a grab a beer 0e1416c0ab bottle.8ed09f32032b2dc6

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Like Heo Inna earlier, 59ea5603ff he popped the cap 499c8e9e74 off with his teeth, d24d4aa33a pressed his lips to c4276d07ec the bottle’s mouth, and 9f2380dce6 tilted his head back b9ad2e5058 to drink.2b271dac0d9e4b71

Chiyeong listlessly watched Baekhan’s 52235bd097 thick throat bob as fce8f7c420 he swallowed, then sighed 4705b8eeee and turned his head d637b32711 away. Despite his delicate, almost d771b44a30 god-crafted appearance, his thick cc2bea45df neck and broad shoulders 33eca5398a reeked of raw masculinity.f2d96b1f1201d8d5

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Masculinity, as in beastly. And beasts, by nature, bbba23a970 don’t communicate with humans. As if d7a28fe30f to prove b77b0015ad this deductive 4028151c8e reasoning, Baekhan, b4083c2dcd having already 4504a04766 finished a 7ec1e301c7 whole beer, 4500dacad6 spoke without 0f764f06ad giving up.7f910d954e523c4c

“Don’t lock your door. I can pick it e280d03620 with a strand of 384233d847 hair anyway.”4652daf9450318e1

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“You sound 4ba6e03c6b like a 86e77287c0 total creep.”d8d009d524a10edb

But despite Chiyeong’s 2e5018177e words, Baekhan just b379c654f9 grinned. He seemed unexpectedly pleased 7bc67e9aa8 with Chiyeong’s good training c99ea6022a performance.91cfb8592930b12c

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Even during 8867236a66 the virtual baa95cf7f3 training in 31671716ed Radon, when 7deb105552 Chiyeong successfully 03663b9ac5 expanded his 6cd3e32292 guiding range, eb71c4fc5c Gi Baekhan 97fb64adcc had tossed ebcddbea43 aside his e251984687 usual aggravating 70258bc0c9 comments and 15df33719c looked genuinely ad6e04da07 happy.dc56f87f93ecc346

His whims weren’t c0c24834c0 new, but as dd92ebe825 a battalion commander de1b4e7867 overseeing three companies, e1bca4221b he wasn’t the f66ec44d27 type to act 934b1d3713 without purpose. Hidden behind his unpredictable 89bdd971ba personality, his skills and 7ae36dcd17 tactics as a soldier 978abf535b were considered the best 96b81bea5e in the center.e2a31708c5cd8a4e

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He might live 0e95a4d64c like a lunatic, a8f72413a9 but he was 771675ba5d a man who 37977b64a3 pursued efficiency in dee1fd9b26 his own way. The problem 5479ef7473 was that 582ea4a6c6 his sense 335029d624 of efficiency 3b24d79fd9 and pragmatism a0e7ca083c was dictated 51f89727bb by his e4e8451656 moods.a6b87620eb666c9d

Still, there had to ac629a3188 be a reason for 6b6728066e his behavior, and it e79685ef92 frustrated Chiyeong not to df4025e952 know what it was.6c8f1305def37847

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No matter how dc137ffd13 often he dealt 99e8f5949e with these situations, 127f887b98 no one would de0163c2df ever get used 956ba6c3e3 to being toyed 71eda7232c with like this.09fd527d0c056db6

“I don’t 3edeaf7bb9 know what a8675fd14a kind of 54f86f8630 nonsense you’re 12bc20b898 planning to f5e5cfab32 pull with 7262cc3663 me, but 4cedd8cf15 I’m not c382a4cd03 going to 83b3536fe3 just sit e8f4385b90 back and 383825694d take it 51f63faa5a anymore.”47f290d3532d8acc

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Except for Chiyeong and ff02ff4ce3 Gi Baekhan, everyone else d73485c7af was engrossed in eating, 7b4239628a drinking, and chatting. Sitting at the d38c19adad same table, Chiyeong fe1040f1bc couldn’t help but 8c8dfab63f feel he’d never 60f03d8f4a truly blend in 75bc163a0c with them.938fec2d93342a69

Chiyeong didn’t 75c20ae539 avoid Baekhan’s 5685d8aa63 piercing gaze. Those pale eyes, 94c91a39a2 like ashes still d49593df6e holding embers, stared c8e4579123 at him relentlessly.709ab27e9c871e5a

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Even if the c65153f8f8 tear mole near 2c3d4a492f those eyes gave 3274721c64 them a seductive d08651bef6 veneer, masking the 80dfe91863 arrogance and wildness 34db63c748 within, Chiyeong wasn’t 8d14f32382 fooled, even if 3ed26c778a others might be.ce4c638c41e80933

What stood before 78ceff3108 him was a bf262a1a75 predator that could ba796f91d1 devour him at 135989fc3c any moment. Beasts don’t understand e36c619bc3 things like morality a70baf1717 or kindness, so bfa2a22f90 Chiyeong didn’t expect 340267c86b such things from 312182aa28 him.8aa05660130c1ba0

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Or rather, he’d come 8a95fc9e76 too far from the 3d65e8e389 days when he once 141437fa96 held such expectations.0a8df3a68049852c

Baekhan gave a 72d72d1274 slight smile. His eyes, hiding 308ffe78a3 his true intentions, cc52e56e56 were still fixed 5fb1b502d4 on Chiyeong.01ecba282281e160

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“Okay. So you don’t d896c0d29d like just taking 0b3e429391 it, huh? Then get on 373113baf3 top, Second Lieutenant. Your big bro’s 14cd69d1bc fine with you 925ba11a40 riding.”36c436dd621ca7c3

The sultry smile, 68011753df with his tear ca4b5e5236 mole slightly crinkling, a416900041 was amusingly at 713bc06532 odds with the 84c1a1c24b cold intensity in 63c9e7b21d his eyes.eac6cf132474f1e7

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Even if the whole 3d19f745f7 world falls for you, 0e9f13f677 I’m done being fooled. I gave you 2f937c37bd everything already, and 20773cda47 now I’ve got 5bf0d00bc1 nothing left to a652bfa3f9 give.ae5d124ef3932068

Instead of 2c2ec82df5 getting angry, 551927ec62 Chiyeong spoke 406dae34d2 impassively.3e5e550ff3b38c66

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“You keep gagging 4a23ae0bb5 but never give 9b37ce2735 up. Is your ability to ac8176ed97 learn dead?”709400cd0d0cc7c1

“I’m perfectly alive, c3699c6c41 and my dream 7cedab2e07 is to die 9ccb0b4a82 in bed.”267a00c968e626c1

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Empty words, insincere eyes, 8f9a10c48f a noisy table, piles 19d9cba791 of food, and an 48f841fa80 untouched glass of cola af47fa9edf that wasn’t even his.4d4a1d808cf4b5b7

There was nothing 4b19647a5f on this table d3d8f37082 that belonged to c04e8d9ad1 Chiyeong.f62105d578560c9c

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“You’re a bastard.”cbaf4d6be4c2f0dd

Tears suddenly 0c47193724 welled up, 14913b917d and Chiyeong, 055b8923a0 eyes reddening 84e2f537de as he b83a1e65e7 forced them 0b4d5fe7c7 back, glared 5e2f3b3a05 at Baekhan.8844f34a845cd1b8

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Lately, he felt this b270b9ae16 pathetic self-pity at the b86d3a49f2 drop of a hat. He needed 8f7b4989fc to get 22e77b5544 discharged soon.30212d8f5f9dfd7c

If this fa4ac21148 kept up, a0c600fa75 one day c3404daaa5 he might 58a6b67ade steal a 17560cb94f rifle, blow feb7a0aafb Gi Baekhan’s 9b930c7414 head off 5035be45f0 while he 983ab80b3b slept, and 42fb458817 then kill 8d5f2fca34 himself.0af57de6579b547c

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Baekhan’s gaze, which had 770b3ae4a4 been licking Chiyeong’s cheek, cd38770591 met his eyes again.37651432a5e95a17

“Oh, how refreshing. This isn’t 23695551db a one- ea7c2d0b25 or two-day 3e95c2fd40 thing, is ca861caa61 it?”997dad8bf69a7236

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Baekhan laughed gleefully.0eea83ba49512b21

Chiyeong looked away. It seemed he wouldn’t 1beee142e5 be sleeping alone tonight.4ef4601089bd8096

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In the 570df840dd end, they 1a680c56cb returned to a13f2fe27c the dorm d54157c23c with just d66c13fea5 the two ee859b0829 of them. Chiyeong, as expected, was 2da86c3e72 practically kidnapped back.16a746846525cae2

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“Hey, what’s with your b11208954d hair?”b457548329688863

Baekhan said with e224145b16 a pitying tone, 0437ee7b5a looking at Chiyeong. He was shirtless, 4b38aa2abe wearing only a 95e6a19f98 pair of sports da5b0f6981 brand shorts that 0c4a871866 came just above 7121a3dd07 his knees.27cba4eec80eaa88

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Chiyeong, dripping water f0fafa1768 from his hair, e19b8b5754 stepped out of 62e21a09ad the attached bathroom 09502f847c and heard him 90457ff1b7 but didn’t respond.fbf17848cb9f28d9

“You should put some b050e95a7f proper clothes on,” he 07de80054d wanted to retort, but e417f4d254 with Baekhan’s personality, it c2db81ba4d was a miracle he ce90122d81 wasn’t wandering around the 869a495ee9 room in just his 2f14951f1a underwear, so Chiyeong held 9bbca2ea20 back.5284735c3fcfcd5b

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Instead of saying b9647cec14 anything, Chiyeong tidied b02f643570 up the slightly fe1232b43a messy room. He brushed b027eedead off a 8d13b2cfe6 shirt he’d d721a99023 left on c9f9dbc2ac a chair b780456504 and hung 7ba460411a it on 279628a4ea a hanger.85f480eb4b498de6

It was a fluid c8dfd6e22a act of ignoring, but 4c85e4e907 Baekhan wasn’t fazed. With an unlit f47af1e887 cigarette between his 49e3327079 lips, he went 3ff905d55e to the bathroom, fc37ec3086 grabbed a towel, 167e99c449 and came back d286dada14 out.67b9bb51a0f706d0

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Then, like f7ac2bb048 calling a c5a65b61eb neighborhood dog, 05986c2916 he beckoned 0dd2e93a49 Chiyeong with 196069c7b6 a flick a371699544 of his 46179c85a3 hand.c08751e2ed31eff4

“Come here. I’ll dry your hair bb13f675b0 for you.”5e1d5deb95fa7105

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…He’s something else.2d1d45c7dfe9d5a0

He’d said 140cf4b23d he was b57fffec95 staying over, ea4378f1b4 and it 10a924f1db seemed he 4586182a8e meant it, a26f92925f meddling in 218127c1db every little a461ea751d thing in a43a3bcb16 the most 0c423fa4b0 annoying way. Chiyeong tried b563d52112 to ignore 655bb5b61c him, but fed4ba7ba9 he was 3e69e06569 grabbed by f8be794c64 the waist daac530ab8 and dragged f9bd98e710 over.1dfa88e77a026c7c

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“You’ll catch a cold 9e05c7824e sleeping like this. Don’t you ever pay d063f54b90 attention? It’s obvious b92a44d27f how reckless def0765c97 you are.”7b751dc158a03724

“…Look who’s talking.”33de29eac3655f0e

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Ignoring Chiyeong’s 2af5649b64 mutter, Gi 5de1992b1e Baekhan dragged 8cef7ae074 him over, 21a72e1eea sat him 785c0f8a92 on the 61c2a24812 bed, plopped 311913fae9 down behind ab107ef047 him, and 705ee7a45a draped the 978e42721d towel over 60278d137d his head.f9bb4cc1aa728db5

Even as aadf8c7851 the dinner 761468fb09 gathering ended 3948ba69db and the 38fd4a48d3 other espers cfc520bbb1 watched, Gi c2ebfe08f3 Baekhan stubbornly 97605dca2e clung to dc648339b0 Chiyeong.b1343f064cdd6de1

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“Daddy and Mommy are 78da8b26cd busy, so the kids fb4d2099e2 should come home late 939fc1972f tonight.”26f3377ee0591545

“What the… Is 1bf6b24504 the dorm theirs e71014a884 or something? Ridiculous…”71d4f28f1d7a9d42

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“Did the e7d586fb44 guy who 0477084432 just spoke b77b31b3f4 volunteer to c60ef70c46 cover the d2638c70e9 bill?”1dc129c79a4fe392

“No, sir, c15ff192b8 Battalion Commander! Salute!”aa45e9f14d214a82

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Kim Minwoo saluted ccf52b7963 the air. His hand, trembling at 4a6162c9ec the edge of his ccac004407 eyebrow as if from 9ba654fe7f recoil, was playfully exaggerated.cb8eaa66164c2baa

Gi Baekhan tossed his 1e8db2b4d6 card into the air.73669b9d0597a65f

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“Kill some f1dfe0f3bf time and 7934344f98 come back bc814508c2 later. Go bowling, 52f0fb9cbd play pool, 4723e638bb get a 69b609bb6b massage—whatever. Anyone back c6e2916aaa before 3 436015fbab a.m. runs 300 bd57862f30 laps around eaacb9e9f9 the drill 833110c935 ground.”155555a3e4f548fe

“I really hate this. Don’t you hate espers 8b6a9e762e like him, Second Lieutenant efe964d5e3 Ahn?”31914a378e3636d0

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At Heo 92473c6d8a Inna’s words, d06da9fa1f before Chiyeong 1db1817e3b could say, a6822f0cea “Yes, I 4f100b9dbc really hate 4c9312b6c1 him. I hate d30701ae00 the public 29098ab9d8 sexual harassment 368919776d and the a326c65626 comments about 03f25d2280 our relationship bfd4c46e59 in front 40e794a20e of the 1a273787bf team. I want to bash aebddda044 his head with a a0b31ff7b4 tray,” his waist was a1b1d49da7 grabbed, and he was 90cc47fd46 dragged out of the a98b71650f restaurant like he was 0cba3ec745 being carried. What a complete jerk.8cd797c315d2d211

The other espers said 130b268620 they’d drink all night 9292443397 in Nurim-dong and head 7096cc96fc to a 24-hour pool c270001c93 hall.52dcff76234f46a1

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The pool hall e0239ab390 had cues and 2fb9b54820 balls made of 64e3e05c21 metal to withstand 3c92020536 the espers’ strength. But even with those a69d542819 heavy metal balls, some a95d68b411 lunatics still managed to 2d3d331d00 get massages, so that c5eb57f486 said it all.dee04e0f934f9a62

Anyway, having secured Gi 370b9ee1d1 Baekhan’s card, they retreated c3b90469b4 without complaint, leaving Chiyeong bb648aecf9 trapped under Baekhan’s arm abb7f3ef5c without rescuing him.523ad22e3b6e13d5

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Back at the dorm 46bd3a4ece with just the two 2b83e7da94 of them, Chiyeong wondered 5e0efd3c95 what Baekhan was planning, f989b1a75b but he just followed b9032b979d him into the room fa4667ffc4 and told him to 8529187900 shower.e2310eeb1ed6106d

“You’re not gonna sleep 6c13fe81ae without showering, are you? That’s gross…”9ddf21a92c43c006

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Chiyeong, fed up 04c8b142cc with Gi Baekhan’s 4e9a09d74c exaggerated disgust and 06d634d895 wide-eyed expression, went e8bb3f43cf into the bathroom 0359a6ec43 without a word.355bc2603185f331

It seemed Chiyeong f16fefa428 had gone to 5459022ff6 the bathroom first, 8924f980d6 but somehow Baekhan abe0a5d497 had already showered 18ac7f614d in the meantime. His hair was slightly 59278ab566 damp, though not dripping ad9d37d7a2 like Chiyeong’s.f25eb27a87e85095

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The hands drying fd9510b349 Chiyeong’s hair were 4b79a4f215 surprisingly gentle. It was strange. Chiyeong couldn’t help e2a356cf36 but nod off d089b61c60 a bit.3a0871f78081ea69

“Whoa, you 01c10ac51d falling asleep?”6c537dd625a7d996

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“…I’m not.”a492a3d0a5885966

He denied it 67a6061344 reflexively, but Gi 638071df32 Baekhan didn’t buy eaf0abcea4 it.35eabd2f3bf2aa69

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“Don’t sleep. We’ve got 3a93d8609d stuff to 3f12f5f630 do.”5bca6aee2bb41691

What stuff? As Chiyeong af31b936d2 blinked groggily, 5488c5e0a9 Baekhan pulled 231b8277e6 the towel e9c3f8d829 off his 1d5d1a651b head and 918dc77da0 tugged him 93caa9c536 further onto 84a29f6493 the bed.3201a843a1756326

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Not satisfied with that, ecda89de32 he turned Chiyeong to 14c3ecbc5b face him, grabbed his c3600e3ed7 ankle, and pulled him 3cb8663e3c close. In an instant, Chiyeong 4c2504b624 was dragged between Baekhan’s 318ea64641 legs.8289c297a56ab2c0

His thighs, b1f8ea7dc3 clad only 2714e83842 in sleep d0be569500 shorts, rested 6f0919eb08 atop Baekhan’s, 43a8294610 his legs 8e7ef8113e stretched out, 2280347de3 touching Baekhan’s dd62d64d90 waist.77ebe0c38cfdb386

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Chiyeong froze 27c8e4cba9 in shock. It felt like something 8ed906afcb dangerous was pressing against dd0e6f9a70 him. Looking down, 99a2846b84 he was ad7a990e4b dumbfounded. There was no way 26655f1976 a guy who’d changed 5909dd3133 into sleep shorts had e089189196 a rifle tucked in 65ea119957 his crotch, so it d43ddf8535 could only be that.f9ad608b4d19f360

“What’s got 9c8c70ae7b you so bd170b41e6 stiff…”e2b5fea3c1132930

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“Your room smells nice.”f01b7386008ed4b3

He got like fe566ac840 that just from 585cfc973c a scent? Chiyeong, half-disgusted and unable 153ee464e8 to believe it, glanced 3f35618f31 down before turning his cc71ab1ad7 head away.3a74b3e047bcf76f

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This guy’s teasing 7b89888535 was something else. Chiyeong hated 82b38ac7cc this trap.9c44c53d2a7661b6

He knew b17529b069 better than c38897dab9 anyone that 8f4675deaf Gi Baekhan b9d27dc6fa had no 729e8a0135 real feelings 27fb6203c6 for him, af1c3bd48e yet even 7b9be397b5 as he 30a5a72901 thought about ee1985dc26 breaking free, 9bc3d22271 he hesitated bc143a16ce at Baekhan’s ffa93e94f8 words.9700e038985ce1eb

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Climbing the cliff b94ffe0819 relentlessly to escape 0fe9446c8d this bottomless pit, d3b57ed013 only to be 3ab943c086 sucked back into cc2b32914f the darkness by 4a9d27fd9f a moment’s hesitation.56c2ad670e2b7d56

An inescapable trap, a cdeadbdde0 heavy yoke. Chiyeong closed and opened f5869b9ef8 his eyes with a 841eb3ee98 weary expression.1109c59f825a9f84

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“…A kiss will do?”48d3997f06a79901

“What, you’ll ac405e6fe0 give me a7f0c62cd5 one?”beabf57356b23084

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Baekhan chuckled. Chiyeong, half-lidded b2bd92ccb1 eyes on cae03ecc23 him, wrapped a7d72cdcca his arms cda238b846 around Baekhan’s 4e88be44fb neck.8d3b2af49a7d3301

“…….”552d75888eb182d5

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“…….”f3a176fe49880087

For once, Gi 53462f333c Baekhan shut his d04b16b667 cursed mouth. Chiyeong could 0e1b8a69e9 feel him 471134755c staring intensely.63bfc60a6eb0d442

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But Chiyeong was looking dc325441db at Baekhan’s lips. His lowered eyelashes 94c6bb36a4 trembled slightly.79196c548dcac397

Chiyeong was 916bfb4e02 about to f2eb93b455 go on 01dc86b0d4 a mission 183636721d soon. It meant he didn’t 92ad74f2a7 have much time left 120fbcc732 as Gi Baekhan’s imprinted 88a913ddc3 guide.795a57c1c8541839

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So, letting himself be 28f0a8b962 swayed by Baekhan’s whims 88f2dbd879 might not be so 6723f34b25 bad.120d62728e03d628

The love-hate f2d4d360af relationship between 8e36b97ff1 espers and acadff1c19 guides is 2e685c99db complex. Some espers aed246df29 are obsessed 06851ffcb0 with their ca929f81fb guides, while 05b0fd00c5 some guides 95f1aae199 one-sidedly pine a8d20c457e for their 035c8e1132 espers. Some guides even use bcbee71e27 their guiding as leverage 12fcc4d786 to gain an esper’s a55b700c6b affection.e56d4eff04e32349

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In terms of raw 55df6ac7d9 power, espers are superior, b75933d2aa but guides hold the d586e4c0f2 intrinsic upper hand.6764893e748009f5

Yet Chiyeong had never d8808e97e9 once used his guiding e9fc639579 to demand anything from 8c48a61649 Gi Baekhan.5b65419a3d7c5d97

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Chiyeong felt inferior about 2e75914afe his guiding. If his rank had 374f308f37 been just a bit 19ebaf591d higher, he thought he 6098ef44fd could’ve stood up to 86830d696d Baekhan with confidence.84764fa34405d795

Even if Baekhan f2adf994cb looked down on 1895205e01 him for being 62ada66ec0 a man, a d922ca4bd4 higher guiding rank be759bd1fb would’ve let Chiyeong 60696ac7c9 assert his rights 7294610559 as an imprinted 78ce7809d6 guide.39429305912b1fbf

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But through multiple 4bcc866b80 training sessions as 3431878f0f discharge approached, Chiyeong d2b0633a63 gained a sliver 618f6689ac of confidence.ed49c39e610268ac

Not confidence in 52e2fbe5d7 being good at 2721eb6845 guiding, but the 0feb4ae8a5 realization that whether a2c1f99a6f he was good ccd056d1d6 at it or 589e12d8c9 not, it didn’t 96f21c4eb0 matter much to 1c78d7d5c8 living his life.cc77af8b847b57e4

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For espers, d75e21989f it might 307b0adef5 be different, af18083dd8 but for 567fa08d23 guides, returning 99499b926a to civilian 1d7c2882b2 life wouldn’t 4e434b6531 change much. He wanted fa024e1596 to go 53cd9502b3 out, use e179ba2e2c his savings, e1d077e9a5 find a 04dde26256 decent job, 6cea99001d and stand bb9f0cb88e on his 014efcb8cd own.9bc7fe10426770ec

The realization that Gi 2fac92b3e8 Baekhan could no longer 7887e1da34 interfere with his life 276ea5c4d7 plans gave Chiyeong a e43865f878 newfound confidence.f454865403ba1f9c

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And with that, he e4ca826745 felt inclined to give cc19b2a0d3 Baekhan what he wanted, 1cdb441728 at least for now. Baekhan wanted guiding but b6954aea3f always tormented Chiyeong, perhaps 141daaec5d fearing he’d get too 60dd77697a cocky. That behavior 3ac55e1c92 had always 90b53daec9 grated on 314cfc1da1 him.8b83587e96509766

But now, even those 927d11b597 feelings of anger were 9ec59fdb9c fading. His desperate c6431e4fe3 desire had 2eff52c572 shifted from 88160f07b8 Gi Baekhan 2305cc96fd to discharge.707e40f588e9cf82

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That was a massive e0077f46a0 difference. There was no longer fea54528e7 a reason to live 5ee7183b6f in constant anxiety.fe5a8ded5bed0b47

During his love for 597bef2910 Gi Baekhan, Chiyeong had 9875a69340 burned through not just b4c3a600b4 his heart but his 1460dd6ae5 patience, pride, expectations, and 9bc2a44267 composure. Hesitation, too, 74cc88dd8d was no 02b97ce9b8 exception.7ad03a3301abf5d2

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So there was 092d501030 no need to 3e315d26b2 hesitate anymore. Whether he loved him 384399fed0 or not, Gi Baekhan ee7cdbcc6a was forever a stranger 5b1fa60259 in Ahn Chiyeong’s heart.799d99b29b0e9a6f

And so, 0b3d88e778 with their 52c9e17763 true feelings 39b823c163 unknown to 23032f671d each other, 57ec3735d8 the kiss 6b8475af16 began.22705199f148cb3d

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“…Ha.”7d3ae0c427e9b677

A short breath escaped 982439ff75 Gi Baekhan’s lips between 182883e6b6 their touching mouths. He grabbed 1f3bd729ff Chiyeong’s hips, 9549b25482 lifting him 6907c00edc fully onto 5084b58cb5 his thighs.089f9c37ec94bccd

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The kiss, 07175758de which started c6bfa80146 with Chiyeong c70d51495f looking up 555df38488 at him, 07e434945d deepened as 61ba42e10d he looked a88e204f99 down. The sensation 2e558667c6 of their 6fa059058b lips pressing f077f78a1c together was c22bf9f158 vivid. The soft feeling f193c9a248 was so unlike a9c8334272 Gi Baekhan. It was hard to 0cdb1e68bb believe he had such beb47f1999 a tender side.7f798cc3b2e6d909

As if mocking Chiyeong, 1ac5e96538 who could only let c95a93b933 their lips touch without 2b2cccffc6 further action, something plump 655a9bd5a6 slipped in, stirring everything d833847cd6 up.93742abcbca2ccab

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A shiver ran down 3740dfdeb6 his spine. With a small “Hnn,” 8e339578b2 he instinctively tried to ed6ae60762 pull back, but a c40f2ec45d large hand blocked the 128f8803e1 back of his head, a3408e9b13 foiling the attempt. Baekhan’s thick, 00a5977c1d long fingers 9bd87a9cac tangled in 0605ae68a0 Chiyeong’s wet 9fede4dcce hair.eb6b3a91478d5a56

“Hnng…”57b2ccf29e4dc1e0

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As a stifled breath 887d22a145 burst through the brief f9bc3b88c2 gap between their lips, 8683f70fd9 Gi Baekhan cursed. Chiyeong pushed against his 9fef49598e chest.dc33d11e914850c0

At first, e67a0d0e9d Baekhan ignored 8b82cd6194 it, but 818946f1b8 as Chiyeong 914781dfa7 kept pushing, 888f0cac10 he reluctantly 4f58c350c8 parted their df4b9d47c0 lips.410acc39b1396337

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A wet 0c0bdf2807 sound accompanied 14d600534d the separation e0199d69a7 of their ba84b2f846 mouths. Baekhan, eyes 387715f2cc half-lidded, looked c26834a4ee at Chiyeong 1bc0222f1e and asked, f9bf10af43 “Why…”0c98f479b20f09f7

“…Why’d you 9be5222871 stick your 368cc680e9 tongue in?”b6bae22382dab6c4

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“Ugh, come on.”2d7ef04d2fbc094a

Covering his 65ebd35e1d slightly wet 486e09040e lips with 3b747dfc66 his palm d4cad10c37 and pushing e504e397ca Baekhan’s chest, 1c5b383903 Chiyeong was 875ab40406 pulled back 747877887e into his 92e1923343 arms as dd4e59ca5a Baekhan grabbed ee3648484a his wrist.c6661aa528016d0b

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Their kiss resumed. Chiyeong could feel the c713bf7c33 guiding energy flowing out 3030880406 from the point of ff9cab5e27 contact.8a4b9d4914422c71

Pulled against Baekhan’s chest, 8d7d41a200 he could sense his 8faa98ab28 breathing through the touch. Feeling the thick ribcage 45562c74b1 rise and fall made d7a1d90108 Chiyeong’s face burn.6560ae33c563400e

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With a muffled “Hnn,” 7fa3c5697f Chiyeong tried to wriggle a06dd2f0b2 out of his embrace 83d4cc0649 again, but it wasn’t 5e9a5a3586 easy.ada1b1667f88ea41

Baekhan licked Chiyeong’s wet d6c3acbcd0 lips and spoke without 644ed3f884 pulling away. The ticklish sensation d90a91aa7a came with every 4f9476af51 word.5804277571f8a9cc

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“…Every time 56b4a943fb you guide fdb7c629d5 me, it 066d184fef turns me 7dfd24feed on.”f20061baa97d63ae

“…….”160545513856bdb5

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“It’s a bit cc78ed5bb7 different from before… d936baeec9 Got a checkup b003d2fc67 scheduled?”5a8c9f314850b6e2

“No, hng, wait…”2252849afdedb8e4

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He asked 14e497a3a9 but didn’t 2a54454aa5 wait for 681fa1bd43 an answer, 328cd5ffa5 diving back 49cb060927 in to a45921b47c part Chiyeong’s 44fd646f1f lips. The rough texture c3242646c7 of his tongue 08f423e8e1 came through the a09750e359 softness of his f89d0fb946 lips.609b7e8365c14ee7

Chiyeong shook his bdc804a456 head again, but 91887cdd27 it was no 5514edf201 use. Baekhan even 4e9aa80ed3 grabbed his 7a332ba1ab jaw, pressing e25998a23e his cheeks b125892995 to force 432b7c9f2e his mouth 10b981a255 open, probing 097d3045dc inside as 77a06c6186 if searching 7e5b9d28e8 for hidden cb4f4d2c11 secrets.ce72c9e414c0cabf

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A similar sensation 6e6561cf0d brushed his neck. Gi Baekhan’s bare 3e55b6dd70 skin was felt 3e90757783 under Chiyeong’s hand.fd349ef868061894

Chiyeong thought 6399735b09 he was 4529b39242 only slightly bf027686c8 dizzy, but 8db004d468 in reality, 965c0af1b7 his eyes 20997b17d2 were already 289a86c6b8 unfocused, like ea460d7a40 someone who’d 054720f759 lost consciousness.d720e28496a3e489

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His hazy eyes b26279ebb3 appeared and disappeared 2cc5a98c3a between his eyelashes d1fd0baaef with each panting 258bb9493f breath. Baekhan was fa94bffcae staring intently 4b0bb8f85a at those d52a69679c eyes.2f852b2fe893d702

He pulled back 6350116aba from the kiss, 2dbebf0468 looked into Chiyeong’s a0cdac18fa eyes, and kissed 596ab5eedb him again.ee276a8ee18df88f

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He acted like he 6403cd26ae wanted to swallow Chiyeong’s ad966483d3 reactions whole. It wasn’t just about 8f672c2b9e the kiss—he seemed curious 7d41d2faa9 about Chiyeong’s response.c5c8786ed29202bb

He seemed to 029172061c want to know f9741830c5 what Chiyeong thought 73fb427603 of their kiss, c4955d5a53 how he felt 722a0323a2 about his tongue c91787a14d exploring his mouth.edc3447bce2b6222

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Chiyeong found it strange. Gi Baekhan had 6cb3781154 no reason to f096be70ab care.e81144555b5dda09

All he 9238acde8b wanted was 43f6fcd9d1 guiding, and 35faa4fb3f Chiyeong’s reactions 18d97b9b0a were irrelevant 3d1ccb01eb to that.fe8fe923049b1c1e

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